Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1876, Page 5

POLITICAL Triumphant Overthrow of Corrupt Democracy at Indianapolis, Rleven of the Thirteen Wards Republloan---Majority in the City, 4,315, Dastardly Democratic Assault upon Unprotected Col- ored Men, The Presidential Canvass So Far as It Has Progressed Up to Date, Cogent Reasons Why Bristow Is.the Man for the Emer- geney. Something About he Raccoon- Wham-Beveridge Resolu- tions, A Good Word for George Soroggs Spoken by a Brother Soldier, Meeting of the Chicago Woman-Suf- fragists---Address by Miss Anthony. INDIANAPOLIS. OOMFLETE VIOTORY. Bpecial Dupateh lo T'he Chicago Tridume, INDIANATOLIS, Ind., May fl.—-Nolwithulmg{u( tho lato redistrioting oulrage passcd at the elovonth hour by 8 Demacratic Counctl, the Bo« publicans hava won & victory hora to-dsy which bas no precedent in the history of Inaisns poli- tics, Of tho thirteon wards elevon are Re- publican by the following majorities: Firat, 406; Becond, €65; Third, 801; Fourth, 230 ; Bixtb, 280 ; Soventh, 243 ; Elghth, 1025 Ninth, 816; Tonth, 771; Eloventh, 678; Thirtoonth, 837. The Domocrats take tho Fifth by 66 and tho Twolfth by 170, giving tho Republicans a popular majority of 4,815, Tho Democrata carried eight of tbe thirtecn warda last spring. At the Stato election in 1874 b Domocratto mejority was botween 800 and ,000. LAST N1auT the Ropublicans would willingly have compro- mised on seven wards, giving the Domoerata six, but their perfect organization and the peo- ple's indignation proved moro offcctive than , they dared to hope, aud to-night thoy hava the grandest victory that ever, crowned tholr efforts, Tho eclection passed off quictly in all the wards until tho polls wora about being oclosed, when aweouad of Irisis, headed by Dick Holliwood, a notorious gambler and dosperado, and & detective in the employ of the city, made an’'attsck upon o pariy of negroos, who were going home from the Fourth Ward, killiug ono outright, and saverely wounding six or seven othiors, The murdered man is belisved 1o bo Billy Brown, the ‘popular barbor at the Batea Hotel. ile was BHOT THROUGH THE MEANT. Anthony Cartor had his abdomen cut open with s bowls knife, snd_cannot liva ll morning, Jacob Qroene was ahot through, illam; Oraven tirgugh the head, and Albert Smithers through the mouth, Bev- ‘others recalved fiesh wounds, The wounded were faken fo & surgical Inatituto and kindly cared for, 1t ia tough all will survive excopt Carter and reane. THE ATTACK WAS MOST DRUTAL, 300 the victima innocent o any wrong-doing. They had boen working a$ the Fourth Ward polls, but were roturning pesceably to their homas in the southern 4 of the city when sot upau by the Iriah brigads, "o give the afialr the appearance of & negro riot, balf 3 dozen Democratic policomen who did’ the shooting arrested three or four colored men, Who were taken 1o the station-hoase, Like similar outrages in the South, nobody waa hurt or arrested bLut negroes. A subscription paper was elroulated among ltopublicans this evening, snd $2,000 raised {n Leas than tifteen minutes, for the vurpoes of ferreting out and punishiug the porpetrators of the oui- vuges, and of providing counscl for thoso arrested, THE FEELING IN TUE CITY. fhe Tiepublicans of Uil cily wro wild with Joy, snd their cheers rend the afr, In the result of -day for October and November, o contrary, are Uondricks is fally result, and refuses to Do comfortod Consldering fact that he waa tlo nme mover in the redistricting outrage, e cortalnly has resson to feel o, During tho dsy hie was urged to call out tho mililia for the purpose of suppresaing tha negroes in fhe Fourth Ward, but ro- futod on the ground thst Woy waro benten 'suymay and to resort 10 such uncallod-for moasures would wimply be sdiing fgnominy to defeat. [0 the Aseociated Pras.) ANOTUERD ACCOUNT, INDUNAPOLIS, Ind,, May 2.—The Iepublicans have carriod tha city electivn to-day by aver 4,000 majority, and elected aloven out of {hirieon Councilinen, not- withstanding he redistrictiug of tha city 'only & few dsys ago, Both parties were well o ganlzed, aul the electlon was srarmly contested, both parten lsxerciaing vigliance o provent illequl Voting y thelr oppanents, Disturbances of a minor char. acter took place i3 sevoral wards during tio day. Atter the closiug of tho polla s sorlous gLt wes ooru- menced near the Kixth Ward volng-place, which was eontinucd nosthward on Itlinols strect to tha vieluity of the Grand and the Datos iotels, when it aasumed the claracter of chegrined A RIOT, Iasting for twenty or thirty minutes, during which tima pislols, clube, and beloke wore foecly uted, ro- in' the killing of ono and probably 'tho fatally injuring of two colored men. Thero are at prosent eight woundod persons ot tho Burgical Iustitute, sud sevoral othors, blacks and whites, are kuown to have beon taken Lo thelr homos more or lesw hurt, It is impossiblo from the many conflicting ao- counla o give tho immediate causeaf the 8ght. No furiher troublo is apprebonded. pusice THE CANVASS, WIAT HAS BEEN DONE, AND WIAT BEMATNS TO BE DONE. New York World, May 1, The aggregate result of tho labory of the Btate Conventiona held 1ass wook was tho eloction of 120 delegates to the National Nominating Con- ‘ventions, of whom ninety-olght wore accredited to Bt. Louis and twonty-elght to Oincinnati. Nearly one-halt of the dolegates to tho Iapub- lican Natlonal Oonvention, and over one-thirdof the delegates to the Democrtio National Con- vention, have now beon chosen, The following is » resume of tho work slready done, ande t;hnlu Btatemont of the Conventions yot to bo old : TIE DXMOCRATIO OANYABE, Democratic Etate Convontions for the etoction of delogates to the National Convention have boon held as follows, up to this date: Mausachu- sotts, Hept, 22, 1875; Loulslans, Jan, 6; Texsy, Jan, 7; New Hampehire, Jan. 11; Connecticut, Fob, 23§ Nhode Island, March 10; Pennsylva- uis, March 24; Indiaus, Apnl 195 Nobrasks, April 19; Oregon, April26; New York, April 20, 1u Georgia, Conventions in the aeveral Congres- sional Diutricts choso dolegates April 26, The wholo number of delegatos thus chosen ), Tho Democratio Natlonal Couvention at Bt, Louls will ba coraposed of 748 mumbers, the for the Convountion having provided that **Each Biate will ve ontitled to & reprosontation #qual to dogble the numbar of its Sonators and gmmn;mm in tho Congross of the United 2 olorado, whoaa adm Hon B Sy hace Beate ] g0 Tt A vate o she BesE ral College, s also iuvited to send delogates to the Courention.”’ This call, it will bo abserved, doss Bot extend an invitation, ss thio Hopublican call'doss, Lo th vtlier Ternitorioa to seud delogates, But one dalegation thus far chosou 1o Bt Lonis has beon inatructed, The Iudians delogation was in- Structed by ita Convention to present the name of sud Yol for Mr, Hendricks, Tis New York Conveution indo Mr, Niden for the could Fhotgh the delegates were mol formally i 5 vous or M Tida, Wad thay azo naarly all for biw, sad, M thy i {nstructed at Utlea & an it in the National Convention, it 18 as good an retsled that the thirty-five Yoten of New York, ropresented by fev- enty delégates, will bo theown_solidly for the Gorein. or,” The Nebraske Convention aid not instruct, hut the delegation 1 unanimously for Mr. Tilden, Tho Conventlona of Connecticut, f.oniniana, Maxsachuseits New Hampshire, I'amnaylvanis, Rtliode Island, and Taxas expreuscd no Preslilential proferences, and thelr delegations go uninatruciod. ‘Tha following Is a liat of the Democratia Btats Oon- ‘yenlions yet ta be halll for tha purposs of olecting dal. egatea to tho National Convention at Bt Louls 3 Date, Location. Colnmble arson I RES K VAHS, Republican Atato and Territorial Conventionn for o election of delegstes 1o (o Cincinoatl Natlonal Convention have been held a8 follows : Texas, Jan, 13; Indfans, Feb. 2; Wisconsln, Feb. 21 Connectiout, Utah, Aarch 93 Now York, March 423 Rhodo Inland, March 23 ; Vermont, March’ 20; Obifo,’ Maroh 29 ; Pennayl nhklhnh 29: Mississipp!, March3l; Nevada, April 6 Houth Caroling, April 13; Virginia, Aprll 123 Montans, April 10; Colorado, April 30; Calle rml.i’.