Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 10, 1877, Page 7

POLITICAL. The Ohio Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination a Bone of Con- tention. Ewing's Friends Making Things 1ot for Converses The Intoresting Rod which. They Have in Pickle for Him, i Tenzissance of tho Plastering Art of the Great Garvey. 4 The I:tnahlle'n Candidate in Towa neplies to (he Prohibitioniste. 01110, EWINO GRTS TIIR UNDER 1IOLD OM CONVERSE, Special Dispaich to The Tritune. Coruxnus, 0., July . ~That there will be a bitter fight for the nomination of Governor on the partof tne Democrata Is making itself evident. “The Hon, George L, Converse, ecx-Speaker of the Jlouso of Represcntatives, secms to have been {sking the lead thos far, buta few days sincon new ubstruction hias been thrown In his path in the race by an affidavit made by Jones & Co., con- tractors at (ho new Lumatic Asylum, charging Converae with blackmail, published In the Cincin- natt Enquirer. For several days Mr. Converso was fclegraphed by (st paper in regard ta tho charges ect forih, and requesied to make o eintement In answer to tha charges by Jones & Co. t'onverse sent rather'an evasive reply, aud tuld bie wouldhave to eco TUE AFSIDAVIT Vefore answering o detall, 1t appesrs that the ugutrer ls waitinz for Converse to come forward reply to the eharges [n the samolssua la which tiauvit 18 published, Converse charies that 4tz raport has heen brought beforo the public by vIng tnd his fricads, In order to defeat his nom- instion for Governor. There may besometrath in the itatenient, bat that Gen. Ewing knew- or had any oand in tho matter is most emplatically denled by als friends, That the publication of the charges 3y Jones & Co. will, in o great meaenre, tend Lo creen the chances of Converse cannot be denled. As tho Enquirer says, **The contest will be bitter, nd a man who hos any dict sticking to him ItAD BETTER KEEP OUT.” TYonrcorrespondent catled upon Thomas F, Janes, snd from bim recelved n copy of the afldavit re- ferred to above, The foilowing are some of ite salicut points: Mr, Jonos eays ho waa 8 wember of the firm of Juncs & Hon, contractora for the #tono masonry, cut stone, and brick work on the Columbus Asylam, In the winter of 1474 they menioriallzed the Logislature to rulleve them from . Jusses in e porforinance of certain contracta, On the 20ih of April, 1874, a Joint resolution was pusred by the Legislature sathorizing ihe Trastees 10 Investigato tle matter and ALLOW SUCIt BXTHA COMPENSATION as appeared from facts and evldencen to be fair and reasonable not oxeceding $15, 0003 that, after the walls were 2p: 80 that the saluc o} plastering con- tracts could be sacertalned, the Hon. Georgto L. Converse, atthas time Speaker of tho Iouse of Reprosentatives, bought up un julerest in the !\Vnfiuflnn contract of Macintire & Gulick, and ransferred thie interest to a minor son, wha pos- t for damages on account Ing crovked, 8aid claim TOTALLY PAILED TO DR BUSTAINED in the subseqnent lnvestigation befors the Com- miitteo’ of the ilonss of fieprosentatives and tho Bosrd of Trustees, The Uencral Asseubly, on March 16, 1877, in accurdance with the recom- nendatlon of the special report of the Trustees on Jan. 19, 1877° paesed sn amct sppropristiog $4:1,430.538 1p pay contractors for tho stune ma- Tonty, cut stone snd bric 115,450, 38 wers for extra_allowances, and conse- quently stwo-third voto of the members elect to rach [louso was required to pass the blll, Betore thie pasaags of the vill, 5 CONYERSE SENT PUR JONES and domanded that Guliek & Co. recelvo 81,500 out of the aumn, remarking that bo knew what he cwuld do with the bill, Jones at lirst refused to he Lled, but, Anding siat the bilt was belug delayed in tho lloneo by Converse's nwmllllnn and threats 10 defeat it, Junes & Sou Gually signed an instru- nent giving Gullek & o, 832,000, to bopsld ont of tho fund coming to them vut of sald appropriation, A COPY OF TIE INSTRUMENT 1 on filo as a voucher, which was pald April 6, by tho Treasurer uf Stato to the ron of tho ifon. Seorge 1. Converso, the ostensible partner of Gu- ick & Co. The frends of Gen, Ewing clalm that, should Converse be nominated in the face of those stubborn_facts, the lepublicans 1l carry the Binte by 60,000, Taw Tumuse correspandent ls the frat to got a copy of tho afidavit. ‘Fhe fght for thu nowmination for Governor will be flerce. None buta certaln few knew thal each an afidavit was ont, it having been held back from the public for political rearunn. 1t I8 ovident that CONVENSE MUST 8IOW 1S LAND and disprovo the charges, —which, it ia cluimed, be cannot du, —or quictly give way to some other sa- pirant befora the Convontlon aesembles on the #5th inet. Certaln shrewd politiciana say Con- Yerso, fn openly charzlng Ewing with the work of trying to defoni his nomiuatlon, {s unjunt, and will hdun bimself far moro than Ewing, who, It is clalwed, Is looming up strongly as the coming man befora the Conventlon. Therd s music in the uir, and thet it will roach from one end of thu Ktate W {he other before the week closes secis to be s dxed certaluty, *brlck-work IOWA. THE JION, J. H. OFALL NO TEMPREIANCE FANATIC, Buntyetos, lows,. July 9, —The Hon. B, W Maxwell, Presldent of the Towa Temperance Al- llnce, having written 1o tno Hoa, Jobin IL Gusr, of this city, Nepublican candulate for Governer, 8210 bis position mpon the temperance question &nd the famous temperance plank Iu tho fows Ite- publican platform, Mr. Ucar responds as folluwa, ina lotter that will by published In the Huukeye Tucsday morning: Bruixoton, Ia., July 0,—7hs Fon, M. W, Mazweli—Ny Dran Biu:” Your favorsof the 27th of June, md“l{u[, respective'y aro at band and contents duly noted. L have beou o ltepublican siuce tho organizution of tho party; have slways #lood by th party through kool and evll repo and have belleved, and do belleve, du iLs princlples as sot forth 1 ita platforme from time to tine our btate and National Convenslons. The state Conventlon which assombles in your city on the £7th of June last conferred on e the high honor of & nominstion to the Chicf Mapiatracy of the State. | havo mccepted this * Bowlnation with geatitude, and, 1trust,with 8 full ‘appreciation on my part of the gravo and delicate respousibilitles which surround thiv bigh position. 1 regard the question invulved fo the cluventh lution of the Btate rlnunm as & purcly leglul ‘oue, t0_bodetermined by thu_ peoplo when they elcct members of e Guneral Aesvinbly, . 1f the In»np]a of the Etale wish to Intensily Lhe prescnt aw, it 1a their right, which they will doubtieas ox- et to elect membere of the General Assembly 1n favor of such futenaification; It on tho coutrary, thiey wish to adopt othicr and different laws from hose now on the Btatute buoks, they will elect members of the General Assembly who cotncide whh thewe views, ‘Yhie Constitution of the State makes the Governor slwply au Exccutlve oflicer, a‘". Uof Sce. S of the Constitution provides that i e Exccatlvo abiall take cate thastihe lawsara hltllalull! executed. As [ understand this, it ls 18 duly " te v shait ‘{“:"l:: that ali laws are cnforced, and { ta discharyo this solcmin duty in :L'.‘f,‘ b:wunun:u with lh: cficial vath wmci 1 B gicniled upon o lako 1f my noniuationsal] bava the Bonor 1 b yaurs, © TP g, B Casis okl [N TILDEN, 118 HEPORTED WITUDRAWAL FROM POLITICH Hpecial Dispatch 10 The Tribune, Naw Youk, July 9.~1n » lotter from Lonz -Drauch the Twnes corraspondent wires 1hat Samucl Tildeu, the dofealed candidate for the Presidency, spunt Bunday at Sca Girt, o few miles below the - Brancl. 1its companlons were the nephow of his uncle, Col. Fellon, Bumlth M, Weod sndjiex-Assemblyman John . Polly, 1y ix now guncrally known In political elrcles hero (ust Mr, Thden bas mot glven up the European irip contemplatud by bim some time ago, Me will sall in 8 week or ten daye with Cyrus W, Fleld, Their priucipal busioess abrosa wlil bs 0 ralss moncey to bulld tho New York ele- sated puilroud, which they proposs o extend sround the cast side uf thy city, Br, Tilden, it 1au bu further stated, bus given up sl houyhis of reviving tho Presidential contest in the courts, 1le i e hmsbhed e punver of g y i Now York ca, lie w £ M& in theapproaching lm:ounnuon. ' THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL, New Youx, July 0.—The attorney for ox-Gaov, Jucl Parkep, Kecelvor of the New Jervcy Mutual Life Insurance Company, Las instituted sults 85alust eight of ths old stockbulders aud Directors of that Cowpany for tho recovery of $200,000 suctled to have Llecen drawn by the ‘dlockholders from thy mssets of o (ompauy when the transfer was mode o :‘\w Uope tosurance Company, of New York. ‘h‘ . .a\n beew scrved upon Willlam M. Forca, Latbrcatdertof tha Cowpavy uaul 1873; C. C, tUtou, Vice-Presidont; Thomas B. Reddio. 22t of Cougress Trum Eaaex County; Josn Ha - Base, Frealdvat of (o becond Nationsl Bauk, work, of which sum |», - THE CINICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1877 Newnrk; James Q. Darnet, Oeorre Fetorn, Jdere- mia) Connsclior, and the extate of the late Danlel M, Wilson. SPORTING NEWS. THI TURF. ENTRIES FOR THE DEXTER PARK RACES, The entries to the Dexter Park meeting which commences one week from to- closed last night with the most gratilying resulta, every purse on the programme, except the free-for-all, haviny filled well, something that has never before vc- carred in (he history of Dexter Park; thatls, lo bave all the paraen fillwith the entries on hand at the time of closing. A large number will un- danbtedly bo received by mall, snd these will swell the ficlds of horses in each race atill more. Alto- getber, thers were forty-one eutries received last night, being but one less than at the Springfied (Mase.) meeting, which occurs on the same days, and which belongn to the boasted Octolateral, and the additional entriea will kuock Bpriugfeld Into the shade. In case the free-for-all does not i}, araco will be nrranged for Rarns, Nettie, and any other horses thut moy wish to enter. 8hould thin fall thruugh, Rarns “will trot sgainet time, and John Splan, his driver, agreca to show 2:16 or bet tor sure. "I he entrica are as follows: Finar Day=Tr July 17, 1977, ~Funa 81,000 for 2:33 clars—£300 1o L1ie Arat, $350 10 the sccond, 130 g G, iy Cicy, Aien..enters br g, Alfrei Lhida Dokle, Ban Franclaco, exer b. 7. ‘Vilner, by tieurge it Logan, Chicago, enters ch, g, Saitte K., by Golddust, 1. ¥laner, Terre [laute, enters gr. g, Echo, by White Jobn 8. Tumer. Philadeiphls, enters ch. s. Hannx, by Mambrino 11lot. N})rll‘l}:l"\? Loomls, Clhilcago, enters b. m. Josle, by MK Herman, Wadna, 1L, enters br. m. West Ualon atrl Ueorge Tuft, Kalamazoo, Mich., enters b, m. Lad, Vesia, Ty Varmont Her " A ¥ BAME IIAT—L'urse, F1800 fOF 2:30 clats~$00 tn the $420 L0 Lhie sccond, $27u 10 the third, £16010 Lhe H . A, Nohle, Pittaburg, enters ro. g. Slow-Co, by Stinratack, . Forbes, 8t. Catharines, Ont,, enters bik. g Prank, by Patninder. o ASrEIRUIE, Caton, 11, enters br, & Little Fred, YSEcunn DAt—Wroxesoav, July 18, 1877.—Purse, 1, 200 2.29 cinss—§90 to the first, $300 Lo the second, $180 ta the third, $120 1o the fourth, Vx‘; flul . Loden, Itay City, icu., enters b, #. C, W. 15, arter, Jancaville, Win, enters b. g, Jaoes- ville, by itabert Fuitan. "\ orgo It Logan, Cicao, cotera ur. g. Emeraid, by Willfam ). Coble, Philadolphis, cnters bik. & Scote Tan »{ llonole Scattand, John N. Turner, Piiladciphia, enters b, 8. Nii Des- b AL — il Tasca, Cilteao, ‘enters b. m. Lady Mc, by Tom Y W, Langley, Chicago, cnters b.s. Monros Chief, oaroe. Stlon, Quincy, Tk, entera gr. &, Crockeit. e ’n’i'arn'lexuel{e. it “entars et . Siodus, by Banz Dar=Turse, 81,800 for 2:37 ¢lare—$00) to the ?z‘rl‘ $430 10 tha uconflp 270 (0 the third) $180to the 7 W. Ii. Crawford, Chlcago, entors b. m. Little Gyp- sey. by Sliswhan's Tom ilal, % 5bn Bplan, Brooklyn, N.'Y., enters'ch. g. Planter. 'rr)x- “‘l'.r.m.IdL‘:rlom Clilesgo, enters ch. g. Marfon, by K. 11, Urodiesd, Miiwaukee, entors ch. g Mazomanfe, by Curt's fiuree, clanA. Gisrly’ Duftalo, N. Y., eatars b, m. Adelo ar Tuinn DAY-=THURADAY, July 19.—DPurse, $1,000 for 10 the Arvi} §230 Lo tho second( €130 to thathinl: $100 o the fourth, L i Chicagn, enters Ur. €. Cdpt. Dunnell, by ne: g Lashsw, VIR, Fhraer, htindelphia, enters ch. s, Masats, o % SMilwaukee, eoters b. m, Bella Moors, iolley, Elgin, I, enters ch, g. Little Bam, LA R g Tor 25 clane— 8730 to {‘l: ‘nl‘l‘h’lflfl to tho second, §223 to Lo third, $130 1o 10 fu! . ;3 Grawtord, Chilcago. entera gr. . Jaok Draper, by, Humbint, ‘Willlam Binssbiaugh. Wasbiogton, 1a., eaters gr, m. Tioke of \ashington, by Grocu 4 iashaw. Jo B, Oftut, Columbua, O,, edtars b, ui. The Jewess, by Mambrini Patchen. Grarye Groe, Ottawa, Til, entors b, &. Copl. Jack, Vialicr's 'stchen. T.ew Glean, Jacksonville, TIL, enters b. m. Monarch Tute: by Strong's Monarci, Fountu DAy, Faibar, July 20.—Purse of 84w for 2:40 cltae—$300 to thie i, 820010 tye second, §120 W thie (hisd, #1010 the fourth, liada atle, 8aa Fransiico, enters br. g. Volney, by oinntear, yYlilam” 81, Doble, Phlladelphie, caters ch. m, o) HFr::ir‘l & Loomts, Culaago. enter b. m. Jolo, by ik r'xfg’-ud firown, Marshaliiown, 1a., cuters br. & Cattaban, Mtiitogton. 1L, entors eb. m, Calla- by lioimes' Horse. Baun DAY, IuThs of $40 roo to all (Goldsmith M ), 81,000 Lo L Urat, $500 Lo the sccoud, St - Turncr: Fladeinhis, nierab, m. Nettle, b olw {1, ‘Turner, P a, enterab, m. 3 iy s Mambicioning, 3 ” XLOIN NACES. Hpecial Disalch to The Tribune. Reraix, 1), July §.—The summer mecting of the Kigin Driving Fark Ascociation will be Inaugu. raled Lo-day on the falr and continue on Wednes amounting to about §2, mavagers havo exerted themeelves to vt ar- raugements for the mnoet thuroughly enjoyable oc- cavion of this kind uver witneesed here, The wanagement cousists of Col. John 8. \ilcox, President; V. 8. Lovell, Treasuror; Gen. Laster, Becretary. 8, Laster, Superintendent and Mune ager. Bume of - the fastesi horses in this scction Are hero, aud nora expectod to-day. The follow- ing i the programma for E Iiy Sy 10:-Clam 1~For horees that havo never bealén threo minnien: I, B. Goodericts, Hammond, Ind., s g Slow-Uo. ixgd, b. §. Limcrick flos b, " Hunning eace, one mile {00 Lo Drst, $70 L sacond, ixm Drady, Peorin, i, b dsm by Hy d repeat, o Tira Pures Reality by West 4 n?.“ m. l::xnl by fm- Vagneite. I 3. W dn Mith., b. m. Nettte B, by Vandal dau Woudni, ©. Wiicox, Grand iiaplds, g, 1, No Nsmo by Eclipse & KiBn, Chicaku, b colt Jin Marvhy 11 3 "lass S—-Trolting rave for hunws that have never I‘;l}mm-n Purso $200—$ 10 irsti $70 Lo secoad; M, 1L Yates, Chlcago, b. m. M. e o Lo S eiaonyitic Boy. Wiltain McOingua, Kulainszo, ‘Silc., b. m. Lady cata B, C. Notly, Graud Raplds, g. 1. Liftle Sam. T Silers ek & Fdward W, i, enilog, Chicoges K. &, 8t Georgd, * & Chario, Chicags b. & Y ot Friicetons BASE-BALL, DIU BADY GAMD AT COLUMDUS, Npectal Dispulch 0 The Trilune, Covuwavs, O., dJuly 0.—One of the most ro- markable games of basu-hall ever witncssed In this city was played Lhls afternoon betweon the BPuckeyea und Tecumschs, of London, Unt. The Backeyes made their ous run In the second funing, and the visitars thelr solitary tally in the eighth. o effectivo was the plching of McCormick that aut vuo of the vigiture reachied first base ustil tho elghtl nming. The L { iyt on buth skics was vory A brilliaut, Ligbteun innings wore playcd, b Enio was declured 8 Ursw on sccount of ar] i Errors—Eight each. Baso kite—D McCormick, 4‘ off 1to vieitors, 0. The yumo was tho wost hotly cuntested of any over pluyed fu thiv cily, 1ITTROORG, BSpectal Dupatch o The Triduns, Pirrasvee, Ps., July 0.—Tho Allegusnles and Syracuve Ktacs played sgaln bl afternoon in th prosence of about 9,000 spectators, the gume ree sulting 2 to U in favor of the visltors. 0 club excelled at the bat, but lost tie gawe by er- rurn of Nelson 1o the sixth faning, silowlug tho Btars to score two runs, Vhe followlug ls usume mary: Whings— 123450780 Slare., ... 000020000 Alleghanies, 000000 00 anics, 03 Btar , o3 Allvchuiies, U, Bascs on balls—Uue each. Umplro—Frauk Curry. UAKCFURD—LOUIBVILLE, Special Inapaich 1o The Y1ibuna, LouisviLix, KJ., July 9,—Five safe hits in the Brat luniog, yiclding four runs, e bhe llartfords a Rood load 1 the gawe to- ‘The Urays scored onu each in the sccund aud fousth, buth unearned, aud the llartfords hud begun their fourth whea zuin fel) Ju tortenis, ‘rrnwnuna further play, Jase hita—llariford, 5; Louiaville, 2, Errore—Uartford, o; Louluville, 2 INDIANALOLLS, I:u.u,nnmu-. July ¥.—Indisuapolls, 0; Dos oD, wow hiite; e sg—— LOUISVILLE'S: SANGERFEST, LouisviLLg, Ky., July 0.—To-night's rehearssls for the Savgerfest were pronounced purfect Wuce cesscs, 1o all quarters the Hvellest sud woet ene husinatic {ntercet b manifested in the great wu- sical festival. 1ta Anancial vucceas ls already as- sured, mora than three thousand reeerved seats for cach day's concert having been wold ap (o the prescnt tie. Blxty car-loads af strangers camo from Cincinuat} alone to-pight, aud uther points are propartiosally repreeenied. B7. Lovts, July b, —The Orpheus Sacngerbund, forsy wembers, with the Kuights ‘Templar Baud of mixteen pleces, the Trclrs Lannerchor, thirty-sx weinbers, with the New Ocleans Orchcutra, six. al 8t, Louls q“mm&mfimx fesiival Lo commence Lo-mourrow ln that city, They will be foined ut s0wa point on thie rosd Ly pars of 8 society from Bellevilie, lil., aud wuother from Soringiels, Tl : OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpox, July 9, —Steamships Stato of Virginis, He, Ludwlg, and Assysls, from Now York, bave arrived out. . Loxpox, July 9.—Htesmships Nederlaud, from fl::dfi?‘ Ohlo, frum Fblladelphis, have ar- All uervous, exhausty and painful disessce epcedily yleld to tha cux:';‘fvo lu-lu{"nw! of Pulver- macher's Electrio Beits sud Uands, 'fl-\‘{ sre safe, -Imtlu. and ollective, and can be casily ap- lled by the r-uginsuumfl. Buok, with fuli par- culare, mailed Treu. Addreas Puiveruucior Gale vaulc Co-, Cinclunatl, O now beaded, now belng cat. Matuuars, Dans Co., Inly 0. —We experienced on the Lth {nat. one of the heaviest rain-storma we have known for many years. Grain and grars damaged slightly. Ve aro going to have one of the largest and bert crops of potatoes ever raimd. Corn looks fine. Moxrtrcriio, Lafayette Co,, Jaly 0, —~0sta and timothy, sud, in fact, 'l yrain, has grown very fart during_ttro laet ten dnya, nmxmmlu oot \Wheat has not been injured by the bug. Iax In very pood. Prescort, Pierce Co., July 9. —Teporta come in from all around that the spring whest on old gronnd ls thinning ost. 1t t» vm evident that We are poing 1o be disappointed In realizing 8 heavy crop of whest and oalz, &a was th wa wecks 480, Timothy rather lght Clover is THE CROPS. A Now System of Farming in Central Kansas. Wheat-Fields of Four Thousand Acres Worked on Contract. ‘Reports from the Wheat mnd Cora t Flelds of the Northweste S —— MINNESOTA. Apectal Dispasches th The Tribina, Laxzrows, Carver Co., July 0. —Spring wheat and oats excellent. Corn growing fast—stands two feet high; worked threo timen. Darley veryuice; will be ripe In two weeke, Rye ripe in one week— lghtcrop expected. Timathy good. Wild hay a 1ight crop: began making on the #d Inat. Winoxa, Minn., Jnly 0. —Tus tremendoud rain. storm In southernand central Minnesuta on Satnr- doy night did no damace to craps except barley, which ie badly Jodged. News to-day from the weatern end of the Winona & St, Peter lHoad eonfirms the wesiward flight of ‘hoppers. They are all gone, and have not deposit- cu any egg. KANSAS. To the Editor of The Tribune. AmLrsz, Ksn., July 7.—The resders of Tnx Trinuss will dooltlers be aurprised st the ntate- ment that thiero is & piaca tn the United Btatea whers farming {s done o the same plan aa here In Dickinson County, Kan., sod whery, except in Californla, it s done on so large scalo, ‘The peculiarity of the country consiata fn what In called the ** contract sysiem, "—that ia, whero the owner of the land hires all his wurk done by the acre, the man who does the work furnisbing his own teams and implementa. The plan was firat tried by Mr, F. C. llenry in 1873, when he had 500 acren of pralrio broke and put in fall wheat. It waa reaped in 1874, ylelding nincteen hushels per acro. The same Jand, with 700 acres more, Wwas sown in the fail of '74, making tho great 1,200- ncre fencelesn shest-field that was go much written and talked about at that time, being, I belleve, tho Iargest field of wheat ralsed anywhere east of tho Rocky Mountainaupto that time, Thia year Mr, 1. has ia sbout 4,000 acres, all of which wan done on the same plan. 3any others have gone to work on tho eame aystem, farming to wheat from 600 to 5,000 acres this year, The wheat 1afuat beginning to ripen, and If harvested rafeiy will be much the best ylcld and much the largest acreage ever harvesicd In this county, And the amount of ground now being prepared for fal} seeding indicates that the screage next year will far exceed this. —— OO, Bpectal Dispatchests the Tribuns. 4 Nerroxe, Mercer Co., Jnly . —Whest fa good ; half {ushock. Oats fnjured by wet. Cora very poor. Bince the 1st of June, sixteen days of rain, and prospects of mors to follow. Fixotay, Hancok Co., July 0,—Tbe outlook for cropa is good if It wonkd only stop raning, Corn is not getting worked much, MICIIIGAN. Bpecial DispateX to Ths Tribune. MinnLrviLLg, Berry Co., July H.—We arc har- vesting; weather very pleasant and cool; grain wilt ro thirteen bushels per acre; berry ia fine, Conniderable was tinrt by the fly, but tho most of tlie wheat {8 very good, Many of the readess of Tuz Tnisuxs wonld liko o know he profits of this method of farming, 1 will give it aa nearly e Tcan. Wo wiil take tho bare prairie to start with, It cost 82,00 an scre o Ret “Plu"ed the liret tline; say $1.25 for eced, and $1 for harrowing three fimes, which would nake $4.75 per acre, An uverage crop is eighteen bushels. 