Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 10, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXII. EXPOSITION BUILDING, inte -Stat Exposition, Hw ly Rey fr th Complete in all Departments, ‘ and the finest representative ox- hibition of American Industry and Art ever held---equal in qual ity to the Centennial of °76. Let no intelligent person of the Northwest fail to seo this Greut Awerican Exhibition. Admission—Aduits, 25¢; Chil- dren under 12 years, 16e, Jxcursion rates on all transport- ation lines, "ARTISTIC TAILORING. spindle en ner receratie trae FDWARD ELY & C0. Havo tho LARGEST ond most BELECT Btook of Strictly Fine Woolens For AUTUMN ond WINTER, for GEN- T{LEMEN’S USE, over shown on this Con- tinont. Wo mnko them to measure in tho most APPROVED style of the Art. Welling Toilet and Ladies’ Riding Habits A SPECIALTY. Prices VERY LOW for the Article Furnished. EVERYTHING GUARANTEED! STANDARD THE HIGHEST! 6 per cent Discount from our LOW PRICES, if paid within 5 daya from de- ivory of goods. Discount. Olergymon 10 per cont - CONFLICT. The Most Momentous Event of the War Shaping at Plevna, A Furious Cannonade Begun by the Russians on Thurs- day Gast. Relentless Battering of the Turkish Works. for Three Days. Only 1,200 Yards of Space Sep- arating the Vast Hos- tile Armies. The Awful Clash of Bayonets to Be Precipitated To-Day. A Canard from Manchester that Plevna Has Already Fallen. The Stronghold of Nicsics Cap- , tured by the Mon- tenegrins. Dom Pedro on His Way Homo to South America. THE ONEAT BUOCE OF ANMB BLGUN, (ly Cable to The Chicago Tribune.) m.—The great battle of Ployna hos begun, ond this norning your correspondent sends avery fall account of the preparations for tho Russian attack, and describes the first day's oncounter, Tho engagement began Fridey morning with an artillery attack by tho Russians, and tho cannonade lasted all BAR jase euperirerne Creer A.0.SLAUGHTER, NW. Cor. Clark and Madison-sts., DEALER IN United States Bonds, tho Now 4% por cont and New 4 ber pent onds, Also, in called 6-20 Bonds ° js Inoludin, Cook County Bonds, Chicago City Bonds, West Division Railway 7 per cent Certificates, Stocks and Bonds bought ond sold at tho New ork Stock Exchango and carried on marg! The National Life-fnsurauce Co, of U. 8. of A CAPITAL STOCK FOR SALE. The Circuit Court of Conk County, I, havin ree day and was ronowed Saturday morn- ing. Thursday siege = guns)=—s Wore. brought up by long trains from Oscen, and during tho night were placod in position un- observed by the Turks, On the morning of Thursday at G o'clock tho Russian siego-bat- tories opened firo from tho heights on which thoy had been established during the night, and tho canronado lasted throughout the day. At half. past 5 Saturday morning tho cannonade was, renowed with great vigor. A Inter official atch from Paredin brings intelligence from Plovna down to yostorday morning. All day Saturday the cannonado continued, the Russians pushing their hoavy battories poarer and nearer tho Turkish positions, BY EVENING, tho Russian left wing had succeeded in oc- cupying tho heights to the south of tho town, after a struggle which cont 560 men, ecteil all propusala aubinitted for the purchase of the Tho contro right wing had also approached Sforesald Capital Bock and directed the Recelver oi the Republic Life-Inaurauce Co., uf Chicago, Iii, to | within from 1,200 to 1,400 yards of tho axain advertiee Itaanle, the understened by Virtuo of A fai order uereby invites fur thirty days proposals for Turkish fortifications. rehase in fots of any amount of the whole Capital the NATIONAL Liv k-INBUIANCE CO.. OF ANOTHER PAUSE IAB OCCURRED Dein 10, 000 shares at a par valve of “109 owned by tho Re Ans. 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Tho Turks are in possosalon of tho whole Lom lino, and may now, ‘instead of those succcasive partial operations directed always againut only one point of tho Rassian line, attompta moro goneral advanoo, . —— ASIA MINOR, MIOMAEL'S MOVEMENT, (Jy Cable to The Chicago Tribung,| Loxpon Orrice or Tar Onrcaco ‘Tarpuwe, 6 Patonave Prace, Stuaxp, Sept. 10—1 a. m.—A correspondent at Erzeroum tolegraphs that the Rusalans aro bringing up the slogo guns from Alexandropol to their position at Karukoara, whence they woro removed on raising the siege of Kary, It ia o question whothor this armament of the heights on which tho main army of tho Grand Duke Michaol bivouscked betokens an intention on the part of the Commander. jn-Chief of the army to make a forward movement with a view to again boleaguering the fortress, oro wish solely to strongthen his own position, and hinder any "Turkish altack on his right-flank at Karakdara, similar to that which the Ottoman General successfully carricd out abont a week agp agolust bis loft at Kaziltope, in- flicting a logs of 1,000 killed and wounded on the troops of Gen. Loris Molikoff, TWO REASONS would lead us to suppose this advanco of heavy ortillery from a frontier fortress to Karakdara is not the preludoto any offensive movement on tho part of the Russians, In the first place, the —_ correspondent ig carofully informed that no reinforce ments have reached either Gen. Molikof, whose army lies near Alexandropol, or Gen. Tergukasof, who is about eighty miles further south on the spurs of Mount Ararat, and at Erivanbars the road into