Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 1, 1875, Page 2

TIHIE CHICAGO TRIBUT * WASHINGTON. The President Likely to Recommend tho Transfer of the Indian Burean, The Hon, R. H, Duell to Suoceed Mr, Thatchor as Patent~ Commissioner, Another Call for Five-Twenties to Be Made Shortly. A New System Adopted for Paye ing Revenune Gaugers. Intoresting Faots Concerning the Marino Hospital Service, THE INDIAN BUREAU. WELCOME INTIMATIONS. Speeial Dupatch to The Chicano Triune, ‘WasuinaToN, D, C., Aug, 31,—The statement s made, ypon high autliority, that tho forthcom- ing moesago to Congress will. contain 8 moat urgent recommondation that tho fudian Burenu Do turnoed over to tho managemont of the War Dopartment. This g accepted as an evideuce that tho Prosident hag fually bocone convincod that at loast some of tho frouds chargod upen tho present msnagement of tha In- dian Bervico bavo s foundation ju fact, It also gives furthor color to tho ruwor that Mr. Delano 1 to bo supersedod by Mr. J. Russoll Jonos, of 1llinois, as it ia hardly prob- able that, after having in this manner rotlected upon Secretary Delano, the Presidont woulil ro- ain him in tho Cabinet. The Provident has al- wayn been in favor of haviug the control of the Iudiana vested in the Wnr Dopartment, but has bad o dosire to give tho peace-poiicy peoplo a fair opportunity to domoustrato their peculiar fltaess for tho work, and, now that they have failed o miserably, Lo will ueo all his miluonco o secure the adoption of the system which ho is convinoad is tho better ono. il s NOTES AND NEWS. TIE PAY OF QAUGERS. Special Dirpateh to The Chirago Tridune, Wasmxorox, D. C., Aug. 31.—Tho Commie- eioner of Internsl Revenuc has adopted s now achedulo for the paymont of Gaugers, by means of which, It ts cstimated, from &75,000 to £100,000 a year will bo saved. Under tho work- ing of the old method of paying for tho quantity gauged per month at 10 cents per gallon, tho componaation not to oxceed 6 por day at any time, it was usually tho caso that tho €0 was charged for days iu which wpo gauging whatever was dovo, The now poheduls, which goes into elloct to-morrow, sllows pay only for the days upon which guag- ing is aitally chomo ab the rate oF 10 cants per nilou, to air amouut notin exeess of 20 per ay. The Commissioner has aiso dechiod to dincharge the special clerks for Bupervienos. These offictals have been pald from 21.500 to SL400 o yoar, with allowances of about the samo. amount. X’oroxpulmm. ‘Thero aro forty of these clerks. and it mil boseen by thor dischargo & consideiable raving will bo effocted. TIE LOXDON CONBUL-GENLUALSIIP, i Tho President has appointed o personal friend to succeed (len. Adam Badeau as Conaul-Gen- ernl at London, but for como reason tho uame ‘has not yot beon made publie. WADEL-PLOOFING DANK-NOTE PAPCR. t The Committee, consisting of L'rofs, Hilyard and Bollers, and Mesura, C. I, Chandler "and Henry Morton, appointed by tho Hecrotary of the Treasury, begau to-day its examination iuto the feasibility and uscfuluess of a procoss for water-provfing bank-nots paper, snd to aseer- tain whether, a4 it 5 claimed, it in- creases durability snd gives sdditional se- curity agmnst tho counterfeitivg of poper moncy. Should this Committeo fnd tho procesy of vulye, ns claimed, it i also to ro- port its opinton regarding 8 juat and equitablo price which shonld be paid by tho Govainment Tor tbo uso 0of tho pateut process upou Govern- mont issucs. : FIVE-TWENTIES, A call for another inetallment of 5-20 bonds 18 10 bo mado this weeo, probably to-morrow, A decroo of the King of Italy proscribing ulg- nals to Lo used by vessels in distross aud by thoso calling for pilots hing beon recotved by this ;}u\'ummunz through jts Cbarge d'Affaires to long since abandoned, and nerved only the pur- pors of the contractors. Navoleon, Ark.,—n name which emolls of wars and horpitals, —nisda the Gaverument oxpend for a hospitat 262,201, The ick sailors never camo to it, but the winds aud the loods did, and the bwlding and all the groands long minco tumbled into tho river, and went to fiil np tho Bonthiwest’ I'nes, to yrovido tho way for tha Eada Jotty-scheme, Penuacoln recerved a congiderabln aum for a Livapital which vever beguv. Wilmisgton, N. C., han ro- od for the construction of & horpital $43.507, ‘i o building was never occupicd ay a howptal. It was rold years neo for 220,100, to bo paudin five annual fontalimints. Tho years have poe, bt oniy one inetallment hiaa boen received. Roma Northern oition have dana littln better with tho Government fund. Giatena, UL, ad & hospital costing 848,707, which was solil for £0,421, and llled or curod few patlentz. Pnre lington,. Ta., hnd & hospital costing €29,625, which nold far £6,000, s The following record shows this great oxpend- iture, aud ita reanite : RECOND UF UNITED ATATEE MARINE-IIOSTITAL FROX A D, 1810 T0 CLOSK OF FIACAL YRA, 1HT4. Conditinn or] I'roceedn disponttion, | af saies, 1dold, 18 2ol 15 old, 1967, wa Clintleston, B, 6. Now Oeleans, Mobil, Ala ., Pittaburg, Pa. Loutavitls, Ky. Clereland, 0. Nalches, B Key Wesk, Ueracoke, N, G, Paduealy, Ky,o.. Napoieon, Ark...] Be (lllll‘lnfl, 0N D en t royed, | 1vr8, Evansville, I Torilapud, 31 8t Mark's, Trlington, ol Welmingion, 49, $41801, 170, Gialena, 11, 49,797.38800, 144870 6 Tort Angalcs, W, Sold, 1968 ‘The expenditure of monoy at Chicano was a much mero profitable fuvessmont. 'I'he Horpis tal of 1849, which cost 264,070, waa sold in 1364 for $134,000. The iucreaso in the valuaof tho Iand made thia differonce. In secordanco with an act of Congresa ap- proved Juno 25, 1864, the Marina Honpilal at Chicago was nold to J. ¥, Joy, Esq., Preadent of tho Michigan Contral Railroad Company, on tho Gih of Septomber, 1864, for 2132,000. Tho 1nst ppyment was mado March 31, 1868, ‘I'ho total ninount paid by Mr. Joy (inclading inter- est) wna 8185,861,10.” Tho ground of the old Hos. pital wou 224 foet on Michigun avenue, ranning back 250 foet to tho Michnzan Contral Raitroad Dboundary, Tho sits for the new Howpitnl was ‘purchared Jan. 22, 1887, aud the Litle npproved and perfacted July 8, 1-67. T'aymonts wore mado b Bept. 10, 1135 Hept. 30, 1485 Dec, 16, 1665, Deo, 30, 185 Do, 30, 1805, Mazch b, 1868, ... Starcl 3, 1566, March 31, 1360, Total...... Mr. Joy ns follows : CASUALTIES, THE WADASH & ERIE CANAL. Special Dispctzh (o The Clocagn Trioune, Four Waysg, Ind, Aag. 81.—-This worning ono of tho aqueducta of tha fooder of tho canal at thin point gaye way, cansing tho water in the main capal to disappear rapidly. The canal fs now nearly dry, and the city s cutirely at tho mercy of firo lo case” ono should Lroak out. Abont #600 will bo roquired to ropair the dawages, ond tho Trusteos of tha caual say that thoy have not ono dollar of funda on hand, and can do nothivg 19 the matter, Tho City Council s 1n special eosgion Lo-night to de- eida whother tho city shull appropriate monoy to ke tho repairs, Judgo Gookius, of Torrs Iauto, recently ap- Folmul by Judge Driunmond, of Chicage, ong of Lo lteccivors of the canal, is in town looking after the mattor, DROW/HNED, CixcryNATI, 0., Aug. 31, —T'wo boys, William Dlack sud bis cousw, Porrine, wore drowued in Bilver Lake, Bolfousaine, 0., sustcrday. Speciod Diepateh Lo The Chisayo Tribune, MILWAUREE, Wis., Ang. 3L.