Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1875, Page 5

Ly P I CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. OCTOBER FOREIGN. The Nerzegovinian Insur- pection Daily Grows ing More Fors . mi dable. Recent Encounters' Result in tho Defeat of the Turks, Prisoners Taken by the Insurgents Doomed to Certain Deatt Gorvian Subjeots Summonod Home to Join the Landwohr, The Herzegovinian Terms of Setflement Satisfactory to the Great Powers. German Priests Give in Their Submission to the Iice clesiasticnl Laws. Fighting in Btockholm, Sweden, Be- tween the Police and Militia, TURKEY, TOE MERZEGOVINIAN PROFOBALA, LoyooN, Oct. 1.—This evening'n Pall Mall Gazetle has o spocisl telogram from Berlin, con- \ining the following: “It fs roported that the Northern Powers have ngroed upon tho ac- eeptableness of tho proposals mado by tho Herze- govinlan {nsurgonts, sud regard them ns & sat- Jsfsctory basis for further nogotiations.” INBTRUCTIONS TO BELVER PAGUA. CoNSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1.—Instructions havo been eont to Servor Pasha to recetve the roporta of the foreign Consuly, but not to enter intoauy pegotiations with thom. A tolegram from the Gavornor of Bosnia an- gouncos that, In consequence of the advantages tacently galned over tho insnrgonts, tolographio rmmunication has boon re-cstablishod betwoon Nsvesngo and Gatebko, Troops aro now re- peiring th lines Lotweon Gatchko and Nitsik, 1nd betweon Bilcke and Trobinje. BIAM TELEGRAMS. LoxpoN, Oct. 1.—-A telegram from Parissnys : 1AL aregular soml-monthly meoting of the Por- msnent Committee yestorday, the Marquis of Plosuo called attontion to the sham tolegrams sbout the Herzegovinian jusurrection, which ho 1sid wero manufactured in iho intorest of un- aerupulous stock-johbera. AL Scherer thought thoy were concocted at Be'grade aud Constantinoplo as woll By sympa- ibizersof either parcy. Tho subject was roler- ted to the Government for investiyation. INAURGENT HUCCESSES. Loxooy, Oct. 1.~Tho Times to-day has & spo- \al dated Taguen, Sopt. 30, in which tLa corro- wondent saya: I havo just returned from iebingo. No troops sve pasned for fiva days, \ud tho roada aro in tho handsof the lnmitc- e ¥ Austrian official tolegrams stato that tho Turk- whtragpa wero Topulied noar Klek yostordsy. The tighting wos ronowed to-day, but with what tesalt 18 not knowa. AUSTRO-TUREISI NAILWAT. Dafinitive arrangemonts will bs concluded to- Iay betwoon tho Bublime Porto and Auastria relative to the junmction of the Turkish aud fnstrian railway eystoms, fixing the poriod wrhen the nocessary works shall be commoncod sad terminstod. BECENT DATTLES. Vixa, Oct. 1.—Boveral sanguinary engago- nents have takaon place iu Ierzogavins batwaon sbody of 1,200 insurgonts and 4,000 Turks, Tho first was fought on the 20th ult, noar Klepavitza, 1od twa engagomentd followed on the #0th and Wih at Braptizza. Tho insurgents lost 56 mon, 4od eatimats tho loss of the Turke at 5600. On wccountof thoirinferior numbors, tho insurgenta were obliged to retreat. AUSTRIAN TOLICY. . Voxwa, Oct, 1.—Count Andrassy. in answer 8 mannunns of tho Austrian Parliamontary delo~ P lon, stated that tho accounts of tho porticipa- ion of tho inhabitauts of Borvia ant Montonegro Ia the insurrection 10 Turkey wore much exag- persted. Everything had been dono to prevont tha participstion of the mass of the poople, a8 firns human foresight wont. Ho considored univeras] peaoo mewured. ‘Thoe solo intereat of Austria wag tho maintenanco of peace for the darelopment of her internal resouroos. SERVIAN BUBJHCTH SUMMONED IOME, Loxpox, Oct, 1,—A. dispatch from Vienna an- nounces that Barvia has summoned all bor sub- Iu:u abroad $o roturn within throe weoks and oln the Landwohr, TUE FIGUT AT KLEX, Loxoo, Oct, 2—6:30 a. m.~Accounts rocolved ofthe fight st Klok are conflicting, Tho Daily Nevs correapoudont at Ragusa telographe that three battallons of Turka woro totally doatroyed 8ad alxty-fve beheaded. INSURGENT HOTES. Lompox, Oct. 2.—~A dlspatch from Vienna says I leaders of tho insurrection are convincod that Bervls and Montonogro will ongage in tho Yarnext spring. GERMANY. TUE ECOLZSIASTICAL LAWH, 3 Lownow, Qct. 1.~The Pali Mall Gazelle's spe- ¢lal telogram from Borlin says that the Bishop of Breslsn e notified the Ecolesiastiosl Qourt Abat he is determined nat to oboy tho summons %o atsend for trial, on the ground that the Court oot competent to try hum. zuy, Oct. 1.—~A "Droslau papor ssys that tventy.threo priesta in that Diocoss have an. m:ud their submiseion to tho Lcclosiastical THE ¥IRE AT PADERBORN. Panis, Bapt. 16, —The Cologuo Gazette Toporta Mt 117 “bultdings, ncluding wivety-seven bave been burnod down st Paderborn, ad that 200 families, pumboring 900 Eemonn, uehomeless, They are lodged n tho IFranciu- 40 Honaatry, gfll!vlwnp-l Dalnce, ‘There was an iosufll- ‘lulln%ply af water, aud the muncuvres pro- Im:l N!L e asiatanco of tho military from bolng ——, SWEDEN, RIOTING IN STUCKHOLM, nlm“" Oct. 1.—A telogram from Copenhiagen h{'"flxm-u riots have ocourred at Stock- 'm, Bwoden, botween tho militia aod polica. "ln:mu- stormed tfle patico atatton, wounding \eusberol policomen. Somo of lue militia Tmalio wauadod. ‘Ihio Lifo-Gusrds and Horse- “““v:ele lummounq from tho castlo before hnlgl"u“nmd' The causo of tle trouble — SPAIN, BARCELONSA, u""fi‘ Det. 1 =diartinca Compos baa lort rei ®Calouia, assume direction of oporationy FLYING INPANTLY, olisnun, Oct, 1,—A Royal deorge_ ordors the u;\‘:,muan ot fourtoen mew batalions fu- M, BFRECH OF KING ALPHONSO, ufln“”‘ Oot, 1.—Kiug Alphonso opened fhe Mfl Unlyersity to-day with & speach, in tho “lldr:’ which ho ssid: I recognizo tha faot ulg umatances are difficnit. Education and ‘Wknmam can alone regenorata Bpain sod e mnv;‘:cx. It h;n‘llilx‘x.!:l ‘;\l'n e to mzxn civil ntinue, notsl andlug my efforts. 022, Quesada baa arrivod in Madrid. —_—— FRANCE, P A MINISTERIAL HITCU. 4xm, Oct, 1.—Publio attention is st present e, Lotpled with the fact that tho udiotal .‘f':-l bas nok yot published the specch doliv- umh" the Minlator of ¥inance at the Minis- B Panquet on Bept, 29, 1t s sialed thu i, ' probibited the publication of tha spscch walgountof 1o following sentenco: * The «@+'gu of tiio 24th of May I happly dissoly. gy Buffot thinks that the Binistors should s the walter in epec babuld 1o, gy | Cabiues council to och not ultimataly Journal, AL Loon the clerical seminary, aud tha va. |- Bay, Ministor of Finance, {a oxpected to reelgn, Pamis, Oct. 1.—A Cabinat conucil was bold to- dny. Tho quention of Minlster's Bay'a spoooh ramo up, ond, aftor explanation, was sottlod. Conmequantly thern will bo no Minatorial cang- er. The Journal (ficiel will pnblish tho paech to-marrow, with a fotter from M. Bay explatning tho abjectionabto passsgo. ‘Tho Iotter wns read In Cabinet twoetivg, sud approvad, A CLAIM BETTLED. Toxpon, Oct, 2—5:30 8. m.