Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1875, Page 2

CRIMINAL CALENDAR. Blood-Curdling Tragedy in Min. ncoln, O, A Man Bhoots His Wife and Then Commits Snicide. The Cleveland Eidifor's Experience with & Demacratle Plug=Ugly. Autoblography of Jesse Pomeroy, the Boy Murderer, A Goneral Jail.Dolivery st Grand Rapids, Mich Other Criminal Items. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Cancinnati Gazette, Juiy 2. Tho listle Yillago of Alinneola, in Dolhi Town- #hip, 2 mlea from the corporation line of this city, wad tho ecene of a blood-curdling domes- tic tragady on Friday night.@ Johm Milton Iiry- ron, & wnn of middle age, deliberatoly rhot through ths hoars bis yonug wifo, twenty yoars Lis junior, nud then blow out his own braing with & double-barrol shot-gun. Tho scenc of the tragedy was ina two-story framo houso, with hail through the center, cons taming eight rooms, four on cach floor, sep- orated by a Lall running north and south. I'ho houso hisa & porch fronting on the Lower Hiver rond, and Lias foug bocts known s * Pur- cell's Btand," It is the property of Mrs. Pur- cell, who occupies tho necond story, tho lowor having beon oceupied a4 o naloon and dwelling by liryaou, his wife, and two children, Uryson, the murdercr and suicide, rented tho place about eighé or nite wontha ago. In addi- tion to koeping 8 suloon, ho 100k & fow boarders, Tiut theee latter could uot be retained lone ut & timo. Diyron, twonty years older thau Lis wifo, beeamo furiourly {cnlmu of her, and mado it o maaifeat that his boarders wora obliged to leaye. 11e wan even jealons of etrangers who umrhed £y tecond time at his snloon for & drink, nud lovked with jealous snspicion upon his nialo neighbors, marricd or singlo. Mra. Iryxou wns n womnn of slight boild and rather propossessing sppears ance, about 25 years of age, and wan wmarnied to hier nurderer ofevcn years nzo, nt the ngo of 14 yoars. Hhe Lore Lim two daughters, the oldest now 10, and tho younger € years of ago. Q was tho daughter ot Squire Sannders, who lives near the Florence Jair-Grounds, n fow miles back of Covington, Ky ‘Tivs ill-mated couplo had frequent qunarrols, Avd it was slmost a datly ocenrrenco for Bryson 1o beat and_abuso his wifo i a wost shametul manner, Her fticnds havo often endoayored to witect o separation between them, but she clung to hun with undylng affectton, and thoe endeavors wore futile. 1le had often throatened to com- it the horrible decd which was accomphabod on Friday nght. About threo yenrs ngo when tho Dryeous were living st Aoderson's Ferry, whern they kent n grocery and saloon, they at- tended o ball at o neghbor's houwso and s, Bryson had the temority to waltz with another mun, Thoe day afterward a quarrel ensued, dur- ing which he shiot at her, but miscod Lis i, Mrs. Bryson then left ber husband and siayed ot & ueighbor's house for a work s but irywon conxed hor back at the expirntion of that timo, and they have lived together since. Yrow the furegmag it will be ween that their maried lifo wan not 8 Lappy ono. One of Bry- ron's custonters and bourders left his honse for mote cungetnal places. 11k business war abont rutned, and he hinzelf took to drinking very Liard, spending mowt of s time carousing at o groeery and waloon in the neihborhiovd and "“fi' Inctivg bis own. Ou Friday fio Lnd been driu) ing tu excees, and camo homo in the ovening quitedirunk. Mrs. Dryson wanted to go to o purty, but he refused ber permission, and sheo et early to bod, N “urcell, ni boforn rtated, occnpied the four winer rovmg, AL 4 quaster past 9 sho was undrersityg for bed, when siso heard the roport af npistol, Fearing the worst #he barteuned to drery Lioreedt, but slmont 1mmedintely sho Lieard another sud Youder report, and the screams of tho children, Hautily dressing, she raun down etairs and went to tho houwe ot a ueighbor, s Mr. Iale; but bis wifo E\uuld hot lot Lim_ accompa- ny hier back to tho house. Mrs. Purcell then callod on_eeveral otyurs of the neighbors, but nons weuld vouturn nto the mnfionau Bho then went back ulove, and ot the two children ity the hall-way, who told her what hiad ocetnired. Just then Mr. Joroph Fauting, Marshal of Riv- ermato, catmo i, und the two eutered tho blood- ied rooms, They found Brywy lving on the room tluor, just i front of the couuter. Lz whole top of his hesd wus blonnaf, aud s * brasus and blood benpattered the bar and walis of tho yuom. A double-barrel shot-guy, with Loth Loth warrels umpty but still warin, lay on tha floor at the side of tho Lody., In the bed- Tuom to the rear of tho bar-room, uscd 88 family aud sleoping room, lay the dead body the wife. It lay ob its back near ono of thl beds. A swall purplo bolo in the breast over thio reglon of the heart disclused the track of the fatal ball, yot not a drop of blovd had flowed from the wouud to stain the clothes or the carpet. DEMOCRATIC ASSAULT UPON A REPUBLICAN EITOR, Clreveland Leater, July 28, On Saturday sfternoon nbout 4 o'clock, whils Mr. Cowles, tho editor of tho Leader, was seated ut bin desic am bis privato of in the rear of the counting-room, engaged in convorsation with Dr, Reznor and Cul. Childs, a brutish-look- ing plug-ugly, by the name of Ziemer, who s a Dietnocistio Btroot Counnissioner, came fu and dananded of Mr, Cowles, with a serios of oatls audd thients, the natne of tho toporter whu wrote ou article which appoared iv the Leader of Hat- urduy, under the houd of * More Bweotnos.' Mr. Cowles tophiod to this demand by thut bo was nob i tho babit of suswering tions uddrersed to lum in thal mavoor; that, it Ziemer would cool down aud use moro geutlo- wanly laugunge, Lis questions would then ro- cuive attention, Theroupon he toned down his lunguage sud deportment and n:renw.l bis 10~ quost. Mr. Cowles replied. saying it did not muutter who wroto tho article roferrad to; that the Leader was respoumble for everything that sppeared fu s columun. Lo thou détmundod of Mr. Cowles if he waa rospousible for tho article. T'lio Jatter repiied that au chief oditor bio was ro- eponsiblo. Then tlns plug-ngly issued s vollay of \hireatoning oaths and ubook s fint in Mr. Cowles face, when that gontlemsn weized bim by the lapel of lis coat, and was upon the point of tiving Trom Lis chair for the puepose of ‘vul.ung Zlemer vut of tho ofiice, when ittnodintely thut individ- nal took advautage of Mr. Cowles' unguarded pitting position, and dealt, with his left huud, » bowerful blow on tho lult side of Lis head, Dr, teztier and Col. Childs immediately seized Zie- merand pulled him away. Ziemor thoroupon drew n revolver, and Mr. Cowles, weiviug o honvy irou cuno, siruck him ovor tho head, bunding the cauy nearly toa rl.fihr. auglo. Inthe meanwbile, Dr. Rezuer, Col. Childs, aud dr, Bert O, Wilcox, who had 1ushied in from the countiug-room, ind tho would-bo assassin ju their flrm grip. ‘Lhe torritic blow dualt by Mr, Cowled hind brought the sconndrel to w senma of his Lelplessnens, and hio bogged liko a whipped our to be considored us baving surronderod, A policoman arrived und tooit Zlemer to tho polive-station. dr. Cowlos mppusted and proferrod & obarge of * assaull with intent to kill," sud Ziemor was put under Londs of $1,i00, which wore furnishicd by a brothel Aesistant Btreet Comnuesiouer sud sas luontit, At the station, Btreet-Commiwsionor Vottor was present. o offered to go buil for b pal Zicmer, aud, redolent of whisky snd oaths, threatened that ko, too, would wade through tho Jeader oflics sud thrash the editorsif thoy did not coasu theit attack on lum and the thieving crowd of plug-nglies whom ho sppoluted Assistant Btreot Comunssioners, From the suspicious and prompt sppoarance of My, Vetter and ono of lus seintant Birest Commiesioners at tho station, it would neem au thotigh they know of Zicmor's In- toution to make bis murderous aitack on Mr. Cowles, ” When the rovolver way taken sway from Zicmer at tho station, it was found that the exlindor containluw tho chambers hiad Leen takon out, Ferhaps Mr. Vetter or somo of bhis gung tell whint became of the eylinder whneh was spirited away to provent s charge of attempt to kil frow telog proved. Bo violont was tho lan- puage of Mr, Vetter that City Holicitor Hewe lr:,v. who wes prescut, was obliged lo rebuko . “Ilis case of “lemer will come up bofure Polico Judgo Youug shis afteruooun, JESSE POMEROY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Aorten Avertiver, July 30, Tn tho vecond and fiual instalment of his auto- bloziapliy, publishied jn the Sunday Times, Jesso an aualyis of the tewtinfony for sud agaiugt bim, veh 8y (he trial aud al the hoar- ¥ ooy g Ing before the Governor and Counctl on the po- titton fur & commutation of lis sentence. Bum- ming up Lo savs ¢ These ary the reatong why T hink that, If 1dfa thowo things, T was jurane, or (hat I conhd not helyp detng i), Consldering @ ‘That T wan found at the aee of 6 years cuttlng s kitten with a knife, Tliat 1 wan nubject to & peculinr feellng in {he hesd al times, That thoro acts to thoss boge fudicato diseseed Ton the mubjeet of thore aciag they wero Insaue, 0 110 1o bt an fnkana permon would do no, e the manper of taking the Luys, sl mak- lug oue of them fr-t on a atone, and having this oy Jump oround him, and wmaking 8 queer ndso ifko langhing, Tivcative of the makinig of & boy go ou his knres anid YF"\ at the Lord'n Pfayor, atid then swoear. trcnusu of the aEkIIG of 8 boy wiili knife, and Tielding it up so that'the blomd conld drup down, and Iaughing at the time,'and then repeating it. Tecauno it §a the hlood that secrus t be {hiat which excites me, ne shown by thie story of tho anake: abin, of mcking the kodfe ings the boy atd tie kolding it up and tolting it drop ol ; and toat two doctors, who had each Of them Deen £ ree tie 413 timen, pronounieed me insanes 1 fhink, therefore, that, i T did dothose 8 fnsshe, “"n‘;'n““‘.'.ifl'l':‘.‘.i,’l,_. Ving ali that, as T have maid, Tdo not thiuk 1 did those thilngs for thean reasons @ That T nan 0ot &t the ayo of & aeen ol thu stecot cot- cat, u"x"‘nfil the Government failed to prove mo guilty of Lieme Aret eaveRs i Deeaure my confesalon wan given {throngh fear and unider promine. Beouim thoy dld not sllow me to have counsel at tho trial or prepave for it, Teearinn the evldenco was not suflicisnt to show that T was the boy who sdid these things, Becanro (wa of thoso buys when they Orat saw mio failed to ftentify me, Tecanma all thid cvidenco cama from iho boy= that were fnjured, anl they were prefindived neainat me, Hecauso no ovidence was allowed to ba gut in on my side, Vgeauso i Juudgo dii not weigh the evidenco im- partially. Becaso the rentenco was mujuet, And_because T kunsw that 1 diil not do it ta those Boyr, T eonclndo that T was not gulits of the arts, “Iliat tho Mory of my being excited when killing that nske, or it gavo n atisfaction begoud that which I liave mentioned, it 80, “Fhat the Governuent ity (o case of Katle Curran failed to show or provo that she came in the store va the morning of the 24th of March, 1974, Hoentine trronpective of my confeasion 1t has got to ba proved, “That they furnished no evidence that the girl was killed in that cellar, or that 1 buried her, ‘That 3o evidenes of bloud beiny scen or found in tuo cellur, was put n. That no evhleuce of bad sncil betng found, was put. in. ‘That there was 1o evidenca of blond being on my clothes (a8 £ would be natural to suppose), Tty becauxn sl different parties searched tha col- lar ndd found nothing, nor notteedn bad or any kind of smell 3 therefore, tha It 190 mantfest imposet] dlity 1hiat that body #hould Jio there four montha without it Tiefng uoteed, “That workmen had been there nine dags boforo {ho tiody was discoyeeed, and that they shouid ot notico & Lt smeli Ia, it ecrun to me, §mponsibie, “Thint the verdiet was not trie un socount of the in- eulietency of avidence, snd that It was {nihuieucod by rejudice, " VErhaT know that T 0id not do that murder, dnd that Tknow my whereabouts on tho ay of the mur- dor, . at tho confexslon was nat given oh my part with- out reluctance, Beeanne the person to whom 1 gave tha cunfonston was not tose to his word, wanl becatire the confesmon wak mude Bimply aa I wished to gty mother aud Lrotbor relacd, not becaure T did the murdor, wtd becausn 1know that Tdid nol do#l, 1 ray that Tam fnuocent of that evime, L . 1 biave now xeld ail 1 wish abont the tuinl amd the hearing, atid the only questton which ¢ what wiil the Governor atd the Counerl d tomy care? Turegard to that I eannot 1 do not Kkuow their reutiuw uta fu rejard to tho case, o in Fo- gurd 1o me, though ut this e I focl that the Gover- ot will commute my sentenice, 1 hope so at least, It all restw with thetn; if they say I must dle, 1 amdead; o, Lumn dead, too,—a I that would ho, I can only hops and wait; tho best, walt for tho decision, I expect it oo, Liax beon a great deal maid in regard to,my fn- cofu regurd to this case, particularly by tho uewepapers, ‘Tuey commit a gral mistako when they say thint, and, nw the newspapers contral public opii- fuit, T am belng constderably wisjndged, Tt 4 not by & person's Jooka only that they are to be judged, but by thelr talk and actions ; also accurding o the erime that haa boen committed ; aleo by tho degroo uf Intel- igence porsesved by the udividusl, In regrd to thiewe cased I do not feel what T ami charged with, 1 kuow that, 1 know the crimo that has been commit- ted, but I douot feel ita awfulnesn; that {a what 1 mean, And so in rogard to the otlier cases, 1 know thie crime baa Lecn committed, but I do not realizo that with which I wtn cbarged, Nature hus given me @ mnind, that when anyiling wroug comes, or when Lad news comce, 1 do ot wisnifest my feeliug, though 1 huve tho feoling fu 1o, 1 kuow 1 am arrested for murder ; 1 know shat murder {8 3 I kuow that T have been tried and couvicted for the ninrder, bnt do not realize the poultion I am fn, My meaning mey nut bo quite clear, but I think you will understand me. It mway be that my temperament Lias smnething 10 o with my uot showing -nmuullnu‘ bus I know nollung about that, so will let it Tho autobiography is dated Eoston, the 21st day of Junc, 1570, JAIL DELIVERY. Srecial Dizvatch to The Chicaco Tribune, GraNp Rarins, Mich., July 27.—This evening #ix prisoners in thio County Jail escaped. Thoy waore in tho socond story of the Luildiog. The outer walla of tho jsil aro bmilt of brick, 16 Inchos thick, filled with timbers about 20 wuches apart on tho innor wide. On thesa timbors are nailed 2-iuch pine planks covering the whole of tho iuner surface of tho walls, On those planks are fastencd plates of boller-iron about 3 feet wido, ws loug as tho story is high., These plates aro three-cightlis of au inch thick, and were jolned at tho demws with & narzow etip of fron of the eame thickness overlying the odges of plates, snd were fastonod tugothior with iron bolts about threc-alihtls of auinchin diamoter,and 2inches long, 1uvnig fulo tho wood through cac edge of the utrips and the edge of the plates, the Liends being rivoted in, About 4 or b feot from tho walls In a chilled ntool latticework with flue woshies ou the three mdes wurrounded, Tho iron cells uro on tne back side. ‘Ihe cells aro not sepatuted from thegwalls,and the privonors when not locked had freo nocess to the guter walls. They teok tho iron hooks from their iron beds, asod to fasten thom up, ond two case- kuives, ond startod Lwo or threo of thoss boita, Then they wrencuiod au iron bar louse froma portiou staylng the lattico work tothe cells, and tore ot & plato from the wood about 6 feet up from tho floor ; then with a caro- kuifo they made s holo in between two plates, took their bar aud pried of two short planks but 3!; feet long; then a holo through the brick wall’ was camly mado, A mro was medo of & whest, and, abont 8:495 o'clock, hnlf an hour before thmo to lock up, six of the nina piisoners in that mtory climbed out aud rau off, 'I'io otber threa wonkl not go. ‘Llioso who oscaped wora as follows ¢ Jim Manning, awaiting tiul for aileged robbery § Fred Knight, for alteriug United States noton ; Jolin Buke, for malicioua {njury to a dwalling ; John Allou, wame offouse; Jobn Joyos, for being disorderly undor the statutcs by lowd conduct ; George William, for grand larceny. Bherift Haines is not to blame for the cscape, or Lis turnkey, dr. J. Lamoroaux. Tho Bheriff will offer €100 reward n the morning 101 tha capturo of each onu of tuom, and {s now hunting for them. OUTRAGE AND RETRIBUTION. Lbppirton City (Mo.) Guzette, A killing serape occurred at Joluson City, o this county, on Monday last, tho 1Dth juat, 1t seows that & man nawod John Baucom, whouo character hos not been without blemish, was riding past the farm-houso of John Berry, on July 9, and diacovering tuat nobody was at home but Mrs, B., ho diswouuted from his borse and ontered the houso, Whilo thero ho aeized Mrs. B, and attemptod a numeless crime, but she bolng a strong woman succeeded in waking Lor escaps aud the brute theu remounted Lis horse avd rode on. Uo told ber, huwover, beford departing that ho would roturn agaiu, but sho tokl him if he did shie wonld shoot lum, and said who imtanded telling hor nusbaud of bis doviliel attewmpt, Baucom, however, did not retorn, aud when lior busvand, 3r. Borry, returned home she told uim what Lad tesuspited in his absence, Mr. Borry, after hoaring lier story, told Ler thut ho should kil Baucow If 1t was tho last thing he dig, and 31r, Berry wont to Baucuw's houso that ovemug with Wi sboteguns but, not finding i st Lome, finslly told Mrs, Baucom what trauspired, and what his business was thoro, Boveral days after that thu two parties wot at E. C. Borry's fleld, and John Berry walked up tu Baucom; he accusud bim of what ho bad doue, whioch he (Luucon) did not deny, but adwitted Lo bad dous wrong, and told bim he wonld tight Liw, whereupon they cliuched, but wore immo- diately purted by parties standing by. Mr, Baucom then ssserted that st fghting ot Lis gau whereupon Berry nnfi “nor mine either,” and with thess " wordy rusned tuward tho housu for a whot-gun, sud, although the bystanders attempted w _stop him, they could uot do it; wud, as Mr, Berry wont afier bis gun, Baucom role off after somo weapons, but did not yeturn, and from that day thoy did wot mest suainn tukil the wfternvon of the 10tk just., st Johnson City, st which place, Baucow, in the presonce of wituesscs, abused Berry, aud challenged him for » fight with weaponn, Berry was not armod, and lolt Baucom with- out replyitg o his threats sud challengo, sod procevded on hix way bome, Oa his ariival thero ho took his shot-gun and waited until Taucom passed s (llerry's) house, on Lin way hote, aned, a8 hio rode by, Berry fired, killing Baucom alimost instantly. THE MOUNTAIN WEADOW MASSACRE. Dea 1 Juty 97.--'Tuo most of the day wan occupiod with legal guostions. Tho defoune paid thoy desired to examine Brigham Young and Goorga A, Smith. Both aro too fecblo to travel, and they asked leavo tohava thait depor tionn taken at Halt Lake. Tho Conrt said it conld bo dono by the congent of tho prosacu- tion, which objJectod, cluwming that both wero ablo to travel, ticorgo W, Tiradshaw was rworn: After tho emgrants yassod Coanar, orders wero fkanod to mustor a company to bury tho emigrants killed by the Iudiane, Witness went with a xpade to tho placo of rendozvour, Haight asked whero was my gun, I replied, **Do yon want & gun to bury tho dead?" Ilo pmid,” “You fool, wo bhome.” After tho cminmnts passced, heard Iaight preach, Ho said if somo of the foals hiad not tampered with the Incians the emigrants wonld then bo in their graves, but it was all right, a8 they bad merely gonn _farther into the mire. Afteriho massacty, hea=d Haight preach, They wero to savy nothing about it, Baw thoe seagons Uronght back to Codar, Saw tho ehil dres—somo of them 6 years old. ‘Tha childron hered up by 1ho Goveroment ugent and eonl, Bast, A wife of Teo at tho time of the massscre, but now divorced, bas just been brought wito town by Marshal Maxwell, A COWARDLY MURDER. Special Doiatch to Tha Chwaso Tribitne, Davesront, b July 27.—1n Liberty Town- ship, this county. on Sunday evening, & most cowaudly and bratal murder was perpotrated. At the fann of William Harkert wero gathered a number of farmers and harvesters, who, towards ovening, boenno boisterons, and a gen- ernl row wans tho rexuit. While the row was goinizon a German farmor, Gepert Gritysen, with o fifend, resulved to attempt to quiot the men. With this intention thoy turned to enter tho house, when an Irishmnn named Charles Moore, a harveat hand, who wad of tho purty engaged in the row, camo townrds them withi & ¢ocked revolver in bits hand, and, beforo either of the men could get out of his way or were awaro of his murderons dewign, Mooro wtepped out towards tbem, and, takinga delibor- ato nim, tired his pistol at Mr. Gritysen, tho bul- let entering hin kide. o imme lul{ fell to the ground, with tho exclamation, * My God, I'm Killed 1" and cx‘flrcd in a fow moments, In the oxcitement and horror that ensued the mur- dorer mado goml Lis oscapy, and has not yot been approhionded. BIGAMIST ARRESTED, Spectat Disvateh to The Clncann Tribune, T axsas Ty, Mo, Jfuly 27.—About a year ago Johu A, Lowis came to Iottawatomio County, Kanwas, from Ldnburg, Heotland, bringing his family with him. His wifo bad considerable money. of her own, and ho succeoded in obtain- ing £20,000 in gold from Ler. Sbarcly aftor, he sent hor home on n visit and married a young womnan aamed Mary Hafer, giviug hor 1,500 aa cower. One of his cinldren died suddenly about tins time, and Lewis aud his vew wifo loft for parts guknown, Gov. Osborn offered n reward of $5400 for their apprehension, aud Detective Reed, who has been for Rix munths working _up the cawe, discovered him in Liborty, Mo., n few miles from Lere, to-day, and took Bim through to Kausas. Tho present charge is bigamy, but he is suspocted of being engaged in making counterfcib money aud plates, being an expert ougraver. 1lis wifo sticks to him like & horoine, snd made every effort to bavo bim re- sed by hnbeas corpas, but the olicer took bim over thio liue Leforv whe could effect her pur- POsO. A FARMER MUNDERED, apeeal Dinputeh to T'he Chieias Frivtne, Dunugue, Ia., July 27.—0n Monday aftsrnoon last, L. A. Billings, & woll-known and prosperous farwer residing in the vicinity of Rockford, Floyd County, was found dead in 4 grove 8 miles eouth of Norn Springs. ['wo charges of sbot were found {n Lia hoad and side,aud a ball in the brain, back of the ear, Tho Coroner's jury re- turned n verdict of killed by soma porson or peraons undvown, Tho deceasod has been noted 1or many years as beiog tho wost litigious resi- dent in Floyd County, nud has liad cousidorablo troulle with his son aud son-in-law. Tha neigh- Lors aro inclined to beliovo that the latter ure in THE CTICAGO TRIBUNF rBomo way conuected with tho assassination. HORSETHIEF ARRESTED. Special Dispateh to The Chieado 'ribune, Sovru Benp, Ind. July 27.—Chouncy Car- ponter stolo o horko at Usceols, Ia,, nud in Il linoly traded it, and then sold that one. ITe come here sud vivted somoe relations near by, sud as bo was leaving Oficer Fourke and Jarshal Heedy nrroated him, and tudiuced him to mako a confossion, Lo wiil be taticn to lowa for trisly, POLITICAL, MINNESOTA HEPUBLICANS, Speeial Disyateh to ThaLmenas F1ioune, 87, Pavt, July 27.