Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 7, 1876, Page 6

. fourth Elector, when the Conveution dissolyed. POLITICAL. (Gontinnad from the Becand Page.) to Philadelphia tu sce to It that the Republican yoters frou{‘lm"nnn and Ol vislting_the Cen- tenolal leave Loy home forthwith, The Com- mittee I8 Informed that at lcast 1,000 Repub- 1lean voters from these States arc now In Phils- delohia. _Uen. Rusk, of Wisconsin, will repre- acnt the Committes ut Phtladelphia. ittt GOV. IIAYES. INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC PAPER ‘"111:: :g BAY ABOUT THE * KNOW-NOTHING' ACCUSATION, Kew York Herald (Ind. Dem.) Oct. 8. A fac-simile of = letter written by Gov.Hayes’ private secretary was paraded yesterday fn the two leading Tilden papers of this city, A plate for printing the same fac-similo was also offer- od to the lerald by the Tilden shop [n Liberty strect, but wo doclined to useit, It does not quite do to assumo that the readers of & newspaper are Idiots, who think that the exact reproduction of a picce of handwriting glves a significance to its subject matter which 1t woukl have in printer’s type. What intercst can any two-legged vreature have in the bandwriting of so obscure o person as tho confidential clerk of & Btate Governori The attempt tu make the con- tents of this clerk’s lette: (mportant is bencath contempt, The so-called American Alliance, of whose by-lawsand purposes Gov, Hayes probably knew nothing, passed & resolution Indorsimj his nominativn for the Prosidency. Like a Presidentinl candidates who are in daily recefpt of s massol complimentary effusione which 1t would bo a wasto of time to read. hie turns over such correapondence to the Becretury, who opens his letters, with instructions to make civll repiles. Gov. Hayes® clurk scems to have been discreet enourh, for he merely ackuowl- edged the compllmenl. **Gov, Hayes desires me toucknowledge the recelpt of your valued tavor of July?, euclosing resolutions of the Amerlcan Alllance, nod to suy in reply that hefs deup}v ratificd by this expression of confidence.” [t f-nm. probabloe that this note of mere formal courteay was submitted to the Inspection of Guov, Huyes; but, even it was, thero 18 nothing fn it which It wea worth while fur him to tell his Secretary to alter. It was a mere acknuwledg- ment couched [n courteous torms, Guv. Hayes never scen, and dd not care to see, the trumpory constitution of an ob- gcurc 8t of men who had eccn fit to Indorse D8 nomination, and dfd not Am;}; to waste a thought on so trivinl a matter. He thought it due 1o his character ag n gentleman and his p sition as a cavd.luto that hfs clork should knowledge tho receipt ol respectiul communl tione, but he did not feel that it was incumbent on him tomake minute investigations intotho or- eanization of every Insigniticant budy of inen who rufussed their (ntentlon of supporting hin. But er. ‘Tilden’s shop In ' Liborty street, having got ssesslon of this paltry note, madenn Invostifa- fon and found that tlie Auserican Alllance s s set ol Know-Nothlnze, Th Liberty-streotshop therenpon conceived the brilliaut idea of making Mr. Hayes respunsible for the &rluvlpl::u of that sbscure organization and of twisting the note of s clerk into an acceptance of thoss principles. e nre sorry that nn{ respuctable nuw'f-lpur should have lent {tself to so despicably o trl —— RHODE ISLAND. TUE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, Pnovinexce, R. L, Oct, 4. —~The Rhode Island Republican State Conventlon assembied in this city at 11 o'clock. Gen. Van' Zandt, of New- port, was elected President, and addressed the Couvention at some length. After two hours’ deigy in scttling the contesting delegation of two towns, the Convention nominnted ex- Gov. Sumuel G, Arnold (8 class- mate of Rutherford B. 1Hayes) for Presidential Elector. The Hon. G. H. Corllss wius nominated for eccond Elector, the IHon. Nathan ¥, Dixon for third Ele.tor, by acclama- tion, 1)r. Caarles H. Fisher, of B.ltuate, tor District Couventions were then ur;im;lxm_lv‘ In the First District the Ifon. Boujamiu T, Esmes wus renominated for Cungress by acclmnation, ainl fu the Second District the ITon, Latancr W, Buliou was renominated, also by acelamation. iAo MISCELLANEOUS, NUBUQUR, IA. . Special Disgatch to Tha Tribune. DonoQUE, fu.,Ust. —~Tue Hayes nnd Wheel- ar Clubs of this ¢ity had a rouslug and brilllant . oroccasion this cvening, The parnde was no-' + white aud colured clubs paraded, prece Ueeable for its belng cowposed of full-fedged voters, and not Loys sged 11 and 13 years, as was the Tildea parade o fow nights ago. After tbe parade they assembled st the Athencum, where they woro addressed by the Hon. George W. McCrary, the talented member from the First District, whose remarks were polnted and well received, after whom followed Gen. Will- inin Vandever, who shook up the dry bones of Bourbonism In good style, The Athenenm was cked full to overflowing, and the spoakers were frequently Interrupted by appluuse. TSUPRMING, MICH, . Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, IsmPoMING, Micu., Ul —1licro was an immense gathering of Republicana from all over Marquctie County hero lust night, and, al- though bad weather prevailed, the largest and most ebthuslastic torchlight procession ever geen on the Upper Penlnouln, numbering be- tween 1,000 and 1,500 torchies, parmded the streets to o Jate Bour, with hearty cheers for Mayes and Wheclor. “Reformers® were dearce, except one, who ran square after square trying to count, but, beuluse so dazzled, coulan’t tell o-day whether there were 800 or 8,000 torches, Lount Marquette County Re- publican by un hicreased majority. NORTU CAROLINA. 8rLyA, N, C., Oct. 4.—A secrct elrcnlar, sent out by thie Deinocratic Btate Commttes, has come to light, addressed and oppealing to the whito Tilden aud Vanwe'clubs to urganize negro Tilden und Vauce clubs; urglng that 1,600 negro yotes may elect Vance, ~ A careful observer,who has traveled with Settle and Vance, glves {b as his opinion that the Republleans huve galned n reut deal by Lo Julnt canvass, Eyerything fi:ulm exuued.uglf romising in this State, and the campaign will be forced during this month, HOUTHERN WISCONBIN, Special Dispatch ta Tha Trivune. GALENA, 11, Utk 0.—Tue Republican camp- res are buruing Diightly at our neighburing Village of Ilazel’ Grocn, Wik, A largs Uayes aud Wheeler Club has been formeu In thut lace, aud uniforms and torches for the mem- hers have been ordered. ‘Tho friends of true re- forn are wide awako all through Southern Wis- consin, and Tlden stock is away below par, al Dirpatcl JANKBVI‘:.‘LI, uct, —A dls!mmn recolved hero to-day from James G. “Bluine says he will canvass Wisconsin fmmedlately after the Ohlo cleetfon, and will speak hero among other places, A large Hayes and Wheeler ineeting at xfurd last night was addressed by Pliny Nor- cruss und A, H, Haxter, and a campaign club was formed. . BIOUX QITY, TA. Special Dispatch (o Tha Tridurie. 8roux CirY, In,, Uet. 6.~Thu Demacrats will meet In convention Lere to-morrow, and through the forin of nominuting county afficers for thoe ocvsulng year. The Democrutle * re- form " buslucss won't capture any votes In this section. They will vot even have a respecta- bl winority “when the votes ure counted fu November, Spectal Dispaieh o Tha Tribun Spectul Disy o The 8 FoND DU LAt nP:., Uite u.