Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 2, 1874, Page 5

T RILITARY IN THE SOUTH. 1. MeDowell’s Annual Report of Their Operations, The Disturbances in Various i States. Bill Bu-Klux.-="C'he Civil-Rights ===The White League. Ma}.-Con. MaDowell, commanding tho Depart- mont of the Houth, ban made the followiug re- port to tho Aussistant Adjutant-Cioucral ot tho Arwy, St. Louls : 3 HRADQUANTRRS DIVISION OF THE HOULILY TLausevinLE, Ky, Sept. 30, 1874, 8m: T have tho honor to submit to the General of o Army the followinyg report of the ‘mlhhryl opor- Yons and militars seryico lu this divislon sincu tho §th of October, 1873, the dale of wy lsat annual re. port: 1914, . 10, A Lieut, (1, E Bacon and twenty-five e S laiwtily Lufouiry, wont (rom Frankort 10 doaterey, Ky, to axalst the Tolted States Marsial in serving elvil procosses iu that vicinity, Ilo Lebarned to Framkfort Feb, 24, Aprit20, in obedlenca 1o tnatructions feom the War Depattuent, First Liout, 1 5 "Foblo ana forty men_of Coumany D, Bixteeuttl Bty et tcor Hutnbold, Tem.y fo Ttile Nock, &ty 10 41 dn prencrviun thopeace, The detschment returnud to Humboldt May 20 JuLy 7.—Compauy F, Sisteenth Infantry, Capt, W, &, Wollemeyer, was sent out from Nushville, Tenn., 10 Mauctieator, Coffeo County, Teun,, to asalst i United Statea Marahal In serviug clvil processcs, Tho compauy returucd to Nashvillo Aug, 27, "Ava, 25, —Seound-Licutonaut W, O, McFarlane, Sixtcenth Tnfantrs, and thirty~-0youen from Compauy K, wero sout from Fraukfort o Montoroy, Owan Couni- 1y, Ky., on tho requisition of tho United ' States. Mar- 1 16 protect his Deputics in tho performatco of their Qutios, " Tho dotachituent fs still at Monteroy. TROOr§ 8EKT INTO ALABAMA AND SOUTI CAROLINA, Sirr. 8.1 received tho lettor of tho Genoral of tho Army of 6th ol Soplernber, transmitting o copy of n Jutter from thetSocretary of War of tho gumo date, i closing s lotter and clroular of the 8 of Soptembor Trom tho Attormoy-Goneral of tho United States, cous worulng* alloged onlrages of various dodcriptions in certain States i thia division, Scer, 9.—In obodlenco to the instructions above mentioied, T dotached Company A, Second Infuntrs, 2rom Alstita to Livingaton, Sutor County, Ala., aid ou the 11tk of Seplomber, from tho sawe piscey Com- yany 1, Becond Infantry, to Eufauls; Company F, Hecond Tufantry, to Monisvallo, Bholby County : Com’ pany B, Soconl Infantry, to Oarroliton, Fickens Cogu- iy and Compnny I, Socond Infantry, 1o Butler, Choce taw County, Ala. Ou it samo day 1 8ent Company D, Ziuhtooath” Lntintry, from Columbia to' Eagafield, ‘wxrT, 12.~Company D, Second Astillory, wos nent from Charleston to ‘Barnwell, S. C.; Compasuy I, Mghtoonth Infontry, from Colurabia'to Abbouilic, & 0. and Company D, Becond Infantry, from Atlarita, @i, to Opelika, Als. 8kpr, 14, —~Company @, Bccond Artillery, was eent from Naleigh, N. C., to Sparfansburg, & G, and Company E, Necond Arilllory, from Fort Marion, N. €., to Marion, §, O, Sxrr, 21, ~Ootupany M, Second Artillors, was sont o Fore Johuatos, N. ., to Unionwillo, Union Coun~ b B,—A compnny of ho Fimg Artillory was or- @ercd fram St, Augustin, Fla., to Charloaton, &, C, ENFORCING TILE NEVENUE LAWS, 85pT, . —Company ¥, Hecand Artillery, was do- tachied from Rialelph to Marion, N, €, Thia 'was douo 1ho request of tlie Becrotaty of the Treasury, o tho plication of the Commissioner of Internnl ltoveuue utid tho Hupervisor of Internal Rovenuo forthe Dis- trictaf Virgiuls, North Carollus, South Caroling, Ueorgis, and Florids, to aid United Btates Court oflicera {n aupprossing tho {liiclt dtstillery in Weatern North Carchua, it Lelng roproscnted thk it Was im- Poasible from the number and kawlcastess of those «nigaged therein to do go withuut military ald, ‘Lho Bupervisor uaye as follows, {n lis lolter apylying for troops : * In thodischarga of my duties a8 upervisor of Internal Revenue I isvo found more diliculty in «nfarcing the lsws in Western North Onrolinu than i nny othor part of tho Ststo. Atleast four timen pavo made ronuisition for froops to go into this ssme part of the country. Tho violationg of lsw im fuat soction are very genersl amd 1 hsvo infornmation of a hundred sspertant distilleries 10w in operation there contrury to law, Tho inbuldtants aro Ignorant and remarkably Jawleas, There aro Jurge areus, in §ome cases smountfy to o third or baf of a county, fu whick au ofllcer hardly dures 1o sttempt the cxecution of {ho laws, Opon thrcats szaingt 1ifo and property azo vers common wnd are mudo by o reckless cliss of men, ho, under circumstunces favorablo to thelr sccuritys would not Lcaitato toexecuto thelr thresta. Soveral oflicers have been killod alresdy, Not only is the pritical cuforee~ awent of the Roventie laws wimost entmly proventod, but suceowaful reatstanca to Doputy Marabals and the avoldaneo of Lo processes of tho Uni ted Btutes Courts uro sery common.” Tho Commissioner and Super ieor urge me strongly that tho coraypany baatationed at Marion, but considerations of a wilitary natara catso mo'to havo it ouly cucarnp ihere aa u detact Tuout from Nalelgh, 1t may becokus naceasury 40 come J5 with the desire of the Comumimioners, but I Ope not, LOUTNIANA AYRAZTS, 85PT, 0.~0n account of the esitical stateof affairs fu Now Orfeans I uent there Company A, Elghtoenths Tnfuntry, fiom Atlants ; compunies G ond {, from Colubia, 8, C,, aud Compnazy F, Sixteentn Infantry, from Nusprille, Temn.s und Bept. 17, Company 1) Second_ Infantry, from Moutevallo; Osmpavy D) Second Infanlry, trem Opolika ; und Company G, Sect ead Infuutry, from Monat, Vertion barracl Suvsequedtly, on tuy 28th of Sepiuwmber, when the souunander of the Diqurtment of the Guif reported bo Lind sudlicient trocps aud o Tegiment was foining , 1 ordered comprduies D und ¥, Second Infuntr, sk to Alabama, whisre werions disturbuncoa were ru- ported, oce of thens to rvoreupy Alontevallo aud the Stlvr o go to Dewmcsgpolis, 30T TX GEOBGIA. The counnandig oificer at Charleston, 8, C., toles gravhed me, Aug,, 30, that & special tacsicupget had Just cumne outo Gtm from the Intendunt of George- aww, 8, O, Terpenenting the town to be in possession % 4 wob :ad “Aareatened with fire and plllago ; that s houso biud Dewn attacked aud throsof the inmates whot; thnios the 14th of August the Duitod States nail stago ind been attacked s it wos entering the tuwn; that Vao Sherd@ of tho county hus vxhausted 4bo weano #1 his dispossl to suppress tho riot, but had been Uaeatened, und bad contined himelf to hils Lowe, and,"tkat the Tespectablo citizens wero greatls ulurmed (53 helploss to protost thewselves, The dit Seulty w3 represented to have grown out of & quarrel Latwweenyh.bo political factious among the negroes, Tha parues Yterested applied sor a company of United Etates covops (o protect the lives and projerty of the Wrell-d sy wed whito und colored citizens. Tho applica= 00 7 ax w0t granted, aud the commending offcer was ;I‘ nx’:‘had tbat tho case secmed oue for tho sction, s lezat, of thio Btute wuthorities, = Tk KENTOOKY DITURDANUXS, Y¢oo peat comumander ot Laneacter, K., reports that 470 uftor tho alestion ot Luncarior i vontrovorsy <. o owoen bwo ellizena of thut place, each Laing & wip: it member of w different politienl party ; that he ditfioulty attracted the friends of ench, nud in- erundid o dutensity untl the ufght of Aug, 19, whon b coutiit took pluce butweou them iu (ho nublic uuara 5.4 whick nevernl hundred Ahota were Ared aud z0ar perwns wonnded ; that on the 20t b was catled «poir by tho Shertif of tho county tn ald him with hia wominaid to pressrye the peace, which ho did ; that ou e st the Town Marshol ealled upon him' for the 2516 prrpose, to which call ke reapanded ; that 1o dis- Surbune beeurred fu tho dustime of 1o 20th, but that on the gl of tha 2lstw lsrge nymber of cftizens Fom 1o county and thodo_adfolning—triends of vne 1 thie partios—upsembled In {he town, sud during the s22d utt..cked the howss In which tho'friends of tun otber pizly had sewemnbled and were defending theme ¥elves, amd sbont bulf-past 6 . m, fred the