Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 10, 1874, Page 4

TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE, RATES OF BECRIPTION (PAYADLE 1 ABVAlmsll). Daily, b R 12.41)) Sunda 82 Raouhmalt - SUEOH) Sooly pXit Paris ot & yenrat tho Aamo rata. o preveni deinv and m‘llnln. ‘bo sure and givo Poat Cfica addresn in (ull, incinding Btate aud Conntr, Ttemittances may bo made olther by drait, oxpruss, Post Ofico oider, ovin ragistersd lottara, AL bUF Tisk, . - « anllvered, Bundav ino o 2 3 n:‘n}:h:rnl " THR TRIBUNK COMPAN\" Corner Madizon and Snarhorness,, Ubloago, it TO! PERA-HOUSE~Clark stroot, ovposite e Homor Koty & Leoma Mluatrols. MVICKER'S TITRATRE—Madlson streat, botween Terborn and State, Kngagoment of Joseph Jefforson. *"Rip Van Winklo," MUBIC—Halsteuafrant, batweon Mad- ¥ Pue Hoodlarms ‘or, 140" In *¥ riaco. 8 THIEATRV-~Randolot straet, Letwosn m’.fi“.’;.‘fi“;’i.sffi..‘ “*Borlous Famlly " and ‘*The Bonnio Fishwife." e REXPOBITION BUILDING~Lakeshoro, foot of Adams itront. MEETINGS, V] A M~ THOMAS T, TURNER LODGR, No.sg, T & A, M.~ e n i rited Toattond: "2y oo f Wz 0Nz, Seorotars “BUSINESS NOTICES. RSNEY, CORNER OF CLARK AND nPndny.flxfffl? ‘agraits the tinest and beg, Tlf st ot Rooth for §8, Hatlsfuction ‘wiven or monoy refunded. The Chicago Teibune, Phursdey Morning, Septomber 10, 1874, Prof, Daniol J. Piucknoy, of Mt Morris, Oglo County, lws boon nominated for Congrogs by the Indepondont Reformers snd the Domocrata of Jio Fifth Iilinois District. Ho will give Mr, Burehard o hard ran for the eloction, It was rumorod on the stroot yesterday that Mr. Washington Hosing had withdrasn from the flold a8 o caudidate for Congress fn the Third District, and that the Opposition voto would probably bo concentrated on My, J. V. Le ‘Moyne. & The Indepondent party in Nobrasks lina put itsol? on tho record as favoring tho early resump- tion of spocie payments. Tho Michigan Roforai- ora havo mnde & similar declaration, The time may be nest st hand when tho words “Re- form” and * Indepondont” will nover bo as- ociated with the clamor of the omuivorous “dobtor-clase” for o wew division of property. e Tho first train will run turough the Ioosac Fannol on Nov. 1. Tho Conimisgion having chargo of tho State's intorest w tho tunnel i composed of such represontativo men as Senator ‘Wash- ‘burn, Charles Fraucis Adams, Jr., Prosidont Chndbourno, of Willmms Collego, sud Stophon M. Crosby, of Northampton. Tho fifth member is Bolomon B. Stebbius, a Boston Alderman and grain-dealer. A politieal convention in Michigan yestardsy treated tho womnu-sulirago question as s doad and abandoned isano, The Boecher-Tilton acan- sl has bad its full share in producing this ve- eult. Ifofaira had been ns they should: bave ‘boon, the scevets of the women-suffrage organ- jzation inNow York might have been innocont ouough, Yrs, Stanton sud Miss Anthony might o speating in Michigen to this day, and {be new Comtitution might ba adopted with tue suflrage tausoe. The seond annual Exposition held in Chicago opened ysterdsy. The display of merchandise is porhayi nat so satisfactory as last yeor, but the dopartmait of fine arts is so much bettor os to proveat any disappoiument. Tho mansgers promisenleo that tho doeficiencics now apparont will bo made good whon all the arrangementa of exhibitora have beon completed. We could af- ford to count out overything but the Art-Hall, wnd be contont. Some of tho Washington correspondents are Dbinting at tho robbery of the *couscionco” fund Ly ono of Gon, Spiuncy’s subordinates. 'Tho thicf bes not yet been arrested, Of course, the man who violates o trust of this description is past hopes of conversion. The discovery of such an ono i tho Treosury offico suggest that tho tender-hearled persons who contributed to tho fund might best bave roturned their stealings in tho sbapo of good books, which wonld have ‘boeu safe from the depredations of Govornment employes. The pow Constitution proposed by the Arkan- g Convention is, in many respects, an admi- rable instrument. It provides for n decrense in tho number of ofiicos, limits,the rato of taxu- tion, prohibits tuo contracting of dobls oxeopt for apocifiod purposes, snd forbids apecial logis: Iation. Tho clause which makes electivo all - oftices portaining to the Stato administration is unwise. *Expericnco has shown the people of the North that responsibility for wrong-doing can bo most clearly fixed whon tho Governor iy given tho appointment of his immediate subor- diastes. Colorado bas returned a Democratic Dologato 0 Congress for the first timo in ita bistory, The candidates woro Thomos M, Pattcrson, of Den- vor, formerly of Crawfordsvillo, Ind,, s Ilehry P, B, Bromwsll, of Denvor, formerly o member of Congrees from Illinow, Pattorson, the Democratic candidate, haa 1,500 to 2,000 ma- Jjority. ‘Lhis result fs all the moro significant as it cuta off the last hopo of the admission of Colorado to tho Unfon until the Ropublican porty Is driven from powor, The appointment of McCook ns Governor of the Territory by Fresident CGrant is said to be the immodiate: cause of tha political rovolution, ‘Two yenrs #go tho Repiiblioan majority was about 1,500, et The Democrata of Massachusotts, in conven- tlon ot Worcester yostorday, nominated William Gaston, of Boston, for Governor, and Willlam 8, Smith, of Springfield, for Licutonant-Governor, The platform favors spocio paymonts and tho paesage of & stringont Licenge law, The differ~ onco botween liconse and prohibition {8 quite onougli to auswer the purposes of the two pac- tloaiu Massachusotts, aud to perplex tho froa« mon who would otberwise hnve no difculty in declding betwaen the tickets in the flold, As for tho apparent inconsistenoy of denounclog sump- “tuary leginlation, and in the samo breath ealling fora “stringont” Licouso law, the Domocerats oan probably explain that without much troubls, PR The Chioago produco markets woro gonerally stronger yosterdsy, undor a good demand, ox- ocapt iu provisions, Mlexs porl was dull and ensi- or ot §22.75@49.00 cauh, and $11,873¢ eeller the year, Eard was dull and easior, 8t *343{o por ib eash, and 113{0 soller tha yosr, Moata wore in good demand and Y@Xo higher, ot 83{@83go for shoulders, 13@103{o for shiors middios, snd 10@11)¢e tor wweot-plekled hama, IMighwings 'THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 187 woto in good'domand and 1o highor, st 03‘01 por gnllon, Lnke froights were modorately aotivo and oaslor, ‘at 8i¢e for corn to Buffalo. Flour was quiot sud unchonged. Whost was loss activo, aud a shiado bighor, closing at 053¢o sollor the month, and 94o for Octobor. Corn was no- tivo