Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 7, 1877, Page 1

Che Chicago Daily Cribune. VOLUME XXXIL ARTISTIC TAILORING, RDWARD ELY & C0. Deve the LARGEST and most BELEOT Btock of Strictly Fine Woolens For AUTUMN and WINTER, for GHN- TLEMEN’S 885, ever shown on this Con- tinent. We make them to mensure in the most APPROVAD atyle of the Art. Welting Toilet and Ladies’ Riding Habits A SPECIALTY. Prices VERY LOW fsor the Article Furnished. EVERYTHING GUARANTEED! STANDARD THE HIGHEST! & per cant Discount from our LOW PRICES, if paid within 5 days from do. livery of goods, Olergymen 10 per cent Disoount. ‘ Wabash-av,, cor, Monroe-st., Chicago. BANGLES. The largest and finest assortment ever shown in Ohicago, just re- ceived by N.MATSON & CO. State and Monroc-sts, FINANGIALS: The National Lifc-Insurance Co. of U. 8, of A. CAPITAL STOCK FOR ‘SALE. ‘The Circutt Court of Cook County, II., having re- fected all propovate aubmitted for thé Purchaso of the Bforesaid Cavital rock and difected the Kecolver of the Republic Li ‘ i agaln advertise tteeale, the Said order hereby invites for thirty days Is for the purchase in fore of any atnotnt of the whole Capital i york ofthe NATIONAL LIFE ANBURANCE Cu OF a many yoars and is having about four millions tion in regard to the nsture the asscta und busincas of satd Company whl be furnished on application to the undersigned to Persons intercated and dealiing foformation tn hereto, for tha purooro of Uiading for sald Capical Ke All proposals to be {n eealod envalo} jarke: . Pe le for Nattoval Lifo-Ins. Co. Capital Btock.* Sind addressed to the undersigned, to be submitted by him unopened to the Court for its action atthe ond of the thirty days, or aa soou the Ets ‘icable. n sBisea i arte Eoaa rare Cosy id AUG. 10,1877, Chicago, Ant COUNTY ORDERS . OITY VOUCHERS it rate by VAZARUS SILVERMAN, Chatnber of Commerce. GUARANTEED SPECULATION, $400 invested by us in GO daya Stenditen, have made $3." ye pic eh pmronsa ety ee Shes Bought at hig je guaran if no profit is made, Sefereaces given. Correspond: ence dollelveds WEG ae g6 He Members New York Mining Stock Exchange, P.O. Box 2613. Ais Nraoadest., No ¥. TO RENT. FOR RENT. DESIRABLE OFFICES IN THE TRIBUNE BUILDING TORENT. Apply to WM. C, DOW, . Room 8 Tribune Building, -GENERAL NOTICES, WOODRUFF’S SOIENTIFIO EXPEDITION round the World, for Stu Tra Pees ataborsaeay eeaten tnd Paarl (eth for two years of delightful travel, under the diroc- a aiviog Yui information, $ Architect, 107, Dearbora: ANE, eatin + BOGey -Expeaitton. at. Wehsias Hoteh New Yorks Notice of the Germania Life Ins, Co, OF NEW TORK. Culcaco, Sept, 1, 1877, Ae. Gustay Theisen, the General Agedt of 1 ‘ompany fur Northern Ilinals and Wiscon- Toastcos hae eueig poner, the erupts Co, jay appoluted Mr, Dy We AUN its General Agent for suid district. A. BCHNIEWIND, Supt. of Agencies, “FOR PERCIVAL.”? D.A TOLMAN & C0. 144 LaSalle-st., ‘ ‘Will make liberal cash adva: Consignments to European markets: Flour, Gannad Gorgertta aeeze| ods, Line of Amorican eregueo et _MoTens, 3: boa Fergie St GARDNER HOUSE, FRONTING ON LAKE PARK, Next door to the Expositivn Butlding, HAS BEEN: REFURNISHED x BS) , J.D. HARLOW. Is Pirst-olass and Now Ready for uosts. ABTISTS MA’ ALS. Fea tere N ated tase OR ‘And PAINTING MATERIALS and WAN: FLOWER Goobs, “Send for price lat to MARTINY O-BRIBN, 209_ WABASH AV, UMHRELLAY, 1 Keep’s Umbrellas. Rest quality ilnglian, $1.0) vac bi Hie UiaUicllas, Fa.Gi aul 6:80 «. Kees e Bile restate THE GREAT STRUGGLE. Additional Particulars of the Assault and Capture of Loftcha. Speculations Regarding the Russian Movement upon Plevna. Large Bodies of the Enemy’s Troops Operating upon Osman Pasha’s Flanks, Tho Turks Claim to Have Dofcated a Large Russian Force Yesterday. . And to Have Driven Them in Disorder Across the Lom. ‘The Bombardment of Rust- chuk Recommenced with Redoubled’ Vigor. Removal of the Russian Head- quarters from Gorny-Studen to Bulgareni. ‘ The French Government Revokes the Decree Concerning'the Thiers Funeral. Apprehensions of Serious Political Dis- tirbances on That Occasion. LOFTCHA. DETANA OF THE CAPTURE oF THAT BTRONG- HOLD. [By Cable to The Chicago Tribune.) Lowpow Orrtcr or Tuz Curbaco Tamunr, 6 Parorave Pracy, Stranp, Sopt. 7—t a. m. —Dotails of tho capture, at last received, in- form us that most of the Russian troops on? gaged wore brought by forced marches from Schipka Pass Sunday night. ‘They wore bivouacked on tho roverse sido of thohoights cast of Lovatz or Loftchn, so as to concenl thelr’ camp-fires from the Turkish senti- nola, Earthworks wero being thrown up to bo occupied on tho rising of the moon py oighty pieces of artillery, Six divisions were massed, to take part in tho actual assault on tho Ottoman lines, while o strong resorvo was-held in hand by the Rus- sian Commander,to guard the right flank and rear from attack from tho direction of Plevna in caso Osman Pasha might, sweop asido the troops of Prince Qharles, and fall upon the assailants of Loftcl. One of these divisions had marched fifty-six miles, tho distanco from tho Pass to tho Rusaian position before Lovatz in forty- eight hours, yot the men wore so littl fatigued that, liko Crawford's infantry after its famous march, they wore at onco sont on night duty. After twalve hours’ contest, Monday, tho Ottoman position was carried, with * qennmie cansaox, Many of its dofenders were mown dow by the fire of superior artillery, and thoso who wero not Killed or wounded were hotly pressod in retreat by tho cavalry of Gon. Skobelef, Tuesday morning Loftcha was in possession of the troops of the Czar, What occurred in the direction of Plevna while this attack on Loftcha ws being fought, we havo as yet no full account. The commandant ot Plevna must have distinctly heard the cannonndo, even if he had no other intelligence, and, from information that oan be gleaned from different sources, it = seems that, while