—Aé;uull Repub- Tiean mass-uecting wus Leld hore nlsahsi h’l‘hu edu y o bund, presenting a m&fufllwun spectacle. The strects wera crowded. Senator Oglesby {8 speakiug in Amory Hall, Tho bouse Is jamied. dreul cuthustasiy provails, Suectat DUAED fo T Trivune, clud Dispaic ¢ Tribune, BurLiNutus, Lu, UOct, —The Democrats nad & blow-out to-night, and turncad out about B0 torch-bearers of the shoulder-hitting, tlan- nel-mouth variety, with 100 boys or so. 1t was a half-orgunized mob of iguorance and Im- bucllity. Not ous in filty could luy cluins to urfihmry intelligence or u'vounuon achivol edu- sution, JOURNALISTIC, Bpecial Dispalch 1o The Tridune. Towa Ciry, fu,, uet, u—a uew paper called the Juwa Clly dnvesligator 18 to be fssued here vext week, with David Brant as editor, who fs sterling Republivay, The paper 18 to be fn the futercst of rofuri in politics, tewporance, and veliglon, = o . HOLVAN'S PROSFECTS. * Bpecial Dispaleh to The Tridune, S WABHINGUTOD, D1, Ly Ukts Ue—verumiah Wil- son, ex-Congresuman from Holes® district in Inalons, writes bere that Holoes will wlmost certajuly be defeated. TOU CONGNEES, PriTsnvno, Pa, Oct. 6.—The Democrats of the Tweuty-first Congresstonal District ubani- mously unowinated the Hon, Jacob Taruey, of Greensburg, for Cot ir 8s to-duy, ¢ FOND DU LAG, dpectal Duagsich o The Tribune. FOND DU LAC, Wia.y Uyl ‘Y'ue Democratic Couuty Cobvention met in this clty to-day. It wua in all respects the must disgraceful affalr of the kiud {u the history of the county, Bome of the delegates wepo drunk., Contuswon charas- terfzed the entire proceedings. The Chairman Luew nuwln‘fiul Lis duties, aud was frequently e olusc ridivule. Thu followlvg s tho e A -B:ai—-‘d——.—-—h-.pwku-..-mg-‘_a-——‘...___w..a_...«—-....-4...~_‘.»«;.<_. tlckot nominated: Reglater of Meisen; Treasurer, J. C. Pcrr{; District-Attor- ney, N, §, (Hlooni Clerk of Board, Edumnd Bluit; Clerk ot Court, Jamea Russell; Sur- voyory Jacob Mauster; Coroner, Peter V. Laug. MIS{OURI PROIIBITIONISTI. 8, Louts, Mo., Oct. 5.—A Stato Prohibition Convention was Teld here lnst night, with be- tween thirty and lorhv delogates present. Pres- [dentlal ElCctors, a Stute Excentive and a State Central Committee were appointed: also a Finance Comnilttee, and two members of the National Exccutive Committee. Ona of the latter waa Miss Phoobe H. Couzins, who mado a brief but eloquent address to tua Convention, The platform of the Natlonal Reform party, adopted at Cleveland laat May, was indorses and reaflirmed, excepting the eixth and elghth planks, Spectal Digpaich 1s'Tre Tvibw spatci g ine. Towa Ciry, In., O.t. 4—0ur city is onlivened to-ulzht by n torch-light proscesion of the Layea and Wieler Club, speechies, cte., ocensioned by the news of the Colomdu electi®h, The De- movracy aro blue over ft. 8ume are quito dis- pirited, and expreas foar that the Colorado elec- ton furebudes n Republican tidal wavs that will sweep thecouatry for Huyos in Noveinber next. No more Tilden "bots are offered on Indians, The Hon. Rush Clark opons the canvass in this Congreasionnl District uext weck agalust hls two opponents, both Democrats. DECLINER, > Wasminaron, D. C, Oct. 4,—The Hon. Barbour Luewls, ex-Congressman and ex-Gi ernor of Tennossee, v o lotter addre lim in this ity tu-day to the Chairmon Memphis Republicuu” Conventiun, de:linea the nomluution -for Congress tendered im by the Republicans of the Teuth District of that State, He bascs bis refusal on his belivf that success can b better attained through the nomination of soms vld Wnig. la (patch to WILRRSBANRE, Vit., Ucts 4—L'rank Beamias,» Democrutic candidate for State Seuntor from the Twenticth District, Is under arrest, charged with embezzling $10,000 from the school funds of Scrantun, and torgiug and mutllating the school records, He was brought Inte court to- day, und gave $10,000 bail to anveur wn Monday neXt. 1n the meantime he will stump the couns ty vigorously ior Tilden and Reionn, HHODR ISLAND RLECTORS, Provinexcs, I L, Ot 4.~The Republican Btate Conventign met to~lay, iett, Van Zandt presiding, and dominated the lollowing Preal- dential Electurs: Ex-Gov, Samucl G. Arnold, « @, 11, Corllss, Nathan ¥. Dizou, aud Dr, Charlea H. Fisher. Adjunmcd. THE BOMBSHELL. TIOW WOLCOTT'S WITHDRAWAL HAS DISGUSTED TUE DEMOCRATS AND GREENDBACKENS. There was trouble and tribulation and much weeplog, wailing, and gnashing of teeth yes terdny fu the local Greenbacker and Demo- uratic headquarters over the fact that Wolcott, the soft-money candidate, bad. withdrawn from the coutest and leit the fight 1o Iudizna opon between Gen, Ben Harrison and * BlueJeans' Witllams, One of the Demouratic party-work- ers, whom n 'TRIBUNE reporter met upon the street, stated that the Gresnback party wos now spread nll over; that there was nothing in it but Kepublicans, the proportion belng nine to onc of Democrats, Of the latter there wero not 10 per cent who would vote the Cooper and Cury ticket, At the Greenback headquarters in the Tre- mont House, 8 TRIBUNE repurter ran across 8, M. (Kewanee) Smith yesterday afternoon, He was in conversation with Commissioner Bur- dick, and had just como in from Indlann, Sald the reprter: What do you think of Wolcott's withdrawal from the contest In Indianal? “Idon't kuuw exactly, I just came from Indiana, waich I loft last (Thursday) night, and where I have bean spenking for two wecks vast, 1 was entirely taken by surprise at the announce- rdent of Wolcout's withdrawal, havinig only read {t in the tnpum this morning,” . ‘“Wnat will be the general result of {t to the Greenback party, in your oplnion.” “1dow’t know as my opinlon amounts to much, but I wil say that ldun'l. think It wilt doiorallze the party, The Greenbackers drew largely from both parties, but undoubtedly more from the Republlean ranks. Ibollove Mr, Wolcott was afrald that the State would be thrown into tho hands aof the Rebel element,’? ** What do you understaud thut Mr, Wolcott's object woa " I un.deratand that it was to drive back Into the Republean ranksthe voters who bad Jolned our forces.”, ) % And I they do go back " i “"'rncn Harrlson Is elected by o round major- Deeds, M. J. ‘Do you think that this withdrawal has como in time'to help the Repuulican party 1 “Yes, sir. The fact of the withdrawal hns undoulitediy been sprend over the Statw Hke wildtire, sud the result will be TILE CLELTION OF IARRISON,'! “What do ,You eathwato thy Greenback vote at tn Indianaf"” ‘T can hardly say. All the meetings I have been at bave been lareely attended, oud I have taken pains to ;m. nctial “votes, I believe that there are from 50,000 to 75,000 Greenback votes in the State that we would bave polled.” “But as to its divislon{” | “There are lots of enthusiostle Greenback Democrats.” % Will tuey sticki™ That's another question: it s hard to tell," “Don't you think that tho knowledge Mr, Wolcatt oblufned of the Greouback-Demoeratie Assocl.tion which was sclliog him out had somethiug to do with Lis decision?? "*No, sir. I hardly think that the Greanback- Democratie Association had anything to do withit. At Terre Haute, only some two wecks ugo, Mr, Wolcott sald to me that he would han, on If he only gut 150 votes, aud ho would el proud of thosc, because that 160 votes would ru[m:nunt a principle.” -*Do_you thini that the Greenback party has nn{y real strongthi" “If all who way they are Greenback men would voto for Couper dud Cary, I amn_sure we would varry everything before us, But the fact I8 that they are deterred from vot.ng, be- cause they thunk that evcrly vote wriven to Puter Coonur counts one for Tilden, In other worda ~that it'a thrown uwuf." ** What do yuu tnuglno the upshot of the whols thl# will bet" “Tho Greanback vote of Indlana will bo trown back to the parties," “Iuw uvont Judge Harrington's candidacy 1 "1 don't think he was nominated, as Ollewan donles it.” W this have any effect on tho Greenback pnrti' in this State)* 1 don'e think it will; Wo are leading not following in thia State, Onc in o while, how- ever, wo lind o week-kneed man," Al.n_llljuncuunlmmn named MceNally and Ju)‘ali) ¥, %.m“n;..h‘fflwullx"' Bald Ihulluuur: ! ou't you think there wi 5 A b:lrkyul u.u't" Lro wory sinlster motlves Y No, gir. I dont Ir. Buifth continued: think that Mr. Woleott |y a man of shyister mo- tives, 11 ho was Lought it wos under other prowtses than woncy,” Tthink be was afrald that the defeat of Mr, Hairlsou would inean vie tory for Tliden, You can’t tell whut was at the back of Wig motlves. It may huve been cone scicnee, My, Wulcott | belicveto baa Luir man, and 1 was very favorably impresed with Lim,” J, R Btewatt, another Greenbacker from La- rte, Tul, sald that In his county they had ,500 club votes, and they Intended to keep on workhigr, This last statemont, after what Mr, Bwith bud suld, sccmed o little gauzy, Commlssioner Burdick, who, as” Chalrinan, has charge of headquarters, wouldn't be inter- viewed, and denfed ha7ing any views to ex- _press on tho matter just the, DEMOCRATIO VIEWS, At tho headquarters, fu. the Poliner Wouse there wos a select coterio discussing politiva, Miles Kehoo sald that he thought the Republic- ans hadu't cxpended thelr money Judicious. ]F in Indlany, snd that Wolcoti's with- drawnl wes l{.”