Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1876, Page 2

the clause In the St. Louls platform which cone demned the Resumption act, and those who were oppored to a forced return Lo apecic-pay- suents by contraction would not vate the Demo- eratfe ticket on account of that declnration. There were thouzands of men now for Tilden who would vote for Cooper, Mr. Witliam Orledge, of Wisconsin, Chalr- 1nan of the Greenback Cominities of that Btate, snid they would only hold thefr orgauization Where, expecting to poll 20,600 votes, 0GDEN AVENUR CLUIL An adjourncd meeting of the fiepnplicans of the Fifth District of the Tiwelfth Ward was held Jast eyening In the Nieadquarters, corner of lto- Dey street and_Ogden avenue, Mr. 11, J Evans in the chair. Mr. Wilkinson, of the Committee 'on Organization, presented Ilm conatitution aud by-laws of the Club, which will hercafter ba Known as the Ogden Avenus Hoyes and Wheeler Club, The fustrument of organization was adop The election of ofiicers resulted as follows: Prostident, W. A. Caswellj Firat Viee- President, Capt, Laughling Becond Vice-Prosi- dent, George Moorehionse; Seeretary, Charlcs L. Bradiey; Treasrer, I ¥, Mahler; Executive Committce, D, McMillan, I, J. Evans, Joln D, Sutter, Frauk Carson, and Ienjumnin Goodhue, Gen, Reynolds, who was present, was cailed awpon for u few reniarks, and, In resjouse, satd that the orzanization of inarching companies on the Soutli Side has been so perfect yeady the Democrats had given 1t up, conceding 1hat the “c\\\\l)llumw wilt clect all thele catdi- dates in that district. He urged the Weet Slders to thoroughly organize, and In thut cvent there could_be 1o doubt but what the Demo- crats wowld_ surrender # the Sccond Con- ressfonal District a5 they had already in the lrst, Mr. Dyball was called upon for a &) ,cehi 4 response, suggested that the Hepub could only win this fall by bard work. Clark Gelb stated that the great bulk of the Germans were with the Repubilicane, and were working hard, With good nominations the Re- ‘publicans muet bo succeasful, Mr. Moorehouss_reported that some twenty names Diad slready been sizued on theroll uf the Marching Cluby After short but stirrin nl)rcchcs hy Ben Goodhue, Col. Davig, of the First Reglment, and others, the meeting sdjourned. FINST WARD, Company A of the First Ward Tlayes and “Wheeler Club met for the distribution’of uni- forms last ovenlng ot the Ceutral Hotel on Market street, The Club hns declded to accept of the apartments offered at Republican head- uurters, and witl there hold a ward meeting Sl’humh\y cvening, Scveral good apeakers wil be on hand, and, the srmor-bearers witl be out in full force. aud, lcans NINTIL WATD. The Ninth Ward Democrats are quite re- spectable, compared with their fellow-belleyers {0 othier parts of theelty, They met In a clean nnd spacions hall Inst. evening at No. 140 South flalsted street und elected afticers. e cet: President, D. 8, Alexander s Second _Vice-President, Louts Cor- uing Third Vice-President, C. Ci Doalittley Fourth Vice-Presldent, Charles McDermotts Beeretary, I B, O'llare; Treasurer, W. D. at length, and closed his splendldly-effective specch with a brilllant. pevoration, which called Torth the most enthusfastic applause, — MISCELLANEOUS, CEDAR RAVIDS. 1A, Snectal Dispateh to The Tribune. CRDAR Rarips, In., Aug. 24.—The Republic- an Judicial Conventlon for placing in nomina- tion candidates for District and Clreuit Judges was held hero to-day, The Jfon, John Bhane, of Benton County, received a unavfmoiis nom- funtton for District Judge, and Jnd:'vc MeKean, of Jones County, was nominated for Clreult Judgo un the third ballot. . CONNECTICUT PIOTINTIONISTA, New Havews, Ct., Aug. 26.—The Frohibitlon Lmrly of this State nominated the foltowlng tate ticket to-day: Uovernor, Joseph Cum- mlizs, . D, Jate President of the Weeloyan University; Licutenant-Governor, — Ropars; Secretary of State, R, I’. Cowles; Comptrollery John A; Rockwell; Treasurer, M. A, Dean. Presidential Electors were atso nominated. The resolutions condemn both of the great parties; demand that the Whisky Ring he broken up, and that faithful oflicers, who are reforming abuses, be not displaced. VICR-URESIDENT FRRIY, eclal Dispatch to The Tridune. Grano Havex, Mich, Aug, 24.—DPreparations ara belng made for a grund reception of Viee- Tresident Ferry, who {8 expected on Saturday. Henator Ferry [s very purulur here, and men of both politicafl parties will unite todo him honor. VICE IARNIS, DECLINED. Nasivivs, Tenn, Aug, 24.—The Demo- cratle_State Convention to-day appointed the IHon. E. A James, of Chattanooga, Elector of the Btate-at-large, vice Isham G. [aeris, who had declined the position, Mr. James was an orliinal East Tonuessce Unfonist and Whig. spectat Biopars io g Trivine & al ] 0 Tribune, BostoNn, Aug. 24, —There i little donbt now bt that Butler will receiye_the nomination in the Beventh Congrossional District, e having already secured thirty-seven of the ifty-four delegates_requisite for a majority fn thd Con- ventlon. Lawrence, consilercd Russcli's strong- hold, gave him eight delegates out of Bfteen, and Lowell fts entire delegation of twenty-four. 8ix1y delegates are yet 10 be chosen, aud Busler wants but seventeei more, It [s apparent that Judgre Hoar's candidate is not strong enough, and though there {s some talk about Inviting the dudze to step Into the breach, it {s not like- Iy the friends of Russcll will attempt to unite the antl-Butler element on any other candi- date. Al the caucuses 8o far luve been fairly and honestly condueied, and ihe delegates chosen by Republican voters, RAILROADS. AICIIIGAN ROADS. The Cominisstuner of Raliroads ot Michigan has Just published his fourth anuual report, covering the year 1875, The report containg few {teme of futerest. ‘Che gross annual earn- fugs of the several lines operated in the State were $41,085,220,54, u deercase from the pre- vioug yeur of §4,814,670.10. The Commisaloner Enowhaok. Alter secomplishing this much the Club Ms- tened to remarks by Measrs, Purrish and Lewls, =ad adjourned. TENTIL WARD. A crowd of men et last evenlng in Orpheus Finl), vorner of Loke and Peorla streets, to hear pome of the Tenth Wardcelebritics prattle about *rilden and Hendricks, Mr. King presided. A disjointed speech was delivered by Mr. Thomas North, who was followed by Messrs, ®torey oud King, The meoting adjourned for une week, BLEYENTI WARD, The Tililen and Hendricks military company of the Eleventh Ward donned thelr ' new unl- Torins last cvening, and marched around the raloon Joeated at No. 821 Indfana street, The orgauization numbera about fifty members. SISTEENTH WARD, Evidently the “filden reformers fo the Six- Leenth Ward are searce, judglog By the way the “I1lden reform meetlngs are attended. The Til- alen Reform Club of the ward was to Lave held @ tecting liet eveniug at No, 107 Clybourh ave- ne. At hnif-past 8 otelovk nuly thres reforim- ors had made their uppearance, aud the reporter 1Im‘\||1:l‘n. 12 Lardly worthiwhile to walt for mors, sud left. RIGNTEENTH WARD, The Titdenites of the Elghteenth Ward held 0 meeting Jast eventng at the hendquarters on Jluron street, near Clark, Mr. V. € %, Turner in be chafr, Speechies of the rewalation pattern wgrere wade by Messrs, L N Stiles end Thomnas Ploran. An excursion !wuplc from 1 A 5SUAL containing some 200 ton, O aud nolghbur- i towns, arrived lust evening via the Pan- Mandle Rowl. 