Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 19, 1878, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1878, gentlemanly physician in attendance, was able to glean the following facts and Agures: Forty- threo patients, victims of the heat, wers re- maining in the Hospital np to noon to-day. Thers had becn only one fatal case since yeater- day noon. Capt. G. I Pearce, of hnoxville, was the only patient who had died during the night. o had been bronght to the Hospital Tueasday night o a critical condition, hat, until yestcrday morniog, was apparently recovering. At that time he suffered a relapse, resulting in lis death at 4 o'clock this morning. The lHospital physicians have been working day and night, and are well-nigh exbaustod by thelr severe and coatiouous labor. The heat IN RAST BT. LOUIS has been more Inteose to-day than at any time during the summer. The thermometer stood at 103 in the shado at O o'clock this morning. At 10 o'clock 1t stood at 10l, nand at 12:30 the mercury had rlsen to 103, In the factories and mechine-shops the heat fs terrible. Notafawof the foundries havo been compelied to suspend ogerations altogether, on account of tho refusalof themen to work. ‘Thero is some talk around the railroad shops of a strike for douhle wages during the hot season, The sizzling beams have caused many cister: and wells in the city to go dry, and & gencral scarcity of drinking wateris apprehended. Two fatal cases of sunstroke occurred in Eaat 8t, Louis to-day, PULL WORK will bo resumed to-morrow In all of the 8t. Louls factories and foundries where the propri ctors have been runniog on shiort force. AID ATTIVES. At 10:30 p. m.a cooling breezo is blowing, and, though it s not hy sny meansa pular wave, 1t Is refreshing to the averheated dent- zens of 8t. Louls, snd, {f 1t continues till morn- fng, will doubtless puta period to the most his- torical and the most fatal heated term ever known n this Iatitude. TOE DEAD, The following s n correct list of the names of those whoso death from sunstroke was re- corded at the ofiico of the Roard of Health to- da; . Osterhold, 28 years, Matilda Meyerd, M years, Jerry Murphy, 70 years, John Tyson, 05 years. Jullus Verrellinan, 57 years, ‘Thomas H. Usher, 57 years. Badte Mitchell, & child, Gustav Girab, 40 years. Edward Merriman, 34 vears, . Emil Schink, 55 year Rabert Walker, b0 years, Richord K. Brennan, 83 years. Thomas W, Levant, 01 years, Theo Gebbardt, a child. Charles L. Krekler, 33 years, Jacob Schroeder, B3 years. ol Exan, A5 years. Auvna Blackwell, 2 years. Adolph Newman, 35 years. Louts Grundhoeler, 53 years. George Heeble, 48 years. THE THERMOMETER. The following fs the thermometer record for «-87:12 m, INDIVIDUAL CASES, Tothe Western Assoctated Pross. 87, Louts, July 18.—Forty-three sunstroke vaticnta were at the Clty flospital at noon, alt of whom were getting well. Pollee Ofticer Bartley, stricken down yester- day, is reported in acritical condition to-lay, Clurles McCarthy s also in a dangerous conditlon. Chris Blisa died Ista last night. Wash Rea also lies in o critieal condition from tho effects of the heat. Jacob Befekel, an employe Inthe Cherokee brewery, prostrated while at work, fcll down a hatchway seventeen feet, hreaking his right leg and two ribs. He will Yrolmbly recover, Clas, Kregelo, prostrated about midnighs whilu sittiugadn his vard; critical cuse. ¥. J, Howard, engaged (o sketehing scenes at the Dispensary for Frank Lelie's Waekiy, pros- trated, but recovered. Wiliam Tollock, & butcher, stricken down while at work ycsterday, received medieal at- tention, but divd this morniug, Ho leaves a wifo ang five children in destitute circum- stances. Clris Liese, street-stand keeper, died at noon from beat, Williain Ricb, prostrated this morning, Hea in acritleal condltion, ‘The Rov, llenry 8mith (colored) was over- como this morning, taken to the Disponsary ana fxed up. C. K. Humboldt, of Covington, Ky.. got on a £preo night, was prostrated this morning, nd restored at tho Distensary, EAST. THE HOT WAVE, Koectal Disvaic to The Triduns, New Youk, July 18.~The expected hot wave ot which the Signal Service Burcau hisd warned New York hos come at last. This morning the thermometer registered 85 at the sigual statlon on the roof of thie Equitablo bullding; st noon tho mercury stood at 90: at 3 o'clock, 98, the maxlnum reached during the day. At Hud. nut's at the samo time 1t reached 93, The wavo 1s poasiug to the castward, snd ut 8 o'clock Iast cvening the mercury stood ot 92 fu Boston, 861n TYortland, and at 04 In Eastport, Me., an Increase tliero of ten degroes in twenty-four hours, 1n consequence of tho local thunder-storin this ufternoon tho degrec of tieat here at 5 o'clock this evening was but 85, and at 10 o'clock 82, [t Was boped that the storm, which lasted nearly two hours, would greatly lower tho tempera- ture, but fthe skies cleared off as bright and nearly a4 hot as belore, Every means of trans- vortation to Conoy Island, and other seaside ond shady resorts, was taxed to the utmost. Over thirty cascs of sunstroke are reported to- dav In this ity and Srooklys, none of which Lave yet proved fatal. NKW YORK, New Yonx, July 18~Thopromised heat wave came down upon New York this morniug, and at sy early hour humanity was sweltering snd the lower order of animals panting. People Lere do not spprebond the wuve tn be an fatal liere as in Bt. Louls, because of the wide bay {n Tront of the city, the river eaclrcling &t, and the Atlantic Ocean only & few miles off, "The best fncreased as tbo day advanced, snd had the effect of restricting and depressing busfuess fu overy department. At 8 o'clack the thermumeter {n the shade murked s de- grees. Every one whose Isbors permit droveto the cooling seaslde, About 8 o'clock a besvy thunder-storm, ac- campasled by a high wind, swept over the city, uud the mercury lell 15 deg, lu & fuw wluutes, A number of cases of sunsiroke were roported, but nune fatal, TUB FURNACH HEATING UP YOR XEW VICTIMS. Specinl Dispaleh (0 The Tridune, Wasminaton, D, C,, Ju!]v‘ 18.—This dy the therwuaieter lias been 'tho bottest day uxporis euced In Wasbington for tive years. The iner- cury in the coolest room has inarked 05, while iu wany rooms in the shade it has reached 98 und U9, At 10 p, i, there had only beon a dhn- fuution of fve degrces. ‘Thero have beeu a hutiler of sunstrokes, and quite & nuwber of cierks in rooms on the western aud southern exposures of the publle hulldiogs were pros- trated. At widnight a enot breeze has set in, . Tothe WVaatern dssuciated Pros Wasmsnaton, D. July 18.—~The hottest day for years. 