Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1876, Page 1

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They wmay be obtained personally or through the mnfle, {n suia of $100 or multiples thereof, at this bunk, Interest pald as nsunl on savings-hook accounta. E{'DNEY MYERS, Manager, MORTGAGE LOANS Atlowest rates, on Chicsgo property. J. H. REED, New York. JOEIN H. AVERY, 150 LaSalle-sl., Chicago. 7 PER CENT. ~ e wiil make cholce mortgago losns at BEVEN, and RS oy ATERAT O Rt luw ratea. Lot B £ SASG N, 157 168 Dearborn-at. LOANS ON REAL ESTATE In Chieago and Improved enburbs, in sums of 000 und upwards, made at curecnt raten, BAIRD & BDRADLEY, ¢ 80 LuSalle-at. HONEY AT LOW RATES 0 loan on Warchouse Recelnts for Graln and Trovia: 'Ilfmli.ncu Ciey Certieatcs smil Youshers, oi Reuts aud ogen. 5 IEMAN, IyEKeE Jank Coamber of Camiterce, PIROPOSALS, PROPOSALS FOR COAL, CiTr CONPTROLLEN'S OFPICE, } Cuicaao, Ang. 12, 1870, Gealed Proporals will be received unti the 21st inet., for furntshing the Clty of Chicogo witls Coul o8 followa: 1,400 tons (more or less) eelected Lump Frio Conl, or other Soft Coal of the same quality, free from dirt or scroenings, for Fire Department. 200 tons (more or leas) flard (Range) Coal; 160 fons being for Tire Departuent, and 50 tons being fur other unes, 100 tons (more or less) Tard (Small Egg) Coal. Above coat for Fire Departiment to be hauled by clty, remainder to be dellvered as roquired, Riglit rezerved to relect any and all bids, T A FARWELL, City Cowmptroller. TO RENY. TO RENT TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 8 TRIBUNE BUILDING wazcn NT ASNORTHENT OF TOHES, FINE COLD JEWELRY, BILVER AND RILVER-PLATED WARE, AT AboUT Hulf the Regular Pricos, Now being closed ont at the BDANKRUPT SALLE, Cor. of Lake and Olark-sts, Every articlo Warranted. NOTICE. C. L. WEBSTER Iv no lonzer in my emnloy, e W 8 GOO. DIVORCES i ALl Slargy unloss successful. leat city reforences, R 3 MARVYN, Hovin b, 85 Washlugton-at, Ch{~ gy, JL il ls ot authorlzed to transact sny Lusiness in my‘nmu:, o 1n the nanio of the fxn‘nglny ) repra- . E. AND, rn Agent Wells & 1one Co, of Philadeiphis, e e NG THCHLE . LY OBTAINED FOR patibitity, etc,, for real- dents uf iy State. Aml\uu- suMMgcient proof. No POLITICAL. Sam Cary Renews His Pre- cription for Our Fi- nancial llls. Finkelnburg Declines the Re- publican Nomination for Governor in Bis- souri, And Phelps, Demoerat, Likely to Be Forced Off the Ticket. Is A Spicy Interview with Uncle Lew Steward. He Can’t Tell Yet Whether He Is in Favor of Til- den or Cooper. News at the Republican and Dam- ocratic Local Headquare ters. Judgo Doolittle Explains About tho Bo- gus Circular Businesa, SAM CARY. SIS VIEWS ON THE CURRRNCY. New. Yonrk, Aug. 10.—Samucl F. Cary, in his letter accepting the nomination of the Inde- pendent Oreenback party for Vice-Fresident of the Unlted States, saye: ** No man can mistake my position. I declare: “ First—That I sm_in favor of restoriog the l(llver dollar to Its old position as the unit of value, * Second—Tirat all Natlonal Baok notes should be withdrawn from circulation. ‘ Third—That paper moncy shonld consist ex- clusively of notea {ssued by the Guvernment, with such legistation as would cause them to be fully cqual in value to the spedla dollar, under all circumstances and throughout all time. ‘4 Fourth—Tuut intercouvertible bonds of the Government beanng an equitable rate of Inter- est should be issued, so that the money circula- tlon muy be determined, not by an nrburur{ law of Congress, nor by a-board of natfonal bankers, but " by the laws of trade and com- merce, or, in other words, by the deinands of husiness. The Euhl busis of o carrency s a sham and acheat. The truc basis {s the nation- al credit, represcnted by interest-bearing bonds. Stripped of all disguises, the point at fssua fs whether National Banhs shull furnigh all the currency, or whether it shall be supplied by the Government, Both of the old partics are dircetly committed to the policy of an unlimited fssuc of Matlonal Bank notes, and withdrawal and cancollution of all Government currency. The wildest inflation of Natlonal Bank notes is provided for in the Re- sumption act, which both partles are lu favor of, differing onlynato the time when the work shaoll be completed. I shail uvall myself of an carly opportunity to presont an address to the people of the United States, showing the causcs which have brought busincsa mento the verge of bankruptey und the warking, classes to starva- tlum,—causes which, if left td operate, must re- sull fu financlal embarrussment and ruln to Individualg, to corporations, to municipalities, to the States, and the nation; showing also that the polley of the Independent party Is the only one that can bring salvation. Evenif we do not attain complete auccess, we shall rally a force of earnest, true men in cach of the States to whichever party succeeds in the clection, and [:ruvcm. its nccum“pl(slnug the purpose to which oth arc now ples il MISSOURI. PINKELNOURG DECLIRES, 81. Lous, Mo., Aug. 16.—The Committee op- pointed by the Iate State Republican Conven- tion to oftlefally notify Gustavus A. Finkeln- burg of bisnomination for Governor, called on that gentleman this aftornoon and performed the duty aselgned to them, In reply, Mr. Fink- lenburg stated he had repeatedly sald he woull mot be n candidate; that he fent o Cletter to the Convention positivel declining the nomination, and now, after still retlectivg on the subject, ho relverated lis former atatemients, and respectfully hut positively declined the nomination. He dld not {;I\'u any specitic rensons for his decliuation, hut hut it was evident from the tone of his remurks that they are of a business nature, A mecting of the Btate Central Cominittee s called for the 24th inst. to take action on the matter, and 31 the vacancy caused by Mr. Flnk- leaburg’s retirement. 3 * @OV, 'HELPS' RECENTBTEAMNOAT E3CAPADE, Spectat Correspondence of The Tribune. .Br Lours, Mu., Aug. 15.