Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 24, 1875, Page 2

RAILROAD NEWS. . Annual Report of (he Chicago & Northwestern Road. The Net Earnings Amount to © . $1,366,000. Influencs of tho Potter Law--Laying Shed Rails---This Year's Prospeets. Proposition fo the Prosent Owners of {he Rockford & Rock Island Road, Qondition of the Eric~Miscellanoons News: THE CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN. TUR BIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPUNT, The annual teport of the Chicago & North- wemern Itafiway Compauy for the year ending May 91 Laa jurt been submitted, Itis a butky and mivute shoning, and [a rich with tables con- tanivg etatisties, ‘The principal facts ato em- braced iu tha following sunmary @ Tl total milen of 100 nporated by the Company 8 1,5 0,58, a0 Increase of 910 of & mile durtngt tuw year, e jrors entufnyh L7 the year, of tho Leno il of Umcago & Norinw taflwz, werg s foiows t Taereugern, $3; frefilat, 40T, 2000 § cxs rins, B934 485 makin, §204 4 edankain rourcos, $10LL94,53 § total, §12,707, Tho uje ating espensen werd (i) 41-1.0 per cent), £7,55. ' faten, $404,737.14 3 oascs, Tricwals, et ac Cuieagn fire, adyfisted diiring Lotal, $T9B4,E08.58, Uslauice, § L Deduet : Toterest on bonda snd snking-fund ae. count, premium on gold conpous, fuleresl utid ex. nited Blates ryonno ol sent of lowa nd_payic Lte fn ad) af old On- Jeus & Cufcngo T n Ruliowd mock, $3,537 et earnlogs of Chiagd & Noriliwesters lal #1,008,167.50, 0% LARSINOE dueived frioa weora Tirstechaen cloaw, $LU24 1itet States, miscdlaneons & peiear, 1 16-100 por ceut, $iy Combining the net resilt e pratary s, abd we have Northweatern Ratlway” Comy hy 1, ajart t Londs, £, 44, to thin hee e TFoutln, on May 81, 1471, $2,119,35¢ jug palsnce o ctadit of ucioe accoanty Ma. e atated with the previoun yrar, the decrears {n i 53 earaings on tha whole rustl, inclusive of propries il e on Averigo prioe per acre of aa Nnniber of acres ematning T Mi-bfgan In Wisconsin, I Slinueeota o Total, 464110 Tt will th g tha Come paniy fivd rold duriug the sear cmting May a1, 15 re. 14 <100 acees of Landd {u the Btate of Win. consly, tho Company MUl bad moro Jamls in esld Kiate than were reported on tho Sistof May, 1874, This ariscs (remn the fact that dUring tho pan ysar tho Compeny his 1eceived patent front the United Siated Govertaient en the Wisconsin Land Grant, for 44,667 3100 alditional nerck, which tho Company was entitled to roceiva under waid grant, During e pang year, » conabderale portion of the fouds in the upper Peninents of Mihigan have be i exsmined, ond ato how ready for apprairal, Lt owhie to tho great, depression and” stacnition fi the lumber and dron ore interesty, tho sales of ull Umber-and 0 1y tghit, and will eo continue uutil thoe hall revive, ithe to tho fonr adilitianal ee<tione of land granted Ly Congresw for the consteistion of the Winona & St Peter Rajivond, was uot fully confirmed by the Legwiture of - Miue nosota untfl the yact winter: and - wukil that was done, only a portton of tie linds belonging to that Comj 1 AntA of Congroes, conit o obtained £ ot the State, Sine the passago of the Dercnsary avt contrming thy uto to uli ihe laude rantel by Crngzoes for the canstrue o of v rowd, Hooite tor all o makd danida istug in the State of Minne: Yata, whi-h wure reudy (o ba desded, bave been obe i, nad 8 ded or sl of tiy s lsiog in (s Teiry has teen jropared Giliee, aud will be execnied by thy Governor in o e tash, "All of the landa I5ing tn the State of Minnesots, ex- ceptn few eeattesiug iracts, Hava be.n examiued, sud miaps and dlagravig have b 1, and the faudy nre now raady for i A very ernitory of Dakots ; atid dlagra o8 of the sanie afe in course of srepars , aied will be tnreadinges I advanco of & diwpand for the luia by eeitlers, gt s it ROCKFORD, RCCK ISLAND & ST. LOUIS. PROPOSITION FOR ITS PURCHASE, Soveral days ago a digpaich from Daveuport, Ia., reforred to n private meoting of moneyoil men of thas viewity held for the pumoso of taking steps to get control of aud operats the Rockford, Bock Itland & St. Louis Hailrond. The dispatch stated thad tho Mr. Orterberg, 10p- reseating German boudholdars, who recently purchasnd tho road at & foreclowure ealo for $1,120,0)0, wan presont at tho moeting, and that & proporition wna mads to Jiim for the purchase, whicn ho would subunt to the German bovd. holders in Soptomber, A reporter has succeedad in getting hold of what ts alsged to Lo the pro- position, as followa : {zed with = capital of pryable 10 jr cout 0 per cent i fhiree fuaitan, 10 Lor cent I nine 10 per cont in twelve uiontha, 10 pec cent i nunthe, and 10 jer cens i olghteen montbs, et tu tho call of tho Ditectorn, 1 0 0,00 In twenty-yesr }onds, bearing 6 per cent in- ot I goid, payabla ut Frankfort, Germany, semls annailly, Uay also additionil o ahove £ 4100 carti, €0 Lo rajred by @ prefucred mortgago of #0400, enuning balf one yearand Ldf two years, — Bomi- hulders maj at any time within ten doye afier th coptinee of thin by tho Committea of Gerinn lund- DBulders, elect to exchange any or all of ths §4,%400) Doty for au cqual aimount of new stock, ey Musce, was $1004, LT, oF 12 1100 ot cetty 1 ‘expotived, §1,503,50) papres o il witleli 1¢in- At in nuarly et a reduct i rs of (Lo previous yiar, At the orte, the entite progeity sl equilment e be v mnutaited, cod 10 somo imjuriant partcylis gaeatly itproved, RTEEL MATLS. The Lenefit which tuo Company f recelving from I nee of ateel rafld . atroady appar-nt, and i shown I tho maving of Tupairs of eliglice aud cars, fn toack v jclivwn, W0 1he greaier ease aiud salcly of traus il fn the Lnproved condilion of two Toad, reductiun of the cort of Tepuirn, “Ibe werk of rencwlng tho murt fmpartant lines, where traflc Iu hieary and the demands of the servh aro great, {neteadlly p1ogreasing, Leginuing at Chl- , andt estending i all directiois, DUFtng thu ¥ 16,5 U tous of steel Taiis wero purchased i ad. Wit 10 these mentloned ay firmer reporta. A <o bidoralia ortion wat sid dirig the slriug mwont and ths Feinwituler, Amowiting to about 97 iniies, witl be recedyed and lald tho ansuing sommer. “These ufle, purchened on adventag oun iermn, ara pald for 4 dedvered, porbiy ia gold bonde, and partly hfi 6L chanye for old tron ratls, Tho amunat of goid boudy nred {or tu purgoss AUring the pust yer was $614,- 000, uud the vwving wiade Li Lrack Tepairs fu the vatue Uie—which wax greatly duo to thy use of stesl— ouivd W $595,0615. et of tcel 2l track on the dlst af 0, and on the 31st of May, 187, thero showing uu ducieess of 110} T TMPROVEMENTA, Many other {mpruscineuts Liavs boen msde to the propeny within the last year, Among the mot i 3 be mentioned a renewal, with irun, of two foot @acls, of the Lridyy across tho Mixsis- at Clinten, fn place uf wooden spatiu re- o superstriiclure of this bridyo fs now =il of fro, ‘The bridge scross the Dea Sloluus, Ju Towa, wulch wan formerly & Jliwo trune of Hve spans, baa been rubuilt with combiustion truss and Luttom chords of iron, makitg u nuch miore dirable iructure, Tho woi & of filling up thu raviue at tho loug Raciue bridue progrees, and & new bridge, of shurt span, with ‘Urawbeldgo, 18 conatructing, and will be put 11 4t that piscess Various peruany utimprovements in fitking up trestio work, buildiug one arches, and re- neswig tadges with work of inore durable eliaractor, L bewit made ub different jaints durlug the year, 0 auijueat fa iu on, L'ourtven luco- leven Best-cla F cars; ono no Lag freightears ; and cara havo beens Febublt, besides makiug v, auflicient for the mninteuunce of tho K for eiliclout avrvice, FUE YEAR'S BUSINES An examinstion of the busincas of the year showe that wory than oue-hslf of the ducreaso i gruss o4ra- Sngn wan cunstal by a reducty. nof passenger snd freight Tutes, walnly fudiced by the uperation of the **Itier ud by the enfurvement of oiher Kimdred for * regulating " tranwportation on railrauds of liiinuw, Wiscousin, fuws, nud Jinnes ro was ub aversge reductivn of 1851100 6 passouger por mile, amountlig 1o ; “and o reduction on freigat uf 142! cents per ton per mile, wiounting W 47:1,819.95; glviug s total of $1,03,087,91 tuken f1um th revunbe by fedwstion of rates, kud uot by re- - “Lkio balauce of the decrea: ‘a crniige was occasioned by the geueral apr . whivls bas prevaiied everywbery throughout tha Co.tiry, alfecting sll Lranchos of trado sud rsuufac- 1 te, ertending 10 o wgricnltural districts iu the Lo 1 'ricon of grain ana other products, und keeping Lk trom market 3 couwidorablo portion of the covg in ke Nuribwest duriug tbe last year. There W.n a largo falung odf fu the demsud for Lake Surefor iran-ures, sud Lo trato on (bo Pen- inruls Division sulfered a declino of $wi,611.0 from this soure, Theso causce of depros- sl cabuot be regarded s manent, ua the grath o Joug withielt will be wanted ; snd wilh its movement thero will Lo a recor y of Lusiness o3tending particularly 10 (us wheat— grylng portions of our ltues, Thy stzynation i thy tron trado lu gen- eval, and that the Peninsuls ue ahould*fecl tho edect f 41 14 0ok strauge. Lt the tich ores found i tbat oy of suliciett puriy fof the maiufacture of uteel will bo wauted 1 furreased quantitics in the 3 aud thia demand will contribnto to the revival n dndustries of (b country snd ik trafio ou tho Penfnsula Road. ot ! i Rixtoen calaws tharuugh rep entiry xollng o ea which aross uier the Lol conwin fast year, aud wery ke up on apie: Bupreme Courtof tho United Statcn at Wanhington, A, altuoigh s fuelcetual edort et 46 8 Learing at the Lant (s ticipatcd thab Ay will Lo dise 11eant year, aud tbo fmportaut bl | litgation—wiether, Whider the reservatin contalued u (ho char Lern 30 tlut Htate, the Loglslalurs may Gz any ratos of Firs nd frolght o taay cliouse, whethur sachs ratn sro yosud of within L 4uintions preseuted 3t il reraunerative or But—will be settled by » deciston of tho uighest tribunal, Notwiilstanding tho dimsppointment which was feit 10 ot obtainiug soliefl frou tuls Oppreative wl st 1l fact nemnion uf tho Wiscouslu Leglelatuse, (© whic osorable body o momorlsl was presented, suoalug e uiler want of provedent efther i thls countiy or i Enroje for o luw ratey prescribod by o Foiter fuw,—yet it s confidently belioved that tho disposition thon manifested to wiodify the atatute "‘Il woderate deigres will b followed by ita repeal, or by a radliul el of ite imos unjust foatires, 8t the next mcet Ini of the Legtslature,—whercby confidenco aliall Lo Festorud L cajatal cuployed bu ibat Blate, sud owners of Fullwey projerty shall not Lo deprived of il bene- fuial use, under the delusive probest of subjectivg eor control, 1418 gratifyiug tu atuta hat thotiew facal year openy with fwiproved prospects for the Company, ‘There ft btin the estructive Ral ancoursg 1 of the road law of Mincros uocompilsbod last winter, au » rownable Lope tia} s uxatuple will bo followed Ly the Logfulatures of Wla ousdn wd Towa at tiolr ueat seaston, Tlu #uuug Lut mistsken prejudico which suimtuated 1 uujaet aws aml yoxatious suits sgainst tio ratiways of thie Nurthiwert duiing tio 1ast yeur 14 iviug place to discund uand Invesngation § und as wrung perfeiraed shull by properly un- aud it cllet wenaued, ockbuldors po for 8 Lir inlerest oi tusic prop- eity, The wallroad, duddiyg Wl the tiue of “Uepresslon wiuce fhe janic {wo years agu, has leen mteadily fmproving and enfurglug its capacity for basluces wheniver ke recuvery comes, Noarly $1,000,000 bave beett ciswnded for sivel Fails Wuriug tho Lt thrde yeirs, lue grvat bLenedt of whiich will be falt for wany yuars 1n tue future. Tho 0 ating debt hae beon largely roduced, aud whist ro- maize 18 iu process of vativguiabiacut by the v era- Slone of te Cumpevy, TUsre o sa biprovsicit, ut the time of writlng this report, I the traflic of the e, —the month of June sbOwilg Mn incresss of aiut §:64,000 over the sane montl Jest year, Tiw Jruspacts fur s g>d Barvest i the Fagiah ul conutey coutlgunus Lo Gur i sre better 1hsl (u tisny ollier 3 e of the West, he prices for graln sud e drima: d for €xport are sufia'ent to wirisut the “lati i of & gorl Lin Doss e cunuiug o eoitaied with 1o basiticas of the fast fuval y ALsLEY BEEP, Prenident, RPPORT OF TIZ LAND COMNIR4IONER, / Fullowlng te » tatemunt of Wi bt uf acros of Laud sold duripg Mue year endiig May U, 1075, 82 weil »a the nutubar of wores Lield uudes tue seapuctive land- grauts ot that daso Ba