Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1878, Page 5

facts In the case relating to the origin of the trouble arc anything but creditablo to the gen- tleman from Virginfa, and it scoms that Mr. Huxtox fa himuelf the “llar,” and fs not armod £o strong in honesty as to have his quar- rel Just, but quite the reverse. Mr. ALETAN- pEnR, tho challenzed party, docs not scem to b atratd of HUXTON, but has gone down Into his district, and s making it lively for him. Itls high tima that the men who make the laws should obey fhem as well as other people, and, Jf they violate them, they should sufler the pen- ity imposed for thelr infraction the sama ns common folks. The lesson will bo salutary if, {n this casc, a bully [s taught decency by belog defeated at tho ballot-box. —————— Or.1v8 LooAx writes from Parls that the next sensation Is to be all about ladies’ stockings. Bho says it is to bo of lace,—the stocking, not the sensation,—and, of course, quite expensive; #gpen work from the toc to over the knee, and so transparent that ladies wili have to wear o alik stockiog under ft. Oncelet tho American women sco them," says Miss Loaax, “and thes"! all dio but what they’lt have them, until some new folly comes o, and then you won't benble to sell & pair at ouc-ffth fta value” OL1VE han a palr alrcady, most likely, and takes this way of telliug her friend. — - e——— Ex-Gov. CURTIN, of Pennsylvanis, who has been & Nemocrat now for tio yesrs, is snxlous 1o be sent to Congress from the Twentieth Dia- trict of his Btate. The way is not entirely un- obstructed, however, as there are six other Democrats ploe-laying for the nomination. The distrlct s heavily Democratie, and the con- test for the nomiuation will, therofore, be warm., If the National movement enters [nto the fight it way support Mr. CURTIN, for he Is flexible enough In his views to adoot thelra lu order to get into Congress, and after that he will proba. bly vote na he pleases. e Between Mumat IlArsTsAD and Guones Avenep TowNsEND the thing s pretty much scttled. GEORGE asys that GRANT Is the only Republienn candidato In the feld, and MumaT declares that Uen. GRANT was nover more distinctively o candidato for the Presidency than be is to-day.” Bomo of us remember that (rAxT was somewhat **aistinetively ! a candf- date for 'resldent after the Republican Nation- al Conventlon met In 1863, and again u 18733 tut HaLsTeap has forgotten those eras in our histury, amd accepts the Inevitablo with plitlosophic composure. JaxwEs GORDOX BENNETT now proposes that his yucht Dauntiess be fitted up for a second Polar expedition. If Brxnetr wantsto ship a thousand men to go on that expedition, and will nut stand upon the onder of his going, but go at. once, he can get them in one day by luserting & few lines in the G.-J)., of 8t. Louls. ‘That paper has an lminenso cireulation among a class of people who would be glad to interview the North Pole, or go to any plnce whera 4t ia cool. e — The avernge St. Louts citizen wonders why it s that so littlc whisky is drank in Chlcago, when [t 1s such o necessity in the former city. Ttisall owlnz to the water. Here it 1s cuol, Treshy and sparkling from the depths of the “Murmuring Michizan Bea,” and there it is sticky, tepid, and muddy. A Bt. Louls man wants about three fingers of Bourbon to take the bad tuste out of bis mouth after drinking #ver woter, — It it fs true that Sonator Voonnrgs expressed bimselfabont the PorTar Committce ns he I ro- ported by the Springticld (11L) Reglater, wecredit bim with o streak of good sense, viz.: “They can oly be regarded as dlsturbers of tho publle peace, engaged fn u profitless undertaking, and 1t tnoy do not beeame tho laughing-stock of the rountry it will mot be their fuult.” Tally oue Hor the Tall Syeamore of the Wabash, ———— To many a schoolboy's fond dellght, Now comes tho festive apple greons Tc early vits soma out of aight— ‘I'ng pain begins at 8:16. ~0H City l,zrrh‘l‘. ‘The doctor camo at balf-past nine, And gently dealt hiin castor-ofl; The patient satd ho most deci! For fear It might the lo e — No. It cannot, cannot be, and yot therolsa samencss, a similarity, a sort of inherent colucl- dence about all and eingulsrof the reported futerviews with Boy Burien that has lod to the dreadful susplclon that,the General writes them bimsclf. Uvon 1o othier hypothests can It pe explained how the reporters always ask Brxaayin the {dentleal questions that are needed to olucidato the great man's ideas. — ———— One of tho chieering signa of the thmes s tho popularity of the 4 per ceut loan. Sinee May £37,000,000 bave been taken by small subscrip- tions. On Baturday the First Nutlonal Bank of New York recelved orders for three<juarters of @ milllon doliars’ worth of this new loan, which 14 to be divided up among simall investors. And yet the untl-resumptionists are not happy. ——e— Senator T. O. 1lowe, of Wisconsin, {s now at his howo in Green Bay, busily cuzagod fu dis- tributing scts of the Cougressional Jecord, con- tisting ot twenty-one voluuies, neatly bound, to Lis political friende. It s said that the number of scts are not very numerous, but suficlently large to go wrouud amony the Senator's sdwir- ere. —— 1t was seventeon years ugo last Bunday—so rapldly docs time fiy—that the first Bull Run battlo was fought, avd yet thero aro a good nany Bouthern and Northern newspapers that bave not forgotten that svent, nor the eveuts that followed, Well, it takes some time to :#mooth red-handed War's wrinkled front. —_—— Bome of the Wisconsin Congressmen aro or- ideriug lare Instalinients of rubber buots to be wort by the men wlho are to survey the mouths ©f the little streams in the backwoods for which they procured such magnifivent appropriations Trom the lust Cougress. Without rubber boots these surveyors would get thelr feet wot. —— Tho amount of coin fn the Treasury for the purposes of resminptlon is $185973,771, aud of this amonnt thero 15 $123,{60,203 o gold. ‘The Onlo Bemocracy would repeal the Kosump- tlou act, und send this gold sbroad fostead of wuttlug Ib in circulation at home. e —e—— Why do ** Brick" Toxanoy and 8as Cany contivug to call thele party the * Nutfonal- Greenback-L.abor party ™1 Tuey aro opposed to the moncy kuown as grecnbacks because it is o redecmable curreacy. They bollow for fiat- shinplasters. —— MiLr BavLzn wants the Resumption act repealed after we have resumed. . Daw Voou- HEES wante—wcl), he wants his election to the Bcuate *resumed,” and thea~ho don's kuow ‘what ho does wuut, but it Is sumetllug clge, The New York Sun quotes the Milwaukes Sentingl a3 8 Heoublsu ucwspaper, About nine out of eyery tenof the Republican journats 1 Wiscousin will prompily correct the state. ment of the Sun. e The Mobile Kegiater pleasautly alludes to Gen. GRAXT as “the atupid sccldent of the War.? 1t ¢la not seewn ke wuch of o “aceident” at Vicksdurg, Chattaucogs, or ab Appomattox Court-House. * Mr. GrERLEY said that ** The way o resume 1310 resume,” but the Obfo Democravy say thut ¥e can't resuwme after we have practically en- tered upon reaumption, | Noman on horseback has been seen In the Bouth for three days. Gons whero the woods :lx:uluezh. Thougn lost t sight, to wewm'ry 4 Mr. Daxa fonocently asks, * Have we been GRANT u candldated” Yes. As much & you could. + Coxkiixg is vow st home engaged o *the Ereateat curt of Lis Ufe.” THE BICEPHALL Little Shooting Yesterday by the Officials of East St. Louis. Detailed Accounts of the Powderous Action of Tuesday. « Izellable Statements ” that Each TFaction Began the Firing. . The Most Murderous Sentiments Harbored in Each Camp. Militle from Belleville Patrolling the Btreets of the Town. Certainty of Bloodshed as Soon as tue Troops Are Withdrawn. The Monotony of the Evening Boftened by One or Two Bloody Noses, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. 