Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 6, 1876, Page 8

THE CITY. GENE;‘!FN’EWS . '« ‘The Hon.J. V. LeMoyne, M, C, loft for Nashington laat ovening. On tho Fourth tho West Sido Street Railway Company carrled 75,000 passengers, tho lnrgest sumber it haa ever yet handled in one day. ) Tho Rev. J. W. Hanson, cditor of the New Dovenant, {s one of tha Centennlal Doctors ol Divinity. Buchtel College, Akron, 0. did the bonorary deed. A Tho temperaturo yesterdsy, as observed by - Manasso, opticlan, 88 Madison street, TRIBUNR Bullding, was at 8 & m., 75 degrees; 10n. m. 7} 32 m., 60; 8 p. M, 85 8 p. My Bl. Barom- eter, 8 o m,, 38.75; 8 p, m., 28,95, Coroner Dietescha yeaterday held an inquest on the boy Willlam Punnl;aun ':WN m;: ;lll.m' on 0 son at No. 153 Lnrras :nh: 5‘3‘»’&?’ h&ec\'sfim“\!:’af l;m\d. for_trial, and tho censured & storckeeper on Division street i m:.-d Anderaon for selling him cartridges. The realdents of the Bouth Side who are fond of moonlight trips on the lake, can ahjoy the , opporiunity now, a8 & neat snil-bont has becn rovided, and will be in attendance cvcr{ aven- ng during the summer ot the dock foot of Douglas avenue, oppusite the rallrosd depot, ; At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the body of & hoy about 8 years of age was found fuating in the river in Ogden slip at the foot of Illinois street. It is snpposed Lo bo that ol & ho; uamed Thomas Ruddy, who has been missing from his home, No. 23 Huren street, for the past ten days. Henry Carponter, tha littlo G-year-old who was badly burned by the explosion of a keg of . powder at No, 707 West Madison strect Tuesday evening, died at midnight., The Coroner yes- - terday held the inquest, and returned a verdict “« “I]m:lmnhnou with the focts as already pub- shed, 2 Mr. Clark Lipe yesterday distinctly stated to a TRIDUNE reporter that he 1s n candidate for o olflce, and that partics havo started his nomo for mccr:‘bcr of Congrezs for the West Slde, with tho evident Intention to injure himand without . his consent or nuthority. IIcis o Republlcan, . but wanta no office. Jolm Lyneh, nged 3 years, and residing at S the corm‘i“al m%m Ialaid avenuc and Wood strect, while plasing with somo hoys ycsterday - nfternoon at the corner of Deering street and «Archer avenue, accidentally fell on the side- walk and broke his left leg. o was taken to 1ho County Hospital, . Lakeo Blaft Is wing to be a populous sub- urb. The Lako Forcst tralns, oncat il n. m., and anather at 6:20 p. m., from Wolls street de- t, run to the depot ou tho grouuds, a fow rods mm the cncampment. Thise are tho best trains to take if a person hes buggugo and camp equipage with him. About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon an old man somne 80 years of nge was run over and in- stantly killed at the foot of Sixteonth street by engine No. 406 on the Baltimore & Ollo Rail- rond, The body was taken to the Morguo to uwalt {dentificailon. The deccased wus of me- dium stature and dressed in gray clothing, E. J. Freemon, residing at the corner of Lin- + coln nvenue and Wallace street, while riding in o buggy with a companlon, fn the vicinity of the Clty-fl!l, yesterday alternoon, was thrown to the pavement and’ badly injured by his horse running away and colliding with an express- wagon. The buggy waa completely demolished. Mr, Bamuel Danlels, In the einploy of Measrs. Bteele & Price, writes to say that about 11 o'clock p. 1., July 8, ho saw n great ball of fire pass over the city from the southeast to the northiwest. From'this heargucs that somo great 1)1 is golug to happen to the city. It issale to remiud the writer of the letier that there weren gruvi many fireworks being touched o Monday evening. John Modin, 0 years of age, waa run over at 11 o’clock yesterdoy morning at the corner of Market street and "Chleago avenue, by a wagon Lelonging to F. 11 Hansan, of the Now 'Eng- land Mills. Tho_injured Loy was taken to his * yesidence at No, 112 Chicage 0" avenue, whers ¢ was found that his right leg was badly fractured below the knee. Amputation is thought to be neeessary by the attending physfeian, A correspondent writea to Inquireif o man . who lins made a bet on an election is liablo to bo challenged on that sccount. Tho foct that a bet I8 pending between two men doca not give good ground for refusing either man's « yote; vut the law does say that {f a man makes n wagor on the clectlon "he shall he subject Lo o fine or imprisonment, or both,—s0 that you can- ] not keep the man from voting, but you'can fine .. him, or lock him up, or both. In Tnxe TRisuns of Sunday last there wasn parsgraph to the effcet that Frank Anderson, o sollor, was_knocked down and robbed in Calla- hau's saloon, corner Wost Water and Kinzie strcets, And now comes Anderson snd asscrts that he was not knocked down, ncither robbed, in the saloon named nor in any other place. ‘Whercupon It appears that the {riformation was {ncarrectly given to tha reporter, and doubtless by some person with mallcious {atent. About 9 o'clock yeaterday morning Margaret A. 11, reslding with her ‘mother ut No. 673 Hubbard street, attempted to commit sulcido *, Dy taking a full ounce of opium, Dr. Houdly, 5 w{m attended her, [s of the opiufon that her re- :overyuxloubttuf. 8he is about 90 years of size, inarried, and has but recently arrived from Trovidencs, k. 1., after nbandoning her hus- band: The causc was family troubles caused by her husband's worthicasneas. As nddenda to the accldents already credited to the Centennial Fourth the following were esterday reported: Bernard MeMlurry, resld- Yng at No. 184 Jackeon strect, was shof fn the under lip at 8 o'clock while_standing on the t corner of Monroe street and Fifth aveuue, But little damage was dono other than the extrac- tion of four toeth. Eurly In tho cvening George Hansen, aged 10 years, and restding at igo 104 North Wells street, bhad tho thumb on his left hand so badly shattered by the rematare dlschurgo of a plstol, that smputa~ f(un ‘was found neccseary, Paul Literskl, resid- Ing at No. 10 Fox place, had his right eys ner- manently injurcd by the premature dischargo of aweapon iu tho hands of his brother, ~Iils fil;nndmnlher, aged 70 years, was shot earller in o day through the calf of the leg, and sus tafned a palntal but not scrious wound. Stautey Holbrook, a boy sbout 15 years of nze, realding av No, 80 flnlvurnuy place, shot him- scif Monday afternoon In the leg, the ball pasa- \ ing up and lodging near the grofu. 1fo waa attempting at the timo to loud a cartridge- shooting rovolver, and had taken the chambera out. One of the cartridges refused to slip futo the chamber, and the boy foolishiy lald the chambers on bis log and begnn bamiierimg the cartrldge in, The result {s ,he will be coufined 0 his room for the next month. Dr. lurlan Cole attended hiin and probed for the bullet to . n depth of 8 or 10 inches, but could not tiad #t. ' ‘I'io boy is dofng well, Thero s a moral con- neeted with the occurrence which may scem to “udorn o tale™ for boys, It is anid that Stanley Dought the revolyer with monoy borrowed froul & a tradesman of lis father’s and unknown W s ‘ parents, and was enjoylug an allopathic amount of stulen pleasurs when Lie was shot, TUR CENTERNIAL CAR. A noticeable fcaturs wnong the mnn{ street dlaplays ou tho Fourth was tha cxhibitlon and fira runniog of a car christencd the * Centens niul " manufactured in all of its detaila at tho Yately erecied shops of the Chicogo West i Divislon lallway Cum{m\y on Western™ avenuc. Y Iu tho wattér of its conatruction,—having 0 added all the wodern inprovements,—1t was & " model that will and does challenge the whole " world tv reproduce, 1o the salldity of struc | ture, combiued with beauty of tinlsh, elegance 1 of deslgu In decorutions, and its qulet and casy I riding qualities, It fur surpasses everythlug in 13 tho linc of cars for passenger travel—excepl, perhaps, one of Pulima's siecpers, : It started frow the Company’s shops at 10 o'clock 8. ., under the spedal careaud supers vislon of J. K. Lake, tho courteous and efticlont Buperintendeut of the Rallway Company, and wus druwh by four superb dupple-grey horses, richly caparfsoned and handsowely decorated, bt which are but o falr sawple of the stock on band. ‘I'he car was comfortably Siled with some of the oflicers and Directors of the roud, actome ed Ly ladies, The routo pursued was from the mr-hngn on Western avenue to Madlsou etrect, down Mad{- son to Btate, thenee to Randolph, nr Randolph to Halsted, and over the Mllwaukee avenus tracikc; then back n, making a trip over the Halsted and Blue Island avenucroad; theu back over Jtaudolph atrect to the &Inm of starting, the car moved along s various lines of travel it was greeted by the ulmlrlnglnlwdlu of thousauds who thronged the streefs. Tho prindpal object of tha excurslon was to make b fnepection of the road after many uecded fprovements had been wade, and a sentls ment of satlsfaction wus universully expressed as e, the present wudition of the various lines of road. "1t wus also agrecd that Chicago could construct as solid atreet-rallways, und place upon then as nicely furnished and foished cars ns I!ld' city in the Unlou, with men who have the abiflity and cocrgy to conduct them to the satlsfactfon of the general public. TUE FLOATING HOBPITAL. Yesterdsy was the advertised t::ly for the fireb excursion of the float] hospital for invalids sud alck Dables. Tho ner Summer Clowd ' ) t ) i the Ben Drake for a short trip. 9:35 beforo tho boat got under way and steamed dowh towards the Skt the bables in their yells, f:nr, for the boat {s'ono of the safest on the within reacl, a looking-gluss on tl zr- posite, so that o night tako a look at himselt u(ad)llo departed. A razor was on the left hand Blde, ou_’ the hiad evldently voncluded was uscless was in the bath-tub Lencath. Ligh up on the neck, he had cut his throat from car to ear with his left hand, simultancouly shot hmself through tho heart. with the revolver, and hod then fallen from his footing to bo strangled to death {f thero was nny life left. ’I‘hol razor and revolver undoubtedly did their work tion about the such disfiguration Mr, Jacob Relum will recclve his seatenco, was expected that Judge Blodgett, refreshed oud recuperated after the Fourth, would settle all doubts yesterday morning by rewarding Jo- cob as he saw fit. But even Judges of the Bu- preme Caurts ara but men, subject to all the il has been chartered this year, and every propara- tion bad been made to pull her out and anchor her, But the wind, which blew a llving outside the harbor, rendered it fmpractical oo take her out, and the abeence of a very lal o lmrty induced the managera to postpono the big rip until to-day. bout slxt: pnn;‘fle, Inclnding bables, children and not & few nble-bodied luvallds, arrived o the Clark-street bridge, tho poind of departure, at 0 o'clock. Mr, Derickson and Drs, Owen and Davis wero in attendance, and, rather than disappoint those who had come, c‘lf:tc;«f:‘(: reakwater,” the voyagers “The Bright, Beautiful River,” ns a compliment to tho muddy stream underneath, “The passage down was pleasant cnough, for the wind was astern, but when the end of the north pler was assed and the long swell of the lske struck the boat, the lln¥h;§ want out llke o candle, anit the crowd join ‘There was no dan- ake, but the cxcursionists couldn't sceit, so the tur's bow twas pointed south, and.she rounded the southern end of the breakwater, and ran up on tho Inside, where the water was smoother. There were about a dozen or fiftecn infants on board, sumo_pale and sickly, and some fat and ruddy. One little girl, ¢ remarkable for ‘@ blue bLonnet atfent, pale face, was -gcasick, and tho nccs of some of the clder people taok a fefl and { green cast, but everybody recovered without any ylelding of breakfast, and alter reaching smodth water went In for enjoyment, The trip oply laated two hours aud’ @ half, andat 11 o'clock the boat was moored again at the brid, 0. The exeuraion of this imorning will be oun fim Bummer Cloud. After she is anchored, lu;iva will run to her six times daily, at ) 10, and i1 &, m.y and 1, 2, and i cellent ane k put, and tho henedts to' be derived from tho echeute will be {ocaleutable. The craft isan ex- P M. rposo to which aho will be or the pu SI}ICIDE. A CLEAR CASE OF INSARITY. - Fred A. Jeffery, of Syracuse, N, Y., com- mitted suifcide most effectually at the Palmer House some time during Tuesday evening. e a8 & young man some 34 years of age, of good, moral repute, and had been recently an active member of the firm of Wyckoff & Jeffery, general agents for the Ameriean plalting attach- ment for sewing machines, with icndquarters at Peorta, IIl. He arrived in this ity Fridoy morn- ln%! ond wos assigned to parlor i Inasmuch as it contalned a_bath-roomn - just suited to his purpuscs, ealled at the tesk and scttied his bit), including Tuesday night’s lodging, breakfast the next morning. rumnarked that he would be far nway by that hour x“m day, but uo attentlon was pald to the remark. at the Puimer, expressed Dimself satisfied with the room, Tucsday ofternoon he but not Including At that time he At noon yesterday a chambermald reported the parlor out of order, ns she could not untock the door, and it wasat oncc surmised in the ofllce that all was not well. was found undlsturbed, ang the examiner wns about to depart when e suw throughan aper- ture the bo the bath-rodtn. and so well planned were all the detalls of the exceutlon thint thode who witnessed the scens were filled with adiniration of the man's mis- guided ingenuity. thres bed-slats bound together with stout homp- cn vord Ina most intricate manner, and with at lenst 100 knuts tn the cord. formed was resting at ene end upon the slue of the bath-room, while the other was held by the welght of the m«l{l agolnst the wall vpposlic. A stouter cord, Lo W wasg held stationas tho middle of the hottles, one containing dregs of whisky, thoutliéramolled fatly oftho bydratual chioral, A glass containing a salution of was lylng just outside the door, The young man I edfin of the bath-tub, and, afl witl The room of the young man suspended in H A.? lnv[isu tlon ‘;ullnwcd, The gallows wns made of The beam thus leh the body wus suspemied, by u pleture-serew about in cam, In the room were two while the same drui then apparcntly stepped upon the tylng his feot and to a ple- h wire to the brass water-ce ture-screw opposite, had taken o fatal draught of the chiloral and whisky. Previousl cords, and hu had suspended b e wall aud o swall right. revolver vest-packet e ‘which he A dagper After adjusting the novss well, for there wus no head * or face, and only os might bo caused by the tension of the rope upon the muscles. discolora- At 6 o'clock the Coroner arrived, and the ghast- 1y remains were eut down, and linnds of an undertaker to awalt the arrival of sowo of hls friends, laced fn the ‘There wore upou a tablo in the room tio let~ ters, onc addressed to the clerk of the hotel, and auotber to the Timesof this city. The former contalned onl; the dlsposition of wished acnt to his brother, contalned only some dougcmf audden end. “There was nuthing in cither that could be construed as o reasou for the commis- slon of the crime. nlso falled to show any reason for §t other than very good indlcations that o was of unsound mind, A trunk and satchel were tightly packed with all gorts of truck done up in neat packages, many of them sealed with sealing wax. iy old letters were done up neatly an Lis brother, E. I Jeflery, of 8t. Louls, All his effccts were in_completo order, and must have re;}l;he&l months in belng packed, ho Cor o request regarding his effects, which he and the other concerning his Anexamination of his effects addressed to roner will hold the inquest to-day, and in the meantime expects to hear from sowo of his fricuds. WHISKY. BEIM, A pgood denl of doubt exists as to Just when It that flesh is helr to, like thclr felluws, and it has turned out that Judgoe Blodgett’s Fourth of July was anything but a pleasant day to him. In. fact, sickncss of the specics most prevalgnt in summer marked him for its own, aud the day which the Judge had thought of devoting to the final consideration of Jake's caso wna lust, 8o far us the businceas of the Dis- trict Court is cuncerned, Buaides this, the Court hna been very busy since last Irl- day In the hearing ol civil motlons, ‘This has prevented him from _ hestow- ing such tine as he cousidered necess sury upon the questlons rafsed by the Governinent counsel and Rehm’s lawyers. The ruflwuen got at him yeaterduy, unxlous to know ‘when Joke's sentence would "be delivered, but nothing could bo obtained of u satisfactory na- ture. Judge Blodgett does not know when the case witl coine up,~ It may cowme up this week, oud it may not till next, Further t! thut, he aversuote Judge Bungs Las an fden, although lie has no definite information, that Jake will know just where and how ko stands by Friday morning, At uny rate, the public will probably not havo long to wait to see what judiclal do- liberation hua deckled usmn. Jake romains hopeful, and hos his weather-cye tixed on Col- orudo whilo he devoutly siugs * Jerusalem, my Lappy bowme.” AT THE IAIL, Tho excurslonists over the Khine had a rather quict tlme of it yeaterday, the reuction cone sequent upon thelr patriotic procivities of the day previous, “Ihe’ nttendance of visitors was abour us usuali and the florul offerings wore equally profuse, Frou an unknown source, Mr, Healng recelved o massive gold napkin sing, on which Wus inscribed * A, C. Hesivg, Ceutennlal July 4. l(ln clear to sny one who las called on the oxiles In Couk Cuunty Jull that the confine- ment ubd Joek of exerclae are siready telling on the party. ‘To counteract the evily Mr. Dicken- 801 yesterday sent for lls health-lilt, und on ita srriva) the pilgrims pretty thoroughly tested the strength of o Marsh Cummulative Healthe Life of 1,500 pounda capacity, THE OCITY-ITALL, Water rents yesterday were $1,413, Ald. Pearsou returned from bis Eastern trip yusterday morning, He has been goue sbout threo woeeks. Work has been begun on arranging the rooms lately occupled by Otto Peltzer for the Law De- partiment’s use. Ald. George Whito left 1ast night forthe East to visit his parents ncar Worcestor, Mass. Lo will be absent for about ten days. * A soecial meetlng of the Council is called for Friday at 7:30 p. m. for the purposs of sppolnt- ing judges for tho Mayural election, ‘The Centennial Fourth did not scem to affect the CityeHull cmul:xlinu {n suy wi ‘They were all at ‘work ycslerday, ss though nothing had lappeacd, and 1w ous sppearcd o Lave the vulsfons, 803 s consumption, 135 sinall-pox, 1, “big head? from the celebration, of departments did not show up having been out of town. Mn{nr Colvin, Caspar Butz, Attorney Tuthill, and Francls Adnma wera the notable sbsentees. They will be hotne soon, ‘Tho receipts in the License Department yeso terday were $1,250, Nineteen saloon licensca were taken ouf. It scema to be about time that the promiscd activity of the Mayor's police in bringing delinguenta to time showed itaclf. The joint Committes on Strects and Alicys will meet in the City Clerk's_ofilce this nftér- noon at 4 o'clock. ‘The South Division Commit- tec will mect at the same_lour Buturday after: noon te conslder tho Clark strect ordinance. The General Buperintendents of the Michigan Bouthern and Rock 1slands Roads have been in- vited to be preeent, The Committee on Fira and Water 18 called to meetin the Fire Mar- shnl's offico at 7:30 p. m. to-dny to consider references. Considerable curios!ty fs expressod to know whom the Demacrats will rut u{: for slnughter ngalnst Monrog Heath, the Republican nomince for the office of Mayor., Oue df the prominent Democrats who infests the Clty-Ilail was heard to say yesterday, *Thero should be no Demo- cratic nominee. Fhis is & Republican meas that the city is In, and I say let the Republicans get. out of jt the best way they can.” For the sake of current information, it may be sald that Comptroller Hayes, who seemed to direct the financial policy of the city, was a prominent Democrat. The Finance Committce of the Council ad- vortises this moruing 'Time Revenue Ware ranta® for eale. The amount for salc is $1,000,000, and persons can cominencs buying as 8oon as they pleass, and tho sooner the better for the city and the Finance Committee. The smnllest sum will be $500. The Comptroller, at Room 3, City-Uall, I8 now prepared to ro- celve applications for the warrants, payable fn one year, and drawing Intercat at 8 per cent, The warrants will be ready three days from the tims of the deposit of the money for them. The Board of Health held nqednl meeting Inst Saturday and clected Dr. lenrlx Qelger Sanitary Superintendent, and Dr. 11 I, Wrignt Reglstrar of Vital Statistics The Doard iins held no meeting this week, The death-roll for the week ending last Saturday shows that 104 crsous passed uwnfi in that time, which Is an nereaso of 27 over the preceding week and a de- crease of 23 compared with the corresponding wock of last year, Of the deaths last week, 113 wero those of persons under 10 years ol age; 80 malea; 8t married. There died'of acelilents, 8; cholera infantum, 12 cholera morbus, 33 con- rict' fever, 193 menlngitls, 8; The heada yestenlay, MILWAUKER AVENUE VIADUCT, The following lotter was recelved by tho Board of Public Worke yesterday: Citicano, July 5, 1870.—7o tAe Doard of Pub- lic Works of tha City of Chicano: 1 hureby notify you that I have suspended work on my contract for the constriction of the substructure of the Mil- waukee avenne vinduct, 1 am compelled to take this conrse by the city's fallure to pay me, either In cash or certificatea of indebteduces, when esdimates were (saucd, The city hae therefore viotuted its contract, and I liereby glve potico that 1shall demand proper ro- drcsa for tho_dwinages 1 shall sustain in canso- quenco of such action, Jaxes Kencatve, A portion of the work has been suspended, It §s an tinportant matter to the peoply of the vicinity of the viaduct, for the strects there are much torn up. WATER-PIPES. A decision hos been mado by the SBupreme Court that gives satisfaction to the Board of Public Works, It was fn the case of Obadiah Jackson va. The Board of Public Works, and the yuestion In disputo was: Has tho Board the puwer to make and collect nsacssments for the cost of putting in conneetions from the water- molns in the street to the streot-cdge of lots an streets wwhich are about to be pavedi Mr, Jackson contended that this sssessment could not be collecteds that if tho Board made the outlay without request from the _property-owners, tho latter were cn- titled to ihe uso of the connections without payiog for the dame. Tho Board clatm- cd that it wasita duty only to lay the mains; that the water-fund would be erlppled {f this ex- pense had to bo pald by the pubilic, and further, that If these connections could not be Iald to such lots as wero not provided with connections bofore the strect was paved, the paving would bo destroyed by beln[i torn up from timo to time theréafter ns tho lots wero built upon, 0 caso first came up In the Circalt Court and Mr, Jackson was sustained, and the Board was ardered to permit Mr. J, to minke the con- nections, An appeal was taken to the Bupremos Courtand the Board i8 greatly pleased with the action of that tribunal which "hus reversed tho decision of the Circuit Court, upheld the claims of the Board, and grdered Mr. Jackson to pay all costs. Mr. 'Tuthill then Assistant City-Attor- ney, now City-Attorney, pragmml the briofs on behalf of the Bourd for tie Supreme Courte GUTTING DOWN, The lists mada out by order of the Council, containing the natnes of all the employces of the Board of Public Works, were prescnted to the Councll at its last mecting, but were not pub- lished becauso of the multiplicity of names, A similar list was gotten up some timo ago by the Citizens' Assoclation, but sainco that time the number of employes has been greatly reduced, and some salarica have been cut down. Tho uumber of employes In each defmmnnm, ac- cording to tho Iatest lat, (s as follows: Board of Public Works proper, 15; misceliancous (janitors, tunncl-keepers, &)y 25; Hpecial Assessment Department, 73 Water Department, 407 Scwerasge Department, 16; Water Assessment Department, 15; Streot Departient, 22; Park Foremen, 7; North DI- vislon Pumping-Works, 85; eat Divislon Pumping-Warks, his Uat, of courae, wmerely covers the regular emnployes, tho dn{- laborers belng too numerous and too [requont { changed to keep any accurato account of, 8o | will bo seen that the total number of *regu- lars** under the Board is 184, according to the ll.\t' but some have been discharged and more will follow. Thero was a consultation of the Commis- sioners and the hends of somo of the sub-de- Ennmenu to sce who could be sparcd. The onrd Is very anxious to bring the expenses in that dopartment down to the lowest possible point, and {f thers are any men who can be got~ ten along without they may exx]lecr. to go soon, Many of the knowing ones were looking for dis- missuls yeaterday, but ns it s not easy to de- termlnehow to huve work dene by ten men when it usually keeps twenty men busy, tho guillotining process was delayed, It fs surely caming though, There will_ulso bo s decrease in all salarles of more than $75 per month. The Board thinks the task of cutting down expenses a thankleas one, and {s not at all pleased to do ft. . Tho underliugs need have no susplclons that thelr pay alons will be lesacned, for the large salarivs will sulfer with tho swall—all probably from 10 to 20 per cent. CRIMINAL. Mrs. Anna Munson, of No, 181 and 183 Wash- {ngzton street, complaina of the loss of clothing valucd at 850, stolen by sueak-thioves Tueaday afternoon, Arthur Ookley, residing at 189 Washlogton strect, Is missing, Ile Is about 44 years of nge, & feet 7 inchea in height, and welghs about 180 pounds. Bome over-bold horse-thief last night forced the bolts of the barn owned by the Reber Pre- serving Company, at Np. 104 Jackson street, and stole a valuable bay Lorse. . The Armory police lnst evening pounced down upon the gambling hell of Andrew J. 8cott, No, 295 Claak strect, where they bagged the keeper, # daudy little negro, and four hunates. Rebecea Flelds, on behalf of her husband, has made a complaint against Gil Brown, a huckinan, who, she says, rm,nl(l{ sbused her Juseph with brass-knuckles. 1l will be ar- resteds Justico Scully yesterday held a notorlons burglar named John Kedden in $1,000 bafl to the Criminal Court, 'Thomas McCormick, o private watelinun, found him bhurglarizing the saloun of James bchoger, at the carner of Clin- tun and Jackson streots, und after a hot chase of several blocks succceded (u capturing him under a sldewalk, . Edward Jacobs, a crazy baker at No. 57 Weat TRaudolph sireet, who shot himsclt several months ago, wont on auother spree yesterda, afternoon, aud thumped his wifo over the hei with a poker, Infllcting rather severe injuries about the head, Jacobs s Jocked up at tho Madison 8treot Statfon charged with' assault With Inteut to kil * J. W, Chade, whilo riding on a Btate street car lust oyening, ralsed o vry of robbery, and ‘when a policemul appeared he accused a woman named Catherine Queen of robbiug him of his watch and chalu, When taken to the Atmory the watch was found {u his boot-leg, and I:PU,I being cornered bo ackuowledged huving ralsdd the hius and ery out of personal mulice agaiust the woman, QGeorge 8. Edwards, the keeper of an Indian sliow ois the corner of Dearborn aud Randolph strects, took o lttle burrah by himself, and, llndlnfi & horse and buggry on the atrect, jum) in to ride about town, “The owner of the rig— A, Hyman, au auctloncr wt No. 7 Clark strect— followed {n hot pursult, and comin, ufiwEd- wards, ot the corer of Btate au arrison streets, was recelvod with a bright stiletto. The pussucr became 4 oncd the pupscd, and, alter a Ilvul{ chinsg, the frato Indian showman was atopped hy Oftfeers Kirch and Mitchell, and was taken to the Armory for safe-keeping. o F. Bageey an_employe of lowe's cirens, whau left tawn suddenly after thumping bls wife, and leaving her for dead at tho corner of Madi- son strect and Wabaah avenne, roturncd yeater- dny, and was at once arrested by Deteetive Lan- sing. The woman has since improved consfder- nm{, and fa expected to be able to appear :‘Kfl‘"" her worse half st Justice Scully’s Court o-lay. F.P Blnglur, a young and reputable looking merchant of Farmer City, appeared before Jus- tice D'\Wolf yesterday on complaint of Frank Bros,, who chiargu him swith obtaining goods un- der false pretenses. The Frank liros. state that some time ago the dafondant obtalned a bill of goods amounting to about 81,000, and in repre- senting his finaucial condition to them sald that his debts were abont” $1,700. It bas sinco ap- {mured that Sangster owed his father $4,400,and he charge waa therefore inade. The defendaut makes as his defense the statement that e lever expected that he would have to pay his father, and so did not consider it a debt. ~The case was continued t1)] 10:30 this morning, A E“F of footpads aro dah;g quite an exten- eive business on the West 8ide. They have committed sevpral highway robberles within the paat week ar two, and have managed up to the present time to keep out of the hands of the police. Their latest operation was Monday night about 11 o’clock, when six of thein sct upon Warren Balisbury, of Hallock, Holmes & Co., and anothgr young man named Kn(ghurx, at the corner of'Laflin‘and_Adams stroets. AS thorufllans were arnied with revolvers, no suc- cessful realstance could be offercd, and the young men were apeedily relieved of their watches and other valuablcs, two of the gang holding pistols to thelr heads whilo the others went through them. One of the thievea took offense at a remark of Knjghting and discharged a pistol in his faco. The bullet fortunntely went wide of the mark, but {t{s feared that Kuight~ Ing will lose one of his eves from the eflects of the powder. Neither Salisbury nor Kuighting could {dentify any of the fclloiwa. THE COUNTY-BUILDING, ' The employes of the Sherifl's office will be paid to-day. Bheriff Agnew will convey a batch of his boarders to Jollet to-day, Btate’s Attorney Reed will go to Jollot Mon- 11|ny to try the Twentioth Ward judges of elec- on, Judge Wallace, after having had a foew weeks' ‘yacation, will be at his post futhe County Court Mouday. The County Collector will make apolication for judgment against all delluquents for taxes on the 17th inst. Commissloner Bueso has been sick since his Cincinnati visit, hence hns not put In an appear- ance aronnd the bullding, ‘The Committce on IHospitals and Pablle Bulldings yesterday suthorized the purchaso of }llm nlm:munuy gas-ixtures for the new County ospital, . Commissfoncrs Johnson, McCaffrey, and Car- roll came o the Criminal Court yesterday and rencwed thelr bond, o step made” necessary by thelr taking n chango of venue. ¥ ‘The Cominittce on Equalization of the Coun- t{ Board will commenco {ts mnnualtwo weeks' sltting tvo weeks from Mouday, to hear com~ plaints about the asscsament made tor the pres- ent year, C. F. Perlolat was yesterdayaround the bufld- ing buzzing the Conunissloners as of old, tho first time sinco his indictment. Ilo also took ocenalon to ficz acquainted with tho stone men who dally loiter about., i ‘The music and oratory of tho Fourth appear to havo had the effect of increasing the demand for naturalization papers in the Criminat Clerk’s office. More papers worg issued yester- day than for & month previous, The Grand Jury asscmbled yosterday morn- Ing, and adjourncd after ordering the subpumna- Ing of witnesses for to—dn{. The accommoda~ tions glven the whisky prisonershave caused tho Jury to seck new guarters, It now occuples tho rooin heretoforo occupled by the Map Depart- mnent, just in the rear of tho'old i quarters on the first floor, while the map men have heen conaigned to the room lntely used to store sam- {;m, ete. The chango throughout is abomina- le, and o great public fnconvenience. Since the dectsion of the Eutprumu Court_on *Bill 300" many {n arrcars for taxes of 1876 have ned tho {dea that they wero levied under that bill, and that the declslon accures them {rom paying thelr taxes this year and also reciudes a forced collection. ‘The County Col- vetor has already been greatly annoyed by this class, Hehas totell them all'the same atory, viz: That the levy for 1875 was made under the general law, the constitutiopality of which was sustalned by tho Suprome Court at the samo time that Blll 300 was declarcd vold. A bevy of Commissioners, Aldermen, con- tractors, architccts and lonfers started yesterday afternoon for a visit to the Berea and “Amherst stonc-quarries near Cleveland, Befors Jeavin, the @ommissioners were loud in thelr praiso of tho Buena Vista stone which thoy so ardently fincd upon last week through “wino glasses. one, however, were willing to make any pledges a8 to how they would vote upon tho stong question, thinking that thoy mlf;he RO further and seo more. Asfar as could be learned tho result of the Cincinnat{ visit has emblttered several of tho officlals against Architect Egan, £ nothing clse, and it ls rrcdlflled that the plan to dismiss bim and substitute Cochrane, mado Bome t!msngg,dwfll bo carrlcd out at an early dav, Mr. hirano accom panied the party, {¢ will be remembered. . Lol A UESTIONADLH TRANSACTION, 'The day polles-officer In chargo of tho Coun- .‘I Building was very indignant yesterday. mong other things in his keeping had been the samples of 8 left with tho Board by contractors, and sjnce the goods had been trans- ferred to tho basement to make room for the map men he was snxlous about thelr safety, and notificd the partica to whom they hnlnngcd to take them away, When the hardware man called for his about uoon, there was missing o large tin dish and a common claw-hammer. The _policcran informed him that one of the employes In the County Clerk’s offlce lind taken his articles, and upon” belng naked to recover them, ho got them from the cmploye In ques- tion. - The ofllcer clalma that the “taking ol the goods waa a deliberato thelt, and when the ro- portor saw him he was biting his 1ips tu his ane ger at not having taken his victim to the lock- up. Tho person who took the goods is an old employe, aud tells & very different atory, but {ail lll'A) prove that he wus not at least indis- creel ANNOUNCEMENTS. Tho fArst regular monthly meeting of the Chicago Electrical Boclety will bo held at 7:80 this evenfug. The Democratie Clty Convontion will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Unlon Hall, comer of Clark aud Monroo streots. A meeting of the property-owners will be held this evening at No, 810 Ogden avenue, at 8 o'clock, to consult concerning streot improve- menta, ‘The Chicago Academyof Homeopathic Physi- clans and Surgeons will mect at the Tremont House this evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. Clifton, of England, will be present, and Dr. Ha; ward In expeue& Report of dolegates to World's Convention will be read. Arrangements haya heen made for. holding Unitarian services at4 o'clock Sunday after- noons durlr;g July and Angust in the now Mor- ris Block 3 Cottage Grove avenue, just south of Thirty-ninth _street [Oakland), to be conducted by the Rev, J, T, Bunderland, pastor of the Fourth Church, ‘The members of the Chlcago Rifta Club will have another competition for the Fulton prize pistol this afternoon at1 o'clock, The condi- jous of the gift were that it should be shot for at the long runge, aud be wun twice before be- coming the pm?eny of the winnor. There will Vbethreo sighting and ten scoring ahiols atthe 1,000-yard target. Lake DlultCun&Mtozln wlll open to-night with & sermun by the Ray, tloaper Crows. ploneer preacher has becn {dentified with the work of the Church {n Illinols from fits begin. ning. Dra. Tiflany, Fowler, Ninde, Bartine of New Jersoy, Van Anda, of 8t. Louls, McChes- ney, ot Minneapolis, and Willtam Taylor, mis- sionary to Bouthern Indls, will preach ‘\urlng the mccting, and It is expccted that others cqually distiuguished will taku part, The last train to-night leaves Wells Btreet Depot at 6:20, aud will artive in time for preaching, SUBURBAN. TYDE PARK. Tho Fourth passed off pleasantly, with scarvely an accident to frighten fathers and mothers. Though thers wers no publle dom- onstrations except church services, the smnall boys and other patriots performed thelr duty nobly, During the carly part of the day boat- ing and picuica were the order, but o the even- ing the pont-up emotions found vent in a Hvely glaro und ruttle of fircworks. From tho observatory of the Hyde Park House ths scene was & brllllang ons, Al slong the Iino from * Calumet's beauteoua breast ) to Chlcngu's lofty strycturca was acen & shower of rockets, Roman candles, and other lJuminaries, which, when ohaerved from such nlmlzmg Tad n line appenrance, like n shower of stars, Some coterprising youlhs discharged n number of muakets from this clevation in the dead of night, the reverberations of the reports sound- ing liko a cannonndo. .4‘ sad neeldent occurred here between 0 and 10 o’clock Tyeeday inorning, Charles Bchaelar, n workman cm'flnyed upon Morgan's pler, tras drowned whilo “at work {ihere. In step. plog _out of the dredge _engine-room door, ho walked off the dredge, syhicli was hero only n few feet wide, and pluufcd into the basin, 118 crles, aa ho fell, brought his comrades Lo his nsslstance, but ns hie came up under the dredge, nothing could be done to save him. 1o lia stated previously that ho could swim, and had lie not fallen under_the boat would probably hiave bean saved. His death s believed to have heen accidental, and the harbor will be dragged for him. 1fe leaves s wilo in destitute clreum- stances, acht manned by novices, encountered diffi- culd¥ In reaching the shore just after the above occurrence, but was finally towed in by o row- boat. It required four pages of the register to bold the ".:‘ln“ of lhgmgrrluu at the Hyde Park House on the Fourthj there were 80 many flags on the house that it took till 12 o'clock to place them in position. The Chicago Barge Club brought out a num- ber of lady frienus Tucsday, and taught them the rudiments of theart of rowing, The Chleago Rifle Club shoot’ fn the Bouth Parks to-dny, A splendid fountaln s In process of erection ou the hotel grounds, Trof. Lealle Lewis, Superintendent of Publle Bchools, hns alnrmed to_attend the reunlon of the Clnss of "6 at Yale College, after which he will visit New York, Philadelp) |fn, Washington, and ulhcrs!wna of interest. Jolnny O’'Nelll received slight injuries In the hand on'the Fourth, caused by the explosion of a hox' of powder, which beeamu,ignited from a fire-cracker thrown by snother &'auugsh:r. The Kenwood barge lacked n quorum last night, and did not go out, much to the chagrin of the youug sports who had asscmbled to en tertain thelrlfndy Irlends on the oceasion. MEACHAM. A grand celebration of the Fourth of July was Yeld in Meacham'’s Grove, Dupnge County, Iil., consisting of approprinty addreases and other exercises. The procession formed nt Meachaim, 2 new suburb upon the Chicago & Pacifle Rall- rond, and moved to the grove under Col. B. T. Mcacham, Marshal of the day. — The ul’mlr wns '.l;un ln{(un by the Rev, I G.W, Hall, President the day. e After {nua!c h{ the M. E. Church cholr, rayer was offered by the Rev. 8. E. Weegar, o Shicago. ~ An openings address wag delivered by the President of tho day, which was well re- colyol. W14 that far off One ‘The cholr then sun, Hun‘&’mfil o{m" Ago'¥ Miss Carrie Lddy’s school gave Bume beauttful recitas tions and BONgE, reflecting great credit -upon the pupils und Uelr teacher, Dinner was theu announced, and the baskets carefully filled by the mothers and sis- ters of Lhe wmlfiuulty were brought forth and all did justice to the jroud things of thia life, Qne benutifal feature of the dinuer hour wis the gathering of all the children to one table. My, l{VIlllnm ‘Battin, the Sunday-school Super- intendent, presided, and was s happy as the happlest of tho children. XYs:uo p; o the meeting was again called to order and ¥ America " was gung, "The Declara- tionof Independence was read by Miss Ada Gerry, a descendant of Eldridge Gerry, ono of tho sigi- ors of the Declaration, . Witliam Nunn, Esq., of Chicago, the urator of the day, delivere able and clogquent address. The remainder of the day was spent in games, croquet, swinging, cte. As thio {:unplu left the Froumlu tho remark was repeated, * wo have had a bhuppy day."” an v MORGAN PATIK. Not tho least patrioticof Chicago's suburbs was the newly-cstablished town of Morgan Park. The peaple turned out well and met in the fluc grove near the railway station, whero they listencd to patriotic singing, reading of the g:ém{xuun, nalan oration: by o Rev. F, M. tol. AMUSEMENTS. TUE FRENCI OPERA. Almee and ber company produced *La Fille do Madame Angot " last night., Tho princlpal characters wera cast as followa: Clairetta Angot. Mlje. Lai = Larlvaudiore Pomponnet, Louchard, a8 than on Monday, though the conductor had tho customary trouble with the brass instruments. Not much can be said In pralacof the chorus and the small peoplo generally. They aromoro in quontity and leas in quality than we have been accustomed to sco under Grau and Chiz. zola’a management. Wo suspect that tho com- pany hns had but few rehearsals In * Mndaine Angol.” The conspirators' choruswns wretched- 1y given, the 2Yenitz of the oceasion acting in- :f;:pcnduml both intho musleand the sense. The beaut{ful chorus of the ** Merveillense nt the opening of the second act was nlio heavily rendered. Tho participints showed about a8 much auimation aod familiarity with tho scorg as might be looked for in a “performance of amatenes, ‘There s, Indeed, o decided lack of Vitalty aud warmth In the acting of all the small cople. P D‘ut Afmeo I8 & host In herself, and fully com- nsates for the detlclencies which may exist in m« company sup| ortln{: her, 8he lad eflicient assistouce last nlght In the person of M'lle Gueymard, who sustained thu part of Al Lange, and, with Almce, sustained nearly the wholc burden of the oscx%sn far as acting and singing were concerned, Thelr sluglig of the “lappy Days’ ductte was descrvedly ap- plauded, and thelr quarrel-scone In tho lust nct was even moro succcsaful. - Almee as o fsh- woman was an immense success. Ier wink, lier_pose, and her muecular demonstrations evoked the unrestrained enthusinsm of the au- dlence, Ier singing of Ange Jlitou's song In tho first act, and her confessfou of ;nmenum;k clsy than virgin innocence to tho market-people, in the third act, showed better muafeal swork than any other numbers In tho opera. The male persons in the cast were weak. Pomponnet's best song was cut. Louchard wos not padded out as he might liave been by n skillful moster of stage business, and Larivaudiers waa simply unendurable. The only male singer who cai be sald to have af- forded gencral aatisfaction was M. Dalbert, who Liad the linportant part of Ange Pivu. ‘To-night ** Lo Jolie Parfuimouse ”’ will be re- peated, aud Mlle. Aimea will introduce her En- lish song and dance * Pretty s a Pleture.” ‘riday * La Grande Duchces ' will bo presented, {nstead of ¥ Girotle-Girofle.” Aimee hos nover sang the latter opers, and does not fecl et‘unl to attempting it with her present support. * La Qrande Duchiesa ™ will be quite as aceeptable, It hnvlnq became almost new throughitsgreat nice, while * Girofle-Girolle ** has been & comparative- 1y frequent opera in this city of late. ——— TIIE ADELPII, Mr. Jumes Qeorge, the lesaco of the Adelphf, contemplates o dissolution of his partnership with Loonard Grover, prescnt manager of the establishment. Mr, John Allen, under whose managemont *“The Beven Bistera is now ‘being played at Waod's Museum, is to succeed to the management of the Adelphl, Mr. Grover hias secured ‘the refueal of the New Chicago ‘Theatre, and will probably open there with his companys RICH MENNONITES, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. y Br. Louis, Mo, July 8.~Forty-five Mennon- ites from Russla passed through St. Louis to- doy en route for Qreat Bend, Kan,, where they have made extensive real-estate purchases. They arc to be joluod at an early dsy by a largo number of thelr eounufimen, ‘who also propose to scttle in Kausas, 'This is probably the rich- est party of Immigranta that over passed " through "here, one of their number having brought to this country $100,000 in gold coln. ——— TO BE DELIVERED, Naw Yong, July 5.~Tho dlamond neck-lace and earriugs seut by the Khedive of Egypt to Mrs. Minnio 8terman Fitch have been taken from the vaultsof the United Btates Treasury and seut to the Acting-Becretary of the Treasury at Washington, who will defliver then to Gen. Sheruian, in accordance with the resolutionof Congrusa, THROW NOT PEOPLE'S FAULTS {n thelr teeth, for thero are few teath that have not faulta of their own. There is bat ano way to pre- serve thom without spot or blemish, sud that is, by the dally use of tho best dentrifice In existenco, tragraut Bodozont, cool, rofreshing, and agrecable. e ee——— OZOKIZED OX-MARROW FOR THE HAIR, By DBuck & Rayner, makers of the * Alars™ Colognes FOREIGN, Fighting Reported Between the Turkish and Servian Armies. Contradictory Reports as to the Result of the Engagoe- ments, Greoco Bends Her Contingent to the Assistance of Tarkey. Russia and Austria Actively Arming on Sen and Land. Munitions of War Pouring into Servia from Russian Sources, THE EAST. TURKEY WILL INVADR SERVIA, CoxstanTiNopLe, July b.—Scveral of the Porwers, including England and Rugata, have re- plied In terma of upproval of the Portc's note announcing that Turkish troops should invade Servia If they were attacked, TURKISIL REPORTS, . The Turks clalm further successes over tho Beryinns and Montencgrins, The Montencgrine Just 300, Bclavonic advices claim that the Turke have ‘heen defented in every encounter thus far. Gen, Monktar Paalia ias transferred the com- mand of the Turkish army to Mchemid Ally and gone to the Servian frontier, The followlog dispatch, dated July 8, hnsbeen sent to the Turkish representatives abroad “The Servians attacked tho eamp at Urkul, soutiwost of Disga, and, after five hours® hard fighting, tho. Servlans retreated, leaving 60U dead on the ficld, Near Beling the Turks were victorlous, killing 200 and wound(ng 400 of tho enemy." SCLAVONIAN REFORTS. DELGRADE, July 5,—~The Servians have cap- tuded the Turkish outworks necar Bellna, and the town is on flre, Racuss, July 5,—0en, Viskotitich, tho com- mnnder of the Montenegrin ariny, suminoned the fortress of Ylotuk Korgenitch to surrender, The garrison refused, Reinforcements will be, sent from Trebinge. The Russian Consul-Genceral has loft for Mon- tencgro. . AUSTRIAN 1TRMB. Vienxa, July 5.—Monitors liave been ordered to Semiin for the protectlon of the Austro-Hune parfans, An army division has been ordered to reinforce tho frontier. 'Che Mindater of the !m.efi? hiolds the author- itics personally responsible for the prevention of_the machinations ngainst the Turks, . The Porte olilclally Informs Austria that she vr‘lllt abstain from nayal operations vn tho Dan- ube. WILL REMAIN NEUTHAL. PaRis, July h—A council of Minlstcrs has discussed the Eastern newa, It is thought that il the European Powers will adopt the policy of non-intervention, to which France is unalter- ably attached. LONDON, July 5.—1It ig atated that the North- ern Powers have forwarded to England the most eatlsfactory assurances in regard to the war. They express a dotermination to remain com- l)letnly neutral, and ovinte a strong desire to oealizo the atru%(?'le. > VizNRa, July b.—The Austrinn and Hungori- an Ministers wfil hold & confercnco the lutter part of this weck, on tho mllitary precautions necessary on the froutler. B SIO1tB INSURRECTION. An Insucrection has broken out hetween Nisch and Sofoa, In tho roar of tho Turkish army. ‘The Khedive has furnished the Porta 12,000 men. “Ten thousand of the Imperial Guard are leay- 1ng Constantinople for Scrvin, UREECE, CORSTANTINOILE, Julg 5,—Troops are ax- pected to arrive from Egypt ina day or two. Several regiments were to embark at Alex- audris yesterday, ViENNA, July 5,—~Tho Greek Government has assured the Porte of ita pacific sentfinonts. ‘This assuranco Is given In conscquencs of the IdeXi\Uun of assistanco from Greecs men- tioned in the mantfesto of Prince Milan. CIARGED WITII JIGI TREABON. Nruvsatz, Hungary, July 5.—3L Milotics head of the Bungarian branch of tho grea Sclavonlc sccret soclety, the Omlading, and soveral ather members of the ur;;;glmuan, havo been arrested licre on warrants from a court in Pesth accusing them of high treason, TUBSIAN OFFICERS ORDERED HOMM, LONDON, July U—5 6. m.~Tho Standard's Derlin dispateh says Russlan officers sojournin, at Boliemian waterlug places have been order to return Immediately to their regiments. TIR AIMY MOVEMENTS, The Times' Berlin correspondent says intelll- gence has besu recelved there that Gen. Tcher- nuayok has turned the Turkish flank at Nitsch, and 18 marching on_Sophiy, by way of Irst. Hs has already occupled Palanka. TIH RUSSIAN NAVY: - The remainiug vortion of the Russtan navy in tho Black 8ea Is” preparing for active service, *Arma and ammumnition are continually striving 1n Servia, via Russia and Roumunin, FRANCE. IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. VERSAILLES, July 5,—The Chamber of Depu- tles referred Marcere’s motion for the prosecu- tlon of those connected with the coup d'etat to the Initiative Committeo. A counter-motion, by Mitchell, that all the clectors who ratified tho coup d’ctat by thelr suffrages be Included in tho Ind{ctment was summarily rejected. DENIAL. Panis, July 5.—The truth of theverslon glven by the London Times® correspondent at Paris of tho proceedings in the Cabinet Council on Bar- urday'is denicd here, TAST INDIES. BTEAMSIIE DISASTRI Tur Haaox, July 5.~The Governor of the Dutch East Indics confirms the report of the loss of tho steamer Licutenant General Krocsen in the Btraits of 8unda, Two hundred and thirty persons were drowned. GREAT BRITAIN. BHARR! LoupoN, July 5.~All the leading British journals express good will to America on occa- slon of the celebration of hercentenary. FAILURE. Olliver & Co., merchants and ship-lnsurance brokers, have failed. Liabilitles £50,000, SPAIN. TIIB CUBAN WAR TAX. LoNDON, July 5.~A Madrid telegram to the Standard veprescnts that tho Spanish Govern- ment s delermined to resist the clalm of foreign reeldents fn Cuba to excmption frem war taxes. < CROPS, * Special worrapondence of TAe Tribune Cuaumraron, I, July 1,—For ncarly two ‘wecks this county has beon aflicted with almost daily or nightly rains, and tho conatant repeti- tion 18 becomlng monotonous. The farmers come into the towns with visages long drawn out, and with fearful forebodings for the future. A great deal of corn on the low, flat land In the northern portion of this county i{s salready drowned beyond recovery; and, shounld the rains continue much longer, that on higher Jand will suffer, Tho late planted, of which there Is a wido area, has not been cultivated at all, and the rows are hardly distinguishable. A few dry Qays will, however, work wonders with s corn- cmr, and there 1 yet time for an immenso yield, Not s of whicl 0 of the hay and onubbulh aro nearing thelr perfection. Dry weather must in- turvens, or both will be badly damaged. To the Kdijor of TAt Tribuiey LsavENwouTH, Kas., July 8.—Ioclosed are ecraps from papers in this State. The same {nformation hol good for Missour!, :':xeduly the weatern portion. This is a g offset sinst lowa and Miopesots; withthe difference that the Kansas crop is secured, while all defl- duu:‘y for the former Btates 18 Jurgely problems atical, P A loworth (Kas.) Reporter. ‘The whnfiflmcn in Cehiray Kunaas 1o ot ita height, aud the crop may be consldered safe from all ‘punlblu fusect ruvages, We are wmmfi of winter wheat exclusively, and n our articles on the subject of wheat we huve wno rolerence to apring wheat. The sooncr our farmers thy lasang Ldca that spricg whoat s THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1876. ——— ] suro or o paying crop, the better it will bo for them. The amount of whent ratsed fn Kansiy this yenr, when It Is gathered, will sstonlah thy peopie. From the most reliable statiatics it i safe foput the wnrplua of 1870 at sizteen fo eiyhte een miltion buahels. Somp countica alone have a million or more surpins. The area to he plant- ed next fall will quadruple that of this year in all probability, and_the next runr 1t no unto- ward cvent otcurs, Kansas will tako her place that wo lmvul)nrcd icted for her,—the qrea: ohatt State of the Union. The une csacntial in whent culture in Kansas is carly sowing; where it hns been put in properly and early, we do not know, or have we heard, of n nlm}lu fleld that has falle ed to como up to the usun &lcld. v Seneca (Kaa,) Courter. Tho murmur now {s, what shall wo do with the extraordinary crops helng ralsed in Kansas thls year? Heretofore the cronk has been elther drnughl.l prasshoppers, or dearth of money, We shall have milfons upon miiljona of h\uhe{n of wheat to scll this year. The crop Is now hes ing gathiered in all séctions of the State, and it {8 ylelding beyond all precedent. Oats, rye, and barley arc unprecedentedly promfaing. Corn Is standing well, and the late ralns have given it & splendid boost, 1lerctofore the hmrlfxu been, hat our State could not produce enough. Tha music now Is, that Kansas {8 too productive, MILWAUREE, Wis., July 5.—~The Sentinel of to-morrow marning will publish reports from nearly every county In_the State showing tho condition of thecrops. From these it appears that the acrenge of wheat {s ns large ss usual, n'ml that” the flelds gencrally promiso well, " The dnmufn from buga and other causes is conflned to small arcas, and the yield will_be lurfiw. Corn will fall belos an average, The yleld of vats, barley, and rye promises to bo unusually heav: ————— MATRIMONIAL, Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune, & Wasmngron, D, C., July 5i—Mr, Willlam i1, Fisher, one of Rockford’s most promisiug young men, was married to-dny by tho Rev. Wilder Binith to Miss Ilunammn{.)‘. Littleneld, n be tiful and accomplished young lady of this o Yo e R A s Sttt o TS O S oo AR D) TUTTLE—BOLM ERl—July 5. by the Rev. £, P Goudwiny Mr, Mo R, Tuu cnml’.\h-uu J“:nnE: ll;. Bolmer, PRAEGER—TEROME—On Th v 22d fnet., at Trinity Chivrel, r;yfl'-'::’ o e Murdy, Mr. Carl Pracier and Misa StollaJerome, DEATIIS. MeDERNOTT—Tn this oie John Mebermatt, ged flg‘yznrwn. fheathluat,, My, Funeral from 'his Into “reshience, 16 Maldwin :;X‘:;T: S'J‘Tn"'g'e,'x"'.‘f"i lhg':llt'lln h;fil., at tla, m., by ¢ . Colu 3 | c| Cumg," ml Church, nnd thenca to STORNS—AL Loston July 4, Wi In;l‘u:nrr J_\l!n, It si Packor, of this 3':'}'"‘ Sl cGRATH—AL hia resldence In Tlyde Park, July 4, 1870, 0t 4 0'clock p. ., Macthe a daLa atd wetock i wi., Mattiele MeUrith, Funoral will take placo on Thureday at 10 o'clock A, July U, from s late residence, corner Fif- ty-ncvonth strect and iyl Pari aveng, hy carsto Calvary, Friends of the famul; withuut furthier notice, il plasiangng B~ New Yurk papers please copy, TOLMAN—In t Faon Tu]mnn“.mn city July G, Sarah A,, wite of Friday Funcrat at _resldonce, moming At 30 o'slogk ! o4 EEan avende, BILOYER--AL tho homo of his mothar, 02 Bevontle mtrect, Phlludelphin, To., ST et «.zguu:lmrh‘ 2. iney' Eminucl M. Shoyer. of this city, 7 Milwnukeo papora please copy. FARWELL—July G, suddonly. Winthrop Cham- berw, infant son f dohn % uged 4 montha and 3 uz:y.-.A‘ and Ava . Farwll Notico of funural hereafter, POLITIOAL ANNOUNCEWENLS, Tho Hay: ] \\‘}I o I“Tl?m hi ca and Wheolor Marching Eleventh Ward will bo organized in M uglll‘lll%‘:{lm? Ada, near Madiron-at., tlis evenlngnt 8 a'clack, Young men dealring to carry a torclt for the. coming FPreaidents and Vice-Prenident of the United States are cordlnlly Invited to joln, Uniforms aro ready, 3ad L in th Intention o organiza u regiment 10 celer intho ward, Y this eveninig, an uil tho ofiicora will be dlectod. " BECOND WARD, /The_regular manthly meetin Ward Republican Club wilj be huf Friday oventuj in the Bennett Medical Collers, 513 Statoest,, at o'clock. It I8 Important that every Hepnblican of :Dhebrt;r;ié)‘n‘rnfigg i.uun l’m;ldc?l of tho Clnb (s ecteds Tho_late nominations will also ratified. J. W. E. THOMAS, Sccrotary., by of the Sccond A meetin 1fi°t?mr:flmwt ho = ef W ¢ hold at the Thirty-tnird and South Dark-ar. for mho D of clecting ofticers of Uompnnfi l}i Fourth Ward Hay- nifo makers, and . makors, for drill rms will be fur- TR by DL T A 6 members of the Kxocutlve Co; i Elavonth Ward Hepubiieen CInbars moncosed i mectat besdquarters, Lako and Clark-ia., thia M. 2. DICKSON, Ghalrman:pro tom, o -0ee: THIRTEENTH WARD, * The Republican Club of the Thirtesnth Ward will hold ‘s exheeting at D 4 thls evening at § a'elovk > Lo etk Lako-st, 5 AUCTION SALES. By G. P. GORE & CO., 03 aud 70 Wabash-ay, DRY GOODS. Rogular Auction Trads Salo of Sta; ! e o ple sud Fancy Thursday, July 6, at 9;30. l}jn sale on Tuesday, Jnly 4. y R 1 At 08 and 70 Wa ) On Thursday, July 6, at 9 1-2 o'clock, We shall offer Inducementa to dealers and consams «era at this sale t closc out sovoral conalgnments in FURNITURE, Of every doscription. Farlor and Chamber Bota! Libracy, Dintog-room, and Kitchon Furniturs, Wal> nat_Wardrobes, Hook Cascs, Parlor and Ofico Desks, Show Cncli Lounges, Sofas, Wal. Chalre 2ad Rockers. “At 11 o'clock, Buggios, Carriages, ‘Wagons, and Harnceses, without resorve, G. P\ GOItlé & co. —_——— By ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Auctioneers, 84 and 86 Randolph-st. FRIDAY MORNING, July 7, at 9:30, Only Sale this weck—Immense Lay-out—: 7, and becomipang ) O—New FURNITURE, CARPETS,and GENERAL HOUSH« KEEPING GOODS, Office Desks, Wardrobes, Tounges. General chandise, Crockery, mmfi China, nudmm l‘lnui Ware, Buyers sttend for bargainas, Goodsmust be sold ELISON, POMEROY & CO. 4 and 88 Randolph-st e —————— By JAS. P. McNAMARA & CO., 17 Wabash. N. W. cor, Madison-st. Largo Sale of DOOTS and SIORS at auction thie Thursday morniug, July 6, at 0% o'clock. IR P AeRAMARA S €8, Ractioneers. CIATTEL MORTGAGE SALE. B, xitac of a chatel morigugn, bearog o m’l’l’rgl October, A, D, 1874 mdb&ga&, ] ihe liecorder’s office for Cook county, Oct. 44t sxecuted by Willon A. Jenkina and Josophi A. Tlolmes Erdnted L lereby Fire notloa, chat s fidey b Toi ' notlce that on Fridsy the Fulrs & DTG0 R 10 Scioc s m Tonenaeks CLIFTON HOUSE, corner of Wabash-av, and Monroe-st., -in the city of io, sichioa ¥ Chicago, 1 will ofleror sado ea sell 1 the higheat n:nfifi.-.“ o i e daden il ard ta. tirs and usensils; snd d_Oxturce necemary fue Ahe cutmpleta furilah(vg snd operation of sald hotef. riy aad Lo property lisel r 1o tho day of sule by cati~ H_ Major Dluck, SOl B DAY IDROk, Yior TanNAYS, FLOWK & AUKNGUONULE, ATIOIDETE i La Balle-st. tlrmeys, 153 FILOFLSIONAL: AND FISTULA positively cured without pain ur {he usc of knifo ligature, or caustic. A BURI CULK O NO PAY, With pa. tienta from a distance wo will coutract to pay all traveling and other expenses It we fall to ellect a pydical cure. No chargq for conenltation or cxamisation. Ditd, MINER & PUILLIFS, 107 Madison-st. , Chicago. (FECITONERY, A @ B BD% W g CELEBRATED thronghout the Unlou—expresacd to alf E;s':b. 30‘:2:;‘ n“."'lrt:l'd'l 1 orders GUNTHEL, Conl sloner, Chlchgay th o