Lovatz was being assailed, Gon. Zaloff had an opportunity of testing bis tactical skill in holding back the attempt of Osman Pasha to push out by way of Polisat to ald his hard-prossed comrajles, It in probable, and is bolioved, that os Loftcha was secured, tho bulk of the Russian troops that had been there engaged, wero moved to the North, and that ALMOST A CONTINUOUS RING WAS FORMZD ROUND PLEVNA, On the east lay a force commanded by Prince Charles, consisting of the Roumanian Di- vision and a Russian force of two divisions, while the bulk of the Roumanian army, which had crossed the Danube at Carobia, threat- ened the left rear of Osman Pasha from the north, ‘The Imperial headquarters wero to be moved from Gorny Studen, which lies forty miles from Pleyna-Bulge- rens, which istwenty milea nearer, aud all ‘was apparently prepared for a crushing at- tack on the main army of Osman Pasha, MESEMET ALI PASHA ‘ reported last night to Constantinuple that an important engagement had been fought yesterday on the banks of the Lom. The Turkish force engaged sppear to havo becn that which was reported yesterday as sdvanc- ing upon Biela under Eyoub Pasha, and Me- hemet Ali claims for it a victory, ‘The attack was rade in two colamns, lei) by Faub Pasha and Said Pasha and was directod against the Twelfth Army Corps, which is part of the army of the Ozarowitch at Kechlowa, a village on the right bank ofthe Kara Bom, seven miles north of Yonikol. Mehemet All auserta that i , THE RUSSIANS WERE DEYEATED and crossed tho rivor in disorder, abandoning their fortificd, positions, Ho states that the Bussians, in defending , Strong positions, CHICAGO, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1877. lost 3,000 men, while sha, who attacked them, hed only 900 killed and wounded. If the Turkish commander can advance rapidly, he may soon bo at Biola, wich is loss than twonty tiles from from yesterday's ficld of battle. A tolegram Bucharest states that the cavalry of the Russian Guard‘ has orossed tho Danube, and that a body of rifles, part of the expected reinforcements, haa reached Bucharest. ARMY MOVEMENTS. OSMAN PASMIA'S FORCES FLANKED, Loxpox, Sept. 6.—The Russian succesa at Loftcha makes Osman Pasha have a hostile force on both flanks. Either a defeat at Fleyna or an attempted withdrawal may result in the destruction of bis army, unless the Russians are compelled to weaken thelr forces on that side to mect Mchomet All's advance from Ras- grad. The latter scema to place jhe Czarowiltch's army In @ position very similar to Osman Pasba'’s. Eyoub Pa- A TURKISH ADVANCE. If Turkish accounts may be trusted, a Turk- fah force bas crossed the Lom snd reached the neighborhood of Obertin{, while. another force has crossed Kara-Lom to Paiomarka. These corpa are understood to be operating ogainat Bela, but they jeopardize the whole Russian campalgn east of the Jantra, os well as com- munications with Tirnova. ResTCHUR. Bucuanxst, Sept. 6.—An important engage- ment took placo near Rustchuk yesterday morn- Ing. Soon afterwards the Russtans begun the -Lombardment of the elty from Slobvosia, which was replied to by the Turks. The cannonado lasted all yesterday and continues to-day. wiDIN. ‘The Turks from Widin attempted Jost night to reach Chuperchent, near Kalafar, In boats, but were driven buck by 9 Ruumanlan battery, The garrison of Widin has been raised to 8,000 men in consequence of the threatening at- titude of Servia, UBADQUARTERS REMOVED. A Vienna correspondent says that nows has Just geen received that the Russlan headquarters has been moved from Gorry-Studen to Bul- garini. This may indicate either an advance in the direction of Plevna ora retreat from the nelghborhood of the Jantra line. A TURKISH VICTORY CLAIMED. ConstTantinory, Sept. .—Mehemet All tele- muphs under date of to-day from Kechlowa aa fuitows: To-day Evoub Pasha's army corps, wh.vh was divided Into two columns, attacked the Twelfth Russian Army Corpa, which was aupp.orted by a division on this bank of the Lom. Tho I'uasians were defeated, and recrossed the Lom fa disorder. They abandoned their fortt- fied portions near Kechlowa. They lost 8,000 kilicd a.ad wounded. Tho commander of thelr cavalry wxas Killed. We lost 200 killed and 700 wounded, GENERAL. ARDAIIAN, Logpon, Sept. 6.—The Russfans have entirely dismanticd Ardahan, which is now an open town, Gen. Comorolf has withdrawn most of his troops frum there to the main body of the army, leaving only nine rifle battalfons in the place. BRRVIA. Beronaneg, Sept. UA dispatch states that tho first class of the militla have beow ordercd toassembla at the points of concentration by the 1th. All commenders of corps leave Bel- grade to-day. The second class of thu militia have been ordered to be iu readincas to march, Trinco Milan will take chief command. Several members of the Diplomatic corps have mado scparate remonstrances to Prince Milan, in reference to bis war preparations. The Prince is stated to have answered cyasively, It is reported that Prince Gortechakoff has urged Servia to coter the fleld as soon os possible, PEACE IMPOSSIBLE, A Bucharest correspondent saya peaco is impossible until the Turks aro completely crushed. If the Czar ontered Moscow alter concluding an unsatisfactory peace, it woud be at the point of the bayonet, ANDHASSY AND DISMAlCE. Lonpon,8ept, 6,—Tho Vienna correspondent, telegrapbing on Thursday night, says: ‘It is now settled that Count Andratsy and Prince Bismarck will meot Supt. 13 or 15 at Salzburg. Iv Ministerial elrcles {t 18 matntalved that this is meroly an act of courtesy. It Is admitted, however, that the chances of future meditation may be touched upon,’ A Berlin corrcapondent, however, discredits thesc rumors relative to mediation. : ‘TORK FINANCES. Lonnon, Sept. 6—According to Turkish financlal estimates, a deficlt of 11,000,000 Turk- ish pounds is anticipated for the year 1877-'8, which will have to bo ralsed by special taxation. : A COSTLY MIBTAKE. Constantinorie, Sept. G&—The Turklah commander in Herzegovina reports that o band of Montenegrins surrounded a village near Pressika, intending to gut cattle and corn. Dur- fog the night a fresh band arrived, whom tho firat supposed to be Turks. A fierce combat followed, fu which 800 wero killed anda great vumber wounded, The mistake was not dis- covered till morning. DERBY, Tonvon, Sept. 6.