8. Louts, July 24.—Though cyerything bas been quict tn East Bt. Loufs to-day, the situa- tfon continucs critfeal, aud the thoe is ripe for 8 sanguinary riot if some lezul action is not taken at once Lo settle tho pending dispute. It does not now scem probable that a legal settlement can be arrived at, and peaco I8 only preserved by the presence of the militta. Company A of tho Belloville Guards ore bivouacked on the open ground on the west sideof the Market- House. They have their rifles stacked and a couple of sentinels patroliing up and down, THE JMAYOR Das been busy {n his oflice all day prevaring affl- davits nnd a statement to the Governor of the occurrcuces yesterdays Meanwhile, both the Deputy Marshals and the Metropolitans aro restiog on thelr arms at thelr respective qusr- ters, and the atatus quo is maintained. No ail- mittance {s granted to the Mayor's ofilee, which was 80 riddied with bullete yesterday, and the Publie Library is closed until to-morrow. When your correspondent arrived on the scene this morning the town presented the appearance of & Besleged place wlhich bad just bown fnvested by tho assaulting party. Uniformed militla BENTINELS, ARMED WITIl MUSKETS, were marching up and down in front of thelr bivouae, ana squads of militlamen were gath- ered around discussing the situation, In front of Mayor Bowman's police station about thirty Deputy Marshals were posted, and in front of the opposing police station as many Metropolt- tan police were on guard, each party belng on tha stiarp lookout for any hostile demonstration that might bo made by the opposite faction. Tho feeling amon tho adhcronts of the respect- Ivo fuctlons was bitter In the extreme. CONSERVATIVE CITIZENS, however, sald that §¢ would take ouly the merest trifle to plunge the populace fnto o bloody riot, and strenuous effaris wore made to maintain quict. The soldiers did nothlog dur. ing the day but occupy tho camp-ground, the factions closely watchod cach othier, and Mayor Bowman and Councllman Wider (lcaders of the opposing factious) busled themeelves in prepar- ing statements to present to the Uavernor in support of thelr respective clalms, Wider claim- ing that the Suoreme Court had decided in favor ol the Jegulity of his police force, and asking that tho. Bowman polics be dispersed, whilo Bow- man nsserted that tho Supreme Court had not so declded, and appealed to the Governor to Qisband tne Metropolitan force. Sherif Web- ber was present during the entire day, the mili- tia ectiog under his orders. Mayor Bowman, at @ lato hour last night, made a partial state- ment, but to-day made A PULL AND CORRECT BTATEMENT, which is given_ here verbatim, and which was forwarded to the Qoverncr, Ho saya: My knowledge of the shooting on yesterday s about s follows: I was In the Markot-louse, in my offico up-stalr at the soutl corner of the build- ing. There woro tn my offlcy_atthe time 'Squire Dunyan, Alr. C. folt, J. M. SBullivan, Luke Uy Clerk, James W, Kirk, Dopnl Clork ond’ porhops one or two oluers, While we wero dlscunsing tho pending trouble with the Iilinate & &t Louls Haflroad Company, we heard sumo rovnivor shots fired down Main strect, adiay, aud two of ue looked out of tho u the ‘ofiice. [ ordered two or thres arshals from tho station on the tirst floor scene of tho shooting and pre. lel;\'n the ];tlr‘ué( they c‘nu:fl. \\':lllltlk llli ‘l'l!rv g o #at down again to my deak. Ar. Hito gnll‘nu&l 10 louk out of the mlm{ln window, lm‘d sl at onceo hallued out at the top of his voice: "Vrako that gun In from therel © i il noa:r nnoorl‘: sed repeating this soveral i 1 looked out In the Gifaction tn which he wa Speakinz und aaw, Jist ot Lot time, & musket or Flils withdruwn by somes body from out of tae window of tho sccond awry of the engino-house. Lusked Ar, 1fitc waat that woa for, ‘e rovolvor whots then coasod womo vy minutes, and there wa no further shoting, Hite repiled to we thae ho thought it was £'at Wa' tuce, une of the Hetruvolitune, Who hod tuken aim at sumebody here In the Market-House, and, if ho had not halloed to him, ho thought ho wonli bave shot, The shooting camo from the engine-house, ond'w hutlet crashiod throuxhs ihe ofice, 1t was evidently afmed b miv, ue If 1thud bien fred from the bolfry of the enginu-housv, The aplinters of thy window-framo torn ont by the ballet fell an 3lr, Bulllvan, who was sitting ot his desk be- low. 'We shouted up 10 Jook out of the window, Directly ANOTHER HHOT CAME CRABHING THROUGH THE ) maro tn Fapid, maccesl ral moro tn rapld_succession. Most of ug ;lcd e roon. Tha shots, all but one ur two, Lud come in through the window 10x¢ to my desk, where 1 had been witting, Some of us i thy oftice, to-wit, Wito, Sullivan, Kirk, and my- velf, pussed throupl the library on the sume fluor adjacent to the Moyor's ollice {o_ruacn the north- ern ond of the bullding, — While we were pussing through the lbrary, o full view of the .umln‘;n -nir ot tho Metrupolitan police- statlon, withlu casy reach, not over oighty y from i, the large windows In the library being partially open, and noc belng screvi. ed by the curinl X mure butiols werw sent after us, which wero nd walls of tho librery, From thero wu roached tha City Courtsroom, snd got ont of the northern end of tue bullding upexnosed o tive tro from the engine- house, There had nol. beon a shot tred from the M. t-1lodse or near 1t whe fiest the bullvte came Ccrashiug throuyh my ofiic. Iwould huve heard it {1 thory had, in view of thy dewmonatrstion that Just been mada by Pat Wallace und the re- volver whooting some five of tun minutcs vefora upon Maun atreet, The shouting frou the engine- house continued for early uu bour at fntorvale. AB MANY AB A NUNUUBD sUOTA OK MOKE, T thiuk, were fired. 1 had frequently a full view of tue atatlun, through oppusito whinlows in the Morket-Houss ‘and from the windows ju the Chy Court reon), where we taricd quite awhitle, Ho ever, 1 could; ot recaznize upyoody puriical st Lhe windows shootl ‘The winduws wers with the muzzle A et an if 8D ucC While tl ried In the bouk: it appe frow the vidiry. W tulegrapbed to the Governor tho fuct of this wantun and to wa fnexplicable und simless uttomps to kill womebody. 