Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1877, Page 2

¢ 2 TIiIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 18'}7. of Lower Guinea, near the mouth of the Congo Tiver, that Lis entite expedition, embracing nll e survivors of Wis trans-Atlantic march from Nyangwe, would leave on the next Weduesday, e Iith Init, dn the atternoon, for Loango, wiout 100 miles further up the coast. The ex- ]»(-nlllh-u will embark on the Portumtesc oun- ioat Tomeirn her commander inving placed the veaal at My, Stanley’s disposal. All of the peonte compoelng bl expeditionary forces are 1) amd very weak. Mr, Stanley states that over twenty of ‘hia men are down with uleers. FOREIGN MISCELTLANY. A LOXG MTRIKE ENDED, Loxnow, Scpt. 18.—The Clyde shipwrlchts, ona strike for six months, have agrecd upon arbitration, and will resume work immediately. FAILED. ‘Thompson & Co., proprictors of the 8pring (farden Engine Works at Newcastle.upon- "l'ypr,‘&we failed, with llabilities amounting to ENGLISH NAVAL ORDERS; ¥ orners have been received at plated steam- ehips Triumnh and ilereules to be got ready for £ e the S0th of Ostolwr. L §¢ expected the Triumph will relieve the Shah ju the Pacifie, KASIIGAR, THE DEATI OF YAROON KIAN—IIIS AUCCESSOR KILLS i DROTHER—IIOSTILE OPERATIONS A teh ta London Times, CALCLTTA, Sepl. 2.—1 telegraphed on Thurs- ay that the Indian Government bad recelved wews conlirming the rumor of the death of Yukooh Khau, the Rulerof Kashaar, This news, whivh reached Tndfa through Cashmere, fs to the efTect that the Ameerwas nesassinated by Hakim Khan Torah, ron cf Buzurg Kban, the former Luier of Yarkand, whom Yukoob deposed, and who died shortly after. Yakoob's cldest son was also elain. His sccond eon s now at Kosh- gar. It [s nlso stoted that Hakim Torah has Ticen reeognized by the troopsand the people as Amcer, but it [s hardly likely that Yakoob's rurviving son will quictly ncouiesce, Probabl i furlous civil war will break out which wil ar o lighten tho tusk of tue invading Chl- army. Jondow Times, Sept, @, The Russlan corsespondent of tho Austrian reri-ollicial fv:wer. the Viener Abend-Post, writes ns follows under date St etersbure, * Interesting but far from aerecable nee las been recelved from Cliners stan ond Kashear. The nows [rotm this Iatter place comes from a relfable sourco—n personage well known bere, the Mollah Turep Chudslia, who had been sent the Amecr Yukoul as bis Envoy, and ot the Lime of his 1ister’s death was staging at the headguarters of Gen. von Knufinann. The Badaulet (Ameer) died on May 19 at Korle, ntown on the south- frantier of Wia_dominions, where he was engaged fn raising forces arafnst the Chinese, who hiad taken his elilest son prisoner and put i to o eruel death, and had penctrated into the north_of Diity-Shan, without. mecting with any cffective reststance from the Kashear nriny. Yakoob, fearing the hatred which his suns entertained towands one another, hal nimed his trusty Minister as his successor, But Nie. nut venturing to assuine the Government, handed 1t over to the cldest of Yakool's surviv- ine rons, to whoin the prople at once swore obedienee. The second surviving son, Khuk- Kull, who had been with his father at the time of s drath, uecompanied tho budy to Kashgar, wiiere 1t was to be buried at the inosque Afaks Cluntsha, The new Ameer, Kuli-Bek, me the hody of his father a few versts outsido Kaste tar. e prostrated himself before it but sud- denly epringiug up and drawing a revolver, he shot” dead bis younger brotlier, Khak-Kuli, whereapun the suite of the murdered Prince were cut down Ly the Ameer's people. Thia murnder ut onee revealed the charna of the vew ruler, The sorely-oppressed people, who Tiad heen lovking forward to the prospect of Better days after the death of thie graspie and crdble Yakooh, now saw their hopee dashed to sronm, and the eves of all wero turned 1o froim whom alane they could expect de- Since the new Ameer, besldes the vill nlso buye B contend with the Khan 1 Thury whio holds possession of Axu and Karnstar, relles of the old Khanate of Kashaar, it I his Interest to Keep on the best teruis with I3 Rusetun nelghbors, fle hos accordingly made all possible promises 1o Gen, Von Kaud- niann, In the hope that he may be {nduced to sorldd Herr Kameneky, 0 merchant from Nijnl, to continue to supoly the Chinese army with curti,‘The Chinese, it Is known, aim at” recons quering all this country, which wos selzed muny v ago by the Dungaus (Cbineso Tar- tars) nnd thev act towands these people with the mostretived ernelty, At the taking ol Matas, tte Chinese Gen, ‘Taln oromilsed the inbavitauls weomplete amneety, But he cansed the whole population, anounting to 1,500 men, besides Wotnen an iklren, to perlnh under most feat- In consequience of thiy Gen, von has nddressed u letter of warning to s¢ Uovernor-General, Tao-Taun-Tan, yrotesting avainst those erucitice. The latest reports (which, however, bavayet to he contirin- ) represent the Chisese as huving been beaten by the forces of Kull-Bek, So far gs trade Is omecrned o good understunding with the Chiness wonld be most useful ond desiruble, Fhe uy yet bttle known West China prodices <wriirles sultable not only for Rusalin merdants but wleo for tho rest of the world,~—tea, silk, 2 eking, caflron, rhubarby—wiulch “the pro- ducers are ready to part with at very cheap rates, wille they are mest de- sirous to get In exchange European nier- chandise, tho want of which s much felt in those provinees, Buccess agalnst Kashgur nueht arouse Chinese arrogance, always caply cxeitedl, A Chilneso army equlpped with Ifro- pesn weapous and Krapp cannon, and parttally commanded by Enzlish or American officers, wnht easily ereate diflieutties for Russin, whieli dunt be overcome without serfous sacri- floes. Chinese suceess in Kashgar caunot, theres 1ore, be vasdy reconciled with Husaian intereats. However, it is well to bear In mind thut Russis hasa ‘mwcr(ul ally on ber aldep=viz., the peo- ples who are thoroughly discontented with their Lyrannival Guvermment, On the other hand, it would not by any meaus barmonize with the views of the Russian Guvernment Lo annex huear, sid w0 not ooty extend very much ity tervitory i Midale Asta, but also Increase enors {v:nfl.\:ly the cost of mulntuluing posseasion of . \ MINISTER WASIIBURN INVITED TO A FLBLIC DINNER BY A CITIZENS IN PAUL—1Is REASON FOR 1xa. Corvespondence New York lerald, Tanis, Bent. 3—Several gentlemen re sent an adidress to Mr. Washhurne offering public dinuer previous to his departure for United States. The following I8 the addr with Mr, Washburne's reply: 2 Passs, Aug. 0, 1677.—7Tv lis Excellency F. 1. Winhiurne, Enewy Eetraordinary and Minister Plenyotentiary (v France—8in: The American residents of Parisy ¥rn|ulul Lo you for the cone siunt umd watchful Pru!mlun with which you surrounded buem during your loug o dence In Frauve, the pear. witnesses of the able and encrgetic manner In which you malutaned your country’s interest aud good nume in Lines ul delivacy amd erbarrasstuent, and proud of the name you lhave acquired In the history of | rexls Amverican diplomacy shroad, dusire, befure your departure, o couvey to you fu sowme cmphatie uu(y e expression of theso sentlinents, T ey therefore take this ocession to invite you, it such o wmwdo of expression should be ugreeable t you, toa publle dimier, to be eiven i any duy between now and the moment of yuur departure which you may designate. We bhave the husor to be, with the highest nts of consideration and esteem, your Thomas Bentio cratelul countrymen, AT, A, Torbert, V. Evans, e, Willam E. doboston, Matthew Cl y James W, lucker, Adm]‘" . Reatinger, Jawes Mchaye, Henry Woodls, Adulph It h-mh.fier. A, Van Beswen, Warren Juey, teorie Merrill, B i Hill, 9, A, McKean, Liobere M. Hooper, tv. B Eve yn, Eugene Wi lhluY, I, 8, Homans, J, Karrick Rigis, Ja, Lielvn, J. J. Ryan, J. i lhu‘{vo 8. ltemington, Williuin Herrick, B Bereut, William Pewbroks Yetrudge, Thewdu Evaus, D. W, Russell, L. Hoetter, Heury Vignaud, Willinm Sels Jawes H. Stebbius, J. F, Loutat, aud othe MK, WASNBURNE'S REPLY. Pawis, Septe L 13i5—~fiesTLeNEN : Upon iy return to Parls, ufter au ubseucs of suine weeks, | Lave the honor to uckuowledie the re- velpt of your couunuskeation of the 20th uit, As Lum aouut o sever thu olliclul relatious wia [have beld with the Freuch Goverument yuu doane the booor to iwvite me to a public ainner, to be glven at such 3 thue as [ may des- fuate. Tho date which § bave tiaed upon for 1uy depdrture s o near st band thae iy will be fuipracticable 1o carry vut the purpose which you Juve been pleased to fudhate jo such gracerul wod gencrous tormwe Jo beivig obliged to de- chine, therelore, the dbtiuguisied complinent you have tendered sue, ©heg that you will accept Luy prowound and grateful scauowledgmente, You bave Leen kiod cuougl to speak of wy oflictal service 1 terws su comblimeutary that youdo me far Laore than justice. During the veei- Ld that 1 bave bod the boweg to represcut our couutry . Frasew there have cocursed events ever Leted with the hl.ym( of suy couvtry sud portatit dutice aud some Ul the taost Temsrkuble ¢ devolved upun e ex.eptinnsl respossa dlitic Vi Gt to Lehiove that 1 i atn Loty huwover, have b Lanzed | er ubject than to cxecute ever the duties ncumbent upon me In a more satls- factory manner than they would hase been per- furnied by any Mnister who might have repre- sented our country at the time. Actinz up toa principle which has always been my gubde, dar- ing a publie life now reaching to a period of muore than a quarter of a century, [have no oth- truat contlded to me faithfully, bonestly, and scconling to the ! measure of my ability and judement. T have no vlaim to any special cominendation. As «tr diplomatie representative, IL has been my ehdeavor so to conduct the afalrs of the impor- tunt missfon ntrusted to me as to meet witl approval by onr Gosernment, to make myself neveptable to the Government to which I'was aceredited, to atfonil protection to my own coun- trymen and to the other nationalities with whose futerests I was charged, and generally to extemd my advice dnd good ofllces wheneser Tequested. My term of service as Minteter of France, now nearly elght years and a half, has been longer than that of any of tny predecessors, and it fea great satigfaction for” me to know that (n no aingle {nstance has my official actlon ever heen chalienged, and that all my olllefal and personal relations with the French Government liave always been most condlal and friendiy, If it hias been my fortune to: obtain any success, it must, theréfore, be attributed {n w ‘ereat meas- ure to the support and goml will of iy own (overnment, the vonslderation aud courtesy of the Frenchinuthorities,and the Induigence of my compatriots. From the French people ] have recelved nothing but kindness, and the recol- lections of my lonz residence nmoneg them will ever be most grtefully cherished. But to my own country people I am under obllzations of gratitude which can uever be forgotten. From them my family and myscll have been the recipients of all that houniices horpitality, kindness, nnd good will which have iade our long residence abrond so pleasant aud attract- ve, - After reslding so long away, Inow return Joytully to miy own_country and home, but t sundermany of the pleasant: st associntions and the most cherished fricndships of my Nfe. shall, however, have the satisfaction of airrying with me all the agreeable snd Insting souvenirs of the Amerleau colony in Parls, Wishifiz yoit, gentlemen, every happiness and ymsm y, 1 have the honor to be, very respecet- ully, your obedient servant, E\ B! Wasunuvanz. To Gen, A, T. A, Torbet, Dr. Conant, Dr, Thomas W. Evans, Dr. (\‘nunm E, Johuston, ete, THE RAILWAYS. TIHE NEW YORK POOL. Reports have been In circulation for some time past to the cffeet that the Ney York frelget-pool compact is not working satisfactor- 1ly, and some of the partics to the agreement, notably the New.York Central, have become so dissatisficd with the. arrangement and its re- sults as to be desirous of breaking it up ulto- pether. Carcful imquiry, made at the best sources of information, fafls to confirn the truth of these ruinors. It I8 learned, on the contrary, that the apportionment scheme fs be- ing carrled out very harmonlously, and almost to the eutire satisfaction of all tha roads cou- cerned, A gentleman who s thoroughly conversant with the workings of the system In all its de- tails Informed a reporter of the New York Bulletn that no ofticfal complaint had been made Ly any of the trunk line managers regarding thelr allotted per centage, and there was no tamiedlate PIDID of uny serious trouble. Some of the roads, rald that geutleman, may possibly fecl n littlo sora that they do not receive a Jarger shate of the " business thun s at _present allotied to them, but that vould hardly Le otherwlse, secing that they are all anxjous to obtaln the Hon's share, ‘Tho runds will not be so foollsli, howgver, as to break an_nrrangement which produces such resuits, The four trunk linea that are fo the cotpact are now muking an agreregate net fne come of earnings at the rate of $2,000,000 per annum over what they have been recetving when in active competition with eacl other, Itis nct likely under these cirommnstunces, therefore, Liat they will bu s foulish or 8o bllnd 1o the own inteseats ns to kil the goose which s lay- Ing for them such golden egys, 4 AT THEIR TRICKS AGAIN, | The Wabush, the Toledo, Peorln & Warsaw, aud the Indianapolls, Bioomington & Western Railroads have been cutting the griin rates from Peorla for some time, Tho other Westirn ronds, which have been sullering severely from the faithlessness of these roads, made com- plaintas to the Comulssioners of the New York poul, aud threatened to break the tanfT if the practice of tho above-named rouds was not stopped at once. The New York trunk lines had the chorges Investizated, and found. that they were well founded, The pertidlious rowds weré thereupon informed that. their little gamo hud to be rtopped, und henee orders bave been fssucd by these lines tiat they would resume auzuin the regular tarlil mtcs, commencing next ‘Thursday. “Unless the trunk roads p thelr heols on these parasites, they will undonbtedly cut the rates agaln in less than s fortulght, Cullllmr the rates has becoms second nature to them, In cunnection with this matter, it may also he stated that, owing to the Wabash's contruct witn the Millers' Assoclation, takine tlour from Bt, Louls at very low rates, several others of the St. Louis roads are maklog contracts at vually low rates regantless of the tarlil. This Is enusiug uch §l feeling, and unless soine actlon Is suon taken m regurd Lo this mutier SPENCER'S BEQUEST. Receiver Strong, Failing to File His Bond, Is Superseded. Judge Otis Gives the Security, and Re- ceives the Appointment. Judge Otis’ Policyss-A Scnsible View of the Situation. He Wants to Declare & Dividend at the Earliest Possible Moment, John €. aines Denfes the *“Times” Charge, and Says the Fidelity Is A1l Right, Mr. David O. Strong and his backers arc now cxperiencing the truth of the old eaw that “Thero's many a shp ’twist the cupaud the tip." Mr. Strong was appointed Receiver of the Btate Savings Iustitutlon Jast Thursday, at which time Judge Witliams said lie thouche the wontieman ought to the his $2,000,000 boud that day or tho next. Up to yesterduy morning the bond hau not been Bled, although the Recelver had been ot work getting the names of surciivs u the meantiine. Mr. Grant, his attorney, was present in Court yesterday