Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1875, Page 2

WASHINGTON, Avchitect Pofter Reviews he Chl cago Custom-llonse Report. o Declares that the Present Foun- dation Ts Incapable of Suse’ taining the Struo- ture, That the Chicago Commission Failed to | ™™ Constder {lo Strength of the Concrete, Wr. Potter Turng Up His Nose at Chicago Architecls Gen- erally. — But Admits that Somd of Them Know a Thing ot Two. Ho Thinks Secretary Bristow Will Not Be Moved by the Report. Some of Yonng Delano’s Exploits in tho Land-Grabhing Businesse THE CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE THE REPORT OF OGR LOCAL ANCIITECTS, Speeral Dispateh to The Chieaga Tribioe, Wasnrsoros, D, C., Aug. 6,—Tho text of tho roport-of tho Chicago Custom-Houro Commis- alon rrived horo this morning, It haa beon the toplo of goraip and discusston fa tho Sapervising Archutect's office the entiro day. Tho surpriea is govoral, It had beon confidently expected that Doyington nnd Chesbrough wonld sgreo with the Goyornmout Commiesion, This impres- eion fooms to havo been based upon tho informnt:on received by privato lottors. There does not reem to have becn nny other foundation Ior this beliof, Tne Governnient officors, how- ever, havo the imprersion that they have had cenfidenico fn the remaining mombors of tho :ard. Bapervising Architect Potter has beon 1ldn to give the repors but very superficial ox- ruiinntion, yot he is flrmly of the optnion that tho Chicago architects aro mistalen in tholr faote and dodnctions, Polter will doubtless, s eoon aa possible, comparo the technical data he Dias fu his posscasion with theira. o is coutl- dent of his ability to PROYY. TI(E LATTER EBRONFOTS, The folloning aro some of Potter's views of tho report: o manintains that it will bo im- possiblo to equulizo the woight wpon the present foundationn, which the Chicage oport daclares pecoseary t0 be dono. The presett plan wis nob drawn upon any such a theory, It secms to have boen deaftod without any regnrd to distri- bution of weight, and canoot Lo fallowed on those foundaations. So long as ono slde Is tlay and tho othior sido & mud bed cqual presanre can- not be brought to bear upon the fonrndations, This eannot be dono without a chaugo, A AuRgosted by tho Chiicago report, Lut {Lgt repurt meglects ta state on what tho chianga shall conatst, o WIHAT WILL DE IT8 COST. "Tuereare provisions fu tho recent gonerad law for prb- lic buileings which prohibit any chaugo of plan that #itall tnw)iva an expenditnre of iioro thau 10 per cent of the orgioal appropristlon, The entroatios of o com- itinity count tndtico the Secretary to violato that law, mul tho tudalnlls habEey R, Pt o e Chicao Comiagion | lins failod to Conaider the strength of thy concrete. Tho exumina~ tlons of tho Govermacut Commipsion shows that the cupercto s split and crocked under tho heavicst locos, o bs to awslst the downfoll of Too™ uallling ustesd of furnishing it upnort. Conerete i servieoablo s foundation ‘wiien i is solid from tho base In 1ts Iino of strongth to Lo nogla of 43 degrecs, but the concreto mass under {10 Leaviest 1dccos 18 actually wedge-sliaped, and tho columnns will only Lelp to press the concrets furthor down fu the mud orclay, Lotter DOXA NOT LAVE A HIOI AFTRECIATION OF GHICAGO ANCHITECTS. fo Lolleves that they must have a ditferent standard of urt and architecturo thau architects of Now York aod Boston, The bulldings of Ohicago, conatritcted hy tto best Tocal architects, do sink and crack, Thix, 1t mays, would of itseif ot injure an Lastern repu- tation.’ | Of the Comuisfon ho _ ouly knows Boynton and Chesbrough by —repnta- tion, Thee Lo .oncedes ta bs fair tnen, winl duen ot nnderetand how they camo o sign the ro- port, Van Oudel ho considers & politician as well ua acchitecs, with all thoname implise, Later ho regarda 2 pledged by his natiouality to Muclier and bis eauer, and all the architocta nd oigincers, bo thinks, cannot fall toba INFLUENCED BY LOCAL INTERESTR, and by tho derlres of the conmaunliy, Tutler thinks thers can be no duubt thut Bocreanry Bristow wiil not alter his deciaion in conscquoncs of his Chicago roe :21, nd bo does unt bellevo that tho President will ba [ Suiencad by It to interforo with the Becretary's do- 0. Willlam 8, Bmith was tho Presldent’s per- have heen ralected as hin muccesser, Ex-Corfftérsman R. Holland Duell, of New York, who Lae bLefurs ‘been mentioned L L3 eandidate for the placs, in sl wpparcotly the meat rominently spoken of, althangh couslderabie orpoel- Tion %0 in appiointmeut has hecn dibcorared, eapecitle 1y fantmg the most 1nfluentinl attornesn practiciig be- fore the offie. 'Ihin opporition fs nof based upon any doulitof Mr. Duell'a ability or integrity, but on the fact that ho in upported Ly Henator Conkling, wko often has very fmportant ‘caeen beforo the Commis. sionier of I'atents, and the fear that he might haye un- e advantage i Krguing cases befors an oflicer - \elitod to bim for hin appointment, [/ the Aswoctated Pree,} NEVENUE DIBMISSALY, Wammgory, D, C., Aun, f,—Joln D, Ring, Jacoh Fran, E, Clark, Willlatn Eutwisle, nnd Jokin ¢ arm- Jen, Internal Rovenue Btotokeopors st Yeor:, have Leen dismissed, COSBUTEKCE-MON Filty dollars of conscience-money. dua for [acome tax, was roceived at tuo ‘Freasury to-day from Tilta- g TOSFAL APPOINTMENT. ppoiuted Tostmaater e ————— FOREIGN. DENMARK. 131 MEMORIAM, ~ltana Anderren dind of can- cer. Thero s goneral mourning in Denmark, Depus tatlans from varioiia parts of the comntry and citee wlitze I Lurope wil atfend the funeral, —_——— GERMANY. DIBASTROUS WATER-BTOUT. Drntew, Ang. 6.—A water-kpont hurat over Kirn, tn Thcolsh Prusals, to-day, inundating the pice sud dolng great damsgo, A hridge and several louscs wers sWept away aud thirteen persous drowned, plpmeti ity CHINA AND JAPAN. MIRCELLANEOLS NEWS ITEMS. San Faancisoo, Aug, 5,—Atrived—The Paclfic Mail #tn ginor Glty of Peking, from Hong Hong, via Yoko. has 23, 11 0x0 Koxa, July 10,—Thore has been renewod on- #anl ta upon forelgners in Peking., The Iaet aitack was .mada npon an attache of the Ghrman Legatton, who, With his ccmpanlons, was severely besten whilo ou a eciontifio excursion, 40 milen from the Capital, and robbed of valuable astronomien inatrumenta, Yogoitasta, July 18,—The Amsembly of Provinclal Ofilecrs clonsd its sessfon July 17, The mnbjects de- Iated woro tho organization of tho nations police force, iuproveinent of ndbridges, and the futnre eatiblishment of a popular niative Jionse, Tho Gr¥t two wero entisfactorily adjusted, The third waa left open for further considerstion, The silk-aorm egg-producers in Japan, who Jost heavily by o excessive mupplics laat year, buve re- solved (o limit the number thin your to 1,600,000, ‘The nepotiations with Corea auddenly assumed a lers friondiy character than befors, and many Japal eno officiale have boen recalled frowm thas country. Rumors of an impending war are provalent, but thus far there {3 no such decislon by the Japaucso Govern- ments e INDIA, DEETRUCTIVE FLOOD. CarcurTs, Ang. 5.—Dissstrous floods nave occurred 10 tho Northwestern Proviuces. Many dwellings havo been destroyed, and 1t s feared merfous loss of life bas occurred, L S FRANCE. NAPOLEON'S LIFE 0¥ €, 3. 0EIRB. PARts, Ang, 5.