Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN & market hars for lumber as for avery other produrt, Tin dld not soe why thers should bo any antagoaism Tetween dcalera and makers, and was favorablo to ad- mitiing thn daalera to the Asoctstion, 3Mr. McUraw, of Chicago, axprotsed aaimilar opin- "fiir. Praraon, of Chilcsgo, aald that there ware several prominent dealers presont stho oughl to Le wed to speak upon this question, 110 auppested thet Mr, Calkinn, cf the Bard of Trads, 1w aliaweid {0 apeak, Mr, Osixinn naid that, as & dealer, ho could Ray that the deaters wern not faimieal to 'the ma urers and o could nob seo why all their interostn wara not 4dentical, e hoped tha dealers would be allowed to Join the Asmoclation. Bame confusion being at this point ocessioned by gontlomen coming forward to pay their dues, it way moved snd carrfed that the Association sdjourn untti half-past 2 oclock, ———— AFTERNOON SESSION, ADMISSION OF DEALERS, Tho members of the Association reassombled a8 half-ptat 2 a'clock. Un motion of Mr, Colquitt, of Ceorgin, the gesolution, tabled in the morning, rolating Lo the sdmiealon of dealors into tho Aseociation, was taken up. As this roroiution wns offered ns an amondmont to the Constitution, a two-thirnda yoto of all tho mombers waa required in order to pocure its ndoption, Tho Becrotary theroforo prooseded to call Lhe roll. Henator Forry hoped that heforo the vote was taken the denlors would express their 1deas upon tho resolution. e, for one, was favorsblo to tho admission of the desiors, and would like to hoar what was to bo sald by thoss of nuothor opinfon. Ho wns muxious ta act in this matter for tho beet intorosts of the lumber trado in gon- el { Mr. D. M. Avory, of Dotrott, was callod on to gpenk for tho deslers, but said that hio did not feol quatified to dincues tho question, as his lam- bor Lusiness wan subserviout to otlier and moro important intoresta. Mr. White, of Ponnsylvauin, advorted to the original claugo In the constitation, shosing that sny man whoownod an acro of timbor laud could Dy that clauso becomo a membor. Mr. Mickon, of LaCrosse, Wis., was in favor of admitting dealers, The troubls uow ts an ovor-production and .mot the importatton of foreign timbor. It sesmed to him that tho iu- tereats of deslers and menufactucars wore ideu- tical, aud in the presont avil atato of thoe trado every one intercated should have voico. ! Tho resolution was then adopted by o volo of 23to 4. : . Mr. Rust, of Michigan, rose to inquire whetlrer more than ono membor of n firm had & right to o vote, The Chair stated that it was gencrally un- derstood that nny individual momber of o flrm could vote, providing that he lisd peld bin foo and be- como & member of (ha Arsociation. A good deal of wnclesn talk wan indulged in by vas rlous membera aa to the wardiug of tho renolution Junt pamed, aud aa to tho propricty of zay firm belongiog, a5 irm, to the Amociation, 3¢, Krannage offered an smendmeot fo tho effact that il mombers abonld pay an nnual fes of $15, This was fortbier amended po un to mako tho feo $15. Mr, J, 8. Estabrook, of Enst Ssginaw, Lich., moved, tn order 1o facllitate buslness, that a committas of five be aprointed to rovise rnd oniond tha conatitution nnd by-laws and report at the next meetlag. _Tho motion wea carried, and tho Chair appointed Merary, Lata- brook, Price, Hawloy, Carpenter, aml Faweott. The smondmont to 1o renolution, ts ntated abose, wero on motian refarred to tho Conniiteo o Reviston of tho Constitution, TUE RECIPROCITY TRTATT, ‘Thie Committee to whom was referred {ho subject of pmaking & mewmorisl to Congross relativo to . reciproce My trealy with Comada, 7eportad through tho Chalr. man, Mr. Lstebrook, that they bad procured such data sn could’ b gatbercd, and had pre. 5 memo which was printed distributed, Tho Commitise, in thelr pe. 4, had become conviuced of the necessity of Hatisics reRarding the trade, and rocommended'the anpropriation of a liberal salary far tho employment of 8 Becretary, BTATIFTICH. The report of the Conuinitten on Statistics was called for, but, ‘owing to the death of the Chainman of tho Committes, no report wan unde. Ar. Pearson, of Chicago, suggeetsd that somo do- Wlled facts regarding the Jumber tride ought to bo antod £o the Convention, und ho theroforo mioved ais committn of throe,'from every part of fhe country, should bo sppotuted to callect {acts, aud re- port at the next day's sesulo. Ar. Colquitd said that b hid belonged to ihe Com- pilisnon st and Lad propared a ropoct on 4 plioh pine which, however, bad tiover becn ealiod for by the Commitlco. He udded thai {here waa no a6 ia appoluting oomumiioes to collect statistica un short notlee,’ 110 amunded tho motion #oas to havo Lo Commmitiss composed of ropresentntive gontiomcn from different parta of the country who ahould sddress the Convention upon tho condition of the trade in Iheir diitricts, The tollowing geutlemen were ap- yointed : Mcosts Wilson, Hicknou, Louud, lawley Coluit, Joues, Yousg, Hiockiridgo, Betkor, au an, Mr. Erra Rush, of Saginaw, Mich,, stated that the Fiuanco Committce had nothing o report, excopt to atato that thoro was $72 In the Trotsury, The Ohairman stated that he Lud & telegram from 4ho Treasurer, Mr. Hory, of East Ssginaw, aiating that thers was $13 in the Tredsury, ’ A, BAGE, of Brookly, wan called ‘upon {o addressihe Associs- tlon, Heeald that tho objectof thls moating, on ha Enderatood it wia lo suggeat plans {or futiro bction 1n regard to the amount of lumber to bo produced, He thought that thoro was no surpiis lumber o th Liet, and thiat there would be an groat o ibis, Tho product af the Lenns would be Jes noxt yoar than this, Why, then, was it that lumter did not soll for criough to pry’ for ite manufacture? Other tradessnflered aliko with them, The iron trado was dopressod, a8 wero also the cotton and_ woalen trndes. The truth ucemed to Do that thoy were manufacturing at s high prico end soliing ot cdat price, with doprociated currency, This atato of things was liatle to last somo timo,—ns fong as they had an Inflated currency. The end’ could como only when they could compote diroctly with Canails, Thla pointod direcily at & roduction ot woger Canadians could meet thom in Eastern markeis snd underaell thom ovory day, 1f manufacturers hoped to succoed thoy must jircpara.for the futuro. They conld Bt resch & basls of fale_competition wilhout belog born again Anancially, The apoaker liad faith only in scotiomy, hardt work, brudence, and Providence, Tilera nsémed (b bo 1o present reinedy, excent to yoid to tho situstion, and hope for botter things to comna. ant, 3'GRAW, of Tthacs, X, Y, sald thiat tho laws of supply and de- mand must be obeyed. Lsat sear it was hopod that a0 lowering of price wai to b0 short-lived, Lut