1t will coat about 81 10 harvest, thresh, ana market if. or ey §0 per acra for il tho ex- INDIANA. Special DispateA to Tha Tridbune, Kxox, Starke Co., July 0, —Harvesting; 80 far the crop has not been injured by the raina. The crop will average thirtcen bushiels poracre, Quality ls g0 cnso connected with tho crop,—lesv- COTTON, ngr 8 R grn of 8) per mcre, New Onumaxs, July 0.—The New Orleans Cot- with _cightecn buslicls per acre, and the | {on Exchange crop report for June ls out, and prico 81 per hushol. And yout real Inveatinent i Gnly the expenss uf putiiog in, of $1.75 por Acre, The horvesting, threshing, and markoting can be paid out of the crop itself, This is certainly ® good showing for land that can be bought at $4 10§10 per acre, aud tho gleh! in this country is oftener over eighteen bushicls than under, Lt the contract systemn han other advantages,— ablic or sucial sdvanlages, 1 may call them, It s nut &mliun u:ry;m)fill le and eany way of farni- ing large bodice of Jand with compuratively small caplial, thos paying the large land-owner hand- somely, but it 1a's great benefit to the amaller land- ownors and poorer farmers. It gives them a chance 10 do some cash wark, Cash is the (hlnr thoy need, and in this county, in addition to getting In thelr own small crope, they can take conttacta from tie conteact farmers, and thus thero Jo mutusl sdvan- tago. A great wany people—in fact & majority— cume 1o the West very poor, They have no monoy. and t1 they ralre a crop they have a hard lite. “Now, with a few of the large contract farm- ers In a nelghborhood, it isvery different, The newcomers can **get 8 job' at onca, In May or Jdune prairie iw to ba broken and corn planted and cultivated; then comes harvest, threshing, hanling, plowing for fall wheat, drilling, harrowine, etc., all of which is cash work, and a Godeend to hane dreds of the poorer clars of einigrants, ‘When we conelder tio aunltly of theland In Cen- tral Kansas, the prico aud ternis on which it can be bought, the ex‘mnli at which it can be worked, I question whethier thero fs another place in {198 cunutry thiat offcrs the eamo inducements to either rich or poor people who think of chanving theie location. A section of gond jand can be bought un eleven years' tiwie If deslred at from 84 ln’lflm acte, accordingtodlstauce fruni rallroad. For8y, the whule scction can ba broke and sceded to wheat. If the crop is an averagy, it will more thauy pay for both the labor snd the land tho first yuar, In’ many eazes thia has been done. having, ray, $4,000 or $5,000 can casily purchase and seed o koction on the contract system. But il he takes 8 quarter or half sectlon, d, instead of having it all produciny sometling, improves sixty ur eiglty acrés cach year, and piita his money In teams and mas chinery, eic., be will make slow pro comie parcd with the man who owna notbivg tut Lis Iand und puts all 41s moeney in Cm‘u. ‘This method of farming is alao very much facilitated by the Herd law. Farms do not need 1o be fenced fiere. The man who owns stock s responsible for his stock, and part of hia responaibility 1s to koep it off his TelRhbor's crops, Tui na Kroat advantag to a new couatry, All tho money and tima that would othorwlao have (0 be apent b feucing can now Lo devoted Lo buying more land and {n cuitivation, Aund it conts {or heading but 5 titho of what fencing ‘would cost. In fact, all the stock in this county 18 not waorth what It would take to fence the orops that are now growing without au attempt ata foncoe. Mr, Henry has &, 000 acres of wheat in one body adjoining Abilene. 1t would cost him many thousands of duilam to femeo it It costa oacti man who has & cow but_twenty-five centa to have her herded on the ynlrle and kept off overy- body'scrops. At nightilic stock must be cor- relled or tied, “L'iin 14 but & briet glance at what is n_growing, rfirmlnr.‘nnd nuw nystem of agricallural industry n ihin country, and ono that 1 am sure wmerits the attention of uli those who moditate removiag to a country whore Jaud ls pleaty, good, and cheap, but wiiere money, in the nature of the case, fu yet mcarce, but whero ftinay bo uade very fast with gives the following facte: Louisiana—Thls report ia compited .from fifty- nloe answers recelved from twenty-seven parlehes, averags date Junc 0, all reporting the weather daring the month as good, and much more favora- Dble to the planting than at tho aame time last year. Bince the laet report there has been no Increasc or decreass in the qoality of lands planted in cotton. Stands sde represented as guod. The plant Is gen- erally forming and bloomlog we Ita present condition s good; much better than last yese, In somte cctlons of Rapides and St. Landry Parishes caterplllars Lave put in an appearsace, but no damage is reported, Miastessppi—Weo have soventy-nine reports from thirty-three counties, dated from Jano 27 to Jul 5. The characted of the weatner has becn general- 1y more favorabla then last year. There has been no material change 1n the acreage. Btands are ver( gencrally reported a8 good. Plants forming wefl ‘and few blooms as yet. Conditlon good, though tlie plants from eight to ten days backw: compared with last year. Arkaasas—Our report {s made up from forty-six replles from twenty-seven countics. The weather bas been leas favorable than at the same time Jast year, and much complaint is made of teo much Tain, causing a slight decrease, of eay 1 per cent, in acreage, ns last reported, Stands arg, hoverer, repreachted as good, but the present condition does not compare favorably with Iast ycar, the plant belng small aud backward by ten days, and the fielde grasav. NAMIYILL ‘enn., July 0.—Tha June report to the Nashville Department of the Natonal Cot- ton Exchai has thirty-one anawers from Mid- dio Teunessce. Twenty-one report too niuch raln he first part of the month, but dr&gullnl the last of tho month, and ten report much rain, I'welve report the weather more favorable than Tastycar, Sfteen less, and fuur the eame na last year, Blxtcen feport o decreasn of 20 per cent of Jands lanted since the last report, fourtcea the same as ast year, and one an increase of 10 per cent. ‘Twenty-scven report sfands good and four stands l;zlmr. Beventeen report the crop In thelr section good condition, snd thirteen in conditlon, ‘There arc thirty snswers from eleyou counties in Alabama. Foor report too much raln, sight dry, niue favorable, eight first of tho month ralos and sccond part dry, ten report planting over at the last report, elght tho same amount as 1ast year, slx a decreass, even an increaso, twrm&:- X ro- port atands good, five puor, twelve repurt the prea= ent coudition good, ten free of grass, nine Frass, and 0fteen backward. Lobor niore eustly con- troiled than Jast year, and laborers mors {adustri= oas. AMUSEMENTS. STITE DANICIHEFFS,” Dr. Hooper, Treasurer of tho Unton Squsre Theatre, Now York, tolegraphed Me, Hooley yes- J#tcrday ChatShook & Palmcer bad deternuned to #ond to Chicago s cast for **The Danicheffa™ (with which Hooley's Theatra will be opened next Mouday night) very much superlor to that gven In New York. The full cast will by roper industry and averago Intelligence. ay ftnot bo that thia wystom, wilh ita mutusl advantages aud Clange profite, e will prove to be the germ of anew roclul and in- dustrial piilosophy among the faruers of theso great plains, which, Justcad of balug e barren regiona they bave Jony been sup) 10 be, aro roving tu be the moat fertile aud pruitable farm- | [ Inpite in his country, aad which lu a fow years will chinige the howme of the huilalo, antelopo, aud Indian lntu the abodes of tho wost kappy, prospers ous. and indepondent Pm le In thu world? ‘Ihe conditions are ull hore for Jnst that state of things, and, fu ¥pito of drought and grasshoppees, ~wiich are fast Josing their terrom, —that atato of things ls fant Locoming a reality. ru muany things thatstand clossly related et of this article, but ILIx already tw However, If uny reader of TE TRIBUNE wanis specisl explanation ud fnguiries by letter to Mr. . lieury, he will mve fafl information ia reply 10 suct Tnquiries. Apecial Dirpatch to The Tribuna, Lacvawx, bLion Co,, Kan,, July 1), —Carn never showed a better prospect of & big crop, Most of 1t bas been cultivated threo times, Wheat and osta look. first-rate, Kall whoat is ,:ully nearly all Larvested, and will yleld tweaty busuels per acre, Timothy and clover sro excellent. No grass- Luppers, Amum. Ceawford Co,, Kan.. July D.