Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1877. 5B CRIMINAL NEWS. Confession of Murder by a Conscience-Stricken Wanderer, Hideous Crime Which Now Allures Him to the Gibbet. The Little to Bo Found Out in New York Concerning the Arrested. Forgers. Peiigrec of Nelson A. Gesner, the Chirographist of the Gang. A&A Kansas Desperado Captured After Killing Two Persons. The Murderer Prepared for Burial with All Possible Expa- dition, An Unfortunate Misundorstanding Be- tweon Gentlomon of Distinguished Kidney. © A GUILTY CONSCIENCE. Spretl Dispateh to The Tribune. Pomapetrnta, Pa, Aug. 20.—A’ strange story bas Just come to light in this city respect- Inga young Evelishman named Joho Uender- Bop, who accyses himsclf of haying committed murder tn England in January last. Accord- {ng to Henderson, the murder was never discoy- ered, but the matter so preyed upon ils mind that he could not stand it any longer, and so dctermincd to surrender himself and abide the consequences. With this view in mind, he, on tast Friday * evening, entered the Sixth District Station-housc, on Eleventh street, below Vine, and, when asked whathe wanted by Thompson, who was io charge at the time, Henderson told hie story. fe sald he belonged to Troop E, Elghtceuth Hossara, of her Royal Majesty the Queen of En- gland. In January Just be was In company with Surgt. Wheeler, of the same troop, ‘Y Colgate, England. They hat been drinking together, when he saw that Wheeler had more moncy ihan be possessed himself, and he determined tohaveit, Iicthen obtained a carbine, and struck his companion a heavy blow on the head, killing him almost instantly, In rifling the ockets of the murdered man, Henderson said Te found £18, which he took. and then dragged. the hody toa cesspool aud threw it in, He then deserted and took passage to America, where he arrived several months ago Janding in New York, Recentiv hy came to Philadel- vhia, but the deed haunted him so feartully that, to find peace to his troubled conecience, he" delivered himaclf up, ‘The Engiiah Vice-Consul at this port, on being apprized of the matter, stated that erat Wheeler, of Troop E. had been found {ua cesspoal, but not until some timo after both men had pisep. negred, and after a reward of 2! fst been offered for the captura of cach, It was supposed, at the time, that both had deserted, but, on finding the body of Wheeler, tt was belleyed that he had committed sulcide. Henderson, who is o fine-looking young man about 23 years old, bad o hearing this morning, and was held for afurther hearing on Sept. 3, in order to allow thme to inquire lato the matter. —- THE FORGERS. Snectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Sr. Paut, Minn., Aug. 20.—Nelson A. Ges- her, arrested with Stevens and Weston fn Chi- cago for forgerles, was born in New York in 1S%7, aud was a broker in New York City fora few yeara preceding the War. ! Early in the War he enlisted iu the Fortieth New York Infantry, and rose te the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has lived iu Lake City, thls State, since 1809, in the business of a broker and culator, In 1973 Le waa clected to the Legislature by the Democrats. He was gentceily potite, but not noted for any special abiiity inthe Levislatare, At Lake City ho had the reputation of a sharp- per, but his “arrest for forgery causes great sur- prise. fyectat Dispatch to The Tribune. New Youx, Aur. 2.—Thero fs little ob- tainable news to-day about the great forgeries. Detective Joyoo arrived to-night, but keeps mum and out of sight, and the prisoners have “not yet arrived at Ludlow Street Jail. Mr. Theodore M. Banta, Cashier of the Now York Aife-Insuranes Company, says: e I think the $40,000 check drawn on the Union rust Company 4s, in all probability, the well- cl known $u4, heck drawu sone months agu by the New’ York Lifo-Insurance Company on the Union Trust Company. It ‘iv’ not at all likely thet another check - on the Union “ Trust) Company — purportini fobo ours has been forged, because ‘it te wel knowa, both inthis clty and Unicapo, that our ace count with the Trust Company han been practical- ly cloced. We have, it ta true, at prosonta fow hundred dollars utanding to our credit on the Com- pany's bouke, but our deposits are now mainly with the Chemical Mank, If any large lossy wero to = 6obe paid in the West, checks on the Chemical Bank would, dn all casos, be sont, and thewe checke would be cashed through the mediumof the Western city banks. As the Chicago banks have no convenient means for verifying the srgnatures on our checks, they would undoubtedly refuve to accept auco. 83 ‘Were not presented by Well-known and reaponsibio partice, ‘The banks are on their guard ocalnat any attempt to palm off any such forged paper, and ft te not Mkely that any ‘of ne gang in question would have ventured fo at- tempt auch a thing. Stuce it was known to us that Our papor had been successfully counterfeited, w - Closed our account with the Trust Company a6 o matter of precaution, and po bank would think of Tecelving as genuine & large ebeck uf a Anatitution, esen tf cortided by thelr Cashter, An. Uncertified check, such as this $40,000 check may bo supposed to be, would be worse than usce Jess, for ite presentation would Instantly excite picion, ‘The foryere whose arrest Is reported undoubtediy, to the gang who cominitted ‘he late forgeries in this city. Nelson A. Geancr, whom I seo has buen arrested, was thoone em- ployed to counterfelt the writing on the checks. bignatures and other ‘Whe forged check drawn on the Third National Dank was executed by the same gang. The detectives and others’ concerned in this case bave succeeded {n wrapping ail thelr move- meuts in toystery, Jayne has dodged all there- Porters, aud the whereabuuts of the prisoners Gre kept secret up to this hour, Certain per- sons profess toknow all about the case, but mucoed in keeping silence with suspicious suc- To the Western Associated Press,» Naw York, Aur. 20.—0, G. Jayne, identified with the arrest of the forgers in Chicago, haa arrived here. His prisoners are not with ‘him, ‘aud he declines information regarding them, THE MOB TOOK CHANGE, Spectat Dispatch 10 The Tribune, Leavanwontu, Kav., Aug. 2.—A terrible tragedy occurred near Oak Mills, a small towa ou the tine of Atchisou and Leavenworth Coun- tles, yesterday, which resulted in the death of three mou, Somewhat over a year ago, Bob TUsES, @ Young and dissolute farmer livingin that Locality, married a daughter of Jasper Oli- phaut, by which unlon there was bora a child. The continued ill-treatment of the wife by Scruggs led to her deserting him some months Sto and taking up her home with ber father, Yesterday afternoon Scroggs rode through the small towu of Kickapoo swearing that he would kill ‘two or three men defore night. About 5 o'clock he called at his fatber-ta-law's house, and asked to sew bls wile andchild, Mr, Oliphant answered that he had il-treated them, and they did not desire to sea bun. Scruggs tustantly pulled @ revolver, and sbot Oliphant, killing him instantly. He then Ckaped, and a crowd of twenty-five or thirty followed bln. About 9 o'clock saw by tho ight of the moon the figure of a man lying by a Wee, Str. Groff, aConstable, approached, and bee “Bob, ts that youl” TheS only re- Hy Wasa pistol-shot, causing Groff’s instant cath, followed by a second flight. The people a the whol section by this time were {u- nears but the bloody scoundrel bad. escaped. UMever, this woraing he gave himself up toa tks of the Heace. The mob then took Charge of bin, aod at 9 O'clock Scruggs wae | day. en hanging Hfeless from the nearest trec, and his innocent victims were lying cold fo death within astone’s throw, While the hanging was coing on, young Oliphant endeavored (to shoot Scruggs, but missed his ala. The people of Leavenworth County deprecate mob haw, but fect that Justice has heen done. UNREST, pectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Nasnvineg, Tenn., Aug. 20.—A daring at- tempt to escape from the Penitentlary was made yesterday morning hy Edward If. Jolin- son, who robbed the express messenger at Memphis, three or four years ago, after having brutally beaten him. Johnson escaped, a year age, fn a furuttnre wagon, by bribing the driver, was rearrested near Owensboro, Ky,, and brought tack to Nashville. Tle tea most rest- Jeaa vonsict in the Penitentiary, aud has siorn he twill eacape Hf possible. “He has eighteen more years to serve. INDIGNATION MEETING, Spectat Diquutch to The Tribune. CoLumnus, U., Aug. 20.—Tho citizens of Plain Township held a mecting at New Ailany to ex- press their indignation at tho prosecution of Allen Dague, one of the party connected with the Rocky Ford tragedy, now in the County Jall awalting trial for murder. They adopted reso- lutions saying thut the fight was preyOR GH by the Gabuna party, and that he acted in self-de- fense. Procecdings will probably be commenced. in the Probate Court to admit Dague te ball. —— é A MYSTERY, Cincrnxatt, O., Aug. 20.—The body of J. H. Mackey, of the law-lirm of Lewis & Mackey, Brooklyn, N. Y., vas found last eventog afew milce back of Newport, Ky., lying in a dense thicket, — bad: decomposed, with the skull fractured. A considerable amount of inoney and valuable papers were found on the body, showing that the mau had not been inure dered for bis toney, but the Coroner's jury failed to discover anything to fix the crime upon any person. BUNGLARY,. Soretal Dispatch to The Tribune. Brtorr, Wis. Aug. 20.—J, H, Keizart’s reft- dence, about three miles northeast of town, was entered between 12 und 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon by forcing a window, aud nearly $300 worth of solid silver spoons, silver plate, and smaller articles of value, stulen, The family were in the city, and the burglars had nv fine Ce portunity to go through the house thoroughly and escape safely. : SENTENCED TO DEATIIL Spectat Dispatch to The Trioune, Conumacs, O., Aug. 20.—Judge Adama, at Mt. Vernon, O., to-day decided adversely to the motion to allow Bergin, the murderer of Me- Bride, anew trial. Bergin made a short speech, when Judge Adams passed sentence, fixing the time for execution ont the 7th day of December next. Bergin's friends bave been making every effort to make a caso of insanity out of it. EDITORIAL COMBAT. Speclat Dispatch to The Tribune. Inpranarotis, Aug, 20.—Geo. C, Hardingand Sol Hathaway, formerly editors of tna Satur- day Herald, had a strect encounter thisevening. Harding assaulted Hathaway with a cane, but no scrivua ‘results followed. There was vad blood between the partica on account of a per- sonal quarrel and threats on the part of clther to publish the other discreditably, BIGAMY, Conusnes, O., Aug. 20.—Thornton T. Goff, alias Charles Fleming, has becu arrested on a charge of bigamy. [He married one Eilza Graves, a highly-respectable young woman of this city, two years ago, haviug, at the same time, awifo in West Virginia, This wife followe him and discovered Golf in this clty a few days ago, and caused his arrest. TIOMESICK, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Danvitte, Itt, Aug. 20.—Willlam Connor was arrested yesterday at Fatrmount for ateal- Ing. o horse, and burglary. He has only been out of the Penitentlary a few months. He ts Bow im Jail awaiting bis trial, which will take place in a few days, as the Circuit Court fs in aestion, Horhus made a full confession to the ofilcers. OFFICIAL IRREGULARITIES, Ricnsonp, Va.. Aug, 20,—-Deputy-Collector Charles B, Vadin has been held fn $5,000 ball, charged with the embezatement of Goyernment fuuds, which hy atates was Jost {u gambling, Col. Ayer telegraplicd to Noriolk to-day or- deriug an increase of the ball of scyeral partics arreated for irregularitica in the Custom-House of thut city. POWER OF ARGUMENT, Otp Oncuanp Beacu, Me., Aug. 20.—Four tramps here discussed thé beat city in the coun- try In which toget “a square meal." Charles Miller advocated Now Orleans, and so incensed Albert Patterson, who contended for Boston, that Patterson fatally stabbed Miller. The gang. ‘was orres' TRAMPS, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Avniay, Mich., Aug. 20.—Three farm-houses Were entered and robbed by tramps’ in the suburbs of this place yesterday, and to-day four of these social parasites named Anson Urtter, Fred Edson, Charles Smith, and William Breese arc in jail ns the suspected parties. JUSTIFIABLE, Wasuinoton, D. C., Aug. 20.—-A dispatch from Austin says Col. F. L. Britton bas been Aischarged by the examining Court where he Waa tried for the shooting of United States Marshal Purnell. The verdict wus “Shoutlug justifiable, being In self-defense.” WAYLAID AND S1t0T, Mexpuis, Aug. 20,.—Jainus Witherspoon, a well-known citizen, was waylald and fatally shot while returning home from Grand Junction last Wednesday night. It is not known who hig ag sailant was. —— TOBACCO FRAUDS, Muupuis, Aug, 20,—Deputy-Collector Harrie returned from Henry County to-day, bringing Burton and Mayer, charged with manufacturing and dealing In Mlicit tobacco. They were sent to jatl in default of 5,000, —_— BAR-ROOM MURDER. Purrapgtrata, Pa., Aug. 20.—Pat Donohue, Daskeeper, to-night killed Willian Bernhart, who quarreled with him for liquor, FATAL FIGHT, New York, Aug. 2.—During a Sight lost night James Killeen mortally stabbed Andrew Colling, ——— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS, Bpectat Dispatch to Tae Tribune, Spuisorix.y, Hl, Aug.20.—The State Can- vassing Board to-day formally canvassed the re- turng of the late judicial election and issued certificates to the successful candidates hereto- foro reported, except Judge-elect Halley, of thy Becond District, who ts alleged to be tocligible, not having continuously reslded in tho State the preceding five years, as required by the Const!- tution, Part of the time, {t ts claimed, he lived in Missoust. Tho question whether the certiil- cate should be issued to him is, by the Return ing Board, referred to the Attorney-General for hiv legal opinion, He Us absent at present. The Governor to-day pardoned out of the Housw of Correction at Chicago Henry Jordan, &@ uewaboy recently sent there as a vaxrant, a who now turns out to be an industrious lad, ‘The striking miners did not resuuo work te day, as they had agreed, allegiog as a reason that two of thelr tnost objectiousble men are hot desired to rcsumne work by the miue-owners, and are refused work, J. Roderick, of Virginia, Cass County, charged with crookedness asa Iquor-dealer {n not can- cellog stamps, to-day ave bonas before the Commissioner here to answer at the next term of the District Court. ue Township Mutual Fire-Tosurance Com- pany of Industry, McDonough Coust yy to-day te, iG Grst to re! the State Auditor under tho new act. — CHOLERA. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, East Sagivaw, Mich., Aug, %.—Zenas H. Wright, Judge of Probate of Ogemaw County, led very suddculy this afternoon of cholera. a A PROTEST. ‘ Puitapetrata, Aug. 20.—The clergymen of the Methodist Eoiscopal’ Church denounce the opening of the Permaucut Exbibition on Sun- ‘Interested Parties Duly Notified of the and It haa generally been understood that bis Temoval was probable. TH® LATE REVENU® ORDER. Some of the opponents of the Administration Bay that the purpose of Commissloner Raumn’s order forbidding Collectors of Internal Revenus or other persons in the retenue service to hare relatives In office Is aimed chiefly at the South; that the effect of it will be to drive a great many Republicans from office in that section, and to put Democrats In thelr place. Commis- sioner Raum declines to give ont detailed infor- mation as tu the reptiles from the different Col- lectors respecting the persons who have rela- tves in oflice in the several districts, hut he desires to have full credit given him for the order which he will promulgate in a day or two forbidding this practice hereafter. THR SITTING-BOLL COMMISBION will probably organize here by the iniddle of the week, and be en route for Fort Benton by the last of the week. Although no cumpensation can be given the civil member of the Commis- sion, he will be undoubtedly furnished rations and. transportation at the Government expense. It Is nuw expected that three or four other per- fo besides the Commissfoners will be in the party. “WASHINGTON, r Arrangements Perfected for Crushing Out the Sugar Frauds. Mr. Cushing, of Cleveland, u E, Gilbert, Lexington, Lyman Abbott, D. 1). Government's Intentions. Princeton, the Rev, Dr. whool was siteiided by about ery intercating young men’s Favorable Comments on’ Secretary Sher- eee held: young man’s Mansfield Specoh, Commissioner Ranm's Consanguinity Order Grates i HOOLES’S, Hard in Certain Quarters. They had a rarity at. Hooley’s something not often secn inthis Urely too good for a play. THE SUGAR FRAUDS. ARRANGEMENTS FOI THEIR SUPPRESSION, pect! Dispatch to The Trine, Wasminatoy, D, C.. Aug. 20.—The Treasury Departinent has issucd a circular to Customs Collectors relative to frauds in coloring sugars, directing them after Uct. 1 next toscize and prosecute for forfeiture all importation of that character, The fact that great frauds have been committed through the artificial coloring of sugar was abundantly proved, The difficulty has been to find the provisions of law which such fraudulent {mportations violate. It was discovered that a prohibition of the importation awful aggregations of mitnics great trouble to select from the INVESTIGATION. The Commlssion apvointed to Investigate charges against Perkins, a patent lawyer of this city, assembled to-tay, and will commence tak- {ng testtinony to-morrow, {tis not improbable that the cross-examination will develop consid- erable scandal connected with the Patent Olfice, and reflecting to some extent upon the officers. WELLS AND ANDERSON, of the Louisinna Returning Board, will arrive to- That was the,rcason that made an That fear as can now be pulley of connection with the Vernon Partah Electoral re- turna will not be tried, ‘The term of the court for which these cases are set down begins in Oce ober. could not be had under schedule G | morrow in the Lopes of doing something to ec | @ While an actor fell off over his head and floun- of tho Revised Statutes relative to | cure intervention In their bebalf with the Louls- | dered about the kind crities fished him out and the coloring of sugars, as that schedule | fats State authorities, so that the pending tn- | set him updyain. By some curious oversight refers alone to coloring after sugars | ctinents against them for alleged perjury in | Mr, Hooley and his deputies reverecd the origi- had been refined, but the Department. being convinced of the great frauds in reducing sugars to the Dutch standard, orders them to be seized, agatated. Its quite probable that some car- | ¢, Se SET matter shortly, the play was simply damnable, oes now under way wit! not reach Lere betore | SPORTING MATTERS. and struggled on train an, uBsatifactary be: that time, and may be seized. It ts evident that e Mh vo a0 Incomplete and Uointel le en the Department fs not altuzether satisfied with BASE-BALL,. Without more than a general idea that plenty of folks had been killed, and sume the release at the euggestion of the United peared without the ceremony of Statcs District Attorney in ‘New York of the sugars selzcd there, on the yround that they ‘were artificially colored. ‘The whole qucstiun of drawbacks on sugars will be broucht up tinmediately upou the return of Scerctary Sherman. ‘The law very clearly provides that the amount of drawbacks pald fur sugars fine ported shall not be greater than the amount of duties received, but the elatms fur drawbacks Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune, New York, Aug. 90.—The tenth game of the chatnpionshipacrics between the Brooklyn-Hart- ford Club and the Louisville Grays was played on the Union Grounds to-dav. Tne contest re- sulted in a victory for the Hartfords, who out- played thefr opponents both tn the fleld and at the bat. There was special interest in this the first order; and. last, well. To have exactly suited ! the word, the: on Enaliah History and astronomy fo addition | to the usttal educational lectures, be also a big hotel and a good one, clildren's pavilion, an alumni pavilion, ministers’ retreat, immense inclosed audituriutn, and Ohto, Peun: sylvania, and other State buildings, etc. Brief nddreeses were delivered hy the Rev. Hye Superintendent of Instruction of Loveland Encampmet Prof, McCloskey, of 's Deeins, and others. ‘The Elghth Chautauqua Asrembly AMUSEMENT thing, the Chicagu managers have, by dint of Soeclal exertion, gotten together such curiously of Idlocy plays which they could gv through. ‘upon the stage " for one night only” the great- est literary effort of the Milwaukeo Sentinel,— “The Bucket of Blud; or, The Bully Butcher's Midnight Revenge,” was what he called ft, selecting: has been religiously followed, and when once in nal order Jast night, and billed a play w cumpany wandered around in and came out of with the general fdea that tuey out of their depth anv of the time. To put the The mistakes of the management were three in number: First, that they did ‘not chuck the whole concern out of window when it was “altercd and adapted irom the French *?; second, that they mounted it in atyle befitting a play of hat they cast it too should have bod Jove Nagle ticket reema to give very general eatisfaction to the Republicans. Speciat Dimnatch to The Tribune. Tacksonvitne, IL, Aug. 20,—The Democrat: fc County Cunvention was beld In thia city to- day. ‘The strife was very earnest and at times bitter, and there is ercat dissatisfaction with the result. The Hon. William Barnes tas nom- inated for County Judee; Murray Martin, prea- ent Incumbent, Clerk: Willlam IL, Wright, ‘presente incumbent, Assessor and Treaurer; flames Guinan, Commissioner; M. C. Davenport, School Superintendent. Bartimore, Aug. 20.—The workingmen in Convention to-night proclaimed themselves in- dependent bf all. past political affitiations, and that they will not accept or entertain any propo sitions from any political party looking towards acompromise or fudorsement of their candi- dates. The Convention decided to nominate candidates for municipal and State ollicers, FIRE! IN CHICAGO. ‘The alarm from Box ZH at 7 o'clock last evening was caused by some poys scttiity fire to aplle of rubbish fu mvacant fot at No. 196}4 West Lake street. No damage. A btill alarm to Engine Company No. 26 at 8:10 last. evening was caused by the explosion of alamp in the restdence of M. J. Donovan, No, 543 West Obio street, Daniago trifling. The alarm from Box 29 at 1:45 yesterday af- ternoon was catised by a fire in the rear of No. 223 West Washington street, Tne flames wera extinguished with but slight damage by the Babcock compauy before the arrival of the en- There would he Rev. Jamer the Rev. Sunday- 2, persons, meetings have last evening,— clty,—a cast en- As a gencral ' that they had wide catalogue D.R. Allen put remembered, plays Nes. ‘The alarm from Box 461, at 11:55, was caused by afire in the double two-story brick building, No, 420 Ashland avenue, owned by A. Ralin, and occupied by Mr. Ebener ‘as o drug store, The flames apread to No. 422, owned and occupied ax a meat market by Mr. Raling also to No. 418, owned and occu- pled by Mr. Fenn. The damage will reach to about 21,500. The fire was occasioned by the explosion of a Jamp in the bands of Jolin Hurply, custodian placed there by Justice ‘00 2. aulch the had_not been nore had disip- leaving a card. AT BURLINGTON, IA. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Benuinatox, Is, Aug. 20.—Early Sunday Morning a fire broke out In & business block on” Main atrect, deste oying 87,000 worth of property. in bulldings and goods. Israel Bortersuch, he elocution to auctioneer; Joseph §. Shott, leather and find- already maite greatly exceed the amount of du- | 82M¢ on accuunt of its Influence on the cham- | for J’au! Grandet, Joo Wheelock for Capt. Afar. inge; and Traxeit Brothers, furniture, are tho tes received from that source. Plonstip question. A victory for the Louis | $0, Hairy Hudson for Count "de Je | principal sufferers. ‘The toss is covered by tn- ——s, villes would have virtually decided the matter ta Dangun for Mathilde, and’ Allee | surance as tollo Buffato German, $1,000; SECRETARY SITERMAN. intheir favor. Their defeat will yive the Bos- wopan for Afarguerite. Then the thing | ‘Iraders, of Chi », $100; Northern. New COMMENTS ON HIS RECENT SPEEc, ton Med Stockings a better position tn tho | could Lave gone along corfortably enough, and. Tork, $1,000; Chia ensy Sisson! ou Glen Wasninatoy, D. C., Aug. 20.—Secretary | race for the pennant, with the chances | Debody would have felt that he or she was | Falle, New York, $2,000: tua, 82, rant Sherman’a speech 4s everywhere commented a8 one of the ablest campaign ‘documents that could be clrettlated. Thu Baltimore Sun, in re- viewing it, says that while it caunot pralze It as the leading Journals of the Republican party do, yet ft rogards ito most important polltical document, and full of matter for reflection, His statistics in reference to the controlling power of rallroads were summarized from a recent of coming out sbead. Play was commenced Berialing with the Impossibte, at4 p.m, tho homeclub atthe bat. Burdock opened play with o good hit to left fleld, and stole down to second. Holdsworth hit hard to right Geld, and was splendidly caught by Shaf- fer, Start and Carey were piven bases by errors of Craver, and,as Ferguson followed witha bose Hit, a run was scored by Burdock before the side was declared out. For tho visitors Latham O'Neil his head and heart. dience by not turning up ly feared be would. walked about log that he had soinething work on internal commerce, which was printed etl off with 1a hase Bit but, in attempt. anti toward the last waa creditable te eek on the eve of the strike, and las been sought for | HF yhe aint, Mes ieclared out | judgment. May be he cant the play, It is best by officials of all the railroads throughout the | dispute between the Captatus of the | Tot to sayanything about the feinale characters. country. The factthat the M sippi is ne longer the great bighway of commerce will de- feat any ultort ad secure ties passage, atthe come f ing session of Congress, for a large appropria- | probably protest. When play was again called, tlon to