Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1874, Page 1

DIAMONDS, WATOHES, &o. PEREMPTORY SALEWLSIN&EVEN Ofnfino stock of DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, WATOHES, proparatory to oponing with a now ELEGANT SILVER for Wedding Presents and Testimonials. agod, ot an immonse sacrifico, stook. slightly dam- Wholesale Orders, and work for'the Tade, promptly attonded to. GILES, BRO. & CO,, 286 & 28 TR abasihh~av. EXPOSITION. ART NOTICE, FULLY The Finest Collection of K3, &o. P SPUBL ol B SAVEDI Falile Paintngs| MANDEL BROS, - EVER EXAIBITED IN THE WEST. The Paintings in tho Art Gal- lery of the Exposition, with few exceptions, are all offered for sale, and purchasers will find the pres- ent exhibition a rare opportumty to secure WORKS OF STER- LING MERIT at LOW PRICES. The Pictures have been chosen with great care, and the Exposi-~ tion bears all the expense of trans- portation and insurance, hence buyers can sclect Paintings under the most favorable conditions. The collection contains tho very ‘best examples of the French, Ger- man, Belgian, and Roman schools, as well as choico works of Ameri- can artists. Not only the ARTISTS GUARANTEE THE ORIGINALITY Of their productions, butall Painte ings will be sold as they are repre- sented. < The names of the artists are a SUFFICIENT GUARANTEE OF THE EXCELLENCE ©f their Paintings,and interesting subjects have been selected from thie eascls of artists of established und rising roputation. Fhere is Tere an opportunity for THOSE DESIROUS OI' ORNA- MENTING THEIR HOMES 'To secure works;by artists of grow- ing popularity, whose Pictures may be as yot comparatively un- Znown in America, but which, as with many recently, will doubl.e or treble in value within a short time. INFORMATION CONCERNING PRICES Will be cheerfully given to any one by Mr. Derby, or any of his assistants, Letters concerning spurchases may be addressed to #H. W. DERBY, Manager Art Department, Exposition Building, Chicago. N, B PERSONS FROM A DISTANCE -will find it to their interest to visit this exhibition and examine the Paintings. Expostion! SPEGIAL HOTIEE The Exeoutive Committes of the Inter-State Industrial Exposition congratulate the citizens of Chicago and the Northwest on the unquali- fied success of the Second Annual Exhibition, both as regards the exhi- ‘bition itself and also the attendance, The Departmenta are now complete and the display in all respects sur- passes that of anything of the kind ever seen in this country, No One Shord Fal to Attend. LAKE NAVIGATION. Announco s Continuation of their GREAT SALE DRY GOODS Zor o fow duys longer, We offer this week the balance of onr ; atool BLACK SILKS At Extraordinary Reduced Prices! $1.26 Silksat - - - - 9be 1,60 Silksat - - - - $1.10 176 Bilksat - ~ - - 1,26 2.008ilksat - - - - 1,50 R.25 Bilks, heavy weight, 1.76 2.60 Silks, heavy weight, 2.00 8.50 Silks, Satin finish, 2.76 Unusun] inducoments aro offered in alt our other Departments ag well, Wo invite an examination before purchas- ing elsewhore, 63 & 65 Washington-st. Michigan-av. and Twenty-second-st, MILLINERY OPENING. Opening. HILLINERY OPENING T0-DAY AND TO-MORROW., HOTCHKIN, PALNER & G0, 1(}'7 & 139 State-st. ABSOLUTE PROTECTION Agdainst Fire. Oitizons and Strangora ate Invited to eall at tho offico of BROWN BROTHERS, Corner Clinton and Jaokson-sts., At aoy time, and soo our **SPRINKLERS" In actusl oporation, SEND F'OR CIRCULARS. HOTEL. CLIFTON HOUSE Cornor Wabash-av, end Monrog-st,, Onpusite Exposition Bullding. 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Tho host T a CHAMBION KA Ry N6 i, Manutactytod by’ TBANICHIL & W ACKEON, i {(u Shoot onth-at., oo PAPER HANGINGS, AT PRIOES TO SUIT THE T RA I S . 196 West Madison-st, ALEX. DRAKE. _INDIGO BLUY, BARLOW' INDIGO BLUE, Original wwd Unoxcelled for Bluclug Clothes, Py at Wilthorger's 1, Bty No. 213 Ll o R A : o NS R A e ey, torcopted by & part; tho flelds. il quit his horse with the intention, it is supposod, sbot 8y he othors then_ wero store, 8 wlere the wholo porty stoppod umtil nearly davk, whon the prigoners wore tuken into about halt u milo in the reat of the store, From partios bodies wora of them knees, for apporrances indicated as much, and that thoy ou‘ all shot in the hourt Thoy are buried in two gravos, near whore thoy foll, Edgerton, ta tho Hutchingon plantation, right on tho banic of tho river, and tho cours, best citizons in the noighborhood