Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 28, 1875, Page 10

10 TIHE CHICAGO AN ATROCIOUS MURDER. A Jealous Womnn $tabs Another Eatally. Elizabeth Georgo Has ler Jugular Sey- ercd Decanse She Playfully Approached Georgo, Sachsteder. The Vietim Dies in a Fow Minutes, and the Murdeross is Arrestods Full Dotails of the Terriblo Tragedy. Ono of tho most atrocious and cold-blooded murders ovor commitied in thia aity occurred last evenlug, a fow minutes after 8 o'oluck, at No. 209 Qrove streot, Jjust eouth of Twenty-socond, and oppurito Croshy's pack- ing-housa, Mra. Mary Bacustedor is tho murderess, and Brs. Ehzaboth Gsorgo the victim, 'Tho former la a woinan of 40 years, and tho [atter 24. Mrs. Backstedor is now under arrest and locked up in tho Armory. The wonpon used waa a small pockot-kuife, with which & morlal wound was futlicted in tho opeok, the jugnlar vein boing sov- ered, aud death ensuing in fifteen minutes afterward. Tho wound I8 & vory small one, not more than balf an fuch long, but is quito deop. The pariies doucorued were all in poor clreumn- stauced, THE SCENE OF THE NURDLR. No, 203 Grove etroet, whero the murder took placs, i & squalid rookery, two stories in Lelglt, aud occupisd by four families, in- cluding tne owner of tho proporty, Mra, Rate Cunniogham, who occupies the reaw past of tho lower tloor. Samuel Me. Arthur, tho fathier of tho muriderad woman, sod his wifo, ocoupy the front portion of the fiist floor, and tho murderess and bher hus- baud, Goorge Backsteder, the fiout part of the second floor, anothor fumily occupying tho rear. Detwoen No. 268 and No. 266 there is o yard or passage way, about 10 fect wide, aud m tlus place, nosr a Lydrant, tho murder was coin- mitted, A stairway on tho uorth mdo of the house leads into tho passage, which is o com- mon oo for the reaidenta 1u both bouses. a4 TUX COMMENCEMENT OF THE QUARLEL, Mra, McArtbur has four daugbters, of which deceasod 18 tha vldest, aud tho Iaiter was o tho Liabic of vieiting ber noarly every day, hlio was the wifo of Thomas Uscorge, a _sailor, who was at Duflsly when last teard from, aud Jived at No. 395 Twenty-fourth stroct. Ebe camo over to Beo her mothor as ususl enterday, and passod the timo plowantly with ;:cr. Abuut 8 o'clock rho was standing &t the door, and seeing Sacketeder coming townrd tho houro with a pitcher of Leer Iu s hand, tan outiu a playful tounuer and told im sbo want- ed some uf the beer. Accarding to the statement of Mis. Catherio Haivoy, Who scems 1o liavo been the ouly poreon who saw and heard the quarrel, Mra. Sacksteder, who i8 represont- ed to be of a jeslous and quarrelaomo disposi- tion, luoked out of her window, and, scuing the mouvement ot Mra. George toward hor husuand, ran down the stairway and met tho former in the puswago, Mre, Bucksteder touk the youug Wonian to task for being FAMILIAR WITH KER HCSDAND, and the Yatler resentea st with a sharp rotort. Hard woida sod the esilivg of harder samesfinal- 1y led to Mrs, Sacksteder rayiny that ono of Mis, corge's sisters, wha doas uot bear a good reputation, lind been tho meaus of infhcting both her (3rs, Backntader's) husband aud hervelt witn a foul dwoase, Ahin serious imputation sroused Lo youuger womau up toa mitch of madnees, aud shc called the othera har. Tuin was moro than Mrs. backsteder §rojosed Lo bear, and she was seon by Mre, McArihur, who Lsppoued st the momens to look out of the window, to strike tho deceased, but ®aw 00 woapott, Bo fur as couid Lo axcertamed, DO oLe plsinly saw tue stanling. Buuit is cer- tuip that Mre, Sackeiodor drow, or had in her baud already, 8 sma.l pocset-knife, with which abie killed Mra. George. Thoso who saw the par- tice say that no blows were etruch by Mru.(teorge, but her left bavd ie badly cat ou e edga of the palm, and oo the lowor pait of the neck, aud » listie to the ngue, TUR MOKTAL WOUND wan [nflicted, tho vial eriery being pnnctured aud interpal bloedivg lnlluvmui imwediately af- terward. The victun of tns foulsad unjuifiable deod vtaggered around to ber mother’s dour, 1 Jront of the house, and fell in her arma, whila Are, Sacusteder, evidontly kuowing thas vae nad cumm.tted some ternble crune, rav toward the roar peit of thie yard and escajed for ashile, ‘I'hio woindod woman was Juid on the flor, and Dr. Moure, whose oftice is on Archeravenno, closo by the scens of the tragedy, was quickiy .called. DBut he wsaw &t a glauce that lus offorts would bo usels-s, though he apphiod siimulatis, Thora was very litte extortal bemoirbage, the bloo! flowiug fruw tho geverod arteiy inwardly, and iu abous n quar- ter of mu bour aiter the stabbing tho youug ‘woman died on ‘the ftour, whete shie had been placed by the Doulor's orders whou Lo saw her whting up. TUE APARTMENT WHERE THE CORPSE LIES is 8 very contracted one, and contains a stove, & {few rude chairs, anl rome emall houselio d arti- clvs. 'I'ho body was lad out on s busry, placed on chalis, aud covered with a whito sbeot. Whon the roporter visted . he place tho father, mothor, and two sisters wero preeout, ‘'ie parents oxlibited wome grief, aud Mre, MeAr.bur proooanced the kiling a8 & cold-blooced mur- der, done without causs, In answer {0 inguiies 2ho siated that e deceased daughior was | orn in Amebhusburg, Lince Edward Couaty, Ouiario, and was & barmlesd, peaceabls voung wowan, who bad uo previous difficulty with Alrs. Sces- steder, and was towperate 1 her habis, 8no sasorted that hor dwugbter did not stiike tho wurdeross, Reyardinyg Mru, Backateder, she suid ano was qurrelsoms, but did uoc drink very ficols, 6o fur a8 hor observation went, sud did not belivvo ahe waw iu the leas: intusi.aied whou sbie commiited the crtme, Mre. Cunmuguum, ihe landlady, know very little concerniug tho mumider, but united mith (e otbers 10 saylug that Joalousy on Mrs. Sackstod- er's part waa tho sale canse of the quarrel, TUE AMRES(H, From Bergt, Fuzpatick, whose men were at the scono of the murder soon aftor i1t was com- mitted, It waas lsarned that lia Lad ordered tho mirest of the Lusband of the wurdeross, aud, afier ba bad bean taken 1o the I'wentv-necond Stroot Kiation, hls wifo cama there and®gave heraeif up tu tho officer fu cuarge. The piison- ere were BEST 7O THE ARMORY smbsequently. 'Tho Barul:unt learned that the cause ul tho &\uuvl was that m:).zmnu-‘.l(A Klven 1 aocoye, aud that the rojutativus of ail the par- tios concerned wre not wood, Lut doen not know anytlupg specilically crinnal apainst them. An otficer was lefi fo churge of tho bouse on Grovo street, and the Corouur will probably Juvestigate tho case this forenaon, 1t was alsu Jesrued by ke reporter that the risonors had diaak threa pints of boer botween bem, but they ahowed no signs of futuxiciion, TUE DECEABRD in personal appesratice fs a comely Young wom- a0, of avout-tiie medium heiglt of Lier sex, 1 stoutly buily, sud baas jet-blsok hair and eyes, and rathor wharp and promineut features, Bha was dressod iu s plam calico dress, which was ouly slightly etained with blood when she wuy wiabbod, Bhbe bad beon married five years, aud hias no children, Mry, Havketeder has two sous, one 7 and tho other0 years old. TUE WOMAN ACCUSED OP TIIE MURDER waa brought Lo the Armory about 14 o'cluck last evaniug aud confined 1 & coll. Her busband way ulso broughit m and pluced iua witne: room, The womau iu a codrse-sppearing fet oathicr small in stature, and baviug a tongne aud dolivery of bher owa, bho gave her sge as 40, and Jooks every day of 1t Her husbaud {8 w commou-locking young person, who sayy be 18 27 years old. Io ap- Wa"dh}n:x"fl ull:canuarufi\l ll.