Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1875, Page 5

corract, Tho Orand Tepids Fagle, indeac tompta to arguo that neither Senator Morton Sanator Ferry han chanzed; bt that both L bean misnnderataod fu this matter. Lot that as it may. The fact is nuo of groat significance and pubtie intercat. It affords a eatisfactory indication of {he financial logislation that may be expocted from tho naxt Congress. It Forry stands with Morton, the hard-money Henators will oanily’control tho Scnate next winter. Tho Bpringficld Journat has no Lesitation in eondemuing tho opinion of Altornoy-Genoral Fdssil construing the amendatory sct of tho Revonue lnw pasaed by the Twonty-nmth Gene eral Apsombly. It says the opinion is **in the very tecth of the Conatitution,” aud ** of & dam- aging, if not ruinous, claractor,” Tt Journal continuea: * It tho Board should be sw noforin. nsto a8 to bo mislad by Mr. Edeall, thera will bo about 6,000 manufscturing and other establish- ments converted into tho bilterost tax-fightors in the Slate, and along with tbem will bo found the railiond companica themualves, aiding to wipe out & donnle-barroled systom of tax-robe bery ua foolish aa It 18 wicked aud unjust,” A Washington dispatels totho Now York World, epeaking of tho Kontucky Benntorship, says: * Much Intereet is mrnifested hera in regard to tho Henatorial contest in Konlucky, A leading Tnited States Senator who Lias recontly travoled in that soction thiuks the probabilitics aro that MNr. Btevonsou will ba re-elected, Mr. Beck, however, is very strong. and Lo and lis friends nro workiug hard to secure bis success, It scems that ex-Gov. Lenlie. who is also a candidate, will throw hig influence in favor of e, Stovenson in tho event of his boing unable to succoed bimself, Altopather the coutestis excendingly complicated and carnest, and 1t is somenbat oarly in the can- vaas to nuako any predictions in reference to the rosuit,” Gov. Kirkwood'a temporance views ara strong- Iy indorsed by the Itepublican nowspapers of Towa, tho editors of wiich goem to find no diffie culty o understanding exactly what Le mesus, The Davenport (alle, however, disazraes with €20 Governor on ono point. It thinks he would have been justifiod in throwing tho responsibility for futute temporance legislation aentirely upon tho Legislaturo. The fcano in squarely beforo the people, aud sny Legislatnre which they cleet vught, in the opinton of the Gazetle, to be left untrammoled. Tho Goveruor thorefoto arsumes too great o 1espopsibility wheu ho promises to voto any bill which docs not contemplate local oition, or something okin to it. Tho nuswer Lo {his mas be thet tuo fssuo was not Aquerely bo- fore the people before tho Governor's spoech was made. Tho New York Worll's Wackington corro- spendent totegraphs a5 follows: “T'hoe best in- formntion that can be obtained Lero from Ohio yoints to the election of Jir. Allen, This is con- cded oven by 1aid-)oney Democrats, who be- liave that the prospects of tho party tn 1876 would bo greatly improved Ly a dofeat on tho Iiig-Monoy Leresics which bave been mado tho leading Issues in tho canvars, Senator Davis, of West Virginin, who was in the city to-day, is conyinced that dr. Allen will bo elocted; an ox- teusivo morebant aud manufacturer himself, ho n:entioned the names of several large lumber, {ron-mining, and other firma in the State, who, a'toough Itepublicaus 1o politics, will thus year vote for Allen, and uss all their influence iu the £amo durection. Vo tho other hand, the Repub- licans sio perfoctly certain thov will carry tho Btato, owlag to tho defcction of the Gorman voto from tho Soft-Money platfora, tho discon- tent of Hard-Money Democrats, and the general Giegnst with the corruptionists of tho Cinciunati IEnquirer, who would bo wtreugthenod, it {s tkought, by & Domocratic victory. ‘The course of journalism in Indianapolis nev- er did 1uo emooth. Only a littie wlulo ago, the Sentinel of that city waa a hard-money organ snd the Journal & eoff-money organ; now the Jrurnal ia for hard money aud tho Senfinel for scft mousy, The latter paper was enablod to fi'p by o chango of proprictors, but the Journal adopted the wimpler aund maoller mothod of confersing its error and promising workamaeot for ropoutance. Tho Sen- tiael, in making au_snnouncement of & new pol- dey, desls largely in ghttertug goneralities, when It saye that * oxpodioney and feasibility 216 10 bo considered,” and **man will duffer in ofinion.” Tho Jowraal, an tho othier hand, puts the rath thus piadaly: “Now; tho Sentinel o stout to desort the traditions of ita party, and, ander tho protonuo of becomlog a better Dem- veratic papor, s going to join the ranks of the wistionists. It wiil find some good arguments for that bad couse--as good as tho case would admit—in tuo flles of the Journat for 1878, which it may use and wolcome. This paper has sinco chauged propristore, Las pasped through the slough of despond, and its foot are now planted on tae solid rock of apecie paymout.” PERSONAL : Adolive Patti'a siutor 18 tourlng through th Bouth of Germany. #. . Lytiloton and A, J, Balfour, of England, &a guests at the Tremont House, C. H. Deore, Esq., of Moline, reanufactarer of h) famous plow, 1uat the Palmor Huuse, “ Nym Criuklo " has spent julto a slice of his ife 1n tryiog to determino whether opera bouffa 18 funny, ¢ Edwin Bootb's dsughter, Edwins, fa 16 years olil, and has vursed hor father 8inoo ke met with hisacoldent, o i i | i i i i ! ] ' _Wulsm B, Duncan s comfortsbly sitoated, | i | i [ i s father, Aloxander Duncan, of Bootland, haa 65,000,000, + Binca the falturo of Duncan, Bherman & Co. Pew reuts in Braollyn have droppod 20 per cent, aod are atill going down, 3 o Accordwg to the Graphic's portraits, AMiss Dickiusou I » romarkably pretty gizl, and Col, Baker is a stunning-looking oficer, ' Bonapartism secms ta grow space. No less \ than 80,000 Frouchmen recently attended masa \ 1 hooor of ko lata Emporor Napolean i Loo- on. 8an ¥rancisco will shortly ship to tbo Mikado of Jupan n state carrisge valued at €3,000, four :‘1":?; worth €25,000, and hsrness costiug Mr, Noptuno, of Carloton, Canads, sccidental- Iy put & buliet in his own head, but it aanimyilsted with hie braios, aud merely gives weight to his ! opinipns. A Tho Princess Ocloft, wife of the Russlan Min- ister o Daris, has Just diod. Bhe wus & lovely womsn, a grand pianlste, and M. Thiers sdored ber at & respectful distanco, Franklio Woodruff, formerly partner of Frank Houiton, &t &n oxpenpe of has just’ fimjshea, £600,000, the finest _storeliouse bulldiugs sver erected on the Euus River trous, Lii Perkius wiolo an eplyram from sa old wiitor and wrote, ‘e thrive by tbrift.” ‘The compositor racognized the write chirography (- aod ameuded the sentence (o read, * We live by ort.” T