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THE C1IIICAGO e S —— o s e =S, Seeroeseet Ao Jaw cheoked him, o eaid ha would dry himeolt and tako & shower before going in. CLANENCE RICHARLSON, son-in-Iaw of tho lant wittioss, testifladr Rats. ton wau smiling and cheetful when bo came to tho bath-houss. Walted on him, and took chargo of hiaclothes, Warned him against go- {ng tn when heatod. 11o #aid o would dry bim- notf, and take a shower, Abont fifteon minulen aftor ho wont in, A yonng man tokl mo some- thing was wrong with him, Pusbod aub o & boat, aud met anothor boat with Lalkton's bods, Ttalaton was fn the habit of awlmming some die- tanco wheu he bathod, Did not sea bing fu the water, THEODORT. €. NEF, asanyor at Solbs's Mmelting Works, tesiified : A watcbmnn on the whar? told him a man waa drosping, ‘Jlie body sas 200 0r 300 feet (rom the whatf In the water, faco down. Tho liead np- peared nuder water, (ot Clatk, engineer of the wteamer Inllion, Jying noar, to recovor tho body, I brought it asharo. Did ot see him broatho. Ured meaus of restoration. Haw signa of lifo, and sout for a doctor. Dr. Newmark camo, MICHARY 3. CLARE, enginoer of the eteatner Bulilon, testifiod: Baw theman in tho wator squirming as If ina fit, Ilo mcted unuatnrally ; was 200 or 300 feot dis- tant. Went {n aboat” and got bim in. _ Thought Lo was sliva when I renobad hiwi. Fearad Lo would din bafore rerehing tho rhore. Laid him on hia ptomach, Pulied for shota as quick ns yorsille, Noticed no wsigna of life when I got hun ashoro. Whon ] firap Asw bint in the water ho was struggling aud making for tho skoro. DIz KEWMARK 8WOL When ho arrived o found tho bodyon the sand, lurnmmly lifolats, Could dotect 1o boat- ingof tho julsour beart. Kept up arlificial yespiration for ap hour, Tho appearance of tha bodv swag that of & man $ho had died trom ajo- vlexy, Tho taco was livid, oyes glasay, uid pu- iy dilated. A sudden pimngo whon overheatod would be apt to prodnes apoplexy. Dir, Macari cortoboruted tho testimony of tho preceding wittees. One of the jurors horo raid: “ Tt is uscless to examine any more witnesses, 1 wa don’t know now what that man died of, wo never shall kuawv." A'he inquest adjourncd HIL 1 p. m. Tueaday, LUE AUSULSY. BAx Fravcrseo, Aie. 23.—An autopsy was mado on the lody of Rulston, but tho Coroner a4 yet deglines to mlko tho resnlt publie. It will'bo given to the juiy on Tuesdny. THE AAN FRASCISG) BCLLETIN'S HTORY, Sax , Aug, 2 o Ihattin this evening e following editorial on the death of W. U, Tho commutity was mora painfully sm{:ri.-e.l by the announcoment of tha death of W. C, Ralston yesterday afternoon than by the failuro of tho liank of Califarnia, which had just pro- ceded thix tragio event, 'Tho forlune of that lu- efitution was tuo culminution of Mr, Ralston's finnucinl management, 1o bad been ailowed full pwing, or 6o nearly Fo that ho way respousible for the bank minnagement, aud probavly for s Jung time past lio slune Lnow ita aciual condition, Vrhen, therofore, yestorday. after tho late President had wado his siatement to the Diree- tors of the bank, and thev promptly took tho fnrthor mavagenent of its offars Sut of his bands, Mr. Ralston censed to Uve slmost simul- tancously with bus ceusing to be I'residont. It way AX GSTORTUNATE ENDING of a once powet ful institution, and tragic ending of & life, Great an wore the financinl sbilities of Aly. Ralston when Lo wos advanced to tho. head of the bank, thero was ‘the inception of that failura which culminnted yeaterdav, Mr. lalston had the dasl, nerve, and quick bupnlses which belong t0 that class of men who wiko brifliant spoonln- tioun, nud aro as otten overtaken by dissatrous elfects. o was bold aud stroug-wilied, and, whilo it hurderod on recklessuess, ho was talion fora financinl genitw, 1lo was at the eamo timo » man of great roach and outerprize, 8o that the munagement of o great banking ostitution, in- stead of boing made an oxionsivo busiucas, wag ONLY AN 1TEM {0 tho multiplicity of his afuirs, Mr, Ralston engnged largely and lort very heavily from thno to timo in untsite speeulations, 1o wan o henvy encrator in stocke. 1o mado @ largo sum in oporations in Lolcher, and protubly lost & much larger ono in hiy moro rcoent operalions in Ojlir. 1o this ot oporation tho losses of tho poal arn said to have heen hardly less than £83,000,000. Mr. R, lackad the dircipline of oatly training. If victory did not came with the bold dash, revorss was &wny certsin to follow. He could work onb vothing by svy pa- tient or slow process of reasoning. 1o waa for- ward with the fitet impnixe or intuition, either rnpulndou, and engondored the gamblling mania hint ifectad nlf clarses. Tt 48 Wnrdly ta be ex- pected o the natto of thinga that the ecol'apre of a sinele fustitution, thoush eo overshaduwing an was tha bank, will Ninaliy explode the bust- nean ; fistead tho slock-gamblors who have won what Balstun fost will doubllers continio the bubble ioess, But ponoe of them wiehd eap- ttal equal to what was at hiy gompmapd, Ik m)) now be Imposaibie that auy of thetn ehould ne- quire wich proxtign an that wirieh invertel Bale oo with almort unhanted pabie condilence— Al without snelt vapitat ard pieh prestige bub- Dle selemoy canyol ba spagyaiiaied on sigch o Kngmflcunncule ay they Were wanipoladud by in, But of greater practicn] benefit mnst bo tho liberation of all lusinesh enterutives from tho exactions {mpored Ly the bank. The rajlroui wonopoly may be maintained fntact, Tho graia market may be monopolized by the sama clijuo thiat hias monapolized (¢ for yenrs. Lhie ehartor- party ring, operating through agonuts b Live pool, may continue to wowopoliie (e Ahipping export trada aud artatrarily fis tho tonnngo rates for the entira wheat and wool ox- port. The quickailvor-niving sing that, by fis- ing tho rates to et itaelf, bas fizxed tho cost of orc-gepatation to suit itsolf, mav hold ita ru- promacy. Anlso wih tho landed monopolies Bint tioa ectzed npon- atmost tho eutiro hody of arablo lands ju tho Ualifornin valleys, liut tho poswer (hiat conneeted them, that tightened their grip upcn tha Pacitic Slovo, has beeu dentroyed. Within a fow veara it may be possible for a smajl farmer to buy ¥ acres in tho Sacramento, Kanta, Clara, or 3an Joaquin Valleys at a faie valuaton, aud, when he has raiwed "his crop, to have n cholee among bidders for s gram, instead of be- g compelled to rell to & ritlglo chiquo ; within five yeatn it may be possiblo for A munufactiror with modest caplital to cxtablishy himsell v Cali- fornla without being required firis to make torme, und, dircetly or indirectly, binding him- eelf ta thare thio profits with “anyhody olse; within five years the tremendons inland trau. pertation motiopoly, deprived of tho agsistatcs of 1ta most yotent ally, may enconnter com- petition that will foreo it ta looso ste hold on al} lm»d\mllw indastry, Within that timo it may ho that & merchant with avorngo capitnl may find 1t powstblo to do buetpess in San Fran. crco without let or hindrance from any banl, whien, i€ {t doea not wmit ftw manages ta let the merchant do business, will cripple Tiis eredit, aud Luy up his _paper to forco Wi uto baukiuptey, Nouo of thoso_ things have been porstnle fu Califorida within tho past nve or ton years, becanso of the despotic rule o1 tho banli, and, |n consequence, with tho grand- et undeveloped repoirces of any Stato in tho Uwion, Californin has langoished. Now, 1t is to bo trusted, the day of her deliverance is at hand, ud that #ho will' experience o fresh, bealthy, thrufey grovth. CALIrORNI A CORRECTION, "The snidden dratlt of Mr, Halston in 8an Fran- cinca hun produced nll manner uf atorics con- corniug himand bis habits of lilp. One of thoae, which represents lum as baving onabled a lady and an actiess, who fu representod as ho mistresy, to make mouoy ty A speculation, got 1uto this paper yesterdny, Tho wholo story, as far o it relitos” to auy bustacss or other relation ho- tween tho lady and Ralston, is untrae, and, while po one who knows ber would be proju- diced by the pablieation, wo tako this moaus of stampiug it os faleo, bub it might do lior ivjury awong thueo who ate strangers, et THE BALTIMORE SUSPENSION. UTILING, ANUENS & CO. Phicadelyhin Times, Aug, 23, Tho snspension of the firm of Btirling, Ahrena & Co, was, according to the dispatches and our Daltimors oxchanges, entirely unexpectod, bat cautious houses in - Philadolphia who were ac- quainted with it daring operations were not surpriced. Tho history of tho firm Is an futer- esting one, khowing, ny it does, tho extension of 18 business from swall boglouings uutil i reached en ormous proportioys. Tha fifin was formed sbout twenty-fivo years ago, when it traded undee the nama of Stiell g & Atrony, aud was ongagod 1w shipping auvd pmporting only. Altorwatd i engaged in tho sugar rofining busipess on a comparstively hmited scale, Next it absorbed the Merchauts' refinory ; than the Maryland, amd, Isatly, operated tho Culvoit 88 agonts for ita owners. Dunng the samo poried it also laryely ongagod su the twportaticn of cofleq, althoush thus tranch of its trado had latterly pricativ declined. Its capifal is cstimated to liave been 1,000,000, uapon which its aggregate annual transactions aro web down ak H20,000,000, Its susponsion will, of course, prove o boavy blow tu thu sbipping interepts of Daltimore, " In tho year 1874, it13 said 10 havo réceived the avoragoe of ona vessol & day for every day in the year, tho carzoes con- slsting of sugar from Caba and Porto Rivo, and tlo ather Weut Indics, atd coffea from Diazil. 