Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 23, 1877, Page 2

z [} . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES epecial circumstances. but because we believed it —_— — the combatants displayed their courare that cspecially deserves remark. Nothing iike them ever before been re- corded in military bhistors. Nor, perhaps. are there any two nations, except the Turks and the Russians, which would be capable of showing preasely the same oualitics in the same circumstances. For miere bravery, care- less of consequences and independent of e~ couragement, the Turkish and Russian troops have never been surpassed. Their fury and te- nacity in fizhting resemble rather the "reckless rage of the \fi]dic:\sn than the disciplined and reasoning courage of the civilized man. Rut, in its own kind, it is extraordinary. Among themany predictions of military eritics ‘which this campaign has falsified is onc that be- came current duung the Franco-German war. It was then confidently affinmed that the general use of modern weapons of precision_had made bayonet charges impossible, and bhad incressed the necessity for laree reserves to fill up the ravks of reciments burled sgainst intrenched positions. Even before the breech-loading rfle, with its deadly exactness of aim, its rapidity of fire, and its length of range, had come futo use, it wasa commonplace in military controversy that soldiers, however brave and however enduring, could uot be compelled to fight on dayafter day in a struggle without any visible result. We’ heard in every great war of this century of the exhaustion of froops after two or three days’ fizhting, of the inexplicable hor- ror which, after a while, overpowers the imag- inatious of the bravest, of the loathing fog, the field, covered with its accumulatine corpses, ‘which seizes hold upon the feelings of even hard- encd veterans, of the shuddering recoil from the sight of the zaps made in the ranks by the pre- vious struggles. But in Bulgaris all these pre- visions have, apparently, been set at naught, all thesc assumed necesitics have been disremard- ed. Turks and Russians alike fight on day after dayand weck after weck, flinging masses of men agninst intrenched positions, braving the deadly blast of artillery and the deadlier Lail of bullets from the b -loading rifle. The palm for savage contempt for danger caunot be awarded to one side rather than the other. Both show the same gallantry in charging im- preamable positions, the same tepacity in at- tempting to hold those which are untenable. Both can'go on fighting, as it scems, until their masses of men have been almost worn away without showing sicusof physical exhaustion or —from a soldier’s point of view—of moral de- terioration. They can profong the battle and repeat their attacks witlout. needing reinforce- meats to replace the heavy losses of each day, aud without havine their spirits weizhed down Dy the increasng borrors of the field. Sulei- man Pasha's_ soldiers in thelSchipka Pass and Gen. Radetzkv's opposing foree have shown these extraordinary quaiities in the highest de- gree. There the_ strugele was prolonged, fero- cious, and unembarrassed by tactical or strate- gical problems in_a dezree unparalleled the annals of war. Night and day the battle razed, and_still the Just for slaughter was not satisfied. The soldiers on both sides scemed not only to fizht for the sake of fighting, but to slay for the sake of siayinz. And now at Jeneth, when there is a pause in the tury of war amouy the defiles of the Balkans, the ssme trumedy is being repeated before Plevna. Both man Pasha's troops and those opposed to em have given proof of their reckless bravery. have azain and again attempted the im- ble, and, thourh driven back with loss, returned to the charge with unconquer- able scorn for danger and unquenchable thirst for blood. This * rapture of the fight,”” not to be mod- erated by reason, or by disaster, or by privation, sxervises its magic in the midst of the most rhastly surroundings. It was thought—and it ¥as—deserving of high praise that our suldiers in the Crimes, though suffering intense mis- eries during the awful winter of 1855, did not Jose their fighting power: but a8 Crimean hnt was palatial in its comfort comvared ~ad the Divouacs of the Russians and «=< furks. It is true that the weather 15; Still all that esn Dbe expected ip September, but the blazing sun ds 3s deadly an enemy to the health of < contending armics as the ‘bitterest cold of ~nter. The men must be se- vercly pinches 10r food, forthe Turks have nothing thy~ ¢a0 be called a commissariat sys- “em, ap- Lbe Russians are not much better off. Bapier¥ arranzements there are none in cither 24%p. Discase must claim its hundreds of vie- tims daily among the population of a million or more, combatants and non-combatants, ‘who are crowded into the parrow parallelogram held by the invaders and the armies opposing them.” With privation and discase it might be thought depression of soul would be certamn to come, and that the appetite for slanghter, If not appeased, would be deadencd by shéer weakness. But it does not appear that either the Turks or the Russians have lost any particle of their fichting quality throneh their hardships. For both it was almost as if the vassion of battle rave back health to the sickly, supplied food and comforts to the Lungry and « h Th the wears, and took the place of all hopes and interests, quenching alike joy and grief, and making fear impossible. Eventhatcircumstance of horror which would strike the vast majority of civilized men as the most odivus agzravation of the miserics of war—the fact that before Plevna now, as in the Schipka Pass, thousands of bodics lic unburied and rotting under the sun upon the very ground where the antagonists must meet and strugele over again—does not Feem to excite any feelfags of abhorrence in Turk or Russian. The air is laden with the pestiferous stenches borne from those ghastly fields. and whole stretches of country have the aspect of a shambles; bat to the Muscovite or Muslem soldier these scem the fitting furniture of the arena in_ which the fate of two nations is to be decided. We can hardly persuade ourselves that these things are happening in our own day amons nations with whom we have been, and indeed are, on terms of close and cqual friendship. It is far frrom he truth to say that as the world grows older ruw's nature becomes less fierce. It would, in- deed, be diflicult to find, in the annals of the nost savage tribes and countries, & more pas- sionate delight in battle than that which ani- 1es the struggle of Turks and Russiansat the 0 hinka Pass and before the intrenchments of Clevun.. SAVASTOPOL. HOBART PASHA'S LAST RXPLOIL. Dispatch o London Times. CoSBTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1.—Hobart Pasha has sabmitted to the Porte the following account of 2is last gallant exploit at Sevastopol: On the 24th of August I saw about fiftecn miles dictant from Cape Galarn a Kussian _eteamer, which efterwards proved 1o be the yacht of the Emperor of Ruesin. employed 1n the iznoble oc- cupution of burning an unfortunate merchant hrig, ready money, when the fall trade, which is con- sidered likely to be anustally full this year in conscquence of the large crop movements, shall have attained its height. The feature of 'Change ¥riday was a decline of the Russian sflver rouble to 2334d, which is almost the lowest point evér touched. Silver remains steady, but is in no great de- mand for India just now, because the famine traflic monopolizes the railivay to the exclusion of the export trade. The German Government has, therefore, a delicate market to deal with, and can no longer bring forward large amouuts of silver for sale. TUE STOCK MARKETS this week tended to be dull, but rumors of a proposed armistice gave astrong sunport to speculative stocks on Tuesday, and since then the improvement has mnot been entircly lost, although. the movement of prices compared with last week 1is ‘unfavorable. With the prominent exception of Turkish stocks, English funds have raised very slightly, having recovered on Tucsday the fraction lost on Saturday. Forcizn Government securities fell, and recovered in the same W but with large variations. Turkish stocks, however, have continued to advance upen the successful resistance at Plevna. American railroad securities on the whole maintain the prices to which they have been taken by speculative operators, but the proba- bilities rerain that, should money become dear in Ameriea, it will be difficult to Bold them. FOREIGN MISCELLANY. CLEOPATRA’S NEEDL. ALEXANDEIA, Egypt, Scpt. 22.