Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 2, 1878, Page 5

SUCEIF ST, I N Sl gy e oo i W it o 3 ' 1 3 4 CRIMINAL NEWS. A Murder of the Most Sensa- tional OCharacter in Jersey City. Mysterious Assassination of a Policeman While in His Bed. His Hystorical Wife Awakes with a Bloody Towsl Over Her Face, The Awfal Crime Ferpetrated near Poughkeepsie, No Y.y om the Yourth of July, Arrest and Discharge of a Seem- ingly Innocent Gentieman * Yesterday. Olarke, the Great Land-Owner, Pur- suing His Incendiary Enemies fhe Wheeler Trial at Milwaukeo=-Mur- dor and Suicide in 8an Franoisco, BLOODY MIURDER. Bpectal Dispateh to The Tridune Nzw York, Auz. 1.—A Jersey City police- man, Richard Harrison Smith, was found dead {n his bed this morning, murdercd, and his body territly mutllated, Ilis wifc says she slept by bis sido all might, slleges that she heard no ofse, aud & pet dog, which was In the room and was noted for barking whenover a stranger ap- proached, was quiet until morning. Mrs, Bmith gave the alarm about 4 o'clock, u foon, sho says, s she woke, and, when the other occupants of the house harried fato tho bloody apartment, the policeman's body was nlmost cold. Mrs. 8mith was put un- der arrest, and her husband’s body taken to Elliott’s Morgue, where a post mortem oxam- Instion showed that fiftcen wounds had been inflicted {n the breast, and two terrible blows on tbe bead, one of them crushing in the skull, The police have mot yet sccured the siightest clew to the murderer. Binith was appointed a gatrolman fn February last. Wedneaday night he sttended the FPolice Commissioners’ mect- ing. About 11 o’clock he went home, and was ot scen allve again save by his wife and the munderers, Tho houso in which Smith lived {s occupled by two families, Bmith and his wife lising alone in the first story, and a family named McGregor, with oune malo boarder, in the sccond story. Theso persons sny they heard no molsu untll sbout 4 o'clock, when old Mrs, McGrezor was aroused by hear- ing Mra. Bmith crylng, “My God! My God!” *Oh, Mr. McGregor!” The old lady woke her eon, and ho hostened down-stairs, followed closcly by tho rest of the family, When the police arrived Mrs. 8mith was at once Isolated from the other occupants of tle house, and no one was allowed to see her throuchout the day. 8bo was suffering from hysterics, to which she has long been a victim. The police give the fol- lowing as her statement: My husband and myself rotired at sbout 11 o'clock laat night, & ‘small Ismp, as usual, belng left burning an the burcau. My hueband hung his clothes on o chalr, on_his stdo of the bed, noarest tua parior, aud 1 dld the same on my slde, We both' scemed to Lo 1 got "% sevornl times, ‘ asked mo why 1d1d not koop qulet and les him gu 1o stecp, This was at abuut 2 o'clock, At 4 o'cluck, still belnfilmlbl to sleep sonndly, T got up to get s drink of water. My husbanil whs sleeping sound- Iy ot that time. = When I again got {nto bed I felt msleen lmmml{ snd, In & few minutes, feit something cold ‘on' my hand - and 1 aprang “to m) and found that o blyody towel Lad in some unaccountabio wuy been thcown aver my face, I recognized tho restiess, and he amcll of cisle lorm, ana, turning to whero my busband iny, saw a slpht that curdled the blood 1n my velu illow salurated with bload covered 1wy husband's face, und the wholo bed was bluody. 1natchod the pillow off, url aaw bl my husband's face, and cried fur nelp, Whoover murdercd Smith must have been sequaluted with the premlacs, Mr, Smilh's position in the Led was extremely favorable for the striking of & heavy blow with the assall- ant's right band. No liouss could bo easier to enter. Bearcely ony of the windows were faatened, Iherc was not even a door Lo the entranco o the cellar, It can hardly te denled that the holdiug of Mrs. Smith 18 & proper procedure, but there is 0o chares agninat her, No one suspects her of committing tho murder berself. ‘I'ho blows wer given with 100 nuch forve and preclsion fur o woman of her elze and welght to have in- flicted them, Besides, searcely any ons would belieye that @ wife would ihus mutilate her own husband, One or two cf the blows, per- hapstho flrst ono struck, would have ended tho unfortunate man's lfo.. Thers s nw? indieatfon of hatred, and & fixed determination to leave no possible chuncy ol recovery, although It Is not known that the inan had uts enemy in the world, He was poo- ular with a1l bis associates. One of the theorics alvaneed §8 that u man who formerly boarded With Hinlth and Lis wifo is tho ussasstn. Ho was still on tamilior visiting terms at the house, was formerly thelr Juudlord, ond took his rent Iu board, It Is sald that he Waa very attentive to Mrs. Stith whilo o boarder I the nouse, frequently sitting by ler beuside sl fonuing her whei she was in ono of her Iyeterical fits, It Is said, nlso, that this mau's Alientions aroused the husband's jealousy, and ‘hat this wus the couso of his naking to bo thanged from nigut to day duty, saying that Unngs wers nut all right ut hume, aud Lo would prefer belog at lome at night. " Scientiflcally considered,’ the Tanes says, It s alimost incredible that a woman, to whom sullicieut chioroforn had been wdmintatered to render her wuscnsible duriug such o tragedy, slould liave breu awukeued by tho cre cou- tact of something cold less thantwenty winutes later, and uo record uppearsof o person belng surprised out of an anwsthetic lhtl:‘p and spring- fue out of bed In 1ull posseaston of the senscs, udersey City it 1s generally beld that thero Was & woman I the cuse.” lood sil over Then1ran out of the room WOMEN UNSAFE IN NEW YORK. Suectal Lisualch 1o The Tridune. Nxw Yonk, Aug. 1.