Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 10, 1876, Page 1

RED CAP. - ehe Ghcage dailp Cribuwg VOLUME XXXIL CHICAGO, TIIURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1876 now he made to cffect a compramieo In thin matier, and 1t f 1ikely to he succensfnl to.nizht, An ad- Journment will probably he reached by Monday, PARTISAN MEANNESS. ANOTIER PROMINENT SPECIMEN. Spectal Dirpatch to The Tribune, Wantitnatoy, D. C,, Aug. 1).—The Democratic meinbers of the Nouse Committee on Post-Ofecn and Post-Ttoads, atter slx months' investigation, have made anothier of the partisan reports by which thia Congrens lian rendared (tself Infamous. With- outa ehadow of Justification In the evidence, they have monght to censure ex-Postmaster-(iencenl Creswell, and have furafshed the hemoeratle press with advance coples of thia lihelons arratgne mont, The Republicans on the Committes have presented a minority report which attacke the ma- fority for the grossly partial and unfale manner in ‘which they conducted the Snvestigation, and con- cludes with a clear vindication of Mr. Creswell's administration, The minority conelado: ~ STRINWAY (Grand, Square, and Upright Pianos, SUPERIOR TO AL OTHERS, And univeraally acknowledged to be qTE STANDARD PIANOS 01 THE WORLD. Itaving been awarded tho First of the Grand Gold Bedals of Honor, 3 WORLD'S I'AIR, PARIS, 1807, LONDON, 1802. Pricen a8 lowas the exclusive uee of tho beet materiala and mort thorongh workmunship will permit. An uniimited guaranty with every Plano, TLLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, ‘WASHINGTON. A Break in the Dead-Lock on the Appropriation Bills. [ The House Instructs Its Con- ferces on the Legislat- jve Bill to Recede, A Good Prospect for an eement o Em‘lg gg: an'lls n oTiio nodersigned distont most. deeidedly from er ' o conclusions of the majority of the Committen the A hat Postmmaster-Gomernt Cronmell Slthos violatet the Jaw, or was extravagant In his expenditures, or negligent in tho supervision of tho aflaim of the Department, or falled to expose or prosecate viola- tions of law durlng Ix ndministeation, On the contrary, they aro aatiticd that hie adinfalatration was matked by Inborfans and faithtol diechiargs of his duties, by Auo cconomy In his cxpendituros, and by notablo vigilance in THE EXPOSURL AND IROSECUTION OF VIOLA- " TIONS OF LAW. Mir. Ceeawell's inauguration of the apporition to straw bids after wix yenrs bne Just cnfinfnated in their final overthrow.” Tho victory haw not been gnined by a aingle effort, bt by repeated attempts, reanlting in succers from tline 1o nlme, more ar Teas signal, That his sdminlstration waa not ex- travgant, s conclusively establiehed Ly the facte thatduting tho whole time he was in ofiicc he always kept within the limits of his appropritions, uud when o etlred from . flo Depariment, o left on hand o bulance, after settlement of all liabil{tles, to June {0, 1873, of ¢ Hestion? With Price List, malled Iri:‘t-ytahn'g) feations State and Monrne-ata., Chicage. MOBTGAGE LOANS| J. . REED, New York, VERY. FOTEIT :Hl:?m%s-nmn., Chicago. 7 PER CENT. iness ancarity at 25 $10660, '&?;'M" 3:?,':?8 ! :a: "oty Certiicates ' nda wanied, .ndg‘?'}‘:l"‘gflkugelxhsflx. 107-100 Dearborn T FINANCIAL. The Electioncering Clap-Trap Called the Report of tho Post-Oftice Com- mittce. Whioh Is Somewhat Too Flatly Con- tradioted by the Republicau Minority, $1,8:44,007, and this after covering into tha Trean- i advartivr tan fosd porchasomones gapee | Elmor Washburn’s Testimony | e tir unechindet talanes Tor -tho yeara 1870, e o 80,000 t0 $10,000 ut 10 pur 4 he Whisk 1471, and 1872, amonnting to $4, 370, 550, in our T o N, 1 fncond martgagy of $30, Betore the y aplifan the ceuipura praposd by {he mafority upen “Adidress A 85, Tribune oflice. o admiaisiration of Mr. Creswell, In wholly with- out juatificstion by anything nppearing in thoteati- mony or the records or filea of the Department, Notlilng short of the moat embittered partikanship, totally blind to all sonse of justice toward a politic cal opiponent, can prompt siich o suggention. WHISKY, WASHIURN'S TESTIMONY, E 8pecial Dispatch to The Triduna. ‘Wasamarox, D. C., Aog. 9, 'here was another sesslon of the Whisky Committee to-day, at which Elmer Woshburn was examined. Thero waslittle that was new in his testimony, and it is not expect- ed thay the cross-examination, which will be had to-morsrow, wiil disclose many additional facts. The catchwordn of Washhurn's Instructions when be went to Chicago to ferret out the Whisky Ring were, ‘‘Secresy, colerity, and sudacity.” These Instructlons he strictly obeyed. One hour was spont endeavoring to discover whether Washbugn had heard any Intimations that Jusper Ward did not fully. co-operate in the original prose- cutionr, Washbnm conld only testify. that ho found Ward ready to co-operate with him In cvery- | thing, and he never heard any complaints agalnst his fidelity or zeal, Tle hiad ageneral idea that at a lator day there was some expreasion of dissatis- factlon with Mr, Ward, but these expressions were not generally made in his prescnce, Washburn considercd that the evidenco ogalnst the firat batch at big discount. “MONEY AT LOW RATE 2 In and Provis: 7o loan on Warchouse Recaipty for Grln and Brovis; Jans, on CHY. Certiteate /?\‘nug"furvtf;:'mum Committee. He Thinks the Whole of the First Batch Could Have Been Convicted. ori| ARTISTIC TAILOIRAN 15 Per Cont Discount on all Garments orderad of us dur- ing July and August. ELY & CO., ARTISTIC TAILORES, Wabash-av., cor. Monroc-st. sy, e ———— AUCTION SALES. Seo Tribune and Times of Saturdey and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, for particulars of Auc- tion Sale of FURNITURE and FIXTURES of Great Central Hotel. Continuance of the Political De- bates in Both Houses. APPROPRIATIONS. THR DEADN-LOCK NRORBN. Spectal Dispalch to Tia Tridune. Wasmnaron, D, C., Aug. D.—The Senate, with respect to the Legialative bill, finally determined not to ylald to some of the important domands of the Iouwe, The greatest pointa of differonce were the reduoetion of the salarics of Congressmen and the proposed reduction of the salary of the Preai- dentof the United States for the next term. The Benate, however, conceded the reduction of 10 per cent In the salaries of clerks In the exccutive de- partments who received more than $1,800, and agreed to the discharge of 735 clerks. The com- ment, no doubt, will be sharply made that both the llouse and Bcoate, while fnsisting upon the reductlon of 10 per tent In tho salurics of clerke, have rotalned thelr WAS BUFPICIENT TO CONVICT. own salarles at $5,000. The strongest stand upon | tornoy. Ilo never discovered ony evidence agalnst m—— = the Senate side was taken by Bayard, Democratic | wWard, As to Logan sod Farwell, Washbnrn SPORTRSIMEN'S GOODS. member of the Conforence Commlttee, who de- | never discovered any- ovidence fmplicating clared that, if ho were Prosident of the United States, he wonld not have signed iho Legistative DIt in such a shape as tho Honse sont it to the Sennte. The truth s, the proposition to reduce the Presldent's salary from $50, 000 to 825,000 for the uext term In this appropristion LIl fs & part At E. E. EATON’S, 53 State-st. | ESTABLISHED 1853, MISOELLANEOUS, ‘them; never had any