Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 20, 1877, Page 7

TIS CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: ERIDAs, JULa <0, Loss HARING NEWS. Capt. Dorr Comes Forward with More Figures on the Barge System. An Interesting Explanation of the ‘¢Negative Slip *? Phenomena. 4 Bndget of Items from Various Soources for Maritime Readors. ANOTHER FIGURE-*ARGUMENT. Capt. EP, Dorr, of Batalo, has furnished the papers of that clty with another statement, show- jug tho advantage of the eteam-Lante nnd consort eystem overany otheron the Inkes: **The steamer and herconsart were toaded witht coal at Buffato, dane 21, ata W0-cont freight, and lett thd nextday for Chicavo, retitening frum that pert with a toad of corn, receiving 12j¢ per bu. They arrived back on the 13th of July, having taken twenty-one days for therounil trip: red fretehe isto tons cont at ee red fretent 1, tod tons coal a Tecelyed freight 41, 120 hu corn av t3¢e: Received for (owt Arelait, Biv. Gross earnings... PAPENSES, Fuel, 140 tons coat nt $2.7: Ta a Ffevatine at iatialo, at sper Hhoveling at Biftalo, at 83.9) pe a Recelved freight, Aecelved frelxhit, Gross earnings .. EAVES jzht for wow ns, twenty: a Bhoveling at Uuttalo at Bs perm. 21,44 bu corn etiotL * Pronteround trip. “NEGATIVE SLIP.? ‘The new steam-lannch Arrow, ing ae the foot of Court street, Brooklyn, has, by réent experi- mente, developed the fact that ehe f# pornerecd of that great phenomenon known in atipbullding an negative slip, viz.: running faster than the pitch of tho acrew and Its revolutions calls for. ‘his {a considered to boa moat remarkable feature, only one alnsilar case being at present known. The firet tnetance in which ‘negative slip’? was dis- covered wan upon the completion of 5 man-of-war for the Hritis Government some ten years go, Tt waa act forth in the apecifications (hata ecrow with a certain plich should be provided for the ves- nel; that the engine shonit turn tho acrew a cortain number of revolutions per minute, aud alsa that the vesuet should porsess a certain epeed, Upon her trial trip the Gavernment officer found that the epecified number of turns were not made by the engine, but that the anced af the ship was considorably ‘faster thin the contract required, ‘The verse) was paid for after furiher tests, and then a yreat dea! of discislon arose between bout- builder and engineers as to what should caure the verre! to ran Samer thin her screw, The theory was finally arrived ut that while sailing the ship dragued the water nfter her ut the rate of about two miles an hour, and that when the scrow cane to It ft porrcureil, like other screw, **positive alip. but the speed bela less than the ‘drag’ of the ship, the remarkable foature of **nega- tivo slip" was produced, Vhe launch Arrow was ‘built and is owned by Capt. Hatfeld. The pitch of herscrew Ie thirty-eight Inches aud inakes 200 turns per minute, If, Instead of slipping for the acrew allpped back Oper cent, wats tho with other mall boat#, her apeed would be only 502-100 miles per hour. But the tact has been do. termined that her ecrew slips forward, ne In the Dritlsh man-of-war. Ona recent test the Arrow made two and one-balf iniios in seventeen minnter with the tide, and the same distance in twenty minutes uzainst it, ‘This gives her aoven and une- half miles per hour rate of apeed, which, when 200 iuros are mate, places It at eigtt miles per hour. Shonld the accret of ** nevative ellp" be definitel: arrived at great Improvements in steamship ealle ing may bo looked for.—New York Heruld. — NAUTICAL MISITAPS. The sche Harttecti, loaded with coal from Cleve- land, was reported ashore on Grovee Isle, Wednes- day, with a Iighter working at her. ‘The prop Lowell arrived at Houghton Thursday morning last, after being aground eighteen hours in Portage River, She was pulled off by tugs after Ughtertng a portion of her cargo on acows. Tho schr Frank D. Harker, laden with Iron oro from Ogdensburg, got azround in the St. Lawrence River Friday lat. Aftor Mghtoring part of her carzo whe waa released by the stine Faxton. At St. Cathorines, Sunday last, a derrick on See- tion 18 of the new canal fell, and caught in ita fall Timothy Dunn and Patrick Mooney, Dunn was killed almoat fnatantly, and the “derrick boy, Moonvy, narrowly eacaped bolng killed, iy Wednesday morning the sch Jura, loaded with coal, gotavround on Fighthig Island, | sho ‘wan released In the ufternoon by the stur Hxcel- Mor, which was in that vicinity with an excursion purty abourd, The xchr Specdwell, bound to Toronto, coal, collided with stmr Magnet Monday night between the nlern at Gnweea. ‘Tho Spoedwoll lust her bow- spritand jib-boom, and had her bow opened up The veescl isin port. The Magnet wae not mas torinily dumazed, and prucecded down the luke. ‘The tuys Monitorand J. 1, Wigele had a collision In the main river, near the foot of Franklin atrect, ought beforolust, and the former had her stem badly damaged, and the Iatter's wearlng-picce was Injures ‘Tho Wigulo’s ruditer-chaln became fastened by a broken ‘elut in the aterm, and, be- tomlne unmangsceable, who struck the Monitor Auntdalip and did the damave. ‘Tho latter had tow at the tine, and tho former had just started from tho dock, a SHIPMENTS OF IRON ORE, ‘Tho following statement sh the shipments from the iron-producing districts of Lake Saperior for the svason, together with those of a corrsponi- ing period laat years From Escanaba te inka From Marquette, PPam te a From Late... EE 883 ia 0,10 “BBR, re ner se year over Inst of 121,- BS grosstona, Up to duly 1 tho Iepublte tran Company had aldipped over 60,000 tons, aud their wtovk plies are not half exhaiwted. ‘The heystone Compmny have shipped avout 7,000 fons, and the atock pife fe not nearly exhausted, Tho flrat carga of Mowart ory was sbipped this weel:, viu L'Anse, The Michigainme Company have redneed their working force by the divchyrge of 100 ininere anil Jaborers, ‘The action on the pars of the manages maut was occasioned by the fact that sales of ure, for thls veanun'a delivery have not been nearly #0 Jatye as anticipated. and" it #4 not considered gout economy te tae a larger product then le actually tucessary to All contracts, ‘Thy entpients thus far have been only 3 Uttle over 15,000tons, while somo 310, 000 ture romstn in atock’at thy mjne, Tt 43 thonght that tho rules will not.cxcced tho Product of lust year, anu that amount can casily bo ed with thy reduced force. THE * FLYING DUTCHMAN. ‘Tho strango and exciting scene of a tug wkim- ning across tho water without captain, waceluman, orenginecr le what a wallor clalwy to hayo asen when tho Jielle King was atranded in Putsin-Iay, some weckengo, A terrible storm was raging, and, the tug was about to go under, when the crew, to gave thele Ives, jumped overboard, and were saved by nother boat. Kallorswho were paving that wey. Dee