Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 27, 1878, Page 2

'THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY: JULY 27, 1878 —TWELVE PAGES. CANADA. Hornets Buzzing Around the Ears of Mayor Beaudry, of Montreal. The People Desire the Names of His 12th of July Horde, Btatements that Country People Are and Are Not Disgusted with Montreal, Sportsmen Catching Tons of Sal= mon in the Moisie Rilver. Items of Various Descriptions from Divers Places. Swectal Dirpaich 13 Tha Tridunes MorTtrEAr, July 20,—An evening paper, having been repeatedly requested to obtaln and publish the names of the Mayor's special con- stables on the 12th, acnt & rcporter to Mayor Beaudry for an order to obtain from the Chiel of Pollco the desired pames, The following in- terview coaued: i When the reporter 4 for the order, his Ronor .ulfllefl. r’mum‘;f’y: “*What's the use of publish- ng them ™ m“w{"fl yon'\; Tonor, the public demand that oy shall be given up. ™ "\vell, they un‘l?m'e thom, Idon't res why the newspapers can't drop this thing. They are doing everything to create lli-feeling, Instesd of letting the matter drop that wo may have peace. My object on the 12th was to keep the peace, and 1 kept the peaco; but yonr newspapers contintie agitating the matter, keeping up the strife and i)- fecling In the tommunity, and for no other pur- ‘pose, when they should endeavor Lo create harmony -lml nnanimity among the people, and lat the past alone, srput 1 ulnn‘ynununnnr that the public, or tazpayers, consider they have a right to know the names of thase persona whom thoy pay to preserve :I"? vdnlce, and dernand thot they shall pab- shed. " 1ils Worship, sharply: **They can go to hell " **And, if yoa do not give them up, other means w'ln p:ob;n [y be taken 1o compel that they be Eiven.” ey have no right whatever to mako suck a dam:mt What s the uss of giving the names nowy't **Well, your Monor, thero aro scveral reaso: why they stiould bo made public. Firat, the pun- Yio want to know who thoy wers. In the sccond place, atatements have boen made to the effect that the characier of 8 Iargo number of the special constaples was not of the best, and, If there wure some among them who enjoyed & respoctuble chat- acter, it ought to bo known," +1Well, you can tell them to go to the Devil" + We think, howsvef, we huvo s legal right to domand theso names, " 3 Legal humbug) ¥ ‘*We have applied to the Depuly Chief of Police for them, and horofased to give them up. without on ordor from you," Teatily—** You can't have them,—thero! Ifthe Chief of Pollco wouldn't give them to yati, I won't 4o anything about it." . *! Then that is your answer? 1f you do not give up the namcs, iegaleteps will doubtiess be taken 1o compe) that thoy shatl ba given up,** ** Legnl bumbag! You raile my patience gre: lh 1 tell you tho papers are going too farin ¢ ing. " 2 Lis Worshlp fdinally declared, when again anked :aypu &n urder for the nane, **1will not glve BELLING GOODS. A commerclal traveler, whorepresents 8 Ro- man*Catholic houso In this city, writes a letter to an cvening paper, contradicting thestatement made by another traveler, that Ontario mer- chants refused to buy goods from Roman-Cath- olic housea fn this city. He rays: X bave beenas coarteonaly recesvod aa inany pre- Yloun scason; and I am prepared 1o prove that I have sold more wuoda to I'rotestants in Weatern Ontarjo since the 12th of July than [ have dono In the same perfod of time for liu paat three years, \ JXBUITY, ‘The Witness, Inan article on the suppression of tho Jesuits, says: So many Governments, both Catholla and Prot- astant, have from tima to Umo fonnd It necessary to supprees this dangerous Order, that it would not be aurprising if Canada should one day Le called woon to deal with then Just now, whon o much 15 231d sbout the suppression of Orangelsin ou the one hand, {tis qulte natural that mon shoald tarn thelr attention totho Orderof the Jeanits on the other hand. WABTH LAKDS. A scheme has been ormoulzed hiers to sasist unemployed persons to get pessession of waste 1anad In the Ottawa Valloy; and a Committee, composed of permanent Canadian gentlemen represcoting both politicat parties, will ap- proach the Government, ok bebalf of the un- employed inhabltants of this city, with peti- tions of the latter, urging thelr ncedy condle tlon, and praying that the Uoverninent is eu- titled, under an act passed by the Legislature In 1875, to grant thein }!0!‘!!!‘0‘\, for the pur- poaes of cofonization, of 100 acres of land ench, —the land asked for being that helonging tw the Qovernment, and unoccupied, in the Vailey of thy Ottawg,—together with an advance money per acre, for clears g and improviug the land, a8 will conble the settlers to begin operations. "The Cummittee will also address tho Corpora- ton of Montrun), asking for aid In carryini out the propused schewe. Immedlate action whl be taken by msking application to the Quebee Government., ILL-DINI'OSRD TOWARD MONTREAL. A well-koown Montresler, who hus returncd from the Eastern Townships, says thet, lu the course of s travels, he hos encountered n num- ber of merchunts and othiors who say that, so lung as the prescut state of affairs continucs, they ahall refrafn trom troding with Montreal, eyen (€ they are compelied to obtalin thelr sup. vlles from Toronto, INCENDIARIAM. Two ottempts have been wado since the 12th ta burn thie premiscs occupied by the lev, Mr. Doudlet, who preached to the Orangemen, INVITATION. An fovitation bas been cxtonded to oarsiuen here, and throughout the Lowminlon, to take part [n the sizth suunsl regatta of the Natlousl Association of Amateur Oaremen, ot Passalo Hiver, Nowark, N, J. HIG SALMON, Tho fullowlng account Js wiven of fiv-tahlay In the Moble River this seuson: Mr. Haves weyer, of Now York, i thirtcen days, bugged seventy-alx sulmon. welghloy 1§, pounde, AMr. Jusoph Turnor, of iamilton, in fouteen duys, caugzht sixty-six, weighing 3,604 pounds; und Mr. foderick W, Cameron, of New Vork, An slx davs seored twelve, wolgblug 28 pounds., Me. Turuer had the honor of killlng tie largest fiah, which welphed thirty-nine pounds, but Mr, Havemeyor carried oft tho prizo in number for one day,—hls usercuate bufue lourtoen faly, aversging over twenty-twu pounds eac, Tho Jowest averae of tho flsh taken was nlueteen pounde seven onnces. ol so much SUIT TO WHCOVEN, La Banque du Peuple 18 sulng the clty to re- cover i), acd dntarent from 1563, fur sducus- mients whict the Privy Council basdecided were legally collected, LEaTU, E. B, Freer, formerly Postmaster of Moutreal, died suddenly at Cacouua, Mr, Freor was for thirty yeurs employed in the Pust-Otties ol this city, and retlred from business-lifo about three yuurs ugo. He was 8 geotlewan of large ability sud bigh intellectunl culture, VACCINATION, Threc-fourths of thy deathy from small-pox Jast year in this city occurred ju 8t Mary's aud i, Jumes' Wards, Where Vaciiuation was most opposed. . ATTEI 4 MURDERER. .Detoctives hero are fu search for a man named Muriel, who s chwrged with wurderiog bis wmmulun. ooe Mutthewson, uear La Cale, aud robbing bim of $200and a gold watch. The body of Mutthewson bas been fouma n RicbeMen River, with a deep vt i Lead, Manbel was sceu the day previous with tiin {n a boat pear wuere he was found, but has fled. 1le was seen o Mootreal yester. day, aud stated to his {riends heruthat Matthew. sun bad guns Lo the Ubited Blates. o has not yub beeu arrested. IT 18 RATNING hicre ang throughout the Eastern Provinces, COUNTRUYRITERS, Kixoaroy, July 20.