Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 24, 1877, Page 1

e Ohicago Dailp Tibune, VOLUM L XXXII, WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELIY, Ete. SPECIATL CLOSING-OUT SALE. In order to close out our Retail business preparatory to removal, we FINE shall sell our entire stock, comprising WATCHES, DIAMONDS, Jewelry, Silver Goods, French Clocks, Bte., At PUBLIC AUCTION, flvmmut reserve, commencing TULSDAY, GILES, ALTL GOOT) T EDUC Not Too Joag Taile will commenc Sopt. 26, at 10 a, m. BRO. & CO., 266 & 268 Wabash-av. Sala conducted by J. H. FRENCH. GUARANTER Ladies are invite: ATIONA L. Late. to atton EXPOSITION BUILD. t the T Ledtes' College. High- B et e Young L Sl ety [}H E A[}l] nenEtE . T, WEST ent, Jow rooms are u e ih sexes havo ‘equni - EUN<T, WELT AL CHICAGO ACADEMTY, St IN TER STATE Pnsitsh and Classical Diay-Behool, with Primary, fo- - rmedlate, sad Cellegla inients, | Tuplia ot charged n,” “oity Trom date of ¥, DABCOCK, Pri ipal. CHESTER, oz clrcalars appl the office of the 1’ SltS S TRAT Tnstitate_ ol Bept, %, 1477, Hading, ere n Boarding an GNIUNHQ Wth‘l‘:.‘" o opts 28, Feraaatiysd alors. "7 E{,.mm y competent tey ‘ateriiouse llawking and Dr. LabLorton, Gitaxvi T Vil no temptations, earnogt mflni ;zr mll!m}i lc(cnceho‘r”huulnenx 28th year, Rend e, with eogray 3o ILECORT A Stos President. fereat AC 1LY NOARUING articulars nddreas n HBOWELL, A, 3. Mns STLVANUS REKD' ffiT ichool for young Indics, 6 and A . ¥, Y. _Fourternth year begins Octateor, the rel WASHINGTON HEIGITS, Academy and day:school Board and tultinn in two iangusges, $123 per annum, cs, N Application may bemade: MILITANT COLLES ,ofa our tromSeraidga by climate, dlegant bullulngy, ateam heat, chegrfal lumne, -5C1I00L_FOIt BOY! L. H. N J&im’ufivx . 1., BOAItDING-BCHOOL FOR 78 J0_miles from New York, K H. ANTA MILITAILY ACADEN Y, fuij grounds smpi modio: . in CIVIL K: NEERING, the CLAS- £l 'g.fé:ll:l"l.fil‘l'l’zlg ¥ Cirerul mupervivton of Caiels [ to JEWKT remont lousa, Chl WILCOX, Esa., ieago, or Col. T Heart of Mary, nd the inest represents: Complete in all fl!Klrtmen( bl of Amer nduniry and Art ever beld tive exi =Sanat i aualley to the Centenntal of 7. Admission—Adults, 25¢1 children under 12 yesrs, 13¢. Excurslon rates on ail transporiation lines A STUDY IN POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. The public are reminded that by means of the collection aa arranged In snccessivo cpochs in tho BRIC-A-BRAC TRoom, and (he hand-book which accompanies it, a study in the above branches {8 offered which bas nue: hefore been possibla In this part of the country, , I1L. for young tadies, I re- >3 SN surenion, “"AB’URD'B‘LATS lah, Prencn, and Ger- songul 1or young iadies and No. 17 W, 34thi-9) N. Y, y. festero S°DPATALE class (oF boys nnder ‘achers. Lecturcs by Prof, B, Ll . GRAN. eaitiest aad tharouxh work for boyx il references, to WAL- F va Lake, Wis, AUCTION SALES, By C. C. THAYER & CO. On acconnt of owner's removal from {ho city, THE BLEG.ANT ev. 8. N, AND NOARDING Fast F ¥ u ’J"IIIIHI' OCEAN STEAMSIZIPS. North German - Lloyd. Thasteamers of this Company. (ga from Dremen Blor, oot of Third streat, Hobokon. lates of passago—Froln adon, Ilavre, and Lremen, frst cabin, $1001 secon: {eabln, ¥oU, gold} stcerage, 830 taud pasage apply to 2 Bowling G 'NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSIIPS, New York to Queenstown and Liverpool. 'EYN.SQDLI.IO:N&M |‘l’ll¥q‘UE N, Bept. ENULAND, Bept., 8 p.1a, | BPALN, Bept. TO SOUTHAMPTON AND LONDON, CANADA, Aug. 30.3 p.m. | GILEECE. Bept. 8, 3p, m. Tickets at reduced rates, Steerago tickets, 821, curs acy, “Urafts for £1 and upwanis oo Groat Britail reland. _Apply to P. It LAREON, 4 & Brown-Stone Residence and Bam NO. 876 WABASH-AV. AT AUCTION, On Tuesday, Sept: 26, at 10 2. m,, ON THE PREMISES, Wil be sold the vory desirable and elecnnt brown stone residence of J. II. Davey, Houeo three ntorles with Mansard roof, 25304 feet, containing fifteen rooms, besides atoro-room, pantrics, bath. room, closota, nnd cellar, two furnnces and range. ‘The housa is as completo in finlsh snd convenlence as money could make it, Sale Without Reserve. TERMS CASII, wii} sall every Satur- New York Lo Bouthampton currency. For TR o New York, » 4 Bouth Clas) From New York to CORNWALL, Stamre: SO Hanin Cabln Great Western § s‘mximshlp Line. e, $70; 1ntermediate, $43: Feerage, $30. C, C. THAYER & CO, No. 876 Wabash-av. Bristol (EnglandPalrect. « Tucedsy, Seot, 23 — e = Belura Ticicts'at favurable rates; Trepald Msérags | . MACGNIFICENT e { T it E Rt Silchigas Ceniral Hallroud. Fm orrAvaEs. Rosewood and French Walnnt Parlor, DISSOLUTION. OryicE or DAWION & BItiRLDS, MAYTFACTURING CONFPECTIONZNS, 43 & 43 STATR, The ronnrtnar-hlr heretofors exlsting between the ho style and firm name of DAWSON & BiIELUS, 1e bereby dissotved By mutu e yndensigued under Mr,Shicids having Al debta dite by th ald firm are mssumed. Dining-Room, and Chamber Farnifure, Moquette, Axminster, and Engllsh Body Dmmels Cuicauo, Bept, 13, 1877, consen Wir. Dawsons Intereat” by Sitchmel | Corbet #hlelda. successor, who alone s suthorized to coliecs | GarPele, and recet By $ Elegant Lace Curtatos and Lambroquins, handsome Frestotfor fudeliudaess dug, e 0 BXivsoy. | Dritlih Crystal Chandellers, clogunt - Hosewoud CARD. Toterriog t> the abov Tully l\b“ll-'.fl & coul u‘llllll‘u ectended the late ¢ 8ute late concern d and {mproved, ew chiol oods T sholce good ara el added Gally o he Rl ine Buccessor to DAWBON & BHIELDS, MICHARL BRIELDS. Mounted, Pler, aua Maniel Mirrors. Saperb i rorod Hat-Tree, Broozes, Statuary, French Clock: Ofl Paintings. and el Engravings, llmlllllfi. Kitchen an lJlHndIZ« Fumnftare. Also Billiard- ‘Table and Fixturcs, Bulng tho ontire contents of the elogant residence of J. 1, Davey, Eeq., AT AUCTION, Tresday, Sept. 25, at 10:30 & m. N, B.