doploro it, and are, I think, ignorant of tho partios who didl the dood. A clerk ot Waid's storo, who saw tho wholo party, statod that thoy wore Tho following hore from a Republican ofiioholder at that placo: ling withont authorlty, B3nE into o cauntry'to kill negroes. troopis alouo cau quiet thom, the orowd, with | Trow Bpring Orock and Jackuon, Ho way told to K0 into o cortain bottom ot 5 o'clouk Tuesday at- ternoon, and ho did wo, thore they appointed the Captain. ing took dinpatchor 3 over thore how many there woro at Hurper' Chapol, and to arrango for the meotlug 8t a cor- tain bridge st night, They mot socording to sgreoment that night, There had never bofore beon any organlzation. Tho companios had boon THE SOUTH. Statements- of the Con- tending Parties in New Orleans. Delicate Relutiox;s of Western Senators to the Kellogg Government. Authentic Account of the Coushatin Affair, The Butchery Accomplished by Strangers to the Place. The Trenton Massacro---Narrative of Ouo of tho Lynchors. The Negross and the Oivil-Rights Bill, _— Reports of Outrages in Alabama Offi- cially Denied. ‘ LOUISIANA. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicado Tridune, New OntEAxs, La., Sopt, 22.—No movoments of importancs havo boen made by tho contend- ing partics to-doy. It is undorstood that Goy. Kollogg is proparing a statement to bo submitted to the public, which will bo ropliod to by tho Committces of the Oppoaition. The papers, bofore mentioned fn thesa dis- patchos as hoving been soizod with tho Stato- Houso, woro TETULNED TO GOV, KELLOGG'S ODSTODY, along with tho proporly of the State. Copios of all the important documents wero mado whilo they wero in tho hands of Mr. MeEnery's ofti- cials, but thoy will nut bo'furuished for publica- tion at prosent, although they would make vory interosting reading mattor, Republican Scnator from a Western Stato besido tho honorabio gontloman from Wisconsin soems to havo hd profitablo busincss relations with Gov. Kellogg. - Another eminent THE COUSTATTA MASSAORE, Tho following oxtract from o private lattor ro- ceived hero to-day 18 tho first suthontic account of the manner in which the Coushatta Pprisoners mot tholr death. business tour through tho northern parishes: “I havo just roturned from store, i of tho killing of tho Coushatta prisouors, luthug was”oll dovo_in this (Cnddo) pavish, Dowed, Twitohell, and Edgerton Woro It i8 from o gantloman on o trip to Ward's tho lowor part of this paris, the aculnu Tho ILLED ON TIIE ROAD X in front of tho Hutchinson piautation, the two former whore they were o#erinken, and the Jat- tor (Edgorton; cbout a half mile farthor up the {ho"road, ft sooms that ho nitompred to escape, and had got momo dis- tanco from s pursuors, but was in. Wwiho came up ncross of swimming Red Rivor, but wag wont ovor tho bank, The A takon Dbuck 1o Ward's distanco ~ of. about % miles, the “woods AND TIERESHOT. who wero prosont when the found, it wocms that must havo * boed on thoir been placed in lino, as thoy wore and fora pactot the body, throo in ench, i Dowes, Twitcholl, and in 4 littlo grave-yard bolonging othors iu the woods., Of ot much is said about it thero, but tho THE ROUGHEST BET {m ’?vnr eaw, and that all were wntire strangors 0 hitn, tho worle was dono by men from Do Soto, with, possibly, a fow Toxuns among thom, 8 & com. Ppany from Panola County was roported present nlt. (z(lmr:hnfin, directed by men from about Cou- shatin,” Tu seoms to by the opinion thoro that “Tho troubles nt Bayon Sara havo AGAIN DROKEN OUT. dispatches linve lieon recoived Davou Sana, Supt, 21, There 148 movoment on foot hora to-night by tho Whito-Lenguera to rencw the troubles of tho past weck, Thoy aro arming, ond will_movo on ug hero or proceed to Lust Folickuna, Tor tha bloud of Rapublicins, ©d without cause, nud whitu rloters go scott-frons Tho Leaguora uro thirsty opublicans ary tredi- Bixou Bans, Bept, 22, The whitoe aro spain undor nrms_hore, 'snil patrole Somo aro_disguised, and ars Unied Stales 170 the Assaciated Preas) BESIONATION OF A JUDGE, New Onuusns, La., Bopt, 23.