Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1875, Page 6

THE CITICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY FGREIGN. Another Town in Efcrzes govinn Destroyed by the Turks. Servia Making Preparations for an Active Cam- paign. The Medgation Confercnce Has a Poor I'rospect of Successs Turkey Promises Reform in All Her European Provinces, Sho Will Remove Ohjectionablo Oficials and Abolish Oppressive Laws, England Advised by the London Times to Take a iand in the Kifair, The Carlist Gon. Dorrvegaray Suffers Othor Ssvere Defeats, China Abaundons the Formosa Ex- A pedition. TURKEY. WANTS AN EXPLANATION, NEw Yok, Kept. J.—A special from London gay6 : *Tho Turkish Copsul at Somlin, dotiriog to visit Belgrace, was rofured adiuizsion, and tho Porto has demanded an explanation,” Nesw Yonk, Sept, S—A dispatch from Thora- pin, n eubarb of Constantinopls, in whick the Foroign Ministe® resido, says The Turks in lerzogovinn havo gained a viccory. Ten thou- eand loeurgenty have been ncrosa tho froutier into Delmatin, nhero theyzhad been discoverod Dy the Agstrians. Nesisigho, the foens of tho Insurrection, has been destroyed. Communi- cations by way of Keckhavo been estabilshed.” ENGLAND ULOED To INTLOFENL. vLoxpoy, Hopt, 3,—The Tines, commenting on the Horzegovina troubles, strongly urges tho fitness and duty of tho interference of Cireat Dritain., ¢ PROPOSED RErORMS. A epecis] from Constantinople to tho Timea states that Corver Pasha Las been instructed to jesuo a proclumation on his arrival at Mostar, giving assurapco that heuceios il no vesa- tious illegnl rets will be pormitted in the namo of tho Government. Ilo has alko been directed to dismiss and puniels ofiicisls guilty of upprees- vg the people, toinstitutoa epecial tribunul, which sball examino and satisfy tho demsuds ol thoso who hiave been objects of arbitrary treat- ment; to recall any porsons osiled without just causo, and expel agitators, Ie is authorized to employ all necessaty means to execnto theso ugtructione, The Pcrle, whila determined to repress the insurrection at all conty, intonds to extirpate abuses likely to load to ita repctition. Lo Standard's epecial from Congtautinoplo yeprosents that tho lnsursection in Horzegoving in now maintained by bauda of robbors, Notn siwsio incurgent 18 10 by eacn nround Trebigno. The lugitive inyargents have drivon 18,000 kicad of cattlo iuto Dalnatta for scentity, * TURKEY AND QREECE. A semi-official journal of Athona vindicatea tho Governmont of Greeco inits nentral atti- tudo toward Turliey. 1t says tho Sclavonians nover helpou tho Grocks in Croto, nud Grecmn Intorests impoerativoly call for fiicudship with TFurkoy, ‘Tha Neologus, tho Urcek organ ol Constantinonle, advoeates un alltanco Letween Groeca and Turkoy, TIIC MEDIATOTS. T.osvoy, Sopt, 4—3:0 8. m.~The Moscow Canlte says: 'Tho mivsion of tho mediating Coneuls ot Raguna {8 hkely tofail, 'Tho Consuls aro not entitlod to guarantes Lurkoy's conices- g1004 to tho demands of the iusurgenta on tho ono band, and on the other the hmunfcum alo Jostitutc of o common chief who eould pledgs bimself for tho ratification of suy ngreement, SEIVIA. ‘Thio Times' dispatch from Borlin statos that tho Potte bay declared, it reply to tho cautions of tho Powers, that ;hc (s willing to refrain from clfenkive measures against Servia provided thy Bervian Government ooy not ditectly or indi rectly aid tho mmsurgonts. Loxpox, Sopt. 4—6 o, m.—A corrospondent of tho Allgeniefue Zeilung writos from Belgrade thai Princo Milan Is not likiely to provout Servis from helping the insurgents. A wpecinl telegram to tho Jaily News assexls tLat Servin mtonds ta eall out 20,600 may. The ofticial Montenogrin Journal nvows that Aoatenegra will remain neutial ouly in case eir- cumetauces thould provent action. it SPAIN. CATLIKT DUFEAT, Mapnin, Bept. 5.—It in ofticially annonnced that tho Carlist General Dorregaray, whilo on- deayoring to furce o passago into Arragon, bag boen twice defeated, with tho loss of 490 men. il s GREAT BRITAIN, LUSINESS FUOSTLCTS, Lonpoy, Bept. he Tines, in s finsncial columo, says: Ihere i increased firmnoss iu (ko alscount markiet, Apart from othor intlu- euco which may be oxpected tocanse groator domand for foatihy capital, na we get fauto autumn, more than usuasl attention is directod to the requiremoents ot tho country in connection with tho grain trade. It is Luown thau we sball hovo to fmport an unusually large qusutity of wheat, ond it Is oequatly cectain that oll maltfug- barley will have to come from abroad. The Daily Telegraph eays the vrospects are {uvorablo for the hop hsrvest, which Layal- roady commonced, ‘1'ho datmago jdone by wold and vermnn {3 bolow the svorage. HTIIKE ENDED, The atrike fn Dunduo is ouded. The milla ro- onened to-day, the oporatives having courentud to work at a reduction of b per cont. s 0 CHINA AND JAPAN. AUMMANY OF THE (AELIO'S NEWA. floya Koxe, Aug. 14.—Forty thousand tacly beve just beeu poid tho Frouch Legation fur Lo murder of tho Fronch priest Ju Tza Chueu mx monthe ago. Much attention is attracted to the rofusal of the Chinese authoritios to allow the P’ernvian Envoy to proceed to I'ukin for the ratification of the treaty, The Viceroy domauds guarantees for tho yuod treatment of the Cbinese in leru, which Elmore i1 uot prepared to give, doclaring them unucceanary. The Viceroy auuounces that Elmors shall not leavo Tion Tsirduntil such pledges are given. It is commonly un- durstood that this resistanco s in couse- quence of Musaw's nrbitration againet Poru 1o favor of Japun in tho Cuolic quontion, Evi- douce dull‘y grows stronger that England fa detormluad tu mako tho Margery murdor tho retext for woizlug and snnyuxing Burmal, argo bodiow of British-Indian tropps are con- contiating on the frontior, BuaNoual, Aug. 5.—The declarations of tho Chincse authoritien respecting tho Formossn 18)YAg08 LOW brove empty ihroats. Thoe troops rofuse to follow the sborigiucs ioto the leary of the Teland, and Lave revolted by regimonts. The savagos romsin mmutors of tho situation, aud Chinese military operations sro suspended. A body of roturned poldiers from Yormosa, soou uflor lauding st iKoocho, ssuaulted au Awcrican ludy apd gentlemsn with great vio. leute, roverely bruming both, An vesligativn was biad by the United Btutes Coneul. ‘I'ne Chiucso Qovernment is proparing to sond diplomativ yepreventatives to thie londiug West- evn bationw, ~According to roport they will Le r,ruvidud with & roving commisslon similar to | urhingumo's, Hart, Invpector of Customs and Diritish Come missioner, bisg startod for Gunusa to investigste the murder of Margory, -ccumgmlsd hr Vicos yoy Leban Chang, abd by Chem, Cliuese Magistrate of tho Mized Court of SLsnghai, Yoxvuaka Augli—Dy s boavy tirkoon in Tho Infured, nawed the China Sea aevera! ships wora wrocke: steamabin Gaslie wan consderably thiet Ofteer Ritelue aud o weaman Patiersrn were washed overbourd and dro Thara was preaz damaze in ti:a avi ol Japan. Fanus 1N ccutral wero flocded, many hves lost, housos, Lridpen, and upwargs of Kt worth of produce destroyed. ‘Thers wasa rainfall reven and ones bulf mehea in o fow dave, g icial netice 1w recetved by the Japanese Fordign Oftico of the appointmet:t of Chineso diplumatic ngenta ta rende i Y edd, Teshins Smith, the Anterivan attache nf tha Tareyn Oftice. returng to thn Japanesy servico next montl I THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AUSTEALIA. BAN Fravciaco, Sept. J.