—Tho Times ppecial Parin dinpntch avaitis atated that tho Ironch claims sgaingt Bpain in consoquencoe of tho murdor of Reygondeau by Spanish troops in Cuba hinvo hoon matiafactorily sottlod, TIE INUNDATIONS, Pans, Sopt. 16.—Tho Central Committen for tho reliet of tho sufferera by tho Inundations hns voted 10,000f. to thoso who have hoon injured by tho floods in the Iepartmont of tho Horauit, 1,000f. to thoso {n the Pay do Dome, nud 2.000f. to thore in tho Alior, Tho Dopnrtmont of tho Horault seoms to havo sufferod piore sovoroly than waa at fimst aupposed. At Saint Chinian sixty bodies have houn recovered, At tho villaga of Cazouls eight persons have beon drownad, and tho cropa sro desiroyod, At Bouziguoa thio sudden rsing of & brook, the Eaquilles, compelled 300 fubabitants to tsko rofugo on tho roofs of tho houses, No lives aro lost, but balf tha crops have boen car- ried awny, and many of the roada are impasas- blo. At dilles, tho Mayor and two gal- Iant bostmon, Ravel and Dondes, savod thirteon poopls, oua of whom fu sn ald man of 76, At Pignan tho streets woro trans- formed Into tumnlux tarrents, and tho vinen bavo ruffored ternbly. At Lavorune an old soldior of fourtoon yoar' sorvics, named Rovel, succeoded in rosaning a drowning woman at tho fmminont porilof his own life.” Seven thoussud hecto- litres of wino have boen lost fn this district, At Mendo, tho ronds wors flooded, and tho telograph sorvico interrupted. Mar- jovols and Florse tho damago in cousfdorable, tho barracks l)eln§ surronndod by perfect Iakes. Intua Allter, ab nm(.thv wators roro rapidly and flonded tho houscs, but no lives were lost, At Viehy, tho Now Park has boon completely submicrged, and tho water curo eatub- lishmonts momontarily comvelled to eloo. Tho plain of lssoiro 1 complotely ravaged; tho fleldg and market gardens aro Inero swampd. At Day part of tho nmilway bridge lios boen csrriod awny, ond gevornl ntroota looked liko arma of the River Dolamson. Tho Lot foso 18 feot _sbove ite hilghost point, but 18 gradually subsiding, The Guronno roso 22 foot at Millan, and b carried awny tho crops on ity banks. It was rushing through Bordeaux liko o torront yestorday, Iiallway traffie ia in- torruptod in vory iany places. 'fho Lyous & Mediterraneat (}omfinny havo sunvunced that pasrengers will only be booked by elow traine to Montpellior. — GREAT BRITAIN. ELECTION, LoxpoN, Oct. 1.—The electton for a meomber of Parliament at Blackburn, to G} tho vacanty causad by tho death of Henry L. Foilden, oc- currod sesterdns, [lto candidates wore Willism Coddington (the Mayor of Blackburn) and G. Thwaitos, » woll-known browor, both Consorvas tives. 'Thwaitos wag olectod, olttiough ho was defeatod by the sumo congtituoncy ut tho last year's goneral oleation, TIE TOAF Munden won tho Nowmarkoet October handicap raco to-day. BPANISI AGORESBIONS. ‘The Globeof this morning eeys that tho formal complaint of tho nggressions of tho Spanish »nnrdacostas in tho Dritish waters off Gibraltar a8 boon mado to his Governmeat by tho British naval cownmander at Gibraltar, BEVENUES. Rovonus roturns show sn increaso of £995,000 storling for the past hialf-year. TISE MAYNOOTU BYNOD. Neir York World, Dontry, Sept. 10.~The National Conncil of tho Irish Iierarchy, which has just closed its wcesion ot Mayuooth, hos conductoed its delilera- tions 1n strict secrocy, and tholr result will not bo made public until’ Romo naa sanctioned tho deeroes which liave been peassed, Thers is ren- 8on to boliove, howevor, that tho Coancil was a most important one. It Is understood that occlo- sinatical discipline and the matter of higher adu- cation formod tho chief Bubjeois of tho deitb. orations of the Council. Exactly a quartor of & century has passed away elnce the Cathalic Bishops held their firat Natioual Council sinco the time of tho Reformntion. It is true that thore was o moeoting of the Irish prelates in 1041 ; but it was not until 1850 that a regular nnd canonteal National Council was bold. The decrces of tnat Council, which was neld at Thurles, having been spproved and coufirmed l’f tho Iloly See, hava ever sinco regulated the discipline of iha.elurgi‘. tho uniformity of ritual, tho administration o tho sacraments, and tho oducation of tho people. But 26 yoars is u long period, and what was suflicient in 1850 is insufli- clont in 1876, During this period the paliti- cal and eccleuinstical changes have been many and impostant, The Protestant Episco- palian Chureh in Ircland has beon partinlly dis- endowed and w\ml{‘ digestablishiod ; tho Prosby- terinn Church has bad somo of its endowments taken from it 1 the Governmont grant to May- nooth Collega has been taken away,—much to it ronl benetlt 3 moat of tho poual laws apainst Catholics Lave been repealod, while othors, which had fulle: into spparont disuse, lLave ‘been rovived : tho pecuniary condition of the Catholis populstion has vastly improved. and their ability to support their Church aud_ s educational inriitutions iy now almost equal to thoir anxioty to do #o; & Catholio university has Loen fonnded in Dublin ; the great Protostant institution, Trinity Collogs, bas beon sceular- ized ; Mr. Gladstone has boen dismissed from ‘power in consoquence of his falluse to comply with the demands of the Catliolica concerning viniversity edncstion ; and the long struggle of the Catholics for the provisions which they doomed necessary for their common schools is etill golog on. ‘The council, it {8 bolleved, ocon- piod much of {ta tims in deliberating upon theso matters. All the dioceses were reprosented. Whon the docroon ndopted haye boen rovised sud approved at lome, they will bo published, —l—— DENMARK, DIED, CopexitAGEN, Oct. 1.~Count Moltke Brogen- tved, who was sppointed Minister of Foreign Affaira on the 11th of June last, is dead. it CHINA. ENULAND'S ULTIMATUX, BmaNomay, +Oct. 1.—3r, Wade, ths British Minister, Lias intimated o tho Ohinose Govern- mont thas i his demands are not complied with by to-day, he will loave Pokln. —— RUSSIA, HTONM AT AROHANGEL. T.oNDoN, Oct, 2—5 . m.—A honvy galo is re- portod at Archangel, Russla, Bix vessols, with cargoos of Jumber bound for England, havo boen wrocked on tho bar at tho mouth of the harbor. gt i ASIA, THOUDLE IN AYONANISTAN. Loxpox, Oct, 1.—A dispatch from -Bunlah, dated yesterday, says the Ameer of Afghanistan ia sopding troops to coorce hia feudatory, tho Aie of Malmund, who of late has boeu re- fructory, iy S ITALY. CLAIM ACGAINST BALVADOR. LowpoN, Oct, 2—0 & m.—The Memorial Diplomatique of D'aris statos thot Italy hos or- dered o frigato to proceed from Yokohama to La Unlon Hav, San Balvador, to enforoe the olaims of Italisn subfects to damegou arising from the disturbanue in Han hMiguel, p i ‘THIERS AND CORTCHAKOFF, TUEIR INTEUVIEW AT VEVAY. Panis, Sopt. 10.