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2 1o olovon Congrossmen would bring tha Ropub. Yioan lendots 10 u realizing sense of tha truth of what this paper lins boon tolling thom for the nst Lo yonrs, The succesalva discoverlon of iaud and incompetoney, following ona after an- othor, havo wenkoned, {f not destroyed, tha faith of the poople, o Hopublicans hivo talkod of yoforms insito tho party, sud _thon put up such mon ag_Dutlor, and_Ayor, and Willinws. Thoy have arked tho peoplo to Tlly for the policy of the Auministration, snd in the &ame breath nom- fnated for Governor & man who was obnoxious to mauy more than hall tho Topnblican voters. Tho straln wae too great, and tho party hns broken down undos it.” It could not ‘woll have been othiorwiso, 'Tlioro is no use to ropont any lopgor {bat Massachusotts is Republican, or that {ho country I8 Ropublican. It giny be, or 1t moy not bo; that depends upon gireimatancos, WAN END OF GRANTISN" From the New Vork Krpress—Ubemocratic, 1o eutn up tho viotory, then, it nioaus not 80 fouch an oud of Gen, Grant’ as of Grantiym thougl it means both, ' 'L'nu vietorious soldier o tho Appotomnx In out of placo in the Whits Tonng, and his groatest mistako in that ho ever went intoit, Clvie and political sorvico lu\vtlx only badeaggled Grant's good namo nd n Boldior. The solcation of his Aest officint adviscrs was & blunder, and o Las fought it out on that lino over slnco, i K 10N AT LAST RESTORED. Srom tile fi'a'.fi,mv,-_., (i) Adeertiner—Demoeratic. "We tojoico (o ow tuat the inslrument of our oppression is broken, ~ Wo rofoico Lo know that tho war clouds hnve all departod. Wo rejoico to know Lunat batred of the Houth is no longer the suportor inapiration of Northern majoritics, But above all—yes, far abovo nli—wo 1ejoive b ihe nesuenoce that the Union hos ot ast boen re- stored, in fact as woll as ju flction, and that tho bouds of uoion ro no_longer Lho bayonet, bu the subtle, indissoluble hpumonts of mutnal, fratorual regard which stroteh, from heath to Tioart all ovor ths great, glorious aud froo coun- try. By th geuorous token tho South will now strilko bands with tho Notth and re-echo the words of the finmortal Wobster, ** Liborty l:‘lbfl Union, now nnd forovor, ono and logoparablo. HOWLAT 1tAS DONE THIH 2" From the Cleveland Herali—Lcpblican, Now, what haw dono this? Wa boliovo it i smafuly duo to tho course pursuod by tho Presi- dent, and those iutimato friouds of bis who ava attempting the mansgoment of Nopublican parwy sffaits, Wa proposo ouly to poiut oub threo fhings wherein President Grant hins lost the contidenco of the Ropublican yarty, taking tho three in thoir order of oceurionco. Prosidont Grant, moro thau any other Presi- dent, has boou temptod by gifts, o . . Inbis topid mounting fiom obscnrity’ to immenso power ho has beon admired and bo s boon fawued upon, and such admirors and sycophiants bave londed him down with rich presonts uutil his very reputation staggered mndoer the load, This {3 ono cauea for Republican disaection. "I'ho sccond caneo—and tho great causo—i\wag bis accoptanco of o doubled salary. . . o Tor iy own reputation as o 1uan nnd a8 o President, Gon. Grunt threw away the opportunity ot his life whon bo did not vato tho salary-grab bill aud caat it bobind bim as aun unclean thing, « .« « Aud now wo como to 1ho third causo of Repub- Tican dianffoction toward Pregident Grant—tho third-term qaestion. . . . If Prosident Grant did not wish s third torm, bo would, boforo this, havo 8aid so in such distiucs terms no man nesd havo misconstrued them, Tho boliof is so prova- lont that Pregident Grant wishos o third teim a8 to have been o vory nctivo eloment in tho reaent ovorthrow of tho Republican party. That 0 could get o third nomination by auy fuir con~ vontion no oo belioves, Bus there 8 a way of gottiug up » packed convoution, through tho Founiptuation of oflicc-holdors, and, rathor thau 2o tako thoso chavces, tho Republicans Liave scon @t to oxprasa their dieapproval of Fresidont Grant for o third term by tho . heroio” treat. mout asoxperienced in tho elections this autuma. VISSOLUTION OF “ILLUSIONS.” Frow the Detroit Post—liepublican, A number of illusions disscived iu the forvent hent of the clections like wax thrown into a fur- pace, Tho unwise Civil-Rights Lill, which the 1aat session of Congress left hanging over tho countrs, worked tbo greatest mischicl to tho Repubiican party in tho Soutn, avd injured it in iho North. 'hia so-calied **logmcy™ left by Benalor Sumnor proved only s legncy of evil. In nttemptivg to grasp too much, nnd to run ‘ahead of tho low education of time and experi- ence, tho raco_ for whoso bonefit this logislation oo dovined wil bo very fortunato i€ it does ot oo considerable of tho advautsges it had al- ready obtained, . . . v From this cleotion another lesson is to be Jopraed by bitter axparlouco: and it iu a lozson which, we hope, will novor Lave to bo ropeated o tlus Repeblio. It is o losson which we hove urged so many times horetofore,—tho losson that tho soonet tho National Government goes out of tho buemncsa of mannfactuiing the cur- rancy of the conutry the better. Just o long as o rotain & national paper cuirency, just so long will tho fnances and businces of the countiy bo at tha morey of tho politicisns; just so long will there bo attowpts to influto tho currency, or to contract ft, for political rensons; and just so Tong will tha pacty i nawor bo held yesponsiblo by largo numbors of votars for auy misfortunos, anics, dopressions, or hurd tinies which may ippen to the commorso or induetry of the peoplo. yaTERT.0016H." From the Detrol T'vivunc~Republiean, Tha Republican defeat—local, Siate, aud na- tional—~is Watorlooish, We shall muke no at- tompt to belittlo sty wagnitido. Jlard times, Butlenism, ** thoe crusnde,” prohi- ftion, thioves in power nt tho Sonth, too much squinting on the partof the ** manegera™ to- wards o ** third tesin," genorsl discontent, dis- gust with Jiad uominations, the Grangers, and 80 an—it Tho reader wishes to know tho cansos of what hus happoned, let lim select any or udd up ull of the forezol they will sufiiee, . o . As wo snid ot tho outeet, tho defent 18 Water- laoish; still it i notn Waterloo, Republican- fam Los recelved a4 staggoring a blow s it hns over folt, but no vital part has been harmed., T.ot it bind up its wounds, omic ta pick up most of the bagauze it has beoh carying, and rosumo a march in which it has stmbled but not fatlon. ¥ MUST IR MOTE CABEFUL." Eyom the Erte (Pin.) Lisvatel—licpublican, Another enugo lor digalfeotion in tha Ropublie- an ranks was tho chinractor of many of the mon whotn-tho purty hud beon osrrying, under pro- test, for yours, nnd, in gomio cages, objeationablo e who wera uewly placed in tomination. Phere 18 no doubt that the good seneo of the on- tira party ropudiates such mon a Lutler, and is scarcely toloraut of others who have fower sing lain at their door. ‘The poralstont rofusal to orush out Butlerism Lina cost the Republican Jarty in Mossnchusetis 18 supremady In tho tate, whilo Dutler himealf 18 dotoated by a largo majority. ‘'ho olection shows thut we must iv futuro be more cureful of the men whom wo choeso to lend ue to vietory. They must bo osen for ability, charutor, ud oxporionco ratbor than for any fanolod oluim which thoy may put forward for pasty support, With such precantions, wo shail hove no difiiculty with the elections of noxt year and of 1876, Tho Demo- orats hve ot jitkt cnougi ropo to hang them- zolves thoroughly, and wo oan depend upon their doing it. WHAT 18 THE DUTY OP REPUDLICANS? Fron the Bugfulo Fepress—Itepiblieus. Now what i thio duty that rests upon Republio- ang in this omergency? Lawmentationa over onr orusliing defeat aro abildish and usoless. Orsing for spilt milk will nover produce a fresh unp{:rly. and 1 simply a wasto of time and encrgy. 1he business boforo tho Republican party is to re- moin the position it bas lost, and to thin end should itk efforts be directed, Wo do not bo- lieve thero ure nny more real Democrats in tho country to-dny than Lhero wero Lwo yenrs ago. Tt is Jopublicans themsolves who hiave dofoated thewr parly. Bome of thoir lendeis have been faithless, und the villaiuous Hibelsupon thom thnt have been industriously clroulated by tho Demo- oratle press made the pcople believe that aattors wore a8 bad acain us thoy were, Eiros in policy have boen committed,” and theso havo beon magnilted a thoussod fold, thus inorcasing discontout. To thoxo aro to bo added jealouslon and dissousions iu_tho party, bard times, oto, Altogothor, these causes have produced a disat- Jeotion sorjous onongh 10 bring Gisnster upon us, The situation is by nomeans dosporate, howaver, The ltapublican party has enflored o sorions ro- verao, it is te, It position iy bumiliatingand Yorribly disngreeablo, but it has only 1o corrat swhut abusos oxisb within it, purgo itsolf ot thowo nuworthy mwombors whoxo ambition und joatous- fea nud wrong-doing have crouted divislobs in its ranks, and walt. o suro o8 it does his, so sura will fortuna agaln_smile upon it, snd tho confi- deuco of the peoplo bo restored to it. WTEupoNARY DEFEAT" AND. ¢ ULTIMATR 8ALVA- TIOMN." From the Hartpord Courant—Reptblican, Bomotimen o temporary defeat is tho ultimato salvation of an army, and there s ceriainly sbundant reakon why the Republioan party should be beuafited by the aftlictians af the proa- st mowmont. Undoubtedly tho party hus erred, wnd #trayed mto by and forbidden paths. It hag nad the fortano of all succossful partios, to bo proyad upon by the camp-followors and booty- senkors,~tho politiaal rats, who aiways Join the winning sido, The grest mass of the pavty s, and alwiys Lins been, sound to the coro, but the rascullty and_veuslity of tho adventuiors, who have a way of gottivg into ofiice, have damaged tho party's gocd nane, BILI-BIYERISI, From the Olevewans Hermd—Republican, Another dam disaster In Massachusoile, Boo ehootion-returug, . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1874-TWELVE PAGES. FOREIGN. Turkey Complains that the Treaty of Paris Has Been Violutet}. Tho Carlists Throwing Peiroloum- Shells Iuto Frun, The Tiohborna Olaimants Sisters Potition for His Pardon, Tremendous Explosion. of Powder at Hounslow. Reply of France to the Spanish Memoranduny, TURKEY. A BITARY NOTL 70 TUE GREAT POWERS, Loxpox, Nov. 6,~Tho toxt of tho Turkish dis- pateh to Germany, Ruassin, aud Austris, on the Roumanian question, 1s published,and fully con- firms the brief roport givon of it on tho 2d inat. Tho Porte is compotled to ask whotbor, through {his fresh blow at tho treaty of Paris, the day may not como whaon human offorta will' Lo pow- erloss to atop tho torront lob looso by tho wuo- cessivo violations of treatios. it BPAIN. TITE BOMBARDMENT OF IRUN. Lovpoy, Nov. 6.—A dispatch from Hendays eayu: *Tho Carlists are throwing petioloum- shells into Irun, Nino houses have been burn- cd, and tho town is much battered, Another dispatch states that the Government ling impreesod all tho steamors at Sautander to carry troops to Iran. 1xxpaye, Noy. 6.~The Carlists report that they linvo repotled two sortica of the garrison of Trun, aud aro taking measurce,to intercept tho forecs coming to tha reliot of fho town. bl ooy GREAT BRITAIN. PETITION FOB TUE RELEASE OF TOE TICADOLNE CLADMANT, Loxnoy, Nov. 6.—1uo sistors of the Tich- Dbarno clumant havo petitionod the Queen for is release. e THE LADOR QUESTION, Twolvo thousand collivrs, who siruck in the Wost Riding of Yorkshire, have resumed work pending the settlomont of their demands by arbitration. Another extensivo lock-out of agri- cultural laborera in Lincolushire is throatened. The farmors ineist ou & reduction of 33 per woek in the wages of the farm-hands, The Union is arranging for tho omigration of the Iaborora on a larga sealo in tho ovent of a pro- longed cossalion of labor, LAIRD'S BUCOESSOR. Tho son of tho lato Mr. Laird hos hecn ro- questod £o stand for Parliamont In Birkeohend, to fiil tho vacanoy caused by the death of his father. Should lie decling,” tho Conservatives will probably support David MacIver, still the Liberal candidato, POWDER_ EXFLOSION, Thero was o tromendous oxplosion of powder at Hounatow this aftornoon ; four porsona wero ingtantly lniled, FRANCE, RELATIONS WITI BPATN. Pants, Nov. 6.—Tho reply of the Dukedo Cases, Minister of TForelgu Affairs, to the Span- ith momorandum, will be sent to Dladrid on DMoudny next. It will deat spooifically with ench complaint, and refute the nassertions contained in tho memorandum by documentary testimony, Tho Duke dechnes to diecuss _tho question of survoillance exorcised by the Fronch autborities on tho frontior, becaugo tho matter is of a purely internal naturo. 1o also declines to communi- eato his roply to otbor powaers, as ho disapproves of tho courso Spain adopted whon sending her memorangum, . DBuussers, Nov. 6.—A special dispatch from Vienna to the Independence Bclgc says that tho Duke do Caeas boy uotificd Auatrin that tho French Government is couvinced thab Gormany did not inspire thoe recont Spauist vote, and that tho German Cabinat, ou _tho contrary, approves of tho recent policy” of Framce with repard to the ouforcomont of neutrality on the Spanishk frontior. i GERMANY. PROVINCIAL DELEGATES IN TUE NUIONSTAG. Beruy, Nov. 0, — Dologatos Bchaionborg, Winterer, and Guerbor, from Alenco 31d Lor- raing, taok their geats in the Roiohetag to-day. - AUSTRIA. ANOTIIER HINT FOR TILE SDLTAN. TViENNA, Nov. 6,—The Austrian Govarnment hay requested the Porto to liasten his avawer to tho proposition for o commercial convontion bo- tween Austria snd Roumania, —— INDIA. THE NOOUA NANA BATID. OAropTTA, Nov. 6.—The native in custody sus- pocted of bolng Nana Baib hus boan romoved to Cawnpore, for farther investigation ss t> his idontity. ==, THE CABLE EXPEDITION. TROGREAS MADE, Loxnox, Nov, 6.—A dispatch from the steamor Toraday, dated 1 o'clock this afternoon, raporta tho stepmar in latitude 49 deg. 1 sec., and longi- tude 87 dog. 47 sec,, and sunoynces that 1,207 knots of.tho cablo bave boen paid out, A ITALY. . Pants, Nov. 6.—Z' Univers enys it is reported that Italy is about to fssuo o memorandum to tho Europesu Powors calling attontion to the dangers to Italy from tho intrigues of the Vatican, and declaring that tho Govornment can 1o longer tolerato o permnnont conspjracy In its own Capl- ta), and urging the Powors to discontinuo_tho guutom of mufntniuing smbassadors at the Holy 00, _—— BOARD OF METHODIST BISHOPS. BatTIxoRE, Nov, 6.