Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 17, 1876, Page 5

3 o o, : thematerial uned fn the *‘Study "y ‘c:,“ :;:;‘;:Il‘hulnl reader muat regret that 3r, D oy ias condescended to- notlco tho il-bred {osinuations of Afr. Hawthorne st all william Emwerson Baker, an eccentric Mansa- chusetta milllonatre, has placed In tha haoda of Gov. Gaston and fonr other trustees o fart contalning i acrea of Jand and $30,000 for tiu prrposo of founding a collego uf conkery. Pom Pedro's family nome s Alcantara, with the qceont on the second aylluble, 1L 15 of Arabiz dertsntlon, belng bequeathed by the Moors to his aatlve villoge. The meaning of 1t s **bridge." Dont Pedro [s studylng Arabic as s recreation, and finds ft pretty hard work, Georgn Alfred Towneend sngresta that 3fr, Wat. terson may slgnallzo his adyent in Congress by In- troducing & bill for the muppression of lottetles. Those wito are famillar with the history of tl Loulsyiils abomination know how weak a spot thl fain Mr. Watterson's cuticlo. A Lright editorial in the New York Tribune, entl- (ed **Execrallo Stapes,” deats with the vezed neetion of small vs. Inargo feet for women, It would not be surprlalngz if Bayard Taylor hadrome. {hlng to do with the composition of the article; It 15 I bis beet style, e ndmires the big-footed, Mr. Chamberlain, the Dirmingham Member of Parllament whoso etrong speech about (lie Con- servative Government In a provinelal School Board smade hiin suddenly fumous, hes been advised to study the London newspapers and (rom them learn the proper manner of fmputing falsehood to Mr, Dlersell, The antoblographical sketch of Iarriet Martl. nesa Iately referred to fu Tux Tniouss was, it ap- peare, deposlted In tho offics of the Landon Nerrs twenty-one years 8go, nnd has rematned there ever alnce. The sketch le 2 compendium of an autoblography which was writien about the same time, but has never been published, » Jamea Daird, the benuvolent Scotch fron-master, was profonudly ignorant. When he'was about gotting a library for his new house, he gave carfe dlancie to o bookseller 1o 811 up his shelves; and, on belng asked ‘whethiet ho would have tho books ‘bound In Turkey, Moraceo, or Russin, he answered simply, **No, na; I will jist hia' ‘em boond in Qlasgow.™ A New York letter eays: ** Among dramaticand roclety circles the forthcoming appearance of Mr, James O'Nell s creatingquite a sensation, Rumors of Mz {mmense popularity with Chileago and San Franciaco audiences have preceded him, and buth smong the female membors of the profession and lady theatre-gocra st largo ho promixes to be a acnsation, Onc local dramatic nuthorlty, who aweara by New York, says emphatically: *When it comesto acting In *‘Les Danicheft" Chiarloy Thorno 1l ploy his head off.' Meanwhile O'Nell will have an enthusinstic support from the Chicago colony hera," . Mo editorof tho Cinelnnatt Commerelal explaing ‘how the phrase *‘ealing crow' originated: **One of the boys #a1d ance upon a time the foollsh proj- ndlces of the peoplo interfered with their ploas- nres to & great extent., Thero was the crow—the ‘best bird In tho world for cating. Only people re- fased to belleve it Ifo had tried the bird and knew. Ho wns urged to dimsipats prejudleos by «eating his favorito game bird in public, and he did, but was constrained, In justice to himaelf, to re. mark that, whilo he conld eat craw, ho really would admit that he dld not hanker for it. Ho when one has to take somothing that he hankers not for, 1t is callod * cating crow, '™ Jehn Hughes, Captaln of 8 Now York canal-boat, has been obliged to ask the polico for protection sgainsthis wife. Tlomet her in a concert-saloon & few days ago, and married hor without ceremony, because, 8a he sald, shie seomed Lo ba quict, mod. eat, and good-fooking, Ho soon dlscovered his mistake, Bho remained out late o' mights, and, ro- tarning homo drunk, beat him brutally. Asshe ‘waa much stronger physically than himself, howas obliged to make complaints tu the police, Bhe hnm ‘beon sent to the Houso of the Good Shepherd, and be now runa his canal-boat with a screne and placid mind. Mr. E. G» Booth, of Philadolphin, bas putup In the Contennial grounde a modeet edifico with the worda **01d Virginla' over the main entrance, o Is a nativo of that State, and In consequence of the Iatlaro of the Leglalature to provide n saltable building, has undertaken singlo-handed to repro- lent at the world's show tho hospitablo aplrit of the 01 Domlnfon. Thehouso lsopento all comers, and Alr, Booth ofliciatas overy day as hioat, dispens- Ing free refreshments, and offering tho couvenieu- toa of tho eatablishment, which are ample, toall, Bomo {dea of tho populerity of this hospitable houto may bo gathered from the fact that ns many :;2‘500 visltors have reglutered there fn a single v HOTEL ARBIVALS, Ghand Paclfe—E. A. Garlinglon, U. 8, A.; 0. R. Porter, Fort Wayne; 1. F. Oakes, Esnns Clty; the Rev, A. G. Tyng, Peorla; O W, iton, Kubuen, X, ¥.; tho lion, Willam ayng Springfiold; thue Hon., A, P, . 20 SR Ervean stoustond ot Dintoris S rogt: Vin o 48 rong i i, . aliorson: Daraeot 4 , Kog. § J. Vernon, Lon. T ilden, Fan l!r:‘xlfiug:; Novaday J, . Frankigt, Ky,: W, P. Cutler, Boston, & manulmu—jolm €, Thorndike, Boston L, Colvin, Janeavillo Gasetle; B. Lamborson, New York: G F. Jaurrlotte, Urbana; R._J, Techan, Ban Frawisco; C. T, Hendor, Hono, Nov.; M, B, Folton, Hast!y Minn.3 0. Q. McGulre, Dolivar, Miss.; Dr. 8, L. Boston} . 1L “Alams, " Dotrolt; 8. W. Hawkes, Wash- ington.., Gordner House—J. M. Harrott, Daltl- more: Join . Crockson, Jamestown, N. Y, 3 X, M. Fldes, Baltimora; N. IS, Foster, Aurors, L X, Janga French, Avon, N.Y.;: L. Calock, atavla, N.Y, ; M, 8lout and wifo and Xifss Stout, Farmor Vilags, N, o Palmer House—Ldwin Havidaud, Lrookiyn; Juiiies L. Taylor, Oftumwas A. L. Arundell, New Orlcans; F. L. Rldgeley, 8t Lonfs; M. L. Bullivant, Burr Ooke; Georgo Crooke, McGregor, Ia. ; James N. Scatcherd, Buf- :‘l‘lln: fi‘r‘.oélmnz‘l f{ug fe&l«ng:'l’ml. Ruli-Aker- voden; Alola Belio oter von Y'unner, wnd ¥, Kalusal, Austria, k —————— - CROPS, dpectal Corverpondence af The Tribune, Dwiaug, Livingston Co., Iil., July 15.~Your cogrespondent has received, among other lottors I answer to hts inquiry concerning tho prosent status of the crops, the fotlowlng from Mr, David McWilliams, As his lands are situsted iu different localltfes in this county, it will give 8 fair averago of our present condition, which s anything but cncouraging. TPLOWIOLDRR, Dwiane, 1M, July 16.—ProwsoLpEn—DeAn Bin: Your noto, e quosting me to give you o Btatement of the cropy growing on my fll’mly WAS lf:uludlnmo daya ago: but, not having made the clrcult since mi vetury hom, Icould not answer {)nueurl!rr and I havent length accomplishod it, lhu the ipoucer Farm, " adloining the village on 0 northeast, containiug 600 acres, I have 110 Burea meadow which is good, and, §f the westher Permits that to bo harveuted, will'havo wore than nAveraga crop, The balance of tho farm s, or l-a, Planted in corn, aud put fu in good season; "“ h Up to this time, notto oxceed 40 acres has beed culiirated, und I (kink 20 acros of corn would nlmfl o 8l that' will be worth_haevesting in the n: i The *'Grundy County Farm,* l?