Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1875, Page 9

CITICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 18 -re ().~ WINDS AND WATERS, The Destruction Wrought by Thursday's Storm. 4n Effectual End Put to Yachting for the Season. Ruin Among the Row-Boats.- A General Smash-Up. Vessels Stranded Near Tight- eenth Street---The Wreck- ers at Work, Excitement at Hyde Park--- Saving the Shipwrecked Mariners. A Number-of Other Lake Dis- asters Reported. Damage to Railroads Leading from Chicago. ON THE LAKES. DIBASTERS RXIORTED. The terrifio rain and thunderstorm which paseed ovar this part of tho country Wodneeday night, causing the desiruction of much proporty sod wany livos, culminated Thursday ovening with one of the most violent galen of wind avor known. Upto Thureday night about 8 o'clock, thowind biad been blowlag flercolv fiom the southwost, but as it blew off shore the lake was remarkably quiet. At about hsif-past 9 o'clock, when the rain had boen coming down iu tor- rents for seyoral hours, the wind voered sudden- 1y aronnd to the northiwost, cxactly tho opposito quarter from which it had been blowing bofors. As the bours progressed tho galn increascd in violemeo, and at mbout 11 p'clock it was blowing with unparallolod fury. driving all insido thelr housca for safety, Bnt one clasy of peoplo Who und to enconuter that jale 1ian no houses built on torra firma to retiro to. Thoro are but few poople liviog on Jand who can nppreclato the Lardships, dsugers, and pri- vationa the eailors navigating the lakos have to endore in such westhor na that of Thursday pight. Their lot is hard ono ordinsrily, but, when thoy biava to stand on deck aud fight with angry olements for the presetvstion of their crafis and their hiven, it is somothing which noue but the stoutest heart could endure. Thousands of esllors wore out on frail crafts on this terriblo night, and, strango to say, thun far tho luss of NOT A BINOLE NUMAN LIZL bas bosn reportod, though the disasters to vos- sels ara more numerous than thoy Lave beow at any previona galo, IHad the gale oceurred nt the begioning of the weak the disasiers would have boen much less, but at the end of tho v.00¢ most of the exat shore lumber floet a1e on their way to this port. Thera wero at least from 160 $0 200 veasels bound for this port at the time tho galo commencod. There was no waning what- ever, They woro comiug slowly aloog boloro & biisk southoast wiud, swwhen of a sudden a north- sast squall of unprecodonted fury struok them from flm opposlie direction, BPLITTING AXD TEARING TIE BAILS 8 if thoy biad beon macdes of the fiailost muslin. Tho waters begau to roor aud foaw, and tho yeasels wors hifted up by tho augry billows. Whotlier avy of shoe frall ctafts have beon swallowed with tholr liing froight by tho cle- mentsbas not yet boen Jearned, and it mill take sevoral dags bifore tho smolio of thia battle of o winds ba clearad away and tho facta. aro all fully known, As yet no loss of life has been rblpm‘tefl, and it is boped that nono will hayo to 0. TAZ BOENE ALONG TIIE LAKE SIHODE Jyesterday morntng was giand aud awe-fuscirlng, The wsters were Lolling, and foamiwg, sod eplashing, displsylng all the colors of tho raobow. The breakors aud wavos ran up tho bosch and againat the plers with furlous force, bresking up evoryihing coming within thelr gassp. Buch was ibeic force that tho rip-iap which supports tho Tilinows Conlral track near Twenty-sccond strcot wap awept away, laaving the track exposed and m-lun{ 1t deugerous for trains to pass over it. The (ako shoio driva in Rincoln Paik has besn considerably damagod by tho waven which boat up thero with grent fury. 1In somp pleces tho road has beon indented to the dopthh of about 10 feet, and iu many places the edgs of the road with its wooden protection L beon displaced. As tar aut sa the eye could reach tho lake was covorad with whiteswiged crafts, some comlog toward the harbor, othore lying nohor waiting for tho tugs to tow them in, R‘L\u water. boweser, was too much disturbed to allom the little tugs to vanturo far out inthe treachorous Iake, and heuce wany of tho disabled veusols had to wait in vain, The shore from Gromvo Polut to Hyde Park was strawn with timber of all kind [ost from the varlous weasels and dabris from tho wrocked crafts, and the river thieves wers on hand a8 usual p:ching up eversthiog of value and canying ic away to ibeir hiding places, Bergt. Fitzpatrick, of the Twenty-second Btreet ttatlon, and Bergt, Dar- rett, of the Cottage (irove Avenus Station, made a largs detail of tho forcor uuder their command for tho purpose of driving theen follows away, to find euoch bodi migbt bo washod sshore, en a8 aod to rondor aasistance wherover possible to e shipwrecked maninera, ‘The fury of the galo lashed tha sea with terriflo force over the breakwater and piors, and the '?.'JI leapsd bigh in the air, whils the dsugerons fiood awept into the bastos along the lako front, and did sarous damage. Itwas between 9 and 10 #clock when tho son 1an {ho heaviest and the urricans waa atita beight, aud tho ownors of BMALL CRAFT wafllered the greatest loss, Joun Fernosux, the propiietor of tho Lake A4 the foot of Park Row, wi the poor fellow baving Led his row-ooats, ninetesn in number, torn from their mooringe in the ~basin aud Bwept several hundred yards to the mouthward and Jazhod lfil‘mfi! » amall and the breakwater with sach forco aa to smaeh them all to proces, aod leave scarcely s repairable ons smong them. A maan of painted frayments was all that could bereen of many of the boats, Beveral wera hauled up on the little basin pior at the foot of ‘Tweltth suoet ith their bows, sldos, and sterun in. Tho boats wore valued ab from ¥45 $0 876 each. sud Mr, Fernesux eaya hia total loss 18 61,000. Ilo mada strenuous offorts sll night to haul op biv boats, but tho ses waw too Leavy 1o admit of bis spprosching them, aud he was compelied to see ihem dnfioft and go to pleces, Hs {s & poor man, snd has worked tudustrious! 8 long time to accumulste the boats Lo Lad. I8 had uo insuranco, Boma nf his patrous talk ot gottlog up n subscription for the benefit of bimself sud wite, Jobn Lynch i the proprietor of 1he Michi- g avenua bost-ouve, just mouth of For- beaux's, and bad thirteon bosts smashed up ont of sevenly-five which be had In the basin. His h\om loss will reach about 9800, and there {a no 'k boathiouse, situated thio_ largest losor, surance. Muchell Cuson, & young man who has four- l'rmx:l‘ boats, had two bioken to plecesin Jn.u .'é'&fe akwater along the lake froot was cons ly damsged, the cribe be ‘brok: the timbare dlsgiaced. 