Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 6, 1876, Page 2

ired to any 88 much ’=dlrl. Now, 1 state 'ihis slmply to° show tha. of Mr. 8torra' re- marks on’ that evening . cre not falss and .abusive, but that they are Atubborn facts. ; THR MERTING LAST NIGHT. : Aswas Anllclrn(ml, the attendunce nt the Re- -publican rally last evenlug was very large, and unfortunately many were compelled to return o thelr homes on’ their faflnre to galn admit- tance. After some yery cholee tausle Ly the ‘Waukegan Glee Club, the Hou, F. E. Clarke, of thiia city, waa made Presklent, who introducd, . +amid rousing cheera, tho Ion, Shelby M. Cul- f:rln. the next Governor of Iliiuots, Mr, Gullom went forward, and commenced Dy saying that be was quite pleased to bewith the cltizens of Waukegan. 1fo had never heen in the city before, and it he was to bo the Governor of tho Btate he thonght it was abont Lime to show hlmaclt. IIis remarks were confined chlefly to the ecconomy practiced under our Ronufillmn Administrat{on, and showed whereln :. the Government would be rendered bankrupt wrers the Domocrats to obtaln control, It was - & foretble argument throughout, and each as- sertlon was gvidenced by Iacts. dr. Cullbm . was followed by tho Ifon. E. 8. Taylor, who also uttered traths that wero fully appreciated, At the closs of the mecting Company “C" of the Hayes and Whecler Battalion escorted the apeakers to the residence of James Y. Cory, at which place the boys were luvored with some brief but highly complimentary remarks from Fov. Cutlom and Col. Willlam A, James. Spectal Dispateh f5 e, Tribune. ta? Dispatch to The, .. _ DaRviLLE, 1), Sept. b—The Democrats of this city opened the mn?“m" by & \'l:r{ large and somewlint eMbusiustic meettig in Lincoln Ilall last evening. Gen, >, Bluck, the Inde- pendent candidate for gress, was the orator “ of the occasion. This befng the home of Gen, . Black's boyhood, his many ‘uersmml {ricnda frrespective of p:rtr crowded the hail, deslring 10 hear what our Charley had to u{. In the . discusslon of the financial question e Inbored i hesvily, aud oftentimes was extremely folla- clous, but {n his oratorical Mights he was most bappy. _In classical allusions and metaphorical display his admiring fricuds were satlsfied, and his opponenta hinvs no rcason to cumlmnlu. At the close of the apeceh three hearty clicers wera iven for Black, butsome demented fellow who ought it was an Independent Peter Cooper tecting then severnl thmes proposed thireo cheers for Peter Cooper, but the audience Iaughingly filed out, made no response, and left him alonc in his fudependent glory. 3 MATOAL .t Special Dispatch o The Tridune. Moo, fil, Nopt: b—To-day the Tndepondent Conventfon for the Twenty-ninth Legislatlve R Distrlet assambled here, and, after much wraug- ., ling, nominated T. B, (,mu;\r 11 and 8, 8, Jnc for the State Legislature, My, Jack was a mem- ber of tho lsat Legisiature, hut Republicuns & think lic wlil not be of the next. Spectat Dinpaten 1o The Tribune. al Dispaleh o The nzunmfill ’;17. 6,~The Democratic In- dependent Legislative Couventlon for this dis- trict to-day at Maroa nomluated J, B. Cmu%lmll. a Ropublivan Granger, and 8. 8, Jack, & ** \What- do-you-call-fm,” for the Legtsiature. IT WON’T WASIL €. TIAT CHICAGO ‘'TINES'' BWASIL ABOUT GOV, h HAYES' PERSONAL-PROPERTY TAX DON'T PAN .QUT WONTI! A CENT. {The-Chicago Zimes of Bunday and Monday contajned a swashy dispatch, purporting to bo from its own reporter at Fremont, 0., chnraing *Gov, Hayes with having committed perjury in returning Nis personal-property tax for thoe ,years 1574, 1875, and 1870, 1t aippears now that the Zimes’ dispateh was written by a reporter of . iho Sunday Democrat, a little onc-liorse shect published in Toledo, 0., and was printed sim- ultancously in the Denigerat. The attentlon of the editor of the Toledo Blade belng called to the Democrat-Times balderdash, he disposes of tho charges fn the following temperate and con- tlusive wanner:) E Tho Toledo Sunday emocrat of the 3d shows - that it tas dlscovered a mure's nests This time it 5 the tax returns of Gov. Hayes In 1874, 1875, and 1870, It has gone to Fremant and cxamined the returns and inquired of cltl- zeng, so it pretends, and discovered that the re- “« turnsserlously Inculpate Gov. llayes, ", 1ts charges aud insinuntions are that Gov. ;- Haycs hias, In his returng, given under value to ; iy horaes, carriages, uud other property: thut fie es' faited to return apy planoforte; that he tins returned ouly a email aiount of other per- sonal property ; that he has returned not over 1,000 of ¢redits; that in Januavy, 1574, he re- cetved at Jeast $50,000 in personnd property by the will of Sardis Mirchard, and algo that he ré- 2 celved over TIQOU0 I toney that was be- © queathed to vavious othier lezatees, but nut to Ve pdid for three yenrs, aud thet Gove llaycs made ho return ol Lhis $20,000, ¥ Having maace these charges 16 Inquires with rent solemnity, Ishe not a perjurer! Is not uls perjury? 'T'o constitute xéurjm there must Lnve becat 3 false oath takien knowingly by the pu'euru & Whatls the oath that Gov. Hayes hos takent ‘There are three of thew, ose for cach year, sud thoy are exactiy alilkie. One of thera Will serve » to sliow what aif three are, It Is us follows; State of Ohio, Sandusky County,,ea. - K , R, B, Hoyes, do solemuly adlem that to the © best of my knuwiedge and bellef, 1 have tisted or . ‘exhibited to the Aseeskor all thu personal property, monceys, credits, over and above m{ Indebtedness, Investinents in onds, stucks, Jolni stock compa- nice, or uthierwise, It iny posstasion or under my control ns owner or holder, or as husband, purent, guardiun, trustee, cxecutor, adnin celver, nocounting otlcer, agent, altorugy, *:. tor, un the dny precuding th sccoud Munday In .7 Apell, 1870, which wre subject to taxaton under . the lowa of this State. X, B, avzs Bworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of May, 1674 11, L. PENNELL, Asscssor, Any one reading this oath van sce that Gor. Hayus was uot requlred to, and did not attempt 4 tu, glve the value ¥l any of the property. y 1‘5‘1& luw mukes it the duty of the Assessor to wllix tke Yalue aud of the uwnerto mako o llst of, or polnt vut to the Asscssor the property, that he may make o Hist of it. - Buch was done, 7 upparently, by Gov. Hayes, and his oath is to .+ th effect that o did elther lst o extibit al bis proj mn{ subject to taxatlon Lo the Assessor. The claim, then, that tho prol.u:rlfl' I8 under- valued, 18 une to be auswered by the Asscssor, ondl not by Gov, Hayes. ‘There can be no doubt that tho yalues aflixed by the Asscssor to the Hrupcrty of Gov, Hayes wus about what they aflixed to tho samo kiud ;. of property belonging to other owners. e - That (Gov, Hayes owned a plano-forto and re- turoed none fortuxation 18 usserted by the Dem- ocrat, but what the fact iain either case, whether e bad o plano or whethier he returned one, we X ont e know from the Deneral's stutement, & We have no doubt that when the facts about tbat matter are useertained, Gov. [uyes will bo found to have stated the truth and tohuve dony hils full duty. Asto whether the Governor re- turned ull sotes, murtgages, or other evidences of debt due to him that ho' ought to have re- lur‘n?d docs not appear from the Denvcrat’s article. s 1t does appear, however, from 1t that Birch- ard, by hls will, mave the whole* of his property to Gov. 1 » but required the Governor to imy R,700 of lezacles within threo ycars fromn “the death of Birchurd. Wo dun't certainly kuow thut ho was required to psy other and further legaciea or not, but we have understood that e wis, and that, too, lu qulte a large amount, Let that be as it may, the 883,700 be- catie and was o debt sgainst (Gov. Hoyea that e was compelled to puy. The lewutees of Blrehinrd, to whom the §53,700 uro to go, have o yaltd cafin axainet Goy, Hayes for thelr several legacles, uud not oply 15 it o valid clain agafust Hayes personally, but It also is a charge upon b the property that inay have come luto the hunds i of Gov. Hayes from the eetato of Birchard, s ‘The editor of the Democrat hus failled to be } . ctaudilin stating the obligations of Hayes to I veturn dues to-hlu tor taxationt No man Is 2. required fu Oklo tu return for taxation debta i awing to him beyond the amount which debts v owingz to him exceed debts owing by b, iy Unleas Gov. Hayes haddebts owlng to him ex- L7 eeeding 34,700 he was under uo legal obligation “to return any of it for taxation fu cither 1874, 1875, or 1670, The prluuliml of tha £33,700 of lezacles to Le puid b{ him I8 not yet due, aud it is falr to pre- sume that they remained wholly unpald at'the time Hayes made return to the’ Asscesor ju the spring of 1874, 1875, and 1576, ‘There I8 no pretense thut Hayes haa st an ~ true tn liis hands clalms sgatust others excecd- In§ $33, 700, o addif !{‘ to the shove it {s our recollection that Mr. Birchard in bis will inade large pro- » \ Yhlon far s irea Ilbmr{'xu Fremont, the means for which be requirea Gov. Hayes 10 provideout of s estate, and it that is true, that, too, 4 would stund s ‘wn [ndebteduess agalust Gov. g u}yu In whatever sum {t may be. 3 1 is & suim certainly not less thun $25,000, . What becomes, then, of the grave and fusinu- sting question whether Gov, Huyes ia o per- urer? “Whether his returng are not perjury? oy are the merest insinuativns, avd are utsup- Ym-ml by proof. People who have not tuken o puins familiarize themselves with the laws uf Oblo aud with the futerpretation and practics of the officers under its laws iu lsting sud lppmhl,ufi property for taxation, may bo * misled by the Demacrat’s” article, but certaiuly 0o otber falraninded people can be, Its attewpt, fu tle futcrest of * Tilden and Refori, to parry the eflect of Tiden's cone flk-tl:i vaths 4s to his fucome in 1863 i3 weak, and wil prove_aborti Tustead of convicting Gov. Hayes o belog a perjurer, or attempting 10 shirk Just taxation, i provea that the g " SEPTEMBER: 6 1876, erat's article Is unfalr, untruthful, and is such only a8 might bo expected from one who wishes ta decelve. [WI) the Zimex hark imanlincss enough to print the abovetrefutatinn of its slander?] TFOR CONGRESS, . TUIRG OWA, - Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. McGrgaon, 1., Sept. 5.—The Republicans of the ‘Third Congressional District hold thelr Con- vention lere to-morrow. The candidates ars numerons, Delegates are crowding in. Will- lam Larrabvee, of Fayctto County, will bave Favette solid; Clayton County nfter the first baltot; Winneshiek, probably, after the first ballot, with Buchanan aud a portion of Dela- ware, which will nominate him. 8. K. Graves will have a majority of Dubuque; John Garber a majority 2 Clagton on the first ballot; Judge Wilson will have a few from Dubuque and Del- aware, s Spectal Dispoteh io The Trvune (at Dispateh to The DARLINGTON, Wis,, Sept, d,—At the Repnb- fiean_ Congreastonal Convention for this (the Third) District, held at_Mineral Point to-dny, the Hon. Goorge C. Hazelton, of Boscobel, Grant County, wns nominuted by ncclamation, tho lion. 10, 8. Magoon, the present member, having previously deellned the nomination, Everythiug was harmonious, and Mr. Hazelton, befng very popular, will carry the District by & linndsome majorlty. THIRD AND POURTH ILLINOIA, h nrmnl Dispatoh to The Tribume. BEar, [il., Bept. 5,—Despite” the heavy rain hero to-night, the Opera ilouss contained a Inrge audfence. The Gleg Club and band fur- nished good music, and Messrs, Cullom, Shu- may, and Sullivan made interesting addrosses, It s definitely announced to-night that D. S, Hamuond will bo o candidate for Congress in tho Third District. . The trouble In the Fourth District will pmhx\m{ bo settled on Thursday to thy satisfaction of all. Spectal Dinpaton 1o The. Frivune ctal Dis 3 81, Josahi, Sept. b.—The Lot David Reawas, on the sixticth ballot, renominnted for Congress by the Ninth Congresalonn] Demacratle District L)nymvununn In this city to-duy, Ex-Gov. Wood son was the most foriildably contestant, receiv- ing 22 against 80 for Rea. The Convention wa prestded over temporarily by the Hon, W, 1% Hall,and the ITon, Mr. Boun, of DeKatb County, was the permanent Chafrman, Eutivo barmony prevailed throughout. BEVENTII MISSOURL 8EDALIA, Mo., Sept. h—Tho Democrata of the Seventh District in Conventlon here to-day numinated Tom Crittendon for Congress, 1o asserted that be will not aceept, as by dolng so he wiil prove false to all ussertlons herotviore made that he would not bou cantlidate before thie Conventlon. . FIFTI IOWA, CrDAR Ravips, Ia., Sept, 5,—Tha Democratio Congreasional Conventlon in the Fifth District, held at Blairstown to-day, nominated the Houn, ?x‘u(d(rcw T. Beatty, cditor of the Linn County Piluts s . MISCELLANEOUS. AUGUSTA, ME. Auvausta, Me., Sept. 5.—Col. Jonathan Nor- cross, Republican candidate for Governor, ad- dressed a mixed meoting at the City-lall to- night. The crowd was bolsterous to an extent that made §t iinposaible to hear the speaker with satisfoction. Ile charged the Demtocratie porty with extravagance and Incompetenee in manag- ing the fluances of the State, and asserted thut State-Treasuver Jones had appropriated from tho State Treasury several hundred thousand dollars under the Adminlstrations of Gov. Jun- Kkipsand Cov, Smith, The crowd interrupted the speaker ao often that lio terminated bis ad- dress sooner than he intended. Ak Dispatch to The 17i6une. clal ch f0 Torzoa o Reneh e Tt Cicago Times story ahout Gov. Huyes? tex rcturha is a gross fabrication and anoutrage withont truth or ahindow of foundation. Leading Democrats at Fremont &0 pronounce {t. Jt evidently was con- cocted as an offsel to Tillen's fndelcusible traud on the revenue, The true charaeter of the hoposition wijl soon be shuwn. WILMINGTON, DI * Wirmixartos, Del., Hept, 5.—In the electfon in“this city to-day for members of the Clty Coutieil, the Repubileans were suceessful, carry- Ingg eight out of ten wards, and clecting nhie out of cleven Councilmen, 'The ftepub- ean majorlty on the diTerent candidates varies from 1,045 to 1,200, ARKABIAS, 2 LarTie Rock, Ark. Sept. G.—Full returmns from the election in 3 county are not yot re- d, Both sides clalm It. Tiere ure few re- turns from outside counties. The vote wos geus crally very fall. The Democrats elnfun the Statd by fron 40,000 to 50,000 majorlty. INTER-APIICAN, Nasnvire, Tenp,, Sept. 5.-~At o meeting to organlze a volored Democrutle Club here to- nigut an attompt was made by other negroes to brealk 1t up, necessitating theinterference of the police. * BAW TIE ERROR OF IT5 WAYS, Wanertine, W. Vu,, Sept. “The Democrat sublished at \Weston, this Stute, and bitherto a ) utlvfonmal, cmmne out yusterday In the st of Huyes und Wheeler, inte: i WITHDRAWN, Tanuinassen, LFlu, Sept. 5.—Stearns nnd Conover, rival_Republicon cundidates for Gov- ernor, coalesced to-day, Conover having with- drawn, -3 NEDNASRA, © @ 0sAmA, 8ept. 5.—The Democratie Stato Con- veutfon meets here toanorrow. A larga pum- ber of delegates are aleady present. ABOUT TOWN. THE CONGIESSIONAL COMMIITER of tho First District Leld o meotingin the Grand Pucifie Hotel at 3 o'clock yesterday ufternoon, and adopted the following as a busis of repres sentation in the Conventlon, and a call for hold- ing the primarics for electing delegates to the same: - A Republican Conventlon will bo held at head- quariers, norihieast corner of Lake ami Clork atreets, in the City of Chicago, on thie 2th day of Septewber, 1870, ot the hour of 10 o'clock &, m., for the purposs ncing in nomination a candidate ur Congress for the Firat District of Hlinols; aiso 3 candidate for member of (e Stoto Moard of k:grunmnunn. e several wards and towns In sald alstrlet will be entitled to thenumber of delegatos as_followa: FiraL Ward, C\xlmbn 113 Second Ward, 9: Third, 11; Fourtl, 18; Mifth and Sixth, 0 each; Ilyde Park and Lake, b oach ;Lemont, Riversldo, Worth, Calumet, ‘Fhiornton, Bloom, Itieh, Bremen, Orland, Palos, Lyons, Addison, snd Blpomingdale, 1 each} Downar'aGrove, Naperville, Winfield, and Fulton; Derch; Listo and York, esch 2; Wayne, 1, [Thie primary weolings in the doveral towne afore- #aid, oxcept ([yds Park and Lake, will bo held on tho 34d day of Sentomber, 1870, at the hourof 4 o'cluck p, ., at the usual place for holdiny elec- tious, and in the lown of Hydo Fark at the Town. 1all, 8t 7 o'clock p. m, The primaries fu the soveral wards in said dis- trict will be held on the 27th day of September, 1870, between the hours of 4 and 7 o'clotk p. m. The peraons Lo sct as judges at such primarles, ani the places of holding tho same i sald wards will Ue hioreafier announced, . The sevoral Hepublican clubs In sald wards ore roqueated to reconnend to & special committee, conalating of Measrs, Dixon, Buoll, and Vierltug, the names of sultable persons to act s such 1ml¥cl: nil alao to suggest an approvriate place Tor holding the primary. The hour and place for holding s primiary i (ho own of Leke was alxo refarred (o the samo special commitiee. 1t fa vx- remd that uo person wiil be permitted to vote who v not 8 Jtepublican in bl ward, And the jmlfim are heroby instructed fo preserve a' lial of all pervous with residences, respoctively, 1Itis furthermore expected that challenges will be per- mitted a8 near a8 nay be §n conformity to the ejec- tiou laws of the Stute, The Bpecial Cowmittes aforesald were author- ized to prepare the call limuu‘.\m. to foregolng »a soon ui the time and places of judges are agreed upon, After the adoption of this report the Com- mittee adjourned. TIE GERMAN REPURLICANS, ‘The Music und General Comulttes of the German-Amerjcan Club, to make rusumflmu for the grand mass-meeting to be held to-mor- row svunluk' and to arruuge for tho provession to recelve the Hon. Carl Behurz, met in the Grand Paclic Hotel at 4:%0 yesterdoy after- noon. Twelve bands were ordered euguged for thu duy and ol the uccessary arraugenicnts for o successful turnout concluiled, Fha three di- vielons were provided for with musle, aud une of tlg; graudest dewovstrations muy be cx- pected, B of ——— . OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, . New Youx, Bept. L—Arrived, steamship Italy, from Liverpool, Lunpoy, Sept. Bo—Arrived, the steamships Bolivar and Oder, from New York. . QurzxsTown, Bept. 5.—The steamship Mars- thon, from Boston, has wrrived. The Philadel- phia steamship Lord Clive, fram Liverpool, has urrived. Prynourn, Bept. S—Arrived, Le Canada, from New York. A STRIKE, B1. Louss, Bepp. 5.~Thu fOremen of the Chi- cago, Rock 1slend & Pacific Rallroad who re- spmed work yeaterday struck again to-day, steamship The White Stockings Sco;o Their Sixth Victory Against the Athletics. 8t. Louls, Ilartford, and Boston Win the Otlier Leaguo Ganmes. Opening Day's Races at the Springfield, Mass.,, Driv- " Ing-Park. !'aitcrduy'- Events in the International Rowing Tournament, i BASE-BALL. | TNR WIITE STOCKINGS AT PHILADELPITIA, Speciat Dispateh to The Tribune. PRiLADELPAIA, Sept. 5i~The Chicagos turned up here to-day in good form, after a successful week among the amateur clubs, and got away with the Athletics by a score of 11to 5. The game was devoldl of any specifl Intorcst, the Chlcagos taking the lead In the third fnulng and maintalng it throughont. Paul, the pew catcher of the Athletics, made his tirst appear- ance to-day, with not very good success, The visitors made nearly all their crrors in the sixth inning, on which the Athletics made four runs, The gameo was satisfactorily umplrad by Mr. Rocap, formerly of the Athletica. Tho follow- ing villelal score wilt give full detalls: THE ScOnE. Adliie ol ‘ounA, Fouser, T, ... Paul, c.ue 'Total., Chlcago, Dinenes, "él Sl erssasonsl ) liswnsnssne nlossinemoul |ononSoons i manonEosal ¥ =!loorcoucun Elusmosons Elepisnsunons ol cgururmocol N 2l hooconucor B3l cownermia! ™ Addy, w2 '1112'27] G780 301 31 .0 004000-5 10 Tiouble play—Narnes and MoVey, 1. Basos on called balls—Athletle, 1; Chicago, 2. Tirec-baso Lit-Spatding, 1. @ Two-base hita—White, 17 Sutton, 1. Ituns earnod—Chicago, 41 Athlotic, 2, “Total liases on hita—Athletic, 0 Ohicao, 15, First bawo by orrors—Athietic, i; Chicago, 0. Total left on bases—Athletic, 85 Chicago, Umipdre~A, Hocap, of the Allegiieny Club, of Plitsburg. T{me of game—T1vo honrs and ten minutes, BT, LOGIS V&, MUTUAL. Suectal Dishalch to The Tribuna. Nrw YORK, Sept.o.—About 1,000 persons wit- neased the seventh gaing between the Mutual ang St. Louls Clubs on the Unlon Grounds to- doy, A high wind prevailed, Pools sold at 25 to'll In St, Louls’ faver. Bradley's pitching was very offective. Not ¢ Mutual player reuch- cd further ‘thun second base, The features of the mame were the pluying of Clapp, Battin, and Debiman for the St. Louls, and o brilliang doublo pluy by Ilicks and Start for the Mutuals, Following 1s . 4 THE BCORE: St, Louis, i Pike, . Clapp, ¢, Sl B P % 13 | R T Hattin, 3b. Cuthburt, 1, £, Donz, v 1. oscumzol P EICET =T [ [ coo_o! mooowmiat 2 Tota). 13127) Mutual, lvldsworth, c. f. aree 1 2 Start, 1h.... 1 0 ‘Trency, L 1. e 0] ) Hatilian, 2. o[ of 0 Craver, 8, 6, w10 2] 1l Ilicks, e, )0} 7] Booth, 1. 0.0} 2| Mathews, o 0| 1 Nlchols, 0L 1] 2 0 4127] 678 202 000 harmo, of Osceola Club, L Louls, 43 Mutiul, 0, Tiret baso un errors of opponenty~St. Loats, 4 Matual, 1, ‘4o of game—One hour and forty-fve winutes, 1OATON V. CINCINNATL Special Dispatch to The Trivuns. BosToy, Mast., Stpt. 5—~The gamo between the Buston and Clucinuati was dovold of in- terest with few exceptions, the Boston taking the lead from the atart. Thore was consider- able intercst manifested In the Cincinnati's new piteher, this belng the frat time Williama has faced oston batsmen. The cffectisencss of his dellvery can bo better judged after another game or two, but certuinly the home nine had no allliculty in pounding him well to-doy, Manning made oue hume run. Following {5 TRE sCONE: Boston. PAE @, Wright, », 1]2%21 Leonard, I g8 z00 O'Rourke, ¢. 1. 1] i‘ 0] 0 Murnen, 1b . & @ of 1 Tirown, c. 16 1| Morrih, ¥ o Mannlug, r, #3930 Schafer, 8 b. 4 4| 9l 2t 1 Bradley, p 00011 Total.. 17,18/27) 0; 8 Cincinna Tearson, ¢ BRI R Hiootl, &4 o of 5 2} 1 Joncs, ¢ 11101 Gould, 1'b ol 1] of of 1 ¢ 0] I]‘ 0 0} 0 Fol 1 2t alal e 00 481 o 21 2 1 0f 0 0| 0| O 4] 7271112 Tanings— 50780 Dostan, 38224 0-17 Cinclanati’,.", 0000214 Umplro—Mr, , of the Buffolk Club, o Tases on calied balls—Boston, 13 Passcd balls—Pearson, 8; Drown, Time of utes. Cinclnnaty, 1, 03 Blorrill game—Two hours and thirty-fve ml Juntronn ve. LousvILLE, jat Dispalch 1o ouns, nmnm’u,;f, Coun,, Sept. 5—A fine game was layed here to-doy between the Hartford and he Loutsville, the'scors belug 6 to 1 fu fayor of the former, At the end of the sixth Junig the score wos a tie,—1 aud 1,—but in the efghth (o~ ning the Hartfords, by powerful batting, aaalst- ed by errors of Dovlin’ and Holbert, added 5 to their score, Three of the runswere earned, York, Mills, nud Allison each making uhue-hh lml THemsen a three-baser, Highwn, also, made o threc-base hit in the fourth {onlng, Sharp and brilliant plav marked the gawe throughout, In six of the ninc Innings each r.-lu.{: waa retired in strikiog onder. THE 8CORKS Tariford. RBDPAE FRNSSORESRLUS fo Puid folf o Ttemsen, c. f. 1 1] 20 1 Hurdock, 2 6 1 of if af 0 Higham, .1, ... 1 10| 0 1 Ferguaon, 3D, ool 4] 1] 0 Carey, 8. 8.0, ol 0| 0 1 0 Cumilngs, P 010l 4o ork, 1 f. 1l 2 2l 0| 0 Milla, b, 1|1/ e o] 0 Allison,c. 1 3hef 1) 2 Tatal .| o] 7lz] o) 4 Lovbedi Qerbiardt, 1b, .| 1] 0112t of 0 Devl o ofof 2l 2 Iague.s b, 0 2ol 2l 1 Clititon, r, 1. ol 3l o 0| 0. Fulmer, [ RTRTR ) Somerville, o) of 8 4f © Hastinge, c. 0 0! 01 vf 0 Ryan, 1, o of 3| of 0 Holbert, o of 7] 1| L Total, 1) 7le7i10] 4 lmflm{l—- 87809 Hurtford, 005 0-6 Loulsville 100 0-1 artford, 4; Loulevilo, 0. by ertora~Hiartford, 21 Luuisrille, 1, Left on baves—llartford, ¥: Louteviile Fussod Lalla—Hartford. '0; Loutsville, ‘1, Lases on callod balls—ilartford, 85 Loulaville, 1. Bteuck out—Hartford, i3 Lonlsville, 8. Three-baea bits—Itemsen and Higham, 1 each, Umpite~Ar, Saward, of the New Lavens. Tise of gume—0no Kour and forty miaut sy RIFLE MATCITES, TIE DOMIXION ASSOCLATION. Bpecial Dispalch (0 Tha Tridsse O774Wa, ' Ont., Scpt. 6.~Tho snnus! matches under the auspices of the Dumninlon Rifle Aeso- cation of Canada were hegun to-day. * Nine or- dinary targets and two aquare ones have been erceted, and the grounds presentquite & military appearance. There Is a large representation of mllitary organizations present. Heven competi- tors come (rom Prince Edward's Ialand, this Velng the fArst time that Province hos sent representatives to Dominlon rifle mateh Nova Scotla Is not represented, for soms unex- plained reason. There are niuo matches fn all, with a good Hst of prizen. Lleut.-Col. Gzowskl, Preafdent of the Assoclation, entorinined menbers of the Government aid a large number of officers and. visitura to A Juncheon at which the Jion. ~ Mr. Mackenele pinde a specch complimenting Licut, Col, Gzowskl for his abllitfes and excriions in ralsing the standard of the Canadlan rifemen, He encouraged the cultivation of o Natlonal Teeling, He hoped e would never see Lhe duy wlhen Canadashould resort to arme, but thought it destrablo that the people shiouldsecustont themeelven to the usc of tie rifie and be pro- pared for eventualitics, na & nation waa only safo which had o mihtary knowledge, mifitary stores, aud every thing necessary to carry on o war of the flrst’ mognitude, He closed by re- ferriug to Jhe reputation Canadlan marksmen had achieved among competing natlons at Wim- bledon, Lfeut. Col. Gzowsk! replied in o neat speceh, giving the history and progress of the Association. Tho All-Comers' match opencd to-day, {n which there were 118 competitors. The matel was tiot compleled. . . TIIE OAR. SONUTLRILI, RACES, PHmLADELPIOA, Sept. 5.~On account of the foul clalmed by J. Higgins, of London, the slogle-scull race yesterday nfternoon, between Higgine and Evan Morrls and . Luther, of Pittsburg, Higgins and Luther were ordered to row again this morning. When tha hour had arrived this morning, Luther took lils position at tho starting buoy, but Iigeings did not put inan appenrance, and the former rowed over the conreo alune, doing It fn 23 minutes and 55 scconds. Higeins clalmed that he was not falrly treat- ed, and declares ho would uot row lero again for any monuy. e BINGLE BOULLE, In the first heat of the second trial far sin- fqln sculls, Bru!luy of 8t. John, beat Ward, of ew York, in 2 nilnutes 03¢ scconds. The second single-scull ‘trial-heat, between T. Hanlon, of Torento, I'red Plalsted, of Now York, and_Patr Luther, of l‘ltubur}g Was won easily by Hanlon in 9t minutes G4 seconds, Plalsted’a Jozen lengths behind, Luthor last, PAIR-OARED RACES, . The first trial-icat of pair-onrs, betwoen the two Thames boats, Higgins and Spencer In ona and Green ond Thomas fu the uther, was won by Green and Thomas In 20:44¢, Maxwell and Plalsted, of New York, hiad withdrawn from the second pafr-oar trial heat, 8o the race was between Josh and Gil Ward in ene boat and Faulkner and Regan, of Doston, In the other, Faulker and Regnu won in20:3, Timo of the Ward brothers, 20:443¢. TOE TURF. SPRINOPIELD, MASS, . S8eriNoFIRLY, Mass,, Scpt, 5,.—~The Hampden Park trotting meoting’ oponed successfully to- day. Y eeeny. Dick Swiveller. Mambrino Kate. ’ iy PURIE 82, l’wDDi 231 b3 R 2 ACE. Mayblird led throughout.every hoat of the 224 class, and won first money, whilo the favosite, Commonyealth, only took third. 1A RY—runsx 32,500, 1 B TERRAN TS cTcuR e Tune—Sh75{ 8 HURDLE RACE, The S-mile hurdlc-race wus cxeiting, and wos won by Derby, with Stunford a close secomi, Hr{cnu third, and Bill Muuday outside. Tiwe, 120%. BILLIARDS, 3 TIE MATGCH TISIS EVENING, The large number of billiard smateurs in this elty, who have had no opportunity of scelng first-class mateh for mors than o year, aro pleased at the announcement that Stosson and gexton will_play 500 points of three-ball this evening, «t Brunswick’s Washington strees hall, and the samo. number toanorrow evenlng, the winner of the 1,000 to take $250. HYDE PARK MATTERS. + The Village Buard of Trustees met In regular sesslon yesterdny afterovon, In splto of the ominous weather all were ou hand, Mr. Powell having Just returned from the Centennlal. Proceedings were commenced by Jmalng aal- ary-bills, umoumln{; to 307225, for August. Thres addltional Mconses granted, increaelig the prescut number of snleons to clehty. Billa® to the total amount of 170.07 were nplpru\’ed by the dllerent committees, A petition from- four Chicago unfortunutes, usk n}‘ Tor the remittance of flues linposed upon them for shooting on Buuday, was referred to the Police Committee. A request of Mr. A, J, Gofl to ercet a framo bullding ab the corner of Forty-first atroet and 1lydo Fark avonne, was referved to the Comn- mittes on Town Plats, 'The report ol Police-Sergeant Ryan for the month of August was referred to the Policy Committee, A petition of . DeYoung and forty-fivo oth- ers, who arc opposed to the saloon busjucss, re- uesting that no more licepses be granted, and that those already allowed be revolced, was ro- ferred to the Committee on Liceuses, 1TEM, Quite 2 number of cases were brought hefore Justice Horne Monday moruing. Prominent anong them were those of five men who wora taken in for trylug to kick up a row at Huego Gude's saloon, and of flve nice young men fram Chileggo who were arraigned Yor shooting on Bunday. The Intter did not, a3 would have been expucted, confess thoir mladomeanors and re- pent, but denied polut-blank that thoy had broken the law, slthough theoflicer hud watcliod them from bebind o couvenlent tres until thelr powder was ‘spent. ey attompted to browbeat everybody, the palice [ncluded, snd made & great ada about the fines of $5 per per- son imposed upon theal, It would be well to Inform the public in gencral thot south of Thirty-nintlistreet they aro subject to the sune restrictions as in Chlcugo, and ihat the polles are enterprising, A band of “burnt cork® fiunllcmen gavo 8 lively exhibition on thefront plazza of the Lyde Park Ilouse Monday evening. Mr, George Farnsworth und wife, and Mise Annu Farnswarth, well known in the soclal cireles of both Hyde Park and Chicago, took thelr departure for .the latter clty ya-turdu{, whence Miss Farnsworth went {mineufately o Kenosha, Wia., to attend hoarding-school, Mr, Benjamin Lamb starts this morniug for Lako Forest. A sovere locomotive o(x)ploulnn ocgurred st Bouth Chicago Munday. Unoman was killed, and avother escaped with . broken arm, The shiock is yald to have been great, The enginoe belonys to the Baltimore & Oblo Road. Conslderablo Inconveniencs and annoyanco are caused by correspondents who do not write on thelr letfers the name of the State under that of Hydo Park., ‘'Therc aro several other towns of that name lu the United States, and lottern ure sometlines ruud all over tho coun- try before urriving at thelr proper destination, THE BIXTU 1O of the scason was given at the HydePark Iouse last pight. Owlng to the weather, it was n quict affafr. But, notwithstanding tho poor prospects of attendauce, arrangemnents were “ nade to accomuodato thy guests of the house &nd auch trom the vity as shoull bruve the ele- ments, Johnnie Haid and Prof, Bournlque, afded by Fred Frefbergg and his assoclites, ten- dered thelr sepvices, und a pleasant evenlni was pussed {u the purlors, Company H, of the First Regiment, have en- gaged tho Hyde Park Houso for this eventng, They will go there by bost If the weatlier per- mite; i not, by stagé, and will poes the even- ing in duncing, ete, Arzny time {s antlcipated, ‘e Board of Education meets Friday, Mr. A, R, Powell, of the Busrd of 'K‘nll!uel, Las returned from the Contennisl, . ———— FINANCIAL, - New Yorg, 8c¢pt, 5.—Tho Habiities of Ran- dolph, Buckley & Co., whose fuilure was an- nounckd yesterday, nro gald to Lo over $400,- 000, Frederick Wright, wholesale liquor dealor st No. 678 Now street, Las failed, with Habllities of $100,000 sud asscts §11, The Mabilities of WUlum B, Clarke, whoss fallure was announced last vveniug, will not ex- s .w"fl«)idnl Dispaich (0 The Triduse. BPRINGFINLD, Hll., Bept. 8.~Thelr creditors to-day fled n petitition in bankruptey sgainst Crana & Bush, of l'vrmtnh-!ohnmn Couaty, and Judge Treat od su Injunction restrain- :;E. tho dispoapl of thelr property by the dobt- WASIHINGTON. How the Confederates Have Crip= pled the Redemption Bureau. Ex-Scerctary Bristow’s Answor in the Celebrated Miile Case. The Prosident's Rotronchment Order in Connoction it ' the River and ! Harbor Fund. Reply of the President to the nmpv?og William's Centennial Greeting. Bpectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasninezon, D. C., Sept. B.—The Confed- erato House, In reducing expenses, enacted that the Natlonal Bank Redemption Burean should reduce its force from 1562 L nincty-six, or more than one-third, The work of this Bureau is to recelve, count, and relssue or destroy the clrcus lation of National Banks,and the entirc expense 1s met by a pro rata asscssment upon the banks whose money {8 handled, 8o that the apparent |- 8aving {s o transparent farce. Tho Bureau will be greatly crlppled by this actlon, as the work hins steadily fncrensed each year, and in June last reached the highest amounts yet recefved fn onamonth, The smallest* receipts aro in the spring and fall months, while the cropsaro belng moved frum the West, and the largest in mid-winter and _mldsummer, when nonoy accumulates at New York, Yet last week, ina very dull season, over $12,000,000 was handled, making a daily avorage of uv’ur $7,000,000. NAVY, The forcc of eniisted men in the navy hra alremly been reduced to 7,600 from 8,600, ns provided by recent legistation, SECIETARY CHANDLER Tins gone to New York on business connected with the Republican Natfonal Campaign Com- mittee, It s expected that during Lis nbscnce some very finportant dociments relative to Mr, Tilden will ba made pnblie in New York. JIARD UL + There i conslderable suffering among the \mor of this district owing to tho fact that the Democratic House, {n its crusade for retrench- ment and reform, refused to malo the usnal u{:praprlnlllm tor physiclans and medicine for the pour. THAT MULB CASE. Beeretary Bristow to-day, by his counsel, filed lils angwer in the case of the” United 8tates cx rely, Thumas P MacManus, agent: W. B. Moore, 8, A, Thompson, B. B. Groom, B, H. Bristow, Hugh Anderson, and J. G, Kennedy, administrators. This is the mule contract case, I which complainant clalms a molcty, and pleas have niready 'been filed by several of the do- fondants. Mr. Bristrow, in Lis answer, denles that he was gullty of $ho acts stated, or that ho entered into any combination to cheat or de- fraud the Government, and that the allegations againet him nro false and maliclous, Ie avers that tho claim was not false or fictitious, and {f 1t was he had no knowledge of it. There Is every renson to belleve that this sult s insti- tuted by malice, and that the parties who bring it are inspired by versons who are hostile to Bristuw on account of his efllclent administra- tion of the Treasury Departument. It fa well understood that thesc facts will bo made clear 1 the case s ever brought to trlal. . PRACTICAL METRENCHMENT, ‘The Prestdent has carricd out his vlan rela- tive to the appropriations for rivers and horbors to the extemt of rve- ferring the whole _ subject to Gen. Ilumphreys, Chlef of Engineers, through tho Secrotury of War, - The indorsemicnt of tho Sec retary of War, which was recommended by tha Preafdent, directs the Englucer to Hmit tho ex- cnditures to $2,000,000, and to determine the ocalities and allotments with tho gencral fne struction that no new work {8 to be commenced and that no expenditures shall be continued upon work not clearly of = natlonal character. il instruction is entirely in uccordance with the lnnfiumm of tho President's message to the House, In which hefdeclared that ho should pur- sue this course Instead of vetolng the River and Harbor blll. This instruction is also in uceord with the recent declaration of the Presls dent that he should not spend mV of this n|y~ ropriation upon little crecks In West Virginin, Lho scheme of the Demogrntic log-rollers may, thorefore, bo conaidered defeated. Gen. Hum- phreys to-day took the bill and commenced work upon ft In accordance with the instruc- tlons of his superiors. He was closeted with somo of his Pnndpnl bureau offiegrs. durmF wuch of the day. "It will bo many dnya, pusaf- bly sume weeks, before the nllotinents are de- ternined. . PIESJDENT ORANT TO THE EMPEROR WILLIAM. To the IFestern Ausociated Dress. Wasiinerox, D. C, Sept. 5.—Tho following 1a the full text of the Presldont’s roply to the Emperor of Gerulun{‘s letter of congratulation on the ocenslon of the ceutenary of American Tudopendence: Ulyases 8. Grant, Prestdent of the United States 'k’ “Amerlca, (o Witllam, - Emperor of Germany, ving of -L'russia, elca elc,—~GnuaT AND Goon Fugxn: Your letter of June 0, (n which. you wero jeased 1o offer your condial congratulatious upan {’lm occaelon of tho Contonnlal anniversary which ' we have recently celebrated, wan placed fn my hands on the $th of July, and Its con- fenta wore peruned with wnfolgned 'satiefaction. Such expresslons of sympnthy for (he pust progross of this country and of (e guod wishes for ite fu ture welfaro as ure contained (n that communica- tion are the more gratifying becauso they proceed from the bead of o great Bmplro, with \vhllch this lepublic during the whole century of its oxistence hax malntained relutlons of peace and’ Iriendship which hava beenconspiciousalike in prospority snd in advernity, and have hecomeo continuelly firmer with the Increasing progeens and _proaperity of both counteles. It la my sincero desire that this muiual cordiality and thls prosperity which have buen the Jot of the two countries during the first century of one independence may bo_vouchsafed ditring the contary which is to come, Wishing you a longroign of health and hoppiness, [ pray od that ho may have your Majeaty in his sate and holy keeping, U, B, GuanT, By tho Prosident: = HiasiLToN Fisit, Becretary of State. Wasttixaroy, July 18, 187 . pc i s b SR CANADIAN NEWS, &Special Diswatch to The Tridune. MoxTREAL, Bept. B.—A rald was wmade by tho police lnst night upon the houscs of prostitu- tlon sltuated near the nunnerics and publlc: schools, Fifty iumntea werg arrested and sev- wvral froquonters, amongst whom wasa man from Chicago named Willlam McDonald, who had been relleved of 840, Keepera of houses of (11- fame are now scut to jall, without the option of a fine. Special Dispatch (o Tha Tribune, Hasiron, Sept. 8.—A Convention of the Bt. Geotge's Sociu;lus‘ North Awerlean Union or- ganized here to-dny. George J, Bryan, editor of the Buffalo Evendng Post and resident of the Associntion, dellvered the opening addreas. A number of letters were received from members n- Qifferent parts of the Stutes ‘and Canada, uxrroulnfi thelr regreb ot belng unable to attond, Delegates from the States of New York, Virginta, Geors gha, Penusylvania, and several other States ware l:rgcnt bosides those from all parts of Ontarlo, ) ndu]phhn was sclected a8 the next place of meetiog. The election of oflicers for the cn- cuing year will talee place to-morrow. An invi- tattou” from tho British Association of Virginfa to the members of the Unlon to attend a grand celebration of Queen Victorla’s birthday {n Petersburg, Va,, next May, was recelved ‘with wnuch enthuslasingund a coinmiticeappointed to make arrapgemcnts. The Conventlon adjourncd at 4 o'cluck, when tho wembers were fuvited to an excuralon ground the Bay, e + MIDNIGHT CRIME, . Tha saloon of Tam Laurltz, No. 43134 Clark street, was nearly transformed into & slaughtor- liouse last evening by fta unworthy proprietor. Eugagivg in o quurrel with his Dbartender, Thuamas ¥, Malne, Lourite drow a'carviug-kulfe, and would havo slaalied him futo sllces but for the thnely arrival of Oficer Bhandley, The ofleer was treated to shmllar intimidations, but notwitbstunding, marched Lauritz off to the Armory, where ho was locked up for assault with iutent to kL The colored .population appear to be forsak- 1vg the keen razor for the more murderous re- volver, and aro proviug quite as succossiul with the new wenpon as they are reputed to ba with the old. Pottgleser's saloon, Nos, 800 and 371 Btate street, the acene of o dual tragedy last Murch, wae tho sceno of another murderous allruy at 11 o'clock last eveuing, and had the asanuitor suceseded fu his aticrapt, be would bo as folr a condldate for Judge Lyuch's NoOke B4 eVer K & treo or lamp-poat, Duriug the later part of the evening, amgyf othurs {o the saloon was a party of four colore men slttiug ut a table by thomselves. Clgarg, beer, chaumpague, and clgars agaln were succes sively ordered, and upon the last rdund the aid the bartendor in full. Bome wonls elweon them at the time, which one of tha arty saw fil to deem huulu’nx, and, as the bars ender, Herman Kranx by namne, weut behind the bar, he drow his ravolver and flred twyles ‘at_him In quick.successlon, Kranz sought refugo by stooping down bohind the bar, when the murderons negro eoolly came stound lnshlv, and golng close up to Irahz fired a third shot at B, The flest shot Iad found a lodging-plnce In the wall, the second in the fee-box, but the third was fircd at so close a wmark, that it 1s miraculous that so little dnmage was done by ft. The ball penetrated the fleshy part of Kranz's right arm amd glaneed oft at the back of the shoulder, Infllcling a wound quite slight {n character, The other people in thie room at tho time asclzed?the shioooter as acon as they realized what waa transpicing, and upon the arcival of Oflleer Qllard ha was taken to the Armory, where he gave the name of James Conway. He fs anld to have been for- meny a wailer In the Tremont louse. His threé cdmpanions wero not at all implieated in the affair, and Inasmuch as uo cfforl. was innde to detaln them, they took thelr depurture before the arrival of the police, WEST CHICAGO. The Semi-Annual Meating of the Town Board, Y sReports of the Asscssorand Supervigorsss Cost of Asscssments. The West Town Board of Auditors held fts’ regular semf-annual meeting lust evening at 68 and 59 South Halsted street. There were pres- ent Superviser Avery Moore, Town-Clerk Hertz, Town-Asscssor Clark, Justices Ingersoll, Mat~ son, Bheridan, Morrison, and Eherhardt, Sundry old bills to the amount of nbout $40 were ap- proved. Quitc o number of petty bills were lnid over for reference to be reported on here- after. TOWN-ASSESS0R CLANRE predented his roport as follaws: The undersigned would respectfully anbmit to your Honorable Doard the fullowing tement, showling that ho has completed tho assesament for Slate, cnun{r. clty, town, and poa¥k purposes for the year 1870 ‘That in mnkin‘f the sald- nereasment he labored uuder many disndvantages s, upon enterlng into posscasion of tho Assessor's oflice, he fouud no records to assist him, Wwith the cxception of _tho town-pints, and they wero in bad condition from the fact that there were 2 reat many resubdlvisions of lots and blocks which had not” been entered on ald plats, and, also, the volumnes recerved from the County Clerk coatalning the list of real eststa wero very tefective ns_rogards the description of |n-npnr!y; that he, ronlizing the nocesslly of hav- ng correct descriptions, waa at great pafna to liove them accurate, ‘The only cares which wero defeated In applying for Judgmont this last yoar wera cascs whoro' the properiy was wrongly deserlbied, 1n addition to the regular asscasment, 1am pre- Eurlnz for the use of the town o full set of flold- ooke, Which contaln a correct description of every Igt, block, and piece of ground in the Woet Tawn, ’l‘l\l in "o very easentlol matter, s will Do scen whou the fact is taken Into consideration that the city tax-ofiice iy abolfshed, and tho town must now koep It own records to o cartain extont, as 1 am informed that tho Count: Clerk haa no man in the Recorder's ofiice to Iafli aiter and keep up the divisions of Jots and blockes ny lins hieretojore baon done untll the year 1875, 1 have had bound for future tho shosts con- talmng the personal-praperly Asscssinent for 187 which will be of great ude to my succussor in oflico. 'The total number ot daya consumed In making the ssessament were 1,207, and' thirty men eni~ pluyed. In comparing the cost of the nsseasments of this (1870) with thut of the year 18756 1 would show your Ilonorable Board that there ban boen o saving of ot lonst one-hulf in the coas. In the firat place, the total nnmber of days taken to moke the assesament for tho ycar 1875 (exclu- sivo of .tho timo of the Auscssor) ivas @, 67133 days, at an actual cost to the town of $12,814.60, wlille the actual cost of labor of Deputy Asscasors for 76, 8t the samo rate perdiew, je only $6,305 bel % 1,270 days), showiog s uet saving of UFIU .70 on the item of laboralone, 'Fue contingent expenses of the Assossor's office for the year 1870 amounted to $204,74, which was tor bouks, atationery, ete., the booka being really worthless to the town, as will be soen by an examination of them, The expenscs of the otlica fur the year 1870, for stationery, books, amaunt o $138,08, which Includss the binding of {hn erronal proporty liats, and also postage, eto., n oflice. 1 havo hag the town plata completely revised, and all the uew subiivisions untered upoit them up to May 1, 1805, ata cost of only €85, which, added to tho 916U, 04, makea & totdl of 55’11.08 a8t contingent cxpenses for sald yoar 1872, 'I'ho cout of the books (which wocall ield-hooks), which 1 am completing for thu use of the town a8 records, is Included In the amount of 150, (8, specifiod as atatlonery, etc,, and which will con- taln a complote Nat of every lot, block, and pleco of Jand sltuated in the Town of West Clilcago, and whiclh will show tha sssusmuent (in- scparate culnmna{’o fm""" improvamonts, and tutals, "These bouks will bo kept at this office und bo open to the inspectlon of tho tax-payers of tha sald town, and ali correctlons and divisions to proparty to bo auscased for the year 1877 may be mado upoir {hem a8 (aat s such dvisious are reconted, T deslre to return my thunks to your honorable Bodrd for the assistanco pon have rendorcd e and the extrema courtesy and kindness with which "‘5 appolsitments of Deputles buve been recelved an contirmed by yuu, ¢ ‘The roport of Asscagor Clark was approved, Justives Matson, Ingersoll, and Bherldan were appointed to examine the bills of the Dep- m& Auansora, n matlon of Justico Ingersoll, the Deput; Assegzors were alluwed $5 per day for guor serylces. Tho bills were then audited and passed upon +*and approved. ; . Bupervisor Avery Mooro presented the follow- Ing statement In regard to the QITY ABYBYBMINTS: The aggrogate cost of the ssdessment made In 1875 for Stute, county, tows, and city 08 City nasensment under tax.commi Town of Bouth Chicsgo for Stat; 10,000 Toyn of W 3 nnd town, nbout. ! 14,000 Town of North Chicago for Stato, county, and town, about.... 00! Total . . The cost for 1870 over 1876, Cost for assossing for all purpos Cust for assceaing for all purposce, Less 1870..., 1875.. 838, 000 1870...7 22,000 +..$10, 000 The cust for aas g tha entiro city for all Suh poses was abaut 30D per cent last yeur above thisy aun, altowing £4,000 for extending the city tax- Watrant for 1670 and for mking 140 thrce town ngscesmeonts, was about 70 )lfll' cent greater laet than this, and thls, too, after allowing the As- seasors thia year decont salaries for the falthful work verformied by them. ABSEEBOR'S DAY, The question of tho amount to be atlowed the Asscssor was discussed at longth, It woa thought a hardship to ntlow him but 85 per day, ns his sorviccs to tho town aro régarged as almost {uvaluable B 3 Assessor Clark roported that he had worked 140 days, and was allowed $750 on account, and Ly waa fnstructed to coutinuo his labor the rest of the year. i Eighty-tive dollars was allowed for cotrect~ fng oud Teplativg cerlun‘x})hu. Btatlonery biila to the amount of $185.08 were allowed. ” Sun- dry uthqfi billa to ths awount of $10 were audited ‘and approved. Beveral other biils were roferred to the clerk, The bill of Messrs, Knlsloy & McNoughton for legal services in the mandainus case of Gray “ve. Derlcksons, amounting to $51.50, was 1aid on the table. The Board then nfjoumad till Monday oven- cning at 8 o'clock. ———— THE WEATHER, Waesmnerox, D, C,, Sopt. 6—1 8. m.~—For tho Lake region, increasing northeast to south- cast winds, stationary, followed by falling barometer, stationary or higher tcwuperature, cloudy or rainy weather, LQGCAL OEMZRYATIONS, Cuioaao, Beot, 5. _T'"It. y Bar, ‘T_n-"‘fi' "‘lfl _f_fll-] eather wum thermomeier, OBXZHAL OB IRRYATIONS, Cu10Au0, Hopt, 5-Midalghe. _ Statlont. _ Jar. Tar., IVind. _ Rain Veather, u 3013 47 N, 84 BE 50 S23RER [l 10] CROPS, Baw FraxCI8CO, Cal., Sc‘pl« 5.~A light rain fell hero yostorday. Dispatches from the in- teror Indicate that the fal te geuctal. e aaess dray tr oy /“ e "TIIE COURTS. ‘Two Roal Estate Dealers Accept the In- ovitablo, Record of Judgments and New Sultg... Divorces Wanted, ‘To-day Is default day In law and chancery [y the Buperlor Court, Friday will be thedust day of sorvieo n ghy Circuit Court. Judge McAlllster will probably not b a court until next week on account of Mness, * Judge Dooth hears motions ond set casey ‘dally, DIVORCES. ‘The firat appligant for a divorce yestenlng way Emma M. Remington, who chinrges her jyg. band, Sylvester Remington, with being o habittal drunkard, and with divera acts of cruclty, In consequenca of which sl claimg sug 18 entitled to a divorce. Clemontine Gerndt also comes Into court for similar relfef, accusing hor hushand, Frederi Gerndt, of having kicked and beaten her, an also of driving from her lome under threuty that lie would kill her, 3 . . UNITED BTATES COURTS. Bamuel A, Bawyer began a sult for $1,00 agatnat James C,° Clement, L. A. Willard, gy Michinet W, Manning, Ni M. Pryor, ns exccator and trustee of J, W, Pryor, fileil abill againat Samuel B, Gookine, Brian 1‘1:!“:“, Marcha W, and John' N, Gage! and John N, Jewett, trusteo, to forclosen trust. deed for £5,050 on Lots 17 and 18, Block 11, in Pryor & Hupkins' subdivision ol the W, 3 of the N. W, i5 of Bee, 8, 88, 14, Egvard Davey fleils Wil sgatnst John, Wi fam, and Catherine Maloney, John Maloney, Jr, Qtarles E. Durand, Jr., Trustee, Johin Matiocks, suceessor In trust, the City ot Chicago, and Tsaac Tomlinsen, to forccldse a brust-deed fir £3,200 on Lot 65 In Bamuct Russcll's Subdiviion of Block 00 {n School Bection Addition to Clu. cago. Boston Conductory Cnmpnni‘ and thy Btover Machino Company flled n bill againet Georgo H. Park and Albert Boper to restraln them from Infringing Stover's patent foray Improvement {n wood-planing machines, The United Stntes began o sult fn debt for $10,000 against Charles D. Feo and Courad Bilterich, - 5 A. H. Scovllle, Assignes of Danlel Whalen, sued Frank M, Stovor and John A, Dollinger for 1,000, v DANKRUPTCY MATTERS. Alden C, Millard, n real-cstato dealer, at No, 159 LaSalle street, flled & voluntary petition fa bankruptey yesterday, IHis preferred deots amount to $2,183, the sccured dcbts foot up 400, the ocuritios uommln%&f ronl estate, and belng valued at about $600,000. The unce: curcd elaims foot up $41,050. The ssscta con elst of the equity of redemption in o large amount of land in Lawndale and elsewhore; bills and notos, $1,180.84, and debts due on open account, $512, tho wholo asscts being val- ued at $248,80. There are also n;inuza mmount 0! dobts _ owing the firm * of Millard & Decker, of which the bankrupt, was a membor. “the flrm was dis- solved May 1 lnst, aud Billard assuined all the debts of the firm with sume few exceptlovs, ‘The most of the above Hnbilitles were Incurred on aceount of the firm, The petltion was refec red to Reglster Hibbard, 1lenry J. Goodrlch, a real estate dealer at No. 125 Dearborn street, also went Into vulunlu:}v bankruptey, Iis sccured debts foot up $7,040, the sccurities Lefug real estate worth $3,560, The unscenred debts amount to $25,605.01. Tug asscts consist of notes and other securities to . the amount of §1600; open e counts,. $230; fiftecn shares of the capital stock of the Aftna Insurance Company, pur val- ue $1,600; und twenty shores of stock in the Lancaster Coal and fron Company of Chicago, ar yaluo $2,000, Refcronce to Reglater Iib- ard. Bradford Honcock was appolnted Assignee of Albert A, Childs fi; cd o A composition mecting in the casc of Turrey & Bradloy was licld yesterday morning, and the - debtora affered 80 cents on the dollur b compo- sitfon. No actlon was takon, but the mecting wasa ndfourned for a week to enable the ereditors to gam further Information. Tirst meetings will be held at 10 a. m, Lo-da; 1n the cases of B, C, Stevens and Washingtoh Vau ilorn, i A second goneral meeting will ba held at 2p. m, In the matter of Colien & Jucobs, BUIERION COURT IN BRIET. W. P. McLaren, J. W, Runmsey, and John A Rice began n sult for §4,000 ngainst George W Adams aud Charles T, Renne, GIROUIT COURT. Nancy Bourke began o suit by attachment agalust John Larmar to recover 81,653, v Gifford, Ruddgek & Co. flled u DHI agalnst tho Nes Sllicon Steol Conipnayy Exbert Guliss Grorgo WV, Smith, Edward tohy, E. J, Juck son, J. W, Helmer, C. W. Colchour, August Klotz, Otto Kromer, and Douglas L. Taylor,to foreclose o mortgage for 200,000 on all the roperty of the Nes Silicon Steel Company, 'he mortgige was issued to sceure 200 notes of $1,000 eacl, of which_complainants bold eyeat, ropresenting 88,000, The lund is described nythe N, 405 foct of the W. 4,840 feet of the 8, W, K ot Bee. 7, belng 0¥ acrea; also, the south 693 4-10 fect of the west 1,675 fect of the No W. X of Sce. 8, belog 203§ acres; also the south 185 neres of tho o baat of e river of the N. W, if of 8ce, 7, south of the Indjun boundary lin¢: also, the north 133¢ aeres of the part, cast of the river, of the 8. L. X of wufd .Bee, 7, ufl In Townehip 87, north range 16, cust. Johin Koch bogun o suit in tru&:un against Chiarlea E. Ebert, claimfog $1,000 damages tor false Imprisonment, TUE CALL, - Jupae Garr—S5, 7 to 12, 14to 17, and 10 to 27 No case on trial. 4 s Jupan Moone~8, loéll. No caeo on trisl Jupazs Boora and FARWELL—Motlous, JUDGMENTS. Borznton CountT—CoNrrssiong—=W. I Weils stal,va. . 0, Nellly, g2, —tonry, Frellio v Lorentz Wategy 4405, 68, —Laopold, Kun & l'.‘f.““ r{m»hm ryfuss aud Iobert Merrman, Junde Ganr—8, B, Darry et al, va. SBamuel J. Jones, $388, 08, —August’ Schroeder v, Lould Febling, $324.70.~J. N, Sporry va, Jsasc It Vun Blyks, 3924‘ 00.~Qeorgy . Westover va, Charled C. Landt and J, B, Beldhradeky, $4: ham Kaufman ot al. va. John Adrianson, 81 —Joseph Movins vs. Chorles €, Otto, Jr., 1, 640, 17, —Samucl Harnum ot al, ‘va. Charles U uory, $884, 23, P Cincul? Count—Coxressiona—Minnio Pletfct va. Phlllip Preifer, $100. Junox Hoorii- A. E. Quild, . Jr., va. Charlet Tlarms, $410.60,~Cltizens’ National unk of Chl+ €ago, use etc., va. Olivor I1. lirooks, &), 47 Stdefo ot al, va, Potor Iloflmoyer, $EST, 87, —Al- fil&l’%!rl etal.vs, R, Phillips and Withiam Wolf, ————— YELLOW FEVER (N SAVANNAH. Spectat Dispatch fo The Triduns. Wasmnorox, D. C., Bept, 5.~A number of fugitives from Savannab,. wherc tho yellow fever is now raging, have arrived in this city. A geutleman dolng business in that eity says that the panic is indescribabte, and that all persowt able to do so hiave fled the clty. e himself lnd locked up his stora and brought the key with him, and had only delayed his departure on Friday Inst long engugh tv gut. o change of clothing In a travelivg- sfi. i [ u he fever first commeteed in tho suburbs, the reports wero not eredited untll a lady died In the contre ofs - the city, when a great rush for tho cars com- menced, Thero was a general feeling among the cltizens that the fever was much worso than roported, Tho wholo community were in alarm. Threo thousand persons had taken thefr de- parture, and nearly all busluess was suspended. All'the citles in Georgla and Bouth Carollna [n communication with Bavanuah by rail were vigilant to prevent any one from Savanuah from stoppin gin thelr midat, 3 e ———— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Special Dispaich o The Tridune, BerivorizLp, 1), Scpt.. 5,~The National Blucs, of Peorls, accompanied by Spencer’s Light-Guard Band aud a very large number of ladics and gentlemen, are hero to-day on au ex- curslou, ‘The Peorla compuny was met st the depot by the Governor's Quard and escorted té* the sruiory, ond {s being entertained by tht Governor's Guard, Otliers of the party took carriages, and viewed tho Liucolu munymenty :xrw Capitol, base-ball park, sud atlier stirac 1ons. 87, Louis, Scpt. 5.~The strike of 'firemen on the Chicago, Rock Taland & Paclfie Raflroad has ended, the Cumpuny haviug put the wipers to wark ogain, ‘The” Company has sustatnc severe losses durlug the few duys the striko has been in progress, relflht and stock tralns bav- ing been deluyed, usiness along the entire line was muah [inpeded und tercuptad. Eleyen of thi strikers are in fail, lmlufi attampted to throw tralus from the track by putting obe structiona thereon. . e ——ee———— CAPTURED. ~ wpsectal Dispaich to The Tridune. Dxcatu, 1., Sept, 5.~Muarshal Haworth ro turned fram Springleld to-day, bringing with him one of the burglarg who broke open ten , Tiouses of thia city Jast week, The culprit was Tudged i fall. 3