—8ale will commence {n the Parlors. naticeof dissdtution, I respect- 0 of thy patrunsge so liberally 3. BHIKLDS, GUSINESS CILANOES, FOR SALE-.TO CLOSE AN ESTATE. of othie deceasa of “ TIIOMAB M. calor member af t] we ofler at ERTY stiuated on In_eonsequenes suir ity Jotin Al Suni V1L MILL, P St city G Daltiunore: @ well-known reputation ot the firm as succeasful of the sdvants e h|nelr;‘|?an” apaciy twaty-(our bours. manufactirers of Linseed Ol1 is & sutliclent lulnnu-l eneral equipment. il i g C. C, THAYER & CO, FINANUIAL. The National Life-Insurauce Co, of Us 8 of A ; CAPITAL STOCK FOR SALE. The Ctreult Court of Cook County, 1L, having re- il | propussl witted for thie Il!ll‘lu ! - Insul .:;L‘zk,l“‘:‘i‘ Chicago, 1 to SEat GIveriies itaaale, the URGEriunsd by virlus' of sald order hercby luvites fur thirty days proposals for rm of Thomas o the valuable (th's Whart, in prival tun and superior character of rumn 850 to 600 busbels in JUUN CURLETT, URIMAN 1 NUNT, JOUIN M, 8MITH, Executors, BORT Ffiflowsw DOLLAR STORE, MUY 0 | TITE BEST llSl]lO& Paney Casstures,. §23 ameiagame Vane i al the purclinss i fota of any amuunt of the whole Capital tock of the NATION AL LIFEINSUIRANCE CO., OF U, b OF A Lo 10K 10,00 shares &t & par vaiua of ‘§100 whed by the liepubiic Life-lIns, Co., of huse business belog cloved up, thy Salo . “Tho Natlonal Life- of A. has beet for tmany years an uccesstul aperation, having sbout four mllifol of d asscta, Inforuntion tn regand to the naturs and value of tho sssets and business of taid Company will be furnlshed on_spplication lo the undersigned ta :rsons interested and {bercio, for the pur tal Block,' and thie undersigued, {0 be sutmitted by bim unopeued 1o the Court for (ta'scilon st the end of £ 44 s0un (horeafier aa praciical thebirny darm oF o A ek ."fi&?v' Itepublic Life-1nt Coun 157 La ball Chicago, Aug. 2\ 1877, " GUARANTEED SPECULATIOY, ml.a(.l').ln;ulm b‘y us tn GO dl‘l‘:i_“'nddlrn have ‘asaim Q Fin sl A 00 pald Ho in 308 di lu‘ts 1 Hine bag, Ruitlers 33 | Bemiinoods B0 iy Bieadtes ) money rarandad sandasuns J.B.HALL, A kThinnsde. W FE, (ST obo0ds o &C0,, | tocesonicet,, WK AMUIMIELL & Ep ons. 130 Dearbora-at: | _P. 0. BOSHIS. AL 1o ninates No ¥ A _ FLAYING OARDS, No nooeity Aas fver m, Eelipse Comic Hofiog) Ansemeut {or All! T, ‘:\Q.udnu like thew In_Europe uf (atlonen, Deugghts, wid Faucy Gouds ere . Wil scnd Uue Dutea packs by kXpreason 2 EL LOWERRE, Solg O ¥ £ 1727 e g AW Tacelyh of 86, ANLO] 1T 18 GENEL il Ereat i, reiresnig, kad jav) ratiug ef [ htling, refreshiog, avigo efecls, LALLY ADMITIRD ST, CHRnnat b AInE e o o) 4riuming § SLaxwax's Y ’.\\'All.l: bflrb‘"‘ it % __ |COUNTY ORDERS WUk auch universal Javor, A d ND PIATING-CARS! | o o e L ] Buthtug 8lly s puiber of Cammuree. F Americs. TO RENT. FOR RENT. TESIRABLE OFFICES IN THE ulaitely great nod ls- B FAIRBANKS,MORSE & 00, 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicaga. e THDINE BULIING SCALES TO RENT. Apply to WML 0, DOW, OF ALL KINDS, Bezaielultobuy only the Genuine, .. LINEN CUFFS.___ Room 8 Tribine Building, KEEP’S CUFFS, - SH1RTS, our-ply, all-ling oren dF b vatr. i L. GRATY Keep's Patent Partly Mate Dress Shirts b best, 6 for $u. s aon!, cno oot peter Lo A siraLih ey T3S B M A i T_____SUMNER RESORTS, GLBEN WATRINS GLE Apvointweuts AL, Bus B YAl Of watdle < Y bes X b, 0.0 ber aae u ed, OTEL, SLATE MAMTELS. ) PLUBASCO & KUMNEY 20X NUATKT. Flal,“Goid _ asd_ Nicksl o, Gold_aad Nicksl CHICAGO. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1877. THE BIG STRUGGLE. Mehemet Ali Defeated “Friday’s Encounter at Biela. in He Attgcks Impregnable Posi- tions with Inferior Forces, No Advantage, Mowever, Se- cured Dby the Russian Commander, The Turkish Telegrams Dis- tort a Repulse Intoa Victory. Twenty Thousand Troops and Ammunition Reach Osman Pasha. The Turks Again Rush to Their Graves at Schipka Pass, An Envoy of Austria Talking with the Sultan Abont Mediation. Copious Cable Advices Indicative of the Situation in Bulgaria. FRIDAY. MENEMET ALI'S DEPEAT AT DIELA. {By Cable to The Chicago Tribune.} Toxvon Orricr or Tne Cutcaco Tnmv'xz. G Paronave Pavor, Stoan, Sept. 24—4 0. m, —The result of the engagement near Bicla Friday, according to the latest advices, was that the Turks wero repulsed with great slaughter. The Russians wero established onarange of irregular heightson the Manickn Lom, barring all the rondstoBicla. Thoir right stretched towards, if it did not reach, the road running from Tirnova through Popskoi to Bhumln, and their left was north. ward, opposite Kadikoi, where all the branchos of tho Lom unite aud form one stream, Mohemet Ali intonded to tum the Russian right and force the right centre Ly pushing over the stroam. Beveral attacks were mado, with very few men, who wero imperfoctly supported.. Tho artillery did not play its customary part, but took up ground too distant for “effective firing. The attack, an intonded demostration, was con. verted into a decided onsot, and the réal at- tack was not delivered. Tho Ottoman fo. fantry displayed their wonted bravery and suffercd considerable loss, but THE ENTIIE MANAGEMENT OF THE FIGHT was plainly faulty, and, for the first time, Mehomot Ali or