Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 14, 1877, Page 2

TU CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. JULY I, fhe wcemet to resign himaclf ta hia fate, con- du. ting Mt et manner. rarely apenk- fg Canny one, reli te bia ese, Laat Sanday about 1o'elock the Bherht, Porarily abseutel himself from the all, ant while he waa gone Famondeon and three other prisoners succeeded In escapinye. Jo the dailer’s room they seized guns and thirty rounds of ammunitlon each, and boldly made thelr way {nto the public street, Two of tho prisoners cs aped, but Edmondson and a pris- oner named Lave were overtaken and capttred Wy a crowd of citizens. to wham Edinundson iickly surrendered without resistance, but ow diecharced his weapon and would not give tap untii le had been wounded In the tee. ‘The case of Edmondson ts reqanted as one of he most remarkable which has ever occurred fb this section. AT CHARLESTON, 8. Ce. Cnantestox, 8. C., duly 13—David Pearce and George Stevens, negrocs, who wavialily nurdercd, and robbed a young man natnel ings, near this city. May 11, under cireum- stances of pecuilar atrocity, were hanged at H:35 this morning, They were baptized pre- tlous to the execution by a Catholic priest, with whom they teft a full cunfesalon of their crime. They died without a struggle. About 200 per- Bons witnessed the execution. MISCELLANEOUS, CQUNTERFRITER CAUGHT, New Youk, July 13.1. I F.2D, Aquatr, Brazilian Consut-General in New York, called ‘on Supt Walling on the 28th of June Inst and ‘asked his aasietance in checking the sys tem of counterfelting Brazilian Govern ment notes which was going on this rity. Bills, he eald, were sent to his country tn large fuancities, and being well exe- cuted were readily disposed of. Detectives ‘wero put upon the case, and yeaterday suecced- ed in arresting an offender at the Merchants’ ote, Courtlandt street. Ho gave the name of Jobo K. Hurris, aged 37, and sald that he was n dentist by occupation, In tis room were found soveral engraved plates and pho- tographs of Brazilian bank , bills of all denominations, Harris, — who dhas_ several aliases, confessad to the detect- tve that he had been engaged for roine time in the business, ‘nnd that it was successful. Ho atated that he was a resident of Brazil until re- cently, but haying lost $3,000 by the failure of ‘ono of their banks, he had como to this country, Lo pet square with them, UNNATURAL MOTHER. Kpeciat Dirouteh to The Tribune. ‘ DunoquE, In., July 19.—Acouple, who stated they hailed froin Lemars, In. deserted their cblid at the Boston Houso, Dunieith, IIL, last evening. The woman gave her name as Julia Tiolmes, and told Mrs, Tully, the laudiady, that. the was going to bo married to her male com- paniun, and” requested her to caro for tun iufant until their return, Tho fel- Jow eugaged o team, weut aa far ng Vnirplay, and that ds tho Inst that has teen seen of then. The team was found near Vairplay, but the parties Lad leftefor parte un known, The child is only 10 months old. CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, July 13—Yesterday ot San Jaan ath, dustin Araja shot snd mortally Wounded Manuel Butron, an unoffensive tht a body of imasked men overpowered dat the lock-up, and twok the prisoucr ilskirts of the town and hung him toa tree. No arrests. : TUK SILK-BMOCGLERA, oN Youx, Jwy 13.—Through confessions «le by several members of the allk and laco suuduling ting, three trunks have been avcured containing a masa of invoices, bills of lading, wanceted checks, and private letters, Tuese ‘papers will be used to secure the arrest of {in- Yicated parties, and as evidence agaiuat them wo the prosecution, KELLEY, THE REPBATER. - PuLape rina, Pa, July 13.—Frank Kelley avas brought before the United States Cominia- sloncr to-day on the charge of illegal voting ut {the election'in Cincinnati tn 1875. 1 was re- newed, and the cuso continued by the Commis trtoner oll Thursday next, ANGLO-BENGALEE. (he Universal Life-insurance Company— Tho State Official Makes Out Mr. Furber's Iteceipts, Ontaide of Salary, to Have een $051,428.11 for Three Years. i Spectat Dispatch to Tse Tribune. New Yours, Joly 13.—Tuo Times says the (publication of Sugcrintendent Smyth's roporton the fallure of tho Universal Life Insurance Com- any awakened indignation among policy- holders, who are apprehensive lest the report be Vollowed by the wreck of other {nstitutions, It was asserted that the delay in making tho te- ‘gvort was to he accounted for partly by the fact ‘that Buperintendent Smyth had withheld ita publication for several weeks in onfer that the officers might have an opportunity to make up the deficiency. It {6 reported some of the polley-holders grumble because they had yevently pald premfams now tn dangor of belnt Jost to them. it appears the Company bas ‘Veen transacting busincas up ty the last mo- ancnt, and their aents have sent in buaincas which waa regularly recelved snd moncy pay- amients taken. Mr, Furber's part in the busi- nese of the Company attracts u large share of at- tention. Af the statement was correct made by him ut Albany Jast winter before the Insurance Committee of the Assembly, there remain in- consistencies between it and Superintendent Buyth’s statement to be reconciled. He swore ‘that, in bis contracts with the Uulyersal, be ro- ceived from all the companies which bo hag todo within the State foreloven years and Uremonths $205,500 Ivsa his outgoes, and that thia was all, either as profits on contracta or otherwise, suncthlng Jess than §1§,000.8 year, According fo Mr. Smyth's Aurea, Mr. Furber’s receipts without his salarics wera within three years by conmisalons, $321.423.11; by contract with, the Guardian, $390,000; total, $651 42.11. John IL Bewley, Secretary of the Cotnpany, tuys toxluy: “The only atatement we dvalro tg make now in response to the report of Mr. Bmyth fs that this Company teuotiusalyent. It {4 able to pay all clalins against it wow, and wll that may accrue In the future. Bince dun. | we have paid on an average claims amounting to $35,000 per month. + We can till continue such payments, We ti- ‘dend to Oght uxaost the action of the Insurance (Department, \ — ————— EDUCATIONAL. Move to Bring Our Elementary Schools sud Collegee Into Closer Nelutlous—Dr. \ Gregory's Offer to tha igh Sohouls of Tillavls, Bpeclal Correspondence of The Tribune, Rocurogp, Nh, July 12—For some years ast those Interested in educational matters throughout the State have been discussing the problem how ta bring our elementary schools and our higher Institutions into closer relations, and to economize the power so often wasted In the change from one to theother. Some highor {ustitutions have tried tha plap of acwepting certhficd pupils from reputebio’ local schools, without sul weuely uording: thenwschyed uzainat the poor scholarship Hable to present Jtseif for panos: causes; and the result has bees unsatle- actory. Dr. Gregory, of the fudustrial University, has lately {asued creulars, covering his proposition, to tte graded High Schools of tho State. These vuntemplate ca@unination ef caudldutes for Ue University by schouls recognized as of ro standing, the results to be apvroved ty tie Uulveralty authorities; and giso the more marked recognition o hoola which could ft upils for any of the Uulversity courses, the utter to forfelt their relations with the Uni- versity when they fullod jn the scholarabip fur- alsbed. In a few foluted remarks, the other day, Prof, J. H. Blodgett, Principal of tha Kockford High Bchools, upon the occasion of Rockford sending its tret locally-oxamined young man to the University, sald: ‘Tho Weat Kockford High-School has been ap: polnted asan examlums-schoolL J welcome this aw anew and mutual advantaze, Thu University Ja .uot the only fustitution ready to recognize lucal effort I may mention, a# prowluently of atmilar dcalre, Knox College, the Iustitutlon andor charge uf the Hon, Newlou Datemsn, so many years at the head of our State sysiem of achugls. Otber « similar (nstitutlons stand ready tu welcome tho High-Schools whenever we show that wa can fur wish candidites worthy of acceptance, Frou the vurivus comments canting from dif- ferent parts of the Stare, educators segin to think that Dr. Gregory's plan gives the candl- date a knowledge of bls standlug with the fa- stitution while at home, aud without the ex- veuse of truvel toit, It guards the tustitution from poor achulaevhip, and froiq the cu barrass- ment of faulty examiuations by those who have deit hums for prolonged residence there. It is of marked alvautage to the echool which pre- rents the candidate, through the eriticism upun kts work and its method secured from dtstn- terested wcholary abroad, and in the toutug-up of edfort among the puplis, who thus learn that good work can secure detluite recogultian be- Youd thut of thetr teachers. 