talk with Wilon about Indicting thom, aod does not belleve that ‘Wilson ever mentloned their names to him in con- nectlon with the whisky frands, Ilo remembered that when It was publicly charged that Wilson was seeking to indict, the latter denfcd thia to him, Washbirn showed that his own record was op- posed to immunity, [le was presont at 8 confur- cnce in the Diatrict-Attorney's office, nt which the Government counsel, nl'alervlur Matthews, and Gen, Wabster conaldered this question, The gen- cral nnderstanding wae that if (he first batch pleaded gullty thero WOULD UE KO SENTENCE MOVED, agninat them, and they were to plead guilty to convict Rehm and Healng. Tatton did not agree with the District-Attorney. Washburn ecnt his views 10 the Treasury Bepartment in the following telegram to tho olicltor of the Treasury, d-w§ Chicago, Jan, 13, 1870: *+1i0 prosecutlons hiero are not helng conducted 88 you indleated, 1t ls agreed hotween counscl of Loih partica that Goleen, Rastman, Ruescll, and othors shall plead gulity, prove nil they can to con- vict Hesing, and that sentence ahall nos be moved, This arrangement, In my opinion, should never be consummated, and if yoi dcsire 13 prevent it you must (ucl ‘:‘mmmly. 28 the parties plead to-morrow morning. To lhi‘l Blaford Wilson responded: ¢ Seo Becretary of the Treasury's dispatch to Tutton and ming to Matthiews, ™ WILSON TO WASHRURN. These dispatclies have all been published. Seven doys later Washburn received the following dis- paich from Wilson: '+ WasuiNaTos, D, C., Jan. 20, 1870.—Zimer Washdura, Palmer Iouse, Chicago: llope you hive accopted the situation loyally at Chlcago, and GUNS, FISTIING TACKLE, EIC. THE FOLITICAL CLAP-TRAP. | Both Hogses, by overwhelming mojorities, In a separato hill have already declared that the salary should be flred st $25,000 after the 4th of March next, ‘This is the only reduction that can now be made, os the Conatltution prevents a decrease of the ealary of that ofiicer during the term of the present incambent. This Vill the Presldent vetocd, The only proper way, therefore, for Congrees to repoal the present law 18 to pass the bill over the President's veto. Itls not proper legislation to attempt to force the ropeal by uttaching it to an appropriation bill, especlally IN TIE FACE OF A VETO. 1t was notlceable that Bayard, in maintainlng that the present salary of Congresemon {s not too large, made almost tho identical speech which Randall dellvered In favoring the salary fncrease in the salary-grab Congresa. ‘ 1t fs the currcnt opinion of the Treasury ofilcials that the reduction of 401 of its force will prove lit- tle less than disastrous, and will serlously cripple tho work of thatDepartment. The samo is true of ail other Departments. If the Departments are crippled the responstbility must reat with the Dem- ocratic Iouse, which has refused to appropriate 10 IEENT, Desiranle Diices TO RENT IN THE TRIBUNE BUILDING, arc afding Matthews all in your power. Tutton the ecossary, money: writes stiongly and unfairly In distont, and does INQUIRE OF - RANDALL BAD, Blmself nucredit. The Zimes srilcle’ shonld re- The announcement of the break of the dead-Jock *| €elveno encouragement from you. I would not hinvo gono as far as Dexterand” Matthews, ns now advised, and did not authorize whot was done, yet 1do not dlfllp}lmve. hoping the best results, Send any new devefopments, ‘Uull Matthews to beware of Swetl, and have nothing to do with him. " Washbura did not consider that immunity shonld be promined, or mitigation of sentences, and be. Hoved that the whole matter shauld huve boen left to the courts. Ilis opinlon was that the order counterntanding the order for chianging the Super- }‘lnum enabled film oro easlly todelect the whisky g was attended by leea debate In the House thanin the Benate. In tho House it was o surronder made almost in silonce. Thia was especlally notice- ublo in the confused and hesjtating man- ner fn which Iundall snnounced the surrun- der of the Iouse. It was a painfol thing for him to do, beesuse it wasa publle recugnition of tho fact that his own pnr(y ‘would not support him, and that the policy which he, nlchufimnn of the Committes on Appropriatione, has been ade vocaling all winter 18 8 conspicuoun follure. Ran- - WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 8 TRIBUNE BUILDING OCEAN ANSIIPS, ONLY DIRECT LINK T0 FRANCE. Transatlantic Cflml‘:lnd;l Mall Hlullfigrl b‘:’l’:fglf“':“ }.‘A‘{Iklu;nnflf ;‘u""l‘iiu?‘“ mfl.: I;\yl!fi«"a\ux (U, B.) for the Jurtte rule for the: Contineat (¢xblns RovHIGl itk "¢} dall's declaration that, after a coutinuous confer- BUPENVIAOR MATTIEWS Ided iectriobols) wit sal from Pier o, 43, Korif kiver, | ence of one month, and faur provious conferoncen, | will be oxamined to-morrow, 1t is underatood that w Jallow imummz' e AUK. they were unable to agres, was maro a humiliation | he will testity, among othier things, that Tutton Your st LABRADON, eyt ANE: 12 | to himself than the renunclatlon of ita principlos | wont before the Grand Jury and urged the Indict- g Dby the House. 'Thera has always bocn a large | mentofFarwall on account of theMorseroau checks, ric of Passage fn g0l (Including _ wine) ¢ number of Democruta in the Toueo, of whom Day- | ‘Tutten kimself on the atand here stronuously in- catin 316" 105 ERlrSihgrae, wine) s Farst | ARl in the Senata 1aa type, Wwho havo nat sgreod | wiaiod ibat b never bellerod sUsDCIon could Hrap: seeond, $721 third cabin, €40, eturd tiuketa ab re: | with Randall In hls Cheéso-ariiig oconomy, but | srly reat on Fatwelly aions Tetuding b ;:Jm:' h_ r‘lgm'o‘r"mummo- who have lacked tho conrage pubifcly to declare To the WWestern Auociated Press, . CXIr Chargo.. Bientors. marked i rs Taas without | elr opposition Lo it.- They WasnNotoR, . C. Aug, 0.~ Elmior Washburn, jieerare pastengers, "19"{5""1'-'15““& Axe TOOK TIIE MATTEN INTO THEIR OWN UANDA Chief of the Socret chvics‘ teatificd bofore tho ; ;. nty . o, o chindae, Corner Handnioh, ANENL for Cilosso. to-day, howeyer, and at an informal conference of about twenty of the leading men it was agreed that a resolution should bo prescnted h{l which the new Sub-Committes un Whisky Frauds this aftcrnoon a8 to the !:nl‘l he tovk, under Instructions from Bollcitor Wilson, In_the discovery of the evidence SIer HAnAOIPHs ARSIV IDE Wileapgy - -7 o Y ANCHOR LINE MAIL STEAMERS Conforenca Commitic I practically Instructed 1o | of Whisky frauds'in Chicogo, selzurcs haviog bocn recede from the positions assumed by the Iousa, | made by the Supervisors, Noue of the evidencs York and Glasgows and 10 yield to tho Sennte the two polntain con- | ohtained by hm impiicatod Senatar Logan of Pa- ETINOPIA, Aug. 14 1080 nm.l{(.\. Aug.28 10a. m | troversy, This proposition was prescnted by Scott | well. 11ls examiuation will be continued to-mor- VICTORIA, Aufi ’.‘J;k"...fii’éfil}.’.‘- Bopt. 4, $p m ‘&' h “‘u orgon u:{l lhlln wh'n'm funn:ll al:‘ m-; m‘\‘ M dasial Adent of: And Vaiad ! 4 clilefs of his party, Morrison, who s a member o V. Il Morse, A Special Azent of o Unite Ak, L. A the Conferonce Cammittee, withitaudall, very platn- shea o letter, addressed to ELVRIA. A 13 i in, FANULIA, Ave. o 1tam | o ContoronbaCammities, with taadall, very piat fishcan 1 ddressed Yorl Glusgow, Liverpool, ork o Gliaxdw: LIVeToodl, Lindds, or A bin 375 au according to acco oot ok 4SE I peommotatons Drafis ssued foruny siount &t current rates. NENDERSON BROTHERS, 06 Washinuion-st. National Linoe of Steamships, Now York to queenstown and LIverpoal, Statea ireanury, publ the Chalrman of the Bub-Conmitte? on tho whisky fraudy, in which he says that Bluford Wilson's derogntory testlmouy in relation to him is drawn from Lis imagination; that ko never left his post at Baltimore without authorlty; never swore or stated that ho saw Uen, Babeock open & Ietter from Joyce, di aed for lnfl\lni‘hll post n the Babcock c 1y told the ilouss that nothing wss (o be galned by further nn‘mulllon, while whatever cconomies might be yffected by tho puskage of the Appropri. atlon bills would be'lost 1f there should Le longer delay, There was an indication en the part of a few Democrats and lepublicans of an nteution to OPI'OHE TIHS BULKENDER,~ the Demacrats on tiie izmunl.l of ohnuuucy{ nr;d the 4 4 1y kO LIVERLUOL AND QUEENSTOWN, ll,eeu::’llcun‘llbc&nmu'l“e.y:mihll" nt conaclentious- —— &t July 20, 11308 m | THI Ny AUg.13, 10, ota a reduction of tho sulurics of clerks, while B S | ENRROEENA SRS | ritnintog thels: own salury st tha provtat. feuron NOTES AND NEWS, ourec’f)"'s‘éfl'}}'&?.“ u/mx s But the Inatruction was voted to the Conférence IN THE SBENATE, =L IECE, Satiniy, AU, : ey | Commiiteoby (o {0 oue, and the expeetation to- Bpecial Dispatch fo The Tvibuns, uickets av riduced rates. ' Steersge tvkets, $2u, car | JAOL1S Lbat the Legislutive bill will ba roported to Wasmixatox, D. C., Aug. 9.~In the Senate at the ovenlng session there was hardly & quoram of Senalors present, and no business was trausacted, Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, made s polit- ical speech, and was followed by Senator Sherman, who had quite & tilt with Bsyard, the latter taking him to task tor anying that the Democrats had dune nothing to bring about specie payment. THE POLITICAL DEBATES. There waw a revival of the political dobate thin afternoon in tho Houss. Qeorge ¥, Hoar made n set speech_upon tho etate of the Unlon, fn which ho suvorely arrslgned the Demwucratle party. Hoar's specch was lu reply to that delivered gy Lamar lost week. Huar thought thas Br. Lumar's utterances, although stisuctive by the gruces of literature, ‘fairly represented the agntiment of tho Democeatic pariy, which is In continued lostility to the North, and o practical hostitity to the spir- itof the Constitution. On that account Mr, Hoar did not think it sufe to trust tho Uovernment to the Democratic party, the flouve to-morrow, and u will be but little ditiiculty in ing bLusiness Iatest, ritaln, . 1, LATSON, 4 Bouth Clark-st. "STATE LINE. NEW YORK TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, DUBLIN, b m-:x,nw*,‘ AN NolboNIOnk: the Consularsnd Diplumatic, River snd Harbor, ETATE OIF INDEANA. . s vern o Thillrul and the Indlan Lalls. ~ In rexard (o thofiret of thiess, ETATROF PENNnYLVANIAL .0 Thursdar: Auk: 24 | the last Conferonce Commiites agroed ma Lo ths :«lgufl'ery. terusto Thursday thereatter, I.Al:ln,- ll‘“k smnount of muney to be approprisied, sndthe man. o foweat | ot Inwhich L slioald bo expended, but the majori- &y, 0f the conferroes on the part of the Houso in. alsted on adding n proviso that the Prealdent and Becroiary of State should not Incur obligations for Ih‘u puymt‘!ll ot ony diplomatic or consular ex- enuca [n excess of the spproprlation wale by the ill. The effect of hlw proviso was to barall claims which might arfse from the fact that 4y trom Do eroTanany » .me. v, Congress falle to uf rmpruto sufficient money to ates f fi.nun-rmm New York to Southamptos, lmy the salariesof Rlinistersand Consular Agenisat Lumioh, tlavre, und Bremen, orst cabin, §100; sccand | (o ralo now Oxod by law, Thiv proviso A6 cone o, 860, gold; stecrage, $30 currency.” For frefght | ferrecs on the s:m Of thy Senate would not sgres oF padsag QELRICHE . badsageapply to ,fl,,,,u“‘ufié‘i A to, aa thoy hold that it fs unucceasary, and (hat reed upon, Thero ishing tlo remuin- of tho weaslun by Monday, ut the Tho only Avpropriation bills pen which the C opriation bills upon whichtl on. forence (.‘ummllkg have now failed to agree u’n are North German Lloydi. The steamers of this Company will ealt every Katur. ———e = 2T | the Exceutive would cerlalnly keep the forelgn ex- enses of tho Government gt 8 AMERICAN LINE. D o N s g the liita’ pra- THE RECORD:~ seached on the Legiiative ik, (b will ot be i BENATE, b PHILADELPHIA AND LIVEEPOOL, Cabin, latermediate, and steerage passage AT LOWEST RATES, Geners) office, 138 La Salle-at., corner Madlson, I MILNE. Weatern Agent. Great . Western Steamship Line, ¥rom New York to Drlstol (Englaad) direct. cult, probably, tu arrange a' comprom} Consufar and Diplomatic L, oy Core, ot te {n seasion to-night, TUE PIINCIPAL POINTS OF DIFFERENCR between the two Houses in the Indian bill §s in re- Jution 1o that scction of It which provides for the teansfer of thee Indian Buresu from the Interjor to thie War Jiopartuient, The Houss of Represcnta- Uives, it way by remembered, paveed a bill scveral ‘Wasnmiorox, D. C., Aug. 9. —During the morn Ing hour & number of bills on the calendar, which were not objected to, passed, Among them was the House Lill to allow homestead seitlers to make proof of settlement before tho Courts, s well as before the Recelver, Bir, Windom, from the Conference Commitiee CORNWALL, Stamper., Thursday, Aug, 24 | weeks ago providing for this transfer, which hoa | on the Legisiative, Exccutive, and Judiclal Appro- SOMEUSLT Wellof! ounerisy. ot 8 | mever busrs acted spon Uy tho Seusto. Leadtng | pristion LHI ronorted hat e Commitice ned I :‘I“’"l‘n-nu e, § $43: Bleerage, $30, | Democratic mewmbers of the House have disclalme eu unablo to agree. and sddressed tho Scnate at ursion ke 10, crage certifcaien | any dlspotition to forcy the Senate to accept the | length s 1o the condition of the Lill, atating that “u“!'hdm v I Clagk-st., Michigan |y a past of the Indian Appropriation blll, | the Committee agroed on cvery polat except as to i bk bave in etlect dvmanded What a vole on transfer bill be taken in the Seniate bofure they ra- cude frons this provision in the Indlan LI, Prom. inent Republican Senators have resented this de. the cowpensation of the President of the United Hiatcs and Hepresentatives and Senators fu Con- zesa. Mo moved that a new conference be au- orized, and expreased the opinion that the Com- CUNARD MAIL LINE, Fall Torts, “fi&:;lt x}:]mc week toaud from Brithh maud as a0 Improper on to be nads by the House, | smities would be abie ta ag, i C,‘.‘}L‘"_’fl;},fi-&mmnn . nflr‘e‘ northwest corner nd'llu relcul :'u“n bcen":hlll x:ln "“j;‘"" ?l‘:u- psfled. 5 ko ’°w;“:n"", t.nd e h:lll ifo -sta,, Clhicago. Conferencs Commiitee on the Indian prupiation e amendmeuts of 1! jouss to the Senate bill Bl DU VERNET Géneial Weatern Agent. | bill were beid 10f aéveral weeks, An Aeniph will | o providefor the sulo ol Lbe resevation of tas con Ho never recommonded & change In District-At. . federated Otoe and Misrouel Indlans fu Kansas and Nehraska werc ngreed to, . The Scnate then resntned conslderation of unfine Ished huainess, tha resolution of Mr, Morten to irint 10,000 extra coples of the mensage of the rosilent and accompanying docnments’ in reard 1o the rocent trouble nt ‘Hambnre, and Mr. Patter- ron resumed s remarks, e commented at preat Tength upon the Iaws pansed by the South Carolina Democratic Leginlaturn in 1605, in the dayn of reconstrueiion, and arguert that the Bouthern peo- e upwilling to accard fo colored men of the o righte socured to them by the War. i Samucl J. THden wero to 1o to Edgeficld County tu-morenw the chances were thet M..C. Butler, whi wan concerned In the [amburg affair, would he Chalrman of the Connmitteo to recelve im, Let ‘flllen he elected President by the vules of the fionest people, nud everyhody would say amen; bat for the sake of civilization itahoufd not go abrond that ke could not he eiected unlesn he ol the votea of all the mutderers In the South, South C Itepublican State by o laroo majori- ({. and, If sh ouldl be taken ont of the list of Republican 8 i andd 1he whole South should he- come Demacratic, It wonld stmply be that soction arrayed aeainst the North agal d It neant war, There would be n new horror, snd the penuity would be_visited upon the Houth aznin hr' the North, The Democratlc Parlruf the North en- conraged the Democrata of the South fo go into the War, and, when thoy zot them into the trouble, aneaked back, Tha resnit was the Democrats of the South had a supreme coutempt for the North- e Democracy. Tia defended the present Legislature of South Carolinn, and said it wan an wise and useful na the Legislutiire of any other State. That State had 2,500 schnols, 1,100 school-fuachers, and 110,000 children gulng to wctiool, He xaid_he snoke in fa. vor of poice and hartony, and declared there had been mare men murdered [n the South for apin- fon's sako wince the War than were killed un the Federal alda n any hattle during the War, After talk of Mr. Sargont about pressing the Hawsalinn treaty upon Senate, Mr. Sherman ested that the Senate moet to-night with tie nnderatalding that this Missisalppl or political de. Date he dnialicd, aud three days would then by left for logislation. Mr. Hamlin moved that the Scnato at 5 o'clock taka a rocees untll 7 Agreed to, sud Mr, Wallace took the floor upon Mr. Morton's revolution Lo print extracoples of the President's mensage, ctc., but befure concluding his arguinent the Senate took a recess, RVENING BESSION, LUpon the ressrembling Mr. Edmunds, from the Committee on tho Judiclary, reported with amend- menia the Ijouse joint rerolution proposing an smendment to the Constitation of the United Statea prohibiting the appropriation of money for the nchools of any religious sect, Placed oil the calendar. e guve notice that he would eall it up for conslderution to-morrow morning. 11OUSL. ‘The majority and minority reports of (e Post- Oftice Comimitiec on the investiyation into straw- tc., made by Clark, of Mkmurl&clulrmnnh niion, were ordered printed, and fald on the Mr, Bagby, from the Committce on Invalld Pen- slon, reporied o bill giving & pension of $30 a mouth to the widow of Capt. Yatex, of the Seventh Cavalry, killed at the battle of the Little Big- arn, _ Paseed. Mr, Lynde, from the Judiclary Committee, made a repart In the cuse of Behumaker and Ring as cone nected with the Pacific Mall subsidy, and Mr. Lord, of New York, made a minority rcport. They wers ordered printed 0 the record, with the intl- matfon that they wonld saon be called up for dis- cusslon. The majorlty report recomimonds that the House leave the chargea against thy members ‘where they now are, in Court. The minority re- pott, slgaed by Mess. Lord, Lawrence, Moar, and Caulfield, o (hat the Tousc has {nrlml:unn and that the Commilitee an Civil-Service Reform should ascertaln and report the fucts, Mr, McCrury signs an additonal paper express- ing tie opinion that tho liouse may properly take Juilsdiction of the charze. Mr, Springer_deaired to make a report of the Committce on Forelgm Affairs in the matter of il Venezuelin Mixed Commisslon, but it was cx- cluded (under the rale agreed on (ho other day) Decause forty-efght hours' notlce had not been glven to the minority. Mr. Vance (0.), Chairman of the Committer on Printing, reported back, with amendnmient, the Senate concarrent rosolatlon for printing the re- port of tlio Mirslasippl investization, rosolution provides for 4,000 coples for its own nse, The amendment providen for the same nom- bor, but distributes them, 1,600 to the Senato, and 2,600 to the Houve. Aftes brief discussion, tho amendment was agrecd to by a ert‘y vote, tho l%'puhl‘llums opposing it, and tho resolution was adopted. Mr. Crounse, from tho Committes on Public ZLands, reported back the bill approprinting 875,000 for publishing the history. of surveyn and expeditions by the Unlted States during the pres- ent century, Paseed, ‘The House then discussed political subjects, and was pddreened by Mr, loar, who commented on Lamar's specch, “which he safd waa in full accord with the uniform tono of tha Democeatic press North snd South, and in full accord with the uniform cnrrent of apeech that provailed among that gentleman's colloagues when tho ques- tion relating to the positlonof the South had ariven. “That rpeoch van bitter invective aguinst the Gavernment under which tho gentleman lived, and of whose magnualmity that yentleman wana consplenons instance. Te trnated that the people af the North would rend that apeech, and would Jndge by jtof the expediency of cnmmmmf the Governinent (o the Democratic any. He (Hoar) tonk fa<ue with Lamar's claim that thero was prev- nh-mcorrnrunn or mataduiinistration in ‘yuhllc aflairs, and he declares it Is iils belicf that the pe- rlod of sixteen years in which the Republicau party Thu Senate Liad held power was freer from corrup- tion aud ‘maladministration $hat the pe- rlod of slxteen years which followed the [nauguration of Gen. Washington, 1n proof of the public corrnPflnn during tho adminletration of Washington, dofin Adame, and dcforson, haclted the cane of o distingujshed General of the Revo- lutlonary War, who, while Quartermaster-Gen- ernl of tho army, wiia in partnership in a firm which had the supply of the army siores, and was corresponding with that finn” sccretly and in :lrhcr. I'he "cuso of Washington's friénd who, while Becretary of State, wns detected in recefving money from France as s bribe, to thwart the for- clgn policy of the Adwministration of which he was o member, The case of another uf Washington's Cabluct ofticers (liamilton) who, belng charged with corrupt reintion with 8 person whom he had put in the Treasiiey Department, defended himself Ly acknowledging over his own signuture hin_ profiliate relation'to the wifo of that person, ond the caso of unother Cabinet officer of Washing- tan who wroto a lotter acknowledging an act of virtual dishonar uncqualed by that of Gen. Bel- knap, The difference botween the two gecrations ways the Drummond )Ii:lll. which the press of the present day turncd onall public (ransactions, . Mr, Hooker replled to Mr. Hoar, sud commented on his allusion to the corruption of public men in the carly history of the Government as the ghoul- like diggings into the grave of the past, and na titly coming froin a party which, in tils age, had cul- minated 1n those excellent qualitics which dlstin- gulshed that party. Lo proceeded to criticiso and iscuss the reconstructlon mwasures, particularly aa busring on tho Stato of Mississippl, ana he asserted that overy Northern 8tate which hiad man- umitted it slaves, from Massachusetts (the frst State) to New Jerroy (the lust State). had enacted moro rertrictive laws fn regard to freedmen than that stntute of Misslssippi with which Mr. Hoar hud found so much fault. ‘Mr. Hoaker continueq: Tho colored men wero beginning to find who wora thelr friends, und they had helped to roll up 8 Demucrotic mujority af 40,000 in Alabawa. There waa no friend of tho colored race trucr or more honest than thelr old maater, Mr. Ingalle—That s not so, Mr, Hooker—That s your opinion. Inever ex. pected that any white politiclan or any colored pul- aticlan would ackuowledge it. Ate, Ingatte—I€ yau koep the Ku-Klux back, not one will voto the Democrutic tieket, e, llaoker-~Tlcy Liave voted In my Stato and will do s0 again. l)\lr. slulf-ll you withdraw the Ku-Klux they whl not. Mr. llooker—That Is all nonscnse and the coun- try knoww it's nonscnsc, §{Laoghter] DId tho gen- tleman on the Republican side think that there was no common fecilug af humanity in the South? 1f that were fo the uicre question of Inicrest would forbid Southery men from takiog their ehot-guns and shooting colored men down, was a slander on both races. 17 they were luft alone, sein Ala- bama and Georgia, the relations of the two ruces would ndjust themscives ona just foundation, Any party who undertook to uee one ruce for the onpresslon of thie other was gullly of an sct of in. humaulty fonler and wmore n{(:mnmng than any whict ware committed {u sny Nouthern communts ty. u\upum.) Mr. Hundall, from the Canforence on the Exacu. tive, Legialative, and Judiclul Appropriation bill, reported that the Committes had canplo na con- clusion, and nxs!lnlnud the differonc e ex- regsed bl conviction that the determination of he Senate was £ lterable, The re- sponsibility wi nd the Senste was willing to assume it, Mr. Marrieon, of tha Conference Committes, said that the llouse conferecs had presued their views (0 the very extromlity of right sud daty, e Xuew of no way ta compel the Senate to concur in the opinion of the House. Ona result of sgreo. mant wonld be the dischario of 7u5 employes, an an annual saving of $1,500,000 below the smount ina) "t.h‘% on by the Senate, That, ut lesst, was ng ir. Kasvon, tho third member of the Conference Cammistos, ulso made somi of the work of the Conferen Mr, Lord offored a resolution, which was agreod to, that the conferces recede from thelt position regarding the iry of tho P’resident and Congress. men, and the same Conference Lomultieo Was vo- sppolnted. ouusel was anthorized to defend tho Speaker and oflicers of the llouse fn the Halles Kilbourno wuit, Mr, Bland wished to know when he should b the opportunity of wmaking tho nec arl wmentary utioa that would put lop the bioody-shirt political humbug 1n & debate in which the country had no {nterest whatever. 11e waa called Lo order by the Spoaker, and the House sdjouracd, FOREIGN. The Servians Once More Reported as on the Winning Side, Yet Belgrade, the Capital, 1s Bald to Bo Panic-Stricken. Servin Protests Against the Atrocities Committed by the Turks. TURKEY. A WARNING TO TURKEY, Loxnox, Aug. 9, —The Zimes, consldering the capture qf Gurgusovatz n severe, If nota fatal, blow to the Servians, says: **The Tuarkish Minls- teea must be kotemnly warned that they wiil not be allowed to make & wanton use of their victory, 1If they think that on fhe sofl of Servia their troops ‘may #afely commit the one-hundredth part of the strocitles perpetrated fu Bulgaria, they are the victhnn of Infatuation: nor will ‘Farkey be allowed to make such 8 use of her victory as to eancel Ser- vion freedom.’ Bervia In umiler the protection of the Great Powers, and with them will be the duty of Imposing any needful restralnts on the fw- petuionn epirit of her people,™ Brutiy,® Aug. 9.—Medlation by tne Powers Is considered imposalble until the Montencgring aro driven off from Turkish roit. IN PARLIAMENT, Toxpaw, Aug. 0.—In the ilouse of Commons, this afternoen, Under Sccretary Bourke sald that neveral representations have been made to the Torte regarding the crnel and ntroclous scenea in Bulgaria, The Porte hoa been informed that tae recital of those decda has created in the Englleh mind the greatest Indignation and horror, **I have reason to believe tuot thoso occurrences ceaeed somc little timo ago, and that punishment ia heing Inflicted hy the Porte upon the perpe- trators. A Britlely Consnlar Agent has been ap- polnted at Thilllpopolls with spocial natructions on tho subject of these atrocitien.” THE SERVIAN ARMY, - ViENNA, Aug, 0.—Gen, Tchernsyefl offected o inncflnn with (iep. Horvatovich on” Tnesday and lml.r:gbvm up a position at Banja commanding the le]\lmlkh(nr Pashn han been compelled to place his troops on half rattons, and has alight hopes ofyra- lief, (jen, Antlich attacked Dervish Pasha near Slinitza, and after three days' fighting the Tarks were defeated. TURRISH ATROCITIES, Ristece, the Scrvian Premler, fn nro[h‘lrlm; anote 10 the Powers glvlug an_account of the strocltics comimitted by the Turks in Scrvis, The latter ace nccured of mutilating the wounded, and of burn- ing villagen and earrying petroleum in thelr knup- sacksfor the purpose. 70 BE COURT-MARTIALED. Loxpox, Aug. 10— a. m.~A dispateh from Snitachar states that on the srrival of the Turks there the town wan found to he desested, only four women and five children remaining. Gen, Lesch- donin 1 to be court-martialed for not defending 1he place. TIIE MONTENEZGRINS have sbandoned the neighborhood of Bilek. A portion of thelr forces has been sent to the routh- crn frontier. ROUMANIA. - Denuiy, Auc. n.—-,\ccnrllln? to private informa- tion, P'rinco Charles s great] { discomfitod at the chanze in tho Cablnet ond the increealng power of tho Hadicals, 1ils abdication ls feared, ATEST. Losnox, Aug. 10—56:30 a. m,—A dispatch from Tierlin representa that & punic prevalls v Belgrade. The boptilace vchemently demand the di=missal of Rirtics, and that the Powers be appealed to to avert ruln, Pusitive advices from Bt. Petersburz state that the railiways in Itussin have been preparing for the posaible transportation of troops, = There & no fm- mudiate danger. Lhowever, of Russian Interventlon, Prince Milan 18 ready to negotinte or abdicate, THIE HOUMANIAN NOTE, Dispateh {a London Times, VIEXNA, July 24.