Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 30, 1874, Page 8

i 1 8 i o A SPORTING NEWS. Dennsylvania Infantry, Bixty-seveoth Illinols | ricans, The tide was foroed up to anunpro- | toloscoping in the mall and exoress- | rounion at Indtanapolle to-day, to form a perma- Courtesies Extended to the Irish Rifle. men in New York, to The Americans Ohallengod Another Trial of Skill, Opening Races of the Kentucky Trotting- Horse Association. The English Races==~Aquatic. THE TRIGGER. COURTESIES EXTUNDKD TO TIE IRIAI TEAML Nrw Yorg, Sopt. 20.—Maj, Looch, the Captain of the Irieh Lonm, publishos a lottor this morn- ing, roturning his thanks and thoso of his com- panions, and the ladics and goutlemon Bo- company them, for the hospitality which thoy have‘rocoived from the Amercan press and the publio. Maj. Loech has also jesued a challenge, on be- half of tho Irish team, to Amorican riflemen. Ho proposes that the second match shold take placo at Dublin in Juno, 18/6, on the samo Yorms na thas at Creedmoor, cachtoam not to conmist of more thau oight, nor les than six mon, at the aption of tho Americans, A CHALIENGE. Mr. Jobn Rigby, 1ogarang the late match asa battlo of tho tifles as well as tho rivany of the matksmeu, jesues a_chillengo for a n:aich to bo shiot st Creedmoor, Sanrday, Oct. 8, on the fol. lowing conditions : Foir or five men sliall shoot on each sido ; each sip to fire 100 shota at 1,000 yards ; the Irish tean'to use muzzle-leaders and the American team beoch-loadors, and no clean- ing of neapons to by permitted to any of the ri- flomen during tho ontest. In making this propo- sition, Mr. Rigby naten thac bo and other mem- bers of the Irish tam are net acoking to detract from the woll-knsva laurcls of tho Amoricans, but tu decido slontilic quostion of importance, The Irish pary were entertained at o banquet Irat evuulngf\ lizons of DBrooklyn, Mnyor Hunts » presideis ‘This mornin, the Lord Mayor of Dublin_and his <ompanion started on a trip to Niagara Faliy over the Ericinilway. . T/E AMERICAN MARKSMEN. ? Nzw Yens Sopt. 20.—In answor to an Inquiry trow J. I} Xason, of Hamilton, Canada, as to ‘whather {u American team would shoot againat the Ontwios this woek, Col. Gildersloove replied thas thoieam will not ongage in anothor contost thus yon. ‘THE ECENT RIFLF-MATCH—TIE IRISI TEAM. s ihe Hitor of T'he Chicago Tribune : #mI'bo result of tho recent oontest botweon Insh-'aud American marksmen, though fa- youulo to tho latter, can in no wiso bo dmceditablo or discouraging to the former, For_conversant with tho bistory of both ovttriea could have anticipated a result diffor- «c from the ono producod at Creedmoor on Sat- gday. One circumstanco, among maby, has aado this rifle competition specially peculiar, and connot fail to show the nnnqnn‘ conditions undor which Ireland attempted to compote with & nation considered as * tho truo home of famous sharp-shooting.” Buoyed up by hapo, snd ancouraged by tho success achiovod a yeor ogo, when an Irish “toam” dofeated ot Winledon the picked wuhots of En- gland aud Scotland, aud viowing tho triumph a8 no ordivary event, it was not * witbout some recson for a show of contldence in tho undertaking that Erin sent s challongo to Lier sistor nation Columbia. It is well known that a griat majority of tha poopls in Ireland wcarcely over faw a riflo, except when in the hands of the police and Britieh eoldiors, and_it i only after his roputation hao boon scrutinizively sifted and attestod to, st #0mo magisterieliinguiry, that wo fiud occasjon- ally an Iriehman in his” own oountry pormitted to bavo in lus possession a gun, pistol, or any. thing in_tho shape of &' fire-armn. Tha one, of all European nations,is the least convers- ant with tho use of firo-arms, while the other of 1l notions is the moxt acquainted with, and best skilled in, the ukc of the samo woapons, Tho Jegislation of Ireland donies the people thoro tho privilego to carryjarms, In the United Btates the sovernl ~ Governmonts sanction and ‘encourage militury organizations compos- ed of citizens, in whom it isno less a prido tnan a petriotic duty to form thomselves into military ~ comnanies, Agam, the Amorican “ eam " was capable of scleation from 40,000, 000 of freemcn ; while Erin’'s choico was limitod to & emall, dienrmed, and unskilled population, containing but a fow sanctioned or privileged -xiflos, Thus it should be conceded that the con- test wasnot an_cqual one; and, cousidering the tho disadvantages which, in tho uso of the rifle, Iroland labors under, every impartial render will =dmit tho result to bo one for which Iroland has no causo to feel dishonored. Yours truly, Cuticaao, Sept, 28, J. €. Coaax. gz TEE TURF, ENGLISH RACES. LoxpoxN, fept. 29.—Tba race for the Great ‘Esstern Ruiiway handieap sweopatakes of 15 sov- ereigns each, 10 sovereigna forfeit, with 100 soy- creigns added by the Great Esatorn Railiray C pany and 100 by the Jockey Club, for 3-year-old and upward, tho owner of eecond horse to re- ceive 25 cuveroigns out of the stakes (87 sub- - ecribiers) took place at Nowmarkes to-day, aud vaswon by Autove, 8 vears old. Purie, 5 yerrs old, accond ; und Modens, & years aid, third, The betting just befors the commenceront of the race was 6 to 1agamnat Aurove, 25to 1 agringt Puzzle, and 7to 1 against Modens. Ninetesn nlartors, TUL KENTUCKY TROTTING TORSE ASSOCIATION RACES. " Lexixarox, Ky., Sepc. 23.—The fall meeting of the Kentucky trotting Iorss Association commenced to-day. The weathor was fine and :ll;e nitendance of visitors large. The track wax low. 5 The first race was for tho Almont purse for| B-yoar-olds, for £500 in gold, awarded by Col. R. Want, 800 to first, 5150 to sccond horee, the Association to give $50 to tho third horse, Nickols’ Alethia, Offutls Taster Andereon's b, o Btoner's b, Vuz Meter's b, ¢, Ailmo. mede tho season of 1874 in Kentucky, $100 on- irauce half forfeit, three or more to fill, $100 by the Associntion to second Lorae, sud $50 {o third horse, G. F, Btovens' North Star Membrino, by M rino Clifef. Liudenberger’ Clay's Calitan, by Membrino Limie—2:374g 3 2K Tho lest raco, for S-minute horees, was not concluded at dark, Elevou borsea started, aud flve heats bad been trotted. Thore will be thrao racea to-morrosr. b — AQUATIC. OHALLENGE VROM LROWN TO SADLER. New Yonx, Bept. 29,—Goorge Brown has sont another challengo to row Joseph IN. Sadler, the champion of England, a G-mile race for 2,600 10 £5,000 a side, at Springflold, Mass.,, Ialifax or Bt. John, N, I., the last week in Ootober, or firat wock in Novamber, OCEAN STZAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonk, Sopt. 20.—Arived, nteamship Gleusheo, from Meditsrrancan porta ; Lthiopian, from Glasgow; Losfing and Bilosls, from Ham: burg, and Mras, from Rotterdam, Loxpox, Hopt, 23,—Arrived out, steamehips Tarthia, Ville e Paris, Douan, and Italy, from New York, 5 New Yorx, Sopt, 20.—Arrived, ateamor Abys- siunia, from Liverpool, Lonpoy, Sept, 20, —Arrivod out, stenmaliip Bo- livia, from Now Yorlk, Lonpoy, Bopt. 20.