—The steamer Olga, towing the caisson containing the Egyp- tian obelisk, sailed yesterday for London. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Loxpon, Sept. 22.—Solicitor Edward Froggatt and Chief Inspectors Druscovich, Meiklejohn, Pal- mer, and Clarke, of the Scotland Yard Detective force, accused of conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice in the celebrated coufidence case in which a number of betting men were convicted of defrauding the Countess de Goucourt of $50,000, have been committed for trial. THE PAPAL SUCCESSION. LoxDOX, Sept. 2. —A correspondent at Rome telegraphs: *‘Contrary to expectation, the Pope has proclaimed as Camerlengo, not Car- dinal Panebianco, but Cardinal Pe Cardinal Pancbianco has thus a chauce of buing Pope. as the clection of Camerlenzo to the Pontificate would be almost unprecedented.” FRANCE. GAMBETTA’S SENTENCE CONFIRMED. Panis, Sept. 2.—The second trial of Gam- betta took place to-day on appeal. *His counsel argued that tife tribunal which condemned him was-incompetent. The Court rejected the plea, and confirmed the scotence pronounced at the- first trial. THE ELECTIONS." The elections for Depntfes are ordered for the 14th of October, and the session of the Chamber of Dreputics is called for Nov. 7. ‘The manifesto to the nation found among ex- President Thiers’ papers will be published on Tuesday. The Cowservative journals contest 18 authenticity. WASHBURNE. A Correspondent Has a Talk with the Ex- Minister on French Affuirs. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Yorx, Sent. 22.—Ex-Minister Wash- burne, sccompanied by his wite and daughters, lcfu this city to-night for his home fn Galena. Inregard to the recent manifesto of Marsbal MacMahon, Mr. Washburne said to s rep- resentative of the World: ‘It must have intensified the fecling throughout France. and, taken together with the imprisonment of Gambetta, I think it will add greatly to the excitement which was prevalent at the time I left. The position that I accupied towards the French Government, where my relations have always becu very fricndly under all of the five forms of goyernment which existed during the cizht years of my residence in France, disin- clines me to make any special comments upon the political contest now so unhappily raging in that country.” Astothe result of the impending election Mr. Washburne said: * It is impossible for 1e to give a judement of . my own, but in the last conversation 1 had with M. Thiers that great statesnian, who knew France better tban any man living, assured me that the Republicans, instead of electing the 363 former Deputies, would clect the whole 400. In n very recent conversation which I pad with Gumbetta he expressed thc same opinion. On the other hand the Govgrnment party expressed the hope of success, or any rate they profeseed to belieye that they could reducethie Republican strength so much that the moderate Left would hold the balance of power, which would curb any Republican mnjorse- that might be elected.” n answer to the qfftstion ““What would be the effcct of an overwhelming defeat of the Republicans or of the Government party?? Mr. Washburne replicd: “No one can foretell. I have lived lonz cnough inFrance to understand that it is extremely unsafe to ven- ture any predictions as to future political cvents.'” B As to the eflect of the confirmation of the hizher court of the sentence on Gambetts, Mr. Washburne made the same answer, adding, “Let us hope that the effect will not be what many people in France well sce cause to fear.” Mr. Washburne is of opinion that M. Jules Grevy will assume the leadership of the Repub- Jican party, and_describes hfin_as an able and bonest win, and an original and sincere Repub- lican, a man in whom the country bas, very justly, great confidence. Mr. Washburne said it was true that he bad -helped to dissuade Gen. Grant from visiting Paris, and he bad done so because there the feel- ing against the Government is excremely bitter, and it was feared that any such demonstration 8s Gen. Grant's visit wonld have given risc to might be made the excuse for such anm out- break ssis feared to be Incvitable sooner or later. In his opinjon the danger of the present crisis bas not been commouly exaggerated. The crisis exists, and will not end without a very seyere settlement. " Mr. Washburne described the general condi- tiop of France a8 prusperous in the extreme. 1 {mmediately cave chave. takinethe Fethi Bolend' with me. At it 1 closed on tus enemy very fast, getnng within five miles of her. Then be most interesting chasc. Our speed was thirteen mots: the enemy's exacily the same. We had ieft two_ engincers behind to bny oil ot Vara. The firemen and engincers were much exhiavsted, and the tubes getting dirty, speed was reduced 10 twelve knots. Still we nearlv maintained onr position with the cnemy, who wus making every effort to pain the port,of Sevastopol, which Wae now in sight. At nsl he rucceeded 1n doing o, while aboat fix miles ahead. We followed him in to a distance of sbout 3,000 yards from the harhor of Sevastopol. On our beginning 1 fire at Fort Constaptine a tre- mendons fire was opencd on us from some new masked batterics on the ricat and left of the har- Yor. Shot and sbell fell around us jike hail. Luckily, a6 we were always in motion, the range ‘Was not very accurate, but water from the eplash of the huge shot fired by the 25-ton guns reached g onto our decks. Wekeptup a_heavy fire for & considerable time, hu'x npu 1 feit that to remain under the fire of more than 100 puns wonld have Ueen certain - destruction 1o onc or both of my ships, I stcamed ont of rance. A steam torpedo vessel wns Iying under the tection of the batteries. ready to attack in case we were damaged, buta well-directed shell made her E.llffi into the barbor. The new earthworks at Seractopol are most formidable, and I am of the ovinion that, leaving torpedoes’out of the ques- tien, the Snest fieet in the world would meer cer- tain destruction if it attacked them. The guns are 2l masked and quite invieible. 1 fancy that many of the fortifications bave been made since the com- mencement of the war. I remarked that the enemy took our range by means of mirrors, which Usaw frequently flash in the rays of the soa. MONEY AND STOCKS. THE ECONOMISTS' WEERLY REVIEW. Saebial Disatch 1o The Chicago Trivune. LoxpoN, Sept. 22.—The Econopwst savs: “There are some signs, thouph faint, which tead to the idea that a revival of business may be looked for. The Clearing-House returns, which have declined for three vears, now show &n fmprovement up to the end of July. The + weckly averages exhibit a slight diminution of business in 1877 compared with 1876, but since the commencement of August an improvement 3ppears in the returns. The improvement is ‘oo elizht to bufld on it any distinct opivion :lat the stagnation of the last few years has cd_entirely away, and we are far from im- 2g that it justifies the immediate expecta- Lo of a rapid revival of trade, but at all events satisfactory that TUE RETKOGRADE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED, whether the improvement prove temporary or 8O- Discount rates are ¢ per cent below last week, three months’ bank bills being quoted at 3¢ per cent.. Trade bills are not nougfly alter- tdf The supply of money at short terms is z2loodant. Grt loans are practicabls at less than 2 ant. ) Hales of United States Government securities are being pressed, we updarstand, from holders ‘s Autica, in satidpstion of & demand for The crops this year were usually abuue dant. This is_especially true of the vine crop, which =ives promise to a crop equal to that of 1865 The working classcs, too, are generally well off. Commerce flourishes, and the only one cause of universal dread and anxicty is the black politi- cal shadow which darkens the otherwise cloua- less horizon of the most beautiful of European lands. ———— APOSTLE PRATT. Svecial Dispaich to The Chicago Tribune, NEW Yonk, Scpt. 22.