honss by tie throwing of turpentiuo ulin, und that great appre~ etirfun eadated umongs the weoplo that the town woull o tited ; that while thie bullding wus I Marogs Lo re- @.ived 'u communication from Collector of luternsl Revenue nsking vroleotlon for Lis o <o and tho United Statos proverty in his charge s Thut bazeplicd howould give Lim alf % was w bis pyiter 1o give; thut, ut the wane time, the Towy Mar- atsal in person served ou hitn a written requinition for id to guoll tha viot ; that, lu endeavoring 1o do so,thu wop s were red upou'and ono mat was elightly that tho troops returned tho fire, took of'the party who hsd Leen in iho houss, and 100k dicau tu_catap, where, by the dircetion of o ‘Lown Murshal, they were Teloasod; that thervafier thers werw 1o dlsturbanced, Habsegiiently a portion ot tho mlilitis f the Biate, uuder orders frou tho GOVCTnUF of Kontucky, csmw and veeapled tho town, “Thv 4l of tho Tocal Civil authorities, ou their direct appiiestion, was @iven nnder » elreulur. from these Lestquurtens of April 3, 1871, Doubting, however, tho swouiidueas of tho priuciple laid dos i tho redond & Dl of thin elrculsr, thotgh 1 am nware of it Lubiug been ssuctloned by Ligh authority, logol as well ¢ wililtary, and being apprelicnsive of & conflict With the ofticers of tho tato of Kentucky in n matter purely Jiwal and i 10 way uffecting the United Statcs luws, £ telograpled the comsnander uot ta jutertery in Ay stor merely concerning +the Ntate outhoytiv Uenug to au secident 10 thy tadegaaoh Line the messugo 48 1101 Tecelved—ortunately, verhiup, for tha Joopis v¥ Laucaster—till tho wholu xifair was ov TUK KU-KLUX 1N TYNNEMWKE, 1 pend hesewith, warked WBY L juter of Aug, 23, 150w the commandivg oflevr of tho winall detichuient ieft nt Siwayno B ) SFutbeddy, Tenn,, when tin +wmpany of th ol nfanies vy nent from that place 1o Juckvon, Mism,, lnat June, 'Cho lgor 14 - evmpanied by ufiduvifs token by tho commanling oliiver.of cestaln colond peuple, alleging maltreat aneut at the hauds of the whitew. 'Ou tue Stac Angist « telegrai s recelyed from tho comuuudiag officer, Ldaylug: % Sund oo sifteen ar twenty men at unco, *11i0 whido country orownd {8 ndar xrmy on ecount of the killing of soma KueXdux by negrocs Raturdny wigbt Jost, The RKu-Kluz baye been walding in tazgo uuuibers for twa wenks, Partied bave Gired futo i walip at wght, Throaty wore ruade 10 uttuck ug, Al wpprosclion ko thy garrison ore witehed by armed pickets every nignt,” Yho colored peoplo are driven Trowm thele bowa und from thelr work, Koo ary [ the sbot, Al lu tho gurrison uro_worm ont by constant 4iglt wateling nud fatiguo, Fll Foports and atlis davts will L dont by nuali,” * dedees weta lelegraphed 0 Nurly 1o el & cowpuny of tho Mizteenth Humboldt, and a compavy arrived there TME THENTON MABACS 10 bi¥ rpoTt F the occurrouves conurcted with the secvice at thie nost during the pass year the comwand- e T el of dutashments cal it e B e m; itious o s fiiflnmmnutummm tho nuddfo of Augnat, and, from wteh inforination a8 they bring in, the Ku-Klux havo been suidizg aimost overy uight fo_portions of this (Eitbaon) and 4o adSoiniog countics A "Tho recent dinturbaneed in toin scctlon of 1ib Stato nil seemi 80 Linva started abont tho timo tha Civli-Riglita DIl wan Lrought before Ulongrend, utid tho ranorty of gutrages comiaitlod on tho neyruds Ly thess ulava hiavo been 1nore humorons &inco about that thno (han abany ottier period in the ast three years, Many of tlieso Jiavo simply amounted o tho mere net of driving or frightening tho colored men away for tho purpose of seenriug the nmall crops they huve mnde, which I8 carlly necomnplished by threatennie them with n yinlt” at wigt of Ku-ltinz, I have leatned ico {he_ Tronton massicre thai, fusl provioun fo that time, Any ubout the 214 of Aniniei, ovory Inidge, rail- roud, aud river sroksing, whd ull Foadn and mpoclant poinis, wero sirletly gunrded by the syhites, nnd up o tho tiine of tho nnstacro ani far some days stterwarde tha whole counfry was seonred by arsad men for (ho purpeie of enpturing thone who wera supposed to huve madi thole vacape, - OF the uen who wery taken from tho fall at Trenton wn the morlig of the Sath of Augiiat three hava vrached the garrienn in yafety, gud a0 nave Iu Mempiis umdor e proteetion of (ho Vuitod tates Marslial, and threo mara are known i be ollve and ot large, {ilue the reesnt tyoublo hers We nuise lier of ouitruges reported fo i hy partiea Who hava been Deaten Tiave Leen comparatively fow, from the {act thot the Ku-Klux organization now seems o o 5o perfect that tha partler aatraged azo In moet inatatces Provented from coming bece (o glva nformatiot therhe Aelves, aud thio fact of the ontriges huving beon con- mitted i only learued by generat report throuph the conntr and from some” of (o fricuds of the puctiod, who pasw tho news from one o another. “Many " outrages would be prevented und unty more of tha Ku-Klux wonld bo arreated aud Dronght ‘to fustico 1f a Unfted Statcs Commissioner nud one o Lwo Deputy United_Stnten Marehnis were alationnd at overs poinc whors thoro 1 &' regular garri- dson {ustead of tiiolr belg e reninto, w16 thu cage hera, A very bitter feeling seoms to exat amoug tho prople throughout this catiro section of tho country ayniusk the Government and particularly ogalust tho eyro, nud the fow Unfon men who reside in this vi- cinfuy nre complelely cuwed aud livo in constant fear, Hevoral of them huvo hed fhreats snude against their Al5es, 10 my own knowledige, duxing ond sivco 1bo zes cent isturbances, 1ok aitention to thy auggestion that a Culled Siates Commissiouer sud o Deputy Mar- whal b eppointed ut plices occupled by troops, ko hat the action of thio latior iy be prampl enougii to be of otfoct: for, by tho orders 1 Liave glven, tho trovpa ara 10 bo hield In readiness to act ou ouy requisition wndo ou them by any United States cavil oleor, bot that tho oicors of tho uriny a8 such should take 1o initlul so~ tion, bt only act 1 ald of and in subordination to tho United Siaten cieil authiorities, DIFFICULIY IN BUUTO CAROLINA, Tho comunnuing olier ot Company Dy Elghtoeath Infuntry. cstabliskied fn camp at Edgeiteld, S. 0., re poria that, ou tho 933 of Soptemter, s delegation of tho leadiug whito tnd colured citlzens of lidgoticld waited on hin) and reported a tight then {mmineit, or i progress, betweon the Whito and colorod citizens ut Glovor's plantation, in Edgetield County, South Caro~ lun, about 15 miles trom Edgetlold aixdt 10 from Au-~ gusls, Ga. [1cro foliowa tlio ruport of {ho officcr commandin 1n'Edgofild Gounty, whlch was pblishod heretofore] ‘o’ company Wi stationed ut Elgefield o tho ape plication of the Attorncy-Geernl, 88 u suitable place to_carry ont the purposo of Lis circulat of the i of 8:ptembor to tho United 8ta10) Marulinla atd Attornoys, which purposo was 1o give them ail necdful ald 1w tho dirclinrgo of thelr oflicial duties, 1t will be noticed thore was no eivil oflicer preaent either of tho United Statea or of the Stato, Under those circtimstances tha por- sounl conduct of tho commanding olticer Lias been uj— proved by mo, _11is position wus an caibarrassicg one, and one au arimy ofiicer sould uot occuny, not only ou aceonnt of the rewpunalbilty ho has to ficur, but atil mote onaccount of the adinistration of tho eivil or common luw, THE WHITE LRAGUE IN ALADAMA, Tho commanding officer at Livingston, Ala., which placo Liws beau recently oceupied on the spplication of 1ho Unitod Slutes Attornes-General, reports ou tho 334 of Seprember that on Butiday, the S01l tat, ho leld dolachmant ready to procoed to Lelmont, but on that day all partica dispersadd, Hesays: * For tho infors mation of tho Jommanding Grueral T would respect- fully state tho causo of ail theso gatherings of whites a1k 10gross In orwu in thi4 and 150 adfoludng conue tioa, The whito peoplo hae an organization (hroughe out'this_county known us tho Wiile League, Thiey aro delermined the negrocs shall not vateat the cumi- ing olections nulcgs they voteas they do, To effect Lis, they do oversthing 1o thelr power to futimidate th bincks, Tho iwo most_ selive Republicats fu this county—Lilings (whito) and Ivey (colorad)—havo been asaausinuted n tho county sinco thio 1t of Augusi. Theso sourdors huvolad's very geeat effoct ou tho colored poople, particulurly us thiey vweo that no nerests hiave boon made, nor Liaye auy ateps been talien to find out the offonders. To keep up tho fear amoug the blacks tho whités 10w get togatlur almost every Qay und night aud rido the rounds in squads of from tbirty to ity men, armed with whot-guns, Pretending that the negrocs 7o arming and gethering 10 attuck tho whitce, whiclh Is not the case. 'Thiers have buou 10 partics of {ho nngroes of any sirength together. This placo is the headquartors irom which thiesa parilen start, nud 1 would respectfully osk that [ Do porolited to keep my mon viell in hand at this place, wioro { can always know whiat i Kolni on and ready to move men 1o the neighboricoil of apy threatened disturbanco, §luco Iarrived . Lere on tie 10th inst, there have becu gathoriugs ot throd differs ent poiuts in thix connty, No collislon hus oceurred, nor will thero bo any sa Joug 38 tho Whlte people can intiinidata the biueks by o display of srmod force, A night attack on my catap i freely talked of here and {n the country araund ; but I donot fear snything of thokind, Ou Sundsy night ubaué miduight shont thirty mon, well armed, rodo futo tho town, remaiued abuut fiffern minutes néar tho cap, and thon Todo off, T keep a good guaFd oguinat unything of this-kind, “Che_report abovo made Ly Capt, Mills, that’ the ‘Whito Leagmio organization oxirts in Alabatan, I8 con. tlrmod by the siatenent mado to me percouslly by o promiuent and weil-informed resldont of New Orleann, iut thia organization not only oxtends (uto tho coun: try putivhes of Loulslan, but foto tho State of Als- bana ss well, In uddiuon to she cases horlabetore spectally men. tioued, there Liuve Leen forty-two detuchments eont out froms tho poste of Laneaster aud Lebanon, Ky, Humboldt aud Uliatianoogs, Tenn,, Hutevllls au Mt, Voroou_Barracks, Ala,, Atlantu, Gn,, and York. vitla and Nowberrs, 8. 0. They wero in iid of tho Tnited Statea Mazahials and oflers of tho Tnited Slatea Internal Rovenuo to enforce tho write of the Unitod States. THE TROUBLES IN LITTLE ROCK, ANE, Lust April thore woe o riot and disorder at Lille Rock—a disarder of such magnitude ea o require tho vompany etationed thers to he nfintorced from Hum- boldt, Tenn, Tue dlstucbonces grow out of the clatmiv of two poiltical partics on to which of their candidates wan tho rightfal Goveraor of Arkansas, e roport of the eommsnding vtiiver of the Littls Tioek Larracks, Capi, Borc, of the Sixteonth Infantry, hue already been subrf(ted to the War Department, The Captain's courso wag judicious snd etective, and descrving of comincodation. Ou tho ik of June o Nmetoenth [nfontrs, thon stationed in Iouisians, was orderod fo bo relieved, ond sent $0 tho Phiws, wnd, in order to sccure the fauds then romafuing of the appropration for tho trausportatiou ef the aruy, waich, if unused, would Lo covered {nto thu reasurs, tho movement was ordered to tako placo without dafay, The Third Infantry, Which wis o roplaco tho Nioeteenth, ur- Tived ot kuu{ Springa ou tho Gth of July, nud belng just from the Pluuv was_ordered to cntamap thorn ‘nring the Lot weather, and ot go furtler outts H1l {Lo sickly se2pon ghould have pused, Thus it was that thicro was during tho sumaner In Louistana but a detacka et of Atteen 1wen to guard tho pabiic property at Jackson Harruck, New Urlcans; ouy compauy to uard tho brracks at Baton Rogae, and o comiuny ot Uolfux, @raut Parlsh, Fept. 8,10 deeordauce with thy Goneral of tlie Arioy's order Of th 6ib, 1 ordered the commander of tho Dopariment of the Guif, then at Division headuuariera to send the Third Infntry to Louikicus, distributing 18 botween Now Ocloany, Hoe ton Rouge, Alexuudris, Nhroveport, St Mariiusville, Horrisonhnrg, aud 'Munroe, 'For this purs podo ko ' went to his hesdquasters at Tolly Epringy, wnd wag occeupied in making provizlou for the traneportation of wedical supplica i iy of tho regimont, When hn recclyed ko presanyg telegrumn feomn New Orleaus, referred to $n hin pepont, and fook the measnres_ thorein otated, Rubsequetly going fu pervon to Rew Orleany and take $uig Wil Binh sl tr00ps au PO ut hend of Wero un- dor orders Jor ather poste, On receipt of the Preai deot’n proclamation of o 16th of Soptember I sirengiliened Col, Entory by vending hm witls ull dis- pateh tho voruparies within veach thiat could posribly biu spared, suspending fav the ty tha execution of tuo orders of tho Ath rolating ta the Department of th Housk, und even taking compenies froms places bt re- cently ocenplod, Sinco then noven companlen of the “Penly-arcond Infuntry have arrived b Now Orloaus 4701 the Jates, wnd oihier 1ruops are o hio way tiers from the Plaing ; aud the corupmnine raken froin Ala~ Lot Bavo Leoy hout hack to fult 1 the dutles which th emergoncy fu New Orluaus b suspeuded, uud tae plces i Londjuna buvo beea or soou Wil Lu soougled 4 hieretofory orlered, UK NRRD OF TROOPA AT TIY ROLTU, 48 the_condition of the military serview will bu af- fected by tho question w to tiencod at ull of uny trnops at” the Houth,—nd, §f nocded, when We need etall cease—t (0 transeribo the followleg cxtract from tho etatement made by me Jws Janoars by the Stifitary Commltteo of tho ifouss uz the e it way proposrd o reduea the militery eatsbliskent, wud Vhien 1t wos tie wiolt 200 Lnlief Of 1nost person that tho need of any portion of the ariuy at tbu South awiy from tho vekcount detenass fil pstard 0 wa souu (o ass by, Py General horo quotes frota Bix Giatemeut at Tength, the glt of which Lins been, pnbitaled,] 1have tho houor to be, vory_reapactfally et eervant, Trvui MeDoweLr, 3Mujor-Goveral commanding Disisiou of tho South, S S Obitunry~John Laird. Frow the Now Yook Tridne, Ocl, 30, Jobn Luird, tho wall-known ship-Luilder and Mombor of Porlwnent for Bivkenbead, whose death yesterdny is annouvced in » London dln patel of thin marning, was the eldest son of the late William Laird, and wan boru b Greenock in 1805, fln was educated u tha Royal tustitution, Livorpool, and was » mowber of tho firm of T, Lawd, Hous & Co,, snip-buildeys, of Dirkenhead, Yo wasn Deputy-Licutonaut ond s Mugistraie partlonlarls aln for Choshiro, ~and was tist elscied to Parliswent iu Decembor, 1861 1In poli- ties Lo was u Liberul-Cousorvative, and wiy docidedly opposod to tho divestul- lishmout of the lrish Chnrek, n8 leading neconnarily, to tho disestablivhmout of the Eus glish Chureh. Ho was, however, in favor of gront reforts in the _roroier, and the oxtension of itu usofninowy, Fo was Rluo in Iavor of exe tonding odaeation mnony el elanses,znd of the ax- arclus of ecuuomy in tbe unvel expendituror, In 1820, Lo saurriod Blizabett, third danghter of Nicholus Wurry, Bu., of Taverpoal, o vetited from buniners in Qctober, 1801, During thoolvil war fu tho United Statos hie v fitted outs number of Coufodorato bloekadserunuors, and 1o mado bitaselt notarions by his sdvooacy of the Coufoderate oauss and sbusé of the Iederal Govesument in the Yarliamentary dobated, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE COMMERCE OF CHICGAGO. The Immense Trade in lidey, Leath- er, and Findings. Hor Large Tanneries, &¢. Inlaying hofora ourronders from day to day tho detalls of the trade aml commicrcs of Chiengo, wo hinve thus far omitted to montlon that of lides, loatlior, and fndinga, We will theroforo employ tho present oceasion to tako n brief Rlancant |bess fmportant interosts. One can scarcely arrive nt a correel idoa of tne magnitndo of this brauch or emmmerco without employing FIGUNEY AND TACTS, end, that the roader may nrrive aé o fair under- standing in tho mattor, we will givo tho roceipts from Jau, 1, which aro us follows : 36,079,583 lun of hides; from sanual slaughter in the city, 20, 000,000 Ihg; or, in round numbors, 75,000,000 s ver year, OF this Inrge amount, about one-third i cone sumod by our eity tanvery, and