—Judgo A. A, Alocha, of the Buperior Criminal Court, yester day tendered his reignation to Gov. Kollogir, No roasun is arsignod, authorilies agniunt the leaders of tho recont Tovolution wuuly be bronght boforo this court, Any action by the Sinte o THE TRENTON MASSACRE. From the Naahoille (Tenn,) Banner, Sept, 19, Learning that Pon Davis, the young mau who informed upon tho Trenton band of diegnised mon, and whoso toatimony, porhaps, more thun any ono elss, led to thoir mdictmons, was in tho city, a Danner roportor sought him out yoster- day for an Interviow. Mo mot Davis on Chorry stroot, and, informiog him of his wiahog, the re- porter and Davis went to Davis' room, No. 6 Colunnado Building, than 17 yoara of ago, and speaks fn a froe, frank, and onsy mannor, Io said, fu substanco, that tho peoplo in his unoighborhood fully be- lievod that tho nogroos, who bhoad mnnine tainod n throntoning attitudo, had intended to mako war Airing upon the two but thoboginning of it, Lo nor & gront muny of thoss who broke opon tho Trenton Jall hul any iden of doing o at tho elart. Monday ovening, boforo thut uiair, about twonty disguised men startod to town, but conoludod thoy would not take tho nograes out that night, becausolt was thought they did nat have onough men, i thon proposad to raias twonty boys from over in biy nolghborhood, across the Forked Doer Tilver, and join thom, f about nnvoutx—flvn nion, Lhoy then disporsed 10 moet U'nos; ington rand, 4 sombled according to arran; romont, comingg to« gothor in two partics, ane t) thirty-oight strong, Mr. Davia is not move upon the whitos, and that tho oung_men at night was DBut evon thon noithor Ouo of tho company ‘I'hoy concluded to got togethor ay night at 0 o'clock on - tho Lox- ‘e'mfinn from town. Thoy ag- irty and tho othor Ilio wholo nigitborhood waa ropresented in 1o oxcoption of o fow who came Whon he got down This meot- lnco at Hurpor's Ohapel. A mun was over to Eldud to inform tho compauy SDAY, SEPTEMBER 43, 1 gottan up on the spur of tho moment, Befora starting Into town, ol were requirod to take an oatlt nover to reveal anything thnt pasyod that night, and they wora Lo stick by ono anoth- er. Tharo woro slxty-oight mon prosent, Threa of theso, who wero on poor horiios, straggled bo- hind, and, being_necostod by tho polics, boat a hnsty rotront. Thoy had on almostevery kind of garmont, somo tholr wives' clothing, most of thom tlio Kn-Klux mnalk, and fow having no mask atall. Whon they got upon the equare thoy formed into line, gnd ovory othor man dis- mountod. It was undoretood bofora tha crowd loft tho rendezvous that auy man who should cnll snothor's nsmo that night should bo whippod. Davis took good caro that ho mon- tionod nio namo. e didn't want to bo whipped, Aftor ovary othor man had dismounted, thoy wout to the Jail aud domanded the uogrous from tho jailor, with whom thoy hnd to talk right smart boforo they ot tho koys, Tho Jnitor was told if ho didn’t glvo up tho kogs thoy wonld iafl him, and ho gavo thom up, and whon {hoy got tho koys they shook thom, b yoll way given, tho nozrocy takon out, and thon followad nnpthor yoll. Thoy tiod twolvo of tho nogroes, twer sy two, with & ropo obtained from old mnn Lovos- yoll, ono by hitauelf and thon threo topothor, ‘Thoy wero taken out on tho Iuntington’ roud, Niol Ivio was tho only nogro among thom thal talkod any, atid ho was told by ono of th crow, wiih an oat, to shut his mouib, or ho, tho dis: gutsed man, would kill him. 'Davis was told that Ivio ut ano time got down on his knoos, but ho did ot soo that. While crossing tho bridzoe ono of the nogroes said * Go,” nud afl thonogr save fivo altompled to spring over tho bri 5o, and Lhe greatoat coufusion followed. ‘The shoot ing was indiscriminato, Evory object which scemed to huve the appenranco of a nopro waa shot at. ~About ovory othor mnn did the shaote ing. = Ouo of tho disguised mon who was jorked offtha bridgo by ong of the nogroos, got in tho Way of n tray bullet and had Lis flnger shot off, ho fivo nogroes who didn't g0 wora shot down, Whon ko left thore wero ton of thew lying faco downwards on the ground, "hoy wore lott for dead, ' Davis nover did know what boeamo of tho six nogroca that ran away., Tlo know ho countod ton that wero loft for doad, Thoy fell whoro thoy woro shot, Tho disgnised mou shot four or flvo nogroca in tho hed after lying thoro, mupposed to bo doad. Some ono enld thab thoy had bottor go round und shoot ovory dnmn ono in thohoad. ‘thoy ware thus shot with pockot-pistols. Threo of the NORTUCH Woro Iying thoro_gromuing, aud that is why thoy ahiot them. If thoy bad made no noiso thoy would not ngain have been shot. Ono of the men #aid, * Let's go down and kill thoso damn dovily that's fromniog.” Tho boys wero all n » mighy bi hurry, ‘aud loft tho placo mighty fast. Aftor gotling n ahort distance nway, thoy all soparated, Davis snid that when ho joined tho band thoy did not tell him that thoy wore %a(ng to kill any of tho nogroes. Ho supposod they woro simply going to take thom out and make thom tell what thoy know, and that o whipping would bo tho re. sult should they refuso to toll ail thoy Aid ko but whou ho naw them got tho ropo, 1t was thor that bo felt that the crowd were going to haag thom or ahoot thom, Davis snid that almost avory man in the erowd thought ho had killed o nogro. They did not keep'it n great dend of n scerot. 