—Tho Bien Publio, M., Thiors’ organ, saya tho ststements mede in tho sub- Joined extracts from tho Liberle are oorrect : M, Thiora had an nterviaw on Mondsy with Prince Gorichakoff at Vevay, The ex-Presldent wus recelved by the Chiascelior and his two wous, Michsel and Con- stsutius, Tho interview lasted two bours, Tho cou- verusiion, asys our correspondent, turued upon the affalre 0f Kurope, and on the cliancos favorable to the maiutensucy of peace. Touching the inter- nal state of France, Vrince Corichakoff capecially wmanifosted w fear that tho Goveroment would al- Tow {taclt (0 bo carriod away by the clerical resction of Which tho Iaw 0 superlor Tusiruction was (ho sigusl, With regand 0 the Euatoru question, althougl thie cons versation was lmiled to genoralilivs, tho Hussian Chsneollor said thatk the solution would for the moment, Noverthiels, it may be forescen from now thst such & solution would conaist 1o giving tho excreive of autonomy to Botals and Heracgovius, uuder the direction of the Archduke Ealvadar of Besver Paubs, and iu & rectitieation of the Montenegrin froutles with's port on the Adriatlo, A ST, JOE SENSATION, 87, Jox, nfo., Oct. l.~Oonsidorable excite- mmonb L boou oroatod In thid city by some de- velopments 1 oflicial affairs of the late Poat- master Aroabolt, A fow daye sgo s former cleik in the ofico under Arosholt lened » curd charging him with perjury snd embezzloment in hAvmq oollected sud ap- propristod to his own uso during the last four yoars the sum of $J,860 rent for » news stand io tho Pust-OfMco building which belonged to the Govornment. The following dn[y Arnaholt re- 18 phod, wdmitting that ho d eolleated the monoy, lut claimed ho did not colleot it in porao iva & rocolpt n - or gl for it, and attampted to justify himseif by any- Ing A apocial agent of the department had anthorized him to do eo, It in not bolieved that tho agont sauctionod euch & procecding, snd tho public await with much intoret to oo what action tho Qovernment Agant will iake in the caso. THE A(; RICULTURAL REPORT. The Mouthiy Builetin of the Depnrts mu:‘t of )I"rlcnl!nrn on the Ntnpto Crops of tho Year. Wasnixatox, Sopt. 20.—Tho monthly roport of tho Departmont of Agriculturo for August and Beptomber contalns tho following informa- tlon {n nddition to tho cotton and corn crop fo- turos, which were published within the last two wooka: Wheat—Excopting In the Now England Btatoa and thoso of tho Gulf rogion and tho Pacific Coatt, tho damago to tha crop hatwaen the pori- oda of ripening and threshing, by froquent and Loavy stormas, has hoen very general. Within tho wot area the continuous rains vinited, in July, tho portions in which whoat ripona early, and in August the latituden whera it i harvosted lator, mo that osor the wholy rogion the crop was very gonorally caught, either in harvest or fu the atack. In “Michigan. Wisconein, and Minncsota, in which th yeld wan oxtraordinary, and in the Middlo Htates, tho rainy season waa in progress at tho time of re- porting, and, thoreforo, tho extont of the dam- Bgo was yet undotermined. A considerablo por- tion of tho crop iu Maryiand and s largo por- tion in the Gulf ¥tates wors secured in good con- ditton before tho rainy sesson camo oun. Tho damnge from wot in Kansas nnd Nebrawka, though exteunive, nflpaum 10 have hoou luwn thau juthe Valloys of tho Missitsippi and Ohio. In Tows, iojury from blight or rust reduced botl tho quantity and quality, sud was sory goneral. Mont of tho Btatus roport local Injuries to tho condition from tho eawmo causo, Local injurics by the woevil aro noted in Msine and Indians; by ehinchos In Indfann, Wisconsin, and Miseonri ; and by grasshopors in Kansas, Nobraska, Min- souri, and throughont tho grasshoppor rogjon of tho Northwost. Ia California tho crop, though roduced in yicld and In some localities affected fu quality by rust, way gonerally harvested in superior condition, while in Orogon an oxtraor- dinary yiold appears to have bacn secared with- aut gorious damsge. The condition of the whest when larvested for ali tho Blates avorajes 79. Tho Btate aversges are nu follown: Maine, 16 Now Hampshire, 101 ; Vormont, 03; Mas- #achusotts, 100 ; Conuecticut, 100 ; Noew Yor! 65; Now Jorsoy, 80 ; Pennsylvavia, 83; Dolu- ware, 02; Maryland, 92; Virgiols, 86; North Carolina, 97 ; Houth Carolina, 97 : Goorgia, 98 ; A'llualnn. 105 ; Missismippi, 139; Lonisians, 85 ; 'Toxns, 122; Arkaueas, 1183; Teuuessec, eut' Virginin, 74; Kontucks, 80 ; Olio, 61 ; Michigan, 88; Indians, 61; Illinois, 73 ; Wisconsiu, 93; Minnouots, 101; Tows, 77; Mis~ nourl, 67; Kansas, 83 ; Nevraska. 80; Califoruis, 70; snd Oregou, 106, "The quality of tho pres- eut crop is povrer than for koveral years, That of the Pacific Coast i fino, notwithstanding tho decroased yiold; that of tho Honth is of oxcellent quality, oxcopt in Virginia nnd Tennosece, but no surplus of South- ern whent can bo obtalned, oxcopt in the whoat district of Toxas. In tho West the wintor wheat escaped damage from rain to a reater oxtont than spring gro, dnch of both fiillda was harveeled in good condition, the rains in the spring wheat rogion coming Tator than farthor south, but a Jarge proportion of Loth was Injured in the shock by heavy and ropoated storms to much an oxtont ny to causo pavio sumong the farmers, whilo tho millora woro at thoir wils' ond to know where to obtsin grain to giind for flour, Rocent reports are moro favorable, and it fs to ‘bo hoped that tho provailiug ostimate of depre- clated quslity may provo somowhat oxagger- ated, fow conntics lu Arkavsas mgmn’&y cxteading wheat culture. in onoof which (Woud- ruft) 10,000 busliels of No. 1 are roportod grown on 500 aerea. In Toxas 20 to 25 busboels per scre aro froquontly roportod, and & crop of tonzslle sont ot by the Department produced 30 bushols por acre. Oats.—Tho gonora! condition of tho ants cm‘}), roported July 1, was owo of unusunl thrit, promisiug an oxtraordinnry vield, Iu tho north- orn aod sonthern mectionw of tho country that romise has boen Tujiilled. Especially in Now Engluml. the Northwest, and the region sround the Gulf, crops superior in quantity and quality have boen produced, snd for tho inost part so- cured in good coudition. Potatocs—The condition of the potato crop, as a whoalg, 18 about 10 por cont above the averago, all the large_polaio-growing Btatos reporting a vory favorable prospect. Tho Now Englaud Btatea aro all below nverago, excont Massachu- sotts, which is 101. The condition of the crop in this section bas not materially chonged siuce July, tho improvement iu someo coun- ties bolng bslanced by the declino in oth- ors. Mnine and Vermont report Injurles from rust and rot in rome localitios, Now liampshire and Connectiont aro noatly averago, and both show considerable improvement, Swect Potatoes—Teo Blatos roporting a condi- tion full avorago or above are: Now Jersey, 102; Delawsro, 100 ; North Carolins, 100; Mississippi, 