—Arrived out, stoamuhip City of Montroal, from New York. ————— e SOLDIERS’ REUNION. Bpecial Dunalch to The Chicaan Tribuns, Orrawa, 1ML, Bopt, 29,—The Fund reunfon of roldiers hero ta-day was a prodigious affair, sur- prising its projectors in numbora and futorost, o procession was about oue mile in longth, yuarching four abreast, bosides uumerous car- ringos, and vast cronds of speotators flling the wtreet-walks and windows alony the hne of murch, ‘I'ho procession startod from Washiug- ton Hquaro, headod by tho Lalalle Light- Guards m tholr besutiful unlform, with guus, Jnyourts, and colors, The votorsns of 1813 and_the soldiers of the Moxiean War yere in cacriages, In the procession wero soldiers of 1hio Boventy-1ifth Now York Vetersn Volunteors, 2firwe Miesouri Buttery, Fifty-third llinols In- fautry, Difey-ifih Iufauiry, Vit~ Wisconsin Infantry, = Thirty-niuth ndiana Infaniry, Lghty-clghth Llinols Infantry, Boventh Penit aylvunia Leverve, Oue Uuudrod and Lorly-tiret Infautry, One Hundred snd Thirty-oighth, Oue ‘flundred and> Tlfty-fourth, Bixty- fourth, ‘T'hirteenth, and ~Ono Hundred and TFourth Illinow Infantry, Nino- tieth Ohicago Dragoons, Forty-soventh and Ono Hundred and Forty-fifth Ponusylvanis, and Iilovonth Michigan Infantry. On_anilving at Hoo's Giove, nddromsos wore delivered by den. Georgo Mortill and Col, Steveus, followad by thie oration, delivered by Gon. Juliun White, of Chicago, A grand plenlo dinner was then eaton, aud the mavoral bands dissvursed excol- lent musio tho while, Tho nttendanco ia varlous- Jy eatlnatod ot fruwm 15,000 to 20,000, FAIRS. NEBRASRA STATE FAIR. it Oxtama, Sept, 20,—''bo oponing of tho eighth entual oxhibition of the Nobraska Stato Agrl- cultural and Horticulturat Soctotios ocourred to- day under tho most favorablo auspicon. Tho woathior is faultloss, and the town {n fifling up rapidly with visitors from various paris of the country. The entrios foot up over1,300, aud in- cludo somo vory fine cattlo and Norman horses. The display of fruit from other States is excood- ingly fine, Prominent among thom fy tha dis- play of Elwanger & Barry, of Rochuster, N. Y., whobava 115 variotica of pears ou vxbibition. Rutlor’s vinoyards, California, have about thirty varicties of grapes on oxhibition. Othor States havo aluo contributed. .. Ta-morrow oceurs tho annual parade of the City Five Dopartmont, Four Lundred fivemon from abrond Liave siguified tuoir juteation of be- JIng present, PE S - 9T. LOUIS MECHANIOAL AND AGRI- CULTURAL FAIR, BT, Lous, Sopt. 29.—Tho fair of tho St. Louls Agricultural and Mechanical Associntion, which will opon noxt Alonday, will Lo & much grandor exbibition than ever bofore. New buildings have been orocted, and the othors greatly en~ Inrged, but the applications are so uwumerous that the spaco is nearly sl taken, Every departe mout s crowded to ita, utmost capacity, and the display will bo_ splondid. Ovar 1,000’ Liooded horsos and cattle will bo on tho grounds. Tho n{;rlcuitnml Emduutfl. manufactures, and ma- chinery will bo of the finost clasa aod descrip- tion, Thore wiil be daily runnivg and trotting matehen. Tho ahoer wil] eolipas, in varoty and interest, any formor oxhibition, pareiia DISTRIOT AND COUNTY FAIRS. NORTHERN WISCONIN FAIR. 8pectal Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Osnxosn, Wis, Sept. 20.—Entriea at the Northern Stato Fair numbor 3,600. Tho attend- ance of visitors I8 largor than over boforo, and tho ehow is in evory dopartment comploto, In stock, Norman borses, Dovon, Ayrshire, and Durbam thoroughbred cattlo are largely ropre- sonted. President Smith, of Green Day, deliv- orod the opening addross to a largo crowd. BOUTHERN WIBCONFIN FAIR. Spectal Dipatch to ‘Phe Clicays ‘i'ribune, JANESYILLE, Wis,, Sopt. 20.—The Southern ‘Wisconsin Fair novor oponed undor moro fave orablo circumstancos than to-duy, The weather was beautiful, and promises to continue so. The ontry clorks havo been busy all day with tho bootis, snd the entrins will probably exceod 2,000, being sovoral hundred mora than evor be- fore. Tho stock dopartment will bo far superior to any provioua fair. Tho numbor of outrics in thia departiment aheady doubles that of last yoar, The ehow of horaes will not only Lo largo, but tho quality of the stock will bo remark- atly good. ‘Lhis display will far oxcel that of tho Btato Fair. ‘I'be show of other stock will alao ba large. A largo number of coopkof fino poul- try bave arrivod from abroad. To-morrow will bo the first exhibitior, ‘L'he city is full of three- card-monte mon. WENONA UNION FAIT, Special Dispatch lo The Chiteavo Tribune, Wexoxys, I, Sopt, 20.—T'ho entrios at the Wenona Union Fair to-day, numbered ovor 2,900, 400 more than the whole number Inst sensou. Tho total is_now 3,500, and one-half day’s work sot to be done, 'Workmon oro_ busily engaged &ll over the grounds, and overything possivlo is being done for tho accommodation of stock and articles enterod for tha exhibition. T'he pior- pects uow wro that the exhibitiou will be fully one-third larger than lant season, Imported horacs, thoroughbred cattle. and hundreds of articles for tho floral ball have arrived. Tho ox~ Libition bogine ot 1 o'clock to-motrow, whon the compctition promisas to be spioy in wll departe meuts, “Ihe Daily Index will mako its firet appearance to-morrow morning. MADIBON GOUNTY, ILL. Spectal Dispateh to Te Chieann Trioune, AvrToy, Ill., Sept. 29.—The twentieth annual fair of tho Madieon Couuty Agricultural 8acioty oponed oo tho fair grounds at Edwardsville to- day, 'I'hare is n aplondid display of live stocl al- rendy on exhibition, aud more i« continnally arriving. Tho other departments are woil filled up, and thore 18 & good prospect for a splondid fair., The weatiior nevor was better suited to the occasion. I'hero was a vory fair attendanco to-day. STARK COUNTT, TLL. Correspondence of 'he Chicaan Tribune, Eranny, 1L, Sept. 26.—The Stark County Agricultural Fair bos justclosed, Iiwasihoniost s.ceessful fair ovor lield in tho county, the re- ints boing $3,600. ‘Cho principal nttiaction the Ehnira Zouaves, formerly Company B, netoenth Tilinois, fnuniform and under arms, preceded by Novans & Dean's Band from Chie cago. ‘This band, and tha surviving membors of ouo of . Chicazo'a calobrated rozituonts, were Irresistibly attractive, U'no pooplo of Btark and ldjnh:ing countios turnod ont by thousands, and remained one entire day, through a drenching rain, to witncss tho drill, FORD COUNTY, TLT. Spectal Divputch to Phie Chicago Tribune, PazToN, Iil., Bopt. 20,—The Ford County Agri- cultural Bosrd opened their third anuual fair to-day, with fine proansots for a successiul ox- hibition, William Noel, 8hafar Mix, IT, Lisolsy, and I'd Harvoy, all of this -city ; Ifull, of Iro- quois, and 3Mix, of Kankakeo, oxhibit berds of . Short-Horn cattle. The show of borses i good, including about & score ontered for spocdiug. The promiums are liboral, William Nocl, {he Presidont, John Douley, the Superintondont, and Joon J. Simonds, the Seoretary, aro tho aeccessful managory, . ——— INDIANA STATE FAIR. Bpecial Lispateh to The Chicage Tribune. Txpiswarowss, Ind,, Sopt. 20.—The attendance upon tho Btato Fawr svas very large to-day, and tho interest ison tho ivcreasn. < 'Fho prossure in the livo-stock dopartment is incrensing, two lots of imported English borses arriving to-day from ‘White Vail, Ont. It lias beon detormined to continue the Bxposition opeu until Thuisday of next woek, BOSTON. Semi=Annual Payment o? Dividends by the Loston Lanks—A Good Showa ing—The Noston ¥nuurance Compie nies Again Laying Dividends, Special Ispatek to T'he Chicaan I'ribune, Bostow, Sept, 20,—1Tho bauka of this city have declared thoir semi-annual dividend, payable Oct, 1. Of the fifty-cight banka within tho lim- its of Boston, three pay 7 por cent, four 6 por cent, sistoon 6 por cent, throo 434 percent, twonty-two 4 por cent, two 8} por cenl, soven 3 per cont, and ono divides Janunry and July, ‘Tho avorage rate ia 4,87 per cout, and, ineluding tnxos, 6.00 per cont. Tho chenges in bank divi denda from April aro moslly in consoquenco of poying tho tax at tihis time. But in comparison with one year ago, whon {ho tux of 1873 camng 1, tho only roal roductious avo: The National Dank of Drighton, 0} to & percont ; Freeman's, b to 414 [mr cont, ‘Lhe nggrogato tax smounts to $1,024,818.(0, or an avornge of 1,07 por ceut on £53,200,000 bank capital at its par valuo, Last year tho total tax way $708,8683.20, aud 165 por ‘cout, ths differonca being mainly dne to the inoreasod rato of taxation from 514,60 10 §16.C0 por thuusand, U'ho aggregate dividonds, lons tax, are $2,258,500, The insuraace companies of Doston aro agaln taking posltion in the dividend distributions undor tha reorgaaization after tho greut five of Nov. 10, 1872, and sixteen are given in the liut for the Istiust, Tho Washinglon will probably pay about Got, 16, aud the othors divide at differaut periods, Tho Stato of Mausachusetts eud Cily of Bouton will pay as usual tho intoreat ou their bonda in specio, “Lia gold payments smount to §2064,183, Tho total atnount of tho dividends payablo in this oity next month {5 nearly £6,000,000. STORM AT CHARLESTON, S, C. Cuanvesroy, 8, C., Sopt, 40,—1ho most fear- ful gals in this city nince 1864 acourred to-da; Y with & strong eoutheast wind, and jucroasing En violenoe until ¥ o'lock, whon it became w Lur- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDN AY, n SHPIEMBER 30, 1874, cedentod hoight, Inundating tha entirorlver frout of the city, damaging wharyes, aud, in somo in- staucen, aweoping awny plor Leads, The long olono sea-wall, kuown ns the battory,—a famous promouado resort,—waa lud in ruins, aud the public batbing-honso was damolished, The shlpping gonerally oscaped worlous ‘damage. Some sull craft were wrocked, but largo vesncls only chafod. 'Turonghout thoe city feuccs and ontbuildings were destroyed, brancbes torn from troon, and, during tho- hoight of tho storm, tho air waa filfod with slatos and Lin strippod from toofs, making tho strocts impas:ablo. The massive briox wails of the now thoatre, which had fust beon completed, witls the excoptlon of tutting on the roof, and from its poeition in the burnt distrist was oznosed to the full force of tho galo, wete loveled with the stroct, About 1000 tho wind slitted to the west, moderating tho violonco of thosen, and it is liopod that tho worat 18 ovor. ‘I'vo loneos aro roported swept away on Bullivan's Ialand, aud one life loat. "Lho inmatos of the bathiug-housa wore rescued with tho uttnost difeulty. "It ia probable that $200,- 000 will not repair the damagey. CRRIMI, Attempt of n Negro, IRnffinn to Oute rago a Yonng Lady. Speefal Diaputch to The Chicago 7'ridune, Font Mipsox, Ia., Sopt. 20.—Last evening Misn Mlaggie Ray, » youug Iady residing near Montroso, Ia., 12 milen below thia city, was on hor way homo when, she was attacked by & burly 10gro, name unknown, who made indcoont pros posals to her, and finally triod to accorplieh het ruin by force, 8ho managed to free hereelf from his ombrace, and statted off on & ruo, with the nogro closo aftor her, Thon followed = long ohaso, which was wot ended until the bravo girl came to the farm-houso of W. Whito, Into which she ran, burst- ing tho door from off tho hingos. Mr, Whits at once went {0 the city aud jvformed Marshal Heott of what bad transpired, In tho meantime, the ncgro had caught tho 9 o'clock train, and gono 1o Kookuk. The Marshal took another negro along who kuew the ruffian, and succood- cd‘lu arrostiug hitn in Kookuk, Ile was brought back to Moutrose this moraing, aud, upon ox- amiuntion, was bouud ovor to the ooxt torm of the District Court. Tho affair creatod %ralt oxcitement, and could the villain hnve beon found Inst ovening by tho excited people o would Dbavo been strung u instantly, This morning whon he arrived it was difllonlt for the ofiicors to proteot hirm, ond it 1w thought that violence will yot bo uscd, Miss Ray beats an excollont character, and s ren]:fnlell by all in the community in which sho resides. Murderous Assanit— A White Man Shoots IIis Wile’s Negro Parae mour. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Des Mortsys, Ia., Bept. 29,—Michael Ryan, a road band on the Des Molnes Valloy Railroad, yeuterday assaulted a follow-laborer, Owen Io- ran, and slmost killed him. His arm and mouth were broken, ouo oye blinded, and his skull frac- tured. The doctors pronounced his wounds be- yond their conirol. Ryan was nrrested last night and brought to this city for aafe keoping. A shooting afray occurred at Newton yester- dny, in which a colored man was sovercly in- jured. The wifo of & white man named Little deserted hor busband snd wout to live with a black man, Little becanio enragod, armod him- solf, and overtook bis wife and” bor blaok com- panion in Newton. A scufllo followed, in which Littlo drew a rovolver and lodgod n ball in tho apdomon of his antagonist. No arrests. Cowardly Attack, Special Disateh to The Chicugo Tridune, NonvuestowN, Ia., Sopt. 2%.—A cowardly at- tack was mndo on the houso of Charles McDon- ald, foroman ot the National Coal-Mines, last vight, Four shots wero fired into the house, but, foriunately, no ono was injured. A reward of $260 hinu been oftered for tne approhension of tho parties, supposed to bo somo of the btrikors. Kidnapping Case. SPRINGFIELD, Sopt. 28.—1'ho following commu- nication was recoived by tho Governor relative to tho'kidnapping of n citizon of this State : 3ernorows, 1il, Sept. 26, 1874, Gov, J. I, Beveriidge, Sprineldy Il 2 DEAR S1r: Ou Monday cvenlng ‘last, two men, ons by the numio of Nufis Ward and the othor Auderson, ctoncd over tho Ouio Rivor futa our eounty and kid* napped a good cltizen of our connty, Ward and An- derson cluimed that Smith had killed a uan in Henry Caunty, Toun,, cloven yoaa age, and was tried by i military court and cleated, and » short tinie since was indicted by the Grand Jury of Honry County, Teun,, and they had a requisltion from the Governor of Ten- nesseo on tho Governor of Kentucky for Smith'a ar~ rest, but not uot Gnding him in Kentucky, crossed iuto’ thia county, whero Smith had lived for savoral years, aud kidnappod and carried him away, Ar, Bumitli has tho name of belng s good, quiet oitizen, This {u not the first allempt to kidnap citizens of the coutty by reus of Teanesseo, I would respoctfully £ay, If there i8 any way to put a stop fo this kidnap. plug of our citizei, I think it ought to be dona by all means, and I would ask you to use your authority in thin case, that justice ‘may be done. Very respect- fally, J. Q. Wi, The following is the communication addressed to the Governor of Tennausse by Gov. Bove- ridge ¢ SrniorreLD, Sort, 29, 1874, To his Fzcellency the Hon. Joln C. Liown, Governor of Tenncunee : Bin: It is represented to me by responsible elif. zens of Massac Couuty, Iil,, that on tle uight of the 21st fust,, ous Itufus Ward and one Andersun crossed tho Ohio” River und forclbly scized aud carrind aw: out of the Jurisdiction of tho State of Tllino 8, witho ‘autbority of Iaw, oue George W. Bmitl, a ciilzen ot suid Massac Couty, It {s sald Biith, Lited n man during tha Iale war, eome twelve or thirteen years ago, 1n Henry County, Tonn., und w.s tried by court-martisi auil acquilted, Ward aud Andoreon clalined io ba from Iteury County, eun.; that an indictwrent for murdor ou saiil cliargo wae pondiug in_ said Heory County agaiust suid Smith ; thut thoy bud & requii- tiou for safd Smith from your Excelloncy upon tho CGovernor of Kentucky; aud that they intended to take Lim (Smith) to Heury Gaauty, Tenn,, for trial on £aid i ment. Without consfdering the gullt or inuocence of said Smitls, it 1s apparent that he haw Leen tuken from tho jurlsdiction of this State without duo yroccss or law, Itherofora reapoctfully domand of your Excellen:y, if found withii tho Jbriadiction of tho State of "' nn 0, LIS wifo wnd speedy return {othe Hitate of 1lknola: oud it fs furtber’ apparent that sald Ward and Andorson havs violated tho luwn of thix Stete, and are guilty of u grest crime ; therefore, I sk that thoy may bo arrosted and bold fn oustody, to await a requigiidon from this Stats, Very Teapect- sully yours, Jony L, BvERIDGE, Governor, Dangers of th Bax Fnaxcisco, Bopt. 20.—~Tho Suporintendent af the Central Pacific Raitroad publishes a card to-day in which bo tacitly admits the truth of tho froquent utorics of rohbory aud outrages by gamblers and thioves on their road in Novada ; butho snys that tho passongers muat protect thomaclvoy by refusing to play at any game with tho skurps. 1o does not allude to tho state- meuts that entita passongor trawns bad boon cap- tured by robbers noar Iiono, Paussengers bavo heen insulted, threatened, proporty, without any offort tire road to prevont them. snd despolied of by tho ofiicors of Pursurtol the Xlot Spriugs Stage-Robe- bers, Lirrez Rock, Ark., Bopt, 29.~The Sheriff's bosse from Mot Springs County who bhave been pursuing tho stago-robbers came acruss them noar Doakville, in the Choctaw Nation, A skirmieh onsued, in wiieh Lhe horso of one of tho robbora was Litled, and the robbeis badly wounded, but thoy got away, The parsuit was continuod, the luut report boing that the Bheri waw within & balf dny’upmlc o thom: 'flw;va\'r‘: uoted horse-thioves, who live in the Nation, A MurdororSentonced. ‘Woncesren, Masa,, Sopit, 90,—Robort ‘Tomple- man, of Dudloy, shot his wifo dead on the bl of May lla«t,l ntr‘knrsn protracted debauch. This moruing, in the S8upromo Courd to plead guilty of mardor 1 "n:'a': EZ;!KS h‘é:.‘!‘:" and was Sentenced to the State Prison for 1o, An Expross Ag 1t Convictod of Stonle- ing, ‘TonoNTo, Can,, Sept. 20,—In the Assize Court to-duy tls jury roturned a vordlot of guilty agaiust Byron J, Hounowmy, tho American Ix- press Compauy'a ngent at Win B Trioa yosterday rurilanlmg agfll,f,'. M., who was ——— SERIOUS RAILROAD COLLISION, Divauron, N. Y., Bopt, 20,~An ac ou_tho Utica & Gliewangs Vailey thticon'sné day oceurred 13¢ miles north of “Oxford ut ton mivutes aftor ‘11 o'olock, A gravel traln way atanding on the main travk 1n s doop cut lead- ing from the bank. 'he couductor's watch stopped xi ten minuten after 10 o'clock, and Lo did 1ot know it. 1lo consulted It after jt Lad Mulqmd, sud thought that he had time to lond snd et out of the way of the passeuger-traln com- ingsouth. Thero was no slgual man out, and the DASAGNEOT-traln wAS CURNINR on time at full specd. ‘Tho englues struvk aud smashed togothe or, The teudor of the asseggor-train oar, caught 5. Ohilds, the mall-agout, Charles Lowls, onginoor of tho passougor- train orawlod out with his shouldor brokon and somo nevore outa and brulses. A firsman and Orango IBmmons, of Norwloh, fetl against the front of the boilor and weroe cavered with ooal, ‘Ihey woro dug out by ibe rallroad hunds and Lmuongurn. Tho fireman was not much hurt, ut Linmous is thought to bo fatally injured, The mail car was burned, nearly consuming Childs' body. No mail mattor wan savod. Mra, Wm. Faulknor, of Fish Croek, an alderly lady in tho palace car 1a thought to Lo fatally injured. Tho passonger-cars wers filled with persons gomn to tho Oxford fair. A groat many wore rulsed, but fow meriously, RELIGIOUS, Minnesota Methodist Conferonces Spectal Disvatch to The Chicaao Tribune, 81, Paur, Bept. 20.—In tho Mathodiat Episco- pal Oonference thanka wers pnssed to the Doard of Misslons for ald glven to frontier work in the Worthington and 8t. Oloud Distriots. Bupor- annuated rolation was granted to the Rev. Smith, Vacation was grauted to the Rev. McGrogor, who goes to Ollo for » year's reat, Tho case of tho Rov. Gurloy wili bo reopenod noxt yoar it Lio presonts ovidence indieating ho was wrougly doalt with, Resolutions were paased complimon- tary to Dr. Eddy, and pledging iucronsed sup- ‘wrl of tho miralons ; myvmpathizing with the Westorn Boamon's Friond Socioty ; recommond- ing & union of Bothel arganizations; nnd thanking the citizgns for hospitalitios courlosios. The Rovs. Thomas MoCleary and W, D. Bomeut wore transforrod to the Upper Iowa Conferonce, with Conference recommondation, Tho Rev. Creighton was ap- omtod agont for Hamline University, succeed- ug tho Hov. Chaffeo. Momorial entries woto mede on tho minutes and lrpraprmbo services hud in honor of the Rav, William C. Shaw, Johu L. Tesig, and Mis, Mary Bowdich, who have died sings tho Inst Conferonco. ‘Lho Clamres Comimittosis expected to report to-tnorrow, whoen tho Conferenoo srill. dloke after ths atnounco- mout of appoiutnents for the cnsuing yoar, Lresiding Elder Expelted. Bpecial Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Broux C17v, In., Sept. 20.