—The Earl of Derby, For- eiga Minister, speaking at Liverpool last cven- ing, sald he did not think tho present moment favornble for any interposition by third parties in favor of peace, but the timo might come, and it might not be far distant, when Englana’s good oficcs would be acceptable, He assured Is hearers that wheuover, in the Government's judginent, that timo arrived, they would not lose the opportunity. GREECE. ‘WAITING YOR RUSSIAN VICTORIES, London ‘Aimer, Aug. Zi. It fs some months since attention wasdirect- ed tothe Hollenfe factor fv tho Eastern ques- tion, audit must be admitted that very little has come of it. Thera have been ustional' de- monstrattous at the Capital anda chuuge of Ministry, and gil tha politiclans of our geoera- tion’ have sunk thelr private pretensions to serve under the velcran hero Canaris, But still the Grecks aro content to wail, and it has been sald that they whl walt until Turkey 1s utterly defeated, when they will cotme buugering for @ share fu the spoil. It 1s so casy tu disappoint expeo- tation. Everybody is oo cager or too dilatory; pfending now, like the Serviaius, by precipitat- log a struggle for which thoy wero unprepared, and now, like the Greeks, by keeping back when the opportunity of proving they are uot degen- erate seemed to have arrived. For our part wo prefer to walt belure we blame one for being mush and another for belug unready, As spectators of the drama, we cannot help observing that nu one coos to Greece, whatever his pre; wssious,; without beluy ected by the contagion of sympathy for the active life he discovers every whore about . ‘Thoss who aro disposnt to laugh at the ebthustasin of Greek nationality must bo very shortsighted fu their wisdom. Have wo not secu what come of a spirit of vatiunality that takes o similar delight In recurring to the traditions of the past, and finds in the tale of Anuiulus ou exsmple,to animate German de- votlou! Iu the hinclaul, as in Bautla, pop- ular feellngs are fraukly expressed in modes which aru not the less siucere because we shrink from adopting them. 1t is reported by our correspondcut that the greater part of those he saw curolled in the Suaed Baud had tasted the bitters of war to the full fu tho terrible Cretan insurrection. It is well that we should Tememobur this, capeclally if wo are over dispoocd to think that the Hellenes now show a greater dis- position to selze part of the plunder of Turkey than w assist {n overcomingthe Turka. There was no lack of Greck volufteers ten years They wero discouraged on every fund, but they persevered, nnd they did not cease until t had been. made tuo spperent. that all Europe was inst them, They may be pardoned ff thelr impetuosity has been kept in check fn the present struggle,—kept in chevk with dificulty, for the Government, which knows the chances of war with an encmy possessing a superiority at aca, enabilng It at any time to make {ts appearance off the cuasts of Greece, has had hard work In restraining the eagerness ofthe people. Something must else be attrib- utedtous, Itisto England that the Grecks look for encouragement or discouragement, and. {fear of ourdisplcasure has been used aa a potent argument in favor of tnactivity, INDIA. PROSPECTS IMPROVING. Lonnon, Sept. 6.—The weekly telegram of fhe Viceroy of India shows that there lias been agreat improvement in the weather. In Ma- ras, though prices are dearce, there has been a pretty gencral rain, which has improved the crops. In Bombay prices are not sct cheaper, but the prospects are much improved. Reports are generally of a similarly favorable tenor. The Improvement in Punjaub is particularly conspicuous. The Lieutenant-Gorernor of Pun- Janb telegraphs that the prospects are immense- ly improved. The spring crop-sowing has been secured over the Important grain-producing die- trict. In Mysore the week has becn bad, and the prospects are worse {n all districts. HER RAILROADS, London Times, Aug. 23. Mr. Juland Danvers’ report, just published, on Indian rafiways is, on the whole, a very en- coureging document. There have been, it shows, during the past year a moderate expen- diture on capital account and a very considera- ble increase of net profits, There were at the beginning of the present year 6,018%{ miles of railway open in India, of whicl: by far the creater portion las been constructed under a guarantee from: the Indian Government. During 1870, 470 tiles of new line were opened for trafle, and progress has been made on some other nes in course of construction, and not yet officially an- nounced as opon. The total amount of guar- antecd railway capital {6 now £94,832,663 (8475,- 032,330), yletding a net revenue of £4.451,422 ($23,257,110). The diferent lines bring in, as we might expect, very different return, Some, and notably the Eest Indian Railway, pay their shareholders without assistance the minimum euro due to them, aud ad afurther protit be- sides, which is divided between tho railways aud the Government. There aro others, however, the garnings of which are much small-' er, ‘The Oude & Rohilkund Railway, on a capl- tal of ubout five and a halt milllon pounds, pays only £293 pereent; and the Scinde, Punjab & Delli!, on teu ond a hatf millions, only £3 Ss per cent; and in both these cases, and in several others tike them, the difference between the sums carned and tha Jarcer sums guaranteed has to be made up by the guarantor—that is, by the Government. On the whole, the result of the past ears business