Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1875, Page 2

muil which hig anemios kiad beou throwing ab bim. o apponied to tho many Irighien pres- ont to vota for Mr. Kecley beewisy iy was ' an bonest man awl s man of character. | Theao woro qualiics, ho mpealinr rarl, Hewng could mot chim. Hedlng had Twets trying to seenre the Trish vote, Tt no eisbiian who wag nat mentally blind could fafl ta rea that Jiee ing was meraly playing the hypocrite, Teisli now bocsuee he wanted their vates, dut, e he eloction, he would ** kick them out the back dmr.:: N Hening bad gatd ho v.othd rather r.li-‘\\'ilh ot or marry hin daughter, if e had one; ton man of aame rolor, eather 1han o an Irishman, Ha had ealied £ the Irieh people & horide of voters, Who cuud for Botling except potatoge and Shibly, Sw o was pretrnding that ho hind great acction for the frih, 3, W, i1, Eddy followed Alr, Con'tn and sald that thers was 1o bigateal in which ileing wan Dot eue paged, Hesing clamed that he alwayw paid b Wien tho Gerinania Insurauce Lamping w Healng paid 341 cente ou the duitar, and mauy giad to get that, D, J. U'Leary naid that they tmd ofore them s this camypaign nodhing of vatouality, Tiero we a men, A, O, Teslog, L €. Huck, and Mnhael K ‘whom Lie wislid b epesk of, What tight hiad 2 thers met ark for teecle-tlon ? eaing _clalm bocausn_ho oudol Lo Germany with 88,00 whirh Delonged to hls chienta tere; becauwa he fulled in Cineiunatl Deeatise, when bin plaing-ill weut down, Lo bought wp hin dettn at 43 conta ori the doilar ? Healug caflod tlie Gernian volers 1o ** Dutel) suting doye ¥ and the Trish tho nigeer voting doge.” Jlo Loped they woutd not vofe for & mau who stused the Irish fn (bat way, Lonis Huck did not do that ; lio wae 100 tanch of & gentleman, e thought they could not fatl 1o sea_the Ticcersity of beatiug Uesiniz, 1f ho got tho Connty Troasurerahip thoy wult Livo anotlier Gago ui fluic bande, Mr, |eary sald Keeloy woull be suppotiel by such raen as J. J. lsaley auf Col, Cloary. Col, 4, C. Vau Armais and C, L. Camp also made oriof ditronscs, ani the mceting stjourned. TIE EIOUTH WATD, Jhe meeting annotnced to bo held at No. 219 Dlua Taland aventio felf through; but not so with the meut- ing at No,u8), Tho Keelesites of tio Eighth Ward met and perferted the organization of a ward club by tho election of °T. H. Diilon, Presldent; Nobert L, Orr, Vice-President; Charles Braly, Recrelary ; and Jerry O'Leaty, Treasurer, ‘The meetiug wan adire ed by Jolin McCuaker anid others, A working ¢ mitteo was appoluted, sud & genaraily plossaut Lo ny, were THE TEXTIl WARD. The Independsnt voters of tho Tenth Wurd hella moeting Last evenlag ot Ko, 11 South Canal atrect, AW large an audienco s the room could Lold wea preent. B, . 11, Nolau was clected (Cairman, Mr, Murphy waa tba frat ajcaker, and st sme fength reviowed the political history cf Tiiladelilia, New York, Baltimore, and oflier citfos, sl eompazes thalr record with that of Chicao, drswiag tho moral thiat nothing could aave Chicegs fram elavery oxcept tha eloction of an fudeperdent ticket, Coming down to the history of Iesiug, the epeaker allwled i the revercat termn of roprobatian (o his cenduct in atlacks ing 0 mau leas than a fourth of L1 size. That act, the rpeaker aald, waa charact ris! o caward, aud that, 100, of thn meanest kind. the liun was courtos otn aud forbeariig to tho moiike 11 the fable. The peaker closed with o ligtly vetiew of Mr Tieaing's record £ r Lenwsty und chavacter, alluding to i varous duficiencicd, and_companig bim Wit Keeley suuch to the Iattrr's advantage. INharks wers uficrwarda ibtered fto from Mre, Reeli ¥ and reveral othier gentlemen, and fho mecting adjourned in o high statoof enthiuslasm for the Inde- pendent candidate, TUE ELEVENTII WARD, About ity voters of the Eleventh Ward hold a meet- tng at No, 217 Weat Indiana treot List eveuing for the purpose of further organizing an_ Tndependent politi- cal ¢lub for orvico in Mr, Keeloy's behialf and at the next spring's cloction for efty officers. Jobn Algac, Trestdent of the Club, prestde, anut in tho absonce of ) Lt the tinutes. Meurs, Algae sud Bowe explaiued the object of the meeting, the Iatter particniarly urging the working- men to join the orgabization with tho ubioct in vicw of mmntaining aud enfurcing their rights Ly recourse %0 the ballot-Lux and other peaccablo tovans, Cupty, L. Harris and Noon made somo spirited re- marks on (ho elecliou, The Inst-named gentleman made spucial vefercnee to Mr. Ilesing's councetion witli thie Germania Insyrance Company, The #peakier is o German, and raid he held a poticy in tho Gera wanis Compauy, ‘The grest firo of 'i1 camio and swept Bis eflects away, A, € Heeing had \bout $:0,000 worth of etock fu that company, snd agreed to eeltle on s lusis of o1 per cent, *\What Al bado?” tho acaker smid, Tne atead of Paying tp the debt and relfeving tho uumer. oua policy-Lolders—tis own cotntrymon—he gave but B3 per cout, and Gont, Hareie fuformad Lin Beare ry that they could eatinfy themaolsen of the truth of iua assertion by examiuing the records i tho Unfted States Courle Both speabury urged sll present to sipe port Mr., Keeley for Covuty Tresxurcr. Thelr romarss wera recolved with heatty upplause, The Preeident then called cn the gentlomen to come forward und siyn the Ciub roll, sud tho followiny, o additivn to sizty others who jofncd ar previoys mesting, Wera placed on the Josnph Halues, Capt, 11, Harris, B, F, Wattl Wattier, James Rutledge, John Ktokes, James J, T Morriron, St Huuditun, Williany' While, W McLaughlin, ugh MeGuire, Charles Wheeler, Beuson, Danlel C, Aliern, Capt, . O, Noun, Campbell, T. Bowo. Tho Club then adjournod, to meet at tho same place Monday evening at 8 o’clock, when the Club wili arrange 10 ttend the foily In the Ward, TUE THIRTEENTH WAUD. A Reeley meeting was held last evening, on the corner of Madiwon und Loboy sirevts, Afr. Ieury Bruith was elocted Chialrmau, 3tr. Thomas North was thu Grst epeaker, and mads a short adiross in favorof the Independent candidate for County 'Trnnurer, Gen. 1, N, Stiles next spake at soms length upon the gencral fsaues of the campaign, The gamblors and bummers wers understood to be mippurting Hese ing. They did this beeauss they recogoized iu hita one who aympathized with their prineiplea, He wan the tiesd and front of all the corruntion that ozinted tn focal pulities, Mz, Keoley, on the uther hand, was suproriod by tho better clane of honeat citizens, who mero repecind eten by iho Nepublican newspapers. Tho Thirteenth Ward had slways proved faithful tn truo principles, and the apenker waa sure it would not rotrograde at thie present elertion, After s few reniatks by Mr, erry and otbers, (he mealing adjourned,” TLEMONT. Rpertal Dlspatrh to The Chicngo Tribune, LEMoxT, Iil, Ovt, 24.~Thers was o grand rally of the heeley meth st Donics' Hall to-night. A vloquent youmy Iribman mamed Farron, of Chicago, was maktug o bridlaul apecch for Mr, Keciey wen alluding te the 12,500 steal of Farmer Harmmy, o local polltician of this towu felt bimaelf insuited becauso, 88 ho clajined, bo bad a Abarv fu that stupundoua ntenl, andbecuuse the apeaker Lad eald foo mich about thieves aud used olher hard mames, which ho regarded es perrousl, The politiclin, reinforced by s handful of Lackers, then attempted, by all the 31s of u rowdy and a demsgogue, to break up (he xmx‘llnq. ‘Tho disgraveinl row lasted nearly half sn hour. ‘The friends of Keeloy anl free apeach were, however, too numerons, snd order was at Inst ree wiored, and the meetiug weut on ua originally do- signed, Farron apologized by saying u speaking of iloves be did not kuow that tho gentleman wan 8o conspicuony in that regard, Mr, Wirder made rring appesl for feeo spoech _snd Demnocratia priuciples, and - trged hie frleuds to vote for Kiccley ) Heslng men bad, ou the revious eventng, been ale Jowred to holil & mocting in the samo hall indisturhed, tliy Iaw-abiding eitizens of this place wers tadiguant Ahal the fulr name of our village should be tarnished by such an exshitdtion of ruaulsm, 1t 1 rafo to :h.: the affalr has cost Hexlug o hundred votes in l';:lz own, Avan oratorical effort tha speech af Mr. F: ranked much above that of larney Coulfiaid of oy \ght previous, THE CPPOSITION. THE