and }do highor, closlng nt 753{@760 cash, 76@7bifo soller the month, snd 74l{e for Qo- tobor. Oats wore rolivo and 20 highor, closing at 48340 eash, and 473¢e sollor tho month, aud 46340 for Octobor. Ryo wan netivo and stoady at 81@8%. Hogs closed quict and easlor. Salos at §6.60@7.80. Cattlo wore quiot and .stoads. Slioop wero in good domsud and unchanged. Thoe Rov. E. B. Fairficld, formerly Presidont of Hilladalo Qolloge, Miol., and now pastor of tho First Congrogntional Church of Mauafiold, Ohlo, bas pubtishiod in tho Mansflold Herald a longthy roview of tho Brooklyn Committee's ta- port on tho Boechor caso, comparing It with the toatimony, and summing up iho evidonco in & maaterly mannor. His conclusion fu stated in these words: My volco {8 & humble one; but I protest sainst such a scaudal npon the wholo minfstry of Obrist ax comea of sustainiug i the oftico of Obristian teackor a man with such astounding evidonco of gullt, Nover dId I writo undor a profoundor souso of tho" Divino Prosence, and of my obligation to tho Mastor, thnn in tho presont columps, **Hore 1 stand; X cannot othorwiso; ko help mo God, Amen." T Domocrats of Arkanens nominated Elisha Daxtor for Govornor yestorday. . Ho decllned to aceopt, though approving the principles of tho party and bolioving that its nomincos will cor- tajuly bo olcetod, This messngo was communi- cated to the Convention and ocensionod much excitomont. Baxtor was sgaln nomivatod, this timo by acclamaton, the dolegates who had opposed him on tho first ballot being loudost in sounding his praises. It will bo remembored that Doxtor wae counted in originally by tho Ropublicans, but disappointed tho expoctations of thnt party by rofusing to assist in schomes of corruption. Tho Convention recommendpd the Constitution recontly drafted to the favor of tho people, ) Judge Poland Lise given to tho press a lottor withdrawing bis nsme from tho conteat in the Seoond Vermont Distriot. Ho says his conduot in relation to Credit Mobilier, tho salary bill, tho ‘pross-gag law, aud other nots of corruption, will Doar the closest scratiny ; andho enjoys tho beliaf that ho bias not deserved tolose the confidence of iy constitments. The truth about.Judgo Poland 1 that ho is » benovolont old patriob who has committed the unpardouablo s of placing his party beforo bis country. IIo has ‘beon an unawerving Ropublican, sud not much olse. The party will miss him. It is overy day becoming more corrupt, and needing moro tho servicos of such gontlemen ns Judge Poland iz tho ranks of its defondors, Tho Liberal Convention in New York yester- day made no nominations for Stato officers, pro- ferring to await an accommodation betweon tho frionds of Samuel J. Tilden aud Sanford E. Church, But tho Convention did give expres- sion to viows of tho political situation which aro entitled to much respoct. The platform through- out is strong. It was ovidently propared by o practiced band. It bogina with the assertion that President drant’s Administration Lag failed to fuldll ths rensonsbla expeotations of the poo- ple. With this a8 a koy-noto, tho resolutions nd- vauca {0 & searching roview af, tho mistaken intorforence in Southern affairs, tho abuses of the moictiey syatem, the frauds ‘in tho District of Columbis Government, and the rovived Sedi- tion law. A return to specie payments is de- manded a8 an object of parsmount importance. Considering tho source, the Lardest roading for Qrant Republicans coutnined in the plutform iy the resolution which declnros that tho Adminis- tration has pursued *“n vacillating and imbecilo financinl poliay,” which has * plungod the busi- ness of the vountry futo disaster aud bankrupt~ ¢y." Weremomber to have sgon phrases like theso iu & very different connection, The candidacy of Gen. Grant for an election to a third term of tho Presidenoy can hardly bo doubted any louger; or, more exactly speaking, the purpose to build up 2 specint party to sup- port bim is now plainly avowed. ‘The hend- quarters of this orgavization is ab presont in Atluntn, Georgia, whore it includes most of the Republicans and s following of old Robels Jike Taombs, who toak to Grant as a militury man to protect them from tho negro aund carpot- Laggor, and reatore whito supromacy in the Southorn States, The original desizn to Lave Gon, Graut nominated for o third term by the Ropublican party bas evidently fatlon tbrongh, and it i8 now proposed by his frionds that bao bo the ocandidalo of the * odds and ends” of all partles. Wo published, a day or W0 o, au article which has boon froo- ly circalatod in pampblet form in all parts of the country, in which it i4 assumed that the large ma~ Jority of the people aro tived of political parties and of party struggles for tho spoils, sud i claimed thoy dosive thot pence, order, union, and goad feoling, nnd, abovo all, stability in the Gov- cornment, which would follow the re-eloction of Gen, Grant, whoso oxporionce is szid to be of great value, and whoso patriotiam and fuegrity aro nssumed to bo established in the hearts of his countrymon, The roceni act of the Fresi- dont ju vetoing the inflation bill s cited as an ovidence of his courngo and of his willingnosa to take tho nocegsary rosponsibility when tho ocea~ sion demands it. 'Pho writer pictures the un-~ seomly und wrotehed seramblo forspoils Incident to frequent changes of Administration, and to tho unsottloment and disturbanceof all busitiess by the ovor-impending change of policy when cloctions so rapidly follow one another. The plain English of it fs that it is an appoal from the Ropublican party munagers to the whole ‘peoplo. There are many reasons why this appeal will fall upon fnattentlve ears. In the firat place, the opposition to the Republican party s dl- rootod rathor maro strougly agaiust Gon, Gront than againet tho party gonerally, Every abuse of power, overy toleration of iniquity, porsonal or political, e lafd ab his door by tho peopls, and in moat ingtancoes proporly so. Ho could have} omittod much and provonted moro of tho malndministration and outrages commit- ted by the party during the last six years, He oanuot soparato himsolf from his party sssoel- atea; aud, smoug the numerous mTay. of men wham tho country holds responaiblo for the mis- doings of tho past, en, Grant ia by far the most conaplououns, It oy bo tine, as atated, that n majority of the Americin poople aro as heartily tived of the frauds, trioks, od corruphion of parties that thay would prefor & caudidato indopendont of such organizutions, and holding himself ro- sponetbla only to the poople in tho aggregate, 1f thoro wore any way to oloot such a candldato, but