tho rost fs han- dled and sold by our hide-dealors, and a larga proportion is supplied to Eastern tanners. Tho hitlo husiness® ia lnsgoly dono by three or four promiuont doalers,~whom wo will hereaftor wiention,—yot the irade is reprosentod by a gcoto or moro of lessor lights, Lot us now dircct the attention of tho render to the tauning Intorest of this city, and wo will give ng examples tha busincss of one ortwo firms, which are tho largest mnuufacturers of leathar in the Waat, WALRERD, OAKLEY a CO, whodo storo and ofileo i 239 sud 241 Lake stroct. Thoy own in whole, or in pnrt, two of the largost tannorios in this city nud ono 1n Michigan., In tho Walker tanuery, which Is owned entiroly by this Company, thoy tan and finisl 176,000 calf and kip skins por year, of n manufactured valug of £650,000, using 4,000 corda of bark, and omploying 140 men. In tho Tnion Hido & Lenther Company taouery, operated and partially owned by this firm, thoy tan and fimish 100,000 aldlos of wax upper’ snd 10,000 mides of cord lenther of o suluble valuo of about §550:000, Tlioy employ about 130 mon, nnd grind 4,500 corks of batk. In the Michigan teunary thay furnieh tho hides and bave the loathor all ru- tirnod to this city and_wsold from their store, being about 80,000 sidey of alnughter solo n year, of a valus of abous $160,000, thus malking +o total production of over $1,250,000 per an- nuu, Tho quality of the goods manufsctured by this flrm especlally is #o woll known that thoy need no word of praieo from us. Aboutone-hatfof their entiro product goea to Now York, Ponmsyl- vanin, sud Now England, nud the remaiuder i cut up by Chicago and Western mauufnoturors of boots and ehoes, What is truo of this firm is true of all our city manufnctirers of leatbor. The quahty of goods hins o national reputation, and commands 1n Bastern markots from 10 to 15 por cent mora than the same kind of lenther manufsctured at thoe East. We givo below tho names of many of tho othor prominent manti- facrurers, with the awount of batk eunsumed, value of proauct, and numbey of wen swploved : Menem= Cordoey Weekly — Yearlu bark. pugercil, yrousel, Grey, Olavi: & Co. G U 600 Ellet'Danzigor & Co...) f Lo s00 3. D, Mursuuil WY S00,000 Hidound Leather Com Dz, Chicago .. B0 200,000 3. Well & Bros 80 0 ] Aoy 150,000 A0 160,000 Ao 000 wn 2,0 Y600 95 25,000 10,100 $4,326,600 The interest wo havo one, und one for which onr cisy has peculiar ad~ vantagoes from its being the hoadquarters ior deseribed is b growing the raw meterial. 1ts close proximiy aod easy access to our homlock forosts of Michigan and Wisconsin, and tho incrensing manufaciures of boots and shoes, give ready market st home as woll a8 abroad for tho mamifasiured articlo, andt our tanuors now in tho trads invite further capi~ tal into the busitesa, for 1f the well-known qunl~ ity of gouds mado i kept up, the increasod pro- duction will bonefit thoso now thus ongaged, ratber thon injurs them. ‘fho #cosou just clow- ing has beon in the main satisfactory, yoi the lugh cost of hides has mado profits comparative~ lysmall. The production 18 somewhust bolow the capacity of tho tanuories, for the rensoh owlng pincipally to the lorge stock of hides now coming forward, which caunot Gud purchasmu except at reduced prices. At all ovonts, this s thie presailing opinion among tnaoers, Having given in detail the concern of Walker, Dnliluy f Co,, wo will glance hastily at tha tean- veries o €. €. WALLIN & SON8, occupying tho eligiblo store, No. 221 Lake strect and No. 47 Franklin street, which is¢ho oldest tanning frm in the eity, dating back to 1561, ‘I'noy #ro runuing two tanneries—orme homlock- slanghter sole, and tbo otber iniou-crop uola and Lorness leather, ‘Their barness loather is celebrated throughont the Western States, and ia socoud to none of ity olasy in tho Umted States, Their crop-sole, mudo expresaly for sonud bottom work, is also urst-clesy in every respect. 'LTheir hemlock glaughtor has been on tho market about ono year, andnlresdy ranks favorably with tho old Ppopular brands. Ihey tan about 40,000 sid¢s of horvy leather sunually, und thewr irnds estends throughout the Western States and Torsitorics a8 farns Salt Lako City, whort n branoh hougo was estab~ Lished in 1871." Besiden the foregoing, this con- corn does & large comwission huginesy in otbor Linds of domestic gtock, sud s the leading Loaso in the eify for tannens’ tools and up- plies ; and, what is n2ore, wo drummers &re em- Ployad by this house, mainly owing to the ready 6alo of thoir goods. ‘Wae will noxs call tho attontion of the roador to the important rutarests of LEATHER AND PINUINGE, And in order to falrly measuro tho breadth and’ character of this brauch of mercantile com- niores, wo will tike, as an illustration, Page, Bro. & Co.’and Turuer & Hay, two of the largost and wont prominent houges i the city, the former luented a3 Now, 6% and 61 Lake and 89 State street, and the Intter at Nos. 20 and 22 Stule atroot, This cnormous and extensivo comuer- clal intorest ocoupies u vory promiuent postiou In tho busiuesn ranks of thia vity, and itis ulmoa¢ an imposuibility to give tho roader an _sdoquate idea of the vast vonsumption of geods In this line, or the awount of muney employed in the busfucea. Suflico 1t tosay that the trade L kept oven pace with other business Intor- 08:8, and tho jobbors of thiu city to-day nndoubt- oily supply o lorger oxtent of country than those of ‘aoy otharcity in the United States, Thero way b other brancher of trade that command mora atteution than this, and yet thero are fow that have coutributed to a larger extent towards building up Obicago, eud imparting baokbono to dior commeree, An conversation with tho abovo firwe, we loarn that thu stato of the trado at tha present time etands upon & volid basis, and thué ity futare outlook is most promising. Whilo it is true that tho varlons busineas interents of the city bave boen rather slack during the poast fow moutbs, the demand iu tbis hue excoeded tho oxpeetations of jobbers, sud leuce has proved ontirely eatiafactory, T'he firmm sbove- mentionoed inforned us that {heir business hod inereaned 3% per cont dwring tho pust threo years, which 18 & most favorablo sLowiug, con- videring tho drawbacks that bLusiness hero hias bron riubjected to duving that time. It way bo proper in this councction to briofly roview the transactiong of theso tlrmy, Messrs, Turnor & Roy are suvcessos to tho old firm of ‘Turner & Bidway, who commenced busingss in 1858, but u sliort Hme nftorwnrds ohangad tho etyla of tholr fiem to Turnor, Bristol & Ray. lu 1872 wnother l:l.muiu ‘was made, when tho provent firm of Tur- uer & Hay wus established, 'Tho busiuess of this houoa duriug the past wixteen yoars IRy tioen wost prosperons, Page, Bro, & Cu, Lave been ostablishud Loro in business about seven yuurs, ond, like their eompotitors Turnor & Ray, ure woll and favorably koown througlout tho North- west, 'This house i intorestad with un estab- Jishmont of tho same Jund st Boston, which is under_the management of Cragin, Pigo & Co. Or, to be mote precise in tho mattar, wo will atate that the firm conuisto of Williera W, Logo, of Boaton, and Orville nud €, I Paga, of thu city, OF tuono two firus, one would find it diflieult to deeide which was tho largor, ss both aro tho most extonaivo hanses {n this line In tho Woat, Loth hendle tho same cluss of goors, and both varsy extensivn znd well-golectod stooky of fmported sud dormestio leathor, Nudings, snd in short all goods usually earried 1n that fue of busivess. Each mako uw speelnlty of French call and kip whins and shoo findiugs, snd it i no ex- aggorution to utate thut tholc goods avo the woat popular of nug conwnmed In tho Westorn country, Tho memboni of both of theso firmg huve bed large experiouce intho businees, und through industty sbd persavoranco thoy hove Mkt up & ithao l.fli & reputation throughout thoe Woslorn Staten and Werritorien of which tho; may wall foel proud. In conclusion, wo wi ulatn that the cliarnctor of thoro vatabljshniants, in afl thoir businesn transnctionn, I8 such s to rofleot groat oredit on tho olty, as woll an 1o suy. taemt thoir own popularity, Thelr business, like tho many other Intorests in the city, It is grali- fying to rtato, is in a most prospurois condition. Wa will pow Lnvite thie attention of tho roador ta the botforn of the trade, aud trent we longth on tho ray naterials, snch A8 hides, ealf-pking, kive, tallow, pelts, butfalo-rohies, wool, raw fas, ele.'Aud, n an illustration of o trado in owh urticles, wo will mention tho prominont howio of OUERNE, M'DANELD 4 €. wituated st Non. 131 and 138 RKinzio dtrast, Thin ‘house, although the youngest In the aity, haviug comimonced business i the {all of 180H, is now among tho largost in tho West, their husinces having expunded boyond all precodont during tho past six years. 