114; Arkansas,109; Tennossoo, 100 ; Lilinols, 100} Missonrl, 102 and Kansas, 100, ‘The States cast of the Allogheny Mountaing gonerally indicato an improvomont sinco July. Tho South Atlautic and Qulf States, from Soutb Carolina to Toxas, show a decline of condition, Lxcopt quiu»l]ppl. Of tho Southern tnland Htates, Kontucky alous vhows n marked decliue—10 per cent. Tho Btates north of tho Obio River all iudicato a loas, oxcopt Ilinoly, which slightly lmprovod since July. Woat of the Misgissippi Rtiver, Iown somewhat declined, but tho othor Btates vory conelderably improved. On the Daciflo Conat, Califorma averages §4, ogainst 10 porcent on Iaat roport. Wool—The wool clip ia of foll averago weight, or a littlo above, in neariy all the Btatos. Thoxo deflelont aro Massachusetts, 4 por cent; Georgla nd Orozo, 8 per cont ; 1linols and Californis, 4 por cout ; Virginis, Toxss, Arkaneas, aud Mis- souri, 1 por cent. Wisconsin and Texas are 2 o1 cont above the averago; Now York, Alabama, issianippl, Wost Virginia, Kontacky, Ohio, Iu- dlana, lows, and Kanssa are 1 per cent abovetho averago. The rowainipg Slates aro a full aver- 2go. Tobacco—Tho tabaoco-orop has groatly fallen off sinco the Inst report. From a condition 20 por cons above averago in July, our Hoptembor returns indicato n reduction to 10 per cont below avorage. Eaat of tho Allogheny Mountalus thero haa been, on a wholo, au improvemont. Massachusetts and Conuoctiont show a great improvement upon the July condition, and aro 2 per cont above averago, buf this Is sbout coun- torbalauced by s decline of 2 per_cent. Lo- low nvurn?n in Maryland, produced by tho ox- coaslve ralus of August. Now York and Penu- uylvanla report some improvemont, but ara atill below averago. Vlr;iiuu roturns indicate s great improvement, and the condition 12 per cent abova svoarsgo. Further down the coast tho coutinued ralns bave uniformily dopressed the condition of tho crop. Florldn fs full averago. Tho Cuba tobaceo of (adeden County is auperior to avy crop since the War, both in_quality and quaotity. The small cropa of thio Qulf States and Arkansas show fm- provoment, and, on tho wholo, a condition do- cldedly abovo the averago, Tho great tobacoo roglon betwoen tho Al leghnny Mountaius aud tuo Alissisippl, which produced about two-thirds of the consus crop of 1869, ahows a rapid decline aince July, sud & condition greatly bolow the average. Tho flood- lug raind_that visited this region have inficted considerable damage upon tobacco as woll aa ather crope. ‘Tonnosseo hias roduced hior Julyavorage of 108 to 02. Kentucky has fallon from 134 to 86, Ohio from 98 to 66, Iudisna from 102 to 81, Illinois from 95 to 75, West Virginia from 07 to 84, aud Wiecon- sin from 00 to GO, West of tho Misslsaippl River, Missourl, tho only hrgo tobacco-producing Statos shows a con- dition of & parcent above the averake—a gain of 3 ?cr ceat aince July, notwithstanding some lo- cal injurios by storms. The other Biates of this soction, ylelding but small crops, show some im- provement, but are below the average. Insect njurles aro rarely montioned in our roports of thls crop. Hops—Now York nnd Wisconsin, whick to- gethor produco frow three-fourths to four-fifihs of all tho hops grown In the United Biates, have largely lucreased their averago, the formor 10 per cent. and the latter 7 or ceunt. Kansas has also incroased largely n bop-ralsiug, baving Inoressed ber averago 50 per cent this year in the counties reporting. An incrensed average iu slso noted in Michigan, ludians, Miunesota, Missourl, aud Iows, the in- cromeut of the Insé namod being I4 per cent, New Hampahire, Delaware, aud Keatuoky main- tained thelr Inst your's ureas, whila the other Lop-producing btates fell aliort. pliiaiil wior R ANDREW JOHNSON, Nasuvierp, Oct. 1.—Extensive prepsrations are makipg for tho observauce of Johuson'w memorial services to-morrow. They will sur Laen thoss of Prosidont Andrew Jackson, WASHINGTON. Charley Ham's Letter Dashes Against the Treasury Department. llow a Parly with a Grievance Will Sometimes Ignoro tho Record, And How Small the Ex-Appraiser Looks Through Mr, Bris- tow's Glasses, Decrease of the Public Debt During September, $3,342,562. Another Call for Fivo Millions of Five-Twenties. Cnmprche'nsive Statement Relative to National Bank-Note Circnlation, REJECTED HAM. 1OW TIAT OPEN LETTER WTIWGK TIE TREAAURY DEPARTMENT, Syecial Dispaten to The Chrcann Triduns, ‘Wasuixaros, D. C., Oct. 1.—~The open letter of Charles I, Ham, ox-Appraieur at Chicago, to Hecretary Dristow, haa reachiod here. Tho Treas- ury oflicials find it sigotilcaut only for {ts per- versions of fact, A notable instance is the statement ropresenting the report of Spocial Agent liale. That report was not a special re- port upon thoe Chicago Appralser. 1t was not or- deored to bo mmade by Hecrctary Bristow. It hay not yet boon soou by him, Hale, under o letter of instructions from Bluford Wilson, So- licitor of tho 'Tronsury, of date July 30 last, was {ustructod to visit nine differ- ent points, ana to oxamine &nd report upon tho operations of the Interior bonded im- vortation act of July 14, 1870, kuown as tho “Immediato Transportation act.” Tuis lotter rocited that represuntationy that GRAVE, THREOULARITIES wero being practiced under thie act had been mndo to tho Trensury Dojartment by Hpocial Tressury-Asent Mills,” by tho firm of {1, D, Ba- kor & Co., of Now York, 2ud by Esatern news- popera. lisle was jnsiructed first to commenco with tho ports whero tho goods landed,—Balti~ niore, Philudoluhia, New York, and Boston, —and totlen fraco the goods to Ciucinnaii, Louis- ville, Bt Louls, Datroit, and Chicago, and to make o eaparate report upou ‘ench of thesa citics, If Hale was de:ailed to tnvesti- gato Air. Ham, his lntter of Instructions was of o very comprohonsive character. Halo was sent West in the routino course of mpccial sgency ‘business, and It ppoars that Bocrotary Lristow id not kuow tho investigation was proceeding. Halo MADE A GYNERAL REPORT on the Immodiate Transportution sct, making & spocinl raport npon each of the nioo cities, in only ono of which {hero was au Appraiser—lam. In the pouerai roport Halo finds that the bys- tom i working sdmirably; that it 18 of great bonefit to the West, and that custom qfficers ganoraliy aro efficiont and honest, and that the jrrogularities aro both nnimportant and oo not tainted with fraud, Tho general roport coutainy soveral recommaudations, tho adoption of which would be to protect tho revenue whilo In trausit to tho joterior. 1t is very prooable that Secretary Bristow profers to meke theso recommeondations public i Lis sonual report, and yot through the newspapers. The raports of the Specinl Agonts are not mtondod for publica- tion, but aro solely for the private information of tho Depstiment, The Epecial report upon Clieago 18 RATHER BIGNIICAN T for the abuencu_ of reforenco to 1lam, while the Lxamwer, Morritt,is montioned as an eflicicnt of- ficer, The Examiuner has loug been rexarded as practically tho Appraiser. Ths Collector's of- fice, and capocinlly the efiicicncy of Deputy Col- lector Hitt, is commouded. So little of Ham s thiere in thus roport upon this great system of intorior bondod importation. e THE TREASURY. PUNLIC DEUT STATEMENT, Bpecial Dispotch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuivaroy, D. C., Oct. 1.—Thoe public debt atatement for Boptember shows that the ro- colpts Jacked £1,600,000 of being enough to meot tho requirements of the sinklug fund. (Z'0 the Associated Press.) ‘Wasmixaros, D. C., Ocl. 1.—~The October dobt statoment makos tho following exhibit : 81z per cent bonds, Five per cent bon Total coln bonds, Calu certificates. . Total without (nterest, Rieption of certincatea of Qepoeitereessraness -« 60,600,000 Total {n the Tressury.... o Dbt loss eash n the Troasury Decreasoof dobt during Soplers Decreaso siuce June 0. .00 Bonds jssued to the Pactfic flallwsy Com- pauies, intorcet payablo in lawful monoy : Principal oulstanding, . s Interest accruwml and uot yot pay 62,352 Tuterest paid Ly the United Htates, 48,202,507 Intereat repald tranaportal FEA mail, o 3 Dalanca of 31,800,233 VIVE-TWENTIEA CALLED I, Tho Sccretary of the Treasary hes given no- tioo that tho principal and sccrued intorest of tho followipg 5-20 bonds of the iewue of Juno 380, 1861, will bo paid % ino Treasury at Wash- ingtau, on and after Jan, 1, 1876, and that in- torest on #ald bonds will cease on that dsy. Coupon bonds, #50, Nos, 3,801 to No. 3,700, both inciusivo: 8100, Noa. 10,601 to No. 12,000, both inclueive; 8500, Noa. 15,801 to No. 18,000, both {uclusiy 1,000, Noa, 54,701 to No, 68,000, both io- clusivo, Total, 4,600,000, Rogiatered bonds, 850, No. 69 toNo. 150, both jnclusivo ; 8100, No. 601 to No. 1,000, both iaclusive; $500, to No. 750, both inclusive; $1,000, N ; €5,000, No. 1,851 to 810,000, No.3, 761 to No. 4,600, both {nolusive, Graud total, §5,000,000. © §2, 1:00 aro coupon bouds, sud 92,500,000 are regia- or CURRRNOY STATEMENT, Tho Comptroller of tho Currency reporis that eighty-thros National Banks havo beon_ orgau- {zod since the rnu 6 of the act of Jan, 14, 1875, with capital of 0,234,000, to which eircu- lation has beon issued smounting to 3,033,750 ‘I'ha total amount of additiona! circulation fs- suod since the passage of the nct is $10,218,000, of which 81,740,000 has besu issued to Pennsyl- vania, #114,000 to West Virginia, 8389,000 10 Kentucky, $334,000 to Oblo, §331,000 to Indiana, $100.000 to 1ik:nots, sud €121,000 to Yowa, The total amount of legal-teader mnotes depos- ited for the purpose of retiring ciroulation from tho passage of tho mot of June 20, 1874 to Oct. 1, 1875, I3 815,042,749, of which smiount $7,700,000 bias been deposited Ly New York, £6u5,000 by Masuachuaetts, $9361,000 by Con- nocticut, 322,000 by Peunnylvaula, $618,000 by South Caroline, $413,000 by Loulslans, 82,840, 000 by Missoury, 1,804,000 by Indians, $3,703, 000 by Ilhnois, 8963, by Iows, and 000,000 each by the States of Mlnmgnn. Wisconsin, and Minsesota. The amount of National Bank air- culation outslandiug to-day is 82,000,000 k than on Juue 20.41874, avd 4,000,000 less than on Jan, M, 1875 The amount outstandiog to- day is §947,803,742, e ILLINOIS CENTRAL TAXES. REYENUK OFFICIALY HARD TO CONVINCE. Speciat Dupateh to The Chioago Tribunie, Wasiivotoy, D, 0., Oct, 1.—Mr, Jowett, sttor- woy of tho Hlinois Contral, and Lyman Eimore caunot auceeed in induclog the Cowuwixsloner of 1uterual Rovenus to rule that the back taxes for that road should be ssseased at the rate of 2)¢ instead of § por contum. MAr, Preté rulos [ appointed to-day: that tho assossment must be mado at § per contum. Tho next ntep of the Company in to eudosvor to socura o roduction of she amonunt. The Governmont claims €65,000. The lilinoia Central insista that the actual amount of oarnings and dividends upon which the tax is levied s flotitions in that the gross aum containg uu?a amonat of money rocelved from tho sslos of the landa of the Company. ‘The revanus ofliciala horo undersload the repre- nentatives of tho Company to say, a8 & ples In bar againat pl&nfi tho tax, that & largo amonnt of money has been borrowod from the land fund in arder to pay a large dividend to stockhaldors, and mako & good showing. This admission may Dprove to be INTEOESTING TNFORMATION o stockholders, who may mot know thoir divi- nonds wore fictitious,” Tho Itlinofs *Cen- tral mado applicstion to have s mpe- cisl oxpert ment out to segregate thin sccount, snd to determine the smonnt borrowed from the land-fund to uwell the divideads of the Company, but as o {a on duty clnewhere the Cblof of Bpacial Agents Yaryan will ba in Chicago next weok to make tho invostigation, gttt THE GREAT KANAWHA. PIOPOSED INPROVEMEATH. Spectal Mopateh to The Chieage I ribune., ‘Wasmnarox, D. C,, Oct. 1.—Bidn were oponod in Baltimore to-dsy at the ofiice of Col. Craig- hill, United Bintes Army, for the conntruction of n sccond lock to bo built for the improvement of tho Great Kanawha Rivor, Wost Virginia. Tho bidders wore in many cases tho same who campoted for work on the firat lock, swarded soveral months ago, and among them wero Rovoral firms from New York aud other Eastern cities, Thn bids have not yet beon carried out on tho quantity sheet, but an oxamination of tho items #hows ®» very grest discrepancy in prices, and nuggesta unbslanced bidding. 'Lbis lmprove- moul of the Great Kanawaha River is, it will ba remembered, » part of the project for opeuiug THE GREAT CENTUAL WATER HOUTE from the Ohio Rivor to tho Atlsntie, vin Rich- mond, which will cost £30,000,000, - cluding tho widening of the ~Ranawha Canal ~ from 80 feet,” its present idih, %075 foot, and also deoponing b from 41 o 7 foot. It aluo includoa s tunoel under Kate's Mountain on the summit Tovel, near the Whits Bulphur 6prings, 63{ miles, and which, ir over made, will bo the longest in the world, It will algo exhibit THX GRAXDEST FEAT IN EXOINEZMIND yet nndortaken. Meesrs, Dull & Dull, of Pean- Bylvaoia, woro the succobsful bidders for tho first Jock of 300 fset long aud 50 foot wide, Their bxd, 272,000, was made st what was con- eidered such a low tigure that Col. Craighill, tha engloeor I charge, found buat o hsd funds enough on hand to bulld a second lock of the same dimensions, ———— DELANO'S SUCCESSOR. WHAT 15 KNOWN ABOUT 1M, Special Luspateh to The Chicago Tribunat Wagnxaton, D. C., Oct. 1.—There is still no oficial news concerning Delano's successor, and the fact occasious much surpriso. It 18 certain that the position waa tondered to Coleman, but thedelay suggests thy possibitity of his decliu- ing. Assistant Becretary Cowon has beon doubt- ful a3 {0 his {authonty to aet as nd-interim Bece rotary for an indefinite period, bus the law offi- cers have now decided that he can, 1t is stated, but not on the best authority, that laat Tueaday thero was mailed from this city & blank com- mission addressed to DPremident Grant, Donver, Col,, that will reach its destinntion sbout the time President Grant srrives ot Denver, which will bo to-day or to-morrowr. The facts that tho commission was sent for signature, and _aleo tho Afling-in of the now appointee's namo, indicates that to whom- soaver the Presidet hos tendered the portfolio. ho {8 advised of its accoptonce. Secrotary Fish and Gen. Jowell bave no knowledge as 0 who has becn solected. The onmes from which tho choico wns mad3 are said to have been Colowan and McVeigh, of Peonsslvania; Felt, of Galens, lolb; Pratt, of Iudians; and Judge Taft, of 0. N~ NOTES AND NEWS. OUR CUSTOM-TIOUSE. Specsal Dnpateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasapiaroy, D. C., Oct, 1.—Hzanalord has ro- #igned his commission as Buperintendent of the new Custom-House building. His priocipal reasons nre dislize of tho work and tho fact that his wifo is su juvalid in Oincinnati. No choico of a Buccossor has yot boen made, Until 8 now mau is appointoed, tho farther detsilod In- etructions undor the report of tho last Commis- sion will not be forwarded. They bavo not been prooarod. It is not expected in the Architect’s oftice that very much can now be done, in view of thoe raptd approach of winter. THE PATENT-OFFICE. Holland Dueli, the new Commissioner of Pat- ents, will outer upos his dutics Monday. DISTRICT 1ONDI. The Commissioner of Internal Roveuys do- cidos that the bonds of this District are not tax- able a8 bauk capits NATIONAL BANKH. TAX O Tho Bolicitor of the Tressury has givon the opiufon that a licenss tax oo tuo capital of ational Baoks caunot be enforced, and that fitato officors have no right cither to exsmine or to exact reports from Naticoal Banks, APPOINTMENTS, The following Intetual Reveuna afficora waro Gaugers—L. L. Crandell, les A. Vale, L. F. Jacobs, O. T. Bistop, B. . Langergren, d Josoph N. Henricks, First Diatrict Illinows; William H. Dradbury, Eloventh District Indiana. FINANCIAL. 3 TWO HEAVY FAILURES IN BOSTON. Bpecial Inspateh to The Chicago Iridune, BostoN, Oct. 1.—Tho sospension wae An- nounced to-day of tue lumber firm of Shepard, Hall & Co., of thlu city, with liabilitios amount. ing to 1,600,000 The branchea of the flrm, Shepard, Vans & Co., of Burlivgton, and Hall & Co., of Montreal, whl also suspend, the lisbilitles in the lattor place being esti- matod st $150,000. Tho causes of tho failare aro twofold—depreciation in the valus of lumber, and 1oney losecs in- curred In business. By ooe failure, about & yoar 0go, the firm lost nearly $400,000, snd £180,000 of the paper of the dolinquent firm {n- dorsed by Shepard, Hall & Co, comos due uext mouth. In January last tho firm_bad a surplus of #700,000, and they hopo to mske up & good exithit of assets. They will probably sek for &n extenajon of timo to recover from tho embi ‘Fie suspension bias croated cons erahlo intereat in businees circlos of tha city, as Boston banks hold paper of the firm variousty estimatod al from 8500, to 81,000,000 C. & M. Cox. inthe boot and shoe business, failod_to-day; habilities sbont $225,000. This was wholly unexpocted withia a day or two, the firm's paper, unindorsed, haying bean accepted at B ver cont. 1t ia roported that the causea of tho failure aro outside their regular businosa, Theso failures havo canded no speclsl excite- ment, and tho money markot romains unusnally easy for tho season. Charl A BAN FRANCISCO, New Yok, Oct. 1.—The Agency of the Bsuk of California In this city will pay sll outstanding drafts of tho bank on snd after to-day. 8N Fasxcisco, Oet. 1,—At an adjourned mooting tlus afterncon of the creditors of Charles Clayton & Co., etatemonta wore submit- ted showing that the liabilities of the firm amounted to $340,078.99 ; assets, $353,471.70, composed chiefly of outatanding debta. A large gonlon of the asgele being bad or doubtful, the rin mado ® proposition to pay ereditors 50 on the doliar, in two oqual installments, payabls {u six months, which was acospted, aud the bus- inean of the firm will bo reaumed, It is undor- ptood that il any surplus arises above the terms of gottlement it will be divided pro rata smong tne creditos, Bub thia forms no part of the contract. Official annouucemont is mado that tha Ban Francisco Btock Hoard will open for ular business next Tuesday at 11 s. m, ‘The Pacific Exchange will resumo at tho samo hour. The Fanmers' & Merchants' Bank, T.os An- les, which closed ou tha suspension of the fink of Califorois, resumed to-dsy, sud Tnmnln & Workman's bank, of that civy, will probably raopen to-morrow, NEW YORK, New Yous, Oct. L.—Frith & Higchman, desl- ers in building materials, fallsd yesterdsy with Mabilitios amounting to $75,000, and ssscts val- uod at 41,000 e . CCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. nmmz.,yl: . Och. 1.—£tum-hlp Coruwall, e Nl'rhm hl(?n::n I;:L 1.—8ailed, Pacifio sl sioamer Alnaks, for Hong Koog, ¥ia Yoko- bama, SPORTING NEWS, The Whito Stockings Administer Defeat to the St. Louls Club Yesterday, A Bimilar Feat Porformed by the Mutuals in a Game with the Athletics. Miscellaneous Turf items. BASE BALL, A MBPFIN aAME, Tho Chicago and Ht. Louis Ciaba player neventh game of their serios on the Twenty- third strect grounds yosterday, and tho reswult ‘was s victory for the home nine, given to thom by errors of Lheir oppousnts, aided by some sound, bard bhitting on thole own port, The character of the gamie was esseptially mufiin on bath sides, and in no respect merits a detailod description. Tho umpiring waa satisfactory to neither tho 8t. Louis, the Cbhlcagos, the crowd, nor the umpire bimsalf, and, though it lacked any iutention of unfairness, was probably want- inft in accuracy on one, two, Or oven more, ocea~ sions, Thoso wero taken sdvantage of by tho viewors to givo soveral charactoristic kicks, The andience, which was small, enfoyed the game, not becanso it was a_good one, but because tho home nine won, and because some very ludicrous y)lfu wero made. All necessary parliculars can @ learned from "ancano, Gleno, 16, Dav Hi sl = Sl ol dun, 1. Warres 3 Iielnssd, r. Quing, Ei—scure 0100 Dpiattelis'on Nis “URiGAES, T e Lot v on icage, B} 8t Louis, 5 Legt an daare 50, 33 bR, Lovls, 5, 480, 1. Time of gama—T o honra aud twanty minates, ‘Iho laet_professional gamo of tho neason for Clicago will take placo this sfternoon, and, since there {4 everv motiva for cach side to win, tho game will probably bo close ond nterenting, and should draw a large atteudanco ad a sort of fazewell to the nine of 1875, MUTUALA—ATHLETICH. Spectal Duvalch to The Chicain Tribune. PuiLapeLriia, Oct. 1.—Tho eighth gamo be- tween the Athietics and Mutuals was plsyod horo this afternoon 1n the presencs of a few bundred spactators, the Iatter winning by 4 t0 2. Kaight and Caoos pitched and _caught for tho Athlotics in plsca of McBride aud Clapp, the Iatter beipg injured and acting a4 umpize.3lighatn plased, in Siallinan's abaeoee, for the Mutuals, Force’s three-baser earnod a run for the Athlotica iu the firat innivg, and o ‘mina by Gednoy gave anotbor run in the eighth inuing. wealk batting snd bad bage-runviug leav- ing thirteou men on the bases. The very poor eatehiug of Coons gavo the Mutnals three runy on ay mawy singlo bases, aud_thes csrned ous ron o the last inpiug by Hicks' throe-baser. Lach mado seven bas hitx, the Athlotics duing the best ficldivg. Following i tho #cora by 1234506780 ) U0 X 0110 3= 190000000 i~i e THE TURF. THEEPORT, 1LL—FOURTI DAY. Sreaal pisvateh to The Chicano Tridune, Fareront, I, Oct. L.—Following iy » sum- mary of to-day's races: Class 8, purse of $300, for horses with Do record be- low 2327 Wolford Z...... 2:ai; O Wolford 7, owued by Mr., mith, of Free- port, was tho favorite in Clas In the pacing race Nellio Gray, owned by Mr. Ecker, of Olathe, Kan., waa tho favorite. Tho day was delightful. There was » large attendanco. TILE OSUKOSK FAIR. Bpectal Dupateh to The Chicago Triune. Osnxosu, Wis., Oct. 1.—The Isst day of the Northern Fair wad a big success, with the big- gost attenaance of any day during the falr, The principal interest was in tho racey this after- noon. In the 2:45 race Calvin B was first, Hart- ford Maid eecond. and Hero third ; timo 2:411¢, 2:4315, 2:4%, 'The froe-for-all was won by Badgor Girl, Countess second, Darknoss third ; timo 2:3, 2:35, and 2:38. THE WENONA, ILL., FAID, Sweciat Duspalch ta The Chicage Tridune, WexoNa, Ill, Oct. 1.—The Wenona Union Falr Grounds waro crowded with thousands to- day, notwithatanding yestordsy's rain. Tho show of imported stalllons has never been sur- passed in Ceotral Illinois, To-morrow's pro- gramme embraces a grand display of all pre- mium etock, and the swcepstakes imporiod draft horses, otc. Tom Wonder, tho favorite 2:28 troster, aud Ired Wormley, s pacer with aa good a record, mako a raco. Iu addition thero is 8 froo-for-all trot, n double-toam trot, and a frec-for-all running raco. Tho weather is pro- pitious, and Baturday will undonbtedly be tbe Enud day of tho Fair. Bpocial trains runon oth roads, THE LANSING FAIN. Speciat Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, Laxstxa, Mich., Oct, 1.—The attondanco st the Contral Michigan Fair to-day was Iarge. Tho reccipts woro 22500, The raco for running harses was won by Bogele, Lialt mile, purse of €50; time, 1:03. The trotting race was for a purse of £200, and was won by Blierwood in three hieata ; tims, 2:51, 2:52, and 2:53. THE EALAMAZOO YAID. Special Dupateh to 1 ha Chicago Tribune. ‘Kavraxazoo, Mich,, Oct. 1.—~The County Fair closed this sfternoon, with somo vory excellont races—a runuing raco and s trotting race. The ruoning raco was won by Lady Tilton, The trottiog race was won after five hoats by Lady McCulloch. Tho fastest hoat of the rsco—2: —was by Champlon. The falr has been & great aucoess In overy respect. CASUALTIES, FATAL EXPLOSION. o LavisviLre, Uct. 1.—An ozplosion of alcoholio vapora in tho Louisvilte Coftin-Works, this morn- ing, sot firo to the establishment and burnod four men, two aoriously. The firo was firet occa- aloned by two boys, who entered tho cellar with »lamp, the glass framo of which was broken {n drawing slcohol from the barrel. A slight fire was caused by ignition with the lamp Names. In their hurry to gew out of the cellar the boya for- got to turn off the faucet of tho barrol. aud though the flames were saou axtwguished, the alcoliol continned lowing, aud when ucveral mou went {nto the callac a_shors timo after, irith an- other lamp, the oxplosion occurred. Eli John- #ou, foreman, was Mn&filmuulr burnod on the hoad, face, aud body. John Bisloy waa burned in tho same way. John Yesger was burned in tho arws, face, and head. Tho two fisut, it 18 sup- posed, will die, tho last uot belng soriously in- jured. Willist Heynolds was also burned se. Voroly whilo assistiug in extius g the flames, whicn soon ouvalopod and deatroyed half the eatablishment. Tho loes is eatimatod at 12,000, with hatt fosurance io the followin, compsuies: Penn, Fennsylvania; Firemen's Fund, New York; Northwestern Natlonal, 3il- wsukeo ; and Farmers' and Drovers', Louiavillo, £1,600 eachi, A_MISPLACED SWITCH. Syecial Disvateh lo Tha CAaao Tribund. Fist Sacivaw, Mich., Oct. 1,—A special frelglt-engine on tho Flint & Pero Marquotio Railrosd, while entering Flint this afterucon, was thrown from the track by a misplaced pwitch, and was badly wrecked. The ougineor aud fireman escaped by jumping. The wreck- ing-car from thin city wont out, and hsd the track clear at 5:40, dolaying passeuger trains oacl way from two to threa hours, TERRIBLE BCAFFOLDING AGGIDENT. Speciat Dispaloh lo Tha Chicage Tridunie, Rocxkvorp, Ik, Oct. .—A esd sccodeut hap- poued here thia aftornoon. Tureo masous snd two taborera eugaged iu Iaying brick ou tho esst cud of Woodruil's large furniture maaufsctory, now lu courso of conatruction, wers precipitated to the ground, a distance of nearly 40 feot, by the scaffoldivg. ‘I'wo of the e BTG T T braakink tholt fall, and wero only slightly ivjured. The ‘other three, uamed bt Johs Olin, and J. Cliriutisn, wese basribiy ust. At tho last report Chrlstisn was just alive, no hopes Loing entertainod of his recovery. Lindborg and Olin are very low. SCOW_SUNK. Sprcial Dispatch ta Tha Chicago Tridune, DxtRotT, Mich., Oct.1,—The scow Amoricsa Champion, Caps. Jacknon, on Wodnesday night sunk noar the north shoto of Lake Erio, and the crew oacaped 12 the rigging, whern they re- matned oxposed thirty-six hours. They ware ruchuod by a tug, sod brought to thimcity to- night. TWO MEN KILLED, Wrirrnant, N, Y., Oct. 1.~A collision oconrred ontho rallway at Fair Haven, Vi, last nighi, by which two mon, named Carawell and Shay, wero killed, and two engines and sovoral froight cara wera complately demolished. AUN OVER AND KILLED. Spertal Diegateh to The Chicao Tridune, . Tonr Warne, Ind, Oct.1.—To-day, on the’ Pittaburg, -Fort Wayne & Ohlesgo Railway bo-, twoen Van Wert and_ Corvoy, & passenger traln’ fan over n tonn which was crosafug the track, . instantly kiling both horses and the driver. DROWNED, Goxaxoqur, Canada, Oct. 1.—Nathan Hollow way, his wifo, and Mrs. 8noll were drowned to- day by the upecttiog of a boat while crossing the river. SCHOONER WRECKED. Krastoy, Ont., Oct. 1.~The schooner Peer- lers is roported aslioro st Nine-Mile Point, with il handa lost excopt the Mate. . THE DROWNING OF THE REV. DR, PORTEOUS. New York Nerall. Grex Covr, L. I, Bept. 20.—On Tuesdny evanlug, about § o'cluck, the Rov. Dr. Porteous, tho poted Epglish diving, who has for some timo resided st Ben Cliff, was out sailiog with & party congisting of Mr. Bonjamin, a woll-known Glon Cove plumber; Mr. Koop, and throo chile dren of the Iattor. When about mid- way botween the Sea CHT aud Glen Cove landings tho boat by somo rmosns was capsized, _and all wers precipitated into tho water. Mr. Koop, who was fortunately o good mwimmer, succeeded in renching hia children and plnclnr thom upon tho hoot's bot- tom, but be found it impossibla to eave cither Dr. Portoons or Mr. Benjamin, sud both wero drownod. Their bodies wera eoon after recov- ered, and the Caroner's fury found that tho drowning waa accidental, Dr, Porzoous praoch- ed in Boston on Sunday last, and it is under~ stoud had mado srrangemonts to proach thers ogain next Sunday. J At the inquest, beforo Mr. Bamuol Froet, Justice of the Pesca at (Hlen Covae, L. L. held ak the bouse of James Sheridan, John Kaop said ; letween 2 and 3 o'clock on Tuaesday sftornoon, Mr. Benyamin and_myself thought wo would gg Giahing ; ha tuvited hin wife aud Dr. Porteous $o ko with ni; drw. Portcous, her lady com- panion ond cbildron wont with us; wo #tayed until nearly 6 p. m., when wo returned and left tho Iladies nshora snd took in my 1o boys ; wo then went out fishing again for ebout fen minuter, but the fish dit not bite freo- 1y, and wo gavo up tho eport ; wo thon rowed to Glen Cove lauding nud sll went on shore ; we had o driuk tnere : we ot in tho boat sgnin and pushed off ; 1t waw then quito dark ; sbout 30 feet from tho shiors, when Mr. lenjsmin and the Doctor wers eitting 1u the rtern of tho boat, one of them got up and staited to walk toward the bow; before he got thera the boat capeized, and I was under it; I swam out aud ot :ny £wo boys and put them on tho bottom of the bont ; then gome one, I caunot il whethor Dr. Porteouy or Mr. Benjamin, got bold of the boat, and it turned over again: I caught my wwo boys again and put them into the I halloed to Mr. Banjamin, but ho did not answor; Lo waa swimming toward the Long Inland shore, ; ho was noar the shoro whon 1 last saw him 3 fotme ono thon came to our nasistance and took the boya aslore, and scon aftor some vue olst came and took me snd tho body of Dr. Portoont ashore. A TOWN DESTROYED BY A WATER-SPOUT. Lo Crucea (X, 3.} Horderer, Seph 1L, Yesterdsy (Friday) ovenming & woter-spomt broke upon the plain at tho foot of the Orogon Mountaius, east of tho town. The notss of tho rushing wator sounded like tho roar of o monn- tamn storm, and reached usloog beforo tho eeoth- ing waves appoared iu sight. When it reached tho town overy street was fillod with such arush of waters tuat it sas impossible to cross, evon with & hors, Families in the most csposed portion rushed for safety to olher places. In an honr houses and corrals bogan to tum- ble, and it secomed for Eomo timo that not a Liouse would be left standing. Darkness came on with a beavy rain, and the progress of dovas- tation could he marked in tho vivid flasbes of lightuing, and the eound of falling buildings. 1t was mudnight bofore the flood abated, and this morning our town, which was yesterday ono of tho mokt flourishing in tho Bonthwest, stands u maes of ruins, #ad to contemplate, A portlon of the Convons and Academy of Vis- ftation 18 down, and the furnituro m Lielng ro- moved from the other portion. The five res- idonces of Charles Lesingky and 8. M. Ashou- felter aro totally destroyed, with o large nmoaut of tue furniture. The two-story revidenco of Jusu 1. Uchoa fell with & crasli, barelv giving Mr. Ochop sud wife timo to escapo, sonfo el s still stsnding, but the stock of hardware from the wareroom of Losinaky & Co. below has been romoved, and tho whole build- ing iv expected to fall. fL is impossiblo to give an cstimato of tho valne of tho Emperlydenlmyml, ut 1t 18 thomght to reach as high 84 £75,000. Thoro are about fifty buildings down, but mlu{ of thom of not much valuo ; ot the paor pooplo Hving in them hiave logt tueir all, ‘Wo hear of no lives lost, for which all are thankful, Yot tho most contempti- blo passions of ;usnkind are allowed to find vent in a timo liko this, by the exprossion that jt (s n punishwont npou the peoplo for giving & Domo- eratic majority. It is pitiable indood when men claimiug intelligonce and tho common instincts of humabity cahnot loss sight of party batrod in view of common saffering aud copumon miafor- tuse. DUBUQUE. Dispatch from the President—Necros politan. Scecial Duapateh to The Chicaoo Tridune, Dunegue, Ia., Oct, 1,—Tha following dispatch was rocelved by tho Mayor: Des Motves, Oct. 1, 1575, —Tho President does not expact to be abla to visit Dubuque, e il notify you {n timo if be s uble, Dleass thank the citizons for their cordial invilation, (slymod) 0, E, Basicoor, Becretary, The vote of the citizons as to whethor the city fathors shonld mell Linwood Cometery to s pri- vuto carporation was decidad in favor of by & vote of 697 for ; 308 againat. —_——— FIRES, AT LITTLEROCK. Lirrie Rook, Ark., Oct. 1,—Alout 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in & ono-story frame bullding adjolping tbo Grand Opoers- Houne, on Main street. Tho wind was blowing porfoct gale at tho timo, and tho adjoinmng storos, all frame, to Third streot, wore Boon in fimmes, DLy almost superhuman oxestiona tha Yire Dopartment contined ihe fito ta tuls dwtnict, wlthough the fallin sparks fell on uwnerous houses: & jacent, soitivg somo on fre, but the fire Was ertingulshod. Somo four or flve small ptoros woro destroyed, viz.: Alrs. 8. M. Levi, willivery storo D, Iindoiph, dry goods i Miss Tiollo August, hair store; L. Ruaolph, fruit and confoctionery ; loyaleki, saloon ; Kurrison, mat. troes manufacturer. Tho utores wera all frams buildiogs. Iusurauco emall, ‘Che Grand Opura- Houeo, three-story brick, was injured 1o the vx- tout of about 220,000, An old nogro man, sgud 111 yoars, was busued to deaths, AT AND NEAR GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Swews! Dispatch to The Chiaco Lridune, Qusxp Rarivs, Mich,, Oot. 1.—Christopbor Post's Lop-house, about 8 miles uorth of thia oity, was deatroyed by firo this morning, with pearly tbreo tons of “hops. Loss on building sud coutouts, $3,000; rmwsurance, 81,600, The tiro 18 supposed to have been the work of sn ia- cendisry or lnm). T'wo small buildiogs, ono s barn and the othor bouse, burned in different party of tho city at differont timea last night. Lous about $1,000 no jusurance, SAW-MILL BUANED, Bpecial Dispaich (v S'he Chseage Tridune, Fonr WarE, fud., Oct. 1.—Last night & saw- mill bolouging to A. Byerson, in Walls County, County about 80 mitlos uoush of this city, wag totally dostroyed by fire. Lots uot ascarralned. AT VAN WERT, O, Cincixxazy, O, Out. L—The Commercials Van Wert, O., special says tho Yan Wert Woolen Milla burnod to-day. Loss eatimated at $30,000 to $35,000. No insurance. The fire originaied from oveshoated machtnery,