it dooa mat follow that they think Qen, Gyaa 86 bu nch wman. The * odds ud eats,” Inoluding by tbnt torm all thoso opposed to the Nopublican party, unquestionably, if united, could oloct & Prosldont in 1870, but thoir organi- gatlon of thom is s mattor of dificully, and that diMeutty is by no means obviatod by the presont- ation of Qon, Grant's name. Indood, wo can hardly suggost & person 8¢ » onndidate whoso namo would so disintograto.and scatter tho oppo- pitfon 88 bimself. ' Auytulng to hoat Grant'’ was not & moro ampty phrase, It ropresouted » sontimont deop In the hearts and conviotions of alargo part of the poople; aud should Gon,- Grant be placed in nomination for the Presi denoy again, this sontimont, more intousified by thio oxporionco of the Isst two yoars, would bo arrayed ngainat him with fatal oftoet, oven if ho woro thio only candidate in opposition to the Re~ publican party. b HOW THE TARIFF WORKS, Wa showod In a rocent lssuo how the farmers, aud, indood, all clasees of the community, thoso alono excopted for whoso houoflt all the otbors are taxed, might docreaso thoir aunual expeusos for maoy of tho nocosgarlos of lifo by sbout G0 per cont, and atill not diminish their consump- tion of thom, Wapointod ont that tho farmers should now dothly as a matior of necessity, siuco they caunot oxpeot to obtain a8 largo an incomo this year as last, on acoount of thoe shortnosa of tho oat and corn crops and the low prica of whoat, Thoy can obtain tho articlos which con- stituto the bull of thoir consumption for one- third teas what thoy pay for thom now by abol- ishing our protectivo tariff. But this is ouly ono roason why that tariff should‘ be abolished, or at least vory much modiflod. Nor are tho farmers the only portion of the community that is disadvautageously affooted by its continunnco, Our whole commercial progross suffers from it. Tho commercial statistica of the decado 1860-70, compared with that of 1850-60, shows this. Thoy slhiow, too, thnt the commorcial tonnage of the country bag declined. 8hip-building iu thia country ias ntmost ceased. Our rato of increaso in external trado was 81 por cout in tho decado 1850-60. It was only 19 por cent in tho deeado 1860-70. But, whbatis moro important than all, tho real romunoration of Amorican labor has fallon durlng the nlne yoara boginning with 1858 fully 20 wper coemnt, To be gatisfled of all this, it is suflicient to read Mr. Wells' roports to Congross snd hiy Cobden Club cusay. Rogarding the fall in the romunoration of American labor Mr, Wolls says, In his report for 1868, that whilo the average incroaso of ali tho olements which constituto the food, clothing, snd ehelter of a tamily has beon about 78 por cont, 28 compared with tho standard prices of 1860-61, tho incroaso in tho same time in wages was only.in the proportion for unskilled labor of 60 per ¢ont, and for skitled mechanical labor of 60 per cont, It is not un. rensonablo, thoroforo, to say that the romunora~ tion of tho American lzborer, compared with the cost of living, has fallen ag much as 20 por cont in the laut ton yoars. Now the question arises, What causes lave produced thin dotorie oration in the workingman's condition ? The War has undoubtedly something to do with it. Thero was during tho War an immonse de~ struction of eapital, aud the laborors have folf their sharo of the destruction. Incronsed tax- ation has had something todo with it also. Our incouvertible curronoy, which has disturbed pricos and values, may also have disturbed the price of labor. But, a8 a distinguished politioal cconomist, J. E, Cairnes, in o recent work of ‘'iis, bas said, no oue of these oceurrences, nor all of them taken together, can account for thefacts brought to light by Mr. Wolls, for tho slackoned rato of progress, for the arrestod commorcinl growth, aud, above all, for the diminished reward of tho workman. Mr, Cairues can find no explanation of all these offcols excopt the Morrill tariff and its subsequontly-onacted aggra- vations. Findingdutios amounting on an average to47 por cent imposod on noarly all articles of any importanco imported iuto jtho United States,—on conl, timber, iron, and ludes, on clothing in every form, on cottons, woolous, textile fabrics, in fact on nearly all articles of genoral cou- sumption, o sces no resgon to wonder at tho rotardation of gencral trado, or at the want of progpority in ship-buildlng. o bos shown that our protectivo duty compols us to resort to more onerous conditions of pratection, " Every “protectod " article we produce represents an expenditure of labor and capital groator than would be necessury to obtain it were it not * pro- tected.” As ho woll putait: * Américan labor and capital ag & wholo bavo effort for effort and outlay for ontlay been producing smaller results since 1861 thau formarly, uud this being so, what othor explanation do we mneod of tho Actual facts which we oncounter oI dimluighed roturns on American lndustry, of a fall in tho roal wages of labor?” Thislsso. Thanks to our protect- ivo systom, we have beon compelled to put out groat efforts to meet with smallrewards, A pro- tected industry is an enforcod industry; en- forcod at no mattor what cost, sluco bad it must bo. ‘Wo hope that the Amorican laborers, farmors, and men of smell incomes, will ponder on what ihio tariff moans to them, All its welght falis on thoir shoulders. Lot thom demand free- trade, and thoy will obfain it, and, obtaining it, incroase their annual income by at least ono- third. No time conld be more propiticus than tho present to raiso tho ory of freedom to indus- try. BROWNLOW ON THE CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL, Benator Brownlow has published in tho Now York Tribune sn opon lettor to the Hon, Trumau ‘Smith on the lssucs involved in the Civil-Rights Dbill. He takos strong ground against ite pnoeego. His unqueationable Tadicallsm provouts suspicion of his motives. 