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s e S T e i gt THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS. fThe Hon. Champlon 8, Chase, Mayor of Omahs, deat the Pacific cu route for the Centennial, * There will baa meetingin Lower Farwell [all 4thisevaning af B o'clock In the [nterest of the ‘Band of Hope, & Ole Ball und family, just from Bweden, were at the Tremont liouse yosterday, They left the city 1ast alght for Madison, Wis, Ms). D. W, Whittle and P, T Blia srill pastic. tpate in tha prayer meeting in the First Congregn- tional Chiorch this afternoun at 4 o'clock. Mr, 1. L. Prank wrltes to Trx Tituunx to say that b was not at the wino party given at Lud- wig's on the evening of the ** fire snnlversary. Assistant-Postmastee Squires desices 1t stated that the placing of his pame beforo the Republican County Convention yesterday was entlrely witbout” his sanction. The time for the annnal mectiugds of the higher Masonic bodies 18 appronching, The Grand Com- andery will ntect on tre 24th, the Grand Council on the 25th, and the Graud Clspter on the 2uth. The Natlonal Bntter and Egg Aseocintion will meet at o Produce Lxchunge, Phlladulphis, on Tacsday, Octs 17, Prizes will bo awarded to the ‘best makes of bulterexhibited, The trado through- out the West are {nvited. The terperature yestorday, s obsorved by Ma- nasso, opticlan, 88 Madisun streob (Triuxx Build. ing), was ma follows: B8a. 1., 38 degrecs; 108, ., 443 12 m., 463 3 p. M., 405 8 p, ., 43, are ometerat 1 p, ., 20,55 The Gleancr's Temperance Ald Soclety will meet to-morruw cveningat 870 Clatk stceets This Bo- clety 18 actively preparing to open an industrial home, and donations of books und papere for tho readlng-room will be thankfully recoived. Mr. Plastorage, llving at No. 1457 Prairle ave- nne, was run over day before yesterday u{ wild ''exas stcer which some men were driving through thecity, and had is shoulder jolnt budly dislocat- ed. The shouldor was afterwards set by Dr, ltan- som Dexter. English tea-meeting this evening in tho parlors of the 'ark-Avenue |c|‘yoam fiplscopal Church at 7 oclock, Mr J. Ta Price will sing several solos, ‘There will 2180 bo short specches, music, ete., got up by the Unton Mission, cornerof Hub- bard and liohoy siroats, Dauer and Miller, who are matched to wrestlo for $1,000 and the chumnlunnhlr on Haturday ovening a1 MeCormick Jal, ato buslly engayed In tealning for thio event,—the former making fong walks be- foro brenkfast, aud the lattor practiving in tho Athenwam Gymnasium. ‘Whilam Summers, o colored hoy, arrived hers from Baltiinore_yesterday morning, expecting to meet his uncle, Henry Watking (sumotinmes called Wataon), wha s cmployed as a cook in somo restanrant in the city, ‘Lo hoy wonid like to meet hia uncio to-dny at the lothel liome, corner of Lake and Despluincs streote, A meeting of the choir af Chrlst (Reformed Episcopal) Chirch was hokl last evening at the church, corner of "I'wenty-foieth stract and Michl. gaa avenue. ‘Ihie only thing done was tho udop- tion of a conatltution. ’Thu tucmbershlp now numbers sixty, and Director Tomlins thinks ho hus one of the bent cholra in the city. The complimentary concert to Mr, Ewll Licbling takea pince this everilny at Standard Had, Upon thia ocoaslonof Mr. fivbling will have tio assist. ance of Mixs Ella A, White, alto: Mr. Alfred Wilkle, tenor: Mr. 'Lewis, violmist: and Mr. Eichhelm, “cellist, ‘The programiue, which has al- ready been printed, fs an adiuirablo one, F. Kueasncr, of 372 Stateptrect, dosiresspace In itk TutsuNe fo_exprese his eincero thanks ond gratitude to Liw fricnds zenerally, ana cspeclall to B. ¥, dacols, for thelr Chtiutian . Kindness un attention, ou the cccasion of his recost atliction {nthe loss of his son, who Just his life by being ;unnvcrby an lndisua avenuo car on Suturday ust, Capt. Scth Kinman, the noted Californin trapper and ploncer, ia in the city stopping at the Com- mercial Hotet, o will remin until Saturoay., and will be pleased fo meet s vld triends, Capt.isin- man {s on his way back from thu Centenniul. Ile reports that he aiopped at Columbus and presented Gov. Hayes with one of his peculinr chuirs mado out of el antiors, Thae Episcopal Board of 3isstons for the Unlted States 1s In annual sewslon this week at Philadel~ phid, The Rev. Chnton Locke. of Uraco Church, prouchiod the morning sernion, und the gy, Henry 4. Perry, of All Sunts' Cliurch, Chichwo, “thy evening Acrmon at old Christ Lliireh, vnc of the Colontul landmarks, and so widely known us Uen, Washington's place of worehip. The Lizhtfoots uccupled tho County Court yes- terday sficrnoon In the attempt to eatisfy tholr dis- ute and eetabllsh the sauity o ineantty of Mrs, ghtfoot. 'The witnesses, for the most part, were cxperts, conalsting of Dra. Brower, Lyman, Dear. ing, and flont, alv of wnom testified chat tuey hed carefully uxsmined Mra. Lightfout, and hind found o ovldences of her lnsmullr Tha case will L 1o~ sumed, and, inall probabliity, linished to-day. Sowe smart young men atiompted, tho other day, 10 pans tho gate-keeperat the Michigan Southern dcfiot without showing thelr tickets, and they failed; thorefore a purfll;m,ph appearcd 1 Sune day's Zymes aaying that an olderly lady and gentie- wan had been grossly Insulted by the aforesuid te-Keeper, whose namo is Browee, and tho sta- lon policeman, Tho fucts are that Alr, Brewer in- sulted no lady nor gentleman, and the policemun ‘was not near when the bolsterous young iner. ste tempted to force thelr way throngh the gate. ‘I'no - intormation glven to the ZTmes wus falso and ma- liclous, FOURTH UNITARIAN BOCIETY. The Fourth Unitarlan Church and Socloty, corner of Prairie avenue und Thirtloth strect, held a meot- "‘E on Monday evening to decide upon tho question ‘which thoy had for soino time under cousideration B4 to whether they should dispose of tholr present ‘houne of worship and romove w a location further southeast. Aftera full dlecussion of the subject it was unanimouely uecided to aell thelr present bullding snd make thy proposed removal. A pro- viswaal arrangenient hus beenmade farrenting, tor the present, tlie building which naed to be known as tho Ninth Presbyterlan Church, on Ellls avenue, Just south of Ihirty-soventh street, and it 1s in- tended to remove theroat once, holding the fiest scr- vices In the new place next Sunday moming, Ever sinco the First Unitariao Church(tbe Church of the Mosalsh) withdrew Irom its old location near ‘Twellth strect, and estublished Rtself in its present quaricrs on Tywenty-third street, ‘the Yourth Church have seen that It wasonly u matter of time, ‘when they must inake the removal which they are about consummating now, The services holid by tho Itcv. Mr. Sunderiand at Oakland durug the past sumor opency the way for taking tho atep at tho prosent time, Under Whiat s¢ems Vory promis- 1ng uuspices, The new Jocation will bo niuch more central and eany of accees to tho congregation than tho old has been; and eomo Hliteon o twenty now famllles, residing too far South to attend tho church herctofure, bave expressed thelr desire to conncct thetalves with 1L ua soon ax 1t is oatab- Jishicd in Its new place. HOMEOPATINIO DISPENSARY, G The ameupathic F'ree Dispensary Assaclation, & benovolent organization for thu winellorstivn of . the condition of tho eick and sulering, hold L first clection of otlicers In the purlor