—Weather delightful, “Corn crowing uvldl{: frat plantod fe shoulder bighs lator planted a1l heights down 1o six inches, ~Wo are now cultivating and vury basy. ILLINOIS. Bpecial Dpatehes to The Tridnna, Marroox, 1L, July 0.—The favoruble weathor for & sbord time past la rapidly briuging out late plunted curn In this vicinity, and the prospectfor s good vield brigltening every day, Wheat ls belng cut and will be sn unusually iue ylald, In soms purtions of tdc connties of thelby, Christisn, and Montgomery the corn crop Is badly ruioed by ex- ceauive ralus, and from present indlcations will be the next thing toa f8ituze, THE SUMMER-NIGHT CONCERTS, The fourth week of the snmmer-nizht concorts commenced last ovening with s miscellancoas pro- gramme Including the overture to Cherubl **Anacreon®; tho allegreito from Mozart's K flat pymphony; selections from Weber's **Proclosa™ ; Lisat's March **Vom Fely sum Meer™; the Yor- splel to ** Lohengrin™; Tachakowsky's Ballet"; Decthoven's Romance fn G Nal der Crarda™; Btraues’ **Telegram Walts''; Gop- nod's **Funcral Msrch of & Marionetio; and tha arerture to **Stradella,” Tuls evenlng will be tho event of the season, the programuio Lelng devoted exclusively o Beethoven, aund of a1l ieethoven night programmes which Mr. Thomis has niven in this city this ls the fnest o It iucludes the **Fidollo " overture; the Lea- Rora " overtares Nos 2 and 3; the choral fantasia. in which Mr. Puchs will take the planoe part and ke Apoallo Club tho choral; thu immoartal Scveath Symphouy; aud the great Soptatic. Thore will un- doubledly be a rush. 4 THE ADELPHOL At the Adelphi laut evening s new blll wae pre- sented, and many new faces, L0 & very large aue dience. Stetson's Novelty Compsay, uf Boston, appeared In tho well-worn and severely-mutilatsd Cuat Uity, Ulay Co., July D.—\Wheat fs very | drama, entitled **The Three Fast Men," Tha fine. Al lins beeu_harvested, and niost stacked, ath extra good. Feult In dhundance, *% | pleco is o uld ous, aod avcus 10 kavs lost ita identity, to large exteut, ss presented by this Cantyig, Clinton Co., July U.—Wheat harveat i company. Its interest consists in its novelty,— Just done, ' Fsrnors stacking. Wheat beltor than we pecte b 1 5 1l e e FT T,y duly ,—Wheat | In plotand situstion—if it may be sald to bave a plol—it reminds one of Joshua Whitcomd with the bumor and sentiment left out, _‘fhe company numbers sevoral good peoply, and old-Lime h;or- the Baert hicre for years, Al dona harvesting, and ready to thrush. Farmers heal(h! d Lopelul, Bwisuroy, NcCoupln Co., July Marvesting Yicld of winler royressing Anely, wheat fro itos, but thelr parts are not such &s Lo ca! Doty o Grenty itve biashiols per acre; Weather | out or give thet the oppariualty'io do iex: 0od, Wages 4 per day. Alolp plenty, Farmora { Justice. Pat Hooney in his old souye, snd Al fall with his Lanjo aud songe s7e tho real attrac- tion of the week, —— OBITUARY, - Special Dispatch to The Triduns, Catno, i, July 9.—Judge Morrow, one of the most prominent and influential citizens of Padu- cah. Ry., dicd last night suddenly on the Iliinols Ceutral Rallroad traln from a tamor in bis throat 1lo was returuing fram California, where bo bad Leen teying to obtain relief. His remains here Fipitket e s e ot 'emplar, afte u lc‘l::-“or the ll‘zs;u:“k‘hk with the body for Psdu- c Luxa N.J., July 0.—Col. J. W. Wood- rid he ardest 6mcer of tho Kew Yark Division ot the ' Peansylvanls Kaliroad, died from parslyas Jeaterday, julilant liaken i, NeCaupin Co., July 0. uction beat we have ever ed, I bucveat. (eiting slonk Guoly. BYVILLE, detsey C0.y July T plumps gdod slze; murt of ¢ etands up we tittle Joss will occur from the wet weather. heat n tha ratn 1a very radlce Lavo been Ju great dewand. 50 wet Leavy ma. chines canuot run. Do Witt Co., July 0,—Tye never was Wil yield from Hpring wheat snd vats i Corn on WareLLO, better. Largy bresdih sown. thirty to fugty basbols. louk well. tiround soaked wi Toy Taude balug enticuly degiro Nxuu, Pike Co., July 0, —Winter average fruns Gfteen to scventeen bushe! Is a8 good au cuuld bo asked for, Westh wet, sud lnlerfercd a greas deal with barvesting MISSOURT. Bpaciul Dispaiches o The Tridune. July 0.—~Wo estimate our ushels per acre. Quality good, Weather Lae been good. Wasitixaton, ¥Frapklin Co., July 9.—Osts and wheal good, —uever betier, Potaty crop very large Corn sbove an ', mx feet high. 15uxraNDENCE, Jackson Ca., July B, —Fall wheat mostly barsastad fu good coudition. No damsge xy‘l-u -llu‘mm. Corn aversges two feet high and jolug woll. F‘l‘:"mon. Catlawsy Co.. July 8,—Fift¢on bushals watol, TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Dispateh to The Tribune. Bpecial ‘Wrxoxa, Minn., July 0. —Dispaiches to-day an- nouncy & risc of slx feet in Chippews River ince Baturdsy, and loge are ruaning freely, e ta e mion feet sra gow ia Beaf Slouyh: . Th mitls hero will get a fall ly. 'ufigvyrol. July 0.—~The Hou. Thomss Tl':;otndo- will b the svesago per acre of winter whest tn this | clines the use of bls nauo s oy~ county. Ground hay beon very wet and jmposel. | crmor, blo to run machines. The crop is about half in et ' % 0 THE'DQ‘R’EMNS .FESLEH MOTHER, K. i, Miller Ca July 0.—Wintet whest eea- lly very goud. Oats louk well, aud vod pros- fv{-'u'i 'fir?um-\ng dnely consideriug hoves. | Broowrxarom, Iil., July 0.—Mre. Obr, Matron »ou, of tho Soldfers' Orphaus' Lome, was tried to-dsy > —— for cruelly Leatlug Willie Sclott, an tumate of tha WISCONSIN, Homos. The evidence did not sustaln tha sovere Specval Dispatches 1o Tha Tridung. Eav Cuatus, Washiogton Co., July 0,.—0Oate snd charyce mads sgatnst Mrv. Obr, slthouyh It was spriug wheat are sllil Jovklug flaw Kany sows shown that tho switchlug was s seveie vue. Jusy diaagvods MARINE NEWS. Another Tidal Wave 8kips 0F with Bix Fest of Water, The Tinflalo Conventlon of Vesscl-Owners Adjourned Till Purther Notice. Maritime Accidents and Numer- ous Navigation Notes. ANOTHER LOG FROM BAKER, Clerk 1iaker hos returned from Lake Soperior ‘with another log, and gives sn account of the stmr Haord's lato trip, togetlicr with other items of In- terest to mariners: *¢Halloa!" said Capt. Lloyd, *‘ared flag ahead! A signal of danger? fight 1a the chanuel, loo, A we were looking, the red flag ran down and s white one took ita place, All right again. We were parslog up the Sault River, and, nearing the Neelsh Rapids, we foond the Cansdiane at work removing the bawider and,iniproving the chia, Whiles red flag Is np veasels muat not pa white flag denotes all right. At noon, the 1st, we focked up into the canal To koe, the bail rolling 1 ln]’-{m'cl Ahould samething sbout a tids} he *‘other boy have got {t bad, and about here is where it catches them, Well, st Wittaka B3y our story begins. Ram's stesm-barge was l{lng at the wharf in twelve feet of water, Tidal wave left her aground for three lours, #he was drawing six fect; 80 old tidal skipped out with siz. Fact. At Grand [sland we aaw two seencla losding equare timber for Quebee, making the (hird shipment, with eix to follow. 