—The police have succeed- €4 [n breaklug up & gang of countervlters st Udeesa, Dear Kivgston. A large quautity of couuter(cit coin tu 50 and 28 cent pieces were secured. The wen fled $o the bush. The police followed, and were fired upon. No arrests wero wade. LOKD DUPYEHIN, ; Bpecial Lisaich to The vibune, Toroxto, July 2.—It Iy pruposcd that s hxlm wddress from all the wuvivipalitics tn otario shall Lo presented to Lord Dullerin previous to Lils departure. B LUMBER, For the six moutbs cudiug June 80, 25,716,000 et of Juwbur, aud 631,274 cuble feet of thuber, cerialn, Iy, 1. D, Platt, J, ‘AJ.' att, Hiscock, Reuben Kempf, Jolin Hevley, W, F, Hatcu, and H. 8. Smith, were tecelved In Toronto,—all by rail. The lomber was mostiy shipped west by rafl. TIAKLAN AND COURTENAT. It fs gaid thern fs great probsbllity of the Hanlan-Conrtenay raca being rowed on Owasco Lake, after all, 28 the Toronto party acknawl. edgs that a bester course cannot be had, and consider the terms offered on behalf of the Unlon-Springs champlon as most favorable, TARIS-GRERN, Apectal Dispateh o The Tridune, OTTAWA, July 2L—A party of French people went out plenicking, and spread their luncheon on a grassy plat. A tabcontalning Parls-green, used by s Tarmer to kil potato-bugs, stood near by, and tho wind blaw a quantity of the grean overthe eatables, After lunch the whole party took ill, and atone timelt was thought they could not recover. They are, however, Improv- ing, though some of them are still very ill, PRNCILL. lnlelll?:nu has been received bere that the Judges of pencils at the Paris Exposition have awarded the rld medal for pencils, agalnst all competitors, to the Domlinion-of-Canada Plum- ‘bago Company, TOO 10T FOR THR PISH. Q bsc“\" %"“‘X‘ l:e? 'wTr:s:;t writing UABEC, Jnly 26.—. Tel from Po|gl Dny Monts under date of the 15th {ost. says: Only a fow days ago 1 announced the deathof two men from eating clams, and I have now to an- nounce that threo others—father snd iwo sons — e at St. John River. 0 very. k., Large numbers of sal ront and eele have bern found dead on the shore, and the peonle of Trinity Hay have ealted them down ip barrels, The river is Awarming with porpolses, Wecan ses them few yarda from the shors, snd can distinguish that theyare very thin, Tho hoat n this usually cold reglon 8 intense, PIALMS. The Methodist divines now In the ety for the ptirpose of revisiog tho l.lymn-Hnfik, bave com- plfu&w work, aad the now ellition will be print A QOOD IDRA, - During the Jast few days amoyement amongst the uncmployed "of 8t. Rocks’ has been quiotly finlmz on,—~some hundreds of citizens having ecided to leave behind the city, aund try their fortunes fu_the country. Bome thousinds of nacres of lands in tho diatrict of Lake 8t, John havo been already taken up by former residents of the city; and some familics who were not Bnmueu of tha requisite meaus to take passage y boat have sent on thelr furniture, and startea for thelr destluation on foot. POLITICAL. MICHIGAN, Apectal Dispuich (o The Tyivune, ANRN Anpon, Mlch., July 28.~The Republican Couuty Convention met here to«day to elect delegates to the Congressional Conventlon at Adrian, Aug. 2. Wilits’ renomination fa cor~ tafn, and consequently pot much interest Is manlfested, as the result i any case scemed Followlug arn the dalegates: D, Ed- wards, M. Reynolds, J, W, Childs, C, 8. Wort- A, Bcotl, Frank E. Merrick, A, Milierd, George A. Gilbert, C. E. C. C. Walabridge, Borcial Correspondence of The Tridune, ANN Anson, Mich,, July 25.—It is safe to say that the paper-moncy heresy has received a staggering blow batween the eyes In Michizan, which, 1t repeated frequently, will result {n the extinguishment of the vital spark, practically, slthough the National party may remals une burfed and prove to be s somewhat lvely corpse. For many months previous to the Re- publican State Convention a kind of letharzy prevailed smoog honesf-moncy men, though Fleld & Co, were all tho while makine an sctive canvoss and constantly galuing ground, It was not until the Conventlon met, and the neces- sity for vigorous work was ulnlnlly gppareut, that the Hepubllcau Central Commlt- tee threw down tho gauntlet o the irredcemables, and rocecded to resist thelr prouress, So far, Col. Thomas M, Nichol, of Chicago, Sccretary of tne Ifonest- Money Leasue, who has been stumping the State under the direction of the Republican Committee, has fought' them almost single- hunted, and with splended success. Reports from numerons places show that hundreds of men, lupublicans and Democrats, who were led astray by the exagoerntions aud fslschoods of Bam Cary and other demagogues, have re- nouuced the paper-uflation fdea and renewed thieir nliegiance 1o the honest dollar. What caused many candid and well-mesning people to *fly the track™ on tho curreoey question was the miarcpresentation of woft-money spoakers and newspopers in regard to the financial legislation of Congress, result- ing, as they wera mado to bellcve, i1t an enor- muus contraction of the currency, tho payment of tho 520 bonds In coln, which It was ciaimed were origivatly Intended to bo paid fu green- bucks, ete. When It fs clearly proved that thers has been no actual contrdetion of the currency, that no well-lafbrmed, Intelligent man, 1n vicw of the facts, can for o momient bolleve that 6-20 bonds wery to be pald In anything bul coln, aud that our fnanclal jegislation has beon almost unlforinly just and wise, instead of unjust and oppressive, people who have minds of their own readily sge tho folly and danger of following those who are sisndering the Goverument and endeavorlng to decelve them., When scusible men bucklo right down to inveatiya- tion and thouuht, errors vanlsh very rapldly, any the country is safe. ‘They aro wugaged in that laudable work here In Michigan to-day, which aceounts for the markoed defection in the ranks of the Nutlonal party, Many papers arg dolng good work in beball of honest money. Loval Kepublican leaders are becoming enthusiastic, and tha prospect is that Ina week or two somobody will be found in :curlv every county combatlug the groat ereny, ‘Thé Democrats did themsclves credit at Lon- aing ou the 10th fust. but it Is unduubtedly truo that tho financial ptank in thelr platform mot with & rather ch!llg recoption I some quarters, notwithstanding the hot woather, Whether the purty leaders will cutor tho Jsts againat tho Na- tionals, remaina to be seen. ‘Tug lndicatlons now are that we shall witnessa tittle * masterly inactivity ' among thewn oo the fioanuial ques- tlon, ‘fho Republicans have taken a bold ataud, and will wiu a brillkant victory, RF ILLINOIS POLITICAL NOTES. Allan C. Fuller, ex-Ad)utunt-Goeneral and ex- Benator, ls making a vigorous canvuss for the Benate in tho Niuth District, The Convention that nomiusted *Josh Allen at Juncsburo Tuosday, also indorsed the Eads Jettivs in o fulsowe resolution. The Natlonals of the Twellth Dlstrict have nominated John Mathors, of Jucksonville, for Congress. He was formerly & Ropublican, It was the Bpringfield Guzclte which torged the interylew with Benator Yoorhees, and not s):‘ Jtoglater, as that gentlumon clatms and dls- claims, Jesso Harper, who was nominated by tho Na- tionals at ‘folono Thursday for Contress, will probably recelcve the Temperaoce Convention Indorsement. John A, Lognu is to soesk nt Mt, Carmel on the 7th of August, at which time the Conven- tlons for the Nineteenth Congzressional and the Forty-slxth Leglalative Districts ary to be