aining-roomn of the Palmer [ouso yestorday afternoon. Tho movement was insugurated inJuns by tho Faculty of the lloweoputiio Cclioge, nud taken up Dy the wives of thu Bourd of Counxclors of the col- lége, It grow In populurity, und uther lodice in. torested tiemuelved [ tho schiome, which 18 une of the most practical yot wuggested. The ilva 4 to send frec modicsl wid W the lomes of thoee who —are toa [fueble tonvail themealves of the DX»lexlury alreaily en- tablished ot the corner of Michigan uvenus und Van Harcn ricest, A third department will be an- other featurc, u departinent for the caro and treat- ment of crpples, They will be attended at thole hwmca, 0r atthe Dispuisary if they are sblo to Teach that nstitathon, The meetiug yenterday win composed alinost en- tircly of ladice, nowe Of them Uie wives of phy- #lciane conuected with the Cotleges Mrs, 1y Woodyatt occupied the chinir temgormelly, und _on tho iret bullot “Alrx. doel 1), Harvey wis elected Fresident: Mra. Gen. Chethain, Mra. J. el Jones, und Mes, Edeon ..clth were elected Vico- Prosidents: Mrs. O, C. sbunney wos elected ‘Trease urer, und Miss Julia Adan, Sectotar, ¢, Dunforth was called Upon, ai Hnu of the expennes of tis Dispensary so (ur, Whi amotaited to about $125, A roow, Which lud by taken for busgpttal purposes, would cost ubuul §200 tofarnish and L, Inwddition to (his, natruments und appatatus would Lo uecessary for Uie care of cappies, Beyond that, sema provision mist be wude for the Board of Vielling Physiclans, who wery to Tor nuthing but board and car-fare on th0IF erruuds Ve i pute h of mercy. Fuls expenss would umount to about $L,2K) o $1,500 per year. Fhore wora' " plysiclans 'who were - fadd to work_ for u year for thy exporionce they woul get, and the phyeicians at the Coltege hud agrevd To usist wheuover the Atteuding physl wore at 1 1le figured the totul rubblug ux o chiarity to bo uhout $:2,L00, The method of rulsing the money {s to send a clrcular to eyery homeoputhic family, .mu:f forth thu object of the nileniun aud ile varlgus depart- suontsy And then & call made for the thmual subs seriyifon. - “Alter somo further tnformal discuselon tho meet- udjourued, THE CITY-IIALL, The Depariment of Fublic Works yesterday fususd sn estiwate of $10,200 to Flix-Blmons & Coangll for worl an the Fullarton avenuo condult. The conduit {s rapldly approaching completion, The Mayor and the Doard of Directors of (he Bridewell visited that instltution yestordsy and In- spected 8 tuoroughly, Kverylhing was found in creditable shepe and order, The guarterly report of Bupt, Felton will be publiched to-morroir, From Informstion heretofore given, it was un- 0 that Comptroller Farwell had fena Esnt ut tha murketing of a now Jot of clty cer- tiflca but that scews agt 1o bn thw cass, he baving Eona to auperintend t| slymem of the L0 ruen payment upon ouistanding certificatea of . 1870 (for which payment mousy was sent w New York aomethlug lke & weck aguf. aud to ascertain the feeliug amoug Eastern “Y Laliste Lo relation to Clalcago's credlt, und the advisablitty of making & vo tlielr scrvices grutaltonnly, oid k- 1oan In the tiaat rather than at home among the banks and moneyed mon. Therefoee It would ap- ear that the Finance Comnmittce have not given up he fdea of another ropuln loan, with the mte of intereal 8t 7 por cent or Jean, though Mr, Farwell hine telegraphed Lo the Mayor that tha clty's credit in New York ia very good ‘and steadily Improving a8 municipal matiers ynprove In aspect here, Unless the public have becom tired o hearing details of the Weat Sida pumping-worke, they wif o pleased to learn that thione wrorks will probably e running to-morrow, ‘There have beon nimeroua Tittlo vesations delays caused by the leakass of the stand-plpe, or the neglect of & ‘»mxmr arrsugement of somo swall vaive, ‘The accidents, If they can be ao ealied, are hardly worthy of mention, sad yot cause deiay and aunvyance, Jolin Tunlson, haillt of the Bonth-Side Police Court, la busy examining recoras and vapers with tho fdea of eautisfactorily explatuing away the de~ ficlencien which have Leen dotected in regard to exccutlons, And the money roceived on the same hly Tilin, o thinks that ha will be ablo to make a clear and honest statement of all the acts of his of ficlal catcer, however complicated ar cruoked they may scem. One of the drawbacks 10 the formation of an Intelligont judgment uimn the honesty or dishonesty of the manngement of tho execution -,mm. 1% the absence of any dates (6 tell when the papers were sceved, Tho opinion lins been ex- presseid that all executions pluced In the hamis of any balllf should bes charged to that onicer, who should be hold responsible olther for them or for the awouut of money which they represuat. < CRIMINAL. Robert Green, colored, stola & *‘hand.me. down " coat from a Clark atreot cobbler of leaky clothing, wheretors e ls under bondas of §300 to Ahe 12th inst, John Lawlack, an old farmer from Woodstock, who has been stopping for soveral daya with relas tives nesr the corner of Aberdcen and Taylor airects, whilo golng home yestanlay afterncon ‘was mot ot the Northwestorn Depot by confldence men, who easily made away with $30 from him on the **nplel-mark* racket. John Geary, one of the Geary brothers, dolng business as a second-hand denler, was at the Mad- 1s0n Street Statlon booked with recoiving stolen roperty. A little wooden **Injun,* stolen fram SMM McKenzle, of 101 Canal streot, was the cause of tho arrcal, but thus far thera 1s naught to show Geary gnlity of anything wrong. Charles llae, & hostlor at Cooper's livery-sta- ole, corner of Michigan avenue and- Monroe streat, wan locked up at Central Station ycaterday by De- tective Bandor, npon suspiclon of having ficon fm- liented In stoafing A _horae, saddle, and bridle rom Higgine Brothers, No, 200 North Clark strect. ‘The nnjmal was let’ out inst Monday to yuung man clafming to resido at Galcsburg, and hins nut siuco been_soon. The saddlo snd uridle wero found with Dlake, Yestorday mol mmx‘- reprosentativeof tha firm of N. P, Davis & Co., Yorkviile, 1Il., called at tho Central Station to Inquire nato the reliabllity of tho firm of N, P, Colleck & Co., doinga commis- slon business ut the corner of Market and Wash- ington streete, ‘'The former firm sent tho latter an inyolce of buttor subject to & sight draft, and, ro- colving no satiafactory suswers, concluded some- thing was wrong, The cane {s in the hands of De- tective Mucanley, who s also sald to have knowl- cdgo of somothing of & crooked maturo In their mnuner of busincas. larry 5, Nea), quondam newspaper correspond- entand all otlier avocations that would serve as a Liind to jnward cusscdness, has at last coma to rlef, Tucsday afternoon I, K. Ityan's room at No. 288 Madison strcet was cntercd by a hurilar, whd made away with $108 worth of clothing, Some loura later Detectlve Flynn found Newl drersed tlnshily In one of tho stolen shirts, from which alt marks of its former ownursuip had been ctit, And now larry Neal !s locked ip on 8 charge f busgluey, and nat a trlend has calied wpon i since his incarceration, Jnstlce Bcully, after roturning from hls Western trip, presided at the West Divislon Court yesterday porning, s, Juatto gst s bund (o, esliup the Toliowing: Dcula Byan, t1-dapping ot the store of Mrs. Ann Broderick, No. 461 Elston road, $400 to the Criminal Court: lortha and Charles Rohel, charged by I’ B. Kaons with riot, walved oxamina: tlon, and want to the Crinstnal Court undor $500 bonds enchs Lucy Telford, vagrant, $20 and thirty days; Willlam Wolfl, stealing wobd from Henry Rico's lime-kiin, $18 fine, In dofault of which lio want ta the House of Correction. Last Monday evening the houso of 3, I, Ream, No, % Woodland Park, was the sccne of an outrage ihat_ will werve to put peayle on thelr gunrd towards the hundreds of ‘vagrants swarming the stroets. At about 10 o'clock, o hungry. looking tramp presented Mimsalt at the kitchen- door sl begged for somathing to eat, This was readily furaiabed him, and wiion he had done ho astiod for a drlnk of water. The Iatter request was onlya blind to glve bim a chuneo to snatch two valuable rings from the katchen clock-sholf while tho Indy's back was turned towardn him. Ouaof the rings wos a diemond solltaire and the otlier o platn gold, both pproximating fn valua $175. No clew to the perpetrator. There were beforo Justice Summerfleld at the Annory yesterday morning tho following: J. W. O'Brien,’ Jalu})\.