Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 26, 1876, Page 2

(5] are the *“Tilden Reformers,' the men who veonld & he nation by dolng as they dld In 6, —rolibing to t cent, and leaving wothing at all in the Nattonal Treasury, They woull pay esery Rebel b, no matter whirl (b wag, The pensionera of the Governe went who turned trattors would he replacedy and thus millions upon millions adided to the busdens of the people, The Pulmer Monse headquarters have not that afr of enthusiasm about them thnt thoae at lie Pacliie have, There {sa lack of patriotlc rentiments one hears only that sham - vey of @reform. The wind tas been pretty “well faken ont of the Demoeratle safls durie the Tt few a by the Eerious reports citculated I regard to Bwmuel J.CTil- den, which his wost srlent supporiers Roy hie must pnswer, Lew Steward, too ls fast Jodiuz whint Ittt remainiu strength he liad, andd hie witl surely pe shoved one side to give 1| ce Lo o man more ficnnmlly antlsfactory to ke Demaocracy throughout the State. Reeretary J.J, Crowley, of the City Central Committer, Is endeavorfne to get the addresscs of all the Presidents of Tilien Clubs thronghout the county i order that he mmy send them docwments. As there are only rome ilres or four uf these {nstitutions In Cook Count thie worlk 13 not. over-laborlons, thonzh the Su v complains that all ha ot sent fn thelr ot the famed rock-rooted” nt head- ern yestenday were Thomns B, Bul . Rovkford ; Obadiah Fuller, Flatrovkylite, ¢ Luvelle, New York; Hugh Fitz- N, 4 8, Kohnan, warky No T3 81, 1 David Cleaveland, Whitesido 1. Megrifictd,” Valparaiso, Ind.; A C. Kriag York; Lew Van Patteny Charles, Zarley, Juliet Signalj Wo T, Walla.¢, Galveston, Te: The Tiinots Bemocracy are sending speakers nto Indlans, and have already forwarded J. C. Stonghton, Judge Doolittle, Lyman Trumbull, John F. Farnsworth, Bill Springer, County- Clork Lieb, und Charles Andrfeux, Lyman Trumbull and Dr. Miller aro an- nounced to speak at Springfleld on the 14th irox. ! INDEIENDENT GREBNDACKERS. The headquarters at the Tremont House were dead and liatless yeaterdny, thero beiug noth- i Jeft to do at present except to rake up srags wherewith to Hould: Among 1le visitors were 1. C. Lawrence, Monmuuth, 1113 IL. Clark, Mendotn; C. W, Dean and V. T White, Evergreen Park; Johm Ilise, and othel Joenl lights, A letter from Jackeonvitle was re- celved stating that a large Greenback Cb had Teen organized there, which glnw: much hope to those present. However, it should be borne in mind that there fs'n State Insane Asylum In that tin\-n. which ny account for the large member- ship, MEETINGS, THE ORAND COUNCIL. The reccular meetiug of the Grand Counvil of {he Republican party wos held at the headquar- ters lust evening, L. L. Bond mn the ¢halr. A enll of the wards and towns showed that the at- tendanee was large, and the reports wers uni- v of the most encouraging character. The Comtnlttee to report a deafi of by-laws s vules reported, s the report was adopted. Atter transacting some further unimportant eney of holding (he Con- nation of candldates for glslutuce, amil the seversl atan early doy was discusscd, i was reachied. Committee reported in favor <1y nuss-mectings at the party arters, and suggested . the appointinent miitice of three to arrunge for speakuers, port led to somn discussion, und was pted. The Council then adjourned 16r uiie week. SECOND WAND. The Boys In Blug of the Second Wand were to have niet in the Bennett Medical Collegre, No. t, last evening, but owing to n notitieation the meeting was wistpuned il raday night, samo place and hour, when oflicers for’ the company, in which about forty ex-soldiers have alresdy enlisted, will he elocted, Compnujes A and B of the Sccond Ward Ilayes und Wheeler Guards (colored) et aimd in.xmdcnl last nlght. ‘There were about 100 men u the ranks, and they made n good showlug. BEVENTI WARD, At the corner of Halsted und Fourteenth stieets hast evening the Seventh Ward Repub- Yeans held thewr regular weekly leub meeting, AMr, Jumes Duguid presidh After tlle reception of several new members the Committee on Military Organization report- i, through their Chalrman, Mr. Dunn, that they bad organized o company called the Seventh Ward Hayninkers, snd that it ulready numbered thuty-one members. ‘The Commities recotn- mended that Mr, Duguid act as Captain. The report was aceeptul. A Ttie Club then spent half anhour in inspecting the various eamples of uniforms offered by- the manufacturers. The mutter of chousing the aniforms was referrea to u Comnities with In- structlions to report immediately, Mossrs. Hanns, Dunn, and Juhugon were ap- pointed o Committes to sccure a bull fur tuo next meeting. Mr. D, W.Jnckeon was Introduced. He sald it wos uxuwh‘nur{ to go luto uu§ lengthy dis- vusaion of the politival issues. e recogn before him Republicans of long standing, Yt It wus proper ot most meetlnes to have some tulk shout the questions fnvolved n the cam- padgn. In 1852 there was no issue with un s was 0 contest without any particular dis- tinetion of principles, The platforms of the two parties were substantially the same. Eversince inere bad been fuvolved A matter of ur ple In every campalgn. In 1850 A nan wus elected beeauss the majority ople woulld not_take grounds In favor of human (berty, In 1860 the South put up o man who was for protecting to the death South- futerests, Alr, Lineoln was the cundidate of Northern people, and there wus never so 1 un opposition of princivles, The sub- campndgns were all strongly marked. gl . 11876 the resons to ho presented to the peo- ple for volngz a certalin way wers many, There were side Insties, such as it of reform. Were the people justilled i lookingto the Democrath: sarty for refornd ‘The record of the party must je constdered, 'That party had never chatged, shthourh thy elalm was” made that 1t wis n wnlerent party from what it formerly wus, Luok at the fast Cobgress! Thu members spent large “uma of money o investigate men who had con I oftled, and they succeeded only in Satehing Mr._Belkimap, who was by no medus o represetaave Republivan, real fasue this conpalzn was whether the Republican party wits ot the pasty to which the sulvatiou of the country wus due, Tl " Mihitary Committes reported recom- mendingg one of the styles of uniforin offered to tise Club, amd, alter adopting ity the mecting sdjournad for one weeks CARTER . IARKISON. nth Wanl German Tilden and Hen- rick held u ineeting lust evenlig ut No. 22 West Twellth street, some preliminary routine work, Carter iember of Congress, was intro- on the fasued of the day us i through Democratic spectacles. After Khne sothie compllmentary atlusions o the vinatin, and xpeaking upon the lportanee of voting, e saul that e dido’t come thers to fn- struet then, but to #ay why hoe should voto for Tilden and Hendricks In preference to 1layes und Whieel He donfed belng u partisun, but te wats a Democrat because ho believed that wus e best purty, 1e had voted with the Demo- itk fn Congress durii the past yine monthy becuuse he thought It was right. Tte then went on to laud his own courage for tryiug, us he clolined, to do rght. 1l held that the nan who never changed wus slther w kuave or u foul, The speaker then went on to contradict Me, Gartlela’s speech 1o Congress, and advocated hla own views, e leld that slavery fell of its v aceond, und thnt e hud oppased sluvery in 158w hen he vwned sluves bimself ln Keatucky, and then thers were lots of Democrats wlio ppposed currying slavery fhto the ‘Lerritoriea, Tre Republivan party wus not to be Uhanked for stollebing sluvery, = 'They did it becsuse ey soubl not fielp thémselves, e held that there cre mure Democraty enlisted i the West in she: Uniion army than Republlcaus, and that #they fouehit w'— slght better than those from E Gt Ho o dended that - Dewocrats ever Secesslonlsta, e Leld that all these were dead dssues brought ,out by M. Gurlleld, e then avlde the same old huckng i favor of Demovracy, e acknowledged Mr, Hayes was a pure and honest man, bul that aus no proof that he woubld not be controlled w corupt politiclas, Tilden was the best nan to ¥o to Washinglon, because he under- it od \mllllral utrigue, “fine Naranigue of Jr. Harrison was u tissue of satilerdasl, 1u whicl he denounced the Repub- Tzau purty, but could say wot a word in delense o Tiklen und Hendricks, but o grcat deal In d cute of Carter 1 Hurslsony Jooking to bis re- omluution us a member of Cungress by the Jemocrutle party. Aflter ppueches by Gus Busse aud Juhn Co- nisheyy the mceting adjourncd. : FOUWTBERTI WALD, The Republivuns of the FourteenthWard hekd b uiecti.g last evenlng kb the corner of Union i Erfe etr or tha purpose of organizing o club of Hayes and Whecler Guards, . Kenedy e Clidruun und Mlr. Frank Warren after which the roster was nunies placed on the lat, > ol 4 good-rized snarching B. Bticrman was present, wnd ad- weethyy do iy usuwl e 11l CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. AUGUST 26 neeeptable manner. During the couree nf his remorks, Company A, Tenth Ward Hayea aud Wheeler Guarde, under the command” of Cant, Jumes Meagher, murched info the hall, aml were recetved with three roustng cheers, Phey presented a vary credit- xl\hlv appearnuce in thle new and Driflfant uni- v Mr. Sherman was followed hy Mesars. L2 Lo Bond and Luther Latlin Mitig, who made foret- he speeches, after which the meeting ad- Journed, RIXTRRNTIL WARD, A mecting of the Sixteenth Ward Tilden Re- form Club was ekl 1aet uight at_the corner of Sedewlelc and Gronger streets. No business of fmportauce was travsactedd, Speechies fn Ger- man were_delivered by Messrs, Arnokl, Speng- gler, and County Clerk Lich, BEVENTRENTIL WRID, The Seventeenth Ward Youne Men's Deto- eratle Club held n meeting at the suluon, corner of Chivage avemte and Franklin street, John F. Walsh in the chair. The guestion of unlforns for the Tlden-Hendricks marching organization was the anly sublect under discussion. THE BOUEMIANS, A meeting of fudependent Bohomian cltizens was held Last evenbigs ut the Feloevina Jedno ta Soeal Hall un Taylor streed for the purpose of tuking some actlon in regard to the Preshdentinl vampaign, There ubont” one, huudred persons presenl, nmoug. whom —were Moessra, V. Kotrum, r. Styeknl, V. Matuska, August Geringger, publishier of the Srornest, 1t Zdmbeck, V. Kuspar, Tranta Pracun, J. Firer, J, Langmeyer, M." Baumrueker, J, Olivering, J. Kakuska, J. Le Gross, nud T, Chlwlek, Mr. ar was elected President, and Mr. T, Pragna Secretary, Mr. Knepar adidfessed the meeting at some Tengzth, relerring to the fmportanee of the com- ing campalign, and the necessits of o thorough organization among the Bohemiaus, He stated that the majority of the Bohemiuns were s yet undeckled as to which party they shonld sup- vort, but they would tanally have to take sides with one or the other. In"his oplnion, the Bo- Tiemians woulidl do best to act with the Repub- Yean party, which was the gafest anyway. Speeches were also made by V. Kotzuny, Jan Ollvering, and others, enme being in favor of the Republicans amlt others infavor of the Demoerats. Nu declslye netion war taken, and another meoting will be held in & few duys, el MISCELLANEOUS. COLORADO. Desser, Col, Aug 95.~The Repubiiean State Convention, at Pueblo, have nominated for Governar the Hon. John L. Routt, of Arap- toe Connty; for Licutenant-Governor, the Ilon. Lafayette Head, of Concjus County; for Judges of the Supreme Court, the Hon. E. T, Wells and the Hon. 8. 11, Elbvert, of Araphoc County, and the Hon. H. C. Thateher, of Pueb- 1o County; for Secretary of State, the Hom. Wilifam M. Clark, of Gilpin County; for State Tressurer, George C. Corning. of Boulder Gounty; for Audltor, D. T. Crawford, of El Pasv County. ACTUIRZ, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ToLeDo, O., Aui, 2. German here to-night to a lurge audience in the Opera-House. His scathing review of Tilden's pretenstons to belng a reformer, und Iis con- teasting him with Gov. liayes, were very fue, and met o warm response from his wdlence. His speech reveived the preatest attention throughout, and will dv much good for the Republican cause n this section, DUBUQUE. * Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Dunruque, lu., Aug. 25.—lluyes and Wheeler Clubs are farmed fu all of the wards of the city except the Fifth, and one will he organized there to-morrow evening. The Republicans aro doing carnest aud active work. ADRIAN, MICH, ¢ Gpectal Dispaich to The Tribune, ADRIAN, Mich,, Aug, %5.—The Republican County Convention, which met in this city to- ny, was one of the largest, most enthusiastic, and harmonfous gatherings of the kind ever acen in this county, The Tollowing ticket was gm fn the ficld amid great enthusiasm: State Senator, Dr. Newcomb; Sherifl, A, Calrus; Glerk, W. L. Church: Register, M. If. Long? Treasurer, (&, R. Ellis; P""""““"F A“umcfl" W. A. Underwoud; Clrenit Commissioners, J. . Gaft and Willis Merritt; Conuty Surveyor, (1, E. Kenzie; Coronors, 1. J. Ludlow and 11, 1, Leaver, P A at Disyatch o The Tribune. (IRARD RaPIDS, Mich,, Aug. 25.—Judge Jokn W, Stone, Hepublican nominee for Congress In this district, and Stato Senator E. L. Gray have addressed several thousand citizens ou'the is- sues of the campalgn in the open afy here to- night. They made most effective specches, which were recetved with enthuslasm. The Hayes and ‘Whecler battalion turned out in nnifurms in torchlight procession, aud marched through the irincipal streets of the clty, nearly 700 stroug. Phey madea fine display, and added much to the euthuslasm of the demonatration. AN INVESTIGATION. Speciul Dispatch to The Tribune. LAN®ING, Mich,, Aug. 25,—An investigation fnte the charges brought against Gen. Par- tridge,: the Republican nominee for Comunls- sioner* of the State Land-Office, bus been in Ymgrem this week, with results favorable o the General. Mr. OMs, of the State Lentral Committee, says tbere {3 nothing In the ‘charges. NEVADA, Spectal Dispatch to The Tytbune. SAN FRANCIsCO, Aug. 2h~—Tne Republlean State Convention of Nevada to<lay nomiuated R. M. Doggett aud W. W. Bishop'as Preaiden- tial Electors, and nonyiuated Thotus Wren for Congress, Adjourned. e — e THE COAL FLURRY, Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. PRILADELPIIA, Aug. 95.~The bears yester- day took advantage of the panle, and tried to force down the coal stocks. Penngylvanin opened yesterday at 473, and fel) 2 per share, while Lehigh Nuvigation dropped §3.25 per ghare, The former, however, rallled at 47, Agaln, tolay, the bears struck a new line, and directed thelr attention to the stock of that company of which Mr, Gowan is President Yesterdny 11,167 shnres of Reading were nulil, opening at 44, und closing ut the sume tigure. To-lny, before the Boards, 2,125 shares sold at 14, ol 200 at 4474, and, despite the cfforts of the bears, the stock at the First Bourd stood st 44, Presently it commenced bouncing, and Jumped to 47, 43, 4834, nud 1t was now the turn of the bulls, and the bears, in truth, had soroheads, Rumorstlew thickand fast relativeta the sudden rise, and somo suid that Mr. Gowun fad procured funos at an usurious rte of in- terest and hiad entered the market, It was not until noen, however, that it leaked out that Callmunt & Co., who are lurgely futerested In Reading, hud taken the bull by the horns and hind complete control of the market so far ns Reading was concerned, and then, as {1 to ndd insult to injury, came Lhe statement thut the i named was prepared to loan 40,000 in Readlug as collateral at 40, Penusylvania opened ot 46, suld us Jow as 45, and then as- o izl Nnvlfigl(nn opened at . Lehlgh Valley stands ut 3¢, while New Jersey Central lolda its . ‘That the ultiniate result will be o decline fn the stock of coal-varrying companles Is the opinton of muu{ of the frequenters of the 8tock Boand, but thisattempt of the beurs ta create o panie i’ premature, und the friends of Reading are determined not to sllow it to be :usml ubout ltke a bull fu the hands of the hears, 5 A reporter of the Philadelphia Thnes to-day snw Thiomus 3, Foster, of the Shenasndonh Her- ald, consldered by suie to be one of the best authorities [u the reggion, and he sald: There are facilitien in the conl reglon for minine 2 tons of coal where the murket will take 1, aml, 11 tho apecutators ar to be permltted to rush conl Into the markel and well it for what the necesnitics of sutne of thwmn cuinpel them to take, it will not require many montbs to swamp the whole trade and reduce the Iaborlng - clusses of the reglon to peaury. In_ & tight such an s about being ‘inaugurated, the Cowpsny 1 tho lnrwost purve will win, and its victory will ruln tu ita competitors and all Individusl tora in tho business, 11 the sale next Tuea- day 1% tv be bona tde, and thery I8 noreason to sup- pose that it b8 not, and U §s o be kupplemented by other suction saley untit the stock now on hand digpored of, every ton of cosl witl nut anly L sold ut 3 heusy Jons, but the market will e o domoral- Ized thnt, unlexs restriction fe ugnin resorted to will not be nntil there i u gencral revival tn isinees throughout the country that minlig ¢ be conduciend with profit there wers 0 be gatued ta the Lehigh Valley, or any wther corporations 1in snmlog or carryiing oal, by discurbin: fonuwd returnbig 10 thie destruetive competitive policy of a few years axo, there mipht be suine feason 10 suppose that general bankruptey was the lueviesble fate of all Who are engaged I the business except those very suvontugeousty situated, but, a8 1 cuninot discover that uny of the companite have snything to gain, awl it s evident that all have much o Jose, itean hurdly be posaible that this unfortunate disagree. ment ean continne lonz 10t does and worst comen to worst, there will be pleaty of future re- pentunce fur present folly. L —— - OBIYUARY, Provivenee, R L, Auz 25.—Mre Pauling Wright Davie, wilely Known from her connve- tlon with the so-called woluan®s tights moye- weut, dicd hory lust eventuzs, Carl Sclurz spoke fn- FOREIGN. Prince Milan Makes a Peace Proposition to the Great Powers. Iie Favors an Armistico Which Shalt Include Montenegro. The Turks Loso 16,000 Men in the Battles Before Alexinatz. TIIE WAR. I'EACR PROTPOSITIONS. Bancty, Auge. 25.—Germany hos decided to semd an officer to the Turkish headquarters to report nuy further erueltics, The Porte refuses to grant an armistice until the prefiminaries for peace are settled, VIESNA, Aug. 23.—Prince Milan last might invited all the foreign Consuls to o conferenve at the palace. It is understomd that the confer- enco related to negotlating an armlstice and peace, and that the Prince expresseil n desire for peace, and requested medintion looking thereto, RALDING TUNKS, ZARA, Aug. 95.—The Turks yesterday violated the Austriun frontier, near Ossolnik, svized ninety sheep and cattle, and fired upon the peasants, wounding one. Another was cap- tured and decapitated. They also fired at the Austrian gens d'armes, and retreated into thelr own territory with the booty. Two companics of Austrinn troops have arrived at Ossolnik, MORE PEACE TALK. g At a conference last night between Prince Milan and the forelgn Consuls, the latter urged pence, and the Prince declared hia rendiness to conclude n pence on the basis of the status quo ante-bellum. ViENNA, Aug. 25.~The Political Correspond- enee publishes the following particulars coneern- ing the overtures of Prince Milan for peace: “Full Justice having been done to military honor by the six days’ fighting at Alexinatz, where there Is no prospect of success for either slde, n continuance of the struggle would only Involye useless sacrifice of life and fur- ther losses.” Therefore the Prince summoned the representative of the guaranteelng powers declaring his readiness gratefully to accept thelr Euml oflices, ond offered to respond to the “onnsels of i-lnmpc. 1Ie requested ure thelr fufliuence to re-cstabliah 8 good understanding between himself aud the Porte, and to procuren cessation of hostilities everywhere, including Montenegro, The forelgn Tepresentative fm- mediately communicated by telograph withthelr respeetive Governments. THE TURKISI DEPEAT. Loxnos, Aut. 26—5 n. m.—~The special dis- atch of the Dally News from Delgrade suys ten. Tehernayell has telegraphed to Prinve Milan that the Servians won a great victory on Thursday. Gen. Horvptovieh abandonied the ureuit of the Turks at Tresibaba and attacked he rear of the Turkish right wing. Tcehernnyeft at the same time attacked the Turks in front. ‘The Turks were routed with & loag, according to Tchernayefl's dispatch, of 15,000 killed, woundwd, stia_prisouncrs. Thirty-otio Russlau ofticers were kifled In this battle. - GRERCE. ‘The Standard’s correspondent at Rome tele- graphs that u dlspatch Tns beon recelved thera trom Athens, dated Au?. 16, aunouncing that a revolt has broken out fn .\q;yrusxjulls. and that arined bands ace pouring into Albania, Thessa- 1y, and Eplrus. The Courier de France hus o dispatch from Vi- enna tothe sume effect. It adds that the Mus- sulman Albanians, baving pillaged the suburbs of Janing, the Russian Consul” demanded jus- tice of the Governor, who refused it. The Con- sul and rich Greeks then organized an nrmed force of volunteers, and 8 combat has already 'tl.?hln place ut Previsa between tho Greeks and urks. ALDANIA, A dispatch to the Standard from Podgoritza reports that the Prince of Miridltes hus prown- ised to nssemble his Christlun followers, to the number of 1,000, nul nssist the Turks. The Mirfdites arc a [ixowerllll tribe of Roman Catho- lic Albandans, dwelling between Lake Scutard and Podioritza. Since the beginning of the war the Turks and Mnnuem-(,vr ns have been competitors for their ald. This nlllance is sup- osed to be the result bf an order from the Vat- ean, LATEAT, ToxpoN, Aug. 205 u. in.—A Belgrado tele- gram to the Zimes snys It 18 *abnost _cortain that the war is nbout at'an emil, kS "I'he Servians Ignorant of the fact that thelr Government uing for peace. The news of Tehernayell's victory is spreading like wildfire, and there Is great ” rejoluing. — Buccess at this thme is unfortunate, as & will be made use of by the war party, but it may hclr Servia to accure better terms. Imiportant diplomatie actlon on the part af the great Powers, and ax arnfstlee between Tarkey and Eervin may he expected Tmmediately. Turkey will ask for Eurnmucnl oceupation by her troops of certe’n erviun fortresses, and a war Indemnlty. A A specal from Therapla rc,nrusnnln that crsons surrounding thy Sullan are de- erpuned that “the state of his lealth shall not be known. Dr. Leldersdorf, in bis report to the Turkish Government, suys the Sultan ts suffering from a purely nervois complaint. The correspondent adds that the truth of the matter is, that Murad's brain fs erazed, and the nmn {8 a mere wreek, Holy never left alone. The country is really without a head, Dr. Leldersdort is shinost w prisoner in the palace, and {s denfed commuuleation with his Iricils, SERVIAN PEELING AGAINST ENGLAND. i precponden don Tines, I find throuznout S an {mpression—I tay say & deeply-rooted convietion—thiat En- gland 13 actively assisting Turkey with both oney and arins, huve cendeavored to combat this Ilea. Among the highest and most enlighted ofticers {6 pre- valls. At Leschjanin’s _ dinver-table, with apologies to me ns one of Her Majesty's sub- jects, it was asserted, I exolained lgml onr tiovernment had to render to the House of Commons an aceount of ull expenditures, and wk for votes to supply it or make it good. ‘The secret-service moncy was referred to, I pointed out that ft° was too swmall In amount to permit of the Government supplying from that source peeuniury means to the Porte to carry on war. A distinzuished offiver then eald there were negotintions be- tween the Ottoman Porte and onr Government fur the purehase by (treat Britain of the Island of Candla, and thit, as fu the cuse of the Suez Canul shares, our Government could advance money and conclude the purchase In the flrat “fustunce ond usk the consent of Parltoment sfterwards, 1 expressed my opinton that i Mr. Disraell’s Government gave money to the Turks tocarry on this war it would be chagnl out of offiee, but T could not remove the impressfon. It §s sald that the arms found on Turks who have been made prisoners ure of English walke. Tnreply, I huve referred to our Free Trado system, and to the fuct that fn the hamds of enemius fighting against onraclves arms_of Engllsh hanufacture have been found; but it I8 of no use, My, Disvacli's in- credulity as to the Turklsh atrocitlos s every- where “here referred to with indienation. Nothing Is #afd us to Lord Dechy. The Ser- vians catnot anderstund whf’ Mr, Uisruell shoulil throw doubits on venorts bee hls dip- lomatle azents do not kKnow of crucl in pluces where they are not stutfoned, [ have heard it pravely usserted here that the lutd' stund, In this war (1 hey und England, The 1 culls anding offfcees fs, % England und Turkey ure agalost us" Meanwhile, “Tehernayell §3 daily recelving encournging wddresses from Russia, prayers ure being offered ap In Russlan churches or him and hls cau L the belief in fnfluentiat elreles here sustutned for another month the Russfun Gov- ermnent will be compelled, by the pressure of 18 arimy aud by the |mV|:Iur will, to step b the flelid sod fight on the slde of the Serv This bias heen stated fnany presence by wn otli- cer of hgh rank who has seen wost, i ot ll, the addresecs sent from Russta to ‘Fehernayell: VIOLATION OP NRUTRALITY, Two dnys o u budy of “Turks, fu pursuit of a band of fusurgents at Topusco, on the Cron- than frontler, drove the fusurgents ucross the lrumlcrluml puesued them to the Village of Sultan was pseussinated by the desire of En- t Staroselo, which they burnt down., At the 3 of the Hght two companies of Austrfun tnfuntry and u squadron of cavelry came_up, before which the Turks rap- [dly retreated aml recrossed the frantler. Thu excuse toade §s, that they dld not know they had crossed the frontler.” As the detalled offi- cfal reports on the ocenrrence have nut yet comes it, it cunnot bo salld how far this cxcuse can by aleepted. OCEANICA. NEW BOUEH WALKY, Ban Fnanciseo, Aug. 25,—Pacific Mall Btentmer City of New York arrived to-day from Sydney, via Houoluly, bringing the Britsl mails. The news 15 neagre. The Australin snd Victorla Budicet shows that the reveoue vx- coeds the estimates. The customn, exclse, and territorial revenus shows an (nerease mwd are prosperous. The sfate of the Colony s altogether satlsfuctory, thongh on estl- mated loss of $1,000,000 un tho decline on woul would affect all classes. The Hudget admits the neevssity of a readjustment of taxation, but to introduce 1t Just now would only be a twaste of time, ‘Tl cold neason fit Victorla hax heen very dis- astrous to squatters, Two million sheep " died in Riverlun for want of grass. ‘There was a poor Iambing, and wnly o kmall percentage wera maved, This, with the tmmense fall In the price of wunl, will be severely felt in the colonles. The Educational amendment bill to bring Into operation the compulsory clunses is belng con- shlered In the Victorian Assembly, The schooner Brilltant was wrecked oft Cape Dyron. Tho fate of hier crew Is uncertain. Partleulars of the Queensiami floods report a 1ors of life at Warwick, nand other portions of the conutry. The fluods were the highest ever kuown. NEW ZEALAND, = ‘The great questlon now before the New Zeal- and Parlinment {s the financial separation of the fslands with the Federal Government at Wel- Tineton on the resumption of the land fand, The severest shock of earthquake felt at Wel- lington for many years oecurred July 19. 1t was preceded and “geeompanted by loud rum- bline. The shock “was alsa felt at Christ's Church, New Plymouth, and other settlements, The Fourth of July was generally observel by Americans, or those having husiness more or 1css directly with the United States of Amerles. GREAT BRITAIN. THE TUNNEL SCHEME. Lonbox, Aug. 25.—The soundings for the Chaunel tunnel to conneet England and France will be finlshied by the end of August, The en- glucers report the result as very soifsfactory, HANGED, Christos Baumhas, the Greek saflor who, with four others, mutinied on the bark Caswell, while on her voyage from Antijogasta to Queenstown, and whio was convicted of thuniler- ing Capt, George E. Best and other ofiicers of the veseel, was hanged at Cork to-day. THE THISI RIPLEMEN, Loxpoy, Aug. 25.—The Irish rifle team safled to-duy tn the steamship City of terlin for thy United States. —— SPAIN. * CONSPIRACY. Maonip, Aug, 25.—There are rumors that a political conspiracy hos been discovered In Par- peluna. It Is stated that arrests have been made. The garrisons of Upper Navarre have been reinforeed. Cateb Cushing, Minister for the United States, will suon sail on Jeave of absence, RAILROADS. TTEMS. The Chieago & Northwestern Rallrond has finnlly decided toenter thefleld for the Colorado business fu conjunction with the Unlon Pacifle. This busincss has been heretofore exclusively in the hands of tha Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacitlc, and the Chicago & Alton Railroads, As the Chicago & Northwestern has factlitics for these points equally as good as the sbove ronds, it will prove ,%ulto a powerful and_dangerous competitor, he rates adopted by the Northwestern are the same a8 those of the ather roads, No steps have yot been taken looking towards the em.'lrgn of thie new Northwestern depot at the corner of Kinzle and Wells streets, aud it 13 unlikely that anything will he done thls season. RESIGNATION. Bpecial Dirpatch to The Trisune. Keokuk, In., Aug. 2.—George A.Griggs, Superintendent of tho Keokuk & Des Molnes Taflroad, tendered his resignation to-day, to ue- cept a similar position on the Connccticut Val- ley Rulroad. FIRES. AT BANGOR, MICH, SRl Dispalch o The Tribune. z EAST 8AGINAW, Mich, Aug. 25.—Two build- inga—one owned by a mun natned Lambert, the other hy John Peck—In Bangor, Bay County, were deatroyed by firo to-day, Loss on both, £1,8005 but little Insurnne — AT MINNEAVOLIS, MINN. : Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, MinxEAvoLs, Minn., Aug. 25.—Two houses and barns in this city, owned by d. D, Redding, burned this foronvon, Loss, $6,000. The resl- dence of Mr. Pattan, of this elty, burned last night. Loss, $2,000." Insured for two-thirds of ity vaiue. —————— THE KERR OBSEQUIES, NEWw ALBANY, Ind,, Aug. 25.—This forenoon all the busluess houses in the ity wereclosed us a token of respect to the desd Speaker, and nearly the entire population were taking part {n the ceremonies or witnessing the grand pageant which was formed by the varlous socleties In thecity. At the uppointed hour the varlous or- ganizations moved on to Spring street, taking thelr places In the line assigned them by the Chief Marshal, Gen, Scribner. There were ahout twenty socletics, lucluding Mascens, Odd-Fel- lows, workingmen, German socicties, the Bt. Patrick’s Benevolent Soclety, Soclete Francalse, and many others, with members of the Har in this city and Loulsville, the officers of the gov- eruments of Loulsville, Jeffersonville, and New Albany, the Congresglunal cscort from Wash- ington, and Stute officers and other dignltariea from abrdad. The proceseion was one of the Inrgest ever witnessed in this sc:tlon, und anl exceeded by the funeral procession of Gov. Wil- Inrd when a Iarge body of the militury of Ken- tucky and Indlina tpok part. The arrangoments were adinlrable, and every- thimge satisfactory. Many of the houses aloig s Tk ot bl drap i blac, totving the eateem in which thie honored dead was held l? the community. Durlng the movements of the provession, bells wero tolled end the streets were crowded with people moving In the divee- uon af the family manslon. On sho arrlval ol the procesafon nt thie hose, ' 1t waa holted, when th funeral wervices were performed, the Rev, 8. Conn, of the First Pres- ytorian Chureh, preaching the Qiscourse, from Proverbs, xxil, L. The seroon wns o fecling and touching one, umt when referring to the ife and character of the deceused, and the purity of charucter which e ever maintatned, there were audible sobs from |{ present. Mr. Hutehinson, of the Third 'resbyterdun Church, ussleted i the servl After the close of the services the burlal-case contatning the remains was removed, and the line of murch was token up, and proceeded to the solemn music of Iall o dozen bands to the Northern Cemetery, At the grave the burlal- rites of the Masonfe fruternity were recited by the oftfeers ot Jellerson Lodge No, 104, of which he was o member. ‘The grounds in which Mr. Kerr {s burted ad- Join thuse where Gov, Witlurd [s entombed, and are In one of the most conspleuous snd heautital spats In the cemetesy, The tomb of Michacl C. Rerr will bevome ‘the shrine ut which the lovers of truth, honor, and courage Wil kneel In the future, Among the att endants on the ceremonles were (tov, Hendricks und several State oflicers, large number of cltizens of Indianag [ amd stafl, of the Department of the Bout a number of distingulshed clti- zens of I\;-mm-k\-. s ingg wis behl here this evening, when tine upon the death of Speaker Kerr were defiverad, Speaker Kerr attended se! Erfe, and was privately married to Miss his preaent wite, e —— - THE HIBERNIANS, Speciul Dispateh to TR Tribuna, PHILADELPHLL, Aug. 23.—Sluee the Anclent Order of ibernfans has been openty charged with colliston with the Molly Maguires, wany conaglentious und respeetable members have been quiletly disconnecting themselves from thulr divisions, thouzh this was only playing o the hunds of the rouzher wml more un- seruputots members, as fleft thew b epntrol of the viganization and (ts funds, The Natlonal Board recently ordered acontribution of £5 from cuch division” fur o purpose uot stated, but which members of {he Order were satistied wis to he devoted to the atefense of the SMolly Magaires, 8uintent was the National Board upuiy obtaining this cuntribution, that the signs and Y\us-wur«ll, tecunieally called the % Guoids," or the different quartors, were sent to the dif- ferent body Master-Owls, to be given to the di- visfon on bayment of the gssessment, This satislied most of the menbers of Division Nu 2 that there wus somcthing wrong, and, seting under good legal advive, they meb and passed resolutions to dissolve the Order, and assijin- Ing the money to the trustees to uwalt their furtlier actlow Another Fraudulent-Divorce Law= yer Discovered.’ The Rockford & Rocle Island Ronl Settled at Last. Record of Judgments and Now Suits--- In Bankruptey. Although tie laudable but tardy action of the Bar Assocition of this city has been instrus wmental In ridding Chicago of one notorions Alvoree shyster, A, Goodrich, yet there 1s plens ty of uppothunity still remaining to pursue the same prafseworthy path. loodrich brozenly twlvertises that he can procure divorees In every State on aceount of fcompatibility, ete., and several others, Sime, Marvyn, et al, are following the eame course. There are also othersnot sn well known to Infumy. A new and hitherto undiscovered nspirant by the nune of K. M. Styles was unearthed yesterduy. The Clerk of the Suncrior Court recelved a Tetter yesterday fram Mrs. Angeline C. Foure nfer, of Leroy, Genesee County, N, Y., asking abont a sult. for divoree which she had been ine formed was pending ngainst her fu the Buprome Court.of Chicago, of which J. R, Boyil was Clerk, It is havdly necessary to say there {8 no suel court fn s clby. Inclosed In the leter was what rurpnrml to be u copy of a publleation notive, which is necessary i all cases of non-resident. defend- ants, ol ifying Mrs,-Fournler that her husbhaud, of Canada, bt begun a suit for divoree from hern the Supreme Court of Chieago on the gronnd of incompatibility and descrtion, and thut slie_must appenr against him on the first day ot the term, July 28, 1870, or default would be taken, This notlee, which hind printing on only onu slde of the paper, so that It could not have been cut from ‘o newspaper, purpoited to be algued by Re M. Boyd as Cler, The whole thing fs s barefaced feawd, and would only deeeive w person who did not live n this State'or who was cxeeptlonally ignorant. “There Is no such court nor clerk, nor fs there In the Dircetory nor on the lawyers’ adverdising- Iists the name of any such juwver as R, M, Styles, who pretends to be plaintiil’s solicitor, Alecree Dased on guch papers would be vold ub Initlo, and would not prevent indictment for mlultery or bizamy should the vomplufnant marry dgain, 1 any others have been vietim- fzed in v similar way they will nid justies in making ft known. TIE ROCKFORD, ROCKISLAND & ST. LOUIS RAIL~ ROAD, The final decree in the lung-pomlln% cose of the Union Trust Cowmpuny v, the Rockford, Rock leland & St. Louls” Raflrond Company waa entered yesterday, nmil the (ithgation nbout that rond finally closed excent as tu Osterbere’s appeal from some rullngs of Judgo Drummond. The Judge had decided that 4,000 in_Goy- ernment bonds received from Cornelins Lynde and Henry Curtls, Jr., and $7,417.18 In money puid Into vourt by the Recelyer, should be kept for the benefit of the mortznge creditors agafnat the petition of Osterherg, the pur- cliuser, ns Trustee of the road, who wished the bonds to he given to him, and the movey used toward payment of the taxes on the road for 1875, The Clerk of the Court was ordered to sell the honds and add the procecds to the funda for distribution wmong the creditors. From these rultngs Osterberg appealed, ‘[ho Htigatlon over this rond has heen going on for about two years only, and it inay well bo regarded us o bl case, “The road originally cost from $10,000,000 to $11,000,000, but sl ot ouction, o the ’summer of 183, for 81,820,000, to Mr. Osterberg as representativo of the German bondholders, It does not scem to have been o very successful apeculntion, us ut lest for some months after the sale it hardly pald the running oxpenscs, and tlic purchasers were heavily taxed to pro- vide funds to put it in order, ~The salg {s now fhndly fully consummated, and the bondholders reulized from B to 7percent on thelr fnvestment. JOSEIH MOS8, Some time ago the Crane DBros'. Manufactur- fngr Company tlied aercditor's bill against Juseph Moss, J. 8. Reed, et al, to recover on a judg- ment preyiously rendered ngainst them, Bool after, 1, J. Chaxe was appoluted Receiver, and, being duly authorized, bugencollecting tho rents due from the sub-tennnts of the Briggs House, of which Moss und Reed were propriotors. Moss, however, contrary to the lll>lllll.'llun {ssucd fn the ease, nlso Kept on coltoeting, and scooped in somo £5,000, A 'rule was then issued aainst him to show cuuse why he should not be attached tor contempt. in disobuying the injunc- tlon. 'To this he pald no nttention, and yester- day he was arrested, but, Ly an urrangement made with the complainants, he wus allowed to be relensed on elving bond, and given thirt; days’ tie o which to produes the monoy. -I‘m"(nfl Is dolng 80, he In’ to. bo recommitted to uil, nivonces. Elizabeth Beelcer filed u bill ngalust her hus- band, Jaeoh Beeker, on account of his adultery. Harrlet 1. Lester hns also made applieation for u divorce from her husband, Henry Lester, of Niles. She suys ahe marrled him in 1856, and has borne him - six children. For the lost ten vers Lie has been aceustomed to abuse and beat jer, nind he I8 growlg worse and worse, e has also made threats of killing her, and she now lives in dally fear that he will put an cend to her’ e, In Octo- ber Inst she was obliged to have him arrested and bound over to keep the peace. Siyee then he has been comparatively quliet, until a few dnys alnce, when he ordered lier to Teave the houre, Lester las a store und lot waorth about 83,000, a stock of groceries worth 500 or £100, und derives an income of $150n year rent from the room in lils buflding oveu- pled asn Post-Ollice. There are suine perqui- sites_from his position us Justice of the Feaco nnd Notary Publie, so that he §38 quite confort- ably situnied financlally, Mrs, Lester therefore wakis thut ull these things ny be tuken Into ac- count, that she mny be granted u divoree, the use of the homestewd, und sultable alimony. 1TEMS, Judge Prummond left last evening for the Easty where he will spend o month and vislt the Centennty Judgo Bladgett was In town witl b In Moiday, UNITED STATES COURTS. M. Botles & Co. filed g petition agalnst the town suthorities of the Town o Brimlleld to compel them to pay the umonnt of twe judg- wents recovered azafust them by petitioners, One_of thess Judgiments was lor the sum of $1,183.53, the other for §1,739.48, Thesuitswere bronght on some rulleomt aid bonds which the town declined Lo pay, even when the clahins were reduced to judzment, and the petitioners ask that the town authoritics may be compelled to it el uy thean, The same partles flled n similar petition meatust the Town Bonrd of the Towan ol Elmwoeod, to vompel them to pay two Judgments for $L,T250 aud §1,220.09 reapect: ively. The value ot the conslderation on which "'f suits were bused Is the sume us in the lirst sult, 4, R, Remiek and Palmer C. 8mith filed o bill agatnat the Chicuzo and 8t. Louts Coke und Conl Company wml Tleury 8, Austin to furcclose utrust doed “for $10.500 on tho 15, 3¢ of the 3. ¥ tho N, E. I of see S, exvept- fnt 555-10 acres In the orthwest corner of sabl quarter, s reserved (o deed from Fisher | uthiers Lo one Austin, cnnlulhllu{‘ 138 12-10 83 ulso the contral purt of the N. W, 3{ of ns fullowss Begluning on the yesterday, and 3 2, botded went Tine 40 rods sonth of the northwest corner of sofd quarter, and running thenee south S0 ranls, thence cust 180 rods, thence north 80 rods, ansh thenve west 1 rods to the placeof beginniug, Also all the rlight, title, and fnterest of the Cor pany dnwnd to the south 40 acres of sald northi- west I of Ree, 24, wll In Township 12, north Ratge 9 east of tae fourth privetpal merklian ping the lime, clfl{, stone, and minera pronlucts uther than o eoke, und thelr incs dents {n the lund above cribed, Tsabeila, M. andHenvy Lyman fled a bill awainst John amd Mary Enww, Ilenry No and Pertsa E. John jeorge A, uml Mary R, Froar, Ao, tilus stee, amd L. Balrd, try tev, Lo dore two trust deeds (n the patu ot mortgges on ButkLot 1, Lot 85, and Sub- Lot 3, Lot i, Block Y, In Canal Trustecs® Sub- division of See T, W, 11 BANK Y MATTERS. KUPTY el winl Robert Whit, trunk manutacturers at No, 114 M under 1ae name of Koprell & Wal by vol- untury petition i bankraptey” yesterday, ‘fhe preferred and secured debty amount to #15 aud the unsezured to £3,509.87. The wsets consist of persunal proper » the winvunt of 102,78, and pen aceounts, $19.H, - the bands of 4. M. Morial Astgnee, There §3 also a stuek of tranks, traveling-lags, cte, I the hands of .\|urhrl{, Lo whoin wil the bankrupts® stoc assigned July 0 for the benedtof creditor soll's individial securcd debtanmonnt to §27,600, seeured by reat estate worth 23,000, The un- sectired itetds up §4,4 The assets eonsist of the uby! nentionad real estate, snd soe furnlture at Suow's Dunclig Academny worths £300, Whitely owes §1,125, Wil no ns- sets. The petition wus teferred to the Regls- ter. Bradfond Manveck was ultarward appoint- vl Provisional Assignee. An order wus alsy fssuod on Moslutty tu show causc by Aug. 25 g he ahould not tu goads in his handa to’ the Provisional Assigne Charles E. Ebert, a restaurant keeper at * No, 204 State street, nlso went Into voluntary hank- Tuptey. 118 ehts, all unsecured, are $1,500,87, Thi nsscts comprise S350, of which $443 Is claimed 8 exemple The petibion was referred to the Regleter. In the cnse of Frby & Barnes, an order wns made direeting that the report. of the Provisiofl Asslgnee stand approvedd unless objections U flled within ten days. Deutseh & #risch were adjudiented bankrupt by confesslon, and & warrant {asued returnable Sept. 23 bietore Reglater Julinaon, at Ueorla. Tarrls Levy was also adjudieated lmnkru[fl. by defantt, nind n warrant fssued for Sept. S, Nefore Register Hibbard, Bradforl Haneock was appolnted his Provisional Assicee, Disclintzes were fssted to Hertnan & Barelay and Franels A, Riddle. ‘An order was made in tho casc of Tlessy Rosenstock that the bankrupt show canse by the first Monday in October why his discharge should not be stt ashde, George W, C"“‘ll‘" 11 was yesterday appoluted Assignee of John 11, Batten. e frst dividend in the ense of 0. G, Thomp- son was continued to Aug, 31 An Assiznee will e cliosen at 10 a. . to-lay in the estate of Michacl B, Bailey, The composition meceting in the case of Christem Kusalng wlll be hicld at 100, m, to- ;.1':\,\'. and an Assfgnee will be elected at the swne ne. BUPERION COUNT 1§ BRIEP. Willlam P, Gray began o suit f'n-lnrday againat Walter R, Cornell, vlaiming £3,000. The Union Natfonal Bank Urouiht suit for £2,000 agalnst L. A, Hartman and Willlum Grh- han, 8 A, Irish et al. began a suit for 5,000 ugninst the snme parties, . J. Janeway ond C. J. Carpenter sued John . unt for 82,000, The Singer & Taleott Stone Cwmpnu@ sued Elijah Worren, 1, A, Warren, A, E. Warren, and J. F. Keeniey for $1,500. Washington Lilhy coinenced n suit to re- C W, 1L W. Cushman. Nehemfuh Sherwood sued Davis and John Murrhy for 81,500, Muer T. Ames et al., for the usc of the Miner T. Ames Cum{-nn Y, ught a sult for 81,500 ngainst John W, I} r, and another for §2,000 agninst_ Jomes lraddle, l{_;o()‘v. Phillips sucd Johu M. Mucller for coyer §5,000 from . Robinson Mm\flo an actlon against N, 8. Bouton to recover §5,000, George Pinkle -vommenced a sult for 810,000 o Candu and Houry Ry Pay- agatust Ferdlnand son. Roberts, Cushman & Co, sued J. (1. Wallus- ter and Jacob Neuner for $2,000, CIRCUIT COUNT. S. Bradick commenced a suit in trespes against the Victor Sewing-Machine Company, A, G, Dayton, E. 1. Jeffrey, L. C. Riges, W. C, 8haw, unil M. Jones, nylngdmnzlfiu at § H. 11, Rice Began n auit for £10,000 agalust the Natlonal Bank of Commeree, ® JUDGMENTA. Surrnioit Covnr—Coxpessions—A, A, Spragite ctal, ym A, Levy, $10,48. Dickinson ve. C. A, and Loulsa Furst, L —-Samo va, Fred Rublman, 840,84, —8amo John 1. Mallers and Thercsa Mallers, €505, —Same va, Same, 204, 03, — ltudolph Wpifson ¥a. Mary Doupierty, —C. 1L Schwabetal, va, John Bonrke, aZ e’ S e 'HOPPERS IN IOWA, Spectal Correspondence of The Triduné. RoLrg, Pucaliontas Co., Io, Aug. 21.