Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 5, 1877, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE IRIDAY- 1871, 5 POLITICAL. outcome of the New York State Democratic Convention. Temmany Bucceeds in Forcing tho Nomination of Its Ticket. A Palpable Bid for tho Yotes of tho Honest Workingmens Miscellaneous Notes from the Political Fleld. NEW YORK. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM AND NOMINATIONS. ALnANT, N. Y., Oct. 4.—The Democratic State Convention reassembled this morning, and ad- mitted the entirs Tammany delegation as the chosen representatives of New York. The Con- ventlon appointed the usual comenittces, and then tuok n recess. After the recess, Clarkson F. Potter was chosen permanent President, and the following resolutions were adopted s The people having, in the last Preeidential con- test. elected by an averwheiming popular and clear Electoral majority the Democratic candidaten for Preeident and Vice-Presldent, and the wiil of the nation (hus constitutionally declared having Been wickedly and boldly nullified by means of tlic grossest usarpations and frauds of lteturning ards, protected and adopted, if not instumted, by the party In posscasion of the Government, and rendered practicable by a threatening apay of milltary force s Zesolred, That at the first Conventlon of Demo- crata of thia State heid atnce the consummation of {hia preat crime 1t Is nat only just and fif, hat it ia the plain_duty, in the intercat of constitntionsl “porernment and in vindication nnd preservation of oo atreq rht of the rajority fo chaore thelr ralers, to denounce with the “warineat indignation this stapendons wrong, and wo o hiereby denourice, condemi, and hold it up to univerea] execration. pecond—That this duty of weiling the mark of infamy upon thin transaction, and preventing any quick forgetfulness or casy condonution of fi from rafsIng & temptinze precedent for futcre ont- rages, rost pccuu{ and’ peculiatly wpon the Democratic of thia Stute, una of whose mont Nlustrions lenders was the President actually choten by the natlon. Taird—Thot the late House of Representatives deserve the thanks of all patrlots und luvers of 1berty for thelr jusi refusal In the esercise of the moat ancient ard vajuable privilege belonging to representatives of the people in ail constitutional governnients to spuropriate moncy for the support of soldiers to be wueed in Mllegal and despotic op- prerslon of citizens in any portion of the Kepubile. FPourth—That the present Natlonnl Administra- won, by 118 withdrawai of troops from tho South, pnd 1ts cessation frow mirchievous, nnconstitu. tional, and oppressive interference with the Inter- pal afairs of the States, line in that respect re- yersed the viclons precedents of the Republican arty, followed the cuurse marked out by the r’ad!nl Conetitntion, and to which the Democrats stand pledged, and it s therefors cntitled in that patticalar to thie approval of all guod citizens, FUfIA—~The Democratic party of New Yark ree afirm the following principles ret forth in thelr latform adopted fn 1874, now thrice indorsed by ru majorities of tho voters of this State: Gald slver the onty legal-tender; no currency in- nvertible with coin: Adx steps townrd wpecle aymentn; nostep backward; honest paymeat. of [52 Dablie debt 1n coln; sacred prescevation of the pablic faith; revena refarm; a tariff for tevenno only; no Government partnerahip with protected monopulles; home rale; 1o limit and locallze most jealooaly the powera Intrusted to public servanis, nunlclpal, Btate, and Federal; no centralization: equal and exuct justice to ull man; 1o partiul lezislation: no partlal 1axations oflictsl accountabllity enforced by better civil and criminal remedies; no private wee of public funds by public ofticers; corporationa chartered by the Stute al. ways supervisable by the Stata In tho Intereat of tbe rennln; the party in power respouxible for all Jeginlation while in power: economy in public ex- petwe that Iabor may be lightly bucdened. Sicth—That wo are onosed to the granting of rubsidles by the Government to corporationa or individusla for the construction of rallroads or other internal tmprovements an unnecessnry, ho. yond the scupe af Fedcral power, and inevitably. ‘producing corruption. ~ Seren(h—That we congratulato the whole people of this Siate that, notwithstanding the sutierlng to which the iaburing classes have been for yenrn sube Jected in apito of thelr fullure to ontain remuner- otive_employment and tha bitter privations which have been impoeod on them thereby, they bave en- dured these calamities for the most part with atlence, without disorder or violation of the pub- ic peace, sud we declare that It 18 through the Tenenicent operation of cqual and Just Jaws favor- ing no class at the expense of another, a stern ro- fusal on the part of fegivlative hodles to yleld 1o the achemes of grasving’ monopalie, and the de- erease of public_expenditnres and_tnxation to the of tho tolintry (With whom the "Democrntic party has always strongly and tntclligently sympathlzed) are_malily to find effectual and permanent relief, Eighth—"That wa fuvor n unlform and cquiiably excivo law, having regard for and protective of the righta of all people, accompanied by stringent provisloas punishing its violation, Ninth—That we demand more complete protec. tion {dr the wavinga of the induetrinl clacecs by stricter wupervision aud control of wavingy hanke, {nsurance compuules, and other Institutlons in which the peuply's money may bo invexted, and the enactruent of lawn prosiding for tho severe and cortain punlubnient of ull oficiul negloct, oxtenva- gance, or fraud by which the pcople's earnfogs inay e endangercd or lost. The remaining resolutions refer to State af- rs. ‘The following ticket was nominated: Becreta- ry of 8tate, Allen O, Beach; Comptroller, Fi erlck P, Oleott; Trensurer, James Macking E»muy-flnnenl. ) At- Augustus Schoontnker; State ucer and Surveyor, Horatio 8cymour, Jr. djourned. 01110, BLANTON DUNCAN, Covusous, 0., Oct. 4.—Dlanton Dunecan, of Loutaville, Ky., addressed a meetiug of the ‘Wurkingmen at Capitol 8quare to-night, Tho weather Loing quite cold, the attendance did not number over 500, and boforu its close ull had lett for home save about 150. Mr. Duncan saldhie had been in the northern scction of the Btate, and thought, from the tone of the peoplo i that section, that the new Natfonal party would poll 100,000 votes iu Ohlo next Tuesday, Curistopher Lewls, the candidate for Lieuten. aut-Governor on the Natlonal tick- et, sald that the reports from sixtye #x counties were very encournging, and from l‘hmyJom;l countics they had the best of ns. urances that thoy would clect thelr represcut- stives 1o tho Legislaturs 1o neurly il s !\:rlkdupan the workingnien o stand firm and 0 vigllunt; that the time was not far when 1 (hak WORKINGMKN WOULD 11t HENIKCTKD ‘l!lx Mhluvnmmcm. of this matlon, fle hoped ! At t! umh-rd‘y;nwunol tofl would not at the st moment Jurd away from the new grganization by the promises of elther the Republican or emocratic varty, e wus firm in the bellef that In this, the tirat year ol their orgaulzation, they ‘would have eoough men pluced {u the Leglslature of Olfo to defeat thy electlon to the United Biates Senate of any may not fu sympathy with the laborlng class, — MISCELLANEOUS, OREENDACKERS AT 67, Lopjg, Br, Louts, Oct. 4.