—Australian news by the Cyphronos i meagre. Tho Tasmania Par- liamont opened July 27 at Victoreal, The bourne Exposition will open Sept. 2 Mang pe- titions aro bemng presented to the Assembly to retatn thio protective tan, LTI WALES. Preparations for the transmussion to Melboutno an oxbibition of Colonial products designed for iladetphia Coutenuial are actively progress. ‘The commercinl disttrbanen” oceasioncd Iy Tecont buriness faduren has eubsided. '(ho condition of trade 18 now heaithy and eatisfac- fory, Atrangemieuts aro hemg made botwee banling honeed, aml o further tronble ts an- ‘Iho New Zealand emicrant eteamer Colingwood liaw armved at Anckland from Tondon with faver on board, Twentv amizranty died on the passage. aud {i{ty were removed 1o the bospital on arrival, 5 THE UL ISLANDS, At Fifl the Hou, Sir A, {1, Gordon, the nowly appointed Governor, arrived Jhna 23, On land- ini¢ bo was received with o nutitary demonatra- ticn by native troops, 4 St pr BURMAH. TAL CONTROVE:S¥ WIFI ENGLAX Cavcrrra, Sept. 3.—Tho Goverumont tero hag lLeard nathing to coutlirm tho report telegrapbed lienco to tho Loudon Tumes that tho King of Jurinah hag refurod to receivo Col. Duncan, and Lhe story Is generaily di Jited, o ITALY. HONORA 1N STONE IOT RONCETTL. Thour, Scpt. 8.—1t 1s reported that Monsignor Ttoncelti is to bo appoiuted to a lugh ecelosias- tical diguity 1o America. Gk TS FRANCE. RN Pants, Sept, 3.—CGen, Frossard is doad, CENTRAL ASIA. TUE NTSSIAN CAMPAION, Loxpox, Hopt 8.—A telegram from Berlin an- nounaes that Gen. Kaufman bas eutered Lloo kand. e ADMIRAL FPARRAGUT, Ex=Seerctary Welles in Deiense of the Pead HMeros tlautronp, Coun,, Sopt. 3.—The Hon. Gidoon Welles baw writton aun article published in tho Tintes of thiy city in defenso of Admirat Farra- gut a8 the capturor of New Otleans. The arti- clo isin reply to a statement In tho recout decive ion of the United States suproma Conrt, deliv- erord by Juatles Bwaven in the enreo of i Now Orleans apyellant ve, tho New Yor! Ap Company, m which tho expression ce- Ou tito Iut of May, 1562 the Army of tates cxptur.d tho eify of how Or- Welles prwes that tho ity way ted by Fatraznt an tho dih of Ap 1ot by him untib the aeaval hy troay o180 iotes from £3e tea rds of the War Dopnat- went to show thas vepeated injuatice has bees doue to tho Adiniral. A ehvonuiogical recerd ¢ puiblished by thn Deparinent, and purperting ¢ to give n reeord of all events of the W dees notcontain Farragul’s name, and given too credit fer tho cap! of the foraey au the Mis- | sissippl, below N Otlen to Adminnl | Porter, who was a suburdinate under Tarragut. The article concludes: 1 bhave feit it u duty to tho navy, to the truth of history, and to the meet distingrishs ed hero of the War, to correct the porsistent tsatatoments which have been ood stil sro mado i rezuid to the capturo of Naw Orleans, and t>somo of tho attending cireumstauces ang ovontu of that pariod. 'Tho document, which is gontout by the War Dopnritiens ag n *chrono- logleal table of battles, siirmisher, ete, which toalk place duriog tho rebellion,’ is 1ot trathfal aud retlable, insomuch ad it Buppresses and fuily to mako montion of somo of the most im;ortant andd coosp.cuous battles which toale place, and Wwhoily omits tio nama of tho most distinguigh- ed hero of the War. THE ~é‘EORCfl\ SCARE. Harriv, the Alleged Lender of the Insurroction Acqititicds New Yong, Hept, 8.—The Tribune hnga spocint froin Bandersvillo Ga,, dnted yesterdasy, It enve: “Tho trinl of Corday Haredy, the cotured man who {4 seeused of sttempting to incite an iudin- teation amony tho nexross of shat ceauty, sed &t 3240 fant oveuiug, with o verdict o o dney of *pot gnilty.” The evidenco for t Lo way all subwitot by nbount 11 W'clock taidday moruing, awd tho alicrnoon was vecupied by tho aigumoents of counsol. The cefubso m- trodneed no withewses, ‘C'ho acqmttul of Corday Tfyrrin wan whmply tho result of the aulure of thieo prosecution ta praduca any proof of tho criminal intent in uny of the acts which tho Prisouer was sceusod. CHARLES BRYAH, WAT! Warsera, Ill, Hept. 8.~Charles Dryan, a prominont young wan who died here yeslerday, waa buried to-day uuder the auspices of tho lu~ depondont Ordor of Odd Follows. Dryan way o promielng young man, Lighly esteemod for bis ox- collont chiaracter, nud Ins death hou cast o gloom over the emtiro city, "Tho faneral was largaty sttonded, and the coremonion wero conducted in a mout eolomn and 1wpressive wanuer by the brethren of the Order, CHARLES CHIPMAN, RACINE, WIS, Apecial Duspateh ta Tha CAteago Tribune, Bacixe, Wis., Hept. 8.—Charles Chipman, slerk of tho Court for this clrcuit, died this morning at 10 o’clock, after o foyg days’ illucys. — - THE WEATHER. Wasuizaton, D. U., Hept, 4.—For tho Upper Lake Rogion, Upper Mississippl Valloy, and Northwost rising baromoter, soulbwest to north- weut winds, clearing and cloar cooler weather, . LUCAL UBSERYATION, ditteado, Bupt, 3, ;mm"I Wither, G593, m. 2.7 Nilka, 4%, ;;;' 1 tm, 0 13, m, 10 ., < [Cloudy, "Wt [Kain vokuk, ., . Wiy entio L» Croasn | 20,701 W real Laavenw'th|29.74 al Milwaukou, 29,74 o 93 ™ lutta, . VIRGINIA IMMIGRATION SCHEME, Nzw Yonx, Hopt, 8.—A party of twenty.fiva gontlemen from Virginia, headed by Geu. Fitz. hugh Lee, have arrivod lero to ottend tha con. ferenca with loading Northorn rosideuts as to ho best means of benofiting the material inters ests of that woction of Virginia which was the oulof theatro of aclivo operations during the civil war, and has over kiuce sulfared, ovivg toa waut of immigration. STt R SHOEMAKERS' STRIKE. Natick, Maus., Bopt, 3,—A goveral sirike was Inaugurated to-day smong the workmon in all the boot sud shoe establicbmaenta at Cochituate, 800 employes belug idle. The employors refuse 1o restore tha pay to the same staudatd as be- foru tho reduction which was wady some monthy inco ou wccount of dull tradu. SEPTEMBER TWELVE PAG ANTI-BOBTAIL. The Sonth-Siders Denounce Their rect=-Railway Company, Superintendent Holmes Explains What ke Company Intends Doing. Different Accounts of a Cerfain Palmer House Couference, Formation of the Auti-Faropaying Olub, A meeting nf residents in tho pouthorn part of thocity was held Inst evening on the corner of lndiana avenne and Thirty-firet rtreet, to take action egainst the conthmanco of ** bobe tail" ears by tho South Chicago Nailway Company. The meeting was hield fn wh unoccupiod stores room, avil tho accommodations wero somowhat timited, thero befog no chairs, and tho tilumina- tien being furnished through the medinm of n single keronone lamp. Notwithstanding theso dizcoarazing cirewmstances, the mecting was well attetded, sud much enthuglagot was maui- feuteds LML DL CALLAIAN, hieing nominated and unanunously olected Chair- man, remarked that ho considered it an honor to nseiet at this meoting, which wos ealled in the interest of tho people. Uwuder the presout eys- tem, ladies wero insulted daily in tho ntrecl- cary, und he hoped that proper steps would ba tuken to prevent it in tho future. 