Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1875, Page 5

how far the Auccoss of the Confederacy.” Tiin 1o nn imporsant indication of. tho drift of nentl- mentin the Democratio party of Tenneasce. Immediatels alter tho death of Mr. Jehnson, govoral journala at the North prodicted that his succossor would cortmuly be an ex-Confederate ; and the avont justifies the prediction. The Hon, Frea Hassaurek, the diatingnishod Uorman Liveral of Cincinuati, writea Lo a friend in Akroo, Q., that o shall vote for Gen, Hayes. e cannot by bis voto indurse the financial har- esies of tha Democratic Stato piatform, tiough, In othier reapecta, he in very woll ploasod with it. Tho Germans of Ohto seon to be voting eolidly with the Ropublcaus this yoar; avd it is be- Jleved that thoyand the antl-schiool-fund di- yirlon men hold the balance of powor. Tho Buffalo Commercial Adrertiser wiesos tho point of tho phrase, **Micawbor Kolloy.” It fe sppropiiato beeause Micaswbor was 8 man who fancied that ono form of indebtedness could be gatlafactority sottled by issulng another, Lear- ing 0o fnterest; and Mr. Kelley Is of the sanie way of thinking, 1fo proposes to make two kinds of L O. U.a—greenbacks, and honds bear- {og & nominal intorest. Whoover la dieeatiefled with the preonvacks can have bonds with inter- est in greenbacks, ond whoover is dissatisfiod with bonds can hovo greoubacka. Mr. Welah, of Phiiadelphis, has notlced the suggoation of hin namo for thoe suecossion to Mr. Delano, But he saya lio wouldn't take tho place it ¢ woro offered to bim. Ho thinks bo has no peculiar fitnosa for it ; and, Losides, it is a fixed principlo with hun, a8 it was with Lis honored father beforo him, to accopt no office to which an cmolumont iy avtachod, Mr, Welsh doos oot dosorve any particular crodit for this resolution. 1€ men of charactor should genorally refuso to gorvo tho Governmout, tho country would be in # bad way. 1o tha abssnce of Gav. Amos, of Mississippi. at tha North, during the summor, the Livuten- ant-Uovernor, Davis by name. » wulatto, bas ‘oen rendering himself odious by the number of pardoos which ho has given to persuna convicted of cime. 1t Is oponly afloged that moncy was given aud received for tha iswuanc of tho par- dous. Whether this be so or not, the number of pardons given, and given io eome cases whero oloinency bad beeu rofused by the Governor, is sufliciout to condemn tho man, and to domon- strato Lils uttor incompetoncy for tho position -ahich Lo bolds, aod to suggest to Gov. Ames the proptioty of his romainng in tho State whilv Davis is Lioutonant-Govornor, and thus givo no apportunity for either corruption or maladiminis- sratiou by bie lioutenant, The Now York Graphic sees the refusal of tho farmerd of Winnebago to tnvito Joif Davis Lo ad- 1ress them, iu this ight: Ttecontly tho Becretary of the Winnebro County »elcuitural Bocety thought 1t would Lo u good ad- +astsement to (nvita Jofferson Davis 1o ninke tho su- rual adiress before tho Bocety us Rtockford. Ho ac- rdingly Snvited Mr, Davis, and tho latter sceopted, Yo woouer aid the Tacta becotme known than Ror kford 1 Winnebago County wero up in army, ‘Thoussnda of 1nen wuo Lad suiered eitlier i person or througl toeir felendn during the Civil War, swore that Ar. avis should nevor apesk yu_Rockford, and it fa quite ovabin. that, haq b aitemited 0410 80, ho wouil 1% been 'mado scqualited with tho sours soplo tioo raentionod {n tho % John ~Drown™ \.ug. As {t wan, tho Secretary of tho Society found it w'so towithdraw by mvitition, end _to norify r. Livvin that the peoplo of Winnelago County did uot F.ein very auzioua to Lear lim speak, Tho Awerican Jeople have cerlululy *hown more maguanimity in Their treatinont of tho Boutaern leador than was ever ¥rfore hown by & victorioua natiou, 'Tloy ure not, Lowever, quito rosdy Lo s:nyle out for eapecial hotor 1t President of tho Coufedvrate Suates, 1n xny othier country_Mr, Davis would undoubtedly bave been br.og, The North wau wagnantmoun 1o pate it 18 auking a little L00 nuick to expect. tho 16 dled at Avdersousiile, or swere killed In Luttie, to quleace in giving publie Lonors to the recoguized cLief of the Hebeliow, PER30ONAL, Jesso Grant will accompany his nophew to Eu- 000, Josh Dillings says he lectures for fun, with $120 thrown in, Cardival MeCloskey fs in Parls, on routo for the hat store ot the Pontifical Erby. Jise Maris Aundubon, granddaughter of the groat naturaliat, is tho beas swimmer at Watch Ll Catacazy has the credit of keeping Russia out of the Ceutennial. Tt seoma to bo a private en- teryrise all round, “Ihe family of the Iate John O. Brockinridge wi'l leave their old bome in Lezington this fall, au.l move to Arkanaas. Bhroeder, the Baltimore balloonist, hss been euiaged by Barnum, and will be the noxt ascri- fic to aeranantio advertising. Indiana desth noticot *The cadavor of the Inte Willls Mitchell, of kvenaville, contalus & dozen eggs, & big cucumber, and n quart of whisky.” Parents sbould not nogloct o vaccinate their ch.ldreu till tov late. Ex-Gov. Joha B. Weller, of Louisiana, died last weok of small-pox, aged 70 years, i 4 Uesslo Turner's novel is nnder way, and some parts of 1t are 10 the bands of the publishors, but whethor thoy are for tho Day's Doings or Newgale Calendar 1a not atated. Mra. Beott-Siddons has been distinguishing bexsolf rifio-shaoting tn Eugland. Wo always did thiok slio would bettor have held on to tbo stock aud naver attempted to atar, Poopla who have been mourniog over the pain- {nl auoouncemont that marble-top tables aro un- Lealthy will rejoico to loara tnat mosquito-bites, . ccording to & German chomist, are hoalthy. ‘Tho Philadelphia papors are fesrfully and wouderfully made, Tuoy doa’t even Lnow whether Helmbold, the insano ci-devant drug- :!lut, now in thotr city, s at large or in an aey- sy, = Mr. Cass, of Utica, disappesred. His reason for dolug 8o may bo guessed from the snnounge- mout that he was agent for his wite, whois Eumbu of the lumber firm of Biron, Mosris & 188, Teunyaon gets $25 for the privilegs of setting 16 pooms to muslo, He In xaid to be the only © odorn poet whoso vorse can be thus papular. tied, What a fortune Moore could bave made in Ut way, W. iL, Beard, the famous New York artiat, will b2 In tho city to-day, to superintond tho banglng ol tho plotures i the Art Gallery of the Exposi- ton. e willbethe guestof J. F. Staford, at Yo, 280 Ohio streot. Herbert Tuttle, editor of the International Gazelle, of Borlin, Prusais, was in the city yos- tordsy. Melsin this oountry just at presont onjoying tis honeymoon, whioh was beguh in [Milsboro, 0., & fow daya ago, . Judge Kolley calla the New England tramps ‘industrious and well-mesning mactianice, rob~ bed ot thelr employment by viclous logialation.” Judges Barnard, Cardozo, aud McOuon enter- w;;d elmilar philantbropia oplaions. 