—lu the Grevuback Conven- tion to-day a verylengthy preaumble wasadopted, embracing all the gricvances of the party agaliat the Government, with along scrics of resolutions demanding the fmmediate repeal of he Resumption act of 1873, the isauo of abgo- lule money In greenbacks, to be full leys) tender for all purposce, and in sufficlent quantities to redeem all bonds now ur which tuay o the future becowo subject to re- dewption; that the Constitution by amended so 28 to restran Cougress from granting publie lands to any corporation or association, from waklog the United States s party to any cor- oration for auy purposc, segoiug or D ooy way conveylng public — wouneys, credits, frauchises, powers, or sovercignty of Qovernment, from creating any corporution except such ns mnay be m-.mmr{ {0 carry oug vxecute the powers of tho Uovernment itaelt, and frowm issuing any bonuds of the United Blates ju future tor any purpose: demanding hat all Natfonel Banks be required to surrender tbeir dreulation for cancellution and receive Rreenbacks therefor; dewsnding the graduation Of taxation so 'as to svcure & tax ou lacomes over the sum of 300 & year; de- oauding thoruugh reforin in public-scliool edu- catlon, and, tho establishment of sgricultural, inechanleal, and commercial schools; requiring 4he educationof each pupil for n vocstion in Iife} that 1o sectariun school shall be sustalued :mt of public school funds; fasuring free rades denianding » reduction of publle ex- n8es; clabinlug for every Individual, male or J,"'“" the saine Afiouuml rights and equity in uflBmu; demanding thet all laud-grants to i vads, !Xt'efllnz lands us have been ";‘“P lunoceut purchasers, be vacateds' thut ‘;dfiuvummcul ehall take contrul of the :l ¢ rallway and telegraphic systems of the peountry, = aud uperate them for ¢ benetit of the people; recommending thy foo of grecubacks by tho Government to be “l;-udlto Btates, countles, cities, und fudividuals 18 ber cent Mitercat; favoring an efght-bour A very alimly-attonded weeting wes held at e Court-Houss touiglt, st which several ent to make {nquiry as to facts, lu’w et pragticable poing that th laboring classca ‘great Btatus, and which speeclhies were made of the usual greenback order. COLORADO. Dexven, Col, Uct. 4.~Complete returns from varlons eounties give satisfactory Repub- liean gafns. In this county the retiurns give inereased majoritien over the estimates. The average Hepitilican majority i 500, and the clty and county nre salld Republican,” We now promiae you, next year, as a resuit of this, Re- publican” Btale officers, United States Senator, and Representative, Spectat Prepatch 1o The (hienge Tl Spectn 0 The Chleage Tribune, BostoN, Uul.T-—Tlm nunm& to get up s demonstration sgainat the President's Routhern policy among Lhe colored people to-nieht proved a slgnal fallure. Less than n acore of people re- sponded to the Iargely-ndvertised call, and the tpecclies were made by second-rate men. e —e— TIIE RATLROADS. MOTRE CARS, Special Correrpondence of The Tribune, Des Moixes, In., Oct, 3.—The frequent recur- rence of the charges made in Tite TRIDUNE, that tho rgliroad companies were holding cars for speculative purposes, aud that they could not be haul because the compantes hiad combined with grain speculators, induced your correspond- Calling at the headquarters of the jowa Division of the Cni- engu, Hock Ialand & Pacitic Rond in this city, T asked the Superintendent what he had toany about this matter of holding cars. Ilia reply wan quick and entphatle: *The Idea is perfectly absurd, and without a particle of foundation, Wouldn't common sense teach any person that 1t was for the Intcrest of rafirond cumpanies to carn all they can? Tho ronds all over the coun- try are taxed to their utmost capacity to do thelr business. The trouhle is to wet cars. Bes here. 'There 18 o report of cars of this road, and other rouds connecting with this road on the 20th of Beptember, From that you can see where our cars are,” The report shows that on the Rock Island Road at that date there were 52 cars of other ronda, and 591 of its cars were scattered over the ronds running In every direc- tlon from Chleago, ‘The Supcrintendent further said that most of the cars of the other roads wera cars of the varfous dispatch freight lines, **Emplre,’’ Y Red,” *Blue,” ete., which have fobe returned East as soon as unloaded, white_cars belongzing tothe C., R. I & P, are held and used by Ensf ern and ather ronds for use, and the trouble Is Lo get them. Auother svuree of trouble Is that large nunubers of cars are held by conslgnecs, to get thelr frefizht. At nearly every station, to acconnodate them, cars are left on the track for them to vnload, Thero were in this city yesterdsy ten cars which have been held “from a week to ten doys, One wman who lad held &, car scven days fairly streked the pale afr With blue, Lecause he was informed that ho must unlond or the Company would dump his load on the ground. Buo it §s all along the line of all roads, so that no Company has the use of hall the cars they need or would use If they could get them, Just now there Is o grent press of busivess from the East to tho Weat. “ The editorial tn Tz TrRIDUNE of Monday,” #ald the officlal, * was sound and corrce! Eversbody knows, nt lenst |n Iowa, that farm- crs are holding thelr wheot. for ligher prices, nnd {f wheat doea not move as frecly as spacu- lntors desire, it Is not because railroad compa. nies hold back cars, The railroads would move L;vclr!y’tlhlny offercd it they could get the cars to do it. ‘I'wo or threo weeks ago the grain market in this 8tate was' brisk, and large quantitics of wheat aud oats were dellvered low rotes. Your céfrespondent made ||u“m?' of near u hundred different farmers, and he found that In nearly every Instance the gralu had been sold under contraet while it was standing in the fela. When those contracts were filled, no nore was brought {n, Farniers who made no contracts held off eutirely, and are still holding, Buchiis the condition of all crops, The farincrs are able to meet pressing necessities with other products. This iy the condition of affalrs in his section, and nrohnhlrnll over the West, and the “*bulls” and * bears ™ will have to make the most of it. The farmers of the West read the lmpcrs, and for onee are masters of the sltua- fou “by a large majority,"” — CITNICAGO & 87", LOUIS AIR-LINE, Special Diapatch fo The Chicago Tridune. Br. Louts, Mo, Oct. 4.