Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 10, 1875, Page 5

—— e e e e e THI1S CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SAT RDAY, JULY 10, 1875.—TWELVE PAGES. MURDER AND ROBBERY. The Latest Work of the Ex- press Robbing Daro- Dovils. They Assault a Train in a Dismal Placo Near Terre Haute, Ind Atrocious Murder of the Engificer, Without o Thief's Exouso for the Deed, The Bxpress Messenger Cronches in His €ar Liko a Tiger In Uis Lair, - He Promises Emphalically to Corpse the First Fiend He Sees. Tho Attempt fo Get at tho Money-Boxes Finally Rolinguishod. An I'allan In Cinclonatl Drives a Dirk Through a Man’s Throal. Soveral Plain, Unassuming Murders Oom- mitted Out Wost, _tecord of Minor Xalofactions. . (HE TRAIN ROBBERS, TTEIR LAST DAMKG AXD DESILIU WOUR. sracial Dispateh to The Chicuao Tridune. ae Haure, Ind, July O.—At about 1 el 't this morning o8 oxpress traln No. 5, boun] asst on the Vandaha routo, drow up at Tony Pond, a wateriog station, about 41 miles , went of thia city, tho Adania Ixproas car was un- coupl xd arid two araed mon boardod the ongias, ench prepenting a rovolver at the opgincer, Milo Aninr, sud commandliog bim o “lot her got Tho - pgincor was swupefled by the stiddennces * of th nitack, nnd alood motionioss ab his poat. Again Lo was commandod to “pull lior opos,” ‘but ssill bo did uot movo. THE ENGINEER RILLUD, ‘Tl rabbors, findiog bio dld not obey their com- mands, and haring no timo to lono, ficod upon im simultancouely. One builot passed thronzh ‘his Laart aod ceme out just bolow the aboulder blade. Ames was fostantly killed. Tho other ball utruck s watch in the vost pocket of Ames, Tho iireman, who was in tho rear of the tender. whero howas about to adjunt tho wator-pipe,sceing a peir of daogarous-lookiug customors on tho engiuo, and wisoly conclnding that discrotion was the better part of valor, jumpod o into tho diteh, The sobbers, finding thomsolvos in posses- son, wet tho lover down to tue lsst motch, and openod wido tho throttla-vaive, Thcro was -8 .1 head of steain on, and, under ordinary cir- cum stances, the engine could have drawn tho mingle onr ateached to it for o distanco of soveral milcs, but their brakes wero got, and of this tho robLars wore probably not aware, or, if they werosware of it, thoy knew nothing sbout the ppoiation of ilie imachinery ocoanecting the _bralws with the eugine, Atallevonta, the brakies yemained sat, sud ns n couse'juence tha englue storped after running about 2 oiila. having ex- Lavsted tho steam. When they lad come toa standstill the robbers got off the cugina and ap- proached tho exprass-caf, cailing upon tho mos- Benger ta open tha doors ON PENALTX OF DEATR shonld he rofuso to obey. 'Tho car was provided with doors only on tho sides, there Leing no entrance through thy onds of the car. The mossenger, Jautes Burke, had guesucd at tho #taze of afairs whon tho car atarted off ot euch » bigh rato of speed withont having stoppod Tong enough for the encive to take water, snd bie began to barricada thio dooss, throwing bis Lie vy safen and lurgo packages of froihit againat Eheni in such a aranner us 1o makae 1v ostrowmels #i.Jeult for auy ono to foice an entranco. A MAN OF Gt Javiug done this lia oxaminod his revolvers ~t d st down to wait for at attack, Ile nd oot luig to waic. Tho car atopped, snd ho moon Licard tho wound_of voicen calling upon hitw Lo 1o tno door. Thin bio refused, warning bis breiogors that o was fully armed, avd wrould Lill the firat mau who attempted to ontor the car. At this tho -robbory hegan firing into tho car. Findiog *this did not pro- doce tho dosired elfect, thoy commenced sn asuault on tho door with a croiv-bar, an_ax, aud # slodge-hiam; For ton miuutes taoy worlied and pounded away like demonw. without pro- ducing suy porcepiiblo ofect au tha nicong oak doar, All at ouce tha noise ouased, snd, oot o party of passeugers came up from the Lrain Avhich hiad bean loft bohind, the robbers tlocing o tho woods at thoir spproach. Immedintely on loarning of thn doinge of tbose highwaymen, 1ha groatust excitomout had prevailed amoug tio Passcugors, noue of whom linew auvthing abont he detachmant of the train or murder of tho enginecr until it was ovor with, Conductur Frailey, in company with & number of tho pae- songors, liad stortad to overtuko the engine. XOT 10 HE OAUGNT WITH CHAFF, ., Burko, atill wishing to bo oo the wafs side, ve- ¥used to open tho door. ‘Alie party of passen- gers, smoug whum wans Jack Yaooleve, an ea- fln“rm the nmgloy of the road, got on board ke eugine, which was backed np and coupled to tho train, Lut wot until the train had resched guauv. tho next statton, would Bucke opun his oo1s. THE MARTYNED ENGINEZR, ‘The body of the murdered engiucer was found en the cogine, It was placed In tio bapgase- fi" ‘nlnd Lrought to this city, where the dead wun vod, As #oon as tho train reachod Casey, telogram was sont o Dresident Mckeen, aud otber rail- road ofiiclals at Torro Haute, informing them of tho cause of delsy, and ou tha atrival in that city they woro mot by those gentlomon, snd a Loet of othor ciizons who Lidd lesrued of tho ontrage sl ad coms to Inquire into ita partic- ulars, Tho excitement at this place was intenso, =sapecialiy so a8 Ames, tho engineer, was a res- ddent thern, and was held iu bigh esteera by all ‘who knew bi ‘o decoasod hiad but rocantly monrriod & young aud interasting wife, and the #ad and antimely death of hor busbaud well- nlgh distracted ™ tho poor womsu, Ames was & meimnber in good standing of the Brotherhoud of Locomotive Logineers, sud will ho buried with the honors of that order, Oue wunpoaition as to his death in that bs perbaps reoognized the men when thoy l::t'r:‘fi ,\.::nh ?lvglin'n, u‘d that \La wuh-\ml. moro A m Informing on tlem than that he hicaltated to uboy their justruatious. TUE JAMEY BOYS. The voicea of four men were distinctly ob- Qorved dinecting and managing things the mo- mont the train stopped at the waterlug-tank, though only two took aotive part in disconne [ug thn tran wud ottaoking the oxpross car, From this it is inferred that the rebbers were nous other than tho James brotlhors, who have bocoine notarious 1 such wudertakings. There wag wot sulllcient hight to distingnivh the foa- lu{e: :zlrnnal:‘ :; :!:; p:r‘:l. but evory circamatancs ol of doaperadaos i :ho wade this daung attempt, Sxibe rauckls Tho suthoritien of yas Fe 6 author o Town of O ., fave offored §150 Toward for tho cay nx'::"lm murderers. The Vandalia Rallroad Compa y bavs offared §1,000 for thelr capture. Fivewmen o now undor arrest at Casey under suspicion, b' “Llhere 18 o detinito proof ot the guilt of any »f them, “ BrmNorieLp, IiL, Jaly 8.