—Orson Pratt, the Mor- mon Apostle wio recently arrived from En- gland, left this ity to-day for Utad, accom- panied by Joseph F. Smith, a nephew of the prophet Joseph Smith. Mr. Pratt is apparently 00 years of age, and possesses rather expressive features. He wears a flowing beard, and has ruddy checks and kecn eyes for hisage. His movements are. eharacterized by remarkable vizor and activity. The'tone of his voice is deep and sonorous, and he speaks with the air of 4 man of almost unlimited guthority. Tis pencral appearance and demeanor partake more of the politi- cian or wealthy possessor of mining stock thau a clerical dignitary. White wjoll;minc,..yi‘rf this city Mr. Prattconveérsed rathierunreservedly upou subjects touchiug Mormonism, and cx. pressed his entire atistaction in the recent sue: cession in the Church, e said he went to Ep- gland especially to superintend the ublication of anew and elezant edition of the fiiblc. Im- mediatcly upon the Prophet’s death he was summoncd to return. Tozether with the other apostles, he had much business to attend to be- fore the Conference in October. The work in Great Britain he pronounced to be most pros- perously advancing. In Scandinavia -con Verts were . being made with especial rapidity. Five hundred emigrants from that couotry would arrive, he euid, in a few days, being now on the ocean, while 700 British couverts werc to reach this country in October. e A HARD CUSTOMER, &pecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Cororano Srrixgs, Col., Sept. 22.—A sec- ona edll_ion of the Cardiff giant is on exhibition here, bem; the property of Mr. Conaut, a resi- dent of this place, who exhamed the great won- der afew days ago near Pueblo. Ths st man meazures seven et fve inehes, and has all the appearance of a giant who bad lain down, folded anarm across his breast, died, and 1 due time turned to stone. An offer of been made for this hard custorner, wants the party to go $5,000 better, ——————— M'CLELLAN WANTS TIME. Oraxce, N. J., Scpt. 22.—Gen, McClellan ‘was officially informed this evening of his nomi- nation for Governor by the Democratic State Convention. He asked time to consider the answer, which he will give next weck, " CRIMINAL CALENDAR. The Kentucky Row in Which Four Persons Were Slaughtered. A Connecticut Man Murders the Para- mour of His Wife. The St. Elmo Murderer Captured af McLeanshoro, Ill. A Philadelphia Railroed President in the Stockwatering Line, EKENTUCKY BASHI-BAZOUKS. Dispatch to Cincinnatf Enquirer. RicuoxnD, Ky., Sept. 21.—The tefrible shoot- iog affray, of which the barc upulncs were lardly sent you last evening, bis been the principal topic to-day. From eye-witnesses, and from the evidence elicited at the inquest, I am able to give you something of the details. Jasper Maupi was a member of a Jarge and wealthy famiiy living a few wmiles cast of bere. The family numbers in all its branclies perhaps thirty or more men, noted for their horses aud hounds, their love of fox-hunting, and for their utter indifference to danger when attacked or their honor called in guestion. Jobn Burnum, was Constable of Glade Town- ship, that portion of tho county where the Mau- pims lived, and is a typical Kentuckian, lu person tall, broad-shouldered, handsome, quick on the trigger, but unfortunately :}unrrclsumc, and in- deed. it is smd, rather fond of kitling people. His history, which I shall give you more in de- tail by letier, is marked by a number of desper- ate crimes, including the murder of two men, one of them, it is said, in cold bloud, and other conduct which marked him as a man to be feared and dreaded. In January last a quarrel sprang up between Burnam and Jasper Maupin, which resulted in the shooting of Burnam five times by Maupin. Yesterday ‘the trial of Maupin was to lave occurred; and Burpam, partially recovered from his wounds, was in town, cvident- ly with the _determination of having re- venge upon Maupin. Ho was: backed by four of his fricuds, the principal of whom wero Ballard aud Cornelison, while Maupin was backed bv his relatives, each armed heavily with heavy revolvers, and determined upon the externtination of the other or death to them- selyes. The parties first met in the corridors of the Court-House, and revolvers were drawn on both sides, but by the intervention of fricnds they were induced to refrain from shooting. After the adjournment ot the court, however, Bur- nam, accompanied by his fricnds, stationed hitm- self on the sidewalk’ near a livery stable, wbere Maupin must pass toget to his housc. The Maupins, secing this action, consulted a mo- ment, but only a moment, when Jasper, putting his hand upon his revolver, started boldly along the sidewalk in the direction of the stable. His backers, many of whow were alrcady mounted, stopped about fifty feet away to wateh the result. Maupin walked quietly down the street till he got opposite and nearly past Burnam, still hav- inghs hand on bis revoiver, and looking back as he passed, when suddenly Bursam drew a heavy revolver from under his coat, and, step- ping quickly toward Maupin, without sayinga word, placed the muzzle nearly against bis fore- head, and, before Maupin could draw, fired. The ball entered the braw, and Maupin fell to the sidewalk, dying. ‘Then Maupin’s friends opened fire from the corner, juu'xying from their bLorses and rusbmg up toward the party. Lee Maupin ran toward Burnam, and, leveling his revolver, fired. Burnam fell acad upon the sidewalk, his icet resting across those of his victim, and the blood fowing from his mouth and wounds in his head. Lee Maupin, not vet content with his revenge upon his brother’s murderer, rushed again to the body of his victhw, and, stooping overit, sent another ball through his head, and was fol- lowed in this act by another of the Maupiu fain- ily. 5;\& the same time the others had opened fire on Cornelisun and Ballard, who both received sbots through the head, and, staggering a few cteps, feil dying. The example of Lee Maupin was followed by his fellows, who deliberately approached their victims while they were dying, sending the heavy balls from their pistols through their heads. Then, there being no more of the friends of the vanquished party re- maining alive, the caruage ceased. The brothers of the wounded Maupin gath- ered about the dying man, and, still graspine the iustruments of death in’ hands red with the blood of his murderer, kisscd bhis pale tace and wept lke children. Then he was carried into a store near by, but expired ina few moments. ‘Then they turned again their atteotion 1o bis murderers, and, finding themw, too, dead, sheathed their revolvers and quietly gave them- selvus up to the Sheriff. Those Ieit in charge were Lee, Joe, Brock, and Brutus Maupin, Neal Gooch, William Gooch, and William Terrill, aud of these only Lee and Brutus Maupin and Witl- fam Gooch were held after the inquest to-day. From the evidence before the Coroner’a jury to-day it appears that the Muupin party were suxious to avoid a disturbance, while the Bur- nam party were anxious for a fuss. Geol Mitehell’s testimony Lefore tho inquest wus: “1 saw Juhn Burnam at 5 o’clock a. m. of that day (1'hursday) twelve or fourteen miles out of Ricbmond. Burnem said he was coming to Richmoud to ruise hell. I was not in the party when the shooting occurred. While the frieads and the Maupius were waiting on horseback op- posite Owen McKee's erocery, on the corner, for Jasper Maupin to get bis horse from Turley’s livery-stable, which is about the middle of bloek, Maupin met Burnam about midway be- tween the corner and the stable. Without say- ing