—A sailor namsd Grabam, 8 nativo of Philadelplin. on board {he schoonor David A. Welly, to-duy dropped into the river wiulst standing on tko davits, and was taly. ‘tho slguals are declared to bo the same 8 azo adopted by Englaud, THE PATENT COMMISSIONERGIIT, ! John M. Thacher vacated bus ofice o8 Com- mmesioner of Patenta to-day upon leave of ab- gouce for o6 month, at tho oxpiration of which time Judge Duell, ex-Hepresentutive of the JTweaty-fourth New York Cougresstousl Distriot, will becomo Commissionor of Patents, Thachor will practico at patent law in Chicago. it Dupatel 18 Chwaga ['ribune. Wasusazon, D. O., Aag. 81,~Treasurar New bas had an opportunity to corroot ono poculiar. sbuse. Thoclerks in'a cortain division of tho ‘Troaserer's Oftice Jong bsd s very lugenious ‘way of making monoy. it is the custom of many who hold Government coupon bouds to send “bom to tho Treasury for uxchaugo for rogis- tered bouds, uuder tho law providing for such oxchanges, Lurgo quantities of theso bonds uro toceived for exchaugo overy year. Ii often fhappons that, ou the days when tho bouds are JYocaived, the conpon bouds may bo somowhat higher than the regumtored bonds, Some of the ‘elorks to whose chargo thoy camo liave bithorto “been clover cuough to maungo it €0 aa to buy rogistored bonds st a lower rato and take tho coupon bonds for themsolves, thua making & difference iu the margin, This thrifty practice i sald to have beon gnite extensively practiced | during part of Gon, Bpinuer's administration, (Toths Aasucrated Prase.) REVENUE AFFOINTYENTS. Wasmivatoy, D, 0., Aug, 8l.—Joel A, Lfivn hisa boeu appointed Gauger for tho Second Dis- trict of Indisoa, —_—— MARINE HOSPITAL, HOW EARTNQUAKES, VINE, DEFECTIVE TITLRS, AND DEVAUTING FLOODS DEATHOY GOVEUNNENT PHOFENTY—A HOMPITAL BOLD FOR S105—THE CHICAGO MORPITAL. Svecial Diapaten to The Chicaae Tridune, Wasmnoton, D. G, Aug, 81.~The United Blates Marine Hospital sorvice, prior to the com- mencement of tho adwiulstration of the present 8uoporvising Burgeon, Ur. Johu M, Woodworth, of Obicago, soems to have heen vory loosely con- ductod. 'Thoro was cxponded from tho yoar 1800 to tho close of the fiscal yoar 1674, for Lospital buildings, the sum of $3,248,125. Bowo of thess Mariue Hoapitals soem (o have been lo- cated on A principle similar to that of Mr, Lincoln's gunboats. Thoy ean Lo found whorevor the ground is » little moist. Bomo of them, Indeed, woro located whoro thore now la no ground at all, and bave tumblod down sod been washed away by Wostern rivors, Ouo at Mobilo, Als, which-cost the Government §55,33, was abandonad on aceonut of & dofoctive title. Domocratic Attorugy-Generald, it seems, sometiues did mako mikt Leu. "Tho Tumacyiste United Ststes District-Attorney Fislier, of tho District of Columbia, has recontly cost the War Departiment & handsomo suw by passing a do- fective title. Ban FPrancisco was euppliod with » holYlul in 1854 which cost the Uoyerument WLEL. Tt Ame B rwn from an earth- quake, aud was abandoned. A magaificent aud very costly bospusl hae receutly tsken e place, Fort” Augoles, in. Weskington Terri- tory, seetmy L0 bave ouco bad a Masine 1gapitsl &8 1ts retwaing wore sold by the Governwgnt for @163; but thoro 18 no racord in tho Treasury of #te cost. Now Orlouny, in 1637, was given & hos- tal costing $122,720. It {u reported to bLuve beon #01d {u 1806 for $300 Lut there is uo evi- danos of record hiure to show that the muney was ever paid iuto the Tressury. Now Ugleans, w 1858 and since, received for auother Marine Hou- pital $530,000; but shie Mullets or the Muollers of that dsy could not keop tho building in sight above grouad. It was nover fluisbed or ocou- pied, aud in 1873 1ts complotion was dectared wa- practicabls, aud, by ace of Cougross, it waa v dszed sold. Natchoz, Mlss., bada hospital costing $60750,; rondered uutenauable by & burricans in 1674 bus it mattered Little, for the suthorities de” oiarsd tho bmldin% noadless for houpital pur Jposed. Uoracoks, N, O., inthe daysof Demo- ocatic rulers, woetns (o Usve Lad su iutuenuial Cougrosatunn, fur LLe L0wa ot & bospitad cust- iug 38,227, It waa never vecupied, sud, the hoa- (Btal authorition sny, Wad LUVGE Tequisel. 1t wu drowned. Speetal Dispaten to The Chricnion Tribune, Lawnrxce, Kan., Aug, 81,—A shocking accident oceurred boro this afternoon, knrry, little son of Nathan Frank, a merchaut, fell from vuo of the aity bridgos, a distancoe of some 20 feet, atriking o stone flume abutment, and fating thero into the river, whero hio was drowned. A JAW-OUS ESCAPE, Speetal Dispateh to The Cnicaso Tribune. Drs Moixes, In., Aug. 81.—1he other day, the liou-tamer with the Intarnatioual Bhow, at Vin- tomn, came uoar being & victim of hLis own rash. noss, e was porforming with the lion, and put his head inride thecuimal's extended faws, when tho brute closod them with n suap. Thore wes great commotlon for a whort time among tho showmen and the epoctators ; but tho man was r'alcllad from bis peril with only a Ladly-cut ace. CAUGHT IN A HORSE-POWER, Bvecial Iiapuleh ta The Chicago Tribune. Doouquer, Ia., Ang, 31.—~Joscph Ifollis, s far- mer livitg in the vicinity of Worthington, Dn- buquo County, was the victim of & whocking threshing-machine scoident on Monday. Ho was ongagod w olling oo machiuery connect- od with tho horsc-power, wheu Liv Jog was caught in the whaeols and literally torn from the body. The pationt is still ulive, but not expect- ed to recaver, RIVER STEAMER SUNK, Mzaremis, Tonn, Aug. 81.—A dispatch from Tive Llults says: * The steamor Fort Qibson, honce for Littla Rock, Atk., with a curgo of gen- eral merchandise, struck a snsy noar New (ian- cony Jast pight, Hho shipped 2 feet of water, damaging her cargo i the lold, which is cover- by insursoce w lical companies hero. Tho boat will bo raissd with littla trouble,” TRAIN ACCIDENT. Spectal Dispateh o I'hs Chicapo Indune, DunuqQue, Aug, 31.—Uscar Bhorman, an em- ploye on the Jows Midland Hailroad, from Ap- amoea to Cliuton, fowa, fell from & box-car to- day, whilo tho traln was uunder motion, tho car pawning over one foot, and crashing it in such a maynor that ampulation will bo neceseary. Lhe accident oceurred st Lyons, OIL_EXPLOSION. PuiLaveLpiia, Aug, 31.—Thls evening canal- boat J. Blykey, with 300 barrula of cosl oil, was dostyoyed by firo by explosion, which preceded tho fire, CaptainaMcElroy and Denuis Ualla- gher were 1u_'(urod. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Bvectal Dupatch fa The Cheago Tridune, WiNoNs, Minn, Aug. 81,—A waiter by the namo of Deguer was accidentally shot at tho Huff Houea to-day by a pistol in the hands of anothiar, aud is 8 feared will prove fatal, TRAIN DITGHED. ZLarTik Rocg, Ark., Aug. 81.