~Purauant to adjournment of the Bourd of Dishops of tho Methodist Epis- copa! Church at Columbue, O., in May 1nst, tho Bourd couvened in this city yesterday, The fol- lowing_Bishops wera prosout: Jancs, of New Yorl, Senior Bishop; Bimpson, of Ponnisylvania ; Beolt, of Delawaro; Amos, of Maryland ; Hare vis, of Illinoiny Fostor, of Ohfo; Bowman, of Missouri; Menill, ot Minuceota ; Audraws, of Owsha Wiloy, of Massachusoits ; liaven, of Georgia's and Teck, of Calitornia. 'Tho esslons wera of the most private charactor, 1t is undor- stood, howover, that_tho piincipal object of tho wmeating was for perfooting and annouvcing tho sasignment of episcopal vieitations among tho Dishops. LATEST NEW YORK MARKETS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicuao Lribuns. New Yonk, Nov. 6,—Tho wheat market opened rathor caslor, and vary quict for spring, but win- tor rulod thmer under o falr mifling demaud, ‘fho marlet olosos vory quiot and tane, Bhip- pors hold off, Most holders of spring mauifost much indifferonco abant_sclliug. ~Wintor ia welt mustained, and is in fair demand for milliug, The sales are 100,000 bu. Included in tho enles are 16,000 bu smber Michigan, to avrive, ab 8146, Hules wero mude st SLUS@LO00 for vejected wpring, $1.00@1.07 far No. 2 Chi- cago Bpring—tho lutter for Northwestorn, &1,0% @®1.04 for No. 8§ Oluesgo spring, 8110 for_ N, 3 Milwaukes, $1.10@1,24 for rad Wonturn, $1.23@ 1.25 for ambor Wostorn, 81.23@1.26 for White Ohio, £1.28@1.80 for white Michigan and No, 2 oxtra, 81.29@1.25 for amber Miohigan, 1.2 for smber Wabash, and 21,43 for white Gonesoo, Barloy Ia mnactive on the spot, but fnirly uctive for the fmura, Orders for 80,000 bu forelun havo beon tukon at 1,80 for Danubisn, und €L.60@1,62 for Qerman und Frouch, Osnadian «fuiot ut 81,47, and ovdors for 16,000 bu German wera closed at ¥1.0, + Lurloy malt I quict and firm, Tho sunply In Tigebt, Balos of 8,600 bu Siate four-rowed and Lsko-Bhoro at #1.47@1.60 eash, Qatsare wieady and fairly stive, Tho do- mand in obietly for Lho future, Fno wales aro 48,000 bu ; new Ubia mixod nt G0@C0LJu; White at 62@084; bisok ul K0@UUB{e; Westurn mixed at Gloy white ot 021¢@083¢0 ] Sate mixed a% G0 @60330; and white ut G2} @080, Tiya {8 quict, Emall auloy of 'Pa\mnylvmh at 902G 02} o, Uosn 14 bottor and moxo aclivo. The domand lorgoly for the futuro, and [n part for export. Novw in rearco and wanted at 82@86c. -Tho anlos aro 220,000 domp ond undound at 712@77c, Westorn mixod at 80@00¢ In atore, nnd D1@01t{0 out to-morsow, D130 reguinr way, Blido moiler noxt wock, and 92 sollor tho Inst haff of the month; Waestorn yollow at 03}@0J In smail ots. Tho pork market {8 Inactivo aud flatab tho closo, Enlon of 850 brln mess, in job lots, at 810.80@20.00; 600 brls mess at 810.75 ensh é 600 bris do, al the Woat, rollor the yoar, at §17.20. Lard is vory active and highor, The supply afloat {a very modernte, _Salos of 924 les old Wostern ateam at 140; 2756 tea now, lo arrive uext wosk, at 183o; 100 tes do, to arrive, at 135{o; 260 tes new, spok, af 183(c; 400 o clty st 186@193¢a 5 1,600 tes rofined ab 12840 for Decomber, and 18¢ for Janunry, For future dolivory wo hear of 600 tes, sellor No- vomber, at 133¢0; 1,000 tes, sollor December, ot 129¢0 3 3,600 {ex, soller the “yaar, at 123¢ay 2,000 tos, sallor Javuary, at 12307 8,000 tea; hoiler six monthe, &t 125{@12igo: 600' tos, ot tho Wost, noller Novomber, at '}fn; 1,200 fes do, seller Decomber, on private torms. Wiisky—Tho demand i falr and prices fim. Halos of 260 brla ut Ve, _ FIRES. Livery-Stables and Nearly One Nun~ dred ftorses Burned in Peorias A $150,000 Conflagration in Cincinnati. Minor Fires. A Livery Stable and Nearly 100 Vals uabio Korscs Barncd at Peoraa, I, Special Dispateh to The Chicaco Tyibune. Pronia, 1ll., Nov, 6.—0.. 0. Parmoely's livery stablo, nd)oining the Pooria Iouso, on North Adnms stroot, was found to bo oo firo about 10 o'clock this morning, and notwithstanding the superhuman effotts of tho entire fire dopart- ment, the wholo structure, with nearly 100 val- unblo horaes, was burned to tho ground, No caugo is known for tho fira, and Mr. Parmoly js, 80 far 0a {8 known, without n cent of {usurance, It was thought nt one time that the Peoria House wonld burn too, but tho firemen finally gained control of the flames, and saved the hotel trom total destruction, All tho furniture was re- moved fromtho building. ft has suffered much damago, but was fortunate to cscape .o enaly, Tha total loss to Mr. Parmely will be nearly, it not quite, 349,000, At Cincinnati, Cryorysa, Nov. 6.—The candlo and soap fac- tory of tho firm ot AL Work & Co., on Poplar ntreot, toolk flre to-ulght at 8 v'clock, and burned thio building and machinery. No atuck worth mentioning wns saved. Tho loss is variouely cslimated at from $£120,000 fo $150,000; insur~ ance, 860,000, in about twenty home companics, ‘Tho origin of tho firo is n mystory, A heavy stock of matorial had been laid in during tho summor, aud ovly a littlo Lad beon worked off. Loss on the buliding, $18,000; on_tho machinory, 826,000; on matorial, £25.000; on manufacturod stock, $60,000 to £80,000. Tho fire wns intensely hot and bright, and, though surrounded by buildings, wasnot allowed 1o spread. Sevoral explosions ocourred, by one of which Adam Moyloy, & firoman, was precipitated from a wall and severely injured, aud o bystandor thrown from a fenco, breaking bhis leg. At fiarcellus Falls, N. X. New Yori, Nov, 6.—Tho priucipal buildings in Maorcoltus Talls, Onondage County, N. Y., wore burnod yostorday. Tho loss is §50,000. At Olarksvisle, Tonn, NasnviLe, Tenn., Nov. G.—Four houses, ao- cupicd s colored hoarding-houses, wero burned in Clasksvillo, Tonu., this morning. Tho loss ls 20,000, with 10 iusuranco, At Columbus, XKy, Nasnviste, Teon, Nov. 6.—A conductor on tho Mobilo & Obio Railroad brings nows to Union City tbis moming that Columbus, Ky., wne on firg in two places last night. Tho Weatorn Union ‘Polegraph ofico waa burned, and the wires are sll down. No particulars. Forest=tires, oneeinl Dispotch to e Chicago Tribune. BrurrroN, Tud., Nov. 0.—Forest-fires aro atill raging oxtenslvoly in this conntv. A large amount of timber and fencing s dontroyed, of which it is impossibla to estimata the valuo. Under the fnflucnce of & high wind, the lire is spronding, Spasial Disvateh to The Chicann Tribue, ‘West JEFFERS0N, 0., Nov. 8.—A firo broke out on tho Dunkin farm, 5 miles west of hero, last night, and 1a still raging, Several hundred cords of wood and many acres of timber Lavo boen destroyed. GRAIN TRANSPORTATION. ‘The New York Prodnces Exchango Give Up All Xlopes of Eifecting Compromisc Betwoen the Railronds and Shippers. Svacial Dispateh to Ihe Chieaao Tridune, New Yorx, Nov. 0.