another Veneol stated that the tug, when denortcd, immiediatoly righted, and, wheeliuy hort about, shot ont tutu’ the lake, ws. "bers eae gies wero #till working when the ctow left her. uddenly she disappeared fram view, ulthuugh in Cho atorin It wae Impossible to tell’ whother she vauk of rab away out on the waete of waters. It inuy be, althoush there are somo grounds for doubt fn the thatter, that she te oti skunniing tue blue waters of Lake Erie, tuaning hither thither as anits her fancy, With no heavy yerscis to (uw at mnurderously tow rates, with no Wwheelsinan to boss her around, and no other carga than ocearloually @ pleaaure party of meruialds,—Zoledo Commercial, THE LAKE BREEZE, A telegram from Sandusky gives the following additional particutars coucerning thesetzuro of the above-named propeller: +*'ke prop Lake Ureeze, Capt, Laframbolse, was ecized ot Put-lu-Uay toe day for alleged violation of thy Revenue laws, Tyo Brevzo lv.n Canadian craft, and rane down the hurth shore from Windsor to Voint au Pelve, ana @nco a week, ou Monday, she makes a run to Put- Bay, ‘The United States etme enden was ying at the lisy to-ilay, wud her oillcers, suypecting something cruoked abont thy Hree/e, bearded ber aud jade on investigation. She had clearance pa- pers trom Windsor. but bearing nu ad couviderale Cauadian brady ol having suy manifest for dhe wi» brought to thiy port tn charyve of the Fearenden, and wis Jurucd over ta Jobu th, Poole, Collector of Cus- ton, who hae referred the cave to Jolin C, Lee, ¥ay , United bates District Attorney at Cleveland, PORY HURON, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Pons cues, Jwy 10.—Duwn—Props Bertchy, Duron City, Marine Clty, Packie, Commodore, Raleizh and consort. Howard and consort, Mock Jag fied und cult, Spartu and covsort, Doves and Souvort, Mingral Rock and barges; schrs M. E. Vremble, J.P. Royce, Gharhe Crawford, Lille Vorvuns, Lucerne, A. S H, Breck, Martford, =, B. Norris, J. Moutercy, Mincral dtaty, Frans ‘Slyel, American, Regina, Nae horse, Davideon, Annie M, Peterson, Orl- ental, Marengo, sigueneyinan. St, Andrews, Bolivia, Laura, Liagara, MOtning Light, Mp—Props Arctic, Foantain City, Snook, Philo, Wilkon ang consort, Vienna and cansert, Swain and consort; rehra John Burt, George Sherman, Ante+ lone, J. G. Warts, Mary Ann Lydon, Iicather Bell; Argo. Wind routh, gentle; weather clondy, LAKE PREIGHTS, Cnteano, Duly 19, Ichts were leas active and eater, the rate forcorn to Muffain belng 24. The folfowing charters were reported: To Buitalo— Prope Jay Gontd and Newburg through, and echrn Camden, J, W. Doane, J. B. Care, Lake lorert, and prop U, Kershaw, all corn at Ye; achr Tlertha {arn Prop Montgomery, corn through; capacity about t40,- 000 bu corn. Detuorr, July 18,—Brokera renort that they have calls for carriers, hut that shinpers wilf not pay rates that vessels will accept. On dumber $b per 1,000 feet, from Ajpena to Tntislo, and $1. do from Au Sable to Buffalo, ta being aficrec, Vereel-owners, however, are unwilling to secept buch terins, QUICK WORK. ‘The Rnflato Commercial says that quick work was made there uf the grain cargo of the prop Vanderbilt, cunsteting of 40,000 bit of corn, con- tracted through te Glasgow via Boston, The wropeller arrived Sunday, the grain was clesated And placed on board care without delay, one train starting shortly ofter midnight Monday, and another atO o'clock a. m. ‘Tule graln waa to haya tho right, of way, an Itwasto be In Hoxton at 12 o'clock, Wedlnerday, to gu on the steamer leaving that day. It required ninety cara te take tlie lot ‘Tho carzo of the ntmt Commodore, on the way down. from Chicago, wureto yo forwurd In the sane way. Toes thle tudleate Uiat Mr. Vandertiitou mn? late European trip elected 2 steamtip combination {rom Woston instead of New Yoru? —- TH CANAL. Unwaerrons, July 10.—Arrrived—Belle France, Morris, $1,700 bu cur; prop Muntauts, Lockport, 1,100 bris lone, 21,000 tha meat; Lockport, Lock: 000 bi corn; Cayuga, Lockport, 000 hit LaSatle, 6, 100 bu corn, uly 10, -Arrived—Britttant, Mor- ‘arn. fe rop Motiawk Helfe, Kankakee Feeder, 1,000 ft Timber; J. Menard, “Kankakee Feeder, 49,000 ft lumner? UW. 1, Booth, Utea. 100, bri salts pryp Jack 'Stubertson, Easalle, 2X, 831 tt Anmnbor, 2, 612 ft etding, 11,5 ft Rooring, 100, + 00 ehing erchant, LaSalle, 93,318 ft lume Fe EXCURSIONS. ‘The stmr John Sherman took a large number of excnrajonlsta over to st, Joe ond back again yen- terday, and loaves at 8:30 this morning on Bn cx- carrion to Milwankee and return. ‘The Gootrich alenmers have been carrying large numbers of Torners to Milwaukee, ‘The viaitore came from various plaves In the interior of thin anit adjoining States, and find itadelight{ul change from dusty, pent-up cara tua clean aud handsome steamer and cou} lake breezes. THAT COMBAT. The schr HW. F. Merry came into port from San- dunks yesterday, having a cargo of staves, Cupt, Nichola gives a thrilling account of the terrible combat between his mate Wisllams and the two Bpanlanis, mentlonof which haa already been made in these columne. fio maya that Williame fe in the hospital at Sandusky, wlowly but surely recover. ing, and that bis asentionts have donbticus returned to'New York.—Bufula Courier, 17th. ERIE, Apectal Dispatch to Te Tribun Ente, Pa,, Jnly 19,—Arrivals, sehrs C, 1, Bar- ton, Portage, Goshawk, Departures, Stme Japan with forty passengers for Chicazo, props St. Paul, Bricuhend; schra Coshawk, Netlle Keddingto: Enma!, Hntehlneon, ——- AILWAUKER. Special Papateh to The Tribune, Mitwavxre, July 19,--Chartern, prop Cubs to Huffalo, 26,000 bn wheat at Je; 20,000 bu barley at tyes 20,000 tn corn nt 8Gc: ache Frank C Leighton, 18,000 bu wheat to iingston at db3c. NAVIGATION NOTES, Cicaco,-—Sche Catchpole. is in tiry dock for re- pales to her kecl....Capt. Dean's Catamaran was at Cheboygan at last accoonta,...Capt. Handy was spoken off Racine a day or two ago; all well. Yacht Captains are anxivan for another regatta... The yacht Harry Burke will te rallied Of to-morrow in a Clark atrect waloon.... Mr. Jolin Long's vche Walter B. Allen will be Teady for cea na soon aa her new fSoremast, arrives from Michignn,...8allore’ wages are firm at $1.23 perday....An item has been going the rounas of tho Jake-port exchanges to the effect that a new fron boacon Hebt-hottes had arrived at Chicayo, Oewnco Is the Incky erty, and geta that new struc- ture—not Chicago. Otutn Ponts. —The steam barge Mackinaw way elzed again Wednesday, at Detrost, hot gave bonds and was released... The Western Tranepor- tation Company's etme Empire Statc is again in commission, after being laid up for some lime.... A firm has contracted tu improve Cheboywan Mar- bor for $10,000..,.8chr John M, Hnich- inson left) Nuftalo Tnesday with Lott tonn of coal on board, for BK. L. fedatrom &Co,, of Chicaga....The prone Colinberry anit tow and Hay City nnd tow will Inv up wt Marine City, and the Tioga and tow at Detrolt....The tig Levi Johnson bs going to Port Washington to serve an tender to the (Government dredge, ae roon ue work {s commenced on that harbor... Elghty-elght thonnand eight hundred and eighty-elyht feet of ash atl oak plank were shipped to New York in bond on the. cunal-boatd. WH, Loomis, at Buffalo, ‘Tuerday..,,Yoronto veaxel owners have consprom: aed with dealers Ip revurd tocarrying coal on Lake Ontario, making thy mte Bie to Toronto aud MWe to Stauilton,—an — oivance of fic.... Capt, Mortis {a aurveying Med Niver, between Moorehead and Pembina, He will be followed by. Mr, Wanzer witha forco of ten, who will clear tye river of snaye und boulders Interfering with navigation... Tbe prae Benton and St. doseph, which have been on the fanz of the United States Marshal, off and on tately, were Wednesilay onder. ed sold by the United States Jletelet: Court in Ads iniealty..