Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 10, 1876, Page 6

THIS CHICAGU RIBUNIS : NATURDAY, JUNL POLITICAL. (Continued from the Second Page.) e e P01 . The federatos have become bold in (heir dar e ,II‘.”.S‘J‘.‘ Fince they p\icrl"enl«'{|":n gopturing 1o tate Governmenta At the Sounth by in+ o i violence. at finu{‘sc thc‘y;‘rnlro “dnl Thin snceoss tn some casea by the wretched ratten: 11.:‘!!' of some of tho so-called carpet-baggrera, who=a dnmnnhlcvlllnln\upllllnm\lnnnmedmrmlhcrlm ar of the frand and violence by which the Snuthern And now they encd to try thelr plot on the Ueneral Aimdation and violence. Democtacy enptured theaa States, alll be !mh:\‘l oyernmen Under these grave conditions, the Repablicana mant leave no doubt of their carrsing the North, and two ar three Statea Sonth, by wise and Judl- cious nominatfons, The_two sirongest men 1 tho party are Dristow ond Washimrne, of, it alargo Im:iudl naist, Washbnrno frst ard Jiristow sec. on m\(lm notional ticket. The firat fa & atates. man flvhnn \\)y’!\\y And lm;ml judgment are tem- cred with leniency toward g lll‘l:rl!l ‘:n hcl’l native hills in lh\nl"nkh{ resulta of the War; the Jatter is a statesman of ex- tended oxperlenco In all the minutim of govern- Taental operations, and whase namo n sLrong 83 & citadel In the rplendid cauro of roform. Theae two stateamen wi represent all the conditlons neces- sary in our natlonal platform. Uniox, ANOTIIER CANDIDATE. QEORGE I, DOKER, OF PENNSTLVANIA. To the Editor of The Tridune. Couxcit, BLurrs, In., June O8.—Please let mo suggest the name of GQeorge H. Boker,now Minis- ter to Bt. Petersburg, a8 an_availablo eandidate for President. 18 record during the War with the strength of the pen would be satisfactory to the Hages and Bristow clement of the Repub- lican party; and his splendid administrative earcerat Constantinople (where he recelved the highest honors ever tendered to an American Min- fater), and at St Petersburg, with his diplomntic #kill and Infinence with the Czar of Rnasia to hava that nation represented at tho Centennial at Phila. delphia, wonld bo attractive 1o the Blaine portion of the party. Mr. 1. has been favorably men- Yloned throngh {he Philadelphis papers in year [oatans anjtable pereon for hanor conferred npon him. Being strictly honest, and in favor of arigid reform in the AMaim of tha Government, he would combino strength enonigh from the atzalght and iiberal Republican partica to h[mmicm clection should tie be nominated at Cin- cluna Adncoln-Grant Republican for what they are worth, CINCINNATE, 5 e ; MISCELLANEOUS, 'WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRACT, Wranening, W, Va., June 0.—~The Democratic Convention at Charleston Inst night, after o continuous session of twenty-five hours, nomi- nated the follawing ticket for this State: Henry Matthews, for Goverrior; Col, White, of Hamp- shire, for Attorney-Generaly Joseph Smidler, for Auditor; Thomns J. West, for Treasurer; W. K. Pendleton, for Superintendent of Schonls; A. T, Ilnymond, T, C. Green, and Okey John- son, for Judges of the Supreme Court; Camden, of Wood, Dasts, and Beckley, for delegates-nt- targe; Camden of Iarrison, Wilson, and Beals, dulegates from the First District; Creasy and Monroe for the Second District; Stmms and Kelly for the Third Distriet. The Conventlon ad- journed at 7 o'clock this morning. INDIANA DEMOCRACTY, Nrw AnnasT, Inl.. Junefl. —The Ledger-Stand- ard, the Democratic organ in this clty, to-dar ro- moved the names af Judges Bueklrk and Pettit, candidaten for Supreme Judges, from the Tndiana State ticket, and refnacs lancer fo pive them it . Tt announcee that o correspondenca will e with the Demoerats [n varioun partaaf ie State for the pnrnas of selecting two other S edens A cneneet sUpROrE ta Thone mbie ooy 20 s wrbstitated. T poaps jeiozany BT R A A4 paring to ga 4o Cincinnati early next week tn foree, “}".‘,‘.2,‘,}‘“.,";?,‘{-”"‘.‘1“;\'},'. atlmit Tiafne's pluck, mort With wildocat rallronds to thv;Tmm.m uisadup TITE MAINR WLAINE DFELEGATION. Pontraxm, Me.. Junc_f.—The Maine Blaine [ub. 200 strong, Teaves Portland for Cincinnati, tland this afternoon TEDIANAPOTAR, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. TSDIANAPOLIS, June . ~In e cove of ihe Stato %, (lenrge Dickenn, chareed with Mlegal voting at the recent municinal electinn, 1t was dircovered that the gulleless Dermey Sheriff hnd ont eleven Democrate ‘in” the hox, snd onp_ TRepnblican. Thin was discovered by defendant's counscl. and 3 wefitieal pall de- aanded, which demonstrated the fact to the aatls. faction of every one, and created auite an cxcite- ment In court. 1t Wan finally arranged for the counsal to meet and select a apeclal venire of elghteen inen, which was done, and the case ad- joarned until Monday, TUE DUMMING JUDGES OF INDIANA, ‘Spectal Dirpaich to The Tribune, IsptaNarouis, Juno 0.—The Democratic State Central Commlttee are mecting this evening to dis- cuen the necessity of removing Judges Pettit and Tluskirk from “the ticket, and of deciding upon what course to take In the prem- Jsea. Al the Stats oflicers a&re mesting with them, but at the present writing (midnight) nothing ko been done. It fs more than probuble, however, that their numes will be taken ofl. The New Albany Ledger-Standard took their names from the ticket last evening, and announced ita determiuntion not to aupport them. The Evans. ville Cowrier and the Terre laute Journal will do tho suinu thing, N 10WA, Special Disputch 1o The Tribune, Tawa CiTv, June 1, —The Statd Jiegister, ot Des Moines, calls your correnpondents who happen to ke respeetful mention of Brlstow as Jowa's rec- ond chufce {diote, Asfar Tnx Tmevse corre- apondent In this balliwick, he doca not care to bo clarsed with the Register men. 1L hns 8 teeble ccho in this city, that throws mud, because Emen- tloned Gov. Kirtkwood's kindly fecllng toward Sec- retary Bristow. Bt this ds the role the tachine press In charged to play, MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. Lanaisg, Mich., June §.—"The’ State Republiean Tentral Commitiee et in this city vesterday, und talied 8 State Nominuting Conventlon, to be'held n thie city Aug. i, . Olds was re-elected Becretary, and was aleo clected Tressurer, SIOUX CITY. Spectat Diepatch to The Tridune. Siorx Crry, ta., June B, —The Itepublicans held a convention to-dny ta nominato candidutes for the Foureenth Judicli) Dirtrict, which was crented by the laet Legielature, Ed It 'Dutlie, of Sac County, recelved the uomination for District Judge; N. Weaver, of Koxsuth, for Circult Judge; aud J. M. Tolliver, of Culhoun, pominated for District At. turney, Proceedings were harmonione, JNOW MR, KERK FIRST GOT OFPICH. The Indlunupolin Journal thus describes how Mr, Kerr matle his irsg appearance in_Indiana politica’ +¢In 1860, Gen. Benjamin Harrison, then recog. pized aaa rleing lawyer, and nowas oneof the mbleat men in the State, ' wan elected Reporter ot the Supreme Court, Shortly after the breaking - out of the War in 1801, Mr. Harrlson enlisted in the army, and went with his regiment to the tield, AU thaitime hie was in_very moderato tircum: In order to sccure his tenure of office and stances, ¢ him feel cany, twn of bis profesaional friends, m: Meanra. Joln Caven and W. P, Flahback, jagreed to fut out the Court nemm and give hlm the profits, They felt that th to the country aa well In January, 1KG2, when the Democratic State Convention met, Mr. Kcrr came before it os ap. plicant for the Heportership, clalming that Me, farrison had vacated the ofiice by enlinting In tho arniy, Muny falr-ninded Democrata were of an upposite opinion, but the Convention nominated b, nnd