a deficit is shown of .407—an unpleasant ftom, it true, but one which contrasts favorably with the 41,073,883 which was the deficit of 1875. The Native State Ines orc, we are sorry to sce, much worse off in ove way than onrown. Their tratile is tess, thefr ‘working expenses are Inrger, and their year's lossea much more cousideradle in proportion to the capital invested intham, Even ficre, how- ever, thare los been some finprovement, and we muet hope that time will at length do as much for them as it has done for our own Ines, which have been a good deal longer catablished. Tho increase of our year's traMc has, Mr. Juland Danvers points out, been clicfy in the conveyance of goods, The Eustern war has given a powerful atimulug te the exportation of gralo from India, whae tho fearfal famine ta the Southern Provinces has necessitated the movement of provisions froin one part of India to another to a larger extent than before. It is to Ue service which raflways another menns of communication in India render fn alding tamine rellef that we natufally attend most during the resent sharpcrisie, Whatover we moy succeed fh dolog with the help of our railways, it Is cer- tal that we could do very Uttle Indeed without bem, FRANCE, THE CHANGES AGAINST OANDETTA, Panta, Sept. 6.—There aro three counts in tho indictment against Gambetta, which charge offenses against the person of the President and agaluat the Republic, tucluding one for the pas- sage in his Litic sperch, ending with these words: "Se soumeltre ou s¢ demettre,”” There are 8ix counts for public insults to Ministers. Tho Government vil not permit the trial te be reported, TUR THIBRS FUNERAL, Panis, Sept. 6.—Madame Thiers having sc- cepted the oflicial funeral for her husband only on condition of being horaclf allowed to ar- range the order of the cortege, the Govern- ment has annulled the decree ordering a State funeral, as it canuut dispense with the execu- tion of cxisting enactments reculating official geremonies, The Government will therofore take no partinthe funeral beyond paying the rallitary honor to which Thiers {s entitled, bav- ing been a dignitary of the Legion of Honor and chief oflicer of the State. FEAUS OF POLITICAL DISTURUANCE, Lonpon, Sept. 6.—A correspondent at Paris, commenting upon the abandupmont of a public funeral for M. Thiers, says the funcral will as- sunte the character of a party demonstration, and {u the prescut excited state of the public mind it is looked forward to with somo appro- shensions. Violent articles io the Bonapartist presa, cepecially tho Jays, seem designedly to provoke the publicto # breach of the peace. ihe Defense saya alt political manifestations will be put down with the utmost rigor. ‘The Culrasaivra, who bave been out maneu- yering for sumo days, have been recalled to FOREIGN MISCELLANY. Tus rors. Lonpom, Sopt. 6.—It is said tho Pope, who is improving in health, hae defluitely rosolved to restore the Rowan hierarchy in Scotland. Car dinal Manuing will shortly go to home una con- tidetial mission in that connection. GEN, GRANT, Donpas, Scotland, Sept. 6.—The Town Coun- cillaa votelt ex-Prealdent Grant the freedom of 18 fe LONDON, Bept. &—Tes Town Council of Aberdeen . yesterday uuaulmously resolved to couler the freedom of the city upon Gen. Grant. A telegram was received at Dundee yesterday from Gen. Grant statiug that he would be un- able to revisit the town, and was therefore obliged to decline its proffered irecdom, ‘Thy Genorat wilt receive the freedom of Wick this eveulng, of Inverness to-morrow, and of Elgin next week. 5 a CANADIAN NEWS. Remarkable Prices Pald for Canadian Cattle ju England—Marine Disasters=Bumtulo- Robes. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Tononto, Ont., Sept. 6.—The Globe's special cablegram from London this morning says that forty-two bead of* Canadian sbort-horns, the propefty of the Ion. M. 1. Cochrane, of Comp- ton, Quebec, and Sinon Beattle, of Markbam, Ont., were sold at Millbeck Stuck, Windermore, yesterday, Thoy realized 10,080 guineas, The average per head was about 833 guineas. The Sth Duchess of Hillhurst brought 4.300 guineas; the 8d Duchess uf Hillhurst, 4,100 guineas; the 21 Duke of IMlilburst, 7 yeare old, brought 800 guinces. The Glbe adds: “The average realized—close ‘upon $2,000 a head—has nut been reached be- fore iu Eugland oron this continent, and bas only been exceeded once In Australis, This sale cannot but have the effect of directing at- tention to Cauuda's uusurpassed capabilities, not ouly for qupplylug superior bect for the shambles, but aa the bess home of the short- horu race. It proves once more also, to our Cunmilan farmers, that the European market isopen te receive any uumber of bigh-brod cattic at great prices, if they only have the pluck to raise them properly and ‘send them across the Atlantic. Dispatch ta The Tribune. Wixpsou, Out., Sept. U—Johu A. Macdonatd was banqueted yesterday, and to-day by crossed over to Detroit with a number of political Gienda They wore wict by the Mayor of that elty and hbospitably entertained at the Detroit elub-house, Spectat Papatch to The Tribune. CoLtinawoon, Ont., Sept. 6.—The schooner Reed Case, arrived this morning.reports that the 24 of September thirty miles southwest of Point Betsey, Lake Michigan, she passed a large nuinher of boxes and barrels, and a quantity of general merchandise afloat. ‘The weather was very heavy at the time. Sptetal MMspatch to The Tribune, Port Berwet., Ont., Sept. 6.—The barges Dubuque and Kio Grande. In tow of the tug Burosile, went ashore a little west of Long Point last night. Their condition fa not known. Special Pirpatch to The Tribune. Monrneas, Sept. 6.—Eleven thousand of the Hudson Bay Company's buffalo robes were sold by auction here to-day. The sale shows a re- isction of fully 20 per ceut below last year's prices. —— RELIGIOUS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICII. Spertat Dispatch to Tie Teigune, Gnranp Rarims, Mich., Sept. 6.