a word Burnam shot Jasper Maupin, from which he died in about an anour. The Maupin party, who were ou horschack, dismounted im- mediately and commenced firing, resulting in the death of John Burnam, William Cornelison, and Kit Ballard, all from the neizhborhood of Kingston, in this county.” Jasper Maupin was about 24 vears old. He received one shot over the right eye, passing through the brain. Jobn Burnam was about 31 years old. He re- ceived one shot above the left eyebrow, passing through the brain, two through the right shoul- der, one behind the right ear, and one in the right hand. William' Cornelison was about 35 years old. He received one wound in the right breast, passing out under the left shoulder-blade, and one shot in the back of the rirht arm, about five inches below the shoulder-blade. Kit Ballard was about 39 years old. He re- caived one shot in the cheek, onc in the temple, one in the back, ranging through the heart, and one in the right rear hip. The verdict of the Coroner’s Jury to-day was: ‘*Jusper Maupin was killed by a pistol-shot from the hiand of John Burnam. ~ Burnam, Comneli- son, and Ballard came to their deaths by pistol- shots from the hands of Lee Maupin, Brutus Maupin, and William Gooch.” The Grand Jury have the case now. The above parties were well connceted nnd respect- ed. The citizens of Richmond deplore this, the second calamity within thirty days, i ey FEARFUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. Dispatch to New York lerald., New LoNDOK, Conn., Sept. 19.—There met fn this city to-day, by order of the Superior Court Jfor New London County, a Grand Jury to de- termine whetler a true bill should be found on an indictment charging that, on the evening of the 10th of September, James Buddington, of Groton, did wilfully and with malice afore- thought commit murder on the person of Will- iam Thompson, also of Groton, The Grand Jury, after three hours' delibera- tion, found a true bill for manslaughter agalust Buddington. He will probably be tried before- the present term of the Superior Court. During the War Buddington served as o pri- vate in the Ninth Rhiode Island Resiment, and afterward ns a private for three years in G Company, Twenty-first Connecticut Volunteers. ‘Thompson, the murdered man, had also served as a soldier. Eleven years ago this Buddington, known familiarly as Jim Buddingtou, married 2 woman by whom he became the father of four children, For eight vears they lived happily, or at least there were no violent outbreaks resulting from -|- domestic iufelicity, except on one oceasion, when the wife went to Kansas and remained for u"lilmc, returning eveutually to her husband’s side. Jim is‘an industrious man, acd earned good wizes as unskilled labor usually cum?‘-! mands. These he faithfully applied to the use of his family. _Somectimes storics very nearly touching his wife's honor camic to his ears, but he generously dismissed them as idle ;:D'ssh}. For a few years past himself and family lved in Center Groton in a house owned by the mother of his wife. To this house, in the fall of 1874, came = man named Willlam Thompson, a great, stout fellow who was skilled at swiugiog an ax, and ready for any work where his im- mense musculat development would be brought into requisition. He became a boarder at the Buddingtons'; later, an intimate, and flnally, as stated, his relations with the wile !.lr.:t.'nmP of an mproper character, Be that as it may, this much is certain,—after Thompson came Buddington tound himself alicnated from his wife, and_through no fault of his own. There were mutual recriminations and _denials, and gradually the breach between them widened, until at last Buddiogton became almost o strauger to his home. Onone oceasion while there he attempted to correct onc of his children for rome misdemeanor. Thowpson interfered and knocked him down. At an- cther time he went to his house, found it lock- ed, and, peering through the shaded windows, saw his wife and Thompson lying wguthc'r on the sofa. This embittered kim, and he wrote his wife sayfug the intruder must leave the house or he would give him trouble. Such is the story of their married life as told by Budnlin:uoulm y«;fir correspoudent on the day following the murder. - ‘At 6 o'clock in the afternoon of Sept. 10 Bud- dington left New London, where he had lately been employed, and crossed to Groton and thence to the. Httle old house, upon a lonely spot In an unfrequented road, where his family were. It was 8 o'clock when he reached there and quite dark, but in the dusk he saw_Thomp- eon sitting npon the steps. In Buddington’s pocket was a_five-chambered revolver, with every chamber Joaded, This he found in the shop of his late employer two months ago. It apparently belonged “to no one, s0 he ap- propriated it. He attempted to enter the house, but Thompson pushed him back and ranin, locking the door bLebind him. Inside a light was burning; up-stairs were the women and children, Thompson joined them upon their appeal for protection. ~Buddington broke in a window on the south side of the bouse, crawled througb into the kitchep, took the lamp and started up, stairs to confront his wife. She cried out: “ For heaven’s sake, William, don’t let him come up here! He’ll marder us all!” 4 Half-way up thc stairs the two men met, and dinched; in the act the lJamp was extinguished and the room made totally dark. For a mo- ment they stood sileat, Lhc*: two, the one (the husband) a small diseased, Weakened man, the other powerful as & giant. The one who sought to o up was knocked backward down the stairs by blows tbat could not have been dealt with the fist. “If ye strike me like that agin 1’1l shoot'ye! eried Buddington. A blow cut short his words and he drew his }flsml aud fired. The ball went through the lesh above Thompson’s right clbow and grazed the cheek of the Buddington woman. 'Th followed another blow that blinded and alm stunned Buddington. Another shot, au awiul groan, a heavy fall to the foot of the stairs, a shriek from the frightencd womeu and children, and the first act in the tragedy was over. The women fled from the house and alarmed the neighbors. They came, bringing an officer with them. Lights were struck, and the little stairway approached, aud there at the foot of it, o with his face Iying in a great pool of blued, his eyes wide open and staring, bis mouth fixed in a’hideous grin, they found Willlam Thompson with a bullet-hole cless through the heart. Buddington remained at his house all night, haundeufled. His face was a sorry sight, all cut and bruised as it was., No one” thought to wash lhis wounds, which were terrible, and when daylight came there was no resemblance of a humau face in his. The post-mortem re- vealed that the fatal shot which struck Thomo- son down had cutered a lttle to the right of the medium lue, pierced the right veatricle, aud come out un inch to the right of the spinal col- umnand between the eleventh and twelfth ribs. On the conclusion of the post-mortem, Bud- dington was brouzht to New London and placed in jail. Later a preliminary hearing was had, resulting in his commitment for murder in the first degrec. The sympathies of the public are entirely with the prisoner. He will_be defended by some of the best lawyers of New London, and gratuitously. SADLY DISAPPOINTED. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Bavtnxone, Md., Sept. 22.—This morning the safe-deposit box rented by Mr. Jacob Norris, who died Sunday last from a suicidal pistol- sliot, was broken open in the presence of the parties interested, who met for that purpose at the Safe-Deposit building. It was expected that $39,000 in securitics would be found in the box, $26,000 of which would be in Government bonds and other securities, intrusted for deposit by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Ensey, and ber daughter, Miss Mary Ensey, and the balance was supposed to be mostly de- posited by his mother. They were preatly disappointed on finding that nota thing of value was left in the box, and thut. Mrs. Ensey, now 53 years of age, was rendered penniless. Mr. Norris was 2 bool keeper in the office of Mr. J. A. Rigby, corner of German and South streets, and speculated in stocks until he bad invested and lost every cent of the money Intrusted to him to deposit. Mr. Norris was sume 25 years of aze. He married a daughter of Mrs. Ensey ten yvears ago. He induced her to join with his mother in taking a box at the Safe-Deposit Building to save ex- pense. 