Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1875, Page 16

YT . ALy, a Y. S e oo 2 » R g e e RS crm it i — T Ak g | THE: CITY. CENERAL NEWS, ‘The montbly renort of ther Society of Good | Bamantans ghows that $133.79 has been recsived {from the various departments of the Home mnce the Iast reports. % The temperature this day. as obeerved by Manasse, optician, No. 83 Madison streat (Tars- Tse Building), was as follows: 8a.m., 69 10 am,72;12m.,73; 3p. m, 72; 7p.m, 69. Gov. Beveridge has telegraphed to Col. Mec- Clurg postponing the reviow of the First Regi- ment from Saturday. Julr 24 to the following Saturday, July 3L This will give the boys more time to prepare. A correspondent sugrests that the balloon ‘may bave becn struck by lightning. In such a case there would have been only a flash and it and its unfortunate occopacts would have dieap- ‘peared for ever. ) .- A rare specimen of the Night-Blooming Cereus 158t Newberry's reen-house, Cottage Grove avenue- 1t Las been viewed recently by quite a number of persons, and has been uniformly pronounced unexcelled. The alarm from Box 464 at 4:45 p. m., yester- asy, was occasiored by & fire in the two-story frame buiiding 1002 Twenty-first atroet, owned and cccupied by Albert Jobnson. Loss, $100. No insurance. A defective chimney was the cauee. ) g ed direct from Scot- T el s, eny Thgradas; covegoed 10 Davis Lowman, of Toulan, Stark County. Thg foliowing were in the ber Lovely 18th “Tatterfiy _$5th:"_Bottarlly 46th; ” * Missi 2547+ Golden 15ths "+ Red Lady 3d,” and They wers &t once taken ta the Groen Lawa Ferm owned by Mr. Lowman, e two-siory fisme building 230 Went- worh avenue, ownod by Peier Boubach and occuped by Lows Siagmiller as s grocery and _ dweling, was set terday morning at atout 1 o'clock, but She biazs wae extoguiahea beforo. avyserts oca dsmage resulted. This is the third or fourth t1me the same place hias boen set on fire in na " many monthe. Inep item in Fridar's issne the name of Dr. M. A. O'Brannan was nsed in & wanzer calcu- Jated to reflect upon bim. It was far from the intention of Ty TRIBUNE to cast reproach upon the geutloman's character, OF t0 10 8aYWisG ro~ flect upon hiw discreaitably. He is 100 well and favorably known for anything elso than s kindly 20d respectfal notice, and the refetence mado to bim was entirely inadvertent. Unreqnited lova has sometimes drivon its vie~ titms to tho river banks. Some have plenged in; otbers have returued home and lived long and bappy lives. It drove poor Verther toa re- velver of the best German manufaciure. The *cup of cold pizen " has burried othera frum their world of woes. I:crovea patient now at ths Alexian Brothor's Hospital. on the North Side, to the commission of a deed which the Oriental story of ** Vathek " sars was porformed by the s:rzeons of the Snltan upon thicse who were 100 faznliar with the ladies of Lis seraglio, after which they were deemed fit to zct 28 guardians of the seli-samo Iadies. Kie is undergowng sur- gical treatment. ‘Tke friends of Mies Ells F. Roes gave her a surcrise party lest Toursday evening st the dwelling of hLer father, Capt. William B. Ross, No. 776 West Monroe street. An exceedingly pleasant evening was epent with mueie, danciog, etc., and all had o very enjoyable time. Among inose present were the Misses Codman, Harvey, Madora, Barnom, Clark, Loriog, Lesviit, Man~ ning, Howard, Moore, Darnes, Weich, Hore, Tolioeon, Ostes, Lane, Holman, Milen, Shu- feldt, Bomer; Messre. Clark, Harriott, Estell, Lautigan, Bishop, Eail. Sherman, Milon, Har- is, Matthews, Urew, Msoning, Wingarel, M- Xinzie, Wobasky, Andrews, Togg, Strong, Brown, Oates, and Hicks. The Officers and Directresses of the Chicago Protestant Orphan Asylum, with their numerous {amity of oipanae, bad s delightful picnic at Highland Yark on Friday last, which was also largely atiended by tho friends of the in- stitution. Tbo ladies desire to thank Mr. and Jire. A. B. Pullmas, who furpished a train of four cars, including s drawing-room car for the ladies, and also 10 Mr. Fiank Parmeloe, who furmshed coacbes o take the litile peopleto and 1rom the care. The nse of 1he gionnds at Hiab- land Lark were kindly donated, and from tho officers of the road, the staiion_ agent, the good peopic of Highland Park, and all others, the orphans received the kindess and most liberal weicoms end care. On ‘Tuursday, the orphavs ‘werd aluo treated to a free enterininment at the Hippodrome. Yesterdsy forenoon,while some workmsn wers engagod in excavating for tue fonndatious of a wew bulding to be erected by L. ‘erman, cn. the west side of Third avenue, and about 100 feet 1rom Jackson street, they came upon two human ekulls, one evidently that of & man and the otber cf a woman. There nere noother bones aboat,and the snpposition 1s that they were buried by some physician, who had procuted them for experi~ mental purposes. There wore reports tuat tho tkulls belooged to two beadiess bodies that were found intheriver six or eight years ago, aod thought to bave been thrown there by a murder- er. "But that story was discredited. The ekulls wero foucd in the clay, about 6 fect bolow the surfaco, and, Lherefore, were not the remains of persons loss in the t fire. They were buned again on an ad- oining lot. The Goroner should take cogni- zance of the matter, aud make au investigation sad a fee. LADY WASHINGTON MOONLIGHT FETE. The South Sido 1 2il excitement 1 anticipa- tion of the Lady Washington Moonlizht fete, an advertisement of which appears in auother colomn. to be given by the Fertv-firat Street Preabytenan Chusch. on the groutds of George A Sprioger, Lsq., corner of Viaitie avonue and Ahirty-eizhil streel, on Tuesday evening, July 20. A grend iliuminstion, decoration of the grounds, vocal and nstrumental music by & pro- Jessional quartetto aud fine band of music, & £ood sapper to be served under large tents ou the Jawn, aod the costumes of Lady Washington and otver ladics will be smoug the attractions of the eveming. No extra charge for vupper is anotber pleasing feature. Great paian aro being trken, and money 18 beizg liber- sily used, to wako this one of the most enjoyable occasions of the seasun. Ar. Syringer's grounds ul and extensive, and all who at- tend will doubtless wjcnt » very delightful even- wg. Succoss Lo tho undertaking. YUBLIC LIBEALY JOARD. A mectinz of toe Yublic Library Board was ncd yosterdsy afternoon, the Hon. Thomas iovne ia the chair. Messis, Queal, Ouahan, Autbony, Rosenthal, and Shorey were in ai- tendance. ‘e ordicance of the Common Council in reference 10 the maiter of keepiog the library as well 28 the reading-room open uatil 9 v'elock P. m.. was taken up and discuased. * Mot of tho Directors inclived to the belief that the matter sbould not be hastily acted upon ; and, on motion, the subject was reforred 20 the Committeo on Hules and Regulations, ‘with inetructions to report at next meeting. o regard to the question of adding new books 20 the bibrary, it was resolved to expend £2,000 far that purpose tmmediately. ¢ Some ummportsnt routine business was dis- Pposed of, and the Board adjonrned. TOTEL ARIVALS, Grand Pacijie—Join A. Hunter, Deaison, T Houry Strong, Geea Bag3 Ik 1. Couon, Torouis; 1 asbington; F. F. Adams, Wolla Waiks, W. T3 David. Stsion, ‘Crmcingat s th on. Ssmuel Mtlew, New Orleans; ' F. L. Fisk, 'New Kangdiey, San Franciscos 10, J,. L. . Fisk. Phiadelplua; 4, Klrchl_ml, Columbus ; G W. Allw, Auburn:’ J. Stone, Albany: ¥. T.'Pratt; Fort Wesne: E. P. Chasmplin, Now Orieaus.... Puimer lious—L, is0n, Baltimore; Sucldou Morris, Indianapous; Aid. ‘Henderson, Toronto; Georgene Llake, San clsco; C. Oak- ford Klett, Phiadelphia; W. F. Matnes, Baltimore; E. H. Mauniug, Boston ; Georgs W. Downing, Masta: chusets ; George B. Cluett, Troy: L. B. Har sisom, Maltmore; J. E. Heoth, New York; J. W. Welbe, & Louis; C. B Aldnch, 'Bos ton. C. E. Holdm. Clevelaod; W. Lowe. Comes . W, Cooke, Ro-lioster ; M. b s Witk Jaio Shipton, Pebira s D Simacn 3 ahn Shiptou, hurg: C. D, . Buftalo.... Tremons" - Houaen Bar i A H. Grang, A Bieeie, Baltimoro; F. W, L Ayres, Iuiladeiphia ; B, J. Fish T. Spofiard, Portland ; A. C. Racgel, — THE BALLOONS, EAXDLY A DOUST OF DONALDSON'S LOSS. A TrizUNE teporter called upon Mr. Hurd, of Barnum's Hippoarome, last evening after the «loes of the parformasce, t0 ascertain what were the latest advices from Donaldson sad his ‘balioon, and also to Jearn what hsd becoms of the balloon which ascended last evening with THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JULY I8, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. Mr, Thomas, the Pross Agent of the Hip- podrome. Mr. furd stated that he hasas yet heard noth- ing from Doualdnon, aud he was beginning to fear tnat the seronauts had perished. He hada theory that they might have come down in the by he' gale. There was but one_hope left, and that was that the men were picked up in the lake Dby a vessel, and that thev have not yet reached & port. He had hired the tug Burton yeste:day to m ake a cruise 0a the lake and see whether a traco) of the balioon or the men could be found. Bat as yet be had heard nothiug from tho tuz, U0 B 5l stul out o too lake, but expected bor to rewurn during tue night. Another search would be made to-day. " Fromt the balicon which went up with Alr. Thiomzs last eveving he had no direct news, but he was informed by Alr. J. C. MleMullin, tie Gen- eral Superintendeut of the Chicago & Alton Rail- TOad, that bie had observed it quietly cowingdowa ou the prairie 2 or 3 miles west of the city Linuts. Mr. Hurd was coundeut that Mr. Thomas would be back safe and sound during the mght or in the morniag. It was_rumored on the strects last evening that the balloon with the ill-fated Donuldsou ana. Grimwood biad been seen 1n tlie noighborbood of Gosbeo, Ind. ToE TRIBUNE at once sent a dis- patch to that plao in quest of fidings. A teie- gram was returned stating that boys had seen somothiug in a southeast direction whichi their imaginations coujured into the appearauce of a oon. MEARD FRoX. Shortly after midnight last night one of Bar- num's agents recerved & telegram from Thomas, the P'ress Ageut, who went up i asmal balloon. He landed safely sud hailod & passing train with a rod ligiit, but the engineer refused to stop to take him aboard. Coueequently bo will not re- turn until this afternoon or evemng. ——— MEETING OF LUMBER MERCHANTS. PREPALATION FOR TAE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. A meetang of lumbermen was held atthe Lam- berman’s Exclange, No. 258 South Water street, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of making arrangeiments for the moeting of the National Association of Lumbsrmen which will be held in this city onthe lirst Tuesday in September. After a short devate as to iho best action tobe taken, tbe following resoiutions were unani- mously adopted : Remired, That we, the lumbermen of Chicego, ex- tend a cordial nvitation to lumbermen everywuere to be present at tho meetiug of Lhe National Azsociation on the Arst Tuesdny iu September next, On motion, the following Committes of Ar- ransements and Reception was nppomted: A. J. Van Schaick. A. H. Carpenter, Thad Denn, T, W. Harvey, P. Sawyer, Wiliam Blancbard, George C. Bentcn. J. Beidler, Geu. William X, N.H. F A. Irish, J. H. Pearsor, Natban Mears, C. 8. Davis, A. R. Gray, A. Bige- low, C. B. White, Jobn MaLaren, Al. McDonald, C. A. Street, N. Ludmgtos, B. 8. Anderson, and ‘Thomas Belknap. e FLOATING HOSPITAL. AN ANSOCIATINON FORMED, An adjourned meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of s floating hospital service ‘was hold yesterday afterooon at the office of Dr. J. N. Hyde, No. 117 Glark stieet. Mr. J. J. Howara, from the commiitce ap- pointed at the last mosting to iind out the cost of procuring veasel for hospital purposes, re- ported that such a vessal could be hired for about 815 per diem. The tug-owners had vol- unteered to tow the boat out and iuto the har- bor without charge. Dr. Adolphus stated tbat he had visited a Dumber of prominent citizens, and bad found thss they heartily coincided with the movement, and were willing to coutribute to 1ts support. Dr. Hyde suggestod that the meoting organize into a Floating Horpital Association, and eloct ofticers and committees, On motion of Dr. Biake, & committeo of three, coneisting of Drs. Ben C. Mller, Blake, and Mr. Moore, was appointed Lo roport & permanent or- gaaization. The Committee reported s series of by-laws procosing the usual number of ofticers, together with en suxiliary commiites of one gentieman and one Iady from each wasd in the city. The affairs of the Association zre to be conducted b an Executive Committec. This Committee is alro o nominase for eaca excursion a chief phyeician and Lis assistants. Tho by-laws were adopted. An election of officers was then held with tne following result : Furst ¥ rvis, Second Vice-Presideni—The Kev. Dr. H. W. Thomna, Secretary—Dr. J. N, Hyde. Ireasurer—0, K. Moore, Ezecutive Comm.ttee—Dr. Ben C. Miller, T. W, Har- ey, Dr. 5, U. Blake, Fronk Milligxn, the Hon, Arthur Dixon, ‘The meeting then adjourned uniil Wednesday afternoon at £ o'clock at the Board of Lealth rooms, No. 17 Honare Bloci. . A SURPLUS OF LAW. ALL ADOUT A CANNON. Considerable exciiement was occasionsd aronnd the Town-Hsll in Lake yesterday by thie trial of Justice A. H. Simonton for perjurv. It appears that Mr. Simontou is the Commander of Ellsworth Post, No. 25, of the Grand Army of the Republic, nd that at tho colebration of the Fourth at Souh Englewood s csnvon from Chicago was used. At a meohng of tho Post the matter was talked over, s0d Mr. Sollivaa volunteered to go to Chicago forit. Ho started for it Sundsy morving, July 4, and got the gan and some twenty-five rounds of ammunition. “Ho seemed to think the occasion worthy of s grand epree, the result of which was that ins short while he waa gloriously drunk. His sitna- tionis very easily understood whem it jp ox- plained that Lo sat in the carrisge containing the powder with a lighted cigar, the ashes of which every littlo while dropped in among the bags of powder. About 1 o'clock ho got as faras State and Thirteenth atreets,and it is supoeed for the sake of a drink, be stopped and fired off & round. Ho also wdulged in the same kind of demonstratious st Egau and Cottage Grove avenues, and attempted to repeat the finng in Hyde Park, where, on being stopped by the police, he went to Lake. lie amved at South Eoglewood abont 3 o'clock 1n the evening, aud nas met by George Sutnerland, the Senior Vice-Commander of the Post, who, seeing bis condition, thouglt 1 best to seo the cannon 1n safer Lanas, and desired 10 take 1t to lus residence. Sullivan objected, and waid he could take care of it, und inended to fire it off st suarise. Tbia was con- trary to the Commander's orders, aud Suther- Iaud told bim uot to tire 1t tall 9 o'clock Monday mornivg. Sultivan did not care for anybody, and was going to do as he pleased, Suiber- Isud then informed Simanton of the state of af- faurs, and was wstructed Lo get possession of the gun, and vos hat it reccived the right kind of care. Sutherland followed instructions and placed it in hia barn. Sull full of whusky. Sallivan swore out s State’s warrent for larceny of s csonon and a sex warrant. They came before day- light to Sutberland's, broks down the door of tue baru, aud took the cannon. On the chargs of larceny, Sutherland appeared before Justice Rutcnie and was discharged. In the meantimo Simonson swore out & et of replevin, aud the Fost again obtained possession of & cannon thar wasloaed to them by the City of Chicago throagh tho intluence of Adjt.