Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1875, e === = = T e INTIMIDATION. The Chicago Coal-Ileavers on the War-Path, They Refuse to Work for Reduced Rates, and Deive ol All Who Will, Visit of the Armed Mob to the Coal-Yards, One Man Thrown in the River, and Others Beaten, A Grand Demonstration Ex- pected To-Day. A Raid of Miners on the Works Near Mahoney City, Pa, A Fight with the Sherif’s Posse, and Boveral Wonnded on Each Side, A Mino Burned and a Raflrond Traln Thrown from the Track. Military Bent to tho Soone of the Dis- turbanoe, THE CHICAGO COAL-HEAVERS. THE BTAITING POINT, At tho meating of the Conl Exchrngo of thia city, held Saturday, May 1, the queation of o~ ploying labor for the noloading of vosssly camo up. Mr, Robort Law stated that tho Laborers' Union was organized and etrong, and its mem- Vers wero dotermined that tho ratos for thun sanson ehould be S5 por day for wheolers aud §7 for phovelors, tho ssmo rates which provailed Inst scason, whanco Lo was forced to unlond coal at Milwaukee,where labor was much cheaper. Mr. Law expreescd his detormination that, whatever otlior coal-doalers might do, ho would pay no moro than $1 per day for labor. He also callod witention to thio fact that tho offect of the diffor- enco in the price of labor in fuvor of Milwaulkeo ‘would bave tho rosalt of making that city tho ‘rocolving port of coal to bo consumed ln Chi- cago, Tho remnrks of Br. Lew wero fully lue dorsod by tho Coal Exchango, which passed a resolution not to pay moro than 23 per day for wheelors or shovalors during tho summer. To tho above conclusions of tha coal-men are indirectly duo the most riotous doumounstrations ‘which havo ucourrod in this city for yoars on ac- oount of labor troubles, and which took place yestorday, Hoveral hundred organized strikors, bolonging to tho Coal-lleavery’ Union, assetn- bled in tho foronocn, with the dotermination to ENFORCE TUEID DEMAND for 86 per day for whoolurs, aud proportionato zoles for shovelors, or drive away all laborors who attompted to work for €2aad 83 por day, Tho strikera woro flerco and arbitrary i{n their domauds, and won! 60 far a8 to do persoual vio- lenco to & uumber. ‘Thoy pounced upon tho von-unfou men at sovoral yarda with clubs and revolvers, and {n many cnses took hold of thoso engagod st work and carricd them out “of the yards. Thoy drove off all the workmen in tho soveral vards, with ono excoption,—thut ot Rob- ert Luw's, nt Madison street bridtgo,—oud warnod them to deslat from further lubor, ou pord of thelr lives, Anslstunco was callod from potloo- Leadquarlars iu thoe afternoon, but it did not ar- rive until whio riowors had accomplished thew purpose. 8O SUDDEN AND UNELPECTED was tho demoustration in ouv atuaca that the “propriotor of the yard was not sware, for some timo that it 1non Liad been driven or caried off, ond tho work of unloadiug & vessel summarily stopped, The day's work resuitad in the thragh- ing of soven or eighit hon-upfon mon, ono being sorlously, and porhaps fatally, injured. Oue man, a Bweds, was thrown inlo the river, sud uarrowly eacaped drowning., Bo far as knosu o othar violeuco was douo. i A YEW DAYS AGD the firat conl-ladun vesuel of tho sonson arrived from Butfalo with a cuiio consigned 1o Rober! Law, ond 'svas woored off his deck at the North Ligr. © About 100 of the cosl-Loavers, all union meg, ouscmbled, with the futention of commencing labor. Mr. Law docided, in vlew of tho large numuer of mub out of employmant, nd tho gooab cost of ulonding cargovs of conl, to pay $3 per day to wheelcrs, intead of 80, a3 st seawn. . Wo thls the ubion won objected, iud those nt tho pier refused to go to work ut the m\yu:od ratos, aud threatensd thoso who wero induned to sccept Ar, Law's terms. A number of moun-ution meun were omployad, A . posso of policemen wore sent from Oa,t. Gund's hosdyuusiers 10 protacy thom. 'Cho work wunt un uummrmllnuuly dur- ing tho day, but wWhon thomen quit atnight they woro {n fosr of vivleacs and woro loth tore- turn in tho morning, In somo instances the men looked ‘out threatenod to whip them if they went hack syain. 'Tbo vessol was uuloaded in spito of the throats, and Blr, Law, na hus been beforo utated in tlis poper, was dotermined not to nc- vode tu their demand. He wes promised co-op- eration from the other mnembois of tho Coal Exchange, but, judgivg from yoatordny's doinge, nous of (hiom but lum were on the slert, for all tho yards but Lin wers outerod by an armod forco and'toe workmen driven swoy bofore polios in- tesforonco could be bad, Tk PRICES DEMANDED woro tha eamo us thote pald in former sensons, and have buon cuumidered by the coal dealors and shippers as exorbithut,” The onion wen were owsre of tho fuohng to raduco ther wages, and - resolved . 0 resust any e duction. 10 tne lust. They bhold that their lnbor {8 for a comparativoly short season, and unlees they can obtain good prices thoy and their fumilios muat go destimio during tho ‘winter wontls, They usaert thut the profits of the emploger are large, aud, notwithstanding thelr dusire to redace the wages for unlosding ‘yessels, thoy muks nu corresponding dooresso i the price to consumers, Tiius argumonts sdvanced pro and con, and the resuls is = i ¢ A DEAD LOOK Detweon the employer uud “ewploys, and » seri- ous aud stormy lock-out lias aulm{d. ‘The load- 1og apirits ou both sides a0 determunod to cairy their polot, so thoy assert, aud at present it is dififenit to bredict ilio final ros Baugulnary demonstrationa are threatenod o-day, and it was roported lust niglit that » gathering of 800 of the unign men would tako placo usrlv this morniug, a0d°a concerted movement bo'mado on tho coale yards with a viow totvard ‘causlng ail the nou- union laborers 1o quit work’ forthwil, Those who perslated in sbeir labar lsot. eveniug in y&)ltu of the threats and lutlmidations of tho strikers were thoroughly scared, and in a num- ber of cases drow their pay aud quit. Bomo of the new men were unused to the hard labor of ahoveling and whooling coal, snd took up the Work ss o laat resors, abaudoning 1t s soon as they secursd money euough to pay expeuues untll they conld proanre more suitabls employ- » ' TNR FINST DEMONSTRATION of the atrikers yeuterdsy was mado about 11 o'clock in the' “foreuoon, st the Wiscon- #iu Livisjon dock of the Northwostern Rail- Wway, in the North Divislon, A cargo of coal ar- ¥ived from Buffalo, aud bnd been “purchiasod by ‘Thomas Bcots for shipment by rail to Rockford. mplo‘and & .number of laborers, promison- t §8 por day, to unload the vesusl, aud ey Wore at work, sbout seventy-fve un- 1on men came down 0 the vossel aud eudexvor- @d to canse the mon (o stop work. Oae laborer, & Bwede, whom sonie of the atrikora rwo[z(nlzod. was approackiod aud ordered to quit work, He Nfuugt and several of tha riotera pushed him Into the river, He was rescued with some