—~It tasald that the Bovernur, ou lus relurn hore to-morrow, wiil »{fez & roward for tha approbonsion of the train jobbers aud murderors of Milo Ames, the ou- nnur lalled st Lougpoiut, on the Vaudalis d laus night. A, MISCELLANEOUS. A LITTLE BLOOD-LETTING, "Dispateh to The Chicage Trivuns, Jawxsynan, Wis., July 8. —Tho Fazells connte bg-rooms were the scene of & very unpleasant Mials this morning a4 1080 0'clock, which crested quita a mennation tn tho clts, snd rosulted in & fittle bloodahed. William Buckiugham, & saloon- kooper, bocame ouraged Over an articls which apprared in tho Gazclte on Wednoaday, which, bowever, did not rofloct on him, On his moete ing dr. Colvin, the bnsivess manszer of the fazrtle, on tho sidewalk, this morning, in front of the office, be atruck him & blow, calling bim & #-n of a b—h. Br. Colvin chnched him, and made for the omics, when both fell to the floor, Mr. Colvin on tue top. The clrcumatance drew ont & large orowd, aud alter s fight of a few minutes they wara ssparated, both bleading profunely at the mouth sud noso, though neither sutained yory serious injuries. What is romarkabis, Ald. Rogors, who professes to Lo & poacs oficer, under solown oails to serve the best intorosts of the public, atood by amd refused to silow any one to aspa- cata tham, [lts conduct In thin mitter will ro- cnive tha public condemnation which it dessrvon. The anrault was entirely unprovaked an tho part of Buckinglam. Mr. Colvin wae louncent of tho publication of tho article reforred to, and knew nothung of 1t until it sppoarauce iu the paper. NK ROBBERY IN BARRE, VT. oARING'BA jostun Glabe. Yt.! July 7.—The Natlonal Bank at Darro was vieited, about midnight, lant night, by agangof robbers, swho forced its Cashier, Charlos A. King, to opon tho vaglt for them, “Fhe safo was provided with & cronomotor lock, which the Cashier could not open. Thero was & lorgo amount of nioney aod bLonds in thosafe thas tho robbers did not get ; they bind to con- tont thomselves with taking #1900 in unmened vk billa which bad beou receivad from Wash- ington yeslorday ulterpoon, subsaquunt to tho Jocking of the snfo, which woru 1t tho vault out~ side tha safo, Mr. King saya bo was awakenod ronn after miduight, by four mon_entering his sleeplng- room At his rosd=nco, about a quartor of a m:lo frons the bank., 1o wanhandenfed an:d gagued, e wero bis wife and daughter, Ovo of the nen romained with the family while the other thren warched King to the bank in a heavy raln, with only slippors un his feet, After tho Job was coto- pleted, thoy ercoried the Casliier to hin home, ond left linin aod hig famlly sceurely bound and chained to tho floor. Me. King, liowovor, snuc- ceeded 1o frecing himself in aoout hall an” bour sfter tho burglars departed, and mmediatoly gave the plarm, A dispateh from Brudford, says tiio burglars cropsed Prernont Lndgo at G a. m. to- day witls BhariT Juckson i puranlt, Thoy will probably Lo sriosiel during tho day, A dis- pateh from Itumney, N. IL, says ono of the men and tho team bave been secured: tho others ore in tho woods. Tue temn wiich tioy used ta thougbt to bo ono which Mr. Dudlof, ot this lace, 1ot to go to Marahilielt, Qoo of them was hitched, winla thoy were at work, in the Lorse- whod of the Universalist Church at arre, and tho other at the fenco of tha comosory. At tho forotor place thoy left a burglar's Jimmy. ‘They were perfoetly armod and aquippd, aod wore whito dotinoes over their faces, sud browu overalia, Coxconp, N. IL, July 7.—Tho Barre Dank robbors woro on a Bostou and MMontreal traiu thia aftornoon, and just as thoy wero leaving Ttumnoy they overhesrd two delectives talking about sonding to Ilvmouth for lielp to mako an arreat. Tho robbers hmmediately jumped trom the train, which was at ouco stopped, tun back to the atation, and the dotocrives tatted in pur- suit, tho robbers having ten minatoes’ stark. BLOODY WORK BY AN ITALIAN. 8pectal Dispatch to J'he Cincan Trinune, CrxcinNaTr, July 9.—Abuut 7:30 to-night Johu Dadrack, son of & saloou-keepor on tho corner of Broadway sud Hairison atrecty, was inatantly killed by lLis father's barkeoper, an Itallan pamed Galtano Guidi, who is now in jail. Ilis statement is, that Badrack was jn ths hobit of gelog batiind the bar and helping Limsolf to li- quors, cigars, and money, for which Guidi was ‘MoNTPELIER, Gonepal had besn drinaing hard of lzte, end haviog au aitercation with Newail the Iatter shot bim, 1o waa immodintely arrosied. Tue excitament in tho fmmediate “vlamicy wad ao- tonmo, Hoth pariies sru oell kuuwn wad doe spoctable citizens, — MINMEARGLIS HAS HER RONPERS, ‘Bpectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribuns. Minrearotss, Minn., July 9.—John C, Riebe, of Glencoo, was knocked down on Firat strect and robbed of #805 in eash, a watch and chain, d 4525 hecke last night. ‘n,l\n‘ .f:."?efie:fn.'l attompt ta break into the safa of the County Treasnrar was made last nlght. The ssle contained but & smsll sum of money, THE SIMPSON DUSINESS, Bpecial Drmateh (o The Chieaao Tribuna, Jouixr, 1L, July 9.—Butler Simpson, the elder brothar of the four sons of Robert Simpnon, of whose death the full details ware cbronicled in to-ds3’s Tainene, will immediately eall upon the Coroner to havo the body of lus fither exhumed and & thorough iuvestigation medo. CRIME IN LOUISIANA, Nzw Onrraxs, Joly 9.—Lmile Girard, s store- kesper of Labeldiville, Assumption Parish, was shot and killed by s drunken pegto on the 4th of July, Alsxander Nowton was to-day sentencedt to be banged for the murder of Justin Bourdonay, the day to be herealter appoiuted by the Guvetnor, HUNG FOR MURDER, New Yonr, July 0.—Mark Urown was executed at Monticelio, N. Y., to-day for the murdex of 8ylvoster Carr, of Morton, Bullivan County. He mado a long apecch from the scaffold. ITis mite and cbild remainod with Lim to tho last. Tho body was given to Lho rolutives for bunal. JEV/ELRY STOLEN, Apeetal Disvatch to The Chicaro Tribune. FAsT Baor¥aw, Mich., July 0.—Tho jewolry store of A. D. Lacey, of Baginaw City, was eu- tored last night and 8200 worth of jewolry ntolen. A_DESPERADO KILLED, 81. Louis, July 9.—Chsrles Johnson, & uoted desperado ot Sout.orn Kansas, was shot snd killed by the City Marsbal at Les Cygnes, Kan., yostorday, whiio resisliog his arrest. ARREST OF A WIFE-MURDERER, PmisapELrniA, Pa., July 9.—William Drown, who murderod Lis wifo on Saturday last near Falrmount Park, was captured this moroing. MILITARY PAISONZRS ESCAPE, Oxana, July 9.—Thres prisoners confined in the guard-house st tho barracks escapod this moruing after noariy killing the guard. YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY. Denth of & Young Girl from an Overs dosc of Whisky. Svecial Dispatch to The Chieago Tridune, Orrawa, 1, July 9.—Quito au excitement wwas created here to-day by the discovery of tho doad body of o little girl, aged about 6 years, wrapped up in somo blaukets in a movor's wagon, 'Tho circumatancos, as brought to light before tho Coronar's inquost, are hriefly these: A man who gives his nsmo as Jamea P. Will- joms appearod at Utics, in tuis county, at about 10 o’clock this morning, and told a lady that Lo had a strango seight for her, s deand child in Lia wagon, sud At the samo time exhibited it. Thom he turned about tho team, a singlo borso hitched tosapring, and retarn towards Ottawa, from whence ho bad come, Tho msn was evidently oithor much intoxicated or insauve, or both. hold reaponsible. s warned Dadrack net to do this again, but the Iatter repentod the nact while Guldi's bLack was tnraed, to-night, Ao enconvter took place, whoen tho Itahan drow s ditk kmfe 7 juchos in length aud plunged it luto Badrack's throat. The flmulnr vein was roveted, and tho man died alnost instantly. Dadsack wag 31 yearsold. His murderer is 24, MURDER, smectal Dispatzh to The Chicaro Tridune, Haxsas Cirr, Mo., July 9.