—Polittcians wero busled this afternoon in fixing things for the Ropublic- an Biate Convention to-morrow, Canvassers who liave atteuded to coutent.on Governor esti- mate 65 delogates for ex-Gov, Austin, 48 for Dr, Biowamt, and 89 for Plllebury, leaviug 50 yot to be hoard from. 1t is evident now that the cloico for Goyernor will dopond-on the results of combinations making among candidates for other places on the tickot, nll of which are likely to bo arranped beforo morulug. Ouly ouo nom- ination appears alrendy agreod upon, that of Gitillan, ‘lrv.fne.nt incumbont, for Chiel Jus- tico. Cutididates ara not unusually plonty, but slato-moking 4 coufused by the Seandinaviaus Lefng divided Lidtweon four ar five men of thoir natlonality for throo differant ylacen, Lioute Gov. Barto, Whiteomb, T1casurer Diko, Clork of Court Hougl,and Railroad Comwissioter Raydall aco secking re-clection. Barlo, Dike, and Stuugh mieot with strong opposition, THE HARD-MONEY MEN. New Youx, July 21.—Tho Erening Post will publish the followiug this afterncon: A meetiug will bo held to-morrow ovening at the rooms of the Aseocintion of I'olitical Re- form, for the purpose of electing delegatos from this city to tho Nationsl Hard-Monoy Uonven- tion to bo Licld at Cinewnusti on tho 25th of Octo- This convention will bo the outgrowth of a beld at the Tobneeo Exchange, Richmond, ¥a., on tho 4th of May, which wau attoudod by rupresentatives of the tabaceo trado aud many other prominent merchouts of that city, togother with lending bankers, —_ - THE WEATHER: ‘WasmiNaton, 1), C,, July 27.—For ths Upper Lake region, Upper Missisuippi und Lower Alis- souri Valleys, fullivg or utationary baromotor, eastorly to southerly winds, warmor, partly cloudy weather, aud rain arcas. LUCAL OLBERVATION. Cnioago, July 37, | Fther Tar. Thritie) Wind, [Kumn Db sl O i S LT Time. o4 v+ Gloudy, * Cleara.! . Cloudy, 'Lt rain, ;M}?fllmum thermometer, 703 mislnom . thermomo- v, 08, ' GENERAL ONSENVATIONS, o Cmcaco, July 7—10:18 itar, TAr] Wind. Weatler, e Station. Tiain] #4]6. E. geutle.)., [N o il it Faie, K., getlo 1.40{Olear, sl .. WISCONSIN BANKS. Spectal Dupateh o TI Chicaoe Tridune, Mamsoy, Wik, July 27.—The following is » suwary of tho principal itoms {n the somi-ans uunl reporty to tho Biate Y'reasurer of twenty- three bauks doing business in the Btate uuder the Htato laws ; Capital, Crrenlatidn. .. Doposits. Bpeck Conh itemx Publie weciiritie Bills ot wolveut Luuks, 1,110,291 Ao UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Protracted Mecting ot the Board of ‘I'rustees. A Motion to Roinstate Dr, Moss Do- fonted. why the Tce-Uream Was Stolen, The Toard of Directors of the Chicago Uni- versity met yosterday nfternoon at the Grand Tacitic Motel. ¢ whs quits gonorally known that the question of Dr. .\{«‘.H:l' remaval would bo brought up, and that o dotcrmined fght wonld made by hin friends to effect a reconsidera- tion of the action of tho last moeting. Tho wersfon yestorday, therefor, posvossed unu- sual interoxt, and its resnlt was looked forward to with mnch anxiety. A large numbor of the students of tho Col- togo who stand by tho lato Dreeident loitered around the eorshdors of tho hotel to await the announceuenty that might bo expected at the closo of tho deliborations. The moeting took place in n private parlor bo- Biud closod doors, and the roporteis, though & great deal of timo wau wastad 1 au attempt to do ¥o, aro unnblo to give tho debato, which was no doubt interesting and full of raro rovelations, aud also oxcited, a8 tho room wis ®ot Ko closo ne to provent tho confurion of veices from remch- tho corridors outside, As a matter of unusual intorest was to bo bronght up, thoro was an ox- ceptionally full sttendance, TIIE FOLLOWLNO WERF FIESRNT Messrs, Doone, Iurt, Ilinckley, Burroughs, 1ttake, Carter, Doolittle, Pollard, Wilson, llare Tett, Gaewstto, Hull, Jones, Hoyne, otz Cheuey, Harris, Crawford, Thowpson, Seam- won, J4. A, Sinith, Heeretary, Bontleld, Iiateh, Dacon, Walker, Coolbaugh,” Dr, L. Il Smith, Burroughs, W.' (i, South., Mr, Scammon proe mdod, ~Alittlo routivo businosa wos tirst dis- posed of, Tho rosignaticn of Mr. Shanuon as mombor of tho Loard was prosontod und accaptod, A comnunication wis read from the Rov. 8, W, Danenn, 1), ., of Cincinnati, nelinowledging the degree of Doctor of Bivinity at the last commencement of the University, Jude Dualittlo then introduced THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS oxpected by maving to talo up the motion to-re- consider the voto by which Dr, Moss had been romoved, which was laid npon the table at tho Inst meeting, 'Fhe motion was dobated at con- siderablo longth, and was objected to as unpar- linmentary, 1t wns tinally lost. Judge Doolittle thon ‘moved to rescind tha action of thelast meeting, or, in offe i stato Dr. Moss. As this manner of re: businoss did not prosont any technieal ebjoctions, tho motion was discuesed puroly upon its morits, It provoked n long and very excited debate, which was kopt up with no abatoment until noarly 10 o'clock in the avening, Spooch- es wero mado in behalf of what may be formed the Burroughs interest by Hoyne, Boone, and Caotbaugh, und for rof. Moas by Cheney, Doo- littte, Dr. Bwith, Dr. flithy, and others. After much confusion bad provaloed for several Lours the quostion was at lagt TUT AND LoST by s votoof 17 to 13, I'rof. Moss' removal may now be lookoil upon a4 accomplisbed. The partios who voted against bis reinstatemcnt vosterday are said to hava beeu actuatedgby wo fil-feohugs toward bim, but to have done so from a bolief that Burroughs and Moss conld not live togeth- er. As Mr. Durrougns' services in the (inancial departuent of tho University appear to bo of more valuo than ’rof, Mosy' in the intollectual, the latter is compolled to step down and out. The resnlt was received with much dissntisfac- tion among tho students who waited to hear it. Bl‘mf Moss, it is said, will soou leave for the Eaut, After tbis businoes had beon disposed of, Mr. Bonlield prescnted tho following: Rtesalred, Thut the Mternry department of the Uni- versity of Chicago bo boreafier dusignated aa the Dougias Collego of the University of Chicago, Adoptod. Tlo following wero mado a committoo to pro- are and publish a statement giving reasous for bo action of tho Loard: Gasscite, Coolbaugh, Boono, Hoyne, and Hull, ‘Thio meating then adjourned indefinitely. In couversation last eveming, Dr. Burroughs 6oid thut ho considered the action takon as . THE END OF THE MATTER for the prosout, und Lo had no expeetation of a renowal of hontilities ou tho sawme subject. Lo wa sutisfled, lio vald, with hiy position us Chan- colior, but hu did not desire to add to it the duties of active head of the College. Doth Le did not thnk conld be expuoted of wue mun, and lie was not prepared to assume the double of- flea. Tho iufercnco to ho druwn from tho con- versation was that there will Lo s selection soon made of President. who shall be in accord with anajority of the Doard of Trustees uod with the Cbaucolior, No hint was droppod an to who the new wan was likely to bo, and it I8 more than probablo that thu matter Las not beon so : WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1875, far considered a8 to reach s comparison of names, WIIY THET STOLE TIE CREAX, To the Editor of F'he Chicayo Tribune s Cmicaco, July 97.—Wo saw in yosterday's Tuisuss sn article sigued “ A Stndont.” Aho writer wisropresents tho opinions of a large part of tha atudents, Dr. Moss 1 vory unpopulnr for variouy reasons, which would not bo under- stood without u long story. Wo will give a fow of the simplest. On occasious of public extubi- tion e Lay not Bhown duo respect to tho au- dience or students by rising whon he annonncod tho sponker’s name and subject, Mo liad very hittlo regard for the opiuions of tho Faoulty or studonts, although some of tho Faculty ara far duperior to him in their knowl- edgo- of tho students of this University and thoir customs. 