1o wos told that others Lad signified tholr willinguees to turn Stato’s ovidonco, and had ho not dono 8o 8010 of thom would, He thought ho had bot.- ter, or had ns well, do it and eacapo punishment 5 nny ono olve. ' Ho had beon up boforo the Grand” Jury throo times, Ifo told all about jt the last time. Ilo had been tounted by his frionds, who told him thoy did not think he would do whot ho hud dons. He was about to Ko to Arkausns tho night boforo he ooncluded to turn State's ovidonce,” Ilo Kovo his brotner the last nickol nud told him to g0, 1Ie hsd coma to Nosbyillo, us it was - thought eafer for Luid to bo oro. s e THEB NEGRO AT THE SOUTH. ‘Tho following is an oxtract from a lettor ro- coived last weok by a clorgyman of this city fram bis sov, who lives in Mudison, 8. 0. I fear wobiull Lisvo vory oxelting timos fhis Tall nnd Wwiter, Aftor two years of pouco zud quict vl ull Dbarties nnd ull rices, all at once, in & momont as it ‘wore, lika a volcano burstlog from tho cartl fu komo unoxpeeted place, and at a o which 1o ono antlele Pated, wo aro thiown inlon politieal snd soclal tone ‘Vulsion, tho ond of which no man can soo, WIL this otornnl negro queation never bo seltied 7 Will tho Noxth never coaso legluluing on ft? For tho Dast two or thireo years wo have bad poace ond goud fecling betwosn tho whites snd blacks; and atno time dince tho War, untll about a month ago, hiad thero beon moro perfoct’ syinpathy and. ool wili amang ail glaskes, Tlio negro his cvery political aud logal right Loro that tho whita.man L, Thon how fa it tiat, all of & audden, vo aro startled by sucl: an outburst of crimo dud disorder 2 Wiy doesit como after two or threo yoars of profound poace and good ordor, Jugt on tho ovo of important oluctions? Tt does setim to mo tlat a fool might undorstand it, It comes of a fow political, holl-desorviug villving, who inutizato o fow of the worst classes of tho Jghorunt {rcedmen to_coutnit Bobio utrato on {ho whites, well knowing that (i Whites would revengo it with suddon and terriblo pun. {slunent, nd that tho fact would bo published through.. out tho North a3 nn uvidence of white hatred_toward thoaiegro, I do not deny=—thiero is no doubt—that thero wra cases whero wiilto men havo comunitied outrages ou uegraus; bit du what part of the country fs no violenco perpotrated? Whcre, in the North, do ot murders (ake placo? “[ho truth s, 1hls Clvil Rights Lill will' bo the worat $htng for tho negro-race that conld bo dove for thom, It wil cause many of the poor, ignorant boluge to by killed, I coulit ‘mention nunierous cases wiwro they have outragod fomalos aud fnsulted them from a bew liut that tuo Qivil Righta bill gavo thom tho right to murry any white woman thoy picaced, with or without Lor cousent ; und, i every cace, thoy Lave miot tho puaisiment thoy doserved,—death, 'They do not une derstand gt and thoso whito dovils who aro aftor thieir vates do not tako an; paina to {uform thom, or corroct thofr orronconanad dengorous viaws,—knowing 4bat tho mors negroos thoy gt killed tho ‘more votos for their party, . . , Judulug tho negro by tho few seattcred about tho towns aud clties fu that section,—quitodifferent belngs feam cotton-field negroes,—mixad schools North wou niot Lo naytling, bocause, in & echool of 100, thero would only be not mora than a dozen negrocs, Lint & nixed achool bere would bo the ruvorso, . My chil- dren would go to 1 school whoro thero wonld 1o 200 oz 400 negro children aud oulyubout 20 whitee, . , , Laying neldo all quostions uf race, sud putting ‘it on, their moral status alone, I would len thousand times rather that my children shionld novor seo tho insids of o chiool-liouso than tht they should be lablo o this overwhelming welyht of ignorunce, and superstittony and lowaness, Our sehoals aro 18 