Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1875, Page 8

rr— THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1875. THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. his mew yacht, Gapt. Parpum yesterday lsunched by Pz."pnyr, wbich will lake part in the regattan ‘weak froni I0-mOTrOW, i Aehild, 17 monttis old, named Concord!s Drieden- .bach, whose patenta live at No, 837 West Ohlo street, wan drowned yestarday afternoon, Not long 240 it was revorted that Amos . Mahany was drowned in Lake 8t, Clalr, Ontarfo, Dut it lna mistake, ddnce Mr, Mahany was secn at Bkinner’s Ho- tol yoateriay alive and well. The temparaturs yoeteriny, #¢ obrerved by Manssson, optician, No, 83 daditon strost (TRIDOXE Thutlding), war, at 8 o'clock . m,, 76 degrees; 108, myy 78; 12 m., 81; 3 p. m.. 843 B p.m., B Anthony Slorke, & Fole, 20 years ofd, wasatruck by & Rorthwestern ladlmay locomotive, ficar Blackhawk Ftroct, day bofors yesterday, nd dangerously injured. 1Te was taken {0 his home, No, 41 Dizon street, At s annual alection of th Western s‘:“r (c(;lnmdm) “lab the following were elected ta- offlce far tho ‘3:.’5!&’..},’;‘12.";’:3..., G, Jonee, Prosdent ; Alfred Dur- Peit Vicaireshlent s Wrlliam Il Tayue, Treasurer 3 Tittleton Jonen, Bocretary. Indien of tho Yonng Men's Christian Asseciation o romterday and mado o 100 buuquots aod dis- Iributed prestives, fruit, efc,, to the patlents af the Connty Hoapital, Denations’ of preserves, frult, and wuch, arc eatnestly rolicited, They mnay bo left at_the C. A. ltoomn, Arcado court, vt will ba calied for 1f'an addrees is vout. G nectdent occurred yenterday afternoon atent 2:3) O A which tame very near being frightful fn ity Sowilis. 1ight muen were ot work on 8 scatfold nt- Tached to a new building on the corner of North aventio and S~dgwick ntreet, when it foll and thees them to fhie ground, a distanico of 14 feet, Chnrlos Avors, & carpenter, wan revercly hurt about the legs and ludy, i) Capl Stetzdort, a laborer, had two fugers broken. Tha othors had 8_Tiiraculous escape frota ujury aid porbapadeath. Tho men who were Lurt were prop- exly cared for and aent home, ser printed in Allentown, Pa,, tells the follow- 1o PR R Tears agn Washiugton 11, Donaldson re. 18t In thin city for weveral montiis,and made several ascensionn from Centre aquare, Wiile hare he told Mr. Kramer, at whoss kotol Le boarded, that 8 nolion "Jiad entered bis hoad which would realizo him pile of money if carried out, It wau thin: o mould make an ascension, #f A favorable op- Jortunily offered, sccompani-d by -8 ready : Seriter, who wan o tnkn notos while o thie air of tho exporience they met wilh a8 {t appearcd to hiln (Do~ oy, Fur thin puirpose they wonld ascund o an Sanaual nitibude, aud temain upaa long as possille. Aftor liaving goned the desired knnwledgo of scrial ravel, they wonlit descend at a placo whro they wera rat ilkely 20 be nern, and Fepair tosome quiet and un- Qisturhot ook, and then the ready wALET waa to ne Jarge on hww uatew, which would ba printed in bouk Yorm and dissributed to the worlL.” THE GENUINE 'MLThN:LE. iahtsont, i wing fn the plstform of the stratght-ant, line. h:gl?““dy:»u‘i-ln-lh-!\\‘mh old-ntylo bon-County, et plug-tobaces, no-watcr, clear-;uill, barn’ Soor, Fispiian, vote-for-Audrew-Jacksom, Hunker, ts of Chicago: Do \any of {lre grnnine Domocsats of Cook Connty, fecling that the honr haa arrlved whou there ot bo & Just atd houret cxpresaton of fecling and meutinient concerning true Democracy, a8 contra- tinguished from the ‘actione and procecdings of those Who partly assumo to be Detnacrats, as cvinced by the Tha¥eoup, elaims, nanic, and dolnm of their organ- Irations, tiereby attupiing, by » hybrid-quast De. mocimey, tomisiead o large umber of true Detnocrata ; A irmus, We, the nubscribers, bellering in the old Domocratie doctrine of a government * of the peopl, by the people, for _the people,” and not by * riug wer corruption, and not belng asbamed of the namo Jemncrat, of Democeacy, and sceing that the polizieal Enmonignr, both local ‘and nstional, which sro ap- prosching this fall and next year, aro of more than Prdinary importance, nnd that smong the parties in $he fieid will o tho ol rejuvenated Demoeratic parts, s0d whose Aaccrsa we beilove 18 cerentisl to the prok- crity of overy section of the country, liereby invoks o learty oooperation of all trio Lemocrats in our Tty anil connty to mako this Democratic Club n power {11 Uhicngo and Qool Qounty, Every honest Demiorrat Juust bavo witnemsed tho corruptious of our eliy, Htate, and National Governmenta with patriotle ehatan and diegnet, and murt feel that it drpends upon a re- Inatated sound Deuocracy to save us from impending oo, Therefors, pubilo noties is herchy givon thats Democratic’ Ciub_lam been orgauized foe the City of Chicago amd County of Conk, with our distinguished fellow citizens, the Hou. Henry it. Whipplosa Proai- Want, Thomas North, £al., Beielary, and the Hon. John W. Heafield, Treamurer, VieeLresidents, Judgo ¥, 8, Wolbrook, the 1fon, B, I, Cvon, _the Hon, Robert 3t Menzle, Hoory A, Wilier, Laq., James P, McElroy, ., John Benz, and others, e P 10 oy 0. one and all, that the groat opening and first zeneral Fll\llll‘, meeting of tha club el at Henz's Ilull, Baturday cvening, at 8 o'clack, Ang. 14, 1875, on Weat Lake strect, between Tiotiey and Hoyno'streets, CHICAGO FPIRE-INRURANCE AFBOCTATION. Tay Tainunr jublished last woek & circular pree ared by & namber of soauranca compatiea bolongiog n) the Jocal Board, in which it waa stated that ke Cliesgs Firo-Insurance Araociution was nol chartored Ty the Siate, aithough it pretonded to e po, sud that, ymong other things, certain policies In the Westmore- r)hd of New Brupawlck, placed by it, had never wen The rortificate of the Secretary of Blato, how- lha\‘lnl that fl]‘l\”;‘?dun (Wul ma )A; ¥ Ir; anuary, 374, o him or A cons L’on erkaniza the Metropolitan Fire Aseoriation, and that, sli the formalitien baving been eompliel with, the stock regularly sube: ribed, ete,, charter won granted matecquently, Duriug Ixst Novemler 110 name of the Associatiun was changed to that of the Chicsgo Flie-Inmurante Asnociation, all tiwo require- ments of the law relative to ehnuxing tho nnmen of Forporatlona having boon compiled witlh, AR retards Abo polictes in the Westmargland, tha nieers of the ‘s fatton gay that they patd thom themselyes upon dema! nd. paid, S THE NEW BROOM. IT DEGINS TO BWEEP. © Capt, s draued rders to the Madison stroet po- lca farco yosterday 0 pick up every rujer-In, yagrant, snd gombler found banging about the atreets, aud I frontof ealoon doors §n genoral, aud on Halited atrect, Letween Modison and Aonroe, In particalar, Shortly afterward five young mon—Frauk Durnw, Joseph Barker, 4. L. Morrison, James Mazwall, and Jolin Collins—were brought into tho station and booked 38 vagrants, In comsequenco of tho order, all ths faro- Yankn und poker-rootis ot the West ida "werw closd 1ant night, aud the keepors and deslers made them. scives searce, It in to bo hoped that this state of Ahitgs will continue, Thoso who know way that tho nuniper of young men wiio are cuined by gamiva in Aluin city i¢ fearful w conteruplate, Mr, Dunlap has sn oppartunity fo mako himaelf famous by the sup- pronion uf tho gawbling dens, or tho confinlng of the plazing to tho profeasional gatiio-ter. Apropos of thin it may he wel t call atoution to THE DUNKQ NIORDF. Many of them have loft town, Tcy went Eastward oaterilay, dreasod to kill, with diamouds glittenng i Licle cUir front and much Loggege. New York will bave to entertaln then for awhile at least, but their degarture 1may be only a blind o cover up'tha acta of tho preseut city Cofficiala; in fact, {t s Snimated v reliable persons thut t was understood that the bunko gang snd ether cobfidruce ersiary wers o leava tho city on the accosulon of the uow City Marehal, and_ whed all had caltned down sud overylhing lovely they were o re furn and reuow tueir businces, TIHE NEW GANO, beadod by Sweency aud Fontar, arv atill hare, but it s thouglit they will wxo make s irip tn tho Esatern wa- tering-places. everal of tho mob lero aro educuted cuough to pisy the gentloman st Haratogs and Loug runch bolels, and et the bellca there wiid 80 long s they proscrvo