Ri dominions against the Kurds of Ismail Pasha who is operating in the vicinity of Bayazid. It is not probable thet the armica which from the time they were com. ’ Lonpox Ovricr or Tux Cnicaco ‘Tnmune, | G Paronave Pracr, Srmanp, Sept. 10—4 a, | in the offensive movemont against Mchemet’ pelled to nbandon the siege of tho fortress that was thoir first objective point in tho campaign, have received no -nccession of strength, aud must have incurred nominal losses = ino nick, = which = nro tdaily draughted to the rear from tho. front ranks, wonld attempt to renew an undertak- ing for the accomplishment of which they had already found themselves too weak. IN THE BECOND PLACE, The fall of the temperninre appoars to havo been genernl. ‘Tho snow-storm roport- edin the Balkans, and cold, has doubtless ‘been experienced on the high mountain land of Schonegel, where Mukhtar Pasha ond Loria Melikoff stand faca to foce. This sudden coldnesa of weather, which, in London, moroly calls for the adoption of an overcoat, to troops exposed on the highlands of Armenis, means dysentery, the scourge of tho arinics, difficulty of snpply, and pos- sibility of starvation, . Warned of the dan- ger by the appronching cold, it is probable that the Inssian commander has mentally resolved to nbandon the field of operations for the present season, ond fortify o strongly defensive porition to guard his own canton. ments against attack durivg the. winter. The ‘ TenEIsn anvYr which covors Kars has already. made ar rangements for hutting troops during tho cold wenther, and wo may thus expect that active operations in this direction will now bo suspended till next year,’ unless the Ottoman staff detach so many troops from tho Asiatic theatre to Europo os to very seri- jonsly weaken ‘the curtain drawn in front of Kara, and tempt their adversary beyond the power of his resistance to hazard a blow. FACE TO FACE. THE ANMIES IN DULOARIA. (ly Cable to The Chieago Tribune.) Lonpon Orricx oy Tux Cricaco Tarnone, G Paronave Piaoe, Srranp, Sept. 94 a, m. —Tho Russians seem to havo been ronted at Kazelov throngh the oporation of the same ‘canso that led to the defeat of Osman Pasha at Loftcha, In both instances tho defense wos 80 vastly ontnnmbered by the attack that resistance was qnito hopeless. It isnow an interesting question whether Dichemet Alior the Grand Duke will bo tho first to turn their respective snecessos to account. ‘The formor has contented himself hitherto by FONTIPYING THE POSITIONS WON, and itdoes not seom likely ho will follow up his advantage immediately, It may be that the recount fighting along the Lom Valley was in- tended os a divorsion. against tho rear of tho enomy tomake him dosist from his purposa of crashing Osman Pasha, Whether this cen be the case or not, the resolute though gradual advanco of tho Shumln army has unquestionably placed the Russinns IN A CRITIOAL POSITION already, and, in ense of a successful attack on Biola, tho Grand Dike will have to fall back from Plovna to save his communication with Sistova. Everything depends just now upon tho relative quickness and audacity of tho antagonists. They ore now so close to each other in all parts of tho fold that any day may decide the fata of the campaign. IN ASIA MINOR, tho hogtilo Generali continuo to watch one nother from their intronchmenta, but neither cared to make # movo which would givo the onemy advantago ground, Practi- cally tho campaign in Asia is alresdy at an ond, DATILE DEVORE PLEVNA To the Western Aasoclated Press, Consrantinorix, Sept. 8.—A battle waa bogun at Plevna on Friday morning. Tho rosult is unknown, No dotails have reachod hora yot. — AROUND VLEVNA. ‘TWH RUBBIAN ADVANCE. Bocwtangst, Sept, 0.—OMicial bulletins frp the Russtan headquarters at Voredin give details of operations against Ployna as follows: “Av dusk on Thureday tho troops of the Western column approached Ployna, and, work- ing all night unobserved by tho Turks, erected battericr on tho helzhts surrounding the Turk- ish fortifications, Our sieye batteries opened, on Friday, at Oa. m., * A CANNONADE . which continued all day. The commander of one of our batterfes was killed and tio officers wero wounded, Our loss Friday was not large. Tho artillery engagement was rencwed Saturday morning with great vigor, and continued ail day, In the evening our Jeft wing succeeded In occupying the heights to the south of the town, with a loss of 500 men, The Village of Uschitas was also occupied. The centre and right wing have approached within 1,200 or 1,400 yards of thu Turkish fortifications, Tho losses on the whole are not great. The cannonade Iasted all Saturday night, aud increased iu violence Sun- day imorning." ‘TUR ORNERAL ATTACK. A dispatch dated Bucharest to-day says: “Tho gencral attack on Plevna will bo made to- day, Itts sald that 20,000 Turks who were marching to Osman Pashia’s assistance have been intercepted below Nirski, The Russians baye crected a new monster gun at SJobosia, which has silenced threo Turkish battorles be- fore Rustchuk,"? AX INCHEDIBLE NEPORT. Lonpon, Sept. 10.—The Manchester Ryamtner publishes the following dlspatcn sunounclog tas capture of Pleyna by tho Russians: “ 815- ova, Bunday night, Sept. 9.