'They are stopping at the Com- nerdal, Gandner's 88, James,and Kubn's Hotel, AZoming up, a voie was taken, resuiting as fol- lows: [ayes 65, Tilden 18, nentral 3, Cooper 2, NOT THE MAN. o the Lulter of The Tribuns. Cnireaao, Aug. 2L—To correct previous mis- upilerstandings und to prevent others, I desire to state, through your coltmns, that the mem- Ler of the Executive Conumittee of the G Amerivan Republican Unlon, Mr, A, Junker, [s v very respeetablecitizen of the Twellth Werd, uid uot ile partuer of Roelle, Junker & Co. By wder of the Lxecutive Committee. % U. GRANDPUR, Asslstant Sccretary, EMERY A. STORRS, HR SPEAKS AT DETROIT. Svectal Digpalch o The Tribune. Dernorm, Mich,, Aug, 2f.~The Central Re- yubllean Wigwam of Dutroft was formally dedl- tnted thls evening for campalgn purposcs, and the oceaston was marked by one of the largest politjeal gatherings ever afsembled in this city, The enthusian manifested was very great, The principal speceh of the evening wea made by Emery A.Storrs,of Chicago. Followingisabrlet aynopsis of the address: After expresaing lils pleasure at being pernitted to meet #o great o wumber of the Republieans at Detrolt upon such un oceaslon, the epeaker remarked that, as he rode from Washington through the green flelds, noble forests, and thriving citles, he conld pot but reflect that for all this orosperity and quletness we o wore indebted to the wise luglslation of the Republiean party, Talking upon this theme, and ndvocating the principles of this organizatlon, it would seemn thiot the voles of calumuy should be silent and the tongue of slander should bo still. What evidence bus the Democratie party given us to warrunt us In vestoring It to powerd The speaker was continually belmg beset by the appenl, % For God's suke, can't you let by-ones be by-gonest" and says last year was the most severe In its results to the "Michigan rallroad fnterests of any through which they have yet passed, For the first time In the history of these rallronds, the op\:rnunfiz expenses, Inierost, and reutsl have cxceeded their gross carnings, and this has re- suited not from o decrease of bueiness, but from the very low rates accepted for the bual- ness dohe, —— I'TEMS, Mr, Thomas A. Barry, Gencral Agont of the Erle & Chicago Line, arrived icre yesterday, and will remain n few days toattend to tho business of the }ne at this end, Tt ia the oplulon iu rall- road efreles that the Erie & Chicago Lino will he changed In a short timu so uas to run via Mansfield fnstead of vin Cleveland, The Cleveland, Columbus, Ciucinnati & Indianapo- s Rallrond, which forms the Cleveland Hink of the ling, I3 salil to be sl of the combluation, und will withdraw at the ond of the year. The Cincinnatl, Humilton & Dayton, and the Short Line Ralironds have arranged for the poollng of thelr carnings, The Short Line Du‘mt wt Cinclonati will ‘be abandoned, and o Union Depot. for both the roads will be con- strneted. penses, This hos been done to reduce ex- —— \ CHICAGO & LAKE HURON. dpectat Dispatch (o The Tribure, LaANsiNG, Mich, Aug. 2h—A largo addition to the foree enuployed on the Chieago & Lake 1luron Raflroad is made betwesn thia city and Pino Lake, and the grade completed from the Y in this city to Cedar River. It {s quite gencrally su')l;luxml that the Grand Trunk Rallway's exeliequer by backing this enterprlse; but, from rellable wuthority, it f» learned tint that corpo- rutiun has no Interest fu the line whatever, The Une Is being bullt by the Chicaggo & Northeast- ern Radlvond, which will oppose the leusing of the road to the Geand Trunk, Mr, James Turner, the first Prestdent, fs in tho interest of the Michizan Central, 4 ey SOLI. LouisviLLe, Aug. 24.~—Tho Lonisville, Pa- duesh & Southwestern Rallroad was sold to- day by United States Comnmlssioner Murray. It was suld te sutisfy the Londholders. The main stem, from Elizabethtown to Paducah, was hought by H. A, Snlthers, of London, amt A. Marens, of New York, us Trustees of the Iin- ropean_hondholders, for 3700,000. The branch from LEllzabethtown to Loulsylle wus *bought. hy the brauch bondholders, represented by Morrls L. Jeasup, of New York; George Webl, af Phifladelphias und John T, Moore, of Louls- ville, for §310,000. Terms of ealg, vash when allivmed. . PENNSTLVANIA TIEM. Mivonp, L'a., Aug, Th—Ground was broken to-day at Matamoras, Pa,, for the Lehigh & Enastern Railroad, wiich is to extend 100 miles and connect with the Erle Road at Port Jervis, 'lrs)g; rond £ to bo vompleted by the st of Aprll, 7. et —— WASHINGTON ITEMS, Sectul Dispatch to The Tridune, Wasninarox, D. C., Aug, 24,~It {s announe- ed here to-ulght among Gen, Babeock's friends that Emery Storrs lias heen retalned to defend tho Geveral in his npprocching trial for coms plicity In the safe-busglary conspiracy, Mr. ) Storrs 18 expected to return to Washington ng suon us he glves the crooked-whisky cases ab the West u proper start. ® THH CIGAR TAX, Complalnts huviug been made from New Or- Jeaus to the Commissioner of Internal Revenus fuvariably replicd that he would cease to talk of the glorious record of the Republlean party when kis petitioners CEASED TO BR DEMOCRATS. The mission of tha Republiean party would never be ended whils there 8 upon thu fuce of the earth an unreconviled and unreconatructed Democrat, The flrst moment we speak of the tsaura of the Waur, Dewnucrats leap fran- thelly to thelr feet and accuss us of waving the bloody shirt. 1f our recont wag as lnfaisous as thelrs, we stould, indeed, b nahamed to muke wention ol it ry page of thefr reeord fa written fn blood, repudiation, and uttacks on the national credit, We must judge of n party anwe would of an Taividua], nd forceast U future by the padt. Alter rehicars g therecord of the Republican party, Mr. Btorrs sald: Wo are now asked 1o yield sy w sfon to a party that ufter the < War sof ou shall surrender every lea that you have advanced and contirmed !V —the party that aald: “HEFUDIATE TIE PUBLIO DEBT," that declared the Constitutionsl Amendments void, thut belfeved, and stlll dues belleye, that what was Tust on the field can be achicved in the Confederate Houss of Represantatives, and which, inits plutforn to-day, declares that It S Reatllring s belle! in the l)trmmlenc)' of the Feuoral Uulop.” Reafirm it] Whet “did the Demoveatie party ever attirm it1 DI It not, on the contrary, seek to destroy itd Thefr thaancinl Tl:nkln both fmpudent sod false. It says the lepublivan pusty bas taken no steps towards yesumption, When, on the contrary, we have redueed the public debt buudred of anill- luna _of dollars, and brnu{:m our gold standard u‘x from §1.60 to §1,10, &t which rate, In asbort time SPECH! PATAIENT WILL RESUMB ITSELP, e did not propuse to defend the Republivan party, Whenever stealing has becn done, it wus done by individuals irrespective of wrin- clples of party. ‘The Democratic party fs o robber, A5 un organization, steallngy in the Kepublican Rty Live een too vinull ta be compuyed with thoss of the party that stole uries, stole Stutes, steal’ the whole U and Qualy atiempted to nlon. ‘The” coustitutlonal amendments need Jegislation to glve then foree, aud the l(ey{umlu:m party hus supplied t s ;(A o that, su that the colored — men the $udebted tor the pravil they enfoy to-day, and, with a Dewocrutie Covgress an (Yruldcul. Low fong would theeo statutes staud? Yel the Temocrats pml];uw to reform the civil servics by selecting a hizher grade of men. But whero will they find them i the Democratic yurty? Mr. Storrs guve a seathing review n} 'nn{m‘s record and charucter. He compared the Demo- witle und Republican platoriws and princlples this part: out thut nre that manufacturers of clgarsttes from perigue tobaceo ure obliged under the present law to pay two taxes, obie upon this brand of to- lueco and another upon the clgarctis whenmanufuctured from ity the Commissiouer is asked IF it wourld not be ‘Iufin"lh! Lo ko urraigs the matter that o single taX only shull be paid, He writes fu reply thit ander the law it 18 fme possible. 10 thi manufucturer of clgarettes buys munifuctured mther than unmanuisctured tobacco to be used wy niaterial in the mannfue ture of clearsttes, e dues it from cholee, and the Commisstouer says that the tax lawfully paid ou the munafuciured tabuceo cannot be e funded, nor can the tax imposed by law on the cigurettes inade frow i be remttied, 0 the Western Auociated Presa Wasminaros, D. C.,'Auge, 21.—'The Secretary of the Treasury to-day concluded thy contract for the sale of "0, to bu lssned under thy (undiig acts of 1870 uoil (Ao7E, and dite i 1501, The combuation unites the three parties who luve been competing for the Josn. ‘I'he wmount taken by eaclitlvin is 40,000,000 ut par und ipterest, less 37 per cent cununisgion; nut of which all expenses wre to be defrayed, Invluding the proparatiun and deliv- cry of the bonds, " The combloation embraces Miasrs, No M. Rothschild & Bons, J. 8, Morgan & Lo, Morton, Hose & Co., aid Belizman Hros., of London; Drexel & Co., Philudelphia; Drexcl & Morgan, Philadelplis; Drexely, Morean & Coy d, & W. Selizmun & 'Co., New Yorks the First Nattonl 1ink of the City of Now Yoik and Morton, Bllss & Co. representing the Amer- feau asgociation, The Secretary of the Treasury will shortly fssue calls for ths redemption of 543 buuts uzatnst the negotiation, A general ‘order from the War Department directs Col. Ruger, upon assuming command of the Departinent of the South un or about Bepl. 1, 1o tranafur the healquarters of the De- partiment to Atlanta, Gue The companies of the Second Infantry now in the Department of the Gt will be traneferred o the Department of the Sonth, and the headquarters and companies of the Sistecoth Infantey, now in_tbut Depart- ulwnl:. \lr‘lu be trunsferred to the Departutent of the Gulf, e e —— THE INDIANS, Biovx City, 12, Auz 24.—Dispatches from Furt Sully state that the conduct of the Tudlans has become very doclle withina few days, iu marked contraet to thele former fuso- lence, many of them voluntarily coming u and del g up their arma. Ju ts supposcd they arc inluenced In this by news of reversvs to. Bitting Bull's braves, which could euaily veach then by this shorter and tuore direct Hue Of couuuniiation with wie bustils caup, b wos | ,000,000 415 per cent unds - IE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. AUGUS “WILD BILL.” A Tribute to the Memory of James B. Hickocl. Reminiscences of the Life of a Noted Frontiersman. A Man Who Never “ Drew"” Except to Kill, 1lis leroic Defense of n Doy Who kHad *XKiled 1iis Man,” How He Was Frightened by a Pratty Ohio Girl. To the Bditor of The Tribune, CorronwooDp FaLLs, Kan., Aug. 20.—Ina re. cent {ssue of a Western paper I find undern ttle #The Dend Frontlersman® o short review of the life and characteristics of Mr. James 8. Hickock,~hetter known throughout the coun- try as “Wild BiL" While It fs in the main correct a8 to certain incldents that have entered into his later years, he s, I think, descrving of more credit than the article givea him, An an admirer of * clear grit," nnd the many manly qualiications lio undoubtedly posscsaed, I'wish to say a wonl In bis favor, and udd n fow of my own personal recollections of the man, The news of his death, although not unexpected, will 1l with sorrow the hearts of bis fricnds and vompanions in Kan- sns,—for many of them have learned from long aequuintance and actual knowledge ot Bill to regard bim as one of the beat examples of the Lest class of our Western lmut(um’xulm Every acout upon the plalna scems to lose by general consent tho nawe he brought to the country, and In Its stead s endowed withn sobriquet sugrested by soine exploft or laenlity fn which ho has figured, Ifence; Cody, Craw- ford, and Hickock have gradually given way to the well-known appellations of 1 BUPFALO DILL," ¥ TEXAS JACK,"! AKD ¥ WiLD L The subject of this sketch has probably heen written up s much a8 any man of his claes in the West, but I have been sorry to see that only three writers thot I now remember bave re- garded hiin as anything else than a lawless ehar- acter, who went about killlng men for amuse- ment and reputatfon. This resulted, I think, not fromn o desire to be unjust, but from tho Iack of actual knowledge of hiin sufliclent to prescnt him in & better lght. Gen. Custer, under whom he served during successive Indlan troubles as * Chief of Sconts,’ and who from his extanded experience wos o competent judge as to tho merits of such chirr- acters, hus given an admirable account and de- scription of him In the Galaxy articles, My Life on the Plalne.” Brief but flattering mentlon is alto made of bim by Mr, Webb in * Buffalo Land," a work treating ot Western Kunsas und her characters, Perhaps some of your readers will remember an articlo by Col, George Ward Nichols, {n the February nuniber of Harper's lagazine for 1807, eatitled **Wild BiilL” The writer gousinto a somewhat detailed account of some of DILL'S NEMARKADLE RUNCONTRES AND ERCAPES in Ransas and Missouri before and during the Rebellion, and dwells 1n a pleasing manncr up- on his bravery and honor. I was particularly struck with the accuracy of bis pen-pleture of the man, aud as Bl chunged but litele after it wus drawn, I give It here. He says: * As { Jooked ut ki I thought his the hand- somest physigue 1 had ever scon. Initscx- quisite porpartions it recalled the autlque. It was # gure Ward would delight to model a8 o companlon tojhis * Iudian.! Bill stood 6 fect and an luch In his bright yellow moccastns, A decr-skin shirt, or frovk it might bo eulled, hung jauntlly over his shonlders, and revenled a chest whoss breadth and depth were remark- able, These lmel hod had growth In_some twenty {mm of tlie free air of the Rocky Moun- tains.” Hia small round walst wus girthed by a helt which held two Colt's unvy evolvers, 1lis Iegs sloped gradually from the compact thigh to the feet, which wers small, and turned fnward na he walked. There was & sinzular grace ap . ity of earringe about that fignre Wwhich woua have ealled vour nttention, meet it where you wonld. The head which crowned It was uow covered by a large sombrero, under- neath yhich there “shona out & quiet, manly face, Ao%cmln in Ita expression a8 he greets you ns ufterly to belle the history of Its owner; yet it Is not o face to be teifled With, The 1ips thin and sensitive, the Jaw not too aquare, the check-boues slightly ~ prominent, A nuss of fine Ulack hatr fulls bhelow the shoulders. ‘Iho