1 MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, ‘Tuxstos, N.J., July 19—S3. M. Youmans, a Yount aud active bustuess-mag, has dfsappear- ie Financial embvarrassmeuts thought to be Caline, He vorrowel $3,000 yestendu) feuud. to be veld back to-day. at THE RATLROADS. fs Another War’ Imminont Be- tween the Trunk Lines ? Tho Southwestern Associalicn.: he Bur- lington, and the Wabasi. Rebates to *Eveners’? on Live Stock Going Enst from: Chicago. The Traffic Manager of the New York Central Talks Freely, Just What the Big Pool Is Trying ‘to Do, ond What Will Burst It ANOTHER WAR IMMINENT. The announcement made by one or two Now York papers that war has broken out again among the railroads, both on the East and West- bound freight business, fs undoubtedly prema- ture. The managers of the variutts roads con- tering in this city are unanimous In saying that they know of no open breach of falth on the part of any road, Lhough stich churges are von- tinnally brought up, and uniess something ts dune very soun to heal the differences: wht now exist between some of the Nunes auother disastrous freieht war must result, The com- plications are many, aud it needs more thah ordi- nary sural and good Judgmentif a peaceahle settlement Is to be bronyut about, It tha ronda were a3 prosperotts new as they were two or threo ‘yenrs neo, the war would be raging flercely now; but, as tmost of them are ina rather poor tinancial eon dition, they will leave no means untried to bring avout an amicablo scttlemeut, and ull the roads are willing to make some sacrifices before engaging In nuother disastrous coniiict, The concessions made the utter day by the South- western Rallroad (ate Assuctation tu the Wa- bash Road, by establishing a Toledo rate froin Missouri River poluts, shows the anxicty of the managers of the roude to avert another war If pussible. The principal Ulame for the present complicated state of alfairs is fatd upun the Wabash, Since the reurganization of this rand ithas made unusual efforts for the Western aud Bouthwestern traific, and hus succeeded in diverting = much of that business which heretofore went via the Chicago rouls, = The managers of there roads claim that tt bas sttceeeded in dulage - this by breaking fnlth with the other roads and ent ting tho regular tariff rates. The Burlington & Quincy has euffered most from the competition of the Wabash, and has thurefore been takior measures to malntain ita hold an the Seuth- western business, and for this reason bas recent ly formed a new alliance with the Kansas City, Bt. Joseph & Council Bluffs Rullroad so. as to be independent: of the Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad, which, ft {8 ulleged, has alded the Wa- bash in its war avainst the Burlington and other Chicago roads. At the meeting of the Suuth- weatorn Railroad-Rate Assuciation, held at the rand Pacific Motel last Wednesday, this dilll- culty was fully discussed, The Mannibal & St. Joe sraphatically denied the charges brought agalnat {ty and claimed to have adhered rigidly ta the regular tarlf rates, and that the ‘out? If any was made, was borne entirely by the Wabash lon. On the other hand, {tcharged that the Burlington & Quincy had_ been cutting rates, nud that this road had no cause to bring charges. The managers of the Burlington de- clared that whatever they had dons they did in self-defense, and that the explanations made by the Hantbal & St, Joe looked rather thin, as the ‘bash Road wouldhave received but twocents per 100 pounds on in from Missouri Rivor paiats! at the rates that freight was ;carried if he assertions of the Haulbal & 8t. ‘Joc were correct, and any aane man could sce that the Wabash could not have aiYorded to do this, Tho statcment made by the Wabash was to the effect that, beng deprived of participation In the Southwestern pool, it was at fibert to make such rates as it thought would give {t its share of the bhsiness. [t announced that if treated fairly by the Southwestern pool, and eiven the same chances a4 to rates as were given touther roads, it would rigidly adhere to the rates made by the Association. “On the strength oF this statement, the Assocation acreed to make rites to_ Toledo on the same bnasls as to other polnts. Ht now remains to be seen whetl: the Wabash Road means to stick to Its promises and adhere to tho new rates. Tho Munagers of the Barlington & Quincy buve but tittle faith In the profeastons of the \Wabush, and In anticlpa- tion of another break of faithon the part of this Une has given notice to the Suuthweatern Hall- road Rate Arsociation that if the new rates aro not, rigidly maintained by the Wabash and other rouds they would at the expiration of thirty daya withdraw from the poul, h notice is re- quired by the rules of the Association before a road can withdraw. If the Huriiugton is forced to withdraw froin the Associution the South- weatern poo! isatanend, asitcannot be kept together If one of the principal lines withdraws from it. But it ts hardly probable that It will come to this, for the Wabash cannet afford tu bring ona ilsustrous war, and tho probabilities Ore that it wHlnow try todo the falr thing. Another complication which needs {mmediate adjustment, if war fs not to folluw, Is that In pearl to the livestock traMe. As fs well nown, the Chicago reals Ieading to tl Bart formed a pool on thia bualneas about a zest: or two ago in order tu atop eompetition, Wheu dolug this they overlooked. the fact, however, that no auch pool had heen formed, or wus abuut to be formed, hy the lines Jeading east from St. Lotls and-otber Southwestern points. The roads from: those points touk ad- vautaue of this fact, and mudo rates much lower In pruportion than those charged fram Chleago. Awa consequence, business was diverted in that direction, and the Chicago roads suffered severely, A serious rupture became fimminent, and fiually, to avuld such result, the St, Lows Foals aerved to form oa pool stinilar to that of tho Chicago roads. ‘The St. Louls roads cd. not agres to this, however, witll the concession was made to them that the mites from St, Lonis should be but Ave cents higher than from Cole cago, while heretofore the diiferen:c Md been eight cents. OF coursy the roads Ivadiug west from Chhago sre greutly dis: satistied with this arrangement, and the! demand that the arrangement should be read- usted. It fs conceded by the managers of the St. Louis rons that there ts an apparent dis- crimination of about $15 percar in favor of Bt, Loula, But in fact the discrimtgation was fn favor of Chicago, There way av arrangement in existence by which the Chicago roads fead{y; to the East’ allowed the shippers a rubate ou! more than the above amount, and if Bt. Eouls would not take coznizanes of this fact it would be left out In the cold. A Tuiwuxg reporter Jnquieed of one of the officials af an Eustern road whether this charge was founded on ta. tg, He was evasive at first, but ttnally adiitted that a rebate was given tu the “evcners,”* He would not state who the “eveners” were, but ft is underatoud that they conalst ot a fow of the largest shippers who thus get au advantage over all others Frou thls it appears that the prlacipal tault for the preret complicated state of the Itve-stock wslness lies with the roads east of Chicago, anid ty thet must look for redruss the ehippers and the Western roads which are discriminated against, ‘The St. Luuls roads haye to pay $30 i car inthe pool fur carrying a aurilus, and bis money is divided aimoiy fhe various routs belonging to the pool, A shallar artanzenent. existe among the Chicugy ruads but the surpius duuncy yucs tothe “eveners” und nut to the roads. A more outrageous and unjust array ment could hardly be tmagiued, atl the sooner the Eastern roads’ got even with the “ergners” by treating them the samv_as other shippers, the better ft will be fur the tneerests of all can- cerned, aud there wilt be a imuch better pros- for averting another divastrous rallroad war. Anothor contest amauy the Western roajs hue grown out of the wew apportloument, sobeme of the New York trunk-luies, by which it te proposed to divide the west-hound freight from New York amouy the severul Hues ax cording to given percentages, By thle arrunce- ment it fe claimed that some of the roads west of Pittsburg and Butlao will wot receive thelr due proportion of the west-bound business. ‘The moating which was held