1lere we fuund the tug Odd- Fellow dissbicd, andtowed her to Marguetie. As we were rounding the Island we found the stmr Annie L. Umlinzmunrl. Sie rignaled na for lelp, and After working an hour wa got hier off. Sho had been vn but & short time. At Unota wharf the L»mp(?lu of New York was lo-d(na nig lron for “leveland. Shc had & *‘aore nose’” from her ro- cent collision with the schr America. Heached Marquette the 2d, where we wers bney baring frelgbt for eix hours. Then proceeded Portage, arriving on the mumlnp’ of The same evening we put Int Lako where we are always greeted by a crowd ple. An the Hur. ths only Lost they have, her arrival inthe only excitement they have to divert thewm from thelr daliy routine, Ands {uvlal peupie tuey #re, ‘lhe entrance to Lake Linden In dredged through swamp and ereek, {s two mlles in Jength, and etaked out by aplies driven at intcrvals eachn slde of the channel. The wi of thisand Port- #K0 1.aka are of & copper culor, On the 4th the llurd stopped at L'Anse, took cn part of down carxo, and proceeded to Marquettn to complete the Joad. A party of us tuok the morne ing tzain for Marquetiv,ovorthe Marquette, Houghe ton & Ontonagun Hallrosd. Tho miiners were in thelr buliday attire, and wero having & bully time sil afong the road. ' At Marquette the harbor was very gay, and wall filled with sicam and saliinz craft. 1 connted nearly forty with tlelr colura Gonting from their mastheads. July G, evening~The [lurd steamed oot of port, heading homewnrd. Resched the canal st noon of the 6th, Work Is now progressing rapidiy on the lock. One hundred and forty men and many ono steam barge, and one tug s t canstantly at work on thia great lock. In the cansl we met tho atmr Arctic, ateamships Havans and Wilwon, with their consorts, Behe b, Wagstafl ‘was dllc(llndn% cual below the canal, Tiown the river met the tug Johnson, with schrs C. P. Minch and Homer In tow: also eteamship Egyptian and consurt. On_ Lake Michizan, off bouth Manitou lalaud, mot stir Peerless. - Travel Las now falily cowmwenced, We had agood llst down aod a pleasant run. Touched at Milwankea Bundey morning, and reached Chicago same even- Ing. The llurd sails aygaln to-moiruw cvening at 8 o'clock for all Lake Snperior ports. NAUTICAL MISIIAPS. Willlam Courtaln, o waiter of the Government sarvey party now encamped at I'ort Clinton, is suppoeed to havo ncen foully dealt with at Sandas- ky ou the Fourth, e was frum Detroit, where be Las a wife and child. The stwr Miltun D. Ward got hard agroand on Sagar Inland Fridsy eventug, while after an excar- slon party, hat a risc i the river released ber Sat- urday morntog. While engaged In unloading lron ore from a ves- ecl at Sandusky on the Fourth, 8 workman named C. Benner was precipitated into the hold through the breaking of s runway, and instautly killed. 1o leaves 8 wifc and four children. The prop Emplre Biate, while bound up Lake Huoron, abreast Lakeport, Saturday morniny, hroke her wristpin, which resulted fn the destructiva of the uppor cylindor, Bhe was lawed to Port Horon by the! ‘Am Jave The damsge will take s week @ ropale, A wuek ago Snnday the barge Wm. Vannatta, Jumber-laden and boand down, in tow of the prop E. Thompeon, water-logged off the Charltics, and waa left at T Part of her deck-load waa re- moved and she was pumped ont. The prop A. A. Turner will take that l:nuun of her deck-load put off, and atso tow her {o her destination. About 1:30 o'clock Wednesday morninga cole Maion occurred between the schirs Peerless and Fol+ ger, sbott twenty milns norih of Gawego—or rathor the Peerless ran intothe Folger. The Peerloss was boand for Uswego-with Lamber, and the Folger was en route o Kingston with coal from Sodua, N, The Folger war considerably damaged, incl the cutting of tho main rail on the port bow, 3 tinx tho foreautl, cutting the tlmber heads oat, tearing away the §1b-boom stavn, the catieads, two shronds of tho fare.fzging, etc, The vemels were entangled adont an hous, and the jib-boom of the T'eerless had 1o ve chopped away, else she would have cat the Foiger to the wator's wdye. LAKE PREIGHTS, Cuicao, July 0.—The market was falrly active and firm a8 1%@%, the ontsido for small vessels. Capacity was taken for 8,000 bu wheat, 370,000 ‘ba corn, 50,000 bu oats, and 8,000 bu rye. Tho charters woro au follows: To Buffalo—8chr Savee land (Satunday p. in.), com onthroush rate: barges Eetchain and Rutter, wchr David Vance, sil coru at 13c; schrs Yankee Bladu snd P, Ii, Locke (small vessels), corn at Zc; prup Jay Guuld, wheat, corn, and rye; prop Portage, corn and oals; prup Japan, coru; ail through. Intbe wfternoon the schr Donaldson for rorn to Hnflalo, ‘The schr Hungariun gets Xc for coal from Cleve- 1and to Chly 3 The schr Mary Booth carries bark from Ahnapos 1o Chicugo a1 $1,50, rife more active, bul abont ‘Torznw, July 7. d chrs Geo, W, Davix, Bt ru to E unchanged. Charte: Peter, sud J. B, Hichards, lhe; Swith & Poat, corn to Wi i L L Lamb, wheat to_Linfialo, 2¢; oklin, cort nd wheat to Ouwegy, 4% and_Sc; Corsican, Bai- ley, and Atmosphere, corn to ¥, at L3ic. COMMERCE OF MILWAUKRE, The following etatement shaws the commerce of tlr‘x‘a_.;mmu of Ailwaukeo for the moath of June, - asmvan Kido-wheel steamers. .. 187 pelicrs sy s T7.533 875,031 Tunnage, 100, x50 N7 81,790 4,740 12373 TORT UURON. Spectal Dispatch (o Tha Tridune, Porr Hvusow, Mich., July 0.—Down—Props Tadger Biate, Peton, Lawrencs, DeanRichmoud, Quebec, Arabta, Autelope and bames, Tuttle and consort, K. 3. Hale and tow, J. 8. Psy and tow, Nisgara and raft, Turner and bargow: schrs Lizzie A. Law, Meani, Nollie Rledington, City of Chica- 0, liamarck, Lelle Shoridan, J. D, Eawyer, Mary Copley, M. 1. Wilcox, Kecanabs, Alva Bradley, A i e M N oo —Fropa J. e O T G L e s ot Vienna and counsort, Wetmiore and consort, East Sagiuaw und burgos; schrs Peshitgo, 8. 1. Foater, Trenion, Filtmiore, Jane Ralston, Dunford, lasco, ‘Wentcult, Auna s, Fame, Mary Merritt. Wiud, north, fresh;weallier fine, LOST THEIR RAYTS, The tugs Emerald and Annie Molles each lost s rafion tue bay Tucsday afternoon, off Saginaw, ‘The tuze were proceeding along fu company at the tlwe the northeast squall struck them, and (oa Lrief time the Motles had only & few hooin-sticks and the Kmerald afow loge intow. The Emer- ald's raft contajued abaut 400,000 foct, sud ls owned by Il W, Bage & Co., and the Moiles’ reft belonged to C. K. Kddy. On Wednesday the boats were engaged in Slckln; up the loge, and it is thoaght all wili be secuzoa. MARQUETTE, Bpecial Dispaick o Tha Tribund, MirqustTes, Mich., July U.