timo had shown diffcrently. e hiad hoped 10 sce o leus production thia year tian leat, but did not know that Aiero had boon any chanyo for tha botter. pared widsl yearehe AR, D, M, A T, of Ditrolt, sald that, na far oa the production of Jum- ber was coacerued, ha had no faith in any pledgo made by the Association not to monufacture lumbor fext year. Tho clfect world bo 10 increses ratbior Lban decrosse the supply. Ho thought it the duty of lumbermen to economizs {n thelr porsonal expenses a woll as u thalr business, COL. LOOMI1S, f Ohioago, was of tho opinion that there wss foo muck lunber fu the market, and the only remedy lsy economy and patfence. In reply (o & queation, Col, Lcomis sald that leas 4ban £0 per cent of tlin lumber in Chicago was sold on commission, Doubitless not moro than 10 per cont wau better than’ common, The commisslon busitess in thia cliy was » growin of very lito years~—since tho War, During tie War if thoy had 8 ‘cargo of lumber %0 sall they drovo around In a buggy to different deal- &rs natil they could soll it. ML, B. . YORSMAN, of Pennsylvanta, suggeated in order to achiave some- thing that tha Awsociation resolvo itsclf into a Commit- miltes of the Whols for the organization of local masoclations {n every Biate, 1o adduced the ex. Petlonce of lumbermen in his district who formed A2 ausoctation, aud succeedod in controlling prices and goa Last winter, Lo fevored a reduction of cutting, 1D & very fow yoars, unieas the lumbermen held ba:k, evazy pino trée fn’ Michigan would bo worth mora & thousand feet of lumber in Chicago, At the Pressub rate, the pino-woods of Pennsyivanis wousd Bok laat saven ycars, 1o suggosted that the Chairman appolst Committecs of Throe from each of tho lumuer Blatos to orguniza Jocal pasociatlons, Defore this Cone Yeotion sdjourned lot them do something, or never Tnoet again. They oould control tho Jumber trade if Ihey made p thalr minds to . Mr. Colquits moved that & committes of threa ou How Bustiicsn be appolated to roport this morning, Tha motion was carriad, aod tho Olsirman appointed Atasars, Colquitt, Van Bchiaick, and Young, Mr. Pearaonatated that arradgements had been mada {:fiq‘,zfl:: :,‘;- u{:‘fl? &l :u. ua some of tho tugs up pu - o lh-"loe-!nl’\lmbn’hun'm:.p..m of seaiug the ox- o moeting then adjouraed untll 0 o'clock this morning, after docidiog o sccept the invitation for » flde 2 the barbor, the tima being fzad ab B o'clock uoon, i SUICIDE, Special Dispatch to Tha Chicago Triduns, JoLuwarzn, Mich., Sept, u.f'mh u:omlng warly Houry dludgett, about 632 yaars old, and & man of family, while in a state of temporary do-~ Frangement, attompted eufeldo by cutting nevoral feartul gashion in his lefy side with s pocket- kulle, and outting with & 1820r & gash in hi throat doop coough o cut off the yools of hia mi-u Fils wounds bave been dreased, bat he Hea In a critioal coudition, and Pprobsaly cangot live long, e has been an mvalid for sbout w0 years, aud his disonse brought abou hig de- tsogemeat, DEATH FROM EPILEPSY. Bpectal apatch to Th Chicago Triduna, Avmow, 10l, Bopt. 14.—Claxies B. Egars, s Joung man of about 28 years, died last nighs ‘K:ué whlh:mu fit, white on his way Lome from 6 Cathollo Falr. His body was fo o'tock this morniag by Ofesr Kelly: -2 4 8 Mre. Caroline Cockle has snsd out ax in tllhn; ;um!u'm ;hu‘ (:‘unu--l City umn—lh!:l;:; auy of Peoria from sinkiy wall i Coutral Pazk. 48 Mtgsan FOREIGN. A Strong Ilinority in the Ser- vian Chambors Favor War with Turkey. Russia Dosires o General Conforence on the Eastern Question, Tho French Government Alarmed at the Growing Boldness of the Bonapartists, Fearful Loss of Life by the Floods in Southern France. Some of the Recent Spanish Cab- inct Complications, TURKEY. AULMIABIONS, CONSTANTINOPLY, Hept. 14.—3orver Pasha tele- rrapbs that sixty-fonr families {u the neighbor- bood of Btalatz, Hlerzegavins, have given in (heir submiusion to the Governmont. MONTENFURO. T.onnow, Bopt. 14.—Tho Daily Telegraph pub~ lishes n special tolegram from Vienuos, in which ftisead that Montenegro haa deflaltoly fn- formed tho Inaurgout loadors that she oczonot mako war againat tho Porta, RURSIA'A POLICY. The Times, in a leading article, says it under- stauds that Russia will attompl to arrangos conference roprosontingtho signers of tho trenty of 1856, wilh tho object of influencing tho Porte rogarding the futuro Governmont of the Scla- vouic Provinces. HERVIA AND JIERZOGOVINA. BrroRrADz, Hopt. 14.—Tho Granilschar nows~ Ppapor ennounces that a doputation of ten Harzo- Roviann recantly arrived at Kragujewatz, asking Bervia to a1d n the insurrection. Thoe Govern- ment roplied that it would wait untll the Bkuptschina docided tho queation. Many dius uised Bervian oflicers have started for Boania, guwmy-lwu flags are heing 1nade for the Ber- viau army. TITE MENZEGOVINIAN ARMY, Loxpox, Bept, 14.—A letter to the Times, anted Cattare Ualmatin, Hopt. B, saya: *‘The importance of the insurroction in Lower Horzo- ravinn will bo soen on nesr approach. Whilein E}ounln thers is notuing worth montioning excopt & panic and digosder, with an oxodus of women aud childron, in that part of lferzegovina west of a line arawn from Niltuch to Mostar, tho fn- aurgents appear only aa bauds without cohorence or purpous, Thoy are oven without commurica- tion with the oaslern portion of the Iravince. ‘Fho Herzogovinisu parts of theso bauds wre moro wclined to pillago and petty thioving than fightiog. Even tho foroign voluutoess, who moke tha fighting nncloas, suffor from thoir dopredatory propousitics. Thoy oumbor i all opparently Letween 1,000 and 2,600, Lut the majority aro gencraily absont dur- ing the fighting, sud ouly reappesr when thera is pome Looty to be taken, Of the bands nomi- nelly undor’ Jubobvatics, mot above 500 men wean fghling, ¢ AID FOR TILE FUOITIVES, Viexxa, Sept. 14,—1u rosponso to the appeal from tho Princo of Alonteoegro, tho Austrinu Governmont has sont a 6taf of surgoons to ate tend to a Jargs numbor of wounded {nsurgents who havo been brought into 3lontonegro torri- tory, and thie (overaor of Dalmatin has beon in- stracted to forward supplies of food for 80,000 refugcos now in Moutouegro in great distross and destitation, PEACE OR WAR? EKnaaosestz, Sept. 14.—The Committeo of Bkuptacniua on tne address in replyjtothe Princa Milono's wpeech, ts divided In opivion. ‘The majority wish to leave the question of peaco or war to tho wisdom of tbe Qovernment. A strong minority proposo ulmplf to call on the Govarnment to declaro war. Probably two ad- dreeson will bo submitted to the Skuptichina. Loxpoa, Sopz. 15—5 a. m.—A spocial to the Times from Vienus savs tho Government has arrived at an underatanding with the Committon of the Bervian Bkuptechina tbat the addrous in roply to the Princo's speech shall make no de- mand for war, but will contan somo strong consuros on Turlkish rule. Lonpox, Bept. 16— a. m.