—J. 1L, Todd, Inte Pre- siding Lider of the Blotbodist Episcopal Church of Bioux City Distrlet, about whom scandulous stories have been circulated, had his easo inves- tigated by tho Conferenco which Las just elosed its scesion at Algons, Ia was proven guilty of all that was charged and oxpelied from the Church, The Investigating Committeo reportod a8 follows: = ‘With painful feelings of regret, your Commlittes in {lio case bf J, H. Todd, late Presiding Elder of Bioux Clty District, find that about alx weeks befora tho Conterence holeft tho district, aud shortly afterwards sent a card to the Bloux City J'aily Journal anuunnc- ing bin withdrawal from tho Methodist Eplscopal Church, Whatever may kave led him to this basty sction, thera §s evidence of abameful conduct on hia part, involying bis moral character prior to tho data of tlafe card, L furthior appears that kg haa left dobts in varous places unsottled amounting to & considerablo sumn, and that be haa embozzled misslonary funds to the amount of $361, 1t is tho opluion of your Com- mittee that said withdrawal wan oceastonod Ly tho fear of moating {le chavges in tho Couference, and i an open confusalon of his gullt. Siguod in bobalf of Committ . W, Triorxouna, 0. i, BokEn, ‘The wisconsin Baptista, Special Dispateh & The Chicago Tribune. Brrorr, Wis,, Bopt. 20.—The Wisconein Bap- tists are bolding their annual Migsionary Con- ventlon and Ministerial Union in the Baptist Church of this city. Tho oxercisos will occupy onch day sud o7oning of the weok, including next Bunday. Thoe Rov. Ssmuel Moses, D, D., and J. C. Burroughs, D, D., of the University of Chicago, ara to tako a prominont part in the ox- orciaes; alao, the Rev. J. A. th, editor of the Standard, Chiieago, and many v:ominent clergy- mon of {Visconsin, Much intorcst s evincod dlroady. Annual Mceting of Indinnn Quaikers. Suecial Dispatch to The Chirtao T'ribune, Ticayoxp, Ind., Sopt. 39,~A 1n-h-m meoting of tho minigters and_elders of tho White Water Society of Hicksite Friends commenced at their church at this place to-day. The regular session of the yearly mecting, lasting one week, com- mences to-morrow. Tho oity is fast filling up with Quakers. THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. News Ktems Tcolcgrnphed to The Ohicago Tribune. ILLINOLS, —The Miners' Protcitive Association gave tholr scoond auuual picnio at Biggin's Grove, just outside of thé city limits. Thero was a largo attendance. Gen. John I, Rinaker, of Carlinvillo, candidats for Congress from this district, and the Hon. Jonn Hincheliff, of St. Clair County, addressed the mooting. —A colorod woman named Silvia udd, 100 years old, died suddenly yosterday morning at utncy, Q_mm Hobaon, n child 7 years old, foll into a cistorn at Quuey yostordsy, ‘winle drawing wa- ter, and was drowned. 3 —Tho residonce of Mra. Goorge IT. Molliday, situated near Carlinvillo, wos ountered by bur- glars, and diamonds and plnlc to the amount of 1,000 wero abatracted. Thus far no tracs of the robbers can bo found. ¥ —William Wilson, of Detroit, and Goorge Hancock, of Port Huron, Mich,, machinists, re- contly omploved at Elkhart, Ind), wore dastardly assaulted at Conmpaign Sunday night, by Police- ‘man John Cotfoy, a8 they woro taising the train for 8t, Louis, It was without anv pretended provocation, Both were considerably bruised on the head and face by hia club. An exaiting trial was had yestorday, and tho grentest indigoalion wan felt toward Coffoy, who was fined, Lo taok an appeal to escapo justico. 10WA, A woman named Julia 3ahoney, living near tho rmilroad-station at Oxford, Johmson County, on Sunday, whilo in_a stato of intoxication, sct firo to ho diess while smoking hor pipe, and was burned to death, and the houso that she ac- cupiod was consumed. —On Baturday, the 26th inst., » young man named William™ Mitcholl, residing in Lucay Couty, while running & Liorse-race, was thrown from his horso and 60 badly injured that he died nest morning, Ho was from iioutucky, and loft 1o family or rolatives, —At L{’,'u Instauce of Michael Catlin, an action has besn commonced bofore Umied Statea Com- missioner Lowia against 0. 0. Tredway, Presi- dent of cho suspendod Citizons' National Danlk, of Sjoux City. Carlin had 1,500 deposited in the {ustitution at the time of its susponsion. Tho manngement of tho bank is being closely Tooked into. ; —The statement that tho Towa railroads are croesing traing to Omahn is untrus in overy reapect. —A Mr. Kinney, who for several yearn had been partially insane, returned from the insanc asylum last week to tho house of a friond neur Waukeo, Dallas County. Bunday lo cut hin throat aud lot out his bowels with a razor. Tho allair has cawnod great giiof nwong bis friends, and in the Catholic Oburch, of which ho was & mewmber, INDIANA, Mige Sarah Van Scoick, danghter of ITarvoy Van Scoick, o wealtby furmer of Gonlion, died suddeuly Bundny nizht, ot 1he resinence of bor parents, by the bursting of & blood-vesssl —>lias Mary Zollinger, daughter of Josoph Zollinger, of Goshen, mot with a sad accident Bunday night by being thrown from & wagon by a runaway team, Ifec loft log was broken. Two other persons who wero in tho wagon were con- siderably bruised by being thrown againgt a lob of pouta, —VWilliam McGrath got into a drunken row Sundsy night ut North Vernon, with his wife und another fomslo living with i, dwing which Dotk ladies were badly bralsed up, und Mro, Me- Grath bad an arm bud IH broken, Br. MeGrath was found in the yard doad, with his gun laving near him, 1t I8 supposod ho discharged the gun accidently while using it as a club, ‘“I'he Quro- ner's jury hag not yot retuanod u vordiet. —Two'men entered {ho Amorican Expresa of- fice at Kokomo Monday night whilo the agoni, My, Pattorson, was at work, knooked Lim down, and one Lisld him while the other went through the anfe, taling §1,000. 'Thoy made good thoir eacape. —Noah Auderaon, for forty years a rosident of Tikiart County, diad yeutordsy at bis residence, 4 wilos wost of Gushen, aged ubout 70 yours, —Audiew Moigan, an attacho of W, A, Davig & Co,'s Cirous, wan fataily shot yestorday at Jonesboro, Bartholomew Cannty, in_an nlterca. {ion with the Reno gavg. Hia nesallant is not nowi, —William Hinsley, » farmer, 45 years of agoe, living noar Incianapolis, was futatly injurod yea- torday by boiug thrown from his wegou, lo wag drunk st the time, and collided with » Leavily-louded vahile. —The Philadelphia Bass Ball Club will piay a gamo on the Exposition grounds, at Indiaunp- olis,_ou the Gth of October. —The Eloventh ludlana Regiment will hold a nont regimental organization. —Tho Twonty-first Indinun Dattery of hoavy artillory will moet in Indianapolis on Thursdey of thia weok, —Hauator Morton started for Callfornia last night. MINNESOTA. Jndge William Bprigg 1all, of the Common Plena Courl of Ilamuoy County, {a vory ill. Iiis recovery donbtful ~The faneral of Dr, A. E. Ames, at Minno- anolis, Bunday, wan attonded by over 1,000 mem- bars of the Masonio Ordor, represonting all tho Commandories and Jodgos in the Htnte. The Epincopil funoral mervices wera had iu tho Louso, aud tho Knight's Tomplar cersmonies waore bad on tho lawn In feoit of the house, and the Blue Lodga sorvice at, the grave. About 5,000 j:coplo jolned tu £ho procosston, —A Dubuiuo rogue, named Mlotchor, stold, on Wednesday, riscilla Libby’s cow from Minno- n‘pnlln, but was caught, and is likely to land in the Btate Prison. “I'ireo other men bavo boou sont thera tor stesling the samo cow, —A German Zvomnu nawned Wolds, living on Dayton Blufr, 8t, Faul, who was ontraged about two weeks ago, had recoverod Mdnday