4 WHOLESALE WATERING OPERA- TION. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22 —Third strect fs ex- cited over the reported overissue of 3,000 shares of stock of the West Philadelphia Passenger Raitway Company. The stock wasyesterday $150 per share, but to-day tumbled to $110, and fs still declining. The report is gererally credited. Before the day was gdone the stock was quoted s lowas $60 bid- Par value is $50. This after- noon John 8. Morton, President of the line, resigned. and S8amuel Baugi¥ was chosen in his place. Morton ackLowledges that the overissne will reach 10,000 shares, and that fraud has been going on since 1870. He states that he was drawn iuto the defaleation by otbers, wh names e will not divulge, and has never pox cted a dollar by any of the transactions. Mor- ton is President of " the Permanent Exmbition, and has heretofore bore a_hizh reputation. Secretary Stokes and Treasurer Hubn were removed. ~All, it is reported, will be arrested. SIIOT. Special Disnatch to The Chicago Trivune. Fonr WATNE, Sept. 22—Dr. T. R. Morri- son, this morning about 7 o’clock, shot Asher W. Fisher in the abdomen at Heller’s Corners, ten miles north of this Two balls entered Fisber, producing fatal wounds. He is still alive, but siukine rapidly, and cannot last till to-morrow. Dr. Morrison came to this city and surrendered himselt to the Sheriff. He is now out on bail. He says that the deed was done in self-defense; that he was driving quictly along, when Fisher approached him swing- ine a large hickory club and_making threats; that he tried in vain to avoid Fisher, and finally shot him to save his own life. Fisher’s fricnds state that he was shot down by Morrison with- out any cause ‘whatever, and that the killing Was & wantop and brutal murder. The parties have not been on good terms for some time. "There is much excitement over the affair. TIE ST. ELMO MURDERER. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. McLeansporo, 11k, Sept. 22.—Onc of the men now in jail here, McGuigan, is supposed to be Frank Nickols, who did the killing at St. Elmo on the 10th of September. Officer D. 8. Prosscr, in company with Frank Barlow and Robert Bracketsley, came from St. Elmo. Mr. Bracketsley went to the jail and among the eloht l{n’!.snm:rs selected McGuigan as the man. A . was In the “road, and, after Seales was killed, saw the murderer, and is certain McGuizan isthe man. McGuigan told persons hiere that he walked twelve miles without a hat, and wished to trade his striped shirt for another, Sherill Blades goes with the prisoner to-night {or St. Elmo. ¥ TWEED. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, Sept. 22.—The Times says it was rumored among politicians to-day that at the next meeting of the Special Committee of the Board of Alderman, which will be held on Fri- doy next, Tweed will retuse to answer any further questions. One of tue questions to be put to him is whether some of the members of the present Tammany organization were asso- ciated with him in the Ring frauds. NOT GUILTY. SpectalDispaich to The Chicaga Tridune. Rock IsLaND, IiL, Sept. 22.—In the Pilgrim murder case the jury thls morning found Mrs, George W. Pilgrim not guilty. Her husband died from the effects of arsenic last April, and the circumstantial evidence was strong against his wife, but it could not be proved that she ever had arsenic in her possession, and the jury 5#;';225; the benefit of LEA flaw in the chain of ANOTHER ROTTEN CONCERN. NEW Yonk, Sept. 22.—A Receiver has-been appointed for the Clairmont Savings Bank, and th:tf:]r‘esidenz, Sherman Brodwell, has been ar- reste e “fA volee~—‘*We don't bellevg . PRESIDENT HAYES. The People of Atlanta Give Him a Cordial Reception. Gov. Colquitt Welcomes the Visitors in ', the Heartiest Manner. The President’s Speech Frequently In- terrupted by Enthusiastie Cheers. ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 22.—President Hayes and party arrived in this city at half-past 7 this morning. Alter breakfast in the Markham House a drive was taken about the city, and at 10 o’clock from a stand in front of the hotel, and in the presence of 10,000 citizens, Mayor Angier, on benalf of the municipality, welcomed tne Lresident, and Gov. Colquitt for the people of the State spoke words of hearty welcome. The Governor said: Yon sir, come into our midst not as President only. ‘The vast interests over which you preside, the stupendous power which you wicld as Chie? Magistrate, the dignity with which your name 18 investod by that power, —thesc are prominent ideas which move nsin this pmr:inf to-day. But the most prominent in our minds, higher, sreater than cvery other, is the character which you {llustrate 25 the peace-mnker between brethren estranzed. It is enoughto fll the measure of the loftiest amvition to remove fear and suospense irom the hesrts of twelve millions of people, your fellow-citizens, and restore 1o thietn a mense of repose and uecuflz under your Administration, If the agencics which brought to- gether forty millions of people 1n a fearful, un- hapoy contlict excited the sttention of the whole worlil, the moral purpose, the firm will of the for- tunate magistrate who is first to control and calm the spirit which raiscd that mighty conflict will at- tract the admiration and plaudits of all men, wherever good-will among men is _known. How stranee, how passing strange, men. brethern of the same political heritare, can diller or doubt as to the beneticent effect of #0_holy an undertaking. We myvite you, Nr. President, to the - clos- est _ scrutiny, We asre not mistaken. We do not deceive vnreclves, and we do mot intend to deceive others, when we eay we ure for peace,—we are for union. \We mcan guod Govern- ment. We mesn togive a helping han4 to any and to all who ahall aid in the eetablishment of con- stitutional Government, and in the restoration of fraternity between the States. The great moving cause of these hearty demonstrations which have greeted you since you reached Southern soil is to be found in the zenerous coafidence that you be- lieve what we say, and your maznanimous trust will not exact cringing and servile guarautees. Differ though we may in party, without think- ing of the complications of the past or caring for them, we can assure you of the sympa- thy and kupport_of this rood old Commenwealth in your every cffort to restore peace and good will between the cititizens, people. and States. The speech was loudly applauded throughout. PRESIDENT HAYES was introduced aud greeted with great cheering. He said: FrLLow-CiTIzENS oF GEORGIA: My friends of Georgia, I regret that by reason of a slight cold taken a day or two 820 in the rain-storm in East Teunessee. my voice is not in condition to be heard (ie first few senteuces of my address by any derabie portion of this vast audience, but if vou will bear with me, I expect in a very few minutes I shall make myeclf heard. The day before yesterday, at Chattanooza, I met a commit- tee who desired me and urged me to extend with the party accompanying me our trip o your bean- tiful and prosperous city.* We were ail very desir- ous to accept that invitation. We felt that, ex- tonded as it was, it was a very great honor to aw. Individunlly we feit that it would be a very great pleasure to meet _you at your homes: but oar ar- raugements aead had beén made, and I supposed it was out of the guestion to ext¢énd the trip. Hap- pily our railrond {niends assured-us that oy riding ail'of last night we should be able to visit Atlanta; and at once those who gere the healthier and stronger of the party, urged by those of the other eex, consented to come, and we are here. [ wish to say in a single sentence we are glad to be here. [Applaunse.] The very eloquent address to which we have listened, and espectally the very encour- aging statewents we heard from the Governor of | Georgia, are surely of themselves, grected as they huve been and irdorsed by the applause of this great audicnce, so great a gratiication that I would not un any account have missed the pleasure Ihave felt this morning. [Cheers.] I suppose that here, as everywhere else. Iam in the pres- ence of men of both great political parties. 