100 iu the sbade, Public aud brivute busiucss has partlally suspeuded. BALTIMORE. Barmisone, July 18—To-day bas been the hattest uf the acason, the thermometer’ at the eunal Otlice realsteriug 08 degrecs'at 4 o'uock, Yurty cases of sunsiroke are reported, only wue {stal, though several are in & critieal con- ditton. Busluess was suspended to a great exteut, and brickluicrs, luborers, and .otbers working in the sug in dliferent parts of the city Galt worki. 1t s still very warm to-night, The thrrmonicter at 10 a'ddock yegistered 57, T wuly fatal carc was Theolare lasey Chlot: Clerk of Geswuu sgeamabip Manover, : TULNION, M. J. Tuxyroy, N. J., July I4—Weather intenscly yana. mfg‘_uhu:}-- sluu.; wluuu‘. Trenton Iron uI; New Jer ec] V sud ot e e & led fo shut AuuALY, e ‘r;um‘:g l(auwuon hvl ‘3 o thermometer wf stood at 94; 4 ek, U2 8, . ) WILKESBAKRE. . Specid Duaniten te The Tribune. Witkgsssene, Pa, July 14—The botalr Warestrd ko this wectivn Wil grewt futeusity, mpelled fo shut duwh ab ' ‘The mercury stood llv'lfin the shade for several | beaton, s drayman—it Is thought will prove haurs, fallowed hy thunder-showers to-night. mmtavRLEnA. © Rneelal Dispateh tn M . PRILADELPIIA, P, Julv 18.—The hested WAvC struck this Iatitude to-day, and the ther- mometer, which was at $3at 9, mounted to 91 at 11, and, within half an hour, wasat 15, At1 w’elock it atood st 08, and, on the street at op- ticians’, went to 0. At the apothecary’s cor- ner of Fifth and _Chestnut, npvosmte the Post- Office, at 31t was 108, In several_places it was 100 tor an hour {n theafternoon, Nevertheless, the heat was mot nat all prostrating, as dn the West. Men worked In the streets and the horsecars made their usual timg. Busincss also went on as usual, Thife were twelve cases of persons osercome by heat, but only one case fatal. At midnight it was 80 on the street. The Bignal Service reported 85 as the maximum, PITTSBURG, Pirrsnvna, Pa., July 18.—The fntense heat of the present month probably reachied its high- est figure at 8 o'clock this afternoun, when the thermotneter registered 101 in the shade, Many {leup’e Lave been prostrated this week by the errible sunshine, but until to-day boue resuited fatully. This evening John Fockel, a carpen- ter, aged 58, died at his residence on Forty-third street from sunstroke. Many hordes hava divd, and business is zencratly stagnant. WILMINGTON, DEL. N Wisinatox, July 13.—To-dny was the hottest of the scason, the thermometer ranging at % to 103 degrees In tho shade, Work was suspended in several cstablishinents. ALBANY, N. Y. ALBANY, July 18.—This has been the hottest day of the seasonj mercury 09 dez. Beveral persons were overcome by heat; none fatal, ERIR. Eniz, Pa. July 18.—Several cases of sun- ;lvuka occurred yesterday, but nonce fatal thus ar. ILLINOIS, * APRINOFIELD. Svectal Divarch t The Tridune. 8rninsrietp, i, July 18.—In the early part of theday the heat was very intense, W. €, Puffenbarger, a groceryclerk, aud Willlam 8hes, a Chicago & Alton Railroad man, were pros- trated, and eeveral Chivaro & Altun yord men alao suffered, tlenry A. Feliring, fn charge of the work vz the State-Mouse doine, dlscovered bLis dizzivess In time, and, lashing himsclf to the bullders’ clevator, succeeded In getting down safely, and to his boarding-house, where he was taken down, but is recovering. About1 o'clock this atternoon the promliscd polar wave reached here, and it ralned very hard, tho entire fall Letur one snd two-tentbs fnches. The thermnometer quickly fell from 99 to 78 degrees. It was & very scvere storm, accompanied by cold gusts of wind and heavy thunder. After the rain the thermometer went up to 84, Con- eiderable suffering and prosteation yet prevails on account of the heat, but no further cases have proved fatal. DECATURR Spectal Dispatch 1a The Tribune. ¢ Dxcatun, IlL, July 18.—A two hours' raln commenced hlllnf liere a1 13 o'cluck to-day, Nearly two Inches fell. * Everybody 1s refreshed and hapos. The thermemneter took a tumble from 00 to 80, and Is still falling. Mrs. Maria Flurey, nged 79, mother-iu-law of Clinrles A, Tuttle, died yesterday from sunstroke. Charley Drobu, a corpulent German, is coufined to_ his bed from sunstroke, He wili recover, Fred- erfk Volkers, of Wheatlsud, aued 89 yuars, committed uulcldacyeslenluy by shooting hin- :ellhln lgn head. Cause, |:1flnlnl.' from excuss- ve hea CABLINVILLE, Spectal Dispatch (o Tha Triduna CarLINVILLE, TiL, July 18.—Tho heat here for the past few days has been intensc. Louls Witts, 8 young man. while woiking in the ha) by s .| harvest, was sunstruck; also a farmer named Washington Forsythe. Sevbral cuses are re- ported frum other portions of the county. Sey- eral horees have dropped dead fn the flelds from the effeets of the unprecedented weather. There {s no tndication of a change, the ther- .’;lo'é‘“ur still standing st from 96 to 100 in tha shade. ;2 Broowsarox, Ik, Julx 18.—~At noon the thermometer reached 98. At 4, tlouds overcast the skv, and o au hour the mereury fell to 82, aud the temperature remalued ubgut the same tha rest of the day aud evening. It Is believed there was a heavy rain south, but none fell Lere, n Tuceadny night Jacob Staley, a furmer Acar Dauvers, died from sunstroke, aged U5, 1 MT, VBUNON, Spectal Diswste 1o TAS THbune, Mr. Vennoy, IlL,, July 18.—Tho onl{ fatal caso of sunatroko that has occurred In this Jo- cality was reported to-day, Mre, Ellzabath Bradford, a widow reslding. near Woodlawn, five mnllcs west of this clty, while plckioz black- berrles, was overcome by the Intensa heat und cxplred beforo ascistauce conld reach her, She was about 80 yeurs of age, and leaves three children. LABALLE. Snseinl Disoatch to The Tribuna, LaSattr, 1L, July 18.—The cazs of Charles Mass, suftering from suustroke. as reported in yesterday’s Trinuxe, is considered hopeless. 'he heat bas been miore moderata to-dag, ELAIN, Brectal Dispatch to_The Triiune, Eroty, Irll.. July 18,—The fntense heat is abatiug, and a refreshing breezs (s stirring,. No lululro‘( tu-day. ‘WISCONSIN, MILWAUKER, MiLwauses, July 18.—The weather to-day has been quite comfortable, the mercury aver- agiog about 80 fn the shaae, with a cool north- cast breeze. Among the deaths yosterday from sunstroke not already revorted are tho follow- ng: The Rev. Father Krauthan, ol the 8t. Franels Capuchin Monastery, editor of the Co'umbla, o (lerman Catholic weekly; Adam 8chuelder, a butcher, of the tirm ot Asch & Co.§ Mrs, Harvey Wells, corner of Niuth nnd “:L'ul; Heury Ueltz, teamster, 620 First uvenue; Franz Stelnhager, 842 Muskegon aventie; Charles Mul- ler, Oakland avenue; Refocrl Kelntzen, pro- prictor of_the Scandimavian [ouse, 158 Clinton *atreet, With tho chunpe in the weather carly thiy morning, tho conditiun of Archbishop Heun! Lecamue more favorable, and at this hour (8 p. m.) his physiclans are confident of his early resloration to comparatively zood health. LWAUKEE, July 18.—Archbishop Henm 1s alightiv bettee this evening, His friunds now eatertaln hupes ol his recovery. MADISON, Epecial Dizzaica to TAe Triduns, Maotsox, Wis, July 18.—Duriog last night the thermometer fell” 19 degrees, ~ A vool, re- freshing breezo eprang up, which has continucd all day, bringing great ml(el 1o our people. The nercury has stood at about 80 during the day, Prospects are that the heated terin fs over, Largo numbers of visiturs arrived to-day frowm the Southand East. 0owa, DAVENPORT, Sneclal Disvarch 1o The Tribune, DavENPORT, 14, July 18.—Theheat Inthiscity was whated several degrees to-day, sod rond- ered less oppressive by s fine Lreeze from the east. Beveral vascs of sunstruke, however, oc- curred, though uous were futal, In Rock TIatand, this morning, Williany A, Hurper, sldest sun of the Hon, Hen Harper, was found desd 10 his bed, tue result ot Thursday's heate Spectal Plspotch in Thé Tvibune TURLINGTON, Ia, July 18.—There was 8 most welcome chauga in the weather In this nelzhbor- hood to-duy, The sky wus overcast most of the day, snd Alio thermometer ulbuu; get above B3, aud to-plzut nas fallen to There was no faluin this city, though Leavy showers ars re- ported to the south. . DUBUQUE, Dusuqua, Ta., July 15,—The Intenso heat was relisved to-day by u tine peeze, muking every one happy. The thenyometers hayvs ranzed from 78 Lo 02, aversging about 87, fu the past tweuty-four hours. INDIANA, & *'inpuanavoLis, 4 IxDranaroris, July 18.—During the heated terin muny cases of prostratlon sud seversl deatls bave been caused by the lutense heat. Up to balf-past 3 o'clock this was tho hottest day of the term, when the wiercury {n balf an bour fcll ten degrees, dropping ta BS, which, with ey invigorsting breczs, zives bope of at lcast anc comfortable night, provided the 08 re. ported wt 8t. Louls does not reach us -pelpre morning, Suecia fusoaien 1o Toa Trivens. paich to s ‘Terne Haute, Ind., July 18.—Eight rases of sunatroke owu‘yml to-day, of which two wers fatul—Albert Veuheyds and Frederick Knittler, ‘Lhe {niense~best continued ° unul | abous-4 o'clock, when a elg-‘o‘mz apd reficaliing raln. “slurm o mflm: @ the great neat that bas conlbucd for sevendars past. Thethermometer fell frow 103 to 78 degreca—a chauge desired by all. BVANSVILLE, * EvawsviLig, Ind., July 18.—This was; the bLottest day of the serson, the thermometds at 4 pow fodicating 97 degrees, Tuere wereltwo Luaca Of sULsITURE, Uhe Of Whick—Willlvw $ab- \ \ fatal. PORT WATNE. oeelnl Diea ek ta The Trivunr. Font Wayxw, Ind., dulv 13.—~The heat mod- eralcd a trifle fo-dav. Tners were five eun- strokes, but none of the cascs were fatal. The highest temperature of the day was 84, VARIOUS. DETROIT. Soectal Dievateh to Tne Trisuns, Dxrroir, Mich., July 18.—~The weather con- tinued verv warm up to noon, the thermometer registering 8. At that thne we were blessed with a thunder-shower, and, although it tasted but a few minutes, caused a revolution in the temperature. It has since been delizhtfully cool. About a dozen vases of sunstroke oc- curred this morning, only une fatal. Frederick Ebler, janitor ot tlie Tapnau 8chool, fell dead while working 1n a hay-fleld In the suburbs. LovtavitLe, Ky, July 18,~The thermometer here to-day reaclied 07, and complaluts from tho leat were more gencral than yesterdas, Michuel Danicls, Dantel Harlv, Mrs, Anua Freeman, and a (ierman, name unknown, died, Beveral cases of sunstrokie were reported from which the sut- ferlug vurties were in a precarfous coudition, CINCINNATL, CiNcISNATE O, July 18.-AnlhnnJ Lolrman, foreman Fire Company No. 1, ated today of sunstroke, MEMrIUS, Meurnts, Tenn., July 18,—The weather mod- erated slightly to-day. Maximum thermome- ter, 85, Light breaze al) day, Three ncw cases of sunstroke reported, onc Xulnl. i OFFICIAL REPORTS. INDICATIONS, Orrice oF TR CRIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasnixarox, D. C., Juiy 19—t a. m,~[ndia- ttons—For the Tennessee and tho Ollo Valleye, cooler, partly cloudv weathier, occaslonal show- ers, variable wimls, stationary preasure, For the Lower Lake reglon, cooler and partly cloudy weather, with frequent ralns, variable winds, stativnary, followud Ly falllnr barome- ter. For the Upper Lake reglon and Upper Missis- alppl Valley, clear weather, fullowed by Incroas- fug cloudiness, aud, {n the north portious, by rain, winda mostly southeast to sonthwest, sta- tionary or higher temperature, with lower pres- sure. For the Lower Missouri Valley partly cloudy weather and oceaslonal raln, warm southerly, :hmlnz to cold northwest winds, rising barome- o, The temperature in the Midala Btates will prohably fall un Eaturday, Between the 20th of (15l month and the 1st of August the Chiel Signal Oflicer wiil have estab- Lished stations for the display of cautlonary sig- nals at tho followiug Jsko ports: Pentwater, Ludington, Traverse City, Frankfort, Northe port Mackinae, In Michigan, on Lake Michizan} Rogers Cu{i East Tawas City, Port Austin, For- ester, and Bay City, Mich., on Lake Iluron; Monroe, ) .. Paynesviile, and Ashtabula, 0.3 Dunkirk, N. Y., on Lake Erie, nud Charlotte and Cupa Vinceot, on Lake Ountarlo. LUCAL WBSERYATIO = g0, July 18, Neather Mextmuot, 84i mlalmuwm, 71 VEXSRAL USAERVATIONN, Cutoauo, July llf_llldu[ll . Staitont Ritin, IFeatner, oledo Vieaoburg, Winemu Yaukioa . CORRESPONDENCE. VIEWS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO *STICKS FOR 8T, LOUIS, To the Liitor of The Tribune. Cmieaco, July 18.—Tho **why {n a nutshell " ol your roporter about the heat in Bt. Louls atrikes mo as a little heavy, evon for a Chicago dally, “Thecity s low and fiat? fs it! How about Chicago? 8t. Lonis is notorfously hizh, wound-like, and rolting. Every raln washes its atreets clean, **Tho air fs Qlled with particles of white, bot dust.” Certainly somo dust, as there (s in Cllcago, Now York, ete., but in the lutter cities perbups thu dust is blacker and nostier. Certnlnly uot less hot at this scason. ‘A largo portion of tho people livo fn fiithy al- lovs, and arc extremely dirty fo thelr habits." This s usfortunately trus not only of 8t. Louis, but of Clilcagu,gnd all other great clifes of America and Eurojf 10 sy vothitug ot the less-favored parts of the world; but to suy that 8t. Louls fs exceptionally bad off In this respect 18 the asscrtion of an ass or an ignorsmue. 