\ Clark, disorilorly, sixty doysin the House of Correctloni Isanc Dyke, Patrick Tarna, disorderly, thirty days in thesamo Inatiti- tion; **Sitting Bull," a drunken half breed, fen days to the same; Michnel Sweency, o drunken vagrant, thirty dnyai Androw Hugo, drmuk and disorderly, ten days; Patrick Burns, wife-benter and drunken vigrant, mm{‘ duys, and also hound over In 100 to keop ibe pence; Juhn O'lirlen and Jerry Shaughnensy, nilk *twipo " thievee, slxty dnya; John Holland, dis- orderly at tho election-nolls, corner of Archer ave. nue and Murray street, $10; T. J, Clark, ootalning muney nnder falso protenses in eclling s stolen rallraad ticket to Anna Johnaon, $4U0 to the Crim- inal Court, IN A DEN OF THIEVES, At about 8 o'clock last evening 8t. James Me- Qrath's saloon, No. 127 Aduwe street, opposita tho City-11all, was the acenc of a disrcputable row whlch, had It happened In soine more pretentions concorn, would have been a sulliclent pretost for the revocation of the license, At thut hour Jurizg 1loward, a sower contractor lving fu the southern part of the city, wns in the saloon togother with several former emploves, oud othor contract. ord In the same lito of business, low- ard was almost ‘‘half sesa over,” and was moking rather frea nse of a_roll of money which he had drawn durln:i the afternoon for the purpasu of paylog off his labiorers. A nchome to rob him of {his mbney was concocted and almost Immedlatoly put_into operatlon, but by whom re- malny o sccret, thanketo the myetorlous habit with which Joe Dixon has clothed himself, At all ovenls, two or three of the robbera oxcited Howard by polltical buldordash, and thoreby succeeded in finplicating bim In a rough-and-tuwble, During the inefee the moncy made o speedy dls- appenrauce, and the two principal Fubbers rotreated to a privato nook to divide their spolls. Hownrd noticed his loss ulmost fmmediatoly, and notifying tho sll-wise Dizon, Detectives Scottand l{einzman wero detailed itpon the caze, In a short time they bad acrested every lnmate of the salaon, who wort of courso dismlesod after being searched. l'lnlllg. thoy succeeded in finding a folluw in whoso #hoe they found somo 8200, and he was -ccordlmily upat tho Central Statlon, DBut who he ls, 's i name, they do ot care to tell, At Ihey are snto they have (he right mon, becaues ho ling already been identified sy having purtaken In the avsanlt tpon lloward, e TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Special Dispalch ta The Tribune. O1TAWA. DL, Oct, 1L.—The funeral of James N. Colwell, an old resident of thia city, who wos run over by a locomotive and killed at Btreator lust evening, oceurred this afternoon, Mr. Colwell was u member of the City Council, Lyrris Rock, Ark, Oct. 11.—The Grand Lm‘liw[ Musons of the Stute of Arkunsas inat ulght elected the lullu\v1115 oltlcers: M. M, Muzuire, Gramd Muasters J, W, Willlaws, Grand Locturer; W, H. llowes, Gramd Oratori J. ¥, 1, Grand Senfor Warden; J. E. Denuett, Grand Junlge Warden; L. B, jarber, Grund Becretary, The Urand *Lodee of Odl-Feltows of Arkunsas et toshuy, Attendance large. Spectul Dispatch to The Tribune, ALLRGA, Mich., Oct. 11.—Thie Synod of the Presbyterlan Chiurch meets here this eventugy, and wiil continue fn sesafon tIl Monday nexe. The muczlm_ip were opcned with u scron by tho Rav. A, T, Plersun, of Detroit. Special Dispaich 1o The Tridune, SeriNavitLp, I, Oct. 11L,—The Mexican veterans adjourned to-day, und hold their nexy unnual session at Chlengos Tho uttendanco la not large, = g ——i THE CENTENNIAL AWARDS *' FOOLISH 2 BOMBAST." There is positively no ground whatever fur tho rldfculous and contradictory claims put forth hy- soms of the sewing-machine companies—that thglr particutar wachincs have received higher hr’mru than othess. ‘Fhie uwards aro nlt of the samo grade, und no exhibit Is prouvunced best of ita class, ‘Tho judges’ reports, not yet pub.. Ushed, witl glve tise special werits of ‘cack exe Liblt, " ‘Tno” Witleox "& Glbbs new sulomatic mavbiue has takey ull the honors obiainable, PACIFIC MAIL, Naw Youx, Oct. 11.—The warrant of the Tax Rucelver agalnat the property of the Pacifle Mall Steamship Company was placed, yesterday, in the hauds of Marshal IInyes, of the Tax Ofiice, Morslial Hayes said that ho should retain the wurraut for servico upon the first plecs of the Company’s property that he could ilud, but ho bedeved that it hud nothing but the [ucomlng steawships ou which Le could levy, ———t— “'{’\-’K.'.‘.‘ fi"fl‘ltm lea’ 1) . ‘twial * lips you see, BOZODONY, s usfo 10 bel " Beautifics the vory. FRESH FISH. . M, Curtls, 18 Clark strect, has & large supply of fresh, dressed white fah~enough for all. Glve him a call. e OZONIZED OX-MARROW FOR THE HAIR. By Duck & layner, wukersof the **AMurs" Cologue, AH The Chinese on Our Pacific Coast. SIN. Their Influecnce upon the Herlth of San ¥rancisco. An Epidemic of Small-Pox Caused by Their Filthy Habits, Chinatown Pronounced by tho Iealthe Oficer a *‘Laboratory of Ine . fection.” Inoculation of Children with a Horrible Disease. V. Bpecial Correspondencs of The Tridune, BAN Francisco, Sept. 2L.—As I write thls lettor the pungent smoll of chlorldo of lme peryades Chinatown, whilst carbolle ncld con- tends with opium, and the alir reeks with burnt paver and vinegar,—the explanation being that the Health-Oficer has “carried his point, and that Ah Bin 18 BEING PUMIGATAD WILLY-NILLY. It having been holf-expected that n rumpus would grow outof this domlcillary excuralon, n posseof polleemen nccompanies the fumigators; but so far no trouble has oceurred, and it Is to be doubted whetner John docs not look upon these sanitary zenlots as the chief participants in somo high old religious festival. What has led to thiswholesale and wholcsome disinfection hero follows: A man just recovering from a throe of hiydro- phobin, and n dread of another coming Lo rend and agonize him, could scarcely be expected to speak well of the dog that bit him; and so San Franclseo, but partially getting over an EPIDEMIO OF VIRDLENT SMALLAPOX, ‘and doubtful whether it will dic out or spring Into n newer and deadller activity during the comiug ralny scason, van scarcely be expected to speak well of the rat that brought the pest with hita. As1have no wish tobear the sale responsibllity of chnrging