his subordinates exhibited tactical inferiority, The General was frus. trated in disconnccted and irregular attempts to break into the Muscovite position, and Lis failure must havo at least taught him the cnemy’s strength, Ho lost the day and he lost men, but no counter stroko was delivered, and the ground held by the Turks whon thoy started forward to fight was of course rotained by thom ot the end of the toilsome, sanguinary, and useless emcountor. Tho briof Russian version of the combat is re- stricted to the atatemont that soveral sssaults ‘wore ropulsed, but it conveys tho impression that they extended from the right to the loft. Mchemet Al has not yet struck the de- clsive blow that was oxpected from him on the Jantra, It may be, ns an accurate andox- perienced military critic, an eye.witness of ovents in Bulgaria states that in his ad- vanco he was hampored by the difficulty of obtaining means of transport for his army. This is possibly the case, but when he was actually Within sight of the Russian camp surely it could not be want of traus. port that hindered him from successfully delivering the long-moditated blow, As the IVmes correspondent at Bucharest justly remarks, * It is CEETAINLY A SINGULAR YRATURE ©* of this campaign that neither side appears to have concoutrated upon sany point for the purpose of striking o decisive blow, and all the severs fighting has resulted from ineffectnal gttempts to carry impreguablo positions with inadequata forces.,” From the reproach conveyed in these last words of this qudtation, Mohemot Ali wad hitherto freo. He has, indeed, attacked poaitions which were, howover, not impregnable, and, when he hus done o, he has not committed the strategical error of bringing fnferior foroes to bear on deoisive points. In his former operations he has displayed TIIE MOST CONSUMMATE PRUDENCE, and has shown himself perfoot possessor of the caution which is proverbially reputed to be the bettor part of valor. But the exer- cise of this chess-board strategy and tho dis~ Pplay of his wonderful self-poasvssion requires & great deal of time. It is now ten days ago that the troops of Safvet Pasha fought a suc. cessful combat at Sinagbol with the Twellth Ruselan arny corps. That advantage bas not been followed up. In thse ten dsys not on'ly must the Russisn lines on tha Jantra have been enormously strengthened, but the magaaines and supplies of OAMAN PASHA : must have been seriously reduced. This General does not seem %o confident of the permanent seourity of his position as appear to be thoss whoso duty it is to relieve him, for wo bhear ‘hatlast Friday night bo made another desperate sftempt to regain the Gravitza redoubt, which was repulsed with considerable loss. It would seem, too, that his position s becoming more closely cirenmseribed, for the Russian battefies aro drawing closer to the place, and the Russian investing force has intrenched itself so strongly that military authorities assert that tho garrison of Plevna can now have no hopa of bursting through the lines that envelope it. . 'BIELA. FRIDAY'S BATTLE. Lonnon, Bept. 23.~A correspondent who was an eye-witness of Fridag's Lattle between the Czarowitch and Mchemet Ali telegraphs from Tzercouna as follows: *Five or six different altacks were made to-day by the Turks, with from one to tixce battalions each, and all un- fupported, The attacks falled. The loss to the Turks wag very heavy, A number killed and wounded ican be seen lying on.the open ground over which the combatants passed. THE RUSKIANS MAINTAIN THKIR POBITIONS, which consist of a serics of formidable trenches. ‘There hns also been some fighting at Kudicklet Ly o divition pf Ahmet Eyoub’s corps, and at Verbatza by two baltailons detached by Me- hemet All, but the Turks were unsuceessful at these places also, The whole sction has been totally different from what it should have Leen, the feint las been turned into an attack, and the real attack has not bean carried out.” Tho eame correspundent telegraphs Satarday: ‘ALL 18 STILL QUIET. Fach side is apparently fatirucd sfter yester- day’s hand fighting, Doubtless we shall soon uttack again,’ CoNsTANTINOPLE, Sept. 23.—Mchemet Ali telezraphis to<lay to the Porte ns follows: ** At noon uf Sept. 21, when a furlous Ingagement took plice, we advanced tothe enemy’s entrench- ments, Darkness stopped the fighting. The enemy’s losses are twice aa great as ours.” lLucianest, Scpt. 23.—VPersons arriving from tlic headquarters of the Czarowlitch at Delme- Monastin think the Turks will not rencw the attack of Friday, but will codeavor to cut route to Tirnova. 4 EXAGGERATED, Loxpoy, Sept, 23.—A Vienns correspondent nays the encounters of Thursday and Friday near Bicla are said to have been greatly exag- perated by the Turks. According to fnforma- tion received here, they wero drawn battles, und the forces engaged not large. * PLEVNA., ¥ AID REACHING OSMAN PASIA. Loxpon, 8cpt. 23.—Cheuket Pashatclegrsphs from Orchaide, Scpt. 22, that Hifsf Pasha, com- manding a convoy vrovision-traln for Usman Tasha, arrived at Dubre¥k, two hours' march from Plevna, having defeated fifteen Russian battalions on tho way, Osman Pasba was re- quested to make & sortie to cstablish junction with this force. CONFIRMATION. - ViesNa, Bept. 23.—News bas been recelved Lere that 20,000 men under Cheulkct Pasha have reached Osman Pasha with a fresh supply” of ammunition. A dispatch frem Coustantino- ple gives a similar reports SCIIIPKA. . FRIDAY. Loxpown, Sopt. 2.