‘ miles porth Of the village, contalns 440 acres, Tho wf\f Ium 816 good thore, About 100 acres of onta, wlllc i ten days ego bade'fair to make & good crup, tihenotbe worth hareesting; the ‘‘rust' an | Faroud™ bave used them up. ‘The ‘¢ Potter h;xm' 02 miles west, containing 400 acres, o 0. scres of * mendow, acres anvfl', and the balance fm corn. with & the corn ‘has been _ cultivated Tavs bode blow: some of the high spots hay 'r'):;n hoed ont, " wharo thore wul“ball ht Pavic, uu-(vl wlll_h-rdly pay for harvesting. The {adiom son Varm, " Iylng "2 miles southwest, and " Jours, contains 200 ncrew, and all the on thid farsi 1a tho Iwmkrnvu acres of mead- . "x‘ncm? 8ad oat are a fatlure, Tho **Feitn S wiles southeast, containing 100 ncres, s, 08t Crops, as a wholo, of any place I have; et a8 elghty “acres of coru, which, 1 think, etll nuks 0bout hulf u crop. Tho +* Darby Farm, ‘l.:kflmllu south, contulning 800 acres, will not sverago suy better than the land -d{ntnlnunwlgnh verage 1have gl orth Lalf of lunh Cuum.lu?ul'“n‘ ka] F Mok Laia not mistaken 1y my estimate, 3 David McWitLiaxs, ————— SPRIN P L 8PRINGPINLD, 111, Juy 16.—~Thero has been Feelved at the Executive Ofiic a document Puportiog to be a petition for the pardon of Gorge Buith, convicted of larceny at & recent tm of the Cook County Court, and th« House of Correctivn, Tn'u vet;:i?xrl::cg clastiy-contrived forgery, and contal ; 5 s n:ggl nDuines of John \Vu:twurzh, Msyor (.E‘l:; vl I. B. Farwell, €, 11, Reed, and others of E ainence. Tt appoars to have beon otten up LULE Pers Y By o il s o wiory g, and Bears- g b Bherian Veternn Guar, E’ chted 3 large portrufy ut“zflfn.‘ h\“‘!fi‘lfl"fi“ fuuan last evenlng, by the lion. Fred Wale thayoget q:ercln, 1o which by verproticient I uards are . THE WAR. American Nowspapers Advised from Mutually Hostile Sources. ; A Confusing Labyrinth™ of Con- tradictions, and Much Lying. Strong Probability that the Turks Are Doing the Most of It. Reports of a Sangufnary Baltle on the West of Servia, Certainty that the Montene- grins Have Met with Great Success. The Dispatches All Indicating that Roumania Will Rebel. ! Horrible and Heart-Sickening Turish Taoctics in Bulgaria, THE WAR., ABOUT AN ANMISTICE. Panis, July 16.—~The rumors that negotiations. for an armisticoe between Turkey and Servia have already been opened are fncorrect. The powers are, however, considering thu conditions which should eventually form the basis of the armistice which will be proposed when an oppor- tunity offers. NOUMANTA (WALLACHIA AND MOLDAVIA). Buctangst, July 17.—The War Minister has | Introduced abill for the mobilization of tha, Roumantan army and calling out the rescrves. ‘The Minister states that this s necessitated by, the Increaaingly threntening nspect of tho Scrvis- Turkish war, i MORE HORROR. H BrLomapn, July 16.—Lettcrs from Alexinatz , state that tho Clreassians burned two Bulgarlan.' villages ncar Babing Lavs, murdering men and cutting children to pleccs. An officlal report | states that, fearing a Scrvian attack on Nova Varosch, the Turks placad Christian women snd childron in tho intrenchments, Many werc killed by the Servian fire, A DATTLE, Raguss, July 16.—News from Sclavonic sources annotinces that the Bervians,after a dese perato engagement, wore defeated at Limborg, on the 14th. The Turks captured the Bervian cannous and large ‘booty, as well as their boats on the Drina, by means of which the Servians intended to fnwade Turkish territory. Tho boats wers destroyed, Tho Ser- vians lost 500 men and tho ‘Lurks 800, TUR TURKISIE ADVANCE, ’ ConsTaNTINOrLE, July 16.~Tho Governor of Plewna is advancing futo Servia with 2,000 troops. IR OTTOMAN CONSTITUTION, CoNsTANTINOPLE, July 16,—Tho newspaper Stamboulor anuounces that the Councll of Min- fsters discussed clauscs of tho Constitution Baturday, v ANTITORRISE NEWS. Lonpow, July 17.—Tho Standard’s Bchabatz special says: “The Twrks are in Bljeling, und surrounded by tho Servian Drina artay. Thelr capture or surrender is consldered orily » ques- tion of time. The Sorvians are proparing for an fmmediate aasault.” ANTIMSERVIAN, The Standurd hes wepecial from Semiin, dated Bunday, which enys:/ Thero 18 & rwmor that Gen. Ollmples, commande of the Drina arimy, 1s prisoncr. The headquarters of tho Morara army ore now at Ijnprija. It can no longef bo concealed that tho Teglrments of Roumaniaus re- cruited in East Berviameem disinclined to Aght ‘agalnst the Turks, 3 R FAVORABLE TO SERVIA, The Standard’s Scralin correspondent hias fn- terviowed the Revdlutionary Committee, who have removed to Sesalin from Bucharcst. Tho niembors stato positively that the rislog of all tho Bulgarlans is thoroughly arranged und will Lreak out immedlat:ly after the first Servian victory. PRODAULY DEFFAT OF THOE BERVIAN: DRINA ARNY, The Zimes* Semlln dlspateh, dated Sunday, anys the defoat of Octalesis coufirmed. Ho was attacked by suporfor forces at Florentine, but cut his way to the frontfer with loss, TOUMANIA'S AMDITION, ‘The T¥mes Vicnna speclal says: Roumania has sent to the guaranteeing powers zamemorandum oxplaloing tho unsatisfactory postion in which sho i3 placed under tho Parls treaty. Tho . memorandumn - says this position constitutes great danger to the peaco Letween Roumania and Turkey, and formulates scven polnts upon which amendment I deafred, Bix of these polnts relate to her Telatlons with Turkey, which, if granted, would makesRou- mania virtually fodependent. ‘Tise seventh asks for the whole delta of Danube, from Tultchs downward, ONE THING CORFIRMED, A special to tho Dally News recounts an Inter- view with Princo Milan of 8crvis on Priday, to ashnllor effect with that of the Z¥mes. Tho Prince explalned the comparative fnaction of Qen. Tchernayef, who {s marching northward along tho emstorn: frontier towards Baftschar with elght battallons, to ap- tack tho Turkish army from Widden which fy now at Ishvor, Gen. Trhernoyw® holds Apalanka and Clusurapoz. NoTurks have pass- ed the defile of Novibazar, “The Prinea Bays tho ca-operation of the Montencgrius fs thorough. and hearty. BULLY FOR TUE MONTENEGRINS! A speclnl to the News, from Vienns, saya the | Moutenegring took 1,500 prisoncra Saturday. CONSTANTINOPLE GADDLE, The Telegraph's Coustantinopls special 88Y8 tho Berviaus were defeated at Lubovie, in Bos- nla, losing 200 killed and 800 wounded, and also at Ishvor, where they lost 000 killed and wounded, ROYPTIAN TURKS, Tho Standard's telegram from Alexandria ys 8,000 moro troops sailcd for Turkey Bun- e ENGLAND, . The Standard’s Vicnns speclal says 1t {s be- Heved here that England will soon take the fo- {ttntive for an armistice," TURKISI RETREAT. * Tho Turkish commander on the eastern fron. tier of Bervia roceived unexpected orders on Baturday, and withdrow to Turkish territory, LITILE MONTENEORO. : The easy success of the Mountenegrins creates surpriso when compared to tho bard fighting of the Bervians gencrally, It is reported that Lip- nik and Metochijal were surrendered at the tiret assault, OALLANT PI0UT, ‘The Standard's Berlin special says: From a comparison of the Servian und Turkish accounts of oporatjons near Widdin, {t seems certaln that tho Serviana retreated aftera most gallant re- slatance, : TUBKISK AGORESSION, The Standard’s Vienna dlspatch says the "Turks have crossed the Timok at two places, BAD YOR BRUVIA AGAIN. _Rlots are feared at Belgrado In conscquenco of the Government's reticence. Milan snd Bistics aro accused of treachery, even by Russfa. The Princo Milan Las writ- ten ta the Czar, askiug his Intervention toward the mitigation of .ghe brutalities practieed by members of the Russian ambulance eanltary corps passisg through Rowmania. A forco of 22,000 Turks leava Softaon Bunday to reinforce Nisch, R DRNIAL, The Journal de St. Pelersburg denfes that Priuce Milan bas ssked Russla to intercede for alt armistice, TIA PRINCE OF SEAVIA. The Times correspandent atelegraphs from Parakin on the 14th inst.: 1 hiad an Interview with Prince Milan to-day. He denles that Servia 18 the tool of ltussta, On tho contrary, Russis advieed Bervin against war. \Wor les arfsen Lecauss Bervia belleves pros- perity ia impossible under the Turkish Administration.”” e does not Jook to diplo- macy now, but to arms. Ic belicves Servia will be victorlous. Ho does not ask any power to assist, but cxpecta that no Christinn States will take part sgainet her. She will Aght to the death for her righte. WIOM BIALL WR DELIEVE] X The Times' Parakin special, dated the 10th Inst., says: “Belgrade telegrams are untruat- worthy, There wns no great battlo between Oaman Pacha and (fen. Leschjanin on Wednes day. Both sides are preparing.” PRRIAPS 1118 13 TIE THUTI, APTER ALL. The Z¥mes Constantinople correspondent aends the following by way of Odessa, Sunday: ¥ Contrary to Turkish official bulletius, df patches recefved at the ecwnbassies report that the Bervians have surrounded and bombarded the Neul Bazar, Gen, Tchernayef! was victorlous at Akpalauka and Chelrkeny, and threatened Bophta. The Montencgrina have advanced within one hiour's distance of Mostar, The communi- catlons from the fronticr to the sea at Kick are open to them, Tho Zimes' Ragusa speclal saya the town of Mectochija has holsted the white flag. The population to the westward of Lake Beutarl have risen.” THE SCOTARI TOURKS. The Governor of Beutarl has ordered the con- scription of the entire pupulation to attack the Montenegrine. GREAT BRITAIN. THR STOLEN PAINTING. ° Lowvow, July 16.—The Olscrver of to-day states that the rumor that the stolen paluting of the Duchess of Devonshire, by Gainsborougly, lisd been recovered, is unfounded. L THE TIUNDERRR. LonpoN, July 17.—Thirty-four of the crew of the Thunderer are demd. Lonpox, July 10,.—The steamships Wicland, from New York, aud Clreassian, from Montreal, Lave arrived out, Loxpoy, July 16.—Advices from Malta an- nounce that thie United Btates corvette Alert snlled for China on the 14th fust, SPAIN., CONFIDENCE, Mapnrp, July 18.—Congress, after n long and stormy dcbate, has passed o voto of confidence in tho Ministry, 211 against 20. L CASUALTIES. FLOODS AND DEVILS. 'OMAITA, Neb,, July 10.—Passengens who ar- rived frewm the East at o late bour Jast night re- post that” the night before,auring aheavy storm, & civert waswashed out 0 miles west of Ottum- wa, \In., into which o heavily-londed freight tralo.ran st high speed, completely demolishing it, kifitng Nelson Burt, engincer, and Kerfman, firoman, and seriously {njuring o brakeman, A nsse sger tomuln duc o few moments later at rhat piace cscaped oll Injury. Tast: night, at 11:80, some one pulled the bolt ont of the bottom swith nt Atkinson, In, and opened; It, doubtless to_throw the {uusungcr train fiom the track. Fortunately it stopped at Atkison, and the rate of spesd was slow when {t started out. ‘The enzine was detached, and the 'cugdnecr alone stightly injured, SrrINGPAELD, 111, July 10.—In tho short but J severe torm . yesterday, n house in tho north part of town was unrcofed, and u couple’of wlcz‘mph poles ju the sune vicdnity were splis opart. - L —— *RUN OVER AND XILLED. Speclal Dispatch to The Tribuns. PRORIA, IIL, July 16.—This morning about 3 || o'clock an express train on the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy ranovera man named Martin Brivar, on the bridgoe over the Kickapoo Creck. Iio, vas drunk,and was trying to cross the brigge. His head, both arms, und both legs ‘wen: severed from the body, and were scattered on gad under the bridge,whilepleces of flesh and blood were carrled a8 far aa 200 yards by the whet Is of the train, Ho wasahout 45 years ald, o ruu\rl?;mlll by oceupation, and leaves one child, o Loy asbout 10 years oldi*” DROWNED. ; Special Dispatch to The Tridune, TancoLy, IlL, July 16.—The body of Martin ‘Spltley was found in 8alt Creck at 8 o'clock this wmorning. It was found in a drift about 100 :yards below where hio was drowned, as reported dn Snturdays Tminunz, Tho funcral took place at the resldenco of his father at 2 o'clock this alterncon. Curoner's verdiet was ¢ Accidental drownlog.” — A MYSTERY. Sr. Louts, Mo,, July10.—Tho dead body of «Jares Woodman was found ina skiff in the 1 fisisourd River, ncar 8ibley, Clay County, Fri- d vy last, Woodman's head had a bullet-hole {n it, -indlicating that he had been murdered. | o ————— 15 MICHIGAN, Pattperism In 1875—The Stato at tho Con- to pulal—Ditten by a Rattlesnako—Gother- 1ugt of. Ploncers. ‘Bperiad Correspondence of The Tribune, Lawsixa, Midi, July 16,—The annual reports of the Seperintendents of the Poor for 1875 Is now published. The total xumber of inmates of Poor-ILouses was 5,282; 'n 1871 there were ‘but 8,156,~thus showing an Iucrosse four times greater. than the Incrcaso of popu- Istion. ' Four hundred and ffty-nine in- simie persoms were Inmates of Toor- HMouses ,during the year; fdints, 2233 Dblivd, 61; mutes, 31, Total cost of walntain-i {ug the Poor-Houscs, $207,680.40; averngo vost por 'week for ench pouper, $2.10, Mod.feal at- tenclncewns pald for at the capriceof physl. ians. Bay County; with'an average of 1073 paup.vs, paid $000 for medical attendauce, while Was - tonaw, with an average of 11050, pald but 883, Twenty-six thousand and sevonty-four were temporally relleved, at o cost of $204,825.70, A cataloguo of the products of Michigan on exhibitlon at the Centomlul fs published, which niakes 0 good show In nuinbers, There aro 1,115 speciincus of trees and shrubs, includhye snmples of fifty species of aceds and cones; 15} specimens of copper and silver, in all the phuses du which l.hcg aro found: 121 specimons of fron oro. The Wyandotte Rolling Ml exhibits 53 specimens of manufactured Iron, There are 37 smmples of salt; 874 Indion rolles; and 54 man- wwerlpt reports of schools, colleges, Stato {nstd- autfons, public law sud Governmont soclue 8, ¢ 3frs, Turber, of OVId, was bitten by s rattle- smake. July 8. Her mouth and baek turned "&':‘.’“3 bl;w‘l‘c‘iu 5 fow m!u‘uilcn; b‘lil‘% her phy& s \tan udministered powerful antidotos, an \cked her In solted mlud, and she {8 now' fu o Yn \r way to recover, . \ ploaaant gathering of 100 relatives and old plo ueers, neighbors of C. O, Darllug, of this clty,i who was ono of the carly: scttlers hero, wiia Theld st the resldence of his 80N,~ths owa~ slon befcg tho 76th birth-dsy of the old gentle- lnn.n.) g | P .. THE WEATHER, 1 “Wagmyoron, D, O, July 17.—For tho Upper ‘Lake veglon , tho Upper Miss!salppt, and Lower WMisalssippl "Yalley, warmer, soutlicast to south- vvest winds, clear or falr weather, and statfonary or -luwly-hm\-zg barometer. \ 44904L ODSERVATIONE. \ % Vowe, | Bar. [\ Ar 0 015, \8..10, oy in vinetor, 81, GENEBAL OSERVATION Cingaao, July 16—Midn; TAr.| Wind, Htal, ons. | U Cheyen: le. Aven W 2603 10 Jeave . 1 slon over this and kindred aubjects, Energetic Efforts Being Made to Retain Mr. Pratt in Office. Mr. Bristow to Be Questioned No Further Begarding Cabe inet Socrets, The Mississippi Committes Putting the Finishing Touch on a 1,700-Page Roport, BRISTOW. 2 WILL ROT BE QUESTIONED ON CADINBT SECHETS, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, ‘WasminoToN, . C., July 16.—Proctor Knott says he does not fntend to recall Gen. Bristow to press bim any further with questions about Cabinet matters, though ie may be called on othier points, It scetns that Gen, Bristow sald to the Committes when liere, that hy should not feel at lberty to answer their questions in regard to what passed upon offlelal mattors be- tween the Presldent and lhmself, even If the latter shiould givo his consent, sinco ho hield that the privilege which proteeted communieations between she Presldent and his Cabinot was not merely personal, but Involved grave questions of public policy, which nelther the President nor any member of his Cabinet hed a right to walye, IT 18 NEGARDED A8 CERTAIN LIERE, both by fricnds of tha President and thoss of Gen, Bristow, that tho lutter will not change his courso toward the Committes on account of the Presldent’s letter, and thut when it was written there could have been no expectntfon that he would, slnce, at the time of the Cabinet discus- the points of which discusslons wers given to the press from thy White House, it hecamo known that Gen. Bristow took very strong ground fn favor of reslsting theeneroacliments of the Democratic House, aud in favor of treating all communica. tlons between the President. and_ his Cabiuct :g‘f::‘d“n privileged, nnd‘ that he wmn- ed hi Urpose never (0 unswer re; 1 such mnmrnpber.l‘:ara auy committee. - paiad PRATT, THE IVPORTS IN LEMALP OF I3 RRTENTION, ‘WasiingToN, July 10.—Mr. Pratt's resigns- tlon has not yet been forially nceepted, not- withstunding, as is wellknown, the President ro- quested through Beeretary Morrill that it should be tendered, and strong influerices are at work 1o fuduce the President todecline itsacceptance, Leading Indlana politiclans and otliers arc sald to be intercated in this, and thelr views arc bo- leved to bo of 4 charncter that. must fnsure executive consideratfon. Ar. Pratt left here fi'ulcrdny for a brief trip of re- creatlon, but wifl return'Wednesdsy, Ile had a prolonged interview with Morrill before hia de- arture. Those at work to secare a declination y tho President of thie Cominisstoner's resig- natlon believe that whatever diferences may ex- 1st between the Presideat and the Commissioner can bo amicably adjusted without auy humilia- tion to the Commissioner, or noy abandoment of thu position taken by the President. The {m:mun will probably be scttled by the end of weeke —— . GOODE V8. PLATT. A CONTRSTED BLECTION, 8pecial Disyateh 10 The Triduna, ‘Wasminaron, D. C., July 16.—The Houss Committee on Elections will report to-morrow in the caze of Goodo vs. FPlatt, of Virginia. This {s the most intercsting election case of the sesslon, Thoe certifieste of clectlon was glven to the sitting member, Mr, Goode, although all the members of the Committco admit that it ought to have bLeen given to Mr, Platt, the Ropublican contestant, A majority of the Committee, consisting of all the Republicau members and Measrs, ‘Thompson, of Massachusctts, and House, of Teunuessee, will report in favor of giving the seat to Mr. Platt, leaving the other five Democratic mgmbers to moke o minority report In favor of Godtle. DETAILS. - It scems that, after throwing out 800 or 400 votes in the navy-yard, or Norfolk, district, which were cast for Mr. Platt, he still has o muojority of at least 25 votes. The report of the minority, in favor of Goode,, 15 based on the exclusion of all the votea in two townenips iu which Platt had a majority of 400. Those, votes they exclude on the pround that they wero carried to the Count; Clerk fn a bag und a tin-box, instcad ol Lelng sealed up in the ballot-box s the law re- quirds, 1t was proved that flve out of thio six cleetlon fnspectors were fricnds of Mr. Goode, and that "the proof Is clear that the ballots* wero correctly counted, and that there was no fraud. ‘The reason for the informality was thut the inspeetor had mo scaling-wax. “The case will excite an Interesting debate jo the House, aud the result is in doulit. THE DEAD-LOCK, CONPEUENCE OX TUE ARMY DILL. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. ‘Wasnixaroy, D, C., July 16.—The conferenco upon the Army bill hos at last veached o defl- nlte ngreement, and, if the condltion of busi- ness will allow, it will be revorted In the Scnato -to-morrosy, The House bas ylelded, as it hay beeu reported it would, both that portlon of the bill reorgouizing tho army, and that part reducing and fixing puy. These main portions of legislntion, together with all minor matters of lcglslation contatned in the Dill, are to be submitted to a Board which fs to report next December. The Bosrd s to consist of two members of tho House, two Benators, the Bee- rotary of War, and two ofllcers of the army, one o line ofleer und the other from the staff, THB OTHERISTICKERS, ‘Thio Conferenc report on the Bundry Clsil bill has heen written out. The House yielded, ita leg- islation abolishing various superyisors and re ters of electlon. “This hias special referencs to tho election law in New York and throughout the Southern States, Tho dead-lock on the ]m{:hxmvn bill still rontinucs aud prospects do not suein as good as has been reported for on agreoment, The same s true of tho Consular aud Diplomatic bill. NOTES AND NEWS, . MUSSELL JONES OX GEN, MURLBUT, Spacial Dispatch (o The Tribune. WasuiNGToN, July 16.-~The following reso- Itfan waa unsufmously ndopted by the Houso Commuttee of Clvil Service on Baturday, {n the absones of Gen, Murlbut: ‘Fhat tho several commanicntions from g Jeaotreds “Wiroctod io. tho- Committrs. on Civi Rorvico, bo reurnied to him, an wo regard the same to be fmpraper, Urreluvant, and fn Lad taste, and should not, bo revelyed by the Committoa becauss (hoy relato cntirely’ to_persoual matiera forelgn to the vabjoct matter nnder investigation by tho Com- mitteu, IMPATACIHMENT, ] Wasmisaron, D, C. wluly 10.—Evans, Tho witness the Benato {8 wailing for to completa the evidenco in the fmpeachinent, was delayed yesterday by @ rallroacd accldent fu Kansas, and tannot rench here to te.diy beforo Wednesday, A number of Sevators favor golng ou to- morrow, » THE PAOIPIO NAIL ROAD DILL, v the Western Ao @led Press. * WasmiNaToN, D, C., July ,'t:—Tht finpresslon scemsto be extending that .10 sction wiil bo taken outhe Houso Pacifie K'wilroad bill this sceslon, us somo Senators are of tho ovpinfon that, if passed, it would bo st asido by tho Buprems Court on the ground tha t it impalrs u contruct, and takes away vested r,'ghts. It fs probable, therefore, that no bill on 1,18 subject will be reached befora adjournment, unless it Ba that matyred in tho Scuate Rallrocdd Com- mitte MISSIABIPPT, Tho testimony taken by tho Special Coramit- tesof tho Senato who recently returned 2'rony Mlnlnll pt inakes 1,700 puges.” Benators Hout- well, MeMillen, and Cumcron, of Wiscons Yy lave Iu-‘:m\ thelpreparation of thefr report, ha which they will' show that gross outrages have been cominitted tpon, blacks, and that man e been causclessiy slaughtered. Thoe mif- norlty Scnators, Buyard and McDonald, will give thelr views, to tho elfoct that tha outreges and other criied aro attributable to maladmin- {stration of thu government of that Buuaflbv. Ames, when in authority, baving armed the colured militia sgalust the ‘whites, thus pro- voking collisions, ————— GRASSHOPPERS, v the Kdtlor of Thse Tribune. Cooren Laxe, Lanamis Prawns, Wyo. Ter.y July 12, 8:30 2. m, {on tho trulu, bound from Culifornia for home, at Lawrence, Kan)—I have Just now witnessed the rising of an army of tho | peatilontial grasshoppers from the Larsmio Plains s denes o tho air as to dim the sun. 1 bave watehed thelr movements until I saw they werc moving southeastward. Now, as theso grasshioppera are knowns to always come from the West Into the Western Btates, I am satisfled that tho plains and valleys of the Rocky Mountains, and the Rattlesnakeand Black ifills, are their Ivrucdlnf couptry, whenee they mi- emlc to devastate the conntry in the .\(lnululp{xl valley. Ihave taken pains to ingnirc as fo thefr migration west of the Rocky Mountains, and learn that they do Mizrate In” that dirce- tion :tlllhc sage-bush country {a too poor for thelr appetites. ") would nur&cn that patriotie citizens of sec- tlons in the West where the 'hopper’s enemy, the parnsitic 0y, (s known to infest the'hopper, ?h;:ulturylyudmc)y Yorwrall-d, say, one p:mnct::l{ infect oppe! er m! T expre 0 Pnflmnur pgnnf)& Unlon l’u{',lflegl‘ Rallroad through the Laramie Plajns, from Laramie to Qreen’ River Stathlon, to distribute on the Plaina; and thus massacro the cnemy in hislown country, and, by such flank movement, put an end to'thelr devastations, Would it not be cheaper than contributions after the devasta- Ut:ll_;'u are m“lllmmlmn e e st ie grass hiers I now drylng up; sothey leave for tlncg rech, friftiul flcl'ja fi( e rich farms and orchards of the Lorder States cast of the Rocky Mountains, after Im\‘(nfi deposited thelr eggea In this dry, parched soll,—a chore they nc&lu‘t not to'nake n busincas of before they ;1[ lfid-by to thelr rmi‘unluoumry,l ln“ld (ar’th::l laudable purpose ol ceping ) helr curse Immlgmt&u. )(’unnug W. Hatcy. s NSy SPORTING NEWS, TNAND-BALL. On hand-ball, James Feron vindieated himsel! sesterday, He played maogniticently at Car- mody & O'Malley's Ball-Court, corner of Frank- lin street and Chicago avenuc. It was the sccond serias of games between Carmody and Feron agalnst Hall and Cuddiby, for $200 a side. Ald. O'Brien was the scorer. Thoe alley was packed, All played a fine game, The game commenced at 3:30 p.m. Owing to the fact that James Feron had a big record heretofore, and was worsted fn the fight Satur- day wecek, it may be surmised that Hall hod all he wanted in making the first ace. A fiood shot from Feron, however, uqued lall's nasty” work, nnd gave the ball to Feron, who made a beautiful tuss, but scored nothing, Carmody followed with two aces, but weyt ozt by o splendld catch by Hall, At this stage of ¢ game, Feron's marvelous pl:g came {n. Hall, nut discouraged, however, made two aces. Cndxluly made 8 goose-egg. Subsequently Feran lost his hand by ffne play from Hull, Curmnody 1cd off with three uces forthwith, and made the scorc 8 to 7. Hall following with thrce aces, O'Bricn allowed that some of the grandest tose- Jog ever schieved was witnessed, Cuddiby took a band in, and would have made o few; proba- bly, but for the timely interception of Feron, who settled bis hash right awny. Carmody, by making three aces, Introduced some hot pfuy‘ It was waxlng warm now. It would be yet warmer if Cuddiby had not lost his hand by reason of an unlucky hinder, Iall followed with nothing, and the game stovd 21to14, in favor of Feron and Carinody. The sccond game was usliered Inby o ating- Ing left-hander by Cuddiby, throwing Feron out with a record “of four aces. Cuddiby and Hall followed, with making * what Paddy shot at,"’—pothing. Infact, it was the sunc target tht Foron tackled, on the game, Baturday wetk. Feron, sceminply encouraged by what Cud- diby and Hali did not do, made flve aces, Carmody, under the [ncreasing pluck of his adversaries, made nothing. Cuddlliy, now tald; 8 hand, commonced some hard tossing, Il mado rec accs, and I{all followed with nothing. The game standing 15 to 12, O'Bricn stated it was & question of ife and deatl as to who should wiu the sccond game. The fine striking of Hall now cama into p!:}', and made the scoro stand 17 to 16 in favor of Hall and Cuddiby. Carmody following with three, and Feron with onc, made the score stand 17 to 17, Hall followed with nothing, There was fing plaz, but * nobody was there to_pick the ‘fllj1 Cumod mfilo two, n'.lx:fl l'erouzll:)n‘e.a s hand in, wode the game 20, ' The gxcitement ot this pitch of the gamo was fotcnae, but Onrmnd{ by m!kll‘;fi another ace,scttled the qustion, | ‘Legumunu in favor of Carmody and Feran, 21 to 20. third geme ivas commenced fn carnest. Hall and Cuddihy started with nothing. 'They foupht like tigers, novertheless, Feron broke Lbefim with one ace, and Carmody made anoth- cr hole with another. There was some nice p::{h:;: Lere. Hall took onc of Feron's balls, and worked fearfully to punish it, but falied: Feron followed with o hard toss, und mado four aces, The gume standing 13to 4 in faver of Feron and Carmody, it was cvident right here that Cuddihy was rather weakenlng, Tho con- test now was actually a question of endurance. Bplendid play by JFceron Lereabouts placed the pame ot 10 to 5 Bigms of weakness mantfesting themselves, at this junc- turo, among the pluyers, it was quite natural for the spectators to speculate as to the inen. It was couceded on all sldes that Feron was on top. This gamo resulted fn_favor of Feron and Cirmody by a scoreof 2L t0 10, . The fourth game developed an fdea among the lydtulofl that Carmody was immenscly powerful for o man of his size.” His fine bitting agalust strong tossing was remarkable. The same may be sald of Hall, who, whilo he was whipped by Carmody and his partner, exlublted remarkablie pluck. This gane stood 22 to 15 In favor of Cuddihy and Hall, The fifth pame