«ull:; the matter, and said that he kuow nutkivg whatever ot the alsay, and vaw uo partof it L THE QUARBEL, - Oa belng questivued 8 1o the canae of the quuire) and cutting, the womau said that de- ceasod bad on soveral occsaivus u-ed vile lane ln o to her aud called ber basa namos, ‘he Jmmediste ocsuse of the quurrel way that Mre. CGeorge had sbused her viclently 1o the forenoon of terday, 0 company with, and abetted by, her nioikier sod sirter, The prisvuer ssid that, afier the war of words, sbe weut down luto the comuicy yard Alter & patl of water, and tbat deccased came up 10 ber aud assaulted her withi wordu sud biow (3 whereupen who (the prisoner) ptitick at her with & Luife whicn sbe Lad o ber band st the tise. Ste furtbor emid that abie did not koow whelkier tbe cul twk efect or noty; did not think struck twors thun ouce, but was not eure. Her prosent hugvand was, she vaid, Lerwecond; she had beeu miarriod to bim slorea youn whish weuld make wiusbous 16 years old at the timo of their union, if both are 1o be botieved. ) VECEASED'S CHARACTER, When nsked 1 to (ko clincacter of decenned, tho pisover srid thas ahe did not absulutaly Ktow, but ahe did know thiat she was fo tho habit of etaying ont attll 11 at night ju the lumoer- yarda when hor hishavd was awav, ‘Ihere had, the piisoner aud, Leen no very soe rlois quaital previous to ths aliay—nothi.g wiore tuan i calling of nard names iu fact. De- canned hind tetedd tu tako away s jn oler of beer 1o prisoner's bustand, snd bad at that nme como up intg their room, aud, Lone exctol, hu catled her very bad names. Afterwaird sho LAG #aid at tho fuut of the stairs that sho would it hier 11 whie dared to come down, This was about the ouly vordon of rrironct's velulle dirconrre that Bind wuy reforcnce to the ca ‘Tho intent wae, of course, to make vat & cane Of kcll-defensw and provucation. RALILROAD NEWS, THE STATE FAIP, ‘Mo Tilinols Central Na.rond Lns given ihe fotloning instructious to agonts reparding tho shipmont of goods destired fortho various Biato and Couuty Falra lu Lilinois ¢ Freight for exbibition at (ue State Tair, Oftawa, ML, Wikl bo bihied prapudd, t0r (e ) (00 whers it Isaves our Line, a8 tardit rate. Upon 18 fetiib, wudee tho same owneiehip, uni certilied by tho Sceretary of the Fair thut 6 baw buen on othivihon, st retutued to the Raitio point 1t started from,® the pmutint that was pre. pud will be wfauded by the agent at LiSaiie, aud Fo wiil Lilk to tho poiut 1t started trom o our lun frea, The sama ruio appliva for the Dutugue. tar, Duvuijue ngeusa rotisufug tho Prepod (gen. T Nimit forexaioltion I Lo Wit ho the eutie Blate; for the Dubuque Falr, tha Btato 1f fawa wucd i far soulis a8 Dixon i tha Lhie nois Division, Fur county fulra, i el within the conity, chatiea prepald b the fale andg returned froe, il tind auionnt prepudd £0 by rfunled by the agent whiere Ly Cor b ieid, 1€ hehl outside tie not 00 th fiue of tus Toad, Wa charyes 10 Le (0 the far, aud 1f remuriod under tus saime ow riurued freu, but thu xwount propud ot W tundcd, 2 HNTEANATIONAL OF MEXICO. Col. J. H. Morley, Chiuet Logincer of the St. Louis, Iron Mouniau & Southern Railroad, Lins bacu in cunsuitation with E. L. Plumb and other New York ofliciala intorestod in buliding tho groat nteinatonal Raliosd of dlovico, ‘T'le Mexican Congloss Inst June grantod a liberai charior to the susve Cowpsny, wlhich makes a dovation of $15,000 por e towerds building the road. Tho propored hne Lasa length of about Y00 miles, and wil run from tho Cey of Moxico 1o tho Rio Ginnde, thers to con- uect with tho futernational liua of Texas, and tuouce with the lrun Mountam to st. Louis, It is pruposed to nave tho luteruations: Rail- rond Cowpany oigauizod fu Bt l.uuis sud con- trolled aud opoiated tur tho bonelit of that city. MISSISSIPPI RIVER POINTS, A mootiug of too maungois of the ronds lead- ing to Upper Mississippt pomts was held at tho oftics of thio Chicago & Nosthwestern Railroad yestorday, for the parpose of dincussing the ad- visability of 1mising the rates of frelglits to those poiuts. Mauy of hooe present thuaght it fuad- visablo to raiwo the tates a3 long an the steam- boats wora cowypeiing with the raifroads, sud the meetiug wus thotefore ndjournod o a later aste. STOCK MEN, ‘The Chicago & Nortuwestern Railroad has just iesued & circalar 1u regard to perstug men in cliarge ol live siock and their retwin, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC, Sypectal Disvaten 1o The Chicaur Tribune, 8r. Pavr, Aug. 27.-Mr. Bocker, Premdent of the First Division of the 8t Faul & Pacillo Railioad, confirms tbio statement horetofore sont. of an smicablo arrangement betweon tho ropre~ sootativo of the Company and of tho Dutoh bondholdera at the mooting Iatoly had in Now York as to tho oxteusioa of the lines to Brain- erd and 8t. Viocent, but does not coufirm the statoruent that thisurrangemeut will rasult fo an immediate resumption of work and the complo- tion of the two Lues thia fall. Tho apree- moat bas to be yob subantied to the judividual bonduoldess in Ioiland, but will doubiless be contirned by them. 1t volves the foraclosuro of the bonduolers mortgage upon tho sxtousion lLines nith mntua consent to nchange of tLe oliginal Ft, Vincent line o &3 to councet with the 8t Panl & Dacitic system at liteowturidge, inetond of Melrose. 1 rebioves the Fuwe Divisow Company from tinapcisl embarrasemieat, and procidos tunds for limsmug both extonsions’ liwes, on wolcl work Wil ba resumied us xoun 8§ the {oreciosurd cau be pressed through the courts, MILWAUKEE CENTRAL. Mrewaures, Wis,, Ang. 27.—At lhe anit of Goorgo Rexd against tho Wiscouan Central Railroad Compauy and George T. Iiigelow and John A, Stewart, Trustees, tae Circuit Conrt for Mil.raukos Conuty bus gisuted an ujunction re- auvainig the Company irom scliug the remaius der of ita thse woilguege bouda, - POLITICAL, UNION LEAGUE OF AVERICA, New Youx, Aug, 27.—A dispateh from Thil- adulolia staces that tho Lxecutive Cumulites of the National Unon League ol America Leld s socrot gesniun Yeotorday, The mee fus was call- cd to order at 1 o'clock, aud dud uot adjoarn une 1l 4 o'clock in tho artoruoon, Ex-Gov., Will.am A. Nowelt, of New Jorsey, prowided. Measuras wore discussed looking to the orgamzation of a league fa the Bouth, aud a vigo.ous prosecuiion of 1he work againat the Democracy lu that sece tion, ‘The nid ol all luyal whites who will agree to work with colored Jiepuvlicats will bo tnvok- cd. This meeting 18 | reliniunry to a largo one to bo hold next wonb, at whish reprensatatives trow evory State 1 cho Utiaon wiil bo |.rosout. Soveral iwpo.tant moasuios and idcas tor the Inrge mweating to dlsouss wero brought furward, aud u partial progranmeo was mapped oty SIOUX CITY. Bpeotal Disvalch to 1he Chicarn Tribuna, Btoux Cirx, Aug, 27.—At the llepublican Couuty Cunvontion here to-day, Jobu ol Me- Douald, D. W. MofTatt, Charles Keut, and E, A, Houth wero rospectively oominated for the of- cen uf BLerift, Aaattor, Troasuier, and Bupenn. tendeut uf Hehoots of tins county, o © TAMMANY. New Yonw, Aug, 37.—Coanty Olerk Walsh this afiernvon tundared by lotter bis rewignation an :uvmbur of tho Tawmosy Hal Qeveral Coin- ity ARMY REUNIONS, - ILLINOIS, [Tothe Asssciated Press.) Tacow, I1, Aug. 27.—Tlas vicluty, together with tho surcounding country for wany miles, i Jubilaut over tuo prospects uf the teunion of the Seventy-scventls Illivuis Volunteer Iufunlry. Boveral § romibent Generals of our Great Rebel- hon aru vxpocted, Arraugements fur excutaions on fhe ditfrout raslrunds are nlanued, together with one nom Puuiis, on tho pacot Giey Lag e, wecompauicd by Spenicer's elogant band, in full uwitorw, ——— PICNICS. i Eoecial Disvalch (o Y'na Chicaos Tribune, Tenng Havre, Ind,, Aug, 97.—L'ho commorcial iravelers of 'ercu Hauto @ave a picuio to-day at tho County I'air grounds 1n thoe suburbs of the city. Invilatlons wero issued to the commorcial travelers in all the surrounding cldes o Indlaua and lilivoia, Bpecipl traing brooght thronge of visitors 10 thocity, At the grounds E‘ll:.%.:nj:‘nflfltnlcoulx‘u \Ln dultvetad by Mayor b i socl o k! sud D, W, Voorboen, 1w aveuiint & soes oo I8 ju progress av Dowlivg's Lial, ‘L, 1aens 18 & novelty, aud & grust success, —_—— . SUICIDE, SenmvorteLd, Masd, Aug. 27,—Mlss Nottle Barrett, of Bouth Amborst, aud” Siss Francis 8, Bridgmen, each wboul 10 years old, sttempied suivide o Yuaieday nigbt by wakiug morpbing ¢ Lulebortonn, The toraior died {his worning, New Youx, Aug. 47.—Aruold Armeon, of Sau Franciuco, m guest &t the .Vaudyke House, at- tempted suicias to-uight, shootlug bimsell in the bead with & Fovoiver, produciug & prouably fatal wound, —_———— TELEGRAPH LINES CONSOLIDATED, Speetat Luvateh fa The Chicags Trivune, Niw Youk, Aug. 37.—7The Conforeuce Com- mitieo of the Westorn Uuion sud Atlautio & Lacitio Welegraph Companies wet to-day, aud, as s0u iave previcusly been advised they would do, cowpleted the coosolidatiou of Ihe two liues, The Weatern Uniou bas yusrauteed 7 per ceus per suuuw on the stuck of the Atlautic & Pacidc, uudes & valuation of 25 poy cuut, or §2,000,000, TRIBUN ~ DISASTERS. Sinking of a Canadian Propeller Near Whitelish Polnt, Inke sSuperiov. Ten Out of Twenty of the Persons on Board Lost, A Bteamor and Tow Sunk on {ho Missis- stppl River. Tho Daily Reoord of Minor Mishaps, DISASTROUS LAKE COLLISION, Derrotr, Mlch,, Aug. 27.—Tho Canadian steamer Manituba coliided with tho propeller Comet at 8:30 Jant cvening, above Whitefish Toint, L. 4., and sauk hor inatantly. Ten lives were lost, and ten wore ravol, ucluding tho Captain and Tirat Mato, No uno injuted on the Manitoba, and #bo fs now bouud down with the eurvivors of tho Comet, Ponr Husoy, Mich., Aug. 47.—A private dis- pateh to parties in Baruia snnounces tho sinking of the propeller Comet, of Cloveland, 0., by tho stoamer Manitobs, near Whitellsh Point, Lake Ruparior. Ten persona were drowned on tho Comet. The Comet was bound down, heavily Indou with ore, whilo tho Manitoba was bound up, kight, Tho latier was only alightly injured, amd was adlo to coutinne her journey, Hiurr Bre. Manmie, Mich., Ang. 27,—The steamor Manitoba, of Beatly's line, arrlved hero at U o'clock thus mormng, haviug ran Lack from Whitefish Poiut with tho erew of the propelier Comot. which was sunk last night by the Mani- tobs off Parisain Island, The following aro te namos of ravad off the Comot : Franws Dagoz, of Cleveland ; Captain, John Gore, of 'I'roy, N. Y.; First Mato, W, . Woaver, of Clovelnd g Secoud Mate, James Haility, aud Loopold smith, wheolman ; John Scott, lookout 5 Charles Con' nor, poutor'; Thomas Murphy and Uoter Nand- lon, dock-baods ; alsv vve colored firomnsn, namo unknown, Amoug the drowned nre Dobey and Trawn, the first and sccond engiueers, sud uie others whoee names aro ubkuown. Tho Comot was owned by Hannn & Co., of Cleynland, Her valuation'on the Undormiitera' register is §25,00v ; the amouut of ber insuraaco is ot kuown hore, Suectal Dispatch to The Chieags Tribune, Ponr Hunox, Mich., Aug, 27.—Notblng [urthor han been hontd in relation 10 toe disadicer to the propoller Comet. Hor crow aud passengors hiave buen put ou board of tue propelior Quebac, which is ou uer way down. A GOOD DEAL OF LIGHTNING, Special Disvateh to The Enteado Tribun, Br. Pauta Aug. 27.—A heavy thunderstorm occurrel hiero this alternoon, during which San- ford & block, on Wabasnaw strect, Joseph Leo's residonco on East Figbth etreet, a blacksmith shop at tho Lako Surerior Railroad Works, and the residenco of 'otiick Nash, corner of Missis- &ippi and Nash streets wero struck by lghiniug, They were but little damaged aud no persons fa- jured exceyt {ntho blacksmith shoy where tive mon woro prostrated. They were at the timo cary: ing o bar of iron, and all wete kuocked luno.siie blo, bt sinca recovered, though all comnlain of soreuosy sud partiul puraise, A large treo wag strack on lowor Beveuth streot aud full rerugy the stroct-rallway track close bobind a car loaded with passengors. Syectal Dispaten (0 i'he Chicaro Trivune, Btoux Ciry, L., Aug. 27.—During the thunder stora yesterday, a littlo zirl 5 years old wus kitlod by ightoivg at 8t, Heleus, Neo, RUN OVER AND KILLED. Special Dirputch to Tha Chicare I'ridune, Broux Citr, Aug. 27.—A man named Phutlips, omployed by the Sivux City & St I'sul Rauroad, was run over by au engwe tuis afternoon, and injured no badly that be diod turee hours afier the acoident. Sueaal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Dxrnotr, Mico., Aug. 27.—Ms, Matilda 2o~ Brido, living at No, 33 Nat:oual avenuo, as run over by o Rusaell streot ho-se-car on Woodward avenae, in tront of Cley-Hull, this afternoon at 4 d'elcek, Buth logs wera cut off above the kueo. wud othor iujucdes intlictod, Biue was taken to Bt Mary's losoital, but died thoie abont thieo hours afier hoc injury. A Corauer's fuquost will be held to-moriow, The drivar of tho car, Jobn H. Keyuolis, Lue bLeon arrested aud will be hed uutil an nvesiigation can be made. DANGEROUS SPORT, BSpecial Ihapat A to The Chteagy I'ribune, Aunoua, Hl, Aug. 37.—Anotuer latal accident occaried “this afternoon juet bolow the weat denot, rov.iting in the desth of James Weldon, 4 yoars old. With s number of companons ha was fudulgiog i the favorite pastime of Aurors hoya of ‘c ampering over & freleht-tratn in mo- tion, wheu he fell beneath the wheels. 118 budy Wix eus 1 two thiough the buwels, sud the night Liand savered troum e arm, DROWHNED, Provinexce, R. L. Aug. 27.—Abby R, and Susie C. Dolloff, aged 16 and 19, wera drowned at Echio Bath, Maas., while bathing. Speciat Inwpateh to The Cicace Irihune, Dss Mogses, I, Aug. 27.—~O0v Weduesdar, #everal miles below this city, James and Marion Winterrond wero drawlog s Bcine in ths Dus Moines River. ‘They missed their footing, aad the curreut being strong, were oarried futo au eddyaud diownad, Doy ware lugluy respeoted, und loave familied. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION, Brectal {naputch to I'hs Chicaco 1mibune, Toxnp pu Lac, Wis., Aug. 27.~A boiler usad on & sleam threshing-macliue, st work on tho farm of N. W. Moon. in the Town of Roscndale, ex- ploded yentordas, kil ing W. Owen tustantly, and wounding Henry Feiry sothat he could not got away and was burned to death. Moou's barn, thien wazons, s Inrge awount of threnbed wheat, and $higsbiug-msclune were dostroyed. THE ST, LOUIS & ST, JOSEPH DISASTER. Srectal Dispated to ‘Tha Chicags I'rioune, Br. Joskru, Mo, Aug. 27.—All the victims of tho late terriblo railroad accidout on sLé St. Louis & 8t. Josoph Nailroad, sinco tho death of Mr, Arnold, of Nodsway Coun(y, are couvalosce g, Even Supt. W, II, B, Waron, who was tLought to bo tataily injured, ia lmproving, RIVER-BTEAMER SUNK, Carno, I, Aug, 27.—¥lLo tow-bost Bmoky City, bLound down tbe mnver, with a tow of Larges contalning nearly 260,000 bustiets of voat, struck A bar yesterday morning between this port sud Mamphus, sud suns the whole tow, with tke excoption of vue boat, I'hera wau no fusur- AUCO Ou the tow, and tho loss is Leavy. TRAMPLED ‘TO DEATH. Brecial Dupateh tu Ihe Chrcago T'ribuna, MiLwaukex, Aug. 47.~While Daruum's Hip- pudromo was driviug through the stroots to-day, auv old hackmau, samed Jolin Butler, was thrown fromn uis moat by & sudden start of uid teaws, and trapled 16 death, A FALLING DERRICK. Deutows TaLis, Aug. 27.—A largs derrick wued fu the laying of tho fuundation of {Le now pulp will of the Fall Mountsin Paper Cowpsoy feli withs groat furce this afturnoou,infuriug four wen, twelataly. THIS INDIANS.) THE SI0UX COMMISSION, 0xAHA, Neob., Aug. 27.—The Iudlaa Commis- alouery are all bero, excopting Qen, ‘l'srry, who is uow st Bisrserck, Dakots, but expacts to join the Comwieslon at the Council duriug noxtweek, Beuator lowe, of Wisconstn, hay beea tele- graphed to by Commusuouur Swith to act as ono uf the Commushlon. Ile {s now st Denver. ‘The yarty whonre Liore leayo lo-utorrow morn- ing for tiie Led Cloud Agenoy, via Clisvenue aud Fort Laramie, 'Lhe exact lucativu of tue Coutcil i8 vot yat detorunned, Lub whi bo i the neighe borbuod of Hed Cloud, shinhcsocmul - GRANGERS' PICNIC. Specrat Diapatch o The Chicago Tribnne, KaLauaz00, Mick., Aug. 37.