—The action bronght by the pub- Ushers of Napoleon's * Life of Oxssr” agniust tho nthior's beirs, 1o which tho plainHft elaimed 107,000 furanes indamalty for losses sustained in conequenco of tho ueu-completion of the work, bos bech dis- wissed with costs, S e LUCIFER'S LEGIONS. THE GOVERNDR AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY. Spectal Diepalch to The Cracugo Tribune, SratsorteLp, L., Aug. 5—Your correepond- ent oalled upon Gov, Boveridgo this morning to learn if ho intended to take nny stops to put an cnd to tho nesassinations in Willismson County. The Governor said tho matter had engaged his attention for soveral days, and, as yet, ho was unable to see just how he could reach and pun- fsh tho flonds who wero committing the murdors. Tho Legtslature of last wiuter, though their atteotion was frequontly ealled to tho importanca of the matter, Iad fail ed to givo him auy money with which to pursuo aud bring the murderera to justice. Tho law, ne it now ig only allowe bim to offer a roward of $200, which would bo wimply & fatoo, it dono. Tho civil authoritics of that county, through whom he would bavo to act, have not, as yot, notilied bim of thoir tuo- bility to enforce’ the laws. While, a8 a mattor of_fact and law, the Qovernor contd sond men to sid tho Bheriff in enforcing tho law without such notige, yot It might bo regarded as an oxtr official messure on L past, As tho thing how atands, the Governor doca not kee that ho cau du any. thiug, Yet hv will, probably, i notiied of the wwit of puwer o tho part of the county suthoritlea fo cu= forvo the law, dovise some wude of rendering them eifective aid, " SUPERIOR FIENDISHNESS, Spectal Dispatch 1o The Chicage Trilume, SramxarteLn, Iil, Aug. S,—An attompt was made 1ant night, 6 wiles this sias of Danville, to wreck aud rob thy Now York express train on the Toledo, Wabash & Wontorn Railroal. Tho purties making tho attewpt had out open the switch, and lcft it open. In conso- quence of the recent floods, tho ‘Toledo & Wabauh Toad, with charactoristic care, havo Leen ruuning o pilot engine in advance of sach pssenger-traln, This ongino, which was in advance, ran into the trap lafd for thio axpresa train, and waa' thrown from the truck 104 badly wrecked, sud tho engineer, Frauk W. Shep- herd, Uiving in this'city, was orushed and manglud 10 deatll, and tho fireman, Michool Murky, was 80 budly ncalded thot death will cusue, Shipphiord was an old resident hero, an able and carcful enginecr, kia bty reached hore to-night and will bo buried to-morzow by the Governmeut Oome .ngll:-:! npnolnun:‘l: Ifi: Judgment as an ene tho Brotherkood of Xugiueers. giveer tha Prestdent is “known to place the Utwoet relinnce, With the under oficers of the Frean. ury, all mgree in tho opiulon that Bocrelary Dibitew Wit not modify bis order, aud that no cliango can be made in the aituation till Congress meots, Tottor se- knowleages that the building can go on upon 4 pres- cut foundation, bpt insikta that it cannot go on in tho way whdeh he (htnka n Luihiling which will cost 30,000, 009 ought to go on, Mr, Jutler Loa cuncluded the readsuy of MUELLEN'S TROLIFIC PROTEST 15 the Prestiunt. ilo regaraa it s & very dublons bit of lterature, wovt ingeuloualy fruined fo dofeat ils own_ pnrpowe, U sceks to influouce the President by willifying too Hecretary of the Troasury, The Drosi- dent haa naver leen kmown to ba drawn to auy cause throagh abnse uf his choeen officers, The Goverue went Cogiiecr, who 3xamined the buliding for the ar~ cliftoxtu, and who nade tuo teport upon it, hss read tha Clicayo rejort, Hessys it the latler proceods upon o radically erroneous atitnato of TIIE WETGHT OF 'TUE UILDING WHEN COMI'LETED, in overy instanco, Lu kays, whers the Qlicagu Coin= mubvalord refer 1o ‘the weight of the completed bmild- ing; they estimate it at ouly one-half ite netusl weight, 16 detafls of mathematical teats in the Architect's of- fico Liero give the compieted building folly double the weighit fixed by the Ohicago Commission, ‘Fg utaterent that Hocretary Lristow wishos to de- < on sccount of the inadequacy of the Ly tbo bull appropristion {8 wmfuuuded, Tho amouutof money Bttl) avallublo under existiug sppropriations {8 about §1,000,0°0, ond’ this sppropristion L by law avallable Aol uzed, THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. YOUNQ DELANO'S EXFLOITH. Spacial Hepateh te The Chleu1o Tridun Winmwaran, D, C., Aug. S.—Atother sory fa sart- ed fo-uight, which, if trug, sbows mure of the Tue atory i very explicit, sud with oue excoption gives names and apprommate dates, If not trus, it curivus operationw of young Delano, 1nan, whoss name is not given, s well knowa §u (ha ity "Tho follaming is the story aa it ta relatod by one who clsims to have & full knowledgo of tho facts s Bomelins {n 1873, or early fu- 1874; Mr, Davis, Land Agent of ihe Unlon Pacjio Lailroall, Omaba, sold @ lot of lnd and sent to Washiogton for {he warrsnis, Sesotary Delano wrolo (o him that they would ba furwarded; After walting wix ‘weuks b paceving om, ", Davly rota, (o s shor: ey in' Wabhinglou, ssking bim to osll st the Interior Roar e ‘woeks monsdunm, and as lio heard nothing sbout hix De{;:nmcul aud uquire alout (hem. Delano syain prowmised o send thewn st oncs, ¥, Davie cama to Wushiugton, waw nty, Deleno, o by the Bocretary'to Lis 20; Delano, sud was ref Juby, ssyluy he WOULD ATTRND TO m 31z, Davls called ot Joby, sud Juhn sald th-; it waa what Ls il ngtt, but bo wanted tw sectiva of the la Davié wes very indignant, and mikod Lim vaut, h1at e Watted two woctions of th 8 ro) daud for nuhl!“ out tho warrunts sud getting them signed, They were not valid unless mgned by Hecros went Limmediately back to the orisd the whols case, and, ff ta aald, cx= o o of has setlod of haiug i De- {ary Délano, * A, Davis Bucretary, rop pressed s partment VERY FOCTRLE LANGUAGR, These facks cano o the knowiodga of & prominent Chicago clergyman, & collogo-taste of Beciuiary Fish, same timo &go,s0d ha wrote 10 & mutusl friend in on Bocrelary Fish, and request Lz 1o by tho matter befors tha Preaideut. IViamol paulilvely delivered or uat, bul | noarly $:0,000 fn currrency abtaiuwd frow We vault, Wasbington, requesting bim o call Teinte (e circustanioes 1o bim, Xnown whetbez his ¢ (6 waa de thcse a every rowsom 16 bolieve thab the Freuident long ‘bas known all about i, AR NOTES AND NEWS. THR PATENT COMMISSIONKLSHIP, Mpeclal Dispaich ks Tha Chizaye Tribune, Wormvouag, B, G Augy/8.—1t now socwms bo sottiod h,uwmm'mmmnuorm:: ‘Tusicher, will Dozl stxty degy Ne Poscn ds deduitaly knewn AN EDITORIAL SCRIMMAGE. Teane Havte, Ind, Aug. S,—At Brazl, Ind,n serios of Litter personalitios between Peter T, Luthier, editor of the Koho, and Batauel B, Kiey, editor of tho Miner, culminated in an sttack by the former ou the Jattor with a pistol, the shot passing through Liley's cont, liley picked up & bleoo of bisat cinder ond_closed in with Luther, the latter snupring his pistol repoatedly. With' the cinder Titioy ifleted savon blowa upon the head of Luther, Uotng serjous injury, Bus for the interfercnca of hy- standers Luther would doubtless lhave been killod, ‘The ottack of Luther un ey was primodisated snd desperately planned, A HEAVY EMBEZZLEMENT, Bosron, Aug, 5,—A detoctive arrived to-doy, having in custody Willism G, Carson, arrested in 8t, Louls within the last few days ou a chiarge of embozzling $120,000 when acting as superintondent of the pork- yacking establishiment of Jotn P, Bquiers & Co,, st Eawt Cambridge, s yoor sgo. Usreon loft koro about | thot time, snd bas beeu lurgely intorested in the purk Dbusiziess at Bt, Lonls, Ho hus been locked in joli to await tarther uction, UNLAWFUL APPROPRIATION, Bpectal Disyatch to The Uhicago Tridune. BrooxnaToN, Iil, Aug. Gi—Dr. D. G.Termy,of Braldwood, wan arrested Lere lo-doy, It scema ho Jeft Braidwood unceremonfously aud on mecount of family trouble, and that L 18 suspected of baving i hia posseuston’ achiool fuuds which be bud obtaiued ne a fichool Director, Ho wus faken Lsck by s deputy from Braidwood, ESCAPED FROM JAIL, Cuasteszon, 8, Co Aug, B.