1am &peaking ulso in tho presence of citizens of both races, 1 am quite sute there are before me very_many of the brave men who fought in the Confederate army [applause), some doubtlces of the men who fought in the Union army [ap- plaunse], and here Wwe are, Republicans, Demo- crats, colored peocle, white people, Confederate soldiers. and Union sowdiers, all of one mind and one heatt to-day. (Immense cheering.] And wny should we not be? What is there to separate us longery Without sny fault of yours. or any faatt of mine, or of any oue of this great andience, slavery existed in this Country. It was in the Con- &titution of the country. The colored man was here uot by his o n voluntary action. It was the misfortune _of fathers “that he was here. in co! 1 think it is safe to say it was by the crime of our fathets he was here. He was here, however, and one of the two ecctions differed about what ehould he done with him. As Mr. .Lincoln told us in the War, there were prarers on both sides for him. Doth sides found in the Bible confrmation of their opinions, and both sides finally undertook to settle the ques- tion by that last final means of arbitration, force of arms. ~ Yon here mnlul{ joined the Confederate side and fought bravely, risied your lives herolcal- Iy In benaif of your convictions, and can uny true man anywhere fail to respect the man who risks his Jife for hiy _convictions? [Prolonged cheers. ] And us 1 accord that respect to you, and belicve ot to be equally Jiberal, and generous, and juat, T2 ecl, M 1 gtand before yob. s’ ons who fought 1o the Union army for his conviction: 1am enbtled to vour respect. [Cheers.] Now that contlict is over, my friends. Gov. Hampton repeated to you Jast night the way in which I have veen fu the habit of puttinzitsince I came to the South. There were & larrer proportion of trained #oldiers in your army atfirst than inours. In much larser proportion Jouwere good maksmen and gpod borsemen, and that is two-thinls of a good soldier_[lanehter]: but gradoally we learned to ride too [laughter], ana as_some of you know gradually learned to shoot. 1 bappen n;vklx‘mw Low wel ell. I you could shoot. haying Jearned how to nde and shoot, the ~ case of fighting be- tween Greek and Greek. When Greelk meets Greek, you know what the conflict is. [Cheers, And more than that, you know exactly how it wi [Checrs.) i3 ‘Rcm:wefl laughter.] | in Ohio; and Cross Junction, in repeal of this Taw, known {n the Departgent as the Marshall law, it having originated with the Hon. J. W. Marshall, then First Assistant Post- way just and right to doit. [Cheers.] Now let us come together; let each man make up hix mind to be a patriot in his own bome and place. . You may _quarrel about tanff, get up a sharp contest about tne currency, about the removal of the State. Capital and where they would go to !Jaushteri s but upon the great question of the Union of States and rights of all the citizens we shall agree foreves- more. [Great cheers. | 1 ehall not forzet this reception and thisgreetine. Every pood puroose | have will be strengtaened by what'Thave secn and_ heard to-day ~Ithank you for the help it will _give me hereafter during my term of oftice. I bid you good morning. [Cheers.} Sccretary Evarts and Postmaster-General Key made addresres as elsewhere. ‘The banquet in the evening was a_grand suc- cess. Speeches were made by President Hayes, Mcssrs. Evarts, Key, Ben Hill, and Gordon. The President’s party left for ‘Knoxville at 11 o'clock to-uight, ° “AUQUSTA, Ga., Sept. 22.—President Hayes de- dlined the invitation to visit this city. He hopes to be able to do so Guring the winter. Alexander H. Stephens is here in falr health on kis way to Washington. CASUALTIES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP BURNED. LoxDoON, Sept. 22.—The steamship Diego, from New York, Sept. 1, for Liverpool, burned at sea on the Stn, in latitude 46 degrecs north. The officers and crew wero saved.. Iler cargo consisted of the followinz: Cotton, 399 bales; wheat, 24,078 bushels; flour, 1,033 barrels; ba- con, 710,270 pounds; lard, 183,765 pounds; to- bacco, 303 hogsheads; beef, 262 tierces; pork, 212 barrels; leather, 188 bales; staves, 3,600, She was owned by J. Serra y Font, of Bilboa Spain, and was Insared, i% is reported, for $175,000. MINE ACCIDENT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. GALENA, [ll., Sent. 22.—Yesterday afternoon an old miner named Andrew Follett, while be- ing lowered down o shaft on the Draydon Die- aings, in East Galena, was. fatally -injured by the breaking of the rope ahout twenty feet from the-surface, precipitating him to the bot- tom of the shaft, a distance of nearly forty-five feet. Follett was internally injured, and died early last night. PERISHED IN THE ICE. Sax Fraxcisco, Sept. 22.—Schooner Newton Booth, just arrived from the Arctic Ocean, re- ports that 'of seventy men Jeft on the abandon- cd whaling fleet last veur, onlv two, botn Kana- kas, have reached Point Barrow. — All the rest are supposed to have perished in the fee-pack: WASHINGTON. A 850 Greemback which Puzzles the In- itiated—Obio Clerks Must Lose Their Time if They Go Home to Vote—The Latest Postage-Stamp Frand. i Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasuiNgToy, D. C., Sept. 22.—The Secret- Service agents to-day examined minutely the alleged counterfeit $50 legal-tender note which came from Chicago. The Chief of the Secret Service declares that the note is genuine, as it is printed on fibre’ paper. Other officers thinic that It cannot be menuine, as they claim that there is an {rregularity in the serial number, and the sugeestion is made that fibre notesof a smaller” denomination may have been washed and the forged note printed on it. There was silver_bullion to the amount of $320,000 upon ine Union Prcific train recently attacked oy robbers in Wyoming. Cul. Corbin, of tho Sitting-Ball Commission- ers, writes here from Siduey, Neb., Sept. 16, that the Commission expects to return early in Nt;vembcr. They find the weather already very cold. It is understood that the object of the mem- bers of the Syndicate here was to consalt with Secretary Sherman 2s-to the possibility of bring- ing the 4 per cent bonds to par in the New York market. The large specalative interest which bought. the bonds on the thirty-day option in the cxpectation of a great rise hus thrown its bonds upon the market, and the consequence is that, notwithstanding tite Syndicate contract to take the bonds of the Government at par, they are quoted in Wall street at 2 per cent diseount. Gen. Crook, who has arrived here, is confident that the talk with the Sioux Chiets will allay all danger of a new Iodian war, Sceretary Schurz bas finally taken his position on the queéstion of the Ohio voters. ¢ says that-all Ohio voters in the Interior Department who haye not exhuusted tneir aunual leave will be allowed to go home to vote, bus that they cannot reccive pay durive their absence. This ‘was the position which was taken in the Treas- ury Department before the Ohio election was thought of, but it Las since_been, in some re- spexts at least, abandoned. The origival policy .