«yru 20§ Manaschuseits, April 267 Arkansas, il 27, Fhoss Conyentions choso In the sgazerste 360 delo- gatee, The Massachusctia Convention elected but four (the delcgatea nt llrgn)‘ tho olbers bolng left to tho choice of thie District Conventions, The Bteto Exeeil- tive Committoe of Norih Carolina lisa chosen four del- 6gntos at largd, a0 that the wholo nuraber of delcgatos cliosen to date'is 304, 'Thie wholo number of delegatcs in the Topublican National Convention will bo 753, h ftate bclnfl roprasentod by twice tho number of ita Benatars and Representatives {n Cotgreus, and two delogates being autliorized from esch orgauized Terrls tory wnd the District of Columbis, The Pennaylvania Convention instructed dtn delo- gutes (58) for Mr, Hartranft; tne Obio Conventlon in- structed for Mr. Hagen (t); the dontana Torriiory Convention lustructed for Mr, Blaine (2). 3ir. Disino was also indorsed by resolution for ths nomiuation for Treajdent by tko Canventions of Virginia, California, 20d Wiscountn, ropresanting 51 delegaten.’ W, Conk! ling hiag rocalvdd the rocomnendation, Ly formal reso- Tution of tha Convontion of New York: sud Atr. Mor- ton follows with the indormement of the_Indiaus, Ar- Xannaa, and Misstnslppi Conventions, The Convens tions of ‘Rhodo Island, Toxzs, Vermont, Colorado, Novada, Ulab, and Uongiocticut loft thoir delegations to go to Cincinnatl ,untrammelad; but it 1a reportod thiat, ab & conferonce subsequently hold of the Con- necticut delegaten, 1t waa resolved to present the namo of Manahall Jawell for President in the National Con- vention. The following i a list of the Rapublican State Con- ventions yet to meet befora the assombling of the Na- tonal Conventlon st Claciunatt s Location, +eloulsvilie, e+ Fremont, 228t Panl, Bpringfield. Jofferson Clty, Concord, Topek, Now Orieans, Des Molnes, Madison, 1t will bonoticed that two Republican Btats Con- ‘yentious are set down for Alabama—that of May 16 beizg called by the Witkersbnm wing of tho party, Aud tunt of 3ay 21 by thelr opponcals. In Maine tho delegatcn Bre to ho choarn by Cougressional Dintricts, In North Osrolt_ 1, ttia dolegates at lirge havo already Deen nelocted by the State Executivo Committeo, ani the alllcr delegates will be chiosen by tha District Con- veutions, TIE: GREENBACKERS. Btals Convontions have been Lield §n Indians, Con- necticut, and Olio, Lo elect delegaten to tho Greon- back Naltonal Convention, to bo Leld ot Indisnzpolls Moy 17, The Indinna 'Conveution ioatructed it delcgates to vote for the nomination of Nawton Bootl, of California, for President. Btata Conven- tions ave bocn called i Michigan tor May 3; Kansas, Moy 4 Wiscousin, 318y 10; Nebrasla, May 10: Iows, a7 10. THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS. “The following is & }iat of tho Natiunal Gonventionn, goufercuces, etc, callod willh reference o tho Presic oncy : May B—Menting of the Libersl Republican Execn- tive Committee at tho Fifth Avenue liotel, New York, 1o tako action in rofarencatoa National Convention,’ Muy 15-=Conferance in New York of {ndividaals in- vited” by Willlam Cullen Bryaut, Theodors D. Woclsey, Aloxander H, Bullock, lioface White, anid Carl Bchurz, *to conldar whint friay bo done fo' pro- yent the national etection of the Centonnial year from becoming & mero cholco.of ovils, and to aecute the eloction of men ta the highcst ofiices of the Republic whosa charactor and ability will estisfy tho exigencies of our prosent situstion and protect the honor of the Amorican nars, 3fay 17—-Probibition National Gonvention at Cleve- May 17—Qreenback National Convention at Indian- apolia, Ind. ul.hm. 1é—Repablican Natlonal Convention at Cin- nnati, 0. June 37—Democratic National Gonvmfifl%il Bt Louis, Mo, —_— BRISTOW. THE PEOPLE'S OENTENNIAL PRESIDENTIAL CAN- DIDATE To the Kditor of Ths Chicaan Tripuna: . Lixcorx, IIl,, April 29.—We havo herotofors written that ho who in this age of genoral in- formation among the poople aepiros to political leadorahip must in & largo degroe bo lod by the people. The peoplo road and thiok for thom- salves, and are now substantially tho moldera and shapers of publio opinion. Wo are at the presont timo having a romarkablo exemplifica- tion of thia principlo, Two or throo men, oach eminant for abllity, and ocoupying s high ofi- cial position, havo boen, for wo know not how long a» time, aspirants for tho Presidency. They and their frionds have boen work. ing up thoir respective claims, Each placed himeolf in tho hands of political argans izors, and has largoly doponded upen political management fo procure his nomination. Thia character of operation, aptly styled machine-work, is not the work of the poople, tho reading and thinking maasca, Do (o peopls think and resd? Yes, they do, snd sob also, Thelr sctiug, however, may be likencd to & ponderous snimal,—slow to start, but when in motion moves majestically, Corruption extsts in high places, The people know it, because they have read tho ovidence that proves it; but they bave not read that otlcrs, also occupying high poaitions, and whose Lonesty {s not doubted, Liave rebuked ths corruption that they ought to have kuown exsted, it befug under their nostrils, and smelling to heaven, Tho poople say thelr public sor- vants ought to bave discovored and exposed it; ought 10 have brotight offenders to Justica, Ropublicans aro true to tléir party, to thelr princi plos, and their Government, Tho party ie trus to tho principles of Hglit and justico, No person or class comprebiend better than they tho necessity of retain- ivg tho sdministration of the Govornment in Repuo- lican bands{pono better the necessity of purging the party of unworthy ofiiciala; and none better the no- cessfty of taking ibe working-up of nominating cou- ventions out of the hands of machine politicisus, who are generally moro place-seekers, ‘That party—wd nican its bone and sinew, Its resdin nking msssce, whoso votos must be rell upon for sucoess—have feellnge and deaircs intensificd in cousoquence of the ‘omicial core ruption of eowme in whom ihey had placed confidenco? and of tha cloven foot of tho Democracy, whoeo tracks they bivowoen in the Lower House of Congress; henoa oy have looked around for s load- er; not una cut, and carved, and preparod by machine politicians, but’ oue to Lo chosen h{alhmuh’n, ‘wore by to lead thoir houts n the Laitlo o bo wagod againat open enemfes and socret foss: onw on whiows thoy can xely fu all loge pertaining to pure, Just, aud able administration of the Goveruuent Tho poople kave found {heir man i the Secretary of tho Tressury, Asan evideuce that he is the man, Lo vorforins well and prompily everything portalning to bis oftice, requiriug honesty and oiliclency of all his subordinates, not suffering any to escape who aro guilly of fraud, the umasber of dishonest rings and cliqucs. Tho people say hals the man bocause ring pohiticiana uay hie 18 not thetr mans say ko is the man ecsun, thaugn capable and houest, hu sought not tho powltion, but sullezed it ta seea him. Your monihy ago the desirea ot tL.e peopls wore not kuown, ‘Fhey were thet it & qulescent stato: but ta- chine-politicians wero then at work, ‘Fhien the indica. tions wezo that the New England Htates would bo solid for Blnino; tho Houthioru,—with su excoplion or two, ~=for Morton; the Allddlo Htales divided; and in the great Nortiwest tho praizes of Blaino wors spoken by Simost every tongus. Miuois, Alichigan, Jows, No- Drasks, Minuesots, aud Kunsis secined (0 bo ulimost wolld for i, How doca the maticr stand now? Bristow dlvides Now Eugland with Blaiue, and e likely to receive the lion's slare, 1u Nuw York, Peousylvania, and New Jursoy o bus wmense popularity, aud his touivation at Ofncinuati would causo