-Gen. Hillard. Sulivan in tamm broaght Sl;nuntpn before Justico W. F. ompson for perjury in 8wearng to a gun nop belonging to hi, Rt The trial was sot down for yesterday at Thompson's ofice on Egan avenue, near Went. worth. Simonton immediately swore out an aftidavit fora change of venus on the ground that Thompeon was prejudiced. Thompson re- fused to gravt a change, and there came up a matines 1n which every ons _participated, and which finaliy resulted” in_Simonton quietly walking out of court. The oificer followey him to the Town Hall, but, on attempting to bring hrm back, Simonton refused to go. The ofticer had no process on him, and accordingly was obliged to got & warraut for his rerurn, A Mr. L. H. Clark swore out a warraat for * re. sicting an ofticer.” and. armed with tnie, Oficer Murphy brought back Simoutoun. In the meantime, Simouton swore out a war- rant for Thomson, for maifeasauce in o.fice, be- fore Justice Willisms. Thompson refurea to go till his court had adjourned, however, and Simontcn was brought up. On his arrival the counsel for platidl opeued with & grand splurge on contempt and the remsting of an othcer. Simouton wus held 0 2,000 bail for Tesisting an otlicer, aud the counsel was tined 35 for cou. tempt of conrt i advieing the defendaut to take 2 change of venue himself. Toe tnal for alleged perjury was then gone through with. but Simonton and his conusel refused to ackoowledgs it. They ciaimed they had fled toeir afdaviis for change Of veuns, and that thers was uo jurisdiction after the aftidavit bad been filed. The examination, however, cout:nued, snd tbe counsel for the plantiff, considering that the defendsnt did not noticait, had is ail Blichigan piucries, but he had ‘since learned that the balloon - eould not ouve got eo far beforo it was struck is own way. Among the witpesses presented 3::. ox-Coramisaioner Sueridad, Capt. Hickoy, Capt. Harmon, of the Hook-and-Ladder Compa- ny No. 1, Capt. Cacpantsr, of South Eaglewood, and tho plawtiff. Thomnson held tha defond- ant over under bonds, which were given under rozest. P'Tho contempt businoss returmed, aod, after pleuty of wab being given on both sides, the Judge fiaally remutied tho fine on the conasel. Aftor the “adjournment of his Court, in re- ‘sponse to tho urzeat calls of Justice Willisms {or bin appesrance at the Town-Hall, Thompson went wos:ward. Here the case for ‘* resisting an officer” brought against Simonton was tried. Aa it did not state auy offense save **resisting su officer,” and the Justice not knowiog it oc: curred in Cook County or anywhera else, or yes- tordar, or six years ago, or whether he resiated tbo ollicor iu the discharge of his duty or mot, discharged him, Tho care for malfeasance was then faken up, but Thomoeon asked & change of vonue, and at 9 o'clock last night the contestants were on their wAy to Justice Ritchie’s, about 4 mifea dis- tant, ~ where probably snother caso was started. There are soveral mids cases all throngb. Sutherlsnd hassued Sullivan for dam- azes o Lis barn, and aoy other amount of other suits will follow ih rapid succession. This morn- ing the party could yrobably be found mesnder- ing aronnd among the Hydo Park justices. And this is ali abont a cannou that belonged to nane of tuem and was only out of Chicago a cople of dage. —_—— HORSE STEALING, HOW IT OFTEN OCCUBS. Complainta bave been made at this offics from time to time during the past two weoks thatan epidemic of horse-stealing has broken out in this city, and chat tho walady has been fostered by the neglect, if not tha active co-operation, of the Polics Dopariment. The charges ars true in o measure as regards the epidemic, but so far as the Police Department is concerned it is made 10 bear a responsibility which perhaps does not of right belong to them. One of ths busiest centres of tho city is the Chamber of Commerce building. The great Chi- ©ago 1nstitution, the horso and buggy, is there to be frequently found with every variety of the articlo on exnibition. Tuere aro over & hundred buggies to be seen at ome time in the ~ immediate vicinity of the building. Fheir owne:s drive up to the curbstone, either hitch or do not hitch their horses accord- ing to law, and dart off, forzetting not only whether proper precautions aro tzken to prevent the involuntury departare of their horse, but even where the amimal was stationed. Arrivals avd departares are 8o numerous that the ofiicers in charge find it difficult in tho extreme to keep track of the vehicles. Their difficulties are mul- tivlied by the moods of tho average Board of ‘frade man. If news on 'Change is bright, he feels happy enough to jest ou thie most unseem- 15 topics, and wnen askea, as he gets into his own buggy, what his business is, will doubtless re- tort with & facelious injanction to the officer of the law to apply hus lewsure moments to the study of aratomy in various forms a3d with dif- fercut objects. When news 18 not bright, he is ready to feply in a menner likely to unnerve acy policeman. The peeler soon ets discouraged and resdily sliows a strangar to assume the lines without aquestion. The stravger is,in nine casos out of ton,a youth bent on mischief, as tha record of recaverad property snows, Ninety per ceul of the buggies and borses stolen sre found withia twenty-four hours in different parts of the city, somewhat the worse for wear, but evidently taen with no intention of keep- ing them. They are dixcovered in alleys and on strect cornets, eomotimes hitched, bat more often at large. ' The theorv of tha police is that thev are isken by boye who thus steal a buggy- ride for themselves and their lady friends, which their deplated i their paying for. discovering : his loss immediatoly betakes bunself “to police headquarters, and leaves a description of the mussinz norss, ve- Licle, and huruess, with the clerk in the detective department. ''ne description is telograpbed to every station in the city, and, in_nine cases out of ten, as above stated, the missing prope:ty is returned in twenty-four hours. It sometimes bappens that an hour after a complaint hasbsen. mado tho owner returns with a queer look of chagrin and trinmph to announce that ™ he for- got where he left his buggy,” or a *fuend stepped w0 it without his knowledge,” or * the policeman took it to the station for not being hitcbed.” Thisis by far the larger number of reported thefts accounted for. When the polics fail 10 make a report of the recovery of the property, Officer James Morguu takes the csse in hand. Horse, barneso, and ouggy are found sometimes togeth- er, sometimes separate. They are generally dnven out into the country and kept there until s opportanity offers for selliog them, return- ini toom with a_guaraates of **no questior asked,” or of having them snfficiently altered to dafy identification. Haraess is generally found lust. A bunt amobg the pawa-shops, where theft of all kind is encouraged, geuerally resnita in the discovery of the missing article. The wagon is occasionally sent to a wagon-shop or paiot-shop, and the body aud 1unning gear interchanged with the complementary parts of other wagons, or treatea toa coat of paint. which etfectually removes all trace; of former ownership. Thera bave been seversl cascs of horse-stesling during the pust two or three weoks in which the property has Dot been rocovared, but in nearly every insianco, whether stolen or ** borrowed " merely, the mis- ing snimal with attachments has beeu restored toita owner. 