Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1875, Page 1

The Thicagn uilp TXibw VOLUME 28. Special Notice PROTECTION LIFR INS. CO. Who have not yet paid their July asscssmeonts will bear in mind that WEDNESDAY, August 4, Is the last day for pnyment, in ac+ gordance with notice mailed to each. THE BENEFITS Pald to the heirs of dscoancd members this year have averaged over $50,000 PER MONTH, And the totalamount paid sincethe organization of the Company, foots up aver $1,100,000!1 This vast sum has been psid by the surviving mem- bers in casy mohthly psyments, or otherwiss at thelr sonvanience, at s cost Lo each of lesa than one-half the nausl rates required in sdyancs, The attention of persous requiring relisble and theap life fnsurance, on formsof payment auited to {ho circumatances of all, 18 respectfully invited to the plan of this Gompany. L. P. HILLIARD, Preaident, ome Offics, over Fidelity Bavings Bank, 145 and 147 Fast Randolph-st. "FRESCO COLORS. “FLORENTINE FRESCO COLORS, MANUFAOTURED EXPRESSLY FOR Freseo and Sngi}llfl Panters, . W. DEVOE_& fl)., New York, FORTY SUPERFINE COLORS, 5 ery carefully, in pulp state, with. B b ataing, and packed in whité glosa bottles. Very convenient and economical, YOIt BALE BY JOHN ALSTON & CO., 179 & 181 Randolph-st, CEHICAGO. PANTALOONS. 71,000 PARS OF PANTS, AS GOOD AS OUSTOM, For $5.00 and $6.00; former prices $8.00 and $9.00. PUTNAM OFE-FPRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, 131 & 138 Clark-st., And 117 Madison-st. ARTISTIOC TAILORING. 10 Per Cent DISCOUNT Ouall garmenta ordored of us daring Jaly sud August. 1875, We are prapared with our AUTUMN STYLES sud FABRIOS 1o execute orders for FALL and WINTER #oods ss well as for the remainder ef summer. ‘WEDDIXG OUTFITS A SPKOIALTY, EDWARD ELY & CO,, « IMPORTING TAILORS, WABASH-AV., CORNER MONROHE-8T. ESTABLISHED 1804, COAL. ‘We are now receiving by all-rail direct from the Sugar Loat Col- lierics, a quantity of sclected fresh-mined LEHIGH LUMP COAL Wo have also reccived, and are preparcd to(ill orders promptly, for BRIAR HILL GOAL. Wo nlso have on dock and aflont a large quantity of our unrivated WILKESBARRE COAL Which we are prepared to deliver by cargo, car load, or single ton, in quantitics to suit. Als, a large stock of BLOSSBURG: COAL. WILMINGTON constantly on hand at our raflroad. yard, foot cast Sixteenth-st. | E.L. Hedstrom & Co., BRACKEBUSE, DICKSON & CO, MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF Coaland Coke WILLOW GROVE. YOUGIIIOGHENY (Gas Coal). TOCKING VALLEY. BLOSSBURGIL LACKAWANNA (all sizes). WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Spectal Inducements made tolarge Consumers and Dsalers. MAIN OFFIOB: No. 1 W. Randolph-st. ‘RAILROAD YARD: 8, W. cor, Oarroll and Morgan-sts, SHIRTS. SHIRTS! To order, of the best fabrics in use. Full lines in stock of our own manulacture. We are prepared to make Shirts to order in eight hours, when necessary. WILSON BROS, MEN'S FURNISHERS, 67 & 69 Washington-st,, Chicago. Pike's Opera ouse, Cincinnati, PRUSSING'S Yive VINEGAR WINE v Colebrated for its PURITY, STRENGTH EAVATABLENERN, Warranted o TARa cklos. B4 do 46 MickignR-nve, ChicAR IRON PIPE. WROUGHT-IRON PIPE, Steam Warming Apparatus, MANUFAOTURED BY CRANHE BROS. MANUFACTURING 0O0. No, 10 North Jefferson-st. — TO RENT. OFFICHES - TO RENT IN TOB TRIBINE BUTLDING INQUIRE OF ' ! WILLIAM C. DOW, . ROOM 10. TO REINT. Stors room Not. 142 and 163 Michigas-a aoe; Nova Monrosets o 120 e Aplrat FURNITURE. 35 Lundsome Chamber Suits, 8 Elogant Parlor Suits, Costly, mediam, and low d & large Oficq snd Libmaty nnflu:m;;' g teny ind &o. Baokruy e e o ¢ nudo-g"x.nu::aul at, EDUCATIONAL S S e CHXGADD FEMALK COLLEGE, MOBGAN PARK u#‘“fl‘z&i&fi EELTe P A HBUSINESS OHANCES, BANKRUPT SALE. The undersigned offers for salo the | WHOLBSALE HANKRUPT STOOK of I. H. Birsh & Oo., consisting of $25,000 WORTH OF WHITH GOOBS AND NO+ TIONS. This stock is offered in bulk for "":‘ ROBBRT R, SHNRIN o L JEN. 8, P nal Assignee, 189 LaSallo-st. ING>HOUSE FOR SALHBE." ‘We offer our Packing ITouse f very cheap. e Comptsion Mersianis, 1o Wasstngioiat GENERAL NOTIOES, — CSIDEW.ALKS:™ Great Reduction la Prices. Onand after this date the Tortland Cement Paving Oamgl‘n{ will contract o lay (luJ'BIN within the mita) Hurlbut's beveled biock i clty walk, in reo (3) luches in thick- Cone twa colors, dlamond form, neas, for tweaty-tive (i) canta per square foot, g and_ Lasement floors, plain, laid for from thirteen (19) to elghteen (1) oenty per aquare foot, Pub. g e e g ree, Rud floors done in colors by special contrsct, Cantracts taken for work at any distance from tows, and com- ant Tion sobt 40 Iay Lils sazse. - We tise 50D bat tha & ) liah Portland Oement, and. guarau- €O, 3. B 3 or, s Washinglon‘st. ~ June 12, 146, " DEALERS AND HOOSEREEPERS ATTENTION INVITED . To the extenstra Anction Balo this dsy, st 10 a.m,, at 8, DINGEE & C0.'8_Grest Auction % and & Eaat Randolphi4t. Elugant new and second-haud Par- for, Cwwber, and all kinds of Household Carpeta, Dudding, ke, Also, Libreryand Ofice Furnie turo, il Palntinis, ery, Glasawars, Husves sud Bieel Engravings, Chromos, Crock- Tamit: oy fare, Dry Goods, ko T BHOROPBAN PINE TREE EXTRACT AND HERB VAPOR BATET, The only inatituts of the kind in the U, B, celabraiad inods! laatibute 1 Hatada, & whteraig Flace ia Thu: ‘Tha surest cure for Kheumatism, Gout, Berofuls, Nervous, and Ohronio Liver Dis- Ganeral Debility, ete.’ ¥or furiber information R e M zom am.,3 3 Bouth Clark- at., Cuicago. KLIZABETH WTEIN, Bupt, SOALES, Pt snnive’ Illazllll MORSE & 00 111 & 118 Late i, Ohl : nmmnbuu‘:"nwm CHICAGO, SATURDAY. JULY 3l, WASHINGTON. Now Regulations Regarding the Cancellation of Whisky Stamps, A New and Very Effectual Method for Detecting Frands. Comments on the Mueller Plea for the Buena Vista Stone, A Second Fast Mail Train Arranged for by the Postmaster-General, The Growing Scarcily of Fraclional Currency Officially Accounted for. Senator Thurman Preparing to Astound the Rag-Money Men. How a District Insane Asylum Disposos of Its Surplus Patients, WHISKY STAMPS. NEW RYBIRM OF CANGELLATION. Bpecwal Dispateh to The Chicago Iribune. Wasnixerox, 1. C., July 80.—The Secrotary of tho Treasury and Commiseioner of Internal Rovouns to-day perfected n system which, it 18 oxpected, will insuro the cancallation of spirit tax stamps when once used, and mako it almost Impossiblo for distillors and rectiflers to prac- tico frauds on tho revenuo. Ieroafter, instoad of pasting the tax-paid stamp entire on the package, the edgos of the stamp will Lo only pasted. A pleco of papor will be pasted on tho stamp, so anto prevent the contro contalning the serial number of the package, and the number of proof gallons,from boing fastened to the package. When dumped by tl:e rectifier, the Gauger 18 ro- quired to cut from tho stamp the contre contain- taning the serisl number of proof gallons, whfoh must ba forwarded to tho Departmont through the Collector. A COMPLETE RECOTD of the daily transactions of overy distiller and rectifier will be kopt hore, and the picces cut from the tax-psid stamp will bo checked up aysinst the partiea who bandled the spirits, Rec- sitiers will not be sold atamps to cover s larger quantity of spirits then is shown to have been dumped by tho vouchers cut from tho fax-psid atamps and returned by tho Gauger, Ly this meana tax-paid siamps cannot be used a pecond time by tne diatillers, and rectiflors cannot obtain stampa for o groater quantity of rectifiod spuits than their own roc~ ords show they origlually putchased for that purpons, Tho Departmont will keep a fall al stractof the histoiy of every packsge of spirits from the tima it leaves the distillor’s cistoin un- til it renches tho rotail dealers, 'Lhis record will be only completed when s portion of tho taxe paid stamp in returned to tho Department, and TIE 183UE OF A DUPLICATE NUMDKR is sure to be detocted in a bricf perivd. A Tress- ury officer will go to New York to-motrow to propare the stamps now in tho hands of Callec- tors for the new regulation, and to arrange with thie Bank-Note Companics for the proparation of futuro Insiies, The saino syatom will be applied to roctitiors’ stamyps ad 800D 88 AITADgEmONLS CAD be ver!ecldd. Tho delegation of distillers who wero hero were informed of the now stamp rogulation, and exprossad the beliof hat in connection with the very thorough system of recording tranesotions in epirits by the Troasury, combiuations for fraud will be frustrated or cortainly detected. To their interviow with tho rovenue officers tho distillors suggestod ous chauge in the transpor- tation of the more costly brands of liquors which is favorably received by the Departument. They clalm that casks of Ligh priced liquors sre Yery froquently TAPPED WIILE IN TRANSIT and two or throe gallons removed, making the ackages short upon srriviag at their destiua- Plu . This is done by bonug gimlot boles and plugging thom up whilo in railroad cars. The diaillers requeat that a regulation may be mado by which tLese casks of finer liquors may be in- clodod in larger cosks. ‘Ihis plan han beon suggosted before, but the dificulty has boen that the Governmont stamps and marks must noces- sarily bo on the inner cask. The suggostion ia now made that some sort of au engravoed stamp can be devised {0 be placed on the outer barrel which will sbow that the iuner cask has paid full duty. The Commissioner of Internal Llevenue in copsldering this suggestion. —_— THE CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE. STORES' VICALIOUS OYFERING. Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, ‘Wasmixarox, D. 0., July 80.~The Becretary of the Treasury has reccived and read au ab- stract of the paper drawn up by Emery A, Btorrs which is to bo presented to the Presideut oa behalf of Muellor, the owner of the Buena Vista quarry. Gon, Bristow's opioion of the subject matter of the paper has been made known by his publio acts, and he doos not now choone to esy anything sbout the Btorru-Mueller statemont. e bas decided to reserve what ho way have to ssy upon the main ques- tion for the meeting of Congress, until which tmo the report of Supervising Architect Potler, and the wsocompanying documents, are not likely to be made publio. As to one portion of this statement, Becretary Bris- tow does, however, say that his remembrance of his couvorsation with Congressman 0. B, Fare well ia very differout from what Mueller’s atato- ment represouts Farwoll's recollection of that couversation, The story that cownes hero is, that Farwell savs Dristow bolleves that *tho local Commission {s sutagonistio to me (him), and that it was gotton up by a fow of the United Btates Gaugers who are Aldermen hore to break me down.” Muellor also quotes Farwell aa stat- 1ug this of the Beoretary: ** Hedeclared thero had Leen fraud from the irst between Mullett and Mueller, He showed his bolief In ths decision of tuo experts who represented that the founda- tions were bad and the stone rotten. The sp- pearance of fraud, howsever, was tho real cause of his sdverne decieion.” Booretsry Bristow ro- members the conversation with Farwell to havo been this: **Farwell introduced this brauch of the subject, and said that, from what he had seaus, he had concluded thas thers must have been fraud botveen Mullott and Muoller from ths fisk™ To this Hecretary Lristow replicd that be i+ ghould himmelt bave pearcely wished @0 bhave expressud himsels w3 strongly, bud that ba oould mnot but agros with Mr, Farwell. Fusther than this Boo- reiary Uristow has not! 10 say tu tho Mueller statomont. ‘Iiie charge In the report tuui tLo Uoverument Commissioners were projudiced against Alullet will result in publishing oue fach NOT OENEBALLY KNOTN, QGen. William Booy Bmith, of Clicago, waa not named by Buparvising Architect Potier, sud was not kvown 40 bim. The Fresident Limself, who Lsd kuown Gen. Bmith in the snny, suggested hia name, and Becretary Briutow teuderod tho place, QGon. Bmith, at that time, was in Buston, acting ae a Government Commussioner to make cerimn experiments. Mullett went to Boston ta see Geu. Buutl, evidontly for tho pur- poss of projudicing bim in his own favor. -Mlal- 5% reprosentod that he was thrown out of Gov- ut place and waa peoniless; that the fn- veatigation was a couspiraoy to dostroy bis reps ptstion, whied was all e had lefs, sud, with ard in bis oy &ullm de Hmith to Kuarons ¥l o Bmith I8 undasiovd 40 to have been much affectsd by this appesl, and to bave boen disposed to favor Mullett, Thare ia no doubt that Emith entered npon tbe investigation detormined to doal with Mullett very geotly if tho faots would warrantit. The facts did not seom to Bmith to warrant It Ar- tived here, he found that tha material condi- tiooe of Mullstt's life wera not thosa of & pennt- leas man, snd (Jen. Bmith bimaoclf wrote the coneien conclurion of the report of the Govern- ment Commuasion, ANOTIER FACT appearn hers upon the records. Nankin asked nuthonty to cover the foundations with 4 feot of sand before the advent of winter. Mullett, o s personal lettor to Renkin, dircctod the Istter not to do (his, and eaid that it wan noneceseary. Tho Government officers bers deny that the report of the Government Commission attacks the Buena Vista stone in goneral, and assert that tho criticisms In tho roport refer only to the quahty of stoma fur- nished to the Chicago buildiug.” 1he SBupervis- ing Architect has receivod from Chicago very accurate photograpba of the portions of the building where the stone bas been patched, and has acaled or cracked. Mills, Muellar's agent in Chicago, bas temporanly removed min head- quartors t> Washington, but not, Lo says, in ueller's intere —— CUSTOMS REGULATIONS, MODIFICATIONS PRUPUSED, Speeial Duvateh to 7'he Chicano Tridune, Wasuixaroy, D.C., July 80.~-CTolloctnr Simmons, of Boston, arrived hore to-night on s mission which s of interest to all Colleciors and imjorte ors. Tha purpose of the visit of Collector Him- mons is two-fold. Firat, to endeavor to mooure, it poseible, soma modification of the recent or- der of the Becrstary of the Treasury which ro- quires all mombers of s firm, if present in & city, to sign Custom-Elonss bonds, Bocond, to socure s modification of the construction of tho atatute which roquires one package iuv overy ten of all classes of goods to bo transported from tho Customs wharves to the public etores for examioation befero they can ba passed. As to tho (irat point 1t is doubtful whether any mo"ifi- cation of tha lotter can be made, inasmuch an it Liag aseuinod the formal slispe of A GENERAL ORDER, and has thus become 10 puint of fact s decision of the Treasury, ‘Lhe moat that is bopod to be accomphished 38 that this geueral lutter tisy bo modified 8o 08 to give to Collectors of ports dia- cretion as to the consiruction of whbar *ab- seuce'' 8. Tho present ordor tequires an oath to be meode by any person bLaving pow- er of attornay that e principal ig absent from tue city. It 1sthought that this regulation may possibly ba so modiled thattho abueuce sliali rofor only to absence from the Custom-Houdo building. Buch & construcuon would prevent the letter from beiug ko oneruue- ly destructive to commervial buainess. There aro siranger speculations that a construction of tho Iaw and regulations can bo had whict will relisvo merchants of the great truuble inciient to the catage of one-tomth therr goods to the public storos. 'The filunnt regulations, which aro founded upon the same waniatory statuto, provido thiat if tho articles aro buluy the Cullector msy direct their exumination to be made on the wharf or other tuitavle places to bo desiguatrd by him for that purpose. The at- temp: will be made to induco the Secretary of tho Ttomsury to MAKE A SIMILAR EXCEPTION 85 to tho lighter artivies of weichaudiso and as to undutiablo articios. The mgument is that, if bulky aiticles can bo exempted by regulation from the operation of tho language of the stat- ute, Lhero is no reason why siular articles, liko boxes of raisine ana undutiablo goods, may not likowieo be oxcepted. Such & reguiation, whilo quite 28 much sutborized sa the uno respecting Dulky articles, wou!d reliave merchants of mauy anrayauces abous to be imposed by thus biunder in the Nevisod Statutes. —— THE CURRENCY. Bvecial Dunatch to e Chzaga Trioune, WasminoTox, D. O, July 80.—Poreons who bave beld recent coavorsations with Senator Thurman at his residing-plsca in the Allsghonios maintun that his campaigu spoocch soon to be made in Olio will be a surprise to kis party ; that {t will soverely criticlao tho fioancial ptan of tue Columbus Convention, and will bo thoe great- eat efort of bis lifein favor of Lardmoney. Thur man, it is eald, will assume, however, that the financial question is not a party isauo, and must be loft to individual judgment, He bas boen carefully praparing this apeeck: for sevoral weoks, sud will delivor it at daustield on Saturday nex:. FRACIIONAL CUKRENCY. Complaints Lave been mudoe to the dreasury that the fractional currency in bocoming scarce, ‘This 18 waluly duo to tue fact that vo G0-cent notos have bsen piinted for some touths on ac- count of tho number of couuterfoits. Couwsel was beld to-day in the office of the Becretary of the 'Treasury of tho lesding oflicers of tho Comptroller's ofiice, tho Yroasurcr’s oftice, and the ofiice of Eugraviog and Printing, at which it was decided to uss the old plate with soiae modifications, and to immediately resume print~ g 60-cent notew, TUEABURY ITEMS, The Becrotary of the Treasury has directed tho retiroment of #1,016,472 in loyal-tenders, that amouut_beiog 8 per cent of the additional Nu- tional Dank notes issued lsst mouth. Until fuctber orders, tue outstandiug legal-tenders will be $374,755,108. The {nterusl rovonuo re- ?Ai um"o-du weore $368,304 ; customs roccipta, ————s THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI, EXEOUTIVE OBDRR IN NELATION TO THE CONe BTRUCTION OF JETTIES. ‘Wasmrxorox, July 28,—Thse following Execu- tive order was {ssued yestorday: Exxouttve Mawsiox, July 27, 1876.—In conformity to provious contained in the River and Harbor aci, approved March 3, 1875, granting to James 1, Ex and bis associates authority ,to use, for the culistruce tiom of fottiea at the moutts of the Misslanippl liiver, any maieriala on the publio lands of tho United States that shall be sullable for and may be needed jn said works, under such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, 13 s hereby ordered and di- rocted— DroBery ApperAng To the. Feant iberelt hede I ly ) D grant the: made Piscad to (Lia oicar ot Engiheers, Maj, 0. . Com- atock, detailed by the Socratary of War, under the pro. visious of the sald act, to report to hiny * tho depth of water and wigth of channal securod and maintsived from time to\ime in sald channel, together with such other information a8 the Hecretary of War may di- Tect.” Second—Protection of the iatersets of (he United States, 50 far 48 the taking of material s coucerued. Bala ¥ade and his sasociates sball, prior to taking ma- terial from all public lauds, obtin sutbority to doso from tha Becretary of War, their application specifylng the kinds and smounts of material’ they wisli lo take from each subdivision of 1h o lands, sud they shall at ouce coase from wuch taking on belug notitied that Lhe suthiority ia withdrawn, 4 hind—Prolection of the iniereats of the United Blates, 80 far ax atructures aro conces! Bald Eade and his assoclates and contractors !2;:11“ thelr own expeuse, such shops, " dwellings, 01 s0d wharves on the military reservation t the mouthof the Mississippl s may be noorssary for the prosscution of the work, and snall furnish» list and plan showing the locatfon of e sams 1o Lhe Bocrotaty of War: but theas atiall bo erected in such & way and at such places as not unneoossarily to inter- fere with uavigstion or any interest iu which the United Btates i concerued, whervof the Becretary of ‘Warshall be the judge, At his direction asy such stzucture sball bo it onios remoyed. rourth—Protection of Jues . Eads' intoreats, No persou ravo zaid Eads and bis contractors shail erect auy butlding, tent, of other habitation ou the military reaurvation at the inouth of the Misataslppi River, and tho person 80 doing may b summiarily efected by the United tates Marsbal or his Deputy, Dut as suihor- ity bas slruady Lean giveu to Janics 1. Eads, by the Hecretary of War, 10 colieot tho susierial aforossid until bs should be furnished witt the regulations s nuw herelu given, said Eada 18 authorized to cuntinug collsctiug aterials under wiat autbority tuul the e day of Beptemter, 1473, after which i these regnla- s will go buto wfect, (dignedy U, B, GRANS, —— NOTES AND NEWS, DISANE PATIMNTS ALUSKDy Byeeiol Dipalsh & The Chsesge Tvidums Waiserxero¥, Do O, July 30.—Somo very curlous charges dave besn brought awwuet the mansgement of the Natlona! Iusane Asylum, looated in thia Distriot, It has bee charged aud subatantjally proved that the oficers of the Asy- lum have caused {nssce patients to be taken in closed wagons at night, carried seorotly to desa-~ lated portions of Maryland, far beyoud the Dis- trict line, aud abandoned jn the woods. Theso facts are praciically sdmitted. The oscuse msde io justitioation s thas the qnlnnl{ of patisnta from Maryland is roady largely exceesive. The (Government asy- law {v the rodipiont of yery large sppropristions supually from Congrees, and tho strongost srgue menis Lhat are Riesenied 10 Oougress are, 1875.—TEN PAGES. tho ingane pationta of ths conntry are cared for without cost, The officers who Lavs liad chars of the wagons used for thus distributing wild in- nane people op a helpless farming community have made aflidavita to these facts. THE KERLY MOTOB. No application hss yot bosn filed at the Pat. ent Oftice for the Kocly motor, and no caveat bae. beep {ssuod. There was & rumor tu-day at tha Patent GMice that s patent would be for this weak. Ths nesrcst approach o an ap- plication ta nna made a yoar snd & half sgo by & brother of the preseut Keely, Liis application differed from tbe ioely motor in that it ocon- talned no earbonia scid gas, but was not act- ed upon, a8 & working model was refused. The officers of tho Patent Office belisve the Keely motor s bumoug. Numesous impracticable io- ;omia:l of asimilar character have baen applied or. TAAT MAIL TRAINS, It haa been decidod that thers sbafl be two fant mail exproes traina from New York to the Went. Thus DPonnsylvania Central Compsny, hlvan heard of the arrangement with tho New York Central, and bewg unablo to defeat it, kiave mado an offer of a similar train _over their road. The train oo the New York Central will Jeavo Naw York at 4 o'clock ». m., and the one ©on tio Pennbyivania Central at 8 p. m. A DEFECTIVE INDICTMENT. The indictmout agatnat tho Chief Clork of the Treaaury Department stsles him thioughout as Willam'C._Avery, altbourh Lis name s Wilham 0, Avary. 