held, ‘The Republicaus of thu Furty-soventh Legts- lative District have yominated Uuorge -1, Yot- ter, of Gallatly, for Senator; Jobn AL Gregy, of lli;llnn. and L. D, Hartwell, of Wiltlamson, for o House. John O. Snige, who beat Judge Crook for the Lexisiative uomination in the Bpringfleld Dis- trict, wss a printor aud is & self-mado 1nan and lnwyer. Mis caudidscy was pushed by Gov. l’lunm, whom Bulge will support for the Ben- ates The contest over the Rugublmn Congres- stonal vomination §n the Fifth District is arous- fug much bad blood aud personalities. Tha ra- tive friends of Hurchatd and Capt. Hawk aluld romember that 5,000 majority 18 casily frittercd away by factious leaders, The Cun- veution incets ué Freoport Aug, 8, The Temporanco Mass Couvention which was called at Elulu for the purpose of numinating »Parson™ Bloughton for Cougrees, had only Aifteen people presunt, aud adjoursed without action, ‘The wove vow ou foot is 10 bring vut Aug. Adams, of SBsudwich, as & UGreenbacker, aud bave the Tewperance men fudorse bim. The Benatoriad contest Inthe Ninth Senatorlal Districe s wuxiog warm. The Hoo. O, . Wright aud Uen, A, C. Fuller arg the candic dutes for the Republlcan uowmtuation. Bothare stauch and ablo Kepublicans, well kuown throughout the district sud the State, und elther would represent tho district in the Ntate Seuate with Louor to blmself sod hisconatituency. When ' Jush * Allcp was a_member of Cou. frul o nade two 66t speeches ugalust VW ihe ufainy ol rag mousy—even 0r war burposes.” At Joneaboro Lutsday, the Couveution put bim uuun this thlurm: *Aud we cepoclally de- nounce all the scts discriminating uguinst und ug the valus of the woney of the peo- ts [nfawous in their origiv, criminal in snd alsastrous to the country.! pectitl Diapiteh ta ‘the Tridune. Peonts, DL, July %.—The Gresnbackers of 1bLs county beld u convention ab Pruceville to- day, hut, without doing any business, adjourned to'Aug. 2. The nunndm{x wna small. The contraveray concerning the front of the new Hbrary building fs stiil undecided, the judges to whom the maticr was aubinitted beiog unsble TILE CROPS. Prospect of an Abundant Yield in Spring wheat fa being cut, The recent heat h: prodaced rust, blight, and chinch-bugs. Wo do not look for more than hall a crop. Barley 18 mostly fn shock, Oats and corn will be an'av- crage crop. to agroe. IrviNoToN, Kossuth Co., July 20.—8pring e Northern Minnesota. wheat serioysly fujured by Iate hot weatber. Oats falr. Corn coming on flnely, Better Dunvqus, 1 prospect than last yoar at this time. Fourth Tows District iominated W. V. Allen, of Haridin County, for Congress vesterday, The Grecnbackers the day before nominated L. H. \:"ellcr. of Chld(nlu’v County, in the same dis- That State, trict, ;n“l;.— Generally Favorable Cixcinnaty, July 28.—Judge Wiltlam Alten deciines the Repubitcan Congressional nomina. tlon in the Fifth Vistrict of Oh! CASUALTIES. FATALLY CRUSHED. Bpecial Dispaich to Tha Tridune. Davexrony, Ia., July 28.—John P. McRay, & merchant of Aledo, Ill., was fatally injured while attempting o board a moving train at Wolcott, twelve miles weat of hers, this even- ing. He fell on the track, and the wheels passed over both legs, crushing them at the thighs. le was brought to the Burtis IHouse {u this city. A BROKEN RATL. Larriz Rocg, July 20.—A freight trala on the Bt. Louls & Iron Mountaln Rallway was ditched at 13:30 this morning at Garner Statlon, forty miles from this station. The enginger, Robert Wilkinson, was killed. The firemkn Hastings, was badly Injured, A broken ral was thecause of the dissster, caused lodgement. to twenty bushels per acre. DROWNED. generally harves! Speciol Dispateh to The Tridune, Gareya, i, July 20.—Joseph Collfn, of Ben- ton, Lafavctte County, Wis., was drowned this forcuoon while swimming with & {rlend in East Park, near Cuba City. _ Collin waa 25 years olil, I1is body sras recovered sbortly after tho unfor- tunate avcldent. KICKED TO DEATH,. Bptclal Dispateh ta The Tribuns. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 26.—Judge Alexander McIntosh, one of the most prominent men n the county, was kicked to-day by s viclous horse at his atables in Madison Township, from the effuct of which he died in thres hours, e — . MINISTER NOYES. A Parting Snlute to the Potter Invastignt- ing Comultteo—~Important Pointa Ktill Undeveloped, but Accessiblo—\Why Noyes and Secretary Shorman Wero Named in the Original Resolutions. Special fo Cincinnail Commerelal. Nmw Yorg, July 25.—(Ocn. Edward F. Noyes, United States Minister to France, satls for his post on Saturday, in the City of IUchmond. * Are you satisfied with the result ot your fiying visit?? Gon. Noyes was asled last even- ing by & Zribune reporter, “ Entlrely so, with this exception: while sat~ fafied with the examination, I think it is only just to me that, upon the conclusion of the case, 30 far a8 I was concerned, tha Commitica sliould have exoncrated mo as publicly as they standored me. This I demandod from the Com- mittee, and asked that {t be done at once. I understand that (privuely] the Democratic members of the Commlttee have stated that no case was made out egainst me upon the cxamn- Ination, Tho whole case, so far ag 1 am cone cerned, feli to the éround before my testimony was givon, and what 1 said before the Com- nfttee was certainly not equivocal. Gen. Low(4 Wallace in his testiviony safd that MeLio told bfw that Mantou Marblo told hin. that he {McLin) need not dle n poor man i ho would uso_his influence to get Florida returned for Tilden.” * It is ramored, Gencral, that apecial informatlon on the subject. **1 had no such Infornation from MeLin, as I hnd no private conferenco with him while In Florlda. It was, Liowever, a matier of current Lilstory in "Tallalinssee, while I was there, that o momber of the Denocratle Visiting Committes urced the rmnflalz of buyjog Mr. McLin's vote, aud that ho used this lnr:‘.;uu 03 *MeLin was o desertcr from the Confedorate army, A wman that will desert can bo bought, and the only th!nfl todois to hur the damned scoundrel.’ " * DId this proposition meet with favor on the partof the other Democrats “ My information was that it did not, and day, necd of rain, one prays fo sec. 1ilko'to ave. We wliil bo zoad and heavy. Threshing, Winter wheat els, Quality very good. to eell, Enovgh to Make Up for the TLoss In the Sonthern Portion of from Other Grain-Grow- ing Reglons. The Wheat ¥ield in Dakots Rstimated st 15,000,000 Bushels, Corn in Illinois Benefited by Thurs- day Night's Rain. WISCONSIN, Spectat Ditpatch to Tha Triduns. Mapison, Wis., Jaly 20,.—Spsciat crop reports from the leading agricultural counties of the State will be published by the State Journal to- morrow, They {ndicato heavy losses to spring wheat from tba lato exceasive storms, which The hot weather following cauaed rust and blight, but as the acreage and previous condition probably aggregated 25 per cent incresss over last year, snd the present damage only about 15 per cent, there fs atill good prospect for & good crop of from fiftesn Winter wheat 1s . The acreaza was not large, but the condition of the crop was first-class. In many scctions, particularly low lands, & mild form of rot {8 Injuring the potato crop, and in somo places extensive dsmago has ensued, but, on the uplands, all root crops i aregood. Corn s backwanl throughout tha Btate, owing to the storms, and a great deal has been washed out fn tho bottoms, but the crop 1s now looking finely, and making up for lost time. Dats promlse well, though heavily lodged in many sections, HBarley s nearly all harvest- ed. A good crop, but moatly colored. Rye fs Rood, averaging twenty bushels to the acre. The hay crop fn most localities is far below the averaze, marsh hay particularly so. Generally all crops are good on nplands, with an injury of 15 to 20-per cont on lowlands. In Dano and Rock Countles chinch-bugs are reported in spring wheat, but not to any disastrous extent. Breciat Dispate te The Trivune. Osnxosm, Wis., July 20.