Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1874, Page 7

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1874, THE EXPOSITION, Goneral Notes of the Display. Artietes Exhibited by the Largest Manufacturing . Works in the West, Orane Brotherd! Elovator, Pumps, Engines, Eto, Furnaces and Ranges of the Branch House of Fuller, Warren & Co. The Novman Ilorses. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Yestexday was ono of the liveliest of the Ex- position days, the visitors bogining to crowd into tho buildiug as soon as tho dvors opened. The xnilronds which ran special trips were the threo divisions of tho Chicago & Northwostern, tho Dliclngan Central, Pittaburg & I't. Wayno, Chi- cngo, Danvillo & Vincennes, Cblengo, Rock Islaud & Paciflo, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, As might reasounbly bo expected, the {immenso arca of ground tappod by thogo ronds proyided tho Exposttion-traing with a full com- plemont of passongers, who flocked to the Expo- sition doors nud thronged tho buitding all dav long, Day ofter day adds to tho extont and varicty of theshow.. In fact tho ouly thing about the Dbuilding which boars the flavor of monatony i tlio muaie. Of cougse, tha por- formance by tho band is & good one, but, unfor~ tunately, Mr. Hofman's musical iutentiona for tho dny, s announced in the papors, arg nover carried out, bu, iostord of the promised novel- ties, tho old Exposition stand-bys of lust year ora given. This 18 tedious to those who visit the Lxposition at all froquently, whilo upon thoso who aro obliged to siay thero all the timo tho effect 18 vory painful, It would bo a good idlon, from an economio poing of viow, for tho Lixecutive Committeo to buy an orchestrion and n dozen or vo 8o of cylinders adapted for the playing of the Bluo Dauube Wallz, sclections Tram Travatore, the Expasition March, etc., and et it up in place of thoe band. One of the greatest noveltios ot the oxposi- tion thia year iy THE JAPANESE PAIR OF SCALES, accompanying which is a young Japanoso gentle~ mau, o student 0t tho Northwestorn University, by vnwe Mr. N, U, Sawayama, Tho distin- guished foreignor writes in Jupaneso upon tho card the avoirdupols of the person weighed, who iu gonerally much moare amusod than filslructed Ly 1 study of tho hioroglyphics, Ho is n quict, gentlemanly young fellow, and quite willug to converso in good Anglo-Saxon with those who winlh to oxchnngo idens with bim, Lor gomo reason or othor the kid-glove water- fullis not in worlung order, aud the incessant down-fall of “Ladios’ No, 6" in overy possiblo varicty of hue, and spangled over with gronud glass, is eecluded from gaze by o blanket, shoot country newepeper, A BOWER I JIAVE SHADED FOR TIEE. Ono of the protticst lirtla wpots at the Bxpo- sition s tno bower recontly erected by Miss DI, Gurlaud Wulker, editor of tho Lircelsior magn- zine, of Clucago, Hore, sitting in the midut of - flowers nnd foins, tho Indy awaits the arrival of #ubseribers with o pluck aud porsoveranco that descrves puiise, ‘Ihe Art-Gullory continues to be tho centre of attruction. Thiyis always througed with visic- urs, and the ventilation 18 80 perfeet uow that no nuatler how lurge u crowd are viewing tho pic- tures tho air is pleasantly cool. AN ACCIDENT ocentred vosterdey at the booth of the Elgin Wateh Compnuy, which camo very near boing a calamity, }vesy ono who bas visited the Expo- sition Dus noticod the gyiativg figuro of old Yatber Tune, which, stunding on 8 rovolving world, crowns the hooth, and sdds some 6 feet toits height ? “ Of course ho had a goythe in ono hand aud av Elgin watch in tho othor. The ag- giregato weight of man, seythe, and watch was somowhera in tho vicinity of 800 pounds. AL hnlf-past 10 o'clock yestorday = morne ing the old fellow had” an attack of vertigo bronght ou by his uncensing revolutions, nnd tumbled down to'the floor in the midst of tho young lady operntives, Of coursa there was suceno, - Beveral ludios fainted by way of show. ing the Inteusity of their feelings, and thors ‘was # gevoral stampedo In tha direction of tho noiso, As goon as a littlo quiot was restored it was dis- covered that lucluly no one was killed, but that two of the watcl-making young lndics wore buxt protty badly, These wero Miss Ellen Carto und lins Carrie Tish, Tho Tormer was struck on the #houlder, the Intter woon the forchend, aud tho ladics wore ramoved to thatr dwollings, 'Lho ace cident was due to faulty coustruction, aud the representatives of the Wateh Company are much conccrned at tha nceident, The nbsonce of the fheures from their kiosk is o great loss, but the world on which ald Chronos stood, oud one of the old mows fect, nre thoro still, and tho world continues going yound Just 98 it nothing hud happoned ut all, Whether or not auother figure will be erccted is donbtful, but thero is no doubt that if Father Timo dogs aguin perch ahove tho lady wateh- makers, thoy will watch his motions with moro :yluurcuk thun thoso of the machinery before hem, . THE DEAD-TIEAT L:ns ugain shown up at the Exposition. Yostor- auy o young man, Talsoly ropresenting himsolf 10 bo tho traveling correspondent of tho St. Panl J'ress, managed o0 get udmission to tho build- ingg, a0, on 1ho etrength of n written eard sot- ting forth his literary-proteusionk, wont through {lio restaurant proprictors for a menl, promisin to knca highly of thoir eatering abilitica in encl of tho letters ho sont to his newspaper, Another one sot forth that e wae the Specinl Commis- sionor of the Wilmington (Del.) Commercial, His jusinuating address complotoly got tho bete tor of Ibe lLead-waiter st Gunthur's soda- steoplo, who, for the considerstion of a puff that will never sco printer’s mk, give him hait-a- dozen consecutivo sodas, with & different sirup oach time, To-duy {8 TILE PEOPLE'S DAY, and tho charges aro raduced to 25 conts for adults &nd 15 ceuts for children, Taldng tholow {mncs into couzidoration, and tho facts thut all bo rallronds have agreed to the roduction of faron for Exposition visitors, aud that the Biate and County fairs havo closed, the attondance to- day should be, aud it probably will be, some- thing enurmous, A word to thie ‘bus-drivora who have attachod tho placurd, “'Lo tho Exposition,” on the out- eldo of their vohlcles, may do somo goad, Not- withstanding their eign, theso public servauts do not drive to tho Exposition unless some of their pasnongers oxpress o wish to go there, and cone goquontly peoplo huve frequently to walk from tho Exposition up to Madison steeet on their way home. It would bo o groat convenionco to tho Pxposition visitos, and n good thing for the *bs-drivors, it they mude tho tiip rogularly ovary timo, ', b ————— THE CRANE BROTIHERS—FULLER, WARREN & CO, The commercial nnd manufacturing intorests of any couutry aro of mioh vital importance