-.. The recelpis of Inmuer at 'Tonawan- lag Ne Yoo last week, wero 4,805, 000....00 her downwardtrip tho prop Benton was inken tn charge by the Deputy United States Marsial at Port Hu. ron. She woe selzed on attachment ot a anit brought by John i. Wileon, of Detrult, for inate. ria} and supplics furnished tn 1874-75-10, amounting to aver $1,200, and no doubt rhe will Desold. The st. Joseph twin about the same fix, PORT OF CHICAGO, The following wero tho arrivnis and clearances of the twenty-fenr hours ending at 10 o'clock Jaut night? mrs aun an drives props 3I i numner, tiecen Bay. drlent Gs f*, Heatl. Sa Routh nek, sunitioas |) ouuditves Fenner White Lake, tf dries; ‘Tracer, Hentou Marts udriess Now [ti, Grand Haven, towltg: Milwatkee, Ogdenshun artes; Montego am. salty New! suudeleas chre Tom Pal en, Ww White take, fam Whit Filzabeth ‘Tuy! Tntiber, Poiastaus, Sf fumber, Ke verse city, 1 Whit Lake yt “Leaman des Retcham. Gleb Harbor, po Heat Lurabers GD. Housmans Ford tly t. J. Roeder, Pentwater, batks Green Bay, funber, Ottawa. Graud, W. Lawrehee, Muskezou, Urs U.K May, woods ZG. bininune, Muake © in » Un bet: bufloa, Ford ilver, lumber: John Wertey, foals American Unton, Menominee, lunbe Junes, 3 sul bers Ci he Alpen bert Montpeiter, it Kegon, [umbert North Star, of Tniedy. Suskewoa, I Bootsy Tefay, Shunkegin, Tunis 19 er, Maske: gon, a Bad, iver, partes Ads, Wudkexon, lumber; Wi Jonesy, White beri M. Thompean, W Lake, Wunbers Muekesou, b. se. umber Sanluten, bum ecanuba, f Wallin, eescor a er, Wari umubert Condor, dtanttowo. jaies, Ciran: ; Hea Way, Jumbert stock! ‘after. bar Lake. bumbers a ier. barks Coral, pray, Holland, tiaber: Japan, Li ry delay Maller, Ludington. biinbers Hitou. White Lake, dumber; Lauria. Blick Werks Coaster, Black Lake, barks M.” Diy Haven, barke tT, He fou, Aunapee, Lark: Se Muskegon, luinber; Urig Lucy J. Clark, Wuttato, Mawaxcrs—Bchr Vertha Uarnes, Dudslo, 23,009 Juv corn; webe Peneaukee. Buffalo, 2,000 by cord; sehr North Siar, Peutwater, 100 bit vara, 30} 4 St. ¢. 19 brls tour, 17 oun Ray Grop Uadece Mate, Uuitalo, four, pnd eundrinds sehr Tein cbr itlalng star. 5 Prop ilverside, Soure ilocos seas, a ‘AMOOSIN.! Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Pirrsauns, Pa., July 19.—ChietJustico Ag- new, of the Supremo Court of Pennsylvania, was arrested at New Brighton, a few miles from this city, » few days ago, for shouting gaine out ofseazon. He had shearing to-day before o Justice of the Peace, which resulted {p bis being fined 820. $10 for cach of two birds killed. The case fa the subject of animated discussfon ty legal circles” hers The Jadge pleaded fynorance of the law. CROP N Reports from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Corn Much Improved Within the Last Ten Days. Oats and Barley Generally Up to the Average. IOWA, Bnrcint Dispatch to The Tribune, Krota, Keokuk Co., duly it.—Ryo harvest over. Wheat and oats not comein yet. Generally good. Corn doing well. The south half of the county wilt not raise corn enongh for home tre, | while In the north half there will be a sarpius, Weather dry. Write, Mnecatine Co,, nly 19.—IRye tea good crop, All harvested, Warley half cnt. Wheat and cate atilt took promising, Corn growing very fort. Farmers all busy boylng, Are getting » bly crop. Daxvin.e, Des Moines Co. Joly 19.—Oate and spring wheat promise well. Condition ef the corn falr. Hay ia made and fs excellent, Cenan Fanta, Blackhawk Co,, daly 10,—Barley abont ripe, and farmers beginning tneatit. The recent warm weather cauecd the wheat to: blight rome, but It looks well, Corn promises 4 good crop hot. Cnanag, Crry, Sioux Co., Inty 19.—Farmers are busy harvesting barley, (Always except what shoppers took.) Wheat, corn, fax, and oats are prointeing au abundant crop, It we basrreat what Je“growing “now there will be more grain In the county thin in any previous year. Wret Sune, Crawford Co. July 19,—Mye ent and inehuck.” Crop good. Starley tn being ent, Crop fate, Veospeeta of oats very good. | Ca Ww \e Carn backward ‘bot geuwing fast now. — Grasshoppers nie. uas, Fayette Co., July 19,--Oats look the hent ofany of ourcrops, — Neady to ent in twelve days, Majority of the corn puor, Veua, deflersun Co,, July 19.—Rye and winter wheatall harvested, Above anaverage. Spring wheat anit onta are but little above half a ctop. Aitouud very dry ant hard, Need ran. Nevenver.e, Adama Co., duly 1. —Weather dry, Cornall laid by. Wheat ‘and oats doing Tiarveat wil] by tnnenally carly, Potatoes nerding rain, New Wanvtox, Chickaraw Co., Inly 19.—The watrin Weathee f¢ putting corn forward with wone deful raidity, Oateand sprlug wheal look eplen- Gid, Mmotby, buth for seed aud ly, were never petter. Weostrn City, Hamilton Co., Jaly 19.—The pret fine weather has jiven the corn a forward impetus traty wouderfal. It will soon be over the tape of the fences, LouaN, Harrison Co., July 10.—Wheat looks but (tis wut ready tocut, The grasshoppers have entirely divappeared on the Oth of dnly. But onthe ith, 1th, and Lite they New over by the million from the southeast tu the nurthweet, but did not light. Faracvnan, Weight Co., July 19.—The outlook now is youl, Snail grain never looked better. Corn sn Boul as Just year at this time, Vout Dovoz, Webster Co,, July 1.—Rye and barley harvest hus commenced and will be finished within a week or two. Osta and wheat will be ready to hurvert by the Ist of Augart. About one- half of the corn 1s tassled out and the whole of it looks fine, ‘The "hoppers have left with the bert of wishes for thuir happiness and contentient clac- where, and farmers are in the best of aplrita. ‘Oneesvinte, Clay Co., duly 19,—Since my last dispatch the extreme hot weather ban caueed corn to nearly double ita height. The crop now looks very fine, Lott's Cneex, Humbolat Co., July 19,—Weather hotand dry. Corn doing very well, Barley juat ready to harvest, Well filled. “Thourands of ‘hoppers passing over, Very few come down, Metuguvites, Emmett Co., duty 1,—The "hop- pers have inost{y left, They are fying over from other pes, and great dancer of theie makiug a call. Summer fallow commenced on lani« not In crop mm preparation foranother year nerop, Wheat, wats, ond rye, What little in left, is looking well. Shall probably get two-thirds of & crop af curn. Jnving, ‘Tana Co., duly 1i.—The weather for the last two weeks has been all that could bo de- sired: inade a aurpridue growth Inthe cora, Ret- ter pronpect now for wheut than for five years, ata, barley, rye, and timothy all give promine of a full average crop. iimearot. Worth Co., July 1,—Oate and epring wheat promise very heavy, Timothy falr, Corn been well cultivated, Chaninpa, Page Co., dnly 19,—Rye and barloy goud, Nearly harte-ted, and some fn the stuck, Ppring wheat ready to cot, aud de good, More than au average crop. Corn coming on admirnbdly. Grasshoppers nearly all con Onust, Adair Co., July 10,—Darley ail cnt and in stack, and In fine order, Wheat nearly ready to cut, ate promise a heavy yleld, | Corn impraved greatly, ‘Hoppers have heen fying for the Inet live day, but have done very tittle damage in this county. CoLpax, Jasper Co., July 10.—Corn in taseeling outund silking. Ont» and wheat ate tusning. The Taxt (wo weeks hag made a great chanee fn the corn forthe better. Weather wart and dry, Hoog's Foust, Mamiitou Co., duly 19.—Corn ts Jooking well uoder the influence of tho recent scarey weather, Smat! graina promiee a satisfac- ory yictt, My fg Pirasanr, Henry Co., July 10.—All crops with the exception of corn are good.~ Corn lie Jured by the wet weather, Wutint, Lyon Co., July 19,—Oate and flax are good. Wheat andgbarloy badly ‘huppercd. Very tany of the ‘hoppers have teft, Gone north. Crops on sod nearly all destroyed. ILLINOIS. Spectat Dispatches to Tha Tribune, Wannrx, Monmdéuth Co., July 19,—Weather dry and corn doing woll, Oats ant barley not yet fit tocut, Serrox, FayettoCo., July 10.—Wheat and rye secured in the best condition. Threshing juet commenced, Tho wheat ts turning out very weil, Cutting oata, Crop light, Meadows very good. Casunmuinas, Henry Co., duly 18,—Rye secured in good condition, Barley ts bolng cut, Not quits an average Crow, Will be cutting ots in a week. Oats very rank growth, but badly lodged by rain and wind, Moxtnose, Efingnam Co., July 1f.—Winter wheat and rye sccared in good condition, Thresh- ing commenced, Crain turning out good. GALENAs Jo Davices Co,, duly 10,—The farmers in thle section sre baal engaged cutting Wheat, In some localities the chinch-ouge are getting the best uf the Grangers, and ® large amount of dam- ave te reported vopecially fy Southern Wisconsin, wheru whole fields have ‘been rine Outs look fine, and the crop will be unusually large. Marley fletheivtng, auc promivea well, Cora le grawtiiy rapidly, and on humense yleld is expected. In Southern Whecouain there lea larger acreage than ever before of fax, ond the felde are looking dne- ly. ‘Tho report te based on actual abecrvation, Danyrvins, Ogle Co., July 1,—The weather now yood for baying, Large ainount just up, Rv cot and in good condition, Corn ‘doing well, Market well supplicd with new potutoes, Waneaw, Hancock Co., Jtily i,—All hands now in the hay deld. Wh ovate Coumenca to thi tive. . Faust Tinax, LaSalle Co., July 19.—Ryo more than an average crop. Oate'not ripe. Asurox, Lee Co,. duly 1.—Uate and epring wheat Jook well, Tinotny and clover-hay two- thirds in tho baru. Nobtanach Inft for aced, Aumxotox, Knox Co,, duly 1.—Winter wheat and tye safe in the shoe Grau well Sted and promfsvs a good yield. Varn prospect poor, Quurcy, Adania Co., July 10,—Wheat hurvested but badly rusted. Some fields not ft to cat, Corn coming on finely, STEULING, Whiteside Co., July 10,—Fanners are uw securing their winter wheat aud rye in goud conditiva. About tnished cutting barley; median Home? an ayeraze yield. Cheivtlun Co., July” W,— Tt should have three-quarters of a cropofcorn. Hayecuurmous; postures. excelent. BME: ee Carroll, cu, gut i ee ie cut good. Barley thin. Buyw bad, cont Corn willbe goad it the buge ete stow No Chee ilna Fok au oat NEw Winban! ercer Co., July 19.—Ryw ver Back Bud cate fot Wet good, Weil eecured, i} Corn guod, Priaceton, Bureau tCo., July 19.—Rye cat. Goud cundition; excellent crop, Barley and oate promtae an abundant ‘aly 10,—Corn looking band rye harvest aboot won: Oats not yet looks now os Detiare, Dekalb Co, fine. Lai Po s good, Timothy both for vend and hay vo rr owns, SicLean duly W.—Hyo full crop. Quality No. 1, “Oats promtas well Ko ree. eh. Daxvens, MoLean Co,, July 19.—Ryo good. More than jal amount sown fal}. Corn 100 percent belter than a ycar ago at this tim Kinkwuop, Warren Co., duly 10.—Rye all ee cured in condition, ‘Crop good. Nouo Unreshed yet. Osts aud spring wheat not yor ripe. Louk very well. McDonough Co., July 10, --8p k. Vait. Oate good, Nearly rvady Average crop. ‘4 July 10.—Rye Spring wheat ditto, “Galy mid- . ‘Threahing nut commenced, ySatewoop, Warren Co, July 19,—Rye cut. e ry good. Put up dn good cundition. out fully better thau ay expected, Oats nee ch, *Tienaxv, Winnebago Co,, July 19. Rye all up In guod order, but not threahed yot. Very litte barley secitred in good order, No vate cut. Dwi, July 10, —-The weather baw beeu apten- didthia wees, Have been cutting thnothy for bay. Turning out very beavy. To-day we are dbresbing our rye, Weather bas been so fue that we did not stack |t, but are hauli ‘The rye will yield over twent: preaedt tura oot, and dome ov} wit go thirty. We are houling it mechive, and bope ty have it on ‘Chauge” Fri day moring for the ineocetion of the members of the Bourd of Trade, ‘The verry is pluip and tho grata fa Gav, and it wiil make feal good whisky, KANSAS. Svectat Disvatches to The Tribune. Baxteu Sruixua, Cherokee Co,, July 10.—Fall wheat all barvceted and mostly stacced, Ja a ecept ina very Few sectlo ONO 1 crop, Corn tagrowing finely and care nz. eee feeling happy and thankful. Covnes Grove, Morris Ca. duly 1%,—Corn i fromeixtoten feet high. Healthy, All Jaid hy. Inbeginning totaseel out, a'r and speing wheat partly hscrested. Ryea fnll crop, Barley mod- erate, Oawrno, Labette Co., duty 19,—Oata have done extraordinarily well. Wipened fineiy without In- Jnry from rast of insect. Are rated to make 100 busbele per acte, MasHAaTrax, Riley Co., July 10.—Winter wheat ban disappointed everybody, Fields that were thought good for thirty bushels per acre will not go fifteen barhels, The majority net over reven bashols, while many fcids will not be cut at all. Farmers are at aloes to account for the cause, as fields without rust or chinch bug have failed to fll, Grain ripened allatonce, On the 2d fields were too greentocat; onthe Stheo dry that the bands would break. F.C. Henry, of Abilene, an account of whore farming operation, you prblished in the **Crop Department” of Tur Cricaso Tanesn Bn the-Alp inst,, has 1,000 scresof wheat he would not cut. VENTRALIA, Nemaha €o,, Jnly 19,—Spring “wheat, oats, and barley are very good, The in- {ney rom Insecta is ‘very light, ditty from rust. Weather quite favorable naw. Haves, Keno Co., duty 1! Jats nearly ail cut, and a very goad crop. Corn promiren nn excellent yield. round dry, though nut euffering from t arn, Htnos, Atchinson Co,, July 19,—Weather fine for ten ‘days, Fall wheat all ent. Crop ver; good, Barleyand fag very dine. Barley hurvesteds Corn bat improved wonderfully since my last dine Aunty 18.—Corm is now 2h. Whoct-threshing ing cut, Better crop Just commenced. Onta than for several years. Waamtxotox, Washington Co. July 19, Winter wheat and rye all harsested, and extra good tn puality and yield. ffisev cnt in vood color. Large yield. Spring wheat just commenced ent. ting. and promlecs to be the larzest yield and finest uality ever put on the market from thia county. Present Propecia very fowl for corn. If sume of our Eastern farmers could eee our warlox firlds of Ingurioun grain they would almost winh they could be *hoppercd, as well! Ganpyen, dohneon Co... July 19.—Corn grow- Ing. Good colur, Most of the oats in wick, Unt: good, Harvest coming on rapidly. : Stawnen, Wyandotte Uo,, duly 19.—Com dolag well. Wentherfine for all crops, Gate larvested and are guod. No “hoppers. Eutanwoon, Darton Co,, July 19.-—Corn grow: ing finely. Onts are excellent. Marveating spring wheat. “‘Thoughtto be the beat crup known for years, Harley is also excellent. Sxpowier, Sedgwick Co., duly 19.—Oats are Jot berngent, Good. Heautl{ul barveet weather. Corn urowing very fast. Tonuanoxte, Leavenworth Cu., July 19,—Oste goodand ready tocut. Fall wheat good and jnut harvested, Avs genera) thing corn ix very weedy, and not over knee high. No grasshoppers to speak of. * Haven, Reno Co., duly 10.—Wheat has been more eceiously injured by the tnet t © at firat rappoged. There is considerable that has not been cut at all, Senawicr, Harvey Co,. July 10.—Oate are now ripening and ju excelleut condition. Corn is grow: ine finely, Now over waut-bigh. Some begin- lout. x, Franklin Co., July 19.~The ost crop is below average. Fail wheat all tinrvested and stacked, Weather bas been good and the crop is Read. Lore. ia growing finely. Hain would be ac- ceptable. SBNTHALIA, Nemaha ( Joly 19,—Tho. king crop isatii in a flourieling condition. Earliest planted showing the tamel. Small grain all govd, Weather hot and fine, ‘ Gimaup, Crawford Co, duly 1. —Weather fine, and harvesting is being’ pushed with ali vizer, Wheatoxcellent quality, Uute are eplendias heavy pield. Growth of corn for the tart Gficen daye wonderful, Old corn reliing for 22 centa per Uuenel Flax excellent, Onwraa, Lubette Co. duly 10,—Corn growing rapidly; toch in eilk and tassel. “Outs One and all Hieht. oni farmer Just tw the height of harvest, Mucti of the wheat ts etacked and. qume are thresh: ing, ‘The yield 1s poor and discouraging. A tow granshopoore left, and they look very lonesnme. Atagay Mi, Lincoln Co., duty 1. —Corn could not better: from two te elehit feet hish. Nye. barley, outs, and spring wheat are ailcut, Very heavy raiue on the Sth and Uth ints, ihauLaNn, Doniphan Co., duly 19.—ilave just vinited the eastern part of Hrown and the western part of Doniptun, Marley harvest jurt dulabeds pat up. ja xptendid condition. No tain, Spring wheat harvest Jost commenced: will yictd from {wolvo to twenty bushels per acre. Uate never etter, MINNESOTA, Boecial Pepatches to the Tribune, Kasntrom, Kandiyohi Co., July 18.—No hare vest of any kind in thie coun “Hoppers nearly gone; went mostly northwest and’ sontheus! Where ate they now? {sa question of Intense t teresttuus, Welookto Tie Trine to keop us posted, We do not believe the theory of our **bug-maateres,’ We aro about rid of them, Teaaxpotrn, Dakota Co., July 10.—Corn looks Wellin thls section, Mast of it Inid by, Wheat could hardly be improved, Timothy nearly all cut for hay. Nonturrenp, Rico Co., duly 30,—Wheat and oats are coming on towards. harvest very fast, and peoaiias glare yleld, Heavy rein here on Friday, Jorn improvin: fast. Winvon, Cottonwood Co., July 19.—'Hoppers flying over to-day in countless millions, Some dropping. Injuring the crops slightly, Unuser, Nobles Co,, duly t0,—A few geasshop- pere ying over every pleasant day, Corn ia doing wplenditly. Small grain jooks well, Barley near ly ready for the reaper. faa Veuxy, Rock Co,, July 19.—Corn 18 doing finely, Nye {a montly Harrested and good. Bartey being cut; alightly damaged, vet will make a good crop. Oats ana wheat are looking well. Will fol- low close on barley ‘There are but few ‘hoppera At present. Notting to fear but the **ralders,”” Unica, Winona Co., daly 11.—We shall soon be entting our wheat, nate, und bartey, All give promise of good gil Curn las improved ex- cecdingly within the Inst ten daye, Nearly through having. Crop light both for roed and hay Crean Warten, Wright Co., duty 14.—Weather warm, with frequent showers. Cor growing fast, “Hoppers leaving every day. but atill enough left to do cousiderabla damage, Wheat will not be total fatluce. No harventing yet. Wartenvitty, Lo SuerCo., duly 19,—~Wheat and ata never better. Harley and rye about ready to ext, Corn walet bib,” Good “color. "Hoppers here scarce; fying in every dirertion; some leave ing and sonw coming, Not muc! pune Are encouraged with the ahead, aux Centne, Stearns Ce pay 19, —Oota have eecaped the ‘hoppers, Wheat about all ruined. Willnat averaze the seed, taken una whole, cx- Having plenty of rain. mage dour, fine propect "Hoppers all gouc, Lake Chryetal, Due Earth Co. duly 1%.— Grusshoppers are gone, Farewell, ‘aul, if for- ever, still farewell. It fs astonleuing what a few dase will do {n Improving the Aphearauce of crops of all kinds, after the hoppers Jvave, aud it fea picasnre ta meet your nelgiber and Near him ea ‘+4 guess Twill get aon oata pnd corn.” 37 wheat 16 all gone, but I can keen my stock this year, and 1 don't belicve they are gotng to deposit theiregys this fall, do your" Altof the rye will be ent I week. No barley tn waved, 2 will get their aced. F that fen m ten totwonty bushels per acre. Jers than any otber crop, except peas. All bury, —— NEBRASKA. Special Dispatches to The Tribune Juniata, Adame Co,, July W.—Rye und barley all harvested, Fully 20 perceut above an average, Wheat and oats vesrly ready to cut. No *hoppete orauy other pest, Cornall laid by. One piece of barley threshed cut forty buehels per acre, LaPunts, Wayne Co,, July 10.—Barley harvest commenced, with a heavy crop, No gresuhopper here, although constantly In the alr traveling weet of north. All grasshoppers that latched here are one, and no danger Is anticipated from those ily- ne over. Faturiacy, Clay Co., duly 10,—Wheat aud oats very prouist Never better, Hye in Early spring wheat nearly ready for Vawnxe Citt, Pawnee Co., duly ver werobetter. Spring wheat i very Kod, but in- jueed by grasshuppers. Rye ts wood, aud all (u vhock, und #0 fs parley, ; Surros, Clay Co., July 10.—Snatl grain wis never delter than now, “Harvest bas begun in rye and baricy, Corn wot 20 good 4s we would wish. Nourock, Madieon splendidly, stunds fr Vals and spring wheat are promising rye is being cuts also sume of the early barley. Rye lsexcellent. Barley about an averse. No grase- Merrick Co., July 19.~Our grain adequate for thie mammoth crop. **Comaat ye kungey, starvlug euule, Greater part of the rye und ba eut. Quantity great and quatity very yood | Whiat fearful heavy. Will woun be ready to cul. Oats unprecedentedly beavy crop. Patatucs very good, : Syuactex, Utec Co,, July 10.—Spring wheat sooty ld. Vat teet~ rt Hil yolug on. There asshonpers ZOne, . duly 1 —Cropy of alt ney ready to cut, sive buehels per ¥ beaded onf and propa rate... Rye and barley wil} be a woud crown G Macun, Friukliu Cy. ikiuds took splendid, ye aau bd. Barley will go frou forty ta: forty acre. Wheat ts splendid, 4 Waventy, Lancaster Co., July 19. —Barley har.’ veot just commenced. Winter grain must all cut, Gotouxsry, Saline Co., July 1).—Prospects fur oats and spring wheat very Haticring. ivy very. good aud nearly ripe. Cucn in firat-rate condition. i ——— MICHIGAN, Special Dispatch to Tye Tribune. Hannsgvizis, Alcona Co., "July 10.—Winter whost is now looking better than tha promles some time etuce. Think that it will average from filteca tu twenty busbels per acre. Wheat will nut be cut for two wee —- SSOURL hen to The Tribune, Ivntrespence,. Jackson Cu. July 19.—Corn mostly laid by. No wheat damaged by rain or ptoru. Farmere stacking. Holding for bigher prices. Timothy excellent. Biuvxivr, Uzage Cu, daly 19.—-Wheat ncacly altetacked, faved in gond condition: nevee be ter, Prive in this section from 8b, 40 to $1 60. Oatn silineshock, Corn «pled Rain needed now. er D. A.J. UPHAM. Death of an Ex-Mayor and One of the Old- eat Hettters of Mitwankec, Bpertat Dispatch ta The Trihune. Minwacres, Wis, Juty 19.—D. A. 1. Up: ham, cae of the earliest ecftlers of Milwaukee, died today, He wasan old man, and had heen in feeble health fora tong time. | fle was well off in a worldly rense, being the owner of cons siderable property, the rental of which furntsh~ ed atample income for his support. He had been Masur of Milwaukee, and had run fur Governor on the Democratic ticket, but was des feated In the canvass, In polities Mr. -Cpham was a pronounced Dermvucrat, and during the Scott campaign for President he had a tall hickory pole ratsed In front of his building ot Wisconsin atrcet, the pole surmounted with soup bow! and Jade, and immediately un aflag fying with the words of Gen. Scott just time to take a hasty bowl of soup,” ete, The” pole remained there until it was declared dangerous, when it was cut down, much to the regret of Its owner. No tnancoutd have had akinder heart than did Mr, Upham. He hat for hie friends all the old ecttlers, with whom be was always at bome, and they with him, their enjoyments being of the ofd-farh- foned kind, He ad not probably an enemy anywhere, Mr. Uphatn was an old-fashioned Jawyer: he discouraged Mitigation. ‘To the poor he gave tnuch advice, atid always gratis Hy many of that class he will be mtesed. "He leaves a widow, and we belleve three suns and two daughters, and anestate ample for their support. Adie many of our oblest settlers, bls ways were plaln, as was tls mode of living, His dwelling howtse—aniong the earllest erected fratne-butid- digs in the elty—was noted more for its Interior comforts than the beauty of fts exterfor, which wasas plain as could be. For more thana third of a ceutury he hag lived in the same dwelling, on the aaine spot, now several feet higher than the street on Broadway. but when built was then on on level with the highway in the midst of the bushes, where the call of tne quail and the drum of the partridge was heard as cumtnon in the fall of the vear ns Is now the round of the churen-bell or tho shrick of the tug-whistle, Mr. Gpham came to Milwaukee from Delaware, of which State he was a native, about forty years since. He helped to draw the charter of {icorporation of Milwaukee as a vil- lace, as well a5 the charter Lat mude it a city, From a susall village of fees than 9 thousand pesple, he has constantly resided here, until he he lus seen a city that now holds within its cor- porate Hinits 1530,000 persons, Full honors by the Bur of Milwaukee, of which ne was for so long a member, Will be pald to his memory, for he tas ever courteous and obliging to all, ‘par- tleularly tothe younzer members. The older ones wilt mourn a brother of loug acquaintance, and the people of Milwaukee will sorraw not only forone of its earlicet settlers, and one of {ta first Mayors, but for one of ite citizens that tified every position he had ovcupfed with honur and credit to binwelf and with entire satisfac: tion to all, CANADIAN NEWS. ‘The Royal Canadian Insurance Company— Obituary—Labor—Prayer vs. Potato-1ug. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Monrneat, July 19.—At the meeting of the Koyal Canadian Insurance Company held to- day, the Chairman briefly stated the object of the meeting, which had becu called in view of the freavy fosses incurred recently. He ré- ferred particularly to the great fire at St. John. Me reviowed tho position of the Company, which was sound. It was moved by Mr. Duflll. of Hallfax, and seconded hy Mr. Wood, of To- ronto, that the pald-up capital atock of the Company be reduced from $00,000 to $300,- OW,” Curried. it) was alan resolved Unt the pectal assessinent of §300,UiK) due Aug. Ss next be carried tu the reserve fund. A sharcholderasked If the Di- rectors had paid fn oll thefr stock. = ‘The Chair- man replicd that they had patd all calls mace upon thén. The Company will at once settle all outstanding debts. Litense to do businces in New York State will be reissued Monday, ‘The Hon. Judge Sanbarn, who died Tuesday, at New Jersey, was buried here to-day, The funeral was largely attended. Mr. Sanborn was Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec, and hind been {n political Ife thirty years, Before going on the Bench he was a native American, having emigrated to Canudu when young. Special Dispatch to The Tridune, 6 Hasintos, Ont., July 19.—The Great West- ern Rajiroad authorities having in view the re- duction of employer’ wages, o deputatton from Londonyrepresenting nll classes of employes, had an Interview with Me. Broughton, General Manager, mvainat the sainc. Mr. Brougton made ne positive statement, but promised to toke tha matter into consideration. Should a reiluction take place, {t is feared a general strike will be the inevitable result, Specunl Dispatch to The Tribune, Quenre, P. Q,, July 19.—Solemn mass was chanted ju Charlebourg Street Church yester- day, and an immense crowd of worshipers went In procession to the sacred editice to in- tercede for deliverance from the potatoc-bug. SENT S. A. THOMAS SUNMER-N \1GUT CONCERTS THEO LAST WEEKS * Exposition Building. Every Night. THOMAS 26 and GO ets. TO-NIGHT---Fronch Nicht, immensely brilliant programme. introducing Mi. Pane en win Will lug The Ataesctitnlse iiymia to SYMPHONY sama Morons 2 p.m. Lenore Symphony." Peigattat Revart sow Ramirhan Kesteeitt TN taveaccuos, MATINER, To-Morror Night—"¢ Peonte'a Programme,” helagine newt papular proramme over given here, THE FIRST CHICAGO PROULAMME iserpenter & Shele naers, TOOLEY’S THEATRE, Original Scenes Graud Ope 3 7 you mers Gre: Ty. Analnte froin Union Square Th tients, Musie, york, a fue papery (lay, and Unequateds cyarartersby Ca al. ‘oa. Nell. dotin Jaiuce, J. H. Stoddart, HF. Daly, MW Wath. quisieg, Battie areas Fanny Moran atic it verry, weit laa Veriun, Marie Wilkins, Hobetts Size. Tannetiih, aud Mrs. Bost, ‘Matinees Wedae a ADELPHL THEATRE, Jo UL. HAVERLY, Proprietor aud Manager, ne, Monday, July 16, Great Company e New he ‘thame, dr h ‘ars ut Pautotulues .. Theatre perfumed. Matioces jdsyeat cries binatrels, $0 fn number. iTMEDESTSYSTENOF HEATING ISTHE CHEAPEST. Yor NOT WATER and for STKAM, tn any kind of Dulbitig, send plans Cor eetiinates bo CRANE, BREED & Co., 653-715 Wert Elchthat., Cinclanatt, 0. = “SUAS. pay SCOFpIRBANKS ATANDAKD SCALES ‘OF ALL KINDS, FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00, 11K 113 Lake St,, Chicago. Be saretul tobuyenty the Genuit ‘TOCKROLDERN MELTING, Toiot & Northern Indiana R. B. Co dort, July 3, 4877, NOTICE. ‘The anqual meeting of the stockholders uf, the Jollet & Northeru Indians Rallroat Company, tor the election ‘of Directors, end for the transaction of auch other bue- fucsé as way be brought before It, will be held at the ottice of the Company th the city of Julfet, Uliaots, oa the goth day of August. a 12 o'clock, HES HEIER “ig, G, RALSTON, Secret FOR THIRTY ¥ eyed aud luvely daughters of Spaniel Auer. vd Menmay & Laswes's Foonins Ware hetr uply cosmetic aad toilet perfume. Vets the te sweat Lasting of all Floral pry Ww sud pomseanea ref feabiug end tuvisoratig pup: eflice bot coutatucd tu aay vibcr preparation Of the bind. sale by Perfumers, Uruggista and Fancy Di. KATHAIRON. 1S (Read and eed Whit is Hare Said learn how it may worn {06 doe at a small AVING? Menand women should be, carefnl of thelr hair, [tts not merely an oriament; It ts as rt of Nature's plan for the perfection it tlie preservation of life, a5 Is any nber af the body. Men of selene have tently for the best mi cultivating the hair, YOUR HAIR searched long and pa- cans of preserving and Thirty-tive years age, the eminent ‘a My Prot. EE Thottas iat ‘ot Nowe my entoee Inte a thorough study of the: m: to the very root of it, and hls fahors were Tle tt war who gave to Jersey, entrred crowned with snecess, the world that priceless Liyon’s Kathairon, For the growth and preservation of the alr. The preparation sprung into {mmediate and world-wide favor, Tt waa just what was wan! LYONS KATITATRON has never been sup: planted or cast aside by the people, for the very ecu reason that ni y ted for the purpose, to it has ever The consequence te, that the KATHAIRON has become more and more popular every year, and Is now in dafly use by millions who’ under- stand its wonderful value, Bealdes belng the best hairdressing ever pro- duced, it will positively prevent grayness, and will restore new halr to bald hi i and follicles are not destrosed. Tf these things are #0, ig wot such an article of the greatest value? That they are so. has been testified to by thon- sands, and fs abundantly proven hy the history of the KATHAIRON for more than one-third of eads If the roots A FAIR SPECIMEN, Thave been entirely bald for several years, con- etitutional, Tsuppore. dn few: bottles of Kathairon, and, to my great aurprire, 1 have a thick growth of young hair. COL. JOHN L. DORRANCE. No other article is comparable with the Katn- AINON In reapect of these three most important 1. To Cure Baldne 2, To Restore and Beautify ere 3. To Remove Dandruff and Beautify the Mair. BEAR IN MIND.—The Katnaimox {s no sticky, pasty sulphur and sucar of lead, to paint and daub the hair and paralyze the brain. ft Is and limpld vevetabte lotion, intended ta the hair by natural growth and reinylc- Jt is the most dolightfal toltet dre ing known, No lady's or gentleman's tollet outit is complete without LYON'S KATHAIRON, ONLY 50 CENTS PER BOTTLE, 80LD EVERYWHERE. The old reliable Mexicnn Muastnng Liniwent sellin to- wy More rapidly than it did byenrn age, before KVRTINN mitntoen, tempted by ftw Auccens, Bitempred to crawl the Mustang's ‘here never wits, and we belleve there never will be, ® remedy and wounds ND WOUND| Shan xy reputation, 'T Lab ant: for every wound, on ercy Imevery fuu- —-ASK FOR— 3 PROCTER &£ GAMBLE'S Mottled. German. There is None Better, OR MORE EOONOMSOAL FOR FAMILY UST" "PROPOSALS OFFICE OF T Superintendent of Indian Affairs, DAKOTA SUPERINTENDENOY, Vaygrox, Dak., duty 9, 1877. Proposals for the Erection of Iultlings on the Missourl River for Spotted ‘Tall, Red Cloud, and Fort Peck Ageactes: atone Creek wet nuetion of Yetlow Honot Poplar River with the ulldings snd inelowures, ‘: house, ohe warehuys re De rale-house, one ala Hecatone Creek 1 and Voplar iti uth uf the ‘ and transportation to be furnishes and luclovures tu be cons rier preacribed by the uj don or before the first ads) ‘h proposal must be in duplicate, suust bave i attached. and he eccom- aa eyapter alan by two Bed end suntcteut rt, guaranteed awarded to ihe party bu i] copie ey vor about 184 hors the ecniractor, in vase ® contract te . Thitnediately furuletied tur perfurmancn of the contract, aud in w auto double the ts fur any one ar allot the above named acts of buildings comptete, will be conudered, The plang, speciAvations, and deawlags ti accords: Ath whiets Une work t9 to be done, office In Yankton, at the offfe tect, Rooms 2 and 14 Customlowse Mulldise. No, 0) "Lasalle rhicago, and uilice of Grixgs & ven In fs. V. Shiinan, Ar ¥ Cuntracke wil inicars ‘ere tuvived ture, proeeutat i ers are tuvited to the bids, at 2o'clock pm. Wedacwday, A ‘Fle Guvernuieat reserves ti Fight to Fe Hilde are to be distinctly marked ou tbe envelopes + Prupusale to Erect Agency Bulldings,” and addresse: te the auderstgued. J. Bupertatendent of Indian Af Douglas Monument Commission, Proposals are (nvited fur the New Bay ecessary to cunplete the Douglas Chteazo, aud for walla sidewalk. aud Munestons or ad Tile work In the Tomb Chamber, dvatlons of the work can be sect iBbert T. Lineolu, Bu, St Portlan vag. ‘above work {a devcribed {a three esparste spect: Avaiiuns and proposals