1in long life in Tennogsce hos eminently fitted him to know whereo! ho speake, He objects to tho bill on grounds of principle and of policy. Ho suys, in so mnny words, that its passage would destroy the whole public-school systom of tho South. Tonnossoo wishos immigration, To attract it, sho haa cstablished a systom of publio education unsurpassed in this couotry, Blacks and whitos share pro rala inlts advantages, Their. childron attend sohool undor difforont reofs, and that §8 all. “Undor tho Constitution and laws of Tenncssco, the negro is not disorimi- nated agaiusby e has & fatr divide, & pro vata shavo of thoschiool fund, though he does not pay one mill on the dollar of the taxcs asseesed for the mupport of those schools.” Many persons linve writtentho Benator, asking him about tho advisability of immigration, espocially in regard to educational advantages, Hodoclaros tothem, through the Zribune, *that thoy might bottor not como to Tennessce until it {4 settled whother Congreas will' pass the bill for the co-edncatlon of the races, for tho present genoration of Ton- noskceans will abolish the wholo sydtem aud be doprived of all tho bonoflts of imwmigration and davelopmont of thelr rosourced soouer than sub mit o this'messuze," The Clvil-Rights bl oute raged t4e coavictlons of the Bouth just as ihe Tugitlve Blave law did thowo of the' North, Ono I ns wrong &y the other, It Congress triow to forco mixed sohoold upon tho Bouth, the Bouth wilt rolaliate by elosing evary public sohiool in distriots where the whites outnumbor the blacks, Who law will procipitato tho raco ssuo. T'ho argumont drawn from conslderations of party polioy Is irrosistiblo, Tho last olection in Tonnessco waa only for connty oflices. Yob an unprecodontod voto was polled, largor than that givon in the last elaction for Prouident, Govorn. or, Congrossmon, and mombers of thoe Logisla- turo. *'The solo iesuo waa tho Civil-Rights bill* hat oxplains tho vote, Bouator Brownlow writen : ‘Tho result of the sleclion is iho overwholming de- foat of the Ropublican party, o defost from which tho party cantiot recovar within the next five years, and from which i witl not probably. rocover during the Mfotime of the preseut genoratlon, Aa s ssmple of the, rovolvtion which has taken placs, T will montion that iu thocounty in which I resido, whero we hiad 1,000 Rtopublicsn majority, the Democracy have elected their ticket by 700 majority, In Shelby Counts, whore ‘tho Ropublican ticket waa trinmphant at an cloction a year 2go by nbout 1,000 mnjority, the Democratio tickot was racently elocted by about 5,000 majority, ‘Thousands of ex-Union soldiors, who uever before or nince tho War voted oflier thana Republican ticket, wont to tho polls vehemontly oursing the Ttopublican mnjority in Congress, sud depouftad thotr ballots for original Secoasiontats sgoinal their comrades in tho ‘Union srmy, swearlng, s they did so, that they would nover again voto with a party which supported the co- education of thio races, Ho roiteratos anch startling statoments, “It i8no oxaggoration to say tbat tho very namo *Ropublican® is become odions with thousands of the adlierents of that party because of this attempt to compol the co-cducation of the racos.” ‘“‘Had tho Republican caudidstos in our Iate oloction declared for tho Civil-Rights bill, the Demoeratio majority would not have boen less than 200,000," *‘The offect (of tho bill] {8 the destruction of the Ropublicnu party in tho South snd the cortain injury of tho col- ored peoplo,” These aro specimen passagos, This lotter, writton two woeks ago, Borves ag & clue to tho causes of tho passlonate outbroaks that have latoly disgraced tho South. It shows how tho Senste's passago of thoe Civil-Rights bill wrought up the Southern whites to fover- hoat, Irritated by an unjustifiablo intorference with thoir socinl relations, thoy havo in soveral instances passed tho bounds of moderation, and used a bullet where tha ballot was tho only al- lowablo resourco. The South is & most mn- Lappy country. Men olaiming to bo states- mon must mako allowance for the ingrainod projudicos of a lifotime, projudices interwoven into the wholo social and political lifef tho section bofore the War. Thoy may bo foolish, but they cannot ba anaihilated by an act of Con- gress, Persecution will but make them stronger. Lot Congrees leave tho Sonth slono, Too many sectional lawa disgraco our siatuto-books now. And lot tho South prove, by promptly punishing tho murderers who have lately almost loat hor Northern sympathy and by troating the negro withh tio most serupulous justice, that sho is capablo of self-govornment. THE BEECEER-PARKER CONTROVERSY, A very old controversy, involving tho voracity of Henry Word Beoohor, has beon revived by tho lato excitoment in Brooklyn, and tho Now York Tribune gives a columnof apnco to & re- elatement of it. Whon * Unclo Tom's Cabin" was first poblished, some twonty-two yoars ago, tho Rov. Jool Parker, pastor of tho Fourth Ave- nue Presbyterion Church, in New York, was quoted thoretn a4 having said that Slavery “ Had no ovils but such as aro insoparable from any othor relation jn social and domestic life,” Dr. Parker wrote to Mra. Harriol Boccher Stowo, denyiug that he bad over used such language. Mra. Stowe's husband anaworoed the lotter, and Dr. Parkor wrote again without gotting any augwer from Mrs, Stowo. A third lotter brought an angwer from Mra., Stowo which was not con- ciliatory. Dr. Parker thon commenced a libel suit sgalnat hor, laylug his damoges ab $20,000, and employed B. F. Butler, of New York (since docoasod), a5 his counsel. , Thoreupon Honry Ward Boecher appeared upon the scono o8 & poacomaker snd mutual friond. Ho called upon Dr. Parlker aud proposed tlint cortain lottors should be drawn up snd sign- ed by himsolf and Mra, Stowo, which should be satisfactory to both, and that the libol suit should be dismissod. Mr. Beecker himsolf drow thom up and submitted thom to Dr. Parker, The luttors woro shortly aftorward published in the nowspapers with tho sigustures of Dr, Parker and Mre, Stowe. Thereupon Dr. Parkor stated in the Now York Observer that tho lotter to which his name was attached was nover written or signed byhim ; that Mr. Doccher had pro- sonted him certain letters and naked him to sign one of thom and consont to tholr publication, and that ho had replied that he would cousult his lawyer about it, Mr. Beechor replied that ho Liad presented tho lettors to Dr. Parker, and that tho Iattor bad roforred him to his lawyer, and stated thot if tio lawyor had no objection ho (Doochor) might attach bis signaturo and pub- ligh it. A hoatod controversy, involving tho ve- rneity of M. Beechor on tbo one hand and of Dr, Parker on the other, was the cousoquence. Mr, Becclior defendod Limsolf in un articla of agloven columus in the Jndependent, closing with this solemn ndjuration * It was my prayer to God when T began this narrative that my brain miight not reel nor beleft to error. . . . Thework s done, and ctoraity Wil mot un~ fwin thocords with which this monstrous infquity s Vound for the sacriico] I commit this narutive to thesober Judgment of all good men ; sud myselt T commit to the cliurge of Alwlghty Godl Notwitbstouding this impressive .statoment, Dr, Parker's frionds maintained, sud maintain to this day, that Mr. Bocchor told adeliberato