in |lavn)npl=ng tho rosources, that a disoussion of such 1utercsts must slways prove intercsting, I'nerotore, fu again alluding to the large oxpan- sion of the manufacturing intorosts of Chicago, ‘T'ne I'rivune Los no foars of taxing the pationco of ita roaders. THE NEW YORK HERALD short timo ago made » slatemont which hag an important hoaring on-tho trado of the Enst.as compared with that of tho Wout, And whila it {s tru tho articloroforred to treatod malaly on tho Jobbing trade in' merchandiso, it incidontally digoypsed tho varlous commorclal fntercsts of both sactions, ay woll oy their presont and pros- pectiye donultion, The articlo conslsted of facty, which for gome yoais past have beon apparont toour best informed Luniness-men, both Last and West, und wore espoeially to thaso of the eenbonrd, where thoy aro dooply intorosted iu tho drifting of trado in this airection, Thls ls 10 naw dlscovery on tho part of the Zerald, na Now York, Boaton, and Philadelphia morchonts Liave, for tho past four yours, wittossod with the most anxious forebodings tho diversion of trade from tho Eastern to thiy, tho groat Wostorn mar« kot-contre, Thoso foolings from tims to timo have found vent through tho daily pross, somo- times in & fault-finding, seoldivg way, nud ab othara witlt foollngs of rograt nt ovents Lo- yond their control. The Financial Chronicle, of Now York; the Journal of Commerce, of Toaton, nnd tho_prons of Philadolphla, 18 woll a8 of many othor of the Eastora prints, have Loen nlivo to this atato of aflairs, and fn thoir disonsnion of tho suljoct liave, of necossity, Dbeen forced to conceda tho fuck that TILS SABKEY VORSESHED ADVANTAGLA in tho way of manubncturing and merenntilo uperations that wero rapldly divertiug the com- mored from tho senboard contros o this and othor Western citics. 'Phoso advantages aro mininly duo to tho fact that tho manufacturing Intorcaty aro_concontrated noarer tho flold to bo supplicd, snd conaequontly nenrer tho consunior 3 nud also i the fact that tho facilitics for tho rapid distribution of goods of all doscriptions, and moat of tuo staples entoring into tho mumfacturing dopurtmont onjoyed by Chicngo, leave bhor withont an equal com- potitor, Thoso advantages, ond ths resulis, aro based upon the cvonomical an nagural lnw thut governs tho comuorce of all natious. Nqt only 1 it truo of merzantile trado, but of all other businoss intorcsts, whivh might Lo mentioned in detnil na oxpmples if our spnco woutld aduwit of such n lengthy treatment of tho subject, As it is, wo will sclect au important munufseturing branch of industry, and in domg 8o, Tue Triuuse knows of no ono moro worthy ihan that of the manufacturing company of OUANE BROH. The immonse manufacturing ostablishmont of ibin well-kuown firm is situatod on tho Wost Bide, and tho malu portion occuplos onc-hall o blook botwoon Jeffervon and Dospluinos straots, and niso botween Raudolph and Lake. ‘Tho pipe-mill {8 between- Union and Desplaines, on Fullon streot, and it also covors about one-half o block, and iz the most comploto establishment of tho kind in tho West, 1tmny bo proper, in this connoc- tlou, to go into a dotallod deseription of tho ox- * tendlvo display. that tho Crane Brothors Manu- facturing Company have mado in the noith ond of the Bxposition Building, s most importaut fenture in which display is ‘ THE ATTRACTIVE ELEVATOR, which has ensbled so many .thousanid voople to reach au altitude from which a bird's-oyo view of the atire city conld Lo sceurad. hiu olova~ tor prasents a fow points of mupetlority that it may bo woll to mention at this tme. Ouo of tho prineinlo fontures of this machiue is the au- tomatic valve which regulntes the speod of tho car whilo descouding, nnd is constdored to bo tho most perfect proventivo sgainst aceidents of a0y eontriyance now in use. 'Lliero aro four on- Dlos attachod to the ear and drnm—two mululy to perform the work, the otlier two remsining In o slacked condition ag n resorve in caso tho firut twoshould givo way. 'Lhis foature, liowever, I ronlly less tmportant thau tho safe runrd, and the procaution taken in caso tho boll should bo broken in uuy manuer, As 4 provoni- ive for this, thore is mIngouinnnnrmnh'ummn, designated s the “pafoty belt-brake,” which: should tho bolt brealk, would llnmndmch‘ whut off tho steam, nud at the sane time would apply 2 friction orake in such o mauner that it would Ly impossiblo for the car to doscend too_1apidly. “Chieu, ngain, should all tho cablos broak, thore i n throo-toothed snfoty pawl ttached that, by 1o aid of steel aprings, will hook ituclf inta’ tho ruoks ; nlso, n gufoty governor, attached to the car, 50 that a too rapid descout would cause tho Lalls of the goveruor to rise, and uutomatically causo the panl to catcl Into tho racks, Thero is anothor superb arrangement which mist not be omitted in this deseitption,—that of the AUTOMATIC #AVETY 8TOP, which s attached to tho ongine for tho purpose of stapping the car at the upiner and lower laugd- ing, indepoudont of tho shilting cable whieh passes through the car under the control of the couductor : that Is, if it should in any mauner, through any defect in tho olher arrmugements, becore uumanageable, ho plan being nob Lo depond on any ouo afely device, but, wultiplying thom, mnko safoty boyoud o questiol. "Theso ato in brior o fow of ity supcrior polnts of uufoty, aud which undonbtedly will prove fu- terouting to tho ponoral public, ~ Wo regret our iuabitity, for waut of epaco, to miore fully de- seribo this eato, Ingenious, and valuable wachino, which {s superbly fmished In ail its paris. Anothor important picce of mnclivery “wanufactured by the Crane Bros, i the DUPLEX FIRU-ENGINE FUND, which can bo seon at any time in fall’ oporation in_closo Ir ximity to the clovator just de- scribod, his eugino throwa - poworful and steady streamn, and causcs no jar in the pipo; 50 thot for fito purposes alon, to say nothiug of other nccossities tor having a No.1 pump on land, it cannot in any wuy bo oxcolled. While it is perfect in its construction, and poworful in its "oporation, it is excoodingly simplo, aud is thereforsnot ut all hnblo to got out of order. Dilfcrent sizes of this machine are mauufactured by this tirm. THE PUMP ON EXNIBITION is capablo_of throwing nu inch and a quarter stroam 160 feot in” hoight, or two I-inch streams 120 fect Ligh., Thus its superiority will be seen, A large number of theee pumps oro in une already in some of the large buildings in the city. Our rendors must excuse our gog into such minule dotuiled description, but this is o matter of vitul importance to Chicago, In order to fully apprecialo its merity, Lowever, ono must eca it in tull oporation, and 0 that privilogo is ufforded ibo vast concourss of poopie bow attending tho Exgorition, Tui Trisuse will vonlure no further