—This moming tho attack on all sides of Plevna was commenc- ed and was continued throughout the day. By Bo'clock in tho evenlug tho’Townol Plevna was fn tho hands of tho Russfans, snd the Turks were in full retreat ingreat disorder. ‘The Ivases are enormous, but details are vot yet received,” -. TUR STHENOTH OF THE BRETROERS. Acorrcspondent telezraphing from Poredin gives the names of the various corps and brigades comprising the army before Ployns, showiug that there are 80,000 infantry, fnclad- ing 23,000 Roumanlans, The cavalry number 10,000, Including 4,000 Roumanians, With the addition of the other arms of tho service, there is acompact, well-equipped army of about 100,- 000 men, with 250 guns, including siege artil- lery. The greater part of the army bas the adyan- tage of haying alrcaly been under fre. Bomo fndication of a turuivg morcinent was suggest- ed when Prince Meretinsky took Lovatz, but the suggestion. was deceptive. The course of attack promiscs to be almost identical with that pursued on previous occasions. Tu FOsI TIONS. Lowpom, Sept. 9.—A correspondent writlng on Thursday explains the positions of the con- tending armics at Pjovns as follows: Grivica stands ip the to¥ c* a horscehue formed by the ‘Turkish positions around Plevna. Opposite to it stands the Russlan Fifth Division, which will jicago Daily CHICAGO. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER ¢@ 10, 1877, wniding as far as the horseahoe Is the Hognt. in the previous battle of Plevna. THE ROUMANIANS the centre, being the ground on which Gen. Krudener then fouglit. 50,000 Hussians, there seems logteally to follow tee and left are dellyering blow upon blow, on. the weaker acctions of the Turkish front. PRINCE MERRTINSRY, from that region, and to-day (Thursdey) hos marched north along the ruad fn the direc- tion of Plevna with three brigades. Of the details of his disposition I am Hnaware, except that be touches the Rnastan division In Bogot, and tat his force constitutes fag the Turkish position. CUT OFF. Pasha’s camp by Russian cavatry. A Russian Roumautans block the road to Widdia. THE IMPERIAL PAMILY, Grand Vokes Nicholas and Alexis and the war. GENERAL. NO MORE VICTUALS. were allowed to with«traw to Gutech. FURTHER PANTICULARS. and prisoxers. RusTcHuR, Bucnannst, Sept. 9.—The whole fu the neighborhood of Bieta. KAUFMANN, OSMAN PABA. farnishos the following: mag paronts,”” ‘ ATROCITIES, ENGLAND'S PETS AT ESKI-BAGHRA, |, Ofreepondence Neto York Timea, Bucankst, Aug. arrival of the Russians st Constantinople, tho British Consul at Adrianople moved about through Roumetia, exhorting its popus lations to lenvo thelr homes on the first of tho country against tho common enciuy, Now for Mr. Blunt's action is consistent with lege to the Turks, advice was * disregarded, halted the arrival of th tho Bulgarians elr co-religionfats preciation of the ‘benefits of freedom and elsed an they wero aud children, Gen. Dress w eat urity, and the whip was Bulgariau patriots were shot for murder, arson, and robbe: of the colunin, the bellicoeo ardor of rayahs tnereused, aud bands of cuerrillas wero orgaulzed {0 every village. Unfortuuately, the tido of success turned; Bulolwan Pasha began tw advance with an overwhelming force, and Gourkuo was obliged to fall back. This was on colors, lost oue-third of ita effective force, was driven out of Eski-Saghnt, snd the population left to the mercy of tle enemy, The flzht had been hotly contested, and while it waa golng on afew of the Inhabitants had made guod thelr eavape. But'the Osntanll soon closed the Issues snd prevented = eeneral pxudus, and then,when the Jast shot had been tired aud the yictorfous Turks hi ain accupled the town, the domi! cllary via egan. Every house was searched from gurret to cellar for valuables; every rayah who altempted to escape was hacked to pleces in the strects. ‘Tho nlzams, or regulars, were in- structed with the execution of this setvice, which, to du them justice, they executed as con- sclentiously as though they had becon stmply Bushl-Bazouks. And then the torch was ap. pled to the Christian quarter, and squads of soldiers were stationed iu front of every dwell- ing with orders to shoot down all who should show themselves at door or window, Many of the unfortunate Christians were seen to throw themselves futo the flames, with their wives and children, rather thay affront the more drealful horrors awaiting them should they venture forth from thelr blazing houses. No age, or ox, or condition wag spured. Eight Iindred wounded and sick Russlans were alive fn hospital: babies were tossed about on the bayoncts of the soldlery, or nalled to the door-posts of the houses; pricste were cruciii on the portals of the churches, or above thelr altars. in one place the Missionaries collected 150 little children in tho schoul-houses, where it was hoped their belpleas condition imlght in- spire a sentiment of pity. ‘Two young over- nesecs alone remained iu. charge, und these, with teartul eyce and disheveled hair, threw themelves at the feet of the officers and prayed for mercy, Alas} the word is unkuown among these savages, What should haye been their rutection was nothing but # stimulant to loslemm ferocity, The teshers wery out- raged, and this, tov, with s reiluement of abrodiy Rode decone: P leced me iG describe, iu the preacuce of thelr pupils, a1 then all were butebered and thelr quivering bodies throws into the Hames of the burning churches, whose crosses, as they fell upon