Mickigen, wold durlng the yegpy,, I'ho proposition scems a Littls strange. Intha foreclosure sait tho road appearc |, by the evi- of Mr. Feirv, tha Awlitor, to” be worit <x00,000 o $1,200,000, and st puvhic xalo ht SLAZ0,000, Whetber tho proposition wus ntended to Leighten tho valuo of the road mmong the German bondholdors and nduce themn to remvest, or whether it was promptea by an honent desita’ on the part of thoso making it liy como futa powscssion of the 10ad, re- 1o b seen. — MISCELLANEOUS, TUE LRIE KOsD. The firat sworn rtatament of Recaiver Jawott, of tho Erie Batiroad was filed in the Couuty Cloik's Ofico, Nuw York, lasb week. It Lrings tho atTairs of the Company dowu to the em! of June, Irom May 28 to Juuo 30, inclusive, tha recuipts wore $3,192,003, aud the disbursemouts 1, leaviog cash on hand Juue 30, £132,402.09, Tho dobits as recorded in tho ledger during tho same gpacr of time were ¥3,- 110,225,538, and tho crodits $3,110,225.63, An- othier table khows that Erie owos tho Marine Na- tional Bank 300,000 in dewand loans; the Unfon Hteamboat Compsny, £30,000; tho Fourth Na- tional Baulk, €300,000 (interest paul to July 1); amd B, J. Greeno, 26,532.19, ayable Jau, 1, 1876, ILLINOIS CENTRAL, The traftic departmont of tha Illinols Contral roports carniuge 1u July as follows : without interest. } 1371, Increase, hinols . 04, M003 § 153 Towa, TAA6L0 BLMLTE $07450.20 $75,3.0.43 The average earnings per milowero in llinois, 7305 in Jowa. #4643 for tho whole sonil, ¢G4, The Iilivuis lines, with G375 por cont of the wmilongo, had 73.47 por cent of thw earuigy, "tho Land Doparcmont roports for July sales of 460,67 neres for $1,Gi240, The cash col- lectod on land contracts was $10,111,€8. INDIANAPGLIN, DELPHI & CHICAGO, At & recent mecting of tho Board of Directora of the Indianapolis, Delphl & Cnicago Hailroad, hetd in Monticello, Ind., & plan wus adonted to 140 means to iron the 10ad-bed, now graded 83 nnles, and alvo to take up waturing onligatious, ‘Tho report sows $40,400 of work done usscts, and ouly £25,060 of hubilities. ‘Tho latter ara to bu wiped out by Sept, 1. The Common Council of the 5 to bo called outo pass an ordinanco of nd n into that city, that tho work of lay- ing tke iron way rommence numediatoly. THE ALTON UOAD. The Chicago & Alon limtrond has declared a somi-nunual dividend of 4 por cent, payablo Sevt. 1. A NATLROAD TO THE DLACK HILLS, OxanA, Ang. 321, —The Kansas Contral & Black Tills Naeroa-taugo lalrond Company, with o 1 of $100,000, has boen orguntzed in this Tho road will bo buitt at once from hero eny. through the agricultitral country south of Ulatta River, atig will be pushed toward the Black Hilly an soon as tho development of thut region ware rants. Oxrana, Aug. 23.—1he Nebinska Central Nar. row-tinuga lalioad Company, incorporated Bat- urday, pruposa to run dircetly wostward thiongh Douglay, Huunders, Butlor, “and I'olk Connties, starting from this point, The corporaturs uro smong the strongest mon and capitulste, A comiuiltee gues Wost to-mortow o solieit aid frow thio above-named coanties, e THE WEATHER, Wasnixaton, 1. C., Aug. 24—1 8. m.—For the Iake region clear weathor and low but slowly rinog temporature, with oaet to south winds and fallng baroweter, probably followed by throntening weatber iu the Upper Luko rogiou duriug tle night, CAGO, Aug, 23, Tune, (Bar.1 ‘minhiaum, 53, GENEUAL ODRERVATIONS. Citizago, Aug, Escansbs Lasvenw't b TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Preparations for tho Stata Far continne to go on with unabated vigor st Ottawa. 'Tho uew railroad track from tho €., W & Q. deput to the grouuds {s nearly cowpleted. Guns wore lred overy half hour at tha United Statos arsensl at Little Rock yestorday, cum- wenciug 4 sunrise sud eudiug 8l suosct, in wewory of ex-Vresident Jobuson, “Tho Daily Whig, of Quinoy, Ill, appeared yes- tordny in wyustto form, enlarged aud gn uew type,” The or 18 & very handiomo wheet, aud presents o decidedly wotropolitan appesraucs, en. Torry, atiended by Cols. Barre and Hughes anl r. Mead, (eneral Manager of ke Suithern Paciic, ot St Paul Buuday eveoiog by special wrain lo weot Socsotary Delkuap at Biswarck, ‘Lhe ‘Furner Baciotics, numbering +.%out 3,000 men, paraded throngeh the streuts o f New York yeaterday, and wfternards twok tou cars wud THE CINICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY stoamboats for Jones' Woods, Tho festival in tho woods will be contimued threo daye. Consun retumnn of Shawano County, Wis., wero receivod st tho Secretary of Siate’s ollics At Madison yestorday, rhowing 6,61 inutoad of 6,515, as leetafor repor be the total popuiation of the State L2, Tho annual festival of the Tueners of Minne- sotn hegan nb Mankato yesterday by the recops Liom ot delegations aud vi-itor, - Last ovening thero was o theatneal entertainmont and danco, To-fay midresses, prizo-turoing, and dancos take place, To-morrow, picnio, frolw, ote, Tho Nes, Dr. Audrews, Prostilont of tho As- Ty University, at Greeneastle, Tud., hins re Figned, will loave the Collego Oct. 1, 1= forts aro being mado to seenro tha Hov. T O, Haven, BEduentional Secretary of tho Methodiat Clineely, and formorly of Evauston, for tho po- Bition, Mark D. Flower, Adfutant-Gienaral of Minne- Fola for wix voars, remgquod yestorday, plendung business affatrs requirag_nnlivided attenton. D his weesico Gen, Flower, neting uinder the Stato law, has boen the Goneral Claim Agent for all ex-soldiers residing i Minnonots, and has cleared away a latge bumber of such claims sat- infactorily to all concern, b i CASUALTIES, GECAME PARALYZED AT A FIRE, Specrat Disyaleh to [he Chreago fribune. 8. I'avr, Miso, Ang. 23.—Tno Central Houso, burned Saturday night, was the oldeat building left standing in tho city. It was bwlt w1316, In 18491t was kuown a8 the Capitol, from the first Tervitorial Lemslature mooting thero. Iu going to tho firsone steanior ran avor Charles Morris, n fariner of Lakesillo, Dakota County, crustung tho bones of the left arm- at the clbow. Morris 18 & bacheior 50 vears of ngo, The arm was amputated nest morning, lomg in feoble heallh, it is feared he will not recover from the shock and loss of blood. A tempor- ary boavder, beliovod to bo named I. LaClock, from Monnt Pulaski, Ill., assiated by another boarder, cartied bis trunk from tho burn- wg blding to tho sidewalk, aud sat upon the tiuns “wlile the other roturned to thy licuee for other articlew, When tho latter camo onz ho fonud EnClock Ivmg speechiosn upon the mudowals, Ilo was removed to tho Churely Hospital, and attonded by a physicinn, lis whole left sido was tound to be patalyzed. It is presiuned that i tho ex=itement o blood veasnl of the bruty was ruptured, ho roplying ¢ a q:n tion wheio his pun was by ivaicating s right lclhrlo. 