1 was perfectly poworless, kuowiug 22708 "tuat tho poiles sation wes'a perfect srsepal of arms and awmunition of sil kinds, crowded with mien apparently determinad 10 uot apare thelr use, There were sixteen bullets ea Alirough tho Mayor's otfice, funrteen of ln'm withiu @ few fuct of whers I was witilng, ‘which leads yue to tho belief that tuo object of the shooting toward tue Markut-Huuso was . To WIT ML Wo had some shot-gune in the Market-llouse and s nuwnber of Depuly Marshale, for the purpuss uf Tepelling the attack to lake the bullding that had tuen threatened us contemplated by the Aotropoli- taus, uuder urders uf personis whoso names [ duo- cline to muution, a4 1only know thew by rumor or report, Thu orders " lo our uen who bratected the Market-House sgulnst a wur- brise aud \he taking of It, wors to_ shoot 1o whot during thls sbooting frow tne Lngine- Uoude, but to rescrve their fire fur the {vgitlinate purposa of protectiug the city utlcers in s posseasion of tue wuilding, if that should bo sttempted 10 be wreated frow thew. ‘The Aletro- politaus never 1Lft their quarters durlugall thy lhwlhlf» I repested bia_order to thu Deputy Mansliale In the Mayor's ofice when 1 left ft, and from all my weans 0f obecrvation thoy adhered tu 1t throughiout the vhuoling from the euginu-house, CAPT. HENSUAW, Cllef of the Metropolitau Police, to-duy for- warded to the Goveruor his sworn version of the tght, In which spoeared the foltowings 1 way here st the salion when 1t occurred, and, seclug that suic Of wy micu were cuncernad In if, Teeut four ur Gro uficers down theie to asslat us nretn, A Deceseary, 81 10 Le1l 1nem (hat ] wehted 1bem to return to the statlon. 1 stood un the s proach tu our Luilding, Witk one (00t upou the novting wasgolng THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, JULY 25, 1878 gnard-ralling, looking aouth at the row, and, Jast sbout the time the fAirfng censed down there I heard # piatol-anot back of me, and my hat feli from my hend, with & hole ciipiied throngh the top, 1 trrned fastantly, and saw ONE OF THR DLPUTT SARSIALS NANED ALBORS in tho actol withdtawing his revoiver from tho osftlon of firlng, e was standing In front of the tarket-Tionse, and, a8 I looked, he tried to get hia revolver into hin pocket and started to run. 1ea, of courae, very indignant, and in no smalf degreo excited at my narraw escano from axeaadin - ation. 1had given my revolver 1o ono of the offl- cern whom 1aent down to Lhe corner, and henca conld not return the shot. 1o [ called to my men inside: ** Boys, shoot that son of & —:" They shot at him, dut failed to hit him. and he ran over into Bowman'a private office, Meanwhlls onr fira waa retarned from the Market-ilaane with consid. erable rapidity. Running {n [ found that, simul- taneously with the shot that took off my hat, a bnllet was fired theough & window in the rear or east end of the engine-house, which passed throngh the lower part of TIIR CALF OF OFFICBR GHAPMAN'S LEO, Fle was about the eentre of the building when he was shot, and tn view of the fact that he was on the second floor, that the sills are nearly threa feet hign, and that ho was atenck ao low down, the butlet intint bave come from above hia lovel. ilav- ing come from the east, there was only one point from which it conld hare been fired, and that is the rouf of the hanse of Ald. Reche, one of the Bowmnn Council, The first shot thnt was fired at the engine-house was the one that passed through my ba 12, W, RExauaw. Chief of the Matropolitan Police, TROUDLA CUMING. Mayor Bowman is of the opinlon that the Metropolitans will attack his force as soon ns the nilitia are removed. He sent the following telegram to-day to the Governor: ST, Louis, July 24.—To Gov. S. M. Cullom, Springftetd, Iit.; The Belloville (iuarda securs pesce,” Bheriff Wehber agroen with me tozt the removal of the Motropolitans alone will give last. ing qulet. I could thon dispenne with most of the Deouty Marsbals. 1f not removed, order will do- rm\ 1ipon the Preun:a of an armed_forco suf- cient to reatraln the Metropolitans. If you will furnieh nrme, a strong locsl company of rood citirena will organize immedintely. politans continue to threaton oor citizens on the stract. I will send proof by mail, Joun B, Bowsaw, Mayor. NO REPLR was roceived to this telegram. It was rumorcd this afternoon that tho Governor had started for the scene of disorder 0 make a personal in- vestigation, but the rumor proved to be fucor rect, Privato telegrams from the State Capitat stato that the Governor will not Interfere, and will do nothiug beyond relterating his instruc- tions to the Shorifl of tho county to naintain the peace, and, If necesaary, to use the entire militfa of tho county In so doing. The town being In & state of actual war and insurrcction, ond ready to fight ns soon as the militla aro withdrawn, the Sherifl s no recourse bat to rematn on the ground and proserve the pesce. The militia, who are excoedlogly well drilled and diaciplined, are disgusted over the deplor- able condition of things, aud aro ready to kill ol the faction-leadurs on bLoth sides sbhould thero be a riotous deinonstration, At presout & colliaon sectns Inevitable sooner or later. TOE GOVERNOR. BriiNar1gLD, 11k, July 24—Sherlff Waobber, of 8t. Clair, telegraphed the Governor to-day that he fs In Kast St Louls with the Belleville Guards, and that il fs now yulet and no fur- ther trouble Is untfeipated, e thereforo asks shall he return liome or remala on duty. The Uovernor dirccta that the Sherl uso his best Judgment In the premniscs, whetber to remaln or not. . A suor. About 6 o'clock this afternoon the restless waves of cxcitement in Enst 8t. Louls were fearfully tossed for awhile. Gus Chapman, son of the Metropolitan who was wounded in tho log yesterday, was walking alony the street In front of the Mavor's oflice, when lic was accosted by Tom Dufly, oue of Bowman's Dap- utics, who accused hun of shooting at hin yesterday. Chapman ackuuwledeed that he had shot at tho crowd, whercupon Duffy struck him with his fist, Chapman then ran away in the dircction of the Metronolitan Statlon, passing by JOMN BULLIVAN, A BUTCIENR, and o strong Bowmanite, who drew his plstol and fired at him, taking deliberato ahin. Tho ball whizzed harmlessly down the street, and Chaptnan succeeded in reachivg the police sta- tion, where ho found wrotection. In on instant alter the shot was fired, Bow- wan’s Marshals, a crowd of whomn were standing on the street, Were scen to reach for thelr pls- tols, and the'men at the windowsof the statlon- house were scon to get thelr guns (n position for nctlon, Intense cxeftement prevalled on botb sides for somo time, and another battlo was doubtless prevented by the presence of tho Sheriff and the Bellevillo Guards, who are sta- tioned n the dlurket-flouse, near tho head- quarters of the Deputy Marshal, nows, To ths Western Assaciated Press, 8. Louss, July 24.—Afluirs remained com- paratively qufct at East 8t. Louls this ofter- noon. This evening one or two persouul rows oceurred between Doputy Marshals and Motro- politans, and a warrant was sworn out acainst one of the former, which was exccuted by Blierift Webber, but nothing scrious took place, ‘The Belleville Guards are being supplied with Bluukets aud commissury stores n a sufliclent quaztity to Indieato that they will not bo sent Lome for several days, In fact, it {s thought thelr prosencs s ubsolutely necessary to pro- serve peace, and tho law-ublding part of ‘the communlty FAVOI KEEPING THEM THEUD il the Courts settlo nll tho disturbing ques- tlons, Mayor Bowiman telegrapbed the tiov- ornor this afternoon that the removal of the Motropolitans atone will give lasting quict, 1t this were dong, he could theu remove most of tho Deputy Marshals. I the Metropulitans aro not reinoved, order can only bo mutntatned under presence of an aurmed furcs, Ilo also says that, if the Governor will wurnish © arms, 8 sirong company of eood eltizons will organize hnmediately, The Muyor says the above dlsputeh was nzreed to by Eliernl Webber, but the latter dentes it, and §s aald to be quite fndignant at the action. Bow. man also suld the Cnum{ Connlssiovers, to- other with o number ol prominent clizens, will join fu a petition to tho Governer ssking him to remove thy Mntm&ml“fln Polico Board, which, It Is thought, will itan police force, and restors peace aud order. —————— WILL THEY ATTEMPT IT? apecial Dispatch in The Tridune, New York, July 28.