thelr incogito, Thiro a8 good probaliity that the couatry men- chant wil ot he” miolwicd 1y e bunko peat thin Eomlug fall whilo bio Js Lieee to Luy goous, to such aa wxtont ba Lo was last yesr. THE HOUTH BIDE OFFICENS nave warrants for all tho Lunkiinen they can fnd on tlelr Leal but none were arrested yestepds The faro bauks ow this eids of Lo river wirw oll in roll bisst lnst might, snd in somo fu- atancea the mound of the rouletts wheel could Lo Neard on the street, and tho Ughts fluminated tha front windows and shiod & _blazo of Hght which clearly indicatod the charactor of the placer, Trare aro six faro Laoka on Olark streot, betwoen Handolph snd Motrou, and o haif<lozen othera scatlered over s fuw Dlocks, ' 1f the new Marabial can ¢ bitck the Uger " auc- ocsfully by Lreaking up his dens lio will havy accom. Jliskiod 3 g work, uud will recoive wsuy compll. wents for Lia action, = THE PORK-PACKERS, PREFARING KOIL THE CENTENNIAL. The general tutersst manifosted n tho trado sa to securiug proper ieproseutation st the Contennial Ex. hibitiou led 1o u muetiug of the Pork-Packers' Asso- clation yostcrday afteruoon at tha rooms of the Arbi- tration Comuities of the Board of Trade, for t) poso of taking appropriste sction to securs a repres sentation of the provisiou trade of Ulicago ab the Cen- teuntal commensurate with 1t magoitude, The meet- ing, which comprised representatives from sli the Jesding packiug-rus, was orgauized by the eloction of Mr, b ¥, Murphy as Prestdeat sud Mr, B, Frank Howard Bocretary, Tao vbjocts of iLe meeting wers atated by Mr, C, M. Culbertson, who urged that ons of s frst stops (o Lo taket was 10 seoure space st the Coutenoial Exhibi- tlon suflicicnt ta pertit a fair terrosntation of the puckivg-trade and its adjunrts, Chicago now packed, Rummer and. winter, about 3,690,040 Lead of b Laat winter it was 1,790,000 bead, ayd dunng 1be aer 500,000 head,—being more than 47 per cent of the whala number packod b the West. Ho great bad bo- come the pork-pscking trede of tlis city that now it govesuied the trade throughout tie Weat'gen- erally,~Abe rules of the Chicago Assoctation baving becn dopted by the National Amsocistion, which Lad Qiacovered that thoy wer the bust, aud thint the oppuom §itlon 16 thein proceeded from lucal prejutioos, - Lo sidos, the Lee-packing of Chicago amounted 10 rowme 60,000 head annually, “For tho proper representation of such & vast tratfic 1t was necessury that sipls spaco should be cbtained ; and, to seoure {n», action abould be taken without delay, 1n order tbat (ho rupresentation should be complete, M. 0. sugyeated Lhat each Brin {a tho trude, durlude ing Db ouly packers, but wostcurers, lard fusnufac- turers, ic., 80 a¥ L0 Cover each branch of the® buul- now, Lo soquosted i furnlah sccursia reporta of tie uomber of head by them cub or of bama oured, and amount of lard reador c p: = e silech was, after mmmww&dm sbowing & commparative statement of the trade tweaty yrurs sgny when the tolal packing in Chk‘lltc only “sgRregated about R0,000 head, n‘nl‘ the lfim:nl to-day, when 500,000 hrad are packed annuslly. 2"l'hu Hecretary wan instructed 1o spply to the Cen- tenmial C-mmisefon for the apace tequired, and the treting then adjourned subject to the call of the Prosident. THE EQUALIZED ASSESSMENT. METORT 0 TRE. COMMITTEE. The Committes on the Equalization of Taxes of the County Board completed it4 work yoeterdsy, Itare- port will be subuitted to the County Basrd to-day, sa follows 3 Towns, Pereonal propertn, Real entate, Equat.eal fouth Chicsg 10,846,008 $11,100,115° $41,100,113 Waat Chicago. BUAIT 30,097,170 North Chieago, 213601 10,820,542 10,820,552 £y 154 293,149 LR 219,617 1,504,075 Evanston ., Elk Qrove Wheeliny, Worth.... Total + &IL147,105 $11: £ The total vaination, "it will “bo ‘observed, $1,000,000 Ienn than Iant. year, and, coupling this with thia report of the uther counties, which, it i sad, pre serve bout tho ssme ratio of decreats, the tazakis property of the State has been reduced In value at Jeash 3 yor coat by the prosent ansensiont. The whole matter i now to bo wiven to tho State Board of Bausli- zation, and thelr opinion will Lo the law, Tho pros- et 18 that the taxes of the county will be matecially increased. didangs—— HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS. PAVER ON O¥FAL GASES. The Chfeago Academy of Hoteopathia Physlcians and Burgeons conveued in the Tromont Houss list eventng. In consequence of tho storm iho attendance was small. T. C. Duncan, M. D., was President, and Dr. T'ravk Duncan was Bacretary, The following paper by tha editor of the Unated States Medical Inveatijator was Tead: Mr, President, and S emberaof the Chicaqn Acade- mu af Homeapathie Phymeiana and Surgeons ; 1 would call your attention to the question of the offeusive fasen that load the atmospliore continually, comiug fram the rendering estavlistiments {n the sauthwest— rn partion of the city. The effect upon the leaith of omr people, sa you lave no donbt observed, i no tnnrhed and deldierious that It demands some ex 1on on our 1 have carefully observed the offccts upon thio porsona with whom I como in contact, Dur- ing the burata of hot weather I Lave noticed that all my casea of bowol troublos, especially anong ehildren, hiave been mado vory much worse, This was very marked somia thres weeks ago, Many wero taken that night with chiolera infantum, fn it most severs form, Ths offal zaa is readily absorbed by the milk, a3 well as inhaled, which scema to render it very poizonous to Lottle-foed children. Boma savers cased of chiolera morbua occnrred that night. They them- selves datod thelr Arst alck feelings to the foulat- mosphero, 1n cool weather T have noticod 8 gencral complaint of soro throat st thowo times whon the aic was foul with offal odora, 1f theeo effects are noticed in the healthieat portions of the Thiirteenth Ward, what muat be tho uffect upon the pour poopla of the Sevunth, Lighth, snd Nioth Waris? 1 Lelleve that theso nozious gasos aro to a certain ox- tent rm}mudb\c for the great mortality In that section of the city, Whilo {am on this subject of deletorious gases I would also call your sttention to tho sickening condle tion af the North Uranch of the river. ilaving hut oocasion to go ovor Chicago avenue bridge for soma days past T fave found it diflicult to breatho the air met In crossing. The cffect upon tho bealth of the peopla of that soction of the cng must bo bad 10 Lho extreme. Dubbling up from that stagnant branch comes foul marsh gis, which, mingling with the car- oty and nitrogenous gasea already fo tho atmos- phere, and periodically rotnforced by tho otfal odors, must produce murl ly_cyanogen, and thus jn- croase sickneas and death iutho Fifteenth Ward. Tho freynent winds from the northeast would tend to car~ 3 it over ail that thickly-populated portion of cur ity, and therel.y swell ita largo mortality. ho_heaith aud lives of our people anrely demand that official sction be taken by tha proper authoriiles, In bebalf of suffering bumanity, wo pray that early and effective sction bu taken in the matter, We should 2k special paina 1o urge upon our patrona tho neces- sity of koepiuyg thelr yards vory clean, In the dix-uselon that fuliowed, tha viewsof the paper wero fully indorsed, Dr. Willde, of the Fif- trentl Ward, felated soveml cares of clioleralo troubles, cloarly attributablo ta the foul afr blowing from off the North Dranch, Other physicianas bhad olserved the same facts, —_—— ANNOUNCEMENTS, Arrangements have been made with s regular car- Tier, Mr. H. A, PfeliTer, to have morning papers st Lawndalo on the Chicago, Burlingtoo & Quincy Rail- roadatGo, m. Leave ordurs with Millard & Dacker, or §mith & Brown, at Lawndale, ‘The West Divislon Rallrosd Company will begin this morning the experiment of ruuning cars every alx waluutes on tho Van Buren etrect line, Thoy have heretofore run overy nine minutes, but the manage- ment think that many peopls living on or near Van Buren aro n the havit of walking to Madlson rathor than wait for & car, and they proposs to accormodata thiem Af posaible, Tho Unfon Catholio Library Asnociation announcs for their rmm-lmmu for the O'Conuell celsbration that thero will be solcmn requism mass at St, I'atrick's Church, cornor