1y oua mouth of the samo yesr the firm fitted 10 ynceocd or defeat, With a grout institution at bhis back, tho glamour ol aucl power made Lim TyEN MORE AUDACIOUR aod recklesa. Ho contd aid did plan good things £ private individmals, and some bad (hihgs tor the piblic, It waa only when lio atecipiod to anilipto public enterpriscs iu thp way Lo make them wibsorviout to privato ypecuttions that the Lwilelin mado issuo with M. M. Wo had many lang sna earnost inter- viows with hun at our oftico, and at the end of which he slwags loft fully dotormined to carry out bis onn placs, but was Zully informed that ho Luflctin wonld dofend the public intorest, puttine it beforo private speenlwtion, let what would happen, Jvwas bir. Ialston's eonrss on qrestions of reat public momeul, involving wilhondor dot- finn of public monoy, which made thess criti« cirmy necesgary, Wo have uever for & munent doubted thio justice of these comments, and do nat doubt them to-day. Mr. Ralntow’s relation 10 these intorpats wasono that looked to tho sul- ordiugtion of them Lo TBIVATE GATN, Tie had lost hoavily, sad conld not sge why ho should rot be permittod to 1nake up by fosnes ot the publio expense. 1 hu wue sometiunes ready to verve the pnblia with lis yroat.opoor- tunity, ho wan also toadv to demnnd couccesiony frow'the vamo publie, which conld not be mado without great and positivo dotriment to_such futerests, ¥o thought b right to olect officers to ehapoe municipal, and, if noed be, the Btato Governmont, #o that bis plans shonld be more readily oxecutod, Whenevor this was done, his energy and bis antoceatic ambition wero put 1o the most daugorons uso. No Journal condueted in the futeraat of tho public Could hcwtale for & womont as to ity Hue of duty, Wo tuterposed ouly when the publio meas- ures which he had miginated aud was pushivg. to dangorous cunsumiustion mado that dutv elenr, and then we nover hesitated to warn tho pullic of tho danger, Loing porfectly willing to TAKE ALL THE CONKEQUENCEH that might follow. ‘I':a devclopmonts of ha last fow days, afford s0 comwploto a vindicatron of tha Hullelin that wa pro pot dixpound to add mate, When nothiog from tho firet was wauting, it there wern any reasons, for & eingle rewrot, It would Lo in this that our woming and eriticlama bad mot been oven more emphatic aud perwiptent, that sowo greater mitigatfon of publio evil might havo beou seeuved, Il is out tweuty vesseln for the West Indies wul cooperaye etull, provielons, ote., receiving in ro- furn cargoes of saccharine matter. lu ull, 1t amyloved aboul 1,000 wen, and owned eight vos- sols, Sinco the beginuing of the yenr 1t bad in sound numbers imported 1vto Bultimore 40,000 hogsheads of molasses and 50,000 hocsbondn of suwar., So groat is tho sympathy for the Mensrs, Blirling, Atrens & Co, that ons shippiog mer- chunt of Daltunoro oxpressos his readiuoss to atrile off oll tho indebtodnens againet thewm on his_books, and calle upou the ereditors in s trade to do the samo in bebalf of the colmmonvial utorests of tho city. Tho names af the meme Lers of the firm woro William Stuling, Ado:ph Alrens, Georgo A, Abreus (who roceutly com- 1mijtted svicide), and Dr, H, I', ZollicofTer, of tha finn of Stouebiaker & Co,, flour merchants, MONTBELL VAILURES. MoNTREAL, Aug. 29.—Fourieen aty dry-goods - firms Lieyn have beon compolied toinake arrauges the tlma for calm and dispassionato roview, Wa do nob shrink from making it in the lieht of 1o cont avents, We contd wish that nothing had veotirrod b0 mako snch & roviaw necossury, but this ts gur ppportunlty. While wa do justico to the dead wado not Iarlzm whiat justice aud truth also demsnds for the Nving. ; TIE AOLD BANK, Spectal Disvatch to Lhe Chicano Tribune, Wavniurop, B. O, Aug. 29—The Comp- troller of tha Carrepcy hos teleweavhiold to Dr, Linderman, Director of the United Btates Ming, who {8 now at Huu Franclsoo, roquesting bio to oxamivo futo the sffairs of the Natlonal Gold Dunk sod Trust Company, which closod 1té doors in convequence of Ite inability to meet dompuds wpon it dusipg the tinspoial panic. A cereful examinntion of the pecounts, reports, elo, mado by the bank o the ‘ireasury Departinent, #hows the coocern to Lo in good conditiou. sud warrunts tho belisf of oficiple thay it ju cutivply $olvent, snd, a8 repre~ ecpted by $ho mansgers, ’lm 8 aysots Bro wore thab equal {o its liabilitles, and tlat, ws noow #d gold can bu obtained to moot dean tho bank ean and will yosume. From present indicatious thero is but wight probalulity that the bank will go or be put into liynidution. aw there uppeam to be nu good groundy foy pro- teating uny of jte notes, DELIVKUANGE AT HAND, “itor nf ke Cicige Tribung ; “nieano, Aug. 29.—~Whateyer msy como of 1ho collavee uf the Bauk of Californis, the peo- pla of the l'acitio vonus must congraiulate them- pulves o thelr riddauce frum the wost despotia of thy mouvpolies that Liss oppreened them, ro- pelled imtuikrstion, sud stitled logitinaty swdus. wisl cnteiprive, Evtublisbed priwsuly wih especial view to the development of the iajeg juterests of the const, under Halstow's man- * sgement It woou Locame the chiel yro- wotar of stgck-gsmbhing, sud its careor llmm thruce was (bat of & fsbricator of Soious values snd the clief promuier of the med ypecus 1atian fo bubble sliares thut bua’ been the curso uf Califoruls. Prospects of williony to be made in & day oo Califurois strects dsow thitber not ORly lurge enpital St alould bave beew investod iu Inguimare entorprised, but as wel) 8 vaut pro- postlon of the gaylugs sud essuivge of thy eulire wients with thelr crediturs diming the past waek, S e TIE COMET. Further Particutars Regarding tho Lionw of This Vessel-=Eloven Lives fica ported Sacrificed. Spacial Dupalets to The Chicaon Trnbuns, Pont Hunon, Aug. 30.—A fow additional pers tioulais of the disnstep shich resulted in tho sioking of tho propeller Comet by tho stesmer Manitoba wore Joarnod from the Captain, aud crew of the ill-fated vossel who arrived here on tho propeller Quebeo tuls ovoniog. Tho Manltobs was plainly visible to the Comet, which wounded one whistle for Ler to tako the staiboard side, but re- ceived noanawer. ‘I'he collivion hapyoved abeut in thie evening, and tho night wae perfecily olear, ’.\uo.!\lnnm‘m struoi the Comet nhout 15 feot. from ler atem, port eide, nnd 180 into ler 16 feat. The Cumot sunk iu less thoy (broo mijnutes, sud with tho groutest diiculy hor crow climbed nboard the Mapitobs, Duping the excitement soveral of the crew of the Maui- tobs jumped on board the Comet, but, luckily, roturiiod to their own hoat, Kho, iowovor, leak- od budly, und requirod coustant uve of her pony ongine ‘to keop ker cloar of water until sho wrived ab the Huult, where' Ler frefght wad shifted aft, aud the leak - ropalicd, Qsorge 8mith, tho flreman, who lived at Chat- baw, Ontario, aud_3lichnal Burke, a deck-hand, of Buntato, wore drowned. 'Itio nawos of tho athers besidoa thuse glven it was binpossible to obtain, All tho vorsol's books wont down wity ter, lo addition to the carfo nentioned, the Comet had tifty-three sucle of wopl, Lho nuwm- beor uf fivow lost was about eloven, s, I INDIANS THE SIOUX COMMISSION, Cuzvexz, W, 1%, Aug. 20.