1l18 name was found to bo LaCloek from the hotcl regirter, and his regidence is presumod to ve Monnt Pulsuti tiom s bat being marked with the unmo of a deator of that piace, and ho making a 8ound taken to Le intended for Mount Pulaski in auswer 1o a_question as to the placo of iis tosudonco, At 6 p. m. tr-day ho remains specehleen nud paralyzed, aud the actonding rhyscians bave littlo” hopes of his recovery. Telugrapliio inquny hng been addronsed by tho i‘hlrl])lll:\l aurgeon to tho ostmaster at dount Pulaski, THE OLD STORY--HANDLING A LOADED QUN IN A BOAT Sperial Disnateh to The Chicans Tribune. East Saatvaw, Mich,, Aug. 23—\ German named Daniel Weichert was accidontally shot sesterday, In combauy with a Lid named Kroll, ho was inaloat ou the river below this city hunting and Gshing. Tho Iad attempted to pass a loaded gun to Woichort, when the bammer canght, aur It wag diseharged, tho chargo lodg- ing in Weichert's log abova tho kuce. lla tived until 2:30 p. m. A Coroner's jury ro.urned o vore dict of death from a gun aceidontally dischargod in tho hands of Charies Kroll, Decasedt was 80 yoms old, aud loaves o wifo and two children. BOILER EXPLOSION. Svectal Ihavateh to The Chicace Tribune, Trrrsnune, Auz. 23,—Goorzo Geynon sand James Fisher, cogincod and firoman, wors khiled this morning by a botlor oxplosion at Dainter & Sony’ mill, in tho Thurty-fourth Ward. 'The boiler which explodod was under & roof- shod, and ono of a battery of five which rau tho numps and threo jouny-rolls, All thu borers woio 1n ol conditioa, but Goynon, tho enginesr, neglected to nut water in thom be foro 1o lightod bis fires, and when the water wad let in tho boiter, which was red-hot, oxplod- ed. Doth men loave wives. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Srvecfal Dispateh to T'he Chieaaq Tribune, Moskoue, I T., Aug. 23.—Lowis Llacintosh, s youth about 16 years of mgo, eon of Judgo Macintosh, of tho Creek Nation, while out hunte iug turkeys tlis morning, noar Honey 8prings, 20 miles vonth of this place. had his haad blown ug by the accidental dischargo of a heevily-lood. od gun. SPECIALLY HORMIBLE ACCIDENT. Special Nisvateh to T'he Chicaan I'ribune, MinesoaLs, Mich, Aug. 23.—This morning Deter Dufly, aged 15 seary, fell into a kottto of boiling ive at un ashory. ‘T'ho proprietor noticed him in time to savo his lifo, but when ho was ox- tricated from his porilous position tha tleah was eaten off s fuce and budy in a horrivle mauner, distiguiing Lim for hfo, HARROW ESCAPE. Sveetal Diavaten (o Phe Chician Trivune, Cnawpatay, I, Aug. 26.—A youug tramp, name utkvown, very narrowly cseapod bewng killed hero to-night whilo sitting in a loaded lumber ear, Tl lumber, by tho sudden move- ment of tho train, was tiawn against him, and bin Liead waa hornbly cut, and tho akull baroly oucapod fracturo, RUN OVER AND KILLED, Spacial Duvateh to 1he Chicaso Trioune, TLaSavre, Aug, 23, —Willism Hiser, of Ifonno- pin, about 23 yoara of age, In somo mannor un- oxplained, fell from tue day oxpross train pass- iug east to-duy on tho Chicazo, Rock Islaud & Pacitie Railroad botweon Bareau and Trouton, aud was run over and instantly inlled. KILLED BY A FALL, Hpecial Lharateh to The Cincaao T'ribune, LA Cnosse, Wis, Aug. 23.—At Itushford, Minn,, to-day at noon, a man named slilo Bat- wick, while engagoed in putsing an iron roof on Valentino & Tew's largo flour mill, fell to the rtonnd, & distanco of 40 feet, and way instautly killed. * 1o was unm rried, and agoed 23, DROWNED, Special Disnateh to The Chicags Tribune, ATxixsey, I, Aug. 23.—Joba Matezbiwitz was drowned iu Gieon River yosterday sbout 11 o'clock 8, m, His mothar and stop-father, Joln Krans, hiva in Richlaud County, \vis, apeciat Mapatch to The Chician I'ribune, L Cuosse, Wis,, Aug. 23.—A youug girl, name not learned, was cdrowued this svoulng. BURIED ALIVE, Special Dispatch to T'he Clacano Tribune. Boorn Bexy, Ind., Aug, 20.—A well on tho farm of John Sommers, just outeido the city, caved in this afternoon, burying Lafayette Mor- gan, who was ongaged in walling it up, The woll was €0 feet deep, and tho walliog was up 40 foet, Pattica aro engaged In digglug the body out. FATAL RUNAWAY. Bvpecial Dianateh fo I'he Chicage Tridune, Bioux City, Aug. 23,—Tuo wifo of Prof, J, Bteveus, of Humboldi, Ia, was killed Frday uight by belng thrown from a buggy while the tean was running sway. Tha I'rofedsor sad Lin on woro seriously injured. KILLED BY A FALLING BUILDING. AvLvaxy, N, Y., Aug. 2}.—A portion of tho me- chanioal hall at the fair-grounds fell last even- iug, killing ova child and injarivg auother, OVATION TO GEN. SHERIDAN. Ban Fuancisco, Aug. 25,—The procession es- cortlng Gou. Shoridan ls now warchiug up Kesr- ney sircet. Tho (enoral arrivod st 9 p. m., and was 1t at tho whatf Ly the Mayorand a deputa- tion of citizens, the Becoud Drigade N. G, G, and & detachmont of tho United Btates Yourth Aatillery, which tired » saluto of fifteon guns, ‘The proccawion is now on the way to the Grand Iotel, in frout of which tho uilitary wilt bo reviewod, asd the loard of Bugiervisors will recoive tho (General sud vxtond ha frecdom of thocity. I'he streets are crowded, aud the domoustratiun is covdial aud lmposing. —_— . BETA TuETA PI, EvaxsviLre, Ind, Aug. 23.—A meeting of the Alumni Chaptor of Beta 'Thota Pi was beld hero Lhis ovening, when arrangewonts were perfected for the coming Conventiun of the Order which will assemble for orgsuization Weduesday morus 1ng next, st 10 o'vlook, at Udd Follows’ Hall. A hioarty wolcoms will bo given to all Grevks who fl"i"i‘ tho Luta hoadyusrierd at the Bt Govrge ot CRIMINAL NEWS. The Unlted States Ku-Klux Law Inapplicable to Willinme. son County, Arrcst of Scveral Men Suspecied in Connection with the Noe Tragedy. Col. Anthony, Shot 105 Days Ago, Agala on tho Ntreels of Leaven. worth, Kan The Oincinnati Fratricides Released on Light Bail. THE ILLINOIS KU-KLUX, Bpecial Lupatch to the Chicaao Fribune, Henwsorten, I, Aug. 23.~Col. B, R. Roe, United Btates Marshal for tho Bouthsrn District of [llnoig, 1eeeivod a lettor to-day from the 1fon. J. P’ Van Dorston, District-Atlotney, atat- ing to him that warrants for tho arrost of aiarge number of persons in Fraoklin Gounty would soon bo prepared, and seking him to bavn a auf- ficent number of deputics ready to servo them mmediately, 1 viow of tha fact that moro than elgliteen montha ago Maj. Biuford Wilsou, then Distict- Attoruey, caured tho idictment of soveral of the Williamson County Klau for nyiolation of the Ru-Klax iaw, and that the United States Court liero declned to try the casos for tack of junigdiction, 1tis doubted if Mr, Van Dor- stou will in theso cascs bo more encco<stul. Thera bay been good deal of talk smong luw- yers to dav on tho subjoect, aud some of the Lest of them hald thst tho Ku-Klux law was & part of the reconstrnctien policy of the Gavernmant, and was dasigned to onforca 1ights of which cite izonn nizht bo deprived under the Fourteontn and Fiftecnti amondmoauts, and these only, and that therefora the law could not bo construcd to cover tlio cases of violations of Stata laws, CRIME IN NEW YORK. New Yonk, Aug. 28,—Abram Symonds, of Pino Hill, in this State, killed Lis daughter on Haturdav, aod then himself. James Laogdon, who wns shot dead tn s lumbet-yard in Fificenth street, is belioved to have been killed by a» man whom he had sobbed of his satch. Tho llling of Langdon was folloned by tho shootiug of two men by a dotectivo who was searching for the murde.or. A number of porsons have been arrested in counectiun with the uttemjtod murder of James 11 Noc, in lns rtore, No. 273 Gicenwich street, on Sunday night. Ono of them, John Muore, alias Bitlv Bouton, ia sald by M. Noo to rezemble lus nsxailant. THE WINTERMUTE TRIAL. Btoux City, Ia., Aug. 2. 9 opening ar- Wintormuto at ruments fu tho case of I, P, Vermilion, now on trial the second time for murder, of Gen, McCouk, weio concluded Satur- day night. Col. Moody, for the defonse, vited various authoritisa to show that, whou a person bad onco been placed in Joopatdy of Lis lifo by trial for murder and acquitted, ba could not Le tried a socond time, and moved that tho ludict- ment azaingt Wintermuto Lo aquashed. After hearing the arguments of both sides, the Juidgoe reserved lig decision till Wednesday, the 23th. The casw vxcites & great desl of interest, WASIT ACCIDENTAL P . Specint Drapateh to The Clicaao T'ribune, Graxb Barws, Mich., Aug. 2L —It will bo ro- mombered that George Lowis, sou of Iichard Lowis, Nowaygo Courty, was ehot {n n quarrel with his father on the Oth inst, Goorgoe Lewis was ahot n tho right side of tho chest, Lle died on tho 13th. Though a post-mortom exaunnn- tion said young Lowis waa killed by a ganshot wound from a riflo gun whilo in tho Lands of Richard Lowis, his fatber, tho Jattor was dig- charged atter an cxamination on tha 2lst, as nouo uf the oyc-witnessos, membors of the fam- ily, would wwoar other tuan that tho shootiug was accidental, ¢ COL. ANTHONY, Brestal Dirspatch to The Chicago Tridune, TLeaveswontit, Kan, Aug. 13.—Col. D. T Anthony, who was shot in tho Opera-Houso on tho 10th of May last by W. W. Embroy, mado hiu appoarance on the stiget for tho first timo to-day, aftor having been confined to his room for 104 days. 'The easo bias baftlod the efforts of all tha madieal fraternity both East and Wast, and thoy are both loath to know what technical tormn to apply to the wonnd, Cot. Anthony will make o visit 1nn [ew days to Rochestor, N. Y., whete be goed for furtber modical troatmoat, ‘TH'EF CAPTURED, Spectal Dupatch to I'he Caioago Lridune, Brooxixatoy, L., Aug, 23.—Michael Lavin, who stole several hundred dollars' worth of Jow- elry from Joseph Mellulsh lase fall, nnd bag siuce kopt sby of Lloomington, and who {4 sus- pected of having sttompted incoudiarism ia tho oftico of the Alton Road at Bloomingten, was captuted this morulug by tho pohoe in tho houso of bhis prients, concoaled in tho collar, Tho houso was surroundod by tho police ali night, but sn entranco was pravonted by Laviv's futher nnd mother, who guarded the doors with & shot-gua oud hot wator, BURGLARY, Special Dispateh to The Chl:age Tribuns, Pavuyia, Wie., Aug. 23,—Last night tho Post- Oflice, kopt by B. N. lenedict, was ontared by s thief, aud mouey. in tho shape of stamps, ote., stolen to the amount of 315. Tho burglar ef- focted an cutrance through tho back door by eutting a holo large anough to admit bis Land, Tho koy had been left in the door. Tho thief injured hin tand, and left many bloody rtal mark his progross, v e DARING MAIL ROBBERY, Merarenia, Can., Aug. 23,—A daring robbery was committed on Friday uight on tho Meta- podis rosd. A passeugor on the stage, when near Assemetgnute, prosented a revolver at tho driver 8 head, ordoring huu to stop, He then compolled tun driver ta cut the wail-bags and Jump off, whea the robber drove off with (ho BLago. MURDERERS RELEASED, CiNerNNATI, O., Aug, 23,—Thomas and Niche olas Moran, who kicked their brother Williaw to death In “the Fifth siroot horso auctiou Inst Thursday, wero toloased on 2,000 ball each, although charged with murder 1 tho socand de- koo, ‘The acliwn of the Jolico Cours authorl. tics 18 tho causo of much uufavorablo comwmout, TOM ALLEN, &pecial Dievatch to The Chicago Tridune, 81, Louts, Aug, 23,—~Tomn Allou, the champion pugtlist, made an aflidavit to-day againet & cour. tewan of Greon street, charging Lér with rob. biog him of $84 while ho wos spoudiug tho nigbt with her. AMBUSCADE, Special Dispateh to The Chiecaco Tridune, MoNTBEAL, Aug. 24.—The night editor of the Herald, on his way home from the offico yester- day morping, was shot at by some villaln, The ob{au; can ouly be cunjooturod. THE HORRORS OF BABY-FARMING, Rocugstem, N, Y., Aug. 28.—Io the baby- farming houso here, tho keepor admitted that throo out of four of the children brought to her 10 nuree within tive woeke have died. AN EXTRAORDINARY MURDER TRIAL. New Yorg Bvenino Puat, A most oxtraordiuary trial has just closed at Uaverford-\Wost, in Bouth Wales, 1 which 8yd- voy Alder, a stalf-surgeon of the [intish army, was charged with the willful murder of Lieus. Philip Carroll Walker on the 21st of May. ‘lhe circutnstancos of tho caso wero as follows: Ou tho 20tk of May, Atder and Walker, aflor dinfug at woss ¢ Hubberston, s place ucar Ml ford ilaveu, remained togother until betweon 1 aud 2 o'clack the following woraing. Both mou wero wutoxicated. At tho lsst-meuti>ued hour, tho mess-corjoral, n man vamed Greeu, was aroused from wlcep by Alder, who said that Walker had stabbed bimself. Qroou found the laster lyiug; ou the floor, bleeding from s wouud lu the region of the b ld. and numediately yum- woved Capt, Bracken and Livuts, Raudolph sud Moller to hls mesletance. Ju the presence of thiese ofticers Alder threw himself on his knoes before the wounded suan, saywg, * Doar Yhil, AUGUST 187. npeak to ma," and then added, ** e did it him- aelf; he tell upon a kmfe.* Walker thrust tim Awav It ag paret hoiror, ervimg, ** Yan did fe; go away from me. Hanolph, 1 call vou to wits tiess that thia duvil stabbed e Walkor nzain anscrbed hisinnsconce, and the wonnded man agan donounced hun as s murderer, Walknr «oun fell tuto n keries of fainting ts, and Alder, wha, it muek bo remomberad, in & urgeon, moro than oncy declared that ho was dead, and vovored his tace with a rug. Ou one ocension Walker himself removed the covering from lu fa il feeling Alder's hand upon b Lreant, anfd, **Tako {t away, for God's rake. Tater on Capt. Jiracken touk” Alder on ono sule, aud told hun that a serions chargo had been preferiol mgainst i, whereupon ths dying man raised lus hewd, and sacl, **What aro they waying 2 What aro they tallung about? L did b mywoll,” 110 then eank back oxbausted, ut beckoned to Randolph and whisvered, ve dun, #ave him—promise mo. Ehide that kn.fo, but do not think It was sulede, Ho dul it, ha stabired mo—tha cowar],” Randolph anked, *Who? Alder?" and Walker replicd, *Yes It wasacruel thing: 1t was eold-blooded muider, Hnlo that buifo, Thoy will hang him il they find that kmfe,” Tha wewpon alluded to wan & large whito-handlod kmfo whiol lay upon the tavly, slut aud portectly clean, Tho next day Walker ralliod and made o stnte- ment, which was aiterwarda roduced Lo swiiting by n Maj. Fitzgersll, 'This statomont was road £0 Walker in tho presanco of witnenses, and was a gned by bim Juet bofore lis deatl, whieh oe- curred on the 2%:b of Mag. Ho'was in tho full poercasion of his sensen when this ante-mortem deporition waa windo, In 1t o kaud that on tho okoning of the 20th of May he and Aldor Wore talking aboul money maiters and Lo reforred to n debt which the surgeon owed him, Alder theroupon wlapped hia tace, and o atrugglo fol- lowed, tn which ho (\\'nhur?‘ proved tno botter man. Arder thon took tho knite fiom a chest of drawers and stablbod b, For the detensa it was urgod that Walker was diunk whoo he was wounded, and that, thero- foro, hin tostimony waa not trustworthy when a mau's ifo was aL stako. It was alro proved by medical testimony that the dead man had Lini. sell caused sccondnry hemorrhage by injudi- ciausly putting ona jacket, and a number of oflicers testitlied to tho general good chatacter and kiudly disposition of tne prisonor. 1ho Jurp, after they had beon charged by the Tord Chief-Justico of Lngiand, who prosided, rotired for deliboration. aud in one hour and twouty minutes reinrned a vordict of * Not guilty."” Dr. Alder was then dlschaig ‘I'hfs verdict would have been less romarkablo if Liout, Walker hind died bofore Lo had re ered from tho effectsof the liquor ho bad s lowed, or if bo had made p number of contradie- tory statements. Ho did, udoed, onco say that to bad infheted the wound himself, but aa he - stausly denied the truth of tlus assertion ina wlisper to Licut. Randol, b, aud ropeatod his for- mer uccusation awninat Alder, adding tuat the latlor would be bunzed if tho kmifo was fonud, it scoms clear that Lo was only endeavoring Lo shield his brothor ofll.er, being uuwilling to con- down the lutter £ tha gallows for & blow struck n tho heat of passion. However this may be, 24, 2t I8 certain that Dr. Aldor Las bad n vory nartow oucapo, aud that hoought to cobgratufate lim- n]mr ou tho lonient viow of tho caso takon by the ury, Lo resnlt of this trial contrasts steongly with that of a tral which oceurred ju England 'n fow mouths ago. In Lhis coso two privato soldiers Were i & barracs-room togather. Oune of the moy puddewy rushed out, calling for aid, and wud that bis companion bnd cut bis throat with aazor. ‘I'ho lattor was #o desperately wonnded that bo could uot spealk, but before he died he sommoued plrongih enough to write the namo of tha 18t man upon a picce of paper, and sigui- fied vy & goeture that ho had dona the deed. WG RSt woa thiod 166 ariRioy U1 convicied, roveral medical men declaring that :he dead man could wot hunself have inflicied the wound of which he diod. In duo time tho prisover was hauged, protosting his funoconco to tho lant. Thoro {8 no doubt that substant'al justice wis done In this cass; but what would hayo boan Dr. Aldot's fato if ho had been tried beforo the Jury which convicted tho private soldior ? CANADIAN POLITICS. Intonsoly Rcpublican Scntiments by on Ex-Momber ol tho Domiuion Pars hament. Spectal Dispat+l to The Chicaqo Tribune, Tonoxto, Ont., Aug. 23.—1he last of tho writs ta fill vacancies in tho Ontario local constitucn cies will be lesucd to-day., Iurvost will bo over before polling days. The Wolland County Reform demensiration in Niagara District was ono of tho most successful political demonstrations hell for yoars, Four years ago four couuntics in that district wero held and reprosented by fouk Torles. Now, two of thom are iepresented by Ioformers, ouve of whom ls tho Ioo. J. G. Currie, an old political war-borso, and the demonstration was in houor of tho event. Over 5,000 people wera prosout, and among the spoakers were tno Ilon. Oliver Mowalt, I'remier of Outarto, and six or elght members of Parliament, Inthe thocourso of hLia spooch, alluding to the strength and pros- pocts of his Governmcut, tho Premier said tho Opposltion wero shouting ** Reaction " because thoy would like to sue it, but ho vestured to eay that tho peoplo of tho Province wero nob pro- pared for reaction. At tho lust elcction tuoy had indorsed tho actiou of tho Outario Min- istry by as large & majority as they bad in the previous Logislatare, and it would bo absurd to suppose that, since the gen- a1al election, any changae had takeu placo in publle opinton, scoing that tho Logialhluro had not mot, sud cousoquently the Government had not boen ablo to prepare auy measuro to which objection could bo taken. J. D, Edgar, ox- momber of Parlisment for Manck, 1n au ablo addreas, pointed out the distinction batweon the two Uoverntent politieal parties, What he de- #ired to seo wan our teaders declining Lo accopt tho flctitious honor of bandles to thelr names, Lot tho bheroes of tho Lacitic scandal ba roud of wuch titles ns Bir Hugh, 8ir Ueorge, Bir John, and Bir Francis, but may tae day nover dawn that gives us s Sir |, Aloxander Mackenzio, a Bir Georgo Brown, or a Bir Bdward Ilake. Io considered that distine- tions of that kind did uot scom in placo in n country like Canada. Thoy aro not required to let our peoplo kuow who thelr bost mon are, Lot thelr works speak for themsolves. Unlcsa we g0 back to tho laws of primogoniture and entail, w6 could not heep up an aristocracy, and we do not want it. How much nobler it was to soo Alexander Mackenzio to-day, instead of being on_his bended Luoes recoiving au order of Knighthood 1n London, amay back to s native parieh among tho Pertlshire peasants to show tliom that his high position hns neithor turnod his hosd nor bis_beart, and to let them Lnow what a grand and fine countey 18 this Can- ada of ours, whore no falss dlstinctions of birth bar the way or stop tho progroas of & truo man, an able man, aud an honest wan 0 the highest positions in the land, ‘OrTAWA, Aug. 23.—1t is nnderstond here that agrand rocaption will be given Premlor Mac- }Jollma at Quobes on his return from Great rital —_— SANKEY, Special Dlavateh to The Chicago Tridune. Prrrsuvno, Aug. 23.—[ra D, S8ankey made bis firat public appearance to-lay at tho camp-maste ing at Mt, Bewickloy, near Lootsdalo on the Fort Wayue allroad, Ho gave ono of his bosutitul sorviccd of song bofore an immonse gatherlug, sad was ncoarded epontaneous and hoarty welcome, Mr, HBankey stated that ho would not start out again with Mr, Moody until fall, when shoy would ap- osr togethor in Now York, Dir, Baukey lefs for 4 lowno at Now Castle to-nlght. etk i, JEFF, DAVIS. LorevirLe, Ky, Aug. 23,—The Hoard of Dircctois of tho Christian County, Kentucky, Agricultural aud Mechauical Association haa 1u- vited Jofforson Davis to deliver on address at the eloventh aunual moallug which commences Oct. 8, Mr, Davia was born in Cliriatian Connty, sud likoly a dosire to renow tho associations of ury ytum will go far towarda inducing Lim to azcop! Kansas City, Mo., Aug, 31.—Jefferson Davig bas bean iuvited to deliver tho address at the Expousition bers, which commences Hopt, 18, snd Trom tolegratua reosivod thero 14 ittha doubt of his accoptauce. All the promient citizens, re- gardlons of yolitics, e umled fu a lottor cordially inviting Lim to attond. THE POSTMASTER AT LA CYGNE, KAN. Special Diapatch o The Catcago T'ribune, TorkKa, Kau,, Aug, 43,—~Tho exswmination of J. B, Taylor, Postwastor st La Cyguo, Kao., which bas been fu progress befors the United Biates Commissloner hore. for tha past two wooks, way closed to-day, Taylor being beld in boud of $5,000 for trisl at the noxt term of the United Btat Districs Cowt, ‘The charge Ls that of abstractiogthe contents of rogiatered Intters. Taylor ia a navhaw of the 1ato Prosident I'avlor, and has herotofora horne & high character. Tho case has excived much fnteraat, buth on account of the promiuouce of the accured atul Lecauso of the peculiar nature of tho evidence, iy NEWTON 8. GRINMWOOD, Resolutions Adopted by Members of the Joltet Press—=1hoe Funceral Nere mon, Snectal Dispateh to The Chicapo Tribtive. Joranr, Iif, Aug. 23.—At a meeting of the press fraternity of this city, hold at tha oflico of tho Joilot Sun last Baturdsy oveniug, to take action In rolation to the death of tho lato New- ton 8. Grimwood, tho following resolutions wero adopted s Witknzas, The late Newton 8, Qrimwood, wha ros cently miet no tragic & death, was for many mouthis e local editor of tho Joilet Sun, and was & young jours (alent, tirfllint gendus, persevcring f ud storling Julegrity 3 au sgrecable compats fon, o trusted feiend, sud wi Lionor o tho profession of bia cuofco, dieaotved, 'That in the death of Newlon 8, Grimwnn 1, who for o time wan city edilor b our midst, ani nore Tecently o reporter on tho Chlcnwo Lvening Jonrnal, bus met with and that av- plore, 'That we Loid dend in bigh ete the virtues of onr youny and warty of fmilation by \ho brethron uf thy pre overywhore, tesolred, That, whila wo profoundly regrot tho ma ner of hisdealb, it 452 satisfaction to know thal he wan angaged, with a soldier-like bearing und courage, in the ievititats pursuit of his calling, Resolued, That & copy of thess renolutlons be for- warded to’ hin Kiudred st Yorkville, and ulso to the Chlcago Evening Journal, and that tub papers of this city Lo requested to puliish the samo. Tho funeral sormon waa proschod at Dristol Btation fiunlcuhv vy the Rev, Mr, Dastor, paa- tor of the Baptist Chucch., Tho church was orowded, and tho entiro cxercisos of tho most soiemn character, e A STRANGE TRAGEDY, The Case of the Woman Who Delib= orntoly Drowned Hersolf and Her ‘Khreo Chitdren, Iittaburg Chronicle, Reading wan on Tuosday the scene of ono of tho most torriblo tragedins that has occurred in tla Stato for a nunbar of years. At about 6:30 o'clock on tho ovenlng in quostion & woman of medium height and full flgare was obseived passiug over tho Harisbg bridgo, n shors wise tance from tho city proper. 8ho was accom- pavted by threo children, twvoof them pirls, sgod 9 and 6 soats, and the othern boy of 3. Upon roaching the far sida of the river tho little party deacended to tho tow.path of the Union Canal, and prococded in tho (i-ection of the Tul- pobiocken Creok, Tho childron skipped along merrily, dolightod with their ramble in the coun- try, whilst tho mother walked moodilywith them. Ata poiut sbout !4 milos from the Oity of Reading she was eeon by a young Iady to stop 'é"l fill'a large basket sha had with hor with stones, Lhis dono, the atrappad f¢ tightly to hor waiat, and picking up the littla Lov she threw him on ber Uroast, and then taking ono of tho girls under each of her atms, deliberately throw her- solf Into tho canal. Dut a few moments intere venea botween tho filling of the buskct and the fatal act, aud before tho aid, which camein {ho person of o Mr. Farney aud soveral farm-hands, who rusbied to tho water's edpre upon Learing tho cries of tho childron, eould cffoct a roscue, the mother and childron had dieappoared, Theto was 8 moment of straggling and battling with tho waters, and then the woman, borne down by tho wetchiv of tho barket of stoucs and tho chil- dren, kank to the bottom. The rerciing party began geavpling for the bodles, and In & abort time recovered two of the child.en; preacntly tho third wau obtained, and finally the body of the mother wos found. ‘I'he mother and childien sevo well dremsod, Tho bodies of the four wers laid upon the bank of the rtream. Notico was at onca sent ta the Coroner, and a Jury was impancled, nono of whase membera wern abla to, recoenizo tho dead swoman or her childron, Their verdict wes that tho woman camo 1o her denth by suicidal drowning, whilst tho children came to theirs by the willtul act of the verson (sunposed to bo tho-mother) who was with them. ‘The doad bodios wers takon to tho city, and sworo about to ba buried, wlhion & Mrs. Iockmuchl, who lad viowed tham at tho under- taker's ofllen, rocognized the woman s tho wife and the children as the offspring of Ihilip Dow- singer, n German saloon-keoper. Ifo waa at once summmed, and made acquainted with the sad evont which bad devrivod bim of 4 wiife and a family of chuldron. No motive is assigned for the fatal agt of Mrs. Bewsingor. FIRES. IN CHICAGO. " Tho alarm from Dox 59, at 10:50 o'clock last night was for n &light fire in an uuoccupied barn in roar of No. 1033 Indiana avenuo, The fire was evidently sob by some malicious persou. Damago trilling, AT CANTON, O, Cwvorwwaty, 0., Aug. 23.—The Enquirer's Canton, O.. epocial says tho roof and contents of the upper story of Dall's Roapor Works were burned to-day. Tho remainder of tho building wan saved in & damaged condition. Tho contonts of tho floor burned conaiated of pattorns; entiro- ly cousumad. Loses catimated at 10,000, Fully iusured, but names cf companios not known, AT SACRAMENTO, Bax Traxcisco, Cal., Aug. 19,—A firo at Sac- ramont» last night dostroyod the wood and coal shods of the railroad company, and filteon cars toaded with whoat, atl damagoed the Lloncor Flour Mills and the gas-works, Lous, $30,000, AT SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. New Havrs, Conn., Aug. 23.—A flre in Bouth Norwalk this morning destroyed the dwelling- house of John MgQuahao, a harness-atare, shioo- atoro, and two grocory-storcs. Lows, $30,000. Insured. . Whipped to Denths Juchmond (Va.) Whin, Bome of our rouders may romembor a nogro man namod leter DlFuun. now about 50 years old, formeriy a slave of Dr. ‘Ialley, of thia city, and for s ahort time duriug the War a servant io Qen, Wighll, For somo yoars past Digges bas lived with his wifo in Fauquler Couuty, on laud belonging to Mr, James Maraball, noar Otlaan. llo was arrested oo the aftornoon of the 7th just. for whipping his sou, a boy 10 yoars of age, in such a orucl mannaer that he died under the torture, The alloged provocation s that tho boy bad run away from home, Digges haviog boon Lieard to uay that be would brouk him of ruuning off or kill him aud be havged for it. On tho morniug of tho 7ih be was seen dragging tho boy to the coro-house with muw-huu sud bickories in one haod as tho struments of torture. The boy was atnpped naked, bound, and Jashed without mere, 'r‘ho unoatural parout thon stopped to rest fo acolding tho hoy weantime whilo ho pleaded for merey. 1fe thon whipped him a secoud sud pos- wibly s third time, while the chuld was moanin, piteously and vainly endeavoriug to rise sn dress hiwnelf in obedienco to hik father's cow- maud. The torture was intliotod jo thio prosonco of two or three nogro man, who offored no lnter- forenco, Hoon afior tho whipping the boy died in tho most distrossing agonies. Digos, altor being arrested, canfessed that Lo kiliad the child, but urged in extenuation that he did not know tho finjuries ho was fnflicting. This spology, howaver, i disproved by tho codition of the boy’s bedy after death. ) et N A Ohiuncso Baptist. Ban Francigeo Chronicle, That the Mongollan is msking a most des; ato sudeavor to outstrip bix paler brother is mattors of churoh discipline was fully dem- oustratod tho other day ':{ a novel church trial, held in tlus city under tho Moderator- slup of the Rev. L. #. Kallooh. The complainant was Al Jim, entbusiastlo immersod Chi- aawan, and the ovue complained against waa hin astor, the MHav. Mr. Fraucs, of the Chinese \esion, Ah Jim bad read of the Paratill case ; the speculations of Dawson wore fresh in his wind, sad for fear that Mr. Francis would, in an ungosrded momout, do somothing to scandsiize Lig pig-tailod congregation, he thouglit it his Christisn duty to move in tho matter, and 10 ,llnlmad ohiarges of **indolont Iazivess” and ‘falye Liypocrivy ™ agsinat his dearly-beloved chief, as a waruing that break- ors_wero certaiuly shoad, The chargos wero made in the regular way; the Council con- veued, and Ab Jim was promptly ou hand to vus the Ilov, Mr. Francis through a tinst-class investigation, Ho conducted the prosecution with more than ordivary shill, Inhis closiug speech to the Council be stated that Mr. Francis was vot only * indolently Iszv,” but that be was 80 l.xurdmfily Iguoraut of tho doctrines of Cons fugius that be Dot even fit to carry on au argument with a waah-houss skeptlo, Hat, with all bin eloquence, the Council decided sgainsi Al Jim, and he now threatons to witldraw from the plu:xm and atart & Baptist” Gospel-shiop of Lus, onn, poll, —_ .. 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