30 B By ALEXANDER, ald that tho povpla had been incouventence on nccount of ssesecd by the South Chicago Railway Company. Fho Company saved 590,000 rearly by compelling the pooplo to act u8 thelr own conduetors on the card. He did not think auzbody could eny o word in favor of bobtail cars, 1o aizo referied to tho inconvoniences of thieso cars 1 winter, when peoplo wero obliged to wade up to their oankles in mud in order to get into tho carw, Which wera une eupplied with platforms, In coaclusion, bo ox- preesed tho hopo that all people taking seats in cars hiereafter would tell tho couductors to como and collect tho fare, snd not put it in tho Lox themeclves, Mt DL B FISE Fid that, after an experience of acveral rears fu ridiez upon Houth Division cats, he thonght lic was qualitied to speak upon tho subjoct bolora th2 meeting, The 260,000 saved aunually by the milway compant, through unt baviug couduet« or#, wan taken directlvout of the peopla's poe! cte. 'Iho speaker hnd #pent several nonths re. ceotly in Furope, and had remarked that con- ductors wero emnployed thero on all stroot-car Linea. If that conll o doue under despotic Governments,;why shoutd it not bo dono nuder a sepublican form of govornment ? This South Clienggo_Company had watered ity stozk np to #1269, and il wanted to extract mare wonoy from tha publie. Mr. Fisk then raferved to tho dissdvantagoes of traveling on t1,¢ ntrect cavs tmder tho present synteni. Do congern con'd not tell whero to stop, and bad no meens of tinding out, Ladien must shit tho ear vandows in enno of rain, Ho concluted by askiog il present 1o poiRavero i thely sesisce auce, ond the Cenpany would bo comypatled to it conduet.as on il of it cars. A voice—" Wit for the conductar,” Mre Alozandar in.nired 1f ane friend of the Furth Siae Cowpany wag pieseut and would Tike to apoak in 8 defenso, In respouse to this invization, HIL C, B MCLYES, porintondent of tha Houth Hide Company, perd forward. Tio said that ho had not como thero to talk, but to listen, It thero wan anvtbing denr to the Amoriean hear:, it wes tho prineiple that fair play shonid bo aczordog Lo ull, and Lo would therofore ask faic Iny it hebRlf of the Btreet-Car Company. As fo what tho Company fntouded doing, he would aay that it had ordered enghtoen of tho band. Boment cars over mado for uto on Wabash aveauo. I'hesa cars had beest prononnced supor- for to nny of tho pniace ears on any slroot in Turops, costing %25,000 ench. Tho Company would mnot charge extra for riding in them, bat they wauld bo thrown open toalfat tho uanal price. They worn to by #hipped from Albany on the 19th of the prosent montl. The ** bobiall " eur Jsyatom way adapted BODIO Yeat# a0 in tho inferest of the public, ot tho old systemn of cotduntars failed to satisfy eithar tho peopio or the compauy, und reversl of tho oftizers went to New Orleans, and nftora carefut uspectlon of tho systom, as tlen in use in that city, decided to adopt it bere, Sinco thon the Company had gracually izcreascd Ita number of cars untilthoro was now UG, worth of this proporty. It was un- reasonuble o nele thut wll this properly bo tirown avav ab onco. Any chango must be gradnal. Comparisons, maud Mr. Holmes, had Lecn imatitulod’ Detweon the West and Bouth Bido Compnnios, but It mast bo rememberea that the West Fulo Conmpnny carred pasten- 3 milea, wlile the Suath Side Campany 1Ty them O miles, LTho Company, in ity offorta” o pleasetho publie, had rocently bonghe 24 adiisional Lorzos, ITo wuy certain that the Loard: of Dirsclors wonld udovt nuy pian which mould satinty the public if thoy wero only givon timo And opportun TIE PALMED HOUSE CUNPERENCE. Mr, Alexander suid thut he, with My, Fiel, had takion riden un and down State niveot ot different times without payiugz, and ab the eamo timo {uvitlng overybody in the enr to rido as their guests, Tn thiy mauner oue fternoon, betweon 4 and 7 o'elock, thier wore 1,170 passengers who rode freo. T o mattor bacro #0 s2rious ut length that & com- mitteo from tho Board of bircetars of the Com- pany woitad upon himvelf and Mr. Tisk ng tho Pslinor Houso and roquested a conference. At that moeting the Direstors promisod to put con- ductors vu their cars, and al8o to build platforms npon thom, on econdition that thoy would ceasa their porsocutions. Mr. [Holmes—That ia entively falne, Ar. Alexandor—It was'your proposition, and I will reitornta it in any place and at any time, Wea, like goutlolnen, aecoded to tho propozition, but what_was tho resuit? You put os sbouf fifteen platforms, but you did not put on con~ ductory, % Mr, Holmes wishod to sy & word about the Palmer House meeting, About that time thero bad boen moro or less riding withoul paying fures, and tho Dircctors suggestod that it would ba _weoll to wco Mesurs, Aloxandor and Fisk, and loarn thoir Intentions, At that meoting he (Mr. Tiolmes) had stated that tha Oompany lad slready cominencod putting platfoiing on ths ears, 530 prowmises of suy kind Wely given, At thls polnt considerablo vocal sparring en- suod betwaen Measrs, Alexandor and olmes, Ia rogard Lo tho special policomen of the Company, Mr. Holmos claimed that thoy woro appointed solely ta protent tho passengers and romove drunkon wen from the cars, whilo Mr. Aexauder strongly fusisted that thelr mission was to intim- fuate peoplo into paying thoir fares, Mr. Alexnndur ssked : llave you nxl‘xm to gompala man 1o put bis fare in tho box ¢ Ay, Holmes 1ophed: * Yus; on this poiut we ong ago tovk lewal advico. Dosides, why do you people complain at bejug obliged Lo put your faro in the box whils yon do that very shing in oniuibusos witbont muruwr? " “I'o thia latter «quory Mr. Alexander eaid that omuibuees wero Yrimm property. Any wnn could arfvo an omnliuy, byt A niroot-cst com- pany wiy bound by the wishes of tho public, . Altor a livoly discuasion, MR, CALLAHAN fiut » chanco to put iua word. Ile aaid that he ad ilvod nioe or ten years in tho sonihern part of the city, and bmad nover seon nuy prottetion exteuded by tho Bouth Btde Compauy to its pat- rons whilo riding on tho cars. Ou the sontrary, Lo bad viten seen very ungontlemauly gonduct, and had scen tho drivors jusult lady passengors by_dumnmhn[: thofr fato oven afior thoy had paid. Tho fact was that tho Railway Compauy did pot waut to help tho pubile. Ita anly cara was for iteolf. [l (Mr. Callahan) was a memn- bor of the Grand Jury which juvestigated the alleged briboery connected with tho grant to lay ntrack on Wabash avenue. Although wovoral important witnosses had boen spieitod nway, bio wai certain, from what he heard, that the Com- pauy really did buy the francuise of tho Comwon Uouncil for $13v,000. 