—An emotlonal ele- ment hds been fntroduced into the political cam- paign in this 8tate, and the Democratic candi- date for Governor Is now hunging Sn the ragged edge of u most immoral Niagara. Frequent references o a charge of true tnwardness on the part of Col. Yhelps have recently been made by the newspapers, The Globe-Democrat was the first to throw out ahint of it, und has since followed the matter up by o series of par- ugraphical funucndoes, until the Democratic papers of the city are ulmost frenzled, and the public §s excited: with curfosity to know the bottorm facts. One or two accounts of the af- falr have been published in the interest of the * defendant,’ but the Glabe warns the public to take no stock fn them, ns “the truth s ten times worse” Thus, by a skillful vourse of suggestion und Innuendo, Interest in the matter has been fostered and fntensified, until it has become common talk everywhere, ami nearly every person has a different version of the ve- currcnice upon which to Lase his urguments or Indignation, . The arrival of the steamer Andy Jonson at the wharf yesterday placed withiu my reach the means of getting at the truth of the mat- ter. A8 it will play ap bmportant part in the campalgn, and may result in the removal of I'helps from the ticket, I will send you a correct. version, based upon stutements made by the officers of tho buat and a letter written by one of the ladies concerned, At midnight, Saturday, July 6, the steamer Andy Johnson was on hér way from Keokuk to 8t, Louls. Amoang her passengers was Col, l'hclgs. aveteran pollticlan and ofliecholder of this Btate, und at that tlne an aspirant for the numination of Governor on the Democratic ticket, ‘Tho night was sultry and intensely hot. sleep was ahnost an fnpossibility, especinlly in the ladies' cubin fu o the rear of the Dboat, from which the southiern breeze was ex- cluded. When, shortly after midnight, Mr, Edward Morchouse, the” dlerk, retired, he lclt a lmny of fieuuemcn pln{ln‘g cards In the main cabin,In the party were Col, Phclps, ¢ Bandy " Bugrell, a conductor on the ?ulnuy, Alton & Ht. Louls Rond, and Capt, Phillp Lew, a retired riversian, “‘rlmy were drlukivg Jumons ade when I 7 went to bed,” mald Clerk Morchouse yestepday. The game went on untll nearly 3 o'cluck, ¢ Out of compliment to sodistingulshed o man as Phelps, we did not enforee the rule to stop all gamesat 10 o'clock,” explalned the clerk, Tho party broke up and went to thelr stute-rooms at about 3 ofelock, Hero oceurs o hiatus. Phelps s thoe only wit- uess who can tell what his movements were from the time he entered his rtateeroom up to the moment when the watchman was aroused by a wild shrick pro- ceeding from the ladles’ cabin, Onc of the lady passcugers assists in rflnllnulnfi tho thread, Mra, an r, wifo of & wan employed fn aplaning- mill at Alton, whose former hoine had been at Hanujbal, states In a letter to her brother that she bad lain down upon a sofa hitago CIIICAGO, THURSDAY, AUGUST n the ladies! cabin with all her clothing adjusted. Suddenly ahe was aroured, and, opening her eyes, she found Col. Phelps With huth arms wbout her forin and her hands tlasped {n his, Bhie cried out and struggled to et free, bhut he persisted In his advances, nutfl e cries aronsed two other ladles, one of whom was Miss Ward, of Iaunival. They had been ytng on other lounges in the cabin, and now rushed to the rescite, — Phielns at ouce released Mrs. Long and attacked Miss Ward after the satne fashion. Almost Immediately the watehman arrived, and he eaptured the old man and hurried him to his state-room. This s the oceurrence os plalnly as proper language can tell . The clothing of both ladtes waa disnr- rageed and dbunugzed, and the undergarments of wue of them were Lorn, Yesterduy, when I was on the steamer, I noticed n moad-sized demljohn stunding near the door of the har-rovm. 1 fnduced afriend who wus with me to apply his nose and repart., He gatd "\\'Il!sl?'," whereupon | nnyFu\u‘tl 1o the clerk that Johti Burleyeorn might. fiave been acrountable for the whole thing. “* No, 1 don't. think s0,” sald he. ** Phelps was sober when | went to bed. It wasn't whisky; ft was the nuture of the man,” *When did you beur sbout thia affalri” I asketl **The watchiman reported to meat once, 11t had been \u|'v ordinary man we would hove stopped the boat at once and put i off, but. 1 hated to do b thing to an old mun like Phelps, and expeclaly to ons who had occtipled hl?llsnaluov\fl us he bad.” ' What diit you dol" “Itold thé watchman to keep sn cye on Phelpx’ state-room, and to eall me §f he even showed his head out of the door. But he re- maotued quict all night."” *Why dild {uu conceal the thing from the puhlic 5o Jong{"” 1 did it for the sake of the reputation of the hoat, The worst featire of the affair is the way Phelps abused our klndness and confldence, We showed him every attention; he was never alone; there wus always u servant ot his heels nsking if he diln’t want some- Lllhlfg. Then, because the night was a0 intolerably hot, we allowed him to it up play- Ing cards after hours. We treated him llken distinguished gentleman, and he ought to have remembered {t." ‘The Globe-Denocrat mltmf;cs the memory of one of the clevercat “mashiers™ in Jiteruture by calling the old man Doun Juan Phelps, Dun Junu made love like an artist; Phelps llke a butcher. I wus just gbout to conclude when my eye fell upon the followlng fn the Jepublican of this dates We bave got all the facts nicely arranged, the thne coines, the rovelation wlil be mado. ' a1 Woraa 10 MINOH. - Glnye- Democrite, There haa been enough of this. Not to put tao fine a point upon it, 1t 11 o mewlaciour, mailcions falsehood. We have alteady hranded the atory no, ani we know wereof-we piesl. The attempt to diegrace Mr, Phelps by vile inslunations and in- uendoes will not eucceed, Come out Jike a man, and tell what it Is you chargo upon him1 BoswznL. TRE CLERK'S RTATEMENT. Enectal Dipatch to The Tribune, StiLouis, Mo., Aug. 16,~The scandal agalnst Gen, Phelps, the Demacrutic nominee ffrr (Grov- erntor, has crown to such un extent, that {t {s be- Tieved that'the State Central Committee will force him to retirs from the ticket and repluce him with another candidate. The clerk of the bout has placed the following statement in the hands of the cditor of the Globe-Democrat, which puper will to-morrow publish with edltorial comments: OR BoARD THE STEANROAT AXDY JotNRON, ST, Louis, duly {0, 1876, —Llaving been requested to state the fucta In rexard to the couduct of Cal, John 8, Phelps while on this steatoer ug 8 paesen- ger batween Hannfbal and this city, I will ray that, on the aofternoon of “tho 8th of Jduly, 1870, Col. Plelps came on at Ilsnnibal, sccompanied by o namber of iwell. known cltizens of that place, and by them was tn- troduced tuithe officers of the Loat, lx:{nnlfmmmg the namber, as u gentlemun aod a candi- date far Qovernor of this Siate, I nssigned hm to one of Ao best rooms on the boat, and every sitention was paid him, Thoro were but few ladiva on board that trip, and, as the weathor was very warm, several of ihem lay duwn on the sofas” in the ladics' cabin, “About 1 o'clock that night Col. Phelps went into the ladies' cabin and twice insulted three of the ladics, who are well known and high- ly-msgncteflpnople of this clty. One of the Indies lind a brother on hoard, who, when he heard of the ontrugeaus fnsult offered o hitw eister and her. frlends, would have infllcted sovere punishment on bim (Phelps) if he had not been restrained by some of ue on account of hisoge, and that ouly wus the cause of his not belng put ashore that nizht by the ofkers of the hout, The Andy Johnson artlyed in St, Louls on the morning of ‘tho Uth of July, 1870, E. B. Mohustovss, Clerk ‘This statement (s corroborated by another re- Nable wituess, Thomas 11 Ward, win is a broth- er of one of the ladies fusulted, He says: T was & passenger on the boat on the above trip, and the siatement of the above facts Is correct. Tuonas 1L Wano, Tremendous efforts have been inade by pers sonal and political friends of the Colonel (0 sup- ]-u'un this diegraceful scandal, but the facts huve eaked out, and the statement furnished by Morchouse Is, to_say the least, very mild one thg truth belng that Phelps not only assaulted two ladles, but that o purtially tore tho cloth- ing from one of thetn. LEW STEWARD. . AN IRTERVIRW WITH THE INDEPENDENT AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE TOIt GOVERN From Owr Own Correspontent, P1r.ANO, Aug. 10.—The great North-American candidate for Governor of Illinols an two plat- forms, both different, or, in even moro exalted parlante, Lew Stewardy appropriated your cor- respondent yesterday, e wanted it distinctly anderstood, ho elafmed, that he did not believe that the heterodoxy of Tie Trimunt is visited upon the licads of its ruprescutatives even unto the existing geueration, and lie was willing to speak (of himself) and talk openly (of him- self) to any bird-of-Paradise who had got as far from the bligltlng Influcncos of Tug Timune as Plano. The establishment of this basis open- ed the worthy gentleman's mouth to #s whlest extent, and ho talked Lew Steward and his sur- roundings from early morn to dewy tratn-time. Bituated In any other way than st the head of one platform and tafl of another, Steward would bu generally accepted as a very clever lay- preachier with but one text; and that, hlmsclf, IN PERSONAL APPEARANCE o illustrates the proposition that Nuture fs im- partial in the distribution of her gifts; and that, where she denfes phenomenal intelligence, she bestows legs, e (s wanan about 50 years of age, and, apart from o certaln aspect which suggests that he wus construted by o saw-mill out of u green treo, e fs rather good-looking, His eyeund mouth are good enough, and, for the fnformatlon of thore who never heard of him until the colabitation of two Demo- eratfe platforms gave him political birth, ft might be interesting to obscrvo that lils hose Is prominent, and s halr u sort of iron-gray. Vuring his money-making offorts, Lie assumed the bubltiments and physical char- ueterlstics of A GRANGER; and the dust of his travels still cling to his boots with fur inore commendabla tenacity than the buttons to lis cont. Though he has shat- tered his connection with the “manufacture of haryesters, the scent of his old and most (nno- cent occupation clings to him still; and the straw hat with the faded band cants down to- wards the bridge of his nose witha knowing olr, that scems to eny that, though 1t has lost 1ts savor, he dare not cast It from him, lest It t 1t knows of his wonderiugs. Lew Bteward's oflice 1s pleusuntly und airly situated at the top of three broad and com- modious wooden steps, and has a pleasant and romsntle eastern view of a large und superior lumber-yard. Into this sanctum the aceom- tshed candldate led me, and, disposing of his nordinate length of nether Hmnbs so us to bring them even murs prowminently before the com- munity, he settied bimself for the cofforts of un interview, N Now, thore have been some bad rumors atloat voncerning the geotlemuu's trestment of the farmers tn the BALE OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, and it beeamo {mportant to know inhaw far o had martyrized himself [u the interests of the husbandsitan. . ** Can you tell mo of the compact between the manufacturers, by which it was agreed that o wachincs should bo sold tu the Grangest ™ # Wedid scll to the flrlngcn," said he, " Yes, for 8 while: but why did you stop?" “Well, the middlemen began to kick, Wo done it for some tine; but these middlemen woulda't have ft."” % Then the reason of the abandonment of that practice was mot because tho wanufacturers 17, 1876, caine to the concluston that the Grangers had no organization or standing in ln\vl and, there- fore, conldn’t he sued or tristed “They had no standing in law, that's trus.” “\Was that the reasont you refused to trust them 1 “Itell you the middlemen woulin't have it so, wud I" think a great wany of the many- factirers sold then fnstead. At Jeust, thot (s u rumor 1 hrard, s . “Ditl you ever hear the rumor that the monn- fucturers refuzsed Lo sell to Lhe Grangers exeept fur cash, and thot they entered into oo agree- ment to that effect 1M 0 THE DEVILL Life 18 too short to remetwber all the rumors I lave heard,” 1id you ever hear that one 1" "I ean’t remember all [ hear. There are thousands of ritinora afloat. Why, it Is rumored thut T um a very profane and vulzar man,” * Did you_peronally, elther vrofanely, yul- garly, or otherwlse, ebter futo any such agree. ment ' ** Noy I never d1d.” w i you eell to Grangers directy 1" Yo, | i1 “ You sold to them after your agreement with nanufacturers “that you would sell dlcnen, didn't yon * ¥ Eiteh compa “* But you sald Lo middlemen ufter such cotne pact was inaded’ “ Yen, 1 eald to nnybody 1 ¢ And you sulil to fasmiers, 100, and held ont the Inducement that you would take old hapie- ments in purt psyment:" MImay have taken my pay TIIN BEST WAT T COULD GRT 1T, “Didn't the middlemen ‘kick ' at that “They had nothisg to do with it. 1sold to whom I pieased,” “ DI you ever refuse to sell the farioers when they wouldn't pay the cash " T always #o o to farmers on credit.” ¢ Withoiit any cashi™ 4 “Oh! we wanted some cash vight down; bit sometimes we didn't demand that," “Those Instances were where you knew the farmers were zood, were they not " “ont I don’t know,” **How did the middlemen come out In thelr transactions 1 “They grot stuck, gome of 'ern—stuck bad.” HDI" you ever get stuck badly on your saleal! “ No, #ir! The farmers, to thelr credit, pald usup ih most Inatances,” . *Then you snust have picked out the good customers i’ O we gold oor harvesters Hfiht along." Are you In the husiness now? “No, I pulied ont of jt." “Iow nbout those stories of YOUI VCLUARITY AND ODSCESITY]" ““‘hf’ they arose from a story I related on ——, When he wos at a certaun European Court. M tell it to you,” And he did, with appropriate and fllustrative gestures, I dow't know of any way of soften- ing the story o as to muke it fit for publication, As Stewand told it, ke enjoged it amozingly; oud, a3 u satire on the victimof the yarn, as well 18 on common decency, {t Is unparlnclcd‘ “As to my jlliterstencss,” he contioued, “that came frow u carcful reading of the Cni- eago Journal." “By the way,” sald be again, after a pause, 4t i8 dinner-thue. Cotne up to iy house an take dinner.” His bugpgy wos ontside, and we jumpad in. First ic drove around 115 POSIESSIONS,~ pointing out his saw-inills, horee-farms, race- track, und varlous domalns. The upper half of the village seems to helang to bim, and evident- Iy lix has taken o great deal of pride in keeping it good shupe. As he drove intoa ereck to water his horse, he ealled attention to the shal- Tow water and slugglsh current, “Aud yet," gald"he, “the d—d thing never freezes over.” dl‘“ the house quite a purty had nseembled for nner, *+'This Ia nothing," he explained. * Not long oo I hud Fust-Mall Bangs and Smith. *Gooil heavens !’ as Byron says, ‘can such naunes min- glel Thelr wives wero here, and 1t was awfully warn, and I proposed to Bangs and Smith that we go to dinner in our shirt-sleeves, That auited them, oud I told their wivea thut T had the reputation of being the WORST-MANNERRD MAN IN TIE BTATE, but that 1 found bud manners sometines very comfortable,”” In a roomy, vauited dinlng-roomn, cool, and plensantly [n” coutrast with the heated air ont- doors, a most excellent dinner wus offered the hungry guests. “1am told,” sald Lew, after a short silence, ~"*1 am told that Dick Ogleely is jealous bes cause som one suld I could outsivenr him. ! W Are you golng Lo stump the State with Lim on that busist " “ [ guess not. And Toraco Greeley was an- other man who could express himself.” He used to d—n the d—Q razor, and the d—d] man that made ft, in the most approved style. But I never heard his honesty nttacked.” * But that was before e got the Democratie rathication,” “ Perliaps 80,” muaed Lew, as he speculated on the conneetion, The conversation took sudden tangents, Somnctimes it dwelt on polities; and Steward confessed that his immediste community was etrongly Ropublican, and therefore agalnet him. ‘To his thances ho made no allusion, but pre- gerved o calm, complacent air of security. “By the way," he exclalmed, ‘TNz Tiin- UNE lieeps asking WO LEW STEWARD 18, What is that for{” Y Perhaps it wanta to know, yott know." “Well, it will And out after f et to be Gover- or.” “What are sou golog to do! Suppress the paperit? *Oh, no! I don’t think I care to do that. Tur TRInuNs basi't treated me very badly,” “Not ut all. It has merely demunded infor- mation.” Strolling back to the depot, my curlosity as to his letter of aceeptance was aronscd. * Wlien are you golug to write It, or are you going In withgut miy 1" L haven’t made up iny mind what 1 shall do yet.” T Arc you not golng to express any oplnion upon the platforms on which {'ull atand ' ¥ haven't thought much abont It. There fs time enough any way, for it took Tilden longer to write his letter than 1 have had.”® “¢}_r'c you & hard-money man or u soft-money man THAT DEPENDS on what you eall soft money. It seems now that sllver I the softest money wo huve.” # Are you an {nflationist or i contraction{st 1’ 41 am opposed to contracting su os to cripple the country. 1 am In favor of inflation to the extent the business-publie need.” Whether he meant to say that or not, it fs o clearer exposition of s views than ho has ever before vouchsufed, “Are In fayor of Tilden und Hendricks or Caoper ind Cary "Hiiw tun 1 felf now? A man often chunges Dis amind" # But have you not Joaked into the difference Dbetween thelr platforms! Iave you not thought these things over (" Sllp})ums I have thought something uhont them, if I make my views publie, where am [7 . Linay want 1o change my miud, and I want to be AT LINERTY TO DO B0." “C\Whiich of the two platforms of the State—T mean the two on which you wers nominated— o you support " ' Now, there I8 the same thing again; and, Pcsh}f‘l. what do the people care for my opiu- ons * The peaple who nominated you latd down certain prinviples, of which they ‘suggested ‘f‘uu as the exponent, They might be interested In knowlng liow far you agzres with them, ™ * You see, I must think things over.” 5 Do you belieye frplicitly in the Decatur platforn 1" 1 helieve in part of it."* ® \What part 1" 4That I'am not prepared to say at present.' “ Do you belleve fu any part of the Spring- fleld platform 1" 1 think I may soy I do," ** Then you plck out porttons of the two plat- forms, and coustruct a third one, on which you atand 11 ‘' 1IAVE MY OWN IDEAS." * Do those idess extend beyond your own po- sitlon, and nfiply 0 the natfonal platforins {* “Idon't konw {f my views of the national platforms would bo of any good, “Phinking as you do upon the wnlllcllnF principles luld down by tho whole Democratic jarty, can you conslstently voto for elther Tildon or Covpori ® A man may choose between Lwo evils.? ¢ Which do You consider the Jcast? " “1¢ I should make up my mind now, I might wout to changeit before election, and it wouldn't do to make my preseot views known.’* ' [s your reticence based on a fear of Injurln)z your own chances, or really becauso you havon't nade up your roind 1% 1 dou't thiuk 1y viewsare of any importance to the ruhllc. and I don't care to make them kaown.'* And the traln came along and [ left him there, stdI vaclllating upon the questions of l.(l:e duy. CREEK, FOR CONGRESS. BIICRIGAN. Apertal Dinpatch 1o The Tridune. GRAXD Rapips, Mich., Aug, 16,—The Natlon- al aud Democratie parties of this District metin Congresstanal Conventlon scparately in this ¢ty to-day amd nominated Myron Harris, Eaq., a farmer of Ottawa County, oy thelr candidste for Cougress, Jle 18 a Greenbacker, a lfedong Democeat, and a Granger, If reports be true, bhe ts a man abiont 60 years old who has never had any real experience in public Wfe, and s sure 1o he defeated by from 2,000 to 8,000, Dernoir, Mich,, Aug. 16.—Ieary Chamber- Jin wats to-ay nosinated by the Démocrats for Conweess from the Fourth District. It ts ex- tm'lml he will also recelve the support of the ircenback party. Spertal Disifon 1o, The Tyl Spertal Dispritch to The Tytbune, Garesnung, Nl Aug, 16,—The Ninth Con- greeelonul District Republican Convention met tu the Opera-louse tn this city to-day. Fulten, Knox, earia, aud 8tark Counties compose the District. In the Conventlon Fulton was en- Litled 1o 17 delngntes, Knox to 2, Peoria to 18, and Stark to 6. " The following jrentiemen were put tn numinnt G, Barrere and 1. H. Boyd, of Fultor Starr and_ M. A, Fuller, uf lh!rx;, of Peorfa; J. IL Lewis, fter a lvelvskirmish and & o deal of speceh-making the Ifon, Thomus A. oyd, of Fulton County, upon the twetfth taliot, was nominated for Congressman by a majority of 1 vote. 'The fight made for the renomination of Mek Whiting by the Whisky-Rine delegates of Teozly, buacked by the Hank Sanderson branch of this city, was notlecable throughout the Conventlon, and on_the snnouncement of the result of the twelfth Dballot they hecame completely demoralized. The result of to-doy's work Is the overthrow of this powerful Ring, and honest Republicans are rejoleing to-night over the victory. oo, Fpecial Disputrh ta The Tridune. Torepo, 0., Aug, 16.—The Reputilican Con- vention of this (1he Sixth) Cougresslonal Dls- trict held a largely-attended Convention here today, An animated struggle has been gotng on letween lhecumbunn of Gen, L R, Sher- wood, fromerly Congressman from this Dis- triet, and thosc nspnscd 1o him. A large part. of the lutter united in pressing the nomination upan ex-Gov, Cox, who declined to recelve it, except us the unanimous offer of the whole par- ty. Matters were etill further complicated by the appearsnee in_the fleld of John Spillene o the Granger candldate. The Convention orran- 1zed by the clection of the Hon, John R. Oxhorne us Chairman., On the firet ballot each of the candidates developed about an equal strength. On the second Cox galned a little, and Sher- wood withdrew. Outhe third ballot Cox re- celved 102 out of 170 votes, and, before the re- sult was announced, Spillane withdrew and bis sy ;mm-m and those of Sherwood united fn asking that Cox’s nomination he made nuant- mous, which was done by acelamation, ard the Convention adfourncd In harmony, ‘The Re- publicans 2re very sauguine of an overwheliniog Victory. KENTCERY. ‘Thte Hon, M. J, Ditrham was renominoted for Congress to-day ot Stanford by ucclamation. ILLINOIS. DUSZER HILL. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. CanrrsviLy, 1, Aug. 16.—The Republican ratly held at Bunker Hitl to-day waos a grand sitceess, and s conclusive evidence of the re- turnlug of the old-time cuthuslasm to the Re- publican party of Central Iltinois. The various townships of the county were represented hy Inrge delegations, fncluding Hoyes and Wheeler Clubs, earrying bauners aod flage. The pro- cessfon was one of the largest ever scen in this part of the State. The numnber present was from 0,000 to 8,000. They were addressed by the Hou. G. Baker, candidate for Con- grees, Io one of the beet cfforts of his Hfe, in which hLe showed up the Democratic party in its true light; also the Ifon, Charles Fletcher, of St. Loufs, and Gen. Krefner, of Belleville, Both mado IL*HLHI'; spreche A large torch-ligut proccssion {8 now parading the street. CORDEN. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, CAnnoNDALE, 1., Aug. 16.—The Hayes end Whecler Club, numbering near 100, ‘met at Cobden last evenlug for Iy, Prof, G. C. Ross, Elector of the Elghteentl District, of this El;m:, and Col. Len L. Wiley, candldate for congress, of Makundo, addreesed the meeting, Notwithstanding the lnclemencey of the weather & fuir audlenee assembled und were in high glee at the prospect before themn, PIFTIETH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. dpezinl Dispuatch fo The Tribune, Carpoxoary, 1L, Aug, 16.—~The Republican Scnatortal and Represeutative Convention of this (Fiftieth) Senatorfal District, cunprising Alexander, Jackson, and Union Counties, met at Auna this nfternoon, Each county was fully represented, and cach delezation was insplred with full confldence thut the ticket to be selected would be sucvesaful, notwithstantding the usuat Democratic majority of 1,200, Chatles Nellls, of Culro, was nominated for Senator, William H, Woodwand, of this vity, and Thomas il. Philiips, of Jouesboro, were nomfunfjed for Representatives, The nomination of * Weod- ward was by ncelamation, Nellis snd “Phillips were nade unani- mous, The very best of hartmony amd good fecting prevafled. These nominations are reeeived by the people with the greatest degres of satisfuctlon, The breach in the Democratic vanks is widening, Oberly, candidate for Rep- resentotive, has withdrawn. Petitions numer- onaly signed by the leadhng Democrats of the district are befig cirenlated, requesting Mesers, Towns and Albright to withdraw that & pew Demovratic Conventlon miay be calied, Townes and Albright positively refuse to comply, and thus the battle wages. 