Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 10, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 29. FINANOIAL TELIE Merchants’, Farmers', & Mechanics' Savings Bank, 76 COLARK-ST., CHICAGO. INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES. Fereot Soenit—Liorel e TABLY of Increaso of **Investmens Certine cateny?? secured on Improved real estate, bear ipg Interest, pnyable In qunrterly installs pents, nt tho rate of 73-10 per cent per an- num. Bhowing the accumulation of sums ine yenteid for tho benelt of Childron or atherst Amonnt Accumulated. Fetlmatod upon tho basls that fnlerest, whon duo, fs arodited on ravings sccount, and fasested In INVIST MINT OERTIFICATFS whenover 8100 is thus accumu- Iatad, Any holder of & Certifioata has tho priviloge of ezamin- 10k tle condition of tha trust &t any tlmo on calling st tho offico of tho Trustao, Certlficatos forwarded, and interest, whon dus, volo- vested, i1 dosicod, or romittod by draft or expross to any partof the Unitod Statos. Adiress BYDNEY MYERS, Managor. MONEY TO LOAN O real atato fn Clfeago or immedlata viclolty § fme yroved preferred. e & cor, 155 LaSalleat. BS,O000 Lo loan, In one or more mime, on Chicaro praperty, . OLARKSON & VAN SCITAACK, Canb in hand, ARKSO sciaack, FENCE PIOKETS, ENCE PICKETS! LARGE REDUCTION IN PRICE. an 08’ eQ TN Wo furnish the Pickets, made from Fi-inch round ron, liko dealgn shown in cut, st 28 CENTE PER LIN- EAL'FOOT, _Thoy mako a hnndsomer, moro durable, jand cheaper Fanca than tho woodon pickete, - Sead fof clrcular to LEWIS, OLIVER & PHILLIPS, ‘Manufacturers of MERCHANT DAR IRON, GATE “snd DARN-DOOIt HINGER, DOLTS, NUTH, WASH- ERS, snd their new lino of Patonted i¥agon Hardwaro, 81 & 92 Wator-at., and 114 & 116 First-av., Pittsburg, Pa. E7 For salo by sll the lending Iron and Hardware Merchants, ; REAL ESTATE, “Will buy the only 1-4 block left son the North Side, 160x109 feet S. B. corner Erie and Cass-sts. This is only $163.33 per foot on | I | .the Erie-st. front. 'or terms, &c., np%ly to ‘W. D. KERFOOT & CO., 88 East 'Washington-st. PROPOBALS. TO CONTRACTORS A Good Winter Job!! Bealed proposals will be recsived by tha Oity of Denver, Colorado Territory, for sscavating & now channel for Cherry Creek, and’ furnishing Hlliyfll-‘ Bocens: and ‘building a dam, in accordance with plans and specifica- tions now on exhibition atmy office, 411 Larimer.at, ‘Tho new channel will be about oiie and threo-quarters g{lu mfll. from four to_forty foet In depth.—through 1 and sand ma s Xkxown,~and of & width making fotal amount excavation of batwosn 110,00 to £00, 000 cubia rds acoording to propositions received. l“lvfiolllllfl - nl‘nlflu in accordance with tnstructions fornished with 1 plans and epscificatio ad will be roceived untile Srolosk b1 b o, Lownte, Gity Eagiaser, Denver, Col., Bept. 7, 1878, TEAS. THEAS. der, pex 1b, 50, 80, T5c—Standard. 38 Tiyecnn 1 ioa-;msunmu. IndArd. ..o Our Blandard Teas are unsurpessed for excetiency of «@avor, Bent 0. 0. D. {0 all parts of tho United Btates. ! T XICOEKSON, | 167 Souths Clarkest. - TEAS. 8u you try tho now Jap. Tes, just recelved, ‘which we offer at the extromely low price of 60a per wpound, You pay $1.00 lfir rer Tea fn most places, ONG KONG TEA CO., 1 and 8 North Olarkat, 3 DENTISTRY, ;W A $30 whe, t full oet u’fl&‘zgn‘fl oufim‘fi?fi)flhm?rknnm } and most fashionabla res . lp)n-au: ort in the cily. Corner Olark —___TOILETINE., “Beauty. ‘The charm that soothes the \Tags bresst com: possntuad p wiclda the hfll‘bmd :upl “42 04 reason aud breaks hearts and m’er—. 1t may come Lo the mald of the dalry with the larky ' song, o Lhe balle of th aus with TOILETINE, e : OOLLEGTION AGENGY, s YOU #Hay always find auccess 10 & credit businees 1 debtors Pay promptly. To expect Lhin you muat push siaios it ¥1bia sgancy due, of employ 1noasures that will, sdmils of no compromise with bad debtors, FRABIEI'S COLLECTION AGENOY, Goruer Blate snd Monrog.ste, GENERAL NOTIOES, TTTEXOURSIONS . The “ BEN DRAKE" will make P ey My Teivieg Curibs trom south end of Clark-at, Lridge, st 10:30's, m, and PRI i A BUSINESS OARDS. [ J. W. HALLIDAY, (RuTADLISULD 1664.) ‘.wnnn"!*w?c. oAnD “E‘lxezAvnn. & POLITICAL. Second Day's Session of the Pennsylvania. Demo- cratic Conven- * tion, Incidents of the Battle Between the Soft and Hard Money . Mene Rags Win, and the Example of the Ohio Democracy . Followed. They Demand the Retirement of tho National Bank Circulation ; The Issue of Legal-Tenders ‘Without Condition or Limit; ., And the Establishment of a Gencral System of Freo Banking, Oyrus L. Pershing Nominated for -Governor on the Eloventh Ballot, The Closing Hours of tho Convenfion— The Workingmen at Cincinnati, Gen. Spinnor Accepts the Nomination Tendered by the New York Ropublicans, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRACY. A GRELNBACK VICTORY, Spectal Diapateh to The Chicage Tridune, Enre, Pa., Sept. 9.—Tho Greenback partyhavo carried tho Keystono 8tate, ‘Tho party platform adopted in tbe Convention this afterncon is, with only o fow changoes in phraseology, tho Ohilo platform flnanclally, Xt bae all aloug been spparent to a closo observor that, notwithatand. ing oll the lard-money talk, the Obio plat- form, or something similar, would bo adopted, aod tho surmisea have only proved too corroct, It bad for months boen sssortod by the party organs throcghont the Stato that o wide division¢on the currency question would take placo, and iho gonersl tono has been for bard monoy, but the party leaders, Randall and Wallaco; wers determined from the first to iave tho floancial plank of tho Ohio platform inserted, as is would TAKE WRLL WITH THE WORKING CLASSES tbroughout tho8tato, either Republican or Dem- ocratio, 1§ was aonounced Jato last night that Beo. 8 of tho Ohfo piatform had besn adopted, and alightly changed, but # turned out that it wan not adopted, and to-dny was presonted in noarly its original form. Beveral bitter spooch. es were mado this aftornoon opposivg the odoption of tho financial plank. Mr, Bow- don, * of [Lohigh County, moved to amond, malking it more for hard money. Amid choors and hisses e nobly stood up and bad his httle say. Iis smendment was tabled by a large voto, and the rosolutions, with cheors and continued applauss, wers ndopted, Donn- sylvania Liss wheoled into lno with Obio, ana tho result iu certainly ausepicions for our Oblo brethren, and will inspir thom with new lifo. The Democrats of that Btato feel jubilznt, and will now talk inflation worso thau ever. It will bavo the effoct of infusing fnto thom