description of jt, ‘Tho Crano Lros. Masuufucturiug Company also produco a very excellont DINECT-ACTING DALANCE-WHEEL TUNY, which i# designed fur ganoral use and firo pur- poses, Thoy also munufacture a_low-prossure baluuce-wheol steam pump; tho Drewor steam aud uir pump; bolers, fooders, and varions other pumps, worked by air or steam, for all of whion they huve o largo domand, and their supo- rior morits entitlo them to a still arzer werosse. Tho Crano Bros. have had yeurs of oxporionco 1u this class of manutucturing, and ore thoerefore without rivals in Lhis or any othor city. Just ono word moro concorning tho duplos, and that is, it has tho roputation of being the most yporfect engine iu use in this coun- try, and we state it on good uuthority that it will throw moro wator In u givon length of timo than any othor fire-ongino over built, Ancthor of this firm's productions iv o now stylo of ongines just placed on tho wnr- ket, Thisnow candidato” cortamnly has oxtreor- dinary nerits,_but as it cai bo scen 1u wvariety of gizes at the Exposition, we wilt uot attempt o dotailed descriptiou of it. Thero in still another produclion that must not bo overlooked, us its morits domand for it tho candid attontion of blast furnaces und win- ing oporatore, We nllude to tho AUTOMATIC DIRECT-GEARED SAFETY HOISTING EN- aINE, which is both a simple and powerful picco of wachivery. Wo would also call attontion to the large display of tho KtOAR! WArMINg APPATALUSCE, mtonded for ull kinds .of bwldings, such as Dunky, stores, churches, hotels, and private dywelings—o " branel of Lusiuess which I curied on vory oxtonsivoly by this firm, The menufacturing of wiought-iron pino, wallenble, cabt-iron, and brass Gitives for tho pipo s probubly the largest part of thoir busi- hiess, cousimitty wot loew than 400 to 500 tons-of irou por month in this one depurtmont, and thoir tvade in this ronches from Maine ta Cll- forpia, They aro succossful munufacturors, amd, unless Pu Lrinuxs v misinformed on the subect, thoy own the lergest and most completo concern of tho kind iu (he country, ‘I'ho ofiivers of this Company are R, °l', Orane, Presidont j O, 8. Crane, Viee-President; 8, W, Adams, Socro- tary ; und J, W. Skinklo, Trensurer, Having gluuced at the Crane Bros. Manufac- ll.;xrmf Compauy, wo will now {ura our atteu- on to FULLER, WALKEN & €O, Althongh an Tustora bouso, this firm has o large branch in Chicago, Laut year the Com- puny mado s largo display of their productions w.tho Exposition, which ultracted much atten- tion fiom tho visiting publle, . This yeur, how- over, thoy are confluing their display mostly to YURNACEY AND RANGEH, Among tho moroe, prominunt of e formor may bo mentioned the * Penrl,” which is fu eutirely now combiuod self-feeding and surfaco burnor, This furnaea hug many superlor points, and is rapidly becoming a fuvorite thiroughout tho West, Among ity ohief morits s that of being an anti-olinker, and it inw an automotio gau-osoupo, This gas-oseape I8 #0 amanged that, when the furnuce is in nood of being ro- plovishod, tho gas-cscapo opous as tho feod- door does, theroby avolding oxplosions ko com- mon fu furnaces vot so provided. The ** Ruby™ is an anthraeite und bituminous surface-burner, snd {8 especlully ndupted to low collury, it heing from 4 feot 4 inchos to 4 foot 10 Inches in belght. The * Ruby,” howevor, Is too wall koown [8 this oity, ae'woll as throughont the en tire Northwont, to noed further montion than to Buy it is & fuvorito," THE YDIAMOND " FUBNACE noxt olaims attontion, aud presents the following meritorious features: For porfoction in manu- fuogure, and ceonomy uil oiso of munegemont, it hias fow, 1t any, superiors, while in poiut of dusabllity’ {6 had fow, if any, rivals, Lonving tho furnace lino, wo will briefly inentlon tho Warren rango snd othora, Bubstautislly, the Warron rango {8 a now invontion, snd {8 pro- nounged amoug tho best now in use, Those who havo tentod its morits nposk of it in tho highont torms; thoy mnot ouly pronounce, it moro oconomieal than most othor ranges, but the spaco that it occupion Is mach loss,” In briof, it is hoth durablo and ornamontal, while its cost in plncad at & moat reasonablo figure, Fullor, Warron & Co. ulso have on exbibition o curlous lund of Leator, ealled MELP'S FINE-PLACE IEATER, 1t fs not only u fire-place of itsolf, but it ls actually a farnaco, as it In mado not only to hoat ong raom, but two or moro above. It fs self- foeding, and 18 cortainly o very nicoly-arranged honting contrivanco, Mo undorstand it fully, Lowevor, the best thing Tir I'nnuNe can do'in ndviso visitors'at the Lixposition to call and ox- ambito it, This Company nlso hiave tho ** Golden Crown” cooking-stovo, which is bocoming very popular, and rankdns ono of tho leading stoven En tho Wost, Thoy also manufactute kfin ** Now Btow- art Cook " for 1874, with non-olinker grato and oliminatod front, ' Thoso, with sovoral othor patterns of furnnces, rangoes, nud cooking-stoves of superior denigne, meko up the display of Fuller, Warren & Co, ————— THE NORMAN HORSES, Outsido of, nad in close proximity to, the Ex- position aro sundry attractions in the shapo of eating and driuking cstablishmonts which havoe sprang up for tho oceasion, il of which soom to be roapiug a rich harvest. But the loading out- sido atttaction, ospocially to ruralists and thoso fond of stock, Is tho stablo of importod Norman or Porchieron horses, on sxhibition opposite tho north cud of the Bxposition Building, Ly Mr. 3L W. Dunhsm, of Wayno, DuPago County, who Is omo of tho Inrgost, If mot tha, Inrgest Importer in tho Btate, Tho Norman or Porchoton hotsos dorivo {heir name from the conntry of tholr original production, which ls thogorthern partof Franco, TILE FIRST IORGE INPONTED in this country from Normandy was by a gentlo- ninu namod Harrie, of Morristown, N, ., in 1599, Tho next jmportation was in Ohio In 1852, {rom which timo up to 1808 thnt Stato took the logtl in imnorting. Prior to 1808 horses im- ported by Ohionns swero sold in thia State, aud, as thowr introduction incrcased, thoy gained in tho popular favor, their build_and strength com- mending them to the nods of the favmor, ‘T'he irst horso imvorted direot from Frauco to ifinols was by v, J. Edwards, of Iroguots County, in 1868, I'he horso’s namo was -Sue- coss, nind ho Is now in the mtablo of Mr. Dunham and his property, for which 8,000 waa paid. The outmul weighs 1,700 pounds, was originatly n benutiful dnnrlo-xrn.y but s now nently white. The animalis all that its namo indicates, for sinco the. 18t of January lust ovor £10,000 WoRTIK OF 118 COLTH hiavo beon sold in this State. From the naugnration of importing - direct in tlns State in 1863, Tknols has grown to lead the country in_lts_importations. During tho lnst two years Mr. Dunham slono has made forty-five dircet mportations, Noxt to Buécess in tho entiro stud on, ox- bibition, I8 . THE IMPORTED 3TARE ENPRESS, woeighing 2,000 pounds, This mare was imported by Mr, Dunbum in 1878, By her side stands a sucking colt by Suceers, 7 months old, weighing 1,050 ponnds, which is abont the averige weight of nn ordwiary farm borse. This is sakl to be tho first pura Normun colt ever bLred in this conntry. 