—Iuformation han juat roached horo thet » farmer named Robert Harrls, living near Missouti City, Clay County, was shot nnd kitled last Monday morning by & nelghbor, Frod Reedy. The weapos used was & double-barrelod rovolver. Tho ball struck Ifar. ris fn the brosst, killing bim instantly, Rasdv went to Uarria' houne, told Harria' wife what ha had dono nud informed hLis own wifo. He then sald ba was going to give lnmsalf up, but noth- ing bus boex seov of bim eince, 'Lhe affuir i sbrouded iu mystory. and thoouly €sisa ansigued for tho act in that tho parties had recently quar- relled. acris was an old citizea higaly ve- spectod. A THIEVING OFFICIAL. Cianteatox, 8, C., July 0.—The proceedings in the trial of ox-Freanurer Parkor to-lay were vary fmnportant. Ladd, tho wlssing witness who had attompted to abacond, wes arrested, and testified that Parler told bim that 450,000 ju coupons of State boads lind hoon wiven bim, of which his sbare was 160,000, This was when tho final sestlomont was made by the Btate with Tinsucial-Apont Kimpton. Ladd slso sworo that Tarxer auked him o have thres coupona funded by an agent of Packer. The coupons belonged to tho tate. ANOTHER DIABNLICAL OUTRAGE. Mexpims, July 0.—The Avalanche Foreat City Avk., corrospondencosayé on the 4th inst. Misa Eilen Hamilton, » young lady living with Capt. James Huonter, was brutally outraged, cat witha knife, and loft for dead by a nogre namod Davis, who then 8tolo a horso atd ioft, Iie was foliow- ad by & parcy to Auruats, and wae at ons time arrosted by an old Portnguoae living thore, but osospsd. A largo numbar of citizons ato atill in purauit of bim, and 1f found he will be sum- marly deale with, HELD FQR FORGENY, Svecial Disnatch b The Chicauo Tribune, Jorazz, 11, July 0.—The jury in the Francis T. Colo forgory osss, failtng to agroe, wera called jn snd discharged {o-aay. When polisd they stood nine for conviction and threo for acqaittal, Ono of the three jurors, when Lo cawe in, was for conviotion, but changed his vote. The case fiss beon on tiial Lefore the Ifou, Judgo Mc- Noberts siuco Aonday last, Tls dofondaut, Colo, was hold to bail [u the sum of £3,000. 1t is undoratood that the oase will ba taken to an- other cours by & change of venue. Anotlor in- dictment is pouding, A WOULD-BE ASSASSIN SENTENCED, Bnectat Disvatch to The Chicaao Tridune, Mruwavkxy, July 9.—Conatantine ¥, Hera- borg wan to-day sentenced by Judgo Mallory, of the Criminal Court, to five yedrs in the Ponlten- tiary for shooting Charles I Ramlon with in- tent to kill on the Oth of May. Ramion iaHlerz- borg's brother-inlww, and a woslthy marchant, aud taok charge of Herzborg's wifa booauso of her ed ill-treatment. Ilerzberg awors ra- ven| ud abot Ramwen ona pudlio straet, io the Tm‘.k, iu open daylight, THE OWEN_COUNTY, KY,, PRISOMNERS. Loutsvitey, Ky, July 8.—Jsller Camp, who was givan until to-day to bring the four Owen County prisoncrs bofors Judgo MoNamara, ap- pearsd bsforo him at Owenson this forenoon, A spacial to the Courier-Journal nays Lo tilod au additional responsa setting forth the sentonce of sald prisoners by Judge allard, Judge BloXNi mara thoreupon adjndged tha reup: clent, and discharged respondant,” 'The I‘ullunan are now in the State Prison at Frauke ok, HOMICIDE, Apecinl Devateh to The Chicaas Triduns, Lixcory, Nob., July 8.—James McGonegle, an old citizen of Lowell, and Commlssionsr of Kesiney County, waa shot and iustantly killed by his brother-in-law, James Newell, st Lowell this afternoon. McUoneglo wss & bad man when In liquor, and had & quarrel with Newall, attempting to punish bim, wheu Newell aliot Lim oll was arrested. lu- through the Leart, tense excltomont prev. FIGHTING PILOTS, Cixontwars, G, July 9.—A diffioulty ocourred betweon the pliots of the uteamers Na* City and Baroazd ou the publio Janding It night, in which Jobn Sullivan, the pilot of the' Barnard, was probably fatally cut. =™ A FATAL QUARREL, Oxars, Nob,, July §.—~The. l:l!l:vhgh $ostre- osived at Lowell, Neb.: about 1 p. m. to-aay, Joasphs Newall, a farmer, shot aod Inataatly killed Jumea' MoQonogal, County Oummissioner, Ao~ ‘Tne Isdy gave tho slarm, and aa quickly ae an othicor conld be fouud obo was sons 1o prrsat, The moving-wagon was overialien sbout 4 miles below Ottawa, tho min arrestod on suspi- cion of murder, nud brought here, Before the Coroney's Jury his testimony' wad iu substance as follows: Nawe Jawea 8, Williams; ago 52 years: beltor known as Cept. Viillime, of the Sixtcenth Unitod Stntes Cavalrv: nsed to live 10 Cnicsgo; returned from lausas four wocka ago, whers he had Jived two vears; remnined at Chicago throo days, avd sturied for ook Inland; va tho way stops.cd st Lockport, Jotios, Morris, and here, ot tho fuir-grounds be- Jow town 3 wife died at Chicago Jast Soptemver; Lis fannly whon ho left Chicago last week, num- bered six persous, that is, himsolf, two sous, two Lters, aud their ount, Mary Marauail, his wifo's mster; when st Jollet, tha aldoat son. aped 16, aud_hia aunt, desorted hitn and be haa not seen them mince, Before loaviug she purchasod candy for the chiidren aud- gava it to them: fthey ate oud be camo very sick; thiok " tho candv way poisoned, Gat s doctor at dinuoks, wiio used A ntomach-putp on the oldest girl, aud ho says lio got_ ninoteen graiws of arscnic ot of her wtonsch, YlLo little one, Cathorins, tbe do- ceanod, waa nearly 5 years old, She tooZ wick vouterdny at the’ faif giounds, below Ottawa: called two dootors, and thoy dissaiced ; sho diod Letweon 9 and L0 o'clock fhw moroing ; Lind ae- rived at Usica, and finding lor very sick, con= cluded to turn baek: bad got s quatter of » mile when she died: don't kuow the causo of hor death, but ibink b way fcom eating powoued candy, given her by hor sunt, Alary Maralsll. Blo was s hoaltby cinld, aud nover desuk wnun{. Alr. Atonzo Edwatds, who lives near whero the movar camped. swore that h tho littls child vory sick, breathiug heavil d tried to ive bier an ometic of sult and waim wator ; her father was much intoxicated, Tho child evi- denily hiad taken an overdose of npoor _\lhmkf; s Lo elder girl wac the cluld's lipa with wLis- ky; tho girl sxd tho child had beou drinking biofss medicwo, ‘Throa tmon bonrding with kim nfurmed him that the cluld was doad st 7 o'clock tus next morniug. 1. Pettit tosutiod that at fifteen minutes be- foro 12 yestordav Dr, Campiield and s littlo girl called at lus ofiice to have hin vimt s sick girl g Vhis body before us fs the girl ; 1 found ber ina stato of druuken stupor ; she was in & wagon in tho armaof prisoner, near tho Fair Uround ; ho begged me to mave her; slo wasin a deap nleap, breathing lzboredl ud pulse Almost gono ; ahe had bean overdosed with whisky ; hie waid she bat got horse-modicine aud drauk it by mistako ; ho was very druuk. Mar. I, Williaina, & gitl 10 years old, sistor of d, 1deutified the body of Cathorine Will- isme, Winlo hor father was in at a wayside saloon, Catherme bad got at » whisky bottlo, drank it noarly up, sud when papa came baok she, Catherine, could vot spesk ; sha dird In the worning, and har fathor put ber in the wagon aud took ber to the httle toxn of West Utica. The ‘ury returnod a verdict 1n substance that the cbild eame to hor destt by su overdoss of whisky adwinistered by her own hand, carelessly left ip the \vnf;uu by hor fathor, and that he ba held in onstody until the proper authoriticd can vout tho questfon of bis sanity. THE FLOODS, QUINCY AND VICINITY. Bpectat Dispateh to 1 ha Chienao Tribuns, Quxey, 1N, July 9.