Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1877, Page 2

7s 2-7 THE CIUCAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, HARVEST NOTE yerred, that he will be nominated by arclania- tion. No other person yet mentioned stands any chance. MISCELLANEOUS, TNE ONO CAMPAIGN. Mpecial Dispatch to The Tribune, Cotvmncs, U., Aug. %—The Repnblican State Executive Committee held a very large mecting here to-<lay, every membor being preé- ent with the exception of one, and nearly all the candidates on the State ticket were in attend- The General Outlook Promising in the Highest Degree. A Magnificent Crop of Winter Wheat Ready for Market. Corn and Oats Coming Forward auce. Many prominent politicians from various fevtions of the State were in consultation with Finely. the Executive Committee, Judge West, candi- Gate for Governor; the Hon. Stanley Matthews, ILLINOIS, and Gen, Grosvenor, being among the number treeent. After discussing the political outlook for somy time. ft was decided to open the cam- paicn at Athens on the 25th inst. it was fur- ther arranged that some time previous to that date dude West shoutd address the citizens of » County at his home in Beilefontaine, ate has hot yet been decided upon, CONKLING WANTED. Boeetal Dirpatch to TX Tritmne, Wasinnaton, D.C, Aug. Those who ¢laim to know, say that Senator Conkling has been called home ti hot haste, to sce to the nomination of eandidates for the State Senate fn thos. ilisthicts which arc sure to go Repah- cap, and especially fn certain districts In his own [mimedinte lorality, where a good deal of opposition to his re-election as Senator in Con- grees tins recently developed itecif, The most Ucsperate exertions are making to secure Re- publn n State Senators tits fall: who will be tterty hostile to his being his owh successor at Washington, and he is crossing the occan to take a hand fn that battle. BANOQAMON COUNTY REPUBLICANS. Specint Dispatch to The Tribune, 8rrinor IL. Ang. T—The Republican County Cow fon to-day was the lorcest in the lucal history of the party. The nomintions For County dudge, dames Hi. Matheny. nt occupunt of the oillce; for County Clerk, Louls HL. Ticknor, Springfield; Couuty Treasurer, D. Paulen, Curran; Superintendent of Hchools, W. S. Remine, Auburn. duuge Matheny has algo been nominated by the Democrats, although an old Republican. The prospects for Reputslicau success aro fat- tering. Snectat Diepatcher to The Tribune. Asntos, Lee Co., Aug. 7.-—Threshing com- menced: yicht goot. Not much grain being sold, “Prospects forcorn not ro good as. ten dassago. Suffering from drought. In sandy soll, as near Rack River, It 1s past heip. Epsewoon, EMingham Co., Aug. 7,—Oate all in stack. Averagecrop. Fall wheat good, Just commenced threshing. Farmers will be in no hurry to sell, Will walt the maturing of corn crop. Weather very dry. Bdutgvines, St. Clair Co, Aug. 7—Winter wheat ts being hauled tothe mills’ very fast. Depots crowded with flour for .the Eastern tmarkete. Oates nll cut. Good crop. Timuthy was never better. Corn looks better, but will ben short crop with us, . Jenservil.®, Jersey Co.. Aug. 7—Farmers are generally holding thelr wheat for bigher prices, Corn is doling well. Secured a very eavy crup of hay In good condition, Hiauann, Madison Co., Aug. 7.~Many of our farmers have threstied wheat from the sliock and sold inost of the grain to our millers, who are crinding {t, and siup the flour. About half of tue wheat has been stacked and will be threrhed Inter. ‘Strikes’ did not interfere with harvest. Only the prices which our mille paid for wheat were depressed by them on ac- count of shipinents being stopped. They are going up again now. Cankoniton, Greene Co., Aug. 7—Winter wheat is moved alntost os fust as threshed. All machines are running at full capacity. Never was co much threshed, Farmers are in good spirits and hanpy. Mascoutan, St. Clalr Co., Aug. 7.—Thresh- ing progressing MIncly. Averaging fifteen bush- tla per acre. Hog cholera broken out afresh and very destructive, Animais take sick and dic on verv short notice. Wiseacres, quacks, ant doce tors are all alike nonplussed. Weather tino, but too cool and dry for corn, ~ WEST VIRGINIA. Wherettna, W. Va, Ang. 7Z—An election took place in this State to-lay for the selection ofa permanent seat of Government. Up tua Inte hour to-night we have no news whatever from the interior. This city clves Clarkshurg 2,134; Martinstrurg, 1,883; Charleston, 1. The nty subscription of $5,000 In ald of the Fittsturg, Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad fe probably carried by a small majority. BURLINGTON, TAs cial Dispatch to The Tribune. Buniineton, In, Aug. T.—A, meeting was held in Turner Hall to-night, locking toward the organization of 8 workingman’s'party. The movement ds carefully nursed and manijpitaterd by the Dernocrats. Nu permanent organlzation was eflerted to-night, but there was considera- Uo talk about a greenback currency, GHEENBACKERS’ CONPZRZNOE. AUDANY, N. ¥., Aug, 7.—Samucl G. Rice, + Chairman of ihe ‘State Centrat Committee of the Greenback party, bas isened a circular in- viting the friends of that party to meet at Rochester, Aug 23. Sam Cary, of Ohio, has been engaged by the Greenhackera to stuinp the State duriug the campaign. IOWA. Spectat Dispatches to The Tribune, Weet Trox, lowa Co,, Aug. 7.—Corn {s ear- ing finely. Just had a good rafn, after twenty- seven days of dry weather. Rye and barley all cut. In the infdstof wheat harvest, Turning out one of the beat we have had for years. Splendid quality. Yield from fifteen to thirty bushels per acre. One plece of five acres went 120 bushels. Grain will go on to market as fast asthreshed. Have had nothing to sell for the “Tast Lwo years, T—Wheat de Yivld- Oskaloosa, Muhaska Co. Au cut. Some in stack, Some thr ing Iron twelve to vightees bushels per a Quality good. Better than for many years. Oate good. Best crop uf tay ever ralecd in ‘ Jows. . Logs dying very bad. Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., Aug. 7.—Spring wheut mostly in the alock in tip-top couditlon. The grain is pluinp and heavy. Tha farmers are holding it aut of the market, STRIKERS. TENNSYLVANIA. Spectat Dinpatch to The Tribune, Winrrspanne, Pa, Aug. 7—The apathy kvinaton, Kossuth Co., Aug. 7.