are requested forthe work In ly, aod auso for all tu f1NS mawerial proposed must to bis proposal the time withia je the work proposed tur by bits. Fy Loud, with twosurctles, In the sui of aivouat Of each contract, wi! ler 10 ineure the cous accompany cuclt 1d, Fart bidder will & which be will comp! bis bid accepted, Gf thy successful bidd track Memes of proposed syrvuics cs, ‘No payinents will be made op a uy coplact unui the completion uf the work bainet I roselopes, marked Chivago. iW unclitd o'clock tn the 4377, and will be opeoed ats wcethity of the Poe right sphigtttiry $9 aces rs i MELVILLE W. Chicago, July DS L877. EDUCATIONAL. HON, CHARLES FRANCIN ADAWS, BE.D., Chairman of the Roard of Mani: WILLIAM 8, BINMOCK, LL.D... Mantere peas This schoo! fs destaned ta give the beat and moet thorough preparation for entirgr. The past year (ers hate been ten teachers all of ability and expertence, and one hundred and fifty puptis. There te 9 preparatory class fn English atadies and French fur hoya trom ten to fourteen years of ace. The Acadeiny hoarding-honse in onder the entire gharge of the resident teachers, and boys reece carar ful aupervieton and attention. _ For catatoraes and cireniars address the Master. MICHIGAN FEMALESEMINARY, AT KALAMAZOO, . Holyoke plan, haa Jnst celnbrated {te tenth ans bnming year Gy eoinmence Spt nq. For Hon, fite!, Mehta, and furnished roo: rar: to thedaugtitersat clercymen Sis. Th Pravounced by ail desightfnt and health! atudy extended and comprehenstre, Instruction thor: ough. For catalngne: further information address MISS JEANNETTE FESUEM, Princ! Kalatnazoo, Mich, HOWLAND SCHOOL, — For Advanced Edueation of Young Wamen, at ‘Lak ‘tral UNION SPRINGS ¥ $*"" Especially attractive sea homelike in tory and enllegtate departments. Mreantent “MEN IEY 14 i ee: g vite: President = of Northwestern University, Evanston, and Universtt: of Chiengo. dudge Heory Booth. Yean, Tuluon, Sot peryear. Fall beyina Feptember 12. For cata: logue address = UNIUN COLLEGE Of LAW, Chicago, Mt. PENISVLVANLL MILITARY ACADEHY, CHESTER, Pa., opens SEPT, 12th, Locatton health- fats groands ample: bafidings commadiods. Thor- ough instruction th CIVIL ENGINEEWING, the CLAS= SICS, and ES H. Careful supervision of Cadcta, For ctrenlars apply to JEWETT J. WILCOX, Eas Tremont House, or Col. THEO. HVATT, Prealdent. MORGAN PARK MILITARY ACADPATY. ca Fi N. KIRK PALCOTT, | Amociato 1 RY WEIGHT, Ma Principals, The beet Academy for poysin the Northwest, Pre- ares for any college or for busin Location attract- Regan nent wc daze tend Corestatoge tec Cape, ie bein Nept. i A877, Hen Cor eatatogue arts NONIHK TALCOTT, Morgan Darks Cook Cos tik z ROTIL for ctrentar. RAILROAD TINE TAULE. iV aL AND TPR OF TRA Exrtamaniox or Rerenrxce Manns. SERS “Bind Cacepieds j Mundy ‘ontey CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY, Ticket Oficea, 62 Glare st sepherman ‘Honso) and at Leave, | Arrive, aPartic Fast Line... stax CIty de Yankton, yi abubuque Day Ex. via Clinton}? abubuque Night Ex. Ha € ton) anoaha Night, a¥ioux City & Yankton. aFreep't, Hockfd & Dubique. oF reep tr Korkt'd & Pubiquo, aMilw Fast Mall (dutiy) f bMilwatikee bapre Uiitwaukee Parse OSU wauker Pace: pr Oger, ager (dali Ci jn Paul & Winona Express., BLACronee Express, OMarquette Exurees- aGeneva Lake & Hoc! dGeneva Lane Express, blake Gi re ‘itotel Cara are run through, between Ci gargand Omaha, on {be train leaving Chicago at 10°39 “No other road runs Pullman or any other form of hotel cars west af Chicaro. d—Depot corner of Well and Rinzte-ats, 6—Depot comer of Canal and Kinzie-ata, CHICAGO, BT. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS LINE. Ticket offtcea ta Clark-at. andat Kinzie-Street Depot. “Artives Na. th © 4:00p, me UP, mf 6:30 a. my, St. Paul & Minneapotie St. Paul & Minneapolls CHICAGO. ALTON & BT, LOUIS AND oHIGAO KANBAS CITY & DENVER SHORY LINES, Unton Hepat, West Site, near Madion-st. brid Twentstuinkats ‘Tekes Utes 122 ieahdel Ranans City & Denver Bt. Loutt & Sprinetetd Rt Louls, Koriugfeld & Texne Pekin and Peoria Past Ex} Peoria Expres Proria, Keukui ‘Chicago & Pade Streator, Lacon, \ dollet & Dwight Accor ."F ton umMndat n CHICAQO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILROAD, Union Depot, corner Madioon and Cansi-ata, Th-ket wiice, Grouth Clark-at., opposite Slierman lowe, antl at depot. TT Arrive. 7:08. gi Tis0p. tm Leave. Milwaukee Hxpress.. Wiscousln & Minnesa! ay jeusaha through i *10:008, m.|* 4:00p. m. ‘3 anit Anlie Express, May, Steve: tand Usrougn’ ‘Ail trains run via § =. Riekets for inneayattaare kood elther vla Madieon and Peat du Chfen, of via Watertown, LaCrosse, and Winona, (ebENOIs GENTRAL RAILROAD. a epor, foot of Lake-at. and foot of Twenty-serondes pent tcket atices ui tandolpheet., near Glare “Arrive. Cairo & Ne Calro, Arkansas & Tex: Kuriuigiedd a Peoria pring tlett Ni Pearls, Pearta, Ki i CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINOY RAILROAD. of Loke-:.. Indlaua-ay., and sixteenthe inalaud bixteenth-ate, Ticket Offices, Su dat depots. Mendota, Ottawa, and Streator * 7:25 a.m. Hendete, Oltaws, ghd Strealor * 4115 p.ut cork ind, U'huque, &xtuux City * 9150 a Jiechi rp bude, ebloux Cex ° ‘B40 P. ma, Pacitic Ha press Sof Omabi H hanage city ("10:90 a.m, Pactoc 15 Dimaha, Kansas Clip, Atcha iuon, bt, Jue, and Texes..... 111000 p.m, |? 6:55 at, MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. Depot, foot uf Lake-st., sud {out of Twenty-secong-at, Aeket Oilice, OT Clard-at., southeast corner of {tan dolph, Grand’ Pacigc Hotel, and ut Palmer House. Leave. | Arrive, Po Le FITISBURG, FI. WAYNE & OHIOAGO RAILWAY, Dept: cuener Canal and Madisag-ate.. Teket OMcee, ‘Trains | Arter a ins leaye from Exposition Dusluin Fouts Ticker Osicess Ad Clariant eT Grand Pacite, and Depot (Exposition foot of Mons elmer fous, nae ng Mall—Old Lin: ivelon Bpectat’ Ex... Express, dally. ‘ WD. Im. isp.m.| swe, in, 10:30. Wb S408 Un PITTTSBURG, CINCINNATI & BT, LOUIS BB. Depot corner of Clloton avd Carroll-ets,, West bide. } ‘Depart. ] Arrive. 8:40 8, m.!* 4210p. mi. Cine! 48:00 pts § Tis. yx] Night Expreas.. OHIOAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PAOIFIO RAILROAD. Depot, corner of Yun Buren and Shermag-ate. Tick Ocice, 60 Clark-st, Sherman House. venw't! Qniahs, Leavenw'th & Atch E Maht Express. "LAKE NAVIGATION. GQOODRIOH STEAMER Milweukeo and all Wea hore ports, Yor Daly, buwlay exevptoace, ben Ralurdsy's boat don't go uatil Friuay oralag’s boat gues trough ts Yor Gracd Haven. G: end Haptds, and Muske- up, Dally, Sunday except - Yor Madistes, ‘Ludington, sud “Peutwaier, Dally, satuplay and Sunday excevted, wt 9 8. wa Forst. Joseph—Daily at 10m m., Sunday scx- sented: | Beturday’a, boat ‘docs not icave cle, Fi Merete Gicda tare To, GLON PARK HOTS: ATBIN'S GLI N.Y. Te B2 ope RATES S SUES Did ime Bruder Gircblar ag bball wl water. G's. FLOaT, Pruptisiae