he becuine toe purty caudidate, The Re- Jublicane made no nomimation for the office, hold. hir that there wan no vecancy by reason of Mr. arrizon’s enllstinent. e Democ vuted for Kerr. After the election Kerr came o Indlsnap- olis and sucd 1n the Ruprems Court for s writ of ‘mandumun to compel the delivery of the opiniony tohim. The Court, being Democratle, lasucd the writ, and thus he becaine Iteporter, actually stents ing the office, a tlagrant aud unpatriotle trick. which be fasucd are regarded by kood law thie worst of the whole series, being bnd and sloppy to the lant degrea. In s0n was nnmlnllu(lo:zl)lu Itepublicans, and elected by ubout 2 majorlty. MINOR MEETINGS, THE BEVENTIL WARD, The East EndRepublican Club of the Beventh Ward Lield aanceting 1ast evening at the corner Enoch Cole of Halsted und Fourteenth strecta, by presided, The Committee on Constitution and By-Laws made 2 port, which was adopted. The calling of an election for Mayor was con- sldered st Jength, and finally 8 resolution was pussed instructing the Aldermen of the ward to vote for culling wn electiun at the earlicst the question led to & few plearantries, In which one gentleman suzgested that in vlew of certain elr- posible mowment. The digguaslon of cumatances 1t would not be awmise for the Counci! 10 take some action looking to the Alling of va. ‘Fhe retort wan thst no va- canclea exldted now, but the future depended very Iargely upon the action of the Court fn the nest one of the representatives of Other remarks followed, in which une speaker opposcd fomtructing the Aldur- !au in the matter, furshe reason that une of the election sny- with the otber the provpect was thay it cancles in thas body. Tew dayw concerniu; the Seveuth \\qnd.‘ Aldermen would vote for & special fiaw, und ut of 13 hir power Lo vote at all, adiuurned fur TURPENTINE, the erring South, but the Qovernor; bnt not ingn regular politictan he did nat have auch Thesc are the viaws glven by a Fremont. 8 wan @ service to bifm and and cruwding 3r, Harrisun out of It b, 1t _may bu dded that the five volumes of Indiana Reports ne week without . June Y.—8plrits of tur- Passsage of the Post-Office Ap- propriation Bill in the Senate. of Postmnsters’ Salaries, Jake Thompson Suced for the Principal and Interest on Those Stolen Bonds. Leading Points In the New Steamboat Regulations Bill, NOTES AND NEWS. THE FOST-OFFICR BILL. Special Dispateh to The Tridune. WasmiNeroy, 1. C., June 9.—The Scnate to- ilny passed the Tost.Ofilce Appropriation bil. ‘The recommendations of the Committee were in almost every partienlar accepted. There was a general understanding among Senntors that, wherever important changes in the law were thought desirable, those changes be re- ported to the Pust-Office Committec, to be em- bodled In a scparate bill, 80 ns not to embarass the appropriation biils. This was done with re: spect to the equalization and reduction of Post- masters® salaries, the increase of postage upon newspapers, and other subjects. Several Inter- esting facts were developed by the discussfon. The Democrats on the Committee ngreed with the Republicaus on all the vital points to oppose the spidt of the House reduction, Scveral of tho Detnocratic apeakers insisted that the reduc- tlon proposed would be at the expense of the people, It waw made to appear that the Dem- ocrats hdd pressed a bill éreating a large num- Dber of post-routes, and that another bill for that purpuse Is pending ,\vhlle(hunrprn printions made swill not permit the Postimaster-General to put service upon the routes already established, " It was aley shown that there are five States where the revenuoe pays the postal service within them. ~ Mr. “Sherman sald that fn November st the eatimated recelpts by the Treasury were: From customs, $156,000,0007 000; from public The actual receipts and es- the month of June were sa fol- 140,000,000 116,000, 000 Public landa,.. o 24,000, W0 An fuerease of 3,000,000 nr[l)ogubl e lands, but. a total deflciency of $11,208,000. This showed that there must'be a further reduction of ex- pemlitures to meet this unexpeeted decrcase of revenue. from Infernal revenue, $120,000, Ixds, $31,000,000. i timates up to lows: THE STEAMBOAT BILL. Thee mnew stewtnboat bill, fust completed the purronal Jisbility section ‘fs amended by the Sennte Committee ro as-to rend ns follows: V' 3 sustalned by any pas- sengeror s baggage from explosion, fire, col- 1ision, or other eause, the master, owner of such vessel, or clther of them, and the vessel, ghall ‘be lable to ecach and 'y son fo injured to the full amount of damage If it happens through any negleet or fallure to camply with the provisions ol this bill, or through kuown defects or iinperfections of the stenming apparatus, or of the hull; but 1l such explosjon, fire, colllslon, orcasualty shall occur without any fault, privity or knowledge of the owner or owners, the total lability of sucl owner or owners respectively shall in no case exceed the amount or value of his or thelr futerest In such vessel and freight then pendings and any person sustaining loss or fniury through the carelessness, negligenee, or willful misconduct of any master, mate, engi- neer, or pilot, orhisneglect or refusal toobey the laws governing the navigation of such steamers, may sue sucl muster, mate, engineer, or pllot and recover damages for any such Injury caused by any such mate, engineer, or pilot, and such oflteer muy also be Imprisoned not exceeding three yewrs. ery pers SEERING PARDON. The Prestdent has given favorable considera- tion to the applieation for the commutation of the sentence of John L. Bittinger, late United States Gauger In Missourl, and convicted of frauds sgainst the revenne, from imprisonment at the penitentlury to imprisonment fn the county juil. NOMINATION. The President has nominated Vespasian Smith, of Mississippl, Collector of Customs at Duluth, Minn. A HEAVY SUIT TO RECOVEML. J. Thompeon, who was the Sccretary of the Interfor Lefore tho \Yar, was this morning served with a process [n clvil sult to recover 21,000,000, the principal and intercat of bonds taken from the Departinent, and for the amount received by him from the Confederate States, but which, it is alleged, reverted so and beenme the property of the United States, and $1,000,- 000 s interest. Thompson says that he noticed fu the newspapers, some doys” mro, that Secres tary Clindler had mnade the charge that ho had abstracted thoss bonds, bt now this chargo has been abandoned, and a civll sult instituted to make bim pecuniarily responsible for the scts of a subordinate clerk, Mr. Thompson says he was, as aprent, [nstruct- ed by the Confederate Government to turn the unegpended halonce of 1,000,000 over to the Canfederate agents abrond, This b id, and afterwards there was a fioal adjustment of his account und o fulland final recefpt. of all noneys was given him, whilch receipt he has now fn lils possession. THE BLACK HILLA, The House Committec on Indlan Affnirs to- day authorized Representative Page to report, with 2 recommendation for its {nms:u:c, n Y:nm resolutlon dectaring the Black IHlls country open to exploration and scttlement. The juint resvlutlon also declures that tho true intent and meaning of the treaty of April 20, 1864, I3, that men are not excluded from traveling over or settling upon any portion of Wyoming Territory not eluded within the Doundaries of the permanent Sjoux reservation established by the second urticlg of the treaty, The Committee add the proviso that this act ahall not be conatrued to affect the right of the Indlans to bunt In the Bluck Hills country, THE RECORD. . SENATE. Wasnixoton, D. C., Junc 0.—Mr. Dennis, from the Committee on_Commerce, reported with umendments tho House bill to amend certafn sectlons of titles 48 mnd 52, Revised Statutes of the United States, concerning com- meree and navigation, and regulation of steam veseels. Calendar, " The Scnate then took up the bill mekiog ap- propriptiona for the service of the Poat-Ofice Department for tha flscal year, and for other purposes. Mr, West, In chargo of the Lil), said when it came over from the House of Representatives it proposed to apprapriate $1,550,100. As now submitted to the Senate by the Committee, It proposed to appropriate $3,048,150, Theblll asit camo from the Jlouse contalned s provision of genera] legistative character Jooking to the rednc. tion of expenses. Iu the judgment of the Com- mittee, it was not practicable to do ro, and there- fore the Committee recommended non-concarrence in the provislune of the House bill looking to the rendjurtment of salaries and chunge In conpensa. tlon 1o rallroad companice throughout the country fur careylug mails, The Fubjeet of compensation 1o rallroad companles was wciticd two years ago, mmittee are of opinion that it s not visuble ta reopen it ‘Phe reduction of this ap. propriation would not b ranctivtied by tho peo- ple, aw ita reanlt would be ta sboliah the wystem of Hway a&uul-ull\n‘l and cuuse & reductlon of the fast mall wervice. The Committee hwd met the Huuse half way, &t least, fn the direction of econ. owmy. They agreed llIlr;.mpr[lln less monvy thin year for the servico of the l'uat-Office Department hian wan appropriated lat year. “The frat smendment progused by the Commlitteo was Lo approprinte $150,000 for muil depredations and speciil agenty, instead of $110,000 wppropriat- ed by the Houw After debate the amendment wus Committes reported un ani 10,000 faradvertialng, in A by the Hoause, prosidin cral shull caure the wivertizements of all gencral muil lotage of each 8tute and Territury tu e conspicuutaly posted up in cach Post-Ofiico in the State and Territory embraced fn wold ad- vertiserment for st least wixly days hefore the thne 1| of each peneral letting, und no ather advertle- ment uf auch letthiea whall be required, but tils provision rhall nut upply 10 any other thay generat wmail-lettines, r. Suutnbury Innulred what was the object of taking the sdvcetisements from the newspapers of the country, I8 seemed to hlm aw If 1t wae un amendment of duultful propriety, Mr, Went replicd that the suiendment was enly 10 perpelunte sn Arranzenent estshllvhed & yesr n;in 1o save expenae, and it had been foundto work ad vantizeously, 'ty @ aiendment wa asreed to, i Qibira of Jeprescitatives proyosed to o ro- pefate 56, B, 000 Tor cumpeuration to Postyioe: ferw, amd the Senste Committes on Apyroprlations wprted an auendient -3 make the ” amount $0.0 ), ol ctinan sald 8 rgutl iy el L tiintors, 10 hs wade 15 01 Pabtinasteen A Provision Adopted for the Reduction’ rince 18 d [) e cont. The | Senator (rom Maine (Hamlin) rome time ago, in an able speech, showed there was a deficiency from cartylng the newspapeea of the conntry amonnting to £i3,100,000. The whole smount pakd by newa- ‘m\vlrn tawarda careying thelr mail wax 81,0010, 000, Tnd not the Senate conrage to deal with this mat- ter? ilad the newspapers snch power over Sen- piorat \as thoro such. ferror of fhom that e Senate conld not do what was righ e acknow! edged the power of nowspapers was great In the semination of intelligen any reapeciable new, [t publishier would conlder nimself insulted 1f otd hie was n heneficiary of Goveernment in thin res Beet. The Sennte showld have the conrageto rale the postage on newapapers, even if every newspaper in the Jand criedout Azainet 18, e had had con versation with musty newspaper publifhers about 1his subject, and they all aaid Congress had fxed the rate toolow, 16 was [n favor of Increasing the rate 0 4. b, ar oven G centa q ponnd, tohave o solution of this trouble, Ve did nat see why the pay of a Postmaster of a toswn in Ohlo shonld re- cefve 24,000 per anntn, whilo nJuige ot the Su- Prome Caurt of the State recelves but 8,600, The oftice of Pastmaster was o sery caey ane, T ad- mitted the Postimasters In New York, Philadelphin, Toston, and the large eitics, should be paid moro thnn others, but becaune the lnlm{hln large cities was Loo low, it wae no reason ahz ey should be kept up so hich In amall towna, Mr. Sherman moved ta amend tho amendment nf ommiiteo 80 a8 {o_make tho amount the for the compensation of Postmasters $7,200, - 000 instead of $7,600,000. He ateo gave notlee Wiat he would ove at the proper time to Increase the rate of postage on newspapers o 4 centa per pornd, and fio would dosonot to punieh newspa- ders, but to make them pay samo portlon of the teansportation through the mails. Mt. Sherman subscquently modified hla amend- ment flxlnz!hc amount at $7,200, 000, #0 a8 to pro. vide that the reduction In the rate of compensation shall commience on the 1nt day of October next, The ;\ml’ndmuni was then sgreed to—yens, nays, 15, 'Iy'hu other amendments proposed by the Commit- Appropriations were agreed to, as Tncreasing the approptiation ' for rent, fuel from 8 to '9423,000; for compensation o rmliwny portal clerka fram $1,2:2, 100 to $1,300,000; for route agents, from 845,000 to £1,000,000: for mail-ronte mesrengers, from 847,000 to $60,000; for mall mesgengers, from £021,000 to $7:0,000; and for the transportation of forelgn malls, from 825,000 to §250, 000, The Houre m]uplvd 1 clause providing that 1f the revenues of the Poat-Oflice Department shall bein- sufliclent to mect the appropriations made by the act, the sum of 84,210, 00t be approprinted nut of the Treasury to supply the deficlency, 'The Senate Committes propvacd an amendment making the aum $7, 188, 147, instead of $4, 100, Agreedto, The ITouse approprinted §1, 800, 000 for the pay- mont of Jerter carlers, and the Konnte Comuiites proposcd to make the aiount $2,000,000. Agreed PN tee on follows: o, The sectlon of the Tfonss bill in regard to stamped envelopes was amended to read as fol- lows, nnd a8 mncnded was agreed to: *’ No atamped envelopes or newspaper wrappers shall be s0ld by the Post-Office Department at less (in ad- dition to the legal postage) than the nvernze cont, Including ol ralarles, clerk-hire, aud other ex- penses connected therewith, ™ The amendment of the Committeo providing that 80 much of the §17,000, 000 nn[lru"rlnu:d for In- land-mial) transportation as may be neccesary may be expended (o continue the dally-mall service he- tween Chicngo and the Pucliic Const, not exceed- inu, however, the =nin of £260, 000, waa agreed to. “The fant clght sections of tho bill, readjusting the compensation of Posimasters, Fro\'hlln' new rates for postal railway service, and fixing the rate on mnl\ matier of the third class at 1 cent for cach 2 ounces, &¢., which the Commitiee on Appropris- Hong recommended be atricken out, were atricken out, and, on motior of Mr, Withers, they were re- ferred to the Committee on Post-Ofices ‘and Post- Honde, that they might be considered, and appro- priate billa reported to change the existing law, * Mr. Sherman submitted the following amend- ment: **That on and after the 1st day of danuary, 1877 all mewaapers and perlodieal’ pmiblications walled from a known oftice of publication or news azency, nnd addrexsed 1o regulur aubreribors or nows ngents, postage shall be charged at the following ratea: On newspapers and peciotieal publicationa issued weekly of more freguiently than omce o werk, 4 cents per pound or fraction of & pound, and on_ those fssucd lexs frequently than once a week, i cents for each pound or fraction thereof, “Ithers appealed fo_the Senntor (Shorman) not incumber this bill with the amendment, but Iet it £o to the Committee on Post.Ofices nnd Poat-Jtoads, and be emeldered with other provis- {fons referreil to that Committee. Mr. Sherman accepted the suggestlon, and the smendment was ro referred, The DIl was then roported to the SPnate, and the amendments mado In Commiteee of the Whole agreed to—yeas, 23 |\n{l. 14, ‘The bill was read a thied time and paesed, moved to take up the Senate il to amend the second, fourth, and fifth sections of the act of May 31, 1874, to enforce the rlzht of citizeus of the Unlted States to vote In the several States, &c. Mr. Thurman opposed the motlon to take the hil! ap, and raid there were other more fmportant mat- ters 1o he considered. A vote beln taken on Mr, Edmunds' motlon, re- sulted yeas 18, naye 16, no quornm voting. Several dilators’ motlons follawed, upon which the roll was called, and at5:40 o quorum anawered, and the Senate, by n vote of yeas 20, noys 17, ad- Sourned until 10-morrow. OUSE. Tho b1l allowing the widow of Prealdent Polk 1,500 for supplics frnishied to the army lo ‘Ton- owse passed. S e PHILADELFHIA, Reception to Gon. Hawloy. Fpeclal Dispatch to The Triburne. PRILADELPHIA, Pa., June 9,.—A reception was given this evenlug by (len. Hawley to the Ameriean and forelgu Jurors at the Judges' fiall. A large number of invited puests was present, Including prominent pollticlans and professional men from other cltica. Tt s un- derstood that {t 18 td be one of a series of siml- lar entertainments given for the purpouse of making the Jurom and Commissloners better acquainted with ench other. BATURDAY EYENING, ‘The announcemnent that the Kxposition Bulld- g and grounds are to be kept open until 9 o'vlock 8aturday evening meets with universal approbation, and it 18 hoped that the Director- General will renew the onder every week here- alter, THE SUNDAY QURSTION {snot yet dead, A petition Is In cirenlation and reeciving uumerous signaturcs, its substance Delng that * the undersigned, holding that the rare spectaclo presonted on the Centennind groungs eifends nelther agalnst religion nor morality, but, like the spectacle of Nature itself, 15 eminently fitted to cheer und enlarge men's thoughbts, arc earnestly in favor of its belng kept opea from noon on Sunday, the Christlan day of rest, so thut all thoso whio have no other opportunity may sharo in a great refreshment of mind, In entire” harmony with the humane and fraternal spirlt of our common Christianity,” THA CONNECTICUT BTATE IIUILDING was Informally opened this afternoon, there befng ubout 400 persuns present, Including membera of the Genernl Assembly of Con- nectieut. Qov. Ingersoll aud stal have not yot arrived. PIANOS, The plano manufacturers are just now troubled in 'f""‘ Someof the most prominent makers decllue to alluw their plunos to be teatad, on the ground that it Is uscless to cou- tend aganst oplnfons already expressed. This morning several of the plano manufacturcrs went their wagons and removed the {nstruthents entered for competition from the ball, The sswertlon 18 made rather broadly that sotme of the jurors huve allowed and aro allowing themselves to be in- fluenced by speclal S»rvjmllwn anid fuvoritism, founded In" the prestige of certaln makes, and refuse to decide the questlon of supremucy on the merits of the varlous instrumnenta, UABTELLAN COMING. Dr. L. Do Abrisquite, of Spanish Com- misslon, states that he hus been notified by tele- firnph that Emillo Castellar, the celebrated panish orator, Dr, Alberto De Abrisquita, and Jose Guaraudia will arrlve fn this clty about the end of the month as represcutatives of the Spantsh pross, ; Iver several lectures 1n Spanlsh during the e SUICIDE, Nasivitne, June O.—Samuel M. King, for- merly Deputy United States Marshal for Middle Tennessee, Indicted to<lay for obtufning muoney under fulse pretenses dast October, shot und killed bimaclf n the Criminal Court-raom, this clty, this cvening while fn custody, The weapon used was n pocket Colt's revolver, Hedied n- :unll . Deceased was orlginally from Day- on, U, L e ———— DETROIT COMMANDERY, Drrnoir, Mich, June Y.—Detrolt Commnni- cry of Knights Templar was warmly received on jts urrival at 6:30 this evening, and met at the depot by the Light Guard, which acted usa the, Nutional Guard, mud the . They marched through the i ta to thelr Ll with enthusinstic buwctators, who applauded all alovg the lue of marcl, ———— FIRES, The ularin from Box 310 at 7:45 o'clock last evening waa caused by thy drop-curtain in the Acsdemy of Musie on "\ll:h‘tl atrect catehing fire fron a guas-fut, while the ecena-patnter, Frank D, BEiff, wus ut work there. The theatre 18 owned by W. B. Clapp, uird was about bo open in the varicty businees under the management of Babeock & Chapin, The total Toss will not { b s Ghan S0, fully cover®, by insurance. 1876—TWELVE PAGES, CRIMINAL NEWS, A Shocking Duel Fought at River Bend, Near Denver, Col, The Two Participants Go Out on the Prairie and Are Watched from Afar, Threoe Shots Fired from Each Side, and Ono of the Men Killed. A Wife at Beaufort, Found Guilty of Infidelity, Kills Hersolf. A BLOODY DULL. 8pecial Dispatch fo The Tridune. 8r. Lout3, June ,—A dispateh from Denver, Col., snys there s great excitement over the duel which was fought at River Bend, Col., yes- terday. The partfcipants were Albert Jessup, sou of & prominent New York banker, and M, 0. Davis, both of whom for some time past have been trading extensive- ly in cattle. The circumstances attending the deadly encounter are of the most peculfar charneter, No lll-will {s known to hove existed between tho two men hind no cause whatever can be figured for the thrilling tragedy. Sce- onds wero dispensed with entirely, the preliminaries being arranged by the prinelpals themselves In an apparently amiable manner, anid without the slightest display of anger or fil-will. The men, after meetlng and convers- ing quletly together for a few moments, evi- dently declded that one or the other must dle. Wit they talked about will, it #s more than probable, remain a eccret for all thne. After Jessup and Davis had coneluded thelr intervlew, which hadd been brief, and as- subsequent events prov- ed, to the puint, they strolled off together on the pralrie, and after flndlsg o suitable spot, counted off 60 paces, Davis was arnied with o Winchester “rille and Jessup with o revolver. A crowd having uoticed the mys- terfous movements of the duelists, collectid, and had by ghis time uppronched near enough to witness il preparntions mentioned.” No sooner had the ground been marked off than the two men took their sta- tions 150 feet apart, awd, as the words S Are you ready 1" fssucd from the 1ps of both, firing commenced, Jessup suceeeded in dis- rlmrglug: three shots, none of which tovk of- fect.” Davls’ flrst shot was nlso wide, but as the smoke curled from the mouth of his repeater for the second time, his antagonist was seen to reel, the pistol fell from his hand, and he fell on his face dend, with o bullet through his heart. Davls, ajded by those who had been speetators of the dugl, earried the body back to the rail- vond-station, which 8 “on the Kansas Pacllle Road, 70 miles enst of Denver, The corpse arvived at Denver in the evening, and was placed in the ands of an un- dertaker to be prepared for shipment. to friend. in New York., = After seelng the cory cerl on the trafn at River Bend Station, Davis took advantage of the confuslon whieh prevailed, mounted his horse sl rodeolf, since which time he bias not been seer. i LIS DISITONOR AND DEATIL . Corvespondence New York Hevald. Bravront, 8. C., June 5—The profound and monotonous auiet of this venerable village was rudely disturbed on Saturday evenlsg last by thie report of the sufelde of the wife of Coniman- der 1, R Smith, of the navy, whivh took place at the Sea Island lotel. Inquiries put aflont promprly establishied thetruth of themelancholy story, and the adilitional facts which camoontas apparent canges for the deed set the seandol- mangers of the town to the most vigorous ef- forts to properly adorn the tale. Truth in this case wus stranger than fiction. It appears that on Tuesday last Conmuander Smith, who hod 1ived happily with his wife since his marrisge in 1871, cameo peross a letter addressed to his wife by a person now connected with a naval vessel at Philadelphia, n which expres- slons were used that excited prave suspielong fn_ his mind of the fdelity of s wife. Subsequent drcoveries made in letters intercepted in the mufl secmed to con- tirm the Captalu's most painful np{:rnhunfllun& With the tell-tale doctuments (n his hand he con- fronted hi wife, nnd for several days she re- fuaed to acknowledize the curges but on Satur- day, before a mmtual friend, she confessed the coinmission of decda of infldelity with the per- son now In Philadelphla, aud did not deny her rufity connection with an ofticer of tho eet” at Purt Royal. Upon thls wmost nafnfal - and astounding confesslon Capt. mith cousulted his frieud, whoso ndvieo was very simple. It was to instantly separate frum Qs wile, taking the lttle givl, sole fruit of the unfon, with him, and making roper provislons for his wife's future well- helug, When this decision wns nunounced by Capt. 8mith to his wife sho promptly but firmly replied that she would separate from him, but that she would not go North or recefve nnlnglu penny eupport from him. As soon as the separ- ation had beenarranged it acems that Mra. Binith went over to tho driiggist’s and purchased at ounce of laudamim for neuralgle paing, as she alleged, which she tookin one draught. * Before, however, this immense dose was fatal, slie re- tired to her room, und, taking a Remington breech-loading ship's plstol, she placed the muzzle to herleft breast and fired, the heavy hall passing through her body and through thi: blinda of the window. Strange enough, the shot was not heard iw the hotel, although in the adjoining house {b wud vary apparent, It ‘was, perhaps, fifteen minutes before the mnrtnhy wounded woman was dlscovered, and then shic was lylng on the floor, her Mfe blood ebhing wapldly oty and over thecarpet. 8he died In about “one hour, but never spouke o Word or appeared to b conselous of what was gofngg on about her. The narcotic effeets of the polson, with the loss of blond, updoubtedly produced this comatose state, The laudanum_ would have . tinally killed hery but she made doubly surohiy using the Rem- Ington. As soon as the fuct of her death was known the Coroner, Dr, Johnston, who, Ly the way, s o brother of Gen. Jos Johnaton, took posseasion of the remnins, summoned a ury, atd held un fnquest. After taking u large amount of evidence, the jury declded that the deccased had come to her death by a plstol shot wound nflictell by her own hard, or the hand of sumne one unknown to the jury, Yestorday at 4 o'clock the errlng woman waslald away In'her grave in the old Eplscopal burying-grotud, at- tended by a very few friends and a hawmdful of colored people, drawn thither by curlosity, The little daughter of Capt, Smith, now about 2 years old, will be sent North to be brought” up and educated, Capt. Smith will doubtless give up the command of his vessel, the Saugun, and seck now scenes where he inay forget the terrible outrage eommitted upon him, Hehas the sympathy of all Lis fellow ofiicers and the conuitunity ut lurge. ASSAULT AND BATTERY, #pectal Dispateh to The Tridu Towa Ciry, In, Junc 0.—A tenunt on tue tartn of Dr. T, Bowen procured his indictment at tho Inst January term of the District Court for an aganult with intent to comnft murder, At tho present term of Court Dr. Bowen has been tried, and the jury to-day returned a verdict of assault and battery. Dr, Bowen ls one of the oldest citizens of this county, and s some 70 years of uge, He was Receiver of the United States Land Offlee at this pluce umler Prestdent Harrison, and foveral years ago a State Benutor from this county. Al the commencement of the War he was ~Adjutant-General of the State, TATRO, Br. ALnans, Vt., June §,—The Highigate mur- derer, Tatro, last nlght suffercd terriblo mental depresston, Charles Butler, the husband of the murdered woman, visited Tatro to<lay, ac- campanled by State's Attorney Austin, of High- wate. The prisoner’s griof wns heyond deserlp- tlon, Tatrostated to Mg, Butler that what ho hadd told about the murder was the truth, and hie pleaded for merey. He told Mr. Butler to take the money due Lim, Tatro, for lubor performed upon the farn, us o contributtion toward o tombatone to ho erected at Mrs. Butler's grave. Ie also promlsed Mr, Austin that soon he would tell hltn something further fu detall, - ——— DECLARED INSANE, Hpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. eravona, 1., Juns 9.~Charles Reed, who murdered Lawrence, the New York Orphan- Asylum hoy, a few days azo, has heen declared insane by the Probate Courty und will Le takeu to Jacksonvitle. . — SPRINGFIELD I'TEMS, Hpectal Diwwaich to The Tribune. Berivarssry, 1., June 9.—In the Federal Court to-day furfelturs on bond was tuken, and eaping fas v Victor Knufinan, of Teard town, the writer of an obseene postalcard. Ienry D, Caldwell, of EMnghain County, charged with withholding money from elnfin- ants, wg nequitted Lo-day, the Jury not leaving tho hox. THE BRANDT CASE, Spectal Dixpalch to The Tribune. Des Moises, In, June 0.—The Supreme Conrt hos reversed {ta former declsion I the Brandt case, and now bolds that no_appeal in eriminal actlong enn be taken (rom tho Uistrict Court untit after Aol judgment. ——— AITOT IN A ROW, Nnw Ont.rass, June .—William Condon, the well-kuown base-balllst, was shot and danger- ously wounded by Cornelins Hoyle fn a faction fight at tho Third Ward Democratic Reglstration oillce. "OREIGN. The Eastern Controversy Takes a More Peaceful Turn, Russia Prevails npon Bervia to Suspend Hostile Preparations. Tho Spanish Bishops Declare Toleration Incompatible with Catholiclsm, TURKEY. OUTSDE INFLURNCES, Toxnow, June 0.—In the House of Commons, this evening, Disraell sald that the Berlin mem- orapdum lus been withdrawn. England and the other powers agree upon certain points, among which {s one not to exerelss undue pres- surc upon the Purte. Russin, France, aud England have made successful representations to Servin for the maintenance of peace, BenuiN, Jute 0.—The National Zeitung anys: Blamarck wos summoned to Berlin solely to report to the Emperor the latest phaso of the events in Turkey." The Zeitung ndils ¢ *Germany's polley con- tinues o alm, nbove all, nt the preservation of peace, and leading ‘mllllml portles urg convineed that the ffort will be successful.? The statement that conferences between the Chancellors of Germany, Russis, and Austrin fmpend needs confirmation. CONSTANTINOPLE, CoNsTANTINOTLE, Junc §—The Bhick Ul Tslam hng forbidden Softag to earry arms or to congregate in the thorouzhfares. MEDICAL INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THD TATE BULTAN, CONSTANTINOVLE, June 7.