now Lfe ; but the probabilities are that they will nat oarry that State, 01d Bill Allen got 8o cothusisstic when ho ro- ceived tho glad tidings that ho tolegraphod back, ‘'Bully for Ponnsylvania Democrata. Thoy Lave done nobly. Viotory is cortain in Novem- ber." Bevorsl othor congratulatory dispatchos woro roceived from other prominent Ohlo rag- monsey mon. TUE NOMINEE FON GOVEINOR On the eloventh ballot, at midnight, L. Porshing waa nominated for Gavarnor, Judge Porsliug is s native of Cambria County, and was born in 1826, Ilo has practicod law at Johnstown for many yoars, aud lLas dovoted his lifa to hls profes sion. Although & Domocrat in his convio- tions, he was not & violant partisan, and wan of- ten called upon to take a placo on tho ticket, In 1856, ho camo within a fow votes of defeating Cal. Edlo for Congress in tho strongjRopubliosn dlstrict of Hnnlinggon, Blair, Cambris, and Homorset, and in 1858 he was renomluated for Congress, but was defeated by 8, 8. Blur by somo 2,000, although lsading hig tioket. In 1860 ho was chosen to the Legislaturo, and served five years consecutivoly, In 1869, he was tho Democratio nomineo for Bupreme Jndge, but was dofosted by Judge Williams by 8,701 majority. Two ycara 'f.“ tho people of Scebuylkill “County, without distinction of party, nominated him for Prest. dent Judge against Judge Ryan, and he was olected by over 8,000 mlrnrny. Bince then he has dcvn;dndwhlmulr u: {"I. Judicial duties, and digchary o accoptably. K mmflm‘ummu.u Enrz, Ps., Bept. 9,—The Domocratlo Btats Couvention reassembled at 11 o'clock, aud voted to prooead to the nomination of Uovernor and T'reasurar, A motion was mado toadjourn tiit the Comamit- tes on Rosolutions hiad thno o egroo ou sroport. ‘The wotion was loat, aud & motion to ruconsider was made, and then that motion was {ndefinitely postponed, The yeas and nays wers valled ou all the motions for the sako of dalay. EXPEBIMENTAL, The Commilteo on Hesolutlons are endeavor- Ing to come to some sgreement, but stand 25 to 24 ou tho currency resolutions, which are as fol- lows: the contraction of (he money currency and ctreutrtlng montues herutoforo muds byt Hepublican party, and the further contractlon proposed by ft with & viaw Lo forced resuznption of spocio rayments, has already Lrouglt dlanl‘mr 10 tho busiuess of the country xnd threatons gonersl baukruptey; and while wo ex- proaaly enunciato the principlo 1hat & souud currency should be gold and silver, or reedcomabla thereln, we 210 0p) 1o cither contruction or inflation of ‘the presciit currency, and would loave th restoration of o logal-tendrs {0 par In gold to bo brought about by Rumoting the industries of the poople, and mot by troying them, That the polioy already initiatcd by the Ropub- Hcan parly of abolshing legal-tenders and give ing National Banks the power 1o all the currency will iucresss the power of sn slrcudy dangerous monopoly sud the enormons burdens now, oppressing the without oo advan tages, :::?m‘:pu'lnmn Natlooal m{‘nfitfi'l'moa« be row an eutly vetirod, A als ndors be Iseued iu thelr plca. ‘Tbak the PULLio fntereat demands that the Govern- ment should oate lo disorsdit ita own mnauey, and should make ils legal-tonders recelvable for ali publio duca excopt whers roapect for tha obligation of con- tracts requires payment in coln, Wo favoriug the extinction of the present N and thoestablishmont in thelr atead of tem of froo banks of discount and depoalt, unde n!lumhm a8 n:hu ;II:A::‘ ,,'E"""’?i""’ may Lmulb.‘ox and no paper mouey, Such oa may be lawu Girecily by nd upaty tho it of the Pt Qovern. rding practicall; based & ‘ia'd‘fium 50 Oluer Feoparty of the whals peosis couslep, Poreistent efforte are boing mads to commiy CHICAGO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1875. the Conventton to a more positive inflation reso- lntton, At1o'clock the Convention adjourned till 3 p.m. THE PLATFORM. On reasssmbling at 3 o'clack mittos on Nesolutions roport iattorm P eanteed, Tha fwe nerehy doclaro our unfaltoring devotion 1o ko fuudsmental principles of the Demo- cratic Government a4 enunciated by Thomas Jeflerton 11 hfs st insugural address, to-wit: Equaiand oxe act justice to all men of whateosver atats or perans. tion, religious or political: tho Aupport of tate Gov- ernments in all their righta an the most compotent ad- miniatration for our domestio concorns snd {ho surest bulwarks sgainat anti-republican tenden- clen : the supremacy of Ihe eivil ovar the military suthority : cconomy in the publlo eapeuno ; that Isbar taay bo ligbtly buxdened ; honeet pryment of our Juat ebin, auq tha kacred preservation of the punlie Tl s freedom of religion, freedom of the preas, freedom of thio perscn_under tha protection of thn _great writ of babeas corpus, and trial by Jurics impartiaily sclected, Secomd—That the wide-spread depression and saffer. 1ng which affect every businean and_employment that 18 capali & of belng toiiched by legialation abow hoyond A doubt the ignorance, ineMciency, and wickedness of the leatera of the party that has ruled tho Slate and natlon for & period of years, aud calls for their fmme- diato aud permanent rrmoval from tbo places which tliey have 80 long distionored and dirgraced, 7frd—That the undue multiplication of public o~ cers and tho inordinate incresto of salaries and emoln. 100Dt of oflices are stmung thie mauy ortla which Radl. cal rulo han forced upon iho country, and, favoring an cconomical administration of the Federal and Atate Governmenta, 80 that thie peaple tnay bo an apecdily an Posnibic relieved from the burden f tazation with hich they 70 now reriously_oppresod, wo call up- ou ouir Tederal and Binto ropresentatives 1o strive by all prorer meann to reduce them both to. the very lowe sl practicable number nnd amonnt, Fourth—That the conduct of the present State Tross- tirer i the management of tho Comsmonwealth'n finan- cooy 10 bia nglecting to sppropriato the moncys in tho siuking fuud in paymeut of iho public. dcht an TaIdlY na required by law, non-sccounting for tho in- tereat rocoived by him for the peopl'a money deponit- ed with tho soseral binks and yanking oatitutions {hroughout the State, and his insolcnt rofusal 1o wub- mit the archiven of tho Treasury Dopartment tos legally-constituted comunitieo of the Hause of ltepres rontatives sppointed Lo investigalo the rame, is causo for grave suspicton, aud s deserving of tha severest condomnation at the hands of an outraged acd already overtazed people, Fifth—That the condltion of our State Treasury do- mauds the most acarching and thorough {nvestigation, and we call upon the Committes appolnted by tha Jlouse of Represcutatives to investigato the stutn of the same, snd to reaolutely uraue the duty which has Lee conflded to it. Sizth—That the nomisees of this Convention are bereby piedged to apgly all moneys in by rinking fund, aa roquired by [av, In tha reduction of the public dabit, nud tieroby zave the intorest on tho same to 1o amonut a0 reduced, aud that moneys duo the Come monwealth from corportions and indisidusla shall o promptly collected and_poid_into tho Treasury, and not fu any manner, direclly or indirectly, to ewiploy put.lic moneys for (heir own profit or purpuees, Seventh—That tho contraction of ‘(ho mouny cur- rency and circulativg medium_herotofora mado by the Tepublicsu party, and the furtlier contraction pro- posod by i, with & view: to forced resumption of spiocie poyments, han alrendy brought disster to the Luainiess of 'thie country, and (hreateus gezeral bankruptey. We aowand that thin policy Lo abno- doned, ‘and that the volume of moncy by mado and kept equal to the wants of trade, leaving tho restora- tion of legal-tendora to prin gold to be Lrought about by promoting the industrics of the people, and nat by deniroying thient, Li9hth—That tho policy already initiated by the Rte- ubiican party of abolielitng logal-tenders, and girtug tha Natfonal Banka the power to furuish alf the cur- rency, wil fucreaso the power of an already daugerous 10010paly, aud the enorinous buzdens now oppresaiy tb poople, without compensating ndvantago; on that ail ks Natiousl Daok circulation should be prompuy end permanently rotired, and full legals tenders he lasued dn tholr stead. Nenth—Tust tha public interest demands {hat tho Govornment ebould ceass o discrodit ita_own money, and ahould mako ila legal-tenders recelvable for all public dues axcopt where roapect for the obligation of contracts raquires payment in . m., the Com- the following and tho establithment in their stead of & system of froa banks of discount and deposit, under auch regu- lations aa tho States respectively may preseribo, sud 10 paper mouey except such as may be frsued directly by and upon thio falth of (he Federal Govornment, of- fording practically a curzency based on the gold and lll\'c: and othier property of the wholo poople of tho conn! Iflllre’nul—’nnl with this geclaration of princlples and policy, we arralgn tho leadera of tho Hepublican party for thelr extravagent expenditures and profi- @ato'wasto of the people’s money: for (holr carrup- tion 3 for tholr peealation; for thelr contempt of con- stitulional obligations; for their extortionate increass of the salaries of our public officers; for their op- presaivo, unjust, and defective system of taxation, Duance,'snd curreucy; for their continuanca of in. compotent and corrapt mon in ofice; and for their general mismanagemont of both the Stato and Fed- eral Governmonta ; and wo. cnl'd!ll'z invite the Liberal Tepublicsns, and all piher men without regard to past party aesoclition, 10 co-operate with us fn expolliug em from powet and in sccuring auch an sdministras tlon of our public afairs as enaracierized tie rurer and bottor days of tha Republic, It was moved to ndopt the resolutions asa whole without debato, Mr, Bowdon, of Lehigh, got the floor, but as 8000 88 it was apparent that ho purposed offer- ing au amondment to the curronoy plank, hia voice was drawned in the uproar. The provious queation was demanded, but smid cries of ** Froo spocch 1 * No gag " etc., bo was allowed to procoed with hia remarks. e spake decidedly in favor of bard monoy ; eaid it wns the good old Demacratic doctrine ; if the Convontion took a docisive staud on the cur- rency question it should favor gold and silver. Ho thought the rosolution should be non-com- mittal, and moved an smondmont to that effect. Mr. Hlugles, of Schuylkill, Chairman of tho Committee on Resolutions, defended tho plat- form as roparted. Ho thought him worso than 8 Bourhon who advocated cnrmn? baaed ox- clusively on gotd and ativer. 1fosaid tho legal- tendors aro not werely promises to pay any moro than gold currency. Legal tendor is of itsolf money. It redeoms iteslf overy timo it js tendored and rocolved in payment of dobt, ils moved that Bowdon’s amendment bo laid on the tablo. Tho ycna and nays were calicd on Hughos' motion and Bowdon's amendment. The former wag-carricd and the lattor loat. Mr. Bowdon took the floor sgain amidst con- siderablo_coufusion, and wmoved to stike out Becs. 7, 8, 0, and 10, substitutlog tho fiuancial resolutions in tha last year's Pannsylvania Donio- cratic platform, which callod for early specie ro- sumption, but under a call of ‘* Quostion " no attontion was paid to Howdon's motion, and tho reaclutions were adopted sa originally read. TRE NOINATIONS, Nomiuations of candidates for Governor then followed, Elghteon nsmes wero proscntsd. ‘Tho flrst four ballots resultod as follows : Firat Iatiot—Bigler, iarr, 48; ¥ox, 20 Tows, 18; m:yui 31; Plcollelte, 11; North, 20; Mortos, 17} 3: Monagban, I Second liatlot—DBigler, 4 ; Tarr, ¢1; Fos, 2 ; Doss, Noyes, 34 1 Mcollotte, 133 Nortl, '14 ; Mortan, 13} TRots, Monaghan, i, lor, 41; Barr, 40 For, H jatia, 13 ; Norib, withdrawn ; Kor. i , 18 ; Mousghan, 12, Eourth Hallot—Digler, 45 ; Barr, 40; Fox, 24§ 28 Noyes, 42; Picollette, 17; Lorton, withdrawn ; Fershing, 10; Monagban, 13, Tho “seattoring vetos ware cast for Jenks, Mott, Glbson, Knos, Coftroth, Drelir, Bpang, and Mitoholl. The Convention adjourned at 7, and resssem- bledatg:sg, 4 'yt Dallot—Barr, 81% Ross, 83; Fox, 25; Porshin aghan, 12; Stiles, Jonks, Sirth Hatlot—Barr, 48; Diglor, i Ry Noyes, 1 Fershing, 13 Ticoltette, 11 Mons® an, 9; Jaal oy fl:t'lnc—nm 48; Bigler, 53; Rous, 46; Peratilng, 0: ¥ox, withdiawn DPicsllots, 8 Joaks: 10 : Noyes, 48 ; Moonghan, 0, Eighth Datlot—Liarr, 43 { Tilgler, 0 Pieollette, B; Jenkins, & aghau, ¥, EN A Ballot—Barr, 34 ; Biglor, 53; Noycs, ¢1; Toss, 54 Forabiag, 4 Picollatis, 11 ;'Jeulks, 41 Curitu, 1] onaglian, Fentn Liitot~Diglar, 64 ; Darr, 297 Tioss, 08 Noyes, %0: berltug, 0;. Plealiotte, 7; Jonkiny, 3: Moca: ghan, 7, When the reault of the tenth ballot had been announced, Bigler's name was withdrawn i favor of Porehing, and the voting procesdod with the following roaults ; itoas, 91; Noyes, 87 Pershing, 143; Pieollolle, 15 Monaghan, 5. Porshivg was declared the nominee for Qov- eroor amnid wild enthusiadin, and on_motion of Judge Rous' brothor,—a delegato,—~Pershing's nomination was mndo nnanimons. {J';l‘lgung for Stato Ivessurer 16 now begioning —12:40 0. 1. oyes, 313 Porshing Digler, 48; Noyes, 31; g, 257 Vicollitte, 133 Mon* and Gibson, sesttering. oan, 0 Fo, 83; Tows, 47; Per- + Noyes, 's2; Mon- A NOISY TIME, At the conclusion of the firat ballod for Trens- uror, the Ohair said that time was needed to in- quire into tho antecedents of candidates, and snnounced 8 motion to adjoarn, put it, aud de- clared it carried amid wild shonts and cries of “No, no," from overy pat of the Louse, o took ~his “hat, and way burrying sway, wheu MoMullen, of Philadelpbia, and sevoral otliers loaped upoa tho stago and de- mandod that he return’ and continua tho ballot- og, smid shouts aud threats of violence. Mo- Mullan beld bis stand and foiced the Prosidunt back to the chaw. The Chair then callod & divislou on adjournmunt aud not ono vots was glvon in the afirmative. Order was at longth rostored, snd the ballot proceoded, with Orange Nobleshizad a3 m. Tho balloting proveadod s follows JHirel Balist~=Hanoock, 13 Nobla, 63 ; Baaton, 8; Playford, 33 ; Sioan, 87 Ton, 13; McGuire, 13 Abramn, 7. Fecond Iinllot~Piaytera, '6i; Noble, 62; Pioolette, 64; Plersoll, 17; Hows, 87 Alrsme, 6 ; Hancock, 6 Embreck, 21 Howell, 3, Noble in Pronident of tha Keystono Naticnal Bank of thin city, but his represontative, Alien, stated to the Convontion that Noble bad hocn for sonrs opposed ta fio national banking nysiem. 8; Kmbreck, 6 ; Lowels, ——— THE WORKINGMEN. A YIW OF RELLES'M ADNENENTE. Crvcixxaty, Sopt. O.—After fuo short ses- sfons of about three hours each and amidst great confusion, the Farmors and Mechankea' Confer- ence adjonrned to-day after the adoption of a platform. Thero wore only 1hirty-elght dele- &aten present ont of the 200 who had signed (he regularcall. All tho Esatorn dolegates with- row, Il following resolntions were declsred adopt- ed, altliongh many delcgaten refused o sub- ecribo to them ; F(rst—That ihe intereata of prodact N0 maiter what deeriitich,aro funejar and, Leing tlie bighent iteresta in e world, re: quire the just consideration of Uovernments, Second—Tha this Confernnce, which £rings from tho Anti-Monopoly Conference ut Marriahitrg, reeng- Dizea jn (he labor movement Lo sectional or aeifist intereat, but the aapiration on the part of the® pro- ducers fo substituta ultraiem for egotiem o hutunn relations, aud it couniders that all ndustrld orgai- 2atious aro patersaily giving practical esyremion to that sapiration, Third—Wao denounce atl special legirTation Ly whiel, privilegen and_ fmmunitios are granted o corpe tations tliat are not accorded to indlviduals, (hun custiing the corporationa (o grow rich at the expouno of the labor- 1ng aud producing elarkzs, /s Frourt ATt wo demnsd the Immodiate Into repeal of tho Kedemplion act of 1575 Of Tl Natlonal Daukiog 1aw. att that the tornes shall supply tho natious! yaper money directly, sad thie paper Lo moado o leyut tender for il deblo, puble ndustry, of Aud a amit, and to, including duties on imports, to be 1nter- chungeablo for reglatored bonds drawing 1.t exaeading 3,661 per cont uuuually at the option cf the holder of tha bitls, Fyth—As ell special privileges, immunities, azd pawara eonferred on corporations of any kind or aa- ture aro granted at the exponse of tho people, theye |. yrivileges and powors muat be Leld rubordinate ta the rights of the popls aud subject to tho supervision and control of the power creatiug then, Steth—That tho ownersbip of lsnds by esrrying companles in_quantities exccding what s necermary {o Luy Lracks and Luild dapota and vecearary bulldiugs is iu effect the satnne 38 would Le tho cstabiishment of m‘:’ (’T of mortmain, snd skould therefore be pro- ed, Serenth—That wo are in favorof direct tszation bared wpon oll property, incomo from ralaries or mon- or valto of whatover ¥ind, I7ighth—That the Prealdenifal ofica be Limited Ly the smeadod Constitution 16 one term. The ninth rosolution provides for tho appoint- mout of 8 committeo of thirtcen, to nct fn con- Junction with tho National Exceutive Committee of the Indepondent porty, sppoivtod by tha Cleveland Convoution, au n joiut Committeo to couduct tho businesa of the National Indepond. ent party, —_——— MISCELLANEQUS, 10WA BTATE SENATORLAL NOMINATION, Special Duvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Brovx Ciry, Ia,, Sopt. 9.—~Tho Republicans of tho Forty-voventh Bevatorial District, in Con- vontion at itorm Lako yesterday, nomiuated tho Hon. E.J. Hartshorn, of Palo Alto County, for Senator. Mr, Hartehorn _repressnted the Sov- onty-first District In the House Iaat seasion, and 18 very popular in bis district. MATT, CARPENTER AND THE TFUEAN. Mivwavncs, Wis., Sopt. 9.—The Sentiiel this morning publislies an open lotter from ex-Hena- tor Carpontor to Charles A, Dana, replving to o rocent aritcle in tho New York Sun, and defoud- ing the so-called Press-gag law, GEN, BPINSEW ACCEPTS. Banaroaa, N. Y., Bept. 0.—Uen. Spinner has acceptod tho Itepublican momination for Htate Comptroller, MIBGIERIPPI CONORESSIONAL NOMINATION, Mrexeus, Bept. 9.—~Thoe Republicans of the Third Missiwsippi District yostorday nominated Finnis 1L, Little for Congross, SPRINGFIELD, ‘The Roilrond Commissioners—Tho State Board of Equalizution to Jun. Iet Over the Rnilronds ok tho State Grati—(Eeslgnationy. Spectat Diapateh to The Cateaas Zribune, BeniNarizup, Ill., Sept.D.—L'ho Railroad Com- missloners have adjonrned ond gons home, and to-night it transpires that sfr, Mc- Laugllin, Secrotary of tho Railroad Com- mission, yostarday m?m.-nud the DBoard to appoint his successor. 1t veems he had notified tho Doard momo time since that he could not sorye longor than August unless tho salary wero incressed, At tho August mesting the Board requostod the opimon of tho Attor- noy General &8s to their' power to imcronso tho malary. - This oploion was given advorse to such’ incroass, Mr. MoLangh- 1in was then about deoliuing to act looger when, dunng that mooting, cortain chnrges reflecting on bim In regard to railroad poasscs n{)punrad in tha Chicago papors, e theroforo decided not to rosign unill the Doard should ju- vostigato the matlor, At tho mooeting yosterday tho l?nlrd addressed him & communication, stat- iog thut thoy had investigated the charges mado, aud failed to find them sustained. Upon receipt of thm commuaication, which was sigaed by all tho memboarn of the Hoard, Le renowed his noti- fleation declining to act longer, and requesting tho appointmant of a successor. No official ac- tion Las as {fit been taken upon his roquess, but thoro probably