iu thls city last Wednesday bas been without result, except the appolutiuent of cumualttees tu tind out wheth- er some satisfactory arrangement in regund to this mutter can be inude. There le a probability that at the ext uccting, woth, will be held at Niagara Falls soon, some com- promise may be effected, but most relgbt-mien “are of the opinion that this whole apportion scheme fa absund, and that. fe will hardly give satiifiction to ablppers and Fullnuadls, and that t must prove abortive in ‘The fast-trato difficulty is also far fi scttled, and hostilities on this Peat gin agalu et auy moment. The Wabash and the St. Loula roads coutinue to run fast tral and the furmer road has placarda posted wall the Prinelpad Westeru cowpeting peints, au- bouuciug thot its trains are makes eight and a half hours fuster thae thanithe tla Chicas ko. gud eolidtlag vuttie cutro: » rea: shot come fhto the market again, on this ace } count. The ronda leading here from the west and sotthiveet way they cannot stand thi kAhd of thitur tons, gind they are determined tee take steps to get even with thete competitors, Nunierows ond serious as theee complications are, yet It fs by no mens certaly that there will another tallroad war, Tho‘raliroads havo had too inany aevere and expensive lessons dur- ing the inst fow years to plunie headlong into another disastrous war, before every means of peaceable adjustment has been exhausted, THE GREAT POOL, Spectat Dispatch to The Trivune, New York, Joly t4—The Tins oublisher an interview with James Hf. Rutter, Uencral Traffic Manager of the New York Central Rallway, in which he says: “There fa not tho slightest In- tention on the part of the New York roads to allow tho least injustice to bedonothecommerce of New York. When the pool was formed ft was agreed that the amount of trafic from Bos- ton, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore should be ascertained and aggregated, and {f, under the working of the pool, it should be found that this city carried a greater percentage of trafic, means should bu adopted to provent this, or the pool would be ended. Some monthe since Willfam If. Vander- Dill ngsured the merchants of this city that he would at all times make as low rates frgm New York as he altowed to bo inade by his connecttons from Boston, = When” the poul arraugoments wera mado, ho guaran: teed to the other trunk —Iues that he would see that the same rates were mada us from Boston. This agreement I lave taken tueasurcs to carry out, Atthe snme timo it was agreed by tho Pennsylvauia, Baltimore & Obie, and the Eric Raliways, that they would maintain the fal! tariit rates from that point. It was further understood that, should the Cen- tral Vermont or Urand Trunk of Canada redure the rates to auch an extent as to interfere with the cummierco of New York,the four trank Hues would reduce the rates Jointly, but with- ont iuterfsring = with the to meet auch | rates as might he made, tt being the* intention of the pool lincs, Jointly, and not. severally, to meet all competl- tion, whether by rall or water. lt was also tn- derstuott that, should the rates from Philadel- pia and Halthnure be disturbed In any manner, auch disturbance = would — be promptly met by tie Erie and New York Sentral, not only from New York, but from Philadelphia and Ualtimore, as these New York roads nave recently perfected connections by which they can reach both the aliove-named cities. All rates from New York aro tirnt fixed ty all Western points of competition, and there- after rates from all other ecaboard pointe arc governed thereby, eo that nether the Contral nor Erie can affont tu see rates from other points reduced with Hncs rnning to all tho seaboard citles, or with tho ability to extend thelr lines, The two New York roads cannot only exercise a controlling — influence, but can retaliate upon ane deviation fu rates by thelr competitors, Therefore, ail the excitement attempted tv be ralsed on the part of such portions of the press a8 do not un- derstand the fon, or who desire tu mlsrepre- sent the actual state of affairs, or of merchants who fancy thoy cun get inside rates, are futile. It is utter follyon the part of any Western nulroad to undertake to interfere with this pu by cutting their own proportions, for wo ave jt in our power to make them fev} that an: attempt of that kind would by attended wit! disastrous results to thom. ‘In regant to east-buund rates, the compact of April 6 atnoug the trunk Ilucs was to the offect that no con- tract should be mado, or old renewed or extended, and I do not hesitate to sty most emphatically that this Company haa lived up to that contract to the letter, We have not made a contract since that date. Considar- able exctetnent hus been created ou account of a contrart sald to have been inwle by the Wa- bash Railway with an nsaociation of millers of St. Louis. This contract, if made, was without any consuMstion with the New York Central. We guve noticc to the Wabash Railway that, if they bad made auch contrnet, we wore not a party to it, and that wo should exact the full rate on the same. If, how- ever, the Wabash Rallway mado this con- tract, ond choses to stand all tha loss ‘upon ty do not sec how an rival road to this Company can hold It responsl- ble, and if any Weatern connection of our com- wtitors choose to break the east-bound ratca, hey must take upon themselves tho reaponalbil- ity, ‘The St. Louls dour business {sa stall matter compared with the whole busincss of the Southwest. The samo npplics to the business of the Northwest and Weat generally, [€ any particular rallroad west of the truuk Hues happened to have got ‘cut’ thelr proportion of the through-ratg, I sco Ultte reason why all the rates whole country © should be down. betleye, the four Ilues, together with their Western trunk con- nections, are managed by men too broad in their views to allow the actlun of any {important rafl- road {iu the West to govern or control them to tne extent of roducing thelr revenues, For myselt, am entire- ly governed. by the views of. thu management of the Company which I repre- sent, and Lunderstand from them thut they re- gard it aa thelr frat Interest to protest the comtuerce of thia great city and State, and, seconilary tu that, lato get a fair remuneration for the service they perform for tha public.,’ TIE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. ‘The choice of ofllvers by tho new Directors of the Michigan Central Railroad thas resulted in ‘the selection of President Sloan and all the old oflivera, Mr. HB. Ledyard, the General Bu- perintendent, hus been promoted tothe position of General Manager. This compliment ts well deserved. Mr. Ledyard, although one of the youngest ratlrond managers in the country, has, since assuming charge of the Michigan Central, proven dituavlf to bo a railroad man of tnusual ability aud talent. ‘The row has wreat- Jy Muproved sinve be usuumed control, and if thgre fa uot anuther rullrond war, be will un- cobbtedly succeed fn earning enough durlug the preacut year to declare a divinend of at feast 6 per conta desidcratur for which tho atackhold- ere have been fondly boping for sevoral years, It de rumornd that a Superiutendent will short- ly bo appoluted to sasiat Mr. Ledyard in the performanco of his arduous duties, ‘The name of Mr, Henry C. Wentworth, tne efficient Gen- eral Ticket aud Pussenzer Agent of tho road, is prominently meutloned in connection with this positon. [tistabe hoped thatthe rumor fs true, fora better selection for thé place could not possibly be made, Mr. Weutworth has heen con- urcted With thuroad formuny years, and knows every thiug copnected with its matagement, and cup clally its needs at this end of the line, where mpost of Ita business comes from. Ledyard and alta will bes team which cannot caaliy cn. Preaident Sloan and Geueral-Manager Ledyard are now on thelr way tu the Westto make o thorugh suspection of the aod its Deaushiche ‘They will be ta this city io day or Wu. — ANEW ROUTE. With the beginning of the present month, saye the Nuw York Tribune, another route was offerod for Western freight, which may draw off sume of the bualness of tho trunk Hnes, It ty by way of the Olu Dominion Steamstlp Line to Richwond, Va. connecting there with the Choeapeake & Ohio Utallrasd_ to Huntington, Weat Va., the terminus of the tine on the Ohio Niver. Frelzut there 1s trausfercud to tho Chesapeake & Olto packets, controliad by the eallroad company and forwarded tu Clacinoath, which the general diatrlguting point. | ‘Thess couuectluns were frat eatablished Jn April, 187d, but for the past year aad a alt, owing to