—Arrived—Prop W, H. Darnam, schrs T. W. Terry, 8. I, Mioch, David W‘f»‘,"“'i Cansdisn schr Mary llnml.h’lp:a. Clearsd-— ?rl avaos, schrs Genos, Heleps, Em- ire Btate, Js . Harrison. Passed down-— 'rop Garden Up—Prup Pecrless, SG Paul THOE CANAL. Bmipazront, July 8. —Cleured—Prop Victor, Heary, 74,152 foet lumber; Gypsy Queen, Henry, B3,244 foet Jumber: Mctwopoily, MHeary, 08,804 luunmbn‘fi’my-unn. o ahllonu snd La Salle, 70,450 feet lumber, alh, 550 posts; Luckpert, Lockport, 3, vu whess, —— MICHIGAN CITY. Special Diapaich (o The Triduns, Micuwax CitY, lod., July 9.—The schr Magzie Dall, in sutering the barbor Sunday night, ran into the liztit-boase 8p, ch, damaging it about $25, Ky renuls of aefi atow. TILL FURTUER NOTICE. E. T\ Kvans, ¥sq., President of tho Buffalo As- soclation of Vesscl-Owness, elegraphed bero yeo~ terday Lhat s saay loealitlcs Lelug wistiv 4o coas trol their vesanln, the convention that was (o have met in that ¢ity to-morenw had been adjourned Ui} farther notice, which means sine die. Probahly the gentlemen at Boffalo diacavered that it woald be impracticable to bring ao many dirversified intar- exta together. and have thos scted before they heard from the Chicago meeting. FRIE. Apectal Dispateh to The Tridune, Fmug, Pa., July 9.—Arrired from Chicago, stmr Chins. Departares for above to-day were atmes India, Sparta; echre Corsican, B, . Willlams, Q. W. Davis, Bt, Peter. Joseph Kelley, Julis Willard, Grain reccipts to-day, §0,0)0 bu, MILWAUKEE, Apectal Dispaich to Tha Trituna, Miuwarsee, Wik, Joly 0,—Charters — Schr Gulalng Btar, 18,000 b wheat to Oswego, on owo- g‘l l:g:ml; schr Nellle Wilders, whest to Kings- 0 af NAVIGATION NOTES. Cimicano, —~The catamsran Durtchal ha left De- trolt for Chicago....The achr Saveland came from Milwaokee yeaterday 1o find & cargo, aud got it..,. There aro few cargoes on the Jumber market. and arrivals are not frequent.... The new chr Una, of Graad Iaven, was Iying near Rash-street bridgo yesterday....The Gracs A, Channon bas been on the lamber market for & week, and vo rals from day to day.....The schr Sunnyside, I5lng st sachar in the lake ‘basin, I8 baving her topsides and deck calked..... 1t wan off Twin Hiver Point whers the schr Mos: experienced such good weather Jast Thursday, and not Mineral Polnt....The little excursion stmr Mary, that came nr from Milwankee esrly In the season, has not fared well financially, snd her owner will take her back to Milwankes to-day.... Cant, Doyle, of the hark Lafrinier, which arrived Jesterdar, reporte mquslly weather 'ofl Twin River ‘oint Eaturday evening....The stmra Ben Drake and Tady Wanhington ba by fthe Masonic to Highland Park The achr Georgy on ) Finvey has taken the 1. Foster's place on the lamber market, bat 1t 18 hot known whether she {8 to remain there as Jong aa the latter did or not... Clrb Biewett wakes trips inrt. to the Hoapital Ship'ai 8, 10, and 114, o., and as 1p. o with bis st Bret Jlarte. The 'rezular trips to Lincoln Park and the erth will be made at the uraal hours ...The prop (ordon Usmphell, of the Anchor Line, 18 on her way (o Balfalo in aptalo Briggs. It b he (iospel-ship Glad Tidings will be towed to Evanaton thia morning et 11 o'clock, from Rush streetbridge, The Drake will leave her docl Clark etreet bridge at the usoal time, 10:30.... Capt, Ben Eyater s aiteriug the timber post of the echr 1, Parsons at hix dry-dock, and ja putting tow- [ozinon the tug Constitution, Tie aino has tues on ic Iben Draxe Axing the rail damaged by the prop Badger Btats. Oriten Porire.—Tha Westover, Munle, and Sea- Gull were inepected an the Fourth at By City.... ‘The Anule Moilca lne(cc‘\al In picking up abont 1,000 of thaeo lost togs &t Bay City, ‘The balunco sre on the beach Bufalo sppears to be regain- ing ber lumber trade, Nearly all the veasels clear- {nz trom Tiay Clty with lumber recently wore bouad for Buffalo....The prop ity of 8t Catharines to be sold, tinder & power of sale by morigage, at Bt, Catharines on the 2d of Angust mext.., The chre J. P, Sneldon and Hattie Johnson are r rmm a8 Yolnu Into ordinary st Buffalo 1l therc ls an unprovement In freights The achr Dlen Franklin has e B intothe lumber businces. ... Lake Superior steamers sre carrying lnrlp numbers 0f “passengers ot resent.. . Detrolt tag ownars tried to meet araly jaxt Thursday sud gave it up....There bave been 2351 more lockages through the Welland Canal this car already thun last—owing to Inercased activit) u the Jumber trade. ... Mive thousaad dollsrs will be expended in dredging Newcastle, Ont., harbor, ....The stmr Cora Locke broke her sbaft on the Fourth st Day City....The Elmtra and ha laid ©p ot Uay City for twenty days, under the agrcement uf osners, Capt. George Decker, of Bay City, broke one of his légs by & fall on_bin barge at Toleda last week. ....Hepaira uvon the stinr Keweenaw have been completed at DeunnL and she has left for Buftalo 1o taka her place in the Lake Superlor trads. ... The Saginaw Lisy owners have generally agreed to lay up thelr lamber vessels for twenty days, and sev- cral craft had lald ur at l1ast sdvicen....Tho tag John E. Owens/ with the monster raft for Mesara, Bliss & Plerce, Tonawnnda, arrived at Baifalo Fri- day. and was taken down the Ntagara Rivor sately Ly theaid of seven tugs. —— TORT OF CIIICAGO. The following were the arnvals and clearances for thie twenty-four hours ending at 10 o'clock last night: Aravata-gimm Corana, Bt Joe. pundries; Chicas o, Manitowoc, sundries; Alpens. Ieflm. sundries; Trups iilsmarck, Marmetie, towing: J, L liord. Han- cock, sundries; Purtage, liufTalo, sundries; M. Groh, Manfetce, Jumber: Slesenger, fenton Harbor, sua- ., sundricar Vanderblic, BufTaio, eil, Ludington. jumber; Phila- { Favorile, Senomince, towe Cooper, Maniuique, lumery C. stiche elson, Ludiogion, Tutiver: Menekaugce, Marie lumh ._b, [tobinson, Marinette, fum! Tyson, i J. V. Taylor, lirtlers, Manisieey, lutiber; Winso jumber; AMinerva, Muskegun, lombe Celt, adinaon, luinbers Heinds {aplds, pi-fron; ‘Outricl. “buncan Giy st Mus N keuo, lawber: Faveland, {jEnti B, M, Davidion, Clevon Liver, lumbers ialelet, fenomines, tomber Morcury. Ludinktou, lumbery Frank Crawfo l\fll‘lgll lumber; Martha, Kenoalia, frarely itobdie Ruaop dlogton, lumbert K. Elient ite Niver. lumber: JatHnter, Duncan City, 7y Lookout, Orand J{aven, lunibert Cuyahogs, Tumbe: \VBitenay Tiay, embeort A 1 Nchols e boyian um: § Adriatic Muvkegon, tnmbors (M, Poricn Lud. kton, jumber; 8. P. Wilwa, P A boa, 1'ackars Grorge L. b Muskegon, Tuinber; Plan tors, \minber: Do Willisms, Mousminee, 4 Herschel, Menoiniuoe, postsy saow Planef, Yortage Laka. bark. CLraRaNCEs—Sehr Lew Ellewarth, Ringston, 22,6841 b whieatischr Il ¥. Bruce, Buffalu, 49,00 ha corn; Sampede. linffaln, 18,573 bu com; schr Savaland, Ntaitalo, 47,50 bu corn: vm,x 0 bris purk etiny Alpena. Muskegon, Comanche, Kingxtou, 11200 ha earn] schr C. s0n, Ludingion, 43 cords stone: schr L. I, Costes, Mus- Egou, 1400y vata pron Charies Heita, Manleus, 20 U eoft, W bu osta, 10 bris Leet, 10 pork, 10 tous hay, and sundsics; schr G. D, Uogamen, Ferd Kivee, V) s Lawoa FIRES. AT DFEL NORTE, COL. Dexven, Col,, July D.—A large and destructtvy fire occarred at Del Norte, the principal town in the San Juan mining regtons, on Friday night last. It broke out at 7 o'clock in the evening, In fchaller & Co.'s lurge supply store, and in a short time most of the block —the principal one in the city— Hchalter & Co., $100,000, insurance, $5,000; W. Couley, livery, $3,000, insurance, $1,000; W, Middleton, propri- etor of the American Moase, $2,500, insursnce, $1,200; Adicr & Precdman, liquors, $4,000, in- Crossway, Brown balid. backiers, S0, ““ay nckings, a W Dy ce} & Anderson, bnilding, $2,600; Mo'annM, ng, $3.000% Kiel, di v & Siddougt, dame Walker, damage, ) o $100 to $1,200 each. ‘T'be origin was prubably the axplosion of & lsmp in the coal-oli-ram of Shaf. fer's. ¥rank Walker was caught in bls roow, and narrowly cacsped suffocation oy tho smake. ' Tha bulldiug wiil be rebaily at once. wurance, }’nol & Duxyki, (ul,, July 0.