the round, were spat Upon A the Je which howled and screamed fu hideouk’daace of ath. e brvsst—all are massac Yoases aud toni turo, gravaries teeming with corn, vineyards and rose-gerdens, persons aod animals—cvery- thing 1 destroyed which onze belonged to the ted giavur.” Their relentless fury ‘knows no bounds. The Town of Carovo, which on the ‘B0th of July counted 2,000 inhabitants, has not one single survivor, aud through the mountain valleys rolls the lurid amoke of sixty blazing villages. Said Pusha ot Cirphan, oie of the herues of last summer's atrocities, bas becn placed by the Govermment at the head of these fall in after artillery preparation. The line ts prolonged on the left flank by tive divisions, ex- Opposite Ruseo-Roumanian centre. The Russians have the ground to the left, which was occupied by Prince Beltackoskoy have a section of the cnvironient to the right of The front of each sec- Lion fs of about equal extent. The Turkish po- sitions opposite the Roumanian scction are the stronger, but, as there are 23,000 Roumanians to that ‘the finetion of the’ Roumanians is intended to be chiefly of a demonstrative ebaracter. They will do pool eervice if they hold the Turks confronting them while the cen- from Lovatz, has detached one brigadoand sent WRouth 10 Trajan, to guani agalust trouble the Kussian extreme Jeft Mank, which ts very strong, either for direct attack or for outflank- Vissna, Sent, 0&.—TheTurks who were driven from Loftcha aro said to be cut off froin Ostman. detachnent js marching In great haste toward Sofla, which is wholly unprotected. The move- ment will stop Turkish reinforcements, while Lonpoy, Sept, 9A correspondent at Berlin telegraphs that truatworthy advices from: Dul- garla state that, as scon os the operations at Plevna are decided either by victory or defeat, the Czar, Czarawitch, andthe Grand Duke Visdimir will return to St. Petersburg, the Prince of Leuchtenberg remaining at the acat of Vienxa, Sovt.0.—A Cuttare special reports that Nicsics with nineteen guns surrendered un- conditionally, but the garrison and inhabitants An Osteek correspondent shows that tho sur- render of Nicsics was neccasitated by the Mon- tenegrins having stormed positions commanding the citade). The garrison, which was originally 400 strong, lost 200 during the siege in killed Russian Tustehuk army Jas taken up fresh and less ex- tended position. Thesc positious are probably A Berlin correspondent states that Gen. Kaufmanp, of Khivan furne, has gone to the Danube to reorganize the Ruesiun commissariat, New York, Sept. 1.—Tho Turkish Minister “Tn view of the vart ous accounts cireulating about the orlgin of Osman Pasha, the Tarkish Legation has the honor to Inform the press that the Marshal of that name was born tn Asia Minor, of Museu) TUB FIENDISH BANBARITI“S PARTRTBATED BY + My Journey was not made in valn. Among the passengers on the return trip was a Russian officer who lind: becn across the Balkans with Gen. Gourkho, and from him I obtained pretty full details of the horrors which followed the evacuation of tho Roumelian yillages by the raiders. Moro than a month ago, when the early successos of the campaign ecemed to presage the specdy | appearance of tho invader, to distrust bls prom- eer and to Unite With tc'Stosfem in thedeterso the principles of strict noutrality It isnot fur me to discuss; but my fellow-trayeler was very bit- ter on the subjoct, as indeed are all bis country- men, whenever any allusion is made to the al- d'uld_amd corafort. afforded by England At all events, the Consuls with enthusiasm, and, to show their ap- elyilization, commenced a series of reprisals against the Musaulmans, whose excesses, exer against defenseless women jourkho was obliged to re- vith gre used freely on Bulgarian backs, and not 9 few fy. Bull, with to victorious progress the the Stet of July; on the day. when the Bulga- ran Legion, whose third battallon, carrying the Nona ed. The gtay-bearded patri- arch, the. Dright-faced teh the tatant at the | “ Avengers of lalam,” and this demon, worthily seconded by three other devils, Tefvik, Sadyk ani Acie Hey, ench bincker than his fellow, Is faxing his energies to invent reflnementa to erucity which suatl surpass iis former deals of horror, “ Viulate the women, even should you spare their lives,’ {4 the coun- tersign, "Not. one female has escaped through- out all the district of the Balkans, and evidence again, which there canbe nodemur snforms us that the flendish ofder has been executed not ouly to the letter, but accompanied with tor- turea which even the most depraved imagina- tion cannot conceive. And then comes the butchery of ail, for without bloodshed no Mua- eulinan cruelty is complete. T have giveri but a brief reéume of the narra- ttve to which I Hatened for three long hours, and belleve me thit my tate is far within the truth, for there are details so revolting that I dare not commit them to papers not because they tnivht be taxed with exagycration, but be- cauau they outrage the laws of common de- ceney. € MEXICO, TROUBLE IMMINENT. Fpectat Diepatch to The Tribune, Wasminaton, D, C., Sept. 0.