—Ex-Blato Treesurer Parker, agatnst whom & verdiot of $75,000 was racently rendered in the ault growlug vut of Lis ofliclal frauds + | sud cberziement, sud who was (o prison swaitiog eau very readlly bo diaproved, The Ghlcage d""t criminel prosecution for similar offenses, cacayed fzon Colouibia Jail lust uight. ‘Thicro ie o clow to i Mhursabouta, Every efort in beluy ade to secaptura CUTTING AFFRAY. Bpeelal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BLOOMINGTON, 11k, Aug, 6.—Ed Wilion received a savero cut wilh & knife in tha hands of Beeb Riddle, o tho3d inst. Uus etroko soversd tho lsaders and musclo of o arm, another cutting scrows the breast bone, ‘The truuble urigi dy g WWilson for debty urigiusted from Riddie sue- A WOMAN BHOT, Bpecial Dispateh 10 The Chicaio Tribung, MaDmON, Wis,, Aug, 5,—Nows has reached horo of o dastardly murder yosterday noon at Doglestown ™ Columbis County, & drunken juan whuse uawe i ot Joarned Ariug & load of dbuckshot futa m womalis s bowels, from which ake died after terniblo suflering, TWO MEN BHOT. ProvioiNor, R. 1, Aug, 8,—Edwsrd Hudion -and Edward McCurrow wero both shot to-night by Owen McKeover, tho former fatally and tha lattur badly hil Jured. BaKeever was asresicd, -Ea fa sppposed to'be nsane, No quarrel is kuown. BANK ROBBERY. ALnany, N, Y., Aug. 8,—The bauking house of the East Albany Uanking Company, in tho Villags ot Grutnbush, was sobbed ou Weduesday alght, and THE S8AN FRANCIBOO DEFAULTER. Ba% Francisco, Aug, Se—Prominent raflrosd ofictals to-day deny the story of Miller's escope, and say hois atille privonas st the rallread otlice, MISSING DOCUMENTS FOUND, Avuzaxy, N, Y. , 8.—All the missing canal docu- ta | the otios uf the Pjviaion X, of bis own aocord within 246 | ments have beeri found in the slore-ream adjalning CROP PROSPECTS. Infigne and Ohio Streams Fast Receding, The Great Rise Approaching the Mis.' + sissippi Valiey Lowlands, Tennegseo Plantors Gloomily Antic- ipate & Disastrous Overflow. A Rongh Bstimato of tho Losses to Parm- ers in Indiana, The Aggregate Placed at Many Millions of Dollars. Indiana Railroads in s Decidedly Di- lapidated Condition. Some of Therm Will Not Resume Opera. tlons for a Fortnight, Oropa of all Kinds Yield Bountifully in Towa, Wizconsin, and Minnesota. ILLINO!S. COUK COUNTY. Farther roporta ware yestorday received from tho flood in the Towns of Palas and Worth. The roport published yosterday, that the dam across tho fecder nenr tho canal had brokon, proved nntrue, as indicated, and at lnst accounts tho waters wera bigher than thoy bad over becn by at lomst two inchos. No stops lad been taken to obato tho waters, and tho prospocts wore that unloss the dam gave way from the forco of the water or the will of prop- orly-holdars, the abatoment of tho flood de- ponted upon tho absorbing capncity of tho terri- tory overflowed. Every dny that tho inundation continues ndds to the genoral destruction, yhich 18 now estimated at much ovor 100,000, Special Dispateh to The Chicaan T'ribune, Lestoxt, INl., Aug. 6.—The heavy rains that foll during tho past two weoks did great damago to emall grain, bag, ote,, in this soctlon, Wheat and oats nro 8o badly lodged that it is almoat im- posaiblo to harvest thow, and farmors ezy tho crop woull not pay for the expensa of harvesting. Corn i not muffer auy by tho sturm, and is looking food, and §€ not damaveid by an early frost will bo & Pelter crop thzn has been Ju this section for several years past. EANGAMON COUNTY, Speelal Drruateh 10 Trhe Chicazs Tribne. Srrreavicip, 1., Aug, 0,—This 13the fiflh clear, sunklidny ay (ot this section, the threatencd raln of Iast nfyht having possed us by, The farmers have i tho bey-foids todday sl tho avalisllo forea they can ralse, They have been ablo to entics into fthele flokls --somo of the trampn who infest tho rountrz. though they Were reluctaut to work, 'The oAl in ehock, and wheat alro, aro belig spread out, and the sun Is fast dryiug them out, At last individuais will only suffer, for ihe aggeqato craps will Le as Inzge sa tho aversgo, with all tne disanters, 50 83 ntieman of large ubeerva tlon andd fuvestigation. 'Iho water in the Hung.mon s runnivg dowt, sarl all the raliroads will Lo ‘able to crusa thieir bridges safely in o fow days. AT CAlLO. Camo, 1L, Aug. 5, —To correet an erroncous im. preseion which scems to provail abroad as to the dan- ger of thin clty from Snundation, it {8 only necesmary 10 »ay that the lovecs are considerad safeat tito highost water wark, and tho rivers are still 6 foet holow, No uneaaincss i felt here. TUTNAM COUNTY. Carrespondence o The Chiciag THbune. M7, PALATINE, Lutnam Co,, I, Aug. 4,—~Tho rains appaear to Lo over, 1lay 18 mostly cut, though tmuch of it s Ladly epotiod, Wieat and Tye ae growing tn tho shock. Tew oats havo bean cut yet; but litlle will bo bound. "Corn is makiug an enormona growth, snd shooting sometimes fonr and five ears to the statk, 17 the weather doca not dry off, corn witl not fitl, MOULTIME COUNTY. Correapnmience as’ The CAic: Mannownosg, doultrie Co,, 1ll,, Aug, 4.—A most tremendoua rain fell hers Salurdoy night, July il,— slout 19 inélics,—and o_great deal of tamngo is done 10 crops, Lridges, and fcuces, Little streamn rosv 10 feet ds lort tine, All'tho bridges aro washed awsy ouall the streams weet, Okauo Jtiver was 4 feot high- cr than It over was known to bg, sud all tho crops on tho bottoms are destroyed, A great many yersons: Larely escaped with thelr Jives, *blr, Haden Ward,who lives'on a Taixe -on tha Dotiom (s ‘small crcek) 'wes awakened {n tho night by o cat Jumping on_tho bed, When Lo threw 1L off, It "splashed water on Lim, He gatup sud found waler on the floor 2 fect dosp, Dy o tiiae Lo got bin fawily out, and went back to sava hin goods, tue water wus aluiost1o tho caves, This did not exceed half an hour's time, Hyland & Bou's flouring and wsw-mill at this placo s situsted ona small creck, The water Tose ot feant 10 fect, carryiog ol saw-1oy lumber, and thelr lumber and log wagous, ‘They are damaged soveral hundred dollars, Widow Blark livea thrce-quarters of s milo from tho river, ou quits & blufl, About nvon of Bune day, ' the water was 12 inches deep n her houso, John Wagouer awam Lis team in and carried ber and hier sick daupbter out, risking Lis own lifo to suve theire. On tho 0, J, B, Railroad, bridges wero washed awsy rnd culverfa torn out us though they wero wtraws, and carriod entirely off, A largo forou of n.en are st work repairing tho roml, 'Traius Fun through to~tny, The dumoge to crops cannot Lo estimated, Many felds of corn aro standing from 8 to 1 feet in wat.r, Uatasreall down, and rotting, We will not #ave any oita, Corn is down pretly badly, Our pros- pecta louk pretty glosmy, LOUAN COUNTY, g Forrerpondence of Ths Chicagn Tritwne, LINCOLY, 1ll,, AUR, 1,—The ity Talns are {ho heas viest known for the past ten years, Tho water {u kuoos deep in Nelds between Spriiigfield and Bloomiugton, Tho thvers bave carried sway the bridges in the vicini- 1y of Lincol, Bome of the Chicsgo & Alton track sunk Awny near the county-line of Logan snd MeLean, aud kept i section Landa warking all dry. In soma instances, tho raln carriod away the wheat in ahock, +Corn 1 uearly all blown down, The expresa traiu nortly this morutng wea four hours late at Dicomington. Tho ) 1, & W, puesengor traln did not come from tho east to-ufght st all, At this writing, 8 p, m., there are sill almi of ratn, i s quite cold,—tho Lhermometer indi- catug 02 deg, —— INDIANA, AROUND LAFAYETTE. Speelal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Lavavirrs, Ind, Aug, O.