—~The Grangers demunuiration to-dsy was very succsatul, ‘'nres huudred tesmu were iu the piacession, with some very showy wagous aund sppoitments. There weora (00 teams 1u the fair-Rrouuds, snd 7,000 Patrous, wivas, sud chudren. ‘lho basket pio. QI W4y & grest success. Spescties wero made by Biato Muster Woudsian Us Webetar, Childs, . ocy SATURDAY, AUGUST 98, 1876.~TWELVE FAGES. (abb, and others, Oblids’ spesch was decldedly Communiatic 1n some of ita senuments, S s THIIM lSSlSSll’l’l‘ JITTIES, The Plans of Capt, Eade Lald fofore Nir Chorles Hartley and n b of the Ul " New York Tribune, The arrival of Capt. James B, Fads, who has underiaken the tmprovemoment of the mouth ot the Miesiesipol Iuvor, enables the Trioune to presend eoms important Infor- tation in regard ta the progress of that wouk, and tue caro taken by the ongincer in charge to ioruro it success. Atthe requost of Capt. Lads, Sir Chiatlen A, lartiey, tho eminent DBr.tish en- wineer, who was knighted by Queen Victoria for buim wplendid succers i 1mproving the mouth of the Danube, and who has also beon highly hon- wvred for thal servica by other Euronesn powers, hina como to tlia country, arriving on Saturdav in the Baitle. Caut, Eads_deairos to place his plans botoro Sir Chailas Hactlay, tnil Lo bave the Lenetib of such advico as Ll groat oxpen- ence in n sunflar undertaking may enablo him to give an to the Emgr«u of tho work, More- over, & number of distngmished en- gineera of his conntry alao met horo yestor- iy at tho requost of Capt. Eads, Taose {nvited by bim were (oo, J. G. Barosrd, Prosident of tho Boaid by which the problem of the improvos ment of the mouth of the Mississippi was inve- ugated tn 1873, and who was the ouly ofticer of thut Board who roportod in favor of the Jotty in preforence to the ¢anal plan, and tho following, who_composed tho 13sard of 1871, bv nhum the whole subject was thorougbly examined under ‘direction_of (ho (tovernmont: Gon. H. G. Wrignt, U L., Presdent; Qen. C. B. Com- rtock, U, 8. Gen, B, 3. Alotaoder, U, B, 1. ; P'rof, Henry Mitchell, U. 8. Const Burvey; Col, V. Milner Ioberts, C. L. D. 1L Whilcomb, C, E., and Gon. T, E. biekles, C. E. This Board spont months in an eolaborate investigation of the problem, visiting Earope for that purjose, and oxAmining the mort important works of & sim- ilar charactor in tho Old World, and it waa upon the recommendation of thna Lioard that the plan of Capt. Eads was finally adopted by Congroes. In otder, howover, the more sarely to protect himsolf and the Qovernment sgaines failure and delay 1n this great work, Capt. Eads addressod a lottér to the Premdont requesting that the members of this Board should bo author- fzed to meet to oxauune tho plana whon which tho work is being cone structed, and to give him the advico which their thorough fuvestigation of tlie subject might suggest, The Presidont, ploased with a sugges- tion showing #o oarnest & desiro o sur the success of the uudertaking, warmly approved it, and authorized tho engineors in tho Umtod Htatos s0rvico 0 nasemble, as proponed, st tha oxpeuso of Capt. Lads, Home of tlem will not Lo atle to accopt the invitation, but others met at the Fitth Avenue Hotol yeaterday, and will hold other sessions i future ‘Tue proposal of Capt. Lads was to undertako this work at the sole risk of limesolt aud Ine assHociates, recelviog 10 _payment whatever from tho Glovernmont until cortain stipninted doptue of wator should hiave bosu secursil aud maintained, Tho act of Congrens provided that a cortain sum abould be pald when a depth of 20 feet bad beou secured, au additional aum whon a depth of 21 feet had boen secured, and mo oo up to 80 feet ; that twelve muntbs after each prescribed dopth hiad Loen secured s furthor sum should be pald 1t that dopth bad durimg that time been main. tained, and tuat §100,000 & year shouid be pald fortwanty yea:s lor maintaining tho works and so oxfendiug them if necessary kd to presorvo the cbannel of the requi ed depth. Thus Capt. Eau takes tho whole risk himpelf, and an oflicer Lins boon appointed, Gen. C. B. Comsteck, U. 8. E., to meusuro and raport from timo to time the deptly attajned. 'fhn work was begun by Capt. Eads on the 14th of Juno, aud its piogross already mives such tokens of guccess that Lo balisves that tho 1a. gest ships sailing ont of tho harbor of New York will be able to enter tha mouth of the Mise siemppl without rek or delay before this year onde. Yeos tho Bouth Pass, upou which the work o inprovemeut 18 undertakon, formerly had tosn than 7 foet of water on the bar. Litt's mora thao two months bave elapued, and mach of that time has necesesiily bosn spent in gather- ing materials, building Liouses for » orkmoun, and perfecting other preparations, Dut telosrams roceivea by Capt, Eads yosterdav stato that thy work has siready had the effcor of despeniug the chaunel 1ully 7 feot at tho Lead of tho worka. T'hs plan adopted ia remarkavle for ita sim- phicity. The geve:nt aim, as is well known, is to couflne tho waters of the mouth within straigbt parailel walls, 80 proportioned in wigth 1o the quautity of water cscapivg sy lo produco & ceriain velocity of currout, and furos thie stream to rcour o4t a channel for itself of required depth, The groat dificulties of tho vroblem woro only in devising means of oroat- ing thewo ardificial wils, and making them se- cure ond rortnuoent upon the excecdivgly unetable founuation affoided. Tne Diis- «iwwippl River emptios ftaelf over mcdiment wany feet o depth, deposited by itsoif, and ” through wulls of asuch wodiment nko mauner tbrown up on eitber side by its cursont. In offect, foundation aud walla ara of ot mud, into whiok any works of atono sroutd speodily siak andd uivcnnr, Titesalone, ur cuib-woirk, however tirmly pluced. would soon be nudermined aud swept anay by the scoor of the vntreut. ‘To meet these didicuities. whicls hy seewed Lo some epgiucers almowt insupeiabdla, Capt. Fads builds che artidcial walia of the river wita broad, st mactressen of willow brush, securely lashed together, and anchored to an to- 1evlos row of piles. The prelimivary work {4 the driviog of jilea along and iowda of the hine proposed tor the srufloial stracture, Meanwhile vreat mattreases of brush mre cdoovstructed, firmly lucked toguther with orces-bars and hiok- 08, ‘1 here msttrerace, 40 feet wide and only 2 feet thick, are tuwed into posiion adjoiniug the piles aud fantened to them. If placed at nighe, by murniog the depodit of sodiment fiom the cure vent hus g0 filled the interatices as to min's them, 80 that thoy rest upen the bottom, snd the saii- ment continues to gather upon them until they ‘become mora sulid und enduriag than any part of tue natural bank. For the cuirsut may at any time scour away tho natural bank with rapid« 1y, but the 1ewistaoce ofered by tho willow bLrush offectually prewsnts any displaco- ment of the sedimens lodged within its 1nter- utices, When completed, the wall of mate tresa Will perfoctly protect tho row of pi'es trom tha current, while the plles serva to hold tho mattresses in pomsion, the whols will he covared with & thim stune paving, proteotuag the surfaco from the axsault of stormu, ‘Ite outor ouds of the wally, whera they are exposd to the sen, will Blso Lo constructed of much broader and stiongor mattresses, supporting solid and durable work, It wiil be s workof ysars to complete the whole struo ure, but the osnnel will rapidly deepen as fasc asit is canfined with- iu nartower tiwita by the artifloisl walls, It is ealoulated that theso mill be wo far complated Lofoia thin year onde that the largest sbhi or scen in New York Heroor can enter tha Houtts Pass at any time, and proossd without dolay to Now O lewnn, Of the preliminary line of piles, 9,860 fast lisve now beon deivon on tho oast jetty, and 1,000 Iaot on tha weat etty, whilo 8,600 of the mate trens foundation bave already been securely iaid, Iach wattross fs not unl{’ fastenad to otuerr adjacent and to the pile; ut snchored 10 ite place by a layer ot wtone, Dut thosa who understaud the rapidity with which tho rivoer will orcate an enduring bar in & few houwss, merely by a depoait of its sedimout lu and around the top of » tree which Lsppens to lodge to aud check the current, sud who know with what exirame diffioulty such bars aro ro- moved, ‘will_realize hat the wriifiolsl watla whick Cart, Ends crestes are anchorsd more flanly hgfln river's own doposite than it would Lo possible otherwise to snclior them by sny Liuman device, 'The laylng of thews uaitress foundationa goos on stthorate of 300 lfuesr feet per dav. The utinost ocoufidence i now folt by Capt. Ilads aud his ssnociates chat tlie wurk ~ will scaure the desired dapth of water at tho mouth of tho Micsiaslppl within » few months, whoreas any othér plan would have re- quired vears. 