Jenny Lind finds consclation in the fact that, wotwithatanding the lo:a of hor Yoice, she can make juat as good broad a4’ dver, Har Renuioe 8nccevses woro always (o tiie Esat, Tommy Bhearman'a stalemont to English Audiences that all Amotican clergymen kisw all :’haxr feminine parishioncis, 18 rogarded as a ever advortsing dodge to bull the whot market, g ‘Llizes Beotoh herd-boys who worked together 1n the Farigh of Dankfoot, Perth, grew up 1o be Tabert Nicoll, the poet, Dz, Dull, the missions. ¥, and Mr. Macksarie, the presous Premlor of Cinade, '“"“"luln Miller and Baffalo Bill sgreed to cut “ok Uair. Jcaquin eut bis, but Bill backed out. F -‘;-lquh; patheticaliy writos s *Such writers mm';u::-vm brng thae langusge of Nature Into Wasbiugton Ny 4 . s pot goiity of the 1i8e. Olive Logan gaw bim at Loog Branch ady deeiy, 2 s f‘ e 'fl'u by was not gulliy. Oliv (L Saora bigliy Lad sbie ueves | sos ounced herself an o world,” No wall-bred Iady can afford to »v6 alio avor kponks the truth afier that. Jlof of Police Green, of Long Brauch, who, v or two Ago, reandalized the country by ro- asing & notorions keeper of a houss of hl-tame after tho Justics had fined tho offonder, lias boen summarily removed, Bonaln ‘Turner now announces that sha in 33, and Tilton's attentionsn to hier muat have osenrred when sho was an tnnocent littln school-girl of 20, DBat Dessie’'s reputation for tiuth ronders tho above statemont vory donbtful, A Indy corcespoudont mayu that thers arn worsn men in tho world then the cditor of the Tall Toreer, wheroat Mr. Tweod 1 maid Lo bava hinsh- ed and Jay Gould to hava remarked that theso shallow women think thoy know evorything. Remueat, on his deatii-hed, sl to Thiots: * Wo alia)l mast npain aliortly in a botlor workd.’ Trye, trus" muttered Thiers, impstiontiy. ‘Thon ho went out, slammod tha door, stamperl hia foot, and growled : *¥us Itomusat never Lad soy tact," Princesn Mary Tancaria, ** tho lineal dancend. ant of tho Noman Emperor Constantine,” bronght suft sgmnat reveral of the rich old churchos of tho Eternal City and lost hor auit, a8 sho doserved, by being unalle to substauliate bor patifcian ofaima, The Golden Rule is to bio the name of Adiron- dack Murray's now roligiona Boston weokly. ‘I'i paper will advocato spacto resnmption, and will nok publish * reposts of murders, scandals, sonsations, church rows, nor of auy othor fude- coucios and brutalities." Louls Buike, of Durkesville, Ky, iIncan- tiously blaspliemed bocause his crups wero ruined. Lis tongue clova to the roof of hia mouth snd be dlod nost day, Tho story ia tuld by the Henderson (Ky.) fieporler, aud s proba- bly without a word of tiuth. Ancther claimant for tho hand of tho Princess Beatrico has appesred upon the scens in tho porson of the punniless Prince Thomas of the Louso of Savoy. The young bLucksall know that Jobn Bull will give ber an enormoun dowrs, 18 being tlo last of the Princossus, and be glad to hisve tha thug over. Tho Chicago correspondent of tho St. Lonis Times charges Mr, Jamos Chisholm, of the In- ter-Ocean, with being tho author of one of the local plays to he brought out at Mr, McVicker's theatres. This ia unbiod and noprobable, For nine loug years ho nnd McKoe Runkin havo beou hutching up o tragedy in sovon acts, but they chwagreed on tho plut,aud have gat vo further. It cannot bo Mr. Chisholoi, Perbaps it is Mr. MeVickor himsolf. Prot. Guorge Howland baving declmod tho Professorship of Ancient Lauguages to which Lo wax eleeted Ly the Tiustees of Lako Torest Univemity, Prof, Johu IL Hewit, of Olivct Col- loge, Mich,, s grudoate and formerly tator of Yaia Collego, wus elected yesterday in place of Prof. Howland. It in understood that Prof. Hewitt will accopt. Drof. Howitt 18 said to'bo an oxrorienced edacstor, and will bo & most val- uable requisiion to the edueational intorests of tue city and Univorsity. Advertisoment in Dublin Times: **Matri- mony,—A mothor, suffering from a mortal dis- caxe, and longiug to sco hor two duughternsuita- Ly mariied befors sho leaves this world, wishes to meet two gontlemen ; 108pectablo patoutsgo ; minimum fncome, £100; age under 0. Gurla 1o goud-bumored, trained houwckesgors, very handsume (ndvertirer can puaranteu thiv) ; agee, 22 and 19 eldest very nousible, yonugess o hitlo thighty ; forcunce. £800 onch. Inuclose carte, ote. Address Y 72, ofiice of thts pager.” Ono Jobn Evsns, a few days, with kerosen: tho 1anterns overbosid. 1lis object was to.let the vexsel get woll aut to sen before the ruinwas Tho derlruction of the lanteras wus o prevent their wigualing to other shipe, digcovered. Ho esoaped from tho vessel, but was recaptured. Tho now John tho Baptst is tho Rev. Samuel Wuguer, colored, of Virginin City, Nov. foot-race, and, selzing & gougs, Tushiod ont, ex- claliing : *'Dare's diviao worship du evew’ at 7 o'clock, Hear yo! Loar yo! bar ; aud yer knows very woll yer soul am in danger, dat yer never kin bo saved until yor borned again, for what did Niokamdomus say 7" says ““The New York Ecening 1'ost scems to be for- tupate in gettiog good cditors, and unfortunate in not being able to keep them very long. In ouly about & dozen yoars, it Lias had in succes- Tho Bpringlold (Mans,) Republican slon, an managing eoditors. Mr. Joun Bigelow, r, Parko Qodwin, Mr. Cbarlos Nordhoff, Mr. Clarlton T, Lesws, Mr, Arthur G. Hedgwick, Mr. 8. (I, Gay, ana 3Mr. Albert G. Browno, Jr. ‘The latter. who Lus proved Limsell ons of the beat of. the wholo lst, bsa just retued. Tho Ppaper ssema to prosont o chronic caso of incom- patibility. The exporiences of alt thoso gentle- ou witl the Evening Fost would 1eake su fo- teresting chagter in Mr. Wingate's book on Journalism, but, we fear, not altogether a cred- 1table ouo.” AIr, Boecher apends bis time at the Whito AMountain Honse botweon bowling, croquot plag- iug, morning prayers, aud preaching on Sun- days. Limaolfs “Once upon & time" vieitod him, own’ parlor. In an instant Le (Alr, Deccner) arode, graspad the clergyman by the baok of the & olergyman neck, shoved Lim to the front door, and kickod tim out of it. The mun's faco, na Lio unoxpoct- edly found himeolf {n Mr. Baeohior's graup, snd bls look of terror ashin was about baing pitchod down ths froat stops, wora so ludicrous that, as Mr. Boocher returned to the parlor. his angor vanislied, and the whole afhir seomed £o ludi- crous, that bo *rolled upan the floor like olly, snd laughed ¢ill heo almost cried,"—XLzchange, P HOTEL ARDIVALS, 'an House—Col. O, L, Hinuloy, Now York; J. Norton, Washiuglon ; I, hlin 1 Ord s Meyer, Fand du Lae ; J, 0, Loularllle ; L. W, Tuker, Now York; I, A, Wooley, G Oinelunait’ Col, it Br, Logte Lis s Jolu Gullup, Rochieater ; J. L, 1" Auderwon, New York: ce, 3L Reed, Lustou's A, R, Wilso, Hurliniin munt House—Wullun Wallace, Lindon ; 4 Tioston ; G. . fuon, Cincinuall; W, C," (ardn, Hysucue § O, Bsugor; J, O, Lows, Ottawn L, Wilbur, Detrolt § " Joun, ‘A, ' Atlen, 51, Lowe Tobey, Colllugwood’s 8. R, Stiuwon, Cliarlen Rnight s 3 Relly, St Tauly H, T, Real, Tows £ x° steatls, Thilalelphls s 6. 1L Mag, Now York Georite It Kiiclu, i, Loty ; Lo Oemub, Rochwstur § Btoru, Cluciunatl (A, E. Loler, New York § . 1 ' Washing-ton. Riog, Olto; J, I, Sith, Wa tou, Boslon mer Houas: Y. Buowsiter, Nebrask, tls, Mouut Verunn ; , Now G. Meriweather, Mobife s » R Mudge, Beivide ., ¥, W. g- Dudley, New Xozk; D, ¥, Iawko, low; e 4 i, Clevelais £ Whitnjan, 81, Loui A, Jow Glar MUD, Wo 1,0, Anderon, Kentacky: D, b, Kowiand, pi. g oo G, N, Fltoh, Gounoolisit: 8. E. Rumbls, Natche John 1, Bromley, Mulsdelpl ¥raucieco; Thouss Usllagher, 141, Datrit; J, Thonuss, Glasguw, Seotivid ; 3. 8, e rilhy Clucluuatl; W, 3L Furner, Now York; L. 0, ltya Bwlolt's Jobu T, Wikion, Piitelurg.. .Grand Puctiast Carles Colllos, Cloveland ; Thomii 3. 0, Fogg. Low felsus i 3.3, Nilea, Lagorie D, Alexcuder, St Lo Philadelpbia§ Joun G, Suott, St Louls . Juckson, i AW, Goates, Mubilo] dy Priuce, 8t Paul; James Cushing, Dabuque; J, W err Uasto s J, A, Holmos, 8L, Louls | O, Y, Godard, New York ; 1. M, 11 t, Hurtf i W Bpelrs, Peoriat Jamds V, Mitioney, Lok x‘fi.-dfd.w % 0. L Pelerso Now'Jorsoy ; Georye i ——— BLUE RUIN AT YHE GOLDEN GATE, Bux Faixoisco, Aug. 24.—Thers are rumors on the atreat: of the discovery of extensive wwinaliog on the part of disttliers snd revenus sgents i this oity. A. Olarke, Collactor'of In- toroa] Revenue at Savannab, Gn'.hhn been b somne time, followiug the clew, definitely koowa, ¥ ) oibiag 1a yab THE PEST.SHIP, " 84x Fasxcieco, Aug. 24.—The Court of fnqui- £y 1a the caye of the scurvy-amitten ship Bre- wen convened to-dsy. The Caplain tastifies l‘l: sbundangs of freshs fo0d was rogulaly steward of the schioonor Ieckman, from Cuba to New York, bad a fuse with tho Captain and crew. He took his revougo by roining all the provislous, except ouough for aud then threw oll Laat Kunday oveniog ho mot a crowd coming from & Yo's boen upon dix coast for years, follorad yer vanities nud yor siuw, a0’ nebor prayed & prayer since yo come Hero Is au auecdoto of himself, told by and insulted bim and his wifa in his Busb, Michigan ; C, J, L., Dutroit ; H, B, Hendorson, vou; A, I, Lowle, obih Blake, Mem! K‘Inlnr. Madison ; CRIMINAL MATTERS. | Escape of a Murderer from tho Jail at Kansas City. State of Abandoned Lawlessness in ' Jasper County, Mo. A Thief Shot Dead in New York by a Man Whom He Had Pre- viously Robbed, Escape of the Murderer Through the Crowded Streets of the City. Thousands Paid for Work on the Erie Canal Which Was Never Performed. MISSOURI LAWLESSHESS, Snecral Disvateh to { he Chicaso Tribnne, 8t. Lorin, Mo., Aug. 24.—There isa very bnd state of affaire In Jakper County, this Biate, te- sulting from a number cf fights, mobs, and riot- ana procnedings, which bave tevently occuried there. From advices received hero it appear that rome timo sgo a Scotebinan named Peter Otr died mear Carthage, in that county, leaving 8 widow and considerablo property in this State, and nleo ju Scotlaud, A tiem of lawyers, coumstiog of Jsmes F. Hardin sud W. J. Robmwon, rolicited the buniners of winding up ber busbsud's estate, nand Ly fatno representation induced ber to wign a negotiable noto for the suin of $3.500. Kubss- quently sho was advised tuat sbe Lud been im- posed upon in the matter, and sbo applied to onua W. I1. Flelps for advico. Phoipadiscovered tust the note had been made payabis to a third patty by tho usme of Nicholson, who liod traosforred it to ono Wilbur, aud who badin turn traneferred it to Cyrus Smith. Plolps sought out Hwith, and, requesting to reo tho note, suatchied it a5 Roon aw it was produced and destroyod it, and deoonnced the partics to tho schemo s swindiera, Quite an sitercation easued, but no actusl fight tuok place then. Bun- day night, about miduizbt, Phelj-a wasawakenod by a tap on bis window and & voica demanding that ho at anco make his appearance, Kurmising tibar barm was meaut, ho refured to go to tuo windoy., s wife, however, got up, and upon openfug tho ehutter discovered that tho hauso was eunounded by a drunken wob, who de- manded that Phielps bo producet. Mrs. Phelps wssuied them that her huebaud was not at bomao, but they refuscd to beliove this. Hardin eud Robinson were buth present in the crowd, aod Rouinson presentsd a revolvor gt tho head of Mrs. Phelps and threateuved to shoot Lee if sho dld not aivnlpe the where- ubonts of ber husband. ~Abot tius time Ezra Mller, anear neiguvor of £helps, being atiracted by tho uose of tho mob, arrived on the Keeve, Jobmson had just entered tho house, when Miller bit him a terrfbie blow fn the face, felling Inm to the tloor. ‘Thou tho drawing of revolvors cummenced, Boveral shots were fired without scrious effect. In the meantino weveral of Yholps' frieods arrived, whereupon Iloips wado bus nppossance with & ehot-gua, and, by tho aid of L friouds, drove the mob from lus oromison. Boveral fomons rceoved elight hurts, bue nooody was killed., Beveral arrcuste Lave Leen made, and & vumber of the pastick ure in joil at Carthage. The excitoment wan great all day yesterday, and further tionble was upprebended. ‘I'be man Hardin, who proenred the note from 3Nie. O1r, and who wos enzaged 1u the riot, 13 & noiotious ebaracter in that kcetion of conntry, Formerly Lo was 8 Methodist preacher. but upon n cuarge of swindling Bulie orplian children vut of their outire yropeity, wes dismissed from the church, and bis liceuso tabea from him. Buteequently ho took to drink, and oue night about 8 mouth ngo o mwede an etfort to cuter the bed-rocm of o widow lady at Cartbage, who ordered lum away, and upon bin rofusal sie vhot DLims through tho shoulder, from which wound he bas barely recovorod. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. Sgecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune., Forr Waysy, Ind., Aug. 2.—Soveral weeks ago the mystorious disappearance’ of David I{oesch, who was ougaged iu tho carpet bubiness 1t this city, was montioned in theeo dispatolics, Hooech was a sivglo man, 28 yoars of age, and dissppested without Informing his moxt inti- mato frionds of his intentions or making any arrangements for tho disposition of his property. Doing & prominent Odd-Teilow, raembers of thut Orilor mveatizated the mattor. A fow dayu kince o citizen-who bad boen on friendly terms with loesch dwplayed & fettor pur- porting Lo como from him at Philadelyhin, telling lum to pay certain debts meutioned by the writer, and appropriate tho balauco of L of- focts to -hin own wie. In liouxch's papers a re- ceipt hns boen found showiug thut he had sot- tled tho acbt above mentioned m full. There s littla. doube that Lho letier reterred io iy a foi- wory, o8 lutter and tolegrainw rent to Hoesch at Philagelphts do uot bring auy replies. io had ou his bereon at the time of “bis dirappearanve about 230 in movey aud a kandsomo gold watel apd cham. The couviction now s umiversal hat ho was murdered aud robled. A reward s offered for bua recovory, dead or alive, and no paiue will be spared in tho efoit to unravel the wmystery which now surrounds his fate. HIT HIS MARK. Br. Louts, Aug. 24.—The littlo villege of Rouclitown, St. Clair County, Il., was the scoze of a bloody tragedy on Bunday oveniog, As Frodorick Kifer, the enginoer of & il ju the place, and Ueorgo Sicfriod, s farmer, hving in tho vicinity, were testing thoir skill in sLooting at a mark with ehot-gune, au altorcution aroso botween them g3 to which had mado the best shot. Biefiied sdvanced towaid Kifor to striko Kifer warned hum off, but he continued to advance in 8 ne luf manner, and Kifer lodged o charge of ' shot iu hia abdumon, Lilling bim al- most instavtly. ‘Kifor went to Bolleville aud fi““ Limaelf “up to tho suthoritios, who lodged i in jail. INDIAN TERRITORY LAWLESENESS, Boeetat (Mepateh to The Chicazo 4midune, Muscoare, I, Aug. 24,—Sevoral days apo, in the Fllut District of the Chorokeo Nation, Deputy Unitod Ktstes Marshals Bharp and Mitobeli orrented a Chorokos naned Mankiller for complicity with his brotber in tho murdor of a whito boy, for which the luttor is sontenced to bo bung Sopt. 3. Binco thou & party of twenty urmed Cherokees altempted his- roscuo, avd a tight eouued, during which the prisouer was shot duad. Baturday eveoing Chsrles Bargess, & negro, killed” Jobn Iiascbett, & Cherokes, near Chouteaw, Chorokeo Nalion, Largeds is under arrost. . NEW YORK CANAL FRAUDS, Avuany,-Aug. 24.—Tbo investigation of tho canal contracts of Dolden, Duoniwon & Co, was coutinued to-day by tue Legislative Comnutteo. Tue whols of the evidearo goos to show that tho couiractors received fiom tha Stato thousards of dalluis for wouk which was tever pecfurmed. Tue Bacnlf of Ouondags Cuunty yesturday sttnched tho property of Dennison, Deldeu & Co. to the moatiot of $U05,000, or noarly guY,~ 000 1o oxcess of the smount clajmad 1o have been illegally obtained from tha Bfate, ‘Tho Legislu tiva Committos coutinues ita invostizatiun lato bue oanal fraude, und obtalued toveideiabis ad- ditional evldence aguiuut thiess partied to-day. A WOULD-BE ASSASSIN, Dernorr, Mich., Aug. 34.—Albert Xolitor, a merchant and lumberman of Rogers City, and LEdward Sullivan, hun bookseopor, wers bott shot, probabiy fatally, last night whilst standiug nzllm deax in Molitor's store, _Fourloen buck- sbos enteryd Molitor's wida, and it is scarcels posmble ba can recover. Hullivan was sl tha [ace, eceivivg & fearful wouod. viore fired througt a window, and the sswssstu 18 aiknown, but supposed to be one of Molitor's ;A‘bonn who had been discharged dariog the 32 GONE, Eawws Ciry, ' Mo., Aug, 24—, O, Tandall, Cblef Clark of tho County Oollector's oRice fu this elty;- mysteriously disappearsd from bis Wios yaslardey noco, and has Nod hees heand TIIE CIITCAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25, 1875. from L Cotleetar Aleveon, shass prineipal oflter et Indepencenen, came down towly and fonnd the door Joeked, (e {n mucl axeited over the master, though itin vot pesible that 1t dall conld linvn keeured much money {f ha hes Abeconrded. e hak o wife family % Toda- r-endence, and has alnays beew considered relia- 5 ! Llo and hoteat, ADMITTED TH NAIL Svecitl Inapatrh fo The Chicaso Trfouns, Broomisaroy, Til, Aug. 2i.—Andrew J, Barnew, tio marderer of Matthew J. Fitzpatrick, & promincut politician. of MclLean County, who feil by Lurnca' kuifa womn weelw ago, wan to-day admittod to batln 4,000, which 19 not vet fure ninlied, Judze Smith, of Champsign, lieard tha cage, which cume before Liw on a writ of habeas corpus, FSCAPLZ GF A NMUADFRER, Srecud’ Daarwteh to 1he Chocaaa Tribune, Fanean Cirv, Mo., Aug, 28.—J, €. Bpragun, & noted counterfeiter and mirderer, who wes un- dor renteuet of death in tha County Jail at Har- rinonvillc, for the Lillng of & man at Hol- den kome 6 8gu, Lroko Jall Iaat night sud suade bis orcago. A THIEF, Apetl Disraled to The (*hicaro Tribune. Lasaixa, Mich, Aug. 26—A msa named Mullinlland rtterupted to rob Miss Lathrop on Shcbigan svenue vosterdar afternoon of s sum of money she had just drawn from a bank. He }vu‘ Arlnsnlod. ezamined to-day, and committed ur tual, SHOVELED OFF, New Yong, Aug. 2f.—Frank McLestry, who war beaten with a shovel {o 8 fight oo Satarday tight, died last eveuing, arrest was made. MURDER OF A THIEF BY HIS VICTIM, New York 1 riluns, Au7, 23, A murder occurred on Saturday afternoon In tho Sixteenth Ward whoroby James Laungdon, uge 22 yeara, of No. 450 Wost ixteanth streot, loet Lis lite st the baodu of n man asyet nn. known to the police. Langdon was connactod with & geng of young men of desperate char- acter woll Lnown and dreadea in the neighborhood. Boon after noon on Satur- day ho was standing at Ninth aveous and Fourtconth atreet, with Timothy Connore, aliza ** Lickety,"” and ex-convict, ago 25 vears, of No. 433 Weal Bix*eonth rireet, and Charles Curran, abas “ The Fror," ago 18 years, of No. 83 Teutlh avenue, endenvoring to negotisto for the dis- nosition of a waten and chaln which Langdon and Curran admilted that they bad stolen from # wan whilo asleep, Langdon also told Connors that whon thoy weto takiug the watch and chain tho eleepy man arourod himself long enough to lovk at tho thicves, and thon full asloop again, Counors was slout to take the watch and clnin for the purporo of solling them when s Llector utreot car stopped on the corner and a «ontlemanls-louking voung man suddenly dastied between them, and, seizlug Cunvors by the col- lar, maid, * I want you," Connors, fancying he was in the bands of the polico, made no rosist- auce, and was dragged to tho resr pistform of tho car, whera thn stranger locked ot him carefully, end then, saying that he wag mistaken, ho lot Conuors go, The atranger dashed after the others, who bad ecparated, Curzan going down Hindscn streot, winle Lang- don ron up Ninth svenua sod took rofuge m VanHorn & Co.'s lumber-yard, which oc- enpios the block betwenn Foarteenth sud Fif- tecuth etreetn, along Ninth aveoue. The wtranger followod Laugdon, who wont through tho pato of tho lumber-yard on Niuth avenuo, neatest Fifteentn etreet, und, pasking bevind the oflice. sttemptea to bide Limsell between tvo pales of lumber near the Fourtcanth atrcet side of tho yard, Fis puiruer was, however, fo closo bo- biod him that Lanzdon did not enccood in con- cealing bimsell bofore ke wamcanght. At thin timo Jowaph Mooner, of No. 69 Ganeovoort #treet, Mexsra, Van Horn & Co.'s teamstor, who way feedng his Loree in tho vard, heard s #iaot, Nooney went toward the spot, and found Tangdon dying on the ground between tho ulos of Inmber, baving been shot through the honrt, and the stranger standing cear. Mooney nceased tho latter of shooting 1.augdoo, aud ree ceived an nogry reply that Lavgdon bad stolen the strangers walch, Moanoy thon grappled with tho murdeter, who shook himself looss, and presonting & rovolver at Mooner, rusbad out of the wicket gaie by which Lo bad entered. Ha rusbied along Niuth aveuuo to Fourteentts stroet, thenco toward the North River, aioppin and turniug into the marblo-yard on the nortl sido of Fourtesoth street, s ehort cistanca below the cud of tho lumber-yarn, By thia routo the murderer expected to reach Fiftee'... stiect, and oxcanio the crowd who wero now pu:- sumug lim, Otlicor Rilev, of tae Ninth Prociuct, was on duty in Tlarteenth street, and, hearing tho shouts, rusbied slong Niuth avenue, reaching Fourteenth strect as the murdercr turued intothe marble-yard. Foflowing tho advice of the crowd, tho ofticer continued on to aud down Fifteenth stract. in tho liope of heuding off the murderer ; bnt tho latter had takeo alarm, and, doublivg ou L tinck, ho weut through tha crowd of pursn- ors, croased Fourtcenthh street, and passing thirough some opou lots on the sourh sile of the ureet gained Thirteanth streot by climbing n lugh fence noaror tha'Tenth avonne. As he loaped the fenco s team rau away foward tho North Rivor along Thirtcenth atroet, aud, whilo the imurderer croased Thirtoonth sircet and con- ceuled Lumself in the martle yard, his poreuers wout after tho runaway toam, thinkmg i their oxcitement that ho wonst bo thers, Through tlus mirchianco the murderer was lost sizlit of, and, although & young man answorinyg L description to vumio oxtont wassean holf runuing in the di- rection of tho Christaphor Ntreet I'erry, it isnot at all cortain that ho nent iu that direction. ‘Tho Bixtcenth streot police, nu Boon as they heard of the murder, which was at about 1 . ., tried to obtain a deseription of the niurderer. but every ouo at tho yard who kuew Langdon wuid that {t served Lim right, aud retused to glve any infonmation by which the police could trace tho murderer. Al {uo Ktories that wero told wero conflicing, and the ouly doscription of the mau which is wuprosod to hoe Dy way Doar correct was given by Moonoy late in tho afterncan, loug after tho murderer hed had time to lesvo the city. He {s supposed to Lave bren aboat 25 yenrs old,” 5 feot 7 inches tall, with irir comploxion, dark hasir snd mustacho, and woro & dark wixed cost and trousers, whito veat, white straw Lat with & wido black band, white shirt, and blsck neck- tio. As soon as this description was obtained it was sent ont on gevoral alarm, and two of the Contral Oftico dotoctives wore dotailed to md the ward detoctives in finding the murdo-or. Thoy arrested Counors at about 7 p. and ho was taken to the ‘I'wentioth Bircet Polica Bta- tion, Mo has beon detamod by order of the Coromer until after the in- «quest sball have boen held, Laogdon's Liody whs algo taken to the Polica Statlon, whora a peculiarly-shanod wilver chain was found in bis possession. When tho chatn was showa to Con- nais L rocogunizod it as the ono Laugdon aud Curran bad shown Lim at the timo when they raid that they hiad tolon it. Counors could not #ay what had beccme of the watch, Hoveral officars weut - soarch of Curran on Saturdey night, aud Oflicor Georga Lenion, of Lho Secrot Bervico Squud, visitod Patrick Dunni- liquor storeat No. 93 ‘Tenth avenue, in v'a clothies, a4 ba was informed that Cur- ran was cxpectod lo bo there, Rotween mid- night and 1 &, m, yesterday, Oficor Dennivon sgain visited Dubnlgan's, sud__was mot br Micbael (offuev, of ‘No. 444 Wost Nine- teouth sircet, and John Hannon, of No. 439 Weat Bixteenth atraet, both of whom asssnited tim. Dovison told them to keep away from him, but Gaffney agalo muds au attsmpt to claio with ‘the ofiicer, whon tho latter firod sud struck Gaffuey in the bresst, inflicting o peluful but not pecossarly ' dsngerous wouud. Uauuon then agsin advanced upon the officer, who' fired & gecond shot, which pasted through tho flesh of Ilannon's left urm, sud stiick John Keonedy, au cld mau of £04 Weat Bixtuenth sirest, who, being in the #aloon snd hoariug a nolxe, had come out 10 o wliat wau te trouble, snd ‘was thus woundaed. mmm{ aud Hannon were urreated, and the lattor was held i defuult of €600 bail to spewor the cnarge of useaulting an oficor, whils GafTuey way wout to Dallovue uoannu %5 & wounded privoner, No further ciue to $he murderer bad bean ob- tatued up to u late hour Iast evenivg, although hope was ontertained of securing tLe pressnce of Curran bofore the inquest {s beld by Ooroner Crokor, who gave permlusicn yosterday for the rentuval of tho body of Langdon from the r'umu Btatlon to his Iate Tesidence. ‘The Kenvou of the Incessant Raine, Aew York Herald, Rocoutly arrivod utoatuars report thist the At- taut:o b full of ice, and thin explaiue the wnyee tery of 1ho fucesuaut ratos from which the East- ern seaboaid, and iudeed the whols country, Liss Lucn sufferiog for mors weeks thau ¢ i plessant thing to think of, It is probabl that tuere Las beou s mild winter and early wpring iu the Arctio r Aeabl. This bas caus opon watsre, whioh bave Loroe inlo ihe Ate Lioks au uuoomuney quauliyy of loa ey | mana of ien, drstiirg into loserr Intitud 1dty melting, aud (e sopor atmime drawn 10 tha Lauil rain-rtorn.a wh el b 1 Lo and mora or lern injury to crops. The land, guthering more beat than the occan aud piting it oot alno more f1eely, heats and ranifien tho nir upon 1, and the vapors aristn.e from the meited 1ee rusly in to fill the vacuni thun constautly created Ly the aummer heate, If this explanation (m eorrect, wa may hate a continustion of the raink tor some time to come, —unbl the manees of ico are melted. or unul thefr remaits drift further pouch, it mnot a plos:ant thing to think that tho disazreeable weather of the laat fow weeks mav coutinun fur ome wocka to coma. Bub we may look charming sutumn, the auflerings uf tho moet dimagreoable sumer of 1asny ye ROCKFORD. Citizens of Atl“lj‘llrr; :\;n!uv n EPriendly L1 e, Sreciat Diapateh to 1he Cheran Tribune, Rocxyon, Ill., Aug. 2.—Rockford put on hier boliday attira to-day Lo recelvo tweuty car- loads of excuskioniste from our neizhbor.ng City of Aurora, Never winco tho runiender of Geu, Lon han tha city pr e Leuch an appearance. The floral decurations wers Fupath, and ags and Luntiug bung from shop-windows; and covers) outiio blocks in ® manner that plaioly eaid tho Aurors peopls wero one. On tho west mide of ths ey bridgo a beautiful triumphal arch was built. It was composed of evergreens, with the word **Aurors " in large letters, and surmounted with an asgle and the American flag, with two emaller tiches on each kide. The east aido Liad a similar devico, with the painting of Aprors and Hock- ford ahishing nands. Every slufo in the city was decorated with flowers, evargreens. and flags. At 11 0'cioch the first t-ain mado stw apy.ent- ¢, and eutered the cirv, aalated by cwnnon. ‘The second traii 80on followed, ‘I'he frocession then formed, hoaded by tho Citv Marshals of the two cities ; then came the Common Council, members of the press, aud otier notables m carriagen ; next ¢ho Rocktord and Awora Enudy. Heven firo compauies counted over 1,040 mea. The rear was biought up by the citizeun, Talking was then the order of the day, aod tho collectiva wisd-n of thie two citioy awcsnded tho platform with braina ctummed full of Aldor- manic idean, In tho mbmeuco of Huvor I, H. ‘Tinker, Ald. S, Perry welcomd th gucets, who Lad now grown to a crawd of 4.050 0 ple. 1fa ald tes, coffeo, sud lvmonade wonid be provided for the multitudo [cheere]. tho Common Conn- cil of Aurora would bo banaueied atthe Hol- Jand Houso [renewed chicers, J‘rlnm]rlily from the rostrum], aud that a fres dinner wonid bo mivon the firemen. M. Murphv; of Aurors, ro- #ponded in a epeceh full of sls thrusts, one ca- pecially noticoanlo at the Allcrmen who latel voted **No" oo tho question of establ:shing a fiea library at Aurors. City-Autorney E. H. Paker, of Reekford, ful- Inwed, t! amo the Nev. E. W. Lownsbury, and ex-Mayor A. C. Litile made a few remar and gave way, for the crowd wers becuming bungry. In'tho afterncon there wan a grani test of tho Tlolly Water-Worke. and a trsal of their capreity and that of the rteawn firc-onpines bronght by the Aurora pecple on tho tram v.ith then. At G o'clocks tha ozenraonists aud #o ouded oue of the mio: cojebrationa ever beld in this 8 g RAILROAD ILLINOIS FREIGHT-A.GENT3. A meotiug of the Assnciation of Iilinvis Gene eral Froight-Apents was beld at the Graud I's- cific Hotel yenterday for tuo purpose of agree- ing upon arbitrary rates to Lo charced onall business coming from ts Fast to Cincinnati, Columbug, and Claveland, excopt freights from Buffslo, Pittsburg, and Wlooiing destined to Peorfa and Pekin, and freiztits originating at all vpointa west of Buffalo, Pitteburg, aud Whecling to points in Iilinois. An.ansangement to charge arbitrary rates on business onginating in tho East waa made last March at a meeting bold &t St. Louis, thé Ilinois Freight-Ageuts claim- ing auch achon mnecessaty on necount of the sbarp, competition on Eastern lines, by which goode to interior pounli in INinois could be sent cheaper than to Cli- cago, aud this was avoided bv making thoso arl(eary ratos. Siuce that time, howerer, many e ~osn linos Lave violated that agreoixent, ed goods to ba taken at a rogular pro- stop this, and to maio Lho 1ates Hutie= “vall, was tho wain object of yeetordsy’s « Tollowing General Freight-Agents wers «« ant: John 8. Cook. Peoria, Pelitn & Jack- - -.eillo; Lewis Viele, Chicago, Rock Inland Pacific; James Soith, Chicayo & Alton; H. W. Hibbard, Vaudalia Lino; 0. M. Osborn, Tolodo, Wabash & Wostoru; . C. Diohl, Indiauspohs, Bioomumnglon & Westeru: W. S. 8piers, Toledo, Paorin & Warsaw ; H.C. Hinman Illinows Midland ; V5. Duncan, Ohio & ississipp1; C. 31, Stanton, Springfield & Southeastern ; and 1. J. Hudwon, Giiman, Chinton & Springtield. The meeting was orgaufzed by the selection of Jamead Bmuth as President, and H. C. Dienl a5 Secrotary. After s 1oug debate it was docided to change the tarif adupted at 8t. Louis March 22, 1575, and make tho basia of rates to cross poimes in Hunois 50 cacta on first-class from New York to Chicago, inntead of #1, as heretofore, Tho ratos ou froights originating at Chicago 10mam about the same under tho bos arrangemont. There is & slight docreaso in tho rates origis at lodianapolis, Cinciunati, Toledo, Fort Wayne, aud Logausnort. 'The new rates are to 0 into effect Sept. 1, An there were soveral of tho rosds unrepro- souted at tho meoting, thers is a probability of anothar disagresment bofora loog. as somo of these msy not be willing to nccept the new rates und refuse to indorue tho action taken yeaterday. i TOLFDO, WABASH & WESTERN, Mr. B. F. Ham, Chairman of & committes ap- pointed some time ago by tho cquipment atock- holders of the Tolode, Wabash & Wostern Rai road to protect their interests in the courts, bas iesued a call to the holders of tha 9 per cent equipment bonds of their road, asking them to sign an agroomont to dsfray the expensos which will necesvarily bavo to be inourred. Tho circa- lar contains the foliowing statemont of the af- fairs of the Company : The total fasue of tleso bonds amounts to $30,000, and was made {u 1803 to proside equipment far tho Toad, Although, at the time when fsaued, tho equip- ment bonds wers not secured by mortguie o tue ro) e Comrany, yet, by a qucat jasue DF Lomda maie 1o 1601 abiaas it Toledo, Wabush & Woatern Ilatiwoy Company consolidated mortguge sinking fund convortible bonds, it was utipulited aud declaredt fn tho ludenturs of sald morignge, Au- thorizing $15,000,000 of Louds, that therw snould bo retuinod $13,200,060 of said bonds to retirs all the previous iswues of Loude reprosentiug the fundod debt of the Company, whether sected by mortgues of 1ot The Commitioo having Lean advised that foreclosura proccediugs hiave baen cowmenced by tho liolders of the gold futerest niortgugo bonds feausd iu 13:3, and e Dicoctors of the Cotapany having futled to coter- tain the applieation Lo exchange the equinimeut Londs for the commolidated mortgeyo bouds af 1867, it he- comies Lecessary DoW Lo appoal 10 Lhie courtato sustain us in our riglits, THE CHICAGO & PADUCAH. Specral Disvaich o The Chuuso Trioune, Bucuway, 1L, Aug. 24.—Work was com. menced hore to-day on the branch line to Efing-~ SPORTING NEWS. Grand Salling Regntta on the Lako Front Yesterday. Capt. Prindiville’s Yacht Frolic Wins the First Prize. Races at Springfield, Mass,, Earlviile, 111, and Crah Orchard, Ky, Johnson, the Englithman, Wins Another Bwimming-Match at Philadelphia, Oranization of the Chicago Rifle Club, AQUATIC, TOL YACUT SACE, Tho first 1aka racs of the Aeason under ths management of tho newly-orgauized Chicago Yacht Club waa fortunate vestorday in basving the iodispeneables of & fino coutest—uvlenty of catrien, a fine breoze, good manacement, snd an Interested attendance. Tho list of boats nomi- nated to atart was tho bent of any in the three racas swhich tinve Lean sailed on Lake Michikan thie year, and the attendsuce of baats and spec- tators was the largeet of tho year. Tho day was unesceptionable, atd tho clear mky, Lrixk wind, and pleauaut wator wers promisos of ao even stragglo for tho prizes offerrd. Aliatleafter 1 o'ciock tho judees’ bnat, the CGieorge W. Wood, Ieft tho foot of LaSalle streat with the three umpires of tho raca. tho time- Leorers, the raporters, and the invited guests, Amang the latter privilered and eutirols ornne montal clasu were Louis Wabl and J. K. Thomp- #0n, of the Board of Public Works ; Ald. Foley, Chiet Dotective Dixan, Messrs. Dissell ond ulkert, of the Slerman Houve; Gen. Dos, of the Hibernian Bavk : Gen, F. T. Kherman, D. A. Gage. T, B. Snerman, J. G, Gwyun, J, Maorah, Col. Baldwin, G. McDonald. J. R, Valentine, Andrew Miller, and Cants. Harding and Berry, tLo latter of uffalo. DBeride these were a lacga load vorlisps fully as worthy of fame, and over ull Capt. Crawlord, who khared the dignities and labore of the wheel with Detective Simmans. The judzen of the race were Mcsrrs, W, F. Wentworilt, W. W, Batea and Relmaond Prinai- { ville. Mesirn. . T2, Feacock aud Josoph Ruf acted as time-keepars, . Tun ezursn was punposed to ta 15 mils, aod was made hy etationing tue tuy Hariikon about 3 milen roritheant frim the foot of 1 welftih wtrect and tie tug Redmond Prindevilly 6 mtley north, snd ahout & miles frem the startme point, Theta ie, however, litt'e doubt that the distance #11led over nas at Teast 16, and pethaps 17 milcs, inatead of 15, The prizes to be sailed for wera piven by tho Foard of Trade. and wero mix in nuniber, as fol. : insn Louts (24 feot aull over), £50, aud § for recond-clasa, %35, €50, and €25, Time eliowarce in both clnsues, A fleet of thiricen had Leen rxpected, but when readv for the start only cipht were found rroperly entered, Zephyr were ne Of thern the Frolic and tathe courrs, aud the Cary Lincoln, Lucs. and Nai: by Jolin On, ormerly knnen an the Lena, The Zephyr was built aud sailed Ly Capt. W. Darnnm, After the boat-1oad of dignitaries hind arrived % Twelfth etroot,—~tho point of starting,—the vachitu beran to ge: themueives tuto rhapo, and 0 tae warning flac was ramed, with the floot in all abares. At 2:20 the cignal for atarting was given by tha dropping of the flag, and the Lucr, Lulu, aud Prolic pot well nnder way at once. Deforo tha rest had well atartod, the judges called back the coutestants Locaues they had misunderstood the rules. and somn of thom had not gono betweon the; fag-boat and the pier as the rules required. Tho Loy bad, howsver, etarted proverlv, and rafured to return. On tus eecond drop of tha flaz tho fleet gob n:v:,vdiu the followicg order and at tho tlime note b 21 min, 1% ece, b 41 min; b 42 min 8 e, 2 2 2 zee, h, 43 min, 53 soc, 4 h, 43 min, e, 24, 44 min 25 soe, 2 . 44 main, 473 sec, sty b 47 min, 15 sec, Whife gotting nnder war one of tho crow of the last division of the fleot wos knocked over- toard, but sas gallantly reecued by Capt. Bill e, of the Cary, who jumpod in and carried a life-preacrver to hini. Tho ¥Frolie made the sailing for the reat of the fleet, and befora reaching the irat etakebont hnd succepsively pacaod the Nuiad, lincoln, Tleet- wiog, aud Zej bst. Tho Lulu bad also rhown ling qualities, and went ronnd tho boat aving prased {he Naiad, Lincoln, Fleot- wing, avd Zephyr. Thoe places and time were 28 follows al the firat boa! Lucy.. Froilc, Lol Zepuyr. Tincaln Fleetwin ary. B, 37 min, 25 sec, B4 min, 10 pec. 7 nee. nec. h, ;4K min, 14 By S i, 2 niin, When the judges’ boat arrived at the socond stake-beat the Lucy bad by her peculisr start gotten snch & lead of the other boats that it was not deemed possible to wait the tnrning of the rost of the fleet and yet get back to the starting voint in time, For thin reason tho only bosta timed at this 'Euh“ wero tho Luey (4:20:51) and the Frollo (4:23:10), Ou tho last strotch tho Trolic overbauled the Lucy kisnd over band, sod essily cemo bome firzt, with the others in tho ordor and time given 1ow: 5B, Gmin, 55 sec, 5 b, 10 tain, 413 2imia, 4 24min, 51 ) iuin, 4 Yimin, G 36 win, 43 min, & sec, TFollowing Is the o by each boat, with and witbout timo allowanco : ACTTAL. xqraLIZED, M, Min, See, H,n, Sec, Tralto (1st clans) PRI ) L) Zophyr (18 cli 6o 3 BBy Cary'(lat clars) PUINE I T R Lalu (2 cl FYR DA B TR 13 L TR ST T B 8 2 a1 om 63 87 2 53 43 T . Not reckoned ivea tho firat prize for first-class boats This to the Frolic, the accond to the Zephyr, and the third 1o the Cary; the Liret 1 thabecond clags to thie Luly, the socond to tho Lucy, and the third 1o the Lincoln. THE RATATONA RENATTA, Sanatooa, N, Y., Aung. 24.—Tho third avnual international amatour regatis opeued to-lay with lovely weather and perfoct water, Tho mpgle scull race for the Stato champlonship was Lam of the Chicago & Paducah Railrozd. This brauch will give better connections with tLe Vaodalia live and for all ‘poiuts Esst, A full force undor Coatiactor Tuitlo 1s uow at work, Tie road, now runuing from Bireator to Alta- wont, bas boen of late improved sud the buaie nees increased under tuo managemant of Presi- dent Plumb and Bopenntendont Blsson, ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE, Kanus Civy, Mo, Aug. 94.—3torse, General Soperiutendent of tuo Afchison, Topeks & Sauta Fo, was in thia city to-day, and juformed s Times raporier that tne first train ovor the road would leave hore next Moudsy mcruing st 10 o'clock, sud the firat train from Los Anuas wilt ariive here the same duy, DECLARING A DIVIDEND. ‘The Dirsctors of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiucy Railroad met yeoterday, and doclared & semi-annusl dividend uf 5 per cant, This Com- pavy {s the only one in the city which hes earn- ©d enough durfng the lant aix montha to be sble ta declar vidend. —_— FINANOIAL. o NEW YORK FAILURES, New Yorx, Aug, 24.—Late youterday, It was reparted that two moro failures hal occuried ca the Stock Lichauge, i names given wero P, . b’xov‘cn‘- :x:]d J. W, Lrown, Theawount wuort was not stated, Qreditors of the suspended firm of Lany & Marsball, deslers i buillers' Lsrdware, Lave .::.ff.a iat U, Buruals, of sk tum of Muding B thalr Assigues, wou by 0. E, Courtnoy, of Union Byrings, Tho sumnr single ncull raco, 2 tiles, was won by ames Riley, of the Nertuaes. Time, 14:05. e THE TURF., MACES AT EARLVILLE, Spectal Dispaten to T'he Chicado Triduns, Eanuvieee, 1L, Aug. 24,-The third,annusl moativg of the Earl Park Aesociation opeusd to-day. Tho woathor was fine, but tho track was fearfully dusty. Ma). Nevans' military vaud, of Chicago, was in attondanco, aud dis- ponsod some cholce music. Toorace was a winglo dusl, one-fourth of & mile, with four entrice. All cawo to tue score. The purso, 835, wes won by Unton, Fronk s close socond. ‘Lime, 2537, Tho next race way for S-year-olds, trotting stake $126 each, tho Association adding 3100 to the wibner, the second to savo bis stako, ‘There were thrue eutrles, but only two wtaited; wllo hewts, two in thiea. Won by Nea Toater. Lume :b2ly, 3:38%, T'of raco Ro. 8, forall stallons, puras €300, secoud anausl championvhip medal o tuo win- ner, there were noven