—A spooial to tho Morning Standard coutains tho following: Bervin cum{:lulns to tho Powars of tho concen- tralion of tho Turkish army at Nissn. The report that tho sioge of Trobigne hsa boon renowed is untrus, The insurgents infest the neighboring roadw, but aro not ablo to block lu; m"'lm ol e oter Karngoorgwitch, a pretondor to the Sorvian throng, s About (0 haret into Sorvie with a corps of voluntoers. s adhorents there contemplate a ravolution in b favor. ——— FRANCE, THE DONATARTISTS, Lonpox, Sopt. 14.~The Daily News has s specint tologram from Paris, saying that AL Nouhor slarts for Aronberg, Bwitzerland, on Wodneeday, to assist at a grand Donapartist con- clavo on Fridsy. Admiral Roocioro la Noury I also invited, but {t is undecided whother he will sccept or not. Emile Olli- vier i cortainly golng. The Bonapartist propa- Randa is bolng onergotically pursued in the bar- racks of Paris, where the Pays aud Ordre are profuscly distributod gratisitonsly. Pamig, Bopt. 14.—At a meeting of tho Perma- nent Committoe of the Assombly on Thursday noxt, M. Buffet will be interpellated upon the intontion of the Government towards the Bona- partists, aud especially rogarding tho decision of tho Danlfilrflfll Committee to print sud dissemi~ nato n million copios of M, Duval's apcech at Evarenx, hoviog for a proface the letters of Ad- mital Ronciere lo Noury and the Vrince Impe- al. Pants, Bopt. 14,—Marshal MacMahon gives an sudienco to Admiral Ronciera le Noury, snd then loaves for Loiro to witnesa the sutumn mansuvres, ¥100D VIOTIME. The number of deaths at 8t, Chinian foot np 88. Oune huudied sod twenty honses were de- mo{lnd. Disauirous iuundations Lava occurrod in the Dpartment of Lozen, accompanied by &(roat loss of lifo and property. The River [aru has rison groatly, carryig awsy sovs oral bridgos. 'bo Allior ‘also overtlowed its banks, but the rains have cessed. A moctlng of the Inundation Reliof Commit~ toe was hold to-day, Madame Maodalon presid- ing. ‘Lhe total amount of subscriptions were re- ported to be 24,000,000 francs, —_— SPAIN, THY. NEW MINISTRY. Mapgrm, Bopt. 14.—Regarding the recent Min- {aterial crisis, it Laa transpirod that three of the Ministors who reproscnted thoe old party, and had been opposed to universal suffrage, reaigned coutrary to tho wishos of Canovas del Castillo, who urgod that tho Covornment ought to re- spoct tho- slato of affairs logally entab- lished, and loave to a future Cortes the task of modifylog the eloctoral law, it sny aitoration wss then comsidered necessary, ‘Ihe Kiog thereupon requested Boenor Uanovas del Castillo to form a naw Cabi- net. Mo deolined ou the grunnd tbat, havin, long presided over a Osbinet which ropresent: congert of action of the old parties, Lis oughtnot to romain ac the head of one party only, The Ling then Intrusted Gon, Jovellar with the for- mauon of a Minwtry., The present Osbinet, which is moro homogoneous and liberal thau its predocessor, was coustituted with tho concur- ronco of Canovas del Castillo, DON CAHLO BOASTYUL. Loxpar, Bept, 14.—Dispatchies recelvod hers staie that Dou Carlos seviowed Gen. Dorre- aray's soldiers yestordsy at Elizondo. 1is de- ivered 8 speech, in which he fold them to follow bim trustfally until they hoisted thelr tlag on the walls of psdrid. t2'14 /e Dapal Naaelo has seat —Tbe Papal Nun sen! a circular to the Bishops asking them to support the restoration of religious unfly. declaring that any other course would jeopardize the good undarutanding between Bpain aud the Vatican, ——— RUSSIA. THE BOCIALISTS. Loxpor, Bapt. 14.—The Standard this even- iog says that 612 men and 183 women were re- cently judicted in lussia, &' d of whowm 265 were arzestad fur pusticipatin 1o tha Boclalist wove- Mapip, B mont. ‘Tho Procuronr-Clenoral, i the irdict- mont, raya that Socialiem is rapidly sproading throughout the Empire, The most ardnut prop- sgandiats of the movemsnt bolong to the npper clawes. Among tho indicted are rotired oflicars, Profcssars, Justicon of the Paaco, officias of atl gradon, and soveral Iadles of Ligh family aays the Sociallsts only swait an opportunity, such as a foreign war, Lo orgaumzo s revolution h s0d put into practice their extravagant B idens. ————— GREAT BRITAIN, THE DONGARTER RACES, Loxpox, Boot, 14.—A4 Doocaster, to-d-lv, tr‘!‘f reat Yorkshire handicap race waa won by uger ; Clarlon necond.t' snd Venturfe thurd. FIRA IN 1ONDON, Lownay, Bept. 14,—A lumber-yard and thren adjoining hiousss in Bunhill row, includiag Do Is Tuens* card-factory, burnod this evening. Beveral other houses adjscont woro badly damagod. et atib ki S CRIME, - A OESPERATE ENCOUNTER, Bpeeial thapateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8r, Paur, Mun, Hept. 14—, L. Gonlon, & prominent politician of this Btato, formerly Land Officer at 8t. Cloud, nicknamed by Democratio oppononts **Thundering Gordon," roturning from Monticollo, Wright County, this ovening, gives the following scconnt of & shooting affray occur- ring at Montlcollo thia morning betwoon himn- solf and Tom Deamond, o sslooz keepor. Dea- monl ronted a building belonging to Gordon, on which tho rout was overduo. Gardon, te colloct the rent, proceeded from Bt. Cioud to Monti- colla, and yostorday morniog suod out an attach- monl on Desmond's atock, which he undertook to sorve last evening, Desmond having locked up, said he -would relurn ufter supper, open, and deliver tho goods to tho Constable, In. stond ho went to the noighboring village of Buffalo to consult a lasver, not returning un- ¢l this morning. Meankimo tha Conatable em- ployed by Gordon broke in and seized Desmand’s roods. Gordon thin morning was informed that Desmond was a dns,numto chiaracter, and went armed ; theronpon CGiordon procured eartridgos for his own pistol, and started oat. On entering tho Poat-Oftice ho mot Dosmond &t the door, Lcsmond instaatly struck Gordon with bis left flst on tho necl, at .o same tims drawe ing hia pistol, but giviug Gordon time to draw his, Botb firod about tho samo time, and oach fired fonr shats, Loih retreating ns they fired, CGordon was not hit, Desmond wis twico wounded jn tho left shoulder and at the pit of the stomach. Gordon did not see Lesmond's wounds, but wae told the socond was probably fatal. Gordon at once tolo- graphed tn Dr. Haad, of this city, to goup and attond to the wounded man, and then garrendor- ed himaolf to a Justico of the Paace. Evidenco being given that he fired in solf-defense. he was reloanod on peraounsal bond to appear when called tor. PETITION FOR PARDON, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Srmivorieny, II, Sopt. 14.