0 enorgetic and imterpris- ing gontlemicn who comprise this fam havo nambfinhcd branch houses in difforont partsof the Weat, in order to more readily accomnmodate thetr largoly-incropsed bhusinoss, In sev- oral of lfnunu branch _inatitutious thoy lhave purchesed the land, ond erocted buildings of thoir. own, matklog thom pormancnt. ‘Chese brauch houmes are situated in tho different States and Torritories na follows : 238 Marnum atreot, Omaba, Nob. ; corner Walnut audSocond streots, Dos Moineg, la.; No, 83 Main atroot, Couucll Bluffs, In, ; No, 114 Main strent, No- vraska Gity, Neb, ; No. 5 Weat O utreat, Litcoln, Nob, ; Junetion City, Kan, No. 228 Weat Sevond ptroet, Daveuport, 1a. Tho gontlemon cormposing this firm nro Georgo Oberao, D, H. AlcDaneld, of Chicayo, aud I M, Haslek, of Do Moluos, Ia. Takiog this houso ne an example of tho jncreaso of tlio wholo trede of tho Weut in tbis Jine of goods, it will paza far boyond in smount of busincsa traneacted in any otlier mer- oantilo cantre in this country. As for lustauce, if tho inoroaged por cent of ench yoar should ho gtvon, our readary wouldbo fomewliataurprisef, and yot It is o fact that in 1874 wo flud anexpon- sighof 20por eont 1 i 1870, 50 por cont 1 in 1871, GO por cont 3 in 1873, 80 per vent ; in 1873, 20 por cont ; while for tiie prosent yoar tho increasn ls eatimated nt 40 S;:m- cent, ‘The diminution in the trado of 1873 viaa ahinest entiroly duo to the financial panio that awopt over tho country during thoautumn mouths of that year. From this house we learn that frado at tho preseut simo israthor quist, but, s 4t dopenda aitogethor on other financial and cemmercial influences, the future outlook is Indead most promising. Mesara, Oberno, McDansld & Co. msko & speeinlly of hidos, tallow, ote, and wo hazard little In'the statomont tant they handlo thoso erticles to a8 Iaigo av xtont a8 any other house in the Weat. 'Uhoy almordeal largely {u pelts and raw furs. Thoy shin)jod this year tho enormous amount of 5,000,000 lmundu of groon and dmre‘ Tndes, and 1,000,000 §0 1,600,000 pounds of tai- fow, ''Thofr trado iv Jino ‘furs in atso_large, and, what 18 more pleasinf, it shows n_rapid increase. Thoy employ twolve Nalesmen and buyers, all of whom ara kept conetantly employed. ~ Thoy buy and el direct,—a most-commendable manner of iraneacting businegs,—oud, in conclusion, Tur Trinuxe will predlict n prosperous future for thia yoonyg and eqterprisiug honse, et us now talis a glunce at the prosperous houso of I, €. TILLIGGHART & €O, situated on the cornor of Kinzio and LaSallo stroots, who aro also engaged in the lmndm.";I of hides, pejtn, Turs, tallow, ote. This i tho oidest houso mtbo cily, if our memory serves us right, they commenood business ¥omn iwenty-ono cars ago, sl with tho oxcoption of a faw in- t 1ons; umovg which may bo montioned the iz Blazo of 1874, thvy hava transsctad o large sud prosperous baslness. And to-dey the hguse of H. ¢, Tillingkast & Co. occupies an envizble position both in mercantife aud commorcial circlen, This in saying o good deal, whon it i knewn tha they commencod busiuess in a very amall woy, buying sioglo hido at & time, thoir warelouae, Btore. nod oflico being an old barn on Buuth Water ntreot, Thoy liavo nobly battled npainst all tho contingencion and mis fortuncs. that hes overtakon tho city doring the past half dozon years, and to their crodit wo will” eay that they bave overcome them sl neithor the big fire, tho opizootic, the panic, or bank fniluregprovented thom from meoting their obligationd prompuly. For some years they consignon sl of theie stock to New York and Boxton, bnt now they cannot supply tho demand mude upnn them at lome,—n change that is almost entirely duo to tho wiso pystom thoy have ndopted of guarantaciug all stocks sold. ~Thoy bavo customers among the bost sud largest tauness 1o tho conntry, und since 1857 their busi- ness ih that direction has increased tonfold. The -antest pnins is observod in buying and seliing fi tho classitication of tides, Thoy do business on o strictly cash baeis, and thorofore their tiade 1u in & sound sud prosperous condition, Having taken o glance at Mosnrs, Tillinghast & Ca., Iat us intecviow for a moment CUANDLER & BOYNTON, whotn we fiud eitunted in commodious quarters at 209, 211, 213, aod 215 Rinzie stroct, From them wo sscertainod that trade at the prescnt time trag somowhat quiet, and that prices bad suffered & ehight depraciation, owing to larger receipts being anticipated. T'his boueo commencod busi- nesn 10°1863 under ke firm name of Bkinner & Mr, Chandler, the zonior member of r, 8kiunor’s intoreat fn Boyaton, the presont firm, bought the eoncern ju 1868, ~‘Tho presont firm hoa thore- fore heen in business for six years, It may uot Le out of place to atote in this connection that previons to sauocisting himsel? 10 this business My, Chandler was a part ownér and the businoss mansgerof tho Coleago Times. Mesars, Chandler & Boynton ara doing u szfe and prosperous busi- ners, and their trado showas a Jarge and healthy incranse suwouslly. They sceice their atacl lurgoly by direct ‘shipments from tho Western u:& Northwostern Siates, avoiding 08 much ss posniblo eending ont buyezs, which thay cousidor au unueceksnry oxpensa to shippers, White looking nvound among the hide-mer- chauts, one must not fail to coll on JOSLPIT DLLMANN, i who {8 2 kind of king bes in this branch of com- meree. Hig businosy honso is rituatod at 14, 16, and 18 XMarket etrcet, aud in ouo of {le largest inthe conuty. In fast, Mr. Ullmann clams to handle moro bides xunually than any other Lunso in tho United Statos, Mo commonced business at &6, Pavl, Dlitar, twenty years ugo, where, by cconomy s ndustry, his husiness so in- cransed thut in 1805 ho wae induced to cstab- \foh A bosinows in_Luls city, Among deslers in Lides, E:!u, ete., Mr, Ullmann is considered ono oF thi6 boeb ' judgen of hides, 88 also ouo of the shirowdesi bustnesy meu, iu tho aty, _Ile is tha prinoipte buyer of hides in $t. Louis, Touinvillo, Uineinnati, nod msoy othor of the lurger citios in the Union, having depots ¢stablisbed in esch fur the Lsudling of his purchares. iy lorgo busi- neay oxporicuco, and the uniform intogrity snd eandor that ho exhibits in all his transictioos, make him a populsrnud rewpoeuted merchsnt among all with whom ko comes In contact, e e BOILER-EXEPLOSION, £leven Mea Jujured. From the st, Lawis Demoerat, Ocl. 31 One of tho eaddexst eccidents in tha history of Caroudolet ocomrred at 11:45 o'clock yesterday morpiug, It was the_esplosion of the boiler of Loating furnoee Xo. 10, fu the railmill at the Vulean Iron Worke. 