1t I8 audaclous on the part of these petitio: to take this step. Dlpaici f5 The Trivune Bpecial Dispalch to T ; Jdories, 1L “The Young Men's Republican Cl y held another en- thuslastic mceting ut the Court-House to-night, An Executive Camumittee for general work was appofuted, and also w commnittee fn each ward toattend to the immediate enrollment of the Republican yoters of thelr reapective wanls, to complete rolls of the Republicans who will cast thefr first vote in November next, to attend to, and aid In, eccuring naturallzation papers for all Republlcan voters nrcdlnr them, aud to perform such other dutles under the directlon of the Exccutive Committee as may borequired of them, The elub s startiny off suspiclousty, y nutnbering 210 members, and will work and those of KANBAS. REPUDLICAN STATE CONVENTION, Torxxa, Kan, Aug. 16.—The Republican State Conventlon inct here ut 2 o'clock this af- ternoon, J. W, Bcott Is Temporury Chalrinan, ond W, W, Walton Seerotury, The usual con mittees were then appoiuted, and the Conven- tlon took & recess. ‘Tho Convention reassembled at 3:30 p, m,, but the Committes on Credentlals not being reaudy to report, the time till 6:80 was con- sumed {n making speeches, At that hour the Committes on Organization reported A, H. larton as Pormanent Chalrman, and 8, J. Perry Secretary, Adjourned till 8 o'clock, when the Committee on Resolutions reported . platform, which was reaommitted, not belng satisfactory, The Committes on Credenttals not yet report- cd, not belng abls to decide some’ contested seats, und furtber business of the Convention canuot progress untlt this is doze, CHICAGO, REPUDLICAN READQUANTERS, Notbing occurred yesterday in local political circles of astartling uature. Among the catlers ut Republican headquarters wera Adjt.-Gen. Ii{lilard, of Bpringtield; Gen. 8. A. Hurlbut, of Belyidere, on his return from Washingtonj W, C. Kucffuer, of Helleville; R, L. Devine, of Bycamore; Sherif? Holcomb, of Bycumore. Tho two lust-natned gentlewen wero arruuging for large inass-meetings to be held at Sycainore within a short time. Mr. KuefIuer, of Belloville, reports that, while & fow Liberals {n 8t. Clalr County are for Til- den, a decided majority is forlayes. Thesame 1 true of Madison County. Gov, Bevorldge will speak Baturday eveniug at Madison, Wis., at a Hayesand Wheeler masa- meeting. Heo speaks at Gllman, I, TF & y afternoon, Aug. 22; ot Urbans, on th 5 - uvuon of the 23d; at Clumpaign, on the * ig of the 21d; at Monticello, on the 24th’ at Hillshora, on the 25th. Ie wili prohably be accompanied in his journeyings to and fro, up and down the carth, by Col. Grorge H, Harfow. Gen. Iurlbut left for Belvidere lnst evenlnf. Iie waa jubifant over Republican prospects In the Fourth Congreasional District, and pre- dleta a mafority of from 5,000 to 10,000, 1Te Mf" nearly all the Liberals have come back to the purty’s that thereare very few, i€ any, Stewunl men ft that sectlon, und that everything is shaping up for a square party tight this fall. THR DEMOCHATS, Among the visitors ut Demovratic headquar. ters yeaterday were Lieut-Gov. Glenn, of Mount Hterlings Charles H, Sbriner, of Penn- sylvaniai Lou Van Patten, of St. Charles, IH. 3 Sim Robinson, and othera, Lient.-Guy. Glenn was on his way to the Democratie stamp fn Ine diana, und left for thut region last evenlog. During the day be sat around talking with Sen- ator Robinson'and ane or two others of the falthful. Between them they managed to figure up 20,000 majority for Tihfen in Judlana, und were extravkzant in their hopes of success in INinots, They were each and every one of them loud in their prafses of Tikden, Hendrloke, Lew Steward, and Blue Jeaus Willlams, ‘The State candiidates will sit with the Dem- oeratic Stute Central Committee, at the rovms of the latter, next Tuestay at 11 o'clock. Fach candidate §8 expected to bie ready by that tine tu exactly define his position, ‘The following-named geatlemen constiute the Committee to look after the disposition nf the Chicago burrel of money: Sol A. Smith, Rnbert Luw, D, B, 8hipman, Joseph O, Rutter, L. B. Otls, 'Col, P. M. Cleary, dohn V. Ayer, tireus Lafin, Jotm . Hoxie, Obadiah Jack- aom, Geo, L. Dunlap, J, B, Waller, R. Hall Me Curinlek, Joseph Sherwin, D, W, Richardeon, C, L. Raymond, D. K. Pearsons, John A, Tyrrel, Samuel Baker, Henry A, Kobn, John M. Duu;.'ilnsx il, C. Ayer, "W, C. D. Grannis, Red- mond Prindiviil, Alexander Thorue, 8. Munroe, K. Stowe, Frank B, Danlel Thompson, James W. Odell, J, Fisler, W. D, 'Kerfout, Michacl Brandt, L. B. Sidway, J, V. Clarke, D). H. Deuton, John A. King, John O'Nelll, Robert Forsythe, A, C. Btory, 1L E. Goodell, Asa Dow, " Josepl K. Smlih, Thomas Brendn, Thomas Foley, Junes T. Hoyne, Charles Kern, V. C. Turner, B. Callaha, Thomns A, Moran, TUZ DEMOCHATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTER et yeaterday ot 12 o'clack, Lieut.-Gov. Glenn looking {n to prevent the thiee or four members who were present from_getting lonesome. The noon hour was wasted in the usual political mnall-talk, and the Committee ndjourned with- out having accomplished anything, The Arbl- tration Cotnmittee met at b p. u., but did no husiness of any conrequence, The recently- )qulnlud Finauce Committee will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Yalmer Hottee headquarters. THE INDEFESDENT ORZENNACKERS were quiet yesterday. After the excess of co- thustasm of the day before, caused by the ad- vent of Lew Bteward, the ¢ull, heavy reaction consequent upon suchi an Inspiriiz event set in, As the duy wore on they recovered thelr pirits, oud met to hear favorable reporta frum thelr yarious committees to arrange for the Green- huclt snass-oectiog. The Independent ‘Green- Dack Club has been lnvited to make fts head- quorters for the campnign at thie club-room of the Tremont House. They have accepted the fnvitation ot the proprictors, and will_move their effects to-day, It will not be o Hereu- lean task, inasmuch as the *effccta are de- claedly mieagre. Col.’R. M- Springer left for Indianapolis last