—The official report on the eanse of the death of the late Suitan, signed by nincteen physicians of all nattonali- tics, contalns the following atatement: “Upon helng sunmoned by the Sultan to ascortnin the cause of death of Abkdnl-Azlz Khan, we found the body Iying on wmnttres All parts of the body were ‘cold and hloodles: exeent that the outsfde was covered with cong tated Doud. body was not riglhd. The eye and month were partfally open. Limpld streaks of blood were upon the arms and legs. The velns and eubital arte: v the bend of the left nem were eut, Only the small velns of the right arm were eut: tlie arteries wero intaet, We were showna palr of very sharp and hlood- stalned scisgorg, and were tolil that Abdul-Azlz himself Inflicted the above deseribed wounds therewith, “We are unanimously of the oplulon that death resulted from hemorrhage of the vessels of the arms, atd the selssors nifght Frmlum the wounds, Lustly, the dircetfon and nature of the wounds and the instrument which s sald to have produced them caused us to come to the clusion that the case is one of snickle.” TLEDS THE CZAR'S ADVICE, LOXDON, June 0.—A l’“""" from Berlin atates t the Gzar has prevailed upon Servia to adopt el policy, Turkee spontaneously offereil the fnsurgents two conditfons ncluded in the memorandum, numely: Three months armistice and direct negotiations. NOLAND'S POSITION, In the House of Commons Disracll aatd that the memorandum was withdrawn beennse the Porte had anticipated some loportant polnts and offercd an srinistice spontanconsly, * Eng- Tand’s refusal to necept the memorandam had not been received by any of the powera fn an unfeiendly splelt,” but with ™ great re- pret. The great powers agreed to recognize Monrad without usual delays. The neeessary_credentials were rent 1o the English Ambassador at Constantinople to-night, "Dis- raelf deelured further that the lettor purport- Ing to bear hls eignature, which was recently sibiished tn Viennn, stating that England will inow how to resist Muscovite aggression, fs u forgery. = 1. th: AN T¥QUIRY. CONSTANTINOPLE, June .—The Porto has conmrteously asked Servia to explaln the mean- ing of her armaments. ‘This request s not made In'u threatening manaer or as an ultimatum, THE ARMISTICE. Pamg, Jane S.—Intelligence has been re- celved here that some of the insurgent bands have accepted thearmistice and others refused. 87, PrrERrdbURG, June 8.—It 13 semi-cificinily stuted that representatives of Russin in Servin and Montenegro have been ordered to use thele Influence to prevent any warllko desdonstra. tlon, Assurabee wna given at the saume time that Russin would take care that the Porte gave cffect. to the guarantees for the introduction of reform. A LW PROGRAMME, ToxNno¥, June 0.~A Vienna dispateh reports that Mourad has ordered his Governuent to prepare a new programme within u weel RECOANITION, TLoxnoy, June 10—5 a. m.—The Times' Vien- na dlspateh snys the Ambassaders of the three Northern Powers have sent to Mourad astmulta- neous (ndentleal form of gecognition from thelr respeetlve goverclgns, Berlin” and Vienna correspondents of the Times agree in ml““‘{ that all danger of an fin- medinte outbreak on the Servian and Montene- grin frontiers is removed. THE NBW CONSTITUTION. Loxnoy, June 10—5:30 a. th.—A dispatch to tho Dally Telegraph sngs It {8 teported thut the now Turkish “Canstitution will establish equal rights for utl persons frrespective of nu!lulm‘luy or religlon; sbollsh the ofllco of Grand Vizier, create o responsible Miulstry, and organize a representative Assembly composod of delegates from the various local Counclls of notables DENMARK, IN PARLIAMENT. Corexuicey, June 0.—The Commlttee of the Lower Ilouse of the Danish Parllament have deelded unanimously in favor of the Uov- ernment?s demand for 2,000,000 crowns for the purchase of slxteen of the Krupp fleld batte- rles, ‘The Radical Jeaders will ynove a resolution declaring the moment inopportuno for the pro- posal, thus avolding a vote of a want of confl- dlencee, tipon which tho Government will aban- don the incasure, and the extraordinury session adjourn, STAIN, INTOLRHANCE, Mapnto, June 9.—During the debate yester- day in the Benate on the new Constitutlon, the Bishop fof Salamanes sald that the Bpanish prelates would always be upposed to religlous oloration as fucomputible \vm: Catholfulsin, ANNY HECRETED, Mavrip, June V.~The police have discovered two depots of cartridges at Sun Scbastinn, CUBA. TIAN PRICE FOR MEAT, TTAVANA, via Kzy WEST, Juno 0.—The Gov- ernment s making contraets with purtles in Florida for cottle, paying $1in gold per pound dellbered fn Nuevitas, Rlcardo Menacal, Collector of Tuxes, has ab- sconded to the United Btates with about §400,- 000 {0 gold, et TRANCE. PUNERAL OV GRORGE BAND, Panis, June Y. —George Band will be burled at Nuhant to-lay, S — OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, LoxnoN, June 9. —Bteamship Abyssinfy, from New York, aud Lelpstg, from Bulthuere, have wrrived ont. New York, June 9.—Arrived, steamer Ely- sla, from London; Slute of Virgluls, from Glasgow, QurenaTowN, June 9.—8teamer Idaho, from Ndw York, bas urrived. ———— OBITUARY, Drrnotr, Mich,, Juny 9.—Hon, Ransom Gard- ner, of Kulumazoo, dicd st Auderson, Ind., this worning, of pucumonfa. The remalus will bo taken to Jonesville, Mich., to<day for burial, e MARINE {TEM. Dernorr, Mich,, June 8.—The schaoner Mary E. Perow has been rescued from Duncan Reef aud brought to Danean City, CASUALTII Details of the Terrible Flood in Douglas County, Mo, Thirteon Lives Lost, and Mills and Buildings Swopt Away. Annual Oofnoidonce with the Heated Torm of Great Fatality by Drowning, FLOOD AND LOSS OF LIVES. Dougins County (Jto.) Leader. The memory of man, history or tradition of Nouglaa County furnisties no account of such a flowd a3 inundated o large portion thereof on Thursday night, June 1. The raln commenced fulling here in Ava about dark, and was pretty sevoro durlng most of the night. No one, liowever, was prepared for the newa of the terrible destruction of lfe snd property that had oceurred on lirysnt, Hunter, Dry, Tar Button, and Fox crecka, though little doubt ex- fsted that some damage bad been ddone, a8 the rain-fall seemed to have taken a northenst dl- rection toward them. Last evenlng, however, news came in that some damage had been done on Hunter, even to the washing away of Charley Wilson's mill-race and moving the mill somoe four or five feet—that’s ull, This morning news came from the varlous creeks before mentloned, filling all with horror at the slckening tales, First to reach us waos the total destrnctlon of Butler & Gaulding’s flour and saw-mill—the best in the county—on Bryant creck, fifteen inites from Ava—vilued ot £4,000, Oung of our {nformants, Willlam M. Topper, stated that Thursday night he epent at “Uncle’ len Alsup's on Fox'ereck. — On rising at dn?‘- Ight yesterday morning and looking down the creck; he noticed that Enos Lakey's house (on un adfoinlng formt and p quarter of a nile dis- tant) was mlsalng. He sct out, in company with several others, to nacertain the fate of the family, nine In mumber, including Mr, Levi Royal, who was there tumpurnrll{. He follow- ed the wreek of the house about half a mnfle by the seattering, flonting furniture, clothing, cte, when they found Mr. Lakey lodged In the brush —dead! “About 150 yards helow where the body of husband snd fathér was discovered were founil the dead boies of Mrs, Lakey and two of her children—one a habe, the other about eight ears of nge. Mr. Moyl saved himauif by climbing n tree, ns did two of the children, while one was saved by getting upon nnd cling- {ng to drift-woud, One of the little fellows, of about four years, found in the tree, was asked how he canie there, and replied that his father put him there amd told him to m{. Mr., Lakey was a native of this county, nbout 45 yenrs pf t u,firrnlly respeeted, and served as a soldierin tfic niun urmy during the late rebelllon. The Rev. Joseph Milfer on Thursdny }lvcd on Dry Creek, but will llye there no more forever. Himeolf and family—cizht In all—were all swept away with their “dwelling, and were drowned, Hixof their hodies linve been recoy- ered, the others yet unheard of. George Bry- ant, Miller’s brother-in-lawr, was In - the bouse and the only occupant that eacaped. Mr, Miller was a native of Roane County, fenn., and came to this county gome two years ago, Thomas Riley’s house, w half mile helow Mill- ler's, flunted ‘ofl some distance and struck against a mulherey tree, Which tore It to ntoms, when it inmates—Riley, wife, aml babe—at- tempted to fake refuge in the tree. While making this endeavor Min, Riley wns relzed with anps aud dropped fier babe,” The father, in darkness, was unable to save it, and it and {1t was with the utmost difilculty that he enved bis wife. Henderson Elliott, at the mouth of Hunter, and mill-owner, lost his store-house, vacant iwelling-houze, 700 hushels of corn, and all the Jumber on the yard, with the exeeption of one stack—probably nbout 2,000 feet. James Coats, on Tar Button Creek, hind his #table washed away, fo which were two hbrses— one found dead, the other not yet heard of, Mr. Iopper has lved in this county for thirty- nine years, and says ho hias never sai the water so high by 5 fect. He resides on Bryant, and didn’t escape the general devastation, *-He' had thirty acres In corn, and not five are now worth 1t will agatn tiave to be lald tending, Most of off and replanted, or his prospects for a corn crop ure nnything but plearant. Two of ‘the Clark !nmi]v‘ restding on Fox Creck, 8 miles below Kendall's ed missing. Johnson Burris, at Race-track, on Fox Creek, lost two lorses hy the destruction of his stables. Deputy-Sherifl Wooda enme {n from that rec- tlon this evening, and states the destruction of pronerty to be immense, e aays the waters of Brush Creek, near where the Miller family was drowned, and for rome considerable dis- tanee below, were at lenst 100 feet deep, Cropa of all kinds along these crecks are almost en- tirely destrosed. From the best information we ean obtaln, our informera knowlng the country well, we have no fden that balf the destruction of Iife and [\mpcrl: has been reported, as a vast oxtent of srritory Is yeb to be lieard from, where the danger 18 apparently more threatening than from which wu have ‘the partial reports above given, . — DPROWNED. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, WmvoNa, Minn, June 9.—Two young men named Plank wers drowned near Fountain City on the ith, whils fishing. Thelr parents reside ut Eyota. Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune, KeorUK, Ia.. June S.~Geo. White, n young man about 18 years of age, and the ron of a ltromlncnh citlzen, was_necklentally drowned In lie river hore to-day. e went In bathing, ven- tured beyond his depth, and, not being a swim- mer, war lost before assistance could reach hbin, K‘hu body was recovered shortly after the acel- ent. MANGLED. LooAnsronT, Ind., June §.—@Georgo Zock, n boy & years old, was killed to-day, while playlng tn his fulbier's mill, e was cought by o belt, and erushed by tho machinery, * i s IEXPLOSION, Avausty, Ga., June 9.—Thomas Wallace and Joseph W, Hawes were killed yesterday by the explosion of the boller of Perkins & Co.'s saw- mil, at Lawton. o ——a SPIRITUALISTS. Thelr Seaslon at Rockford, I1L, Yosterday. Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribuna, Rockroun, 1., June 9.—The proveedings of the Northern Ilinols Association of Spiritual- ists, In sesslon here to<lay, have been character- fzed by on unusual carnestness in the dis- cugsion of the varlous questions «t fssue, The toples chosen haye been ably handled and very generally participated in. Mrs. Morse, of Jollet, spoke in the morn- ing upon “ Prayer,™ showlng it to bo ono of the lofty mapirations, and beneficial to humanity. After musle, Mra. Dr, Severouco spoke upon “The Caures and Cure of Crime' The osition taken ~was that advocated frs, Woodhull and others. Tho ufter- noon conferemeo was partieipated In by Dr., Bradbury, A, B, 8cverence, Mrs, Crapsey, Mrs, Morse,” Dr, Dunn, and othems. The clos- Ing address was delivored by Capt. Brown, of Town,—subject, **My Religlon,” which he de- fined to be n rutlonafl religion, founded on the understanding of the upward tendeaey of the soul, acting under the true forees of love and will, and controlled by three grand rrlncnnlea or laws of freedomy truth, and jus- ice, Thodancein the evening was every way i fuccess, and the aeance by E. V. Wilson was largely uttended and the tests reasonably good. e ——— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Special Dispalch to The Tridune, BrooMinaton, I, June 9.—An expert Is to be employed to wake u report of the condition of ailalrs in the oflice of 8. F. Dolloil, Circuit Clerk, because he has never durlng his ofllefal term made o lueld or satisfactory report, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. LANsING, Mlch., Jupe 9,—The Hon. J, IL Brockway, n member of the Board for the Su- pervislon of the Penal, Puuper, and Reformuatory Institutions, having removed from this State, hus tendered his reslguation, which hus been ge- ypted. Special Dixpaich fo The Tribune, Towa City, Ia., June .—Thu whiaky ense, which I matlo mention to Tus TriiuNe | night, hus culminated In considersblo excite- ment, und minus the whisky, The whiskyds supposed to have been shipped by a nijght frelght-traln to Kock 1sland. Naw Yokx, June 0.—~The flzht In this city against the Bunday exclso Inw 13 licreasing fn determination. "To-day dudge Dittenhoefer, behalf of the proprietors of Gilmore's Gardens, obtuined an_injunction from Judge Donghue, restrufutgg the pollee fron enterlng the gardens without paying ke other citizens: New Youk, Juno 9.—In the suit of Morris of udil, are report- Line, Livingatone & 1 nnd uthers A Neatt, Prestdent of the Penneyivania Raje vty il others for raflroad fron’ suppied fop bultding the Davenport. & St. aul lhunm.x Tilee Sadford tn the Sityerior Court Gy afternoon directed the verdict for plal, 306,200 n gold. Lot Special Dispateh to The Triduns, =~ Canrisvirue, ., Juned.—Theentire ooy, of Binckhurn Unlyeraity, fetuding J, W, 1] Tey, President, restgned thele pos(fions yestor rlnv'. and Nn’!r’rc»lglml(nnn \H!ru'“m’i'l‘pll':l’, "|"|r. Board of "Trustees ndjourned without iling their positions. Great preparations are hefng made for the celebrating of our Centennial Fourth, Promf. nent apeakera are to deliver addreases, Tig displny will be on o larger senle than ever by fure nitempted In this part of tho State. ———————— MEDICAL, Michigan State Ecloctic Conventlon, Speciat Correspandence of The Tribune, TANsING. Mich., June 8.