—The grasshoppers have not commitied near the damage to crop and garden-stufl that was feared when they flrst eame, two weeks ago. Though they bave done great Injury to the corn, we think there will be still a good average crop. Their ravages in the early-planted corn are chiefly around the margine of the fiela, though we do mot know of n fleld but what they have eaten. nway all the sfik; and, smong the late-planted pleces, a good portion of the ear, In some instauces. Buck a few miles from the Des Molnes River, tho late-planted corn is totally dustroyed, as far as I can learn, Both corn and garden-stufll out ‘'on the prairle away from the river have suffered from their ravages the most, . We think the reason s, that there 18 not ncar as large an acreage back from the river; each farnn is lke little oasls mnid the great desert of pralrie; consequently they flock futo the flelds from the unbroken lerlu ns the corn and garden-stuit aro all they haye to feed upon; wheread, nlong the river, the land is nearly all iinproved, and_ the *hoppers feed a good deal from willuw-hedges, poplars, and o variety of the native timbers. At this writing the farmers are far more hopeful than they were a weel ago, The pusts have manifested a good deal of wneasiness ever since they came, two weeks ugo. They came with a° northeast wind, © and Cwanted to go with the same; but the wind has been chiefly from the south; 8o every sunny day they would riso in clouds, and apparentiy try to licad ogainst the wind, but would soon light down, On Weduesday, the 10th fnst., the wingd chunged to the northwest, nind they left by millions. The whole atmaspliere, ns hizh as the eye could penctrate, fally swarmed with the winged pests, Some asserted that there wers as many came o8 went, Wo conld distinguish no perceptible diminution il Friday, the 18th Inst,, wnen ctonds of them wotld rise and in thie alr until they rencheda igh ultitud thendart away beforo the sharp northwest w At this dats we are about rid of this scourage of the Northwest, we trust for this season; but thelr ravages are feit by the whole farming community. Somo have not been hurt muclyy others, [ hear, have lost all thelr cr«Rn of corn, und will e compelled to leava in order to fnd wurktunulppofl. their families, 1 lieard one man, who bad 60 acres, otfering It for 50 bush- cls; another was offering his ficld of 25 neres for b vents per aere, © The fact of the coming of the *hoppers is destined to serlously affeet” tho future growth und prosperity of this country. There scens but Hetle encourazement for thie farmers to put in o crop next spring, as thoy have deposited countless nilllons of eggs. The ground (s per- forated like a sleve. ‘Thousands will hateh out to every square foot, unless n miraculous inter- position of Providenee Intervenes. Every egg will produce a live "hopper, that must be ful on the x)runluu\: of the sofl il ho hns wings to take his departure. There {8 no use n disgulsing tho fact. This arnuniu of the prairie must be met [ ull jts fearful realityi some measures must be devised to exterininate thls terri Me pest, or else this whols WHIII'.I?'; el two weeks ago blomued ko an earthiy Eden, will be transformed futo o howll fi: wilderness, Al the theorles of scientitic men about the par- naite destroying them luve proved ,unstable s water, Never did they pussess more apparent vitallty than ut present, and it Is un_alarming fact that they are on the fneroase, We never Tl thein balf su thick ns ut the present visita- tion; wne, until this terror of the West eun be exterminated, the future progress of this coun- try is destined to be slow. Jodod, s Mofnes (1) Hegister, Aug. 23, ‘This soction of the State lias béen so frtu- nate In escaphfly the ravnges of the grasshop. pera the past few years, while other portions of our prairie State huve been devastated, thut we have cume to consider aurselves sale from the puats, It seems, however, that west of here they arg dguln I the felds o lmnense nin- bere. The vanguurd of their army made its ap- pearnnes In Avoea Just Thursday, and the main arty s now I the fields, though dotug but little dunnge, Sunduy they urpcun- In great swarims olong the Hno of the Rock Island R ruad” Chetween Attantfe and - Neola, und_ the farmers are somewhat fright- ened, The fences and the- 'rallroad-tics Bangz with them amd looked us though huge swarig of bees had clustered on tht fonve- posta. They have not done any ““““Fu X cept o the corn Bvmedintely on the line of tho road, ANl the grass hos been caten also along the track. Sunday Lhe{ were i such linense numbers on the railroad fron, be- tween Atlantic and Neolo as to stup the trains, Four frelght sud stock tralus were deluyed on an avernge of six hours each, und the ]runhunfinr traln yesterday nmrmnl: wus also deluyed some thiwe. 'Theso p I the track in clumps f and 5 Inches thick, The wheels erush them, and then the track Dbecoines covered with thelr carcasses and the wheels y but make uo progress. Sand hus tu b plaved on the travk before the traln can be moved. This experinient must be repeated every few rods aud, of course the progress ls slow, Yeusturday, from the revorts received by Mr. 1L F. Royed, Assistant Superintendant of the Rock falaid Rond, we learn that the *hop- wers appeared unessy and inclined to fy, but vill Feibain wy they are while the weather re- muing murky. ‘The belel s that they cau do Lt littlo daingge, Al the small grain‘has buen Narvested, ond the corn 13 tow near ripe s bard to be much injured, From a postal card from Stogn Lake we learn thut thess pests have reached” thut point dud im: making in this direction In countless num-. hers, . e —— e = = Why. Detrott Free DPri A boy sat at the vorner of Grand River ave- nuw and 3 Ylnw )’usuml.l{ guawing uway at sale Wates n riilds whith had [T wut of usto) A pusser balted, observed the Jud's m-uupaLIun. il usked: “llu'\'-, why do you gnaw those melon ause {ho other fuller got the start of me and guawed the cory ' was the very complacent 1ebiv, WASILINGTON, Somothing About Congressman Vancy and His Election Grievance, What Is Being Dono nt the Uniteq . States Miuts, The National Electlon Lawsg.. The Attorney-General's Circular. POLITICAL INFLUENCE, ik, VANCE OF 01110 11AS A GRIBVANCE, Bpeciul Dispatch to The Tridbune, WasminoTon, 1, C,y Aug. 25.—Iepresenty, tive Vanee, who took n very active partin ghe fnvestigation of the Government Printing Ofice, how finds that the printers there are using thyy fufluence, throngh a labor organization, to e, feat him du his distrlct, and are taking up sy, seription in the ofllee to help the move, On learning this, he brought the matter to (he g tention of Senntor Anthony, Chalrman of try Senate Commiittee on Printing, a8 o matier Republicans ought not to countenance, Ty, Senutor wrote Mr. Clapp, Publle Printer, on (b, subject, who replivd ns follows: Wasurxaton, D, C., Aug, 16, 1870, —My Dy, Sat: 1 have 1ho honor 10 acknowledze the re of your favor of the 1510 inst., calling my atig, o to A fopart which linwfeatlied you e Uhnt & sabsenpiion his been apencd i the tovem, nent. Printing-Ofiic to ald the apposition to yp. Vance, of Olito, Yon are ;l-xenm]m 10 way In' {hy; connectlon that while you da not tispute the riay of the cmployes of the Huvornment $'rinting-0fey to advance tiele political opiulons, whatever they n nny be, in ol Iovul wayw, and to subcriy moneys for any legltimate purpose ot election, yon think it Indecorous and i, proper tint o eubeception of thiv kin ehould bo opened and furthered |, any of iy subordinates, = Yot aleo suggest tha f the repori which has renched you be true that ey, press my dixapprobation in such way o4 I deeq proper and cffectual, o reply, Twould most re. apecifully etate that while I was ont of the ofics, and had no contrel of the Government Printiey Oilice, n snbscription paper way_being circulsieq Ty an employe of thiy oflice for the }mrpw of ralslng Tunds to defray the cxpenees of %o Ing). yliluals who had feen relected by the princen to reprerent them In Mr. Vance's “distrigy in belalt of the fnterests of "y and i opposition Lo his return to Congrces, Thy eifort did not seem to be of u pacty political char. acter, and 1 renpectfully declined to” bo fientiged with It, while I had no power to proventit. Asf am at prescitt advied nothing hos conie of il moveiment, 18 no money has been colleeted upoy the subscrption, 1 notice that o recent law of Conzress prohiibits the collection of ‘moneys for political purposes by the employes of ali depanie ments of the Gosernment, and hience when 1 enter o my dutics a8 Public Printer 1t will he ny plensurs to gued that, law from violation in the Uvvernment Printing Office, 1 derdrd to thank yoy for culling my attentlon to thin l\ill{ect, apeetfully, efe., THon, il B, Axtiosy., SUBSIDIARY SILVER COINS, TIE MINT3 ALL AT WORK—MONTHLY COISAGU OF SILVER—AMOUNT OF FHACTIONAL CCe RENCY REDEEMED — PLENTY OF 8MALL CHANGE. Wasnixatos, D, C., Aug. 23,—Dircctor Li derman, of the Mint, reports that all the minty are now runvlpg on subsldiary silver colns to thelr full capneity, and that the monthly coln utzo of silver will be about $2,500,000. Durlog the present month the dafly average of fraction. ol eurrency redeemed in sllver colus ot the ‘I'rensury has been $63,000, or about 1,600,060 peranonth, The Treasurer estimntes that thiy daily average will continue during the balance of the mouth, This is aveut $1,000,000 per month below the nmount now belng coined Shoutd the mints continue to coin_ sfiver at the present rato no apprehension need be fili nbiout scarcity of small change. Eince the pase ngze of the Silver act the amount of fractional currency presented for redemption has steadiy fullen ol At first the dally average presentel for redemption was nearly $100,000. In Julyit was £63 unid the Treasuver estimates tht in September it will fall below $60,000, The Vhiladelplin=Mint nlone can supply cnough stall coin to mect this demand. NOTES AND NEWS. THE BLECTION LAWS. Speciat Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasmneton, D. C., Aug. 25.—Attorney General Taft has sent a copy of his proposed cirentlar to District-Attorneys and Marshals regard to enforcing the electlon laws to the President at Lung Braveh. It will probably te approved by the President and returned for pre mulgation early next week. UNDERUAND WORK. A movement las been discovered on the pat of severnl of the persous ltdicted In connedtia with tho Parkmun, Brovks & Co. fraud to e cure tho removal of varlous clerks In the Tres- ury Department who testliied aainst them be fore the Grand Jury and before the Commitice of Congress. A number of pulitical filenda of these parties, and othurs who have sustalued re- 1ations to the case, ure assisting In this matter. Taking advantage of tho reduction in progress these politilaus have preferred varfons false chirges against these persons, by neans o whiell they hone to revenge themselves, Die covery of the character of thelr work will prol~ ably deteat it. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. New YORg, Aug. 25,—One hundred and fifty masons and stonc-cutivrs sailed yesterduy for Scotland, under contract with John Coghill, 10 warls on the parochinl bulldings In Greonok They are to roceive 10 penco per hour for cight hours aday. One hundred and ity more are to sail soon for Brotlund, ’ NEw Youk, Aug. 25.~The ship Golden State, which sails from New York Sept, 1 for Bhasz Dal, witl tuko out 4,600 bales of domestie arll- tngs ona - sneetings, the largest shipment of Amerlean votton fuods aiee 1560, 8AN FRANCISCO, Cnl.,Aufi.‘.fi.—Tlm schoonet Oceatt Spray, of this pott, has been taken Por tlnm‘ By thie_revenue authoritics, chargel with tntroducing Hquor and five-srms among the natives of Alnsia, and other llegal acts, TarTLE ROUK, Aug, 25, —Doputy United Btates Marshall Kiine® to-duy hrought down six mea arrested for lleit distlling in Newton Countt Thls makes cighteen_menand six f1licit distil- terles capturcd by the revenue officers nthe muuullnlnu of Newton Cuunty withiu the last month, Very're. AL Cuarn Special Dispateh (o The Tribune. Gatessuig, 1L, Aug, 25.—~The Fire Depart ments of Keokuk and Unlesburg contested this utternoon at the fairgrounds, in this city ina ruce of 400 yurds for s purse of $400. The Keo- kuk boys wore awnrded the moucy by mking the distance half a second sooner” tinn thet competitors, Time, 1 minute aud 9 seconds s Xmlnutu;ml‘n‘ ,?“","Si' T T ai Dispalch 40 The Tribune, CARDONDALE, Af: B3.—Tiho wite of Toward Fighine, who so mryau-rlou-l{ dfsappearcd from Tier humie neor Maltatids, sohne weexs ago, bt Dbeen seen allvo in the Iast two days, making for | her relatives in Pennsylvania, Bax Fuaxcisco, Aug, 25.—J. C. Flood ddenfes that hs v:sit East Is tu open o transfer oftice fof the Bonaura mines fn Now York, It is purlf & pleasure trgw. Speclat Dispatch to The Tridune. KEeoKUS, lu, Aug, 25,—An enthusiastlc 1 ception was given to the Keokuk firemen who were victorlous (n tho hose-reel contestut Gales burg to-day. On thelr arrival home to-nigl they were inet at tha train bya torehifht pro cession and escorted Up town, whera o Louds was bullt und sprethes made. e tp— SILVER IN ENGLAND. Loxpow, Aug. 2.—~The Financler says sllver yestorduy waa dealt In at 324 per ounce. “There is & demand for the Eust, while the supplics here are very swall, Most of he otber journala conttnug to quot¢ sliver at 512¢d, The . Echo's fuancial orticles quote silveh nomidally, 624 O theenticrs for £500,000 In bills on Tndis recelyed at the Bunk of Eogland to-dsy, unlf &l were allotied, malnly to Cllxu“‘i Tenders on Calentta at 1s &4 per rupee Wi seceive fu full. No sllotments will be wadt below that price —ai— A Bhuwer of loe in Midsummer: Bony r (Me.) Conerchal. One day last week, durlug the heavy "“"‘d'i storm Lhit passd over, the western portios & Arvustook, Me,, there I uld £o havy ullen, i the Town of Bhierman, u literal shower of 1o The Iur‘sjur pleces werg. oblung, with shurp ©F ners. Une measdred 83¢ incliva long, 3 |m-h_¢_l witde, and 13¢ fuches thick, Cabbuge Jeavet wepe rigdled with hules as large as u mab hand, while froit and forest trees suffercd sever l‘y. il full of ive wys severul miles ln extent There wus no wind brmvlug at the time, mhzfi wike the dumage to window-glass would Lav buen dntueuses ¥