1t is thought this may prave s serlous daw 10 the fndictment. KECHRTARY BRIATOW Teft to-night for Kentucky to voie, snd will bo gone about ton days. GEN, GARFIZLD 5 far recovered from a jone and sorious ill- s to be ablo to walk out to-day fur thefirat time in.mauy weoks. The surgeon, who por- formed » daugerous operation, sass that biecan travel in a fow dass, but Mr. Garfield donbta whother be will tako auy part in the Ohio cam- sigu, though he hopes to visit b howsiaa ow woeks. XEW YOUK JZALOUS. It sppears that the report of Apprairer Dlodgstt oo tha condition of tho Chicago Custom-Houso waa very fasorablo 1o the mau- szoment of that Cuatow-ilouso, which it ex- toiled at the expenso of New York, Darling, of New York, has made a report which is au at- tempt to counteract the report of Llodgett. The Becratary of the Troasury has decided to make neither of thewo reporta public, ss their publica- tion would only excito local jealousies, and will keeop them for Lis own juformation, OSBEUSIT POBT-UFFICE. Phifotus Sawyer, of Wiscousin, I8 hero to make an arrangement with tho Poatmuntor-Gon- eral for ereciing a buildiug st Oshkosh tor s I'ost-Otlice to replaco the ono desiroved by the grest fire. Itis propassd that the Guveroment sball agree to lease & huilding for ted yesrs, in which case cortaiu parties stand roady to buudd it [T the Asmoctated Prees] BEVENCE APPOINTMENTS. Wismyaton, D. C, Jaly S0.—Alfrel E. 8. Nawo, hzs been appowted Interusl Kevenue Btorokeeper for the ‘A'weuty-fitaz District of Pennsvivania. The P'rosident has sppointed Luther 8. Trow- bridge Collector of Inteinal Beveoue in the First District of Michigan; Jomes H. 3os, of Nobras- ka, Register of Lhe Land Uffice at tlelena, Mun- tana; and William R, 8trawn Postmuster st Edin- burg, Ind. TIE YELLOW YZVER IX FLOTIDA. Dispatches from Fort Barrancas report two new casen of yollow lever, Tlera wera throe sosterday, and iwo deatbs, s Iauudress und Mrs. Ingalls, wife of Lieut. logalls. No uew cases aro reported from Fort Pickens. Dr. Homverg, J'ost Burgeon at Barraucas, who is down with the fever, is doing well. ANDREW JOHNSON. Ex-President Ktricken Down wWith Parntysise Nasmviiee, Tona., July SU.~Bpeclals to the Nashville papors from Greeaville, Tenn., this eveniug, roport that ex-Proaident Jobnson was stricken with parslyais on Wednesdsy even« ing at the residenco of his dsughter in Cartor Conuty. Ho is lying in a critical condition, sud b.s recovery is exsremely doubtful. Mremputs, July 80.—A Greenvills, Tenn., special to the Avalanche says ex-Prosident Jobo- son roceived & severs atroko of paralysis at 4 o'clock Wedoeadsy at his daughter’s residence in Carter Couoty. Yeeltng bas beea partially re- stored to his left side. Hoe speaks intelligidly, #0a hupos aro entertainoed of hus recovery. tipecial Dispalch te 1'he Chicapo Iridune, Nasuviire, Tewn., July 30.—The pews of Johnsnn's iliness creates & sensation. Johuson waa to have coms to Nashville next week. 1t #oemod o be understood bo his friends that be waa to pay his Joog-auticipated vizit to Cincin- nati; that he woutd io all probability be drawn wto the Obio canvass, and possibly Kmod ayainst Benator Morton in discussing the fluan- clat question, telling why 10,000 laborers had boen thrown out of employment, and, it is uo- derstood, bo was fully prepared on the subject. A specisl to the Banner at 13 o'clock to-nigat says that ox-Prosidont Johnson lofe Greenville ou Tucsday last in his usual bealth, balo, alatt, and vigorous, to apend s few days at tha home of his. dluqhwr, Mra. W. R. Brown, 10 Carter Coun- ty, 0 wiles from a railroad station, and 2 mules from Khzabetbtown, On Wednesday evening Mr. Johnson was suddenly etricken down with paralyuis, maiuly affecting his loft eido, and rou- dering him unconscious. Medical assistance was summoned. ¥or many hours it was thought that Johnson would not recover, but be ralliod to-day, and at 9 o'clock to-night, Mr. Mallory, of the Infelligencer, brought to Groenvillo the intelligence that way somewhat bottor, Flcllllm Liad boen rostorad to Lis left side. hopes of his recovery. Mr. Johuson'l canses a profound sensation, and ouripg in from all quarters, tost statement of his condition. FIRES. AT PARSONS, KAN. Fonr Boort, Kan., July 80.—The Daily Aoni- for, from Parsons, Kan., states that a large fire oocurred there early this afternoon. Nearly an entire block was burnod. Loas about $25,000, Less than €100 insuravca. The Josers are able to siand the loss, and will rebuild immediatoly. But for the heavy rain the eutire town would hiave been buraed. AT FARWELL, MICH. Svectal Diapaleh to The Chicage Tribune, East Bacixaw, Mich., July 80.—A shingle mill ownod by Mr. Brasch and located at Farwell, Olare County, was destroyed by fire this morn- ing. About 130,000 shinglos were also burned. ‘Thw origin of the fire ia not known, Loss about $U,000, on which thoro is no fusurance, NEAR PORTLAND, ME. PorTLAND, Me., July 27.—To-night the large taonery of Augustus Tate, 4 miles from this city, in Btroudwater, was burued, with macbine ry, leather, bark, eto. Loss, $13,000; insur- ance, $4,000, AT BIRMINGHAM, N. Y. New Yonx, July 80.—The bullding and stock of the Bierling Organ Company, in Birming- ham, N. Y., was destroyed by tre this morning. Tho loss 1s $25,000; fosurauce, £16,000, AT BAN FRANOISCO, Bax Frawomoo, July 80.—A fire in thy Bay Bugsr Befluery this morning damaged the boild- ing and contents to the smount of 40,000, Cuverod by insurance, AT CHEBO1GAN, MICH. CrxnovaaN, Mich,, July 30.—The hemlock- extract factory owued by A. I Nowton was burned this mcruing. The losa is $27,00, with no insurance, —— PENITENTIARY LABOR. Special Lnevatch fo The Chicago Tridune, Joriet, 1k, July 80.—The Board of Peniten. tisry Comminsivncrs were in sesslon to-day for the purpose of awarding coutracis for oconvick labor. ~But two bida bave beeu received, —that of M, Belz & Co. aud Pratt & Co., of Chicago. At thls writlog no awards have buen made by the Board. It waa ntsted to your correspondent this evening that the contract for the labor of gfl mon would probably be awarded to A, Sels 0. The tiall « talks infolligibly and there aro some illnesa OBITUARY. Nozrorx, Vs., July 80.—Gen. Georgg B. Hiok~ o4 dled to-night, atter a hrief Uloess, T s r G By i FOREIGN. Rochefort Challenges Cassag- nac to Mortal Combat, I Proposing Pistols at the Uncomfort- able Distance of Five Paces, The Seconds of the Parties Fail to Beach an Understanding, Passage of the British Chaonel Bill in Che House of Lords. A Seciarian Squabble Over the 0'Con- nell Centennial. Speeches of Disracli and Ofhers at 8 Byron Memorial Ileeting. Report of the Coust of Inquiry on the Vicksburg Disaster, Opening of flie French Geographical Exuibition fn Paris. THE DUELLO. ROCHLTORT CUALLENUES CABSAGNAC. Loxpow, Julr 30.—The Times teports that Henri Rocbefort. ¢n tho 10th inat., seut to M, Puul Do Casseioae calling him to come to Geneva finmodiately with his seconds. Tho causa of tha challecnge wes certain articlen which appeared io Le Payxin 1672, M. de Cassagnac reniled with the excossivoly abarive lettor giving Rochofort the choice of wespane, an eppointing Yrioce Alozandre do Wagran aud Count Heiri- son his seconds, AL M. Porin and Osditinire, baving conrented Lo act #3 Rochefurd's arconds, have met thoss cf M ua Causagnac in V'aris to MTauge tae terms of the ducl. 1hoy laim that, a3 their principal in the fosnlted prrtv, e hag ot only the choice of weapous, bat tha right to determine tho distauce, Tuey then de- manded that the mon should meny with pistols at & distance of b prces, and shoot at the word of command, M. do Casesgnac's seconda said this was maply murdar, for, when tho arms of the combstants were extanded, the tuzzies of their wenpans would almost touch. M. Ruchefort's repre- sentatives refused to admit thcse objec- tions, They smid their prncipal, conmd- ering the impertanco of the case, had baen vory partibuisr about ths conditions. Tha fiieads of M. Do Cassagnac theu proposed that the dia:snce bo thirty pices, each comibatant to bo allowed to advance five stops, aftar tho word iv giveu, the time of firing to Le ortronzl, and tho shooting to continue until one of the parties fall. AL Rocuefort's reconds deciined this pro- sud thie matter raets thers. vox, July 31—6 8. m.—The Daily News dispatch statiny that a minute bas beon .and signed by tue seconds of both s, decianog it to be impossibio to settle the conditions of a dusl. iSO GREAT BRITAIN, THE TCNNEL DILL. Lowpon, Jaly 80.—The Biitish Channel Tun- nel bill passed the Houso of Lords tuis after- noon. ATSSIA'S CODE CONPERENCE. Yo the House of Commous thin afternoon, Mr, Barke, tho Under Foreign Secretary, in roply to an inquiry, asid: ** Englsad has not been in- vited to any future conferonce on the usages of war. Hor viows on that subject wero une changed.* THR GUPPING BILL. Dismnell, in respouseto » question of Mr, Bates, Consorvativn member for Plymouth, eaid the Government could sfford every facility for the appointment of » Commisaion to investigato Mr. Phmsoll's charges aocting Mr. Bates, if the latter o desired. Mr., Plimsoll advocated tho paseagoof Sir Charles Adderly's biil, which parsed 1ts gecond reading in tbo Commons without division, THE 0'CONNELL CENTENNIAL, The Manchester dlomo Ruler: 8 statement that they, hko their brothron in Loudon, are profoundly diseatisfied with tho sectarian claractar which i8 given to tho O'Con- nell centonary festival in Dublin, Greot sur- f{iu is expressed that Dr, Isase Buts, the ome-Rule momber of Parhiament for Limer- ick, Ireland, has not been invited to tho centens ary ceicbration. PENSONAL. Barry Sullivan, tho actor, ealled yesterday for America. av0 pablishied LOED MATON'S BALL. A grand all, givon by the Lord M: Landon to the Mayors sad other civie rios from_ abroad, ook piace to-uight at Guili- ball, aud waa & meguificent afiair. Nearly 8,500 persous were present, jucluding all distinguished gucsts at tho banquet yesterday, i{:u- member of the Brtist Minisiry sitended the TIE VICKSCURG DIBASTFR, LoxpoN, July 305 a. m.—Tho report mads to tho Board of T'rade by the Court of Jnquiry ap- inted to invostigato the loss of the steaner Vickaburg, of tho Dominiou Line, i published, Tho Court ic of opinion that if, when ice was re- ported at night on both bosts, the Master ©f thie Vioksbirg had have to until daylight, ac: cording to the Company's 1nstructions, tho catastrophe would io all probability bave been avoided, ~‘The ovidence shows negloct of practice in manuing tho boats, which, as proscribed 10 the Company's directions. Had thoso been carried out, the boata would have boen lowered earlier, and tho Court 1 stroogly of opivion that cvery Lfe would have beou saved, Furthor dolsy is at- tributed to tue natural reluctance of the Captain to abandon his vesel while the Lope of saving her remaned, TOE BYBON MEMORIAL. London hlnu] July 17, Yeaterdsy afterncon & large nud Influential mosting waa held at Willis' roums, to cousider and detormine what moaus shonld bo taken to found m nationa! wemorial of Lord Byron, the ilinstrions dead. Alr. Diarnoll was calléd to the Chalr, and smong others prescnt viere the FEarl of Malmeabury, the Forl of Lovelie, sha Larl of Dradford, the Fari of Roeslyn, Parl Stavhope, Lord lioughtcs, Lord Claud Hamilton, M. 1., Visconnt sidmouth, Archdeacon Trollope, Mr, Matiiew Arnold, Gon. Jumes Graut Wilson of New Yorli, and Mr, Frederick Lockor. The largo ball was crowdod to excuss. Mauy Indies wero prosent. AMpr. Disracli, on rising to opan the procood- ings, was loudly cheercd. e waid: Ladics and gentlemcu—1 am bappy to weet for the tirst time the membors of the Comuuittco who have Lufore coosulted on the subject which will en- yage our siteutlon today, ~But, befurs we do £0, L wish to take this n{;mrtuuny of attempting to draw your minda to tho contemplation of the real subject which we have beforeus, Intho twollth yoar of tuis century a pocm was publish- ed by a'young man who instautly commanded tho sympathies of the nativu. There is vo in- wtanco in literary records of a succens #0 sudden and so lasting. ‘o use Ins own words, he ‘‘awoke oue morning and found luusell famous,” From that time for twolvo yours Lo poured out & serics of complots inventivne, which are not equaled for their nuwber and their couslstonoy of purposo in the litorature of any country, ancient or modern. [Cheers.] Adwirable for wany qushtis, for thor plecturesquencss, thewr wit, heir vas- sion,—they sre most distinguisbed by their power of exprossion and by tuo sublime energy of their Imagioation, ({Cheets.] Aud theu, aftor thesa twolve years, Lo diud, Ho died, I sav, in the fulluoss of s fame, baving enjoyod i Bis lifotimo & dugres of celobrity which Las nevor falleu to the lul of sny other literary m —not ouly sdmired i his awn couutry but re erenced and adored 1a Europe, (Cheers.) How 1u it, then, tLiat, aftor balf » century has elapued, we &ro et here for the firet time i publio meating tu dovise a0me Wweaus of & Datigual ex. pressian of admiration and gratsyds s qualie ‘b’o NUMBER 341, Ues a0 transcendont? It has beon sald an & reanon for this atrangs and Gz negiem et iny Private character of this post was not as illus- trious as hia public’ one,” When halfa contury has al-’md Drivate charaotor is scarcely an ele- n;‘ont o ths estlmata of literary “geunins, Chicors.] But of his private character it may said that b was smblgnous, and that of it littla {a clearly known; mud there 8- no man in ihia = ‘room-—aye, I would may ovan in this country—that upon that enject oan presume to give a defnits and vrocias opinion, [Loud chuora.a Lat thon it ran gald, as onothier excuso, that i works wero deficie ot in morality, and that he indulged in too :mn apecnlations on thosa mubjects which tho lum An mind can never penotrate, but whioh it '!"‘(-.gl.nlully formed to reverence. And yet it i 4L Le ramemboroad that io was born in an age n"fin?\::’:qtne‘:!l c'l”.‘.‘)’?‘%‘el; nn.db restricted thought, i which he i % thnce been parrondered, ooy 18 ke which concliminin peroyt did, Clioern,} ¢ 1o foll, in| many errope’, pun divioe mb]ocw"lz mub{‘;: urged for him ‘that Lo wes ve, youl monber ons Loy e L e A ord Lendhurst dlncnnu;in tuo i career of Mr. Cannior, an ¢ K0mo onn who wan present what 'wu“:fi: PEF 50 220 8L Whith My t0i that b died 't the ‘aye ok L warprd said Lord -~ Lyndliurt, then advanced in Ic‘:;ul b;;: ycbuu‘r’ tl;g lv;lx);:euu of his complote city, “oon e Doy, " “TA lauzh.] Dt We must remorcprs that when Rrron died ho wa sonnzer than Mr. Caoniog, sod :m“:":;;’ i ulutions upon bis character and carece this ele- mont i tiat wonderiul character aud marvelous carcer ghould never be omittad. It shouid al- wars bo romomubered, I ey, that woars ypocts I»uing on the life of onu who, hiks those whom the godw love, died youny, '[Chieore,) During theea fifty yeurs thai have elapsod, aud durins whick no public meeting hias over been calied I:; 1600gNiz0 Lis tenits, 'a ehorus of postastors havo uncenmuxly worked todacry his abilitis and ultimately oven to dony Lis genn, [Cheors.] No ono who has ever traveled 1 Urvece can ever guestion for a momout the 1lace of Bvron os npoet of tho higheut class, Ho Las impremscd his miod on that country more than any poot who has exbwied min Moruer. wmm.f There 18 not & cape, & prumontory, Or & colimn, that ho hay uot touched with the tire or mufuked wish tho mwectness of his Iz vou foliow bim ju Lis Italian residunce vou will fint thiat Ttaly was to bim & rouwice of ecarcely 1n- ferior inspuation, But the Iaszand presest of b works does not dopond upon loal tntornst, 1t will remma, a8 it is NOW recovnized, an niexe swplud picture of human vaturo aud a tr- unplant aifort of the English tougae, [¢hecrs.] Vio ore met hors, thun, te-daz, at ladt to o 0110 Ju-ticu to ono of tho greateet of Lugl s #oom, (Cheers] Woat fora your foc'.ngs ehould tuwe 1t will o for you o decide. du1 know, aud yeu v iil huow more a8 Lheae proces |- INgA caut.ae, wlat has boey atempted, §can unalfoctecsy aolugizo for 1 ¢ having taren sy part io the Lreviods vrockeuingy, My lifo 18 o tusy and an utgent oue. and I eould only lend to tuo Committee tho denth of my svmpathy, [Chesrn,] But when Iuas i tue movement re- specting a tublet that it wes souotioned by the Ppresence anc tho ac-ive fterposition of one who bad tho nearest any proude.t c'zim Lo inte1pos2 in ruch a business,—I mean tne 8 in-in-law of Lord DLyron [cueernj, who, mute than forty vears ngo was mv compavlen n that Albania which Byton celebratei—I felt that it was under tho wtluenca of kindly and ablo connsels. For my melf, thongh I prosume not to dictato to this Aue sembly what form their feelings shonld assumo in thin respect, I will express my individual do- #ire to aru in somo public place a eomblance of this groat spirit, ro that the Iinglish people wlien thoy pacs shall recognizo ono of Lho great~ ¢4t mnators of the Engiish language. [Loud cheory.] Bpeches wero also made by Farl Btanhopo, the Earls of ltosslyn, Maimesbo: nd Lovelaca (Byron's sou-in-law), Georgo Augtsta Sais, Gon, Jawes Graot Wilwon of New York, and others. Tho Earl of Lovelaco sald, in soconding the ros- olution oficred by Earl Staabops, to the offect: ‘Wt au appeal be made to_the pubite for funds to axsist in carrying out the proposal uf the Jiyron Memo- riai Commlttee W erect a atatus to the memory of the Joet in eouo couspicuous placo in the metrupolfs, Ho could not tind worda to cxpross tuo deep gralication with which Lo had Lmiened to all that hisd occurred that day, What his great triend snd cuulamporfll?. 8ir Waltor 8cott, Las accowplishied for the [ighlauds and Lowlands of Bcotland by that descriptive favention which Lo liad diffurcd throughout his writings, tho suthor of *Clulde lareld,” by his ifuspired poetey, by bis energies, and by tho promature tacritico of his lifo, had effectod for the moro clzgsic lands of the South, o had jnvested With an additiousl charm that Grook and Roman story in wiich mauny there that day were con- versaut, ana not ouly by his brilhaot versifica- tion, but by his apirited nllusions to genorations of men long guno by, 'Tho fire, pirit, and Intlu- ence which Lo breatlied 1nto tho two nations of tho Powwaula had in a groat dogroo onsbled them to regamn their lberty snd emergs inio freodom, {liear, hear,) Lvon in those woune tries where he cou'd be but imperfectly read, aud only understoud by mesna of inadequate truusluuous, ho was felt by the peoplo to be ono of themsolves, both in heart and in aspiration. Wherever tho Anglo- Bazon tonguo was spoken—in Eogland's colo- nies and deponaec.cies, aud in the North Ameri- can Blatos—Lis works and hia writiogs were al- mout a8 popular 88 in his own native land, Lord Lovelaco foit that tho succoss of tho scheme which had been adopted by the meoting was ine sured in n great moaaure by gho presenca of tle L'rimo Miuistor. Lo, hike Byron, owed his success to literature ; while both wero membersof the Legislatdte, tho one devoted bimself oxclusively to tho Muses from which thoy derived 8o mnch of thair enjoymont and charm, and the other had caused tho rising geo- eration to forgot tho author in tus statexmau. (Cheors.] 1lo was conflaent that the svmpathy slown in that room would bo more thon ro- spouded to by tho publio out of doora, and tuat tnorosult would not only bo gratifylug to the family and relations of Lord ‘hymn and com- wonaurats with tho objects the meeting had in view, but worthy of tha country which had pro- duced tho poet, and which stlll cherished tho croations of his gonfus. [Checrs.] —— CUBA. REBEL CAVTURES, New Yonx, July 80.—A Havana letter saysy An immeuss convoy was captured by the revels betwecn L'uerto Principe and Guamaro, usif of ita escort being placed hors du combat. Near Remedios the Cubans drove a Bpanish column baok to their intrenchment, aftor capturiog their baggage and miitary supplies. The Spanish lost in tho former eugagement 150 Kiled, ine cluding the commander, snd 150,00 i gold. ¥ 1t t8 roported that the Spanish Bank rofused toluan the Guvernwent wuutner £2,000,000 1n gold, xivu:g us 4 ruudmu tho ufiu-‘;;fi'z‘l::n‘ul::“tha’ rovious loans, and espo:ally ol 5,000,000 11 gold, ouly £3-0,000 0f which has boon roturned to tho baulk AN INSULT. A scrious jusnlt to the Busish flag was perpe- trated by Spansh ofivisls a8 Porto Rico, Tuo Luglish mail steamer Elder, tulwhhafi at that bort, was brougot to by 8 Bpauish guaboat, and !ho Captain was comypolled to deliver ap a pas- senger, who was accused by them of havuig violated cortaiu 5 suishs lawa. ——— TURKEY. WILL DE DISMISSED, Coxaraxtivorry, July 80,—1It 1s reported that {he Graud Vizier has been, or will be, dismissed from his oflico, P S— AUSTRALIA, A MINISTERYAL CRISIS. MeLnouny®, July 80.—The budget has met with great opposition in Parhiameut, aud passed its prelimlpary lhgfiu by only 1 majority. The Atinistey will probably resigu in conreyuenca, THE NEW STATE CHARITY, Svectal Dupatch %a The Chicavo Tribune, TLixcorN, 1M, July 80.—-The Commlssioners appointoed to locate the Feohle-Minded Institute are in this city now, aud being shown around by the City Couucil. The grove south of tho town ia the place that hias bueu offered to them. Lhey leave horo to-uiglit. Specus! Dupateh to The Chicago Trisune, Broixorikwy, 1k, July 30.—The Hoo. R. 8. Anderson, Presidont of the Board to locate the Tustitution for the L'ducativa of Feeblo-Minded Children, arrived here to-night. He reports that the Board will complete its vimtation of polots desiriug the lucation by Tuosdsy of uezt week, when a tiual sossion will be held here to deter- wine upou the lucstion. He gives no i o & Lo the successful poiat, [