4 . Another prominent mare is Gem, imported in -1873, weighing 1,760, By hor stnuds a 5-months- old colt, woightng 630" pounds., A i-year-old maro, weighing 1,650 pouuds, named _Trid, in awougg the throo ateractive animule, 'fhis mare was imported in 1878, uud among those who tulk “jiorec,” botl in Tranco and this country, is kunown s the prize-winnor. Princoss, Lonoro, and Diancho, nll importod in August last, sud firro wpecimens of the Norman stock, aro also on oxhibition. AMONG THE BTALLIONS ou oxhibition imy tho year aro, klin, J,oviathan, Rover, Lioghofort, and’ Ixile, varying in weight from 1,625 to 1,060 pounds, Tho oxhibition nlro embraces selections from tho imported stock of Duniol Dunham, of Wayno, DuPago Qounty; O. McCroedy, of Earlville, LaSalle Count; Samuel Chamberlaine, of Uewesoo, Laury County; Milo E. Suowden, of Ilarvard, MeHovry Ciunty; Grauvillo Batos, of Alden, Melleury Conuty ; Wesloy Corron, of ] lu“l{mm Counly ; and Simon Rublo, of Bo- 0] Vi, Sovoral who saw the oxbibition yestordny statod that it wae far superior to tho exhibition at the Stata Fair, which has just closcd, and judges pronounced it uncqualed in the country, A gentleman from Montana was go well plensed witly tho stock o fow dayeazo a8 to purchage two of tho stallions, paying therofor £9,000, Tho §umh§mlm ig u Moutaun stock-raiser, and*he ntondy to take his purchaeo liome with him for tho fmprovement of his stock, CIF1ZENS ASSOCIATION. What the Executive Committec Did Yesterduy, The Executivo Committee of the Citizons' As~ gociation hold, ot preseut, meetings ulmost daily, at which varions subjects avo discussed. At yos- terdny's meeting tho following correspondenco Tespecung {nsurancs in the lumbor distriét was submitted : CrTizeys’ ASSOCIATION oF OnIOAGO, EXECUIIVE COMMITTEE, Ciucaau, Sept, 1d, 1674, ., Secrctary af’ dic ioird of" Cdericritere: g liave heon. directed by tho Execntive Connnitice of the Citiaus’ Awsoclation to enll the pte tention ot your Board to the sbsoneo of 4 rujo probib- iting tho fusuranco of lumber storad outslile tho lots fn tho suutliwestern disteict of tha clty and elswhicre, 1t 38 0 well kuown fuct that snch u practice hos oxlsted for o long tine, und b becomo such un ovil as to eall for the speclul ittention of uno of our Committee, su «oxtract from whose report on tho subjuet 1b inclosed Tiorewith, “he ubject of this comnumication Ia to request your Board to pass sueh o rilo te will prevent thocompae ules under your control front usuring lumber when piled_on tho videwalks or atreets, or in nny Way out- bido of tho lots, The impurtuncs of such nction i too apparent to require furllicr comment, Yours, . . AsLen, Olerk of Gonmuitteo, Tho following is the oxtract from tho Commit- tee's report: + It having been stated to tho Obnirman of flio Com- mitico that fu thu lumbor district, on the Sonth Hrauch, some of tho strcetu have Leed 80 encronchod apon by plling lumbor ln them as to_greatly fucilituto thic epread of 1iro, ho took ozcasion to " vinit this dis- triot to uscertain tho facts, 1o found that in soveral of tho sircets betweon {ho'wlips the piles of lumber Iiavo enerosched greatly npou tho sidewalks, und oven beyond them, 50 us 0 rediico tho open roadway to an ineignificant space, This stale of fuo kg would not only give fuciilty to tho spread of iro, ut would ulo prevent access'. by tho fire-cugiuce, We nced nob enlargs unon the daiiger uot only 1o tho fin- mcdiato vicinity, but to tha wholo city, of u contlagra- sion in thie Jutiber-district. 1t 1 too' Patent to need oxplanatio “Iho strevts fn question wero atd out 80 feot wido for the very Jurpozo of proventiug the spread of fire, sud now miny oceupants of tho ground, with a strango disregard for thelr own safity and ,that of thefr nejgh- bora snd fellow-citizens, 41l theso ftveets with ntiam- wablo watorfal, “Tho following roply Was rocolved from tho Board of Underwritora: Osviox or Ouiosuo Boaun or UbEuTENS, 110400, Supt, ¥ 12104 7, 1674, o Ambler, Liq,y Secretary Citfzens’ welatlon of Chi- " DA Si: Your communieation of tho 10th nat., yelative o insurance of abor, outslds of (i lots, {5 tho nouthern portion of tho city, wus luid boforo tho 1iourd st mectlug Leld to-doy, and in furtheronce of thio object of your commumication tho inclosed roso- lution wasadopted, ALenen Wasarr, Secrofary, ‘L'ho foilowlng is tho resotution ‘referred to iu the abovo: i Rewolved, That aftor this datoall poligics ssued by meibera of this Board on Jumbor will oxpressly stipu. Iato tat hnber il 4 (o rocts or aileys adofuing sdd Jumher shiall not bo covered by such polleles of Insurunce, mud Lt tho Socretary fs Inatructed ta ssk tho propor uuthorities to seo that sivoots wnd ulioys, capeeiully {n (o Tnmbor district, are eloured of ull ot structicus thefr fall width, und also_request them to cancel loaes of wtreel ends, und Vaeuta safd strcets o ereot auds, whera tho samio abstructa the streots or alleys nuined, THI INDIANS, Fights Along the Wichitn IEiver Kes tween Unitod Stitew 'Sroops nud Comanches and Kiowas. New Yonux, Bopt, 18,—A correspondent in camp on tho Wichita River telographs that a supply- traln for Gen, Milos' expedition, in charge of Maj. Livach, of tho Fifth Infuntry, with ono company of infuntry aud twonty mon of the Hieth Gavaley, dommandad by Licat, Wast, was cairaled ou ko Wichitu LRiver on tho 9th just, by from 400 to 600 Comuncho and Klowa Indiaus: Aflor u sight of five days the Iudians woro ro- pulked, with a loss of from twenty-five to thirly Lilled, - Lient, Luwis, of tho Iifth Infautrv, was badly wonnded in bln loft log. Two meu were Lillod and Jive woundod, Major 'rico, of the Ltighth Cavalry, dofoatod & lurgo party of Comnuchies on tho Ith inst,, 6 1alies south, killlog sovaral, Liout, Buldwin uud throo scouts, with dis- patchios for supplios, got throngh after a despar- ato tght, killiug Avciand eapturing onovonogy On the 14th, six courtery for supplioy woro surprised by 125 Corannchios on the Wichita, and, ultor a gallant dofonss and the loss of ouo of tholr mimbor killed and all but twoe wounded, xepulsod thomm with a loss of twelvo killed, od by Mr. Dunbam during | ‘| aud 3. B._Gillotto, FAIRS, Last Day of tho Siate Exhibition at Peoria, Tho Most Successful Fair Ever Hold in Illinois, List of Premiums Awarded in Various Departments, Other State, District, and County Ioxhibitions. Special Dispatch to The Chicapo Tridune, Pronma, 1L, Sopt. 38.