frooto tho negroes un {0 the whites, but the lattor liuvy (o foot tho billa, aud all thoy uk s, thit the uegro childran shull ocoupy tho room set asidofor them, 1n othor words, the white an bullds two sehool-houses, ulflto in all’ rospects, and gives ous to th negro, uud pays his tesoliars, aid saye 10 him, 4 Bdueato” your cliffdeon as you pléann;; Towill do tho ssme with mine,” Could h do more Tuma tired and sick of this evorlusting subject, I halled the Lmaucipation Proclamation with o Lopiug 1t would kill tho niggor ™ subjuot, nnd “did ot objuct Lo the nogro vatiug and holdiug ofico, though I thought it doubtfut pollcy, Suuth Caroling, Louiluna, znd Misslualppi, show those doubls to bave heen well founded, for 1now it 1a o sonrco of discor the rlght of voting wud holding oflee not Lnvheg kidled tho negro question, ) —_— ALABAMA, REPORTED FOLITICAL OUTRAGLS OFFIOIALLY CON- TRADIUTED. MoxTaoyeny, Aln, Sspt. 23.—W, B. Jones, United Btalos Commissionor at Dowmnpolis, Murengo; County, und the Republican candidate for Lrobato Judgo, writea that notn man haa boen Killed nor n ningle outago committod in that county on nceount of political feoling, and that froo peech and Ropublican opinions ean bo indulgod in anywhere. o boat of fooling provails hetwoon tho colored Ropublicaus and the Democrats, ———— GRAIN TRANSPORTATION, B ~ Actof the Erie o Inatironds K Deitvorion, Snecial Diupateh to The Chieaao Tribune, Now York, 8cpt. 22,~The gruin-dealors in the Produco-Lxchango mot to-day to tako notion on the ciroular sont to tho Lxchanga by the Erie and the Now York Central Rellrond Companies, which Informed deslora that after tho st in- stant froo lighternge dolivorios of grun in lesy thuu loty of fouror five ear-loads would coaso, Curlos Cobb prosented n series of rogolutions, Wwhich woro doplod, Those providad that a8 this notion of tho railronds would bo unjust aud unnocossary againat this, nod In favor of other, matkets, i comuittco of #x membors of {ho {(Imh\-lnuh! coufor with the reprosentatives of . Now Yorl Central farding Lighterago . the threo trank lines upon tho subjoot, aud ro- Portad u futuro mooting, - " THE JAY COOKE ESTATE. PitAngrrina, Bopt, 22,—Loewls, Trustoe in Jay Coolie “bunkruptoy, hes filod with the Noglster o dotuilud slatomont of 298 itemn of zocolpts und 400 itemn of oxpondituces, tho totat vocoipta shown bolng $1,013,951,11, and the ox- gnuaituru» £403,196,70, leaving a balonco of 760,655.08 in the bands of the Trustco on the 101k inat, (g POLITICAL. —_——— Early Notes of the Fall Oam- Daign in Chicago, A Solemn Mecting of tho North Side Republicans, Appointments of Campaizsn Com- miltees and Speakers, The Ninth Ward Independents Arrange for the Coun- ty’s Salvation, Disorderly Meeting of the Eightcenth Ward “ People,* Some Incidental References to 0, B, Farwell and J. D, Ward, Congressional and County Conventions in the West. LOOUAL POLITICS. THE CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE CONVEN- TION. Tho time for holding tho Congrossional and Legislativo Convention of tho People's party hna beon changed from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5, owing to tho fact that the Sonatorlal Convention for tho districla of Lalo and MocHonry Countios will bp hold Oct. 1, the dnto detormined upon ‘for tho Congresilonal Conventions in Olieago; and, ns ZLako Gonnty ia ombraced in tho Third Congros- elonnl Diatriot, it waa Goemod oxpadient to post- pous tho Conventlon here in ordor to givo tho Lnke Couaty * people” an opportunity to par- ticinete without contlicting with thelr local Gon- veutiona. TR NORTIL SIDE NEPURLIOANS, A gonoral meoting of Notth Sido topublicans was hold lost ovoning at Bonzingor's saloon, corner of North nvonue and Orchard street. Ald, Tom Cannon wns callod to the ohalr, and Gon, Rodman was clected Becerotary, ‘t'ho moet- iug wan attouded by most of tho old sot, chief umong whom woro noticed Tim Bradloy, Ernest Hummel. Petor Almondingor, Jobn Paul, and many more of the eawme kind, The Chairman announced that the mooting wap called to roport tho namea of Campaign Committees in all the North 8ide wards. Only partinl roports could be mado uutil noxt meot. ing. " “U'he Socrotary then read the partinl list as fol- own ¢ . surteenth Ward—Albort Pateh, Relimfol, linry {1:ssomans, John (eastottor, botor Rutilz, Joun Armburster, ‘P, M, Ryder, Jolm K. Satlor, Teury Inglobardt. , ¥, Wiles, Tienty toase, Seventeenth