—Harvesting {s now In progress snd dolefu! reports come from all parts ot tho country. Some ficlds are reported almost n total fallure; while nearly all are more or less injured Ly tho recent beated term. The rain yesterdny has caused wheat to ripen raptdly, and the whole crap Is ready to harvest at once, Holp is scarce, and hands command $2.60 per ILLINOSS, Spectal Dispatcnes o The Triduns, Dwiont, Livlugston Co., July 26.—The crop reports of Tie CuicAgo TRiruNg of Thursday from Illiols broughbt vut one fact very con- clusively. Corn all over our State waa sadly In Our season has been one of ex- trewmes, and it scema alinost a micaclo that we have any crops at all, During the heated term corn began “to roll.” Thisis aalght that no On all our flat, undralned Iands the ground was cracklng open badly, and the whole crcp has been i a very situation, To-day an entire change, the rains began to fall about 8 o'clock and von- tinued to come down In Jarge quantities all night. This morning the coru holds up its bead, | chat and it witl not be long before it sticks out its We |lxevur hu‘;lnnt_vlmm ke about thio 1 (L] corn, Tinat 1s g sig) hat wo fica 10 so, hanlly sble £o catimato tho value to our State of thisrain, and it would havo been of uo avail. crop had just boen sccured, but ls not as heavy as wng expected, ‘The oats are nearly ont, and Ono week later Bynken flinr, Macoupin Co., July 20— telding Aftoen bush- ‘urmers 1ot {nclined Corn lafe, and poor stand. Exnriery, White Co., July 20,—Winter wheat NEBRASKA. Soectal Disvatenes to The Tridune, InavaLg, Webster Co,, July 26.—We are now barvesting small erain. Rye, birley, anioats n fair crop. 8pring wheat will be light on sccount of drougth In the early part of the sesson. May average fifteen bushels. Cornls doing sprondid- }’id gluver had s better prospect. Most of it Al by. mz{u, Kunox Co.. July 20.—S8pring-wheat harvest juat begun, and, [f'the hard rains whizn we have had almast every nigh continue, much ot the grain will bo injured. Oats and barley are mostly in the shock. MarLrviLLe, Dodge Co, July 20.~Rse and barley il cut. Wheat and oats- just ready for the alckie. Tus present waek has ripened grain very rapldly. Reports JKANBAS, i Soectal Dispatehes (o TAS Tribune. Fonrr Beort, Bourbon Co., July 20.—Most of our whoat In stack. Somo are threshing. Oata are cut, and turned out well. Corn stauds bet- ter than last year, and more of it. Lobt, Barbour Co,, July 26.—8tacking dane, The wheat thrashed Las yielded thirty bushe! Corn s now tasseling, Oats are falr, DaxTER 8pnings, Cherokee Co,, JuI( 20, — The wheat thrashed runs from six to cighteen bushels. Look for an average crop of corn, Oat crop s onormous and mostly stacked. Buyers onlv offering elght cents, If prices do not advance farmers will not thresh thewm, Wheat sclling at 60 conts. FLORIDA, Bpeciat Dievatch to The Tridune, Mapisox, Matteson Co., July 28,.—Crops now bid fair to be goud. Corn principally made. Cotton promiscs well. SCHROEDER’S AIR-SHIP. The Inventor Proposes to Cross the Ocean, nnd Aftertward to Organize nn Alr-Stoamer Company. Netw Tork Tridune, July 25, “Tam not.an enthusfsst, but s practical man,"” sald Prof. F. W. 8chroeder, the scrial navigator, who is building an alrshlp In this city with which to journey to Eurcpe o forty- olght hours, as he sat on one of the benches o Btuyvesant Park yesterday, with drawlogs of bis {nvention spread out on his knees. **Nor am I u mers adven- turer, but tho son of a distlugulshed nobleman of lsnuver, .0 Colonel iu the Prussian army, and 1 have Just as good o home s & man can want, Some of tho papers have been trying to make me out a trazy adventurcr, and two years ago, when I wos trylog my experiment, the Baltimore papers ritlculod mo a8 ‘o Junatle, but alter sume of my inventions had been adopted 1o France they wanted to lay claim to them as of Ameriean origin,” Iamso flrmI’y convinced,” continued Mr. Bchiroeder, “of the practicabllity of going to Europs on a current of air that I will risk my Atfo in the trinl, Why, I have roceiyed dozens of letters from all parts of the world from per- sons begging to bo allowed to go with me, Awmong others, the most cclebrated seronaut fo Europe, Christopher Collier, of DBrussels, has asked me, but 1 ahall take only two besides myscll. I hove no fear "ol accldents, for “the material of the balloon or gas recelver is to be wonder- fully stroog, closer knit even than slik,—herc is some of it,” and Le exhibited a whito fabric of stout texturc. ‘‘They call it *batiste,’ and it _cannot bo procured 1o Europe. If the ro- celver should * explode, there {a above the balloon & rlccu of canvas so arranged as to nct 48 o parachute to Jet me down stuwly, With the same arrangement, when a balloon burst with me_once in Urazil, I came down so slowly recarious ast nlghs took out my pltol and fired holes Into tho canvas in order oke about tha | to huery. The publlshed description of my balloon "1s fantestical snd incorrect, The dis. tance between e car, and balloon s two fect inatcad of twenty feet, the length is ninoty-six feet; it is l.wen&isnvu feet in dismeter, with u capacity of 45,000 cuble feot of was, the lifting F"" of tho gas belog oue ounce to the square oot. 1havo wade upward of 400 ascensious, nod never mot with an accldent. Heretofore | have warked tho machinery by hand, Onm ocenn trip I shall bave an electric engine. On all my tripsucrossthoocean boforethila I would let up from tho steasimer’s dock small balloons, which [ Tho liay thot honee subscquent negotlations were at- | Is nearly sl stocked. Good deal of it belng | obacrved would ba cauzht in a carrent of ule tended with some embarrassment.” threshed. Yleld not as good 23 laat year. Onts | and carried east; higher up they womld be “DId this fnformatlon come to your knowl- { all cut, and good yleid. Corn (s better than | caught by a contrary gust of wind and whirled 0l last scason, west, which proved to me that a lower and warm **That 1 do not fecl at liberty to anawer fully; | FarariaLo, Wayne Co., July 90.—Wihont all | carrent of air biew from west to east, whilo the but it s, perhaps, sufllciont to say that, among | instack, and In good order, Threshing stopped | upper current blew from east to west, Now [ othier sofirces of Information, I saw a Jeter fn | by the ot weathier, Oate mostly socurcd. Mepona, Jereey Co., July the hauds of a prominent Republicun politicias i ° htcs, and | winter wheat soittu. of Florida, setting forth the nsmes, dates, and circumatatces of an attompt to sccure the vots of uneof the Republlvan ecanyassers for the ‘Tilaen Electors, Ithink that letter Is stlll in cxistence. This attempt was not llmited to MeLln, but 1have reason to think that Cow- gill, the other Kepublicun member of the Cane vassing Board, was alae spproached {n tho same nisuner. 1i 18 falr, however, to these gentlomen to say that this corrupt propoaition met with no favor from cither of them, so far as my Informa- tion goes. Ithen helleved thew to Ls sbova corruption, and & have not changed iy opluion in this regard.” * Can you stato tha sum offored and tho nama of this member of the Democratie Vixiting Com- mittee who directed the negotintions ' “1am abont to leave tho country and to re- turn to my post of duty in France, [ donot care to be moro specille than I have been, but the fucts ars all accessible here i the Potter Comumittea want them, The amount nsmed was 8 large one. Whoso monu{ It was, or whether 1t was actually In hand, T have no means of kuowing, It wos further o matter of cursent belief that therv was & coutroversy ns to who sliou!d handle the woney and pay it vver, aud that this resulted in fll-feellng aud possibly fu disclosing the scheme,' * Woy did you not make this fact known to th mmiticel” “For the stmple rosson tuat I thought it would appear liko sceking to divert uttention from charges which Lad Leen msde nealnst me, 1 thought it better without consultutlon with, or advive {rom auybody, 10 hayy my case staud on its own bottom. 1§ Will be better than Just year. HowanrpsvinLy, Btephi Winter wheat good quall 2010 50 bushels. storm. Oats Dadly lodeed, but stand not as goad. sre made happy bi’ rain, through the hot tes —(lrcntu deal ?l' encrally good, Yielding fromn 7 to25 bushels. (.!f:vm llolng“:cll. n_Co., July 26.— Wil Mostly [n stack, oarly sale, l!fln and barloy Infured by the lata Urop will be heavy. Quatity not 83 good as last year, coudltfon, will compars favorably with lust year, Quality Bpectal. Dispaich to The Triduns, Danvirey, I, July 25.—At last tho farmers For two weeks, ull rin und up to lnst evening, there has not Leen a drop of rain in this section. About 10 o'clock lust night the gates were opened, and for somo hours |t rained,—no, it poured. ‘The farmers were becoming much dis- coursged; now thoy are happy. DAKOTA, Bsecial Dispedch te Ths Tridune, Fanao, July 20,.—~The wheat crop in this sec- tlouof the Red River Valley Is not conslidered full, or, according to atatlstics. up to last year's vield per aero, which ia probably owlng to the unusual amount of water which bas fallen this {Ulfl them in an air-ship ascension: thoy are spriug aud summer, Thero scems to be a num- ber of spota fn most flelds having & yellow and unheslthy aspect, which, producers state, are the result of watcr standing about the roots of the stalis, $lowever, an averago yicld of twen- ty bushels rcr acro is expectod, againat twenty- H shull get 1u thie lower current and go straight to Furape, 1 cannot fy tu the tecth of the wind, but, If neccssary, by using the wings of my machine, I can motnt to a favorable curront and contloue wy progress.” ““In two ur threc weekes my ship will be fin- {shea," continued Mr. 8chroeder. “1 shall be fiving around over Hrooklyn, New York, and New Jersey. I shall subject iny batloon to the severest test bofore I start on my ocean voyage, I ahall pay a visit to Wushington and let the ofticers of the Coast Buryey seo for themselves, llommlng 1 shall go to varlous places in tho Eastern fnl.el, sud thew, about September, [ wlil cross tuo ocean. Within a year I want to organize o company to build twenty or thirty of my ships, 50 that I'can hava two ships leaving New York every day aud two comlug In, carry- {ug the mall between thls country and Eurape. ‘They will be regular alr-steamors, and are destined to superacdo overy other method of travel, Therois only one finorovement neoded, and that o French Professor,whose uame 1 must not meution, promlses to procurs me soon. lle tolls o thal hic kns dlacavered a nun-espioatve 48, and one that, possesava] three times the lft- ng power of hydrogon-sas, I} this s ao, then wo can muke bulloons out of copper, and tho ouly risk, that of explosion, fa goue. Bomo persons fu Moutreal aro writing to me to k-lu’ from Wil flad an Corn, as idiots to thiuk that after spending 80,000 on my balloon I wonld loln them, I am very well rmuuled by patents on my joventions, but litchell, up In Massachusotts, has {nfringed oa my patent.'? Afr. Behroeder has a vleasant countenance, and is talf, with biue vyes, dark, curling halr, ad I brought counter ' and dark mustache, “Tio will be 40 years cliargos bcalust an¥ of tho Democratic Thitors | have " aeid | “tuole outisiren s L°53 | old on Runday next, und he romarked. (hat ha bofure my own case was disposed of, it would | centa per busbiol, and scom to con- | Would like tomake his start then, aa {t woald bavo scomed hko shouting buck, *You're an. alder thewselves ' forsuuste fm seeweln bo a glorious eclebration of his birthday. othier!” which would have boen nodefonso for | thla price, No rust hus beon notcod, me. I regard it as crosaly unfalr and dishonsst —a mero preferonce.’ * Why did Mr, Potter singio out you and Soo- llelnr!.'flhermun for un attack iu the resolu- tiona? 1 understand that ihe resolutions aa orlg- {nally vnum'vd inads 1o mentivn uf our names, but that Bpeaker Randall informed the Demo- cratic Conggedsmen that he could not rule tha rosolutions to bo a question of privilege unless high otlleers of the Governmont wero chargod with Jmpeashable offcuses, Whercupon Mr, dlicrmnny sud myself were selected as tho vie tims. Naturally enovgh, perhaps, for the ros- sut that we wers borh trom Ohlo, Lad long been friends of tho President, bud visited Louls- ana and Florids respectively during the canvass, wnd lad both bueen 4ppointed to Ligh offico under the Administration, 1t tbere was fraud by our udvice, or within our knowledge, which affected the result of tha election, it was undoubtedly thought pos- albla to reach gthe President through us, and thereby conucct hlm with these aileged frauds, Theg oririnal propositon belug to unecat the P'resideut, as the allusion to the Maryland resolutions platoly inidleates, sud as wo know from otlier sources. The povulur pro- test of the vountry aguinst thls proposition com- pelled tho Demovratic majority tn Cougress to recedo from that determination and to declare the President’s title inviolabl *Do you bellove that Alr. ‘Tilden will be the | b next Democratie candldate for the Prestdency 1 * Not if the Democrats caa Lolp it, thouu'{x ! greatly wiah he wizht be. d.;- \'\’x’ll Gen, Grant Lo the Ropublican candl- o “ Ag to that I cannot ui'; but it Is my judig. meul that whoever is nomlvated by the Repub- licans will surcly be elected.” {u @ prosperous trade ! 1s Mr, Haoyes a3 flrml( resolved as over not | good wheat crop. to aceept a secand termd M 1 have no privata information on that sub- fect, but § do not see how be could e a candi- date after his nuhlhlmf pledges. § presume bu bas ucyer thouicht of it. 1am sure he de- sircs that the ltepublican party be united i the determiuation to succeed, whatever differ- euces sy oxlat sa to the polley of bls Aduin: Lstrution.” e — - THIS IS TOO MUCH! Bpectal Dispaich te The Tridune, Mapisox, Wis,, July 28.—The Oshkosh steam- wagon was shipped howno on the cars to-day, The Green Bay wagon broke down yestorday near Evaosvitle. The demnagu was o gruat that revuirs could not be made there susficlent 1o Huish the trip, It will slso bo sbipped home ub the cars, ‘The Commntssioners bave doclded Lot tu wmuke the uward of FLU,U00 ut prescut, diruction. color of waturity and wil here, wh u thiy vatley is about ur 08 lust, W00 busbicls, ushicls to t] rised i the disma the bouetit of the Belds of wheat average csop. diclous draluage sscu; ——— 10WwaA, last year. und I think thero Is uow nothing to fear fu shat . ‘T'he wholy u'n{n bewlus to assunio the s00b bu rusdy for the burvester, Bpring wheat Is the prinvipal croj Considerable barley and outs aru rajved, ‘T former s now bolng harvested, and proimn- Lics Lo bo & full crop, though lodged somewhut and tedious to gather. Tho latter looks well generally at the present titno, vartles living fu other sectfons of tha valley atiow all crops lookiug tolerably well, though not as good ss were promised by the ine atart wiiich all cropa had thils mrlufi. ve 'hu whole yleld will by about S v . MINNESOTA, Hpacial Dispalch 1o Ths Tridune, Hupsox, Wis., July 26.