resulted in a score of 21 to 15 in favor of all aud Cuddihy. The intereat in the games materially decreaced ofter the third gamic. ‘The spectators—or o majority—stayed some thne to witness o game hfilwcan Al O'Brien, Carmody, Feron, and otlicrs, ’The next gamewill b played n Ald, O'Brien’s o, Ay}nmq it 1s_understood, will soon be ar- raugod whereln Hugh Harrity will take o hava, —me————— ALL FOR TEN CENTS. A Crude Specimen of tho Chatham Streot Blde Show. On the northwest corner of Dearborn and Randolph streets, {n a vacant lot, stands a tent, decorated with the most remarkable spechinens of the paiuter's art. Tho tent itsclfiis not large, but its surmountings, the indices to the con- tents, arc fearful and wounderful. Tho mirocu- lous creatures, In very red paint, are described by the Jegond below to be the Aztee children, tho last of thelr race, while closo beside them is a figure of & mummy, who, if she everwalked In ancient Thebes, must have garried a newspaper route, Indians oo next, sbold, bad Indians, with large logs and & susplcion of uskedness. Most of the Indlans are cngeged intho harmlcss, necessary amusement. of cating something, which mr,ny bo the poetic and dnro\'urbm herbs gr roots, but which looks a rood deal 1lke ple, and one g‘llm\ with a prodigious uonohls snufllng an imu.%“nnry battle from o patch of woods conslsting of threo trees apd o ll- on. Avather ~with ~a shirt that buttons up in the back (probably a trophy from the bloody corpse of an English tourlet), Is sharp- cning & green tomnahawk on o blue stump, pre- paratory to burylog it in the hiead of a pluncer }nn swallow-tafled cont und o white neck-tie, In the forcground atill another redskin is tear- ing tho balr from the head of 8 woman, whoso lonig body and shiort legs aro half buriod in four hludes of prairio grass, Beyond, another pleturo {lluatrates the beauties of hature aa exemplified through the humble instrumentality of a bos counfiuor. winding his slow leugth around o treo and dm,lnfi his fungs nt the passer-by, Il- lustrutions of the Darwinfun theory comd next in tho shopo of scveral monkeys, who ure nly rently introducing the gamo 'of base-ball lnto mu Junglea of Afrlea, uslug the primitive cocoa- uut Tor the ball; and tha red brauch of a yellow treo for o bat, But tho attractionof thewhole is a non- deseript who stands st the door, and who has by somo occult mcans acquired a smattering of tac Euglish languagoas it would be it uo puict- uatlou had eyer been introduced. W1Ere yer *ave tho most wonderful exhibltion of naturdl wouders and _distorted "umanity ever kuowa In the so fur explored world which I tho Aztoe children nover before seen on the shores of clvllization and proserved st enormous ex- peusp fur this show and the bLos constrictor which In themselves Is scldom secn out of the crags of hisgnative homo and the Laboon, that rings his tail uround the tree of Afrea gnd suatchics from its helglits tho cocoanut whichilie throws. at tho misslonary and the muinmy born and Lurled beforo “the world was dis- coversd for only ton cents walk right up and may your moncy and sco the genulne Indian toking to his forcst with the scalps of bis foes nung on his belt and all the beauties of dis- covwred naturo for only ten conts ‘ool ‘uve anotirer sold again to scv the greatest wonders ever oihibited on the Amerlean contiuent which 4% the Mormon dwarf only % Inches highynd all for ten couts walk right up ladles aud gentlo- wen for hiere we have tho boa cunstrictor of the Andes that catches his prey sid swrallows him for ten eentat? A Tmsuxg reporter, contomplating the pic turcs, sud uellnf interested fu the possibilitica of the interbyr of tho teut, chipped u & dlse, and passed the wicket. As ho entered the cans was It was maulfest that the beat part of the show was in tho plcturvs outside, Two very ore dinary tdlots, dreesed tn red and black velveteen, wore E?lnlml’ out ns the Aztec children, while s minute individual In & swallow-tall cost and ve: tall hat was described as tho Mormon dwarf. 4VF alnt a Mormon, you know, only a Mormon by birth," explained the man who pointed out e attractions, *'These cre is the Aztee children as is sup- posedd to be 35 years old and is the laat of their npecies which” don't know o word of English but understonds what you sayiwhat did you see coming over on the ship 17 This lulermq:m)rv was propounded to the smaller of the last of his species, who wuved his banda over his head and grimmaced fearful- y. !'8torms you se¢,” _continued the showman, trl!um’ylluul ly. "And what did you do on the ahl 1(:! '’ i }:o :lder of tho last of his speelcs kicked up "D%nml eh,” cried tho showman, as he smiled a fatuous grin on the finale of their sort, who grinned. They were ungodly-looking crea- tures, with monkey-shaped heads, retreating foreheads, and pates utterly without phrenolog- leal developments. “Tiey acts ltke monkeys, they plays like monlicya, and they are the last of thelr specles,” sald the showman, rolling the lnst words under his tongue, e led the way to a glass case, snd, taking oft the top, diaclosed a snake about 5 feet long? ‘$'Ere's yor South American bow constrictor which do riut cat his prey but surrounds thoir- sclves around him and “squashes him to death you have licard of snakea having feet but ho bns claws which hic socks into & tree and winds thelr- selves eround it.!? $ Tho snako darted his fangs out, but locked sleepy and hungry. Bestdo tho snnlie was a glass cnse contalning a very bad plece of paper work ond labeled 4'a mummy," "It was & fearful fraud, The rest of the show was limited to four monkeys, a pralric dog, two owls, and an ant-cater, *which with his pruliensilo nosc attracts the ant from his hole n his nativé wilds and gobblea him up and has lm':,n forwarded for this show at great ex- pense, *When does the Indlan scalp the womani® asked the reporter, looking around for the sav- 8. e ) Right {n this 'ero_panorama, sir; look in that hole and you sec the brauties of civillza- tion in the ncat landscapes in the world, and wild Indians mflplm; {Twlr cnemles after the manner of thelr kind." “Where (s the box trick 1" asked tho re- porter, looking at an advertisement of sucha perforinance, *The man got tired of working for 10 cents, and went to “Phitadelphla, wheré lhe canget o quarter,” gaid the showman, And the reporter walked out. Byt it only cast 10 cents to see the show. TFIRES. IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 718 at 12:30 this morning waa caused by .the breaking out of a fire In the four-story brick building No. 43 North Wells street, the north 20 feet of & brick row owned by the Newberry estate, The flames were first noticed by o violent explosion, which threw the shutters violeutly from the windows on the second floor, and cxposcd the interior & mass of fire. OfMicer Whalen ,of the Chicago Aveaus Btation, sounded the alarm immediutely, and six minutes later the 211 slarm was eounded by Marshal Sweeney. The fire burnt briskly up through the wooden floors, the inflammable paints and ofls, and chalrs stowed upon them, and, fanned