Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 22, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 28. SUITS. | BEECHER. Another Stunning Sensation in. the Great Scan- dal Oase, Field, Leiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-SIS., Gall SPECIAL ATTENTION to a largo line of adies Percale Suits At $3.00 cach, Also, LADIES’ and CHILDREN’S Protest by an trate Juror Against Insinuations of Bribery. Mr, Beach Distinctly Declares that the Jury Have Been Approached. Evidence Thereof Will Bo Sub- Maslin Underweat | =" seees Tearful Tommy's Big Share in the Expenses of the Trial, Spring Cloaks At Greatly Reduced Pricos, for LA- DIS and CHILDREN. OFrFrICHS TO RENT Thoy Aro Borne Wholly by Mr. Beceher and flimself. It Follows, Therefore, that There Has Been No Bribery ! In} Addition to All This, Some Strong ipod Argumentation by Mr. Beach. TRIBUNE BUILDING. A Renewal of Sensational Hostili- INQUIRE OF tics Anticipated To-Day, WILLIAM ¢. DOW, ROOM 10. STORE FOR RENT In the now Commission Markot, No. 204 Gackson-st, Apply 13 Chamber of Commerce, [6 PARDEE, STANTON &CO. Just withdrawn from the Chicago Custom ifouse, 100,000 Imported Segars. BEACH'S EIGHTH DAY. A GENUINE BENBATION. Spectat Inspatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York, June 21.—Tho greatost eonsation of the latter daya of tho great scandal trial fol~ lowod the closoof Mr, Beach's argument to-day, Mr, Hull, the sixth juror, arono in his place, and, addressing the Court, mado a ahurp rejoinder to what he called tho insinuations of Bir. Beach that the jury had been approached with the in- tontion of influencing them in favor of Mr. Beecher, After a fow pbrascs of denial, in whieh he emphasizod the fact, ‘which all the jury consider an unheard of hardship, that they wore compelled to sit thore for a mere pittance of pay in private intoresta, ho concluded by declaring that the only attompt to influence them im- properly was by inoloalng them in envelopes EXTRACTS FROM THE BUX donunciatory of Hecober. Tho Sun has lately been very violent, publishing among other things the story about Miss Edna Dean Proctor ayd Mr. Becchor, for which Moulton was sucd and indicted. It ia understood among Mr, oon an tow aa avy Importing Honee in the U.%. The | Boochor’s friends that an indictment of Dana opular brands wopt constantly tn stock auch ae for thie articlo, and of James Gordon Bennett Hatildos Mleraiean, for the Herald’ nonsation a fow days ago, will be Gronadias, oncb, applied for to the next Grand Jury in Kings any ben ibaco, a aa Heo) County,—this, notwithetanding it fs known Fro sy evory atcamor, that Bennett is out of the coun~ L.O- PARD ED an, | try, and that it ts generally enpposed that the Sun articlos are written not by Dana, but by H. B, Stauton, whose wifo waa at ono time named as authority for the scandal, aud who fa supposed to know something about it; FIRM CHANGES. DISSOLUTION. achoconsttnerahlo heretofore existing botnoen {he oe } but it is moro than probable that aftor tho casa Con Is thie ar Guvolved, De. ataay ggnscol, Uther 1 is closod all parties will talo a rcst, in the hopo ial ‘i i that tho scandal will die out, Chieago, Jano 1b, 198, WILLIAM Ge MOUONTON, COPARTNERSHIP. The undersizned having this day formed « copartner. stip, undor Ae of W. ©. Houghton Eo. will gontlone.s general jumbor business. Oftoe, with Wolls, French & Go, Blan Inland-av. aad ‘Tweaty-scoond-st ‘Yard, on Caual* i," Lumbor Disteict. rf 0; HOUGHTON, Chisago, Janes, 1675, _ Sasi HODONN EL BUSINESS CARDS. ~ DBD, DEALER IN VITRIFIED SEWER PIP AND SEWRRAGE MATERIALS, Franklin and Adams-sts,, Ohicago, ICH. RK 8. THOMPSON & CO. ed custoriors wits Ib lon dati of thacelcbrated STONE KI IOK for td conte per wouk. Nend 4 os} at trata teal fants, Nos ol Olarkeatae one OToor# REAL ESTATE: FOR SALE BY B.A. ULRICH, Beal Estate Denlor and Loan Broker, 7 87 Dearborn-st. reused brick, OCTAGON FRONT Bri TRB DENUE. nour dupot at HYDE PARKS fing fot with tre alte SiaG— gun, "malar, sam Bator EBERT AEE or & TOR AT UAKLAND, Station, sod at Kenwood, liyde Virk, EGANDALE, and on the KOUTH SIDE, For Sale---A Bargain. ‘TheSstory and basement marble front howe No, 39 rat FAR th Brie bara al tpodars Ienprorementa, jocativn. roperty ix unincumbernd. an Wil"veecldvery cheep for ease O.i-kG-O: WALIC Ek, 13 Ouemberot Uommerce. FINANCIAL. Cao) ORTAGH UNS, ORIN 2x AVERS &Oo. 158 Lasalle. ‘hicago, Firet-cluas facilities for duanclal ueautiationa in London, MONEY TO LOA Whon Juror Wull had finished, Judgo Neilson tried to throw oll on the wators, but Mr. Beach, who, with all his great aoility, hus not the happy faculty of keeping cool, reassorted that ho had evidence of ATTEMTTS AT DRIDEDY, Mr, Abott, who spoke now for the first timo, insisted that Mr. Beach's language was entirely improper and out of order, unless counsel was prepared to assume personal responsibility for his utterances. Mr. Sherman, who was the only othor of Mr. Boschor's counsel prevent, aroso in wrageand doclared Mr. Beach's charges uotrue, and domanded that uo should tinuediately sub- mit his proofs, Thia Mr. Boach doclined to do st present, Mr. Shoarman thoroupon declared tho intorosting intelligence that ‘TOE EXPENSKW OF TUK DEFENSE had been paid wholly by Mr, Boochor and him- wolf, and again denied that suy impropor over- tures or advances had boon made to tho jury. ‘Mr, Beach asked tho Judge to appoint a day for hearing his testimony of tho attempta of bribery, but tho Judge ead {t was a propor mo- tion to make on the conclusion of the tnal, ‘This endod the wordy warfare, but it to bo reaumied to-morrow, Counsol of 1 fused to toll what this evidonce was. ‘I ence was greatly excited, and cheered Beuch yo. ciferously whou ho reiterated tho chargo of bribery, and as he left the Contt-Houso, (10the Associated Press.) ANOTHER 1G ChowD, New Yon, Juvo 21.—Tho Brooklyn Court- roo wag more doueely poonted ths moroing than it has been wince the carly days of the trial, and mauy ladica woro among the spocta- Mr. Beecher was attended into Court by De, Banana) Boecbor, ‘Tilton was early in hiv goat. When the jury was called, Mr. Beach aroso and continued his address, Jie sald that Moulton had been charged with faithlcusneas in refusing Beecher copies of the documyuts, from time to time, placed in his hands, On July 25, 1874, Beecher applied for soplad of thoua letters, and Moulton replicd to this letter on Aug.4. ‘Tho jer, would romomber that shortly alter this Loulton obtained the mutual conuent of both parties to bring the papers in quertion befoao he Investigating Committee, h was not for Mr, Tracy, tho advocate of Deochor, te con- demn Moulton, who was far bolow him (Beecher) in intelloctual quatities, aud when Beccher ou- tered iuto tho policy of silenco and operated with Moulton for that end. ‘Lhe defonuant should not, therefore, blame Moulton for his ace tion in that reapect. Counso} then quoted from Gon, Tracy's open. ing, tu respuct to THY PART TAKEN BY MOULTON in tho matter. To represent Moulton sa tho upecial friend of Beocher, waid couneol, iu this matter, was prepostorous, for during those yoara there was not a day or an hour when the honor and naroty of the defendant did not depend upoa this faithful friend. Tracy ways of Moulton that, to promate Christianity, in which be did not be- lieve, he ned beou leading a lite of los and divided bis wifo's kissea with a pros- titute. An attack of this kind, gaid Bosch, could not be tolerated, aud no man who stood such au attack ay this could belong to the pro- fotsion to which thoy belonged; and the worst of this attack wae that it was not bis own pro. duction, which he was readiug in the toue of s school-boy who{had but unperfectly learnod his lussons, ‘hia came from aman who had givon hig oath of honor ant to appoar against the plain- tiff, and was caused by Moulton’s refuval to eur- ronder these papors placed with him, under the mutual copscnt that they should not be given to one party without the consent of tho other, ‘There was OFE OTUES WITKESS who had borne testimony to the confessions of the defendent—a woman who had been euler Gh Shicese Provert ne lowest and ope ene. Dell 1 ab ALVEY, Mortanvo loans 80 Wasbington-at, TO LOAN. t 4) aod, 0, ee Retce en teae eh teers TURNER & BOND, 103 Washlngtor FOR SALE. FOR SALE. MBs complote Household Fumiture of & jouee Of six rooms, cheap, Gay. going toleave tho city. “Apply at Gli Mile Sraukoo-av. tH te SHIRTS. A Good Shirt, $1.50 A Good Shirt, $1.75 A Good Bhirt, $2.00 FROM BTOOK. BITIRTS to order a specialty. 4Ply Linon Ootlare $2 per dos. NY HARRIS & OOBB, 272.@, Clara’, . CHICAGO, TUESDAY JUNE 22, 1875. ized by Beechor {n his tetterny and the ques- tion fa, Was nliato bo believed? Thla woman had beou charged by Porter, to his dofenso, as a conapiratrers, and with cousorting with prosti+ tutes, making her houso s roadezvousand exjion- ing her son to their mfluence. It was not bad eunngh to Include ‘Tilton and Moulton in thin category, but thoy would not stop nat) they had tneludol the mother also. Hin friend Sorter ebarged that Mra, Moulton was a perjurer, aud not to bo beliovod, aud bad tho other ride not ondoavored to show, by witnensos, that Mra, Moultou was not to he credited ? A VERY BENIOUS CHARGE was brought in the outect against Mrs, Bfoulton, nud raised by Mr. Shearman: that whon on the stand sho did not once louk in the faco of Ev- arts, and Lvarte bimeelf said her glances wero furtlve; but sho had not that gift’ of dramatic effect pousesucd — in an enrimont degroe hy Bewsio Turner, aod aleo by Beecher hitneclf, which was near to tho hearts, of Plymouth Church and their gal- lantuehers. Porhapa Mra, Moulton saw noth ug very attractivo in the face of Evarta to look at. (Laughter, which was rebuked by Judgo Xellaon.) dir, Beach thon cltcd passaros from the tettera of Beecher in which lo spoke in tho highost terma of bis counsel, and quolod from Mra. Moulton's tostimovy In respect to the advico which sho gavo Becchor when he came to hor and confeused hin siv. Sho FAVORED A CONFRARION, not in eccret, but in public, aud to. his church. This advice appeated to the judgment of Bocchor in bia cooter moments, a8 is shown by some of histettera. Br. Beach quoted further {rom Mre, Mouiton’e testimony swith regard to Beecher's opinion of her when hie eaid sho “ al- ways _neemud to him like a wection of the Day of Judgment,” when sho contended that ho would bo forgiven nm full and free confeasfon mado to his church, This was the only way, said counacl, of obtaining forpiv nees for ble ely, and a roconciliation, acd this what any Christian woman would bayo sat “You aro combatting with the world, Mr. Booc! er, you aro giving cantso of offense nnd seandal- jzing your pulpit. Your ouly escape, your only way to redeem yourself from tiie trouble, is to conteas your ei, pload forgiveness of your God, aud your sincerity will be believed.” This was Tit, ONLY METHOD by which a fair settlement was to bo obtained. Jt hind boon argucd in this caso that it was very improbablo that Beechor, an aduiterer, Hhould advixe s separation botween Mra. ‘Tilton and hor husband ; but tho jury should remember that up totha night of tho 30th of December, 1870, Beecher waa not awaro that Mra. Tilton bad con- fessed to her busbaud in tho provious Juig, aud it was thorofore in ignorance of this disclosure. What had he to fear from giving such on ad- yico? Mr. Beach then quoted from the testi- mony of Mrs. Moultun in regard to an alleged convorsation with Mrs. ‘Tilton, In which sho sald that Beecher was a good man, and that sho (Mrs. T.) would eocrifico ber husband aud truth to save Beocher, and that she thought that under tho circumstances sho would bo JUSTIFIED IN TELLING A LIE; but, said the spenker, this had been dented by Beochor as an entire fabrication, Mre, Moulton epoaus this without any hesitation, and with a consciousuess of the truth of tho story which should imprees tho jury, Did Mrs, Moulton coin the exproesion, '' A nection of the Day of Judgment ¢" And who doubted but that it wan an utterauco of Mr. Beecher, entirely consiatent with hia modos of exproasion aud thonght, and was Lot the production of this lady ? IME ALLEGED ALIBI, ‘The whole credibility of the statemont of this lady was placed on tho date at which this intervicw waa fixed by her, and Beocher esys he was notat hor houto on that day. Counsel quoted from the opinion of Chicf-Jun- tice Shaw, in the Webster caso, as to tho prov- ing of an alibi, and also from an arttcle iu one of the morning papers of April 6, 1875, which counsel pronounced to bo sound and eagacious. Beechor swoara, said counsel, that on tho morn- ing of the 2d of Juno, botween 9 and 20 o'clock, ho waa in conaultation with Kingells ns to the form of tho card which was published that day; but the drawing up of a card of fifteen or twonty lives wonld not occupy vory much time on tho art of two such Jearned minds. Then Mr. jacchor eays that he croased over to the Chris- Han Union ofiice, and {ho question is, Where was Beechor botween this totorview snd his Icaviug for tho office of tho Christian Union in Now York? Av interview of two hours, undor such circumstances ay had occurred, might well have lod Mrs. Moutton to boliovo that it liad Inetod threo or four hours. Where waa Mr. Boocher botwaen 9 and 11 o'clock or 12? One hour, ho says, was spent in conversation with Ringolla, Mrs, Moziton says that she was in her houso under circumstances which eho details, Kinsolla was in this city, the oditor of a papor. He was ® relisblo witnous, and was accoaslblo, ut WAA NoT PRODUCED asa witnoes to sustain tho alitn, and the jury would remombor that the presumption of tho law in regard to this was agaiuit Mr. Beechors and Mr. Evarta, instead of producing Kinsella, road an cditorial article from tho Hagle in sup- ort of his proposition, and tried to blind tuo Yiry by thly cloak, which ho throw over their eads. Now the evidence of Mr. James in rogard, to this waa conclusive. Ifo saw Beecher, on that day, coming trom Columbia Heighte, and joing towards No, 49 Remson astroet, shortly be- fore Do'clack. Counsel cited the evidauco given by Mr. James in rogard to this matter; aftor which tho Court took the usual reccsa, After tho recess, Beach continued his argu- Tent in support of tho proposition that the do- fense bad failed to prove au alibl, and sald Mre, Moutton’s story was true, and ho was not guilty of prosumption in saving that avery houest juror folt it in bla hoart to be true, Lo did vot wean by this the juror who bad said that Mtr. cher was % TOO GREAT A MAN TO FALL, who shut his heart and cars to the ovidence, and, looking only to the grandeur of Ar, Becchor's character, bolieved that be was upnoldiug Chris- tianiey in the pulplt and the temple ho had efilad. Mr, Bosch urged that Mr. Moulton should not ‘be branded by the verdict of this jury in order to avo any nan or aur church frota tho conse- quences of tho truth. Rather, ho said, lot ever: stone of Plymouth Churen bo razod, than pormlt a Indy, supported ay this lady was, to be dishon- ored by an unjust verdict, tho effect of which would alo divprace herchild, Jie kuow tho ine fluoncos to which wome of this jury woro ex- poxed, but thoy alould not bo permitted to weigh for s moment agaiuet tho conviderations which he had urged. ‘The couusel thon ssid that the fact that Tit- ton had condoned his wifo's fault bad beon mado tho text of sovero reprobation by the other side, who argued from this that tho charge of seduction waa untrue, ut if Tilton believed that bis wifo was guiltioss in spirit, and bad peca decojved by Beecber's sophistry no x8 to beliove that abo had only dono her duty, it was as much her husband's duty to forgive her as if eho had been forced by bodily violeuce, But in auy event, Mr, Beach said, i ‘WHAT WAS A CHRISTIAN'S DUTY towards a guilty. who bad repented and con- fesved In view of the examplo set by our Savior in thocayo of Mary Magdslon? Whatever might bo the tiret ropulelve emotions of the husband, it was notin tho nature of tmanbood to finally ra- fect the wife's appeal for horsalf and for hor cluldren, Tocoudono there must first bo sin, Condonation meant forgivenoas of guilt. When Mr, Beucher anid that Mr. Tsiton had condoned his wifo’s fault, ho made 5 substantial cone fousion, It was s somewhat notable avent, said counsel, when ‘Tilton appeared in Plyntouth Church on an occavion in which the quostion arose os to whether ho had slaudored the pastor andin the face of Plymouth Church and ite mombers CHALLENGED INVESTIOATION, One would suppose that when the church waa convulxed with this diliculty, i¢ would soom that when tho judicious of the church had Tilton before them, that then was tho time when in- jurod annoceaco would have stood up in the pers son of Henry Ward Moechor and clearod him pelt, Would he uot have done #9 hal be byeu inuncen;? But Mr, Beechor, who was so proud to-day, when confronted by Tilton thon slunk fromthe isaco, ‘I have no charge to make," said Ar, Beechor, Why was it that this mattor was not theu examined, when tho clrcumataucos ‘were favorablo for settling it? Counsel then quoted from Tilton’s teutimony in regard to Reechor's telling him of Alrs, Hooker threateuing to toll tho mombers of Plymouth Churoh from the pulpit of bia rola- tions with Mrs, Tilton, and said that Afr, Boecher DID NOT CONFBADICT THE STORY, Wero wo to disrogard such evidence aud refuse to hoar such an appeal aa this from Tilton? If the jury belioved that Beecher spproachod this woman, aud he denies it, then his evideuce went for naught on the friobaeltion of bis learued frlend, Mr. Evarte: Valse in ove thing, false in all, When the West charges were pending, aud ‘Mra, Bradshaw was a witnens, on the 4th of Oc- tober, 1873, sho waa then a member of Plymouth Church, Counsel read the letter written to Beecher by her about this time, and said that this was written by a woman who wished to pro- tect Mr. Beechor, and