-.Epenrs to have been not to allow any leaves of al sence for any purpose where the aunual monthly leave had been exhausted, but a differ- ent rule has prevailed in the Treasury with re- spect to eiections. The latest case of frauds in the sale of .post- agc stamps cune to Third-Assistant Postmasten General from a Cincionati firm, in which they offer to sell to Postmasters for $10 their stém-winding Swiss watch, receiving stamps_in_pavmeant, re- tail $25. buy these watches for $4 net, aud the firm send them out on a promise master return the watch in a resistered package instead of the stamps. s | upapart of its circular with certificates of Postmasters who have purchased their watches. These circulsrs will be considered by the De- partment as prima facle evidence against the certily nation can be mad, the first applicant respecta- bly indorsed will be npl)uintetf Postinaster at the following places: Indiana; Hunting Rock, Glenville, Damkin’s Mills, Independence, Strongsville, and Eudid, azen, being in the furm of a circular This enables a small Posimaster to Post- will from the that il mnot satisticd he Tie firm makes ying Postmasters, and, unless some expla- Cuiro and Hotrard, in ireinia. The naster-General, will be stronzly recommendad “in Postmaster-General Key's forthcoming re- port. terminate. That party in that bt will always : conquer that hae the most Greeks. [Laughter and To the Western Associated Press. cheers.} It is with no discredit ‘to yon ana uo ‘WasgINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 2. —Members of apecial credit to us the War turned out as it did. {Cheers. ], Now, shall we quit fizhting? [Cries of 1 hove been in the habit of telling an anec- dote about Gen. Scott and the statesman at Washington, in which the statesman said that as soon as the War was over and the combatants 1aid down _their arme, we would have complete peace. **No," eaid Gen. Scott, *‘it widl take several years in which all the powers of the Gener- al Government will be employed in keeping peace between the bellizerent nun-combatants. ™ |Langh- ter.] Now I think we have gotten throngh that, [cheers], and baving peace between tee eoldiers and non-combatants, that is an end of the War. Is thera any reason, then. why we should not be at We are embarked unpon peace forever moreY tl same voyage, npon the Same ship. under the same old flaz. Good fortuno or il fortune aifects you and your children as well as my people and my_ children. [Cheers.| Every interest you nossess is to be promoted by peace. Here i the ereat city of Atlanta gathering to 1tvelf from all parts of the conntry its wealth and busi- ness by its railroads, and I say to you that description of industry and légitimate business_necds peace. That is _what capital wante. Discord, dicontent, and_dissatisfaction are the enemies ' of these enterpriscs. Then all our interests ure for peace. Are we not asreed aboat that? What do we want for tie fotures I the Syndicate were in_consultation last cvening with-the Sccretary of the I'reasury and other oflicers. were closed. The whole amount is $200,000, $185,000.000 for refunding purposes, and $15,- 000,000 for resumption purposes,and will ap- pear in the next debt statement. The 4 percent loan is being rapidly paid for and adjusted, and will be settled next month as the calls mature, the-firet call maturing ‘he 5th of October, and the last Nov. 3, and $5,000.600 cach for August; September, and October will be applicd for re- sumption purposes. The accounts of the 43¢ per cent loan 000, The visitors to the West Point Military Academy report that the Academy is educatine oflicers i a thorough and effective ' munner, and recommend that a commission be consti- tuted by Congress to report such changes in the orzanization of the Academy and its course of study as shall promote its usefulness. Amoneg the recommendations is that inquiry be made as to the possibility of abolishing military parades on the Lord’s day. ————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, New Yorg, Sept.22.—Six European steam- ers sail to-day, taking 255,000 bushels of grain; behieve 1t s the duty of thie General Government | lurge shipments of butter, checse, oysters, and to regurd equally the foterests uad_rights of ail scctinns of the country, [Cheers.] I am glad you ngrec with me about that. 1 believe furiher that i¢ is the duty of Governmentsto recard alike and equally the rights and interests of all classes of citizens. [Cheers.] Thut covers the whole mat- ter. That wipes out in the future in our politics tno'section line_forever. out in our politics the color line forever, [Cheers.] And let ne xay a word upon what has been dons. Tdo not undertake to discuss or defend particalar measures. Ileave the people with their knowl- edwe of the facts to examine wnd discuss, and de- cidc for themeelves 18 to them. Ionly 8y enk of general considerations and motives. W hat tronbles our people at the North, what hns troubled them, wasthatthey feared that thesc colored people who had been made frec men by the War woald mot be safe In their rights and intcrests in the Sonth un- less it was by the interference of the General Gov- ernment. - Many good people had that idea, 1 had given that matter some consideration, and now, Ty colored riends. who have been thought, or who have been told 1 was turning my back npon the men whom 1 fought for, now listen. After thinks ing it over I beileved your righta and intereats would be safe if this great mass of intel ligent. white men were lot alone by the Goneral Government. . [Immense enthusiasm and cheoring lasting for several minutes. ] Kentucky blue-grass sced for Hungary. Special Dispatch t9 The Chicago Tribune. E4sT SAGINAW, Mich., Sept. 32.—Last Tues- day a German named Justis Gall lett his home u at Reese, twelve miles from this city, with the [theers.] Let us wipe | intention of coming here. He had 335 in cash and a draft on the Sccond National Bank of East Saginaw for $450. he bad not returned home, nor have his friends been able to obtain'the slightest trace as to his whereabouts. Up to 8 o'clock to-day Suecial Dispatch o The Chicago Tribune. BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 22.—The Baltimore Wecker, o daily newspaper published in the German language by Ca&t. John R. Fellman, announces to its readérs th permanently morning that it has The susgcndm.l publication. hed twenty-eight years ago Wecker was establl by Charles Henry Schnauffer.” The reason given for the suspension of the paper is the depression in business and a lack of patronage. Special Disvatch to The Chicaze Tribune. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 22.—Regent V. P. Collier has resigned, ana the Governor appoint- ed in his place the Rev. George Duflicld, of Lausing. ~ Collier resigned on account of ill Andnow, my colored Iriends, let mo say anoth- | health. erthing. We have been trying it for these six ‘Special Dispateh.to The Chicay . months, and In my oplalon, for no six months DEeTROIT, Mich., Sept. m,—Tg:@euc’Kwr of since the war has there been'so fow outruges and invasions of your tights, nor have you been 80 - cure in your rights, persons, ang homes, s in last six months. [Great cheering.] Then. my friends, we are all together upon one proposition. We be- licve, and in this all these who are here agree, in the Union of our fathers, In the old tlazof our fa- thers. the Constitution as it {s, with all its amend- meuta, ond are prepared to see it fully and fairly obeyed and enforced. [Cheere. ] Now, my Iriends, I eeo It stated occasionally that President Hayes lhas taken tho course he las becaunse was = compelled to it Now, was compelled to it. |Applanse.] I was com- pelied to it by my gense of duty under my oath of office. [Intense enthusiasm and cheers,] What was done by us waa done not merely by force of Capt. Ward’s estate has proposed to all small creditors to take 75 per cent of the claims in cash or 100 valuation. per cent In assets at the Appraiser’s ———— X FIRE AT KEYPORT, N. Y. NEw YOrk, Scpt, 22.—A disastrous fire oc- curred last night at Keyport, N. J., Monmouth County. Thirty houses and stores in the busi- ness part of the city were burned. A later dispatch states that the losses .will reach $200,000, and that the business portion of the town is in ashes. Keyrorr, N. J., Sept. 22.