false- hood, They said that it was s most unusual thing for one person ta nuthorizeanothor porson roprosonting the opposito party to attach his siguature to & paper of such fmportance, where " lnwenit was involved, and asido from this thoy ooualdered Or. Parkor's word every whit as good a8 Mr., Bocchor's. Thoe Good Bsmuritaue may not know i, but thoy ars meking a speotaclo of thomasolvos. Tholr wookly meotings aro uot &0 much dovoted to aixoussions it for good Bamaritans as to - tempored wrangles aboat the ofMonoy of prayor and the wisdom of the Ohyistlan soheme, Ouo of the ladics, who brought to iho meoting yestorday much good nature and good sense, described Lorsolf as » homeopath in modlcines and in prayor, Anothorbad heard tho opinion trealy oxprossed that the Boclely gives too much time to ‘*‘owsing and “damn- fug" Anothor vefoload that prayer bad drlvon her husband from tho gutter and tho gombling-hell. A M, Carpontor had no falth in ‘‘prayors to un imaginary God." At the ond of thomesting It was resolved that thero shall bo no more quarreling at thomeatings of the Sooloty. Coutainly talk llo that roported thla mornlng will not tond to edification or to the promotlon of tha ends for which the Socloty was organized, FProssnt appoarances juatity the Judgment thad Indics of uil soote &xd of no-seo cannot join in n purely benevolont enterprise to good advantago. A TALE OF TWO STATES, On Tuesday of last wook, in Jossamine Couaty, Ky.,o negronemed Frauvklinoutraged the porson of a whito girl namod Hirango; was ar- restod tho noxt day, and conflned in jall at Nicholaavlllo. On Baturday morning, & mob, haaded by the fathor of the glrl, forced the jullor to dalivor tho nagro ta them, sud exeouted tho oriminal by banging Lim to a tros, Tho crimo ‘was a hiolnoun one, but shiould have beon punishied according to law, and the Governar ot Kontuolty baa orderod that overy offort ehall bomado to bring the lynchers to tho bar of Justico. Tho Oiuciunati Gazete atigmtizes thin killing of Frauklin as * simply downright, cold- blooded murdor; * and then proceeds to anaail indopondont journnls, declaring thnt thoy—~ aroso bound to the nocessily Lo Lreak up the Rapub- lican party that thoy discredlt the accounts of South- orn Democratio outragos, and belittle and porvert what thoy cannot oxclude, and cast upon all tha cruol and. treachiorous imputation Wt thoy aro published for mere party capltal; aud thnt, at the worst, they ave mero *sporadio® outbresks, such as may happen in the bost-regulated Governmonts, and are no cause for altention to the genoral publio or the Natioual Gavern mont, Thus this erying Independonce is so Luso & party-bondago that it Is obliged to excluda and pervort tho surrent news, as woll as to turn traitor to human= ity. » 5 Only a fow dnys ago, & dispatch went tho rounds of the prosa stating that auegra who "Liad beon gullty ot a terrible crime upon tho per- gon of s little white girl in Ponnsylvauls, wes, while being conveyed to the Towsnda jail, tekon from tho wagon by maskod men and rid- dlod with bullots. Tho-lynching grow out. of slmilur clrcumstances in Lioth cagos ; and yat tho Cincinnati Gazelfe and othor journsls, now exer- olsed 80 torribly over.the killing of tho Jossn- mine County negro, have bestowed not o par~ tide of - Indignation upon tha Poun- sylvanin lynchiers. Why? Isn't law-lreak- ing fust o8 much to bo condemnod whon it ocours in the North as whon it occurs in the SBouth? Isn't bloodsbed just ns horrible in ono section of the country as in nnother? Isn't 8 nogro's Jifo just o8 valuable in Pennsylvania as iu Kontucky, or Tennesseo, or Louisiana? What can be the reagon why the slaughter of one ne- gro provokes forvid and roiterated denunciation, while the slaughtor of suother nogro calls out not & single'word of disapproval? Can this dif« foronco in troatmont of almost precisely aimilar cagos bo caused by tho fact that nothing is to bo made, politieally, in one Instanco; while, in the other, & porsistent dispiay of indigoant reprobas tion may be turned to somo account at the polls? Right is right, whother at the North o at the South; wrong {s wrong, whother in Ponnsylva- nis or in Kentucky. The only propor courso for 1l pooples is adhierence to the law, and all who violate it should receive sdoquato punishmont. And no punishment for the Southern outrages, provided it be legal, can ba too sovero to meot our approbation. But any attempt to introduce nartisansbip into tho ndminiatration of the law, ~—nany clamor for it enforvemout in special in- stances, not for the sake of justice, but purely for tho attainmont of political ends,—attucks tho foundation-principle of socioty, is contsmptible in its motives, and must be fatal in its results. An unfortunato colored politician of Alsbama recontly camo to o tragio end, having beon killed with about a8 much compugction, snd for the 8amo roason, porhaps, a8 a wild beast. He was & violent agitator, and bis offorts to bring about collisions botween the whito and bluck popula- tlon of Jis district caused him to bo a8 much dreaded by those of his own party 28 by the whites thomselves, Ris violonce pravented his ever securing & unomination for oftico, and he announced himsolf an independont candidato for tho Logislature, o so inflamed the colored men that the whites wero in conataut droad of massacro. Aoting upon their foars ho organized & body-guard somo 300 strong, and was conatantly surroundod by this small army, Through the influenco of the llon. Charles Hayes ho was appointed Mall Agenton the Alebama & Ohat- tanooga Railroad, which gave him plouty of timo to devoto to incendiary speech-making. The naighborhood becamo slarmed, and it was decided toput him out of the way, His train was flaggod down throo miles from York Station, and as goon as ho appoared throo men filied his body with buckshot. Even his frionds admitted that bo bad comrted his fate. It was a borrible murdor, but its atrocity searcely oquals that of a atill moro recent crime committed in & public stroot of Now Orleans. Justin Bourdonuay was talking with a friond st the corner of Royal and Canal stroets, while ono Alexandor Nowton was similarly cmployod pear by, Nowton ovorheard the words * White Loague” uttered by Bourdonnny, and turnsd up- on ki, kuife in hand. Before any ouo conld re- alizo the situation, tho asenilaut had plunged the knifo into Bourdounay's hoart, with an oath that Le could kill any mau who belonged to the White Lengua, A fow months ago this snme Nawton killed an unoffending policernan undor gomotwhat similar ciroumstances, was tried, and of course requitted, He was a door-keoper in tho