1o ordor to accomplish suything towards subduing this groat wonopoly it was necessaty that lhcfi formw club, Me. Callsbau olossd by sayiug that ho would subecriba $100 or 8500, it dusitablo, to that end, r, Alexaader—1 will do tha same. 315, M. Boldon moved that the Chairman ap- poins a Comumittos of tive to draft appropriate rasolutions, aud begin thu organization of & elub who should refuss (o pay farcs on the Bouth Gudo railway cara. The Cboirwau sppointed a4 wuch Comumitseo Messrn. AL Belden, 1. B, A. 1L Reaves, anid L L. el “Tho conuntiteo on wotlon, fstriclod o report at Atuller ceting to ho callad at therr discretion, Tiie meeting then adjourned. JOLIET, Prisoners I'ardoned irom the Penie tentinry~Formntion ot a Publie L bravy—grepnrations for tho Joliet District CampaMort) Spcial isratel to 7he ¢ Jorter, 1L, Sept, 3.—The Jotiet ferprlilican has been investigating the watter of pardona agnin, aud, as o recult, finds that from Jan, 1, 1475, {0 Sept, 1, 1875, a poriod of cight months, there wore uvivoly-six gousicts pardonod,-an nvorage of twelvo por month, In this number ara included nix lifo-timo prisonars, and at loast fourleon other murdorers, scntenced for from ono to twenty-fiva years' imprisonment each, wmaking & total of twenty murderera, or more than one-fifth of tho whole nimber pardoned. Bomo of thero casos of Executive clemoncy ara wauton impositions on tho publie, so glar- jngly unjuet to well-behaved and peaco- ablo_convicty, ps for instance tho case ot Wille Iamy Jougs, o fourtcon-year prisoner, sent from Chicago In 1805 for Jarceuy, and pardoned on the 221 of July laat, who was considored by tha oflicers os ono of tho worst men over con- finod iu the privon, aud who wns punished during his incarceration thirteen times for tlu- prant violations of tho pison regulations. ‘I'iomns Lra; i, nentenced tn 1885, to tventy- fivo years® finprisonmont fur manalanghter, bave ing proviously served a toran in tho Arkansay titate P'enitontiary, jardoned May b, 1873, was, o 18 shown by tho revords of the prison, pune irbod four times for ansaulting difforent ofi- ecialy, and refusing to wwork. Many other rvam- ples might be cited of clemency extonded to un- woithy applicante, while jt 14 a notorious fact thiat but fow couvicts who really doservo a par- don, and who would, if reicased, mnho good citizons, can obtalu & favorablo hoaring, and tho bost and most desorsing: convintn soldomn ro- ceivo n pardou, but servo ont thelr mentsaces with no Incentive to good bohavior boyoud the ope of making slitte * good time." PUBLIO LIDIA At its regular session on last Weduesday af- terunou tho Coramon Gouncil unanlmously voted to outablish n publiy_Itbrary and freo roading- room 1n tho city, Mayor Bteel nominated, and tho Couneil confirmed, tho Tollowing lndles and goutlemen ny Directors of tho library: Tio tlon, Benjamin Olin, Dr. A. W, Huiso, tho Trn, Tdwin Porter. Mrs, Dr. Roynor, Men 1L 8, Bmith, the Ifon, G. 1. A, Parks, E. M. Bray, Georgo Munroe, and J. I Mathor, Tho Will Connty Historical Society offerod to donato its offocts Lo tho public library on condition that tho dobt of uaid Hoeicty, not oxcoeding &100 in owount, bo _paud by the Library Directors, and tho L. and M. Bociety offored £150 to furnish matter for the reading-room, and 75 to bo ox- peadad in making the dibrary-roows attractive, which, togother with tho formor proposition, was referrod to tho Library Dircesors, CAMI-MEETIXG PREPARATIONS, Extencive preparations bavo been mede by thase 1hterastod, for tho Joliet District Camp- Meocting, whish commonces mnext Wednosday, Bept. 8, al the Centenary Camp-Grounds in Now Levox. The mooting promises to ba largely at- tonded, and of uvusunl interest. The nrrauge- monia for tho comfort and eutertainment of thoe expected multitude ara complote, surbacsing thoso of tho mooting Iset year, whon they wero thought to be nenrly perfoeot, and which was gen- erally admitied, by people familiar with sucls af- faizw. to havo boon the best conducted camp- meetmg ever hold on thuso grounds or in this part of tho countr, A boarding houso, consisling of a two-story upright, 20550 feet, with two wings, ono 16 feet BUUALL, to Lo need uy o hitchon, aud tho other a Jarge icut, G0 foet, 3 aded for a lunels 0 -l o aeracted, and will ford stuple necimondations for runplying all Yiho nttond. with ph novrishniniz. A competent person will have chargo of tho hearding-houss, and there will be no ditticulty in obtniuing o sulstantial repaat at at auy hime, T'lio winlaters of thia district, which includes tho Mothodiat Eptscopal chnrchen in Will, Kan- knjice, Grundy, and parts of LaSalle and Cook Counties, and mony distingnished clergymon from abroad, willho” in nitendance. ‘L'he meet- irg will continuo for roma ten daya; snditis confldently oxpectod by the members of the chureh in this city that it will oxcoll 1n nambors, in [nterest, in faithful work, and in_ beneliclal resuits to tho causo of morality and religion, ;m_y‘c;\mp-mnatinn herotoforo held in this dis- rict. CROPS. OWA, Srectal Dispatch to The’ Cliecos Trivune, TFour Dovox, Ia., Sept, 3.—A large crop of small grain way Bown it Lhis section, and about two-thitds of it I8 in ntack, Tho other portion Las Leen badly injured by rains, and ls jn a fair way to utter dostruction. It hag rained horo al- most Incersnutly for four or five days aud mghts. Corn snd potatoes are good thus fav, aud, shouid fair, warm weather como soon, a lurge crop i3 oxpected. All along the Ilhnols Central, from Bioux City to this place, the rain han dono about tho same damags 88 fu thls locality. I should Judio that sbout one-third of tho wheat and oatu aro yot In ehock wud uubound Lundios, and of courso Ladly mjured. Dry weathor is the only hopo for eaving it. Tho ramo ia trite of grass In the cock for hay. Corn looks well ali along thia dintance, Aldo, tha rain hat peen so sovero aud juceseant (hat farmers nre despondent., Spectal Diapatch to Ths Chieigo tribune, Donuque, Iu., Hopt. d.—A bridge 2 nules east of Ackley, on the lllinols Tailroad. was 8 far washed ons by tho tlood last night that tralos caunot croms” it, umhnul{, for a day or two. From 1fort Dodge to this placo about one-fourth of tho wuall grain o unetacked nud badly jn- juced by tuo raing, thouph its conditou fine proves as we approach the Missisappl, Corn iu not 88 good turongh Humilton, Hardin, and Bu- chanan Countics us it is wess o thoso counties, ‘Tho streaws are swullon Lo their highest powt, end in many places have washed away fonces and shocks of grain. ‘Tho ground scema to bo B0 thoronghlysuonked with water that it stands iu pouds, covering o great deal of surfaco. WISCONSIN, Bveefal Mypateh ta T'he Chicaao Tridune. La Cuossz, Wis. Bopt, 3.—Tho woeather cleared up last night, and to-day bas been favorablo for ciops. Quito a stiff breezo from tho west has provailed througlont the day. With good woather for a few dayd to come, . the crops will Dbo maved In good condition, 8hould more rain come, in any quantity, disostrous rosulls will follow. Millera and farmers fool more cheerful, sud although n great many aro of tho optnlon that considerablo damago bins been dono, sll are inclived to think the damago to tho crops uot 8o bad os feared yeatorday, 7 Svearal Dispat-h to The Chizago Tribune, M.nisox, Wis., Sopt. J.—Thero was o hoavy rain-lorm Lero Jusb uight, with heavy drying weathor lo-dnl'. and no lisrm was dono, Mora carneocmy lilely to mature than was thought possiblo after tho late fronts. MINNESOTA, Spectal Duvatch to The Cnicago Tridune, WixoNa, Miun., Sopt. 8.—Weather to-day coal, with nothwess wind favorable for alring outwheat. Iieports from tho interior ehow that the graia has suffered much damago by the boavy raion, ‘Tho offect will undoubtedly bo to make a great deal of No. 3 wheat, In many places tho whout has grown in the stook and shock. ‘I'ne farmors havo not been able to ac- compllsh any Lurvost work ibls week, e 4 ARQUND SIOUX CITY, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Iribune, Broux Crry, Ia., Bapt. 3,~Very discouraging reporta ara recolved of the coudition of whest and other cut gralu in Dakota and thly section of Towa, Not moro thau two-thirds of the crop will bo savad, snd that [n a poor condition. Corn :ml‘ponwas aro uot jujured to suy preat exe ent. ILLINOIS. Watsexs, 111, Bopt. 8.—Much of tho corn in this, Iroquais County, is already out of the way of tho froat, and if the prosent warm weathor contluues for two weoka louger, the entire erop will be saved, making it by far tho largess orop of coru seoured fu wanY yeats. e e THE “ TWO ORPHANS.! Speavat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune MiLwsukes, Sopt. 3.—Iu the case of Bhook & Palmer, pgainet Gilmore & Robests, lessues of tho Opers-Houss aud wmombers of tho Uuion Bquare theatsical Company, to show cauvs why they should uot be enjoined from playivg the “#Two Orphaos,” before Judge Dyer, to-dsy, Bouator Carpanter, for the defeudants, asked {or a coutiuuance till Monduy, and, after a keon logal conteet, au ordor was oveutually made comtinuipg the hoariug till to-morrow afternoon, aud tho play to-uight wad not interfored with, WASHINGTON, Another Canndian the 'Treaty of ington. Growl Wish= Over Secretary Bristow Cannot Allow Cer- toin Rights Claimed by Vessel-Owners. A Nice Little Speenlation Discovered in the Interfor Department, A CANADIAN GRIEVANGCE. TAE TREATY OF WANIINOTON JIS(NTERPRETED. Speetal Inarateh to The UNéan Trigne. Wasnrsaroy, 1. €, Hept, 3.—~Tho Treaty of Washington seoms to ho aa overlasting thorn in the ¢ida of tho Canadiank. Fuo taxation of, the tin caus contafuing lobstors: and salmon was connted & Yankeo tri ‘Tho aunoyanco in ro- gard to seal locks and transportation of bonded goods across the frontfer next vexed our neixhe bors, aud now comos tho greatest of atl, The Grand Trank Rallway Company Lina boen e phintleally imformed by the Hocrotary af tha Trensury that the Compsny caunot’ do the caprying teads of the lakes. 1t Rppears thore Is n conilict of opinlon ju the Interpretallon of tho fith article | of tho Lreaty of - Washington, and the Socretary do- cides in favor of tha Unitod States. Tha follow- fug is tho toxt of tho lottor addressed to tho Colloator at Port ffuron, Mich.: 1liave vocotved yhur lutier of tho 234 of August, stating that fLo Grand Trowk Baiiway Company of Canada deatrs 1o rhie tione and other marchandise la their stoanzers foom Duluth, Min,, to Sarnt, Canada, wnd thraes by rail via Port Huton to Detrolt. At farnfa the merchandine would o reloaded Intn cars g tho Company'n vird and paes over tio forry ibta tho Unfted States nt ot Iurou, which proceeding the Directoes clatm wonld meat’ tho ro- (uirements of Act, ) of the Trealy of Waabington, tolattyata the earrying by laud i6 Canads of mer- chandlee destined “from ono port oc placo fn tho United Htatos to anothier por or placo thereln, They aloo clait that under Art, 19 uf the reguistions of Mureh 90, 1875, thoy Dbave the semo right to ship frelght to Detroft $u tho mannes praposed that they fomend 1 to Inlaud Pond or Bt Allus, Taply to your requost for immodiato jnateactions, are Juformed that it appears o tho Dopartmont sich rhipments were not contomplated by tho you that trests or tho rexufations nfurcaakd; that thoy would bo i Infeingement on tho Tight (0 ok i tho cozste Ing trade of the Dnited Htates given by law excinaively t> Amsrican vessels, and that they aro forhidden by Hee. 3,110 of tho Iteviaed Statutes, which provides under seord poiialties tal o gools shall ot sy port of tlio United Staten on tho frantler bo laden on a yeael belonging wholly or fu pstt to o subject of a foreign vountry, s shall bo talten thenco 1o o for- clgn Dort to b= feladen and reshipped to any other portintlio Unllud States, with futent fo cvade the consting laws.” There cauld bo 1o claim to o sight to Jand 1:0 good at Fort ITuren, and tho landing of them at merely ncroen the river in Cannds. and trannporting them Lo that port over tho foiry, does not seem to me to lter the case, =L NOTES AND NEWS, A NICE SPECUDATION. Special Dispatch to 2 he Chicago Tribuna, Wasursaroy, I €., Sopt. 3.~It is roported that fraudy bave beon discovered in connection with the purchiage of furniture for tho Interior Departmont, ‘I'ho extent of tho dishonosty doos Dot appear, but it {a probable that all tha facte i bo made public. As axf illustration, it G that desks which woro formerly nroisked Ly & Baltimore honko at 210 apivco aro now hought of a dealor in this city at 245, Tho profits aro, it i« sald, diviled amane threo partion, two in the Bopirtmont aud the furnitave dealor, nnd munt awount to a good muny thousands of dullars snuually, TG BAFE BUKGLALY, Thora i etill o groat deal of interest manl- fested in the roport that Bonton, tho asfo bur- wiar, 18 here in voncenimont, but it i3 impesatuio to aucertain tho nrecine facts, It is holleved, however, Lhat bo is biero, but Lthat bo came uuder s misupprehoneion a8 to tho timo when tho chango vas to tako place tn tho Diatrict Attors noy's ONico, and that npon ascortaining that Judge Fisher rotires ou tho 10th iust. instond of :\‘m 1nt, ho decided to koep shndy until shat mo. " CARRYING TOO MANY PASSENGERS, The stenmor C. Hickox haa boen reported to the ‘Ireasury Dopartment by tho Collector of Customu at Clovaiand for violation of the Navi- gation faws in catryiog an oxcost of passengors, Thoro weems to )bc sumo question nbout tha amount of pesalty which ought to bo imposed on the vessol, although tho evidences of hor vio- Iation of low aro suficient to warrsnt the Col. loctor in flaiog hor 1u aceordanco with tho un- mistaliably oxukioit directions of the law for tho punishmont of violations of this sort. Arrol T, Wasmisarox, D. Nept. 8.—Borphard Seblichting.18 appointed internnl Rovenue Stove- keopor for tho Iivat Wiscousiu District, Seerotary Bristow lofs to-day for Now York on oficial businoss. ‘CASUALTIES, INJURED BY A BULL, Sgoclal Disyateh to The Chicago Tribune, Br. Cuantes, IN., opt. 3.—Thumas Tame moud, o young men living with 3lr. Ifoag on uis farmat Fayvillo, some 4 miles from this city, was slmost torn to piecos by o vicious bull to-day. Mr, Ilammond was sitempting to drive sowo cattle Iuto a barn, when tho bull made for Lim. Ilo says Lo remembets weelog the bull conio townrds him, and Lo mailo o fow attempts to keop him off, and tho rest s & blank. ilo was knocked dowu and trampled slmost out of sight. The poor fellow way gorod soasto bo almost unrecognizavlo, and hus not eno squara inch on his Lody thot 18 not tornbly bruised. His attonding phyeictan, Dr. 11, Bl, Urawford, gives faint hopes of his 1ecovery, DROWNE! Speeial Dispatch o The Chteago Tribuie, Dernorr, Sept, 3,—This afterncon the body of Mrs, Darothy Van Byke, who Hved unhappily with bor husband, was found In a weil st Bprinfi Wellg, in tho vard of her brotuer-in-law. emall cut with a knife was found on hor abdo~ meu, and the cause of death variously ascribed ta sccident, suicide, and murdor. RAILROAD ACGIDENT. Speeial Mnapaleh to rue Clucagn Tridune, McGueaon, Ia, Sept, 8.—A northern-bonnd froight-traln to-day on the Chicago, Milwaukeo & Ht. Paul Raitroad, when uear t'aopa, Mion,, struok a laud-lide, Tho engino, with five cars, wa4 ditched. No oune was soriously fnjured, Tho pussouger-tralus aro ten hours lato, THE MAN-KILLING FROQ, Spegial Dirvateh to Tha Chicave Tridune, Yonuestoy, 1L, Bopt 3.~II, B, Jonne, & #witchiman on the Illinols Central and Chleago & Itock Island Railways, while in tho discbargo of duty last ulfihl, caught bis foot in & froy aud wad run over by & portion of the train. Ho wag badly mwavgled aud died in » fow hours, DEAD AND OGONE. Special Dispateh to The Chicugio Tyidune, Stoux City, Hopt. S.—Every effort has beon wade to discover the body of Mann, the engi- weer Lilled Jast wook on the Hioux City & Pacifio Tioad, but, up to thus tlme, no trace of she body baa boea found. THE PCORIA DROWNING. ¢ Svectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Prouta, Ill, Sept. 3,—DLr. Bhippard's body waa found this ovening near tho mouath of Farm Creek, by two small boys, who will recoive the reward offerod by the citizens of Fureka for ita racovery, RUNAWAY ACGCIDENT, 8pecial Disnateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, Brooavatos, 1N, Bopt. §.—Joseph Mahan, » Towsuda Tomuship farmor, had a 1 eg broken to~ day by being thrown from a wagon in Blooming- ton, ifo way also Injured intorually. BOILER EXPLOSION, Oivcixyari, Sopt. d.—A Commercial special fromn Bloomington, Ind., #ays tha bollerof a gaw-wil), ncar that place, exploded to-day, killing James Bliuuer aud seriously woundiog five othora, ABOAT AND §IX MEN LOST, New Youg, Sopt. 3,—A Bt Jobn's (N. F.) duwpatch statcs that the whaling schiooner Abblo Tradford, epoken at sea, roports the loss of fve men i boat logt mouth. S ey NEW COTTON. Nasnvires, Teon., Sept, 8.—The first bale of now cotton roceived yostorday from 3. John V. Towngend, near Elkmont, Ala., shipped to the commission houso of Binrlock, toko & Co., wau put np at suctlon at 11 o'clock this morning and, ofter a spirtted Lidding, wad knocked down to Alr, 4, HMeudorson, represontiog the North % covered by {usuranco. Alnbamn and Wikllo Tennesenn Grrangars, ab 44 centa, ‘Tho sorond Late, received by W. J. Pullen, Athone, Aln,, shippod ta Medilivter & Whiclews, wan pat up at anction and wold b '\\'. Hooper Harria at 50 cents, sod #hipped do Wille lam Biack & Co., New York, - FIRE IN CHICARO. Tho alarm fram Itox 713 at 10:10 o'elock Inat night wan oceacioned by tho buraing of n harn In zesr of No. 141 Larcnbeo etrech, owned hy Chatlos Larth, Damago, 3503 ho insurance, 1L is beliaved Lhat +awe maliclona person vob tha Lwiding on fire, While Enzing No. 11 was pro. ceuding to the firo sho collided with n Chicags avonuo car ard the driver of tho steamer was thrown violently from his scat and seyerely in- jured abont the neck nnd left log. A slight firo in \ilkow's packing-houso, No. 173 South Caual street, ab 12830 o'cloek this morning, eanend tifling dnmaze. Box 041 gave the rignal, Causo of ure unknown, AT BRADDOCK'S FIELDS, PA, Prrrsavna, P, Sept. 3.—About 2 o'clock this mornjug n fire occutred at Braddock's Iields, 1's,, ou tho Mounugahola River, deatroying cight buildings. occupied by Conrad Fishoraud Ate drow Kramer, grocers : Sherowin Drothers, fand- store; Mra. Haggerty, willinee; Heonry Darn- Liatdt, shus-storo: Jenke eUune, sragon-makor ; aud tivo otlicos vwnad by Jumes Ilughos. Lo total loss is &15,000; fully insured. Abont tho same_hour, a row of Lwenty tena- ment Nouses at McKeewport, U'n., ownald by the tional Tube Works Company, wors toinliv stroged hy fire, The loas is aboul 810,000; AT WAVERLY, ILL. JacruoxvirLe, Iil, Bept. | + Josoph Cald- well, the Circnit Court Clerk of this county, loat liis dwelling-honae, toeated nt Waverly, nlght Laforo lagt, 1t having b L'lhe lonn i3 between 3 n conswued by fire, in the Atua, of Ilnstiord, for was undoubtedly tho wori of au fucendi AT VIRGINIA CITY, NEV, Sax Faaxcisco, Bopt, 3,—A flre at Virginia City this morning dostroyed tho Odd I'ollows’ Building, including the oftica of ths Western Union ‘Folegraph Compangy, a framo building and stable with poveral horeos, Losas 125,000 AT CHARLESTOWN, W, VA, CixciNNaTy, Hept. (o Enquirer's Charles- town, W. Va,, apacial roports the burning of the Gillaon Houeo and tho Henry Houee, tro princt- pal botels of that plnce, 1,088 not statod. RS G-y 25 L CONSULAR REPORTS. Russinn nnd Swise Affnirge NURKIA. The firat ton locomotives woro fmporled to Ht. Potersburg in 1872, from tho Baldwin Ioco- mottva Works, of Fhilndeluhis, followed by twonty more from tho same firm, and last sum- mer fifty more wore contracted for at tho Grant Yactory, fu Now York. The groat mo- meout of this incipiont trado will bo ap- parent from tho fact thst there ts mn ime menee fiold here open for their import for mauy renarations tu como, the railrond lincs of Russin fmving just commenced to dovelop on a grrander geale, thoso ju operation hardly reaching to 18,000 English miles up to thia dav. Tho small locomotivea herotofore built in Ruseia (at tho rato of 100 to 120 only & year), also thoso imported from Gormany, Irance, and Telgium, wero all built for conanmption of wood for fuol, 1ill tho agent of tho Philadelphia firm bind brought the attention of the consuming dopartmants to tho fact that anthraato coal of the best quality can ba forud nrcund the Town of Woranish, in_Sonthern Pussin, extending over 180 milos, nud that wholp rrgtions were abound- oz with 1t o the southiern hulf of the Euplio ruflictent to fond tho locomotives of thu wholo coutinont. Tho ~ American locoma- tives finally nccepted ond introduccd hero—being ° expressly built for coal covaumption only——have led Russian capital to the dovelopment of the now quite numerous conl mines in the districts named. On sccount of tho faultless finish of tho American locomo- tives and thelr superior powor, gusranteed to haul ou alevel 1,075 tons, in_Yieu of those hero- toforo in uso, bauling but 650 to 700 tons, thoy aro muol proforrad, as the highor [xricu pald for them (numely, 25,000 silver rubles apicce, in- atend of 18,000 to 20,000 eilver rubles paid for thoto brought in from Germavy and Austria) would indicate. Tlhie total value of American cotton brought {o Cronstade during tho year cuding Sopt. 3, 1874, amounted to 315,385,183, nnd that of cot~ ton hought to Reval to 10,864 000, glving to- pother tho astonishing total of 2,219,883, From a tabulsr statement tho following consid- crations are prorented : 1, That while in 1873 twonty-six American vousels imported cotton, po- troloum, and other American gooda to Cron- stadt and Reval, ropresooting 6 value of &, 811,728, forty-three foreign vessels brought in American goods valued at 25,188,086 durlng that year, 4. That, while i 1873 tho value of gocds importod In twonty-thrco Amorican vessels was 1,405,409, tho eighty-two foreig vessels brought American gooda to the amount of £H.615.160, 8. Laatly, durlng.1674, up to Hept. 30, whilo twentysthroo American vessols have imported goods valued at 3,809,763, tho mghty-four fore (g veasols lave brought goods valued at 822,821,463, 4. 1t will be porcoivad, alko, that tho total importy in ‘wreveuty-two American yessols amountod, durivg tuo threo voars, to 911,116,903, whila that brouzht by 200 foreign vosaols amounted to §36,C24,700. b, Pnunlll', tho total value of imports to these two porls n American and foreign vessols in 1872 amount- od _to 99,000,000 (most of which being cot~ ton); that in 1873 amounted to 312,020,069, aud that imported in 1874 renched tha unprecedonted wim of 226,721,231, Wil thin rapid inoreaso in tho imports of Ameriean cotton to Russin still contluue, or haa the last vear Loen an oxcep- tioval one? 'Lbo noar futuro will docide. 1t would scom, however, that the now impetus given of lato yoars to Rusaian cotton industry, on siated bofors, will; in all probability, be epbanced by the new marketn Russian cotton Koodn uro finding outside of thelr own fur ox- tending oast —in those Asistio territorios lneky sunexed to thoir country, 58 almo in Khokand, Kaahgar, and othior neigibortug Aslatic natlons having treatios of amity, fricudabip, and comn- morce with RRussia, whoro English goods brought from East Indis, an ia well kuown, canuot coin- cutu with tho Russian srticle, Tho subject 0ing connected with the ehiof articlo of Amori- can import to thie country Is deserviug an carncst study, With tho matoriale oo hand [ ghall continus my rosoarobes, and shall submit their furthor results for the information of the dopartment. AWITZENLAND, Tho eeparation of Hiatw aud Church finds moro and more favor wilh tho mass of tho noopla af Bwitzerland. Obstaclos in tho way of it specdy realization aro the fear of tho Cautonal Governmonuts of losing sl coutrolling power Iu ths now establisbed, thorough., aud uniform achool sys- tome, and, consequently, all diractivo influcnce upon futire gonerations of citizenw, Another {mpedimont in the way of ita attuinmg pupuler- hf: ia the belief that, by sacriticing tho National Churob, funumerable “gecss might arise, sa in Americs, which is not coveted hero, According to the new Swiss Constitution, il boys aud girls having passed their sixtl yoar, must cater school and continua their atudios untll thoy azo 14 yoara old. * Amorlcan (overnment socurities aro Jargoly hald; but American raidway bonds are almost disappearing from tho markot, All confidonco Ju tlie Jatter socuritios i lost, nor is it much to anrprivo ono, when 1t Isremomberad tlat foroigu eapilal, 1o the amount of hundreds of milliony of dollars, s lying in American rail- yod bondy, and not drawing one cent of intorost. Investora hera have not lost 8o much faith in the resourcos of Amorica a8 thoy bave iu the com- mon honesty aud upsightuess of tho managers of Amorican roads ; and I doubt very much if euflioient money could be borrowed in Bwitzer- land to-day to build a singlo mile of American rsilway. Thero fs abundauce of inoney here to lond, but thoso holding it sro discouraged from inveslivg fu our rallway gocuritios by the ropested fulse roports of rsilway oficisls as to esrnings; by the tre- mendous amount of expenses, &4 cowpared wiih the tnoomes of tho rosds ; Ly the exorbitant sal- anes allowed railway olliclals; by the reported want of truth in statements mado by railway 'reaidents na to the condition of the rosds ; )y the eagerucas with which our rallway cor- orations gelze upon techuicalittes of law 0 ensble them to svold meetivg just domandd ; and by the haste with whlon they slop intorest payments at the approach of suy fuaucisl trouble, ‘Those aro all objections that cau intimo bo romoved by American rallway corporations adopting au cconowionl and lionewt policy, {u which they must 1ot forget that they aro not the ownera of, but the agents in, tho business which thoy are called upon to mansge.” S e s ity GOV. HARTRANFT. Ears, Pa., Bopt. 3,—Cov, Hartrinft was met at tho depot by su imnieuse orowd to-nigbt, aud was tendered a grand reception at tho Reod Houso, g will reviuw the Sovoath Dinsion of the Natlonal QGuard of Pennsylvauls, now at Camp Hartrantt, this oity, to-maizow. MINNESOT/ Heavy ..Rains---Grent Destruction o Wheat---Land-Slides and Wasi-Oua, Pillager Indlans . “on the War-Pafl; » for Beelo«-Dissatistaction Among the Chippewas. Sreetal Corveanondence af The Chleago Tribuns, ST, Paui, Minn., Bopt. 1.—Monday avening thero oceurred bore, and over the larger part of this Stats nnid Northwoal Wieconsiu, one of THE HEAVIEST RAIN-FALLY © ever knosn iu this rogion, Duting tho firat hoyy 2,00 fuches of water fell, and, during tho re. mainder of tho night about ns much tnore, 'I'his storm way nocompanind by incessant light, ning-llashos nud o coustant thundering. Lasy night thero came nanother tain,—not #o heavy here, Lub oxtending ay widely through {hg country, and in eomo places mop #overa, than tho storm of Mounday night. Doty stormy were, tn limited aactions of the conntry, wade moro destructiva by violent winds. liere, in St. Taul, eowers woro lurst, cellars ang hanses on low grounds woro looded, and uewly. raded strecty and gronnds wore badly washeq ont. Nonr ainucapolie. & few sbods snd ligh Awelling-hourea wero hlown over, and romg Larm was occusioned by lightolog, But it is farmers and THE WIEAT-CROP which snfforod most from theso rtorms, which followed a weol of wot woather, relioved by only & fow hours ¢t drying weathor on Sunday last, It Is imposeibly a8 yot to givo any well-founded catimato of thg losn which must have resulted on tho spring swheat crop of Minnesota and Northwest Wis. consivn, Tlat no oue Lioro, as nt preeent ndslsed, woutd place tho loss at tees than one-third of tho wholo crop, Almost every raflway-passen. sor and farmer who has como into the city to-day han Lrought eamples of growing and rotting wheat takien from shoaks in tho flelds they passed, ‘They aro all ngreed that but nsml) part of tho crop had boon stacked Lo foro tha wet weather sot in; nnd that, e far a8 thoir oheervations conld be extonded, ajf tho grain expoeed in shocks had hoen injured, and few #tacks had cecaped nnharmed. It jy only becauso we mako a liberal allowanco for tha oxaggerdtion of firat roports, and know that ho worat nows has come first, that wo place thy cstimato of los at no moro than ouoe-third of tbe whole crop, represcnting to the farmers of tiin Stato nnd adjoining countios of Wisconsin o inonoy-loss of at lonst £10,000,000, Shoull lator aud mora full roporte servo to roduco tha soports of this jrreat calamity, Tux Tnnusg wilt be promptly advised of ti-3 fact. LATD-SLIDER AND WASH-0UTS, occantoned by tho etorm of Monany, intorruptel all our railronds, Tho Milwaukoeo "& 8t Paal and the Wost, Wisconsin (Northwostern) line have romaived interrapted till now, but will probably resumo to-might. Ttis related that, while the Chiengto train coming In Monday nigh on tho River Lino wag waiting. during the firat hour of the storm, just inewdo thy city hmits, for o lond-slide whia hnd comoe from Daytow's Dlafls, e Carver's Cave, to Lo removed from tho track, o frightened dove tlow into one of the patkenge eary and lit upon the knee of & gentloman from Clicago. Ho ehongod by fright way the pocr Lird from its usual mnanoer of timidity, that it pulerod, without slruggling, tho fondling anl pelting to which oue uttor anothier of tho ldy passengers snbjected it, glad to crouch Jow nlm ouy hand or tah which offared it shelter. Tre Chicngo finnllumxm is taking good caro of thy dove, and Intonds ta catry i boimna, Since the rainy scason, or rather within the 1t seven days. the Miesissippi Lns ralsed 2 fe and 8 inchos, having raised 1 foot in tho I twonty-four hours. Thda {8 wnusnal, 1€ not u. precodonted, at this point, asnd furnishes ons thing for covgratulatiun in connection with thy Btorm ; that 18, that the Jargest boats can spaia cono up to St. Laul, thore belug now 5 feot 1 tho channel, and cournquently freight-rates will Tomain low all tho fall, On Monday word oamo from Drainord that th Tiliager Indinus wore O THE: WAR-PATH, Lilllng cattlo sud destroyiug othor property ool that Mr. Whitehoad, tbeir Agont, lind tliat afier. noon pawsed shrough that villago oa hic way 1 ohtain uunlm from Fort Riploy, whiok in alot 20 wilos below Mrainerd, aud about 70 miles from tho Agency. Tho nows did not occasicn any alarm, an it 'was gonerully known that the Dlilagers are & smal! band (wlioeo former seputi- tion 18 wignifiod by thoir nawo), and that ther aro not likiuly o bo joined by any othare of ths Chippowaa in ony movemont against the whites. To~day Ageat Whitobead arrived bero to coneai tho United States District Attorney s tolkis power and duty in the matier, Accordwgle Lis astatomont, tho . outbromk s conliund to_a bad Indian known a8 Bturgeos and eomo twenty or thirty young wen whom he 'inflnences. Thoy have madero demonstration sgalust the wbites, Their st wbject of aitack bus boon tha Agenoy cattlo. of winch um{ Lad litted thres when Ms, Wake oad lust beard frowm tho Agotcy (he hus L obsont o week or more), and huvo threatened 16 kill the remajuing - fiftcen at the rate of ones dsy. Old Bturgoon's excusa fs, that bo andth young mon who aro with lum want beef, 1 ‘rhich, nccording to the praclico on tiat rei- vation, nmx aro oob outitled until winle nets In, ccording to Mr, Whitchesd Sturgeon s & woithless follow, ‘thouts n brother-in-law of tho Pillagor Cuish Flatmonth, that worthy bas fels compeltel oxpel bim from Lis baud ; :nco which Dlurxeod has tried to digsolve tho relationship Dy stickug n knife iuto Mm. Bturgeon. o aalso onsel tho wild old boys amoug the Chippeway, havig noidoa that thiere is pny powor in tho coals greater than, hio can mustor o, clouted wild boys arouud Loceh Lake, Thstd tho way the Agont tnlks mboutit, 1 preamt that Sturgoon would have o different utors b tall, but can only imogine that Lo wouydu's 1% to Whitohawd any better character thun Weie hoad gives to him, i Tho Pillagers, and, inffact, most of tho (hig powns of tho Beveral bands on tha Lecch-Laxd Tieservation, bavo been diwmeatisticd for yesrs, claiming to havo boen wronged in the maiter anuuitics and promisad aids to farmiug by Lo missioner Bmith, and thoso who have suceeeded blm in the Chippewa Agogcles, ‘Ihis dimssis faotion was {ucroased by tfb nala of their pioth Dy Smith and Gowen to Wilder,—au affale whied thoy bave never beon mado to upderstaud saio+ tended for their benofit, Their ilt-feeliug 8 ¥ tho plue-salo has been 8o slvoug that Wildur i uo lLurry to commence cutting under hia cox tract, but eucoursges his frlends at Wl fogeon to bold tho contraet susneudod, Lumbet won wha go up to out pina from the lauds uedl the rosorvation bave aleo fouud it nccosssty & firat couvinco the Indlans that they wero bt trelplnlnE. The lumbermen's trouble is furtbet fnoroased by tho fact that tho south line of ibt yesorvation has vot beeu doterminad to the s+ isfaction of the Indiane,—it esstorn terlsst the Lre P & '.5.2 ook a7 % 3 Jinving been fixed by o lake namud in tho trestf. * nnd thoro boiug two lakoa of tho namo, the 2 some 7 miled south of the other, DUBUQUE NEWS. Fpectal Disyatch to Ths Chicago Tribumd. Dunvuqus, In., Hopt, 8,—The rivor is risios tuis polut verv rapidly, coming up 6 iach#t within tha past twenty-four hiours, aud & riss o over 8 fect 1a reported aweoping down UpoR :“ from LaOrosso, Old steamboatmen shake ibs heads over tho prospoct, and aro putting L arks in roadinasa for a tloat. Malt ‘'ho Nev, J. i, Nhes, pastor of the . Btrept Mothodlst Clusch, was mobbod l«!k number of his Joving parishioners this ovesicl and prosonted with €504,80 fn groenbiacks, o roseutation apeach was delivered by ¢he HOZ . N. Uooloy, and zesponded to by Dr. H‘h:‘u » manuor fhst caused overy mau and b?mb rasont Lo sliud tears with tho ease af Job 11 or of Brother Bhiosrmau. ‘The axercluos tbrod out wera very intoresting and anjoysble, e e e et GOUNOD'S ADVICE, = New Yonx, Hopt. 8.—The lotter of Gont 1 the eminent French compoder, docliniog the. + rectorsbip of tho American Colloge of Ausio, bo established In this city. s published. closes thus ; * I I dared offer any advi i wauld be this—putan American at the head ot Amorican Conservatory, whoover ho may 00 e THE DIRECT CABLE. i New Yo, Sept. 3.—Tha oficore of the D United States Oable, in Lbis city, ste lll‘:‘:“ saunication with tho steamabip Faradar, o] tho weather modorates, it te contidoutly o ed $o cablo will bola working ocdes b8 Fon [