—The tofll Toss by- the fire bere last night is piaced at $150,0m, The Walline estate suffers to the ecteqs §50,000, and the burning of the Mansion Hor involves a loss of $20,000. The remainder, the losses is distributed among twenty-oge disiduals and firms, The insurance probaye will not exceed $50,000. A meetin: will be bely to-night to orzamize relief for the seffere, some twenty-five families losing their cnu‘?{ possessions. THE RAILROADS. SEIZED FOR DEBT. Specaal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Quiscy, TIL, Sept. 22.—The suit of Gen, J, W. Singleton azaiost the Haunibal & St. Josepy Railroad Companv was brought to an issue thig forenoon by the attachment of a Iocomotrve and some passenger coaches to meet the claim of the General. Gen. Singleton recen:ly come menced proceedings to recover 330,000 from the Raflroad Company, which he claimed to be dug him for professional services accordingto a agreement entered into between him ang the * officers of the corporation. When the bt was presented, however, the officers declineg used the to acknowledge -the debt, and refy payment.. Gen. Singleton swore out a writ of attachment against the property of the Hanpl bal & St. Joe Company, the writ being fssued about the 1st of this month from the Uniteq States District Court for the Southern District ot Illinos. The writ was bronaht to Quiney, but Gen. Singleton, at the request of some oi' the railroad officials, consented to temporary delay, the inducement being held ont, as is stated, that & compromise could be effcteq Negotiations have been, pending up to Jast cvening, when the Generat decided to takg immediate and declsive action. Therefore, to-day the Deputy-Marshal levied on six senger cars and engine No. 11 belonghg to the Uannibal & St. Joseph Company. These arp .¥alued at $0,000, and another levy will be made to_cover the additional $20,000. g, far noue of the freight cars have been attached. ‘Tpe Hapnibal & 8t. Joe Company obtained locomo- tives and cars_from the Chicago, Burlington & Q%my and Wabash Roads, and ran its trains g3 us! MARINE NEWS, L5 " BUFFALO. Borrano, N.Y., Sept. Zl—Charws—Pmp N. K. Fairbank, salt to Chicago at 3i¢e per brl free on board; schrs Owasso, coal to Chicazo at 80c; Porter, coal to Milwaukee at 25¢; Amaranth, coal to Detroit st 20c and paving-stone from Detroft to Chicazo at 75c per ton free; F. L. Danforth, 1000 tons coal to Chicaco or )| waukee at 80c; Laura Belle, brimstone to Cle[vi:‘ Jand at 60¢ per ton free on board, coal thence to Milwaukee at 10c: Lone Star and Sandenson, coal from Fairport, O., to Milwaukee at 40e; William Crosthwaite. coal from Cleye land to Chicago at 40c; T. P. Sheldon and Suwrise, coal from Erie to Chiego at 40c; Queen City and Pathfinder go direct to Milwankee .and Chicago respectively, light; New London, salt to Chicazo at 3ic, fres on board; New Loudon, paving-stone to &m iand at $1.50 free; L. W. Perry, wheat from Green Bay to Buffalo af Milwaukee rates on the - - day of louading; 8. A. Wood, wheat from Duluth, ou private terms. : Clearances—Props Vanderjilt, 1,000 tons cosl; Annie Smith, Houghton, 655 tons coal; N,. Falrbaok, Chicago, 400 bels salt; Elmira By Citv; Swallow. Chicazo. Schrs Suorise, 8. Anderson, Sheldon, H. Johnson, 800 tons coal; F. L. Danfortl, 1.000 tons coal; Ostrich, Owos- 50, 300 tous coal; Wm. Crosthwaite, for Chicaso; Lone Star, Kingfisher, P. B. Lock, and Porter, 400 tons coal for Milwaukee; E. Gerlach, De I“O{ih.; L. Belle, 100 tons brimstone for Cleve an PORT HURON. Sperial Dispaled to The Chicago Tribune, Porr Huroy, Mich., Sept. 22.—Down—Props Colorado, Champlain, Montars, Portage, Buck- eye, Burlington and barges, Birckhead and barewes, Germania and barges, . C. Schnoor and consort, Geerge King and barzes, Mayflower and consort; schrsAnn Maria, Montealm, Abira Cobb, Wend the Warve, C. Soademan. Up—Props Jay Gould, Badger State, Roanoke, Nashua, Annie L. Craig, D. F. Rose and barges, Hatana and consort, Vienna and consort; schrs D.E. Bailey, Camden, Parana, 8t. Lawrence, Wavne, Northman, Charles Foster, Bridze- water, James I. li‘nse, City of Sheboygan,’ Fagette Brown, Thomas Quayle. Negannce, dJ. Tilden, J. 8. Austin, Ila Keith, Nemesis, ‘America, J. V. R._Watson, L. W. Perry, Hicgis and Joues, A. M. Peterson, Lady Dufférin, E. J. McVea, Cheney Ames, G. Pfester, Carlingford, Granger. ‘Wind—Southwest; weather fine. LAKE FREIGHTS. CHrcaco, Sept. 22.—Freizints werd easfer, at 8¥c for corn to Buffalo, closing at 83{@c. Charters were made for 135,000 bu wheat, 200,000 bu corn, 23,000 bu barley, and 93,000 bu oats. Engagements: To Buffalo—Schrs Nicholson and ‘Vanderbilt, corn at 3%{c; schr Qneonto, corn at 4c; orops Idabo and Potomac, corn and wheat through: proo Waverly, wheat ana barley, and prop India wheat, on through rate. To Sarnia —Props Caldwell and Guiding Star, corn and oats tarough. To Kingston—Schr Mont Bianc, wheat, schr Skylark. corn, and schr Algerine, b;u'w, latter at 7o To Port Colborne—8chr D. A. Wells, wheat on p. t. To Ogdensbure—3chr. St. Albans, wheat throngh. To Collingwood— Scbr Lena Johnson, corn. In theafternoon the barges Graves, for oats at 3¢, and Adams, for ‘whest at 4}{¢, to Buflalo. . PORT COLBORNE. BurFaLo, Scpt. 22.—Vessels passing Port Colborne Lock in twenty-four hours ending at 6 o'clock on the 21st: Eastward—Prop Georgian, Port Rigers fo Montreal; barks Winonn, Chicago to Kingston; 8t. Lawrence, Bay City to Kiugston; shrs E.. M. Davidson, Milwankee to Kingston; Cassack, Cleveland to Ogdensburg. West-bound—Props Albercorn, Ozdensburg to Chicago; Lake Michigan, Montreal to De- m(’,"mxn, Hamilton to Detroit; Armeuis, o Montreal to Detroit; Milwaukee, Ozdensburg to Toledo; bark Wawonosh, Port Dalnousie 0 Toledo; schrs Waucusta, Welland to Fairport; Atmosphere, Oswezo to Toledo; Hercules, Port Dalhousie to Toledo: Metamora, Port Dal- housie to Black River; barges H. Benson, Georee Mainly, and T. Russell, Port Dalhousis to Black River. 2 ERIE. Special Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tribue. ERrm, Pa., Scpt. 22.—Arrived—Prop Wissa- hickon, Chicago; schrs Harvest Queen, C. E. Barnes, Buffalo. Departures—Prop China, schrs Chandler J. Walls, Champlon, John M. Hutchinson, Chi- “cago; sckr Sam Flint, Milwaakee; schrs Nellic ineton, Daniel Lyon, Chicago; schr Great tern, Black River. charters to-day. CATTLE DISEASE. CLEVELAND, \O., Sept. 22.—A large number of farmers and others interested in the cattle discase that has been raging for some weeks various part of the ity and outlying conntry met in convention in this city to-night. Sinct the discase first made its appearance, 139 cowt have -died © The general theory is thab the disease is a fever of some kind, and is com- municated to native cattle by Texas stceg brought here to be slanghtered. many of w{gl” are pastured in the surrounding country llm:?. The fever is very contagious. Dr. Wells, the Health Ofticer of this city, has (n\'zstlznw‘} * tho subject and zives the following asthe result: The symptoms developing after an incwbation. of ten days to for weeks are usgally a diminu- tion of milk, drooping ears, hanging h:n_d{‘! heat of body from 100 to 107 degrees, which i3 valuable sign. The post mortem appearancs shows a largely-increased liver and spleem the latter being _ very pereenfl"; The treatment, to be effectual, musl f be commenced early, and as in all diseases O this nature whether in man or animalse m! ol consist in stimulants, gin or diluted alcob fiven in half-pint doses together with quinine. ‘The bowels must be acted npon by salts. Ina healthy, robust animal it might be well in the commencement of the difficulty to bleed. ————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yok, Sept. 22.—Arrived, steal Britannic and Wyoming, from Liverpool, Hol land from Loudon. i BosTox, Sept. 22.—Atriyed, steamship Lliyrian from Liverpog!. ToNDON, Sept. 2.—Arrived, steamahips Pelr- rere and Strasburg from New York. i —————— SOUGHT REVENGE. Special Dispalch to The Chicago Tridune. DeTRoOIT, Sept. 22.—Mary Ann Taylor, of Port Huron, assaulted o man at the Michiean Central depot this afternoon, firing two shots at him from a revolver. She says he lived with heras husband six years, and had deserted herasd - conre to Detroit with two other women. .