—~The Russian officlal bulletin, dsted Gorny-Studen, Baturday, says the Turks renewed the bombarament of the Bchiipka-Vass positions Friday, In tho after- noon they began ou assault on the right flank, but were repulsed. They then attacked the Jeft aud o nirg, end wers lkewise repulsed. Fighting lasted unt!l night. It is thought the attack would bu ronewed Saturday. THE LOSSES, A Russlan official dispatch sdmits s Joss in Bchipka Puss Sent. 17 of 81 officers =nd 1,000 men killed and wounded. GENERAL, RUSSIA'S SELF-RESPECT. Loxpon, Sept. 23.—A dlspatch from Coastan- tinople via Byra, says tho Austrian Ambassador at o private interview with the Sultan is report- cdto have spoxen sbout the probability of Austrian mediation, and to have urged the greatest modegatlon upon the Sultan, potnting out the necessity of saviog Kussia's amour pro- pre, becausg Germany would not be {ndifferent to Russian Luniliation, ', GONBECE. Lonpox, é:ph 23.—A correspondent at Athens reports that the story of negutiations between the Greek and Russian Qovernments for an offcnsive allisnce are entlrely unfounded, aud that the Inventiou has been clearly brought home 1o the Porte, whose purpose is to secure England’s support or tolerntion In the aggres- sive step it 1 meditating towards Greece. CONSTANTINOPLE, Scot. 23.—The Porte has not yet replicd to tho Greek ncte protesting against the restrictions on the entry of vesscls into the Gulf of Artl, but it is thought that it will refuss compliance with the Greek deniands, and tbat a diplomatic difficulty with England will ensue. Italy has sent a note to the Porte supporting Greece, (] . THE INN-KEXFERS. ConeTANTINOPLE, Sept, 23,—Repeated orders have gooe from the Porte that the Geshoffs “shall be brought to Constantinople, butitis feared the military suthorities will uot obey, and that the Geshofls will be exccuted, HANGING OF BULOAKIANS AT ADRIANOPLY. encs Londow Times, ADpRiA¥OPLE, Aug. 28.—Adrianople it the presenttine auything but & pleasant place tolive fn. Thore smuch fever anddysentery, and every day but ¥'riday {s a haogiog day. The ghastly appearance in tho streots of desd Bulgarians swinging In tho centro of three. upright poles need not be enlarged upon. In the matter of executions, bowever, there Isa marked improve- tnent. in the first place, the mlscrable wretches condemnod—of course we must try to bellove, justly condemned—aro flpt now pat to death in wholesale batchies, as they were last week, For decency’s sake, the authoritics now spread thetn over the week. Wo also ‘pass whole days without an executlos, Iu place of tho thirties aud forties of tho otber day wo now have seldom more than fourteen. Also, the boales aro not insulted now. There are forty-eix condemuned, and thess are to last the wock, Also, owing to the representations of tho Britlah Consul, the bodies are not allowed to pollute the air for the greater part of the day a8 thoy were. At D the streets are given up to the lvine. R It is au 0dd circumstance that most of the men executed recently have been of the well- to<fo classes, If, as mundl{uwarwd. thele property is conflacated, it bas, to say the least, wn ugl‘v look. Wo have goue through such thues (o England, but the dread thrill of actu- ally belug lu o Bloody Assize town can scarcely be imagined. The paloful cxpericnce of wit- ucsslug all thesc exccutions, however, is not equal to the melancholy which fills one at the sight sud souud of tho wailing of tho families ol those who are golog to be, and of those who have been, b . Lady Strangford has becn madae guito Ul by the frautic personal :fimll which fuve been niade—of course unavailingly =—to her to use her fnfluence on the alde of mercy. Of course her m‘{ump would willing- 1y beg oft every condewned criminal I she were silowed to du so, but hier volvs would not bo listenod to avy wore than auybudy else's on that subject. “This, however, the poor Bul- garian wives and chilldren cannot be brought to uuderstand. 1 happened to be golog over the Btrangtord Hospltal the other day when Hv8 poor wonien, whoso husbands were condemued, sppeared lu the courtywrd, and, with little childreu weeplng around thew, actually cupte ured the Viscouutess, wod, hunhug on to her dreas, implored her on thelr kuces, aud with hysterical sobs, to save thelr loved oncs, who they, of course, declared were as funoceut as shewas, It was 8 moat tovivg sight to sce our fi:;xlle countrywoman cudesvoring tw discngago from ‘her sorruw-stricken suitors, with whoee tears, belng a woman, of course, she mingled hers, while she declared It would be in vain to hold out any hope. o GREAT BRITAIN." OEN, GRANT. Loxpow, Bept. 23.—A great demonstration of the workmen of Narthumberland and Dur. ham, was held on the town moar of Newcastle, Baturday afternoon, {n lonor of Gen. Grant. Twenty-two trade socleties participated in o processlon which occupied twenty-two minutes in passing a given point. The number of per- sons present on the moor was estimated at 40,000 t060,000. This demonstration has had no precedent sluce the great political meetings at the time of the Reform bill excitement. ‘Thomas Burt, Member of Parliament, nresented a eulogistlc address to Gen. Grant, who sald he thanked the workingmen for their very welcome address, and umuufit this receptlon was the most botiorable he could have met with, Allud- inge to what Mr. Burt had said concerning the late Clvil War, Gen, Grant declared that he had al- ways been the advocato of peace, but, when the war was declared, he went to the war for tha cause which he belfeved to be right, and fought to his Lest avility to secure peace and safcty to his nation. * FRANCE. TYRANNY RAMPANT, Panis, Bept, 21 —~The Bien Public has been again seized for reporting Uambetta's trial. It is announced that Urevy witl stand for the Ninth Aryondissement of Paris, which was represented Ly Thiers. The Ufficial Journal publishes the circular of the Minister of Justice giving in- structions that all electoral addresses be care- fully read in order to prevent vutrages agalnst the President, violent menaces, or falschoods. THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. Pants, 8cpt, 23.