the depression iu rates, no Weatorn frelzht his cen solicited, and that alone has been taken w has been offered from time totine, 9 We not to be conalderod as con: with the trank lines," said H.W. Ci 1 Agent of the Cnet wiwcity, ** but now that tates bave reached & paving Usels, there le no fosson why we should for in suse aniages to al te P'itie claimed tnat by thie route freight can be landed tu Cincinnath about the same tlme as by the truuk lives, in frou foar to dyu days to Cincinnati, tw Chicago end St. Louis. Due aie for possivie delays, and it ty ava rule, less tine will be required. revpecte we cin offer many ar for trauefur to the river boals, aud twelva bouts on the Ohlo Hiver from: Muusingtea to Cincinnati; Upad hours from Cinclanall to Chicago aod St. oul —- PARIS & DANVILLE. yectat Dispatch t@ The Tribune, Dayvitg, IIL, July 13,—A private letter to @ prowlucut railroad man herg states that in @ few days the trat-mortyaye bondholders of the Paris & Danville Railroad Company will bo joined by the Youngstown (O.) Rolling-Mill Company, and that tho two tuterests will = wake formal = spplication = to the United State Court at Springfield for auibority to furecloss aud sci the Paris & Danville Road and franchises. Tho bondholders soins tle ago created a coumittes of protec: tton, em&éhde is that conyolttcc:’s determina- tion, B™"% & D. Ine te Operated from Dan- ville to Vincennes, and has beeu in the hands of Recelyer for eightccu months, reportiug to Julzes) f. Davls, of tho Circuit Court. “The property f4nll run down, and haa not earned enough to pay taxed, It fe f thosg nite fortsn orth and Sout ventions, aml domonstrates the sally of trylne te divert tru fle from {te natural casts amd west chan Thereia no doubt but what the order of sale will be granted, THM FAST-FREIGHT LINES. Spectat Mepatch to The Tribune, Dernort, Mich., July 19,—Adents of the fast- freight Hnes which, In combination with the Exfe amt North Shore Dispatch last winter, hetd amecting here to-«lay, when {t wasannotinced that the business of the consolidated Hue for als months ending May 1 snowed an increase of 528 tons, and a decreanc of $97,079 In expenses. Apoiications for admission to the Association were recefved from the Chicago & Alton and Chicago, Milwaukee & Bt. Paul Roads. The former application was eranted. Consideration of the latter was deferred, ‘Tho next meeting of the Lino willbe held at Niogara Falla Suly 25, — LOWER RATES. ‘the General Freight Agents of the roads leading to the East from this city met a day or two ago and reduced the rates on oil-cake and soft Iumber. The rates wil! be os follows: From Chicago to New York, 00 cents per 1001bs5 to Pibludelphia, 28 cents; to Haltimore, 27 cents; fo Boston, 85 cents; t Buifaly, 0 cents; to Albany, 20 cents, WHEATON COLLEGE. Prealdent Dtanchard Speaks tn tia Own Do- fense—What the Hon, Jesse Wheaton Rays. ki Epeciat Duspateh to The Tribune. Wuthtos, Ill, July 12.—-Tho meeting this eventug on the College question -was called to order by President Blanchard, who asked Moasra. ‘Thompson, Hiatt, and Wheaton to sit with him nn Moderators. Presilent Blanchard apoko une honr from a written specch, substantially as fol- lowa: For montha past onr College has been the snbject of diaciiesion, in which I have sald but little. It was naturiland Just that thers should be anxiaty concerning the diemisalon, and that his friends should give him a testimonial. Jint the Court. Houre mecting last Saturday and the re-olntions adapted there pledged the fow who votei fer them toa relentless war on the tntercats of the College of Wheaton and the cause of Cheint, Tam here to congratulate you ona Lnpoy Com- meneement, on a united Facully and Board of ‘Trusteca, on a larter clas of enterod Sonlors than for yeara beforo; and, strange a¢ It may acom to ronie who bave been inisled, on 8 sound and pros rons coneral and financial condition of ho Cotlego, = After some financial atates ments, be eaid: Seventeon yearn ayo there were totally inadequate bullilinzn and appll- ances, and a debt drawing 15 per cent Interert, which St thok aver 84,000 to cancel: after the debt was paid the Collezo pald oxpenses for some yoare, ‘The bulkling doot was contracted mare by tie ro- sponsibility of other men than himself, duly 1, 1873, tho debt was $19,185.45, which drow nearly annuatly, but for thie intercat the Colleve i have paid expenses the next four years to 27, 1877, and $1.65, -4 besides, © On aevount OC tha interest it ran behind on an avcrave only $1,011.11 a years ninch Jess than uther colleyes, God helping. the debt will bo paid this yeur, Already over $12,000 have been subscribed to ald the fnances at the Collere. Mr.. Tvanc Claflin, 1s Auditor and Trunice, Indorscd the loans that were made to the building fund, and Prof. Webster had gvory cont pald him which was duo im from tuts rind, ‘The gentlemen calling Saturday's meeting wish- ed Wheaton conducted Ike ordinary colleges, bot it was never Intended to be conducted like ordina- ry colleges, Tho Wesleyan fuundera hott, and till bold, that Masons adhering to tho lodge after instruction and entreaty should be excluded from the churches of Chriet; that they ara unfit tu be Jurors: thatas clttzeny thoy xhoutd he compelled to abjure their oaths. The Wesleyans poured out preyent aod money to fuund an institution whero helr principles shontd be taught, mou they had a righttodoso. The Mrealdent took pains to havo his views known in Wheaton before coming, ond even some who were then Masona told hiin to come. Tho lun. F. IH, Mather said, ** Wo expect you fo tench the Collége, and we will support it With ite present principles." Mr. M. had kept his word, Seve! yeura after he writes from Col- orado Spring *U would rather take the chance of paying the debt under the preeent adminis tration, of else shutit up, then to zo back on my Tord with the Wesleyans, | Money and principle tell In a college, and from what I kndw of somo of the elgners of ‘that petition they are devold of pelnciple and wit! not put up the money." ‘The President then sald that mon who wished to have the College conducted Itke ordinary collegor, Tulgbé wish to have the principles of the preserved, but preserved like enakoa, toads, othor dead things (n college museum, in alcohol and carofully bottled np.” ‘the only way to make t! falta was tivice as College auccessfal In to keep Volley jeaton; the Faet, war ino large Jacksonville, and yet it with Whipplo Academy ‘had only 16h students to Whoaton's 141, afin sald the Trustees claimed the thelr own, finoring the rights of the peopl Huot Mr. Claflin hinwelf waa heard for more than two hours in bis opening speech, on ting tho ‘pocpla’s petition, Claflin id Prof. Wobster'e case wan patched to eb scesion.” Mr, Webster alo was heard two hours fucking Gvo minutes ina written apeeck, and was presont and permitted to speak at any length at every moeting at which bie case was under considerailon. ‘The Buard inot twenty-two huure in all, —ten full hours In contin: uouissesalon, ‘The Truvtees were as hungry ax Br. Claflin, and be absrod the frugal Juoch ordered for the Bourd. Mr. Clafin hud charged the Trustees with aubserviency to the Prestdcnt, and mada a conree and [naulting allurton to clreus clown, eoon- akin and.dogs. ‘The Prosident thought the vames of tho ‘Trustees were a sufliclent answer to this, Other speakers ludt wade similar charges, and many of them had boon distrossed on account, of uunproved rumors about Indolicate language tuned by the President at morning oxerclecs, But. these rumora generally originated withstho. mont Indell- cate of man of wormankind, who inake tho sama charyee a the Bible, Mr. Markham lind aiown a table (norance tn revard to the charter of the College, and hie rpeech hantly needed alinwei r. ‘The Proaident closed ag folluwa: ‘But 1 must rellove your patience, If 1 havo omitted to con- sider anything which required consideration, 1 tial} bo inupy to rapate Ue omission, It will ulve me kreat pleasure to duvutu aday or two, with Me, MUL Faller, Mr. John Chelate (Jantor ar Sentory, Mr, John Suteliife, er any other upright man or men, In oxamining tha ke of the Colloge, in wWering quextiuns and exvlalning facts; and tusy the yreat God who pities ue all grant us ‘sraco to pity and befriend each alter, and {0 co-operate fn making Wheaton College as apiondens and glorious as {t te faithful? learned, and true." Joshua Gleason then moved that Prof. Lum- ny, W. L. Wheaton, a Trustee, and Lute Ulatt, son of ovueof the ‘Trustees, be appuluted a Committee on Resolutions. The Committees repurted tho following reso- lutions, all of which