Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1875, Page 10

({2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY SEPTEMRER EASY INSPECTION. ‘How the City and County Mag- nates Looked Over the Poor-House, {Showtog ot They Took a Drink and Then Walked Through, {And Thafi Taok Some More Drinka i end Some Dinner, And How They Didn't Go Near tho Worst Places at Al Cverything Satisfactory, Especially the Drinks and Cigars. With Details. of the Farco and the Eat- ing and Drinking. Thoe foint excursion of the city and counly officinls to tho County Poor-Houre, which hes Doon talked abons for movoral weoks paet, took place yosterdsy. Deriodicnl visits of oards and committeos to tho various public institutions havo long been considered ns nocossitics of oflieial oxiatance, and no oftice-liotdoe thinks ho I folfilled his duty if he has not wined and dined severnl Limos at ench placo at the city's or couuty's exponso, For bo it understood thss an official vinitation to tha Door-louse, or totho Insano Asylum, or to tha Iiridewell, means & 1roo earriagesnide, n froo lunch, aud plenty of FRLR WILSKY AND CIGARS vith which to lighten tho arduous paina shich Mo said odicisis nra supposod to undergo. How far their lubora extend, and how much bsuefit Accrues either to tho inmates of such institu- 41008 or o the penplo of Cook County, way bo Joft for tho pablic to decido, % a mooting of tho Board of County Commis- rloners two weeks ago, Commissionor McCaffroy uonounced that Mayor Colvin Llad exe pressed a desire td vimt tho Poor- ilouso; snd ho theroforo moved that an invitation bo oxtended to the Mayor and Al- Jermen to join with the honorable Board in an Sxeursion to that institution, Tho motion pre- «ailecl, and after soma coosultation tha timo was .ixed tor the 17th inst. At apout 11 o'clock resterday morning thero way a breakin the clowds oud a ceseation of sain “:hich was hailed with satisfaction, and 1t wae i 1ed £a tampt the eloments and go. Seveml of tho cartinges biad taken on their “\m“ at tho County Building, On the part of Lo city TAERE WERE TRESERT + Wayor Colvin, Ald. Quirk, Stont, Mahr, Dickingon, _Murphy, Cloveland, McDonald, tommers, Folay, 1lildreth, Jonss, Warren, :nd Ityan; while the county was ropro- :onteit by Commisioners Carroll, Johnson, McCaftroy, Tinssell, Conly, Echmidt, Guen- ther, and Bugse. Prominent smong tho other gontlomen present wero Sheri Agnow, ** Boss " Tocing, Gen. Lich, Supervisor Laker, City Asscssor Denehy, Aseistant City-Clerk Moody, Commissioners Thompson avd Louis ‘VWahl, John Comiskey, Toin Nelson, and Con- {ractor Hogaa, ‘Lhore wore about fifty in the ‘party. ‘TOL RIDE wnt to the Yoor-House was devoid of racident, witl, tho exception of occasion- Wl stoppagesy for refreshments. Arviv- ng at tho cleomosynary institutlon +f the county, tho carfieges wero driven up to the door of tho Inanne Asylum, where tho party vero rapturously received by thie head plrymcian, Dr. Guuninghatn, and by Warden Kimberly, sod wero shown into tho parlor. But they wero not 20 bo conatrainod in any snch way, aud thereforo, after n fow moments of feneral grosting and coovorsation, nil tho visitors broke for “he_basomont with the intent to satisfy thei: curiosity as to the modus operandi of cooking. Or, nerchiauce, were they guided by an unerriug zngtinet which told them WTHERE 1518 LIQUURA WIRE REPT P When thoy arrived in the lower regions thoy dis- coverod an imprompin bar-room, the coup- ter consisting of £ board tald seross Lwo barrels, Bohind tho counter stood an_array of substautisl bottles, while » sus- yicious-looking keg poeped forth from nmun? worupr, Lesving = ovoer the bar, wit @l the digpity of a “Tentonic beer- riinger, stood Warden Ximberly, propared to do o honors of (ho ocoazion, and to min- wlo in Dourbon a noctar of for- wietfulness of all tuo slights and igoo- tuinies lmaLmA upon him in the past 'y many of thoso who were then present. After 1ho invitation the company adjournod fo the inkery, for tho purpose of seeiuy tho process of sunking that bread npon whickh was fod the Lauers, +Tho bakery and kitchen having been ox- Eanetod, Dr, Unnoingham led the way np-staire 1othe warda whoro the neanc men snd women of Cooli County find habitation. It may bs hero, ntated that in going through tho ditforent apart- Juents : N0 SITCIAL CXAMINATION WAB MADE. " Thao visitors watked humudlr threugh a ward and back, gazing wonderingly at the paticnts =why stood or kat againat Lho wall on either side, end then passed on to the noxt room. Occa- wiounily tho keepors would etir up one of the Inoro peculiar ciees for the entertalnment of the widitors, who listened laughingly to the gibberish uttered by thewe unfortunate egfldmn. and then passed oo, With a winglo exception, 0o com- plaints or appeals wero Litoned to, aud as far as nbtaining any krowledso of the management of Jho institation was coucerned, thoro was not the vlightost desire or opportunity for eo doivg on the part of tho wisitora. Drs, Cumuinge Jiam and Lawless wero constantly on Laud ‘o provent auy euch occurrence, and _in tlis Inudablo enterpriev tiey were nuly secunded 11y tho pumerous Leepers. Tho readur toay thus 176 the vast amonnt of good accomplished by 1ho solf-sacrificing officials who wen all tho way nut to Jefforson, rexardicss of wiud or wealher, sn accordunce with the noble dictates of duty 1od the grand desire for tha amalioration of human kind. liaving combloted the round of the wards, and laviug arcivod on the top-tloor, the compauy wero 1nvited into a large roons, used ordinarily tor duncing purpoees, wherein was now sct forth A WUDSTANTIAL DISKED, 7ihero woro sovoral long tables ueatly covered «with muowy clotlis, on which were ex- Jabited plutes and glassed quito differ iyt from the ones drdinerily used in yn institution for paupers and lubatics, 'tho mienu was not exactly a@ clogant as may bio found wotuctimes at the Graud Pacifle, but 110 foud was aburldant and of a ubatantial kind. L’horo was rowst boef, roast turkoy, and flul, to- giothier with a groat varioty of vogotables, while 1uke and severul kinds of ple formed the dosser!. Fiverything was neat and woll arranged. . YULTTY WAITER-GINLE erg not wanting, whilo Alr, Kimborly and hie vaif of assintants hovored abouk to seo that ev- trybody wae served, Cigars were passed arouund; uf courao, sfter tho meal. And it may be casa- «lly remarsed thav cigara and dricks wero thiroughout the day #a free as midsummer air. Cuntrary to expectation, there way NO BPEECU-MAKING, 1Tayor Colvin being ou hia ruutl Lebavior, and ld. Hildreth nok feoling woll, » After inner the party dispersed over the prouuds avd through sho difersps bufldings, cach pursuing bis juvestigations according to Iis own fancy, Commissiouer Carrall escortod tho Mayor and tho press-gang through the fomale " wards of tho I'our-llouss, mot- witustanding tho discouraging remarks of '1lerr Heuing, who aald “thal d—d smell woa!d trive them out.” The women are located iu tho .2ront Lriok etructure, sand tho rooms were com- Emmiwly cleanly,—onough 80 o disprove Herr leaing's assertion. "The curiositics of the piace woro of courso Yisited,—uue being a shrivelod ¢!d womau in her U5th yoar, aud the other buiug tiio wuman who almays sits with ® aheet over Lur heud. r . 'I'ho wooden buildings were not visited, prob- shly becauso thoy bad uob boeu proporly Nied v, 'Lhess are really the woursd portions of tho fastitution, belpg " LICKETY, FILTHY, AND INFECTED b\ th atmospheric talut. They are occupled by, (tu0 uiale paupers. > At lust it waw votod by most of thoss present thut tho proper thivg to do vay to go home, ‘The carragos were therefure bisiled, und the compayy, sfter biddin) a tearfal farwell to Warden 'im{mly ulume5 , W the city with the proud cousciousness of have ing tnlfilled dleagreeabls daty, and with an carnest desire to ha heraldod to the world as no- b'e and relf-abnegating humasnitarians, which dwgira i herowith complied with, aud ail things avo sccordingly satisfactory, ————— RAILROAD NEWS. THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. Tho officors of the Michigan Contral ave all abgont from tho city. Thoy aro attending a meot- ing of the Diroctors of tho road at Now York. Tho principsl mattor to be dacided by the Di- roclors is tho approval or disapproval of sho contrach latoly made with Afr. Wagner, of the Now York Central, for rnoning his rleeping-oars loreafter ovor the Michigan Central. Mr. Pull- man has alno gone to New York to attend the mocting, to soe whethor the Directors cannot ba influenced to retain his cars. 1t is. bowover, deemed very doubiful that tho new contract will bo disapproved, Wagner's line 18 virtuaily owned by Commodore Vaoderbilt, and thin rniltvay maguato has lstely gained coneiderablo iriueneo in tho AMichigap Central Directory. A1, Bloan, who waa latoly olected a Director of tho road, In an out-and-out Vandorhilt man, and will do all hio ean for that gentleman’s interest. It has been rumored for some timo past that Vandorbilt is trying to obtain control of thia line, and the indicationa are that ho will suc- coed. Ho has lready succceded in influencing thio Board to Liave the meotings beld in Now York instoad of\Boaton, as herntoforo, and the offices at Boston will aleo o removed to Detroit or to Now York. It issaid fo connoction with this that Vaoderbilt {s alao tiyving to get ¢ontrel of the Great Weetern or Canadn Sodtharu Ratlrosd au a8 to have anotlier tkrough liue fromn New York to Chicago. THE_ERIE, The following proposition for the roconstrie- tion of the Erie Rallroad haa rocently boen mado by tho foroign bond snd stock holders of tho road ¢ 1t world ba a ity If the present orlals fn the affairs were not {0 result iu 8 thorouglly efiicient acheme, snd if you can satisty tho sharciioldors Iy tho ape pointment of a trustwortly cumimnitice ta reo to thn Byplication of tho funds, 110 amount nacessary will e riainly bo forthcoming when wanted. Tt han been propascd that the ordinarg shareholdsrs ahonld bo arseaged #0 many doliara per sharo, and altogotlier thero are many grounds on which such an suicasment may bo Juatited, atill the arbitrariness of the procceding 15 objeciionsble, and will undoubtedly oxclie bhtcr opposition, “[lie same object can bo sttained by jumiing 50 per cout more_common sfock, oo 1w shate for eviry two now exlsting, by witch weanm supponing {la price of $35 to bo obtalned, an smount of $10,000,000 in cash will bo rocured, Thin prico may ceriainly now be considered too bigh, but by the the timo an act to legalize it shall bo oliained, i will probably bo & valusbie privilege to the present sharcholdars 2o have tho firat right 1 sub- scribe to the new capital, In convideration of tho ordinary sharcholders 1ais- 1ng this amount of money 10 bo eployed in vustly (a- creaning tho security of the bond sud preferenco Tolders, those latter ta agreo to capilalizo their inters crt for two years in bonds or shares bearing their present prisgtica, Tho quoation of tho priority clnimed by the prefer- encc sharehalders to Ly wettled Ly arbitration of come petent parties, The rental of loased linesto be reduced whenever yracticatle. “i1is amount that woull o avallable from ilio new shares and funding of coupons would ba abont $13,000,000, asauming tho net earnings beyona the Featals at only $4,000,000 n year, Of thin the loaling debt will sbsarb, wo understand, atout §1,000,000, To narrow-gaugs the tine, Including tho purchass of s Targe amount of how loramotivo stock tho gaugo of uleh caunot ba altered, will abaorl 8- furtler §4,000,- ol The completion of ateel-rathing tho msin line, n ad- ditlon to the chiargs to Tovenuo for renowals, may ab- wcrb £2,000,000, 70 branch lines o open up the cosl lines and upon codl wagon atock thers could bo expended sdvan- tageounly $2,000,000. On complotion of the daubla traek on tho main ling, mprorements in adings, stations, oic., recommended by Oapl. ‘Tyler, $2,000,000, On alferation of grudients and carves to anch on ex- tont as would be ntteuded wilh real economioal advan- tagr, $2,00-,000, O addttions to rolling-atock to meot growth of traf- fie. $2,000,00. the whole fo be Total to be oxpendsd, $18,000,000; expended over thy noxt two years, daring which period tho new shares would bo paid up by Lalf-yearly o~ stallments, “Tho capital of the Company wonld then consist of 71,000,000 of bonda and preferences and $117,000,000 of ordinary sharca, Tho yrior interest chargo st 7 per cent would be $5,060,010, and the rentald st mont $1,000,00; total, With tho lUno finished and equipped s pro- posnd, 1ho working expeuscs would be broight down to per cent, sud tho traflc within throe yoars ffom now would be at least 24,000,000 per annum, atfording s net revenvo of 3,60 r &1 v, iestiog all bond and preforencs Habilitlos, a2 Llea¥ing 3 per cent for tho ordinary shares. 10 amonns of trafiic If worked ot ‘the rcduced rato rogquisite tomeet all tho rentals, bonds, and prefer- enco interest (s only $16,000,000, or greatly undenwhat in betn esrned during the prescut oxtrome¥iopres- Mon, Tlins, nothing bvé Judicious outlsy ts reqaired to lace the finauces of tho concern at ovce on a sound ooting, snd 0o ono can doubt thiat 10 produce such reanlt the new stck would Lo eagerty aubscribed ot 335 currency per $1L. CHICAGO & SOUTH ATLANTIC RAILROAD COMPA| Tho annual moating of the stockholders of this road was hold in this city on the I4th of this monthy, for tho purpdso of the election of Lo offloers sud Directors of the road. A fairat- tendanco was had ;.zeardy atl sho old Directors retired, asd o now Doard was formod. The mow Board consists of John T. Richardson, of Delphi, and Calob Crosswill, of Chicago, of tho flrst clara; Enoch Rinelrart, of Dolphi, and S8am T. Atwater, of Chieago, the second olasa; William H..;mond, of Mouticallo, L. B. 8ims, of Delphi, and Robort Rao, of Olicaga. of the third class, Th:o Hon. Willlam 8. Hasymond, of Monticello, Tud., wns olected President, aud Robert Rao, of this city, YVico-Presidont, This“iosd has been for a fow mouths em- barnssod, hence tho changs in the Board, It iuthopuryxmo to_buila the voad oat of dobt, and was tho causo which led to the present difiicultion. The pinching times made this im- onsible, and tho Company, after constructing o air portion of tho road, found a floating debt of from 815,000 to 20,000 withoat any cush re- sourcod to moes it Tho sesets of the Company wore large but not avatlable, neasly $350,000 yet of uncxplred subsidies, but reqnlrlndg [ large sum of monoy to bLe expended to obtain them. Tho fact that tho new Board would obtaln thess moana caused thoir olection, The sum named a5 & now subscription in £200,000, snd it had uearly all boen pledgoed in ndvance of the clection. Dy resolution a sum s to bo tirst sot asido totake dh sli watored claims, and for that purpose an Auditor {4 to be appoint- ed by the subscribers to the fund,to audit, allow, and pay these outstanding doble. All persons holdlog cisims against the Company are request- ed to present the same on or befors the st of October, for allowance at the Company's Ofice, No. 20 Major Block. Ic {8 be- loved that with “thls new fand tho Gompany will bo enabled to completa the livk betwoon” this city and Indianapolis, The now Buoard mado a caroful ovnrhmhue of the dologs of the Company, and expresa thomssives per- fcetly satistled with'the fidelity of the old officers aulthe honosty of thelr sdininistration. In a feir daya tho roport of the President and Lu. gucer will ho madg public, and the community can then judge what Liss boen accomplished on this hoe witin €ho past yoar, ALLEGFD MALICE AFORETHOUGHT. Hpeeral Dispate to The Chicage dribune, Cruxroy, Tu, Bopt, 17.—The dispatch in this moruing's Taiese frou? Davenport, to tha ef- fect that work was stoppad on the Chicago, Clinton & Westirn Tieilroad, 1s a mischisvans {alsohood, Atto time Lua the grading procesdod mote sapidly than tow, The eontractors, Wall- baum, Briages & Co., of your city, have unine different of Bungy wen and leams on tho pradivg. Tho {rack fy ready for the drou o dldanee of 83 O miles from this city. The first of nest we will bo at work {u both Codar sud Juhu::nl‘j;fifi? ties, Track-layiug will be rewumed in » fow days. aud, if uccensary ln order to completo the roed 10 1owa City on coniract time, which is the 1at of Docomber, the track will be laid from throo difforent pointa. ‘Thio Davenport qispaten is the work of Bumb enemy of thiy yreat enter- prisu. THE TIOKET AGENTS, Himaroos, N. Y., Sept. 17.—Tho somi-annual Canventlon of Railway Qoneral 'ficke$ and Pag. seuger Agents assomblod here so-day. D. 3, Boyd, Jr., of the Philadeiphis, preslded, 1'here 1s & good attendauce of members. The followiug {s tho usual preliminary busloess: An €842y on ' The Etbies of Raitrosd Menagement " was read by A, V, H. O utor, of she Chicago, Miwaukee & Bt. Paul Hoad. The Conventivn ok & recess till 8 o'clock thus afternoon. The roviuion of tarife and fates will bo wade inex- eautive sossion. LAKE SHORE FINANCES. 7 New Youx, Sopt, 17.—In regard to the Lake Bnnre Raiiroad, it i4 stated oo the sireot, on the aukiority of thie Treasurer, thah the Company bay $700,000 ou hiaud, and no Soativg dobk. : CASUALTIES. Critieal Condition of the Deluged City of Galveston, Tex, Communication with tho Rest of the World Eatirely Susponded. The Destruction fo Life and Property Belleved to Be Yery Great. A Remarkablo Keroseno Acoident in Otos Oounty, Nob, THE SOUTHERN QALF. Sreetad Druputch to Tha Chicarn Tridune, New OnLrANs, Sopt. 17.~8:60 p. m.—Tho tolo- graph lines connocting (lalveston with the out- side world are all down, and no communication has been had with that city einco 4 o'clock Thure~ day morning, At that time a tremendoas gale wa6 blowing, tho velocity of tho wind boing 62 miles per hour, The railroad bLridge connecting tho Island City with the main lsud was un- der water to tho dopth of noveral feot, and tho water s rnunplog into the bonses in the main portion of tho city. Thirty workmen on the Uovernment breskwater wers reported to hate been swopt to sen and lost. "Thers was no large amount of shipplng in Gal- veaton harbor at 1ant accounts, the onlysteamors being the George Clydo, of Mallory's New York line, and Morgau's stcamor Marg, There wero 8120 tho barquetine Harrios Lane, a three-maat- ed schooner loaded with wheat in bulk,— the firet over shipved from Texas,—and somo small craft. Anchored ontside tho bar woro two largo English steamships. As to the damago dono ta tho city thors can bo only conjecturo, The stormn is ropresonted as the most severe since 1835, and it can scarooly bo donbted that many lives have bLeen lost and much injurs donojto preperty, Until, howaver, tho storm haa covead and commnnication has boon roetorod, thero oan bo no certainty, Com- munication with {louston, aa well os with Gal- veston, is cut off. Special Dispateh to The Chieaqo Trfbune. New OnLEaNs, Sopt. 17.—Tho eale has not re- snltod vory meriously. At 6 this evenming tho Missiesippi stenmer Natchoz was blown from her moorings ot the landing and drifted rapldly ncrosd the river and collided with the wharf on tho Algiors sido, 8he then dritted around the Point, and waa blown across agaln to the Now Orlosns sideo, and bronght up at tho Barry Lend- ing, opposite Jefferson square. Hor uppor works wera considerably damaged by her differ- onb collisions. The two mon on tho Natchez, becoming tertified at tho prospect of being in- jured by the broaking timbora af tho steamer, jumped overboard, Ono was reacued with groas ditioulty, but the othor was probably drowned. [To the Assoctated Press.) NRw Yorg, Sept, 17.—A spocial from Houston, Tex., pronennces the storm nt Galyveston tho Liesvicst sinco 1807 Tho mfi is pmitially undor waler, several feot deep in the principal stroets. Several wrocks have bean reported. The Ocean House, on the Gulf boach, is e~ tiroly surronnded with wator, and the outhouses ars gone. Tho City Hospital is filled with wator, ‘Thirty workmoen on the breskwator that is {m&ns built by the Governwent were cut off sud ost, ‘The Banta Fe Railrosd bridge scroes the bay 'has boou swopt away, aud the Houston Railrosd bridge is uodor water 20 feot. At this énd it hszs been washod away. The water at Virginia Point bas backed for 3 miloa on tho wainkand, and is still rising, while the galo ia still incroamng and the baroweter faling, Tho bay is so lnfi of water that, if {ho wind changoa La the north, the whole island will ba loat and no Kvea can bo saved. Tho shupping in tho harbor was baving a fearful time of it Tho sbip-channcl drodging fleas (a_safe, New Onezans, Ls., pt, 17.—Tharo bas beon 10 commaunicslion with Gatveston for fort hours, consequently nothiug is known rogar ing affsirs theore, but feers are antertamoed that much damago hns been done by the storm. Nzw Onisana Bept. 17.—Tha equinoctial storm continues, Dispatebes from the sonthe wout pasR roport * blowing Lard, weathor thick and sloudy.” Tha ship Marcin Greenleaf srrived from Reval, vis Delawaro broakwater, roports en- countering & terrifio hurricano in Latituds 23, 28, Longitnds 83, 40, commencing nortn- oast, and onding at souchesst. s lost ber fore aud main topsails snd spht ber foro top-mast ataysail and fib, Nothing from Galveston for forty-four houra. At 1aat accounts & pale prevalled. The stoamer Qeorgoe W. Clydo was at the wharf. Morgan's steamor Mary, tho Ilarriot Lane, and several #mall vosaels wero anchored inulds, snd swo large English steamers outaide, AN EXTRAOADINARY OATASTAOPHE. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Lincory, Neb., Soph 17.—A most distrosslog affair, just reported hers, ocourred st 8 farm-houas in Oloe County, Mra. Black, gaoing op-stalrs in the oesning carrying a lamp and small child, was vun into by 8 boy eoming rapid- Iy down-gtaira. Tho jamp was knoocksd from hor grasp and exploded, sotting fire to both mother and boy. Ths husbard ran up, seized his wifo, carried her out-doors, and $hrow her inn mud- puddle, then rsn baols, seived tho child, attempted %o carry it down-stairs, but ¢could not hold 1t with his burned nands. An- other boy who carried the child ont, had his own clotbes et on fire, and he was badly burned. Alzo the boy who run iuto the lamp cansing the sceident. Tho child died befare morning. Tho motber and ons boy woio 8o badly burned that lifo i almost dospairod of. The othor bay will probably be erippled for ife. Mr. Black's handa wera 40 badly burned thatho cen never use thom again. ‘The house caughs fire, but, by the exer- tionn of tho neighbors, was saved in & dsmaged condition. The firo persond composod tha en- tire family, . CAVED M, Special Dinpaten to The Chicago Tridune, Caino, 111, Sept. 17.—At a point in tho Missis. @ipi River 1 mile north of the oroes-line that fixos the city limits, the embankment of the Cairg & Bt, Louis Railroad began to cave in last night, and this mornlug nearly 200 feet of the track was hanging ovor aud in tho tiver, The wator i still washiug, snd it continuca to cave in, Ao that nearly 6U0 feet is usoless, A oow track will ba Lutlt around it ns soon s poxsible, BODY FOUND. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune. Miuwavkee, Wis, Bept. 17.—A body was washed ashore nenr Ht. Francis Seminary to- day which ia identified aa that of Capt. Howard, Master of tho unfortuoate bark Tanmer, whick wont down In tho recent galo, The body was about 2 miloa south of tha wreok. RUN OVER AND KILLED. HSymefal Dispaten tr T'hs Chicago Triduns, Easr Saarvaw, Bich, Sopt, 17 —Mra, iark, of Licech Run, in this conoty, & lady 65 yoars old, was run gver and killed this avening by the cara 2t the falr gronnds. The Corouer's jury exonerated the laliway Company from blame. RUNAWAY ACCIDENT, Specral Inapatch ta The Chicago Tridune, LaCnossg, Wis., Bept. 17.—John Uliricl, edi- tor of the Nord Stern, ol this oity, sud Recolver of the Publio Land Oftico, was thrown from his carriago thiy evening and sericusly injured, one leg and ono arm belug brokoen, A Paris Cabman, ‘The cabmen in I'sris_duzing the recent rain Lecamo unbearablo. One curious case of lu- civibity fn the firat place and gsanlt in the soc- ond waa brought into eourt. During s hoary downpour a cabman who had forgotten hia wates- rr.ool pulled up sud atlompted to peek shelter nbide the vebiclo, His fare nsturally objected to tius arraugoment, aud n tight eusued, which ended in th fare Loing dragged oul of the cab, Tho atruggle was beiog coutinued on the pave- meuf, wheu & couple of policemen, gallsntly «qultliog the shelter of » doorway, arrived on tho cone, m.!i having u{\:nnwl the combatsais, who looked aa if thoy had bees pulled oud of inatalled thewselves in the cab and took down the depositions of Loth parties. ———— White Moune A correspondens of Boston Adveriiser, writiog frois Plymouth, N. H., relates ihe fol< lawing : Boveral years sgo 1 arnived st & coun- try houtelry eituated In the neighiboring town of Rumpey. ving & week or two, Iasked my bill whon the time of m‘ Btay was at ao end. * Wall, what do you thiuk it ia worth ? ** asld my landiord. **Ob, I don't know; you keep the hotol—wlat is the clarge? ™ * Well—como, Old-Time Frices ai [y let's chalk." Bo tho bollows was taken frora its nnfl, and, ad was thon #o frequentiv tho eustomn, onch party chalked what lio thonght it wag worth. Looking at the Ogures, finally the land- lord aald : * Well, about twanty ccnle for meals and twonty conts for lodging.” Wondoring, I paid him, Next yoar, happobing in the ssmo town, I'atoppod at the honso of a friend, aud moating my ' chalking " landiord of the yont pro~ vious, hosajd : ** I did a wrong thing by you laut vear. chargsd you too mueh, You reo twenty cente a moal ain't mueli ; bat then throe timon twentv ia sixts, for mesle, and tweonty is eighty, aud aaven timos a\thr is $5.00 a week. Aud that's an awful sum," s EXPOSITION NO'TES, Attzactive Fentures of the Grand Dise play. Tho mccens of tho Exponition of this year hna boon altemdly assured, and tho attondance is fully up to that of previons years, Thia is not at all to be wonderod at, becanse the abow Is ac- knowledged to bo a very nieritorious one, both in the numbor and tho quality of artiolos in tho bnilding. In cortmin doparimonts Lhoro has nevor been snything liko the prosout display fu this country, and this fact of suportority'is being adwitted by the fargo and inferosted audiences witich Linva paesad throngh sfdco tho opening. M'poyovall, PRICE & €O. This is ano_of the most popular furniture houees in the Wost, [t s grown in ten years' time to ba an immense iustitution, Owning tho large four-stoty and basemont structure ab Now, 90, 203, and 294 Bouth Causl streot, tho firm hias preuliar ndvantagos for iho manufacture and ¥alo of 1ts goods, Home seventy-five omployes aro kept copstantly at work makiug the furni- ture which Las given tha house such s onvisble roputation. Inaddition to turning out large quantities of parior and othor furniture, which i8 celobrated for its excellonoe all ovor the coun- try, Mossra. McDonough, Prica & Co. mako a specialty of bed-loungas, Theso Iatter comforts aro manufacturod undor a patent owned by tho firm, and have DLocomo stendard the country ovor. No moro nweful or conyon- iont article of furniture thau this oxcellont bed- lounge has cver beots devised. Tho inatiresses ot this house havoe aleo a widesoread popuiarity, ‘T'hese ars inade in various izes and styles, aud are undoubtedly the most satirfactory mat- trossoe known to tho trade. The figures at which sl goods are eold by Mesvrs, Mcbionough, Price & Co. are tho most roasonablo wo haye yot heard of, Tuis firm is not ropromented in the Exposition the prosent year, but all its goods nro oqual to suy sbown in that bulldug. Wo rogard the firm s & crodit to Chicago and to the best mapulnetaring intoreats of the Woat. Ita gouds are always well made, and are soid at pricos which practically defv opnosition, PATENT RTOYPERS. One of tho most popular and practical inven« tions on exhibition in the main holl is Arthur Clristin's patent bottle sud glesa atoppor. Crowds of vigitora constantly sataud aronnd wit- nessing with great jntorest tho oneration of fill~ ing them. Thoy aro intended for soda water, ginger ale, and all liquids usually pat up in bot~ tlos. A grent saving ig effected by thoir uso, ag thay ontiraly supsrcedo the exponso of corks and wirea. Theiwr muperiority over anything of tha kind itherto invented is conceded by all, and they will soon como iuto univerazl neo, TOE CANADIAN BRIGK-MACHINE, Ocoupying & conspicuous place in the north ond of the Exposition Building is tho Cauadian brick-machino in activeoporation. This wonder- ful machiuo is expocted to revolutionize the art of pressed-brick-makiog., Tta merita aro too unamerous to be all moutioned here, but its chief points of suporiority are speed, economy, and good work. [n making Philsdoiphis, Baltimors, and other pressod briok, Land-presses are used, thoir greatest cannoity boing sboat 4,000 per day. Tho Canndian mnohine will make over five times aemany, This favontion s the crestion of Mr. C. H.” Wiliams, o fl‘nntlamnn of groat in- vontivo talent, and owned in part by a promment membor of tha Canadian Parliament, and in part by Mr. Williams and w&nnh¥ o cntlomen of this city. Tho il ta manufacture arc solid, and have a8 h sufface and well-defined odpes a4 tho best, aud aro equal, if not saporior, to the Daltiniore and Philadelphin prossed brick. The inventor will atways be found with the ma- chino At the Exposition Building, ready and will- iug to expla:n ita operation, MPSARE, MINSDALE, DOYLE & €O, Probably tho most conapicuous objocts in the Exposition Building are the tall gramito monu- ments of Messrs. Hiosdale, Dozla & Co., loont- od near the centre of tho bailding. Those boau- tifol grapites nro spocimons of the IHinsdalo works, and eannot but be admired by sll who #co them. Tho general offico of this firm is nt No. 658 Broadway, Now York, The Ohicago of- fico {a in chargo of 3r. I, M. Melick, whose of- fico is at No. 170 Michigan avonuo, VISITORA COMLSG. Spectal DMepateh to The CMeage Tyidune, Grnaxp Havex, Mich., Bopt. 17.—An excurslon Fnrtynumlmring 1,000, organized from along tho ine of tho Detroit & Milwaunkeo Rsilroad, will lonve hore Mondsy ovening to attend the Chi- cago Fxposition. A similar evoursion will loava Wednesday night. ‘T'he fare for the ronnd trip will bo but §4. The ateamshlp Amazon has been chartercd for the excursionists. THE QUIXCY SCANDAL, Direet Tostimeny Agaimst the Hev. Mr. koftmnn. Spaciol Dispate to TAs Chieace Trivune, Quincy, 1L, Boph. 17.—A docilod seosation was created in the Ioffman-Prentiss slander casa this afterooon by the testimony of a young lady, who said $hat ahe had had Impropor dealings with thp Rev, K. O, Hoffman at vatious timos daring the year 1874, Tho witnoss came from Rushville yosterdsy, in cbargo of ouo of the prominont members ofvtho chureh of which Mr. Ioffman 18 pastor, Her ovidenco was to tho offect that tho minfstor sednoed hor on the morning of tho 8d of January, 1874, while she was s domestio sk the parsonags, and that their impropor rolations oontinued until tho Auguat following, Before tho commonce- ment of this sestim: ny the church was closred of all persons excopt the Committee and roport- ers, but it {s géneratly kuown that the ;(lll. who is now only 19 years of age, raiterated fully the® atatements made in hor aflidavit before a notary at Rushville a fow days rince, The prosecution sgainst Prontisa called Mr, Hoffman to the wit- nesa-gtand. He ocontradiotod the girl, and as- sortod thas, while in his employ. she was detect- ed in pilfering, Hoffmau's frionds ara this even- eng alno endeavoring to brask down her testi- Emny. tho court romaining in session until alate onur. . W. B. 116 Declines the Proposcd Public Bee coption, New Yonk, Bept. 17.—The Rev, Henry Ward Beecher doctines the proposed publio gocepsion at the Acadomy of Musio, Brooklyn, In hia fot- ter of declination, ho saya: *Buch roception would tend to keop alive feelings that ought to subsida; to ronaw disoussions of painful publio trangactions which should nover hayo bad an oxistenoo, and which it wers well both for the publio and for private good to bhaye re- moved, not. to forgetfulness, at Joast to obscarity. Too many hearts yet bleed, 00 much sorrow and scorching sxcitement Lins fallen upon kind, sympathiving hearts, to make It wiso to renow s publio demon« wtration which might be miuinterpreted, and whioh mighs excite animnosity, which any good citizsen should yeek to heal.” ¢ —_— YELLOY! FEVER IN FLORIDA. ‘Wasminaton, Bept, 17.—Tho following dis- patch wau teceived a¢ fhe Navy Departmont to- day from tho Navy-Ysrd at Peusacola: *The yellow fever is opidemie at Howell's Station, on Ponsacols Day, 23 mils o above the Navy-Yard. The pooplo have uclther food, mediciue, nor at- teudauce. Ihay ars cryiog, in the natne of God, for galiel. Tho Nav, d {8 perfectly bealthy," e . The Asiatic Kite, Ta Uentral Asis, a2 well as in this country, kite-flying ia & favorite amusement among thé boye. But then it is made to yied 4 double geatifieation, for while olonuini the eye by fta gracefu} niovomenta, tho kite la so construoted #4 to delight th by the ewmission of soft, musical sounds. To produce this music, the &ite is manafsciured in & peculisr mauner. Each ous i usra formed upon twa diagousls of light we whoso exiremitios aro counected by o tight atriog, forming the sides of the uquare. Over the whios paper is pasted, A looso atriog u‘:on the upright disgonal receives the string by which the kite is to be Lok, and & tatl is fastened to its loweut extromily, ‘Tho transverse disgonal or cross-stick iy then bont back like & strang bow sud fastened by s tbread of catgut. Of course every breezs thal Q‘ aa tho kito vibratos $his tight cord, and the vibrations afe communls cated to the Lighly-sonorou mo of the kite, and as & nutmber of these kites are loft floatiog in th all night, tho effoct is that of merial gl‘mfl.‘monvtmnu. but full of melaucholy erost, THE COURTS. Revival of Business-~-Formidablo Array of Now Sults, Tho Gorbrick Crse Postponed---Tho Judgment-Record, CHICAGO COURTS. BTREET-OPEXING, The City of Chicago filed a potition to aseer- tan tho damnages for opening Farroll stroot from Thirty-firas utreot to Archor avoune. PITORCES, Mary Ross filed & bill for diveree againat bar Linsband, Julins Rues, chaiging him with deser- tiou. Alonzo Shaffoer aiso aska for a divoree from hia wite Mary for a similnr roaron. Carolino Mangnmsen complains that her hus- Dand is guilty of oxtreme and ropealed crueliy 1o her, and als0 that ho 18 au habitual drunkard, and sho wanta & divorce. ITEMER, A composition meoting will be held this morn- ing In tho casos of E. C. Douglasa, Judge Moore will not be tn Court to-day, The Septombor term of the Circuit Court opens Monday, but no jury ¢tials will be teard at presout, + Rogistor Hibbard to-day will leave ho city for Toughkoepsia to nccompany his daugbter to Vassar College, and 1ill bo absent about a weok. UNITED RTATES COURTS. Tho Wheoling Window-Glasa Company bogan & suit v assumpsit agninst Thomas Todd aud Bamuol A. Fronch to recovor £8,000, Kuox, Kim & Co, sned Sumuel A. French, Elijak 8haw, William Handlin, and George Al Parsous for $1,600, SUPERIOR COURT IN DRIEF, ‘Tho Pawtuoket Inatitution for SBavings filod o Dbill agaiuet 'Timothy J. Mapcs, Mary L. Mapos, Timothy Wright, Cornolin Wright, and Georgo 8. Peppor, to foroclose o mortgago for £30,000 oo all that lot commonoing on the intorsection of tho east lino of laud occupiod by the Iliipois Central Railroad Company, anda direct line with tho mouth wail of the brick building formerly Lknown as Cleaver's soap and candle factory, from thence running northerly 822 foot along tho enat line of said railrond track to the north line of 20 acres purchesed of 8. Ellis by maid Cloaver, thonco eaat on tho north lino of aaid puichasa to ILake Michipan, thenco along tho margin of sald laio to the intorsoction of a direct line with tho south wall of said brick ‘building, thence, westerly to tho place of begin- ning. John Fay filed s bill agatnat J. O. Barker, ox- ccntor, and Barah C. Prout, exeeutrix, J. B, Strawn and wifo, Ira Bcott, trustoe, I, C. Toy- lor, Mary E. Johnoston and busband, to foro- cloac a trust deed for $2.000 on Lols 65, 68, 67, and 68, in Block 1 of Prout & Colomap's Subdi- wvigloa of the enst 19 ncros of tho soush 25 aoros of the nouthonst 1 of Sec. 4, 38, 14. The Franklin Savings Bank of Rhodo Island filed & bill_ogainst George . Ward, Mary A. Ward, W.J, I'aulkoor, Barah L. TFaulkner, M. D. Ogdon, trastes, I*, O. Taylor, successor in trust, B, F. Brown, trusteo, J. ¥. Brown, J. L. Wayne, J. L. Wasno, Jr., and M. A. Lawrenco, to foreclone a triut deed of 83,000 on Lots 10 and 19, in Behool Trustea's subdivision of Beo. 16, 40, 14, 3 James Kincsid and Edward Donaghus, for tho uso of Poter Toorney, bogan a mw for 81,007,060 sgalnst thio City of Chicago. Thoe Hibernisn Banking Assoclation com- monced o action for 98,000 agaivst Thomos Kesros, Margarot Lusk bmnr;ht sait for 8,000 againet tho Railway Employes” Mutaal Benefit Assooio~ tion of tho Waat. J. W, Purccll bogan a soit agaiost E. M. Mc- QGillin for §5,000. Gil’gan Robartson sued Honry Westerfleld for John Bonnor, Assignes, begun a snit to ro- cover 5,000 from the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythiss of tho Grand Jurisdiction of linose. Wilhelm Kickenopp commenced nn notien in treapnsg against Martin G, Good and Augustua O, Knopt, laying dsmages at $5,000, Ball & Ry broughe suit for $2.500 against J. N. Witheroll and . J, Short. Jamoa Wright sued the Lumberman's Omunl- bus Live for 31,000, 8. D. Fay and Esthor M. Morrill, axecators, brought suit for ¥8,000 sgainst the Nasional Fire nr‘n:‘i arine Insurancoy Company, of Philadel- phin, Richard Bradloy bogan a muit in trospass for £1,000 demages against Rudoliph Sohlossasor. CINOUIT COURT. Morroll Hobbs bogan a suit in troapass against Bidnoy P, Bladden, laylog damages at 35,000, Joln Rawlo filed a petition against Richard and Susan Y. Gregg and William Doothmaun, asking for a mechanio’s lion to the wmonnt of #1,574.90, on throo houses belonging to Gregg on the corior of South Park avenuo and Thirty- fourth astreet. CRIMINAL COUWY. iy The caso of W. H, @orbrick, for arson sud murdor, was oallod,and continuoed to the Ostobor term on account of tho absence of the proso- cuting Wwilneuss, Ellmyhaflasun was tried for Iarcony and no- quittod, Thomes Wells pleaded guilty ¢o Iarceny, dnd n; hrumnnged. fod omas Jones wag tried for Teceiving atolen goods, avd acquitted. e . Hoflh: ‘!:olly‘ l‘l‘lwa!nm I}%“"jhk were m«:l‘ or an atterop! glary. ‘Fho roturty & vordict acquitting Roderick ln‘:lr’eonvicdnk Kelly, fixing his imprisonment at ons yoar in the Pouitontiary. JUDAOMENTS, Counr—Conrisstoxs—Emanuel Sond- James Darlow and Saqual B, Lingle, 4. L. Moyer va, Fredorick feymen, 420,93, ~8heboygen Manufucturing Compasy va. M. linion Hale, 3101:70,~David Veraon ve. ity I, How noreand Bdwin B, Fawler, $,160.10,—~liarbata Bebmidt v, Matthise Schuliz and ‘John Bchasok, $708.30,—Jo- seph Bokup et al, ve, Henry Kuhtmann, $123,30,—J. F. Lawrence vs, Walter 8, Ellfs, $75,12.—Ailchaol Felson- ibal va, Patrick Carmody, $153.80.~Charies Metzler vs, Edward and Morris Sallnger, $163.37, Jupax Oart—L, P, Hillard' va. Geacge A, Pitch, fl.mn,m.-wam F.and Lizzi 3. Btovons, $500,04,— , Kiliam et al, va, John Ragor, $602.81, pata boaiae, SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS, QOrrawa, Il Bopt. 17.—Tho Supreme Court mot this morning pursnant to adjournment. MOTIONS DECIDED, 91, The Universaliat Church, of Jolist, ve, The Cliy of Jolict ; mutign 10 consulidats allowed, 631, Hennett va, McDowell; spplication for proce- dondo slloned, 3 14 &\ehum Docket~Reed ye, Thompson ; motion cnfed. 0. Rehoaring Dockel—Ths Chicago & Northweatern Raliroad Company o4, Chisholm § nmended record ate lowed to be fAled, 2u0, Tho Toluio, Pecria. & Warsaw, Reilroud Come Y ¥R, urn 3 motion {0 dismise the s ; role B aerad 1o show eaute by the Mt tnth, - TP 9, Rohearing dockel—The Erio Railrosd Company va, Wilcox ; zehearing allowed. 127, Merrick va, Murtick ; sen dayw’ oxtenslon of time o Ailo papers allowod. 189, Tho City of Uhlcago va. The Peopla; motion fo advance the caso on the docket allowed o' Thursday noxt. 184 and 185. Theéso cades relative to tho collsction of taxcs {n Chileago, belng on the call for next week, will not be advanced upon the docket, 408, Eldor va, Marahall; motion to dlamits appeal, 4 1(4‘5.“0'21"111 va, Loono; placed at the foot 5?"». ocket 20, Newman va, Willels ; motion to dismiss nobal lowed, A 7, Rehearlog—Ths Ford Manufacturing Company wa, Horton ; stricken from the docket, $10, Schugart vu. Eyan ; motlon for a certiorar], 736, Andres va, House | appeal dismissed with 6 per cent Ustnages, 734, Chawplin ve, Bchuberd ; dame order, 738, The lllinois’ Central Ratlroad Company vs, Hopkina ; sme order, 567, Blovar va. Biocla; matlon to dsmisa appeal; no Burenron el v (" sasigument of error, r‘qgl.l.“llnid.m: ot al, va, Lighter} siritken from the e Uil, Foster o, Olark; D, W, Ayrea inted gorrdia o e, appd 483, Dinak va, Dinet; motion to condolidate with No, 4067 also to atrlke absiract from tho Sles, 3V, Dioet vs, The People; motion to sirike petition O i os va. Laupaty motlos fos oasilied 3, Hayea va, Lau; t motion far loratl, 14: Pooptehs dockolioThe Puople va, Villbatks; rule ked on dofendani to show cause Wby bis namo should not be strisken from 1k roll of atforneys, 307, Bush ve, 4+ leave to file papers and tume extended, 300, Bame ordor, ADMITTED 70 THR DAL The following-named gohtlemen ware admit- ted to the bar on foreign ljiconses: VWilllam 8. Ballou, Robert Roberts, J. B. Grimes, Joslah Qrant. 'Ibe following is the Mk 0f parsons ad- matted Lo the barof the alass of }amnhyx C. W. Brown, T, Boyd, L. L. Burr, ¥. L. Boyce, D, J. Dsvenport, A, M. Fiagg, W. G. aodrioh, [, T, Gilbert, Jamea W. Grifin, J, P. Qrove, Ar- nold Hoop, J. B, Jewstt, James B. Johuston, William B. Keep, N. Kilburn, W, M. Keemer, Q. H. Lamphere, Wiliiam Mooney, J. A. McEl- downey, A. G. Otis, Mary F, Porry, 18, 1875.—~TWELVE PAGES. arde, . 11, Taukoy, T wman, O Wildon, oxnmined to-day, LETTERS Thompson, (4, E, Wy- ‘Thero aro nincteen being . ROM T PEOPLE, CHICAGO AND THE ARKANBAS AND TEXA® TRADE. To the [ditor of The Chicdao Trituna: Cnitcaao, Bept. 17,~The ehow of the agricul- tueal and minersl productd of Arkanssn at the Exposttion Building naturally causes ua to tnrn our attention to the Soulliwest, and mes what the intorosts of Chicago are in that dirsction, Binco the complstion of tho Missouri, Kaneas & ‘Toxus Rtailrond, the marchants of Chicago hay made nomo offorts to seeura & trado in Toxad, but 8o far witkout any very promising returns, Arkanmia, o noaror and _hatler ield for opora- tionn, and onn with whielr wo aro connected through ita whole lengtn by an almodt air-hine of tatlrond, has baen overlookod, This in tho past could bo readily aconnted for hy tho po- itical troubles in “thut Btato, Happily theso Wo ato gettlad, and permanontly so. shall bavo 10 morn ward or rumors of warn fromn Arkansas, Tt political tronbles enlminated last spring, snd now the poo- plo rale, throngh men of thoir own chioico, aut a!l, both white' and binck, nro sattatiad, With the ora of self-povernment comes that of pros- pority, and it behooves our merchanla to aou that tho progporous condition of Arkansad iy made to ndd to the prosprrity of Chicago, A slight ox- amination of tha map will ehow that a o large trado cAn bo huilt up with that State. Tho 1llinois Contral railroad in 365 milea travel carricy us to Cairo. ‘Thero, on tranafor boats, cars can ha placed on tho Cairo & Fulton, and 74 miles puts us on the Irou Mountain & Bouthera, on which 18 milos of travol earrien un to Little Hock, the Capital aud eef ety of tho State, #ix hundrod and twenty miles almost on an nir Jino puts the Chicago merchant in the gengraphical as woll as tho busi- ness and ratrond contro of A: 204, ilero ko finds a growing city of 20,000 in- nabitauts, dolng a Jargo trado with tho towas on tho various ifnes of rond canverging nt that point. In tho same dspot some tho cara from tho Memphis & Littlo Rock Rond, oxtending 195 miles eaat, and passing through rieh timbor nnd prairio Ialz:x)ak: als0 thogo from tho Fort 8mith & o] Littlo Road, extonding 135 miles weet, wp tho rich Valloy of the Ar- kangss, and from the southern branch of the Iron Mountain Road, running 145 miles to Texarkana, on the Toxns line,whero it connocts with nll tho Toxas roads, mving lino 85 milos shortor tu Houston and Galveston, and 160 miles shiorter than the one now travoled to Bhreveport, La. am informed by Cant. E, N, I, who is ropresnntivg tho Btate at tho Ex- position, that this year but little grain or flour will be needed in Arkanans, noarly if not quito enough having been raised to satisty the homo demand. 1o also mssures mo that ot loast 800,000 bales of cotton will bo gatherod. Each balo of this cotton represonts u0 of carrency, which givea to tho peopio of Arkaneas eighteen wlllions of dollaig purchasing power. Why sliould not romo of this money bo brought to Chicago? I do not proposs to advoeato at proa- cut "tho offoit to eatablish a cotton market, though that may comoe in tho futuro, but it mat- ters not whothor tho cotton of Arkansas ia sold in New Otloans, Memphis, 8t. Louis, or New York, somo of tho procoeds could easliy be diverted to our own city. ‘The rsme argumonts aprly to Enstorn aud Middlo Texns and North- weat Louisiana. Wil our business men conslder this subjoot 7 w. MARE THEM VOTZ. ' the Editor of The Chicago I'ribune: Cuicsao, Hept. 17.—In connoction with Judge Doolittle’s suggostious relativo to onr olections, pormit me to exprora a fow of my tdeas. Tho unturo of the Governmont wo live nndor malkes it 0o losa our duty than it s our right to par- Lioipate in tho Govorument by means of tho bal- fot. It is no doubt trno that moro than any otber causa the apathy and neglect of our busi- noss community, snd with 1t thas of all the bet tor olemont of socicty, i responnible for the wrotchod pnd almost jusupportable mansgement of all our public intorosts, Now, if Republican iostitutions depend in their purity. on the fulfiilmont of all dntiea byits eitizens, why do wo not by law compoel their tul- fillmont ? Why not msko it a penni offonso to siay awny from tho polls, pumshablo by im- prisonmont instesd or monoy fing 2 Mako thio | clection-dny o logal holiday, a3 Judpe Doolittle rocommends, and compol tho attendsnce of ovory votor, Mako tho Inws againat frandulent votiug or manipnlation fu their atringency rather exceeniveo than otherwiso ; punish them as noveroly a8 forgory I8 punishod, for it 1 the most stnpendous forgery, affecting not only an individual but a_wholo community in fta most vital intereats. Let illegal voting, failare to vote, ballot-hox stufing, coorcion, concoal- mont of or connivance at fraud, bo punishable as bigh-treason, and thoro in littlo rosson to doubt that tho apathy now witnewed aud com- plained of will wpocedily disapposr, aud with ¢ tho corrupt and disrouutablo government by a mero handfuil of mon which we hava 8o loug #nd opparemily so hopelessly snbmltted to, giv- ing placa toa pew and better ‘stata of thinga, whon one Will no longer blush st hoarlug our inatisutions callod Iopublican. Gro. (1 GueNTURR. TAR PAVRMENT QURSTION, To tho Rditor of The Chicaao Tribune : Cuicaco, Bept. 17.—Yonr readera lhave bson Intereated in your articlos upou the question of pavements for our stroals, as it hias bocoms ano of great importance to us, Whilo it isundoubtedly truo, ss you say, that the Nicolson pavement bins failod to meet tho oxpoctations of the people, yet may it not be vory much imoproved? I havo not noticod any allusion {n your articles to the importango of suitably proparing the road-bed for tho blocks by rolling. If not 8o propared, aud thoro aro sof¢ places in it, the blocks soon bogin to sink, and aro worn aut by the concussion of tho wlocola pounding inlo tho doprossed piaces, The road-bod in front of the 'almer Iouso was rollod with s hoavy roller. An exemiostion will show that nokwithstsnding the great anount of travel ovor it, tho pavement is In good condition; while othor stzoots paved about tha sama time i the ordinaty way bave proved failures, Preparation for paving fs belng made on ‘Wabash avoune. Tho strect has been dug up opposite noarly every lot by the gas men, The consoquonco will be that tho roadbed will bo softer in gomo placos than others, and more llkum to yleld by use. Will not rollivg ab}'inu I the difficuity? I hopo to see it dono. H'C. AND UV, To the Editor of The Chicago T'ribuine : 6 QOmcaao, 8ept. 17.—Tho ““two Richmondsin tho floid" have boon replaced by * tiwo Macs,” uow “let ua have & rost.” 3cO. should laugh at tho points in ** Rupning a Corwer,” and MoV, shiould tromble It hie ebould havo tho mistforcune toincite & riot and tho Btate CGuards should ‘‘come ont " once. Now, I live under,the guar- dian protaction of Mc(, and in tho genial emilos of McV. 3 Now, I rodpoct you both, and hoth of yon re- spect each othior, only you Lave both got your “*backs up,” Lot uot tho sun go down on your wrath, but let McO. supply us with literaturo ngnhfl{. and tho sanguin powor when nead- od, sud 1ét MoV, give un (as Lo has always douo) oxcollont amusomont. May each pursue the ‘not tho unevon) tonor of hls waye. till oven each hoars tho full desired amount of hard money “ginx » in each of lua pockets, Anavs-Ere, LIGHTNING MAIL, Tb the Bditor of The Chicago Tribune ; Ctscaao, Bopt. 11.— It sooma to me thore la a great dehl of unnocessary noiso mado about that lightning mail traln. - Prominent businees men, editors, politicians, eto., aro taken on board that train in order to fncreaso the blow of trumveta, Now, Jst mo coolly ask you, have we 8o much reason to rejolce? Bomo time sgo a similar flash of trumpets was Leard in this city, about eending o letter from ono sido of this ety to wnother one, and getting tho answer on the samo day, ‘Ihe papers wero full st that time nbout ourwell-mauaged Post- Oftics,~—snd how is it to-day? Alwosk every fnnon in this cowmunity will anawer, that it akes from one Lo niue days bofore a letter or s poutal-oard dopoaited on oue side of the river 1s daltvered on the other eide. That's what wa call lightning mail. Let the Post-Ofice stop tho ndise, and let them commence businese—like cliarity—at homa, W. BovmMany, TUE FIOB DEPARTMENT, ' the Eidtor of The Chicago Tribuna: Cmicavo, Sept. 17.—Allow me spacé in yoar paperto ask why 8o much “druvkenness” is allowed i (Lo Fire Dopsttment, I do not wish tocriticise aud condemn tho Firo Department, but, liviug very near an cogine-house, I have frequently scen from $wo to three of the iremen %0 drunk thoy woro ot able to walk by shew- solvon. This ofteu aconrs; thoro 1nnot a dy, passos hut can bo soon driinkon lonfors araun, this ongine-houne. Chiof Denner had battey ‘honnco™ a fow of thowo drunkards from tjyg fores. Tt s ashame to keop mou 8o perfetly unfit in the Fire Departmont that all they aye rnod for ia to draw thoir monthly malary. *wpy s 18 allowed ? Tu-l;nn —_——— COTTON. blo Statlotics Conaorning the Hensonts Crop, New Oarzans, 8opt, 17.~The Urop Committey of the Natlonal Cotton Exohavge issued its ry. port to-day, making the total arap for the youy onding opt. 1, 1875, 8,817,645 balos, of whiey 2,674,448 wera oxparted foraign, 1,200,473 takey by home apionors, including 196,650 not Somp. orn constiniption ; ea {nland arop, 100,870 bales, including 81,894 Florids, 1,074 Goorgia, 7,34 Bauth Carolinn, and 160 Toxas. Avorago weighy E! lm'np. 408 pounda por bato ; Bea Tstand, 302 pee alo, Val Htolative to the ovorland movoment the repory eaya: It occurrnd to your Committes thgt i in cumrmng thia ovarland movoment, nlatg. ments conld bo obtained af tho railroada leading out from tho pointa of orossing on $he Ohio ang Missienippi livorey sotting forth not only tny aggrogato quantity of cotton transported,” by a'vo detailing poluts of deatination, s comnloty check would bo afforded agaiost siatemonts of overland roceinta at tha Atiantio ports, a0d vieg vorsa. A difiloulty in tho way of obl-lnlns[' Brich A check has hitherto hoan tho oustom of billin cotton throughout dolivery porta snd changiy, by tolograpl the deatination of aiich slipnienty while in transit to mills in th> interior. Bpeeia inquiry has boen mado upon this point, snd we find tbat littlo if -any through ocoiton hy been doviatod from the original rninl of deatination this yoar. In tracing tho over. 1nud shipments, as shown in aunoxed statomen wo havo fn all cascs croditod tho soason’s re. calpts ay tho first dolivery port touched. Ty was necessary in ordor to avold confusion, agd especially to conform with the enstom of counl. ing cotton as not at tho firet port st which it fy recelved or through which it may pass. For e, ample, cottou shipped from tha futerine to Proy. idenco, Yn"l"g through Now York, la croditeq to New York, and so with like shipmonts iy other ports to ports or to tho milla. The dif. culty of working up the dotaile has boon en, hanced by tho faot that fow |nnagomunn com. panios keap thoir booke sa aa to be enablod 4y urnish anything but the agaregate quantitios of cotton handled, snd it was thorefora uecossary to overbaul this year's busitioss itom by item v arrivo at the faots. In most casos this wasdono by tho railroad ofticials thomselves, whilat in othey cascs accesd was chieotfully given to tho repro. sontalivos of tho National Cotton Exchanas iy ni rocords from which conld bs extracted tig nocossarv {nformation, With theso romark your Committee submit the figures of ovorland mavemment for tho year ending Aug. 31, 1876 Tales, Bhippoed from 8t, Louls... . carensonl 23, Carriod noriDs acroas the’ Missineipr THver sb Hanoibsl . e o . am Carrlod north from’ Cairo, via' Tilnols Oantral Carried north from Evanaviile, Crawtardayille Raliroad, ., . 94 Carried north from Loutsvi wleaippl Tadlroad, .. Ty Carried vorth from Loulsville, via JefTorsonville, Madison & Indfanspolis Raftroad. 5, Oarrled north from Louisvillo via Lovifsviile, Cincinnatl k Lexington Raflrond Tiecelved at Cincinnall by rivar.... Sutpped to milla ad jscent to river " above without toucking at Dlnclgnln. oxelu. wlve of cotions 1o Marysville, Fountiug in Bouthern consumption..u..iiveslerinnsene, 1041 Leon shipmenta from i connted at both niscos, YT Carbonislo to 8t, Lon ] Total overland Deduct receipts over 3 Providenco, Philadeiphia, and Baltimore, Shipments trom Mabite and other out porta by rail and river to intorlor., 151,350 Lose deducted ot New Orloin 100m8 Less deductod a4 Havanunli , Lean doducted at Charleston; Less dedueted st Norfolk, 1,458 Tatal to be deducted from shipments from Mol REIANY Leaviug... . 1047 Making folal recaipta ot New Y etc,, and interior.. ‘whera counted..... . ‘We have mado apecial inquiry relativo to_the itom of shipmonts to mill8 adjacent to the river, otc,, which isefiot down abovo as 10,479 bales, and have tracod tho actual shipmenta as follows s Lsburg,... Cannoiton, Now Albany, Ia Rvausvillo ... Totalivassarsnsss, . TIn addition to the above, 3,050'bales wore slip ped to Mayavillo, which went into Southorn cons aumption, 433 from Cincinusti to Pittaburg, and 390 from the samo placo to Allegheny City, Ps, tho last two belng already accounted forin the Cincinoati figures, “'Ihoso are montioned to in- dieato that no point at which cotton conld bavs boon taken oither for consnmption or iu transit along tho Ohlo and Mississippl Rivers has beea uegleotod. The following shows the produoction by Blates : Loulsfana, Alisalshtppl, and Arksnsas, Alsbama, ' of cotton Tenueases, Kentucky, dlasouri, etc. Total erap of United Blates, 18745, Stock st ports At tho commencement yoar... E Total, xported during the year, fi.n»ln to 'lumh.' it Burat. — . 9,751 <1 0,84 Inkings of ipiinerd i {hio Untted Btates . Tuken by Splnners in Bouthorn Stated. . Total takings by Northern spingers,. THE SOLDIERS’ IIOME. The Distingmshed Men Composing 1ts Roard of Managess Now at Mik waukes. Kpaoral Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mruwavkez, Bepk 17.—Tho Board of Managen ofthe Noldiors' IHome met here to-day. The Board conslsts of Oblef-Justice Waite, Gon. Bub lor, Gon, Martindale, Gov. 8myth, Judge Bond, Gen. Oavendor, Gon. Negloy, Dr. Wolcott, std Mr, Gunokol, All being present excop the Prosk dent. They word received at tho Momo by Ged. Hincks, commanding, At 0 In the afterncon thoy wero attended by Cap, Low, Dr. Stearms and the Rev. G. W, Barber, aud condacted ovet the buildings and geounds, which were closely oxamined. Appropristions are understood (0 have beeu mado at the session to-night of nesrly £200,000 for tho use of tho four branches. Bey- eral works of improvoment, recommended by Gen. 1lincks, wera sanctioned. INDIANA METHODIBYS, Speeial Dispaich ts The Chrage Tridune. Ixptaravowts, Ind., Sept. 17.—Elestions to- day in the Aothodist Couforences for dolegatod to the #t. Louls Goneral Conference resulled af follows : Boutheastern Indisns Confsrence= Clorldsl dologstes, tho Rev. J, I, Bayliua andthe Rev, F. O, Holllday, both of Indlanapolis i al tornato, the Ilev. J. B, Chaffas, of Lawe tonceherg; lay delegates, the Hom Will Camback, of Greensburg, and the Hou. A. O Downey, ot lising Bun. Tbe lastor isa pres sont member of the Bupreme Bench of tho State, Indians Confersnce—~larical delegatod: the Rav. Dr. Androws, lato Prosidont of Asbury University ; the lav, Haydeo Hays, of Bpenoef Counly; sad the Rev. W. M. Zariug, of Kpot Couuty (the two lstter ars Presidick FElders); siterastes, the Hev. W, F. Harotd, sud tho Rev, B. F. Rawlins ; Iay delexstes, e Hoy. W. D, Dopauw, tho wealthy mnnulw)lll“}' of New Albany, and Theodore B, Hughey, 113‘: dont of the Indiauapolis Natfonal Dsuk ; l!lfll; nal ¥, Lindlay, of Evansville, and Profs Gsorge W. Hass, of tho Siato Univeraity, ’l‘;‘i Rev. Dr, Alessuder Msttin, the uewly-sloct President of Ashury Ubiverslty, arrived i the city to-nght and will romain in tha Uonference over Banday. Boutheast Conference sdopt L] rosolativn asking him o uuite with that body. g Sl S ikainy g A, B. Lowry, of Erie, Ps., b&4 ifi‘ ?I?:\:: and groonds worth 916,000 10 (59 s1ie Home for the Friendless