—The Prince Imperial has sbsndoned his visit to the Belgian frontler, professedly to avold misconstruction, but more probably because of intimation from the Belglan Uovernment that h!s presence on the frontier would be undesirable while electlons were pro- ceeding in France, Gen. Bourbakt, Commander at Lyons, who is on furiough for his health, has been percmptorily ordered to return to his poat. POLITICAL. OIT10. Mpecial Dimateh ta The Chicago Tribune, Corusnus, 0., Sept. 23.—The new Reglstry Iaw in this Btate s auything but satisfactory to s certaln claes, and- §t appears that many will losc their votes through ignorance or carcless- ness, whilo others refuse to recognizeit. This was noticeable among the Irish voters. The colored people appeared to think it a good thing, and were wnong the liest to register. The new law has developed one fact—that the Democrats i0se largely by it, while the Republicans galn. The city bas twenty-nine voting preciocts, ond it i said that not more than one vote fua buo- dred understood the law, many registering of whom it was not required, while, on the other hand, many within the scope of the law falled to regiater, and will lose their votes. This will not seriously endanzer the county, but will rlrcnly crippls the Stute ticket. In'the Repub- llean wards the remistration was general, while in the southern part of the city, where the Democrats are largely fu the majority, a num- ber who were reawired to register falled to do 8o, whilc others flatly refused. So wards where workingmen ace In the majority, the registra- tion was mearly complete, It is 1im- vossible to furm an cetimate of the number who have falled to conform to the re- ufrements of the law, but the Democrats are eellng very blue over the result. In one pre- cinct seventven Democrats refused to register, and in anotber fourteen, The Republicsns re- Borf. some llttle ueglect in one or two wards, ut on the whole are well pleased. MISCELLANEOUS. Special Dupalek 10 The Chicaao Tribuwe. Dunuque, Iu., Sept. 2.—The Demoertic Con- vention met to<day. M. L. Ham, oditor of the erald, was nominated for tho 8tate Somate; for Bepresentatives, M. Gilleas, Dennis O'firlen, and F, Knoll, " o . Svecial Disoatch to The CMcago Tridune, Rocr 1sLAND, Il Bept. 22.—At the Work- ingmen's Conventlon thls afternoon Jubn Buf- fum, of Aundalusia, was nominated for County Judge; Oliver Guunell, of Malone, Tressurer; M. G. Blaffora, of Rock Island, Clerk; W. A, Kramer, of Coal Valley, School Buperin- tendent; F. I Harris, of Milan, Coroner, Delegates were present from four out of the sixteen townships. 3 Resolutions in favor @f a new labor party, aod detlning Its creed, wers adopted. Al the nominecs have heretofor en Republicaus, and y:ulr acceptanco 18 un FIRES. NEBRASKA STATE FAIR. Froma Special Corresyondent. - LincoLN, Neb., Scpt. 21.—On arriving here to-day, and alter a hasty survey of the grounds, I found the utimost activity prevalling in every direction. They are putting the finishing totclies on an addition to Floral Hall, forty by vighty fect, 1o accommodate the display of the fine crop of Nebmska fruit, ete. Two hundred additional stalls are found necessary for the in- creasel oumber of thoroughbred horses and cattle, Ma). Wheeler, Becretary, bas a force of clerks busy making entries, which will contloue till noou of Tuesday. Western Nebraska, which has only heen sctticd a few years, will now bring 8 gran d(lrhy of cereals and flue cattle, sheep, aud lozs of tlie best breeds, Allthismarks the great march of agriculiure westward across tho prairies, towanda the grand chain of mouutalus which divide u» from the rich valleys of Califor- ufa, which, with thetr great Gelds and vineyanls, streteh to the shores of the Pacitic, Nebraska will have a proud alsplay the comiog week, & 4. T. A, AT BARIIE, ONT, Bagmiz, Oot., Bept. 2L—Muarrin Brothers® ;%ruwj‘ wud dwelling burued last night. Loss, AT GREEN FOINT, N. Y. Nxw Youx, Bept. ¥3.—Tho Phenix paint store, owned by Em!l Hartman, at Groeea Polnt, burued to-night. Loss, $100,000. THE COAL-MINERS. Muslo to Begin Next Tuesday Night, special Dispatch to The Chicaya Tribuse, PuLaDxLPHIA, Pa., Scpt. 23.—The Detaware, -Lackawanos & Western Ratlroad Company, chagrined by tho determined attitude of the miocrs, as well as the fact that the Schuylkilt region Is reaping a rich harvest in black dia- monds, 13 guing to maxe an effurt to break up thostrike. The iniuc bosscs st tho different collicries have socretly engaged gaogs of wmen, who bave been promised work on fuli time, and they have sareed to resumo on the understand fog that they are to be afunled sufficlent wilitary protection. 3Mayor McKuue has had ‘s cousference witn the business-men ot cranton, and .they are anxious that work should be commenced. There aze thirteen companlies of regulars, and it s thought that these, fu addition to the Scranton City Guurds, uulberiug tour companics, will be able to afford ample protection to_the willing, workmen, It Is stuted that the Governor ap- pruves of the plan, sud will luud influcace towsrds stfonting protection to the company in Lreaking up the pivseut dead-lock. Your tor- respondent bas been (nformed thst the Dela- ware, Lackawanna & Weatern Compm{: will commence work ut all its miues ln the viclulty af Berauton ou Tuesday night. e — THAT LIVELY CORPSE. . LovisviLLy, Ky., 8¢pt. 23.—E. T, Hatbaway, of this city, wlho was fu the skiff with Horaco F. Bmith, of Memphls, when the latier was report- ed to have been drowued in the Misslssippl thres mouths ago, says that, it Balth lives, b 1s much surprised, thoush he can sco how Swith wight have rvached land, as he was an expert swuaiwer, He says the night wes very durk. Although he saw Bwith slok once, bs did ot weo Bl again on sewount of the derkuces. lbunv,v §9us lnumediately to Mowphis. MORTON The President of the Permanent ‘*Centennial " at Philadel= phia a Thief. His Huge’ * Operation” in West Philadelphin Railroad Stock. A Million Dollars Secured by Overissuing Shares. The Crime Detected Saturday After. moon, and Morton Arrested. A Biok and Bniveling Drool from the Great Irrigator. HApecial Dispach o The Chicago Tribune, PriLapeLrats, Pa, Sept. Zh—Develo p- ments to-day {o the great Morton overissue of more than $1,000,000 worth of stock have brought to the surface the fact that stock speculations lu the first place were the cause of the overiasue of the Market Btreet Railrond stock by Preaideut Morton, A declive of $10 a share on 1,600 shares of Keading was mora than Mor- ton could meet, and the fruudulent stock was issued in order tu negotiate aloan to meet de- ficiencies. Willlam T, Elbert, of this city, was his broker, Elbert's nepicw Nicholas, about Tour years sgo, was mixed up in TUE NOTORIOUS CENTRAL INSURANCE COMFANY ¥ PONGERY of bonds for the purpose of convinclng the Btate Insurance Cotnmissiuncra that the Com- pany was In a sound condition. Nicholas, by the advice of his uncle, turncd Btate's evidence, and was put under 820,000 bait, Mr. Morton signing the bond, Through Elbert's testimony the President of the Company was scutenced to seven xld a ball years' imprisonment, while the atual forger gut tea years, and both arg now in prison, the informer getting off scot free, The uucle claims that Mr. Morton has wofully aecetved him, and has brought him to ruin by his truudulent overissics of stock, and that hie wus totally Ignorsnt of the hogus char- acter of the stuck. @ MORTON MEETS THAT CHARGE 8Q UARELY, and, for the tirst tlne, gives an 1dea as to who his nseocintes {u this fraud are. He says: “1 am nota whit surprised that Mr. Elbert should make such & statewent to you for publication; but he is the last man who should have done so. I wili tell you frankly that of all the gentlemen who have recelved any of the overissue of the stock, he 15 the only one tuat, from certain cir- cumstances which are not necessary to repeat, could have had the slightest fdea of there being any fraud or wrong in the matter. 1 DO ¥OT BAY THAT I RVER TOLD It3 there: wus an overissue of stock iu s0 many words, but he must have known it, e could not have helped it, as a husineasman. Hemust haveinade tnquiries and found out all sbout it. My first transaction in the stock was with hia in 1870. He held for me 15,000 shares of Reading, which I bhad purchesed &t somewlere between $52 and 8548 share. 1 was at Capo May at tho time when the war broke out be- tween France and Prussla, and Reading tumbled obout $10 a share. ‘The Joss was greater than [ could weet, and Mr. Elbert was too wesk to zurfi it for me, B0 my Btock wus forced on. the market and sofd, The sceuritics I bad placed in Mr. Elbert’s hands were not all my own, or [ should bave been perfectly willing to let them -awsad stood it, but a part of them had been LOANED 70 ME BY A FRIEND, and, hoping that 1 wouldsoon be able to pay off my 1mltbwdncu. Idid that which I should not Lave dur:i—l wade the overlssues of stuck, sud negotiats the same thing Las beew golug on. 1 have {ssued about 10,000 fraudulent shares, and Mr. Elvert boids 3,000 of these now at this mument, together with a number of bunds. I bave never been able to get any statement from Mr, Elbert 08 to.huw we stood. Hu would always promise i.o_ prepare ous, but would uever have it ready. was CAUTIONED BY FRIENDS TO LIAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH 1IN, and get my sccurities uut of his posscsslon. I had ylelded toallof Lis deumands on me for money, It was always & cry for money,—I must raise Lim moncy., Atove time it wonld e for commissions, snother tine to meet in- terest, but at all times it was_money, monoy. Iam satisfied now that, since 1370, he has LIVED BOLELY OFF OF ME, ~in fact, Iknow it. lic did no other business but for me, When ho asked me to go ball for Dis nephew Nick, Idid 1t, although I kuew t the time L was hurting uyself in tus cyes uf tha p«gglc and my fricnds. Why, Mr. Elvert was sucd several years wro, and judgmient for $5,000 obtained agiinst him. He came to me anl asked me to become his surety. Ldid so, and, in consequence, T had 1t to pay out of my own et, whilothe constable had possessivs of s houschold furniture, and cven when his diughter was marsled. the Bherllf was in the liouse, Thres vears agu, aiter gotting tired of waiting for him to ive me a statement, 1 questioned him so closely that 1 cornered him, and