—A meetivg of grain- denlors of tho Produce-Excliango was held this sfternoon to receivo tho report of tho Committoo appointed to confor with the railrosd _companies with regard to the handling and delivery of grain at tho freight depots, Tho meeting was called to order by Franklin Modson. Mr. Hazle- tino stated on bebalf of tho Committes that thoy bad not been ablo to agroe, and had propared a minority report. This was submitted. The papor closed ns follows ; 1t oppoars, gentlemen of o TProduce Exchango, thiat tho raliroads will namono petiod af which a tariil will bo_mado ewbracing lf the chargos helween tho ehipper oud tho merehsut; tnt whether (e grading systom 1u ndopted or nol, the offenzivo chargo for un~ 1oading thelr lghtors will be paralsted in'; that wo al- fowance from tarift will bo made n_conalderation of Jighterago ou tho part of tho Produce Exchsnge. nor thnt eyen tho canal torms of dollvery will be sccopted _§f ofiered a4 a compromise, Notbing but abeolute, wnconditionsl murrender in demanded. Tho ' law and custom of common carriers the world over lLave been abrogated for thelr profit, aud enforced for six years pst, 10 bo 0w follawed by the sssumption of” (he yoko by the publio act of this Produce Excuange, Tho ininority of vour Commitica ben to recommond to_this ody that i reailizmn ita acts taken of the mepting held uly 30, 1874, and leove the responsibiiity of tho refusal of tho gradiug-plan, an sdopted at tho date above named, $hoh tha trun-lines of railroads terminating here, OBITUARY. The Widow of Ex=Sccretary of War rZawline BAN Tnaxcisco, Cul, Nov. 6.—3rs, Con. Rawling died at o Lotel hora, this morning, e KEOKUK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. Corresponaence of The Chieago Tribune. Tonr Mapisox, In. Nov, 5.—Iho Ministorial Canterenco of the Keokulk Baptist Association will bo hiold at tho Baptist_Church in this city, commoncing on Tioaday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., ond will continuo until Wodnesday ovening, Thio followlug ordor of cxerciaes wifl bo obsorvod : Oponing vormon by the Nov. G, I, Derry, Exe; gesin, * Woo in me” it I preach not thie Gospel,” by the Rov. 1, Leo, Excgoels, L Timathy. v., 21-25, by the Rov, J. G, Johnnon, Essay, * Dar- ‘winium,” by tho Jiov, I, D, Dland, Lnsay,Tho Tmmortality of the Boul by the Rtov.'W. G, Tratt, Lssay, * Whet and Whero Ia the ioll of the Beriptures?” by the Rev. J.Sunderland. Easny, Iutormodiato Slate of {ho Dead,” by tho Rev, J, Lowelling. 8 WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT. New Yonk, Nov, 6.—1'ho weokly colton state- ment of this dato is as follows 3 Net rucolgm at all United States ports for the weok, 142,701 bales ; Jast ycar, 184,603 ; total to dato, 705,507 ¢ 5, Taports for tho wouk, 08,878 ; Jaal yeur, 611,07 Jast Your, 50,170 ; total oxports to date, 270,180 { tast your, 211,320, Stock at oll United Blates orts, 463,020 lant year, 808,814, Stock at ull uterfor towns, 66,2807 Iast yoar, 50,210, Btock 627,000, Btock v Livorpool, 688,000 ; last_yoar, Aeariony frons Dhitah, 334,000 ; tast American ptloat for Gront Brivain, your, 04,000, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, l]losrcu. Nov, 6.—Arrived—Italy, from Liver- wfiiw Youx, Nov, 6,~—Arrived—Bioamship Biata of Ponnnylvauis, from Qlaggow, > CRIME. Two Men Killed by a Gambler fn Kansas, P B A New Orleans Clerk Robs His Employer of $70,000. An Exciting Obese After o Mur- derer Near Quinoy, Il Forcible Abduotion of Throe Children in Allon County, Ind. Miscellaneouys Criminal ltems. Two Men Killed b n Gambler, Lrom the Kaneaa Caty (Yo.) Joursal, * Trom & passonger who eamo in on tho Kangan Paciflo’ traio; Inst evening, wo gloaned tho fol- lowing particulars of a cold-blooded and atro- clone murdor which ecomrod nt Drookvillo, o station on the road, about 00 milos west of us, youtorday morning at an early hour, tho victims of which wero two highly-rospeetabla young men of Brookaville Ly tio namae of Andorson. The perporrator of the murder 18 o gamblor by {he name of Barney Bohan, who keops a gam- bhing-bell in the town, at which the two brothers, it seome, wero visitors, About's o'clock_yestorday morning a diffletlty nrogo at the gaming tablo betwoon Willinm Ane uorson and Bohan, which resulted in a cclilsion botween the two men, Bohan atruck Anderson on tho hoad, and then lott the room. Wiilo An- derson was engagad in washing tho blood from bis taco, Bohnn, who bad beon nbgent but a fow momouts, roturued. and, without a word of warning, drow n pistol and ogonad firo on g victim., ‘'wo shots took effact, and the wounded man foll to tho loor, soverely, yot not futaily, wounded, ‘Thomus Anderson, n brother of tha wounded man, mterterad, when Bolian turned upou him aud firad, sendlng n ball through tho hoart of tho uufortunata young man and kiltiug him fstantly. Tho blood-thirsty Dohan then walked up to tho prostrate form of Willinm, and, deawing anothar pistol, sent.flve more sbots an bis body, killiog Jm a8 ho laid upon the loor. Tho prisoner wns romoved to Salioa, in order to eave him from being lynched. A Contidential Cicrk Robs Ilis Dme Ployor of $70,000. From tne New Orleuns Builctin. Abont ten or twolva years ago the Oaptain.of ono of our most popular river packots brought down with him tha little son of o 3Ir. Stout, af Bt. Touis, who bod been abankeranda vory wealthy man, but who had met wjth torriblers- versea and diod, leaving n fon about 10 years of age without any provision whatever, Tho Captain befricnded the lad, and whea ho arrived at New Orleans took him to Ti. 8. Morso, tho Inrge-hearted propriator of the City Hatel, who protsised to take cara of him and seo that be did not wont, Tho youngstor. manifesting qulte an energotio and willing disposition, was set to work a8 bell-boy, and s0on mado himself verK usefnl by bis quickness and tho alacrity with which ho porrormed tho duties dovolviug upon him, Ho manifosted quito an aptitudo for learniog, and by diligent application becamo quite an fu. talligont Ind, and, writing an_oxcellont nnd and | baing ready ot fguros, Mr, Morio soon took nim into his oflico, in which ho ctimbed gradunlly un- il ho won the ontiro confidence of Mr. Morae, who trusted him_with the koys of him privatn gafo, and regnrded Lim as abovo suspicion. Bia habita were very correot unt(l abouc two yoars 2g0, when o commenced drinling too much, but wad alyayn avla ta attoud to his dutips. On Sunday nignt last, about 2 velock, Mr. Morso was nivakenod by one of the clerks and in- formod that his privato safo was open, Hurry ing down stairs, ko was amazed_to {ind tho safo- daors open, aud an investigation disclosed the startling fact that 370,000 worth of bonds and otlier proporty had beon avstractod therefrom, One of tho clorks statod thae Sydnoy 8, Stont had gonoe into the ofleo about 12 o’clock, aud wan soen to go bebind tho annunciator, wheore v, MNorse's privato eafo was standing. This and soveral ather ciroumstances directad Buspicion nt ouca to young Stout, for whom s soarch was at onesinstituted, Ha wan nowbere to bo found, and it was fasred ho biad loft tho oity. Contrary to oxnoctations, ho was discovered’ by Detectivo Tlorson yostor- day ovening on Corondelet streat, just abovo the First Precinct Station, and at once arrested. On bis porson was found onlv nbout 894 in enr~ ronoy ; but when bo sabered down o little ho told the detectiva whare he conld find somoe of the bonds in tho rooms of a physicinn very noar tho Firat Precinct Station. A gearch of tho room indfeated was rowarded by tho retovery of the followisg securitios : Thirty-sevon 10 por cent $1,000 city bouds, A'wo 7 por cont $1,000 oitv bovds, Bix thourand five hundred dollars of bonds Tarish of Plaquomines. ‘'ho balaneo of the proporty could nowhero be discovered, and Stont, on being