evening with the futention of belng present at the Cooper_and Cary mnass-mecting In thut ¢ity to-nigbt. Both C.'s have been forniatly {n- vited to the coming nss-meeting in Chivago, but Col, Springer has been deputized tu give the gentlemen a highlv urgent, pressing, and personal fuvitation, ua well us to assure thein tanut the brethren in this locality are with them, heart, soul, and pocketbouks. THE_GERMANS, A mceting of the Exccutive Comnmittec of the German Republican Club was held at headquor- ters, corner of Lake and Clark streets, last evening, Mr. Floto In the chalr. On rmotfon, 1t was rezolved to Inerease the number of the Ex- eetitive Comnmittec to_100; which will be done within u fow days. Mr. Vocke reported that within the next tiree days he would be in a po- #ition to announce when ex-Senator Carl Schitrz will be able to visit this city and speak at o grand mass-meetivg. to be held about the st of next month. Henry 'uhod\’ PIRST WARD, ‘The First Ward Democratic Club fs n gloomy organization, and to ali appearances somebody should come to its finuncial relief ut once, Its club-room daoor at No. 77 Clark street, bears the signiticant lnbe) “for rent," aud yem.enln{- the boartless Gas Company cut off the gas, At its meeting last night, which was elimly attended, the light, us a consequence, waus aiforded by a few tatlow candles, P, McHugh presided, The Commlttee appointed at o furmer mecting to seeuru anothier rouin, reported that it had tried tne credit of the Club on sundry land- lords, but to no avall, an thut in the asbgence of money nothing could be done. The Commlttee on” Constitutlon und By-Laws reported, and the report was adopted. Amone the artleles reported was the one o favor of the Club uaming the delegates to the County Lonvention, which wus opposed by n mewmber in the foterest of the purty, He was met by a Mr. Hurb, who took occssion to say that tile caucus system was a fraud, cte, led 1o ballut-box stufling, and suudry other evils, go- fog sofur as 1o say that suine of his learcra kuew, fromn experience, the truth whereof he 8 Dave ‘Thornton squirmed, sumewbat, under the charrce, but did not respoud. No other business was transacted, THIRD WARD. The Third Ward Republicans held a mecting last evenlng at thelr rooms, No. 1127 State street. Ex-United States Dlstrict Attorney J. 0. Glover was clected Chalrmau and Mr. It A Steele Seerctary. Mr. Kirk Hawes, candidate for Congress, made an excellent spuech, sud was followed by C. Gireeley, K., who fulrly bolleit over with putriotism. Addresses were also made by J. If, Clough aud J, 1L Jtuberts, which were interrupted by Trequent applause. TOURTEENTIE WARD SCANDINAVIANS, Campalgn-Company A, about 120 men, held, Wednesday night, a torch-light procession from the epginc-bouse on Erle street, through Mil- waukee avenue, Rucker street, L‘hlmgo avenue, Sungamon, lmflunn, und Union strects, Capt, Ewmbret and Licuts. Newton, . Nordhelm, aud Ole Berdixun, were commanders, When' the rrocesslon passed the Buebler Hall, whero the Fuurteeutt Ward Republican Club held a ineet- ing, they marched in and Capt, Embret made o apeech on behulf of the company, The Chalr- man of the Club answered. This company was the first organized ju-thls campalgn, aud it owes ity great suceess ostly to the activity of Capt. Emlret, one of our oldest aud most relfable Republicans, 3 TENTIL WATD, The Tenth Wanl Scandinuvians met at the old eugine-house on Erie street, pear Milwutkee avenns, lust evening for the purpose of orgun. {zing Compuny * 1" Hayes und Wheeler Minuta Men, The meoting was called to order by A, Miller, and on_motion Mr, Mosuess was elected Chalriman and Peter Newton acted ns Secretary, The following ofllcers were then elected by ae- clamation: A, Miller Cuptaing Axel Olson First Licutenant; A. Gullickson Second Lieutenant, A, Miller addressed the new company o a fes but very thaely and pertinent remarks, On nintliun the mecting adjourned till Tueaday nlghte SEVENTERNTIL WARD, ‘The Seventeenth Ward Democrats met in the swelteringly ot basement on the corner of Qutarlo and Murket atreets last night, Peter Conlon presided. . J, Wilder begun the busi- ness by u characterlstic campaign speech, full of {uvectives against th Republicans and of glori- ficatlon u(nfim noble urmy of Democrats, s harangue proved eptuble, and he wus much applauded. Messrs, John flt:lllnlruc. Lyman, utd Carney, aired their optnlons ot considerable lengud, and'the meeting adjourned, 4UDGE DOOLITTLE. T0 ihe Kiitor of The Tribune. Cnicaco, Aug. 10.—I observe in your paper this wmorniog ‘un article under the head of * Remick Discovered; Judgu Doolittle's Scheme to Capture Waverlng Republicans.” 8o far as your article chiarges mo with any ro- sponslbllity, advice, or kuowledge of the circu- lur fasued by " F. A, Remick to the Postinast. ers of Wisconsin, it is simply falac. 1 neyor kuew anything about it until [ saw it pnblished in Tur TumuNe some days sinco. Mr, Rem- ick I do vot know, but am informed he lives at LaCrosse. I have made inquirles about the matter, and learn that sowme tiwe since, without any knowledgu on my part, Mr, Remlck, or some one for him, asked a young mau, st the timo a clerk in our law oflice, to collect letters address- ed to him at the Post-Otlice In Chicago, and for- ward them to La Crosse, Ilo lins doue 50, and 4 —_—— =~ PRICE FIVE CENTS. snmetimes the meseengor boy called at the " Office for him, ax [ u&“(nmr{mfl.l Poste Asto any scieme an iny part hy indirection, trick, or faise personation, to obtain votes, I res pudiito i itbogether. I fo) aure ou hars nown me too long nnd well to betfove that I have ever sought to infuence the political action of any humsn' helnz cxcc{:! by qpen, fair, and manly argument. Respectfully yours, £ R DooLrrria, TRE IRDEPENDENTY' MASS-MEETING, To the Editor of The Tribune, Cmicaao, Aug. 16.