—A freight traln on the Texas Vacitio Iisilroad was ditched at Long View, Jast night, killing » brakeman, ESHRs IN CHICAGO. The burnlog out of & chimney at No, 191 Au- guata etrect caused the alana from Box No. 6338 at 8:50 o'cloak last night. GRAIN BURNED. Ouxron, Is., Aug. 3L.—Owen Callahan, s {arwer near thix city, lost twolve stacks of wheat by tire on SBaturday night, supposed to have been siruck by ligbtuivg—probably 650 bushels; fu. sared for $500, 1n tho American, of Chicago, AT BROOKLYN, N. Y. Nxw Yonx, Aug. 91, —Baxter & Boll's Whito Lead Works, on Jay strooh, Brooklyu, wery buruod this morping. The loss to the worke anud adjowing buildtags iy extimated ad L0060, gumch Baxter & Bu'il lose $90,000. lnsuraLos, NE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1875, LOCAL POLITICS. Commissioner Jones' Friends Capturo an Unfriendly Meeting. Tho Couniry Jelersonfans Yerfect an Oreaniantion, CAMMISSIONER JOHN JONES, Thato is troubin among the colered vetors. For some t.mo thiere Lay cxisted among certnin of tho pol.tical nitators of thiu clams a growing froling ot dissatiefaction with the manuer in which their representative, Mr. John Joues, has condncted himeelf on tho Doard of County Com- wmiseroners, It is ssserted by somo that ho linn cxercised his privileges solely for his own ng- grandizemont, overlooking the ncvessities sad desires of his colored eonpuituonts. 1u ordor to ascertain tho general opinion, and, possibly, to prejudice others agamat tho above- weuntioned otficial, tho disafected oms catfud & mesting laat ovening at No. 346 Clark street, un- der tho auspices of the South 8ide Republican Club, There was a large assomblago of vaters at tho meeting, which opencd nt abont 9 o'cluck, arleh My, Frank W. Rothins as Chairunn, ‘Tho Chainnan stated that TUR OWECT OF TIE MEETING was ta take into coneldoration the question as to who should_represent tho colored bu-omn in tho Lommon Couancil and County Loard. 3. Griggnby sufd that it was supposed by mnuy thint this moeting bisd beon callod to cons wuro certain persous, Dut it was notwo. Tho cotored mon wanted an Aldorman from the Third Ward, and many thoueht it advisable to elect avew County Connmssioner, No ono couid ray anvihing against Mr. Joues, excopt that his wis & personal reprosontation, and tho people wanted to be themaelves represented. Mr. J. W. E. Thomas was in favor of unan- imity, aud oppeasd to neting in o Lot-headed manuer, 'Fhio vegroes waunted moro represonta tivn, ABTO MR JONES, Iiis notoriety was gained only by bis position, and not by any inherent ability, Sovoral other ) era_followed in tho same veiu, aund o growing fecling of impatience on the part of tho dusky sudiouco, Isterruptions woro froquont, and thero wore indications of & gencral row. At lengih a young llos- ciua named B. M. Mitchell sprang to Lis teet mnd delivered a ticreoly unerammatical barangue, axemling tho weeting and its organ~ izers, and dofending Mr. Jones with great ve- bemenco, 1o waq called to order by tho Chair, but refured to *'gi and way sustained by the crowil, who wore ovidently Jonos men with fow excoptions, 1o was followed by a robuat old man with s voice liko a bass-drum, who plainly intimated that the leaders of the movemont against Jones didu't know enongh tolead n bull to wator, Therc waa great excitemont during his tirado, in the midst of which a corly-haired dologate in the baok- ronud olfered o resolution to the offeot that tho on. Jobn Joues Lo auked to sllow his vawmo to be preseuted before the Counvention a8 a candi- dato for County Commissioner, The Chairman refused to admit tho motion, and thuro was a scono of indescribablo confu- ston for a fow winutea, Finaliy the Jones wmon mado & simnltancous brenk for tho door, and wero followed by tho entire nudienco, leaving tho stupefled Chairmon alone, withont giving him an opportumty to forwmally adjourn tho meeting. RURAL JEFFERSONIANS, A mecling of the Council of Forty of the Pifth Cornnlesfoner’s District was held yester- day aftornoon in tho club-room of the Sherman Hoaso, President Gillett In tho chair. There was barely a quornm proseut. Ou motion uf Mr, George W. Walto, tho Dmcers.ul' tho Club olected at tho last meoting wera doclared tha officors of Lhe Council also. Thae following commiticos woro nppointed to organizo Clubs in tho ten scctions (into which tho Firth District was divided: Firat Diatrict—S. 8, lieo)amin, . 8 Smalo, Joln C, Xvaus, ¥, N, Cadell, Thonina MeDermott, Seeund District—J. I, Oliver, Cuarles B, Pope, John H, Trumbull, George B, Cuater, Johu I, Lewld, Tlard District—1. R, floxte, John Chritnes, 8, Cognn, Willism Oreoudorf, J, ¥, Barney. Kourth Inatrict=~d, R, llanway, R, P, Duny, Charles L. Reed, G, A, Neeb, T, Cadmore, Fiseh’ inatricl—Peter Geban, Alezander Oelmish, George W. Wikwn, Edward Moylan, lleury Larson, Sixth Datrice—C. 11, Hews, J, Schaelfer, 1L Vandor- it G. Deyong, James I, Bowen, Jown uf Worih—IL A. Day, Juin Englshardt, I, D, Robinson, Dandel Ci F, Lrdiusn, Jitue Iatan, lctuoyer, Budolph Brand, C. Krueger, Ciliaker, Charlen Liifuft, Waahington Letghtaetivorga 1, Otarke, O, B, Bilvs, @, Vunderayde, M, Haurich, 3L &, M, Wallace, CUalumet District was left Llank for the pres- ent. The Olub adjortrned until the third Tuesday in Soptember, CANADA, Premicr Mackenzie Arrives Home from Fis Eaglivh Tour—Ralliroad Sullding~Hard ‘Times—The Lumbor ‘Lrade, enceral Diepateh to T'he C(hieage Tribune, OTTAWA, Ont., Aug, 31,—Tho Ilon. Alexander Mackeazie, tho Promier of Cunada, arrived ab Poiut Levis leat night, on his roturn to Canada, aud left by special train for the Capital. Ifois oxpected hioro hoarly, and will be met by a large Rathoriog of citizons of all political parties, aud presonted with an address ; alao, an address will bo preseuted bim by the City Coaneil, irrespect- ive of politics, Tue conntry hiaa boon woat ably pictured to tho poopls of tho old coautry, and the feeling 19 general that the Promicr las, tore thau asuy ouo olse, dous much to culighten und interest the peoplo of Gireat Lritain as Lo Canada's polit- ical sud commerecial importauce, which will do uch to swell the immigiatiou next year. Tho IJumber business i8 Improvinyg, soveral Jargo salos Loving been mndo by the Chandicr AMull men to Amencan lumber doulers. Ottawa rafts of square timber sold at Quebee on Batar- day for 25 cents per foot, beiug s good advanca on forwor pricea. ‘Lhirty-six wections of tho Canada Contral Lailway hiavo beou placod under coutract. It i3 cxpooted that s part of tho road will be in run. niug order by the first of the now yoar, Nows from Fort William, ‘Thunadar Bay, ropre- souts wark un tho Pacifio Hailwsy as being pushied forward with vigor. It is ex that work will bo contintied 0n portions during the wivter at Fort William torminus, Heveral bun. dred fect of mharves hiavo beon conatructed and laden with immenso quantities of rails for tha track, Private entorpriso nas manifostad itwelf n the erection of a large hotol and numerous buildingd, Tho mining faver in the locality Iy lugh, especially since the Inta goll discoverios, and the district sbounds with speculators, A number of political malooutonts Lava pre- yailod upon the acting Mayor to conveno & oot~ ing for the Eurpuusol formulating an indicts ment aganst the prosont Domiaion Government, whoin they appear to Lold responsibie for the proseut risis, Tho Bequlsitionists ars fully con- vinced that the present commorcial orisis hag boen, iu & great measure, brought sbout by tho ruinous tinancial poticy of Lhe prossat Govern- ment. Among the grievancos aro shose: That tho Govermneut admit Awmerioan goods at in- sufliclont and almost nomial dnty, by which our auoans aro drained ¢o support foreigh mauufac- turend to the detrimont of Canada; that the Goverument rashly undortook tobuild the Cansda Pacitic lmlway by moans of our limited resources inutead of giving tho contract to an Eoglish Cowpany ; that tho country is euffenng b, utler [ucapacity in afl watters of fuanco mani- feated by tho prosont Fiosuce Miuister, ete, A meeting is to ba held to.morrow night. Alludiog to the Roquisitionists, the (/lobe eays: It will not be doing the Roquimtionints, tho loast injustica if wo ay that 1o the wholo list there i probably mot wmore than vae whaose opien wnurd ever be sought by a Fioanco Min- istor of either parly on any question of Impors tance or maguitude, nor sre they, with two or three excoptious, promineut i s commorcial wonve, and if thoy ever had any reputstion for political knowledge, the statements to which they pladge themselves would certainly lead to- ke conclusion that they must have lately for- gotton w food deal woll iuformed peoplo ought 10 know," JOURNALISTIC. Nasavirre, Tenn., Aug. 81.—Tho negotiations somv liwe pending looking o & consolidation of the the Kepublican Hanner and the Univn and American, tho duly dsilics n thly city, sud tho oldest of tho Houthwost, wore consunmated to- day, aud both papers werged to oue, It wily sppear to-morrow morning under the pame of tho dmwrican In an onlarged forwm, 1u lisu of the wodern fashion of bypheusted uomeucls- ture in such cawu the mngle bawe wan proferred w4 1wore enigioal, Thoe publishu sitinm that ic Was U0t pecuniary distress tucident to the Lanl times that promoted the union, but the duliber- &to Lusiness judgment and the recoguition of the fact, fast couming Lo by sppreciatud oyer tho canntry, that tho nowapaper-misking business In being prshed bagsond the enpporting poins of the public: that tho combination embracea tho Teading writers and editors of tho two journals, nnd ttat their unitod eapital and_cirenlation iy rorhaps thn strongzest yat effectod by conrolids- tion in the Soutborn Siatos. 'fhe American will not depart from tho policy of its protecessor an au oxjonontof Democratio goutlment of tho Tennessco aud Bouthwestorn people. SPORTING NEWS, BASE BALL. TELEORATH AND Thlul NE N1¥ES. Tho secoud gamo of base ball botwosn tho Westorn Union ‘Felograph and Tninuse nines wan playod yostorday on the grounds cornor of Twenty-soventl stroot anil Wontiorth avouus, The game was vory iotorosting,the scoro standing at the end of the ninth tumag 10 Lo 10. Anotner inning was played to decido. and the Telegraph- ors were victorious for the eocond lime by a seoro of 12 to 1L The eatehing of Furlong tor tho Telegraphiors was noticably fine, ay was also the playiug of Lilies for the lribunes. Follow- ing are tho Inmings— 1234606780910 Telegraphets..ye a0 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 3 2-12 Tribuuce 00 % 301890 - THE WINTES AT KALAMAZOO, Special Disateh to he Chicwgo Tribune, Karnasdzoo, Aug. 81.—Tho While Stockings heat tho Kalamazoos this aftornoon. Beors, 27 to 7. Tho Whites played finoly, whila tue mazoos nulad a good deal, and did not pl woll ag with tho Bostons. A GANE AT TABIIROURG, Nannsvura, Pa., Aug, Sl.—1lartlords, 3; Exports, of Harrisburg, 1 i THE TURF, CONNECTICUT 8TOCK-BIEEDERS MEBTING. Hantronw, Aug. 31.—Tho fall mecting of the Conuccticut Stock-Breedors’ Association oponod to-day. ‘Tha 23 raco had nino startors, sna was won by Bt. Julion in 2:38)¢, %20Y, and Tho 2:20 raee bind four startors, and was won by Hopeful in tho firat, recond. aud fifth heats, Lady Maud took the third and fonrih heats, and tho gocond monoy. Lucille Golddust the third money, aud Henry the fourth monoy. Time, 2163, 2:228¢, 2:19, 220y GREAT BIAI LIU: Sueciat Dupateh to The w0714, Aug. 31.—Tho offi do! riving Pack Arsociation bave decided on giving a grand stallion-tace st Meudota on Tlmrmhg, Oct. 21, The stakos will bo a purse of £6,000 aud tho championship of the United States, open to all stalliona in the United States and Canados; 1,500 and tho championship gold medal to the winner, £1,200 to tho second, 21,000 to tho third, 8750 to tho fourth. Tho medal i to cost $500, the dowigus for which aro to bo sub. utittod t0 tho Presideut, Mr. Charles U'sylor, this woek, Tho provabilitios aro that tho bost blood- od borsed of this class on this continont will eu- eago in tho content, ——— BILLIARDS. i RLOSSON CHALLENGES DALY, St Louis Repubdican, Ay, 51, The following is a copy of & lettor sent yestor. day to Mr. Georgo Wilkos, editor of the Now York Spirit of the Times. It Mr. Slosson's challecgo I8 accopted, au it probably will bo, the most {nteresting verion of gamos ovor played in Bt. Lonis may be oxpocte: Paton THLLIARD R00sts, CORSER POTRTN AND Orive STRERTR, 8r. Louis, Mo, 30, 1875, —(740rce Wilkes, Esg,, New York—DEARSin: 1 herely chak tenge Maurice Daly, of Now York, prevent clamplon of Atnerics, o play e twatch gawo of bitilards for (3500) ive Ludrud dollars & wido, th Vlace in tho City of St, Louss, Mo, weok af October next, and to ba played according to Tules governing the {namplouskip of the world, T will nliow Mr, Daly #1325 for hin oxpenses. Inclosod T sond you a deaft for 350, being_one-balf of wy por- $ion uf Lo Atakcs, us a forfeit, 30d A4 800u a8 & fnal stakololder shall be natned Ly you, fu cane of Mr, Daly’s accoptance, the balsuce will bo depouitod in his b, I au very respectfully, .. Grunoe F, Srossox, TIE CROPS, BACE, 1owA. Snecial Dispateh to I'he Chlearo Tridune, McGngaon, In., Aug. 31.—Tho rain that visit~ ed this portion of Towa last Saturdry was god- wond for corn and potatoea. II, aftor this re- freshing showor, tho woathor continucs warm for threo or four wooks, tho potato crop will be unusually good and the corn erop fair, The frast of last woek did no hiarmy, excopt down in tho vallogs. The coutinuod oold weathor hag {njured materially tha corn in this section of the State. Many of the furmors iu Clayton County havo finished thresbing, baviog threshed from tho shock. Tho whoat crop is 0f good quality, but u light yield for tho amonnt of steaw. The oas crop hiad not beon aw large for many years, Missounrt. Special Diapateh s The Chicaco Tvidune, Kaxsas City, Mo, Aug. 31L.—A goutloman Jjust returned from Northwoestorn Missouri ro- porta grasshoppors by the million just batching out in tho district visitod by tholr ancestors in Juno, on tholr journey northward, Sbould this breed dopusit oggs this fall, the crops noxt year will bo onormous, and tho whole #ection will bo dovastated, Tho damage dono by shiy last in- vasion has been conziderablo to lato corn snd fall cropu. Y POLIT10AL. ‘THE INDIANA DEMOCRACY. Bpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Yridune, Inpaanavorts, Ind., Aug. 9L.—Jobn Kelly, the big Tsmmauy chief, is iun this city to-day, tho guest of Gov, Hendricks, It is belioved that ho ig bore for the purpose of advising with the Govornor 18 to tho charactor of his Zsuaes- villo speechy, to be dolivered on Friaay, although it iy clajmed by the lattor's fricuds thab tho Visit has 1o political siguiicanco. SANGAMON COUNTY, ILL, Special Diapatch to Lhe Chieago Tribuna, SrniNarieey, fil, Aag. 31.—The Domocrats of this county hold their Couuty Convontion to-day, sud nomiaatod for Connty ‘Ireasuror Johu M. Nuckolls; for Burveyor, W. A, Con« nelly. There was a bitter fight over tho ‘I'reasurer, sud the prospact now 1s that tho Re- publicany, with a judiclous nomination, will be able to sceuro tho oftica, THE WEATHER. WasuvaToN, Bept, 1—1 8, m,—For Upper Lake region, tho Upper Mlisslssippl, and Lower Mis- sourl Valley, etationary or stightly falling barom- oter, south to wout windi, partly cloudy weather, and ralus north of Missourl, and in Michigan ang Wiaconsin, followed by clearing and cooler wenther in tho Northwest. { LOOAL OBEERYATION, . 0, Uiticado, Ang, 31, Wind, pmml’» ther, Ttine, lll«w‘!l'h !IILI G5B 8. m, 19995 T4 an: I o 3 ! GENEBAL OBSKAVATIONS, Cmi%ssa, Aug. Wind, lulm o, 119, Laght vatn, 00 Theeatenlog Calm, o0 . Leaveaw'th!d), 7y Ft, Gibeon, 23,81 Ft. Garry, 0,07 Miwsukos, [29,03 i (Hey fros] 7 .u.‘.ml Tl bgn RSO T THE TELEGRAPHIC POOL. Nxw Youk, Sopt, 1~1 s w.—The Commi{tess of the Western Unlon sud Atlantic & Pacific Telograp Companias appointed for the purposs of agreeing oo & consolidation of tho fujerests of tho two Companies, Lad auothor mooting to- day 8t which it is atated an uvderstaudjug was arrived at, but evorybody intorostod refused to disoloso its termy. "It will be submitted to-mor- row (o thie ixacntive Comitteo of the Western Uuion Tolegraph Compsny for approval, e e CINCINNATI'S MENAGERIE, Boeciat Dispates to Tha Chizago Ty (dune, CincsunaTy, O, Aug. 8L.—A splendid lot of aulioala sud bisds reschied the Cinciunati Zoo- logical Garden to-day from Hamburg, aud wers wafely trsuaforrad. Ahis gazdon, which will bo tuo u:’un fum]d:l‘oho(:l 'm_o‘ caflll;mul, '“{lnl:. opened next woek, ough i wil 0 40 0 blev tho Lacvuat auiimals wilt wrrdvo. THE COURTS. Moro Business for the Register in Bank- ruptey. Record of Judgments and New Sults. CHICAGO. DANKRUPTCY NUITA, Mentlon was mado yosterlay of a voluntary potition filod iy French, Shaw & Co., tho pare ticulars of which could not then bo given bo. causo tho petitlou bad not been copied aud sont to the Register, The firm cousisis of Samuol A French, Willinm M. 1fandtin, George M. I'ar- sons, and Eljah Show, ail of whom but Mr, Bhaw foined o the yetition. They say thst thoy owo dobts amounting to about 847,000, whilo (heir assets are worth sbout 240,000, They desiro to oay thelr creditors as far na is in Ltheir power, bus Shaw, thoy eay, Iy unwillivg to join with them. A short time ago, according to their statementn, ano Goorge A. ‘White, membor of tho firm of D, Whito & Hons, ot Portland, Ble., which firm fa onoof their henviest creditorw, came to them and asked thetn o muke an assigumout to him for the bonoelit of their craditors, Ie wlso raprosentod that he lind obtained tho cousent of the vther creditore, and ho promised tuat he would settie up the firm alfairs, and, winle dolug su, would allow oue of tho lirm to keep tho books. On the 27th of August last ho thereforo camo to thelr storo, at No. 202 Raudolph streot, with 8 blaok deed of nseignment, ready drawn for thom to slyn, represeuting at tho satue tino that cor tain of thielr creditors woro alout to attach tholr property that eamo day bofore 3 o'clock, By thoso ropresoutations thoy wero induced to sign tho assignment, and White got ponecssion, Thioy now alloe in their potition that these rope rosontations are wholly vuld, and that Whito hag obtained possossion by fraud. They alao chargs that Whito is not a fit person to tako charge of thoir property ; that be Las sssumed vory dictas torial @irs, and orderod thew out of their own store. llo lna, moreover, stated that ho proposed to got his own claim paid in full, sud that ‘“tho rest of the creditora conid go to tho devll,” and has threat. oued to sacrifico the property so au to closo up the busiuess (v ton duays and get away. ‘Tho poe titionors aver that such a course would do them great damago, thal some cluims duo them must ba suod or thoy will bo lost, and that part of thoir property will bave to bo aold soom, or it will soriouely dotertorate iu valuo. Thoy thoree fora ask that nn injunction may bo issued to restrain Mr, Whito from Laving anything furthor to do with their alfarrs. ~ Au ordor was sccord. ingly 1ssuod by Judge Drummond praventing Whito from taking any furthor steps except to take care of thoproporty untilthe Disirict Judgo shonld make some order in the mutter. Tho usual schodulos waro filed, showing sa Indobtednens of $48,691.36. Tholr assots cone sist of morchandise in the store, amounting to 23,000, furniture and tixtures valued at $2,000, and book accounts, notes, ote., to the amount of 15,000, faco valuo. H. A. French's persoual liabihities are 5,000 and his aspets are nu oquit of redowption in & buuso aud lot at Llgin wort! et Mr. Bhaw flled an anawor, in which ho ad- mitted that tho firm could not pay its debts, and thas ite assots and lisbilitios aro correctly atated in tha potition. He also profeasos Lo be willin to yurronder up his proporty for tho benotit ol tho creditury in any way that will bo bost for their interests. Tho reason why ho did not join 1o kays in beoause ho was not asked to do 5o un- til after tho petition had been filed, and ho cane- not say whether ho was willing or not at tho timo. Mr, 8haw furthor atates that ho cauuot say whother tho assignment was obtsined by fraud or not, though ho admits that Mr, Whita made the ropresentations oy charged agamst him in the potition. Neither does ho know whethor White Is a propar person or not, or whotlier Lie lias just boen through bnnkrnpwg', whethor ho ordored tho potitioners otit of fho store, or whether ho will bo likely to sacrifico tho prop- otty or not. llo, however, allegos that Lo lua iven uo bond a8 Assignoo for the fasthiul per. ‘ormauca of his dutios. 'The usaal order of rof- orence to tho Itogistor was mado. Thompaon T, Taylor, a livery-stablo keoper at No. 641 Wabash avanuo, also filed filed a volun- tary potition Monday, His liabilities amonat to 27,954,10 inourred whilo he was a momber of tho pauking firm of Durneido, Taylor & Co., in TLowsville, Ky., and his assels cousist of $3,872 in duo-bilia qmfl judgwents. The papora weore sont to the Regiater. R, E. Jenkins was appointod Assignoe of Inano E. flirsch & Co, pIvonces, Catberiue Calder has been guilty -of drunk. onoed and desertion necordiug ta the etatement of ler husband, Arthurd. Calder, and o ho wants to got rid of Ler by tho usual logal method, 3 UNITED STATLS COURTS, ‘Thoe Morehanta' Nntional 1dunk of Lincoln, Nob., filed o bill againat R, W. ‘Faylor, Carrie M. Lowis, aud W, G." Lowis to forecloro s trust- dued for 33,0 Uon the N. 14 of Lot 20, tho ¥, 14 of Lot 25, and Lots 21, ,ond 24, ol in Bawyer's Rosundivision of Block 6 in Droxel & Hmith's Subdivislon of Seo, 11, 38, 14, Tho Pittuburg, Cinclnnati & 8. Louls Rail. road Company commenced a sult for #5000 agalnst the Jollet Iron and Btesl Compm‘. lay- ing d>magos at 5,000, and another in deby for 4,000 agatuss 1L W, Henderson, . C. Mallory, aud C. 8. Sore. SUFENION COTRT IN DRIEY, Samuel A. Freach bogan a sult in trespass ngainet George A. White, laving damnges at £10,000, and Ueorgo Al Parsons suod tho sama party for 1,000, J.V. Farwoll & Co. brought ault for 95,000 against Uenry Hochbanta, Uoorge M. P'amsons begun an action in trospnss sgainst Jomea A, Whitaker snd C. 1f. Parkor, Juylng damagos at 50,000, *+ Waldtisim,” o corporation, began a eunit for €25,000 agatnst Heinrich, 1'ritz Boornor, Courad QOborg, C. P, H. Dorr, and C, U, Fricko. CINCUTT COURT. John Lanormaun begap & mult for €5,000 against A, L. Richon, George Soliweinfurth, and Lowis Bartolls. JUDAMENTS, Burenton Covnt—ConressioNs—Adolph Nleswsud vs, Christiou Hartmann, $370.5.—Van Behaack, Blevenson & Roid vs, D. Q. snd Mary A, Terry, 8190, —Bonjatulu Davly vu, Moscs Vitluk and Afosos Barks, $303,84,~E. Loomls ct al, va, William F, snd Heary Pottilon, $379,51, Juuok JamxsoN~—E, 8, Hoston' vs, Il 8, Towls, 1371, Uineoir Coumr—Gonrrssiona—ilenry Wolff vs, Frauk U. snd Hoplilo Pribyl, §159,65,—A. H. Nobls ot al, vd, 3. J, Vanderly, $580.84, i ELSEWHERE. A DEAD MAN'S MONEY, dpectad Disvateh to Tha Chicavo Tridune, Fonr Waynr, 1nd, Aug, 31.—Last’ Jaunoary Elihn Daldwin, po old bachelor, of thig city, dled, loaving his ontire cotate, valued at abouy 840,000, to bo divided equally between the Amorican Board of Forelgn Misslons sud the Amaerloan flomo Misslonary Socloty. 1lla broth- ers aud eisters have just bogan sult {n the Cire ouit Court to bave the will sot maldo, en tho ground thatat tho timo of the exasution of the will tho testator was ingane. In his will he dis rectod that & plain tombsgone Lo orectod ovor Lis remains, with bis name, 8go, and dsta of doath nsaribod tLeroon, and tha words : ** Hore les & paor stnner,—sil uarighteousvess, Porhapa Uod will havo moroy, Let Him do aa He will.” pas il Shalireine o IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. Bpecral Diepateh t The Chieago Tribune. Drs Morxes, Ia., Ang. 31.—A fow days sincaa meollng of scigntifio men of this Stato waa held st Jowa Oity, and organizod the Jowa Acadomy of Beionce. Tho objeat 14 to concentrate the Isbors of sclentifio maon of tho Htate, sod for mutusl boustit, ‘The ofticars olocted aros Jrevident—tirof, C. K. Bossly, of Ames. ¥ ioe-L'residend—Dr. Middleton, Treasurer and Scerelary—Yrol. Preaton, Iowa Qity. ; The next meeling will b hiold st DesXoainas. - -— SILK IMPQRTATION. New Yonx, Aug. 81.—The Hilk Assoclation of America Las wade up a comparative table of importa of manufacturea of eilk at this port in the months of August from 1858 to 1875, tnola- sive, which shows (hat the total gold valuo of the importa during tho past month was.8%850,- woll with the importa of tho aud iw s congidorablo luganse over Of tho 582 balesrocejved 103 camio from Eugland sod the Continonti 813 by tho ovorlaud Toute, and four by the Tuthmus af Pauaws, sud (bis smount ropresouts vino-tenthe of the eutire forelgu silk importa of the Uvited _Htates, from which the CGoverumon: derivos about $3,000,000 in dutiss, ok cbiata bt Exiraordinary Chess Playing, Afr. Willlam I, undy. of Hauoca FaMls, N. V., recontly played st that place twenty-four games of cbesa &) one time, ugalust tweniy-four differ~ ent players, without sight of men or bomds, ‘Ftio gawuea weso playodus tho residenco of Judge last ve yoar: Auguatof 1874, Toslal T, Millor, tho player meanwhile sitting on the stoop, chafting mud snaworing quoatlons about the gamas, Thin s oleven mora games than wern evor attomptod at one timo boforo. A dixputo aroes about the position of tho plecen o two of tho games, and Mr, Mundy atoud up be- foro the gnesta and called off all tho moves thiat liad boon mado in the gamen and the posivion of tho precea on the boards, e had previously plaved sit gamen at ance in Tludron, N, Y., and #gain in Gouova, N. Yo Whon 1 yosrs old he beat same of tho liost players then living, bub bas played littlo riuce, S . DA (LSS CURRENT GOSSIP, THE BANKER'S DINNER. Tha Tianker's dlanor ia the statelicst foant The town an Lieard of for o year ot leant, ‘The statry luaires aned their Lroadest blaze 3 Damank ni:d wilver eatch st apread the rayw, Tho foeint’s triumph crawn tha dalati joil, Won from the roa, the forest, and the Tho steaming hot-hiouse el ita large “Cho sunlesa vaul 0Of all that ehister round the gendat haard, N0t one no radiaut ns tho Lauqnet’s lord, pines g arth thelr oldest wines, Ho, with the merry tale and Joria) rong, ‘Thie Jocund evening whiri ttaelf slous, *THEthe Jast chiorite atirdeka its lond encare, And tiie white heckelotiiy vanlsl theaugs the door, One savage word, tha menials know fte tong And slink away : 'the master standn alone. " \¥ell played, by — 3 * Lroatho not what were best unheard, lis goblet ahiversan Lo spenka the ward : =11 wins tolls triitti—and w0 hava raid 1he wissms It makes mo Iaugh to think baw brandy lio, Bankrupt to-morrow-—millionalrs to-day— The farcs s over, now begins tlia play 1" Hark! the dleap oath, the wall of frenzied woe { L1 lost Lo hope of Ifeavan and pes-o Lelow, Ho kept hig #rcrot, but the reed of crima Dursta of jtaeit in God's appointed time, Tho moral markot had the mual chils Of virtne sufrering from proteated bills, Ths white éravals, Lo friondalip's memory truo, Highed for tha past, surveyod tho futit, too, Their aorrow breatiicd fo ono exprensive Lne's *Gave plearant dinners; who has gob lus wiuo 7% —0, W. lolmes, LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS. Our Freoport correspondent, writing from that ofty on tho 28th, recalls an occurrence that is atill frosh in the minds of thousands. lie eays : Boventoon ysars ago this day—Aug. 28, 1856~ ocenrred in thia city tho momorablo passsgo at arms between Stephen A. Douglas and Abrabam Lincoln, Of thosix or seven dobatos that con- stituted the serlos of jolut discussions agroed upon in thd State, this, it will ba romemberod, way by common consent accounted the abloss aund most significant. ‘What a day among days that was, o bo suro. How, with bannera fiying, tho peoplo poured in from farms and towps, What ondless procos~ ulous, crowds, enthusinsm, rivalry. And how boforo tho thousands of facos upturnod in tho broiling san tho wo Titans grappled and wrestted with oue anotherl Do you romomber it, Mr. Editor? Yon woro n&v kol the honored occupants of the stand, I think, e ‘The place whoro tho dobato took place wsa a common then. Now it ia bullt over with houses, Howavyor, one can, with lttlo effort, recall the dcena ad it was noar & score of yeard aga. Tha Littlo Giant—whas a stentorian voico, and how ho shook his flat and pondoroua head whon thnndering his anathomns upon tho Repub- ll;un:u 0 seemed 1n truth what he was, o glant, But how calm and undistarbed Old Abe, na we ealled hitn then, was in the midst of it all, When he straightoned himself up for his roply ho looked _vory awkward. Ilo stood somowhat stooped, with his right band eclaspivg his loft fore-arm in front. All this humor was soon forgotten in tho carnestnoss snd solomnity of Lis maonor aud the inorciless logio of his speoch. s voico, moro slondor tuan that of Douglss, pooetrated farthor. Clear cut and distinct'y enunciated, avery word fell liko n ailvor coin upon the farthest edgo of tho groat orowd. “*Those are our fature votors,” said the Littlo Ginnt at the roception afterward at the Brewstor Douse; aud his voico struck me as coming from somo aAublerranean cavern. 1 remeomber notic- ing how small his bands and feot wore, how h“Eu his hosd, and broad-shouldered lus choat, nud tho os8o and grace of his movoments awmong lus friouds. Lincoln's parlors wore on_ the same floor. Like a pino treo ho towared above a thick circlo of admirora. 1lahly hand smotherod mine, sud the grip 18 not fargotten. Buddenly a stout blul—wr\hkefl:d mau with & duster over his lert arm approached, elbowing moat vigorously his way through tho crowd, sud, selzinug Lincoln’s arm, it soomed ho would wrench {6 from him, oxclaiming: ** By h—I, Lincolp, I am glad ta soo you.” That," sald @ bystauder, “is B, B. Washburn, In the ovoning Stepbenson stroot was black with poople. ¥rom the stops of the Browstor Houso Owen P, Lovejoy addressod them. Your correspondent stovd by the sido of » {armer in tho crowd—n gontloman yet living in this county —whom ho knew bitterly hated the Republican party. Iio had mizscd the groat debste. When the crowd cheored hie chioared. No ono swung bis bat more lustily thau he. Tlo had in tho shadow of the night mistaken Lovejoy for Doug- las, Nor would be evor bo porvuaded that it was Lovojoy, tho great Abolitionist, whom ho lan;d heard and applauded, and nob the Little ant, . DOSTON INTEGRITY. Boaton boasts that thla story shows what any of her citizons would do. It's a spoctnen, that's all: Tho late Samuol Brown, Eaq., & merchant of this city, President of the Uniou Bank, and the ownor of *DBrown's” wharf and of a Iargo amount of roal estate now tho proparty of the Doston Gas-Light Compauy, Is still romembered by our older cilizons. When the clder Quincy was Mayor, with Lis wonderful sagacity he saw tho necoseity of moving tho Almshonse and the Ilouse of Corroction (then on Loverett streot) to Bouth Boston, Mr. Drown owned a vory large vacant cstste where tho bulldings now stund, and Mr. Quincy called upon him and atated his purposp to induoe tho City Goverameut ta romove tho institutions to Houth Boston, sud nsked tho prioe of the ostate roforred to, Tha reply wes £30,000. Afr. Quiucy said that would o, and asked thirty days' refusal nnd a bond of it, in ordor to endeavor to porsuada tho Clly Council to agreo to the measurc. Alr. Brown ro+ plied that 16 should glve no bond, as his word was lis bond always, ‘Tho Mayor took Lis word, ond in twopty-sight days bad attainud Lho praper suthority aod sgain wsited on Alr, Brown, u)'r:g that bo fiad como to compioto tho salo of that ud. . “\What Jand ?” said 3r. Drown, “Why, tho South Boston laud we spoke of,” eald tho Mayor, ** At what price, nir 2" asked tha former, $*Thirty thousand dollars,” repliod tha latter, *1his price agresd upon.” “Did [ any that amount, sird" You did.” Have you any weiting to that offeot 2" “No, slr, noue.” **Wall," said Mr. Brown, “ginco you were hers I hsvs Leon offered $00,000 cash for it, and can you expect mo to soll it fcr $30,000 to the 'll do,” roplied 3ir. Quincy, *“boocauss you sgroad to," ** Havo you any proof of that?" “Yoa, I'sm tho witness,” - **But, you bolng an interested party, can't ba & witneas, Have yon eny other witnpss or pmo{l aud do yon ask ma to rofans $60,000 Zor tho lan mfl soll llI' to tha city for 840,000 2" * You hava no bqud for It, have you, Mr, Quinoy?" - % ‘*Nono, sir, whatovor,” roplied the Mayor, strotching Limeelf up with great dignity— *none whatever but your word, and that yon 8aid waa your bond." l " Aud," replied Mr, Brown, atretching himaslt up with oqual dignity, *'80 itis, Aly word is -my band, and for $30,000 the land Is yours.® ' And [¢ wes, Tha buildings were ercctod upon that ostato,and thore thoy etand, s monument to Mr. Sawacl Lrawn's mercantilo lntegrity. | . T'o-day that laud s worth milltons of dollsra fo thik clty, Can any poron hut foel proud of this instance of storling integrity 7 In thowe times $30,000 was a fortune, but the world could not bld high enough to bribe Ssmusl Lrown to a moa actlon, o OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Hives, Aug, S1.—Bleamshlp France, from Now York, hss arrived, Quexxsrows, Aug. 81.—Arrived, eteamships City of Montreal, trom New York, snd Latavia, fxom Boston, Nuw Yous, Aug. 81.—Arrived, stoamahips Ty~ ran, from | In‘:guw. Russla, from leegpgg. ana Grisia, from llmhurg” ) ——— 'Tha Xgrl of Dunrsyen bhay bought & game- proserve iu Estes Pa lorado, much to the disguny of the neighbors, ides of jairo- ducing the -Uritlsh game-laws, with all their severily, juto tho American Oontinent, fa ona which sticke in the craw of every trus Wostesn frecholdor, ' erop, TOWN BOARDS. Somi=Annual Meotings of Theso Impor- tant Bodics. - Very Litllo Business Transacted, THE SOUTH TOWN BOAND, ‘Tho rogular ecini-anunal morting of tho Sonth Town Doard was hald at their room# yesterday aftornoon, thoro being presont Justices Hainos, Whalinco, Pollnk, Meoch, snd Foote, and Huper. visor Ryan, Town Clerk Gleason, Assossor Ihil. lipe, and Colleotor Evans, ; Aswossor PLlllips asked the Board to conflym a revised llae of doputios, which was readily granted. Juslico Pollak callod for the roport of the old Suporvisor, Mr. Schiauk. Mr. 8., who was preseny 54 n spectator, roplied that lio was ready to roport at almost any timo, but could not do it &t the vresont moeting for tho reason that Lo did nol havo hin nccounts with him, . Town Clerk Gloason submitled tho following BCULDULE OF BALARIES to be roported by tho Doard to tho County ‘I'teasuror an tho expenses of running the Houtt ‘Town: Asscrsor and deputies, $15,000; Town Clerk, £1,500; ront, printing, otc., 1,000; ata. tionery, £136; Colloctor's oflico, 25,000 ; Supar. visor, £2,500. Justico Pollak called for the reading of the statuto regulating tho fees and salarios of the varioun town oflicials. 1o thon moved that the salarion he fixed exactly s tho law read. Assorsor Plillips callod for tho mndlnf of clauso in tho Goooral Rovenue law of 1873 givive tho Asgossor and Colleclor a groate: swonnt of fecs. Justios Meech remarked that a lovy of 2i0,000 bad been made ot & provious mcoting for the payment of all exponscs, ustico I'ollak wanted to know who was proe. out ot that meeting. 