by a strong draft through the windows tn the front and rear, which tho ex- plosion had torn open, the roof soon was on fire, and, caving in, causcd additlonal devastation. A marble front row on Michigan strect, the rearof which abutted upon the burning structure, and nlso the adjoining stores fn the Newberry Block were threatened, but the ¢fforts of the firemen saved them with only a slight dumn;io Ly fire or water. The burning store, which s ubly 20 fect Wide, is scparated Trom the rest of the'row by o good fire-wall, and has other ac- commodations in casc of flro that were of {:'rcal use by the fircuen last evening., The wo lower floors of tho store arc occuplod by Perrls & Avery, dealers in paints, oils, and glsss, and " the upper floors by Alex- ander lalr a6 o chalr-manifactory. Ferrls & Avery carrled & rather heavy stock of palots, but wmost of it was stored upot tho lower floar, which was only touched h{ fire, and not very severely damaged by water, Thelr loss will not reach over 5,000, and is fully covered by insuranee in Eastern cotnpa- nles, Alexandeér Blalr loses about $2,000 upon hia stock of chairs and manufacturluz machin- ery, noarly three-fourths of which wasburned in No. 48, tlie remaining fourth conslsting of dam- o done by water and heat toa stock of fine chairs_storcd in the adjoining buflding, No. 40. Fortunately the firm had taken the precaution to keep thick fron doorsbetween tho two bulldiugs, thereby preventiog theentire do- structlun of thelr stock, and perhaps of the cn- tire block, In the fire last nlght. His stock Is only partfally insured fu unknown compenies, Thé damage to tho bullding will probably amount to not lessthan &3,000, which s fully c(lzvcn:d by tnsurance i large Eastern compa- nies. The causc of the flre Is & mystery.. Thero was no one' Inside the bullding since cvening, and no way in which an in- cendlury could reach the sccond tloor, where the flames wore flrst noticed. The nnf'pln\ulblu wuy of accounting for it 1s by the spontancous vombustion of sone rags used {n the paint shop, causing thoe explosion of o canof benzine or some uther explosive lquid. The alurm from Box 810 at 8:05fa'clock Inst evening was causcd by an employe of the Amer-, fean District Telegraph Company, named Rus- sell, turning in the alarm by aceldent. Ho has been Liding his head ever eluce, and could not be found by the Fire Department last evenlng. AT MENASIIA, WIS, Spectal Correspondence f The Tridune. Mexasna, Wis, July 15~O0n Friday after noou a fire broke vut at the exteasive hub and spoke factory of *Mcsars. Webster & Lawson, Mennaha, the largest concern of the kind i the Northwest; and, despite tho unflsgging cxer- tlons of the flremen, could not ba con- trolled until it had * consumed their new factory, aud inflicted other damege to o serlous cxtent, The premises destroyed contalned some of the finest machinery over manufactured, in additlon to o heavy quan- tty of finishied and unfinished atock. The loss wl?; bo yery acvere; but it s underatood to bo vovered by [nsuranco in soverul companies, Mesars. Webater & Lawson are much respected iu the nelghborhood,—the latter being Mayor of Mennsha. Thelr goods are standard and known throughout the United States; they employ over 150 ren, many of whom will be temporarily thrown out of employment by this calamity, e ——— A Senslble Parrot, Pult Mgll Gascite, ‘Tho lower animalas are, as n general rule, slow to offer advics, perhaps {rom a feeling that their suggestions would meot with little favor from lordly man, When, however, a chance occurs of hearing thelr aptnion, It nrpuu ta consider- able advantage. Nohuman wltness, for instance, ever ;i-vu better advice to litigants than did u lmm summoned as_evidencs “In o caso lately ricd at the lh‘?;hy County Court, fn which u lady of independeout means sued a butcher for 43 {825) dainges, for {llegully killing a cockatoo belonging to plaintiff, Euch Ly Was repre- sented by a solleltor, The defense was that tho defondant shot the cockatoo mistaking it for an owl. 'The fellow-bird of tho deceased was brought into court, oud, while the solicitors wers arguing vo and con, neyer ceased to suggest a compromiss of the action, strongly recomwmending the litl- gants to ‘shake lLands,” alsu to “shut up." «His remarks might perhaps have bad niore weight had ho not interlarded them with requests for "lu{:nr." Howevor that might be, hotook the fallure of his advice fn good rnrt. and wus carrfed out of court laughing heartily, and still entreating the partles to shako hands,” It mfibu fearod that, althongh most anxlous for his own part to prowotea recon- ciliation, this umiable cockutoo's behavior In court can anly have tonded to envenom the controversy regardiug the valus of his do- cepsed colleague. e —— Bad Domeatlo Tragody, A gad domestic tragedy, occasioned by the conduct of & runaway wife, recently occurred noar Mohrsville, Pu.” The wife of Louls Sca- wun, of Bewnville, in that neighborhiood, de- serted her busband and family, going to Mohrs- ville by stege. The husband, loft” with five small children, coucluded to tuke them to his father's hwuse. Ho hired s wagon and commonced tho jourmey, but the horss becune restive aud kicked In tho dash- board, Injuring two of the lttle onea terribly sbout thy head aud faco. The youogest hud her skull broken, and cannotrecover. Leaviog the chlldren fn the roud, tho father went for assfstance, During his sbsenco the stago camo up, with the mother among the er seujiers. Sho had reconslderod her resolutlon, oud was returning to her husband, A most af- feeting seeno oceurred when the repentant woman recognized ber childrun, two of them ing senseless in a pool of bload, and the rest 1 fiv'nn ic with terror. Thu family are again unit- | I ed, but it is y a melaocholy reunfon over tho deatbibed of cuildrea ony, und, possibly, two of their CRITICAL TESTS. They Were Given by the Ounten‘t nial Agricultural Jury at tho Field Trials, The “Kirby,” *‘Wheeler,” and ‘' Bun dick" Machines Again in , the Van. : ‘ Bpectal Corverpondence of TAe Trsbne, 5 PriLApRLrim, July 13.