—The Tribune, revicwing its coal-region corresvondence, says U thero Is uny secret plot on foot for a eencral striko throughout the country, and lawlcss uprisings everywhero, with special desigus upon banks aud safes, tho warning that is given clsewhere ought to go far to defeat ft. A very careful correspondent flnds a Peonsylvanls mayufuc- turer who fmoresscs bim as a remarkably cool- hesded persou. aud who fears more scrious dis- turbunces In the next two months thun oc- curred lust summer. Ho declsres thay prepa- rutlous aru making everywhere for s strike, that 113 date wus ouca fixed for the middle of Jume, and that it is now fxed for the middle of Aus gust, 1f there 1 good foundation for these ap- prehiensions, it oughit not be diticult to uscer- taln tha tact. 'I'ho exposure of the plan would bu almont coougl, I itscll, to defeat It, suu the exposure ouzht to ve possible, if thers Iy anythiug Lo expose, WISCONSIN INSANE HOSPITAL. #Apectal Dirgatch to The Tribune, MapisoN, Wis,, July 86,—The July quarterly imeeting of the Boord of Trustees of the State lusane Hospitul took place to-day ut the los- pltal. Dr, D, ¥, Boughton, the Buperiutend- ent, made by quarterly revort, by which it ap- pears that the nuwmber of patle of the preceding quarter was 3 there have beew adulticd, 203 discharged, molés, 19; fuicales, 14; leaviy, & pupulation of 833, " U those discharged, 1 recovered, 10 wers lmproved. & wers uniu- proved, 1 eloped, and 6 died. There 1s voly vuu cuse o seute sickness tu the Hoapital. Al fu- provergents for which gpeclal appropristions wero made by the late Logislature ate well under way, and were satisfactory to the Board. The generul condition of the allaire of the Hos pltal” gives every evidouce to the Board that ey are under capable, eMclent, aud falthtul muaigencns by ofilcers and ¢mployes. GENEVA LAKE, Spectal Dispaich to Tribune. GENva LAKE, Wis., July 24.—Culcago bas been represented biero for two days by a party of her prowinent dtizens, who come by fuyita- tiou of Joel C. Walter. Tho party consists of Chauucey B. Blalr, 8. B, Cobb, Marcus C. Btearus, Hensy Keep, Fred K, Tutle, snd A. G. Vau Schaack, Under Mr. Waiter's guldance they have wujoyed tlhemselves greatly sight- [sband the Metropol-- sceing. Last evening they wern (ndebted to George Sturges for an cxcursion to Kayes! Park on his steamer Arrow. ‘In-day George L. Dunisp conveyed them entirely around the taks with Wiy steam-gacht Gertle. The party have been fincly entertalned at the Burton House by Col denning, 1ta hosts Thay Nave alng receivel many attentfons from promineut citizens of tieneys. The party will return to Chicago Thursday, highly pleased with all they have scen, and particularly with the attcntion shown tbem by Mr. Walter and the twcmbers of his family, &t bls cicgant residence here. ——— THE RAILROADS. TIHESOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION The reguinr monthly meating of the Bouth- western Rallway Assoclation was held yeater- day at the Umnd Pacific Hotel. There were present Mr, J, C. MeMallin, General Manazer, and James Bmith, UGeneral Frelght Agent, Chi- cago & Alton; C. W. 8mith, General Trafiic Manager, Chicago, Burlington & Quiney; J. T. Banford. Freight Trallc Manager, Chlcago, Burlincton & Quincy; T. McKlssock, General Superintendent, and A.C. Bird, General Freight Agent, 8t. Louis, Kansas City & Northern; A. A. Talmadge, General Manacer, and James Hill, General Frefght Agent, Missourl Pacldc; . 1. Carson, Oeneral Manager, and W. I. MeDoel, General Frelgnt Agent, Haonibal & 8t. Joe: George JI. Nettle- ton, General Manager, J. F. Barnard, General Buperintendent, and George Olds, General Freight Agent, Kansas Clty, 8t. Joe & Councll Blufls; 1. I, Courtwright, Commercial Agent of the Assoclation; J. M. Osborn, General Frelght Avent Wabasli Road, and J. W. tiag- r d. ley, Comimissionef of the Assaciation. F. llarnard, of tho Kansas City, Bt. doe & Councll Biufls, occupied the chialr, and Commis- sioner Midgloy acted as Secretary, After the transaction of sundry routine matters and the settlement of last month's scvounts, §t was agreed to advance the rate on salt from Toledn to Missouri River poiots flve cents per 100 unds, mnaking it 65 cents instead of 60 as eretofore, In formally accepting the resignation of Mr. John Crampton as Commercial Agent at Kan- sas City, the followlng resolution was passed: Riesolred, That the reaignstion by Mr, Crauipton be accepted. ‘That in accepting ibis resignation the Assuciation desires to exoress ita hearty appro- ciation of the faithful and satisfaciory mannor in which Mr. Crampton hias pertormed e duties of Ueneral Agent, “The position was & nciw and deli- cato oue, reaniring the exercise of sayacity, fair- ness, and discretion. It s, theraf ‘with ple ure that the mombers of thia Association bear ts llnlflnJ to the execulive ability and Industry dis- played by Mr, Crampton, and while regretting the necossity of losing his services, are gratified to learn that in the chingy be is about to make his pervoual cundition and proap: 1l be improved. Mr. H. I Courtwright, who has been Comn- mercial Agent at Kanaas City with Mr. Cramp- ton, will heroatter have to perform the duties of the position rtone. Mr., Courtwright 1s a cood tnan and well quulified to perforin all the dutles appertatning to the position. BARATOGA. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribuns. New Yonrk, July 2f.—A Times dispatch from Saratoga says: “The rallroad managers wero still in conference this afternoon, the prinaipal rallroad men present being Presldent Vander- biit, of tho New York Central; President Jewett and Vice-President Blanclard, of the Erfe; President Scott and Mr. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvauta Central; and Vice-President King, of the Baltfmore & Ohfo. There was a geveral discussion a3 to the relationa of the ecveral trunk lines and thelr Western conncctions. The uvremuncrative rates charged at present were tuuched upon, and also the advisabllity of Mr. Vanderbitt ob- tainlug control of tho Michigan Ceatral In addi- tion to the Lake 8hore & Cannda Southern, It ‘was agreed by those present that higher rates from the West wero necesoary, but no steps of u conclusive character were taken to bring about the deslred iIncrense. It s safd, lowever, that the result of the cone ference wili be a recommendation to the Western roads to unite In order to sdvaoes thieir rates from Chicago to New York. ‘I fn- creaso witl probubly tuke place in August, bat tuero nopears to be vothing absolutely settled. The managers here hint that no ckanges ure to be made at the present tinse in the percentugen now sllowed trunk lines oy the pool in west- bound freights, and that they will not he changed until Trunk-lne Comussioner Fink returus from Europe. If the statlstics show thot the percentages nre exvessive, there will bu some modification. One important step taken to-duy was o recommendstion to the Weatern vumpnnlul that what s called the *ovening-up " system {n the transportation of live-stock should bo extended to St. Louls aud the Southwest, for the present system is uu- sutlsfuctory in consequence of the Jarge amount of maoney wilch goes into the pockets - of o féw peoplo. withowt un adequato return of service. ‘The subject of ofl Lransportation was also tuken up, and some ulm:&l miatters were settled whicl were not dis- closed. ITEMS, Mr. John Newell, Geueral Manager of the Luke Shore & Michigan Sonthern Rallroad, {s rapldly recovering from his late slckness, and {s expected to resums his duties to-morrow, Mz, W, K. Ackermay, President of the Il- nols Central Rallroad, has returned from the Euat, whero he has been in conference with the Dircctors of his road, Mr. Ackerman says nothing of Intereat to the public was done. All through business cast from Lafavetto s now pooted, the manuzements of the Indisnapo- U8, Cincinnut! & Lafayette, the Lafayette, Mun- vie & Hloomington, tho \Wabash, and the Louls- ville, New Aibany & Chicago having ceotered into such an agreement, thu pool to be in force ninety duys, with the understanding that it will be continued 1t it works satisfuctonly to all par- ties intercsted. ‘The Detroit Post thinks the Chicago & Lake Huron ftoad will not be sold under the decree of foreclosure. No ste| ve been taken to advertise tho road. und it 1s clatmed that certain parties are quietly buylne uw the cialme, with a view to satistylue tho hondholders, so that she rmcudhm- In court will bo stopped. It {s ntimated that this is done In the juterest of the . Gireat Western, which expects soon to cone tuto pussession of the Detrolt & Milwaukee, and which, Il t cau get a short cut across 1o that road from Port Huron, will run the Mil- wauleo and Grand Jlaven ‘business that way, and thus effect o considerablesaving In distance, The weatern end would also give them n direct connection with Chicazo, and ns they have shown a dispositiou to tull In with Mr, Vander- Dbilt's views, hu would probably throw no ob- stacles Ju thelr way, as ho did 1 the cane of the Urund Trunk. e CURRENT OPINION, ‘Fhe 8pitz dog would be all right §f ho were given omouado (o drink,—Delroit K'ree Press, Hendricks and Voorhoos will stump Indi. ana fozuther this sunimer, Hondricka yiil do the struddiing und Voorhicea the yellig, Proi dont Davis' O, 8. A, spesch may be accented as the opening punof the Democratic cutunalge, —Philadelphia LFress \Len.), 1t the Presidont wants mon in office who arv In sympathy with hls Acminlstzation, heshoald appoint noue but Southern Deocrats, Even thon e might fail.—Ctica Repudlicun (Conkitng's or- vany. 1f a quickened consciones ever cotmes over 8. J. Tilden he way alvo sdmit that tne greenback 1y e unly currency, Confess, 8. 1., anid awaken a littlo Western culhusissm, — Clnclnuatl Enquirer (Do) It Benator Thurman, at this stago of the game, makes his submission to the mg-baby, we shall cutertain doubts about his vlection to the Preatdency of the Uuited States, — Clucinnatt Conis wmercial (Ind.). Another Dewmocratic House would bs & great national calawlty, but it mizht prove a bless- {ng1a the eud, fur [t would waky a dead suro thing of the election of s Nepublican President in 1880, —New London Telegram (liep. ) ‘Tho resumption of specio payment, which Ls now a foreguna conclusion, will koock the bot- tom out of the Natioual wovement, and muke a hole m the old " Dewocratic hulk probably big €nough to ulsk it —Ind.anapolia Journat Liep, ). Sluce Dr. Carver's great fuat of shooting 5,000 glass balls with & rlle In eight houry, thy New York Sun fsexpected to uzge the propricty uf reducing the army ‘wow cugaged iu Ogbtiog the ?zuno)ck Indiaus o one wan.— Bultimore Gasetle . ). “What are you roading, Mr. Matthows " the Prealdent asked the grst reformer, av be cate upon piw absorded o a book. **Toe *Colter's Saturday Night. ' wir, " replied the reformer. **They caught her Baturday might, ob" ejsculated the President, gleefully, **Cowe, now; that's good, — that's guod: and whbst did they get out of Lurt Nothiog, a3 usual. | supposet” Matthews saw that the ut, wben Alp. residunt was tatuking abont Mrs. Jenke, bo sizhed and shook hin bead, and hind 16 show the President the book bafuze he could make him nndorstand how jt was, — Aurdette, It has been proved beyond a doubt that the so-called Andermon-\Webor agreement was & prodac: of the Democratic forgery mill in Now Or- lea: The same biresn ought to bo able to thrn on herman letter, Tt Wullrfl be an incxpreasihle boon 1o the Natler Commitice just now. —Cincin- nath Gasette (Rep.). It mnet distrass an inflationist unspeakn. bly to ind hin greenbacka almost at par with gold, and likely to be fnlly npto it befora thé mecting of Congress, John Sherman proposes to make money good, bat not cheap, and those who carn It will know ita value, And use it accordingly. —-Cine cinnati Commercial (Ind. ). Col. John K. Mosby was last week tendored an Important Qovernment posttion, and hie brother was offered another the same week. Both declined the offices, This I the first time in the hiatory of mankind tnat s Virgintan waa cver known to de. £line 8 public office, and ia thorefore worth record- ing, —1¥ashington Capital (Dem. ). ‘Temporary succers may be achieved by the Bouthern Democratic leaders by practically annuil. Ingthe Pificenth Amendment, and by relegating 4%000,000 of colored freemen n those Staten tos condition of restdom by onjust legilation, intimi- dation, and the like; hat In the end the right wil trlomph, and success sccured by wrong will bo turned 'to disantrous defeat.—Zoston Journal (Jtep.). An improasion i abrond in the newspapers that Tilden's prospects for & renomination are looking up aeain now, No cause s given for the reaction, bat it {a confidently aald 1o cxiat. This 18 envirely probable, The mistake conisin in calle ineita ravival, in chancee are the same all the Ume, Tho BATty s 1o lsrue but the o et den halds 8 mortzage t 114 full value.—New York Tribune (hepoye foe Instead of following the noble exampla of Gen. Lee and Gen,. Breckinridge, who sought s refugs from «thetr hoves decayed at the close of the War, and ended thelr lives In homor, though cloadea by misforiune, Mr. Davis recks opportis nitles to yarade his sontimenta upon cvery ucen. rton, His conepicnons fatlure as a leader in the Houth. and his constant efforts to justify the mis- takes of his life, when better men nre willing 1o ::rz‘al lh;[!é.hllnl'kfi hlln) a ;:acullur tnevdny of the ction which Is hungering for peace and prosper- Ivy.—Baltimore Gazelle ‘(Dem. )?' AP OB Kacp this mou in office. Collector Smith, of Chicago, s a man of action, He recently re- celved & bateh of begglng clrcutars from the Cone gresslonal Commitice, with a request 1o distrivute them among lia subordinates and forward the re- aults, Dot he didn’t do it. Not he. He jnst ‘*chucked the staff into the waste-batket,” and told an Interviewer that **The employes of this dqfnlmenl will never contribute a sent for polit- icul purposea under my sdministration.” = Me. Smlth undorstands that i1 14 the husiness of a Cols lector to callect—not political assensments, but the tovenue. —foston Transcript (Ilep.). ‘The Olio Domocrats will opon their cam- palgn at Mamilton, Auz. 10. Senatr Thurman and Congressman Eayler will be the speakers, Great cfforts ars making to keep 3r. Thorman warni on the financisl question. There is & fear that he may not come onut stronz enough, though hls Langers-on, like Jobn G. Thompson, dectare that he will. Thero s no reason why he ehould nut il has been nome thwe in vottingaronnd to the roft mide, of course; but ho seemn o bo zoalour as all, new converts sre. now that he has reached the point. 'This lack of falth in his sin. cerity muat be psinful to sy conscientions n man. M, Bayler has putail doubt (o rest in his case, by declaring, in tho presence of tho Siate Commitiee, thut tho “*Ublv fdea™ 18 the idol of his sonl, and by calling_fora campalgn at once **offenrive and vizorous.” Thery ought to be no trouble In mak- ing it **offensive." The percymandeting rchemo and the record of the last Legislature are enougn toinsure that element, ‘We are fuformed that no sooner had the Darchard resolution passed the Ilouse of Repre- sentativen than many Democrats who had voted for It regretted thelr precipitato action and ished thelr names bad stood on the record na opposed to it. It was & panic-stricken vote, Tne ery of rovolution had beon mised. It was a scnseless cty, and produced no considerable or lasilog of- fect unon the country. lut, whilo Jt lasted, —that s, when it was firet started,—it answered to frighten a large mamber of Conzressmen, Kn- pecially thuro whone dlstricts’ wory vory close were Ladly scared. They felt spprehonsive of certuln defeat If they shonld happen to lore & few consorvative votes thre this ery of revolution. Now, that vole wa: ch an ahandonment at once of principle and cousiatcncy that the sounce very man wno, in the pressurd of tho hour, voted for it avows his conviction that his vote wus wrong, the butter witl it be for him, Individually, —the petter will it be tor the Demo- cratic party. ‘' Yote commits s supporters—a mnjurity of the Democratic wewmbers of the Hou —10 & doctrino wholly lucansistent with the mal tensnce of a free itepublican Guvernment, Lolrt_v that maintaius such s doctrine as wan ¥ that vole bas no nzht o expect suce Presidential election.—New Yors Sun (Dem.), SPORTING. AQUATIC, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, 87, Joux, N, B., July 31,—The ecxeitement over the boat race has increased rapidly duriie the last day or two. Many strangers aro here, Arrangenients are made for excurslons from all dircctlons. 8t. John neople aro confldent that it will be a bow-snd-bow struggle, and, while money will be placed on Ioss ouly at long odds, there will be plenty of money of- fered against Hanlan's having much lead, Pool- sedling takes tho form of selling photographs of the men at nuction, the holder of the winnfng man's carte to recelve the putehuse-moncy after tho race. Evorybody is satistica with the ar- rangement so far, and a falr aud closely- ed race fs oxpocted to-murrow, tirst timo since Hanlan errived, the Kenncbeo casls was smooth ss o mirror, and both men bad a good day's practice, Sipectal Diapateh Lo The Triduns. MapisoN, Wis., July 24—In the rezatta on Fourth Luke to-day, tha Niobe, of Oshkosh, Capt. H. B. Harshuwa, took tvatfmonoy, ami Grey Hawk, of Mudison, Capt, Zehnter, took recond, The wind was falrut tirst, but died down, maklng the race uninteresting, The-at- tendance.was small, Niobe's corrected time was 4 hours 3 minutes and 40 secouds, the course bemg eight inlles, twice uround, the time allowance belny tour sceonds per foot per mile. ‘fo-morrow’s taces will be for cupe. Pool- selling is slow to-night, thero belog not mwuch Reneral intereat, BASE-BALL, The Chicago and Indianapolls teams will mect agaln this afternoon, snd Nolan will try tomake up for his 1l-su of Tuesday. It should be acloso game, capeclally since Larkin s still suffering trom hs sprained lezand can handly do bimself fustice, The Grocers and insurance tcams play on Whete Stocking Fark to-morrow. Nelther one hins been defeated this year, MornELLsviLLe, July H.—Hornells, 10; Low- olls, 4. fpeclal Dispaich o0 The Tridune, Ttockyou, Iil., Julv 24.—The game between the Clippers, o Chicago, and tho Farest Cltys, to~lay, resutted {n tho dofeat of the CHppers, 7 1o A return game by the same to-morrow aiternoon. MARSHALLTOWN, Ta., July %i.—Ina goma of base-ball here to~lay between the Red Btocking, of Eidors, und the reorsunized Marshalls, of 1his ¢ty the lutter won by u score of 31 to 4, Urica, July 2.—~Uticas, 8; Spriogticlds, 3. e — THE TURYP. CLEVELAND, July 28.~To-day was the sccond day of the Cleveland Club racee, There was o fno track, guod weather, and o very Jargo at- tendance, a ry: divide Mountain Quail, Crozia . comcae Comam T 3 Becond nee.' paciug, pu |s-lupy Giourge X ey lay Sslile... . Sweelzer., {1 3:20, and Edwin Forreet thy second sod third bLicats fu 3:10% and 3:20%, Postponed untll Thursday on account of darkouss, O'LEARY, 8useial Dispaich to The Triduns. Naw Yok, July 2L—Daniel O'Leary s In town, sud expects to cowplete arrengementy for bis walking-match with Johu Hughes, un- less the Jatter backs out. The prelunivary stakes ara already up, aud the mateh will be for the championstip belt which {'Leary brought bows from Englaud, aud for which tHuithes re- ceutly challeoged the champton. O'Leary will name Bept. 23 for the cummcucanent of the meteh, and will probably desizuute New Orleaus or Cincinoutd as the plate. He will lusist tbat Hugbes cuarautee balf the cxoeases, and that 10 cutrante Lee be chasged the pubic, APPALLING PASSIONS. Horrible Tragedies Enacted in Canada and Tennessee Yesterday. The Gory Weddling-Day of James Siith, of RRockiand, Ont. Parriclde, Sororicide, Attempted Sororicide, and Sui- cide. HORRIBLE CANADIAN TRAGEDY. Bpecial Dirpatch io 14e Tribuns. JARvis, Ont., July 24.—A horrible double tragedy o¢curred early this morniog near the Village of Rockford, five milles west of this place, in the County of Norfolk. Ueorge Bmith, & farmer, snd James Smith, bis eldest 800, 3 young man sbout 21 years of age, went fromn the house between 2 and 3 o'clock tLis murnlug to attend to their farm datles. They had beon abscot but a short thne when the young man returned to the Louss and calied on therest of the famtly to get up. Ile then ‘want to & bedroon: occupled by bis two sisters, both young women, and attackel oue with & wooden pump-bandle which he brought In with Lim, cutting frightful gashes on her head and breaking her arin. Ho then struk the other sister scveral blows, and she fell or threw herself on the floor, exclalming that ho had killed her. Thinking he had done g0, he turmed his attention to 8 young brotlier, who fled to thu kitchen, and, metting possession of & pistol, held the murderer at bay, telling him he would stoot him it he came pear i, James then left the house, and it was supposcd he had fled, but ne haa slnce beem found In the barn hanglug by the neck; dead. The 01d man was found behind the barn dead, with his skull smashed ln. The inference is that he had been killed by his son befora the attack was nade oo the rest of the family. His body had been dragged some distance towards & struw- stack, the murdercr probably contemplating hiding the body or burning it {u the straw- stuck, but abandoned that {utention. The airl .| firat attacked i fatally in)ured, ber skull bein; broken sud her chest driven o, There hu been a guarrel abont money which Janies bail stoleu from the old man on different oceastons. He had stolen woney to go to an Odd-Fellows' excursion to-day, and his father had discovered this. Tho puwp-handle bl been sawn off by the wurderer, whu displared great determiung- tion to accomplish his diabolical purpose. An Inquest was held this afteravon on the bodies of Georze and Jutnes Smith, and o verdict was rcturned In accordance with thy foregoing facts, and that James Smith com- mitted suicide by hauging. Further detalls of the horribie inutilation of the vld man are sick- cologg, and make the deplorable occurrence the worst In character that ever took place in this section of the country, James Smith wasto have been married to-day, 2 OHM. Hpecia! Dispatch to Tae Tribune JANESVILLE, Wis., July 24.—The cxamluation of Fred Obim, charged with the murder of his father, commenced at Monroe yesterday, but nothiug was clicited. Ohin swears he was tn Janesville at the tima bis father was murdered, and was undergoiog wedical treatment. State's- Attoruoy Dawsou,is alone conducting the prose- cutlon, and the accused Is ably defended by Judge Dunwiddlo ana attorney Douclas. Thls morning the cxumination was resumed, but brought forth nothing startliug. One witncss was produced, a resident of Juda, who swore positively that he saw the man get on the traln at (jhat place the morning alter the murder, and - he was suro it was not younyg Ohm, a poiutdeemed, of course, favorable for the vrosceution. The uttorney for the ac- cused woved that he be discharged on the ground of insullclency of cvidence, but his o~ tion was overruled, 'The main_feature of the defenso is evidently an alibl, Desides attempt- fug to show that Ohm wua not the miau who tried to buy cartridees in Juds, it will also be attempted to ehow that the tracka fn the ground in the vicioity of the murder were ot tho jm- prees of Obni's boots, Ohta went on the stand agaiu at 11 o'clock this mornfug, and thus tar notbiiug of a startlivg nature boa boen revealed, A TENNESSEE EPISODE. Nasuviure, Tenu., July 24,—[u an affray this morniug at 10 o'clock on the corner of Chcrry and Unfon strects between Samuel Hicks and Lidwin, Nathuniel, Jere, and Jones Baxter, sons of Judge Nathanlel Daxter, Democratic nowi- uee for reclection as Judge of the Circult Court, Hicks and Juncs Baxter were fatally shot. The former received suveral shots from the Basters and had bis skutl fractured In two vlaces by blows from tho muzzle ot & pistol {n the hands of onc of them. . Joves Baxter re- ceived ouly ooe shot, near the hcart, and from u party unknown. llwks expired in a few minutes, und Jones Buxter lived scarcely an lour. Jere Baxter received u aligut wound In the havd, Nat Baxter in the foot, and a negro irk 13 years of aze wus struck lo the thigh vy u stray abot Inflicting o palnful but not Iatal wound. The aifray grew out of remuarks dervg- atory to the charucter of the father of the Bax- ters by llicks In o speech at & moeting of candidutes for vounty ofllces on the Independ- ent ket tho evening previous, Thu Baxters ave bonds in §20,000 for thelr appearaucy on onday week BCHOTT, Fgecial Dispalch to The Tridune, Detnoir, Mich,, July 24.—Samuel Scliott, o Detroft clothing merchant who recently went through bankruptey ana liked it so well that ho filed & second petltion wituin threo months after getting bis dwscharie, was brought tu this cty from Buaginaw to-night fin charge of Detective Bishop. v was arrested upun the complafut of o Rochester firm, charging him with _having obtained goods under fulsy pretenses, This urrest is only un- othier chapter of the prosecution of Schott by the Enstern ereditors, and numervus sults and counter suits Lave grown out of the roveedings, It 4 8 cuso of Jew ugalnst ew, und both sides fight desperately. Behott @8 backed by & number of wealthy De- trolt Israclites, and it is not probable thut he will be taken outof tho Statu without a tlerce struggle, A writ of habeas corpus bas been served, roturnable to-morrow. CARLINVILLE, 1L, Spectal Diapatch to The Tridune. CanvisvirLx, Iil, Juty 24.—It s reported that s shooting affruy touk place a few miles west of this city to-day between Moury Kerr and hia blred band o regard to w settlement, Bomu words passed when IKerr stiot the man twice. He will probably recuver, us the wouuds urv nut dangerous. Hei Fiefeuburchs was arrested to-day, chares qwuh arson in altomuting to burn the shiue store of 11, Brockmeyer, on the cast slde o1 tho square, At -tha prellminary exauiou- tlon to-dity, i1 defunit of vall, he was seut to Jult to await triul. ey A SCROFULOUS CONVIOT,. Buackst Diapaich 10 The Triduna BrmxavieLp, Iil, July 3L.~The Uovernor to<day parduied out of the Penltentiary Ewil Hanson, whowas seut up for two years for larccuy by the Cuok County Crimiual Court ut, the March term of 1877, Thereusou for clemency ta that the couvict la aftlieted witn scrofuld, which is olfensive aud deleterfous in its etfect un, rison hospital. Ilis juobiter fu Chicago take cary of biin ot homs upon bls re- TDENTIFIED, Cixcixuari, O., July 24.—Dr. Counell and Col. 4ustiv, who came hero from New York this nmiorniug, obtalued an interview with Jolin Doe, who was recently couvicted of presenting forged chiecks to the Comunercial Bauk of this city, uud thoy purdly ideutitied him as oue of the partics concerued Ju the $64,000 forgery outhe New York ‘frust Company soms tiue 8ze. ANOTHER LAMYE TREASURER. Cixcinsat, O., July 2.—A Batavia (0.) dis- patch says that J. H. Shary, Treasurer of Wiltamsburg Township, bas begn detected In 8 forgery, aod bas disappearcd towvoid the Een Ly, Itis stated, also, that bels short in is treasury sccouuts. The smouut fs not Euown #s yet HOLDING THEM, 8r. Josery, July 24.—Two men were arrested at Maryaville ou Monday, supposed 1o e pro- feasional draft-raisers. They had parchassd drafta at banks at Maryaville, Bethany, and Albany, each one for 88 or $0. Tha drafi4 pro- cured at Albany, being oo eafoty paper, were disposed of by themn bofore leaving town. The authoritics think they have cantured two sharp rascals, and are holding them to sec if they aro ed. ‘They registered in aifferont placcs under different names, one H. B. Thomas, Boston, aud 11, B. Ford, Chicazo; the ather as T. F, Flood,, Ban_Francleco; E. T. ¥lood, Chi- ¢ago; and F. Fiood, Boston. The former s 35 or 40 years old, the latter —— NRVER BET! Moectal Dispaten to The Tridtma. JANEsTLLE, Wis., July 24.—Willlam Dunag, of Belolt, made a bet with a stranger that be measored the most around tho chest. The :::knlfifn “fll::'mrvg 3&}(“& at the same timo s pocke ntamin out, and has not yet been found. K30 Hex —————— Cramps of the ptomash tors .mmeonlul:r and bowels cured by San- e —— BUSINESS NOTICES, Burnett's Coconlne—A perfact dressing for the halr, The Cocouine holds as liquld form latge proportion of deodorized cocoanat oll, pre- pared expresaly for thix purpore. PiiLapxsruis, May 28, 1877.—Omnrimwen: Having osed {our Cosonlne for thn past ten or twelve yearn, f take pleasnre In giviog aa my opin- Jon thatno preparation made ia thix couniry will keep the hair so soft and ziossy, and, st the same time, slisy all Irritation of the scalp, effectnatly remuove dandrufl, and prevent the hair from falling out, Trouas Ronewrn, Wholesale Grocer, 10 South Front street. e 1t will most Usa “ Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Ryrap*™ for ehildren while teething. It cares dysentary anddi- arrhoa. wind colie, and remulates the boweis. 25 cta ——— e e CUTICURA: i SO uticura THE GREAT SKIN CURE, Intallidly Cures Selt Rhemm or Eczems, Ringworm, Teter, Scald Head, Dandraf, Dry and Falling Hair, Pimplss, Rlotzhes, and Serof- wous Uleers and Sares. Mesars. WEEKS & POTTER, f¥holesale Dr: of Ko, MRk Fespeestully (SToeeeshe DaoRE ey thowe aicted with spparently fncurable afectlons of e Skin and Bcalj, that they have succeeded, after slie yearmof atuly'aud oxeriment,'a obtainidg by dinilistion frow Vegatabla Products, never, they bee lieve, before used 1n medicine, I()urel Aklo Bpecids of the connlateuces of Jeily, whicn (hey Belleve 1g ba ay SO TURIE o Vhe wOrit cave oE Beb osink B un Pimple e worat case of it itheam, itead, o Dandrufl. CUTICURA is carnestiy belleved to bs the only post- tive ¥pectnc Bemedy lul’lhfl curs of Eals ot c1ama. ‘Iiingworm, Tetter, lushes, Chin Wihet Peoridsia, Itch. Groand lich, Narbers Tich. Red and S s Sl Spieg i or Warine, cdness of tho Noeo and Face, Houghi and Cracked Skioa, ana all Vestcular, Kealy,and 5 Pustular Eruntions and Trri Xin, i Tatdne Gt i Aears ten o s, and all Keal T 5 Tiiations of thy i ‘l'p el St s, Wounds, ' Brulses, Beal Durns, Blind and Teching Piles. Pain snd Infammation itheunistim and Affections of the Muscles and Joints] Bore Vhroal Diphtheria Croup, and Hoarseness. Alto. h4 & Velerinary Specific. terotula. Scrofulous Ulcers, snd Glandalar Swellln, are discaseror the fiooi aad’ Honcs, and mast not £ (scases broper a4 ahove named, ternal ond interosl (reatment. 80d CUTICUILA [LESOLVENT *ome wonderfal curea. by ail Drugzisis, snd will ba ® on Tecelpt of brice—f4 Cents for small box- €31 largu boxex, cuntatning two and one-half times the quantlty of sm3)i, und therefors much tho cheaper for ira Ltesolvent (can be sent by exprems eheresh S BT whotemla Drug re R % olesale Drug- Ry 4n aaningtoa st ; lioson, Mam, Ak for CU-T1-CU ., the great 8ki) ro. Wholcsale Agonts—Fuller & Fuller. Van Bchasck, flevenson & Co, Lord outeaburgh & Co. . ii S tirtbut & Co., Titwaa & Klug, Morrlaon. Piaiomer & SANFORD'S Jamaica Ginger The Quintessence of Jamaica Ginger, Choice Aromatics, and French Brandy, leadelicions, harmless, and strengthening substitata forall kandsof stimulants. It promptly relleves Dys- popsin, Oppreation after Kating, and every specics of Indixestion, corrects all dlsturbances of the Etomsch and Bowels, provents sickness from chunge of food, waler, or climate, cures Cramps and Pains, breaks up Culis, Chlle, and Fovers fu one might. 1t promotes perspiration, restores the circulation, warms, strengthe ens, and lurigorates the body, quiets the mind and nere vous forces, sud fnduces refreshlag sleep. Far tho youag, the agvd, snd the {nfirni, on land or ses, under all circumatances and conditions, this grest panaces of Lealsh standy without an squalin the vest and bulky vatalogue of the materia medics. Daware of diiuted and worthics [mitations recommended by dealers for purposcs of galn. Never forget 1o aak for, and fnslss upon having, Sanford's Jamaica Ginger. Bold hy all Whalewalo and lietall Dyuggiste, Grocers, and Dealers I Mediclne throughout the United Btates - “. .d .c.. _".w. <. PROPONALS, ¥ PROPOSALS. FOoR STATE CONTRACTS. Statoof Ilfinois--Execntive Department, OFFICE OF BKCRETALY OF STATE, } Bruixorixn, July 16, 167, In sccoraance with law, the Commisioners of State Cuoutructs for the state ull“llllnll:lel‘l‘ut:‘ul‘ give notice v {BeAcrainty OF Biale AR 13 5 Clooke 1. of Siasday. cre ook, m., of Soada) hentomber 4, 3uTa. for {uralsuing priatiog g paver e y bu required for the fruni the Brat Monday of 57, aod until the thirtiolh day of i for copylog. printlox, A A M T porte, sud il othier covying. printiog, bind 0. and distrinatinig Ordered by th General Absembly for sald term. Allarticies sod suppiles to be deifvered to the Becre- Gf hlute, on hls order, ut the State: House, Clty uf Bpringncid, st such tine or Limes aad in vach auantities s hio iy direct, and to be equal 1 all re- apeets t the samplea, which nisy boseca st biis office. gcLpa Paver s statfuery Lo be' furuisied are clasit olluws: Lt Priutios psper. Y 34 Puber fur blapks, covers, otc, 1. Biatiunery uud oihcr paper. beparata bids luust b tusde for each of the three {UryIDg clusses, Aud et specity th price pur rvam fur cach uf thie séveral kinds of paper. thoussnd fop enveivjes, and the pricu per etc.. for each of the uther articis of statlune NG coutract will be wade wt & biguer rals than five DeF ceutun kreater thail tho arkve brico of the arils clea at wilesaie, 1 tha Clty uf Chicago, a4 the timo of tuskiug the cuntract. 1x “Tho printing will be (%10 esy.rate cansracts for each of tha sevaraty Classcs, & provided by LW, BINDIXG. Tho bludiox will be lct 1a ue contract upon the low- eat Uld I tho sgregato of ail thy work Fequired 0 be vne. uilier patee and stationery that i use 0f thie bLate for tha wriu. November, A, D. § corvixa. Thecopringaf the lawe, jourials, and folat resolu- tlousof the 'Thirty-Drstlicacrel Aascinoly G this State, 10F tlic use OF Ihy Publlc Priutor, will ba let 13 one coutruct, a8 providod by law, DISTRIML KON OF LA s JOUBYALS, REPORTS, BIC. ‘Lho packiug, ete., fur dlsiributiun of the ls) Jour- Dals reports. atl docutcute. aad other printed Yake tee fequired Ly be distriouted, b sccurdmuo with low OF J9ILL reslutiun of b federdd Aswuibly, Wil o leb 10 Gud coatrach, s provided by law. ‘Eacl bid st o wecumpanled by a boad 1o the sum Of $1y Ukl &4 11quidated daniacea, Tayably 1o ths beos piv UF tie siateuf Hilnoin conditiutied Uiak 1€ such bid v acceptud, the pereot makiug 16 wiil, within teu days wsiter the sward to wsle, vuier lole Soulract. a8 -:«-m:lu lia\llhld"l‘rl W‘l‘ln l;?ll‘hh"\l‘l E:fl':“ ll:\l" Cate w bund conditlvus] (vr tiie Uriman. of ruct, o such sum 86 the Commisloners ernue m‘r Juterialue, der wust Olv hla boud &ad & copy of bis bid with the Guveraur wheit Le Dics bis bid with the seere- azy of biate, Moo bid W Tecotved uuill such B AL B debunited witl e Guverior. ¢ wwenia Uf (e several cuniracts will be made by “umsleslouets Of blata Coutracts as souu 64 the bids iave bocu duly onaldervd, &3d tboy TerTe the skt o relect any andall uids articies roquired. Llauks foe proj rry Sopds, sud viber particulars can be bud vu w:flm W Lbe Bucrelary of Stels. UEO. L. HARLOW, Pt iy i “Auditor Fubilo Accounta, EDWARD RUTZ, tatg | reasirer, JAS. K. EDSALL, Attoruey Geacral, ol blale Lua