—The second day's session of the Methodist Episcopal Con- ference here bas not been specially eventful or Interesting. After religious services, conducted by the Rey. B. C. Crawford, of Cedar Springs, it was announced that some.of the districts in the Conference was exptcted to be represented by Jay delegates, and had sent them. Bishop Merrill explained that the Conference wan nota ‘representation but a primary body. Lay mem- bers might be admitted hy vote, however, and such vote was taken. Some such delegates were added to the standing committecs as follows: From the Albion District, P. H. Crippen. on Stewards, Jacob Anderson on Church Extenstons, and D. W. Peabody, ou Education; from the Niles District, R. RB. Pealer on Education, If. White ou Stewards, and 8. E. Dealon oa Sabbath-schools and Tracts; from the Grand Rapids District, L. Re Atwater on Stewards; from the fonla District, John Lewis on Stewards, Joho C. Blanchard on State of the Church, and D..R. Betts on Educa- tion; from the Lansing District, J. W. Warren, on the State of the Church. The other dis- tricts—Big Rapids, Traverse, Coldwater, Kala- mazoo, and Pentwater, were nut represented. Dr. Mitcheock, of the Western Buok Concern, aldressed the Conference at some length, ex- plaiuing the relations of that institution to the denomination, and its financial arrangementa, and urged all Methodists to sustain the denom!- tational press. Mr. G. M. Phillips, of the New York Book Concern, also explained the retations of that concero with the Michlzun University. The Rev. Martin ¥, Roork, of Athens, Cal- houn County, is accused of heresy, The uecue sations avainst hitn occupied much time at the last Conference. Aa he isa man of consideratle talent and fnfluence. and has someting of a following among ifs hearers, {t Isdeclded to try hin, and the Cominittes is composed of the ’. G. Baslton, We Ne Rays. 8. B,C. Weld Perrine, C. C. Alter, C. Fox, T, 1. Jacobs, F. D, Hemenway, E. D. Bacon, C. G. Harnhart, E, Coolev, W. M. Cooler, D. Enuie, Wi J, Ale dich, T. T. George, and U, Roberts. The Rev. Dr. John M. Read is President of the Court, and the Rey, W. J, Corgalall Secretary; counsel for the Church, the Rev, J. W. Miller, assisted by the Han. Jolin W. Stone, of this city, member of Congress; counsel for the defense, the Rev. A. R, Boggs, assisted by the Hon. John C, Blanch ard, of Iowa. After the Juveatigation of the charges against the Rev. D, Engle, of this elty, the Comulttee recommended the dismntssal of the case, aayluge there was nothing against hint i A court was also appointed to try the Rey. A. Sakeedelle who fs charged with immorality and lultery, The Preachers’ Fund Soctcty held {ts annual mecting this afternoon, Since tts last_ meeting three menbers—the Revs. Henry Penfield, George B, Jocelyn, and David Burns—have diced. ‘The Society gave case, aud the assessincut only amounted to $13.20 on cach member. The Society had. pre- vious to-day, 160 meinbers, and sbout $3,500 in the treasury. Sixteen new members were admitted to-day, and ajarge proportion of mem- bers paid thelr'annuel dues in full with-unusual promptness, ‘The Rey. Israclh Coggeshall was ro-cla-ted Prealdent aud the Hey. R. C. Craw ford Secretary. Nearly all the other old officers of the Society were re-elected, The Treasurcr of the Board of Church Ex- tensfon reported to-day that thus far $800 have been contributed to that fund thls year, a larger amount than was paki Iast year, This ‘afternoon Chaplain McCabe preached, and this eveoing tho Rev. Drs, Dashlel aud Reld are preaching at the aunual Missionary Society meetlug. ADRIAN, MICH, e Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Apatan, Mich., Sept, 6&—Ihe second day's escasion of the Detroit Methodist Conference opened with prayer and an {ncreuscd atteniacce, The Rev. Dr, Pitcher made feellng remarks, re- elting his long connection with the Detroit Con- ference and his reasona for connecting gimself with the Method{fat Eptscopal Church itfCana- da. After a Hvcly discussion the matter of fu corporating the Conference was referred to a special committee of the Revs, J.8. Smart, J. M. Gordon, and Samuel Clements. The Rey. Ar- nold resigned froin the Coinmittee on Episcopal Moneys. Tho Rov. Horton was clected, and also placed on the Board of Stewards, The Rev, L. R. Flake realigned from the Committes on Eda- catlon. Samuct Cloments was appointed. The Rev. George M. Tuthill, District Agent of the American Bible Society, was listened to for ten mfnutes, The Reve, IraC, Diliman and J.T. Husted, of tha Congregational Church, the Rev, E. Q, Futler, editor of the Methodist Advocate, of Atlanta, Ga, and tho Hoy, D. Lanalog, of Savannah, Ga., were lutroduced to the Con- ference. Richard Capp, D. C. Jacobs, T. C, Gardner, supernuoicrary preachers, were continucd =o in thelr relation. The charges against the Rev. Lyman H. Dean were referred to the Presiding Eldor of the De- trolt District. The following supcrannuated ministers were continued iu that relation; 1 H.C. Camburn, Eli Westlake, Peter L. Spar row, Curtia Mosher, Samuet Bessey, Joseph B. Marnum, Marcenas B. Wilsey, Jacob E. Parker, F, aM. Mahon, V. Lewlg Mitchell, Robert oaae h Ancrew Bell, Jobn Gray, Ellas B. Prindle, John Pugh, Francis A. Blades, Peter O. Juhn- son, . Manasct Hickey, Jacud Dobbins, Ira’ W. Donelson, Thomas Wakelin, Ebenezer Steele. Ucurge Wilson, Sylvester Calkins, Erastus R. Hasca)l, Rufits C. Crane, George Taylor, Erastus Kiumph, William Ben- sou, Epbralm Wanuorman, iran Hood, D. Burnbain Trocy, David A. Curtis, William P. Maywood, R. McConnell, aud Luther Lee, The Cowmittec to whom was referred the matter of fucorporation reported, approving the articles of astociation, and recommending the election of Trustees by this Conference, Messrs, Bowen: Pardington, Fiske, aud Clement were electe Gunes Blaha Carman ot tho Stethodist Eple- juces jap Carman, o| a Sethi pl copal Church of Canada, Adjutirued. * CLEAR LAKE, IA. Cuman Lake, Ia., Sept. 6.