—The State Ecleety Medieal Convention was hield in this city to-day, The officers elected were: President, A, Peck, of Towell; Vice-President, IIL T. FPeck, o Hickory Corners, Barry County; Secre ryy L. A, Howard, of Litchtelly Treasurery, R, C. Ely, of Medin Recording Sceretary, A. R, Brown, of Albion; Corresponding Secretary, . N. 8haw, of Alleq, Hillsdnte County: Board of Censors, A. Peck, R. C. Ely, J1. C. Peclliam, A, C. doslym, 8. A' Toward, E. M, 8w, Tha next, Conventlon was fixed at Kulamazoo, June 8, 1877, Thery were thirty-two members present out of a tota] iembershilp of 102 A. C. Joslyn offered. the followIng resolutlons: Warneas, At (he present time, there 1 go. Ing on between tho medical factiony, Regalar and Homeopathic, now jolntly occupying the Medicai Tiopartment of tha Stato Univermiy, & quarrel di. graceful to both partiex, to the detriment of the ncionca of medicines, and to the general welfare of the people of thin Commonwealths and Witrneas, Tt In open violation of the prinel, plen of thix Government tn rupport by taxation any sectarlan clngs, cither medieal or rellglons, —tax. ing for auch support those who nefther patronize nor believe In tho doctrincs of such rect; Nouw, therefore. We, the membees of the Stat Eeleetic Medicnl Asenciaton of Michigan, do make known and declure that wa belleve: Firat—Thut it I8 theduty of the State Legtalatars to remove from enld University the Medical Depart. ment thereof, leaving ndl elnsees of the medicd profession to stund upon thele own merite, withg unjuat taxation, a4 at present, fostering & profes. slonn! favoritiam by tixing the people, @ larg number of whom nte oppored equully fo the taxa. tlon and the methods of practice for which such taxew are lovied. Secondly—We would, therefore, recommend that it ahonld be thoueht expedient that the Legislaturg of thix Commonwenlth whould donate, as has been done In other States, to the varlond achool o mediclne such suma an it may deem expedient for erecting colleyres, furnishing muscams, ete,; nnl that such lerrn riations be propertioned to each aceording to their respective numbers In the State, Thirdly—That we belleve no good ean grow out of the prescit policy and position of tho Siate Governmyent In forelnz an unwliling matrimoniv alliance between the stalwart bridegroom, Allopy thy, and the agoressive, rnucy milden, lomeo patiy 3 and that “the waoner uch antazontatic cle Inents are removed from and rendered Independen of each other, the better ILwill be for the people, and the medieal profession zenerally. Fourthly—"That n commlittee of three he appointed whaodo llfllf' it shall be to prepare n fall report e trmu;; thls matter and petitions to the next Legls: ature, ‘The resnlutions were ndopted, and Mesars, doslyn, Holhrook, and Ely were appolnted such Committee ——— TEXAS COTTON REPORT, New Onrreaxs, Lo, June 9.—The Galves ton Cutton hange erop report is as follows; Sent on the 220 of May questions to 200 cor respondents in M eountles; received only 7% replies from 48 counties, dated from 2th May to 15t Juno. 1. The area of Iand planted to eotton in thiy 8tate compares with last year as follows: Six- teen counties reporting a'decrease of from 5 tn 43 3¢ per cent, seventeen the sume ns kast year, and fiffeen an increase of from 5 to $3% por cent. The land planted averaglug sbout the same lnst year, 2 and 8. "No overflows or damage reported. A aracter of weather for planting this year compared with last year 18 ns follows: Twenty-two countics report the snmo as list y'«-ilr. fifteen less favorable, eleven more favor able. 5, Thirty-seven countles report the stamds of cotton good, flve fair, und six not good, O. The votton erop is reported fn ten countles tabeas enrly as last year, four counties tvo weeks earlier, thirty-four counties about two wocks later, 7. Labor in number and efffefency I3 fully as roxd a8 Inst year. 8. No fertilizers are used I this State, 0. The condition of the cotton crop same, abont two weeks late, 10. The rains fn the Jatter part of May have hl‘elll benefielul, generally Improving the pros- pects. ——— COMPROMISED, Prrrepuna, Pa., June 9.—The Conferencs Committees of the Puddlers’ Unlon and Tron Mauufacturers’ Assoclation agreed upon a come pronulse to-day in regard to the priee for holling iron, which will be submitted to botl slies to- morrow, Both Assoclations will probahly ace cepty and thus terminate the present lock-out. —————— - Mrw, Seeretury Iristow. Sew York Home Journat. Mrs, Bristow [s a Little above medinm hefghts her figure I8 slight and willowy ; every motion graceful, and the small b is heautifully polsed, 8he has u fashion of sitting or standing with her head alightly on one side, Vke a binl, Thero are massesof wavy brown Lalr, matching the brown eye-brows amlhrowner evea, The prete ty chin hns o mite of a dimple, and the mouth Is vvery way sweet, Gentleand loving you know her unture must be the moment you sce her. She was born In Elizubethtown Ky, Iler parents ll‘ylug in her ehilldhood, ahe was “#rajsed ™ (18 they say in the South) by her unele, Her mal- den nunic was Briscoe, prefaced by the old fashe foned #Abhy," Somichow that quaint namo sults her thoronghly, Did you ever know n Abby thnt wasn't sweet and womanly? In that old Rentucky town lived the grandmother of the tuture Sceretary. Of course, the boy visited her, and, meeting the pretty durk-cyed girl, her image flxed itself, till, the cducation of Doth belng completed, Miss Briscoo beenme Mrs, Bris tow, Twenty years, she will tell you, huve passed sluce ‘thens twenty years of unbroken ove and trust; twenty years of quiet, unevent- ful life, except during tie War, and the more recent distinetion of her present position. Durs Ing her husband’s ahsencegtn the army, Mrs, Bris tow spent nuch of her thne at her “childhood’s home, . « Mrs, Bristow las two children. Miss Nannle Is at school near Tarls, perfecting lieraelt {n accomplishments which can be hetter tanght there, while the son, thoughonly 15, i3 y fitted fo_enter college, 1ie 18 at present her of the preparatory achool at Prinee- As n hostess Mrs, Bristow fs very charm- ton. ing, Thelr house (rented already furifshed) s ane of a [\rcu?' row fuclng Franklin Bquare. ‘Ihere aro Jardluderes in the windows, umd tke Aeent of the flowers floats through the rooms; yesterday a mocking-bird, up-stairs, waa nofsily Blngelng Nils entlro repertolre, quitedrowning the swect, rich tones of o Jovely English bulltined, which'ts Mrs. Bristow's speclal pets and thers fs everywhere an atmospliere of homo which must bo grateful to the tired Sceretary " when he escapes from tho perplexing amnoyances of his oflice. Mr, and Mra . Brlstow aro Preabyte rians, attending the Rev, Dr. Mitcliell’s echura One littls bit of character shows itself n 1o answers given to visitors who cafl at fneon fent hours. Of course, ther: arg crowds who come even upon the digys which are supposedto De the Tady’s own. und Mrs, Bristow conld never have a moment’s privacy did she recefve every one. The conventfonal faleehood ¢ Not ab Time," {4 eastly spoken und concluslve, hut Mrs. Bristaw tnstructa her faotman to say, *She B at home, bitt Is ongaged, and wishes to be cused.” That, In Washington, s an_unususl manifestation of consclentiousness, Mrs, Hri- tow his larce possessions i her own rizht, Het tollets are also appropriate and tasteful, often rich, but there ds never any displuy I dress o equipaze, and T know no one who wonll nol f adly do homage to Mrs, Bristow fn the White Touse, should fate b ool enouglh to give 1 nllull‘l a President as the fearless Secretary would make, e —t—— of Britlvy Rallway Travel, London [Fortt, The French papers state that what chfelly stenek M. Alphond and his eof g of the Parls Board of Works, durfige thege visit to Lo don last week, was *the admirablo organization of the Metropolitun Railway, and tho eapddity with which the movement of the tralns s cr vled on” Ifthia s correet, Lean on th. M. Alphand and his friends aro easl] vh Iwonder what they wonld have said it heen i a earrligze of the Metropolitan Rallway with e very recently, and heard the followlng dinloguo at'w station,’ Porter: ¢Kre, ‘old o Bill, this "ere carringe (s on ire; (he sl e cnped and burning the woodwork,”” thar laoking carelesslyat the gasplpe which was lesk g, tho escaped s beloge on fire, aud . the temporary burner consuming the roof: ¢ Ab) # It 15 40 that go 4 on Jong cnough, 1t will bard tho — cartfugo down; drive on, Jim;" and s sayhne he wived hia flag and gent on the suiouldering eardage and ull, Deligh