Ward—Charlos Sorry, John Tanprun, Thomas Kelly, Jihteentiv Ward—Auotine Larson, Jamos Nolan, Jobu S, Mullen, Mncteenth Ward—Frod Biffor, B. McCormick, Ncliolns 2etrie, O, W, Fuller, Ed Lox,” W. AL, Giarlo, Chirles Rosenshul, Divid Wyloy, Jucol, Labick, Ziwentisth IVard—Goorga Addler, John Nussbaum, Auguat Iteudricls, John A, Ralply, Audrew Nelson! Duuiel Quirk, Louis Batnor, Fred Kolllnmer, ALenry Ruoks, Georgo Kubuon,' Adam Baor, Thomas ou Val. Rich, Emil Tho list, 6o far as mado out, was approved. Cournd Folz did must of the nomiaating, and Gon, Rodman did most of iho talxing, Dr. Kramer, an old Ropublicnn, protestod againgt cliquos and star-chawber Lo wantod overyvady to bave a full sud Tair hoarlng, _ [Appiausoand intorvaption,] Gon. Rodman moved that tho list of namos bo complated at & mooing to bo hold in Fitz Trillmann’s saloon, on Division, botwoen Markot nn;‘: lguukh‘u stroots, Friduy evoning, which pro- vallod. After somo rathor DLolstorons talk by a fow porsous presont, the general meoting adjonrned. Tho Ropublicus of, tho Sixtuenth Ward then got togother and appeinted tho [nllo\vlug Com- thittee of Nino to draft constitution aud_by-laws for a ward elub : Gon, Rodman, Capt. Ryan, J. C. Burke, N, Kasplor,John ’l‘x'unlelf, Josoph Ras- tor, John Kelber, Frank Lindobol, 3T, ‘A. Dubofs, Adjourncd subjoot to oall, TIE SIXTI WARD, A mooting of the citizens of the Bixth Ward was leld Mondny ovening at Eck's Hall, 207 Arohor avenuo, for tho purpose of organizing an Opposition Club. Tho following woro olooted ofticors: Prosident, J. B, Stophons; Vico-Presi- donts, P. Wall, Willism Saunders, Johu Brahm, Chris Eigorman, James Rowon, Hanry Mor- ris, nrtm, Augustus Nowhaus, ~ Lowis Blubm, and M. Gotfried; Svorotary, CGeorgo Graonwood. Aftor transacting somo business tho Club ndjonrned to moot at the same pluco Bopt. 26, ot Lnlr-past 7 o'clock, THE NINTIt WARD. A sbort but wweet meoting of the Young en's Indopondont Club was heid lnst ovouing ut No. 83 Dlue Island avenuo, Capt. Joyce occupied tho chair, aud Mr. Clifford noted as Secrotury. After the roll had beou culled, Billy Frazor nd- drossed the Club in Indignnnt tonos, naking why Lis name bad not beon ealled with tho other womberg. Somo one answored that lio had been blackmilod,and, proialiming bimsolf ns a stroug Ropublican, ho sat down minidst lond upflmmn. Calls wero thon mado for saveral gon: lomon in tho binll, but each of thom rofused to tho stand. At lust Frank Lawlor ontored the {ront rows of tho crowd, and n deafeni, shouni woub up forn spoech from him. Mr. Lawlor thon addrossod tho Club on thoir dutios ns an dopeudout club. During his disvourse ho. g them un olaborato deseription of severnl old wnd dead partios, aud honed they would muko us 5ood a showing as did thelr forofuthors. Ariangetents. Mr. James Mulono then voluntoorod a spooch. IMo said that thero was mno uso in beativg about the bush. At least nino-tonthia of thoso provant wero thero chielly becauso they had seon the notico In tho duily paporn. Ho noticod in tho wuno papbrs Itous stating that J.-D. Ward was & candiduto for Congress, and that Ald. Jumos O'Dricn wau & candidato for ro-olaction. Horo, thon, was o starting point, If noither J. D. Ward nor Jamos O'Brion wworo fit for ro-olection, thon it was ono of the firat dutics of nu indopondent elub to find bettor mon for their places. In bis opinion, Ald. O'Brion waa o good mnn, and thore word thousands of roasons why ho should again bo roturned to tho Conunon Council. 1o was Joud- Iy applanded. Tho meotimg thon adjonrnod to moat Fridsy oveulng, at No. 154 Blue Islaud av= onuo, A meoting of tho Executivo Committeo of the ‘Taxpayors' ‘and Citizons' Independent Clubi of the Ninth Ward was unnounced for lust evauing, but, aa thero wore but two or thrao mombors of tho Committeo prosent, the idoa_of transacting any businosy was abundoned, M, Coneheholl Reynolds was Yrmnpuy on hand, fully preparod to doliver an mlu'omptu address, but was oom- pelled worrowlully to wond his way in sourch of Home other meeting fortunato onough to huve a quorum, : TR BIONTEENTHE WARD, A vory disordorly msoting of tho Eightoonth Ward branch of tho Tooplo’s party was hold last ovening, at tho saloon No. 73 Ohleago avonue, ‘Cho majority of those in attondanco WOro youog mon, snd a rudor or more -unoouth sot it would bo dificult to collect togother, Tt is snfo to Eay thit ouo-Lalf of thio audionve wers