interrogated, said ho Lind boen drunl, and did nolb romember whoro Lo had boen or what o bad dono with tho ‘mouoy, A Murderer Captaredl After o Long husce Speefal Digpateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, Quixay, IlL, Nov, 6-—On Friday, the 23d of October, & public eale took place on the farm of James Plow, of Brown County, about 25 miles ansb of Mound Btation. A largo crowd of hard cases attended tho auction, among {he number being one James Stinson, of Brown Connty, and John Slagel, of Adams County, Theso men bo- camo involved in & quarrel, during which Btin- #on struck Blagel o blow on tho hoad, from tho offeots of which ho died the next day. Assoon s it waa ascertained that Slagol's injurics wero fatal, o warrant was Bworn oub for tho nrrosb of Btingon, who -fled upon hearing of Slagel's donth, Bhorit Gordiay, of Brown County, pursued and tracked Bilnson to tho residenco of Lis_brothop-in-law, Georgo Clovolaud, who lives about 4 milos east of this oity, Olovolnnd adwmittod thay Btinson had boen tharo, but stated that ho stopped buc n short time and left, Gord- loy followed and traoked the fugitive throngh this city to Hunnibal, 'Thoro e was taken slck, and compelled to abandou the hunt. On_ his ro- turn homo ho stoppod in this city, ond placed the matter in the lands of “Capt, J, 0. McGraw, who conoluded —that Stinaon swould roturn to Clevelnud’s to hide. Ho accordingly mudo prrangemeuts to lwofin watoh of the premiscs without abtranting the aften- tion of the Cloveland family. A fow days ago ho ascortained that Cloveland and bis wife cloged up tho houke and wont to Brown County, ha watch was still kopt up, and yostoyduy it wag noficed that, althougn the houso was locked up, smolte fssucd from the chimucy, Hatislied that Biinson was in tho house, lio yesterdny tolographed to Gordloy to comg on with n warrant for Buingon's arrest, Goidley arrived nt 7 o'clock, and was wet by Capi, McGraw ut tho dcgot. As Stingon has a number of fricnds in this eity, it was necessary for tho ofllcers to Emeand cautiously, ‘Tha sorvices of the Sherift ere and four sasistants wero socured. At 8 Qoloek the party lolt for Claveland's, arriving thero about 9, Aftor a careful smvoy of tho Krl:mll!us, the oficers forced an entrance into tho onse whers thoy found Stingon concealed in tho collar, 1o was bandeuffed and brought to this city and lodged in juil, 1o ptated thot be had been at Clovelund's for threo or four days, and fuformed tho oficora that ho could Lave killed two or throa of thom before they got insldo, but waa afraid the othors wonld burn tho houso down. Bheriff Gordlay loft with Lis prisouor for Mt, Btorliug this eveniny Extraordinary Kiduapping Onse— ‘airoo Chilaren, Aged 15, 15, and 10, Renpoctivoly, Stolen in Inainni, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tonr WayNE, Ind, Nov, 6.—A caso of Jid- napplug camo to light to-day, whicl, if tho oir cumstancos ag rolated prove true, fairly rivals In intevost tho Charlio Ross caso, It appears that, on tho 1t of October, a daughter, aged 16, of John Martin, s wealthy farmor, yosiding In Washinglon Yownship, in thls county, went by pormlesion to a friond's houso to visit, In tho evening An unknown man oawe to tho houss snd asked for tho girl. o told hor lior fathor was vory ill, and hor mother wauted her to go home, Bhio nccompanicd bim and hos nover been aeon or heard of siuce, Tho samo night two other children, ove a daughter, aged 19, sl the other a boy, aged 10, wero inveigled from tho scon or heard of, Tho matter was Jopt qulot, but buw been In the hands of doteotives, 1t 1 #aid that a man answerjng the deeeription of the Kidnappor was Foen reconly with _two men and threa women crossing tho Hlinola River at Dotes- villo, but tho children woro not with them. T'ho whola affair fa khrouded In_myatary. No reason for tho abduciions Is Lnown, "T'ho parents hinve been ncarly diptracted aver their Joss, hut Tept quiot in hones of galning a clow 10 {he whicreabonts of tha mirelug childron. Tho facts finally beeatno public, howover, 13 Tho Wasiington Sefesarglary Gaxes Wasmixozox, D, O, Nov. f,—1Iho nfo-bur- gary trial was resumed to-dsy, Johm O, Bvans testified (hint his books were in Harrlngton's earo for roveral weeks during tho Distriet of Colum- bla fnveatigation. Judge Ilumphroy declded that {hs paper sub- milted yesterday by Riddlo, shiowing the connee- tion of Whiteley with tho pardon of Bliles, bo excindad, with tha oxception of tho pardon ign- ed by Gov, Dix, Mr, Riddie onnounced that he wna ihrough with tho avldenco for tho prosccution, nxcoph ono witness, not you arrived, nud his testinony would Tlave reference to the caso agalnst Whiteley. The Ilon. N. B Bmithers then addrosaed the jury for tho dafougo. Beforo cuncluding, tho coutt took n recess, 4 When Mr, Smithers had concluded, Samuol Chandler was sworn, and tostitied that o liven {n the family of Col. Whiteley nt. Gambridgeport, and romembered that Col, Whiteloy gavo n dine n&u- Hl{;ly to Collector Simmons and otliers on Adjourned. Crimic In Arknnsas, Mesteirs, Tenn,, Nov. G.—DParties from OQeccola, Ark., etato that carly vosterday morn- {og o negro named Jack Dhillips outrnged the wife of aplanter near there. IFrom tho trent- ment received rhe will probably dic, ns sho wan within o fow weaoka of conflnemont, Tho negra was arrepted aud brought to Oeccols, the oiti. zens of which, both blacic and white, improvised s comt, After heatibg tho'ovidoneo they took Uiy pisono out and shiot him to doth. Litrie Rock. .Atk. Noy. G.—A telograph oporator named Hoover, at Hope, on the liuo of tha Cairo & Flton Rallrond, soufh of hero, was ghot anud kilied Inst night by o bartonder, A Satoons=Ilcepor Shot by n Boys Speciat Dispateh to The Chteago T'ribune, Dunvque, In, Nov. 6.—A shooting caso oc- curred lost night ot Farloy, o this conity, of which a ealovu-keoper named Grosnwood was the victim. ~ Graonwood wa alivo unil Inte thin cyoning, but his recovery ia doubtful, ns the ball etruclk bim o 1hn proin, Tho would-bo_aswaerin in hoy namod Befl, 17 years of ago, Whisky s tho priueipnt eausa of this Iikely-to-bo howicldo, "SPORTING NEWS. The Dexier Park Fall Meeting--- First Day’s Races Yostqrduy’s-fiames n the .New York Billiard Tournament. .THE TURF. FALL MEETING AT DEXTER PATT. The Fall Mooling at Doxter Park opened yos- torday under favoring surroundings, The weather was tho yery best (hat could havo beon bespoken for & raco mecting, tho cay boiug beautlfully clear, it not glowing, and genial a8 snmmor; the track in excellent condition, level 88 & bowling-greon, and soft onough to save tho hoofs of tender-footed quadrupeds, Such cone ditlona must bavo gratlfied tho highest antlcipa- tions—always excepting those whoee colors, Though borne, wera forced to yield efory the chiances of tho fold, nud those whom Providonce has deprived of all capacity {0 bo satsfied with anything. Yet, strango to pay, tho attendanco Was vory mesgro, not more than 500 porsons being ‘on the groun Politicians, who gonerally. congrogate in num- bers on auch occasions, wero conspicuous for thoir absenco, To bo suro, tho elections are just over, nnd voters aro not of mnch rogard, as such, at prosent, and n 250 note which et othoy times would bo expected to bear truit, might as