—Harvest In % ‘ cs eae full headway, Probable yfeld of apring wheat sich has prevailed fora few days amoug the | Ty'to 1s hushels per acres Ground very dry uid strlvers wan stirred tuto a little life last night. | turd. No rain for three weeks, Date. and The men bave remamcd passive for a few days, only because of the presence of the military, as there is noinciinatton to yield. Asa train was passing Sugar Nuteh, on tho Lehigh Valley Railroad, lust night, it was met by a volley of stonce, but with no other damage than smashed: windows, The same reception was given the up tram on the Lehich & Susquehanna Ratlroad at bid, and a Li saener was” injured wa ttyings miseites A few miles further ob- siructions wero placed ot Lhe track, throwing the locomotive ang tender olf. Its stated that shots were rod luto the train at Dodgetown, but ft was probaly motting more eerlous thay pling sinal torpedoes on thu track to frighten Che pa acugers. ‘ mornbyz a Sherlif's posse proceeded to Wanamle bythe reeuiar passenger train to etarta coal traln which had .been stopped the miuht puevivus, Shey were followed by a come yubresulare on at special train, whe remained tate from the seene to Interport if Heveseary. The poset ptarted the coul-train, u Was cut In eeveral pla; Again the vars oupied, and the strikers, learning that nilitary were near by, allowed it to proceed. posse returned at 10 o'clock, leaving: the are to protest the Coal Company. ing eniieers went to work at several sullienes tbatuy, and are running the pumps and fans. Last night a farmer who left this city was vaylaid by three miners and beatén, probably vith a view to robbery. The erties of the farmer und his daughter brought aesistance, and two of the men were captured and lodged in Jail. ‘ Seecial pepatet autte, Scuanvon, Ya, Aug. %—Tho late traln on the Lehih & Susquetenna Road last night, toming iv the direction of Scranton, was pel ted vith stanea by Amob at Parsuns’ Station, alx- een miley distant. A lady passenger was struct othe head and carried in a dying condition Jom the cars, Atter passing Hlensant Valley the ent us thrown off the track by a heap of stones, and narrowly escaped plunjang down a steop bank into the river. “The prompt appll- tation of the alr-brake alone saved it. The pas- were panle-stricken. After some delay wine was reatured to the track, and on teaching Dodgetown, near the city, the train was red upon, but none of the passengers were injured. Tralos will be rua undsr military eacorts on this division hereafter, + Hasaptsg, Pa., Aug. 7.—The Coroner's Jury in the case of the recent riots rendered a verdict to-day acquitting the soldiers composing the Yourth Reg ment from any blame for firing on tho rioters, taking Into consideration the Tear- ful peril in which they were placed. If any blame attaches to the military it must be borne by Gen. Bolton who ordered them to Reading. ‘The responsibility for the terrible tragedy fs directly attributable to thoso who composed the lawicss body who were instigating rotous pro- ceedinys, and the mob is primarily responsiblo for alt subsequent trouble and bloodshed, SU ECETEE INDIAN CONTRACTS. Sneciat Digpatch to The Tritune, Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 7.—The Central In- Han Saperintendency contracts for supplice to- Jay were awarded; amounting to about $100,000, Naylor & Klelnfeld, of Baxter Springs, will fur- nish the Quapaw Agency 700,000 pounds of teef, at @2.233¢ per hundred, gross, Levi Wilson, of Leavenworth, will furnish theOsage and Kansas Agency 1,000,000 pounds of beef, at $273 per hundred, cross, Levi Wilson will furnish the Ponca Axency 700,000 pounds of beef, at $2.75 per hundred, gross F, L, Cramer, of Shawneetown, will furolsh the Sac and Fox Agencies 79,000 pounds of beef, at $4.49 per hundred uct, Ridenour & Baker will furnish 100 barrels salt ut $1.00 per barrel. Ridenour & Baker will turnish 80.200 pounds of jugar at l0cents per pound, Levi Wilson will furnteh the Cheyenne Agency 120,000 pounds of corm at €1.30 per hundred. Berry Bros. & Fin- ney, of Arkansas City, will furnish the Pawnec Agency 150.000 pounde of corn at 68 cents per hundred. Hecat & Plover will furnioh the Osage Agency 7,000) bushels of wheat ab 813044 per bushel. A, Newman, Leavenworth, will tur nish the and Cuimanche Ageucy 250,000 pounds of Hour at $4.45 per 100. Levi Wison wilt furnish Wichita Agency with 150,000 pounds of Nour at 445 per 10. Levi Witeon will fur- uhathe Cheyenue gency 5,000 pounds of tourac 4.05 per 100. Rankin & dlo-sen, of the Sac and Fox Agency, will turnish thesse aud Vox Avency (00N poutide of flour ut #4 per 10), ansin é& Slossen will furolsis 12,000 pounds of fuur at o4 per 100. Rankin & 5.08 ees Wall furnish £2,000 pounds of uur at $4 per huncred. A. A. Newman, of Arkausas City, Will furnish the Pawnee, Agency 130,000 pounds of flour ut 15 per’ 100, A, A. Newman, of the Koneas Agency, 40,00U pounds of tur et $2.50 per 100, Gi. a Mctiannou, of Seneca, Kan, will furnish the Quuvaw Modve Agency 40,000 pounds of four. at $255 per 100. 4, Hallowell, of Columbus, Kau., will fuuivh the Ponca Agency 120,000 pounds of four ut 83 per 10), ‘The successful bidders ure all well-known, thos oughly reliavlé business ren. und the bids are lower than could Lave been expucted. — OF COURSE HE'LL QUIT IT, Special Ptspaich to The Tribune, Nasuvitie, Tens, Aug. 7.—William Blske, ecourtly old gentleman 6L years of uze, who as becu uccupylog the rather obscure position of clerk at Kingstun Springs, Teoo., for the past two years, bas just beew notfticd that be bas fallen belr to £9,500 sterling in En- wheat have been damaged some by "hoppers, which were yesterday flying over {n countless myriads, A dood many tit some portions of the county yet, Working on the corn. MINNESOTA, Snectat Dispatches to The Trthune. Aunent Lea, Freeborn Co. Aug. 7, sown spring wheat well iled. Lo very thick on the grounst. Oats better. Corn in the silk, Shait have a fair crop. Peatsvirw. Wabasha Co, Aug. 7.—Barley just harvested. Best crop and more acres than ever before in this. vicinity, Oats well filled. Harvest Just beenn. Spring wheat ripeniug fast. Cioud av-rage crop, Minsetonna, Hennepin Co. Aug. 7.—Farm-. ers harvesting vats. Very heavy crop. Spring wheat just ready to cut. “If we' have no heavy slurins Lo it down, It will be the best crup T have seen on the ground, and will average at least twenty bushels ‘to the acre, Weather warm andalry. . Rrnina VALLey, Fillmore Co. Aug. 7.—Har- veeting under full headway, Barley cut. Oate partly cut. Allcrups heavy. The best wheat tere for ten years, No wheat threshed fot Monnis, Stevane Co. Aug, 7.—Tho 'hoppors left here on the 16th of July, Nutnbers “have been flylug aver up to within a few days pant, none of which wlliehted. Tho damayve to the crop by thelr visitation in July was vreatly ox- agaerdted. Not over one-third of the crop was destroyed, Grain not ‘hoppered averages from ities to twenty bushels. Better crop than jant year, Raxvotrn, Daxota Co, Aug. 7.—The crops in this section are looklug finely and ripening very luat.’ Barley and rye all cut aud stacked. No threshing yet. Wheat just ready for bare Yea KANSAS, Spectat Dinwsiches to The Tribune, Sxpowicx, Sedgwick Co. Aug. 7.—Thresh- Ing commenced, Winter wheat turning ont poorly, Oats averaging thirty-five bushels, Wheat started at 70 cents for No.2. Oats, 15 cents, None asciiing. Farmers are gencrally holding thelr grain, Cuesten, Jefferson Co., Aug. 7.—Wheat har- vested In good shape. Yield from thirteen to twenty-live bustels, Oats, so far as thresh, from forty to Mfty. Cattle and hogs doing well, Haven, Reno Co. Aug. 7—Corn will bo an excellent crop. We have had plenty of ruin within the last few days. Ground jn’ splendid condition for plowing for fall wheat, and farm- ers taking atlvantaxe of it. Enving, McPherson Co., Aug. 7.—Oate will be an immense crop, going from forty tu sixty Wushels, Winter wheat not coming up to what we oxpected. What is threahed is golng to tiiland market, Most of the farmers are not yet ready to thresh. ——- WISCONSIN, Apseiat Pepatches ta The Tribune, Wiirewatze, Aug. 7—Oats and spring wheat harvested. Golng tuto stack. Chinch- bues have Injured the wheat in the openings, but not much on the ‘pretrics, Corn growirg, but needs rain. Farmers in better splrita than for years. Henox, Aug, 7—Winter wheat turning from sixteen toctehtcen bushels per ucre, Oata from thirty-five to Aity-tive bushels. Cam prospect improving, Wavracs, Ang. %—Oats and wheat nearly harvested. Wheat fair In quantity, but beat ii quality, Ostse excellent, Without rain corn will bea failure, No gruin threshed aud no strikes, NEBRASKA, Snectal Dinvatchea to The Tribune. Psrv, Nemaha Co, Aug. 7—-We have hada good shower of rulu, which insures us a gout crop of corn, Late spring wheat slightly ebrunk by rust. Millet, Hungarian grasa, from <or0, all Iu ood shape, No threshlug jone yet. LGUMINGTON, Fraukitn Co,, Aug, 7.