morning, with the deereedrawn up by the bank, making the formal transfer of property to the Iecelver, when he shiould hiave tiled his bound aud haditapprosed. After the Court had dispused of a lot of motlons, the matter was taken up, and Mr. Grant stated thac they bad attended to getting the deeree, and that they had gotten the bond about ready when there came o hitch, Certain gentlemen liad promised to aign the bond, aud bad signed L. thelr nmnes representing $1,000,000 of the whole amount, and three oilier gentlemen had prumised to make up the rest. When it came to actually siguing the paper Monday evening, however, these three gentlemen disagread, and one ol them absolutely declined to aien it. Then the othier two declined becatise hio did. As the matter now stood, reveral other gentlemen of wealth and prominence had been spoken to, and had promised to give a decislon during the af- ternovn, 8o that ho thought thero was no question but that the Instrument would Lo periccted and flled during the day. 1n these times, aml under these cireumstances, when the newspapers werg threatening to rake over men's wrivate affalrs, aml they were to be cniled ]mu Court and subjected to cross-cxumination upon thelr personal amd private matters, it wis A very difticult thing to ralse a & 000,00 bond, 1t vottld not be done In a minute. They had had all their orrangements completed, all that anybody could asky but they had FAILED AT THE LAST MOMENT, The Court—The order for n Recelver was cn- tered Just ‘Thureday, Istated then that it was a matter of u gool deal of baste, and [ decided the motlon very soon, and made the appoint- ment a8 suon ‘as possible, m order that thers might be sone vne to take possession of the nseets, L appolnted Mr. Strong eolely un tae wrround of his itneas, 1o one present ralsing an, serlous objection to him;-but more than uf from the fuct that he was unanimously recom- mended by the Committes. Subsequent in- quiries In regard to Mr. Btrotne have convinced me that he n very purc, lonest, competent ma, eminently fitted Tor o ulace, 1 think need not suy, to the persons here present, that no out- sido pressure could affeet me upon the queation of his appointment, If the bond, which should have been filed, had been presented ‘this mern- ing, uncl was a goud bond, I should have np- pointed bitn, tor [ kKnow that no personal fnter- cst hus entered Into this cousideration, Dut 1 do uot think it i3 right to let the Nling of the hond be delayed fn this wav, 1t may Lo that Mr. Strome suffers, us oiher persons must suller, from the attacks of the press, It oy be that thut he cannot procure his boud for that reuson. That is matter J cannot control at all, 1 have post- poucd this matter from day to day until I really feel thut L cannot postpoue ltany longer. When 1 postpoued it Jast ulght, I fcltlt was the very Inst e, L regret that the bund could not Ly tlied beesuse I regard hun as an emloently goul man, fron all that 1 can hear. The ve causes that have prevented the signipe of, this bund lu thne past will prevent it perhaps more in the tme to come, and to thoso causes ii Is not necessary to keler, 1 had ho objection when Mr. Otfs? siamuo, was first mentloned—and spoke lighly of bim persuntly. 1 stated at the time that I vegarded him as ‘0 puro an, b inastuuch as tue committen of depositors were not entisl with s, nnd inasmuch as they had umanimously recommended Mr. Strong, Ithose to nowinate Mr. Strong, I would adhere to that nowination if u GOUL BUND WAS PRESENTED, but T eantiot contiol the execution of the boud, wnnly i vlew of the fact that 1 have put this off su uften, and that the bond is not now exccuted, and there ba no absolute certainty that it wijl be prepared, even Lo-turrow morning, 1 feel that lunuhtuol to delay it any Jonzer, 1 shull, therefure, tevoke the appolntmen: of Alr. Strung, the bond not having beeu filed, aud shall uppoint Mr. Otis, Mr, Itligh suid Lo would see Judge Otis In ref- crence to the bond, wnd would submit it to the Court at an mr!}' hour. Mr. Grant sald Lo ought to state that, If he thero will be anothier row In'the fuimily. gt i TAX CASE. BarTivone, Scot, 18.—~The case of the Btate of Maryland agalust the Baltimors & Ohlo Rail- roud i the Buperior Court for a tax of one-half of 1 per ecnt on the gross recelpts of the Com- runy was decided to-day by Judgo Dobbin in uvor ol the Company. * The State took an ap- peal to the Court of Appenls, ITEMS, The raflroad companies have of late been so often swindled by sharpers who, claiming to be cmployed by some roud or ottier, presented ro- quests from the managers of the rouds on which they pretend to bu employed that they are now more cautlous In giving passea on such recom- .memluuunl. A fellow by the nume of Johnson was detected in tuls gume by the Illlnots Central oflicials only & “day before esterday, as related o yestenisy’s TRisuse. Another individual by the name of Jawes Ap- pleby presented w similar Jetter rn;quuu;lzn 8 4wt the Michiwan Ceutral Ruitroad oflice, his man cluims to belong to the Houston Texas Lontral Hallroad, wod the letter appurcat- 1y meued by the SBuperintendent of that roud was all printed, even tho shenature. Only the address to Mr. I1 B Ledyard, (eneral Manuger of Michivan Ceutral, was written nink. As It is pot customary with raflvoad wanagors Lo have printed - requests of that Kind, the buss was relused, though the mou sbowed w pass from the Pullioan Palace Cur which lo had obtuned ou a simitur letter, Of course jt is not certain that the letter ia boggus, yet it has a very susphious look, and rallruad tianarers aro fully justified fu refusing to hunor it until the Generul Superlntendent of :I;:"lllwnwn & Texns Central Lus been bieard A mecting of the Southwestern Hallroad fato Associutionwill pelield ju thiseity next Wednes- day for the |m3mu of further cousidering the adylsabity of dheontinung the present pooling armugement, sud, in Meu thereot, udun{ sulY plan butter calenlated tosecure barmony and give sathlaction to the varivus roads belonzlng to the pool. 1tis evident that the preeent ure {mlg«mcuth ineflicient, aud will not do any onyer, Conipun, r. ., Bommners has been appolnted Chl- cazo Agent of thu Interugtional Fust-Frefght Line, tn” placs of Me, E, U7 Seymour, who bas been uppuinted agent of the Enie & North Shore Fust-Frelght Live, The next montly m::lh#( of the fust-frieght Yines will be beld in New York Wednesday und ‘Thursday, the 26ta and 37th of this wonth, e —— POLITICAL, Special Dspatch 10 The Triduns. CanLINvVILLE, [1l., Sept. 18.—Tle Republicans of Macoupln held thelr auaual Convention fu this city to-day, sud delected the following can- didates: For County Clérk, Joseph Wolfe; for Treasurer, Wiillam ™ Kelsers for County Super- intendent ot Schools, Prot. J. 8. Kenyon. Tue recommended Judge Louls Peeblcs, of this cily, for Couuty Judge, The ticket {s 8 strovg ouc. ‘Ihe attendance way large. e e ——— REDIVIVUS. Mexpus, Sept. i8.