wail bo torn tu pleces a8 spent at tho bar yester- doy. Stdl, it docs seem aa it politics and horao- racing had some kinship, In cither caso the animalsnieenid “to run,” somearo * seratched,” pocls are eold on tho results, and thoro s ns much Lpavery in. tho ono as there is intho other, It was, therefore, surprisivg thut nouo of the city magnatos visited the park. They could haveinfusced somo animation into tho pool-buyers, have belped to roduce tho quantity of * cidor” laid in, have roystored around Bridgerart, and mado things lively thero + penmiskuous-like,” ond porlaps angaged tba atreution of our long-contod poolers on_tholr return to tha city, DBut they could not, with all thewr capacity for good or avil, liave added ono ray of bouuty to the magnificent apponrance of Dexter Parls, Old sporty declared that seldom s there been such’ favorablo racing weather, Naturc did everythiug to mako tho moot oujog- ablo~-man did but littlo. A solitary flag floating over the main etand waa tha ouly decoration noticenblo ; thero were no_colors, no bunting, 1o musfe, nono of tho ordinary attendouts of race meetings a8 orestors of morriment and Liappy feelings among the crowd, Tho racing wea of an averago obarnotor, syhich can bo understond when L s known that the horecu matched are reckoned only averago road- sters. Btill the contost in the 2140 race wrs ox- ceodingly closo and oxciting, and aloue relioved themoet from o eoberness characterestic of n prayor-mesting. Jack Bhort won tho first heat, and tho second wos declared n tio betwoen Juck and Ba D, Babor, Tho decisfon was nat well reccived, many aflirming that Jack had & clear head of his. compotitor ea thoy passed under the strlog, Jack Short won the third heat, thus scoriog two out of tlres; and, owing to thie darknos potting in, it bofng then B:10 p. m., the tevmination of the race was postpon- od, A groot doal of timo was consunied, and goma annoyance given, by tho nymerous false starts mado, Lach one trying to gain advantago iu tho start, the lorses would appear at the post a full length bebween anch, Thus {ho drivors persigted la those eilly endaavors uniil tho Judges had to warn thom to doelst, FIRRT RACE, Purse $160, for horacs that hnve nover henton 2:50, throa heats out of five, The follawing wero (hu‘unmau, in tho ordor ng thoy started from the yout; ', 7, Davis’ black marc Tady Linn Fred Bricl's b, g Feed lrlol Zien Runsom's b, g Jim... Georgo Farnsworth's b, & Wouseh, Dr, Loyett's b, g Billy Lime—2:434, 243, 3, Jim was tha favarite iu the ponls. Jirst Heal—Lady Liun took te lend nt tho start, closely followed by Billy, Jim, Wensel, and Frod Driel. Roactlog tho hali-wile, Billy and Jim hnd drawn up on the Lady, tho_trio covering the ground in splondid #tylo, Fred Dricl slready showed signs "of distress, and bo- fore the throe-quarter polo was aeachied poor Frod was clearly out of tho race, Neariug tho home-atretoh Jin and company with Lady Liun and Billy, and tho Weasol esunyed to escort the fomale, Liut sha *l'ed Jamio L0o weel, and gonged awa' to hinn" M’{:ronn)uug the slring James waos roou specdlng 1t nobly, Lady Linn 20 yards to the rear, und tho Weasol and Billy sun- uing for the honor of her companys aud thus thoy passed tho judges’ atand, As for Tred, it wag not enough that ko shonld bo distanced, but o received a shower of dorisive choers, and win hiailod with shouts of ¥ Yau've got jtI” ©* Gio it 1" nud auch like, Sccond Heal—Tho black maro agaln led the way with Waeasol following holfoot, Jim and Billy scomingly hobnobbing, and not in too much of a hurey to show themselvep. The Lady showed them all tho hindf-mile tauntingly, 'fho bucks, who scomed_too full of gallantry to give tho go-by to the Lady thus far, quickly inter- proted the femnlo’s nction, Then enimed & strupgle for precedonoy which was ehort, sharp, andd deeiwivo, for Jim 6hot out ke s sky voeket, )mue(l bor Lnd)‘i!lllr, and novor afterward al- jowed hiey to cowo within pistol-shot, Jim won ihe heat with porfect.onso, Third Heal—1ho deciding hoat, and two soores for Jit, tho odds were threo to one on him for the mes,* Aw usta, tist youngtan wshord (o tho front, with Billy snd Woasel au stlendeuts, aud Jim goberly suuntoving along n tho rear, Now, §o Burst your wind-bags! ix- houst yowselvos! Keop no vosorve for tho fing! dash l—theso scomed to bo the principles gniding this indiscreot fomalo and hor nttendant mulos, Away.they tore, ns it Old Niok wora aftor thew, #o that whon thoy renchied tho half- milo thora was nob mouch runnivg in thom. Hero James soomed to think ft wes about timo Liouso and onrriod away, and noithor bave beou | to end matters. o pricked up bis oars, took a | taintlos of Amoricon Jus farowell gnzo upon that band of fhroo, and bowled homo ar cosily as pozsiblo, RECOND RACE, Purao, 8303 for hioraes thnt have pover beaten 2:40, threo lieats in fivo: * Mat Coleln's blk, g, Prank Tolbrook, 444 Georga Iarnawortli'a bilk, g, Jack Bhort, 101 W, A Gl Dk, atal, 14 D, Dake 202 Den Tausorm's Y, m, Jon 333 P(me—2:43, Fi41, 3 Tinker was firat choleo 1 tho pools. First Heal—Thls waa very closely aontested, tho crder of the lart belvg maintained unt, within 100 yords of tho winning-post. Jaclk Bhort ruehied to tha front, Haker aud Holbrook on cither nido of him, and Taale immediately bo- hind, This position wan unchanged unlil, on outering the home-run, Josio formed in line with tho othera, aml thita the four ran untll when \within 100 'yards of the xonl dack Bhiort mado & desporate offart to shako off his frionds, and only succorded in thrusting half his neck ahead a8 tho flag was lowered, Becond Leal—Yaker was still the favorite with {ho botting-mon, Aftor several ablomints to mat tho gontles off, at the word * go” Jack Bhory shot lond, Jinker, Jolbrook, and Josia clons up. Joslo wa bonten at tho hall-mflo, nnd tho othors continued on at o thundoring gait, in o clustor, Daker had n slight advanfaga upon tho straight run, hut ho soon ylelded it to Juclk Shmt: o throo woro in n lino s thoy nppronched tho ond ; the excitement among tho sncctatora was immenae, Thoy shouted for tho favoritos, and the drivers oxerciaed their akill in wrging thoir steods, but 8o clovo was the finlsl that tho judgen decided tho hcat was o dead heab between Bhott nud Baler, Thoro were somo ex- pressioun of dissntisfaction, buc tho generul opinion was that the judges wero strictly impar- Ji) :m‘d fair, and their opinfons must be ve- spectad, 7ldvel Heal—Tho sun had sct, a cool breozoe hind sprung up, and dacknoss, it swas soon, would #pon onvelop Doxter Patk in o eombra shroud. Therefore, drivers, malkie hneto and stirt, Bub. that ho drivors Qd mob do, At lenst half o dozon faloo sterts \rara mado, tha poople wora beeoming impationt, aud {ho fuage, by roqueat, warnod the drivers, \Ed D. Bakor, who took chinrze of his own horse this heat, nconsed Karnsworth of unwilliveness ta wtars, and it roally reamed na though the heat conid not be run, Finally thoy got olf. laker's friondn confidont that tho atnllion would wnlk clean nway from tho athers, ‘Cho utallion, at tha sart, ookt tho load, Jack Bhott, Sronk Hol- broalk, and Josin following in the ordoer numad. Thakor was ahoad at the blf-way, but ao alightly thint thero was uot a lengtl from tho front to tho rear of tho_ four, Rounding tho routh- went corner, Jack Short measurad lengths with Iinkor, all four st rauning in o cluster. Tabauchiug ou the atraight ran, Jacle Shott was uoen Lo lonvo tho ‘group, and ho finished with half o longth advantago ovor Balkor, Tiomon- dons chicoid woro gout up for Jnok, aud all do- ofarcd that §t wan ono of tho prostiest and most- closoly-contested racos thoy lind over seen. The finish of tho race was thon peslponed un- til to-day, THE TROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY promises good racing, the pursea being honvier and the horees of better rocord. George Mansur, prnlprlotnr of tha conrao, was most use- ful v assisting tho judges and soeing that order and 1egularity woro observed, Mr. Mausur will rao tbat, in addition to thesn observances, punc- tuality tn stayting will bo obrerved to-dav. . The jndges were Orn Dean, MoNaughton, end Millor. CLOSE O IR RACES AT LA OMANQE, 14D, Soeeial Dianateh to The Chicuoo Tribune. L Gnasor, Ind., Nov, 6.