will be soon, In tho Btato Board of Rqualization, this mora- ing, it was rocommendod that 87 instead of U5 per cont bo deductod from persoual property in Kano County, and tho recommoadation con- ocurred in. This afterncon tho Cowmittos to osseed the tangible property of railroads made tliolr roport, which was referrod to the Committeo on Qoneral Equalization, with directions to cqualiza tbis clses of property on tho samo basla of otner property, viz.: at b0 per cent of its cash valuo. Tho sggregato emount of the tangiblo property of rallroadas other than is assemsod by tho Assessors of counties, and whioh conmats of the road-bad aod rolling mtock of the oads, in & little over £32,000,000, which, when oqualized, .will boa little over 816,000,000, Tho work is now all In tho bauds of tho Committeo on Gen- eral Equalization, excopt tho esacssment of capital mtock. Mr. English, as Chair- man of tho Committoo on tho sascssmont of ratlroad property, introduced & preamble and resolution, reciting In substanco that, wheroas, this Board has roccived sn invitation from James M. Boardsley and Mossrs, Cranaton and inckloy, on bolalf 'of the railronds they r:g— rosont, and athorn, to travel ovor tho raiiroads of tho SBtato, and tendering s car sud transportation for that purposo, and, whereas, & Bcraoull inspoction of tha property which the oard i callod upon to assees woold onablo them to more inteiligontly do their work, there- fore, rosolved, that ‘the invitation be accoptod, and that o Committes of three be appointed to confer with the railroad managora ou tho subject, nod that the Board make* the trip aad {uspect tho proporty somo timo betweon thin and the noxt meeting of the Board, to bo fzod by ths Committeo. The resalution was adopted, Jocoph J, Rabinean, of Ford County, & moms ber of tho Twenty-ninth Gonoral Assembly, tendored bis rosignation to-dsy ns Represonta- tivo from tho - Eighteonth Seaatorial District, Ho goes to (ansas. No new olection will be or- dered to Lk the vacynoy. FIRES, NEAR SAGINAV, MICH. Spectal Inepateh to The Chicagn Priount, Last 8aaivaw, Mich., Bepl, 0.—A dwolling- houso ownea by M, Bollman, and occapied by Uenry Favner, located opposite this city, was struck by lightalug this morning, aud burned, with most of 1ta gontents, including $100 in groeubacks. Loes, $1,900 ; 1nsured for 81,030, GRAIN BURNED, Bpecial Dispateh ‘he Chwcaga Tribune, Evai¥, 1), Hopt. 8.—The lightning Tuesday and Wednesdsy night destroyed & good deal of rain fu this section by burning, but caused nn suulmndon of lito. AT MARSHFIELD, MASS. Basrox, Bept. §.—Daalel Wobstor' houss at Marshileld, Mass., was buroed lass night. Syectad Duvash to Ths Chicago Tribuns, Laxsrg, Mioh., Bept. 9.—A casoof parox- ysmal kissing has excited considerablo talk in this city yuunhz*ud to-day. Edwanl Shaw osreated one Gaylor for kisaiug his wifo. The case was tried yoatérday, and the jury hava nog yok come in THE DELUGE. Accounts of Q@reat Destruc- tion Caused by Yester- day's Storm, Three Disasters Caused by Wash- outs on the Northwest- ern Road, Freight and Passenger Traing Wrecked, and Several Lives Lost, A List of the Victims=--Dam- age to lowa Roads. How the Floods Cene Down in This City and Vicinity, The Low Places TFlooded and Much Froperty De- stroyed. RAILROAD DISASTERS. TRIDGES WABUED AWAY. Ho such 1ain-storm as that which provailed in ibe soutbiern partof Wisconsin Wednesday night has ever bcforo occurred iu that section. On the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago & North- wostern Iiailroad, for a circuit of about 25 miles, 8a0d especinlly botweon Lawronco and Sbop:eer, the rain came down in torrents for nearly thros Lours. It is tho goncral opiulon that a water- spout must hiave burated over that point. The rivers and crecks soon becamo terrific ntrenma, carrying slong everything in their path, destroy- ing nearly all the bridges aud nuwberless cul- verta in that section, snd great dsmage gon- erally resulted, particularly to tho railrosds. A number of trains on the Chicago & Northwoat- cro Railroad WERE DITCITED AND WRECKLD, aod tho loes of human Jifs was quito conelder- ablo. Tha most sovers of the accidantaoceurred ot Lawronco, o emall station oo _the Wisconsln Divigion of the Northwestern Road, abont 65 miles from this city. At this point tho pas- souger trafn No, 3, which left this city ab 9:45 Wednesday uvanlnfi. was completely wrecked by bLeing plunged headiong into tho stream at that point, tho bridge having bocn washed away. The cugine, tender, baggago car, exprees car, aud ono socond-class car wera completely destroyved, whilo tho other pashonger cara were more or losy damaged. 'Tho engineor, baggageman, nawsboy, and ono passenger were Lilled outrnight, whilo four ollier passengers aro roportsd soverely wounded. TOE BCENE on the wrecked train_afier being plunged into the abyes was bevond desctiption, Fortunately thestream wasebsllow, and thus many of tho pas- senpers werosaved from death by drowning. The people at tho placo were on hand promptly, and, together with tho able-bodied men on the train, did all in thoir power to extricate the passengers from tho debris and take caro of the aead aud wonnded. Tho namo of tho engineer wau Henry Morzis, and that of the firoman James Ferry. Dot have been iu tho employ of thoe Company fof Mauy years, Thoname ‘of tho other could not be leatved, but it 1s understood that he was aresident of this city. As 800n a8 the news of tho accidont was re- ceived by tha Company a special trmin was sent totho place of accident frow this city, on board of which wero the ofticials of the road and sov- eral surgeonh. 4NOTII SIRIOUS ACCINENT ocenrred nosr Llarvaxd, about 2 mites this aide of Lawronce, on the Kenosha & Rockford Braoch. At this pointa freight-train was pre- cipitatod down s culvert which had baco washod away by tho storm. Tl tratm tras badly wreokod and the fireman yas killed. Near Shopiere AUOTITD FREIGIT- TRATX wog precipriated Jown a culvert, and the engi- noor and firewnau inetantly killed.” The name of the cogineor P. Dolsn, and that of the fire- inaa could not bo ascertained. Theao ore all the-accidents reported In this city. Tho road, however, has suffered ather se- vero damago by the flood. At Beloit part of tuo bridge over Turtle Creok was doatroyed by the flood, 'This is on the Madison Division of tho Northwestern Hosd. One bend of the bridgo is completoly swept away, and 20 foet of tho embankment has given awny. Tho rest of: the bridge remains intact. One and a halt, miles from Roacoe a stono sbutment ls also carried away. and tho embankmdnt is destroyed ;or a distance of 30 ar 40 foot and 12 or.14 foot oep. CONATRUCTION TRAIXA lott the city yestordny with a large fores of workingmon and mochanics, and thoe officials of tho Northwestorn Itailway are contident to have overything in running order to-day. ‘Tho rain wae also unusuvally beavy on the lawa Division of tho road, and on tha Northom Division of tha Iilinois Central, the Chicagq Tock Teland & Pacific, and the Chicago, Burling. ton & Quiney Bailroads, but no damsge of any conasquenco has thus far beeu reported, ADDITIONAL. Gpectal Diwpatch to The Chicogo Tyibune, Rocxrorp, 1., Bept. 9.—News was receivad in this city lo-day that ono irsin on the Madison Lins broko through a bndge. Not kuown how many aro hurt. Anothor train_broke tarough a culvert near Lawrence, on the Wiscon- o lino. Thoe enginser and fireman wero kiflod inatantly. A nymber were wouoded. Avother tzain broke through n bridge at Bhason, on the Wisconsin line, Eloven persons ware ktlled out- right mdtwont{-flvo wounded, All causod by tho storms of fast night. Two freighi-trains aro off the track botween Harvard and Kenosha, LILLED AND INJURED, Miuwauxee, Bept. 9.—~Tbe names of the men killed at Bhopiere aro Ralph L'olou ana Poter MoDermott, At Lawronce, whore tho oight E‘““”" -train_was wreckod, MHonry Morris, Frank Gisb, aod James Lorrie wero killed, aud Houry Hall, A, Mayhow, and others badiy in- Jured, Near Harvard, on the Konosha Division, James Horrick was killod. . A traln was wrooked ut Alden's Grove, on the Weatern Union, and ono wman (s missing. Home of iho freight-cara tloated a mile aad & half into tho fields. ~ Culverts between Clinton and teloit aro gone, and it will Lo several days before 08 cAD wWovo, AT AXD NEAD BELOIT, Bpecial Ianaich (o 7'l Chicaan Tribune, Brrorr, Wis, Bogt. 9.—The worst tlood ever known hote oocusred last night and to-asy. It rained torrents nearly all niglt, {and this moru- iog found Turtle Creek and its tributariea higher and moro deatructive than ever before known. — The b5 o'clock passeuger train oasy on the Western Uniou Hailroad tuis moruiug weut throwgh n bridge 20 1cot bigh, about 2 milea east of hore, wrecklng overytbiog oxcept the slesping-car, ivjuring the tirowan and several passenpors, but Liituyg nono, Mis, Marin A, Patch, of McGrogor, Blrs. L. uo{; and Mrs, Mary Curtis, of Wob- ster, wa, wero o good doal brulsed. Mry, Curtis was slso soverely cut on tho Lead. all aro camfortable, 2ud will recover. ‘The slceper remained on the track, and brought tho prasengers to tha depat without any cogiwe, it Ldng wh-grads all the way. 4 A culvert went out at 5 a m. 4 miles soath ou the Chicsgo & Northiwestorn Raflroad, lotting iu two froight cars ond tae teudor, The break therols 4 or 6 o roda wido, aud the bridge 1 damaged, noces- | Hitating two travafors for bi, Paul passougora. ‘Tho Western Union Railrusd Lridgo disro ls also destroyed ; also, tbo loug wagon -bridge caat of towil, hnch damuge ls doue . to ouces and umall bridges, ete., iu tbo country, More rain to-uigat. OTUBE DAMAGE. Dispaich t The Chicago Tyibune, ¥ Roonvi Tuos Baph. 3. The storm WhiGh vilt- Ahis localisy last uight sad_to~dsy waa gns of the heaviest of the sesson. ALl tho strenmn aral w. awollen, and much damago to railrosds has sulted from overflow, ‘Iho track of the Chy ¢ago, Burliogton & Quiory Road between thi cty sad urlington s under water ff & connidersbls distance, and communicatit Las been lmllrel{ cat off during the day, 1 Keakuk & Den Moinen austamed slight dame= & at difforont places, and trains havebeon dma# ‘Tbo bridge of the Bi. Lonis, Koaknk & Ne ern Hoad over the Den Moinon River is in gor of boing carried away, aod tho Toy | Aloxandris, 6 mile below bero, isthrea . with Ipundation. Ram is still falling, aug s sireama contiatio fo rise. fowA ROADS, Sperial Dispateh to The Chirass Tyibtins, Drnuque, la., Sept. 9.—A hieavy shower thia afternoon, continuing nsveral hours, did great damage to crops and other property, railronds comiug in for a ehare by washing out ombank- ments, undermining cuiverts, and carrying away awmall bridges, A passenger train on tho Clin. too, Dubuque " & Minnerota Railroad near Lsnaing was tbrown into the river snd fificon peraons injured, nono dangeruusly. No trains arrived from that direction on tte Bonthern road. A coach got off tho track, and 1o traing arrived or depsrted to-night from the Weat. No ncerdents are 10ported, but Lraiu aro running cautiously, and all are bebiud time. —— CHICAGO. TOW TRE FLOOLS CAME DOWN. About five weeks havo elapsed sinco the heary Angunt flocds which did ro much damago in tuis county, erpecially in the Towns of Yaloa snd Worth. Hinco that timn thers have been only vzeastonal shiowers, and in the early part.of thia wouk farmots wero beginving Lo expross a do- tire for a litllo molsiure, aud city peoplo wera cinmoring for rain in order that {hey might ba asved {ho troublo of wprinkling their warden plots aud graws lawns with waser from tho lnke. Thoir mowmtest wishes hava boen fully realized, and they have lecrned for the hundredth time how unwise it is to oxpress adesito fer ungthing in tho weather way, Tho rtorm eecdon Legan sgain about midnight of Wednerdny. A heavy storm came slowly up f10m the west, aud reachied its full forco {n the eity about 2 o'clock. Tho wind biow violently, dristog the rain before It in blinding torrents, aud the icosesot lightoing and thunder—tho Iatter far moro vivlent thau any this weason— anakened all householders. Tho etorm contine ued with almoat unabated forca unul about 4 a'elock, when it gradually begau Lo coase, but tho Lieavens rerinined overcast until 11 yoster- day morning. Qutaide tho city the violence of the storm was maiuly felt in tho northorn part of this county, and in Lako and Mcllenry Coun- ties, Ita disastrous effccts unon tho Northe wostern Rsilrosd is detailed in another columu. In the city iteolf no dsmage waa done. The ditches wero soon filled witl water and the capacury of the sewets for & shori timo was sorely tazed; but oven in tho low Iands tu tho Sixth, Hevonth, and part of tho Fif- teenth Warde, nona of the inhshitonts were routed from their slumbor by a watery invasicu. TIE HECOND FLOOD. Toward noou the skics cleared off, tho sun shone warmly, aud the temperature became sul- try and opprossive. Abeut 3, in accordanco with the propliocy of the weathier-report, which di- lated upon ‘‘occasional raina’ for this sec- tion, it sgain began raning slightly, but not witn any force untul 6 o'clock, whob itcame down in torrents quite os heavily as on the preceding oveuing, though accompanied by less wind. It was worse than the delugo of the night before, however, in that it camo st an hour when all tho business and workingmen of the city wero starting for their homes. Dolnded by the plensant weathor of midday, nearly all the n{mn cary of tho difforont railway lines had been tal outor the barna and put into active service, 'Ibe canvas sidoes, even when new, aro an in- offectual protection sgainat the driviog raio, aud it was as necosgary to carry su umbrella on tho car as off it, while, owiug to thelr packed condi- tioo, a peraon could not avail himaeif of thas protection without discotfortingsomo neighbor, down whose back a eiresm of wator drapped from tho ribs of tho umbrella, or whoso eyes wore threatened by fhe projecting points. Tho meats of the cars woro coverod wilh water, aud it was lnteresting to witness tho pecaliar dingust of tho well-dressed Iugies, niany of whom hal been seduced out by the sunlighit, when they saw tha puddles iu shich thoy woro invitod to sit down, 'The structure of tho dress of the periva 1s not such that 1 can be lifted up out of bann's way 8o that tho skirts alono mnj bo exposod to mofatare, amd these Jightiy clad women wero witber forced to stand up—swaying from slde 1o side, now falling into the nrrus of the mon in front ood now into tha laps of themon bobind thom—or to kit and riek the conuoquencos, It waa also mterestiag to wiiness tho gradual look of damp dissatisfaction which stole ovor the Iady's foco as in the conse of o fow minuten tho wot on the moat strugk through. Tho cornor of Stats end Mndison strocta was crowded with peaple seoking refuge in tho storoa and hallwaga in tho veizhiborhood, sod then, as their car cameo in sight, making desporato plunges through téo puddlos in the pavement for the purpose of reaching 1t P TIL THIRD, * Tt continued raluiug thls timo, with tho wind atill from tho west, until about 7 o'clock, when the wind suddeuly voered to the north, cold sa an icicle; aud tho ramn-bearing clouds of tho west Iu.vlnf beeu extiausted, those of tho uorth contribpitod thoir -uxbpi{. sud auotber deluge poured’ down, accompanied with another bitier wind, which Iseted in its turn until 1ate at night, when the clouds graduslly bogan breaking away. TIE DAMAGE. Notwitbstanding theimmenso amount of water which.bas fallen duriog the last thirty-six houry, thero has Leou no serious aamago in tho city with tha following exceptions : A Baptisi council, which was to Lave beon held in the Bue- \oud Baptist Church, was rredectmably drowuud out. Au out-door meeting &t thecoiner of Laavitt and Congress stroets, called for the pur- feso of expresaing firy Indliustion Yolativo o 6 opening of Congress stroct to Wostern avenue, did not come off, tho few availablo um- brellas in the neighborbuod being required for tho servant glrls who wont for the beor. Tuo and moonlight festival st Kenwood for the finflt of the Homo of the Frioudiess was neccsaarily \postponed until a fature eveu- fng, Toe\ Cosmopolltuus being mora scoustomed V' to moisteniog the inmde e Thitugo Duily Tribnne. - 3z What tho Attorncy-General Ta. ~ NUMBER 17. —_ WASHINGTON. tonds to Do in tho Safo- Burglary Case. & The Most Dangerons Countorfeit um,'.v Ever Made Now Circulating, g Revenue Orders Regarding the Prevene tion of Fraud in Distitlerfes, The Northern Fust Mail Traln—Time- Tablo for Principal ities, Senam N Speetdt Dispatch to T'he Cheage Tyfdune, WastivatoN, D, C., Hept. 9,—Attornoy-Gene eral Piorrepotit gcems very much fn earnest in tho safe-burglary businoss, On Tuoedsy last, Columbna Alexander, having recolved o lotter, from o party in New York stating that Bliss, alias Milles, alias Williams, who was concotnod in tho District safe offalr, was under arreat thero, visitod thc District Attorney's office for tho purpose of inquiring what action conld bo taken 0 socure the prisonor's attend- auce bero. Mr. Aloxander met Maj. Richards, Baperintondent of Police, coming ont, and, tell- ing that ofticor his bueiness, wea informed that Gon. Wolls could not tako actlon, owing to tho ordor of Attorney-General Willlams to discon- tinue the prosecution of tho alleged safo-bur- glary conepirators. 3lr. Aloxsuder immadlately proceeded to tho Attornoy-Goneral's ofiice, aud bad an interviow with Judge Pierrcont. Mr. Piorrepont stated that, if there waa such an order in existouco ns would prevent the further prosectition of tho caso, it would bo rovoked, and imwediatoly sent o dispatch o Wella destr~ ing his attendance, Maj. Richards, on Thursday night, left for Now York with a vicw of identify- ing Milles, or tho party who was allowed to eseapo on tho night of the alleged safo- Lurulary. Yesterdns morning bo got o view ‘of ‘the yrieonor u the court, but it was ansnficient, and, on_going to tha Luitiow Hirect Jail, ho stated his oficct and pre- seuted 8 note. Tho ofticials statod that thoy maust give Milena show, and in g abort time_the en | Departient circles, Major was condacted to an upper room, whers furty of the pridonars wore assemblod, and Afom thiat numbier Maj, Richards picked aut the man Llies a¢ tho man Lo had scen behind the bill- Loard on the night the safo wns blawn opon. Liliss did not acknuwlodge that bo was tho party, but, m a conversation with Maj. Richards, showed ho was pretty well acquainted with the casa Johin Green, the Baltimoro barber who was accused of personating ss bail the weekthy Goorgetown pentleman in order to secure tha fraudilent releano of the burglar Snvdor, bss Leen fully identified, and was committed late to- night in dofault of 26,000 bail. A DANOEEOUA COUNTERFKIT. The Secree Servico anthorities have informa- tion that n compauy of Italinue bavo gone Wost with a large amount of the counterfeit 210 bitls of the Firut National Bank of Philadelphia. Theso countorfeita are exceodingly dsngerous. One of them was recently roceived at the Treas- ury cosh-room, aud vxchanged by tho experts for small money. The counterfeit is probably tho moet dangorous extant, I ig gerhmz on i faco, but hae & fow defects in tho baok. TUE CLLIFORNIA YRAUDS. The recoutly dicovored frauds in California havo excitcd a great doal of interost in Trossury and peculiarly interoating dovelopuents may bo auticipated. DISTILLEBIES, Thoe Commisslonor of Internal Revenue has Just issued a very important circular concarning tue method of dotermining the r]\uufll,v of gram sctually wused by & distillor, which 18 to bo immediately put in