—~As supplemental to my Quincy dlspatch of the 27th, touching the Important rallway projects now Lefnx pushed to completion by three or four of the leading rail- way men of the Union, 1 have to add the follow- ing: % ‘Thero nrethreo routes now belng onerated between Clicago and Bt. Louls, to wit.: The Chiengo & 8t. Louis, the Iilfnots Central, and the Chicaro, Burlington & Quhwy—lhu luttor Hue Ly virtue of L8 lease of the okl Rockford, Rock Taland & 8t. Louts. The traflic between these two fmpgrtant commercial citics is sceond only to' the traflle between the East and tho Weat, und Is_yearly uruwln(i; in_lmportance. It 18 o traffic that ramitles through ten may be rald to venrre cither In 8t, Louls or Chlcago, with collateral conditions closcly identities with both, The capacity of those roads for do- ine all this business {s wimple for ycurs to come, Dut that cver resticss, ncquisitive eplrit which seems tho demon always whisperlne In the ear of o rallway President has already manifested ftself, ond tiow a new lno Is Brajculed. and, I ant contidently nasured, will bo buillt beforo Mareh, 1578, Years ogo, when speclal legisiation obtained I the Illinois Leglslature, a charter was ob- tained for an sir-line rullway from Chicago to Bt. Louis, via tho towns of Blue Islaud, Frank- fort, Chatsworth, Gibson, Decatur, Taylorville, Litchtield, and Edwardavitle, The charter wus made effective between Enst Lows and Deeatur, but the Blackstono intlucnce always prcvcnw{ the completion "of the remaining link in the line, Tolay Iam authoritatively nssured that the Wabash™ Company (which Iefl helr to the original charter) has resolved to completo the line into Chlcago from Decutur, At present, the distances between East St. Louls nud Chi- cago ara Chlcago, Alton & St. Louls, Hlinols Central,.oueuie.es e sese UKD Chlcago, Burlington & Quincy, via Bushuell.. 448 'The projected Wabnah liue will shorten the dlstanca to 260 mfles, or tweuty miles less thun the Chiearo & Altou. With this line campleted, the Wabash Di- rectoury gays jt will be dn s shape to forve not only the Eust and West trunk Mnes between the -\lhllnl[lllll River and the Eust to pool with It, but it will ulso hota tha whip-hand, so to speak, of the Huca running northenst trom St. Louls, Alexunder Boudy, the man who maae the for- tunes of the Wabush, and whose departure from its Directory was followed by immediate Lankruptey, bas been “here this weck, From friends of his I ears that he goes back loto the Wabash muanageinent, and that the ambition of lln)h heart Is to bulld this Chicago air-line from ecatur, . iles, 280 THE TRUNK LINES, Apeetal Dispaich to The Chicazo THbune, New Youx, Oct. 4,—Tho ruilroad wmanagers, at thelr scaslons to-day, transacted no business owing to tle non-arrival of varluus managers, ‘The presence of Sir Henry Taylor, of the Canada Crund Trunk, 18 taken Lo fudicate that that line 11 no longer averse to the frelght pool comblua- tion. The proepects for an wmicable sdjust- went of all natters wre regarded especlully favorable, New Yorg, Oct, 4.—The soverul trunk lines were represented at a meeting to-night u Wind- sor Hotel, Among those present were Jobn King, Ji., Receiver of the Oblo & Blississippi, Rallroad; Johu Newell, General Manager of the Lake 8hore & Michizan Sunthern Rallroad; A, J. Cassott, Vice-Prestdeut of the Pennsylvania Rallroad; George R. Blanchard, Vice-President of the Erfe Railway; J. I MeCullsgh, Vice- Presidont of the Piitsburg, Fort Wayno & Cbi- cago Ralrosd; J. H. Rutter, UGencral Trafiic Manager ot the New York Central and Harlen lroads; A. Broughton, Geuneral Frelght Agent of the Urand 'Trunk Railway; N. Guil- ford, General Agcnt of the Baltluiore & Rallroad; K. €. Vilas, General Freight Agent of the Erie Taflway; W, 8, Perry, General hel‘zhz Agent of the Canmla Southern Rail- i‘:‘n; and “3Mr. Roosevelt, of the Toledo & Wa- A proposition was advanced to fncreaso the Fates of frelght on East and West bouud traffic, and to do away with the {udberiminute cutting ol rutes previ ously judulged ju by rival corrying comuaul ‘The busis for the uew rates could uot be determined upon, sud the subject was postponed for further deliberation, Tho repro- seutativey were unanimously fn fuvor of cuntin- ulng the prescut systew of pooling West-bound frelsht-carnluge, 1d, ee dect ;mx;m:lm\lnz lefl .l-‘lr m‘. df:fi‘f:'bgfifl A wecting of Presidents was held fu a private room of the botel, Willlam H. Vludl.'lb‘l“ll 'nml Recelver Jowett (ot Erie Ralway) wero kunown to be present, The mecting adfourned wm wud it is sald 0o busincss waa trus- acted. th wmeetivgs adjourned until to-mor- row, e STEALING A MARCI. 8ax Fuaxcisco, Oct. 4.—It {3 sscertalned that the recent counection wade by the Southern Puciic Raflroad by bridege over the Colorado River was fn direet oppusition to orders from thy United States Goveruwents 1t sppears that on Aug. 22 Adjutant-tieneral Townsend granted the Company petmission to build a rond across the Goverument reservation at Fort Yurua, subject to a grant by Congress of the right of way. ‘The Company proceeded in its work of bufiding a bridge om this permisalon, anl it Yas nearly completed when the Secretary of War, Sept. 3, countermandod the permission until both the Bouthern and Texas Pacific Companies could be fully heard, or Conuress shonld determine thecontroversy. ‘The Bouthern I'a- ciiie nuthorities then asked of tne Denartmant Commander permission to continue the work so far 4a wos neceasary to preserve the bridge., This was _granted. ~ Bhortly alter midnizht on Monday, Sept, &), the employes of the Company began “Iaylng the track to make connection acroas the bridge. Ma). Dunn, commanding at Fort Yuma, on learning this fact, at once order- ed the work stopped. The whole force under his command connlsted nf a Serzeant and one enllated man, Tha latter was atationed on the bridge, but {n & few maoments the railrond men resumed operations, and the track-iaying cou- tinged until morning, when connectlon” with the Arizona cide was completed, Maj, Dunn ordered Superintendent of Construction Ureen to consiler Blmeelf n prisoner, but having no force to carry out hils Instructions, returned to the Fort. 8oon after & recular {raln from 8an Francisco crossed the bridge. The rallrond peopla clafm that Lthis action on their part s in eonformity with the permissfon granted to do such work ns- wns necessary to preserve the property, as connection was necessary to enable hem to run traing over the brilge to carry stones for flwrnlxplnz tke plers, and that In bullding the roadl acrosa the reservation the {nteresta of the GGovernment and publie have been consulted at every step, They also claim that Vice-President Brown, of the Texas I'a- ¢ifie, made an cx-parte statement to the War Bepartment, which caused the withdrawal of is permission to bulld, Gen, MeDowell says he bulluvgs the matter was to Le amicably ar- ranged, —_— T, I, & W, Special Diapnteh ta The Chieagn Tribune. Innraxarounts, Ind,, Oct. 4.