eyes, now that you arc in friendly Intercourse, are s gentle pan woman's, In truth, the woman's nature sceins prominent throughout, anil you cannot belleve that you are Tooking into eyes that have poluted the way to denth to hundreds of inen." 1 firat snw Wild BHI iu 1867 at Iluys City, Kun., a town which, at that time, FOIt GENRIAL HOUGHNESS HAD NO PARALLEL, ON THH PLAINS, Eituated within a miloof Fort Hays,~headquar- ters of United 8tates troops,—and belng i’ the heart of the buffulo conntry, it drew toccther hunters, trappers, scouts, and other Weatern characters, 1 the capacily of City Marshial ab this point Bill spent i parl of two years, aud was the msfustay and dependence of the few law-abiding citlzens of the pluce, It s bren sald of bim that “knew no such thing o5 fear.’” e that as it may, it {8 certuin that he was nu oflicer that never healtuted snd never falled, Whether the diaturbance to be quelled was a great or namall onu (aud they were genecally of pretty good size In those times), and po matter how muny six-shooters were nmklnfi tho muste, WIlL BiP's broad shoulders und long curting buir could be eecn in the very midat, and bimsel cool, calm, aond Yrresistible, dlsarming and - ar- vesting men who would have “detled nn{ other man in Kansas, It !s true, that at such thnes (4 was often necessary, In order to *hold hia own,” to resort to his pistols; but to his -erodit it fs said that he never did so untess cir- cumstances woulhl juatify it, . For a man who hud Jed o wilil and careless n life he was exceedingly temperate—ut Jeast suf- fictently 8o ns to be never found o his guarid, 1o had vo tntlmate friends to betray him, aud trusted to his well-knit muscles sud platols to defend him in diticulties, . I8 AIME WERE COLT'S ' NAVIES," and in the rapid and wonderfelly accurate use of them it s xdmitted o had no equal fn the West. They were bundsome fvors-handled arti- Tllcnl‘,ulr:(l were always at that thuie awlugiog to i Delt. The secret of Diil*s success was hy ability to Araw aud discharge his pistols with o rapldity that was teuly wonderful, utd o pecullarity of that the two were presented und” dia- churged stmultancously, being * out aud off » before the average man had time to think sbout it. Hunever secmed to take any ulm, yet he (il things by halves. When he drew s rlstuls it was“ulwiys to shont, and it heory of his that every man dl;l fih.{: il wis ot eame, It 2 true W preat nauy nunter of cases Col, Nlehols aa, reonut's face for Propenaity. that lws wmen; i a i was done e defi by e evidel of murderims 1t wus a gentle face, and slugular unly i the sharp angle of the eys, and, withont uny physloznomical feason for the oplnion, 1 have Hmu‘:hl lds wonderful accurscy ofalin was ) fmdicated by this peculiarity,™ To g great extent Bill was a ereature of cle- cunstatices, for luving sequired o reputation s o *tahot " und e o fearless man in carly lite, e was thine and sgaln called upon to defond him- selt b*‘ killing men against whom be hud no ili- will whatever, who, In their mud desire for the nae [t would glve them, attempted to kil bim thatgit mighs be waild . STURRN I3 TUR AN TUAT KILLED ‘WILD HILL. Huch & reputation lias at last been earued, but ta {1e owner’s vternal shame be fb said, at the sacrltice of tho kind of honor that was the pride of his victim, Not @ fow lavs mady desperate cflorts to accomplish this \xfore, and not & few in lcuuxl'tqueuw baye—**gone over to the wa- orlty. 1 L Dbave suid that Bill had many good manly qualitics, not the least of which was genuine bruy nd 1 belleveo it can be sald of Lim fn the ¢ cterlstic lunguage that 1 oncs heard come frous an old % pratrfe man " over ‘he body of his dead friend, *‘They gt away with htm’; but he was the saudlest s thet ever struck thes Weateru wmur{"‘ 1t can uever be suld of Bill that Lu waa the unprovoked sssalfant of ooy mang indeed, he wid always a friend to the wea's, and Liberad fu giving every one a chance. Hlustration of this corues to my mind—an fnehlent which veeurred sotne years igo In a Kansas town well up in the then qualitications of roughness and law- Teasness. A yousng man who Dl always dis- ol ndesife (0 get atongs comfortably with everybody became, without any fault of his own, Involved In a scrious ditticulty with oneof Mark Twalu's " Arkanses ki of men,” und as a matter of Ufe or death with hiut was obliged to aewd him Iu(unrcr- manent sleep upotr the Will-side. The killing was done when with only a counter between them eachman was luoking into the other's six-shooter.” The piatol had hardly ceased smokiog before the friends of the dead dea- perado hegan to collect fn the room, and thelr 10anuer [ndlcated that ** something was golng to be done,’ und the yeung Inan, ns he NASBY. His Account of an * Occurs rence " at the Cor- ners, A True Statement of the IKiHl- ing of Six “Nig- gers.” How the Chivalry Were Forced into a told me afterwards, “expected’ to be Collision of Races, shot to Plcccs in two mimits." The excitement had drawn a cruwd of curious obser- Toledo Rlade. vers, and amonig them * \Wild BULY {lis eye took in the situation at a glunce, ond, with his peeuliar swinging )irult, lie approached the victo- rious youth and safd, SRIAKE, ROY, YOU DID WELL," and, turning his calm but determined face upon the rutliane, he continned, * Now, yon fellows, we Wave kuown this hoy for rome time, and there ain't auy of you that can sny anybhing uggninst him, Zam backing him 1" ‘That was ali, —and that was enougl,—the boy was safe, for Bill in those days was a whole ariny in himself, As usoclety nian, BIll was not 8 succéss; he studiously avorded the company of ladles, and when by ‘any chunce or necessity he found him- self with them, he shone out fu gl Lis basbful- ness. A somethat tndicrous incldent oceurred while b was holding the oflice of Merahal, that I have mentioned. 1L will be remenbercdo—at least, by many wha enjoyed them,—how popular ex- curslon‘parties to the buffalo country were at that time; and as Ifays City wasa point from which the buffalo wero caslly accessible, muny of them camo theres At such thnea ft was customary for the people af the town to gather at the depot uton the arvival of the traiy, to view the wealth and fushion of the Lost, as well as enjoy the laugh- able fucidents that fuvariably arose. Unon onw oceasion of this kind, mnuufi otber ight-scors was Wild Bll; hie pecullar dress,— 1ine form ornanented with belt and revolvers,— aml Jong waying Iinir, made him the centre of attraction of a crowd of euger people who sur- rounded him. Presently A VABHIONADLT-DRItSSED TOUNG LADY, —an Ohio girl,—with a pretty face, and eyes that Conrepinr X Roans, \WIcR 18 1N TOE STATR uv Krxtueky, Aug, 19, 1870.