—Dispatehes from Minister, Foster represent our relations with Mexico asina very wnsatistactory condl- thon, Of the eight marauders whose extradition Is asked for by the United States, only two who are American citizens will be given up in any event, This request has brought out a fact which our State Department did not scem to know—that our extradition trenty dues not ay ply to citizens of Mexiea who cominlt offensca in the United States and escape to Mexico, The feeling of the Mexlvan authorities Loward the d United States ts represented as focreasiog in bitterness. LOCAL DISLIKE, To the Western Asoetated Press, * New Youk, Sept. .—A special from San An- tonlo says that 1,500 regular Mexican trvops arc about to embark in the steamehip City of Mer- Qu from Vera Craz to tho mouth of the Rio Grande for service on the Riv Grande frontler, to replace local military. | Theso troops mil pro! tnititary force on the Hne of the Kio Grande, Federal control and_ bitterly hostile to Ameri- caus that they cannot be ured by Prestdent Diaz and his subalterna to enforce the terms of the and Mexicu. DOM PEDRO. GOING HOME. of Brazil have sailed for Rio Jaueiro. RUSSIA. NOT DIFFERENT FROM TS. rupt railway speculator, bas been released, GREAT BRITAIN, GEN. GRANT. freedoin of Inverncas yesterday, $a FIRES. SOLDIERS’ ORPIANS. Special Dispatch to The Triinne, ng of the Suldlera’ Orphans’ Knichtetown, was destroyed by fire Inst night. night to-night. flaines breaking out under the roof. Neves the tire two or three days, the cause of tho fire was. adJaceut buildings, while temporary provision can be made tor tue remainder, The building cast 855. when_ put up, on which ts an insure auce of It will not cost anything like it will be rebuilt so sucn os the summoned and the question conafdercd. It was a very fortunate thing that no Ives were lost. be summoned to the dre. AT MILWAUKEE, * Bpectal Pispatch to Tha Tribune. Miuwaurer, Sept. 9.—Fire this morniogdam- aged the Fuelderner estate planing-mitl $2,000. It is thought to have been incendiary. AT BRATTLEBORO, VT, Brarrixuono, Vt Sept. 2.—The Revers House, a barn with seyen valuable: horses, and sinunber of sinall tstares burned last night, Loss, $35,000; insurance, $20,000, a THE FISHERY COMMISSION, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Hautrax, N. 8,, Sept. 9.—The Internattonal Fishery Commision, previous to their recess, spent several days in debating the question of awarding compensation to Great Britain for the advantages accruing to American fishermen in British waters of tranabipplog cargocs and buy- ing Ice, batt, and supplica, This polnt was a prominent feature in the British case, and a heavy clalm founded thereon, Jt is undere stood, howe that the Commission gave the unavimous decision that they were incompetent. to award compensation for these privileres. Sir A. T. Galt” stated, when the. decision was = given, that not feel the Commission was competent to consider atl the questions Wrought befora it. But there was no help for it ‘They were bound by tho strict working of the Washington treaty. “The {dea of the Americans seems to be thut eo large a number of people being lnterest- ed d1 the trade with the American tlshermen will prevent the Dominion Goverument froin Inter- fering with them ff they can under present Jaws, or introducing pew legislation for such purpose, this decision leads to the belicf that all disputes relative to the North American fisheriea cannot -cven now be amicably settled uuder the articles of the Washington treaty, THE PRESIDENT. 4 Tuenvonr, O., Sept. 9.—President Hayes and family, accompanied by Gen. Curroll, who is at present w guest of the President, attended serv fiveaat the Methodist charch Lere thie morning, The church was beautitully and profusely dece orated with flowers and trafling vines, and pre- sented a Very attractive appearanes: At the conclusion of the services, which were conducted bythe Itev. J. W. Miller, many of the I’resident's old friends and nelghbers guthered around him to shake hands with bim aud Mrs. Hayes, and wish then a bearty welcouw home, The family did-not attend church in the erentug. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Lonpow, Sept. 9%—Tho steamships Circas- sian, from Montreal, and Wielaud, from New York, bave arrived, Naw Youx, Sept. 9.—Arrived, the steamer Toe Queen, from velba haart i ivy wu, Sept, J.—Tho steams! ao sslvaain rom Philadelphia, bus arrived. a A FALSE STATEMENT NAILED, Wurnsiing, W. Va., Scot. 9.—~in refutation ofareport that bas gone abroad in regard to the munufacturo of nails out of old rails at this place, it can bo stated thet no mill hero ls making any such alls, nor have apy of them ever sold a keg of such ually, They are all making the well-known Wheeling nails. ——————— He Wouldn't Lie About It, New York Worid. A gentelaman fur whose savage breast music bath uo charing, is about to hire a flat, “7 will take the roums,” ho says to tho jan- itor, “on condition that their ls ng that oocupied by a tenant who plays a plano,” “Phere is none, sir."? ‘That evening us the new lodger sits down to read he hears—lIt can not be! It is—it ls the “Battle of Prague," played, not BR ear nor by C) note, but by ualp strength, eceks ani throttles the janitor. * Wretcb, f thought you told me that none of the other lodgers had a plauol!” “None bas one, sir,’! “Then whose —— —— = —— plano is thats" “ My daughtor’s, siz; I can not tell a lic’? Iy bo commanded by Gen. Gonzales, The object of the expedition Is to pisce a reliable the local authoritics being so independent of extradition treaty between the United States Lisnox, Sept. &.