““ thin, Demucratic party, The retoric were too tired to talk, and, llke good boys, thoy hud nuthing to aay. Tt was very uvident, howe ever, that Wolcott's withdrawal had (ata duinper upon the Democracy. ‘Tbey had hoped that the Hepublicans wouid allow themselves to bo Lotruyed by tue Dewoirats within the Green- back runks Who, while ehuuting for Wolcott, Intended to vote for “ Blus Joung” Willi s, ‘The gume was frustrated by Mr, \Wolcott him- self, who opeued his eyes i thue, - HEPUBLICAN VIHWS, At Republican headquarters the fact of Mr Wolcott’s withdrawa), us the Greenbak canuls date tor Governor in Indlann, was hailed with ;lr_:y. ulul us o certain. barbluger of victory next Uesilay, * You sco,” sald Col, A, C. Babeock, * Mr, Wolcott found out just (n timu that he wus for the “ycteraus belng used as u catapaiv to cateh the Republican ur«::ubnck vuxtu, v:hllu :MM’ D’::’x‘:fi.m“ h;lthx aity wers golug to vots for Copperhea P‘muodeuuf. ¥ ppe * What effect will it bave in generall” sald the reporter, * Tho eflect of Wolcott's withdrawyl will bo good fur us, and result to the futerest of the purty of Reform, by which I mean the Repub» Heoan ?.my." 4 Why do you think so1” 111 cell you why I'think so. You take this Btate for instwice. Aitertho Devatur Conven- tou the Greenbick party nad uo streugth to speak ol T % cwumonced o play second Tuen bt ko e i A i e A e ST i Mo it T e 21 fiddle to the Democracy, and finally succecded ] in l}pxlcmlln platforn. was doue, Demovrats—wera Hifted bodily snd dropped on the Democratie ticket, one Lelng placed “at tha head, the other in the middle, at Springileld. Ropublicans on the Greenback tHeket were al- luwed to smlle serenely and carcfully leat. In the cold, Bteward and ITise put up their money. For what—(o defeat themselveal No, siri but to defeat the Republican and Greenback tickets, and that no one can deny consistently,'” “ Then you think this kills the”Greenback arty 1 P I Dbelieve that now the olection of Ben Har- rison fn Indlans (s assured, And ns the honest yeotanry of this State find they are being sold out to thie Democracy, they, 00, of neceasity, must desert a sinking’ smp, ‘which must surely draw them down with it." Here thia Colonel took s rest, and pulled from his pocketbook the manuscript of anvthor song he haa written, entitied * The Veteran; or, The Lust Legion of Democracy.’” It hins efl:ht Bgood and golid verses, in which {s explained tho trip of the * bold boys" to Indlnm‘wlm, and shows how the Copperhicad faction will be ngain driven tothe wall Iy Novomber, as it was In 1303 at Appanttox. o reporter asked Col. Babeock If he knew of any julluence baving been used upon Mr, Wolcott tu Indure him to withidraw, ‘*No, sir,”” said _he, * Mr, Wolcott withdrow because he loved his conntry better than ofllce, Becuuse he feit that united Hebellom had their hands ralscd _azainst the peace-loving people of the Union. Bocause he appreciated duty, Be- cause,as 8 Unlon man, he saw the danger ahead, and becauss he did not wish to lose or disgrave that for which he fought and belped to win. _Theso things came back™ to lis mind, and Mr, Wolcott becamo auain a trus Ropublican,” ABOUT TOWN. BEPUDLICAN DRADQUARTERS. Yosterday was a day of rejolelog at the Grand Padile flotel rooms, The nows from Colorado, Wolcott's withdrawal, and the fatlure of the In- dianapolie Soldlers’ Couventlon, so-called, of the Democrdey, had much to do with the jubila tion. All “aylong the rooms wore filled with enthusiastic worliors, who felt a pride In what wna golng on. The State Exocutive Committeo beld a long and important seaston during the day, at which the following-nmined members wero present: Col. A. C. Babeock, ¢, B, Farwell, Gen. Julius Waite, Jubn B. Colton, Gulesburg; James Guudspealy, Joliet; C. W. Mursh, Sycamoie, The matter under discussion was the contest In the Fourth Congrcesional District between the Hon, Willlam Lathrop and CQen. 8, A. Tlurlbut, Both gentlemen were present during the session, The debate was long;and the meeting lasted for several hours, and was held with closed doors. The Exccutive Committes evidently was divided as to tho extent of its powers to interfere in the matter agall. Allit could do was to suggest or mdvisc, but could compel nothing. Lathrop, laving been regularly nom- tnated by the Republican Convention, clalmed that ho should be allowed o falr con- test. Gon. Hurlbut, witha remarkable dlsre- gard for anybody but himself, Insisted upou atll running as_an indopendent candidate, and accepting the Marenzo sore-head conveatlon nominatlon. He would give over nothing und he would runanyhow. Tug Exeentive Compit- teo concluded not to interfere and lct the dls- trict fizut It out. The resmt of this will be that John F, Farnsworth, the renegade Republlcan, will ereep into the halls of Congress, and sinply through “the cussedncss of ons man, who fecls “gore at not recelviog & nom- inatlon. During yesterday afternoon Col. Babeock and Gen.” Hurlbut bad anotber brief acsalon tozether, but the iatter was as im- movable s & rock and no amount of persuasion canld ehanee him. Ty Hon, Thomas Needles, candidate for An- ditor, left for Springficld last evening. IIo wiil munlp the central puition of the State. Col, Bob Ingeravll will probably be home on the 11th Inst., and will bo able to'spenk In this ¢ity about the 15th. The arrangements are niiking for giving s glorious recoption. The he sell-out shows how the thing Taberunele “will™ be” procured, If posal- ble, but there an nb]ecunu to it~ becsuse 1t 18 not large enough, holding only 10,000 people. The Exposition Bullding would 611 the bill, but the accoustie Bropurtlcl are too imperfect, Hon. James G. lae will probably accompany Mr. Ingersoll, anil the Stwo topother will have the largest meeting ever witnessed in Chicago. DIMOORATIC HEADQUAITERS, The Palmer 1ouse rooms were made livoly ogain during the afternoon, *The boya ™ huv- ing returned trom Indlane,~that is, those who didn't go there to stay until alter the clection, They all talked as “though they were plenscd, They had the flag which wag prescuted to” the Chieago” crowd on cxhibitlon. Everyboidy was hearas and tlred, and all felt that since Wolcott haa withdrown the State had protty well gons out of the Dewo- cratle grasp, HOMB AGAIN, They have returned from Indlanapolis—the & Chlcage Veteran Reform Association, The Tilden eang returned Jasumn . Most of the decent men who went off with _the crowd were disgustedd with the trip. The Tilden Body Guard, under command of Col, Baldwin, camo back yestorday afternoon, escorting the Ottawa crowd, The” North-8lde roughs, umler com- wand of O'Bricn, were alluwed to return %vthemnclvua. Only two of the Tildon Body- unrd are inlssing, but _they will be home to- day. ‘They brought back with them the prizés flai for good bebavior, Thoy foel sure because the rallruad authoritics mads them change cars at Kokomo, Ind,, and loft them without lght or water for four hours, Of tho North Sido crowd it is safd that there ore many missing. They were lett behind with cxcurston tickets in thelr possession guod for ten days, As all were tired ufter thelr trip and ;.lilulpntlau, but llttle could be gleaned from ieni, The gun which the excursionlsts took with them vaused two more uccidents ucar Logans- Eorl\ Ind., whoro one mau hud an arm ucarly lown off, and anothor his thumb and furo- flnger. It was caused by a preinature explosion. Both men belong Lo the Ottawa squad. It Is suld that Col. Li‘Pplnwwn cannon was dlrtz and that tho cartridges wero defective, not uln;i umln cnough to stand ramming home withou! ex] I'd ) TOLITIOAL PEDESTRIANISM. v tha Edltor of The Tribune, Cit1cAGo, Oct, 4, 1870.