Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1878, Page 8

[} THE CITY. GENFRAL NEWS, The receipts of the Intcrnal-Rovenue office Festerday wero $19,300. Mr. M. Cohen, of the Daily Graphic, New York, I8 at the Tremont House. The Water-Worka are now pumping during the day at the rate of 70,000,000 gallons. John J. Healy is convalescing, and his doctor thinks he will ba well enough to ride out Ins day or two, The Hou. John C. New, formerly of the United States Treasury, arrived at the Palmer House last evening. The sales of 4 per cents at the Bub-Treasury yesterday amounted to $50,000, and the silver disbursements wero £1,000. The Hon. Matt Carpanter pansed at the Grand Paclfic last night for a few hours, and theo atarted for Washington. Justice 8alisbury was taken sick in his offico yesterday and had {o go hame. Justice Haines also retirad to private life at about 11 o’clock, A convention of lineecd-oll men, or rather men who deal in this unctone materialy was held at the Tremont House yesterday, The session wns a accret one, and lasted all day, Jeremiah Kennedy, who shot his wife Sunday and attempted to’ cummit suicide, I8 now thougnt by the suthorities of the County Hos- ital to be out of dauger. e will ba rentoved #hortly to jail, At 6 o'clock last cvening Willie Mooly, 3 years of nge, while vlaying _on the street in Iront of lns restdence, No. 539 Throop strect, war run duwn by a hx{ wagon, and recelyed a fracture of the left hip, The driver of the ‘wagon drove rapldly away, The Citlzens’ Associstion states that the present cilort for the Imorovement of Michigan avenua Is not made under thetr direction, as hus been stated in the papers. The credit of the undertaking 18 due to Enos Ayres, Esq., who his raised the fumis nceessary for the purpuse 1rom residents alung the avenue and the viciul- ty of the improvement. At the Lake Bluf camp-grouud Jast evening Deean the third annual meettng of the Sunday- Hehool Arscmbly, which wiil continue elgnt dass. The delegates who had arrived were wddreesed by Mr. O. H. Horton, President of the Lake BIaft Association, swho welcomed them 10 the grounds, aud expressed the hope and ellef that the mecting would be a sucvess. At 11:30 Tucsday nlght James E. Gillen, while runuing ut the corner of Madison street and Bishop court, fell, breaking his Joft lcg above the snkle. tls was attended by Dr, C. 5 ut to tho Hospltal as soon asthe Unlon Par press Comnpany could be induced to bitch up & wagon, which was not until day- lizht. Hetan young man 20 years of age, nud lives at No. 8¢5 Wes3 Indlana atreet. At ahout 7:30 o'clock yesterday aftcrnoon an unknown individual who refused to give his name, or could not, was brought to the jail bleeding profusely, Ho had a severe wound ex- tending from his left eye about five Inches up- ward and backward, and. belog ejected from the drui stores, and refuscd attentlon by the vhysi- cians fu tho neighborhood of Michizan and Ciark streets, he 1¢ll Into tho hanas of the As- sistant Connty-Physiciau and bed his wound dressed. He'woull not give his name, Lut Atated that he had been at work on the docks, ond that his wound had been inflicted by Pat Riey with & shovei. The Executive Committea charged with the nanagement of the great demonstration of the Irish “Natlonallsts, to take place Aug. 8, met Jast evening lu the club-room of Burke's Hotel, Dennis O’Connor occupied the ch were recelved annouucing progre cral matters attending the occasion. Letters were recelyed and accepted from the several speakers fuvited to be preseat. A vote of thanks was passed to the Stcond Regiment for changing the date of thelr picalc for accommo- dation's sake. The Committee then sdjonrned tomeet inthe same place next Wednesday vvening, and therenfter on subsequent Wednes- day evenings up to the holding of the festival. The affalr will occur at Ogden's Grove. Last Bumh; morning the Rev. H. 8, Him- moud, of the First Congregational Church, en- tered a protest agalust some of the doctnines concerning the secand coming of Christ a vanced by the pastor of the church, the Rov., T. Goodwlu, In a acrien Of sermons, the jast of which was delivered on tho miorning of Mr. Hammoud's prptest. It was expected that the suatter would be brought up ugaln as the weekly rayer-meeting ol the church fast evening, but t was not. An lnflnlry Bmong the members of the church revealed the fact that.it could only Lo brought before the church by the Prudential Committee, aud that body has as vet taken no cognizance of the matter, and wifl not unless Mr. Haminoud pushics things, AL the regular communication of Ashiar Ma- sonic Lodge (803), Chicarw, Tuesday eveniug, DeWitt C. Creter, Actiug Grand Master, with the Rev. Heory Q. Perry, Grand Chaplatn, and Gl W. Barnard, Grand ‘Marstial, the following were duly fnstafled as offlcers: Frank 8, Allen, M.; Heury R, Boss, 8. W.; Jesse Rossman, J. W.; Eftjah C. me. Treasurer; Cuarles A. Crane, Becretar) ¢ Rev, Heury Q. Perry, Chaplain: James E. Hosford, 8. D.; John M Ruby, J. D.; Willlam V. Grant, 8, 8.; James E. Ilardy, J. 8.5 Jobn P Feros, Tyler. The ceremanies passed off, as always, most pleas- nntly, the Graud Master and others making ap- wropriate ad; 3. On bebalf of the Lodge, occaslon wos taken to present the Rev. Bro. Perry with a maasive gold jewel of his ollice ns Chaplain,—a gift to bim sil the more gratifying because a surprise, ‘The examination of sbout a dozen candldates for West Point honors, by Mr. Brentano's bolutmeut, was held before tue Examinlng Co mittee, Hermaon Raster und George R, Clarke, yestenday, wud the result was the unanimous vote of the Committee for George Humilton Cameron, of Evanstol appointee, and Ueorge Alaley, of Auatin, ternative. The exam- ination tuok place In tho rooms of the Bourd of Lducatlon, In the morniny, aud was gs one as possibly coutrd be held. asplrant was given & nutnber, aud tu'u was questioned regarding some of the wrinclples of a common English education, The Deputy Superinteudent of Bchiools assisted the Committee. Tho boys all evineed & woful state of fgnorunce, and, hod a good, smart youth with only a moderate ldea of geography, his- tory, ete, been o competitor, e wonld surel y have wou the appointment, which will not be wade until next year. The Coroner had a very busy day yesterday, Beside the cases of muum\my attended to he held Inquests o the fuliowing cases; Johann Schaeter, No. 143 McUregor street, heart dis- case belue the cause of deathi; Eltbn Weston, To. 83 Cornelln strect was found to haye dled from hard drinking; J. M, Welsmnantel, No. i West Polk street, dled | from fujurles recelved fn fallog throuen o sidewalk on_ Ciual street, mear Marricon; Edward Ludwignow, 0, Ashlaud “ayeuue, dled of cholera-infantum ; Mary A, Nelsis, No. ¥9 -Mohawk street, Willielmtoa Bormann, No. 20 Newton place, died of fufantile convulsions, Hesldu these cases deatls were reported lost nighit from No, 475 Fourth avenue, No. 233 Calumet avenuc, aud another ut the Morgue. The body of E f{ul‘ Etlilwell, son of Judge Stillwell, of Bloow- atou, was brought tn on the Alton Road dur- duis the atternoon. In the Jutter case the cause ol death is unknown, and the jury, after view- e tho body, wus ilischarged until to-morsow. The vody was forwarded to Blovmington fter- ward. ‘The practlce of overloading team: in this city is Lecominy s grand nuisaoce tatbe general public. ‘The drvers will get on aload ot from threeto six tons,~saitogether tou much for any teaw to baut this wmfiur und by dist of” whipping and persiasion will ket upon . streetcar truck or a bridge-ap- proach, and witl then breuk down, just in the wrong place. Yeaterday nlterucon . & driver of ove of Durands & Co's teamns got upon the Clark sireet bridge with twerty barreisof suzur ou his truck. Oue of the rear wheels cuige eutirely 1o pleces, and another truck bud to cume to the rescuc, backlog up sud transterring the load, delaving about a duzen street-cura, which were fnally forced to switch off and aud double back witliout appear- g ou the south side of ths nver at s, The load weigled three ana oue-ball tous. Tuesday forenoon, snotber truck, with so enormous load of graw, Wus ruy upo the track ut tho western aporoach of the Mauison street bridge shead of every- tuing. Then oue borss balked, or gave up, whills the other broke a tug, and beford. the nuliancs wea dleared from the track there was a line of sucet-cars reachlog fully to Halsted street. Thicse ure ouly Hiustrations of the pernlcious Luvit ot overlouding which oceurs overy day. LOTXL ABHIVALY. Palnmer House—~The Hun, Jobu C. apoliei lamilten Pops, Louswille; J. T. t Milwaikeo: Il Johneon, Nevsda: Judson Boeut, Culurayos the llou. A. K. Walker sud the Hoo. J. nd wagons B. McCullough, NHutlsnd, V A. P. Heuhault, bt P the low M. B. Wion, Yaokwa; the Hoo. G o 1t. Mchinzle, Now Yorl . Fuc bumas (", Justls, Cluciunsti; Col. W. R, Judlunspolia; Samael er, New ¥ W CHICAGO Lsasunae: TIHUKSDAY, JULY 18, fow, held Eddy Fox in $2,000 to ths 27th, for the | to the dent. M. was elected on tha second b k_of nobility, may | Thorelayeventng ock. Friends of tha fymy, burglary of his mother-in-law’s house, M, . Mr. long tim t | lot. “The other officers otected wers s follows: | bat d than dencribed by are invited, y nm‘z“' ’uzharwm i ll.‘?::“"o r(cr(ulr‘u]“:;l ‘:;; '{;';n‘rn:’:ng “;"‘:"’ ;‘“ Fitst Vice-President, A, J. Huss, TifMn, O.: Uomasser, Mars,, Joly 8. STUART Ronsox, N:!n ?‘u':nnm;'fl‘"" -'n:y 17, 1973, 1 louse~Col. C. | Broderick, awanltin o \th his son W, | freond Vico-Urestdent, F. M. Cornell, Brooklgn, | John Brongham has almost cntircly recovered | ot D runths And 21 dayS. 871y ehild of Cragiey Bidiguer, Hew 30 ion Asorgell Toune: | sbouta dog, %0 to tha Crinina opruacy. 1570, he, in compans with his son, W. | N. Y. third Vieo-vreatdent, F. M. Morris, In- | from his recent aevero ttlneas. sl s seon ngain | “E5> Noston st ihvesnit (Masn.) paners bexn copy, (Hon: fuelion, gflgg:,fl;' et N 113 | Morrin assauiting Jennle Fields, H. Blssell, was traveling In New England, | dianspolts: Recording rotary, D. W. fco, | gt hisold haunts, e is husy In tleerary pur- Pl A7, 47 ot consamp i, w0y Heorae . Fomier For Worner Wl Standell, | Jobn Murohy and Henry Gaskin, when & torrible raflway sccldent caascd tho | Washington, . C.: Treasnrer, W, . Allen. | uits, and propores to pasa the summer in tawn, | jetiiencest ke patonts oo lmmonfy Hoston: Charles M, Terlor, Springfielt, Mass. : W, | to the 19th: K. Estelle Eddv. concealing tnart- | death of both father and son. The present caso | Carbondale, 1ik; Corresponding Sceretary, f. | hand at work. _ ilo has in preparation a volume | “¥lnc:al will' take piace from i C. 8paffard, Clevaland: D. C.Clark, Raa Clal; ®aged property from John C. Magee, 81,000 to v Wia, -+ Tremond Iouse—The Iion, Jotin B. Shaw, Jr. Baltimore; Ed E. HNogert, New York: F. B. Ebert, St. Lonis; D. Wishact, St. Lonln; ihe fon, W, R. Orr, Piqua; Col. John L. Whelsione, Cin- . Nash, Milwankee; J. Il. Carney, M, M. Cohen, Dally Graphlé, New York'; the Mon, James: 3, Taylor, Ottamwa: Alexander Euston, 8. Louls: the Rtev, Dr. J. Chamberlin, M Indin; the lon, W. . Evans, Indi+ Jerome Bradley. New York. — THE CITY-HALL. The license recelpts were $1,500. All the emploves at the City-Hall bad their coats off, and dId as little work as possible, the rookery being an oven. Thus far only 487 saloon licenses have been tasucd. The police will begin a raid on the de- linquents in & day or two. Commisstoner De Wolf and I, Rauch pald a vislt tothe canal yesterday to sce il it fsu't Eosllhln to carry off more water from the South ranch. ‘The Tresaurar's receipts were: Water Office, £2,112; Collector, $2,143; Unm%ollcr 8714, Total,' 4,870, Tio paid out_815,%0, 8 third of ,970, it to redeem warrants of 1677, The North Tler whl be ready for tho sick children this morning, but the omnlbuses to take those of puor parents thither will not com- mence running until Monday. About 170 deaths havo been reported !g far this week, apparently a very large numbet for only three days, but the liealth of the city ls goud consldering the warm weather, ‘There was some talk about Bensinger, and the funenl Impression is that he will ogaln be de- cated Momday night, and worse than he was before. One Alderman promises to mako s rpcech against him, and to show up something that will be likely to creato a breeze. It {8 paob- able also that a resolution will be introduced calling for s apectal commiltee of five to inves- tigate the City Welgher's oflice, with a vicw of attaching a salary to the office, and haviog the fees go Into the City Treasury, The Superintendency matter, in stock lan- guage, {s “flat.” Scacely anvihing new was learned yesterday, except that Capt. Seavey's chances of confirmiation aro slim. Only two Al- dermen, Threpp and Smyth, say oocnly that they will vote fur lim, but sume outsidcrs say hia will get at lonst twenty-aix vot ‘The Com- mittee on Police were to have passed on him in the afternvon, but, as only Daly aud Mallory turned up, no wceting was had. Tt is, there- {oce, very probable that thelr report witl be de- laved until Mondar night. [lickey’s fricnds are still et work trying to cavture three more votes, It secnato he a hopelesn task, and ickey hinsell sald yesterday that he had given up all hope. Ald. McCaflrey wist it stated that he did not say he would cast the nineteenth vote for Hickey, Ald. Lawler also denies that s mado any such statement. The latier was called on by several m era of the Anclent Order of Hibernlans, who satd that no such person as L. Ford—the namo siimed to the postal-card heretofore published In T Tnia- UNE, on which were reasona why Hickey should not ba confirmed—belonged to thut orguniza- ton. It {s belleved that an enemy of the Order oud of Hickey was the writer, and tnat the name adopted is fctitious. Washburn is still kept iu the background by his fricnds, who say. nn:!yl intend stickiog to hinw ;\Inndn{ night, bhowever, will doubt- less witness the end of the coutroversy, for there are rumors that,.even If tne Committee on Pollcy repurt against Heavey, which is not probable now that 1t s seon that Ilickey fs dead, an effort will be made to put the Captaln through, which {s llkely to be succcasful, os many of the Aldermen wish to adjourn the Couacil for a month or six weeks, THE POST.01'FICE. In the interest of the postal service, as well as that of the public, Postmaster Palmer has withdrawn, during the bot apcll, some of the noonday collections and delivefy trips, Hefs of opinfon that the public intorest will ba sub- served by this procecding, for the reason that it would e unsafe for ths mep to work, and the service would therefurs be- erippled, 1n some spacial instances delays inay be noted, and may causo somé annuvance, yet the cltizens will seo the justice and wisdotm of the courso pursued. Clarcace Holster, the Assiatant Postmaster at Michizan City, Ind., wos ‘arrested yesterday morning by Speclal-Azent' George W. Whlte, on a charge of robbing the mails, It npoears that jor two months registered letters have been robbed of thelr conteuts, four packsges vontalning moncy haviug quite recently been emptied of tlieir coutents, The lottors wire cut open at the end, neatly gummed together again, and forwurded to tholr destination, A dispateh to the Department . recolved yesterday afternoon says the evide ngzalnst {lnhlzr [ complete, and that ho has made a wrltton con- fession of b guilt. IHuwas takea to La Porte forexamination before the United States Cown- inlsaloner, FOURTII-CLASS OPPICRS, The Postmastors in small towns und suburbs, dealguated as ** fuurth-cluas,’” have for a long thne been enriching themselves at the expeuse of tho Government under the old systom b_‘ which tlieir compensation has beeu vn'the basf of a percentage on the uumber of stamos sold. Under that ?uem they Lave been enabled to wmake cxtens{vo purchases of stamps and sell them to merchauts at reduced fizures, Post- master Palnier, who thinks the (fovernment has been defrauded of millions In this way, points out a fact which liss cscaped the notive of the ‘mowspaper correspondents, that Congress has re- turued to the furmer method, placing the com- pensation on the basls of percentageoniyouthe uutnber of atamps canceled at their respective ofllces. ‘The act passod ot the ciose of the acs- slon making sppropriativne for the Post-Offiee seryice, has the following section, which will be read with rucful futerest by Postmasters of the class alluded to: That the cmnsbl:nllllan of Postmasters of the fourtn class shall bo the whole of hox rents col- fected at thelr offices, and conamlsslons on uupaul futtor-postaye collected. on amounts recotved from e sute paper, dead nawapap twine suld, sad on poutay vuloves, postal-cards, sod ueswapapor porudical © wamps canceled af po un matter actually mailod at tas offices at'tn lowing rate, namaly: On tho first $100 o per quarier, U0 per cent: on all uver $100 and Der quarter, 50 per cent; and on uil over 330 per quarter, 40 per cent; the same to be ascortained snd aliowed vy the Auditoron the seltlement of the acconnts’ of such Pastny upon_ 4| u&: wh less not when t retarns (o the Auditor for four quarters shsll show lim to be ontitled to o cuinj.ensation in excess of that smaant under Scc, 7 of "the act of July 12, 1874, the Auditor shall ro- ort sucli fact 10 the Postina eneral, who and 0x bis sal- Provided, fur. Il thera be allowed to uny 88 & compensation grester n $230 1n any one quarter, ox # uf monoy- order commissions. The usunl penalties will be enfurced for s viols= tuu of this order, CRIMINAL, Charles Schaffuer was up before Cowtals- slouer Hoyne yesterday for carryiog on & whole- snle Mquor business without license, snd was Leld in §1,000 bail until the 23d lust. Franks & sfaas were held over ju $1,000 ball for failing to make proper cotries in thelr Governmeut books. Arrestst Lawrence Beattle, the notorious, found rosming about with & fimmy in hls pos- sesafon; Monros Rumsey,: accused of the lar- ceny of $30 from diss Colllng, of No. 8¢3 Mich- {zuo avouue; Ellen Murphy, niot; lda Stoue, lnm.ins of lady’s clothlug for which au owuer {s wauted, Johu Carroll fs locked up in the West Madi- son Btreet Btatlon fur throwlog s brick thut broke a leg for Mr. John Hrasscy, of No. L3 Kivzie strect. Ivisclaned that' Brasecy en- kaied in kicking and beatiog Johu's crippled brother, and that the brick was thrown for the purpose of making him destat. Coustablo Meanoy yestorday srrested Oscar Larsen and Frank Faawch, Captalu and Mato of the scboouer Wren, uu & warrsnt procured by s seamon pawed Huns Olaen, wbo actused the two e of assaultiog and cruetly besting him. ‘fhe prisoners wery brought betors Justice lisines, who declared ft out of his jurlsdictios, and disinissed it, whereupon they were agein arrested and taken befyre Comunissioner Hosue, Justice Morrisun held the tollowing: Viocent Blaba, larceny s ballee, 81,500 to the 2d; Charles Walt, ludeceut conduct iu Union Park, $100 tine; George Dubarry, larveny, $100 tne; Uuu?n Alleu, larceny of goods frow the bouse of Keunedy, the wlfe-murderer, $600 to the 16th; Anton Bteckler, burglary of Officer Tolaw’s house sowe weeks .ago, 81,000 tu the Criminal Court; Joscub Parr Jarceny, §500 to the 15th. | Justice Buwwertield KeY s D ther, that in 10 cas Postmaster of this the 18th. A Mrs, Heffernan, residing at No. 74 Norih Peorla street, vesterday brought her sick _child, 1 year of agc, to the drug-store of Buck & Ray- ner, on Clark street, and then sent for & physl- cian. Dr. Dyas 5“-: a prescription, hnt while it wns being fiiled at the drug-stora the child died fu Its mother's arms, of cholera {nfantum, The chfld should have been left at home, packed In fce, fusteat of belug brought out fn the heat in its condition. Anold gentleman by the name of Willlam Conroy was arrested last week down on Blue Inland avenue, on the charae of stealing some property irom & poreon who it was alirged was in tha saloon at the aame time with Mr. Conroy. The case came up yesterday mornfng nt the West 8ide Polles Cort, the “complaining wit- ness did not appear, and Mr. Conray, ngainst whom thero appears at no time to have been any evidence, was honorably discharged. Jullus B. Sondheln, apparently n_Hebrow of a fonw type, wan tricd before Justice Foote, sester- dav, at tho inatauce of 8, F. Cone, uf No. 203 W -lmh avenue, who charged him with procur- fog. munc{ umder false pretenses. It was tated In the evidence that 8ondheln was & traveling acent for Cone, and Was trying to ecll shirts; but fnding business dull he forzud a large num- Uer of orders aud drew money un them from his employers, Several communications from Yostmusters showed that there were no such partics as the orders represented. The Prlmner was heid to the Criminal Court in ball of £1,000. At about 4 o'clock yesterday morning Officers Johnson and Coty whilo vut’in citizena’ dress saw & suspicious-luoking man on the corner of Ann and Washingtonsirects, They kept sight of him, and finally saw him enter the yard of No. 830 West \Vasliiogton street, and attempt to burglarize the residence of William Dodge. The oilierrs caught bim In the act of raisingn window with a siall jlinmy, and also found In his possessiun a bottle of cliloroforin and a case- Kkntie for opening windows., When brought to the atation ho gave she nawme of Henry Davis, and clalns to be a recent arrival froui &oledv, At about 3:30 yesterday afternoon two men who were loafing about in tho saloon of John Feldkamp, at the corner of Randolph and Hal- sted strects, helped themselves {o n cokl watch aud chain which was hanging with a vest on g natl, They ran, and were pursued by De- tectives Lansing and Londergan until they ran into a wood-shed {n the rear of 8. F. Galo's rest- dence, No. 43 Sangainon atreet. It was found necessary to break in the door ju onler to cap- ture tihem. At the station they were recognized an licoree Reynolds and Willlam [arrls, alias Frank Williams, atfas * Slin " and Driscoll, In the chase tha thieves threw away the watch and chaln, but thoy were alterwards found, TIE COUNTY BUILDING. County-Physiclan Ueiger will be absent next week on vacatton, He gocs to the Insane Asy- lumn, and proposes to combine bustucss with pleasure. The tax-cases must givoe way in the County Court this mornlug to try the ineanity of fourtcen unfortunates. This fs the largest number ever brought for trial one day. Tho Bherif's office, after to-day, will be in tolephonie communication with the South Side. A wire was yesterdsy put up connecting with tho Awmncrican District Telegraph ollice, Most of the Commissionurs were stretched out fa the shades of Bino island yesterday, where they went on a plenle. Sume say that commissioner Bradley wus ot the bottom of the scheme, and that be fuvited his fellows to the Jaunt with an eyo_single to wetting them to unite ou bim for Chalrman of the Hoard uext year; others say that Fitzgerald was engincoring the fub with a view to creating a svinpatby for hun in his aspirations for 8heriff. In anyevent, the picnic was hold, and a great many ottended. ‘The County Court was occupled with the tox cases ngaln vesterdav, In the case of Sturtleff cual. tus objuction oifered the day befors was overruled, Beveral mnet miaor objections were disposcd of, but the most lnportant vne was an objection to the Hyde Park authoritles levying a tax in excess of 5'per ceut of the property val- uation for corporate purpases.” The objectors contended that the "Tuwn Doard and the Suuth Park Commissluners had exveoded their conatl- tutlonal limits fu the matter, dnd the Court took tbe inatter under advisement. ‘The onl exciting scene of the day was between two af tornevs of Hyde Park, whio, In thelr enthusiasm for their respective causes, got to calling one another ugly nawe J. RUSSELL JONES. A REPLY TO TNE *‘STAATS-ZEITUNG." The Staats-Zeitung of yestorday contained the following: ‘The bankraptcy of the Messrs, Heslng, father 1 aon, cannot ‘but awaken goner: wpathy, ppears from the Interview vith ) lesing on wer Lo meet son lotu the il ankruptoy. ‘Faat lie Liad to go tnlo bankraplcy is to b ascrided 1o tue rovenge of & wan to whom the citizens of Chicago uwe little; wha sntil now has eaten Lo re- pletiun out of the public cri, anJd who ropuys with Kicks, sfier the fasnlon of the male, every etfort to disturb him in the coalinvance of tuts profitable enjoyment, ~J. R. Junes, who catne hers from nain 1360, and vincetlen hasllved onthe 3 Governmeut and Chicago, whose manipu- latlons in the Lezlalature of our State bave roubed the L‘ll{ of Chicago of privilegen the salo of whalch would bring (o wore thua enouzh qul] the wholy «lty debi—, It. Jones, the head and centre of Lhe uuce powerlul and vtill nolurious Galens riug, niot Liis Grut mertous defeat fu Chicago when, not lonk , thin Jilinols Stuuts-Zeitung hindered hins fron lun of Lake strevt, snd checked him ot time 40 his"eforte to ponopotice the alrects of the :u{‘ In order to uvenze himsolt for this, he caueed the Unlon Natlonal fank to reject mpromise with Mr, Heswg, 1o which 1t ubstantially agreod, which would bave mado unnecensary the bankeupicy announced toe u 80 Action which appears the more cuntemii- ice e 18 not at ail fnterested in the bank, uce v could uresk up this compromise, Cil, dd appesrd from an iaterview published i ther placo, was o perfectly falr ona, ouly thiough & isropresentation of facts, ‘I'ine do the Hesings have to sullar for the mmz-llumu tuken by Uho Slaals- Ze.tung against tho ‘reod of the West hido Htreot-Hallway Company, repro- sentud by Mr. Joues. A REPORTEL OF TIB TRIDUNA CALLED oN Mn. Joxes yusterday, and readethe article to him, and lu. quired 1 e Lad any statement to make, e was very much swtsod at the charges, and said it wus the drst ksowledgro ho had that Mr. Heslng or the Staats-Zsitung hud duicated the Lake-street ordinance, tho Muyor baving alwaya stated that bu vetoed the ‘ordinance be- cause & mujority of ths owuers of the property fronting ou the strect hind not petitioned for thy impiovement, As to his having defeated the compronise, ho sald that be met Mr. Whesler, " ut of the bauk. une day, sud, the claim against Hesiug betnzaliuded to, he casually ro- marked that, In his judgment, the sscur- 1ty was ample, he cousldering tho Stuats- Zedung stock worth par. It uever oceurred 1o bim that be was dolng the Staats-Ze tu people an fujustice by stative that bhe boelleve the stock wus wortn sumetbing, He hug no 1dea that what bo said influcoced the Ditectors Ja rujucting Me. Hesiug's olfer to compromise, Concermng the “‘Galcus Ring," he was uot aware that he was considered its leader. 1M he could Justly lay clalm to thé distinctlon, be would feel proud tu lead such men_as ticn, Graut, Judge Drummond, John M. Dougluss, Jutn N, Jewett, Williwn M. Bradley, Van I, Higeing, Heory and Natbuu Corwith, B, H, Campbell, John A. Kawling, Joba E. Sulith, sud E. 8. Wushbutne. Mr. Junes also sald that he adimitted that be Lbad been very generously treated by the Uuverntent, aud”sppreciated it, and expressed the hope that ho would nover be coipelied to admit umler oath that Le Lad ever dous auy uisreputable thing or been seut to jail, FPHESIDENT WUEELEW, ‘The reparter lllhsrflm:nll' eatled upon Presi- deut Whealer, of tho Uuloa Nativual Bank, and, after fuforiuhing bim what the Stauts-Ze tung bad charyed, and Mr, Joncs' reply thereto, asked whit Lie bad to say abouc it Mir, Wheeler sald there was very littls to it. Mr. Joues bad pot iuflucnced the bank in any way whatever, He rumciobered having bad » short couversation with Mr. Jones relative to the valuo ol Staals-Zetuny stock, and he sald that (t corteluly was worth par That was was remarked sbout i, (Wheeler) was of the wupluton tuat there was notbiug fn it dero%‘:'wry to Mr, Heslug in ooy way whatever, far as the compromise was concerned, Mr. Mesing Lad wade a propoesition to the buuk, uud uifered certain securitics. The proposition was accupt. €4, providing that the Bauk Dirccturs sbould rattly it. ‘They examfued the securitles, sud laded 1o discuver that they wers sulliclent, Hencu its rejoction. The truth was, Mr. Hestuj Lad “beared * the Nlaats-Zeduny wstock, wul was anxluus to releuso (b by puttiog up other sceuritics, ‘Theso the Bank uid uot consider ss §ood a8 Lo stock, and the trade full through. THE BISSELL CABE. SPLITOING TUR DIFFERRENCE. A curlous caso cama bufore Judge Kalcker- bocker, du the Probste Court yeaterday, relatlog hinges upon the question as to which of the two was killed, or dled, first. Undor the laws of Il- linols, if the younger Blsscll died after his father, the whole of the real eatate owned by Bisscll, tha elder, woulll fall to the widow of the deceased. If, howerer, the father survived the son thers would be other heirs in the per- sons of the blood relatives of Blsscll, 8r,, the widow belng entitled to only one-half of the real eatate, When the case was catled up {n tho Probate Court vesterday, thera were found to be three artles or acts of partiesreprescnted by counsel, Ir. W. 8, Young, Jr., represented the cotate of the deccased as attorncy for Myron L. Pearce, administrator. Judze 3. Lawrence appear- cd for lelen D, Bisscll, widow of the deceased, Judege Blackman represented the interests of the collateral helrs, wao were Eunice Bissell, mother, Heten D, Biascll, wllow, and Eureka, wifs of Wilbur F, Stovey, and Anna, wife ol Auzustus Lamb, sisters, It should tie stared that Mrs. Storoy has no participation in the procecdings, the active contestants being really Atra. Eunice Bisscil and Mra, Lamb. Mr. Heney J. Morgan, bLookkeeper st the 8herman House, was sworn and cxamined as to helrship. He testifled that Feb. 14, 1870, ho ro- colved a telegraphic dispateh to the offect that Charles H. Bissell aud W, IL Ilissell had per- Ished {n a rallway aceldens near Wallioglord, 1L, and that Charies [T, Bissoll Jefe him s viving tho persons named above, - Judge Lawreuco contended, in_ behalf of the widow, that in the event of the deathof Charlea “H. Bissell befors tho death of bis son, or in the event of the death of the sun_before the tather, under the lawa of the State the widow, ns sole distributee, woukl ba entitled toall the personal property s and as to the real estate, whatever the facta might b in relatlon to the decease of the cider and younger Bisscll, that would not Lo a proper quicstion for tho C(Burt to decide, am w)u subject to tho ruline of anmother trie unal. Judgo Blackman argued that the mothier and aisters were eutitled to protection of the real estate, ifany interests should hercafter bo found to belong to them, by compelling Mra. Bissell to give & refunding bond to tne ad- mioistrator for the amount of the personal vruperty, inasmuch as there were & _number of secured creditors whose claims should have been pald out of the personality without re- course to the real catate, Tho Court held that for the purposs of dis- tributfon he would tind that Charles H. Blssell and son peristied shinuitancously, and that tor tho purpose of elving notice of final settle- ment he would find thet the above-named lefra were the onlv persous cutltled to such notice, Mr. Young presented the final account of the ndministrator, showing the amount of recelipts to be 23,017, and the disburscments to be 814,270, leaving on hand a balance of $0.837 to be pald tu the widow of Clarles H. Dissell, The probable valuu of the real ostate was placed at $34,000. It 1s ucderstood that Judge Blackman will commence procecdings In tho Stute Courts on bebalf of the mother and sisters to recover hall of the real estat ——— THE “1,-0.* DISSATISFACTION OF TR PRINTRRS, Thete was a rumor on the street carly last evening that the printers at the Juter-Ocean office bad struck. While not based on trath, Iin running the report down it was learned that there was some troubld, It scoms that Mr. Nixon, the busincss manager, uotifled the men 8 couplo of months ago:of an intended reduc- tlon from 40 to B4 cents, & thousand ems, The question was referred .o tho Typographical Unlon,and the Executive Committed was empow- cred to adjust the diflloulty, the proprietors of the other morning papprs decliniue to join the Inter-Ocean In the cut. ;I;{m Commlttee, ufter a conference with Mr, ' Mrxon, reported to the Unfon thnt ho had medo concessions, and the scale would remaln the ¥ame ae it had been. 1t appears. however, tha “l)( o manipalation of the measurement of typélithe Juter-Ucean print- ers were required to #es'1,100 fnstead of 1,000 ems for 40 cents, 8o that in reality Mr, Nixon carried his point, and the“Committee oxcecded thelr authoricy, ns ia cliitied, by consenting to the arrangement. A ‘Tle Inter-Ucean printefs soon Lecame aware of what they denoinlunte®the trick,” and for @ weele or 80 past there had'been much grum- bllllli about It. The complaiuts Yeeanrs so loud and frequont that g strikt’was finmninent, o a spegial meeting of the: Vhion was called for lust evening to take uctioht!’’ [t was held at the ball, corner of erhlgflal]'-nd Clark streets, aud was somewhat Vktormy. 'Tho Znter- Ucean printers were pri¥ént in e budy, work belng temporarily susposded fo tho office, A few (avored *‘walkin¥ ootof the office at onee,” but the majurity wers opposed to haste. After nearly two hourscSilk, and unsiceassiul attempt belog tnade ti'censurs the Executive Committee, ft was doeldtd: to submlit the ques- tun of reductton to the'Unjon, avote tobe taken Saturday, It il: unquestionably be voted down, {1t 18 sald, and there vet may be s strike, it Mr, Nixon doest™ back down, TIE COURTS, DIYOUQES. Lisette Wilke filed a;bill yestorday againat her hustand, Carl Wilkey- comolainiog that at the tlwe hie marriod hery Ip September, 1875, e had another wife living, named Auguste Weost- pbal, He left complainant In November, 1875, and she claimed to be, entitled to a divorce elther on the «round ot UNITRD 8T ; Roger Shermuan begun W suit yosterday againat Moses Warren clalning $1,500. HANKIUPTOX MATIHRS, Heury Alsop, of llyde, Pack, braved the heat yesterduy to flle bis voluntury petition In bank- ruptey, and he asks that Lis partner, Thomas Alsop, and the irm may ba declared baokrupt, ‘Tbey ure (o busiuess ut-Elkaart City, Logan County, 1)1, The tirm debts, all sceured, amount 10 $4,041, 'Lhia assets constat of $1,500 worth of open sceounts, $lenry Alsop ins po Indlvidual debts uor ussets, | It. E. Jenkins was yesterday elected Assignee of Ienry Rogers and J. J. Suntng Georgs W, Camobell of Teury Walter; liradfurd ancock of Churles W. Gireens R, E, Jenking of Ueorge E, Purington, The vreditors of Abraham lulfiul accepted a compueltion of 23 pee cent, baysble one- yuarter in sl and the remuinder fu six wontns ut 8 per cont interest, secured by notes of lllm vankrapts guarantecd by satlsluctory partie Assizuces will be choson at 108 m. to-dsy for W. C. Riwhle; dobn Garnack; o N. Maseuand D, W, Stilis, und for Peter Keller, A < coun, Eliza Potter fliled u bill azainst Obadiah Huye und wife, 8, N, Cutler, 8, K. Cromwull, and othgres, to forecloss Lwo ‘mortrages tor $7.500 ou Lots 3 aml 8, Block 4 tu Asnland's Becoud Addlilon to Culuago. MEETING OF TUN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, The Nattunal Amateur Press Assoclation held Its third snnual mecting at the Palmer House yesterduy morning, the boys composing it belng called to order at 10 o'clock by the Firet Vico- Prealdent, J, W, Boyder, ot Richmond, Vo, the President, A. W, Dingwall, of Milwaukee, belng detuined ut home by business, After shout scventy new members had been elected, Btunton M. Milts, of Bpringtield, {IL., delivered uu oration on *The Professlonal ve, the Awateur Press," which was listeued towith stientiun sud sowarded with the most tumulgy- ous upplause, Tho new conatliution of tho As- suciation was then read, and, with the excep- tion of & few unhnportant clauses, adopted. ‘The meeting was thew adjourned tor dinuer, At 2 u'eluck tha boys gob togetlier again, and, baving beea well-fod, felt sumewliat frisky, the preslding ollicer being obiiged to batter uv vne of 3r. Paluer's tabics lu o shockiug manoer in trylug to presesve s semblance of order, When the vrowd had been scated the fun begau, Coanges were made that sume people who had uo credeutials were acting o8 deleutos, and tbe most fntense excitement prevatled while the Committes was looking foto the wat- ter, During the Committes's absence, letters of repret from some of the most suleuted Ama- teurs fu thu couutry were read by Lhe Secretary. Theu the boys took a recess of iltecn wivates, at the end of which time the Committes on Credentials returued, and reported wiat it had declded Messrs. Withawm Lay, A, N. Deworest, A, It Dowus, aud M. C. Grizigs wero [ueligible us dolegates. 'Lhe casve were tiicn tukew up sepa- rately, sud in sbout two winules e rovn was & perlect Juudemuulum. everybody luotiog st ouce, und the Chalran keepiug the tabis warm with bis 10 cent cune. Finully thess cheertul youtls uwuur[ululky‘ decided $o Izuore the Com- mitted’s report. tuku the four blazinglights ol literature fu ie fuld agaln, it having Leen shown tuat occastonal scintulations frow thew cus had uppesred {n the wiateur papers dur- Yz;z the yeur. ‘T election of olllecrs was then vroceeded with, Messrs. Georze W, Huu- cock, Chicayo; ‘T, Hull, Obleagot Justph F. Classe ew Yurki dud Corlel Keudall, Bostou, 2 wowluated for Presi- F. Eoerle, Pulladelphta; ofllclsl editor, C.' C. Chase, Omana. ‘The meeting then adjourned until this morn- lnill 9 o'clock. ast evening the boya held & banquet at the Palmer House, st which many good tiunga were eaten and sawl. THE RIVER. WRY 1T WA8 80 DINTT, Tt was stated In Tnx TRIBUNE last weok that the South Branch and the main atream wero in a very flithy and strong-smelling condition, and that this was due to the heavy ralvs of the pro- ceding week, They were 80 heavy that the canal, which drains a large amount of territory, had all it could do in disposing of tho surface dralnage, and hadn't capacity sufilctent to take oft any of the Chicago Rivor water. The canal nuthorities closed tho gates at Lockport, fe ing that, 1 f¢ were not done, the current turough the cannl wonld be sostronzas to break its banks and renew the aamage caused by the spring freshicts uf & year mgu. After the surinca water had run off the gates wera reopen- «d Mondny, and the river i now in a tolerable condition,” It IEDEIH that, in addition to this ditliculty with the surface drainage, tho Ogiden dlitch contributed its ahuro to the trouble. A dan was put ncross the ditch iast year, uear the Desplaiues River,which it was hoped would sub- stautially check the flow of watcr, though ft waa stated at the thne that the dain was not Tigh enough, and that, whenever the Desplaines was swollen, a certaln quautity of water would find its way oyer the dam and down the dich to the South Branch, which it strikes at an angle near the mouth of the canal. ‘These fears wero realizad Inst week, for a_conslderasle body of water did overflow the dam and run {nto the South Branch, addlug to the strain upon the canal. That work has a capacity of about 80,000 cuble feet per minute, shich {s sufllclent to empty the Chicago River and the South Branch overy thres days. Whenever tha lock gates are closed, however, the flow ceases, aud it takes but u sliort time to restora the river tu 1ts old condition of stagnation and filth, 5 1t 18 & question as to what should be dons to remedy this trouble, 1t Is exident that, as tho ity grows, and the amount of sewage Increascs, the canal will be insufllcient to remove it, un- less the Ogden diteh {s disposed of by locreas- ng the height of the dam, or uniess some pro- vislon Iy made for taking cargof the flow from the country which borders tho canal by intercepting ditchies or otherwise. The cost of widening the canal would be so great that it 1s uot likely that the State would care about undortaking It The trouple could he remedied at much less oxpense by shutting out the water of the Des- Elmlnu River, wilci now flows into the Soutl ranch from the Ogden Diteh, and by providing for the carrying away of the sarface water, whlch at certaln seasons uivos the canal all the work it cau do to carry ft olf. AMUSEMENTS. TIOME NOTES AND EVENTS. Clara Morris docs not suffer from the heat, but Hooley & Quinlin do, X ** Conscience™ Is drawlog moderato audlences to Hoolov's Theatrethis week, Aftor Saturday night this plsy wilt be withidrawn, and Miss Morris will appeat In “3llsa Multon' next Monday. Duprez & Bonedict's Minstrels open for one week ot McVicker's Theatra next Monday. ‘This will ba their flrst visit to Chieago for throo aars. There aro four end men In the lrmlfiu — ‘ox, Ward, Archie Whito, and Jim Waflleld. James T. Gulich {s the middle man., Frank Dumont is also of the party. which is sald to be an excellent minatrel organization. The showy advertising car heralding tho com- ng of Barnum's “(rcatest show on sarth ¥ (which apens here on the 20th) will_be on exhl- Lition to-day und to-morrow at the Fort Wayne deput. 1t is butlt regardiess of cost, and was it by the great sliowiman as a monument to his employes who rore killed at the destruction of tho last Ll car near Des Molues, It i alxty- two feat lony and nine and one-half feot wide, and is Joaded with flve tons of mammoth show bills, forty advance nien, and sixtcon ssistauts, ‘Uhe five tons lasts nuéy twelve days, and to post it reqitires 1,200 pounds of starch and the labor of twelve men eachi"day, Barnum is comning himsel? with the show, sccompauled by hls young English wife, The announcement of the sulden death of Juhin Bich, which oceurred yesterdayat Quiney, 1., was a shock to nmnT. ver{v many people fu Chicago, where ha haa dlved for the last twent: yeurs in alinost constant service to the publle o8 o musiciau. Mr. Bicll was a na- tive of uermnnfi' but came hers when s lod, and hicage has been his home uutil quite récently. e hins wiclded tho baton in nearly all the vrincipal urchestras in thao city, ond foty leaders have acquired nore ersonal populurity. At oyu time he cou- ucted the concercs at Turner Hall, aod for quite a lonz perfod b was the leader of the *‘orcheated in McVicker's Thea- tre. Bince thu fire his gonial face has been secn in the hiizh chatr at the New Chicago Theatre, and more recently at tho Adelphi. fio was & eidlled musician, & charming violiist, aud o clever conductor, possessing an intultlve faculty of adapting himself to tha miscellancois. needs of * the varlous drumatic or, miusical organlzations that called for Bls ald. Personally, Mr. Hichl was & warin-learted, gonial man, the life wnd suul of every sucial gathering whers ho hap- peucd to bo'ln the midat, aud withal a man de- voted to tho welfarc of his family, which he ldolized, His wife Is tho dnughter of the late Mr. Diversy, the brewer, aud he leavos her with several very dntoresting chifdren to mouru thelr sudden bereavement. BTAGE GOSSIP ELSEWIIERE, Rose Bgtiuge §s sa‘d to have securod at loast one play by Charles Reade. Misa Ada Cavendish will leave Encland for New York Aug. 21, by the Russia, . Boucleault 13 golng to write o new play this summer—if be can fod one.—~Azchange, Mls Nelison bas the bicart disease, and has therefors abandoved the (deaof coming to thiy country. Tu is sald that Miss Magzie Mitchell will not play ** La Chrale,” of which she {8 the owuer, durlng the forthcoming season, Mr, Sothern will sall fron Liverpool, per Adratle, July 16, and expects to spend the month of Aujzust salutun fishing in Canada. Tom Taylor {8 writing u uew plny for Agues Rabortson, and she will very likely do o drama cailed ** Auld Lang 8yno’ when she cotnes to Awmerlea, 1t haw been cleverly sald that, whils there are no wrcuses fn thia vielulty just now, more tumblers are in practice than Dave becn suen duriui the season, Mlss Davenoort will appear In “Olivia " st the Unlon Bquare Theatre, Aug. % Syuird Thoruhilly in which Mr, Tcrisé bas mado a bit ju Loudun, will bo cted by Mr. Louis Jamoa, Emmet, the uctor, writes to the Clipper that thu blow ke lately received ou the nose cured hiw of catarrh, from which Lo bad suflered for Illl-!t;:l veurs, nod that be thinks hls volo s fm- proved. 2 Jilss Kate Claxton wlll open the Lyceum Theatre on tha 24 of Seutember witn Kmile Augicr’srocent success at the Thicatre Fravcalse Iu Puris,—**Les Fourchambauit.” Mias Clax- ton will be the wanager of the house, und cun- duct It oa & first-clas place of amusement, Bho willopen the establishment in person, and §u will be her only appearance there wuring the svason. [t 18 said that the comuany wlil com- rise & ninber of leading favorites, aud that a rxluh staudard of excellence will be malutained in'every departineut. 3 Not loug sinee, Edwin Booth was playing Jcheow st McVicker's Theatre, I tho twe- tmmlln of ililuuis, Having rechied fo o fervent and Linpreseive tove: France, my mistress, France. my wedded wi! Woo sliall procialin divorcs 'twixt me and thee? There was u solemn pausa for & moment, when suddenly, as it 1u roply o the question, raig out from tho galiery the word ** Clucago!" Tho uudlonce * touk™ fo s few sceonds, aud burst {uto mingled roar aud applause, not lussencd Ly thu cutnmcutary, also Ifroin the abodo of the wods, *"That's s0; Culeago 'Il tx uo u divores for you, old feiche:weu, or auy uther wan,'? The fullowinz characteristiceplstle (s address- ed by Stuars Rubson to the New York Suins 1n the Sus of tho Gth inst. sn article headed +* Muntressor of URIlYY " appears, in woich 18 le sald that Mr. Crane uud wyself contracted to pay $he dlatinguishod unkuown 3130 fora play. Suck, 1 velieve, Was the understaading, but 18" was dlye tinctly stipulated that the author wust be, beyoud sny doubt. a real live Lord, Now, sit, if bo (urus vuttobe no Lord, he must refund the wmoucy. The pocuniary und Brélstic succoss of KRobsun uud Craue depends on O2vy beluga Lord. We bave studied two of tue lon ud wost unioterceting vurts 1t bas ever been oue wisfortung to encuunier, hopluy that our reward would be in the great honur of prudacing a puslemau's play, Mr. Crune la uew fu Eurous. What ble feelinze will be of "“Personal Reminiscences,’ which 1s to ho published by the Applctons, and which will confain most of the Interusting experiences of his long professional 1fe In America. e has been obiiged to deter work on his book for n short time on account of orders that ho haa re- celved for two mew piavs. One of these he descelbes as **a peychologic fanfasie musien'e,”” or extravaganza, to which Mr, Rice, the author of **Evangeiine,” 18 to put the musie. 1t s to be brought out at the Boston Mueenm in Bep- tember by the * Evangeline! combination, ‘The other pleca fs & protean comedy, which will be played by Miss Laura Phillips in New En- rland bext searon. The extravaganza is to be cailed **Lotus ; Misas Phillips’ plece has not been named yet. > A London correspondent o & New York pa- per writes: ‘The *'Olivia' peoplo have not exactly tretad treated Fanny Davenport with tho courtesy and coneideration which hor compliiment to them shonld Lave elicited. ~Bne puld them $3,000 for the American rights of their plece, besldes a per- fentazo on recelp has come to L.undon to seo it, and they made Ay for lier bux, When she sugeested o Wills that this wan bardly what stie expacted, ha #aid that If & box was too expensive shie hiad petter take & atall; ha would book It for her, and ahs could pay him again. This fs not & Jjoke. Ttis erlous, When ahie called on Wills o gave her luncheon aia raiway depot. and sat all the time with hla hst on. The uccentricity of gentus this. Lsuppose. Lord Byron ufien dined at a chop-house in London becauds he liked todine with hie haton. But *‘the fair Fanny ™ Is not ac- customed to this kind of treatmeat. ~8he enjnyed heraelf better. [ expect, on Wednesday at a conch- ing and parden.party to which whe was fnvited throngh the modinm of Mr. I'aimer, of New York, Lord Londesborongh was the host, and among hia ucsts were Lord Dunraven, Mr. E. A, Sothorn, 1r Georze Wambrell, Mr. Labonchere, Mrs. John Wood, Miss Hourietta Hodson, snd Miss Marlan Terty. LOUISIANA. The Potter Bubs Stamble upon Nome Rich Davelopments—Testimony of Datnocratio Witnesses Impeached—Pasitive Evidence that E. L. Weber Attempted to Dribe n Colored Man to Follow Itis (Weber's) Ex- ample, New OnLeaxs, July 17.—Before the Sub- Committee to-day several witncsses were Intro- duced to prove the bad character of Ifiram Smedley, who testificd o few days sgo that he had seen Joseph W. Jones sign Weber's name to the Anderson-Weber agreement; that no one else wan presont, and Jones is now dead. Ex-District-Attornoy Beckwith testificd that he had refused Smedley as a juror on an Im- portant case, because he didn't think he should o trusted In such a position. Beveral witnesses testlfied that they wouldn't helleve Smedley, aud gave him a pgeueral bad character, . W. II. 8eymour, Notary Publle, contradicted the statement mnade by Smedley a fow days ago that hie (3medlev) had told witness that the Jurat to the Anderson-Weber agreement was falsc. Says he never bad any conversation with Bmedley, Jolin 8. Dula (colored), of West Fellclana Tarish, testified that he was Parlsh Judwe in 18765 was fnvited to resign, but didn’t realgn, Made aMdavic befors the Returning Board, charging {iothinidation, vlolonce, and murder. Mado statements on information recelved from others. ‘The cross-oxamination by Gov. Cox .brought out the statement from Dula that he had been dallv In the company of E, L, Weber for the past weok, that Weber had offered witness $500 and the promisoof a position in the public schools as a teacher If witnass would follow his (Weber's) cxamplo, recant the aflidavit be- foro the Returnine Board, and deny {ntinida- tion fnthe parishes, Weber sald ha wasall right now that o had made arranzements with thoso who opposed tilmy, and thought he would now bo safe anywhere, He bad acted wisely, and advised witness to do tho suwe, sud placo hitmself rigit before the veo- wle of the parish and State, Witness {:rumh:u Webor he would follow his example, ut bils consclenee wouldn't permit him to do 80, Witness bel{eved "Avinlatead and Duacau, who teatifled yauurd:fv, had becn pald oy Weber, the money was put up e underston by wentloemen from Now York three or four weels ago. Duls was promiscd a place fo the Custom-llouse. Witness revelved $10 from Weber yeaterday and €85 to«lay. He wasto roceive the balunce after testifying. Ho aafd this was the only bribery case he had ever had anytalng to do with, “Thinks it doubtful f coiored mcen can trust themaelves when taere is money at atake. 8. 11, 8t. Martin, of 8t. James Parlsh, who was Asaistant-Depnty-8crgeant-at-Arms of_this Sub-Committee, on recotnmendation of E. L. Waber, tustified thnt 'he was prescnt in \Weber's roum when tho loterviews mentloned by Duln took place. Weber and Lroown together. We are very intimate. When.Dula Orst caino Waber was not fu. _Dula and I talked of Weber's testi- mony, and Dulu sald he belleved there iwas monvy la it. Said 8wazer would go alung with them, but he wanted $3.000. Dula sald it he could et 61,000 he could manago Swazey, Dula glving witness to underatand he was golng with Weber on the samne line} of testimony,” Never heard Wuber offer Dula any mouey, but Weber borrowed $10 of witness yesterday and $33 to-day, which was vald to Dula by Webur, Dula remarking he didu't recelvo It as 8 bribg, Lut as a loan. E. Weber recalled—[leard tho testimony of Duia to-day. His statement that 1 attempted to bribe him is fals Adwitted loaning Dula the money as atated by 8t. Martin, ‘Tie teatl- mony was introduced to show tuat Seymour, thu notary, aud E. L. Jenks wero avquaintauces, ——— COMMERCIAL CONVENTION, New Onurans, July 17,—A committes of forty leading merchants and citlzens, represent- Ing the Chamnber of Commerce, Cotton Ex. change, and City of New Orleuns, mot to-day and resolved to cali o great Natiunal snd Iuter- natlonul Commercial and River Convention, to asiemblo in this clty on the 19th of November uext. Represcntatives are to ho invited from all tho cities an:d towns interested fu the vxtens eion and development of the export tradoo? the country, the establistineut of steamship lncs, the impravement of the navization of the Mis- atsslppd [iver and its tributaries, and tho con- uction of 8 Bouthern - clie Rail- way. ‘fne Bouth Amerlcan States and Mexico will be Invited to asend delegates. Uen, Cyrus Bursey, President of tho Chamber of Commerce, waa clectud resident of the permanent Conyention, wath A, Hl, May aud Duncan . Kenn s Viee-Presidents. Nue merous sub-cotnmitteos were appointed to make sultuble arrungements for the wcsting of the Couventlon. — INSURANCE, Special Duapateh (o The Tribuns, Ixpranavorts, Ind., July 17,—In conse- Guence of tho Insuruuco law paased o 1877, chietly for the benefit of the State Audltor und the Journal and Sentine! of this city, the Tray- elors’ Inaurance Company hos withdrawn all ita syeucles, refunog to Lrausact buslucsa in this tate, e —————— . Mensman's Peptonized Bee? Tonic fa the only 1ts entire nutritious ining properties; fu in- | oufec conditions, whetuor the result of cxhausifon, nervuus prostratlon, overe work, or neate dlaesse; and in every form of de- bility, particularly §f resulling from pulmonary complainte. It 1s friondly and heluful (0 tho wost dehicate stomach. Caswiiy, Hazaiw & Co., proe prictars, New York. DEATHS, A e A A, WALBIIDGE—At Colurado Spriags, July 1% Dudloy Va'bridge. t bos Webashav., Fridey, July 19, at 10 ORI otide of the Tainily favired, DY 1% :NCH~Jenby A., lofant daukhicr of B, W. snd POy e i Rl CONKROY=—July 17, of cousaipilen, i bt ot Wi e o oy Funeral froi her jute roaldenco, Forquer-at., July fu ot laly Fuully Cuusel, theaco by carilages Ja ! b intinnatt and 8t, Louts papers pleaso copy. B-Mrs. L, 3, 5! are. PPty ol ¥ carviages ta Rose: ub, 8 Jackson (Mlch. ) papers pleasacopy, 4 GRIFFESE~July 16, Magyle Griffese, aged 38 yoars. T ey Oytflvess e M0 Bttond &b 1) u'clock sharp, Cars to Calvary Cemviery, 3 ORAN-lluiors O'Livanall, wile of Jaica Mora, aly 17, 3 Vliiera) will Laks. place from late residence, No, 80 Thitleenth-place, Friday, 19th, by cars o Calvary, Clariea Clinton, waly w5 of Thowas oud, adted 7. w3 b ju. to-day, &t _resldence of eat Washingion-al. ® UARKISON—At Waukeaba, Wis., July 13, 1978, Al- cd ¢, Harrison, 1 the 201l year of s ags. ta b bee futerred ab Mliwaakee. . 9 Ju{till“l serylecs l"‘l J. “‘leln‘ll: :Vx Wl Wk drowsed 1 o GUare -holy Ol Weetsrin VAIE DO B Bt e howe, N0 Fox ‘Wet MGl arv Cooroy, roy. s Inte resyt o'elock P m. CAPTLINTS 0 (e 2" TORBINS~July 10, 7 8. m.. 0f rongeation, 1, .. Infant aon ot A. 31" and Helon TEahian onthe. i from ¢ West 9 Pm_’lv‘rfl 'rom hlt;hsu!."m";dl' Randotph-at,, gy ’ ) parera plesse cony. Alics, farant duughter of Ciagey | day, Juiy 19.80 HAMILL=July 17, ¥ dawraltrors ihe Tovlianea of h ‘uneeal from u} of her parenta, » Fonrteenthiates 10-day A€ 10 8. Mo By CartiEgar ol ey cemetery. 10k BEEM—0f typhold fever, in Chiearo, Jal, L. Beem, of) Mion: T (hotler: nt- O¢n. LTS Beem, of fils city), aed 30 ye ' faly 17, Infant day) 't of Pl a3, Grown, néeld é;"fllfi' it 11 ayg? D4t eral froin restdence, ranston, ' July 1A DA PRy CARDINE—Inly 17, 3 E B Cahine T Toydag (0fant Sn of Jobn fog ‘otles of fineral hcreaiter. n nader_teeatmont fn p; o Tl reLuried hors g A nlalast. Ha wa MACICN RS- July 19, Nettle Lonins, twin | of Charles and Carr o Stackness, aved 10 montus, a30m, #~ Torunto (Ont.) tantwater (M il Lorato and Vontwater (Mich.) papsny DAVENFORT—Mary 11., boloved wifs of enport. Rast Van nf.'m‘ Suresh ak 0.0 clock By mo' Phyeical prostration, gad 43, s Notico of faneral hereattes, RESTFUL NIGHTS, %fih FREE FROM ToR. RE, Await the rheaumatlo sufferer who rexorts to oy tetter'atomach Ditters. That thls beniznant cop dial and depurent is a far waro relishie remn| than colehicum and othor polsons nsed 1o exsal thy rheamnticvieus from the blood, (8 n fact ting ey: perlonce han satiafactorily demonstrated. 1t aisy enjoys the advantage of befug~unliko them—pe fectly safe. With many persons s certain pridis. position to rhenmatiam exists, which ren:ters inag ilable to its attacks after exposurs tn wot weatisy to currents of alr, changes of temperature, orty cold when tho body s hot. Such persons shaalg take & wincgiass or two of tho Iitlers as n0v) ag voswible after {ncurring risk from the above caiises, 28 thissuperb protective offectually nullifics (n) huriful influence. For the functional deranzes menta which sccompany rheumatism, anch s cofie, 5pasma In the atomach, palpitation of the heirs, Imporfect digestion, &c., the Ditters I8 alaora moit uwseful renedy, 1t 1s only neceasary in obatinity cased Lo usa it with persistency. ANNOUNOENMENTS. B T T T e eueus b SN IPARRE WILL Bk A MEETING OF THE EXScu Hvo Ttecation, and Traamporiation Commiirel the Fireinen's Taurnament thid a(ternoon At the oftice of the Soure; itaom 2, louare M. C. A. roo diny. VIR ulride . SILVERWAILE. SILVER WARE AT A SAORIFIOE, 1aving taken In trade n stock of elceant Sllver Piss WATC OF 11070TS Iirow's A1 MAKE, IAMIAIIG Caster BLIT3 800 unward: Tcs Water Titchors. B3 and wwars {uitiar sk, ierey Disues, Cand Tocelvers, Napkiy Iings, Forks nd ¥ At half reguiar pr pod A R A B AUCTION SALES. PO P o bl e e W. A. BUTTERS, LONG & CO, Auctioneers, 173 and 173 Raodoiph-st. TINS DAY. JULY 18, 700 LOTS OF DRY @OODS, COLOTHING, NOTION3 HATS, CAPS, GLOVES, ETC., At 0:30 o'clock s, m. BPEOIAL SALE LARGH BTOCK OYERCOATS AND SUITS, (Fino and Kegular-made Goods, ) DIRECT FROM NEW YORK, At 11 o'clock o, m, sharp, Atourlesronme, 173 & 130 iandolpheat, . W, A, WUITERY, LONG & CU., Austioncers, THE ENTIRE sSTOUK OF CII0ICE PLANTS & GREENHOUSES Of ELGARBANDERS, Faq., retlring from businesy AT ATOTION, At hts estatiltshment, Lake View, FRIDAY MORNING, Juiy 10, At 100'clock * For particulars aeo catalogueh now realy, W. A. BUTTEIS, REGULAR SATURDAY SALF. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AND GENERAL MERCILANDISE, BATURDAY E: 't w, AMBURE, ‘clock 8. m., L iandolptixt U & CJ., Alictioneers, ENTIRE FURNITURS & PURNISHLAGS CLUB HOUSE AT ATCTION, TUESDAY, JULY 23, AT 10 0'CLOCK A, M,, AT CLUB HOUSE No. 71 Monroc-st. mithout reservo for caah the entire Fur ting of Velvet and Nrussets Carpol fautel (lassts, AL, Top Kidebo 41 Yariaud kiuda, Cliamber St compiota, Loungry Lenthier Covered: Library Furniture, Lambreqiting 3 Luco Curtalus, Dintug-room Furnftin yata) O fsilers. Olica Desxs, Kitehen Farnil ¥ino Lur- iar-L'roof nafes, with steel chewts mud comninatios jocka, Tho wholo comorlsiog oue uf i beat vatits o city, DUTTENS, LONG & CO., Auctloneers. By ELISON, POMEROY & (0, Auctloneers, 78 & 80 liandolph-at, MARSHAL'S SALE. ENTIRE FIXTURES, &c. “D. W.STONE' CIRGTS, AT BURLINGTON WARENOUSL, Corner Sixteenth and Statcests., this THHURSDAY MURNING aut 10 a'clock. Horses, Wagons, Tents, Wardeabes, Lo, Ko, Ko By order of Court. LEWIS P, PAYNE, Mar lhnl’finulhum Duatrict Now York, HLISON, POMEROY & CO., Auct'rs, REGULAR WEEKLY SALE July 19, ot 0:30 a, m. OUR USUAL FULL SHOWING New Parlor Suits, New Chamber Sets, Lounges, Sofas, Easy Chalirs, A full line Carpuots, General Household Goods, Goneral Moerchandlse, &, &c. ELISON, POMEROY &1, T Jonx C. WILMERDING, u ations AVCTION NOTICE, BY WILMERDING, MOGUET & (0, 64 & 66 Whito-st,, New York, TUESDAY, July 21, 1874, at 10 o'clack, on fouf montd trnulr’. Lille to bo datea Sevtomber 3, PEREMPTORY TRADE SALE oF 6,000 CASES Blankets, Cavringe Robes, Lap Robes, and fiorsoe Blankets, re, WHITTEMORE, PEET, 1'05T Ryo?figxrlfla"fi:l'v‘ production to dute of maly of 136 Coiras MY co, Somwrelt wonLEY CLINTUN MILLS €Oy X LE FAUNEBECK €0 WINTHROB MILLS U WALEBECK (Sibrar pLAINY O, F sample packszes will bo_ready for examiny hrh:::?lsiil’m at ouratore, 3id m’ula Broudway, vi duy, buturdsy, aud Monday, 1uth, 20th, BW Y e gone, pegr, vosT & 0 By GEU, P, GOKE & CO, s angd 70 Wabay: . Thursday, Jm;-ls.—— at 0:30 8. M.y Megular Trude Fale of g CROCKERY " -, and A l3rgo assortmuent of * W, U,, o, G, BB \'enuw“\\'uru will bo offered, both Iu open 104 and fu packagee. 5 GEU. P. QORE & CO., Auctionecrt. BARHAM'S PILE CURE. IULE. \ Chleago.: