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TITE CITICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY. AUGUST 33, 1875. O SO e woman of remarkabls tralts of charsctor. Bhs gollawed-GaninaLnt thronzh noarly all hia ad= sontarous career, and finally diod in Lis arms aftor Romaanrienderod, Bho was the muthor of MENOTTL GARBALDLL" —_—— POLIITOAL NOTE3, Tn Maino tho fashion now is to kave good po'itica and good clams toguther ; and the Ite- publicans Liave conmnquontly mado srrange- monts tor a grand 1ally and bako st Old Oroliard Bake next Lhuruday. The Maseachusotte ‘Tomperanco Alliance pro- poses to hold a Htate Couvention tn Seplomber, with a viaw to Influoncing the neton of the Ilo- publican Convention, which moots ou tho laat Weduoeaday o the month. Tho hard-monoy Convention appointad for Cinciunali promises to be & magniticont succoss, The peoplo thero will welcomo it onthusinstically. Thoro Is sometbing In tho suggestion of tho Cin- clunati Gazelte that the Canvontion should not metely declara for Ba:d mouoy, which suyboly miglt do, bat should lay down a plan by which 4t mighs bo reactiod. ‘fo road such Ropublican organs as Tnz Crr- oigo IrmuNz and Boston Journal, one would supposo tuat the ronomimation of Mr. Grant wes at accomplishied fact rather tuan morely s po« litleal probability,—Springfleld Republican, Pere bopsit one read Tue Tiuuse upside down, or after & piolonged debauch, he might get Lin ideas muddled up in that fdoa, Fatlor Poland is st1ll writing lotters about tho revisiou of the statutes. Il does not complain of any criticism of tho-ravistou, but he does objoct to tho publication of sllogod errord, #“upon information from persous who eitbor ave no sufliciont knowledge of tho subject, or who purposely porvert and mistake, fur some gersonal advantage thoy expect to gain by is." It I8 a serious quesilon whether tho fashioa of making etatosmou out of clergymen is to provail sgain. One or two tembers of tho present Masuachiusolts dolozation in Congross liave worn the cloth, and Another minister is pressed for e vacanoy in the TFirst Dietrict. Tho candi- date 18 (bo Rev. Azatlah Eldridge, D. D,, snd his frivnds lLove to carry him in by an indo- pendent movement. Gen. Spinoer i8 uot en!iroly unwilling that his nawe should bo used for tha ofce of Biato Troas- wier of New York ; but, as ho tulios occasion in & recent lottor to roitorate Lla 8.65 absurditios, thera is littlo dangor of his belug meutioned to any Jargo oxtont. Mo had made up bLia mind ‘when b left the Treasury that o wonld never agam meddla with or even think of politics, and it Ia & pity ho lins altored his futoution. Matt Crapontor's famous lottor to Zach Cban- dlor coutained this siguiticant sentence, sup- posed to havo a direct bearing on the Buell libel case: ** I bave loarved owo thing, and I tell it to you for your future guidanco. Nover centradiet anything 8 nowspaper says.” But supposo & vewspaer charges you with inebriety, or an excapade at Loog Braneh ; what thon, Mr, Carpenter 7 Tho public man who does not miud cbharges of tis kind haa yot to be pro- Quced. Pounevlvavin Democrats sro n good deal excitod just now by & protty littla war botween tho leading journals of tho party iu tho Enat,— tho New York Wortd and the Fhiladelphin Times. The World is trying to forco a specio pavment und & fieo-tiade resolution {uto tho platform of the Eiio Convention, sod the ZTimes 18 working to defoat the attempt. Tho World charges that the Times bLoloogs, body nnd breeches, to tho Railroad Ring, and tho ZTimes rotorts that tho World has boen eubsidized by tho Ropublican Ring in Phi'adelpbia to work for s platforn that shall insuro & Domocratic defeat. This is a fino seainning to Mr, Alexaunder McCluie's carcer na wu independont Journahsc, Tho editor of the Bston Journal onco know s young may, 6 graduate of Hatvard, who made tnch & promising start o8 “a scholar in politics " ‘hat Lo began to ba talkod of for Oungress, Ata nblio ieeting » seriod of rosolutions wag offered which, though not naming him, was intonded in s bebalt, 1o followed in a spoooh, and olosed ¥y moving that 5,000 coples of thoso resolutions 30 printed for circulation amobg **tho lower damses.” Of courso, hiy Congressional proa- sects wore soulfed out by that littto verbul biuu- fer. Another scholar in politics is Mr, Willinn Wattor Phiolps, who daveloped rusl usafulness in Conpress, amd went out of it chiufly bocause 10 lackod tact. To eito Bhil suothor case: Prof. Patterson, of Now Iampsbire, was ¢ icholar in politice™; and, by all accounts, ho lldu't mako o grest wuccoss of it. Homo of the Tastorn journals, whizh mio a little inclined to wutimontalizo on slight provocativn, have sver- voked tho facts. Btill. iz must bo admitted that e echo’ar fu & good thing to Lave {u all houor- ibla crployments; only lot thoe atgument be con- lucted with modoration, and nobody will gain- myit. Tho scholsr hng his faults as woll as all Wher epociallsts, I ivcapscity in mattors of lomestic cconomy s almost proverbial ; and, as hio family is tho unit of society, 1t lu quite con. seivablo that his efforts in the highor depart- ments of Qovernment shonld vot be uniformlv succassful. What wo want in politica most of ialtia tho attention of the merchaut, the mo- chanie, nod wober men of busiucss, Theso are the citizeus who, by neglocting the primarics and tho poits, allow ignoraat sud dishonest poli- tiolana to gain offic PERSONAL Dr. M. B, Grace, of New Zoaland, Is & guost at ho Tremont. Maj. J. J. Uphiam, of iho United Biates army, fa & gucst st the Puimor House. W. I1. Hicka.sud O fI, Mneon, of Mslbourne, Austiatls, aro at tho Tremout House, Ida Lewis baa agaln distioguished herselt by Foacuing two men wliose bost was upset, Charley Thorne and Btuart Robson are st Colinaset, whote 8luo Lawrenco Darvete is rusti- eating, Polvgamy is doomod. Dr. Msry Walker has been in Bale Luke City two montbs, and ls auil unmarried. One of Bir Iugh Allan‘s atesmers, the Sarma- Ya, hias made the pasuage from land to land in A days and 19 bours, And now comes the information that Mra. Bid- dous is coming back, That 1iflo-shooting atory Was ingcnonsly tlwed, George lloues, an Engliah actor, fs comlng ovor. The New Nork guslers may well call bim *tao u\‘v!ul for anything ™ but therr fips. London has & Tom Thumb 86 years of age, 6 incueu shorter than (ne Ameifoan, who weighs only 20 pounds, aud spoaks five Jangusges. Olive Logan says it takes a lady oorrespondent %o compouud & readable me) of fact and flo- lon, As s usual thing she leaves out the fact. Mr, Bojoruboldt, of Indisnapolis, ta tirsd of bis namo, aud wunts to ba called Brown, 1v'sa question whetlier ho can loss so maany letters aud rocaver, Yarl Grauvillo says that Gladstone has ons of tha fiucst wuvlcsl vulces be ever bLoard, What M opera-singer waw lost in the ex.)’ Liberul loader! A Hartorlw is utill entitled to the bridal chamber ©f the Baltio, but there do come sounds from Ahat state-room not ususlly board whers brides Lave dowinion. A practical man thinks Webb could have swossed the Chsnuel in two hours for palf » 3rown by boat, lustesad of swimming saross, if he Bad koown enough, Vanderbult (s sald to own no real eatate in his Owu usme, His son does the owniog, aud wheg tho old gentleman gets {uto trouble there'dl be B0 occasion for bls committing suictde, Theodore Tilton, with bis daughters, s visit- fvg his pareuts in New Jersoy. His lecture “Problem of Life," s completod, and every Blzhit of the seasou afier Sapt, 80 ls engaged. Niluson ls sloging a new ballad, *lLet Me Droaw Agalu,” aud ey aze williog—sapsclslly the canductor, who fears that little foot aa though It wora No. 10 kip juntend of No. 0 ad, By an error i proof-ronding In yeatordav's Toinuxe, Alonza Hayward, of Amador and Croun T'oint mlno notorioty, wns mada Senn‘or Jonow' son-in-law, Hagyward fu Jones' brother- in-law. A family gatharing of the diract dnsconidinta of Indian-missionary Elliot, inelndwg H, 11 Llitot, of Boaton, and Charles . Elfot. of fIar- vard, will be held at Guilford, Conu., nest month, A Dalloon lias boen atruck by lightning, Yon- cns, an English seronant, ascended from Dou- cantor just befors o atorm. His gas-bog waa stenok aud burnt, and ho was precipitated luto the prrk, soed, of thie Commercial Adverliscr, sage: * A corrospondent wania to know which motona aro most eaton—wator or musk ? Woare In- cliuod to think tho musk-eatery arc in the wajor- ity Just now." Jagon Wolch, of lows, won 60 disappointod at hin Inability to kiil a newspapor by stopping his subseription that ho wont out and tobbed tho Btato [nsano-Asylam of o patient wish a yard aud o balf of clothes-llue. Tha ecrimmal propensity of Indianapoli ia toward unliconsod dogs. Asbury Pareivy Las Leon molestod for keoping oloven of them. Every good Indisusnoli;an loves Liborty, but L~ censo, ho correctiy ablird, Onkes Ames lins a memorial window in tho North Easton Charch, built by Oliver Ames. Ity probably a Notthenstern window, which 1 nosry »is good an an JEastern ono for the purposea of the lattor's consccration, Hart Jackeon is to manago the Drooklyn The- atre for Hoook & Pnlmer. Ida Vornon will be leading Iady, Fredorick Robiunon leading man, and Matie Gordon (Mrs. John T. Raymond) teading sontimental Isdy. O'Baldwin, tho *‘Irish Qiant,” has juet pgol oat of jail. . Tho statoment that ho is nbout to fight Allon, Joo Covurn, Rooke, aud McCool, 18 without fuundation, a8 ho buns all bo can atiend to just now fighting tho consumption. Mr. i1, C. Eddy, the accomplished organist of tho First Congregational Churels, roturned from a summer vacation Satirdny, Tho mstruinent at which bio presidos was yosterd iy florally dec- orated, in recogvition of Lia reappearanco. Fraok Moulton sod Ben Butler have been en- Joying a yachting cruise oo the *Amorica.”™ Aud now, just for tho sake of information, will Ben plouse stato Low Lo came into the porsession of that famous vossel, glren to tho Gavocument, Jefftays, tho impenitent juror who belleved bia pastor guilty, haa Loon elected o mombor of tue Now York Btock Exchange. Ie may pros- veor {n this wicked world, but in tho next—bat that fu & subject which Plymouth Church does ot caro to think much abont, R. M. Hooloy rccoived Saturday a diepateh from W. Ii. Crane, mavager snd comedian of tho Hooley Theatro Company, calling for & ro- mittance, Tho dispatch camo from Virginia City, and Crave's monoy was locked up to the Bauk of California’s branch in that city. ‘Thero iy nothing shows the true Inwardooss of 2 woman us her opivfon of o wan, Kale Field s3id of Disueli that ho dravk ; Gracs Groon- wood anuounces that he *looks caroworu and molaucholy ; jaded and Judaical,” That's tho differonce botwoen women. It takes a upinstor ta find out & maa's real Labits, and usvally an otd oue. Under the head, ** A Pactoral Lothario,” the Now York Mera:d gava: **Tho Rev, T. M. Daw- won, of Ban Fraucleco, formerly pastor of a Presbytorian church at Brooklyn, Cal,, makea a statement. lie bos sout a lotter to the Ban Fraucisco Chronicle, iu which he apologizes to tho world for his evil deods, and does not pro- pose to put up s duck tent.” John Paul fixed tboss Baratoga waiters. Ilo put a uew 50-cont sorip under a goblot, It was wagnified tUl it looked like = &5 bill. The watter was the mo:t ackivo man in America, John I'aul never Lofore enjoyed such a gorgoous dinuer. When ho aroso Lo coolly put that scrip {o bia vost packpt. aud in a fatherly way told tho oxpoctant wuiter uat to sink any woro monoy which otbers might givo him in French pools. . HOTEL AIIIVALS, Sherman House—E. 8, Hildrcth, Doston; E. G, Thompson, New Haven D, C, Perking, Providence ; C.T. Putuum, Bostou; Capt, W, N, Carlton, Duf- falo; Jolm Ellott, Mariford; J, P, Caldwali, 8t Louls; E, G, Thomysou, New Haven; J. I Red- mond, Burliugtou; Geo-ge IL. Curtor, Albany: A. G, Yowler, Hortford; H. B, Burroughw, Philud phis ¢ Jobu Tuorsen, Milwaulivo. ... f'remont Houn Guorge Upton, Boston ¢ Gen, ryaut, L. Lou O, 1. Masthowe, Waterbury § Jimes 1, Prower, Diite: Lurg; D, L, Sklduore, St Louis; oy, Louinviilo . Alnton, Plusbiirg J. New Orleunn ; N, B, Record, Baston ; J. Auderdon, 0, . Bmith, Pafladeipbla. ... Pamer Nousw—. D, Fe 3 Detroft; Juln Al ardonbergh, New Yorl Thomna _ Allcoex, New York: & W. s, Drooklyn s’ J, artfor d Black, New Yor) . B, unett, Cluvelane M, ¥rancis, Detrol K N. M, Kay, Yonddu Lac} W, G, Gatew, New York; 3, B, Mulr, Boston ; B, G Greon, Montreal; N. & Porcies, Milwaukeos' H, G. Goulitlng, Boston .. .. Grumi Factue—\. ket Duvenport; F. O, Ulirk, S:n Franclco; John T, ‘Aldon, 8t, Louins James Furear, Bostou: C. T\ Tylur, Urbatia; J. 11, lerrick, Now Yorks 4T, 3, Rsmedull, Washington Day, Robert Kelloy, Tudiane: W, H, Sierwio. M. Flausgxn, Now York; D, Builey, 8t Louin, QENEVA LARE ALIVALS, Speciul 1ipatch to 1 "hicwyo Leahune, GENEvA LAk, Win., Aug. 19,—Tha following are the Intewt orrivaly at tho Whitlng Tousn: JLE, Naab, Mlrw, Habeoek, Guorgo W, Ci %, Oilver and wifs, G, N, Culver xnd wife, Whuoler and wifo, €, As Turley, Mee, F. Sch won, Mins Bclle B3Lwariz, Curlos Kea, wife, au ©. A, Fleuer, ¥, L. Aubokt, 1ra O, Whiting, ‘Chomiaw, Alrs, A, Warchell, Mre,”Burcheil, Mrs, D, Hen Vaughan, Masfer Perry Vaugban, W, M, R, Frenoh, French, A, M. Qulver, Tuomas W, Andersou, wife, A, it, Bowman, G, W. i F. Griswold, J, 1L, Oakiey and wife, Ciiory 1d Marthy Daw. Uoward Roper wiid daugbter, Edward #, Cuyler, 0, M. Anuy, 3, W, Jackson, won, W. L Howiand; GUeorge L. budido:k, Willlau Lacke, J. 4, Dwen, V. A, Mareli, William' O, Lyon, Jokepts Modill ana daughtor, ¥, H. Peters, W, Hobbin, U.A. Fisher, A, 1, Grauger, B 1. Wheoler, Guatavid G, 8, Toppon, T. M, Lradloy, Willism 3, Jolnston, A. "1 Buthau! w, RN Frank | Gilbert, Robort Koberts, 1. J. Wallingfard, G, A. Day, Henry Morrill, J, B, Barkur, G, B, Boyaton, & It, Wrlght, I 1L, Thotmaw, 3, 11, Danict aud lady, Yolonvr Tiead, I, . ", Mre. Thouss Fitch, d sa E. Andervou aud danghter, 5i E, P L. . Arde Mrs, J. Btilos, tieorge N, Hiflos, dien Lucy Bifies, Mivs Gertia Rtydor, ¥, J, Wiison, B, 'Dedulyor, Jubn Wiso, WiHam liirtels wud wits, F. £, "Wiutou, Hunry 8, Chano, Mre, Thonias A . I, M, Baker, W, erti, Jullua Bcol Hlocte, Jr., Uebry ‘P, Tabam, Mru, B, T, Burel Miss Llzzle Lobww, P, Taham, D, 'R, Cameron, R, J. Ingram, Thomas itowell, Frank H. Dy, Swypea aud wifa, 1, 8, Moody, Mive Minorva Garduct, from Chicagos Mbe. William L. Cramor, Mrs, Goorge’ H, Waiker, Augus 5. Hibbard, Guorge W, Arlen and lady, Miss Hogers, Biss Kats AL, Buith, frdin Milweukee, RAIN=STORMS, % MORE OF THAT COMPREHENSIVE FRAUD, Special Dapatch to Tha Chicaae Irdune, Wasmxaton, D. 0., Aug. 20.—~The {all of rain here to-day in tho elght Loars ending st half- past 4, wag veerly 8 inchoa. Thoe storm wss ono of the wevorost known to the oldost inkabitants. The damage dooe to goods stored in oel- lors aud oven storos along Pounsylvania onue willaggrogate muny thoussnds of dollars, e “oumprehsouive syatem™ of sswersgo was found whally jusufficlent. for the lower part of thacity, The wooden pavement was lifted from its foundation in sections, sud flosted in tho poola, Tho Baltimore & Fotomso dopot was luaccessible for » time, except in voats, sud fer- ries were ostablished iu tbe wmigdat of the avenua. Lhe damsge doue the Botanical Garden aud i)‘l:-l“l& Guvernmeat propercy will slso be quite INDIAN TERRITORY, Musxoors, Aug. 20.—A terrible waterspout foll 2 wmiles ‘vorsh of Usddo at 11 o'clock to- dsy. For two bours succseding the rain fell in tononh: At tho ocrossing of the Missonr, Kauess & 'exas Rallroad, the water rose13 feot in two bours, displacing the bridge between Caddo sud Carev, and overdowlug the track for 1 wules. The puuuxen—m’n was gelsyed time in makiug repairs, aud ihe frelght-tramy waze abauduned. It wes impossibie to ses 10 feet frow the traln. The damage will be repaic- od to-uight, probably lu tiwe fuz the nexd pase HoUger-train, —~— B. 0. Deard bas b at, i Miiigan Hiate Bonrd o Sgrionisassiar? of FOREIGH. The Dander of the Ferzego= vinians Will Not IDown. They Will Fight, Notwith- standing the Efforts of the Groat Powers, The Confagion of War Infecting the Souhern Part of Russia, Railway Smashup fn Sootland-~Five Killed and Forty Wounded. Bonaventuro Baez FEngineering Another Bad Venture in San Domingo, HERZEGOVINA, TIE WAR. Taauua, Aug. 20,—Oae thousand volunteers, under tho leadership of Scures, have entered Horzegovine, Molwmet All has been recalled by telograph, sud has raturned to Constantiio- plo. It is rumored that aan insuricction Las broken out in Aibaiis. nopINESS | Toxnox, Aug. 80—~0s. m.—Tho Daily News apocisl fromn Dorlin vays that adviess from Her- zogovina cunficin the 1oport that tho {Lsurgents have rejected the advico of tho Eurepesau powers to stnpond hortilities, aud aleo that they demand indopeudouce of Bosuia. —_——— HAYTL. TARZ IN BAN DOMINGO. Tavaya, Aug, 28.—Aunotber rovolution has broken out in Bun Domivgo. Ex-Presideut a0z has beon prociaimed President by the tev- olutioniats, The cities of Hauta Domingo and Puerto Plata remain lova) to President Goi zales. Capt.-Geu. Valmanods has sent s Spa ish war vossel to protoct Spsuish citizous in Ban Domngo, —_—— GREAT BRITAIN, DAILWAY SMASH-UP, LoxpoN, Aug. 29.—Tho Scotch Express on the Midisad Rtoad coliided to-day with an excursion train from Morecambo to Dradford, nesr Kild- wick. Five porsons wero killed aud fortyinjured, soveral probably fatally. AN ARCTIC VESSEL. The Valorous, which sccompauiod the Arctle Exulcring Expedition to Dusco, has returned to Plymouth Sound. COL. MAKER'S DISMISSAL, Sew York travhic, Lowpoy, Aug, 1h.—*Ualf-pay Licutenant- Co'vnol und DBrevet Colonel Valenting Baier, iialf-pny, lato Tonth ussarw, bas been remosad from tho army, ler Majes'y having no further occasion for tus morvices, Dated 2d of August, 1476." Theso fatal words, which appeared in tho London Gazetle lsst night, put an end 1o sll the rumors whick have besn guing about far keversl dava concormug tho succesa of the offorts mado to eave Col. Biker from the jgnominy of dismissal from the armv and from tho pecuniary loms attending that dis- grace. Thero nfforta had boen eutirely suc- cosuful at tho Horse Guardsand ot the War 0Oileo—tho rosiguation of Col, Baker liad beon recopted, aud tho papors wera dont uo to the Queen for her signaturo, DBut Her Majestv, a8 s Lins done on more than ono pravious ocea- wion, althoneh nnt vory Intely, put her fool down firmly nud deciared that tho ™ man should be dis- mgned. Nothing would mova her, In vain it was yopresanted to her that Ler august cousin, the Duke of Cambridie, aud Lor son, the Prince of Walaw, wero the especial friends of the voor map, and that thov both porticularly desired chnt’ he mignt not bo wholly ruinod. Tho wigygeation only mado ber the nioro jvo<orable. * All tho worss for them," thio raval livs are said to have enid ; **it is disgraceful that they sbould havo sucl & wrotch for a friend. But it shall uevor be knid of 1o that I permitted ench 8 man to voluntarily leaye iny sorvice. Lot him be dise mirged with oll tho dingraco that hio Lua earued.” Ilor Majorty was probably right, Lutstill it fus tourible paty. Cot, Dakor’s pecuniary loss will bo about £16,000 sll toid, and wneo ho cames ontu!firmnu oa tho 2d of August, 1876, thero will bo no avenno of honorable s-r.ico lott opan to bim. Tho action of the Qu=cn sifords a proof of the fast that Hor Majesty does give hor persona) and close attoution 1o tho de- twils of hor Government, nud that sho {s by no meaus such s puvpot in the hands of ler Ministers ns s sometimes supposed, Hor own popularity will bo incrensad by too incldent— oven those who think that Col, Dakor was moro tlian suliciontly punished by his twelve moncis’ imprisonment and bis proposod reaiguation, will .still feel rather proud of & Queon who has uerve anoufih to suub her War Becrotary, lor cousin, and bher son, and to indist on Laviog Ler own way. TUE NOYTON NTGATTA. New York World, TLoxpo¥, Aug. 12.—The ** Bovion rogsita” on Tuesday was a capital Rdvorti-oment for Boyton, and a st1ll bottar ooa for tue Niustrated Sportis and Dramalic Netws, who got it up, Tha pro priotars of the rapor gave u silver claret-juy ns the chiof prize to be contosted for by A dozen awatenrs in tho Eovton suit; the Loudun Btesmboat Corapany, with & keen oyo to busi- noss, obligingly co-oporated ; and even Royalty wag mado tributary to the snccess of the sifair, A steamboat, pally decked, received luvited Raeats at tho Tomplo landing early 1u_tho atter- noou, and on reaching tho Louso of Parliament took oa board the Princess Mary of Cambridgo, with bor Lusband, the Princa of Teck, sundrs Juvenlle Princes aud Princessen, and tho usual group of aitendants. 'Thon tho Xoyal standard waa loteted, gilod chalrs wore hiought forth for the sccommudation of Royal Llood, aud the steamboat procoedod without mora ndo to Put- ney Aqueditet, the starling-point for the race. The course extonded to Hammetemith Haidge. a distance of about 2 milos, aud at eithor end thore wasa fair conoourve of apectators, Al 4 o'clock n dozen young wen, with the Boytou wind-bays, quictly slippod down the side of the hoat and taoi tholr placos in atow. Eaoh hads paddio, which few of tho dozon know how to use. They were, In fact, all novices, Noue had biad tho stit- on more thau twice boforo, and somé of them onlv once. In dus time thoy etarted, aud thon a fupny scono ocearred. Four or flve Liaudlod thotr padilea protty well ; the othora woro for some minutes all but holploas, Thay floatod, 1ndeed, like logs of cork, snd tha tido carriod them slawly forward, Dut the ne- coesily of ukill ag well an buoyancy to renderthy sult avallablo soon beckaio apparent, Curlously onouzh, too, the most bolulows were procisely | dartog the siezo. Fig tnkew, focladiug 500 JOVELLAR n to tetu'n to Cubs. Tle cunsidern Lis prescuce hore uo longor necenssry. —_———— « hian anked permis TR POLL AMERICAN RELATIONS, Mavra, Aug, (9.~Tho American Conrul at Tripols and famly landad hoto to-day from the Unrited Mtaten sloamor Congztess, Their ahmance frow Topoli in deomed expelient, lost uaw un- pleazant incidouty shoull srise, RU3SIA, TROURLE FOR TIE c7AT, Loxpox, Aug. 30~C &, m.—A Borlin dispatel £a tho Temes waya thot a foreo of Kuasiens bay taken tho flold against Khojend, Tho rebellion bas eproad to the routleru districta of Ruesis, sud Turkostan, The town of Khojend Iu in the hands of the insurgonts, whoso pricata are pro- clalwiug & boly war xgainst the intidels. WASHINGTON. THE INDIAN RING. WALLER'S LAST ASSAULT UPON IT, Sprewal Luvateh tn 1he Chictso Tribune, Wasmxarox, D, C., Aug. 29.—Samuel Walker. in Lia new atiack upon tho Indisn Borvico, rays : It 44 & singuinr fact conuected with tho Indian Ber- vica that 1iu roport auserao to the Intereats of tha Ring Agunts or contractors Lan ever been acted on sxeept to 3% ainl a couminslon, whi U Invirfably reforted ju fu.or of the Itug aud sysiuat tho unfavors- Lo rejort, nnd all - uufavorabls reforts bave bren pupiréaned, No Lel er example con be. fur- nistied thau McConn's travaportulion coutract for 5-0, In IBT4-4 it wat found that MeCaun charged the Governmeut for carrylug gonde 132 miles, the actual dintance traveled belng W, Subnequently, under & byw coutra:t made necentary by tho feuov.] of the Ted Cloud Agency, ke waa alluwed pay for & distsuco of 42 milo:, wallo the Dejurtment Lud ile widence of McCann' wag umaster, sub» contractors, aud & led Cloud employe, nhowiug the distance to be mnch lewa, Tho loms by 1hat sinvlo oporation was over $41,00, and 3r, Delano kuew the focts personsily, fur be potthem directiy from me, turough 1ho Cltef Clerk of tuo Indisn aftico, an well as oMclally from tho lioard of Tudtan Cominusionors. Tho mmo distanve w.a fald fur the stccocding year, at & corrcayouding Lo to the pute lto purse. McOann's rontrst far the current fiacal yeat should bo a just causs of finpeachineut aggafust tho contracting ofiicers uf tha Interior Deyart- tneut, ‘TLe contract wan let 10 bim fram OmaLi, thun {lirowlny out the lowest idders for wagun transporta- tlon from Choyene Lo Red Cloid Ageucy, which wea thie kiud of tranaportation advertinad for by law. The Unlon ocific Baliroad §a compelied to carry Govern- ment goods without rus payment, the. cer. poratfon belng indebted to the United Btates, Economy zna the pubie fnterest dimanded tlat this law sbould Lo carricid out, and dovernment (refght carried for tha Guvernment oa passible on thut road, By tnking MeCanu con tor, tho Goverument ia chedted out of the cash p bind for (renspoitation fram, Q1A 1o Cleycune, and the law waa violated i not giviug tho coutract 1o tho loweat Lidder, gt NOTES AND NEWS, FOUBYIUE, UPTON, AND KANOER special Correspondence of Tre Chicw,o Tribune. Wanussutos, D, C., Aug. 20.~—~TLe mtesion to Japan, Chion, Tudia, Egypt, Ruesia, snd uer- many, upon waich Geos, Forsythe and Upton and Maj. Bunger recently stacted, 13 un- derstoad to lhave = docidedly military object, although the assertion {a mado thet tho inteution of the Goverpment is to learn whethor tho encroschment of the great Empiro of the Czar in tho diroction which Englang hos a:sumed » 801t of dictatorship over. and which ban o greatly excitod the feslings of Eugland, as likoly to lead to & war between the two countries. LOOSE BCRINFSA TCT. It {s known that a b1l for £65.000 for repairs uron 8 Government vessol wes recently passed through ono of the Treasurv divisions of ac- count nilm‘w]llllmlurlhur voacher for ita cor- rectnoss tho more sigoatire of tho Chief - Coustructor of the Navy. The bill contained no statomont of itoma, nor waw {t accompanied by the contract or nther ovideuco of authiority. Thia and othoer similar casoa are mentioued in which large amounts of monoy hava beon or wero ina fair wav to bo paid npon demand bills mado out with less form than tho Lills ueusliy presented to housekoopers for & lond of coal or wood. QOLD BALLS. (70 the \syocrated Press.] WasmiNaTON, D. G, Aug. L9.—The Assistant Treasurer at Now York has been dirvoted by the Bacretary of the Treasury to soll 24,000,000 in gold during tha mouth of Soptembier as fullows: 1,000,000 on the first, third, and fifth Thuredaye anch, 8500,000 ou the econd and fourth Thurs- daya each. THE CROPS, WISCONSIN, Secial Dispatch to The Chicrao Tribune, LAOnossg, Win, Aug, 20.—The heavy rain which commenced Friday night, continued with but short iotermissiohs uutil Iast niglt Tho water, at times, cams down {o torrents. In thoe immediate viclalty of LaCrosse bt little, if any, damage was dono to tho crops. Most of tho wheat had beon pretty woll sccured. This is also tho caso in Southern Minnesots for 80 or 40 y miles wost of tho Mississlppy, but, boyona this pomt, wa learn of loealitios whoro not ono-tonth i put into stack, and a considerabie portion s uot yet cut. Furtler wost, the ralu bad fallen snco Thursday night., Conelderable anxicty is felt smong tho farmers. The ground is now o wor that fitle it anythme can be dono in tho way of stacking. It seenms to bLe the goneral opiniou that much damago Las slready heen dono to whaat, and that thousands of buslicls will grads No. 8 and rojeated thot promised better thirgs s wook ago. The woatlier tlis mornlug {s damp and vory fogey, but tho indicatious are that it will claar up, The Miraisdpps rivor raisod 3 inclios yestordsy snd 1 to-day. KANSAS, Boectal Disvotch ta The Chieacn Tribune, Eaxsas City, Mo,, Aug. 20.—1lis whole seo- tion of country has been immensely benefited during the iast forty-eight hours by a sevoro and much-needed raiusiorm, Full crops bavo fels the drought very much. and bad rain_boen with- tield muob longer serious losses would bavo fol- lowed. ~The storm haw oxtended over a soction of country 100 mules wido by 50 long. MICHIG AN, Spactal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Laxano, 3lich, Ang. 20,~A travoling gentle- man states that tho yleld of wheat iu all parts of tho Btate waa better than soticipated and that the amount of ground pronared for whoat will ba equal to, {f nus greater than, last sesson. More wheat was markoted in this city last woek than ever before, at 81.28@1.80, FIRES. INCENDIARISM, Bvectal Disputch to The Chicage Tribune, MoGueuor, Ia, Aug. 20.—Au attémpt was made last pigbt to burn the wtoica of Thonas Araold, James (Honman, and the frame range those whose succoss might huvo boon most cone fidontly auticipated, One of tha crack oarsaioy of tho” Thames Hooped alpnt, but made no grm:run ; hie floatad, and tuat was all. Not much otier waa ons of tha best kuown ewimmers, a lithie, atrong follow, who has all s own wav in ordinary ewimmiog matclics, The paddie was to bun a boro,—the dross sn incumbraoce. At Hammersmith the compotitors who lad got 8o far wero picked up, sud the dozan, diveited of the suit, were soou telliug the resulis of thalr oxporience. What they said, coupled with wuat 1 uaw, did not impross me_favorally s regards the practical value of tha Bovion dress in inox- perienced hands aad in the mfdst of peril. ¥it- g properly and carefully put on 1t hnpacts all "the buoyanov that could pomsibly be re- quired, These uvonditions, howaver, arg exssn- tial. A slim youug man whobadhad an ih-fittng Auit told me that water entered, aod thut toft to himeelf ho must eventuslly have sunk. Tho good swimmers aeclared that they could sccomplish moro without the dresa than with it, Otnors, again, boli that » woek's practice would fmpart all the ukitt 1equired to turn the coutrivanca to the best accouut. My own cun- clusfon {e that to the averaze of people tha in- ventlon wauld ba valusbla guly ic smooth water and under the most favorable condittons, Under other olrcumstancas it woald be quits as often s SDATO 88 & BUCCSAN. —_— SPAIN, THR CUBAN WAR, AR, "Aug. 20.—~Tho Miniateriat Council bas decided to send 12,000 troops to Cubs by Sept. 29, and 10,000 more in Oociober, Trans. ports to convey them bhave already been chaitered, - #%0 D' UROEL, . Lonpox, Aug. 29.—A spacial to the Daily Cliads) was im dar. Wil Caslista ware biliad aad 420 wousdad above thom by somo rascal putting in s baro mte uated in thoe rear of thoe store a pan of live conls near a blauket ssturated with oll, The fire was discoverod before any material damage was douo. NIght befors last an effort waa made to Lurn the haneas-shop of B-own & Bon, eltuated on Mamn etreet. This was discovered in tims t0 save tho property, AT REYNOLDBVILLE, PA. Pirresung, Pa., Aug. 20.—A destructiva fire broke out about 2 o'clock this morniug iu Reynoldsvills, & siation of the Low Grade Divie- lou of the Alleghany Valloy Raitroad, aud bofore the tlames could be checked the entire busls ness portlon of the ‘town waa con- sumed, Tho following business houses were dostruyed : Arcade Dlock, in which the fire orig-* {oated. Cole's Liardwara store; Siley, dry goods ; Tompkins & Dingman's grocery ; Doyle's gro- cery ; D. C. Ovster & Co,, bauvkors ; Bognors & Co., clothing ; Isoman & Barges, drugy; Alex- audor, drugé, aad s nuwber of restsurants sud dwelliuge. Lo largo Masonlo Temgle, in course cf oraction, sud the woaoul-hous: also Adestroyed. The Reynoldeville Heraul in s hoavy loser. Lous, estumatod st mm’n inaurance of about $4v, uoo" LRIEL OBITUARY. Gaezx Dores, Wmite Surruus Srainas, W. Va., Aug. 2.—Uen. A, J, Pannell, Btate Seuator from the Wheeliug Distriot, and Chalr o ttate Damocratla Exeoutive Committee, fell doad at noon to-day of disesss while standiog b his cott: will be sent home for interment. 3 Disvatch % I'hs Chieaes Tridune, Broowixarox. Iil,, Aug, 20.—Edward i, Did- lake, uo old setiter of MoLeao Counly, and who ouce owned & [aige portion of the lsad ou whish illvomivsion s luated, disd lass nighd Lare, THE CALENDAR OF CRIME, Tho #47,000 Treasury ‘Another Thefteaw e-f3urginry Trial, Another Morder Mystery in the Death of James i, Noe. Heavy Robberies Among Sleeping-Car Passengers, A MYSTERIOUS CASE, Evectat Inspatzh o The Ciicao Iribune, Drs Mosxes, In., Aug. 20.—Roports bave hesn recerved Lere that s fartnor, while huuting tioracs {o Piearant Townahup, Wavello County, caco upon & man Iying in Cedar Creek, in & so- cluded placo. 1o wan nude, except as to socks and boots, Thets wore two wounds on the back of bis hend, one on his band. nud hin face was badly scratched. With the aid of tho farmer and bis neighbors, ho was conseyed, in o somi- unconncious condition, o A house. ilis ktory in somewbat confused and idisconnectod, Ho Havy lin was cn & train on the imbhoad, and got off ac eome Hatiun to walk about fur oxercise. when he nas ptruck from belund by some one; that then two othier parrons camo up, and he remembers 00 more unt after he recovorod al the farin- houso. Ha Jlisd biad sbout &10 10 hik pockos ; but when found, his clathes woro mcaticrod about tha bauk of the creek, and uy mouey was n them. Thero were tickets in hin pockets that indicate his namo In Josept Merklen, 160 Attor- ney sircet, Now York. There waa alco alickel from Union Junction to San Franciseo, Itia nupponcd he wan knocaed d yun at Latavia station, and carried to tha creck, 118 clathen stpped off to search them, aud Lis body thrown in the creok while in an jusensible coudition, on the wupposition tuac be would drown, Hoe will be cared for untu tho mysters can be clearod up, pivats KUKLUX TACTICS. pertal Duaratch to The Cidcaro Tribune, Brurxariewy, 1, Aug. 20.—A case of Ku-Klux on & small gcale occurred in this county during last week. Bome carpenters building a new liouse for Witliam Curry, sbout 2! miles north of tuis city, found nailed to their work-honch on Wodneeday last s lotter, fn which the writer de- manded thiat Mr. Carry sbould furmsh him by Saturday night last 8 sum of money which he ‘was to put in an old boot-leg at the end of a Iaso avout s hal mile from the house. On failure to do 80, lie might expect 1o be picked off at any time. Bir. Curry infoied the Shoriff of thoe matter, and last niglis ho seut out & posse to watch for tho maun or wen, No one appesred 1ant night, but to-day sbout 3 v'cloci Mulitous Haoston was scen 2o auproach and take from tio boot-leg 860 in countertoit mnney that had been placed thera. Toe Sheri(I's po-se immedi- ;tnly arrested hun, sud ho 18 vow lodged Lu Jaul oro. THE $47,000 THIEVES. Special ispateh to e Chtonao Iridune, ‘Wasursarox. D, C., Aug.29.—Tho Bpecial Coun- sol appoisted to prosecute tho parties charged with stealing $17,000 from the Treasury find the evidence at band o maze of facts whicl will ro- quire great eato in prosenting the case to the jury. Tho parties will be 1dicted noder a recont etatute pavsed during the closing hours of the Ression of Coppross, dtawu with groat care by tho House Judiciary Committeo of which Jetemiah M. Wilson, the Epecial Aepistant Attorney-Qaneral for this case, wad & motber. Until the jas-age of this act 1t was no: an oltense to receive stolen goodd or mon the property of the United Stale:, but it 18 believed that the new act will cover all caxon heioaftor arising. EVISCERATION. Sveclal Dispateh o I'he Chirano Tribnunes, Donuque, 1s., Aug. 29.—Patyici McMahon, of Monticello, aud Owen McCabe. of Laugworthy, left tho former place in company last night, bound for Lavgworthy. Oo toe rond a dispnto aroso, terminating in e fight, in which MeMahon had Lifs bowels cut open, letting Lin intesunes out, one of which was comoletely severed. AMed- ical a1d wag At ouco summoned, bat Mciabon's rocovery seewms impossible, No arres a8 yet. THE HOLLAND INCEST CASF. Bpecial Dirpatch Lo The Chieano Iribuns, Cnaxp Havey, Mich., Aug. 20.—Sueri Wolz- man, who srrouted C. Van Horrewyuen at Kalo- wazoo Friday evoning for committing incest with hus mister at Holiand, brought him befora Recorder Paileson Saturdsv, who remanded uim o jall iu default of £2,000 bail, he plead.ng gullty to tho charge. STADBING AFFRAY, Svecial Dupateh to The Clacauo Trivuna, Graxp HaveN, Aug. 20.—A drunken row took placo last eveniug at Tim Donovan's house, who mado a most murderous assault oo Mike Donnelly by custing his bead opea with a stove- cover. Douovan's wife and rs. Green, & white woman, but & negreos wifo, juised lu the affalr, and all paities wete arrested, A NEW JERSFY DEFAULTER. PorrapeLrisa, Aug. 20,—The Maror of Tren- tou, accompsnicd by an ofticer of thac city, ar- rived here to-day, and arrosted Sooy, the alleged defauitlng Stato Treasurcr of New Jersoy. Tho prisoncr was taken to Trenton to-night. o made no objectiun to going, und smd bis zo- oounts would bo found cuorrect. A DEFAULTING RAILROAD-AGENT, Special Diavateh ta The Cnieazo 1 nbure, Larsinag, Mich., Aug. 20.—The smouunt of the defalcation of J. H. Dunn, agout of the Unioun Depot of this citv, will reach over 2,000, Meousrs, Mead and Allen, bis Loudsmen to the raitroad companios, will havo to pay $1,000. BURGLARY. £z, Pa,, Ang. 20.—Toe residences of ox- AMayor Charlos W, Rood aod tha Hou. Honry Rawl, the Republican candidato for Stato Tress~ uror, were entared last night sud eoveral hun- drod dollats’ worth of silverwazo atolon frow oachi. No traco of tho thieves. THE BHAM SAFE-BURGLARY, ‘Wasmorox, D, ., Aug. 29.—~There will be anotber trial of the safo-burglary cass of rington and others, important avidence having discovered during tho last threo weeks, A VILLAGE TRAGEDY, New York Hirald, Sr.ven's Bration, Pa., Aug. 3L.—About s year #go A young mau nawed Jorome B. Wileorx, a sarm-band, working thou for a farmer bamod William Wilson, Just ous of this place, wus mar- ried to s gl namod Bolinds James. Neither party was of very good stock, nor wero their personsl sutocedouts any of the bost. Wiloux wasg ouo of tbreo brothera who wers born in a small log hut in tho mountatus vear bere of vareuts who Jived ou the community. T'wo of thie brothers were forced to fly the place to e oapo arrest and punishiaont for asssulting and stompliog 10 ousrage & Youug lsdy school- teacher about m yosr azo. Jerome worked now and tuen for farmors, but nover for longer than to gut moroy enough to linve a periodical sproo. ‘The girl Jumes bore A bad uame, with the rost of hor fanitly, but, botug au excellens domostle, was talersted in good remities, A year lI“ro last July, Wilcox and Belinda Jamos oame to this villsge to epond the Fourth. Wuile Lora thoe formor bantered tha girl to got mare ried, Ble cousented. aud thoy wero mado man and wife by Edjquire [Powell. After s couplo of duyw’ carousing avout sud visitiug frien ls the newly-marcisd counls raturned to their ewploy- er's house, Hop.ug that by bulng marnel’a wmutusl reformation might ba ofiocted u the couple, Mr, Wilson fitted thom up » bouse on the furw, furnished it, aud gave it to them rent freo, ench une to perform the dutivs thoy had besn sccustomed 80 about the furm, ilatiers pro- gressaa woll for wome time, wheu difticultivs graw up between Wilcox aud iy wife, sud quarirols aud figuts Lecame commoen, ‘Lhe consaquence was that Wilcox inorenscd bis wprees, and 1u ouo of thew be gave hus wifo » buating, Bho lett bt aud raturned to she fanuor's house. Soou after her returu Wilcox way disoharged and went off. A young man uamod Cullen waa hired in bis place, Arw. Wiloos aud Catlen woun foimed an futimata soquaiutance, sud thoir cou- duct so scandalized the farmer's faunly that they were dischmiged. ‘Tho woman weut &) bor fathe e’y houss, aud Calleu found work fu the vicin- ity, aud ocossionnlly called upon ber, Last Fri- day Wilcox ul(l)penmd in thls witlage, Lo wau lutoxicated, aud sald bo bad come back to wettlo up wich Lis wife, #8 he bad heard sliabout her conduct. Kl filsuds did uat urtance to bis words, sud he remalued abo ® place uvtll evening, drinkiog vory little, Lgouu 0'woak b woub bu bils furier swployes at the farm and inqnired for hia mifo. Upon bo- ing told Ihat she Liad gono bomn to iive, he went tante, ThoJamases wer * 11 bod whe ba raichol thern, but L~ aronsod them, and said ha wentod 10 #eo i wife, Tha latter's mother replial that “bo wamu't in. and that if sho was ho conlln't Wileox then turned and walked up b half a m le, whon he ot & man and 4 walking nuite fasc 1n tha opporita dicec- He ntepped in tront of thom and inguired ¢ that o, Sulmd 2* “¥er, it'nion; and what're von going to do A" wi (he regly ha eoeaivar. * L'l phow von what'll [ daif you don't leave Dava Call: 1 and cone with mn (™ Lhio conia then attomp:ad ta push by Wilzos, when, sith au onth, he prased Callon by tae arin, and, draxei' g & Inrge Luifs, s.tompted to “taby b, Ca'len away and 1an up tho road. The woman started towrd home erving “Murder!" Callon hea d tha ery and saw Wilcox #tart aftor hor. Fla did not hear or xen more, but went 1 & roundabaut way to Jamos’ bouka, Tlia took him ton or fifiesu mimitos, Neither Wileos vior bis wife had vot renched the ticurn, and Callon st ouce raisod Lhe alari, with me hss killed Solind up here in tho Tno woman's father and brotner, tovothar with Callau, started as roou as pomsiblo up tho road, aud about 100 yard4 this mdo of whoro Wi'cox bad et Callon and his wifo thov found Wilcox Iying in the road. The ligat from the lantern “showed that hia threat was eut fiom ear to ear. sl that he wan doad, A fow foet further on thev found Mrn, Wilcox Iving in the grass off of tho read, Bho was groaning, but unconecions, Her friends pickod lior up and cacried her ome, and then aont tor farmer Wil<on and lin‘pliru Powoll With them came & largo nnmber of neighbors, and sn 1oqrest wad beld on the remains of Wil- cng. B i'drm the gash in the throat, ho wan cut 1 tlo rizht forearm, nimong tho largo artories. A largo dir« knifo was fonnd Iying by bis side, near hislott hand, A vordict was found in accord- auco with tho accrmpaoying facts and ecircum- Htan Mre. Witcox wan found to have re- weiverd two slaba in tho loft aido of hor neck, Lt not decp, Another bad cut was in tho richt breact, an 1 onn below tha riba o the night mde. It wasevidout that sho had struggled hard for and ftabs having been inflicted upon har brenst, ato nash, and back of hor shoulders, while botl hands wero badiy lacorsted. Tha neiphhors wore no'itled and modical aid summonod, when it waa founi out that, slthongh dangerously wounded, Mra. Dritcanrd’s Injuries wero not necensarily fatal. Drn. 8, W, and J D. Red dressed tho w noids, aud gave nach othor atten- tion to the pufaring ladv as tha natute of the ca«0 To-jnirad, and Bo ¥ fricuda have hopes of Lor rauovery. Hor vorsion of tha nffair, an we hoar it from DAr-ies 1o liave heard hor detail it, is about an fullown : Buortly af.er hor huaband Ieft tho P sco tuat morning, RaT ahout 11 o’clock, 8 youn, mairied man, namd Frank Knight, who reslde At no grent distase: away, cama into tho honse and took a seat while Mra, P, went atout housoe hold affaird. Aftar ramnsining thoro some con- 8 drrable tuno—! 03 eu mih to hiave Lis style of drepa photographo 1. a4 it woie, upon Har mem- ory—ho mad) indolicata proporals to her, and, upon being rofunad. threstoned to kill her, In furthoranca of his hownous dasigns, ho throw lna arms siound bor, and thon a lifo-and-desth hegan. Ahat tho lady rowsted alinoat waprraumanly is ovidanced by the severity of Lho wo:ndn and the fact that tha tiend tled withont accomplishing bis intention to vioiato her per- rau. slthougl he left har £ ilead Tito neighbors arrasted linight and piacod him 10 1ho calaboons at thin placo. --Ad wo ware coming along with onr family at ahoul Bo'clack,wo maw the body of the mingaided man suapended Irum the Jinb of trea by the roateile, anout 3 milos west of Durant with tan bandenfy vo saw on him In the calabonsa Festerdas sl wpon his wrists, while tho side of bin face ana neck pro-anted, as we passsd. a bloaied, dirty sells viyh apperranco, which in- i tuat lifa had been extwuct for sovoral A MATRINOMIAL HOAROR, Weie Yas er s oo A vory myutorivus case has just coma to lght in tho town of Boontou, N. J., which, it fu asnort- od, exhibits oue of tho moat brutal and floudish caes af barbarity that hias occurred for yoars in tha vicinity of Now York. It appars that ono Philip Cook, & carpenter by trade, repiding in ife, and when etio finally foll to the ground ng from logs of blood, Lor assailant, sup- poking she was dead, finishod the bloody work vy hacoming bis own oxecutioner, The wound- ol woman was alive at last wccounts, bub little Lopo was Liad of Lier recovery, DEATH OF JAMES H. Kew York Tribune, Aup, James 11, Nos, the Groenwich streot brush merchaut, died from the effects of the njuries recetved in his contlict with a burglar, at 7 o'clock last evening, at tho Chambers-Street Ilo- lief Honpital. As x00n s poswibie after hia death »n undertaker was summouned and information of the evout given to Coroner Croker, who jssued » permit for the semoval of the budy by the fam- ily of the deceased wan, and it was taken to No. 21 King street at about 10 p. m, The circumatances of thin occarenco wero as followa: Mr. Noo weut to his sturo at No. 475 Ciroenwich stroot lnst Sunday morning and sur- pnized o burglar pryivg off the ekylght. le grappled with tio mon, dragged bim into the attie, and in the course of the ktrupgle was struck repoatedly ou tho hoad with an iron bar, and thoo vound sod gazeed. Tue burglar theu washed the blood from his hauds sud escaped. Moanwhile, & woman living near by was attract- od by Mr. Nou's eriex, and made ber way to him across the roofs, Sho found bim lying iu a pool of blood, which bhad " flowed from terrible wounds in tha head, which were sfierward fouud to Lo fractures of the sicull, Bho assisted him dows-ptaire, and, with tho nelp of & pulicrinan, procured lia convey- anca to tho Relief Hoepital. 1t was pot long Lefure bo wae nuablo to 10cognize anv oue, and Lia Tif: was despaired of; but, on Weaaesday morning, su_jmmovenient was noticed, which Knve the surgeons hopo at lesst of roturmug consciounnoss., Yesterday, iowover, b relapsed into s ¢ matoso state aud graduslly sank awav unhl bis geath ocenrred, with unlooked-for sud- fieuners, at 7:05 pom. 1o was, of course, uua- blo w recognizo any one, even s own famuy, who wmero with lim sl of _ veuterday, and by his doath the identification of s aswilaot fs made ten-fold moru difticult, Tmunediately ugon the discovery of the crima, Capt. Sancors dataled Suocial Ofleers Walling, JMalony, awl MeDonald to work ap the caso, sud toey visited the butlhing, and_also obtamed s caceful degerption from Mir. Noo of uhie appear- anco of Lo burglar and of the | roperty stolet cclal instracions wora given the forcs of d tortivea, and to the Pulice Cantuing, to arrest all KuKpICIOUS pereons in nnf- way nunwering to the deseription given, and o largo number of arrenty were made on Bundey and Nouday, fifteen per- sons having haen taken before Mr, Noo for iden- tification on tha lattor dav. The invostigatious of tho dotectives inclived them to bo- heve that the man who had the struggle with Alr. Noo was one of threo, and thst his business was to prepare the way for the gang to enter thst night. and tako anay the goods. Mixy Kate Wotley, tho daughitor of Mru. Harris, tho woman who rescued 2ir. Noe, declared shiat she vaw o msn suswering to 3ir. Noe's description of the burglar como out of the new builhig abant 8:31 a. m, Two other men quickly er esad the streol from differont points, anil all threa turned off toward Larclav sitreet. The storv was corrobarated by otherd, who claime] to_have uoticed tho occurronco A an unuensl ouo for Sunday momning i that nziehborhood, This gane i8 supposad to bo the samne which ban been operating between Albany aud thineity ; Bame persons atinbure tho iate ate tempted burglary 8t Dr, Hawwoud's to tho vame hauds, Tuo most importsnt arrost is conaidered to be that of Jonn Corbett, but when he was taken to Mr. Noe, tho wjured muun sas delirious and could identily no'one. An attempt was mnde to 66t Lm free on a writ of habeas corpus, but he wan romanded back to jail by J ustica Utterbourgs, and 18 & il beld by tho police, but no uew facts with rofersnce to the caso had been made publio at P'olice [Toadguarters iast bight in addition to thoso alrealy pubiished. — Diverse oplolons pro- vail &3 10 Lis complicily in the matter, but wany wuspicious circumutances sppoar agaiust him, < BOY MURDERS HIS SLEEPING FATHER AND BURNS THE_HOUSE. Wil ington (. C.) Star. A corrospondont st Fair Dluff, Columbus County, eusbles us this moruing to lay beforo our roadors additions! information concorning tho terrible evonts which occurred st tho house My, Eli Coloman, 4 miles from Fsir Dlaff, on Friday night last, Mr, Coloman wsa & widower living alone with bis two children—s boy 17 sud » girl & littlo more than 14 years old. It will bo romombered that ou the night in queation the nolgbborhood was arvusod by au alarm of fire procecding from Coloman’s house, and on arriving at tho scens of tho coutlacration it way found tbattho boy aud Lis mster had e~cavod aud aaved most ‘of tho prunouL from tho lamos, but thnt sheir father bad boeu bucnod with tho building, Uuder snch circumstancos, suspicion uaturxlly vostod upon the children, and on Monday thoy wore privately aud separ- alely oxamued, whon tho boy confussed that Le shot and killed hin fxthior whils tle laiter was lving on his bed aelecp, aftor which he got moat of the property out of the houso and then fired it. e then requosted bis intorrogator to go d get Lus sister, who would tall all about it. ‘Thiy wos dono. Tho giel stated that ber father, FJi Caleman, was absent from home oo that day, but came home about 10 o'clock av nixht, wuon sho and bor brother got up and fixed hup sowething to eat, aud then wont and lay down sgain, hor fatber going to bed ractly after- ward, Somotine about midnight or a liftle wttor, hor brother ~ waked ner np, and thero was a :Lght In the house aud Le bada gun in his heud, sud told ber thar ho wan golog to kilt thewr fathor, 8he beg b not to dait, but he eaid ho ud ho carriod out huw threst by walking up noar tho bed whiere their father was Iviog and shoatiug tho losd through his bead, killing him {ustautly. The girl says she was standiog in the door’ when her brother ubot ber fathor, sud whe naver gaw him mave alter tho gun was fired. Tuey than ocarried nealy wll of their thiugq out of the bouse, and the boy tred it b two Dllflcl aud ane iu one, ‘Thev remaned in the houso until the top commenced falling iu be- furo thev made any putory about tha fre or auys thiog elue, After the childieu bad bosn arrosted tha girl told our informant the sawe talo, -n'd on the examination befors » Justice of tle Poace sho again repeated it. They werd both com- witted to jeif. 'fliese are tho facis 84 re| rted 10 our carrespondent, but ha gives no bint as to tho motive =hich prompied the comwlsslon of sho fearful deod. GE AND LYNCHING, O arant alon) Adsartine, One of the most revolting double erimes known to the caloudar was sttewpted upon the porson of Mrs, Fsunio Pritchard, wife of Willis Pritchard, abous B milles northweat of hiers, on Bundsy, tho Sth iost, It sppears that kier hus- baod went to churol At Sazou on that day, and wheu Lie roturued home at sbous 1 o'look p, m. fonnd bie wife Iying lu the duor-yard, wolteriug in ber own gore, Lor throad Laving bosu gud, Clilcago, Ang, 35, 1076, tho sbava place, lias for & long timo hived oo uuhappy terms with s wifo, It s moroover allcged that of lato lo bas boan on terws of mmpropor futimacy with anothor woman, and be sourlt to get clear of his wife by starving ber to doatt, Toaccom- plivh this purpose hn 14 alleged to havo locked bor up in an upper rcom in the luilding occu-~ pio] 8 the family roridence, and bow thoro kopt her confined for nearly threo weekw, Cook law turso chiidron, sad tho mudden disapporrance of the mothor led soveral of the neihibors tn in- quiro us to her wheresbouts, The chbldren nnaily told them ihist their mother was kept locked up fu a room by their father. Coug was then ssiied as to tho where s of tip wife, when ho stated thot shio was mick. This dil 0ot xatinfy somo of tho citizeus, A0 on ‘Thuraday eveninz about twenty of them foreed their wav into Cook's house, and 10 thoir great astonishment, fouud Mis. Cook lviug n an ine seusible eondition on 8 bare fluor. Thov re- moved ler to an & ljoming room ard sout for s phyaician, bt ua vet wha bng boou in such a con- dition that but hilo bopes aro ontertained for her recovery, Sic hus boen unabio to tukoe a clear ntatement of tho brutal trestment slio bay receivad. Ciok bay, therefore, Loow arrcsted wnd comaitted to the Conaty Juil, without bal, to await tho recoverv or death of Lls wife. ROBEERY OM A Crneinnats fiuz A gontleman who mrnived du the @ty at 843 serterday morning, by the Chicago tiain on ths Kankakee route, biougl? the var of tho most successfel rleeping=car robberiea tist have breu perpefrated. Soon alter thu train loft Chicazo Welnosday might, two ena piciaue-lvoking wen came into the sieoping-car sud mado arrungemeonts for half of a seetton, Tho gentloman who oceupied the other halt waw not favorably impressed with thoir appear- ouce, and informed the conductor that ho would not sloep in the wame reetion with them. Lo was accorcingly nesizned snother berth, Whea the paseogers besan to ariee next morning aud feel for thoir pocket-hooks, they found, 10 their lutinits conteraation, 1het a oae jority of thom were miwing. Whiio they had Doen Klorpis the two thioves had improvel the Lime by gamg thiough their pockets, Oue mau had s p eket-buok ¢ ) from the iusnio packet of his vest. Anoiher, ahose uame we could not learn, was rolisved of 600 in woney. The other mmounts that were wtolon runged trom &6 nupwarda, the total bemng vver 106, Tho gentieman who tefuscd to occupy the kec- tion with tho thieves wan po! wolesied, thoy doubtless sappomn,g that he eusnected their in- tontions and was on tuo alert fo The mon got off at Lafi ! plunder, aud Liave probably succeaded in makit pod thewr oscape, It will not be easy for ¢, authioritics tu got track of then, under tho cire enmetances. Lths exverienceo will be o lesson lo the untortunate vietini, if not tu the general public. to watch well their cash when alecping ou ratirvad traind. — ey Going to Kill and Gerting Killed, Peita (fa.) liic. On Bunday, the 15tb inst., Johu Ring, & young man livieg 1o tho west part of Red Rock Towu- ship. weot to the rosidenco of Jobn Brannan, who keeps whinky to sell, and, after diinkiog till bo was pratty druvk, got ou bia horso and start- ol away, swoaring that Le was gong to kil old man Ritchio, with whom be had & difticulty somo timo previous. Ho startod hus horwe on o g‘“nY' and, when near the rosidence of Ll West, bis borto tell with him, tbrowing tnn acaoet w atump st tho vide of tho road, breaking lus neck, and killiug him aimost indtantly. Mr. Weet saw am fall, and rsu to him, but he ouly breathed aboat teu minutes sfter rocorving tha injurv. Mr. Hammel, who gave us tho above wuforias tion, tolls us thut the peoplo in that neigbber- bood are greatly inconsed at Beannan for sclhig the whisky to youny King, coneidaring him bus; liitlo levs “than'as murderer. No great was their indignation that they cnused tlo arrest of Lfan. uan for sellng the Whisky to King, and bo wad taken to Kuoxville on Thursday Inst for trisl. ____SEWING MAGHINES. TIEH NEW AUTOMATIC TENSION SILENT SEWING-IACHINE: Oreatest Rewing-Machine jmprovement of the day, Perfoct work ...":}.u without carv of Touslon, CALL, AND EXAMINE AT BALESROOM OF Willeox & Gibhs Sewing-Hachine Company, 200 Wabs 'LAKE NAVIGATION, “FOR BUFFALD. THE WESTERN TRANSPORTATION AND ANCHOR LINE STEAMERS, Will Ieave for above and {ntermediate ports, s follows! IDAIO, Capt, Peuny, Tucaday, Auy, 3 CHINA, Cap ickson, Widnesday, Hept, 1. : BTATE, Oapf, Wilalt, Tuurday, Sept. 3. Capt. Hogg, Friday, Bopt. i, Druke, Baturday, Bopt, b, Yor pavsagd tickets and stxlcroos apply at 119 South Clarkeat, A, A, BAMPLE, Paavoagor Agsat. For Hacta, Alentin for ae, Wi K uaily, Buuday 0r03plad, & Beticday's ouralun st dii Firtirand Mavea, Slaskood, Uraid Rapi iy By eicaplal, o8 Vorsl: Juspl sud uu‘r‘ud, B guu y's exvureion buat di Hadtedg o cudas o ¥ E DISSOLUTION NOTIQES, DISSOLUKNION. The Arw uf Kirkwood & Duuklos {s this aaf di. solved by mutuai couseut, f. 8, snd A, J, Kirkwood asniiine ol Labiiitica and volloct alf Asests of Lie bual: Deas, (Higucd) T, 8. KILEWOOL, W, A, DUAKLEEY A3 ik woudy