BURLINUTON HALL PERYOBWANCE. ‘The Opponitionlsts of tho Bouth Side held a masg-mecting at Burlington $all last evenling, Ly profuso advertising and sending bauds of music around town all dav, the managers of the offair succeeded in fllling Lo bull about threo- fourtbs full. Many of the audilors, however, tind coma out of Idls curiosity to seo what kind of presiding ofticor Mayor Colvin would male, it having besn announced that ho would bo pr ont aud presida over she meottng, When the time of meoting arrived it was fonnd that the Mayor was not prosent, ho baviug bocome cous vonlently siok during tho day. It Is hoped, how- wver, that he will be all right again to day. The weeting was caliod to order by Alr. R, 1. Goodell, who nominated John Hive for Chair- wan, Mr, Hise, boing elected, returned thanks from tho butiom of lus heart for the tmwonvo hovor conferred upon lim, e took in thin campaigu no ordnary interest, and every uvatriotic citizen should tako the some interest in it. Ilo then wout for the vily Engheh press, which was sbusing Mz, ieafug 30 ternbly, No man wed over Lofote so fearfully sbused aud maligned. th " {nunm AUORAN wanthe uest apeaker wtruduced, and wearled the sudlence sbout au hour with 0k of Liy tulcrmiuablo speucher, Kz, Morau's bpcech was peluclpally de- voted to suoiing up fhe vile (haracter of tho Chicaga yress, sud tarticularly that of tho {imes, Ebo Thines advicated tie wdoption of the new chnster, sud thore waa Lo vle §resent who would dony (gt e sew cliarlor was ado) ted by baliut-box swuilug, (Al ‘wocont lovk wus cast tuward tho cetange by Ald thote.as Foley, who was Hikiug on e putiuriy i Vs niony 11088 wLo edieved that the rucurd of the founty Commieelonare Wae nol clean, Mo believod ey td boeus ity of frand and {uer €, G, 51 ‘en left the platform) corruj tion, but the meanest 38t outrugeous ack m«i OVE COLMItCd Wok Whesy auy rented roomis for tha Recordee du tbo ) i 111 . [Ureat applause,) The Pimes w. ac naie of Mlchsel Boeloy 10 Lelp elect 1 U duow whal houd o b uiay Buciey Won, (v cod sodd want] Ho was euly i %mes ta keap up e rar o fie ato’ the runke of the Oppomition par; ‘gE TEIUSE Lad sowe wanbood nhnut it aud tie; ugaht to be Lhankful for swnhivnl i & Nowsjia clecrsland §t would not distort Iucts av the Thies v olug. e Joho T Flesty, et llark of e Buperiur Court, was [y o0 Intraduced, u Ho Joyed tho “ff bis cost and went 1o work for bim and turnlug ¢ for tho opies wf v puke Latuily. Wobets bbb LU fail v Tt I e e i g vl b | b1 anhe it them 7 L ten o o sl BT 1 asly eveey otlice of truet e b ely ey dul ot eve ges e saell ef o trtiani na nas bt Jeeing for getthig o 3 Geptad Iaaa agdn gainsl eon. » 4 nn ralr sl Ly thele jem an Mr, hetley was | | h tr L f the i oLce i by ey el [RUST £ o wore Toudt eatla " 3 anddswhisn e gontteman apscaiad on the platform he s cheezel £ somo tiing, Wo bezau s epaey by denotin ang the infanema prese whith waa tiriug bl i lots arcasuat the bonest poor of Ciilcagn, 1f they were | net willing to Huht buck they wers not worthy to he ealled Amesiean citizens, How canld theg atind to he abutsedd by atich A mat as Storey . [Valen, #Give it to 1. Tho tewrat criminal, i ha reformed, could ke faken hack t) onc's bosom and family, and ree starcd to hia vights aea cllizen § but who wonld fake fitarey to s Toeent and {uto bty famtly 7 Did not s man ehat! tho world 1o call lim a dng? And ho wsn pothing el but a dinty oz, And such & wretels dared 1o slander poor 1hofers aud | meclimien, o would neaura the Republicans that i for 1 tiesama decent and m -uded thoir waye, Ho then r ferred tn Mr. Huck's statement, in which that genti man denfes the saserthon malo that lis had defeawde the Government in 152, s reitorated the chnrg that Huck w: Ity, and thal he bsd bees only ndsy hefro be n former bools Huck that auch was tho case, and that i1 over $i, by tho traneaction, jMr. 1 reporter— it that down {f you da uone ofher th. e who put M, Suci forw.rd w: Grorge Behnelder, wio that flme, (o tha reporte e Votieved Cleary was ua Lion and at Muiloy Hie hoped they would staud by thom, Congrossman Dapney (i 10 wax the next speaker, I el was wo g Ui e P 1ot bofare ttn e il £ ME, D, 0, Lyondy who tan sanclanion Mebia yasn of Ilym Firet Ward Teporter 1ot to lot. inude A Apocch, and Lis request 5 IR Tanzhter.] ut, 8 e hisd aioud by against Tom Fuiv) last year, re n ot 0 atate tha 8 harewitl co IN (GENERAL, AROUND TOWN. LePURLICAY EXULTATION, Yesterday was tho tuost chieering day for the Republican cause of any slnas the opening of tho cawmpnign. Thoe epirit of onthu<lasm which was mauifest in every ward was satinfactory to tho loaders aml to the party gonerally. Tho reports from ward organlzations showed a slate of diseiptine and sfiiciency which hag never bo- fora been attained lo a campaign of tho same importauco ag regards tho number of oftices to te filled. Theroe seoms to be no awakening amony tho Republican masses which has not been oqualed sinco 1563, and the apathy which hos sevmiogly held the botter class of votets down Is being cast to the winds in the face of the re- slized danger to the intorosts of tho city which follow the oleclion of tho ring of theives who seek to control tho taxes and the proporty of the peoplo who pay them, Tho common expres- slon of opinion all over the city among businery- men and property-owners in ono of alacnt lest tho ring bo fartenod on tholr property. The Prosidents of Ward-Clubs all over tho county sy that tho beet campaigu doctimont they have i the repart of tho Fiuance Committes of the Coum{ Duard, "Tho wmoat apathotic voter is siirrad to action by thn ansouncement that Iin county tax next year will be tiwteo what 16 wan this, unlews he comes outanmd voten to cast out the thieved and put kouest nien in their placve, Theao sentiments extemting throngh all classes who pay taxen whil probsbly call out u larger vote of honest and rerpeckible men who havw a stxke in the country, on Tue-dny next, tknn_ever befure nt n county elsc. tlon. Thero eat how be 1o sart of donbt thrt tho Ro- rm U an atraight ticket will be elected if a fatr day cn oliad and stuiting und repeatiug provented. ‘The ar- runyotuenta for guurding 1bo polls aro rapddly being mada, sud there {a Lope for _proventing tha disbonsdt practiccs of *'the weng,” Without them the Oppoat- tlun party will not couse within elght of & majority. KERLEY. While mattera wera moro than weuslly cheerful at tho varner of Lake nnd Ciark streets, Mr, Keeliy's Lexdiiarters wera na less lively and sumated, Tito ntienen Limsolf was us uvaal in closs conultation th Liis {rietds, und oppeared cheerful, though a tritle He 13 (he bardest worked tuan in Cllcago at prosent; last cvening there were fiftven mevtings in Lin fnterest 0 the cit, and he was prescnt and wado ey wonld mot catry cnother clecton unlens they | of P Ty WLRBLR Work Ly ' Crrcens, i ‘Tha Committea then procceded to tho elestion of permanent offieers, and the naries of Perrs (1, Amith aned Metvilin W, Fiiller we. atad for Chatimat, r, Verrg 11, Smith waa e Chsirmn vale af Lytoin e ratarnod Manks for the hande, awd faid that tho chiel objet of tae Damocrdic vrdimiza. tion shonld be tae overthrow of the present National Asiminldradan, (e demanited Sthat tis Democrate shouid and npen n all thefr efarta, Aliles Kelio, Gua Van Baren wers nomimated for Hocreiary. Cun litter decliued, and Mr, Ketos wos elesiod unanimonnty, M=, Kelioe sug tentel that a committac of five be appointed an o Campalgn Commitice, 10 co-operats with the Opyositd e Gagsten Ocmmilten, s uo. Hon 0 that et wad e the following wees apponttedd : 18, U, Goodetl, Atuo Voss, Janes Dooloy, Barney MeKinney, F. H, Wit iy belleved tha canpalntmant ot Ropailicsn elostion ¢ (0 duale peiitll capitaly still bo wae ing L0 the demand for a revision of the wated tual x commiites b avpointed to o Farwell 1hall meeting tis evenfng and_tead the meeting, in_order to iy that 18 was not e lleptlic s alona who were § 1 favor of the purity of the boiot-Lok, e, Melvilio W, iiiler thouglit that too much atte § tion had alréaty beon paid ta this subject—more than it desorved, The ery of purlly of the bidlot-box wnd w1 ot every elnction, 'Tho Democrate had cudnrel tha same th patt when tho Repub. Heaim were Inpower, never been nlluw ) representatian nf alecltan yiutgey ered thisanbicet ulteg ther outeida of the duttes of tho Cotnitten, It Lelonged vntiraly to the Connty Tiard. Hence bo thoughit that tha Tenclution oughit tale droppwd, Mr. Forrester offernd a matlon that the ressintion tn recinded, O, 4838 wera peaact, 1t gight 10 bo amezded 50 1A to Tead @ the Tepublicavs bo allowed oho election Judge, If (ke has Bt alredy bieen doue.'” Mr, Van foren said thit e bad v2,0d for tho resos Tutten ot tho last tie tiug, 1t had hien charg @ that tha Opporttiontsiy were monopaliziug all the elaetion Pidurn, The Committen had not subd anyihing ea to thatruth or faleity of tha chirge, but wara only ex- pressing themeelved v 10 theie oluton on the ki Mr. Fuller moved (hat tho motion to reconefd.c La Latd on tho table, [ oner Melafrey oppraad roy szl action, ¢ withdraw hia motion fora rocoueidvr- of the resolution, Lo Committes then adjourncd subject to the call of tha Becrelury, CORRESPONDENCE. RO SHALL BE TAEASURLR? Tu the Elitor of The Chicago Iridunes Citteaso, Oct, 29.—The electivu of the propor person Lo il thig position, at tlys timo, is & mAt- tor of vast importnuce, snd should claim the earcful couaideration of every voter of Couk County, Probably at no timo iu the history of the city bavo tho intorosts at stakoe boen of greater magnitudo than at presout. Large sums of money will pars through the hands of tho successful cawlidato, aund thoe peopie desire the election of a mau In whom they can tave implicit eoniidence, and feel satisiied that the money witl bo judicionsly and economically oxponded. Iu it boller to intrust largn sums of mouoy to a may who i overburdened with debt, then to ooo who iv entirely tico fromn flusncial obli- Rations ? 1t might prove miedircetod economy sud kindnoes in the ond, cvou if the Oppusition condidato were the choico of all tha voters of tho county. It might, whon too late, bs mado known that his floancial ombarrassiants wero 1ar hieavior thau supposced, and tho result might be of o disastrous chiaractor, eutailing upon us © vurden we are IHy propared to bear, Anothor thivg; It bas beon abundantly proven thub s consl Mr, Hening 14 o man of eirong personal and political projudices and dislikes, and n this respect is far from belug o suitable mon for tho position, Added to this, the Devil-Fish party ticket gencrally, with ono or tw siight excertions, 16 ae * concetvod (i corruption and Lrought forth fu fulquity,” and bears {ho fmpress up- on its face of dishoncaty nnd rascality, It is % woolul stato of things that in ail this vast city o moro desfra- ilo mat of ruen could not Linva been put io nominstion for tho sutirages of the people, aven by tho Devil-Fiely, men themaclses, Bat then we must rocollect that they axpe.t to Tuwoelve their main support fram the yorst class of citizeus, aud to wteal o fow flonting abd carelesn voters if poseible, lut we bave falth 1t tho better clary of cltlzewty Slll wot let tho contuug elrction go by defanit, but thal they will be organized and earuest b tho defuuss of parity, honesty, and goall government, short peechien at nearly all of theun, OPPOSITION MZADQUANTENS. The mornlng weuting atthe Opposition headquar. tero wan el wa urual, st th gatlioring wan un clcsr. fulas could bo espectad under the clreumstances, Moat of tho wrath vented wavon Ke knowledged in muttered curvos to b “raising seven inds of twruth ”in the Irish wards, and evon waking juroads on the Norih Sids. 1t in a fact beyoud donbt it the Ilusing party fear snd late Koeley in about squal proportions, ABOESSMENTE. The ssseesment wade Ly the Opposition Dartyon the Hberi T ofiice, it apjears, did not work 20 well en teat reported, A fow satividud tho demsnd made of them, which was 10 per ceut of thelr salary for tho tonth, but many kicked, and as consequence tha suns realized for I wan wmall, Bowe refused poiut-blank to pubmit 0 tho outruge, swong wha waa Mr, LPuschick, 'Tho Republicans sald If the de- maud was made by tho Oppoition Ceatral Commitice, sudrecelite were given for the amount contributod they would not objcct: in othier words, if thvy coul get the party on revord du such a way they would su- mit, Tuoamouut of iL is, that Hesing got very Hitlo 1money, and will recelvo fewer votes frum that quarter, TOLITICS IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. Tho near approsch of the election han crowded tho County Clork's oftics with —employos ta such an - extent tlat thero not desk- room for many of (Mo mew faces. Somo of the requiar employea, In fact, have been crowded fron (hofe ucountolned posilions, of which those baving daily business with (ba oflice hava not boon heard to coniplai, ‘The musning men, it s said are dolng the Op- position party service fn cativaeslug the snloone, thua addiug thelr Inttucscs to the money that haa becn oz {orted’ from them in the interoat of the Oppost tion ticket, Dut, laking the oftice throughout, it wouid Lo diiicult o Inoct s wet uf mou with more serivun griovances, At the lust meetiug of the County Board fho pay-roll for (he otive was seut u for iho montl, in the expectation that he coun- 1y woull advanco their aalary, from which they could pay thelr sssvsuinents, They wero disap= pointed in thiy, huwever, aud many Lad to borrow tho money from frienids, They feol badiy about the sltu- stion, aud not 8 few of thein will voté g itust tho Op- Joniiion ticket ue u maticr of .eu.mmuun, arguing liat, if thiny ga on as they bave been doiug, the po sitions they huld will soon Lecome undeslrabls, QIADIING AT BTRAWE. Commissioner Cruwford I growing desporsts in Lis ambition for ro-election. e enginaered tha County Hukrding-Monse uchemo through tha Board, thinking that §t° would lLelp him, but ho '8 mnuw fearful {tat thoso ho Las been nursing iu connectlon with t arc ungrateful, A fow days ogo, it fu eaid, Le vistted the Normal Fchiool, aud made oll manuer of tlireats what ho would do unlees tho Principal pulled from him he went to & promient Cathiolis in the nelghborlood and promived ta socuro bin the position of Prineipsl if ke would appeass the Catholis opposi- tion to hia election. And further than this, La fe swd 10 bave threatensd to wocurs tho rewoval Pusclick uuless ha O oalupuly | St supported bim, Bo AT his threats bavo uvailed him nothing, and, if reporta bo true, bls only bope for reselection rests wiih tho hallot-box- stiifers, who it v 8ald are to fiquro lurgely in tho rus ral districta if curbed in the city, THE COUNTY HURYEYORSIIP, A rumor {n foatiug around thet 1t will maka vory Utla differcrce whether 3r, Wolcott or M, silvare rparro i elected County Burvoyor, sinca these gontlos nieh inve puch b Utal WndeTstanding ws Lo muke it A tiatter of Indiffurence which wine, Any such stales tent fa uiterly outrue, Me, Wel 0% 46 runniog on Dis own account, uad hus nothing whatever to do with Mz, Bilvorsparre, BUUT UP ELCCTION-DAY. A patition in circulating around town, which han al- ready received the sigustures of over 1,000 clerk, sake 1ug the bniuoss-men of Chivago 10 cling their ouses sleetion-dny i order hat all ticte cuployes sy bavo o oprortanity vote, I view of the finportance of U CEnia, Which. 1L busineramen Iheneclves Are b winuiug 1 apg rectate, therw i 1o doubt that by osk Fegnoublo rwquest will bo acceaed to, ‘Tho petition is i foilows 1 Tu he wchotesa's merchants af Chicano: We, tho hternigned viny loged, without regard (o party, roslize s Al {mportatica of v upproahlig election, s feniring to o uuir duty, with the view of alding 43 de Skt batint-box feom the frand and corruption Phich Bave buen inaugurated by tho ring Joard of tounty Cotnulvatoners, and to tho end that thero may B fermanil hicusat clection, reapretfully requeat thit iy, YL evecally grant un leave uf abisviico on election DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE. o THE ELECTION JUDGLY, The nowly-appointed Lemocratic Cantrat Com- mittes hald o recoud meeting yesterday nftor- nooa it thn ¢lub-tootn of the Hherman Houso, Thero ‘;'em Lf‘ll(sen mombers prosent, Mlog Ko- oo scting vé Chiairman, aud Gug V; e 8 Van Buren g Comuesioner MeCaffroy wighed to make 'S statemout in rogard Lo elnction Judges, A lietot Judgos wes mado vut, und ufter thut the Repub. ticau Comu fttos came over to tha County Noard und doma1d d that tho s Lo revidad, sud that vno Republlean bo substitated for ¢ aitionist in each ward. Thuy did not siteh a 1ac vo wae douirnble. XIr. Raferty stood by tho resolntion offered ag the prece. jug mocting, whioh declared st (he Dun.oerasio Central Comumniitoe of Cook County wepsin | vor of the appointinunt of one Rypuy. !vau juga an i ouo olerk of olectious m eacl peeict, atlefectory to the Republican Central Corge ? 1y Matlerty urgud this resolution, epeaking ilaver of w futuulng fairuess and purily at tio 1olla, no Oppo- Teel an it A word u cloaing {n rerpeot to Mr. Hesing's publia declaration thst he i houest enough to psy what bo owen. It is gonerally supposed thatoll honest mun ray thele debin, Lod wo cans Lacdly aeo whero ho 1n eniltlul to any great credit for doing what he declares Beis sbundantly abls 0 do. 1o inay roquire the fa- coma of g fat ofiice to support hia present style of ox. travagant and opulet Living, and if the voter of Cook County wish ta gratify this hopo of the ** Autocrat of all tho” Germans, they witl have an_opportuuit dolng s0 Tuesdsy. 3utif wo mistake not, there * tidal wava " satting in and rapldly gaining strength which 1a deatined to overwlielm and destroy this Deril Fish party which s cudeavoring to throw 18 sliny arma around tha peopls of Chicago, 0. W, K, TUE MERCNANTS' MEETING, o (e Eilitor of The Chicago Teibune = On10a0, Oct, 28.—It 14 4 most horefn! and encour- aging afgn in tho polities of alargs city whon ita lealing merchants and business mon combine as thoy are now doing 1o securs su Lonestelection, 'The prope oaltion to close the stores, workehops, otc., and give nat vnly proprictors, but clerka and employes a chauce 1o vote, {s the dawu of a botter era which declares that #ood government, whether of a city or State, is not the lcast important conslduration that ahould {nfluence the citizen and man of husines This great swaken~ {ug, however, {a duw to tho very deaperation of wicked. ness which now juvests both city and county affalra, Good ciifzons and merchants esspecially ure beginning to feelasones of danger fo person and property which they nevor know Lofore, The gumbler and tho ofticlal robber ars at thelr very doors, and tho political bighwaymwan hioa bis band upon their throats threat- €uing the good mau's iife unlesa he surrenders hls purse or dividea~under tha gulée of taxation—his property with Liim, Lust yoar the bummern extorted rom the people more thad the gross carnlugs of all their rest estate, and this year the clity snd connty riugn will, by neans of excessiva valuation, extorts full 10 por cent from the present vulua of real estats, 'To all property.owners the politics of this year, as it affects taxitlou, i a question of lifo and death, Lenca the desporato struwgle of merchanta and good citizena to gave themmclyed from the Devil-Fisl Wwhich iexing {s bead and McDonalil and ** Appetite Bl are tho luwding tentscles. Tho vory destiny of Chifeano for years to come, dopeada on the action of our biisincrsinen, Unlty of actlon on the part of 0 of our lesding Lusiuces men would control and decido any election ever held {o thoe City of Chicsgo. L. B, GENMANS' HONESTY, o the Editor af The Chicayo Tribume: Curcago, Oct, 23,—I have Luown tho Germans too lony, aud have too Ligh an opinfou of their honesty and fndependence, to Leliave that they will counten~ ance auything which thoy believn to be wrong, enco Icanaccount for no consilerabio uumbter of them Jending their support to the dirty and dishonest crowd in whose tiith Hosing bas gotten mized, excopt on the Auppoaition that lHesing Lias deceived then, Even yranting that Healng for the time Lelng ts honest, and has told the Gurmans that i elocted he will have things all Lis vwn way, and give thom an honest gov ernment, and that McDonald sud “Apretits DI, though bad boys now, will reform when ho geta Into power, are tlie Gurmana such fools a to befiove it? As well expect a virtuous wife to reform a drunken, lechorous hustand ga for suy good to comooutof s narriago partuership Letween llosing and Mike Mce Donald, How do the thinkiug, bonest Germaus, who naturally sbhor anytbing (bul savors of trickery and fraud, like 1o sce thelr quondan leader, who has timo and again boasted of bis houesty, snd Jmhrud, in his uveraion 1o city wnd couuty Hngd, thut ho wonld dio or rout out ol kuavery from local as woll as nutional olitics, cousortiug vith the very worin cliaracters in tho community? Tell nie, all yo poupectable Gerrouns, nFe you proud Lo seo Your great lesder sunk so low ad to form ‘-nrmerlmpu With et xo degraded s Cors coran, MeDonald, and Appetito BT Ll CLOWE TREM, BY ALL MEANS, Tothe Editor oy’ Ths Chicuaa Tribune * Caieaan, Oct, “8,—1¢ the proprictors of every man- ufacturing witablishiment, every wholeeale aud retail atore, and the bauks, Custom-House, und Post-Ofice, will clove tbelr resyectivo places of busiuces Tuanday, aud urgo their employes Lo ta the polla and work for fLeir reepactive candidates, tho * Boss " and his rang will not be eleoted, leb overy mnan who haa the int roat of good governmenutat heirt lura out and work, TurptresTit Wann, A CONPAB, Tu the Elditor of' The Chicwsn Iribure: Cateauo, Uel, dHIrish Voter (ogquitur)=+T shan't vota fur Houlug, bocause hie Lellevs 1o upocie pay- micnts, i [ want Lo seo more monoy,” Gerinan Ditta —* But Uealng's eloction would make wmoucy plenty,” Yiboi low ot Gurousaemst Wiy, F Yo Iy Gousty “Ureautiror, ho'll pay hiw debts, and if thal don't wake woney pleuty, 1 ke 10 know what will Lastexen, CRAWYORD WILL EXPLAIN, To the Editor of Fhe Uhicugo Tribune: Cuicaao, Oct, 29,1 uolice thls morutny that » large cross hus within a few days been putwp on the dne publio schoat-houso btk by Comlastousr Crawtord, at hivstation on he Chicage, Burlington & Quiney Ltatiroad, Would it nob ho proper 1o ask bim Low f4 ¢ ou a public-achual builtiug ¢ T.0, A CGUMLCTION. Tu the Kditor af The Chicaso ribune: Hyok vane, Qct. 2.~A peraon unknown to mep viguting Winself John 34, Davis, atates o your | per Of tu-day, that J. 3t Dolittle, Jr., ¥ W, Winston, and myself were thu vontroliug apirits of the Comn {tt-e Sy 11 geroll A0 not ges why the liat of Judyes "ol o chiauped, na it wan aleeady kuown Wit the Itput: cons bad iy majority reprosentation, “T40 ¢ badrman stated that thero was bo queation be- that packed tho zocent Democratio Conveution in the Mnleredt uf tha Opposition County ticket, My bnef action with the Counnite was entirely for the pure PoaG of preventing the Indorsoweut by the Comufiten Of {lie ticket upoken of, as I believed auch mction TIIE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: woild ratard tha futurs muceeen af the oer peely. e evidowe of Davia error, T will state that tha deicgmtion Trors the Fifth County Commiasivner Tuteit, o which T rexdide, sl 0 pael, reprosentad, ananituonly decilned 8o vite o the yieation of n- dorainn tho nominees of (b Qupositicn teket, snd withidrew from Uie Convention, therely tolfeviing vae. nelves from the obligation of sarbalndung (i acton, ~ A, D, WALPROX, - POLITICK AT LARGE. THE WISCONSIN CAVIPAIGN. DANE COUNTY NOMINATIONS. Speeial Duvaleh (o t'he Chicage Tribune, Manieox, Wis,, Uct. 28.—Nominations fot the Asacnibly havo beon made in {his city by the tro parties. Tho Democrata nominated William Ti Charlton, a formor Republican afficeholder, who loft tio party hecause it would not continue him in oftice, and hias 110 olomouts of stronath. 