—It {a slated on reliable authority that Thomaa Scott has an eve on the Indlavapolls, Bloomingtlon ‘& Western Road, and, in caso it {s s0ld, will make a strong effort to get hold of the property. The recent arrangement entered Into between the Pitts- burg, Cincinnatl & 8t. Louls and the Recelver of the Indlanapolis, Dloomington & Western was a move toward effecting siich a resuit, e 1a reported ay preparcd, In a financlal way, to take the road {n a8 soon sa an opportunity is offered. ———— ITEMS, Mutchi nterest fe manifested In raflroad circles a8 to tho result of the meeting of raflroud man- agers held In New York yesterday to adjust the live-stock and otlier troubles that have prevent- ed the maintenance of regular tarl( rates from ali points, It Is the opinfon that the magnates will remain In sension three or four days, and that they will take declsive measures to prevent the cutting of rates hercafter. It also secms to be settled that the ' eveners’’ will ave to fore- o thelr large plekings herenfter, aud that the, will have to take the same chances as small shippers of live stock. compromize 1o been effected Letween the Kansas City elevators and the Southwestern Rallrond Associntion. The former agree to give the pool ngent aceess to thelr shipping-books alter this, and the pool lnes will not inslst an being provided with an exhibit of shipments previous to Oct. J. RELIGIOUS. TOREIGN MISSIONS, TPnovmoence, R. L, Oct. 4.—The Amerfean Board of Misslons, at the forcnoon scsslon, heard reports from varlous missions, showing them in a favorable condition. The Commltteo on glace for the next meeting W. J. Buddington, D. D.yof Brooklyn. to be the preacher, tho Rev, George F. Magoun, D. D, elternate. ‘Twenty now members were clected. The folluwing were clected oflicers: Presi- dent, Mark Hopklus, D, 1), ; Vice-President, the Hon. Willlam E, Dodgo; Prudential Committee, Aupgustus C, Thompson, D, Dy, the Hon, Ale pheus Iardy, Abner Klnnmun. Lizra Farns- worth, J. Russeli Dradford, Joseph H. Rover, Prof. Eebert 8myth, E. B. Webb, M, D., C. C. Burr, Elbridge ~Terry; Corresponding Sccre- tarics, Nathanfel G. Clark, D. D., E, K. Alden, D. D.; Recording 8eeretary, tho Rev. John O, Means, D. 1.t Treasurer, Lamgdon 8. Ward; Auditors, the Hon. Avery Plummery Arthur W ‘Tults, and John M. Gordun. At the evening scesion of the Board of Mis- slons Prosident Hopkins delivered an address ou ¢ The; Harmony of the Future and Rev- clation.” "Inopeninr he spoke with much feel- ing, saving thot twenty-lwo_years oo, at the mecting of the American Board In this eity, he was clected I'ruldcml on the resignation of the Hon, Theodore Frelinghuyaen, Since that, he had been continuously re-efected, and It secmed fitting at this thme and place hie shonld lay down tl;al f"}(c(u which bie consldered the greatest honor of his life. ‘The Women'a Board of Missions was largely attended. Mrs, Moses Bith and others made nddresses, ‘Twenty thousaud dollars was asked for next year, — UNIVERSALISTS, Special Dispatch 1o The Chicago Tribune, Gnaxp Ravins, Mich,, Oct. 4.—The Unlver- salists of this State assembled in annual con- ventlon hiere to-day, There was quite a large autendsnce of them, most of the prominent citles In the State belng represented, The ofti- cers ares President, €. W. Knickerbocker, of Wayne; Vice-Presldent, the Rev. A, M. Soule, of Farmington; Secretary, the Rev, M. B. Car- penter, of Lansing. The following are the Besslon Commilttees: On Election, the Revs, A. Crang, of Bay Clty, A, IL. Wetmore, of Con- cord, and J. Bentley, of Lapeer; on Religious Services, the Rev. Charles Fluhrer and F, B. Doy, of this cty, and J, Dius- more, “of Portland; " on Nominations, the Rev. A, Sessions, of Teeumseh, A, M. Berile, of Farmington, und E. ¥, Wade, of Corunna. The Vresident und the Executive Committee made inleresting reports, which were duly referred. ‘Tho Rev. 8, Craue, of Hille- dale, preachied & sermon on “ The Organization of £hurches and Conventions; Thelr Helations; the Daties of Members,” This afternoon wag devoted to fmportant miscelluncous business, and this even! the Rev, L. J. Dinsmore, of Lapeer, preachied au able inissfonary sermon. The serimous are to_be published fu the Voo Convert sud Stur. The Convention will elect gmwxrl to-morrow, und will be in sessiun over unday. THE EPISCOPALIANS. TosroN, Oct, 4.—The sccund day of tho Epls- copal Geueral Convention opened with prayers by Bishops Bedell, of Ohlo, and Greene, of Mls- sigsippl, . One hundred and clybty delegates are present, Tho business mceting was beun at }xu:uu, and considerablo prellnliury work wus e, —— THE WEATHER, ‘WasmvaroN, D, C., Oct. 5—1 8. m.—For tho Upper Mississipp! Valloy und Upper Lake re- glon, colder, clear, or partly doudy weather, and statfonary or falling burometer, LOUAL OUNKBYALION 400, Oct, 4, Wind. | K| IWeaiker, Dma, | Bar, lnr’ Jin. 81834, m.'20.67, 441 s 8 v | | 381D, i Luicaao, Uct, 4—Midnlght. i Ra 83 43 ) H L 8 Grut ore Hured .. (20,00 ¢4 eokuk, 30, 13, 44 cavenworih 30,16, 43 Miiwsukes... 30,13 30 Owa i it] 44 oleo. ez e Ysuktou. 30.10 4% ————— SAMOA STEINBERGER, Special Dispaich (o The Chicago Tridune. Nzw Youk, Oct. 4—The World says ex- Premier Steloberger arrived yesterday In the L'Amerique from lavre. Beivg futerviewed by o reporter b sald bohad peen much abused In the papers without cause. Hle hoped to refute the slanders before Cungress at the comiugs sesslon. He described and justifed his course frow the beginnivg wbile In Bamoa, sod says he bus cowe bome $o obtalu a recoguition of bis oMlicinl position as represcutative of tbe Voited States. - Eugland I very desirous w obtalu tos- sesaton of those alands, aud attempted to buy Btefubesger, but the latter was oo wuch of an Awcrlean to sccopt, reported in tavor of Milwaukee, and of the Rev. ' WASHINGTON. Damage by Water to the Unpro= tected Patent-Office Building. Latest Phaso of the Fight for the Louisiana Senatorship. The Btruggle for the Power Wielded by the Speaker of the House, NOTES AND NEWS, CAPITAL MISCELLARY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns. Wasimysoren, ). C., Oct. 4.—Juge Bpofford and other New Orleans politicians who have arrived here aay that the prosecution of Wells and Anderson has no political object, but that theirretentlon as Federal ofiicers in New Or- leans has given much dissatisfaction. Bome of these gentlemen even sy that If the members of the Returning Board hat not been placed In prominent oflices thers might not have been an efort to Indict them. The District Commissioners have been en- eaged for some weeks In examiniug and revis- fng the nsseasments against private property mnade by the Board of TPublle Waorks during the Shepherd regime. “The discoverfes fully sustain the wecusations of traudulent overcharges made in the press oL the time. The revision ol the assessments for the seven squares on Pennsylvania avenue cist of the Capltol filustraics. this method of mbbery. The net amoint of overcharge for en aquares waa $51,903, or about 16 per t of the whole sum, which was ect down at The overcharges consisted in the s of brick twice, dressing of curb twice, man-holes twice, partial payment of contractor twice, and the same on mnearly all the detafls of the contract. This ra- tlo of overcharge on_ all work done by the Toard of Publle Works - between (1:'7’1 nud 1874 would amount to about £3,500,- The Investizations Into the defalcation of the Greorzetown Customs Collector nhow o bad state of affaira. Both the Cotlector and his principal Deputy have been emberzling, and the wpeclal areotes to-day discovered that I.Lcy have been in the habit of releasing coods from™ bond \vl'lhu‘ulnccuunung for the quties they have re- celved. The ucw Reoubllcan journals here aro gradu. nlly comimg tu close quarters. One has defend- ed ' Conklinz, and the other attacks hinl, One has approved and the other cundemnned the Rochiester Conventlon, and to<lay's Hepubliean ottacks the Uufon on its claling “of belog non- partiean, and says the terin Is one'of wonderful claatieity, and can cover bitter partisan attacks. based on sheer prejudice und hate. {ne of the worst atorms of Inte years has pre- vulled throughout this scction fo-day, Newa from thocoast helow fs of strong gales from which muchloss to coustwise shippingis ex- pected. ‘The greatest damage herc was ‘at the Interfor Department. The rain was very heavy, and the wind scemed to drive it through every expored crevice fn the roof or walls, The burn- ol wings arc still uncovered, and the water eotlieriniz on the inuseum flour ran through the heavy arches whichsupport it wito all the rooms upon the main floor of these wings. A strone force was sct At work carly soakine 1t up as it fell on the exposed floors above, but with all that could be done In this way the storm was soscvere that the rooins Lelow were badly saturated. It became neces- aary to remove all the furniture, but much of {t was Injured, o3 was aleo many of the reconls, A few days since the Star exposed the fact that Naval-Constructor Eiccle, on duty at the Navy-Yard liere, wos_discharzing o numher of skilled workmen and bringinz bis own frionds from polnta where he bad been on duty North to fill their places. ‘The Avting Becretary of the Navy Immediately examined into the inatter. As a result Stecle was to-day detached from duty and placed on waiting orders, The Acting Secretary docs not sec how n proper rezard for the civil'service rules admits of turniugz adrift etllefent employes when thelrservicesare needed, Judge 8pofford, who contests Kellogz's seat from Loulsiana, will havo his credentinls pre- sented at the oPunlurz of the extra scssion, and amotion will be made to swear him fn. The Democratic Scnators will wbject to any refer- cnee of the credeutials to o committee, on the ground that there is nothine to refer, and witl make it a test question. Kellogg, who has left for New Orleans, sald before leaving that his caso would not come up until December, but It s cvident that the Democrata fntend, If possi- ble, to carry out the programme above fndicated with regand to Spofford. Enstls’ friends think there will be little objection to hiy ndwissiou to the secoud seat (romn Louisiana, Ta the STeatern Anociated Dress, Wasamvarox, D. C,, Oct. 4,—A heavy rain- storm did conslderable damage to the Interlor Department. The entire north hall, occupled by the Putent-Office, was flucded. The ceiling of the north hall hrlnz expected to fall, guards were ftatloned to wuarn the people of the dan- ger. Business fn the Land-Offico was entirely spemiled, and the Jand rocords suffercd con- sidcruble. 1t Is fearcd that sume of them will be destroyed beforo they can be placed in dry rooma. ‘The damage to the Ninth and G strect wings of the Patent-Otfice Is very great, many records and public papers being tiwroughly saturated, Tho water flowed into the Ninth-street roums and hall 80 rapldly this alternvon, that it was found nccessary to cut s hole through the fin- menso wall of the bullding tolet it out. It i now fearcd by many that the damage by tho {lolmlflm“ prove nearly as great as that by tho nte fire, ‘The Seenctary of tho Treasury, upon the rec- ommenrdation of the Commissioner of Interual Revenue, has declined the proposition to com- promise the tobacco auits tow in Svrugren at Greeusboro, N, C. There are rlxi iteen such cases, aud the amount Involved ls $120,000, SPEAKERSHIP POINTS. From Our Oun Correspondent. TILE OPFICE OF BPEAKER. ‘WasinNaton, D, C,, Oct, 2—Tho Speaker- ship contest will commmence bere in earnest by the last of this weck. Eayler writcs that ho will bo here Weduesday, Randall and Cox will be hicre beforo that time, and In privato housesand in hotel lobbies the contest for this great place will be made. 1t Is u positiou worthy any man's ambition. It hos frequently been called the third ofilce In the nation; It has claims to be ranked as the second place, The Vice-President has no function excent that of presiding ofilcer of the Benate, Under the customs of that body, he is not allowed to make up the committees, which form so nportant a part lu Congression. al legislation. The Seuate committecs are chosen In the caucuses of the two parties, and resolutions in which the name of every Seuator assigned o the commitlees where Lo s to act are incorporuted are presented and voted upon. Iu the House, the course of procedure {s differ- ent, The Speaker practically makes all com- wittees, 11 he nceedes to the dictation of his party in caucus, or to the personal solicitatiun of friends, his act is the yoluntary surrender of a traditional prum_gmlve. The Bpeaker makes the committees. The public has taint concep- tion of the fulluencs of Congreesional Commit- tees upon legislution. Under the present sys- tem these cominitteos are Yecoming each year more ko smail legislative bodies wittin Con- eress, where the acf of Congress itself masn- ly oritinates, and s vften to a great extent de- termined. Thero are 300 votng wen o the Lower House, but_one-sfxth of that number do the thinking and the managing for the rest, THE SPEAKER'S NECESIABY QUALIFICATIONS. The Speaker must ben manof brafg, and tact, and muscle, 1lo must be a recoguized leadur In his party, aud a pecr among ail ™ men. He must bu able to barmonize all factlons with- in bis own party, sud to command the reapect of the Us:nflllflufl- He tnust have the quality of gencralship, and be able to command wen, He should, besides, bave an extensive knowl- edge of the very complicated mass of rules, uswzes, and unwritten customs which have be- cume known us parllamentary Law. Laye been ible for Bpeaker Randull Inst year to have defeated the declaration of the election of Mr, Hayos as Preshlent lu joint Conventlon —possibly to have created a revolution in this couutry—by & resort to the techulculities in whi under the Coustitutiun aud by party usare, ho '?erhapu properly mlght bave been Justificd, The power of technivality under the preseut Cougrussional system goee to that ex- teut. It is not less influential oud far-reacbiog In cvery petty detall of the ordinury routine of {egislative action. A bil may be piasscd or lost, & cuse sccured or ruiued, & clalia made or un- made, by the opcratious of pathameptary law, What tliat law {s, how it 10ay be exerued, what its limits should be, what the Opposition has the right to claim, and way be permitted to clali, tho Bpeaker must be sble to determing on the instaut, in the midst of what often isa bowliug wol TUE SIXAKER A8 A MAN OF MUSCLE. ‘To do this requires wuscle as well as brafn. The Bpeaker ol tho louso of Represcutatives caunot be o feeble man. Micuael C. Kerr, dur- fugz the terw of bis Bpeakership, was, ludced, a e man. fle was aitnost desth's firet Nfted the gayel. Bot hardly was Micharl C. Kerr 8peaker of the Houze of Representatives. He never prealded but for brief periode aud at longe fntervals. He chose thie times when there was likely to be Iess con- furion.