improve the banks of that river, Aue Pratt ant Fiocue were flel fed “out ie Start and other important polut in the speech is the an- | Burdock, leaving the score at the end of the houncement that the Secretary will noteel gold | fifth inning atl to 0 in fayor of the homo club. for legal-tender notes, to hoard the same for re- | Excellent fielding on both sides prevented any sumption. It{isknown to but very few that | runs until the fourth tnning, when the Hart- the Inuguage of the Funding act of 15¢0, | fords made one on o muff by Latham and a and the Resumption act of 1875,1n regard to posse’ ball by Snyder. In the sixth, splendid the manner In which the bonds may be sold, | butting by Burdock aud Holdsworth earned arun differs in o very important partieular. Under | for the Hartfords after two inen were put out the hrst, bonds can only be sold at nut less thon | In this inning the Luuisvilles also scored a run thelr par value for colo, while bonds under the | on good hiteby Lathan and Crowley, assisted Resumption act can be disposed of fur United | by an overthrow by Holdsworth. ‘The visitors States notes, provided pur Value tn coin fs oub- | were not again able to score. The Hartfords tained; hence the Secretary's statement that | settled down to thelr work, and fielded to the this construction would not be avaiied of Is re- | sharpest. manner. The huine club added one garded as very Important to Wall street, as, | more to their score in the seventh, aud auother two years azo, when he was Chairman of the | one in the ninth, at the closo of which the score Senate Finance Committee, he advocated the | stood at 6 tu Lin thelr favor. The vistors wero constriction on thii point alluded toin ttls | in poor form, their fielding and butting not apecch. being up to their usual good standard, Fullow- two clubs, and fully twenty minutes were wast- cd ineflortsto make the umpire reverse his deeis'on, which he refused to do. They will {t—any moral—any purposo—ani of the “ Votce ore Ht yet by the bidding of the same whom This up, ond she fother. er as her author desizned as a explains these things, Only a fered under the fnflletion. made Saul Grandet vanquish all his foes in a manner calculated to do honor alike to Mr. James was and comfortably killed after the proper amount of rant, and rather agreeably surprised the au- again. 08 they evident- Mr. Pareelle was weighted lown with the deportment of the evening, and properly, but evidently wish- Une feature of the play will serve to Ulustrate thecharacter: If there be any turning ture.” Warquerlte Is ex- pected to recognize her father., whom she never faw, and who has been scventcen years in the Bastile, by the call of this volce of Nature; pected to disown the nobleman who brought may be ail. very welt, but the maze of melodramatics which the ig plot fatls to say why this voice of Nature should not call ber to her mother, who, being equally unknown with her father, 1s about with her from time to tine. It 4s questionable, alsv, whether the yolce of Na- ture—to sav nothing of the propricties—should not have set the young woman étralght when she discarded her’ only-loved lover on the sus- Icion that he was making love to her mother. jut perbaps the fact that the play Is French: lew people suf- Un, Philadelphia, 42,500; National, Hartford, ‘Asit was, Sir. ali his | 83,000, and on bulidings the tna 5,000. AT ANOKA, MINN, Fpertat Mspa'ch to The Tribune, Sr. Pact, Minn., Autg. 20.—At 2:30 this after- noon fire broke ont in the lurmber piles near Washburn's Mill, at An-oka. The wind was blow- ing flercely. The town had no engines, but the mill hose was used effectively, and one steamer was sent from here. At 4:30 seven dwelling- houses and a large amounit of lumber had been burned. The losa was then estimated at $100,- 000, At 5:30 Washburm's mill was safe, the fire in ite vicinity being under control, but the fire was stil] uncontrollable in the vicinity of the Anoka mill, and further heavy loss was feared. At 7:30 the fire was still raging. properly to do beside ot in plot—It fs that AT MINNEAPOLIS. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Mrmkavouts, Minn, Aug. 20.—At 4 o'clock this afternoon a fre broke out in R. P. Upton’s spice mill. There was a terrible smoke and great danger of tho brick blocks adjoining being de- stroyed, but prompt action on the part of the firemen confined the fire to the mill. Loss not heary. r 1 NEAR CARLINVILLE, ILI. Spectat DirpatvA to The Tribune, Canuinvitce, IL, Aug, 20.—A lorge barn be- longing to Willlam McPherson, lying near this elty, was atruck by light nlug last night, and wos burned to the ground with its contents, Includ- Voice she ts ex- alone knows — fng ts AnEnniy ing tea horses. The tvss is $1,000; no insur- PHILADELPHTA. TUR scone. 2 . = TUE INVESTIGATION INTO ITB CUSTOM-IOURE Risiriaje A moderately large audience last evening AT COSHOCTON, 0. MANAGRMENT—GLARING FRAUDS NEVEALED manrronp. |---| greeted Mr. J. H, Stoddart on the occasion of Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. BY TRE COMMISSION—THE VRESENT COLLECT- Piedockes & l..s 23 2 2] 3) O | his Oret appearance In this city as Woneypenny, Cosmocros, 0., Aug. 20.—The sraics ‘anid ‘ORS MANAGEMENT ALL Kight—Tue avenais- | Holdaworth, c.f o H rd 8 q in Boucteault's sensational drama of “The Long. cboteeah. te Pantyne Goal” Combany. wuts ER's OFFICE IN A DAD war, ? 0! 0) 1! sf o | Strike.” This drama ls well known to Chieazo | tirned ft Le Ditpatch to See rork Times, oe a a1 ‘inj ti - mrucd this morning. 68 catitnated at $4,000. Wasmixcrox, D, C., Aug, 17.—In common 8 3] 3[ d| a] Rudiences, having frequently been done | ‘Tie miners hare been ou a strike for several with the rest of the Custom-Ifuuses In the coun- 1 3-9 oo] By” al the | houses In town, Jt fs | wecks, and ft {a aupposed to have been the work try, there wilt no doubt soon be o revolution in % i q 3 i ia rel - the icant Betllorions of Boucl- / of an incendiary. a i Ea It’ productions, and exbibite vrudl- are the management of the one at Philadelphia, so focistact clas tua consequent miner a hetcel = Ailton eral AT NORITE INDIANAPOLIS. far as some of the heads of the subordinate bu- 510) a7 az, 4 | ser eah during the sontinntoce artt Sys f Spectat Diewatch t9 The Trisune, reausare concerued. The Cotnmilsston which of axa al 2 Y "a ne creat INDIANAAOLIS, Indl, Aug. -A flre In Nerth has been Investigating how it has been run for 0} ola} af 7 | lock-out among the cotton-spinners of Sanches- Indianapolis to-day destroyed Felrow’s planing- the past elx years have made some Interest- 9} Ol of gi Gy feracreral years acu. As nstory of the seem- | stand cradlenandle factow. Lass betwen je past aix 5 u 0} Q) 2] 3} O | tnaly interminable coutest between capital and | ™! bl . ing developments, ond that body wiil holt onuaa 4 . . 5 : $6,009 and $7,000. ‘The fire caugha from a boiler {ta coveluding sessiona next week, when oo &).G) 9 Sealy Dee eae lank ie whieh was left nnwatched af the noon-hvar. a el vel, ‘our the final report will bo framed and for- | sreter, ri 3) 1 2 | eettin Hw Pine.” Ie haa no purpose, and AT GUELPH, CAN. warded to the Department here. Mr. A. P. | Crowley, of. 1] 1} 0, 0! O| points no moral, The central figures in G Ont., Aus. 20. as few ‘Tutton, formerly Supervisor of Revenue, is now Jamin | tho drain are Moneypenny nnd Jane CELPH, Ont, Aug. W.—A fire here to-day 1 bes 4 Ware: g loss of $75,000, J. H y Collector of the port, and the evidenca ehows | —.. 70%! so} MU) 4:27:18: 6 | Learoyd, Of the former Mr. Stoddart gives an | caused a loss of $75,000, J. Horsman's hardware 7) ° Tanin 46807890 eccentric portraiture, which ts distingutshed for | store alone Involving a loss of $50,000. Total that for the some eight mouths which he has : Hartford 1101 1 O-% | Sts excecdiogiy sharp outlines, and a sacrifice of Insurance, $45,000, had control of affairs the Customn-House Depart- | Lonisviile «0 0 0 0 U 2 0 0 0-1 | tha natural forthe express purpose of eliciting a ment has been better managed than undér any | . Ransenrned—Iartfurd, 1; Loulaville, 0. laughter. His staze business {s rapid; the lines 7 previous Collector, and more money has beeit ‘Thue of xamo—Two hours and thirty minntew, of his speeches chase cach other with the rapid- CANADIAN NEWS. returned to the Government. The most glaring Unipire- air, Ducharae, of the Hadgon Chub, {ty of colored lichte in a magiclantern, — = frauds bave been perp ted, An the Appralser's Minnearouts, Minn, Aug. 2%.—Base-ball: | Sd, the inflections of his voice, alter- Surveying Alaska's Boundaries — Cattio Depsctinent, of which Msj, Moore, uf Weat Miuneapoils Hirowns, 11; Bt. Paul Red Caps, 7. nately rising and falling, become at length Plague—How tho Itallau Customs Officers Chester, is the Chief, ceaslye sanipling was carried on here, to an extent hardly te be belleved. Gallons of mo- laseesand ten and twenty pounds of sugar would be takes from o single hogshead or barrel, and sent up to the Ap: prnleer'«, vllice, Hero the articles would be cept until enotigh was sccured to make upo hogshead or barrelof a particular kind, and then it would be sold by the Government ollicers, or else sent to fricuida In varfous parts of Philadelpula. The euormity of this stealing Js apparent when {t is knuwn that up to last De- vember 140 hogsleads of molasses and sucar had thus been purlolued and disposed of. With vargoes of wines and Hquora {twas still wort. At way sworn to that ex-.| The frown Stockings have reorzautzed, ‘with Saulsbury, of the Red Caps, as pitcher, and arc now stroucer than ever before, Br. Louis, Mo, Aug. 20.—The Browns were auashed by the Altcghenys this evening to the tune of 9 to 5, Base bits—Alleghenys, 19; 8t. Louls, 7 Runs earned—Two cach, Errors—Allegheuys, 12; 8t. Louls, 10. pad elie author of ante-fire days, was {utrusted th Learoyd, Tho character calls emotional than {is {in THE TURF, of Miss Bylvester, Sanatoga, N. Y., Aug. 20.—The first race to- day for a purse of $300 for mafden 2-year-olde, three-quarters of a mile, was won by Eugene N. Robinson {u 1:19, MeDanivle’ Gilly second, Dun- sion style; aud ber action showed ‘The officers would take onc bottle from ¢ soul, TI caso of wine or brandy, “A regular bar-room | cau F. Kenner third, The winner sold for $75 | Mr, Lora made an acceptablo Was opened on the ‘first flour ot the Appratser’s | in a pool of $1,200. though in building on Second street, where the friends of the ollicials held high carnival aud drank free liquor,. Quite a quantity of these stolen wincs ‘The second race, for a purac of $800, one mile, was won by Madye, Lady Sal: econd, Sister Se Nerey died “Rhine Lege ees He was faithful to it oul: wearfsome and monotonous. Hts conception of the character bas the merit of o1 but as a portrait it comes as far from the mirror up to nature as do any of More exaggerated characterizations’ of the ickwick, ‘To Miss Sylvester, who will be remembered by old theatre-cocrs as a very clever soubretts at Wood's Museum in of her ines partook Jargely of the ‘locutionary scones, at the home of the lawyer und in’ the telegraph-oflice—there was an utter absence of ‘he renditiun was purely mechanical. tapld passages and exciting situa- tlons he conupleteiy lost the Lancasliire dialect, h when wooing the heroine of the play. . Voah Lesroyd, Bleed Pilgrima—Alezander Mackenzie, Special Dispatch to The Tridune, Orrawa, Aug, 20.—An approximate estimate of the cost of surveying the bouudary Inu be- tween Canada and Alaska haa becn submitted to both the Governments of Canada and the United States, It 1s put down at $15,000,000 (1). It will scarcely be undertaken at present. nality, holding tho je role of dane for Tpit A communication from the London agents of Her delive the Dominion Steamah!p Company {4 published toxlay, stating that the report of the Select Committce on the cattle plague appointed by the British Privy Council does not recommend the exclusion of cattle from Canada. The Hon, Mr. Mills, Minister of tho Interlor for the Dominion, leaves for Munitoba to-night on business connected with Indian affairs, A-swindling concern in New York has written that In trying Jem Starkey, the leader Tine, f: aud Iquors was traced to the residences of ¥ of the strike, was assumed by J.AV. Radcliffe, | to a number of residents of this city offering heaus at Bureaus wiio reslde outside of bulla | 4,puettinlrace, for pursc of $350, mile and « aryore rendition of the character exhibited care: for sale counterfelt Canadian and ‘Araerican bille ay ‘ul study aad a just appreciation o! ve eltita- | at low vs. The office of Collector, before Mr, Tutton as- ong G last Atha a Ay sin on ee OG i tlon. The uther characters bad comparatively Special Dispatch to The Tribune, sumed the placo, had been a sinecure, bis yari- nt tive furlongs, was wou by Rappaliaunock fo Metle todo, They are merely acceasorics, aud MontTRwAL, Aug, 20.—The Rev, Father Dowd, ous predecessors spending a few hours a day | Sit," i 4 a8 such performed the roles assigned | while addressing bis congregation at St. Pate these, and allowing the clerks to run it. Aea | = Vartneral pancond, ‘auburn tited. to them so as not to mar the | rick’sChurch yesterday at Brand mass, spoko result of this ayatem, ft was shown that num- eneral effect of the yarious pictures. | of the courtesy with which pilgrims with wlom THE WEATHER, Wastinotox, D. 0., Aug. 21—1 a. m.—For the Tennessee and Onto Valleys and Lake re- gion, statlonary or lower pressure, partly cloudy bers of them wero curaged in business outside, and used the Custom-House as thelr place for receiving callers, The Surveyor's Department will most undoubtedly recelve'a thorough over- hauling, E. O, loodrich Stage than the manager. ‘ue piece was mounted iu a niggardly manner, but this is probably more Age to he ize of the 1c will be repeated every evening during the week. he traveled to Romo had been treated by the American and English Customs officers, and compared it with “that of the [tallans, who ong Strike” levied heavy dutira on all the presenta to tho a is Burveyor; — Pope. Ju that way the Germans had to pa Hiram Goodrich (a brother), “Deputy jur- | Weather, aud warmer, southeast to southwest MVICKER'S, $12,000 and tho Spunlsh ils ‘ims $8,000, Lied weyon aint: sper Ae ae got broth- | winds, followed by cooler northerly winds, The third week of “Seraphine" at McVick- | Tho Hun. Alex Stackenzfe, Premier, is bere er Egeter's departivent. tine (heer clouds, and rain over portion of the Uoper | eve began last evening, but, owing to circum. | route, Srorkieeee Fae ee fan, crore te Service rules, but une of these can remain in Saal OBsERvATiOXs. stances over which Mr, McVicker had no cou- |various public works, and expressed satisfaction oles. Charges ver mands iat e eases of vine = _—_ EUICAGO, Aug. 20, | trot, the play failed to quite fill the theatre, It pith the mauocr in which They were progress- cher Thine," |Bar. (Tar fw, was put on the stage in unexceptionable form, | 0g. sexe velie Tt nae tormees: Gena nz te | arse a cd al snd the actors werg well up ia their oneaaeamer, Sagremny, wih recurnveur Cle mentality, assisted by Appraiser Moore, that | Uiis* cual gal ae parts, but tho audience was lacking. | Coutime, an the Kiver Sagreena: ‘on Saturd Speclad rie Ayre, Who ut first waa a micmber Poin auntl aa] $ The els Ue as Leautics. are fay ‘The passengers and crew were thken off by the ot the Conttnlsstat was removed. Ayre bad pe an ia 78 | at Palinte Ta the, play sud several natoceine acrous | steamer Union, and brought to Quebec weday, ei eae —_—— EE two departinents, These partice objected to Diy altting in Judement upon them avaln, be- cause they did not belleve unbiased cou- glusion could be reached with bim there, So tho department here transferred him. From what can bo Jearned, it is not probsble that thero will bo a great reduction fn the work- ing force, except in the abotitlonot tho Naval Office, which fa a aluecure, When Collector Tutton went into the ofica he reduced thy ex- pentes some $30,000 a year, which had been thrown away, There {s a strony probability that the office of the Collector of the Port of Cuniden, opposite to Philadelphia, will be ubolished. Willian Robeson, brother of the lute Sveretary of the Navy, occuples that position. In bis place there will be put an Inapect rhe will be competent to transact all the dutizs required. ‘The Com tulsalon has not agreed upon a plau for the re- organization of the Custoin-House, bug will “Maxinum thermometa UENERAL ‘ VL, EUVATIONS. Cutcauy, Aug, 3-Midnight, En) iting, Rain Weather, act devoted to a not! “Biations. was, parts were recoguized apprec! evening with an olio, lowed by a highly seusation —————— THE CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY, suumed the title role, Faravomnt, N. ¥,, Aug, 20.—This is the last title play and several affecting scenes, but the ordinary nll admirarl spectator declines, with thanks, to sit in suspense through half au agony ur a daughter's struggic between fillal and niarital inclinations, The peutle bint us to applause in the play-bills weer, Well observed, and the effective Lating! ys COTTON'S OPERA«HOUSE, Manager Cotton has now the only variety house In the city. The performance opened last the tures of which were tho. singing of Miss Hilda Thomas and the eccentricities of the song- and-lance men, Messrs. Niles and Evans; ful- CT “Roving Jack,” In which J. Z. Little (who years go did heavy business at Wood's Museuut) as The play iso dramatiza- tlon of adiwe novel, and was well received by SENATOR MORTON, Spectat Dispatch to The Tridune. Inptanaroni, Ind., Aug. 20.—A yisltor to Richmond, who saw Senator Morton today, re- ports that he ts looking much better than was auticlpated, and that the family say he ts muck better. Hoe sleeps well, bas a better appetite, hourly perfert control over the left arm, which was affected, aud is in all respects in a fair way for reasouably rapld recovery. Mba ethernet MOS : HYMENEAL, Spectal Dispatch ¢9 7s Tridune, JAWESVILLE, Wis., Aug. 20.—A brilliant soctal event near this city to«day was the marriage of Miss Virgints 8. Gordon, daughter of the Hon. Joho Gordon, to Richardson Vasey, Esq. They started ti-night for a four months’ tour in Eu- best fea- rans, cutitied commence work upon that next Tuesday, day of the Chautauqua Suuday-Schvol Assem- | the gallery, which apulauded roundly whenever | gland and on the Contiuent. ee ecand bly. At 8:30 this jmorning Dr. Vincent -pre- | VUllany was thwarted aud virtue rewarded. + NOTES AND NEWS. sided over the conference ou the interuational TELEGRAPHIC POOL. FHOPOSED AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM, lesson system. Atthis conference 200 schools POLITICAL, New York, Aug. 21—13:30 a, m.—The West- Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune Wasminotoy, D. C., Aug. 20,—The Commis- sloncr of Agriculture will recommend the crea- tion bere of g mammoth agricultural museum, to coutain sataptes of all the {improved agricultural tnachinery of the various States. He thinks that this wil! improve agriculture. DESINES TO BTaY. United States District-Attorney Meyer, of Alabama, is bere for the purpose of seeklug to Prevent his removal from vilice. Meyer is one of the persous recommended by Senator Spencer, Were repreacnted, At tlo’clock the Rey. Ly- man Abbott, D. D., of New York, editor of the Christan Union, lectured on “Why Do 1 Teach Sunday-schuoli" ‘The Scleutitic Congress opens its three days’ session to-morrow, Ju the afternoon the Key. Dr. Deems lectured. on “The ible aud Modern Scicuce.” At 5 o'clock the Rev. Dr, Lyman Abbott au- swerod questions concerning the Bible. At To'clock the children’s fival review was eld. At 3 o'clock the Rev. J. H. Vincent, D. B., delivered au address ov the future work of Chautauqua. Next year there would bo lectures son; for County Clerk, Isaac laderstood will not accept the nowinytion. Ucan, Mr. Buckley ts also a Re; Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Morag, IIL, Aug. .—Tho People’s Green- back party Convention, held at this place Sat- urday last, resulted in the choice of the folluw- ing gentlemen: For County Judge, . K. Sloe County Treasurer, Joba Barr; for Superintead- eat of Public Schools, A.W. Buckley. Tho Convention adopted a sericas of resolutions in sympathy with the Greenback movement. It is wi that the candidate fur poanty Clerk publican. ern Unton and Atlantle & Pucldc Telegraph Companies are still in session at the Windsor Hotel. Shortly after miduighe it was defialtely angounced that the Companies bad arrived at an agreement, and that the terms of contract are being drawa uv. ‘This much ts authentic. The preciso arrangement will not be made known until to-dsy, but the general impression is thatthe Westeru Union gets a controlling amount of the Atlontle & Pacific stock, and that the earnings are to be pooled tu propurtlon of seveu-eighths tothe Western Union Gad one-elchth to the Atlantic & Pact, Jay McClung; for He {9 a Repub- im The Gonld was {p the lobby of the Windsor Hotct throughout the evening, and seemed to be in constant communication with his representative at the meeting. CASUALTIES. DROWNED. 3 8ravexs Point, Wis., Aug. 20.—Mosea Strong, Assistant Btate Geologist, aged 81, son of the Hon, Moses M. Strong, of Mineral Point, was drowned inthe Flambeau River Saturday, while cngaged In his geological explorations. . Tho body was recovered this morning. Spectal Dispatch fo The Tribune, SPRinorre.p, ii. Aug. 20.—Tho bodies of two lads named B. Zimmerer and George Phiffer, who were drowned Jast night in the river, were found near the old Sango town, twelve miles distant, this morning. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Agnona, IIl., Aug. 20,.-Freddic, a son of Mr. Henry Long, 8 years of age. accilentally eiipped aver the dam at half-past 9 o'clock .this morning, and was drowned before assistance could reach him. S&nectat Plepatch to The Tritune. Deovgus, Ia, Auc. W.—Yesterday, at Sabula, In, the city was thrown into eonsidera- ble exettement by the drowning of Willic Eamay while bathing In the Mississippi. He was ason | of fobn Ramay, ‘an artist, and prominent citizen ol hae AN ARM TORN OFF. . Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Denvgur, In, Aug. 20,~Yesterday Willian Wilson, fread of the frm of Wilson & Sone, foundry men, at Bellevue, Ia., met with a horrl- ble accident. He was at work on the farm of Il. Ernst, bniancinga wheel in a threshing- machine, and in some manner slipped, and bia arm caught in tle machinery, where it was crushed ta the sboulder, and then torn com: ’ letely from the socket. He was immeiliately aken to Bellevue and doctors summoned, who did everything iu their power to alleviate his sufferings, but the shock was so great and the in- jury, 20 territic that medical skill was of no aval, o'clock this morning. when death put an end to his suffering. Mr. Wilson was ond of the old settlers of Jackson County, and rvepected by — all who know him, = CRAZY. Spectat Dispatch to The Triteme, i ApRIAN, Mich., Aug. 20.—John Savlers, 4 merchant, who gave up business and resigned office in the fire department to go to Colorado afew weeks eince, was thrown from a buggy In Kansas City, and has been brought home by friends in a demented condition, owing to cerc- bral injuries. _ STEAMER SUNK. Suecial Dispatch to The Trioune. Bertrmarox, Ia., Aug. '20.—The Keokuk Northern Line packet Alexander Mitchell struck a snag yesterday moruing, three miles below Oquawka, and sunk in ten fect of water, One hundred passengera were on buard, but no ‘one wus lust. RUN, OVER AND KILLED. Special Dtspateh to The Tribune, Oma, Neb., Aug. 2.—Last night Milton Davis, abrakeman on the Union Pacific, was run over by eix freight cars, His left arm was cut off above the elbow, and he received other fojurics from which he died this afternoon. SINGULAR EXPLOSION. Special Dispatch to The Tritune. Deneaqus, In, Aug. 20.—A boy named Adam Reiter was severely injured by the explosion of acartridge, which he was Lolding in his band, this afternoon. Ills eves and face are terribly burned, and he will lose one of his tngers. ————— as THE NEZ PERCES., Sart Lake, Utah, Aug. 20.—The hostile Nez Perces Indiana were reported) yesterday as still camped at Hole-in-the-Rock, a stage station In Idaho, They have destroyed the telegraph linc in the vicinity, and stopped all travel over the road for severul days. A large party of team- sters arc cumped and fortlfsing themselves 9 short distance north of the Snake River bridge. It Is reported that the Indians? stock is poor, and that they are stopping to recuperate. They have taken posacssion of the stage barns, usluy the grain. Fort Haut Aczxcy, Idaho, Aug. 20, via Halt Lake, Aug, 20.—Capt. Balnbridge, with a ect! pany of scouts enlisted from the Bannocks aud Shoshones, left Fort Hall yesterday, after a. hostile’ camp nt "Hole-ln-Rock Station, about ninety’ mics north.’ At last accounts (yester- day) th? hostiles had posseasion of tho station, and woufd allow no one to pass either way. ‘They told those who have male the attempt ta Sart back we thi oud not be molested. No: onc is hurt vet, that le known. The telegraph’ line ts down’.tnd strung in different directions, All the yout Bannocks and Shoshones at this! Agency Who cen raite a gun bave left this moru- ing to ght the hostiles. NEWS AT ARMY HRADQUARTERS was excvecdingly Light yesterday, Cniet Joseph has gvidently cut the telegraph wires and now holds the stace-roa d, 60 it has been impossible tumake repairs, ‘.Vhe foltowing dispatch was. forwarded to Adjt..Gen. Townsend by Lient.. Gen, Shertdan yesten 29: Cnicaua, Aug, ¥ Washington, Di .— Gen. E. 1D. Townsend, I}tave no offeial news from ; Montana alnce the 17th tnst., the lines from Mone‘ tuna belngdown. On tite 10th the Indians were: reported by Capt. Hain oridge.: of Fort lial, os having crosacd the etac’c-road, near Dry Creek Station, north of Hole-in--the-Rock, and Gen. itow- ard wae not far behind them in puraait, To-day &n unoficial dispatch from Snake Tiver Isridgo Teporte the Indians es encsinped on the atage-road, at Hole-in-the-Kock; but 1ittle confidence shuaid ‘be placed In this report. PB I, Surntpax, Lieutenant-General. — «OCEAN STEAMSIIIP NEWS. New York, Aug, 20.--sirrived—Wisconaln, from Liverpool; Somersct, fom Bristol. THE CHANNELS OF EXIT : from the hpman aystem bear the same relgtions to {tas sewer dotoacity. 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