—Ta prevont mise representashen at \he Northi [ hassen to give n trootlful account uy an oceursence wich took place at the Corners last week, wich [s regretted by every cltizen, It will be publisht In every Abjishun paper uv the Nurth that the Demoe- riey uy the Corners killed six niggers 1nst Toos- day, without coz. The killin T admit—the coz I insist the niggers furnisht theiracives. This fsa troo statement uy wat will be called the * Corners Massacre.” John Pogram, the Deckin's oldest so, fs, and alluz ez bin, sud alluz will e, o troo Southern shivalry, Ile waz reconstructed, aud nceepted the sitooation, but nlegers riles him, wich he te not to be held accountable for, for it's con- stooslinel, Jolin wuz {n frame uvmind Toosday mornin. e héd 4 akers uv grass wich needed cuttfn, and e hied trlde in vane to git some one todoit. Not a nigger could he hire for love or ntoney, c% they wuz all cuttin thefr own, and, oz we hevnt eny Northern whites here, uv course no white man cood be hed to do manyel labor, And to add to bis discontost Joe Bigler hed sejusted to him that to save the grass he (Po- grara) mite cut It bisaelf: wich inenlt hie daraent resent, Joe bein lindy with his revolver. John hied bin layin“on his back in Bascom's fur two hours, urgooln that the Bouth wanzn goln Lo rooln fur want of labor, when sule one requarkt to him: ought to' eapture anybody, escértafned “There goes Joe.” that the handsome persouage wad no Joe wuz (I sny wuz, fur Joe {sn't now) former- less o man than Wild Bill. Bent unon | 1y aslavg uv John's Tather, and Jolin knew thut his destructfon, she made lier way | Yy budn't uothin to do that wuz pressiv, and he to where he stood, and discharged her weapons about as followa: “Are you Wild Bill the Marper's Monthly tells aboutt” The astonlelied seout bashfully replied 1 belleve Tam." The mischilevous cyes surveyed him complacently from hiead to foot, while their owner langhingly sald, " dreyous Why, tny papa told meto come out. here and marry sume great mon ke ow.” ‘The effect was wonderful, and for onts n his life the man who had faved death al- most thnes without number, and who could look fnto the muzrlo of a *Colt's army ! In the hands of a murderous —adsailant without o quiver, was thoroughly frichtened, and, too, hy the barmiess weapons of a pretty woman. Plstols were of no use in such n en- gagenient, and to ateal away and **blush nn- seen™ waa (mposalble. 8o, completely vau- quished, fic stood ke the rural youthat his flrst ot npnrkhut- " vnlnl{ trying to ‘hide his fect and hands, unf ll, tired of “questioning n victim too overcome to enswer, sie bounded away to tell of her capture, and perhaps to ind vihor “ pons of tha Lorder™ to conquer. I here bring to n ¢lose what I have to aay con- cerning this remarkable character. o inay have been o bad juan i wany respeets, but he was no worse than athers under like circum- stances would have been. 113 LIFR WAS A STORMY OXE, and in paesing upon {6 we should not condemn him on the testhmony of fsulated cases, but con- sider it as a whole, 16oklng carefully Into the cir- cumstances that surrounded hlm, ~And It alter this, conscious of his virtuer, we can *be to his tnults a little blind,” ft_will harm no oune new, ‘Though a8 brave and dashing as Custer, no monument Wil be reared over him, Yet onc honest-liearted tribute hos already heen pald,— for his grave I8 upon the mountain elde, and some kindly band has rudely carved upon the old stump that marks the spot this fitting epitaphs ¥ A brave mun—the victim of au as. sassin—I, B, Hlckock—(Wild Bill)—=Aged 48 years, Murdered by Jack McCall, Aug. 2, 1576.” e THE COAL MONOPOLY, Speclal Dispalch to e Trivuna. BurraLo, N, Y., Aug. 24.—A conventlon of coul men was hetd at Niagara Falls to-day. The avowed object was to fix the prices of conl for September, The meeting was called In conse- quence of the breaking up of the coal combina- tlon. Mesars, Scott, of Erle, Dukin & Iled- strom, of this ¢lty, and other agents and repre- sentatlves of the mining and coal raflroad com- patties, were present, They had luvited the cading coal dealurs here uud’ tn the Northwest to meet and consult with them. Thers was went out and hafled Dl * Stup, yoo d- black son of a —1" “\Vat do yoo wuntt'! wuz his Insolent re- ply. 5 1 want yooto cut. that grass nv mine, back uy the barn, d——n your black heari 1 1 can't do {t," wiiz the anser. I will not give the conversashen (n full, but enufl to sy thal the nigger wuz ¢z fmpoodent 0z hecood be. Finally, when pressed fur & rea- son fur nut cuttin the geass, the nigger sed plimply that he'd do_he work ef Jolin wood pay hint $4.50 thut he'd owd him fur work over two yecrs, aud puy fur this inudvancel Uy courde, John hed but ene thing to do. Roused by this insnit to madnis, he safled into Jue, antd Joe hied the insolence to atriko buk. And the awdushus niagur wood hev whaled hun of the rest uv us hadi'i come to the reskoo. In the meleo thy nigger wuz killed, and we went back und took a drink, ; It occurred to us that this ackshen uv Joc's wuz fntendid to bring on a collision betwixt the two races, and we determited to nip it in the Lud, Auticipatin a dreadful conflilc wo arnied our- selves, determined to sell our lves dearly. Ruco wars arc aliuz blooay. We went to the lite Joe's Louse and found that ho hed o shotgun, sn axe, sod o boe, evl- dently arms to he yoosed azin us. On the way to anothier nigger's house tosearch for arms, we diskivered tho nigeer in his feeld pretendin to be at work. On_sceln us he run ontll Issaker Gavitt, who I8 death on u nizger at 60 yards, put a ball through him and he stopped, fiv course_that nlgger intendld to rise agin the whites. Er 1B DIDN'T, WAT DID BERUN FOR{ Troo, we hed sbot-guns, rtles, and revolvers, bLut wat rite hed hie to spose that we meant to yoosa 'em ot himi The uext house we cum to we found the nig- Fcr a loufln fn Lis front door yard, Tle hed hie iayln all done, and was harnéssin. bis mules to cum to town, There cood be but one interpro- tashen put onto this move. Howuz o goin to the Coriters, to jlne the movement agin ue. When we asked him *““where In h—1 he wuz a goln?"" e ansercd {n the most feendish manner that he wuzn't aware that it wnz any uv our Dblznls, and went on hurnessiu his anfmanla. Ez u measure uv sufoty his hed wuz blowd off, and wa weut o [ eannot defend the nckshen uv our people after this, except by sayln thut they wuz mad- dened by wol they lind diskivered, and shot every nigger they cood find. Nor kin I blame ey, The niggers hev withield from us that conidence nessury to guod feelin, Ever scuce they Eot the nooz¢ uy that Lamburg trouble they bov showed thelrselves ez littic oz possible, " o wnd when they came to the Coruers to trade O S T B Thrituted ua by goln. to Follock's, and gete S cnseimton, 1O Bowtaley 63t 0 | tinhome ez wuddeny us thoy could. Think uv it, Hers we wur {n the midst uv a Enpuluhcn uv fuferior beins a thirstin for our tood, armed ez [ hev showd, and nenacin us in every way, We found sxes or hoes In or about overy house, snd frekently shot-zuns, wich they hed bin too cunnin to lod tiil they wanted to youse em. ud wat wuz more damnin_evidence uv ther gullt, the moment we nplw.red 1o em the bloud- thirsty wretches, feelin that ther purposes wuz discovered, run Hlke rabbits, Not onc uv emn hed the hardihood to stund afore us and wuser the guestions we put to em. I wil} say that things wuz done under the heat uy parsloi, wich 1 can't epologize for. ‘I'wo wimmitn wuz killed, but It wuz.aceldental. Js- snker Gavitt bed his rifle ded onto the husband 1Y une uv eim, and the impradent woinan rushied afore him and reseeved n batl that_wuzn't fn- tendtd for her, The other absosed Capt. M'Pel- ter by orderin hiin out uv ler housv, and uy *course hits shot-gun went off and shu explired, L hevy no apology to-offer for thy takin off uy Lhe firat two nlggers; our sitooashen. must by consldered, These people wich [s a thirstin oy onr bLlood wuz winst our property, and we egeanethl uy em not only vbejunes, hut respect. Now, b{ tho sckabien uv u tyruvicle Govern- ment, they hey becotne voters, and tuslst that afore um?:nw they are our ckald, When they meet i, they boiv, but they refoose to take ort ther hats, or acknowledge that they ure, fn any seuse, fnferfor beins, “Tney come to the poles heside us, they won't worlc for us onless they choose tu, und in every way they lmpose upun . u8, Kin s high-toned shivelry ondoor this! Tt ean’t by expretid,. Wo want peece, but they must _obrerve the only condishus “onto wic peece {3 possible, And 11 thelr fusubordinashen they are atbet- ted by thut feend Joe Blgh When Deekin FPogram, that hlessed saint, wantid yullar Tom, meeting that conl should nut be trangported “"'Olllillh“ Erle Cunal in sufficlent quantity this fall to affect the prices West, whatever it frht be sold at fn New York, but no dutinite nction was had, It wus declded to adfourn to uext Weduesday at New York, the day after the great coal sale, which isto take place then, when they eanuct moro futelligently, Present from Chfeago were 3. A, Stone, A, J. Hoole, R. Law, A, D."Waldron, W. W. Crosby, PHILALELIIUA, 4\u{:A 2. —=The Philadelphla an . Reading Coal and’ Tron Company fssued a notfee to-day that allof thelr outstunding con- ets for coal may be annulled at the optlon of the purchaser, this giving ull dealers an oppor- tunity to buy on the same footing, An Inform- al meeting of the Coal Exchange was held to- day, und @ committec n‘mmlntml to walt upon Ar. Gowen and wseertuin the line of poliey he means to gdopt. No nction was taken fn iddi- Loy to this, ¢xeept that it wus dochled 1o eall n nlenun\d lllk"’li’ullg of thy Exchavge on Wodues- day, Aug. 30, Orlers wers sont out to<lay to stop work at additionnl collleries, and 11 quite probahic that by Saturday there will bo u Jarge suspens #ion ot production, W Yoln, Aug. 24 The Graphic says that i) compawles that dis- npuct state that furtheraction will Le gulded hy |lm|r£wu named at the auction sulo of the 500,000 tous on Tuesday uext, Sey- eral thousatid tons of coal were sold to-day on o baahs 0f next Tuesday's aale, All sorts of rumors snd stutements are being cireulated, One of these, which could be traced to o rellable source, was to the cffect that “Tuesday’s rale would not take place, Anothor wus thit the four compunles interested in the #ale of the 500,000 tons would scenre the ser vives of dminmiles to prevent the sale belng mude ot too low a tigure, It Ja, however, gen- erally conceded by wll tho compuny oicials that the reduction fu price will bo aboit &1 per ton, * After Tuesday's sule represcutatives of the Lebigh reglun will —picet 1o schedule their rates on the basis of the sale. The managers of the companits state b uy thelr be- Hef that there will be another combination, but nat during the present year, nud that, when it is formed, §t willinelade sl antheacito Interests, and not b condueted ut loose ends, as they any was the cuse with the combluation recently ifs- golved, Meantime tndividual operators in the b region wiil have to sacanmb to the wichwuz afore the War his nla;{cr. to work for & Bigler mockiuly uriged ir him to du it 1 fnjunekahag_outo 2 Swich- s, *Ionor him, Jo T re 1 oa scrip y0o,"" kel Jae to tha b hy futher and thy mother, that thy daze muy be'long in the tand.' Yoor mother wuz sold Bouth ufore the war, when yoo waz o year old, 0 yoo cun't honor horj Uut yoo bave yoor fatlicr spared to yoo," Ez Tom §s halt white, and ez by s singles co- fneldence he resembles the Deckin, it wuz an {n- sult to that good man wich the niggers all jined rotire, wod, finding that they cannot conduet. | M5 thelr bisiness undar the rales sha e | o Jint despite all thta provocashen Tapore the e, Wi wliter be oblized 10 go tato faoke | North Wil unwt fn thin caso exgaackly ¢ 1 i sptes or retuain e wntil o inore favorable us | 0 that matter ab Humburg, and yoost it aglust peet Oof utlabes [s preseprel. The general fecling in the trade Is one of un- eiolitees, sid nhmost the unlversal shutting down of wines I8 creating Intenss excitement, Not only will mlnes aulffer from the present state ol “things, but tdividual operators witl also mmore or less feel the {vlm‘ h whilo it 13 Feartely protablo that the pubfic witl derive rmtivmar benetlt, Prominent doalers exp he opinion that the price of conl will not be us, Instid uv [ta beln ez o reason for votin aginst Tilden, it affords the best reeson for supportin the great reformer, Elect b, and we will ey the nigirers in slch a shape that thoy caunot give ua rearons for killing uy cni. Give us the con- trole uv the Governinent four yeers, und we will make em so valuable to us thitt we cun’t af- ford tn yooke our shot-guns on em, For this reason every humanltarian, every lover uv the greatly vedueed, but a Jair average rato will bo nigger, ought to work nite and day for our suc. sitstlned, cess, PrrnoLgust V. Nasuy, Reformer, e LATE LOCAL ITEMS, * During tho ralnstorm yesterday afternoon the barn of J. D. Tully, In the brickyard on Thirty-third street, near the viver, was struck by Nghtning and badly wreeked, A goat inside was Instantly killed, und ve borses standing clug I:{ weie badly stanned, but suon recove LOV . Noother'dumage was done. T, F. O'Brien came to the Armory Inte last night with a sorrowfu) tale alont the loss of 4 horse gml wogon, Ile ventured a look at one brought in with John Smith and P, J. Dellery, who were enught stealing from s Lukostrect grocery, aud at once ddentified the rig as his. The two thleves owned up, and will plead guilty o both larcentes tolay, George Mourne, Willlam Harrlugton, George Munger, and Albert Bradloy, ald professionals futhe banko and swindling Huoe, Wi Svaged Tast evenig by Detectives. Qullaghier and Slay- ton, The clunrluuc have but recently returued to town, but at onco upon thelr orrival cone wenced to hunt the green and gawky Grauger, Willluin ¥, Evsex, saloon-keepor at No. 83 Bouth Hulsted stroct, is o henpecked hushand s in other words his wife wears the breechos, and diko 3 thorongh Soroslster makes Williun Luwp bis back to Leep lu er good graces- Yeoe - T — e e SUICIDE, Special Disputch to The Tyioune, Pronu, 1L, Aug. 24.~Mrs, John M. Wilson comnitted sulcide this morning at 1 o'clock by shoothnyy hersel! with a revolyer, Ip Mo pight temple, the ball procecding dlrectly through her head. She was lving in bed 83 the time, and died almost instantly. ' she has been three thnes muerled, Her trst husband was o fneut lawyes, named Sanger, who dicd suveral yoars ugo, leavimg un cstute worth $62,000, m0st u‘{ which descendeit to his son, who attained Lls majority ounly u few weeks ugu. Young Savger hus ‘becu “dissiputed and extravagant, awl has already squanderod w large purtion of his fortune upon wine, wotnen, und extravigant babita. - Mres, Wil- o opplicd for tie oppolntment of a congervator over hing, and the cose has been heant in the County Cowt this weok, The heartug way discontinued yesterday adteruoon by the” sudden {lincss of ‘Mrs, Wilson, 8he took her life this worning on account of sick- Liess, nervous excitement, and sorrow over bor son's course. ‘The event has crested u great sunsation i this cty, whero all tho partics are well known and hold high socisl *positions, Young Sauger 1 nearly overpowered with gricf uud selivioe . ance by giving hima hfi: tis rminewhat more than a th sinen Willlam was ablo to draw n soher breuth, and this, together with his luunillating punleh- ment nuide him wish that e were even dead. Then he drove a nail fnto aress door of lis anloon, attached o strap to it, and etrung hin- aclf wup in trie bangman atyle. A withess, fax- ter Cobb, envied the poor fellow the Joys of | atratgulation from out of this wicked ‘world, and jerked the ehurlish saloon-keeper back to terri flrma by cutting the atrap, 116 who hangs, and 18 cut down, may hang soue day when be doesu't want to, . CRIME, TEORTA NEWS, Spectat Dispateh to The Tribune. Pronta, 111, Aug. H.~Tho police yesterday scarched n sccomd-hand store kept by Morris Raphacl and found it to be o fence for stolen gouds, Property valued ot $500 was found there, which has been stolen during the last two months in Peorfa, Galeaburg, El Paso, and other plnces. Raphacl has been committed to Jall In defanlt of $1,000 bail, Last evening the polico ulso nrrested nine men, who ure suspected of having stolen the fnn , aml who are believed 1o La o portiou of tie gang that_has connnitted n long serics of hurglaries and robberies in this city during the last five months, FORGERY CASE. Spectal Dispatch to Tha Trivune, Drcatus, Hl, Aug. 2h~Levi Cox was this evening arreated, charged with complicity in the Mulligan bank forgery on the 23diust, Jt seems he was playlng detective for $100 which e was to recelve from the hank for eatehing Qreene, the alledged prinelpal, and at thesame time playing the part of purtner of Greene in the busliess. The case is to be slfted to-mor- row. Speeial Dispatch to Thn Tribune, DAN"".I‘.‘I’K, 1, Aug. :u.z!uhn ult::m;cr yes- terdny made comp)nfut thnt Joln Hofl Tad forged his unme to o $100_note, for which Es- quire MeMuhon bound Hoff over in 2500 bonds, which he guve. BROKE JAIL, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, JaNEBVILLE, Wik, Aug, 24,—Johu Williams, Fd Holleran, aud Anderson Grlerson bioke Jnll Jast night by prying open the bars in the window, aud have not. yet been fouml, Will- lams I8 2 negro of slight build, 5 fect 7 fnches high, 80 years vld, Holleran is 5 feet 63 inches Wigh, dark curly hair, black eves, 22 vears of agre, Fifty dollars reward is offered for Willisme, and $25 for liolieran. FATALLY STAUBBED. DATTON, 0.y Aug. 24.—~A colored inan named Charles Glass was killed at on early hour this morning by another colored men uaned Grabam, Glass attacked Graliam, striking him ovor the head with a cane, whereupon Graham struck him iwice with a clasp knife, severing the Jugular vein. Glass dicd from 1oss of blood before assistance could be obtained. Graham was urrested, and he claims that he struck the blow in self-defense. LYNCHED. CINCINNATY, Aug. 2.—The Enquirer's Ber- kly Springs (W. Va.) special says: 8. W, Craw- ford, n quack doctor, conflued fn jall there charged with polsoning Willlam Johnson, a respectable cltizen, two weeks nito, was Laken from jall by o body of magked men late last night and hauged. CAUGH'T AT LAST, LoursviLLy, Aug. 24.-John ana James Bweeney, desperadoes and moon-ghiners, who have Leon ralding the countiea ulong tho southern horder of the State for three years, wore brought here to-day undor arrest by u Deputy Marshal, TENNESSED. Mesems, Tenn,, Aug. 24,—Sherifl Harris, of Crockett County, whoso arrest under the en- forcement act was reported lust night, was to- day held to hail in the sum of 82,000 to auswer the charge before the noxt term of tho United States Clreuft Court. Joun Hunt, charged with beling accessory, was discharged. —— ALLEGED ABORTION. 8pecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Witkessanne, Pa., Aug. 24.—A Coroncr's inquest In tho watter of the Joste 8. Gullughor ubortfon was begun to-day. Dr. Gumport, the ucensed, haa been released on 5,000 bull to await the actlon of the jury, CASUALTIES. TERRIBLE INJURIES, Bpecial Disputch to The Tribune. Br. Louts, Aug, 2L.—Jolm Miller, of Troy, Kani, aged 25, fell from a fourth-story window intheBnunders Houseat 8t.Joseph, this morning at 4 o'tlock, and recclved frightful injuries. Both legu and both arms were broken, Ll was also Injured intornally, and will die, COLLISION. Mowtrenigr, Vt., Aug, 24,.—By a collislon on the Montpelfer & Wells River Rallroad, be- tweon a mwail and & froleht trafn, the engines were wrecked, and several passengers injured; oue, Mry. Langley, probably fatally. P THE WEATHER. Wasninaron, D. C., Aug, 24.—~In the Upper Lake Keglon aud Uppor Misstsalppl Valley, rls- fngand high barometer, falling tempurature, northwest to north winds, aud generally fale weather, succecding local storms from Southern Missauri to Lower Michigan, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Fampury, Il,, Aug. 2L.—This has been the lottest day of the scason, the mercury standing - 982 n tho shado. Spectul Dispaich to The Triduna, FoND DU LAC, Wis.,, Auy. 24.~The mos! vere hal), rain, und wind storm expericnees since the tornado of July 4, 1873, cune this uf- tornoon, A goud deal of farm' was_done to rliade trees, corn, ond fences. During the storm lightning struck the brewery of J, & C. Frye, but did vat destroy it. LOCAL OBEERYATIONS. Cuoago. Aug. 24, i, Wind. | Kn.| Weaiher K28, Way I here Ve, Rar. 77 ¢ 01| 7 a Tiiuny thermouoter, 83, Mialmuw, 72. UENERAL OHNERVATIONS. g. F4-Mtdnichs, | Weuther. Uiioaao, A Jar.) Thr. | Wi Siutiant. Tresi Ve Treah): ———— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, New Yous, Aug, 24.—Fifty-une workmen from Purls, Bordcaux, Havre, Marsellles, Ly- ons, and other clties of France, who \rere sent _by the French Government to visit the Exhible tion In Philadelphisnnd study the linprovements ‘which aro malang {n the ditferent trades that they represcot, Laye srrived, Npecial Dispatch to The Tridune. lowa Crry, i, Aug. 24—y Herbert 8. Falrall, city edltor of the Dadly Jtepublican, ot this city, was wmarsled last niht to Miss Lillie Adamis, daughter of o leading citizen of this connty. NAHyfl\'H.LB Anf;. 24.—The Btate Comptraller publlshes notlew Lhiat past due coupous of July 18, 1875, of the bonds of this Stute, with out- standing coupon bonds of 1574, wnd Junuurv, 1875, will Lo valil an sudalter the 15tk proximo at the Fourth Nutfunal Bauk of New York, or Btute Treasurer's otier, Nashville, 1 e et = PURE HAVANA TGBACCO. HAVANA, Aug, 23.—=The Fuz de Cuba s taking all possible palis ta prove the fact that Jurge quantities of foreign tobicw have been clandestiuely fmported uto this port. Ju un articlo tosday the Yoz de Cula suys: “We, i connection with other per- song, who ure well tuformel fn the mutter, luve exumined funr diferent sawples taken from tobuevo stored iy warchouses bere, which proved to Portu Rico, Banta Dowmiugo, Hunduras, und Kentucky tobucco,” The Vor de Cuba further suye thero arv warchouses hero by which the quantity of forelgn tobacco stored cxcceds, in proportion, frum ten Lo twenly times that lwporied from Porto Rico, . sportsmen In good standing. Altogether the PASTIMES, Four Trotting Events Finish, Poughkeapsie Yesterdaye.d o Goldsmith Maid Distances Al tho Pag Ones Excopt Bodine, Postponcuent. of the ChileagasSt, Lopgy Gitmes=«Bostons vs. Athletics, THHE TURF, rovonknnrste, Poroukzresie, N. Y., Aug. 21.—The post poned race of yesterday for the 2:99 ¢y ey wou by Mattle, with Trioa close sucund agg Planter 8 Jengths behind. Thue, 2:241 I the postponed 2:22 pace Adelajde ;, sixth heat In2:4 on thy 2:443. Senantfon secand, Slow. Go third, The Seventh hicat was talen by Sl y. Go tn S:243¢, " Adelulle secondy Seomatiay {hird. e elehith heat. and race way unb‘ SlowGolu 2:2547, Adelalde second, 3 sallon hird. About 12,000 persons attended the aftey races, I the tivst race, 2152 class, u.m"\'fl seven starters, with Yhorndale us the favurite, FUMMARY, 3 Pursc §2,000 or hursen that have never boyy, 2:idi o the firat, §1,0003 secondy - $500; thirg 8005 and fourth §2 s N, ‘Thorndale Frank..... Bigg Feliow. Dau Bryant. Chnuncey M. Temi] anlee, Wil Timn 2120y, 23 The next conlcst'\\"u the ;I‘\.‘C-’lul"*a"' e Rtarl belnge Goldsmith dald, Emupgler, Jud at, Luta, and Bodine, The Mg f}l’“ At the rate of two to oue against the fiely, 'ho appearatiee of all the hie Wwits Lhe signg] for cheerfs In the tirst heat the Mafd had the lmlc; Swngzler second, Fullerton thind, Bodine ourth, Luln outside, Eleven scores wind (e prot away, the Muid leading round the turg Smugler second, Bodine” third, Fullortay fourth, Lulu Im-nkln;;. Going to the quarter, the Maid dashed nq.z away from sil of them) Smuggler and Fullcrton buth breaking. At the quarter the Maid wus fourteen lengths alieaq of adine, he 1wenty lengths ahead 0f Smuzeter, and e ten lengths ahead of Fullerton, Gl down the baclcstreteh Lulu again broke badly, The Mnld passed the half mile 10 lengtha In ndvance of Todine, who was 20 lensths aliea) of Lulw, ehe 20 leugtun ahead of Bmwgpter, sud he 5 dengths ahead'of Fullerton. At the three Tl:lrl.t‘rpulc Matd was 25 lengths ahead of Budine, The Mald cume down the home streteh like lightning, 51;!1.;: under the wire 20 lengthy aliend of _Bodine, and distancing Lald, smug. gler, and Fullerton in 2:10). = In the sccond heat Bodioe had 2 lengths thy hest of the start, and held it going vound the turn, the Maid making two of lier peeuliy Lreaks between the turn and quarier, andat the latter pluce Budine was a length ahead. On the lLack streteh the Maid closed the gap, lavplag Bodine, but broke again and fell back g length, Onee inore shio closcd the gap, and they passal the half-inlle neck nud veck. -Between ‘the half and three-quarter pole the Maid skipped, and then ghoved to the front, Bodine, however, g on hier wheel, the Muld breaking just § Iittle, aud they sliot the thres-quurter post neck amd neck, Comfugz down the }mmc-hlrcv:h the Mald broke, and It really scemed as'if Boilne would win the heaty but the: Mnid made s tro mendous burst of speed, eollatbd insee her antagonist, aud won the lieag, by b in 2:18L{, while chicers gregted her. In the third heat they got the word evenly, the Maid lcummi round the turn, und breakivg, bt shooting right awny from Bodine. Shewas three lengthis anead at 'the quarter, broke, and Jost two of them, beld the lengih alicad at tne three-quarter, and came In casy winner of the heat sud race by eight lengths i 2:20, BUMNMARY, Turso 84,000, doen Lo all; firat, §2,000; secona, $1,000; third, $600; fourth, $500. Goldsmith Mald. ime—F 9 s 2:16%, Second_heat, 1105 mile. " 2:184, half, 1:00; mile, EARLVILLE, VL. . Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune.. Mexnora, 1L, Aug. H.—Tue third day's meetivg at Barl Park was slightly coolpr than the preceding day. There wera over 20X speetators present at 9 o'clock, The undnixied rice of last evening, the 2:3 vlass, wus enlled, It wns a walk-away for Booner in 2:843¢, Wilder sccond, Sophiu Templa third, An fmmense amountof cash changed bunds on the result of his race. The programme was then taken up and tuo fiest on the st was for all pacers, for & purss of 300, Only two borscs wompéted, Sucker State and Borrel Billy, and the race was won by Sucker State In two heats, Bitly being distauced in the second. Thne, 2:24 and 2:2 ‘T firat race in the afterngon was for J-min- ute lorses for o purse of #600, Botts sold as the favorite spainst the field §10 to §0, and his taking the frst two heats kopt him stcady in the puol-box; but Janesville, taking the next two, became a hot favorite at $10 to &4, und her losing gave tho ‘“Blucs" the monvy of Ler backers. 3 half, "1 inrter, 37; half, Third heat, quarter, ¥ Totts . } 4 8 danewvl] 41 Ellen C. 2 Littlo T Zisna~ 23 2 Tho next race was fur horses of the 2:38 for u purse of $100; twelve entrica; flbo com- {mlhxu. Btranger was the lovorite, 85 to §3, ln he pools: Htranger (hareer LINCOLN, 1LL. Bpectal Dispatch o The Tribune, Lixcowy, 11, Au;';. 24, —To-day's races at {he by falr were witneased by from 10,000 to 15,000 pere sons. In the free-for-all trot, for & purst of 8600, with Lady Guest, Loafor, and Maltie Mor- ris entered, Mollls walked away with three straight beats, with Loaferisecond,~time i3 224 und 240" Tu thio mile”aud 'rericat, for 4 pursoof $150, with Ida Lambort, ‘Mickey Freey and Logan entered, tho tirst dash was won by Mickey, Lambert sccond, time 1:49, The sec und and third dashes wero won by Ida, Mickey secoud, time 1:50 and 1:53. TIT TRIGGER. TOURNAMENT AT GALBENUNG, ILL. Bpecial Dispatch to The Trivune, Gavxspuno, 1, Aug, H.~A shooting tour nament of three duys’ duratlon, utder the aus plces of the Galesburg shooting and fishiug club, commenced at the fuir-grounds in this ity to-lay. Entrfes are open to all amateur are elght purses to be shot for, aggresutl $2,205. Out of some fiftcen entrive, Kletnnian, Griith, Tyers, Martin, Brooks, and Stock seem to by, thus fur, tho successful competl tors. AQUATIC. THE YACHT BACH, The race between tho yuchts Ina and Frolld will tako place to-morrow norning, The boatt will start ut 9:15 a,, m. from the foot of Twellth stroct. It was desigued st tivst to run out I3 miles and return, but in order to accominodute spectators the schieme has been chauged,and the mu:; will run out 78¢ wiles, and retyra and re peats TIHE GUERIDAN PRIZH, - Tho third uunusl regatta for the Shcridan prize (a eolld silver yacht valued at $200) will b ralled on Geneva Like to-morrow, beglnuing at 10:80. The conteatants will be the Fleetwins, by Tlenry Strong: Nettie, by the {on, Jull B, Rumsey; Geneva, bi Qen, A, €, Duv Mischiet, by Com. N. K. Fairbanks; Lutul by Cadet A.'C. Ducat, Jr., U, B. Military Acad~ ciny; aml Dauntless, by D. F, Whitelug. Mr, Rumsey, having already won the wnbltfl‘! twice, will become Its owser, i€ he be aguln l‘vl‘li cessful, for which reason every fate attempt wi be o to beat the Netble, aud an exeltiog e will b tho result, i BASE-BALL, TOSTON V3. ATULETIC. PunavrrLenia, Aug. 9. —Base-ball: Junings— 1 Athletie Corumnus, Aug. H.—Base-ball :Allegbeneyh &3 Buckuycs, & TOO MUCH RAIN, " Tho game betwecis the Chicago and Bt Lovlt Clubs set for yesterday was not played of ¢ count of u severs ruin-storm, which put (b¢ grounds fn bad shape, though the sun Wis morrily shiuing at 8:15, the hour sot fof the game, and thy cars wera cruwded with peopls Who, takiug thelr cue frum the weather overs hewd, wern on thelr way 1o dluwaxumwh ‘Il jgame fntended for yesterday will be fl:}t to-duy, sud the tenth ud last of thy series 9 TOW,