—You were informed that the Roumanlan Government had addressed o note to the Porte embodying the wishes which it has ex- ressed in the memoir presented to the guarantes ng Powers, Thls did not comme unexpected. the countrary, the prescntation of the note wus miade, #0 to say, by invitation of Constantinople. Alrendy, befora the outbreak of the war, the Porte, in view of the cvents whickh were impending, tad been st pains to insure the neutrality of Houmanls in case of war, Houmania ‘readly met thesc advances, The —ont- break In Bulgaria offered nn_opportunity to give ot once 5 proof of her good dlspoxition, The formation of insurrectionary bonds in Moumania won »(a{nmd. and the Bulgarian Insurrectionary Committee, which had been [n exlstence for many years, was dissolved. At the same time the efforts ‘made by Petronjevics, the Servian ogent in Hon- mania, to indnce Roumunia to make common cause with Servia wero reaisted, and even the facilities nsked by Servia for th pussage and_transpart of arme through ltoumanla were refured with the dis- tinct declaration that Roumania was resolved to mointain the stricie,t neutrality i tne struppie ubout to breal out, But while showing this loyal disposition towards the Sn- zemin Yower, the Rowmnanian Govern- ment _Intimated in Constantinople that in its turn It expected conceasions on the part of the Porte. This iutimation, far from offending, Acems to have mct rather with encouragement, aud tho reply was that Roumsnia should formulate her wishey, which, it was nu];pum\, Wwere not meant to alter the position of ltoumanla towards Turkey. Why the lowmanian Government, ine sead of accepting thls Invitstion, should hinve embodied her wirhes in a memoir to the Powera socme rather difilcult to understand, unless, in- deed, the lofl:‘(mmr] {nferiority of the Turkish foreen fn_the first dayn of the ontbreakof tho war led the Roumanian Government Into the beltef ihat tho Turks wero likcly to be worsted inthe wtruggle, and that, therctore, ft was moro to the purpose to appeal to the Powers than to Turkey, Thin procoeding wan ratlier calculated to exclte rome surpriss in Constantinople, bat (n epite of this no resentment hins been aown there; and only thu question was nsked why the Roumanlan Gov- ernment, if it had wishca to oxpress, Lisd not ad- dressed {taclf to the Suzernin Tower omcinlly, antd on this the note cxmmmlnfi the wishes exprossed in the mcmolr was presented, DBut while present- ing the note the Roumanian Gavernment gave as- surances by its agent of {ta paclfic disposition, in timating at the rume time its readiness to treat on the extont to which these wishes might be granted, In particulor as regards the cess sion of the Danube deita, Although the me- moir ctlaims it a8 forning pait of Moldavia up 1o the treaty of Bucharest” in 1872, when Bew- arabia was ceded by Turkey to Russia, it wun intl- muted that Roumanis only Iaid siresa on a falter delincation of the present “line of frontier ou the Kilia branch of the river, nor s the demand o this extent attogethor an unfalr wne, The present line of demurkatlon, which falls not along the main stream of the Killa branch, but along the river bank, Is 8 bhardship on, the populatlon, the chief suppart of whom fs derlved frum the Usher- jes, Beveral of the villages, nmong them Wik~ kowo, close to the most norilierly outlet of the Kills branch, have, during the Husslan rulo, ex- changed folds and postures they hiaa futther inland for the rich fiahing-ground ot the mouth of the river, to which Illcinmy thus clalin a wort of vested right, but which they cunnot oxerciso now, except by Diyin a rent 10 tie owners on the Turke ish -‘du. ‘About the other points the ltonmanlans seem cquully ready to treat; for fnetance, abont the reception of the Roumanlan Agent among the Corpa Diplumatiquo at_Coustantinople, - The caal reception which the Roumanisn memolr met at the hands of the Powers hias no doubt liad os much to do with this conciliatory diyposition of the lous wsnian Governuient as the turn which affairs are begiunlng to take at the scat of war, GREAT BRITAIN, TIE SIS MIFLE TEAM, LoxnoN, Aug. 0.~The Itlsh rifle leam for Amecrlea aro as followe: J. Rigby, Fenton, John- son, Milnor, Cooper, Joynt, Goff, Greenhill, ‘Chynne, Dyas, Pollock. “Two gentlcmen who wuti plnces In the competition, Smith and Ward, ara unable to feave on account of private alslrs, The team will sajl un the 25th inst, e — CANADIAN NEWS, 8pectal Dispatch fo The Triduns. TonoKTo, Out., Aug, ©.—A Hallifax mercnant has made arrangements with Weatern dealers fora 9srgo of graln which ke wlill bring over the Intor- colonlal Rallway and ship to Europs, This will ascertaln the chancea of making ll:}lfll ll profitas bla graln-shipping port. Should this project prave -n:g:ulul l‘l’x?m-‘n?:qulnlhlel of .‘L:n from the Weatorn slatca sud Canads will 0od & now-cliannel 1o tho saboard. A special dispatch from London n‘:&; the Quebec Provincial Raiiway loan of $1,000,000 was puton the market to-dsy at 08%. ‘The' 7¥mes atzongly oppayes the loan, snd its doubtful, TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Spectal Dispatch fo Tha Triduns. Mixwmavorts, Mina., Aug. 9,—3r, A. 0. Rand, of this city, to-dsy purchasod and took entize pos- son of the Mlnneapolis Gas-Works. FPrico paid, $252,000. Hpacial DispateA ta The Trituns. Duawxeton, Ia, Aug. D.—Nearly 400 excur- slonlats from Oanton, with s band, reached Rur- lington at noon t0-day, over tho Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Road, They went down the river on the John Taylor to the **Cascade,” sumantic spob v cons 1 S8313U0Q) Jo Sxvaqry ygg near l%r city, returning in time to leave for Clnln. a1 5350, = Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, . A T A B One of the Iargest famee. witnessed (i this city was that of . Feit, one of anr most proniinent citizens, well known s a prosperous merchant and auccessfnl husiness man. Dr. Swazey, of Chicazo, attended the funcral professionally,” and ntany other old Gnlealana now reafdent “{n Chlcagn were bers, Mnny aleo from Dubuque and other towns were resent, Many deatha have ncenrred here recent- 'y, thonglt there jn no prevalont epidentic, and the town 18 generally healthy, BABE-BALL, THE WINTE STOCKINOS AND TIE NUCKRYDS. Kpectal Divpatch to The Tribuna, CoLvunum, 0., Aug. 1.—The celchrated Chicago nine made thelr second appearance in this ity to- day, and defented the Buckeyes by a ecore of five to nothing. The visitors played o fing felding game,and did mach hester batting than any Leagne club that has playad here this scacon. The Bucke eyes have just returned from a long Fastern trip, swhilch, in o measure,accounts for thelr many field. Ingerrors, Appended Is the score: Tnnings- 1244066780 Cieagos. 10120100 0-p Buckeyex LR RS axc i om, 13 Hnckeyes, 12, Umplre—Charles Mlller, of Columbus, UANTPONDS V5. ATHLETICS, Spectal Dapateh to The Tridune, Hlanrronp, Conn., Aug, 9.—Unc hundred per- eons saw tha Iarifords easlly defeat the Athlctics to-dsy. Their catcher, Ritterson, gave outin the eightis fontag, and the home nine had ouly to hit the ball and get frst to zet home. Following Is THE SCONE. E ~Tlariford. 1% T A Ttemeen, ¢, 1 NEFE Tinedock, 2 alafaf 1l o Tifgham, r. i1 211 Feriuson, 1 1 0/ 1] 0 ol 2l ol 70 1| 1) of af 2 ol of 1f ol 1 ol 12| oy 0 1 1‘ 8 2/ 1 Tata, | 0/27]i5| 0 Athletic. Al L f ol 1] 0] o] 0 o 11folz 0: 0} uf 8 2 of ol 1| 3| 1l 1h4f o} 2 o121y of 2 8 ol 1 ol 1| 1] 0y u ol 0 s 0l 6 Total .. 1|7l 0li5 T4 456780 100010340 6000001 0-1 artlords, 1: Athlotics, 1. First bana by errors—Ifartforde, 83 Athictics, 9, Totai base-hita—Ilartfords, 10; Athictics, 7. Left on bascs—[lartfords, 0; Athlctice, Btruck out—Ifartfords, 0; Athlctlcs, 1. Daecs un threo balls—Ilartfords, 1; Athletics, 0. Umplre—Charles Daniels, Time—~Two hourn. $ INDIANAPOLIS—CINCIN IxDIARADOLIA. Ind., Aug, D. ATL. igbt Inninge— Cincinnatl, 1; Indianapolis, G, Innings— 123450678 Cincinnat], 0000100 0-1 000000 UG 0 LONDION, ONT. Special Dispatch fo The Tribune, Loxnox, Ont., Aug. .—The Tecumschs, of this city, bent the Maple Leafs, of Guelph, ifor the champlonalp to-day by b o' 0. The gaie was the most exciting of the scavon, To-doy belngn civic hollduy in nany western towns, excursion- trains ran on every road, and tho clty was packed, MINNTAPOLIS, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tritune. MiNszapoLia, Minn., Aug, 0.—A gano of base- hall was played in this city between fat ana lean men us a benieiit to the Blue Stockings. The leana won by u acore of 3110 20. The nct proceeds wore $111.° The lion. G. A, Camp, weighing 230 pounde, and Ald. Thompson, welghing 220 pounds, made the best acores. AQUATIC, ROWING LACES AT BARATOOA. SanaToaa, N. Y., Ang. 0, —The @ne racing yes- terday and Monaay, bronght together to-dsy a much Iarger attendance. Soou after 11 o'clock, the gun signaled for tho scnlor aingle-scull race, and Yates, of- the Unlon Springs; Ackerman, of the Atalanta; Konnedy, of the Yale;and Riley, of the Neptune crews re- sponded, 'The start took place at 11:45. Atthe Lalf-mile, Riloy led, with Yates second, and Ken- newy third. Tifley wan gofng at thirty-tiva stroke, which igpi him ahead ol tho mile.trm, with the others as before, 11alf 8 mile from home the order was: ltlley, Yates, and Kennedy, the difference heing very small, ey, still keeping his Ihh!{- 2043, Kentedy second in 1, and Ynles gave aut, The winniug time last 1 In the fonr-onred race the Northwesterns, Show. accacmiettes, Atalantar, Argonautas, and Benver- wicls started, At the balf-mfle the Northwesterns had a slight Jend, with the Bhowaecacmeties sece he Atalantas third. At the ml] N wewterns were leading, rowing thirty-six atrokes per minate, with the Atalantansecond. The North- westerns tarned tho stake-boat.drst, with the Ata- lantas recond, and the Shownecaemettes third. ‘This order was kept np to within half s mile of home. The Northwesterns won the race, with the Showaecaemettes second, nud the Atatantas third, ‘Thme ol tne winners, 18:043¢: second thme, 18:1543. TURL. TACEB AT TISKILWA, 1L &Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. TISKILWA, $1)., Aug. 8.—There were from 1,200 10 1,500 peaplo in ottendance at the racesat the ‘Tskilwa Driving Park to-day, The 2:20 and 2:33 taces were on the programme. Lady Il took the first heat inthe 2:2Gruco {n 2:80, Uranville win- ning the lvfi:nd ird, ond fuurth hests, Thme, thres straight E 13, and 203, won by Pilot in Time, 2 2i2, a heats, 3 24 il Wilder got second mouey, Monnrch Itule third, sud Neawme fonrth, The 2148 pacing and the threo-minute classe; on the PFograminG for to-murraty, and 22, aud free-for-all for Frid RAILROADS. DINING ON TIIE ROAD. ‘The customn of oxpress trains stopping st certain stations o sufticlent lergth of time to give the pae- seoygers a chance to get their menle Is rapidly gaing out of vogue. Not only duoa thia custom canse cansiderable loaa of time, but the meals which are furnlahed ut those eating-stations are, fn weny hatances, of poor quality, and wot worth the moncy that 1s charged for them. Teo meals fur- wished ou Pullinan's palace cars naro expensive, apd beyoud the reach of the leks wealthy travelers, For this reason some of tho roads have for some time past made experhinents in fure nishing meals on the tralus at & price which every traveler can alford, The dinlmg cars on which tirst-cluss meals are furulshe at 756 conts cach while tha trajns ure fu motion, put in by one of the Eastern ruads a shoré tine ago, Luave obviated the evils complained of, The meals furnlslied ou theso curs aro of perfor yuality, aud the ainauut charged for them docs not pay afy prafit to the companies, but, cansidering the satis- faction they give tu the yatrona of the road, and tha gain of time, thoy tind that they fflln infnitely mora indirectly than they lose dircetly, 8o popu- lar bave (Liese cars lately become that the Wei railroads are alsu beglnning 1o introduce them, The Clhicago, Burlinglon & Qnincy Natiroad, which I8 always foremont fn moking improvementa, liaw bad consiiucted u number of these cars, which are of o very -ufmrlnr quality, They are dited up ntuo fineststylo of art, sud are in 1o way inferior to the notod Pullman palace curs, They run. on sixtecn wheels, and so smuatily that the olting Is_hardly perceptiblo, Thesu cars have en tunning for the vt week all alung the ""H? and are cu!‘uunrfi popular with the Datrons of the ruad, T exhibit the superlor working of the ety fuproveinent, tho maiugers of the road Invit- mlun-l-n entatives of the varlous roads and mem- Ders of the preve, and_gave them an sion In one of the curd Auroa, While the traln was golujs at the rate of about 40 miles an hour dinner was served. A person could hardly tell whether bo wau in the dining-ball of a hotelor fu a rafiroad- cae while fu motlon. The fact that the chamnpame glasses were filed 1o the brim time and again and none of the wing was spilled, except down tho throats of the ecscurslonlats, shows how awmouthily thess cars run alung, As to the ty ~of the Usnguet, it Is sulticlent to ym-ubn&oxl-,uhr enoral Western Passonger Agent, David Webster Hitchicock, acted as mine huost, and that o was ably assisted by Mr. Ssmuct Powell, General Ticket Agent, and Mr, Q. 0. Man- chester, privato secrutary of the Uenersl Superins tondent, " ‘The rallzoad dien, ua well as the wew- bets of the press, were fully satisticd that D, W. Uitcucock knows liow 1o keeps ol LOPPED OFF, Bpacial Dispaich to The Triduns. Seatxorixee, Ill., Aug. 9.—Gov, Beverldge hes rocolved ofticlal notico that, by anact of Congress approved July 31, the Land-Office hers Las been dlscontinucd, to take offect Sept. 30, after which date the records will be transterred to any State officer thu Governor may designate. 11is under- -mdd'uul thy State Auditor'a efice will beso uawe n | vr nqer ‘RICE FIVE CENTS.: CRIMINAL NEWS, Failure of a Man Near Quincy, Il { A Despondent German, Wishing to Be Killed, Mcots His Slayer, The "Bquealing” Train-Robbor Oonduota Officers to a Portion of the Booty. AN ODD AFTAIR. Bpectal Dlepatch to The Tridune, Quixey, 11, Ang. U,—On Friduy lust, 8 was telegraplicd to Tux Trinunz, a resident of this city named Birce was nrrested on a charge of forgery by a man named Willlamson, claiming to come from Gulesburg, Willlamean was sworn In oA a special constable here and took Blrce to Gales- burg on Friday night. The arrcet, however, turng out to have been a regular case of kidnap. plpg. Birce returned Jast night, and to-day gave 8 WWhlg reporter the following account of his joure ney. Willlamaon and hia prisener asrived at Goles- burg at 7 o'clock Saturday morning, and started for thest, Lawrence Ilouse toget breakfast. Tiiey were met on the way by a man who shook hands with Willlamson, und was Introduced to Birce as Judge Lestie. The latter askeid Birce If he did not ro- mcinber him, saylng that they had met in Quincy sumne years nzo, After looking at him closcly, Birce aald that he had, and the Judge wanted to know what was the matter, e told Birce to call ou him If he necded assistance. He woulil furnish bonds for $00,000, If neccasary, About 0 o'clock Willlameon told Birce that they would go over to the Court-House, and they proceeded to the outakirts of the city, When the prisoner ob- jected to going any farther, Williameon told him that the Court-liouse hed been moved, and finally continued the walk, taking the