loea’ beart-buruing and heal more wounds o thoso Blates, particularly ju Now York, than would that of suy other pervou. Iu tha Boutu, ho will divide the streugth witt Morton, or auy other sapiraut, Iuthe Nortuwest, thousatds are outapoken 1u (helr prefercnce for bim, Wo tiave i formation from every parc of the couniry, and in lilis Bals wo have knowlcdye more direct, thiat thousande who were originally for Blaiue are uow ewphatic In thuir proferencu for Bristow, 1t 13 very manifest that in uo State would Oeletow fall 11 ponilnated to veceivo the full yots tuat would be &iveu to suy uthur nomiuee, We have falled to dod lulfhb Hepublicun wuo wowld uot suppors hlin dialty, though & prefureice might b fer suOkIE.. Thvss are slwpiy ths ouspuken vsprossicus of a THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY pople whe think X for themselves; & uninflnenced by r(nfu, cllques, or wiro-pnlletn; a penpla who never go in eearch of a mill to grind ont the flour to be kneaded into political bresd for the peopls 1o feast upo; peapls who deslre not to o dnred with nostrums rcgnnd by political quac! ‘The peopls shk that their reasonabla doxires ha ro- #pocted at Cineinnatf, Lot them bo grantad, and tho peonla atand pledgod ko roll ip s majarity fof the Tto- publiean nominees that will bo an emphatio indores ment of thiat reform movement of which their chief candldito s tho prime movor aad leating setor, g THE-ANTI-BRISTOW CONATIRACY. Spectal Telegram to the Cinewnnats Commerefal, Wanuinazox, April 28.—Tho conapiracy to kill Bristow in assuming formldablo proportions, and has como to includa noarly all the promi- nont Ropublicans of tho Willlams-Dolano-Cres woll-Richardaon-Bawyer-Bolknap siripe,who have occuplod back soatd sinca tho advont of Bris- tow, Jowell, Plorrepont, and Taft as Cabie net Ministera. Thoy havo got ovarsthing rondy to poblish & rovamped and greatly fmprovod vorsion of the old story that in 1878, when the whinky lax wea inicreasad from 76 to. 90 cents & gallon, Yristow, while opposing the in- croase bocauso o belloved It would be moro dicult to collect than the lower rate, privately kept his whisky friendn in Loutavillo postod as to the probalilities whereby they were enabicd to and did apecuiato and make a groat deal of money. Tho able corps of de- tectivea and (blevos empioyed by the Kill-Dristow Ring have worked most carefully In tufs liltle plot, and aro quite confident thiat they havo got ft in such & shapo that §t will amitch tha victim, even i€ they don't prove it, and they, of oourse, Lave no fden that they ©an prove {t, ‘The President bas declared that he will take no hand in'the nomination Lo bo made at Cinciunatl, and has even spoken of Lristow in Lorms of commendation to caual callers, [RSS— BEVERIDGE. THE NACCOON-WLUAN-BEYERIDGE RESOLUTIONS, A fow daye ago wo published the proccedings of s public meeting held in Marion County, 1), which, amoug othor things, doclared shat s Witznras, James 1, overidgo, s Commieioncr of tho now Tilinol State-iloues, and & brother of aud ape ypolutod Ly Gov. John L, Beveridgo (who COR- nizant of {hesa acte of hia brother n oflice), did on several dilfarent occanlons dowand of J, W. Wham, Warden of tha Penitentiary, to cerlify to sud sign vouclers in blank for work dono for the Blate-Hotwe, and did further demand bim to assign the vouchers, 80 algned, over to hiim, that ho could tll up the vonch’ ors with such ftems and smounta as Le, James H, everidye, saw fit 1o make, thereby requiripg br, Wham todoan act clearly in violtfon of law, and evidently for dishonest purposes; snd— Our renders porhapa remember tho rost of tho whereases and rosolutious ; wheroupon the afaresald brother of the Acting Governor sends ua tho following lottor, tnclosing an auonymous commuunication & column long, pufliabod in the Coutralls Sentinel, and aska its insortion jn Tuu ThisuNs. Wo print his lotter, but hate ,not room for sho vorbose and irrespousible arlicle which hie cuts out of the Centralia paper, excopt ona passage, which scems to contain the gist of the wholo reply. ‘Lho Htate-Houso Comunis- sionor's lattor reads : v the Edltor of The Chicaa: BPUINGFIELD, April 2 od to an articlo ln T'rx 10g 1o ba a copy of & proamble and resolutio at » Bopublican meeting in BRaccoon Towuship, Marion Gounty, Iil, April #2, 1470, The same, with n raply theruto by # Fair-Play," s prominent Hopublican of that couuty, appoared 1n the Centrallu Sentinel on tho 27th inst., # copy of which L inclose you, “Wil you, n Juatico ta mo, publish tho * roply,” giv- ing it tho same prominence of tho chiarges? Yours truly, Jaxzs H, BEVERIDOR, Reforring to tho foregoing ** wherans ™ of tho Raccoou meoting, the ** I'air-Play " writer saya : Tu order that the readera may Lave a correct knowl edga of the propowtion contatnad {n thia letter, T here- it give o copy of that part of tho first letter relating totkie vouchera, Thore wero ono or two other leitern on {ho samo subject, snd of 0o gano tane aud tenor of i 1 “@genivorreLn, T, Aug, 25, 1678.—3a). J. W. Wham—Dean 8ih: Your prodgeowsor aswiyned nev- oral biauk vouchers, nayable to my ordor, They were fllod out with the amounts due to thoso parlics, I collocted the money, paid them, snd sent him re. ceipla, thus raving some no bnd tronble, the par- tien getting their monoy eoveral days earlier than they could if tha vouchers bud been sent to the Warden aul colloction minde by _him. Your bookkeeper, 3r, Millor, canexplain. ~ Can we make o simllar ar. rangement, you making your own seloction of agont hero of courve? If you will not be down, and nocd be I will go up and #oo you the Iast of this week, O if n0 conferenco ia necesaary, I will send you blank vouchers for assiymwent. 1 inclose one, showlng how it {s done, Yours truly, Jastes 11, BRvERIDAR.® James IL. Toveridge only nsked this' as a favor, and to facilitats tho payment of labor, frelght, and other Ditls that wero due on the lat of €ach wonth, It may havo boen a Little irregular, but there certainly was no jutention, reitner was thera auy chisuco for fraud hia transaction, as James H. Dever- idge, 88 _disbursing’ oMcer livuse, took receipts in triplicato for all money: pafd out, ome to in the Btute Auditor's oitico, one for himself, and one for the Warilen You il romomabar that he (Whatn) was sppointed Warden Aug. 20, 18333 the lotter of J, i, Hoveridge tu ro- iation 10 assigniug vouchers in blauk is dated Aug, 45, five days after bis appolutment ss Warden; lie hold the position until July 31, 1874, Duriug wll Uia me after tho voucher iraniaction, Wham cod the Doveridges wern on tho most friendly terms, peraon- ally and politicaliy, In all the tronblo between the Penitentiary Cominirsionors and Wham, Gov, Lev- cridge sustained Wham; snd, nfter the breach grow 80 wide betwoon | tho Commission. ors and Wham that he bocame entirely insubordinate, and would staud up sud tell the Comulssionors bo would LoG— d— If o obeyed their orders, that he wanted them to underatand that he wan suniained by a power that makes aud unmakes Gomuwissloners (meaning the Governor), This was nearly one year after thu oucher leitor, ‘Al after Wham hau a0 outrayed tho foclings of the Commiaaoucrs that they determined to sud did ro- mavo Wham at all bazards, in opposition to the wishes of the Governor, and for which, to vindicato Wham, the Governor at onco removod two of thie Comumis slouors aud appotnted Wham aa Cammissionor to All one of tho vacincles. (an any better evidence bo produced of tho Governor's friendsiip and Adelity to Whany twolve montha after the voucker transaction 1 —_— MR. GEORGE SCROGGS. A GWOD WOLD FROM A BROTMER HOLDIER. 4o the Editor of The Chicago Tridune: Cunyraton, Ill, Msy '1,.—Observing with tleasura tho froodom and fairness with which Tue Tripune f8 disposed to trost thoe political gitustion and tho candiaates bofore the peoplo, 1n bokwlf of the Republicans of Champaign Coun- ty we respectfully ask tho publication of the inclosoed tetter from Maj. Thomas. By eo do- g, you will groatly oblige and place us undor renowed obligations to your valuablo papor, W. B. Tiroxrsoy, 11, J. Doscor, J. C. Wanr, Ceunty Ceutral Commlttos, QEOROEZ ACROGGH, AND WIHAT A BOLDIER HAS TO HAY ABOUT HIM. Taoura, Aprl 17, 18i6.—Adilr Irinceton Repubi- ean ¢ May £ bo allowed, through your valuable yaper, € Word n favor of one of Ty comrades n tud Isto War? Mr. George S:rogys, of the Chsmpaign Gazette, 38 you are awurs, 14 n caudidsts for the oilice of Socretary of State, subject (o tho action of the Ho~ Jublican Biate Gonventivu, I Lsd the honor of mery- | 1n tho same hrigads with George from the month of Buptember, 1883, until the closo of the War, nud 1 Xuow bim well, He 48 a gentleman of abidily, stricily Houeat, and posseesca all the qualifications nocessary 1o make & first-class Hecretary of Stal nd, i valu- ahle services ronderod to his oountr) i party are ‘worth anyiling, Lo richly descrves promotion, Mr. Hcroggs was mustered $ulo the Unitéd Btatos servicoms s privats 1o the Ouo Hiindred and Twcaly: Afib lnols Infautry; was made Horgeant and Borgeant-Msjor; aud wea offercd the position of Adjutant of the Bixtleth Jllinols, This was & dechled compliment, ss the Hixtioll was notin our brigade| but he jleolined the commlsaion, In June, 183, e was promotod to Lioutonsnt m Company & of 'the Ono Hundred snd Twenty-Afth Iillinols, Whilo at Chattsnoogs, ke was susiguiod io diity on'the staff of Qen, Joff O, Dsvia, aud served s yoar as Onlnanco- ORicer of his divisfon, Tholast yearaf the War le was Mustoring-Officer on the siaff of Gou, Jamea D. Morgsn. Lo _wsa severely woundad at 1t battla of Hontonvillo, N, O. Dy request of the ecrotary of War and Gen, Grant, hie was relaiued 1o the service after his brigade wore all mustered out. - Mr. Heroggs dlscharged overy duty asalgned him, m the differeny BNIU na that hie ocoupled, 1o tho entire satisfaction of is superior ofMicers and the wunlti. T cals say from my own persoual knowledgs that he was & falthiul, bravo, atd eficlent officor. Ho la & mau of Buaabillics, very' sud genlal courtaous fn his mau- ner, and conssquently dessrrediy popular, Col, Harlow baw'made @ good Bocrutary, but Le was not lu'the er- vice, I bellave, and, atl othér things boing equal, 1 am fur the soldier firat, last, and all tho time; snd permit 1010 say to tha soldiors of Llinols, that, 'ta_support- ing Georgo Beroygw, wa honor oursvives, for e 1s one of us, and in evory way worthy of our support, I know it s sald thst the Hepublicun {uflJ does not think ns mucliof the soldiore now Aid ten yoars sincs, 1do not bellove this; and, a8 a reason for my non-belief, wo soldiers propose to teat the matier this aummer, 'We will nominate George Bcrogys, i2 it can be done b) qn’rv. open, mauly effort; sud I know M, Beroggs would not accopt nominalion that was not honorably obtajued, As & newsjuper-man, tha editors of the fiuate know 1w abilities, and liave Runifested thair approciation of hls worth, et the pross and the wsoldisrw uuite, and stand up maufully for an honorable juan who bias done good service fu botl urnum-, av_soldier and editor, aud Georga Beroggn will ba uominated ok tho tirst bale 1ot, and o Sovembar uost will ba triuiophiautly electe cd, *Somoto it Le," Yours, J, ¥, ThOMAY, Lato AMajor Eighty-sizth Llinois Infautry, ———eie ST. CLAIR COUNTY. HOW TO BEAT MOLUIKON, To the Fditor o The Chicaye U'ribus Erer 8r. Loms, 11, April 24.—Porhaps a lew words from Bt. Clair County upon the political situation liera will futorest the political readsre of 1ur Tuwrsy, Tho Hepublicaus of this county will hold thoir Counsy Conveutiou at Bolleville, May 20, to select dalegates to the State Convoution. Unlil within tbe fow past . frapists were prusent. yoara, 8t, Clair was Riving & majority for that party genorally of from 1,600 to 2,000 votos, bnt the Liboral mova- ment of 1872 raduced greatly this majority, and iu 1874 Col, W. It, Morrison earrled it by a largs vote for the Ao-called Indepondonts, But as our cuatom has been toonly send a Represontative to Uongress two torms tn muccession, it {s not ltkely that Mr, Morrison, who will bo the Demo- cratio candidate sgain from this dlstrict, witl Lo ablo to carry it agan. The truth {s, our German follow-citl~ zons are, hy their great: stroogth and nuivorsal fntelligenco entitled o the Napresenta- tivo this timo from tbin bafliwick; but tho pae tive-born Hourbona aro dotermined {oswingto More rinon, Irt matters go a8 they may, But unfeas Mor. rison dealrea to hofd his poaition for Iifs it would seem thiat biomight rostout little whila, There woroabout 2,000 of vur German-Americau and Anglo-Amerlcan Jiepublicaus voted for 3Mr, Morriron in 1874, but if the Jtepublicaun of this district make the proper sort of s nomination thia fall for Gongreas thoso' will all roturn to thioir vld party, Col. Froderick ilocker In apoken of in thia connty 88 a_very excellent candldate for Congress, sa are alao Col. Jokin Thiomas and Capt, R, A, Ialbert, Any of theao gentlemen would mako'un & good Reprexens tative: but (hers is ona fact that our friends here should consider, and that {s: Our QGermsu friends, who nos eant thonasndn of votes §n this county and diatrict, have naver boan hionored a8 yet with & Hep- rusentatlve from hero. Now, would ft not bo wise for our Hepublican friends 1o considor (his fact and nct accordingly when they most Lo nominaten esndidate for Cougreen? And §f Col, Hocker oould be {nduced Lo accejt that position the Republicans could not do Lefter thian to nominate him, Our people from this seotion of tha fiste will pre- ront thio name of the Hon, Edward Rulz, of Hellsville, as candiiato for Treamror. Mr. Rutz is well ane favorably known sll over tha Btato; be {5 immensely strong kicre with both Uerman and American voters, and the Convention will add an element of trength 10 our hitats ticket by nominating kim for Treasurer., Caol. W, I. Morrison i8 out in a lolter in the local Demnocratic aheeta toro, in which ho comes tho Gen, Helienck on it by doclaring lio fr * nclther o kuave nor o fool 1t seems (hat Ed I Bucklsnd, of Mattaon, Iil., charged Col. Morrison, in » lottor, with haking hands aud congratulating Ben Till, after hin innulting apecch of Inet winter shout our prisons and thelr keepers dnring the®Var, inatead of taking maid Tten Dy tho cllar sud aesisting bim ont of the hall of the Houso, To this letter Col. Morrison responded by lelter, in_tho conclusion of which hio kaya: 5o 1ang wa you are kept in the Lellef that I am fool or knava enough to go round ahaking banda with and cougratulating ¢ Ben * Hill for abusing the keepers of our prinons, of courss You have 1o time, if you bave tlio “diapositfon, to remomber how your political friends aro ntoaling ors, at 8t. Louls,” Chleago, snd wherever olse they find anything to steal.” Now, it Col. Morrison {4 really under the {mpros- nion thiat the Ropubilicaus are steallng oversthing thry can fiud to steal, he muat ba casily deccived by the Demoeratic ahoots of no character which peddia thena Talschooda: and, if lie does not bellovo this, as {ho leader of the Democratie House, ho should not pub- Hial it. ~Col, Morrinon Lias aiways appeared a8 s plafu- dealing, stralghtforward, and trusty man, and wo are surprissd to sog sucki ircoaponsible iraai a8 tho abore proceed from his pen: indesd. it 18 so uniikely the talk of our falr.minded representstive, that we are rather fnclined to think that some frresponsiblo and ‘vittous scamp han palmed this letter off on tho local Democratic papers hore as Marrison's views, and prob- sy lis Colonel liss novcr so-® 1t bafare, Ttistrue, the whisky-thieves, Delknap, Baucock, Hendricks, Pon- dletoa, Tilden, ot al., are a pretty hard sat of felio Dut, after all, thoro iro porhape a scare of Democratio «Itepresentatives in Congroas from tho Bouth who sit thero by reason of fraud, intimidation, and violenco practiced to place them thero, and who, were Justice done them, would be dismisacd and punished prompt- ly. 8o, after ali, wo do not supposa Col, Morrison or any other houeal sane man {magines that the Demn- cratic party has any fower rascals in it than the Ro. publican party, Docs snybady suppose ticss Bour- bon Interlopora are any better mon than Beiknsp or tho wnlaky-thioves 7 Tho Hou, Goorge Scrogge {s making headway hors on o chandldate for Becretary of Btate, and our Ht, Clalr dolegates could not do belter than to cast their votes at tlie tate Convention for him. REPUBLICAN, ——— WOMAN SUFFRAGE. MEETING OF TIE ILLINOIS STATE ASSOCIATION. A special meeting of the Illmbdia Btate Woman's Bulfrage Association was held yestor- day aftornoon in Methodist Church Block, at which about fifty female and seven male suf- The ladics formed sn inteligent, practical-looking Lody, and tho dis- cussions, while enrncst and slncero, wore tom- perate in tone aud caiculated to convince the reason rather than arousa or excite feeling. Tho meoling was called to order by Mrs, Van Winkle, who road the resignation of tho Presi- dent of tho Aesoclation, Mre. Jane G. Jones. 1t was gomething more than & letter of rasigna- tion, hawever, inasmuch s it went intb a protty cxtended oxposition of tho objects of the suf- fragiuts,«and of the success which the move- monot bad attaned. : In cloaing, Mre. Van Winkle said that Mrs. E. B. Harbert had beon chosen to succoed Mirs. Jones, and sho invited kier to tho chair, MRS, WARDEAT, on taking tho chafr, thanked tho Association for tho honor, aud atluded to tho work of the suf- frigists for tho prosont yoar. Bhe regratted the lack of union botwaeen the Esst and West on the subject of tho Centonoial movemant, and hoped for'a unity of action In rogard to tho important project. Bl would say tothe womon of the country that they should usatho war-cry of 1776 —Taxation without repressntation was tyranay. ‘Thero was an_opportunity for them to presont their claim to the pooplo of tho United States on the Fourth of July at Philadelphia, Congress having passed a resolution to such effect, and tho National Association having called ayention to the plan of secur- Ing @ plain, conclse statement of the scope and extentof the'work of Americsn womon, As American® eltizenn, the women of the country would salute the tri-color cmblem of the rights obtained and livertiea won by husbands, fatlers, and sons, and pledge, if neod Lo, another century of toil and effort to the macred cauro of Luman rights, aud the establishmont of a genuina Ropubic, The Iresidont called on MIS8 AUBAN B. ANTHONY, who was presout, to addross the meeting. After ex- plaining that she had been traveling and fpeaklug for several montha and swas rather unprepared, physically and mentally, to talk to a meeting, 53 Anthony ~ got down fo her subject fn her well-kuown clear and emphatic atyle. Bls assertod that thore was no propristy fu calling thia country » tepublio wiiew Uio womon wora 1ot represonted, Taxation without represcotstion was us, "1t bad caused tho Revolution of 1776, and nniversary yesr of 167 tho principle should draw from Uie women of the coutiry sometbing more thon a mild-tempered protest, The Hovolutionary fathers sunounced grand priucipies, but wero unablo to live thum out, They fought for freedom and » free country,—tut they restricted freedom fo one sex, A man fought for bis son, and his son's san, and 60 on, but uo une thodght of fighting for i’ wife, The prevent cautury was far aliead of the Revolutionary period in e reepect. Thero had boen progress, sud the country wax miich noarsr (o belng A keliilg republio than i was a tundred yoars ago, 1t was now objectod that thore was too much suffrige, sud the thoory of our Government was coming into discrodit, 8uo thought thers was Do way 0 prove the truth of the theory of suflfrago but to extend it to overy liring human balog. TIIX CURE R TOO MUCIL VOTING on the part of bad then was not to cut it off, but to extond tha vote to good watnen, who would Bt least connteract tho bad effect of thelr votos. Whst was peodod was & full, and not a half spplication of tho system. Whils sho rejolcod tust st men of every grade Liold (hie power of the Lallot, yet ahe oould ot Tojolce that thie unajorlty duniod tue Tracti cal application of the theory to herself and her class. i could not rejuicaat Uite, Ehe would niot tako 1t away {rom reD, but stie would lave Lio door oponed aud tho women allowsd o walk fn, ‘The dlefrauchiso- wont of womsn wus simply a roproach to Lor intelt genco aud judgment They pald tazes, bub thelr opiulons were not accepted, Thoy bave mia voico in tha appropristion of money for city, couuty, or Htate {mprovements, and wero politely fold | that it wii mous Of thelr business. As womanks opinion was would feel lixa a waip] on election day, and man would feal his wuperiority. Tu one town i Towa one lady pald mors taxes than the twalvo mon on the Town Dloard, 1t was 80 all over the country, and yot thess women were powerioss, whila the én could vote away ihelr monoy as thioy plessed, One wownan in Treuton, Mass,, who paid more taxes than 1,424 men, was noé allowsd her vots agalist tho ropesi'of tho Uquor Law, whilo thows 1,624 could vote perhape for the ropoal of that wise and govd Iaw, 'Wonon were taxed everywhcro, aud yet bad no volce in the Government. The ouly redun the women did uot LISE IN OPEN HEDELLION ogainat this tyranny was that tho tyraut wea fatber, husband, brother, &nd son, Worw tho sggreasor valy & Kiog Qeorge, tho women would riso {n arius, Really, the est e did not belleve n this movoment: nor did they balleve fn the slucerily of the womien behiud 1t. T peaker wa not sure but_what the rporters, whilo vary ice sort of fullows, woull sourescnt thoss present a6 wowen who desirod 1o cowe o the frout and air thelr opinlons, as had bees done by 8 portion. Of tho press, alie was socry {0 say, for Wilmy yoars. "Thore ws 3 yrojudice sgainst. the iovemeal, but ia the liglit of fncreuslug kuowledge it was gradually diw- oppeariog, Ta mako tho world Delleve they wero Iu earuet was o bardest tak oy bal found, aud the only reaswn men did uob beliove them in varnest was Lecause they did not rush out to Latlle with arwmd, And so ey werw golng to Philadelphis (hs coming Fourth ot Juiy. 8ha could not go Telolik, huwsver, ~Sha {Lought of what was to Lo acvotaplishied, 1t saddened Lior to think of $ho thousinds of cultivated, educated cur this uatlon who did uot care to the deadeut welght tliat the tove- carry, Why, the slaves 10 aay of thivir tastury, na fong s they wers fn good condition had good wasters, that they did Lok want froe- dom, Just 50 1 weu with the women, Evory wowan who hiad s good husbaud, or fathsr, o5 brothier, sud was comnfortably situsted dif uot welll sy clauge. She bt study priueiples oF kuow tho caiise that placed Lier ju that positlon, sud the cauves that placed others W far worse positions. Thouzh cultivatel in the scionly, they wore Loorant of tus lawe of philosophy s thoy aliveiwd Uide Tglts, If Amerlcan wowen MAY: 3, 1876, 0uld ouly tinderstand that it waa their ewn loke- warmnons that had weskenod and kept back the movement, they would got at tho root of the whola mattor, Their work was not to aid individusle, bit to change ‘the position of the American woman from be'ng s dependent 1o b an enual: to clorato her 1o 4 Mtion where she sbould deciite every queetion per- ning tn her nwn condition and circumstancos, Mra, HarLert read A PROTEST onthe subject of taxation withomt representation, claiming equality beforo the law, and the right toa ojca and vote iu the government of the country, ixs Anthony read tho protest of tho National Wom. an's Suffrage Asoclation to tha peaple of the United Hiates to bo assambled at the Fourth of July eenten nial celobration, 1t contained an eloquent and stir- ring appeal for tha enfranchisment of 20,000,000 af women 1a the only sct of justice in ita mignanimity and megnituds worthy the oceasinn, and the erowning glory of tho great aveiita of Lhe country, Mr. Jonea moved that the Executive Committes of the Annoclation be empowered 10 taks into considera- tion Lo snbject nf tho representation st the Centen- nfal. The motlon wan esrried, . Mu8. JONFS al1o moved that s Committes b sppointed to selact an arthito draw s cartoon for the Art-Hall at the Centennial, representing the women of this country Lefore Congress begying for nfranchisement and ro- coguition, while tiiey point to the hsunis of vice from which tue msle Soter can b seen to emerge, Hho thonght tals would Le s pretty good sort of & protest, 3iss Anthony thought it wass gnod project, and sho would llke it to 14 referred tothe National Amao- clation, ' Hbe, therefors, maved that Mrs, Jones be aotuted an in Chislémau of the Commitice from thinows. The motiou wa carried. i i in motlon of Mra, Joues, tlia proteat read by the liair waa adopied, anil ordercd. to be. published a8 the protost of the Tliinoin Ktate Association, The proe {oat of the National Assoolation wan then eoncurred in, On motfon of Mrs. Jones, tha Chalr appointed the following dulegates to this Natiopal Comvention, to be Beld {n Naw York an thn §th inst., as the_Committea from Cook County : Mrs, Joues, Mrs, Van Winkle, Mrw, Liarnet, 0n motion the meoting then sdjourned, ———— LOCAL POLITICS. TIE FIRST WAND, A meoting of the Firat Ward RepuplicaniClnb wan hold at the Palmor Ilouae last evening, President Coburn in the chair. Simeon W.King, QGeorge T. Grabam, and Ald, McAuloy were ap- pointed s committee to confer with the County Contral Committao in reference to tho mode to be adonted for the solection of delegaton to tho coming County Convention, after wuich the Club ad Journed until Baturday night st the Sherman Louse Club Rooms, CENTRAL COMMITTEE. There was to have been a moctiug of the Executive Committee of the Cook County Central Republican Club yestorday afternoon, but an hour after tho appointed Ume a quorum had not put Inan_ sp, srsnce, and the rococdings wers adjourned. Thos whi wesponded o the call wero Gen, Jullua White, R, B, Stone, <1linn 8, Ttumsoy, Avery Moore, E. K. Desch, and Joln 11, ough. ——— MISCELLANEOUS, LAPORTE, IND. Speciat Dirpatch to Tha Chicaco Tridune. Laronte, 1od., May 2.—The city eloction to- day bas beon attended with grest excitoment, Doth partics have worked falthfully, and the re- sult is & grand victory for the Ropublican party. Horotofore tho Domocrats have Liad things oasy, and kopt their mmjority tn the Counctl. The clection to-dav gives five Ropublican and five Domocratic Councilmen, The Democrats, how- ever, have tho 3ayor, but another vear the city will, beyond a doubt, be ruled - Ly Republicans, The Tepublicans are Jubflant over the day's work, HOUTI REND,, IND. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Trihuns, BoUuTH BEND, Ind., May 2.—Tho city election took Dplace bera to-day, over which » deeps fritorcat was felt, and atrong work wan doue for botls aides, b 4l ot wero atrong onoa, and overything from which a voint could e tmade was ventllited a tho party ya- pers, The conduct st the polls was peaccable, = The result is : Thomas, for Mayor, l'befiub can, by 45 mse Jority, and on the l'eoplo's Ucket, ilenricks for Cierk, Tt for Treasurer, Bernbard for Maralal, and_Tarr for Asseasor, by majoritles ranging from 113 to 275, Tho Rtepublicana get threo Councilnien, a gatn of one, and the Poople two, Iothaides sro jubilant over the re- sult, and both were confident beforehand. The liquor question wan sought to be made the absorbiug fsaue, bt neither party aa a party can_ glorify on that poiat, snd only do 80 on the ground of tha exceeding popu- larity of the candidates. FORT WATNE, IND. Spectal Disuatch to The Chicage Tribune. FORT WATNE, Ind,, May 2,—An eloction liere to-dsy for nine Councilmen resulteddn the defeat of every rozular Democtatic nominoe except two, by majoritica rangiog from 17 to 200, There waa intonse “excite- iment and an unusnally large vote polied, ‘fhe prin- cipal fesues fnvotved were the construcilon of water- works and the question s {o the defeat of the bum- mers in the Policeand Fire Departments. The new Council will ba strongly in favor of water.works, and decldedly opposed to the bnmmers who havo had con- trol of the Folica Department snd wers tryiug to achieve the mastery of the Fire Department, Repub- Hecans snd Neforn Democrata aro highly eiated over thio result, and the whola eity is wild with rejoicing to-night. TOWXS AND CITIES TN INDIANA. Snectal Disnaich ta T~ Chicnan Tribune. Txp1ARATOLIS, May 2—-Bpecials o the Journal this evoumg say that the Ropublicans hava carried by aweeping ranjorities Wabusb, Frankiin, Rlelbyville, Kokomo, Blovminglon, fordaviile, and Oonnors. pubiican M1yor for the first ville. Franklin elocts 3 timo in ix years, and tho autire city” tickt s lopub- lican, In Shelbyville, the kome of Gov. Hendricks, they have carried wvery ward with aggregato laat year, msjority of 95, being & gau of 120 ov Other smaller towns show eimilar gains, BETMOUR, Usica, N, ., Msy 2.—The Hersid of this city bav- 1ng pubilshed tho nawes of certain delegstes to the Democratic Natfonsl Convention e in favor of the nominatjon of Horatlo Seymour and sgainet Tilden, the former writes to sey hie could not accept & nomina- tiun, even {u the improlmble event that one should bs tendered, and that he knows that many of the delo- gatos mentloned are Tiiden's earncat supporters, whila some of them would not bs in his (Seymour's) favur were ho s candidato. FLOM LAFAYETTE, IND. Spacial Dispatch te The Chieago Tribune, LAPAYEYTE, Ind., May 2.—The election for Council- men of this city to-day passed off quietly, and resulted in » Iepublican gain of two. The Council now stands nine Hepublicaus to throe Democrats, ‘The Democratic Cenatral Commities of the Ninth District meeting i this city to day and resolved 10 hold the District Convention at Frankfort, Clinton County, July 11, 10WA INDEPENDENTS. DaveNrorT, Is,, May 2,—The aosond meeting of the Qerman Independents of this clty was held thin even- fng, About forty wers present, Heary Ischor, of the' German Deinocrat, prosided. A long scriea of resolutions, 2 calling for specis resumption, civil ner ‘vico reform, etc,, wete adopted. An executive com- mitice was alvo named ta appaint sub-commitices and perfect s county organizstion, The movement s in favor of Bristow, ¥, Spectal Iy hune. Fr, ATxivioN, Wis, May 2.—There was s grand 1ally mado by thie tompersnco volers of Lils village at tho eloction to-dsy, There have been several attempts mado ut provious elections to put down the evil of drunkenness, but all have proved unsuccessful. The temperazca poople are in bugh apirita over their suo- cesa, WHITEWATER, WIS, Snecial Dirsalch b The Chica te Triduns. WurTuwaTkD, Wis,, May 2.—The reguisr charter elsction took place in’ this vilisge to-day, The isue was on tem) and tha anti-Licene tickel was succensful by o majority of 165, T. A, Brown {s tho Tresidout eloct of tho village, Thinis {ho third year that Whitewater haa elected anti-Licanso candidatea. BHODE ISLAND GBEXNBACKERS, Proviorce, R, I., May %—At s meoting {o-day of thous favorabla to financial reform, delegates were elacted to the Indepeadent Presidential Convontion at Indisnspolis a4 follows ; Benfaumin G, Chuse, George ¥, Wlieon, Hoth W, suaw, John AL Delloy, Alauson Freeman, TERRE UAUTE, IND. Trnag IAUTK, Ind,, May 2.~Tbe municipal contest to-day resuited in the sloction of thros liepublicstis, two Democrats, and one Independent Domocrat 1o ttie Council. Tha vola was the largest evor pallod. Tha Council will be Republican, DILOCMINGTON, TLL. o BroowiaToN, LL, 3 ‘Bioomiugtan Townshiy formerly of Aiton Township, will bo » candidate for the titata Legislature, He is prominent German farmer, NEW ALBANY. Nrw ALniwT, Ind,, May 2.—The Democrals are fir- {og cannon aud screnading the successful candidates for the Council, Jones, in the Fifth Ward, a the caly eloctad by a majority,of 24 votoa, a loss of Republican 150 votea, MADINON, IND., Manisox, Ind,, May —The Republicans clected fve aut of seven Uonucilmen to-day, kiylog them con- trol of the city by a larger majority than ever before, The Domocratic candidate for Mayor was elocted, HAGINAW COUNTY, MICH. Special Dimateh to Tha Chieroo Tribune. - East 810154w, Mich,, May 2.—The Ssqinaw County | Republicau Couventiot, held to-day, sends & Blaine dolegation o the Btate Convention, PLAQUEMINE, LA, * . Batox, Rovar, May L—At the municipal lection held at Plaquemine yostarday, the entire Domocratie tlcket was slocted by & large majority, ————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. LoxpoN, May %.—8teamehips Batavis, from Boston, and Barmatisn, from Portiand, have ar- rived out. n New Yony, May 9.—Arrived, steamship City of Chester, from Liverpool. Loxpox, May 2, —8teawshipa City of Brooklyn and Main, from New York, have arrived out, MoviLre, May 3.—Steswer Bolivia, from Now York, has arrived. : CHINAPHOBIA Bax Fuaxcisco, May 3.—A diapateh from Vio- toris says the question of takiug steps to pre- veut furthor Chincso lmmigration will come up In the House Weduesday, The subject 18 excit- ing groat interest. A moeting was held last oight. Btroug sotl-ovolie ssutiments; wore oxs ressed, and a potition adoptod askiug tho Leg- alature 10 Impose & capitution of $30ou ench Chinmuan goivg to the Cassur wins. . SPORTING NEWS. Fourth Game and Victory of the Chie cago White Btockings, The,Cincinnati Ponlcs Once More Taken fnto Camp, Heavy Batting on Both Bides—Two Homa HKuue Reorg, 16 to 9, ¢ First Day's Races nt the Nashvo- Spring Meeting. Tha Chicago Horse Bodina in Condition fo Enter ' the Lists. BASE.BALL. FOUBTR GAME AXD FOURTIl VICTORY FOR TER WHITE BTOCKINGH, Spectal Dispaleh to The Chicaro Tribune, Ciyeinsaty, 0., May 2—The White Stockings” fourth championsbip game aud fourth victory wad scored with the Cincinnatis to-day, the con- toat baing entirely differont from any that has precoded it. It was s slogging-match from be- ginning to end, and the berdest hitting won. About 4,000 people were prosent, and the day was cold and diesireeable. Tho Whites Jost the toss, and Barnes ted off by hittlog the first ball clean. Anson followea with a fine drive, which gave him flrat. Biolaski bit hard to Gould, and the latter muffed the ball ingloriously, Hinea etruck three times at the air, sndthe catcher forced Anson at third base, Only Barnes' ran was cored, however, antho next two men went out by Pearson and Jones, The Reds colevrated their apening by earning a run after two men were vut. The Chicagos’ sac- ond ibning was the ‘poorest bit of plsy they Lave shown this season. White lod off with a clean hit, and was followed by Poters with a two-baker, on which Whito tried to get home, and was put out, Glean followed with another nico Lit, avd I'aters lost a life at the home piste by injudicions running. . Thua with twd® single-Lass bits and a two-baser no runs were gotten, The Reds seemed encouraged st this, 81d, Afber 1O o Fore out, aud White Lisd misked a chance for a third one, they put in tour clean hits and acored two Tuns, Tuis gave them a lead of two runs, and the poople in attendance rosa up and encered yoclferously, The next funfug proved to be the turn ing point 1n the game, hawever, and settled the vic- tory beyoud much’ doubt, Anron led off witn s 'fine loer to right. Diclaaxi followed with ape which Bweasy muffed. Wity two men on banes, Hines corked one to the end fence for two clean Lusos, taking Auson home and Bielsaki to third. Hpalding and Addy followed with safe bits, and sn error by Clack gave them secand and third, White brought both men’ home with a safe right-fieid bit, and Gve rune were scored before hand wan out. Tho next thres wen retired in succession, however, The Heds took » wiugie for thelr share of the inning. being the result of a double-baser Ly dones, om which Hines allowed bim to 1sach ‘whence Lo me lhome tnird, cai on Boyder's ino-y finely taken by Addy. In thefifth funiug Whito lod off with s fine bit, sud an error of Booth et biitn o third, whence hecame home whilo Glenn was allowing hinuelf to be run out between first and socond. Barnes, coming to the bat with two wen out, made tha fluesl hit of the game, straight down the left fleld to tho carrages, for & clewn home ran, Again, in the seventh inning, aftar Peters had taken bis base on a hut, and Glenn bad gotten to first on a muff by Gould, Barnos Very nearly repeated his former achievement, making s territic lino hit to the_end fence for tnrce Lases, and bringing intwomen, Two finer successive hiia never came from any pisyer's bat. As usual jn the reformed Chi- cagos, Anson” sscriticed himeelf for the side, and was put_out while Burnes scored his run. In the latter Balf of this unlng, tho Teds picked up and mado three ruos, the first beliig a clean home-ras_by Jones, and {he second resulting from the unevon condition of the fleld, which popped a bounder over Peters' hesd afier be had made arrangemeuts 1o secure it, Errors by Glenn and Wiite gave the othier iwo raos. In the ninth inning the Whites {ncreased their soors by Lrea runw Petont leading off wil » figo twa- barer, and getting fo turd on Glenu’s eut. Larnes yroposed to bimself s rigut-feld hit ta briog fh the TuB, but Gouid muffed the ball, and thoe striker se- cured his baes a4 well a8 Potern the run. Barnes then atole secand and third, and cama fn on_Anson’s hit, Tho Iatter stola sucond, and and was sent home by a two-baser Ly ilines, bia fourth clean bit of the game. The minutim of the game may be learnod from THE KCOBE : cinicaso. TRBF AE CINCINNATL TR BP A K Harnen, 90,8 4 8 8 4; 0' Ry Tt e, o 2 4311 O‘J. 412 9 3 42 sg%asn 1| 9| FR IR 5 3 1301 3 & RIS 1 i 1, . 43[4 | 0] 2)|Flaher, p.... 11 _EI Total. BT} 189 30 5-15 B U 1-9 789 20 3-8 10 0-32 s Flsher, 1. Liaes, 33 Addy; 1 White, 2: Hooth, 3; Gould, 9 Clack, 1; Flgtor, 2 r. Loatsville. TIUE CHAACTER OF TUE GAME sy bo seen by 8 glance at the rcore, 1t was s hard- biiting contest with s lively ball on uneven grounds. ‘The Whitea seemad to have recovered frum ibeir tend- «ney to bat Fisher's delivery him with a8 much fresdom whila the Reds waked up fpalding as b has not been for a long time, The game was by no mesns & mutlin contest, though the errors appear frequent on both sides, It 15 10 be hoped that McVey will Lo able to re- Join the Olub at 8t, Louis, for, while Gleun can pliy Tirst woll enough, tho batting strength of the absentce witl ba needod 1n's contost with the rowns. MUIUALS AND ATHLETICS—TWELVE INNINGS, Secrat tnavaten o The Chicage Trioune, New Yous, May 2.—The finost gams played on thie Union grounds wea that of to-day, being the firat of the serien botwoou the Athlerics of Phil- adolphia and the Mutusts. The day was very favorable, Tha Mutuals were thie favorites in tho poola at 100 to 70, Over 3,000 pezsons were present. ‘Twelve innings were played. Follow- ing Is THE B0ORE { MUTOALS, (16 B P A K| TAL bt (o e 4 T S By 114} 0! 3 a1 410! 2o 36 1] 3| o' Fint bise on errors—Nutuals, 3. Athistics, 3, itane carned=Afutuale, 3. Athistics, 0. Umpira=3r. Biodeelt, of the Arlington. Tiimo of gamo—Two hours and ity nilnuiss, ——— THE TURF, NASOVILLE RACES. NasgviLLE, Teon., May 2,—0u this the first day of the Nashville spring meeting, the weather waa cloudy and very cold, and the track very heavy. ‘The first raco was a dash of half a mile, with fourtesn entries, After threo false atarts the horsea got away, well bunched, Belle Mead 1 tho lead. At tho half-mile post Bathgato pulled out from the crowd, captured the loader, aud won the dash haudily in 1:535%, Dan Kinuoy seo~ oud, Belle Mead thinl. In the pools betors the race * Bathgate sold at #15, Dau Kinuey 217, Willisms & Owings’ entrive &15, the tleld $3u, ‘tlie socond race was a dash of a mileands uarter. Eight horses came 10 the striug. With s good start the Nivper and Grit, two favorties, (0ok thulead aud ran neck and nock to the inlub, Qrit winniug by » half leugth in 4:10%¢, Amauds Warron third, 1n ths pools befora the race Grit sold at €100, Nipper 70, thoe tteld $40. 'gLa third raco was mile heats, with Egyps, Lotta Moon, and Hghtand Yiutage, ‘I'be latior wou the frst hest tn 1331, snd EQypé the nest two hoats in 1:34) and 1335k, Lufore the first Lieat, ia the pools, 1 sold at 330, tho feld §15, After the first Leat, which was cloue, Lotta Mool brougbt two o one (n the pools, liefars tha third beat Egypt brought fve 1o oue (u the pools, THK COMING BACKS AT LEXINGION. Lexvutox, Ky, May 2.—The wport which will comuicuce un thy Kautucky Association Course at this place nest Monday increases {u promise ms the time for the event draws uear. The uumber of horses aiready on tle grounds Ia prepuration (ur the Fucce Pragenta a suirited scene, and when all of the coursers wilel ate 1o be horo shiall arrive the stabling will be Alled to overfowing, The manageiuaut has just co leted additivnal stable-room 10 suticlpetion of i nnh number of horses which will arrive here i ke uext -tow dsye, ~ McOrath, with bis renowned string, with Atlstidos, Chesapeake, Asrou Peuuington, aud balf » dozeu othiers, s ticar at haud, Urinsiead 1 about tle same dstatiie GA, 80 Walnut' Hills, with bis Waverlys, Uitroys, snd Atarws, Uroen Oy s rived Lint wook With 8 ailoudid 1o, uumleriug teu, Bovitson, Morgsa « Ov. sad Thomas & Murpuy, wita olononoomma Dob Wooley, sre slrady stabled course, Glben arrived to-dug win oo nnp‘:t‘hmmu, ana Da Joined to-morrow by Mclntrre, Bwynee, and hawk, the latter bringing the wonderfal Yagrant roske bead of ten; Alarper, with Ten panions; Hwygert, King Altonso in 'ihe s with hie® fleot Enquirer: Richards, ' with proud War Dance, and Milér, with {hre oth £1des Geargio Bowman, will be'Ia to-morrow s, 7, In addition o this list s large num E‘l‘g:x;znpl. pertons Liave been R ¥ g for the contest, Fac will aord rom two (6 thtea raves S¥ey FRaring e teront, while Wedncaday wil bo presentod the - etsem In tho great awoepstake for d-yearolds, The eomtests anta on that duy will bo Aristides,’ Ring Alfonaoy Toa Broeke, Gyyey, Orel, Kalle, and Emma Cobby, The famous old coursa is In splsndid condition, snd overything polnts to the most interssting meeting over given by the renowned Kentucky tion, Dy s chang. .., DODINE ibo arrangements, the troltees Dodine snd Granvig 10 Jacknon, Mich., a8 repore) B0t €0 immsdiately into tiafning at the Central Pyy, 7267 Will soon go will work down to thelr bottom HEFITI% Whers they the Eaatern carmpaign, "l ready for This beack 1a eminently catoulated for tratu. poscs, and bide fair o soon become popular SAGTe racing men. It in 70 foot wide, aud 1 mila 8 feet froh the pols, . Tho turna are larger than any before ate wt:‘{:h and permit s Ligh s rate of spesd as on the stretches, Dodtne 13 already In @nod shepe, and his mere enthupisatio admirers claim for him an abilityto Toach 2:14 in & race befors the sesson is over, —_— PUGILISM. ALLEN-0038, New Yonw, May 2.—Joo Goss, the champlon pugtlist of England, has chaltengod Tom Allen to figbt for tho champiopship of the world and £1,000. or more, = side. CASUALTIES, A STYGIAN VOYAGE. Srectar Irinpateh to the Uhiewro I'ribune, Iowa Cirv, Ia,, May 2.—At the paper milf sbovo town occurred this afterncon s very sin= gularaccident. A Ltilo 5-year-old boy of Mr, Rink was playiog fust above the dam and near a pool from which tha water in drawn into an ua- derground floom to the whosl of tho paper-mill, adistanco of 100 feet. This little fellow was ssan to fall into the pool, and immodiats search was made for him by Lis parents and others, but 10 traco of him could be found. A abort time afterward ono of the paper-mitl hands happened to bs down nesr the water-wheel of inemill. Ie heard a childish voice hailiug him from ths dari recoss of the wheel. A lsutern was procured and search mado within tho whaol recass, and thete the littlo 5-yoar-old baro waa found' clinging to the wheel-post, 1n tho water up to bis wast, Ho hiad falloa iato tho poul and been drawn into the umlorfmnnd floom. aud tnxde the 100-foot pea- asza through it and landod on the paper-mill wheel i- good order and uninjured. FAFEEFAN: bes () belonging ta courss, sand CHILNREN BURNED TO DEATH. Bpeewal Dugoteh to The Chicagn Triduns, Gexeva LARe, W, May 2.—A torribly sd affair occurred 3 milen north of our village to- day, reanlting 1o the death of two hittle childfon azed 4 and 6 years, Alr, and Mrs. Way, an En- glishman, snd his wite, left tho Louse thia morn. ing, ho toattend to his work, and Mra. Way w doa dav's washing, and, ne 19 the frequent cus- tom, locked tho doors, leaviug the 1m|o oned inside. About noon the housa was discavered {u tlames, aod bofore any assistance could reach 1t the building was in ashes and the little chul- dron botts burned ta death. ‘Thair Lodies wera buroed to & horrible appearance, and the fact that they were powerlesn to po leaves a doubly bittor anguish to the sorrow-stricken parents, THE WEATHER. P Wismoros, D. O. May 3—1 a. m.—In the Upper Lake region, statiouary and falling barom- oter, uorthieast to southeast winds, and alightly ‘warmer, partly cloudy weather. Special Diepateh te The Cricage Tribune, Towa Citx, May 3.—May camo in windy, cold, and rainy, and continucs cold, endsagering fruit, though probably not tnjured yet. i LOCAL OUSERVATIVNA, CricaGo, May 2 Time, _ Bar. (Tt U, Wind, _ [Fain Weher Sl sk ik 6:833, m.|30.10, 40 11118, m, W.05; & P 45 471N, fres 353 p. 0,003 44 52N) L., freab. 9:00 p, m, 31,02 44| 83, Hgh 1 m, 30,0044} _e3]i%, bight 1X., freo, Minimum, 0, QENEILL ODSERVATIONS, Cuicavo, May 3—3Midnight, Thar Thr, Wind flisin [Westher, 4 oofFair. Bismarck..... Clear, Hreckinridge, 16'LS. snow, Daveuport Cles: Denver, ¢ BUSINESS NOTICES. Burnett's Flavoriug Extracts,—The supcrority of these extracts consisia 10 thoir perfect purlty and great strength. They are warrautod free £rotn tlie poisouoi oils and 3:ids which enter into the componition of 1aany of the factitious frait favors now i the murket, A Cough, dy or Nore Thront rce quiren lumediato attentlon, as neglect of.entimes re- sults in eome lucurable luug dlsease, * Drowu's Brone chial Troches ” will almost invarlably give relief, LACES. Chas. Gossage & Co. Novelties_ in Lace. . New designs inLace Nets for Jack- ots and Costumes, The new Torchon Lace for Gronadines, and a choice assortment of White and Colored Hamburg Laco Trimmings for Oam- brics and Morning Wraps, Real Lace Scarfs in White, Black, Foru, and Caffe, Barbes, Oapes, Shawletts, and Sleeveless Jackets, all choice goods, New and desirable styles in Ladies' Ties, Veils, and Veilings, with daily additions of al} new and fashionable goods, State-st.-Washington-st. ___FIRM CHANGES, Unton 8rocx Yaups, Cuicaao, May 1, 1876, The copartnerehip berctofors vihting weder the firmn same of Bensleys, Waguer & Brush mvm’ beon dissalved by the expiration of the timo limiting its ore ‘wo take this v]vgorluully of stating to our riends and patrons that the Live Stock Commission DBusineas will be continued at the old stand under the firma name of Hensley, Waguer &k Bonsloy, We re- ;pocll\:u: ulu{:‘r t}:. lim:"w:u“ of the p:,lnuqt ieretofore so rally Lestowed upon us, an o e to b the ourselves that whatsver can bo duns to busincas Of out custuinerd pleasant and prodtable to tho we & do, BENSLEY, WAGNER & BENSLEY, [] L 1We teXv pleasure in Informivg eur customers thai.wo bave arcangud with E. W, Prescolt, who has Lecn ¥0 long connected with the house as sccountant, 10 Tewalu With us, Wo have uo doubt that this will Jruve satlafactury to our patrons, and 10 all cone verued, B, W. & B Usiox 81oc-Yanos, May 2. 1870, This la to cortify that D, U/, Weguer is suthorized te colloct all Lills sud pay ail Latilities of the'lass 86 of Beuslays, Wagtier & Brual, * (Stgasd) D, W Zubes