1f Liw expectatious are realized, It will b a magniticent trlumph of on glueeriug akil, ju which sl who biave sn interest fn tio commerce of the Alississippl Valiey oxof the Gulf will Leartlly rejoice. 5 et el Lntost from the DevilsFish. Yuotor Hugo's devil-fish s Lkely to become Reuorally kuown, nol ss & creature of the novelist's magination merely, but su a formida- ble reallty. At the time the *Tollers of the 8ea™ wau publizhed, tho devil-fish, of » uize larize énougl to ba dungerous, was litlle kuown, and the mouster iu the tals was a novelty. Now L is a wuvelly nu longer, but what Mantalivi would call & **dem'd woist, uupleasant subjeot,” womethiug to be looked out for by Asher sod divers, Mot lol g mouster cultie-ish was oaptured off the coast of Newfoundisnd, sud uow there comes & story from. Eurupe which would prohnmi be tumlliug enough bad we all the delmls. In July, a diver in submarine armor, work'ng st wreck ou toe coast of Nor- maudy, found Limsell suddenly grasjed io ® clows “embrace while st ike bLottom, He bud teen sejzed by o devil-fish which beld faattoa uagbosing T9ok. A eomssdy came dowy, and ho, too, wan grasped by the arma of the monater. It waa only with tho giostast diflicuuty that they could give tho mign or further aid. Thoy niocaoded; owover. others wont down armod, when, aftor a ¢ ate stroggls, tho arma of tho ceplialopod wais honn from tho Lody, and tho suffaring men rescuad in time to saye their lives. It was & uarrow escapo. HARD-MONEY ;lEA Furthor Meetitg of the Cincinnnti nvention Dolegntes, Aew York World, Aws, 2. A monting of the Naw York dologates to the Cinciunatl Hard-Movoy Convontion and gentle- mion interestod in 4us movoment was Lold last night at 43 Washington squars, Algeron B. +Bulllvan, Chairman of tha Committes on Organ= tzallon, presided. The Hoecrotary read s com- wmunieation from Gen. Lloyd Aapinwall, who ap= proved of the objsctaol the Assoclation; sn- othor from F. T, Froy, Vice-Prosident of ths New York Bank, to tho sams effacts, and ono trom Feaoklin Edaon, Presidant of the Produce Exchango, approviog tho movoment, All ex- cused themueivos for not mocepting invitations to attend. 'Lhe following lotter from ex-Gorv. Henty A. Wise, of Virginls, was road : Rienstox, Va,, Aug, 23, 1873.—70 D. B, Srinner, secretary New York Deleqatun to Cincinnatl Conte: fron—~DeAR Bix 2 1am in recen) t of yours of the 21 ly st once that I prove uona touching “ Finsnclal Kafonn” and turn to specie paynients, Thera cannol bad curroney, nor too much of a good, No curzency could bo worse than (hat bssed upon no products, uj.0i 0o real valuen or collateral sacurity, orgunlzed lu war by polftical pawer to meel natlonsl neconsiticn aud emergonciys, unauited to pesco, snd unsoltling snd disturiing 10 rogulsr buniness and destructive of resl value, becauso founded on nothing but an inverted pyramid of publlo debt nmounting to thousands of millious 1 Lave lived hrough the il United 8tates Dank: of & HReulon system of Stale pet banuka ; of 8 Bub-Trea and through & time of No system Wi aver that the present fictitfous and faciiti of gresuback bauks with tho political power of Gov- ernmeat, in the teigu of 27 party wistorer, n ibo worsi L Bave ovar kuown, Take away from it theattri- buto of bed 1g ** legal tonder ™ for dulita, aud instantly freenbacks would be o beller than graybacks.” faving tust oftribute, it attacka real value, regular burinens, aud panders only fo speculstion snd pecula- tion. Dut for somo lliiess and Lusiucas I canuot Tows 1 would be at 43 Washingion Square on Wuinesday noxt. 1 meroly wrile this to expreas my cordial sympatliy with your swutiments aud move- wents, Yours truly, Hzany A, Wik, A PROPOSED ADDRESH. The following addross was proposed sod will prouably bo aloptod : To the Pronle and the orqanized Doards of Trade througnout the United Staten ¢ ‘We doowm it judicious to addrees a few worda explan- Moy of the grest objects we deslfn elfoctiy, by the confoerence st Cinclhuatf, 0, Obviously no interest could sufter by a candid and freo interchange of opin- fons, howaver diversificd, upon the proper mossurea for a anfe and permaucnt Teaumptlon of apecin pay- mients; uor, {n our opiuivn, can we hope for & sound and healthy rovival of trade till thore is s resumption of cash payments, Buch o result must stimulstannd revive our foreign and domestio trade, and placa ov- ery clase of lsborers upon s much safer footing th odr present yitiated currency, the evils of wuich a countless and of such maguituds oud 80 pernicio as to demaud correcion, Already much has the public that wo apoedy rr- 100 litkte of boen duno i walityiug shiould not delay much longer a resumation of #poclo payments. Tha method in which it should bu brouglit about secrns to be more & subject of dise ute touts the cnd in view, and with the hope of unit- ing upon mcasurcs that will be at once conscrvative and offectusl, we urgo that the propossd Conference at Ciucinnati, O., on the 25th Uctober next, should be gonerally sttendod bLy yoprescntatives from all por- fiona of the country, ' Wa sppend our proceedings bere, and trust & bhearty rosponss msy follow this sp- peal fors sound currency equivalent to cola 1 evers portion of this country sud sa useful In overy othsr country as ta notes ut the banke of Franco, Enghnd, or of sy athier (natitution ; » rosult wo deain foasitlo and of the ureatcst poseiblo advantago to our people {udividuaily, and of incaleulabls utility 1n extending our forelgn {rade and facilitating our merchants snd truders {n all tholr undertiogs, Buc bLeyond all thess wo dure afiem tnat every laborer, whether in tho feld, the miuc, tho workehop, o ths factory, or in the couniing-houso, is entitied to good ‘moncy, unvarying in it vans, aud whiih will buy as much knd go a8 far fn paylag for whiat ho wishoz to buv as gowd or aiver wou.d i aud this desiraula result wo thiuk attainable without detri- ment {o any exlsting interesis, In suy eveut, we tLink the period bas arrived at which it becomes ev. ery citizen caimiy o consider whether tha presout ovila of proatrated trado, lauguishing industry, bligat- e commoreo, and gonoral deworailzation, uli,more or lesn aggravated by a vitlated curren 'y, have hot boon Uarae fang enougly, and whothet our inunhood and in. telligence as 8 poo 1o are not sa grossly fusulted by the conataut recurrence of commercial penica as mpers- tively to demand & caroful examination of our finun. cial wystom and to suggost measurss of rol.ef that aball o commensurata with tha crylug evils uow spparent on every Luud, Haviog ouly tus common good in vlow, wa address you wih earnestnees and siucerity, leavthig to evory ons the suma freedom we h.va exer- cised of suggesting such measuros 88 may appear bost, Meassra, Poriine, Loudon, Eale, Conkling, and Komp, were app:oin ol & com:n tioo to eug- gest somo plan for the resumpston of specie paymonts. PURPOSES OF THE MOVEMENT. Mr, Algernon 8. Hulllvan has been more or loen closelv doutiled with tho movemout for tue organization of & party based on lara mouey. Ha disclaimed, Lowover, in & recent cunversation dny intoutton of organizing & thitd volitical party, or one based ou this particular priunlglo. ~The organization,” aald o, *is not intended to bo & pattivan ouo aL all. 'The delogates hLicro are olocied in anssrer to tho Rtichmond call, ana that 8prang up from s {vell: g of the Tobaccoe Growers' Conventlou in Rishmond *hit it would be a good thiug to gt men rogsthor from ths different citics of the country wha woald ex- pruss themsolves i (avor of hard monev and discuns the gaueral Hnauces of the countrv,” ho fdos [s this: to get np Hard-Monoy League on tue patiern of the Cobden Lesguo for Frao Lrado?” **You've hit It oxactly, Thovs subjects onght all to be discussad, The oplnlon from d flerout paits of tho country un resumtion, for in- stance, will anisgon.ze esch otlior to & cortain ex.ent; sud when one man lias stated bis opin- fou, end aoother bis, they will at laxt reacu some exprassion of aninion that wli satisfy evory- body aud havo the moral welght of everybudy represonted. Then taocra will Le papers iead ond discussed, aud arrangemeuts mado for print- ing them aud for disrnibutug them, Of course you can ece that where thore are so many con- ‘ventions all the tiuto the intlucuoe of aur oo of ry gr I doo't anticipate rom this one. But there bias Rot to be an ongoanized beginuing of the agita- tion 1 favor of hard moaey, and this Convention will nake a bunqnia(i“' 4+ Wiil the representation from all parts of the couutty be goneral ¢ From what corrospondence I have bad I can Aoo that, if there was monev tawsed to hiro s Becretary aud moet expenses of tbat kind, I would 33t & dologation from overy Important lace yu the conuiry. Asltis, the matter will anv great reaul s allowed to take care of i'self; L.ut thor going to be delogates, 1 beliove, a® 1t is, from DBoston, Portland, Now {laven, Providence, Phil- adelpbis, Now Urleans, Chicago, Bat Franclaco, and a puniber of other places {u the Weat.” —_— CURRENT OPINION. Ten thousand seats and 600 hoada at the Do- trolt Conveution! Beoms to Le a lack of sym- motty nbout tho new pariy.—5St Louis Globe- Lemocrat. The defeat of tho Democratic party in Ohin and Hamilton County this fall 1810 vbe air snd tho water, and the whiskey-and-water, and, abovesll, in the beer. Bouud it through tue laud.— Cincinnati Commercial. Judge Kolley Is no doubt s **flne spesker,” and 1 18 vory fatetenting to listen to him for an hour or o, Dus his eloquenos is of the Eiijab Pogram order—stagy. intlated, highfalutin, mere- triclous—aud wo don't wonder that he fs re- garded as protty muol of a boro u Coogross, where he Lisw Loen apeaking coutiunously (hor- ribile dictu) for fittoen louy, loug, weary yvars. —Detroit News. ‘The trouble with tho Detroit Conventfon was that it was called to moet just at the timo wheu sll its available politiciaus wery perchied ou the feunce, anxiously waitiug to mee which way that Jutlation cat js golog to jump iu Ohio, about sevon weeks fiom now. Ducthe trouble will not be fews after tho Ohio eloctlon ia Lold, as In ca4o of the success of Allen and Lntlation, 1t will bo tou late 1o shake w?-lhn thenew parwy ; sud 1n oase of the defeat of Allen sud Intation, i1t will not be worth whila o work vigorously for the aake of & usw party that eunters the world with the prnL&o of baving beeu beaten before it was born.—5L Lous Globe-Lemocral, It wae n ourlous spectacle to sce an ablo-bod- fed man at the Greeubsok Convention, who was round and sleok, aud well-fed enough bo look ke Lis own desoription of a bankey, tatking of the giluding bauk monopoly, sud the orusbing power of bauk-note issus. It was curious be- causo thero js uo bauk mouopoly ; Nutloual vank- sog 18 perfeetly fiee, aud It it o av profitable s {s sepressuted It would bave quloklx quelled op- pression by competitiou. Asto the crushing ower of the bank-uote issue, this quahity of & ank i 30 uudeslrable tuat far more of it has Leew given up tuan taken out by the banks dur- ing the past year.—Lefroit Fost. It s svident by this time that the csrponters 1 who bave besa ab wortk ou tle Rew purty bave was romewhat abaltered by tho eloctions tast fall, but it {s stil worth ropatting; and there ara enough who aro intorested inl ta fortunos to make tho effort, . . . The Ropubhicans i Now York s pear to bs embatrasmed by the prominence which Gov. Tildon haa taken as aroformes. In tho elaction this year, In auv avent, the puramt of tho Blato and aity robbers 15 tho oversuadowliny intereat, Gov. Tilden and bin frdonds moan to gob what advautago trom 1t thoy can; and1f thev sucoaed on thoe lina they hiavo chionon,—nall right. Tho Ropublicans may hot bo abla to carry tho Btale on tnose local {ssnen, but they wfil accomplish fomething by holding the Democrats to their pronmeos ; and will ba in position to take advantage of the cur- rent in tho moro important contost of 1870.— Jioston Adzerliser, Noons has sver donbted Judge Thurman's claim to the roputation of an sducated tawyer of good montal parta and to the character of an lionest gantlemnn. Ilohanan old-fashioned, judi- cial, whist-playing cast of mind, and has shown himsol? i!l-suited to encountar tho draw-poker jloka of his Cincinoati advotuaries. 1le looks liko an Agsuclato Justico of tho Supromo Court. Outsido the Houste Lo {a still o Honator. His locks a0 grav, hip stomacl is amplo, his move- nients, bodily and Intollectusl, ara conservativo, Ite is not & bewng of eronses, but thoroughbrod to tho bone. He never wors s paper-collarin Lia life; on the contrary, his Awaliow-tailed cont iy the exsy fit of familiarity with good socioly. It mav bo Tulily doubted whother Lis favorite beverago is nut coguac. In one wotd, Judgo Tuurmsn 18 & gontloman, an old Virglnia gen- tieman, a goutleman of the original Jeems Hiver achoo!, high-toned, cold-ucsod, with & watch- fub and s silver-headed cane, Mo came to the trone durfug a period of extremo drought. 1o hny remainod tiers by 1he pressars of an oxcess of rospoctability.—ZLoutsille Courier-Journal. “Burloigh,” the Now York correspondent of tho Baston Journal, says Gov, Tillen has groat Presidontial aspirations, and proposcs to rouow tho samo tactles that sorved him so well In tho Btate oanvass. Mr. Tildon is smart, but ba never had much porsonal dignity, Iia common namo among the boys ia *Sammey." When bhis vomination was a facl, his dofeat soomed cortain, The re-oleation of Gav. Dix was a suro tlung, The mght bofore election Gov, Dix was the guest of afriend up the river. He apoke of his election as beyond s doubt, ond so he woulld Lava beon olectod if Alr. Tildou had not been uncomtaonly smart; ana this wea the way he worked.” Ho had thousands of his likonesses suiruck off sud sont thom ovely- whore, not Quly to the bar-rooms, tavorns, and stores, but they wore sent bv hundeods to tho familics in the'interior, and mailed to machanics ond workmen all ovor the Btute, Ho then wroto alottor axking men tovote for him, forthe reason that he was In the ring fight. Ths lotter was licltograplied and soct out, diractad tothe cominou people, in numbers of thoussnds and tons of thousands. Moo who nover heard of Bamuel J, Lilden were surprised to receive an ol- ogaut lettor from an omiuent caudidate asking taem for & vote. All over tho 8tato, in log cab- ins, 1n factories, on the lakes, in the mines, coal regtons, and on the towpstlh of canals women were rhoutlog to each otlisr, ** Just look hers, our Jobn Lias got a teal lotter from Gov. A4lden.” 8o the Qoveinor won, Wietner that can bo piayed ra a gawme more thon onco i a quostion. STEAMBOAT CONYENTION, The Coming Annutul Meoting of the Nattenual 2onrd-8600,000,000 itcpres sonted—Whut s 1o Ile Donc. New York Times, Aug, 16, A spocla] meoting of tho Nutlonal Bonrd of Steam Nuvigation was hold vosterday afteinoon at tho oftlco of thie Board, No. 40 Burling slip, to mako arrangements for tho for.bcowing fourth aonusl meuhufi of the Association, which will taka place tu the Metropolitan Ilotel, beginting on tho 8iat inst, and euding Hopt. 2. Un the dlse tho Excontivo Commiitae are to meet and pre- paro their 1eport, which will cover their trans- actious, not only for thio past year, but aince tuo vigauizaiion of the Agsociution, It promises to ba very interenting, ‘I'bs Nattonal Board will be in sesalon on Bopt. 1 and 2. The Association is cotaposed of steambost and Ateamalnp owners in all parts of the United Bistcy, 10presenting £600,U00,000 of fuvestad eapital. I wus organ- 1zea in Louwville five yeata ago, and Low Cou- sisis of o National Board, and local boards in all the principal [ake and seaporta of tha Union, ‘The nnuex{nl wattor that will camo befora tho Buard mill Ls tho proposed repeal of tho Stenmbost act of Congress of Feb, 28, 1871, which steam-vessol jowuers have been tguting since ita parsage to overthrow. Tlheyclaim that by 1ts piovisions sll wores of ureloss putents Liave boen fulsted upon ihem, fnvolviug tuaw fu an immounve azpansa, ‘They mstance the mud- drum sttacumout to steam boders. Doats ply- g ou sowne uf tho Weastern rivers are bothered vy a depusit of mud on thn bottows of tholr buil- a.8, which teiatued the heat 80 as to burn out the bottom aud render tha boiler liable Lo burat. Lhis was 8e1zed upon as a protext unaur ths faw to compel owners of steam-vessels everywhote to uroluse mud-drnms, at a ovst of 3410 mpiece. ustoad of rehaviug the boiors, tue dwume increased the doposit of mud and this fuct boing brougab [X} tho notice of the Bupervising Iuapectord, the order was abrogated, but vut until 880,000 had found their way luto tle pockets of the pateniee. Ono of tho Inspacturs wia wibee Jucutly discov- ered to ba interested in the patens, and was dis- charged trom the servics, Aunother exsmplo R1vea i Lhio patout wieam gauge, WnOse use was discontinued afier large sums Liad boen suentun it Ly steam«boat owne) d 1t bao proved to be utterly worthices to record the stesin pressure. ‘Lisore was & bell attacument to these gauges, which ruug whenever the viessure reschod aoer- ta.n point, aud a notice belug conspleuously post. ed that this tudicsted davger, althougl it did not, s panic was Boviral Limos oipated among the passongers on board of various boal 8till otier examplo given 18 the safory-valve locky whict cost the stosmboat owner 85 wpieco, and whuse uss atlll obligatory. ‘L'ae busiinas s obliged 10 make a requisition for thom ou the L'rensusy Departmour, wluch forwards the order 10 the Beal-Luck Company, who travsuut the looks ordersd to tle Bupervimng Inspoctors, Re- companied by an javolcs, & duplicato 1voico Lo- ing sent to the Treasury Dopariment. ‘Lhe Iu- spectors send the lucke to tho buatman, who pays for thew at the local Cnsiom-Hous the Colleotor foiwaide the money to the Treasury Dopurtwent, through which channel v fialy reachos thoe Beal-Look Company. Tho samo lucks are sold Lo the ra.lroad companios at $1.5 eachi, and a much bowter lock I in existeuce which selis at 25 cents. I'he ateatuboat men hava another causa of complaint in tho fact thau tallroads are allowed 10 carry bay and coton uncovered, while the law requires them to covor each bale, ~ A vimilar diye critmioation in regard to petrolenm aud otlier ig- nitable aubstances is mads by tha law iu favor of railway compautes, But tho most Lertile source of d.esatlefsction is the Linbility clsuse. 1f & mau onns $5,000 in s steamboat, aud through tha carelessuess of ita Captuin & colusion should take place mnvolving $100,000 dsimagey, hus pri- vate property 1s liuole to hus proportionate share of thuse denages over aud abuve hin interest in the boat, and to the entire amount if hus copart- ners have nov the wherewitnal to hear their proportion. Bany basts tn tue West are uow, on this mogcouas, run by lmited latiity stock companies incorporated uodor State lawe, but if thay happes to ot eaaght outelde of thelr Biate the law Lieoomes opelutive on toeir property and perdon, Most of tueae obnoxious foatures bave Lun rendared iuoperative by Treasury regula- tions or local deolsion, which leave s boas lisble (0 all the aunoyaucos of the law when she hap- pens to paus out of local Jurisaiction or trom the waters of one distziot Into thoss of suotler. The ubjeot of the Convention will bafo socure more nuiformity, and it ia thonght that this can be best dotie by & repeal of tho old 1aw sad the substition, if nevsssary, of & new one. While the Ounveution will dovoto all ite enor- gies 10 the accomplishment of this main objeot, & otrong offort will also be made lookiuk Lo the abolishment of the United Biatos Bhipping Com- mission and & return of ihe busiuees of tha oftica to tho Unstom-House. The Becrotary has roceived communications which lead bim to be- that 160 dele, from the varivua lake port civles wiil attend the Lonvention, ————— Timaely Information on the Finaunces. Poxzroy, 0., Aug, 13, 1875.— 70 the Kditor o, the Cincinnali Gazeite: Pless gwer the ful- lowing questions, aud oblige several readers of your valuable paper: 1. How much gold do our United Btates mines produce sonuatly? How much muver? 2, How wmany (if sany) of our Uuited Btatos mines are owned by toreign capitalists ? 8. Wau the balance of trade in our favorin 1870, '71, '72, 13, and '74, or not, snd how much? 4. What part aud how much of the nationsl debt Lss Leen paid since the begioning of Uea. Graot's administration P 8. Tue monthiy charge for Intersst on the publig debt on tue 18t of March, 1860, was ten aud ball milhoos of dollars ($10,632,402. How much s 1t now ? 0. I'axes weto 1educed by the sot of July 18, ‘MIG. &50‘0&),(.};)0; by sck of Murch 2, 1807, o & 40,000, y mct” Fob, 8, 1303, $33,000,- 00U; by a rch- 81 ana July 40, 1808, 943,- 000,000 by mct July 14, 1870, of juternal tazes 10 tho amount, aunuslly, of $85,213,000; aud of mistakon their calling, The Republican party onstom ddtisn, £33,630,827.33. Flow mu thoy been roduced ings ? th Sk 7. How does the yuluma of enrrency of to- day compare with that of 1455 ? TAR OAZETTE'S ANSWERA D 1. Tho minen wost of tho Misslewippl yirlded |3 18741 Qold, 26 milllone; nilver, 89 miliona; otes aud base metals. 12 miilions, total, 74 mil) lonw; In 1873, 72 millions; from 189 to 1u72 about 40 to 65 mi'lions a year, 2 The Emma 3iuve is owned olilofly by Trittan capltalirte, [Thoy hava alwo largo wteronts 1o many California, ads, aua Uulorado Mines, but nat completo owuorshipa.] As to othiors we kiow not, . 8. Tho Cnstom-Tlonan returna #how that the exports, Including gold sud allver, oxcoadad t)e imports 30,714,666 10 1870, 21,021,877 i 197, &57,171,210 in 1874, 61,031,234 in 1875, Alwg that tho imports excoodod tho oxports Tu 137}, 01,117,812 ; in 1473, &i0,628,651, DBut we rae wark that the Qustom-1louss roturna of exjorts aro very imporfeot bv reason of tho neglect of moans to euforco and venfy thom, aund by the dlspositton of whippors to undervalue them, Alg that Custom-Houss returna do not show all thy faces of trade. The freight paid to forelgn shipg In cutimatod at €30,000,000 & vear, In Becrotar, McCul'och's time ho estimated the smuggle gooda at £100,000.000. Tuo amount hns not do. aronaod miuce that timo. This I8 almosd 1osep. arable from very high duties, 4. ‘The dobt Laa beeu reduced during Granyy holding of the Lrosidency ®398,000,441, 6, Tho present monthly interost chorgs (Aug. 1) 14 ¥8,073,555, [0. In 1872 the troo list was largely increanad, Toa aud coffes wore put on the froe liat, where. by the Government Just $26,000,000 on n year of reveuno, ‘I'ioro was also & large reductiin made ou sugar and molasues, aud on all othor dutiable arucles tho tarift was reduced 10 pop cont. Last winter tho 10 por cent reduction wag raponled, and thie tax on AURAr Wwas Aomowhat incroased, while tho exciwos on_whisky and to. bacco were raised cmmluemhly.l 7. The currency 18 noa: logal tondars (Ang, L1695 1), 874,924,035 ; fractional n) notos (Aug. 7), $348,007,03); total, $76L,. bank 03,217, The carrency in 1865 wan : logal tenders, $412,. 637.000; fractional notem, &25,005,000; bank notes, 171,000,000 total, $033,692,000, The increaso of curraucy sinco 1365 is, thors. fore, £136,216,317, THE FALL TRADE, Large Number of Southern nud Weste ern Merciinnts in Now York Citye of n Kair ond Healthy . Aew York Tridune, Ava, 29, A large numbver of merchanta from the South snd Weut ara now in the city, preparatory to making thoir fall purchiages, Tholending hounes, Liowover, refuse as yot to expross an_opition sa to tho fall trade, 1t being, nccording to their- views, too early, At Jalltay & Co.'s & fair busie noss {8 doing, better than last moning, He.oral Bonthorn and Westorn customers bave mndo their + proliminary vists, but atul hestate to choows n kna of goods, They appear to act moie cautlously than in previous yours, aud oxatning gooda mora clogoly. * They acsnowicdeo that orices are snfti. ciantly low, but noverthelese dosiro woro time to give their otdois, Salesmen, howover, ma aotisfied that tho very presouco of such a ‘nrgn nutwber of buyers mdicates a batter stato of trado, sud all agreo that 1 toclr couvorantioas thiese morchante speak moro bopefuliy than they bave dono for somo time past. At AT, Biowart & Co.'s it wns declured that 1t waa 100 eatly to ©X, rees an opinivn axs to tho expeotod trade, aud sevoral salesmen stood togetber 1n eroups, nob at all occupird with purchiases from oilher age Jaceat or remota localition, Iu tho dry woods quar.or proper, & large nim. ber of-cases are dany turnud out for Toxas Lonisians, and other portious of tho South, A promisont Leonatd aireot liouss stated to a ro. | porter of the Tribung that the Bouthe:n trads wae {0 @ very healihy stat2, tio morchautu from that saction ouly buving molerately, and meote . g thoir old accounts lu good order. No longer credita thar -lx:r daya, or tour mooths for good bouses, wera domanded, nor would they ha granted if asked, In the boot and shoo trade, s well a8 fo tho biat and eap trade, alwa,s fol- lowing the routine of tho dry goods busivens, the same feeling is prodominual—cautioun buying, and 10 mo.a thau iy actually wauted to replouis! depleted stocua. At tlie Bt, Nicholas, Fifth Avonuo, and other Liotels, & larzo numoer of mercuants are reg.se terod fiom Cinciunat, Chieago, 8t. Louis, aud other puints South sud Va<t, Boveral of 1hew who wero nct biare lust #privg bave come on to siudy the Now York markots, aud, while sales- men tbink thoso wen Liave ull come to purcha: gouds to ’ inrgo oxtert, the Southern and West. ern men thomsolved stato that they are Lo partly for j.leasure and partly for busmess. Nop auy uf them show an incliuat on to return b ouce to theww howmes, snd, while varviug thelr actropolitan v.sits with suoié visita to Saratoga, Lotg Brauch, aud Newport, lose no opportun.ty ta examius the very Loavy stocks offering in tis markot. Iu about Lwo wocks tuo fail trade, now looiing fairly, will probeoly be at its heiwht, when imy ofters mm‘ijflmeu promiso to be wore expieit ns to 1t couditio! ks bkl o el ‘The Geographicul Congress, Panrs, Auk, 11,—1Lle wubjec e discusded by the soveu Seciiovs of the Geogisplical Cougress: bave boes o mulufarious thut it Is duile cult to velect any for spaclal mention. Porhiaps ouna of thuse of the gromie:t interest has been: be cubmitution of the couteswimal fur the sexe agesunal division of tae quarters of the heavons, orof tupentirs cclosual apbere, It waw urged that this®vould effeot rest sating of (e in astronutnioal aud nautical calen'atins, aud thab 00 good reason could Lo assigiod for reckoung by sixtietha, Tho ecct.on deeided by 24 ¢o 7 1 favor of tha ceutesunal division of the quarter of the circumfurence, roserving i luger questiou of its exteusiou to the ent Bphora till the matter 18 brought befuis the gous eral meedng, ‘LLo presont syatem found nuaie vyucate, Auothar Beailon has approved M, Boas quet da Ia Grie's pro, vesl for dividiog sbe coms pass [uto 26U po.nta, 1o be reckunod frow ieft 10 right—uamely, W0 bogween north nnd weal, and soou. ‘Tho angglation of an Etymologicsl Gazotte bias also been {avorably rawlvod. Dr. Dot Lias oifered & now sxpiauation of the Norte- gisu ports beiug freo from icou win'er, while those of Rusuia a0 ico-lucked, Ilo douies that this {s attributablo to tho Gulf Btreaw, und at~ tributs 1t to the Nurweglan ports buing at the extremity of lands washied by tue oceun, while the llussian ports are buricd, as it weie, 1o the land, tha water boig s muxture of salt sud froslt, The Dldactic Hoction bas conaiderad the question whettor the teachers of goography should pursue the topographio ur tlio coswos graphio weshod, The goueral feeling was thal the cluld should bo led frum the kuowu 1o tha unkuown, firat being mado acquainted with toporrabhy of bnu villago cr town, next with the department, counsy, coutinent, #o,, aud finall witi the molar pystow. Tho use of glabes wat prononucad wdispensable, wud jude models of continouts, gulls, islands, oto., woio recomman: ed. ‘Ihe Etunological Section has dircuesod 1! oxisteuce of & White tace at the oxtrems Kasy of Awia,—tho tribo of tho Culias, to the Boath of Abywspis, prosouting the physique of the Csucsiau race. 'I'he ltalian Goographical Booioty propose to scnd au oxpo- dition to the Gallss, utherto unviitey Ly Ku- rupeany. Toe quostion of the Centra} Amoricats Iuthmus natursily excited much interess. M. de Lesuops, aftor ailudiug to the ditiicultics ke bad eucounterod (n the Buez Canal, urged that acanal with slulces must be conaidered out of the question, on mccount of the dimensiond of mail-stenniars, Throsdiffersnc schuuies word alterwards advocated. Lastly, Herr Nachtigall hey given an account of his Africau explorse tions, He doscribos thio batburlty, drunkenucsd, and love af plunder of the Wadsl and Darfour tribes, nud upoke of men, womoa, and ohildna whom bao Lsd seen driven by slavo merchayih heediosa of their sutferiugs and waurs, ‘I'hs Detats eaysi Tha Folltical Economy Boclety took advautage of the Geographical Congress {0 {uviie tho chiaf forelguery uow in Parls to {ta moutbly dinuer on Friday, Neatlf thirty members of tle Qungrees sccopted this luvite: whlel was preaided anlated Ly M. Jossph tnner the President ule afling hhoself of this ot ougressea wery and alwy tered a fow simplo wol partuuity of saylog th ‘wuuld be fustrdineuts Deacey paving the way F future progress and universal weli.bed At the saine tiese Ly ralsed the question of the Tresties of Commerce which are on tho ove of Bewal, and saked s ropresentaiives of 10 many foreign countries {0 expross b ot of European opinion on the sabject, Bairon Ozertl late Buailatical Director of Austriaj Hignor Perutth Deputy Meyor of ¥lorence; M. Juits ¥.n :her, Diro or of & German Econowia Heview Herr Eogul i tistical Director of Prumsiag Here Mejtzen, tintlstical Director of Norih Germnauy; ferr Huufulvy, Yiesh dunt of e Pesth Geogrsphical Boclsty: M, do Lour- bon, one of the Prealdents of the i, Felersburg Uevy raphicad Bociety | M. Zemarow, Bluilstical Director o ussia § Benor Gosllo; of the Madrid Academy of 3!l 10ry, &o., reapondod {0 the sppeal. 'Tuey ali ‘att thal, saving volne obatscles which e wouid mmount, Free Trade was henceforth (b docir od by the thinkers aud publiciste of whom :::q Tellow-countrywey, sud, svias of thw, s, Flood=Damaj OuauA, Neb,, Aug. 37, of last olght bes doue cou lbmughuuf tuis seatlon, Haul fored 0 110 WasL-Outy, ous detention (o traffio. L very Lign, and atul zisjog, ere rain-storm able damsge