—lorace F. Bmith, Gen- crul Frelght Agent of the Loulsville, Memphls & Great Bouthern Rallroad at this polut, who wus supvoeed to have been drowued fo the Mis- sisaippl while vut rowing in a kit lust Juse,and for whuse body a0 large reward was offercd, bhas written u letter from Texus, stating that be iy wive aud well, uod pevltent. ‘The uews creates culbierable excitencnt bere, w3 w0 possible itz 1o his action van be uszigueds could have entvied the decree Monday after- nou, the bond would have Leen signed lu the afternoon and would have been presented to the Court in tme, ‘I e Court remurked that Me. Strone waa prob- ubly a viethn of tho same ciremustances that uny other men had fallen under, The Court coulit appreciute his situation, but could nop control the mattel ‘Tuis wus ull there was of the praceedings, As u portion of Judge Willtutms' remarks clearly had relerence to the imputations sougbt to by cast upon him by a morning po| between the vditor of which and himsclf there (s prestunably no love, the reporter stepped up to the judicil throne und asked the dudge what he thotizht ot the lnsfnuations tn that paper, and more paitle- ularly in yesterduy's ssue, *AVhat § have to say about them {s this," ro- plied the Judie, *They are no trie. 1ama stucktiolder I the Fidelity Suvings Bank tothe extent of - 85,000, sud §° am afso a Dircetor i the Inatitution. But the fosinuation that sppolnted Mr. Btroug under tho ldea that ho woulddeposit tho funds of the Btute Bavings ln- stitution with the Fidellty Saviupes Bunk to help it stomz, s made out ot whle cloth, |s wholly destitute of truth, und unjust to tho st de- gree, I never suoKo'with Mr, Strong before his aprolutment that [ koow oty and certalnly never since, and oll thut 1 know of hibm {5 what 1 have heard about him from vthiers, and that is cutirely to hils eredat,” “Will you notive the sttack, Judge, Io an of- ficial way 1" 4 No, slr: T lave lived here for thirty-five yearss my record 18 befure the A:ui)lu;ulull shall pay no attention to nttuck, 1couslder it not worthy of my notle JULGE 0TI POLICY, It was about 4 o'clock when tho reporter called upun Judge Otls, at his oflice In the Uths Bk, to see how fur liv bad progressed In get- ting nauica to his bund. W1 pecerved the blank bondt et just five min- utes to 12 o'cluck,” sald the Judge, with tone of parduusble pride, *and it 1s now complete. We shall file it a8 soon as the Court cun lear Hl,—‘)v!lfllpl this afternoon, If it ls approved 1shull take posscsalon as soon us 1 Yecelye the certificate o my appointinent,” “}luve you any particular line of poliey to capry out us_Hecviver, dudgel” “As yot I kuow noshine of the condition of, things at the buuk except dirouph the paperse 1 ahull make mysel! famillar with watters thery s s00n 88 possible, aud pursue & general pulley of seahizing on securities, dinposiug of the real estato to the best sdvantage, and declarior w dividend ut ps early & day os practicable, Lun- derstaid thy bauk bas a lut of reul estate, and ureal cure must be taken to schl (8 at just the right time. It ts very fortunate fur the deposi- tors that we are now ob a rlsing tide in real tatate, sud it will Lo my sim to work [Lpft at tue must opportuny s, and to the best ad- vantage. 1 would thank you tostateasmuch to the depositors throtugh Tie Tty e and Loalso state, renerutly, that 1 shatl docverything in my buwer for the Leuelit of the depositors, sud Kive then sonie substautial Fesults ot as cariy i N e, 1 b atter ut will luclude, T suppose, the stirring u of the alockbolderal © Vo Lk **Lpurpose to il on them for whatever 8moutts they ure lable fur, A question iay ariso us 10 juat what their Hability is, and 1 sup- yu.a weshall bave Lo bring suit in every case, for ueversuw a stuchhioleer yet who would comy forward und pay up of bls own aword. But whatever can’ be pamed 1or the depositors in :hh Feapect will be guined wathout loes of une.’ Wil you make auy changes at the bank sa regurds Lhe foree of clerks, ete. g s Ag yet [dow’t know who (s there and how vuluuble they are. But I re: R advisalility of keoplug goud uien, who are suuller with thi bouks of the bauk sud the genvral run of i busitieds. 1 bave muae po prowmbees. 1 shail go In there unbampered, sund imunag things witly ! ouly vue eud au View—ilbe apecay beuctt of 1 these poor deposttors. 1 my bund I approved 1 shiall take pos<eseion just ns xoon aa [ receive the certincate of my appotntment. There lus een considerble delay v appointing a Receis- ery und Tam glad the depositors now lave a rea- fonable certainty that the thing Is settied.” APPROVING THE BOND. About half-past ¢ yestenday atternoon Judge Otls snuntered (nto courtewith his attornes, Mr. E. 4, Asay, and they were followed by Measra, Alfred Cowl Henry Keep, No O, Willlams, dames () derivk 1y Otls, Joseph Fo Otia, Henry F, Eames, Albert Keep, Henry W, King, and N, K. Fatrbank. Mr. High, on belnlf of the complainangs in the case, sald he had the bond remdy, and read the names of the bomdamen, whe subacribed the bond in the following order: Lucius B. Otis, James Otle, Frederdek K. Otta, Joseph E. Otis, Henry Famens, Henry Kurc. Albert Ku-x. Henry W. King, Alfred Cowles, ¥, K. Falrtank, and N. O, Willilama. The bowd s fn the ustial form, retting out the xmlmlnllm'lll of Mr. Otls as Recelver, and conditioned that, if heperforn his duties faith- Tully and pay over all sums of woney received by lilm as wich Recelver, then the bond to be rfi!d. otherwise to remain o full forco and cffect, ‘The bondsmen were then sworn and examined 08 to their qualitications. Mr. James Otls rated bis worldly wealth over and above incumbrances at 8300, belng the owner of half the Otis Block, a £ of <even houses on Michigan xu avenue worth §50,000 to $05,000, and other real estate. ed R. Otls teatified to l»e(mf wortl anm 75,000, and wave M deseription of divers of unincumbered land on State, Jnckson, , and other streets, of which b was the owne: tal Fre £205 eph E. Otls estimated himself to ba worth #200,000 aboye all fncunbrances, Mr. Heory F. Eames valued hls property at perlinps $200,000 Mr. Henry Keep stated that he had $200,000 worth of incumbered real estate, but did not wish to wive an inventory of all hls property to Le published. AMr. Albert Kéep had 200,000 of real estate, and $200,000 of other property, unlncinnbered, . Tlenry W. Ring aald i did not owe any- tolng, aud had perhaps 875,000 to $100,000 of Tenl estate, umd 200,000 of othier property, Mr. Alfred Cowles sald he was worth $50,000 in real estate, and #150,000 or mure in personal- ty. Hero, Jydze Willlams interrupted, saving thot those who had “already proved up repre- eented orer 2,000,000 of property, and he did not think it was uecessary {0 pro any further with the examination. The bond, ho thought, was the best tlmt had ever been of- fered to any Court, and he would hnmedlintoly order it approved. Mr. High then presented the following formal onder for'the appolutment of a Recelyer, which was duly entered: TS ORDER, The motfon of complainants heretofore made in rald cause for an injunctivn and a lecelver in ace condanee with the prayer of sald bill, coming on thisday to bo heard, due notice thereof having been piven to the defendants, The State Suvings Iustitution, D. 8. $mith, David Goudman, Jr., and Abner Taylor, clabuing to bo the Asalgned of mud btale Bavings Institution, and comnlainants npntnrln‘x by ihelr counsel, E. 1, Sherman, J, L. 1fgh, and C.C. Honney, eald defendant, Alner Fayior, appearing Ly his counsel, Sidney Simith, Exq,, snd the Court having heard the arguinents of counsel, and having duly cunsidared wald motlon, and Lelng fully sdvised in tho promincs, 1t e Ihurnurnn ordered that Lucius 4. Otls, of Chicago, wm vald connty, ‘b and e in herely ape pointed Recelver uf wald defendant, The State Savs ns Institutlon, and of all and singalar the real cetate, perwonalty, choses in activar, bonds, bills, notes,' securitles, ‘mortgagee, deeds 'of trust, evis dences of indebtcances, books, records, moneys, checks, drafts, banking-house, furniture, fixtores und proverty, aml aescts of every natare, real usd persanal, of and belouging to sald defendant, The State nvings Tustitution, or in any munner held in trust fur or subject 10 it cuntrol, as the same were o the 1st duy of beptember inat., with power to take possesston of the sume forthwith, umii Lo fustitute any and n'l neceesary proceedings oractions to_recover, protect, collect, or enforce the rame, either at law orio e?unv, and with tho usnal powers and functions of Kecelvers in cquity, unon bis cxeeoting o bond in tho penal sum of £2,000,000, with good and audicient nucurities, tu be