—Spring wheat will average fifteen bushels to the acre. Osta good. Corn eight fect hich and earing, aad iu good condition. No *hoppera here since jaye —_ MICHIGAN. Spectat Dispatch to The Tritame, Mansnats, Aug. 7.—Winter wheat {s being thresbed rapidly, but ia mostly held, Very ttle tinds its way to market. MISSOURL Bpectat Meputch to The Priovns, Gattatix, Davies Co, Aug. %—Threabing Progressing. Wheat not turniug out as well og expected. Oats uud corn good yield, Late rags huve helped the corn, Gives promise of a crop. = FRUIT PACKAGES. To the Buitor of The Tribune, Srevenstitts, Miub., Aug. G—At a special meeting of the Lake Shore Frult-Growers' Assu- ciation, licld at Stevensville, Mich., on Saturday evening, Aug. 4, the following resululions were adopted by a uvaniiuous vote: Wuengay, The Common Counc! of the City of Chicago has passed an ondinauce waking it Uulaw- ful to'vell fruit iu auld city Ju packages that do nut ar ‘ contain tity aliquot parts of the legal ; rae nuhbe wae Hell Uo Wel dest bellevettiae tes iat growers of fe dace ice to se Wit et eve that the ‘utercats of consumers aud crow wreof fruit wll be bust qubeerved by tiy use of | force the ordinance, when infringed uniform packazes, of the sizes required by the Chi- enzo ordinance: therefare, Recolred, ‘That the fruit-growern of this Aes elation commend the action of the Chicago an- thorities, and will heartily co-operate with them uurpoee af enforcing the provielone of the t the caritest possible times but sRiAs, The publication of the ordinance having occurred at a time when the mont extensive feutege wera had supplied themselves with minal fruit packnes for the eearon, an immediate com. Pllance with the provisions of the ordinance woniit ave resulted Inan Almost entire suppreasion of the trade: therefore, x Regotvet, ‘That, an the amall-fenit trade Ia abont concluded for the eeaton, we respectially solleit the anthorities of the City of Chicago not to en- yy our cone nigneer, during the palance of the acaron, 60 far aa relates to boxes of emall froita, i Heantred, Thatafter the Ist of January, 1878, wo will use no boxes for the shipment of amall frulta that will not contain either one pint or one part. , Resolved, To ship no spenehes in packages con- talning leas than one nec! Reaotred, That when ‘matier-aized package than one peck is uecd for pment of cherries and plums we usc « barket contsining one-half peck, Resolved, That our conalnces be tnatructed to sell by the ponnt all grapes shipped by we. Hesolred, That we respectfully reqnest the Common Council of the City of Chicago toro amend the fruit ordinance as to prevent the fran. tlent repacking by dealers Inthe City of Chicago of fruit shipped Ja original packares, W, A. mown, Secretary. FIRES. NEAR DAYTON, 0. Dartox, 0., Aug. 7—About midnight last evening the barn of John W. Turner, four miles from the city, took fire by some tnknown means, and was burned tu the ground. The building bad just been completed at an cx- pense of $3,000. It waa filled with crops, amounting to several thousand doltars, all of which were destroyed. ‘The total lows will not be Jess than $5,000, on which there was no in- @urance, ——— IN BROOKLYN, N. Ys Nuw Your, Aug. 7.—The Brooklyn ol! works, st Green Point, were partially destroyed by fire last night. Loss, $100,000; fully Insured. These works were known as Stokes’ oll works, and there has been much litigation over them recently. AT FOSTER, 0. Cincinnatt, O., Aug. 7.—Longley & Co.'s ‘printing establishment at Forter, O., was burned last night. The loss 4¢ $15,000; insured for $4,500 1n the Amazon and two other companies, RAILROADS. LITIGATION. Lirrus Rock, Ark., Aug. 7.—The sult be- tween the St. Louis, Irum Mountain & Southern Taltroad Company and the Memphis & Little Nock Company came up to-day in the Chancery Court. The cause of the sult isan onder fram the Iron Mountain prohibiting the use of the brilge track over the railroad bridge ut this point by the Memphis & Little Rock Rond, aud the Memphis ee Littic Rock have brought suit to restrain that Company from carrying the order into effect. The argument in the ‘case is now belong heard. M. C, & I. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Micmoan City, Ind., Aug. 7.—-At the annual meeting of the Michigan City & Indlanapolis Raltroad Company here to-day, the fallowing Board of Directors were clectails David Macy and V, 'T, Molatt, of fndianapolls; Jesse Lem, of Peru; William Cutting, of New-York; H. H. Walker, A. BR. Colborn, and W. U. Peck, of Michigan City. ANSORBED. Bartistone, Md., Aug. 7.—A controlling in- terest in the Queen Auno’s & Kent Railroad was purchased vesterday by the Philadelphia, Wilmlagton & Baltimore Railroad. ITEMS, The Newton & Monroe Rallroad is tne name ofanew Hne just opencd, and which cnables the Chicagd, Rock Istand & Pacifle Railroad to compete with the Keokuk & Des Moines Itall- road for the businces of Monroc, In, The new road fs seventeen miles in length, and bas been puilt by Mr. F. Hl. riggs, who feasea it to the Chicuzu, Rock Island é Pacific, which Company provides the line with rolling stock. A freight turlff for the busincas ou this road bas just beeu issucd by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company. Mr. France Chandler, Assistant General Tick- et and Passenger Agent of tha Minuls Central allroad Company, severs his vonnection with that Company to-day. Hv leaves for the Eust this eventog to make arruugementa with tho teket agents of the yarlous tern cities for the sale of the tickets of the New Orleana Linc. He expects to be in New Orleans on the tirst of uae twonth to assume the duties of his new ofee. The Southwestern Railroad Rate Association was tu have held its regular Stoney meeting yesterday ot the Grand Pacific Hotel but, owing to the absence of a number of the Uencral Su- perintendents and Geueral Froight Agents, whose preecnce will be nocessary to a proper transaction of the business, the meeting wae postponed until next Tuesday, Mr. Joseph Tucker, Master of Transportation of the [inols Central Railroad, who haa been at Salom, Mass., during the last week attending to the funeral of bis father, will be back again today. “INDIANS. The Nex Verces Still In Armas. Tlenena, M. T., Aug. 7—Aavices from Mls- soula, tothe morning of the 6th, say that Gib- bou, with 200 regulars, infantry, in wagons, left Missoula Post, to follow the hostiles, at 1 o'clock Suturday afternoon, He desigued mak- ing thirty-five mites a day, The bostiles were at Doolittle rancbe on Friday night, seventy-Are tiles from Missuula, and within ten miles of the trail to Hoas Hole. Charles declined to Jend his warriors to Gen, Gibbon, but will fight tha Nez Perces on his own account, The hostiles were moving with more celerity ou riday, Stevensville bad advices on Saturday that 100 or 150 men were coming from Bannack to juter- cept the Indians. Gen. Howard has not yet been beard from. Lent, the courier, hod vot ‘returned on Bundi aud anxiety was felt for him, as the Nez Pere had come over the trail. ‘A considerable puuiber of the Missuula Coun- ty volunteers proposed to advance with, bub iu- dependently of, the reyulars, THE WEATHER, Waantxoton, D, C., Aug. 8—1s. m.