Desplalnes and Aduma streols, at ) m, At p, m. thero will be s meeting in the rooms of the Socfety, corner Stato and Monroa streets, at which addreescs will be dellvercd by the Ilev, Mossrs, Cash- man and ltordan, and W, J, Onatan. Theao wiil be aupplemented by muslo and the reading of Davis' poem on U'Connell, A goueral invitation is extonded, The ladles of Bt. Paul's Church, Hydo Park, an- nouuce thot they will give s moonlight folo Thursday on tho grounds adjoiniug the yde Purk Lotel. The idea f8 n most pleaning ous, and Lue evening can hard- iy fail to Lo enjoyable, innomich au the projuctors promise music, boating on the lake, aud dancing, aud wre willing 10 pledge thulr excollent reputation for the refreshments, Thoy have arranged to bave tlie par- lors and dressing-rooma of the Lotel open for thu use of giesta, aud bave also seqired a apectal train ou the Tilinois Contral Hoad, which will leave the city at 8 p, 0., and top at all sutermediste stations going and comiug, If tho weather favurw, the ladles will enter- tain s multitude of well-plasad visitors, The second Lake-Front open-alr conrert will be given this evening, commenciny at 7:30 o’clock. The Programuu wa follows : 13 ux # Bpring's Approach,"—Marel Ten-Pin -m Quariette from Tue lago in Amerlca, Ringlehen ¥, Biraing o Strauss PAST 11, Review of Mslodles—Urund Potpourri form of » march. +Michaells Kiss-Iand Polks, Fredrich Cuorus from * Ajda* veses Verdl Lotpourri from * Marth: Hielnicko Amauretti Galop. Biraune Quadrille of the Birens.. —— THE CITY-HALL, ‘The City Comptroller in paying np oertificates of in- debtedncss which are overdus as fast as prescnted. Yeaterday he paid out the round sum of $21,000, Lant month the Noard of Publio Works paid out 18,6¢2,15 for street-cloaning, Wera It not for this item, onswould never suspect that Chicago ever did any wreel-cloaning, ‘Tusaday morning Deacon Reod dreamed that hls boys were destined to rival O'Leary, aud ho started 1wo of them, sged 10 and 14 years, off on a walk to ‘]‘J‘ll"flll“ lI;I‘.kl :““l‘hm‘ of 33 miles, The ML.""“! 6 ovclock fu & 4Ly lock tu tho ore .x'unq, and, very siugularly, ro- The Oity Treasuter's cashier, Tora Drenan, yester- day receled & teleram aunounciug the death of Uis only Urother, Voter Il Brenan, st Vlacerville, Cal, :x;l:o -fl?fl:‘m:;‘l ln:{ueufly & resldent of this . rieuds lving b o {m that he Is Do wore, pakne whowii v Asatstant City Attorney Tuthill has unesribed a suoe gemor for Audrew Jobuson 1 Amencun politior aaminiog the whols cat - C e i e ategory of local poll. couclusion that Mark 10 of the largs 451 1dol, and ran gusrd tle Constiturion better, than any othee man, Bheridan's opinion of Tutuill will uovew- sarily follow to-day. An indigusnt denizen of Milwaukeo avsnue visited thiv Board of Publlc Werks and rated them sevurely for not complet: raugetnenta for (he Milwaukco avenus visduct at the samo thwy as for the Blue Isbaud svenue couduit, Ju deforence 0 the grumbler, the Board sent & note tu the ofiiclals of the various lutee- tated Tadlroads, asking them Lo apjolut a4 curly day fur » cousultation oy the uusttor, The Board of Publlc Works yesterday opeued blds for the paving of Thirty-firal strest, from Oottake Orove avouue Lo Boutl Park svenue, There wess it all seven bids, ranging from UG ceuts to 2 per yard for paviug, frow 64 10 b0 vents per hneal foot for Curbing, and trom 13 to 80 centa for grading. Bida for bauting waler-plpu Were albo vpened. James Riucado's Lid of 64 conta joT to wan the Juwest, No award wax made fur eltlier ooutract, FULLYKTOX AVENUE OONDUIT. The Loard of Fublic Worke Lave grauted Jobn Gog i Mouday o show cuso wby b ould bo uwasded 4 coutract fur tho completion of the Fullarton ave- nue couduit, Cousequuutly he s on Lis good bu- Lavior, and is lool!nz up Arst-class bondaa Toference to the charge mnfl{dmlfll that Fitz8imons [ conteactors under & orks yosterdsy re- & Oonnell wers merely the ol Bew name, the loard of Public cel¥ @ following open lettes To the Homorabla Commssioners of the Foard af Publte Works: Gextiewew: It having bsen [reely sllegod in the nowspapurs, and last srening in the Council by somo {ntereated Alderman, that in our bil for the completion of the Fallerton 'sventio _conduit W were noma way connected with, or represented, tha former contractors, George K. Norns & Co., we feam 1o repeat to yan aur poaitiva and wnequivocal of any anch connection whatover, Wadenonnce h atatements s falss snd malicious nianders, foat by some Aldermen and others who have been ined i1 tho intereat of & higher bidder than onr- selves, Nelther Georgn ¥, Norria & Qo,, Mr. Leatar, nor any other poraon whatscaver, benids the members of our fAirw, e or ever can hava any intereat with na in the Fullertou sveta condutt contract, should 1t be awarded to us, Afor the atatements that Mr, Lester or any one elay furnisbed the figures or_eatimates for onr 11, we ahonld give it an equally emphatia denial yers i marthy of notice, We would ximply remark that onr firm han estimated and bid upm ihis work three times betore, snd that our last figures differ but aliglitly from our former sstimates, and that in wuls, a8 well an In all other work wa have ever bid upon, ‘we ever yot had necasion ta ank or Tecelve oulahis n nskiug our eatimates. Reapecilolly Firz8isoxa & CONNELL, PR e THE COUNTY BUILDING. Asnistant Btate's Altorney Dirch fs taking s respits from his labors, and will be abeent for some Lime, Sherif Agnew will atart for Jollet Aondsy with the twelve prisoners santenced Wednosduy, When will he atart with Blennerhasaott? Tho Connty Treanurer procecded yusterday with the mlo of property far delinquent taxes, 1in office was crowded during the day beyond the eapacity of the wlerieal foree to accommodsto. e derirea to arrest 1hio rush, and nuthorizes the snnouncement that de~ Jiuguenta need not fecl uneany shout tho sala of thair Jroperty for the nexl ton dayi. County Attorney Rountres is grestly annoyed by viritors, who arefinquiring for nlivost overything ex- copt wliat hie hns s connectian with, He 1a in the midat of proparing papers for tho Supreme Court, and bie time {x valuablo, ilia ofica s budly locsted; snd tho xtent of busineas crowalng tipon him st all tmes would scem to dictate that the County Doard shonld provide bim better quaricrs, whera he could give tha desired atlention o eounty matters witliout intar- ruption, The Committes on Jafl and Jajl Accounts yesterday B tho question of providing s debtors prison umider consideration, The Conumitteo visiled the Jall in scarch of a proper room, nunl found occanon t0 com= Plain of tha goneral fitl which oxsted in_ tho soversl departraents, The Commuttee agrred finally to recom- el that this rooma beneath the Connty Court room Ue ftted for the secommodation of Gebtar and witnees prisoners, and their rocommendativn will doubtiess be adupted, Curoner Dictzach was ingood hnmor yestorday, from the fact that ho had mot & physician whoss pSioboard he regarded an a iittle premature. 1o was called to attend an_ itqueat upon an ol friend on the North Slile, who had died very ruddealy, He would hnve been gloomy but for tho certilicatn of death furnlahed by » North Side phynictan. It resd that Iho deceased came Nia death from “Ipilepsy,” which the Coroner resd, “ Ipaiandy,” ani being 's Nearty man hia first innuiry wan whethier * Ipslandy waa sometliug now iu the culinary world,—sometising good to cat, Upon being infornied that 11 was not, Libn feathers fell, and bis appetito le1 him to the nears cat restaurant, ' Ho subsequeatly held tho Jnnuest and the fury reached verdict, that the deccased eams to iw death from * Epticpsy." Tho joko on tho phyai- cian, whose name i+ suppressed ot the Coroner's re- queat, was regardad a8 o gool one, erpoclaily aince spelling schools Liave grown unfasbionablo, ——— AMUSEMENTS. MONTOOMERY QUEEN'S Cracws. Montgomery Queen, the well-imown and popular circus-manager, 18 * water-bound," or flood-tled, and 18 driven to oxbibit his grest Golden Btate Clrcas and Menagorio in Chleago somewhat befors it is due, Jils tents will be pliched at the corner of Btate and Twen- ty-nocond streots, and to-lay and Saturday he will iy the usunl two performances. Among the starm will bo found the celebrated baraback ridor, James Robinson, of world-wide reputation aa an cquestrinn ; Charles Fish, also famous for bis feats on horne- back 3 and Aliss Mollle Lrown, tho only lady somer— ranit’ rider, In ‘addition to thees in his oxcellent menageris, which hias herctofore been noticed in Tur TRIVUNE, HOOLEY'S TUEATRE. The management of Hooloy's Theatre and “The ‘Two Orphana” have been In receipt of frequent lot- tora requesting them not to take off the drama, and will consequeatly keep it on all next week. e CRIMINAL. 