—The Emperor and Empress Loxpon, sept. 0.—Dr. Strousbers, the bank- Lonpox, Sept. 9.—Gen. Grant received the Inptasarorss, (nd., Sept. —The main batd- Home, near Dr. William Haunaman, President of the Board of Trustees, returned from Knightstown at mid- Me reports that at 11 o'clock faat night Buperintendent Bremington was awakened by the ery of fire, aud found the He be- fad been smouldering for No one knows bat There are about 25 orpliays in the Home, and 00 can be accommodated [nthe school-roams and other ), go much tu rebuild now, and it is possibly that ard can be The ‘Home {ts situated more than two miles southeast of Knightatown, sud no help could . 1 CRIMINAL NEWS, - Sentence of a Murderer at Mount Vernon, Itl., to Lifeeim= * prisonment. Ilis Crime, an Cruel Infhnticide, Committed Eight Years Ago. A Convict Fresh from Prison Revenges Himeelf upon a Prosecut- ing Witness. TARDY JUSTICE. Spectal Mepated (9 Fe Wrigune, Mr. Vernon, Ill, Sept. 9.—Your dispatches have already informed you that a jury in our Circuit Court, afew days since, decided, after fifteen hours’ deliberation, td hang aman for muriering an Infant child, A jury in the sane court came In yeaterd {ter seventeen hours’ consultation, with a verdict cunsigning anuther man to the Penitentlary for fife for a similar crime, This latter case Is that of Samuel Elkins, and, in the opinion of many who heard tne testi- mony, the crime of which he was vonvicted Ja tore revolting and far more deserving of the extreme penalty of the law thon that which sends bis fellow-prisoner, Ross, to the gal- lows, ‘Iho child murdered by Elkins twas a new-born infant, and wnderstuod to be of {legitimate birth. On a cold November night, in the Town of Ashley, a party, as zoes the story, unknown tothe jury, innded Elkins abasket containing the child, ond bargalned with him to take itto hoof Prairie, In this county, a distance of some sixteen miles, Elkins proceeded afoot on his errand, but, after walking tire ur elx miles, was overtaken ‘by a young farmer named Taylor, Who appeared atthe trial as an {inportant witness. Taylor had noticed the child muttled up in the basket, Leaving Elkins temporarily, he returned, and, upon Jooking In the basket a second time, found the child had @isappeared. Ie ut unoe, wilh suine surprica and suspicion, interrogated Elkins on the subject, when the Intter stared that ils brother-in-law, another party unknown to the jury, had passed along the road in the brief interval and relieved him) of his charge. The body of the child, wish its skull crushed, was pubsequentty found covere! in a shock vf corn in the locality Jast mentioned. This crime was comtnitted eight years ago, When it was first diseovered Elkius was arrested os the guilty partys but scivel ubon sorue lexal technicality, ie thereupon fled the State and kept out of the way until Jast spring, when he returned and touk up bis abode in the adjoining County of Franklin, where he waa taken tote custody upon an indictment found by the Grand” Jury charging hum with murder. It appeared upon the trial that he had coufesecd the crime in the most horrible features. The child beguy tocry, Qnd, to quict the Httle iunocent, he lifted it from the basket, placed its head between his. knees, and, pressing upon it with creat force, stopped ite crying, and, atthe sume time, fits breuth. Its 6kull had been crushed, Probably no crlninal case in this country was cyer more extensively discussed than this, and, since the day it became known that the prison? ad cone essed his eullt, the public wrath auuinst bin has been very general and bitter, For this rea- souit was found a rather dificult matter to gbtaln a jury to try the case. The rogu- Jor pauct ~ wus exhausted ‘in the at- tempt. Special venires were fesucd for a hundred or more, aud one whole day consumed bvelure a selection wos made. Conusel tor EL kins made au able and ingenious defense, but the testimony was all on one side, net one wit- ness belug culled on the prisoner's behalf, and the Prosecuting Attorney presented such a cast as caused the jury to halt for seventeen hours between a verdict of death by hanging and tu. prisonment for life. When, at inst, the verdict Was read tn open Court, Eikius became so e cited, and appeared 20 ‘unxious to express | discust, that tue Judge wus forced to instruct the Sheriff to preserve order. A WRETCH, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Mount Vainon, J1l., Sept. 2.—A young man named George Woodrulff, who, in answer toa question of the Judge, states that he had no local habitation or home, yesterday fn our Cir- cult Court pleaded guilty to the charge of high- way robbery, and was sentenced to the Penttens tiary for for five years. The prisoner's victim was Miss Svlomon, & schoul-teacher in the county. On ber way to-school bae morning abe was roughly assailed by Woodruff, who threw a rope about her neck, and tried to drdg her out of thy road into a thicket close by, The — Indy's screams, —_ however, brought assistance, and Woodruft fled without inflcting any further dumage than relieving her of the watch thut she carried, On hia way from the courtroom to the jail the prisoner atteinpted to escape, aud was ouly per- suaded out of the notion by a revolyer placed at his head by the officer In charge. Ile has yet to unswer to the charge of an attelept to com- nilt fape, COUNTERFEITING. Speciat Dispatch to The Tritena, Font Warne, Ind., Sept, &—De, William R Orton, o physician of Milwaukee, was some time ogo Indicted by the Federal Grand Jury for the Cireult of Wisconsin for manufacturing and uttering counterfelt silver coln, He escaped, came to this city, assumed the name of Chatn- bers, sud has been practicing medicine since that time until this morning, when he was ar- rested by United Ntstes Marshal Fink, of Wis- cousin, “Orton was formorly a momber of the Milwaukee City Council, aud hanaee BRO posltion in the community until his extensive counterfeiting operations were discovered, The arrest is regarded as @ very important one. An Oftlver took Orton tu Milwaukee this afternoon. patent BUONGLARY, , Spectal Dispatch ta The Tribune. Garsyya, }il., Sept. 8—Tho clothing store of F¥, Btingle, at Platteville, Wis., was ropbed last night of s large amount of goods, consisting of ready-made sults, guuts' furnishing goods, hats, jewelry, and all the sinall change lett in the tash-drawer, Tho thieves gulned oo entrance to the store by taking out a large light of glass in the frontduur. No arrests. é — A COUNTERFEITER, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Mitwauker, Sept, 9.—Ex-Ald. Dr, Charles A. Qgton, arrested in this. city a year sgo fur manufacturing and uttering couuterfelt colv, molds and battories being found in his office, who jumped bis bail, was brought here by United States Mursbal Fink carly” this. morn- ug. He was arrested at Fort Wayne, where he was Bnctlctns us profession under the nae of Dr, Cham! He {s vow In jail to await BRUTAL REVENGE, Bpecial Dteputch wo The Tribune, Daragoit, Mich. Sept, &—Cora Gouth was fearfully gasbed and slashed Just night by Frauk Burk, who was sont to the New York Fenitentlary trom Buffalo some years ago on testimony detiverod by last night’s victhm of bis wrath — . A GAMBLER KILLED. Br. Louis, Sept. 9—The GwheDenwerat's epectal says: ~*Gourge Asblock, a gambler of Alton, was shot und kuled at Wright City, Mo,, last gvenlug whilo resisting arrest.” a FINANCIAL. Paturson, N. J., Sopt. 9.—-Silk circles aro startled by the reported ssskgument of Solcliac & Bons, of thie city. Thoy employed 100 bands on silk drese-goods, sixty on ribbous, 20U spla- ners, throwsters, el. Liabilities, $200,000, mostly dus to importers. OBITUARY. Sr. Atnans, Vt., Sept. &.~The Rev. Amedius Rappe, who was consecrated Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland, O., in 1847, aud re- signed in 1870, dlod bere last nizht, aged 77. He aswell Lnuwu throuzbout, tue [uliea Htatwe Vine, PRICE FIVE CENTS. and Canada asa temperance reform slonary. Dartox, 0., Sept. 1.—Chartes W. West Meridan, Gonn., was found in the Deckey House of this cit morning, He mena 0 ears of age, by trade, anda member of St. Jo) A.M., of Merida, His death w apoplexy. te AILROADES | 3 RATLROADS IN MRE O. The United States Minista. tlexico has transmitted to the Department of State an tn- teresting, report upon tho railroads of that country, from which It appears that there is bat one railroad of any extent In Mexico—that which runs from Vera Cruz to the City of Mex- feo, witha branch connecting the latter plave with Puebla, 203 infies, and another branch run- ning trom near Vera Cruz to Jalapa, sixty-one miles. All other roads in the Valley of Mexico aggregate less than fifty miles, The concession for the bollding of this rond was transferred frorm native hunds to an English company in 857, uptu Which thne only the surveys had been tnade, aud by this company it as com- pleted in 1873. The principal office of the com- pang Is in London.- The road ia tnanaged by a Board of ten, elected by the shareholders. Tho costul the constructiots uf the road [s general- ized as follows: General shares .. +6 $7,058, 450 Government sbares. fe eavreee DyUEK 106 Privileged shares first insued, 8 per cent 12,770, 4d Second inane, 6 per ce 5,050, Bonded Indebteun: per cent +o ‘1s bonds, 7 pee Special judebtedness.. TOUAL.. seseesses sores erscees sone reese SBT 70% 730 The total earnings of the road during the year 1870 exceaded 82,000,000, while the work ing expenses for the game perlul were only o fraction over $1,500,000, The number of par. sengers curried over the road for the year spec fled was 25,000, the fares amounting to &55,- GY, The tretatt amounted to 12,507 tons, Vassenger tutes from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, 203 miles, first clase, $16; second class, 312.50; third class, 87.25, Freight rates per ton over the same route: Forcign gouls, first class, $70,055 native guuds, $33.02; foreign guods, second class, $65.18; uatlve Hoods, auc ond Claas, $22.50; forelen gouds, third classy S540; uative gods, third class, $27.10. Fitteen yer cout of the customs duce waa set apart yearly to pay the subsidy duo the Com- pany on the completion uf the road, but the Goveruinest, In leu of this, has agrecd to pay $21,000 searly for twenty-tive years. In conse- quenve of the steep grades on this rood, heavy uglah engines have heretofore been use thereon, but at present the American Baldwin engines ure bein successfully introduced, and ;Amuctionieaes are also superecding the English make ‘Tue want of rajiroade is felt acutely tiftourhe out Mexico, aud the stibject of concessions tor thelr construction will, 1t is supposed, be a fead- ing topic at the next session of Congress. The capita) for their construction must come frow abroad to a large extent. IT: 6 Tt ts annoanced that the Chicago, Rock Islan@ & Pucitle Railroad Company has’ completed a hegutiation for the sale to a eyndicate repre- sented by Drexel, Morgan & Co,, and Winslow, Lanier & Co., of New York, of the remaining $3,000,000 of its new 6 per cent loan. In conse queuce of this arrangemncot, the outstanting 7 Ft, cent bonds will becalicd in aud paid off Jun, 4 1878, at 105. The St, Louls G,-2), claims that Sr. J.C. Mew Mullin, General Superiotendent of the Chicavo é& Alton Railroad, bas been restored to health, after alling for some tune, by the puro air of St. Loute. Mr. MeMullin fs very {ndignant about this misrepresentation of facts, He: says itis the pore. alr ot Bridgeport that uid the job, While he admits that St. Louis’ pure alr Is good, he wiahes it to be understood that the pure air of Bridgeport is almost gs good, an hotne. . ‘The ast number of the Malwuy Age appcare fu a new Ureus, sna enlarged tu twenty-four pages, of which {teen are reading matter. The Railway Age is now not only the handsumes but also tho largest railway journal in thir country, and in puint of ability Is as good astie beat. ‘I'bls paper lias, In ita sliort. existene, achieved a stwceas of which tho publishers wa} well be proud. WASHINGTON. Money-Orders—Relations with Spain—The Aceptialons Form of Government. Syecat Duvatch to The Tribune, Wasuixoton, D, C., Sept. 0.—The present is the secoud year since the establishment of tha moncy-order aystom that there has been any decrease in the amount tssued by the Pust- Ofllce Department. Last year, however, tha deerease wus comparatively slight, being ilttie leas than $400,000, During the flacal yeur ende ngin June the doereaso was largely in excest ot $4,000,000. Judge Sloanaker, of wax-works and torra-cot- ta statuary fate, lately appointed to a Special Agent's duty {n the Treasury Department, hac been orderetl back from Virginls, aud, upon hi arial, his further services will be dispenses wi To the Western Assoctated Press, Wasutnaton, Sept. &—The case of the veo ecl Edward Lev, supposed tu have been firea upon by a Spanish war-yease! near the south- ern coast of Cuba, has been brought to the attention of the Department of Stare. Tho inquiry thus far has not shown any foundation lur thy altegations in the caso of the Edward Leo; but, 1b sutisfactory evidence can be ture nished that any Spanish war-veasel hos com= mitted any violation of international law, the matter wilt be considered in the same friendly iuauuer as the casos of tha Ellen Kizpal and (dang Sup by the Spanish Government, which has already assured the Departincat of State of its earnest disposition not only to render satis Jaction, but to preserve the amicable relutions how existing between the two Governments. ‘The Treasury Departinent has decided that, in casca where steaincre desire to changy the business for which they were origiuully tu- Bpected during the year for which such inspoo tion was made, the reluspectivn and examina tlon made neceasary by such change shull bo dove frecel expense to the owner of any such vessel, nearer Several numerously-signed memorials will bo presented to Congress next mouth, pro- posing — ainendinenta to the = Conatitu- tion abolishing the Presidency, An Ex- ecutive Cuunell, Council of State, or Cabinet is to be substituted therefor, compoard of seven Socrvtaries, without any superior ul- ticcr, all to have equal authority,—that ts, slin- ply to strike out the President aud authorize the Becretaries ty huve the execution of the laws and the general supervision of the Goy- erament. Four of the Council are to bo elected by the House and three by the Senate, from Miembers of their respective House's, for two it one or all to buremoved at any time by he House electing them, and all to bays thy rights of members in both Houses. a THE PIANO FACTORY, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Naw Youk, Sept, ¥.—The work of searching among the ruins of Halo's piano factory for the bodles of the six missing workinen was resumed this morniug, aud resulted ju the fuding of ahupelees remuants of buman fesh and bones suppoood to bu purtiuvs of four bodies. Thu gang of twenty-five laborers who searched Bat- urdsy amouy the debris in the stable-yard aituated withia the northwestern wing of the factory, on Thirty-sixth street, resumed work this wiogning promptly at 7. With pleka and shovela thy men. dug and sifted the charred masses timbers and broken bricks, large crowds meanwhtls luokiug on from the sidewalks, and the wludows, aad roufs of, adjacent houses. Details of policemen preserved aud prevented the people from ad- vancirg into the mide of the ruins. Relatives of hoes molest Lire eye orld vy eo tu obscrve progrysa ol the work irc the most available pointe? the re maius were fanud during the afternoon, and Were close together uear the front wall. Tue work of examluation will cohtinus to-morrow, —<——————-— AN OLD SWITCHMAN KILLED, Special Digpsich to The Tribune, Inviuawarotis, Ind, Sept, &—John Backley, the oldest switchinan in the euploy of the In- dianapolis roads io term of service, was run over to-uiht tu the Biogwington yards, and to- atautly Kiet. :