except the last ono had been previuusly prepared: Resotred, ‘Chat we thank the President of Wheaton College for dhe address to which we hare just hetened. Resolved, That wo hereby express our approba- tlon of snd confidence in joard of Truatees of Wheaton College, feeling that this slight tribute of respectia due to the tuen who, for the sake of Christian education, spend time, labo: in watching over tho interoate of the Institution, Rerateed, That we are yratided to know that funde to the amount of $12, 000 have recently been pledged to College. desoired, That we will, so far as practicable, further the intorvat of our town snd coltera by utrenethe ning, the Faculty, Executive Committee, and Hoard uf Veustave with our woral, social, aud syoipathy aud ayy Gpanci Taprt HKeaolved, Tuat tho Citizens’ Executive Comumit- tee have no right to claim to represent the cltizons of DuPuge County unl aemall winority have a right to claim to rr tl have ot)!] ova ri cl donors of Wheaton Cullege, majority of tts friends, representing a still greater proportion of donations, are, as they are at prea- Tr, and money “ent, satissud with its managemen "na peralstent attacks of thes yentlowen mus Sppear to all riybt-mtnded persons woreayonable aad fact! Hesolved, ;Chat the pretout meeting expre cordial approbation of the principles o| Collage, as represented by Pres address. ‘The resolutions were adopted, Jarge numbers present not voting at all, Charles Blanchard waa then cajied out, and mate a short address, in which he said the op- position to hile father was not an honest one. 1 said Prof. Webster's friends mostly belouged to secret sovieties. Herman Flecher, a son-in-law of the President, and the Rey. J. M. Snyder, also made a few re- marks, ‘Tho Rey. Mr. Markham was called upon te correct # previous statement, but sald be hadno tantial correction to make, though he may have made a technical mistake in regan] to what the charter contained. THE OTUER BIDE. ‘The Hon. Jesse Wheaton, after whom the towp was nuued, gave your reporter the fullow- fug. Ife aids Jo 1432 the Rey, John Cross aud Prof. Lomry's father called sad tuck dinner with ms. They wanted to start a Wealevan College, and after a time It was decided to locate {t here. | At length it Was stusted and tho walls put up, bub ft did not seein ta succeed. In 160) President Blanchard come, He talked freely, and we raised $3,000, and be wo President and preach. That money aidte Mr, Long, aud went to build President wlanchard’é house. In 1871 Prysident Blanchard proposed Me. Mather for Treasurer of the College, aud 1 opposed it, ad, under the prin ciples of the College, 1 did not think bin s good mau for tost place, a2 bu was a Mason, andi sald 60, who the Prealdent aaid: **Did not David ike Juad to carry out ble design?’ J put mone iu thy Central Block, --did nob know 1 had to as auy one what I should du with my money, —but bu- cave thy Masous rented @ ball In it syd I was one of tho four owoers 1 was dsked to tesla ae Trustee. £ aad 2 would If a ite Wheaton jens Blancbard's 1877— TWELVE PAGES. he wontd brine the paper ty tame on as eecarity formoncy months Re tronght it, and L reste T have put same 34.600 0 the College.” Wheo T teled vet np the #0, 0u0 to put the in«titatlon in the hande of the Congregationalista, Esuppowed it wae to be in thetr bane the mame ag the Methodist Institutions are in Methoulet hands, but Tree itis not. ‘They have no confidence in $t, and will not glve to It, Dr. Walker sald one of the Chicago churches took av a cullection for tha College alter a ronsin sermon by Proaftent Blanchard, and all they go a $1.50, and he put In $2 of that, 11 Sterling on the Committee to meet the that had Inabopt thread Conzrexatlonal Axcociation, but they would pot touch the College no more than a dog would a hot putato, Wanchard roles this Colleze; he owns the Tra | tees. brother, whois a Trustee, wald to me not a yearayo: ** 1 always yote with Peceident Manchard."" No onccan live long in the Colloge who will not work for Dlanchal Prof, Collter, the best hat, anid: | **L cen now gu honor; I shall not wait to be kicked ont.” L have event a largo part of my life here, My. home aud property are here; my chiklren have grown up here, and three of them have graduated from this Coileze with honor, Tf want to Hee in peace, but when lrealdent Biauchard cays fam an enemg to this College, I want to say It ta nol true, Law no hypocrite, THE IDAHO WAR. - A Lond Call for Troops—Prompt Response from Washington, Wasntxatos, D. C., July 13.—Tho War De- partment received the subjoined dispatch thls morning: Bax Fraxcieco, Cal, duly 12,—7 0 the Secretary of War, Washington, by, C.2 ‘The following, dated Lewlaton, duly 11, han just been received, having teen forwarded from Portland to-day: ‘in the abvence of Gen, Howard, who ts beyond my reach, Tthink Gen, Mebowell ahould be Intormed that t have reliahte information that Joxeph's band has Intely recaived considerutle acecesions, anil it ia feared puny, revervation Indians will Join him. twortld angceat that 200 Wushington Territory of Oregon troops he enlled for Immediately to pre- vent thin and the dainage that may follow during the absence of the troops, until they can be re- placed by regular troupe, Seuuny." Gol. Schully ts an old officer of much eervico in Indian warfare, aud in the Department of Columbia, and Ido not fcel at Mberly to disre- gard ils appeal. {0 some way unaccountable to me, the Second Infuntry, ordered here « week ago, has not yet started. Trend to-mor- row every man lhava been able to scrape to- ecther this side of Arizona, and altogether the four skeleton companies do not amatint to 100 men, Under these circumstances 1 approve the suggestion to call out, for a limited time, 200 volumtcers from Oregon or Washington Terris tory. McDowet.. As roon asthe above dispatch tas recelvod, Gen, Vincent, Acting Adjutant General} pro- ceeded to the White House and lad it . before the Cabinet, then in seaslun. After a bricf con- sultation ft was ordered thaita call for 200 vol- untedra should be made, us recommended by Gon. McDowell, and that he should fave ati- thority te increase the number to 600, if noves- enry. Japt. Cushing's company, now stationed at Vreatlios Peel's company, from Alcatraz: Capt, Mowen'a company, uf the Twelfth In- fantry, nud Capt. Wellst company, of the Eighth Jnfantry, wntil lately stationed at Fort Yura, will ledve on the steatnor tor Portland this evening. The four compantes combined num- ber scarcely 100 men, but they will take with them thirty reerults, who havo been muatered fn in this city, S Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasinxoton, D. C., July 13—Tho Cabinet at ita meeting tu-day devided that {t was the duty of the President te callon Gov. Ferry, of Washington Territory, for volunteer troups to assist Inthe suppression af the Judian diltieul- tles now In progress in tne Northwest, Ue ts ty be Feuessatt tu cnilat at ouce 200 men, and will be also Inforined that JOO mora may pos- albly be needed. ‘This call’ is made tn avcord- anu with authority given tho Presl- dent ry aw to eall out the toflitta of the States and Territories in caso of an emergency, The equipment, subsistence, and transportation of these troops wil be reim- bursed out of the army appropriation when it la made, but the pay of the men will havo to bo provided for by a special act of Congress. In aceordance with the advice of Gov. McCor- tulck, who onco had ovcaston to call out the militia of Arizona, great caro will be taken not ouly to have overythiug In regard to the enlistment of these mon strictly regular, au that the evidence which Congress will demand us the basis of legislation shail by complete and sdtisfactory, but niso to have all expunses attending their enliatineot CLOSELY WATCHED, It has beon tho exporlencs of the United States Goverument when the militia has been called out for frontier duty on for- mer oceasiona that tho moat unreason- able bills of expenses haye been presented to the Government, Involving four or five times the cost of regular troops under almilar circum. stances. The milltta ls expected to by equipped and ready tor duty within ten days, while the second regiment of lufantry, which la about to atart frum St. Louis for the scene of the Indian troubles, and which numbers only about sho men, will be two or three weeks fo reaching Ita destination. To the Western Assoctated Preas, Wasusnuton, D. C., July 18.