88 Hoelun Vokes, Like he, wkotchos admirsbly, A ufl:.g::: 'h;rr 1;?:; ‘Thompson's **Roll-Call * hiaa exclted maok fa- vorablo comment in London, Armed with poucil sud her umbrells, ahe becomes quite & formida- ble young person. The Prince of Wales has ordered s num! 8lo beat English rifles to take with him to ‘;:.'m:f It is unoecessary to explain that they are to bo Vreasnia for tho Indian chiefs. Albert Edward does not need rifies to fight the tger, 1o has wmoney enough to do 15 with, Thostory goea that & young Euglisl Damed Walter Haatings Vfllunluuux‘wh.:‘:‘:: ten year’ Imprisonment for £10,000, offpred bim by wlord. Tis'went lu at 25, aud came oug look- iug like 60, but ho got his money, If tha story should happen to be true the world wil be lad that such & daugerous was uader Featraint for that time, Mtas Braddon is writing astory entitted ¢*De, Mon's Bloss " for simultaneous publication lnl: uumber of provincial English, French, German, sud Busslan pewspapers. The Athencum thinks 8bs (& writlng t00 much. 8he has alresdy dons U‘:, aud, if shs continues, the police systems ot d warid must be reorgsuined to mees the ¢ % o8 otime voubeguend opod bur dinciele - FOREIGN. The Varying Aspecis of the “S&ick Man's?® Troubles. Capture of Seven Forts by Montenegrin Allies of the Herzegovinians, Austrian Intervention No Longer Con® sidered Improbable. Lodochowski's Dingedh Lighted by a Prospective Red Hat, Switzerland Preparing to Aholish Convents . and Sisters of Charity. Finauncial Facts Regarding the British Postal Telegraph. HERZEGOVINA, THE WAR Raauss, Dalmatia, Aug. 22.—A oumber of Montonegting who joined tho Herzepovinian 1nsurgents havo captured soven small forts around Ganko, Dugs, and Nistko, near the Mon- tenogrin srontfor. THE WAR WILL 800X END. Loxnox, Aug. 23— spocisl to the Times from Constantinoplo says that tho Porte bias secepted the proposttion of frioudly Powors to counsel tho submission of tho insurgouts to Furkish authonty, aud ropresont to them tho utter hopelossuoss of foroign intorvention. Serv Pachn has been appointed Special Comimieeionor to examino into tho griovances of tho gieaifectod people, aud it is confldantly ux- pocted that tho fnatrrection will soou terminate, THE WAR WILL NOT END KO KOOS. LoNDOY, Augr. 21—6 8. m.—A Derlin special to the Tumes aavs that tho Austiian Ambassador ot Constantinop’e bar gugsroared to the Liggkish Gor- ornment the sxpedigocy of pliowing I 2OVING & pemi-indepondent ndminsceation. Hud this suggestion been accepted threo northern Powers wonld hava boon preparad to asist itw accom- phishiment. 'The Porte, however, refected the viproption, The_intervention of Austiis i8_no louger conridered altogether improhavia. Tue Austriau Governmont suoms to covsider that chango bas bLecomo fndispensab e, and that it liad host be efMected At a timo wlhen sbo may Liopa to oxarcise & leading inflaence. THE TUUXDKRER. Lospoy, Aug. 24—b 8. m.—Tho Times in leading articlo #ays that if any mode bo dovised of giving Horzegovina and Dosnia an independotico similar to ihat of Ser- via, it wll bo o grest relief to tho Porto and an adsantago toEuropo, Tho article points to a gradual but fuevitablo discup- tion of the OLtomar Ewpire. and protesis aguinst tho supyosition that the Lnglish foreign policy will bo pgoverned by the interests of holders of Turkwh bondd, aud suys that **Whenevor tho moment arrives for furtner stops towarda the liboration of Turkish outlying provinces, we need not hesitato to asmst tho movemont if that course appear desirablo.” — GERMANY, THE GERMAN LDITORS. DreueN, Avg. 22.—A congresa of Gorman journalists opened hero to-day. Itesolutions wero adopted asking Imperial legialation in be- Lalf of tho liborty of tha presa to publish truth- ful roports of pub'ic procecdings, law courts, and of granting immunity from disclosuro of the uamos of coutsibutors. — SPAIN, IN TIE CARLIST CAMP. BaNTANDER, Aug. 22.—It {8 rumoyed that serious disturbances liavo occurred at Eutells, and thae tho arreat and incarcoration of Gons, Meridini and Blogrovejo, and othor Larllat ofli- cers, was bacauue of thoir complicity in tho plot agatust Don Carios. —_—— SWITZERLAND. CALYINISTIU INTOLERANCE. GENEVA, Aug. 22.—Tho National Council has passed resolutions for the suppression of ccn- venia and Bistara of Charity. ——— THE CHURCH. THE MEED OF MAGTYRS, Loxpox, Aug. 23—G:30 8, m.—A speclsl to the Datly News from Romo says that tue Pope has juvited Arolibishop Ledocbownlu to Romeo upon the expiration of bis imprisonment in Feb- ruary, to attand a special consistory for tho ac- ception of the Carainal's insgoia. s GREAT BRITAIN, POSTAL TELEGRAPHY 1IN ENGLAND. T.oxpoy, Aug. 2.—It I3 a vary nice thing to be able to uond a tolegraphio dispatch to avy point within tho Uuited. Kingdom at the rate of 1 shulliog for twenty words,—press messages golug at tha still lower rate of 100 words for a sbiling. But it now svpears ¢hat thie s too chieap, and that whilo tho numbor of dispatches lLias doubled in the last four yoars, tho increased expenses attendiug them has boen o great that the Postal-Tolegraph Dopartmont this yoar will inour n losy of £205,000. ‘This unfortunate ro- sult, however, appears to be partially due to tho faot that, when tho Govornment took the tole- graph compantos nudor it coutrol, it raised tho pay of all ite cmployos, Auothor cause of trouble ia found in the fact that, iu its anxiety to atord every faaility for telographiog, tue Gov- ernmout oatablislied a vast number of new of- fices, 419 of which, out of s total of 8.092, are not at prosont paying their expeuses. In London aloue tharo are 873 poatal-tolegraph ofilcos. All but soven of these, bowover, aro profitablo; snd those which are dolug business at a loss ars principally those which are locatod tn small and obacuro country placcs. Having placed its houd to the plow, bowever, {he Gaverumeut doos not inteud tolook backward ; and it only proposes to change the proseutsystem In & muglo detail, At proseut you oau #eud 8 messago ol twenty words, exclusivo of your own aud your cor- respondont’s address, for 1 elulling, The svar- age pumbor of words contamod in & shilling megsago, howover, iu sligwn o ba forty-threo— tho averaga of the actual mossago being seven- teen words, and the romaining twenty-six being made up of the addroas and of words not written by the soudor, but by the clerk, and known as *gervico fnstructions,” The dopartient 1a now preparing 8 plan by which theso latter worde may be omitted, or greatly abridged ; and it pro~ posos slso ta sdopt the ‘* word eystem,” by which & message of one word will cost only one- twontioth of what ono of twenty words will cost, exclusive of the address and slgnsturo which, uader this m, must be also puid for, TIIE COLOR-LINE, Lamar's Address. 