Ha lot of fnoffensive Chinesa with the Introduction of the scourge, 1 take the lberty of quoting_lere a portion ol the report prescoted by Dr. Meares, tho afore- mentioned San Franclsco Health-Oflicer, to tho Board of Health, on the 19th inst. Ile says: THE HEALTI-OPPICEN'S REFORT, 1 nnhesitatingly declare my behef that this cause 18 the presence in our nldst of 30,000 (as a class) of unxcrupulous, lying, and treaclicrous China. men, who have dugraded our sanitary jaws, and concenled and are concealing thelr casia of small- pox, wlhich aro only known to exlst by the cortifi- cates of thelr deaths furnished by our Clty Physl- clan, unlesa by accldent sume 1i¥ing caso s dis. cavered, Worso than this, as a rule thelr dead Dodies aro romoved to aome obscuro placo from tho tesidence in which thoy dicd, 'so that it is timpossible to disinfoct thelt houses, for by no ingenuity can L be discovered whoncoe the doud bodics have been removed. When I {nfarm _you, entlomen, that, sixty cuscs of death from small-pox havo occittred In thia popuiation, and, allowing the same per cent of death as occurring aniong the whites, you have tho slarming fact that there must have been 300 caaes of this terriblo sconrse in this crowded population, and that, out of these 400 cases, not moro than five or six have been ro. ported at thig ofice, ure you surprised that this epidomic atill rages In ourcity in nil of its malig napey? That this Isboratory of infoction rituated in tho beart of our city, distilling ite deadly poi- son_ by duy and by night, sud sendlng it tarth to coutamninate the atmospliers of the streots and houses of 8 populons, wealthy, and iatelligent commuuity, do permittod to exlat, ls o dlsgraco to tho civltization of tho age. ‘Allen to our laws, alen to our religlon, allen to our civill- zation, neither citizens nor dl.'l(flllF to become 0, thiey are & soclal, moral, and political curse {o the community, ‘Thesy worde aro not hastlly or thoughticesly ‘written, but cxpress tho dellburate and well-considered oplnlana uf ons who, us your Health-Otficer, hus ligd_an opportanity of ghecrva- tion ufforded to no other indisidual of witncssing tha deatructlon of 11fe, the ruin of tamilics, chil- de orphans, fathers and mothers rendered youn men atricken down ix tho bloom of youthand vigor,—all by the willful and dia- bolical dlsregard of our sauitary lawa by this in- ;nmn:il race. The Chineso yuarior must be disin. ected, The tone of the Doctor's report might have been o little more temperate, perhaps; but he evldently felt warmly on the subject, whjch s more than can be sald of those who style tho Chlness quustion a tempest In a tea-pot. Bir Quibbler, with a clever lifting of the eyebrows, says It 13 ¢ n tempest about tea-potters.” Antagonlsm—for it is intlnlitely stronger than dlifference—asntagonism of hablts and opinlons comes {nto stroni pluy here. $1s abhor small- Fox with religious fervor, and do all ws kuow how to keep it off. ‘The Chincseinvite the pest, and eall it “'THR DISEASE OF NEAVER." It would bu an fnault to the general clvilization of to-day to lmagine for ono inutment that there are hall-a<lozen” peopls In America who hold Inoculation & better treatment than Vaceina- tlon, There are certalnly a perverse few who would lave a Dbody tuke "bLis chances to catch and combat with the discase; but the belicvers in Dr. Jenner—wiio, by-the-by, lias not yet been canoulzed—renre- scnt the brains of the people. % Prevention Is salvation,’ say 220,000 whites In San Franclscog “Pugtules and Paradise,” ery the 80,000 Chinese, and sv go on inlling the breath of tho strickou slck inan, keeplng their patient under the eide- 1k, uatll the drst futimution that the Health- Ofticer receives of the cuse is whencver Varlola conjluens ots tho best of it, and thuy want thelr Gear brotfier ¢ sent vo the Hission.” Only let 1t bo granted that the small-pox lsa rmulancu, and the sin aud evil of these Chinese nthe mutter 8 na casily proved as the conse- %uunl danger to tho city’s henlth is apparent. ot unly do they keep their distigured putfouts with them, but fhey lnno way practiee {sola- tion. What would any Chicagoan, even if vac- cluated, sy to recciving his wash from a laundey where, on passing 1t just now, he had secn A BEING ALL SCAD SITTING ON A PILE OF CLEAN SHIRTS] #Burn the wash, and buru the Chinaman too," most probably, "Aud yet such things be. The danger of Infectlon Is constant; for, olthough Al Boap's putronage has semewhat fallen-ufl during the lato visitutlon, so long as thero Is u Cuiness © wash-house fn _the lty, 80 long will a man loye n doubt s to - whother his flannel shirt hns not as horrible a danger lurking In it as bad that of Nessus, Aund, even supposing the wash is sent to o French or American laundey, the boy poes home to Clinutown duriug the' day, anil then coolks, havine poseibly Just vome from a morlbund, _And, even supposing there {8 no John, und Bridget rules the roost, then thero is the dimger every thnu you jass through Chinatown; and the “woy to gome of tho best parts of the city lics through 1. Andy even supposing yoido not traverse Chlnntown ouce In a year, the danger {3 still presents it lurks: in the oir, and John s mot wverywhoere, “There 13 nothing over-colored ahauit this, but only tlain facts, and such nfer- ences a8 tust lecotne apparent to every one who conghlers Lhose plain” facts for one iiunte, Always supposing n‘ulnll-’nlx 18 a scourge, uud thut ftepression Is better than Invitation, But extreme mlhulvmducuvu of other dan- gera than those attending stnnll-pox. In faet, ouee open the «r\nsum: i the evils tonsequent on_ntense vitiation of the afr, ang this letter will not be closed lo-d:lly. Whetlier Dr. Meares was wrong {n calling Chinatown *+ A LABOUATORY OF INVECTION,” n second uud lvss pleassut visit to that quarter will !Im\'c. Firet, L should be known that Chlnatown, though fnclosed tn the twelve blocks mentioned Inmy last eommunleation, occuples in all mt frons Aeven to elzht entire blocks, In thissmall space~and the bloeks are small—llye over 20,000 luman belugs, We shall have to leave tho slreets I we wish to sce how tho Chincso live, mml tule to the alleys snd courts, of which there ure nuurlf o dozen. The Iustant onc of thess glun [ vntered, o strong, acrid, disagreeable odor oflends the nose, 1t ts o smell of_packed husnity, weil-avored with opium. Even in the broud duyllzht, theae holes ore gloomy, and everywhore 13 flith, stagnant pools of nustiness, und harrible blotctics of dirt. Dive In here ab right ungles, and kee{ your head down. Tho boards of the “few stops you descend wre black and soaking wetj hore Is A allmy molsture on_ the walls; and tho dim Jamp-light akead v all but hidden n the fumcs ol a I.hi'k. rank smoke thut Allls the little passago. Here, Iu a rovin—a dou —six feet by eight, aud eix feet high, HIGUT PEOFLK LIVN, COOK, AND SLERYP, Thoy secm Lo be tailors, for there are Lwo sew- {ng-inachines, and a quoutity of pantaloong are lylug sround, Tho wholo place, with, tho exception of '@ narrow wangway, threo fect wide, s bunked-up narrow sheives at intervals of two feet; and, into the slits of dirty spaco thus formed, the {mwatea roll to sleop. Nota splinter of day- light ever comes in,—most assuredly not ‘a breath of fresh'alr; the whole placols rodolent of perapiration, coal-oll, runcld fat, oplum, and scepao; thy celling s covored 'with thick, HE CHICAGO TRIBUN THURSDAY, OCTOBER. 12, 1876. unctuons grimo; the bed-boards are swarming; and, when you stumble-up into the comparative- lfv-trush air, Alek at heart and stomach, you un- derstaad gomcthing of Dr. Meares” worm words. This is a Hitlo bit ot Chinatown, In Cooper's nlley, San Francisco, aketehed from the life, andmay be taken as a trie pleture of nine-tenths of the Chinese “homes.” With every disregard to dealnage, pure alr, and clean- Huess, Is It to be wondered at that thoss who know the funcr 1ife of Chinatown call it A NORRIBLE PLAGUE-8POT, and never think of the dangers lurking there, without shuddering! Let o benelleent Provl- deneo but visit our sins on our heads, and hold away the trade-winds from San Francisco for & flmmc{, aud it will soon bo the City of the Plagrue Every city lins its * dceper depths;” but It has been conceded by all ‘manuer of traveled cosmopolites, that Chinatown of San Franciseo is the Mithlest spot In the world, outeide of Shangh: Let a house be once occupied by these seavengzors, nnd 1t can only bo lmrguu Ly fire, Apropus ol fire, perhaps the most fervid indorseinent of the preceding Ynm raph 18 that expressed by John L. Durkee, the Fire-Marshal of 8an' Francisco, Being nsked why, in o quarter where disregard to the ordinance was so habitual, fires weré so few, he replied that ¢ The only way he could ae- vount for it was, that the wouil is too flthy and too molst from nastiness to burnl” I comimend Mr, Babeock's attention to this as something grotesquely novel In the history of Fire-Extiue Ruishers, Most unlorLunntel{, the evil effects of tho Chinese on the city’s health do not end here; TIIE WORST REMAINS UNTOLD. Any way and everywhere the morals of Young Amerien would not be the worsa for some little reforming; but what shall be sald when It is known that, In this city, the debauchery of boys 8 and 10 years old is a thing of common prac- ticel From police, hospital-ofticers, and private physlcians, comes the same aad story,—the sto- lliy that the ;uunn. the Dhoys,” the chll- ren cven, of B8au Franclsea, arc, to n frightful cxtent, inoculated | with vonoreal dliscases, ‘Thia scems, 1 oxpect, too horrible to bo credited, and vet it is the simple, pltiful truth, Says Ur. Toland, of the Board of Health, under ovath: “T treat hinlf-a- dozen boys every day In the year of 305 days3 and Iz “Home of the worat cases of sflmu a1 have ever scen in _my lle occur In children not more than 10 or 12 yeara old, con- tracted In tho Chinese quarter. 8hort (another member of the Board of Health), under oath: *“Tho presencs of tho Chinest womnen hins made prostitution excessive- ly clncn{r, and thesc boys gratify themsclves nt o very slight cost.” hess sivorn statemcents surely a¥e sufiicfont. Exertions have beon made to closo theso death-traps, but apparently with- out success, for I havo bub to walk two "blocks from where I writo to polnt out the den of the Ystrange woman," with her head thrust out at the littlo wicket-gate, to entico the youth and child to sin and lasting misery. 0. P. Queus, THE RAILWAYS. RAILWAY LEARNINGS. The gross carnings of the rallroads for the month of September are reported by the Conte mercial and Financial Chronicle us follows: Says Dr, 1870, 187, 40,800 8117,08 17,414 UmGB4 158,018 117,100 1,880,000 1,707,022 Bl7,032 400,283 Chicago, Mil. & 8¢, Paul GiU,150 741,208 Cin., Lafoyotte & Chic: 4,010 41,720 Tlannibsl & St. Josop! 183,000 165, 1louston & Texas Cenl 211,176 102,822 linola Centrat,...... 023,067 718,101 Indianap., Bloom, & Wost, 121,578 113,784 Internat'l’ & Gt. Northern, 64,113 G478 Michigan Central,.. 020,814 Mo., Konens & Texas 201,827 Ohig & Mieslusippi, 840,900 8t. L., Alton & T\ 1, (briv'e) 48,710 &t. Loaf Iron Mt. & South, 333,776 8L, L., Iana, Clty & North, 200,400 (), 624 8t, Louls & 'S, Kastern G747 0,010 “Toledo, Leoria & Warsal 140, 028 804 $0,782,111 §0,440,003 Total, s aieas Not increase..... THE GRAND TRUNK. Tho managers of tho Grand Trunk Railroad were In the clty yeaterday, It 1s claimed that thelr presence hero is for the purpose of making arrangemonts to run through-traing from Chl- cago to New York via tho Michigan Contral, Grand Trunk, and Erio Raflroads. The great difficuity in tho way of such an nrrangoment is that the Michigan Central runs Wagner's sleep- ing-cars, while the Grand Trunk and Erie Rall- ronda run Pullnan’s, Mr. Wagner is willlox that the Wagnor and Pullman cars should run through on ulternate days, but Mr. Pullman ls' understood to bs opposed to such an arrange- ment, as he would bo the loser theroby. It s also stated that the presonco of the (rand Trunk managers at the present time has somo conncetlon with mnning trains to the cit) via tho Chicago & Lake Huron Rallroad, whi 18 just now being completed, e A FAR-WEST ROAD. Comxng, Utal, Oct, 11.—Col, H. I. Chap- man, Engineer of the Portland, Dallas & 8alt Lako Rullrond, has returned from Marsh Valluy, Idaho, to which placo tho liue of tho rood hus been survoyed. He reports the route over the Malad Pass both easy snd practicable, with no greater grade than 00 feot. to ‘the mile, with a ruling grade of 70 feet. Tho rodd hias been lo- cated'to Molad City, Idaho, and the engincers &re now at work completing thocross sectionlng, and & largo force of graders arc preparing tho rond-bed #a fast us possible. Contracts have been make for tiea, Col. Chapman lenyes to- night for Portland, with maps, profiles, ond re- ports of the routs ua iaras surveyed in order to subwmit them to the Directors of the road. THE EASTERN WAR. New Youk, Oct. 11.—~The meeting arranged to be hield at tho Windsor Hotel to-day between the varlous representatives of the railrond trunk ijacs from New York for tho West has been postponed until Fridoy, tho meeting to tuke placont Detrolt. It s antlcipated that thie heads of the different ronds, viz.: the Erle, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohto, Pennsyls vanly, and Grand Trunk, will atl be present, or thut those who will attend In thelr pluces wilt have full power to voto on any question brouzht up for the purpose of settling the present dif- firencea on the subject of trcfghb-rum. THE TRUNK LINE WAR. A movement Is on foot to bring the present. rallroad war between Eastern srunk lines to o speedy termination, Tl low rates hove stinu- Jated shipments to such un extent that the rafl- roads leading to the East have not halt enough curs to lmxmmrl all the frelght that {s offercd. 1t i bolteved that with an advauce In_rates tho ruads will still bave more freight offered than they have fucllitiea for carrylng forward, A meeting of the muuagers of uil the Fustern trunk lines, including the New York Ceutral, will be ield in Detroit In o fow dnys for the pur- posc of coming to some agreement, BALTIMORE & OMIO. Bavtotore, Oct. 1L ~—The earmungs of tho Naltlmors & Ollo Rallroad, maln stem nnd branches, including the Pittsburg Division, for the munth of Beptember were 81,008,807, an {ncrense over the tnanth of August'of S35 The grain trade und passeneers’ tarlil wers ver: heavy., T'ho usual scml-nnnual dividond of 5§ per cent on the capital stock of the maln stom was declared, e t— e THE WEATHER, Wasutnaroy, D, C., Oct. 12—t a, mn,—For the lake reglon fulling barometer, southwest to southeast winds, warm and clear weather, . LOOAL OBSERVATIONS. i Cllioand, Oct ————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Naw Yong, Oct, 11.--Arrlved, steamships Anchoris, from Glasgow; Frlsio, from Hamburg; Abyssinis, from Liverpool. BAn Franoisco, Cal, Oct. 11.—Salled, the Pacific Mail charfered stcamer Zelaudla, for Byduoy, vis Houoluly, carrying British wmails, “aays It {3 reported that I . FOREIGN. Terms upon which Turkey Con= sents to an Armistice. Conditions which Will Hardly Be Ac- copted by Russin and Servia, Italy Endeavoring to Arrange Matters Detweon Montencgro and tho Porte. Rumored Unfriendly Rolations Between Austria ond Italy. TURKEY. TUB ARMISTICE, CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct, 11.~Attho Estraor~ Qinary Council yesterday, which deelded to " grant a alx montha drmistice, strong opposition to any armistice was ot first expressed. The Council ngreed that a six weeks' armistice, ns paoposed by the Powers, might, from its short- ncas, scriously endanger Turkey fn the Improb- ablo event of tho fallurc of peaco negotlations, The Council, therofore, decided that the Porto sliould communleats to the Powers tho condl- tlous on which ft would cousent to o slx months' - armistice, which, in Its oplnlon, would have the following advantages, viz.: Enable the Porte to allay tho excitemont amongst the Mussulmans, not expose the Porto to the risk of having to resumo hostilitles dur- ing the incloment scason, and afford an interval which would facllitats an understanding upon the conditfons of peace and general reforins to be Introduced in the Empire. The notlflcation of the Porte's ncceptance of the armistico in thts sense will bo mado to the Ambassadors to- duy. Itls belleved tho Porte's condltivns will be aceepted. AERYIA WILL ACOEPT: Loxpox, Oct. 11.—A dispatch from Belgrado soys the Servinn Councll of Ministers to<dny de- clded to peeept tho regular armistico us soon ns it {8 proposed {o them by the Consuls of the Great Powers. In this connection a HBelgrado telegram eays the Dritish, Russian, Austrian, and French Consuls already have been instruct ed to adviae Servin to aceept an armistice. A dispateh to tho Iizlly Teleyraph Irom Pesth ‘rinve’ Milan has ordered Gen, Teheruayell to suspend offensive hostilities for the present. TIB GHAND VIZIEN'S RESIGNATION. LoNvox, Oct, 11.—A dispatch from Constan- tinople to e Standard says the Sultan haa not aceepted the Grand Vizier's reslgnation, which e tendered on heming that England's last pro- posal was intended 08 an ultimntum, ITALY MOVING. The Times' dlspatch from Llagusa says that Gen. Durando, who Is aceredited by the ltalion Uovernment, left Jiere for Cettingo yesterday, It Is supposed that Italy fs about to toke tie 1nitintive In urging praco between the Porte sud Moutonegro, CONBTANTINOPLE, CoNsTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1L.—The conditions on which tho six months’ armistice will be granted were conmunicated to the Powers to-day. A Cominission has Leen appointed to draw up regulations for the projected Assembly and Beu- ate. BERVIA REIBCTS, Loxpon, Oct. 125 o, m.—A Vicana telegram saya it ts stated positively that Sorvia will reject the six months’ armfatico, and that Russla will consider tho armistice cquivalent to a rejection by the Portaof the Peace proposals of the Euro- pean Powers. LATRST. Loxpoy, Oct, 12—5:40 a. m—The ZTimes' Berlin dispateh says it 1s stated that tho follow- ing are the conditlons accompanylng the Porte’s proposal for an srmistice: Russla must sto) the dispatch of troops to Bervia and Bul- garla, ~ Scrvin nust fmmedintely sus- pend hostllities and give other “military ruarantecs, The Turls accord the armistlce to. the European Powors, not to 8crvia. ThoPorto fs willlng to have o conferenco provided that Servian affalrs and propositions for roform boe d‘llsm‘x&u‘&‘i: No Scrvlan representative shall be admitte The Standard’s Trebinge dlspatch reports that the highest authorities sny that au aruilstico for tiventy days ks been concluded between Mon- tencgro and ‘Turkey, with. permisslon to tho Turks to proyision Medun and Nicsie, Moukhtar Pasha holda tho positiona galned on Saturdny. Ho has strougly guarded hls com- munications with Razusa, The Standard's Bergmda dlspatch sys Russla: has purchased 85,0K broech-loaders at”Vicuna. ) Tt:_‘l!) I'llx:mlmd and fifty Russians arrived hero nst 3 The Bervian Government _complains of butch- erfcs by tno Turks ot Kruschewatz. Tha Vicnna correspondent of the Zimes says a war is waglog botween the Itallan and Austrian prees yegarding tho clafing of Italy upon thio mixed” German-ltatian dis- tricts belonging to Austrla, An understanding has been estublished between Italy and Russia, and tue relations between Italy and Austria are Tess friendly, A Helgrado dispateh to the Tines states that Servin has not asked for a six weeks' arinistico in tho {nterests of peace, but only to galn titne, Three parties have_just concluded u contract with the Servian Government for supplylug 150,000 complcto uniforms for the army. Correspondents of the Zimes at Berlin and the Jally News nt Belgrade, telegraph that they have strong reasonsto fear thut the urmistice ‘Wwill not be concluded, The daily Zelegraph’s Bolgrade correspondent says Turkdy proposes to coutinue to occupy the 8crvian territory she hus alveady taken, leavine some troops at Delizrad and Alexinatz, snd sending the rest futo winter quarters, TRIPOLI, THE VIDAL CA8SY, VALETTA, Malta Oct. 11.—The steamer from Tripoll brought o bearer of dispatuhes for Washington from tho United States Consul. The documents glyo tho detalls of the recent trouble between Mr. Vidul and the Pnsha in the fugitive slive caso, Private letters and posscn- gers on the steamer report that the sluve, & noiro, lo from his master, amd was vmployed by Mr, Vidal. On his way to market the negro was seized by his mastor's friends.. Mr. Vidal domanded of the Pusha thiat the nezgeo be restored, The Carrlere Mercantile, of Maltn, praises the American Con- sul for hiseneryetic uction. Alr. Joned, suc- acnur of Mr. Vidul, will arrive at Tripoll to- ny. % GERMANY, BIBMARCK V8, VON ARNDM, Benui, Oct, 11.—Count Vou Arnlin has pub- lshed In Switzerluud u voply to Blsmarck’s let- ter to the Emperor calling his Majesty’s atton- tion to Arnim’s untiustwarthy charatter and to tho contlicts which had arlsen with him as carly uy the sutuinn of 1872, ete. The Count vebuts cevery lmputution of Blsmarck®s, DANK STATESENT, ‘The weekly statment of the Tmperlal Bank of Gertnany shows & devrease of 8,481,000 tnarks, ‘ TRANCE, |, TUB OMAMBER OF DEPUTIES SUMMONED TO MELT, . Panris, Oct. 11,—The Senate and Chamber o Deputics are stunmoned to tneot on the J0th of ‘October, 3 SPAIN, ' CRUISERS FOR CUBA. \ Loxnoy, Oct, 11.—A dispatch from Madrid m?‘l geveral newly-built crilsers will shortly Joln the 8panish squadron in Cuban waters. e ——a—— - . TEMPERANCE, 3 Hpectal Dispateh to Tha Tribune. Janesvinne, Wi, Octe 1L—=The Woman's Btatu Teamperanco Allance of Wiscousin' begun 1ts third anzunal sesslon fn the Congregationat Church fn his city last evoning, The Chureh waa' wéll fllled with an audience composted larzely of wouen, many of whom were dele. gates from abroad. The meeting was opencd by the reading of Scripture, and prayer by the Rev. Mr. Roberts, Good nusle was furnished by the choir, led by Mr, Wingate. . Mrs, Beale, as President of the local Temperauce Unlop, weleomed the delezates In a brief und n?pro - ato speech, which waa respouded to by Mrs. Dr, Bteelu, of Appleton, the President of” the Allle anee. 4 "This morning after the devational meeting of hall an hour, led by Mra, Marsball, of Beloit, Mrs. 8. M, Eleele, tho President of the Alllauzo, catled the mecting to order and made a briel statemont of tho busmess to coms bofore the Conventlon. A Committce on Credentlals was appointed, and soon reg«nrledu Ut of shout twonty dolegates from dilferent Bnn.- of the Btate. Varlous committees wers thon appolnt- rta of tho Becretary, Mrs. B. A Beale, elving an account of the wark done by the Alitanco during the past year, sud of the LT t Troasurer, Mrs, Ifookor, of Waupun, wera then mado. Tho reports of auxiliaries wero next in onder on tho programme, and brief accounts of worle dono fn- Appleton, Brodhead, Heloft, and Fona du Lac, were givel, The Conventlon then ndjourned till morning, CASUALTIES. STEAMBOAT DISASTER. Naw OnrLuEANS, La,, Oct. 11.—~Mauy lives wers lost by the hurning of the steamboat Southern Belte. Among those known to be lost are Wiil- tam Von Plul, Mr. Drase, Miss Faunle 0'Con- nor, and another lady, all of Baton Rouge; AMr. Franks, of Port ITudeon; Mr. Ling; also, Frank, an employg, and tho Staward and his crew. It s unrpmnd that nearly all of thoso who were *sleepinie In theafter part of the boat were burned to death, ns alter tho flre had once got fairly under way it was alinost finpossible to frot at thy bow ‘of tha bont, the only way ol vscapo to the shore. The cargo consisted of G600 to 800 bales of cotton. The boat wns new and wvalued at 845,000, {nsured for 000, tnostly fn New Orleans’ companles. Mr, llabnk«, tho Elloz, hela tho buw of the boat ngainst the ank until all who could bad escaped. Ho then lun‘lzcxl from the pilot-house to the lower dock sud was seriously injured, NEW OnrLmAns, L., Oct, 11.—James P, Mc- Elroy, Captaln, and J. O, Libano, Clerk of tho burnied steamer Southern Belle, with sovoral of his crew, arrived liore to-day,by rall from Done aldsville. Capt. McElroy s considerably georch ed. Mr, Libano, who narrowly escaped, says: 4 ¥hen the boat landed . at_Mrs. Marrineanx’s 1o take that lady on board, I went and escorted Tor back into tho ladics’ cabin, At this time the bont was backing out from tho landing, I went to the office to get o key of the stateroom for Mrs, Marrineaux, and on iy return to give It to her, she et mo half way in the cabin and sald the boat was on fire, and wanted me to take hor off. then saw that smoke was coming up through the carpets, and through tho state-room amid- ships, and told Mrs. Marrineaux that the hoat was landing and to fio ashore, ns I was then busily engeged in breaking in state. roont doors 1o awaken tho passcngera, Alter dolng this I ran to my own room to awnke young Willle Greathouse, who slepf in the sume room. WhenlI thonght 1 hnd awnkened hitn T ran to the ofllee, where my; books and papers were, with a view to nvlmf them If pos- sible. After n moment Ilooked rpund and dic 1ot see a’oung Greathonse, and [Immedintely running back again, succeeded In bringing himn out of the roum, and then told him to go ashor: after which I returned to the oflicoa secon tige, nud was In the act of trying to recover a small smount of tash n the drawer, when the flames had nearly surrounded mo, and Iwas forced to Jeave my books, papers, and other vpluables n he flamea, then rushed out of the offlce with my faco and hands scorched, 1 found the stalrs wero In full bloze, and I jnms‘tcd trom_the bofler-deck on a ticr of cotlon on the guard, and "fl"‘ there on o stage to the shore, where, on_tirning round to look at the bout, T saw that sho wis burning moss from stem to stern, The bont’s books and pa- pers all burned, in fact everything except whnt waa in the safe.”” ‘I'he Bello had 800 balgs of cotton on board i and 1,500 sacke of seed. Tho following nadditional ave known to ho loat: A Catholle Jnlcst name_unknown, from Baoyou Sarn; A. C, Gr{mux; Georgo Thomas, chief steward, froin Loulsvillo; Gus Davia; I londer Curtis; Roon Grifid, tender of tho cabln, and Louis Horn, texns tender. Tho four last- named jumped overbontd and were drowned, while Mr. Van hul, Dr. O. Z. Griflith, aud the priest are safd to havo perished in tho flames. SAWED IN PIECES. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. EAsT BAINAW, Mich., Oct. 11i—George Ben- nott, 8 young man employed in the sawmill of - Bturtevant, Plummer, Green & Co., at Saginaw Clty, alippedon a pleca of edging thisafternoon, falllng backwards upon o lath saw, which en- tered his back crosswiso and cut his heart In two pleces, causing almost instant death, BURNED. TO DEATIL &pectal Dispaich to The Tridune. URBANA, 0., Oct. 11.—A woman named Mrs. James Perry, living threo miles north of this place, was burned to death last night, 8ho was standing in frontof afire. ITor dresa caught, burning her frightfully, Hor husband was also badly burned in his efforts tosave her. Sno leaves o family of four young children. ACCIDENTALLY SIIOT. Hpecial Dispatch to The Tribune. Rocrronp, I, Oct. 1L—A young man named Churles Tripp, aged 18 years, was killed this afternoon by the acetdental discharge of o f‘un‘\vhfl« out hunting with somo other men o w miles north of this city, ORIME. SAREWD BORROWERS, Speciat Dispatch to The Tribuna. Bynuinaron, Ia, Oct. 11.—The cracksmen havo taken a novol method to reduce the pum- ber of firearms which thelr recont depredations havo eaused to accumulate in privato residences In this city. ' A pair of them wandered around over North Il this morning, borrowing revolv- ers and shot-guns for the wase of Mr, Quinby, who lives a mile and s half away on tho South I They uuanimously represcuted that Quinby wanted to kill a dog, and notwithstand- Ing tlie extraordinary distance at which they requested favors, ono of them sccured a breech- londing -huvfinn worth 8135 from tho scrvant girl at Frank T Parsons', and anotlier got a re- volver. ‘The dog still frequents his accustomed haunts, and the policoare wearlng out show Jeathier hunting tho confldenco-men. COUNTERFEITS, Bpeclal Dispatch $o The Tribune, Drcatus, Iil, Oct. 1L—~A fellow was hero two or threo days azo who, ns we find to-dsy, succceded In vietimlzing over twenty of our buslness men with counterfelt $20 greonbacks of March 10, 1862)- under the act of Yeb, 95, 1863, ~ Tho large green figuros 4201 in tho centre, und the latha ork, are ver{ bad, Thoe green color 18 too light, 1t {a an old counterfeit, and the bills have been hoarded. The follow was n mlddlo-n{:ed good- slzed man with a full black beard. He lum:hr. a dollar, gave o $20 bll, and took change. MURDER IN A CITURCIL. LouvisviLLe, Ky., Oct, 11,—The Evealng News hos a spectal from Mt. Washington, Ky., which glves tho following account of o inurder in a church during Bunday evening lust: Sam Burkett (volored) entered an_Africun church under the infiuence of Hguor. Willlaw Barnes, , an older, sskul him to leuve, when Burkett auswered: * You and your c¢hiurch can’ go to liell,” Barnea nsked for a repetition of the re- mark, and recelving sach, shot Burkett through the heart, then escaping. COUNTY TREASURY ROBDBED. Knoxvinie, In, Oct. 10—At half-past 7 o'clock this evening, the County Treasury was entered by two masked men, who overpowered the Treasurer and with druwn revolvers forced him to_open the sufe. The wnount taken iy ubout $14,000. No clow to the robbers, Mounted men arce scouring the country in all dircctions, SUSPECTED. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. DanviLue, 11, Oct. 11.—Marshal Mvers ar rested s man hore lust niglit, supposed tobe a Lorse-thlef, and Jocked him up. Ie was found wandering around the atrects with a liorse, aud coulil give noesatlsfactory accouut of himeelf. He enys his name is Fred Compton, - WIFE-MURDER, . Lawnexcs, Muss,, Oct. 11.—Mrs. Donahue, who wns terribly beaten by her husband on Maonday, died last night, Iler husband was ar- rested on the charge of murder. ———— SPORTING NEWS, Spaciat Dispatch to The Tridune. MILWAUREE, Wig., Oct, 11, —A very bad game of hal! between the Chicago Whites and the St Touls Browns was played in thls city to-day. About 1,200 people were present. . The Browns made 11 flolding crrors lu the frat inning: Junings— 1284507809 Browns, 1g030%11-18 Whites er 2 113010156 Ruua earaed—Drawns, 63 Whites, 8, Base-hits—Browns, 187 Whites 10, Errors—Browus, 20; Whites, 13 Three-base hit—McVeoy, Two-base hits—Clapp, McGonH. and Addy. There was somo cotnplaint azalnst theumplre, # Cherokeo * Fisher, ol the West Ends. Tho Browns play the West Euds to-morrow, Bpactal Digpateh to The Trivuns. MivNgAPoLts, Minu, Oct, 1l.—~In the first gano of tho sorfes of slx botween the Red Cs) 8, of 8t. Paul, and tho Blue Btoek!nfl, of this . city, to-day, the score stood 0to 8 In favor of o Blue 5%‘:2']&. aich to Tha T;nuu 1) Fuparunr, I, Uct. 11,—~The races and time to-day at Taylor's Park sre as lal;awn,'l‘wux thireg-one race, firat helt, e B e second, third, il r‘.",m{."h,‘\f’ufifl" R (4 13, In tho three-iminuio pyor 2 o' mufl Ticat waa takeit by aittin G, ¢ olul by James At 25 'I’m{nst lxo"l‘)\‘cu(n -lu&n?q A 4 £:48. The fourth heat w G 0 b was talk WU New Yong, Oct. 1l—Preslde, day presented his nnnunl e t’}l;l of tho Westeru Unlon ho gross recelpts for the year f, wero 810,044,835 pross 7 enm‘ o and 1o net chenigs, 8330 b oy, 163 L the proceding sor Uore iy Sy of £170,03, or 4 B30 Dk cen o N ?E(‘:J,‘ni%,ur A4 710 per continthe Brosa ot nt o noit to “:Fb:; Telegrapl Compey 830, 07 5 110 per cent i 1 20, Spectat DI DENAT 7 elal lapateh to Tha 1y Dotnors, Michy Oct, 11.—Thy Sy Association of Michigan wing be Tepres ) tho Natlotinl Association In Chicagg oy :l':wn ‘ gossion by Drs. 7. A. Tlarrls, D, ¢ et J. Lathrop, 18, Bneroft, 11, 11 gp i 5, W bt "he Amoialon iy measures o 4 8l i | 08 n corporation. % Hyuklic'to OrESalzally HYMENEAL, Spectal Dispalch to The Tribun, BrunorieLp, 1, Oct, 1—John gy, Trensurer of tho Boldlers' Orphap . ey, Normal, wns marricd hero tonight pp s, regasion, Chureh, o e Mo sy s city, Lor A tho inexitution, > Aeeistant Superintene ————— KILLED BY INDIANS, Cnpyesne, Wyo, Ter, Oct. Ly named Jack Monroe, a herder employey Tratt & Ferris on thelr ranch on Rasshide gy, ?I?m“;“fi\:» ‘ilx;x’n? ‘Fn,xig.h Lavamie, was kilteg ‘Y; 1 . 'y ftans. vnrfvy-g il icre were but foue |, MARRIAGES, PRENTISS—CLARK—In Dannviile, ¥, ¥ 5o dny, Oct, 10, 1870, at the Iolldt'x\tgin}:'l}:gh;{ inilon, isorga W Clark, K. Tonlyl piet and Miss 3, B, Clark, both of Cifeagy 8 DEATIIS, “NOETNIG—0Oct, 11, Jolm Matliew Dy beloved kon of Henty nd Loulto Nocinip | Yenreand 0 mantiie o diphiheris. O 6 134 Funeral Thursdny afterooon, ot 1 o'elo, Onkwaod Cemotery, from rexldoncs 1505 Sl Dearborn stroet. Friends of the fanlly g st apectfully invited to attend. * §37 Evening papera pleaso copy: PETERSON~Oct, 10, Ingetbo Petens boloved wifo of John Fete o LA oo, ‘aneral to tako piace Friday, t rlagon to Gracoland, a6 2 p. my! 0 20 by DONOGHULE—~Oct. 10, at Denlson, Tn, i Donoghue, aged 20 ycnrf.'; I"I“ 10 Barwt Puncral from the residénce of hie pareats K, 5 Chleago avonue, to-day st 11 o' . riages mxcuvnry. g 9 AL T Oelockyhy o BURKE—Oct, 11, only son of Johf aud ¥ Barks, aged 10 monthg, "0 O Johh nd N £/~ Watertown papers plesse copy, HERWOOD-Oct. 10, of buuln Tore, Pt . youngost 80 m.Fehnmz'ond n’ tnhu om 8, J, and Heley 'unoral services at housc af pare; avene, ata quartor past }%Lanfmarm; o t, 12, Friends o aml '"fi{;‘;‘;{;?“ toaticod WHthobE Farther etk —In McComb City, Mlss., § 1676, ‘Drs, Catharino A, Nelson, speds e Mta; Holaon wan o mativd of Mariboross, pimy n catly life removes Cl " ®ha went t0 McGomb Qiy. o 0% Lk whed OXITIOAL ANNOUNOEMENTS, A mssingof ot 1, Ward Repumns i meotingof the Fifth Ward Republ hold at Mergenthaler's lall, énrné‘:%‘; soventii-nt, and Wentworth-av., Thoreday evels {Good speakers will nddress tho meoting. BIXTH WARD REPUBLICANS. There will be o 1necting of tho Sixth Ward Re B“b"mn Club, thls uvening at 8 o'clock, atf, mith's, Canalport-av., ncar Unlon-st. God speakord, Everybody welcome. S AUCTION SAL By WM. A BUTTERS & C0, AUCTIONEERS, Tyt slons out, tho bulanc of Forfeited Piedgetstry (son-ut., 10 o'clock this murning, with servo. 1y brdcr of AT Tawnbroker. - WOOLENS, , Staple and Fancy Dry Goo AT ATOTION, ' BY WM. -A. BUTTERS & 00, At thelrBalesropms, 118 & 120 Wabnaluav.,Chlush To-Day, Tharsday, Oct. 12, at 9:30 ocly, 2 Large and attractive stock of WINTER CLOTHING For Men's and Boys' Wear, Also, 2 Regular Stock of Merchant Talloragieh Conststing of lenvy Deavors, Overcostina, Fint Casalmeres, Trimmifnge, otc., togetticr witha Ger oral Assortment of Dry Goods and Notions. Butters & Co.’s Saturday Sales FURNITURE, CARPETS, PIANOS, BIC OFFICE, PARLO, AND COOK ETOVES, HOUSIFURNISHING GOODS, faturday, Oct, 14, nt B:: el 2. ., ot tuelr s T bk U 4 By ELISON, POMEROY & C0y Auctloncors, 84 and 80 Randolplst. BANKRUPT SALE AT hucTON Horses, Carrlages, Marnces, ¢ic., 8 Stables 982 Wabash-av., THURSDAY, Oot.12, at 3 0'Olook P. e Ty Ordor of BRADFORD HANCOCK, Astguee guu Llnd‘ll‘;l; one rl'hum* "onec’l':m H: 1 m’": Hxprows \Wagon, four el arucid, Ttobes, Dlankots, Whips, etc. Also wo U5 Dosk, . = ELISON, POMEROY & CO,, Aucl™s OUR NEGULAR WEEKLY AUCTION SALE, Triday Moruing, Oct. 13, at 9:30 Uelxk QUL USUAL IMMENSE LAY-0UT- New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sets. A €ull fine irussals, Velvet, nod Wool CHpess 250 Woolon IHankets, Loungee, Mattresse, fet Cares, Desks, Cooking, Heating, Patlor, iy iy fitoves, General lousekeoping tosds, 107 \\’aru.Tclxnlfl 'r.nuc. um:c(m !l‘:;r;nr::ndl“- el Two Elégam Cryatal Chandelicrs o o o POSEIOY § €O ELIS __‘ ——— By G. P, GORE & €Oy 08 and 70 Wabash.ar. 0 Tlarsie, QoL 17, at § 12 0l o manufacturera say sell; thoy want B Wa shall close rogardices of priced, \‘\“x:lnl“t ulends and Burcaus of overy descriptlons oy and Chamber Bots, large vazlety LOLoges g and Wood top Tables, "ables, Drensing Casos, Walnut Chalrs 4245l eru, Sliioboarde, Book' Caies, Wardrobes iy, sud Ofiice Deskis, Showcanes, Carpels, T, stc. Mnaufucturars wumnn:gv:‘uf;gfl ot cau obtaiy Lnl‘l).mi)r'lll '8}’;}‘} e o Tuctioneert COn By E. W, WESTPALL & €0 co{mln!nn ‘Morahanite, 200 East Randolpbsts Make LiDera) Cah vt an Promt B Baturday, Oct. 0 8 1 wid edding. Hoa Housglioid Biteste o a genceadii b Ui, Auction, ByEMosEs = GO0,, Auctionee™ -~ No,25Eat \Vugizmn-ll« ‘Q LARGE SALE OF DRY ununstgg &L{Mj\ . IR MO PR W baered: e e A 04 5 MARA & U By 1‘%‘?\%&5&3 .‘?«N\‘\? tor, Madisouth - 500 Cases Boots und Shoes at Aulion 34 0'clocks Taareday Morolnsy 0ot 12 1S, M SNEECTIONERY: CONFECTIONER . ELEDRATED lmwfl PUSESSISbtssi o heuisncetirely Bir'lo, docper®: bgia Grdors GUNTHEL, O, tioner, Chics™ .

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