Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1875, Page 16

16 THE CITY. HONESTY THE BEST POLICY: FTITE THE FIRST—TER YOUTOFUL MERCEANTS, “Two boys at st efijwm stalls, a3y ;. e of one was Eliphalet, The other's Dame Was Jay, And market truck und garden sasy ‘Within their baskets Iay. o boy that was called Eliphalst, Ho was 8 model child ; Fiis tatr was etraight and his noss was zub, ‘Bis eye was calm and mild ; Fiis voree was low and eerious, snd ‘Eeo very rareiy smiied. The ottier lad, that Jay was hight, Ah! he was shrewd and eharp He drove keen bargaine, at the which "A moralist might carp, And as for truth, in deiicate phrase, Was a thunder-amitten basp. PYTTE TEX SECOND—TEE EALE OF THR MELON, Tho boys sat at their market And sudcen did espy. - Approaching, an oid gentloman, With a truetful, besming ese. ®Ho't children, trot your melons For » meion I'would buy.” Mow, each youth had oue melon left, ‘Right goodly to tho view, Bot their cppearance aid deceive, As appezrances will do, And each exterior bid s heart “That was rotten through 2nd througk, And, * Sonny, be them melons good?® Thus did the old man sy § To whom the child, Eliphalst, Arade trutbful answer, 4 Nay, For a clore inspection will roveal The fact of its decay.” 4 Good boy, good boy,” 5144 the kind old an, Patting bis sendy head, @ Thou wilt yet be the President "— Theso wers the words he sald. Then tmto Jay ko epoke: *I guoss Tl take this ore instead. That is, if it {8 sound.” Then up ‘And spake the guileful Jay : #Tyat meion, eir, s sonnd 1 swear, E'cn by this blessed day.” 80 thc old man for the melon pald, And took the ssme away. FYITE THE THIRD—HOKESTY REWARDED, # Fool, thou hast lost a customer,”™ To Fliphalet quoth Jay: + Not 80, not #0," cried Eliphalet; “ Decoption does 1ot pay, And * Honesty's the ezt policy,’ ‘As the Decaloguu doth s3y.” Hore at the eetting of the sun Went the child Eliphalst. To whom Lia elern oid fathers Ye sold taat melon yel? ‘Would that I had o son like Jay ! 1ie'd bave worked it off, you bet.” o Patlier,” replicd the guileloss child, 1 caunot tells Lic. 80, whcn en innocent old man Would fain tLat melou bay, 1 pointed cut its rotienness, Firmly snd truthfally.” # Yy did!” the Spartan parent erisd. “Come forths to the woodshed 1" “Hain% For weeks Eliphalet alcpt like s muls (On ail fours) in bia bed. Andate bis meals from the mantel-plece, Not canng to ait, be said. Two ‘Next day, when they wers aware % All of a mad old gentleman i Fast pricking down the squara, ¥ Lord ! bow that mad old gentleman - "Did 1¢ar, and tear, and awesr ! g boys sst In the markel-place # Where i3 tke “Tuat meion I aid get 27 Then suswered bim, the gullefal Jay, Pointing to Euphalet, - Pardie, 1t was from this bad child, A awckel I will bet.” ‘Then did that mad old gentleman Uplift bis bamboo cace, And glace it on Eliphalet Whuere it would cause most 7 he crisd. “of whom Bemarking in Nick Botiow’s worde “ihye, *Let him roaragun’® . Houest, bat lickeng sous, 80 at Just the Shentf sold bim out, “Anud, poo: 38 3 church mouse, They bore him away, ons wintry day, “0'er the Lills 1o poar-touse,” Bt the good 0ld gentleman used to buy 2 s garden vass of Jay, And, as bie grew oider, miade of him Y A favared protege, Apd are ima Lerth 12 bis dry goods sare ‘With 10 work and muzh pay. And be gave him to wife his dsughter fair, Al with on amplo dower ; 8o that Jay did prosper tillyat last, His were such wezsth aud powar That be got himself a young ediior, And likewze » tall tower. And ho was gratefol. Tis father-in-law Asked bum for * & point or two,” And Jay rexponded : “ Put all you own, Or can borrow, in W. U., And President Orfon and myselt Will put the old man through.” 80 his fathier-in-law put a1l he owned Or could borrow in W. U.; And W, U. wens from % Clear down 10 52 And that was the way his son-in-lsy Jay, Did “put the old :an through.” . FITIX THE FIFLH AXD LAST—MORAL. 2 —_— GENERAL NEWS., The temperature yesterday, as observed by Manasse, Opticiar, 83 Madison street (TnIBUNE ‘Building), was at 8 8. m., 69 degrees; 10 s m., 71;12m, 73; 4p.m., 73; 8 p. m., 0. A brick fell oo the head of Cornelius Mohke, s workman on Mr. IMoody’s church, corner of Chicago avenne and Lasallo sticet, yesterday, and fractured tho skall it is feared. He wasie- moved to his house, No. 533 North avenue. The Cook County Normal School openocd Weduosdey with the prospect of largely in- creased nambers. About sixty presented them- selves for admission, of whom abput forty were succesaful. The Normal Department is already full, there being several moro pupils than seats. Thomas Bonfield, & man 45 years of age, and the father of a large family living at No. 18 Ly- man street, was drowned in the river at Sonth “Ashland avenue bridge, day beforo yesterday. 2His bat blew off into the water, and in attempt- !ing to get it he met his death. Mr. Franklin MacVeagh, head of the Citizens' Association, ®ays that that body does not intend 110 do snything at ail about an election tbis fall, but wiil calmly swa:t the action of the Supreme TCourt on the adoption of tho chartur of 19i2. {Of the Judges who will decde that case, Mr. AacVeagh says thst two have directly and one indirectly decided against it. The abstract books of Wilmans & Thielcke were dslivered at the Recorder's office last even- ing, and work will be commerced upon them to- morrow morning. Unul tho County Board mskesan appropriation for the purpose, the Kecorder will be unable to employ extra help. and the work must be done with £uch help as he has, together with tho men emptoyed by the firm of which. tbe county purchased the ab- stracts, Mr. Alexsnder Wurster, who so successfally maoaged the German Theatre at the Grand Opers-House last season, has sgain engaged this house, mow kmown as the New Chicago Theatre. He is surrounding himeelf with & Sirst-clasa company, and none bat the best kind ‘of comedies will be played upon the stage. Alr. ‘Warster has d-ne much to elevate the German theatre in Chicago, and ho deserves to bo well patronized. A correspondent states that a Fair is to bs held, the avails of which are to be appropriated to the foundstion and establishment of a Sean- dinavian High School, the expenses of which, if Miss Olsen’s planis carried ont, will admit of those whom 1t will most beafit obtaining an edu- cation under the most fsvorable suspices. This tas been, and will be, the Life work of this Iady, whose success is sincerely hoped for. Dus ce of the time and place of hoiding the Fair ‘wili be given hereafter. The Chicago Coal Exchange held a mesting in their rooms, Metropolitan Block, yesterday af- ternoon. A bare quorum was present. Secre- Kirkland repo:ted the receipts of coal by lake upio last report s followa: Anthracil 205660 tons; hituminous, 102,055 receiv since last yeport, 11u00 tons mnthracite and 14,120 tons bituminous. This ehowed an in- creses of 23,938 tons of anthracite aod 38,874 of bituminous over the receinta of last year up to the same period. The report was approved, and, 2 there was nothing else of particolar im- portance, the Exchange adjourned. The Executive Committes of the ,Flpstin Hospital Associstion met ynu:d.vamomf the ont, Mr. R. P. Derickson, in the chair. The Superintendent submitted a report of opera- Moms ‘$0 date, showing that shiny exoursions be pin, FYTTE THE FOURTE—APTEY JANY TRARS, ; The cbild