1o tho Mississippi Bemocraoys The Btato Convoation of the Domocratio party of Missigaippi et at Jeokeéon s fow da; sgo, and, arter nominsting a ticket, was ad- dressed by the Hon. L, Q. O, Lawar, who is estosmed to ba tho gromt orator of ths Htate, and perhaps tho most eloquent and ststesman. like Domooratio mombor of Congress in the Bouth, A correspondent writes as follows of tho spaoch: Ths color-line men of the Demo- cratio party doclare that nous but wbite men shail bo olocled to office, that no negro, however competent, shouid be perwitted to hold otico, ‘The restlons, violont, disaffoctod wmembers of society, who are evor too ready Lo participate in acts of violenas, gompoie the ’F“L‘«I whicti ad- vaca,e8 the color-line pol.w{. ‘o adopt and act upon such a live of pollcy 18 to sucourage vio- lence aud lutimidation at elections. Frior to the meoting of the conveution Uol. Lamar had taken a decided stand sgainet the color-lios, and had beeu reuominated for Coogreas In bie diu- trict, which iu largely Domocratic, and 8ce ospted the nominstion, upon & plaifosm which Was gonsarvative in apirit. He was invited to address ths dolegates to the Btate Coovention, sud the Importanc tached to bis speech arose entirely from the indspendent position which ho wis known to u:‘my. and the probable effecs which hig ,-ura i brodice aa Audigade suppuikd , 1875 CHE CHICAGO TRIBUNKE: MONDAY, AUGUST 2 — ———— i vary nearly eventy divided upon thix imuor- tant' questiou. Lawar'a repuiation as an orator and a public man of ablhity adilzd to the inter- vt of tha vecamon, Tha speaker began by aa- Miming that a raco dfvikion had alrandy been made 1 the politienl fsnues at tho South, but that (he Admuietration, National aud State, 1A3 rexpiunizibla for this, aud not the winte poople of tho South, A fulsome eulogy upou the vittue, patriotisu, aud alnlity of tho publis men ot tha Sonthorn 'States in oflice bofore the war foi- Iywed, A litener ot this stago alone woull bave been aimost convioced that pothini ood had at (hat tuno como out of ihy North, It reminded ono of tuo specchos of Toombs and others of hia party made in 1956 or thoronhotits, ‘Thn wd- winisttation af local aifaira then aod now Were comparod—much (o the disbaravement of the prevont. Tho orator at thix stase was grand, s words were full of tire, for ha wasin hie eletent. His appeals to tho Southarn heatt, ewpecinlly whon o auoke of tuo ** mirtarihg Das Vim, 10 gyven and_magaclos,” wera roceived wilh teomondoun applauss, I{s attempe to throw the ronpousibility for tho Vickwburyg riot ubou tho Uovoruor of the State wasratlerlabored, and, in tho oo of those famiaar seith the fae's in this care, 1a.hor unsuccesstul. Tho officials of the Ntata were handlod without gloves, thouxh the Innjguage used was fine and dignified. Tiw i et up Lo this porioid had oceupied wpace of ncarly threo Loirs, and s 8 listener ) had al- muat'cotno to the conclusion that ic would bo an absolute 1mposeibihty fur the ejpeaker to deprosats the color-lne cousietently with anvthiog wlich ho had thus far ttercd— when ho made a leap, o» ono duns nhien he rolls up s sleoven to luckle an u; dazreeable job, sud plunged ita tne real nis: tor atuteront, 1lo drow ® pictare of Alwaco aud Lorraino, snd tho patioids Frenchmen who andonnd all aud exiled thewseives, L) remain faithful to rriveiple aud to coantry, swhan L provincen becamo b part of tua terwan Loy Bad B21d (hat this was ono of W0 allernatives lefe to the paople of tho South. 1o theb re- furred to tho civil wara which hal to:n tho § plo of England, and atluded ta tho Noiman quest, and whowed Low the Anglo Saxwn Fuco had subinitted to and becomo ong with the vix- torious race aud party, sud & homazengoas yaco thus formed han neén to prominsnce und elory it tuo world, This was tho othor siternative, It wore better to be truo Anelo Haxous and suo- umnt to the wovitable. and share the glories of & comman country, thao, like tho Frenchmman, to loavo bome anlall in the ponscssion of an slien gace. Credit must be given to Lumar for baving at List taken Uhis posidion, thoigh it wonld bavo been mach better for lns frieuds and people bind hio iakon 1t pume vears ago. 1le aswired hin hearers that atl chance for o Donio- eratic victory nt tho North nest year depenced upen the wanner m which tho yeople met and treated tho colot-hne question, that both politi- cal parties of the conntry wers equally pledged to the maintenance of tne amondments t3 tho Constitution, and that Ly thewo the coloted may f1ad aceu-od righta which must be grantod him. T'o withhold themn woull cause new Iegisiation By Congress to secure thoso vasted Tighis moro tirmly, wud that kind of fagislation coull uot tail 10 |1y njurious to the true mtoiesty of tho Sotthern pieaplo. 1f tho bruo abiity of au vrator ean be estumated Ly the resuit which lis words produce, L. Q. C. Lamar Is an ablo orator, for Lo carriod tha Convention with Lum to bis posi tion, and the coloi-line movemont waa dofoated by an overshelmicg majority 1 the voto tacen thoroon. In spite of this tuero is, howaver, a fecling of Litterness amone the color-hne men, which wiil crop out this fall, in so:e locall:iss, m acts of violenee, but these will not bo general throughout the Stats, THE CROPS, ILLINOIS, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Triduns, Buanvosa. Iil., Aug. 22.—Tho crops herca- bouts are ju good shapo. Neaily every ono Las completed haying and barverting, with stacking noarly all dono, aud soon tha threshor will Lo humming. Grain in thought to be un nverage yiold, Bmall fruits are about s failure. We havo recorded worse and ngain bottor e sous for our farming futerests, on which all so dopend. ‘Lho weather is moderato, with quite o supply of rau. Syecint Dispatch ta The Chieano Tribune, HEeNRy, 11, Aug, 22, —The haivest 1o this sece tion 16 coded. and moat of the graiw ib stack in m very fulr coudition. contraty to expectutivog threo weeks ago. Acreago of whoat small: yiald and quality abont an average. Iive, usual quan- tity sown ; yiold nod quality abovo' an nverao. Onta, large acreage; yield good, throo-fourihs iu good conditivi, Corn, prospect esorysling that could be doztred ; ordiuary weather for tha next chirty daya will watute ‘the largest crop ever gatbered in Marshall Conutv. Curresyondence of I' ¢ Chica: o Tribune. IvespaLe, Chamraigu Co,, IiL. Aug. 2 account of the Leavy wiuds and long-continued rainy, thia and all the adjoiuing counties bave lost all of thiow ot and & very larze amount of their corn,—far moto than was snticipated o fow days nfter tho hoavy ruins of the B8lst ult., and et, 2d, aud 4d mst. After theso four days, when the clonds begun to Lreak swav, overy heart bogan ta rojoice to ke tho blue skics ouce more, and expected that in a fow days tuo watars would fall, and all would be able to got 1nto their folds, to Bavo 6 large share of their oats, flax, aud other swall grain; bus, after about two days of [air weather, and beture the water bad begun to loavo, another rsin canio, aud Las cootivued to come about four days out ol every sovon ovor smce, up to Uns presont ‘time. Ho thero Las been no time sinco tho first heavy rainu of July 3t to eave anv small graim, or even any hay, in good order, ‘T'ho flelds to-day, aro su sof that ntlthor borsea nor wagons oan get into thom to da wark of auy kind; aud abous all of tho oats and flax srestill Lymr tlat on the gronnd 1n mud and wa- tor, and all are mow past dolug anyibiug with, The corn that bas boen etauding e0 lobg in water i mnow dend and of po uee, wiich smounts to thou- sands of scres; and, unloss we get eome dry weatbor lnaido of o woals, and which shall ro- maiga for at least one month, thero will vot be ono-fourth -of & corn-crop in Coutral Ihnois ; for thio corn cannot mature and ripon in time to got out of the way of frust, with #o much cold aud wot weather s wo are now baving. All tho corn s at lesst from two to “thive weeke later than in most years; and, with 8 frost at the moat ususl time, wecar Bopt. 20, and with the most favorable weather Pou(bln until that timo, there would be a very arge portion of it frosted, aud it would uot bo worchautable, Tho potatoes are rotting very fast, and thosa planted ou low land sro all gone. ‘Wo nevor had a better or a finer prospect for po- tatoes, corn, oats, and tlax thau wo bad in Cen- tral Iifiuoia one month ago | and %o uever Lavo had au gloomy a proapect aa at preeent. 1 vever saw the farmers looking wo despondent; and [ must say L think they have ressous for so look- lug, for thotr lossos are sad indecd. Wirrua I Jonvsox. KENTUCKY, LouvmsvirnLe, Aug. 31.—To-morrow'a Couricr- Journal will pablish crop estimates from all sec- tions of Kentucky and tho tobacco countios of adjacont Statos, showing the aversgo and con- dition of tobaoco compared with 1879, tho avor- oga and oodition of the corn pro- duct, of whes; sud olber small grain, and {he supply of fatteniug hogs on band. The largest tobacco crop ever known waa plant- ed, but subsequent misfortuno reduced it toa prospectively moderate yield, perhaps s lixht erage if fulure conditions mre favor- Tho returus cover territory which producos about throo-fourths of the crop of tho Unitod Htatos. 'T'ho original avorsge of cort was very groat. Notwithstauding tho weather-daagos, & full crop 18 predictod. ‘Whoat about & half to two-thirds of & crap, Rso abont the samd; and osts damaged much moro than any other crop. Hay crop large. —_— JOURNALISTIC. Ixpiawarorts, Aug. 22.—~2r. Josoph O'Connor, editor of the Sentinel, lorminates his connection with that journal with to-day's lsaus, to be sic- oeeded by lobert Mathews, brother of the busi- Desy mavagor of tha same paper. Suscwit Dispatch ta 1hs Cawago Tribune, Inpiawarouts, Ind,, Aug, 43.—Tho expected editor{al change in the Senfinel is anunouuced thin morning.. MNr, O'Connor retires, with & statement LLat » new policy in the conduct of the paper will begil 'bis ‘meaus au sbandol mont of strict hard-money ldeas, and the advo- caoy of lofation a8 reprosented in the Obio Demoorstio platform. . J, L, Matthews, for- ?&7&’: of the New Albany Zedger, is the now e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Quzzxsrown, Aug. 33.—The stosmship Ger- manio, from New York, has arnved. Fantnes Poi¥r, Aug, 22.—The ateamship Peruvian, from Livervool, bas arrived. Putapzrenis, Aug. 22.—Arrived, ths ateam- ship Ilnais, from Liverpool. sw Youx, fix 24.—Arrived, the steamers Helvotia aud Tosabor s o A 0, from Livarpool, sud Co- LoxpoN, Aug. 28.—The steamships Indiana, mrwmlam. and Btats of Peuausylvanls, Mow Xork, bave asriysd vus. WASHINGTON. Mr. Walker Sends Another Shot Into tbe Hotten Ramparts of the Interior Departs ments XX Family Flour for Aborigines, Aboriginally Beans, Corn, and Saud, A Fortenate Probability that Work Will Recowmence on the Chicago Custom-unse, But the Less the Mullett Coterie Plead, the Better for Chicago. The District Out-Heroding 5t. Louis' Treatment of Insano Paupers, A LOUD CALL. MOFT, WALRER AGAIN LIFI4 TP HIS YOICR e ‘LUNING YE GLNTLE BAVAUL AND UI§ ILO- VISHONS, yecial Disputch to The Chicaza Tribune, Wasnistos, D, C., Aug. h—Hstauol Walker {3 not to bo put down by the Interior Departe maut, Ile publishes this moining a repty to tha letter of Areistant-Secretary Cowen, which iy quito na pointed svd personnl ag thn statement of tho Jatter. Walker's answer, which s jung, 1810 substanco this, He nays: Owen's orlginal documents, by thelr dates and the manner fn whicls they wero obtallond, Wil prove Mz, Welsh's ussertion that they were el by ki Lie terlor Dapartment, atd, o s3v6 Mr. Cuwen ull futsner spoznlution, I will sdd tist thurs fs Jecof of hibs au- oralifp of ' tho wlanders v Fae, buth orally zud by wiltten documents; that he Wrote ginal wrait whi-h was capind 13 o clork in L S retirys olice, it the {nter-Ocen pablistied the cory furnshd. © Deparbin b distributed the correrpanis Led, 0 0 Jargo uuimber Of Bewpapers Last »n, A enie, bo-r aud West. ‘Wallker renows hiw accurations in these words : There {8 fittle donbt that 1 ecn produce, If u e oceur, record ovidenco which will le dsmaging o the repulation of the citivers who contrel Indiun disburte- mnts, . o . Durlg tho few years snco Dela- no's necearion Lo niice, the most reliablo fuformatiun on tho aubject, yatbered from army otfic %, {ronticr. ntary evidunce, nhown tnt it n caj 20,0 have bern stoleis by i 1n'tho one urticle of Leof aloc, st the Sioux Agencier, gud tits, tos, whife tho Tudhus wero st.rving, Tue dishonesty and theft were not contlied to buef, Fiour, #called, mude out of beans, corn and sand, wik rent 1o the Indiens, Proof of'its cliarscter wan farniabed ot the Tuterior Depuriment, but it was paid for at contract prices, Inferior sugir, coffes, ond tolacco was fhe Tatle, and 40wl not Lo very long beforo the sudden wealt of some of the oflicors Liaving diargs of tio purchanes will Ly explducd, Frivato coutracts ot enormous rates, kome of nhish, Liko the prerent Mo~ Cann trapsportation contract, Were unblnshing, o fruuds, bavo been gisen tho mewibera of the riug, whilo public coutracis havo been apenly let to parsotn 1 uot tha lowest 1iddars, o vlolation of luw, 2 this Stateaneut 1" queatloned, 1 wil furniah wiucs aud ated, Altozother, the Intorior Department bas not proved in Uie coutravorsy thét tholo ars no fraudy in the Ludian netvico by calliug sttention Lo the fact that Mr. Samuel Walker Las na uoe. ‘Tho cliatges Lavo hot been mot by abusing the witnouses, — THE CHICAGO CUSTOM.HOUSE. A GOOD CUANCE FOK THE BUILDING, AND THR WEAON, Bpeetal Disateh to Phe Chicago Trivune. WasutsatoN, D. O, Aug. 22.—1t may now ba #tated with considorable confidenco that work on the Chicazo Custom-Houso will go on. Tho Pesition of Secrotary Bristow upon this sub- Ject Las Loen misropreacuted by certain inter- osted parties and Iil-infored nowspapers. Mo bas constantly wunted the work to go on if it could bo procondedl with on mssuraucus of safety, but wae nverse to taking tho respousi- bility untll this wore furnisbod. It now wgewms cortain that such ngaurance can be given on com- pleto and compotent ovidouce, aud that tho work witl procood with cortain special directious for tosting the prokent fouudations whoro thoy have boow reported to be not certainly suflicient, and for strongthening them in caso any furtler ovi- donce of waut of strength sbould appear. The details of the plau of furtber examination and of resumption of work have ot Leen made kuowa, but I am sssured by persons compotout of judging that tho merchanta snd peopio of Chicago generally will agico that Secretary Bristow coald not wisely do other- wige tuan ns bo is about to du in the premisce. Aiter all the noius that Lms been raiscd o tho subject, and the repaits from comnoteut men, 2 e on one wida aud some upon the other, 1t 18 clear tho Secrotacy ought to b perfoctly surs ho i right beforo ho goes uhead, 1t bag uot beon tao roport alono of tho Chica. Ro nrebitecta advorso to the Cowmiesion's re- port of lost srring which has socured the proba- bility of & 1esumption of the Custom-llouse work, Letters buve boon writien by promwent and influcutial men in Chicavo, o whoso Judg- ment, uot only tho architect, Lut" tho Sovretary and Prosident Gtaut bimself, hud groat confidence. I beed not mention the uamos of these, but may 8ay that thoy sro zot ot the old ** Custom-House ring.” They aro quiet, but strong wen, Inasmuch as Lo iv a jublic ofticial, 1 may approprintely stato tho namo of Gen. J. D. Wobuter as prominont amoug thoso Lo waom 1 now rafor. If the work gous on it will bo miainiy due to tho ivtelligont labore of these dis- jutereated men, aud not _as all to tne clamors of those who have abusod the Treasury Dopart- iwent and saug the praiscs of Mullots. 1 may stute, further, that tho evidence of cheating In certain mattora counccted with tho Custom-1louss building is a0 perfectly conclu- #ivo that some of the pariios will uot by allowed togoon. Lf thisclase of poopls, their friends ay entirely away from TUE NEW COMXISHION when it comes to Chicago it will be better for the city aud the new Custom-Houso, Tho now Commierion, moutioned in thess dis- patehios last night, will' conslst of throo srchi- tects, two oivil eagineers, and two bwlders, Five of tho seven have boen solected by President Graut perscually, g THE DISTRICT INSANE. TON CRIMINAL WAY IN WIIOU TWENTY-THAKE POOR NEINGY HAVE OKEN TREATED, Bpecut Lipaleh to Tha Chieaao 1'ridune, ‘Wasutsuron, D, O,, Aug, 22,—Thu documents which accompany the report of Dr. Nicliols upon the treatmest of the indigont Insane iu the dov- orument Hospital do not seom 10 exoucrato tho management from the charges of inbumanity in disposing of thows persous. Tho Attornvy of the District recommends that Congruss should rolmburse the District for the caro of these per- wons, Dr. Nichols showa that, on the contrary, tha caro of transient inesuo persons has not beou long coutnued, and has not beon a great expouso Lo tho Diatriat. Dr. Nichols 8sys of tue suggestion tuat additionsl burdens ba placed upou tho (enoral Govorumont : 1w of the opinion that 4t should be cheerfully snd prowptly pail frow the Distiict Tressury, For wouty vearu o Unibod Btates, uder (4w o)etativh of Hoc, B of the act pproved March 3, 1503, sud See, 2 of 1 act wpproved Fob, 7, 1587, Lave supported sl the indigent aud pauver insans that would lave boen cliargeable Lo tho Distrt.t of Culutabia had 1t Lean sub- Juct W the taagee, obligations, and Lawe kst prevail in ower munteipatitles of W country, and § shouid Tor gard wu edurt L0 throw upon Cougroas the expente bt W (ransiout furaue persans that [l comwunlty requirs should Le tetus oumuuItios ) X Batit, 42 suVURILG 0wkt of un unwarrantablo - gratitud, Ub Wie S1v of Jauuary, la1s, thero were Atides treatmont i thia bospital 14 femites aud 10 waatea ; toial, 218 cnlindigent, snd pauper patlents who lecame insans while residing tn the Diatrict of Columbla, A few of thew s Vi been fn the Districs too short .' i’.im'. whet Aboy bicawms inssue fo bave gained a legul restdunce, but it 1s eafe to vay that Dine-toyilin of thuw would Le cuargeatie to the Dustrict, und thelr support by It could uot o avalded Lad ol Gongrove wade & wore Heral provision for their care sad treate Dicut tban i enjoyed by any othar inlcipaiiy 1a 1 souutzy=perusLe ju Whole worid, Yet iwenty- tlree Lud:gI0t 1aI0s Palsous bave Lean seut away 1 tue National Hodpital and standoned $n oaus fu (Be ulynt, witbout food or wu ey, 00 Lertys Loats, s ths cats, aud Lu the streets of dlatant cities, NOTES AND NEWS, ILLICIT WHISKY, Breeial Dupaich to I'hs Chicaao Tribuns, Wismisarox, D. 0., Aug, $8—W, ¥, Pedriok, Assiatant United States Districh Atloruey for Miagouri, »ho lins been hers far some aays, Lian fust completad a bintary of the investigation of tho whisky frandmio 8t. Loma. Thie sfstenient includes many facta which Liave not vet Luen made public.” Disiriet Attornev Dyer “witl ree main hare to confer with {he Seciéinry af thy ‘Trossury and Attornov-tienoral on this rubject, RANITARY INSFECTION OF VEORELM, Tha Treasury officinls hava expertonced aoma dilliculty recently in performing the dutes of inepoeting veesels arnviug at Soulhern parts to atcerinin their sanilary condition, It appearn that Htate and muuicipal actborities Gbject that the right lo mako such spectiond in in them and not in the oflicers of the Federal tinvern- ment, By » Un,tad Staten statuta euch interfer- ence is canntituted an offense. pmnishatle Ly a flua af £400 in each Instauce. Tho Department ban delertined to tako Alepa o onforca biis peuslty in case such interference fu repoated. - - e POLITICAL, VIRGINIA COLORED WEN'S CONVENTION, Ricnxonn, Va., Aug. 21.—~In tha colored Cone vention to-day resolutions wern roferred do- nouncing the report of the State Superintendent of Education ap the meat slandoronn and Iying document over imued, and declaring that the negroes of tho Staio ought to be governed alone by negro oliicers, A committeo of threo from each Congressional District wan apprivted on Labor Uni which wet after the Convention aml elseted otticern for the year. Tho object of the uuien 18 to secure nmiform and betier pay. The Committeo on Address aubmitted are- port. It iates that local welf-gascinment is yirnally destroved in_womo portions of the State, and urges that all cilizeos, without coior, r regard tu Le protected in wnd arke tuat tetnpiate ruin and dirast hin cotwploxion. Tha r Lezinlaturo to iz Knowledgo and Intelii following words : sart further advises the Ir wtrive to inculeto nce, aud closes 1 the Tuo coloted propls nf (b Stata confront their whit fellow-cltlzens ta-day uren hizh sud honorabin djunt ale i 013y fur th tnteigeut e fur tie god vos, bl put furin winds aud & Juss E & uf sll, thoy #peak w Iiess scutiments to Tho report was adnpted, atter whieh tho Con- voution adjuurnod bine dia, AUTHENTIC NORTP’:F (GAROLINA ELECTION Srectal mapat-h t The Clican Tribune, WasINGTON, Aug. 22.—Judye Settle, of North Caralina, l:ss arrived heto with reliable informa- tion concernng the North Carolina election. ‘The Canveutwu will asscmble Bept. G, with a wemborship of 120, to ameud or framc a Cou- stitntion, ‘Tue Deomocrats elected 59, the He- bublicans 5%, and threo wore Independent. Of the three Iudepeundont, ono will cer'anly volo with the Denloerats and one with the Lepub- licaps* Tho third, Dr. Ramsou, of Tyreil County, whs clected in opporitisn to the Demneratic can- didate, aud will probably vots with the Repub- licuns, If ho does, thiawill give tho Nopubticany tho organization. Tho Stato waw earried Ly the Renubiicans by a popuiar_votn of from 15,00 to 20,000 msjority, The Deoiocrats carried the Hitate last year by about 16,000, which shows & chango lu the popular vots of about 30,000, Toth vartes are representod 1n the Couvenzion by the best mcn in the State. ‘There wil bo threo or four couterted weats, but there in hstle doubt that the Reputlicans mill be seated, aud that lhei' will contral tha Couventinn. If thev aocure the majrity, their plan is to immediately adjourn and do notling, thus defeatiny tho plan of overthrowing the Canby Constitution. THE NEGRO OUTBREAK. Is Xt n Plat, un Insurrection, or n ranjc)’=1Two Kundred and Fifty Bench Warrants Issucd—Opinions of the Mnte Newwpapers, Avousts, Ga. Aug. 20.—Tt will roquire the triu) of tho prisoners, which occurs on Moo= day next, to doiermino whether the negro out- break wan a plot or & panie, but tho Governor, bewy interviewed, thinss thero was a plot, which waa disconcei ted by ita premsstire discovery, Ha alwo wava that il jusarrection bo proved, the la~, which inficts doaths a4 1ta punishmont should be enforced. Judge Horachel V. Johnson has irsned 230 bench warrants, aud a large number of arrests haye boen made ou otber warrauts, At Wrighte- wille, 1 n Jolinson Cuunty, at Tenuille, 47; st Midwny, G9; 8c Sandorsville, K0: sud komo 65 at Wavtiesboro. I Waslungtou, Butice, Johugon, Wilkinsos, Dodge, Jefferson, aud Lau- Teun Couutics tho nogro militaiy companies wera under orders to movo fo-day, and, with tho _exception of 0o company 8t Baudersvillo, ~which refuecd, ato read but the object appears, from the only woil-s thenticated documents so far fouud, to lsve itary and political maes-mest- tu, ‘audy Harns, who 1ssued the alleged urder to kill tha whites, was searched, d from latters found thoro Lo was in tho pos- ion of wouney fruom uuknosn sources to be disbursed for political purposes, and 2,000 staud of arms, Minio ritles wero promised from un- known partics iu South Carolina. Theis is nothing fixing au iutended marsscre 00 thio negroes generally, who have disperded in all directivns, A nesro Captain aud Major aro 1u fall Lere, and ladies and children from tho exposed counties hvo arrived for safety in the city, but will shiortly return home. The negro preachors {n all the countics concerned aro mov- g sbout rapudly, aud one left here for tLat eection to-day, In Cundy Harris' house a pro- test apalost mars-mectings at this tine, sout bim by some nogro politician at Atluuta, was tound. The State papers differ widely in opinion, but agreo in thinking a war of races ndiculous, The Atlanta Conatitution sayn: “The pogrocs are crazed with passlon and poverty of tha moat abjuct deree,” and thinks the disturbance engiuecred tu intluence the Obio election, Tho Atlants Herald thinks it & tompest in & teapat; sud tho Savatnaly Adrertiser inds more imapination than fact s thse reports, Tho Augusta Constilutiona.ist sast ' An offort ia now on foot {n tho Bouth to'reed dis- cord betwyoen tho whites and the blacks,” sud advises the urroat of suspicious white men. Too Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel would not be astanisbied to hoar of Lloodahed. Tho Macon Telegraph ways: *'Tho nogrocs are misguided and to bo pifled, aud hove no chance in the world agamat the whitea.” ARy RAILROAD NEWS. ORAND-TRUNK NARROW-GAUGE RAILROAD. Stecial Correspondenice of Tha Chicaso 1'rivune, Des Moines, Ia., Aug. 21.—~Thero {s good res- eon to Leliove that » grand-trank narrow-gauge railroad will, within two years, boiu & forward utato of coustruction from Milwaulkeo to this city, via Dubuquo, thenco westward. Tho_pro- ject is eot forth in a recont lutier of I. L Stourus, Becretery and Clief-Enginoer of tho Aniwaukes & Dubiugue Kailrosd Company, to & geutlswnn in Iowa, in which ho enye: Our road s futended to be part of & gesnd trunk Iine to tha Pacific, intermediaty betwon the Unionand Novthern Iuoldc, In tho construction of narrow- usgo roads o your State, this end will be contiaually . We Lopoto ud couvocting laks u your Btate, that will poiut to a line that will futorsoct Wyoming st equal dutances Letween the norih and south boundaries. We can procure funda to complste aur line 10 Dubuque, after wo get (ko tirst 30 miles ruuniog, 1u & letter to another gentloman, Mr, Stoaras nys: W 76 getting along slowly with our Milwsukea & ue Jalroa, bt hape to Lo able 1o Surals sl ba o nf:nhun the frst section of our road this 13113 acd, I we arg wuccensful i doig thib, we slalt o able, wo hope, to cunatriict th catire distauce o Dubuyue in 1%76, sud ba roady to como your way, Tue Ailwaukes & Dubuque Rtoad bas (uo Missiestnpt and the geain-elds of lowa s (ho ultimato objoctiva yolat, wilh_counections to Nebr Coloraily, ‘where several bundred miles of (he inoperse tion, 8ad 80 0n (o the Pacil: via the Souibern Pacifo n‘:u-‘«\‘, which will bave the S-feab gauge, in all prob- al Y. Dubi E. ERI BraQUENANNA Dxror, Pa., Aug, 22.—The break in the Erlo Road has besu repaired sud traius ate TuuUning as usgal. CASUALTIES, DROWNED. - 8pectal Diraten ta The Chizago Tridune, Peoana, Ill, Aug. 32,~A sad accideut bap- pened oo the lake this afternoon, A lad nawed Warren Chapmag, about 16 years of ago, while sailing with & friend, waa capsized and drownod. Hia companion was saved by clinging to the ves- 2ol. Young Chapman was well kuowa 1o the community, 8nd his joas in doeeply folt, A CYCLONE, Aumaxy, N. Y., Aug. 42.—This sftorncon & portion of Manufasturers’ Ilall on the falr ground was blown down by a cyclono, Bevers! children snd grown persous were la the build- iug st the time, Ous child was msiantly lilled snother (atally 1sjused, ‘Vus butlding dam- aged §5,000. A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER. Another Bloody and Probably Unpun- ishable Horror in Now York City. A Business.Man Grapples with o Burglar in HIis Store= Rooms, The Burglar Beats Him with an Iron Bar 8o Badly that He Will Die, His Ante-Mortem Statement Alone Prevents a Sacond Nathan Mystery, AN EXCITING CRIME, Speciad Lnavatch to The Clacaaa Tribuns, NEw Yonk, Aug, 22.—A thilling tragedy and burglary accurred at No. 275 Greenwich strect to-ay, by which James H. Noo. of the firm of Jawep I, Noo & Sooe, will probably lose bus hife. The firm aro extensive brusk manufacturers, and {n their Jofts aro stored largo quaniities of valu- abla festbers and etock for manufscturioy brusbed, Mr. Noo secured tbio renttle on Satur- day 20 that 1o thiever might enter on Suuday, nud the firm wont lieme feeling unsasy atout their property. About 7:30 ¢ &t mormnig Jumes 15, Noe, feehiug gieat anxinty sbout tho #torage, weul examine tho premisca to sea if wll waw tight, Whou bo ascended to the thinl 8tory ho Leard somebody pryiog st the scuttle tliat covered the ladder leading from the fourth story Lo the roof, Ho wens up to whero tho burglar wag at work, All was dark in the room, bat be mousted the ladder fearlesaly, aud when the Lurglar opened the nentile, after pryiug off tho fastening witk a jimmy, 3. Noo sprang out ou tho roof aud confiosted him. The burglar \wah an mucis etonistied By though an appantion liad been befcra him. Mr. Nou grappled with m upcn the rool, and attemntod to drag him dowa £3 the atroo: and deliver bim to an officer. ‘The burglar draggad Mr, Noo to tho back part of the fourth etory room and struck bum with the Jimmy. M. Noe seized a pointed ron ueod 1 making brushes, inteuding to defend himself with it. Tha burglar dodged the blow, boweser, sud seized Mr. Noo's weapon, with which ho feliod Lim to the fluor, say “Your weapou 14 botter than mine!” The Lurglar then deult Mr, Noe & series of powertul blows, which soon rondered him ineenmble. The thiel then bonund 3r, Noo baud-sud-foot, gapzed bua, end put o oapkio about bis moutt, e then tied a bBeavy workman's apron over that, and sccuted tuo whole by & #trong wilk handkerclief. While Mr. Noo was tuconrcioua tho robber rifled Lis p-ckete, recuring a gold wateh aod chain valued at £000, £25 in monoy, and ofher valuables, worth perliaps §100, Whon 3r. Noo recovered con- sciousnees, tho burglar was washing his Lauds in bucliot of water near by, ** For God's eako givo moa drick," mosnnd Mr. Noo, **1 can't stop.” replicd tho burghur; ** & hall pet tnenty vears if 1 am eauzht, nod I must get ont of this i & iwurry bofore any one 18 olarmed.” Tho buiglar thau too o drink at the faucet, mkipped su the stair Lo the rool, aud closed tho weuttlo after bim. Before leaviug, ho told Mr. Noe that, if he dared to make any culcry, or Attempt o suwmon help of auy kind, ho (the burglar) would return aud Lill bim. Ile then m-fi. After a succesgion of wkereams, Mr. Yow heard s womian approaching. After cutting hin bonds, the lady gavoso siarm, aud the po- lice were soou on the seeno and ook care of the wotitLicd wan. s injuries aro e2rious, aud it in doubtful whether or'nut ha kurvives, V{0 the dasocrated Presa New Yorg. Aug. 22 —Jumes Il. Noe, Br., of James I, Nos & Soud, brush manufacturers, No. 975 Greenwich etreet, whilo waspecting Lin store this morting, discovered a burglar whon he tried to arrest, bul who knocked him dow with an iron bar and then bound and robbed bim of bis watch avd money. When Noo returned 1o consciouguess the buiglsr aeked for tho eafe keva. Noo iufurmed hiw that they wera mot an his possessivu, whon the burglur struck him a secoud time. fracturing the baso of the skull. The burgisr then obtained a pail of water, jlaced 1t besido Mr. Noe, washed lus _bandw, and leit, threaten- ing to return and ** fnish the job * {f ny out- cry wero made beforo he had timne to make good Ini escape, Finaliy, Noe uttracted attention by e crio, and cbiainod Assietauce, Mo was taken to the Lospital aud will probably die. No nrresta. A BUFFALO FIGHT, Spectal Dissatch to Iha Chucars’ Tribune, Bereawo, N. Y., Aug. 22.~This evening, on hoard of the Chicago Bello, a8 sbo reached the dock, foot of Main street, from her trip down the river, Johm W. Whitory, Professar of box- fug, and who bias racontly been exlubiting horo tho Iinyton lifo-preserving drees, was shot at by Otis Forristor, a gambler, witn ovident intent to commit surder, Ho threw the pistol over- board and, with Lis comnaniobs, attacked My, Whitnes, who wan badly bruirod about the hoad in tbe melee. But Le escuped tho sbot, Tho parties wore all arzested. HOMICIDE, Loursvriee. Aug. 2%.—Hugh Carrick, an Iriels resident of Weat Union, near New Albauy, Ind., waa killod to-day by Charles Mauley, 8 negro. Carrick, while undor liquor, at- tampted to shave Manl who strick him. Tho blow fellad Carrick, aud the fall broke his neck. AManley was atrostod, aud claima that it was done i self-dofends, as ho feared ansoult trom Carrick, who imagiued bad names bad boeu applied to him by the other. SHOOTING AFFRAY. Bpecial Lnaputeh to The Caicasy Tridune, GRAND Havey, Mich, Auvg. 22.—Jamos o gau, tha cause of a snootiug alfray at Fraitport Inet ovening, 1ow lios 1u Juil here, Heo got nto & fight with another mon thore, A Chicaga po- licoman attompted in & fricudis mauner L0 sofa< rate them, when Hogan drew o revolver sud commenced suoating. Llin tivo was returnied by the policeman, Huyan recoived & bullot in bis arw, sud the policewan hiad ovo grazo bis wrist, —— - THE WEATHER. ‘Wasminarox, D, C., Aug. 2—1 a, m.—For tho Lako reglon, tho Uppor Misissippi aud Lower Missours Valleye, olear or tair weather, low but slowly tisiug tewperature, eastorly to voutherly winds, and falling barometer during the day. L00AL UUSELVATION, CuicA0o, Aug. Winde i) Wikery Tome, | Bar. Thr(fiu| ximumn fbertaumeter, 67; minimum, 63, UENKRAL OUSERVATIONS. Cui3auo, Aug. Ti~Midnight, Wind, Kawnl W e A Good Couuntry for the Negros Biorre Leona is s terrcstrial paradiwe for nogroea, hevo alwost everything thelr own way. iorra Leoue a uegio m.',:m assault snd balf kill » European, aud voly bo fiuod & smatl wut, but if & dugor 19 1aid npon & nogto, tho fino is £20, It s nouncommon thing tor & megro ta follow & whita man il over the tows, sboutiog afier bim, “\White nigeer," which' they cousider & moat opproblous opithet, sud deuciog sround with mopscing gestures, All this 14 doue lu order to male the * whito pigker" lois bl temper and striks the * black gep:loman,” in which case tha latter iuunuhuel{l takes out & summous aipat lus asssilsut, who W wuloted of £20, A alarge proportou of tbe Hus goos tuto the kot of the person od, many of thusa Lisok genttemen " Hud chat it 18 more prota. able o pruvoke white pen 1o atrike Shem il o work for a Lrlug, Ale pogro ¥ Utupla, v inatead of {he nngro being the missrable, down- tradden wretch he in gonerally depicted, ho is tha great man to shom the wihites muat defer, It m not surprising, after all, that the negro ahonld be intlated with ioas of him own yme portance. e rces & larco fleat Kept up for th putposo of proventing his counirymen being cartied Into elavery; hn knows that tho colouy of Sierra Leono 14 maintamen solaly for the Lenefit of s liborated combatriots, ho sees and mizes with th miesionanos, and, | norant and naturallv vam, he 1 sinca whita wew take #0 much tronbln about Lim T miuatbea reraun of fmmeuss importance. ‘Fhere aro many oxcellent and plons mission- but, unfortunatolv, tho #pectacle of tho ncetarinn divikonk carniod out shers from Enropa hias hod & bad result in xomo respects. What is tha negro to thiuk of Christianity when Lo soes misvionaries of varous churehes continunlly squabbliug smong thewselves?" " —Good Words, FIRES. A Serious Conflagration Averted in Chicago’s Business Centre. Loss, £4,000---Other Blazes. IN cHICAGO. A fire, which was c\'ldtu:l??fil by soms caro- lows or mailtima porson, broke out thin - mornicg st 1205 o'clok, o tho rear portion f the third floor of the fonr-story b builling No. 71 Monroo atrcet, just west of Stata, awl 'vas the occasion of the alarm from Box 19, Opicers Arnstine aod Mitehell both tutned 1 s N nd 21— promptly, and th firamea wors on hand imme- Qutely alterward, sud by their offorts what would probstly Lave beeu a disastrous configration was avorted, Tho total L to tho bnilding aud tenantw will agrrorate abont 34,000, sud is avout haif covored by i Tue flumes wero firat scon ‘lsauing from tho wator-clusots ou (o third floor, and spread rap- idly, nntil almoat the eauro fourth story was enveloped fn fire and & portion of the third. ‘bis part of tho bui'ding is lenved by Mry. 8, C, Parkes. end was sublet in furmisbed rooms, Tha tenants, moxtly voung men, wore pewrly suf- focated by the ¥mobe. &ud \were nnecromounialy diiven from their beds by tho fio. temens rau fngh about the premives, avd tho firemen worked with mome ditiiculiy ou thewr aroval excited yonug blondo woman, Mrs. Darney Marks (or Awmio ‘ducker), Wwio occupied a front room on tho tluor whern thu firo added fuol tu the Dblaza Ly * over & kerosone lamp and sctting fire to the lourge, carvet, and other eiteeis, but Capt. Dullwinkle digcoveted 1t tn tine to prevent the #nicad of the tlaules tn tho frout vazt of the building; while the hall-wild femalo was bent o upon weiang e wet Talby aud rusbing beadiong down - etark, Sho had & nArrow escapo from magtug Mr. Marks a vidower. 'Fhu water poured uron the fames damagod tho furnituro atd spotted the carpets on the twe uwper tloors, &t ala ruited considerable cloth- ing rod other efects. Tho g ntly-fitted eaming aud club-rroms of Georgo Holr, oecupying the ectire kccond tlaor, worg bnt #lighnly afected by the fire. Tho Fire Pa. trol protected the furnisbiugs, somu of whick were removed. Tho saloon and billiard-room of Durr & Dorz is on the ground tloor, aud was not dame azed. Tbo bullding in the rear. eccu- ped by Jobn B. Scuve, s divited from that in‘l‘mut Ly & beavy fire-wall, and was nosi wjured. Mrs. Parken in tho Leaviest loser by tho fire. . She salued Lier furnituro and fittings ut 6,500, wnd has ao insursnce of 2,000, of which $1,000 48 in the Globo, and §L0W in' Georga C. Clatke & Co.'s Agency. Tha los “is probably covered by the Insurance. The damage to tho butlding 14 estimated at £590, aud is amply cosered by o Iarge insurance. 8. .. Boomer is the owner of tho prewiacs. A pumber of persnng, whoso names could not Le ascertnined 10 the confuwion which prevaiod, ' wero sullercrs t9 tho extout of their wardrabes, nd it will takomoveral bundreds of dollars to re- placo them. Tho partially burned building adjoina that of Col. Wood's nuw musoum and theatro (Myeze’ Opora-House), and abuts on McVicker's thoatra Luilding. AT WATRINS OLEN, N. WATEINA GLEN, N. Y., Aug, 22.—Tho Arling. ton Hotel was destroged by tiro to-vight, caused by the explosion of a gasolino lamp tn the bar- room. The guosts waved their Laggage, sad woro esred for at tho Glon Mountan Ifouso. Loss, §20,000 ; insurod. AT LESANON, O. Civerssate, 0., Aug. 22.—Au Fnquirer spe- cial gays : ** John N. Lingus’ agricultursl ware- liouso ond stable, at Lebanon, O., burned laet night. Loss otimated at £6,000; insurance, 22,750 {n Niagara and Phen The fire 4 thougbt to bave been incondiary. THE SIOUX COMRISSION. Creyesyr, Aug. 22.—Tho Commicnioners ap pointed to inveetigato tho Indian affars of tho Red Cloud Apency returned bLero to-dsy. The rTosult of their labors is nat kuowu, ——— THE MISSISSIPPI EDITORS. LouvsviLLe, Ky, Aug, 22.—Thirty Miesiealpnl editors arrivod st 13 o'clock to-bight. | Thoy will remain one day aud then go to Mammoth Cave. he Inundution of the Snkara. Mr. G. Honry Rinanap, of the Geological Sure voy of Iroland, writca to un: **lho projecturs of the inundatiun of the Sahars scem culy to took ut the question from an African poiut of viow, while they quite 010 the future ro- eults to Europe. ‘h is well known that the hot routh winds from Africa have a naterial offect an the snaw and ica of South Lurope, ond in thore voarw that thore 1 & continuation ol winds from thie quarter the snow-lme iy raiscd, while the glaciers rotreat furilier up tho vatleys than ordiiary, From this it sppears prabable, as has beon supgested by an ominent ge- ologiut, that tho retroat o the ive and snuw into the higher portious of the Eutopesn mountaing followad the dryving-up of the ea that oncooccupied the Sahara desert ; the hot winds generatod on the lures expanse of savl, thus exposed, have altogcther chauged thio climate of Lurope. If tho suzsestion above- montioned 18 correct, it wonld agpear that tho inundation of the Sahats, it practicublv, would affect uot only Atues, but also Eutope. 1t ebould thereforo bo oquired would the ciumato of Bouth Lurope bo 6v araduuily chavged that oventnally the suow fius would descend to its anciont mits 3 that coneidorabla portions of Italy, Spaiu, France, Switzerland, etc., would be envalapod i { erpotusl lnm'" whilo tho Risine, Davube, and otlier rivers woul Dba clisuved into groat wlaciers? Andif thesa eventually would Lo the revuite, would tho im- medisio advantages gained hy Atiica compen o for the aftor disaxtious luss to Europe 1" £AN TRANSPORTATION AND TG WHTER 145 SEEAMELS Will leavo for abuse and jutormediato porte, as follows FOUNTALN CITY, Capt, Glbaon, Tucs 1ay, Aug. 3 JAVAN, Capty SleDougsll, Wedneday, Aug, 35, VALK SEATE, Capl, Olark, Tuurwday, Au, 36 INDIA, Uset. Fitigerald, Felday, Aug, 37, MUHAWK, Capt. Disvett, Baturday, Ay, 38 For utaterooms and paveage ticket, Clark-at, HAMPLE, GOoObRICH STEA For Raclno, Milwauks d Uitiy, Sunday es0op Haturday's @,0ureion buac dui't 1o 3 R B M el apdsvia, | ™ daily, Suaday wxcepiud, at. b 4 Fue 5t Jusepl and Boatou 1 led, At. aauifaica Dot doa't lo dinglaa, et o0 o Aieiasy o ria: Tuoatiay amd Friiag o F"Doov fuet Aictteas GENERAL NOTICES, Sl Tor Cily Tares 1874 C17¥ CoLLEoToR's OFrics, Boow | Orry Hast, Cut10a00, Aug. 11, 1613, Tisq ssle of Lands and Lota fur Oity Tazes of 1874 will commence I & fow days, }erss widhing to pro- Lect thele property from sale, will caze Lo and pay &8 Ais otice wittioud fusthier delay, GEQBGM YON HOLLEN, Cliy Oullachony