—Tho Hou. A E. Btephenron, mewber of Congress from tho Thir- teonth District, prosented to the Govornor+to- day s petition from 900 citizens of MMoLean County, asking the pardon of John and Patrick Hoach, nowin the fall of that conntry under sentoenco of jmprisonmont In the Penitcutiaty for maunslaughter. The Governor refused to cousidor tho potition, bocausoan application Las been mado to the Bupreme Court for & suporsedeas in tho case, MURDER AND SUICIDE. Br. Lowms, Sopt. 14.—James A, Ward (color- od), liviog in an alley near Yurner-Hall on Tenth street, botwoen Market and Walnut, blow his wifo's braina out ai 1I o'clock to-night, killiog hor instantly. o then lalled himself, Causo, Joalousy, Wara lett a long letler, dated ten days 8go,in which ho oxplains his condition, foroshad- owa his ser, and desires that bis father, Charles A. Craft, who livos at Macon, Gs., should Lo no- titled of his eud. ARRESTED FOR FORGERY. Cixcixyati, O., Bopt. 14.—Robert 1. Ritchio, & former Caabior of the Fourth Nutional Bank of thia city, was yesterday arreated upon the chargo of forgery, make by Hamuol Bekeyo, s brokor, who had chrage of ceriain speculations of Mr. Ricble some years sga. 'I'ha complaint cbarges tuat Ritchie forgod Mre, Churles Davenport's ntlom):s to 300 sharos of Wostorn Union Telograph stocks. AN ABSCONDING TELLER, MoxTREAL, Bept. 14.—~Thomns W. Nichols, the absconding teller of tho Canadian Dank of Commaorce, {s enpposed to bave loft for New York on Saturday, in company with his father, The amount taken is said to oxceed §50,000. —_— CASUALTIES, A COSTLY EXPERIMENT. New Yozx, Sopt, 14,—About half-past 10 oolock this morning, whilo oxperimenting with Mrs. Uda's patont wrisl ladder, in Rutger's Bquare, an appalling accidont occurred, which rosulted in tho death of at least throe amen, and probably two or threo others. It appesrs that as soon as tho ladder had beon put togother and placed in poeition in the contre of tho Bauaro, tho Chiof mounted to the top, followed by cight or ten of his men, ranged at vapious points along tbo ladder. The Iadder weomed to be nearly 100 feot in height. The mon had not beon on the laddor more than balif a minote when it swayod bLackward and forward, and suddenly snapped in two, Tne mon woro lostantly precipitated to the ground, thres of thom being lkilled out- right, and 83 many moro_dacgorously, if ot fa- taily, injured. Tho bodies were immediatoly rowoved on trucks. Tho Ohtef was among tho killed. Later information says that it was William H, Nash, the Chief of the Dattalion, snd not tho Chief Eogiueer, who waa killed, ‘Tha others killed outright by the fall were Philip Borso and William Hughes. Tho Aerial Ladder Company had been ordered out for practice, and whilo the men wero going through their evolu- tions the sccident soourred. THROWN FROM THE TRACK. Nrw Yorxk, Sopt. 14,—A privato tolegram hes boen received in this city from Toronto, Can., announcing that s frightful socident occurred on the Grand Truok Railroad this morning, when a train was thrown from tho track and sqvoral of the employes of the train wore killed. Tho whole train was a porfect wrook, and, to add to thoe horror, the cara took firo, snd largo numbera of catlo, which wero buried undor do- bris, were actually roasted alive, it boing tmpoa- aibla to extricato them. STEAMER BURNED, » Key Wesy, Fla, Bept. 14.—Tho ateamer Zo- diso, which left Naasau on tho 6th inst., tooktire the nex¢ morming, and, with Ler oargo, was totally dostroyed. All tho pasacngers and offi- cors und crow wero saved. Evorything ulgo was lost. Tha dissster ocourrod about 29 wiles from Absco. All hands took to the boats In which they wero ons day hofors belng rescued, with no provisions under sbroiling sun, Tho fira was probably caused by spontansous combustion of old oakum, RUNAWAY FATALITY. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune, Davron, 0., Sopt. 14.—William Warner, an aged eatimablo citizen of Balem, this counly, was thrown from » wagon by frightened horsos Tunoing away, & fow days ago, aud 8o serionsly injured that he died yeaterdsy. GORED TO DEATH. Dra Morxes, Ia., Bops, 14,—Abrabam Clough, & farmer ju Warren Uounty, was gored to death byabull yesterdsy. One arm and one leg wers broken, Lis skull was orushoed, and hia body was gored badly beforo he wea discovered, TRAIN ACCIDENT. Apecial Dispaleh to Tha Chicago Tribuns, Mmwavure, Bept. 14.—Jameu Nettle fell from & froight-traln on the Wisconsin Contral Rosd st Amberst Junction to-day, and bad bhis right arm and leg crushed, probably fatally, s was taken to Waupac: — THE WEATHER, Waseniatox, D, O., Bept. 161 a, m.—For the Lake region, the Upper Mlissisalppi and Lower Missouri Valleys, partly cloudy and slightly warmer westhor, and light or gantlo eaaterly to southerly winds, high, bus slowly falling, bar- ometer, and light rans in the Uppor Missiseippl Villey, “lf)mt‘."fé.m Wisconuin, and near hfn ntar) OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpox, Bept. 14.—Bteamshipa Eogland snd Colombo, from New York, and China, from Bos~ ton, have arrived out. Nzw Yonx, Bept. l4.—Arrived, steamship Pammarants, from burg. MOULTON. Tho District Attorney Finds that Beecher Does Not Wish to Prosecuie the Mutual Friend, Ho Therenfter Invokes Msulton, in the Name of Public Decency, to Let Us Have Peace, Reply of Moniton that it Is Not He, But Becchery, Who Hag Commlitted Adultery, And that tho Inveatigation and Punishment of Becohior Will Not Vitiato Pub- lio Morality, . Svectal Dirvateh to The Chicuze Tribune. New Yonx, Scpt. 14.—Wincheater Britlon, District Attornev of Kings Couuty, Brookiyo, lately wroto a Iotter to Mr. Locchar suggestivg that tho indictment aratnst Fr: for libel ba nolle-prased. 3. Leocher in roply concurrad in tho proposed actiou of Mr. Dritton, and the concurronco of Mr. Moulton was then asked. In a lotter yesterdsy, and mado public to-lay, Mr. Moulton deslines most peramptorily to consont to the withdrawal of the Indictmont, Ilia lettor I3 of tho most imperative character, Among other things he sayy ¢ 1, Tamno lawyer, and, thorefore, you will excnss myerror If 1 Liava supposed tho mnlrlt of your juries prudance to_bo eucls that it exhibits mors alscrily in siyuslizing the fnnocence than the criminality of tha ciuzen, aud that the most grateful duty of & public prosecator ix o bo Instrameital in maing reparation tho unjustly sccured. In wy ignorance I had tmoginod wiat thie District-Altorney representa an well defendans en peopla, aud with thia impreaston T had rested 8afo in the assurauco that ho would ot aufer the machinery of law to L employed for my deatriion tian, but would, when he fouud me tho victim of fulsé oud waiclous posesutig hasten (o give mo the vindicatlon of a public Aknowledqment of my innocence, or else of a formsl sequital by o Jury of my countrymen, Lems than this is not the full mensure of