would give her right hand rather than aay harm ‘should happon to him, The snawor to this note from Beecher was also rond by Beach, and ho asked tho jury, if they Lelevod that there was uot tho allghtest sladow of offense on the part of Beecher, or that he bad not been gullty of the slightest impropriety towards thia Indy, It waa admitted that Beecher propated » rerignation, and in bin letter ho declares Its willingness to sacrifico himself for Tilton, to “ntep down and outi’ What a rpectacle this was, and what a pontien for au inuucont man to place himnelf in! "Thin wan & proposition advanced to twelve Intolligent and honest men, that Beecher had not tho slightest taint of guilt about bim. This wae in Beecher's letter, aud be could not dony it. Ho wan willing to sacrifice Limself and bin interests, If ho was innocent, why should he forvako tia pulpit aud duties? By any penitent. act could Leecher more earnestly doclaro kis guilt Of thissin? This was a foct which conld not conrciontiously be removed, as it was down on the record, and it contd not be pushed amide. Tho jury muat deal with it honestly and logically, and, if they did it to the advantayo of & Beecher, the jury would have an inconceivable power of logic, Bosch then read TUE LETTER OF DELCTER TO MNS. TILTON written in 1871, wheroin ho says that ‘God was Kinder to him tuan bis own thoughts.” This ‘wan writton, sald counsel, aftor Mr. Beechor had writton in another letter that ba could not visit Tilton’s house without lis consent, and be didn’t think i would bo sate to do it with that, After be found ho had disturbed = ‘Tilton’s hounehold, it was thon Beecher undertuok to write there lettors—clandostine totters they bad boen called, It was then ho vent these lettors to this woman, fomenting her passions, and appealog to her affections, boarlog in the face of tho theory ho resented io this cuurt the fudolicacy of toving tim without solicitation, It was at the time when the hotrore of death wore hovering around him ho sent tuoso letters, flowing with oxpres- sions of love, exerting all bis intluenco to wean this wornan from her homo and children. In- stead of adtnonishing woman, a4 8 pricst should do, of tha indolica f her alfectionx, he writes to her three letters oxpreusive of bis fecl- ings toward hor, 4 suRON nises. Tho eixth juror, George Hull, expressed din- approbation at the mannor in which counset had mado undue reflections ou tho jury, and said the Jury lad sevoral times to sit and hear these re- Hections, and complained that it was too bad, bo~ sidow boing kept away from their homes for six months, to_ have to listou to inniouations of counsel, Tho fact was, the jury had not been approached oxcopt by menns of onvelopes (pro- ducing one) enclosing cuttings from the New York Sun. Judge Neilson sald the juror misunderstood counsel's remarks {u the heat of debate. Mr. Beach remarked that Le bad good reason to beliovo mambors of the jury MAD BEEN ArvuoacnyD, which he would present to tho Court at another timo, He made no imputation szaiust any of tho jury, but ue could prove they had beon sp- proached, Mr. Abbott protested against the unpro- fesrioval modo in which theao etatomente bad been put forward. ‘Mr. Shearman jalso challenged the goutieman to produce his proofs then and thero, [Some hiases by theandience,] There was not one doliar of money which Lad been oxpended in tus caso which had come from any source except tho pookots of Henry Ward Leecher and himself. Ho was ready, for his own part, to tike the Feeronsibiitty as to how the monoy had been ex- pended. Mr. Beach replied that Shoarman spoke with- out knowlodge, inasmuch as parties in aymnathy with tho defendant could caaily uso moneys for purposes not known tohim. Ho repeated that ho lind not charged avy of tho joy until he was callea out by that appeal of tho jaryman's. He would bo sorry 1f he had said anything offensive to the juryman, or done anything to injure tho cause of hia cliont, for that be would Lava no right to do, but as thoy had been challenged he Wauld now ask His Honor to name the time and place for tho production of his proofs, Judge Neilson suggested that the proper time would be at tho close c. the vase, when sonio- body would bavo to be prnisted. ‘The matter was then droppod, and Court ad- journed. A JOLIET JAR. Being 2 Family Jar, with All That the ‘Form Imptics. Speetat Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tourer, June 21.—An clopomont cane in high- lite oceurred at Lockport, Jast week, in which the wifo of « Mr. Grant, of tho firm of Curtis & Grant, agricultural dealors, wont satray with Mr. Henry Stovens, of Wilmington ‘Township. It seoins that, during the past season, Mr, Grant, tho agricultural man, spent a fow days nttho residence of Stovens in a busincsa and pleasure- seoking mannor—fishing, etc., with Stevens, and at tho samo time soliciting for a patent fence. His wife visited tho Stevens family with him. The acquaintance thus bogan bo- tween Mrs. Grant and Stevens ripened into an affection, which caused him to visit the lady at ber realdonco in Lockport frequently, which also causod # fesling of Joalousy ond distrust on the part of Mr. Grant to eardy his wife, On Wednes- day last, tho guilty pair went to Jolict, Stevens hired a buggy: and went to New Lenox Btation; there the pair took a train and wont to Ottawa, Grant missod bia wifo, aud immediately suspectod the cause of hor ab- wence. He took # train for Wilmington, thero to Joarn that Stevons was absont from homo, Ho returned to Joliet to conault with his business partner the next day, aod, whilo in consultation, Mr. Stovens had left the lady at the hotel in Ot- tawa aud returned to Johot, to aottle up somo buatness affairs, and boldty walked into the of- fice whera Grant was, Graut tnterviewod him in anamiable manner, but Htevens donied stoutly all knowledge of the whereabouts of Mra, Grant, Bat Grant was not to be duped, Ho went to the plnce where Stevens told hna ho bad spent the ‘night, to only Jearu that he had not been there, ut had gone to New Levox ina buggy, and in that buggy was a lady. Graut wout to New Lenox, fotind tho buggy, left his own, and took the noxt train for Ottawa, whore ho found his guilty wife registered ax Mra. Chamborlaln, Gt Now York, She admitted thet Stevens had beon there, but that they were only having a slight visit. Grant returued home, Mrs. Grant is now at Lockport, at the homo of bor mother, and adivorce suit fe imminent, aa also one for trespasa, which is boing urged vory strongly by ® prominont attorney of Joliet upon tho injured man. FIRES, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, Correspondence of The Chicago Tribuns, Cepan Rarins, Ia., Juno 20.