Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1876, Page 8

[ MORTON. ghe War Governor @lves the Confed- erate Nounds a Dose of Poison, fls Recalls & Fow Reminisoences of the Indiana Oonspiracy; fxd Says Some Unpalatable Trutks Befors Dis Partisan Inquisiters, He Shows How One Man Contended Suocessfully with Organized Treason ; Farnishos the Propor Vouchers for Every Cent of Ex- penditures ; And Convinces His Maligners that Thoy Have Waked Up the Wrong Man. Bpectal Diepateh to Ths Chicaso Tridune ‘Wasnmvoron, D, O, May 3,—It was & atrangs scene which the SBonate witnessed to-day whon tha War Govornor of Indiana rosa to answer a8 to his manner of helplog carcy on the War for Ihe Union, both in the field and agaloss the Bona of Liberty nt home, and strsnger atill that this anawer was callod out by Bpringor, & formor membor of this Order, Tho spoctscle of tho Sons of Liberty invoatigating the conduct of the War i8 now on exbibition st the National Oapitol. The grossnoes of this attack op Gov. Marion hes been tho sourco of great disgust »nd annoyance smong many Domoorats, and all tocognize in it & moat sorious blundor, The full sympathy of every Union man and svory falc man has boon oxtended to Gor. Mor- bon. TINS EXPLARATION WAS NOT NREDED sxcept to complots tho record againat thoss who saaniled him. Thore was s goneral and hearty Indignation, however, ovar the fact that s wman rho bad contributed so much to aupproas the Rebellion, and did 1t homostly, an everyhody tmows, should be thus arraigned by men who, though desperatoly disloyal, bad not tho conrnge to fight for their bolief, Few mon in Washing- ton bave over been eo cordially congratulated svor ths mannor in which they have met attacks »f this sort as has Gov. Morton to-day and to- sight. Bonator Anthony followed with . TUE ¥INST PHONOUNGED UTTRRANCE o tho floor of either House in denunciation of the methods pursued by the Democratic Com- mittscs. The universal response to his words showad plalnly how keenly tho grosa sofsirness of thess investigations has taken hold of all slasees hiere, aud how great the disgraco is deom- od to be which thoy have bfought upon tho ma- Jority whioh controls thom, 170 the Associated Presa) THE SPEECH. ‘WasamatoN, D, 0., Mny 8,—In the Sonate this maorning, after reports from various com- mittons were received, Mr. Morton aross toa porsonal explanation, He had resd sn article goocontly publishod in the Now York World, in regard to $250,000 roceived by him from the @Qenoral Government whilo he was Governor of Indians, out of tha appropriation of $2,000,000 to pay tho sxpensen of transporting and delivery of arms, ota,, to loyal oltlzens in the Btates in oo Robellion, Hesaid 1 Mr. President, the Prostdent of tha Untted Btates in tho spring of 1863 advanced to me $250,000 to onablo me to carry forward military operstiona ja tha State of Indisna. Of this wom I oxpendod $185,302 in tho sorvicos of tho Stats, and with which I charged the Btate in my scitlement with 1, and tho remaining $116,698 were not expended. This amount I returncd to the Treasury of the Unlied States, as is shown by the following VOUCHER AND RECIPT : “TnrsnoRY Dxvanraenz, April 11, 1805,—Sm: Yours of the 6th inst., inclosing duplicate cortificate of deposit fssued by the First National Bauk of In- dianapotis, Ind,, in your favor, No. 360, date of the #tb inat., for §110,193, on account of monoys duo and rofunded to the United Blates, has been roceived, I am, very respectfully, Gronor HANRINGTON, 4 Asslaiant Secretary of tlio Treasury, “To the Hou, 0. P, Morton, Indiava,” ‘Tho $133,302 which 1 bad cxpended on bebalf of the Btate were pald back to tlo Government by yiving the Government crodit for that amount upou the ads vauoes which had boen mado by the Stato 1n the con- duct of tho War, which sdvance: were duly sudited by tuo Treanury Dopartment, aud allowsd aa jurt and yalid claimu sgaiust the Government in favor of the State, This seitlement aud Oual sdjustment of tha whole sum of $250,000 sre shown by the followin; Youcher and quictus from tha ofMos of the Socon Auditor of the Treasury: 4 Tarasupr DEPARTMENT, BECOND AUDITOR'S OF- 7108, Nov, 8, 1865.—~8m: Tho charge of $250,000 on the books of thia office on account of supplying arms toloyal citizen in rovolied Biates has this day been closed on tho books of this oflice, o;wit.: by the de- ait by you of $110,608 aud o_tranafer of $133,803 of unds from tho Looks of e Third Auditor's ofiice to our credit on the books of thla office, Very respect- Ty, 3our cbediont seevants Jomi ML Bius, * Hocond Auditar, "To H‘h Excellency O. P. Morton, Goveruor of Indi- e 0. From theso vonchers it will appesr {hat the whols £ of §250,000 or and repsid to the Government. 1t will be proper in this connoction to stata tho circumutanicos tinder which the $250,000 were sdvanced 10 me by the President, and TiLE USK MADB OF IT, Soshow (hat it was not misspplied, ‘At the Oclober sloction in 1463, in Ludians, the Deaiocrats carried tho Buate by e majority of orc 10000, electing 1 large majority inosch Lranch of the Legiststure, and their candidatefor Biate viicer, The Democrata Lsd the Legialaturo, all tho Btate offlcers, and the Judges of the tiupreme Court, and "posseesod the wliole powor in the Btate Government except {he Executive, Whon the Logisiaturo assembled in the firet weok in Janvary, 1809, it conduct wea characterized by the most I tenss huatllity fo tho Administration, and to the prosa cution of the War, I wout my moissgeato thetwo Mouses on tha second day of tlie posslon, The Senate recolved, road, and printod it fu the ustal way, The Houae refused o recciva it, and diroctod the’ Clork return §¢ to me, and on the mext day sdopted o resolution ' spproving the wessage of Gov, Heymour, of New Yurk,. Tho revolutionary polioy thus inaugurated waa pursuea with incressed Yiolonce and open disregara of constitutioual obliga~ tions, Tho time waa ohiefly consumed by the intro- duction of diuloyal zesolutions, tho utterances of fac. Hous aud tressonabls seutiments utended o excita the poopls against the Governmotn and destroy its vower o suppresa thio Hobollion, RANK TREAHON, On the 16th of Fobruary & Lill was introduced fnto e Houso which was iniended 0 strip e, M Gove Aruor, of all military power in the Btate. 1t provided At all wrma shiould be placed in the custody of the Auditor, Treasurer, Becrotary, and Altorney-General 9 the Biate Lo be leaued or du}mxd of only by therm, It Joprived to Goversior of ail power to call out the wilitla forany purpuse whstever, It provided that Ml offioers * of milia sbould b sppointed ad commissioned these four Blats ofi- cers, and not by the Uovernor, sa ruquired by the Constitution of the titate, It provided for tho ropeal of the exiating Militia law, the dissolution of Al brigades, rogimonts, and companies formed under the surronder of thelr srms {nto the hands @osra the military power which was vosted in Lhs Qovernor by the Constitution, was royolutiouary and unconstitutional in every feature, and intended for Giloral purposcs, The hill waa ordered to be ea- $20neud and 7oad & third tima by a striot party Yolo, i von than in 0 am- w:(nd by Unlois meatberd of 1ha Legiolaturs, Lo thelr ag [e42 Lo the peoplo of Lo Btata, as Sollows | The Military Liil bad come from a miduight cauous 10 the House, hed beew printed and fo 1o its en- b mont without the chiange of s word or letter, Al smendmonta and aubatitules Lad boon voted down. Teferances Lo the Committcoa had beon rufused, al 1hough every other bill of & enaral charscler thet $onu 108 second resdiug bud beons referred ta wittes, ‘Tho praviuus o, the gag spplied, and wl debats cut off, aud ibe bill Sagrossed. Nothiug wus bift for us bub'to sit by and {oe s infumous moasure passed througt, thy revolu- coumittod and cdvil wer begun, or quietly retire Aud Jeave the Housa without & quorum, There was {io other peacaful sud constitational remedy, If ft to the Cour’sta auuul i, before the detormined the law would ‘be wilitary vower once iho Lunds of the uouspirsiors, It would Lo & malter of no fmportance what the Courts wight de- “wdz.'mdu the questivn took $hs course of others 0 the n&lumn Oourt it might Lo months o leclasion w: 8. The of snl 10 houf~ 44 befora 3 o pal ;"flhl path of safely, sud we had nmlon t, o 14 to th counis w ful tn.: 4nd suxlous, aud Sopestadiy proros w 1ty o return aud poss the sllotber lagitimate sod lawf\ {hoy repited to v contemptuonsly thas_they intended 10 pass evary ono of (he extrs messures befors ihay tosk up the Appropriation bills." "The Military bill violated absolutely no less than AEVEN PLAIN AND VITAL PROVISIONY of the Btate Constitutian, and subvortad entirely the schomo of govornment invanted by the framors of tlst {nstrament, Tta pasnage would hava hoen an sot of revalution, inevitably attended by civil war and & collusion with the Gavernment of s United Btatos, 1t hisd become manfeat that thn Domocratio members of "the Leginlatura wore datermined to pass the bill at Al hazards, which would unquestionably bave re- reaulted in civil war, * 1 conld niot and would not nur. rendor my powers aa Governor under the Gonatitn. tion; wor could the Government of tho United Bates aford to hve me do no, for tha purposs of ths pro- ceeding wag to nentralize the poaltion of Indians in Lip War, and 10 tako hor out of ths lina of the loys! nortliwoat of the Ohio liive: The very teudency of the hill, and the avowed pur- poss o pass it, oatsed t - fn- mon tonse cemmnont, and at once threatenod the percs and safeiy of ths Btats. I could vato tho utll, but a simpla majority eould pres it over tho veio, 0 that would amouat to notbing. The Ropublicans bad barely enough members {n {lis Iiours of Rapro- nentatives to broak a quiorum_and break up the Legis- ature, Consultationa wore held with the epubilican mombers of the Lagislatars and leading Itepublican cltizena from different parts of (he Histo, who were summonod for that purposo. snd it war the deliberato Judgment of all, tn which mine fully concurred, that b6 passags of the bill would tnvulve the Bata {n civil waz, Tho Republican members of tha House, thero- fore, withdrew from Lhe body o provent the fnal pas. wapeof the bill, All the appropristion bilis to carry on tha Govarnment, except ona o pay the per diem and mileaze of the thambery, bad beon k hind s Military Lill, 30 that whon Lhe adjourned there woro NO APPMOPRIATIONS MADE for uny civl or military purpotes. Thero wan plenty of moiiey in the State Troseury, but it was locked againet me, X made an appesl 1 the people of the Hiate, soltiing forth the situation, and asking them to furnish mewith money to carry on tho Btate Govern- ment, to support the militls, snd to organiza froopa for the Uniied Staten, Tl County Commisrioners in the County of Marion, in which the Oapltal fs) located, came forward and advanced me $20,000 out of tho County Trowury, Tiih examplo was followed by many “other counties in_ the State, by several banks, railrond_companies, and by individusts, until s lirge sum of monoy had been raired. ‘Undar the Constitution the Legielsture met but once in two years, unloss convoned {n extrs scasion by the Governor, and the nest asation in conrso would not begin untll January, 1805, After obtaining all the money I could from the cotintics and other sources, T 1nado's calculation, and found that T would lsck about $150,000 to carry mo through to Januars, 1863, and, to make nlr poaition securs, I cams to Washington tosce 1t 1 could uot obtain that amonnt from the Govern. ment of the United Atates, Aftor s careful rovlew of the situntion by the President (Mr, Lincoln) and Becs retary of War (Mr. Slenton), the President advanced 1ne the sum of $50,000. They both agroed that In- diana was threatened with reboltlon, and that the con- dition of the State came directly within the latter and wpirit of the set of Cougresa approved July a1, 1861, r, Stanton declared Lo the President with great em- phanis that, If Indisun loat her osition as & loysl tate, the final success of the Government fu sup- prosuing (lie robelllon would bs endanzcred, and that THE GOYERNMENT MUST DE SUSTAINED 3t whatover cost or hazard. The histary and eharactor of the transetion fs shown by the foilowing sxtract from my anaual mes- #age to the Legislature of Indiana in January, 1t “Upou the sdjournment of the Leaislatu ‘myself unprovided, with tho exception of & swall bak ance of military contingent fund, witli money or ap- propristion for military purposes, No rogiments could Lo raised under she roguisitions of the Uavern- ment, work could uot be carried forward without the uBe of large same of money. . The Legion (militia) had recclvod no pay for their ervices from the begiuning of the War, and tha orgunizstion could not bo suacceas- fully continued unlcss paymant wea made, aad tho inen retmbursed for their actusl expendituros, for which the appropriation for the Leglon fund, made in 1861, was insdequate, southern bordor was atill diatiirbed by thrents and danger of invasion, and such steps were 10 1 taken, if possible, s would guaranies pesce and seourity to our people. In this dliemma, T detarmined o apply to (he Premdent for an advarce uBder s Appropriation made by Congroes on the Sist of July, 186f, which act iu in those worda: 4 0]}¢ 1t enacted, by tho Senata and Houso of Tpre- ncotatives of tho ‘United Btates of Americs, In Con. groes assemblod, that the sum of $2,000,000 be, and the samo s, Lereby appropriated, to be oxpended, under the diroction of the Prasidont 'of tis United Biates, in supplying and defrayiug the expsnses of transporting and delivering such arma and_munitions of war as {n Lis judgment may bo oxpedient and proper to placs in tho hands of any of the loyal cltizens residing in any of the = Slaks of which the inkabi- tants are fn robellion sgainst the Govdrnment of thie United Hiates, or in which rebellion i8 o may bo threatenod, ‘snd Iikewiso for defraying such expensea ra may bo properly iucarred in organ- {zing, and suataintug while eo organized, any of sald cltizena in companics, battallons, regimenta, or othor- wise, for their own protection against domestic violence, invasion, or robollion,’ “After s full connideration of the condition of affairs in Indiana, the Irosidont sdvanced to moas disbursing officer, ‘out of sald appropriation, tho snm of $350,000, Itwill bo percelved that this nionay was not palll 10 mo e & loan 1o the State, or an advatics to the Stats upon deble dus Lor from'ths Uoneral Gov- ernment, and CREATRS NO DEBT AGAINST TIIE 8TATE WIATEVER, but that in theory 1t is an exponditure made by the Proaident through mo as his dlsbursing sgent, It Lo, howorar, boen disbursed exclusively 10 the namo of and for {he bonest of tho Stato in tho payment of tho nooessary milltary oxponses, for which the Blato shiould hiavo mado smplo appropristions. I have ad- vanced to tho Pa; 7 of tho State frcen at iffer- ent timos the suin of $171,661, for which the greater portion, howerer, Lisa bean relmburssd to mo by the General Governmons upon my filing {n the proper department tha roceipted Legion for servicas roude ar, # For a_dotailed account of the oxpunditures of ths military fund (ho Lelalature fs reforred to the fnane clal report of tha Mon. W. iL . Torrell, Financlal Socrstary, which Is berewit dubmitiad, aad to vouck- 6 in thls department, 4 Allof thisds oxpenditurca wera 18id befors the Au- diting Committea appolntod by tho lste Legisiature for examination, and RECEIVED THEIN APPROVAL, 28 will o6 shown by tho report. 1 had an hand on the 1nt of May, 1805, of ihe military fund, the swn of $115,447, and the quoetion is now presentad as (o ‘the rosor o of eitiement with the Govornment for 0 fund, Oueof twa ways 108y be adopled ; First, by reluruing 1o the Government the balsnce of the fand unexpended, and by soutling with it far the amount expended tipon {Lie vouchers of expenditures after tha same shall bave Leen approved by (lia Legis- Iature, and this would be in accorlance with the fhieo- 1y upon which the money wad originally sdvanced by the Presidont. Becond, by paying into the Stato Treasury the unoxpended balance of the fund, and tresting tio whols os au sdvance fo ihe Btate to be asccounted for by hor in her genernl sottlement, with tha Govornment for ad- vances made. This Iatter plan ir, in niy fudgment, more conkonant with juskico and the oor of $he Btate, the mouey having besu expended for purposes for which the Hlate was henorably and patrlotically bound to make provision. The Lol amount of cash recelved Ly me Is $1,006,52L. I have disbursod for clvil purposcs, on vouchoers, $199,644 ; for military pure , 0n Youchers, $702,440 ; total, $302,086: loaving a Polance in my honds of $134,253. Of this baias, $8,768 bolongs o funds ruceivod on account of eivi oxpennos, and $116,457 on account of funda recolved for military expenses, DESIRES AN INVESTIGATION. “In conelusion ou this aubjoct, I respectfully yee quest. that a Joint Committeo of {hie fwo liouste be speadily appolnted to inveatizate the civil and military oxpenditures I Lisve made since the sdjournment of tho Lt Legialature, and to examino the vouchers for the same ou fle fu tiie Treasury Department, and that the Legialaturo will make prouipt provision for tha ro- paymeut of the money 1 havo borrowd for public Drporca. 1t v auvanced from”pairlotto aotlver, with fulf rellance upon the good faith of the Btata for (ta rolimbursement, and wittiout it the machinery s Blata Goveraméat could uok bave boen Kept 1o mol 5 A Joint Gommittes of the two Housos, embracing some of the ablest Demooratic tuembsrs, was appoiats ed, 88 requeated in 1y mewiage, who pationtly mvos. tiguted all my acoonuts, Including the nxpom{uum of Al $130,820 which T bad obtalaod from the Proeidont, AD ture y-rolls of the Indiaus in the Wi UNANIMOUSLY REPORTED THEN CORRECT, taking no exception cven to tha amount of one cent, Tho unesranded portion of e $250,000 which I bad vocelved from the Proeident, and which T deacribed in Ty ioesago as tho military fund, bat which was or- ronovuly lated in tho mossage us $115,000, instead of $116,000, I did not pay tuto tho Btato Treasury, ae g~ goated fo the mosiage, Lub refunded diroctly to the Guneral Governiuont, as befors shown, aud the $1%0,. 403 whioh I Lind exponded for tho State werw sottlcd it tio doverumuat by giving credit to the dovern- suent for that amount on tha indeblodness of the Qov. erument {0 the Ktate, s bofore shown. Aftor a full examjuation of my accounts, tho Legts. lsture msdean appropriation o pay my’ borrowed monoy aud the debis I had contracted alaa tho sum of about $60,000—the exsch amount, howuver, I am not ablo tostals from memory—whioh'T had procured from Winalow, Laier & Co,, of New York, i sdvance in the I:ymn: of iutorest upon the bonds of the Stato dlurlug tho yesrs 1863 and 1601, tho paymant of which {ntarest had been withbeld by'the Auditor and Treas- urer of the Htats, During these two yearusll pay. monta for civil and military cxpenses of the Hiate, in. cluding_benevolent iustitutiovs and Lenitantiaries oxcepting ouly salariea of publia oificers, were paid upou 1y own check through » finsncial burosu cstabe lished in my office, the State Auditor and Htata Troas- urer deoliufog sll co-operation. My courso was ap- roved by toe peopla of Iudlaba by my re-slection as Boveruot n Oclober, 1864, by & mafority of more that 20,000, sl Dy the ‘sloction of & Repullican Leglula. ture and Repullican Btate officors, THE FIRE-IN-THE-REAH DEMOCRACY. The inturmediate Listory btwoen the eventa T hy described I Wie spring of 1803, and the meetiug of the Legislaturv In uary, 1908, I wiil refor to but Lrirfly, aithiough It was extraordinary fu ita chatactor, and une 1tke that of any othor Blato, The Hlate was houey. combed with' secrob woclctles, formerly known us Enights of the Goldon Oircle, but st that time aa Sous of Livarty, They clslmsd iu 1804 to have 40,000 mem. Lord in the State; were lawless, dofaut, plotug troason sgaiust thy United Statou aud the dveribirow of the Bate Government, 1u soms countice their operstious wepe 80 formidable aa tu_require militia to bo kept on s war footluy, aud throughiout 1883, aud unti] tho sl exploalon of the organization i August, 1474, kept the whiols Btato fn su uproar aud alarm, THE MONGAN HAID, 8o bold wera thiesa demoustrations through the sum. mer of 1883 that Gew, John Morgen, of Kentuck induved to uvade the Stato with i forco, 1 tHo be- Hof thiat tuore would bo & geucral uprielug 1 bis sup- port, In 1804, 50 numerous werw Uiens tressousble orgaulzatlone, "sud wo conmleut wera they of thete streugth, that thuy matured 8 plan for & gonersl up- risivgn the City of Judia polis on the 10tk of Au- gustdo be under cover of a isss-mecting of the Demos cratlo parly, ta bo atteided; Ly wembrs of theas or- @anizations from all partaof (o Btate. Tho plan, aa by subscquent eenfeidons of some of thy lead. shown THE CHIICAGO ing conapirators, was on that day to relesss about 7,000 Rebel prisonara’ confined in Camp Morton, seira 'tha areenaland arm thess prisonsrs, orerinrow U Biate Government, snd TAKE POARFESION OF THE ATATE. Thin plan conlid not ba kept secret, 1t wan dovel- opnd sotne thres weeks befors the thine fixed, nnd wan abandoned by the lrsding conepirators, and ordoers 18- countermanding the march of their foreen upon Indisnspolls, Hubsaquently, the discovary snd selzura of s largo amount of arms snd smmunition eollected at Indianapolin for trassonabla purposes, snd tue weizura of records and rituala of the Urder of the Sopa of Liberty, glring the namos of i principal cobspirators, andl arrest of somo elght of tho ring. Teadors, had the siTect 10 bresk up and deatray the ywer of the orgauization, end I tegrot to have to to bust in the int of the' princiyal membera of thla orgsnization weta found thy names of theee of the Btata oificers inlo whose Lands the Legislature of 1403 had attempted to place the whole milliary power of tho Btate, ~ Upon the trial of thiens ringlesders boforo a military tribunal sppointed by ths President under an act of Congress, somo of them turned Btato's cvidenos, and disclosed tha full charncter and extent of the cousplracy, Four of them wers cou- victed and santenced Lo desth, one of whom made Lifa encape, another was pardoned outright by Pro Jaohoson, aud two others—Bowlna and Milligan~-bad their pi hment comimuted by Froaldent Johnson to ftnpriroument for life, but swore afterwarin reloanod ty 8 decision’of tha Bupreta Court of tio United Htatca 1o the affect that s Milltary Comniseion had uo jurls. digtion to tey them for thaofTense. "There (8 & large volume of unpublished history ahowing in detail tha operationa of theso organizations, who wora their aidors and sbettars, and the connection thoy " bad with tha politics’ of the day, It may be propor o stalo hers that the Demo- oratic Leginlature of 1863, baforo its mud- den mdjournment, bad sppointed an anditing commitoa of {ta ovm mombers to audit and suporvise all my sccounts and_expenditures for miiitary pur. poAea, wlitch at ulmost continuously wntll January, 1805, and that this Commilteo did AUDIT AND ATPROVE EVENY ONE OF MY LIFENDI- TURES, includlng that of the $133,307 of {ho fund obtatned from the President, The ssme Legisiaturs alxo ap- polutod & committes to inveatigate all my expenditurca and accounts from the begluning of the War up to January, 1865, This investigation was prosscutcd with great vigilance until lata “iu_tho apring of_ 1563, and after tho breaking up of the Legialature, Falling tu fud anything wrong fu iny accounts 1o the smount of even a ceut, the Democratic majority of the Cotumit- teo refuscd to make any roport ut ali, but the Repub. lican minority mndo s report fndorsing iy oticial conduct In evory particular, CUMMENDATION, Mr. Anthony spoke 1u commendation of the courss of Mr. Morton when Uovornor of Indi- aua, and condemned tho investigations now boing made, Lo stated that the wituesses woro dischiarged omployes, broken-down coatractors, 1licit distillors, and disavpointod oflice-socokors, ‘Ihe Penttoutiary and madhouso had given up their dead in this goneral rosurrection of falss swoariug and perjury. Mr, Cameron (Pa.) also approved the courss of Mr, Morton when Governor of ladians, aund sald that o man did mora to give victory ta our arms, TAE CENTENNIAL, Estimate by an Experionced Qan ns 10 the AInflux of Loroigners to Be Expccted—Erosent Condition of the Display. #psciat Disvateh to The Chicasn Tridune, Priaoeriia, May 8.—The question hias been froquently asked, What will be tbs number of Europoaa viaitors to the Exposition this sum- mer? It fs undorstood, of conrso, that the succoss of that onterpriso doponds in the grontost measaro upon homs patronage, yot our people will not foel satisfled to bave all the enjoymont of tho show to themsclves, Thoy want othors to share with thom, and enhanco their national glory. Roliablo estimatos of thonumber of peo- yle coming over from Europoean countries to see the Exposition aro difficult Ltoobtain. ‘Ihe opin- fona of men of experionce, form, of courso, the banis for any such estimate. M. Thomas Cook, of the well-known tourist-firm of Cook, Hon & Jonkins, informed your correspondent to- day tbat ovory indicatlon pointed to on unprecedontod rush of forelgn visitors to this country during the summor geason. BAlr, Cook has siready arranged for noarly s dozen oxcursions, including one party of 160 from Italy, and one of 100 from France and Belgium. +T'no othara will come over in the following or- der: Bteamor Anchoris, Joaving Glasgow April 22; Beotia, leavlog Liverpool April 29; Vie- toris, loaving Glasgow May 0; Abys- sinuis, loaving Livorpool May 18; Elysia, loaving Livorpool May 20; Caspian, leaving Liverpool May 30; Bcotla (Cunard). leaving Livorvool June 3. Abou: 1,600 peoplo have already made arrangomonts to accompauy thoro excurgioun, Othors will make subsequent ar- rongoments, It is Bafo to assume that five tinos a3 many more will erose the ocean in other parties or singly, msking at least 10,000 visitors from England. The Freuch and Gorman sloamship loos will carry 88 many moto, 3r. Cook thinks that 25,000 ia sa low an estimato aa could be made with any fairness of tho number of tourists to the Contonniul from Eunrapean conntrica, ‘The main building of the Exposition presents & very 1oteresting sight nowadays, as tho ex- hibits of tho varions countries ara doveloped and arravged. Italy, within a fow days, up remarkably, Whera lnat bus & wilderness of }m:klm: nuow [3 display of ‘merchandise, incomplete it i true, but brilliant and attractive, Some of tho spocimena of carved mahiogany aud walont furniture are superd, In marquotry and poarlfiniald work of overy description there is nothing its equal in the entire exnibition. Norway algo bogins to assume shane, Its prin- cipal collaction boing boadwork and glasswaro. twodon prosents s most oxtraordinary dieplay of porcolain ware, One of it finest plocos 1 a fire-place 12 foot in hoight, most delivatoly wrought and colored, from this great manufac- tory of Roratrand, noar Stockhol One of the mont atriking of tho exbibits of Now Sonth Walos is o gilt modo), obloug 8hapo, about 13 by b feot, roprogonting thn smouut of gold raisod from tho Hulds of that solony betweon the years 1851 and 1874, tho valuo of the product beiug $167,940,355. Spain isstill in arrears, and so {s Germany, Englaud is tolerably undor way, and Cavadn is neatly comploted, ~ Of tho rest not much can ba naid, 88 thoy ure citber carofully ludden from sight by soroans and covers or are not yet nt- packed to any noticoable oxtent. Work on ‘the 8tato buildings progresses rapidly. ‘Fho_Wisconsin building will not bo quite finishod by tho opening day, but soon tuereaftor, Gon. Atwood, Mr, Llisha Btarr, Prof, Parkinson,aud othor Commiesjonsrs are on the ground daily,urging on the tardy cars peuters. The lllinoid bubiding, next to it, will be cowmploted earlier, Mr. Matthews and Mr. :‘un?nmk dovote much of their time aud attontion o it. Cineryyaty, 0.,May 3.—Tbo Cincinnatl branch of the Women's Conteunial Comnutleo roport that thoy have arranged with a well-known music publishor of this clty by which thoy will boe pocunisrily bonofited “through the salos of copios of Tichard Wagner's grand march to bo performed at the opeuning of tha Contounial, Thoy also roport recoipts of §1,400 from sales of Martha Washington fans which thoy bave patented, and report increasod ar- rangewments for thelr wale during the summor. Theo procevds of thoss ealos will bo nsod ta liquidate the sxpenso incurred in the erection of their boilding st tho Contenulal grounds in Philadelphia. e s FIRE! AT JOLIET, ILL. Bpecial Dispaleh ta T'he Chroaoe Tribuna Jovizr, 1ll, May 8,.—A framo dwolling-houas on Washiogton stroot, east of the Michigan Cen- tral Nailroad Depot, owned and occupied by Edward Toomoy, was burned down this morning. Thoe fire occurred abont 4 o'clock, and its orgin iy unkoown, The loss eu thu bailding aod furnituro, very littlo of which was #aved, is €1,400. Insured in tho Phenix, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for §909, IN NEW YORK. New Youx, May 3,—John Lawreoce’s mold- ing sud planing mille on First avonue were burned to-day. 'The losa fs $60,000 ; the fusur- ance £32,000, Btraiton & Btorme, No. 178 Poarl streot, were destroyod by firo carly this worning, to the amount of €75,000; fusurea, IN THE FAR WEST. Bay Faaxcusco, May 3.—A fire at Plochs, Nev., thie morniog, burned about twenty build- ings, moatly dwollingy. Loss not atated. ‘I'na Willsmette woolen mmills at_Balem, Oro- gon, burned this morning. Loss, $180,000 ; in- sured for §6,700, e N BUFFALD MARINE NEWS. Speciat Dispaich to The Chicugu Tyibuna, Burvawo, N. Y,, May 8.—Tho Kersbaw, Balon. tiue, Moore, Baperior, sud Ialeigh worked through the ico to within 3 or 3 miles of thls por this sfieruoon, but were fast st 8 o'clock, ‘The canal opens to-morrow, Wilhiaw Meadow to- day shipped from storo fivo b a’-luads of whoat, causl W New York, at 8 cauty, bi0 opuniug rato, Oue boat cloarod to-uighs, has loomed wook was cases, 18 RIBUNE: THURSDAY, POLITICAL. Hoated Contention of Blaine and Brise tow Mon in Massachusetts, Bristow's Supporters '(}nusln: Much - Friction In the “ Machine,” Joro Blaok Refuses to Bo & Candidate for the Presidency, \ The German Republicans to Hold a Con- ventlon at Cincinnatll, A Movement to Repeat the Famous Boymour Coup at Bt. Louis. Mr. Scroggs’ Aclive Eluilonuuinn for Himsell In Ulinols. MASSACHUSETTS. ZIORT AGAINST BRISTOW RY THE POLI- TICIANY. Aveciat Dispateh la The Chisace Tridune, Bosrox, Mass., May 8.—Tls Becond, Fourth, and dixth Congressional Diatricts held conven- tions to-day to chioose delegaton to Cinoinoati. Allliough neither of the couventious pledged its delegatos, two of thom elocted tho Bristow tickot over tho siaino ticket, mnd one (the Bixth) eloctod tho Bisina ticks:, In the BECOND DISTRICT, Including Quincy and Taunton, Joha E. 8sa- ford, who presided over the Btata Convention, snd Edward L. Pierce, who waa Chairman of the Committea on Resolutions, wers choson over men of whose election the Cuatom- Houss ana DBlsine party fols certain. Both delegates aro worthy te be classod, n rospecs of eharactor and dovotlon to Republican principles, with Dana, Hosr, Forbes, and Chadlurpe, A resolution 1o favor of Charles Francs Adsms for President was 1aid on the tatils. Inthe ¥OUNTH DISTRICT, which is a part of Doston, the delegates chosen ars Otphoun Hardy and Charlos . McLean, Ttey wems clected by Wie Bristow parly over the machine ticket, on which was the name of Charles R. Tratu, the pop- ular Atlorney General of the Htate. Ay, Hanly fs & merchaut of the highes: standing, not » politician, but widely knawn for Lis public spirit and services in re- spousible trusts, Mr, McLean is known, bat {n » wortny collosgua of Mr, Hardy. The Conveution ‘Itl::v(ul tbe instructions of tie Htats Convention, 1n THE BIITR (TREZ T9MEX) DIRTRICT the machine triumphel. Dr. George B, Loring and Honry Carter wezs choten, Jnho G. Whittier was dofeated by Henry Carter, who wun last fal} among Butler's stanchest ‘supporters. Tha poet was clioear one of the alternates, The clocted delegates are now Iilaine men, but Dr, Loding's constitutional disposi- tion ta bo on the winnig sido makes the Bristow mon ¢asy shout him, The rosult is 8 great satisfaction to the reformers, who feared tlat the work known to bave boen actively prosccuted by tho polltical hacks with tho purpove to capiure the District Conveniions would result in spolling the infuences of the Btato Convention. The reform seutiment is spresding rapldly, lristow Olubs ars forming in the Doston wards, and it other parta of the State, o MISCELLANEQUS. 8CR0008. Bpecial Dispatch t» The Chicago 1vibune, DaxviLLe, IiL, May 3.—George Beroggs, odi- tor of the Chompaign Gasctle, is in town look- log aftor his interests a4 s candidate for Heare- tary of State. Vermilion County will no doaubt instruct for him. = * Specal Dievateh (o The Chicago Tridunt, Wamuexa, 11l May 3.—Georgs Bcroggs visited our city to-day and et a most oordial reception. Ho is well and favorably known fu this locality, and wau nssured that, 0 far a8 lay in the power of lus friends,—saund they are many,—hs should bave their nfluence and support for the oftice of Becrotary of State, which he da so well qualified to 011, and of which Lio ia {u ovory way wortly, Scroggs for Boaretary of Hiate—suci 1a the foeling of Hepub~ licaus in Iroquois County, Me sorved his covutry in her arkest daye like a true patriot, iis wounds at- teat bis gailanizy. All she befug equal among the aupirants to the Lionorable poultivn, this cerwiniy o tities Serogys to addiounl ounsideration at the hauds of the poapis and thie State Convention. WASUTUNAW COUNTY, AICKIGAN, Spectat Lrapatch to I une, Axx Auion, Mich,, May J.—Fhe Ropublican Goanty Couyentiou to-duy sendsan unpledgod delegation to the Blaty Convoution, sEYMOUR, Swacial Dispatch ta The Chicage Tribune. ‘WABHINGTON, D, C,, May 3.—A good many of the lesding Now York politiclausare of the opinion that, notwithetanding Soyiour's dealal, real meanmng of the Utica Couventiou fa ihat the Now York dele- gation will throw Tilden overboard and proposy Guv. Hoymour, 1n thess opinious many Soutuorn ad Western Democrats agree, Tha latier stata that Gov, Soyiour would be mora cenain to carry the Biate of New York than Tilden, snd that he wouwld be more cortain to carry the umited South than Tilden. There ato luaications that there is reaily a very formidabla movement organiziug quistly 10 spring Gov, Bey- wour's Dawe upon tue bt, Louis Couventon, THE XEW YOHK OUKENUACKERS. Nzw Youx, May d--The Democritic Greenback Stats Comities have adopted rcaolutiuna declariug that tho Demoeratic State Conventson receutly held at Utica misropreacnied the sentuucuts of he trus Do- mocracy of tho Htate in the Suavclal plank of the Jit{orin, s0d by packing tie Couveution for Tildeu; opposing tho nomipation of Tildeu, aud advocsting tho acloction of & Western loader upun » Weatorn plat- forinj indorsing the platform just Jaid dowu by the Dewocrucy of ludisni} sud asking Dewocruts {u Cou- grexs tot 10 adjourn until the louse has passed and Jrosented {0 thio Senatos bill repealing iuo Bpecio- Hsuption act OREQOXN. PonrrLAND, Ore, May 3,—The Republican Btato Couvention fo-duy made the followlng nomiuations ¢ ¥or Counress, Hichard Willlams; Predidentlsl Eiect- ore, W, H, Odell, J, W, Watta, J, C, Cartwright, Judge L. b, Lotse; Dolegate, d, ¢, Tolm MANISTER, MICH. Hwecial Dispaich te Fhe Chicavo Tribune. MuxTER, Mich,, May 3,—The Ispublicsn County Couveution was held hore to-day, sad ted Willlazn Duuhum, A, H, Dublap, A, W.Farr, and Verry Rus- sull delegutos o the Hiate Couvention to ve Leld &t Urand Japide next woek, The dulegution contaius two ristow wen, one Blaine, and ons unducided betweon the two l's, YAILES TO TUE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, 81, Joul, dlay 3—The Committos oi Transporie- tlou for the Nutipuul Dwnocsatic Couveution bave ro- ceivod 1eplios from twenty railrosds that thoy will 1uako hult-fare ratos, uot anly to delogates to the Cou- vention, but to all persous iu any way conbected with tho Couvention, and it is expectod shat at loast alf the inatn roads will'soquicsce dn tiin arraugeiment. A full liut of zoads agreeluy to thus reduction will ba pub- Hished 5 5001 wa tho Tepiies are all in. MSCHIUAN INVLATIONINTA, DeTnorT, Mich,, May 3,—A Btate Groouback Canven- tion was Leld at’ Jackson, Mich,, to-day, It was at- teutled by about soventy-Ave deleguten, of which Moscs W. Field was the most promincut. e Conventian slicted twenty-two dolegatea to 4 tonsl Greens back Convention, moat f whom are local politicians of 1o pulitieal fufucuce,and after s fow speeclios ad- Juurued. GERMAN REPUDLICANS, Wasiazox, D, C., May 8, German Repnb- fica Club of this city miied to-day bn address 10 the German Radicals aud Ropublicans of thio Unlon and to (Lo Uerinan ireq pross for the call of » German lio- publicans Convention, 10 be heid at Uincingatl Juue 10, for e purpose of ‘protcntiug snd wmaklog kuows tholr wisties 10 the Republican Namtuabing Cuven- tion, aronals nlfimuous. ATLANTA, Ga.y May S,—"lhie Nepublican Btats Con- vention met 10-day, , after purmaveut onganize- tlou, adjourted until to-tmbrraw, BLACK, PiT188URQ, Pa., May 5,—Judge Joremish B, Black hiaz written a Jottor to tha Just dechniug to be consid. ered & candidate for tha Prealdeacy, Becsiabianinsig LOCAL POLITICS. THR BEVENTI WARD. The Seventh Ward licpublicsa Club held o mesting at No. 381 Blue Iuland aveans last aven- g, the Prosidont, M. L, Frisbie, in tho chair, and William Bachman acting as Becrotary. The Prosdont anuounced that the spocial object of tho meetiug wad to reorgantze and eloct uew oficers. On the motion of J. 8. Taylor the club was declared disbandsd. Tho ssme officors wero selectod to act pro- temporo, It. P, Derickion movod that- s Committoe of Fivo bo appointed to propare s plau for organ- ization and submit it to tho meetlug, The wo- tion waa carrisd, and the Clair nawmed AN, Kerber, Capt. sicGraw, D, 4. Yrouser, A, Muus, and A, Gra- Baw, After 8 briaf deliberation, the Committos returned, sud it Obafrman presented the report, which pro- vided for & Freaudeat, two_Vico-Prasfdentr, & Socre- tary, & ‘Treasurer, and au Ezovutive Commfites of siz- {eels’ members, Thoy slso recommonded the sppojut. mont of & Cowmittes of ¥ive 82 present a canstitution aud by-laws for the goveruuient of the Club, ‘The book was opus for siguatures, and Afty-thres plsced thelr namos i1 1t A, Oraham was elwiod President; M. L, Finst Viee-Presiduut; I, T, Prosser, Second Vice Tresldent: Xdward O'lirien, Becretary; W, J. Johue son, Trossurer, Exocutive Commitiod—Wiliam Dun hawg, M, Korbor, dobn Guthrie, J, K. Twghor, 4, B, MAY 4, 1876, Muom, W, J, Johnaon, J, B. Mrars, M, I, Frisbis, 0, Taraow, G, Kaemaror, A, Graliam, Capt. P, MoGrath, Tho otfier four members will bs sppotnied st the noxt meeting, The next meeting was announced for the 10th tnat, Aftar the appolntment of a Comimnittes of five ou Constitution and Dy-Laws, {he meetiug adjourned, WISCONSIN EX-GOVERNORS. ‘The Course of Spronts Through Which They Are Notv Being I'ut, Fpecral Inapateh te The CAwass Ivibuns. Manmox, Wis., May 3.—Investigation of the Governora’ ccounts continued beforo the Legis- lativa Committes to-day, The frat subject was tho petcantsge pald for collecting State olalms againat the United States, aad Gova. Wasbburn and Taylor wore both ox- amined. Frem the former'n tentimony it appesred that undar a resolation of 1873, directing the Gov- ernor to appoint an agent to prosocute claims of tha Btata againat the United Btatos for 5 per osnt of the minimuta price of publio lands dis- posed of in the Hiate by Indian-roservations, land-warrants, etc., Washburn, beliewing such sgent unnecoseary, and anwilling to sesume the responsibility of fixing the eommission, was reluctant 7] aake ths ap- pointment, but finally arranged lo pay 6 per cont commission on sams collected, with & Pproviso thst the Legialatuze could decresss the amount. ile recsntly learnod that Mr, Howe oblained from Gov. Taylor an agraement to pay 20 per cont, but, after paying that on some £1.400, he redaced the amount to 15 por cent, and altogather, on something over 340,000 patd, ome recelved soma 86,000 or §7,000, ne he un- deretood, Gov, I'sylor waa questioned at soma langth in regard to an agroement made with Ed Spencer on old War olsims, oo which he draw from the Traaaury 81,265 an unexponded balauce lefs in the Treanury from some old War appropristion. » lottor from Gov, Taylor o Becretary Doyle, 10 Nuvember, 1875, ana i feea for get- ung allowed and credited on direct war tax some #10,000, amounting to $1,500, Gorv. Taylor's momoty was a8 vague &g whon nnder examination befors, snd b would not ewear positively when tho arrange- ment with Spencer was made, whether in 1874 or 1875, Ib answer to & pressing question houaid : 41 gwear positively thiat as near as 1 can rocol- leot it was ‘made bofure November, 1876, buot & is rather a dreamy recollection I have of the mattor.” He did oot koow until aftor a talk wilb Mr, Bponcer that the money would uot coms into the aaury, but be offact aganst the direct tax, He could not tell where there was any record of Spencer's pointment or the agreewnent made with him, vor what ita ternia wore. The settloment was probsbly made after the work was done. This afternoon much time was spont in inquining sbout o payment from tus Wiscouvsin and Fox River Im- provement Fund, to C. D. Robinsou, W. J. Abernothy, W. Merrisns, and others, but the Governor was strangely ignoraut about the services rondered for which he paid. and bo partly admitiod what hes been tha common talk —that sowe of the pavments were to oncourage Jabor in his behalf in the last campaigu. There was sharp questionivg in conasction with the payment ror‘indir.n a1d a8 to one Lee, 1ate of Portaga, now of Htovens Poiut, but the Governor pleaded irnorance, To-day's examination closed with some com- panson of tho amount of contiugent-fund ex- penditures, Taylor accountivg for his oxcess ovor Washburn partly by his iguorsuce when ho first went into otlico, which led him to do many things he would not have dons, mors oepecially paylag out of the contingent fund what might have been taken from others, and his haviug to pay railway fare, instead of haviog pasecs, like his prodecosgors. " Adjourned till to-morrow. CRIME, INCENDJARY MINERS, Byacial Duvalch o The Chicago Tribune. CrxveLaxp, O,, May 8.—Tho difficuities be- twoen tho employers and minery in the Maasilon coal region, which kave been in progress for more than & month past, culminated at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, in tho destruction of toe en- glne houses snd othor property of thrae minea pear Maesilon, ownod by Cleveland companies. The trouble grew out of sn attempted reduction of wages, which the miunera would mot accopt. Now men were employed, aud, after much aiffl- culty, got at work. They wero threatenod by the strikers, sud ia ono or (wo instouoces sttacked. Gov. Hayes issued a proclamsation commandiog poaco and obedience to the laws. and troope wero sent to tho vicinity to enforce order. This oxsaperated tho miners still moro, snd they resolved to disable tho mines, About midnight sn organizod band of sboat 100 of those consplirators, disgnised by masks and blackonod facea, and clothoes turned wrong-side out, appeared in tho socds in tho vicinity of the Luwrence mine. on the Pittsburg & Fort Wasne Road, 5 miles west of Maseilon, where the worl has been eontinned at the old price of 75 centa s ton, regardions of the strike. They soparsted into parties of thirty or more, and each party moved stealthily to the place marked for tho at- tack, the thres minea being from & balf to throe-quarters of s mile apart. The men ou- g3ged 1n guarding the premises, sod the three eogineers omployod to koop the watar out of the mives, wero gecured without resistanca, and some of them bound 1o treca and othors im- prisoned under coal-dumpiug carts, The fo- condisries Isughed and talked a8 1f ongaged foa fuony businoss, bnt offericg no further vio- lenco than waa necossary to securo their prison- ers, They watchod tho fire until the destruotion of overything was consummated, and then went off, leaving thoir prisonors tied. Soma of tho Iatter succoodod in releasing themselves, and two remained tied until badly clillsd by the ex- trame cold. When the mina bosses went to tha acone of the firs they could get no halp from the mino 8. who gatheted alout to eee the aituation, and ouly » fow day-bands employed about tho promises could be induced to asuist in eaving' auything, Tho engine and boilers and pump- works aro & complete wreck, The dircat loas ia estimated by tho parties intorvsted st from 26,000 to $30,000. The indirect loss fu much grester to tho miners needing work and the operators running tho mines, asit {8 unlike- 1¥ that theae important minoa will ba put in con- lition for work sgain this sosson. Tha rioters belong to the Molly Maguires who have made a roign of torror in the anthracite district of Pennsylvanis. News from the scese to-night is meagre, but no outbroak is known to have oc- curred since thin morning. There ia a strong felling of indignation over the outrages in thia part of the Btate, aud & goneral demand for vig- Oroua mesaured. . A MURDEROUS MYSTERY, Bvecial Dispalek to The Chicago Tribune. . Caruinviire, {ll, May 3.—Yosterday Daan Obin, & colored man living sast of this city, was srreated for the murdor of Thomas I'racey aud obild aud thoattempted murdor of his (Tracey's) wite about the 3d of April, During lis oxam- ination i this city to-day, evidonce was brouglht to ltght which terminated in the honorable dis- charge of Onin and tho arrest of Mra. Tracey, who uwore out the warrant for his arrest, and she was todged in jail. I¢ was genersily sup- posed at the timo of the occurrvuce of the tragody that Tracay killed his child, tried to Kkill it wile, and thon kilted humsolf, bus things Locl |;'o' »a though Mrs, T'racay did she kilung orsslf, ALLEGED OUTRAGE, Srecial Dupatsh to Tha Chicage Tribuna, Daxviey, IIL, May 3,—Michasl Rhooer, s day 1aborer, was arrosted yesterday and bound avor in the sum of $500 on tho chargo of committing a rapo upon Barbara Phfunder,a deaf and dumb wowsa of 1his piace, THE INDIANAPOLIS RIOT. Invtaxarouis, Ind., May 8.—1t {4 ascertained to-day that no oune was killed ontright 1o ths riot lsst night. Two or thres are fatally injured. A nnmber of azrests hi been made of the lead- e of the mop to-day. SPALDING, 8aN FaaNoisco, May 8.—Admiral Rodgers has released Pay-Tuspector Bpalding from custody, stebetisselbiobenpl hale TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Speciut Dupateh to The Chkaso Tyiduns, Pxoria, Ill, May 8.—P, L. Decker, a builder and confractor of Chlcago, pus in to-day the lowess bld for the erection of the new Coutt House, HI s bid is $194,764.30 for Aux Babl stone and $193,078.90 for Kiokspoo sandetone, Tho coutrast will, no doubt, be given to bum to- wortow, Smeal Disrateh ta The Chicage Tribuns, Brooxinatoy, L, MsyS.—Jobn Edssll, bloodod stallion worth $1.000, owned by Dr. Btoveus, of Bloomioglon, died to-day. [ SPORTING NEWS. The Chiengos Show a Gonerous Loniency in Indianapolls. 8t. Louis' Pilgrims Horribly Beaten a Louisville=--Athletic vs. Mutual. Petrarch Wins tho Two Thonsand Guineas at Newmarket.--Nashvillo Races, BASE BALL. THR WIITE STOCKINOS PLAY A MUFFING OAME AT INDIANAPOLIS YOR RECREATION. Epecal Lnpateh to The Chicacs Tribune, InpuawaroLs, May 3.—Tho White Btockings stopped hers to-dsy on thelr way to 8t, Louis, sod played & gamo with the Capital City Clab, a &ood amateur organtzation. Ths homo club batted Bpsiding fearfully at times, and mads fair showing sil around. In turn tho Whitas put io somae hard hitting and conmdorable mafiog, Following s the acore, oxeopt in tho item of ;rrurl. which couldn't well be marked for num- er ¢ criCkaos, WU PIA) caPitals, | B FA 33747, Y] 14132 HEEE 1l 1 3 o AEIE v 2 40 JV 395 110l o JBOo 1T 21321 zali o _gn ||ll 8 il ] oz ulinn, 1, e bits~Barnes, §; White, 1; Smith, §; Eden, MeDermatt, 1. hicagos, 21; Uspitals, 23, THF ATHLETICS DEFEAT THE MUTTALS, Svacial Dupaleh ta The Chicage T'ribune. PimavELruia, Pa., May 3.—Weathor cloudy and chilly. Thero wers 1,200 peopla prossnt. Coons and Hicks wero not able to play. The samo clubs plsy again bers Thuradsy. B PTATE, | ATALE i A B 27 sl memammone Rlcac—s. w|re—pegur— 3 Huus es: .3 Athlet Yot Bi30"en” errora-Nbfuale; 4 Uzaplrs—Gaorgs Heubel, ‘Time of gama—Two hours. DISHEARTENING DEFEAT OF 87, LOUIS DY LODIS- viLLE Special Dispateh in The Chicags Tritune, LoulsviLLe, K:f" May 3.—The weather wan fine, The attondance was wncderate. The aport was one-sided, Louisville defeating Bt. Louis olaven to nothing. The feature of tho gania was Doslin's pitcling, ooly two base-hits Loing made off lum. The following 18 tho score: ovieviLLE. |[RBP A E AE 17270 0 0 Catbhort, 1.1, [ Loug 2 i, € 18 2218 31 13031 1o Jiseo, ia 0000 LKl 218 Hi 31130 oo llllllfl; a lltlufll 9l Hie Dain e O ol mte e R e 3 el o —i— THE TURF, 4 DUNUQUE SQUADNLE. Brecial thapatch to The Chacago Tribune. Dravqus, In, May 8,—At the farr of tho Worthwestern Agricuitural and Mechanical So- cioty Inat fall, several fast horses were enterad (Cosotte, Tanner-Boy, Harry, and Lady Logau, owned by Meaura. Wisoman, Vannsss and Kelly) in the freo-for-sll race £€1,500 purss, none of which put in au appearance or paid auv entrance money. Therv were then suspended by the Na- tional Trottiog Association, npon which they appealed to the National Board of Appeals, whicl bxs just had » mesting at Cleveland, Ohio, and decided io favu: of onr Socioty. The 162800 these men asaign for aot paving their eutrance-money ia that our Bocioty did not be- lung to the National Asociation, and they wero offered a apecial puree of 81,000 at Davenport, sad, 38 their horses ware alresdy there. thoy coucluded to give ua the alip, but'the slip bas been an expenmvoe one, for it hascost thom very nearly $1,600 to tixit up. The Drectors of the Bociety fvel vory jubilaut over their vio- sory. ENGLINT RACES, Loxpox, May 3.—The first of the great 3-year old races of the year, the 2,000 guineas, sub- scription of 100 sovs,exch, half forfeit, 2J0 novs, to socond, and 100 to tuind, seventy-four sub- scribers, 1 mue 17 yards, was ruu for at New- markot to-duy, aud won by Petrarch, Julius Casaur second, Kaleidoscope third, . THB NABUVILLE RACES, Nasavrrre, Tenn,, May 10.—Un the second day of the Nashvillo races the weathor wad fair and plensgut, the track & litle heavy, aud the attendanos good. The tirss race, the Nashville Cup stakes, for all nges, purse €1,000, 217 miles, ws won by Brakesman, beating Witherhy aud Damon in the order namod, Time, 4:2017 ln tha pools be- fore tho raca Weathurby eoid at 210), Damou $100, Brakenman, £50. The following are the winners of the Naah- ville oup : Yeoar, Wou by, [Subs. |lun,|Time, tion purso of #15), wus won by Vauderbiit, boat. iug Broan Asteroid, Larry Hart, aud Heurietta Wea, {n the order nswed, Tune, 1:53, Iu the 00i8 bofore the race Drown Asteroid brought 150 ; Larry Hart, 380 ; Vauderoilt, 870 ; and Hourietts, 820, ‘The mile-and-a~quarter did not fill, conse- quently there wasa » walk-over, with Oxford the only starter, J WANHINGTON, Wasuiyarox, D. C., May 3.—A¢ the trotting park to-day the race for the 2:20 olus was won easily by luutzoss, Adelaide Collina third—timse, 3:281, LOUISYILLE JO( 3 LovisviLLe, Ky, Msy 3.—Already ovar 100 liorses ars stablod at grounda of the Louis- villo Jockoy Club, aud more will coutust the atakes sud purses than wero over assembled to- gothor ou any course in Aworioa, Lorillara's stable from New York arrives on Friday, Ad- vices from all the stables promiso s lurge dole- gation to the gro at Derby conteat. Pt ey WRESTLING. MARTIN AXD M'LAVGHLIY, Svectal 1hispalch o The Chicago Triduna, Dernorr, Mich,, May 3.—The Yvsilanti butoh- er, Martin, who had a rocent coutust here with the wrestlor McLaughlin, Las chaltenged bim to smatch for $500 & mde and tus door-money, botween June 15 and i, the coutest Lo take place 1o Clucago, throo falld in five, under tha Amotican rulus, Maj. McLaoghlin says he will accept the challengo, thouxh be has not uotided Martin of such wteution aud may objuct to the choica of groucd. . PUGILISM, TOM ALLEN AND JO GO8S. Crxciewari, May 8.—~Tom Allea has tele- graphod Jo Gosa that he will meet him in Cin- cinpati May 13 to deaw up asticles fora fight with that party. oSN S MILITARY MOVEMENTS, apenal tMapaleh to The Chicags Tribuna, BT, Pavi, Miun,, May 8.~—Fort Lincola colamn, 0 co-opersts with Gibbon's and Crook's come wands from Forts Ellis aod Laramie, will start next week, Gen. Terry, Devaziment Oommande er, will probably accompany the Lincola columu and direct its operstions. Custer is expected hore Friday, and will go forward immedistely tu come plete the ‘mplr tioud whibh Maf. Lano hay beon ohiarged withduring his abssnce. Torry's pervoual stai? will cousiss of Col. Swith, Maj, Hugues, sud Caps. Gibbs, aides, aud Capt. Michaohs, Chief of Orduance. ‘I'lbe thres columus (Gib- bou's belug already iu the Uppar Yellowstone Yalloy) wnill inove towsrds the mouth of the Lig Horn with such divergvuco trom & Jirecs Line a3 necessary to gathor the main bodies of and wid Indisns. Torry nndanundro:ltz'n.: Crook's colomn wil L will again move northward with- —_——— A SORT OF KHOORD-CABOOL. Osana, May 8.—Dr, J, B, Pendery, of this city, haareturned from the Biack Hills, where hohas been for tho post thres months. He roe ports the road from Custer City to Port Larae mio strown with wagans, the ownera having fled, or been killed or capturod by Indians, During bin trip from Custer to Cheysnne he drsssad the wouuds of twelve mon who wers wounded by Indiane, It 18 dangorous for small parties to undertake tha tnp, At Red Canon, whers H. E. Brown was recently killed, s fow Tndians oan hotd apainnt graat odds, as they secrete them. ::m:a up ln the rooks and shoot down oa a desd 'BUSINESS NOTIGES. A Valuabte Discovery—Dr. C. #0n, & practicing physician, -Hofi North Elx“'gm Daltimore, Md, (ho has paid much atiention to nerve ous dineas L discoversd that extrach of celery and chamornile eombined, in & 5 proportion, {ne variably curen hesdsche, either bilious, dyapsptio, nervolis, or sick: Leuralyta and nervowtan bag f3a triumgph in medical chemistry, and sufferers all aver the country are ordering by matl. He preperst 13 in pilse at 60 cents per bor, The Dooctor is largsty known and highly reapected in Baltimore.—Epaconet Hethredint, Bold 'by Van Schaack, Blevenson & Raidy No., ¥2 Lake strect, corner Dearborn, and all druggiste -— Tainted 13lood !-Mau: wretc morlala aro this very mament dowa st thg bouolx.:= deapaie with the forrille prospect of lingering death from consumption, who might very soom by thorotighly cured and once mare realize the fall v Jdl::lmb.n( o life, by using Wishart's Pine Tres Tar Come S Snve Your Inir.-17 you wish te save Jour hair and Xeep it »; Bl Coramie, 1) o B AU B DRESS GOODS, " Pays to Tradé on e Vst Stz MOST ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS DRESS G00DS AT TBR Wost ud Iy Couls Hous, Madison and Peoria-sts, CARSON, PIRIE & (0. Offer tho following among many other bargains bought in the pres ont dopressod etato of the market ol serious loss to the importers, and never before otferod so cheap: At 20 cts. Twillod Ser;ze D'beseg, Poplins, and H!'lui‘[s; worth 35 cts, B 9 ets. Silk Mised Mohairs, Plaids, end Stripes, to matelr: worth 40 ct, At25 ets, Plain Colidl HMohairs, Diagonals, Seige Stripes, &e.; furmerly 40 els, At 30 cts, st Cumel's Hair Suitings, Bight shades & yreviously sold for 60 cts, At 30 cts. Iandsome Dingonal Costume Cloths, Twilld D'beges, and Arabesque Poplins ; cost 43 cls to import, A 37 32 ets, Extra-Fine Al-Wool Dbeges; rezular 50c yualits elsewhere, At 50 cts, Supertine MerinoWool Serge Dbeges; _rnw usly 6o ets, At @ ets, Elewant quality All-Wool Prench Datistes, choice ghades; formerly 75 cta, At 50 cts. Damasees Frich Cashmeres, Camel's f}(_mrl efleets in stripes and plaids; worth i) Cla AL$L00. 6-4 Cumels Hair Suitings; regular & $1.50 groods, At 12 1.2 cts, 10 Crses finest Printed Percales de quality. regulnr Elegant lins of all Latest and Choice Dregs Fabrics in the most fashionable shades, Smcifi_lrslnn:nms in BI'k Cushweres and Drap Our Sale o Cal'd Tyons Gros Grninsat the as. laui'ghlm: prices yreviously advertised still continte: SILKS. Chas. Gossage & Co. We are offoring a line of Spring Silks of the best value at the price in this market, and would call atten- tion to the priccs we make on plain Black Silks in full lines of all the most celebrated and desirable brands imported, All the new spring shades of “ Cheney's " Am, Silks for street cos- tumes, Rich Lyons Silks, in Street and Evening shades, with daily addi- tions of a!l new and desirable goods, Special attractions now offered in choico shades and new fabrics for Suits and Polonaises, 106, 108 & 110 State-st. G0 & 62 Washington-st. sHIR1S. ] B LBy Wi T0 BLANE If your Bhirts don't dt? Not us, for NO OUSTOMER of ours wears a bad-fiting Sbirt, HARRIS & COBB, 171 Bouth Clark.st, SPECTACLES, A —— GronBGus) BRAZILIAN PERBLR 5#ECTACLES Buited to xll sights by inspectionat MANASNEN, Optie <lan, 83 Madison-st, {Tflhuhu Hullding), BUSINESS CARDS. AND FURKS at halt BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, 100 ahEls, LALER, % % W 1 Swre W, ot Dewrboem. Lasiod ond) e st o Josselasas. Your ariew Bnu. at STEINY ULLAR STORE, 106 LARLOW’S INDIGO BL u for ft. [:UTLE R ROGERS 8P00NS Eust Madison-st Its monts as 3 Wasy BLUK Lave been I