1t made o prolonged aud dull sound that was lenid for vome dislauce, Piecas of Drick nnd tiraber flew in uvery direction, aud in- mediutoly aftorward tho grosus sud szonizing erles of tho wouudod sud scalded men woto diss tinotly beard, and wore trwly Lertronding, ‘The unforiunnte victiows wora taken out fromn the dobyis and convoyed {o the offico of {he works, It wi o pititul und horriblo slaht to ees grent plevea of skin peel off thieir Lodies aa theit clothoy wore removed, Many wore out wud brojged by tho tlyiug debris_of brick and wortar, T'houe wounded wore vontod with tlio black duat “fi'}l sook which suude each sppearss v ghastly object, =The force of tho explosion was terrifio, al- though it iy clnimed that there was but forty- fivo pounds of stearn lu tho boiler, which wag capable of eavrying 110 pounds. & Flio boiler wau + inches in diamotor and 80 foot long, and wau blown kackwards 30 foot from ito bud, whilo 8 foct of ouu end was torn ofY ot thu rivet joint and propelled for- ward abouty 23 feet, strilifng boilor No. 9, Tho concussion luccked down fwo brick walls, eeattering the debriu in every dircetion, sod endungoring the lves of the hundred por- sions omployod 1n oo vall mill. Tho steam sod wator wers blown for o distouco of 60 foot around the premises, sud talling upon tho elavou oiow in the vicinity und senlding thora, Mr, J, H, Beitly, tho City Boiter Inh}!oclnrl testod the bolluss » month azzo, sud cortitlod thal lhuyl w‘mu all nmr«cl’, iluluood u:‘dor, sod conld be useil af & presouwro of 110 punnds, The duxlxlmuo t0 tho rait mill was about £6,000. IR WOUNDED were, a5 stated, oloven in number, and woro a8 foliowa Michnol Joyco wea khe wator-tonder, and was thoughit to be standing in Eront of tbe boilur in- spectng the wator-gaugen whou the oxplogion tuak place, blowing Lhe froni end of tho boiler ovor bin hend, pud Kioweriug hrick nud a portion of tho machinery upou bam, eutting s kioed in sovornl pluces, Hu wag Lrwsod ail over, his body bemg almost tovribly nealdod, Although widor ho bent of catu aud trontnent, it s nat uv il probablo thal o will secoyer, Joyen had beon promored to his prosent positiou only a whioxt tline, ou sccount of iy huluinu Industris ouy oud hard-wor! "fl wan, Ho s & mothes und slstor hivlug 1o Chicago, and wav 0o the eve of sonding for thom and oxpecting to goto housekeeplng ou {heir arrival. Datricle Fegnu wea owmplayed to romove the cindars from tht furnaco, }1s hend wan covored with wounda, kia body badth scalded, and bis loft loyr waa eruabed aud mashiod to o ]al|y. Michnol Conroy was movoroly cut in sovaral laces, and scalded over the groater portion of filu body, from tho right slde down to Lia fect, and on tho back and n past of the loft sido. Re- aovery donbtful, . Jodoph Chatham was a healor, and was but s o feal from tho bollor st tho timo of the ox« loslon, 1o was slightly cut in soveral places, Pttty wosidod in the faco and .on & tanda. MHenry Slocum was cmployed a8 a hiolpor to tha hoators, He was badly scalded on tho back. Heis umlgvht not £ bo'{n any danger, Tliram Shielian was badly acaldod in the face sud on tho bacl, but not fataliy. Willlam Barroit was omployed as a Iaborer, and was ot the Llime pwn’nu thvongh tho mill, o way_soveroly burnod on the shonldors and back, Ho has o wifo avd flve cinldren that sxe entirely depandont on him for a support. Frani Herjon wna scalded badly, and his lofh log brolon in two places. Huin in u doubtful condition. Jolin Horon, employed an a holpor, was slight- 1y realded nnd bruised about the body. Charles Schutz was one of the pilers, and was alightly sealded on the shonlders, Jamea Witdon was also s pller, aud was very slightly sealded ip the faco. filwaul 1:80_o'clock yosterday, aa Polica Ser- eant George Young, in chargo of the Caronde- ot Station, was raturniug fromn the rcene of the acoldont to his offico to roport, by telegraph, the offair to Capt. Hercules, of tho First Digtrict, bis koren fell in crcusing at tho interscotion of Davis aud Beoton strocts, 'Iho Sergeant's right 1og bocame twiatsd under the horso, ond had to bear most of the waight of thoe animal, Tha oflleor romountad, knowing that his log was in- jured, but did wot_think the Injuries wore of u Borious nature. On dismounting at tho ofico ho foll to the sidewalk. Oficors Ovorbouse and Tylor, who wero in tho oflico, came out and carried bim into his room. Dis, Oniton, Mont- Romery, snd Starkloff wero sent for, and on ar- riving oxsmined the nature of his injuries. Thoy nacortained that bis right foot was twisted out of place, tho avklo bonos being fiactured, the flesh lncaratod, and his log badly bruised. Hov- oral large pieces of bone were extractod, o was immediatoly removed to Bt. Bovilace Hospiial, whote he "will have to remain soveral months. It is fenred thiat amputation will bo necansary to aave his lifo, S UNPLEASANT JUVENILE EXPERI- ENCES. Now n Schioolboy Got a Caning, Mr, Philip G Bamerton, who soems to be & universal genius, has tried his hand ot a storyof boy-life, and, if his work may bo jndged by the specimon which we guote, s succocdod fu writ- {ug something wonderfully frosh, faitbful, and “taking.” It may not bo iuvidious to asnume that James Wado, tho hero of tho following episode, was, in fuct, Mr, Hamorton himsolf. Tha wholo chapter is too long for our limits; but wo givo the beat parte of it. Dr. Templemnn biag occagion to punieh James Wade, and introduces him ioto his study. “Iliaye no doubt that James Wade remom- bora that study just now whorever he may be, and, if ho lives to oxtremo old ago, I havo no doubt, that ho will romember it atlll, Lo will al- ways ratan & vivid impression of tho mahogany tablo, covered with moroceo leatlier, the large, heavy eusy~chair, the baok-cares 1 Tecessos on cacli’8lde tho fireplace, tho smnf machlo busat of Canar on tho chimnoy-plocs, and. the larga bow- window that Jooked out upon ono of the quietest stroets in Beambleby. *'1n one of the corners of the room was & fold- ing-gcreen. Wade romembers the ecroen, too, vory likely. 1t had some Chincse fipures prsted on it by some female ralative of the Dootos's. “Dr. Teniploman bogan by removiug his gown, which ho lald on tho eany-chair. Next lo ro- moved his coat, aud appeared in lis shitt- slenves, As is tho c2a with all very powerfully- built mon, the Doctor lovked pirouger and stronger a8 ho divested himsolf of coverings. Hin gown gave him s gentle acadomle annn- ance, and mrdo yon think of his mental culturo aud attainmente, hut if yon Liad scen him ae Wade did, in his shirt-sleoves, your first thonght woutd have beon, *1 should not lio that man to givo mo o blow with bis fiat." * Ito put his hond bohind the screen with the Chiuese fignres, and drew from (hence & cane, which he examined carofully. Tho result of lug oxamination did not appear to bis ynite sstisfac- tory, for ho put the cane back and rany the bell. Wlien the servaut came, ho took n shilling out of hin pocket, and eaid, *Gio and buy mo s now cans at the saddier’s, and tell him I want a particular- Iy good oue this time, Ho knows the wort.' ‘I'hen to Mr. Wade, * Pray take » seat, Mr. Wade; I am sorry Lo have kopt you atandiog.” *Thoy waited 8o & quartsr of an hour, tho Doctor soated in his esky-chair, tranquilly rosd. ine the nowspnpor, Wada seated on the corner of ono of tho other chairs, with full leisure to editate on whas was going to happoo. Ho was not keenly sonsible to rebuke, and it would have been dificult o mako hin uffer morally by any ‘publio diegrace, bus he did not Hke puin ot._all, and had not much courage to endure, Iad tho Doctor simply lecturod him, aud called him o thiof, or a awindler befors the whole achool, o would have horne i cagily enough, and exien bis dinner after it #s heartily ag over, but thin new cano wau a differont mattar. “At length he heard the stop of tho servant onthostair. She tepped at the door, aud en- tored with tho oy inatrument of torture, in guing ont, sha cast a glanco and ¢ smile at Wede, which he perceived to his aispleasure. But ho 1"..1 littlo time to thiuk of auybody but the Dac- Lor. “The newspaper wasnow cust sside, and a fearful ymile illuminated the Hoad Master's foa- tures, s ho grasped tho caue and examined it. b s ald, grimly. Tho fact is, ha This will do deoply onjoyed the infliotion of corporal punishi- ment upon daliuquontn., Tt waw capital exeraiso, and bis musclen enjoyed cxexcise, aud, hecides that, his moral sease wus satisfied by the idea that a siunor got his derorts. “Shall 1 deseribe Wado's punishment in 21l iis dotails? No, 1 prefer to pass over it rapidly, not enjoying theso things quita so much a8 Dr, ‘Yemploman dut. The inficiion must inve boen very wbarp, for tus howls of tho vichw wero audible ol over the honge. The Doctar worked Limself up into sleadily increasing fury, tho canc-strokos bocomo suurper sud sherpor, till at length Wede conid endure it no longor, but opaned tho ddoor und rnshed inte the diniig- room, whers there wes & long tabls Iaid for the boys' dinuer. \ “ iverybody nows how difienlt it is to cateh 5 boy whon ho#fias yot & table botween him zud Ine pursuer. One boy may possibly catoh nnother under snch cirenmstunces, but_n mmy, enpeeiclly & bulky man, conld aerer catch a boy with such an advantago in bis favor. 