enough to walk out, whon sbe recopnized in tha drivor of a privato carrlage, named Willlam Loe, tho man who outraged her, aud for whom tboe polics havo been vamly seckiug, haviug nriosted ton difforont suspeotod, but innncent, porsons, Mrs, Welds inquired until she learned whoso carriage it was, and thon causod Ioo's airont. The idan~ tificatfon secum porfoct, though Leo sfoutly as- sorts hils innacenco, —Willlam Ioury McCool, of 8t, Paul, enlinted in 1862 In tho 'l'enth Minuesota, aud was nussing altor ouo of tho last battles of the iato war. Iia mother only Iatel” gavo up hopo, She held ho might boliving,, Lut Intely inhud for thio bounty dua her son and 2 ponsion for herself, Tho Esporu wore comploted and the nw)llenuoun wrould have beon giantod oxcopt for acloricnl errur,on account of which thoy weie roturned to the Adjutunt-Gan- oral of the State, avriving Monduy, At the same tine, M. McCool called to witindraw her appli- cations, the son liaving roturned, [lin long ab- sonce and silenco s unoxptained. =1. W, Wolstoncroft, County Burveyor of Nobie Cmml{, weut to Dakota lant spiing on a wirveylug job, since which time his friends bavs hiad 0 tidiugs of bim; NENRASRA. . It is currontly ramored that the three Iowa rondy centering at Omaba will move their ticket- oftices to the Union Paclfic Dupot in that eity on Thursdny, Oct, 1. It is gouorally bolieved thut theso roads will run their traing into that city ju- sido of sixty daya, —The Annual Conforonco of the Methodist Epircopal Church for tho State of Nobraska be- munkitu Bossion in Omalia on Thursday of next weok, 2 —dJay Gould has pivon 82,500 to the grasshop- por-suiforors of Nobrasica, in_addifion to tho 6,000 alrendy donated by the Untou Pacifle Raile road Compaty, —Tho ‘L'wonty-third Infantry, which has but recently arrived'in Omnba from Arizons, iw now uuder ordors o go to Now Orleaus, oo, A man by the namo of McKenna attempted to murdor his wifo whilo walking on the sticst at Shelby Sunday oveniugabout 6 u'clock. Fortunate- 1y, tho Lall took effect in the lowor limbs of the woman, making & sorions, but not dangnrous, wound. Jenlously wau tho caune. No arrost, * J. 8, Tinley, su old gontlomun hving in Uniontown, was thrown from a buggy yesterday morning nud inetantly killod, MICHIGAN, Great_intorest wos shown in the county fulr held at Ludington on the 25th and 26th.” The d:spluy of fruit was acknowledgad by all to havo Leon of the very flaest, I'hs bund and firo com- panies mada & good nxhibition, —A burglar uamed Thotnas Dataney, employed on thonow Capitol building at Lansiug, sas arrested on Monday night with goods to the valuo of 2300 on i, taken from 'I. A. Wes- cott'n clothing storo, which was enterod but aun hour boforo, ~ IIs was oxamined yosterdsy and held for trial nudor 1,000 bail. K —The Univorsily of Michigan opens with 118 members_in the Freshman class,—exeetly tho same a8 Sni)lnmbur of last year, ‘I'he Sopho- moro and Ireshman classes had their annual “yush " Saturday; it was rather spiritless,—tho Seopbomores, however, coming off o little the botter. Moses Coit Tyler bhng rosumed his old Chair of Luglish Literature, having rosigned tho position of literary critio on tho Christian Unton. Leslio Irving, the temporary Professor, has refurned to New York to practico law. —The house of N. P, Bowen, of Kelamazoo, wag destroyed Uy fire vosterduy moraing. Loss, 32,000 3 inaured for 1,000, —Thobarn of J. II, Flagg, of Augueta, and tts contents was burned Sunday altornoon, Loss, £2,000, —Tho Knlamazoo Fair opened finaly yester- ay. —Thirty-four thonsand five hundred doliars hns heen ured for tho endownient fund of the now Lipiscopal Diacese, which insures tho suc- cosa of the division. WISCONSIN, On o dispatch from Iron Ridge, laat night, the Milwaukeo polico captured two brothers named Douglass and Roaorick MoKeuzio on tho 9:50 train of the Northern Division of tho St. Paul Railway. Over $1,000 worth of watchos and Jowelry sore found on their porsons, —At tho ladies' temporanco meoting at Mil- waukeo yestorday afternoon, oxtensivo prepara- tions were mado for the State Convention to be held in that city. ‘'he indications are that thore will bo & large attendance. —Tho Coroner's inquest, at Milwaukee, in tho caso of Dr. Landgraf, resulted in o verdics of auicide. ~ His Lousckooper is still alive, though in & critioal condition. —_— AMUSERIENTS, TIE SLCOSD THOMAS CONCERT, 1t any ovidonco woro noaded of the material advance of musical culwiro in this city, the T'uomas concert of last avoning would be just to the polat. What would have boen thought a fow yoars ago of o popular concort” in which tho principul numbers of the programme wo:o by Berlioz, Deethovon, Haudel, Wagner, Moyor- beer, and Liszt, with but three unmbors that could bo called light? And yot this wus the case laot evoning, and tho programme, which would have been decidodly unpopular o short tlmo ago, diow ouo of the largest and most en- thusiostic nudionces Mr. Thomas has over had in Chicago. Tho programme opened with Barlioz's ovoituro to *‘Bonvenuti Cellini,” It is n com- position fu threo parts,—two allogros of tho most furious and impotuous description, and a Iarghotto,—tho whols boing of tho most bizarre nod sometimen grotesque deseription. I wag composad amid groat diffleultics, and, as if infln- encod by Lhis fact, it ia fllled with all sorts of tech- nical difienltios. Nothing is impossible to this orchestra, bowever, It was givon with superb offoct, and yoi we donbt whethor It can ovor bo mado pogular, notwithsianding the occasional romantio and pretly bits of molody which relievo tho onorgotic and mpotuous torrent of crash from tho opening to tho closo. T'he eccond num- Dber, Liuzt's exquisito otting of tho Deothoven Andanto Contabile, with its doop aud tender mol- ody, woy In stiiking contrast with Dorlioz's noise, aud wag one of the most dolightful pleces of work tho orcheatra hus over given hero, The third pwnber was Vieuxtomp's famil- jar * Fantasie Caprico,” which ho has played hero himsolf, orranged for the wialo archostra instoud of a solo. OF courne, Lhe wagnetic effect of one playor is lost, nud the individual oxprossion, but it gaine greatly in or- ohestial effoct und 1 the riohness ot the themes and their coloring by this arrangemont, The remaining numbers wore tho overtitre Lo ** Tann- bausor,” “which nartowly - escaped an oncoro; Gounod's ** Meditation," a very danty and deli~ cato love soug, originnlly ndolxled for tho solo violin, tho solo givon by” Mr. 