—Dr, Ostrander, of New York, defivercd one of the most interest- ing lectures of the course fast wight to s full audience: subject: * Verbal and Diagram Mus- tration.” Certafuly chalk cau talk. The Doctor isan adept iu bisline. ‘This morntog came the tug of war, when forty or wore persons sat down to answer bfty questions, The Assembly accepts tho offer uf Ureen Bros. for a free sail upou the lake. A special traiu will teave the srounds at 10 o'clock for Musun City‘and Nora Fonction over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. ace “nodatiug, apd merit uid receive crutcsul thauks of the hundreds who hat {ietecipients of thelr favors, The Aq ig w pronouuced success fn every particular. —— TEMPORARILY INSANE, Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune, PHILADELPUtA, Sept. 6.—Sumuel J. Ludiam, who was found by the Masons to-day lu Chicagy temporarily insane, was proprietor of tho Oveau House at Cape May. Ho cane to this clty ou Monday, bringing with blu §2,000 in cash, stopped at the West Jersey Hotel, Cam- dev, and Icft that place to make a depusit of $1,500 in the Cumdco Bank, since which tie the most vigilant scarch by less. aud detectives bad beeu uuavelling, untll a tele wruu Was rovelved suucuucivg lis having becu . ‘This Company hus beeu very the heir heirs #1000 tn each: pe aa found in Chicago. He was for many stats cashier at Willard’s Hotel, in Washington, and also held a slinilar position at Congress ‘Hall, Cape May. At the orening of the season of 1877 he assumed the proprictorahip of the Ocean House, in the management of which he has been very successful. Mr. Ludiam will be brought homie by the Masons. CASUALTIES. THE NEW YORK FIRE, New Yonk, Sept. 6.—Mrs. Stout, 525 West Thirty-sizth street, declares ahe saw fourof the workmen in Hale's plano factory attempt to descend by ladders to the alley-way on the northwest corner of the bullding-during the fire on Monday. Aathe ladders wéte burning hot they were obliged to relinquish their grasp, and dropped to the ground. She believes thelr bodies are buried beneath the mass of bricks at this spot. The father of John M. Unbinger, a workman In the factory, wha has becn missing alnce Monday, was this morning gazing vacantly at the alloy-way where he 5 d the body of his son lay buried. Seg eo FATAL GAS EXPLOSION. Porrsvitie, Va., Sept. &—This evening the Phenix Park Mine, near Minersville, was the scene of adreadful explosiun of gas, which be- came Ignited from a blast made by one of the workmen. Elght miners were burned, three se- rlously, onc of whem, Jobu Jenkins, died soon after. Thomss Lord, brother of the proprie- tor of the mine, was also seriously burned: BODY FOUND. Spectal Dispatch to Tne Tribune. Prrtssung, Pa., Sept. 6.—The body of Mrs. Wolf, whose mysterious disappearance, a day or two ago, was reported by your currespond- ent, was found in the Mononvahela River to- day, opposite the Crescent Stcel-Works, almost denuded of clothing and terribly mutilated, {t 1s supposed, by rata or bogs. There is no doubt that the poor wornan was Insan¢. OFF THE TRACK. Wnezrrna, W. Va. Bept. 6—A special to the Heyister from Steubenville, O., says a {releht train on the Cleveland & Pittsburg Road ran off the track and down au embankment at that place tlle afternoon, killing Robert Davis of Indianapolis, and woutiding two others, all circus men. The accident was caused by an im- perfect rail just Iaid. WASHINGTON. One Mesalt of Democratic Economy—fost- muaster-General Key's Defamers North and South—A Clean Sweep to Be Made in the New York Custom-Slouse. Epectat Mepatch to The Tribune. Wasnixatos, D. C., Sept. 6.—Thanks to the Democratic House, the Thind Infantry Is bear- ingits full share of discomforts. It was sta- toned ut several polnts in Louisiana, and many of the officers had thelr families about the poste. Attho outbreak of the raflroad rivte it was hurried North, and the fainilies were all left at the South. Instead of returning, it left on twelve hours’ notice for Montana, to chasc the Nez Perces, and the officers are enjoying the pleasure of providing subsistence fur themselves: on this extended excurmon, and for thelr faini- lies at the South, and all without pay. An ex-Confuderate General, who was a brave ofllcer and saw much active service, In a private letter tu a friend here writes as follows regard- ing the attacks In the South upon Mr. Key: The editors who have assnjied Key an a claes never attacked anything from isdl to 1865 which could etrike back. They will wot be able now to do much,—certainty not to make ley unpopuiar, ‘The most noley fellawaare such fine Confederate soldiers aa the New York Sun, Baltimore Gasette, and Cinclnnath Lagquirer, Altera Joug discussion in the Cabinct to-day it was decided not to remove Cornell at present. His resignation from the National Committee liga not been received, but it was thought best to let his case go with those of lector Arthur and Surveyor Sharpe, and retnove all of them soon after Congress mects, on the ground that an entire change in the New York Custum- House {s needed in order to insure the enfurce- ment of the President's Civil-Service system. At the Cabinet {necting to-day it, was agreed to appuint a uew Commisstoner of Indlan Affaire, This Is the result of the investigation which bas been procrsssing. fora long time, but. the detatts of which have not been made puolic. There has been nothing alscovered which reflects upon the iutegrity of Cormuinlssioner Smith, It wasdecided to offer: him another poaltion of importance to show the contidence which the President and Secretary tuve in him, Tite new Commissioner has been decided on, and bis name will be announced ina tew days. Tho following clrcular to Collectors and other ofllcers of customs has been issucd from tho Treasury Department; The following rates of drawback on refined sugur and sirup, wholly mannfactured irom {imported raw sugar, are hereby established, to take effect on and after Oct. 1, 18073 On loaf, cut-lonf, crushed, granulated, and powdered refined sugar, stove-lricd or dricd by other equally cifective process, entirely tho product of foreign duty-pald sugar, threo and vightecn-one-bundredths (8 18-100) cents per pound, On refined white coffes Sugary undried and above No, 90 duty standard {n color, entirely the produce of forego duty-pald sugary two and filty-cight one-hundredtha (3 58-100) centa per und. On all grades of refined coffee sugar, No. 20 duty standard and below {fn color, entirely tha product of foreign uty pat sugar, two aul elght one-hundredths (3 8-100) cents per pound. Ou sicup resulting entircly from the redning of forelgu duty-pald sugar, efx and one-quarter (0x4) cents per gallon. luwances on sugars will be subjected toa deduction of une sirup to the d prescribed by law. “{HE MARIETTA REUNION. }) per cent, and allowances on juctiou of ten (10) per cent, a6 Nature Sees Fit to Nain Coplously upon Private Dalzell's Encampment of Veterans and Cadets. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Manterra, O,, Sept. 6.2-To-day, the third of the Veterans’ Reunion, dawned most Inauspl clously for any outdoor perfurmances, At day- break this morning tt was rainiug bard, and tho rain continued tu full steadily till t0 o'clock, rendering the atrects perfect rivers of mud, and giving an alr of discomfort to the scene gencral- ly. At 10 o'clock the rain ceased falling, but heavy clouds overhung the town like a funcral pall all day, aud tho atmosphere .was murky and uncomfortable, Yot, notwithstanding all these disadvantages and discomforts, crowds continued to pour in all day, aud the number in town, Ifnot so large as that of yesterday, at least was yery large, running away up futo the thousands. The crowds were good-natured, and, all things considcred, remarkably well- behaved, comparatively few fntoxicated mon belng visible. It was a hungry and curious crowd, too, and this circumstance coutributed Jargety to the happiness of countless peanut and fruit venders aud proprictors of Fiying- Dutchinen and Punch-anodJudy shows, who have renfexvoused hero till the town resembles a veritable Donnybrook, No wilitary exercises were bad this moraln; on account of rain and mud, but at 8 o’eloc! tis afternoon the Gevernor inspected and ro- viewed the several companies of militia ia at- tandance op the rounlon. ‘The uillitary display wie certainly creditable to Slate und troupe alike, About 600 inen passed in review, after twhich several commands were inspected, Col, 8. Goddard aud the members of the Governor's stall being the luspecting ollicers, \ This evening the usual experience mectlog was beld tu the large pavillon tu City Park, o large crowd bein in attendance, despite the uufavurable weather, The vratoricul exercises to-day were more than usually {atercsting, and were vo lysa novel than utervsting, The weeting was hed iu tue speaking pavillous at which @ medal was pre- ecuted to Maj. Thomas G, Jones, of Moutgom- SOA iutaedbon, of thls prey he peli OF td «Pith o place, iu bebalf’o! velerans of Massicbusetis. M3}. Jones will be remembered us orator at the unveiling of the monument to the Copfederate dead at Mobile wore Yeats eluce, on Which occasion bis uttes- auces in favur of a'policy of conciliation were so strong, sod bis ‘declarstiuns of ‘pat- rivtism =o were = 60 uurkod, = that | the Mussuchusetts sullicrs determined © Ww PRICE FIVE CENTS. pretens: him with a medst in commemoration hereof. The donors elected the Marictta -re- unton as the Ime and place for the presenta- tion, and chose Gen, W. P. Richardson to make the presentation, which he did this morning, ac- ling to trogramme, ing very neat spe: dr. Ma). Jone*responded eloquently and fecliaty, ind was ly welcomed by the enthusiastic andicnce. A. scene so unustial es this promised to be attracted a very large acourse of people to the pariiton, who entered into the apirit’ of the occasion — fully. May. Jones was followed hy Gen. Powell, who spoke briv‘ly, his remarks being confined chiefly tu wer reininiscences, discussing matters of present moment very lightly. The President and his party are expected to arrive in the city to-morrow morning at 11:20 over the Baltimore & Ohlo Ratlroad, direct from Washington, They will be recelred by the mllt- tary and escorted to the residence of Gen. T. C. H. Smith, which wil be his ablding-place during is brief sojourn here. In the alternoun Airs. Hayes will receive from tl 5, and fn the evening = general recep- ton will be held at Gen. Smith's residence. ‘The Presidential party will remain during tho day and evening, departing hence for Fremont, 0., by s special train on‘ the Marietta, Pitts. burg & Cleveland Railroad, at 11 o'clock, for Drief visit at his old home, and to atten: t! the reunion next Friday of his ofd regiment. The presence of the President doubtless will attract an immense concourse of peuple, and from present indications the crowd to-morrow will be double that of any day yet, if the weather clears up, the prospects for which are dubious to-night. The probabilities are that the number in attendance will reach 15,000 to 18,000. Ap immense crowd may be looked for in any event, The Columbus Cadets will form the guard of honor for the Preatdent on his arrival to-mor ruw, having performed simllar service at his in suguration on the Sth of March last in Wasl ington. a THE COAL STRIKE. Improbability of an Amlcable Arrangement Between the Opposing Forces—A Dismal Oatieok for the Miners—An Advance in the Price of Coal. Speclat Dispatch to The Tribune, Winxzspanne, Pa., Sept. 6.