approved by the Court, aud conditioned for the tica as puch lte- fatthtul performance of Wis d ceiver, and tiat upon the il etch lond he be forthwith fnves riehts and functions na snch lecelyer aforesuld, It {s further ordered that said defendants, The Etato Savings Inetitution nnd Abner ‘Tuylor, clalme f1uig 10 Lo the Aaxlgnee thereot, do forthwith, upon the quallfcation of such llecuiver, execute und dellver to Wim necewsary devids, conveyances, and assurances of title which may bo proper und requinite to curry ol this order and fully to invest wald Recetver'with thio titly Lo all und singular the propurty of every nams and kind, anscta, und chuses b actlon of Uie wald The State Bavings Institatlon, or, in defunlt thercol for tho perlod of one weell trom the dute of entry of thls order, that lloratio L. Walte, one of the Mastera _of thia Court, do execute and 'deliver tc such Re- velvur ancii deeds; conveyances, and nswutdances of title ns nforesaid, with fike force and cffectas it thu samu had been execated by Lhe partiea respects ively, na hurelnvefors required, < 14w further ordered that upon the qualification of sueh Becelver uw uforesad, and the production of o certliled coby of thin order to auid defendant, Abner Tuylor, the smd Taylor fortnwith sure rendor and deflver (0 muld “ltecetver poesossion of aliuna ainguiar the banking-houne ard its contents, furniture, dxtures, and properties, and nssels of uny und every nuture, belonging or pertalning to raid The State Saviuge Institution "which have came to the yossesion or ure aubject to tho control of ld ‘Paylor, ufter deducttng salit Vuylor's reas sonable chivrges and disbursenonts os vuch As- rlgnee under maid nsgizument, the same to be arsLapproved by thls Courd, . It is fuether ordered that sald defendants, thelr ofilcers, ngonts, sttorucys, rervanis bo und they ure hereby enjorncd and restralned untll th further oriler -of the Conrt from anywise juter- weddiing with tne bankii tve, mccounts, ase wetw, deposite, and propartics of any and overy nattire, real or poreonnl, und,choses in action, of or pertaining to the maid The Siate Snvings Tnatis tutlon, and from any furthor provecding under the pretended deed of dextunment from sald Tho State Savings luatitution o the said Abner Taylor. Tho bond was then directed to be filed after hls order, 8o ud to show o cleor title of the bunk property to Mr, Otls on the records, This thshed up the busineas, and the solid men who had made the room redolent of lmndl] stocks, und greenbacks quietly disap- pearcd. The sawe state of chronle dulluess prevailed ot the Stute Havings Institution yesterday, and until the Recever walks In and takea posscasion of the bank and its contents ne news need Lo looked for from that t\uurtur. ‘Tho actual turn- ingr aver of the nsscts Into the Reeelver's hauds muy ocenr to-day, in which case o start will o mudo towards aspeedy winding-up of tha cou- ceri. THE PIDELITY, **What bave you to say, Mr. Haines, of that ciitorlal n this morsloe's Times {ndirectly charning you and Judie Williams with etz in a ring, 08 It were, to secure the appolntment of Mr. Btrongr s Recelver of the:State SBavings In- stitutfon, with the understanding that he was to oeft 1iis funds with you, and, as the Zimes s, hulp {ou pull through +What [ have to say ta that 1 very short and to the point, It is false from hrFlnulu;; to ¢nd, aud s inade out of whole ejoth.! +* Do you kuow Mr, Strong " 41 dow't kunow that I ever saw the man, Much Jeos did 1 ever have any conversstion with him. § never interested myself In s uppolnt- went, but, on the contrary, Iwus rather-i favor of Abner Tuvlor, belleving thut he wus the choleo of the Committee nnd the depositors, As to Mr, Btroug's depoeiting funds with us, [ never thuught of that for o woment, supposing ho wonld most like Iy deposit with one of the Nutional Banks here.” E *But the Z'mes puts you before the publie, or that purtion of the public which {t reaches, in the pusition of relusing to luve un examination made fnto the Fldelty's condition, It then uses the fact of that relusal to sustain its fudi- reet charges that you and Judige Willisma fixed up this sppointment.” 11 the Tuanes wauts to make a musi let it go ghead. Wo do not think wo are called upon to o through un_exawination simply because {t aska fur onc. Weoure supposed to buve somo fiumpuon ourselves—sotne dlscretion and suno knowledwe of busincss—and ‘we ure act- ing en the advice of counsel. 1 have ‘spoken with onur buest bankers here, bave talked frecly with them, sud th course we are pursuiug b, 1 our opinfon and theirs, the best that could bo adopted for the benetit of the dopositors and cverybody con- cerned,”” 1o you anticipate sny dificulty in mecting the notfees when they become duet ™ “None In the Jeust. We have cash on band to pay ull the notices lefit with us, und have no fears tor the future, The unhinus of the Zimes' utlack s quite pluin when we rovollect that it wusn't 50 ALY yuars ago that Judie Willlams wis the means of putting the editor of Lhat pa- ver belilnd the bare, 1lia prescut atiack is, ne 1 have suld, o etory made vut ol whole clutl, and without the least semblance of truth.? —————o— 4 THE FROST. Spectat Dirpaich 0 The Tridune, ‘BroomiNatoy, IIl., Sept. 19.—~'Fhe Brst frost of the veasou covered the ground with gray this worniug, the wercury sinking to 43. Corn fn tLis reglon bs mostly beyoud dunger of fujury, Lut some backward cory, capcclally lu low {nluu.a, shows the cffects of the frost. Nowa- vriul damuge wus done, generally speakl Sty Dpateh, o The Tritune. semingyie, L, Sept. 18.—There was & heavy frost varly this moruivg in this vicuity, uud consideruble dumage to growlng crops was teported, but the tulicst inguiry falle to vitab- ‘ol Devons, and tho dlsplay was very 1kl Uiese reporta. Tho damage fa believed to De allizht, exvent i (he cuse of late friita, snd they are bully Injured. Spteal ihsiateh 10 The Trisune, of, I4—There was a lioar over the county, The e t 2hit om-‘u ona few Inte pleces of corn.om low Jands, Ihgh land crops vety little affected, ifany. Bpectal DicatiA to The Tribune. KroRuK, fn, Sept. 18,—This locality was vis- ited hy a heayy frost fust night, the fhist of the acason. The corn «rop s pretty much atl out of the way, o that no seriots damaue was done. Special Disvaten to The Tribune. LASALLE, T11, Sept. 19.—-A heavy frost fell here 1ast nizht, but 1t is not thought that much ditnage was done fleld crops by it. Grapes and orcliand fruits were vrobably injnred rome. Spretal Dispitch to The Tribune, Quiney, 111, Sept. 18.—Tlere was a frost In this vicinity last night, but no damege to the crops is reported, Spertal Diepatch to The Tritune. Dwiant, 1., 8cept, 18, —Froat last night. The damage it (ld to the corn turther reporls will show, i Special Ditpatch to The Trisune. KANRAKRE, [II, Sept. 18,—A heavy white frost oceurred last night. Damage slight. Speelal Dispatch to The Teibune, ProRia, 11, Sept, 18.~Light frost; no eerl- ous damage reported in this vicinity, 5 e —— e CASUALTILES. A BAD COLLISION. Special Dispater (o The Tribune. P1TT88UNG, Pa., Bept, 18.