force. It pro- vides In subatance that, on the TO0CIY of tho dustiller’s returns in each month, tua Commisaioner of Intorual Rovonue will procecd in accordance with Bec. 3,309, of the United Blutes Itevisod Statutee, to inquire and datar- mine whether tho distiller haa accounted for all the urain or molassed and sli tho spirita producod by him in the precoding month, and also whether bo huas usad any grain or molasses in excess of the capacity of his distillery, as ecstimated ac- cording to law, On maklog this inqmiry and deternunation, the quantity of graio or molasecs used will baagcertained from the distltlor's roturn, thestorakeoper's munthly abatract, or form No.88,; and such other ovidences na aroavailable. The quantity of grain or molasses in bushels and pounds or gallons on band, in mash, &t the bo- frinnlog of tho month, will be added to that par in mash daring tho month, and from the tota: will ba deducted the quautity on band in mash at tho cud of the month, and in come putmng tho busteld of gralu or, gallons of molas~ ses usd from tho gallons of mash or beer brewed or fermouted, tho same coarse will bo pursued, nemely, the mash or boor on hand st tho boginolog of the month will be brought forward wnd added to tho production of the mouth, nud the quantity on band at the end of tho month will be deductod therefrom, sod tho remainder only in either caso will Ix congidored as the quantily of material used dup ing tho wonth, THE PAST TOAIN, Tho Post-Ofico Dopartmentihas docided not to pormit tho fast mail train over the Ponnsylvania Central Rond to start before Bept. 16, tun date whon tho great tzaln over the New York Contral will seact. “Cho Penvsylvania Road bad ovidently intonded to goin some credit by startiug threo duys catlier, " Tha Company, howover, did nos furnish the Department with tho time-table un- il the 7th, {To the deioctated Press,) Waanixarox, D. C., Bopt. 9,—Tho Post-Offico Dopartiment has_ perfected wrangemeuts for a fast mail traln betweon Now York, Pittsburg, and tho West and bonthwost, which will be pus oporation on the 18th inst. It will loave New York ut 4:30 0. 1., and arrivo st Pitisburg at & p. 0.; Chicago, 6:00 &, m.; Cinctanati, 4:50 s, : ndianapolis, 6:50 a. m., and 8¢, Louis, 2 p. . TUE 847,000 nonnrny. Tha proliminary boanng i tho case of Thoo- dore A. Deown, in counection with the United Btates Troasnry larceny, waa coutinued to-day. ‘Ttia colorad jwnitor of tho polico headquartors than the outaMo of their bodics, were wise in | testified that ou the nightof Lhod]-dy of Otiman’s r timo and delayed their grand picnic until Batur- day. ‘I'be attemianco attho Exposition was vory tudch cut down. and that at tho theatres was ro- duced to nothiug, whilo soveral young meu who had promisad to tako soveral yooug women ont for evening strolly, tormiuating in (ce-cream and lomonads, were obRged Lo break theix promises. ‘Tho roads sad raifways outside thecity have hecn matenally intorfored with; but 80 far as | a1 bag yot beon hward wodamago bas boeu dons by lightoiog, excopt iz ous or two placea on the Wiscossin Division of the Northwestern Road, The rain washed apay about 25 feet of tha curb-wall and a portiou of tha pavement at (Le sonutheast coruer ot Lmuuun aud Fifth ay- ouite, lusk evening. Officor Jamloson ploced a temporary guatd around {80 prevent accidents, ‘I'is Board of Public Works should attend to b st oncs, : VERSYL DINASTED. During tho heavy galo Inst night tha scow E. I'. Gain ‘wout ashioro st tho foot of Twonticth wtreot about 11:30 o’clock, ana the C,,,?u , L. 8, Clair, ond threo sailors were 1escood witlh duli- culty by police ors from ‘Twenty-sacon Btrevt Station, Tho vopael was light, aud was out 20 niles, whon the gale struck bur. Otlcor Carey Lad oua of his logs bully crushed by a troight traln, which struck bhim whilo bo was standing on the Ilinols Cantral tracks assistug wrecked soamen, it —— © THE JETTY SYSTEM: New Yoxu, Sept. 9.—The Board of Engineers who waro chargod with tho oxamiuation of Capt, Eads’ plans for the improvemout of the mouth of the Misswsippl Miver, st & supplementury | dynt urrest, Ottuinu gavo Lin s note addressed to the Caehier of tho Goruua-Aworncau Saviogy Dank, in subytance asking the Csublor to give a box to tho bearer. Ottwan mid to him: “**1f you at- tend to this, it will bo o hig thing for you. Get the box, sud tear wy pamo, which is on the paper inclostng i, inbo s thousand pioces, aud I will give you &5000 nnd a Louss d lot. It you have o friend in Alexzan. dra with whom you osn leave the box, bury It, and wark iho placa,” It appeared from the furtber Lestimony of the witness thar he took Ontmau’s noto, but, inatesdof doing as Ottroan roquestod, gave the nots to the de. toctives, aud nccompaulod them to Alexandris, wherae thoey obtained possession of tho box from the bank, and brought it o Washington, whera it was placed In the Treasury vaults for safe hoeplog as a spacial deposit, & bool onrr of R.gzs & Co.'s banking-Louse teaified that Oti- nman upn‘m.'llln'ldu?;l‘li‘ll! “:lh:n nnflun ls‘ih of July. Uttman's pouit was £100, and soon lfh)}nrlnll Lo deposited noarly ¥5,00) more, © APROINTMENT. Tho Prosideat has appointed Virgilm, Block- br.dge, of Matne, Lrawminor-in-Chiof of the T'atent Ofllce, EDUCATIONAL, 4 Speoial Dispateh to Tha Chieage Tridums, Lawaexcs, Kan,, Sopt. 9.—The Kansag Btate Univernity opancd its fall torm of 6chool here yosterday with n larger attandsnce than ever be-~ fore. This latter fact Is partly to be accounte for by tha yvery genoral succesa thia yoar among farmors, Both faculty and students aro contie of accomplishing, in the year pafore them, meoting, rocommendod upantmously thoe imue- | & very gratitving amount of work, ‘Ahe Btatu diate cooatruction of ons Jutty, starticg ou a taugent to tho east bank of the entrunce totha- pasa, sud curviug thon to tho westward op a rag diug of 8,000 foot till it reaches tho 24-foot cop-,| tour line, tho {urtuer prolongation of this work aud tha exccution of the works ou the weat side 1o bo loft for determifiation nftor an ocheervation of tho offects produced by the conelrustion reo- ommended. The Board ‘sdjourned 0 1woot st New Orloana Nov. 10, i Agticulturs) Colioge st |Manhattan has also be- &Un ita labors under tho most favprable circam- slances, CCMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. Spucial Dispateh to The Chizago Tribune, Dusuque, {a., Sept. 9.—The commercial (rav- olors of this city mado their second snnusl parade to the fair-grounds in @ body, Rumbsing & buudsod mombecs, ? 2