1Wado por- ceived this 4t once, and made tho hest posatble uen of tho table, which waa s broad -one as well 15 8 long one ; &nd tha Doctor, who ran this way and that tall ho was out of breath, could 1o wore get ot hig vietim than if the Toames tlowed bo- twcon them. Mo occosionally sttompted n stroke across the table, but vover oncohit Wade ; all hio did was to upset and break two or threo of his own glagses, which did not add to his good humor, The boy began to. rofloct, howover, that his enomy would probably soou call for assistance ; aud, although one man connot cuteh 4 boy with & long tablo to defend lim, it is ra e2sy an poasi- Dls for 4wo men to do 8o, Thorefore, Wada tirat contrived to load the Dovtor to that eldo of the table which wno opposite the door of tho room, and, when he himasif was close to tho duar, be suddonly bolted, slemming it after him. 1n an instant lie wasin the playground, ti o I hud 1o doscend a stelreass, sud open two othor doors, Lt o took cara to shut thoso alko. . . . . Huddonly a bright ides ontored Wade's brain, undor the intluenca of his excitoment. Thero was & large copper in the wash-housa to boil linen in, o fixture, built round with brick, and having & groplrce undor it. The coppor hod also awoodon lid, What if ho wore o got mto the nop,lm'? Would it be big enough to hold him? The Doctor wos now within s fow yards of tho wash-houes, and if the copper was to bo ttiod ot all [t must bo tried a¢ onve, Thore was ‘water in it 2 fout deep, but this did not provent Wade from getting iuto the copper and cavafully drawiug the Ud ovor his liead. An instant aftcr, the Doctor was in the wash-houge, fol- lowed by two of the servanis, “+ Theard o noiss in thin placo just now!' #ald Dr, Tomplemaw, *Ho mustbe hera!® Dut, though he and tho servauta sought with the vory grenteut care, they found no Wade; for it never occurred to them to 148 wp the lid of his hiding-place, ** About 3 fu the afternoon the housakeeper and scullery-maid ontored the washi-house to- gother, ¢P'otty,’ eald ths bousokeeper, ‘just you muke a five nndor tho ooppar, whilst I sort tho linon," : +4 Must I put soy water in tho coppor ' Patty inguired, *¢No, not & drop, It% moro than half fnll alveady, and If you were to put in any more it would take too l»n? to beat.' s Wado Lioard Datty busy herself about light- Ing the tive, Wator snd iustal sre both axcel- teut conductors of vonud, and ovary sorateh of tho shovel snd poker in the little furaaco just beneath i cawo up magnifled to Lis sara, this {s pleasant ' ks thought, ‘now i am od like » lobater ' However, on refooe tion, It occurred to him that it wonld be quite timo ¢nnugl to get out of the coppar when the hont shonld Lecome rather too much of n good tling. Certninly it wonld bos gaod thing, in noderation, as s rolief from tho terriblecold’ that had bocome alinost past endurance, ** Tho first soneation of ineronsing warmth was n hixury to famen Wade, aml tho luxary hocame moro and moro agracablo ad it grow moro dig- tinctly parcoptible. ~ At longth it reachod siich & point that (& was positively delighttnl. Like summor sncceeding to n wintry spriug, it bathed him fu 8 gonial warmth all tho moro hoartily ap- preciated for tho wrotched cotd thet hiad precor- el {t. But thoatate of perfect blins, if ovor it is attaiued by mortaly, In woll known to bo » very transiont nate, soon succerded by tronbles ind misaries of Aome sort or another. Ho was now in tho full comfort of an Snglish July, but ko wauld not remain thera long, * 1o reaotmulad the Dasgengnrs on hosrd a veres] bound for tho anti- podes, which gefs overy Lour noater to the ‘ore rld Zono, But b In smizing what an amonnt of lioat tho huwan_body i# capablo of auppozting when it is brought {u it by slow dcumn:.“ Wado in s prewcut position W o romarkablo exarm. lo of this, and, 17 auy sciontific pordon had heen prosent, with o thormometor, who knows but, James Wade might havo becomo an intoresting Aubjeot of discuesion by the Royal Bociety or unme obhor learned bady ? ‘*Ih10 hoat waa utill bearablo, but only fnat hearable. Wado wae almost suffocated Dby “the stoam, aud the porspiration ran from his lace like tho dropping woll at Kuaresborough, At longth he mm:i tolhe ,"m"‘fif’"' limit of hnman ondurance, ‘I ean hear thig n i thought, *T muet ot out. o:ilonger,! b * Pady wan Just putting another shovelfull of coala into tho fire, whon the ld of tha copper suddanly stirred, thea nlippod over the edgo of tho copper, xnd foll to the ground with ®. lowd noise. Hor smazoment at thin unexpocted pho- nomanon was mtich incronsed when Mr. Jamoy Wado jumFud out.of his bath and rtood eroct on tho floor of the wash-louse, strosming like a clossien] river-god, "' Patty ecroamed, and would no doubt have fainted i1f sho hed bolonged to polite ocinty nud had norves, but the housekeoper did npithor the ono nor tho other. Sho only smiled, Y+ thonght you'd como ont, &t Inst,' gald the housekeeper, ‘and now you mun go straight to bed, and Il bring yo s tréaclo possett, which ia mora nor ye dexsrve.' " e e LATEST NEW YORK MARKETS, Speciat Disyateh tn The Chicase Livbune. FINANCIAL, New Yonk, Oct. 81.—Tho stock market was more nctive at tho commencoment of businoss than for romo days past, and prices woro @) por cent better than the closing quotations of yesterday, and, 53 the dav wora on, o furthersd- yaneo of 24@! 3 per cent took place. Late in the day the market becamo quiet, but the firmuess was woll sustained. and at the clous the best prices of the dey wero quoted, TRODUCE, Speciat Dispatek New Youx, Oct.23l.—Flour—3farkot dull, and pricof still in bugers’ fayor ; limited oxport and aome tradedemand ¢ wales, 10,000 brls ‘st 4,00 @4.45 for superfino State ; &4.70@35.00 for oxtro do; 85.05@5.10 for choice do; #5.15@35.65 for fancy do; 24.00@4.55 for saperfive Wontern ; B.60@5.00 for common Lo madium oxtra Went- orn 3 #5.05@5.75 uor chioics do 3 ¥5.73@6.16 for common to ¢hoico white whuat Weatorn extra : #4.76@5.00 for comnnion to good shipping brands extra rourd-hoop Obio; %6.06@6.70 for trado brandd: $4.20@6.00 for common to fair oxtra St. Louis; 80,05@8.00 for good to chojes do. Southern flonr guiot aud unchanged ; sales 590 bris ot £4.80@35.75 for common to fair extra; £5.80@8.25 for good to common do. ltys flonr steady: aales 350 brls at 24.16@3.20, Corn meal quict; nales 100 bris nt 24.95@5.70 for Wostem : £5,00@5.10 for Brandyvine. Gimn—Wheat, mnrkol. n shede firmer; Jittlo better oxport demand. — Balow 89,000 bu at S1.01 for No, § spring, 81.02@1.0224 for No, 2 Clileago: 2LMI@LO5 for No. 2 Milwaukeo; #1.07a@ 10735 for old wpringz: #1.09@1.17 for No. 1 wpring; _ SL00@I16 for ungraded Iowa and - Miunceota BRTiUg JL.14@ 110 for wintor red Wastern; 51.2001.28 for mnber do; 3L25@LU6 for white Western, Rye un- changod, with moderate demand. Sales, 400 bu; Canads in bond, “0c. Bsrloy scarco and flem ; eules 8,000 bu; Fronch, %150 to amive. Barley-malt quiot nod stendy. Coru firmer, with fair domand ; waice, 65,000 Luat 93¢ for Westorn mixed, and 8¢ for now do; 24,000 bu Wostern mixed, inst balf November, 13go. Oats quita firm : sales, 81000 bu at Hliarfle for mixed Wastora ; 60@00L0 tor white Westorn. Provisions-—] market dull ; Westorn mees, 90,20 cash 3 #2050 iu job lots foroxtra: prime, 18.U0:0nd primn toesw, 321,00, Beaf dull at 10,50 11,60 for new plain mers ; £12,50(@: extrado. Brothame quiet at 521,000 beef nominal. Lurd firm; sxlea 200 tes at 1855 14 for prime sterdl. Datier hoavy, ot 20@37e for Westorn, nnd 23 @tdo for