—Considerable excitement prevailod along the line of the Bny levee yoater- day In consequonce of & repart that the embank- ment had brokion, Tho high wator reached tho top of the embankment, snd, inona or two places, tho foundation was uneatilod, At Baul Blough & portion of the loves uank noarly 3 feet, but a numbor of men were at once put to work, and tha break was stopped by filling it with baga fillad with saud, upon which was placed ten oar- loads of earth. Mon wero st work all night filling the washouts, and this morniog the embankmont was pronounced safo, Had the loveo beon bioken grest loss of property sud robably of life must have eusued. ‘Tho watar s begiining to fall, and, unless 1t rises again, ua further danger {8 appreisudad. ‘The bottom Isuds south of this city sna the low lands iu Misnour: ara still inundated, sud the owuers uf property in thure sections have suffored great dsmage. Tus Hannibal & Br. Jossph Hailroad track-las beon wastiod out noar ita anproach to Mussolfora bridge, abous B0 miles from ts city, Tho trains sra obliged to traus- fer their passengere at thia point, and aldo at Cliariton River. The St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Hoad sbaudoned ite traine yea- terday and discharged the train bauds in conre- «quence of the daniages caused by tne overtlow of the track, 'The officers find 1t imuossiblo to operste the road, the track 18 washed away aud tho biidges were carriad oif ssvergl tinien & woek, About 1 mils of tha road be!w!rn La Giange and Weat Quinoy fa froui 4 to 6 feet un- dor water, aud uothing _cau be_ douo thete uatil the fr:shet subsides. Tho road is also wasked out in two or thres places uetwesn tho Dea Molnes Ruver sud Alexandris. The traius will be resumed as s0on a8 the raios are over And tue road 1a pul ia coudition. Willlam Armatro t Columbus, 0., died atdsiy o TEareday igid &¢ b BoLel o Ofaahts i SPORTING NEWS. 3 i A Roview of the Western Races Which Have Takon Placo This Year. Prominent Horres Which Flgurod and Their Records, Entries for the Next Dexter Park Meeting. The American Riflemen Deolina to Make Any More Team Matohes, But Wi Dt Thelr Lovel Best to Captura the Albert Cup at Wimbiedon, THE TURF. THE BESTLT OF TRE LATE THOTTING MEETINGA In Michigan, partienlarly those at Last Saginsw and Kalamazoo, Indicaten that the tarf record of 1875 will form an onususl ernibit of brilllant performaucon. The numbore *good ones” that participated In thase mectings neu & Burprise to the meat expertonced. Tha old “cracks™ fully nustained their raputatious, sud showed to bet- tor advantage thats ever, whils tho ** green onea ™ (and thers woro p.onty of thom) showed swaz- iug apoed, placing far in the ahade the perfor- mauces of young homes in pravious years, If greon horaes iu ot her parta of the country are 8 good as thore that wese tbown In Michigan, tho shrowdest s cauliots on et events will %o put to their wits; ends to Piok & winner in aoy clars when tho Lomes are given their headss in the big meetina, Toshow what kind of matetial was to be kcen at the points mentionnd, tha follawing partiainea con- corning some of’ the stables attending tie iichi- A0 Clrcuit sre yirsty. THEZ EAST WAS DEPRESENTED by the atrings of W. H. Doble, Budd Doble, and William Lovell, containing the most celebrated fiyera the coutitry has pioduced, an wall an & fow dark borses who have yot to be extendod in public. W. If. Doble had the *Quneen of ths Turf," Goldemith Maic, Lady Maud, Suowball, aud Lroston, TP, MAD, now ln her ninetecnth yesr, is in eapltal form. Hor firat appearsuce aco thia year will prob- ably bo at Ulevelaud iu sha free-for-all, first woney In which Mr. Dobla rearouably 1650rds an a wuca g £or her. Thoro 18 o bato posstbili-v of her trott.ow at Doxter F'ark duning the socoun moeung, but that ix all, LADY 31AUD, whoeo brilliant recoru of 2:221¢ as a G-year-ald hins yever beau approached, 1 a besutiful brosn waro sired by Gon. Knox. "Sho i now 7 years old, and comen back to the turf afcer an abeonce of two years to coutcst for tho honore of Ler class in which khe will be entered for the Cen- tral Cirenit, Hor fimt unpoarance will be at De- trolt in tho * freo-for-all,” afver which it is prob- ablo that sho will purticipate 1 the racus at Doz~ ter Park. BNOWBALL in & whito horse of unkuown pedigres, O years old, and 35!¢ hands bLigh, with & record of 2:2%, wado at Plitladelpbia a fow days befors starting West. o is & marvel of bomelvess, ang, fudged by appearnnoe, would not Lo vaiued at §50. Nevertholess ho s & yocdy wud rolinbio horre. Detwoen Eart Sagivaw aud [ialamazoo ho trotted elght huats, and scoréd at lans: thiity tinos, in 0O instarice Bhowing tho mlightest an- proach to s break, Bewdes, bo was cluse up to the winner in every beat, although they were all botween 22 and 26 senea ! is & chestnut mare: slrad Ly Jobn Nalaon., 8ho was beed In Califoruin, aud bronght Esst by Budd Doble. Bhe bas no record, but showed avtlity to trov low down ot Baginaw, Uoud judgen rate hor a ¢ clinkor,” Preston Is a dun geldin, rocoud Ethan ALien, sud gagemont, Budd Dobla js eampalgning with Fullertyn, Oceidunt, Bt. Jawow, aud Clomentine. FULLERTON appearod In the free-for-ail at Soginaw, and han ougagements Iu tho eama class st Detroit and Cuieago. Loginning at Claveland, iio will et ter thu‘nxghleon and froc-for-all clasees for the cire cuit. Occldent has no engazament, and will not trat unless for anccial ewun L0 be coniCried be- tween biin and the Ho I8 very cxeitable, aud not likely to nct wellin a field, Further- wmoro, bio 1r eported *off at prescut. 8t. James {4 out of tix. 1lo was drawn at both Enst Sagsuaw aud Kalamazoo, wi-oro Lo wans en— tored fn the 2:2:% clarees, 11o iy entared st De- troit, but ivs douutiul if he will bo able Lo stary thera, . G years old, by a uo record or ta- CLEMENTINE waop the 2:27 race ot Lass Bagiusw, but was beat- en by Molsey at Kulumnzoo, ko won the Urat and fecond heata at the latler plece, ank lawered her record to 2:203¢, which bars her from tne 297 class, In whicli it was jnteudod to euter ber it the Central Circoit. Wilam Lovells Ametican Girl and Tannor Boy, under the manngement of Johw Kolley, bave notrealized what wasexpeotod of them whon they loft home. Thev will trob at Detioit and Chicego prior to movinyg Esst. 0. L. RAILEY, of the firm of L, & C. L. Railey, propretors of Huck Run Fatm, Woudford Couuty, Kv., bas thuoe equive beaution in Gon. Gatlieid, Albertr,, and Colmsr, alt of which wers ougagod. at Jaslc- son, Hagloaw, and Kalamazoo, ‘Tliis in Mr. Ttrdoy's fiest senson a8 & driver, llithorto he Lies devoted lumaalf exclusively to tho businesa of bis farm, but, baving sclcctod tlcao horses for Georgo A. Baker, President of th o Cleveland Club, he consonted to haudle them in. the Michi- gan and Contral Circaita, QEN, GANFIZLD is an all-bay horss with biack pointei, 163 hands high, and 18 7 yoars old, Ll pedly. eo la Tu dis pute. Asa Byoear-old he w?ulm d & natioual 1eputation by makiug a rocord of i{ in Georgia, wlhiora he was known aa the Blor: Uiolt. Bubae- quently be was purchased by Col. West, of Lex- ington, Ky., of whom tho Mansrs. Railey par- chased hitn for Mr. Daker at a 1wuud Hguro. Waile in Col. \West's possession h s waa called Dedford. No betier gaited Lorse vsa aver sesn, and thone who kuow him pronoun e bim one of the best balanced horses tbat overs lmn'lmd on a track. Those pood qualities, combined with the speed ho extubited nt Kalautazou, reoder Lim an auimal of unquestionably g xeat valao. In the 2:30 race st Kalamazoo brs won the first bheat in 2:2454, trottlng tho first Lt in 1:00, sud coming bLoma inajog, In tha socond he wan besten & nock 1n 2:325¢, and {u th » third wan but half & tength bebiod jo 2:25. 3lr. Baker drove bim to pole with Alberbs. in Claveiand, until the Iatier part of January, when bath were sent to Mr, Histley to bo propared for the sum.aer campalgn. Gartield will go turvugh tho Cential Cirowt iu the :24 clasa. . ALKERTA i an all-bay mara with btack paints, sired by Btar Deovmark, dam » Morzan mara. Blhie is 7 years old, and bas mo record, In the 2:50 races Jackeon and Ssginaw sho got fourth sna third premiuws, reapectively. CALMAT 18 another all-bay with black points, 6 years old, stauding 15.83¢, He is by Bourbun Chief, dam by March's Dolivar. Hia'form, style, and action elicic admiration from all who behald Lim, and much judges sa Messre. Numphreys, Doble, Edwards, sud Tod, deolara bim in every way the vost (}inr.ulu in the country, 1le has beliaved wall in bis races, and xot uoney at both Jackeou and Haginaw. o will atart in the 2:38 ¢lass at Cloveland, Mr liallov and Mr. Baker have a very bigh opiujon of tlicse Lorses, and point with pride to the fact thas they ara all puto-gaited, requuritg uo boots or trappings whatever. e (liddea, of Rush County, Ind., has a hores beloogiug to Richard A. Pelston, of Lex- ington, Ky., that is & dangerous customer in say clusy, 1018 that wonderful troster OUAFTON, who, with about six monthw' traioing, has scored 2230, Gralton is » chestnut gelding, 7 years old, by Waxy, dusm by Kevauagh's Urey Eagls (both thoroughbreds). ilis height 1s 16§ bande. Origivally Lo nas & siddie- Lores, with 8 racking gait. 1fe was easily tram. od to trotv with Light toe-woighita, with the aid of wuich be Is kent e factly mquare. Prior to his porformauce 8t Kalamazoo L was connted a fast fiuisher, but theio be showed a slashing ®ait fiom wize to wire, {mn: anay alwost ay fass s bo casie home., e fu eaid to bave trot- ted » half iu Eaes Baginaw {n 1:0, and the seo- ond quarter in thé tourth Leat st Kalswazoo in 84 seconds. ‘The sccursoy of (hese reports may bo doubted, but Grattuu's ability to ¢ope with svy liviug trotter is & fixed (act o the miuda of bis admirers. H Enst. s will bo seeu in the 2:33 races BomARD, & converied 'ogi Blus Bull, dam by Bir a.;lu. 18 avother 'y & ooe belouging to Fi o 'and bandled by 6 1aces b liddsa. Is five iaces Ls racured it ponay three times, and was fecond in the otser tmo. Ila is G yewra old. Glidden maken arpecialty of convertitg pacers, aud has ehanved tho gait of more Lorzos than any other traiuer 10 the country, Auctlier clipper (8'the bay mars MoLaey, a_ Kertucky thoroughbred. Rbe I8 8 yearn of sge. manda 1b}¢ bauds high, * and bas been worked for two pessous. Hhe woz the 227 purres at Jackson and Knlamazoo, and took tecond money st Eaat Baginaw, where it wan openlr charged that her owner sold out to Clsmentins. At Kala- mazoo she trotted the third, fouitd, snd fifth Bosta in 2:251¢, 2:2634, aud 2:26, without & rkip or beask, aud evidently haa (Plem.y 1o nparo. After Detroit she will come to Chicago, Bhe in owned by John Chambers, and hasdied by EQ (Nosey) Brown, The rest of ' Nosey's" string comprise Drottier Jonathan, Gon. [food, aud Basil Unke, lrothar Jonathan bsa been very succeasf.l. since Brown resumed chargs of him, winniorg the 2:23 racen at Jackson and Eazinaw in good tite. Jininnot & gonod mud Lourne, and faile d to pet bettar than third place at Kalamazao. Jonathian's pressut engagemeuts are at Detroit aud Caicago. MAZOMANIZ, the Milwaukes wouder, Lv F'anl Jones, dem a Bellfounder mara, 18 & cheatuut gelding, with & busliy mane aud tail uf light color, 8 vears old, 1535 hsuds high. and weiching 1,100 povinds. His appesrance 18 suggootive of hLoavy rather than speedy work. yet he (s an sasy and rapid mover, nod trots vers squsraly, Two yoars bave chaug distinguirhed represeutative of the turf, Ho nas ramed 8 miles from [ttsbrirg, In which city he first attracted mnotice a8 an objectionably fast mate iu a term en ed iu Lauliu, Beeing that be war o atly out of b element, 1t was deterrmitied L0 iry nis capacity for the turf. Ju lik new position. lie enoved abilisy to pace in “twemty,” aud ab the ramo time mearly pull tha arms off Lis driver, Oue day while pacing L stnck s trot, aid, what 14 very mpgular, hum favored that gat ever wince. ~ With tos-weighis ho searcely ev,or paces, aua when b does, whiftsin a fow afrides. Ilo wan purchaned by 3r, Broadlead at Lexter Purk Inst October, minca which tiune Lo has boon i chargo of Ins present driver, E, L. Bood, Mk firat race was at Grand Rapids. [n the second heat ho throw a shoo and oue of be toe-weighty, and was distaucod. T'ao Bocond day afler- watd b swsrted 0 mnother” race. and distanced the tiold 4o the first heat, mnde in 2:27%, the bost timo ever recorded at Giaud Rapids, notnitbstandivag Reel Cloud, Bodine, snd oihier rst-clasn horazs bave trotted there. Al Jackson he won t#o cuces with eawe, bat in the Jaat stuck his ankle, comyellings withdrawal at Sapinaw. The 5:049 sud 2:30 purees at Kala- miazoo wero oasy ¢ anqitissts, and ended his move- ments until the C ovelaud moeting, in which he will appenr in the 227 class, gows theuce to Buffalo, Rochiertor, Utica, Borinitield, aud per- haps Boston. Jiie ovner and driver are coufl- deut of muccerain every engagemont. - Frank Van Kess, of fockester, hasa fast but uncerisin miare i LADY 8TAR, by s recond American Star, dam a Bossenger and Duroc mare. Sho travels with cleau limbw, aud whe's steadv can put 1 three Leats betier ttan 25 on any goud track. iler only £ood por- formarce wans At Last Saginaw; Jacksou and Kalair 3700 proving ber nutruntworthivess, Bho made » record of 2:33%{ at \be firet-vamed place. W. L. Simmous made the Circute with BELLA, 's_Tlsmblotonian, dam an_American by Rerdsh' $ior mato, ‘aizh, 9 vearn old, and has u 1ecos Hha did not act well a2 Jackvon or but won easily at Kalamazoo, besting Jonathan aud Hoopor in hollow styie. Della will mako tho Central Circuit 1n tho 2:92 claks, Georse Wilkes claims to own hier, and | rotests against tho ment of prizes to Simmons wherever Bho star! Tho EBat Baginaw Association refuncd to enter- tain this protest on the ground that Beils wayn legitimate entrs from Bitnmous, who bad lawful poeResaion of hor. Bill McLaughlio'a string consists of Fred Haoper, Clifton, and Lady Turpin. Tho firat is relinblo for part of evers pures Lo starts for. Under tho