he confessed to we that he had ratsed, 40,000 fur his own personal use Upon Ly sectr- {ties. To prove to yuu whcther Lo was anxious to retire from business or not, and to show you tow he has HOUNDED AND DLED ME, listen to these letters, which he seut me only yesterday morning: ‘want to see you at once, if pos- sible. loans have been called to-day, amounting to $22,300, § can get off with §132, 000 ta-dny. It you have ffty shares of stock, bring it with you. 1 only knew of it balf an bour since, ours, Hinexr, Bxrr. 22, 1877, 4 A secund note camo in a short tme, as fol- ws: 2 lot 1 want {0 see yonatonce, 1f you have fiftyshares %“mcx. bring it with you, tu sivsuge aul -loans, ours, LBERT, Bxrr, 22, 1877, “I1e did not want me to get my securltivs out of his hands. He was makiug bis liviug off of me, and bad no other wav of msking money. You will please say for me that 1 should never have opened miv ips about this if Mr, Elbert had uot spuken first, and," here rishyg his arin high tn the alr with bis hand cleuched, Mortou in the most bitter tone of volce tiuged with re- sentment exclalmed: “WILEN I WAS TILYING TO PULL FOR SHORE snd get out of this troubls houorably that man beld the rudder and steered me luto the streany, where he kept me, No ooe was 1 my confidence,—uot cyew my wile,—and I had, with my tervible secrot fn my own m, to fuce the world sud carry on'my extensive yeoturcs. Mauy times persous bave wondered st my enericy, aud asked me how I could attend o the smaller detalls. I used toswlls to mysell Ang think, ‘O if you only know what { know, o THE CANKER THAT I3 PAEYING UPON MY LEANT, you would see thut I have more tothink of than usiness.! [ weut through with that Untou ling and Chestnut street bridge tight with all this on my mind. Tlesrued to conveal my foeltus, | would not do like Ralston, of Ban” Francisco,— cowmls sulcide. 1 bave detennined to stand it all and acoept the consequences, whatever the) may bi. 1 koow the vrdeal Ihave to go througl with, and, with my senaltive nature, 1t is a trial. But I will try and mcet it like a man,” o WILLIAM F. $WAIN, | late proprietor of the J'wblic Jiscurd, and third heaviest stockholder, to the extent of 150 shares, was the dircct cause of the exposure. The trat futimation of trouble In bis Cumpauy resched hiw through Christiun Gruss, who lsa Director tn the Coru Exchuange Bauk, as well as in Morton's Ratiwsy Cowvany. Groes told him, Just 8 week ao, iu o casual chiak fu a streetcar, that there was & noto o1 the Cowpany amouut- fug to $15,000 in the bauk. Swaln ‘cxpressed surprise, und, upon luokluf lto the watter without cousuturg Marton, found that the latter bad iz the samu bank two fudividual votes, ouo fur'$2,000 and the other for 312,000, with 433 sbarce of the West Philadelpua Rallroad stock as cotlateral. BAMUEL BAUGM, # the heaviest stocknolder fu the road, was io- formed of this, Ho had veen led to suspect that sowething was wroug from au juquir s bout the stock on the part uf Authony Drexel, the Thurd street Droker, and gresb . » loan, and from_that dsy to this Il o £ ' g PRICE 5 VE CENTS. friend lnd‘,: at partner of the obitu. t, U5 3¢ Ologton Childs, A, M., who sald that &5 {4 400 shares on n recent Toan of §5 5 ' Swain and Bangh thon set about thes F sstiqation. On Thursday last they denrZ% the hooks of the Company at the office ere relused by the Becretary. MTON WAS VISITED and bluntly asked whether there hiad not beex an overisaue of strck. He denfed that such way the eane, and reguested that an examination of the hooks be deferred until 8aturday, when the Treasurer, Huln, would return from n Boston trip. On Friday morning Swain and Baugh azain attempted Lo ot a look at the books, but were unsucceasful, On Fridoy night Morton rent Stokes, the Becretary. to Bwaln with the ennfesalon that there hail been an overissue, 2nd fience the exposure in the stock market yes- terday. Onc of the leading brokers, who now olis some of the overissued stock as coliateral for loans, yesterday made a thorough cxamina- tlon of the amount of the uverissue. -He sase that it is about 11,00 shares. Al of this stock was hypotheeated as collateral for money bor- rowed, Not nshare of 1t was sola out and out so that dividends would have to be paid on It, and thus precipitate the exposure of the fraud, IT WAS POIL Tills REASON that Morton was ableto go 'on for #o_many years without being discovered, If, In addition to the intereat un his loans, ha had to pay the heayy dividends on the stock” which gave that rond such high value in the market, be wonid soon bave been awamiped. This bogus stock ‘was never placed In lurge blocks. The amount of It in _any one place did not exceeld $100,000. The rear was Pul aroind In various money-lenders’ hands (u blocks of from $15.000 to £30,000, bezinning with the Corn Exchange Bank, who held frun: $:30,000 to $40,000 worth, and running through the varous creditor es- tablisloments around Third aud Chestiut streets, including the Drexcls, the savings banks, and several country banks, who also louned bim muncf. The overissue is perlccl.