—The outlook fs more threateniog to-day, and theze 1a nv proba- Lility of a break fn the dead-lock. Nou deciston has yet been reached by the Committee who are to report on the acceptance of Charles Par- ris & Co.'s offer to resume operations. Tho miners consider that it Is a highty-Important muatter to‘decide, and will not act precipltately, although the men are canvassing the subject quietly. There ts a strong undercurrent of de- termination not to accept the offer of Parrish & Co.,08 the inen consider that all the con- cesstun Is on thelr part, Another thing that troubles them {8 the .aliding scale, which is looked upon with favour as long as.the price of coal is advancing with a vorreapondinir increase in wages, but the mien apprebend that resuinp- tion iu this ficld would overstock the market, cause a decline in coal, and bring about a cm sequent reduction in wages, Pending the de- cision of the Committec, large numbers of tha men are clamoring for ite rejection, and it is Ukely that the result will be a refusal to hold any further’ negotiations until the 25 er cent demand is obtain ed—a result truly deplorable, and ont that would plunge the coal regions {nto a state. of Jawlessness in which bloudeted could not be avoided. Bands of strikers are holdlug secret drills, but make known none of their purposcs, From different directions come reports of in- timidatton at the mioes, ond thievery in tho farming districts, which are Increasing daily. ‘The presence of tho troops Is absolutely’ im- perative, and they arc constantly on the inovo , from one disailected point to another whero violence {s attempted. Tho destitutiun among the mining population 1s becoming more and = more marked, -and there is such an alarming fucrease in the number of vagrants, largely composed of women and chil- ann that the authorities are about to take tha matter in hand, The Poor-Farin is crowded to its utinost capacity, and the Poor-Board {s con- Verting an immense bankrupt orgau factory in this city intu a workhouse, where the destitute will be supported by their own labor. The ro- Nef stores tor the distribution of aupplica which ure secured by voluntary donattol re belng opened at varivus polite, but are insulii- cient to meet the demand. A prolitic source of dissatisfaction smoug the miners is the fact that the more thrifty snd industrious ones, ywho have purchased small bomey, are debarred from obtaining any relief, and are compelled, in inapy cases, to sacritice thelr hard-carned prop- erty, while the improvident clement receives dally supplies. A mecting of the sales arents of the different coal companics in this region was held here to- day. It wasdecided to advance the price of cou! for the Western and Northern markets 20 centsaton. Herctotore it has been customary for rallruad companics to-sdvance thelr rates for transportation one-balf the advance of the price of coal, which, in this case, would be 10 cents, but the agentado not anticipate any Im- mediate advance in shipving ratcs, as the Lehigh Valicy Railroad recently made an advance of 80 cents per ton, New Yourk, Sept. 6.—President Bloan, of the Delaware, Lackawanos, .& Western Kallroad Company, sald jay, io answer to a delegation of striking miners who asked. an increase of wages of 2 por cent, that he would not negotiate with the strikers. When work was resumed the Com- pany would bé prepared to treat with the men, and, when the price of coal warranted, would make an lucrease of wages, or, If the men so desired, would pay upon & ‘sliding scale. The me returned to Scranton, THE VETERANS. Last Day of the Reunion of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Pant, Mpectal Dispatch ta The Tribune, \ 8. Paut, Sept. 6.—Tho Army of Tennessca Boclety this morning clected officers for the ensulng year as follows: President, Gon. Shor- man; Vice-Presidents, Walter J. Gresham of: Indians, Thomas C, Fletcher of Missouri, A. C. Chetlain of Chicago, W. J. Landum of Kentucky, , Thomas Reynoldsiof Wisconsia, C. A. Mortonof Minnesota, RF, Patterson of Tenncasea, J. C, Everst of lilicols, A. A, Perkins of Lowa, W. L. Williams of Qbio, George H. Heafford of Mis- sourt, and D, W, Heighway of Ghio; Recording Secretary, L. M. Dayton; Corresponding Soc retary, A. Hickenlooper; Treasurer, M. Fe Force; orator for the next mectipg, W. F. Vilas, of Madison, Wis. Gen. Force wus directed to ecnd acknowledge ment to Gen. Grant of s dispatch received lust ovening, Z A resolution of condolence with tha wife and child on the death of Gen, Giles A. Smith was adopted. - excursion trip was bighly successful. the Soclety belug courteously received ;by Gen. Bykes, Commandant at Fort Suclling, having — pleasant stop at Minnehaha, being heartily wel- comed at the fairgrounds by the ollivers of the 2 Agricultural Society in the ‘prescuce’ of 20,000 people and having a first-class dinner at‘ Mine ‘Deapol . the reunfon ends this evening with a banquet atthe Metropolitan, iu thiscity, =, ee SE THE PRESIDENT'S WESTERN TOUR, Cincimatt, O., Sept. O—A large number of prominent cithxna of this city, irrespective of party, have exteuded a condial Invitation to President Hayes to visit Cinclnuatl willo en route West, and accapt the hospital- itles of the clty. Mr. Rogers, the President's Secretary, replies, by direction of the President, that the cordial invi- tation of ‘ue citizens of Cinctoustl, bis nclghbore of former years, ayes bin much pleaiura thas he expects to reach Cinciunatl Saturday night, Sept. 15, but at too iste ag bour to adinlt of auy public demoustratiun aud tht it is the Preatdeot’s iut¥utlon tw spend the following Sunday iu the city, but epgugements already wade preveut any further stay, Fromas private source, however, ‘bis learned that there is a povslbility of such er Faugemgot of plang aa to admit ‘of tho Presi- dent's romalulng in the city tll Moudsy night, -THE LATE BRIGHAM YOUNG, Spectat Dispatch to ‘sue Tribune, Naw York, Sept. 6.—The Tinvs says Mormon dissenters ix Polo, IIL, who havo the son of Jue Smith as their leader, clalm that Brigham Young's death was suicidal. TNR pe Ie! one OTE em: