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FOREIGN. All Dispatches Indicate Se- rious Disaster to the Servians. A Loss of 5,000 Men, So Far, in Ten Encounters. All tho Reservo at Belgrade to * do to the Frontfer. Result of the Imperial Confer- ence at Reichstadt. Austria Fears Servian Ambition, and Russia Would Pass the Dardanelles. The Sorvian Minister of War Su- persedes the Defeated Gen. Zach. Forty-two Men Killod and Forty-soven " “Badly Hurt in o German Mino, THE WAR. ' SUMMING UP. LONDOK, July 10.—A dispatch to the Dally News from Belgrade, summing up theoperations of tho Jast cight days, says the Bervians have fought ten actions and lost 5,000 men. During tho attack of Gen, Olympies on Belina the Turks massacred all the Christian inhabitante, The Bulgarlan insurrection is reported spread- ing unduly. . RUMORS IN BELGRADE, . LoNnor, July 10.—The Standard bas & special from Belzrade stating that 200 more wounded soldlers had arrived there. Alarming rumors werc current. - It was sald that Gen, Zach's army wasnimost totally destroyed. War-Alinlster Nikoltch had teken Gen. Zach's command in person. Wounded soldicrs who had arrived at Belgrade from the Drioa army stated that fix thousand Servians were wounded at Bfelina. A telegram from Jagoucna reports that Herr Wallser, correspondent of the Vienna New Fres Press, was killed, and the correspond- ants of the Parls Zemps and Natlonale wounded. ? vaRIOUS. The rumors of the capture of Noucsigno i con- tradicted. A iapatch to the Z¥mes from Zlmony roporta that 5,000 Scrvians have succeeded In erossiog the River Timok and have entered Bulgario. Al s quict in Herzegovins. The movement of the Montencgrins on Mostar is probably o felnt to cover the actual march of Montenegrin forces by way'of Pivg to co-operate with Gen. Zach, Tho Times* Vienna dispatch says Bervia hna given full aatisfaction for the outrageon the Austrian ateamer. THE ENPBRONI. A Vienna dispatch to the Dally Telegraph says it s asserted that the results of the Relchatadt interview are as follows: Cemmon Intervention {s possible under certain clrcum- stanceg. ‘The Idea of prezerving the same status &8 before the war, under all clrcumstances, s nbandoned, and Russia formally renounces the Idea of scparate action. ; The Standard's Derlin speclal says it I8 sald tho following points were discussed at Refchstadt: Tho Danube question; Austrin’s 3cmand opposing the formation of a great Ser- vlan power, and the interference at the proper time in favor of armistice, The Mornlng Post's Berlln dispatch says Prince Gortschokoff and Count Andrassy havo telegraphed Princo Bls- marek tho result of the futerview of the Em- perors at Reichstadt, Auitria {s opposed to the agprandizement 'of Bervin, and Ruessia de- mands the freo passago of the Dardanelles, After leaving Relchitadt, tho Czar, while nt Russig, where tho train stopped a short time, conversed with o member of the Relchrath, In reply to a remark on the necessity of preserving peace, the Czar remnarked that e returned from tho interview at Relchatadt highly eatisfied. SERVIA GETTING THE WORST OF IT. Panis, July 0.—The Jotrnal des Debats has o speclal from Semlin, a frontier town of Austria, {u which is sald tho defeat of the Servians under Gen. .Olimplca is officially admitted. Turkish foreea Linve crosscd the river Drina ond all the troops encamped at Belgrade consequently started fmmedlately for tho frontier, and the lost reseryes bave been ealled out. Prince Milan has retired to Tuprija. The Journal des Debats also hag a special from Vienns, fn which it is stated that the dispatelics recently published from Blavonle sourcca are unfounded, except onc success of only relative importance galned by Gen. Tchernayefl. The Servlans everywherc have been defeated. It is 10 longer bolicved here that the war can result favorably to the Servians. Othor adviccs re- celved at Parls oro cqually unfavorable to the Bervians, A DATTLE NEAR. A declsive engagement fs imminent near: Nish, 'bct\vcen Gen. Tehicroayell and the principal Turkish army, under Osman Pasha. It the Serviana are agaln defeated in an Important battle, it fs thought probable thoy will organize guerilla warfar? Jn arder to exhaust the Turks and procure favorabla Europegn intervention by demonstratiog the {mpotence of Turkoy. Lowpox, July 10.—~The Obwerver contalns a Parls telegram that tho Servian dispatches au- nounce n great battle expected at Bjolina. The War Minister has superseded Qon. Zach, in cousoquence of his reeent defeat. + TIE LOSS AT BENITZA, + Racoss, July 0.—Sclavonlc advices report abontt 1,800 men killed on cich sido at the battle of Senitza. A considerable body of insurgents {8 marching to Kiek, a Turklsh scaport on the Adrlatic, to prevent the landing of Turkish troops there. g PIOM ORERCH, Aruesg, July 9.~The Quvernment hos ‘re- celved a telegram from Salonlca stating that tho ‘Turkleh troopa left that place suddenly to refn. torce tho army neor Metrobitzay, as the Sore tiana are advancing thither, and sn interruption of communlcation between the army and Bs. lonfca i3 feared, BERVIAN MOVEMENTS, BrLORADE, July 9.—Oflcial inteltigence ade mita that the Bervian attack on Nova Varosch waa repulscd, but clajms that the Bervians cap- tured the entrenchod camp near Jarinja, They 80 now investing Novitarar and threatening Mtrovitea, . s —— SPAIN. wy TUR MINISTUY UPOELD, MaDRID, July 0.—During the debate on the Budget fn Cougress Scoor Morsles, Deputy from Navarre, moved an amendment excopting that province fom the goneral system of taxae ton. Seuor (Mnoras del Caatillo, on tho part of the mnln?. n?pmcd tho amendment, and it was refected—117 against 11, The result is re- 4 as 8 vote of contldence in the Govern inent, mm’."md.u declding tho question of thu TRANCE, e Dm‘ RXUIDITION, 18, July 9.—The rumored postponement of Exhibition Is oflically denied. s GREAT BRITAIN, TR IRIND RIFLE TEAM. Lownox, Jety 10.~The Irish rifie team sal) for Now Yosk about the 21st of Auguat, e GERMANY." - GREAT BXPLOBION, ATz, Juke §.—An exploston of firc-damp has necurred a8 Mopital Colliery, near Saint Ar old. Forty-two l;‘:emnu were killed, and forty- seven serioualy (njured, il FIRES. CASTLFE, GARDEN, Special Dispatch to The Tribund, NEw Yoik, July 0.—Castle Garden wyas de- stroyed by fire this afternoon, Tho mafn walls .of the old fort, which formed the original struct- ure, were very stoutly butlt of stone, and with- stood the flamcs, but tho ligut and dry wood- work which composed the rest of the building burned with great raptdity, and the flames could mot be checkod till the whole {nterfor of the bullding and roof and some ad- ditions to tho maln structure were destroyed. Books, papers, and Valuable property belonging to the Emigration Department where consumed. There wero about 200 Smmigrants in tho Luild- fng, all of whom, with most of thelr baggegs, were saved. Tho causo of the fire 18 uncertain. Bome attribute it to carcless smokers among the immigrants, others to spontancous combustion due to the intense hent. . Castlo Ganden has been long famous in New York. It wasuseda hundred years ago assa fort. It afterward became an aseembly room for balls and public mectings. A great ball was fven there In 1824 to LaFayette, Afterward Ft was used ss an Opera-House and concert~ room, and Jenny Lind was first heard thero in America. For the Jast twenty years it has been the headquarters of the Emfgration Depart- ment, whose arran| cnts for the comfort of emigrants, and their protection against fraud, were very complete, T0 the_WWestern Ansoctated Press. New YORK, July 9.—Tiie fumnous old circular bullding on the Battery, known as Castle Gar- den, was completely destroyed by fire this eyen- ing. Nothing_ but a moss of charred ruins re- mains of the old structure within whosg walls maony of the grentest singers of the world and persons; proniinent and faumous fn histrionic art bave deligited fashionablo audlences in years -gone by. Jate years it had been the first resting-placo for thousands of hopeful immigranta, At 5:25 ), m, some immigrants, who were In the bulld- ng, observed emoke issuing from the balcony on the second tler. ‘They gave an alarm, and ft waa found the fire waa rn? ug between the floor- ing and celling of the tier underncath, Most strenuous cfforts were'made to subdue the fire without avall, owing to the dry nature of the substances cncountered. Tvwo hundred Ger- man fmmigrants were in the building, and among these the gronteat excitement prevalled in saying thele ecifccts and cscaping from tho burning bullding. Battery Park was crowded with spectators, whom it required the united ~ cfforts of o strong force order without a fire line. of tho police to koej About an bour after the fire began the roof fell in, and_shortly after the flames werc extin- uished, and the walls arc all that remain. The firels lupi)olcfl to have originated by sparks from the pipe of a emoker. Theloss Is estimated at §50,0003 covered by insurance. The pruperty was owned by the city. — AT FITCHBURG, MASS, Fircnouna, Mass,, July 9.—~The main build- {og of the lousc of Corrcctlon at South Fitch- burg, Including workshops, office, chapel, kitchen, keeper's residence, and stables, were burned this morning at 3 o'clock. The prison proper was saved, and all of tho prisoncre, sov- enty-two in number, safely ramoved. t.ou. $50,000 to 875,000, AT DES MOINES. Special Dispatch to The Triduna, Dns MoiNs, Ia., Junc 9,—An extensive plan- ing and wood-working mill, Carver & Younp, was destroyed by incondlary fire this evening. Loss on mill and machinery, $20,000; no insur- ance. The loss was heavy on work ready for dollvery. <+ IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Box .18 yesterdsy morning ‘wag caused by -an - fnciplent fire in the ealoon owned by A. Wernicke, at No. 157 Randoiph street. Damoge nominal, ‘The alarin from Box 625 ot 10:15 Inet evening was caused by u fire in afrome shanty on Divis- Jon strect near Rumsey, owned by Jobn For- syth. Damago, 81 ninsured. —— AT READING, PA. Respixg, Pa., July 0.—Onc of the bridges sfmnln Schuylkill River at this place, known &t the Lancaster bridge, wus destroyed by firc thls afternoon. -Loss, $40,000. CASUALTIES. THOE GLORIOUS FOURTH. Bpecial Dispalch to The Triduna. Laraverre, Ind, July 0.—John W, Bhort, the ballonlst who met with scrious infurfes July 4, contrary to all predictions, fs improving, and prospects for recovery arc good. His right lv‘g was umputated, his loft leg 1s in spliuts, and his throat encused. He is as comfortablo as clr- cumatancea will purmSt. Felix, who lost an arm )F)y the promaturs discharge of ‘a cannon on the |, Fourth, #s also lmproving and will probably ré- cover, RUN OVER AND KILLED. ¢ Hpectal Dispateh to The Tribune, MzNDOTA, 1L, July 0.—An accldent ocenrred yesterday near Arliugton, by which Mr. Joln Bell, of that place, was killed. It appears ho was walking on the track with two ladles, and, in his confuslon to [iut out of the way of anap- Sroumng train, slipped and had hls Lratus nshed out by the pilot.. He llugored for somo hours and dicd last night, DROWNED, &pecial Dispatch So The Tribune. Forr WaxsE, Ind, July 9.—~This moring tho body of an old citizen named Juseph Strat~ ton, aged 65, was found iu the canal. It Is sup- lmled ho wandered off tho bank while {n an fn- oxicated condition, An fnquest was held, the verdict being drowning, L O TIITE GREAT S8TORM, Speclal Dispalch o The Tribune, Dupuque, Ia., July 0,.—Anotlier body wasre- covered to-day at the Rockdale disaster—one of tho Rappcbildren. This leaves only one bodyre- maining tobe found, The Iows Central Hatl- road will have thelr Western Division fn run- nln[fdunler by Tuesdoy uext. The Eustorn Divlalon ran tralng throtigh to-day el THE WEATHER, ‘Wasnmarox, D. C., July 0.—For the Upper Lake Reglon, the Upper Mlastselppl and Lower Missourl Valleys, covler, northerly to westerly winds, rsing barometer, partly cloudy weather, and local ralns in Michigun, Wiscousln, and It- ALOCAL OESERYATIONS. [ linofs. . 9, Minimum, GENKIAL OBSNRVATIONS, 110460, July 0- CREREEN ] BREESEETRR Halieuinn )l 77 IS ATRULIDLE BTATE OF TUINGS IN Spectal Dispate fo The Tribune. Nzw Youi, JuI{'l‘)‘:—’l‘ho heat in this eity to- day hos exceeded that of any day for saveral yeurs, the thermometor standing ‘at 101 {n_the thade, In eome places It reached 103, ‘This heat, followed upon a hot term of two weeks with 1o raln, hias caused a very largo number of sunstrokes, about 70 baving been reported for the last two days, nearly onc-thind of which have proved fatal. Tho death rate has riscn to” an unusual height, a large proportlon of the fatal' cases Eelu chilldren, 'wo hundred out of 1,700 members ‘5 tho Firet Brigado of the New Jerscy Natlonal Guard, in cauip near Trenton, were proatrated In throe days., Onc man has dic 'ho oth vm’-’y eritieal condltion, )lu:hn l::!'e:fx?;“l: caused among the poor ! s, deapite all sani- tary and charltuble efforts, Btrect-car lines aro aar ously juconvenienced by the effoct upon thelr lorses. % 4 WuzzrLing, W. Va,, July 9.—To-lay has been tho Lottest of tho season—103 In the shade. —————— . SUICIDE, 8pacial Dispatch to The Tribune, LavaYetrs, Ind,, July 9.—An unknown girl tricd to commit sulcide thia afternoon by jump- ing fu the lake. 8he was taken out before Ule wus extinet, amd, by vigorous effurts, was re- storcd. 'She fs uunkoown, aud ax yet will not tell about herself. | The People of That Torrid THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JULY 10, 1876, WASHINGTON. Town Gasping for Breath. Members of Congress Being Taken Home as Fast as They Die. The Effect of tho 8t. Louis Plat- form on **¥Mard Money” Denocerats. Considerable Progress Being Made in the Impeach- ment Trial. Confarence on Appropriation Bills ===The Silvér Bill. TANTAREAN HEAT. TOTALLY UNPARALLELED, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, . Wasmnaron, D. C., July 8.—The lecat of Washington at the present timo {s without pre- cedent, within reasonable memory, either in in- tensity or duration, and it {s having o marked effect upon the health of Congressmen and those whose busineas takes them to the Capltol, The Hall of Represcatatives ad the Scnate Cham- ber are both withont dircet communfeation with. the open alr, being simply Immense rooms with glass collings and balls runniog entirely around them. The floors are like ovens, rud the galler- {ea arc like furnaces, When the dours of the Benate arc closed, ns they are in ex- ccutlve eesslon, the heat fa Intolerable ‘The thermometer ' {u either House during the e of sltting hns not been below 00 dnflngi] the ‘past three or four weeks, and has often been nearer a hundred, TIIE HEALTI OF THE MEMDERS and Senators §s suffering perceptibly in conse. quence of the heat. A number of Congressmen ‘went to . Fortress Mouvroe on 8aturday, and cseaped the hotteat day of the season, the' ther- monicter having stood here at 104 in the shade. THE EPFECT. This intensely warm weather prompts a de- sire to closs the- sessions, but it scems impos- sible to elther hasten the Belknap trial or sc- cure the cnactment of the Appropriation billa. Mr. Parsons, the Representative from the Loulsville, Ky., District, died yesterday, of cone 'stion of the brala, and his remains were taken home Just night. A nuinber of other Congress- | wmen are 1), and. unleis there s a change of temperature, there can but be much suffering, aud, perhaps, fatal {iincss, REPUDIATION. SUCCESSPUL EPPORTS TO DAUD TIlIS COMPLEX- 10N OX TIE ST. LOUIS PLATPORM, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘Wasnixaroy, D, C., July 0.—The Democratic inflationists of the House had arranged for o eaucus to be beld last evening for thg purpose of devising means to seeure the repeal of the Resumption act of 1875, but, for some reason— probably the sudden death of Representative E, Y. Parsons—it wns postponed., A flnal attempt will be made to-tnorrow to sccure such a report from the Comumittee on Banking and Curreney a8 will ennble the Houee to tarry out” the ju= structions of the St. Loufs Conventlon in regard to the luw., As the Commite tee now stands, five are In favor of tho ropeal of the Reswmption act—viz; 8. 8, Cox, of Now York, Henry B, Payne, of Oble, John Goode, Jr.y of Virginia, Wiltiam 8. Hayinond, of Indinng, and S8amuel D. Buchard, of Wisconsin ~all Democrats; and six are opposed to it, as follows; Randall L. Gibson, of Louls{ana, and Beott Wike, of Illinols, Democrats, and Washe fngton Townsend, of Pennsylvaniz, John A, Kasson, of Towy, Benjamin T, Evaus of Rhode Istmud, Jay A, Ilubbell, of Michizunu, Republle cuns, Bomo doubts have been expressed ANOUT UUBBELL'S YOTE, | but nis 1atest publicricord on this sibjeet, mado May, Is aguinst_the repeal. On that doy Hol- man fntrodiced s Il proposing to repeal the Tesumption act, and moved o suspeneion of the rules for a votc on Its passage. 1t falled to be greed to by o vote of 116 inthe nfiirmative to 111 In the nefimu\'o, two-thirds belng required, and IIubbell is ono of those who voted nay. The very strongest pressure has been brought to bear upon GINSON AND WIRR since the Jast nieetlug of the Cummittee, to In- duee them to vote with the other representas tives of thelr party on the Committee, but, thus far, wholly without success, Nolther of themn belleyos “that the Resumption nct, as it stands, Is of the least value, and, like other Democrats, liold the unlmmimn ‘party respon- sible for not perfecting the law when “they had the power to do 8o, lustead of placing on the statuto book an act which is a fraudund a cheat. *| At tho same thne they belleve in the principle of an early return to specie paymont, of which the Ttesuniption nct Is ut present the only repre- scntative 1o the recent legislation of Congress, and oppose its unconditionsl repeal,” bo- cause that would Ju effect be u dec- luration on the part of Congress that ft proposed to absndon the policy of resuinption altogether. QGibson and °“Wike would probably agree to & repeal of -the Re- sumption act 17, ot tho same thne, there were subatituted for it & bill which would be more effective §n bringing the country to specio-pay- ments, THE EPPECT of tho B, Louls resolutions hus been to cause all but sbout & dozen of the Democrats who came to Washington last December uncompro- mising hard-moncy men to surrender to the In- #atloniats, —— IMPEACIMENT. TROGREDI. Bpectal Diepatch to The. Tribune. Wasmxaroy, D. C., July 9.—The Impeache ment triul goes forwand with unoxpected vigor, a fact dua entirely to the well-prepared case of the managers, and the superfor management of MeMahon, of Ohfo, who leuds the case on behalf of the House. Tho telul, us it stands, Is unmls- takably fatal to Gen, Belknap, The appolnt- ment of Marshi; the transfer of the appointment to Evana; the receipt of regular instullments of money from Marsh, begiuning soon after the sppolntinent was made; the Indorsement of drafts; the full knowlsdge of rascally churges for gouds made by Evaus, the trader at Fort 811§ the dlsregard of complaints—these have all been fully proved already ogainst tho ex-Sceretary, Dut the telling testimony is not yet all fu, and when it comes, it reports direct from the managers are to bu belleved, there will not be a plank for tho defense to stand upon, The managers hope toba ableto examine Mursh and Evans to- morrow, fu which case the direct cxgmina- tion on the part of the prosccution will close uot later than the day after, The counscl u?“ll!'ull’k'u': Nm'w thus f ceeded in breakin, du\vupur um'!ullnu :;‘u‘u“c?i the wituesacs, und the caso s preseuted by the tauagurs bas been s direct, consceutive, woll- knolt recital of tho facts us faras they are de- veloped. The courss of the defense has not yot peen demoustrated, but the cx-Beeretary lias sald, within' & short time, that be bad mo fear ~ of conviction, Gen, Belknap's eounsel evidently hope to prove that be appuinted Evans to the post-tradership belloviug him to be scceptable to the offle r the post, aud that he had no knowledge of any puywments from Kvans to Marsh, Tho recelpts of money by Belknap from Marsh, they will at- tempt to shiow, bie belicved to be on account of Lis wifo's firet husband’s estate, UXPONTORIAL PHIVILEGE, ‘The Benate sustained Mr. Carpenter in his declaration, when Tuz Trinune currespondent was examined on Saturday, that a regular nows- paper correspondent ‘canuiol bo expected to dls- lose the sourves of hiy information. SOMETIING TOO MUCH OF TUIS. ‘The President, & few days sgo, expresaed con- fllence in Belkuap's fnnucence, believing that s ::onnecuun with the Marsh wouey was funo- ceat. NOTES AND NEWS, TIHE SILVER TILL, 8jucial Dispalch to Tha Fribuns, Wasnixuron, July 9.—The Bilver bill is atill In conference, but Its substantial priuciples have been appevved by the two Houses. The people, doubtless, do not generally understand the scopo of this Lill nor the very Important effeeta which would result. Bhould it be enacted intoalaw,the bill,there can heno doubt,would re- sult In repudistion In its worst form. Aa yalites now stamd, It proposes the payment of tho United States bonds In o curreney less voluable than that in which Pendieton In 1568 proposed to pay them. The bl innkes silver dullars a legal-tender In payment for all debts of the United States. The silver dollar, if colned, would now worth less than the cenbuck dollar, The opponents of the Silver hill maintain that it cannot be othenwise con- strued than to mean that the entire outstand- ing Indebtedness of the United States may bo paid in this depreclated sflver dollar, which'ls o roposition to pay them in a nominal dollar of css value than tho greenback doilar, The in- flationiats in tho Tlouse have become so xtrcnfihlened sinco the Bt. Louls Conventlon that there cun he no duubt that the House will concur in almost anything the South proposes, v.llxrnuv-h the Benators are not all agreed as to fts cifetts, THE DLAINE INVESTIOATION, . The Blalne investimtion (s to be renewed to- morrow ut 10 o’clock by the Judiclary Commit- tee. Mulligan and Flaher arce already here, Mulll$an|n understood to have denled ‘the re- port tirdt he sald that the letters read by Blaine n the House were exactly the Jetters Blaine took from bimself. Mulligan, on the contrary, maintuing that ho hos nade no statemei afirmatively or negatively in this connection, and does not intend to do so untfl placed upon the stand. The demand will doubtless be mado to have the Investigation abandoned altogether in view of his appointinent to the Scnate. It f9 not known what actlon the Committee will take {n this matter. Tu the Western Asoclated Press. MATTENS TO BB DIOPPED, Wasmxorton, D. C., July 9.—It Is not sup- posed the Senate willact on the Pacific th- rowd Binking Fund bill, or that for equalization of hounties for want of time, and the House Wil not further consider the Morrison Tarif! bill at this sesslon. TIE APTROPRIATIONS. The JoInt Committee of Conference on the Sundry Civil Bill were in scaslon seven hours to-day. They aljusted inany of the diflicultics, the Committee on the pait of one branch o Congress meeting that of the other half-way. 1t Is supposed that they will dispose of the LIl to-morrow., ‘The maln point of the difficulty is In the anflnlun of the blll repealing all purts of the Revised Statutes in relation to the regls- tratlon of voters and appointment of Bu%crvu- ora of Elections and Deputy and 8pecial Depu- t*’ Murshals, and touching the supervision of ¢lections, DOR CARLOS. Don Carlos and suite arrived here last night from Richmond, and are stopping quietly here. e = TIE CROPS. JEREMIAD FOIt JULY. « fpectal Dispatch to The Trivune. Dwienr, I1l., July §.—No rain has fallen since the Fourth. The weather has been intensely hot. The mercury has averaged 00 {n the shade. This great change from months of fncessant pouriug showers to great heat and consequent dryncas, hoa come too late to be of any help to the erowing crop of corn, Its condition 18 nbout as follows: The crop as a whole will be almost a total fallure. Ierc and there a few acres on high land may matuare, but the quantity fs so small that it will hardly beudequate to the wants of the average farmer. The majority of the farm- ers in this munt?' will not ralac enough for their own feed, The ilelds are go covered with rank grasa and weeds that the corn is cither drowned or choked out. The ground (s not yet dry cnough to cut timothy, and we are ho) 1|nE for dry weather to sccure _our hay, as that will our main dependence for wintering stock. We are alrcady commencing to futten bLogs, as we shall have nothiug for them to_ eat thls winter cxeept what corn we buy, Merihants complaiu that it is utterly impossible to colloct a dollar dug them. We vould like to ask tho soft-monc; {dlots what good $300,000,000 greenbacks Wuuls do the farmers of Livingston County, when they wifl not have a bushel of corn to exchan for'one of them. Value tlrst, moncy the result. ————— TROUBLESOME TRAMES, They Are Coming. Five Ifundred (Thou- sand) Strong. Davenport Democrat, July 7. Dispatches were recelved In this ety to-day by Muyor Rose from J, Meredith Davics, that Jive hundred men were coming this morning, and that the Mayor of Rock Island had lssucd a proclamation calling upon the citizens to take incasures to organize to protect themselves and thelr futerosta, On n.-cclrt of this, Mayor Rose consulted with the Hon. 1L IL, Benson and others, and it was pro- goflcu to orgunfze the ¢ Veternus of the War for lio Unlon "o a compuny—it Lelng suggosted time 100 dlscf that In & Httle p- lined men could be got, who could be depended upon, and would do more ef- cffective service thau 500 men unused to hand- Hug arms. The matter was placed in Mr. Ben- son’s bands, and he wns organizing a company to patrol the city at night and protect 1ifu aud progerly. In the ncantime, Mayor Rose went to consult Col, Fingler, commanding the Arsenal, witha view of getting arms and ummunition, The condnctors of the St. Louls trains are meeting with considerable trouhle by tramps nlong thelr line. As Conductor Pureell, of frelght train No. 7, was coming north yesterday, several hundred bonrded Lis train ot Beards- town and could not be Induced to et off. s telegraphed to Monmouth for the ageut to have some nssistance on hand to remove them. A number of citizens turned out and tho train was rid of about . But after the train had started others were observed hid- den fn box cars, and cousiderabl per- suasion had to be used to E’ut them off. They elalm to be harvest hands and want to getto Towa. The citizena along the line complain very much of thefts und other depredations committed by these men. Conductor” Dannah, of freight No, 18, which arrived here at 10:20 p. m., says the Rock Island Unlon of this murmnfi, reports that 800 tramps Loarded Iis train, e was of course powerless to prevent them, aud they rode on the traiu to .\[a&lne, where they got ofl. Two huudred of tho number were arrested there, and the other hundred lost 1o time {u starting for Rock Ial- and, from which place many of them inade thelr way ncross the bridge to ourcity, The town {8 fuil of them, It s really gotting tobea scrious business, and every year the fucurslons of the grand army of grasshoppers to this section sceins to row larger, and they grow bolder and moro deflant. On the arrival of the train at Molino last cven- ing an effort was made to keep them on the cars all nksht to prevent them from rouming over the city, and in theefTort one of the tranps was bayoucted. Witliin the poat twenty-four hours over 500 havo artived hicre, and they have disposod them- selves ull over tho city und suburbs. A farmer living northwest of the city was in this morniug and reports that they ara_ fearful of danyer, us over 200 of them are out that way lying around, and are moro forcible thau polite futhele demands for work and meals, Every steamer that arrives on our leveo sends ashore squads of these tramps In x\umberqvaurfi'- Jug from 25 to 100 and more, Thia 18 not afl, nor the worst. Wounderstand that the author- {tics In Rock 1sland, us fost as thesc tramps ar- wive there, send thum over to this clty,—sick and well altke, Dr, Cantwell nrarml to us to-dsy that he gave medicine to six of these men, and onc was 0 bad that he had to send hin to the hospltal. Mayor Roso will cr{ and make soine arrange- ment with Mayor Bufler, of Rock Island, to put autop tothis. Eaeh city should be willing to take caro of those who are landed in thelr respective citics, The Mayor called a meetin of the Police Commilttee of the City Counc this afternvon, and it was arranged throw open the Marligt-1{ouss as aplace of rendezvous for these tramps, where all fuund on thostrects ut night after dark will be compulied to go, and then s guard will be placed around, pvavcnllu‘z any of thew from leaviug before morning. This colirse seems neeessary, for it would be unsafe to have s0 many of them roaming about our streets atnight, It was unly n day or two ayro that an express train on the Chicigo & Alton luad was thrown from tho track at Millertown, Il hfl 2 FmF of tramps, the cuglneer and Greman o ly brufsed, and severakof the passengers fujured.” Had the Rockford Road refused to carry the crowd that boarded the train and took possession of It at Monmouth and Beardstown, thereis little doubt that bloodshed would have been tho result, We aro (nformed that o crowd of then surrounded the engineer, and told him that if he did not Thiaul themn they would tle him and run the traln themsclves, On the arrival of the train at Moline this morning [t was met by a posse of cltizens with farshial Hawcs, and sonie of the passcugers sy that men ln uniforw, with muskets, wercumong them, and & row oceurred, In which three of tho l‘xlnrvlu:dlmm were hurt—ono very severcly oun he hicad. Vigorous measurcs must bo takon to mect tho exigencles of the oceaslon, e ——i; A BLACK DEED, Cincixwate, 0., July 9.—The body of Mre. Beanett, tho daughter of Mr. Hooper, who was ravished aud murdered by the man Williais at New Richmond, was fouud to-day. CRIMINAL NEWS. Vigorous Pursuit of the Train- Robhers in Missourl. Crafty Efforts of the Outlaws to Elude Their Followers. The Very Remarkable Performance of Colored Troops in Georgia. Thelr Ignorant Arrogance and Inglorfous Discomfiture. THE TRAIN ROBBERY. Bpectal Dispalch to The Tribune. 87, Louis, July 9.—~Concerning the Mlssourd Pacific traln robbery, your correspondent to-night ascertained from one of the Diviston Superin- tendents that the officials arc almost certafnly on the trall of the man who led and planned thescheme. He resides near where the rob- bery took place, and for the past threc months has been sbsent on & number of mysterious trips. A posse of armed men started in pur- suit of bim from Scdalia this morning, and is sald Lo be close at his heels. The officials de- clined to dlsclosc anything farther, except that they bave not been notified of any are rest thus far, nor has any Information been recelved at the office of the Chief of Po- lee. Gen, Bacon Montgomery, who leads the chase, {s the man who was [y command _of the Btate militia in 1865 and statloned at Lexing- ton, He has hind grut cxperience in flfhunu hushwhackers, and much s antlcipated of him. ‘The noted: Younger brothers, whose lawless deeds have made them famous, reside at John- son City, o couple of miles from Mone, Springs, for which polnt a squad started yes day morning., This gives riscto the supposition in police eircles that those outlaws have had o uaanin l'bwk:}%y' tch tn The Tritnne. epatch to The Tribune, 8. Louis, July 10—1:25 &. m.—The following has just been received from Gen. Mon%omery, dated Coal Cnmg_. July 9,10 p.” m., X0 miles from Bedalfa: _*“The roblers scattered 3, miles lhlnb A‘Etlla'zl Flotrcncfimull took to lll:n 1.\lll|i robal meet again at some polnt agreed apun. a‘hcy are :cér: cautious. po’l'hey tried without success to cross the Osage ™ River. roads to the river Isst We puarded ‘night. About 1 this morning Bherif Mur- ray formed a junction with us. Leaving Mirray, we came to this point to pick ur the trafl. ‘Sofarwe have been unsuccessful, and now are satisfied the robbers are In the vicinity where we lost the trafl. I willdouble backfrom here, and skirmish the timber where we lost them, The whole country is armed, aud ft looks ns l,houg:: it would be imponsi- ble for them escape. It s certain there werc only eight of them, and it Is most frulmble they will cross the Osage fn a body, I hink they Intend to lay will try to prevent thelr cacape. It will be well to statfon men ot Leeville, for, if It is the Youngers, they wil try to go through that way., It may bo they will return east and try to cross the riverat its mouth, The robbers thoroughly understand thelr business, and, when they separated, they did so in the bed of o stream to destroy thelr trafl. They divided about day- 1ight, and we have strong hopes of coming up with them by to-morrow ¢vening.' ——— ARMED CONTEMPT, From Qur Sunday Edition, AvgusTa, Ga., July 8.—Robert Butler, and another citizen of Edgefleld County, complained that they were interrupted by a colored militia company, who blocked up the public highway. Prince Rivers, a colorcd Trisl Justice, sum- moned wituesses, and Doc Adams, Captain of o company, became so fosolent that Rivers ar- rested him for conteropt. This afternoon, when the trial was resumed, the company rescued Adams. Rivers, who in addition to bLeing o Trial Justice, commands the Btate militu, ordered the company to disarm, and, on thelr rnlmlnfi, called upon the citizens for aid, when the militia wml{mny took possession of a brick building and refused to surrender. Fire was opencd by both sides for several hours, and one whiteé man, Mackey Merriwether, was killed, and another white mon wounded. ~ One of the negroes is reported killed and nine taken risoncrs. A smal l_fl.)lecc of artillery was taksn rom Augusta to "Hamburg, but after firing o few rounds the ammunitfon gave out. 'he citizens of Edgefleld are sided” by the cltizens of Augusta, and rcxinlu slege fias been lald to the bullding in which the negro militla are futrenched. TESTRRDAT'S DEVELOPMENTS. 70 the Western Associated Press. AvuausTa, Ga., July 9.—The riot at Hamburg hos terminated disastrously. This moming, between 2 and 3 o'clock, six negroes were killed and three wounded. One white man was killed ond another wounded. After the whites fired four rounds from aplece of ulfl]cr&.’lhalmmuu retreated from o brick building into the cellars and out-houses of ud’ulnln bulldinge. Fifteen were eaptured, and the others, Including Capt. Doc Adains, escaped Into the country. It {s re- ported that some of the prisoners were shot after belng captured, ‘The unfortunate affair is deplored by all good citizens of Loth races, and there (s deep repret that better counsels did not_provall. The dead wero buriul to-day. Crowds_of people_from Augusta visited Hamburg, Whites aud blacks intermingled freely, There were uo threats, but deep regrets that blood haa been shed and llves lost. No further trouble is antiuipated. e A TRIPLE IIOMICIDE, Correspondence New York lerald. Creve's VALLEY, Pa, July 6.—Scattered slong a spur of the Blue Ridge, east from this place, known a8 the Skenahwah Hills, are sever- al huts occupled by a tribe of * Bush Rangera numbering about 400. They belong to the Jow- cst order of humnan beings, and live more llko wild beasts than men. In the summer the women and chfldren peddle berries about the adjacent country, white the menstealhoop-polss and rallrond tics from the land surrounding them. Inthe winter they lve by thievery and hunting and trnilp(mr. They dwell togethor prosmiscuously, haviog but four family names —the Carkers, klulllm, Dozmans, sud Maces— and have long been the pests of the nelghbor- hood, though till now no decds of murderous violence have been charged n;inlnnt them. Early on the worning of the Gthot July o half-naked boy from the hill ran into this village with the report that there wasfa bl;i‘fl zht on :fie hill, and that Jaunscy Carker had killed Beans Carker and stabbed Bal Carker, and had himsclf been stabbed by someoncinthefight, ¢ Jamscy Carker was the acknowledged chamiplon of the tribe, and “Beans” Carki a8 his reputed brother, as “Bal” was his sister. They were all three almost piauts in sizo aud strength. On the night of the 8d the woman had been in the village nnd procured two gallous of wlmkz. On recelpt of the sbove news a number of ew, with an oflicer, sturted for the hill, and found the cabln of old Mullins_ surrounded and fitled with & promiscuous crowd, every member of which was_yelllng, swearlug, screamiog, or crying, aud all'wero gesticulating wildly. 8ul Carker was found lf ng on the ground in the cablo, with afearful gash fn her left breast, from which the blood was still flowing, Dy, ‘Ware at once pronounced her wound fatal, The woman wos consclous, und, aithough weak, asked tho Doctor savagely : i Ifaye they killed Jamsey Carler yet, damn his soul® ™ Somo drunken friend of Jamsey's replicd: “No, they ain't, by God, and they won't while ¥'m hero.” . ‘The woman attempted to spring from her po- sition on tho ground. The blood’ gushed from her side us sho roso partly up, and she fell back, gasped two or three times, and cxpired. On uglln of bushes near the Cu'l‘ter cabin lay Beans Carker, the mnurdered man, Ho was cut from his lllsxwhh lower b, ou - the left slde, aud had & stab iu hs right breast, Itwas evis dent from the naturc of his wounds that they had been alinost instantly fatal, 1t was apparcut that iho scntiment of the rangers was largely In favor of Jamsey, the murderer, and wild Inguiries were made for the 1nan that had stubbed him, One drunken savage swuug a knife about bis head and shouted, 4 1"l put this {n the beart of the mun that burt Jamscy Curker!" Jamsey Carker could not be found, nor would any one’ rgvo inforination of his whercabouts or gy of the origin of the disturbance. Old Mullins and several others were accured, and on qramination before Justico of thy Peace was held fu the cvenfug, which showed that for some ycars thero bad been & foud be- tween Jamsey Cagker and the family of Joseph Mace, whic usisted of Lis daugbter, % young womun Known u'”!l ai o Johu ber brother, ll'quxlrn-l by for o few daya,” We- uce, origiuated in the deposition of the proceeds of ‘& lot_of stolen hoop-pales, Muco it~ fng that Cartter had cheated Llm out of his sbare. Numcrous fights had occurred over the watter, fu one of which Cwker was badly fiunhlwd by the thirco Maces, Six months ugo eans Carker went to Uving whth Mits, sud subnequently he and John Mace put nr a hi and were jofned by Bal Carker, or **Blg Sal,” 08 she was ‘called, Un the 4th of July, towanls evening, nearly every inan and woman on the hill being more or 1ess crazed with lquor, Jamscy Carker met old Joa Mace, and a fight soon followed. Beans and 8al Carker joined the fray on behalf of Mnce, This was the sigual for others to take sides with Jamscy. The firat prrson stabbed was Beans, who hiad grappled with his brother, ‘The Istter ripped hin side open with n long hunting-knife, and then alaabed hiin with it in the breast and threw him from him. Beans was feked up dead and carried away by John Mace. al Cacrker had acized Jamsey around the neck from hehind, and, although “three or four men graaped her and trled to pull her away, she held tightly, and was choking him ha when he turned half around, and, ralsing Izd knife, burled It In her breast. Sho hung on with bulldog tenacity, but was tornaway before sha received another cut from the knife that was raised to infllct it. As the woman was dragged away the crowd closed about Jamsey, some shotiting “ Kl him! kill him1" but the ma- Jority fighting for him. While the struggle waa golngr on Carker threw up his hand rod stog- gcflnfi back, exclalmed, *“I'm cut! I'm killed! somchbiody's stabbed mel” The crowd opened, and he was lorne home, He was eut in the abdomen and _ groin. After lelog taken to his hut he was on the approach of the party from the village carried toa deep cave a mile distant in the ’fill where be subsequently died, his body being brought back to his hut while the examination 1vas {u progress. Opinfon wasdivided as to who inflicted the fatal wounds upon him, some be- lieving they were the wor‘?u! his sister Bal, while others credited them to Joe Mace, but no reliable evidence could be procured of the polnt. Eight others of the tribe were more or lces nerlun:!{ Injured in the fight. The deeperate fray and triply fatal conse- ucnces will, It is belleved here, {cxv.l at ance to :]m cn’!u,x;cblg.l lregldon}:nr “th:e ouufi\‘v band (m{’ne e neighborhood. Legal steps will at once taken with that uh_‘cv.‘tug P A MAN-RILLER AT LARGE. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. McGregon, Ia., July 9.—Last night there oc- curred near McGregor one of the most unpro- voked murders on record—the killing of Michsel Kiunc by lls bired mas, William Henry, with a wagon-wrench, Henry bad been fn Kinne's em- ploy three months. No cause Is given for the brutal act. Henry Is' thought to be {nsane Both men were in McGregor SBaturday, and pur- chnsed = suit of clothes each, They scemed {riendly. The wifeand child of the murdered man barely cacaped with their lives. The mur- derer 1s atlll at large. — ESCAPE. CLEVELAXD, O,, July 0.—At midnight last’ night six prisoners confined in the Central Polfce-Station” attacked and overpowered the guard, whom they gagged, after which they sawed off two Iron bars, and, crawling out the window, made thelr escape. No alarm was given Il three Loars afterwarde, and the pri- soncrs, who aro all desperate thieves, have not vet been capturcd. Itls stated the jaller had been guilty of carclessncss in permitting one of the prisoners to obtain a knife from his brother. MURDERERS, Bpectal Dispalch to The Tridune, Lapavnrre, Ind., July 9.—The preliminary examination of Prelss, Hepp, and Boner, saloon- ists, for the murder of Washburne and the cut- ting of Boyle, the night of July 8, {s still in progess, und will be continued to-morrow. The cvidence thus far pointsto Heppas the man who kllled Washburne. Boyle P- recovering from the effocts of his wounds. DEADLY ASSAULT, Epectal Dispaich to The Tribune, ? Pronia, IL, July 9.—Wllliam Bimms shot Louls Green Jast night, in the left arm and right eide, while they were qarreling about a low womay, The wounds are not fatsl, Simms isin jail. Both partics are young men, Pt debilatidt iy i A VICTIM OF DEMONS. 70 the Editor of The Tribune, Ixpranarouis, Ind., July 0.—Mrs. Helen E. Willls, o sister of Senator M. H. Tiwitchell, of Loulsiaun, died Lere to-day. Her death s ate tributed to the persceution to which her family were eubjeeted in the South, Within the past two years she has lost o husband and brother at the liands of the Ku-Klux, aud came here with her erippled brother on his way to the Eoat, ———— FINE HORSES DRIVEN TO DEATH, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tritune. Drtnoit, Mich,, July 9.—In oue of the races yesterday afternoou Mr. Brownwell’s stallion, Qeorge, from T'ern, Tud,, gave out and died. He was valued at $10,000. To-doy Gilt-Edge, owned by W, W. Alexander,of Chieago, wio ;lllllal& took part in the race, and valued at $10,000, —— Gramhoppers. 8t. Pnit Pioneer.Press, July, There are no reports, as yet, of scrious grass- hopper devastations, although the pests have been at work in Cottonwood and adjacent coun- ties. Mr. Thaubert, of Mountaln Lake, who has been over the whole ground, reports in the Maukato Review that some farmers have suffer ed severcly, but that losses are by no means general. Wherever o yigorous system of de- struction has been malntalned the saving is marked, and that on the Wilder and Merrinm farms flghllnfi’ the pests bas ey k tlio result fs hit o b vy el @ promise of agrood crop. BUSINESS NOTICES. Durnett's Cocoalne—A porfoct d. the bair. The cocuaine h{nldl ‘l'nl“‘:\:!l;';gn::’: large proportion of deodorized cocoanut ofl, pre- pared gxpressly for this purpose, West End Dry Goods House HADISON AND PEORIA-STS Grenadine Nalé, One case Plaid and Striped Grenadines, 16¢, worth 85. Plain Black Grenadines, 2bc, worth 50, Plain Black Grenadines, 30c, worth 60. Plain Black Grenadines, 87ic, worth 75, i Plain Black Grenadines, all- ‘wool, 60c, worth 85, Plain Black Grenadines, silk and wool, 80c, worth $1.00. 8-4 Plain Black Grenadines, $1, worth $1,50, ” 8-4 Plain Black Grenadines $1.25, worth $1.76. 8-4 Plain Black Grenadines, $1,60, worth $2. : Richest qualities Black Gren- es reduced 26 per cent, Black Fancy Grenadines, in Stripes and Plaids, from 50 cots. yd up; worth one-half more, Ecru Striped Japanese Silks, all -silk one way, 16 cts,, for- mer price 60 ots. yd. BILHS AND DRESS GOODS. GREAT CLEARING SALE MANTE| BROTHERS. 121 & 123 State-st, Hichigan-av. & Twenty-second:st, General Reduetions of Prices in Every De- | partment, ‘ STTLKS. Lyons Black Gros Grain Silks of tho best manufactures at 80g and §1.25. b A _splendid quality Blan'k Gros Grain, Guinet celebrated mako, at §1.50 and §1.756; former pric and §2.50. ? e FANCY SILKS. The b_alanco of our stook of Fauoy 8ilks will bo closed out without ro- gard to cost. COLORED SILKS, 260 piocos Colored Gros Grain Bilks, in every conceivable shade, at §1.25 per yard. Great Bargains in Bonnet, Pona sone, Bellons, and othor best makes Lyons Black 8ilks at 2, $2.26, and $2.50, fully 40 per cent lower than last month’s prices. DRESS GOODS. \ Gray and Black, and Gra; and Brown do., 260.,, worth &0, Our remaining stock of Sum- mer Silks s farther re- duced. CARSOY, PIRIE & CO. 2 cases Black and White Checks at 12 1-2¢, former price 250, 850 pieces pure Mohair Glaze, for traveling suits, at 15 and 200, for- mer price 35 and 40c. - 260 picces plain and checked alle ;v:ol Debeges at 30c, former priog C. . 860 pieces assorted plain Drest Goods at 15¢, 180, 20c, and 280, 40 peor cent under value, SUMMER, DRESS GOODS, 1,000pieces Victoria Lawn at 10a 8 yard, former prico 360, 10 cnges Linco Stripod snd Chooke« ed Piquos at 12 1-2¢, sold last month at 87 1-20. 20 casos Corded Piques, 7.8 yard wide, 10¢, cheap at 260, Puro Linon Batiste Oloth, 25c. 30c, 35¢. GRENADINES, GRENADINES, GRENADINES. Our 2 yards wide Iron-Frame Grenadine, extra heavy mesh, st $1.60 per yard, former price, §2.50. Our 2 yards wide Iron-Framo Grenadine, superior quality, st 81,75 and $2,00; former price, §3 and $3.60. Our 2 yarfls wide Iron-Frame Grenadine, sublime quality, and warranted silk and wool, at §2.36 and $2.50 ; former prico $4 and §a.50 A splendid quality Black Mexican Grenadine, 30¢; good value 60c, Our ontire stock of Colored Grene adines, in checked and stripos, tha handsomest goods ever imported, at ono-third less than cost, GLOVE DEPT. Spocial attontion is directed to our genuine FRENCH KID GLOVE at 31 a pair, rotailed all over the TUnited Statos at §2.00, and without a doubt the best bargain ever offore od in this country, P 121 & 123 State-st. Michigan-av, and Twenty-second-st, AG CARRIAGES. ‘We_are sclling at greatly ree duced prices, LANDAUS, LANDAULETS, OLARENOES, COACHES, COUPES, and 00UPELETE Our Patent Counterbalanced Frond ¥FIVE-LIGHT LANDAUS & FALL~ ING FRONT BERLIN COACHES arc tho leading Carriages of tho day, and, for beauty of design, simplice ity, and thoroughness of consfruo< tion, are unsurpassed. The Falling Fronts to both are nioely countera balanced by a Epflni (which ar< rangement is Patented®), and oan with cach bo lowered nnd raised with the finger, % We ‘Iguurantao our work to be FIRST-OLASS, and to pleaso im evory particular. . *No Inlrln{lu'mtul of our rights under the above patent, will be allowed. H., KILLAM & CO., 20 Chestnut-st., New Haven, Conng . TEN UROBKE is our Agent In Chlcago. FINANCIAL, $50, $100. $200, $500. $1,000, ALEX. FKOTHINGUAM & CO., Baukers sad Broke 7, 13 Wall-at., N. Y., uake for custmers desirable ivestments of large oF siall amounts iu slocks uf & Iexlthato character, which frequently pay from 8v¢ ta caty o tho suiount lavesid ovcry thiriy da BT UoUt e earried ag dod e ‘deuired b epoadd ots ebl, Clrculars sud weekly reborts sent trese [3:44