8 Mk THB YACUTS, Fx-Sherlft Tim Bradley's yaont Fleetwing, valued ar §500, and uninsured, was driven down the basin towsrd tue 1llivois Central sound. house, at the foot of Fourteenth sizest, avd was badly damaged, ‘Two holes were knocked 1u the boitom, and ehe muok 1o shallow water, Hor riggiog was aluo dawaged. ‘The yacht Nawd, belongiug to Ed Darnett, was beached and rendered simoat & total wreck witbin & fow yards ¢f the Fieotwing. Bhbe wax worth §200. ‘The Levinis, snother yacht of the second class, was broxen up badly, and besched. Her ¥alue is $200. The yacht Doily Varden was suuk and stove in badlv. ° Bhe was worth 8100. Whiiam Bonuets lad & ealoon and restaurant ia & scow-boat in the water, between ['welfth 1ad Thirtaenth etreets, aud it was entirely do- Hoyed, togeibior with ha stook and Axtures. Ho puts his lo ,000, and b 1» proposca to o boat-honae at Calumet at the mouth of tho lako, with tho asin.ance of Lin feleuds. and appeals to the sportamen aaod pioanuro.uekora who may vislt that vicinity to lend bim a helplog haud. Henry liouderaon lust & row-boat in the banin valued at #50, aud other iudividuals Lad thor amall boats smashiod to fluders, The yacht Aonis Loulne Carv, ona of thn bont and Iargeat at thin port, was usod np to such an oxtont by tho waves and the floating timhor thit alie sprang o leak and went to the bottom. Sho in owned by Cspt.Jobn A. Fariar snd Capt. William liggie, 1¢ia beliovad that aho can bo raimod. 'The accidonta to all thrse yachs will it an ond co tho yachi-ruces for this ‘eeason at loant. ag there sio no yachis of any account ozcept the Frolie, Zephyr, Lulu, aud Lincola romaining uninjurod at thir po.t. ATEAM VEANELD, No accidenta to siaam vowals have as yet bean rojorted. Tuo steamor Muskegon, of Qood- nch's line, which loft for the Michigan shora, returoed o Uy port se poun as tho storm camo up. The steamer Huron, of Lawlor's line, waa aleo compellod to cowe back, and who came nedr golug sabiora in 1o viclnity of Evanstou. Tho stoamer Heotla, of tho Uuion Lme, which nlao Jelt last ovoniog, anly kot a fo milos otit- sido, and_was compelled to onduro the storm, nol” Loing nble to got back tuto port. Bhe withatond the fury of tha gale mucceasfully, and roturnod 10 thiw barbor yestordsy momiug to wait for botter woathor. THE JOMN DUNN, 1he moat ssvere actidout that has thus far beon rtoported in tho Atrandlog of the fine schoonor Johu Duun, This vossel wns on her ~ay from Cloveland to this port with a carzo of coal, Bho sas struck by tho gale off Milsatikeo botweon 6ana 7o'clock 1 thoevoniug, ‘Tho fury of ttio wind drovo hor rapidly tomerd this port, and whon off tbe Guvernmont Lreakwater sho cant hor anchors to provent ber runnivg againet tha pler. Tho ancnors, bowevor, dingred, and sho was toged hither aud thither by thia wavos, Sba flunlly hogau to .k, aud in apito of tho of- furls of tha crow drifted alowly tuwards shoro sud at 4 o'clock in tho morning ntranded at tho foot of Eighteenth ftreot, Thore were flve soa- mon besides tho Captain on board, and alto fomato cook. The gale was so floice that thrra unfortunato persons had to Iash themsalves to the spars, not to bo swopt ovaiboaid by tho waves which swopt tho deck with fury. Iu this posstion they remsiud until yesterday morning, sslien thoy sworo roloased by tho ald ‘of a rujo which waa tied to bor Inizonmast and then The almost oxhannted mon 'ga by tho kind-hearted peoplo that neighvoinood snd well cated for, fomale cook, who was also by the aid of & 7Tops, wan some Iadies, and recelvod in 1uo saved carriod off by tho best of attention until sho lmd fally recov- erod from the ouects of tho privation aud ex- poeuse of that torriblo nicht, Tho vossal etill iea in hior poriloua position, hor docks being awept by tho sons and the buliwarks alroady ear- tied nway. Blo s full of water, aud her rudder, Leadgoar, and jibboom arogono. Thora I, how- aver, suma hojio that tho hull may bo eaved, as the ‘veesel was an ubusually strong one, and rated AL, Suo is owned by Mr. Joho Dubn, a wealthy grooor at Oswogo. Tho nnme of the Captait in Williamn Cartor, and that of tho Firat Mato John Cartor, 8 brother of the former. ‘I'tiera is no insurance on the vessel, and the loss is esiimatod ut 812.000. TUE L. F, OAL Tho disastor to tho acow L. . Galn was briofly meationied 1n yestordav's papor. Lhis vossel way driveu asboronear the foot of Twents-gecond atreet, 2u the crow oscaped by awimmiug aahore. Oflicers Joby M. Cnry and John Donovan, who are stauoacd atthat pont lent o Lelplug haud to the imporilod men, and tho rescuo of tho fomale cuok, Laurs Audrevs, s malulv attiibut- alle 1o thean brave ofticers, One of tho oflicer: while etanding on tho Hllinols Coniral track, was struck by a freinht engine, aid bis leg was badyy ctusnod’ Lasst oveving the unfortunato man nas 0 low (bat ho wae not oxpected to live. The Gain waa atrick Ly tho gale vome 30 miles olf tlis narbor, and whon noarug the breakwater #ho cast her ancliors, but, huo tho Duuw, dragged them, sod in & shoit timo went on the peach near I'wenty-second strout, Tho trow were savod 88 wtaied, but tho vesssl was rapidly broken up by the furions Lrenteis, and not two pocos aie loft wiicing together. ‘The deoris in scattered all along 1o shoro, anid tne bLarpics sud nver-thioves are alieady at work carryloy off avarytbing of valuo, 'The vemsel end cargo of lumber wore worth sbous $4.000, nod there was uo Insurance, TIE A, ATET. The peoplo of Hrde Park vestorday morning more ureatly agitatod at the wight of & divmanted veousol drilling frow tho nosth toward the vil- lape. Glasses wora broughtto bear upon ber, but not & soul could bo dircoverad on dock. and the general improssion was that all hends had voun wasliod overboard the miglit befure, and shiat thie sbip nus now drifung s tho caprico of tho waves. My and hy, however, a man was toade out at tho hulm, and though ¢ bo vessel ap- penred 1o groat distrers, it was thought slie would bo mbla to swonther tho storm. Wheo abreast of Bixty-third sireet sahe csme to anchor, and thero was couriderable commotion ' sboard, Lfforts wers bejog made to lsunch the swall boat, for the purposo of landing the crew. ‘Thusaitenpt gave riso to renowed fearsns to tho eafoty of the vessel, and & Iarge cromd of exciten villagora ns~ semblea on the beach to witnora tho eliugglesof the crew, aud rendor any assiutanca that might bo lo tooir pawer, Atout Y o'clock tho boat was aucceanfully lowerod, and two of tho crew got in and pulled for tho shore. Tho nus was very rough, and the bost was tossed about itko & cockle-sholl. Beveral times it waa thought she would succub to the fury of the wavos, but the skill of the seamon managed to keep her afloas until within 200 fees fiom land, ween she capelzed. Tho throng on the bosch wore thrown into "a fover of ex- citorent by this accident. Women shricked, and mou rusbod wilaly aboat in tfio hopa of do- vising somo meana 1or tho rescus of tho two men, who wers uow makiug dosperato efforis to koop atloat. The special poiicemen, John Margeutbaler and A. M. Meacham, and a young wen named Wulter Gray, woro (ho flist to rovi to thutr rescuo, Providing themaclvea with ropes, (hay waded out about 100 foet fiom_the sbore, aud throw tho ropen to tho men. Thoy wore fortuuato enough fo catct hold, and wero droggod to tbe beach moro desd thaa aliso, amid tho choeis of the mpectators, who bod givon up hopos of soewg them resouod. lbe meu's namos were A. DBiake- Iy aud Wiliam Dlack, who had voluntesred to come arboro, in order to tela- fnpu to Chlcaxa for tugs, Irom them it wea oarucd tuat the vessel was thoe schooner A. Rust, ownod by David Dsll, of Chicago, wiioh lott the city Jight at 6 o'clock Thuraday ght for Muskenon. Tho storm gob tho bettor of them abuut balf-past 12, when thoy were driven back to Chucago, but were uusblo to make the ha bor, A squali took away the foremaat, wiich 1n its fall dragized down thio rigging aud the main. want. Tas suchors wera puworleas to hold the vousol, sud sho driftod about all night, until an- churage was obtained as stated above, [ivo men, inoluding the Cantalu, wero loft on board, aud 16 was foursd it the tuga aid nol oomo to hor assistance, sho would brosk awny, drifs ashore, aud becomo s total wrock, No tups could put out vestorday atiornoon, but the echooner still malntatoed hor postion. 