~Tho twenty-socond annual fair of tho Illinols Agrienltural Bocloty was brought to s suceossful conclugion this ovon- ing. Whiloin polut of aliondanco ‘the presant fair hae fallon gomowhat belind its immediato predecesor, tho oxbilution in all ite dopari- monts hug NEVER IEEN ZQUALED, i Tho rotiring Presidont, tho Hon. John P, Roy- nolds, who hns boon o constant attendant at all tho Stato Faira hold in Illinols for sixteon yonrs past, 4 suthority for tho statemont that tho show of livo stock this yonr i8 the flnest ever acon In Tilinols, i€ not iu the world, Nearly ONE THOUSAND BLOOD HORSES, and almost an oqusl vumber of thoroughbrod eutelo, Linvo boon shown in tho ring, aud their werits passed upon by compotont judges. The rain which foll during tho early houra of to-day, whila it served to Iy the dust in tho streats aud ou tho fair-grounds, deterred'thousands from attending tho sbow, aud, a8 s consequenco, tho crowd was small comparad with the attondance yesterdoy and \Wednosday, 8till thoro wore bo- tweon 10,000 ond 12,000 persons prosout at 3 o'clock. The oxerclsos to-day woro THE MOST INTEUESTING OF THE WEER, consistivg of trotling races botween ‘stallions, geldings, aud maros, for aweopstalces ; promiums for lndy oquostrinniym, ladies’ driving, and boys' riding. As ol this part of tho programme was conditcted on the half-mile track, tho crowd iu the ampbitheatrs was very large, but oxceod- ingly good-natured and gontlowanly up to the time of the Aunouncemont of the nwards of proptinms to tho Indy oquostrians. Whon tho }udum performed this port of their duty, tho partisaus of one or two of tho contostants gave vent to THEIR DIBAITROVAL - in erica and howls, which, howevor, produced no offect upon the Cominittes, ‘The Commite teo consisted of tho Stato Boprd, and thoir seleclion of tho wiuners of the prizos was done fairly by ballot, The ladies who competed_ng oquostrinng wore: Mrs, Amauda Couroy, Lincalnj Miss_Floreuce W. Willurd, Towanda; Miss Anna Dunlap, Dloomington: Miss Flora Cago, ¥remout; Mrs, Avua Liund, Chillicotlio; Miss Mary . Bachus, Oxtord. Tho ‘prizes, three in number, were AWABDED TO Til¥; FINST THREE Indios mentioned in tho order of their names. Mra, Conroy, the winuor of the blue ribbon, is o stately blondo, and ths same lady who took first premium lngt year, Bho wag attived ina handsome black velvet habit, trimmed with silver, and black folt hat with whito foather. She rode firoy bay horse, flust withont eaddle and after- rd with one, or maungoment of the horso was oxcellent, Miss Willard, who was awarded tho red ribbon, is & DASHING COUNTRY LASH, not moro than 17 yours of age, and the winner of sovoral prizes ut other fairs, Sho wore o black Liabit and rodo o spiritad young black gald- fungs, thoroughly brokon and very fast, Sho swas tho most reckloss of tho ridors, and it was prob- ably due to tho chaucea alio took of dislocating bor neck in waking abrupt turns on tho track thint udccnmouad ber admirers to bolfeve she do- sorves > TIE FIRST JONORS, igs Dunlap, the pretty little Indy who got third prizo, was vory neatly attired in & brown cloth lmhit‘ aud rode & handaomo little bay horse. Bhe hnd many ndmirers, and, no doubt, bud tho Awarding Committad beon composod of young, unmaricd men, hor protty faco and gracoful bearivg would have given hortho blue ribbon, notwithstanding Mrs. Couroy's apparent superi- otity as o horsowoman, Mis, Loroy Payae, of Dloomivgton, took hirst prizo a8 the DEST LADY DRIVER ; Mrs. Conroy, of Liucoln, secoud, and Miss Ilora Caso, 'of Fromont, third. 'Tho quos- tiou of superiority betwesu Dickoy, Weednua, of Furmer City, and Goeorgie Duniap, of Bloom- ington, ni niders, was decided llunllfl. Dickey won firnt and Georgio second monoy, Tloth diapinyed adwirable pluck and skill. TUE BWEEPSTAKES PREMIUMS, 9100 to first, aud §50 to secoud, in each case, were awarded to the following own- ora of stock: Tor romdster stallions, to the Joraey Couuty Btock Associntion, aud W. W, Rogors, of Bloomington, Ior thor- oughbred stallions, J. O. Druncr, Ottawn, and J. - Walsh, Dloominglon. Lor thoroughbred wares, W. H. Hutgly,. Jacksonviilo, and Da- vid (Hougo, Maquoin. For 2-year-old rond- sters, mnros, G.° . Lawis, Ottaws, and James Wadsworth, Chieaga, For 2-yoar-old rondaters and fillies, Arloy Bockus, Champuign, and D. J. D, DleFarron, Louisvills, Ky, For thoroughbred sucking maro colty, . Huiloy, Champaigu, uvaln, For THOROUGHURED MARLS, 3 nnd undor 4 yars old, Huncly & Co., Jack- gouville, and James Wadsworth, Uhicage, For gontlomon's driving maves, J,W. Dilloy, Mavomb, James MeXeav, Dredfora, Tor gontlomen's Youdster goldings, P. I Burnw, Dattle Creek, Mich,, and L. Glonn, Jackeonvillo, Tor stallions showing best tive colts, J. U, MeFarren, Louis- villo, Ky., and E. Dillon & Co., Normsl, For mares sbowing two_colts, 8. Shelton, Normal, und C. Dillon & Co., Normal, For best BUORT-HORY BULL, Day Bros., Utica, and Bowen & Bon, Borlin, To-morrow will bo devoted to tho paymout of prewmiurs and removal of stock and goods. Thoe timo und placo for holding the next fair will bo decided upon at the January mocting of tho now Slate Board, . = Iha Hon, John P, Reynolds wished it stated that ho bing nude srrangoments with tho THILTY T10USAND GBANGLRS who attended tho fair here on Thursday to Fu in a body to the Chicago Iudustrinl Exposition. ‘They may bo expeoted noxt weok without fail, phatsiaaaony DISTRIOT AND COUNTY FAIRS. VENNILION COUNTY, JLL. Special Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, Davvirie, I, Bept. 18,—Tho {falr ut Cailin, in this county, closod to-day, and was o soccess in overy departmont, thora being 1,370 entries mede. The attendance wns not o0 Inrge as lnst year, though largo enough to enable tho Asso- olation to pay all promiums. The attractivo fog- ture to-day was the baby show. Thirty entrios wero made, four promiums awaxded, aud twenty-~ eix mothors disappointod. bE KALD couNTY, L. Special Divputel to he Chicago Tridune, DrKars, 1, Sept. 18,—To-day closed tio De- Kalb County Lair. “horo was not ag lurge & erowd hors to-day ag terday, on acaount of nu incedsant rain pouring down all day. 1o tho 'running raco, hnlf mile and repest, Bay Tom tools thio fivst money. 'Wimo, 54, 66, 56, In cat- tlo, 8. Dyunrc fukes firsb on bis Pioreo cow; Stowurt’ Duchess Young second for S-yoar- oldw, Tho fuir will be earried ovor to-moOrrow on ucconnt of tho rwm, The big trotting purso will come off, 18 woll as Liords of cattlo for wweop- stakos, Tho fair hau beon u succous Bo far, and if to-morrow {8 & good duy & big orowd will be horo, LEE COUNTY, IA. Sugolal Disputeh to Liie Chicaro Tribune, Tour M amisoy, In,, Sept. 16,—1ho Leo County Talr, which olosed to-day, has provod u failure, fluanciully and otherwive, Tho attondanve has boon smull, a8 tho farmers aro busy and prefor to nttond the State Fafr, which is to bo lold ab Kuokuk noxt weuk. ‘Ilio racos billed for this aftornoon did not vome off, as tho rains of thiy moruing lott tho track in bad condition. OLAYTON CGUNTY, TA, Speciul Diapatels to Pho Chicwno T'ribune, MoGhteaon, Li,, Sept. 18.—Tho fourtoenths an- nuul fuir of él-ywn County closod lnst ovemng, Tho attondance vau lavgo, ‘Lo inturost mant- forted by tho furmers is commondabie, The display of vuantnhlou—upulun ond graposin par- ticilar—was very fino. ''ho exhibition 4 pro- uounocod tho bust for many yoard, THE CINCINNATI EXDOBITION. 32 Orxernwars, Sopt, 18,~The fittoonth day of tho Iudustrinl Exposttion endod to-uighite “Tho | maol‘;fln for admissfona have boon 830,000, which in f" cont incroaso on that of lust yonr. Noxt Thuraday thoro will Lo a rogatta on tho Ohlo Rtiver, undor Lho auspices of the Exposition Commisalon, in connactlon with a test of life- prasorvora, Tho Board of Park Comminsionors, who contro] the ground ocoupied by tho Lxposi- tion building, will, thtuugu committoos, confor noxt Monday with the. Exposition Commission- ors, with a view torecuring largo nna permauont Lxpomtion buildiuga. Nonrn: QIO FAIR, CLEVEGAND, O, Bept., 18, ~The nttendance at the fair to-day ,was vory largo, Tho day was cloar and plenaant ; track hoayy. Tho firal race oallod wag tho 310 trobling raco, whicli wns pgatponed on Wednosday. Otio Lea wag trotlod aud taken by Kato Campboll, who, having iwo honts in, won thoraco, Timo, 2:20, Tho noxt raco was for 2:24 horos, purdo $800 ; €180 Lo firet, 200 tosocond, §120 to third horuo ; fivo ntrios.” Won by Harry Mitoboll ; Maguo- lin socond, May INoward third, ‘iwo, 224, 2:81, 2120, 2:8034, 2:013¢, "Who rufiniog Faco wan tion enllod, milo heats, throo In fivo, for a purso of §400; 240 to first, §10D b _socord, #060 to third horso; sthreo ou- ttlos, Won by Utiea; Tady Washlngton sec- nm;, Pr]lglr/usu third, "Timo, 1:47, 1:47, 14857, "whan edino & puclng raco for a prrss of 8500 9300 to firat, £195 to_socond, und S70 to thir hiorso;_fivo ontrios, Won by Sleapy Goorgos Jobn "McNair second, Doftainco third, Timo, 22034, 2:24,,2:29 THIE GREAT SCANDAL, Beecher’s Rirst Duty. * From the Doton Nows, ‘Thero i8 no timo to be lost in bringing a sult agaiust Moulton for libel; and, if Mr. Beecher can't ree the importance of doing this, he must havoe friends who crn seo tho point. From the Boston Uerall, It Mr, Beechor i8 innocont, his modosty should not provent him from pringlug suits aguinst Til- ton and Moulton, Jrom the New London (Conn,) Telegran, This latest indietment of Beechor by the # Alutual Friend " is a terriblo andshocking ono, ond conuot bo ignored cither by tho necused partyor bin triends. 1t goos beyond the pro- vious suh()ect-mnuor of the great geandal, and prefess . horriblo cliavito against tho greatost of living clorgymon. ‘Ilint chnrgo must bo mot and refuted.” IC it in not met, thero ought to bo o vacaucy in tho Plymouth pulpit, From the Norwich (Conn,) Bulletin, This second stateineut must convines Mr. Tecchor that ho owes bimself and his church o duty, 1t It is falso, ho must bring Mr. Moulton before tho courts, Thore is notbing else forhim to do. Inhis casa with Tiltou ha {s tho dofend- ant, and may olear himsolf by a verdict of not pravan, but tiothing will so enfisfy the pubtio o o suit in which Mr. Beechor iy tho plaitill, Frow the Utica Sn\'. 1) Osercer., Moutlton tolls the truth or ho lics, If he lies, thore aro three competent witnesses to discredit hig word,—3ir. Beecher, Mr. Bowen, and thio uu- known woman. If My, Bocohor Is funocent, e must, without ona dny's numecossary deluy, suo Moulton for litel, nssossing bis dnineges high onouglt to cover tho last dollar that Moulton possesses, Thore s not o juy w iho world that would tail to award tho full mensure of tho clalm if Alr. Beecher showed satisfac~ torily that this chargo was n falso chargo, The after the slaudoror was mado penmiless, o crimi- usl guit for libel should bo instituted against him_{mmedintol d ha should bosent to the pouitentiary to work~out his crimo opalust the commuuity, This i8 on tha suppostion that Boecher I inunocont and Moulton is guilty. From the Sprijield (Maar) Bepublicari. Wa notica in onr exehangos o growing domand that Becchior shall sue Moulton for libel without o moment’s loss of time. Fvoryboly sooms to apprecinto tho tact that failura to tokb this step would bo_gonerally accopted s confession of g‘:u‘l"]., whilo unueccssary dokfy would bo only less ntal, From the New York sam, - If Mr. Beecher ovor had a choice, ho hins one no louger, Iie must at once sue Krank Mouiton for slander and himsolf forco the issue in the courts, or elso —. Moulton’us Libel Surt, New Yonr, Sopt. 18.—Papors have beon filed in tho United States Cirouit Court, in Brooklyn, in the crsa of Edun Donn Proctor againet Francls D. Moulton, ond the formal order for hie arrest has boen jssued. ———— THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. Nows Ntoms 'Pelezraphed to The Chicago Tribunce ILLINOTS. Tho challengo ganio of buse ball, yeaterdny, ab ‘Whitchall, botween the Actives, of Winchester, nud the Awkwards, of Whitohall, resulted in a vietory for the Actives by ascore of 2ito 22 Tho game was closcly contested throughout. Fivo tmudred poople woroe in nttendance, nnd much enthusinsm provailed, This was the first gamo by the Actives since their organization. —Tho reunion of the Bighth Illinois Cavalry, at Woodstock, yostorday, was iargoly attendod notwithstanding the rain, Gov. Boveridge, Gon, Farnaworth, and_othor notaplos wero prosont. A sumptuous froe dinuer was sorvod in the Court-Houso —The LaSallo City Council have presed an or- dnnee accoptuble to the LuSalle & Poru Stroct- Tlway Company. The nocoasary wurvey lins Deon made, noarly ali tho atock subseribed for, and the work of construction will soon bo cow- menced, ~1'ho Atonmor Vano mado her first trip yestor- dny on Roclk River. A large numbor of dis- tinguishod porsons wera o bourd, ud the trip was highly successtul. Sho will run botwoon Dixon aud up-river towns, —A littto child of Mr. Vol Bogol, of Carlin- vill, was scaldod so severoly Just oveniug that its lifo iy despaired of. —Yestordsy morning the body of n woman way found flonuufi in tho sido” cut in Ottawa, vury far advanced in decomposition. A Cor- onor’s jury swas summoned, and, nftor due ox- amivation, the verdiot wus death from accidontal drowning, Lho facts olicited wero that the woman, a Brs, Leonard, disnppenred from hor lonse about'a wook ago, Her husband i un habitual drankurd. 