1o Liad nover loard of it, Collector Evans asked if the Justico was not present at that meeting. Juatica Pollak—No, nor wero thore any tax- ‘payors thora, ivans—It was your duty aaa good tax-payer to have boon therd. Assossor Phillips moved that the gchedule be adopted itom by itom. JusticoPollak assnilodthe {toms of the Collector’s afiloe. All the collections could bo done with threo meu. Iie moved that tho ealaries bo fixed preciecly as flzod in tho statutos. Tho motion was not secouded, and tho provious motlon of conatdering the schedule itom by itom was taken up. 4 ITEMS WANTED, Justica Meech opposod fixing the amounta un. il after tho oxponsoe had really bean made. Justico Wallaco 1quired if the Board had any right to lflproprlllu any sum total witbout flral auditing the socount. e thought the salaries of all the officora wero fixed too low in tho statutes, It uuder the hoad of contingont expeneca the Board could incresso their salarios, e would cortainly yoto for nny just, fair, aud legal in. crongo of their pay. ~Thode officors took cousid. erable risk, cspoocially the Oollector, and they ouglt to bo deale with as ono just man woull deal with anothor. 1f tho statutos had left & loop-holo for the increase of ealaries, it was ths duty ot tho Board lo take advantage of the oponing as far as thoy might see proper. Tho Chairmsn thon put the motion on ths itom of the Asseasor's saiary, Justicos Hainoe, ‘Wallaco, Moech, Footo, and I’ollak, and Bupor- visor llyan, Amscasor Phillips, and Uollector Ev. ans all voll'ni * No,” a5 there seemad to bo somy doubt 88 to the logality of the procoeding. Justice Footo move sidered. Carriod. Justico Pollak moved that the Board adjonsn that the action be recon- nnul 7 o'olook thls ovening to fiuish the busi., neus nlmn;ll cominenced, Carriod, Justico Mooch wighed it underatood that the Asscesor and Collector aro to briog in an {tem. ized sebodulo of thoir oxpenses, aud alsa callal upon ox-Bupervisor Schank to bring io bis re port if it was rosdy by thas time, Adjournod. ** WEST TOWN BOARD, The semi-snnoual moeilng of tha West Tom Board was hold Iast night at the Asseasor's of. fico, Halsted stroot. Bupervisor Daker was [n the chair, and tho othor membors prosent were Justwes Soully, Salisbary, Morrison, Shozidas, Ingoersoll, and Ebordardt, and Town Olork Lavin, After tho roading aud approval of the minnter af tho last mooting, tho Chairman remarkod tha the businces was tho suditing of bills, a large number of which were In tho handa of the Olerk. Justico Bnlisbury claimed that this was not the meoting-night provided by Iaw. Tho legal moot ing uoder the Tosrnuhip-Organization law was noxt Tueaday. ITo wantod committcos appointed to examine thoe billé xad tho moeting to adjourn to tho day named. . 1t was concodod that Mr. Salisbury's reading of tho law was correct, sud ou motion, tho fol- lowlng wore appoiuted a committeo to oxaming the old bills nudited last yoar and report at tho meoting next Tucsday: = Buporvisor DParker, Justices Bheridan and Sallebury, Mewsrs. Ingorsoll, Beully, and” Motrigon wers then appointod s committoo to take chargo of tho now bills, with eimilar inatructions, ‘The Clerk was inetructed to notify tho mome borw of tho Board and proas of ‘tho mootings five duis boforo thoy take place, . . communioation was rond from THE ASBESHOD * rogarding tho Incronesd cost of making the lash assessment ng compared with that of provions yoars, owlug to the large numbor of subdivisions which had boon mado 1o thotown. The commu- nication was reforrod, It belug the dulykul the Town Arsessor under tho now law to make the assessmont for city and Btato taxcd, and tho duty of tle Town Coiloctor to colloct the sanio, and there being no provis ion for {lo camgnuuflnn of thoso oflicials, Mesars, Ingorsoll, Morrigon, and Bcully wore ape poiuted o committeo to confor with tho city officlals with a view to dividing tho coat of the :finon‘mg aud golieqting betwoeu tho town sud 0 city. 2 Tho Moard then adjourned to Tuoadayatl Pe 10, —— SOUTI1 BEND, Crops — Public Schools—Excursions Firemen’s Tournnmeont, Bpecial Correapondervs of The Chicago Tridune, SouTr LxNw, Ind., Ang. 30.—0u Saturday, Is company with the Bherlff, k took a ride along tho country-roads leading ous among the farms, and took a good Jook at tho numorous folds of corn, whiok will, in this and Elkhart Counties, prove to be far fioro then an average crop Up w0 & couplo of wecks sgo, tho stosdy ralog coused mavy I&rmers to prophesy a short bocauso it was all going to stalk, snd the oars woro not filng ; but the past hot and dry woathier hiaa givon it allogotuer & different look.! Tho eals aze fllhug aud nipeniug rapidly, aud are beginniog to break down, With a couple of wocks moro of good westher, the most of the orop will ba out of the yu{ of frost ; aud, from obweryation, vorifiod by ‘talks with lesding farm- ara, tbo corn-crop wiil yield moro hanell by many thousauda th 8t Joseph County evet before yialded, - The orch: will Ilold but fow apples, prob- Aably not mora than § per'cont of an average; but; to compousate ‘for the loss of apples, there Waa novor no many blackborrics, and town anad country people a1e laying in large supplios Lor winter usg. The publlo schools commenced to-day, withs liberal atteudance ; and tho bookatorca are do- 10¥ & lively trade iu wohool-books aud stationery, ‘I'he position ot Priuclpsl of the High Bohool made vacaut by tho doath.of Frof, Wilcos, is filled by the election of Yrof. Jamoa Du Bhane, ‘who has boen Asuistant for sovaral years, Tha past week haa besn one of expursions i this vicinity,—300 peopla golng in ono to Chi- 0, 3UD 1o auother to Nlagara Falla, and aboub 250 Cathiolies cominge from Valparaiso and mak- log » pilgrimage to Notre Lame, Another comos from Valparalso to-marrow, snd opporty- nity will bo givon them to vists tho leading man. ufaoctories, stter which the ¥iro Deparimont mil fxvu them & watar-worka dllpll{. On tho 11 ust, the old settlers of the BL. Jo Valley will pionio in & grovo bero, aud will, in the course of the meeting, recount remuisconcey -of days loug goze by. ~ Nunb Ffld"ly there will tako place ha:e & Firemsn's Tournsment, for which twonty som- paules are already entersd, and to the succossful ouos Jarge promloms wil be swarded The trial smung lose-companies will be 1 rarning 40Q rods, carrying 160 feet of hoee, unroalig 160 foet, breaking conpling, attachivg to bydmut, attaching nozzle, snd gotting water, which was. done at Taporto last month In 433§ eece ouds. Dota aro boiug wmade that it wil be done peit Friday i forty-two or Lotte. A swoepstakes will follow for laylug ouly 50 foes of hose; after which will come & conted bo- tween hook-and-ladder companiss. The fiemea Lave lots of frieuds, who are gebting ug oou- sidorable excitoment in regard to the tiurua- meut, and, from uccessful manner iv vbich the one lLoro last year, and on Lapore o July this year, wore couducied, those wil be sama rich bpurk,