'omas, however, to_ eixteen porformoers; and the. famliar Rhaysodio Tongrolse ™ of Liszt, the orches- trmfon by Muller-Bovghaug, which 18 5o bulli- autly scoted that it hies sufliciently mottled tho iano uumn;]:. Tho last two numbors wero lad v r, lloobelen, who has aiready displayed excollent oxccutive ability with the baton, In addition to theso numbors My, Webner pluyed Hoob's concerto for flute with such clear puresing and supord techuiqua that he recoived a vecy enthusinetio oncoro, Mr, Tovkwood alvo played & harp solo, tho olegance of his_exceution also socuring an encoro for him. Miss Cranch improves upon sequalnte anco, ller numbers wora the Iaudel ara, W Lasctn cho {u piauga,” from * Rinaldo,” and tho * Vagn downa iilustia o curn,” frém the # Huguonots,” which shio gave with the utinost cave aud vocal fidolity. Althoupch the llaude] avla fs u trving ous for any singer, she veceivod a handsome wud very cowphmentary sucore for it ‘fo-day there will Lo two verformances, The programmo for the matineo is as follows ¢ Soliubort Hrolr vanT 1, Overturs—Alphonso aud istrella, Targhetio—Sgmphony G iior Grvathia—t D et el obsi i fas Arla—Plotra BIgnOrs iy esuees. Biradella [T'rombouu obiigato, by Alr, Oh'Oapiia,) Beloctions—Llyiuy Dutchinan,,, aeees Wagner ‘aneredds, e Cranch, Overtura—Mirellle,.. Bolo—~For lurp,., vy Ay Lioc) Tomanca—For viollp=tn, 40,.., [Played by all tha firs BODESv et eria sy ” o i he Ballot mllllr—l'ku‘he:: |’.§"fimfi!3 e cees Moyorbost [With finto and violoncailo obilgate,) Tho ovaning nrngrnmmc. which 18 devoled to Boothoven, wmil bo as fullowa: FanNTIL Orverture, ; Alx::rct:z, uslo to Prometheus,—0p, 43...Beothoven [Violoncollo obligato, by M ann, Cancerto~For Wolth.0p, O1r, oo - Basthoven [Fivat niov 8 IF, 8. 1, Jacobsolin, [-LT PR 4evesesvennes Beethovon Ating Emma’ Crarieh, Ororturo~Loonoro No, .~y T2..., ..,,..Beethioven G PART 11, Bympiiony—No. 3—Erofea,—0p, 65, 1. Allegro con brio; 2, M‘ln{!\‘ Caeied, "5 Benerzo , Finala, The proparations for the teatimonial concarte on Hsturday aftornoon and 8voning are rapidly Erogmuumg. Tho nvcniufi uuncorf promisey to o0 the fiuest Mr, Tnomas lias ever given -hers, Among tho numbors will bs the followiug: Oyertiro * Idomono,” by Mozart; overturo Trl- wmnplial, 6n” Russion National Alrs Sm)w). by Tubitistoin ¢ lunman‘, clhoral, and fuguo, by Bach (udapted for orchentra by J. J. r-:uune. ono of the rront nuccosses of Mr, Thomas' lant. soa- wou; tho now quintette by Tobort Goldbsclk— lnved by Mesars. Goldbick, Jucobsohn, Bre- ons, Hommano, aud Utoll ; Liszt's symphonio poemn, :' Orpleus,” aud * Fautasio Caprice,” by Toqicat, Tho full evening and ma‘ineo programmo for Bawrday. will bo aunounced to-morsow. ‘T'lckots for nalethin morning at Jauson, McClurg & Co.'s. Inthis connection wo are roquosied by the managoment to print the following card, which eaplaius itsolf ¢ €, 460, Bept, 20, 1674, . Ar, Theodore Thomin s Dran bint~ In evidance &f tho high regard fn which Wo hold your efforts i behalf of musical ort, we desire to profler you our cordinl supgoit on the occuslon of tho testimontal toudered you by your nuunerous fricads in Chicago, aud to express thio Tegret of the musical socletles we respectivoly represent, that tho timais (oo Limited to Tcrm"t us to tender you a clorus, as we rliould deelro to do, as an sppropriate tributo {o your- welf and the work of your lifa, Tus DEETIOYEN SOOIETY OF CIICAGO, by John @. Blortall, President, T AroLLo CrLum, Dy Georgo T, Uplon, President, T'e GenMaNIA MAENNEROUOR, Ly Dr, 'L, J, Blutbiardt, President, AGADEMY OF MUSIS For somo days past there has boon advertised to play at tho Acadomy of Music iu thia city a lady who has attempted two or throe profes- slons, notably lteraturo, tha lyceum, sud the stngo. Olive Logan is introduced agaiu to tho Chiicago publio a8 ** the best dressed woman ia the world.” Tho valus of such an advertise- ment—w bich may adnit of eriticlsm—as a mode of umlmuaizlug tho wnorits of this Indy as an artist 1s quostionablo, ust ns tho assertion itself I8 n doubtful taste. But there i a latont honesty in it which wa cunnot overlook. The lady erid nothing of hersolf as an aourcss or playwiight. She is neither. Tho so-called dramas with the titlo *‘Cho Woman ‘Who alku” would bo waworthy of sorious at- tontion, but for the fact tlat™ Olive Logau's namo I8 well known in this country, sud the publio looks to the newspapors for ‘some in- foimation regarding the performauce, ‘Thera in nothing to aay of tho piove furthor thau that it should cortainlyanor como under tho caption of this column, It amuses nobody. It wmerely mortifics those who are trying to believe that woman's genius has suffered from Inck of op- portunity, Of Misu Logau's acting wo meroly remark that tho vericsl novice never cawsed moroe distress to & kindly nature than dooes this eminent m:fv. Iluw, with her intolligonce, which, judged by some of bher literary productions, i certalnly up to the aversge, rho could have boen fuducod to beliove that her drama contained a particle of interest to any but charitable mombers of her own family we a1o0 ot a loss to discover. In the intevests of the pub- lic, and the drama to which it lovks for amuae- mont and instruction, we sinceroly beg lhor to abandon tho siage without delny. ~ Her drorsing 18 rioh, but isoppreasive inits obtrusive opulonce, The drevs she weara iu tho firat act might be critioised by the milliner who would appluud the othier garments, but theatrical audiences aro not compoved exclusivoly of miiliners as & rule, 1 tho etage is weroly a_tediously-couducted nhow- cuso, wo cordially unite with certain well-meaning but misiufored divines in their elfort to aunibilate it. It means something highor and botter, however. Tho eizo of the audionco at the Acadomy last avoning should be takon ag s hint of what tho public wants. B, GROVER hos at longth snczoeded in obtafning from the proper suthorities the old Post-Ofico Building, which has beon left as o lnndmark of the Great TFire for threo years. In six weoks at tho furthest he proposes to open it. It will prob- ably be thrown open a6 a varicty theatre of the bhighest order. It is Ins intention, however, of ndding to it s new feature. He proposes the organization of o first-olafs local orchestra of the beat quality, and & wadrigal club of equal oxcal- lenco for tho diversion of the highest class of amunemont-sookers in the city. His plaus aro not mutured ab presont, but, with such a situa- tion and building, ho intonds that nobody can compluin of noglect. —_— THE WEATHER. Wasniyaroy, D. C., Sopt. 20.—Over the Upper Lakes, the Upper Mississippl and Tower to cross tha track: ""'hl?“{rlllnum Contral, near I wenty-aixth ulru‘gg_ 7y, o 3 Inab ”1;5. I":"u:cummmmlnn train struck s smanhod the buggy, Tho burning of & new rhanty on Divisfon i streal, oppovite Rutrmroy, causcd tho alarm from :‘m :»:lur;;‘mu m{- morning, Loss, $20, The was 6ol ol on fire by somo lrfl]!oloul The alarm from Tox 42 at 1:90 this morning, wan catned by & slight | and Faurl:un{h uu‘éulndm Hokss sordet oL uata ?