8te also drank to groat ox- ceys, On the night in question thoy hed quar- roled, aud sho left, Polico ofilcors found hor wandering about tho streets, and escorted her nearly home. Sho hnd not bieon heard of sinco till found yestordny. —1'ho Union Agricultural Fair nt Sandwich Is to como off on tho 22d to tho 25th inst. 1t is oxpected that it will be tho best aver Leld thoro, —The Sandwich Gazefle is to onlargo its slzo, having eight puges instoad of foar, —1ho sandwich Munufacturing Corapany have urchasod i now engine of a fiem in Poorin, and havo got & now chimnoy, which in almost 100 feot high, "They aro going to mnko about 2,500 or 3,000 harvostors the coning geason. —A farowell sucinble was held in tho nssombly- voom of the M, I, Oburch in Morri, on tho ovoning of tho 16th, to bid good-byo to Blins Dora Schoonmnlier, who will go to Japau, noxt weok, a4 o missionary, undor tho suspives of the Woman's oreign Missionary So- cloty of tho Mothodist Episcopal Church, Miss 8. residos in Chonunkon, Will County, but has been & touchor in the Morrie public schools for four yoars last past, in which position sho hns acquired many frionds. Bhe will teave Chicago for Japan, via Sau Francisco, on Wednesduy noxt, 10WA, Tho Durlington Hawkeye hoa boen sned by. | Cluvko dlarblo, au attoinoy of thut city, for $10,000 dntnngen for an alloged libol pubilshod agajust him I & vorprt of 1 caso boforo a Justico of tho Penco, in which Marblo wus attornoy, and durings the progross of which ho 8o abuwed an glleor tuat. Lt oflal Vanucked tho attornoy 01 oputy United Statea Marebal Brown yostor~ doy arrostod 0. Maruh, of Foit Madion, for deling in clgars aud tobaceo without licanso, o was tnkon to Keokul, but rolensed after glv- ing bonds for &500 to appear for a hoaring on next Monday, Marsh bad uppliod for n Jiconso and wuppused that tho applieation gave him tho right to sell without waiting until it was granted, T *IKDIANA, But one licouso was granted for tho salo of in- toxleating lquors in Llkhart by tho County Couninalonory ab thelr luat weaylon. Qut of oyer twenty ealoons that wero in' thint placo o year oo, but sis uro loft, and thoy have boon ordered by the Coutt to bo closod as_common nulsnnees, Over 200 cases nro on the dockots of tho Oivewt Court npninst liquor-deulors, ~Tle body of Willlmu hipion, of England, was found yosterdny morning in Luko Uonrgo, near Hobart, 1le iarted out hunting Thursds, with o smusll boat, Tho boat wan found firat, floating bottom upward ; thon with geappling irany Jiis gan, which Lad nob boon discharged, P'ho body way found soon after, Ho hsd been visiting tho town vor tho pasi fow woeks, ~An innnenso (ranger plenio wis hotd at the Warsaw fuir-grounds yostorduy, After n boun- tiful dinnor, wpocches wora made by Hoenr James, Mastor of tho Stato Grange, sadJ, J, W, Biliingsloy, Stato Purobasing Agout for iho Grangera, ' Polition woro not dlsoussad, but thoy were advised that in votlng to bo guided by thelr, party proforonco. Bovon thousand people wora on tha grounds, —Joln N, Older, of Indianapolis, has beon ap- Intod Fruntoo of tho Indinnn & Iliinoly Coutral lond, to goll tho landa owned by tho Company in Indiaua, Illingls, Towa, and Michigao. —Alphoure Turnor, of Indinnapolis, has boen sppointed Blate Arango Purchasing Agent, vico muinhnry' resignod, —Alrs, "Kato 1folland, a woman 70 years old, wag run ovor and killed by u froight traln, Thurs« duy ovening, on tha Vandnlia Road, soveral milos west of Indinuapolls, Bho was too deaf to lioar tno whistlo on the engine, —Patricl Govin, of Indlanapolis, Thumday attempted to got Into i wagon from tho renr, The horso_ suddenly backed, and s whool Atruck Gavin in thogroin,” Hosuffured littlo inconven- fonco from tho hnrt until yostorday morain whon hio waa suddonly takon sick, and diod withe i an hour. MIOMIGAY, A man named_ John Johnson was brutally beaten and robbed of 3100 at Flowoerfield Thur« duy night. oo, Timothy O'Imnr{ waa run over nenr Ada by & panning frolghit traln, on ‘Chursday night, and fn- stantly killed, ¥is hoad was cut oft and his body badly milated, It is supposed ho had Inid down on the track aud fallen asieop. —John IL Putnam, privato secrotary to Gov. Allen, aud G, A. Dorou, of Colmmbus, havo pur~ chngcd tho Joening Dispatgh for 12,000, and wilt conduot it a8 an indopoudont papor. JAY COOKE & CO. Continuation of the Examinntion Be. fore the' IRexintor in Rauikruptey— Willinm G, Moorcheid, n Member of the Firm, on the Witness=Stnnd, Spearal Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune. Pirvavzrrnia, Bopt. 18—The oxamination in tho rattor of Jay Cooke & Co., bankrupts, was continnod to-dny boforo Hogister Jesevh Mnson, Esq., at his oflice, Bixth street, sbove Walnut, Audloy W. Guzznm, Muq., oxamined the wite TnosscH. Mr. Willinm G. Moorehousd, of the firm of Jay Cooko & Co,, testified ag follows: “Thavo not been oxamined sinco tho Inut so-called final ox- amivation, I wovor purchased, negotiated, or neulsted in uogotiuling for any iron for the Nothora Paclfio Rallrowd Company. I owned at ouo. timo mino or twolve bonds. of thot ' Compavy of 81,000 each, obtained through " J. ~ Edgar 'Phomson, one of tho onginal ownars, for an umount of money loaned sovoral years bofore the construction of the road was commonced. Theso 1 owned out- slde of thoso befongiug to the firmt. Not a singlo bond was furned over to e by Joy Caske & Co. nt tho time of tho assignmont of Alr. Burlow Morehond, know of Mr. Darlow Morehiond’s purchaso of 4,000 tons of railtond {ron for the Northors Vacitio Railroad, for which lo recoived from tho firm of Juy Cooke & Co, bouds of that railvoad ot “their par value.” At this point, all tho provious tostimony boing in_anbwer to questions of Mr. Gazzor, tho witness enid that Lo wanted to it n voluntinry statoment, as follows: ‘¢ Al- though & member of tho firm of Jay Cooke & Go., L_nover cxumined tho books of that fitm, nor did I ovor make u transaction in tho houso whilo T was o membor.” The examination was hen rosumoil, ** I hold sbout 92,500,000 of in- dividual propeety astho timo of tho suspou- Fon of the fim. I never mado o travs- for of a dollar of porsonal property within four monihs proviows to that _time, I am not now ougaged 1 business,” Mr. Moore- hiond, having anknd Tor and bomg grantad loave, made n secoud voluntary statcnont, in sub. wtnaeo as follows: “Yho cavro of the failure of Jay Coalio & Co. could bo datod hack to the succous of the tirm in placing the Government louna upon tho market. Jay Cooko eatublished that busimess, aud was the head aud front ot it, No other man in the United States conld have doneit. Ho negotintod througl tho principnl sud branch houses $1,030,000,000 in bonds For the Govornment, snd bought snd sold after- wards ovor §3,000,000,000 -iu sddition, thus do- ing @ businees iu ton years reprosonted by over 20,000,000,000, & targer amount thien any house in the world over handled in that time, Irom thin, X conchudo that Mr. Jay Cooko, as 1 did, nevor bolioved thas the honse could fail for auch a mim e $6,000,000 or 93,000,000, Weo conid not believe it wheii wo Brw tho doors closed, Mr. Cooko looked wpon 