'The sos aud wind had tomowhat subsided, and 1 was thought sho could hold out until morning. Large nume bera of people kept visiting the beach all day to louls at the wreok and comniserato the unfor- tuuate seamon imprisoned thoreon, Blukely stated to the reporter that he had naver passod such a rouglinight at sea before, A littto to tho south of the A, Rust was the throo-masted scuoonar Lovi Giaut st auchor, Bue was 1o no dangor, howaver, and was ouly awalting the moderstion of the weather to pro- cood to ber dostiuation. Two sod a hall miles further south was ANOTUER ECNOONER, the namo of wiich cou d uot be aucertained, who movued iu & worso plight, but was ueverihiolcos in uo great danger, A boat wasl:od ashore at Myde Park ln tue motniug, which gave vise to wuch speoulation. 1t belouged to nolitior of thoe vessols in siaht, and hnd no uame or other mark by which it couid be identified, It was cousiderably bat~ tered, the bow belug staved In, the gonersl opinion way that it belonged to sowe ship wrock- od 10 tho nelghborhood. The beach from Fift'eth streot north wi atrewed with lumber, ovidently washed from the docks of distroasod vossels, TUK HOUOONER MAJ. FERBY, owned by Maj, N. H, Forry, of Graud Haven, left this port light shortly befoio the beginuing of tho gale, Tueaday sveniuk, to get & cargo of lumber at Whito Lake. Bho got out atout 12 wmules, wlio ulio et her auchor go, but dragged, sod was driven ssbore at the foot of Buperior atroet, wlere sha was scuttiod o pre- yeot bor from poundiag to plecss. The vossel liea so closn Lil's’ pier that the crow hiad but listle diffculty in reaching 1t, and thus vaving shelr lives, Though the vessal shows but Ibtle damage, yet it is be- Tioved shat who will ba & compiste’ wkeok_Jyiey un top of about forty spilos, waloh must noces sanly poscn holes in ber boltom, As far as could bo ascertained, sho was not insured. duriog th lor “I‘lla‘d’ nla.x:‘gn:;h J uriog ihe gale, collided n ¢ schooner Jesss l'mlhfm, & fow mles off this Lasbor. The Liun loat hex big ancuor aud comin wod ber m.zasn- wask, She way towed ln hero sbout noou you- terday, lozking badly aad the n?filul of diatiess L x:!u. ‘The F'hillips lost ber Jibboom sud bow- it THF BARGE WALYERINE, of (rand Havau, left Lioro Thursdsy. Sbe eo- countered (ho gale some distsnce out, sud was s Undly daniagod tiat ot crew waro compaliod to sbandon hor, Thoy wers broogtt to thin harbor by the barge Winslow. Another one of the eama koo of barges, the namoof which ouid tiok be loarned, was Dansed ehortly aficr the gala Ly the achonner Tibbote. ller Cavtain that sho was leaking badly, aud could not ntand i¢ much looger. He beygotd to have o tug sent to hin aasiatence, The barge Witham Burus, af thin linw, fe also reported to bo In & water- logied condition about 10 miles off thid port. LI HER MU JIATE, Tha Ralph Campbell madn hor apt earancs at the enirauce of kle harbor vesterday mocming flying & Nlag of dirtrons. Bhio fa water-loged. "‘he schoonor Lislls Brown arrived wita par: of uer deckiond uf teurowl tie yovs. .- ‘Tho tchooner Abigail isd nor sxils solit and part of her dockload of lumber svepl away. Tho achoouer A, J. Mowry lost her Jibboom. had her sl wpht, aod pere of hor geckload of lumbor carriod away, ‘The szhoouer dizine came in minus Lor jib- boom sod topsall, toresall, aud staysail torn to piecen, ; The schooner Gesino had Lor mats spiit, aud the topni. autirely carriod awsy, ‘The schooner Hairiet Aun lost part of her deckload of lumuer, aud her uails were toru to pisces, ‘I'ne eehioonora Prince and Helon Blood wero wlightly damaged, sud lost s portion of their deckloads, . ‘Lhe schoonor Guide lost her jiba and rib- bons, aud tho schaoner Seabird “lost bior main ‘The echooner Mystio camo in with her jiba and maila gone to pieces. The schouner Kotct- um lout mom of her deckload of Ilumber. Tho schoonor Lowia Day had Ler sails wplit, tho topeall cacrind aasy, and lost her decklosd of lumber. ‘L'tia schovuer 8. Bates loat Lot foregafl wnd waingalf, and subaorod souse astnage to bor sally, ‘The scnoonor Iticuard Mokt lost part of bor deckfoad of lumbor, aud ber forcsail was complotely esrrind away, Tho brrge Eldorado, of Escanaba, camo back mious her mizzen-mast. The schr Uossie Doalt fost both of ber ancliors, and tho Richard Mott had ber foresail catriod awav, Lhe aclr Rein- dear, bound from thin port for Oswego, wan dniven back from I'oint au Hauble, having lost past of Lier cargo and sondry damago. ‘Lho steam bargo Bismarck, on Lier way to thls pori with tbreo barges, oucountered the gala about 3y milos off this narbor sad was compeli- edte let her tow go. '[ho Large Merinette, one of hor tow, made this port yextenday worn- ing, baving loat & portion of “hor docxluad of luwver, The barge Graco Filer, anotber of bor tow, arrived shortly after, loakumg budly. Tho third ono, tho name of which could not be loarned, Liaa not yot arrived hera, Tlio schocnor fienle Calkiug s Iying near the Nortn Pier waterloggod snd otherwiso damaged. Tho schooner Cot. Lilsworth, loadod with Jum- bor, i venorted ashore uesr Catumet, but the extout of her damage ia not kuows. avd tho schooner Gazolle 18 said to have stranded near ‘Waukegan, sud broken in two, Tho schoonsr Jonu F., Traoy loat her dack-load of tumber, sud the schooner Middlesex sutfored » suniar lows, The schooner Gabiatin, which loft 1or Kingaton day boforo yesterday, apraug & leak, and was comrolled to como bsck. Numerous minor sccidents nave hoppened to vessels out on the lake duiing the storm, but uono of them of cuough comsoquence to iake special mention of. Tho air was full of rumors last night regard. ing acccidenta to vesmols aua vesols sshure along tno west ehoro, but nune of them could be traced to any roliabls sourco, The morm was, according ta the testimony of the oldost aud mont oxperionced vessei-mon, tho mesorcat over witnessed on Lako Michinan, and 1t sill take soms daya before the full extent of tho damago doze ¢an bo uscostained. LATER. » The bopo exprossod that {ho loss of humnn Iifo wight not have to bo rcported as ouo of tho consoguences of (bis fearful gale has nob Loon realized, aud oue vessol Captain wont down with big vessol 1ast eveultg at tho very entianca to tlus harbor. Tl sear Onondaga, of Buffalo, with & cargo of cosl, a rived last eveniog, snd, whilo tritug to make the harbor, at about ¥ o'clock, lier “wheel waa disabied, snd sho hecame unmapsgeable. The wator at that point was ull very tough, and the waves going very ligh, “Slo _ was driven into tho basin north of the lght-houso, at the oxtreme ond of tho north p.cr, which she etruck with such foico 18 to spring o lenk aud zo 10 the botiom at onco, Capt, Dayno was ewopt off tho duck, oud, though Lnut wero thrown to bim, he could not bo uavad, and periched bofore tho eyos of his 8ou, Who was on Loard of tho veasel. The crew cacaped unhatt, The Ouondaga was about 10 years old, wos 572 tons butden, and waa 1 good 7o aw. Hor carso