—The brilliant harvest weather [a tue cuuse forercot congratulation throughout Northern Minnesota and Wisconslo, and the inmense acreage of fiue wheat fs beiug rapldly secured, and if Bouthern Mivnesota and Northern lowa have had some cause of cotn- plaiut of the wheat prospects this scction has nong, and a full aversge cron may be considered | prit an accomplishied fact, On the lise of the North- ern Pacitic Haliway it Is capeclally good lnquan. ity and quality, some elghtecy” to twenty-tive ho acre, snd you need uot be sur- croakluws from Southern Minucsota have In gnrt been manufactured for Milwaukee coruer, and that the yletd wiil be much better than clufined. {3 nutable that mercnants, bankers, and doalors enerally have nous of the thwe glyen credeuce 0 the exnggerated rugoru, or lost confldence is Lall which Jeans ou & — CALIFORNIA, Bpectal Dupatsh to Ths Triduns, MasTiugz, Contra Costa Co., July 86,—~Many Lato-sown snffer- ud considerable from rust, The yield ia light. Here, us cleewbere, guod clewn culture aud ju- wll recowpuonae, Special Dispatches 10 T Trivune. CramiNDA, Page Co., July #0.—Winter wheat excellent, Degins to tind its way to she wills. Welghe mors than it measures. Cuttiog spring wheat. Moro thun twice the acreage. Noue stacked yot. Oats aro ripe snd heayy, but badly down. Corn s excelieut. . Much better thau Promisce o large erop, Flax good, Niw Haneron, Culkckisaw Co., July 26.— THE WEATHER, Ovriom or Tuw Cutsy B1NAL Oreiomw, Wasuinarox, D, C. July 87—1. s ni,~Indl- catlons—For Tennesse, the Ohfo Vailoy, and Lower Lako reglon, cloudy and ralny, followed by clearing weather, coldes nortnwosterly winda, and rislng barometer. For the Upper Lake region, Upper Misstsaippt and Lower Missourl Vaileys, clear or partly cloudy weather, lght varlatle winds, mostly statlonary tumperature, sud higher presaure, Reports fromn Tne acreagy in thuies us great Cautlonary slguals contiuue at Fort Henry, Delrolt, Toledo, Bandusky, Cleyelaud, Suctlon Five, Erle, Bullalo, Rocheater, Saction Bz, aud Oswego, Spectal Dispalch to The Tridune, uvixcy, i1, July 28.—One of the heaviest and most dataging raln-storine thal haye visited Quincy for years accurred bere fast night, The ratu fell ln'a continuous torrent from b5 o’clock last eveoiug cill midaight. The streets wero badly damsied, and private property in many locafities was sarlously injured. “Tho raflroad tracks In thia cily and'vicloity were atso badly wushed gut, but Il the tralng are now runniniz on time, ‘The dumnsge to the streets and to priy @ property will ainount to many thousand 0] LitzLe Rock, Ark,, July 20,—To-dsy has been the hottest durlng the present week, The tacrmomcter reached Y1, Pleassut brecze blow- 1og most of the day. ——————— “"HAIR PIN,” THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR, 84 Fusxoisco, Cal., July 26.—Among the passengers by tho City of Toklo was @. F. Bew- ard, United States Mlulster to Peking, en routs to Washlngton. The Chinese Ambassador and &lrtv will leave for Wushington in & few daye. v furmal rocoption wes tendered oo thele arrival. None of,the United Btates otliciuls wel- romed the party on their isnding. The Chinese terchants inet them at the wharf, sud wers subsequently rocolved at the Pulsce Hotel. An‘:ul crowd of Chineso of the lower ciass wathered at the walu door aud around the botel to catch a gllwpss of the visitors. — —— THE WAYNE COUNTY LITIGATION, &pacial Duspaich o The Tribune Breumariaio, I, July 20.—Ju the Unlted Btates Circult Court to-dsy, in tho famous ‘Wayne Couoty Jitigation, which bas baca fn court for yery many years, an order was euternd 1o the sult of Keanlcott et al. va. Oliver Holmes et al. Iu the origiual sult 1 cbauvcery plalutily recovered Judgment aguiust Wayue Couunty. The county filed un oppeal boud aud took the = casej to the Bupreme Court, where maAudg- ment of the tower court was affirmed. A suft at law was then instituted fn the court here against tho mccuritiea on the apoesl bond and Jjudgment recovered. The defense now ap- ply for and obtlan A writ of error on the Jjudgment on the apoeal bond to the Bupreme Court to operate as n superacdens, upon entering into a 850,000 hond within ten days, bii) of exceptions was slned w—dn{. ‘The ltigation in f{ta yarious stagen has atiracted moro interest than any other i the United Btates Court, except the former_Macoupin County mlxnhun on the Conrt-flouse bonds. Sovcral millions are fa- volved {n the ultimate decision. THE RAILROADS. THE RVENERS, Those who have heen so confldent that one of the first acts of Vanderbilt after securing coa- trol of the Michigan Central Raliroad would be the dissolution of tho mnotorious *Eveners Ring,"” might better take the back track once, for Vanderbilt means to do no such thing. Not only does he not Intend to break up the “ring,” but, an the contrary, ho has wiven orders that its opcrations be extended to all other princlpal SBouthwestern polats. As m"fi as Vanderbllt retalus bis power the live-stocl traflic will undoubtedly continue to be mantpu- lated by the Eveners,” The * Evoners' Ring " 1s the creation of Mcssrs. Vanderbilt and Seott, and has been gotten up to beneflt the New York Centeal and Pennsylvania Stock-Yords. The mauagers of these roads have been accused time and agnin of dividing with the **Evences " the iImmenae profits arising from thelr monopoly of tho live-stock trafllc, and the indications are that these charges aro well-founded, If the manngers of these linos wero vot personally benefited by the pool thoy would not fight for its perpetuation with such tenacity as they do. Vanderbilt {8 undoubtedly woll aware ol the true Inwardness ' of this ring, but, I:cln%per- sonally benefited by it, no has no destre to bring it to grief or cut short its exlstence. ITEMS. A vortlon of the offices of the Chicago & Al- ton Rallroad were moved into thele nuw head- quarters fo the Honora Block, corner of Adams and Dearborn streets, yesterday. The rest of thn oflices will be moved to-day and Monday. ‘Tha heavy rain which prevalled {n this sce- tlon nighit beforslast, has, so far s can be learned, done no datnege of consequence to the roads centering in this city, nud alt the tralns that arrived yesterdny morning were on time, or nearly 80, The regular mounthly mecting of tho fast. froight lines will be ticld at Ningara Falls July 41 and Aug, 1. ‘This meeting will be of more Interest than ordinarily, as tho much-talked-of conselidation of fast-trefaht lines wili bo carrted into offect, Orders have been {ssued to dispense with tho services of the west-bound-freight agents of the various fast-frelght laes ranning over Vanderbilt's roads, ‘The dceapitations will occur Aue, 1. It is understood that sundry athcr chanyes in agonts will vecur about that me. X meeting of the Genorl Frelaht Agents of the ronds leading to the East will probably he hetd to-day for the purpose of eatablishing froight-rates for the month of August, Tha Pcmnsflwnuh(;nmp:ny nnd the Baltlmore & Onlo Rallroad are In favor of increasiug the rates. 