—For the Tennessee and Ohio, Upper Misslseipp! and Lower Missouri Valleys, and Lake Rewion, ste- tlonary or rising burumcter, westerly veinds, alight change {0 temperature, and partly Aoudy weather. : Tine. Bar. |Tar Thu, “kin, Weather, — TN TT) AT 74 R| iol 73! 67 Maximum thermometer, WL; UBNEBAL OMseuy ATION, Cuwauo, Aug. 7—Midnight,_ Biations. Bar. Thr | Wind. | Ratn Weataer. pba paleo Rata EL ds AS Lei nde RUSSRABEREEN BABS ——————— OBITUARY. Saw Francisco, Cal, Aug. 7.—A Victoria ‘Dress dispatch says vearly 5,000 peopte followed the remains of the late Slr James Douglas to the cemetery’ to-day, Firemen, Odd-Fotlows, benevolent ‘socictwr, marines, militie, blue- Jackets from the war-ships, Governor and stall, and Adtuiral and statf, jolacd in the cortere. The tuocralservices wera ipetoriicd, by Bisbop Credge, of tue Reformed Episcopal Church. ‘Bpectul Dispatch 10 the Tribune, Psouta, I, Aug. 7.—This eveniug the Hon, David Enery, several years since a member of tho Lewisleture of New Harmpehire, died at the advanced age of 70, Mr. Emery was a brother ot Enoch Emery, proprietor of tne Peorts ‘Transcript, avd father of Muj. C.F. Emery, of Un. Mar Spectat Dispatch ta The Tribune. Gaxessuxsa, UL, Aug. 7.—Richard Nichols, a well-kuuwn farmer residiog fo West Gueus Tuwnsblp, died of cholera morbus thig fore- noun. Veceased waa oY years uf acer AUGUST 8&8, 1877. LAKE BLUFF, The Camp-Meeting Is Drawing to a Close. But the Attendance Increases as the End Comes Nigh. Sermons by the Rev, Messrs, Shoppard Williamson, and Willing. The camp-meeting at Lake Binff yesterday was more of asuccessin the wayof unmbers than has been experienced on any dav since ita commiencenient, except Sunday, Crowds camo on the trains from the north and many from the city during the carly part of the dav, and a well- filled tabernacle of people listened to the ser- mons of both forenoon and afternoon, To-day {s looked forward to aa the great day ofthe mecting, The progranime 1s as follows: Pain., Class-Leaters' Conventivn ; 10:45, preach- ing by the Rev, A. M. Griffiths; 2:30 p. m., Mra, Jennie F. Willing. THE RVENING SESSION opened at So’clo.k Monday with the singing of a hymn by the Chieqeo Quartette Club,— Mesars. Harry Thomas, iret tenor; Charies A. Rnorr, eccond tenor; Harry Mart, first basa; C. A. Dew, second base, & . Prayer was olferedl by the Rev. Dr. J, Bor- didge, of Rngtewood, and the Rev. Robert Shep- pard, of Chicago, read a portion of the ffthchap- ter of IL. Corinthians, Then e dustas Tam, without one plea, was sung by the audience. THE REV. MR. RNEPPARD tion preached from tho text: Who are kept by the power of God through faith nnto salvation ready to be reschodat the lasttiine, Hh, Peters by be ‘The speaker sald {t seemed harder for men to revugnize the power of God in their own nature thau fn the nature sround them. We were not Smpressed with the workings of God, and what He was doing in us, but it was hard for us to take a walk abroad without becomiig im- pressed with the power of ourinaker. We were joath to give Goilthe credit for whatever of cuod there was worked ju us, but were apt to take all the credit to oursclyes, God was in Christ working our salvation, not iinparting unto men thele transgressions, We were kept, the speuser said, by the power of God unto entvation. The power of the Almighty was ex- hiblted fe the hurricane that splintered the masta of our largest and statnelest vessels, In the explosion of gunpowder, in the mammoth swells of the old ocean, that took our heavicet ehips and raleed them to mountafn heights, and Tet them dow Bas easily asachild fn it eradte; it was Visible in the workings of the plancts, in the entire solur systom, and jn all nature. Why should Ho not he mighty to savo as well as intghty in all other thinget Through this great power of God men were saved from themeclver,—from their dearada. tions, from theirsins, Mr. Sheppard compared. the stolidity of the sinner to that of the bar- dened criminal who was arraigned for trinl at the bar of juatice, In achurehyard In Dundee, Scotland, thers was a tombstone over the grave ofa plous farmer resident, and upon the slab was inscribed the name of the deceased, born in 1914, died In 1857, and underneath this the siin- ple word Ry with anallusion to the Mf{th verse of the tirst chapter of I. Peter. It was a glorions thing to he kept in tho faith by the power of God, Tho Chicazo Quartette sang a beautiful scloc- ton ina solemn, chant-lke strain, which bad great effect upon the audience. As one of tho brethren remarked onthe camp-gromud o few days ago, there appears to bo more worship in the singing of hymns than Ina prayer. ELDER JUTRINS innie a few remarks, ond expressed himaclf as feeling a greater scnue of eatisfaction that nicht than ho bad ever felt before, The question fo falth was resolved tnto simply this: Did the sinner or the sceker want something which thoy lind not? He desired, thut fifteen minutes should be devoted to prayer and apenking in that propitious hour, AtQ o'clock yesterday morning the Class-Lend- ers’ Convention was calied to order in the Tab- lc. Bre, A.J. Brown, of Evanston, read jn easay Upon tho subject, “Methods of Load- ing Boys’ Clasa-Mectings,"" fn which she cx- plalued the manner in which she galned the confidence of her class of boys and made them love ber and become interested {u thelr lessons, A long discussion followed the reading of the aper, and many miniuters and class-leaders re- -Jated their experiences in conducting the clase- meetings. A ehort intermission was takon, and then the ell rang, forthe regular forenoon services at Promptly at the above hour, the congrega- tion, which lind greatly augmented {n numbers by the urtital of the north and sonth bound trains, saucmbled in tho Tabernacle, and tho usual preliminary exercisos were pagaed through. THB REV, DR, WILLIAMSON, of Chicago, announced as his text; For this purpose the Son of God was manifested. —vohn, iene bs The speaker opened his discourse by stating that there were a great many theortes 4s to why tho Lord Christ came lato the world, A grent many “people supposed that tho fave of Jesus was always wreathed in smiles; but, from certain passages of the Scripture, it waa uvident that eo was not always in good humor, He de- stroyed some that he inight build up others, He ‘debased one that he might exalt another, Another great question to he answered was, Who was the Devilf The Devil wus the de- stroyer of human happiness. The reverend gentleman called his Satanic Majesty somo pretty hard names, such as Mar, dragon, prince of darkness, lend, scoundrel, base destroyer, aud other epithets of disgrace. The Bible, wo saw, believed ina personal Devil. ancl if we be- Noved in the Bibls we must belleve also ina personal Devilt The people who did not be- ieve ia a Devil, the speaker found, did not be- Neve in any other part of the Bible. Wo bad beco told that the only way to be- come aayed waa foraiman to belmve bimecif, ana do nothing wrong, but tho Infinite God hever mats up obstruction that man's will imight not conquer, aud