State. Cheoss i unchanged, at 125G 18840 for common (o prime. Whisky—Tho niavkot is n shade firmor; aales, 150 bibls ut 99X @99} {6 por gulloo. Treights—Ouly & shght inquiry in barth freights. Rates withoul matertal change. Tho engugoments include: Ta Liverpool, by steant, 8000 b grain at 8d3 160 bules jeotton at 5-16d. o Londan, by sarl, 800 bu greld at 5i; 200 bhds tobacco at 80y, Chartering movement dull, with irm figures, It comprises ao ltuliun bark with 2,600 qrs to_Cork, for orders, st 4s 3d, with privilege of Briutol at 88 6it; 15 3d in Lags, A A THE WEATHER, ‘Wasnmxarox, . C., Nov. L —Tor tho North- weat, clesr or fair woather, n‘niuf{; temporutare, southeast to southwest wind, and falling barom- oter. t0 10 Chieago Tribune, B TOCAL OBSERVATIONS, Cmeaao, Nov, 1, 1874, s A g Tour of ab servation, Dire:tion and| e of wind,| Weather, annuomy H g ¥ 72 15, W., tevals,, Clear, 46 |W,, fzeah, 43 (WL, fresll ihar, 1 10 24 &, Murquette, Uloveinud. . Gibeon. (3 Leavenw b, 3. Hreeleur'ge(2), Yuuklon ... Mliss Cushmuws Lust Night, Tho New York Swn says that on Saturday night, Nov. 7, on the ocoasion of Charlotte Cnsh- mun's lust appossance oo tho stage, Booth's ‘Thoatre i3 to bo wugnillcontly decorated, and privato bosen hieve hoon set apart for the Proal- dent of the United Stetes, our noxt Govoraor, Samuel J, Tldon, Gov, Dix, Moyor Havemoyer, the Muyor-olost, tho Judgen of the Huprome Courd, thoso of the Court of Appeals, William Collen Bryant, ani other distinguistiod gentle- mon, Whon Charlotts Cushriso has spokon Lier concluding word, the managers of all tho metropoliton thoatres, attondod by o delogution from euch ot theirsoveral compmiiar,—all attired in ovaniug dress,—wil e upon tho stage through * lofty neenic portal onthe right, aud group them- pelvos aronud hor. Wilbom Cullen Bryant und Judgo Brady, supported by membors of tho Loton and Arendisn Clabs, will thon march 1o through a wimilar ontrance on the loft, and ranga thow- solves boforo the great tragodionne, Then Mr. Drysnt will recito a hoem, wpaciily composed for the occasion by A IL H. Stoddard, At its terminstion, tebumphaut musie will Lo played hy tho grently-sugigeniod orchiostes and Downing's Ninth Mtegimont Bund, in the widse of which Judgo Brxady will preveut to Xiss Cushoman Graok lyro of Inurel loaves, and tho masks of 'l‘m:ed{ ond Comady, composed of imwmoriolles, When the sddrose which it is hoped shoe will muka ia concluded, Misk Cusbnan is to be uw- cortedt to an open vacrioge drawn by rix white ateeds, aud Downlog's Band will load the way to hor hotel, whora nhio i aftorwiud ta be seronrdod, Subsaquently, in whe Aveadian Olul-ouso, Miss Ou‘nfllum will bidt a 1nst tarowell to the Now York public. The orders for pluces this Inat night wre so Prunlng and overgholmiog that Jarrolt & Paliner have dovidod to roserve overy meat in the house excant thoso in the family circle, which will bu held for the purchnsoys of admis- ion tickete, Clwirs will be &2 and promoundo tlckots $1, Tt is undorstoud thing the occusiou will ba u fali-dress oue. Hooth's bs probahiy caphbla of holding 5,000 peopls, aud this num- ber, on the night of the ovent, waking thew wuy In tho thoutre while an expoctsnt multituds is outnldo to wituess the proswuslon of literary and ouvicel organizations in wecort, will pra- sont & 2cone of animation et Tarely sesneven in the ——— DIX ON NATIONAL FINANCE, Private Letter 10 Premident Grams VUrging tho Vete of the Schonie of Infintion, . From the Niw York Ievald, Oct, 31, D'nnnu the oxcitemont produced by the action of Congreas Inat winter in authorizitg the lufla- t1on of the enrroucy, Gov. John A. Dix wrote the following Jettor to tho Pronidont ¢ HIATX oF Nuw ors, Hx_vo;:"nrfi umlx;;x‘u,} LBAXY, March 30, 1674, My DEGR Bint Taia vory rhuch ooneérsied on aoe vount af the aution of Conyrran on the currenty ques~ Enrien o A O 0 SIS 10 200 2 ATIHY ou_will, by fhe 1 tion_of You vebo, Revent. 1o dimairons .;un::fi:m whioh must reanlt from any fu I, 'y furthar Incresse of the paper Money ol now be horrowed {n the Clt; York os the Inwt #eourity ot § and 1 por glmy‘ flhm 1 Ueileva T speak within bonnde when T any that. one TAlf of tho paper curteucy of the suiutey Ta sbyorbed by Wtack nnd real-estate speculations, Lyers fo it will inevitably Tun fato thn_emio only sarvu to multiply and rggrovate prevaiting Svils. The action of (h Kanats musiaining e setion: of the tiousy of Representatives bawolrexly degraded logul- fonder otea helow the alsndard of épecie from 1 1o & per cent mote than bafare ; awl If the wnazimum of 4,000,000 proponed by’ Congress v resched by Turtiior Jesnos, 1 s conAdent s measurs will brin 0n within the nezt two years n_ravalnlon, which wi D fntal to your Administration and ruihous fo the industrlal fnberokin of the eouniry, If not fo tue Jublivcredil. Irreapoctive of auch u national calamity, nliouild greatly dapluro that yoi, whio &8 1 sinrarels think hiavn donu more than'any ather lving insn {0 preserve the Union, should, by falling to oxercise the constitntional powor whick'the people haye ronfided o on for their protection, sllow them o ba niado the victarmn of o futal policy anil thn Government to be fu- volved in doep und fudelible repranch, It i under theso painful imprensions that I taxs fhe liberty of writing 1o you, and of entreatiug you, with all the carncaliess which it ix posslblo to infuso into & persanal apped, 10t to givo your consant to any infla- How of tho euzrency at a tima when wvery coustidera tlou of Due pllo {uterest and rafety deniands ita cons fraction. 2 o, doar sir, witl Rincere xemard, saurs, onN A His Exosllenc; { —*'Ilow ia it, m; i haye never kindled a flamo in the bosom . .. aan ?” said an ol Indy to her protty niece, who was paortions” less, *Tho yonsou, dear aunt,” replicd the Young lady, *is, o8 you woll know, that I am uot o gzood raateh,” HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, GREATBARGAINS LINEN HOUSEREEPING G00DS. Previous to removal, we will sell, for the next SIXTY DAYS, Goods at. Great REDUCTIONS. FINE GERMAN DAMASK TOWELS $4.50 PER DOZEN, Worth $7.50. HUCK TOWELS, $4.50, Reduced from $7. DAMASK TOWELS, $2 A DOZEN, Reduced from $3. BLEACHED DARIASK, $1 A YARD, Roduced from $1.35. THESE REDUCTIONS ARE GUARAN- TEED AS STATED. CARTER & WARRIN, LINEN STORE, 77 STATE-ST., Botweon Washington and Randolph, g DRESS GOODS. ON THE WEST SIDE. GARSON, PIRIE & G0, MADISON AND PEORIA-STR., Call speocial attention to the following quotn tions of DRESS GOODS, Juat opened, at much below thoirregularand 120 valtio, balng & few of to Mmany bareaine now displayed on the countors of tho GREAT WEST SIDE DRY GOODS HOUSE. 5 cages haavy all-wool Dress Goods, & most denirablo fabric, solid colors, choice ‘shades, at 480ty; tho sime quality heretofore sol i gncuioim-woal Fronch Diagonal Serges at 40c yar 1 egua axtra fine Comel’s Hair Oloths, regu- Ior $1.00 quality, for 60c yard. Line of Gol'd Bmproes Cloths, all woal, ot 0. . 2°gnnns Wronoh Poplin Mohsirs, olegant shaden, 300, worth 50. Several now lots to be openesd on the Cheap Contra Tablen thin mornin: 5 nnd 30c y!nrd: elgfllue flnl}sdefis u%l rgnlty firat-rate fabe. rios, rey nr valuo ote. Sroaial Dargaina in Hlack Gashmeres, ue alitios. qmnuk Alpacas at 30, 35, and 40c, extra bargains, chespest over offared. The Salcot J.NEWMAN'S BANK- RUPT STOCK, ‘Which commencod at this houso lnst Sature day, continuos till furthor notice: an oppor- tunity to get goods at 30 to 100 on the dollar, s AL S A b At ey BLANKETS, BLANKETS! Wo invite attention to a line of excellent Blankets, of good weight and texiure, which we are offering at very low prices. Fine English and California Blankets, of supe- rior qualities, in all sizes; Orib and Cradle Blankets, Heavy Blue Gray and Red Blankets, of all Grades, Full width Sheeting Flannels, Heavy and Pino Shalker Flannels, Fancy und Plain Shirting Flane nely, Fr, Plakd Flannels, Operg Flannels, Bmbroidered Flannels, Shaker, Domet, Am, and Eng, Canton Flannels, in full supply. Chas. Gossage ¢ Co., 106,108 & 110 State-st,, 60 & 62 Washington«st,