State-House. ——— Gorrit Smitk: bas boen hoard from, It will bo rememborod that Gov. Osborn, of Kuaueas, dig- tinctly announced that the State would take care of hor own sufforers and no$ call upon strangers’| for nysistance iu hor presout grasshopper trou- bles. Gerrit Smith sends a deaft for $1,000, to bo egnally divided betweon Nebraskn and Kansas, and givos bis ronsons: His admiration for the mouly tona of the proclawmation ; he workod Lard in Congross to save Kansas from the eurse of slavery, and contribuced a largo nmount of monoy for that purpose ; that Kansas i soving hersolf from eluvery saved the uation, and that John Brown who saved Kansas was his particular friond. ‘Tho douation is accepted in the samo epirit in which it was offored. The letter of Bishop Vail, of Kansey, to his * Olrle- tion Bretlron in the Baet,” praying for the tom- oral relief of Lis flook as bewg essentinl to boir splritual weifare, is o singulas contrast with the Governor's lattor, Tho mystery of tho missing Austslan explor~ ing party iu the stanch stoamer Taegothoff hLas boon solvad, and the elaborate preparationsmade by the Russian Governmout for randering ss- gistance to her orow are without purpose, The vessol was last soon in August, 1872, near Cape Nassau. It was supposed that sho spont two wintors in tho Arctio rogions, aud that nothing but the exhaustion of har supplies would neces- pitato hor returo, This was s mistake. The Pogotholf was wrookoed soon aftor sho was last seen, aud the crow were compelled to spend the two winters on the ice. They renched the Nor- weglan lsland of Varaoo by moans of a boat pfter sponding sovon monthe in slodging. Thelr dis- aster aud that of the Polaris wors nearly simule tancous. All they accomplished was the dis- covory of land north of Nova Zembla, whera nothing but ico was uumenml to oxiat, and thelr ponatration to Iatitude 83 dogrees north. ———— Myron B, Adawms, of Dotrolt, 1a a philosophor ; Charles Taylor, of the same city, s not, Ob- gorvo tho difforanco betweon the two men, In tho absonce of Adams, Taylor foll in love with Mra, Adams, and, suxious to posaosy his charmer n o5 many oditions as had boon 1ssued, eloped with boraelf sud six childron, the eldost a girl of 16, eapablo of choosing for horself. Adams, on roturning home, deoided to take back hie ohil- dron, as bolng comparstively decent, and told Taylor that, as his wifo was old, weak-minded, vain, and nouo too good-looking, ha might kaop her, Who éuopoaman ‘was nm&tod. nxs further troublo and expensn saved, lo whie eatlafassion of all partiod, FAIRS. Favorable Reports from the Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Other State Exhibitions. District and County Fairs. ‘WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. Bnectal Dispateh to The Chicano [ribune. Minwavukee, Bopt. 9.—The prediotion made in theso dospatches on Mouday night, to the offect that tho present Wisconaln Stato Falr would gur- paes all its prodocessors in poiot of attractive- noks, Lins not beon tulfiited, With the singlo ox- coption of the show of live stock, thoro s not & singlo dopartmont of the oxhibitlon which would compara favorably witl a firat-clasa aouuty fale inIlinols or any of tho other Woatorn Statos. Not only arc tho entries fow in number, but they ara genorally of nu inferlor charastor, T'ho dig- play of agricaltaral implemonts 1s nob what it should be, while tho show of farm-products, fuuits, aud flowers is not oroditablo to tho Jiad® gor Biata, . THE FINE-ABT HALL does not contain more than & seore of articles of real morit. 'fhe poultry doparfinont, although woll tilled, owes its success entitaly to the gonerosity of.Mr. S. H, Soaman, of Wauwatosa, who I the solo oxbibitor and prize-taker. As might Lo oxpeotod from the sbovo state of aflairs, tho attendancoe of spociators to-day and of praceding days Liss been exceedingly meagro, thors not bolng moro than 4,000 poople on the grounds at any ono time this_afternoon. Tho only featuro of to-day's proceedings which seemed to pogos any iuterest for the genoral public was TR BLALLION RACE, and the interess lu this alfuir waa®greatly marred 1 consequoince of tho impossibility of sny ono porson witnossivg mores than half of the raco, ad tho oxhibition busldings being situated within tho track, and shutting off tho view from tho quarter to tho three-quartor pole. A bhoreo, nfter passing tho first quarter, can run or trot, Juet a8 suits the pleasure of his driver, until ho roachios tho home stroteh, and the judges will bo nono tho wiser. To<iny's contost ‘was botwaon Corrigan's bay stallion Jackson and Aldrich's bay stallion Horo, ‘I'he formor won in throo stralicht hoat, in 2:35)7, 2,873, sud 2:31. W'ha fonturos of TO-MOLROW'S EXUIRITION will bo addreswes by Gov. Taylor and Prof. Daunioly, of the State Uulversity, and a race be- tweon several woll-itnown horses, among thom tha cclebrated maro Badger Girl. In the even- ing the Fair Association will bold ita annual meoting, when a lively time s oxpected. WOOL UROWERS' AKSOCIATION. A meoting of the Southonstern Sheep Breed- ors’ and Wool Growors' Associution took place on tho grounds at 8 o'clock to-mght, A. Perkins, Prosident, in tho ehair, to discuss the best modo of ralsin morino sheep. Tho meoting took tho sbapo of a discus- sion oo the profits of moiino sheop raising, snd the best points of a morino, inten: od to produce the utmost value. Tho Prosi- doat atated that bo thought & merino was bost with a short, thick necl, full chest, sud thick loga, those being tho indications of a hearty, bardy sheep, G. Lawronce, tho Socratary, read a dosoription of what he considered a model mortuo, A dis- cussion ensued on the supposed merits and do- ‘merits of tho models, aud tho meoting separated with the understanding that these meotings aro to take placo froquontly, with tho iatention of inorensing tho knowlodge' of shesp-brecdors by dissomiuating such information =y was hore elicited. ——— MINNESOTA STATE FAIR. Speeial Dispateh to The Chitcago Tribune, 81, Paur, Sopt. 9.—To-day is the socond day of the State Fair, Tho entries closed at 10 a. m., and aro estimated groator than at any previous ' Minnogota fair, Floral Hall i eapecially erowded by numbers ot exhibitors, mostly lndy gardoners, and & fino display is - made. The only large colloction by ono exhib- itor Is from outside the State, by Vick, of Roch- cater, N, Y. The number of eutries of fast horues is much smaller than was expooted, being only twelve of horses sud geldings, aud but cight single buggy horsas, of which trials woro had to-day, but the timo and premums not_an- nounoed. The number of visitors was about 2,000, Thore is much complaint that whilo tho Socioty hins oxopelled horse-racing, it admity nue ‘moerous monntebank shows and Cheap Johu af- faira, Maj, A. B, Brackott, Polico Superintond- ent of the Grounds, was {).mnmmd by hoat yes- torday, and this evening ia wanderlng in mind, but his physioians think hoia now out of dan- gor. Thioyes and: pickpociots are numerous, and several persons havo reported losaes to the police. - —_— KANSAS STATE FAIR, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago tribune, Leavexwontn, Kau., Sopt, 0.—The tenth an- nual exhibition under the suspica of the Kansas State Board of Agrioulturo is a success, despito thoopposition of tho Nquorand raclng interosta. TIn tho dopartment of agricultural products dis- plays are mndo by countios aud railroad compa- nics, and oxceal all former offorts, ‘Tho powolog- ical display is unsurpassed, both in quality aud quontity. Parven’s stoam-plow, from Ililpois, arrivod to-day, sud will be exhibited to-morrow. ;l.‘ho attendance af the fair is gradually inoreas~ ng. # —— THE INDIANAPOLIS EXPOSITION, Special Dispateh to T'he Chicayn T'ribune, InpraNaronss, Tud,, Sopt. 9.—1Lhe Exposition was moderataly well attended to-day. The prin- cipal feature of intorest waa tho complimentary visit of tha Great Council of Red Mon, who wore special guests, and wore drivon to the varlous pointa of intercst in and about tha city. Mayor Jolnaton, of Cinoinnati, and porty, will visit the Exposition to-morrow, and o prand reception wilbo givon them by the Bxposition authorities. To-night thore was & vory nice display of fire- works, mado under the su&mrlumudnncn of Mr. Diokt. Herethis' Edward th, & bay gelding, & years old, won tho 8-milo race this afteruoon in three straight hoate—2:60 boing tho best time, S DISTRICT AND COUNTY FAIRS, TIKE COUNTY, ILL. Speciat Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Prrravieey, Ill, Sspb. 9.—Our County Fair, whick commoncod yestorday, is now in full progress, with s largo number of entriow of thorough-bred stock, fusm producis, machinery, fruit, ete, Tho crowd in attondance to-doy is very large. Wenther ploasant, NORTNEIN INDIANA PAIR, Spéetal ispateh to J'he Chicugo 1'ribune, TFort WAYNE, [ud.. Bopt. 9.—I'he second day of tho groat Northern Indisua Fair passed off wall, 'Tha weather was oxcollont, and the crowd of strangers in tho ity immonse, All of the early tiaine on tho various roads came in heavily loud’l’ld, and tho atiendanco on the . grounds was upward of 15,000, Tho display in the Fino Art all ia very fine. Awong the pnintlnis oxhib- itod i3 an original -portrait of Charles II., King of Fuglaud, by Vaudyek, painted in 1038, and rocontly brouglis from Europe by M. T\ Jonison, of this city, who valuos it st 85000; & lanscape _sceue bl Orofigog, ownod by Secretary MoCullough ; two Madonnas, painted Dby old masters ; and a collootion of soventy-five gnint(uus, in aifs and wator colors, by the Hifiu- ehool Yu};ib’. In Floral Hall, the Ifon, 8, P, Randall shows the fluest privato collection of rare plants and oxotfes in the West., Gon, Sol Merodith's dlu{)hw of imported blooded stock i ine, Ho recoived a onble dispateh from England to-day offering bim 30,000 in gold and trunupor- tation oxponsos for ono of his Llouded cows, which he deolined. In all tho departmonts— agrioultaral, - horticultural, gialn, = vogotable, floval, and fruit—tho display la ~univoraslly concodod to bo tho finost ever seon Iu thia section of tho country, Tho races to-day were interesting, The ‘S-minute raco, whicli was sueponded last ovoning whon Lilliwn, Mombrino Walker, and Qipav ‘Tom had two Lonts each, waa coucluded, Litlian wiontug the declding hoat fn 2:41, - Tho race for 2:28 Lorges, suspondod {ast ovening, Harry Miccholl haviug two Loats aud Kata Gampbolloue, Look plaga Shéa mum(nf‘. Gf;;';'f Bhu‘ruu‘m to‘x::i :hxou hmls{u 9:383¢, 2:813¢, 2:08%¢, wiloniug firat wouoy, In tho xn'c(n;( {uatals for hovsos owned in Northern Iudfans, for # purso of g400, thoro wero four 3nmnu and threo stacters, ‘Tho frab loat was on by Brown Billy, ownod in this{ city, Luey, of Huntington, Ind., took tho next throe heats, Time, 2:85)¢, 28754, 2:408¢, 2:40, In tho wotting race far -%:45 horsus, thess were ten en- trios and cight starters, Lady Kollogg took the firat bont, Jumos L. the -ucnud,_ aud Quickstep tho third, fourth, and fitth, Time, Xdl, 288, D634, 8. Tn tho race for 5-yenr-oids thore woro ‘fiw mmm’mi‘d f{mr ‘:mtrn‘m %’.‘ ;i'g B&k}? won In two straighe hosta, Time, 2, Jidd}¢, Tosmosrow tharo will bo » grand tlromeu'y tours unment, and tho largeat crowd of the seasonis oxpectod, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILL. Svecial Diavatels to Tha Chicago Teibune, Mornisow, 1li,, Sopt. 0.—Tho wocond day “of tho fair hag proved s gronter success thau An- tielpnted, The numbor of eutrios of all classca is noarly two thousand, Tho trotting-raco was won by Frank Duglap, Thuraday's programme conglats of two trottiug-racos and prizea for tho boat horgemanship, %hn Hon, J. R Pattorson, of Rook Falls, also delivers an address, Woather fluo. Attendanco largo. Noaccldonts. . BTEPUENSON COUNTY, UNTY, 1LL, Snectal Dinpatch to The Chizago Privune. Faerronrt, 11, Bopt. 8.—=Tho fair was woll ab toudod to-dny. ‘Tho Hon, H, O, Burchard dos livorod an addross at 3 o'clok—subject, *Tha Tducntion of the Farmor.” Matilda Flotcher tolks to-morrow fo the f{armors' wives and daughtora at 1 o'clock, and Dr. J. J. Mooroland, of LaSallo, will at 3 o'clock addross the farmers aud thoir sons. 'The financial succows of tha foir {s already assurod. AMERIOAN INSTITUTE PATR, Nrew Yong, Sopt, ).—Tho forty-third annusl exhibition of the Amorican Instituto Falr was formally oponed this afternoon by the nddross from Nathan O, Ely, Presidont of tho Board of Muongors, The falr {8 ocoupied by sbout 700 oxhibitors, aud it was evated that about 800 more applications had been refused for waut of apaca 1 tho building. NORTIWESTERN EXPOSITION AT DUBUQUE, Lk Syeeial Dispatch to L'he Chicugo Lribune, Dusuque, I, Sopt. 9.