to deny the scemingly {ncidental ductrine of the Scriptures thut Inere was a personal devil was equivalent to denving all the truths, aud without we believed this polnt we were unbeli:vers io all things, und could not be saved according to the Word. ‘The Biblo thought that the devil was a very wicked! ancl. Satan was creat- ed” su iunocent and guilelcss soul, but, ylulding te sume temptation, probably os did Adam and Eve, be fell. Doubtless he was given @ probationary chuoce to regain his parity, the sae as ws piven to all sluners, but ja Wasted his probation, and increased in wick- educes justead of srowing better, . Agreat any were troubled rarely, because God created the devil und permitted him tolive, i id nut create the devil, and we displayed awbockiug lack of faith when we doubted the cousltency of the Almighty. The wpeaker nut only believed that God had clisined Satan, but that He had actually harucesce him into the work of His salvation. ‘Thus, Satan, who was the cause of the fall of nan, Was also fostrumcntal in helping him to regain Lis fect. tle wae set to work agulust himself, Some asked in surprise: Was the devil created by God merely ag an agent for this pirpobes If so, tho devil must be tho inost une appy and unfortunate being in the universe. But the speaker wanted te say ugaly that God did wotinuke the devils he wade himself, Yet God, bavtug hin in Eis bands, proposed to use him. And the devil was notan agency of human probation, but of human discipline. div was the work of the devil, aud for this purpose the Son uf Gud wus tu dostroy the workings of the devil, The unbelieving, de- prayed bumau Leart was the towering monu- ment of the devil. ‘Tbe wpirit of the Son of God was something Nixe this: *¢ 1 will keep ia mind the ret station of man, sud 1 will resture Lim to his full estate, He lost al through the workings of the Devil; he shall regain ull by his fai:h fu Me. 1 saw that he was sick before £ came duwn, ond I came to beal hun, and there shall be no works at vie eri upon him when I bave done my wor! God acemed to have sct the Devil at work in ‘His vineyard. He was fur thy parpuscs of use, not destruction; aud it was doubtless decined by God that lt was vetter to use the Devil thin to destroy bin. Then let us experience ils grace of Christ by God's umatputeut power, wod ict us expericate it now. ss The mortiog scesion wus dismissed with a beneuictiua by Elder Juthius. ‘The atterouun services wore commenced at half-past 2 o'cluck. Ju the abscuce of the Rev. Mr, Grittiths, who failed to be ou bund at the sppolnted tune, : THE REY. DEW. C. WILLING was called upou to preach the afternoon ser top, which be did, frum the following text: Finally. brsthren, pray for us that the word of the Lord way bave ‘free course and be glurificd, even as it is With you, and that we may be delly- ered trom the iuiluence of wicked mon, forcilimen have not faith—Il. Thes, i. The theme of Dr. Wing's discourse was that ail Obetructivus that tenucd ly detruch the ab tention of the Christian from the object of Tis idence at the Het Springs necessary faith were roots of evil, which ought to be nb “steacted, and his proposition was that every- thing which was a source of embarri ent fo one’s conscience waa a thing to be avokted. For inatance, {fa Christian telleved that using to- bacco was Injurious to himself or bis profession, Of principles, he ehonld give it rp, and eacritice huis desiren toduty. | Wesley, the speaker said, hadi once stated tint ho felt tt to be more sit for him to fret than St was to do many things which were deemed far worse. He deprecated the existence of religious ceauietes who atrove with might and main to make the largest amount of people he coukl work for him in his particular line, One needed to put into this work brain-sweat, heart-tuccing, and travail of soul. The people that did the most for religion were those who crowded and worked hardest forthe general goal, not for any individual tine of principle or method, dr, Willing said he liad thought sometimes that it would be better If prayers could be boucht HE MILITIA. tnonth'a re on hls part. ITEMS, Toalny fs default day in the Superior Court tn, Jaw and chane aunt Judges Gary and Moorg Will be In court to tke defaults, A I f aH ata hil coun i Anna K. stiled a DIL terday acatna John Veit, Wiliam Martin, John Martin, W, : traut, Truster, Totin O'Connor, aud, We Ber. v, to foreclose n_ trust-dved for £3,500 on Lot Sof Walker's Subdivision, of the W. 4 of Block 62, In the Canal Trustees’ Subdivielon of Bou. 7 Hi, 14, . UM, Calting, Trustee of the helrs of David bemin a sult for $2,000 against Samuel Merton. ‘erdinand Goppelsrucder filed a volunta: Uitdon vesterday, His debts, all unsecured el fie up $2,400. Tifa assets comprize & horse, coat, wagon, and sleigh, $90; setof tinnet’s tools and A Move to Raice Money to Pay Off Regimental Debts. A Fair Prospect that the Second Will Be Freed of Its Burdens. A meeting of citizens was held at the Grand Pacific last evening to take mcusures towards the relict of the militla and tho recrulting of the regiments. Among those prescut were Gen, Torrence, Ald. Daly, Col, Quirk, Gen, He B. Dox, Capt. Murphy, Capt. Lackey, W Heslng, Col, Bolton, John Forsyth, Col. Cleary, Justices Morrison and Scully, Quartermaster } shut-uun, 830; debts due on open account, wut pat Bre tbe mau a es Onahan, aud others. $241.425 policy oCanatralie, 81.500: and a elatin r ht be 8a es 500 agnins y e foe then Re ner, ughE TO fait ita ays ‘The meeting was called to order by Mr. Ona- | for $500 against the city for goods atoten hy the rioters. The petition was reterred to Ite; iliubard. mate SUPERION COURT IN BRIEF. dobn B. Lovingston began a sult for $10,009 seein George Himrod and Albert C. Elle Harpe. Julia L. Mackin commenced an action fn tre» pas against Henry A, Sanger, James H. Specr, Daniel 1. Newell. W. fosher, and W, J, Miller, laying damages at $5,000. August Schaffhauser brought salt for 82,009 against James 8, Bassett: ond dames E. Bearer, ‘Nelson Morris outd C. 11. Miller for $1,000, cincoir count. John L. Haverkampf filed # dill yentertag against Christe Fiacher, Betsey 8. ond Thomay a. Recd, att Catherine Sturtevant, to foreclose a trust-deed for 81,00 on the W 4%, of Lot? iu Block 14 of Wolvatt's Addition to Chicago, A. 1. Dement and olhers began a sult fog 84,000 against The Emplre Fire Insurance Coup pany. Tdiden & Uo, bein a sult in attachment against Joseph and William Underwood to te <P list National ank of Hunth ic First National Bank of Huntington, dluna, ened B.N. Mhsh for $1,500, ta ae Arthur J, Caion, Kectiver Of the Chicago & Southern Company, began a sult by attachment agatust Frederick W. Hindekoper, Thomas \y, Shannon, and John M. Dennison to recover #200 back rent of the Chicago & Southerg oat, Spencer Pickett commenced an action in trea passacuinst Marsh L, Allpont, Haunal All pont, aud Lewis Simmons, laying damages s, han, who stated its objects, and nomivated Gen, H. B. Dox to preside. The nomination was made unanimoue, Mr. Onahan lald before the mecting the FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TU SECOND REGI- MENT. The amount due for uniforms was $4,900; for equipments, $2,500; for rent, $1,000; miscel- Innvous Iabtlitics, $500; total, $8,000. To off- setthis wasan appropriation of $5,000 from the Council, which, through the exertions of Ald, Daly and others, was now Ina fair way of being paidover. About $1,000 was duc the regiment on regiment accounts, Deducting these amounts, the balance, $2,900, was not really nlarming, but atill should be met. He alluded tothe frlendiy public sentiment to- warde tho militia, and belfeved thts popular feeling could be utilized, the regiment placed on a sound financial basis, and ise numbers in- erenecd until it’ became what: {t was originally designed to be, MR, JON PONSTTIE was in favor of taking actlon looking towards the ralstug of funds for both regiments, the First and Second, se that there sbould be no question of jealousy or rivairy in the matter, ie pald the militia s bandsome compliiicnt, and sald thelr recent petton reflected great credit on themeclyeg, the city, and the State. ln closing Ms remarks, he suggested the appointment of a committee, with Charles P. Kellogg as Its Chalrinan, to interview the busincas-men and collect funds for the benefit of both regiments. Col. Bolton, one of the members of the Veteran Clu), sald’ the Sevont was as good a reviment, in proportion to its numbers, as he ever saw. During the revent troubles they had appeared mure like veterans than militia, Ho wus emphatically of the opinton that it was a wise step to appoint a committee to raise funds for its needa, prayer would be condensed, and the seekers would be constrained to ask for what they wanted, avd nothing clse, for mere show. Ie compared the exertions uf some Christians to the working of a pump ia dry well,—a great deal of furs, but no results. Let the Gospel, the Word, be free and bave Its course. He satd [t might cause some heart- ache befure ft was finished, but Ict the Word alrike where ft would. The presence of the Holy Spirit would make as just such Christians as we ought to be. ‘The meeting closed with a session of praycr and conference. AMUSEMENTS. “SMIKE’ AT NOOLEYS THEATRE, The performance, of “Smike" at Hovtey's Theatre this week are well worth seeing, and must provide eutertainment for every intelll- gent person who attend them. We say this without reacrvation, although it is necessary to add that the dramaas constructed by the Inte Andrew Halllday fs feeble and ineffective. The pleasure afforded by the representations fe, in despite of the dramatic defects of the play. not in consequence of fits merits. Admirable act- dug, beautiful accnery, and o crisp, bright sug peativencss in custume go together to constitute a serics of pletures from Dickens which every epectator views with mingled. wonder and delight, Qnty to seo tho character- izations of sore of the familiar persons in the fietion ts worth a journey, ‘The Maluhk Nickleby of Mr. Parseltle, the Newman Noggs of Mr. Stoddart, the Brodie of Mr. James, the Snawey of Mr, Leflingwell, the Syueera of Mr. Jennings, and the Fannie Squeera ot Miss Sylvester, urc as Individual and genuine as If the pencil of a Cruikshank bad drawn them and a diviner powerendowed the figures with vitality, In the- parts which ure less individual, and adinit of less Lreatilents rach as Seas aud diate , Uhere are to bo seon graceful aud agree- ors like Mr. O'Neil and Miss dowel eely dual inan unpleasing manner with any work they undertake, ‘The Smikeof Miss Bijou Heron, the Tilda s'rice of Misa Norwoud, the Mfrs. Squeers of Mrs, Brutone, and the Mrs. aVickleby of Mrs. Taunehill are not se good a3 might bo conceived, but cacn has merit of its own, and none is sulficlently wrong to mar the ayimmetry of the performance. It is impossible tuat so niany fine actors should be joined ina lay drawn from Dickeus | without ~af- fording Miberal anusemnent, and whocver secs Snawey io bls frst interview with Squecrs, or witnesses the party of Funnle Squeers at tea nnd cards, will fccl that the evening in which these sights aro enjored Is not badly spent. a2 Ki. Otis Bled a distress warrant agains Catherine and James Taylor to recover $373 back rent of No. 110 Fourth avenue. sUDGMENTS, Scrznon Counr—Coxrrssioxs— Adolph Loeb a al, vs. Morrie and Mary Taustz, $1,017, Stark Hiroe, vs. Auznet and Mary Kieffer. —C.d.L, Meser ve, William Slemint, $327. 10,< Rud J. dunes ys, Fredorich A. Wichelmas, v4 AUSTICE SCULLY suggested the appointment of a committcc to confer with the officers ot the Firat Regtiment to learn whether they would go into this move- ment. If they decided to do so, be would ad- vise the reghuents to publish a etateinent of thelr condition, Then a committee could be ap- pointed to move on the business men, Ald. Daly sald he had already fuund some of the business men very willing to contribute to the payment of the reciment’s debt and its pro- sposcd inerease, Any distribution, ho thought, should be made to the First nnd Sccond Kegl- mente, and the German Cavalry Company. Ho thought the Becond should “be Increased to about $00 nen, and moved the appointment of acommittee, consisting of Charles P. Kellogg, Clinton Briges, Thomas Brenan, Joseph Stock- SPRINGFIELD. Complling the Nallrond Laws—Importaat Doeision Regarding the Road-Tax. Speetat Dispatch to The Tribune. Sprinoriz.p, Ill, Aug. 7%—Railroad Com missioner Oberly andjSeerctary Chamberlain are preparing a compilation of the Jaws relating to rallroads, purposing to publish ‘tho same Ia pampliet form. Lieut. Rice, of the Peoria Bines, has boea commissioned as ald on the Governor's stall, os has also £. 1’, Durrell, of Fulton County. Inresponse to an tnquiry-regarding the coh ‘Lhe other source of pleasure in the perform- | ton, and J. A. Farwell, to distribute the | lection of road-taxes, Attornoy-licnoral Eueail ance fs the careful mounting of tha play, ‘The | money that might be collected. | He | has written an opinion covering the potnts sue scenes most noticeable are the uffice of Aalph | had — recelved personal assurauces from | mitted, “After referring to the question Nickleby, the exterior and interior views of the Mesers, = Field, = Leiter = & Ca, aud | asked, the letter says: ‘My conclusion is Soracew’s Head tavern, the tnu-yard | other prominent business men that, If such a that, wherever the rond-tax was assessed with coach and horses, and Dotheboys’ | committes was appoluted to disburse the | upon real and personal property under the all, Accuracy = haa everywhere been | moncy, they themselyes would interest them- | law of 1573, and the lists delivered to the Over sought, nod not unsucecssfully. Many | selves in its collection. seer of Highways prior to the Lat of July, 187, of the scencs seein almuet walking ot of cuy- ers, The same minute care inay te observed in vostume und propertics. Wit other muniges ment with which Chicago Is famillar would think of arraying halfa dozen pagters: In En- glish costume merely to preserve the illnston? ‘And where else would the characters of Dick eps be dressed so cxactly us they are described by himt The coach may be laughed at, if ono vhooses; but at Icast it Isa real coach, and tha After suine further talk, Mr, Forayth's mo- tion, so amended as to provile for the appotnt- ment of acommittee to confer with the First Regiment, and, it they decided to go into the arrangement, to appoint a juint committea to collect the required funda, was carried, Ald. Daly's motion, amended so na to have his Committee ussist in the collecting, to ne vount for all such collecttons, and to attend to their disburscinent, was then carried. Mr. For- such taxes may be