diffouity, Mr, Boott romonstratod with the -tnluh:mt {0 uo puriose, aud, after driv- iog ont al) workmion and warniug themt ma: to return on In aad went to the DOCK AT THE YOOT OF BTATE WTREPT. Hure m:x sssambled i groster force, and aid ¥as called from tha Chickyo Avanue Police Bla- Som Capt. Gund seut & u'rnui and twouty Wea (o quell (bs ihresioued divturbancs, but 37 did 5ol arnive In e, The sirtkers saused of savere treatmont, thoy las, the non-nmion lahorors to quit inatantor, end drovo them out of the yard with curaes and hard namon, 1u tho meantimo thero waa & riot at THE ENIE STHEET RRIDUL TARDH, and tho ntrtkors *hippod vie 1nan so brdly Lhat ho bad to bo conveved to bis home, 1lis namo and residonco could not be uscertatnod, 1 in- Sutios aru anid to bo kerioi. TFrom tho Hteta streat docks the main body of tho ntrflers, o nnboriug Ty 160 man, pro; eeeded Wit cluby in hnad to the Gulenn dock of tho Kortlwestern Latlwns Compans, and Boding o fow men at work mnde thom desist, and thon went over Lo BATITAWAY'S YADD, on tho east ride of Rundolph street bridzs, Two KAty 0f nov-nmon en, nntsbering 15 oc 20, wero ongagod in unloading & vesyel, It wud abont J:40 v'elock, and Mr. Hathaway had just wtopped out of his ofiica to attend Lo Fomo budi- nows, intonding to ba ab.ent but a faw winng ‘The wtrikers camo warching up Four nhrenol goad military ordey, niwaed, many of then, cluby, and some vith rovolvers, 'Tho spok of th foree vrdered tho workmen to stop lnbor at once, wlio somo of the others took bold of 'the 1aon and prebed thom nway ond unbitehed tho Lorso ured fn holsting coal from tho versel hoid, Ono mau who per- Alutod in hin work was gurncl veveral blows and foreed to rotiro, Mr. Iinthaway arrved at this Juncturo, and endowvored to persuade tho strix- ors £o go avay and quis further ke ace his yard, but they would not, aud when they hna accomplisbod thoir purpodo they took un tho line of warch for TOUERT LAW'S YARDS, at Madigon streol br Hote thoy divided, ono hody golug to thu Market sireet ontravce, aud tho’ other to that on Medison ntrcot. Mr. Law was in his ofice at tho time, and juse on tho sirikers entered hin ~ yard " ho ran ont npon ono of the minways, nud called nou thom to loavo Lin prowises under ponslty of prosecution snd bmmr ey, Tlo wan arma:l with n 1ovolver, and Iuify determined to who 't the firat 0an who attesapted Lo lay vinfent banls upon auy of Lig oployes, Hoime of tho luttor wero weared by the formidable foreu hofore tlhom, end wero threatoucd with violenco by the striars when they should yotnw frum labor. With ono _escaption, tho ‘men couttnued their wok, While the parloy was In progress threo pohicemen arrived from tho Armory. and kept the strikers from entaring tho yard in furco, A Tho next objoctive point was the yard of Fu L. GEOS1R0M, at the foot of Adams street, llero tho etrikers et with uo opponition, and easily cansed the fow mon presoni to gnit work nnd join thent Thenes tho forco marched down to W, E. Johne- wou's yard, coraer af Juclson and Canal ntroots, and siecoeded In intimidating tho laborers aud cauring them to rotrain frunt fusther work, ‘flie rivters went on tho guick wareh to ROUEIS' AND HEDSHOM'S YARDS ab the river, foot of Bixtesnth streot, and or- dered out the 25 or 80 mon embloyed, Thewr do- wand was complied with readily, and thoy went ovor to Mr. Luws yard al Lighiccnth-strect bridge. Mr, Luw had mndo wo provision for polico aid at this place, any his ageot i chargo, Wr. J. 11, Osborue, was_momentarily ebvent, Tho utrikers rushed io aud topped 8 gang of wmen from uvloading n vowsel, contrary to toa mensccs of a Geiman policomen «ho wag b tho bridgo, In the meantime o possa of - fitteen men Lelonging o to Sorgt. Fitzpaurick's wistion (Lwouty-necond streot) marched up io ohargo of Ofticer Dounis Mahuooy, and the rioturs withdrow, sumo of thain ug about the Lridge-apyronch, Lut iho moority gomy westwsrd on Eightoouth streot, Koliey, Morloy & Co.'s yards hre op- poxito Mr. Lnw's, at tuo foot of Ninoteenth sereot, mud union man were at wotk in them unloading & vossol. Homa of tho strikers gath- ored thero and threw a shower of coxt ot Law's 1uen acrows the rivar, without eny furthoer effect than to retard their work for a few minuted. Aftor the strikera retired the non-union mon wnxxxt to work sgain, and continued until 6 o'ofock. . AEUOUANT VITZPATMICR was not notitled of tho riotous domonetrations antil 9:50 o'olock, and madu all possible Lasto in souding s extra forca at the bali-ground aod othor men off duty to tho scouo of tno riot, ia appearad himaelf about G o'clook, and ordercd the werikors loouging spout to retire under pons alty of immediate arrest, A fow wero demou- stidtlvo whon ‘Luz Twingxe roporter canio ou the ground, but buyond A fow oats made no uliow of vioienco. ‘I'bls ended ko day’s domonstrations, ard tho mob dispursed to {hoir ho.nes, with tho under- wxa‘;‘diuu that thero naa Lo bo & sosrob couclave n A DILAN OF ACTION datormined ou for tha purpovo of farther intiml- duting tho men who wero working for $2 and #8 # day, [t was reported that all the members of Lha Coal Heavors' Uuion und othors who dusizod to Join thum would tura out eatly this moruing sud mako n sbll wore threatemng aud foreiblo domoustration tuan that of yestorday. 1t wan undorstood among thotn that every yard 1y to o visited to-day, aud the demand . of &5 por dav, or & contd an bour, aufarced at all hazards, sud in dotinuce of auy polica interforeuco. Supt, Rolun ordorod hts Capteins last ovening to bo oo tho nlort, and protuot tho men In the yards wher- over protection was required, and coulfonod them to bold thefr men in rendinoss for duty st o momont's notice. ‘The muskots at tho Madi- wou Bireot Blation and the Armory aro ready for warvice, and will bo used if founid uecessary, Thu siurikers aléo made an curly movo ou bir, Law's North Pier docks, end for s time kopt thirty-six men from ucloadivg s versol. Luat after tho doparture of the riotors tho gaugs went to work nagaln, aud contwued uutil ¢ o'elock, Thero are many men out of employmont in tho city, and they ara glid to obtain &3 por day, 1f only Tor n tiwo, bnt thy serikory vo Iutinidated sud frightoned thew that it Ja doubtfus f tho wajority of thewn wilt gu to work to-day Iu tho faco of the thieatening sturm. The omployors buve promisud them protocifon whife we work, but tho meu aro wors feazlul of PEISONAL VIOLENGE AFTER WORKING HOURM, aud are loth to ‘becoms known toany of the suikers by contibuing work 1 their sight. Thero way talic Iast night of callug on the First ltegimont for asalstaveo to-dav, and It 8 probablo that if tho cosl deafors do bot obiain potice aid ouough thoy will mate s requisition ou Col MeCluty for gustds faow his forcs to bo statioued at all tho yards, 5 - Tho oual-boavers sugsged In this atrike aro Swarthy, wnuscular mon, witt groat strouyty and endurstico, and, 88 they cluiw, if they aro foreod out of employmont at this suuson they sud thoir fumilies muat starve, aud suifer muin nuxt win- tor than thoy did last, Muny of thew expresssed a Ditter und stiong dotermivation, yestordsy to {nwum work fu tho yards ot loss waged thau bey dentand. Their throuts may bo tuaro brags godueio aud buncomboe. but it i@ possible thoro sy bo bloodshed to-day, TUL POLICE AUTHOMTIES bavo boon wained, aud, last might, while they WOro anxiows 1o concoal tucie alarm aud muvo. monts, coald not but sliow thelr suxioty as the turenfening otute of offalre. Thoy Bro awsrg that tho muttor ls no child's play, and to serious and bloody work era it 1s ouded, Squonds of threo pollcomen cach woro loft at tho prinoipul yurds lagt ovoulug, and will ba on faud aguun at daybreuk this mornfug, ‘I'he ouly arrésts noted waro tuoss or Patrick Regan, Jobn Walsh, und Jorry Hanlitan, st Jobnson’s yurd, foot of Jackson street, ‘They gavo bail vefore Justice Noully for their appoar- Guce, . They are accueod of making threats, I {s tho intention of the Coal Lxchaugo men to tind sud srrest tho ringlonders fu yostorday's atriko und bring thew Lo justice at the earlioat ossiblo momeut. Othar arcedts will probably ga wade undor warrants which will be sworn out this moralug. Borgt, MoAuloy and bis men, of North Ayenus Siation, wers uu duty 8¢ the yards in tho North Division, sud kept aidor yestorday, ——e. MURDERQOUS MINERS, A BATD ON TUE MINES NXAR MAMUNEY OFTY, PA Potrsviiey, Pa., Juna 8,—Early this morniog » dupateh waa recelved from Mahonoy Qlty, u Ing that large crowds of e in Hazloton sod (hat vicinity, who loft home last night, arrived In Manouey City this morntug, aud were come palling all to go with them sud to stop worklng tho minea that had sewumed work einoe Mou- day last, Thero are sbout 1,000 men uow marchiog from colllory to colliory, compells lvg all miuers to wtop work, They have vislted Billiman's, Stoole's, the Lents, and Dowmsn and Peter Dowman aolliorles, Bowman's miners stopped work on sccount of the refusal of an advaucs in wages, ‘Troops Lave been applisd for, At 9:30 this moralog it waa roported that only part of the Dowman and Leats men haq stopped work. The men were woro then on their way to the Ifartford colllery, A later dispatoh statea that Bear fudgo No, snd the oolliery of Millor, Heesh & Co., near Gilberton, who startod jn yostorday, propsring o work with a full complement of men, continus 8¢ work, as also do thie worlunen at Ashiond Tay- lor's, at Big Miny Ruu, sud Andesson & Ou.'s, at Dars Currecw, Aranuing, 8, n,—Tle altustion ts bacoming more oritl- od‘:‘flmm ‘ot Husnsudoah have q»yru'td for milltary, an large bodien of miners are coming on the town to cflm‘ml n suspension of work, anrl k8 Lopnty Sheriff Hleintor, whn is now thers with & potre 0f {ifty mon, will bo noablo to protect tha wotlang minord. Gov, HartranfL an telegraphed fromy Williamspord to Gen, Higfiled Lero, dirccte iug bin to cail ont the military m cann tho Hherif fa unable to dieparao the mobs. Troot fu cther localities havo Leen ordered to hold thawealvan in readiussy, ‘Uho troons hore are assembling In ther respective urmerles, Liaatios, I'a.. Juno S.—Tho Eiglith Regiment tint ordera o hiold itself roady 60 waseh 1nto thy troubled ntuing dintiiews, ATEIVAL OF TiE MILITARY. Manoxny City, ', June S—Ar ) p m. to-dey Bherut Wernor tolegraphicd that s posgo had boen fired upod, s arkot for tailiiary nadat- auce, Khe Ioitkville Light Tufuniry sut Gowan Quards, who bad been nwaiting orduts, (wmee diately loft by suocial truin for this place, Are tiving heto Uiny foutnd that tha mob tronerally Lad plunk away on the ontakirts of tha tosn, ‘Tho citizens wea tuch excitod, aud ail places of businean eloaed ut noot, Tha firat disturbanees ocenrred at Wing, Teler & Coow collicry, helow tho tovn, when the Shonfl with u poso_orderedl the risters.to dis- pero, Ono of their eculefs repiied that they coulil net drive tham awny. At the sawe timo a 1oan fired npoi the Sheri; THL VEUNO TUCS BECANE OLNERAL, thn riotory firing a volloy on the citizonn, who wero groatly ontuombered, tho minara also hinve ing the advantawzo of being on the nllside. Two hitadrod ahiots srero fiead by both partlos. “Uho Bhienf, Arding himsell ovorpowered, ratreated L0 tho town nnud reoryanized his furge, the citi- zens_vountong, sod every firestin to bo fonnd was brougist tnto requisition. o also tolegruplied for militery nid. Of tho wouuded on the citizons' elda Honry Leitenberger, & policoman, tw now in a critical condition, Henry Lochman, slso a policaman, i wonnded in the leg, Witllam Kuciio was sbot in the fioud, And anotlier, name unkuown, i tho whoider, Tl of the yudons wera wounded avd catried avay, Ono of them wan killed, Aftor the fliiug consed tho rniders tormed in line_and marchod defluutly throcgh tho town, headed by music, Of the 2 00y 1cen who weut down o Valloy 1,000 retaruod bers; then furmiug into suall 6quads they DIMPECHED 1N DIYPERTNT DIRECTIORS. Abant Gob of tho ralders cate from dazleton and vicinity, having marchod tha greater part of thu niglit, contpelling every mnau thay wet to nccome pmuy them. The remnnder of thom cano from Sienandont, Ofravdville, Maboning Piane, und places In that viemity, Cal, Ifuntzivger Lue ostablirhed headquartory in tha Mason I{ouse, sud the troops oro quarters ed In the City Hall eovorol companies srriving thero this ovening. T'uo streots st Shonandonlt aro crowdod, and much oxcitement provatia. IATER~—10 ¥, AL Allis quict hore o1id at Shepabdoah, Tho Rberill went to the Jatter placa this evoniug. To-motrow {ho miners will aain resutmo work at the collfories whera Liiey ve10 ot work when e terfored with Ly tho mob, Tho military are ex- pected to rewain here aud at Shenauduab sover- 2l days, or loner 1f deomod necessary. 7 ‘Iho raiders have pub.dcly throuteved to UUKN THE TOWN and compel the men to step work if they make snothor atiempt to rosume. Guards Lavo buon pluced on duty for the wight. Advlcos from Shenandoah up -to 10:30 state an attowpt was meda to throw the ovening pas- songer tram from the track betwoon that pluco and daboniug Plava. A large numsber of minors wero parading tho sticetnat Bu, Clair stkis ovoniog, 10 sywpathy with tho miners Lere, A upocial train han boon piaced at {lo dispasal of the military should 1t bo fonnd mnecossary to move the troops dariug the nigit. A°MINE BURNED, Mouxr CapMrt, Pa, Junho 8.—Willsrm fchwonck & Co.'s colliery, near Mt. Carmol, waa deatroyed by fire this ovening, It was firod by a mob of nesarly 100 men, Themiuers had worked two days at reduced pricos. e Ao IS, 'TONAL. EDUCA EXCACISES AT JACKGONVILLE, ILL. ‘Svecud Linpatch to I'he Clucago Tribune. JAGKBONVILLE, Juno 9.—The forty-sizih noniversary exctciaon of the Iitinols Collego tool pleco this forsnoon at Straun’a Opors.Tiauso fu the presonce of & vast audionce, Hundreds wero unablo to obtain staudiog-room aod wero turned away. Tho claus of graduates happeas to bo ano of the smalleat that ever recoivod degreea at this fustitution, ft numberivg only four—Elbert Wing, Walter 8, Rice, Janies O. Rutlodge, and B, B, Clapp. The young men sll acquitted them solves oreditably. Dr. Sturtevant presided though compalled to sit fn Lis cheir, bo baving not yot recovered from an- accident received somo two mouths ago, fu tho dislocation of an antle, - Tho Illiuats Collogo I8 now soom- ing to enter on o how career of usefnlnens, 1t LRs & larger number of students {hen ac any WASHINGTON. The Sloux Will Leave in a Huff Witiout Thelr $25,090. blost of the Mischief Caused by Thievish White TFol- lowers, The Only Way to the Savage Heart Is Through the Dersijolin, Big Indian Has Bad Memory, and Lies | Incontinenliy. A Strong Likelihood that They Wil Finally Be Removed by Force. Tho Sum of $47,600 Kysteriously Die- appoars from the Treasury. Prospect of the Use of Sliver In Placo of Fractional Carrency. THE OBSTINATE SIOUX. THDWNISI WINTZ XEX MAKE THOTULE, Spezial Disputeh to he Chis Wasiisoroy, .0, C,, Juna 1t 18 practically #ettlea that tho Hionx negotiations are u failure 4o faran signing the sgrecment is concerned, nnd that the Indians will soon start for the Weete "Chere ig no doubt that the failure of the uexo. tistionn fn largely altributuble to the schoming of tho Imd whites who bavo beon in the Indian followivg, Thewe winte loechea have boeu 2o potsistout in their nttemats to force the Goverumont intn ferms which the law doos uot warrant, aud to mako kowo conditions' by which these whito camp-followors aud squaw- mon cun ecuro wume advantage, that thuy have veory nearly got thomsclives in troublo, Thore is & provision in ag old law which prescribes sovero penaltios against any contipiracics to defeat no- potiations with the Indiane, 2ha Govermmout zutbotitics havo hod the mattor uuder consider- ation, and it wea sicarly decided a ono timo that tbe whale rehieming crew ehould ko lodged in Juil for viclutg this Umted Stutes low, TUE TEDIANA WILL (0 MO In expectation that thoy will be chlo to geours tho approval of their tritics to the vesuion of the Lunting priviloges in Nobraska and Wyoming, and bavo the £25,000 within tho period pro- #enbed by law. Lut, a8 thero sro ouly twonty- woven days remuoinibg beforo this sum uuder the law passes from tue control of the I'residont, and {8 cavered into tho Treasury, it I+ not cou- atdored probable that tho Indiens will succood. ‘o consoyuenca will Goubtleas o that the ate terapts of tho last Cougress to compensate for the relquichmont of this bunting- gronnd will provo fruitless. It is uot 80 cortain that tho indfans will bo permitied to rotuin thess rights, Thnofr right to bhunt 1 Wyoming and Nevruska 13 NZUELY & CONTINOEXT RIGNT. Tho contiugeney iu the treaty of 1808 provides that thiey aball linve tho riglit to hunt there so Tong s tho buffato ehall justify the chuse, Tuo treaty does not say wio shall bo tho judgas gt the sufifcienoy of the buffalo, aud tho Govornthoot, nctng_upon _the ndwivsions of tho repres Acutatives of tho swsemoled mnation now bers, lhos tho right to concludo tlat the hunt in that country talonger jnatifies tho chase, Ited Cloud and Spotted Tail bave botts admitted that this ewtiro torritory is worthicss for tho purposc of hunting, Consequentty, under the proper coustruction of the (l‘e\ilfi of 1848, it tuy Indiaue decline to accept of this $25,040 for u barren right, thoy aro likely to lose toth the money and tho shadow of right v hich they now havo. Tho Piosidont intimulod nw much to the Indiana yostorday in very forciblo terms. Tho pressure upon the Govertment from the eutire fruntier for tho destruction of tlus INDIAN WIGIT TO HONT i8 vory groat. Cowmissfoner Smith told this In- dious” of this in theso words: “Tha Great Father says that thoso white wen who desiro to 0 thoto aro the white men who send Congress- timo siuco tho War, la ucarly freo from aif finan- cinl emusrrassinents, and baa o largo aud very ottictent cocps of vofegsars. ‘I'iiu atternoon the tweuty-fifth anuiveraary of tho Jacksonvillo Femnlo College was hold 1 Centepary M. B, Churchi. The soats, aialos, aud every part of standing-room wero ocenyied by an cagor mnd expectant throng, aud’ Dundrads woro unable to wecure admussion, Tho Col- logo la, very popiiar, aud its friends aro many., Thirteen young fadfos received thoir aiplomss, Tho Ceasays proscnted by them showed lemmiog and pgenius. Soveral were in Latin and in tho modorn lauguages. Prosidont Demotso 18 dofug o good work m this fustitution, aud tlie vouug ludios who . gtaduste show proat proficiency, bioth in tho usoful sna tho polite oits. 'Thio final rounious at the Wlinols Coilego and at the 1lliools Fornale Collogo, this evening, witl concluda ths events in_counedtion with the auuivorsary oxercises, Jacksonville Femalo Acudemy fiad its ronuiou last night, and tho Conservatery of Musio aud Athennuto thoird lost weok, 'I'io wenther for these exornises has becn vory pleasant, tho attondauco large, aud tho in- “prost great. & PARIS, ILL, Special Dispatah to Ihe Chicago Tribune, Danviees, I, June 3.—Tweuts-tive sohool- teachors from this county loft here this after- noou to attend an {uter-county Touchors’ Tosti- tute, to ba held at Pariy, commencing to-morroty, snd lasting two days, PLEORIA. Laylug of the Corncr-Stone of the New Chumber of Commerce Duild- ang, Bpecial Diapateh to The Chicaco Tribune, Pronia, 111, Dee. 8,—Peoria bas not keen such a crawd of people for a long time a¢ fillod her atrente to<lay and thronged sronnd the corner of Harrluon and Washington atreots, tho sito of tho new Chawboer of Commetce building, tho carnor-stotie af which waas laid thls atternaon with grund Masonic and civio coromonies, Early in the afteruoou & procossion, composed of tho Yie Department, city polics fored, City Counct, old eottlors, Csmber of Commercs, snd Bomd of Tiade, and mil the Masonic and Odd Pollows organizations of Peons, formed, and, after marching through the priucipal strests, proceeded to the Chamber of Com- merve building, now in procoss of eroo- tion. Past Graod Master of llliinois D. C. Croglor conducted the coromanlos, ausisted by Past Grand Maruhal Harry Davall. Aftor prayer by Grand Chaplatn W, J. Juhuaton, the stono was lowered to ita pisce, tested by laroaio rules, the corn, wiue, aud ofl—emblem of pros- pority, joyonences, nnd pesce—poured on, and the work of tbo craftsman pronounced satinfacs tory, A box contalniug valusble momorauds of the day, sud many qusint and_ourious relics was depousited in the stons mnd sccurely gealed, Spencer'v Light Guard Band, reaplendsut {n now uuitormd, gencod the occasion, sud the cliolr of Clriet Chiurch wang o soug by Nobert boriia, D'agt Grand Master of Kentucky, dedicatsd to the reoris Masoulo Lodges, aud written for tho oceavion, Lyorything pssaed off smoothly, aod the weather waa ososllent, e SEORET SOCIETIES, THE JOWA BLUE LODOE. Spacial Diapalo to The Chicago Tribune, Des Momnes, Is, June 8.—In gba Masonio Orand Lodge to-day the subjoct of dancing in Masonlo hslis ocoupjed the morning session, It woa dooldod that all Masonio balls owned aud used as such may not bo used for other than Madonio purpouos except by tho unanjmoua con- sent of tho mombers of the lodge ownlug the ball, ‘I'hia virtully lesves tho question of dei.c- ing with the subordinate lodgos, The Commit toe was lustruoted to meot ab tuo call uf tho Graod Meater and - preparo the new constitu. tion und by-laws of tha lodge. Lho lodge clossd tais evening. g MASONIC ELECTION, Nzw Yonx, Juue .—1bs Giand Lodge of the Mazonlo tratermity of thisBlate to-day se-slacted |is ofoars. men to Washinglou to mako laws. Ho kmows if ne shonld desiro and endonvor to keop that country vacant farover, ho cannut do it, becauso Cougrarumon would pass laws taking It from you anshow." ‘Tle groat influonca which tho aquaw-men and while men Jiving among tho Indisnebaveover tho lutter was shown to-tay by the raquest from Led Cloud that Todd Hondall and a Mr. Coliins should bo appointed Commissioners ou tho part of the Indinus,~n requeat whichlile Prosident caguot grant. .. ISDIAN TREATIES OF 8O BITECT, It'does not seem quite cleer Low th Gorern- meus authaiities ure attompting furthor to nogo- tiato with tho Indians in the way of & treaty tu slow of the followiug provixlon, which was put in tho Iadian Avpropriation bill in tue Forty- first Congress. T'ho proviaion ruus: That Leruafter no Indian natioa or tribe within tha territory uf Lhe Dnlted States aliall ba scluowlodged or rocognized as an indepondent nation, trive, or power, with whom the United States way contract by Ireaty, provided that nothing liercin contained shail ba custrued to mvatiidate of mpair the olinstion of Auy trouty Loretoforo lawfully nuado sud ratitled witl suy sueli Tndian nation or tribe, 1t fa undorataod that the authorities clafm that tla presont nopotiatious are rathier in tho usturs of anagreomout thau a treaty, The Guvern- ment olteors, from tho preaont failure, aro be- ginoing to sdmit that, irrespoctivo of this pro- vigion of law, it Iy follv Lo trust theso savage v-gabnnuu a3 an mdopendent? naticn within our ors, A LITTLE DAD WHISKY aud lewdnees of the basest sott, furninhed by frontler wpoculators, goes further with thesa umu:lh Cluofs whan tho advico of thoir bost frionds, Tod Cloud and Bpotted Tail have submitted to an futerviow, ‘They are fruitful ju complaluts, ‘Thoy say that they canvot undorsiand Iinman, tho " Government intorpreter, sa ho speakn Ban- tes, and nos Teton Sioux, oy claim that they Liave wore rightu in Nebraska than the right to buut, and inelst that thoy also bave tho title to tho soll~tho titlo to the Tand as thoy understood it. ‘They do not propose to Yflllul‘l’d bh it. ‘They are not williug (o go to the I ‘Ihey complaiu that they are robod b{ thoir agonts, snd tell eo many differont storios that thoir siatements ars not worthv of confidenco. (7o the Assoctated Press. Wasmxarox, U, . Juue d.—1ho Comusie. sioner of ludiau Aseirs Leld n sbort couucil with the Red Clond Indiaus, at tholr notel, this forenoon, at wiich Lo again presouted to them tho roasons why they should sigu the sgres- ment for relinquiebing their right to huut in Nebraska. Tho Indiuve doclined to sign tho sgreentent here et all, &nd asid tasy would take {vhomo and bave it oxptalued to their poople, Red Cioud utged that tho Comulesioners bo ap poiuted at oucs to go out with thow, if possible, and on hia part ke nominated L'odd Heudsll aad Mr, Collins for two of the elx, 4'he Commis- sloners agreed that th kes of tho Nebraska line, which troublo the Indisus a0 much. vhould be remaved, sod ho sald that the Ve ‘would Lake Into considoration the appoint of Commiasiouers. ident ment S THE ROBBERY, ABSTRAOTION OF §47,600 FROM THX TRIASURY DR« PARTMENT, Boeclal Disvateh to 1ha Chicags Iriduns, Wasuixaton, D, 0., June 3.—The roubory of £47,800 from the vauita of the Treasary, in broad daylight, it sppears to bo conceded, most have been dous by some one of four persons, ‘Thoso are tho officiala who have immedistoly to do with the handling, sealing, and sbipplog of the money, Tha space in whioh thuy work in about 10 by 20 feet. They aro lu & large, open room, in which sre twonty-siz oficials constantly at work. One side of thia room s open to the . pullic, and round ths up- per part of it a gallery runs, from which strangems at all hoars cau look down upon the operations of tho casb-roow. Tha shipping of tho money conslsts, after it ls scalod, in re- woviug it by s drop Immediately contiguous to tho place whera it {ssealed, ono story down to the oftlca of the sgent of tho Adsms DExpross Cowpany, ' This (mmense suns of monev whi fu oo smalla cowpase that it was contained in » cominon baux euvolope, and could B\lllll‘.l:lvl been carried i su luside et It PP~ ssred from the Ume 1} was suaied to tbs himo the axpross agest fa the ol balow eneckied off tho pockages which wors dalivered from the elovator. Tho four geutlomen who are ruppoeted ato mon whoso charactors linvo hoen above Burpicion, aud who havo Loon plased ty npecial _appotntinent s thers blcow of hish trost. 1f tho money cannot be 1ecovercd, Gen, Bpinner, the outgumg Tioasurer, 18 rewponm upon his bond. Spinuer, who his but tuens raven dAvH noro to #ervo, hian broken down this dizcavery, as he had nell Loped tn resly tho dftics to hin mcconanr without 4 doliar mis4. Bpitmer, Cangress khall 10hiave hint, witl ho renponkilio uzon bis bood in the ovent of total lows, In i long admiaistration of tha offica thero have eon defslcations, but never for o fargo a s g this. In hoth instancon bo wan rolioved of lh«(u reaporvibility bv Cougrens, 4 ; w the, 2, Wasitisazox. 1, C., Juno Mtaz a full In- ry authonties, no ciew e bnon obtafued of tie package containtog wver 247,000 that was addressed (o tho Yark Tank of Now Yorle shich wau yestarday stolen from thn Tresuury ofleo, The Trensurv detectives ara bugily prosecnting aheir search for the putties who abriracted ackage, Al tho clork wers searcad ¥ ufternouu hy the ollicera calted upon to make tho investigation, the Caskior, iIr. Wymau, ? tho first wearchad, Tl detectives and Av- Seerelnry Cum‘mt huvo been in congulta- tion several times t. s NOTES 4AND NEWS. TNE DEPRICIATION OF AILYER, &pecaal Inspatch to The Clicago Teilune, Wastsoros, D, €, Juuo 8.—Tho Tressury Departmont roceived dispatchos to-day from Earcpo stating that the price of wilver bad do- precinted 63 penco fn the pound, Thia brings »ilvor to abont par with grenvbacks in this coun- try, and proparen the country for executing that part of tho new I'wauco bill which proviles for the eubstitution of silver for finctionsl curren- ey, It Lss Leon understood that tho policy of tho Tressury Depariment would be to commonca to carry out this law a3 eoup awtho silver was worth not mora than 10 conts moro thau thn paper dollar, Accerding to thess cablo dispaichos to-day tbat point fw now ronchod, Whither or not the Treasury Depnrtment will decido to nct io peeordanco with {bls original resolution caunct now be slatad, TUE “UIVWE" OX TUE ALAKAMA LOGT. Tho Prepident Lian extended the time of tho Gonova owurd ix mouths from yesterday, ‘¥bo low pavo him this power.” It be- camo absolutely uacessary to exercise it. Teo Court will now arranga details of general work which cau_ba performed duriug tho ‘summor, und, about tha middle of Juug, wrill adjourn for two monthe, It was proposed that thy Court sbould a1t at Newport durlng the #ummer mouth, but it has buen aiscovered that the law would wot peimit this, It has baan found neccwnary ta wait 1or many of tho casos ta be preparad un” accouut of the dililculty ln ob- tainlug witnessos, [0 e Ansorinied Press,) TIHE ALADAMA CLAIMS COMBMINSION, WaniNatoy, D, C., Juno i.—Tho President han {wued o proclamation extending tue timo of tho duration of the Court of Commismiouersol Alubawy Clazias for siz wonths from aud alter tho 223 of July, 1375, 163 LAYDA, Beeratary Dolzno liaa concluded to suspend the rale of Indisu laude in Keueas till Jan, 1, 1876, 'This action is ta‘ton upon 1ecommenida- tions of Gen, Ingal 8, Commivsioner Sauth, und oiber § rominent oruans, iy cousequence of thy suffering of aettiers by diought and grasshoppers. CRIME, V/HICH IS THE MURDERER? Special Lagateh to Yhe Clacago Tribuns, Torr Warse. Ind., Jaue d.~It will bo remem- bered that Guetav Christ, of thiv city, §s m jall ou the charge of murdering Aartin Harrigan Chriet's oxatnination bas commenced, and wit-' nesse3 for tho reepondent eworo that one Juseph Streit, o machinist, wbo hed wysterious- Iy dirspposred from the city sbout tho time Harrdgan was stebbed, ha# oonfessod or said he ‘stabbed Umirigon, Bheri Hoyoes, in working up the case, leazned that Streit was fu 8i. Louie, aud sent a Depaty alfter Llm, determined to get the wholo facts of tho case, tf posuible, as soveral of Harrigan's friends and tho deccased swore positively that Chrst did tho Btabbing, and soveral othors were equally posl- live ua to Streit's etatemcuts or confessions, Btroit arrived quietly Iast night, in & ternble condition because of his arrest and of a protmeted spree, from which Lo was just rocovering when found iu B¢ Louls, where ho Lad gone to work under an assumed usmo, When taken into the Jastice Court for examination this morning, lis excitement was o iutenso that the c2s0 Lad to bo adjourped, His srrival and slicgod statemonts havo created wmuch excitement here, so wuch, 1t is dificalt for the officera to condict the exwmination, Mesn- white Cbrist ia yot n jail on the originsl charge ©of saurder. VIEARY OF CONFINEMENT, Spectal Diapaten to The Chieare Tribune, KavLxazoo, Mich,, Juno 3.—Eastman, s minis- ter, in jmil for bigamy, broke out to-night by opening the bars of the juil and latting him- self down by means of sheots. e had just reaclied the gronnd when Ofticer Montague saw Iiita and restored him to hus quarters, This i the ministor who Lias boon preaching at Kendal and Plainwell, and married the danglterof » rich turmor a few wesks ago, and was arrestod a fow days ago, Lhis fu tho trst time this fail bos boen bioken. The affair caused s good ‘deal of oxcitement. It ia thought some miuistera are not safo anywhoro. BURGLARY. Spectal Diapateh to The Clicage T'ribune, Guaxp Havey, Mich,, June 3.—F. B, Melcher's Jewelry utore was successfully burglarized last ovoulng, over £1,000 worth of watches, ete., Leing taken, & small part of which Las been ro- covored. The burplary was a daring one, Mr Melcher having loft his storc for sbout fitteen minutes, haviug placed the proporty lo o sup- posed safe place. Two men were arrested this morufug on snspieion, but were rolcasod. HORSE STEALING, Svectal Corresponiaencs of T'he Chicago Tridune, Caamratay, Ill, Juno 1.—Last night s man named E. 0. Chester, living a mile sontixwest of town, Liad & valuablo bay horso stolen from hig stablo. Tracas Iu the road ivdioats that ihe thief or thiovos bad another horsa with them, ‘fhis hLorse-stealivg is bocgming monotonous, aud people have about come o tho vonolusion to 8avo the county the expenso of a triul. ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Bpectal Dupateh o The Chicago Tridune, Quixer, 11, June 3.—Goorge A. Fountain, & colored barbor, formorly of this city, was acrest- edat Macowb to-day by Oillesr Druliner and brouglit hero sa the murderor of Goorge K. 11ai, who wan garrotad and zobbed two weoks 2g0. 1t is not known what evidouce thore is sgaings Fountsin, THE SILK SMUGQLERS, New Yong, June 3,—Unitod Staies Agent Tor- ner hero vays that tho silk smugghug cases, i volving Lawronce and others, havo baen takon out of his handsby the Socrotary of the Troas- . The merchants are uniting to protect them- solves againat the smugglers, and invite the co- oporation of morchauta in othar citics, DISCHARGED, Bpectat Disvalch to the Chreago Tribuns. Brooutyarox, I, June 3,—Goorge Hsinline, Henry Bobroeder, and Jacob Gloifelter, who ‘were arrested yesterdsy for the murder of Z. ainlios, whose mutliatod body was foundjon the track of the Midlaod Moad, noar Mioler, ha bean disonarged. THE_OLD TAMMANY RING, Nxw Yonx, Juno 8,—The Attorney-General of this Btate has flled notice of & writ againat the property batongiug to Peter B. Bwecnsy and Jamos 3, Bweel FATAL AFFRAY BETWEEN JUDGES, Trenesoxns, L., Juns 8,—Ex.Parish Judge ‘Belden was shot and mortally woundod by Sher- bar, present Patfsh Ji in & difioulty st ummf this worning, iy 4 REVENUE OFFICER KILLED, Roxtaviex, Als, Juoe 8.—Deputy Collsstor Holman Leatherwood was to-day shot and killed by an ilicis distillor, St g THE MISSOURI RIVER, Spectar Dispateh lo The Uhicaan Tribuns, 81ovx Ciry, Is., June 3,~Tho June rise in the Missouri bas fairly commencod, Thore was an 8-inch raise at Forts lisndall and Bully to-dey, The water s Low uearly 10 feet sbove low-water markhase, and slang faab THE LATE STGRM. R p An Esxceedingly Damp Time in thio City of Indianapolis, The Wator Ton Feet Deep in Somo Portions of the City. Ono Humdred Thensand Dollars Worth of Damage Done fn Loulsville, Havoo Oaused Among Boats on the Ohio River, INDIANA, Fyeetal Dispate ta T'ha Chicagn Tribune, Ixnransroris, Ind., Juue 8.—Tha cantinued raioy veatordsy afternoon and last night added larcoly to the damaga Io the city and viciuty, At midniglie Eaglo Crook mwept over its bank and, plowhing pere wav througb what is known w4 the Stals Ditch, inundatod the northwestern paris of the city, Tho policowon husriedly uroused tha citizens from their bods, and uatil mioratng hundrods of fawilies wees moving their foiuituro luto upper storfes, emptying utables, aad, in masy fostayces, abandoning thelr homes. When daxhght came ae far as tho eys could recch wakone vest hect of weter, In some placos it was 10 feet deep. directiuns. That section of the city cotapriscs o Iargo number of elesant residonces, many of which woro badly injared, while tho busincsa men oecupying them woro compelled to paddle tholr way down-tows. Such o sight has not been seon in the city for a querter of n centurs, whilo tho river reached 8 higher poiut thap has Leen known siuce 1848, although during the day 1t hins recaded 2 feol. All further danger is over, but it in toiracnloun that no mere lives hiave bosu lokt than the thres ou the Bellefon- taine Road by the waebivg uwasfof the diteh near Fontaville. soveral itry bidjrea near the city, over Bagle Creok wod P'ogue’s Run, bave been curried away, and fully 1,000 shada trees have been blown ‘down by the wind. "The damasos cannot well be lees thao £260.(00. On ths tale roads the damago in_grester than heretolore ro- rorted, All the lines suflered mo o or lews, with the cxception of the Cincinnati & ludian- apolis Junotion. It is uot neccesary to epecify Low, inanwich 88 oearly all the roads wero able t0 1un their train to-night sithout eerioun de- Iny end nterruption. Didges nod culverts Liwve tcou wawuel away, embankments car- 1ad of, and road-tods desiroyed for roas. Soveral ' days will bo tvogured to fll up kaps 6o ub Lo permit tho tranefor of pussen- kers st Zionwville outhe Lafsyeiso Hoad, sud &6 poInt Just wost of this city vt tho St. Jouis apd Llovmington Roads. (20 the A srecrated Fress, Ixntavaroiss, Ind., June Another hoavy Talustoim ocewired Just ovening, caudiug White Ruv sod wll smaller streams nonr tha city to overflow thoir banks, A large amonat of dam- ago w3 doao by wind and flond iu various part of tho eity. The whole burthicru section of ths ety wad overdowed to n depth of trom 3 to 5 foot, fAlling tho colinrs and lower sturicd of o farge tutabor of privato dwellings in the best pait of theelty. Tho old skmtiugerink building was blowa duwn. A noyro man named Itobin- o was buried banoath the ruing sud seriously injured. Tao damags to all the railioads is very nerie ous. ‘Lho irestle-work of tho Iudiauapolis, Bloomivgton & Wentern Ruilroad, 5 miles wost of the Giv, wns washed away. Lagle Crock bridge on the {udiauspolis & %t. Louis Railrosd was washed awny. ThoVandaliaand (. & V., aud the J., 3. & 1. all wutfered wore or 1 Special Diepatih to Tre Chwraao Trivw Fort WAYNE. fud, Juno S.—Laat, Bl fag tho tain-stormm, a larce barn fu Abaite Town #lip, ownod by T. Blevens, wad atruck by lighte oiug and burned up with all 14 couteuts, 1nyvoly- ing o tatal lows of between £3,000 and 4,000, A Yaluable spau of Lorsee was lost, oue hiaving been burned to death in the baru, and tho other {ujured 0 bady aa to necedsitate shooting it. KENTUCKY, LotisvLLr, Ky., Juno $.—Tho damage done by tho storm lost night was quite extensivo. Hastdes tho grest fojury to the Masonio Widows' aud Orphisus’ Home, many stoall cottuges wero domolislied, roofs blown off, and other damages toported. Lha shops of tbo Louisville Irou and Tiridge Comwany, on the cornur of Lleveuth aud Beans Btroots, were biown down, cutniling & loes of nbout £30,0u0. 1t in esmated that tho loss ¢ tho Masovic Home 1+ 33,000, on which, of couree, thero was no fusurance, tho storm tcemn 10 Lavo struck the bulding just in tho coutze, demulisbing the contral poriion in an fustant, leaving tuo two wings abeolulely unins Jured. Iho Duard of Direclors to-day Tesnlved to uppeal lmmodutely to the Mauons of Heniucky to mmks up tho loss and completa tho building. 5o promapt Lias been the Tesponso of the Mavons of Lowssiilo and Ken- tucky 10 calls for md 1om otbor localities, uota« bly from Clnosgo aud Memphin, that itis thought 1,7y subscriptions will be mado by tho Masons of other Htates, Tho Lowew 15 the larp est of tho kind 1 the countrv, and tho entirs stiucture would have beou ready for ocoupants n sbout three weeka. No sorious ingnry to any feron a toportud, although the vio™®:a of the storm was such that Iarea port.ous of rools were carriod a digtance of ball & wilo. The towal dam. age in this city is ostimstod at neaxiy 200,000, MICHIGAN, Svectal Dispatens to Fhe Chieago Tyidune, Laxsiya, Mich,, June 3. —~Considerable damsge was douo to windows aud groenhousos by the Lnilstorm lsst ovoulng. Over 800 Lights were brokou. Hallstones were found a3 large as minnio musket-balls, Svecar Dupateh to The Chicaro Tridune, Gnaxp Rarins, Mich,, June 8.—A rovere hail- storm provailed eouth and east of here last night, which tore down tho telograph wirca on the Grand liiver Valley Nallroud. A construo. tion train was sent cast from Lisstings to ropair the daweges (bis worning, Two men of the purty, besides the conductor sud fireman, were on the engie, Tho tonder jumped the track near Blheridan, sud the two workmoo un the ovgine wers lilled outright, They lived in Hastings, but thoir namos aronot report- oa bere, The conductor was bruised s tritle, tihe engiuear jurt n httle, the foreman not at all, ‘Iho men who wero kilted were standing with the ‘euginoor at the e of tho accident, WISCONSIN, Spectal Dispateh o tha Chicage Tribune, Osuxosy, Wiw, June 3.—A drenching rslo lnst night, aud Diglt before, removed ail upprehon- slous of s drought, aud gave veyetation such an impotus that oropo of sll kinds look much bet- ter than usual ut thistime of the yenr, Altbough tha beginuiug of spiing weather was neotly a wonth later than ususl, the wania weather aud froquent rsins ave more than compeusated for tha backwardness of the soaron, ke {:flivnzl for whest, outs, rye, barloy, aud corn, is excel- lout. Vegetavles of all kinds promise favora. by, and the heart of tho tiranger rejoiceth ex. Condivgly, Fruit-trees through Northern Wle. cousln are alwost sll destroyed, and there will Lo & great searcity of fruit noxt fall. WEST VIRGINIA, Wurrrine, W, Va., Juno 8.—A terific wind and rain starm vinitod this section of couutry at 11 o'vlock luss night, “he stemmer W. M. Harrie won, togother with all tho sections of the dry. docks, tho work-Lonse, snd soveral barges broke looso from tleir moorings, aud wers carrled down the tiver seversl miios. The steamar Iron Valloy aud Larges slsc broke loose, but soon Iauded again, Havoral stucks st the Riverslde Milis wore blowa down, ILLINOIS, Bvectal Dispatoh to The Chisaos Tridune, O77awa, W, June 8,—About 3 miles svnth of 8enecs, & singular and fatsl accidout happened, Botwe carpontors were st work upon a barn on the roof, when & whirlwind of unususl force suddenly’ came up snd overturned tho barn, which fell upon swo mow, killiog them {nstantly, s e ity LATE LOCAL ITEMS. ‘The gambling-roome ovor No, 13t Bouth Clark street, kept by the laukins Drotuers, wero pulled by tho Coutsal Btation de- toctives last night, and weven iw captured and the tools conflucsted. ‘The priwonors gave the bamos of Charles Call, Jobn Long, Manny Willlame, Mikoy Shiolde, Willism Fontlsd, Qeorge G, Haiter, sud \villlsw Johuwou, Nono of the Hankivues were In tho house when it was pulled, buk Jert Haukins gave bail in 8200 sach for the appeare sbos of the prisoners Baturdsy, The odlosrs, Ilattaer, Dargon, sud McCarigie,played a aly rick Lonteand rafts plied in ald on thogamestara In effocting an entrance, They prooured a ladder, and, mounting 1t on & dry. Roods box on tha side of tho lrl{nlhlln on Cnl= houn place, chimbed up to an open window and caught the Inmates {ndalging in & small.gamo of . farv. As Dlattner pounced uoon them, ane of the plesers oxciaimed, * We'vo got It right in thonoso | * —_———— CASUALTIES, KILLED BY FREIGHT CARS, Speeiat Dinpateh to The Chienao Tyibune, Brenars, Mich,, June 3.—This morning abent 3 o'elock, M, Li. Patterson, & brakeman on the Grand Rapids & Indlaoa Raflrond, was Instantly kilted by falling botween two frelzht cara. Mig body was tarribly maugled, Palterson lived ay Fort Wayna, whera ha loft n wifo and child, Srecial Dievatels tn Tht Clncago Tridune, mm,; Cizrg, Mich,, Juno 8,.—A voung max named Frank 1. Hall, 8 tolograph oporator, fall {rom an eastorn-bound treight train Iast ovening abant 3 o'clock, on the Mivhigan Central, near the Btoak-Ynrda, and was almont instantly killed, ifo fell from tho Ltap of tha train while ondeavor- ing to paes from tho top of oue car to anothor. 1le was in soarch of employmont, nnd swwes work- Inz bis way on the tinin, getting sbosrd et Niles, Lettors found on L4 porson fndicata that his peonle resido in Norwalk, O. An fu- uast a4 hold Immediataly by Judge Hall, of tbin citr, who chanced to bo aboard tho traln. No blamo can b _attached to the raifrond eme ployow, ag the wad scadent i atributed to the carolesancas of tho deceasod, ACCIDENT TO AN ENGINFER, Svectal Diapateh lo The Chteaao Tribune, Kasuas Crrr, Mo, June 3.—Willizm Bmith, ongineer on tho Fort Scott & Oulf Road, was etrok on the hoad to-dsy by the spout of a wuter-tank while attemyting to pasa aronnd the mail-coach ou the outmdo, 3 miles north of Columbus, Kan. ‘The train was moving at 20 miles an hour. Ho was not missed until the train reachiod tho next tation, whon it wsa run back, and Smith picked np in & delirious condie ton. Lis racavery is doubtful, KILLED BY A SMOKE-STACK, Bpectal_Dispatzh to Tha Chieano Tribuna, Or1awa, Tk, June 3,—A fearful accldent oce currod At Sences yestorday afternoon, A man named-Atkins was instantly killed by s smoke- atack, of eheat iron, about 50 feat in height, fall- i upon him, & tupawey team Laving broken thi Iron rod supports on the opponite sido from whore he was standing. Several other gentles men pear him narrowly escaped. THE WHISKY RAIDS, X IN_CHICAGO, No new developmonts appearod yosterday in tho Federal ofices. The Juoked-for letter of tho Secrotary of the Trossury which should contain Lis determination in the Wadaworth matter did not arrive, aud Phil sita at the receipt of taxes a4 bofore. No new Gaugers or Storokeepers wore commiexioned, though a batch of ap- pointeas are about dua, The now Supervisor of Tnternal Rovenuo for this dwtrictremoved nis ofice to Bpringfield, IIL., \Wednosdey, but on sestoray telographied for the furniture of tho atlice hiero, and his deputy was enguged {u_packlug and sbipping it daring & giemior portion of tho dur. ‘The sction of AMr. athows in removing from this city is much commented on. Jlin distriets comprises the Btatos of Iilivois, Michigun, and Wisconsin, and it is & puzzle to tind out why La snould desire to get away {rom two of them aod do business st ara's length rather than be in convanlent com= muuication. I the whisky cases Parkor R. Mason, W. T. Galsen & Co., Roolle Junker & Co,, the Lake Bhoro Distillery Compans, aud G, G. Russell, wero all ordered to produco their books, papars, ote., befaro the Judga to-morrow morning. THE PEKIN SEIZURES, Special Dispalel to The Clueago Trivune, Brniorizuy, Iil, June 8.~Msj. Eluford Wil- 500 was here to-day looking after tho suits in. stituted recootly agalnet the TPekin Distilling Company for defrauding the ravenus. Ho was 150 1 conversation with Col. A. U, Mathews, Supervisor of Internsl llovenno, vho bas estab- lished his hoadquartors bere, and faitly entered upou hia dutius. Alsj, Wilson left for Bt. Loui but will return in ut ton days, probabl give mu perional sttention to the Bmith & fim por Kuit. FIRES. FOREST FIRES, New Yong, Juno 8.—Greas firen &ro still rag- ing in some parts of Ponnsylvsnia, In the northern part of Monroa County sovera! livos were lost. The inbabitants of Locust Ridgoe, Evorgreen, Btoddardsville, Gouldsbore and many Jumbering settlements, wero ‘all driven frow their homes, scoroaof which were I0{d in ashes. Hundrods of peoplo saved only what clotbing thoy wore. Yamilies wore driven for miles before tho advancing conflagration, through the forests, aud soveralold aud fosbls pereans wera burned to duath, Orrawit, Cau., June 3.—Reports from the Up- r Ottawa stats that the forost firea ars doing mmenva damage to the timber, and that alroady moro pine hag boen dostroyed than the lumber- men would out in tnros yeara. NEAR SAVANNAH. Bavaxuan, Ga., June 3.—A firo at Union Yal- and Iast nigus destroyed Hilton & Fostor's mill, 00,000 foet of lumber and wharves, snd two oouors. The loss is $100,000, with no inswr suce, AT CHATSWORTH, ONT, Cratswontn, Out., Juna 8,—Twouty bulldings wero dostroyed by fire io this village to-day. Loss, 37,000 ; insuranco slight, IN CHICAGO. A glight fire occurred at No. 893 Sonth Clark t: ast evenin; HOTELS. SHERMAN HOUSE PRICKS REDUCED. Ooo-hundred Rooms at 83; sev- enty-tiva 1looma at 23.t0; auid ity-tive Tlonms at €4 BUi™ oo, Saatis i wica if orulaazy Thote) Semens mm:a-‘unm. "Mesars. Cobb and 14§{ton remuadn in cbatge of ALVIN HULBERT, Formerly Managor of Tromons Houk Propristore. _ LAKE NAVIGATION, GOODIICH STEAMEILS, For Raclne, Niiwaukoe, sud Wos Gy, Huuday vrseptud, b, atly, Haturdiy's o cursion boal don For Grend Ll Sunda C. 11 NISSEL] Fonmerly Manager of Gndnnfi'fi!nun, BT, aven, Muskigun, Grand Rapids, ted, at, untdn scurgion boat dan't Ludington, et L Lako ‘Buparior rtens 98 e St. Mary's Hall, Mtev. 3T, 85, Whipyte, 31 I, Rector, 3t jay o, Brincipel s v Rl Ol o e a4 Féschern:. Tbe Tauth Balionl Year wiil G- nitsui URIDSY, i L 16, 1076 o N atai Satho Kaolor. Hedatarswii R YOTFAGE. HILL SEMINALY “FOI YOUNG Co}"'A LPMI’:BI Latcusss l’-\“’l:) Y., Un. o iy it 80ALES, CAlHBANKS' 111 &113 Lake St., Chlcaga, Bezarelultobuyonly the Genulne, PROPOSALS, Proposals for Harbor Tprovement, cex’s Oryick, No, (T Jelerson. s, U 8. R O N Ty 1o i L le, 13 di s, will be receired at thl o e RO R R Ty, (he ma"a:{‘”