1o rofused to invito undergraduatos to tho loveo becauss, as ho said, hie would kv to foot thae bills for refreshments. In fact, ho couldit nudjrattlo off words and talk Ieamodly by tho Lour, but a4 a gontloman aud o vres hoig o failuro, 1le ovidently camo West O3POOLLE tq Rind tho wild rangers through tho wiklerious dabyiineh of Humiltonian mota- plivsics and lutls sibiscts fiko that, ** A Htu- dout " (7) writes that tho trouble on the night of the loveo was simply the averflowing of the wtudents’ juy ab tho end ot g sehool- yoar. Wo ure not schoolboys, buy vy, . wow who nre suppused . %o haie s lutlo commou senwe, asnd we o not undertako anything of that kind moug'fl{’. lesnly, Wo stold the ico-cream, and made all the noiso we could, becauso wo were tharvughl; disgusted with Mows.s Although wo have botl beeu biero flro years (throe yeatn in the Propara- tory course), wo Lave nover seen such utter dis- regard for divcipliue smong the studeuts, nor so muny leave the school duriog the year or inteud- 1ng to go elsenwhero uoxt yoar, I'vo Ice-Cnzaus, TUE BTANDARD, To-day's Standard will contain the following editorial ou the subjoct of tho University ; ‘The action of the Trustecs of this inetitutlon, at tholr Jast mectlng, bas callud forth an judigusut and aliwost unaninous protest on the part of the general publicand the denominatioual yress, We Lisve et pervoually, no wah durng this weok of auziety and i1ation who as nobdeclared the act altke unjust aud suiuidal ; while the uttorance of the prees, both do- nominatlonal sud weculae, with tie excoption of occa. wlousl communicatious o thy latter fruw interested partics, & to tho offoct that the cuurso of tho Livard fs wholly without justification. A sirios objoction ki the easure, apart from the al infustico involved fu it, tu that 1t 18 resction- ero s been n eall throughout tho country for’ changes in' the Univenily adminlstration that ahould Feliove it of chrunlo embarrassuonts growing out of jungutandivg Wifereuces, aud sct it fu o course of - progioss wuch s its friunde Lave hoped to weo and have & right sxpect, Tho fusugurstion of the uew Troxidint wis ot fnportaud weasnro o thatond, It ‘Wap uo of thoso fucldents In the bistory of » grest fumitution which creato an ¢r, & changs from ofd to uaw, the instauration of » fresh aud mom hopeful caroer, Huoh as this occury, perbape, fu the histort gumyu:‘ugm}ou. Thio. f.mu ,; m:fiuum s 1ferent thing, {n uany reapudta, Jrom tha rearing QnJ -Lnu:mro.“‘ Ll conditions n‘fi the tv'n\ Jormy of ot urs masitidlly mhke, 4 1t 0 w0 dlrjsrugo- tuent t sny.uan tist whoa ko ks acoomplishd one §t w found best aud wisest 10 commit the other Ly A0mE 016 Who Cotues 16 18 (rea, ald With Teaotircus unptatred, It broot 100 Tunch 1o sy (hat the tme Liad frdly come whea 1hib rhange wea oalled fOF n tho Laivurrlty of Ollcaiio, The changs wia sccoruingly mudes to go back upon it now, fu the hope 1hat the tide o} thiugs can be mede to ttow oiberwise than us ud Providunce ordatn, fu shmple fsulty, 0 wen who ore intrusiul with the sifulni of the dty otught to fuol that thelr charygo ls & pecullar- ntous one, Huch persoual elumeuts as enter 1uto the questions willh whick they have 1» disl, fm. poriant us they My bo, are after all uot the chisf ones. Thows gentlvinon wre vapoctul to aldwiuiater o alluire of the Univercity 5o us ta promoto in the must elliclent way tho denlgn of 1t institution. T Hifs overytting clna is subordinate, ‘Tu wwervy from Abis wini, 1 suy juterest whatover, i inddollly W s wost wacred trist, What wo hure urye gaius addition. al jwpartance io the peoscul cases, [roin We fack that the Uniyrrsity of Chicago 18 an educational intereat of Al very timt clnas, whilin to fmperil e prosperity by wantof Judgment or want of fideilty is for that e #ou 1l ho 10 2 Wromg. oo intereat it Iu it, not ouly hiere fu Chicago, but in evary part af th coumtry, whilo Hliateatad by (o rnergaile comments of tha des somminatioual pres dutiing yeacs 1 ast in ol directfons u‘nn the nwhagewent of the University, fn ftself illatrative ~ of " tho pomt wo make. The ine atitutinn belongs ta tho conntey, Tho lenoni inational stako fuvolved fn e fortanes da onn shared Ly fhe Dapliste of tha Bast and of fhe oty o leas that by thows of fhe West, Lach Bap Gint o the Hoard ot for_same. peronal o Atieh obligations as or ehuirels chrela, not eluply Ju ) erannal relitiona b thte or that fodividnal iy fmtiose, bt as the ropreaettgtive of the whalo body of Jun Auirican beothten, Wint T e or coutaed, e fors, st Foleniuly upon e CiIe, Ak atie rery o WlbiE renro very word and tul 0 year ko wors I8 canverned, el y olee of tli denoininat than by tho vordict of bl apinlon i ro and the West, What the ioaril Have fo do B o wovo on I that samo_ irection of progres, Rewethoary measires meal alienation of contidencr, withirawal of nupport, aund ruin atd Wirgrace n ho end Wo givo thls an onr viow of e attibmdo fn which the gonerAl question mow stands, Detail of recent hioe fory in tho mmntter, Leyeml what haye already beea furntehed, we pref lio prerent o Wikl Should it became necesary. thess can Lo given, and thiay will e founed to Justify every witaranca upor this gl mnatter g far iwado 1 the-o columus, i 1L R, IL's INDIAN TOUR. Mr. Disrncli’s Prescntation of the Project to the Ionse of Commons, In tho lonso of Commons on July 8, on the motion for going into wupply, Mr, Disraeli, who wan receivod with loud cheors, said: Befors you. rir, loavo the chair I tako tho oppertunity of making tho statement I promiced to tho ITouse on o former ovening rospecting the con- tomplated visit to India of Ilia Royal Highness tho P'rince ot Wales. Tho ilouro in nware that for wome time past His Bogal Highnees has con- templated o visit to that country. ITo i, ns the 1louso knows, & great travelor. T'hers are very fow countrics lio hms not visited, avd I need not diell on the great importancy and . yautago to an individual filling the responuibla pont which lis Royul Highuess does of teavel in forelgn parts, i do not menn to say that travel 18 the best cducation & man can bnve, but it is tho best odnueation for Princes. 10w Royal High- ness hue at all timen shown and {1t conmderabla importance and interest in il that portains to tha jutorest of tho dominions of the Queen, and it wan under feotings of that lund that he paid his memorable visit to Canada, nud both to Gana- dians and to himeoll it was cqually uatisfying, and Hin Royal Highuoss now eoutemplaton trave ©ls of & moro oxtensive wud porhapy wore impor- taut character. ‘I'ho [louse must bo awnro that tho rules and zepzulations which wora adopled and which oasily L!m\'nil on o visit to onr own Coloies would not 0 adnjited to & visit to Ludia, an ancient land of many nations. 1o the Colonios His Royal High- nesy zanumllf' met a popniation of his own raco, T may say of lus own_ religion and manuers, but m Tudis His Boyal Highnoss will have to vieit & sariety of nations, of differont races, of difforent rohigions, nnd of ditferont customs and man- ners, aud it will be obsious to the Houwe that tho aimplicity of tho erraugoments which might sult . vIsit to onr own colomies would hot equally z\pph‘ 10 the coudition of Indin and its popula- ion. ¥ Ihero is ono romnarkable charactoristio woll kuown to mewmbers with rogard to Oriental man- ners, oi,which 1 will for o momout dwoll, that did not obtain_in his provious travels to any gieat oxtent, ¥ lio cxchiango of prosents he- twoou vistors and their hosts, This in & cny- tom so deeply rooted in Uriental lifo, and par- ticularly in India, that although 1t was obvious to the old Company who governed Indin that it was n custom which led to greut corruption, and the Governmoent of er Mujesty which sncceed- ed to it was avimated Dy the same convictions, and although thoy preveunted those they em- l)loyod from matorinlly benefiting by thoto cus- onis, becauso thoy retquishod thom to the Btate, still they have always found it impossiblo (o formnlly terminato that custom, It led, at firat, however. Lo grest misepprohension aud dis- sntisfaction 1n the native mind, 1he Couneil of India has recoived an intima- tion from the Vicoroy thut merepresents of cere- monial, which have of lato years boen discour- aged, noed not, in the opinion of hix Lxcolloney, bo ndopted fn this caso, but I may remind tho Houso that althongh arrangements of that kind might bo offectod, His Itoyal Highness ta sbout to visit o population of upward of 200,000,000— thiat ho will bo tlhie gudst or m: tho ncquain- tance of many native chiofs rulors, that thoro are amoug them at least ninety reigning sovoreigns at fha prescut time, aud no doubt his Toyul Highuess tmuast Lo placed in o position to oxercise this spontancous foel- g so charactorintio of his paturo, and generonity, and splendor, which Lis own charac- ter and tho churacter of tho country aliko ro- wiro to be gratufled. [Hear, lmnr.{ T mention this elrcurstance in passing, but tho Iouso is awara that by tho presont arrangement sy pro- souts received by any one employed ln the- Gov- orument of the Viceroy iu that countrv bave to Lo yielded up to the tiovernment to bo dealt with Ly a particular department of the State, aud gold, and the procecds of tho salon are placed to the account of the Government in Indin, [Henr, bear.] I think, howovor, that the llouse will agroa with Hor Mnjesty's Govornment that thore would bu somotbing most undiguitied [hear, hoar] and most distasteful if, in o vist like ts of tha Loir to the Brtish Crown, any details of this Kl should be entered into |lLear, hear], and thut the House will axreo in anothor conclusion arrived at by Hor Mujooty's Ministors, that not only should wo not debate chis custow, which e gonorally been adopted with regard to lor Majesty's subjects, but that it really would bo advirable, 1f we could arrange i, and I tink It could bo arrsuged, that this quostion of prescnis should not be Lhe subjoct of any discussion whatovor. Ithluk wo can mako arcungewmonts for not coming to o specitis voto upon u subjoct of that charneter, bocauso it fs jmpossible not to Socl thiat all geaco and dignity are lost ontiroly 1f thoso who are to reesive theee gifts aro aware of the mechavicsl and coiwmonplace mavver in which such gifta aro arrhuged which might bo tho spoutaueous fucling of tho donor. [liear, hoar, 1 will now inform the ifouse what aro tho ar- rangements wa propose to mako, and ln which no doubt the Houso will feel doeply intorested. The duration of His Royal Ihghness' visie will probubly extend over six mouthe, and, as far sy 1 enn form an opinion, he will leave En- giand about tho 17th of October., Tho Berapis aud the Osborno will Lo ready by that time. ‘The Horapis will be provided for tho accommo- dation of Hin Royal Highmoss sod his suite, uud tho Osborno will attend bim, first, in case, but it i bopod not, of accident oceurring ; and,” wecondiy, becausa whon 1Mis Royal Ilighness entors tho great rivers of Iudia, the Burapis vill draw too much water to adyatico up tuowm. Benides that, thero will ba dotached the squodron under Admiral Lambert to rondozvous at Bowbay, in order to strougthen the Indian station, aud give that natural pomp and circumn- mazco which I thivk becomes the heir and son Ol that Quean who L hopo is still sovereign of tho sowa. |Choors,] Whother it will meet His Royal Highuoun at lombuy or Aden ja* not_yeu settled, My right Lonorablo friond, tho First Lord of the Aduwiralty, will placa o1 tho tabla su cstimato of tho vxpeuso of this visit, so far ad thonuvy 1a concerued. ‘That estimnto will carry the I'rince aud his wuite to India, snd in duo time back again, and It will Lo about £52,- 0v0—[four-tifths of which must fall on tho prea- out financial year, aud the othor fifth io she yoar that follows, When Ills Royal Highuoss touches Indian soil he bocomes tho yuest of the Viceroy, and the Viceroy has oxpressed u!rungl{ his wieh snd opinlon that this should bo tbo case. Leis duoply intorested in the visit of tho Priuco, which ho hias counsolod strougly from tho Heut, and hay nxrrnuuud in ltnguage that it wiil be of great bonafit both to England and India, But, although His Ruyal Highness is to bocomo the Yunu& of tho Vicoroy iu ludia, tho exponeo to the ndlan roveune wilf not bo very consiorable, for tho oxpenditure will bo contlned ontiroly to tho rights of hospitality. I dv not know that it will bo novessary for mo to offer to the Houscan oatimato of tho cost. I have socn one, awd 1vid not one of u very considerable amount, I mighs way that probably £30,000 will' be tha'cont ot that Lead, : : It is my duty now to iuform the Monse of the fiullhm in whiloh His Toyal Hignnose will vieit diu, - M doos ux KO thore un the ropresouta- tive-of er Majusly, but as the heir apparent of Ler arown. JHoar, hnr.l Under ordinsry cir- oumstances somo ditlicultios mught bo contew- plated from theswo poeitions of the Vicoroy aud of Iis Royal Highness, Lut thoy caunot provail, 1 wn suro, in the prosent instauce, becauso thera inno one #0 earncatly anxious for the visit of His Royal Highness as " tho Viceroy himself, aud 10 otio hus boea more cavoful and fertilo 1 ox- odients to secure for His Royal Highuos s posls I’.m. which would eatisfy thecountry aud himself, Yor reosons of this kind it bas boon arrsuged that His Royal Highnoss should hold au investi- turo of the Order of the Bar of Indis, which {y probably the mout m?mnnut coremany in which Ln could display bimuolf to the Princessud Oniofs of Tudia. 'There are wany other mewns by which I feol perfoctly convinced that, with- out taking o step whicl would be full of politioyt Incouvenience by inteefering ju any way wity suy logal coustitutionul position of tho Yiceroy, His loyal Uighuces will be placed throughout hivtravela in s posittun which will impresa tho mind af Indis with the regal dig- mly]nud inlluenco of the pouition which he oc- cuplos, Now T havo rhown Lo tho ITouno whot fa tho expendituro of earrying in Royal Hiphnesa to India, and of prepuring aud nocuring also his ro- turn wlien tho tuto of roturn ocetics.g 1 lnye in- timated to the Houso thy probable expondituie whicli will bo dofrayed by tho Imdian Lreasnry during tho period that his Royal Highne i in T, and which, as | have observed, will bo atrictiy limited (0 tho ritew of howpitality, Now I must toll tho House tho wim shat wo think, af- ter thin oxponditure, it in noceswary to axk (ho Hauen ta vote to 1lis Roval Uighuess for what [ way eall his persounl expen<es, for [ do not winh in any way to advert Lo the subject of pres- enta agan, Wo consider that hin. Royal Highness shoull ha put ponition in which ho mhould bo ablo, It a manner worthy of hin ciaractor and station, to gratfy all thofo fmpules which naturally arlso under tho circumriancens of tho caso when o becomas the guient of thoso Indian Chiefs, and ofion not only a sharer of their hoapitality, but also n aliaror of their pastimes, Now, tito 1 Wo propore to move in committeo, nt the it opportanity, Is L60.000. Wo boliove thnt that Is & sum wineh wil wllow THa Royal High- nesa to accomplish all that he ean rensun- nl;lfl desire, aud oill malntain his position with becoming splendor in that coun- try, Wo pioposs siko tust that sum wlionld bo subjected to an audit, and that the Auditor sliould bo Sir Williamn Andorson, a name well known to the House, who will ho in enn- rtant commuuication in tho mntier with the Chancellor of tho Bxchoquer ; but the sccounta will hostrictly countldential, [Iloar, hear.] The monev will be expanded on tho respoueibility of IHor Majosty's Government, and wo with conli- donce appeal ta tho Ilouso to ngreo o tho nre rangementa that we havo madp. 1 do not know that I have anything further to say to tho Housn than to express my hopo that ['rovidenco will puard over thus precious chargo, and that thiy visit to Indin wnay incrensa that expericneo which bocones the Loir of the empires. |Loud cheora.] —_— A FAST CONTINIENTAL MAIL, The Lightning-Train (Between New York and Chleago, New York Terbune, July 26, The preaent administration of tho Post-Ofico Dopnrtment promises to loave hohind it an en- viablo roputation for sincero, houest, aud untir- Ing offorts to improve tha postal servico, Theso efforts aro Ly no menns couflned to Gov. Jowoll, thongh they owe much of their recent success to his earncst co-operation aud encouragoment. Men liks Mr. Dangs insido of tho Dopartmont, and men like our TPostmuster James outsido of it, Lnvo shoyn us how oasy it 18 to do good work and to mmko substantial progress upoa all their predecessors .havo done, if oflicinly will only contiva themuolves o their dutics, and dovota all their time aud attention to improviug the servico, instoad of running prima- ries br seroaming for tho struight ticket, Wo will uot enumorato all tho advantages wo owo to this sort of oflicors. Wo dusiro at this time enly to congiatulato cur 1eadors upon anothier project of the Dopartmont, which, though not yet porfucted. I8 far anough wlvanced to desrvo mention and gratitude 1rom averybody who uses tho muils, : The prineipal mail routo of the couutry now nnd for yoars past has run along the shores of the groat lakes. Nearly 70 per cent of the mail mattor sout from Now York gocs by that wav. Tha V'ostmaster-Cleneral Lias, thereforo, natural- Iv solectod that routo for a fast mail-train to the West. Thoy aro uow engaged in orgawmaing and equipping siich s train, and it is cxpeclod that it will begin to run by tho 1st of October. 1t will malko tho distauca from Now York to Chicago in not more than twenty-six hours, and thoy hopa to reduco the timo to twemiy-four. This will bo o groat advantage to ali the countty be- twoon hera and Chicago, but will ba of still groator honeflt to tha Siates west of Chica~ go, a8 it will give them a gain of twelye ours over the present mail and expross traing. This will be for tho great Northwestern conutry equal to the annlhilation of 30 por cent of Lhy distance which separutes ita people from their vorrespoudents in Now York aud the East, I'he importanco of this gaiu is too ovident to dweil upon, and the results of it will bo soon in mnny ways. Tho smnount of mail matter to bocarried by thin train will be onormons. There will be four large noxtal cars of improved construction, capa- blo of enrzying thiruy-tive tons of watter, and 1t in tlmlmhtul:'v tho Dopartment that tho amouut to bo carried will reach forty-five tons bLefore tho oxpiration of six months. The grout- or pave of tho work of distribution will bo dono on ihe cars, Newupnpers will bo taken in by tho bundle sad folded and distribnt- od en ronfe. 1t will roquiross large and well- drilled force to accomplish this, and it {s bolieved the necesanry porsons can be found asiong the presout embioyes of the Department along th rond. Thoy numbor at present 106, who are the remuant of over 300 who havo, been sppointod and thoroughily tested. OF coiirse it would bo imposeiblo for any one aquad of clerks to bo on daty ulong the wholo route. Bix Lours of work, such oy they would be required to do, would suf- ficioutly tax tho cuergics of sny man, Heluys of clorks wil! therefuro Lo stationed at Syracuse, Bufralo, and Toledo, ‘Tho hirut question which will arige in reading of thiy (Iwr‘m!n will bo whether 1ts evident ad- vautages will bo enough to compunsate for the additional exnenso of this tremendously rapid service. It will nurprise all but the initiated to ‘loarn that 1t will not cost one cent additional ox- ponso. The railroads bave met tho Governmeut in tho most generons spirit. i vothiug bins tho recent wmavngomont of tho Department besn moro adwirable than In its succass 1n so coneon— trating the trausmiseion of mail mattor aloug great thoroughfaros that tho expenso of it grows comparatively lown as its vol- umo incroasos. ‘TLiy i ono of tho principal recommondations of the plan I question, It provides for tho carriugo nnd distribution of this vast mass of correspundence and informa- tion, at a mpoud far outatripping that of any or- diunty storm, at an expenso bolow that of soud- ing it by the ordivary aud slower chunuels, ‘The Grangers moy attack it as a new schomo of Lieartless monopolios ; but it will do them good in spito of themsolves and tako no monoy out of their pockets. Of its offacts wpon the journal- lsm of Now York and the West it is yot too early to speak. It is uscloss to deny that it will have some offoct—but all will bo to” the advantaue of the rending publie, and couduco, as all things may be sald to do, to the survival of tho flttest, —_— CASES TRANSFERRED. Bpecial Dispaten to The Chicaas Tridune, Mirwavkee, Wis., July 27.—Distriot-Attorney MoRKinny to-day filed s petition in the United Btates Circuit Court on bohal! of Colloctor Boan and Deputy Payne, setting forth thelr arrests by process of a Biato conrt for acta dono aa officers of tho futornsl revenns, sud praying that haboas corpus cum causs bo issucd, and tho casos transforred In their presont condition from tho Beato to the Circuit Court, Tho writ was issuod aw prayed, and Mr, Cotzliausen, plantile’ counsol in the suits in tho Stato courts, came into court and obtained a continu- :::: til to-morrow, when ho will wmako his re- — OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS: Bax Franciaco, Cal, July 27.—Arrived—Ta- ciflo Mall utoawor Calltuey from Pausma. Loxpox, July 27.—8tosmships BSpsin mua Adriatio, from Now York ; Batavia, from Boston, and Samaritan, from Moutroal, bave arxived ont, Nuw Yonk, July 27.—Arrived—Hicamuhipg Tercire, from Iavana; Nussls, from Liverpool; aud August Andre, from Antwerp, Fauthixy lowvt, July 947,—Arrived—Bteamor Thames, {rom London, oy PROPOSED FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT. Special Disvateh to The unscape Lyibyas Karayszoo, Migh, July 97 hehfln{ of Coupsolp of. tha Hiate, I?Imngxu. Awociation cloyed ity nahafon this pvoping. Tha lstof eizes tor itapmers, ‘pand-englucs, hose, hook aud laider cumpanion, aud awsepstakes, were agiecd upou. Jackson was designated us the place of holding the sunusi tuurnament, Sopt. 8§ aud 9, i g, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. New Yonx, July 27.—The Knights of Pythias, roprosenting this city and Brooklyn, togesher with a number of county delegatos, kold a parado to-dsy, to act ad an escort to tho ofticers of the Grand Lodgoe of the Stale of Now.York, who beld thelr auuual session iu Brooklyn to- diy. 'The parsdo was not as large s wam ax. pocted, there being ln wniforw and unguifosn not more than 1,000 men. et SN EATEN UP BY HOGS. Bpscial Diapalch o The Chicauo Triduna, TaxcoLy, Nob,, July 21.—A few days sluco John MoNamara, s farm-band working o (hiy viciuity, went to the houxo of Mike dlaloney iu s oad plight, 1o bag beon ovu s drunkon sproo, lald out sll night, and his clothes woro wot through, Lo gob broakfast and weas swsy, say-| ivg 1o would lio down in the whada. Yeutury, | bin remasn woro found, o few role o iy hunteo. il eaten p by lidin and other a § ‘The steneh wan horrible, amd led o the dye . ary of the bolv. [t issupnosad MeNamara j; rainu aftor leaving Maloney'n from a 0t vy oge duced by drinkennons. “Tho deconsod iyt By voung tan, well likod, oseept for his drisy procliivities, NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCI, ] 10 M Fifteenth An 1 Meoting, Rt Louis, Juno 2 ho ftteonth annyy meting of tho National Liducational Aseocraty, 8 will bo held In Minneapolls, Mini., on Fuosdy, B Wednesdny, and Thnraday, tho 8d, 4th, andzy days of August, 1676, 'The meetings of the 4, 5¥° sociation will Lo hield in the Acadomy of Mu, I8 situated in the immodiato viclmty of tho hoy, avd renidencen, The Heotiors will mect in y Jolning rooms. ‘The meotings of the Cienoral Arnecistion vy ha hold onr the mornings and sveuings of ey, dav. The sevoral Sections will Lokl thoir g § ings in thoe attornonus, GENEIAL BERSION, b Tocturen, papers, and discusuions ars oxpecty from tho following persons: o, 13, Angoll, Tre § 15 dent Univereity of Michigau: John Euton, Jp, National Comsmissioner of Edueation, WV ton, 1. U. 5 Danue Doty, Sujoriater Ly Schools, Detroit, Mich.; A, P. Marblo, Buper, teudont Public chools, ‘Vurnnalor, SMu-R. ; Legy Trousdnlo, State Huperintendent Public Insg tion, Nashville, Tenn, 3 W. 1% Vhelps, Presi State Normal School, Winona, Minu.; Dr. J. Toyt, Madison, Wis, ; Miss Grace C, Bibh, Normal Sehool, at 8L, Loute. Mo, ; William § Tulwell, Lresidont Staks University, Minnca;, lia, Minn.: Louin Felmor, Professor of 'y gogics at tho University of Klaurenbery, A tria; 1. A. M. Hendorson, Superintendent | lio Ihstenction, Franklort, Ky.s f. 15, Mers 8t. Lows. Tho subjoots 0f Agiiculturi) a2 Polytechnie Tuntruction, County Schoale, 1o, in tho Schinol-Hoorn, Conrno of Ktudy iu 1 (Germnn Pedogogy, States, Cantenninl Anuiverwry, Uasto in Ly tion, Stute School Lawe, Art in Fducation, C. §. ordinntion of, Behools with the State, cte, ol f" be discurped. Addressewof weleemo wilt he delivered by Goy, Davis and the Alayor of Minnetpelis, LPARTMENT OF I0GHER EDUCA £10 1, “Rolution of tho State to Mizhee i tion"—I'rof, W, Leroy lirohn, Georgia, Atliens, 3 2, %Lhe Militnty Sefences in Collegres an} Universities "—Liont. A, 1), Schonek, U. 8.4 Town Universi Jowa City, Ia. 4. Tho Relation and DButica of Yiducators Crimo "—thio Rev, J. B, Littingar, 1, 11, I n,\'h'nuln Prigon-Reform Assveiation, Sowic! ‘2 Rid El ey Uuiversity 4. Presidont ). C. Giliman is expected toxpert f on tho propuked plan of the Jobs Lopiiu § Umivorsity at Iiaitimoro, Officersof this Department—President. Gemgy P. Hays, Prosdont Washington aul Jeffrmen College, D'a.: Vice-I'resudent, President I W, Ap. drows, uf Marictia ; Seevetary, V1ol Co 8. Vens blo, of the Us ity of Virgiia, DEVAWTMERT OF IMAL SCIOOLY, 1. ¢ Progress aud Reforn thr ez Norm) Behootw”—1'rof, (i, 1%, Beard, Btalo Normy Setwol at Snippensburg, I, " The Profersional Training of Teachers"~ Mizs Delin A, Luthrop, City Normal Schivol o Ccinnaty, O. 8. “Relation of the Natnral Heirnces to th Profosion of Tenching"—Heport to ho present od by a npeeial commutteo appointed nt Detroit, 1874: Jawmes Johonnot. Chnirwan, of tho Stay Normal Schoat at Warreasbdur:z, Mo, 4. **A Course of Prof: peinnal { netion - Tlaport. by u speeial commitieo 1| 18 Do troat, 1474: Prof. C. F, I Bellows, Chaivan; Htate Nurmal School at Ypslauts, Mich, Utlicrn_af this Depariment—rondon Greenough, Btate Normal Behool of 1thor and; Vico-L'rektdent, W, A. Jones, Stats Nor mal Hehool of Indisua; Becretary, C. I L Bellows, Michigan, DEPARTMENT OF BUPEIUNTENDENCE. Officers of this Departiment—Vreident, 3, Or mond Wilson, Superintendent of Schools, Wask: ington, 1. C.; Viee-Prosident, A. Aberuethy lowa; Beerotary, 1, W. Btepheneon, Supenp tendont of-Nelwootd, Columbits, Olio, DEPARTMENT OF LLE ARY FCUHOOLH, 1. ¢ Lanyuags Teacking, Us Importavee anl g Its Methods "—11, F. lartuzston, Superint cudent 3 Puplic School, New Bedford, Mass, 2. “*What SLall We Do with the Doysi"—J, L, Pickard, Superintondeut Public Schools, Chi- cago, I, 3. “Tho Noelation and Duty of the Tonche Toward tho Iteforms of tho Day"—Miks I I. Willard, lato Donu of the Woman's Coli Lvunrton, 4 Officers of this Department—I'rosident, Prof, | - Altred Kitk, Clcago, k3 Vice-Frosident, diu }53 Ifattio Kegler, Clovelaud ; Heerctary, Miss Lug | J. Maltby, of Missouvi, ) ———— DESPERATE FIGHT WITH A RAT of Engineer of tho Mavy Vane b L by sn Luormous Crentun of the Itodont Npociesesekiow il Assailane Wis Killude New York Sun, & WasmiNaroN, July 19,4-No less a person tha §2 Jugiucor- fof tho Navy W. W, WV, Wool came hobbhug liko o woundod woldier, wid with his unkles bunduged, into Welier's this wmormug iu soarch of a breakiust, “ Gong, gout," «aid 15 400 much of Hobe son's obd Mudeira.” *No, nv," ho roplicd, solsinnly, **Rat. rat!* and o proceeded to toll 1o of & dosporate com- but, lasting uearly an hour, that he bad had with n mooster rut the night before, 1o fam. ily beniz nway, and tho Tats not gotting anythisg to oat for romo duys, hind become Lungsy anl desperate. Mr, Wood was sleeping slong ins B back room, his bod being pear o door, About 1 B o'clock in tho mornipg he wad awakoned sul denly by a severo pmin in his foot, sud heand somuthing jump heavily to the floor. & lalt §d rovealod the fuct thut a deop gash had Lowa [ wade ou tho ball of s lelt foot, from which the blood was lowiug frauly, Asi thero was nocat in the honse, Mr, Wood s once coucluded that it was o rat, and- that it had mado its exit, Aftor wuahfl:n uud bandaging ‘the wound, he asgain strotched bimsolf o' the bed and foll into & dozo. Tho rat came at him .Again, this time makiog an ugly gash in the bed of lis right foot. Afior baudsgng the second wound, Mr, Wood wout in soarch of the rat, re eotved to oxterniinate him if possible. Dut ks ratship had eateu his way into a bureau 1 the front room, A scrow-driver was brought inte ¥ use, aud one by one the drawors wete opened, and there in tho lower oue was found, to use Mr, Wood's own words, * Mr. Rat, half as bigas the wator pitchor, snd looking directly at me with apair of the wickedess eyes, Then be roado & desperate jump directly in my facce* Mr. Wood had shut the door, and the only thing o had 1o dofend himsolf with was a small rattsu. ‘Tho rat made a desporate fight with him, more than a dozon times jumpiog to tho top of the bureau, and thonco in Mr, Wood's face an at Liu throat, Tho combat Inated uearly au bour Dy the clock, when, finding thint e could neither kill nor wound the infuriated thing, and that he might got more seriously injured, he withdrow, leaving the rat in possousion of sho tleld, and, fo doad, the victor, Wood waited for morning and his servant msa toarrive, In the meautime the rat wont des porately to work guawiug at the door, in ondet to again attack the Chief Eogincer, and had xob oty than half way through when tho eorvaud came, and the two éntered the room, armed wilb stout sticks, to renow the combut. Xemoving all the turafturo but tho buroki, inta whick e rat had again retreatéd, they drdve bim out sod ronowed tho fight. 'I'ha infunated cresturé fought as desporately w8 bofare, now jumpivg B tho threat of qupiof the assalisnts, now at the oltier, {ndicting ugly wounds on both; snd i ran tabundll aftgr” tha battlo hud astod twcaty miufted that tho ral was: killed - His hosd Bow oxhibitod ‘at tho Navy Dopartmont as 8 Lophy. . e L0 THE CENTENNIAL. Praverenis, Pa., July 27.~The Oentennisl Board of Linauce aunounco that, in aadition 10 collostions il wubseriptions alroady made, ©1,000,000 will bo required for building purpezoe alone in tho last four montls of (s yoar, and winke further appoal for aid (o citizeus of I'bis sdeiphia and the country at large, s 0BITUARY, Bruacuss, N, Y., July 27.—Mra, Celis Bur £lgh, tho woll-kuown woman-suffrago sgitaten liod fu thia city yesterday, uule:l 44 ,‘.}fin:"' ——— School Examinations in France. Tho following riere among the subjects of e3- Amiuation for” pupil teachors in ono of the Southern Departuionts of Franco; Componition : o writo a letter to a school toagher who has to take his orders from (he Mayor sud from tho pricst whon thess suthon- tiod are at varisoce with cach othor, Wib whom Las the pupil teacher to wido ? Laligious Instruction: * Provo thag tho Calbe olio Chiurch s tus work of Godj alsn, that sln can aud wust be intolerant twwapd auy extor :ml‘ ;8;:3:. o oppussd 80 bior taith, dudiphoe