collected in confurmnity with the provisions of the Road law of 1873, and that, so faras necessary to enforce the colleo tlon of such taxes, the act of 1873 fs not incom slatent with the law of 1877, aud fs not repealed thereby; but in all cases Where the road-tsres were not assessed prior to July 1, 1877, of if asecssed prior to that the, tho Its were not delivered to the Overseer of Hign- ways, 80 that no person could haye worked out horace are solid, §=flesh and —Dloodd; | syth was also added to the Conmmittes. ils tax, the road-taxes should bo collected ua their introduction’ on the stage is THEN MR. ONANAN WANTED TO KNOW der tho act of 1877." if {t was proposed to divide tle funds collected equally between the regiments. If 80, hie de- slred to roy that this would hardly be fair. The First had started out under advantages. Its uniforins were paidfor, The Second, however, had never been able to pay for its uniforms, ‘and wus now tn debt. Iie thought, therefore, that the frst thing which ought to be done was to pay off the Second's debt aud then divide thu moUrys ‘ANd Daly stated that such was tho opinion of — BIG HORN, A Party of Prospoctors Who Struck It Rich, Spectat Correspondence of The Tribune. CANTONMENT Reno, Wy. Ter., July 24.—Last March, a party of fivo men—John Hayward, fore merly of Boston; George Thompsun, a Swede; James Mullancy, of Ottawa, Ill; Thomas Cor uot on Indivation of parsimony, and the scene fn which they participate ducs not fer for the want of men and women who can act. Wo are not disposed to deride realistic effects If they are obtained with no joss {n other directions, The commendation of the acting and scenery in“'Simlke” needs to be fully as warm as thoy deserve, because back of them both les a temo not so pleasant to handle, This {6 Mr, fulli- day’s work os a dramatlst, which cannot for onc moment stand the test of | the business men, aud, he thought, of the Come | bin, of Chicago; and James Willlams, of Net serious criticlam. He has been over. | mittce on Disbursuments. York City (alt of them old wtners)—left here cone the teuptations == common Col. Quirk then snpolnd Maj. Murphy, Maj. Henvssey, Capt. Eagle, Capt. Donnell, and Mr. Onuhan a committes tu confer with the ofllcers of the First. On motion of Ald. Daly, Col. Quirk was added to the cominittec. Just hero [t occurred tu the meeting that, in order to be falr to all the militia companies, the previous action should by reconsldered and the cullection of funds applied to the First and See- with four months’ provisions, on a prospecting tour, They first intended to strike Cloud’t Peak, on the western rauge of the Big Horm Mountains, and then strike westerly for twentt or thirty infles to the centre, and prospect the crecks in that vicinity, Yesterday they returned from their trip, with the exception of Willlams, with writers who invade the regions of Dickens’ imagination, to grey tuv inany of the riches thers ao prodigally poured out. Inthe “Smike’? of Mr. Mulliday there ia scarcely an effort to preserve & consecutive deyulopment of the av- jon, There ure constant digrcesions for the purposa of exhibiting Mr. Squeers, who be- comes, carly in the evenlng, an unspeakable nuisance. The dramatie charm lies {n | ond Regiments, Company A Chicago Light Cav- | who went across the range to Camp Brown, fa the ‘act ot spanking a et y is alrys and Capt. Lackoy’s company of Zouaves. | thé Wind River Valley; at, least tho other indubitabte; {t ia the one touch of nature A member of tho Second rather excitedly | said so. that makes the whele world kin; made the statement that THE LIGHT CAVALRY had not turned out until the riot was over. Gen, Torrence was on his teet in a moment to dewy the statement, and to say that the Light Cavatry had reported to bim among tho firet for duty,'and were on duty until last Hriday, ‘The Sccont Regiment man sat down in some confuston. The previous votes were then re- considered, and the action finally taken was in accordance with the suggestion that the collec tions should gu to the two regiments, the cay- alry company, aud the Zouaves, Mr, Forsyth offered a resolution extending a vote of thanks to the militia under the com- mand of Brig.-Gen. Torrence for their gallunt and patriotle services during the revent disturb- ances. The resolution was adupted. At last the meeting adjourned, niuch to Mr, Onatan’s sorrow. Te was the last mun to talk, and would gladly have gone on until morning flcguleg the cause of the Second as againat the ‘iret, had not somebody with great good sense moved to adjourn. i THE COURTS. Record of Judgments and New Sults—Part- horship Troubles—Dlyorees Wanted. Patrick Whitly dled o bill yesterday in tho Supertor Court against Morgan Doyle, Peter White, Johanna Doyle, Richard Doyle, Mary Ann Doyle, and Julia Doyle, to close up the af- falra of the firm of Doyle & Co. He says that In July, 1664, James and Morgan Doyle and Veter White became partners iu a brewery to- gether, under tho firm name of Doylo& Co, A few months afterward they bought Lot 7, of Block 5, in H. O. Stone's Subdivison of Aston's Addition, paying therefor out of partnership funds. In May, 1871, complainant bought a quarter Interest in the firm, aud was admitted as equal partner, and all the assets of the old firm, including the real estate above mentioned, were transferred to the new partnership. The title to the real estate has, however, never been changed of record, or has tho firm name becn altered. James Doyle died Dec. 21, 1873, tutestate, leaving 3 wife and four children. ‘The firm debts at that tine were about $13,000, aud the asscts were worth 811,073.65, besides the real estate. There was also $11,000 duo on open aceounts. About $7,600 has been realized from thevo assets, which has been puld out on the indebteduces, The surviving members of the Brin have up to tho present time been engaged In carrying on tho old business, but, owing to the fuanclal de- resslon of the past thrco years, they have becn jualin money, and have failed to collect a large ainount of what is due them, thousn they have used thelr best endeavors to thu but it palie on tho imagination when repeated with only adifference In the sizo of tte bo} spanked. As to the story of Smike, thero {fs also an objection. Simike is au unwholosome youth at the best. There fs nothing heroic About him, and scarcely anything dramatic, save his love fowehiate Nickleby, which ts hardl touched on in the drama, und his death. Hie story is put suficient tu furnish forth a dramu, a fact which Mr, Malliday himself scems to have recognized, since ho has {njected ao much Squwera fnto the action, and hus called Nonest John Firodie to ‘the rescue. Jtalph Nickleby te hardly a coherent character in the drama. Ho fs always talking about his Jerocl- ty and having §t talked about, but nover ex- Hibiting it, Hels pantshed for the one puro and noble sentiment he entertaius,—his love for his child,—and escapes retrivution for tits various inhumanities, faiph bas nothing to do with the torture of Smike ot Dotheboye’ Hall, vet he fe culled in for the lagt tableau and a Nemesis 18 let loose at him as if he were respon- wible for the death of his ron. After ull, the,etory of Snmike in Mr. Hulliday's version is only that of a boy stulen fron his father and slowly done to déath by a Yorksldre school- master. ‘This will uot supply a diama with Mle und