Eliphalet grew up. . SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES bad been given, carrying during the last three weeks an aversge of 800 sick childron and at- tendants each trip. A large namber of io- stances were reported in which chil- dren had been restored to lLeslth by this means. after all _ others had fsiled. In addition to the contributions hereto- fore acknowledged, Lhe followsng were reported : £25 each from D. B. Fisk & Co., D. Stettauer, Cbarles Gossage & Co.. Heath & Milligan, and Chase, Hanford & Co.; 315 eacn from V. AL Horyt & Co., Sibley, Endicott & Co., Fieid. Beo- osict & Co., together with a large number of others contributioning smaller amounts. The United States Zouave Cadet Club met last eveming in the Sherman House, with Vice-Preni- deot Lewis in the char, 2nd Goodie True oficiating as Secretary. Comrade Hoss reported that the Committes on Lanquet bad arranged to bave tho event take place at the Sherman House on tho 15th instant. Every- thing is to be first-claes. The Zouaves opened the eves of the public some years .ago by somo wonderful dnils, and they iutend to again do some wonderful things in other lines of business. Good:e True was appointed & committes of one to wait upon the Captamn of the Ellsworth Zouaves, and obtain {rom him the United States Zouave; Cadet banner pow in his possession. Comrede Inness thought that the Club ehould have an historian, and the Chair sppomnted Maj. E. B. Roox to that position. ‘Lhe Club then ad- journed to the aonual meeling at the banquet. An item appesred n these columns yesterday noticing that Mrs. 8. P. Sladden bad been thrown from her carnaze, on West Madison street, by coming 1n contact with & street-car. and that eho was hurt. It appears thas her shoulder was dis- located by the fall, and witneeses of the afair stato that tbe accident was the car-driver's fauit. She had just coma from the stable on Madieon, pexr Elizabeth street, and was crosmng the street-car irack to tho north ide of the etreet when run into, A *bus was standing partly on the car-track just west of whers she wes croseing, and it isssid the car coming west also failed to_eignal 1ts ap- proachs, but came rustiog on, and colhded with aud upset the vehiclo she was jn. Her husband intends to prosecute the car-driver, and will bo glad to bear from those who witnessed the af- fair, He residea at No. 505 Monroa street. Travel on Madison street was seriously inter- 1upted tha early part of yestezday aiternoon by the grounding of tbe propeller Colorado while passging through the bndge-draw, the attempts of severul tngs for pearly an hour beiog quite ineffectual in moving the bulky craft from its position in the mud.”To complets the general disorder the schooner Honest John, drawn by tho tug Black Ball, while passing through Lbo other draw collided with the beavy tug Nellie Brown, coming In an opposits direction, and which at the timo Liad on a full nead of eteam. The collision haa the effect of letting daylight into the Hon- 1 est John to withu nalf & foot of water-mark, i etaviog a bolo nearly a foo in width her entire length., Had the river beeo much amtated tho achiooner would certainly have sunk in the draw. The mew bridge narrowly escaped being over- tnroed by the masts of the injured vessel. Alr. George W. Lyon, of the well-known frm of Lyon & Healy, was married last Wodneeday j evening to Miss Emily I, Sands, daughter of J. J. Sands, Esq. The wedding took placs at the latter's beantiful summer resort on the shoses of Pine Lake, near Hartland, Wis. The ceremony was parformed by the ltev. Myron Wi Reed. In accordsace with the desires, the purtials were celohiated quietly and with no ostentaticus show. The relatives sod iou- mats friends of the families alons were in- vited, aud theso numbered about thirty couples. The rooms of the handeome mausion wers tasteitlly ormamented with dow- ers, tho products of Mr. Sanda’ beautiful gronuds. Tne cercmony took place at 5 o'cloci, after which a reception followed, when hearty congratuiations were given the couple. A col- Iau0u was thea served, and in the evening the bappy pair lett for the East. The guests en- joyed themselves with masic and dancing until & late hour. Mr.- Lyon 18 very well known among the musical people of this city, and Misa Sands bas a large number of friends in Chicago social circles. IRIST LITERATURE IN THE PUBLIC LIDRARY. Amongst the recent accessions to the shelves of the Pablic Library are tho following rare and curious works on Ireland and cognate snbjects : Lanizan’s Ecclesiastical History of lrelaod from ibe first to the thirtceLth century, & veryrare aud valuable work ; Iroiand Under English Rule, Perraud ; The Senchus Mor, or Ancient Laws of Ireland; Memoirs of Milos Byrne, Chef de Battahon, officer of the Legion of Ilonor ; The Men. of '48: History of the lrish Famive; Ireland and Her Agitators, O'Neill Daunt: Works of Bishop Hughes; Crusade and Las Cunguest of Ircland, Mitchel ; Letters of Arch- bishop MacHele; Tho Power of the Pope in the Middle Aves; @ fuil set of the AnteNicens Li- brary, embracing the translations of the writings of the early Christian Fathers and a considerabie collection of the works of the notable Irish au- thors. Lacroix's beantiful works, Military and Religious Life in the Midd!e Ages. and The Aits 1 the Middie Ages, havo alao beon added to the referenco shelves. THE EXPOSITION. The visitor to the Exposiuion building just at present can see only » maze of haif-fiuished booths, m:niatare houses, and faocifally con- structed pagodas, with plenty of rough lumber strewed about and obstructing the passage-ways. Bau there is a great promus=jin all theso prepa- Tatione, of thinz to be, Icis now cortain that all availabie space in the vast ball and ralleries will be taken by exhibitors, Prominent among the receat arnvals 18 Mr. W. O. Flagg, Secretary of the American Pomologi~ .iety, who will taie charge of the extonsiy , collection of fruiis which 15 to be shown under the ausgices of tae Society. An immense space, covering all of the routhein extremity of tho hall and the gallery, has been sasigned to this depaitmont, thore being room for about 6,000 fruit plates. It is expected that twenty States will bo represented. includiog all of the New England States. The Pomological Society has never but once befors met in a Western town, zad hence no effors will be spared to make s complete exhipit. Mr. John P, Wider, one of the mast prominent borticulturists in the country. telegraphed yesterday that he would amive Tuesday, accompanied by a party of twenty per- sons. Mr. G. B. Gatusha, Secretary of the Ilii- nois Stata Horticultural Sactety, has already ar~ nived, and is busily engaged in arranging lue de- partmeant, The Fish Aquarium is now completed, under the supervision of Prof. Hager, formerly Fish Commussioner of the State of Vermont. This, when in working order, wil{ be one of the lead- ing * sights ™ of the Exposition. ‘Tho pictures in the Art Hall are now-all ar- ranged on the walls, with tho exception of sov- aral which are expected from Cincinnati. Johony Hand, with his famous orchestrs, which is to bo increased to fifty pieces, promisas a rich treat in the musical line; and, from his well-known sbility to perform ail he undertakes, wo may depend upon his keeping his word. Ex- hibitora who may desire can work evenivgs from wow unti tho opening, as the Coromittee will fur- mish sl the light required, so that no one can have any excuse for not being fully ready. —_— THE SOUTH TOWN. A meeting of the South Town Board was held 128t evening at No. 204 LaSalle street. Justice Haines rapped the table 28 a siznal to coms to order at about quarter past 7 o'clock, thero being present, besides bimself, Justices Pollak sod Wallace, together with Supervisor Rysu, Asses- sor Phillips, Collector Evans, and Town Clerk Gleesoa. Mr. Phillips moved that the salary of the Bupervieor (Rysn) be fized at £2,500, includiog contingent expenees of the office. Mr. Gleeson seconded the motion. Justice Pollak could not sea what nses called for such an outlay. It was preposterous to grant 80 large a sum for an oftice which was a more sinecure. Justice Wallace protested against the proposal. It was, he eaud, AN OUTBAGE OF THE TAX-PATERS, For himself, he enould never vote for such asn appropnation. and ho hoped his brother Justices would take tho eame position. He moved, asan smendment, that the Supervisor be voted the. salary allowed by statute, together with such legitmate itemized expenses ss had been in- carred by him 1n the disebsrgo of his daty. Justice Pollak seconded the amendment, which was put and declared lost. Assessor Phillips’ motion was then put and carried. the three Justices present voling in the negava. i TCO LATE. i After the vote was dec:ded. Justice Aeech; who Lad been unavcidably detained, he sail, pat in an appearance, sud, on learuing the state of affairs, made protest agamst tho appropris- tion as being » swindle snd an ootrage. His eloguence, however, had no apparcnt effoct upon the Bosrd, and the vote romained un- changed. Justice Summerfield also came o too Iste, baving been detained. i THE ASSYSBOB. » A bill of £6,000 1ncluding, salary and expens- es of office. ia favor of Aseeseor Phillips was sudited by the Board, and ordered paid. o TOWN OBDERS. Mr. Phillips suggested that the Town Clerk be iostructed to take up the old town ordera to the amount of $4,000, remai in the bands of ex-Collector Cleary, and to new ounes i1n their stoad._ He thought that Alx, Cleary | to b, in justice, allowed G per cent interest on the orders, which he had been unatle to disposs of. Justice Wallace was snrprised a¢ the genile- msn’s moderation, Why not give Ar. Cleary 10 per cent at once and be domo with it? Eo inoved. in an ironical manner, that 10 per cent be granted. Some Iaughter followed, and the motions were withdrawn. 3 The motion to renew the town orders was again brought up ana passed. "Justice Wallace said that was 21l very well, but tho next semi-annual meeting of the Board wonld bave a right to review and recousider ths action taken that night. ‘The Board dzcided to vote the sum of £50,000 (221,145 being for outstanding indebtedness) for exponses and indebtedcess of the yesr. Adjourned. e THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. WIAT WS DONE YSTERDAT. The second day’s session of the Custom-House Commission occupied yesterday. The business done was very hght in result, thoogh considers- ble timo was spent. While waiting for the com- pletion of the pits in which to test the gronnd, the Commission occupted thomselves by listen- ing to testimony from Ji obn M. Van Oedel, Mayor Colmn, J. C. Rankin, and Burveyor Wolcott, ~This served to pasa away the time, though. 26 & matter of fact, all the testimony that could be adduced will Le regarded as of secoudary vslue by the members. They bhava come bhere to find oat whether the foundations are sufficient, and whether the stone s good. [he firat question will be solved by their tests, and the last by apalyeis and observanon. At the same time it was courteous to allow the gentlemen named to talk to the Commiesion, and it did 0o harm. The testa to be made as to the resisting power of the ground under the foundation will be conducted on substantially the same plan a8 wos pursued by Gen. William Sooy Smith, the engineer to the first Commission—that is, pits will be dug having & bottom 1 foot square, and upon this will be placed & poet of the sume mze, aod upon that again a dead weight of about four tors. Unliko the other Commission, this one will use pig-iren instead of water for weight. Thoy seam to be- lheve entirely in a dead weizht, aod not st atl in the system of leveiage used by the Chicago Commussion. The engieer who is to tako a set of levels for the builaing atrived yesterdav from Rocl Isiaud, Hisnams is E.T. Hoffinau, and his title Assistant Engineer. He s appasently & prompt sort of o person, and signitiod that fact by sunouncing that he would begm tho work at 6 o'clock thia mornng. i The fact that the Chicago Commission report- ed that the founcation was only rejaired Lo sus- tain a certain weight, while the first Commissis>n figured on s much larger burden per f0or, bas been explained by showing that the Chicagosns figured on the avorage weizht per square foot tbroughout, while the Department at Washing- ton figured ou the weights as they were to be in the comploted building—that is much greater in some places than 1n others. The latter method is vaid to be tne method which will be adopted by the present Commission. ‘Supt. Hazaford mil be in Cincinnati doring a part of this week to attend his wite, who is dan- gozouely ill. S CHICACO RIFLE CLUB. PRACTICING AT THE SOUTH PABK. A good pumber of the members of the Chics~ go Rufle Club met again yesterday in South Park to continoo their practice at the target. The shooting began about 2 o'clock, and, after a rather slow commencement, which was necogsary in order to avoid the possibility of danger, 1t grew lively and 1nteresting. The Caprain for the day was J. A. Bhaffer, and, 2s will be seen from the acore, he showed himeelf worthy his position by bLeading the score. It was quite evident from the general expression on every one's countenance that the afiernoon was regardod a8 a time of real recreacion, and the ecore which follows will show that the shooting was of a good average, if not somewhnt above it. Asmany of the rifles ars bstter euited to’ Jonger ranges, even better scores may be expect- ed in the future, and thers 18 no doudt that tbe several members will not lack exertion to realize theye expeciations. A word of caution: During the whole shoot the groatest care wes taken, but the number of boys rupping along the beach, and thoe teams which were employed in carting sand caused soms logs of time, and rendered tha Cap- 1ain w1 chacge at Limes a littte nervous. The shooting for the future is arranged for Taesdays and Satardays, and from the rapid strides which heve already boen made in conufc- ti0a with tue Society, there is do doubt tha: the Executive Committeo will furnish the shooters with more substantial targets aud other requi- sites. The following score speaks for itself, the two best shots bowg Capt. J. A. Sbatfer with 38, and S. W. Buroham with 37, out of a possible 50. The regular sized Creedmoor targgt was used at 100 yards: 00304333018 0340 4.4 4302 443233333230 443853533 3597 0 4 3 dr. 4402444323 3032338302 32 330083833 (-2 44325444 3-8 43025333028 signuaano-'_s 2288522236 Gearge Willard 433356540031 H. G. Howe. 33025333329 Al s LIVERPOOL AND LONDOMN AND GLOBE. DELAY IN PATMENT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune : Cmcaco, Sept. 4.—I desiroe to state for the in- formation of my friends that I have juat receiv- ed the smoaot of my claim for insurance sgainst the Liverpool and London and Gobe Insuranco Company, after nearly one yearand nine months' litigation ; after forcing the Company to trial at last term of court ; after jadgment was obtained Lyme, & new trial asked for and denied the Company ; after an appeal fo the Supreme Court was prayed for and not perfected ; and, finally, after an execution was ieeued, placed in the hands of the Sheriff of Cook County, and a levy wad about to be made. In a sbort time I propose to Iay tho fall facts of this case befors the people of the Northwest and the patrons of this Company, that they may judge for themsolves whether this is tho inde- ‘pevndent nction of Mr. William Warren, the Gen- eral Agent ot Chicago, or whether 1tis the re- eult of a well-settled policy of this Company to fcree a compromise of its indebtednees by tak- lc:inilvl’:lnfi: hvf Lh:hngcessille! of individnals AV mc?ed ek, '3 their money, and by pro- I hope, al8o, to be able to publish before long a list of other cases than my own, occarring in different rarts of the country, and equally as strong, sad all going to prove a certain settled policy on the part of this Company. Joux M. Warre. The above letter was shown to Mr. Warren is order that ho might mako any statemont hend,E eired in reply to its allegations. What he said was a8 follows: There wers two] honses at Keowood which were jasared £7,500, and were vacant at the time they were burned down. Owing to the fact that they were unoccu- pied, the Company thought it best to investigate the caso, and consequently put the matter fn the hands of Turtle's Detective Agency. Aftet the lapss of a few weeks the Agency informed Alr. Warren tnat it would be best not to pav the insurance for the present. After a littlo further time had passed by, Mr. Waite went to Mr. Warren and made -a demand for tho money. Mr. W. told him to call acain at the end of a week, intending then to pav him, Mr. Waite, however, immadiatelv began suit without waiting to learn Mr. Warren's inteotions. Mr. Warren furtber says that no effort was made by him to delay trial, and the moment tho suit was decided sgainst his company a clieck for tho amount of the claim was put in the hands of the plaintif’s attorneys. 8o far as the general charge that the ‘ompany tries to evade tho payment of 1ts josaes l.:‘dn%eyn:gd, If'h. Wu'lren ‘!lmmu to the record made by the Liverpool and Londo: immsdiately after the Fire of 1871, B Aot —— THE POOR-HOUSE SCANDAL. EOW IT WAS RECEIVED AT THE COUNTX BUTLDING. _There was conmderable excitemeut in oificial circles around the County Building yesterdzy, growing out of the revelations in TrE TaauNe 1n reference to the disgraceful condact of a cer- tai Conaty Commissioner and aa official. None sava those directly imp'icated had anticipated anything of the kind, hence they were not pre- pared for it. Tbe general salutation was, ‘ Have you seen Toe TLRIBUNE?” which was followed with all manoer of inquiries and ex- plaoations. Everybody had scen the paper, of course, and_had read the article in question! When T'ex TRIBUNE reporter reached the scene be was subiacted to a rigid croes-questioning by everybody he met, exoept an ogcasional Com- | missioner who was feagting on his own superior kuowledge of the whole Peor-Ilouse affair. Throughout the building specalstive whisoer- jng wuss goiog on, aud guessing after e gmity parties took & wide range. It was ao utter imposeibity to cooverse with geversl of the Commisgionars on any question, and the broaching of the all-sbsorbing subject would suflice to send-them to anothor pard of (he building in great haste. b Even those who were koown tobe innocent even of saspicion in the affair were found de- void of & disposition to talk. throuzh svmpathy, doubtless; and such as conld be induced to. open their mouths at all appesred as ignorant of current events as though they Liad hived the life of o hermet for tho last de- eade. No one was found, of courso, to confess anything, nod, etrange to say, 0O 06 dared deny iho truthfulness of what bad Leen publiched. Some knew that the heroino of the scandal had been discharged from tho Poor-House some time ago, and were eorry for ity for they attributed ttie whole exposuro to that circumetance. Others hnew nothing of the diecharge, and were Pamc- ularlyanxzious toimpresszpou thereporter'smind the ides that they never visited the Pcor-House, pover saw the unfortunate woman, snd did not kpow that such & character Lad ever becn om- ployed by the county. 1n tho vast field of ignorance, however, there were two lono, dejected. conscious-stricken, Enowiog individuals. Thronshout the day they delighted to me:ocinte togethier acd to bere- moved from the gazo Of their fellows. They scted as though they felt that their guilt was wntten oa their forehenda, or de- picted in their eves, ‘and whenever they ventured to confront anybody, or when anv one mvaded their rotreat, they almost unconsciously buried their faces in their hats, or wheeled their chairs fo pazo out of o window upon ihe busy street. Their actions told on them, sod sherever rhey appearéd, even ab & neighboring lemonade factory, thoy were the centre of attrac- tion, &od as they nassed up and down the steps and through the halla in their hourly trips to the apple-stand. whisperings of T+ here they go,” greeted thoir sensitivo ears. sud caused a blush of shame to tinge their cheeks. At on early honr in the afterncom they were known by overybody, but not for their good works. They were lost sight of only when the shades of night servad a3 & veil between them and the worid, belind which they skulked off to their respective hoaea. ———— A POOR AFFAIR, STILL THE POLICE SHOULD HATE STOPPED IT. Tag Trisoxe's special prize-fght reporter was present 2t a emall mill yesterday morning, Just beforo cock-crow, and is enabled to lay be- fore the public tho details of the encounter. For the favor of a special invitation to the mauling-match ho is indebted mamly to him- gelf. 'The principais, seconds, backers, and in- vitod guests numbored sixteon. The fight was o sort of an extompote ons; thatis, it was ar- ranged -in hasto, in & esloon or gambling- room on Halsted street, near 3adison, sod grew out of a slight diferonce of opin- fon between a stout aud short young man called Bud and & lean and lank ome pamed Charley. The place selected for the ring was that whieh Sterner rendered famous by his Frsnch Band axploit, known 23 the Elizaboth street ground, and bounded by that thorosghfare and Madison, ‘Washingicn. and Ada streets. The jovial fourteen diroc:ly interested in the mill decided to tako passage from Ilalsted streot to the ground on tho Madison street car which leaves State at 2 a. m. The reporter anda frierd were there on time, and whea tho spot was reached there was not s single policeman about to mar .the pleaeant proceedings. There were eeconds ready with cheerful words to goad tho fightors on, and the sma!l mob formed & ring nhilethe combatants palied o their coats. Shorty ssid rouzh and tumble, and Mr. Slim said nothing but & square stand-upZfight would do him. Bat befors any agrecmen: could bs aottled upon the fighters rushed at one another, a conglu of blows were struck by each of them, and then they clinched and remained 1n that po- sition about five minutes, when 3r. Slim cried out * Time !"