1 will not use valuable spaca to notice the smart remark about the “Inglorfous mud phat lles on the surface of the Missourt” Peopls who have to endurs the Chicago River and ite braaches, with Brideenort, ete, thrown in, shiould be & llttle modeat fn their criticlsms of tho great rivers, which aro tho highways, the pride and glory of the Misslesippl Valley,—the ntative rivera of great present, s tuture, Besidus, the remark ltaelf con- no eloment of truth. *“‘Tlere are few parks," chi 'This 1s the woret of all. How coitld the wnan write so, wheu, it he waro cor petent to speak on the subjact at all, wls| cd to spcak truly and fairly, he would witl qut hesitation, that the St. Louls parks were the fincst and must extensivo un the American Continont; snd it thero {8 anything in Europe tu ciual Forest Park 1o extent and capabilijies, 1 nave not heard of #t. *'The sweep of the wind in sumer is hot and pestilent,"—hot, cortaluly, for c part of the summer, a3 1t is o Chicago, but why *‘pestilent,” Bt, Louta ts fally us healthy e (n my juds meut, which I belleve the staflistics wil) “corro orate, far bealthlertian) Cnicago. * Very litt raln falls to cool,” ete, Very little rulo alls 1 Culeago In @ dry timo. ‘Luc statistics will show Ahiat tho rainfall of 8t, Loula and Chkazo sre about equal during the year and through the sumuer sesson, A chnnnl nivalry, o little badiuage between nelzlboring cities 18 not unoleasant, perbaps bot unprolitable, but Jving and slander can do 1o good lu any case. One would judge your reporter about 8t, Louls had never seen that city, but ud drawn his facts from his finsgios- tion while overcomne with heat and beer an late hours 1a tne hittle buck oflive of Tus Tis- unx, = 1um not a resldent of Chicago nor of Ht. Loula eitlier, but one who partukes strongly of tue Amgrivan love of FawPuar, ————————— SAENGERFEST, Spacial Dispaich §0 Tas Tridune. East BaaiNaw, Mich., July 18.—~Tho last day of the Btate SBacuyerfest lu this city was & grand triumply, aud & Hiking canclusion to the four da)s of the musical cunventios. A procession was formed at 11 o'clock, and prescated one of tho tinest appearances our city lias ever bebeld, Five bands of muuic ana flxmm.mkuu 100k part (u s plenle tu Hay x rove, w\h;w-d [ by over 6,000 people. - ‘A pyand ball was bsld in the eveniug, fwledo is the nest plave of mect- fog.® © Ti . up™ rep [ taln X A JUMPER, 4§peclal Dispatch ta Tho Tribune, D KaLs, LlL, July 18.—~A woman having an enigrant ticket from Boston to 8an Franclsco Jumped out of the car-window while the traln Wi rubning twenty wlles an bour, 8 few wmiles weat of Turner Juuction, at 11 v. w, The traln was stopped utid sbe was found fu the ditcb un- Lurt, exceptsome brutves. She wil ot tell ber vawe. o| Juny bouse. WASHINGTON. Another Phase of the Revenue Troubles in South Carolina. Officers Held fpr, Murder by One of the State Courts. Confliot of Authority Between tho State and United Siates Tribunals, More Colored Witnesses at New Orleans whom Weber Tried to Bribe. Treasury Departrfient Notice Re- garding the 4 Per Cents. No Loss to Bubsoribers from Delay in Delivery qf the Bonds, ‘REVENUR TROUBLES, CONFLICT OF AUTIIORITY NETWEEN STATE AND UNITKO STATES COURTS. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasmixatoyx, D, C. July 18.—The Commis- sloner of Internal Revenno has regelved notlce that Judge Kershaw, of ‘one of the State Courts in South Caroling, has fnally refused to trans- fer to the Federal Court tho cases of the reve- nue aoflicers lately arrested at Greenville, charg- ed with murder, for killing one Ames Ladd while {n the discharze of thelr duty, and in scif- defense. Tho casc was!this: Four revenue officers visited the honge 6f Ludd, where a noted outlaw and dealer n lllicit splrits, Redmond, was supposed to bow Ladd was ono of his drivers engaged in the general salo of iMicit spirits, Upon thelr approaching the house Ladd attempted to shaot dne of the oflleers, but the cap on hls rifle snapped, and before ho could revlace ft he was ahot and kllled by one of the officers, The four oficers then proceeded to Qreenville, surrendered themsclves, and wero fmmedlately indicted 'fof murder and fmpris- oned in the County Jall. |, Tho attempt of the United 8tates authorities to have their caze transferred to the United? States Court was re- slsted at cvery step, and finally, after a full ar- gument before Judee Kershaw, he has declded to refuso the application’ for transfer on the curfous ground that at tho time of the killing the revenue officers; as they themselves clalm, wero acting It scif<defense, and that conscquently ,tliclr act wms a personal one, and not av axt performed In their ofllefal capacity and In the cxccutlon of the United States law. Tho 'Commissioner of In* ternnl Revenue had a 18! consultation with the Attornes-Ueneral upon the subject to-day, and, an o result, the United States Attornoy will be dirccted to apply for & writ of habeas corpus, upon the authurity contained (n See. 643 of tho ‘Revised Statutes, which provides that when avy criminal prosceution bps, commenced fn any Btate court azainstany revenue oflicer of the United States on the ground of any nct done under color of “lis ofiice, such prose- cution may, at any ,time before trial or fnol hearing, be removed 'to the Clreuit Court of the United States, and this tranfer underthis section must take placs upon the affidavit and petition nled in the Cireuit Court by the United Btatea Attorney, and upon . thls belng entered upon tho docket of the Cireult Court, that Court has the power to order tha State court to send up tho record In the ease, and whorever an nr- rest has been ordered, upon notice of habens corpus {ssuctl by o Clreudt Court, it becomes the duty of the Siute court lo nn‘{ all further pro- ceedings. It also becomes the duty of tho United States Marshal to iake defendanta fnto his custo- dr, nud hold them subjcct totheaction of the Clr- cult Court. These proces s will bo begun forthwith, and a distinet ratsed upon them with the State sutliorities, and the Marshal will be directed, us suon as ashnbess corpus can b uttalned, to take the revenuc officra from the Jall and retatn them in his own custody subjuct Lo an order of the Circuit.Klourt, LOUISIANA, MONE TESTIMONY CONCERNING E. L. WEORR'S ATTEMPIS AT BUIIBRT~+A GOODLY DATCI OF FAUIB SLOWING TERRORISM AND INTIMIDA- TIO: Nzw Oneeavs, July i&—numm the Sub- Conunittes, T. M. J, Clarie (colored), formerly Rocorder ot Mottgages: in East , Folictanu Parisn, testifiea that be Itad had two or thres luteeviews with E, L. Welier recently, Weber wanted him to recant thq; testimony given be- {ure tno Howe Committee.” The testimony thon alven was true, Weber offered him 8175 and o vositiun at §75 ver month'if he would testlly as he (Webor) wished, Dulgalao asked witness to go with Weber. My Snpresslon is Dula wanted me to makel: money., Ilo suld bales of it had been sent here from New York, Dula_sald Weber was to give bl §300 to teatily, Wituesslisd not been in the parish since 1833, Was alzaid to return, A ro- port hod been circulated. that he and‘ather promiuent Remiblicans *had" organized the negroes for the ourposé of murdering tho whites. Tam certaln thego nover was any such organization {n tho pacish. Tho report was started by the whites, Witness detalled the acts of vivlenco by tho Whites, Including the murder of Jobn Ualr, Balll the colored people never banded together fgf unlawlul purposce; never thought of such a thing. 1as heard that colored people were cently whipned o Eaat Fellclaus, but retused to rive names, Ucorgo A. Bwasey (colorod), formerly & resl- deut of Weat Fellclana Parish, now employea iu, the Custum-House, hwl an Intorview with Webera few duve ago, antl Lefore he wout to -Wushineton. [le wantedime to take back what 1 had testifled to before tho SBeuate Committee, 1refused to do it. Witgessed refused to ro. oeat a private conversation Letween himsolf and Weber. Bald bis teatinony befors tho Sen- ato Committce was from::information received from others, Witnesy to. afraid to gu back to the parish, ‘The fecling nxalust hium Is solely on account of politics, . Bwusey denled thnt there bad been auy vrganfzation of neyroes for violence against the whiles: sald the whites started the report to aerve thelr own ends, aud atfurd themselves a pretexi for violence, Milton Jones (colored)y member of the Leg- islature from Polut Cousce Parish; lives op- vosite Buyou Bara. In tho fall of 15T0 E, L, Weber, Bwasey, Armateay and others camo to my house ono night and ssid the bulldozers bad ‘been after them. Weber wanted me to take htin to Waterles to tako bout for the dty; suid thoy woulde't et it go trom Bavou Saru, 1 took Weber to Waterleu'that nlehit, Andrew Dunean and others from Feliciana took refugo ] E, L. Weber recallad—Produced s number of letters called for by Gov, Cox, but did not pro- duce the cooles of his awn letters to W. E, Chundler, as he had promlsed, saying ho had not been able to fnd them. The letters fron Anderson and Chandler made Inquiry of Weber tor information concerning tha Bher. man letter. Chaudler, under date of Murch 13, says: “Mrs. Jenks and Aunderson called un me receutly and told thelr storfca, Mrs, Jenks sald #he had the lotter about which [ wroto safely depositea tn New Uricans, Bince hor returi to New Orlcans she has writteu ma a lettor, but savs notbing of the supposed letter. You do.uob iuform me why you think the supposed letter to ba genulue, bor where yon think it 1s., I you get any ligot “on the subject please intorm me,” [ NOTES AND NEWS, COMING DOWN HANDSOMNLY, : Bpecicl Disatch 10’ The Tyidune. + Waswixaroy, D. C., July 18.~The roport is entirely lucorrect tnat the lopublicans are not respondlng to tae call of the Natlonal Congres- stonat Committee for subscriptions. Secretary QGorbiany saye that there hias never been a timo when coutributlons were wiore checrfully or generally 1nado. lo regards the persiatent ciroulation of thls false report as purpasgly done t> prevent custriputions by creating the geaeral impression among Republicaus tuat the Couwuaistes is recelving lew favorable respouses from guy quarter. Gorbaw says sbat the ma- jonity of tho Republican office-holders have al- ready contributed Renerously. Tte Committes has put into the hands of the priuter the spee:h of Mills Garduer, of Oblo, on the subject uf the Potterresolution, which cuabodies the lettees of Aloxauder Btephens ond Postwaster:Geucral S0y Beustor, Windom's ations of Yust sesclon will ulso be widely distributed. Gorham also 4ayetlay the statvinent i Lot correce that Pust- master-General Kev fa throwinz any obstacle whatever in the way of the Comunittee. TEDLIO LARD, Commissioner Williamsun, of the General o L.and-Ofiice, bas prenared a statement of the disposal of public Javds during the tnst Sacal year, which shows a very markedd [ncrenso in the number of emigrauts moving Into tho Weatérn Btates. The flgnres which he presents show an increaso in the octupation of lands in Dakora during the last vear of 1,225,000 acress fo Kansas of 1,850.000 acres; Miuncsota, 701,000 ncres; Nebraska, of 363,000 acres; mak- inz n total fncrease In thess four States of 8,100,000 acres, FORTAL CONVANTION, To the Western Assoriat o3 Wasnixaroy, D. C., Jul{l ,—The Conven- tion of Superintendents of the Raiflway Mail Service, SBuperintendenta of Malls, and of Rez- istration at tho Post-Office, continued its ses~ sion to-day, The report of the Committes on extel and madification of the through pouch system, to theeffect that the pouch system could b extended with benefit to the service, and recommending such extensfon as saring labor to the raliway post-ollice clerks, disap- proving of openiug sll through registercd uches, and recommending an exchange of hrough registered ponchus between eome one line in each Superintendent’s division and New York City. lu order to test tho practicabliity of the railway post-oftice clerks pouching regis. tered matter, after amendment In the Jast particular, permitting the experiment to be made with other ofticea than New York, wad adopted, | The report of the Committee having under consideration the subject of the rexistration of third-class tnatter, to The effect that tho exten- alon of reglstration to third-class matter was advlsable. was rcad, and the following substl- tute adopted: Jlesolted, That the Conventlon recommend lo (e Department that, in _order Lo test the practicae bllity of regiaiening ihird-clars matter, the experi. ment bo tried at ten firat-olass ofiices for & period of four munihs from Uctober next. CURHBNCY BTATEMENT, The Treasury Dopartment to-day fssucd a statement showing the amount of State, Na- tlonal, and United Btates notes, ete., outstand- ing ot the close of each fiscal year from 1800 to 1578, inclusive. The total amount In eurrcm,y vutstanding June £0, 1£00, was 8207,102,437, all of which was Btate bank circula- tion. The nmount outstanding on the 40th of June, 1878, was as follows: Stata bank circulation, $120,604: Natlonal Bank circulation, $324,614,2845 deinand notes, $6,225, 750; legul-tender notes, $346,041,010; one’ and two year notcs of 1803, 800,455; compound fn. terest notes, $274,020; fractional currency, $10,- BAT,7033 total smount n enrrency, 8083,607,2:0. According to the statement, the “value of tho aper dollar with coln on July 1, 1878, was 4&4‘&10: value of the currency In gold, $034,- TIE POUR PER CENTS, Owing to numerous applications for register- ed 4 per cont bonda of small denominations, tha Treasury has been upable, with all the clerieal foree which could be employed thercon, to il ordersas rapldly as recefred. Purchasersof bonds tliould nnderstand, lowever, that {nterest will run from the dats of payment for bonds and not from tho date ol thelr lssuo, and that the little delay from time to timoon account of suddenlv-increased orders will result in no loss or Injury. The Department {s naing every ossible exertlon, hiowever, o preventall delays n future, and ioafow days whil probably be abe to fifl all orders from thelr receipt. Bubscriptions to the 4'per cent loan to<lay, 81,101,100, A BERIOUS ACCIDENT, Licutenont-Commander W. I, Ioff, of the United Btutrs navy, was probably fatally in- iurcd by the breaking down of a carriage. Mrs, 1ofl's arm was broken, and she was otherwise injured. Another lzdy and the conchman wero also hurt. AFPOINTMENT, The President_has aovoloted Thomas Ielm tegister of tho Lond-Oflice at Kirwin, Kon., in vlace of Frank Cantpball, suspended, PRACTICAY, RESUNPTION. The Director af tho Mint received o dispately to-day from tho Superintendent of the Mint at San Fr:lnulsm' stating that sinco the 1t inst,, 533,000 sllver dollars have been exchanged ot that wint at par for gold coins, * b e . POLIFICAL. COLORADO DE.\.IOCIIATS. Puento, Col,, July 18,~The Democratic Stato Conventlon to-day nomtnated W. A, IT. Love- Jand for Governor, and renominated Thowmas M. Patterson for Congress<both by ncclama. tion. The platforin afltifs the strict conatrue- tion of the Constitution with all the amend- ments; sutremacy of .the “civll over the military power; complete severance of Charch aud 8tate, and protection bt tho common schiool system; that efory houcytivoter sliould approve the Investigation and exposnra of the monstrous trauds by which the will af'the Amerlean peovle was get aslle, and thelscandfdates for Prestdgnt and Vice-Prestdent deprlved of the Ligh oMces to which they were elecred; ‘Qlsclaima any pure post of interfering withthetitle of the President made valld by the ‘order of Congress; to the end that such crimes bg rendered imposaiblo in tuture and tho perpetrators made {ntamous It demunds that euch investication be fair and scarching, and the authors of the crime bo hold to nccountadility; thut the vomwmercial and fn. dustrial distrass that provalls is the reanlt of vicious financial lexiaintlon of the moneyed power eflected through. the agency of the Ho- publleun party In Congross, by the demonctizae Hon of silver, the ensctiment of a resumption lJaw, retfrement aud’ C destructlon ' of ! ender notes, exchange of bonds ally redeemnable in greenbacks for those ch aro to bo redeemed i coln, and the main- tenance of the Nutional Banking system s that befure trade und Lusiness enierpriscs can be cheekted fn thelr downward course o Inereaso fu tho volume of the currency i imperatively required: domands the free and unlime Ited colnage of ellver, .40 that the owne ers of bulliun may ‘nave it colucd, and, withe out further futerierence by the Government, cireulate the sume; nlso that the (overnment shall {saus to depositors of ‘sfiver buliion coln- eertilicates for circulation as no denvunces the Beuatu amenduients to the Siver bill, pass- ed by Canigress, becauss It enabled tho Secratary of thu ‘Fressury to entieely control the colunge of aliver, and tn hoard tho samein the Treasury demands the repeal of the Resuniption act, un substitutlon of United -Biates legal-tender aper for National Bank notea, periauent re-cstablishinunt as the soly paper-money of the conntry, to be made recelv- ble for all dues Lo the Uovernment, the gimount of such fssucs to be. su rezulated by legistation. and oresnls Jaw; ailicms the exs, clusivo rlalt and duty -of Cougress to furnish the people of the coun. try their circulativg medium, cr old, sllver, or paper, and it should always malataln the valucs of such curroucy sv a6 to micet tho demands of trade; the full faith and credit of the Government slionld Lo pledjzed to malntain whatever currency it may furnlsh of equul valuo aud powery no further increase fn the bonded debt, sud no further salo of bouds for the chasy of colu fur resumiption purpoaes; @ graded extinction of the publie debit by the redemption of tho juter- est-beatinr vortion thereof {n currency as the luw wiil permit, in Unlted States notea where coln I8 not denvuuded by the Jotter of the law, and {n sitver equally with gold whevover coln (b reqalred, TOWA, Bpeetal Pleparch 19 Th Tribune. MusLivaToy, in, July 18,~The Democrats ol thu First Congresstonnl District met in Cone vention In this city and nominated Wesloy C. tiobbs tur Congreas, The finaacial part of the platfora adopted’ i3 acurloslty, It doclares opposition to the 1ssue of an frredesmable cur- rency, demands the iminediate abolition of all National Banks, and the fssuo of grecubacks tn liou of Nattvoal-Bank notes lu sufficlent quan- tities to mect the wants of business, to be a legal-tender for all debts, public sod private, aud to bo used in tho purchuse and retiretnens’ of all bouds of the United States excopt when otherwlso ulurnul; pruvided by law, No mentton fs made of sny redemption of theso Rrecnbucks. Couxci BLurrg, fa. Julv 16.—Ths Repub- teay, Cougresulonal Couveution for the Eigbth District of Towa wet In this city to-day. . The W. W, B dm Wes renumiuated unsnimous- 1y, by avclawation, % TEX AN, QavvesToN, Tex., July 18,~Tha Austio Dem- ocratle State Conventlon was porpeuently or ganlzed with thu Hao. AL D, K. Tayior as Pres- ideut, Join Brookout as Secretary, and shist qu;!i’mmwu. « Bavery), Commu{:u epost MINNESOTA. 8. Payl, July 18~Tho. Diatsics Convention bold in Shokupes today momnatod Hepr, Poenler for Cnn‘fmu i e 4 MICHIGAN. ' Special Dispalch 1o Tha Tribune, East Bavinaw, Mich,, July 18.—At the Re- publican Cougressiounl Convention of the Eightt Distrizt, beld thls afternoon, Roswell G, Horr, of st Bazivaw, was vomluated for Congress on the filtecnth hallat, Mr. Horr is engaged {n the lumber buaines JLLINOIS, Bpectal Disgateh fo The Tridune, Davexronr, fa., July 18.~The Democrats of Rock Istand County met fn Rock Jeland this afternoon, nine out of sixteen townslins belng represented. Congresslonal snd Legis- Istive delegntes weve selected and numinated. Qearge M. Luken was nominated for Sherif, aund Dr. ¢, Piper, of Moline, for Coroner, CASUALTIES. FATAL WAGON ACCIDENT, Bpecial Dispate to The Tridune. Etomw, 1L, July 18.—Grant and Harry Good- rich, sons of IT. C. Goodrich, of Hammond, and & prominent business man of Chicazo, met with 8 scvere accldent yeatorday alternoon which wili prova fatal with Grant, the elder. They were thrown from a huggy. and an emigrant wagon coming from the opposite direction, bore down upon them, Grant was kicked by one of the horaes and two wheels of the wagon passed over his chiest. A ROTTEN BRIDGE. Inpiaxarorts, Ind,, July 18.—As an easte bound freight Lrain on the Pittsbure, Cinclnnat! & 8t. Louls Railroad was passing over a bridge at Monticello sesterday, the bridge gave way, precipitating .the enalne and twenty cars info the Tippecanoe River, elghty-five feet, killing the engineer, Louls Beam, aud the bLridge- watchinan, Jerome Durice. ¥ BURNED. 8ax Francisco, July 18.—A servant girl named Ryan was buroed to death ot Oskland to-day by the explosion of turpentine. Three children of Manuel Jubaely, at Liberty, Fresno County, were fatally burned by the ex- plosion of a lamp, DROWNED, fpscial Disvated o The Tridune. ASN Anpon, Mich, July 18.—A 16-year-old #on of J, M. Chidester, o prominent citizen and commisslon merchant, was drowned at Ypsilansi this mornlog while bathiug. SERIOUS FALL. Evecial Dispatch to The Tridune Eraw, 1, Jaly 18.—Henry Smith was jn- Jured (it Is feared fatally) by being thrown from th top of = load of bucter-firkins yesterday af- ternoon. TIRES. CIIICAGO, . The alarm from Box 08 at § o'clock yesterday afternoon was caused by an overheated cook- stova fn the awelling ot Mrs, Robinson, No, 148 Fourth avenue, Damage, $50; fuily covered by nsurance, A still-alarm to Engine Company Nu. 17 at 12:45 yesterday was caused by the burntog ont of a smoke-stick at the corner of Jetlerson and Laka streets, & bullding ownud by Phtifp Hicks, and_oceuyled aa a snsh, door, and bilnd factory by E: A, Hlaswell. Damage nomiual. AT ZILWAUREE, MICH. Spectal Piwater 1 The Tyibune, EAst SAa1yaw, Mich., July 18.—~The pan-salt block of A. I\ Bliss & Bro., at Zllwaukee, was dectroged by flre this morning. Loss, about $3,000; covered by insurance. EDUCATIONAL. Testerdny's Procoedings In the Wisconsin Stuto Teachers' Association nt Geneva Take, Aneciat Dispateh to The Trivune. GeNAvA Lage, Wis., July 18.—Tho Wisconsin Btate Teachers' Assoclation continued thy sos alon In Ford's Opern-Ilouse with a largo attend- ance. ‘Tho weathier was greatly moderated, and the members wero better brevared for business than during the first dage of the mecting. Tle meeting was called Lo onder by President MeAllister at 8:30, Mr. Miller acting as Secro- tary. (corge Drosius, of Milwaukee, who was on | the programine for a paper on physical educa- tion, sent a lotter reurciting his Inability to at- tend. A brict printed nddress by the Reutlo-, man was distributed'to the members, | Unon motlun, tho courtesies of the Associn- tlon were extended to tho strangers presout who desired to take part in the exerclses, J, H. Cummings, uf Bparta, read paper on #8chool Dis:lpling,” n which he stated thot tle mothodsand alms of fnstruction have re- celved nearly all of tho attention of cducators, tho subject of disclpline baving boen largely finored, We haye been satisticd largoly with o cuntiol which allowed us to secure cffective work {n tle class-room. Wo bave wivon somo attention, fu s true, to uniformity of move- mont, aud a few such cinbellishineuts, as hel, ed the school to makte s plensfuir shaw, We have not looked on school disdipline o the lizht of & sclence, caoable In a mora limited way of ns inany phascs ot devels oument as the sclence of " ulvil governmunt, The simply_decalogus of the teacher, *Thou shalt not whispcr, thou shalt not turn around,” ete., must give placo to & syatematie develop. ment of Lhe subject of the conduct of Itfe,’ Tho rumlu school cau take for granted nothing as helng done at bome. Those who govern with the least effort ure thusp who have fustiiled futo thelr scholars tho urinciples of self-government. We do not uive the chlld enough credit for his understanding and ressoning powers. The fowor arbitrary rules lald down the botter, [t ¢an bo our effort to form correct hablts in tho lower grades, but as the grodes advance the redron of the child “ean pradually take tho place of the inveation of the teavlers Thu irst qualification of a teacher should be o churacter that louks oot for tue testof the Leacier to the militiry presision with which the s.holars mareh, but “to the bearlog aud tho capabilitirs to bo men and women, The hopo of our country is the capabllity for tho soif- government of ite poople; bub it s not that capability which I8 geaerated by constant und sovero restraint, by the constantly-felt pres- ence of thu authority of tho teacher, It is the capability for sclt-government which comes of & luva for law, order, and vrospority, Migs 8, Btowart, 0! Miiwaukee, dellvered on interesting essay on the relations of the kinderzarten to the public schuols, which was repeatedly n,\nlnmlnd throughout, Bhe aaid that In thie kindercarten tho aiphabet fs the propertics of the matter, as form, volor, welzbt, dimensions, number, ete,, The kiudergarton secks to lmplunt In the child's mind those fuundation ideas which underluy all knowledgza. In regard to making the kindercarten & pare of the publis schoul systen, the line ought to be drawn somewhere between the famlly and the shiool, The kindergarten {8 not med to aupersede the education of the family. It was Frogbel's Idea that it should bo a schioo] where niothers shiould be taught to train little chil- dren, but the tendency is in the opposite directlon. Tho schoul has plready encrosched too twurh upott the domatn of the familv, most the klndergurten proposes to take the chila vut of its own surruundings thrue or four houra a day. Adiscusaion followed Miss Stewart's which way participated In b{ Cournwell, rih, Richardson, Bchiling, Chandler, au Albee, the Hou. Edward Bearing, of Miltun, being absent, Lt was unuounced that he would be unable to- rend hispaper. Prot. Alexander Kerr, of Madison, read s pa. eron “The Standands of Admlssion to Col- ege,” aud 8 dlscussion followed by Mesars, suaw, Heynolds, Whitford, Cornwell, Albeo, Emery, and Rockwoods Comuitteo on Honorury Members was appeinted, consistiug of Ewery, Chiandler, aud Rokwood. Tho Hom W, Il Chandler, of S8un Prarie, Beeretary of the Btawe Hoard of Normnal Hee geuts, wan elected President ot the Assoctation for $ho cusutug yuare ” . At tus afternoon sceslon W, D, Parker, Prealient bt the Rlyer Falls Noroal School, way clected Hailway Azeot of tno Assoclation. By a suspgusion of” the rule, a report the coutso of study for mized schools was maus by tho Hon. W. C. Wistfond, Cuisinnan of the Committee. ‘Tborepors was adopted and of- dered. printed fn the journal, A uew wap of Wisconnin was on cxhibition, and attracied great sdmiration. It is pro- nousced Yery accurate und valuuble by theState Buverbatondent aud geulogiste, 14 I8 fur salo qt 87 by Nicodeinus & Conoyer, Madison, Prof. 8. 8 Rockwood, of Whitewater, réad an essoy oo * Tue Metric Svatem.'” 2 A .q‘.er ou **fhe Siznal Service,” by Sergt. 8. Raode, of Dillwaukee, was read by Mr, Richardson, ‘aod filustrated with maps aud druwings, 5 s OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpox, July 18.—8teamships Californla’ sud Dounatl, from New York; Peer of the R.alm, from Montreal; aul Bavarlan, frum Boston, havemrived out. Bavtiony, July 18.—Arrived—Steamahlp Bragns awie, feomu Brecu, w Yons, July 13.—Anfred—Baltie, from l Liverpoole TILE INDIANS. A Diundering White Man Enrag, Whole Tribe of Friondly Savages. G Y He Gets Into a Tree and Shooty Two Umatilla Scouts, Great Fears of the Defection of These Important Allics, Soldlers Approaching the Reball. fous Bannocks from Every Side. THE WAR. TUR PUGITIVE), LAGRANDE, Ore., July 18.—The Tiosiny turned yesterday, and are now returning hag on the trail by which they come. The cavalry under Col, Forsythg is close on thelr trail, A FATAL BLUNDER. Baxer Crry, July 18,.—The Umatilla Todlang under Forsythe struck tho Lostile camp Tt night abont two miles and a half from Starky ranche, Daley Road, killlng ecventeen Warriors and edpturiog twenty-five women and childrey and sixty or seventy head of horses. The hos. tiles are much demoralized, and cavtive squuwy report that they are breaking into amall bangs, with the evident Intentlon of fleeing to fhy Welser, and making their way to the Bannocks, of the buffalo country. Lost evening Nes. Perce scouts, under Lieut. Willinms, accom. panied by whito scouts belonging to Col, Sy, ford's command, went into camp on the Nory Powder, While sitting around the campir, all dressed In citizens’ clothes, & man namay Hafnes, Coptain of a volunteer company, who had seco the party entar the timber, fired twg shots futo the scouts from a trec about sixty yards distant, killing ono of the Nez-Pery scoutsand mortatly woundinganother. TheNes. Perces weromuch fucensed at Haines, and {twy with much diflculty that the white scouts sng Ltent, Willlams could restrain them from ki fog bim at once. The Indians were renderin; very officient service, and now thcy will scareely continue longer in the service, It fs feared this will also drive tho Umatilias from the fleld, Ay last accounts Hatnes was under guard, and sl probably be brought to Col. Sanford’s cemp. GEN, WHEATON telegraphs Col. Sanford from LaGrande that fey hostiles have made their appearance in Grande Ronde Valley. Ile hoves, with Sanfora’s el and the command under Lim, to capture o make speedy work of them, CONPIRVATION, 8ax Fraxciaco, July 18.—An offlefal dispateh received at Divislon headquarters conflrma the press report of an attack on the hostilo camp at Umatilla last night. A DATTLE SQON. Pontaxp, July 18.—From lato dispatches recelved from Umatilla §t s learned that the Indlans are ‘fortificd twelve miles from the Arency, between MeKay and Cottonwood Creeks. Col. Banford's column {s appronchiog them from tho sonth, Capt. Miles from the eust, Col. Hernard from the woat, and the fnfaoty from the Agency. These forcos are expectedto give tho Loatiles battlo soon, N2 CRANDR RORDE. The following dispatch bias just been reccived from Celilo, datea the 18th: * The stcamer Northwest loft Uraude Rondo River yesterlsy at 3:80 p. m., and arrived hera at 4 o'clockp m. No signs of Indions woro scen near the mouth of the Grando Ronde. Rumors are rife ‘la Lewlston that Moses has notified tho settlers on 8pokanoe to look out for themselves, as hels unable to control his peaple, who thireatento fo on tho war-path. Gen, lloward morved the ramp fram the inouth of duseph’s Creck, Aty miles nbove Lewiston, Tiesday, with 120 men for SBummerville.”” A nEront, BAN anmaco) July 18.—A dispateh re ceived hero says it s reported that the hostile Jndlans have captured the Umatilla rescrvation. ‘Lelegraphic communieatton with Umatlila i interrupted, and there 18 greac excitomunt st Dallas over toars of the Indinns on the reserri- tion jolniug the hostlies. Tho worst is to come; but if the Indians whipped by L’-I»L Miles turn toward luaho tha war is virtually over, OTHER INDIANS, THE UTES AND APACHES, Wasinzerox, July 18—The Uteand Apache Indlaus all axreed to go ou tho new reacrvatios, and no furtier trouble is anticluateds ————— OBITUARY. Death of the Hon. David Negzle, of Wik consin--Other Draths. Ruactal Ditpaich 10 The Tribune, JANRSVILLE, Wis, July 18,—Tho Hon. Davld Noggle, of this ity, late Chlef Justice of Listo, and fother-In-law of the Hon. Chinrles G. Wil lams, 3. C., died of paral. ot the resldence of the latter about midnight last nleht, aged 6 years, Judze Nogele was oue of the earliest scttlers in \Wiscoustn, aud has been quite prom- fnent In politlenl history stnca 1810, He was alected Judge of the Firat District tu 1853, serv- Iz with honor eight years. In 1360 he was ao- pulnted by Grant Chiet Justico of Idaho, but was oblized to resian, owing to il healtd; I 1874, returning to thls oty h 1878, aince which time he ° hu been failing, ‘The name of Judge Noggle s Indissolubly connerted with tho history and progress of Wisconsin, Ila wns a gentlemas of tine presonce and commanding appearance, eornest and impressive as & panlic speaker, pov sesicd of greut uatural furce and meutal power, aud, had he enjosed the advaatages of su carly trainiog, wouls andoubtedly have attalue.l to4 uational reputation, Hu wos kindhearted and Kenerous, & man of the ruuplt’. brave fu ther defonse, and reqardicss of vousequences to bis: acif, 4o was tenderly loved by his fawmlly, and in the Learts of hia ofd friends and nelghbors In Eoutnern Wisconsin thero will liva for it fecl- ings of foudness and rewcsrd which years wil not efface. NEW YORrK, Julv 13.—~Thomas W. Ludlow,s retired bauker, divd to-day, aged 64, ——eag—— GOLD FOUND, BN FRaxoisco, JulyddS,—Rich placer diggings Bave been discovered un Culuralo River fu Atk zona, sbout twenty miles shove the tuwn of Aubrey, NTARCIL, ~TKINGSFORDS Oswego Starch Is the original of Corn Sterches, and it has held for 40 years the highest place in the estimation of hougewives throughout the world, With economists it is the prime fa- vorite, ag it will hold full one: third more water, and yet maintain a standard consis- tency, . For the. laundry its cheapness, ultra purity, sweet- ness and lustre have becoms proverbial, while as a table edible it stands the peerless Amerioan preparation, uni- versally renowned, E. € CHAPIY (o] AT 14§ Duans-st. Kew Yo