anotion, It doce not answer In the resent instance. Ouly the pleturca from Ickens whted the Unlon Square management provide make the Picnic’ as agreeable as itis. “Sinike” will be acted this week. ‘The audience last night was good, ARMSTRONG VS. M'CAFFREY. To the Kuitor uf The Tribune, Cuicaco, Aug. %—I notice in the County Board proceedings that McCaffrey charges me with having influenced Architect Egau in the matter of Watker’s claim for extras on the Court-House work, and haying gone to Walker and threatencd him that if hoe did nut pay us (Egan aod imyeelf) moncy that no “extras” would be ullowed bin, space to say in reply that) McCaffrey knowinely licd when he satd what bo did, and in caylng it had no other motive than to throw dirt on Egan, hoping thereby to push forwant his extra” scheme, Thave not been associated with Egan for about aw year, and certainly have no fuducnce over him,—no more than McCuffrey fas,—ond I cha)- Tenge the land-owner and wearer of diamond Huge to prove his ullegatio! If he fais to do it, be will only furvist anot proof of iis iis- honesty aud” bls low, groveling nature, le- apectfully, J, M. AUMSTHONG, —-————— IRON AND STEEL, Cotumaus, O., Aug. %.—The American Asso- elation of Amalgamated Tron aud Steel-Workera ract here to-day, John darrett, of Sharon, Pa, Preaidont, and Willi Martin, of this city, Secretary. Beyond tusiness of organization. When these men started out Inst March, {t was a well-known fact that they had nothing but their animals and provisions,—Williaims, Corbin, and Thompsun having trapped wolves here near the post during the winter to enable them to buy provisions, Last evening Corbin showed mo at least Alty ounces of the Sues shot gold<lust I have ever ven. rating him as to how he becaine possesaci of It, he Informed me that ho had craded horses, key with partics he had met from Deadwood in tke mouniulns (a totally finprobable story), ‘The fait hg not thedull, Jeaden color of the Black ills, but hos a dark-yellow appearance. He requested inc, 18 a qua favor, to tentior noshing about it. Ov asting hint Ir any of bis party had been cquatly ss fortunate, be replled, with oo wink of his cyt ou bet they have."! Determined to flnd out the truth or fatsity of this statement, 1 sp proacheit ‘Thompson, and ascertained that Le al about the sine amount, Nothing would in uce hit to give me avy particulars, and be request that I woudd say nothing with tothe vold in thelr possession. ‘The tact ts, these men have struck {t riebj there fs no daubt about ft in my mind; and knowing the larze amount of proapectors in tt mountains, they are reticent for tho reason ths they wish to have their find all to thesmselyes forthe present, at least, Thoy Saly. Btald oot day here, and finmediately went back, Ths purchased £0) pounds flour, coffee, sugar, et —tnouch for four months, «Their actions contlrin my ideas respecting their lucky find. { bude Corhin good-by this ‘morning, and msi the remark, “Tom, f guces Williams will met you in tho mountains again when he cones 1a rown." His answer Was, * You bet wo kiov how to find Jimmy.” Evervthing tends to shut that these men hive struck a rich gulch, and, # thero i¢ comparatively no dangcr of ful they do not wish it known until they can make acood haul. They have probably lett Willlsms shure iu charge, while they camo here for por sions. Large partics aro passing through here c day Tonk Choycnne, Deadwood, and an City, all bound to the mountains, I shoul juilzs about 1,500 have passed through during the lass twu munths, They all scem to be well cqalpposs armed, and provisioned, und in the highest spi its, Sotne of them are going to engage in storks ralalng; aud, us the Blg-Iorn Valley fa ove the most fertile spots on the fare of the cerlhy they will no doubt be successful, This post to be furreased to seven companies, anda stage from Cheyenue to Bozeman, Montana. Ml et DECLINE TO PAY. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Leavexwoutu, Kan., Aug. T,—Tho people ot this clty and county aro greatly excited orc? thelr tux levy. ‘The United States Supremé Court had fasued a mandamus commanding (h County Board of Commisslyners to wakes levy Dut little was transacted. Detegates are pres- | end. The creditors, of both the old aud new to pay our railroad bonded indebtedness. Yor ut from New York, Philadelphia, Pitsburg, Pe ae Meat Magnets ware | tenday was the dute Gxed by law toruch seth Burtulo, gud che great iron rexluks ot the | oyuiicient to meet the Labilitics, Contato. | aud the Board continued In sessidn all day country. The Aesoctation has veen in existence the United Btatus aboutous year, The wei. cralip at present pumbers between 25,000 and 80,000, The object of the Associati toem- brace in one Union all those directly engaged ln ant therefore asks that the real cstate may be declared to be partuership property; that bis own futervst way be userrtained; that the Ora may be dissulyed, the real estate sold, and tho proceeds. applied. to paslug the partnership midnight, and adjourned atter making & 14 only for the ordinary indebtedness, leuuring rujlroad boudbolders, ‘This i a very impart step, a8 the subject of Leavenworth Count bor been a subject of comment In rE ‘d e| ‘The ses hs the mauufacturaof steel and tron.” “Fhe session | Getty, “Also, thot an account way be had of the | Eastern ‘comiucrelal louruals, | ‘The fartet amounts duc to and from the several parties, | bold a large naass-meeting to-day, passed slutions sustaining the County Board, and de clared they would not pay over 30 cents the dollar. ‘The bondholders must compro! they declare, at this rate. Fj TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. aud that a Receiver may be appointed to take charge of the property. DIVORCES, | After twenty years fair und unbisscd trial of Henry 8. Dey's temper aud cecentricities, Mrs. Alico E. Dey auye she cannot get aloug with Le ee ouTEDaen SCHOOLMASTERS IN COUNCIL. Enre, Pa., Aug, 7.—At the upening session of the Twenty-fourth Annual Convention of the State Teachers, Superintendent Jonvs, of this city, delivered the welcoming address. | hin, snd yesterday she put this con- Respouded to by Superintendent R. K. | clusion on record. Riciite seems to Bavannay, Ga., Aug. T—The rat bale of OA Bucberle, of Allentown. George L. Maris, too foud of playing — buso-ball | new crop of cotton was recelyed to-day Princinal of the Weat Chester Normal Schoul, | with ber boad, ustug achalrfur a bat. Hu al- | Floride, end sold at auction for 12 cents and Pr@ident ot the Association, ‘delivered an | ways mukes Lome rttna, for bls game fs played | pound. ‘ at home, but Alice taiuks sie must have an mine inthe way of a Judge, who, she hopes, will decide the mame iu her favor, Mary Mcintosl aluo wants to leave ber bus- band, Albert H. McIntosh, give an account of certain avtlous of bis which reudercd @ elk dnaugurul address at the alterquon scxeiun. ‘Vhts was followed by a paper on * The relution of collexes to cominon schouls,” by Dr. T, Sf Apple, of Fraukliu aud Slareball College. This tople wus discussed during the remainder of thy ocoleue New Oxtzays, Aug. 7.—Ex-Gov. Packard, 6 an juterview to-day, sald bis sudues retury this clty might be accounted for In part bet a fact that Mr. Packard to-day presevted BS with twins, boys, weurhing eleven pounds , Ang and the mail will shortly ran Shrough ber , On Iuterroe ff