—The prevailing: Todian war was'the principal matter of consld- eration in the Cabluct mecting to-day, and en- guged the greater portion of the seasiun. It is regarded os necessary to tuke every proper inethod to ena furever the hostile demonstra- tlons of the Indlan tribes. This latest outbreak da considcrod a¢ aytially serlous with any of late ior. Tho Wovernment will, to the extent of vwer and the appropriations tt. commands, execute its determination to zive a final blow to the Tudian trouble, A dispatch recolvoi at tho War Dopartment annuunces that nine companies of the Second Infuntry left Atlinta, Ga., tls morning for St. Louis, where arrangements hava been male to forwanl them without delay to Cheyenne, via Denver City, enroute to {daho, the sceny of the present hoatilittes, Winnemucca (Nev) Alloer State, Juna 2, The movenonts of the Indians in Paradise Valley aro suspicious. Henry Sukey lnfurns us that the settlers are becoming very much aluroied at the conduct of the Indlans, aad are miloptlig measures fur protection in the event of an outbreak, Upto within the last week many Indians wers employed on ranches L the women and children’ lived in wickiups in tho vielnity; now there fs not ao Indian to be seon in the valley, many of them packing their traps and leaving: lu the night. Signal fires aro secon ou the surrounding mountains by night, and an old Diute calle! Mormon Jobu, who was among tha last to leave, said that there would be “heap Light protty goon,"! A mocting of the citizens was held last Thure- day to fentt Precautionary measures, and it was resolved to apply t> the Governor for 100 stand of arms. ‘The uld settlers in the valley remember the Jndlav troubles of 1805, and do not Intend to be caught napping. They know that settlers were shot down by the red devils when they least suspected an attack, and that just ten years ago James A. Banks, one of the most prominent and respected citizens of the county, Was murdered by savages within a milo of Cainp Bcott, then garrisoned by a company of soldiers. Then, as now, not an Indian was to be sven In the valley except when they left thelr ambush to bure g setticr's cabin and scalp its owner. ooo OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Lowpox, July 18.—Tho ateamer Bolivia, from Glasgow, July 7, for New York, has returned with her machinory disabled, The Bolivia's mails, passengers, and cargo have been trans- ferred to the stuamer Devonla, which will sail from Glasgow to-morrow. New Yours, July 13.—Steamships Switzer- land, from Antwerp; Elysis, from London; and Weser, from Bremen, have arrived. ussxsTOWM, July 1%—Arrived, steamabip Bothaia, from New York. A DAVID EXPOSTULATES, Ta the Rditor of The Tribune, Cutcaco, July 13.—1 notice in your Issue of to- sy an article touching a dificulty which occurred near wy place between two of my work-hands on Sunday morning last, io which you do me great In- justice, viz. First, the dificulty did not occur to my place, but did in fact occur over balfa block away; second, I did not appear before the exam- ining wagislrate, 2, F. ¥ ) Foute, on bebalf of the defendant, but Sheree bebalf of the pros- ecutlon, and did all in isy power to sce that the law wasonforced. Jalsasecured the arrvat of the defendant, and how you could succeed iu Keltiog the yery reveree of the truth Iam at a lose to kaoow, Yoara, Davin TuoRxrom, Banitary Ipllucace of Trees, Leadon Medical Bramiaer. ‘The value of trees ino sunitary point of view, in large and overcrowded citles, can acarcely be over- catimated. Apast from the seuss of iclief and Cgyiposs which they impart, qhels inguence as pans flere of the atmoephicre Le alvavetlocredible. It bas been calculated that a good-sized elm, plane, or liwe tree will produce 700,000 leaves, having & ualied aren of 200, VOU square fest, Tho competent authority, abov: quvled grocteds: to show that not enly do the leaves absorb deleterious gases, but they exhale oxygen. ‘They mutt, therefore, be of figmeusy beoctt Iu overcrowded sud uubealthy dis- tricts. When to thie it ls added that trees modify temperature, promoting coolness {n wutmmoer and warmth Ju winter; ale, that they purify the soll below us well as the atuiosphery above, we bare a very powerful esultsry arguing for tree-planting, History of the Uprising in Carter, Row- an, and Fleming Counties. Farmers vs, Worne-Thteves--Organizalion ef a Vigilance Committee-Neveral Meu Shot, Correspondence New York Herald, Pontsxourn, 0., June 10.—Carter, Rowan, and Fleming are three counties of northeastern Ken- tucky which Ile comparatively out of the ronte of modern travel. Thoy are in the district acparated from the railroads of Wort Virginia by the Cum- berland Mountains,and the family of atreame of which the Big Sand in the chicf, and which {scot off from the railroad system of western Kentucky ‘by the mountainous natare of the country, Bee tween them and the Cumberland range lca a large territory atill leaa accessible, ‘The phyateal situa- tlon of thesa three cauntios demanda notice, bo- cause it oxplains why sucha region ts péecaliarty adapted alike for the perpetration of erime and far the concealment of it through the escape of crimi- nats with thelr gaine, For some years the residents of those countice have been pingued beyond endurance by the depre- dations of a band of men who live by alealing the live-etock uf cltizene, and which has grown to be ao powerful as to defy all the machinery of tho law. ‘The depredatora are organized tuto a force characterized by all the dlecipline of @ trained army, and all efforts to protect property or punish thleves have been unavailing. ter Connty proved poworless to execute write scalnet any of the robber land, and recently al- lowed bir authority to be openly despieed by George Underwood, the chiel of the Indicte desperadocs, The contest between property and pisnder, hiae continued ao long that jt has grown to wn matter of clanahip on cach side, certain fani- Miles Lelng engaged wholly In stealing the proporty of certain othera, who coulé never aucceed in rer sisting of punishing the robberies by any attain- able process of law, PROFITS OF DISHONOR. Tho plunderura who neglected thelr land were much more succersfnigin life than tho farmers nnd stock miisers who were fobbed. Torses aro the most valuable property in Uke district, They aro of superior blood, and mainly from the samo stock naTen Brocck anid the other famous racers, who are the pride of tho Marper and other Kentucky farms. lence the principal object of thieves ‘was to steal and run off the farmers’ For this purpore they devised a perfect syst The country 1s full of natural cave dea," and the cliffs, Jarue erfect shelter and accurity to stolen proporty. In theao caves tho outlaws had established a regutar ayxtom of stations, An ani- mal etulenin Fleming County was ridden by the Unlef only to the next atatton, thoro turned over ta nis accomplice, nnd by him tu tae nxt, and no on until the Ohio river, the Misslesippl, of some other safe point of sale or shipment war arrived at, it laa fact that in case of purstatent pursuit, stolen ani+ mats have In this way been pasaed from band te hand, through the chain of accomplices, as far as the northern bountary of Texan, It was on ace count of this system of depredation, which de- stroyed the valuc of their whole property, that the proprictors of tho rettled portions af the there vountics determined to tike the law Into thett own banda and extirpate tho thieves, = THE MIDNIGHT CONJURATION, In pursuance uf this dotcrmination n mecting was held near midnight Sunday, May 13, In a ravine near the geeat natural bridge In Carter County. Over 100 of the leading Iand owners of Carter, Rowan, and Floming were reaunt, of there elity-threo took. tho oath ‘lta mand by ani support the Captain and each othér, and bo prepared, at any time on command of superior” authority to chase tho horec- thiuves ‘to the death; to obey thelr “Captain in ali things, and tf ordered to kiflto kilund ask no uuestion During the meeting, the whole sub- Ject of the evils allifcting the counties was dla- comsed, and the lines strictly drawn between thoxe who were to be considered friends and se foes, Thone were easily diatinguished, wihl country pirvalts ae hereditary, and the name has come to signify the occnpation. ‘Tha recoria of the court. wellas other public facts, brand inthe estimation of the community as habitual thieves the Martine, Logans, Pendlynns, Under- woods, and others of their close connections: while the Stampers, Tabers, Rices, Holrooke, Wilcoxes, ‘Everett are among the principal Induetrions land-ownet Of the Underwood family two are outlawed, are now eid to form partof the famous Jatoce brothers robber-gang, of Misourl; one of thom, Jcese, having been shot in tho leg by Charles Iol- brouke