~The trials of neap ing and mowing machines ).ave been the pars mount features of Centernfal Interest for the past fortnight. Even the imposing exerclses of tho Fourth, which formally ushered fn the second ora of our national life, poescased not more of real vital character than the cxhibiion of tho working eapabilities of thess machinos, Wao are o continent of sgelculturaliats, for ods progreas In this noble old seleuce Lisa done marg than aught clee. to sproad abroad our good nane end give ns a high repute ao. ‘ ter nntlohfi What, then, nxu:zuld Mn.nfnmo:r:lp propriste celebration of the closfug days of tho old” century and the ing days of the mew than a vigorous fleld exm of our supre; l‘:lu l.lh‘emmt a(l fllr;lhhln s flm farmers of - the rld the most perfect ¥ thelr lvmfluu} ©4 Sppliasces for pursuliy The week beforo and the weok of the Peurth wero commemorated fn this fitting manner’ st *gfilnh somo fiftcen miles out of Philadelphis, ¢ mowers were first tosted at Eddinglon 8tas tion, and the reapers were afterws tri Scheek's Station, pjua'. beyond, I was m“fofi stant nttondance upon both cxhibitione, sand & carcful summing up of tho resuits of 1 woek showa that the Rirby, the Burdick, the Whacler machines monopolized tho bonora all the way through. Thess standard mowers and reapars, munufactured by D. M. Osborne & . Co., of An: urn, N, Y., and soid in Chicagy’at ¥e, 600 South Morgan strect, were prompt to cater the field, although it was not ol};,llznlur;' for them to do so. But thelr makers had sent the machines - on to the Centennfal to prove again that) ey were Invented and constructed for bard work,— not to look at. Bowhen it was announced that all manufacturers who wished might displa) the abilities of their machines in the flpclv!. Messrs. D, M. Oshorne & Co. were qulck to ro- spond. Of course ather makes hal then to follow suit, and the conseguenve was thet all mowers and reapers of celebrity sctually competed in the Centennlal trials, This made the superior ity of the Kirby aud Whenler machines only the more conspleuouy, aud they came out of the two weeka' coutests with all thuir old hionors fréshly giided, and with o substantial grip upon miny T atorling meslts of th of aps he sterling merits of these ne cuttural {mplements etood o‘:fl. n every m They were'a¢en to be built of the moat’durable material; to be of uncommonly light draft and easy management; and to blend nlmrlldu of" mechanism with s thoroughly evident adspts. billty for thelr work. Whercver these res) and mowers went, there followed crowds u)":;‘-‘ ?n:cl-uvn spoctators, noting with adiniration: he cloanness with which the cutting was done,: and tho uniform dlngnltn with which cvary task* assigned o Kirby, a Burdick, or 8 Whoolér ma- chino was exccuted. i The trials wero managed b{ the agrieultavad: Jury, mnade up of men from diverso quarters of the globe, England, Japan, and Brazll belng, among tho natlonalities represented. Thesa! waus a remarkebly strict impartiality, the jurors, f anything, belhp determMued to'put Yaukco “smartness "' to the most rigld of scruginy. This wos prociecly what scemed to plasse Aly, Oshorne, Tho machines of hig firm's make were hold in readiuess to Instantly mect any muut. At Edq u they mowed grass which been soaked inraln wid over which a heavy raller lind been drawn. At Scheck’s 8tation they cut graln with a phcnomenal awiftnoes, and doposlt- ed tho sheaves in compact bundles whose unse form sfze aud avenness wrang good words from rivals s well as friends. ‘The Gordon Blader sehieved a suceess sinply immense. The apeo- tators, an _unusunlly dlscerning body of men, were united §u their “phrases of ~ zdmiration for the stwm{»t. selentific, and workmanlike manner in which the Rirbys, the Whoelers, and the Bus- tLilllcks accomplishicd whatever was put beds cm. Mesers. Osborno & Co., whose manufactorisa are among the Inrrest devoted to any kind of industry in the United States, and whose for a scoroc of years have held & most commanding poeftion in the markets of Ameri ca and Europe, make a peculiarly attractive ¢x- hibit fn Agricultural Jiall, Handsonie s mens of the mnchines madu and sold b are shown upon 2 spacious dals eltnated 'In ona of the most conspicuous portions of the commos dious Gothfc structure In question. 1 commend the display to the many faruing readers of Tan TariouNg Visiting the Centennial, a8 well as ta &}l others who have a love for the beautitul and the mechanical. Tho latter will soe in the Os- borne exhibit the perfection of artistic mechans {am. The farmer will greot {n the samo display thelr old, well-tried, and true friends, the Ki by, Bx\nl]ck, and Whecler limngcn and Mowers, aiul the new, superb Gordon binder, chieftala among the agricultural machines of the workl, . InquisiToR. ——g— b Adipous Preservation of Human Bodes. . Clinton (1a,) Herald. ¢ E‘uino {Jnurtcen ysn;gnfi(} two t-.l\fldmpxz‘nt!. l‘r. alyin Upton, aged 5 an cars respectively, died of mltrm ?gvur and wm).: buried on the ]u’: now vacant, corner Fourth streot and Sccond avenue. It was ot first mtended to remove tho bodles to tho East, ond o preserye them the luterfor of Jeach coflln was lined with zine, the tup being soldered in order to make 1t air tight.” Tha coffins were burled deog and wera 1aid upon tho solld Umestone rock wi {ch under- les tho soll in that nelghborhood. A few days 8o Mr, Upton decided to have the bodles of bis chitdren removed to 8pringdalo Cemetery, and to this end the coflins werd disinterred ond were found to bo remarkably well preserved—but une usually heavy—so ll!l\'{, in fact, that it required twomén tollit eachof tholittyp cofiins. Thisfack did not at first attract attention, howover, and the bodics were duly fnterred fn the cematary without belug examined. A day or two after tpe second lnterment, ong of our physl arned of the pecullar fact attaching tothelittle cofling, and throuzh hls urfil‘ng Mr. U‘rum Pars njtted the cofius to bo taken up and opened, when the |fmcwwnhlnuludlna several docwra were greatly nstonfshied to notics tho good sta! of prescrvation within the caskets. "Tho fes tures were white and regular in form. The clothing was undecayed, ond even some natural flowers which were placad in one ting liand upon tho peaceful breast were na fresh in® appearance as when they weru placed there foure teon years ogol Upon touching the face the phyalclans were stlll' further astonishod by the discovery that the bodles, by somo chemica} action, had been transformed Into a hard substance resembling white soap. The face, when touched, e wero told, ‘*‘felt Jusl like soap,” and tho unusual wefght of tha caskets Indicated that o sort of petrifuction had also taken place. Ination of e it i T i doforentd. bo th the remaius was ¢, In deferenco 3 frionds of the dead chfldron, and the bodles wero again conalgnod to the grave, 1t is suj sed that the caskuts weru somo time Lit, but that finally the limo water forced its wiy {nslide, and by ono of those curlous chism~ {cal processca pecaliur to Nature's y produced the results noted. e BUSINESS NOTICES. Mlllions of Bottles of Burnett's Coeoalns have been sold during the last twenty years, and the public have rondezed the verdict 1% lstho Last hair-dressing In the world. FIRM CITANGES. NOTICE. . having purctased of 8. 6, Sprague DTk TN thoro. Brdpanty former ‘ocutied b dondan A1 Fieeningion, foF the parpols of con R byt e i R Provideace, July 1, 1878, DISSOLUTION. ‘The orm of Day, Spragus & Co, wiil dissalve July 4 Lo slgn 1o dattlee by mutual sgroeient, ; lbfiimi‘u‘l‘ms UI&L mens of all clatins. f'm:m:uc‘e. Jflnan GOPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. ho nnderstgned will continua the ¥lour and Orata Dkl L TRAON St 100 A 105 Dy Sr B Gormas: ey, Sprauio d GO, under tno ara ams of DAY, “Tlisnkiug all customers for the liberal patronage ex- tended tho lute lir, we soliclt 8 coutiausace of pame with us ol thu old stor. ANIEL E. DAY, Biteg k. SO b Uron. Providsnee, July 1, taze 0! ' SPEOTAOLES. GHIVS E BRAZ JLES Sullen 0 41 Nais by oapeciton S MANARARS, Opuislan, 63 Madison-st, (Tribune Bullding)s % ~