Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 30, 1875, Page 5

ront of tho Tvangeliste. 1t in rather amall hus- sk for the Fhaud: rer to £l faslt witl Leoth- or Moony even if it allegatims had buan true, Wo are plad, howevor, that Dirother Muoopy han made tho ‘Mundorer tako tho back track, PERBONAL. s §fother-in-T.aw™ in tho name of & favorite misturo of alo In London. It is old and bitter. O'Loary han 8 1ival in M. Do Witt, who walked from Awmgterdnm to Vienns, 702 milos, i 20 days. 'yTllu Channel Unicornity hoat cams In first," tho laco nte and autbentic Teport of the Lon- fon Times. . Commiraloner Prindiviile started yestorday for Detroit, his prpceo being to purchaso the cola- brated yaol.t Cora. = Warth {hinks the Torsian costume for Iadioa belter than ho Dloomer. It costs more, sud fWorth lias the job of cutting. Happy 8 Now Jersey! Her home-made Im- ported champagno is rupploniented by Havans sigars mado of Jersey tobaceo, Au oxehiange wonders that people compiain of o **tolls of Ningara” when thoy coma to con- der the number of belles there, Carlottn LeCloteq's sicter Nose ia onganed to play Claire Polliott in *Tho Shaughiraun,” at Drury Lane Theatto, next #eason. Tho Brass Band of Merera. Colman, tho mus- tard makora of Norwlel, Eng., won & prize in s toceut mateh, 1o suro it was hetly contosted. 1.. U. Reavin, th Capital-mover, says Uhero's po dnsanily In Spiritualism. But what conf- sence has tho world in & an who beliovos in Bt. Louis ? The Liverpoo! Post catimatos that the Ameri- ean Iuflo Team carrica off #150,000 from Ireland in bets alone, “Iliat comos of their boing better shatd. y The Lomsville Courier-Tournal supposes that, as long 08 tho bald-licaded can find & seat near tho footlights, bloudo logs will always remain in davor. Fred Schwab, of the Now York Times, who Wateered " Neilson last season, has a third Inter- eat in the operatic venture in New York noxt aeanon. Brookiyn got away with 200,000 barrels of lagor beor Jast yoar. antd yet tho Yeoplo's Varty try to pereuade a ereaulous public that beor ln & virtu- ous bovernge. « Mr. P'limgoll," oxplains the Brooklyn Argus, #ip afilicted with bLoils” Heuco lnn Job-like patlenca, and big reluctance to sis down when Digracli Lold Lim to, Another rovw, Clara Moriis and Roso Eytinga ore Loth utudying tho part of Rose Michel,—tho gormer for tho Iifth Avenuo, aud the Juttar for thio Union Squaro Thentro. It is crucl to bing that John P. Smith, theatri- eal mapngor, bas luvented a mew volocipodo. Jobm hias nothing to do with Vheoler, oither on fho World or the dreadian. “The Demi-Monde," by Alexandre Dumas, has Leen very succensful st the Theatro Fran- enin. It is succossful all over Irauce, in tho sa~ Jon a8 well as on the atago. Bothern contributed #250 to tho Noyal Theat- rical Fund ; the Princo of Wales gave $60. Iut thon it must Lo borne in mind bow much His Royal Highoess hios cotributed in various other Ways. It is rumored that tho real atlraction for Col. Tornoy in Rurepo is nat tho guccess af the Con- tenvlal. Thoro i a Ivarinn Countous thera compared with whom $:5,000 is a thing of naught. . Thero aro soma things that Iowa editors ought to know—as, for instance, inthe caso of B. I Allen, What thoy want to know can be learnod at tho mooting of the Iows Priss Association at Cioar Lukn. 5 Tho Mirecs Conway ptopped down and out of tho Brooklyn Theatro last ovening, Porbaps it fn tbo best thing that could Liappen to the two orphang. Thoey will go o Lurope fustanter, for change of air, M. J. Riban has diecovered 8 mothioa of moanufacturing camphor actifleially. Tho gum Is ideutical with the natural product, oxcopt that it i loft-hinaded justead of right-banded under the polarimeter. Dickens' trapic etory, A Tale of Two Citios,” bos been dramiatized umder the title, “The Twa Lives,” by George W, Hows and W. L. Auden, 1t will bo played in Han Vrancisco, with RBarton Hill as Sydney Carion, Mr. MoVickor haw takou the advice of Tur TurpuNe, aud changed the name of the Grand Opera-tlouso to the Chicago Theafre. It will bo oponed Aug. 16, aud tho membors of tho company are requested to meot for rehearsal Aug. 10, - Hovloy In once more happy, He was separat- & for a month from Bartley Campbell, but now they aro togother in Brobklyn, Buch devotion s touching, ospoeially to Campboll, who wanty fo have Hooloy's Brooklyn Theatre ronovated at Hooley's expenso. Carruth left New Jersey oxclaiming **Qraco, mercy, aud peace I Ils bad, as ho says, a lead- mive in lus bead, but, in wddition to it, he possassed, a8 ho did not say, & gold-mine in hin pockos, Landin gave him §20,000, and ho weut, eompoundiug a felony avd deteating justico, A Loug-Branch correspondont says: *Isaw JBrs. Algernon Bartoris, nee Nolllo Graut, on the balcony of tho Presidentinl mansion thia aftor- poon.* Tho samo vulgar error. It sho wore nece Nollio Graut, what nccossity would theto be for naming her? Bho was nes Grant, and pamed Nellie, Mrs, Jamea A. Onton in [n Loulaville, propar- Ing for a divorco from Tracy Titus. Blo nover ackpowledged bis nanie—why shiculd rho mako 80 myck to-do over his bod and board? Ier- Laps ft lsto nir hor card in tho San Fraveisco Papery, to which ahe clings with the toudernods of materuity, This aavertisomont eppears fn the London Morning Post: “A lady s ansiousto finds homo for » young lady 1n whor sho is deoply fntorontod, s wife tosman with or without Llildren, Bhe Laa good heslih, good tomper, cultivated mind, quict aud homoly tustes, doop religious principlos, dovoted to clnldren. A Plymouth Urother would te preforred. Any ons Who kots er will bleas God for aoh & hifo-com- Ppanlon, Addroas,” ste. ¢ ia vory curlons that Jackson—Toulaville's reapoctable dofunltor-~kopt 1 Lia desk o regu- las account of his robboriew. ‘Fwo full kuts of his moothly socounts wera fouud § oho ot was oupy of the fraudulont reports sent to V{ashiug- tat,~~tho ather set containing tho oxact amount of bis steallngs. Thia looked us 1 ho folt it hiduassary Lo Leop an account of stock, in_ord know *ho exact amount of Lis prospurity in' Mealing. 'This amount corrospouds to o cent with that which i, o “H PP, mev:tfiv::tl‘ ations of the Trens- oflica, e acovuots of the . Ulahi: A.V,Tos- L Kig, Oufo: Wil Walts, Ve s L Bovurldge, Bpringtield ; 5 iz, Chitls Bdwa oy Huriogiod Jutenal; ‘Toye ice, Dea Maines; J, 0Cx Doston ; George D, Braut, 82, ¥auly B 1L Ayar, Spelugtiold ;' doorge Danloly, Gloveland, .. Tremvat Hotsom), ¥, Whiting, Dotrae; Williaws Yiooth, New York; dobn Deldeg, Tredell, Pouuaylvanis 3 o s’ Clty ; J. W, Brower, hgimfnwndd' 3 bey, . v, ey Viucent, Minnoapolie; dam 15, Jeposylvanta fon § Jobn C, Usult, Slilwaukvas g, folt§ 9, Keller, Bpiughelds ur, Bostoli; Govrge J, lnar Jioie—d, B B . cKeu, 1ad + Dwight Durkos, 8t, Loy a1, Ul v, Debuett, London s 5e i 5, . Fyrt' Ealts D, T, Loug, Barabous L 0, tuide sta'n, {hilaik 0,0, Cureld, Now York i I, Ditblo, Minucciolli 1. I AFintatcald, Suslviise | 0 Yo, Bowouy G.A,Jones, Bi Luli § 3, b, Dyl WonLuler ; G, Ay Miielisd), Pliludelpbis f Guoigo 1o as ard, Urooklyn's D, Uuige L. Gookt, Lowieviles D, Niopls, Kedbrer 3 W 1, 4.0, Lt Clocinliaty DuaGar, Waukaha g J. ¥ LWty Veraunt e . B, kiow Yor il 3, lowat L, Cruger b N u-‘i"\ul‘ll; Lov) lll‘illn‘,u' wily Bealy Ouwoi W, b, Ciougd, i, 1y N oate, Harlfard § O &, Bwiicfs B i) M higany B kcdae ko THE GUSTOM-HOUSE. Summary of the Report of the Axchitectural Com- mission, They Find the Foundation Amply Bullicient. Discovery of a Serious Error Made by the Previous Exominers. Causes of tho Cracks---Thoy Have All Closed up. Tho Slone Found to Be Generally Good, hut Somo Stunes Should Be Removed, Tearing Down of the Porticoes Recom- mended. Mucller's Lelter to the President. THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION, OUFLINE OF TUEIL KEPOWT. The Chicago Comusaion of Architects cone tinued their oxamination of tho Custom-Iouko yosterday, tho poing in queation belug still that of tho euflicicucy of the foundations. 