noithor voters nor roaldonts of tho ward, yet it did all of tho yolling usual on such minor politiont ocenslons, and acluully awod tho mora worthy half into subjoction 1o and uequioscence with thoir rowdy schomes, Mr, Jamos Lyman wag tho Ohalrman of tho mootlng,” aund, esa #oon a4 he go on | - NUMBER 31, could restora ordor, ho callad upon a commitlos appointed at n provious neoling to procure n bl to yoport, Thore belug no ropresontativa of that Committoo Prasout, somebody suggestod Lhat the body bo onlarged, nnd In jts enlarged form givon further Limo to roport, Tho Bugges- tion met with genoral approval, and somo othor hody proposed eight or ton names, drawn, a8 ha #uld, from tho various Drecinaty, and movod that thay bo addod to the Comumitteo. The namon wero propased to the meoting ono 1y one, and tho Olniv declared all of thom nluctcxf: amid the nioat doufoning aonfuslon, After this litllo stroko of logitimato businosy wns gono through with, the inavitaple speock - wras eallod for by thomob, and in responso to the loud eallsox-Ald, Caj ruoy mounted walting chair, and dolivored lhmsclf of ono of lus characteriutia oratoricul offorts. ITik lnuguago was noithoe chiolen nor gramunalical, but thon bo suceredey in conveying n had mprossion of Ald. Cannon and Chatloy Farwoll, 1fo dovoted moat of i upoech to the formor individual, miying that he s uttorly unworthy of the votes of hia hoar. erd, having, after an olection on tho Ropublios an] ticlket, bolted to tho Peoplo's party, and then, fter wacuriug the position of County Mayistrata at tho hiands of that organzation, bolted back again Lo tho Ropublicans, Auothior etrong polug nindo by the * sponker " was his denuneiation of tho coutsn purancd by Ald, Caudon and other Irish Aldormen in tho roseption of ‘the Cnnadinsn Viceroy, Lord Dufllerin, This particular oratorigal 8illy was grooted with yoe diforous cheors that Mr. Gannon would trombla in his hoats to Liear, Singuiar to say, Mr, Carnoy noglected to vefor (o Ar, Farwoll boyoad ao) ora tnontion. of thal gontloman's numo, having rid himsolf of the porilous stuff that wolghod npon his mind, #o far as Canton \vh concorned, o bido an- wkwatd good-night to thosn in frontof him, nnd, Jumping from the chair, disappented in the heterogenoous boer-drinking muss thnt filled tho placo. Mr. Rannoy, said to bo pedagoguo of some Attalmnoncs, was tho noxt apeakor,” Iy ad- drens woy g rambling afTair, covering oll the yeus from tho timo whon tho Democrats wora In powor to tho presont day. From his remarks a nerson would judya the gentleman to be it Wt ealled a Copporhioad in other da, &, for hotook a vote on tho popularity of tho oufulm-ury Gov- ornmont as compared with that nos in existonco, Constituting himsolf Chinirman nswoll ag Spenkor, ho sunounced that the voto was Yastly fn favor of such & government ap that in vogue when millions of human boiniga wero fn bondage, whan tho fact was patent toan earloss projudiced than bis own, that the sympathies of the audionco Woro outiroly the ofhier way. Dr. Itntinoy clored by declaring that ho wos i intimato hd of Caunnon's, but still more intimate friondshibs compelled him to supnort & person named Swoonoy for Alderman, 1Io would not only spenk for Swecnoy, but ho would dio fou him If the necossitlon of thio canvasy domanded such o personal encrific. With this truly Spare tan uttoranco, Mr. Rauncy slid into tho erowd aud obscurity, Tho noxt’ sponker was o foir-haired Sweda aamed Iiambro, Ho donouncud the communis- tic sontiment in round torms, but, not being in national sympnthy with o mnjority of his audit om—no fur 18 tho country in which thoy o their parents woro born i concornod,—he met with but litto attention, and the numbrr of supposed oratorical gomé which foll from his lips wero, owing to tho provailing confusion, lost to all s smalt but solact and cager knot of tistenors. Honco, further aflusion to whot ho may havo snid must bo curtailod. A man named Watson aunouncod himeolt ag a candldate for Aldormun, with tho rowmark that ho would engago in the canvass with grend vigor, and thut no offort on the pavt of his of puncnts could roverso the natural order of xfi:- gontion, With this ho “ncupflml down and out,” the olosing statomont of iy impromptu address boing prootod with the most Lilarious spplauko, On the wholo, howover, fixdglng from tho goneral grooting tondored him, Mr. Watson's chances for municipal honors are