—maaning too much rough-and- tumblo for him. ~The short fellow scamed to bave tho most friends 1n the small mob of gam- blers and loafers who wero interested, aud urged their favorite to ‘‘smash” the other * Just for fun after he hnd cried quits. Neither pa:ty was hurt much, and the fight after all was mere boys' play. A tho close of the fight the valiant fourteen took tho noxt car for Halstod.street without any mterferenco from tho police. T giis THE CCUNTY BUILDING. The County Jail was emptied of its insane in- mates yesterday. A petit jury will be empaneled in the Criminal Court to-morrow morning. Mike Evans is now regarded as Commiszioner Joues’ most formidable rival for the sufirages of the pecplo this fall. John Sweeney, ono of the most oblicing and industrious of Sherilf Agnew’s Bailiffs, is an- nounced &8 a candidate for Clerk of the Police Court. The Committoz on Public Charities audited several bills yesterday of contractors on the ad- dition to tho Insane Asvlum. The masonry and brick work was reported about’ complezed. The Committee on Public Service wzs in ses- sion yesterday afto:noon to consider the pro- posals for supplying the couaty with coal. Tho Committee agreed to report the bills back to the Board without recommendation. The petition of certain citizens of the Town of Cicero, ssking leave to file information in the natura of a quo warranto to compel W. W. Wil cox to show by what suthority he excrcises to functions of Collector, came op in the Criminal Court yesterday morning, and was argued at length. Tho Court reserved its decision. Report has it that the “ring” of thbe Board has about concladed to dispouse with Warden Kimberly this fall. Heisto be otherwise pro- vided for, however. He isto be sacrificed. iteis gaid. to save Commiesioner Conly's seat in tho Board for the coming thros years. Ar. Conly's most formidable aopointment is a Mr. Kehoo, who, upon the conaition that he withdraws from the race, is to take Kimberly’s place. Since tho County Board ordered the printiog of its proceedings, mombers have had su op- portunity to test the correciness of the records of the Board, that they bever bad before. Among other things discovered, growing out of the prinuing of the proceodings, is tuat not- withstaoding the reports made sgainst Warden Kimterly, of the Insane-Arylum, the 1ecords of ’tl_m Board fail to present anything against him. Thin bas ramsed a query as to wno is re- sponsible for the * goetoring” in_ his favor. And this, it is alleged,.is not =il of the favorit- ism that Kimberly hos recetved, it sppearing that tho reporta against him have not unly been kept from tho records, but stowed nway 80 a8 not to be accessible. WLo is to be blame? THE NEW COUNTY HOSPITAL TROUBLES. Beveral members of the County Board yester- day wisited the new County Hospitsl to see how the work was progressing, aod to ascertnmn the truthfulness of reports mado by Superintendont Handloy the day provious in reference to the troubles with the contractor for tho brick-work. A reporter accompanied them. The walls were found gotng ap very slowlv, but very substantially, and oth- erwise satisfactorily. The Superiniendent was on the ground, and repeated his statements about the contractor being behind with his men, and alio with the man furmshing the sand, which he foared would lead to s stoppage of the work. The sand-man was also seen, and sad that unless be was paid by noon for what Lo bad already delivered—some 500 loads—he wonld not furnish any more. Tho bricklayera were also consulted as to thoir relations with. the contractor. They wero foand dissatiefied, aod euspicious that they would not get their pay. They reported thata few hoars pravions an altercation had occurred among the foremcn, and that two of them had gone off to swear out warrants for the arrest of one anotbor. On the whole, the situa- tion looked very gloomy, and the Committee left satisfied that there' was trouble- ahead. They could not understand, however, how tho contractor could be troubled for money, for it ggamgnly s few days ago that he was paid over In the afternoon the Committee was in session at the Couaty Buildiog, and heard the state- mens of Mr. Willard, the contractor. He sad the Superintendeat had been trymng to in- cite a sirike among his employes, which wzs the source of all the trouble. He bad paid hus men promptly, and was prepared to pay them tight along. Tie trouble with the person fur- niehing him the eand waa that bo did not pay the teameters, and if ho refused to hsul any more sznd it wonld be becsuse bo conld not get | any ooe to do the Lauling. If the sand-man failed him, he said, he conld get the eand from other parties, and that there would be no cause for delay in the work on his acconnt. . So far as the buildiog has gone, the workis en- tirely satisfactory. The material farnisbed 13 in strict accordance with the coot act, aad if the standard of the mechanical execution 13 main- tained, the building, when complated, will be tbe handeomest and most perfect of the kind in the country, The .Committee resolved to take no action on the comptaute at present, but agreed to enforce the folfiment of the contract 1n everv particu- lar. =y THE CITY-HALL. The City-Collector yesterdsy received $25,000 on city taxes. Assistant City-Attorney Tuthill received a tele- gram from City-Attornoy Jamiesoa, dated at Philadelphis. He expects to be home Monday or Tuesday. The Board of Public Worke will to-dsy adver- tise for tho paving of University place, in the rear of Chicago University. Otber streets will Ald. Sweener, of the Eighteenth Ward, yes- terday returned bome from o two-weeks' so- journ in Cleveland. He reports very favorably on the broken-stone pavement laid over the de- cayod wooden pavements of some five years ago in that city. Generai Ordor No. 22 in the Fire Department contains ghe following changes: David Hyland and Isaac R. Jenkins, repairers of firc-alarm telegraph, are sppointed assistant operators; William Carroll, battervmsn, is appointed re- pairer; Thomas P. Doorson, a substituts on No. 24, ia discharged, as is also Aichael Mec- Guire, of No, 5, both for neglect of daty; Will- jam Schubert forfeits three days’ pay for absence from duty. Commissioner Wah! is engaged in the noble art of self-defonse. He is causing connectioas to be mado with the,24-inch water-main oa Wa- bash avenoe, and is putting in double fire- bydrants at each intersection along the line of Webash avenue and Stats street. The plan will effectually prevent sny fature complaints of lack of water on these streets from Harrison street south. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. Polities around City-Hall are not a very in- teresting study ot any time, and &t present mat- ters are painfully dull. One meets there few other politicians™ than mere local ones in the various wards, and their proguostications are baraly worth tho paper thoy might be written on, Their opivions vary as to the number of tickets that will bs put mthe flold, some zssert- ing that theve will bo but two, namely, the Democrats aud Republicaus, whilo others maio- tain that there are bound to be three, the third one spiivging from under the shadow of tho “Coemops,” and represecting the Peopla's party. Nearty ell are agreed upon ths necessity of baving a full ticket for city officors in tho field, in casg of a negative decision m the charter election case. It is pretty certain that the Republicans will nominate & fall city ticket, and this fact alone compels the other party cr parties to do tho samo tbing. Of course, candidates are eveiy- where—everv apartment 18 foll of thom. Judgo Dickoy is bidding high for Judge Tree's seat, sud s nirendy secured a majority of the Bar in hiy favor. Col. Wilsoa would not hesitate a moment for a chance ot the Clerkship of the Superior Court. City-Attorney Jamieson is a candidate for re-cleciion, with protabilities of baviog h.s opposition limited to P. Mcllugh, President of tho *“ Cosmops.” The Aldermen whose terms expire aro skipping eround lively to 6eo how they stand in their rozpoective ‘wards, and some of them bave tound cut already that they are left. Al such aro most blatant talkers against & city election taking E‘ua this fall. Should the charter election bo decided good, still more of them will find themselves out in thecold. It will necessitato & reorganization of the Coun- cil with but thurty-six members, leaving four out of the presont nnmbor. These, together with those who will bs thrown out on account of theirunpopularity, will very effectu-~ ally diumi)t the present combinations of Alder- menic scalawags, Dan O'Hara is s caodidate for s old postion, aod aspires no_higber for the present. Aayor Colvin 13 the sphynx of the entiro ranch. Noonecan tell just what ho is going to do, and 1t is oven said that he himself does not koow. Ho is in the bands of his fricads, 28 the eayiog goes, but be will certainly pick out bia friends witaout any one's assistance. Here- maios as mute a8 Jake Rehm, is & perfect know- nothing, and fights shy of roporters, Oneof the | fraternity canght him yesterdsy on astreet cor- ner, and imfifire\i what he thought of polities at o present. smiled benignantly on the fadiog hat of the emall inquirer, nod epoke mnot a word. The reporter fol- Josed up the monologue by inform- ing bhim that it was it was intended to run a fall tictet, whether the charter decision came beforo clection-day or not. “*So!” said the Mayor, *I suppose 80." “\Will you run sgain !" queried the reporter. ©Well, just wait a bit and eee,” said His Tonor, 2s he bolted for an approsching horse- car. ———— ANNOUNCEMENTS. A promenade party will be given by the lady friends of Bannett Medicat College, at tho col- lege hall, Tuesday evening. Allen's Academy, Michigan avenue and Twen- ty-second street, 80 favorably kmown for its thorough preparation of boys for Harvard, Yale, and other universities, and for businees, opens to-morrow, The Rev. E. P. Goodwin, D. D., baving re- tarced from his vacation, will preach at the First Congregational Church, corner of Wash- ington 2ad Ann streets, this morning and even- ing. The lunches which have been served by the Indies connected with tho Woman's Hospital of the Stute of Illinois, during the weels, at 86 Waehington street, will be continued Monday and Tuesday. A firstclass meal is served for 50 conts. ‘The South Park Commissioners witl introduce Dalatka's Band Weduesdsy evening at the junc- tion of Archer avenne and the Western avenue boulevard, in a concert for the benefit of the residents of that vicinity who have beon unable to attend the park concerts. Father Forhan will doliver his address on © Denominational Education in the Public Schools " at McCormick's Hall Thursdsy even- ing, Seot. 16. Tickets, 50 centa: tor gale at Gale & Blocki's, droggists, 85 South Clark sirees. No extra chargo for reserved seats. In compliance with the request of a large number of tho patrons of the Floating Hospital b excursion will bo made to-day at 12 o'clock from the norh ond of Clark street bridge, ro- turping at 6 p. m. The fare wili be 25 cents, children 15 cents, wiich will accrue to the bene- 1it of tho Hospital. F. J. Keiller has taken charge of Trx TRIBUNE routes south of Thirty-firet sireet, from Sep. 1, and subscribers will scttle ail their accounts ~ith bim after that date. It ia determined to havo this district dolivered promptly snd in season, and auy do'inguency will be corrected if notice i gent to M. C. Ermes, TRIBGNE counting-room. The corner-stone of All Saints’ Catholio Church, coroer of Kossuth sod Wallace streots, will bo laid.to-day. The ceremony wili com- mence at 5p.m. Dr. McMullen will offciate, and tho Rev. P. W. Riordan, the eloquent pastor of St. James, will preach on the occasion. The Rev. D. J. Dunne is the pastor of the nmew parish. % The biennial meeting of the American Pomo- Togical Bociety will be held in this city during tho first week of the Exvosition. The head- quarters of tho Society will be at the Grand Pa~ cific Hotel, and the aaily diecussion will be car- ried on in the ladies’ ordinary. A large atted- ance of prominent fruit-growers from all parts of the country is expected. 1t surpnises everybody, but is none tho less true. that tickets to Genovs Lake and return, to be used 'fuesday, sre being sold ror $2. The excursion is uoder tho care of the Western Avenue Baptist Charch, and the train leaves Oakley and Linzie streets at 7:30 a. m., and Canal streot, near Kinzio, at 7:45, running out on the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago & Northwestern Lailroad. % . The most extraordinary and eventful picoic of the year will be that given by tbe Cosmopoli- tan Club at Sharpshooiers’ Parx Thursday. The Cosmops embrace in their ranks sll sorts of people and not a few politicians, and the gath- enng will unquestionably juclide every man who wants an office this fatl, as well a8 a large proportion of those who make officors. Sociably, the affair milt be a pronounced success. The reguisr monthly meetiog of the Bosrd of Councillors of the Hospital for Women and Children will bs held at tbe Hospital, corner Pau'ina and Adams streets, Tuesday, at 2:30 p. m. The first lecture for nurses will be given in the parlor of the Hoepital Wednesday at 3 p. m. Tickets for the conrse can be then and there ob- tained. During tho course instraction will be given by W. H. Byford, M. D., 8. C. Blake, M. D., Misa Rose Wright, and the sttending physi- cians of the Hospital. The Mechanics' Institute announce that its cvenms class-work will open at the rooms, Nos. 63 and 65 Wsshington street, ss follows: Wednesday ovening, Sepk 15, class in mechan- ical and architectural drawing, taoght by M. Graichen ; Thursday eveuing, claes in atith: matic, aldo taughi by Mr. Graichen ; Friday evening, booikeering class, tauscht by Miss Jane Hudson. These classes will commance 2t 8 o'clock. Only a mombersbip in the Institate i required to eatitle any person to attend thess clarses free. Full information in regard tothess classes can be obtawed by caling upou the Becretary of the Iostitute, st 65 Washington strest. ~Any persons wishing to join these clases are requested to call and register their Dames. A rovival meeting will bs held in Farwell Hall this svening, when John Benaett Anderson, the Enclish Evangelist, will give an account of Mr. Moody’s work in Greas Britain, and speak to the young men of this city. Mr. Anderson is =zn sctive, earnest Evangelist, who has been preach- iug since he was 15 yoars old, and has just ar- rived from St. Louis, where he has been holding three meetings & day for the past seten weeks, sttended by over 50,000 persons. Over 2,000 persons rose for prayer at thesa mectingy; 205 were one day converted, and are now actively at work. Young men of tho city desiring to bear this speaker should visit the Lall this evening, which will probably be the beginning of revival-meetings, Mr. An- derson i8 a great singer, and will siog several . piecos entirely new to an Amoricaa sudience. The doors are open one hour before the service to avoid rushing at the door. He will also epeak to young men in the lower hall Monday evening. The Ckicago Athenzum atnoupces that the fall term of its evening ctasses will open in the week commencing Sept. 20, The courso of study will include all tae branchea heretofore taugbt, and any others for which there may be o de- mand. Among the teachers secured for the term are Profs. Groh for the German classes, Valter C. Lymen for elocution, Woollstt for vocal music, Regamy for drawing, aud others equally competent in otber departments. In ad- dition to the evening classes duy classes, will be formed for those desiring them who cannot at- teod during tho evening, and privato jostrac- tion will be farnished to all who desiro it, and ¢ houra to suit the convenience of pupils. It is very desirable that thoss who wish to avail themselves of these privileges should call at an carly dsy and register their names for such classes a8 thoy wish to enter, Toe Athenmum is prepared to greatly cnlarge its work and to far- pish to all who desire it the opportunity for devotiog tLeir feisare time to purposes of self- improvement. Its pympasium—now the best in tho Northwest—1s in charge of an experienced and capable Saperintendent., and oTers greal at- tractions to young men who desire to improve themselves physically. Full information in re- gard to all departments of its work can be ob- tained by calling at the rooms of the Society, Nos. 63 and 65 Washington street. —_— . CRIMINAL. Randolph Herman was arrested yesterday on suspicion of having set fire to & loange ata sasloon No. 105 Twelfth street. Julins Gossman, a boy 16 years old, was caught by an officer yesterday, on Erie street, near Dearborn, with a lot of lead pipe in his pos- gession, which he had stolen from a new baild- ing. Mary Fallon, keeper of & bagnio on North Halsted sirees, whera cigar-boxes are placed in the window as a decoy, was arrested last night, to- gether with three of her inmates, and locked up in Madigon Street Station. Gaorge Patterson and one Cummings, two no- torious characters, aroat the Chicago Avenue Police Station pending the investigation of an slleged robbery, in which the former says the lat- tor took $150 from him. The_police doubt the word of both, and will endeavor to learn if some one else has beeu robbed of 2150. Itis alleged that George M. Beach, of this city, attempted to blackmail J. P. Strattor, of Momence, out of 2,500, and did get $300. say- ing that Jake Rehr had toid bim to compromise the matter. A private detectivein this city named Swinburn found Beach in Chicago and took him to Momence, where he was locked up in defsalt of $3,000 bail. George G. Robinson, a lumber dealer, left bis horse and btiggy nitched in front of No. 161 La~ Salle strest yesterday morpiog, and an hour later it was missing. The thief was kind enough to Jeave the hitching-strap just as he fonnd it, which he can have upon returniog the horse and bugpy. The value of the property stolen is put at €500, TRoundsman Landeck discovered two suspicions- looiting fellows carrying a huge bundle at the corner of State aud Twenty-ninth atreets at 2:30 o'clock yosterday morning, and pursued them. They dropped the paciage, aad escaped through soalley. The bunile was fonad to contain 100 worth of eilks and other goods, which had been stolen from the store of B. Cohn, No. 13208tate street. ———— SUBURBAN. LAKE. Only two of the Lake Board of Truatees were at the Town-Hall yesterday afternoon, and ac- cordiogly no meeting was held. Muirhead and Prinkman, who came, had undoubtedly slready decided upon & successor to the Police Sergeant- cy, which has been vacated by the removat of Sergt. Grady. It makes but vary little differ- once, as the temporary occupant of the position is fally able to discharge the duties of the office, and the Trostees mil not do ill to make him the permancnt Sergeant. He will give po such trouble as Grady has, and will not interfere in any bat police matters. The old reliable ex- Bergeant will probsbly, homever, be Grady's succes-or, if eatisfactory arrangements as regards the s&alary can be made should he roturn to his old position, Le will un- doubtedly make several radical obanges in the force, and roat ont many of the evils which crept into the management of the Lake police duriog Grady's term. ) Mr. Fred B. Paris, wollknown on the live stock market, has renounced 2 bachelor’s life and taken noto himself a better half. Bishop Cheney performed the marTiage ceremony, and made Fred happy and gave to aliss Eila M. Organ_a reepocted Lusband. The cersmony took place at the residence of the brother of the bride, Mir. Rollin B. Organ, in the presence of a large ausomblage of the {riends of Dboth parties. “Fhe Chicago and Englswood Horse Railroad Company have notified tio Lake residents that they proptse to petition the Board of Trustees for the right of way through tho town, from the Normal-sehool bulding north to the city. Tho Tonto which they will apply for Sept. 18, is as follows: Commencing at Normal-school build- ing and runniog on Stewart avenne to Sixty-third or Sixty-first strects; thonce east to Wentworth ‘They also degiro a 1ight of way on either Fift; fist or Fifty-second strects, from their ioter- section with Wentworth svenuo cast to State stroet. J Tbe publishers of the Sun and the Drover's Journai bave found their quarters too smsll for their rapidly-incressing business. They have built an addition to their building, and putin it a new cylinder preas, which they will hercafter run by ateam. The office is complete in every Pparticular, and the firm deserve credic for enter- priso and spirit, The Englewood Hose Company meet at their new hose-house, corner of Sixty-third street and Wentworth avenus, to-morrow evening for the transaction of important business, A concert will be given Wednerday evening, at the corner of Archer and Weatern avenues. Mr. Charles Yates, the retiring bookkeeper of the commussion firm of Noe & Holmes, was the _recipient Wednesday of a gold vest chain, with red and biack onyx veals atiached. Itwas s sur- prise. The ladios of tho Reformed Episcopal Church, at Eoglewood, are to give o lawn party at the residence of Mrs, H. L. Prentice, corner of Sixty-third street and Wabash avenue. during the coming week. Anannouncementof evening selected to be given hereaftor. e e FLASH IN THE PAN. Avgusts, Ga., Sept. 4.—The Grand Jury of Washington County, before whom tho slleged negro insurrectionists have ‘been on trial, pre- sonted = report yesterday, recommending the discharge of the remaining prisoners, and com- mending the Judge and counsel for the faithful performance of their duty. Judge Johnson then 2ddressed the Grand Jury and citizens, advising the latter to acquieece in the decision of the jury, and commeuding the peaple for the con- servative and law-abiding courss which they had parsued.- All the prisoners indicted were discharged, and the court adjourned uatil the regular texm. Aromatic Bitter Wine of Iron, Ho! All yo dyspeptics, debilitated, snd weak-stom- ached people! Would you be healed; would you be atrong and vigorous, triumphing disease aod climats? Go to Bolaad's Drug Store, 53 Clark street, and par- chase & bottle of hus celsbrated tonic, Aromatic Bitter Wins of Iron. —_— Look All Around, 2 ut befors you buy your cooking-stove examina the Collins & Buryis Range; it is parfection. Found st Bassell’s, 144 Weat Madison strest, Old steves taksa n eachange. Open eveningad MINNESOTA. The Effect of the Late Heavy Rajp, upon the Wheat-Crop, Great Damage Dome Ove; T Wide-Spread Area, e A Large Amount of Grain in Stack B Soaked and Growing Rapidly, Bbecial Dispatch to The Chicago MrxNEaroLIs, Mion,, Sept.; 4.—Accounty. the effects of tho great rain-storms are < Ding to be received hiero from various parte the State. They show that the fall of nin: the southern half of Minnesota western part of Wisconsin hlsm::e:h :nnmmm. dented in volume, and that it has caused GREAT AND VERY GENZRAL DAMicE, The tone of the dispatches received atthy p!uo—xnd they are hourly coming in—is Y disconraging. Wheraver the wheat-crop wag posed, 1t suffored greatly; and the fapmes who bave beea bebind-band withm:;'?: barvest-work, a&re in a slou;L mood. It is probable that un}; s small proportion of the boused before the rains set in. Amu:;“{plm‘::: the custom prevails quite genorally of stackin, their wheat as soon a8 it is cat. Whers gh§ stacks are properly put up, the heaviest Taing can do no injury. Bat, unfortunately, too mny farmers are excesdingly careless in gf their grain, and thera is every reason to belisrs that the wheat in stacks HAS BEEN BADLY SOAXED, AND IS GEOWIXG Rir- LY. Io the southern part of the Btate, the harvest is over, and the grainstacked. In the vortherly part, the harvest is stil going forward, snd the oraina bhave found the wheas ip stacks, which wers easily soaked, and sre sproatiog badly. The dispatches from some sections denota but little damage, and state thay the farmers are busy spreadiog and dryog oot their grain, and that they hope to prevent mush losa. OWATONNA. A dispatch from Owatonna states that the g:spocu are more encouraging than was n t supposed. It expresses the bellef thay about one-tenth of the wheat in that region hag spronted. i XASSON. At Easson, a telegram says, raports are com- {og in from the farmers that {ully 20 per cent of their wheat is damaged. MARSHALL. In the yicinity of Marshall, T was con-idambcl'y damaged. e ki NEV TLM. At New Ulm, prospects have not materially changed gince yesterday. Advices from thers indicate that a gocd doal of the wheat 18 sprons. ing. The reports of the farmers in that vicinity are said to differ materially. Sowe say thers has beeu but very little damege ; othos say it has been very great. MIRIDEN. A dispatch from Merideu eays that the is badly damaged. Farmers around mm" commenced to open the shocks and spread th ‘wheat to ary. DOVER. At Dover, reports come that the wheat is dsm. aged some, but that the weather is favoradl for drying out. 0ST. crAREM Adbvices from Claremont state that fully one third of the crop 18 badly damaged snd sprout. 1og badly. EAGLE LAKE. Reports from Eagle Lake ars to the effoct thal the atorm of Thursday waa very besvv, aad sdded greatly to the damage caused by previon Tains. DODGE CENTRE A dispatch from Dodge Centre says the crops are in very good coodition; and that. unlesy more rain ensues, wheat will come cut with bat littls damage. BOCHESTES. Grain in the vicinity of Tochester is growig badly i the shock, sud the damage will bt great; but, if the weather becomes clear and cool, about two-thirds of 1t wilt go No. 2. SLEEPY EYE. Wheat in the shock arouzd Sleepy Eye it sprouting some ; but, as the westher1s clear and gg.al, the people about there fael mors eacourag: BT. CHARLFS. In the country shout St. Charles, the crop ] badl{ darasged and in poor coudition. Thes witl be a great deal of grown wheat. BELLE PLAINE. At Bello Plaine the ontlook is reported tohe very blue, and the farmers are discouraged. ATWATER. Reports telographed from Atwater say thas e rains have been very heavy. Wheat in soa¢ parts is damaged onc-half. There is morsor less green in every bundle of wheat in the shoek. Bracks are badly ‘wet, and the whest that 1abe ing threshed comes ont very damp. HASTINGS. at desl of damsgeis the crop is repo; The rains bave been coo- tinuous aud heavy, and, ssmostof the whel was in shocks, it suffered badly, n ROCE RIVER. ZLast reports from Rock River sny the poe pects aro exceedingly discouraging to farmas and to all outdoor business. N 0 CITY. Most of the grain aboat Winnebago City is #aid to be badly damaged. It rained thers ait the floodgates of Heaven were open. Most o the grain was exposed tn shocks. ALBERT LEA. A dispatch from Albert Lea says so axsmsy tion of several fields of wheat show little if s damsge; and, if the weather holds good, the crop will be saved. FARIONGTOX. hfi]l’m‘ gton dispatch eays wheat in grovisg y. LITCHFIELD. From Litchfield I bear that the fsrmers sy busily engaged upening their atacks and &p! ing out their gram. Nearly ali repott the dam- ages light as yet. ANORA. Farmers fcctn Payton, Oseo, Burns, and otbet towns about Anoks, report_that whest is nesty all threshed or stacked, and that it is nob ing any in the atacks. WINONA. * Advices from Winons are to the effect s wheat is growing badly in the sbock. d The wires are yet down through some parta the State, and it is difticult to gain inf The reports thus far reccived have_ had & fl depressing effect here. DBusinessis uf and the proapects are gloomy. A week oz (W0 of clear, cool weather, however, quhi do to encourage the farmers, and brighten matted generally. e T s Spe The Chicac Sr. Pact. Mio.. Sept. 4—Tt s yet too ek} to give a really rohiable estimate of tas to wheat throughout Minnesota. Drying Around Hastings a very favorable, has generally provailed toasy |n§ypnr. of yesterdsy, The wet season i p% ably over. The farmers he nts opening the stacks and ahocks, k: port widely differing results, | b slmost _eotus rotting of the to mere discoloration of the straw. Xr. who farms extensively in Redwosd Counth . miles weat of here, his grain beilg shock, was on Tuesday, before the second rain, nesrly dry and stil bright ¢ i naeory i]u that gn flu' prairies throughoat -low sections of shrong wiads blowing svery day, drisd mott the rain that falis, and, except in huhhun‘ off from winds, the damage 18 much lest C] has been estimated. His theory 1s suatsioed part of the reports Amving Y o and % to-day. .- Btill better DoWS, coms - from ~ sections mnot ReaiC since the last storms, but s msjority reports bronght here are still discouragio; haps because the worst yiews come Centre, 60 miles soutb, reports a gull1 wheat reduced in grade, and much of it in the stack and_shock. Northfeld, south, reports whest not more than stacked, aad that partly damaged. 70 miles mlhwe:fi saya no No. 1, and 2 will be market: ost of it will B rejected. Morris, 160 unl:uu west reports trom around [ wing the shock. w o o Wabsaba River ducing one-tenth of the total crop of three-fourths of ths crop of raing, £ Ex 1 E‘fli‘?& & EEs Rt 3 3 wheat 3 small in Corn and root crops have rather) by sheir beavy westing, 2 i