'The Republieana naminated P, L. Bpooner, Jr., & talented amt very popnlar yonne husiness man, who will draw heavily on the Opgiarition vote, and & apiritod canigalin velll by made with tie oxpo tar ing the Diatrict, which 18 natur Iy Denioveatie, vin frori all parts of the Stato ara favorshls to ') making women eligible ta sehionl ten o fiftoen Jadics have bren nomi- nated for Connty Suporintendents, ahont equally di- vided betwoen the $wo partivs, MTLWAUREE. Spertal Disnatch 10 The (ienas Tribuma, Wis,, Oct. MiLwavsr ter Lytich was fo-day nomfusted by tho of the Firel Ward for this Ancembly, FOKD DU LAQ COUNTY. Speetal Depaieh (o The (Aretao Tribuns, Foxp nu Lac, Wis,, Oct, 28,=FE Putnam, of Osk- field, thia cetinty, wan nominated for Aseerblyman by the fepublicans for the Recond Districk this afternoou, MISCELLANEOQUS, MARVLAND POLITICS. Special Diepatch o Fhe Chicago Tribune, Wasuisotox, D, 0., Oot. 23,—Tho election in Baltimore yesterdny Is regarded both by thoe Re- publicans and Democrats at settling tho Btate election naxt month in favar of the Reform ticket. Tho Democratie majority was reducod about 156,000 aud tho vote cast was unpreceden- tod, belng 10,000 greator than in thn Jast prosl- dantial olection, Lust year tho Democrats had the eutire membersbip of hoth branches of tho city counell, Now tha lteformera bave the largeat branch, The schiool question wan the active issue, aud althongh “there fe 8 largo Cathulie eloment in Baltis more, it Ia largely of the well-pducated aud weaithy cland, el many of theso voted againat the Democratic candidate becaise of dissatlefaction with their church for It hostility o pubiic schools. POLITICAL NOTES. Infiation s the only great danger wlich threatens #he country now, and our tirst nud chlefest work In to avert that, Other tuluge must walt.—New York Tribuine, To flio honest-money pretensions of the New York Democracy tho New York /vmes remarks: “ Tlers Thae nevar Leen o msjority of the Democrats in Con- Rress fn favor of resumption, and tho majority ot Rosnbllctul Ahiéro ban nearly slways been on that side, and will bo still more strougly so lereafter,” After a foll aurvey of the field, tho New York Times nays: “One thing In cerizin, and that ix that the fn- flationirta themsclven Lave no fdes of acknowleding themeelves drlven from tho field, ‘fhcy regard the Oblo contest an at worst but s drawn battle, iu which cisance gave the victory to thelr enemica, snd the ro- sult of which will suroly be rovereed in time,"” 1t {s our confident judgment (hat the pwrla bave bean enlightened in time to save themaclves from the $muoaeurabie catasiropho of notivusl disbonor that Liaa been proposed, Thorefora the rag baby i odious, aud §s wpeedily to be buried out of Alght, Oliv haa furnlshed thy corpss, Ponneylvania will provido the grave, rm.l New York the tombstone,~Cinctnnats Come nuercial, A motion was recontly mads in the Suprema Court to side a vordict, on the ground of excessive damages, Gen, Dutler, in opposing this motion, beg~ ,u(l the Court to rememtor that hus poor client would 4recelve the damages inn preciated paper cure roncy,” Thls remina ono of & boy who, having tnur- dered b parents, prayed fhe Gairrt ** io bo merciful to & poor orphasn. "—Springfetd (Alass) Repubdlican, Tho New York Herald doss not mow minco words aliout Tanmany, but boldly talka out, nnd saye: #Thls secrut assoclation which govorns our politles, the proscription of independeut Judges who decline to be politenl vaneals, tho vllation of every priuclplo of «civil service m our Government, the heaping of taxen pon au oppreated peuple, ls aaking tho city not niately a diagrace to our eivilizatiun but driving it luto the rapids of bankruptcy.” T tie dincuesions which have been called forth in tho proas and on the stump e _rapiuly sducating the peo- plo on tho curreucy question. Aw soon sa that is (lis. posed of, a similar process will cducata ther ugoa the tari queatinn, It fs the misfortano of this gonern- tion Lhat tho exclusive direction of politicat atiention 10 quoations growing out of slavery Lias left the massrs lamontably fynorant on matters which now far moro {mmiediately concern them.—San Francisco Poat. Ia bis lectnre on the Devil, M. D. Conway traced the lernity of tho rug-baby by refercuce to * Fauat print- ug the paper mon nd the Court Fuol Mkmq Mephistopheles if it really guod. * Certatuly it is,’ Teplled Blephistopheles s wheoreupon tha Fool Teplisd Lo would go foribwitl ead ruake purchases with hia thousand crowns, & declaration that clicited the only copliment the dovil wis known to bestaw on o human being, Hepaid: *Who can ssy now that o fool has no brajue??* Of o canvaes §n Massachusetts the Boston Globs observes : # The danger 10 the Republlcann this year doos not come from auy decided diexstiafaction in their awaparty, Rny positive or active boatility to tho can- didates, bul from spathy, It cau hardly bo denied tlat ta¥ing the liguor tanu out of the canvass did ot leave much in it, * There 8 no tecling hero on national quostions at thy present time, at Jowt nothing to gat ip cxaitomank sboul,_ dur peapla aro not taking aif o luteroat in their own pollitesl campuign that the; t0ok n that of Ohfo,* Y The country fa suffering from Ihe offccts of 4 bad currency, Tho evil {a {nercasing, becomiug harder to bear, overy dsy. Frompt reracdial measures aza fiu- pearnlivoly called for. Trade Is stagnant, great fn. dustrics oro anguixbing, peoplo aro impoverished by tho continued fluctuation of valtes. The only seusi- Lio course, sanctioned Ly the whole financial hivtory of tho world, i ta get back at ouce (o npecle payments, to re-eatablish an unfluctualing standard of valo, No delay {8 admitted of, Each hour's continuance of the ovll makos correetive measures more difticult,—Porte land (Me) Preas, Uow tho dopreciated paper eurrancy can bo brought £o par unless its volume br imtntshcd Jan't cloar to tho Bostan Advertsuer, which, pursuing ' that taplo says 1 1f contractiou I Imposstole now, when will ever bo possible? We sincerely beliovu tliat I£ tho Sec- felary uf thie Treanury lisd, bevn empowerau lo do o Liu might have dins(nishod the logal-tender circulation by $20,000,000 duriug the past simmer without caus- ing s perceptible interference with trade up o the resent uinie, For tho rest of tho year thore would ava been & stringent money markel, but not tighter than wo have had fu the aufumn moiiths mavy o time, aud by nozt apriug tho country would bave sécommo: dated {taulf to tho reduced volumu of casreucy.” TILE CROPS. Agrlculturnl Depurtment Roport. Wasnaroy, Oot, 28, —Tho October report of the Dn;mrlmout of Agriculture contains nce counts from New Jerssy, Wixconsin, and Minue- aota, showing a largo dacrenso in the oranberry crop by insscts and frost, Tho rice orop 1 South Caroline, Tlorids, Qoorgia, and Louigians 18 much larger than nsupl, In North Carolina thogreat erop was for- merly rics, but eince the Wav the production has falleu off, and nocrop haa takon tha place upon large ood valuable plantations, which haye con- sequontly almost gono 1o 1uin. ‘Tl sugur-cane in corsta was ont short by drought. In some paris of Plorida no more thast a 8 per cant crop was planted for want of soed ; lu other parts of the Htate the crops wers braught up to a full aversge by the Auguet and Septembor raive, In Alabama there wasa Inrgely-incroased seresge in tho average condi- tion, “In Mississippl tho loadiug planters are manufacturing their sugarand molas«es at home from Louisiwna and African cane. Much of the cane will not be ground for want of mills, and will therofore be lost, Louiviana has unt justl- fled the promise of its fine appearauce earlicr in tho Beason, The sorghum crop, though Injured In some sootious, is ropresantod ns gonorally fine, ‘Thio hop orap is (unite good. In New York tho yiold was at least ane-thurd moro than any pre- vioun cron, For tho laxt fivo ycura there wua a Inrgo yiold [n all the flolda in Orogon, The cul- tura thero fs vot i fts infancy, bue the bottom Iauda of the Willamette will ‘probably prove the tiuest Innds du the world for hup-growing, The homp crop of Keatuoky ia very fine, snd Lliaa beon cut in good time, Tha nnmber of fattening cattlo in the conuntry Ismomewhat groater thau last year, Thero s a falling off uthe New England States, oxcept Connecticut, which reports au inoresss ncarly balaucisg tho deticiency of ke athers. IMPORTANT LAWSUIT, peaial Diapateh to Tha CAtoago Tribune, Des Moives, ia., Oct. 24.—Hoveral yoars ago tha Oity Council kranted n charier to a gas com- pany, with tho exclueive right to occupy tho strcots and alloys for fifibou years, Or course it becsmo a mouopoly, aud forced the beople to pay &4 por thuusaud foet for gas, A now Company proposed to furuish gas for %3.60, sud tho City Council went on to graut “them & clartor, when they were enjoinod by the old Company. ‘The matter 18 now u the courts, and $ho wein question {s 88 to whethe er, under the Constitution of thie Btate, the cily Liay suy power to graot exclustve privilegea to” any com- pany to oooupy the slrests aud aileys. 'Lhe queation bas never boen sdjudicated by the Su- proms Court, and {8 au important one to tho mu-~ uicipal corporations througtiout tho Btate, FRIDAY OCTOBER an, 1875 THE SCROLL OF SIN. Probability that the Supposed Snicide at Leavenworth was a Horrls ble IMucder. A Battle Betweon Opposing Tlosts of Canalboatmen at Fort Wayne. Graphio Acoount of tho Recent Lynohing at Btevens Polat, Wis, Thrilling Encounter Between a Bank Walchman and a Gang of Burglars, The Langmaid Murderer---Escaps o f the Grafton Bank Robbor, SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY. Snecral Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Lravexwontst, Kan,, Oct, 28.—The body of an unknown woman was founl yesterday avening in tho river about a mile bolow this eity by a boatman who notified tha propor suthorities, wito procaoded at ance to the place to hold an in- quost, The body after beivg taken from tho river was found to ho that of a white woma nod s doscribed as followa : about five foet in hoight, yory noatly clad, wore a purple rep dress, trimmmed with worsted, Iaced kid boots, and largo pearl buttons on dress, On ner pe son waw fonud 8 card case contain- ing soveral printed ends with thn nama ‘31, M, Blackwell," Chicago. Her wallet coutainen $1.75, aud & pass for Misa Blackwell from Clicago to Kansus CitK. and a cheek for Lior baggngo to ihis place, nuspiclon of fou} play filled the miuds of the jurymnen, and they returned verdict that tho déconsed cama to hor death from a blow on the right tomple (the bons and oyo both being badly bmmntr) by parties unkuown, 0 cnso was glven to tho dotectives, sud thoy succeoded in findlng a hackman who statcd that he took » lady of hor description from & notod houso of proatitution on Main straet to tho depot In company with auother womsan. It s supposod that sho being & stranger in tho city, abo was on- ticed into this don and robbod, aud then teken to the depot on tho Levoo, and, bocowing tron- Dblesomo, was struck over the Load and hilled, and hor body thrown into the niver. Hovaral partios aro euspocted to be implicated, and thefr arvest will onls Le & question of timo, {70tz Asnociated Press.r Lraveswonti, Kan., Oct. 28,—Further Inves- tigatlon in tha cano of tho lady found dead in tho river i this place Las dovelopod nothing now rogardiog thie manner in whiclh 8.0 came to hor death. It has boen amscertained that her trunle wam checkod from Warrego, Kan,, to Leavenworth on Oct 7, but whou she arrived liore is not known. A pasavon tho Kanvas Dacific Railroad from Waniogo té fian- Ans City, signed by Long, propriotor of tho Le- Iand Hotel, Kanraa City, was alao found in hor trunk, togotlor with othor lotters, showing that sho had boen & housskoeper at sometimo in tho Broadway Housa Chicaro, and in the Lolsnd otol, Knnsaa City. Tho caso fs etill Leing worked up, A SEA-FIQHT. Speciat Disvatch to The Chiano Triduna. Fonr Wavxe, Ind,, Oct. 23,—This morning o deaporato affray took place botween two gangs of roughs abont ¢ milos cast of thia eity, in tho coursn of which a man named Albert Cronkboit, Captain of tho caual-bost Bhamrock, was shot and killed, It appears from tho circumstancos that a grudge has existod for sowo timo between tho crews of two canal-boats, nomed respective- ly the Shamrock and the A. P, Edgerton, Tues- day night o serious fight took plave betweon the two crews at New Havon, in which the Sham- rock crowd was badly worsted, Kuivos, pis- tols, and clubs wore wused. Yasterday the Bhamrock camo to this city and secured a xeinforoemont of several well- Lkoown bruisers, and last night roturned to Now Haven, whare tho crowd aitacked the A, P, Edgorton, smasbiog in tho windowa and driviug the crew ashore. ‘The hands omployed on the Edgerton this morning securcd s nombor of allies, and tho two gangs met about 9 o'clock, when o terriblo aftray took place. Ench side was heavily armed, and a numnbor of shota wore oxchauged, oue of whioh took effect near tho hoart of Albert Cronkheit, Captain of tho Stamrock, killing bim instaotly, His frionds took his body and placed it on the 8hamrock, and procoedod East at once, stnco which iime they ~ have not boen ween. Bix of the paziioipauts in tho affrsy on the side of the idgorton orow waro wrreeted ju this city and lodged 1 jml, Thoy had with them two rifles, three rovolvers, thtoe knives, slung-shots, otc. I'belr nsmos are John Dollerheit, Emsloy Dol- lerlioit, Inaso Dollerhelt, Elizs Hoovor, Josiab Robbins, and G. W. Emery. Officers, accom- panied by tho Cotoner, have started in pursult of tho Shamrock, threo men on board of which are suspectod of having committed & burgl: 1 this ,:lty last night. 5 e A BURGLAR IN HARD LUCK. Special Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Lavaverre, Tud., Oct. 28.—Beveral sttompts bave been wmadoe to burglarizo the residonce of Henry Bimlar, at the cornor of Eighth and North gireets. About 1o'clook this morning Mr. Bim- lar, hearing & nolse, apparently on the kitchon~ roof, geizod bis shot gun and stepped out to re- oonnoltro, Ilo discovered o dark object lying 1lat on tho roof, and, sftor waiting a time for a movo toget a bettor shot, he fired. A man rollod off the roof on the opposite side, and be- foro Simlar could get around the houso mado Lis eecape, but leaving conriderable blood and a fine palr of boots, 'Tho police finally discoverod him this evening In n freight oar at tho Wabaah depot, aud lodged him in jafl. Ho given is namo as Thomas Reagan, and Baya he oulycame Loroyostorday. 1o had o large quan- tity of Vandalia Railroad tickets fzom Plaiuvillo, lod,, to various points on that road. His band it badly shatterad with shot; also ona knee, Ho 16 sick and physically in vory bad condition, and My 1oL survive. CRIME IN KENTUCKY. LousviLLe, Ky., Oct. 28,—Qcorgo Harmon, convicted of the murder of John Loag, of Ala- bama, in thia city, Aarch 1871, and who forfeitod his bond soveral yoars ago, has been zecaptarod and brought back to the city. Harmon dared to visit Louisville two weoks ago, when ho was recoguizod and pursued, and captured at Jack- #on, Tenn. In floeing ha procurod an Alder- man's pass In some mauner, and in turn gave it to u gemestor named Joln Young. Tho latter, while ou a Loulsville, Pitleburg & Southweetern train forced a foinale passenger to consent to his dogires, He and Harmon then fled to Tennes- yoe, aud thera hoth wero apprehande, John D. O'Connor, ehargod with the murdor- ing of Abruham Auderson, at ‘Tayloville, Ky., last Boptomber, has boon roosugot al Salma, Clay County, Teun, CRIMINAL NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Apecial Dipatoh to The Chicuao Tyibune, Ngw Onerans, La., Oct. 48.—Gov, Kellogg to- day sixued tho death-warrant of the Nichalaon brothere, couvicted of the murder of Marous Young near Consbatts, Parish of Red River, and also of Alico }arrie and Tony Nellum, con- victed of murdering Hoenry Harrs, husband of Alice, noar Mouroe, In the Parish of Ousachita. Friday, Nov. 5, has boen fixed as tho day of oxe- oution, ¢ The Republican’s Ban Antonlo, Tezas, special of to-day says that Indian-Agent Xdgar has ro- turnod frow Sauta Rosa, Hoxleo‘llud expects to reiove a farr proportion of the troublcsome triba of Kickapoos. A great deal of murderiy, sud stealing 18 belng carried ou on both sides of the Rio Grands by Mexican baudits, who lay the blame ou the Indians. GHARGED WITH FRAUD, Louisvirx, Ky., Oot. 28,—At the seseion of the Gensral Council to-night chargea woro pre- ferred againey George W. Levi, Chief of the Fire Dapartinent, by two ex-members, Tho first charge accuses him of fraudulent entries in bis accounts with the city ; the second, that by the sawe be obtained wents of claims Jlllfl.l vegloct of duty, i bas made an excelien! Five Cblef, aod the chasgea thernfore bocssion coaniderable surprise. BURCLARIES, Bpeciat Dispaleh to ¥'as Chicaoo Tribune, Keoxux, In., Oct. 38.