—About half-past 7 o'clock this evening o frightful collision oe- curred on tha Allegheny Valley Raliroad ahout three-quarters of a mile south of Enat Brady, resulting in the death of one man and the total destruction by fire of an ofl tratn. The colllding tralna were n frelght and an ofl traln, the former drawn by Engine No, 04, golng north, and the latter by Enging No. 12, comlug south, “the freight traln was from the low grade division, and the oil traln, consisting of sixteen curs, had been gathered up along the road, and wos on its way to, this city, The truin-dispatcher here had given orders to No. 13 to proceed with- out regard to other trains, thus creating the {mpression that tho track was clear. By a blunder on the part of somo one, the train drawn by Engine No. 4, consisting of six or geven empty frefght cars, came u‘mn the main track without the knowledze of the dispatcher, aud hence the aceldent. No, 13 nd just started from East Brady, having proceeded only about three-quarters of o mile’ when the collision took place, The two cugincs came together with aloud crash, snd were literally torn to pleees, while the cars wero piled up on tho track three or four deep. Many of the ofl ‘barrcls burst, and the hlghly-fufammable liquld was suon ignited by contact with the fire in the fur- naces of the locumotives, 'The flanies ran nlong the entiro lengthi of the train of fifteen cars of il and two of lumber with wonderful rapldity. In a fow minutes the oll cars were completely enveloped In tlumes, and In an hour end u half “thelr destruction was complete, The cars contatned 500 barrels of oll belonging to several of the refineri city. 'The two cars of lumber which w destroyed were consigned to dealers hel empty frelght-cars ou the other traiu were more or leas damaged by fire, and were also badl wrecked by the collision, The tenders of bot! cnglnes were totally destroyed, Tho worst fea- ture of the accident was the horrible death of Jacob Magcee, n brakeman on the freight. traln, At the thuo of the collislon he wus on the front car, and was thrown between tho car and the temder, where he was caught and vonfined by the broken timbers until e was literally roasted ulive, In clearlng away the wreck the charred remalns of the unfortunate malh were found and sent to his home, near Paifllpsbueg, for burinl, Magee wus u single mun, aged about 2% years, and lved with his parents. THE TEXAS STORM. 81. Louis, Mo.,8ept. 18.—Adyices from Hous- ton, Tex.,,to a late hour Inst night, say the wind veered to the north anout sundown, and thy wuter ot Galveston Legun to recede. At 8 o'clock the rafu ceassd, the scud lifted, nnd Gal- yueston was viaible from acrosa the bay. The shipplug scemed to bo safc, and uo eyldence of danagees were ubservable, The storm extended all along the Texas coast. Lynchburg and San Jacinto Bay were partly submerged by back- water. Tralns wero expected to entor Gulves- ton this morning. (aLvesoN, Tex., Bept. 18.—A nevero storm omd rain visited th entlre coast ycul.urdn{. At this place It ralned and & high wind prevatled all duy Bubday, und_Sunday night It imcreased in severity, From 7 o'clock g, m. Monday until noon of that duy the wind blew at the ruts of fifLy miles an hour, and the rain fell fn torrenty, ‘The water in tiulveston lln{ was ralsed In somo places to o level with thewharves, and the lower and mors expused portion of the .ty was under water for two or thres hours, At about noon the wind moderated, the waters begun to reexde, and belore ueht tho sky was clear, with o cold nortner blowing. Very little dmnape wns doue in the y considering the severity .of the storm, Thrce of the compresses Joat & portion of their walls and three unoceupied bLlocks were consld- bly damaged, No loss of life Is reported. "There wus no disaster to shipplng except thy small class of coasters, The rallrond bridges ncruss the bay are badly damaged, sud It will be several doys befure trulus run regularly, A News apecial from Ruoeklort suys the storm at that polut was severe, aud the propeller Myrtle Is mbsslog, - Brazos du Bantlago eays half disnateh from that {sland fa submerged, FAIRS. The Exhlbitlons of the Bocictios of lllnols und Jowa, Apacial Dispatck (o The Trivune. Freerorr, 11, 8cpt. 18.—The second day of the Iilinols Btate Falr showed an increased ut- tendance. Recelpts ‘at the goto were $1,600, which Is above the average of furiner meetings. Premiuwms were awarded for suddle-horscs and wares, horscs and stallions for all work, and wmules and Jucks, The prizes for Devon cuttls wero nearly ahl carried off by Wisconsin breed- crs. Nourthern {ltinols fariners took the premi- ums for Ayrshires. There were severnl h;nll ne. About 5,500 enttles have been tnade—a largre number. It the weather continues de- lightful, Wednesday and Thursday will be grand day Senator Owlusby delivers the oration at 3 o'clock en Wednesday, and George Mourrow gives an address {n the evening. At 10w, 1. ocenrs the election ot vflicers of the Titinois Wool-Urowers' Assoclation, and ot 2 p, m. there will e convention of wool-growers of the United Btates. Eversbody predicts s great success for the retnalning days, Special Dispateh to The Tribune, Crpan {(Al’lul, In., Bept, 18.~The twenty- fourth anuul falr of the Stato Agricultural So- vlety wpeued here yesterduy with fuvorable prospects, the weather being unusuvally tlne, Which has contivued throughout to-lay. ‘Thoe grounds were bn exc it condition, and the en- trics thus fur are which cxceed the total cutries of lus year, 'l‘lu:w appears 1o be au In- creased nuinber of exbibits fu atl depurtments, that of horsea belng noticeably large, the stulls betng tilled to their utinost capacity, The dis- vlay of agricultueal products froin different parts of the Btato, cspevially those from West- ern Iows, are very fine, und” cannot bo excelled by those of any other State in the Northwest. ‘I'he ullicers are vury busy completing arcange- ments, and 1t {8 anticipated (hat their etfurts will be crowned with success, WASHINGTON. Candidates for the Consul-Generalship in Frunce—ts It Clvil-Service Reform —A New Indian Commission. . Special Digpalch to The Tribuns. ‘Wasumaroy, D. C., 8ept, 18.~A letter from Paris gives an lusight juto the contest for the Consul-Uencralihip there. ‘here are thirty- three applicants, Gen. P, A, Torbert, present Cousul, seeks to be retalned, and has bad a petl- tlon cireutated amoog French merchants and Ameriean residents ‘recommending biw, The writer Bays'that the signatures to this ducument sre bot fhuse of thu most promiuent Awer- fcans fu Puris. Torbert hus asked leave ol sbaence to wrge his claims fo persou here. Merrll), aun Americsn lawyer, 'long u restdent of Parls, and su especial fricnd of See- retory Evarts, is suld to be the cholce of the State Depurtinent, while the President fuvors suother geutleman who lhas stroug political support. The letter states that all Americans In Puris are laughig at Washiburno’s request to Gen. Graut not to visit Purls on account of the polit- feal excltement, and say that Grant would bave recelved the heartiest welcome from the French people aud the French ollcals, but that when ho comes later bis reception will notbeof 2 political character. The Presideut cunnot retury (00 soub Lo se- *Cioxstx, cure the enforcement of his civil-service urder in the Executive Departmenta. The plan for ob- taining the full benetir of the votes of the Uhlv clerks in the varfous Departments hias at Tast an- sumed detiniteshape, Gen, Grosvenor, of Ohlto, has had one coneultation regarding the matter with Sceretary Sherman, and Jast evening n meeting of Obio men wis held at the rooms of Sixth-Auditor Mctirew, Thematter received full discussion. tien, Smith, the Appuintment Cierk, has lso Intereated himself In the matter, nnd the clerks huve been tiven to undygatand Lhat they can take whatever time Is necessary to to home and yote, and saome of them have receivea an Intimation thae it will not even be necessary to apply fur a furlough for that purpose, hut that thelr absence will ve understood,” A com- mittee was appointed to ascertubn the countlies and n.wnsh“w in which the varlons Ohlo clerks reslded, and In repard to certain counties an effort will be made 1o sconre the vote of all the clerks restllng there. These nre the conncles in which the contest overthe Leglslative ticket {s supposed to be close. In a number of countles it was agreed that the votes of the clerks would not be uceded, as the Republican