—A fire st Del Nortg 001 n the 1N tistant, consurmed two blocks, including the Fost-Uttice, and the Nen Jusn Bank butlding, d other pmpen{. valued at 3200, 000, The iusarance 1s rmall, The books and deporite of the bank wers savod, and tho bmsiness will be continued. Pasticalars are meagre, 1N CHIOAGO. The alarm from box 146 st 0:30 Jast evening ‘waa caured by & fro in & blacksmith's shop at No. 261 Cuttags Grows avenue, owned by Boyd & Wis- uggm sod occupled by Morgen Duras. Damage, The alarm from box 6458t 0:30 last evening waa caused by a fire In & one-story frame un San Fruncisco street, owned and occupled by Luks Mc- Dermott. Damagy, §250. Causc, expfosion of & Ko s 1o R gine Ool No. 178t 3 tlll aiarm to Engine Company No. ; o'clock terday afternoon was u!ucd by a fire e O theront Gt W, 1. Bcoviile's soap factory, Nov 52 Fulton strect. - Damags, $60, AT MATTOON, ILL. Bpecial Dispaich (o The Triduse. Marmox, IiL, July 9.~The large browery of Fred Kinsol, at this phace, was st 11 o'clock and ts now rapldly burning, snd will be a total loss. The damage will not be less thea $10,000. lusurance unknown, THE ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE COM- PANY, Bpectal IXepotch Lo The Tribune, Bowros, July 9.—The Massschusells ana Con- necticat Insursuce Commissioners sre wholly satts- Oed with the protection offared its palicybolders by the Royal Canadlan lusurance Compeny, and will not revoke the licenses, nutwithstandiog ibe sction of ew York Superintendeal. The asscla of the Compuny in the Uuited States wers neverso large 88 &1 prescnt, sud ste pearly double the lin- bilitics, & 8escts cannot be removed while there 13 an existing llabMity in this coun! e —— Pr. Pierce's Qoldeo Medical Discovery ls not & “cure-all,” but It does cure billousness or liver compluing, and all forms of blood and akin diseascs, excepting cancer, which it will oot cure. Plerve's Memorandum Books given away 8t all drug-stoses. o AMUSEMENTN ______ THOMAS SUMMER-KIGHT CONCERTS THEQ. mas: Building. P o Night. e, THOMAS TO-INIGELT oy BEETHOVEN NIGHT-~Orest {nelodin 7t SYREHONT Ama CHORAL FANPASIA, when the briliiant plantst, JULIUN FUCHS, and FelEer T onns At of thla ‘ooeswon by WM T0-MORROW 'NIUIT—Rrilllant programme. com- positions g,eflumm for the firet timn tn AMKRICA, THURSDAY NIGHT—Third Symphony Night. Yopular Matinee Saturisy p. m. or & SAridon, Managers. ADELPII THEATRE. 3. 0. TAVERLY. . Proprietor & Manager ONLY THPATRE OPEN IN' CITY!Y AT O EN e h N TR JOHN ETEIRON'S HOWARD ATHENALM COM- PANY FROM BOSTON. Larest Noveity Troune, {n- cluding 1o sAdltion, Adsh Richmond, Yankee Locke, HKeloalcraft and Coss, Pat )‘Mmt{. Meliie 14 M. Hall, N.D.Jane# tn the great Novelty Dram: TETE TEIR. FAST MEN I intmdueing Parlor Minstrels, fisrmony "lll.lllmmlb: Baloon, Liberty flsil |lan 115I's, New York, firtac Mardl Gras Ball. Pdncated Doakey, Performing Ele phanbde. e AllLadies Nignts, ‘thestre perfumed. atinees Wednesdari sod Batuniass ; COTTOY’S OPERA-IIOUSE, (Wood' Large aa Life, Don forgetit. BES COTTON and J. H! ANDERSON To Societies, Lodges, and Sehools, The Rhooting Park (s now in beantiful condltion. and can be rented for Ficnics o ressonabie tArma b ing o JOIN B, GARTE T RAILUOAD TING TAODLE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS, FXPLANATION oF REFERZNCE MARxs.— Eaturda; e ;cfl. "8unday excepted. :nunay-‘uczpm{ CHICAGO & KORTHBWESTERN RAILWAY, Tickes Ofices, €2 Clark-st. (Sherman liouse) and at the depote. 1 Tave | AR 8823338 33 1 3 L.}{ockrd & Dl Ttockrd & Duognue. ') Milwaikes Fast Sail (dafly) 23liwankee Express.. bMliwaukes Fassenger. b3iiwaukee Pamenger EELEEH] 2 ‘Toses xpress. rquetie £iprest £53389323325550138 PEFPEPPPEPPPPPTYIPE? 23pp8 alienrra [aXe & loc o encva Lakn Express.. 43 D, 1L La zpreas ; $0:308 m. p- 0. Pallman | Cars are run through. between Chi- €850 83 Omatis, 6o the train leaving Chicago a£10:30 ‘Ko other road rume Pollman of any other form o | botel ears weat of Chiran. - 790 a—Diepot corner of Well and Kinzle-at b—bermcum:r of Caaal and Kinzie- (HIOAGO, BT. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIB LINB. Ticket offices (3 Clark-st._snd st Kinzie-Hireet Depot. Leave. Artive. *10:00 8, m. (* 4:000, m. Bt. Pan} & Minneapolls Rx. Bt, Paul & Miuncapoils Bx... |t 0:00p. m. i} v:50a. m. m%fl. ALTON & BT. LOUIB ARD OHI0AGO Unfon hepot, Wi ;sfi Y MM?EIOM on Trepot, Weat Shie, Fwenty thirdrte Ticket Ottres 1 Ie n-st. brid 122 lhnflnflm p. . m. m. m, P. m. m Lm m, > m I R 1k & Turlington, . m. . Chicago & Paducan It 1L E: & m m, Streator, Lacon, Wash'tan pom. mo Joilet & Dwight Acrommdat'n:e m, m, MILWAUEKEE & ST. PAUL BAILROAD, Unlon Depot, corner Madlon and Canal-sts. Tickes Omee, €1 ;?‘um Clark-st., opposite Bherman Lousa, Leave, T:30a m.,* 790A m, & Tiay, Bevons'Paint, and Aahie _land thruggh Xigbi Kxpress t 9:00p. m. 3 7:008 m. Al trains run via Mliwsakec. Tickeis for AL Pail aiid Mitucapolis ape good sither ¥la Hadisin and Prairie |, UGl OF via Walercaws, LaCrose, 31 Winoad | 1 leket oich. 141 Hadorgb re mear Crark: St Losta Rxpress Jubiugue & Moux Clty Ex. Dubaque & Slonx Cny Kx.. Gliman Passcuges. CHIOAGO, BURLIRGTON & QUINOY RAILROAD. n:to‘:nacm u A‘r‘;'a‘;l.x';' lnglmnvlvr ;od Hixteanth 4 oy ath b4 Tlokes Otices, 50 Mevdota, Ottaws, and Pureator X kLl }'h e t4 | S ress ;'l:m::c s.m.[* 340D, 10:00 p.ro. I§ 0258 . MIORTGAR C) RAILROAD, Depod, foot ut Lake-at., aud foot of Twaxy-scond-st, Xet Oftioe. & 2 Clark s, sodtieass coruer of Laa andat Paimer House. Les¥p. | Amire. M) 8, [, '® 6:A5 p. Bl ' )a m. Grand Pedltic Hof FITTSEURG, FT. WAYNE & CHICAGO RAILWAY, Depot. curner Canal and Madison-sta, Ticket Oficos, _eSCisrk-st., Paimior lieuso, a0d Grand Pacite owl, | Amive Ma) .. ity ¥as 0. .. i s Tratnsleave from Exposition Dutlding, foot of Mon- et Tickey Officcar &3 Crarl L’um Touse, . st | 5305 Ml 81405 . LAXE BHORE & MIOHIOAN BOUTHERN. Are Morning Mai—Old Ling. k’u‘\; Ilk&i‘lwilp!clll gkt Kxpresser. PITTTSEURG, (IRUINNATI & BT, LOUTS R B Dapos carner of Clintua ad Carroli-ata, West Blde. Depart ’ Arrive. Fu:muw.' :10 p. m. § 800 p. m. [} T:0 & . CHIUAGO, BOCK ISLAND & PACIFIO RAILEOAD, Depoty u&nfl;xl Van fluren aad Sh-mnn;‘-: Pleket 50 Clark-sk., Bherman Ho, j_Amne ' Leave. wih & 3 S E‘i’.’? Leavenwah & ALch Ex; o) couLl L EIPrest. oo KANKAKEE LINR From Central Depot, fuut uf Lake-st. d'usp'lis & 'sat! Day Kx 4 | vty by o R A (INCTSNATI AR LINE & KOXOMO LISR Frow Ry, Dopen, ovroer of Clinwoa and Carsoll st HOOLEY’S THEATRE ‘The grand opeuing will pusittvely takn plecs on MONDAY RVENING, July 14, With Whe groatess play of wodern Umes, THE DANICHEFFS, a:‘-g-m*u‘n ufi[vmn{ll of e UNION-8QUARE N 5 e i o rescriod sials will commescs 81 Julius " it Bauer & Co. ualo elure, Curuer Blale ey fitterd reaging v hirg S Mo sod all West 5bore purts, R Vilday woralog's ' @rand Haved. Grand Rap For . Dally: Sauay ¢cepiod- or 6o | udingion, ud Varst Josephaly 80t Tt st U oy ubd) 11:36 p. o o !:Lw.......dl.") Q: o g i .