—Three very bold burg- Iarivs were commiited In fhis city Jast night, evi- dently by the same l‘a’lux:y ’.l‘:o :nt»wu [ m:r- chans talloring eatablishment, wheze a quantity of clothing 't‘l scoured. The other two were Jewolrv storn and a grocory, butnothing of valna worn taken from these, tho monay and valuablen which thor had in view haviog boon locked up in the nafey, OUTRAGE, Srecrar Dazatel to I'he Chicano Tridune, MiLwAukes, Get, 23,—A bad cnso of rapo hias inst hoen madoe publle. A sorvant girl was on her way tosee hier sick mister, and woe met by an wnknown iman on Martin sireot and brutally outraged, When found sho was senssless, and Lad to bo placed undar medical care. TO BE HANGED, New Yong, Oct. 28.—William Ellia and William ‘Thompron, colored, were to-dny convicted of murdering tho Jow paddier named Weisherg at Wost Farms, Jaup 17, and wore soutonced to bo banged Dec, 17, THE GRAND HAVEN MURDER. Special Diapateh ta The Chieaas 1rebine, Graxp Iasex, Mieh, Oct, 28.—Tho jury In the trial of Melvin C, Fuller, for murder, lins been out for elaven hours, Thoy will probably diragree. ESCAPED FROM PRISON, Borrox, Mass., Oci. 38.—Enly thin morniag Charlen (ileanon, ono of tho Grafton Bank rob. bors, esoaped from tho Biate Prison, whero he wg‘q;eunlng a fourteen years' nontonco, THE LANGMAID HORROR. 'fiscm\v. Oct. 33.~Tho Graud Jury has in- ed Josoph 1.a Pagoe for the murder of Josio Langmaid, at Pembroke, Oct, 4, THE STEVENS POINT, WIS,, LYNCHING, Miteunkee Journalof Commerce, Oct, 2% ‘Thore were forty men, disguised, that formed the lynchors. The two old men wore armed to tho tonth with ravolvers and kniven, waiting for tho doath-gtrugele whick they know would come eomo day beforo thoy reached the bar of the conrt which could only elizhtly punish themn for their groat erimo. Tho old men expected that an attempt would boe made (o lynch thom, and thoy biad. in some mysterious way, boen provided witly arms with which fo resist nesaifanta to tho bittor, bitter death. Tha two wretches took in tho sitnation at n glance as thoy beheld their oxcentionors. Thoy made a movo to draw their wea ong, but old Isniah was knocked down aud kickod almont sonsoleas, bofore bio could begin e fight, —which Lo wan aftorwards destined to wago with oll tho ferocity of & demon, and tha strongth of foar and despair, Agnes mado 1o remstanco just then, but began to e and pray. Ho waa probably watehing lis chanco, thongh, with all the cuuning of eap- tured fox. Iwainh wan stamped and pounded until it kcomod as though noshing was 1ot of Lim; yet ho had Lhe wiry framo of a cat, and all its tonncity to life. When the ontsida of tho Jnil was reachied, suddeuly Lwo shots wero fired, 1t is suppored by Amos, Ona of tho bullots eut o lock of hnir from a magkor's bead, while auoth- er bullet passed through hia shirt-collar, The Courtwrights wero ovidently dstormined to forfeit their lives ouly at the sscrifico of more valuablo oncs. When Isuiah hiad revived some- what from the awful pounding and kicking ho had recoived, bo was placed in position Lehind one of the wagons in sttondance, and the proces- sion started south on ono of the tvo main roady lesding to the dopot, and, beyond, to Plover. Bofore tho strange cortogn had goue 40 rodn, ond neurly in front of the remdenco of the Ion. g“»"{““ Ilungerford, old feaiah renewod his zht. With cat-like quicknoss ho hiad drawn & knife aud bagun cutting right and loft amoug the men nearest to im. Probably no buman being aver wado more desperate offorts to Ilfht his way to lifoand Nverty. To the right, to the left, to tho front, to the rear, struck tho thin and sinowy arm of tho crnzed wrotch, ‘Tho mnskors who wera there will ucver forgat the awful ploture of that night. 1t 18 an old, old mon that is at bay, Ilig form {s thin, and wiry, snd bent, and sbriveled, s white haira glistoned hore aud there from amon| tho patobes of clotted blond that had gathered from tho blows nnd kicks e had received. His clothes are torn aud razged. Vords caunot toll tho lorrid wrinklos in that distoriod fuco, nor tho quick breath; thoy cannot give tho look it tho eunken oyes; nre powerless to describo the writhing, struggling form that is making its last offort to live. 'I'ia 0ld man 15 strongtheved by his dospair, 1le cuts wildiy about him, aud ono of the avongers recoives the kuifo-thruat that may add ono mors viclim to Isaiah Courtwrighe's murderous list, ‘Thon tho old man s sgain over- mearcd. knackod down, trampled upon, bitched y tbe neck to tho wagon, and his body drags the eaody rondwn{. slong which ho had onco walkod a respectablo man, o nover lived to bo bung., Loog beforo tho placa whore tho hang- ing was to be done was reachod, the old man's lite had goue out oux of ity dishonored body. Amos sdopted & moro sonsible, but cowardly courso, He tried to Boften thoe Loarts of the maskers Ly the most pitoous pleadiugs, accom- paniod by toara and waila and prayerd, But tho men who had determined upon doing what they considered a sacred duty woro nos to be moved. Amos waa given o cortain length of time to pray, and thon tho two bodios of the murdorers of Joseph Baker swung lifelosa in the waning moooplight. A terrible but, according to the Rreneral bolief, righteous retribution Lad over- taken lesinb aud Amos Courtwright, ‘Tho man who wau stabbod by Iuaish in his dos. rato fight for life wasa prominont citizon, 10 is vary badly cut, but it could not be macer- talned wihiat the prospeets of his recovery wero, At ono time, aftor ofd Isaink was disarmed, lio shouted: * Yon cowardly —— — —-, give mo hut a toothpick, and I will ight my way clear of allof you! " A BURGLAR KILLED. New York Heratd, Oxvonp, N, J,, Oot. 24.—A thrilling affair took placo liere this morning, shortly after 2 a'clack, in tho oftico of the Oxford Iron Com- pany, which was entored by a gang of burglars during the temporary absenoa of the night- watchmau, William If. Searing, who had gona into tho bLasoment of tho building, as was bis oustom, to see thta all waa right. Ou returning to tho ofice e was startlod too seo crouching ‘besldo tho safe n human figure peering intoutly inhis direction through a mask, and apparant. ly making ready to apring upon him. It wasan awful moment, Tlo was alono, and al onca Ltho thought flashod acrora hia mind thst o gang of burglara must be bidden around the ofMce. He detormined to sell his life dearly, if ho must, and, drawing his revolver, he discharged it at tho burglar beside tho safo, and sont a ball whiathing throngh hix heatt. A stilled cry of pain, aud the thief, with a hound, leaped from his stooping posture and fell heav- ily on the floor, never to riso magnin. 18 threo companions, aeninE tho trsgic ocour- rouco, loaped from their luding-places, their facos being disguisad Ly mauke, and one of thom, drawing s olub, struck tho brave watch- man with it and knucked him down, Buaring struggled with them for daeor life, and twice aga.n dirchargad his pistel, but tho desperadocs at longth dissrmed bim aud got bim complotely in thoir power. Just as they were about toylace o pair of manacles upon li wrists, a large dog, named Major, came boundiug ujp tho staira, and secing the sitnation leaped iuto the fray and fought furiously for his manster, Tho strugelo was a most desporato sud savguinary ouo; it ‘wad Jife for lifo, and for nearly o mortal houe it lasted, the men and the dog Major roliing up and down tho ofiice-floar. T'he faithful dog did noble soervico, slashing about him with a wmil), and giving the burglars no quarters, until at length, fositog thoy had anflioleut of Lls fangs, they flad 1n tho mont abjeot torror, loaving Le- bind them the dead body of thoir miserable com- panion lyivg in his blood upon tho floor, Asmay well bo supposed, the watchmau and dog wero fairly fatigued, but, featful lcat another attack might be made bofore daybreak, they etood on . The thieves did not return, howover, fl‘m‘ in the duy, sa s0on a8 thucommunity wore sstir, an alartn was given, and the route the thiavon took was traced by a hieavy t:aul of blood, which one of tham, doubtlesa mortally wounded, marked in making Lis escaps, About half a mile distant sn old suit of olothes waa disoovered besido & pool uf blood at the foot of o ireo. whero tho bleeding Lurglar must bave changed bis apparel. On the railroad a valise was ulofied up contalnlog a completa ket of hurglars' tools. The watchman did uot {deutify auy of the ruf- fians, nor can the faco of the dead burglar be res- oRuized, oveu by the detoctive who arrived here from New York this afterncon for that purposo. Tho burglars effectod au entrance to tho build. iog throngh the Prosldent’s oftice. 1ad they oven succeeded in rifhug tho asfe they would nok havosocured any money worth speaking of, as the Compauy goeuerally take the procsution of socuring the cash overy oveuing in soms bebter protected place —_—— A MINERAL WELL. Bpscial Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune, Des Moines, Ia., Oct, 28,~The littls town of Colfax, on tho Chlcago, Rock Island & Pacific Road, east of here, is considerably ** soveated " over the discavery of a mineral spring or well, Sl water of whiol possesace peculiar medicinal | qualitics, Accordfug to Prof. Blauoy, of Cui- eteo, it containg aulphato of erda, Time, chiorida 0f wodin, cah g noais, with traces of piljea and Cdron, T4 b alko Ljehly A vonknife-blade immersed in n fow moments will rairg n neadle, Tho drill used in boring the will ratua an fron welght of 4 poundy, ter wan found at a depth of 312 fent, was sunk 6 feol more, at tho rato of Aulphats ta of nu&l. siumin, Riiguct; | o tor #las) tho vwel) Ths wy. Th whan water began ('; ‘;2‘»"' 189 pallona e and ban sn coutiniod. " Iy "‘.‘:,‘,‘L‘:i 22 foot nbavo thn kurfaco, and, it I belioved, oy ba raised ovor 100, Teopla are flocking thers t" l)ml!t tho water, and the farm-houses ary m\mu ed with invalidd, It {a prorosol Lo utjlize 1);. woll, and orect a Iarge hotel vyor 1o o WIE INDIAN TERRITORY, The Newspnper Question, Muogooze, I. T., Oct, 35.—A dispateh frop Parsone, Kan,, dated the 21th int,, Togarding the launa hera of a newsnaper called the ln—ua.' I'rogress, contains mixatatoments which ft |.: deened proper to corroat, Thoe Cresk Cougeil dul not logislato to suppress the pajior or coq, fineato tho property of Doudinot & Harris [; sho paner I8 discontinuod 1t will boin compiy witls o s of tho Nation, passed p jors 1128 ngo, defining citizonshin fa'thin teriiiory, > o] i, it snemn, Jr. Harris hed ok compiing vy tharofnro ho oan not hold proporty in the Crg % Natlon or rammm fi it himeelr. hn bain, ulnzu. of tho United States. The United Sigts ku(hu:ln 108 here dechine to meddie in thy matter, ag s is ono In whicls thoy avo no furisdiclisn® ¥ rnpnr to bo called the Indiay Il:}mx s to Lo msued horo by i Tadlan Toternational Printing Company fo g fer davs, Tho President of this Co.nuanrluczl' MWilliam 1, Yioms, Chlef of tho Clioioiees, s the Directors cmbrace Chiefs of tho Charoke y Craoke, Homiuolos, Choclaie, and Cipeyoies and doverat of tho mont pmmnmntulrlln:lnnn‘l:l men fn tho territory, Thio pager will bo nupoorla] by theae tribes, and will Tovrasant the Tudi nide of all gquestions and mntlery Afllsating u:[: Territorv. It Is undorstood that 2t B aphell! formorly of tha Clucazo Inter-Ocean, aomo tm}\ls oirealdenjt- n:ru. Witl bo editor af thy paper. Hois now Last purcbnsing printing material, ! e ————— CASUALTILS, MISTOOK HIS GAME, Speefal Dnspateh to The Chtcaan Tridune, Quixcy, L. Oat. *23.—Thia morning abony 5:30 o'clock, whilo Mr. Worts was hunting tar. kovs nesr Clasion In this county, ho saw an obs Jock trving to hido behind a Tog, nnd at the same timo maliaog n volso likea turkey. He raiasd his gun and fired, an to bis astoni-hmont foand hio had shot ouo of Lis naighbors by tho nama of Taylor, one shot antoring hila Aboulder-hiats anothor just abovo tha herrt, nad the third i the hip. ~ Modicnl aid was ealled, and the uufo:- tunate man cared for. Tho doctor says t - tiont will rozovor, e ¢« A FEARFUL ORDEAL. Svectal IMupatch to The Chisaro Tridune, Famouny, Til,, Oct. 23—\ serious acoldent occurred south of horo at Strawshurg, on the Chicago & Paducab, Inst night. Darid Thorn- ton, a brakesman whoso pareats realde here, in leaviug tho train while ruooiug 10 miles pee hour, ¢aught Ins foot in o brake-hangor ana way dragged six car lougths over the ends of tha ties, Ilo grasped nn objoct and wa1 torn away, 1iia rido aud hip aro dreadfuliy bruised. CAPSIZED, New Onrrass, Ta., Oct, 23.—Tho ship North. ampton srrived nt tho Bonthwant Pass forty-twg dars from Iavre, reports, Oct. 13, in Jatituda 25 deg. G0 min., longitudo 65 deg. 10 min,, passed & vorsel bottom up, appacently about 200 tong burden, pamted blac, Hho had not baen long in that condition, Bouth pomt bearing we: northwedt, 250 miles, pagsed a brat win ou her atern, * Dapline, of Thonieitou," FIREWORKS AGCIDENT. New Yons, Oct. 23.—During n display of firss workis in front of Tammaay 1lall this ovening s bomb oxploded in tho midet of a group of pates ofticers, and badly wounded Officor Warren Har. rington in the right hip and loft knee. It it thouglt the log will hinvo to ho ampntated. Off. cor Bovorcolo waa burned sbout the hesd aad facoe. 1o will loro hia eyea.ght. i< othior ol cora wero wmoro or loes sevoroly injuted. COAL MINE ACGCIDENT. Speefal i-upateh to The Chfcana rridune. Daxvicee, Iil., Oot 28.—James Koiley, a coal miver working at tho Ohio shaft, 8 miles sonth or this place, fell this morniag from tho topta the bottom of tho haft, a distance of 110 foss, and way Instautly killod. He was an Invhuan, aud without a family. FATAL WAGON ACCIDENT, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns, Brur Rramme, Liviwgston Co. 1L, Oct, 28— Mro, Samuo! Havs, an old lady, whilo crossiog 2 wask bridgo fn this township, was thrown from u wagon and her back broken by a wheo! passiog over hor, 8he died 10 a fow hours, RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Ypecial Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, Laraverre, Ind., Oct. 28,—Joseph Tuler, fore man of the Lafayelto Agricultural Works, wn badly injured yestorday cvenlug, His team ran away, throwing him out and breakin: Lis armin sphaters nenr the weist, and iullicting serions bodily mjuries. BOTH LEGS CUT OF Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaso Tribung, Dunuque, Ta., Oct. 93.—A 10-year-old son of Mr. Tracy, roaiding av Lelmont, Grant Couaty, Wis., was ran ovor by atrain on the Narrom- Gange Railroad end had both legacut off. He in ot oxpocted to recover. DRAWNED, Npeciat Dupatoh ta T'he Chicago ‘tribune, BerrerosraNe, 0., Oct. 29.—A littlo sonof James Tyning of this place foll in aclstern fl_As evening and was drownoed beforo ho could bo rosoued. KICKED BY A HORSE, Special Discateh to 7'he Cnieaza Tribune, Dixox, 1., Oot. 33.—Edward Riuk, sged 14 yoars, aud o son of Oapt. Wiiiamn Rink, was I taily tnjnred by being kicked by & horss yester day u his father's stable, FOUR MEN BURNED TO DEATH. New Yonk, Oct. 23,—A dinpated from Riche mond, Va., statos that on Tuesday morning 83 oxplosion of fire-dam in the Raccoon Pit, Chet tm!;lold Uaunty, causod a fire 1n which four mea wore buruod to doath, KILLED BY FALLING EARTH. Bootoy, Oct. 23,—J amey Grillin and Jobn Lt- vell, laborers, weroe killed yostorday at Drightoo, Masn,, by the fall of & gravel bank, Wlisa MoDonaid, theiv compsuion, was seriouely i Jurod at the sawe tiwe. FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION. 8pecial Liapatoh to ‘Ths Chiwaco Tribunc, NasuviLrz, Toun, Oct. 23.—Tho botler ol‘ol‘ sawmiill at Lomax, Baker County, 4 A-.:HXP ed to-dar, killlng tha enzioeer, two firemen, two laburess, end wousding soversl othors. INANCIAL. K. New Yok, Oot. ’fi‘ez‘v-v-'}(l?aficuduau of Dllml- | way & Hatch and Bolomon & barl, featherdesl | ers, and Cuthbert & o, rootifiers of “h’“dyi: i met yesterday to consider the financial n::m ‘ tion of the sovoral firms, Tho first offer k] conts un the dollar, sud tho socoud 40 “mt' b the creditors inslst upon 50, Cothbertd un: offered 40 conts also, ‘L'he v:oponhloun are der consideration. MORE. BarLTitony, nd?.mz)?h 23.—The °'°""°'n'af§ Buorting, Abrens & Co., who failod on m.; 1o of Auguat, decidod to-dsy to put tho Arm 1 inveluntary baokruptoy, THE EPIZOOTIC. Enecial Diavateh to The Chicopo Tribunte Mzxvors, 11k, Oct. 2%.—The epizootio mn i its appearancs in this locality a fow days nu 3 and thero is acarcely a farm teawn 8¢ for 'duN As s cousoquence there lu vory listle mdul coming to market, and lunos are rnlhfr mw; ‘Fo-day, bulng mild, thero ars 8 goud P‘”‘ around towo, but it was fearful to sea lhf:l trd brutos suffer 8o from a hackiug cough 8u trile, m.‘llfu:‘u;hmr. 1., Oct 28.—The hog-ano!:r;: provailing_in wany parts of Morgsy, .\lu:::u Calhiouu, Beott, Jeraey, sud Qroeus provivg fatal t0 thousands of auumali.