majority was quite sutlicient, 1t was dechded that the clerks who reside in these ~ounties should be requested to contribute n s equal at least to half the expense of o trip home to vote for general campaien expenses, A committe: was olso appuinted to arrunge, if pusalhile, for hull-fare tickets, It was alsoagreed that a general effort should be made to raise funds among the clerks for use in the State mmml;in. ‘The Indian Commissionership bins been of- fered to E. R. loyt, of New Yurk, and he lins aceepted. Hoyt for six years has beew the pro- vrietor of the Christian” Intelliyencer newsvaper of New York City, a journal devoted to the in- torests of the Duteh " Reformed Churelt, nud for some time past lins heen President of the Unit- ed Statea Dafry Company, which {3, en@azed in the manufacture and exposition of the product known us oleomarearine, or butter from tal| He has constlerable knowledege of Tudian ters s meinber of the Bourd of Indian Com. mlssfoners, ‘There will undoubtedy be an attempt made nt the next Congress 1o repeal the Tenure-of- Ottice law, and to restore to the Executive tho power of ‘permanctt removal for officlal infs- conduet and impropricty. The armument for tho repeal will be'thint the Taw s an obatacle to civil-service reform, and that the President, In order tu radically refortn the public tervice, atiould have what the Conetitution gives him,— the power of permanent removal, Brouks, Chief of tho Secrct Service, hns filed with Becretary Sherman a report relutive to hls Department. “Fhis s the first step towards an fuvestization of tho Secrot Service, = Brouks' re- port gives a sketeh of the organization and his- tory of the Seeret Service, with that of the several Chlels, As for himself, Brooks says that he hius done nothing since he was Chief to bilug discredit upon Elmer Wushburn, Hu thluks, aud those who know Mr. Wushburn thiuk, that the service could, recesve no higher praise. Brooks suys since Washburn perfected tho organization of tho Secret Servive force ho haa maintained it pure. The trial of cx-Assistant-Becrotary Bawyer and others, ndicted for un {licezal consplracy to sccure the payment of u fraudulent clalim, will Just oue week. No evidenco has been taken yet. As to the alloged jeompllcity of Mr, Buwyer, the Intter excites the pity of his old politleal friends here, for Is In stralghtencd clreumstances, CANADIAN NEWS. The Provinclal Angliean Synod-Rallway Matters—Prohibitlon=The Dominton Fair =The Stadncona Insurance Company. fpecial Dispatch to The Tribune, MoxTuAt, Sept, 18.—In the Trovinclal Angllean Synod the Canon on Consecration of a Bishop was aguin coustdered, and rome slight alteration mado inthe wording of Clauses 6, 7, and 8. Tho following ndditlon was made to Clause 6: ** A wajority of the Housn of ‘Blshops of th eeclestustieal provinee shall constituto o ruorum for hearlog objections to the consevcra- tion of a person clected to the oflleo of Bishop” Ths csnon was finally sdopted as a whole a8 nmended, The following resolution, udopted by the Iouse ot Bishups, was con- curred fn: % No clerzyman of this ecclestastipal provinee shall knowingly suleminize a marriage forbldden by the ninety-ninths canon of the year A DD, 1504, which 1s 88 follows: *No on shull rry within the degrees prolibited by the laws of God und expressed {in u tuble sct {ux:}!x' l’n'v suthority in the year of our Lord God . The Court of Appeals lins affirmed judg- ment In the case. of the Herald Printing und Publishlug Compnny vs, ‘Tnomas Workman, M. I, for 81,200, tor prioting contracted by o committee during the clection coutest. e Waterloo™ & Magog Rallway will be opened this week. ‘Thie Montreal, Ottawa & Northwestern Rail way hus been completed to a polug within thirty mifes ot Ottuwn, The completion of the road tu the latter placo 18 expected about the middly of next noutl, and its opening for trafle in Novumber, A conlerenee of the Roman Cathollc Bishops and clerey of the Proviuee of Quebee, at wiileh the Papul Ablegute wus prosent, was held bore to-day. Special Dispatch to The Tribuns, ‘ToronTo, Sent. 18.~The Ontarle Prohibitory Couventlon mot here tuday, Fifty delegates were present. The followlug resolutions were pussed That It le deelrable that the Dominlon Alllance and the Frohibitury Leagus amalgamute and form one united proubitory orguryzation for the, Hu- nvnion, #nd that a comnittec'be appointed todraft a constitution and by-laws for adoption. To-night a lurgely-attended meeting of the Temperance Assoviution was held. Kpectal Itapuich 1o ihe Tridune. Quenrc, Sept, 18,~The Provioclal Exhibition ‘was opened to-day by the Licutenaut-Giuvernor., Large crowda vislted the grounds, and tho city I8 fust lllug up with stravgers. Awerleultural exhibits are the "best ever seon here, and thero Is un excellent show of Herfonls, Ayrshires, Durhams, and other varletics of cattle, The shiow of Lorses Is of speclal merit. The exhibi- tion of agriculturnl lmplenients, though not lurye, 18 of o firat-cluss order, Spacias 0 dialch 0 the Tyibune, 81. Joun, N, B., Scpt, 18.—The Btuiacona Fire-Iusuranco Company will settie with thefr policy-holders on Thursday uext. ‘They will pay 25 celity cush, und give notes st six” and nlne wouths for the balanee, THE NEZ PERCES. Gen. Rturgls’ Viotory Over the Hostlles Of. Confirmed—A rolonged Ntraggle es Unugcertalned, but Quite fleavy. The followlng telegrams have been vecelved at Geou, Sheridun'’s headquarters fo this city: Seopt. 14, —¥o Adjulunt- A courler just in hio vory ‘ork, n Huad Mountsln, on the 10th. Sturgls bad commu nicated with Howard; Meriitt had been heard from, and hia whcresbouts were known, The hostilos were botween Sturgls aud Howard, and Mereits was coming. Thu tral re tundlug south, and How- ari expected to aizike them on the 10th, and there niuat have been o flght on that day or the next, un- leva they tered snd abandoned everything. The Crows are Joyal; sll reports to the conlrary are sensutional, Vrxuax, Commnding, 1iBAnQUuANTRRS DEPANRTMXNT OF TUE COLUMBIA, IN TUE FIELD, CLARRK'S Kok, B Itoie's Sept. 12, INT7—70 Gen. Terry, Sty Poul, Minw,: Whils Lal lowards Stinking Water, the I in closo pursuit passed ble ©htht, urning to Fork afteravhori detour, an m.klu?u doublo march, svolling him completely, 1 have went Sturizes with bunford and Otis with a Lattery in pursuit, myseif fullowlug as rapidly as possibic with the remuinder, The Indluns ‘are reported r 14 now_going atralght'to Mussclabell, 10 vecure a unction with s band of Losiile Siouk. Bub one of our nicsnay 04 (rom we to Col. Sturgis reached 1, AW buried yestenday four unknowa citizens, prodably scouts, killed Just 1n udvance of ua, Howany, lrigadier-Generat, Ponr Etuts, Bept. 15, ~Tue following has just been received, dated near Yellowsioue, Sept. Lils **We bgve just hud g bard it with the Nez Pers ces, lasting ull day. We killcd and wounded a good many, sud captueed veversl bundred head of » tcporty are not in t u‘y what Iy, 'but it is consilcrable. Several killed a ¢0od mauy wounded. ‘There was puthiug 4 for two duye, and marched sixty miles Lo etriko the Indla e burses wure wor out. The lu- diane stus ell to the rocks, but wy drove them out for suveral milvs. Brosais.” In additlon, Gon. Prost reports that the Crows brought utu the Agency un the 13th 100 head of Nez Perce ponles, and that severs) Ceows staried Out Bt OBCe to Asalst Sturyis, xnuax, Commanding. SUICIDE, Bpecial Dispatch 4o The Tribune. Corumbus, O, Sept. 18.—Constable Jonas Pletch stiewpted suleldo thia morulug by shoot- Ing bhwsclt u the reglon of the beart. He was Iylug In bed ut the time. His ‘wife, the vuly person Il tho bouse, was enterivg the rvom, My remarked to ber fu Gerwsn, **Now you've got it." He bas ot spoken sioce, al- ¢ though be hus mado severn! attempts. le 19 stiit ulive, but tho resuit 1s doubttul. Mets 51 years uld, und owus vonsiderable uroterty, e | hna twilve heen & member of the City Cougen A Was eleeted Constabla the e 7, Counen, sevond e, et Dicputer to The Trlr.,mp.