—fer even Demerats fian investizating Cotigress do not try to raise bedlam when the Chapialw has the floor, But Mr. Kerr was soon compeiled to lay a-lie the gavel which, duringe the few wecks of his Speakership, lie zo fecly Ifted. The Speuker muat bea man of physical streusrth and enurance, cagable of hringinz rystem out of confuslon, of forcing quiet by the very vigor of his nresence, and of commanding order both hy arm and volre. Bat there may Le too much arm about the matter. Jiin Blaine wan & nolsy Speaker, and liamtoered the top of hi desk 0 that there had to be o mallat and a new sheathlng for the desk pearly every seesion. VICR-FRRIIDENT WHERLKR AR STEARER. Willtam A, Wheeler. of New York, with a tap of the ematl end of the garel, aled by the ity of kis presence, could keep better order tan uny man who has_ eal fn the Bpeaker's chair ' modern times. It was his presence, his dizuity, his consclousness of the proprieties of the Aincrican Cungrese, which seemed to com- pel fnstantaneous vrder, Besides, he contrib- ated nothing to the disorder which he sought todispel. BI'PARERSUIP CANDIDATES—RANDALL, Of the present candbiates for the Speaker- ship Hom Kandall unquestionably has leen the tort weverely tried, at the greateat crisis in the natlon’s history, or in the exverfence of any Epeaker.' And in that trial he conditeted him- sell well, Alexander Stephens says that, but for the cunineas and patifotism of Randall o the l?‘hlv days of the Electoral count,the cotin- try nfeht have been plitnred Into & revolution; and that, i for no other reason, Randall de- eerves the Speakership as atoken of the grutl tude of both partiea. Mr., Stephens may be unduly cathusfastic In behall of Rawdall, bt those of either party who best understood those etormy days here will admit that Mr, Tiandall's couree at that time was that of & man and of a courageous man of hohor. bllcans were fmpaticnt. at what, at times, ned hls surrender to the fliibusters; b Randall’s rulings as to the dilatory o which properly could be made, when anslvzed at this pertod, prove to have Leen strictly within the letter of puliamentary law snd urage, 'Ihey would have been made by any Republican Speaker under fike clrcumatances who rendered obedlence to bils own oath. But the time came when the roads pareed; when it was' for Mr, Randail to declde what motlons were Intended for factious delay and what were the legltimate meuns of which IIIF parliamentary oppovent might avail limsell. When that time came Mr. Randall did not hesitate t; do his duty, althongh ke knew, as the hour apuroached miduight on that fateful third of March, that that declston would render certain the declars- tion of the election of his political o{v nent, Rutherford B, Hayes, as President. "mtever Mr. Randall mny have been hefore, however he nay now be affected towarda the Bouth or subisidics, he deserves that Hepublicans, at this distance from the Electoral contest, should say that [u those trying days he honestly and falsly did his duty. TIE BOURBON RAID ON RANDALL, The fact that be did sodo his duty is to be used a4 an arzument erainst biin by 'a class of ultra Bourbons from the South, wlich may be langer than the Northern people thus far finve betfeved. Joe Blackburn is at the head of this cgue. He bases his opposition to Handall reaily upon that very fact, In a pronuncia- munto, which onc of BlackLurn's folluwers has Just published here, as the starting point of his tumpaltgn, the charge 13 inade agalnst Ranaall in these words Furthernore, bad Spenker Randall opposed the fnauguration of Rutherford B, Huyes as Prerident of the United States, after the Hiegs action of the Electoral fomminsion. sltaply by recornlzing mo. tions of o dilstory chazacter, “thie recorded will of the Amerienn people would ot have been repudi- sted: Mr, Hayes would not uow te President, nar would there hiave heen elther blondslied or revolu- tion. Therefore the historian will be compelled to recard the fact—strivped of all techulcalities—tbut 2t the sccond searion ot the Forty-fourth Congre: Anno Dominl, 1877, a Democratic Spenker, b exerciee of arbitrary power, baxed upon the formn- Tanof nn illegul statute, caured a Kepublican who wans not elected to be declared President overn Democrat who was clected by a niajority of oue million of white voters of the countryt BAMMY COX AND TIIE REST. The men who are now on the Hst for the 8prakership are Sanuel J, Randull of Pennayl- vania, Samuel 8. Cox of New York, Milton Bayler of Oblo, Jolin Goode of Vinzdafa, Wille fam R. Morrison of Hllinols, and Buckner of Missourl, At present Mr, Randall sceies to be along way abead, although Cox still has the coufidence that he con romewhere find the votes which will place bim lu the chair he covets, Cox appears dlsnosed to muke an alllance with Bayler and Morrlson. In any event, Cox, who is desperate, will use every effort to defeat tho re-election of “Randall, Cox fects that he ehould have heen elected Speuker last time, and openly msserts that ho would have defeated Randall 1o cauctus but for the desertion from himscll to Randall of o bandful of voles. These few votes, Cox aavs, werc taken from fifin at the dircet fntigation of ‘Tilden, who had pledgees from Randall's tricnds that, come what might, if Randall was Speaker, he would sco to It that Bamuel J. Tilden was seated In the White Houee. ‘That pledge, Cox's fricnds uumi the Randall people made, Lut did uot keep. 1If the fight should be very clogo, It is not unlikcle‘ that the Cox people might even ally themsclves with the Dlackburn faction, and attack Randail on tho ground of Lis action daring the Electoral count, HAKDALL'S DEST CHANCE, ‘Tho bope uf Mr, Randall lies in securing the caucus nomination on an early ballot, If the caucus 18 not Lermonious, and the party lines are broken down so that thers shall be a Deino- cratie subsidy and a Democratic anti-subsidy candidate, tho men who are now leading can- didates may very pnml-l{ go to the wall. The Democratic party is not in the habit of ex- hilbiting {ts differences of opiufon In the pres- ence of its political onponents; but the feeling on the subsidy question s the Southern 1) Randall Gibsun, of New nominee should dircetly rledgo bimself to sup- port, by all means in his power, the Texas Pacifie, and such other schemes for internal fmi- provement s have became dearer to the South- emner than politics, as a condition of thu sup- port of Southern wen., The Democrats can do much to stultify themsclyes, but 1t seems among the valitical finpossibilities thut even a Democrat, with' such a record as Bamuel J. Randull, should be willing to so far foreet his puast as to hecome a candiiate for Speaker on & subsidy platform, Mr. Randall stood with Hol- mi nd, It 1s fair to say, with Cox, fn the early days of rallroad-subsidy legislation, opposing it, RANDALL'S URCORD HAMPERS JUS AMBITION, His speeches arainst subsidics of all sorta, except k-pay and the Centennlul, were sy bitter and uncompromisiug ss those made by uny * watch-dog of the Treasury.” They say a plan {s formivg by which Randall can retatu his persanal couvictions sud at the sane time 8o constitute the Commitices that they will ede- quately represent tho general sentiment of his party on the subsidy us well s wu all other questions. Mr. Raudall succeeded fu dolng this very well fn the lust Congrese, aud, although a Pennsylvania nigh il mon, forimed the Hev- enuo and Taxing Committees th a way which didnot _give dissatistactton to the Demmocratie free-trudere. ‘Che stake s u great one to pla for, and smbltion {s still the busy bubblo that {t always was, NO ADMIKISTRATION SPEAKXR. No one now expects an Administration Bpeak- er, much less a Republicaw Speaker. The Presls dent, undoubtedly, at one time hoped, pos- sibly mon};uz ihat the coming touse might be " organ zed in support of his policy. It was with this expectation, undoubt- edly, that the mnoted letter to GUen. Gurtleld wus written, sequicscence in which on the part of Garfield Jost Liu the Bpuats scat which ho was then certaln to have secured. Dut now the President does not expect an organiza- tion of the Ilouse fu the futerests of the Ad- minfstration, The friends of s policy sre contident that more efficleut support for ad- minlstrative measures can found {o the House umder Democratic orcsuization than would be possible It the question of Adminis- tration or anti-Administration should be forced upon the Demovratic caucus, TUE FOLICY OF BLUNDER. The Democratic party just now, in this Con- Rrese, in this yeur, [s uot golog to pleces. ‘They are o near the tesh-pota, They ure confident of victory, sud the blundering 18 bot now all on their own side. The Republicaus at_ Rocheater began to usurp that traditioual Dewocratic fuuction. ————— SALE OF THE GALT HOUSE, LouvtsvitLe, Ky, Oct. &—Tho Galt House, the floest botel iu thu South, custing over 81,000,000, was sold to-day in bavkruptey, by 8, E. Juncs aad T. L1 Hav, Assieuces, The prop- erty as & whole brouzht $157,000, and was sold Lo o Western fluancial corporatiun which bolda bonds. of the butel to the wmount of §200,000. ‘The bldding was guite spirited. The bonded debt of the hotel is about $100,000. It ls sakl that its mansgement witl be changed, D —— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, 84x FraNC1sco, Cal., Oct. 4.—Arrived, steam- er Satvadur, frum Panaa, 3 Axtwerp, Oct. 4.~Tho stcamer Nederland, from New York, kas wrrived. Fawtuss Po1xs, Oct. d—Arrived, Manitobs, Glaszow, Queenstowy, Oct. 4.—Steamer Idaho, from New York, bas arrived. SPORTING EVENTS. The Chicago Team Victorious in the Inter-Btate Rifle Match. Chicago’s Base-Ball Club cessful at Ht. Louils Yesterday. Buc- Third Day of the Trotting at Qlevoland— Races at Lonisville, THE RIFLE. NTER-ATATE S1100TING MATCH, The fall meeting of riflemen, under the nus- plees of the Dearbarn Rifle Club and the 1llinols Rifle Arsociation, was Inaugurated yesterday at 84any Inland range, South Chicago, Owing to the extremely windy and unpleasant weather he attendance wwas very light, not morc thana dozen persons besldes those directly concerned inthe shooting and acoring being nn the ground. The same causes operated considerably against the sccuracy of the shooting, especially at the 1,000-yard ranee. The first event on the programme was the Inter-Btate match, the conditions helng as fnl- lows: Distances, £00, 900, and 1,000 yards: ten shots at cach of the shorter distances, and fIf- teen shotsat 1,000 yards: open to teams of Tour, not nccessarlly” sil from the mame cloh, Lt must be members of a rezular organization in the Etate which they represeut: no sighting shots. First yrize, " sliver vare: sccond prize, gold badge, ~ For this contest three teams entered. Iilinols was represented by J. hafler, George Wiiard, R. 8. Thompson, and Waiter Burnbam, all_of Chicazu, d. W. Roberts was Captain of the Jliinols team. The Milwauken teamn rej)mcnlcd Wisconsly, aud consinted of J. M. Johnston, Captain: David 1, E, Ficlding, and J, C, Wells. A team from Jackson represented Michizan, and cousisted of ti. M. Wolcott, Captaln; J. T, Harringtun, . 8. Levy, and R.J, flaire. The shootlug on the $00-yard range commenced about 10 o'clock. ‘Tha range lics about east and _west, the firing [:ulm. being at the western end, and the wind lew strong from the northwest, necessitatine a considerable allowance for windage. Following 18 the score: AT 800 TARDY, J. A, Shafter, i’. M. John .. Flelding. J. C. Welis! AT 500’ YARDS. o, 488263826 4584335 5 £5400060 05 545 32830685832 Totahereanuens .. @, I Wolcout., 4465646542 J. T2 Harrington, 4286255 038 B 54543820 0-2 K. 53384 i Walter Buranam, Total.... ° The_scor y M8, 178—430; Wisconsin, 165 143, 142435 Michigan, 185, 145, 157—0. The irst prizo v cordingly falls to the Chicago team, and tho second to Wisconsin, SIK IIENRY NALPORD, J. K. Milner, and i, 8. Greenhill, of the British teamn, aod Mr. Prank Hyde, of New York, arrived on the ground abomt 1 o'clock, mumgmlod by ~ Murray Nelson and 1. B, Whitchouse, and, after a look arouni the crounda and o lunch, started in on the mid- rauge match at 500 yardg, for which two prizes were offered,—ouc a sllver piicher, the other n ellver cup. The rules were: two sizhting and ten scoring shots, any position, open to mem- bers of regulur rifle clubs or assoclations, There were twelve cntrics, and, after a spirited cuntest, Lhe prizes both fell to the share of Mliwaukee. Tho score was os follows: AT 600 YARDS, , S eteorer g Lo e i poeinon, i et e ! s ¢ 4dr ‘This gave the first prize to Mr. David il of Milwaukce, and left atic on second between Mr. Flelding, of Milwaukee, and Col, Thomp- sun, of Chienco, which they proceeded to shout ofl. On the fuurth shot Col. Thompson scored four only, und Lis competitor comlug fo with a bull's eye took the prize. The match for the Dearborn Club challenge cup, the prize consisting of a solid silver lve- howl and sutver, will be shot ol this momiur. This prirze 15 open ouly to teawns of four, who shail be members of & reirular ritle club or asso- ciation, and fs to be held by the winning club for one year, subject to a challenge by any one of the “cowpeting clubs. I challeuged, the match comes off on the range of the former winning cdub within lhlnrv days after the ex- ptration of the year, aud {f no challengo 18 re- celved within two yuars the cup becomes the property of the winning club. ‘The terms are: Any nfic and position under the rules; fifteen ahots at 800, 00, and 1,000 yards; no sizhting sbots. The other prize is a challenge badge for the best individual score, Open only to mem- burs of regular rifle clubs or assuciations, aimd to b beld by the winner for vue gcnr. subject to challenge 'as above, Twenty shots at 1,000 yarde: no sighting; auy ritle and position under the rules. Prize, zold badge, #100. Should the weather prove fovorable ti-day the atteudance wilt doubtless show & considerablo [ucrease, BASE-BALL, CUICAUO—ST. LOUIS. 8r. Louis, Oct, 4.—Thebase-ball game to-day resulted Culeagos 18802208 81, Louls .. 100000132 Buso hits—St. Louts, 14; Chicagos, Rtuns esrned—St, Louls, 3 Chicayos, Errora—5t. Louis, 15; Chicagos, 8, SPRINOVIXLD, ILL. Special Disvaich o The Chicugo Tribuna. SrinerizLp [, Oct. 4.—Buse-ball: Bpring- Aeld Reds, 93 Cincinnatls, 8. Spectal Dirpaich io The Chisige Tribune INDIANAPOLYY, Ind., Oct. 4.—A meetlng of the Ball Clab was held to-night and it was de- termined to have a club next year. Abont five of tho present stockbolders will cuntinue fu the organization in 1878 This season bas resulted in & loss of about 84,000 TILE TURF, |LEVELAND CLUB RACES, CLEVRLAND, Oct. 4.—At the Clevaland Club races the 2:25 class was wou by the favorite, Calmar, in threc stralght heats. Calmar was driven by Jobn Splan. The 2:40 class was takon by Nancy Hackett, winnlng tbe secoud, fourth,and Gfth hests, The third heat was desd between Hockett and Kernan, 0-12 -5 Third da; 1ia’ purss §1,000, dividda re 3 class; purse §1, q Calar. {.. sl 1 2 Tady Wt 2 8 2 Flora Hell. a3 i Ruseell, .. 6 4 Magnol i0 read .. 65 81X 024 4 33 80 2 347 6758 788 30%. LLE, Oct. 4.—The Woodburu stake, dash one mile anid thres-guarters, had five starts ers—St Lonis. Lizzle Whipps, Adventurs, Fell cia, and Bradamente. Felicls, the favorite won, “}xlp‘v; umndl ,?."d'mm”; '-wdimg'm"' 8:07. n the second face, purse, $7 10 secon| 850 o i anh Ehree oiies: Foa Go Kal trine, flerctog, and Mallstick started. Heratog waa the favorite. Mahlstick won, Heretog sce- ond, Emma thisd. Time, 5:333{. Inthe thisd race, fora pnrae of $300, dash - two miles, Ten Broeck, Whisper, and Talons 5‘_’3‘“' ‘The former won, Talous second. Tine, Aoeriat Bimairh tn 10 Shiige 7riv ctal Dispalck ta The Chirago ne. Eagt, 11, Oct. §,—The long protest szahmst the trotting-horse Brightwood, which won ever race In which he started in the Tllinofs Cirenit, ended. Mr. Cumber, the owner, has produced a chatn of aflidavits from the breeder Lo himsell, proving to the oflicera of the Earl I'ark Associa- tion bevond a doubl his eligibtlity, 1t will be remembered that he was claimod to be Moose, Ki-K1, George L1, Mitchel, Gov. Tilden, Pecullsr, Clover, ctc. CASUALTIES. EASTERN STORM. New Yorx, Oct, 4.—A violont storm of wind and rain prevafled here all night. Advices from Baltimore state that conslderable damage was done there by the storm. Tralos on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Road were delayed by washed-ont calverts. Un the Hudson River Rallroad n serlous washout oc- curzed near Riverdale, and the second Paelfis express, leaving New York at 8:30, met with an aecident near there, The engine, two express cars, baggage car, and one coach were thrown from the track pya sand-wash. Noonc was hurt, but the train was delayed several hours, PRILADELPIIA, Pa., /—A furfous gale razed here to-night, and rallway trains were do- lsyed fn all directions. A land-slide occurred &t the enstern terminus of the Phenbxvillo tun- nel on the Reading Road. An engine and twenty conl cars were thrown from the track near Hogers’ Ford. The south-bound Oswezo ond Philadelphlacxpress on the Belvidere Divls- fon of the Pennsylvania Rallroad ran into o washed-out culvert o short distanco below Milford, N. J., this evening, cansing a complets wrick of the traln, and it {s feared some loea of life. The engineer and conductor cannot ba found. At Weaynesbure Junction, on the Wil- mington & Northern , the engine end bag- gage-car of o trafn ran Into s culvert. Ihe fire- nmh‘:l was badly scalded, and the engincer fr miasing. EXPLOSION. Sperial Dirpatch to The Chicago Tridune, Cortunrs, 0., Oct. 4.—At Hagden's coal mines, in the Mocking Valley, a steam boller about forty feet long exploded to-day with ter- rifle force, {nstantly killing Nathanlel Mathen, anold and valuable man ccnnected with the minea. A plece of the holler swelehicg over 600 vounds was thrown 400 yards. John Dough- erty, telegraph operator, and two or three n‘l.hcn were slightly injured by fiying brick and stonc. DEATIH FROM COLONROFORM. Mesruis, Oct, 4,—J, J. Laughlin, aged about 20 years, of Bloomfield, 111., was found dead on o wood pile on the levee this afternoon, witha bunch of cotton saturated with chloroform at his mouth. It Is belleved he was addicted to the use of chloroforin aud morphine, and that his death waa an aceident. Ile 1s sald to be the ifin of a well-known physiclan (o Bloomfield, s CRUSHED UNDER A TREE. Speciat Dispaich to The Chizago Tridune. % GrAXD Rayips, Mich,, Oct. 4,~A young man’ named Monroe, nnmarried, who had relatives Nring In this city, was instantly killed by a falling tree st o lumber-camp near Farwell, in this State, yesterday, His remains wese brought biere for burial to-day bl e TETANUS. Special Dispalch tn The Caicago Tribune. CanuinviiLe, i1, Oct. 4.—A young Germaa bpamed Johu Slaughter, while moving some logs, let ave fatl un his foot} from the cflects of the wound he took the lockjaw, dying soon after in great agony, s RUN OVER AND KILLED, Bpeciat Disnaich 1o The Chicagn Tribune. Dernoir, Mich., Oct. 4.—A trainon the Do- troit & Milwaukee Rallroad ran overa young man named Conrad M. Platt, at Antlotam strect. ilis death was instantaneous. THREFE PERSONS DROWNIED, BostoN, Oct. 4—T. R. Cooper, John P. Hunt, and Charles H. Plerce were drowned while bathing. ————— THE STATE BOARDS. Special Dispateh 1o The CAcago Tribume, SeninarizLD, I, Oct. 4.~The Rallrond and Warchouse Commission adjourned to-day. The session los been principally devoted to the consideration of matters eoonected with the Grain-Inspretion Department in Chicago. - Jo Y. Keudell was uppointed Lelper in the de- partment, vice N, C. Hll, sick, and J. I’ Mo- berly, of Duquoln, was appointed Third As< slstant Inspector. The Chief-fuspector of Grain was {nstructed to ercct a building on tho track’ of the Chicazo, Rock Istand & Pacific Rowd in the yards, for the use of the inspection furce. Pagrolls’ of the luspector's Department amountiog 10 $0,849,68 were allowea, ‘The Stute Board,of Equalization formally ad- ionmed this wornin; ‘The Aunditor is certifye ng tu County Clerks the rates per centum for ditfon or deduction in cach county, fixed by the Board. —— Sozodont. All Dentifrices bad their drawbacke untll the sa- labrious Burk of the Soap Tree was brought from the Chillsn valleya to perfect the fragrant Sozo- dout, the must wholesome, rellable, and delight. fal atticle for tho teeth thal & brush 'was ever dip ped tato. Keep yourgums and tecth 3¢ nature iatended they shuuld be by using Bernsrd's Golden Denti- Jave. The very beat dentifrice known, Sold by all drgguu. S iy BUSINESS NOTICES.: ‘To Ons and All.Are ‘nu suffering from & cough, cold, ssthnu, bronchitis, or any of the va- rioss pulmonary troubles thatsoofien terminats 1u consumption ), use ** Wilbor's Pure Cod Liver Ol and Lime,' e and eMcacious remedy, ‘This 18 40 quack pi fon, but is regularly pre- scribed by me I-cnll*’. Manafactared :lnll tl’l’gg? B, Wilbar, Chomlst, Boston, Sold by ri 3 : ——— Syrup™ for Use * Mrs, Wioalow's Soothin, b sad clildren while teething. disrrhiora, wind colic West End Dry Goods Houss,' Madison & Peorin-sts. “)PENING" T0-DAY. PUBLIC INVITED. CARSON, PIRIE & CO. i MOILET GOODN o The Perfumiery, of the Celelrated Acqulred its precedence upca 14a merite and with~ out to aid o advertisiug. His admirablo Essenco of lxurs Brooul, Esscnce of Oputnun. snd, abuve . \ho exquisil Ewscoce of Viulet of Parma, dishlled froin the zafaral plaat, bavo already woa & leadiog posltion i tho felor'el tha fusticnadle weorl