my righta ; loas than this I discatn to accept, That tho trial of tho indictment sgainet mo will heavy public exyenro, and obstruct other e courts, 13 an Objection that should bavo been cousldered at ‘au sarlier Atags of the pro~ cecding, and Lave availed o prevant your predecessor permittlug tho power of {hs District-Attoruey's ofica to Lo prostituted to the purposes of the lev, Hsnry Ward Deecher in bis coutroversy with Mr, Tilton, 1liave been accidod of & ¢rmo1n tue name of Tho Peoplo; T havo been eompelled to plead as o culprit s T bove been Liold 0 bail now siearly » yoar, and, surely, it In ton Jata for 8 reprosentative of Tho Deople in it prorecuticn to decline to yield to iy demand for 3 trial on tho ground that tho trial would be s vexatious and oppressive burdon tpon The Peoplo, WEat other expendituro can bo more legitimatoand Ivudable than that fnenreed tn vindieating tho funocenco of » man sgainsl whom ‘The People bave beon betrayod to fnsti- tute an unfounded prosecution? What supremer in- terest can engeyo the attention and time of the courts tinn the duty uf sbeolviny from unjust sccusstion o cliizen ngainat whom, hitherto, there has not been a whikper of surpicfon or reprouch * To ma it scoma ucarcely couslstent with tle wagwanimity of & grest people to plead poverty und tho pressurs of otlier eu- Fagements aa an excuse for deuying s trinl to one whom they bave falacly arraigned sud oppressively pursied, §, The impossibilily of jmpaneling a jnry in this community is a ditficolty, 1 am sdvied, thiat might ourly Lo ovadod by cliauglng thu Wuub o anotler county. 4. Alihough you do not formally enumerate among the reasonn that may determine your sction & conaid- erntion of “tho offoct upon publio morals trial of the fsauca juvolved o fhin matter,” yet your Feferenco to the topic plalaly roveals its luflnence on your judgment, But why should this effect, {f such thero may be, operato o deprive me of wy conatitu- tionul Hight toa spocdy aud fmpartial trial? Itis not I, but my accuser, the Liev. Henry Ward Boecher, who commtied udultry with Mre, E, R. Tilton, and so iv0 oczasion to thin nofeome ecendal, It is not T who firat obtruded tho rovolting story bofore tho pub- He, but, on the contrary, through thrco long years I labored with {adefatigable forvor and unfalteriug Adeiity to suppresa it, sud, nt last, was compalled to speak relctautly s elf-défeno (g repal an infaragna clurge of blackinail, which in his desperation tho Rov.” Heary Ward Deochor leselod against me. But why should I ulono bo sscrlficed to sflence? This present ndictment wan not my fustigation, but the work of the Rev. I, W, her, what- ever depravation "of " gublfe morald may eusua from & trial must Ve tmputed fo Lim and not to tho thnocant victim of lun calumnlous accnsa- ton. Bt I donot allsw that theivtercats of public morality will ba iturt Uy the invustigation of the Rev, Heury Ward Licecher's guilt, Time was when I thought and I a'tod on the conviction that e causa of Christianity nnd of virtuo would be promoted Ly the concealment of his crimiulity ; but events Lave denie onsirated—what, {ndeod, 1 rhould havo kuown sate- cedently—tlat it is not within tho economy of Godw Providenco that any Interesat, elther of mor- als or policy, ~should evor bo impaired or rotarded by 'tun fuveatigstion and proclame- tion of the truth. As I understand it, harm can come of this transaction only {n consequence of an apparont fapunity sud privilege vouchsafed to minia- tora of tho Goapel to ravel in unhallowed plessures of concuplacence ; wherean, on ha contrary, the welfare of religlon and’ socicty will be by accured fndiseolubly Linking to the offensa ita fnovitabls penaity of expo- sure aud retribubion, In circumatances of these af- 2 thoy ever 30 copfounly actalied, will ba found everythiug Lo disgust and reptl, and nothing to bo- wich and sttract, and, oxcept thero bo s m 3 of fustlos (of whicls, Bowever, you evidently bave Do apprebension), I eatinos ooncelsu th possilility that publio morals will bo sfironted by the proaf of the Rev. II, "W, leecher's adultery. I am indicted for fibel ' {n charging tho Ttev, H. W, Boecher with criminal intercourso srith a femala member of Lis cougregatlon, ‘Tha charge Is true, 110 know it ta be true, aud whataver may bo the fmperfoctions of man's tribunals, tho Rupremo Ruler will some day revesl the truth and vindicate tha right. For apeaking truth and nothing but truth—and that, too, under cusilenge, and {u dofenso of my own charscter and tho charactor of ’har wLoss good Damo is duwirer to mo than lfe it I I have been arraigned as a criminal, compelied elon 0 plead mith uplified Land, subjecied to tho bouds agalust un eacspe Justlco, loadod with obloguy by (he public press, frowned upon and avolded Ly soclety, and now, afior the {ndictment against me Lisa servod 1ts purposa by discroditing in adyauce a witncas of the v, Nr., Beeclier's guilt, and it i apjarent lagatan it s to the world Lhat I am innocent and muat ba ac- quitied, ot this moment and under thess circum- stancos’ I am requested to “ acquieso” in & molle prosoqul, aud Lo escapo the penslly of his perjured prosecution, Nover, airi never] I demand a trial, ond shall be ready on any reasonablefnotico to mako good my defense, Very respecttully, ¥raxcia D, Moutrox, To the IHon, Winonzaren Barrion, Disirict Atturney, oley otey, jpominy of from RAILROADS, > FREE TRAINS. Speaial Dispatch to 2he Chicaoe Triduns, Lawnrxce, Kan,, Sopt. 14.—A consummation long and devoutly wished for by tho morcantile interasts of thia city has finally been realized by tho opening of the new Atchison, Topeks & Boata Fo line east. Dy this ovent we aro favored with anch through freight ratos 08 Haosas City haa long enjoyod. The Atchison, Topoka & Santa Fe inskos virtually our fourth outlet to the Esst, but pover until now has s materlal reduction in froights boon effected. Tho Kausas Pacitio and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fo Roads are now indulging in & littlo rivalry as to_passonger vetes for this wock to the Kansas Exposition, “The lattar rond touchos bottom by makiog ita trains froe to all. ROCKFORD. ROCK ISLAND 4 ST. LOUIS. Specral Dispaten to Tae Chicago Tyibune, Davexrour, In., Sopt. 14.—A cabte dispatch waa recelved In this city to-day annonncing that s meeling of tho German bondhotders of the Rockford, Nock Island & 8t. Louis Railrosd was bold at Frankfort Sept 10, at which Mg, H. Os- terberg subwmltted n roport of his action in bid- ding iu that road, The bondholdere resolved to furnish monoy to impcove aud operate the live. ‘They also suthoris Ar. Ostorberg to either loaso or koll the road, or to operate it by forming & uew company, It is probable the latter will ba done, as capitaliste here have already offered to subsoribe about $300,000 to that ond. Ar, Ostorberg will return to America immediately. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND 18 PACGIFIC, Special Dispatoh to The Chtcasa Tridune, Dzs Moines, In., Sept, 14.—1It is reported here thiat the Chicago, Rock Ieland & Paoific Railroad will make a strajght shoot from Owkalooss to Qscools, 1n Clarke County, whers it will tap the Chicsso, Burlington & Quinoy with {88 Southe wosteru Branch, CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN. Oxana, Bept. 14.—The Chicago & Northweat- ern Raliroad offlcials anoounoe that tley will cowmeuca t0-mOrTOW morniog to run traing sgun throogh belwesn Omaha and Chicago. ‘Lbrough freight will ot commence o move tul ‘Thursday, — Anti<Catholic Drama by Victor Fiuge. Paris Correapondance New York Kvening Posk. In thosa days, when & Roman Cathobio revival WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1875, religionn controversy ran higher than they have for manv seara bafore, the nnuouncomert that Victor Hugo ban written n drama 1o wlich hn furiounly attacka tho C'atholic Church hasereat- ed much oxeitement hero. Tho venerable pons does not provose, however, to allow hin Iatest work to bo printed until after bin death, fuily couscions of tha offect whick it would preduceo, e koown that & cooapiracy wonld s formed to hies it off from any stage, if, indeed, the Gov. ornment ehould allow its repressntation. Tho drama 8 called *‘Les Fleaut de In Freaco ™ (Tuo Plagues of France), and deals itern- Iy with sovorsl {oatitutiona boside the Catholic Church, A friend who bea read yarta of the work prononnces it quitn na fino a8 anything Hugo haa ever prodiced. The aloquent old man hias & way of preseiting hun facta which ronders them doubly improaive, and, if his poem mhould be published new, it would probably scoentuate tho bitterness of tho roligioun warfare now gojug on fu most countries, Hugo intends, if hia life isspazal, to bring forth » number of dramas all bearig on what La conadnrs tho mistakes, the evils aud tho tyraunios of the time. iR EXPOSITION PICTURES. The Chicago Gallery---Strictures on tho Hanging Committce, The Artists Who Represent This City, and Thelr Best Works, 8hirlaw, Freer, Douglas Volk, Muphy, Miss Shaw, Miss Hammond, Eto, ‘The roview of the groups by Eastern artita is intetruptod to-<Iay to maks room for aume 1otea on the Chicago gallery, and will bo reaumes Fri- day. Thers is cecasion firet for oue ar twogone eral romarks. It has Leen explaioed bofors that Beard and Stafford had notbing to do with lang- ing this soutliwest room, and that the Cheago articts, to whom it was committod, made the mistake of appointing a Iarge Hanging Coamit- teo. This haaled to nome dofccts, porsbly to &ome injustices, or partialities, in tho arnngo- mout, for witich, howoser, no ono membr of tho Committee can be held responsivle. I may bo supposed thed each yorson on Fifch & Conmit- teo, out uf mere politences, would wizh tosaug bis sszociates’ pictures in tho best position but some of tho artista, who bave found onlypoor places, ore ainposed to find fault with even committoemen each with from one to fou pic- turcs '*on tho line,” The friendliness o the Hangiog Committee towards each other am to- warde their associates will account for soms pe- culiaritioa of the collection. Deapite this dead- vantage. tho geueral excelience of the pictires is a8 creditablo to Chicago as it is eurpridng, Fow of our people probaliy supposed the we could oxhibit o may good werke by so nany bauds. There aro about sixty artiatu in the catalogue. Yet it is & common in- quiry in cultivatod circles whethor we baveany artists in tho city, snd many s peson fond and approcistivo of pictures does not knor w ringlo artiat, " This {u only to bo secounted for by the shisorption of the artists, na wellaa the rast of the community, in thelr own pursuils, and thewr neffect of the cultivation of good soclety, and, it miphtoer. haps beadded, on the part of wany of them, of cilti vation in geuerul, outaids of the art of paintiog. Tho pictures of WALTER BRIRLAW, . A. (Chieago Academy) ars confecradly among the very bestin the gallery, and we owe the artit Lio more atiention because his loyalty to Chicago & 40 great that ho haa preferred to make cxhibition ofhis palntings here, ratber than scll them at god prices in Monich, whero Lo now is. Bhiraw has bean several yexrs abroad, and, according tohis brother artists, Lias mado tremendous sirides, cxpo- ctally {n tho matter of colorivg. His * Toning of ihie Bell ™ (No, 724) was exhiblted in the Academy a'ew ‘months ago, and is an cminently satisfactory pletire, ot only for technical quality but for the plossnt vay i which it tells » plossant story. The two littlajlc. tures just below (Nom, 733 and 733}, though less imjor- tant, nre worthy of very much tho same observatios, The littie dog which appears in both of them must] & profeenional * poser ™ in_Mnnich, for it appesrs in pictures of othier Munich artists 'in Highwood's @l lery, Evidently it ia uo trouble for the fat little felbw tosit still, Threa studies of Linda by the same artat, framed in fiat unpaioted pine (Nos, 614, 615, €16), buig in the northwest corner of the roum, and mayve counted tha mowt success{u) pictures e {n the ot mation of the urtista, The subjects are an old Csju- chin, & soldler with s helmet, and aa_elderly nun, ul printad with great firmness snd munliness, Closs ry theas, on eacli pld, are the exccliont heada of Frea, hefora apokon of, studiea rather than finishod picturss (No, 810, 611). Noar by is another pictare of “ Thru Cata ™ (No. 612) by the aame artist, in which tio grouping {8 A0 managed that the bluck cat would s> 7 to Lo the shadow of the other If it wore ot frr er eycs, an error in composition which would Live Deen ubviated by varying the attitudes more from eady other. However, tlicy ook out with startiod eyos fna very characterirtio felinn mazner, Freor bas sison pieturs of » Mexican Woman *and a Dead Buffalo” (783, 749), the lattar scarvely & fAinishod painting, A. . RROOXS {C. A) exhibits & portrait of Mr, Pickard, not vey meritorious, and somo excellent liitls portraits dvory of Nr. Asxy, Mrs, Dartlott, etc., of which tin first I8 the bost' fhing of tho sort fie s yet donr, These little pictures are lixely to bo overlooked, bit aro worlh examining, and young Ixdies about to adojt Tireit bresst-pins, and whu are destitute of hebe looms of that charactar, are referrad to Mr, Broaks, Earle's * Stirrup Cup " (No, 903) does not do tn artist justios. A beiter wlcturo of bis ls at Jauson & BcClirg's, but still not one of his best, ELEINS BHASTA " (No. 093), a perfoutly falr apecimen of an artlst stil very young though so well known, i the 10at conr spicoous picture on the esst wull, The troatment are smggestivo of Dierstadt, Mt. Bhasta bain 4 high mountain tu Callfurnia, and the picture of grux a1z0, and open, accordlug 4o some eritice, 10 tho Hnpu. tation of being “ hard ¥ in trestment,’ Itis & pooc deal of & filmllre, of the panorsmio style, painted witt mitch skl and patnstaking, but somshaw Jast short o belng what it oupht o bo—but s s because of 1l acalo and protenslous. The same knowledgu and labor on & amalier cauvss would seem leas of » chalienge t¢ criticlsm, Elkine' pictures are very unsven, ond h haa noad of thu exerciss of consclentiousnoss to sus- tain lim fa the fight on which ho started very early, aud which i far from uniformly upwaras, DOTOLAS VOLK Lias several lnlll’flllnq pictures, and has been fortunata in obtaining good positions for'them, Some of them, Jike Mark Twaiu's spooch (o the Hunday-ecliool, are iu' terosting more for thetr extraardinary charsoter than any more valuable qualitics. Of onfy one, however, Ls this strictly trus (No, 759), “Skiloth Creek, ab Dovil's Lake, Wis," which s probatly mainly’ au out-door skeich, and is in the most ontre Fronch style,—an attempt at a tour.de-lorco which one s tuclined to resont at onco, Mr. Volk fs a son of the well-known Cblcago weulptor of liat ame, & very Joung min, who his lately returned from' Franoo, where i Lits been studying for suveral yoara, Ho was sdmittad to tho French Salon this year, and the plctiiro which obtained him this honor is exhitited jn thia prescnt collection, with the Bilon number atill on tho frame,—* lcone o Drittany » (No, 721, southeast corner of room),—-and ja iniersdting as & picture which__ has rucelved a sort of sanction from Freuch nuthority, aud sn of what guna landscape Artists are encoursged to alm st in ris ot the prosent day. 118 murits aru chietly for tho artistic e7c, 1a compoeltion and relations, and the art- duls think very well of it indeed, Mr, Volk's ¢ Misty Mornlng in Venice ™ and * Vass of Flowers " (Nos, 625 aud 657) are worth examining a4 farther examples of tho siylo of the French studios,—the former a very agresatile, good picture, and the lattar an artistically~ handled study of stilf tife, 4 A frult picture by Juapor Lawman, of Pittaburg (Nn. 8§20), {s an unusually good painting of ita kind, the frult, eapocially tha roen apples oud grapes, being & very close approach 1o nature, snd the range of colors, tho real object of such & picture, very pleaslug in. deed. Tha picture of 1 Bricher, ozt o b (o, 620) does ot belong in & Chicago o belog the worl of an Estlern astiat, h;h o L) X Fhe very large pictures mallery of the P and Father Sorin are by e 7 it rfinmll. uluinn, 8 fresco painter, who is employsd in decorsting & church i Notra Tud. Thesa pictures are i tended for the church, Where their bright colorw will botouod down, by thehadows, Ths gallery would, 0o the wholo, bo as well without thew ; but, #f picturce 18 fresod stylo aro o ba admitted, eonsldoriug thelr purpaseand {he rapldity with which tuers wero pro- uced (they aPo sald botii to heve beou punted whibin aizty days), they are extraordiuarily god. Thoatti- $udo sud action of Father Bariu are diynifica sud Lifos ocossories natural, aud tho faces not bad. ortrait of » Lady," by I, ¥, Spread (No, 503), {8 Bung very high,—badly U akled: ho iy vould sy —a paaitlon for which its ratbor subduod quality i} fita it It scews a mistake to put New York artiss “on the lne,” as 13 done hers iu two or three fn- stanoes, and "crowd out bons-de Clicego astists, Without conspicuous muril, tlia picture 14 arilatic fgurs gracuful and exprestive, the Lroken Lackground and dotal] well mianaged. 1t s not airoog enough for it present poaition, but iho lack of streugth, if there is auy, is probably attzibatablo to the dalleacy of tho subject. Bir, Hpresd Lea twa ol pictures in the axhibition (Nos. 765, 775, M188 A. G BUAW'S LANDHCATES boveslready boen apokesof in'lus TWIDONE with commendation, Bhs baa four in the exbibition, threo of theu (Noa. 759 in ® veus very much Ler own, 88 (ar &8 Ohicago s concerund, but with » strung rosomblsuco to tha style of Kruseinau Van Elten of New York, whosa pictures (Nos, 6, 18, northieast room, 814, 521 corridor) are worih compariig, Vau Elteu 14 82 older and more experienced sriist than Mo Saww, bub lu greatness of sentimont snd the valuable artistio ualiting not W ba acquirud by practice alie 1 not in. Patlor to i, Tha choico of subjocta drawn feou snd eharscioristio of onva cluso vicinity, is wise aud H 18 iu progroas in Franos, sud wbaa the wavoe of | avorsbla to sccoos, Thasucceus(ul Lanilscupe artists, thown distingnitied for o rather {han pletorial qualities, have often, perbara generally, drawn their nubjects Trom the country immediately about tham, 1. F. MURPRY, 8y ba rorkond one of our mort proing srtista ectus (0 liave found this out, snd_ex- minis a goluen calied #The Clearing " (No, 730), whiich tho raniy of ditant monntal: seareely Trovent ur from racoguizing as a stndy up the North Bratct., This, And S, 148, @ After 1he Buower,” sre in Marihiy's oxn hand, and sre truthful 2 far aa tkay KO, LIt anema aa taamigh art ought Lo bo abls o express Dol wg cre In the way of detail, sud tndeed 1t in oot unreasonable tohope that Mr, Murpby himself will a4d to Bia fores definitenses and” inish, fle former [ictures * The Ktorm lireaking Uy " (No, 779), stul in ot exprezsive of hy=s. 2 fino, apdrited Uit paintng, Gk urphy hse not yet windied auywhere Lut fu Chickgo, el o, 1 the great group b SRk MR VIR a0 andertaken & very difealt thing, which per nohody but one uf the great mastacn :oulfl ‘I‘uv"- :!.’:.’: thoraughly matiafactory, The groupiug ia carefally managn, and theroin” o great smount of Iabmy £n 8ill il through (e faces, drapery, and au aesarion Tln fatnhiy resrmblance o all tho eyen i atrong. Tho grand and gardenesque backgronud Obiuninty ** compownd,'” 1a 1li-atitad to a Chicay ls, and 1t canuot be eald that tho wholo jainting fe successtul fy such & way aa o make ft, like s Van Dyck, valuahio an 8 picture to peraona not Interested in tho feuily, It happened Mitico the of euing of the Expesition that a company of penple driving on the West Hide catght sight of 3 larga nutber of children plaving In yasd, Ono of them esclaimed: “1 hanid think that was the Crane family whose pirture inin the Er. 0sit1on.” The door-plata read distictly * Grana~ ir, Pine ls entitled t0 wiatevor crodit 18 1o b derived from this, “The Loat Cause,” by Moslor, of Cincfnnati and Munich, {2 exhibited here neain (No, 639), and notndy et can g1ve 8 reasonsble explauation of what it meut, o in thera any conNpi.uous ANt {n it which makes §1'8 credit 40 the gallery, * Too Late (No. 10) in better, Andrew F. Bunner wan formerly n Chirgo srifat, but i now 1h Munich, Beveral of his landacar«s aro here, all very good indeed, aud