—Tho fall taces af the Lu Orango Associntion closed to-day. It was o grand Buccess. 3 fusnIAnY, Trofting race, milo heats, for iiorses that never boat turce minutes, for a puzso of 510 Yo Jack. 411 Trotting raca, f1es for sll, wll heats, best throo in five, for u purss of 320 Quickstep, 111 Littlo Sam, 529 Gon. Bberm: 3 8 2 ki Tanning race, Wit mile, sl for & pasos of §200 Nelly Bush, Foarnaught.... Lady Washingte Gray Ihghland, Buck Shot... 1 2 & 5 3 1 8 e 50y BB ik ol BILLIARDS. THE NEW YOIK TOURNAMENT, New Yonx, Nov, 6.—The billinrd tournament, seventh game, woa won in 21 iunings by Cyrille Dion, ho scoring 800 to Rudolphe's 117, . The oighth gamo wos won in 18 inuings by Veinsux— BIJ%CDDM)(E‘S' 175, Tho nuth geme included 20 funings: Joa Dion, 300: Sloeson, 183, Tho tonth_game was won in 30 lanipgs: Vignouy, 300; Daly, 266. THE GRASSHOPPER REGION, Gen. Ora Pu s a Card Deny= ing Certain”sfumnging Reporty. Oxana, Neb.,, Nov. 6.—In view of tho fact that somo newspapers in tho Enst Lovo stated that the Rohof and Aid Society of Nobraska ara Joaning and speculating on tio charitnblo dona- tions tecelved for the grassbopper sufforers, Gou. Ord, Chairman of the Lxecutiva Com- miiteo, hins beon vrdered to mako tho following atatement ; . No_supplies roceived by the Nobracks Rclfef and Aid Socloty from (Ihieago or other Eastern oitivs or Towus iave been distributod on promises to poy for or return {hein, No funds racelyad from euch sources Lavg heen used to purchare supplies for distribution on conditlons, All ‘dietributions mado by tho Society will b freo and unconditional, Digsntistaction with the Action of the A Societys Swectat Dispatoh to The Clicano Tribune, _Osans, Neb., Nov, 0.—Tliero hos been con- siderable. oppokition to tho nction of the No- braska Ald Jociety taking notes from the sufler- org by grusnhopgnu. Tho Ixecoutive Board to- duy resolved o tatke no moro notes, but ta moke froo gils to tho needy, and to destroy such notes a8 have been recoived, - BroomsCorn. Tho Boston Commercial Builelin calls atton- tion to the falling off of Now England’s trado in brooms, From 1310 to 1855, Mussachusotts was almout the ouly Stats engaged in rajsing broom- corn and manufacturing brooms. Along both sides of tha Connactient wera farmeors who cul- tivated this artiolo, somotios to the oxclusion of overy other product, whilo tho manufacture was cariled on moitly in adley and s faw othor towns in Hompehiro County. Boston was tho great distrlbuting point for the menufactured goods, nud, bosidos (supplying the whole Uuited Btatod, a thriving oxport business was built up bf' Ter marchants. In 1860, 500,000 brooms wero ubipped from Magsachusatis to Naw Orloan, Chatloston, Savannah and other Bouthern citios. Tho war put an end to the businesy, At progent thero I8 probably notan acre of broom-corn sown in Now England, tho farmers who wore formerly in the businoss having mostly talken to raising tobgego, Tho great broom.corn raising State js now Illinoie; New Yorl snd Ohio coming next. Chicago and Cincinnuti nro tho centros of tho busincss, whilo Now York fu the great depot for manufuctured goods, et T 4 For Lndies Only.” Jondon Correspondence of the New York IHeraid, Another altoration in our railrond management is the eutablishmont on the Nntlovalinm ail- wny of earrigges for **Iadica only,” This is an adoption of tho dames senles idea” with which wo ara all familisr on Continental railways, and is said to heve beon necoesitatoa by tho “behavior of men who mako it a practico of fraveling by tho undorground lina for the purposo of offerinit offeneiva familiaritics to women, It it not prob- ablo that the plan will succeod hore, for {ho undorground traing soarcely stop mora tisn & minuta at enoh station, and therois enormous diiiculty fuwolacting fho carriugos of tho olas for which you have n ticlket, so great Is tho throng and confuslon; tho seleotion of a spocial compartmont will thereforo bo almost impossible. Ono will'Lo ontious to Aoo the stylo of ladies who avail themselves of the new rogulation, In the earringes for damegs seules in Pranco [ never rec- ollect soeing uny but tho oldest, tho plainost, and the mogi uninvitivg of tho sox. A Warning{to Engiand. From the Virginiu (Nev.) Enternrine, Tho followlng story is l('ulnl)ud of Justico Boott, tho bright judicial mind who In‘eah‘m! avar the deutlulon ot tho Justica's Cowrt at Dattlo Mouu- taiu. A ehort timo slnco on English passengor on ono of the {raing was ticccod” by some thrao- oard jmonte sharpy, aud wont Leloyo Beoty for tho purposo of making o complaint. Doforo tho oomplamt vould bo drawn up, however, the mou- ta-mon voturned the property to tho pansonger, who, wikhing to continuo hia Jonrney, refused to mako n complaing, Heoty Insinted thnt ho must wmako tho complaint, and whon ho_deolined, ad- dycasiod him as followa s I'll havo you Luow, Bir, that no_eubieot of Gront Britaln or auy of the crowned heads of Europo shall browbent this court with impumity. I lino you §50, eir, for contempt of courti”™ ‘The Thitiahor paid 'tho money ana wout his wnyhmnumu ou the uucors co, THE IRON INTEREST. fmporfant Conferenco at Plitsburg Botween Manufactarers and Worlkers, A Deduotion of Woges Demanded ~-A General Tookout; Throotened, The Welfare of a Hundred Thousand Laborers Involvad, speetal Dispalch to The Chicaas Tribune, Prrrsnuna, Pa., Nov. 6.