~Tho river 18 falling slowly, 1t has fallen sbout 8 feet from tho highest polnt, Au ezsmination of tho corn that has been sube micrged anows 4t bas commenced Lo sour and rot; Thio corn ctop in the river bottoms, of which thero, was never & bettor prospect ono wook ago, is now & total losa, A medium reckonlng of tho various cati- mates made of (le luss by overflow of battom lawls alone i Tippecancs County will resch $500,000, Car- woll, Fountain, snd Warren Countles, immedistaly Jolnlug, have o less area, Thelr losscs will not fait fur short of $250,000 each, This loss will foll onaclams of pegpio who will feck it keanly, s largo portion Leluy rented by pereons huving Ultle or yo tueaus, nud who are thus deprived of oo Lenent of thetr wholo scsson's bard labur, Tho ralljoads caue tering bere are all rauniog on imo, ur uearly #o, exe wfl New Altauy k Cuicago, They will bardly e able to 1'0! scroes thio bottoms nortl this week, and it will probably e longer before they ruu thruugh {o New Albany. A miawd train came in thin ovening from Ashhy’y, a small dlstance below Crawfordsville, Lrospects of auolber storm to-night, INDIANALOLI, Spacial Dispaich W The CAicago Tribune. INTLANAFOLLS, Alg, b.—NO furtlier thought ia given toLigls water, 'Tho damage to rallrosds {s neatly completed, und ruost of tle roods, incluiug the VAo~ dalis, went out tiruugh trains to-night withiout traps. fer. "Tho Vinceuncu 16 iill under wator too far:to warraut running, but will bo all right Monday, TUE WADASH VALLEY. Tenne HAUTK, 1nd, Aug, 5,~Tha Wabsah ts alowly falling, Tho Brat mall from the Emt sluco Baturda: catuo 1 Iate lawk night, Tralus will not run_throu! front 1ugisuapalis Witliont treusfer for & week. Tho Loganaport & Torte faute Loud will uot bo ablsito suls traine througl for (o weoks or more, A trilu ml“:mh:hly run through to Danville by tranaferring un Monday,' Tralon aro rowuing regularly, on tia Tiltuuts, Midland & Evaneville Hatlroad, Tronsfere wilt ho iady between thiv oty and 81, Loals on beth tlo Vandalia snd Judisnsputls & st, Louls, Un tbe Vandalia, besween hiero and Indianapolis, trains wili Lo T Lo wbro, (ramterring M Lo places, The Ct clnuati Rajlrond will Le able to run trains by middia of nost wock, Tho Hrpress of this mernivg eatimates that tho Joss Lo cropa and destcuction (f operty ricon caunties tributary to Terie +Hnute i not fews thats $12,00,000, Thoto Is profourd iycousagemout smong ull classes, ESTIMATYS OF LOSS. 1xDradaroLIs, Ind., Aug, B.—~No very reltable coti- mate of 1he sygregate loss to wheat, corn, aud otber crops fu the Btate can Lo tunde st prusent, scctions the evtimated daningo bu 30 per ceni, n ot a much greator per cent, aud in wiuy locak ities tha ~ eutire -~ cro) destr ihe wost_ rellable lhflmlflo!‘u &y:d. ‘oul'm:n the contr nd southern };ul’\loul of the Blale w: aggregato 5040 G0 per cens of the enlire crop. 1a liw laude aloug thy Wabouh Wver {1 has been eatimated (Liat 200,000 scres Of s0rn have been entirely destroyed by fiood, which alone, at §18 per acre, woull agyesgate $3,000,600, Lat 1o, A Brrtia 1o to erops fn T YATETTE, ' 8 (0 cro) pesanus Goushy " ko o Carvolly Wasrei, and ‘ountain Qountics, $430,WN exch, in tho oatle THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1876. mated lown o crapa by high water, The averflow doca not {uclude damage by wel westhor o crops on up- lhhll'. Some estimato much higher, and others & ltile ower. NRW ALDA: Nrw Avnany, Inil, Aug. aven A genctral eatimate al ‘ aent from the fact of the Ohto Itlver rising here at the rate of su inch yer honr, and overflowing all the buttom lands below thia clty sincn morning. Tha lown to farmecs in that aection, which tocludea gardencrs, will bo total, The loas on heat 15 thtal; oats, total; corn on high lands, no estl. miale, a8 ralne may Tuin the prospect, Potatoes rote thig T the gromuds. if it coniined cidar) thers will bo a swall portion of the crop raved, CRAWFORDAVILLT. CrawronpaviLLy, lud, Avg. G—Two-thirds of & ctop wan expected tn {hin county bofore the flod, which has destroyed nnecthinl. One-third of 8 crop is 1w considered & beral catimate, provided Wwobave farorable weathiar hereafjor, soxcr. $ Munot, Ind., Aug,8.—To Delaveare’ Chumt In smpassible to fire maty thuusands of ecres of wheat ia awept away, and cotu'in destroyed, on the bolloma of tlo Mimsirsinows snd White ivers. Wheat in shocks i covertia with aproita 6 inches tong, but it will bo bettar than at first thought, Uataaro totaily lost, and nearly all ihe hay snd tlaz, Corn will inake a crop ; ofher gralns about one-third, AUBURN. Avhurw, Ind,, Ang, 5,—Tho total 1oe to the whrat, corn, oats, and othier crops in Madison County by the recent ralun and flvodn fa eatimated by parties who bave figured ot not lees than/$500,000, Buane: farmers Lave loal thoir entirs crops, TEARE [AUTE. Tranr Havre, Ind., Aug. 5.—It in estimated hat tho luw fu this saotion’ of the conniry by the foods Ls fully G por cont of 1he eatire crope, LOUANBIONT, T.oaARSPORT, Tnd,, Aug. B.—VWheat—The best in- fortuation ia (st 33 Per cent will cover the fom, An it s, thera will b more wheat than laat year, Onta—Fitty Bz cent not cut, Apartof thia will ba utilized by feriling hoge, ‘The remainler of the crops aro éxtra Reavy, Corn is uninjured ju the low lsndsand blown down aome on tho high lauds, Tho fujury fs-not so Dad aa anticipated, Yotatoes are likely to prove a fall- ure by rotting in the ground, JerransoNviLLy, Ind,, Aug, 8.—It 18 rather diftcult 10 extimato theloss to crops, ~ From what we can learn from farmers and the generat impreaalon, tho Wwh ovats, and hay erop ia damnged 80 per - den Polatoce ars aluost an entiro tallure, Watermelons— wlargo Item in thi county—a total fallure, Curn damaged very Iittle, exeept in_river bottoms, Pruft is nts entire fatinre. it n bulieved by mauy that the loss i Clarke County wll resch $40,00 10 $100,000. WARAEN COUNT Currsspanidencaf The Chl Bratr. Liss Crry, Warren Ge conrequene of tho' exceedingiy-lu weattcr, thers {8 danger of the luss of slmont the cn- tira wheat-crop of this keotion of country. We bad'n cantinnous raiu of thirty-uix bours, ending with Sab- Dbath evening laat, Tho wieat 8 yet motly in shocks, and is badly sprouoted, and, under tha most favorablo ircumstances, shoro will be much of it rulned, A party Just roturned from viowing ihe Wabarh River report it higher than over before Xnown, and of ‘courae tuers will te & loss of the entire crop in the ‘bottoms, It {n creditably r!narlml that boy and wheat' stacks sre tloating down tha river, We oo higher ground will fare but Hiitla better Ehan they on (ko hottome, unloss the weather becowmes moro favorable £ ontintied wet ey o aul e froet Kesps o moro Uit Usually ate, s IOWA. SPLENDID CRUPH IN ALL PANTS. TrE Tausz. fa indebted to tho Ion, J, B, Cathonn Comminsiouer of tho Iowa Rallroad Land Company oflico corneraf Dearborn and Randolph streats, for the following Towa crop raport ) Cannot.t, Carrolt Co,, In,, Aug. 5,~Marvesting hoa fafrly commenced, and with sn _sbundant supply of bands, Wages, §2.50 per day, Tho wheat-crop i in excelitnt candition, and the yield will be much moro thao an nvenmln thin and Hac Countlea. The barley- crop in safely Harvoated, and 1a of & good yleld, Oata are very hoavy through all thls section of country, 0. fu woma inétances, badly lodged. ith wood weallier during tho nest ten dsys, thio liarvent will bo nearly comploted hiere. Cotn never gave so largo a Promire. It is very heavy, No material damage sa yet from raln sinco carly in the scasun, frovx Crrr, Woodbury Oo. Ta, Aug, B.—A vory Tenvy storm pasaod ovor Licre on the Toruing of the 24, dolng some damugo to crops, lodging tho swall groln {n sowno focalitics, Lr Manw, Plymotth Co,. Ta., Aug, G.—~Grain of all dnds looklug well—-novor Letter, Hoavy wind and ¥ain on the morning of the 2d, doing koo duwago 10 in ani corn, 3 Font Dopar, Watster Co., Ia,,'Aug, 5.—No reports of auy damuge o crops in_ tlia scction frem recent storuis, Prospects datteclug for large yield of grain and corn, ' Crrmonze, Ta,, Aug. 6.—The crops in this county sulferod from recent storms: wheat 5 to 10 per cun oatw and corn 20 por cent, Tho prospect for & oo yield 18 oxcellont oror and sbovd this damage. Sronxt Laxr, Duena Vista Co,, In,, Ang. 8,—~Crops hero look splendid, No damago of consequence ros ported by rocent stormu, Poxznoy, Calhoun Oo., Ja., Ang. 5,—Crops of all Kinds iu this vlcinity bottor tan usual, Oata slightly damaged by receut rains, NeweLe, Biicna Viata Co,, Ta., Aug. 5.—Cropa aplon- did, Lurge yleld oxpetted,”’ No damagd fron ralus, Mances, Cherokes Co., 1s,, Aug. 8.—Crors in - thin part aro ‘damaged very slightly by wind and rafu, lrl'ml»im just commenced, With prospects of & hesvy e : Aunria, Cheroken Oo, Ta,, Avg, 6,~0rops not in- Jnred materially by wind or rain, Prospocts good, Poxoa, Pocshontas Co,, Aug, 5.—Crops of all Hnda 4o e condition, promiiing @ turnoub of the largest yield ever rased liere, MinzoN, Oslhoun Co,, Ta,, Atg. B.—Recent rains hiave done samo damnge to oats, but crops genceally in this locality are doing weil, Prospacts good, 2 UECENT STOUNS, Spacial Dispalch o 'he Chignao Tribune. Daveneonr, In, Aug, 5,—On Tueslsy Muncatine was visited by one of tho severest rain etorms of tlie season, If nol for many yoars, It was accompanied by sharp fightoing and terrifio thoader; also very virong ‘winds, ‘Tho woikt damage was done to thie Mascatina Weutern ‘Itallroad track, Ouo section of the bridge nosr Pappoose was carried away iuto_the river, and another was moved out of place so ibat the s atructure i mow Leld together only by An cmbankment suburbs of trains had %o to-day, On the river, so suddenly did the uiorm come up that sovoral peraons wore caught in akiffs, aud for » tine wuch approbension was folt for hem, but it is thouyht all weathiered tho aturm safely. The steamer Damsol had Just left the landing bound down strean, and when (he atorm struck her sho was run to tho shore Yl It sbated, In thu mun!{ inestimable dam- sge e bown dene to grain I shock, sud wiandlog crops, Tain has u evary day for n woek-past, au it s falliug I0WA GITY, g hov, ecial Diypaich to The Chicato Tribune, Towa C1tY, Aug, 5.—\While the rocent rain and flood havamade daniaging havoo sround us, We bave ca caped, Our mutl have been dry and dusty for somo ‘weeks, axcopt a modersle rain early this week. Crops aro geusraily axcellant, though a violent rain-storm wotne twu weeks since lodged vats and whest 50 badly that It will be next to impossible to gatuior quito & per- ceutapo of tham, Noxt week larvest will be over ‘in the matn, Corn is good, though some tlelda will not yield & fulrerop hecanne of poor seed, roplanting, and tarly sovers raue, (rsas yicids heavily, —l ‘OHIO. TIK BITUATION, CiNorymaTe, Aug. 5.—1t is difonlt at this time ‘to form more than & rough estiate of the damage dune 10 cropa by the recent overflow in the Ohio Valley, but $t 18 bulloved they will be quite hsavy. The wheat' crop hadl suffered sgverely by the cold weather in the spring, and half the whest planied was winter-kilied, Of the remainter, i Is bhlisved that one-third is hope- lessly tout. Tho romaining two-thirds 1a partially dam- aged, though' it {s belleved this dumaage will be much Iess {hou 18 yenorally expocted. The scresgo of wmat A 'he %0WD was Lirger thadl laat year, and the relative y! com with laat year, will Lo 50 por cont lass. chiuf damsgo to coru 18 {1 tho river bottoms, where tho crop ia & total foss, That plauted o high ground Lit4 auffored principally from belng broken down, Tho acrcago was much Jaryor ihan last year, 2ud prospects beforo the flood wero fayorable for ai unusually heavy srop, It is uow thonght there will ba a falr avorage crap, ob much, il soy, loss than last years, Much dopends, however, upon favorable Weatli ot for thie ramalnder of Lo sokson, Yo ust arop hog sufercd more soveroly than elther wheat o carn, Laying beon beaten flat, and so Ladiy damaged that It will be impoasttio to hatvestit, Tho petcetitade saved will be very suall, Uazley suffered saverely from tue 00id weathar, and but litle was growing of this yraiu, The quantity T i conitun fur g will B corwpatatively usignifican Uay priulicn s parisl exqp, bus of tuterlor quality alould favoralio weather follow, Muck had bieu leré out uncut, sud was rendered nearly worthless by tha TaiDe, ko —_— THE MISSISSIPPI, THE Pl'lll AT Meuruls, ' Mgapnis, Teun,, Aug, SThcro i & heary rain- storm here bis mornlug. Iieporty from above state 4 Islands Ten and Thisty-0ve aro d 2t New Madrid an overflow iy runniug through the sunken lands La the Bb, Fraucis Valley, ‘Iia water here I8 rising steadily, and slowly en. oroaching on {he exposod plantativns belvw. The cre- vaese at Do Boto frout baa been repaired. Tha plant- era betwesn Lers sud Halens, Ark,, aro working hard to protect thelr lmde, privats dispaich trom Pine Dluft, Ark,, says the lioa ithin E| river salsed 0 iaclios this muwrning, sud i w 4feat of Ligh water, A hlfinm from Littls Dock reports another rise, with foot cu (ha gauge, The mgul Ber- vice fables show that 23 feet’ on thal gauge tloods the Jower Arkausau Valloy, STILL_ JUBING. Maurus, Toun,, bug. 5.—Tho river at this polnt 1s cistug steadily and now stands & fest by the gauge, or witlun © tuchus of ol riso, and with' tha rise copurted at Paducab of 10j¢ fret,andas 0uiro of §inclicy W6 must bowsful pusaua Razs Bave suandqoed s | hopen of the rpiver mnol passing (Lt rite, I imay bo of lterest to afato that o the 2lat of March the river renched 473 feet A liiehos al O iro, tie Igheet folnb, wile at St Louia it stood ut 9 fegt, whd it prisend Gafro showa 4 feet 11 inchen, and At Touie 77 fobt 11 inches, or threa thnes the depth I 1M whett e apIng flocd wan at M helght at Calro, Taking the comparison with an excers of foot, and 3 fedt at Calrn, and nearly 10 feet at Bt Lonia over the atage of the riveratthat time, tho outlook in not amuring, During _tue food, which reached ita BIghést potnt Here on lie Jat of Ayl or ton days siter it T Dighest point & Cniro, sll expo were ©ine undated, but planters “had commenced plowing, and, AMEF the water recedad, flintsd the lahidn fntely flood: o between this polut ‘snd Onceols, mostly in corn, wihie ALREADY GREATLY DAMAGED or totally lost, Capt, Joslin, of the steamer Frark Forreat, entlmaten that one-half of the torn erop slory {ha iver betwren hers snd Osreals s ruined, and fally one-fifth of tho cotton crap, with tho water slomly st fleadlly incvetalig, Upon tho eotion Linds below Titre on tho Minsisippl side, very litle damagn lita leen done, and plantees are still Lopoful sud busly cugsqed 1o, sirmgtiening (tho loveens but on iiie Arkansas alde, whero the fandn ara unprotocied, damage already done I8 constderable, and the plante nrd gewerally nnahlo to do anythiug fo mvert tho da o, It irfeared that the freanet in the Arknnrds Tiver will causn great damsge to réplanting lauds, whero ft imeets tlio backwater from 1o Mhuatssippt, e b MISSOURL, AROUND 8T, LOUIS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chteado Tr(hine, 81, Lotia, Mo., Aug. i—All {hia raltroada_cehtering hero have made conslderaple headway to-dsy ln re- palring the broaks occasioned by the iata rains, sod wome Lava eslatilishod through connections, thotigh'it Il Lo several daya beforo thinga wiil Lo restored to their former condition, The Ohlo & Misslsippl ronto remalon closed fo through -passenger travel, though the trains between hers and Viuceunes ars running regulatly, 11 will bo threo dsyn befors the necesnary repairs aro mado, No Cinclnnat! mall mat. ter bas been rocelvod hers alnco Monday, The 8t louls & Boutheastern Idne s all right, sod passengers are going through to Nas- ville on tfme, 'The fArst regular train on the Vandalin line will leave én_timo in the morning, thiough a transfer will have 1o bo made at the wash-rub botween Terre Hauto and Indianapolls, The Chicago & Alton 18 now running through on the niatu Line, tho Samgamon bridgo hnying bown_repaired, Tho washe outs on the Indianapotia hive boen repalred, sud trains will go through to.day an dsual, ~ Tho dlecontent smong travelers I great, Most of them are sfrald fo {ravel on the ronds just ropaired on account of Hio soft condition of tho roadbed, Tho river liers {r falling rapiily, and-all danger from overflow s considers over, —— WISCONSIN. FNCOGRAUING INOSTECTS. + Apectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribuna, DIADIEON, Wis., AUR, By—Tlo dronglt hero haabeen relloved Ly refreshing showers of yesterday sod to-lay, which have welt watered tho faco of the carth arid freshoned vogetables, but dll no injury to grain cut or standing, it baving cleared off cool this oven= ing, Thers was gomowind this aftornoon, which in placos may have lafd down heavy grain and corn, Tho Dsrvest {8 almost half comploted, Tho farmers aro ntackiog as fast aa possiblo alter cutting, nnd all small grains fn_this_rection, eapectally nortl of here, give the beat crops for years, aata being particularly heavy, A8 high as sixty busbelsof barley and ninety-fve of onta aro reported in somo caron TOESDAY K1GUT'S STORM. Fpectal Dlopateh to The Chicsua Tribuns, TA Onossz, Win,, Aug. G.—ltoports from Tuesday night's storm Indicate the damago to amall grains in womo parts of Minnesota to bo qulto serimis, At and mear Npring Valley tho wheat was fairly fiattencd to the ground by tho Licary hatl, —_—— MINNESOTA. GOOD' OROTS AND LOW WATER, Spectal Dispnlch to The Chlearo Tridune, 87, DAL, Aug. 6,—What domago wa dona atanding rops 1n Minnesota by tho storm of Tuendsy sppears more than batanced by the benefit derived from the much-needod_rain, Thero aro but 2 feot 10 fnches in JMirntssippl Cliaunel ht present, aud falling slowly, Hmall boats on Bt, Crolx above still walar Lave beeti withdrawn on nccount of low water, Tho weather sfgna all indi¢ato moro rain coming, \ o inebes i NEBRASKA, THE MARVEST PROORESBING. Ostarta, Neh., Aut, 6,—Tho Heralds specials trom various points in tho Stato sbow fhat the harvest ir progrossing finoly iu most counties, Washinglon County was badiy damagoed by tho bLalatorm of tho ad, Tha corn In alt scctioun 1n tho finest ever known, though ft will be & Jittlo later thon usual, Around Plum Creek, whero it was thought reople conld not raifo anything, wheat averages 20 busbels, onta 40, and corn i a very Lioavy yleld, I'rufthoa suffered severe~ 1y by hall, e ARKANSAS, THE AREANSAH BWELLING, Lrrris Rook, Ark,, Aug, 5.—Tho river has sism slowly all day. Tcle now?22 feetby dauge, A dlapatch from Ozark atates that it 1s atill rising at that palnt, THE BLACK HILLS. QORDON, THE ADVENTURER, DEFIES THE GOVERNMENT. BSpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Oauma, Neb, Aug. 5.—John Gordon, the noted leader of the first minera’ expodition into the Black Tlills, orrived from Camp Bhorldan Lt night, in chargo of » Bergeant and guard, in obedienco to the summona of Judga Lako on Gen, Crook. Gordon 18 nllowad to go around town on his porsonal patule, Tut ia unlnlulfl”fl undsr arrest, Tho boaring of the habeas corpus will tukis place next weeks THE WEATHER Wasnrearon, D, 0., Aug. 6.—For the Upper LaXero- glon, Upper Mimissippl and Loger Missourl Valloyr, clear ar cloaring cool weathor, with morth to west winds and rislug baromater. LAOCAL OBSERVATION, CuI0A00, Aug, 5, Thv[lTu|_ Wind, | Ham| i ther 0:58, m, 20,83, 8 84, genlla.....! 1188, m, 20,08 731 17 By, freol 200 p, . 20.60] 8, T3, fresh.. 3453 pi my20.65] 70 2100 b my 0,83 8] Zime, le‘rlr. GENERAL OTSERVATIONS. Curaauo, Aug. SMlduight, Statwn, |Bar. TArl Wind. |Rane Weather, G3|N,, freah @IV, light. gkt alo, 78, W, fresh,| ,01:Fair, 0.8, W,, fresh, L¥alr, 748, E., briuk, Clear, O1|N:, frealu,.. Clear, brisk 3| 1eavy rain, Light rain. 61N, T8, Dtek. Clear, 4[N, W, fresh, COIN,, freal Pismarck, 2,00 SUICIDE, OLevzLARD, 0., AUg. 5.—John Morre, vesiding on Jonn mtrcet, committod wuicide this morniog by tak- ing laudsiinm. _Cattse, interuperanca, PrrrusuRg, Pa, Aug, 6,-ilrs, Robeocs Forbes Japed from & Pallman car of the Pscifio Express Weet, on the Pennsylvauia Railrosd ({lils moruing, at some point near Dunvanton, and {s_supposed o Lisva boeu drpwned In” tho Busquohana River, sa her bady lioa not"yet becn recoverad, Ehe was eli rott from Kugland to Ban Franoisco, traveliug alous, and 1 sup- powed 0 bocu temporsrily fusane. 3 Oxasa, Neb., Aug, 8,—H, Lutsou, an 0ld Norwegian farniur €0 years of uge, living 0 miles from Northwest Polut, Neb,, commltiod sticide this morulug by haug- iug. "No catso saslgnod. Caunciz, BLurys, Is., Aug. 5.—A girl sbout 18 years of age 0n ''nesday camo in ovor tha U, B, & Q. from ‘salvorn, sud registored st the Pucifio Houso an Miss E, Evaos, This moruing sho took breakfast, aud an hour 1 hur\)v‘ulx;una in Liee roott hl: ‘nlfi. lhr:‘c‘l‘;wl ?:;1:. Tha phywician pronounced the deatls canzed by atrych= alnes doubtloss adminiatored by bervelf in ber coffeo, No oluw a4 yet o Lier rualdonce, ———— e THE FAST TRAIN, Fpecial Dispateh fo Tha Chte Trideme. INDIAXAPOLIK, 10d., Aug. 6,—The Chamber of Com- merce to-day adopted a werfea of zesolutions thanking- Yostmaster-Genoral Jewsll for his care sud foresight 1n contrituting to the business intarests of the coun- try in ebtAbUNBIZg tho fast mall-train between Chicago and New York. Tho. point of i solulion is & ro- queat at tio enid ‘that " Indianapolts aud Bt Louis be placed on s footlng wilh Chicago 8o faras We early dulivery of mails {s concerued, — OLD SETTLERSS' MEETING. Bpecial Dlspateh to The Chicado Tribune, QamzaxviLes, 1., Aug, 5,—The Old Sattlers’ meble ing of (his counly was held at the falr ground nesr this alty to-day, sud wss sddzessad by the Mon, Jamea ' Glllespio, of Madison Counpy, snd others, The picuio was thie moat succesaful ever beld in thia ounty. The. sltendance was larye, B S OCEAN STEAMEHIP NEWS. Quuexszoww, Aug, 5.—Bteamahip New York, has arrived, Boutuamrrox, Aug, B.~8teamer Braunswelg, from Balumuze, has asrived, e J0E JOHNSTON DECLINES. Lurris ook, Ark,, Aug. 5.—00V, Garland has re- caived 8 lolter from Gen, Josoph E. Jobouton decline in, u':,n fxmigency of the Axdaaass Indwirial Ual yohien SPORTING NEWS. Sticcessful Openink, After Two Days’ Postponement, of the Buffalo Meeoting, May Queen and Breeze the Winners Respeotively of the 2:24 and 2:38 Races, The White Stockings Defent the Philadelphias 2 to 0. Nine Innings with One Run Apiece Be- tween the Mutuals and Hart- fords. Great Interest Attending the Amateur Rowing Regalta at Toledo, O, THE TURF. FINAT DAY'S HACES AT-NUFFALO. Bpecinl Ditpateh to The Chizago Tribune, Borraro, Aug. 5.—~Tho tenth annual meoting of the Buffalo Park Association oponod to-day with trots botweon horses of tho 2:24 aod 2:38 classes, both of which afforded capital sport. The favarites, driven by Charlle Green, won in hal]_: Instnncen in & comparatively onsy mannor, yotoarned succesd by makiug oxcollont timo. Thoe track wds Loavy in somo places early in tho aftornoon, but towards tho closo was very fast. Tho attoudanco numbered about 12,000. TAE 2:38 nACE. First héal—Word was given on the fourth scoro, with tho horses straggling for abont 25 yards. Gum Ball, Band 111, Broezo, aud Benton drew ont on the turn, the first showing the most foot and taking the load on the tarn, At tho quartor Gum DBall waa two lengths in advance. Breozo and Sand il woro close by, with Beuton tbree loogths Lobind. Along the back-strotch Broozo closed on Gum Ball nud was eveu with her at tho turn, round which thay trottod abroast. At tho head of tho atrotch Breezo noquired. the load by a hrlf-length, by which distatico ho won, closely prossed by Gum Ball and Sand Hill, the latter having closed a gap of five lovgths on the Tnst half. . Tho others wero strung out from tlio slart to tho finish. Timo, 2:31}4. Second heat—This was an casy heat for Sand Hill, who took thoe load at the start, and was nover approached to tho flutsh, fairly standing still undor tho wire, four longtha ahead of Droeze, who mnde o respectablo showing up to tho half, but thon broke and droppod to fifth sud had to come bomo at o ratthing gait to take second place. Excoptivg Hattio R., the others woro poor in pdaltion acdording to tho summary, Timo, 2:311f. Third heat—Sand IIN took the lesd on tha first turn, closoly attended by Brovzo, who trail- ed him to the quarter-polo, and got to bls bead ontering the straicht, Sand Hill, howover, responded galiantly, nnd from opposite the Judges' stand fo tho wire it wasa neck-and-neck race between them, Dreoze winning by aholflength, Hoth were driven off their feet at tho fntsb, Culmar beaded fho rear division, which was aut of tho raco after the fifst quarter. Time, 2:23 Fourth heat—Breoze took tho lead at the start, and, after the firat quarter, the race was agafn reduced to o conteat betwoen Lim and Sand L, although thore was ‘daglight between them aTl tho way, 1lattis K, dlaplay- cd groat apeed on the last half, aud camo in a closo third, The others wero In a loug string, Time, 24984 BUMMARY, 2:38 clars; prrse of $3;500; first, $1,250; second, £625; third, $355; fourth, $250. - 211 1 2 12 6 5 4 34 3 1 8 ¢ 4 78 86 7 7 9 3 5 810 01 9 9 10 dis 34 BN 28} ThE 224 NACE. First heat=hlolscy had tha best of tho send-off, snd ruslied across aud took the pole_on the turz, bot, be- foro golng » Lundred yardy, Monarch abot to' tho front, with Garfleld and May Queen in hot purmult, Bea Foam, Mubic, and .Frank Wood all broke on tho first tur, snd: foll back bix. lengths befors the quarter, whoro 3ouarch led a len oy and Acltey, Muy Quicen, and Garfield wero b)‘filcck od, with tne othe o ors strung out. On strofch, May Quean slded with Momrch, and, thoy trotted the middio quarter double' -in 34X, Entoring tho third quarter, Monarch f." wiy to Qarfleld, wlto clung o the Quokn untll tho Jaat turn, . when Lo broke and lost four lenglhis, onabling tho Qiicon to Win a8 ahio pleAsod, and jog ‘from tho dis tanco stand to_the wir, Coming_ liomo, Lady . Starr pasacd Monsrch and gava Gorflold & good brush fur second plsce, Monarch was a cloao fourth, Tho othors wers of no account, Frank Wood wus distancod. Time, 2393, Second heat—Excopling Muato, who was bruxixi;k all wore well up ot the word, May Queon and Mouary! pulled out on the frat turn, and wenk to the guarter pole head-and-head, ‘with Garfeld clinging fto thelr wheels and ' Lady Starr only -s lenith Dbehind, Blolsey _ fifth, Bea Foam, . sixib, and Mualo lait,” Ou the’ back stretch May Queen opentd o gap.of throo clear lengths, while Monareh; evldently ut of condition, fell to tho rear bofore ret ing the bisif, * Garficld mindo {lio heat interesting o tlie home atretch Uy making & magnificent Lruah, stid lappod Ma; &nem out in 221X, Lady Star, threo Ingtha back, the rest nowliere, hird There was_considersbla dclsy in soor- g, during whicl Mdy Qusen turned tco ahort cus- ing ber sulky to tip aver aud throwing out Grees, who, with wondorful presenco of mind, clung = dess. peratoly to the reins, wiulo the mare lunged and kicked. Ife _finslly suoccoded u reyaintng controliof her withiut asatatance, Tho" audieuce bestowed enthusisstic sud plause upon Groen for his bravery. wrctched fu the extreme. Bearcoly wa wre even, Lady Btarr, in the lead, was Fall 80 yards'in advanco of Bes ¥oam in tho roar, and Garfield, and Monaroh, Jr,, Were on break, On the turn May Quacn loat her fect and dropped to fifth, but, when squarod, sbo went to the frout s-flying, overhauling Lady Starr near tho Balf, Tho fadlcr Lroke and rau, but, at that galt, conld mot hold her to wmatlug burt o epced third quarter by tha Queen,” ‘whio swuig 1t0 (e humesatrotch fivo lenglls ahead, Molsey and Music, particularly Molsey, trot {he last Tialf vary faat, and }\)uhhau ithis balf » length of tho Queen, *Monarch was two distances out at tho half, Dut fafrly Saw on the thifd quarier and home-stretdh, and'gotin, Time, LK, . 224 cl 7 Us‘a“&:m'nm, $3,500; socond, :24 class ; purse 0 , 11150 s {nird. $150 3 fourth, $300, % Monareh, Jr.. ... Frauk Wood.. 35 3t o TUB P'(:Vllyl(ll‘ll'llz “E%“ih ‘Povuruecrsix, N, Y., Aug, 8.—For {he frotting- Dien, §4,000, £0 tho 2:20 elasay $2:000 16 Arat, $1.000 . sscond, $600 o third, snd $400’ o fourtl, thia 878t heat oo by Whito Cloud, tio seoond heat Uy Tllight, and {he third, fourth, Afth and race Jack Draper, Time—k1X, zmx,"mui. 231K, 3:31 4 ; For the $4,500 p 2:18 class, $2,230 Lo frst, 81,600 - to second, $750 to third, Bensatioh wis withdarwn, and the staters wers Hopeful, Judgo Fullortén, :Lady Maud, and Jobn H. ¥alierton won tho frat biept in 3231, 1iis driver delayed {he atart for tha vec- ond heat, &nd whon the horsts got the' word he want 'lollbl"& sod theu'stood almost silll. When bhe got 98 1gain o waa oo fag DLebiud to Hopatul took ‘the bead ln 2WK, tabiced, ‘The fearful condition of the track on terrille storm during thie 2:9 race 1a sal {be main canss of Dubls's delay, the third and fourth heats-in 928 aud 128, Mayd got e ‘maoney, snd Huntre ount of the 068 the thir —_— . AGUATIC, S5 THE TOLEDO BEGATTA. S Boeotal Dispateh to The Chicazo Tridute. ToLEDO, 0., Ok, 5.—The races to-day wers witn by eu linmenss crowd, thare belog not less than 10, people on the vestels, dooks, and the graid stanq, ing xigns of insanily, has been ad. }ijfifxu"utmwm”kmlm tor . °| Grasce, dny, attll eontinuad to float, and threatened 10 emty, Fany tho rowlng greatly, An attempt to control {paur 1nade by atretching n boom vortically acros tho riy. Thin was only partisily succomsful, however, To, facen opened with ono Letween barges, tn which jy 0 boste atarted, Tha (irand Riser, of Lansing, wa n 150K, The next race wam thet of | Junior doublo scull. Tho lerling brothors, of 1 Floral City Glul, of Monroe, Mich., and Montgome, wud Barnard, of tho Chicago Scuilers, atarted, Ty, Orat-named crew Lrokha rqw-lock o the first n.;: mile. The Chifesgo prrt'en wen In 15:493¢. Tho nest racs was . 8-nlor elugle scil, n Wity tho entrien were from tho Clilcago Scullers, Ap, Passing the grand-atand all bt Yatcs witoirow, jpe. Ing him & walk-over, Timo, 1638, Tho Junior atx-0sved #lell-race followed, An entries In thls wore from . Detrolt, Tlio Zephyr Ciayy crow cante In ahead in 54, tho Detrolis kocong h 54, Tho Wanstogas, which led st the ntakn oy broks an aar turninig, ani collided with tho Zoy b whio tmade elsm of foul. - 7y “'ho cancluiling race of tho afternoon was fhat ¢, thio reiilor féurwuared eholln, in which (liero wore yr en entrien, of which six atarted, tho Bglnawn, of Sy inaw, withdfawing, The Oh last to turn the stake- hiomo streteh in 10; feago Bomlers were (ry oat, bt come in sliead at 1} 10 Wah-wab-mumus, of Saging ramo in second in breating tho Excelsiom,of Dodrolt, anly about 6 feef, The Bpring Lakes we, fourth, in_H:313, The current in tho river we «uite strony, fully 3¢ iilon pér honr. s Tha fuleront (i to-morrow'a racos 18 very great, iy rentees principally 10 tho fonr-odred freo-for-all The Du Quesnen, of Pitiatirg, aro the favoriea in i) podl-selling, ' with the Chicago Scullora for eeidy; choive, Tho victory of the Jatter over the veleng Wal-wahi-suma, who Liavo usnally careied off allyy honora ut thene reanttas, wan o liltle unexuected, iy Lias givon thew a Urst rank i tho pablic estiuitiis, e BASE-BALL. CIIICANOS—PRILADLLPIIAS, Bperlal Dispateh to The Chienga Tribune, ‘PHILADRLPIIA, Pa, Aog, 6,~The Chleagos sy Puiladelpilon plesed {icte alath gimo this atternee In tho presence of about 50 spectutora ouly, ity tho westher waa delightful, Tho ground was In g, condition from the reccut rolns, MecGcary.madeyy reappearanco with tho Fhiladelphias, playlhy my fleld, The Chicigos led aff with & run m the firjy ning, on errora by Meyerlo and' Addy and o three.by, it by Hines, Tho Philadclphlas failed to roope, i, though in tho second and fourth innings they by mado four cloan hiba, biat mado thelr nearest approsy to o run in the’ seventh iuntng, when erp by Petern and Warron placed two men’ on the by Iligham led off {n the cighth {nuing with 8 three.lu, 1it to right e, and came In ou Iilnen’ 7 to centro flold, Eeut I Tall, of tho Athletics, umplred the game. The s Eanon von by 2tod, outbatting and outfieldiug tudy nnin 193480617879 Thiladelphias, 00 000000y Clicagos, 0000001 Nrw Yon, A, bt game batrsen 2 . 5.—The gamo botw 4 and Tart{ords ThUIed fna ier eachs e neotinp o run, The ganie was callod at the cud of thi ninth iny iug on account of rain, A GAME AT BOUTI DEND, 15D, SouTnt Bexy, Ind,, Aug. b.~A gamis of bisshy between the oMMco men of Studobaker's and the fwy works was played here to-Uny, with a acoro of 21y 14 in favor of tha latter, The game drow out a iy attendance, and croatad & vast amount of merrines, ——— A DOG-FIGHT, AT BT. LOUIS. &pectal Dispateh tatha Ghieago Trisune, 87, Louts, Mo., Aug. 8.—About 200 sporting pory ‘witnessed n dog-fight here to-dsy Letween two Chlep and &t Louls dogs, the former bLolonging o D Frank, o well-known dog-fancier of Oblcago, andity [3 latter to Tom Kelly, of {hls clty. Tho i was for $125 s eido. Jack Loomey ‘was re. crco. Tt lasted 45 minutes, tho Chleago dy belog kilted and tho ¢, Louts canfno badly Iacersiel Chlcago sports were present, and considerubio moge; clianged Linnds, Though tae ARhtoccurzed fn n buil fug in tho heart of thie city, tho pojica did not lewnct tho fight until 1t was over. 'Tho Ghicago man oferd 1o prociro snother dog_and fight for $30 o side,atd uia offer was acceptod, tho gt 10 take place s u CASUALTIES, TERRIFIG EXPLOSION. ‘Nasmvirx, Tenn,, Aug. 8.—A territlo oxplosion oo curred on tho farm of Ben larian, in Maury Cously, {his morning, Cullen Harlan and a number of haoly wore engaged in threshing with a steam threshy, ‘when the boiler exploded, killing Mr, Gullen Harhs, Howard, tho epgfacer, and a colored wan, nstaty, aud wounding soven otherx, two of whom will prote Liy dle. Mr. Harlan's lead was torn from Lis boly zx;d l?,l)flnld in & flold pomo distance awuy, On colored men lown & distanco of 95 yards, Tho bl af the engine was blown {nio otoms. Ono loce wu found 3 wiles from the place of tho nccident, T thresher aud s largs crop of wheat was dedtroyedly flre. The axplosion Is 831d t0 Liave Loon catiscdly totting cold water into tho boller when 14 wan too %, FRIGHTFUL AOCIDENT, Bpecial Dispatch to TAG Chleago Tribune, Br. PAUL, Minn,, Aug, §,—Charles Pepper, s fime of Cottago Grove, accompanied by Mr, Schilling, iy in this clty, wero Hding over Daylon Bluff withs reaper ‘last night iu tho dark, when, getting oultii thoroad, they fell over tho Lluff, faliing a distasced 30 feot, and ware coverdd by the wreck of the reipt il tho earth and stonca which followed, They wa reacued alive, but woro both seriously dujured, Pepet was talien Nomo. Hchilling in.at the hospital bew His collar-boue was twice broken, also n ribid right leg, “Tho horse waa but little in jurcd, ACCIDENTALLY_KILLED, Special Dispatch o The Chieayo Tribuns, Licor, Neb., Aug, 6,—Candins Jones, aged 1§ wan fnntantly killed yestenday morning st Sewardly being accldbntally shot by & frlend named Alim\ Thoboys wero prepering o go bubting and wiy cleaning guns n (o stablo. -Jonos stepped outaidela smomout. Adams polated b gun at the ddotway al pulicd the trigger, thinking the gun unliaded, e discharged, and Jéucs, entoring ot the ustant, gottts full chargein his head, killing him {natantly, JUMPED THE TRACK OrnoTiATS, O., Aug, b,—A Gaselle & engine of n construction train on the Mariotta k O cinnat! Rafirosd ran off the track last night pet Btowart's Station, 19 miles odat of Athis, Tho eryin turned over lnfo the 1Tocking River, Two inen ¥e1 instantly killed, and nine o including e ductor, were fujured, ‘MACHINERY ACGCIDENT, . Spactal Dipateh to The Chicago Tribwne, LaCiodse, Win,, Aug, 5,—A mcchanio ‘named Bt men, employed in tho Yacket Comipahy’ mill ks éity, was lerribly ‘and fatally injuired list ovedbs Whilo &t work repalring's'belt, by bomo ‘iesis & belt got csnght in moving machine: .nnn-m!na on thie macbinery, fearfully injuring Ll tn the pmmmm;’iunmp.ym L FELL DOWN A HATCHWAY, Bvacial Dispaleh ta The Chicaga Tribume, Brooinarox, Lil, Aug, 5.—Jos, Nies, propriela the Bloomtngton House, stepped into an open batd ‘way to-day, dislocating his ankie, breaking bis ::&'mmmu ching other severe injuriea; o will provityf RELIGIOUS, CAMP-MEETING NEAR BLOOM Special Dianateh to The Chicago DrooMmazon, Ill,, Aug, 5,~The Htate calppties ing for the promotion of holiness Gpened tb-day o W4 ubual place, one'mile "forth of Towahls, in 8'shd grove, Thomost compieta preparations have b mado, and a large tabernacls erectod, Tho atiendix® 18 already large, and by Bundsy thero will be thonsssd on tho grounds from ull parts of Illinols, A numté of dlatinguished Mothodist divines will led 1:1 o services, This camp-meetin by pdr= cates of the doc,fln,";,'?..‘;-n}l‘;u‘;,{f L“‘ml"fl ..Xm ed upon with favor by all Methodista, s largo Proe® % majority, csn: deo no man tlon of whom, if not foundation for the doctrine than for the dogma ol v palinfallility, INTER-STATE CAMP-MEETING. Bioperon, Me,, Aug, 6,—Largs nuuibers of pes are arriving to sttend the Natioual Methodist C1o¥ Meoting, beginning at Old Orchard Beach to-diy 194 lasting undll the 15th, Tho Hov, T. G. xn.ur,wm dent of the National Association, the of et bl ompe st e D pactod (at noarly tha whole Association will be aut, aToN. NATIONAL BUNDAY-5CHOOL GONVENTION. BUrraro, N, ¥., AUg. 5.—To-day was a pleassrt ot St Falr Polnt, Chisutauqin Lake, Tuo sttcadsoct 4 the National Sunday-School Convention waa sbod 8, ‘s most {mportant addressos of the day X0 deliverad by J. D, Tayior, of Philadulphia, te B .M. Freeman, D, D., and Warren laudolsh. lapgely-increased attendanoce i expected to-morm® e 3 TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The New York Aldermen have sdoptod rovolutie! of rospoct to the mumery of the lite Ea-frelds Johnon, s Mr, Fred Borlachy, s prominent miller snd §°? dealor of biilwatkae, some time ugo reporied M A udged inssoe, & P by Flils and Lasah Diflon, of the firm of Dillon k & srrived at Nomulm ux:,“" \'I:h eluv.;n Biead of K& man horses, ? yoate: imported fram Europe ou tho