while engaged tna robbery, tivo years ago, and then haviug escaped to Missouri by Jumping bis bail, Theao facta were ail considered at the nfidaight mecting and Itves of proscription drawn and each man avelyned to hisstation. it was reeolved that tha noxt crime should be ponishod by the beginning of a bitter war of extermination on the proserited. NOW THE MIDNIGHT OATH WAS KEPT. While the regajators kept thelr midnight oath, the fact of there having been a meeting got nolead gbroad, and far a short time the depredations ceased, However, on Saturday, the Otu of June, Htamper, a peaceful farmer, had three colts atolen from his place, Me gave public notice that if the stolen animals were not returned before Monday tho thief would be punished withdeath. Tho guilty parties were dolluved to bo the Pendiynna, wha are cousins of the Stampers, so closely are people connnected in thla ‘region where emigration apd finmigration being alike almost unknown, the families tntermarry to an extent onnsual in less isolated disteicts, and even to tho extent, travelers say, of affecting the brightness of the eyes of the women and the men- tal quickness of the men. The stolen animats were hot returned. One of the Pendlynow, living in Carter County, six tailes from Ohyve Ill, wan sho in the leg while walking from bis house to his, barn, He held his little enikd by the band, and it’ fa Lelloved that this clecumatance changod the alm of his foo and saved his life, On ‘Tueaday, Juno 12, atl o'clock, Georze Underwood, who, during tho Robelilon, had been chief of the Union Wome Guards of that part of Kentucky, and the father of the two meimbera of the James gang of Mixsvari, ‘was riding with Jetse Pendlyns along the banks of Upper Tyyast Creck. Asnot was fired from the ‘wood: 1 Underwood foll dangeronaly wounded. Since tnen Jesve Pendlyno has fallen ina jiko manner, and withing week four men have heen slot dead and twosevercly wounded, All of thexe were of the proscribed, excepting ono of the vig- Nantes, who was wlightly wounded, A FAMILY VENDETTA. How largely tho deplorable affair partakce of the character of" fanitly feud ts cvident from the fact that tho family of Stampers, from whoin the colts were stalen, numbora over forty-five able-bodied inen, and that, excluding ths important miners who work the iron and coal along the line from Willard to Hiverton fur the Kastern Kentucky Cont Company and the epan of rallroad it controls, 8 directory of the countive would not iuctude fifty family oames, i THR ACTION OF THM BTATR. ‘The Governor of Kentucky has just visited the seat of dificuity, but no steps have been taken yub to suppress the armed unlawful bands, Ho says that the law nat be vindicated againat all anau- thoriged combinations, but 1 fancy that before steps can be taken to do thie the vigiiants will have ub an end to several horns ves ant to the pruc- ice of horve-thleving for jason ablcast. ‘Whe farmers of Fleming and lowan and owners of tho log catina of Carter seom be toa thoroughly ity of protecting thelr prop» slow process of law. which are largo sloping pits under enough to afford because tn tliat ‘THR KILLING OF NOTORIOUS MEMBERS OF THN e HORSB-ATRALING GANG, The following letter from the seat of war has been received by axeotleman in New York and forwanded to the Herald for publication: **Opern Tr, lon, Ky. July 2, 1877, ote you sbout the trouble: —tho shoatlig of Alexander Fendlyno while altting on bis porch talking to hls wife, and the killing of George I. Underwood, the «on of the chief of the horsy gang. Hince then the thing has grown very hot. ood the Hut of killed grows largely every 20 Thowas Glover was «hot and killed while work- ing In hls cornfield. ie was a good and bunest man. The nexton the let is William Tymmy, a Yery promising younz man. te was harvesting wheat ail day until aundown, and then started fur the Bouse of Joseph Harriaun, in company with Mlarrison and Kily Ham. Wheo about 200 yards 4 from Harrison's house Tymmy was shat in the spine, The aiurderor, ‘sfter shucting ble victim with ble ride, drew bis re- volver and fred three shots, cutting @ hole fn Harrleon’s hat and scalping blenose. A friend furnialed s wagon to carry Tymuy's corpso to the grave, It waswuad sight to’ see—not a soul tu £0 with the wagon tothe grave but the driver, one frfend, and myself. The honost clusa were afraid tocume. Sowe picked up our guns went, ‘The desperadoes baye marked me on the black list. ‘They way (hat | have furuleied ammunition to my friends, and for so doing {am to be slot at aight Ican die but once, but velure atepping aut I wagld Hke to bother those fellowes juste little, and you tauy depend that I mean to duit. I haven't ‘the legat doubt bat that 1 shall be compelled ta take to th woods thie very day.” Now, 1 Lave one request to make. If those rascals gut me put mo tn the old family pitt; this don't uezlect, is bs all Caak; byt Lirustin God, Warta nothing to this In wa: ou wee and hear your foe; but h ng. hear nothing, until death co bub, [can't write much, My head tein a whirl. Froviding [get through some day 1 with give you all details of our littls wer, In God Etrast, God Dicas you.” GENEVA LAKE, Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Tribune, Quxeva Lace, Wis, Jay 13—The Press Club of the First District of Wiscunsin organ- ized bere aud held a convention Thursday aud Friday. They enjoyed an excursion to to Kayes’ Park and other resorts, and a banguet at lay. in Jone ou ace Hoth: rom ihe am Oakwood Hall today. Preacnt, v. &. Heg, A. D. Waterbury, — Geneva Lake Herald; Charles Gardner, W! Knox, Flarvard = Independent; EK . Coe, Whitewater Hogiter ¢ Haye McKeoney, Kenosha Jelagraph; G. Vecder, Jancaville He- cordert: Filmore & Mathews, Blot Graphic; TL ¥. Hobart, J. A. Truesdell, Belult Free ress} HC. Conable, Sharon Juguirer ; Curtis Treat, Cilatun Indgenieut; A. C. Sanford, Racine dd- rorate; € Racine Argue; J. 1, flevor, Elkhorn fadependent, Seryhes at Camp Collie cloae on Sunday, Pren@ing by Maj}. Cole, the nated evaugets There wii be a yacht regatta on Sacurday duly 21, CIVIL SERVICE. A COMMISSION 'TO MAKE APPOINT- {ENTS To the Bdttor of Tae Tribune. Circado, July 0.—Marper'e Weekly of the car: rent nambet hae an able cdiltotiat on the qucetion o, Civil-Service, which {@ worthy of consideration, Whether the prophecy made, that the party which ‘attempts a radical chanye will, at the commences. mentof tho undertaking, esnffer defeat, remains to be neen; for it 1s evident that the Importance of thie question {s becoming #0 manifest that It must be accepted ann vital isune in the near future, and ita successor defent will, therefore, not tong ba pomponed, The objection which can properly be mado to the discussion which haa thus far been had ts mainly. that, while the gincing fauite have been exposed, remedies have not been sugested, which, inthe minds of students of the subject, can be considercd eatisfactory or complete. ‘This may be fairly «tated to have been the case in the peer, read by Judge Cooley at Ann Arbor, and in he editorial of George Willian Curtie to which allusion haa been made, Tt must be evident that tho Prealdeat’s order cannot extend beyond hie terin of office, nor that the reform which jan been began will be permanent, excopt it be carried on by subsequent Administrations, it may fairly be aaked whether experience Just!