—Tho Dispatch ot tos mortow will contaln un articlo of conslderable length in regord to our intorosts, of which the following is_nn abstract : “To-day ons of the most imporant meefinga which has over taken phica betwoen employor nnd omploye in this city wiil Lo held by the Committecs of tho man. utueturors and the "P'uddlors’ Unon. The poing involved in briof, ia the reduotion of the slidivg. sealo cf pricen for puddiing, without wiich 14 soems inovitablo that our rolling-mills must enorally stop, Tho situntion is about s fol- ows: At the time of tho lone sirike, whon tho renetion from tho prosperity dnring tho War commenced to be folt,an agrocmont wag entered into” botween the maunfacturors and puddlors and bailars by which the prico to bo paid for work shonld” dovond wpon tho card pricos of fron. ‘Lhts hag boon adliercd to up to tho presont time, with slight variation, nm;'. in conkonquance of its torma, puddlars ara’pnid to- dny S0 per ton, or tho card rato of 8 cents, Tho public prints have boen, during tho past six montbs, ennouncing the partial stoppage of this osteblishmoent or that, ond that very herd times have falien upon tho iron mauufacturers hore bas been umversally underotood. ‘Ilis _gront doprossion bas to a great oxtent boen due, eay the manufacturors, to tho comparativo high price thoy have beon compelled to pny for piiddling, At thoss figuras the mliila find it iImposviblo to continne runmeg, Under tho sliding rcalo, tha lawest paint at whicl o roduction of wages follows a reductiou of prico i8 when tho price renclics 8 couta, At the prosont timo frou can bo bought nt 2i¢ cents, whilo the pricc of puddling still* romalng at 85 In_accordanco with a carderats of 4 conts, The manufacturcrs claim, thore- foro, that {tho slidig sealo is unfair in the particulars of 1te wnoperativencss below 8 cont, but, oven did it operate, when sach low pricos axa ronohod tho proporiion of doductions 1n price to that of wages i8 not equal, aud, even with Iron nt o solling prico of &8 per ton, the prico of boiling would still ho £3,10. Ths opera- tion of this law of proportion has carsed tho Drenent deseropancy betiveen wages and pices, now that tho lowost cash ralo named in the agreoment has heen reached, . *1ho immcdiale point at ianue is, therofora, that, comsiderlug tho presont avd prose poctiva coudition of tho lrado, tho ‘mills horo cannot poseibly continuo to run, Ouo- lipif of them ere now proposing o stop. This has brought about, bosides, the inability to make mougy, by the fact that, in tho Esst whero dif- forout 'rates of labor oxist, wagos hnve boen 8o far reduced. that tho milla bavo started up, and uro pouring iron upon the trade ac compotitive pricen with Pletsbarg. “Tho mannfacturors will ask rearrangoment in tho elidiog scale by which tho price of poiliny will bo immediately reduced, aud will presont tho agreement os giveu above as ap ulimatum, that the mile not ongaged in speculation will b forcad to sbut down, and a losk-out take placo, What the result of the conferenco will be it is alinost unablo to say.” ‘I'he Mahoning and Bhenango Valloy mannface turors woro to have met to-day, buk thoy have decided to await Lhe result of the Fitisburg cone ferenco, _Should it bo nnsuccesstul, all the iron millein Western Peonsylvauia will bavo to shuf down, throwing out of omployment uot alone tons of thougands of ironworkors, but upwarda of 100,000 laborors, including corl-miners in thia Btato and oro-miners in Michigan, Miasouri, and ather Slates, and will cause & general stagnation in almost all bravches of trado that haveconnoos tion with this portion of the State. THE NORTILWESTERN STATES, Nows Jtoms Telegraphoed to The Chis cugo ‘Tribune, 1LLINOI, Michael Monaliau, 22 yonrs of sge, and the support of o' widowed mother, was kicked on the head by & mulo in a coal-mino, at LaSalle, a few yeors ago, Sinco then he has often shown algny ofinsavity, and Intterly bas become #0 bad that e was yesterday takon to the Jacksonville Asylum. —The City Council of Bloomington passed an ordinanco lost night to fssus bonds to {ho nmount of §50,000, payable as follows; Ten thousand dollars on tho st day of Janury, 1890, and & liko amount ench year until the wholoe ix paid. The Committep on Water-Worke aro jn- structed by thoordinance to advertise Immedje ately for bids to lay mains for hydrants as proe scribed by tho atatuto, —On Thursdsy night & German named Hess, asranger in Alton, while golng up-stsirs to his roam, at his bonrding-house, rupturad a bloods vossel, aud died from hemorrhage in a fow minutes. Y —On election night, the danghtor of James Havorth, of Towkudn, & young glrl of but 13 venrs of age, was onticed away from her home, under promise of marriage, by & worthless fel- low named Bovjamin Btretch, who had boonin her father's omploy, The couple weont to Tjoomington and tools the traln enst, followed by tho father of tho girl, who, up to this tima, hus not overtaken them, . 10WA. A successful robbery was perpotrated at Morne ing Bun on Thureday night. £ho storo of W. 8. Iutman, a dry-goods merchant, was broken into and lts contents takon, to tho value of 8500, —About 3 miles from Colfax, on Wedneadny niglt, & man named Peok got into an altercation with o farmer and ghot him, breaking bis collar- bono to fragments, Peck escaped, —J. W, Margort waa kicked by his bores on Wodnesdsy, at Guthrio Centre, and died immo. dintoly. On (ho some duy Josoph flon}nraw Van Moter, was kickod by bis horse and killad. —A young mon named Crawford, with hig - hendquirters at Dosoto, and ono of a' gang of horee-thioves, was arrosted at Dos Moines on Thursday, 10 bis possession wero soveral dozen ivory harness-rings, -Bi‘hn packing season wag oponed at Cooncil Bluffs yosterday, by Stowart Bros. Thoy killeq over 1,200 head of hogs, ‘Tho weuther is’ warm, and may iuterfore ; othorwiss they will sun about that number overy day. " Mrs. Wogutor, wifo of tho homiclde, Wag ner, who camo to Dubuquo ‘Thuredsy to gok Dossossion of her cbild by habosa corpus, had the writ' dlsmissod yesterday, sho apparently Laving made up with hor husband. Tiw tho oratorical contost hold at Town City on Tinraday night, by the Stato Collegiate Assos Clation, Thomas W, Graydon, of tho Siate Uni- vorsity, carriod oft thio paim, and is thorefare ta ropresent ko Stato at Indianapolis, in February noxt, nt tho Intor-State contest, —The posidence of Aufi\m Schiopp, of Fork Madison, was entered by burglara op Thuredsy tught, and robbed of olothing and jowelry to tha value of £300. YEDIANA. Conductor Maguire was instantly killed, near Buck Creok, by # freight tinin following hia train running into hiy cabooso, Four othots woro badly inJured, ~Tho fog waa so donso they the train nhead could not be seen, —Paollard Ablo, who was nrrostod at Boymonry and held to bail fn ©500 Thureday for buining Olinton Reno's barn, failod to appear in co yosterday, and Lis bail was declarad forfoited, —Tho Jefermonvilio, Madison, snd Nosth Ver- non Mothodist District Copférenco has just closed a four dnys’ noksion at North Veraon. A numb&)r af mlmnwm‘ wero preont, and tho daily attendanco was good, ~Tho case n’l‘ tho Stato va. W. A. HIlIl and wite, for tha nttempted ausassivation af Willlam Mortls, at_Bullorvilo, two wooks 870, Lian oceus sled four doys of Justico Hogin's court, vesult {ng in the disehurge of tho partice. MINNESOTA he profect of annexing the Village of Weat Bt 1"u||[: Dakota Onunlv‘.l o Bt, Paul aud Ram- sy Gmmt{, wau approyed by s popular vota of o, Dot o plan waa_dlsooverod Thureday iling ties aorosy tha traok of the Liake Buperior tond: and arrested _yostorday morning, " Two Tiourd atter, whon brought into court ab Bt Taul, iy faco appoared torribly brufsed, as A pound- ed, 1o doclaros ho does not know ho was in« Jured, and tho jailer suys ho wa not dlafigured ‘whon looked up. —Orvillo Grant left 5t, Paul Thursday with a swiuter stack for his several sutlor-stoyeq at the Northwostorn milltary poste. —Tather Ohovio, for four years pastor of tho Cn\gu’\éu Gswrehs of Faciboult, died Esidey lact, aged 46, fes, itos, akill that 108@ can ould oot s R A e e e it

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