outried. Ouly fuurstasted. BUMRART, sh u?ll 1913 Monros sold for §105 sgait: Ttace No. 4 was for horaea of tho 2:33 class, In which there woio toustien euwrics, for a purse of 6400, Nino camo for the word, Josh Dil- linga snld firet, aud Jamos L. wae socoud choiow, Immediately aftor tue third heat Jamos L. was ordor ow driver, tho judges Laving per- ceived that bo wes drivun uuder a pull so as to throw tho race to Josh Lullinks, This order was reoslvad with -uihu-nufloehndnw thecrowd, i& was furibar deculad 0o hesh Desl hesd cauned annthor chiange of drivors for Jamos L, Harry Spencor held Lha roinw, RUNVART, THE KIRISUFIEL SPRINGFIELD, Masw., Ang. 24 trottivg meeting of tha Ilamde: 11on opened with u rom) ate to-day were for harses of £4,0 have nesor beaten 2:39, aud $3,000 tor horsos never heaten In tho first race thern wera oo starteis, and tha fisat monay xan teien by StoJulien wu throo steaight honts, ‘I'bo mecond manny wan won by Hister, tho third Ly Quuen. and fourth by Great Eastorn, Tims— 293¢ 5 229 229, ¢ ‘The second race. which wan vory hotly son- tested, bad eigit wtsrtera, and Juker took tho annnal T'ark Ausocia- dance, Tho races }for forsen that 8 first money. Gon, Gartiold, who tonk weecad heat, il cond, Tianchio third, Mulsey fourth, e —2:4217 ; 2:23: 2:U5 AR Ol LovieviLLe. Aug. avcording to th g crs, —The folloxing horsos, nrier-journal’s wpectal, wore witneiw at the Spring Mill Rose Course, Crab Orcinrd, vestorday : The milo dash for idy that never won a'1aca wan wan by Wethors & Cosw b f. Lawa (3 Willints & Owing e, Londs coud; G, W. Btewart'a b, 7. ol tnee. mils hest, for all ages, was OB iutno wraght beats by Wethors & Co.'s [ (3 - 3 yvars old. Cupt. Stewart'n e. b, . 6 seatn LlL, wan gecond in both hentn, Thoman' el w. . Ruzzle, & yoars ofd, third, and _fasarite w tio pouls befora tho raco, Tane, L4774, List, - A Jatge ntinter uf horser woro prosent. The track in 10 Lue coudition wud the weeting well uiteoded, —_— THE THIGGER, » Club beid & maating In the Reading-Toom of the Sterman Hunsa senterday sfteruoon. Judgo Bradwell 1o tus Chair, (en. A. C, Ducat went tn & commnuieation in which hntendered to the Clnb any aesixtunce and co-operation thut tight be required of i, Lioccived with thanks, Au election of permanent officors was then Lield, with the following resule : s Greeley, M, T.. Band Tacut, duriin P, Roote 8. Hawo stated thst, in conjunction Mepsrs. Hooney aud Burnazn:, he lisd been ansestigating relative to mangow, but neither ho r his confreren could mako up their minds as to a snitavla place, Mr, 8. Iomton hiad pesonted them, for the club, with a target 1916 foet, valued at S0, Tle present sar thankfalty roceived, and Mr, Loutcn was elected & membor of Club, 10 an houorary renns, Mr. Clevelund eaid that sevoral gond places for a ranee Liad beon nens at tho South lar, Erglewom! they e yards, but the Fark was more seeensible, Mr. Hoot favored tite eelection of tho baach 8t tho Somch 'ark, lie moved that a Comunttes of Tirio ba apjointed to recammend n propoc jlace for rauce. Mewrs. Willard, Clevelsud, and Hardy wera wo apponsed. ‘Fio Chawr thongh? thay ozt to ot up some Kind of & prizo match for thy fall scoson. It wouldger up intereat in the ciub., Alr. Livot, 1 a focoke #p.nt, woved that 325 be appropriated for prizes, but subseguontly with- diew tke motion, Mr. Fuller ofered to farnish ta; 8 at tha South V'atk from 160 to 1,000 yaids Tango. Aceapted with thanks, Dr. Edwaaide sant that Col. Dodine and Ma], Fulton, of tho v uug American teata, bad oultered to eome to Caicaro aud nssist the Club #0 far oy mirht be necessars, Mr. Binckner, tha Tregunrer, was appointed & commitieo of one to viri the Eastern clubs, sod make a report ou s rotacn, ‘Thie Club then adjourncd for one weok, —_— SWINMMING-MATCH. THE ENGLISUMAN WISH AGAIN. Prruanereiia. Pa,, Aug. 23.—Tho eecond in- teruutional champion swimminc-mateh betwaea Cosle, of Chester, ana Johuwon, of Eugland, took place this aftornoon from tho Lazeretto to Gloucestor, 10 miles. A heavy northeant wind was blowing, snd whon tho man went futo the water thero was quite & boavy ram. A 3:17 hoth plunged into the vater. Tioth took the Penu- EyIvania side, Coyle being noarent thogliore, Af- ter pasaing Timeum Islund they sliot out narr tho centro of tho river. From tho atart Jolineon wza nhend, smimming very ewsly but swiftly. When they bad passed avor about 6 miles of the distenco, Covla's trainor noticod he looked bad, and took him_ out of tho water, Johnson ot thiatimo wax about amilo 0 ad- vauco, Cuylo nbiowed every iudication of betg chiliod and unsble to go much farthor, John- #on coutinued mwimming 104l ha reached the end of the course. Ho lockad quite fresh aftor boing taken out of the water. —_— BASE-BALL. TOE DOSTONS FLAY WITK TUK KALANAZOOS. Special Darateh to The Chicage T vidune. Karasazoo, Mich., Ang. 2 -A game of bage- ball betwoen tha celebrated Boston aud Kalae afternoon. A large number were presont, The ramo lanted an hour and a half, and resulied in victory for the Bostous. Seore 13t06. A live gamo. The llostons complimented thas Kalama- 2008 on their excellont play. 'T'his nino has just heeo orgamzed, belug tho lirst mateh ever played togetber, The Lostona made wplondid plv.y, Wright pitchiod in tho absenco of Spaldivg, HARTFORDE—MUTUALS, w Yong, Aug. 24.—Buse Lall: Hartfords, 8; Mutuals, 2. e ey KORTUARY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, InpraNarotis, Ind., Aug. 24.—The fuceral o1 Dr. Nutt, President of tho State Univerwity, took place to-day at Greencastle, Prelimivary sorvices were held in Bloomingtan, aud then on & epecial train the romains were takon to his former howe sud the location of Astury Uni- versity, of which ho wau the foundor. All busi- ness was suxpended, aud the wholo town did Looor to tho memory of ita doad friond. Ade diessen wore made by Bishop Bowman, Prof. Wilie, of the tato University, aud Prof. Wiley, of Asbury. Tho services wera heid in tha cole lego campus in the prescuce of 2,000 Joovle: Tho burial was under tho chargo of tne Masons and Odd-Feltows, lodges boing present from Bloommgton. Greencastle, Crawfordsville, Els totiaville, Goaport, Quines, sud ather points. e e e ey ~lmpariers of— FINE DRY GOODS, SILKS, AND MILLINERY. Mapufucturers of CLOAKS, SUITS, anp LADILES’ UNDERWEAR, Partionlar attention ta called to our large {me portation of PARIS and BERLIN GAR. LENTS for the Fall ‘I'rade. LARGEST STGOK AND LOWESY PRIOES TRUSSES, &e, Common prudence requires exannnation of tho E T'ru, which gently around tha Bo Ciroulars freo, 0. J. REED, 935 Btate-st., Ohioago, —___LAKENAVIGATION., ____ GOOMKICH &7 e nd Wuel Buvie putts. S i d . Suskc g0 Suiny videpiail aout aad Lout i Ay 0d Thur it Greea lufi'fi-fimnu BB B Un the fake whoro, . mazoo Club came off ¢ tho Natioual Park this _ '