'The Vanderbllt roads arv not so much fn favor of an advance at this tine, but In onder 1o securo harmony they may agreo to nslight advance.§ The rate on'graln irom this city to New York 18 now 1§ cents, and it s probablo that 1t will be made 20 conts for the month of August. The Detrolt & Milwaukea Rallroad Company has filed apetition saking for the sppotntient of a Trustee to 1l the vacancy caused by tho death of A, H. Bibley. yThe original Trustees of the first-mortgage honds have ull dled, and in thelr pluces wero uappointed A. 1. Sibley, of Datrolt, Henry Ledyard, of Newport, R. 1., and Donald Melunis, of Humilton, Ont. By the terms of the mortgago any court of competent iurlndlctlnll 1s authorized to till vacanclos (u the 1at of Trustees. An Interesting question has arisen on the appeal to the Supreme Court from a decree of foreclonurs and order of sale nfilhu Wayno Circult Court, Mr, Sibley had glven notlee of an appeal, but his Lond had not been perfected before hts death. Now an applica- tion has been made to tho Court to have tho case go on in tho name of his succeasor, and this is yet undecided, The matter of the bond Is also In controversy, it being clalmed that since the princlpal {8 dead the boud s of no valu‘(‘:. ‘I'nis matter will bo further aired next week. DEADLY AFFBAY. A Btreet-Fight In Nrahville, Teun=Two of the Comhatants Killed, and T'wo Woundad. Nasheidte (Tenn.)Danner, July 34, About two months ago Samuel Hicks, who was killod to-day, came Into the Zanner office statiog that ho had A communieation ho wonld like to have publlshed. Bsld communtcation, which would mnako two or three columns, was of a scandalous nature, and purported to give de- talls involving Judge Nathaniel Baxter and other partles, Hicks was extromely auxions to have the matter publishod, statiog ho would pay HNoerally for the same. Wo told bim frankly that we could not publish it at any price, aud urged him by every conslderation not to mako ft publfc at all, since it fuvolved not only the reputation of a most catynable citizen, but also members of his own (Ilicks’) family, Ho went away statiog ho would have it published at all Lazards, aud was prepared for the conse- quences. Wo heard vory little about it aftor- wards, and was not a llttle surprised to learn this morning that ho had ventilated the whole scandal at o public meeting last nignt. At the spoaking by tho Independent candl dates for oflice, at the borner of Codar and Chierry streets, last night, Mr. Hicks rose after tho Independonts wore through, nnd sald that, In justice to Llmsclf, and in vindicatlon of his honor, whicli was acarer to bim than his lite, he deslred to make o personal cxplana- ton, It had been charged all over the elty snd country that hie was a blackmaller, sud, 1n ordor to prove to the public that he was not such & person, be wishod to make s statement. JSudge Baxter, e sald, bad out- raged 000 of the most respectadblo and worthy ladies in Nashville, Mo went to Jmlsio Haxter some timoe ago, and informed biw that it he would reslgn bls candidacy ho would uot say anything about nis miscouduct. Baxter, he sald, replied that ho would nulgn but, after woitlng & short e, he (Hicke) found that axter hiad not resignod a8 ho promised. (o was then told week uftor weok that the resigna- tion would suun bo made publle, byt the prom- 1se was not fulililed, 1o then understood that East sald {t wae o blackinalling schemne. Loaroing this, Hicks sald be weul to Judgs Eust aud mado hin rotract, In_the vresence of (en, G, J. Bubble. tield aud Wirt Hughes, what he (B2 had sald ubout lis beiug a blackmailer, ‘Yho report was still clrculated wbout his beiug & Llackmaller, sud ho futended to defoud bis ussafled bonor, it 1t cost Lim his Ve, At o few minutes prioe to 100'clock this morn- Ing Ed Baxtor aud "Nat Baxtor met Hicks un Uaton street, and Jmimediately 8 collfslon en- suod, although 1t was vot detinitely kaows whbo fired tho tirst shot. A ball entered Hicks' pight breast, and Jlicks shot nt his sssallant. Jers Baxter, dr., snd Jones Baxter then appearsd cene, and tho Bring became general. ried toward Cuerry strect, pursued by rs. Hicks succceded fn reaciog the Jewelry-store of E. Wiggery, and waa fired st several thines, Sowe of the participants ran tn- to the store, and the proprictors and clerks were kept busy keepiue out of the way of stray buliets. Ouo shut tuok effect {n one of thu large show-windows, 100 high upto do any daw- sge to on ordin fzed mun, Aoother shiv- cred tho kisss of & show-cass sud wade au ugly deut o tho sliver rims of the case. third weat throuzh the gluss of & show-caso agalust the wall, cutthg large holes through two stlver card-cases. Auother smashed the gless In anather sido showease, and the uth butoed uver the heads of two clerks, who were bugging the floor for thelr lives, and burted Itselt T the wall sbout twa fect uuder the requlator, 1o tho rear of the ostablishent. it rmulu*r that Lo wus 1 close quartees, sud feeliug that In order to save bis lifs be wust beal a precipliato retreat, left the store aud started dowy Union strect. Jure Baxwer @red at biw, and the ball struck Hicks between the shoulders. 1o was also twieo struck upon the bead by Jere, and fell. Rislug quickly to bis kuees, however, be Sred tures shots at” his pursucrs, and then arose sud ran over to the williuery-storo o Miss Avule Baucons, on the opposite slde of the street. e theu fell, apd fu 8 few mlnutes explred. About the thma Hicks reachied the milliuery-store, a shot was tired by Bows unhuowy bersun, and Joues Baxter, after leaping to a height of severad luches, watked a few ateps, and Lell. Juues Baxter was shot {o the Lnwmedlate neigbborbood of thu heart, about un {uch uud o hull below the Jett uipple, sud also through Lhe baso of the thumb, It sceing that thly shot through tae thumb wuas the same obe which produced deatln 1y ds stated that the wman wou shot Joncs Baxter was not Hicks, hy who s aasisting him In ‘the fighy O dressed in roueh-Inoking clothing amd iy ¥ astraw bt Atter Buxter was ahoy, 3 1o gered up Unlon atreet In the dircetlon of 3,008 trom Coliege, and fell near the entye Wiggers' jewelry atore, on Union atrect, {;"' the diflicilty wis over, Jones Rustur, o ier fna uylns contditlon, was borne into ¢ ‘,‘,'" store_and medical attendanca wan caiheq T Dirs, Enat, Nowlin, Blovens, anil By they could to relieve the sufferlg man, ot Nathaniel -Baxter, father ~of "the woyitt man, was scon on the spot, and went j i % ately Into the store. Life was fust obyfon®l and the old father toole the head of his gyyee s 11 Tuls lab o4 he aat ubon the floor of Wit establishment. Neur by stoud r, Mongg a1 Baxter and Edmund Haxter, brothers of S Haxter, and the tears which fell from Lo o7 it sliowed how diele lparta Wera toncaed 1 sad fato of thelr brother, whom Death 0 200 clalm as his own, It was eviden rryp, :“” first that Baxter could not survive, and t, o a reactlon sct in foon afterwards, brougug 4ot by the use of stimulnots, e expired at. g strugaiing very hard. 5\ Jere Bazter was shot throush the rlely iy and it {s venerally supposed that he rc:nlruul";" wound from Joncs Buxter, while the Jatiey o endeavoring torise after iie hod been wioy, ™ Nathaulel Baxter was atruck across tpe Tnste; of hfa foot by a bullct, Which caused his o) swell very mitch and winde him quite Jame, fi‘ vas not scrioualy hurt. . Alice Bell, a Wtlo eolored gird, recalsed o [ wound fu the tuigh from a steay Lall, Shoy,, tudly wounded. ) Dra. J. Buugan Stephens and A, J. Lsle, o therequest of Deuuor-b‘omnu Combs, examgy, the dead boay of 8, M. )icks, upon which i, found the followlng wounds: Two 'wonlh' head, made by gome hard Instrument. Tie 11”1 one finch £ the loft junction of 1ho caronsl gy sagital sutures; the other, nearthe rlyht Dariery) protuberance, both fracturing the skuli. “They alao found four plistol wounds, oue entering 1y front two inches to the right of the upper Thlnf of tha-sternum and abodt two fnchics helo g, clavical, passing through the right lung anl lodging under the skin at the DOIILOP tie ;. scapula. Another entered the back near gy, polnt of the left scapula and coming wy [ front two inches oelow the left clavical ang 5y inches to the Jeft of the upper thicd uf the e num, rauging from the entrance obltquely . wards, and ‘mnm near the arch of tha aart, Anothier entered below the right lower ring 2 the right side of tho sblne, possiug near 1, stomach and jodglue under tue skin e g enciformicartilsge. Another entered tne bacg thu left torearin, nfdway hetween the elbow oy wrist, and coming out near tio hand, Capt, Yutor, Chief of Lolice, went toaMy. fstrato mnd endeavored te got bim to fisyey warrant for the arrest of the parttes invaisy) but the fanctlonary declined todo so ugyj s0mo person woull ‘swear out'u warrant, Jones F, Bsxter was tho fourth son of Judge Nathaalel Baxier, and abuit 30 ey of age, When M, 1. flowell was Cler ») Master of the Davidsou County Chiancery Cogs: young Baxter was employed in his ofilce, tign that time he has been fanning in thls couyy, ubout clght mfles from tho clty. Samuel H. licks was the son of Dawg g Hicks, who for a number of yenrs was (3 )mnunnl fee-dealer {n theelty, ™ He wasaboy 27 or 224 years of age. MRS, TILTON. An Offer of 8100 a Night to Lecture, wits Hhe Ja Sald to De Holding Under Adsin. mont. Nzw Yong, Suly 20.—Tho Star saysthat My, Tilton has of late recelved numerous offersts lecture, tho most lberal' being one from Ity manager of a bureau hero of §5,000 for farts. six nights. This proposal tins not yor bee declined or accepted, This {s, however, ba ono of numeroua offers and invitations mal to Mrs, Tilton for this purpose. Bince th trial sho has rccetved some most exinn gant letters from all parts of the country, Boon atter the closs of thoe grcat trial shers celved letters from Boston, Chicago, and ser eral literary burcaus, claiming to gunranteer fortune for her cfforts. Among somo of ity overtures msdo may bo mentloned shat ofy winister in Chieago, who asked her to gives lecture 1n bohalf of his church that was heasiy in debt. Thoe letter that contained this (nvit. tion did not proposs anythiug in the way of n muneration, but a8 she was so well known azl everybody so anxlous to see her, he thought ty lecturgwould help his church out of Its calamits, In fact almoat cvery other sensation mongqr in tho country cxcept Barnum has endeavord to bring her bofore the publle. The buresut East and WAR have offered her very flatterin inducements, but to all of themn she has nsix taintd mlence. o0 York Sun, Jul N v 25, Lately a story bas been whisperod aboct smong Plymouth Clurch members and clie where in Brooklyn soclety that Mrs, Tilton wu to go ‘on thd Jccture platform. The atoryi that this had been sugyested, or at Jonat sane tloned, by Theodore bofore his departure for Europe, and that ho had even written o Jectuy ontitied ** Woman's Fall" for her to delire. It waa added that she contemplated followinr Mr, Boccher fn Lia lecture tour, apeaking n the places ho did the pight after his departure. Mrs. Tilton's fricnds, it was sald, were urglnz her to lecturo as the easiest method of support: 10g horself and hor children, and the only wsr of righting heraelf bofore tha public. Liti credeuce was givan to thia rumor, but It male much talk neverthcless,, A reporter for the Sun was yesterday advisel by n zentletan who lusistod on ita truthlulnes to call on Mr, J. II, Fox, 113 \WesL Fourteend stroct, who, ho sald, had muade ahandsowe vller to Mrs, Tilton. Mr, Fox Isan Englishman who has hunsll been In tho lectura Reld, and Lns alyo been 2 Journali e nald that e regretted that the scheme should be made public at this time though it coukl probably do little hanin, ‘The fact was, hosall, hio had heard incldentally from frlonds of Mrs, 'THlton that she wa contemplst fug thie possibility of lecturlng, The hlea did not comne from him, but be thought it would b a goud business veuturc. As soon as he besrd A " m g A magsa of it, he wude Mrs, Tilon s Lad offer of $100 & nlght and traveling er out. pensea for herselt and such conpanion M i sho should choosa to have with her. M way had rocelved m reply, but it wus bot declalve, tho Mrs. Tiiton doubtod whether she Lad ph{'flfll Lay strength to undergo the fatgue. ller friends Moy had no doubt of her mental stronzth, Tie niox roply concluded by saying that for the prescob - shoe would hold the propositivn under alvise ment. Mr, Fox beltoved shio would accept, bee T causa he know she had bean mdvisod by her &C friends to lecture, and his offer wua a goud one wau to her, though an suttrely sufe ono to limielt aba 118 b not fieard that abe had over praciieel The elocution, but he had no doubt of her ablily: He, too, had been told that Mr. Tilton bad written the locture * Wowmun's Fall,” or ot leat had suggested tho subject, but ha had e knowledge sbout nm‘ nor about the rumorsl Propmll.luu to follow Mr.Beucter ou his Jecture our., 12 she accopted his offer she might loct ure whervyer stio chose to do so. ———————— YELLOW FEVER. Nuw OnLuANs, July 30.—Groat excitement it caused by vxaggerated -reports of the prevs lence of yellow fover here. The City Plysicisn publishies a card in this wmorning's Fflerald, sav {ngr: %A passing tow-boat from New Orieass put oft two casos of fever on Wednesday, 080 clogg of them dylog durlng the night at the Maris toea Hosvital on the outskirts of the city, The 5 other dled to-Gay. Avotherinan on tho bosh op who had the fever when sho passed, dicd 08 s the 25th. The boat returned hero to have him ently buried. The boat Juhn Forter, on route l{:: i::n . was_thoroughly disiufected on v fll’:l‘lfil‘-"r"N: nlh:r cuug lmyvu sppeared, and the Beae alarm hos greatly subslded. Energotie ellorid Pm are being uiade 10 thoroughly clean up and die ubn {nfect tho city. ! 't;x\u Naw Oxntzans, July £8.—By a resolution of “m the Shreveport Board of iealth no boate frow M Naw Orleaus will be_allowed to onter this port | feme after Lhis date (20th) untll furthcr notlce. _‘_:h - extr GEN, GARFIELD. Yapp. ATLANTIC TITY, July 26.~Gen. Qarficld,while ary batblug in tue surt this mornlog, was ottacked :ob\ with vertizo. Representatives Spriuger avd h‘illl Hiscock, and Raiaey, Sergoant-at-Arms of the [ 0 Potter Committee, were bathing st tho same thatg time. Sowotblog pecullar was noticed ju G fake Gurlield's moyements as ho lett the water,whed m [ Hiscock and Rafney went to _his rollef, conduct Kdiil fug hlin to the bati-house, where, by prowpt st the teation, bo was suou restored to consclousucss- anma He was a0 rapidly huproving that ke wiil to-wuis oy, row leave for bis homs lu Ublo, e - —— il OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Lownox, dJuly S6.—Sleamsbips Castalix | oot Abyssluls, und Ville de Parls, from New Yurky mc"t“uhx bayo arrived out. w1 Nuw Youk, July 28 —Arrived, Anglly, (oD il Loudou, il B . oy OBITUARY. b BaLTivons, Md., July . omas Kelso, 3 "y woll-knows sud fuucutil ctizey, died B moruing, uwed YL