3iss Connell, of No, 337 Chostuut street, fost s val- bl gold wstch at the Becond Negiment pienio yes- terday, and bellevea that some one stole it from Ler. Qrattan Clendenon was arrested last night at the inatgico of Thoman Jones, who charges him with the robbery of $6, The prisoner was placad in an Armory cell, Peter A. Schumacher, s Uquor-dealer, {n business at No. 639 North Clark street, was held o ball In the sum of $1,20) yeatorday, by United States Comminstoner Hoyile, to appear for trial bofors tho biybor Court on the chirge 6f deatroyiug & Governmont ook requirod o ba xept by him, A youlbful confidenca operstor mamed Willism Altori was caught in the Central Dopot yeatarday after noon by Officer BeCabe, ulterhe had floeced Joseph Cox, a traveler, out of 390 Ly laying tho check dod itt the ald of o enufedarats, Tho prisoner was locks od up in the Armory, Tarry Bonner was taken ia charge Jast night by OM- cer Dan logan No, fon a werrant sccusing him of rocciving atolon projerty from somo thioves, who took 1t from & honse on Fourleenth sireet recently, The prisonor has Leen a salbon-keoper at 91 South Halated strect, but lately 801d out, The atolen goods consited of woartng apparcl and_bedding, and wers found fn Bonner's roam at 129 Bonth Haisiod strect, An emigrant, fresh from Erin, named Michsel Loys, was the victim of an attcmpted robbery last evening shout 7:30 o'cluck, e was waiting at iho Chicago & Altou Depot for the departurs of & train, when Swee- noy Jolmou, a tall young fellow, ‘ssked him to’ help hun Nt s couplo of balew of ™ lops, wiling to oulige hm, st for the place indicated by Johnson, when the Iattor atealthily seizod hin valiso and mado off wilh it. Of ficer Hinchman saw bim runuing up the aiafrway, and Loya after Lim, The culprit was chazed to Adams strcot bridgo, whers the policemnan_eaught bim. Ho wan taken to the Madlaon Btreot Bation, whicre two Iettern of recommeudation, {ndorued by Mayor Colviu, wera found on Lim. 1le s slso wauted Uy Borgt. O'Donnell, who, it 1 underatoud, hay & mara serjunn ohargo to inako Gut againet bim, Loys was detained s witieas, POLITLCAL. IOWA POLITICS. Crnrrox, Is,, Aug. 5.~The Bar of this oounty in convention to-day selected seven delegatos to s District Bar mecling at Davenport noxt Tueaday, to chiocsea succesnor to Judge Dranuan, lately resigned, The Conventlon recommended Walter I, Hayes, & loading lawyer of this clty, well known throughout the Biate, for 1bo posltfon, Mr, Hayes will ncoept, bat 1t 18 not likely that the place will be tondsred t3 = Clinton (outty man, a8 tho Cireuit Judge rcsides in (e county. Resolutions complimentary to Judge Drannan were adopted. Tho Republican County Convention will meet here Kepl. 7. Politics are beluy discusod somewhat, An # fudependent ¥ convention is called to meet st Da Witt on the 19th Inat, This third-party movement is the reault of a split in the Liberal Democratic ranka. NORTH CAROLINA. WiLurvaTox, N, O., Aug, 5,—~The_election in this city and (hroughout New Hanover County passed off unusually qufet, Nelther party polled ita full strength, The Republicana ax ususl carry the county by a large majority, olecting threo delegatea to the Gonvention, WiLMtNaTON, N, C., AU, b,—Leturns from counties ghasshied na goriowlal ih doubt by bol parties come in slowly, The epublicsus carry Wake, Lenoir, Brunawick, aud Richmond, io which they galn seven Delegaten, ' Tho Damocrats gain two in obeson, The chisuces seem aluut evealy balaaced, thougli (e Le- publicans claim & majonty of the Delegates, ALABAMA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONSE MonTaomeny, Als, Aug, 8,—At noon to-day the astional flag was postad over the Capltol and twenty- oneguns Ared, in bonorof the cerrying of the Con- Joution by the people. The majorily will be 18,000 to QOV. HENDRICKS, Bpeciat Dispateh ta Tha Chicago Tribyns. Ixnpiaxarotts, Ind,, Aug, 8,—Cov, Hondricks has Toft thiscity, but not to participate in the Oblo cam- palgn, 1o {sin Baratoge, whiere hio will remaln for & furtnight, THE DEAD MAN'S MANTLE. Bpacial Dlapateh 1o The Chicajo Tribune, Nasuvirry, Teon,, Aug, B.—Gov, Forter is recetving scores of letters reluting fo the Senatorisl successor- ship. ‘Thers are st loast two duzen candidatea for the Joeition, e OBITUARY. Newazx, N, 4, Ang, §,—Commander Andrew Jack- 801 Drake, United States Nuvy, diod bore last night, OuAna, Aug, 5,—Mre, Susan Bell, of Bellaville, O., diod suddenly last night at the roaidence of her daugh- bes d thiy city, i Ladles, Look In at Thelr Window. ‘We meau st tho office of the Family Favorite Weed [Bawlog-Machios, 203 Wabaah avenus. Thswork ls perfuclly piquisite, Literal dlscouuts for cash, Sald 0B montkly paywents, —— Pinnos and Organs. A large sssortient of new yiaucs snd organs to reol, Bocond-hand planos from $59 to 300, W, W. Kinware, Coruer btate snd Adamas atreots, Chicaga, Batisfactory Evidence of the ability eof Dalloy's Magical Pain Extracier bo relicve the most violeus paln, or boal witlious scar the worst scald 0z burn, may be sscd by one trial [} EDUCATIONAL. The Forty-Sccond Annual Com- mencement at Oberlin College. A Bunshiny Day, and Goneral Com- placenoy All Round, Morsels from the Book-Larnin?® of Thirty- Six Yonng People. The National Meating of School-Teachers at Minneapolis, Mina, Adjournment Sine Dlo After Threo Days of Beneficial Counsel. OBERLIN. A OREAT CRUGWD, Spectar Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Osenuiy, Aug. B5.—Tho exercises of tho Forty-accond Annual Commoncement of Oberlin Collogs occurred in the First Church to-day. Thore has boon & siego of rainy woather and Oborlin mud lasting nearly a weok, bt to-day tho clonds lifted and broko, and the sun shono forth with all the brightnosa of & frosh August moming. A gonuine commoncomont sudienco fill- ‘ed tLis bouso abovae and bolow, aud stauding room commanded a premium in tho oyes of the less- favorod. Tha decorations, as on ladics’ day, wers suporb, and of raro sttraction, Elegant ilower- pots contatning choice planta of boautiful folisge and bright blossoms gave n rechercho appoar- anco to tho gayly-decked platform, Tho class motlo in bright lotters wsa placed dioganally aocrors on evergreon anchors suapended from tho celling, Wroaths wore hung around tho church, sud the floral decoratious aliogother indicated rare tasto on the part of tho docor- ntors. 'Fhe work waa dono entiroly by the students, the yonng ladien taking the laad, The graduating clsss numbered thirty-six, one of the number boing & young lady who Las taken tho rogular collogo course, THE EXERCISES wers openod by an organ voluutary by My, H. C. Eddy, of Chicago. Aftar prayer by tho Rov. Dr. Hamln, of Constantinoplo, tho class- song wns rendered by s portion of tho olass. The youog gentlemon spoke with encrgy, and the oxercison indicated careful proparation. Unlike the Eastorn cuatom, all of the class spoke, and, conscguently, but ashort timn waa given to each, The foliowing ia the programme 3 Mr. Allen spoke in & serio-comic vein of ihe peculisr feellngs and exporiences of graduates, and won his sudience by his natural bearivg aud eloguent uttors ance, Mr, Blake, in noticing the political degencraoy which permita s graduate from the bar-room and prize-riug 10 enter Llic halls of Congress, called on all scholars 10 enter the fleld of reform and rid tho natlon of its thralldom, Mr. Bradley noticed the important part which quacka have performed in keeping slive the apirit of skopti cinm by resisting tho established beliefa of the medical faculty, Mr, Drickett applied the term modern Quizotiam to tho vislonary. geheming of many tmodern reformers, and set forth in clear colars the folllcs and sdaurdities of auch men, Mr. Drown said that real siccess is nmot dns to chance, but ia actual attainment, and ita_elements are commen-aense, » Airm will, and hard work, AMr, Burnelt found that man's greatest gitt is that sptness of mind which receives and carries forward in vigoroua thought tho suggestions of nature sud ex- perience. Harper conld stand st the printer’s case or editor's desk, sud Chickering could himsclf make an entire plano. Mr, Chamberlain fonnd the musiclan's work to ba the communication of thought by sonnd, tho purifica- tion cnd ennullement of character through the medium of emotion as eshibited in sound. Mr, Fitch thought the acme of logical absurdily s reachod in religlous cootroversies. Arguments are made to influence tho judgment in one case and the foeling In another, and thus the two clash, Mr, Flett sald mon continnally grasp after tho shad- ow and diaregard the substanco, preferring balf truths to whole truths. The great realitics of naturo and ro- liglon never fade away in the light of eandid inqulry, uflmlnvelu{iluun sbould always Lio encouraged, Mr, Goousell called attention to Messrs, Mowly and Bankey, whoso work has been the ontcorso of & dorp convictlon concorning the truth, Tho conflict wi ®r7Or requires A mnnflan« 1ns) by the word and Tower of Me. Hnrt said that plonssrs deslt with materials In Ssg rougl, while othtea condit e burulablug. 3r. Hatch definod independont Journalinm to be conaclentlous adherence Lo principls, whea that prin- clplo s the Lnt promoler of the general good, Tho prece b s proacnt high standiog, et nesds & moro uly liberal, cathioto apirit, Mr, Jahnston a3d that tha religion_which 1a to take hold of Ll wcarts of men, mitst conmend itdolf to tha Lighest nteliyeuce, and clalmed tiat thia was Far- ker's philosophy. M, Marks, oticing tho tendency to indulge In theories rathér than Lo devoto atteution to the diecov- ery of facts, inatstod tht scientista shou'd do their distinctive work as rovelatorn of tho grest facts writ~ ten in nature's book of clenco, - Alr. Loughead clalmed that the Garman philosophy was_thie Joading ono of tho world, becauue of its pro- sundity and speculative tendency. Mr, McClelian naticed tlis character of tho French 1a rovaslel n tholr Vlillcsorty, The watlvi, brili iasioy, aud frssdom of French thiught would uld et seutlal bunyancy when infusod Into s philosophy groundetau practical mora) priuciple. Mr. Mills caliod siteution to the materisliatioten- dency of English philosophy, Home of ita boldor cote clusfons have been rejectud, howaver, under tho away of that moral fotve which {4 central in Loglish char- ucter, This has brought the English system as near line of truth s that of any aation. Az, Nottieton hold that Amorican philosophy ex- Nibitod the gentus aud common sonse of the penple, Theory {s not saught after 40 tuch ax that which is usoful'and practical, Mr, Orvls presenied a nuique scoount of the de- velopments witnessod in the animal kingdom, Ile grouped the difforcut specica in au imagluary me- uagerio, and then deacribod thelr pra-Adstits graces ani contortions in detall, M. Plainter, in disoussing the relative morits of the Phyical srd metaphysical, suught o elovate the meta- physical, while at tha sams timo indiating the mutual dependence of aclentiat and peychologiat, Mr, Lack critically examined the relations of the Groek drama 1o Greclan history, aud conclided that {hodrams ollatned greater emincncs smang tho Greoks tban among any other peole. BMr, Roberta drow an aualogy bstwoen poetry and matiikenatics, and inicated tho superioF quality of tho poetry of mathematica, fu that whilo the fancies of tho poet must be concelvablo, tho mathemuticlan can cou- ceiva of the inconcelvabls. 3r, Rogers found many classes of peraons who wero content to occupy the scatof the scornful, and drow many lessons from the Lbits of the diffcrent classes, Mr. Rose apoke of the mysterios of aclencs, and the &reateat mysiery of moral consciousness, ; Mr, Ryder presented an ironical anawer (o tho ques- 4ton of previous exlatence, and indicated somo laugh- abla resemblances between man and othur animals, ‘Thie proacot * Ylow are you?” will bo transformed at futurs quinquennixly 1uto the more philosophical # What wers you ! 3, Scarborough, the only colored msn In the class, called attention to the fact that iudividuals of gunlus smark ergs in history, and that tho great fon of an age leave t¥Ar impresafun of that period, ‘slisa Bhorman, tho lady graduate, resd an eaisy ln which she indicated the hiatorical tandency of Bliak- spearo's mind, s exbibiting his great sourca of yower, Mr. Bpring sald _jangusge, as illustrated Dy the speech of individuats aud nations, is & trus indox of ught aud of moral chiaracter, My, Btarr indicated the progress of the world as measured by revolutions, lHiatary 1 tho record and clyllization the total of theie resuits, Ravolutions ob- tufu foroo in the fact that they broclaim new {deas for the advancemout of the race, Mr, Thompeun called atteation to the power of the caucus aystem, and of the standing threat of division which keeps tlie party uuder its bau. The rignt tu thiuk, however, gives the right to boit, and tuis right subs (b caucus of its power, Mr, Tibbals referred 1o the pleasant extarfor which frequently conceals the want of trus character. Theft the nume of defalcation or embozzlomeut, Theve vil-doer shislds himsslf un- he semblanca of honesty, Mr, Tracy inaisted that ge ine merit aud fitness for the position should be th Seations for publio ser- vice. 'The bigh diguity v thices aud the trus cud of goverument will be preserved only by meaus of a puritied civil service, Mr. Veunum said that the fallh of the Government wia solemnly pladgod 10 the redewption of ia cur remcy, To lncrease the amount already n circulation 18 to postpone specie-payment indefinitely. Mr. Winters apoke ou the ditferent plistos of the Catholic discusaion, eapecially in reference to iho achool question. Mr. Wood presented s poem which showed copald- arable poetic talont. Aa regerds CLABS STATISTICS, the following wmay bLu of geueral iuterest: Tighteen are uatives of Obio, four of itinoty, four of New York, tLres of Wassacliuseite, two of Tows, whils Wiscousuy, New Jersey, Georgia ‘suu Ireland’clatim ouo cach, Twenty-threa aro Frac-Tradars, nine Irotectioniatn, and thres favor A rovenue tariff. Thirly-five bellsva in specls payments, aud ona {s an inflationlat, g IN TUE XVENING ibs grand_commancement concert came off under the Auspices of the Musieal Uni THE TEACHERS. THRTA NATIONAL GATHERING AT MTNNEAPOLIS, MINK. Mmwearorms, Minn,, Aug, 5.—~The Natfons! Teach- en' Asrociation assembled promplly at 9 o'clock this morning. After organizing and diaposing of some un- tmportant preliminary business, Prof, Leon Trues— dato, Blate Superintendent of rublle Inatruction fn bo State of Teuncares, resa & valuable paper on Education at the South,” which recetred closs stten. tlon fromn the audienca, The Asrocistion then In- duiged {n a long -and very spiritod discussion of the tnerits and demerits of vountry schools, and gave yar- ttal conaideration to Prof, Trucslale's easay on ** Edoe catlon In the Bouth," meveral teachrs from that seo- ton contributing Intercating informatidn upon that subject, THE DEPARTMENTY, Before tha department of Migher Educatlon, in the afiernoon, I'rof. Bawyer, of Lawrenca Universlty, read 8 paper upon Compatativs Urthospy, which was afterward tho mabject of lengthy dlecassion, At ihe cione of the mession, Profs, Bawyer, Bhapard, and 1enklct were appointed & Commitics on Comparative Pbilology, to report at the noxt aanual meeting, on the present condition and prospects of phonetic aclence, coiperating, aa far as posaible, with & similar commite tee of the Amariean Philalogical Assoctation, In the Normal Bchool Department there was simply an foformal alscussion upon the subject of sovial economy and enlturo in the Normal Bchools, in the Elementary Department Mins ulhmr,q{ Cinclnnatl, resd 8 payer prepared by Mise Wiliard, formerly D>an of the Woman's College of the ) i~ weateru’ University of Tilinols, upon the relation of the faacher to tho Teforms of the day,—an excellent yroduction, which was highly complimentod snd criticiaed af longths, THE EVENING BUSSION Jranoccapled tn tho pasing of complimentary rotoln: tiona to the citizens of