oxceodingly slim. His langusgo on public oceasions 18~ little too rongh oven for tho predocinating ole- mont in tho Eightcenth Ward, Thore woro othor * addronaes " by persons of minor importance,—mon having an_oye singla to lucrative positions on tho polico or cone stabulary forces. Thoy wero given little or no honring,” aud in tho absonco of tho roquired enthusinsm the meoting adjournod. NOT A CANDIDATE, 7o the Editor of The Chicago Trivunes Bin: It seoms to be the opinion of many citl~ zens that all men Lolding nn eloctive oflice ara oithor seoking re-clection to tho samo position or toa highor ono. In & waord, that tho ofiico- boldor i always a candidato for oflice ovon though ho may not expross himself in any mane nor on tho subjeot, Such ot loast mooms to ba the opinion of Tue ‘Tainost, for in its Sunday'a issue my name is mentioned among others as a candidato for re-election to the Legislatura {from tho Sccond Distriot, which I have in park roprosented for tho past fwo yonrs, A a witis zon of lllinois it las abwnys beon my desirg taaiil in tho disohargo of dnfies that overy loyal citizou shonld fool it incumbont upon himsolf ta perform, Tmpressed with thia fooling 1 Lnva ivon fully my eharo of both timo aud monoy to aw causo of good govornment, nud have for my roward tho cousciousncss of having honoatly dono my duty to the bost of my ability. Tlig being my feoling, I do not thirik [ owo snch § sorvico to the State as a ro-oloction would in yolve, and thereforo sy to you and the good cite zens who have heretofore Lonored mo with theix confldenco that I am not a candidato for any oflico, and will not under any circumstancos ace cept any et tho coming election. Cuas. Q. Wicken, Cuoaco, Sept. 22, 1874, ANNOUNCEMENT, Tho Fourteonth Ward Republicans will hold a meoting in Tammavy fiall Friday oveniug. —_— CONGRESSIONAL CON VENTIONS, THIRD WISCONAIN DISTRIOT—LIDEPAL Specuut Diapatels to 'he Chieano Tribine. Boscontx, Wis., Sopt. 22.—Tho Liberal-Rae ublican Convention for tho Third Congrose uional District of Wisconsin nominated C. IF. Thompson, of Groen County, on tho twonty-aixth ballot. Mr, Thowmpson is o liberalized Republio- nn, and promived & lively contost for the oleo~ tion. Tho best of foeling provailed during tho pro coedings, and tho Convention adjourned with rousing clicors for the nominee, BIXTIL MICHIGAN DISTRICT—LIBERAL, Spiectal Depateh to The Clacaqo Tribune, LiaxsiNg, Micb,, Sopt, 32, —Goorgo I, Durand, Mayor of Flint, was nominated_to-day by tho Democrats and Liborals of the Sovonth District Congressional Couvention, held at Owoseo, Ha fo in faver of epocio-paymonts. Mr, Bogols votad for futlation all throigh, TWELFTH INDIANA DIATRICT~—INDEPENDENT. Snecwl Liapatch to The Clieduo dribune, Tonr Wayse, lmL,Snén. ho 1ndependent ousionul Couvention will moot here to- W mprning, Delogatos aro already arriv- und tho ‘n’bn]mnz i good thut nearly, if nok oll, tha countios in tho elstrict will bo repra- sonted, Tho princlpal porsons montionod in conneotion “with tho nomination are the Ion. Tunao Jeukluson and W, . Waltors, of Allon County; Gon. J, R. Black and the Tion, 11, B, Saylor, of Huntington County, and Mossrs, Buow and Qibyon, of Adams County, Mr, Wal- tors Is already yunning ns an indopendont can- didato. Alnf, Bavler 8 tho present Rloprosonta- tive, Qon, Black Is & promiuout Domocrat, who wagin favor of the War, and fought in tho Union m‘m{(. Monsrs, Suow and Gibson aro principaliy known for_thelr promigont connoc. tion with tho Grangor Movoment. “Lhe 1lon. Jumes Buchanan, of Indianapolls, addressod o largo meoting this avoning at the Court-Houao, Iu’. intorcst of tho Peoplo’s Moyes ment, TOUNTIL WIHCONSIN DISTRICT—NEFORM, Secial Dignateh to The Clieano 7'ribinie, Miuwaukee, Wis., Sopt. 32,-~1ho Roform Cone vention to-morrow promisos to Lo an oxolting ono, Chargos of bargain and sulo nre opoul mudo, and tho dologatos from Washington ang Ozaukeo threnton to withdraw i£ tha deiny aton of susplofous charactor aro not oxcluded, Tho Couutios of Washington and Ozaukee inntructed thetr dolegates ta vuto for Maliory or Doustor, and not for Rundskopf, as ay flvst roported, Tho rivalry w bictcr, uud (ho appononts of Ttindskopt threnten to boll in easo ba 18 successful bofore tho Convontion, . FIFPI WISCONSIN DISTRICI—REFORM, Spec , { inynteh o The Chasaan Ty, N, Wis,, Bopt, 23.—'ho Retorn Gon- veution org: 2 p.. A, Beott Sloan was (Hoo Llghth Puge)