~A question of soldlor- 1y endurance and marching powers having been ratsed in copnectlon with the relative capncity of Republican and Democratic veterans, I desire hercby, In the namo of Hayes and Wheoler, to challenge any supporter of Tilden “and Hen- dricks to walk from the Cltv of Cbicago to the City of Pullndolphia, by o presuribed routs, for the sum of ‘&R); tho couditions of the fore- oing belng that each party shall carry on tho fuunmy this nsual accoutrements of a soldfer *on tiie march,” and that details of the agree- ment shall be xfelurmlned by mutual conference after the seceptaneo of this proposition. 1n urder to Lave the contest take pluce within o acason whon falr weather for suchi u trial may reasunably be u}m:wl, Illmlt the time for an aceeptance hereol to five days from the publica- tiou of tuls communlcation,” J. D, Bukau, Co, €., Bth Regt.,N.Y. Vols.,2d Ariny Carps, WARD MEETINGS, THE GRAND COUNCIL. A meeting of the Republican Grand Council was licld lssv ovenlng at hesdguarters, corner of Clurk and Lako streets. L. L. Bond occupled the chalr, und J, Stuphens was Socretary, ‘Lhe call of the rull showed seveuteen wcmbors present. Mr. 8mith, from the Exccutiva Committee, nasked that the Councll take somo action ss to the custudy of the rooma on the corner of Lake and Clark strects,—wlicther & custodiau should bo appoluted by the Cuuncll, or whether they shuuld o turued over to tue Campalgn Come mittee, Alter o curlously protracted discussion the wholematter was, on motion of Mr, Whitchead, referred to the Exceutive Committee, with power o act. The Financo Committco reported thut they had examined the accounts of G, F. Bhorwood and found them correct. Mr. Thotuas, from the Committee on Creden- tinls, reported that there were two clubs in the Beventh Ward, snd that both claimed to b regular. The Commlttes reported fu favor of leaving the matter to the members of the ward to settle minong themeselves, Mr. ‘Taylor, fiom the Seventh Ward, thoughit that the only way was tq dlsband both «lubs and reorganize olie new oue, The Fifth Ward Club reported that V(ncn&g Reifsnyder bad been clucted representative the Cuuncil In plave of 4. ¥, Kolus, removel, Tho Teuth Ward Club repurted that C, B, Buwmnson aod R. lMendorson lLad been eloctod ropresentatives In place of A, P, Johuson and Pliny Haywood. « On mution Mr. Barker, It was voted to re- maud the spt Iu the Seventh Wurd to the clubis themasclyes, with lustructjons to the Committes un Credautials Lo co-oporato, The Councll then sdjourncd. BEVENTI WARD, A spodal meoting of tha Bavanth Ward Re- | Nteward and Hise—both Bourbrn ! ubllean Club waa held last night at No, 881 ftaell to Tildon's “hankmoney | Blue Island nvenne. The only business of Intereat waa the selection afalist of delegates to the forthcoming County, Cungreasional, and Legislative Conventions to be voted on at the primaries, IHiram Barver, dr., was called upon for spevelr, Ho respon:ied with quita s telling cam- paign_nddress, alluding to tne paramount fm- rorunuz of the fortheoming clectivn, aml shiow- it conclus vely that the condition of the nation requlred lh?mhumnu nt tho head of affairs, he mocting then adjourned. CLUDS, ATTANTION, At the meeting of the Campalgn Committee, held yesterday miternoon, the Secrulary was in- atructed to give notlco to all Republlcan clubs thruughout the dzza to send in st once to head- uars, corner of Lake and Clark streets, full Ilsts of names of ali the oflicers and exceutive vomimnittees of thelr clubs, LAKE. Inspite of the disagreoable weather a large aml enthus.astlc meeting of the Ropublicans of the Town of Lako was held at the coruer of Hulstend and 8.xty-second streets oo Thursday evening, Ablu and stirring sddresses were mado vy Capt, James E. Wiilte, J. H. Clough, and & number of cloguent Jocal orators, The joint Commitiees of the various clnhs of the town met to nounuate candidates for dele- rates to the Couk County and Sonatorlal and {epresentative Conventlons. _The following were placed I nominstion: Fur the County Couvention, S8amuel Cuzzens, of tho Stock- fards; —— Newberry, of the Ruck 1sland shops: F. B, Shambrew, A, C. Potter, and H. R, Hendershotty,0f Euglewood. For the Bunatorial and Represontative Con- ventlow the following wers uominated: J. B, ‘Thomas, of the Btock-Yurds: Lovi Wilkes, of the Suuthern shops; [enry hhululrom, E. M. Adkinson, and J, T, Foater, of Englowood. DOYS IN DLUN, ‘The Boys In Blue vl tho Nurth Division held a mueting last evening at the neadquarters, vor- ner of Erle and Clark streets, Capt. Po M, Ryan In the chalr, and Ar. Jubn A, Rolf acting as Secretury. The maln business of the mecting consisteil [n dlscussing the question of wnifor- Ing the boys hclm{f:in-' to tue permanent Vet- eran Club of tho Nurth Divislon, so that they can turn ont jully unifurmed on the 15th, clrelar was presenteid showlnge that suitablo uniforins van be ohtained for $2.50 a peraon, A committee was appo.ntol to wait upon the pa- trlothe cltizens ot Ch.eago and soleit funds with which to buy the unif rras. CRIMINAL NEWS. Arrival of the James Boys in More Congenial Climes, Arrest of Threo Notorions Outlaws at Ap- pleton City, Mo, TAR JAMES BOYS. Bl, Louls Glubes Democrat, 04, 4 One of the .very higuest ofllcials of Jasper County, this State, arrived (o the city yesterday with Information which he considored of the greatest Importance to the authoritles, He «alted at the Four Courts aud made Inquiries for Capt. Dan O'Connor, with whom, while Cllef "of ~ Detectives, the Jasper County man held very pleasant busiuess rela- tions, O'Connor, being out of oilice was not present, and the atranger introduced limeelf to Chicf of Police McDonongh. He {n- formed that gentlemun that Jusse James had ruued through Jasper County vn Tuesday of st week—a tact which hie could prove beyond the shadow of a doubt by two of his subordi- uates, who were well acquainted with the ban- dit leader, Instead of rLclng received with the courtesy which he thiought thy Importance of his missiot’ ontitled him to, the Chiet very abrupt- Iy ordered his visitor out of the office; remark- ing, gruflly, that he did not know what ho was talking about. The Jasper County man Wwas very Indignant at the recoption accorded Wiy, nhd expressed his opinion of.the Lead of the Bt. Louis Palice D:.:rnrmenn very {reoly on the atrecta yesterday. Jusso James woa alono when scen In Jasper County, and it Ia probable that his brother Frank, wao, it will be remem- bered, was severely wounded n the retreat froin Northlield, Los been left with friends to ro.u- perate, while Jesse intends (Plndug o still safer uistauce between himself and his purauers, OUTLAWS ARRESTED. 