—WI son allow me spaco in your papur to say that a small handbill has been Issucd, apparently from the hcadquarters of the Independent Greenback Btate Centrad Comunfttce [n this city, dated Aug. 11, and hr;:-:lr drettlated, announcing that Peter Coope er wili be in Chicago to speak at the Greenback Mass Convention un the 23d Inet. | ‘This bill saye that Peter Caoper will be present and addreas the meeting, It Is signed by AL M. Pomeroy, dJ. A, Noonun, James Springer, 8, 8. Millar, an M. D. Lathrop, Committes on Advertising and Printing, and Is, €0 fur us my name {s concerned, u forgery, aud usal without my knowledge or consent, It I8 alsn sanounved in this bill that $0,90 men {n line wil march in torchlight pro-- censiun throuzh the strects, Jhere will be a Masa Convention. It will b, addreased by prominent speakers, There will donbtless be u torchlight procearion, but Iy s r will be here; ho not expected that Peter Coo) has up to this bour siznifled no willingneas' or ahility to he present, and I ask you to give pul» lidty to this that people muy not be deceived fo Io.w]nfil)mmu aid miaking” journeys to sceu man who {a not. expected 1o ‘be preeent. Thoe unwarmnterdt use of my name in this hill as ;,m-l:cr and as u commiticeman, doing what the xecutlve Committee ulone hus power or projier authority to do, i3 the reason for asking you to publish this letter that people nay be giarded’ 43 1ar as poesible agalost deerptive fmposition. Very truly thine, M. M. Poucinoy. MISCELLANEQOUS. LAPONTE, 13D, Spectal Dispatch to The Tritune. LaPonrre, Ind., Avg. 16.—J. C. Schriver and J. B, 8toll, Demourata, spoke ton fair audienca In the Court-Houre yard this cveniug. ‘Thefr spreches were only repetitions of the old Demo- cratie story,—hu tew polats and 1o argumente. L] LLEIART, IND, Spectal Ditpatch to The Tritmne. Erkmant, Iod, Ang. 16—Gen. I M. len, of New York, uddressed o large and onthusiun- tie wocting of Republicans here this eyening. A torclilight processfon, witnessed by 2 large crowd, took place in the rarly evening. LOUISIAXA REGISTRATION. NEw OnueANs, La., Aug. 16.—Fx-Gov, Hlatn has teeu nppolnted State” Rewister of Voters, vleo Wright, resigued. ARRAKSAS, Kpectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Lrrrne Hock, Ark., Aug. e breach n the Republican ranks wia healed to-day, harmouy prevaile, The new-deal ticket §s - drayrn from the field, and tien. A. W, Bisthop, their eandiilate for Governor, hus accupted tha same position on the resuler ticket, ex-Gov, Drooks withdrawing. The regular tlcket re- matns intact with tlis change, The clection of the Republican ticket of thls county Is deeineid certain, but leading State_ aml county officialy upenly boast that all Republicans ‘shall bo counted vut. INDEPENDENCE, 1A Spezial Diepaich 1o Te Tribune, Drnuogque, Ia, July 16.—At che Eepublican Judicial Conventfon held todday at Independ- ence, Sylvester Bagg received the nomination for Circult dudge un the first ballot. 1. C. Hcmmhmm:{, of Delaware, wus the only other name offered. MADIPON, Wi3, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, AManison, Wis, Aug. .—A large crowd of our Repubifean citizens gathered at. the rooms fitted up for the Hayes and Wheeler Club to organize. A, Sextui was clected President end H. A, Lewls Secrctary. GOV, DEVERIDGE, SrmiNoricLy, (11, Aug. 16.—Gov. Beveridgo w’mh speak ot Madison, Wis.,, next Saturday night. SOUTH CANOLINA DENOCRACY, Corusnia, 8, C., Auz. 16.—W, W. Hanles was clected Permanent Tresident of the State Democratle Convention last night. The Con- ventlon {s in secrot sesslon to-dny. State ticket was unavluously nominaied, with Gen, Wade Hawpton for Governor, after which the Convention adjourned until to-inor= row, - ONI0 GREEXDACKERS. CLRvELAND, O., Aug. 16,—A call is tssued for an Ind I ndent Greentmek State Cunven tion, to be held at Columbus, Scpt. 12. Tha call is fssued by the Secretary of the Greenbacle Natioual Convention, and is signed by Reuben Snrrull, a member of the Commitieo from o, TIE INPLATIONISTS, Bpeclul Dispatch 1o The Trivune. ISprNAroLly, Ind., Aug. 16.—The Inde- pendent State Convention, to Gll vacaneies on the tivket, will tnect to-morrow, From fudicu- tlons to-nlght thcre will ot be enuugh peoplo liere to make up the ticleet, Geu. Cary, candl- date for Vice-President, will arrive to-morrow and address o meeting to be held to-morrow afternoon, FIRES. IN CIIICAGO, AL 1:05 this morning an slarm was sounded fron? Box 819, st the corner of Madisun and Halsted streets. The fire was discovered In tha rear of No.176 West Madlson strect, & two-story and busement frame bullding, occupled as boarding-house by Mra. M, Hooper, sud owned by Trucsdell Bros, It i3 supposed to have been tho work of an incendlary, as the fames origle nated in the back kitehea that had not not been used for some months. The damage to the bujlding was sbout §150 aud to the furniture $50, there belng uo Insurance. Al TOLEDO, O. Toreno, 0., Aug. 16.—A four-story block, corner of LaGrange and Water ctreets, owned by I' 1L Berckbead, and oceupled by the Vulon ){uuhlnc and Iron Works, was destroyed Ly fire this evening, A portionof the machinery was saved. Loy, $14,000; partially fnsured. AT LEVIS, CAN, Qeenec, Can.,, Aug. 16.—The tan-ynrd of Amdre Brochue and twenty-five liouses in Lovis were burned this worning, Theloss is §100,0003 partially {usured, MUSKEGON, MICIT. MuskecoN, Mich.,, Aug. 16.=The dry-kiln connected with the Mason Lumber Company was burned to-day. Loss, $15,000; fusured for $7,000 AT WESTPORT, N. Y, Wastrort, N. Y., Aug, 10.—An incendiary fire, last night, destroyed the business portion of this town. The loss {s $75,000. e —ea————— THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—1a, m.—In the Lake reglon, stationary or rising, follawed by slowly falling barometer, statlonary to rising tempera- tare, winds mostly from the uortheast and utheast, and partly cloudy weather, with Eg}ufilr Tuin nrcl;s from the Upper Lakes 1o he rie, Spectal Dirpateh to The Tridune. Dununu’:’."la.. Aug. 16.—~A violent wind and rain-storim paaseéd over this city this afternoon. The roof of a portion of the new saw-wmills of Ingram, Kennedy & Day was blown off, uud onw of the workwen serfously hurt, LOCAL OBSERYATIONS, Cuioago, Aug. 13, ‘Matimum thermometer, 78, GEKHDAL OBSERYATIONS. Minhnun, 61, Ciiioauo, Aug. 1d=Midnighs, Bar.( Tar. | _Wind, _{Rain] Waaiher M ! Toudy a7 toudy, Suifalu ... ut udy. Cloveland; o0 uily. ™ . & 8 Cloudy, o alr. & loudy, 77 Cloudy. [ Cloudy. 61 loudy, & Cloudy. 3 Cloudy. 66 [Calu Clear, 74 8., gestle.. L Cloadr,