- fies the conchision that a decper personal intercat ta preliininary political elections by the mora reputable of cltlzens will securé the reform de- red. Hag it nat, onthe contrary, with but few aa it The Sherif of Car- | eXcehtiona, been painfully demonstrated that tho wire-pullete and machine-politicinne lave, a4 a rule, outwitted and outgencrnted the more. dinine terested participants? Until those who vote through anense of duty are ae familiar with tha primaries and caucuses as are those who vote and work In tho hape of persona) advantnze, no hupe for reform fn this direction ean be with ‘confidence expectei. Is the country In condition to wall tntil auch a time occurs? If elective officer wore only to be Glled, no other remedy than popular education im the details of politica would be posalble; but, when it Is understood that thos = most active jn political contesta aro those who are mainly workifg to accure an official sppointment, the , necosalty of a radical change in the beatowal of patronage is apparent, ‘This patronage 1s mainly connected with the Gen= oral Government. Jndge Covley very cleat! showed the wrong committed in connecting with national ieaucs the vast and vital questions which pertain to the welfare of the people, and of which the State tian anpreme control, and the abenruity of permitting theee interests to be endangered by weally: coinmitting them to the clnrge uf Federal oficeholders and the crenjures under them. The only,example of the truth of bia reflections neces- sary is the spectacle which was presented at the election of last fall, when the tmportant isauce on the settlement of which the revenues of tho State and its general welfare depended were entirely ignored, and the whole contcat was hingad on the clection of Gon, Logan tothe United States nenate, Defore nuggeating* therefore, any radical reform in tha Civil Service, It will ba necessary to know whether an elective alficeholder can Juatly requont appolntments for his friends. Upon the solutton of thie ueaileny tho entire question malnly rests, It would seem that the natural Jaw of compeum- tlon foreorvices rondored would Justify a Con- fegrrman: In eceking to reward those to whom he a in fact indebted for his election. It must ba re- membered, however, that a.1 compensation comes outof the Publfc Treasury, and not out of Qe ocket of the Congreraman. It will also bo founc hat the promise of tho reward is a contract enters ed Into between the candidate and bia bonchmanat the beginning of the canvass, and before the frat ward-mceting Ja called. And here, it ma will the great effect of the order of the be felt; for, while it at fest seema to bo directed towards compelling officials to acvote al} of their time to the service of the Government, {ta iusin and direct object will be to strike at the root of the spolis ureter by depriving ofiice-seckere of their most efiicient altica, In considering this aubject, It muat aleo be on- deratood that the President is mainiy dependent for Information regarding the quulitications of ap- plicanta upon those personally interested in thelr Appointment. Our politics, as now managed, makes Stall but {mporrible tu procure information from other sonrces. If tho truth were known, { would appear thnt Aft. Hayes hay been greatly ro tarded in the conscientious discharge of hia dntio by this painfal circumstance. Yet uo excuse wi) bo granted if, with such Hmited and ex-part sources of knowledge, a) polntmente ore ‘mad which appear in any way obfectionable. With these facts ‘so, patent that thoy cannot t misunderstood, I bez leave toaubmit that, in my humble opinion, no lasting reform can be made in the Civil Service, except by reilaving tho Prealdent of the terponslbillty of determining the qualifica- tlons of appilcante, by moans of a legatly-constt- tuted Commission, which sbould be removed from the — toucl or taint of political machinations, and whose Invostigationa and do- cislane shall be ag sacred aw the decrees of tho United States Supremes Court. Under the prosent ayetom, It is perfect absurdity to mako the Vresident a chdeg to guard the ‘Treasury ozainst the continual attempts made to rob it hy dixhoncat and incompetent men, and to mokv him dependent forthe discharge of hia obilgationt on those interested {n the spaite. propoved, nut as {reo from objection, vitahunest discuusion. The necessity for = per- manent.roform is beyond further doabt, Thst the President bas accomplished mora than hic ardent suppurters hoped for, with the means ab hija diapoen}, fe potent ta all, It fs timo thot be Aasnivted, and not hampered, in his efforts; ant italmply remaing to be secon whether oll that is desired can be accomplished in accord with the poscialse on which our elections are supposed to ave been held, or whether a scparata and distinct branch of the Governmont be created, *in which ail of the detalls of executive work shall Dere formed, without iuterference or contact with votes or voters, W. 0. C. ection OF FEDERAL OFFICERS. To the Editor of The Tribune, Lanaxm, Wyo. Ter., July 3,—In all the learned and exhaustive dlecussions on Civil-Service reform which have been indulged in by the newspapers, periodicats, and statesmen of the country, 1 think it will be admitted by all that no satisfactory solu- ton of the problem has yot been made. And the moat that canbe sald as the result of these efurte faan acknowledgment of the necessity fur the re} form, and the existencoof mn wie difference of opluion as to the manuer inwhich this refurm {a to bronght about. Now, ith jd that {a the multitude of counsel thors iadom, and slo thet tho weak things of a this world seo used to confouni the wisdom ‘oF to wise; hence do I think there is e posibility that Tinight offer something on this aubjoct that muy ald in prodactays the dealred reaa)t withont dolog violence to oar institutions, and atthe same time do uway with the pernicion: aud demoralix- tug Influence of the present spoils system. At the vutsct, as an iuitodoctory and ex- planatory remark, let mo state that lami ca ~ tionally democratic In sentiment; that J beliuye Ip tepubilcan inatitutions founded on the democrat principle of the witlof tho puupie; that any Hepatte ‘ure froin this principles tuwards monarchy and oll- warchy {ea atep iu the wroug direction, and, for the same reason, an adherence to monarchical ot ollgarchical ideas, even ingelight degree, in & newly-formed or an old-cutablisbed repubhe, will Inevitably lead to strife, end ultimately to ruin, Whatever of dissatisfaction, discontent, chicanory, and dishonesty there Is in our@iyi} Service js ow- Ing to the lingering, unuatural existence of the principles of monarchy ur hereditary or proscriptive right tn our Inetitutiona of republicanism, which arc incompatible with each otner, aud cannot cxist foxutter, A nat cannot ‘purmaneutly ex+ won half-elave and half-frve. dat Neither can the principles of imunarchy and —thoro of democracy flourish sunder the ean roof and in the same household. We owe all our trouble in the late War to the ollgarchy of Slavery, —to the power given by law to une class to monop- olize tiie natural rights and privileges of auoiber: d to-day the serious and threatening queation of Exccutive patronage, and of Sevatoriat and Con- resslonal dictation and corruptiun, brings before he Nation a state of things that 1s not only alarm log, butdisgraceful and bumillatiuy. And why? It 1s because of the practical existonce of tha prin- ciples of monarchy In our institutious. in tha ad- ministration of the Civif Service of the country, Remove this principle, and the bene of conten- tion i gone. What f incan isthe power of the President to Sppolay officurs that could aud should be eluctad by the g ie in their reepective dis- tricte, * Limit the: sxpeut ve jaironpee ty, the army and navy, the Judges ut the United dtates Courts, and the representatives of the couutey sbroad; and, instead of the present system of ape poiniment, let ail Posimasters, Custom-Jlous Oficers, United States Marshals, United Stated Attorneys, ba elected by the pov! to which they belong, where their duties are to ba performed, and to which ible. ‘They cuutd and should be jeneral Goveruaen’, with the same powers and duties, and under the same laws as ot prescut, but elected by the peuple wnom they aru to serve, the satue a6 Ntate otticers, to wbich people they ought to be responsible, aud nat ty the Congr miau of tho district, or any other lackey, Vck-sulttle of possibly an onscry| dent. Until euch a radical change as ude, corruption will be the rule of the Natloual Aamiuistration. As our constitutional law wow atands, we have ropublican Stale Governments, with @ monarchisl Nationa) Execatlve. 3 hoid that no wan can serve two mastera. A Nutiva canngt be bulf-slave and half-(ree, Neither can nv exist balf-muuarcbical and balf-democratle Decentralization, should lead tu dislutugra+ tiow, would be a calamity. Bat what the country needs 14 centralization of power aud de- ceatraftzation of patronage. Remove the ciusa of corruption. soi yoo. increase the incentives to oe eo & parity, an me tne, not reduce, but elp- Vale the Nations] Goyernucatto the legitimate du- tice of legislation and exccutive contol, aud toxre- if by rid the Natioual Capltalof that ever fucressing horde of plaru-seekera, Who, in too many instances, Prac ube Sa the reward of tou-well-kuown acts of kul ¥. ‘There could be volumes written onthe good cf- fecle of such achange, but do not want to tree~ asa upon the space of your valuable paper by at~ jewptiuz $0 enlarge upon the subject, —boping that jou yourself nay give is a tbousbt, apd expice your own views, which would bave for wore ludu- ence than anything 1 can say. but asto the ve cosulty of sume chanzu, wu all sgree; and thy fore voing appeary so eflvctlve and practical (at & tulad it will recommend itself to vvery caudid, thinding soa, Te Le Dawoune