1t appears thot Mr, Van Osdol early sdvanced the theory that the roport of the Government Commisnion 56 to tho sustuining power of tho soil wan cu- tiroly misloading and incorrect, becauso thoy mado tho tests on fmall nutfaces, genorully ono foot square. Mr. Chcsbrough, the on- gineer of the Comtminsion, opposed this view, and uwserted the larger the eurfaco the greatur would Lo tho pinking, tha waights por squaro fyot belng aqual. To provo tho truth or faluity of thin es- timato, tho large pit ot tho Houthscat coryer of tho structuro was sunk 13 foot, and a pier with o surfaco af womo 4 or more tect put down. ‘The load put upon this was 8,000 pounds to tho square foot, and the mearurements to ndicato tho einking wero carofully made. They showel that tho pior hind gone down 157 inchies in nvont forty hours, ‘Tho test on tho mididlo of tho cast front showed a triflo more siuking in the samo spnce of time. During the day'the Comtmirrion took notes of those facts, aud ulso caured tho exmminntion of the goil iv tho basciment to bo mado with rads. ‘Tho result was to show goud groand in alt canes but oue, and hero thoy struck o bed of koft woil or mud from 710 10 feot below tho bottom of tho Laeeinent a3 now oxeavatud. After noting the rewlta B cach easo tho Come mismonors sdjourned to Parlor No. 1, Grand Pa e, and finished hig invostizations,;but will hold a meoting 8t the eamo placo Lo-day, whon & dlnal repoit will undoubtedly ho presented, I'ho weven muwberny, il in now understood, aro o unit, and the roport caunot be turther dotayed from any hsagroowents, ftis possible that when it is presemed in tho session Lu-day thero way be minor correctivug to make aud tritling amwondments ucceskary, But in the main its purport is siready sottled upon, wud the ducument provented {o-day will most hikely ro- colvo tho siguntures of thoreven membiors of the Commission, and directly afternarus bo sub- mittad to tho Mayor, by bim to be lorwarded to tho Connl for 10a netion Monduy eveningz. Fus THLGSE I8 6blo (0 give Lorowith AN OUTLINE OF THE REFOUT, which 18 & ratber volmminous ypaper, It is di- roctly upposed to tho report mada by the Washe inglon Commission of cugimicers whio camo licro and investigsted the struclure Koon aftor Gion, nuturally | Liowever, is not cortat, that THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1875. moment. It waa this upheaval of tho intertor of the imilding wieh disturbed the arche s wnd 1 rtonew abuva Ui qorticoes. ‘Tha mam cesck, ba- 1ttt eloned up, wan in ona of tho ntenor vanile, near o weet front of tha hinlang, 1hie T hute, it will ho remom wai upen to the vinient storms ot Jast winter inuclt mors thau wero any of tho others, The conso- quenen wan that tho fuomt worked bo- nentle tho interdor sl without much_diftlenl, Anil cannnd & whight unbisaval, which anbeided s the warm weather cama on. 11ad tho frowt got- ten undor the piers, It would probably havs canned perlous damazo; but (L did not, and the inlary In consoquontly slicht. In reapect to o fracturos, the Commianion will report their ud that thoy conuti- 0, LIeIE disappearases tub: o dofect, In exauning T QUALITY GF TILE RTONE, rront cara hiaw boon vxercined. A wab-committen, Conmiing of Meawrs, Yan Ordel aud Bauer, vine fted Cincmuats by lnspect the quarnies e, sud it neton m Iargo bulldings, many of whicl ara constineted of it In that ey, Tho rosult of their trip was favorablo to the wt.nie, aud they wiil make s wpocial report thereon to company o main document, Tho stones at present 8ot havo Leew riguly inspecied, and tho conso of their sealing olf i tha lakes which pert away from tho surtace has Leon specnlswed apon and most likely dincoversd, It was obsorv- ed that the eords ot atone in the yards Lietrayed nono of this poculiarily, Al of them wora wound, hard, irm, and porfect. Thodionos, teo, in thu most oxponed parts of tho building, wt ho outar cornory, for Inatalica, Wore sacn to Lo perfect, Tho Ispanated stoned welo thoso anvariably placed i snuer anglow of the watl witore they roceived Tue Title light and sun- shino, and conscquantly eeanoned slowiy. 1t beeamo apparent tu tho investigalors that tha wholo difiiculty aroso frum the' fact that the nones had not been proporly soasoned. After thiniden wan concoived uwuy furthur obwerva- tions wera made, Whicl proved itn correctuese, Iho rerort il therefore v posn the sliveation that this detect will inereass and prove o serjouy injury 1o the building, [t will muintain tixt,ne tho slono seasons it will ceaso, oud that thy stone, tukicn when proporly semsoncd, 1w the beat of ita fimd, sud worthy t» bo w0l in the construction of thobmilding. It will not. however, Jurd uver tha chiatacter of o throu i carelersucss ani ne; thio building. 1t will recodime UNE TORTICORA Bi: TON : sud the stuncd o hideously patetcd be removed. 1t will nbsn recomtucnd cutting vas aud replacitiy sowo of the srones whiel Lave proved wenk, 1t will comment upon tho diferonces iu color of the Blones. and periags urgs that somo of the hght yellowish ones bo replaced with gray. Tuis, ‘o restoro Livs bullding to n uniforo color tho removal of abuut oue KLONG 1 bAenty 18 tecossury, ‘Tho variations in huto aro certam to bo rendered leen obviouy by ©x{10-u10, atd it is not thought worth while by most of tho Commities toirecumnicnd any such amount of toarlug down shd hwlding up agaiu, Tl wouk stonos uud too patched ouck, thy e toval of which the Commission T aro ahout one in 200, Tho renort will point out the fuct that the laminaied dtones whict are dofectivo to tho depth of but about one-gisteentt of an inch, ean bo eaxily rafuced or vencered, “Flio roport, in brif, will directly cupoeo all the resuits aml re\‘ms‘:ucullmmuu put forth by the Waslington invBstigators, aud in eiect 1ceomtnond that work ouw tho bwlding Lo ro- sumod at onco. —— MUELLER TO THE PRESIDENT. 