rallroad track and golug towards Chicago. Four miles from Gales- vurg Wllliamson stopped at a small telegraph ofilco snd made somne quiries, and, on cominy out, told Brice that they would have to go etill further, They cantinued their walk, arriving at a small eta= tlon calied Watnga, 8 miles from Galesburg, at noon, Willlamson aurrendered his prisoner to n_Countable, saying that the examination woull be held before n Justice in tho afternoan, and left. The Constable took lilrce ta the Justice's offce. But Williomson did not pue itan appearance, and during the afternoon some one came i and wld that Willlamson had Teft town with anothier man. woing toward Chiengo on tha alirond track. Thls led the Justice to suspect foul piay, and he sisised Birce to have them ar- reated. “The Coustable accordingly telegraphed to Kewinee and tiey were taken Tato castoay nnd brought back to Galeshurg on Monday, The man who “was with Wililamsun proved {u be Judge Leslle, who had left' Galesburg and gona to Wataga after Birce and Willistnaon hod started for that place. They were cxamined efore a Justice on a charge of kidnapping. ferred against them by Blrce, and held under $500 bonds each. Being unable taget sccurity, they aro now In joil awailiug trinl. Birce stafes that nolther of them i known In Galeshurg, Ilo rays, further, \hat e became ncquaintod Siith Judgs Leslic {n 1808 or 189, in the Adams County Jail. 1le wns scrving out a sentenco of nlxtr days for lnu‘en{. and Leelio wans aleo in jail awalting trlal on aslmilar chargo, The Judge succeeded In zalning Lis confidence, and he eigned Londs to the sinount of 81,000 for 1in nppearance, and he was liberated., Before he left the jnil Birce zave him a power of attorucy to effect somy lw){mllflnnu in_land near Edina; but, Instend of going there as ho was in- - atructed to, he went (o Hannibal, Birce heard of this, and told thesherlff to arrest him again, Leslie was'inally found st Palmyra and returned to jail, Ilis tris] never came off, lowever, as e way wanted In Kentucky, 'and he was takon to that State, ‘and he was rent: to tho penitentiary for nine years. Detective Mc- Graw, of this city, states “that Lestle come to Quincy in 1807 or 1868, while he (McGraw) was engaged as o detective for the railroad companles, When Leailc stepped off the cars, Capt. McGraw was readlug an account of o heavy forgery in Ken- tucky, in an Husteated paper, which” contalned o dexcription of the foryer and also Lis plcture, The Captain recognized Leslie st once, and shadowed ‘hitn for three days, durlng which time Leslic bor- ruwed saveral law books of the altorucys and put them In his trunk., e fnaliy arrested Lilin on a charge of peit larceny and telegraphed fo tho suthorities n Kentucky, who Gnally camo after Leslie und took hini to "that State, where he wua tried and sentenced to nlne years' imprisonment, Before the Kentacky officers came afier him, how- ever, he had galned the confidence of Birce, who was then in jail, and succceded in getting n power of attorney froni hitn, and J¢ is thouzht that he 8180 got deeds and other papers of value. Capt. McGraw stated that Leslio probably hus Wose papers at tho prescul thue, and there §s % preaumption that the design was to make way with filrce, The Iatier came to this ty from Edina, Mo, ten or twelve yearms ago, He i8 abont 0 years old, itves the life of a hermit, nenl In sald to be quite wealthy. Itis expected that eoma intereating facta will be developed vp the trial of Willlamsun and Leslie. TIIE. TRAIN ROBBERS. Special Disputch 8o The Tribune. St Louts, Aug. 9.—A valuablo discovery was made to-day ln connectlon with the recent sudas clous robbery of an cxpress traln near Otterville, Mo., on the Misaourl Pacife Rallrond. Gen. Mont- gowery, of Scdalia, Blo., with a squad of ofticinls, took Hahbs Kerry, one of the priconers now under arrest, aud went out in search of the papers, checks, and fewelry which had been' thrown away by the robbers, Kerry had promised to ahow them the hidden booty, and he accordingly led themtoa post-oak thicket in Pettls County, near Sedalin, in which sput all the propurty left behind by the robbers = was found. Drafts, coapons, letters, Jewelry, anil rallroad papers of various kinds ¢ ecattercd aver a space of 10 fect mquare, A large quantity of valuable®hapers, letters, and cllu:kn‘\n‘hlnghu{ 1o the Missous], Kan- #an & Texnd Hallroad wers found, Some valu- able packages of jewelry were recovered. Strong hope {u enturtatned tint every one of the robbers sl eventusily be captured aud nearly all tuc mon~ ey recovered, —— FATALLY BTARRED. &pevial Dispatch to The Tribune, CINCINNATI, Aug. #1.—AL 10 0'clock this evening, attha cornerof Court street and Cuntral uvenuc, a German named Rasverand on Irisl peanut-vender named Audy BMurphy quarrcled over agame of dice, the result belng thatMurphy stablied Rosver in the bowels with s butcher-knlfe, initicting s wound that will cause Ius death,. Murphy run away and has notyet been cuptured. Ilemarkably colncidental with thisv wus the fact thut only un Jour bofore the occurrance Ntosver wa talklnz with a fricut fnasatoon nenr by, lamonting the har thiues aud biv fuwlly troubles and talking abouta recent wnurder on that sume street (Court wireet), Arter bowailing his lot, Rusner wald awish [ was in Geilfer's nlace, " rafuerring to t Lim of e Couct street tragedy, **1 wishi Lwas dead. T 1 wunldu't cure If soiichody would kill e thi night, ' I loas than uo fwnr he goe bils death wutud, A ABDUCUTION, 4 Spactat Dispatch to The Tribune. Brooxixuron, NI, Aug. ,—Last night Sherlft Goodlenrt arrestod a Haybrook a furmer wells known citizen of Livingston County, numed Will- fum Scott, sud to-day Jodgad LimIn the McLean County Jall. Scutt abaut (o Years ugo nbducted a young lady named Addle Heater,\he ived at Pon- tiac, und sinco thint thine has Leen Wit ip open sdultery with her at diferunt places theongu e the country. Sonte finio ago u critinal caplas was acnt from the Hherlff of Liviugstun Coouty for Beukt's arrest, but hu succeedod n evadiug e uti- cor until lust night, when bis arcest was etlected, CHOARGED WITIL EMBEZZLEMEN'Y, Nrw Yous, Aug. 0.—-Willam IL i Bennett, formerly a paying-teller and sesistant bookeeper in the Mechanica' aud Traders' Savinge Dank, has been arrested, charged with fraud on the bank. “U'io nggrogatc amount ubleyed lube taken 18 large. CROPS. THE SOUTI, Mxxrnis, Aug, 0.—The Cotton Exchange crop report for July, just out, says thero is no doubl that during the past ulne days very great damags has been done to the crop by continuous ratns, RKaxcesslve growth, second growth or sprouts, shed- ding of forma, rust, and rot have sil beou m}wnu-\ duced to o serfous extent by this yet contfuulug bumid weather, and which, should it Jast auy con- slderable time lunger, must ‘rruve very distresstog, e corn cEob b FOlorlel A provaions th prospects of a plei N tonthuacd Papeavemment fn the morsls of laburs s DIED ?AF Gfl% o Bpactal Disptch te The ns. Lawsixe, Mick., Aug. B.—Mrw. Lottie Huddeton, of the Canada Seltlement, Eaton County, disd of griof recently, st belug charged with polsuning ez busband, who died sume months 150, A poat- wortgu examinstian entirely exonerated hor, bub tho uficre "o welghed fatally vpun ber mind, Schemo to Kidnap an 0ld .