8pecial Dispatch to The Tribune, 81, Louis, Mo., Oct. 6,—A speclal from Ap- ploton City, Mo., says Constable M. 8. Connor, of Bedalln, arrested hero yesterday a band of highway robbers and horse-thleves named George Bcf'd, Mack Alllson, and George Gem- mison, afl young men, who llve at Sedall and, are sald to Ve reapoct- ably connucted, This band burned o house near Clinton, Mo, last week, and on Bunday lust from in front of the Chnstlan churehi at Sedulia, durlng service, stole three horses, Tuey broke lnto a houso in Deop- water Township, aud . stole some money, When arrested they had six horscs which they bad stoles, ‘also clothing, jewelry, and thirty different koya to opon houses with, About s week ago Conductor W. L. Juyce, of the Missourl, Kunsas & Texas Rallrond, put them off his tralu ncar Cliuton, Mo., when they shot at him with o shot-gun. A Vigdouce Cummittee from Montrose, Mo, came here yesterdasy and ntlempmJ to pet them under pretense of awarrant. If they had suceceded thoy would no doubt have hung them. A large crowd was at tho dopot this morning when the Constable aud his depu- ties tovk ~them, iIn f{roms, to o, ‘The prisoners” were terribly afrald that they would Ls taken from the teain and hung, but tho Coostable, using eyery precaution, took them in a car by themaelves, locked the door, and closed the blinds, landing them sufoly in Scdalln, Threo of the horsvs have Leen returned to their ownors. The othor three haye not been clalined yet. Euch of tho prisuncrs, when arrested, on & brace of loaded ruvolvers, — ROBBED 118 EMPLOYER. 8pacial Dispatch to Tha Tribune. Bonungtoy, la, Oct, 0.—To-day offlcers brought to this city from Clinton one Frank Clark, who, until lately, was employed by Mr. Bwartz, sgent of tho Wheeler & Wilson Bewlng- Alachine Company hore, Some four weeks ago Clark rcturned from a trip n Illinols, and re- ported thut he had been robbed of the proceods Jof lis vollections, soma $U0, In the wooils In Ienderson County. He is now charged with being the robber Winsclf, aud has virtuaily ud- mitted the embezzlement, The Grand Jury, which ls now sftting, will probably indict htus, Clark waived a preliminery cxamiuution, ——— BURGLARY, &Special Dispalch to The Tridune. DuBuqus, [a., Oct. th—The store of Vibber & Heald, at Barley, Is., was broken tnto this morning about 3 o'clock, the safo blown open, aud about $700 taken vut. The store was then sct on fire, Oua side burned conslderably, but the fire wua put out beforo wuch damago was done, The Post-Ollice was also broken fnto, ond holes drilled in the safe, but, for some reuson, they falled to open it. Bomu jewolry was taken cut of it, - No trace of tho robbers. TFAMILY QUARREL. Spectal Dispatch jo The Tribuns, Easr Baaivaw, Mich,, Oct. 6,.—A man and wifs naned McKay bad an altercation on the morning express golng southon the Filnt & Pere Marquetto Railroad to-day, and MceKay either pusbied his wifo or she fell l’rum tho rear platform of a Pullman car, - The traln was run- ning at the rato of llxlrtz mfles per hour, 8ho was pleked up {nscnsible and dangerously, if not fatally, infured, LS FATAL ROW, NasnuviLue, Tenn,, Oct. 6.—Betweon 13 and 1o'clock this forenoon » man named Al Kirt lan, bartendor on the river, was severely cut in the cheek by Anderson Waddell, of Loutsville, in u gambling house on Church sirect, It s 8ald the affray vriginated about money loaned Kirtlan by Waddell, Kirtlan died at 1 o'dock this murninq)!rum the wouuds recoived, Wad- dell bas not been arreased, gl s RARE COINY STOLEN. Bpectal Dispaich (o The Tribuns, WILERSBARKE, Fa., Ut 0,—This evening the office of Luwrence Myers, a private bauker, was eutered whilo he was at supper, and robbed of about $1,000 in gold and silver which was dia- pinyed fu the front window., The mouey con- alsted of & collection of rara Americar and for- elgn volps, and will probably lead to the arrest v!g the thief. —— CONVICTED, 8r. Paul, Mion., Oct, 8.—Ia the case of John C. Terry, Jr., former clerk in the Post-Office in thia uity, on trial for several days in the United States ‘District Court, for robbing the malls, the Jury thls evening rondered a verdict of gullty, ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Boszon, Oct. 6.—Harry J. Bawyer, & negro, Lias been orrested, charged with beating to death & white woman, who is eald to belila wife, HOAR---BUTLER. The Former Fairly in the Field His Letter of Acceptance. What Gen. Butler Hns to Say About His Rival, At a meeting in Boaton, Oct.4, of Republi¢ans opposed to the election of Gen. Butler to Cone gross from the Lowell District, Judge B, Rock- wood Hoar made a brie! speech relative to the calla that had been made upon him to become a candidate, and submitted the fullowing letter: Cowconn, Oct. 4, 1870.—GENTLEMEN: I have received Icttor with numerous siguatures from vuters {n the Sevouth Congressiuna) District in which the signers state that buey are profound- Iy Improssed with a convictivn that the charncter and pulitical record of Beujamin ¥, Butlor make him auuntit candidate for Reprasentative in Cun- gress at o time when the Ropublican party, under the leadurshlp o Huthertord B, }layu and Willlun A, Waceler, pledg to & radical reform of the civil service and a speudy roturn to spacle pay- ments," and ask mo to allow wny ngmu to be presonted by them to the voters of“tue dlstrict s a candldute for that offiee. Witn the conviction thus cxpressed I full agree. With uo personal hoathity to Gen. Bul lery I could nut but reyrard him as™ & vory vbjee- tiunable candidate, even {f his conuectiun with the Kcpublican &uu wers such s to penniit me smpport him ou purely party unds. hien & public servant caunot bring a character from his laat place 1t {s wise to use soine caution In accepting Lis advances to a naw engugemout, huweyer pressing; and the Represeutative whom tue votors of the Sizth District could tolerate no longer might live amoog us a year or two at least before Insisting that the Seventh District snoutd repeat the experiment. With ungunes- tloned ability and unvounded audacity, the mothods by which he pursues the object of his ambitivn ‘secn to me pernfclous “and evil, At the Jast State Conventiou at which hesougiit tlie numiuation for Governor, ana led his own forees, it was ouly alter they had becn detected inalarge amount of doudle voting thst be yielded to tue will of the honest mujority, It was on that occaslon that heasked, with a iumor ot his own, ** Why it was always [nststed on tak- ing cxtraordinary precautions to eecuro an hunest vute whenever he happoned to be n can- dtdatel” Thoy were nuver needed ina Repub- lean Btate Convention in Massachusotts be- fure. When he boastod to two of hiacolleagues at Waslington, In 1574, * that he know what they were telegrapling to Bostun; that he got tholr telegrams belors thu[y did; that he hud a man whorcad them onthe wires by the viick, and brougut them to him,” and the House of Repro- sentutives pasacd tho resvlve offered by Heury L. Pierce, to proweet the telegraph from his depredatious; and if, as tho news- apers fulorm us, he cmployed such an agent os gufln D, Sanborn to dog the steps of Mr. Plerce In New York and tind out his Lusincsa thore, en. Butler showed that he regarded aa legiti- mnte weapons of political warfare means waich in private or professivnal lifo he would undoubt- odly think base and dishunuruvle,on a level with histoning at keyholes or picking pockets, Ido not belleve the Republicans of our district wish to employ such uguncies, But s gerfous question presenta ftsclf, of the right of a uominatieg Cunvention to call upon Republican voters to support for Representative In Congress o man who 8 at variauce with the Republicun party of the couutry upou two at least of the moust impurtant declarations of Ita prinuiples and objects Iasucd by the Nutlonal Couvention at ~Cincinoatl, "Gen. Buuler was in favor of paying the national debt In greenbacks, a measurs which the Republican party bus thought inconsistent with the national bunor, und ins recently avowed hls bulfef that the poliey of providing for a_speedy return to spc.le payments 18 unsound, wvppressive, and wischicvous, He says, to sure, that Lo stiall acqulesce, shall not resist an experitnent which he regurds gs wroug in principle and ruinous {n practice, because the party has de- elded against bim. Bat this will not do for a Representative upou a question so vital, alfecting the industry, the wages, the property, the prm‘,mlty of every member of the commi- nit{. We want o man who is hoartily and act- fvely in favor of our greal party messures. ‘Wuo would employ & lawyer as hle adyocuto who told the Jury that he had no case,—that his claim was absurd,—but toat, if they chooso to glvo him o verdlct, ho wouid acqulescel On questions of retorm In the civil servics, Gen, utler {8 not only n scoffer at the whole of it, but the most conspicuous example of thoso’ who mako tho holding of public ofllce tho re- ward of t;;t.n'wlml aducsion sud persoual service. He boaata that he goes 1or s iriends, and that ko gous fur s enemics, Eminently lio fs *a part of thie thing to be reformed.’* Naturally contractors and Jubbers do his bidding, and voi- lectors detall subordinates to attend to his er- rands and run his campalgn, 1suppose the Republicans of Massacuuactis, whuse dele- atus voted for the platiorm of the party at élnumnnu, meant what they sald; and that the pm{ in Mussachusetts, who have n?pmved and ratiied it, mean to stand :)3 the principles and rurpunu there anuounced. No local cunven- lon, which undertakes to nominate 88 u Repra. soutative in Congress, for support by Republle- uns, a man whose speech, Listory, and character are a deflance of Rcrubllunu party doctrines, hng sny claim on our alleginuce, " It bucomes a bolt- ing convention, It s not the entertainment to whlch wo wero inyited, 2 The nomination of Gen. Butler in this dls- trict by & Republican, couventiun, and the plac- g hin on tig 8tate Repubticay Committeo by the delegutes from Lowell, s doing our party incaleulable harm thromgliout the country, 1t is clted overywhore us proot that our profes- sfons were hypocritical and [nsincers, - It should bo met with curneat protest andresiatance, with- vut which the success of our natlonal candidates 1a expoged to serfous perdl, Evon upon the great fssuc of maintaining equl righita and enfurciog the amendiuents to thy Constitution In the Htates which were en- gaged in the revellion, upon which I thorouglly ugres with Gen. Butler, I think that patting Liin in oftice will not be a Imu:, but a hindrance, ‘The Republican party earried the country suc- vessfully throogh ~ the War, aud’ four yoars ugo fdrm and securs possesafon of tho Government for an fudefinite future. What bas chauged all this and nrm&ght In a House of Representatives controlled” by ox- Cunfederates! What lnfluonce hss stopped the triumplal march {n which the Republicun party has boen accustomed t0 Ko oD to su casy and assured victory, and hus substituted a struggle for cxistence?” What bas revived the almost extinct hopa of .Bouthern Kebuls and their Northern o.1les of reyaining their loa:(&owerv Wlml but the duop-seated and espread dissatisfaction excited at thie North, at the Ban- burn moieties, salary-grube, tracts, ofllct:«_\ubblng auid caucus-packing, which occur to every man'y mind when Gen, Butier's name is mentloned In connection with political The n.reng‘th of tho Republican party {s in its purug and ite patriuiism. It fs an honeat party, and has sdministered the Governmncat on the whole wiscly and well; aud its Ropresontatives should represent itas purest and highest aims, I ugree with you that some najuu should be preseuted to the Republican voters of the Bov- enth District for whom they may cast their votes with the assurance that lie stands squarel ou tho whole Republican platform, aund repud] ates nona of its Pun . Whose_name 1 shall be i for you to determine, I shall be very sorry to hava you fix upon mine. 1 have never held s public oftice by my own desire, and cer~ tainly wish for nune now. DBut I recognize the Importance and tlo duty of making a public protest agol the candidats now in tho fleld, and hopo that all true lle’punllcnnn will at loast ¢ stand std be counted’* as not vonsenting to his eloction, Very respecttully yourlfi‘. Hoas. Mesers, J. C. Hoadley, H. Hosford, George A, Farder, R, W, Emerson, and ofhers, ‘The meeting thereupon unanimously placed Judge Hoar in numination, Gen, Butler was Interviewed, after tho meet- 1ng, by a correspondent of the New Yark Jfer ald, and spoke as follows: Reporter~What effect do you suppose this movemont will bave upen ‘ths genoral cam- 3 (fi:n. Butler—Undoubtedly It (s to be a cam- inlzn of spirit and malignlty on the L of loar. He feols his deteat i ‘the Senate, with which I had nothing to do, whou he uominated bimself for Judgsof thy éupxeme Court, belng at the head of the Department of Justics which advised such Bupreme Court nominations, [ had nothing to do with Lis rejection by the Senate, and I nover heard that lie accused o of any connection with it. Thls happened s few yoars :Eo, Just before ifoak was nskud to step out of e Autorney-Gencral’s oflice, Having the unomination of Judges in his control, be nomi- nated binsel! Judge, and was rejocted by the Benate, whero thers was 8 two thinls majority of his own party, It was tho wobar senso of the Senate of the United Buates that passed upon his nominution, after & conslderable number of months, knowledge of his qualid.atiuns by personal con- tuct with him. By his actlon fn the election in defeating Dr. Ayer, hie threw s majority of the Congresslonal delcgation of the Stats of Mas- sachusetts into tho hands of the Democracy, so at In casu the electlon of Mr. Tildenshould cowe before the House the vote of tho bur%nlnl. con- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1876 TWELVE PAGES, . Mnaanchuaetts be thrown for Samucl J. Tildeu; fortunately, Tlowever, Gen, Donis has declared hiutnelt n Rt publican, although clected by a Democratle vote, and he will ol the casting vote in the delegu- tion, go that tho vote of the State belug but une vute woulil be given for the clection of Hnyes, if tho election should go into the House, It was no good Intention of Judge Ifoar, huweveor, that this’ has Lappened. Ifin tne crlels of the country the Republiean party of Massachu- setts want a -~ Democratle ~ delegation to Congress, Judge Houar lias taken the very bost means to giveii to them, e 18 duing his little Lest in that diraction, For myseif, aithough I sce It statod fu the newspapers that my friontls qmpm to voto agalist the Hopublican catiil- dates, In caze of o bolt fn my district, I shall discourage wnd disconntenance that feeling all 1 can, becanse I think ft of the preatest vonse- would uence that thore should . ba a Repub- lean delegation n Congress to pro- tect the country In the present terrible crisls n puble affairs than to bave olther my liates, my loves or my revenges gratiffed. Buté thon, I differ frum Judge oar, I donot culs tivate malignity 08 a virtue. 