—Anothor fire, un donbtedly tho work of an incendiary, occurred bere last night, about 12 o'clock, destroying the barn of 8. 0. Berer. Loss about $400, with no insurance, Our city ssema to bo tufisted with a gang of incendiaries, as this is the third fre which has occurred during tho past Wek, AT CINCINNATI. ; CixctnNatt, June 21,—Steamor R.A, tkillioger, Jying near tho marine-railway dock, a‘ow miles abovo this city, burned ata late hourto-nigbt. ee sekimata at $16,000, logurance ut known. o-night, : AT WINONA, MINN, St. Pavt, Minn., Jute 21,—At Wino, Con- rad Bohn’s plaviug-mill caught fire andburned posers ycatternooa. It was tho finestiu the tate, Loss, $30,000; msurauce, $6,000, 4 TORONTO, ONT. Toronto, Ont., June 21.—T'he Toront Bolt ard Nut Factory, owned by Robb & Co. was burned last night, Lous, $50,000, gs PIONEERS! REUNION. Special Dispatch te The Chicago Tribune, Laronrs, {nd., June 21,—The old eettlore of Laporte County held their sunusl reanion in his clty $o-dsy. Hundrode were present from all ta of the county. After # bovatifal dinner, speeches and stories were ia onder, All paand of pleasantly. CROPS AND ’HOPPERS. The Condition of Things Pres- ent and Prospective in Various Sections, Gloomy ‘Report from Nebraska---A Large Tract of Country Laid Bare by the ‘Hoppers, An Immense Flight of Loousta Over Oregon, Mo. A Swarm 86 to 75 Miles Wide, and Half a Milo Deep, Passing at the Rate of i5 Miles an Hour, for Over 60 Hours. Glowing Accounts of the Crop Prospects in Lowa. Damage Done by Heavy Rains in Mlinsis, NEBRASKA, A FEARFUL OUTLoON. To the Editor of The Chicagn Tribune : Ourowa, Neb,, Juno 17.—Tho grasshoppor problem scems a hard ono to solve, and the probability in, it grill end in s famino for at lenst the Northwestern States, There is no use turning our backs upon tha question because wo have always bad a surplus of grain, and for those who livo in tho Esstern States to cry out there ip no cauee for alarm, Tho outlook is al- most too fearful to contemplate. But o little time will tell the story. Stato upun State will be swept by the rod-legged posta, and tho harvest of 1475 will bo a light ono for many. I have reports froim good, roliablo men that the country from Beatrice to the Missouri Rivor is laid baro, save only a few small fields ; ond the accounts from Southweat- orn Missouri ore only too trae. Thrice the por- severing farmer has planted bia ficida to cory. All that country has been swent by the young ‘hoppers pefore they could fly. Now look at the Jogions aa they take to their winge. Then the wuolosale destruction commences. During the past eight days tho aky has been filled with vast clouds of the pests passiug northwest, Four different times havo thoy swopt down amonget us, ko showers of suow, making prai- ries and flolds a living mssu,—threo times rising and passing on, the next day. However, from our ‘hopper storm of yesterday, a goodly nuin- bor remain. No groat damage has as yet beon dono. ua, slthough the edges of may ficlls are atrinped to the bare stalk. Nothing svems to Sea\rop them. Myself and a neighbor fired three large straw pilce, and the tire and emoko made little or no improysion upon them. All tho menos or ways spoken of to destroy them are, tomy mind, boub. Large neta, and plonty of thom, might diminieh tho swarms, I weil know itis almost impossible for any ono to bolieve the grasshopper stones who is not acquainted with the peste. I uover would orcould have belleved in their oumbers, and tho total destruction they causo, hnd I not aeen them. It is, Sr. Editor, ‘No windy suspiration of forced breath"; and tho atory of their rnv- ayos and numbers caunot be crageerated, ‘I'ne farmer lives ia perfect terror, It ia tive wooks at least before harvest, and each day be looks to have his fino fields of grain devoured, Last year, thoy only took one coon. Notes tho offect: ‘This, they sxeop ovor all; sud, waoro thero tras oud last, thero Reem to be ten this yoar. ‘Toll us what tho thoussnds are golng to do, Should we escape, others will perish. ‘Tho out look ia only too pisin: starvation, dosolstion, famino, for many a hardy son of the soil; and the suffering will extend to mavy of those who dopond upon ita products, Would it not be a wise moye—nar, ought not the exportation of rain to bo stopped until the plague is passed ? t would bo woll to remombor Indis and Poraln before it is too Jate, H. Berxtr. —_-——. MISSOURI. ‘THY WONDERFUL ELIONT OF THE PESTS, To the Editor of the Chazgo tTrioune: Onzaox, Hout Co., Mo., Juno 18.—To givo you somo idea of tho locust plague, lot me de- ecribo briefly their flight. Eloven days ago they began to pasa here overhead, They bogin to iso up about 9 o'clock, and by 10 they sre nearly allon the;wing, They go as tho wind drives thom. Excopting onoday, whenwe hada wind from tho north, their flight has been from the south northerly. Looking up, atany timo betweou tho hours of 10 and 4, towarda tho aun, they may boscen passing like large suow-flakes, rapidly as their winga and the wind can mako thom. By alarge spy-gises, I judgo tho swarm to be about half'a mile deop. Aud so thoy go, day after day, By night thay sottle down, On the evening of the doy bofore yesterday, we concluded tho ewarms wore aboot exhausted, as pot nearly so many had passed during that afternoon, aud wo congratulated oursctves on possible future ox. emption, But yesterday the air was again full of thom ; and fast evening, about 6 miics north of thia, thoy came down ina line oxtonding all acrosa’ the country, in euch tremendous clonds sa to frighten people, Many persone that wore out rau ja doors, fearing less they might be amolhered. A gontleman, Judge Rus wel, who was riding slong. waid tliat for somo tine ho regarded it as w vant storm-cloud coming down aver the wholo land, aud tho sound was id by one to resomble that made by a locomo- tive aud long train of cars, Now, to-day, with n southeast wind, the air is agalu filled with them, flying to the northwest, ‘ Just think, then, that, as they fy with an average velocity of 151ntles per hour, aud the width of the amarm is not lovs than 80 to 75 miles, and that this le now the eixtioth hour of ® contmuous northerly fight, aud that the swarm in at least balf'a mile deop, with the loounte not over 4 inches apart from each other direction,—just think, I say, what pum. bers of them are here. They aro the very same kind aa described iu the Agricuitnral Roport for 1362 that many years ago aflictod Lancaater County, Pa. Thero iano myatery or peculiarity about thess, An asecideutal chance then favored their over-production there, just a6 circumstances out Woat on these plains ia always apa them in some places, Bo that occasionally thoy are overproduced, uwarm off, lay eggs, and die, These oggs, being laid in the fall late, do not hatch till spring, and thus come wuch myrisde of them as now. But ono inight imagine that thelr leader, if they have one, weeping like auother Xorxes at the mortali- ty of Lis followers, for those now hatched and dying will deposit their eggs in snch imistime that thoy must bo all hatched out in late Octo- ber, and all poriah during the winter. ‘This lot will come to an ond soon after laving ite eggs. It weoms to bo an error about their being do~ stroyod by the red parasitos; as Mark ‘Swain would aay, tuoy rathor like them and sre proud of them. IL have tested that point thoroughly, ‘They leave them on their old clothes when they shed off, and new onos come on them, Iv faot, like the Indiany, locusts are sousy. a —_—-— lOwaA. REPORTS FOOM WESTERN 10WA. © We sre indebted to Mr. J. B. Calhoun, Com- missionor of the Iowa Land Company, omco Dearborn and Randolph streets, for the follow. ing telegrams from Weatern Towa, sont by rolia- ble mon in anawer tolnquiries a4 to the crop prowpectsand grasshoppers: Denwoy, Crawford Co., Ia., Juno 20,—I have duriog the past week made an extended tour through. Crawford, ‘aod Ids Countles, and never saw more promising prospects for tho farmers, Thers is au increaso of over 15 per cout in the acreage plantod in Ideand Orawferd Counties, spi 25 per cent in Bao Couuty,over ay previous year} and in the three coun ties masied Uke arse yudee Contract for breaking la fuk ‘ ly one-third ‘more than last season, Ae to ar pers, wo have none, Witiam Fawr — ; Cannott, O17, Carroll Co. Ia, June 20./ barley, rye, and cata nover showed better Fi abundant yield fn thie county (han wow. Cr ‘ tually good, At leant 25 per cant lange #= 5” cenitlvation thin year than Iaat of all kinds ofS = 0 trouble her from graashopyern, and noni te ed. Many “auterers” from Kens ona > ay Eastare stopping bereand find homes, ofr Gutuniz& Stonm Lanz, Buena Vista Co., Ia. June 20,—Wheat, oats, and barley fn thin and ‘Sxe Counties promisa s large crop, which is very uniform and very heavy on the ground, Corn ia backwatd to the late spring, No Braeahoppers, Painir ScitaLire, Axta, Doena Vista Co., Ia., June 20,—Crope never in better condition, and abundant crops were never tore auspiciour, There aro no grasshoppers in this part of the State, nor any tronble from this aourco anticipate-t. In Buena Vista and Cherokeo Countios there are 31,000 acres under cultivation exceediug lant year. ¥.G. Perenson, Oxawa Crry, Monona Co,, Ia,, June 20,—Wheat and sats very promiing. Corn good, but later than usual, but with a favorable rewon will bo unusually large, aa the “stand” Ia very even, No grasshoppers in thie county, The area of cuiticated land tn 15 or 20 per cent over last year. Hotnnoox & Hautitra, Sioux Crrz, Woodbury Co,, Ia,, June 20,—The con- dition of our crops ts excellent, ” Wheat never looked Detter, Our acreage has been increased one-sixth over Ist year, and nota single ""bopyer™ in Woodbury County tat we know of, Prince & Jackson, Irerenson, Greene Co,, e,, June 7,—Wheat and ont crops look well, but the weather has feeu rather coud and backward for corn, although in the niain {t prome farnan average. Potatoon and all vegetables look well, froin one-fifth to une-quarter raore in crops in thie county this year than last, and our farmers are generally in guod spirits, No grarhoppers, ‘Heap Baormrns, Lz Mane, Plymonth Co,, Ia, Jane 20,—\We lave tho beet pronpect for fall crap of ‘all kinds tn thin dixtrict of lows ever known, Fully one-third more ground in croyethan faet year, The corn crop in this county averaged, in 1 bualela per acre, No graavhopie pers, nor prospects of any. Every farmer i cheerful an] bappy, iu full cenfldence of tie present and for ‘bu future, Haining hore to-day, Guonax Staxurr, oe eeaptes MICHIGAN, CROPS IN OTTAWA COUNTY. Brectat Diayateh to The Carcazo Tribune, Gnaxp liavey, Mich., Juno 21.—Tho latest ro- portain regard to tho crops in Ottawa County are, that there is avery prospect for cod crops and pricos. Winter wheat is most promising, heading out woll, and irce from insects, with prospects of the bert crop iu many years, Outs and spring whest are both ay promising; and bay will averago nearly 40 por cent bettor than last year, Potatoes aro doing well, and bat fow bugs are roported. The fruit-yield will bo a largo one, especially the rmallor fruite, The fruit-trees bave suffered conviderable damago, and. but a quarter of a crop of peaches will bo obtained, Strawberry-viues arc Josdced with fruit, and the crop will bo n splendid one. Curtants look well and promising, av does the othersmall froits, Garaon vegetables, especially onions. promise largo crops and good profits, Coro 16 backward, but will eoon yiold to the present warm weather. Lut littlo of this crop 18 now cultivated, though tuudoubtedly another year will seo moro attention given to it, eee ILLINOIS, AsTORM, Special Dispatch to The Chieaoo Tribune, Spuvorieto, Hi, Juno 21.—Laat night’a storm did great damaco to growing crops. In places tho corn just plantod was washod away, together with the soil down as deop as the plow had run, Wheat and oats were blown down io places, but it is belioved by farmers that both will raiso upagain, in which caso little damaga will reeult, It cleared away this afternoou, aod now, after a weok's almoxt nuinterrupted rain, the prospect ia favorable for a fow days of dry weather. Tbe farmers complain that tie com 18 very foul with woods, and must sion be worked or tho crop will be greatly ij ——— WISCONSIN, FAVOWANLE PROSPECTS. Special Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Mapiaoy, June 21.—Crop prospects hore aro favorable, though the weather bas beon warm to-day, and farmers fear damago by tho chincn- bng in emall grains with hot and dry weathor. Gus stray borties are fast ripening, aud yiolding wo CASUALTIES, LOSS OF THE SARANAC. Ban Francisco, Juno 21.—Tho United States steamor Saranac, baving ou board ne pasnongers Ciout. Maynardand Dr, Emit Betwils, of thoSmith- sonian Inatitute, left San Francisco Juno 8 for Sitka and Bobriog’s Straits ou a scientitic oxpe- dition and to makecolticotions for tho Philadel- phia Centennial Exposition, Sho took tha in- sido channel, called nt Nauaimo, and at 8:45 a.m. on Friday struck tho famous mid-chanool rocs in Seymour Narrows. ‘bin is tho rock go much talked of in connection with tho pronosed = bridgo at tho Narrows for the Canadian Overland silway. She was going fourteon knots, with a sevon knot current at tho time of striking. Sho bung a fow momonte, then awung off, aud hor bow wus run into the Vancouver suore and mado fast with a hawsertoatres., Inanhour she sunk out of sight, not evon the maetboads being visible, But little of tho stores or the porsonal effects of the oflicom and crow wore saved. Tho ship's company camped on tho beach without shellor and but little provielonu. Lientonant-Com- mander Sanders, pilot, and thirteen men made their way by foot and camo to Victorla, arriving there last night. The steamor Otter Toft this morniog for tue wreck. No livea wero lost. DROWNED. Speeial Dispateh to Lhe Chicagn Tribune, Gnanp Haven, Mich., June 21.—A man named Ferdinand Prazor, a German laborer, omployed iu rafting logs on Grand Niver, camé@ to hia doath this morning noar Beoch Tree by falling betweon two logs aud drowning, Is body bas not beau recovered, Le leaves a wife and two children, Br. Joux, N.B., June 21,—Six fishermen, in throe flubing-boata, were drowned in a heavy storm onthe salmon fishing-grounds, noar St. Johu, on Friday night last. THROWN FROM THE TRACK. Citcixxati, O., Juue 21.—Tho Atlantic & Groat Woutern oastern-bound passenger train, which left hore at 10 o'clock Jost night, was thrown from tho track at Hamikoo, O., by a displaced switch. The fireman, James Kirkup, “as killod, and the engineer, James ray na badly bruised. No olbory were me jured, GUFFOCATED IN A MINE, Hazizroy, Pa., June 21,—W. H, Curren, John Gastnal, ant James Wober wero euffocated in the Stockton mines yeaterday, while cugaged in clearing the chambers of black damps, ‘Three other miners who were in tho tnino at tho timo wore overcome with the foul air, but aro rocovering. A STRANGE DEATH. Special Dispatch w The Chicagu Tribune, Fort ATainsox, Wis., Juno 21,—A young man was killed between hero aud Milford yeuterday whilo trying to pasa another team, Hoe struck againet a wimp, throwing him in tho air, aud breaking bis nock aud shoulder, ACCIDENTS AT GOSHEN, IND, Special Disvateh to The Chicaga.trioune, Gosuen, Ind., June 21,—Mr. Jolin Geddes lost acouple of fugers to-day by a buzz saw in Crary’s abop, Mrw. A. Btuscu, while yuing down a fight of stalra, alippod aud fell, dinlocating hor right shoulder, THE MINERS. Special Dispatch to The Caicago Tribune, Wittxnsuanex, Pa., June 21.—Nearly all the collieries in the Wyoming field rosumod this morniug. The men at two mines rofused to go to work uolous the leadors wf tho strike wore ro- employed, but the company officials wero decid ed in their answor that the men who Lave been discharged caunot bo takeu back for any con- widoration, ‘Lhe disustiviod few will havo to ac- cept the Inevitable ins very short timo. dfeau- whilo there is genoral rejoicing over the happy turn affaire bavo taken, aud a wpecdy sovival of business ds anticipated. NUMBER 302, THE STORM. ret Gloomy News from the Region Around Jacksonville, LL Hundreds of Acros of Growing Wheat and Corn Totally Submerged. Railroad Bridges Washed Aray, and Hamlets Made Uninhabitable, ‘Tho Storm at Kansas City Thought to Have Beon the Most Terrific Since 1844, Nearly All the Missouri Rallroads More or Less Crippiod, IN GREENE AND MORGAN COUNTIES, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, JACEHONVILLE, Ill, Jnue 21.—A fearful storm swopt over this region of country on Sunday night, Earth and eky woro lurid with focorsant flames of lighting from dusk till 10 o'clock, when tbo rain bogan to fall in torrents and continued tho greater part of tho night. The reeult is that crocky ore swollen ont of their banks, tio low lands flooded, fences Bwopt away, and tho wheat and grass laveled to tho ground. Tho corn is also washed out in low places. The Chicago & Aiton and Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroats wero considerably damaged by the washing away or tho wndormin= ing of cutverta aud bridges. Allof tho trains on these lines were dolayed from thrao to ton hours. Many of the bridges spanning tho Finallor streams all ovor thi coanty have boon. warned aray. ‘Tho wires aro down along the Chicago & Alton italiroad, between hore and Roadhouse, ‘The damagos to the railroads aro boing ropairod, aud trains will run again. to. mocsrow as usual, LATER, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tacksoxvitte, M}., June 21,—Sinco asnding my previous dispatch, Supt. Morse, of the Mis- souri Division of tho Chicago & Alton Railroad, baa returned from tho vicinity of sondhouse, and reports tho floods moro dostructive in that Tegion tian bad before beon announced. Hun- dreds of screw of corn and wheat land botweon Manchester and Ronthousa were covorod by water tiko a take, Three miles of tho railroad track beyond Roadhouse and half-a-dozon bridges aro washed away, aod it wilt take three days to repau the damage no as to movo train over that portion of tho line. Hurrienna Creek, from Iosdhouse to the {Illnols River, usually a eiall etreni, is avolion go thus it filla the whole valley from a fourth to a half mile wide, and the drift-wood is tloating amid the tops of trees 15 feot high, One ono was washed anay, ond more thin a dozen fami- Mes driven = from—their._ = homes at midnight. No hves are reported fost. At Drako, gemall vittace of eight honees, all ithe inkabi- tanta wero drivonu out by tho water filling their dwollings from 4 to 6 fect decp, and they are uow occupying the depot: All have had thoir crops ruined, and some havo loxt their houso- hold goods, food, clothing, and all thoy bad. Tho damago is widespread, and its torriblo ox- tent is not fally known get. AT SPRIN Snectat Dispatch to 7 Sprixerizcy, IU, June 21,—A storm unpro- cedented hera for the amount of rainfall mtrnel this city Inet night. Tho tall of rain was 315 inches, and the etrects foratime looked like strenms of water, Tho lightning was vivid aud continuous, It struck buildings in three diffor- ent parts of tho town, In one placeasntnbla was struck anda horso killod, ‘Cho inmates of & house neorby were so badly shocked that, for a time, the lite of ono of them, Mra. Wilhams, owas despaired of, “but sho is recovering to-day. ‘Tho othor build ings struck wero not serionss$y injured. ‘The storm west of Lore trae oqually sovors, aul culverts and bridges along the line of tha ‘Toledo, Wabash & Wentorn Railroad were washed away, and the track in many places was badly injured, ‘She small s¢renran in thia county Ais running full, many of them ovorilawing anke, IN PIKE COUNTY, ILL, Special Disvateh ta ‘tne Corcage Trtoune, Qorcy, NL, June 21—A ralu and wind storm, of unprecedonted ecrerity prevailed throughotts 8 large vectiou of country south of hore inst night. Eiko County was tremendously flooded. ‘Two or threo miles of track and 2 iarge nuinbor of culverts of the Curenzo & Alton Hoad wore washed ort. Avery heavy rain-storm occurred in this vicinity, But io daniayo was dove, MISSOURI, i Kansas Crrr, Mo., Juno 21,.—The most ter- rifle storm einco 18f4 visited this section on Sun day night. It begau atout 9 o'clock and lasted four or five hours, ‘Tho rain poured down in torrents, and was accompanied by much hail, thunder aud lightuing, Sovoral houses in tho city woro struck by lightning, and soveral unroofed. Inimonso damaga was dono to tho streots, and many collars wero filled. Tho stonn extended over the country for an ares of 50 or moro miles to tho south aud southweet, but it ia thought it did not extend far north. Tho damage to farme was very groat. Cotton Iasuds wero submerged ond damaged. Yho railrods suffered soverely. Threo bridges were washed away on the Fors Rott Itailroad, and two on the Kanssa Pacilic. A train of six cara waa ditched on the North Missourl. No trains havo arrived to- day on any rond except the Hannibal & St. Jo- sepb and North Migsoul, Tho latter roads and tho Mivsoari Pacifo veut ont trains thia evening, but none of the others. It iy thonght arravge- monte for traneforring passongers over the breaks will be perfected to-morrow on all tho roads, but it will ba some time before the bridges will be roplaced, No uss of lifo {a reported, but thera wero many cucapos. Whut few grasshoppers wero loft wore ontlrely exterminated, farmers will immediately roplaut the damaged flolds in carly corn. * St, Lous, June 21.—Information of the dam. age dono in this State by the late storm has just begun to reach bere, All the railroads 1 ‘the Stato, ospecially those runuing east sad weat, were greatly dataaged. On tho Missouri Pacitia several bridges andculvorts havo carriod array, and tho track washed out lo a number of places. Liko damago was done to the 8t. Louls, Kausas City & Northern on its Weatorn Division, and the Eastern Division of the Hannibal & Bt. Jo- geph shared tho sume fate, ‘Tho rainfall was un~ precodeuted, and the country for mitos was cor- erod with wator. In some places bail av large ag lien’s egge foll and caused great dexruction tu crops, All trains have been greatly dulayod, but largo numbers of men have been en: < cully at work, aud the rogutar time-tablos wl be rexunied to-morrow or Wedneuday, ‘Tue amount of damage to railroads cannot be given, but is will take many thousand dollars to place them in. condition again, No lives lout, * KANSAS, t Spectat Dispatch to Phe CAtoaze Triouna, June 21,—During the storm last night, a bouse was blown down at ths ford Crovk, 8 miles northoast of this place, i, Wifo, and child usmed Leavitt were in tho bousc. The child was killed, and the mao and woman badly iwjured. ‘The flood came upon them, and the wousn was drifted about 200 ards, but she clung tu her dead child duriog alt hat terrible hour, Svvoral bridges woro washed, away and much other damsze dune, ® i IN TENNESSEE LAST FRIDAY, Special Inspateh ta The Chicane Tribune, Nasuvin.e, Tenu,, Juve 31.—Fridsy « fearful hail-etorm occurred in Williamaoc County, Btones as largo as hon's eggs foll, killing birds and poultry, A geng of harvesters was fairl thresbed out, some being badly bruised. y