—Tho Northwestern Exposition 18 & groat success. Upwards of 16,000 peaple ware on tha grounds to-dwy. Toe | morzow i the groat gala day. Forty thousand Ppooplo aro expooled. Dubuque hsa weon to-doy moro peoplo than sho over hias bofore in her his« tory, and to-morrow will far oxceod ovon to-day. Pxo'x'nmly at 11 o'clock a, m., tho ** femslo cat tlo" were all led into tho ting, aud_the Commit~ tood procoedod to. awnrd tho promiume. In the short-born elass tho noted herd of Bamuol Dy- sart camo_ out victorlous. Cowa 4 yoars ol woro called first. Twonty-throo outries woro mado in this claws, and tho first promium was awarded to tho noble Gracle Plarcs, who s ade mitted by all to bo the most noble specimen of & sbort-hom now living in tho groat Northwest. Bho is traly a marvol, and is tho contro of at~ traction of tho long rows of this valuablo raco horo. The roputation she has now won in tho show-yard places hor nameo (Graclo Plorco) im- mortal -iu the short-horn history of the world. Her dam, Mollase Plorce, won tho socond ribbop. In the S-year-old ring, .Tilly Highlend_won the firat, and Tamel's Gem of the Pines the socond, both bolonging b{ tho Pinea herd, Tho first prizes on 2-year olds and yearlings wore slso awarded to the Pines herd, W, H. Van Epps, of Dixon, and William Choats, of Waturloo, woro awarded sll the prominms ou Dovons, whilo the weil- kuown Judgo Luso, of Town City, was tha for- tunate oxhibitor of bia far-famed Jorsey, To- morrow the malea will bo oxhibited prm;lrily at 10 o'clock & m., and the show of aged bulls will bo truly grand, Not loss than twonty will Dbe led imlo the once. Greot excitemont fa manifested as to who will bo the winuer, but, =s‘ we shonld say were wo reportiug o tho turf line, the Dulte of Airdrie Third, of tho Pines hord, is tho favorito in tha pool, selling about two to ono, Little Frank won the running racs of mile Loats, best threo in five, by taking tho tiroo frst hoats, Time, Lbl; 1:521¢; 1:62. The awards on swine, sheop, aud pouitry will bo mado to-morrow, The dhaph{ in ench of theso dopartmouts is excellont. All places of busi- ness will be closed to-morcow, and a grand ll:olithy will bo observed by tho citizons Da~ uque. CRAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILL. Special Dispatch to 1'he Chicage T'riduns, Crasteaton, 1l., Sopt. 9.—In tho Agricultura Tair of Champaign County to-day the Indus trial University took first premium for Devon cow, Ayershirg berd, Avershire bull, aod Jersoy cow. J. 1, Picksoll took tho bluo ribbons on Jersoy herd and Jersey bull, and various short- horns, The show in the horticultural depart- mont is magnificent, The soparato samples of applee number nearly 800, of which J. O, B ahows 150 variotios, aud 3L, L. Dunlap 116. W. W. Jones, of Caramgo, exhibita thirly va- riotiea of grapes, Couned fruits and jellies surpsss the usual ftato Fair exhibi- tione. Iu fino art tho paintings are not many, but fino, Dr. I, Blackshaw, of Urbaus, shows s fine collection of stuffed birds and ani- malg, and J. 0, McCauley, a University student, o coffection of dried plauts, of 270 apacies. Tho woathor is fine, ‘T'o-morrow occnrs an oquestrian tournamont. Tho business houses aro to be closed Thureday aad Friday. CENTRAL ILLINOIS PAIN. Spectal Duvalch to The Chicago Tribune, JAcRKONVILLE, Il Bopt. 9.—Tho sccond day of the Contral Tllinola Fair showed & greatly fo- creasod attondnnce, and additions to entrios. Thore fa the fincet ahow of cattle and horses over soon at o sumilar fair, Tho display of ma-~ chinery oand fino arts is rather poor. A Jarge numbor of premiums wore aworded for horsos, cattlo, jacks, poul- try, hogs, aud slicop, Tho prinoipal remiums for cattlo ero taken by the ay Bros., of Iows; J. H. Kesswger, of Piko Connty, Mo.; sud 0. E. Lippincott, of Casa County. The principal promitums on horses were taken by Al H. Catly, John M, Daniels, John Allan, Issiat Strawn, J, G. Strawn, P. D. Rich- ardson, of Morgun County, and Mills Bimms, of Macoupin County, In tho doublo-f tho entrios woro Littlo Brown and to, D) Gates end Strawn, and Dunlsp sud_mate, by J. %\‘{ M“E?g. x‘ 'J.fl'lau ton;ta; 9;flmI n).lnfilm heats. ime, $:281¢; 8:075(: 8:02/{. In the ng race there were llsvis ontries,—~Prootor, g‘;fi:uu Darling, Nellio Gray, Flors, and Bilver Hecls,~ and was won by Fe;m in threo hoats, Time, 2:4054 ; 2:90; 2:99; 2:38; 2384, M'LEAN COUNTY, ILL. Svectal Dispaten to 4'ie Cliteaao Tribune, BLOOMINGTON, . Ill, BSept. 9,—~Tho MoLesn County Iair to-day at Bloomington, in ita soo- ond day's proceediugs, Was iu overy woy suc- coraful and encournging to all concorned, The recoipts of tha Fair €0 for aro over 2,000, The display in ovory department is grand and com- plete. " Excuraion g aro 10 arrive to-morrow from all pares of Central Illivols. RELIGIOUS. Northwestern fudizus Conforeuce. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. * Lavaverre, Ind., Sopt. 9.—The twonty-third nouslon of the Northwostern Indiana Conferonce of the Mothodist Episcopal Church met in Trin- ity Clwroh this morning. Biahop Wiley occupied the chair. The Conferonce roll was called, and ninaty-six members responded. Bishop Wiley, in a brief address, expressod his gratification at boing nblo o be present, this boing bis twenty- fifth yoar In tho ministry. Most of the day was oconpied in the appointment of committocs. A specinl committeo of five ministers and four Inymou was appoiuted to arrange fora central camp-maeting, to bo held in this vicinity. The Conferenca adjourned to moe$ to-morrow ‘morning. Meothodlst Conferonce ot Knlnmazoo, Miche Spectal Dispatoh to The Chicago Tribuns, KarAaazoo, Mich., Sopt. 9.~The Conferonce oponed at 9 o'clook, Bishop Bimpgon presiding. Alter devotional exercises, the work of appoint~ ing standing and other committces bogan, Committeos were appointed to try the Rev William Rice and the Rov, . H. Ellis, charged with Boachorism, Tlo reports of Prealding Eldors show that . the work of man's regoneration hns not been flattering during tho past year; churches have got iu debt, and ono at Quincy is to bo s0ld by mortgage, without Lopo of redewp- tion, But the Elders aro hopotul, aud say tho religious feoling is moying, There are over 400 delegaten, and the hospitality of the poople fa fiuuurauuly oxtended to them, The clorgy and tho laymen hero aro_ a very line body of mon of ability, zealous, and of good repute. As yet, the work i8 only lald out, This aflore noon temperanco addresses were dellvered bes fore the Couferouce and others filling the choroh by Auna Shaw and the Rov. A, A, Knoppen, * The Oonferonco will last all wook, Southoastern Indiana Conforence, Special Dispateh lo Lhs Chisago Tribuna, InpiaRAvoLts, Ind,, Sopt, 9.~Tho Houthosste orn Indlana M, B. Conteronce commenged its sos- sion to-day in Madison, Seven of the Indiunapolls chnrehios are within the limits of this Confer- once, It is roported that Dr. Dolamater, of Kansas City, is to be ABonand pastor of Rob- erta’ Park, aud the Roy Dr, Bayllas, formerly of Qlicago, will come to Trlty, two of the 73 churahiea hore, . EQUALIZATION OF TAXES. Ipeoiul Dispatch to Tha Chigaoo Tysbune, Seningrizio, 1M, Bopt, 9.—The Btate Board o, G i Home oy Bepe e h mo the) b o xlready p od in ‘1‘8! Tm‘ ok,