{[y koud, or, rather, 1t will bave to be made good, to the extent of the loans mude on ft." e — CRIME. A MAIL ROBBER, Speeinl Disvateh to The Chicagn Trivune, Br. Paut, Minn, Sept. 20—Speelal Postal Agent Stewart arrived Lere from Chicago Thursday evening. Friday he went to North Pacitic Junction, on the Duluth Road, and last evenlnr, immediately after the arrival of the Northern mall, wus at the 8t. Paul Post-Office and instituted scarch fur three letters which Lo had mafled yesterday morning at the Junction, Two were missing. They contained marked Route Ageut, was Lumeldiately arrested, aud, the marked moncy befug found an him, freely confessed his gulit. It o rs his depredations began nearly four yeurs sgu, when he was Route Azcot on the "Nurth Pacific Road, and during last month nmounted to the rifting of letiers, mostly in transit between the Canndian provioves. Toe sum of his alings in thought to amount to several thousand dollars, thourh he clafins to have taken not wmore than $400 While be has been suspected for n e, yet tho stealiog was but recently traced entirely to his route. Meantlme otuer rautes between St. Paul and Chivago have been under close surveillance. ‘Lewls Ia the sun of o well-known eitizen who was es-Senator Ramsey's business agent lur piany years, and {8 8 sun-n- law of Richanls, cliy editor of the 2iunser- J'res. His stealings’ fell off for a time when Relly and Terry were slotected, “tried, and sen- tenced for mall robbery, and thelr pardon alter o few mouths’ fuprisonment I8 now severuly commented on. Most of the money-letters ovcr Lewls' route haviug Leen to aid from Manitoba, his aperations may have some connee- tion with the recent Chicazo reports of large Jusses of Canadisn money in the Awmerican mwalls, Lewis will be cxamined befure ths Court Commlssioner to-tnorrow morniug, GAME, C1,everAxD, Sent. 23.—In Reptember, 1875, anold mau nsmed Daves, a reskient of Lees tonla, 0., was murdered and robbed by Thomag Mead, v young wman living at. Palestive, O. Mead was arrested, tried, convicted, and seu- tenced to be hung, but, a year ago last May, es- caped from fall. Detectlves have been on his track slnce (hen, and to-dpy be was discovered ut the house of his father, in Limaville, a smsll village near Alllance. Mead refused to surren- der, and fired upon the oflicers. ‘Fbe returned the fire, wounding Mead, who, secing escape lin- possible, blew lils owa bralus out, ratherthan be captured, ROBBED. Specval Dispaich 10 The Chicago Tribune, Oxana, Neb., Sept. @3.—Henry Howan, A. A. Junes, and C. T, Sweeney returnee to Omabia last evening from the Black Hills, baving come in by wagon via the Elkhoru Valley route. On the fifth day out, Sept. 4, they were vorralled and robbed by threo road-sgents, who took from them over $3U0 in money, and thalr arma, and exchanged horses with Jounes. They wore no masks, and can be indentiled. Une was recognized as * Laughing Sam," a notorious character of Deadwood.. It s thought these men were amn of the gang who robbed the Unlon Pacific express. BIGAMY. Special Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, Lansixa, Mich,, S8opt. 23.—Dr, J. . Penny, of Laingsbury, hus been arrested for bigrminy. He procured o divoree in the Probate Court of Utah tbrough the agency of a divoree-lawyer of Chicago.. ho Supreme Court of Michigan has declded, fn the case of The People vs. Dowell, that the recitals ot a decreo might be disputed by varalo evidonce, and the fact of the party's not belug s resident of the State whero the ddnnvur‘cc was procured could bo showa to fuvati- te ft. | —— A RIOT IN MILWAUKYE, Suectal Dispaich to The Uhicayo Tribune. MiLwAUEERE, Wis., Sept. 23.—At au carly hour this morulug o mwob rescaed a prisoner from the police at & tiouse In the Second Ward, Tho lat- ter, reinforced, arrested twenty men, wers Sollowed and stoned by a crowd of over 100, and used revolvers frecly, woundlog oy of tho ruwdles suverely, —— RUIN AND DISGRACE, Ewmanucl Hoffman, wholesale tobacconlist, was arrested yaterdsy, ciarged with cmbezzling over §7,000 from his um{pluyer. Peuster 18 warried, but fast fife outside ot his fawily Is said to be tho cause of his crime. e et———— SUDDEN DEPARTURE. 87. Louts, Supt. Z.—Botlicl C. Alexander, formerly & commisslon-merchant aud cotton factor, who was arrested about two years ago tor forglng cotwon-warehouso reccipts for several thousand dollars, tricd last spriny,. con- victed, and sentenced to two years fu the Penls teuntlary, but pardoned by Gov. Pelps funne- distely ulter couviction, left home lust Wednes- day tvcumfi and hus not been heard of stuce. He letv bebind b seversl letters to fricnds and creditors, fudicating plainly thut e fu- teuded suiwclde, wnd giving directions about winding up lia atlairs; but souie of his fricnds do not belteve that ho has sulcded, but that he has guoo in search of auother field of opera- tion. HEYVY FAILURE, 87. Louts, Bept. 2. —{ivodwin & Behr, exten. sive soup and caudlc-mskers, filed & voluntary application in bankruptey. Liabilities said to be about $175,000. The ussuts, if they can be real- fzed upon ut face valug, will exceed the liablli- ties. A Recciver has been appolntea. ‘The hu‘“l‘:n]m of toe factory will b coutinued as usual. P e THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY. PortLANp, Orc., Sept. 22.—(eu, S8herman ana bis Atdes, Col. Wood sod Gen. Beully, ur- rived bero fate last night. To-morrow they go to Puget Bound on the United Btates steamer Oliver Wolcott, returnlpg {o a fow days to take 8 atgamer for Bau Fraua " OBITUARY, Special Dispich te Tha Chicage Triduss. Laxuunxg, Mich., S8ept. 23.—Fite Rossman, aa carly resident o Grecuville, snd a suldier of 1814, died lee-:nslfi' also, A. B. Bobluson, an early resldent of Mulr, yud lssas Sleveus, an :’ul; b of cwm'v.&. . Ay money to the amount of $21. George Lewis, - 8t Louts, Sept. 23.~Churles W, Peuiter, s . young man 2% ycars old,a bookkeeper for