skllful guicance of **Mae," ho will alwayn be found a good horse 1n any class, Clifton is a 5-year-old, by Monarcu. Iio placed 23137 to his credit av Fiast Baginaw. It inim- poesiblo to find & more porfegt gait than Ci ton's, snd another year or twd must maka him formidable borse. ~ Lady Turpin 18 going well, and will bo heard from beforatho roason is ovor. Theuo hories will trot at Dextor Park during the meeting begiomng on the 20:lunat. Heubrn Armatsong traseis with Mollie Morris, Lady Williams, atd Western Foarnaught, Lit- tle Mollie, etacding but 14 Lands Ligh, and woighing only 720 pounds, is very near as good an any of them. Bho (s cortainly trottiog fanter than ever. Lor rocord ta 2:27, DEXTER PARK. Tho ontries for the 3-year-ld or colt atake for ho nest Toxtar Park meetiog closed lust aven- ing with the fullowing pomiuatisns: ¥, 0, Miner, of New Orleaps, enters b, f, Winifred, AL Hankdue, of Chicago, e r. Aramus, Johu Furbes, of Woodstock, cuters ch, €, Vicksbure, 3. U'lirien, of Bliliwater, Minn,, enters b, s, Gol Tue L, Welah, of Vickaburg, enters ch, c. Maineall, This makes an excellent feld, and, if all start, will show ono of the fineat races ot the year, There appears an excellont prospect of a fine miceting throughout on the 215t and following «days. Col. Mansur 18 lo daily roceipt of re- rv:em for stablo-room, sud it looka now as it all the stables would b full—an ovent which has not occurted for several years. Iudd Doble yester- day telegraphed for room for hiy entire stable of 4on hotses, many of which will participate in the maeting. Admirers of trotting are notified of a little matiueo at Doxter Park this atternoon, which iy hlkoly to produce some good sport, Two purses are to bo trotted for by Chicago borses. FYor the 3:00 claus, tho following wilt ntarts J. D, E. Forrest's b, m, Lady Forreat, Thomas Gahan's b. g, Bay Vob, Orriu Dean’s bIk, m. Fauuie, T. Evers' bik, m. Noe, J. Johnscw's b, m, Lady Jobuson, Culs Herrick's cb. g, Flantation, A purse for 2:50 Loraes will also ba trotted for by the following : E. G. Orvis'b, g, Brickyard, 0. Willisme' 8, m, Nelle ¥, Jolm Breno s ily, Jamen Flanagan's b, w, l-A,dy Eate, No gate admirsion fes will be charged, BACKS AT GREENVILLE, PA. Bpecial Dievaten tn I'he Chicaro Tribna, Entx, I'a, July .—In tho Groenville races, third sud last dav, the 2:40 ruce was won by Joker in the thiro, fourth, and fiith hoats, The first and necone huats wero taken by Grand Cane tral, Time—2:38," 240}, 241, 2:43, and 2:40. Tho tree-for-all raco wan won by Nellie Irwin in tho recond, fourth, and fifth liests. Tho firad and third heats wers taken by Collins, Lime— Y, 2:34, 2:33, THE TRIGGER. TOE AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM. Beryast, July 0.—The American rifls team have left for Glasgow. ‘The tnembers of the toam, accompanied by the Mayor of Delfast, pa«sed to-day in visiting the principal manufactories of the city, aud were outhusisuticaily cheerod by the operativos. At Tanch tha Mayor proposed thtes cheors fur the team, romarkiug that friendly ooutests, such as thaso at Dublin sud Delfast, tonded to incroasw the friendship botweon the two nations, and ought to be encouraged. Col. Qilderslesya, in renponse, 1eiterated tha expressions of gratitude for the cordiality which the team bad every- where mot in lrolaud, Nowhere, hosaid, nas 1t more marked thau in Loliaat, nhose iutdusirial acttvity slruck American vistors most favorably. A FAREWELL DANQUET waa given o the Amorican toam thi Robert Thomy t fternoon, & prominent merchaut, pro- ecch, wishing the Americans evary success. Mayor Lindusy entered near tho closs of the banquat, sud presonted Col. Gilder~ sleuye witlithe cup won by lim at Clandoborve. ‘Tho Mayor said the citizeus of Iolfast were glad tho enp waa going to America, After further sueachies thie compmny rose, and the visitors pro- ceoded to this puer 1o tako tho stosmer for Glass #ow, escorted by tho Mavor and s delegstion of citizans, Tnouxauds of people lined the docks snd piers towee them off, there was loud aug hesrty chioering as the versol etesmad out. ‘The party will visit the Bcotch luked to-mor- row, and expect to arriva at Edinburg in tue evoung. MORE CHALLENGES, Cul. Gilderulrove to-day received letters from the Secistary of the National Ritle Ansuciation, mviring $ho Awericaps to shoot ou the 17tk inet, at Wanllodon ausiust s tosm ot eight nicked from tbe United Kinzdony, the ranga te bo 1,000 yardu, sud cach man to bave thirty shots, Col. Uitlderslouve lias replied. dechniug the piopuel- tion. e savs tho Americaua have dutermined to adliere to their original plan v? eoyaging in ouly ane toam match un thiv mide of the Atlaus tie,” He thanks the Beoretary for the tuvitation. hitw from au obscure draft horeoto s ————— e e e o Kingdom. F or the present all toam matches aro ;Ifl.d:na itls not likely that any new ones will be ads. The Atf sricana will be at Wimbledon and Lake part in ¢ g shooting for the Albart ch and other matches opan to all comers. The opinion gaine ground * nare that the English are afraid to maet the Aw & ton t 1 gy “;’.CM:I except on terms unfavorable to PLINENT. La A COMPL: Iriny ¥00%, July 10—5a, m.—r. Mamlton. of tha l"n i tean, wriins to the Standard indorwing L't sonw letter of vastarday in reply to news- Lod o criticiam, He eays; 1 have whot ”V ainst the American team both In the United i caten and Ireisud, I can may with confidence iere mever bas besn auy team fu this country able to heat them. I don't moan wa Lave not as good individusl shotw, but thelr or- ganization is simply porfect. Dincipline will ale waya boat auparior individual suzangth {a auch conteats, In America the frish madn s higher 8corn than the Lest thoy evar mads for tha Elcho shield, aud yet, it ds true by accident, thoy were beaten, The follnving weex, whon compsting for individual prizes, they made 02 points more than the Americans ovar tha ramo courss, Tha Irih scors at Irollymount on Juna 29 wan again better thon sny they ever mado for the £lcha shield, winle the Amaricans sversced 161,16, which 18 bigher than the bont individual score ever mado at Whimbladoa ; yet, in tue Atercorn Cup match, for tha selection of tha Inab eight, rix hishmen hosded the List. Tho Amoricaus followed at lon? intervals,” T'ho letter poiuta to the above riatistics ae m praof that tire Americana are almost rafo from defoat, abooting sgannt & vicked team, wiile it aliowed to compate s ith thras oirhts, Lo match wounid bethe best aud most jutorostiny tha world has aver seon. s PEDESTRIANISM, A ORAND THAMP, A correspondent mgning bimeelf * John T. Torp, Koox, Ind.," has the followiug challonge to make to all pedostriaun: 1 will walk atiy men from Clnelnnsti, Yiew York, or Tuiiana) oiin to fan Franch 7,040 8 de, oach fo % aud beddg ud fous dsya® ratins at & neithor 10 cat, defuk, or sleey under 0 be cacried acre masabpyd Rives, e BASE.SALL, MUTUALA—ATLANTICS, Nrw Yonr, July U.—Dase-ball: Mutuals, 9; Atlaotice, 2. AT LOTISVILLE. LousviLre, Ky.. Juls 8.—Dara-ball: 8t. Loula Reds, 16; Lousvills Glympica. O, RAILEOAD NEWS. BALTIMORE & OHIO PASSENGERN RATES. Specsd Dupatzh to The Chicago /'ribune, Wasmxatoy, D. C., July 0.