Minneapohs, to raflroads, the Minnsapolin 7ribune and other journals, svd slso lengthy resolutions of reapect to the meniory of the deceased members, Dr. J. N, McJullon, Bupt, 0ibbs, and Hupt, Murray, lesolutions relative to thoe gener- al work of {hn Convention and ulso in relation to s pln for presenting the educationat bistory of onr country at the Centennial were alio prescnted, Five-minuts spreches were made by the Fopresantatives of soveral Saten, in waich thoy ect forth tha progrens of oducation, fupt, Fousley delivered o very felicitons cloa ing widreas fn bobalf of tho citizons, after which the Dozology wn suny and the Convention ni Journed sina die, 'Tho Couvention fs pronounced by sll to havo beon au ununuslly sdvantageounonc. The place of tha next yoarly meeting bas not beew nunounced, altbough Baltimore put ina tid by telegraph, s Bl THURMAN’'S SPEECH, opini of the Pre Carty. Cleveland Herald—Ren, Mr, Thnrman ban niado bin first And Iaat specfsl ap- et for this campaign, It would hiavo beon better for a reputation if ho had nol apoken at nll, Columbug (0.) Journal—Len. Benntor Thurian gxprewwcs tho opfifon that party lutforma nre not entitiod to much considerstion, An hins been tho nuthor of o great deal of that kind ot Aitorature he ought to kuow what it In entitled to, Or dues Lis respect for §t dimiuleh tu tho sawe propor- tion 88 his agency in producing 1L7 A CONTEMPTIBLE EFFORT. * Cleraland Leader—tiep, We noed not follow through (he Hiae of Mr. Thur- man'a argament, It in from first to last an evasion of nn lssie that he could not sfford to evade. In- atead of being tru to his convia'ion, clear, logleal, and conclusivo oiy & queation 1o which hix party stnd) wo- fully In need of ablo guidauce, be trims and Sncsscs like tho veriest ward demsgogue, Toe same coward- Iy subscrvience, tho ssme ihubilily o moet & acrious §ssuo courageounty and forcibly that marked his Co- lumbus apeech, makes this latter offort contemptible, Ho bias triod to trim lus salls to two adverso breezes, 10 galn tho reapect of (ba hard-moncy Dewmocracy oute #ldn of Olilo and to retain Wia leadership at howe, The attempt bus fallcd, and loft Mr, Thurinan in s condi- tlou Lo be pitied, Of sll tho sacritces upon the altar of Lresidential ambittion his 1s one of tho most hopo- lJeas and pitiable, The man who can say in public that the Oblo platform does not mean infiation, and if it doee, platfornis tean nothig alty way, bas 1o politi- cal fature worlh mentionlug, He 1y ready to be uried, Dayton (0,) Jerald and Empire—Dem. Certatnly it would ‘bo mare pleasing to us It Judgo Thurman was more entirely in accord with the balanca of tho Democrats of Olin upon the question of tho finances, but It iw ontirely in order for Lim to oxprees his dissent, And ceriatoly if he can afford to overs louk this differenco with tho party, and labor for fts success, tho marty may, Judge Thurman isjunob re- quired to sacrifice what he stylea tho * convictions of @ Lifeltmo™ in this polnt in order to maintaln a atand- ing in the Democratic party, although it might happen that fu a contingency in which thoss “ convictions pointed one wayand tho Democratle platform an- ottior, Judge Thtirran Blmeel would bo placed fn & sltuation somewhat embarmasing. 1o might even bo compeled 10 soparato, emporarily, feom s party or his principles, and could only cscape from such a porltlon by reslgming he place n the Unltod Blates Benato with which Lis party had Intrusted him, Such 31 event, however, 18 a8 {mprobable an it Is undesiise Dle, aud'wo hopo that nolther Judgo Thurman will b calind on to_sscritice his convictions, nor the Demo. cratic party of tho Btato of Ohio itas platform, A VEBY GRAVE DLUNDER, Baltimore Guzslte—Des o ndficren to Lus Bouato rocord, de XRegnrdless of ares for honest menoy, sod ditfers from the Olilo plstform, ‘Thus far bo I8 conaistent_with himself, snd hin conduct is higliy creditublo, Dut when Lo 'goes on and tries to shiow that tho platform may Dot moan fuflation, and sttempta an apology for It, ho forgots himeolf, ' Mr, “Thurman tho staterman Loromea Br, Thurman tho politician, Mr. Thurman knows iLat tho Ohio plat- form means intlation ; that ita suthors intend it s wuch; that every csmpalgn apeakor in Obio so inter- preta'it, snd tho wholo country fo underatauda it, "The candidate for Governor thus expounds it on the stump; the candidate for Lieutenant-Governor care ties 1 ataadard o tho vory vergo of Tepudiation, and the appeal to voters 1 made in behaif of this very moanure of lufiation, Thore wmay a doubly meaninyg ut upon the tteranices of the Convention by word- Jodlars, but the Olo platform Laa Lut oue couatrio- tion with peoplo of Ligh snd law degree, and that is— inflation, - To quibble sbout it Is idu talk, 'Another niterance In Mr, Thurman's speech, which 1a vory woak snd_unworiby of him, 1s lils offort to prove that, becauss the Stato of Ohfo and tho officera to bo electéd cannot loglalate on the currenoy question, too great importinca shonld not ba sttached to the declacation of opinlon fu the platform. 1t fa neadless {o norioualy combat an asscrtion 80 manifeatly absurd, and of which no oue sces tho abaurdity more platnly than Mr, Thurman, Hero is & State with a population spproximating 3,000,000 of people about 1o espress tliclr_sentiments on tho great political lssue of tho doy, In suolher great Hlato-Founsylvania— more tan oue-liall of thio peoyle, way 300000, are looking aver the border at the drift of sonti- ment in Oblo, and proparing to declars thom~ nalves with tho tajority in that State, ond these two Blates are ropreacnted by ffty-three llopresentativos and Benators in_Cougress, who are 1a d.ity bound to Yote In sccordance withy the sentiments of thelr con. stituents, Aud yet. Mr. Thurman wonld have us supposo that this little ebullition, ss 1t were, i Ohfo, very trifiing affalr, and b4 perfoctly barmlcss, No, Mr, Thurman does not_ belisve that, ut the fact 18 that be bas mada two of $hu greavest blunders of hia life: first, {n not taking the ssmo stand {L the Gon- veoilon; und, second, in iot tfuaing, ss e Uid lant yuar, to have anytinng to do with the deuisgogucs wha caplured tha Couveutlon, He i now attemptiug a woral and physical fmposaibilty, He cannot sup- port tho thekat fn Ollo without wupiporting the plat- form bie deprocates. Every voto fur Gov, Allon (80 wuare, straiglt-out vota fur inflation, Thors fs Lut onoe issue ; all otber isaues aro sunk fn this: every candidato s au abstract embodimont of the principlck at wtake, Democrata and Itepublicans hiave accepted the strugglo sa auch, and tho voto n October will car~ ¥y tho rusult to the mation, No Luman power can cliangs the lasue at this bour to auy othior, and when Mr, Thurnen commita himself to tho side lo bss chasen, he deliburately uccopts the wak of committing bie party o ulso rineipiod io e Boxt nationl cou- est, TAYING TO CARRY WATER ON BOTH SIOULDERS. e York tiraple—ind, Mr, Thuruau kuows perfoctly well ihat (hs election will Have & vast utliienco on national poiitics, and that tho election of Allen on thie presout Democrutic plate form will carry the Democratic party of the couutry over 1o tho pajer-carroncy side of the Auancial ssus, He blinkaat tho real aignificance of tho conteat, snd, Iawser.like, rosorta to Lairspilitiog wiiere the peopla look for a staleamanlike deallng with the real quos- tiona atalaks, Heacts precisely likea man trying to carry water on both_ahoulders, who doos not kuow how fo balance himself, A hard-money uau all b life from conviction, ho has Fresidential sapirs- tions, which e 14 afrald may be fujured by resolutely ‘opposing the new departure, and 50 he bows to hard Tuonoy snd amirke L0 miore currency,atid tries to shuf. fo his way successfully Letweon the fwo to the goal of Dinambiilon, But bke 1most men who try to play thut e, he sacrifoud hix chiance by letting 1 dare not walttipon I would.” flad ho baldly eriticised the paper-money plauk in the Columbus platform st tho onyentlon and_condemned everything that looks like lufiation, ba wonld have put himself st tho hvad of bis pasty In the country, aad held that party Brmly up to bis Bistoric standard, e let & miognificent op- portunily slip, aud will nover recover i, A MUST FITIVUL EXHIATION. Hosion Journt—Kep. “Tuta 18 the most fatiful exhilition of & trying to_cover bfuelf with the rags of Lis sell- tored conatituency that we ever rememiber to hava Tho organ of his party in Obio, afler he hut beaw 80 aignaliy Loaten 1n the Htata Couyention, bo- ides ellni kn that his opvosition weuld uot b ete dured, evidently supposcd that his self-respect would prevent b _from undertaking the task of trylg to recuncile bis position with (he declaratious of tho Blattoeus onthe currency qusstlon, for 1t apenty do- clared: * Wa can ssy to him how thiat Lts service: aro not destred in the Oblo canvass, Let bim sasak off to Marylaud, aslio did Iast sumnicr, for his declaration of war will be met as it should e’ Thus insessiblo 10 either kicks or hints, Seustor Thurman hea chosen $0stay and upenly husilite bimulf by bis ik of apologien and tra rnunl) rupliecies, called & apeccli, delivered Inat Saturday ovening, A W lialtvmare American—ilon. Mr, Thurman occuples s very pitiful promiaence (n politics fuat now, Lt hothiug thiast e cou'd have ssid Thres will study logy, turee madicine, aud oL | or dune gould have Leew more conlemptivie thai thiy music, Nine wiil go fnto bustoess, tores will taach, | wrelchied ajology for the Obfo platform, From first one become s juurualiat, oue enter s publishiug | to last it (s on), 'a soriea of quibblos aud sophistrics, an house, oue becomo An artisl, Gle atuly | sttempt to explain away sud defrud st the g3t mo- civll dnglacering, sud stz aro uudecidil. Inseqird 1o | meat & carialn prisciple, sod i s only jus mllm: twenty- are ltepublicau, five tudependrut | to Senstor 28y th he b publicans, “one Liberal lhflahnnn. and vue Jude- | failed aimply bocause he hss undertaken a task pendaal, nobe caring o wesr ihe nawme of Danocral, | thal the beains of RO living man are able to pesforia, 1o cutn & tner queer flanrs in standing befara an Olilo audience, and aerecting in one breath thet the platform means nothing, ai in Lho next that every nember of tha party ia honnil to alide by its autho Lative declarations upou any controverted poiat, caunist o s mot & vehemeut sticcean; but, {f he will Jimactice tn Wis Jeieure lioura tpot rorn ebrior prob- o1, [or [nAtance, to provo that 4 horss-cheatnut fa & chestnut horae,—li mny do beitet in (ha futire, An 1L Is, bin logic passeths all undersianding. That he has the brenidential fover S, hawever, very evideat, as 18 alao tha fact that ho ia vers willing to accept any numbeor of conflicting platforna, only that he may be the nominen, But his amplitude of straddling guali~ thoa will harily save him, A MELANCHOLY DISPLAY OF MORAL COWARDICE. Nee Vark Tribune—inl. Senator Thurman's atlempt at Manafleld, 0., on Saturday, ta Justify tho mupport by honest hard-money Diemocrata for high oillces of two” auch candiates an Allon and Cary, on auch a pintform as they are atan. ing ou, and such claims to publla favor aa they ka put furward, {a & piticul faliure, n_melancholy displsy of moral cawardice, 1t dues not become Heustor Tiure man to reproach the Adminiatration majority in the last Congrens for aaking » Wint in best for L Itejublicat party 7 7 inatead of ** What Ia Leat for the Republia?! o courne that ho has now taken shows thst he at leart 15 unable to _give otical wnswer to elther question, What he hsa done ia not good elther for himaeif, o lia party, or Lis country. ‘To men of coms mon Intelligence, whio sea the Smporiance of tho lasue presented to the yulers of Ohfo, Henator Thurman's #peoch refutes itsnif, 1t I & ropo af sand. No thread of logie runa through it, Likaa ripplo on the sur(s of a mill.pond, {t auors for a_moment Lo exist, th vanialien and leaves no trace, It {a n aign of nolblag excopt that something hoa mink beneatls the watera, AR, PACINO=NOTH-WAYH, New York Timer—Kep, Senator Thurman fuind a good doal o ssy sbout the degradation of tho staniards of publia life which bas taken place of lato yesrs, It would be difiicult o point to wmora impresive fllustration of thia fact than in tho pltiful exhibition which Senator Thurtnan makes of hunself $n this very addreesat Manafield, ‘Tho tiad whio cotld s squibble, squivacate, und give ibelle tohis botler judgment out of aheer ‘dread of Telng ent off from tho chances of profiting from fue triumph of prmciplea which Le affecta to regard with loathing, plays as contempiiblo a part o tho politis of hin thne sa could well be imagined. Benator Thurman's speech i3 in ons reapoct yory ke his definition of the Co- lumbus platform : * Whether it means the ono thil or tho other depends upon the preconcelved opluion of overy ono who reads It But thore are certain ob- vious fufarcnces ta b drawn from it whichs aro not Jkely to forw the subjeck of diaputo, Ono of thess 14 that, If o bo a burd-money Domocrat in good party standing in Ohin compcls & recourse to ao many shifts and_evasiona as thons fnvented by Mr, Thur- man, thore ban In our genoration Lieeu sosn no mesuor {ypo' of portissn, The thorough-going demsgogucs who are rangod on tho oflicr slds appear Lonest sud reapectablo when compared with * Faciug-boti-ways ** Thurmat, > ORATIFYING. New Yok llerald—Dem. It ts gratifsing, too, (o find Senator Thurman st s Demucrat, sod algo und conwpicuously spokan of aa a Prestdential caudidate, doclsring hinsulf unequivo. cally o hard-monoy man, and boldly assertisg, in dufl- ance of Qov, Allen snd’ oz, Cary, and to tiis confu- sion of Mr. Pendieton, that though thero s o diviston of opinion tn the Domocratic as well as the Republican rankn on this question, o will not bo driven away from nifs well-formedd opiuions $n favor of hard money, either Dy platforms or by party rules, 1fospeakn as a Demo- crat and for the hard-money Democrata in Ohla, We do nat think ho 14 quite*happy fn bis attompt to show that tho Ohlo Domacratic platform does not inean fn- fiatton, It was nccepted fu that senxs by thosa who 1nado it and by thoso who have given it tho most fm- mediato and_carnest suppork; the candidates nomie natod upon 1t have given it unoquivocally that mesn- ing, and {t {8 of no uso naw to syy that it meaua nny- tufng clse, It was and is n biunder, and s vory gruvo one; but Senator Thurman can o mucl Lo rescns kia parly at largo from lla_consnquencon by mafutaining, 88 110 doos in his Apcecls, his own opinious upon the uestioh in deflance of platform and candidatos, ho country looks to bim o earry 8 Liaril-pioney delegation from his Stato next year fo tho Nae tlonal Democratic Conventfutl; 1t lia# no particu- lar_expectstiona from any other Obio Democrat; aud wo hape o sco Mr. Thurman in other spocehica dnring tho prescnt canvass maintaln his fnanclal ground boldly, and use his influonce and knowledgs to crush out within his party tho crazy inflation schewers who alm at control. A great point will bo gained for the publio welfare and tha security of our credit and Natlanat honor, a8 wall a8 our proaperity, i hath pars tiea can be brouaht next yesr to declaro Unequivocally for ard mignoy od un ionost eurroucy. This qes- tlon ought to be removed from Natlonal politics, ‘Tho queation whether anation will deal bonostly with it creditors aud with Itself, {8 one thut ought not and can not, without :rious lujury to 1ta beat itorests, Decoma ono of party dispute. COMPLETE SELP-EVFACEMENT. New York rost—Ind, Ono of thoso elaetic Jourunls which affect to find nothing but uniou and harmony among the Democrats of Lo wholo country upou all importaut queations says that tho reader of Mr. Thurmau's apeech will W thrill with pride.” Thoro 1a much fu tho address to bonshomod of. Thera ia nothing that the biindent portisan can bo proud of. ~ The journal from whick wa quote, Lowavor, corroctly asys that ** Scoator Thurman 1abors with fufinlte cxurtion and completo self-eface~ meus to huld Lls party in Obid togotlier.” A mora com- plole solf-offaccmont than M, Thurman haa accom- Jlished wo eannot recall, NOT TIAT KORT OF MAN, Trayton Demoerat—Dan. The Republicans, and many of tho Desmocrats in othier States, have complainied that Senator Thurman did not speak out on tio money question, ey will 1inve 1o reason to complain in the future that hin poal- tion Ia_doubtful or the currency quostion ignored, Tbo bulk of bis speech ia davoted to this question, and to an explanation of the reasons which led him, not- withstanding his differences from thoro whosa opin- fons the platforia {8 supposed mora espocially 10 ropre« sent, to wupport, the ticket, aud to urgo all othcrs who' ngrea with him o 'sapport it, Thera never hns beon any good rosson for doubling Senator Thurman's posltion. Ho s not the surt of man to sacrifico the couvictions of a Wfctimo at the bidding of the Clnclunati Knquirer, or allow himsclf to Lo carried _awsy from the safo and time-honored prin- ciplea of tho party by tho ad captondum arqumients of tho futlatfonists,” But it intobo hoped our Republi- ¢an friends, and tho Independsnt friends of Senator Thurman in'the Esst and tho Weat, will now under- stand why bLe thinks tho election of Gov. Allona muatter of vital importance, notwithstanding what he conmdors a serious defeot {n the platform, INGENIDUS, OPILISTIOAL, AND COWARDLY, Intianapolis Journal—1tep. The result of his labor_sppears in the speech pub- lished this morning, To say that it {s ingonious, sophiatical, and cowardly, ia to say that it was delive ered by Thurman, Without opeuly recanting his former uttorances, or dissvowing hia convictions s & 4 hard.mouey Democrat.” Le oaslly convinces humsctf that Intlation and_repndiation are not 2o bad oa they might be, sspecially when the fact 18 conslered thut Denocrais seldum mean what thoy say, The mauner in wilih ho straddlos the fence would do crodit to Hendricks himeclf, Indeod, this fgure bardly dooa him fustico, for hie Jumps tho fonce 80 rap- dly Wt o actuiaily appoara o be o both wides af once. He declares that Lo {a “/n hard-mouey man," geblio can fud standingoom on 8 platform whose arp aud woof are ntlation knd_repudiation, e ad. mits that * our paper currency should be convertible, at par, i gald and siiver ut tho will of the holders,” but d finds groat sanolation i the sssumption thi} the Oblo plstform doen nob necessartly platniy and sitivoly favor an Irredeemable ourrency. Althongh ¢ favors doubling the present volume of already deyre- ciated greenbacks, without fixing sny time or making any provislon for thelr redemption, bo I8 not so very certain that this ia s downright favoring of inflstion, —— Friday and Saturdy, - August 6 and 7. LOT CORNER TWENTY-SECON: AND STATE-STS, OWING 70 THE FLOOD Destruction of Railway Briges, ‘Wo have been compelled to visit Chicago ono month carlier than wo intended, and will remain only two days, when we will be ablety fill our advertised engugemcnts clsewhere. MONTGOMERY QUEEN'S San FranciscoCircus, GOLDEN STATE MENAGERIE, AND Pacific Slope Caravan! \\th {he Leadlng Featuresof & COMBINED CIROUSES , Jas, Robinson’s Champion Cirous] Sig. Chinrini’s Havana Circusl Herr Rontz Prussian Circus! ‘Wilson’s California Cirous! Lont’s New Yorik Circus! AND 8ig. Oinsella's Austro-Bussian Oirous! - The World's Champlons, JANES ROBIRSON and CRAS, V. l) FISH, will ride for the Champloashin, the Diamoad Stdded Belt, and $10,000, TRAVELS BY RATL. 26 CAGE GOM?ARTM:ENTS RARE WILD BEASTS HEBONY-HUED SEA LIONS ONE LIVING GIRAFFA, BA BLEPHANYS, MONSI'ER OUADADS, DLEVEN BARY LIONS. SACRED INDIA ELEPHANTS, MASTODON KANGAROOS, GIANT OSTRICHES, PERFORMING GUANACO RIDING OEYNOUEPHALOUS, AND 60 Star Performers! EMIDY'SBRITISHCORNET BAND TIE FINEST! flifi! LARGEST! AND Most Elegant St ot {be Fae o the (Slohe! Two Exhibitions Daily, Day and Night. Doors open at 1 aud 6 p, m. Grand Tournamet or March of the Monarchs ou the Ficld of Gold, st and 7 precisely, Admlssion, 50 centa. of nie, RESERVED SEATS, 15 CENTS MONTGOMERY QULEN, Proprietor and Director, Childron under D yean 3 conts. THE STATE MILITIA, Apeeinl Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Sramvarieep, T, Aug. 8.—Gov, Daveridgo hus in coutemplation, and will n a fow days fssue, & genersl order organlzing ull the militis regiments and compse nfeatn tho State intos brigede, and will direct the commanding officer of each to roport to Drig.- Gon, A. G, Ducat, of Chicsgo, who will ba assiguod to command them, for orders, Gen, Ducat, it is #ald, will pay & viait' to esch of ths compauiea aa soon ua posaible, in order to Shspect them, MARRIAGES. BLAINE—METZGER—On the 3d fos Chatles E. Chency, E. W, Blaind and Motzger, both of this city. No cards, e L) MAOKWAY—Anug. 4, 1675, after a long and palnful ilinesn, William Muckway, sged 63 years, Funeral from his Jato residence, No. 347 Calumet avenuo, to Oskwoud Comotery, Saturday, Aug. 7, at 10 TS : PIOKERING—O! congestion of the brat, Thuds; Aug, 6, Edwlu, son of Philander and 1da’ Pickering, aged 10 monthiv and 16 days. Fuaersl from the vesidence of I, 0, Lawis, No, 87 Bowen avenuo, to Oakwood Cemetery, Friday, Aug. 6, at 2 o'clock p, m, AMES—Wedneaday, Aug. 4, of cholers fnfantum, Nelilo Corse, infant 'daughter of M.T. aud EM ‘Auiew, aged 10 months aud 10 daye. Futieral from parvnta’ reaidouce, No. 630 West Wash-~ {ngton street, Friday, Aug, 6, at 10 5. ™, DREWSTER—Tho funeral services of tho late Ben. amuin’ Brewstor will be Leld t Chrlst's Xeformed EEpiscopal Church, corner of Twenty-fourth stroet and ichigan avenus, this (Friday) moruiug, at 10;30 o'clock, by carrisges to Rosebill Cemetery, SPECIAL NOTICE; Centaur Liniments sllay [sin, sutdue swellings, heal burnx, sutl will cure rheutnatism, #avin, aud flesh, Looe and muacle <) = sllments, ’.I'hum\Vh‘ll:u Wrapper {a or family use, e Yellow Wra) AT : i ia for auitmals, # Roxawxa, SUssEx Co., DEL., Moy 27, 1873, 4 Mensns, Hows & 00,1 Your Ceutaur Lintuient ian wonderful thing, My mother hiaa wuffered terribly from rhouniatism for slzteen yoars, Of lato abo bax Leen paralyzed on one side, No ono thought she wauld cver he able ta tulx or walk agaiu, aa aho ia sov- cnty-four years of age. 8ho bus Leen Ueing the Cens taur Liniment (white wrapper) for a fow weeks, sud can now walk and talk tolerably well. I (hink that your Lingnents descrve all the pralso which the; Fecolved. kv, W, TUBLS." Bold by all drugglate—>500 and $1 per boitle, ‘Without a Scratch, L d pulish guld, waro ohh HERSHRE S prrt Pryveion terial disgo! sllvor, rlass, and all fing SILIGON) wud wccurs o bulancy tHoon ks tho st wond- riil niae n moderu tinies. 14 16 puraliky Iniusorla, a nilne, antiroly free fruia grit or el uctr: i Llg- bk 3 : A e et Grlasiata Jewet: ol Civesre, RTT, MoOULLOOH & 00., Avgeata, GLLIET B Eonih Walesat., Gblosse AUCTION SALES: WM. A, BUITERS & CO., AUCTIONKERS, 108 MADISON-6T. BUTTERS & 00’8 BATURDAY BALL Furaiturs, Hourchiold Goods, Panos, C: BATURDAY MORNING, Aug. 7, at ¥: thelr Salesrooras, 108 Madison. — By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. 8 and 86 Readolph-at. OUR REGULAR WEEKLY SALE. Friday Morning, Aug. 6, at 9:30 o'clock, Au unusually Fine Dieplay, NEW PARLOR SUITS, NEW CHAMBER SR With Marblo-Tdp Dreasing Cases, TOOK CASES. OFFICE AND PARLOR DESRS AMarble-Top Bureaus, Waah-Btands, Biide-Roards, 3% duz. Walnut Canc-acat Cliairs, a full’ liue new aud we- ond-hand Carpets, Lonngos, Bufas, Mottrossos, Spri seaond-liand Furditure and Houschold Gooas, Geu Croclery and Glassmars, Platsd Wiy . Tean, GIgare, K0., KCo-KE. POMEROY & CO., 4 and 86 Tandolph# - S ] BY G. P, GORE & CO,, & and 70 Wabash avenus. On Baturday, flfi. at 9 o'olack, Wa shall offer tho beat nasoriment aud largest stoskd Household Furniture That baa boen offerod this scason, Come aud BGN Bargains, 16 crates W. G. Crockery. Parlor_and Clsmber Seta of every?ndl nd syl Walout Wardrobes, kcases, Walnut Bedsteads Dureaus, Marble and Wood-Fop Hall Trecs, Marble and Wood-Top Cenire Tables, What-Nots, Hofsky Launges, ¥asy Chairs, Walnus Gbairs and fiockeh Nattrouste, Farlor aud Offce Desk Sliow Cages, O3 egs White Lead, &c, petes sigh Gliflnl’ fl(filfll O, Aue!)unfi‘-’s —_— By H, CHADWICK & €U, 106 and 197 Esst Randotphi-st, Will sell at auction (hls moruing, at 10 s. m., & "3‘: sssortment of Uouschiold Goods, consfuting of ar Top and Piala Chambur Bel, Dureaus, Conimolsh Centre Tables, Extension and Fall-Leaf Tables, Coalrt Blovew he. Alie. iy reumalus of Chaticl Bortgad 5] caks, C) c. 2 "0 CITADWICK & C0. LAKE NAVIGATIO! GOODRICH RTEAMEIRS. Bor Haclne, Milwaukos, and West Bhare porta datly, bunday cicoplad,’at. . natheiay's s sl oad dony Tosrousi For Ursal ta) wor Hicatals ) 3 FEradaye ai- yh‘:’gt,.fi"?:.?!‘fi.flffi..m i ria, Tuead oot fodd ASaliaiy