““"" DALTIstORE, Sept. 13— ob Norrie: n weayy, elt 'Ml’\‘u! the firm of Norris, Calwel] & (F aued 45 years, committed suicide on s laat by oot blmacl? o tho tea, 1 te? was kept secret (ruin the o o ke « pollee nutlionitics ygy CURRENT GOSSIP, HAY-FEVER, Within my nazal argan‘s roots I fee} The tiny animaleulie: The pesky varminta wrigy'e in theie play, And make it lively thers *orme. = " My llqatd eyer, full-tinged & “hisk WAIT gl-r‘l‘}\.g \vllhl wlllh burnh vai; hile nealding tear-drops trick, ver That L must mop, and mopagm. bk, Within iny brain a Lroken mill I Ken, A llmping thresher, old nnd worn, ‘Thnt racks the tissues of that organ fory ‘TH1 all my head Is Uralsed and torn, My epecch 1s thick: my gricf beyond comparay Each gleam of #un provokéy sneese, O (hat some Blucher or n frost might comg And set {his throbuing heart oL éasc! tne, Eanch week my washing bilis arc larger Rrown, Till purse and patience both sro gone, Bay, doctors, sy, have you no kind relief, Or must thia 111 thl death be borior Alust no hope of cure on eatth in feft to Hach coming season nfakes It worse; And 1 must fmmigrate to frizid elimes, Whete bears gnd soals the ice-floes curse, ‘There mast I spend each heated term tn fars, Whero sportive wiales and pufling play; Or, 1f Letay, John Chinamnan maintain With ** washee plenty " day by day, Cutteaao, Boptember, 1877, com 'x’im SOLITARY MOSQuITO, Bostan Commeretal Mulledtn, ‘The Spleera liad returned to their city and Seth had settled kimsell duwn for o siuarc sleep, with the bliasful cunsclousnegs thut therewas 1o ‘train to catch " the popy morning, when Mrs. 8. suddenly reared per head up from the pitiow and ejaculated; H“8eth " W * Knaw-r-r-whish " was the only response, “‘Neth, do stop snorfliy and wake upgh ggq Mrs. 8, emphaslzed her request WIth & sofy fyy T 1 huof ‘es, ves; what's m sald srlucr. brokenly, at ihe 'nnmu llmum:f]ffi" throw! u;ilum. his hand aud driving his mlmr‘{ }mml‘wu 8 dreadful thump ogafust tho hesg. hunrd. ““Ouch! You clumsy thing, why dont kngek iy head oft 1% Wbl the iy, - - 7% A yolca mutlied by the plllows was heard to murmur, *“Igainat tho law,* and suggest ey TOUT AT fod it 1a Mra, 8. Wwish 4 switeh," sal ra. 8., |p\tclully. Now don't you go ol i;‘n".‘.'; aigah, Scth,” - “Baby wot stomach achel” fnqnired the drowsy oue. ;! ¥ NO home, il locked out]” "y * Burclar 'n coal cellar?" “No, no."" {*Flre uver 'n East Boston " ‘4 Don't be ridiculous, Sctii. There fea dreat. ful mosquito In the rovitt, and it you do not g ;;Iu and !{’lll him ho will bite Laby sl oyer Toll filin send his bill In 1at January, ui 8picer, with a flnal effurt to dodwge the lseue. Mrs. 8,) however, ‘was_{nexorabl, and Spher rolled vut of bed, erawled [nto o urossing-gosa and siippers, turned up the gas and begu s search for thaw cunning lend, the solitary nue tuite, Who niways survives hls conpanions al lays In wait'to lurass the unhappy bousclolds sumetimes far hito the winter, Spleer connnenced the bunt in the regulatian manncer, by walking about ‘the room withs towel In hls hund and his eyes fixed upon the ceflivg. At tho thind stride he trou tpon the rocking-chair, which responded prownptly wik @ blow in the stomacls, that left him no wiedta swear with, As he stralghtened up Ui eys caught sight of an insuct over the water fature and stnguoring toward it, Lie dealt o blow would baye felled un ox, but ns there wasat ue ox there, he only emashed o chis umfiz and- o “soap dish. Here the bay woke up aud jolned {u the exervises, with au mal howl, aud Mra, Spleer remarked that s did not sce for the Iife of her why a mansho was s0 near-sighred that be couldn’t see arots the room dId not put on _nls glasses before be stuaahed all the chamber furniture and woke up the house. Beth mady no reply, but tho manuer jn wbich he scttled his cye-glusses on his noso and gripped the towel ludlcated that §f the mosquite had been an elephant he would not have Tullml before ‘him thep. Ilo searche the celllug corclully agaln, squin hind the head-board, “looked under the bed, and into the closct, behind the door, apd along the mopboard, at the msror, sl un tae window curtain, ut the celling for tho sixtecuth time—and there, quietly hanging hy s long legs, was his tornentor, The injured tma \rurfiy drew a chalr under the apot. “ I fsn't. high enongh," aurmured Mrs, 8, inn Pur of horrible suspense. Seth added tho Laby arm-chalr, but still th hated fusect was bevond reach. 'The hasso.x plled upon the arm-cliair; the hunter mounted the tickllsh edliice, puiscd himself liku Blonds 1 moment on the top, there wasa terrible blow,a Lloody spot upon the wall, a dreadful crash, wd s8I "r'FMM remarks, which Mya, 8, heand b shuddering silence. Then tho hiead of the hous limped off to the **spare room,"” Mrs. 8. sug the mother's refraln of * there, there, thers” fur on bour, and peace was upon that house. Thu next morning tho boys safd the ofe could not have smeit worse of arnich 1f thedd man had played o base-ball mateh the day o fore, TURKISIT PLEASANTRY. London Ezaminer, The other day Pop Milo, a relative of Priocee Nikita, fult Irrosiatibly impelled to go dawnand objurgate the Turks in Niksich, He rode dom from the heights of Trebesel, armed only Wi nls sword; and, afeer indulging in o flood of - putations touching the charactor of sll the fe male rclatives of the Turkish sons af pies i vited the Niksich people to send forth theirmot vallant chumplon to singic combat with MmLu tho sume time exposing his breast to stow thit lie wore wo surreptitious arnor, But the Nikalch men did not feel Inclined o come forth, und Pop Mllo fell a victin to Mo lem barburisin by a bullet through his heatt He was B0 years of age, and constdered, 1 handsomest mun {n Montencgro, When he fell the Niksichers spravg forth, cut his Lead o, carefully wushed his face, colnbed his halr, and sent ‘the Lophy back Into the Montenegnd camp, —— YELLOW ‘FEVER, Bpecial Dispatch (0 The Tridune. NEw Youk, Scpt. 18,—Two passengers it flcted with yellow fever wers removed fron tha sfeanship Uitstana, which arrived from Il vana to<lay, and seut to tho fever hospital st Dix’s Inland. A second cuse of yellow furef Dbroke out on the steamship Clyde, Tho stea mlgulgl ara, having reported still more casd on , was moved from tho upper totid lower quarantine. ‘Two bundred aud forty-d% dollurs wers subseribed by members of 168 Marlthine Exchango to-day In ald of the yello?* foversuflerers at Feruauding, Fla, HYMENEAL, Epecial Dispatch o The Tribune. MiLwavkes, Wis., Sepl. 18,—Frederick Wik fams, of tue firm of Brooks, Wadsworth &Lor of New York, aud Mus Virglula Diechiman, 80 daugliter of Edward Burber, Esip.) wero marre at the vestdence of the latter this alternood the precence of friends und Juvited puets ‘Fhere was a large number of preseuts. e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Bax Fraxcisco, Sept. 18.—Sailed, ste: City of Psnams, Panama. Lownow, Sept. 18.—Steamships Dooan #4 Deyonia, fromn New York, arrived outy " Nxw YORk, Sopt. 18,~Arrived, steamsbly Frida, trow Hawmbare; Seythis, 'from Live” pool ————— FIRE AT M'GREGOR, 1A Spectut Dispatek to Tha Tribunk McGrxGok, la.,8et, 18.—~Tho dwcllmz'h"“’; and furniture of C, Gerndt wero totally duath” ed by dre last eventng. Loss about §300: 7 suréd In the Coutiuental, of New Yorks 1,500, e Morn, dewy morn, whoss rosy fingers nnu-‘h; lowing sk, I3 the the to vat 1resh fruit 104 ta luscluus, dewy fresbiiess; but wizht, WLE=2 is the thue to put ou your tr L rves bang your vest 0n by oye armi-liole, buttol 3% €uat WIONE 03 YOU 0, ubil Lear Uil ut the PO a thousaud wifes w inute to teak the dn