—The autlorities of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad are not pleased tuat the threa competing lmes out of Chicago aro selling tickets to New York for £15, while the Baltimore & Ol is adhering to the @14 rate fixed upon after tho agrecinent of peaco botween Premdents Garrett and Scott. Itis eaid thatif the Pannaslvania Company does not advance the rate jv accordauce with the terms of the tre: tho Baltimera & Otio will again comme: to cut down under tha acalvers who bonght large amounts of the old rate tickets. on the Haltimore ‘& Obio Roal Liore. and who ure begmuing to bo troubled to find purchasors. Tho oticials of the road are sivieod that one hiolder bonght to the extent of £47.000 on the Cwciunatl, Chicago & 8t, Louis. Thoe Goueral Tickot Agent of the rosd sats that some of the epecuiators will Lo grayheaded befuro all the tickets that bavo boen purchased can ba kold. It arpears that many of tho Balumore & Obtn tickets mold st the low rates it 1872, are still 1o the hauds of purchasers for spocalation. RAILROD DECISION IN INDIANA, Specal Disvateh to 1he Chicaso Trioune, Tr. Warse, Iod,, July 9.—It [s snoounced that & recent Bujfoms Court docision i the La- favette, Bloomington & dMuncie Nailroad caso rendors null and voud, 8o far as Indisua s con- cernod, tho lease of tho Pittsburg, Fs. Wayno & Chicago Raitrosd to tbe Peaneylvania Company, and also of the Ciocipnaty, luchmond & Ft. ‘Wayne Railroad to the Grand Rapids & Indiana Companr, These roads wera Jensed for niuctys nine veara each, In tho caso mautivned, the Bupremo Court hold that a ninctv-nine yesm' lessa is practically a leass in pepetruty, and taat o loavs in perpotiity 18 expresslv prohibited by the Conetilution of the State. The otficzrs 0 the ahove-movtioned Companies will provsVly take immedin'o stepa towarda pominst campli- suce with the law, as oxpounded by o bighoest tribuual of the State. DUALINGTON, CEDAK RADING & MISSOURL Sreciul Inapatea to The Chicaqo Tribune, Cepan Rartps, Ia, July 9.—-Tho mniter of tbo permanent Receiversinip of the Buarlington, Cedar Rapuls & Mirsouri Ratlway s being ar- gued at Keokuk bofors Judje Love. The Judgo took sick, and during his sicknoss a party ot tbs bondholders consiating of Gen. E. F. Winslow, ot %t. Louis: J. M. Dennisou, of Jal- timore; Alezander Taylor and I'rederick Taslor, ot New York, are fuspecting the road aud its Lranches, Tuey were in this city and went porth this mornisg. W. W. Wallier, Enqy., is temporaty Tisceiver, and it is intimated to bo the Judge's opwuton that & temporary and perma- nont Roceiver are substautially the eamo thing. FERSONAL. Mr. Ssmuel Forster, Iate agent for the Great Western Diapatch, has beon avpointed ageut for the Rea Line Transit Company. Al communica- tions concermug west-bound freight destined to Cbiicago by Rad Line, and points to the North- weat, shiould bo addressed to him in Chicago, Mr. D. R Itiddell. lata agont for the Lake Bhore & Michigan Southern Railroad, has beeu appointed agent for tho Rtod Line Transit Com- pany in Ctitcago, in placa of W. D, Manobestor, remgned. All commuuications concerning easts bound freight will bo sddressed to im at Chicago. THE ERIE RECEIVERSHIP. New Yong, July 9.—A Milterd (Pa.) dapatch states that on Wednesday niglt a bill iu equity was field ln the County Clerk's oftice by the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company sgainet the Erie Railwav Company, upon cousalidated mort- wagos for $30,000,000, and the Court of Common Please of Iike County yosterday appointod Pres- iden: Jowett Recoivor. The procosdings wore auxilisry to ike procecedings in New York upon the sawmo mortgagos. OMAHA ITEMS, Oxana, Neb., July 9.—The general officos of ths Burlington & .Missonri Ralirosd io Nobras- ka were this morning removed from Plattsburg to this ity Biduey Dillon and s party of Directors of the Pnlun aciflc arrived from tho West this even- ng. FINANCIAL, EXONERATED, New Yorx, July 9.—The Ecening Post ssyat sousatioual slory, to the effect that F, H. Eocles, & member of the Stock Exchange and the Gold Exchange, had defrsuded, or attvmpted to dufraud, the National Mechanigs' Banking Asnoclation and tho Third Natiouxl Dank, sud had sbsconded, {8 proved to have been ground- laes by thie raturn of Mr. Eccles yesterdsy after- noon, on the Baratoga exprees train, Ho bad taken the l-'onrm-n(-Jul{ holidays, as opjor- tumty sfforded, to viait his mother in Moutroal, and left Now York laut Saturdag for that puee pose, iutendiug 10 return Tussday or Wednos- dsy, On his return yesterday, be found to Lis surprise that " ouo of Lis clorks bad on Tuesday filled up a blank check on the Mechanics’ National Bank for an amount sufii- cient to take up 125,000 of gold pledgod by Ecclea with the Third Natioual Bank sscuilatera for a lo T'uta clark, who haw disappiested, it {s balieved, intendod to draw the gult and gt away with it, aud would Lave done o but for ihe fact that the Third National Baok would ouly do~ lNver the gold to Eccles, hio bLaving srrsugad with the bank never to givo up ks coilatersla oxcept to umeel! porsoually. As ta tho dispute botwocn the banks, thot was settled iu the firat ton minutes of buameus to-day, by Eccles giviug tha Third Nationsl Hauk an ordor to dellver the o1l 10 the Moctmuics' Banking Asanclation, which bas been \mn...l aud which wakes the chieck on tho latier 4o xl. "h‘;‘ll}{nu:mx‘l?h).g llxnh:(l:mu xchiauge was called to order, t lten to the report from the Law Committes nhio bad been charked with the su~ vestigation of the reporied defsication of Ecclos. ‘Pue Cowmistes reportad that, atters full fovestl gation, 1t was avident that Ecalos was iu ua way & party $0 tho attempt to defraud the Third Ne- A lottor of similsr character haa boou sent to Mr. Parsons, Adjutavt of the English Eight, in reaponse ta hisletier of Julv & proposing & match tween the Americans and & team of eight se- tiom the four ot uited tional Baok, or any vue. GEN, FRANCIS P. BLAIR. Incldents Attonding the Yags Ioars of Mis Lifo, A Bkotch of His Political Career and Its Bitter Dicappointments, The Vielim of Polltical Treachery at thy liands of Missourl Democrals, Gen, Bherman's Glowing Eulogy Upon thy Boldier and the Man, Bpeefal Dirpateh to The Chteaao Tribune, 8¢, Louts, July D.—Gen, Frank Blair, after being bed-ridden for more than two yoars, ax. pirod last nlght at 11:30 p. m, at bis residence in thiscity. Over two yoars ago hie sustained s shock of paralysls, which forced him to ratire from publts life, and mads him o confirmed in- valid, Attor his paralytic attack. ho alao beeams afilicted with softoniog of the brain, and tha de. clina in lus mantal vigor was quite manifost. He bad not beon able to spask sinco fas: fall, Three montla agy, 2w lust resort, the operation of TRANKPUBION OF DLOOD was porformad npon him, The operation was porformed hy Dra. Tranklin and Farcar, woll- knowa physicinun of this city, Two ouaces of blood wers drawn from thn arm of a strong, bLoalthy man, snd tianatuwcd into the valns of the Genoral. Thisopesation wan repeated threa timea, the laat Leing about reven wooke sgo. Tho treatment seemnd to improve him to soime oxtont, aud his phyeiciany snuounced that they iad ntroug hopes thiat bo would eventuaily fully recover. Hin intimato friouds, howover, who kuow the latent cause of the maisdy, kuow that it wasa distomper boyond tho paw % dicinal witt, o Fiielins Hi PANILY WENF ALWATS MOTRPCL. Daring the present wammer ho has taken caz- ringo-rides frequently. One dav last week ho descended the staira without assistance, and went about tho romn ussupporied. Tha circumstancos that lmmediatoly precaded his death woro a8 follown: Yesterdayafternoon ha was taken out for a drive, and returned in about an honr, soparontly much refteshied, Ho wan placed at & front-racm window by his fau. iy, where Lo conla look out and onjoy the evan. ing breoze. Fhortly ofterwards. brinc for the momont alone, ho aruse aod mado an effors to £0 t0 80 adjaining room. [l wax HUDDESLY EIZED WITH VERTIOO, and, before s*sintanca con!d resch him, fell to the floor, atriking with bikrirht temp'a tho cor- ner of & bureaw. To fall stunund him, and e wan picked np in an insondtlestate, Dr, Farear was itninedistely snmmoned, and every effort made to revive the (everal, but without wuc- coss. ila remained in acomatons atate, bigxtli- ing eamly aud evidently suffering no vain. It was plain that lis et was near. aa his pu'ss waa slow, bin hesrt-beats gotting lowe er and lowor, mnd hiy features grow- ing rimd, At’ 1L he quintly breathed his laut, dsing pantessly and withont = sirnggle. About hie deathbed wore the Gon- erai To and eiglt childeen, Bomiden i fatmily, no others were present except Ui, Farrar and Ara. Bamuel Bimmoos. DIOGIAPITICAL, It is an acknonlodgol fact among Gen. Biair's best friends that hia paralstic stroks waw anper. tndaced by political disappotutment. ana his caso must be regarded aa & stiiking illustration of the ingratituda of partlea. In 1870 Frank Lisir headed the Liberal movement in this Siate, and it wan to hia inflnonco eniotly that the Confeder- ato element owed their anfranchisement. Inthat year ba was clec'ed t tho Logislturo from this uity, sud in January. 1371, was chosen to till tha unosnired term of Benator Drake in the United Siaies Benate. It ia wel kuown that a companr waa entered ioto betweon Blair and the 26010~ c-Atic party loaders that, at the opirstion of Lia (ragmentars torm in W0 Senate, Lo was to be re- turned for sis vears, and that tho leaderebip of tha party in_Missomi waa to bo accorded bim. Dlar tovk this agreement in food faith, and dsd aplendid eervico in pattiug it upcn a el footing, At that time ho was m mugniticent health, In tha muter of 1872 oceurrad THE MEMORALLE S8ENATORIAL S8TRCAOLE between Gen. Blair and the Hen L. V. Bogy, in which tho latter came off victorious. Blai now anw that lio hind been duped into aflogiance to a party which bad proven treacherous to ity solewn pledize, and Lisd utterly ignoied ite promises to raward binworvices, 1he dofeat burt hun very much, and was the source of keen despondeney, nand it wan manifest that his plisical henlth be- came sffected (rom that penad. “I'wa yeura aga Gov, Woodson appointed him to tho position of State Insuranco Commiesioner, bat it was a dirgraceful fact that, although bis services liad been of such an eminont character, it took an oxtraordinary effort to kecrra lim con= firmation by tha Democratic State Beoate, and this was anly dono by the unanimous voto of the Ropublicau Sonaiory. TUIS GLARING I'ROOY OF INARATITODR was too muel oven for the vigorous Blair, and the shock wan #0 groat to him that rhortly thera- af.or_lio was strickon with paralvein, aud bhan been helplees evor since. ‘fhe best Domocrots hero acknowledge that Diair was treatod badly, and that their party broke faith with lum {n the most inoxcusabte manner. Ho held tho position of Inanrauce Commisxioner up 1o tho time of his deatls, and it waa tle only meaus of eupport. THE FUNERAL, Though Qon, Blair's faouly have expressed a dontra to have his funeral simple aud unvaten- tatious, there {n & groat pnblic desiro todo honor to Liin memory, and the kervicos will doubtleas bo of the most demonatrative charactor. 1L father, Francis L', alvo bis mattior, aud _lis brother, Montgomery Blair, are liviog at Bilver Springs, noar Washington, and are now en ronto to this cite to take a lait view of their dead kinsman, His doath hss cast & gloom over tho entira catmunity, and the peopla without distinction 18 the moat gracoful tributes to hig QEN. AAERNAN'S TRIDCTE. Among the gouchmgtributas in that of Gen. Bherman, whd, unan baing aiked this morung 1t ho had heard tho_news of Diair's death, re- plied: * Yen, poor Frank I« dosd: poor Fiank in gone.” Then, touohing tha above Memoits in reiatlon to tha now dead soldier, Bherman said with sn uncasy air that soma expressicn of huw lhad “been distorted Iuto ro- floction _upon _ Goo. Dlair's charsctér us & soldier, 1 alwaya Liad & most exalted regard for Frank Dllair,” pursued Gen. Shoiman with much forcefulusss of manner. ‘1 always rogardod him a8 one of the truost patriots, most honest and honorablo of men. snd ova of the | most conrsgeaus saldiers this country evor pro- duced. 1 pevor lost sight of the services he rendered the country fu the outbresk of tho War, and I fully concode sud alnars Lave couceded that to his boiduess, prompuiude and firmnexs more than to anything olso the country is indsbted for the presorvation ot Bt. Lonis ss s strateio poiut, and for tho walvation of Missourl from -~ secession. Frank Blatr was & nobiv, geverous, houest man, o was Lrave, frank, sincere, and ansolfish, Ilia yirivos mit Hve (orater, becausa they retleoted gond upon others, whilo Lis fanita will bo buried with hi, bacause they baced no one but him- Bolt." ‘Thn General's manner indicsted that ke thouhpt his utterances in regard to Gon, Blair in the Momoirs had been willtully and manciously misinterproted, and, when aaked If Lo bad suy objsctian to the publication of thotributa be ind paid to the mumory af the doparted statcsman and soldier, iustantly replied: +None; no. I will be klad to have it published. I desira to ga on tho reeord su & very warm eulogist of Frank Blaie” GRAND HAVEN. Mebuilding of the Fomona Iouse as Frultpori-A Socinble 8veciat Disvatch o The Chicage Tyibune, GoaNp Havew, Micn,, July 0.—~Tte Pomons House at Fruitpore, which was totally destroyed by fire last wioter, is to bo rebuilt, and work is 10 commence on 4 about the let of August. Wiloox & Miller, architects, of Chicago, have thie contract, and the plans and epecifications aro siready accepted. The building s to be much latger thau tho _old Pdmoos, aud wil cost, ahoutb $100,000 when cow loted, The walla Wil bo erectol efora cold weather, so that the Inside work car L doua whoun it arrives, huving the hose read for suother season. At presont, William Ball, the proprietor, iy using the rooma over e large brick Lutb-house for the acvomuwodsiion of ow sumimor-guests, 7 'ho_Uuitarisu Scojety of thia place held & imoat delightful aqpial ag the resdance of Mz George I, Lowell, at Bpriok Lake, last evenil ‘ e . ..| whick was woll wttended,—the large, oo The skelston of Pilkine, the express robber { modious yidenca being crowde b fopd trom Ciintan, B Willisns Dwyer, of Chicago, by apeclal requ 8 Foc found fu the mai ssug somo bguutital saugs whioh proved bighty st wsiitution, l satostaluing,