'Theftsare more common from stables or baros; iuvoluntary loans are made on the curbstone. — ANNOUNCEMENTS, The Reunion Club will meet in Judge Roger's court-room tlus afternoon at 2 o’clock. Tho Excelsior Lodge No. 3, Knights of Pythias, will nold a picnic on Thursday st Lonis Park, 17 miles from the city. Ameeling of the Ladies’ Garden City Tem- perance Reform Club will be held on Fridsy evening at No. 300 West Madison etreet. Willism Clatk, Eeq., of Bristol, Eng., will ad- dress the noon prayer-meoting. to-morrow on tho lsbors of Moody and Sankey in Dublin. An sdjourned meeting of the Chicago Me- chanics’ Institute will be held at No. 65 Wash- ington streets, Tuesdsy evering at 8 o'clock. Thero will be a parish meeting of Epiphany Church to-morrow evening to take final action ‘with reference to the union with 8t. John's Par- ish. Tho Sunday-school of the Scotch Presbyterian Church will hold a picnic at Prospect Park on ‘Thursday next, leaving Wells streot. depot at 9:15 & m. The Rev. Father Dunn will lecturs at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, corner of Fraoklin and Sctuller atreots, Lius avewng at 8 o'clock. Home Lodge No. 607 1. O, G. T. will celebrate their teoth anniversary on Tuesday eveniog at S‘now'l Hall, corner of Wess Lake aud Pauling streets. A special meeting of the Ancient Order of Hiberniany will 06 heid at Wall's Hall, corner of Halsted and Adsms streets, tius atternoon at 3 o'cloci, sharp. A fall attendance is requested. The_ Aucient Order of Hibernians will give theit first aunual picnic on Tuesday at Calhoun P Trains wili leave the Michigan Routnern, depot at §:30 sod 10:90 a. m., returnivg at 5 and 7p. m. The Rev. Father Coleman will lecturs at Fatber Mnthow's Hall, coroer of Harrison and Hai streels, this evening 2t 3 o'clock. Sub- Ject: *Irelaud'as it has been, as it is, and a3 1t maust be.” A pocial and_busineas meeting of the Third Umversahst Bocisty will be heid on Taesday evening at the residence of J. S. Mulliver, cn Yernon avenue, betweea Thirty-first and Thurty- second Btreets. The Western Avenue Baptist Church will hold & bicoic on Tuesdy at_ Prospect Park. Tiains Wil leave ths comcrof Clinton and Kinzie streets at 8:15 a. m., Ashland avenue at 8:20, and Oskley stroct at . A Lady Washington moonlight fete wi held ou the grounds of George 5 Sun'ager?.‘ w‘: nes of Prawie avenue and Toirty-eighth street, on Tuesday evening, for the benefit of the For- ty-tirut Street Presbyterian Charch, The L 0. G. T. will hold their second anpual piculc at Glencos on Wednesday, July 21, Cars leave corner Canal and Kinzie at 8 s, m., sarp, Steamer Bret Harte leaves Clark straer bridys at§a m. The public are mvited. Bee posters. All membera of Company *C,” Second Regi- ment L 8. G., are requesied to meet at xh:,u Armory, 192 East Washington sireet, at 2:30 P. o, fo-day. 1 full atiendance is reqaested. as business of importance will come befors thn meeting. Tho Atheuzum classes will moet during the Weok as follows: Elocution, dsy ciasa, on 'y, Thoreday, and Sarurday, st 10,80 . m.; evening clasy, on Monday, Wedneadsy, ant Friday, at8 p. m.; Latin, Mondsy, Wednesda; 'y apd Friday, at 10 a. m.: penmaaship, Monday, Thuredsy, and Satnrday, 9 2. m. ; pboography, ‘Cuesday and Friday, 2t 10 s. m.: aritbmetic, Taesday snd Thursisy, as 9 .; Evglish grammer, Tuosday aod Tharaday, at 10:30 a. m. ‘Ths annual picnic of the Snndav-school and miasion schools of the Chureh of the Atonement will bo beld on Friday next ai River Forest. Cars will Jeave the Walls street denot at 9:15 s m., sud will stop on Weztern avenne going and coming. The reguiar monthly mesting of the Woman's Chrietisn Temoerance Ucion of the Wost Sido - will be held 0 the Union Park Congregutionnl Church next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. O. B. Schuyler will address tho mesting on *\Vho Are Our Temperance Woriers." The All Sainte’ anuual Iske excursion to South Chicago will take placo on the 29th iwst. The oodrich steamer Muskozon will leave the dock at the foot of Micluza: avenue at 9s. m, Good music and s splondid boat, with cheerfal company, will conduce to the pleasure of the occasion. The Woman's Christisn Temperance Union hold & daily prayer-meeting in Lower Farwell Hall at 3 p. m,, to which all are welcome. The leaders next waek aro as follows ; Mondav, Mrs. O. B. Wilson; Tues: Mrs. Judge Smith; i or; Thureday, Mrs. Jones; Endar, Mra. Sohuyler; aod Saturday, Mra, k. The aunual pionic of the Young People’s Asso- ciation of Plymonth Church will take place Thursday afternoon and evening at the South Park Retreat, at tho foot of the Gracd Boule- vard, The afternoon will be devoted to games, and in the eveniug the grounds will be illumi- nated with Chineso Janterns and calcicm and Beogal sights. i The fifteenth aunnal picaic of the St. George Society will take piace at Turner Park on ‘Wednesday next. A fiue programme of English sports has been prepared, which cannot fail to rove atlractive. Lhe other features are excel- lent in their way, and everything points to day of much enjoyment. Trains leave Clicazo avenue and Larrabes street at 9:15 s. m. and 1 P- m.. returning at 6 and 7 p. m. The Y. M. 0. A, annonnce the following pro- gramme for this week: Conves ! f}ibla- class this forenoon at 9 o'clock; Gnelio Bible- class st the same hour; Everybody's Sunday- schoolat 8 p. m.: Yokefellows' meoting at 6 . m. ; lecture o Farweli Hall at 8 p. m."by B, F, Jacobs, subject * Five Things Worth Knowmz ;" Strangors' ‘meeting Monday evemng ; Gaelic meeting Taesday evening; lyceam Friday even- ing; young inen's prayer-meeting Saturday oveninz. s i, THE CITY-HALL, A large majority of the Police and Fire De- partments were paid the Iast month's ealary yes- terday. The balance will be paid Monday. The Council Committee on Harbors and Bridges will meot at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the City Clerk's office. Ald. George E. White i Chairman. The Board of Public Works yesterday paid out to their employes the sum of $55,000. Owing to Iack of room st the Board of Publa Works rooms, they wero paid at the Exposition Build- ing. The Board of Public Works yesterday opened bids for the repairing of the Twenty-second strect station. A. Niok's bid of 83,665 was the loweet, and 0 hic, undouotedly, the contract will bg awardod. »: The City-Hall was unusually dull yesserday, 25 moet of the citv oficinls were snsited to an excursion of the Ben. Drake for the purpose of viewmg the yacht race. Mayor Colvin did not attena, owing to a sevors cold. Dr. Ward, Secretary of the Board of Police, waats to bire out to Baroum. His patience held out under the affliction’ of eighteen curbuncies and a splintered shin-booe, aud yesterdsy bs at- tended to his official duties as usual. The Board of Public Works announce that Twolfth street bridge will bo closed for repaira and replanking, beginnmg to-morrow ‘morning, and continuing for three days. sladison streat bridgo will be closed for rebuilding towards the close of the present month. i COUNTY BUILDING. Bheriff Lgnew aad A. C. Hesing met yester- day, were introduced, kissed and made up, and tho futura is bright. Mr. Hesing thinks bis ma- Jority for County Treasurer this fall bas been euhancad not less than 5,000 by the introduo- tion, kissing, etc. His majority is now esti- mated at 15,000 The Gounty Commiesioners and most of the County officials took a view of the yocht race yesterday. As a consequence there was little of interest tranapiring around the building, ‘They embarked on the tug Annie L. Smith, which bad been kindly piaced st their service. During thetr pleasure they subsisted on sandwiches and ice-water. Their change of diet and driuk had ansthiug else than a good effect upoa fheir stomachy, if their appetites 1as evening ia to be reckoned. g An adjourned meetingof the Soint Committees on Public Buildings and Charities was held yes- terday moramg w consider the relutious of William Goldie, the contractor for the carpentor work ou the addizion to the Insane Asylum, who bad given up thy work, Goldie's Londemen wero present, and asked to be relteved of all responaibility. Commissioner Burdick nioved that Mr. Goldie bo allowed to assign bis contract to Alexander White, provided Whito gave satiefactorv bond for the fuifillment of the contract. The motion prevailed, Peter New, the cut-stone contractor, was al- lowed a bitl on estimate for work-done amount- ing 10 81.005. The Committee sgreed Lo vunt the Asylum Tuesday, to inspect tlie work going on, and t0 pass upon some existing duiculties, i LOCAL LETTERS. THE NEW COURI-OUSE. To the Editor of The Chicago Fridune ; Cricago, July 17.—Will you allow me to sy a few words 1n yonr excellent paper nmpon the subject of our Crey- Hall? We all recollect that immediately afior the fire of October, 1871, a few individuals, large owners of property in the West Division of the city, thought they eaw in that calamity an op- portunity to effect a chiange in the permanenc location of our public buildings tnat would be greatly to their advantage. A disposition to do this immediately sncceeded the glare of onr burning city, and manifested itself during tho coofusion of the hour, and while many of our leadiug citizens were subsist- ing upon public charity. The utter heartless- Dees of the movement caused a moet intense in- diguation, and the act of our Legislatare respect- ing the aistribution and applicatioa of the moneys expended by the city in deepening tire Iliincia & 3Michigsn Canal, and gener- ously reimbursed by tho Stato to the aty’ m its then emerpency, gave to this acheme what was at tho ume regarded ss & permanest check; but subsequent events bave shown that 1t experienced unly » temporary subsidence. Property-owners in the neighborhood of the old site. w anticipation of the immediste erec- tion upon it of our Court-House and City-Hall, at once placed upon their property improve- ments of a very superior characier sad adapted to the nses which the near vicinity of such a public editics would be most likely to oc- casion. Nearly four years Lave passed away and there is 0o satisfactory indication that our city aathorities even contemplate the erection of this edifice. Tnst great but reproschful scar Temaius in the very heact of our city, the sole Teminder of that dresdful contiagration. Those who, inap attitude of velf-defense ou this point, have watched the course of our State legiwin- tion, haye seen in the tentative schemes present- ed to our Legislature frequent wdications of & disposition on the partof the fabricators of those schemes to defest the commencing of tuis public improvement and to piace the city in & posnion it "can, i it ‘shall be disposed to do so, erect the City-Hall in_some other locality ; and all efforts to bring the County Commlesioners aad the City Council to an agreement upon some plan for beginning and prosecuting this work are, sud for months bave been, defeated upon oue pretense aud another. The lending men in this opposition, a8 near a8 I can learn, ars Al- dermen from the West Side. Wnuen appesled to, they will say they are intent upon preventivg some ‘“‘great steal.” but, if adroitly pressed, Sy wit o ou Watere they get through that they think the City-Hall should be placed in tho West Division of tne city; and there e many already bold enough to openly advocats its location tuere. 7 Shonld the acheme for placing the city under tho chartec of 1872 succeed. tue weight of the Where its erection be delayed until that avent occurs, and human pature remains as it now is, 1t will certainly go there, Some of the Aldermen refuse to co-operats with the Countv Commissioners in their appoini- meut of architects for tho remeon that Mr. Heeing hns recommsndod ouo or morsof them ; aud some of thom affect to bolieve that Mr. Hesing bhas soms interest In a stone quarry from which the etone nsed in the constraction of this building may poesibly be taken, Although regarding all these statements and surmiscs on the part of tho persons nrging them as mera pro- texts for further delay, I have taken the rrouble to seo Mr. Hening upon the subject, and he do- sires the atatement to e publiciv made that he bas no personal intercet in any architect i the city which at all influonces bim in thia mat. ter. and will cordialiy sacquiesco in sny appointment that may be mado ; that he has ng tuterest, directly or indirectly, noarly or romote- Iv. in any stone that is hkely to be nsed in the conatruction of this building ; that this sabject has never entered hus mind ; that L s only n- terested in common with s fellow-citizens m tho early cre:tion of oar Cozrt-Houso and City~ Hall, avd all hia previous efforts have simply been exerted io this direction. Belioving that there is a definite and fixed pur- 06 an the part of sowe to ultmatels place our lity-Hall oo the west sideof the river, and that to thia purpose we are indebted for the compli- cationa and dolay which all efforts to erect it npon the old site have thus far met with, I have taken the liberty of ssking public attention to this subject, hoping that every citi- zen who bolieves that the calamity of onr grest fire should not be extendea to the further detri- ment of those of our citizens who ars unfortn-~ vate enough to own property in the vicinity of the old site, and that our public interests will be best promated by the ezection of our City-Hall and Court-Houss upon it, will now aczively exert themsclves {o promote n early consummation of this object. - Yours, ec., Vixpex. LARE BLUFF 8. 8. ABSEMBLY. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Cuxcago, June 17.—1It is well known that it has been the fotention to hold in the vicinity of Chicago & grand Sunday-School Assembly, com- mencing Aug. 2¢ and ending Sept. 12 of thia year, under tho dircction of the Rev. John H. Vinceat, D.D., Prof. P. P. Dliss, assisted by T. C. O'Eanc. leader of the singing. Assemblies of this character have been held in past yoars at several pointa in the Esst, and one st Indianapolis, and have been attended with a very large measure of succoss, No othor applisuce has served to infnse half the amount of life snd vigor into the] Sunday-school work, and our charches and Supday-schools have looked forward to this meeting with the greatost interest. The programme of exercises has been printed and circulated and the Assem- tly widely advertised. Should it mow fail to take place, 28 all bave been led to believe it would, the whole Christisn commanity wosld be greivously disappointod. Iu was to have been held on the pgrounds of the Lake Bluff Camp-meeting Association, located near Lake Forest, or, iu the language of the programme, *The Lake Bluff Camp-Ground and Summer Resort,” ** Beauufal for sitaation.” The promise of a Western psradiss is midway between tho cities of Milwankee sud Chicago. the only high-wooded bluff oo the westwhore of Lake Michigao, and is accessible both by stoam- boat and cara, This Association, as all know, hes been recently orgavized, snd has parchased the grounds, which are still in an uo- improved state, the origioal intention bei. g to make the necessary improvements in sezson for & camp-meeting to be held there 1n the sum- mer of 1876, When, bowessr, the matter of the Sunfl:r—sch\wl Assembly was agitated, and a auitablo place for holdicg the same was sought, the Trustees of tho Lake Bluff Association bromised—if held oa therr gromndi—to make suitablo preparations and improvements by the tme of meeting. 1t is now rumored that they will fml to sccomplsh what they have undertaken. Beveral of the members * of the Execuiive Committes of the projected Assembly visited the grounds Iast week for the purpose of ascerfaming their condition and the state of forwardness of the work being done on them. It is underatood that they fear that the grounds cannot be made ready by the time sapecified, and that a postponement of the Assombly to another year may ba rendered necessary, unless avother suitable place can be obtained. It is not easy to conceive why the Committee should in any event deem 2 post- Ponement necessar, and thereby dissppoint the groat number who have set, their hearte npon an Assembly this yoar, and to whom the Assembly aod thie ‘good to be accomplished therohy for Sunday-school interests is of far more conse- quence then the unimportant master of the mere Iccality in which the meeting ~ha!l be beld. All such—and they are not & fes—will never be able to understand why the Commitico should ignoro _the existonce of the Desplaines Camp- rounds, a place all ready to their haads, or which at Joast a few days’ labor would serve to pat in completa cond:tian. They aro central and easily accessible. By the citizens of Chi- cago thoy are even moro resdily and cheaply reached than Lake Blnfl, and, being more cen- tral, would accommoaate an infinitely larger number of couatrs people than tho latter. Tha Committeo have ow, it i satd, noder consider- tion the question of postponement or locating on the Desplatnes grouuds, in the ovent that Lake Bluff caonot be made resdy, aad are dividod in sentiment. Au eminest and anited protost should ba eutered apainst any postponement and in favor of holding the mgeting a. Desplaines 1n the contingency men'idoed. No vakid resson can be given for auy other course of action by the Committee, and should they decide ndversely to what is bo- lieved to be the wishes of a arzo majority of the Christian commuoity, they may expect that it will ba considered that they have allowed their prejudices to override their judgmenta to the great detriment of religious advaccement and Sunday-gchool progress. py CROQUET AT RIVERSIDE. T the Bditor of The Chicaao Tribune: Cumicagy, July 17.—That plessint game of croguet at Riverside mentioned in yoar issne of Friday was, no doubt, a complete success for tho city folk, who bore their houors with such bocoming meekness while in the company of their defeuted hosts that it was mentioned after- ward to many friends as one of the peculiarly pleasaot features of the game, Sinco reading the article in your paper we feel that we have s double joke on our Riverside frieuds, a8 it shows they iwere not only victims in the game, but were also victims of misplaced contidenca in their estimata of tho meekness and gentleness they supposed adorned their urban visitors. We would advise our Riverside friends not to be too hasty in (he futwe in passing judzment on she deep silenco of a victorious guest. (A THE WRAY-TORSER MATTER. To the Editor of Fhe Chicago Tribune; Cuicaao, July 17.—1 notice an article in Tz TRIRCNE of this morning attempting to connect the Turner Brothers with William Wray i the burglary of my safe on the night of May 7 last. 1 bave no knowledze of an7 papers that were in my eafe that would either tend to prove tbe 1lt or innocence of the Turners. I say tuis in f:mce to them. Jx0. B. Case. —— CRIMINAL. Detective Dargon returned from Moline last eveuing, having in charge a man named W. Allen Ingall, vho is sccused of obtaining 870 from Mr. Sullivan, of the Atlantic Hotel, by false rep- resentations. He was locked up in the Armory. The prisoner haa a family 2t Moline. The pickpockets coutinue their work with vigor, notwitbatanding the arrest of three or four of them lately. Henry C. Clark, of No. 653 West Twelfth street, was relieved of $79 and somo valusble pepers on a Elue Island ave.ne car, at Desplaines street, about 6 o'clock last evening. The thief escaped. The case of Officers Burger and O'Connor. charged with an assault with intent to kill the colored man Johnson, was called for further beanng yesterday afternoon before Justice Hunes, but owiag to che 1llness of John Lyle King, conusel for the compiaiusat, was contin- ued until next Saturday foronoon at 10 o'clock. Sergt. 0'Donuell reports that a quarrel took place in D. Garve's grocers, No. 349 West Har- rison street, night bufore last, between Pat Far- ley aud Dennis Fitzgerald, and resalted in the Iatterstrking the former over tho besd with & THE INDIANS. Progress of the Sioux Com- mission. The Council at Spotted-Tail Agency- Bpotted Tail Favorable to a Sale of the Biack Hills, ; Uncpapas on the War-Path, and the Com- misslon Without Military Protection, Another Ocunoil to Be Held st Red-Oloud Agency, Commissioner Smith Comes Out In Defensp of the indian Bureau. Spectal Corresvondence of The Chicaoo Tridune. Rep CLoup Agexcy, July 10.—We left Spotted Tail Agency immediately after the Iast Conncil, and reached here Thursday eveniog. I 'am mot permitted to publish a full report of the Council with Bpotted Tail and his people, the Brule Sioux, but I may eay that the debate was long aod earnest. Finally, Bpotted Tail assured the Commissioners that. if they would adopt his plan, he would do all in his power to facilitate the subsequent negotiations for the purchase of the Black Hills. This was sgreed to by the Commissioners, and all #igs now indicats the success of the pronosed treaty. THE 8100X CHIEYS. Bpotted Tail is hera with 200 of his Pprincipal men. and moro are coming. He 18 now, without doubt, the most iofluential man of the Bionx Nation. Red Cloud, the old Chief of the Ogal- lallas, is growing old, and has lost bis hold. Ho waa never the hereditary Chief, but was brought forward by Gen. Harney and Gen. Eearney, acd, being s man of fine capacity, was long able to maintain the control of the soldiers of his tribe. Now the young men disregard him, and the son of the old hereditary Chief is coming to the frout. It was this young brave who occupied the Chief's place in the Council held here with the Ogallallss, on she 8d inst He is commonly calied Young-Man-Afraia-of- His-Horses, bat this is erroncons. The proper trauslation of his name is They-Fear-His-Horse, His father won the title by such fierce charges in battle on the enemies of the tribe that they were said to be afraid even of s horse. It is easy to sce that the young manis very popular with his people. Wherever he goes he bas a nomerous following: while only two or three of the older men remain with Red Cloud. In the last Council bere, R>d Dog did most of the speaking for the Indians, HebLas s fine pres- ence, and is & smoota orator; but he has nons of the keen insight and ready command of re- gources which distingaish Spotted Taul, WAR-PAINT. When we reached Bisnot's ranch, 13 miles west of Sposted-Tail Agency, the place was ia commotion. The littld French trading-post 1s in 8 Sioux village, and the Indians were bustling abont and sending men to bnog in their stock. An Ogallalls rusner had just arrived who had seona war-party of Uncpapas, oumbering, 25 men. They said their hearts ware bad, because the whites bad trespassed on their country ; they ‘had killed three men in one place and seven in soother ; sod they were going to cover the Black Hills with the tracks of their horses, They left 1n the direction of Spotted-Taif Agevcy, The same runoer afterwards saw the tral of small party of Uncpapss, who bad headed towards the road between the Agencies com- monly traveled by whito men with wagons, Bisnet and bis friends thoughe that they atmed to strike the first party thoy might meet. It was they deemed unfortuoate for us that the compaby of cavalry tha: had started out to ac- company us to the black Hills had been sent back to wait the close of another Council. We were not only without prosection, but the wagon containiug our baggsge and provisions had gons ahoad, and might even uow be affordiog food and comfort to tha roving Uncpapss. We had no alternative except to camp i the Sionx village (Bisnet could furnish uo AcCOMIMUAAons That & white man had auy right to respect), or proceed on our way. OUB SCOUT. The latter plan waa adopted, and our party patia the best possibla condition for defenss. Every gun was loaded, belts filled with cart- ridges were buckled on, and a frienaly Sionx was eogaged to ride ahead aud preven: an ambush, 1 have seen Iudians 80 poor that thev were nt. terly withous clothung, except a very coarsa blanket thrown around their naked shouldera; but _even thoy, the vagrants of their tribos, carried the latest improved Winchester sixteen~ shuotirg ritles, and, of course, our scout had ove, It was un odd sight when he carefully examined the lock, then rolded his lon legs about ais strawberry pony and rode forward to beat up the bushes at the creex and reo that they coutained mno lurking eoemy. I do not uoderstsnd why & Umted Statos Commiesioners should carry & gun that Lolds but one cartridze, while Lo can shoot six-~ ten times without loading. Yome of the soldiers are troublod by the eame conuudrum as applied to the relations between the Indiaus aud the army. TIE NEXT COUNGIL will probably be ticld bere on. londav afternoon, and it will include all the-bands of the Sioux known 88 the Apency Indiaus. Abour 20,000 Indisna will bo represeated in it. Large nam-~ bois bave already arrved, and breparations for Leasts, games, hurse-races, etc., aro in progrees. After this Council, which is only intended to set~ tle the timo and place for the tinal Grand Conn- cil, at which the treaty for the Black Hills is to be made, the Commissioners will go to the Hills country, to copeul: with Col. Dodzo, and. to fix the boundary of the purchase. The most em- barraseing question 13 likely to bs the place woere the Grund Courcil is to be held. H. 8. WHAT COMMISSIONER SMITH SAYS. WasmiNGToN, July 17.—The Commissioner of Indian Affairs sags that tae inquiry into the Red Clond Ageocy affairs is io the Laods of compe- tent gentlemen, whose instructions take the freest rango to fiud whatever wrong exists, The statement that these alleged frauds have been Irdanently reported to him without receiviog at- tention he prononaces absolutely false. Chargea eimilar to these were made, quite a3 serious and rather more bitter, against this Agency eight months ago, wheu the Secratary of the Interior mmediately requi red au investigation through & commission, of which Bishop Hare was made Chairman. ‘This Commission made a thorough iovestigation into the charges. Bishop Hare and Mr. Hinman, of the Comm:ssion, are officers of the Protestant Episcopal Church, which, by aocepting thia agency acd nomioating the Agent, has become morally responsible to the Govern- ment and before the people for his bonest ad- ministration of affairs. it would bo monatrons to suppose that anch 8 Commission would desire tocover upany frand. Thewr full aud upsni. mous report to tae Commissioner not ooty com- pletely exonerates Ageat Saville from wrong in- tent, “but declares that the charges agamst the Agent were mear. both in tucir onzin and in their spirit. Their reportsays: *Some of tue afidavits which seemed to retlect most apou the character of the Agents were Buch partial state- ments that they amounted to calpable supressio teri, and some of the testi- mony on which ~ were based the most damaging attacss upon their administration was the testimony of a well-snown deserter sod thief. The facta cited to the discredit of the Agents, which were gleaned at the Agencies daring their absence, and which they then had tire fidelity to the interests of tn, 130 Jodinon, wnd dac they dovero e, & ight to deem com, every way reliable, the Commisgigur” Pe !0t Rescerting the Pazion cou:::ig:'i:r { Red Cioad Agencs, nhich rhe Goqpoech ¥ s charged to bave franduteatly male 5 last, ke atates it mas made by hiny g 2 Miy formity with law. and a5 the recordy g . show. on the advice and recommengutiotiad; g fii;fl ot Irg:nch;aummmnm. urx.fi“;’;’lv v by i ta aq e 0t B As to the othor and indbnite charge o connivance with arong o:n:ci?l Pl bis part, Commisnioner Sraith mag e, & positive and comprehensive denial, sagit? 14 dosires nothing 20 much just now asis 221 b serutioy of hus official scta by fapewiged™ Rospecting the charge - again. y- o0 Det Delano of compliciiy with fryuds a thy Cloud Agencs. the Commussioner sagy the simpleat 8ot of fairnese for e Lilbe haa 0o kuowledge of o such e o Fast of that ollicer, and knows of Brg) o8t Ing to show it On the contrary, po ok ol knows, the action of the Secretary i i 4 pertaining to the Red Cloud Agency gt Dast yea: has beeu only ordiaary, o SE% sction of the Department upon e mitied by the Todian-Olice ; geppmpesVRl ing the euggestion of the Copyme ¥ 47Rm. nevor in any way dictating, or syey o Sugeations, 25 io the purchasesor goutd or pecuniary transactions of any kind, DELANO'S FRIENDS, pecial Dispateh to The Clicaon Wasarxcroy, D. C., July 17.—Tpe Doy Chronicle, which assumes to tively for the Interior Department, g, seems to foreshadow the lina of paliey of e Department, says: That Prof. Marsh has been the pliant aper whose avowed hosiity to cerpeie uck i Eresident Grat's Gabinet 11 &8 notorious s it reputable. The edilors who support Marsh gyt {him a8 a cat-paw to forward therr desirg gy 0% the prosest system of aprointing [n £l throagh the tepreacntative ladonsor fl.‘,,,“‘* religlous denominations In the United S’ a rolurn to the old of 2 Agents among politicians, and arriva at the. & 88 10 Prof, Marsh that, it he i ot seh honorable motives 1n his uncalled-for sasspy Secretary of the Interior and the e dian Affairs, he has a leaat allowed himsei 1 1 28 an instrument by thote who have sn viterer st in defarning and bring [uto bad reputs tho depuiney ¢ the Government that hia the manaCemensof g Tho claim s also made that the respouiy for the Agency at Red Cloud really 18 Witk thy Episcopal Cuurch, s the sathoriy for by pointment comes from that bodyin these worgy, No. 3 Biatx Houae, Nzw Yosx Crrv, July?, e The Hon. Columous Deiano, Secretary of the Taiae, DEan sta: 1In behalf of the Executive Goumise the Indian Commission of the Protestan: Eiaw Chureh, I nominate Dr. John 1, Sarilla, of Sota gy Tow, s Agent to succeed Dr. Danlals at the haj Cloud Agency. Dr. Sarilie testimonialy s faciary, 1am very truly yours, Chatrman of axmdv?umhh —— MARINE NEWS, VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON, Special Uuapatch to The Chicaoo Tridese, Ponr HunoN, Mich., Jal7 17.—Dow-.| St. Joseph, Passaic, Inter-Ocean with commr, aud echrs Monierey, Mont Blaae, ¥outiomls tag Wilcox, with prop Wiaslow; schra Laura, Wuliam Grandy, F. P. Sbeldon, Qua City, Red Wing, Pulaaki, Danial Lyons, wf Athenian. Passzp Up—Propellers Ewpire ftats, Humy City, Tarner and barges, Pringle sod bee, Salina and consort, Isasc May sad barges, Ene green City and varges, Snook and barges, Onia Dagon .and consor:: schoovers Two Fanie Moonlight, E. A. Nicholson, Fams, dmiy Vought, John Dann. Wixp—North, geutls. ‘WeaTHER—Fine. Special Dupcteh o' The Chicass Tridum, Poar Hugox, Mich., July 17—10 p. m.—Dovs~ Props Japap, Annie L. Craig, Wetmors sod xe- sort, Jarvia Lord and consort, D. M. Wilson sod consors, N. Mills aud barges; schrs Wil Young, Jane Bell, E. F. Gamn, F. A. Gougx, E. P. Beals, Aouie Craig, Russian. [ Up—Schrs Porter, Wells, Burt, J. 5. Autia, Jobn R. Noyes, Mary Lyon. W. B. Phaips. ‘Wixp—North, gentle; raming. ILLINOIS RIVER AND CANAL Special Dispatch o The Chicago Trivese. LaSarxe, 0L, July 17.—ARRIVED By Hvmee Prop Atiantic, towing canal boats Legnam, Montreal, and John Carter, trom Heory, o right, having dropped Messenger, iighh ¥ Peru, and bringiog wheat, corn, and oatsfroy Henunepio ; prop Ely Goad, from Peoris, Wity alight load of merchandisa from Peru sad la Salle. Drrarteo—Prop Atlantic for Pera, to retmn with canal-boat Messenger, with wheat for b cagu. i’o movement on canal Eight feet nine inche of water on tne mitersill of Lock 15. Wind e A heavy rain last vight and to-day, and the rine. Tising. Bn.ms" £porT, IIl, July 17.—Anarveo—He cules, LaSailo, 6,100 bu corn; J. D. Leonard, LaSaile, 2,800 bu corn, 8,000 bu wheat: pmp Beaver, LaSalle, 3.503 bu corn, 1,300 bu whesi; Iron Clad, LaSalls, 6,200 bu corn; LaSalle. 6,000 bu corn; Cayugs, Lockpors. 580 ba corn: prop Montauk, Lockport, 1,550 ba corn, 400 bris flour. CrEaRED—1'homas Scott, Otiawa, 100,47 # lamber. PORT OF ERIE. pecial Dirvatch to The Chrcaoo Tribune, Egre, Pa., July 17.—Drrasrumss—For O cago—Stmr Arizona, with freizht and passe gers; prop Alscka, freight. Other departumt were far Milwaukes. Coat BurpxeNTs—2,430 tons. Coal freight are dull, but there are whispers of & revival 01 Iarge exteut. Telegrams from Duffalo w there aro few vessels thers, 08 they all domaod 75 csnts per ton oa cosl # Chicago. Blippers offered €0, but were refusd. Ibey then came down to the oid rates, viz, er 1on, 80 that Erio harbor will probably s Ea fall of vessels after coal at our rates, 604 Chicago. THE EXPRESSMEN’S JOB. A Caso to Test the New Law tncress & inz Postage on ‘Churd-Class Mald Satter. New Yong, July 17.—A case invo'ving t constitutionaiity of the amended Postage k¥ bas becn brought in the United States Circus Court for this district. A gen‘lemsn offered book for mail traosmission to Ppiladelpbis fros thia city, the postage at tha old rates being o fered. Transmussion being refusod, he ayplid for a maudamus to compel the Postmaster tore- B crive the postage. Theargument of thaapphesst B ia that the Sandry Civil Apnropristion bill, inf which the smendment incressing the, rats & on third-class mail matter was i Faa Dot Dl Tor- ramog roreogos it ¢ smendment did provide »avs and means Taiting revenno; that the Senata has no constlr tional authority to originato measures for urpose, tl.at being the sole prerogative of th ouge.of Represeutatives ; and that the ameBdment, having originated with the 4 and been grafted oi a bill which was not 0pa & Tevenue purposes, 1s uncoostitutional. PERSONAL, Spectal Disvatcd to The Chicaco Tridwmt. Dusuaue, In., Jaly 17.—The appointmest & our respected townaman, T.. Christian Wallwede Esq.. as Minister resideotat Equedor, Soa Americs, gives universal satisfaction i M quarters. Ho ia a lawyer of fine abilicy, 3o &8 est and pronounced Republican, sod for yes# past bas been prominently connectes with Dabtic schiools of the city, beiog hesmntafg DO opportunity to account for, were, when brought to their notice, satisfactorily explained. Practices which were irregular were sbown to have been unavoidsbie in the peculiar c.rcam- stances in winch these Agonts were placed, and trangactions which at first sight ssemed 'mus- picious, and to which crimioal intent had been impated, were chown to have been characterized by entire «0od faith, to have been carried on in broad daylight, and where not justifiable to have been not wrong-doing, but mistakes of men new in ofice where peculiarly the incambent can learn only from experience. club and indicting a wouud three inches long and very sevete, but oot dangerons. This i8 tho affaic which aa evening paper reporied 2s & stabbing allray. 2 Edward Davenport, s young man who was ar- reated night before last at the corner of Michi g*D avenue and Seventeenth street, was ehot in the leg by Odficer Colbart while sttemptiog -to escape. _ He was sent to the Bridewell for sixty West Dirision in the City Goveroment will over- balance that of the North aod South Divisions combined, aud it will tuen be a very easy matter to place the City-Hall in that division. Shonld days by Justics Summerfield, in company with thres compsnions, who, with Davenport, have been insulting ladies in ' the viciuity where they ‘Wers captured. ‘The Commission indorse the replies of Agants in all their matenal points, and give as a result of their prolonged investigation iuto pointa toucbed upon in 3fr. Walker's report, and the result also of their intercourse wich the Azents aod their persoual observations of men snd thicgs st the Agencies, the entire relief of Agenta Saville sud Howard from the suspicions cast upon their characters and their sdministra~ tion, and the earnest conviction tha: these gootlemen bave performed their duties, during o time of preat trial and in the midst of Fn am} ts, with energy, honesty, sod en-~ Board of FEdneation mnce March. 1874 Wullweber will accept the offer, and will las# for bus post of dusy at an early dsy. CHURCH DEDICATION. #pecial Dirpateh o 7'Ae Chicago Tyidune, .- Morvzarorss, Yinn., July 17.—The new G man Methodist Episcopal Church of this &1 will be dedicated to-morrow afternoon. & HL. Fowler, Presidont of the Northwestern U vecsity, st Evanston. will presch s sermon, s which the dedicatory services will take Fi& The church has s membership cf 130, sad 8 edifice cost $15,000, all of which has been with the exception of sbout $500, which ¥ expectod to secure upon this ocoasion. - e POTATO BUGS IN CANADA. Otrawa, Can., July 14.—The potsio B3 bave reached the desert, 100 miles north of 0 wa, They arrived In showans striking apf the wimdow panes lite hail, They are devs® ing all the potaio vines in the vicinity.