was consigned to dlcssis, Buke & Whtenouse, of this ciey. Her mizzon- sunut I gon - aod sbie & poars ta bo broaking up, Whother tiere was any susurance or not could not be ascurtained. TORT RUTOK, Spectat Dranatehs to the Catcago Trioune, Ponr livnoy, Mich,, Bept. 10. ~Lhe barges E. 8. Gould, Merrimag, T. I Bholdow, and Suplin Bmuth, of the tug Magtiowar's tow, which wero cast adrift noar Powt aux Barques lant bight, havo not yet arrived, aud it is Iearcd that voe of them are 108, a3 they wore nut well provided oith il Tho barzes M., B, Bpalding and Fdward Kean, of the esmo tow, arrived shortly after noon, snd tlie othors, if aot disabled, should havo wrrived before this. “the _propoller Fountsin City, which pasatd down 1his avouing, reports a large three-master ssliore 1 or near the Harbor of Nefuge, at Sand Beach, Sbe wus displaytak & sigual of di.bu s, but was 100 far in suose for the propollor tu s sigt hor or learn ber name, Bhould tho veswel bo on the bouch thore 18 evory probability that ahe will go to Diocos, sa tha gale & unabated. No tolegraphic commubication can be bad with ports on tho rhora, a8 the wires ara a1l damy, ‘s barge Llma, whils sailig down tho river this_sfternoon, collided with a small schaonne lsving at sochor, zud cairiod away hor head- goar. 3 Tho barle Arctlo, partly loaded with Iumber, 1lon un the bank of tha river belas Sernis, whoro wbe was carried by tho wind lass night, + Part of tho tug Quayle's bow wero driven onthe bank Jaat night by thelr tow-line partiug, but were rolensod to.day by the eSorts of that tug. ‘Theaour Alzerine bas arrived down with a car- g0 of ore, and 1n a leaking condition. She will be towed to Clevoland. Tho barga Dreadpaught eailed in last night, water-logged, aud sunk in Barnis Lav this moru- iug. Bhe has a cargo of lambor ou board. ‘I'he bargo Outonsgou loft hor tow near Point anx Barquee Iast night, and arrived hore this nioining, Nona of Ler tow have arrived. GRAND JAVEN. Special Dispatch tn I'hs Chicaco Txibune, Gnanp Llavey, Mich,, Sept. 10.—The Leavieat ralo antl wind storm of the season preyailed for throe Lours |yst evening, commencing at 7 p, m. Tue signat oflice displayed tho storm danger sig= ual from miduight untii noon to-day, and reports nearly 2 1nchiew af rain-fall during tho storw, with o northesst wind reschlog a velacity of 35 molies ao hour, The storm sprung up suddenly. ‘Te wind still continues, though greatly moder- stod. No marino disasters bnve ocourred. No ves#els have sougnt safety 10 tbo harbor except two amsll hookers. I'ho Chicago aud Milwsukeo stoamers have ot yet srrived which woro dus here thus morning, ¢ MILWAUKZE, Mouwauxer, Wis., -Sept, 10.—During the galo 1ant night the bark Tauner mitemjted o maie tuis port, In chargo of s tug, but the tow.lino parted, and tho veasol drified southward of tho for, At aa esrly nour thie maralug she saok. 'he orew climbed futo tbo niggiug, aud were roucued this morning. Tho covk amam ashoro, Capt. Howard attempted (0 swim aanore, aud was drowned, — LAND DAMAGE. TUE SUOPIBLE DISANTER, Svecial Duvatch in The Chisaao_ Tribuns, JawsviLrr, Wis, Bept. 10.—On ‘Thursday morning the storm washed away the telegraph lives, so that it was imposaible to send news of the serious rallroad disaster near Bhoplere be- fore this evoning, Tho rain foll in torrents from 6 p. m. umil mornlpg, making rivers of all small stresms, and carrying everye thing boforo 1t Abont 1 milo south of 8hopiere, Nock County, on tha Chicage & Northwestern Rallway, sculvert aod pioco of embankment G0 foot long was washed away, aud & heavily-laden freight train bouud north ran (u- to the break withous a moment's warning, Tue engino went down 20 feet, and some twenty losd- ed fruight-cara were piled up on it. Ralpn To- lay, the engineer, and Peter MeDermott, the firoman, wore kitled. ‘The formor was uninjured by thocrash, but waa caught under the wreck and drowned, MoDermutt's body was brouglit to this city yestoruay mormivg and buried to-dav, but Tolan could not be oxtricated for many bours afior theaccident. 'Ine eugiucers and fremen killsd In both acol- deats, at Lawronce and Bhopieto, resided Lets, and loave famllics, Tbs booy of Englneer Moz~ rin, killod at Lawsonco, waa brought hero to-day, and will bo it fed Bundas. Trideon and culverts aro wasbed amay In all directions, and it nill o sovaral daga before travnn will run_regulacly on the Wiscounin Di- vinion. Tho M Panl Halimay acoma L0 iave encaped, And traina are runu ontime, Ou the ¥raire du Clusw and LaCrosso Divinioo, ou tho Wastatn Union Rulway, many bridgen aro washed awsy. At Allon’s Giove & froight traio ran ioto a washout, killing the en- | elnoor, name unkuown, and (¢ 18 aaid eeveral fisight-cais wera washed ont joto tle fiolds. AT AXD NEAR QuINCY, Hpectnt Diepated o i by Chicaos Tribune, Quixcy, ., Bapt, 10,—Tha regular exproas train Nu, 6, ov tbe Toledo, Wabash & VWoaiern Raileoad, which Iraves thin cit7 at 1 o'clook fur Tuledo, was dotayed at tho depot this morving | nearly tno houts, walting for Western connoce tions, At 3,13 tho crain 'o!t the city in chargo of 4, 1, Wisner, conductur, and Mark Bmith, en- ginner. It wos golng tbo usnal running tiwe, d, whon avout 2 milea sst of Cllayton, &b 4 o'clock, Tan nto a washed out culvert, 1iw-gap bewng 10 or 12 feet wide. ‘Tho wasboul occut- red aftor tho last train for the East bad paesed. ‘The enpino jutoped acros, running on tha ties, the tender droppng I tho diteh. followed by the baugnge-car, two coaches, aud the rleofer, which are to.ul weocks, Beveral persoun waro braived. Uno man got Lis ara and hiead vaverely cut. No oue way dangerouely hurt. — Couductor Wizner uad hin back komwuwiat_{bjuced, and tho bag- gazo mao Lad his shoulder ‘Ladly bruised. Tho recout heavy rulna have proved somowhat dis- antioun to sovora reilroads contrering in thie city. Aho Ht. Louls, Kenrss & Northwoutern suf- forod sovoroly fiom the Ligh water tho Des JMoines liver, a4 thn pior of tho bridge over that wiresm has beon washed ont, cansug tho br.dge to give way. Tho M., V. & W hme botween thiy city aid Hanallu Liaa hoen ropnire the iniention of tha ‘ompsay 1o Lisve rog: tralns retumg by scaldny noxt. ‘The Carthage bisuch of tho 1 on , INDIAN AFFAIRS, The Marsh Investigating Com. mittee In Sossion in Wash- ington. Bishop Hare Tells What He Enows of Agent Baville's Transactions, The Testimony Damaging to the Latter's Reputation. Some Yery Plain Talk TIndulged in by e Reveremd Whtness. Tribes Gathering for the Grand Counoil at Red Cloud, THE MAPSH COMMISSION, Rpecial Dupateh lo L he Chieaso Tribune, Wasnizotoy, D. C., Bopt, 10.—Ihe Ied Clond Investigation Commission commenced ita open Acsaion heto this mornlog. It was decided to bave the meeting public, tu accardsuco witn the Toquest of the pross, Tno members ol tho ! Commission, dutiug the motning, wore cugaged 1n read:og for tho first time the sttack ion Prof. Maish propared st the Interior Depart- * mont, sad published at Govornment oxpooss, Ch cago, Dur.dogton & Qrincy was mato impas- © stha during tho onre day vostorday by s wash- out near Tolushia, X whon tho heavyransof last sight mudo wurk imposeib o, and’ st is believol that the robur'c Joiton was washed ont, A large furco was nt work to-day, end will buve'it {n goud order to- Dight. KONMAL, TLL, Soeefal Jitapatch to 1 he Chicano Tribune, Buoomisotoy, M., Sopt. 10.—The Town of Normal nas visitod by s toiTibie stora last evon- 101z betwoon O aud 10, tho west aud the otuor thn northwest, uvited in » c{c\unn Just went of the aoutn end of the Nor- mal Hehonl grounds. I havoc began hore by the overtur: {ng of & tnu-story frame houso, un occunlod, Cutiing & patch tirough tho Noimal grounds, crashiug and strippiug Lracs, oblitorai- 1ug feuces, i ripped the roof off the bain of Ary. Alspaugh and the roof off the bara of L. C. Fuuk. Next it struck tho housa of Mr. Funz, a Inge squars brick of three storios, Tha hird'wtory was awent off eutirely, Mrs, Funk was lifted with the ruin avd thrown s uomber of roda iuto & brick pilo, where alio was found srith » log bioken abovo tho wnile. Liick, lumber, &id tho conteuts of the Lous: wero scatterod over the grouuds to a distauce of a mile or mors. Mra. Funk was [n tha sontlieast room of the upper floor when tho sterin came, and wasg just about retinug. AMr. Funk was below, fastoning tho window. No oue can aver imagino how, in tho midat of such a whirling chisos 0f dostructiou, sho was conveyed to tho spot where sho feil wishout fatal injury; a8t was, abo snetained 8 fiacturo of tho yikbt ler, just’ abovo the ankle, aud other injuries, which: may prove fata), Tho finaucial foss in very great, ay much of the elorhiug of bimself and wifs was eutangled 1o tho rums and wossod Dy tho raln. aud maay valuables wero scaticred ovar ths fields and lost. In the diroct path of tho tornado, grass, woeds, shrabs, tonces, aud sverything wan thrown pioue to the b, ‘The ground appearod au )l & giguutia rollee had boen drawa over 1t. NEAR OALENA, Speial Dispatch to Lle Cincaao Tridune, Garexa, Ii., Sept. 10.—Tiie heary rain-storm Inst ovening wasbed away thiee bridges betwron Galoun and Conncil-Lill, besides damnging the track in many placex, Soveral traina Lavo been waitiog hers nlt day for the damaga to Lo o paired. One 1a tha Miuocal I'uiut excurrion ttain to the Nubuquo Lxposition, swhich, aftor belng out all night, Iandod over 800 passengors bore this morniog, and is siill wasting for o chsaco t0 go forward. The city is fillod with_siraugora unoasily waitmg tho signal for etarcing. ‘Lhe moruing train Rofng Last waa at tho Gatena de- pot about 4 o'clack p. m., aud intends runoing up to tho frat Lreay, from which the passongers and baggage will bo travsferred by banc-cars (o atrain bevoud tho first break. Tbho narrow- Plugo track was undor water for soms aistance st might and this mornwg, but no eerious dnmnro 1 reported beyaud tho interruption of travel, THE ROCK RIVER. Svectal Diwatel o 7he Clacuan Tripune., Drxox, ill, Bept. 10.—The storm fast night excoeded auything avor witneswed by the oldest acttlers, thundor, ghtuiug, raw, sud s terrific wind lasting for noarly seven hours, ana played sad kavoo with the farmes, It bas now clsared T, sod the prospects to-night are for a heavy which will tin ihe curn crop w thie sec- tion.. Iuck Miver is boownne, and hos raised 7 foet in tho Inst twonty four hourd. AURORA, ILL. Speeial Dupaten to Lz Ch'eago Tribune, Aunoka, (Ui, Bopt 10.—~Tho storm Ia-t nirlt way the nlout seve/o sovn in thin city for sume years, Iudian Creok, an insgnificant siream which wauders through tho northeastesn portivn of tho city, was convertcd 1010 & Taging forrent, which swept away bridges and orbaokmoits which 2,000 will hardly replaco. 'Ihe structs 1n thi parc of the city wore also dawaged tp the smouut of abous $3,000. TIE JLLINOIS CENTEAL BATLROAD bLas been considerably damsged by tbe torrifio rains of the last few davs, but fuitunately no sccidegts of suy kind bave bappened. Threo bridges botwoon Galous avd Council Hills were Ladly injured, and no through traln arrived yerterday. ‘Theie in alsa a Lmak of over a mile 1n tha track at that polat, aud Lieuco parsougors could bot bo transterrod. Tho Com i, Low- ever, 18 busily engaged inrepairiog the damages, and tiatne aro expocted to run thronglh agal to-day or to-moirow, THE NORTIWESTERN, No other accidenta oxcept thodo reported o vemrday's I'BInUNE liave occutred on tho Wik cousiu Division of tho Chicago & Northwesiorn Railroads, The damnge dono to ths track and bridgea at Lawronce aud Shopfete #ill bo fully ropaired to-day, and tralos wil run sgein on timo aa usual, TUE CIICAGO, DURLINGTON & QUINCY RATLEOAD 1ias also sulferod from the flnnd. Tho water was very bigh on Mouoy Crock Iioftom, nosr Csr- tluge, yostorday morniug, but is now faliug agsin quute rapldly, and traia will run over it again_to-day. 1ba approsch toan iron brilge noat Bagatuwn was cutsway samewbat by the fluoa 1 Hendoréon Creek Thursday evoning, but tho watebmon roported it in time, and o #erie ous daciage occurzed, This delaved trainasome- what, but the bridge was passabla by 1 o'clock yestordsy. aud trafns ran over it. 'Ilie water was high in noarly all the atroans, but watch- nien wora ostad at all poiuts botore dark. Thoy reported water falling geverally after midnight. ‘Tho Dubuque express, dus hero at 9:45a. m., was detatued weat of Forreuton by the waahaut onthe Iiliuois Central itatlroad, The main ling and alt branches oxcopt bosween Burliugton and Cactuage ara {u runulog ovder, THE WEATHER, Wasnixoroy, D. O., 8ept. 11—1 8.m,—For the Leke rexion, genorally clear and cool weather will continue, with aorthacly to esterly winda and Ligh baromoter, follawsd by winds shiltiag 1o soutnesst sud southerly und falling vsrvmeter i the Upper Lake rogton. 10CAL OLBIRYATION, s UKIC4a0, Bept. 20, done,_[Bar. TAF{H] Wind, (Rawn T3 e D8I 63 N, brlakerond 09 Lo 58 sgg T Maxinium thermometer, 043 sminimu; URNEBAL OBSEBYATIONS. Qxt3ago, Bopt, 10—Miinight, Siation, [Bar.[Gary_Wind, [Ram, Obiesgo....| 0.3 Cueyeuns.. [30.10 Claveland Yeuk on. -3 Lesvenw'th s Ta Croms [W Detrolt A2 £ Duvonpori.|.0,.6] 8 E., frech, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Nrw Youx, Bopt. 10,—Arnvad—ttearse’ip Ruein, from 03, 1t was under reconatruction | Two wiorms, ouo from | | osteneibly for tho use of this Commienion, Al though this document hos beou published for s montb, it seems nover to have reacbol the Com- misnion antil now, This fact appoars to furniah Prof. Mareb somo justification fur the statewent that it was propared solely t5 Injury u private citizen, and from motiven of personsl revenge. DISUOP UARE, of Dskots, was on the stand for nearly five houts 1n the morning session. ‘The purporo of colling him was to confirm or dieprove the atleqa- tion of Prof. Marsh agsiust Dr, Saville, tho Episcopal Agent ot Hed Cloud. The drift of Bisbop are's testimony was to coufir Prof. Marab (i his essential statement as to frauds in the purcliase of catilo ou the gart of Baville, and 10 srengtben the bellef in Naville's dishouosty, Hare's testimony was strouger from the fact that it wam rendered with the grentest reluctauce, and that the Dishop dishiked to say anything which might lnjuto Saille. Dishop Hare remenbers distiuclly, as Prof. Marsh charged, that Havilie aduntied (hat the catilo at It.d Cloud DID NOT EXCEZED B50 rOUNDS in weight, yot the Treasnry records thow that Bavitio vert Tled that they we ghed LUL0 j.oind-, and tho Go.e:nment | ail for thut worght upon Baulia's recer;t. Iare decunod (o an wer gou- eral questions, Ho bad no aj.ocisl kuow:edgo an fo the number of tho Iud.ans ; that was w sinb- Ject abcut which men teldom agree, 1la bad seca some bad floxr ot Ted Cloud. bit thoight it was only iesmed to poojes. Ho refused to make any specific chargoy acainst Dr. Bavile, but left thy inferenco | lain that be thizke lum dish >peat, 10D 1isre said that e th uwbt the Eyincopal Church OOTLD NO LONGER DY RESPONAIOLE for any Agevt rouaroing whost characior so many sccurstions bad beon wade. Lishop liare was very frank 10 b1s expression bafo;e the Commis- eion of his conitdencs 1n tho odicials of tho In- torior Dopartment at Washungton, o amd: *1 bave never brought to the stientiou of the De- puttmont 8 wuspiclous proceading that did pot {mmouiately rees aticn- tion. All my intercourke with the In- terior Dopartment officia’s at Wachington Linw jncreaned oy reepect aud regurd £or them. 1 Lavo ycver kvown tuem to comnpit of tolersio fraud.” Ax to Agouts, he evidently aid not hke to answer. Ho hisd no knowledge of fraud on the patt of any Agant oow fu ibe tleld, but bas Buspicions, As lo the roport of Samuel|Walxer, Haio vaid be beucved 1t moet uulawr, andio iw modo of wquiry confompuble, Uosaid : * In all my experiouco in tbo Indian country the rn tiops'] bavo seen bave bLoew whol-Xomu and good, but not fiist-class,” Home of tuu flonr ko once saw at Jied Claud was poor and ildewod, and in muddv bags. ‘The Committer obtained an extonded ex- preesion of opiniou from Bishop Hate a» to the CONDITION AND FUTURE OF THE INDIAN LACE. Ho agread with L‘ongrcs-n,ln Ilaris, of the Commiesion, tist undor tho present system 1t is difticuit for an Agout tu perform bis duty to the Guve:oment. Haro said an Agent who would re. sist tne corrunt temgtaticns of tho couniry nould Le brave indesd. Mr. Raris, of the Comumwlrion, favors changing the method of sap Iving cattle. He tuluke the Government sbould lave its own hora snd stockades, aod uol receivo tho castle frum contractora fur immediato distioution, Sishop Hare bad womo very docid: d 0:imions aa to tae relstion of the Government to the Indisos. lie said the Goverument ought to TAKE MODE DECIDED MEASURES to make the Indis 1Is wonld doprivo them of agreod. Tho wholo Rted Cl.ud story, ho said, 88 Lo warmed with bis thomo and forgct bis discretion, vas & biot upon the Government. ‘The best Indiats sra treated the worst. The Agonts are afiaid to rofust the Indiaus anvibing., 'T'ho Loverument {tself is timid. tirg to tho Commis- siover of Indisn Affairs, Bishop lare eaid: I think tho Government fa & ltle #imid, Mr, Commissloner. I thivk the Presidout i8 a hittlo timid, and have said 8o to him, I would invoke the mid of the military to cowmpal obodience,and starve tho Indinns to aube miss1on. There suould bo more positiveaess in tho wanagement of Indisn afuirs. There abould bo & judicious employment of force. ‘Thers 18 uo law for the Indisns, There sbould oo eowe- thiag dono besives feading them. Tue Indists should bo fed sa iudividuals, not as tribes. Syumien ehoula never recelse a pound of oot Lire condomned tho invusion of the Disck Hills by Custer 23 a lsmentable violatiou of treaty 1ights, and gross outrago of the War De- out, Suectal Nispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Tha investigation has caused n great deal of bad vlood. Bccretary Dolano met Prof, Marsh to-duy, when & vory wordy war ousued. The language used was soandalons, Lt - uot known who was the aggrensor, but it 18 evident that the interview was udignitiod and vulzar, {7 s Associated Press.) Wasmxarox, Sept. 10.—1'le Hied Cloud Inves- tigating Commisxon to-day bLeard s statement from Bishop iiare 10 relation to bis knowi.dzo of condacting businoss sffairs. Commlssioner- of-Indian-Affairs Bmith and Prof, Marsh woro srenont, The Commission informod Commise ner Smih that they were roady to examin such witoesses as might be designatod, but the Commissiover eaid that so far as tlio witnesves on his aide were concerned he preferred to nait uutil Prof. Mareb bad coucinded what be had toeay, Hecistaty Dolano, Assistant-Secretary Cowen, Commiseionor Bmith, and Bamuel Walk- ‘o wiil appear before the Commission. THE GRAND COUNCIL, Rzp CrLoup Aarxcy, Neb., Sapt. 10.—Thus far notbing of consequence has boen dono by tue Indisn Commussion, thougn mectiogs sre Lisld every forenoan. The followlug prominent Indian Cumiefe aro horo: Bious—Ited Cloud, Red Dog. Littlo Wound, Blun-atrald-of-his- Hoise, Conqnercd Benr, Black liear, Red Loat, Pawnes Iller, Whito Cow-Kilier, Ycllow Ilair, and No Water, Choyennes—Roman Nose, Little Wolf, Turkey-Log, and Cslfskin Shirt, Araps- hoce—DBlack Conl, 8ix Wiogs, Maoy-s-Boar, and Rbarp Nose, Il Dowland, the interpreter fur {be Choyenaes aud Arapahoes, 18 hore, 1losags that the matter of the treaty has boou tho subject every day of cousultation smoug the Iudiavs; tbat wlule thereis considorsble difference smong tbem, a declded majority favor selling tho Black Hills country. Ha that woveral uuder- trives of Northern Indiana will not be repres od at the Cauncll, and that Lrouble wih theso trives snd the white peopls wny result from the occupanoy of the Black 11.ils country by tue latter, Lied filund is_Lero, hut Lias nof yet put in an appoarance at the Agenov. Itissaid that Lo ts starding back on bie dignity, swalung special 1nstractions to lhe Commissiovers. Spotted Tall, who {a gonerally recoguized 88 tne sbarpesc wnd anrewdesc of all the ludian chiets, was ters au Satucday, sud 8;p azou o 0o in as- cellcnt aninits, His Agenoy ‘iv porthesst trom 45 unlos and he bas been endeavoring to nave tue Council Leld pear Liscamp., Red Cloud aishies it held hore, sud, as the Commis- slon can te furnisbed quar.ers ub this joint, troug efforts are baigg miade by them to tnduce .tho Iudisns to cume bero, 10 thls end, Alaj. Burke, tho Agent of the Staudiug llock Agsaoy, oo the Mivaaurt River, received 1msiruciions tast n:ght to briug in bis Iudiaus, sod Zuhe out 10F thas purposs to Lius camps, uoar Spatted Taul, ‘Ibe [udnns from tho Choyenns Ageucy, of J which Msj. Bugham 18 the Agous. will aleo be brosgtt in, and theso, wilh the Indisn belong- trg tu the Rod Cloud Avency, wili maka a lotal of abont 15,600 out of 25,10 who are exyected to sttend tho council, Other small tribos bave uo chofce a4 to the place of bolding tha council, and the indicat'ons now are that Bpotted Tail it be comy.elled (o yiold. and that the council Wil b keld in too amediste vicioity of Lhis Agency. Maj, Homard, of tbo ottad Tail Agency, camo in Jast night. Dr. Saville, the Agout 8t Red Cloua, who has boen sbaont for neveral weekn, 1n ez, ected hinio dauly, 1he Come misslon is dorirous of cluaing up the businces 23 8ocn 8% possible, and will do all in their now- or to bring atout the treatv as soon s possi- bln. Thore aro quito a nubsr of men hers awaitiug the cla of the nex tmtiong to go in‘o the Black INiI's, and they will go, whotuer they reaut 1u a treaty or not. THE INDIAN NATIONS, On¥rrark, Creck ¥ation, Sept, 10,~Tha Gen- eral Council of tho Indian Territors, io session minco Bopt. 3, adjourned to-dsy. Tha adoptinn of n naw Constitu.don for the government of the Indian Terntory ss contemplatod by the treaiiea of 1866 waa fully discussed, The draft of a Coa stitution, prepared by the Selcce Committen in July lant, was interpreted o all the nations end trities, and rofarrel to tha next General Council meoting in May, 1574, fur tinal action, ‘Tho Crook eloction on tho 5th passed very quietiv. No disturbance of avy kind vecarred, Tho choice of the people resulis in tho election of Bochor Harfo, First Cliof, Ward Cosciman, Second Chief. Mombers of the Natioual Creex Council nero ofected. Col. Bamuel Checiols, the raticiue Cuiel, & full-blood, Les held tae otlice for two ter.s, and won the respect of mil tho Creekw, who are opposed to 8 third term. Iafo, the now Chief, ia alsy w tull-tond of fair cducation, snd understanas the wanty of the Indiau poople. \ard Coach- wan, the Secoud Chiet, ia o Liall-breed, and bas 8 lalr education, Bota of those ofiicers wers mombers of the Creek Natio Conucil at tho tuno uf their election. O tho adjournment of the General Council, a numbor of tho [adinns from the piains who wero in attendance wero da- termined to visit tho Iuternational fudiau Ag- ricultural TFair, ho!d at 3iuskogeo Bept, 14, to 19, Thara will be four of the wild ficechie tribos, threo of the nild Wichitas, threo of tho Conies, three Macow, twenty-rix Comanches, To- wacondss, and other tribew five Caddos aud Audskes from near F . five Osagos, tmeuty-eix Choyonnes and Arspahoes; slwo OL- tanse, Pounise, and dianiin, to tase part for the firet timo nith their breihren of the Cherukes, Choctaw, Chitchasar, nad Heminals nations. FAIRS, THE ILLINOIS FAIR, Spectal Dupateh to 1he Cuizaso' Tridune, Orrawa, I, Bept. 10.—Eversthing in and arouad the Stato Fair Grouuds to-day as been & sceno of bustlo and confusion. Gooda of all soits, sgucaltural implaments, such ce wind- mills avd pumps, lhresbing-machines, horse- Liowers, pateot hay-feedors for stock, saveral lots of fiue horses and eattle, coopa of all sorts of faucy poultry, variona kinds of domestic uteusils, cic., lavo been coming (n all dy by every train anl by wagons. There is oa tho gronnd a magmificout lot of thorourhbred Short- Horn cattlo, which has excited xeneral commens and praise from others who bove sime flar or betior onow entered, cud coming. The arrangements for fecding and water.og cattle, hoisos, stock, ote. aro very convovieat. The arieman well supplies & con- stant sircam of pure water might and day, smply rulicient for all the stock that the ground could conventently bold. This woll Las beon piped in all directions around the three-fourths of & mllo of cattlo and horse atalls, Every fow rods & watering-troagh is enpplied from theso pipes, #o tuat the quoestlon of pure water and an sbundauco of it will not arige, Tloro aro stacus of hsy and straw, aleo, st convemlent distances. Tho stalls ara on drs ground, sll well covered, aud porfectly se- cure. Thore aro ten largo eatiug-housew, nad about twonty-five 15-foot-aquare relresnment booths, under tho grand amphitbeatro, Bome of the eatirg-liouses will furnish comfortable seat. iug-room foc 400 1o 400 people at a time. The three Iargest ones are to be mauaged by ladion of difforont religious denominations, Tnepoul- $rv-show promises to ba tho best evar moen in this Htate, A lsrgo and well-arranged bulldivg has been put up exprersly for this department, It is mot fur fom tho florel bLall, sod from tho great wumboer and variely of fowl entered, 1t whil Lo oue of 1he most attractive features of the fair, A great numger of cluckous of ma inds have artived hore to-duy by exjross. ‘Tue enirlew show svery kiud of tame fowl known in tuy coantre, Flo:at Hell will bo decorated with eve greena, fowers, piciuces, and the thousand- a0d.-one devices buown to, and scientifealiv car- ried W perfeciion by, tho'ladies, who aro mani- festing & most Jively iuterest in thia their especinl doprriment of the exbibluon, Thov have entarad flowers, nitural and artitieal, of every sort known to floral cultwre in {uis soction, and the display of nced.e-work, crockot- worlt, head-work, ete., aud quilts, knit goods, aud the like, will bo ou a scalo of perfegt mag- niticenco. Tho ofticers of tho Focioty aro hero, sud all at worl in theic resucctiva depariments, sud aie sanguine of fhe purfect succoes of tan fair, A promioent Clhirago reaper finu will ex- Iiblt four vameties of thoir tnachiues, which will be propellad by steam, Tho ariangements for delsvery of stuck st tho fair-ground gatea by the rairosd company are uow complete. le, bogs, mhesp. etc., can be shipned from n.most sny pownt by rall, aud deliversd by tho gatesat the fair-grouods, MOAGAN COUNTY, fLL. Breciat Diapateh to T'he Chicago Tribune. JackgusviLLy, Iil, Kewt. 10.—Tne Morgan County Fair cloved to-day. Tho attendancoe was largo. Tho ample and pleasant grounds of tiio soc.oty were aliva with su active and moving mass of humanitv. The day was devoted cluetly 10 tho awespatakes of most classos of stock aud to tus trotting races. Competition was brisk, and the crowd mauifested the most lively iuter- estin thu result, Desplte thy rainy woather. the fair nas beon a success, both with rogard to the display and i its fin; al aspects. Excel- lont order bas beon maintained turaughout, and thern bea boew littlo bettlug, drinkiog, cr other dentorublization. SHELBY GOUNTY, IND, Special Diapaten ta Tha Ci BarrsyviLee, Ind., Sopt. 10, sand peaule have attouded out fair withn tho past two daya, It s waid to be tho best county fair over bold fu tho Stato, tho ontries numbering over 1,200. Iuihe freo-for-all trot this afior- noon, for a purso of @500, bost thrce In tive, Tueselt took the firas Linas, aud Hilly Lamberson tlo sacond, third, and fourth. The fair cioses to-morrow night. VERMILION COUNTY, ILL. Speetal Disvateh to Fhs Chicaco Tribune, Daxvirrr, fll, Sept. 10.~The Catlin Falr closud to-day, enl contrary to general oxpouta~ tion, tho last day was failuro, both as $o crowd aad exhibition. The fastest timo u the trotting race was 3:04, mado by Bob Ridley, of this coun- ty. 1t s generally thought that this failuro will fhrco s comsoludation of the four Fair which Vermilion Coumv 18 called upon ta suppors, into one whica mill be a crodit to the couuty, WISCONSIN STATE FAIR, Spectal Lnspaleh (@ I'he Chicaan Trivune, Mwauske, Bo;t. 10.—The State Fair closed today, The unfavorable weathor roduced ro- celjts, comjared with Iast year, considersbly, probably £2,000 or 8,000, Bome dissstisfaction sed with tho mansgomoent oa geucral OHIO STATE FAIR, Covuuprs, Bopt, 10.—~Tho fair as an exhibl- tion has beon o usually fino one, but foaucial- ly was considerably below that of last year. THE QUINCY tCANDAL. Spectal Duvatcli to I'he Chicago Tribune. Quixcy, TIL., Bept, 10.—Tne Hoffman-Prontiss investigation, which has beon sdjournsd from day to day, was to-dey put off till aest Moudsy, The jury haa got tired, sud there is In:na d;uu; conveus agmy, in whic @ on‘:’ ‘:nr p:‘:lxl!o:v:: sho riat will beletiin » very awawary pradicameat. D e THE TEXAS EDITORS, Borraso, Sevk, 10.—Tho Texas Prosa Assocla- tion excuisionista arsived bore to-uight from Erie. ‘They visit the Fally Ia-mmr:w, .;: leavo N Mouday moruing, Thoy go ar or R e Puadaipli, thanseto Was ington, Balumors, Pittaburg, and Ciucinsati, aad thenoa homs POLITICAL. Closing Hours of the Pennsylva« nia Democratic Con. vention, The Rag-Money Resolntion a Bi'ter Pill to Many Delegates, Tho Wallaco Party Routed, Horse, Foot, and Dragonns, Bpertal Dirpateh ts The Clicage Tyibune, Enix, Pa,, Hopt. 10.~The Domoeratio Stale Convention ciosed its sesxion about half-paat 3 o'clock thin moraing, afters very bitter aud stormy seesion, Victor C. Poilotlo wsa nomil o4 State Treasurer on the third baliot. Orsngo Nub o, of thus clty, receivod the highest nnmber of v.ies on tho firat ballot, and would have besn olectod if it had not leakod out tiat he was Pres- ideut of tus Keyatone Natlonal Bauk, of thls city, snd a partner in business with Jenry Rswle, the Reyublican candidate for the ssme offica. llow Mr. Noblo could bave the brazennees to run after tho sweeplog deounciation cf Nationsl Danks, which was adonted on the Democtatic platform is & mys- tery, o undonbtedly oxyected to get through nithout bis mnteccdents bong koown, Mr. Prolctto in the lender uf the Grauge movomeut in tlis Stato, ib.d will poll & Rood voto with the countty peovle, anc 16 a6 8lrong & candidate ag could Lavo been put up, > TIlE NUMINATION OF PERSINNG for Governo is concaded by atl to be & victory for tao Reform party 1u this Hiate, and as such will und. ubtedly draw weil. allaco lias Leen defosted all around, and witt have to retiro to ob:cwrity 1 Stato poltiica. Al- ter the close of the tenth bailot, ox-Congresa. man Speer, Sho was leading ths Naudail fction, plainly saw that, uvless thov withdrew Bielcr and tormed a combination, Wallaco's man, Judge oen, would surcly win the day, ax ho was stead- ily gainlok voios, whilo Biglor was losing; so the namo of Digler was withdrawn 1o favor of Dershivg, of Schuylkul, Thiv mzsterpiece of diplvmacy CANRIED RANDALL TO VICTORY, Pershing being olected by o larga majorily. Parshing's sutocedenta on the monev quaution aro not’ kuown, but Lin is said to favor hard money, and will undoubtedly, if electad, mako it hot 'for_the numerous ribge that infest the Koratoue Btate, Inregard to tho currency plank sdopted in tbe pistform, I would say that 1t did oot moct the approval of tho hard-monoy men. They wers willng to compromiso ob tho terms Abat o sound eurraucy slonid bo gold or -silvor, or redeemable thereln, bLut this 18 not even grautod them. The tosolution, as telegraphod Wednenday, was adopted In the night vesvion, sud ordered to bo . but tho Wostern men rallied tbeir torces in tho mernin: 1in tho Convention the Chajrman, Mr, Hughes, would uot ropoit the resolutiuny, althongh thov wore at the time in Lun pocket, aud asked for faror adjournment Wntil3 p. m,, whicl way graited. Duriog this time, two wet who had voted for bard money weio tampered with, a wl bourhy over, a:d tho Tag-mouev men, thou baving the majority, de- libecately ersmimed thio wanalstable tenoiutions dona the thionte of the bard-monoy men, IT WAN BICRENING, but they had to swatlo s it, and somo did it with truo inwardneen, rogardtess of tho conrequences. Mr. Snowdeu, ot Lohigh, the leading harde money man, then made s manful sucsch, 1n de- lenso of luw ro-0.utivn, 85 telographed Wednes- day, aud coucluded by emsiug with ter.ible o:ruentness that if the party went astrav sftor this fal<o god of intlation, it wonid_snffer an inevitavle and rigkiteous defeat. “ God forbid tbat wo sbould, uuder such circumssances, be rictonuus, s Pennasivanis Democracy have tied theme sel.ex to Ord Bill Allen's kie, and f that doea not 1y, then they will surely meot defeat in No- Yemuer. THE ELECTION IN_NEW MEXICO. SaxTa Fe, N. M., Sept, 10,—Later roturns re- duca Eiking' majorition sc much as to leavo the resuit in doubt, uud the odiciul count may bo re- quired to decido it. WASHINGTON. Crooked Whisity Oiscovered in Cali- fornin—The folivian Army Cass, Aveciat Inepatel to Phe Chisadn Trdsune, Wassisaroy, D, C., Sopt. 10.—The Treacury Department bas recolved a report from tlo #pecial ngout sunt to San Francico to exgmine tto whisky frauds, Tho repors is of aulte a atacliog character. Tho ageut tlude that il distillition has boen carmed on at the mts of 1,000 gallons dasily, and toat frauds have besn practiced oo ® Inrgo_scalo for two vears. Several Gaugers Bave beou alveady vrdered discharged. and ox- sminaiions aro Bow Lewg conductad wio the etatus uf tue Culleciors and othor revenue otlicors, Supervieor Foulke, of San Fraocisco, hus %een travsfead to Richmood, Va.; dewell, fram Richmond to Nos York: aud Hawiey, from New York to Bsn ¥rancisco. Beuchwarianty wera issucd this afternoon for the arrest of the eafo-burgh, DBoutou snd miles, tho Barro bsuk-rouberd. This is the tirat etep of 1lie Attoraes-Geueral towards reopening the safo-burgary prrosecution, {40 the Assoriated Press,) WasimiNazoy, Se; ¢, 10,—A diwjatch haa besn receised at the Novy Departmont, from Cagt, E. Biw; vots. commanding the United Btates stonmer Ouabs, uf s, H: says be did not requeat tho American Cousul at As; iowali to | rohibit the Iandiug of tho L0 nitls purchared for Boltvia. Ou the coatra.y, bo rent tho following dina’ch : + Coupid:r whethor it will be a projor sct for you, Beo tust tho mms are not aliowed to bo Wverted from their origiual destination ; or, if that caunot be prevented, \hen ocousider it you Lave uot power 1o jrovent them being landed, sobject fo fnstructons from Washington." Subsoquently Capt, Simpeon and the Conaul 8t Aspinwsll bad » conferenco, and jt was decided thnt tho Consul had uo tight to interfore with :lw landing of the arms, and this ended the ques- 100, FIRES, MANISTEE, MICH, Spectal Dissateh to The Chicaio Tribune, Masmwsrze, Mich., Sopt, 10.—A¢ 7 o'clock p. m., yeatordsy, a fire broke out in the rear and upper story of George Nuogeser's bwidiog. The wind was blowing from the northwest a gale. ‘The butlding is & total loas. The etock was re- moved in a damaged coudition. The Lrick store of Danvillo siros. was on firo several tiwes, but wan floally estioguished, The miock was much dawmnaged by walor, Tho whole luss s fully coversd by tnwurance, which [+ as follows's Hume, Now York, $1,000; Atlas, 81.000; 8t Tsul ko and Maive, 31,000; Allemanis, Bl |Med'nm wluz ’lrlhlnnt.‘ &l{di lI!mm\- an Central, 8400, all on tho sl oie, i, Hovel Camdiam, 34 Ameziosn Oene tral, 1,800 on buillink. BLAZING OlL. 011 Crry, Pa. Sept. 10.—At 0 o'alock this mornlug lightuing struck ono of the oil tanks bolutgug to twe lwperial O}l Refiniug Company, whoso wurks 810 near this place. The tauk cou- taiued about 6,000 barrels of erudo petrolsam, which immedmiely iguited, sug, owing to orth wind prevail.ug at the timo, the fire O early over hei patiro WO Upio thig wour, ¥ p. m,, it la stlll buraing. The loss in oil, both crudo'aud retined, of which there was nearly 40,000 barrels, and on buildiog snd ‘machmery snd 1zon tankage, will uot fall short uf 200,000, npon whiol ¢ is uo insursuce. Tho oil works was one of the iwost extougive and suost yorfect 1 this country, and will be almoat’ ¥ eutirely destroyed, AT OALENA, itt. Svecial Duspatch ¢ Lhe Chigago Tridune, Gargya, 1N, Bopt. 10—Tho eiable of J, 8, Crawford, of this cliy, was dvatroyed by fire this afternoon. AT BUFFALO. surraro. N, Y., Bept. 10.—DBlake & Bixby's pianing-mili and boz-factory was burned this morniog. AT OTTAWS, ONT. OtTawa, Ook, Nept, 10.—MoLachlin Bros', steaw sav-mill burued to-day. Loss betwees §30,000 and $40,000. EDUCATIONAL. Bpecial Duevateh o Lhe Chicaga Tribune. JsmmaosviLLE, Bopt. 10.—All our coileges and scadomios upenad thia week. Tho attandance is unpracsdentodly largo in each of them.