1 Lrust it will have no_{nfluen.e upon the election of the Republic- an Congressional nominces, whosver they may bei but I can afford the bult if Mr, Rico can, Itepurur—lm you suppose (ov. Rice cares anytuing about bc(nlg Qovernor? * Uen. Butler—Do [ suppose water runsdown iiild Tt docs 1n the Beventh District, It Mr, R.ce docs uot cars anything about It he ouglit not tobe running as a candidate; but Judge Hoar has & deeper meaning than ‘my_deieat. Ue supposses that the re-tleetlon of Rl:e will muky hin w formidable candidate for the Senate ngnlnul Boutwell, and his brother, Goorge F. Hoar, and i by making dissension In the party Judge Hoar can accure the dofeat ot Mr, Rice, ono of the tnost forildable candi- dates aguinst Lis brother is out of the contest. The Hoors, Hke the Adamses, aro rather cele- brated for taking care of themsclves, We kuuw them. Up inour county the Judie hes al- \IL\KI beon an ufllveholder tor” the greater part of his business life, and was defeatod, as I have said, fn the Benate In too darling wish of his ambition, to o lite ofies from which he could not beremoved, Reporter—1uen you think the Judge has an eye to pusincsa in the candidacy? Uon. Butler—Al, the Judye knowa what he Is about. He tuinks it wouid be the best thin; fur his brother that Rice should be deleated, and he takes this way to clect himself, hoping to throw the odium of doicat upon me and tue simple-ininded, pharisaleal Kepublicans who would support lim, who will not soe the cat under the weal, Reporter—1Lhen you think this {s ashrewd move of his] - Gen. Butlor—Hoar daes not want for cunning, I mean llmflly tu sny that be is w-irklni; in the Interest of the Hoar fumlily, I sco in this letter to his forty-tive (rivnde ot Youna's Hotel that he eays, I never held publie oflico by my own desire, and curmlull wish for none now;" that mdy be tiue, but it Is the sdeclal pleading of an” nstute luwyer. Ho vaused himself to bu nominated for Judee of the Supreme Court and was rejected by the Benate, and, thercfore never held the office, but 1t was not his fault. Reporter—Gueneral, you know it has been snld that "a lotter, or letters lave been sent to the Btate Cuntral Comunitico threat- voing that If the opposition to your nonunation was not withdrawn, an effurt would bo made by jour suppurters to defeat Qov. Rice. Do you think any otuer action than this bolt {8 nccessary to secure that end? Gen. Butler—I do not know nn{thlv:F about such letters, and caro less, I think Judge Hoar has done more to defeat Mr. Rice than any other one man could do, or auy good Republican would do. FAIRS. GRAND RAPIDS, MYCIH, Bpecial Dispaich to The Tyibuna, GraxD Rapips, Mich, Oct. &~The fourth day of the Unlon Fair has been very cold and sturmy; lhience the attendance has been quite limited, not more than 1,500 persons being on the grounds. The orincipal work of tho day consisted in recelving reports from viewing Committees and ewarding premiuins, Among the premiuma were nearly 100 offered especlally by citizens for the hest butter, bread, roln, ete. Bomo of these called out entres from more than 100 competitors each, a significant ihdles- tlon of tho Intorest in and usefulness of the Falr, These premiums wers wortby of the etrife, a3 thoy were valued at from 850 to $100 each, -'Some {dea of the pomological exhi- bition may be obtained from tho faut that sey- eral exhibitors displayed from 100 to 250 platea each of cholco fruits, and oue lady showed sixty- six different specimens of cannid frults, voge- tables, and domestic pickles, These {tems aro Iven as indleea of what the exhibition contatned, inan:lally, as in other respects, the fnir has been a coriipleto success. Though the premiums offered wete gunerous, numerous, and varle there will be more rocelpts than cxpenditures, despito unplossant weatlier. Tho Snu!ot{ re- clected [ts old ofticers, a fitting tribute to their faithinlness, enerxy, and skil.” The fair closed to-dny, uxuufit thice races, the frec-for-all, half- mlle, and wile running races, which were post- vuned until to-morrow efternoon becauso of the storm. ————— YELLOW FEVER. BAVANNAR, Oct. 6.—Yollow fover Interments, 10, New OnruAxs, La, Oct,0.—A meeting of the medical piofeaslon of Galveston hna rosolved that tho necessity for quarantine c=zjnst New Orleans no longer exists, and that tho quaran- tine should be abolislied. . Mnaeus, Oct. 8.—The Comsmitteo to-day for- warded the remainder of the sum collectull for tho yellow-fever suflerers, as follows: To Sa- vannab, $2,070; to Bu-aswick, $1,000. New Yonxg, Oct, 6.~Hugh McShane, 1ate an employe on the steamer Charleston, fromn Quarleston, dicd in Brooklyn of yellow fever.- Mucon (Qa.) Telegraph, ‘Wea lay befors our readers this morning alet- ter from tho Rev, J. W. Simmons, pastor of tho Mothodist church in Brunawick, who, with & high Christian herolsm, bas been st his post dnring the whole of the terrlblo epldemic. Ha writes ns followa: Bruxewick, Sept. 97, and JMessenger: | hove write for the past week, vo arduoua have been my laburs, 8o sorrow(nl my symputhctic heart fur my suticring and bereaved fellow-citizena, — Beslde, your inforination to the public bas in the main bevn correct. No o can depict the horeor nor descrioo the suffering though Le should pass through It every day as 1 have for the last iwo weeks, We haope the warst [8 past, but who knows what s in slore for us but *'ile who tempo wind to the shorn lamb?™ 3oy Hoin jorcy spare us, Hrunswick haea ronnmlnn of about 3, ‘poraons, fully ane-Lalt of whom wfs colured, Moro than h:ll’o( one white citizens hava left—many of thew, howuver, Lou lute, for wo lcar of them sa being slck all over tho country, Tho few whitamen ru- mulning have been tukun sick onc after another, until thora are but few of ua left to hire nurees, dlutrlbute charitles sent in, and bary the duad, "The colorod people have aas.ated us nobly in this work of mercy, The fover is nowapreading among thom, thuugh happlly It dees not prave so futal. Muuy of our most prominent men have fallen, and not lesa thun one-tenth of the adult male whites who have ranatned in the city. You hava noticed thoe death of T, ¥, 8mith, oditor of the dppeal, and A, J, Bmith, Baq,, o prowinent lawyer, formerly of Newman, wiiu was the Demo- cratio candidute for the State Beyate. Bub wo fors hear 1o go ovur this aad roll any further, Ina fow days wo will forward allstof Contributors, which we trnst you will publish for us, for we bave no paper now, Indced, all business is siopped. The arrival of the caruis nnevent to uanow, as itbrings bread for the hiving andceflins for the dyhlE. Tha rolling in of the tralns sounds’ lif mutiled drume 13 @ graveyand. The wh Lave nearly ceased to blow, “The five phywic Wo have,and the alstecn nursgs from New Urlcans, Moblls, “Macon, Allaata, and Jacksonville, have cheered us much, and, we hupe, will save' man, precious lives, "The fover will bave run througl With the whites In a few more days, and may not be fatal to but fow blacks, Tell nll my frionds to continua to work and pray for us. Our Ilcavenly Fatlier will 1eward and hear thelr labors and peti- tlons, Col. lsauc Clrlstian, of Darlen, died hers of yollos fuver, leaving » !mull‘_. e wau once Salleitor-General of thia clrcuit, T, E, Daves Mayor, and J, M. Dextor, Chalruan of the of flealth, were (aken down with tho fuver tu-day, 1 have seat telogramas avery day, bot aupposs they must bave fulled to go. ‘l'wo operators have been sent hero, and both are down with thefevor. Thure 1a no operator hiere now excopt a new hos. J. W, Biuxons. 1870.—Edltors Telegraph hfl nu thng nor Iu-gu ){v ———— Rowmsnce, Oue of the thres or four passengers on a cily rallway car yesterday (remarks M Quad) wasa young lady, and all at once she asked the drl- ver's permisalon to tako the lines, 43t would be so awful romantic, you know, for me to write to ma that I had driven & strect~ car,’ ghe auded as he hesltated, 6 passed the llues over, aud for o few rods all went well, Then a sudden pull on a rein at the wrong moment sent the car off the ralls, “ How nlee—how romantle,” cried the young hd'y a8 sho was juetled uround. “Gimue thom lineal” growled tho driver us he reached out. “‘Ihils may be a miihty ro- wantle thing for you, but when I get down town four minutes behind tlmu it will take g ton of hard lytng to make the timer belleve I struck aload vf hiay aud went off the track.” MARINE, CHicAGo, Anntrata—Stmr Chicayo, Manitowy, prop Japan, Baffata, aundries; pry, Ogiletinburg, aundrles; schre Charjy Manieteo, lnmber; ache Coral, Limeg 13l schir Albatross, While Rivar, lumter, o Muskegon, limbor, nchr J.' B, Mgy lumbor; schr Cecllia, Maniates, | Lafronicr, Grand Travorse, wood, Qrant, Garden liny, wood y tumber; achr Alloghany, Sawacas, Jpaaies © fer dnek mber: BChP [Cata Digelgy S0Cko, lighty nefie D, P, Do BT s=’|_kfr s Encinin, Tron geesh 1 Tauoe, g, % CLEATANCES—Schir Nellio (1 28,002 bu corny hark Golden sam f Lot Ty ba'seheat; prop Cuba, Buitulo, oo ‘."°"""Nfi 10,000 bl curm, 310 Trin flonyrs soy0s, U0 WoFo, 1,200 bin whoat; schr 1., o {7’\’! & :r.nl: b:l- ptrlllclz 2¢hr Lilcern, alor Clicago, M, voe, ): 200 bags malt, 40 Loy ppion. g and sun lncsL vrop Menom noa, (lree' Uris pork, 12 brls whisky, ang sundriesy ) merce, Monominee, 2,721 n oats, <o, % Con, "‘21'1‘::!Ir%h?ill‘jnrlia"'lh:g‘nlyok;'m' o e o A "bage flnx'-ueawgng“ o ol e Auilelog;pit gnu:'m Vita ogg, AlPeny 811 b o i i 10ndyy, « Dution i 7, (l‘fl;fl —— FREIGITTS, Crrraaao, ~Tho market was quiet, Venre), wanted at BK@IIE, ani do wap nekeq ot Buffalo. The prop Portland was (akey for via 8arnla, 8nd prop ~— for amai) jog gy b;fl""lv Buffalo. Tho LargesClint and Grliushy roy 110 to Kingston on private terms, 1, the afy y tho Muchlgan, Townsond, K, ko) < I wure chiartered for corn to nunn;’u’ o e capacity of tha day wa: 2 axe Ty u:ypuoo {zn h!aleiv. : w sh aboat 200,000 ba com yyy UrraLo, Oct, 4, ~Charlers: 1ey, corn td Chicago at 400 Amlfifkt’h"l‘n{h nee duiey “at 4o por bri;aclir Maniiog" s OHn qneti st 00 per Lom, and fron uro a0 i Tand at 81,10 per ton: ‘sclir Ln Pefle L oo to Clevelan at ic per bt schr Juila jegtel Naeragannott, coal’to Detrolt xt 350 pos p2llt2d ruce, coal to Chicuyo at ide, the chinrters :’5‘::’!: r‘ S!‘ 1““‘(?{]‘5 :n;‘ i ichlzn ta Atmberatburg, 5 s gchr Montpeller, lunber, Alpena (o Chic; 1.75 per m, on rall: prop D, W, Tawers, gt Ipena to Amberstburg, $1.75 per m, o ppy 0 IfiAKE MICHIGAN, Cn10460.~Dual 8 nomina by | day, and very lew vossols wora at lhz ufl.’;’,’"’m ket... The wind, which has been biowyor,™"" .from the sonthesstall day Thuraday, clunzesl i' the northwest yesterday morning, and, in gg.,; quence. a large number of vossels which Were ey to cloar remaln in port, preferring ta waip to i inore favorable wind. ..., During the hives; ’n' Thuraday, tha batk Latrinier and the sl Morclll, "Albateass, and Cacilia, on tharr c2fs his pott, sought ahelioe ot Kensha, ‘ejerols a3 auchor, ‘They arrived bsr safoly ool £ftornoon,’.. The eche HH1:glo. & yoper weil] ore yestordny slightly dautazed. Eho wae oo althe'mouth of Beaver Harbar, but seay mw,'f;' by the prop Rust. ....The tug Len Drake Rota o .n ‘1or wheel {:»u-rdninrmnmon and Capt, her awner, thought he would lose nothing 3 letling tho Jog remaln thero until noxt ori. conscquently sont her fato winter quarlery dispatch received from Dotroit yesterd: ey &x:t’.t‘l:‘n V‘Fcl‘l“l cl)“l‘; l#n_llzn *rlxlu bfinche.l balf apjy o itelish Poinl, Thur the heavy southesst atorm, Ry sl duig BUFFALO, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribuns, Dorraro, N.Y., Oct. 8.—A teavy weat wind by brought the largs upper-lake feet Llrough to Lif, falo In remarkably qulok timo. The' ardy In cinde props Graves, Davidson, Richmond, it Onelda; aches Adams, Corning, Winslow, Pl son, Redlving, Watson, Palins, J. C. King, Conle can, Uhnndzlunlshaldon. gnurlw‘ Scovel, Joumey. man, J, E. Dalley, 'hele carvoes aggreqy 741,000 Lushels, i wha P ehh The bark Constilatio, N ashors st \White!, Folnt, Lake Buporior, and lnlll) < ‘n‘( wator; insured for $10,000% cargo also Inired Poter bt Cinir, frst mate of tha schr ZachChauger wan lost overboard about 4 o'clock this afternoon, five miles up the lake, The Chandler also lost bt foresal] #nd suffored other damage (u o gale, T mate was jerked over by the square ssil. A smil boat was lowe:cd and left with tarco men 10 resc him, if possible, bat were unsuccessfal, PORT LURON. Bpecial Dispatch to The Triduna. PorrHonon, Mich., Oct. 6—10:80 4, m.~Dovy 8chra Gon, Worth, Lovi Rawason, Danaldeon, Lir ela A. Law, James Crouch, E, Jones Quers City. Ur—Props Passalc, Vanderbllt, Westford, Ws verlyy achrs Grace Bhapmon, Vanderilt, A, P, Niclole, ‘The achr James Conch had & manwathe '+ board on Lake Huron last night named Mea...s, He lived at 'alneaville, O, his leg broken with & lize August Peterron had' Smg;.y on Lake Huron on the sche Eliasbeh onow, Wuio ~West, fresh; weather clondy, * THE OANAL, Buoorront, Cfitodeo, Oct. 0,—Awamto= Champlon, Pern, 6,000 bu cora; Day Dawn, Li Balle, 6,150 bu cornj Bollo Frauce, Romeo, 6,000 bu oats; North Star, Marsellios, 0,000 boeos; Monte Christo, Seneca, 6,000 bu corn; prop Riaj Droe,, Kenkakes Fecder, 2,200 bu corn; Atlsst, Rankakes Fuoder, 4,000 ba corn; W, A Sicth Hock Run, 130 tona sand; Lily, Morrls, 0,100b8 corn; Neptune, Ottawa, 6, 000 bu corn. Cueanzv—Prop Montauk, Lockport, 4,212 bt wheat; Lockport, Lockport, 6,440 bu wheat: e cnl Joliet, 46 m staves; tien. MlcClellan, Lav Halle, 9, 170 £t Inmber, 60 m ahinglea; Orion, Ns sellley, 25,645 £t lumber, ——— MARQUETTE, &pectal Dispatch to The Tridxns. *_ MAnquerTE, Mich,, (ct. 0,~Amuvzo—PropiE B. Xiale, V. Bwaino; sclirs Alva, Dradloy, Thoott Quayle, Kimball, A. C, Maxwell, City of Tawas, OxITTAD YRBTERDAY—D. M. Wilson and tow. 8Torw Bouno Ur—Prop Missour), Dowx—W, I, Watmore and tow, Nahant, B & Hatket, Vessuls are obliged to go to anchor, Witk ortheast, o 3 ‘The schr Constitution fa nshore at Whitetsh I'nlnthmll of water, and londed with co fof Houghton, MISOELLANEOUS, Hane AND Trxne.—An expedition loft Dafsh Thuraday to relieve the schr Aldebaran whlfl went ashoro at Coafsworth's Dock during & storm of Monday night....Tho schr Marls Martd wes seon off Woif Rivor last Wodneaday minusbet Thod, W, Dozt ran short 73 ba of corn an: Hutchinson 8848 of wheat 8t Baffalo. ... The Wenona has been l-\if! to Clevaland, whore she will have her cargo, &2 alsting of old ratl and scrap-fron, taken onl.fll’?' also have her hull vxamined in orderto ake i the extont of her injuries, Sho will he repsire that port.... At lalest secounts the fugd enges at the roloare of the schr Ilavrict itoss hud mo\edm‘ Oftcen foet, Unless bud weather las lote sho Las been released cro thlv and Detrolt for repairs, ... The schi with lnmber and waterlo; A Wednesday in tow of the prop Bertschy,...Adfiy Laye beon recelved from Quebec ststing ety Toledo uchooner Henvon, which has beet ML has arrived safely at that port from l’au: ot England. 'The Lenson waa onoof ihe a"nnp Yousels to cross tho ocenn, nad since her dra! threo years aco, sho*has not heen hinck, # pecial Dispatch to fufl‘ffifi' olersdst KixoatoN, Unt., utl, U.—n¢ 1o o8 West ure detalned bers wind-bound. Thegs! the Inko atill continuos. It bas lastod o 017 umberof teen duys. Twenty-ive lchnn‘x’w{lu ‘.?"‘;;.m oty 0 BroE arems are b 11 the lake polotts —————— NOCTURNAL BLOOD-I.ETTINE; John Qreen, & colored walter at the g restaurant, and another negro nomed oue] Blackman, indulged In a row about some r\: 5 st a lato hour last evenlug fo ! et loon of Roduey Bmith, No. 13 Drllfl' avenue. During the fight Green drew .N:fll! and carved Blaclunan [n the left slde, mumfl‘- n wound which {s not thought to bo d“:?u: st Tho infured man was taken ta his rt" aarl No, 8 Meridian streat, Otlicer WileY '“ l upon the frouml, but failed to ind the e Duriog last vveanlng u dlsputo m”:d Toirty- loon at the corner of Ewerald 0, o saventh strects, botween tho proprie Darsiter Larracey, and Jack Walsh, s uotorious ’cc inthe nuichhorhocd. During t.lmqul‘:Iml fusulted Larracey's wife, and, Y latter remonstrated, ho llrcwl fo chow: and threatened to chop him l:_‘ Urew dor. To make it even LNPIM{ struck a revolyer and fired at Walsh. 'lhfle b0, b bim In the wrist and camo out ot th A Besh flicting what {s thought to be on {)flltfl' T, wound. Ho then gave himself up 19 % Ceptye H. Coughlin, and was locked up at the A, second Btreot Station. Walid lll":l'" o, 11 uneuyiable reputation in the nelg! ds to Keepith only lust \veog wua put under bond$ peace toward Larracoy and wife. e ——" C STEAMSHIP NEWS. om.«gofifi'f Oct, 0. —Steamsbips & !fi" and Wisconaln, from New York, h““(mnnfl Niw Yonk, Oct. 0.—Arriveds ‘dqn:“’ Malu, from Bremen; Erln, from Lot Loudon. arooll p’i’u’;:fiu, Det, b—Arsived, stonsship from New York Elmd s e