{nf!ownnd, wan endunvnrlnfi injured Mahony badly, and: crmnnnmnnnn B RRIAGES, LIONTRNITETN_ A KL evening, tho 10 Tt by e 1e ol Jo.on Phursday Gllarica 12, Lichtenho aid 36 x Kaiio 15 B 0WICl DEATHS, “HAYWARDTn fhin city, et 30 Thoman Tisved « Al B8 yonrs Al 23 Uy, (RLIGE O Slen. otan JIALYATd, Tuneral from L 1ato Yoaidanco, 47 Weal Moiroo-st. MALL Sopt. °9, Barron, only sol o it Carels M. Bailory, areds0 Wi ol Sy Kuuoral scrvioos 11 0'olook Weduoadny, Hant. 30 s tho rosidenos of its grandparents, B, 1. snd Tizile &0 Young, 295 West, Indiana-st. [ 1, and fioston papors plowsaceoy. | At hln restdence, 916 South §; { . Pt 29, Kdwin Duriham dopariod {His g, Thursday, WRIGHT—The funoral of the Iato John 8, nliltake nlace on Thursday, Oct, 1, 2t 13 mn, Slinrch of the Uoly Cominunion, 'Doarbora: Thietioth, JLDRIDGR-Sept. il o Ve dog, 5t ooinek Weight Trom by neag ] £, Jobin Rochoster, fafant son o . fddridgg, ngod 1 yonr. i\ rrosldonce 6% Fultouat., Wodnos: o' ¥riondn of tho famlly aro lavited, | M ETTERER=Tho funaral of Mrs, Catharino Wottoror il tako pince bl day (Wednoaday) st 3 p o roslianco, No, 243 Tarrabo-ats, to Ghuroh, thanos by carrlagaa to t.. Honi Aefsjuicm Righ mass will bo “colobraied at § Relatlvosand feion Thviiad to attend withuut, lfl::llllu‘rhfill’l.':‘ul" At il nflied Centaur Linimonts allay pain, subdus swollings, hes ‘bums, and will cure rhoumatism, aparin, and auy flesh, bono or muscle allmont, The White ‘Wrapper Is far family uso, the Yollow Wrappor ts for animals, Prioo 50 cents; large huttles §1, Klphrpse Children Cry for Cantorin.—Pleasant to tako—s perfectaubstituto for Castor O, but mors oficaclous in rexulating th stomach and howsls. PERTUMERY, THYE CELEBRATED Phalon’sCcrcus (N.B.) Phalon’s Flor de Mayo Morse’s White Rose, Morse’s Wood Violet, DMorse’s Paphian Bouquet, Morse’s Dedication Bouquet, Exzeol fn Aromatlo ualitios, whilo in FRESHNESS aad GONOENTATION of cholco flowor odors thoyarewan - mated to sarpaes (he most slabrated Englah and French manfacturos, Whalaralo by VAN SOHAA( STRTEIION A REID." "Bold by st Drukaists el ast AUOTION SALES, By GEO. P, GORE & CO., 68 & 70 Wabansh-av, "ANOTHER GREAT BXPOSITION AUCTION SALE BOOTS AND SHOES, ‘Will be held WEDNESDAY, Sept, 30, at 0% n, m., prompt. A full lino of tho WAR- RANYED SUCKER BOOTS will bo ogflred, 8, and__WOMEN’ AL SHOTS, togotlior with a full assortmont of grades o8 Lo0dS: oo . conn s co 63 anil 70 Wabns) AT ATOTION, . On Thursday, Oot. 1, at 9 1-2 o'clock, ‘We oan show the Linrgest, Finest, and Bem Asgorted stook of . FURNITURE In the oity. at Auctioxl. ¢ CALL AND SEE US FOR BARGAINS, Parlorand Chambor Sota, of overy styla sus' Qualitys Book Casss, Extention 'Tablos, Marhla and i 9pd:top Trbles, ots, Walnut Wardrobos Bureat Tiadsteads, Hialifast reaus on Show Cases, 3 Cominnon. Walnwt fisaien " Besie Tad, Jomumndos, ‘alnut_Cuairs, Drossing A Otilce 2nd Parlor Dosks, s, 1 fhomfiases, Dtipk snd Parlor Dasia, Carpats, Hla P. GORE & CO., Auctionesrs, TEL U RS DA, REGULAR AUCTION SALK OF DRY O0DS, THURSDAY, Oct. 1, Dross Goods, Noil 4 Uudorwaar Wiita a\"»”i.‘:’.‘vi!'flq dénl-d: s :'l:!r .'J:lg,ifi'» ankots, arciage 5, ke., Clot! 3 r1 Gols, Tlos, Seatin, do. > Atso s Wil 1o of Tagrain' & CTARPEITS. Missourl Vatloys, and the Northwest. rising and statlovary barometor, stationary and highor temporatures, northivest to southwest winds, and generally cloar weather. . LOCAL OBBERVATION. Oi1104a0, Sept.29, 1874, i | 5 3 ) 3 § 318 tour orobl § | 21 & | Direction anal servation. | § lg & Vorce of ind,| Weather, S [R]5 R § Sazlmum (hermometer, 61, imum theruomoter, 51, QENERAL ONSERYATIONS, Citigaa0, Sept, S0—1 a. ma. Station, Wind, Breck'ur'go 30,11} 41X, Ught. ., Choveunon 80,10, E4|5, W gontls Chicago, .. (20,02 ' W,, freuh| Calro, fresh, Clneinn Eacamaba , ¥, Garry..|) T't, GiD Eeokul LaCron: Leavenw Masrquett N, Milwaukes LN, W, (resh) Omahs., 51|N., gentlo Tembina 22103, .. Taledo, 6L, fres Yankton.,... AYE., freals. e NEW YORK FAILURE. Nrw Yonx, Sapt. 20—Tho susponsion of Willlamson, CGrifiithe & Co., sugar-roflners, iy sunounced. Tho causn is said to bo ad- vaucea to the fivm of Jemos Dishop & Co., fmporters and indin-rubber munu- facturcrs, which coucern suspended first, Is 18 stated that thore wus n close connouvtion botwoen the two concorus, a brother of the eoulor membor of Willluingon, Grifiiths & Co. boing & partnor in the Louse of Jamoa Bishop & Co. Nothing definite cun bo learnod as to the nusetu and labilitios, as noither firm bas yot wads sny statoment. pectan S LATE LOCAL ITEWS. An assault which may prove to be a homlelde oceurred at 7:30 Monday ovening in the yard of tho Obieago, Danville & Vincenuos Railroad, Heury Morln, nlins Scotty, known to the polico 280 mnan of bad roputation, nttucked William Fox with » connceting Ik, and dealt him thrae heavy blows aver tho head, ORicor Boudor ar- rosted Morin and had Fox attended by o phy- sician, who expressos doubts of his rocovery, The fnjured man was removed Lo his home, No, 247 Carvoll troct, Tho alarm from Dox 79, at 4:10 p. m., was eausod by the partlal burning of & barn in reur of Ko, 71 Lawrel street. Loss, €160; fully in- sured, Ouuve of fire unknown, Tho tailoring extablishment of Hugh Branigan iu the Central Union Building, cornor of Murkef and Mudison strests, was robbed lust night of quuatity of goods, the valua of which was not nscurmfned. Detective Chnpin oltained o ofuo ot th]e thioves, and they will probubly be ur- resled, Yeatorday forencon, while Fravk Mabeny, of Haloatdiga. m . GRO, P. GORE & CO. 89 and 70 Wabas) WAL A, BUI'TERS & CO., AUCTIONEEBRS, . 108 BAST MADISON-ST. IRSTABLISUED 1850), 100 Rolls Oil Cloths and Oarnotings, Whito Granite and Yeliow Waro,® " Table Cutlery, Now Furniture, Sowing Maclines, Pianos, Organs, Eto,, \Vze&lm!’:dly Morainy, Sopt. 30, at /¢ o'cluck, at 108 Eask .+ Auctioneers, By Popular Artists, ‘WILL BE SOLD Thestay Moraing, Ot 1, at 10 otlock, AT THE AUCTION ROOMS OF ‘ WM. A, BUTTERS & C0, 108 Last Madison-st. Thin colleation will ombrace the worksof | many well-known artiats. Fach Painting is raounted in a fine, slndo- rato frame, whith will bo 50ld with the Painte g WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., | Auctioneers, TARGE TRADR SALL. i DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, AND OLOTHING, Thuraday Moralng, Oor. 1, at 8% o'alock, AL A BULTENS' & 00" A teasnesss. By SMITH & MARRISON, : On WEDNESDAX, Sept. 30, at 10 und 2 o'dle At No. 81 Madison-st., Opposito MeVicker's Theatre, 6 300 ELEGANT OIL CHROMOS, 150 Choice &ud Rare Steel Engravings, AT ATUCTION. The attentioh of the public is vory partioularly called to this collvo:iun of Piotures, ' Th 1 rloh sarved Walat ad Gilt Framnen, snd o1 Pit P ‘We shall closo thom out at ono sale, - BMITI & llx‘\ RIS e oA By L LEROY & CO., / Frifay Morwing, GeE 7, at 9 1 oelosk, ¢ Our rogular weukly salo of i NEW AND SECOND-HARD FURNITURE, Parlor and Chamber Buits, Dining-Room Turuitnee, Kitohon Furniture, Oftico Dasks, Bonkcasos, Wardrabos, Loungos, Bofas, lasy Ohlrs, OARP Boddtog, Blankots, Crockary sud Glavswaro, Platod Ware, and & largo stuck of Geeral Morchandlse, Al B sploudid Planos. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., o e B a8 Randoluhat, ROCKWELL, WILLIANS & €O,y Auotienoers, 204 and THURSDAY, fram 9:80 a8 p, m, L to tha bighust Ui oe 1hs Inciort stock oy *01 *t Auotion NEW AND USED FURNITURE Qfforad fu this clty, consinting tn wartof Paclar 5 orey, Hep and Hale Gloih ShER nut Cuainbor Sois, and by (1o bisad) alr sk ek Mutiresson, Cook aud Heating Bitay 'y mu‘ory and ow t Madison-at, Housuhiold Guods . RUUKVWELL, WILLIAMS & 00,