38,000,000 a8 o small amount, a mere bagatollo. Tho oper- ations of Mr, Cooke saved the Government of the United Sintes hundreds of millions of dol- Jutg, If the house had bad tho monoy invested in Northern Pacific bonds in cash gt tho timoe of tho crisis it would mot have susponded, Too much prosperity made the firm unsuspecting of suy embavrassment.” SPECIAL NOTICES. Schenck’s Pulmonic Syrup, FOR THE CURR OF CONSUMPTION, COUGHS, ANDCOL DS, Tho grost virtuo of thi modiofna fs that it ripons tho ‘mattor and throws 1t out of the systom, purifios tho blood, and thun otfocts & curo. BOMENCK'S SFA WERD TONIO, FOR THE CURE OF DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, &0 Tho Tonio producca A hoaltby aotiun of tho stomsch, creating an appetite, forming ehylo, and curlag the most obatinato cases of Indiiostion, BOHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS FOR THE DURE OF LIVER COMPLAINT, &c. Theso pills aro alterstivo and produco a boalthy action of tho liver withont tho least daugor, s they aro froo from calomol, and yot more eflicactuus i rostoriug & Bioalthy actlon of tho liver, Thosa romedics are » cortain curo for Conaumption, as tho Pulmonio Syrup sipens tho matter and purifios the blood, ‘Tho Mandrako Pills aot apon ths liver, creatoa Lealthy bile, and removoall disoases of tho liver, oftonn eauso of Consumption, Tho Sea Weed Tonlo gises tone sad strougth to tho stomach, makos a good direstion, and enables tho organs to form good blood; and thus cro- aton henithy circulation of hoalthy blood, Tho com- Dined action of thesoedloinos, as thus explained, will curo evory case of Consumptlon, if taken In timo, and tho uso of tho mediclacs peraovored In. Dr. Behonok fa professionally at biis princlpal ofice, cor- ner Sixth and Arch-nts,, Philadolphia, overy Mondpy, whora all lottors foradvicamust boaddressed. Bohenck's ‘modicines for salo by all Drugglats. ¢ NOTIOE. I OO, Mombors of the ITUMBOLDT PARK RESIDENOE ASSODIATION are hiecchy notified ta call immodiatoly ¢ tho offico of the Assoolation and pay up tholr install. ments, now duo and payabio. This wotico d¢ givon fn pursuanco of tho provision of tha statuto of tho Stato of Tilinols govorning Homostoad Acsoclations. By ordor of tho Board of Diretare, OHARLES PROEBBTING, Seo'y. 'CN“KO Aug. DISSOLUTION NOTIGES, e T e DISSOLUTION. 0 copartaurship (n tho Fuenituro busl DS Mo eor s W, horatoforo g ivad by ‘mutual o gantoe. Sbe 316 (iseolrad by miitual agruoment, dolin’ Kouor cous ho Lusiness, avsnming ail Babilitios, and eolloote T Ay i, R IONA RO JOIN' WA TLOSBELN DERS' MEETING. Rockford, Rock Island & St Louis Railroad Co Secrelary's 0fce, RoOK 18LAND, 1ik, Bopt. T, 18H. | Stockholders’ Meeting. otlon Iatoroby givon that,tha anmial mooting of tho Skl dor o i Moattord, Kool Taiand & St Jouls bl Camapany sill b hold AL th oitices of tiie Gome= i esitoat vty Ulaeli o Wodnoadag, do 31l day of Qotabor, 4} W1 WHTIEILIEAD, Soorotary. FINANCIAL, i EANOIR L i Tivingston & Corapany's Bank, 10 Phueasts New York, 0 d for thu business of out-of-town lisuks, Bank- o e, Inaividunts, a ONors Speaint b ditearnonts rrospondent Iivo por cuat intorost allowoed on dllllilmlunua‘ Uity, Couiity, aud Town londs, also uther markotably seourltios, wanted for sale on come mivalon, Firsteolnas lous nogatiuted, LEGAL, R R S Lt SUPERIO COURT OF COOK COUNTY. IN CHANCEIY, STATH OF ILLINOIS,) oo Cousry oy Coux, > 'ho Peuplo vt tho Nisto of Illinols oy Tiio Attantlo and Facltlo Tnwranco Comnsny., Tpursunuca of n ecrew, vatorcd 4is 1o aliove aanse on out, §y v Lhs 1474, Which dirvuts 1o, &v om0 o¥ thu s~ forh fr Chan seld Conrt, L0 52 tos iR ato of i 'oF thn catly n thy elemy :i%0 o i, ak ol und suako rornrts o ahuveamied Cowgos, § i Bbroby uoiily alh b the sane boleco nio, v Tiavioig vt olainia fo prassise tor ap Aforiald, 8 oy ollica Al Jiey 1, Wi ver afforod, upos IENIXAY D, ataanupEn i Chifoago, Proofs reasouablo ngtfou amiuation, ~Dato itor {n s 1 Uovk Oounl A Hew Fall Dregs Goods i Lowsst Pris, J. B SHAY, Calls special attention to the above announcement which in- cludes all the Newest Fabrics and Designs, suitable to the present and coming season, Also to a line of BLAGK DREGS G00DS ‘Which are particularly recom- mended for superior quality and low price, and which will well repay an ingpection by in- tending purchasers. By o Dress Goods on tis Wost Side, CARNON, PIRIE & (0, Madison and Peoria-sts. DRESS GOODS, All tho latost and most dosirable fabries, in the choicost shades, and in almost ondless variety, at 20 to 30 por cent below rogular pricos. Tho following are a few among the mony bargains now displayed on the countors of tho Great West Side Dry Goods House. TLarge assorted iots of Dréss Goods on the cheap tables at 25 and 30 cts yard, somo of them worth 66 cts. Good all-wool Cashmeres, dark shades, 40 cts, worth 85 cts. Fine all-wool Satines, 45 cts, for- merly 76 cts. Good all-wool Empross Cloths at 37 ots, a bargain, Emproess Cloths, regular 75¢ qual- ity, for 50c. Hoavy wool Fronch Diagonals, a bargain, 60 cts. Elogant Fancy French Wool Diag- onnls 85 cts, usual prico 80 cts. The finest and best Lyons Roll Poplins, reguley $1.76 quality, equal to tho Irish, for §1,0" yard, Black Poplin A )acas 371-2 cts yard, half prico. - Black Brilliantines, handsome quality, 50 ets. . Black 48-inch French Cashmeres, o good article, $1.00.. Lot of dark Fancy Silks 76 and 86 ots yard, a bargain. IT PAYS 70 TRADE N THE WEST SOE, RID GLOVES. KID GLOVES! NEW FALL THPORTATIONS, State and Washington-sts, Have in stock Courvoisier's 2-Button TLadies' Kid Gloves in Navy Blue and Plum Shades; 3-Buttons Dark Fall Shades; Alexandre's 2 and 8 Buttons Rich Fall Shades; full lines 2and 3-ButtonsLight Blue and Pink, very choice shades; also Gents' 1 and 2 Buttons; all the latest and most faghionable, HAIR GOODS. STILL SLAUGHTERING FORCED SALE! OF 11T BANKRUPT STOOK OF J. N. MARCHMONT & C@., HIUMAN HAIR IMPORTERSY, Uonsigued to us expresely for IMCMLICHDIATIT SALIS. 8,000 HUMAN FAIR SWITCHES For 450, 76, $1,25, §3, and upwnrd, “rppyEn ELALER,” 328 West Madizon-at,, cor, Aberdeon, BABY HOLDER AN Mark)An Autoinatie A Mothers l{;:\l'«‘l‘(l-;zg:x ke w i mont atiinotive ¢ Vciygituies wonian's o8 ) Tighuaue ot Wbl o, M. 00 "Chilsace; thing in fixyosttion Ualler LUR A —Zem e s R YEDICAL. SAVORY & MOORE'S Best Food for [nfants blox Mothae's Milk movo closcly than any otlior B e foutly TVIITGL, 44 Logt ~thnt of Bros moung tho growi nud nealth vl the oulld. "The Atoyal Tamlies of “ifngland an U avo suppliod with this Towd, and the Stedical Protusslon rocommend 1t ‘Ilhl\:ll‘f}‘l.i Tha [ Trade Purtoetinn, Illl";l;l c‘unlmul\ fl::fl H‘Dtml{l I"’l‘n.“fil‘““.l rk}l‘l,:l Iicaios aud oinione. - Wholosalo and e e 1 N A TN LONDOH, TG 2l obontiate. sud suasckesiecs b o (0 N (Y b ly HAVOL MOSufd pidis oS08 asipanta aad plioats i ngos,