Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1876, Page 2

- 2 = nnrty, 1a given the control of the Government, REVRIARS TIR JUDOMENT OF THE WAR. It i an indorsement of those prlnclplcs of Seonstitntfonnl Hiberty” for which they fought, sud which they still maintaln, 1f those principles are correct, the War was wrong; its “gesults are ‘“uncopstitutfonal sud vofds” the battles fourht hy the armies of the Unlon were but organlzed Wurder: Unfon soldlers wero criminals. ’ ‘Thnt the South entertains this view ia shown by the fact that Unjon soldiers etand Indjeted to-day In Boutlicrn States for acts done in the iine of thetr duty during the War, Tt s sald that 8herinan Ia tndicted for his ralds in the Bhcnandonh Valley, This 1s logal and lexitl- minte {f tho War tvaswrong. ‘ Here 18 an instauce: Joreph Higrinbotham, of Letart, Mclgzs County, O., wna 3" Unlon_sol- dier tn West Virginia, under command of Gen. Ecammon, During 18G3anotorfous bushwiacker waa scouring the country along the Kanawhs, Tobbing and murdeting Ycflple fu cold blood. Aliggivbotham was fmniltar with the country, and knew of the viliain's rendezvous. Gens Beammon detailed a party to arrest the scoun- dre), and Higginbothistn acted as gulde. The man was urrcated, and, on being taken to Hieadgunrters, broke gunrd, was shot and killed, In 137 the Grand “r‘v of the Muson Clreuit Court presented nn ind{ctment sgaiust m&:_m- Lotham for murder fn the first degree, and the Govarnar of West Virginla sent a requisition to the Governor of Olio for the arreat of the crim- inal. Iilguinbotham was o avrested, but a Riabean corpus intervened, nnd, on techuieal sqmund‘ he was releasod. Hod o been taken hack to Weat Virgl n(’lh“ would hove been Hmng for baviue been a Unfon soldier. No man ias cxecuted for having been o Jraltor during the Iate Rebellion. Whon the Bouthern Domotraey, with their Northern nl- les, obtaln the National power, do they propose 40 hang those who participsted In tho act of “subjugation’'y II wo may judgoe tho fature by Ltho past, ifhe Damocratic party obislne National powers irough the aid of a “8olid Bouth,” that party will bo, a3 it was Lefors and during the War, Uie party of the South. ‘The present House of Representatives (s Deo- “rocratle, There aro 33 important standing eom- mittees, such as existed befors the War. These omulttees shinpo and are responsibie for the Tegislation of the Iouse, Tne pusition of Clafrmanghip to thess committces s a most important position. Of theee Chalrmen, 21 are ). Trom Lhe South, 12 from the North, If there was one seetion of the Unlou more ohnoxiousto the South than_another, it was New Eniland. Therefore New England bins uot a-glngle Chales man, though several of tho Southern States hava three or four. The rocord of this House during this session s startling. It is tho rocord of A ilouse which evinced the deliburate inten- tlon of havkrupting the Government; which listened to Ben IIii's speech with compin- ceucy, ; As the party of the “Solid Bouth,” the De- mocrucy will be bouud toenrry out the principles and poficy of the * Lost Cause,"—a causs wilch 08 yet I8 without repentunt advocates, Buch & tritinpl as this is areversal of the decrecs of the War, by tho euccess of the party shich Los nlways consistently vpposed it. —————— FAIRS. WISCONSIN, Epectal Dispalch to The Tridune, Munwaunee, Wis., Sept. 14.—Our city to-day Jooks something lke Chicaro, from the stir and crowds on the streets. The weather {n the early part of the forencon looked promlsing, na a change of wind {nd(cated a better time coming. Alfter a while, however, the usual cloudy, aver- cast sky resuined its sway, and it fs at preseot anything but assuring of five weather In tho fimmediato future. During the whole of yester- day afternoon It rained heavily, hence all hope ©f & dry track, suitable for driving during this week, was abaudoned. The falr is to be con- tinued until Tuesday night of next week. 8.8, MMerrlll, General Managor of the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul Railroad, hus given orders that ull tickets wiil bo good up to and fora return from that day. Telegrams have been sent everywhere announcing the continuance of the lair. It Is expected that, should the weather prove really fing, o lurge attendance Wwill yet he present, The races aro looked for- ward to with a good deal of Interest, and scy- cral very fust horsea are yet expected to visit the grounds and compets for the prizes. It g expeeted that Mayor Butler will dssue & proc- Iamation askiug “all persons to close g]nulr lices of business for une day, ut least, and res questing them to dv all in thelr power to ald the Agricultural Boclety. Very much aympathy 15 lelt tor the oflicers of the Boclety, who lave done all they could, but the weatlier, ko o heavy hiead-ivind at eva, has compelled them to Tuy to. The police urrangements for tho pro- tectlon of visiturs are as tiear perfoct as they can ho, Every really susplcloua-looking person who canuat give u reasounble account of him- aul js locked up. Beveral plek-pockets and sucuk-thicyes have already been disposed of, ey - CEDAR RAPIDS, Epectal Dispatch to The Tyibuna, CEDAR Ravtns, Ia,, Sept. 14.—The fincweather of to-day has completely changed the conditton of thinga at the fuir, The trains arriying this Torenoon from all directions were bicavily laden, aud L s estimated thet this afternvon 100 people were on the grounds. The munwzers are full of hope now, and haye dectded not to closs the exbibition til) Snturday afternoon, Over 800 babies were on exhibition to-duy competing for prizes, The <hild of A, C. Keyes, of this city, receiyed the Liljthes E:r\:,v. Uwlng to the bad condition of the track, Iut few rices were run to-ay, the 4nost haportant ones having been postponed till wrniorrow aud Baturday, "(vm nfon ({ivl won <he three-minute race thisafternoon. The pros- ‘ects for an Inereased attendauce to-morrow ure excellent, and, with good weather during the wext two days, the falt will doubtless prove a euceess, ROCKYORD, ILL. Epeclal Diapatch to The Tyibune, Rockrony, Iil, Sept. 14.—~The raln this “morning prevented the trotting to-day, but tho batance of the programme of the falr was car~ ried out, Beveral thousaud persons attonded, and, conaldering the uniuviting weather, our -fulr was n success. ‘Lo dlaplays wero far In ex- «esn of last year. At 2:0 p.in . Wil Carleton wis lntroduced and recited u poem written ex. Jressly for the occaslon. The poet was followed Ly Duvld Ward Wood, wha dellvered one of the Lincst wpeoches ever El;:Iwm In this county, Should to-morrow and uturday be fine the falr wdli Ununclally be suceessful, _Tho 1000 trut comes off to-morrow; alsu Prof. Bwing's ad- dress aud B, F. Taylor's poem, ——— MICIIIGAN, * Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. JacksoN, Mich, Scpt. 14.—~The Twenty- eiehth Annual Falr of the Michigan Btate Aw- ricultural 8oclety will bo held {u this city, com- mencing Monday, Sept, 18, and ending Sept. 2. The Becretary and President are here, and the Yxecutive Commlittes are In attoudance, and, ure assigning space to the many exhibitors, Tha cutiiea are coming in from" all parts of the cauntry, and the falr promises to be a success, Drovidiug tho weather holds good. TOR'T WAYNE, Special Disyatch to The Tridune, *‘Fort Wavxe, Ind., Nept. 14.—An Immenso crowd attended tho Northern Indiang Fair to- day notwhhstanding the rufn, which has been coustantly falling, The track was lu o fearful condition. ‘The last Lestof the 2:80 trot way wou hly Booner, giving hin the mes. The free- for-alf trot for'a purse of §000 was won by Red Cloud th threo stralght heats; thme, 3 g4 und 2414, s 7 el ——— GRAND RAYIDS, MICII, Spectal Dirpatch 10 The Trioune, Qraxn Ravios, Mich., Sept. 14.—~Rain set in Tast night and continued all night and nearly all day to-day; hence nothing was done at the Lorse fair to-day, efther in the speed or other depattiuents. The cutlro programiue for to-day was deferred until to-morrow, aud the fair will not cluse uatll Ssturday. e, PEORIA, ILL, Spectal Dispaich ta The Tridune ©aoxsa, L1, Sept. 14.~The Central Iiinols Fair loomed up out of the mud and raly to-day, und ehowed itself to quite large crowd of vis- ftors. The exibition wili becontinued through- wut the week ou account, ————————— YELLOW FEVER. Bavaxxan, Hept. l4—Yecllow fover luter- Tuents to-dsy, 19, - ———————— A New Jersey man shot at a cat and brought down his wife the irst time, The most sfugulur }nm. of the affalr 15, the wounded woman actuale ¥ Lelleves that he alimed at tho cat. One of the st bewutiful characteriatics of a wife {3 the . unswerving confiden: her g couf 08 abig places fn tho word of Ligr hus! OUTDOOR SPORTS, Close of tha Grand International Rifle Tournament. Amerlcau. Marksnien Again Carry Off tho Monors. The Irish Toam Becures the Second nnd the Seotoh the Third Place. Races Yesterday at Lexington, Boston, and Elsewhere. The Chfeago Club Wins an Easy Victory @Qrver the New Havens, THE RIFLE. TER AMERIOANS WINNERS OF NATIONAL MATCH, Crexpsoor, Scpt, 14—11 a.'m.~The Aring in the Iuternational Rile Match was resumed shortly before 11 o'clnck at the 800-yard range. Each team had a different shooting ground from that used yestorday. The weathor was @ine for tho holiday-makers, and an tmmenso nmimber of people were arriving by the different teains, Fully 5,000 persons were present when the firing was begun. Fulton fired the Ot sbot of tha Awerican team ot the' 800-yard, and tnade the bull’s eye, acoring 5. Gildersiceve made three successivebull’s eyes. Bodine's first three shota weru4, 5, 4. Allen's first shot missed the tar- ges; his second acored 2only, and his third 3, Rathbone's frst two shots were & and 4. Dakin's first shot was a bull's eyc, sod Farkvell's Orst four ahots scored 4, 5, 4, 5. Ot the Irish team, Rigby led with an *“outer,’ scoring 3. Dyas made a bull's eye, scoring 5, and Fenton mado three bull’s eyes insuceeasion, THE EIGUT HUNDRED-YARDS BANGE. The following are the totul scores at the 800« yard range: Gildoralcave Tarwell Weber Fulton, ‘Thorbnrn "“fl;x“ fimfin\l orbutn. i ¥ 0 | Whitelaw. TRB INTER- IR TEAM, U8 1 .66 ) Ml NIND HUNDIBD YARDS. The score ut the 800 yards is ns [ollows: ; AXEUICAN TEAM, 73 ‘ Fulton, 02 L 1 (] 1 60 10 60 Righy o Ao 1 i o4 57 7 4 < & D CAIDA RANGH, ‘The score for the 1000-ynrds range, and the Imncludlnu trial of the tournntneut, wus as fol- ows: M8 TEAM, 75 | THE GRAND TOTAL. Followiug are the total scores of the teama for the two days: Americans, Irlsh, ... Aunstralian,. 3 After the shooting hud onded and its result had Leen announced, deafening cheers for the Auwerlean and Irlel teams, who appenred to be the favorites, rent the e, "Tho “beat shots of both teawss were cheered ndlvidually. Addresses congratulatory of the result of tho slooting were made by Maj, Fulton, of the Awmerlcan: Muj, Leecly of ‘the Irisliy Capt, Ale'Donald, of the Beotehs Capt. Morrlg, of the Australian; and M} O‘Ih:fllly of the Canadian teawn, M7, Milner, of the Irlsh; Col. Bodinc, of the Amerlean; und Mr, Dyns, of the Irish teams, also delivered addrosses, und the greal crowd separated with cheers for it the tentus, Nuw Youg, Sept. 14.—~The oflicial retucns of the Natlonal Ritle Assuclation, made at a lnto hour to-night, give the Broteh team a total score of 3,003, which givea that tenm tho third place, Instead of tho Australlan teamy, whuso score Ia 8,002, —— THE TURT. LEXINOTON, KX, LaxmxatoN, Ky, Bept, 14.~The Kontucky Assoclation races were woll attended to-day. Tho tirst ravo, & siveupstakes for throc-year olds, §50 each, $25 for fickd, §500 added, one and three-fourtbs mile, the sccoud horse to receive $100 out of the stokes, had eight entriea and aud five startors: F. B, tlarper'dch, 1, C. Nyo Halo, by Lexing- ton, duus Merlam, by imip, Glencoo. e 1 Williams & Owens' ¢h. & Crecdmore, terold, dam Imp, Target, by Ritleman, oo B As Urlngtead's ch, 1. Mara Michen, by Mel- bourne, dr,, duwn Neitlo Gray, by Lexiugion,, 3 Reotuct pivced, o ooy by glou Time—3:07%, ‘The Kecond raca was u selling race, purss $130, 13¢ anlies, the horso to sell for $1,000, to_carry tho proper welght; to sell for 81,000 alloweil flve pounda; 1o sell for 8550 nifowed soven pounds; to sell for $500 ullowed ](Jdmundu, the winuer fo bo sold at uuction hamedluvely after the race, and an oxcess over the prive st which he entered to be sold to Lo glven ?o tho second . horso; live outries amd four wtartera: A, Keene Itichards' ch, . Lurgentem, 3 yearaold, by War Daiice, duin by Kevel, W'hé wold for “t , 000, t::;l t?u]nd‘n Carervase cintyres & Nichols' o years ..m.’by fmp, Phacton, don Nellie \'ni'e’. by Thob dohnson, to sell £0r 1,040, K7 pounds,.., 2 L. J. eGlubon'a Chiof l!suilul. 8 yoars old, by Planet, daw Kaglet, by lwp. Gizncoy, to be eold for §750, 85 pounds, Rest not pluced. W i—11 A, The third race was for u purse of 3350, $300 to Hrat ond 850 to second horse, one ulle Bl five furlongs: U, P, Harper's linp, Phideto) b, ¢, Tenbroock, 4 years old, b dam Fannle l‘l‘illu!l. by Luxin J au rin (i 4 yusrs ol imp. Phacton, dam Lass of Byduey, by fmp, Knight of i, Georgoe, E Tie—251, NOUTUKLN OItio ¥AIL, CLBVBLAND, O., Bopt, 14,—Tho pacing race and 3:80 trotting ruce ut the Falr Ground were postpoued till to-morrow on account of rain ond the lateness of the hour, after Bleeping George oud Bweetsier had won two heats each in tho former, and Kinsian Boy, Whitetine, and Bello of Falefielt had wou o Luat each a’ the latier race. BOUTUERN OHIO FAIR. Dartox, 0., Bept. 14.~The entrlea for the Bouthern Faff closed with 14 cutrics for the 8:80 class; elght for the 3:00 clusk; tho 3145 class with 13; the 3:34 cluss with 18; the 8:80 class with six; the 2; 2 cless with five; and the duuble tewm with four, Al the entries except the free-for-all ure dlled, and cutries by mall ure expeeted Lo L this race. ‘The Falr begius on the 25th, aud closes on tho 29th. DOSTON, BosToN, Mass, Bept. 14.—On the third da; of thi fall wectibg at Systic Park the atend. anca wus larger (i elther of the precediny days, Three heats wers trotted to declde the ton ''HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE : FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1876, unfinished 2:33 race, Tha following s the sum- mary: Puree, ’r‘d 000: $500 1o Arst, $230 to second, Slr?()'m thsird, $100 to fourth, I#100 21008511 id123732%¢2 1 722311414 Lizzle Keeler. 0312034 Mlira Pelle..... 85 4400 Celotlty. N 86O o Vriz 1008 dn General. 7977w Lady D 4 dr. me—Lt 24 2:30%42:31; 2,20 2:20; T0TY, S The unfinished race, 2:24 class, was noxt con- cluded, with the following result: 1,500¢ $750 to firat, $376 tosecond,$225 to third, $150 to fourth. 1 a 2 [ 4 [} 43 24 2520144 124, he next race was the 9:85 class, Turse, 1 §500 to first, 8250 to accond, $1%0 to thind, $100 to fourth. Tho next race was thie 3:20clnse, Purse $§1,000; $500 to first, $230 to eccond, $160 to third, §100 to fourth: Joe Hluln{.. 1 Jean Ingelow. % 2 6 Alton Ho (1 Celerity BABE-BALL. CTIICAGO VS, NEW HAVRY, Bpecial Disputeh o The Tridune. Tantroro, Conn., Hept. 14,—Tho Chicagos took a run down to New Hayen to-day and scored tholr third victory over tho New Havens. The game was devold of any special interest. The long lead obtained by the Whites in the frat part of the gamo virtually scttled tho re- sult. Bond played third base for the New Ha- vens. Following {s the scores Innings— 1234667809 Chicaj 652041001 0-13 New Ifavel 12000002 2=7 Baso hits—Chicago, 12; New Haren, 11, Flelding orrors—Chicago, b; New Laven, 16, Utnpire—Lobar Perguson. ruIn, Enx, Pa., Scpt. 14.—The Alleghanys and tha Erle Browns played here to-day, the gamo re- sulting as followa: Innings— 1234506780 Alleghanys £001-3 Erle Brow 0 001-2 Earned r eghany, 0, A COUNTHY TOURNAMENT. Krirnsnuna, 1., 8ept. M.~The third day of the base-ball tonrnnment resulted: First game, Red 8tackings, of Keokulk, 12 Alerts, 8. Game called on the slxth Inning on account of rain. "The sccond game between tha Red Stockings, of Keokuk, and White Stackings, of Monmonth, resulted in favor of the Red Stock nl(’!m‘" — kings: 6780 1101030 2-10 00-000601-7 FIRIS. AT SIOUX CITY, Bpectal Dispatch to The Triduna, Biouq Ciry, In., Sepl. 14.—A fire which broko out about 2 o'clock this morning in Holmes & Ogden's grocery-tore, on Pearl’strcut, com- municated to buildings on cach side of it, and, before the flames. were subdued, six builde Ings, together with thelr cootents, were totally destroyed, involylng o loss of nearly $20,000, on which there was only about $6,000 Insurance. The princlpal losers are A, I, Wright, butldlng, $3,000, no fnsur~ anee; J. Lettittler, two bulldings, $3,000, unin- sured; M, W. Murphy, building, $1,000, stock 83,000, fnsured for $E00 in the St. Paul Company and $400 In the Homa of New York; Ogdon & Iolmes, stock 2,500, Insurca for $500 each fu the Amerlcan Ceutral, Equitable, Cominarcial, 8t. Louls, and Laneashiro; Ueorge W, Felt, luss on building $1,200, Insured In the Atlas for $700; M. Newliduee, auctlon store, stock £2,000; insured for 5500 In the St. Taul, $500 In the Amorican Central, $500 in the Lancashire, $200 in tho Traders’, The upper storics were ocenpled as offices, sleopling- rooms, ote. Nothing was saved. The Josses are small and genorally Insured, The fire is supposed to huve originated front spontancous combustic: . AT CANTON, MD. Barinone, Md., Bept. 14.—Merritt, Jones & Co.'s oll works, at Canton, burnod thls after- noon. Robert J. McCadden, refiner, and Roger Shlcl, wero burncd to doath and others wore in- ured. Estlmated 1oss on ofl, #16,000; on build- ngs, $20,000. Partially Insured, IN . CHICAGO. A stlll alarm to the Firo Insurance Patrol at 7 o'clock yesterday morning was caused hy the Ignitfou of tha flooring fn the Hoston Oyster- House, corner of Madison anil Clark streets, caused by live coals fuiling from the coolting- range. Damnges will not uxceed $35, S p— CASUALTIES. A GENTRAL SMASH-UP, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. WrLkrsnaune, Pu., Sept, 14.—A frightful collislon oceurred un the Lehigh Valley Rallrosd to-day near this city, A largo train of empty passenger ears rrolng north, en route for tho Euls Rallroad, for the purpose of bringing on axcursion to Philadelphis, collided with n down frelght train, demolishing both locomotives and pling the frelght cars o top of one another. At the vame moment a_rear sectlan of the pas- senger traln tolescopod with tho preceding one, )}Hln 2 the track Indiscriminately with the ruins, hio destriction of the tralns was comnplete, but, fortunately, unattended with loss ot life, CROSSING ¥ATALITY, Conconp, N, 11,, Sept. 14.—~Mrs. Fostor and her daughter, of Canterbury, while crossiug the Montreal Raitroud track fn & buggy, near the statlon at Puat Concord, yosterday, were struck by an engiue, a1al Mrs. Toster wns fnatantly killed; hor daughter had both lega taken oft and vannot recover, and the horse was killed aud the buggy domollshed. g FATAL FXPLOSION. TRocrLAnD, Me., Sept. 14,—An explosion oc- curred yestorday at the Warren powder-nill, in stantly kulln% I.{um\ Benner, onoe of the works men, and probably fatally {njurlng another, e Lotk THE BOTHMANN TRAGEDY. Tho Renl Hufllur«rl'(.'lllllll- 'Tho North Diviston pollce have ut lnst ro- deumed themselves fromn the lethargie stato In- to which they appeared to have fallen, and through the efticlency of Detectives Schauck and ‘Whulen havo Gnally succoeded n bringing the vea) Bothmann murderers to jail. One of them, aboy of 16 years, was arrcated Wednesiday by Hehaack, and yesterday he added suother vitim to hls tulls, ol a Doy, but several years the senlor of the une flrst captured. Thegreateat mysterlousness I8 preserved fn tho affalr, the names of the boys befng curefully withheld from overyboay, and no one s wilowed to converso with them. Abuut o scors of porsons who Wwitnessed the tragedy, fucluding many whom Schaack himselt ferreted out, yesterday took u look at thu boys, uml two of them, Mesurs, ITaley and Magowan, fully fdentiticd them o8 the right partice, Ever since the arrest of the st prisoncr,Bupt, Hickoy abandoned afl hope of gulu(ng:nyfldng from the l)'er 18 Who were arrested by tho detectives at ‘entrul Statlon, and wus convinced that Beliaaek und Whiden wero upon the right track. Tu-duy will probubly add unother oue to the culprits, aud, after “they huve all been fully Idoutificd, $he police prowise some {nteresting detalls, Deputy-Supt. Dixon s assured thal the right culprits are in tho mesbies of the luw, l:!ml 3‘{,““ for overwhelining proof as to thelr entity. et Changing » Chargo. {Yorceater Freat, A prowinont nnw-ex-vu wan of Norwich bag Yeen visitiug the Centeunial, and duting hig so. Journ at that place Le dived 8t one of the French restaurunts. Whon tho Lill fur the wesl was pro- scntod to bim he meekly jntimated that Lis bolled eEu cantained a chicko: 'ho polito walter sald that ho wonld have the blll corrected, and soon ru- turned with a uew bill, npon which the charge of 40 centa for ¢* gggs * bad given placs to an item U0 cents fur ** chickeu.” THE COUNCIL Another Wrestle with tho Gas Question. Tho South 8ido to Bo Offered a Dollar and & Half. A Proposition to Give the West Side $1.80 Voted Down, Street Improvementa..-Blus Xiland Avenue Vinduot. ‘The Coundll held an adjonrned mecting tast evening, Ald. Cullerton tu the chalr. The ab- sentees were Bherldan, Van Osdel, and Kirk. A petition was recelved from residents on North Wells streot, near North avenue, nsking the nbatement of tho ‘“inarket® as o nutsouce, Reterred to the Committce on Btreets and Al loys, W. D. ORDERS, Ald, Sweeney presented anorder directing the Board of Public Worka to prepare an order for waling aod filling Oak street from Bedgwick to Market. Referred to the Committes on Judi- clary, . Ald, Waldo submitted an order directing tho Board of Public Works to crect gates at the entrances Lo the LaSalle and Washington strect tunuoels, and to close the gates and extinguish tho lights between 10 p. m. and 0 a. m. Refer~ rad to the Committee on Gas-Lights. Ald Lawler presented an ordor dirdcting the Comptroller and Clty Treasurer to make partial or full paynonta to the job-printers who bad done the worlt for the city. Referred to the Committea on Financo. : The saine Alderman snbmitted an order di- recting the clostug of all the offices of the City Departments at 3 p, m. Refetred to the Com- mittee on Judiclary, Al Btewart presented a régolution directing the Bosrd of Public Works to iroceed with the asgessment for curbing, filliz, and paving Vernon aventie from Tiwenty-ninth strect 1o its northern terminus. Referred to the Board, s TANA. Al. Bmith presented tho folluwinlg ‘which was referred to the Committes on Judi c‘nry: Zeaotved, That the Law Dapartment be, and 18 1s heroby. instructed to mo madify Chop, 40 of the laws und ordinances pertaining to the placing of Aigns and goods on the sidewalks #0 a5 not to in- terfere with the property or signs belonglng to our Lusincss communlty, except such aa shsll be doemed eerious obatructions or dangerona to the lives and property of the citizens, and to send eati otdinance to thls Council at its noxt regular nteeting. Ald, Lawler put in a rcsolution directing the Superintendont of Palice to suspend action on the order of the Mayorin relation to sigus. Relerred to the Cominittco on Judiclary, Kyveral petitions in relation to this subject werg referred to the snme Committeo. Ald. MeAuley presented an order repealing the ordinance of Aug. 25, 1873, establiahing A hack-stand on Clark street, between Adams and }'mll' }!urun. Roferrod to tho Committeo on udiclary, Ald, White submitted an order directing the Board of Public Works to resuine work on tha Milwaukec avenno viaduct, Referred to the Finance Commlttee, Alll, Cullerton presented n resolution direct~ ing tho Board of Public Works to report at the next meoting an catimate of tho probable cost of n bridge over the river at Fuller streot. Re- ferred tothe Board, ais The speclal order, tho considcration of the report of tho Special Commities on Gas, was then taken up. Ald. Throop submitted the propositions of Messrs, Billiugs and Watkins, publistied elso- where, without rocommerndation, Ald. Rawloigh moved that the report bo re- cefved and placed on fite, Al Thiroap dealred 1o say, for the informa- tion of the Council, that the Committeo roject ed tho proposition "of Mr. Watkins, on’ the ground that ho had made u better ono. o had taken the trouble to ses Mr, Watkine after the Committeo separated, and ho denled ever nnvlnF made any mgm' proposition, except o condl- tional one,~that other compaules shiould not be allowed to come {nto tho city,—and he noyer In- tended to offer gas nt $1.50 per 1,000 feet, ile (Throop) believed Mr. Watkins' proposition should bo accepted, and the Mayor thought it ought to be. 1lo was disappointed in Mr. BHl- ings, and would favor any astlon regavding his offer the Councll miight consldcr proper to take, Ald, Lengacher did not cousldor the report of the Committeo satisfactory, and thought a committee could be aclected” from the Alder- men who would make o report satisfactory to the Council and the public, Ald, O'Brien asked how many had signed the report. m(l. ‘Throop replled that e =lone as Chair- man had slgned "3. because ho was so instructed. Ald, O'Brien did not think It was a roport. All. Ravlelgh remarked that the regular Gas Committee had reported recommending the abrogation of the contracts i the price was not rud‘uud to $1.%0, and the Councll hod voted on ft. Ald, Lengacher retorted that theBpeclal Com- mittes had reported nothing, They should have sald whether the propositions shouid Le se- cepted or uot, Ald. Whita oxhausted himself In & tweonty- minutes’ effort to show that no good could bo Fuunn from such speclal commlttees ns had heen uppointod by the present Council. Thers woro Aldermen on this one who did not favor ceonowy, but were workiug In the [nterests of the gas companies. Ald, Smith remarked that he had been sold badly, but neglocted to suy in what. ALD, M'CREA - dented that tho Chafrman who appointed the Bpectal Cummittec had seiceted Aldermen favor- able to the gas companlea. Thelr records showed the contrary. Mr, DBilliugs had the wmost extraordinary charter ever grautod to any one. The Committee had found that they could not finprove upon the old Gas Commit~ teo's roport, 1f tho paperas were placed an flo, tho matter would not bu heard of again, tinless inthe courts, and not at ail if the zus compa- nles acceded to the denwnds of the Councll, ALD. ALDRIOH, who lind appointed the Committee, sald he al- ways tricd to do his duty whilo {n or out of the chair, If he was owned by the zas companies, and holiad made ablunder,the Committeo would show {t. He had no [nterest In gas, but he did nutpmlmm to forget that the gas mon had money invested, and were entitled to common respeet, but no more than other men, If the Cainponfes would cotne down toa prico at which they couldd furnfsh gas, he wus . with thom, 1f thuy would not come down, he would vote for oil, and its futroduction as soon as posaible. Ala McAuley, one of the 8peclal Commitiee, anlid he would ot sign an extea-hazardaus ro- port. B{ arhurur{v weasurcs the Council would render flaelf Jabfo to dumages, aud lose tha prospect of {;utlln 508 At loxs thian $2.060 or $3 i thousand fect. fle belloved [n compromlse on a fafr and just basla, When it was rscertained what the compunics could aiford to furnish gae for, lhl!" conli take action, Ald. White denfed that he hod madean attack upon the Commlttee, If tho Committce did not know low to make a report, he wanted committes which did, o moved that the sub- Ject bo reforred to & new commities compoacd of three from the South Bide, two from the Weat, and two from the North. Ald. Throop remarked thiat the mattor wonld doubtiess get fnto the courts. While e depre- cated litigation, U It did he wus in favor of langing on like o bull-dog, % 2 ALD. THOMPSOX bolleved Mr., Watking would come down to 180, Ho oftered the fallowing resolutfons as 2 substitute: Reanlred, That the Mayor and Comptroller be, and they nre horohy, directed 10 make un arrango. ment with the Chicago (las-Light and Coko Com- puny, Inaccorlancy with the uffer of that Come 'm"d' to !umhh 68 (0 the city at $1.50 por thou. zaud cublo feet for street-lamps and $1,60 per thousand feet, with auch sized burners as the city mny deterinino, for the publlc bulidinga and ton. nols, until the 1st of May noxt; and {hat sich ar- ranzoment be made without prejudice to eithor party Lo the contract of 1560 between the clty and !hnt Company, excupt as moditded nboys, ‘Tho other was similar, referriug to the Weat 8lde Company, the price, howover, belng $1.80 per thousund cuble feot, Ald, Kuwloigh hoped tho resolutions would not be passed, The Counell had sbrogatod the contracls, and, it the companies refused to fur- ulnhi\u at §1.80, ofl should be uscd, Rt'un thought tho Councll had already done all that was ncccnu{. Ald, Pearsons belloved the Council could af- forg to b Just. 1d. Bmith could not sso why one_compan; should be pald more than the other, Te askes that the question be dlvided, und ntoved that Mr. Watlkinug! proposition be accepted, Beveral Aldermen shouted that Watlclna® prop- wsition was not $1.50, and, the motlon belng out of order; Ald, Smith withdrow it. % Wlm,e made avother spocch, - 1&“& ‘Throop moved that tha queation be dis vide Ald. Rawleigh moved that the substitute be {ald on the table. Lost,—yens, 13; nays, 20,—as Tollows: Fear—8mith, White, McCrea, Ravleigh, Cleva- Iand, Whealor, Ryan, Unumgarten, Nelsen, Waldo, Lengacher, Mnrphy—1. Nays—Pearsons, McAuloy, Dallard, Rtosenborg, Aldrich, Tunmps ommer, Lodding, Cullerton, Kerher, Taenow, 0'Nirlen, Lawlor, Beldicr, Brizgs, Throop, Linssnbarth, Sweeney, Boser—:20. 11all n dozen inotions of a different character were made, Al Thompson aald the offcct of. the yesolu- tlons would o, if the companfes accepted, ev- erythihg would ;zo on all right, It they did not, the resotntion already passed would be binds, lag. Al Rawlelgh inquired sliat the object was in Introducing them, 1d. Thompson rephied {t was a desire to avold war, He wna more in favor of compromlse, Ald, Smith renewed tho motlon to refertoa special committes of scven, Ald, White made another speech, Tha reso- lutions were In the Interest of the companies. They would firnish gas for a much lower prices A'motion to adjourn was not agreed to, The provious question was ordered, nnd Ald. Bmith's motion was lost,—yeas, 24} nays, 7. ‘The question then recurred on the first resa- lution, and it was adoptcd,—yeas, 18; nays, 12, —ns follows; Yeas—Pearsons, McAuley, Dallard, Rosenberg, Aldrich, Thompson, Summer, Lodding, Cullerton, Kerber, Tarnow, O'Brien, Beidlor, Sinith, Throop,’ Cleyeland, Linsenbarth, Tioser —15, Naye—\Whity, Briggs, McCrea, Lsulcigh, Wheol- er, Ryan, Baumgarten, Nlesen, Waldo, Lengachor, Maorphy, 8weeney—12, The sccond resolution was voted down,—yeas, 10; nays, 20,~as follows: Year—~Penrsons, Mcmfle{.‘flnllnrfl. Tosenborg, Aldrich, Thompson, loddlng, Heldler, Throop, Cleveland—10. Nays—Sommer, Cullertan, Korber, Taenow, O'lirlen, Smith, White, Drigge, McCrea, Rayletih, Wheoler, Ityan, Dsumgarten, Nlesen, Waldo, Le‘}:;(ullnl. Linsenbarth, Murphy, Biwweeney, Dosor Ald. Thompsun hopod those Who hava voted ngainst the resolution would introduce some proposition for the relltf of tho West 8idé. Al White sald he would Xrubmy do %0 nt xb ineeting, Ol would do very well on e West Side, Ald. Kerber offered a resolution dlrecting the Comptroller not to Pny Cox Bros,, conutractors, untll they paid the laborers on tho Bluo Isla avenuc viaduct. It was passcd, ‘The Coundil then adjourned —e—— LUFUS CHOATE. Roinfnlscencos of the Groat Lawyor, Atbany Lo Journal, Choate's first lmmuvrlncu ot the Dlar was the sig- anl for much ridicnfo and laughter. His advent whaa regarded by the lawyors and suitors of his day very much s the sppesrance of Pefium would he received by the eteady-going earth-horn equlng race, it ho ehould descond and assume tha role of 0 curt-horse, Hla® ways were not as tholr ways. 1018 _eccentricitios and his struggles to carry hls Lurden aloft futo ble native elewment excited mach nierriment, Tut soon it wag found out that Pe- Ranua drew hie load bettor than any of the, de- 8pitu hia sutles and his carvetings, Men soon came to acknowledge that there was & new and lo- Eltimato style of advocate and advocacy, and al+ though it proved infiitable, yot it soon sccured um:mdghflz udmiration, and to’ tha new-comer was accorded the leadorahip which his uniquo go- nins demanded, From then nntll his death ho was @smnuch soverelgn in the Doaston Court-louse as Webster was iy Fanealt Hall. 18 Is no wonder that Choatu's mannor atartled the slaid New Fngland court-housea from thelr com} osure, Nolhing like it wau cver scen before, has ¢n gocn slnce, or will evor be secn azain, In its volubllity and velioutonca hils spcech was more liko that of an Orlental than that of o ** Boston man.* Hls voico, whick naturally was rich, grand, and melodious, hie frequently nrged to Its highest key; ho shriekod; he raved; lie tore n passion to tattera; hoswung hls fists; he ran hls trembling Hugers through his long curling lacks, drinplng with per- apiration; ho shook his head llko o llon's mane; ho ralscd his body on his tocs and_ brought his welght downoo his heels with o force that ahvok the court-room; he paused for two or three ecconds, throw back his hcad, swopt the %ury a terrific fihnw, and violently inhuled bls breath through is nostrils with a Innfl“ll‘f that was heard all over tho court-roomn; his welrd eyos glared liko a manl ac's 3 his wrinkled faco assumed a hundred un- natural corrugations: in short, his speech tore his frame, und his body wai convulsed ko that 'of the . Delphio” pricstess in her piomients of inapiration, All this sevis vory ridice ulans In the description. 1t ia not slugular that It somotimes oxcited derlsion. —DBut derleion was short-lived. All this timo his thoughita were pourod forth with an unvarylng and incrediblo veloeity ;an orderly and cohorent array of fellcitous and ciiolco expresslons, which none but tha orator coutd nave aelected and combined; boautiful fmages, soaring fanctes, glittering wit, soul-stirringanalysis, classi- enl allislons—oven Latin quotatiosias Ingenlous i1- usteations, denuncintlon—raroly nm‘P oyed but Digstlug where it struck; simple and uusdorned pathos, deop and subtic aympathy with nature sifd with homanity, breokinz down the bharrier of prejudice, ralsing and enlarging the sculsof Lis suditors, Numinating their nnderstondiogs, and investinzthem for tho hour with a portion of the orator's own greati 1t was the vory abandun- wmont and ecstasy of eloguonce, the trua-inspirod lmu{.whluh. ut times, has descondod from heavon and given to tho world a Demostlienes or a Cleero, a Chathum or an Lrskine, & Wabater or a Choata, Choule's porsonal appearance was a8 remarkable o8 his oratory, About six fect In hefght, witha {mnorrul chicat and shonlders, a gaunt frame, Imf:a hands and feot, o rolling, lumbering sort of gait, # billous, cofee-colored complezion; hiu face deeply corrugatea with profound wrinkles and hol- lows,” and scamed with powerful lines; Lis head rather deep than wide, and completely covercd with luxurinnt black curly hair, scarcely tinged with gray at tho day of his denth; wmouth Iarge, and 1ips thin and tremulouw; his eyos large, devp- sct, und biack, with & weird, fur-oway expression in quiet, but a terrible, burning {nteuaity in ex- cltements a faco noticeable lnn throng of & thon- sand, with Intailoct looking out at ovory point; most hum{lum, wog-begone, Inrumu-lel{ln conn- tenances is porson aceayod fn sloncling, I-Atling garmente, including ulways sevoral coats of varloua and indescribable hues, which ha dotfed and donned In the progress of a cause uccording o the amonnt of perspiration which ha was secretlng, and o cravat which nas been said **to moat in an {nde- sceibsble tls, which scema like o fortultons cone currenco of original atomna. " ilc possessed a won- derfal capacity for labor and study, Lut was a mnrtyr Lo sick headaches all hilsllfe, ;) No'loss extraordinary in style than In appearance and mauner was this phenomenal belng, lilln wild suarings wore atrango to an audlence accustomed to the majestic and regular fllghts of Wobstor and the slivory utterances of Evorett, Iut tho styls befitted thie man and the manner. Tlo dellghted in strong contrasts, As in 8hakspearo's playy Kings and clowns Joatle each other, a0 in Choaiu's rliat. orlc tho uniely snd muagnideent are frequently in iuxu odltlon, “Doubtiess hls stylo lacka uflm plicity, t I8 fervid, finpaesioned, Orlental In it richness and fuxuriance, ofton exagyerated, but slways po- otic and suggestive. I1ta vocabulary abounded In recondite and high-sounding words. * Hls imagina- tlon converted tho comnioneat objects into things of boauty, aud doscribod tho plainest acts fn phragea that haunt the memory, = Speaking of a person hesitatiag to commit a amall ulfense when cunlempmung & great crlno, ho sahi: ‘I8 it poasiblo fo tuink, rationally, that if & person was gofng {0 Pl““x‘ Into o cata- tact below “the precipice ho wouldl be over carcful not to moiaten hia foot with dowr" Ot an hnprobablo narration ho said: **'Fhio story 13 o unlike the truth as a pebble Is unlike a star— a wilch's broomatick unlike n bunuer-staff,” Of & canning witness: ** Ho {s quick, keon, knows whon to hold his tongue, with tho cunning of a bushy- tailed fox—all's rlght." Ofa Inuuir lace: ‘It was na lonely aa tho desert behlnd Alglers * Of n Captain decolved in bl reckonlngs ¢ hu&wnm It the philanthropy of two Reml» pheres ahall find ouly the grave In which Sir Jolin Franklin's bod. warmed 8 place, every coxcomb clork will pa o;:lnlon Judging by after facts, and sny precisely whoro the error I’ judgment was, " ul'm unses- worthy vessol: **Tho vessol mfter leaving the smooth water of Boston harhor encounterod ths oternal mution of the ovean, which has been thero fram creation, and will be thera till Jand and wea shall bo no moro. Blie went down (e hurbor a paiuted and perildious thing, soul-frolghted, but o coffu fur “(he Iiviug, & colin. for the doad.” Ot a Coplaln uafliog paat Bt Helona: *'ffuch wora hix moditallons s tho Iuvisible currents of the acoan bors Wm hg the grava of Napoleon,™ Of s dry-goods mer. chant's bankraptey he sali: **5o I hiave heurd that tho vast posacasjons of Alexandor tho Conqueror crumbles ay In dylng dynastien, In the unequal hauds of his weak hoirs." ~ [n rogard to tho puquu of Dunvers, soveral milos from a taliroad, be sald: ++1ler peoplaare just near enough to hoar the whis: tle of tho locomotive and yazu at the sparks of that dying wiunt; {ul for all practicable purposcy thoy might as well astand under tho sky at rnh\_vI has an nugut, gazing st a firmament of falll Whon Chosta essayed the pathetic he wi simple, ‘There I no more bealitiful i renmrks on Wobiter's love of New England: ' He loved Now llsmpshire, —that old Rrunite world, —the crystal hills, geay and cloud- topped; tha river, whose murmuriulled hils cradles the old hearthatone: tho gravs of father au mother, Ho loved achusctts, which adonted and honored him,—that soundin charmed elm-tros seat chiolce herd, that ameil seaslivre, that that reclalmad faro. that of earth, that dear library, thore dearer frien ut the sphore of his duties waa bie truy country. Of Chuate's wita {'ahmu wmizhtbs campited, A fow oxamples must answer, Ofa party In snit Lo i e 'h,{ don't ho pay back the moneys he Laa {1l got? 1l is w0 miach of & villaln that ho wonldn't If by could, andwu wuch of o bankrupt that ho conldn't if he wauld.” Of a yvery crouked flight of staire be sald: ‘*How drunk o inzn wiust Lo to ellmb those stalrel * Of ons of hls fomale clients bo said; **Bho ls & slunvr—no, uot & slo. ner, for sho is our client; but she s & yory, disa- grovable saint|™ Iy defined & lawyer's ** vaca tion" as **tha spaco botween the question put to w witnoss and hls answor.” Of he Lomely Chlel- Juatics Bhaw: **I veneratc him as tha Indian does his lvf. clnrlouoly carved; Iacknowledge he's ngly, but 1 feel that ko ll&{l’ul.“ Of the constable wiio ropeated the word **having " mauy tines In bis res tam; ** Wo bus greatly overworked tho pasticiple," ———— ' BIG GUNS," Daxvag, Col,, 8ept, 14.—Gens, Bherman and Pops and éwemy Camcron arrived here fasg night. They visitéd Central City and Idaho to- day, and will, after & brief so] westward to the Pacifi Btates ousn, procecd . CRIMINAL NEWS. Three of the Northfield Robbers, In- cluding tho Wounded One, Burrounded. Thelr Ultimato Capturo and Ex- tinction Doemed Cortnin, The Desporato Wretohes Roduced to o Qondition Buperlatively Mlserable, TIIT ROBBERS. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune, BT, PAUL, Minn,, Sept. 14,—~1he robber-hunt 1s still peraevercd In, with, to-day, increased hopes that at feast part of the gang will be cap- tured. Sherift Dill, of Winoua, yesterday track ed thegong toa housetwo anda half miles from Mauokato Junction, on the Winona & St. Deter Road, whera the robbors had breakfast hetweea O and 10 o'clock. Near by was an empty log-house which bad been oceupled two niglhits,~Monday night by twa men ho are under arrest on suspiclon ot Mankato, and the latter part of Tucsday night by threo of the fugitive robbers, Other than .this no tracc of the robbers was found yesterday.' At 1 o'clock this morning sentlnels along the road just south of Mankato heord eignals by whistles. The night was just then exceedingly dark. Scon after, guards at the wagon-bridge, on the Blue-Enrth River, heard o nofse as of stones thrown down, but could seo no one. A few minutes after, o sentt- nel at the railway-bridge, cloge by, thought he saw men crossing, and fired. He thon called for help to the men at the wagon-bridge, but ran away without walting for o rcsponso. The ¢louda had then passed away, so that three men were plaluly seen crossing the bridge to the west, About G o'clock this morning, 8herif Dil's party saw a faint column of smoke rising throngh dense follage st the foot of Pigeon 1Iill, ncar Minnelnneapa Falls, Accompanicd by Marshal Hoy's party from .Miuneapolls they cliarged through the brush, to find the fugitives had just fled from camp, escaping over the hlil. Tho fire was bureing bLrightly. The fugitives bad left a waterproof cont, a dripping wet overcoat, u yellow bridle with a cavalry bit, and another bridle with a common curb-bit, besldes thero was a torn and bloody shirt, indieating that tho wounded nian {s one of the threo who halted at this eamp, A pleco of drugget two- yards square, dripping wet, hung upon o pole befors the fire, Ears of corn were rossting In the cmbers, and threo dressed chickens lay beslde the fire, Evl- dences wore plenty that green corn had been thelr principal food. At 11 o'clock Sherift Finch's party from Mankato dlscavered threo fugittves In the woods, and gxchanged shots with them, thoy escaping in o depso thicket, The weather continues rainy and unfavorablo for movements through the woods. The rob- bers are now about 80 miles from Northfield, not more than 85 milea from thelr stopping- place of lost Thursday night. The country be- hind and before them {8 aroused. A fow infles westward thoy will reach prairie country, where hiding will be more difiicult, and rain will not delay the scarch for them. What has becomo of the other three of the gang, unlcas those do- talned ot Mankato are two of them, is un- “known, but such watch of outlets is kept up that they must be in some part of the big woods south of the Minnesota River. Thelr effort has been all along to escape weatward, aa It making for Sloux City or St. Joseph, but, if they escape from Minnesota, it will bo because of lack of organization and co-opevation among the hun- dreds walting for and pursuing them, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribung, 87, PAUL, Bept: 14.—The three robbers chased to-day cluded their pursucrs at 4p.m, At0 they were ogain scen on blufls bordering the Minnesota Valley, about three miles from Man- kato, A plcket-line of 12 miles surround them to-night. No doubt remalns that they have found confederates, and that the missing three were pilotod through Mankato sod ferried across the river last night. The two men detained at Man- kato are probably confederates belonging to the Towa and Minnesota horse-thiof tribe. To the Western Assoctated Prees. 8. PAvL, Sept. The present sceno of op- erations {s not 50 miles from Nortlificld, and the fact that tho robbers have not escaped, orat least succeeded In getting furihier awny, s un- doubtedly because of lack of knowicdge of tho coum.r{, and that they hava becoma bewil- dered. The conutry is heavily timbered, swampy, Wwild, and Qifllcult to traverse, even under ~ favorable circumatances. Tho rob- bera are now without horaca, blankets, or costs, appurently have little to cat suve green corn, and aro dltogother having a very rough time of it. al Dirpalch to The Triduns, Wummm, u’.pg.. Hept, 14.—~The Minneso- ta paper morked with the words “ A, G. Cay- wood (or Haywood), Eleventh streot, N, W.,"” written on thc margin, which was found upon the body of ono ot the Northfield, Minn., Tob- | burs, accordlng to Tur Cumicago Tnisuxa re- port, has attracted considersblo attention in lis city., The Washington *City ulmcwr{" haa tho Tollowing: * A, G, Caywood, roal catate; 1120 Elovonth street, N. W, The Evening Star gays thay the nowspapor must have come {nto pusseasion of-the robber accidentally. : — JUBTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. 8r. Lows, Sept. 14.—Dennfs Conners, o watchman fu the Chieago & Alton Rallway yards at East 8t. Lonls, while examing tho tralus last evening, dlscovered soven tramps curlod up In.a freight car contafning merchandfse, Ife ordered them to bo quiet whilo he examined the car to sce If any goods wore niseing, but thoy, by o dash, got autside and etarted to run. Hecalled an thein ta halt or hie would fire, but, no atten- tlon bclng pald to his command, he fired, shoot~ ing ono through the heart, killlng him instantly. Another waa eaptured, whosald they came down {from Alton in '.Fm car, and had no intentlon to steal anything, The Coroner's jury to-day jus- titied Conner's act, and ho was rtleased from cystody. A LIVELY YOUNG MAN. * Bpecial Dispaich to The Tribuna, LixcoLx, Iil., Sopt. 14.—Last wright, about o'clock, the report of & rovolver was heard in Pense's saloon. On entering, we noticed a law- yer numed J. T, Ingham shooting ot & colored wan namod George Lee. Tha second shot strick Lee in the wrist, Ingham has jumpod tho town. It is rumored he will locato In Mus- catine, In. 1o s a lively youug man from the Wost, and when sober §s 4 One Jawyer; but bo has been very dlssipated for several months. A VIPER WARMED, Special Dispaich to Tha Tridbuns, BorLingToy, la., Sept, 14.—A Bluger sewing- machine man was robbed of 800 fu the woods opposite the city under the following circuin- stances: [le took a traveler Into his wagon, and, when they reached a lonoly apot, tha traveler drew ‘a revolver and demanded tha salesman's money, which was delivered, aud the travelor |lnpnrtuf. Tho salcsman reporicd theso facts to tho agent here, and the polfes are after the robber, THE MOLLY MAGUIRLS, Pmrapereuia, Pa,, Sept. 14,—To-day writa of error wore taken out In the Bupreme Court, in the cases of Carroll, Boyle, McGhenhan, and Rearty, the four mesassins of Policeinan Yost, and also {n the case of Olmpbfill}’fi:le accessory to the inurder of Mike (**Boss’) Jones. The writs were made returnable in January next aud the five Mollls Maguires will not be :nge“ for several months to cowe, if they are hangeq atall —_— ¥FOUL PLAY. il Dlapaich Lo The Triduns. Basr Sacivaw, Mich,, 8ept. 14.—The four persona arrested yesterday at Chesaning,charged with the murder of Charles Binith, are lodged in Saginaw City Jall, In the bedroom st Smith's houss blood was found on the walls, and the opinon Ls stroug that bs was murdered in bod aud then romoved to the barn, which was et ou Uro to hide tho evidence of gullt. © XICKED DOWN STAIRS. 82, Lous, Mo.; 8cpt. 14.—Four mean lNving in s boarding-house, corner of Main and Carr streets, botween whom a feud existed, got into & quarrel st a late hour last night, and Timothy Fard was kicked down a fight of stairs and ine ured 30 brdly that hie dled soon afte, 't o e . Joh, I&:&gn_:nuuh, Pho did the kiuklng, tay egrd —— * MEWARD OFFERED, Spectal Dispatch 1o The Tribune, 8rrinorieLy, I, Bept. 14.—The Qovem Lo-day offered o reward of §200 for ghg ar 4 and dellvery fnto tho custody ot the Shumm [roquols County of one Burt Flemming, wit :‘lml. mlnl‘kllléadu(;mormt. Sleeper on m'.‘:’ \:ahf A‘{l‘é‘\flg it at Glenwood, Iroquois County, 1y —— THE UBIQUITOUS YOUNGERg BALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. 14.—About § o'c‘la A tvo mnsked men boarded the Utal Cenucu Railroad, elght miles north of this clty, gy, ook T e e are {n pursuft. P escabe, Uller — BOUND AND ROBBED, &pecial Dispatch to The Tyibuna, McGnroon, In., Scpt. I14.—Mr, Bteg, of Harper's Fetry, while about to lock his v.-lcv’;n,o Jast night, was selzed by three unknowy, mmr bound, and robbed of 8000, Nothin tnowy yotas to tho whercabouts of the pnr;. c: o dhdipetiedaibe LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, * TIB DOILER INSPECTORSHIP, 70 the Editor af The Tribune, Ciicaao, Bept. 14.—There appeared {n [y terday's TRibuNa o article under the heady, “ A ad Showing," which contalns seyery) ™ cusations agalnst me, all of which areunfounieg snduntrue, Itischargedthat onorabouttheyy day of June, 1876, while acting in the capacity of Inspector of Steam Dollers for the Cltyof Chileago, I ealled upon II. C. Hefsler, of {4 firm of Goodwillle, Wagner & Helsler, apg orderetd him to prepare hls boilers for inspeo tlon; that e, Heclsler, 2sked- for further time; that 1 refuscd to postpone the fnepection, sty Ing a8 o reason that 1 was ® hard-up) ayp needed money immediately; that the aforesald Hefsler thercupon asked mie i 1 would be safjs. fied If tho feo were given mej that T replied hat I would be satisfied; that tho fea ‘was they given me; that I accepted tho feo, and mave recelpt therelor, of which the following I'atr, copy? Ttecelved of Goodwillle, Wagnor & I tnapection. [Signea) " EUShE .{1‘,’.:{,%:,“ ‘The aboys statoment Is entirely falae. I neyep called on Mr. Helsler, nor on any memberof bifs firm, to notify him regarding the fnspection of his boilors; “never held tlic conversation with him charzed in his afdavit, nor wrete, ve, or scnt Iim the recclpt above copled Syery recolpt Elvcn by mo during my oectpancy of tlie office of Boiler Inspector was mado oyt on o printed form, of which the followlug [y 5 copy: No, — Boit.en InsrrcTon's Orrice, } Ciioano, —— —, 187—, Recotved of —_— Dallars, for examination and inapection of Boilers, Locatlon, Trnos. . Wanmoy, It I8 further charged on_tho authority of the nresent Boller Inspector, John D, Mnrp{w that 1 linvo ante-dated many'certificates 1n ordorty obtain tho inspection feea, This is an unguall fled falschood.” 1 held the office of Boiler In spector and performed its duties for about twa weeka after the 18th day of June, the dayon which Murphy clalms ‘my term of officoex- pired, belleving then and riow that Murply was not legally q‘uallfled to perform the dutles of the oftice until his bonds "had been flled aud ac cepted by the Common Council at a furma moeting, which circumstance did not occurunti) about u month after the 18th of Jupe, To tho general charge made ngalnst me that | recelved money on falss pretenses from Barth. olomas & Lelcht and others, I give an absolute deninl, and pronounca it utterly false. In con clurion, I desire my friends and the publicto ul nden{md that the man Murphy abovoe alluded to has kept up an Intermittent attack upon ms through the newspapers since the tline of my ointment to tle oflice of Boller Inapector, Hespectfully, ‘Tnog, 1. Hawrroy, 1000—TIE WORLD'S CENTENKNIAL, To the Editor of The Tribune, Cmoago, Septe 14—In 23 years from vext Jnouary will occur, according to the Christian Calendar, tho centennial of clvillzed natlons. Long as sooms & quarter of a contury in mdividoal 1ife, it is but a bricf perled In ns tional history, and to auch old governmentsas England, Greece, and Germany, the year 1000 4 already near at hand, Iftho cclebrationofs Falr in London or Taris, or an Exposition in Amcrica, requires five to ten years of thought and mpurntlml, 18 {t any too scon to agitate th celebration, on a ?fmml enle, of an epoch which shall mark tho history.and progress of all v tions? Wil the leading natlons of tho world be 80 much at peace when the year 1000 arrivet that they can unite harmonlously and heartlly in celcbrating cach other's " progress and achievomentaf™ And, if'~so, how will thefl be most likely to celobrate that cyentl Wi each nation celebrate, a8 now,upon its own soll, or will some common spot bo designated s the trysting-plnce of natlong? 1If the latter, where In'the lght of tho next 20 years will that Pl;u:o hu,—EuroEn, Asig, or Aincrica?, Doubt- ess Europs will outvote the world, and clalm the site, but which of her citles shnll Liava the honor, Paris, London, Berlln, or Romo? Posil bly the nations may meet by representation oo some neutral ground,—some vast camous res mote from capitals ami courts,~and there con struct 8 Memorial City, each natlon erecting - meuso buildings for {(sel{ of a permunent urchi- tectural character, to bp used not only for the geand dlsplay of the year 1000, but for the world's exilbition of e lucceedl'ng it ncndc& CIPHERED IT OUT. Spectal Dispaich fo The Triduna, 04K PAn, 111, Bept, 12.—A had the start of the ball of B's. plstol 144.422248 feot, Tho hall galucd on A at the rate of 938,000 feet per see ond; then 038.900:144.423948: :008.077—143.040- 71585 feet, equal to 5,.000804 seconds from the time A sald “You lie™ to_when the ball bit him., I, C. WhnEesLLR {The above fs an anser to the following o- nubdrum, recently published §n Tur Tuisuse] Let A bo s gentleman of chivalrous [natincts and B another who is dlacussing politics with him. Al a given instant of tima A says to B ‘' You llol" Prucisoly 2,747 seconds aficrwarda B has dran his revolver from the bay-window of his panis. The oporation of cocking, taking asm, and Oring cousnmen 2,108 scconda,” Meauwhile A}‘ not being armed, hasstarted to run at the rats of 20, 378 feet to tho second. The initial velacity of the plstol bullet puraning him s 088,377 feot per sccond. . How long after the gllll 0 of the Ma should A,who fa hit and instantly killed, live? To bo worked oot fn seconds to slx places of decimals, - POR CONGRESS, BOL A, BMITH OB WILLLM ALDRIOK. 70 tne Editor of The Tribune, Cr10400, Bept, 14.~Tho Firat Congrossions! District of this city pays moro {nternal revenus to the General Governmnent, pays more taseh oand contalus within its limits a larger, more line pprtant, and influential business element than any other Congressional District fn Awmerica, 1t ought to be represcnted in Congress by o firste clais business man of broad and comprehensive commerefal and financfal character, rather thao by o mere wmachine-politiclan of the third of fourth rauk such as tliose who are figuring on both aldea for the nomination, Let the Repub- licaus eive usn mau lke Willlam Aldrich aud the Democrats & man l{ke Solomon A. Smithy and the district witl be represented as 1t ought to bu, Busingss Max. : BTATN STREET. 7o the Ediior of The Triduna. JiCrrcaao, Bept. 14.~Ises by Tum Trinoad you take an interest in the improvement of our streets, and as I own a loton Buuth Btatestrech Iwish to ask you who controls the street - rovemnenta In this city—why the eity authorl l’(u order the Intersoctious, on Btate street l}nud with * cedar blocks, apd allow the nlance of the streets paved with ping blocks! Why not have the whola atrect paved with the beat kind, whatever it {a? Patiick O'Buied, ANs.—Becsuss the work is done directly by the gropeny«uulderl, and not by speclal asses aent. ——— A Shower of Buge, Nedraska City Press. A strange sight rocted. tho eycs of the jank tor of the Kirst Presbyterlan Church abe cntered the Church last Priday evening. The pems, pulplt, floor, chandolier “and walls werd cavered with millions of snall bugs, which, ou closs inpection, rescmbled faxsced. ‘Thest bugs were swept up und carricd out In buciutfl and Mr. Willlams, thio janitor, inforins us I.IJd he filled four buckets, full of the fnsects l"| carried them to his chickens, He brouzht lbulfl' o lialf & bucket down a8 a specimen, Tho strct amps at night are aleo literally covered wit these bugs, s much so that tho lght ls obseur ed, They aro perfectly barmlces, s a7 m‘&l‘ dumaging auything {s concerned, and do seern to {lve more then three days, When they -ufim they appear to be stunned or d.m':.;: and make noattempt tody awsy or 19 Whioro they come from or whot thay axe cAls woars uu{}b tostala