Indicative of tls wkill in Welinique sequired in the German atudios, ‘Tho Iarge picture over {lis osat door, ** Huina of Cii- c3ge " (Nu. T00), I8 by Belwerdt, of the Hanging CGom. mittee,” This artist goucrally paints portzaits, and the presnt picture cannot be reckoned 8 success, not be. iy picturlally trested in_any way, which 13 the lean excieable wlicn we rezall whiat fine foreground soma of the ruind of the chiirches furniebed after the firn, nn of thio atreetn oka ad though it were curved,— Wabiceh avouur, if we mintaka not. - Mr, Schwardt haa wlao several portratts in tho collaction, A purtnit of 8 iy Ly Arthur Pickering (No, 663) may e teckoned amung thia baet b our bome Artists, — rtrong, cateful, snd natural, Here again we have the grand background, as though wa lived in palsces. JMIHA EVS HAMMOND i connllered & goud it painter, and bcs atudied in Frauce, and teen & puptl of LcClear, whone fins POTLIAILA wake up ous of (un Exstern groupa in tha Boribeast room, Mer picturss, sa displayod in the preacat gallery, are vory unieven, the portrait of a child - Dear the corver of ** Bhasta " tzing of eu inferior order of portraiture, and notat all up to Miss Hamuond g wraal sundard, Tho fetire of Master *lfarpy Ludd (No, 32} {8 quite & differens thing, with a gong dral of merit 0 1t 4nd_ A3 unusual roadagemont of light, Itis » full-length prteait, and the fittle oy standa by a4able holdinig his kand Fealy to catch a top Sninaing on the smouth tebic-iop, Thete is, nowever, 00 picturo here a0 thoroughly Ruud as Miss Bavafory patatad, o 0T & Himamd (C. A.) bolds th 1. R.lflfl\!::ull'!.'oll . olda the cetitral plac on the eauth wall wit bia 4 Dalry Mald " \No, 24s), which s o mpr pire 102 of theinteresting fnishod stadise of chniariee [rcduced by i artist within tho Tut’ two "veasr, bertaon 8 an exgerienced artiut, and always paiuts earcully and for scme specific eud, usially tosuntest rather than moral aud intelloctual, In the present large picture, for instance, the ouly expreesion of sen- timent n 8 oortain unrefined coyneds i tue Tuby v whoss SLTUDY orims essls sicaln the ik pall and p3u which €26 carzies, whils sbo Letraa Lor conaciousuens of tho olservation of iho mwain In tho distauce, Tho artlst Las arrived at a very pomerful effect of coler, making everyling exceed. gly ntense, 20 hat cven tho white walkt in very fer indeed removed from u resl oud only “apiesty 60 in contrast: othier forcible calors, There fa nofhing spproaching white fn the picture, uuloss 1t Lo the gicsm i thie milk-pan und the gl fn the oye. The drawing aud expreesion of face aud Ogura are carefally and Fatis frewrily studicd, and the pleture intereating as 3 pro- femional experiment, We probably bavo no other artiut whio can produce such an ove, and yet the sabe Juct eecms ncarcoly worlhy of the paind, it fa an fu. terceting and worthy person who Qosorven to ba rep resented in euch eize aud force. Even *Booth an fazo’" Ticks' pictars in the northeast galiery, in baruly equnl to tho honor of being roprescntid in sch pictorial grandeur, Kobertson's story could be told o5 ou-tenth (ki canyan, and the paiating would ten Lo moro plessing than it is now. Having thus noticed wome of the large and cotspicnous paintings in the Chicago Gallery, inmeroun mmaller pictures fn oll, watar-color, sad €nayon aro doferred to anottier occaaion, whit © e —_— Bret Finrte. Aew York Trbune, Bret Herta's new vovel, which is st laut com- pleted and carefuliy guarded in the pubhishor's #3fo, calie forth the lighest snticipatiovs in literazy circles. It will bo berun as o scrial in tho November numbor of Scribner's Magazine, without illuatrations, for it is szid to bo graphic bevoud reed of them, and full of incident. The story takes ita tizle, **Gabriel Conroy,” from ita hiero, a simple, good-hearted old minar, of # type somewkat differont from that of illusirious predecessors tn Mr. Harto's writings. Sovoral fswiliar frionds, novertheless, renew old ne- uaintance, amoug thowm Col. Starbottlo, aud the story by whally in Mr. Harte's original fleld, and i» said to fwiAll as & novel the promisc of Lis very bost tales. Thbo oponing is prononnced by enitica stho bave had accesa to the manuseript to bo very powerful. Itias terriblo picture of a starving camp, and from thie atart the story is eaid to hold tho reader with an almost uncom- fortable grip, seeing that ho Lias to walt month by mouth. —_— Indian Revenge, Virmmia (Nev,) Endervrise, Tt will bo remembered that some fonr yeara aFo o young man namod Btovens, in Diamond Vallev, killea an Indian. What the provocation was that (nduced the homicide wa do not recal- lect, but upon investigation by the authorities the ast was prosounced justifiable. Iast Saturday & younger brother of tho Bto- vens wha killed the Indian, & boy of 16 years, drove a team into Wood!on{s on business, Beveral Indians espied and ipstantly attacked him, ono seizing tho horses by the bits and calling upon his compantons to shoot the driver, which they attempiod to do, loveling & rifle upon him. Fortunately tho action of the redskius was quickly discoverod by citizons near by, who rusbed to the rescue of the imporiled boy and readily dissrmod the Indians, thus sav- ing his lifo. Immodiatoly thoy made another st~ tompt to shoot with 8 ehotgun, Lut were sgain prevented from accomplishung their purpose, —— Mixing Nitric aud Carbolic Acide, In the American Pharmaceutical Convention, at Borton, Prof, G, C. Whealar, of Chicago, read an auewor to the following query: * It iy ms- sortod that it is highly dangurous to mux nitrie and carholio acids, on account of the vialentand iustantaneous explosions that almost invariably occur ; what aro the proportious most likely to occasion the explosions, and what aro tho chomical roactions resulting when thess two substances &ro brought into contact ?" The eircumstancos that guve rise 10 this query wero, that a Professor in a Wost- ern colloge poured some mtric acid into# bot- tle containing a tritling amount of carbolic acid, causing it to burst and destroy Lis eyesiglit. ‘Tho resnlt of the oxpenimenta by Prof. Yheeler provod that the so-called explusion was the rapid developmont of gosea which in their vio- lent liberation projected tho nitrie zeid in all df- :ncuoun and iuto the faco and cyes of tho Pro- oasor, SEWING MACHINES. TEB AUTOMATIC WILLOOX & GIBBS 8. M, 00, in- vite the publio to call and inspeot this marvel of Sewing Munohine . mechanism—unquestionably the eatost inyention in Sewing fnchines since their introduc- tionj completely revolutionizes the art of machine sowiug. Visitors are delighted, CALL AND SEE AT SALESROOM OF Willcox & Gibhs Sering-HMackiue Company, 200 Wabash-av., corner Adsms-st, "HOTELS. SHERMAN HOUSE, CHICAGO. 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