—~The Bioux Tndlan Counnieston, ot which Henator Allivon, of lowa, iu Chawrwan. and Jobn 8. Collins, of Omaha, Hacratary, arrived hore to-day, and will losvs for Yort Lasumio st Jted Cloud Agonoy, whera a Couyeil will tie Leld Tuceday worning. Benstor Huwo is vt wilh the pariy, bub it 18 exjooted that bo will Join thew (o moriow. The Com- misslon will be abu { e eut from hero about twensy ———— SOLDIERY' REUNION. Speetal Dispateh ¢o The Chicaga Tribune. Danviiix, I, Aug. 20.—Tus pretimivary mesting beld hore yestorday for tlis purposo of taking steps for bolding o soldiors' reunion was well attended. Oct, 1 was tho duy designated for tho requigu. Arrangemonts wers uisu per- fected fqr organizing a company.of infaury and ong pectivn of stbillory. It (s oxpected that Oplesty, Loean, aud Gen. Coburn of Iudisna, will bo presout, Spectal Liapaleh to The Chicada Tridune, ‘BLOOMINGTON, An&n 29,—A nuwber ot officors snd privates of tho Thyriy-third (Notmal) Regi- wmeut Lield 8 meetiug Baturday night aud decided to bave 8 reumop of the FeRuDERd W lshmnmf~ ton Quc, 21 post, tho anniveisary of the buttle of Fredencugtowp, Md., tho frst battle i which the reglment was cogugod. e i) ol ST OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yons, Aug, 29,—Arrived, tho sicsmship pgland, from Liveipool, . Losuoy, Aug, 20,—Tho steamships Adrigtic and Gellert, tiow Now York, bave arrived out. Yazugs Poive, Aug, 20.—Siesmer Outaslo, trowm Liverpoo), bus airived, RAILROAD NEWS, Mr. Hinckley, the Displgced Gll- man-Clinton Rocciver, Tangs Fires Ho Will Not T1ko the Celebrated Btep, Explicity Understood, And he Seoft Crowd Will Have Him Fixed for Contempt of Court, Rolations of tho Michigan Oentral with the Canada Southera, OILMAN, CLINTON & SPRINGFJELD. Specral Dapoteh to The Cracaas 'ribune, BrainarmLy, 1, Aug. 20,—Your corronpond- ant callod upoa Mr. Leyton to-dav, who las taken charga of the (kiman, Clioton & Hpring- fiehl Nailrond as tho ngent of tho Trustoos und.:r the trust-dead, to learn somathing mord i re« gard to tho transfor of tha road. Asm nueapyro. henwion of tho scopo of Judge Tipton's order iu the caso has gonm abroad, I have ovtained s copy of ¢, and vow, for the frst timo, furnish it for publication ; 1t states tha lerws of trausfer so cloarly that its publicatiou is ali that ja needed to pxpfain tho zituativn, The followiag is the fll test: Hrate oF 1LLINOIR, MoLEAN Co,, A, Court uf MaLeas County, Morton Hliss & Co.. et al, va. Tre Qfuuan, Cilnton & Springleld Railroad Cow- pany et al—Alay term, 1413, {0 Cliancery.—And now, to-wit, Aug, 1), 18,5, it 1n vrdered and adjudied and decraad that tho Rccciver, Fiuncla E, {linekivy, ap- pointed by this Court, do forthwith surcender and doliver 10" Tuomss A, S:ott aud Jlugh J, Joweit, Tittsteos under We dend af trast dated Bopt. 1, 1830, aud tho supplemental teust deed dated Jan, 4, W74, to secnro 2,00 Lands of §,040 each, of to on agnt o agenta duy authorlzed by the possession of all the priperty, ansetn, franchires, s chnses in astion of svary did scription of tha sadd Gilman, Chnton & Soriuy8eld Tatiroad Company, from thinias, s Troquols Co iy, to Sprivgtield, in Singamon County, being aboat 110 mile, thetuding sl Lo Figits of w.y, (ho snparatrug- tures' und dracks thercon, dopot grounds and Dbutldings thereon, Tuiching shopt, witertinky, woadectidy, hridgés, culverta, fences, turu-ouls, fron ratls, cugines, cars, machin- ery, loola, coal, 'wood, wod &l other wmaterials of every name, kiud, snd description appur- tenant o the siid road, avdall tolling-alock wsod thereon, and every par portion thevvof, us full, and voinplazely s o, the sadd Hinckloy, Recolvar o aforemapl, recetvol (ho samo by vietue of an urder of hia hovorsblo Sourt, dated Nov, 4, 1875, ant tho sl inekley, Hecelver 'as aforcaall, (3 heieby rojuired forthwiih to trausfor 10 tho 'sald ~Tuomws A, Scott Sund flugh 1, Juwott, or thelr authorraod sgout, oll balhneos of mouey fu bits hands s such Bacelver, anit that ho do mi«o roport 1o this Court Uow ho shall luvo compiied with 1uis order ; and it is fuethier ordercd that s bond tn tho M of §16460) bo given that the said Trusteen will exacito tho trist oty pay_ail Jejal and bona fide debta nganst tho said Hafl- Tuad Company 3 and it is heroby fartbor directed Uit fald Trustees thlo with said Rezeiver u receipt for all property and moneys g0 recelved by them un der tuls vrder, sud file s duplicate xoceipt there- of wilh fho Becretary of the Doard of Di. roctora of mid Company thim duy in thls et appointed by tho Canrt's ordered furtner, that thie sad Trustecs bo restratoed from selling sald prop- crty under the jowers contained du the trust decd aluive refeered to untll the furtuer order of this Court, and that they recelvs and bold ald property und uper- e the ralroad under the powern vestad i them by e wall truat deed, and thiat they retalu, usn, and op- arato safdl rafiroad until tha furtber order of this Court, or until disohargod from thr suid trust ace cording to law, Tho property of tha rond bas boon transforred, 08 stated (v thoso dispatehes last night, buc shen dr. Hagtou called an Mr, Hiueloy dadee tho secand elango of the order for tho balince of manevs ou hand, Ar. Hinckloy dechined Lo turn it over, Subwaquonuy bio gave bis eticck to Mr, Boytun for 210,000, and statod that ho bad in hin porecsion womowhove noar €40,000, but wiated thut hio was responsgiblo on tho bond, up- on wlueh an iujuuetion had becn obtatued resteaintug the colieccdon of taxes, and also for some acesued Indobtedness of the road, from which bo «id not think the order of tha Court as made rehioved him. ‘Chis e the Information given your carreavondent by Mr. Hiekloy, and Lhat bu dostred to tako tlio opivion of his soliol- tor befoto ho mnde a complote tiausfer of tho money fu bin povseswion. On tho samo matter Mr. Beyton says that bo offered to complotely indemuify Mr. lluckley Ly sutstituting his bond wheresver Mr, Hinck- Tey was pledged, and that ho would inali rospocts give hm o o to hold him cleac of all debts and lablitles on account of the road, bub r. Hincaloy still do- clived to wuurreador the moneys, 3Mr, Seyfon #tntes that ho thinks the amoust o Mr. Hinck- loy's haunds will aggregate 0,000 st loant, Judvivg from the balauco oy haud by Lis lnst ro- port, aud the eredite aud pay-rolls pad since, Col, Roberts, the attorney for the Trustoos, hay pouo to Bloowington, sud will, 83 swon o4 hip can get the attention of Judge Tipton, enter 8 wotion to bave Mr. Hinckley arrnignod for con- tampt, The order sont last night will, for the prodent, govern Lo ruuning of tho ruad. THE ‘CANADA SOUTHERN AND MICHIGAN CENTI Oirenit awitches, RAL, General-Superintendent Strong, of tho Micli- gan Contral Railrosd, states that thoro is nat tho Ieast foundation of truth in tho rumors that his road intonds to consolidato with the Canada Bouthoern Bailroad, nor do they intend to make any arrangemont with that joad by which part of their businces will bo trausferred to this lno, Tha vumors bad thelr origin in the fact that the Canuda Southern is constructing s short hine to Dotroit, and intends to build a tynnel ander Do- troft Ltivor, and also fn tho fact that Mr, W. K. Muir, formerly connocted with the Oreat Weat- ern of Caunda ood the atichigan Contral, baa heen inted Goucral Managor of thls line. i8, howover, has not boon dono with & viow of consolidating with thio Michiran Contal,but rather to bo batter able to compote with other lines, That tho Aichigan Contral will dorive soms benefit from being ablo to connect with tho Canada Bouthorn at Dotroiv cannot bo denied, but tho exchanga of business between tho two linos will remain the wmno ay it slways has heen. ‘Ihe watural outlot for” tho Michigan Cintral to tho Last is via tho Great Western of Cauadn, 88 any one that looks at the mnz) can readily porcoivo, ‘Thoe businesy lutorests of the Michigan Centreal and this lino are 20 oun- twined and evorything betweon the two mannjo- 1nents Iy 89 ploasant pug #stisfactory at presoup that a chiauge of those reiatious could not ba thought of for o momont. Hoeldoy this ~ tho DMichigsn Ceutral has speut large nmounts of money to a ~ortiga and bujld up the ling via Sugpenslon Bridgo and Nisgara Fall,and it slwava bas been and {8 now o favorite ono with the publie, i The main causo for' tho presont activity of the Canada Boathern i styalghtaning ite e and its efforts for hLotter conncetiona ehould he Jooked for in tho fact that about threo suonths ago Mr, E. A.Wicks, the Yice-Vresidont of this road, had obtaiyed from tha Canadisn Governmont o grant of 225000 as a honua for $ho constrnction of tunnel undor Netroit River. 'Lhis rond has pre- viouely obtalved from the Canadiau Government a grant of ¥2,500 a wile for tho comy lotion of ity Ht, Clair brauch, Lart Weduanday s partv of engineera com- mouced tha work of survoying and trisvgulatiug tho Dotroit River and ahoro at the Lima Kilus, 8 nhort distance shove tho Csanda Houthern crossing. Tho bod of tho river at this point la of lime-stone, avd hau s great advantage over any other locality for tunueling purpoced. Tho nverat the poimt of crossing 8 about half s wile wide, and the sppronches om each eide w)ll ‘make tho tusnel about 1 mile in leugth, With the important, advaulsgo of » tunnel, the Cannla Southoery with its low firll-“}! und fine aqullununt will proye a formida- lo compotitor ta the other Tines at that point, Mr. W. K. Muir, tho new General Manauer, is well qualified to corry oub the lstended im- provemout and make tue llne -J.-rau sicaess, ‘Tho road bas also strengihoned iteolf h{ tue appolutment of 3Mr, Fravk Suow, lato Chicago local Agent of the Mickizan Central,as lts Genoral ‘Ticket sud Passongor Agent. Until the Cavada Houthorn can build Its 0w Jige iute Clucaio Iy will hiavo $0 use in 8 groat woasurs the Yickiksn Congral at 1ts Wostern outlet, Lub ta consolidate tha two lues hiay uever boou thought of for s womout. e An Eugle Fighte Yrcka (Cal.) Journal, of Aug, 11, relatos Nowing ivaidens ; * Last Monday moroing gL, of the Foreat Houro, yus cominy tu town with hiw ive-wagon, he ceile peroww two large esglos i florce combat on the grouud iy e roud, "flo dryve his hiores by wish conmider- ablo troublo, aud then takivg L wlip oswg buck ta capturs or kil then, Ile thought a tirat, trom the wnfy thev grappled esch othor with thoir clawa. that they werw sied togesher, a)d, cowming u\x‘cloucl. wtruck opo of thew over tho hoad, Which coysnd thow 4 bo parato, each of them hobb jug off, unable to 31y from ex- Luustion, having gvidently boou Sglting » long time, One of thew ray towsrdy Kulynt's horue, causiayg Liw to gel frightoncd aud break his har- bown fu Lis efoits to ruu OF 5 wuile tho oiher won into Armabrpug'y fhicken-byido, aud way Tla tho RIBUNLZ: MO DAY, AUGUNT 30, 1875, gdeiven ayav by Mrr. Armstrong. They wepo Tnth bloedng, and thew lwod e wesa ent by ihaclaws, hab they moon recovared apd were araiiit far captare, though Knight coild eanily hava killad them If ho had hsd & qun with L at tho thoe,” SWIMMING THE CHANNEL. Capte Webpin Dirat Attopmphe New York Morakd, ; Doven, Aug, 14, —1he imynine whick han beon given 1o swimming m tes counury by Capt. Hoytun's waceonstul passagy of the Chaunel s #{10ah m the woivergs] futerest mamtaestad in tho attempt of Cape, Webb 10 swim from Iover to Calsls without aoy dress, except batajug- drawers. Tho eapermicnt was not 8 BOVol ono, fur dohumon, who desented Coylo in tha Dels- warg Jiver o shut} timo s,nce, attopiptad the rame thing and taled, ‘Tha potformance of Capt. Paul Doytan, oning to the means _he emptoyed 1 crogsing, could buidiy be regavdod i the fight of a trmmph for tho wisn, 3ho success of Lord Beran i awim- ing trom Seston to Abydos bas Lepn frequontly referred 1o of Jate, Lut 1k coates to ba & {ajr cot- pariegn when ono romembors that the ecutire dlatance, sllowing tor tho tide, did not exgeod 6 mitles, Cape, Woub, aceprding to the bast esti- nated I am sojo (o obtan, awam fuily 12 miles lnst hight pefuro hio loft tho water, and when I'raw bt on buard the boat bo did not ap- pear to bo greally fatlgued, 'Yho Chavuol was cortmuly a8 rough, if nob rougher, thpn the waters of tho Hollesyont wore on_tho dav whep Pyrou venlied the old story of Leander's noo- wurna viats to Horo, ‘I'he putlio weio Impressod quito favorabt: with rogard to Cupt. Wubb, 'I'he annotiuceriop! of hjn undertakiug was mndo fn 8 mwodesy aay, and, fusteal of o Lrass baud and a sleamer Gllod with 8 jollg party, Lo was accompauied by 8 fugger alid 8 rosboat, Tho furmer wus 82 june comtortublo that noue but outbuslaste could ba pired to jmske tho trip ou Ler, and {ho latter wos mapned b} Lwo strong men, who followed tho awimmor for the purpess of sticcoifug lim in caso_of cramp. 1o wss well known that Capt. Wobb hed swam from Blackwnl) to Gravesend, 20 miloa down streaw, o four bours ; algo that be had subsequatly clipsed. oven this by gulufi 10 $bo wator trom Dover to Ramugate, on 13-midyswim, inniue houra, Thore was putbing vory nnroasou- able, therefore, in Capt. Waun's concluvion thab N con.d, by a listlo spocial tralbing, get bimsalf Iu a conttion to croos tho Chanuok, “Tho actual * gir-line "distance of 21 wiles %88 not 1o bo ox~ pected Ly tho swimmer, but, by o cargful welea- tion of the proper momont for starting, It was noped to laud ulmoss opposite the point of de- purturo. As 1 haye alruady teloeraphed you, bo citerod the wator at abouy 5 o'clook and kop, on swiming gallantly turoufll wind, tan, mist, aud uutl dackuess, 110, 480, whon he climved juto the boak with the romark, ** No Jiving man can swim fo such o lnmpy 8ca,” And alt who waro therabehieved m, for tao wind lad reen alior tho rain ceacod, sud was blowing quile strong axaingt the tlao, At any rate, ho accompbshed more than balf the dikranco, and bad the weather Deon mora tavorable Le would, doub.loks, hay made lfs promiscs to goto luuce good. must Yo rewembered thnt it was not uoul his second attempd that Capt. Boyton succeednd in crossing the Channsl. . About 4 o'clock last ovening o emall bml‘y of gentoaen, mostly wombers of tho varl.us 1owing sud swimmiag ¢luvs of Louduy, walked down to the Adwicaity pirr. Duning tho sfter- nuon they Lad been watching the sky with con- sderablo “ansjoty, aud bua taken couveel with meversd of tho oldest wonther-prophets of the poit. But as an oid and worthy vegro once smd 0 me shout lightmog whou Lupbraidod him for his cowardico diiiug 8 thunderstonin : ** Yop b’y alivoys 8o patti wha' iV's gwise to stnke a un- sartin wbe' 1t wight ;" 80 1 waa given 10 uuder- stund sbout thio weullior 1 tho Lughsh Chanuol. *1 wouald not bot o shi:hug on the weather throo Lours shead,” #mid au 0'd gkipper 1o me, in the afteruoon, Dut as the oveulug began to fail, ana as bho wea.ler had been abvut as untavora- ble aa It could very well be, Capt. Webb tlought ho porcoived o Mluiufi‘ cliango which, it way arguod nuturglly onougl, - mignt bo for tho biet- ter, aud certajnly couldw’t ba for tho worse, It was docided by Cupt. Webb snd his roforcos tbat, a4 tho tule was fuvorablo snd & roasonavle prospeet of goad weathior, the atiompt bud bot. tex bo mudo at ouca, Night was cowing on snd a thundor-shower hiad Just passed, bub Wabb did nat sbrnk from tho cold, dismal water, Withous & word Capt. Wepb ropairod to a shed near by, where H: wud 8trip;.co, Bud, afeer bemny annuinted with do'philn oil to close his pores to tho cold, ho steppod to the end of the pier and, ut Ak, 53w, s, took & splonaid * hipader ™ 16t the ses. Tho seloct faw who wore touccompan i had meanwhiln beon rowed off to tho small sail-boat which was to precedo bim, sud tho row- Loat whicu was to follow him ot one and thy #ame mowent shot out from bolind tlie pior. With thase ot the lugger the timo socu bpgan todrag. The fow boats frowm the shore which had followed tho swhamer for the ik} quartor of un hour bogag to drop off, and goon after woro to bo suen returniog toward tha shore. Stilt ouward went the awimmer, now rimog npou Ahio crest of o wave, now sinking for n momout ot of sight of tho anxfous wutchers ou tho lug- gor. At balf-paat 5 Capt, Webb was com.ij Hieadily along ju opr wake, keopig well up an. dnebing through o nwarin of s0a wnomopes. I wag kindly asked to ‘m off in the flink bost” from tho Jugger o Capt, Webb, Wo reaclicd hin ut tweuky mjuutes past 8, gove hun goms etrong bour ond & becuit, which i drank and ate ou biy back, sud thoeu wo loft bimw in good condition and without any signs of fatigue, ‘I'wenty junutes aftar our returu 1o the spuboit we really biad a seaio, It seomed na it tae damburg Lloyd scoawmer, coming down the chsuuel, sas dotermined to Fun down volh our cratt and tho swimmor ; but alter an iui- tnenso amount of fog-hurn blawing aad ahout~ ing, her Captaln changod bis mind whon almost on top of us, -oud passod us ou the starboard nide. ‘Thon wo coogratniated purselves that all dauger was over, aud ‘we could * jnake b night of it" in the best wmanner possibiv uuder the circamstances, But again we were duappolated, for tho wind which vow bogan Lo Irestisu cove, vrod tho dook with spray diom tho resael’s bow, and mado the ship aimost untouantable, "T'o re- ain 1n the cabio—where & bot Hro was burning ot \he purpose uf kesping Uapt. Webb's collue arm—was i;posdivle, b . ‘I'ho sWimmer upw ¢nsaved to wear a pair of snectacles, which wera provided for him by the roferees, bat tho remudy was 50 much orse $hau the oisonse that Lo suon dropped thom un. regratiylly luto the deop, { As thp Bouth Sandhopd Lightship wea sightod tho pilot, Mr, Toms, put off to Capt. Wobl and they convaeraed rogarding the broaze. Tho pilot dealared the breezs would sabside at sundown aud the Captain puisued his way hopofully, At 70 Lo partook of spmo hot voffes, and hiy brogauen Wau then atated ta be abqut four iles, which hiad been sccomnplishod at tyo rate of gpe aud a balf milos per hour. The pan disappearod bohind 8 heavy bank of olouds in the West, the wind anbdusd somewhst, Lo tho evident com- foy of she wwimwmer, who was sl follpw. lng y with msbated viger. tho Bouth Ldreland lighte Logan to show put ‘cearly over tho clilla, and woon aftor tha Calais and Cupe Urlenex lights were descried. The luggor Way oacamonally pub about, to pormut of thuse on board geiting a view of aud chcaring the swjmpuar, siter whieh sha stactod sgavn o her course. About twenty mjitintos pret 10 a suddon #qual! of ruin struck ue'shd a thick mist fullow- od, through which wo wora unablo 1o sea ths light iy tha small Loat, The rain came down Inulunly for abuut an hour ; gud when i onded, uakiug over onr port quarter we dejgcted fu tho loom the gallant walmmer and hits " escort clois upon ns. With the cessatiou of the rain came a1 1nc1aa8e tn the force of the wind, Vearings lul& u, but it was sowo time hoefore the exsct I0tatiou of Calus %m could be seittod. Tho taking of gQrozd bearings way impoesiblo. Tuo wavos Wwere mow crested anud whitecapa appeared on all sldes, At forty-uiz winutes past il when tho lugger hiove to, nesr the Captalu'y bopy s cheory _vuioe was beard off iu tho dsthness bhaling— Uoorgo.” 'F'o this was returned, *ay, a; the voico ot Capt. Weub was heard as Lv rose ou the top of » wave, and said, good naturedly, * I think 1 muet twin it up ; there's too much saa o) for consfort.” Lla swamm up 10 the mnall Loss and withuut sasiatanop vaulied inte it. Tha jog- (n:r was balled aud picked theparty up. As Capt, Wobb jumped pimbly over this guawale e wau recaived with ® hearty cheer, and went down: 10l the cabiu, where bha was rubbed duwn, aud” then Lo wont 1o Led, Our pllot then dogided g ryn to Calaly, and we reacyad thato at 480 this morning. 1 took the first mat boat hack to Vover la compuny with Capt. Webb, and it ls only fair to siace that Lie did o0t khow balf as much fatizus ss I toll, e Moving Extraordinary. Moz Kork world, dug. 5, ol A now sud 1wsesentivg experiment {n hous moviug was successfully petfoimod yeurerday warpivg o8 110 West Lwonty-louith stzoet, 1u the prerence of & oumber of prowlipeul bulldsrs, General Distiict-Tunpooior "sllinan -~ auy lue upector Mao Gluin, ob tue Deyartment of Build: ings. About 8 wouth sgo tLe tociety Bt. Cies- copt do Faul dotstwived W buiid oo the vecaui Iota su the rear of their Tweuty-third streut bulldivg, A wrv-{ of the lsud boiug made, 1§ “woit discoverod tiab the wall of the nve-stary Lrick hyery-glable ndgnlnlnt, oocupied by 6, 0. Mott, encroacued 18 {uchesw on their prop-. Lua onusr wes nulitied to remove eLby, thd wall to tha eelward, and \eeks « Drothois, bwllers, wore authorized to tear it down and pebmll Mo Woeks did not hke to il down tho wall, and hiy npon n ilan for moving 1t boily, which ho submitted to &’.;;:4, E. Goadwin, honea-movets, and 1L A, Cheener. Tho plan was ratifiod by tho three firms, whilo other hnliern doclared it eonld not ba wafely or sueosslully omriod out. Nowhers canld bp fanad in the listors of buildmg or honsesniaving nu lostance whero s brick wall had beon dotachod trom & bustding and moved, ‘Tho wall was 10 vears old and built of sccond- bapd brick, 70 fact high, hbout the eame loneth, 16 1pahes wide Ak tho base, ang about 12 inches at the top, It woaehe wan 250 t.ns. Tan yellaw-ping timbers, 12x12 ches, plancd e the ypper nirfade, wern Ist in horizoutally wndor tho wall, a4 aqual slistAnces, just sbuyvo the fpuodatipn, aud sb rigut suglea to ita faco. **Needies ™ bufleera eali them. 'The upper sur= fava of oaoh neadls waw prolfusely greased, and a thia laka," If tho poopla nnly knaw what they had 10 go throuch after coming to this conntry, vary fow would evor como. 1hilug yon will epy *omething to provayt gminrsuta gomng put here, I rearain, your ubetient gerva it Jaste s Cadn & oneentter, Into of Birninglnm, nit. Muskoka, Tawnalilp of itsernon, Canua Woet, July 5, BOGARDUS TRIC, An Account of Mis HngHsh Hxperts HNOYN. . On hin rptmip trom Tucland, Capt. Toeardun wan futerviowed Ly a rojorter of tha Now York Heratd, and tho follgving pecount of e couver- sation §u given fn that paper: Lis Rald 1 ¥ hiad fop g long time (ol p clesire ta visit England, where T nnd brard tiero were Verof crack shots, with whom I win anxluus to try conclustons, 1 falt confident thut 1 conht beal {Lem, 1,58 you know, went over with fho Amerlean piflo :}:‘J:"‘*{l“““;’"“’.“““"“ :“":‘l‘)‘; doa ‘:"“"“m“: teant, I tonk this opporttmity for the reissn that 1 g ¢auh lprger ono, Hpur-races fxad a dealred to witneas the conteat 4 which they wete ene fooy of {huuo wipper tumbers held tho wail plumb, | guged, and ala) brosuss it suitad my own privat ar- Ton Jack-ncrosn, workine horlzoutally, woro sot | rangements. Before my ariival in Logland I had na ot (19 euda ob oo mide of tho ten npper nea.llos. "This being dune, muy 18-inch plico was taken off vortically from the stable bul ding just insido the wall, At 7 0'clogk yenterday miorbing s man at oach jack-xcrew began to work it, apd tho wail moved in an inch safoly. **Go on,” said tho bosy, with suma httlo oxaitement, sud thin titmo one of tho tm‘ oo did not work his rack pa much a8 tho rest, 'The aversaors waro p litkio norvous at this, but tho wajl oarried tho isay nagals slong with tho r?ut. 3y 10 o'clock tho 4,0?&0 rquaio toet of wall wore pushed up tight ngaivst the open sido of the steblo, and the wholo was porfestly plumb and unshuken, Tae mon in tho staliles pucsined tloir ususl avoca- tious during tlus neriormanco, which athacted o crowd of 1ntorested spetators. e CALLING ON OCARTER. An Incident of tho pate KusKlux Outrngos in linols, Sty L Rentubiican. Fonry D, Onrter hias passed the summit of the Dilt of 1ifo, but is still romarkably vigorous and artjvo, 1loisn farwmor by ocoupation, and ho residoy noar tho Town of Old Frankfois ou the Lorders of Frankhin and Williameon Counties, right lu tho heart of tho Ku-Klux dominion, A wild-mannorod man 4 Mr, Carter, aud about his hearth-stone gathor three vlfiomua young Cartois, with charactors of ohild-lhke simplirity aud blandness, ‘The Cortors, being honpst rolks, didn't sympathize withibe ghoud‘y night-ridera, and dido’t take much pains to conceal their coutompt and dishke for tbat sort of sport. Being mon of mud tempers- mont and blaud” mauners, tho ghostly onos umnfim tv frighton them itolo sllonca concoru- g the ordor, Thny Bout n warning, but the warming wasn't heeded, Thon thpy conoluded that on a certain occasion they would pay Mr. Carior and his mild-maunored #sons an alarming viuit in tho night-timo when * doep sloap falluth on msn.” Thoy vwited him, The rosult of that visit, a8 related Ly Mr. Carter o fow dayn ago, (o r Rroup of citizuus, newspapor roporters, otd., n . fho office of tue Boutou Houso, is about ss follons _** It wap Iato at night,” said Mr. Cartor ; ' they rid up to the frout gate and hollered. [ wamn't antaep, aud tiz up from the bad and Latened. Thoy holivrod sud crosked In & queer man- nor, an' L got up an' went to tha door and opened it a lootlo way, They smd *Como out.’ I told 'em I wonldu't do no sloh thing 3 that they'd better be getting away, They said thoy wantod to soe ma. 'y wore all lixed up withi thor fixin's' ap. I told ‘em to git. Ho made eoma sort of saesy roply, an' I riz right up with double-barrel shotguu loadod with buck= shot au’ I said, * You thieviug, luw-lived set of scarecrow vagaboues! You vowardly, vilagne- ous sous of guus, you scwm of the airth, and putrid mud trom roltau ponds, vou'd o bettar be Wigghin' trom off thewo bero premisce, or 11l soo i Lgun't Lako Lhie tops off sowd of your worthi- loss, Rood-for-nathin’ pates. Uit out 1" During this reaitad Mr. Oarter had monaged to work huneo)f inta & very outhusiastio 1rsmo of mind, snd, by geatienlating, sbowed how ho cone vinged tho Ku-LKlax Klan that uo meant buslne: "I had agun 10 my bau'an’ tho boya each bad 8 gun," " sud Mr, Carter, **an’ wo jes told them thoy lnd o balf minlt to nde away or they mought dio, jeu’ as tuey pieased, Lboy patleved a second, and then tboy turned thoir horsen' beads an' weos for all tho world as if 01d Nick was after thom." - Ir, Cartor pansod at thia point, mused for & socond, thon in & low tono comp.acently re- warked : ¥ 1 had a fotolied good notion to blow tho tops off tho heats of a few of tbem rantin' searecrows, an' 1 wish uvow ['d a dono it.” ** And did tuoy ropoeat thio visit, Mr, Cartor " susked s bystundor. ** ltepoat tho visit! ], no! They'd asoon- or got1uto_a yaller jookots' peost, or met their granny's ghost at mionight alone, or onvountors ed an srmy of rawtlosvakes without s stick to fight 'om, than to come to my houso again, le- pout the visae? Why they kuowad d—ao well if oy come foollu’ roun’ that neck o tho woodw that they'd be convarted inter nkelertous aud abore enough ghoals in 1044 timo than h—1 could acorch & featber. Hepeat the visic? Woll—I reckon thioy didn’t—not mauch.” Mr, Carter foit griovad that any one should sup;.qee that the ghoxtly tiders -dured to beard the Auti-Ku-Klux tion in bis own lair, pud be turned away with an air of 1njured innoceoce, truly comical to the bobolldor, murmuriog as be moved away ; ** Hepoat tho viwt? Them cow- ardly buzzards seara mo? Nou muocu. ‘Lhey Lyuiwod Loetter'n that," s Sty Bmigration to Canndx To the Kditor of the Lundon Tmes: Bm: 1 hope you will pardon mo for sending ou this lester, but my only oxciss {8 that it may 6 the Meaus of PISYOBLINE sowe of Yy folloa- workmen lu England from comlug to tbis coun- try to **bottor their condiiion,” aa thoy aro told by the emigration ngouts, and, when they get Liare; finding out to their wnrrow that they have buen sadlv duped. Tuo boous and papers eircu- lated in Kngland about this cauntey gra a pack of lea. Wiuter commences lLere ‘In November T mean real winter), und continues ti}] the id- la of May. : Lhe wiow was on the ground from 2 to 3 feet doep, and tho lce on Lakes 8lmcoe and Concliching 314 fect. on tuo 2Uth of May this year, Younav ulways reckon on soven monthy of -wminter, during which time there is no work for the immigrant. ‘Thore is uo apring weather; samnier comes all at once, and with it every sort of venomous iy, so that fresh immigeania aro almost distraoted ; their hands and taces boin coverod with marks, just ko a porson wug smali-pox, and the poor chlldren partienlarly wo, I and my mutes oama out tn the Heaudinavian ‘more than twolve manttis ago, and we wora told that we vould alwavs gce §2.50 to £8 » day tho yosar vound, Woli, on landing at Quevoe wo ‘wore all tuken obarge of by one of tha Guvern- ment ageuts, wWho provided food for afl who could not purchase it, and thon went with us to Toronto, whero,wo arrived afior swo davs' Joue- vey by tail, and where we wote houred for the mght it ® large Larn or shed and provided with food. Noxt day somd of us wonb Ly the Norshorn Itailway to the freo-‘x)r-nt lauda of Muarkoka, sud here our real tronbles bogan. The railwav tesminaton at a place callod Bevern Liidge, where tusie ars ahout balf-a-dozen woodou houses, We then got on & wagon. which took us Lo anotber village, called Gravenhurst, -aud thouoe by a small vtenmhont to Bracebrlige, tho headquartots of tho treo graut Isuds, whero wa mot & groat many dieappoiuted nomigrants etuniing, one' snd all saying they would rather be transportad than rosids thore. Well, we thougbt we would go ahesd aud judge for ourselvos ; but, after & weok's tramp thiough the busk (what is meant by bush heto ?u what we call m forest in Euuluuu). wa were uatisiiod that it would not do for ue. The land 2 barely cov- ored with a few inches of lighy soil; in fact, 1t thould uot ba callud land, for it i ell rock (Rrawite) for mavy hundred mwilcs, white rmu (uullfmwuug whorever thera ia s cisnce, wishi to Hyaven some of those agonts in En- glaud wore sent out hera for one twelvemouih to chop wood and hive tn the bush; they would not be s suxious to get poor jnen aud thotr familics to leave d uld Kuglsod, Well, wir, after takitg up land aud clmppliu‘( till all our cawh wi .kono we left Muakoks uud tramped o Toron.o, about 140 miles, and found as wany men thers out of work 1 suy towa ju Engiand, and uearly all of them sayiag If they had tua moaus they would st ouce return to tha old couutry, Yrom Toronto wo weut to Hb. Oathacuo's, whete the Government {s making the’ Welland Canal, sud had to wak fur €1.00 a day wud find ourselves, which was wimply working for our faod, 88 we Lad to pay s dollar 8 day for board at the hotel. Bu atter twelva months ju Cauads we are much wersa than when we lauded, Housoerent is wuch bigker, vlotues are dearur, aud everythivg, 1 poopuition, fetotios Likbier prices than iu Eoe gland, 3y sdvica is, lut nu wechanie cowe to Lausyda t tnece 816 po fuoiuries hmamemrlav thew. Lat Euglishwen ttay at bume; wheu thoy coms (o bnlw oviutry thuy flud out their wiie taka too lute.. [f you, sir, would gt kowe «f your correspoudeniy 10 L the immigraion rhods at Torouto sud ofher placor, aud ».e what 18 witeu ou the bugids i pand by the I grants, sndooaverso witls them, {6 woild sutunlsh aud surprise you vnd 1be pubic. No ovo koous 1OF caros for the Lardahipe that the poor lmmi. gract goou througu; a good wsuy got tired of life, snd all the @ )iice that is taken of it is that tha Turonto aud Humiltou pspers report uline. § day w—'*Body of i uukuown wea found in £pRAguInonta Lo cuter ity auy matebios, whiotlier tn the forin of exiunitionn of otberwise: bt 1 jurerted n challenyo U's Li{fe Lwo days al.er my arrival, in which T ofTarad to sako & natols with iy ana for from £100 to £701a sdg, T Whon ehtulned weveral en- Hagotncita tor exbIIUDBlouINg oi Vaclaus ol Hune, My experiencen.whils in Eugland wero of the plow- antest kind, and 1 think every reason to Lo !r-dl\«l LWt the reepttons 1 ressived wherdvar wenl, It Ia teuo bad wany overtires made fo ‘me—after. they fuund out what could do—to 1ise certsln” matches or mim cor- tain birds: Wt I considerod thal, 28 the clam- plov of Amorin and an Amerfean citizew, my houur wan at stake, aud I ncouted nll such proposalsy amd in uniriintakabis tari gavo tso makera of wuch propos nitions fo understand that I wan the wrong man to ba approached in auy such way, My Intaution was when Tatarted to +hood my best i any contest T might ene RAgo I, wnd to earty off the paim of Yictory € 1 coubil 1or the honor of the 8tura and Btripes, jrrospectivo of any pecuglury cons{derntion, You nee, coulnued (o Gptalg, T bar 1o tho ba jtof mizing with all classes aud kinds of soclety, sud wag perfendly slle (o aka care of muelf, Theao wvertures, whichi I refer to, swere mada hy’ ceriain bot- ting men who had ovidently mistaken my character, for S win proud to way T never rolu s matcli m my 1o, 1 very soon compedid them also Lo understsud that whenaver I engaged {n & sliopt it was on a_nquarg banis, 10 that 1 intended to win it I could, I might Thavo mado mora aonuy Uy Achpg Al erently to whal Idid, perhapa; but I' am quite eatistied with the reauit of zuy trip, for 1 not ony pald ull my expennen, hub comu away wiil sonio of thess to the good (here tho Capfain cxtibited a pile of £30 Hank of Englaud notes], wi.d:hX havo no doubt can 16 sold 10r A fow greonbacka, 1 got n geod deal of ¢chiafling on #omo vccasions when 1 wan atiooting, bnt my norves are not yory wenk, sud I managad to stand it ail Testies my exhibition Jorformandes, 1sbat miatches with Bhaw at Manchoster, with Rmiell st London, with Btovens ot _ilendon, aud two matehes in Houth Walcs, Inall of them I was thavictar. 1 also aguin khot Goorgy Rimell for the chumploneblp of the world, whiera I won the match aud the badgo, Thonnly time when']l was traited lnan ungontlomauly way was ln iy match with Shaw. On $his ocousion tho arrungo- faent was for cach ta trap ond handle for the other, Bhaw lvmnrml to think Iahat too quick, xlthough I slwaye kept my gun_dewn balow tho nrnnw Bocopding 10 thin Amurican rulce, aud nover rafsed {t until tho slguil “was given, | Even fhen 1 walted, also sccording to the rules, until tae Lird was oo the fly, fn order to triok me and ahow thyt I fred beforn the bird could toiva tho trap Bhaw on ons oscasion Placed & dead plgoon s the trap, sud when the signul was given T ralsod my gin and wulted to gt sight of tlig Lird ou the wing 3 but ng Lird rose, ubd I did not fire, 1 at onco calied out, no bird, and clatmed the maich from the reforce whian I faud it a deart bird Iad bew put (i the trap. That olficlaly lowavor, ar- dored anoibior bird to bo givou me. flio it ‘wrnt on, sud I won finally by a lapromsjorlty, Tho rofereo af erward adputto that Lad I yot, ut to thoo [ clajm- ed tho match, been so far alicad ko would Lave glven mo tho stakes, With this cxeeption T was weneraly woil troatedd, I, howover, kept mysolf to mysolf, oni ideclined all 1o’ proifuss of Lospitairy which wor, 4%~ tougded {0 e, for tho rewaon that T wanted to keep elraight snd iny nerves |u good order, This 1 contd uot biave dous uzd 1 gone tije rounds with thoss wito anked T tq go out wita them, On (ho whoe, I munt sy I am particularly well pleanod with my trip, T went i0” Englanu us o strangor, wnd wus Bandsomioly treated, yotsriibrtandiog thut I bore ma lotiers of diboduction; for T thought that tle faat of iy belny tho champion of Awieriea was o aul- ficlent passport to carry me through: wpd wa § found it, Tfelt from the Grst that I could’ ouixtioot'sny of tholr crack-ahota, and 1 feo! 80 now, and I am wiling to make a match with any one fn England or elsowlzr for tho chmpionsbip of tho World, for from $5,0k to $25,000, If any Engllshman wisiis to ko, such o mateh I will return to Englaud and shoot it off within Awa monihe. oF c¥on one monto, If Bceasiry, With regard to fha fuality of pigeous used fn matchon on thd othier slue, T must cortauly say that thioy aro somowhat superior to whatews Lava hete, "o Lirds uised phurg ux0 what are termed blug-rocks, They aro strong, hoalthy Lirds, and, 0 a rulo fly very nwifilyand ars quick to got'awos, But, nudir tho Fuley gavernfng matches, I would as spou bavo flo birds Legans thure, for it makos but littio diifursnvo when oto opponext traps und ludies for the other ¢ for each ma will naturally pull out ilie strongest un best birds Lo put up for Lis antiguiat, Vita tne prac- tice T bivo now had on these Eaglish pigeons, I could Lam nuro kall a8 many of diom as of Americun b In respect to tha 1ules govoruing matches ia ku- gland, tho only rudical ditferenco appeurs to ma Lo bo it the mattar 0f the distaure of tho Louud rles, Thers thio uena] thing Ia 10 yards, while hora it Ia 50 yards, 1 would 58 soq Lave tho oup as tho other, slthongh I am of tho oplnfon that the pitting of any toandary nto which u bird stall drop Is & mistake entlrely | for, although oua might make a splendid sliot, yet tha bied ml.iyhl?un drop a fow iuchod out of boun.ds snil thus o lust, This ofien happe knows. A bird wiey bo bidiy out, drop within bounds, y 8 rebound just get outsldo the line, and thus. s count is lost. "I woul Fullior proposs Lot thees minutes sonid be allowed from the Hino of tho aliok Lo gatber in tho Lird, and do away with sny boundary wuatover, ‘At thie Ilurgliugham Grosuds gud at the grounds of tha London Gua Club they bave a fence surrounding tho ahooting grounda, sawio 10 or 13 feet high, waich 18 considerad o the boundaries, This fence i somn [laces 18 140 yards off, and In cilers loss, but foon ity efgut 1t ivea & Letter chanca to tho gunner to eliow lurgo scores-far a pigwnu will, when Gadiy bit, often- timca strike thls fencoand fall within Lounds, wiiro, wero it not for this barricr, they would bo oufelde the pale, In my opiujon, on thesa yrouuds a man .o ki | from ton to #fteen more birdx in & bundred thay be ean auywhers elyn whers the bounis ure sob ut i or Al ardn withouss fence, Iotfored {0 mako 3 match that would kill more tirde In 8ty than were oves killed au eltyer of thesa grounds, byt I could gut no ous accopt the proposdilon, /ur other rules govarning mateles on the other sido aro much about tho same sa hers, Blihough tuero {n wpo that I think shonld ba changed, for I am decidedly of the opinfon thit the Amerlvan rulo is the Leat and falrast, Trefertotho manuer $n which tho gun ls held whilp walting for tho trap to b spriug. aud the birg 1o gut on tho wing, - Haru flFale Ls tahold tho hutt of tho stogk well balow tha pibow until tho Lird ia on the wing, There tha ruloaliows {he gunner Lo boid Lifa pieco fn any position below the alioulder untl tha afgual s givou, when it may be rulded sl once tu tho shoulder and aim Le laken, ready o shioot directly fhe yle in this regard puty L pverey tout, ynd v fuigep b bird, willo at the stiug tiine, It proctades tue tuul\ul\lty af shootlng st & plgeon altting, oghialy " syston & yman cau kit & b fin- medlately on f{e leaviug the trap, aud almoat, as it were, bufora it bad tie to apread it wings, As's general ruls, I consider that tho Englisbmen whom 1 shot ag.just used guuy that wers 150 Uight, aud that they fouled so much s (o cousiderally fuipuir tielr accuravy afler somo iweaty o thirty sbots iad Laen Ared by resson of thelp kickiug, Tlin was par- tteufarly the'caso in the coutest for the chamnpionshi of tho world which [ aliot withs AIr. Georgo ft{miell. y Koavy guu, which gave ms no troubls, whils bis pieco, an tis contrazy, kicked turribly aftar s fow shots, Lbrough bedly fouliug aud Leng catlrely tgo light Lo posist e prassure uud cacoil oxiaed by 1o ozplowiun of the powder, I shall, howsyer, Lave tmore to aay on thiin s otlipr aubjuctd connectud with my trip within & short time, for T sm wnitiug a book giv- ing my experfonces aud’ views, 1 can ouly now ro- Aterats what ¥ huve already sald—yix, that, tirougtmut xiy yisit to Euglaud, 1 wea gonerslly well tres! nd that Tsball lony rembyn) v with yisagare iho couricey aud good fealig with which T yau mck ou overy band, "Tia follawing 1 a duaceiption of the budys won by Oapt, Bogardus fn bis pateh with Mr, Georgs Itimetl for the champlouship of tha worll: A oval-susped medallion of plau gold, ou which is the inscription on blio xuatiel 1 Viguon asleds bebwen Capt: A: gardus and' Mr. Gsorge Rimell.” Aroupd Harie of ug criainel, with ie wordi ln gold, « Cliain plouship of the World,” On tho' outsldo of this, on the othur side, ara groupsd thu fuge of il natlons, wrought in colored suamols, Surmounting e whols fe s solid gold modal of tho globe, Festing on two cromeed guns, scrovy which, on tho upper pars, le s nunjagire pligeot, wilh full spread winge, boldiug iu {ta mouth & wreath of Jsure) worked in ensimul. “Qn (ho reverss_sido of thio badge are given ihie terme of the match, as follows ; V10D birda esah, vis.: 90 from one trap, 31 ywrds rise, ona barrel; 38 paire froum two trapa, 4 yuTds apart, 19 yorde rne and 80 from 6 Lray, b Yurds upart, 40 yarda rise, 13 04, Ahoh" " e Peunyroynl ond Potnshe . Scwntjie American. It mosquitoes or otbor blooduuckors . infest our sloepuik ropme ab uight, wo uncors a bouje of the oil of penoyroyal, andibess suimals Jowve {y great bdaie, uar will tbey rotury wo loug sy the alr fu s room in Joaded” with tho fuwes of tbat sromatto berb. If ruts enter the qullar, & lutls med.wl potash, thrown iu their holes or 1aixed with maal aud sesttorad Ju their Tueays, nover fails to drive tbom away. Osyonne pep- por will keep the butiory aud storeroom free trom antu sud oockroaches, 1f a mouse trance iuto auy part of your dwellings, usai ¥ag with cayenne, fu wolution, and stuf 4 Juto the buls, whick can theu be repairad wit) ajthor wood or miwrtar. No rat or twouse will oab thsk rag for the purpose of openng come wunication with & dopot of supptics, e i ag every pigsou-slivojer ove hit, "but fy ita bregth 3 Fed by an Easlue The Benoca Falla (N, Y.) Courier tella the fol. lowing: ** A party weto out of town on Monday, »wumkl{u( and Hshing along the whiore of Cavuge Lake. lu tueir rambles they took in the cawp of the Bouaca ¥alls boys, who sre whiling awsy s fow davs near Esst Varick. Aftor jostiog Loys about bowe matters, und baing told by thew thag the tish were not in & biting mood, which somewbiat disconcerted thelr plan of actlon, they coucluded to push ou 1o & shady uOUE & suurt distauco up J:. lake, whicre they oxcrolved thelr , Jio- thls 1:‘ (3 aqiatrer soverolgnty by aquatting on tha reeyy proparatory 1o furthor develupments, when 1,4 and behal1! an eaglo wan seen ppbrouchins buarmg i bis talona o tario b, Whon' neariy over e, buady oy all_gave m uncar.luy Yol waiel s ehocked £i0 prof v O Mr. Engle that ho loosed his - graeh of tho fidh, nud it fell nu theie ‘T 1t pr vad 1o ho a plko weizhing aome 3 poun-ts, ant sl nlive. ‘They all ratuined Lo camp iy high glon over thrir goud Jnalt, wnd Qe fly wad un tha hoxt bill of faro fur dinuer,” B R N e THE ALEXANDRIAN OUELISE, Atz Proposca Removill to Englond, Jtinsgrated Lunuon yeiea, Tho removal of the Egypuian obotisk, the twig of * Cigopatra's Needio,” from tho shors ap Alesandr, whero |t ligs prostrate, to Bogiand, s beou duting the past tlity years an l‘“m- tmittent aubject vl public attontion, both in ang out of Machunent, It was givon to the Englisg nation by Maliomot Ali 3 bt our Uavernmeny Liad boott uulor)cu by the suppused hoavy cost trom bringing it koo, and sctundy wenteo fop a4 to ntimata to the Eqvptisu Govornmont thay wo should 1oject tho present. Asj.-Geo, sip Jatmen Aloxandor, swha 18 taulng an sctive intep. THE i the Senlijuct, Uige mwseaiued iy tho Kbodive iw net ouly stifl willing (o 2avo £y (o us, but would pe ploased to facilitafy ts romoval to Londop,, It 18 woll kuowg thiat whan tho Itoman leglona Liad conquorod tus Lant thoy bronght moro than & dozen of (hesy chiaracteristic roticy of anvjent Egypt to dogorate thoir Impoilal city. Franco also, undor Naje. leon L., totlowing in tho Ruman footsieps, trais. ported the obolisk of Luxarlo Parls, whers now, un its podestal in tho Placo do la Concorde, it forms the fincst monuwnont of tho Franch Capi. tal. The inscription ou tho pedestal thero re. carde tha detmly ol its srausit, and etatos th coat at £80,001, _Qf caurse, Wip amount of co.b is that which alnoa Inllusucas onr dapision about tho ono a4 Alozandsiv, It is a block af syepite, G8 feet 7 {uches loug, and 7 foot wide nt tha baso 4 ita estimakesd woight 1a 900 tons, No ony but F'rof, iazz Bioyth would seruple to sea thiy splendid _monohith ndormng Palage-vard or tup Thawos Embaustuont.. Every sohama, Lbowever, yot proposod for its romovat invalves iig volng -drugged throngl Aloxandels, of tlie equally costly snd impracticavle cotirse of diedging s bpavigauls clhanne! o admit of the approach of a specisily-propared veesel, Dut Mr, John Dixon, itun-motehaut, of Laurcace 1'vuntuey lill, City, now comes {or. ward Lo propass, o method uf ovarwulnlnf; the ditticutey. o has ropeatediy, acting with hig brothor, an enginoer resigout In Bayps, examinod the ylaco whero tpis oboliek Jiew'; and au ldea had vgaares | ka tho 1 by which t athizatiyap plianaes of tlte progent day, {n ordor to effeet ity 1emnuval at an iustgniticant cost. ‘Lhe following explanation has Loon suppliod to us by Mr, D.xon : * The obolirk lics at tue back of an oid quay wall, about 14 toct above tho lavel of tho ges. 'Tho wator wanhes who foot of the wall, the bed of tho sea slopes gradually away, with flno eandy bottom, iuto o depth of 12 feot, & distance of somo 700 foot from tho wall ; thenca tt _mupidly despons. A fow stonos haio and thore, whichcould casily ba reafoved, alung Lrok tha unitormity of the ground, We thore- fore proposo to cloar awsy tho sand; to pul down the old wall, tho debris of which wou! form an embankment inte tho sea; to build round tho obelisk 8 wrangut-iron ‘ny\mdsr. n6- curing it at {ntorvals with diaphragms and tim. ber packing ; thus 1o construct, iu fact, n jargs boller, 14 test 6 inchos fu dismeter, and about ¥ taut foug, with the ovelink sscurely fixed iu ita cenirnl axin. This being doue, othing romaing but to roll it down tho stope sud along tloe bottom uutjl ke loats iu apout ten feot of wi ‘Lhe ends of the Dodor might bave a wedse shshe to form the etern and bows, Bilge Lo could thon bo attacned, and somo ballaat put in to stop tho rulling: n spar decz, with nasts, rmls, und radder, couid bn pluced on bomd, we should havo a vory shupshupe nod vavigabis vessel, It gught to ba towed Louis by womns slap of ho Mediterranoan foet, nod srould be senworthy enough to wutisly even A, Plimnoll, in cane it had to bo cast adntt ju p gale of wind, Atrivad on the Unuiges, it would bo tloated pn ta a stago alongside tno Thames Embankmont, die vesiod of its bilee jtecla. spar dock, sud baliast, tuon tifted to a luvel nith the roadway, aod, the anupck being romoved. it oould be agai rolled o Its 8ito, whiors jis orection onnpuitable poaes tul, thougl a dolicats and diflicult operation, ls simiy ono-raqu.rnyg 8 itule care and furcsight, * Au ontlay of 45,000 wall placo it on tha ‘Thammes Imuankinont ; another £5,030, at the ousido. will provido o hunlsoma pedestal aud erooy the obelisk on it. +*Objectors have sseerted,” adia 3y, Dison, ‘4 that tho sione is damageld. At the suzgestion of Uun. Sir Jamos Aloxauder, my brother bas liad it'uncovered. 1o llude, a8 mizlt reasonavly ba [inaziued, that it 18 10 capital presorvation, ‘I'ho hieroglvplics a~o sharp aud oloar, ~s tner one, in fuct, than tht still stunding along-dis, donbtless owing its presorvation to Ik bed of dry sand, which hns protected 1t from e suta loss hiauds of yeilc-bunting touyista. —— THE WEATHER, WasminaToN, D, C., Aug. 30~1 8, m.—Tor ths Uppor Luko region clear aud warmer wesiuer d\nth tho day, with cast to south winds, in. creasing in foree, and falling barometer, fol- lowed by thresteniog woather aud possitly cun duniug Motiday night. - 0 TOCAL UBSERVATION, - UuioAao, Aug, 2%, - nd, (e Wither, £ Tonmie, | laro Tar (| w018, W, geatls, .23 Clouds, SN, fieah Fatr. 24 0,03 G8(N., freah Clear, 59 Py aial o) T )N E,, freen, 2:00 p. . 0.04) t GENKUAL ORIERVATIONS, Cutzago, Aug. 49—3dnight, Wata, | Hum) _IWeather, Siton, Chieago, Cieyen Ciusinna Crovola 00 Dreckinr'ge|2 gl Eacauaba . 150,00] 6.]3, Daluth, 1, PCRT HURON NEMS3, Speciat Dispalch to The Chicana Tridune, Pont lusoy, Alich,, Aug. 30.—Down—Propt Anvie L. Crag, Monigamery, Newburg, Vaz Allen, Bt. Lows, Tolsgo, Quobee, Bontoy, Dad gor Btate, Tuttlo and cousort, Bnook nud barg 11, G, Kehouoauog and harges, Bitkbead sud barges ; schra Waucoma, Delawaro, snowdrop, Yaykee Bl ide, Goorgo W. Hult, L, 8, Hommond, H; @ Cloveland, W. W, Allen, Goidon Wost; Onr Bon, 1L M. Scove, O, K. Nims, 8. A, Wood, Augusta, Ayr, 1. A;Goorge, H. K. Tod- wan. & Up—DLraps Wirslow, Oity of Duluth, Maron Cly,y H-nhwblhl.-uu ud consorg, Hurlington nuu\.\ 08, Baruum and consort ; schirs City of [Groon Bay, Homispherg, Grojon, A. It Walliams Gporeo Hhermun. " “Wixp—North, light, WeaTurn~Five, The prop Autelope, with & tow of barpesy lovs at Cbanty lglauds dwsbled ip her nse chivery. 'Ibho ‘prop Dallantino Jeit: hero tc= duy o fow them 10 Chioage. ‘Aho . sbr Golden Weat rau into the Grand Trank Duk winlo roundigg to In the river s noon, and »u¥ injused a litile, broakiug lher shioa augdoig oulie of damage, 'The Jogk was badly suisvhed, —_— A Chinaman Marrted tn Oherleaton. Aby-Hang, » Chinsuian, wa marriod io Cherlre- ton, 8. U, vu Monday last, to Mies O.sra Duvie & nutlvo of thip pounfry, Tho News sayss ¢ Tie ceromony was pet forined by the Ruy. W, 8. Bow- an, 8t No, 2 ulh’m stroot, on AMlonday evouirg last, aud the repoption !ullowlnt tho sepvicen v ol quile & brllliant affair, heing sttonded Ly a largs uugbor of tho friends of the nowly-wecde mr, Mrp, Al-Sang wag aftirod jn tho” batat of i Tnllm cuutry, which on this ocosglon was & richly-teimmed gatin blouso, wizh trowsers ¢ dark” blue material, and shoes of China nile aud stylo, ‘[he Lrida wag dresspd o white seuny teimmod with Jace y her hoad was adorued v ith a wreath of orango hloggomw, sud a hands pe bridal vell fell iy gracatyl fpids, enbancing ile beauby of & pretty face. It jy statod that tlis Lappy Buumlluthhnvlnu proypered with bius proee ent employers, bas evoived 1o make Clinrlostin Lils permanepy home.” o Ly ‘The Bulphur Spring Clud, A bedy of youug men lu tue to¥n of Powsns Leo, Win,, have cvaded 8 lpoul prohibitory hw Ly wwcar 10g themsclyqs uuder o of tho State (nto sy orgunizsting terted phur Spring Ulub,” The sbares of Lhe corpurw t1on cost 80 cout oach, Tho Treasuror 15 su: thorized to keop on haud beer aud liquore, sud each sarebolder Js ontitlad ta tweive diloké for which, with hia cortificalp of stock, Lo ro= colv oupon, Whichs iu punchud foreach drink. The members of the Club weie procecuted (07 vfllnng tho oxaisoe law, sud wwe fouad & guilty.

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