118 BIDE OF TIIE CAME. Mr, John M. Mucller, contractor for the stone for tho Cuntoni-fouuo, by writton a lung Totter to the Piesident, which, aftor s roview of the report of the Governwont Commlssion, of tho udvorse roport of the Government cliensist, Dr., Mevw, und a eriticigm of Gen, Holman, concludos an foliows I linve vot deemod 1t nocesmary to embody in thin statemont uny furtlier sthiemativo evideus vn us 1o tho «quality of the Luens Vista wlubie Liun wre furntshied i tho accompayiug documents, 1 hava beon enazed 11 the businews uf WOEKIng 11 OF qUrrying stoue from those deurriea for a perivd of tweuly-livo yours, I Liuvo fnveried 08 capital in that business largo suma of wicney, The cuntract butwoou wskelf and tio Govern- ent was swarded 1wy after a publio competition, and 0p 10 thu time of tie suspendion of the work by tho order of the Secrelury of 1ho ‘Treasury that cone tract, upou my Part, in every roquircinent modo upou e by e Governmont under $t, had been wnctly complid with, The Cliy of Clucimatl is wlmost eaydrely butit of thin stove, Large and splenaid blocks of bulldiugs in the ciiles of Now York, Chicaxo, and I other citis wre butlt of s stoue. Up to tho thie of thy publication of the roort of tho Qummik- alon zypofnted Iy thu Becretary, 1 can say thst the Aultalility of thut stone for bididing-matorial bad wever becn questioned, It hiad withatood tho tost of Hity yeura' notuad experieuce, und had passed through Al i i thowe tests triumpbantly, It i certuinly most ox- :’“"l"‘;‘n“r;‘hfi:“°‘:l};“ "’,‘Ifi'ff,;’; positlon, Tustend | 4 ariluary tat. tbe poolo Bave romaiued so loug D Fo MCuicaan " arehitocta - fovay | Ninlor s delusion, ‘aiulthat oun New York arckitoct, o ono Maweachunciis batidor, snd oue engineer lave its continuation, and deny that the causes upon which the Wa tho Adinistration Commission on cvory point, aud ostubiish there pomition by the most ough aud r.-uml'»luza calenlntions and data, Thero enu b o donbt but that iheir investigations liave boen eurried forward with TUE GIEATEST INTELLIGENCE AXD ACOURACY. They lLove spont & great deal of timo upon tnem, nnd havo brought to thom as nuch seicutific and puactieal koowl- cdge, no doubt, s could ho found in siwmilar body ot men, T'hoy Lave the work with o feeling that their report m- volved thoir roputations, and henco have prose- catod the work with a curcfulucss not to bo ox- peeted from the flret Commission from any siml- lur roason. This report, thorefuro, is entitled to tho greatest weight and respeet, and it will carry couviction to niany poople who lave fnclived to opposite viewa. TUE VIINCIPAL PALT OP THE INVESTIGATION hiny boen directed to the foundations of tho boitding. Defocty thoro, it any, conld not but 1o of & sorioun character, Thu future nafety of the building doponds upon the durability snd profect conutructlon of thove parts. Thoy hiave subjected thom to every test kuown to engincor~ g, Thoy have dug into tho earth, exsmined tho coucrote, and tested its bearlug cupacity with prosyures largely in excess of what it will have to carry, ‘I'he Washingeon ofiicials wont away from hero, it secems, with s vory uorlous mistake in thoir calculations, Thoy placod the welght of tho piors at figurea Iurgely in oxcoss of what have sines boou found ta be the trae ones. In makiny their comparisons they reckoned upou the buso of the pler, justead of upon the aren of tho coucroto, Thus thoy gavo tho ploms a much lona Loarivg ares thau thoy actually possowsed, But reducing in this way tho number of squaro oot in the buko, tho prossure per wjuare foot was greatly increased. The conciete furms tho proper beariug of the plors, aud computing tholr welghts upon tho Hquaro foot of its area thoy arv found to be but abuut balf what thuy wero culeulnted to bo by the Washington Commission, Thus tho latter computoed them at ubout 6 tous por square foot, whilo tho Chicago Countiesion rockon thom at from 3¢ to 8 lons. These are the ummber of tous cach pier will carry on ench #quare foot whon the builing ls comploted, or, in other words, the ontiro woight the foundationa will bo oblbigod to carry. "Lho Chicago Commission soon found that tho maximum wuight wos but 3 tona, and their work siuco hiss brou to experiment with & view to seo if tho foundaticns wero ALLE TO 8TAND TUAT PRESSURE. Tho dlscovery of tho wistake put quito anothor likbit upon the oharsctor ot tfin building, as tar vy tho toundutions were concornod. While there wight bo doubt of thefr being nblo to sustaln tho enormous welght acogrdod them by tho Visshinglon gentlowen, their ability to earry Linif thnt warght could mot be sericusly ques. tionod, Tho finding of the error really removed & lurgo share of the objectious to tho structure, ‘Iho tewts spped rocontly by the Chicago Commigsion Lave been sovere, “greatly excceds fog what the actual welght will bo. They huve fully demonstratad the durabitity of tho picrs, aud” tholr ability to catry casily tho woight which will bo 1mposed upon them.” It bas bsen found that this weight varies feom twosuda hinlt to threo tons, It {4 pruposcd to equalize this waight by lessoning the ures of the buscs of thoso of lightent woight, which can easily bo douo. The end of tha foundation from numorors boringa fa found to be of s good quality of olay, not eutirely uniform in every part of tho building, but uot euflering seriously i any respect. ‘Tho investigations mado fn thiy dircotiva Linve conviucod the Cowmiltes that TUR CONDITIUN OF TUK PIERS iu amply satisfoctory ; that thuy csu safely per- lorm thel daty, sud that the complauty wwdo of them hnva been without wny foundution whatover. ‘Pley will thorofore report ugon their belog presorved. THE CHACRE in the interior welin were ano carofuliy fuod. Thoy wern fouud 1o ujaing Lo causo ot beforo appralianded. It was ettt by tho Washingtonins that thoy kad Lueu ma'la by tiso Lallang's acttlivg, A siivay of the ou) coutu, i hiel It wau Gainoustrated thet the buldie un 21l 1403 was oy oub bf jlun.b o quirtor of wi invhe wa s agai s Ui Woory, bat fu Ui s of day athur {6 wad snumteived, oot wut o the ground thoas crichs, whih ity ap nora e uch and o half i width, wey cluorvod 1o gradusily clusy, Now thoy - apoarent at ull, 'Chis fus bus :n..lii’."}c?p‘élif wlomen that e crly Loen gutteod Ly tha wtenior fuunl (\uu“l bl asod u{ du' froel inatyad o; by‘.uy mn‘n:: :t the Plors, sud biuce the Aaledls 620 of vary Milly ngton gentlumon busod their ropurt exiit. ‘Thov take docided grounds agalust suceceded fn discovering thiat for Lalf a contury the warld has bees wrong st its oplidon of atuns taken from the Bucua Vista quarrics, The d.ciments accompanying Uis ataterent om- 1ruc: Uic op baluth of o loard of Trude of the City of Chuvhtiatt, the Common Couuell of that city, of price tical bulldirs und worker in stous (n tho sime <l having Bad largy uxperlonco iu. tho working aud dur, of the ktono s deadlug cltizeus of ol clursas, chitécta aud bulidéng merchiante, captalints, bankors, rofersionu) mon, o ighly commendatory apiuton of the Preafilent of the Board of Trado of tub Oity of Chle €20, of tho o, Ohatlew Hiteheoek, Presldeirt of the Cutstitutionul Conventinn of th Hate of Tliuots; Sole viwon A. Buith, Yresldent of thn Merchanin' Saviags Toan ot Prus! Company, of tiie City of Chic.y: Amoa Bldukle, Frestdont of tho Govliigton abd Clicin. uult Bridgo Company, whows familisr_knowledyo of this ¥tous Lo unqoestioned and unquoatiousble ; Mr. Meney Probasco, und other oqually promitc neut, oitizens of Gincinati, and wikong ' tho feading man of the Btata of VLY, the oplulons uf my competitors in the same line of Lusiuens, oll favorable tathio lust degree, Notonly 1athe praduct of my quarrics thus trinnpisatly sustained, but T an proud to ditoct the President's sitentton to tho fact thut iy owh por sounl roputstion and stwnding, by thoss wha know tme Tcat, athd who huve known we long, L been ludcrsod f wucl & 1 weur. s certainly affords nio the pro- foundust gratification, Poawlbly 1t may be uslil— doultloss 15 will bo watd—~iLus all thewo gentlamon roully know nothiug about slone, They sre neitiior chiouiista nor geologista, it they are all tew of niore tian ordinury tnderstanding, oy are ol guntlomnen of lagy aufl varied_experience, of nublemi-hed ropus tation, s thoy have vyes and they uno them, aud Biayiugg wiedt thotn, thoy Bave woen that fur a period of Lialf a contury this very stonio s withetowl tho uctions of the clomente, and oll thoso tevte whicl the Cominle- sdon Lo thelr reyort usaort would prove dlirastrous to 18 i1 8 vory lmuiled period of Ao, gilut acicnie tosts, arero Wiy heeded, tajght be furnidiod in sbundance, Tho tnust_etmneit weologists in the whoie country Liavo recommondsd this stune, with nost uugnalified turtas, sud uniting thoo scisntidie op(nions, for they o, after all, merely opinfouy, with the statemculs of al expurisuce niads by entire_commultics, I = uist that there are na threo men on this plauct whoss Ti6re conjoctiirvs sud gruisca aboutd be permitted to ontwelgh' them, aud particularly when only oup-third of thouo thireo o profusses 10 havo augthiug ik wedout!fio knowledgo of the subject coucerning whi hio upoaks § anatlier tbird of the Cominisaion, 1 I trup b son6 practloal kuowlodye on the snbject, but thet 18 derlyed from & fow yoars' experionce with tho stons takon by hinwelf froin his own quarry, It would seam that I might confdoutly rest my with Your Excollency wpon these | proofs which ‘I bave furuisied, ~Whera could 1 go for more cvidoucs, whst 1nore _matisfactory proof could ¢ be posaible to adduce? When sutire compuuilios Tango Wouselves i line wa my wtoss- s, the nuniber of iny witnessus Llien becouio Hmited, suvrely by tho communitios in wuich the stots from Iy Guarrics hud buen wsod, o that sy practicsl Luiowledyo could be bad concernfug it Lut whou in recapitilatiug my cawo I add W thess overwholming wiliriautive fuctt 1u tuy favor, o eatraordiuary foa tures widel certatuly deface the roport of this Coatuta- sion, 1y posilion bas added streugih, The Coutuls- sloi, orgunizul by tle heud of o deparimient, ta ajask in the wildcut terms, houtile 1o wy cass af taw vary outset, sud by Lis gubordinate neat in order, tho Jrouent Suporviving Architectoqually Lostil, veilect: g cloarly teir feoling of Lostility, have succosded tas fulmiuating & report which, for ke tato- wnouts uf pretandod facts, for ' deliberato half went of facts, for deliberate suppreasivus of facts, sud’ for deliterulo sltuwpts 10 warp atd diatort testimony, may safely challony coni= ¥anson with any dovumunt Placed upn tha records uf oy departient of this Guvernmunt £rom fta wiclicet bistory down to_the presout duy, A budlding of vast proportions bias boeu arectud 10 the hulglit of {wo ato- rios, Tho quostion n which the public aud tho D= rtment are fulercatod {s the gunera) sppesrance and “tabilty of Ut Luidug. The Conmitslon have fur- nished {:butufil pls of e stonea oab of that vass pily, suuex tiun e roport, and would bave thio Do- partuent bellove that those photugraphs fatrly ropfo- scutibe geucral wppuarance of the stoue fu tho buill- ing. There bave Leun furnllied for the Lullding uearly ten thousand cut slones, ‘The Commtaion have Lindly furulshed to the Departinent plotographs of four ‘patilied atones, aud. Would, by ths Jetguege which they guploy wngenlowly, but duliige uoisly ewploy, lesd to the conclusion that the euttro hutlding prosonts thst patched and putticd oppearauco, The Commlssion kludty furnishied to tue Dejartincnt tha photogrugh of u pioce of vonie wolgh- 1od, 43 they claim, 46 pounde, wufi-u they would have th Depurtiont boliuvs accidentally foll from il fton ultur Laving beou used fu the construction of that Luildiog, The Commisaion kuow that the stons bad tiever Loon used {0 tho ceustruction of thal butidlog from thy aimpls face that 4t bad never been wut fu e place. ‘the pretunsa was s dishonest ous, sud could n1o hcn for 1o olber purpuss oxcert 1o taisluad sud Dovrtment, - Foellug Lo Decuslty of re- 4 tnts, the Commisslon very tri- toa ‘]l trnded Teport of sl AN sl Ly thom 3 bave boen +wabeact of {be aclection of su-Houso wea under vt Wt iif0is o commission should have naruled with cuch o slourdsh of trumpels & mecs pre- e Frectsuside Ly -rhmnu.n&u&lh‘:: [} ol iy dhuureat purposs thun that ave suppresesd the Uy the prinecipal, :’:l: ow repart made om 1hia cipnl Hone, « wan an_onqualified commendation of the Lenca SL win suppreesed, To An snayiie ¢ i extion, uala for an_ opinion he dnseatigation of o Commdttoe, and Lam 1 view of thn eyl awhich 1 hLavs fur- i Aenommeiig e ngacit I whict ad wpyles. an vt an dinlioint, 18 waa ot an inquiry w chemiat 4n fon after a full tom f the Doenn Vista s prejudgiient of tis tieulars, o nudastatement wld lihve been misda for no other purposs then 88 & direc« £ Lo the clisnint as b thn rharactor of tha. Feport sehich was oxyests d from hitn, 15t Lo Chenitet baa the maniloens to sey that, had thio Tacth twen L an tlicy are (o fim, bis report Would of Coure bwu iroctly tho reversn of Wikt § 18, Thin polliy § denoulies aa Hi sulsration of seis Ths_ Comumiseion refuxes to avail oftenvd for # fall understanding of t whlen they wers fuvestigating, Not iwo wpent by (ko geatlemen consatuting that Contudenion, 1 e eity of Cinetubiatl, tn 1vestigeting thw attect of tie chunato ol the Aiaoie of EAAL city Biiena Vieta 0 far ra thiat fnventigale notting on the it e nudien: and milen of n b apinin, entifi in » i around thew, Lecanse they il ot be wiped out of the nttor (.| refort which they sl Atready tmilued 10 oale, ‘Tiakn frellug of fu- feum prejudice han run tiarough every apon-y cmpdoyed 1 this protendul sud dixingenioun inveati- atiou, Kb L plced Su ety of Uin bnihling w ot sud zealoun partinan, bess ou S destruction of the work, dvtriutied, for the prowotfon of his own wcn.m--hm-umxm Irotn wowe uther qusrry thau iny . ovin bl b emplayed i the Clilrago Caton-Houss, Al >t eatile S Anencon bave (o s encouragement, T convibalined 10 lulicvs, frour the hows of the De Jurtaent. Frocably wwardn myelr, ywesonatly, noue Of them enterigin aiy o y Butile feeiiug ; but ths i iu which this courae b raleuluted to dvoive me, I w0 uppstent that Tetabtn thero shoull be subiclent ca i the Government wi'o which I have caltrig s ahledd 160 ugainat 1L This dverue ro- port, utterly without fouuditioh, fi fact hea myoived e £11 ennaIrransiients 0f the WO arouM « baracter, Tho o, it now owes e Thnumand anda of dollars, tne withnvidiug of 1 bk vicshen iy crest, eretcfor i guestioned, ¢ fuundatione, widie this very rejest bay fue 14t 107 huvero an injury upon wy persoual cl eter, KO Wnueceskaryy #6 UISUM, thit o Temedy ‘i can BuW SGrniel e ene repar the mischiet whicl bas been wroaght, 1 an araded before the public acs convpira Mr, Malletl, the Lato dupervising Architert, in s gie patitic s-baine of fraud. ‘To Mr, Sl I am in. Hubnd 20r b faYOPW, Fhak ODCHT Lol udvuntage of (e terran of 10y comlract W exart by deiivery of 8 Kreat pumbar of 8o of Nuaanal wre, Wil o pro- tuced uo profit, and which involved e in exjendie Tupen fromm hich T Bave not 36t eocovered, nud a eone aideralits st of snonay {5 yut due® bia by Juient for ervizes WLica T Wan Feuired to for which, by rullut that ae T tink o steuction of my controcts will Suetify, b doed o sy componmition whatever, 1 huvo' 1o heslta i bt xayisg that of 3l eraons with whon § hove D COUEEACES L e Lk Lasti W Runt exa wevere, T have nexer g ur iz €1y, 10 6UCUre & CLUTact, UF t Gty after weenriuy oue, a: 11 rogund it ot only ol Upon iy IRERTYY, bt also Upel tuy mamsty, io aitegte that Thid juii i aney 0, 0F confenred taniits um, Mr, Mutiotd aither dirwtly or fudirectly under witch cireningtineet, Douldvas any favoraide execs. wien of opdtuon coucerniug Mr, Mullel: iudulyed 1o by Tue would operato prejudiclly o o With toe Tresc. iy Thepmetatent ; 103t foll View of all tiut T assume thi virke which fiay stend euci stototnent when I #ay thot fron fine 0 kiai, o fat 08 my busizoss vty Mr. Mullett in couns-tion with 1ny_contracta ix con. eorntt, bin zeal 1 prot carned 10 & greaer e teneed feom n priv ‘once.ved 1o be bin own rig wod iudivldual contracts, 1w dunt, bo Vindicatea 1 T wonld Luve, b, iy Wrougw vigated s 1 would lherntly, or even tercitulls, bt justly, Tio Troin. Tias the 1,0 to ruln’ me, I am 8 private mdividualy 1t 44 a great overrhadowing pover, Tut will that Dejartment Lo pormitied thue to'exreiss Jta puwer? Tucre oo ue conpidesstions of puliie in. terent which demand mydente iction: ou the ather haud, every enmideration in Whicn the public interexia aze involved dewand thot Tabould be pluced righit Leforo tne publle, that the tuterity of 107 courso nuder thuse coutractu soald bo 23 lurgely proclatined cuil = wide- renlated s tho Laseluss ‘dianders ngalust tae hove Eeeu, aud het n grest publle vork, in tho procecution aud specdy cotupietion of whieh & great commer.lal metiopoln (h vitally sl bo jushied through to ita conp tnat Lan ready Aud susious 0 meet all thowe whio Lave ch: fer againat we before Cong:es hich cans Lear thero elinrg:s, far a6 18 pocni- dealt with, not anuio tin n wuticiently ko ecuse of jutice 5 hoir 1y AuANCE (0 them § but penoiue oll that Tinwint that foF tho Prevident’s own satisfuction, cad tha pablic salfataction e well, I Abould bo puriiitted b oppors tumty to avert the dungers whch tiresten me, Aud which wil ripet fnto rulu If o Congrevaiounl fve tirse ton In nvatledf by reluise.tigation Uy dismterested and computent partes of tho riatiois 1uvoved- thin atateiment s and sbould suthi uvetigation reault $n a complets Justtication of my courrs, srud n vindis cution of 1hiy visurity of the fonudstion of the buiid. 1, T auix thrat the fujunction which this Comiufssion's report Lak gt upon My rights Lo dismcivid, und that work ou the Lufiding thay be at once rocceded with, Havinyg the futleet conldence iu the willinguers of the Tresident to couutder all tho facts, and belteving that what Lo concolves o be Justico nnder all circumatances, be will 800 Ls douo, THE BLACK HILLS. Dispntch from Erof. Jeoney ~ Gold Fiuully Dacovered in 2aying Quans tittos— 40 Grass Lands and Time bere WasniNaron, July 97.—The foltowing dispatch from Prof, Jennoy was recoived st the Interior Department thiw moruing ¢ Oasp ox NemNa Cos Brace Hines, Dakata, July VT—=The lion. I, It, Tinstuner of fne dan A faire s 1 liave discovered quld ih payig quine tioa i gravel bors, bots o Syt wind Lajid Urecksy from 50 10 30 wiles Borihesst of Hurnoy's ivake Tue o tho Fichest yot found in tug Lills, and aro dtuated, Thuro fe m good bedd of water {n umply suicient fur worklug purposos, erived from quarta ledges of euormous = [y it cloy, slate, and It 44 20 milea in width, crossmg in s northiwederly | dircetlou, polnt the clay from ihe bad of 1l atresm hear camp ylolds from 4 to 8 conts to te pan, 8 wavoral plecos ubout tho valuo of §1 Luve been found by the noldiers, 1z engaged In [Topecting tho value und extent of tue rogion, Atonl 20 witers have deacrted Frouch Crook, sud fohowed wo bero, "They wre pouriug into the llls frow sl drectious, auil offor o overy assiatance fu prospecting the couns try. But no meticr buw goud the inlues tuay Lo, the futitro great wualth of thy Biack Uilia will be'its grass Iunds, Turu, und tinber, Lo sofl s dvop wnid fortile, aud tho raiufall greatar Aud o regalar thun wiat of a0y reglon weat of tue Alleghany Mountai. “Thu Bocrotary of tho luteriwor iumediately st & copy of ths uluve disputeh tathe Fresideut, und fu in* convuitation with Uit by telegrapls ws to 1o kction of the Qoveruuwnt in relation o’ the prescuce of the minurs iu tho Black lla, ‘Tle Bocrolary states that fuo Governtaout will use all tho msaun at §i¢ commund 10 keep every-nuprivileged pereon oat of the wmining atatrict undl the negotiatious uow pending shuil be cousumiualed, A s0u wa & course of action ia do. idsd upou, the bloux Commissoners will Lé o VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON, Hpecial ispateh to Tha Chicago Yribune, Pont ilumon, BMich.,, July 23.--DowN—Drope ‘Wenona, Bcotia No, 2, John Pridgeon, Jr,, Cliu- ton sud covsort, Alseka with Alleghany; sclrs ‘Thomau Gawn, Emma L. Coyne. Ur—Props Benlon, Marine Clty, Idaho, Cal- orado, Bparta and consort, Tecumuoh with 8tam. pede, Metamours and Largea; schra Eiugfiahor, City of Duffalo, Now London, Thomas C, Stieet, Home, John Rics, L. Hanna, Cavalier, Bells Hauascom, Lotus, G. H, Warringloo. Winp~Bouthern, gentle. Weatuga~Fine, Tho tug Moore passed down thls morning, towad by the barge Cilnton, ‘1bhe Moore bieoke down iu Lase Huron yesterday. Speowsl Digpaich to Lhe Chicago Tridune, Ponr Munron, dich., July 29, —Dowx—Prop Dominion ; wours Wiliam H. Vandeibilt, Nisgara No. 4, M. k. Tremlle, Charger, Harveat Home, Osk Leat, Ur—Frops Mayflower, Fletcher and coosort, Prindivilla’ and consort, Hackett and sooors | solirs Otouabes, Arctic. WxaTaEs—Cal —_— IN LUCK. Bpectal Dirpatch to Tha Chicaan Tridune, Rocxroop, Ill, Jaly 93.—Heury L. Gony, of No. 60 Lasalle stroet, Chicago, s youug architect of cousidorable renown, buing one of tho threo original sompotitors for the new Chicago Court- House, and cmo of the number sppointed by lln{u_r Colvin to examina the Custom-Houwe butlding, was lg»umm) $o-day by tho Buper- wisors of Winoebago Couuly toct of the naw and elegaat Court-liouss about to Ls buile iu Rockford, Thers wero over & dozen competis tors, many of them from Chicago. ; —————— MILWAUKEE WHISKY NEWS. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicapo Triduna, Miwavker, July 29.—Tho United States Marabs! to-day sold 2¢ barrels of whisky for which uo owner can be funud, for §1,10 per allon. Tle g;m:hnum wore Christiag Ballen. v snd Louis Pulduer, rectifters. Boblitz & Bergentual, redistillers, are alok of tbe Lusivoss, and Bled notico to-dsy shey had dispossd of their eatablisbment to Obarles Mayor, who will conduot it from Monday neat, ————— A LEFT-HANDED FOLLOWING OF BCRIPTUR. AL INJUNCTION, Disvokoh te T'ns Chicaoe Iridune, Muwauksx, July 20.—Audrew Roeder, a Twelfth etreet bakerand reformed drunkard, became lozane from remasee sarly this moroing, sud out off bis left hand. ils was muoh stlaak- A7 S Sty el e aen! Rablse Tha ahiook 1t 46 Dedisved will be 2 FINANCIAL., SBome of the Losers by the Duncan, Sherman & Co. Failure, Au Explanation Regarding Cer- taln Rtenl-Estute Trans- actions, J. B, Ford & COo, Temporarily Buspend Paymenta, A Receiver Appointed for the Commercial Warchouse Company. SBuspension of a Toronto nmkh:z. Housa, NEW YORK. THE MTUATION OLNERALLY. Epeeial Inapateh to | he Claeugo Tribunt, Nxw Yonx, July 20.~7The street ins Leen ex- tremely quint to-day. A very strong money market provailed in conioiuenco of advices from LEurope that Americau securit.os have atvanced, Nous of thia Exchauges appeared to bo in any way doprexsed, but business was not sative. In tho Produce Excuange there was only ono ealo of wheat vn the spot. Gold fell carly intlho morning, and did not recovor. Blocks wero in- activeo, oxcopt Western Union Telegiapt, which sdvancad 8 for cent. Thie was ou & raport that the \Westorn Union had feasol the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph lines perpotnaliy on a bueis of paying 7 per cent om £2,003,00) of stock, one- Ofth par valua of the nlock issued. It is undoratood, but the report is not con- firmed, tbat Commodore Vanderbilt bas vold lng interest 1u Western Unicn to Jay Gould and William Orton, sud it is not improbablo that Jny Gould at pressut controls the wholo of tho Wostern Umon Telegraph etock. Tho Jeasing of the Atlantic & D’acilic puts ot of the way the most powerful oppusition of tho Western Union monopoly that has ever existod. Thero 18 nothing now whatever in tho affairn of Duucan, Bhorwau & Co. The Commercial Warchouse Company to-day was placed in the hands of John Laud sy Re- coivor apon suit of one of the lucal croditors. Two Buits wore bogun in the Supremo Court sgaiust the flim of Alexsuder Collie & Co. ‘I'he oxawination of the aflairs of the publishers of the Christiza Uwion, J. B. tord & Co., ehows that their linbilitics amount to £140,000, aud their askots to §220,000, leaving o surplus of &30,000 in their favor. Awoug: the Iavgort creditors of the firm 1s tho Christian Union, to whora the publihing Louwe ®as indebtod £8G,000, 'Tho thin Las suspenaed pouding tho decision of the commitiee of the creditors 88 to whoter su exteusion of time shall be sliowod, [T the Ansociated Prees.] New You, July 20.—The Trenton Fanking Comypanv of Trenton, N. J., which fust £360,060 by the Jay Cooke fuilure, lonen 100,000 by the waspension of Duncan, Shermon & Co. A renponsible officer of oue of the largest banks wu this city yesterday steted tha: Duncan, Bherman & Uo. bad uearly £700,000 tied upiu seeuricies of the iobile & ule heiluad Cor- puny, of which Mr. Luucau was the Irasilont, and 8 wmall amount in the selna & Gult Road. le s understoud, alwo, that 1 one of their net- tloments Duucan, Sherman & Co, bad been obiiged to taxe 0V, 100 1 Alabams State bonds, :ivnllchlrx aro now quoted at only 85 couts on the ollar, NEAL-ESTATE TRANGYERS, It appears that trausfeis of rewl estale have been recorded ut the liegistor's oflice this week ou the port of William Butler Duncas and othur mowmbers of the tinm to the smount of 1,250, 00, The doeds, just rocoraed, date from 1863 101874, Tho1amo of the grantes is freshly in- aortod 1o & differcnt bandwritivg from the body of the deed. AN EXPLANATION, Wiltism B. Duncuy, of Duncan, Bherman & Co,, oxplains tho transaction in roul estato as foliows : ‘Phe baok building, he said, was sold to Lis fathor, Alexander Duucan, Juns_ G, 1863, for 800,000, subject to & mortgago of 2200,000. On May 20, 1367, the property No. 18 Pine stroot was wold by Aloxander Duneau for 59,824, nabject 10 B morteao of 340,100, The consids erations for both tbeso tinuefors were paid at tho time iy cash. The other deeds, ote., Dun- can safd, fucluding tho deed of tho Fourteenth street prajerty, NUW put on record, wers loug 30 lodgged with tue agent of Alexauder Duncan to seouro cortain credit grauted to Duucan, Bher- wan & Co. by portics in London, uuder the yuarantos of Aloxander Dupcan, for which the tlrus placed thio decds with thougout Lo he recorded at the plessure of Aluxander Duncan, In caro the crodit was ot used the agout way to roturn tho deeas to Duncan, Sherman & Co. Under this credit a cortuin amouut has beon drawn, and the syront, thercfore, recorded tho socurity in accordauce with Alexauder Duncan's inutruc- tions. 3lr. Duncan smid that the other deeds mado by mwembors of tho firm fu previous yours, alist of which bas been publisned, cover old transactlons in real entate, ‘vhich tave uo con- nootion whatover with tho prescut failure. INTERVIEW WITIL MR W, LDTLRI DONCAN, New York llerata, July 24, The Herald reporter found My, Wiiliam Butler Dunean last night upon tho balcony ot his cle- gant residenco at Staten lolaud 1 compnny with ouo of his lawyois, Mr. MeFarlaud. Wien the reportar approachied him sod presented Lis card, MMr. Duucan *All that I can suy &t presont hiad beon airosdy spoiien. How cau I uay more st this hour 7/ Reporter—Can yon not give me some idea of tho causes which Jod to your unexpected suspon. sion? Mclarland (the lawyer) intorripting—Jlow can he? It was the product of circuwataucen which have been developivg for some months past. Reporter—Mr, Duncan, I'm sura the moiuing papera will staro you fu the face will numerous stories which you will bo cowmpelled to contra- dict. May 1adk you s few quostions ? Mr, Duncan—Ask we whotever questions you please ; I aw ot your sorvico. You alono have found me out, I am ready to be interrogated. Reporter—The foundor of {nut bouse waa Al exander Duncan, waa ho not Mr. Duncan—IHo was, Hepartor—2r, Alexander Dunocan hiaa recently reslded abroad ? Mr. Duncan—Hoe has, Reporter—Whors i 1ie now? Mr, Duncan—Lie is abroad atiil. mxaamr—lu it truo that alout to or three montha sgo you, auticipating what has to-day hngpwed. went 10 Enrope to consuls Mr. Alux- sndar Duncau, for the purpose of securing hits 2id tosaeiotinto new loana and extond the credit of your hrm? Mr, Duocan—It 8 not trme; it is false, Reportar—It 14 said that you applicd to Baring Drothens, Brown & Drothors, and other repre- sentstive European baoking firms, for seaist- anco, and that such assistacos was denled. Is thia true ? “'l(:. Duncan—There 13 not & word of truthin Roporter—1Ia the report published in an after- novw paver, to tha effect that tho Uulon Bauk- ing Cowpany of London sustaina hesvv losses ou accouut of your suspecsjon true or faleo? 3{r. Duncan-The Company you spesk of ia not involved even ta tho amount of a tarthing. 1 read the articlo o the Commercial, sud desire you partioularly to contradiotit. It hos not the uufiw-t foundation in fact, porter—\Vhst, Mr, Dunoan, was the real oauno of yoor faiture? Afr. McFarlaud (thelawyer)—No one thing, but & bundred thiugs combined, sir, Hepoitar—Did the fall of § per eent in cotton duriog tho past thres months have anythiog to do with your suspension 7 % 3r. Duncan—All that will presently be made known by the proper sulburitios. 1 cannot speak 010 wav or the other to-night. Reporter—Well, did you have ln_your posses- slou certain railruad securitios, such o8 thoso uf the Mobile & Obio, Atlantic & Great Western, along with Ene, sud was it bscauso vou could uot turn these securities juta inumediate uso that you wero compslled to close your doors 7 Mr. Duucan—Wa(t sod “ses. The suthoritiex will do all tlus work for you. 1 don's meosu to keep back snything, Everythiog I bave is at the wurvics of allta whom ['owe any debts. Tho statomont of our firm will bs reu- dored at the oarliest posuible moment. The pud- o will not bave to walt lang, Roporter—Put how will {t be with thoss Amerl- capd now abrosd who bave la thelr posssssion vour lettyrs of oredit ? . Mr, Duncan—Asearo sl the frlends of‘such g::m that every srrangouiens Las alread, mads 10 Drevent troabls A o e thinnds {mpu " rianay bejthes shes are sl nulther they uuyoueu[nhhmv trouble, They are tn rich a situation that they can mave hither and thither precieely the pame wedf nothing bad bapy to ux. Vou havo nuw pecured sl that £ ean at prevant powsibly comtnunieate, [ can_ give you At this bour no further particulara, I have alresdy said more than 1 wiwied to, Mr. Duncan wan alro aaked if ha conld give anz idea of tha extent of Lua liabilities and aa- sotd, but fie repdicd thit Lo was at presant utter- Iy unatlo to diy wg, but that s statoment would sLortly be mado patlic. THE FUM'R COTTON BPECULATIONS, orldy Juip of ‘current comment for m Exchango that 1x Ao It hiaving Lien matter month 0% the Out, Shermun ean, & Co. wora the largest Anerican Loiders of coiton for l);un. the followihg theoty of e distrees W tho ovent i anvauced by thess whio biave watclicd the crop for two yenra and the moves ments of tho market, Last fopt Lecame apharent that tha crop, b, b tnid- i, lind Livns considerabls inred o tho pro- lunged drought, the Tornidable taoveien: tn promoto an advanco waxorganized, It receve) sowe ptrength from the repoit of tho Agr.cuitue. al ureun for Heptember, showimg thap at tho end of Auguet tha condition of tno crop as comparcd with the prasi- vus month bad drieniorated Lromm i5 040 percerst. Estimatos were pnblinhed, basod on’ this teport, vhowing tiat tae crop could not oxcued 300,000 bales, Crtton st that Ue wag quoted at 105 cents fur **wddting up-, tonda." Leter reports from the Burcau uod)fied the estimets of domaxe, witd petsonn in the Lall tuterest gradually raimed themn to 3,259,650 wnd 8,500,090 balew, and tho final repourt of the areau for the year pot the estimato at 3,643, vsios. But the'wevere drought matured the er.p rapidiy, and the frost in the litter part of Ue. tober “Listensd the termination of tho pik tho emigrants and bury the dsad, o took gunn sud spados, mud lay in camp in_ might of the emigtants. Ha maw no ona but ladlana, who wern shooting from varions pointa. Next morsiag Lea arrived, sud more mon and mors lndhm!. Aflag of trice went ant, and tho am. lurante’ mesnonger met it. Ilo maw the am- igrants comn ont, the women_ shead. Tha men mat watked with the mitfia, 1T hoard the repors of guts, bac condd not then soee them, i\x‘vl'g?:.h- did sea thom he aaw the Indiana rushs COWARDLY ASSASSINATION, Knecust Dunateh to TAe Chicano Triwna, + CAunoxpary, IM., July 29,~Laat avaning, alone 10 o'elock, Capl Georgo W. Bianey, oue of our prowinent citizena and businoss men, whils rocking in & ebnir, talking to a friond at his Lounn, waa asnassitatod In cold hlood by a per- 8on yat unknown firing twice through a window- scroen with & donble-barreled ahot-gun londed with wlags Aftor the firing Mr. Btanay npok twice, and nat dead s his chair. Ten alugs bave Bann takon out of hin body. Mr. Siunoy formor- Iy hvad i the vicioity of the Wilhamson Connty ttoulies, and, for Lettor necirity, niovad to Cace baudale, after two attompts had heen mado to Will buin' tho Jant of which, oceurtiug last fall, Beasly proyed fatal, A BVIELT SINGFR THOUGHT TO NE A THIEF, Neeeval Inspatek to T'he Chicagn Tribune, QUISev, T, July 29,—Austin W, Thoman, of o Thoras oy, who are under arrest for bAtess-Btesing, waw up for oxamivation to- d8Y, Auutin hag Lnghetiman by birth, though ho Law beon e conntry wince Infanoy, o lins been keason. ‘Thees facts, and Lhe Luancial necds of the planters who biad been ablo to gat vary few wivauces on the growing erop, hursied the erop o markot, and for tho flist reveuteen weooks of the crop year tho recoipty wore Jaryely in oxcons ol the previous wenson's rozoifts, o that tnazen Lased on the receiptn of provious years to the 2tith of Decomtier wdicated a erop ot neariy 4500000 taivs, That wholly discredited tho rhiogi-crop tacories, nud cotton the week befora Chinetmnat hag deciined about 2 cents from th ouening prices of the sea-on. Thin was a heavy Juadd Tor the lall vatts to carry, But just theq the receipte began Lo fonl off rapicly, and it soon Lecame evidant that tho crop would not_exceed 900,000 bali v, or perbape 3,600,000, This Lo- fan a0 8enve busing tor an advance, aud by the muddlo of Mareh wddiing uplands wore quoted ot wometlung over 17 conts, or rbout 3 cents abuve the Jowess poine Then the extremo dulluess of low piricos in cottan fooda began to be folt, seland wiily tegan 10 teduco their production, To suppurt thie innrset the bull party windo lawe slipmenta to Liversool, whick, in viey of the stato of trade theie. cunsed & Weakuews in that market. Tho plsuting season fur the next crop opened favorally in w moderste desren and contivned to improve, end colten sgain dechinedl. Burong efors wern mado to check the downward taudeney, hnt iv comtinned with frequent and shat fluctune tious until sertorday, when prices wero fuil- 4 cents per pound below the Lishest poiut in Marchs, 2 conts loser than _in Scptosber, and the luwest of the season, ‘This deprosnicn, witls the cont of carrying, would bo vory o 4 fioune amtercuted largely. Un Ludiin bades, for inntauce, tho lose sinco March would bo £3,000,000. It 14 #wid that Duncan, Sherman & Co. eudear- oied to relieve themselves by oxtremely lurco shipmcnts to Liverpoo’, and tho number of Lulos bLieid by tisetu there 1s varously estimated at liom 100,004 to five times that sum. In epito of tho hort crop, there 18 moro American cotton hold at Liverpool to-day than thore was last yenr at this time, aud tho closing of a bundred milis in Lancoelite veeterday, connectud, ax that in raid to buve by with' the falure of G. & W. Collie, of Marchenter, with whow tle American firm 18 believed to have Lad dealings, are taen- tioned ks incidents that probably hastened the 1all of the latter houve, THE COMMENCIAL WAREIOUSE COMPANY. In the suit of James D. Fowlor and Georgo AL Fowler va, Thoe Conunercial Warabouse Comi- fauy. Sudgs’ Wostbrook to-day sppointed Jr. Juird Itecuiver of the Company. Mr., Bawrd given bood in $25,000, and his surotien nre Johu J. Jove and Coruchun U, Delamator, The Com- pany are onjoived fruin disposing of eny of thuir property. FORD & CO. 7. B J. B, Ford & Co.,ina card, state thal s do- pression in thoir buok buniness Las continued since the ponic of 1873, aud was agzravated by a fito in their bindery in Fabruary lat, which alyzed their spring soles. Thoy elaim that ti:mr Bacats, at bare coxt, exceod thoir iiabiditics by over $80.000, The Christian Unton, they uay, 18 sustained by smple capilal; its conditioun 18 sound, and 118 prospects bright. The statement that it had lost ground amnce the Tilton-Boechor trial ta not true. Ford & Co.'s connoction with it is aimply that, besides beiug slockbolders in the Comjjany, thoy have beou omplogod s pub- Iishors of the paper. They have resignod that cawrge, and after tho 15h of August the busi- ness of the paper 14 to be transacted by thelr succeenors. At s meetiug of tho creditors of J. B. Ford & Co., tho tiry stated that their ossols are &X8.- 000 in cxceds of their liabilitica, A committes was appointed. Tho amount cf the linbilities i uot stated, Tho business in continued, atb- fect to the action of tuc creditors, and payments are temporary suspendod, . S ELSEWHER TRONOUNCED 6OUND, Epecial Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune. INpiaNavorts, July 29.—Coutinuous attempts bave boo mads 1o impair the contidence in tha Frankhin Life Iusurauce Company of this city, which resulted in the appointment of sn fuves- tigating committeo consting of E. Ilowy, actu- ary, 8t. Lows, sud A.D. Lyuch, National Bank Examiner of Indiana. They reported to-day that there is » surplus of 250,845.27, calcu'ating the neCosEAry reserve upou a 43¢ peor cent basis, In 1heir opinion the Company Is Snancially sonnd, ablo to meet all its obiigations, doing » eafe business, sod the policy-bolders have no cause for uncasiness. CANADA. ‘ToroyTto, Out., July 29.—Campboll & Caeaals, baukois aud brokers, have suepanded until advices cau be received from Eogland s to the fato of the wterling bills of Duncan, Bhernn & Co., on foreiga sgonts, on which Campbell & Co. aro fndorsers. LOCISIANA LEVEE BONDH, Nnw Onrrans, Lo, July ‘b Court of Louimaus, s:fting at Monroe, yostorday assod on some of the important cases snbmited ro it in connection with tha Fuudiog law, 1t do- cided that tho acts Now. 82 and 115, under which the bonda kuown a8 the four mliion aud thres million fovea issues ware made, {0 bo corlstita. tivpa). Most of thoso bondd aro held 1n Europe, and over 1,000,000 of thom have been roceives i thle clty for funding, The Funding Board are mundamused to fund them. There remains one other lovee lssuoe Lo ho passed upon, MICHIOAN BAVINGY BANES, ° Speciad Drapateh (o Iie Chicago fridune, Lansing, Mich., July 20.—There aro eleven savings banke dowog Lusiness in this Biate, whose condition i raported as follows : LIABILITIES. e BOIT, 540,82 V1T Totalisoisrss essssenianen $0,083,859,78 VEGOUNCES, T8 CRIME, THE MOUNTAIN-MEADOW MASSACRE, Bravkn, Utab, July 29,—8picer occupled all the morning addressivg the jury for the dofonsa. Heatatod tho theory of the defunus to be that the omligrauts, by their own misconduet at Cotn Creed, 80 anraged the Indisns that they seut runuer shead gathering help from other trives, thl a3 the Meadows they pumberod 400 or 500§ that tho whites did sell supplies to omi- yrants and treated them welli thst Leo beld no military or church oitioo, Lut wax simply farmer; thst on the grounds Le tricd to protact the emigrants, aud wopt when tho massacre was proposad; that not Los, but Willism Batemau, went with the tag of truce: afterwarda Loe want to tho corral and stayed two Lours, belleviug tho treaty wae bons fide: that, while in the emigrants' corral, Halght Higbee aud Klingen Bmith were plotting to kil them that whst what the whitea did waa done through death st the Lands of the lndisns, who {:" ':fmsd that, If they didn's help kill th o graate, tuey would kild them, Hamual Pollock awure that Ezra Curils, Liene teusut of \he milliiay catled him oot from Cadar Cily to go to ths Mesdows, He was told 40 save 1 thin eity aboat theoa yoars, where b han leen engagad nM 8 s teachor and fharraainuar, 16w friomls are o ¢ thaz e Wil oo ol innocenee, whila CHILUIR WHORS Wity Luruoan woio foutd i by junsieuiu, At coutii tat o stole thew, His couunnl wai ontnuation, aud he was Leld 1or trial 1w £180 Loy, ) KANSAS CITY FONTran Spectal Oapatcls o The Chicarn Fohan, Kaxeag Crov, Mo.. duly 29.—Ahoae 4 o*slock to-nikht A, 1L Rtomn, Fraight Azont on the 8, Lous, mx ity & Northorn was attasked on Lirondivay by two meu, lnw hands avd feet tied, A geaz prawid 10 hin tnoutl, and laid in the tddle of the wraet. Tho fool-piads thou sobbed hin of & valuubly gaid wteh and %30, - After aoe d tu get luw feet partly loose, i to thoe” Louse of tailor whrs he L:de bou i ud v.as relosscd. The police aro 0o the Srack of the bhignwsymeu, two pastive boity suspectod. ! FORSNOK HIS CAEDITORS, Snecial hapateh ts The Clucago Triduna, Davesvonur, Ia., July 2).—Mlenry Maret, s Germon setor, who eamo hers soveral months 8y0, bua doparted suddenly, loaving & bill at Jislchort's otol for 8125 ; Frahan, the browar, £100; Huber, the brower, of Rock Island, 200 ; aud ten or twolvo other bills ranging from 83 to <. oil unpard, 1o, with hia wife, who is really a guod actress, played a long ongagoment at tho tiertnau Ahieatre hero—played Rip Yan Winklo at tho Upera-FHoune, aud latterly run » beor saloon, o l:ft myeieriously Tucsday night, and, of uts. | course, will Lot be ween again hareabo: HOT BLOOD, Cryminaxa, Ky., July 2),—Dr. C. L. Donnelly, & doutit, mpproached Dr. Pockover, snothoer dentise, saying he (Peckover) had ealled bim. & lmr, and shot Pockover through the hestt, killng bhim instantty. Donnolly surrenderod hmmeclf to the oRicors, and, while being con~ yeyud to the lock-up, wia shot and killed by R. . Ridgely, brothor-inaw ot Peckover. Lidgoly in now 1 custody, SHOOTING AT DETROIT, Bpectal Duapatch W The Chwave Tridune Drriorr, Mich., July 20.—At Flint last night, E. A. Lincoln, s commorcial drommer, nndor- took, with soms fricoda, to got into the houso of Jirs, Lolou Clark, under the lpression, it is #a1d, that she kept o disroputable housa. Wright Larimer, who was in tho bouss, fired as the party waa reticing aud Lincoln was shot 1n the back, &ud it is roported that his rocovary in doubtful. SHOT FROM AN AMBUSH. Mexrurs, July 20.—David Slaughter, 8 prom- inont citizon of Tipton County, Tonn., whils re- turning homo from Covington yestordsy, was sbot aud dangorously woundod by some person coucealod on tho roadside. It is supposed to have beon doue by & nogro, as Mr. Staughter re- contly ahot aod killod 8 nogro whom he was ste tompting to arrest for horso-stenling. FLEE AS A JAIL-BIRD, Hpectal Inapateh Lo The Chicago Tribima Graxp Ravipw, Mich., July 29.—Roacls, one of the aix prisoners who escapod, waa captured to- day. Mo says that foar of them, sll but himself sod Knighs, want together. The ofticers aro continuing thoir wourch with fair prospecta of ultimats succosy, AN ALLEGED BANK ROBBFR. Specist Dupateh to The Chicage Tevhmma, Dersorr, Mich., July 20.—James Williams, who ‘was chiarged with robling the bank at St. Cathe- rines of £50,000 four years ago, snd fur whose arrost €500 reward was offered, and still holds g00d, 8 gracing this city with his proseuce. DRUGGED AND BEATEN. Oxana, Nob., July 20.—A stranger named Fd- ward Murphy was drugged and severely beaten by & man named Macilahon last night. Doults re entortained of bis recovery. Mnc2ialion has Lesn bound over to awalt reaujts, SHOT BY AN OFFICER. Laxsma, Mict, July 20.—The City Marshal of Hantings ahot James Sidmore on Bunday for evading an arrost. Tl ball struck bim in the back of the Liewd, and came 0ut uoar thu eaz. . TOOK HIS PRISONER IN. Lrrree Roca, Ark., July 20.—Insish Taylor, & colored man, while reslsting arrest by a police- 1wan, aleo ootored, last might, waa shot by the latter sad mortally wouodud. THE WADDY THOMPSON CASEY Mzurwas, July 29.—The jury on the Waddy ‘Thompeoa case is still out. A VIINDFALL. Bpental Dupateh o The Clicage Tribwms, Dusrque, Ia., July 23.—Gon. 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