—A Tines speclal from Pouglikeepalo sayat There has been much ex- ¢itement to-1oy I Milton over tho arrost of Dr. Jultus Millal, of that placo, charged with tummitting tho nswsult on Miss Henser 8 Ur. Hosbrouck’s house oo the nicht of July & When' Millia's rrcat was known, the villagers treated it with dertsion, and hastened 10 acqult him befure he bad o bearing. ‘The arrest was brought about by a detective frum New York, who has been in the neighborhood of Miiton throe weeks, Last ¥Friduy cvening Miss Heoser saw Milial go to the Post-Oflicr, vorue distanco away, Slecalled Dr. Husbrouck and puluted Mitlal out, saying: “That man resembles the one who seized me In the parlor Fourth of July night. Ou the Wrength of this Dr. Millal was arrested. Tue briswwner had & bearlog to-dey, ‘The Dret witness was Miss Heoser, whose testl. mony was given modestly, She retold the Mtory of the outrage, and was conyinced that Dr, Mlllal was the zan who bad chased . Ler on the pight of the ssssult, Willisms, the brisoner's counsel, moved for discharge, on the ground that uo evideocs bad been . produced showing that su at- lempt had been madu to outrags Miss Hense: An arzuinent followed, n which the fact wes developed that the prosecution had o more Wituesses, for reasons best known to them- s¢lves, and then the Court discharged the pris- oner, The arrest of Millal{s generaily looked Ypon as a blunder for which somebody thould be Leld accountable, Alter - all the Milton outrsge remainss wystery, appar- ently as far ag ever from belog cleared up. Dr. Mitlal has many aympathixers among the eople of Milton. He'had four or five reputable Witnesses resdy to prove acompletealibi, but he ¥24 0ot put upon his defense. There secms to be o doubt that, on the night of July 4, be was M lomesick with matarial fever. The story told by Miss Henser }s one of tho wost remark- Wis ou record, sud, 4 true fo all s particnlars, s one deserving all the at- tentlon the polies can give 1t 1n order to secnre the detection and punishment. of the offenders. On the evening of July 4 sha left a picnic party and returned alone to Dr. Hasbrouck's house. Bho went to her room, aud then, as she says, camo down-stairs to the parfor, whers she sat down sttheplano. Her playing was interrnpted b‘ the entrancs of Lwo persons disgulsed witl masks. 8he did pot scream out or call for heip, while the men pursued her around a tabls, until the one described by her fin_ her testimony to-day, sefzed her and admin- Istered chloroform, when she Jost conaclousness, The plenie party came alohg soun after and found Miss Henser lying nude upon the floor with her feet against the parlor door. Her clothing was piled up carelully nesr her, and none of it was missing. 8he was juit recovering consclousness, and became terical, hegging that her life be taken rather than that she should be dishonored, Every effort was made to traco the supposed -nul{nnts, hut up to this time no cine heyond that claimed to have been found Ly the detec- tives has boen obtained. WHOLESALE INCENDIARISM, Nzw Yorx, Aug.1.—Charles Montanye, on complaint of George Clarke, of Bprinzfleld, Otsego County, N. Y,, was lodged In jail In do- fault of $25,000 batl in & sult brought by Clarke for $46,000 damages for property burned by the Montgomery Tenanta’ Mutual Soclety, of which Montanye 18 alleged to have been an active member, between Dec, 29, 1873, and Bept. 1, 1876, Clarko {s sald to bethe largeat land- owper {n this State, owning between 40,000 and 50,0008cres In the Countles of Greens, Dutchess, Oneida, Otsego, and Montgomory. The aflidavit of Clarke sets forth that he be- came possessed of lands through a grant by the Colonial Council to Willfam Corry and others, The sasociates of Corry transferred an undivid- ed molety to George Clarke, ancestor of the present owncr. During the anti-rent excite- ment, from 1846 to 1850, suit was brought, on a petition of the teoants, by the Btate against Clarke, tovacate his lettors patent, on the eround of original {raud in the obtaining of the rant. ‘This suit was declded In Clarke's favor n every court, Clarke's father had let out land in farmis of about 200 acres exch, upon lcases of two lives 1n being, but not less than thirty-three {-.-ul. at an annual reutal of 12} cents per acre. hesa leases began to expire in large num- bers about 187U, and new leascs were offered to the tenants at Increascd ratcs of from 50 cents to $1.50 and $2 an acre. This increase met withi 7““ oppasition from the tcnants, and the Montgumery Tenants® Mutual Socicty was formed. v Fires bavo constantly occurred up to the pres- ent time, and property worth thousands of dol- Iara has been destroved, aud 1t is behieved the Boclocy still exists, although its movements are conducted with the atrictest sccreey, The afll- davits of detectives reclta conversations hiad with tue people of Charleston Four Corers, and stato that on scvaral occasions Montanye admitted to them that the sole object of tin Mutual Boclcty was the destruction of Clarke's oroneriy. 'To'bind its members the Boclety bad allhl. with the ponalty of death for thelr viola- o, % e TIIE MILWAUKER MURDER TRIAL. Bpecial Dispatch 1 The Tribune. MiLwaokee, Aug. 1.—In tho Whecler-Hen- derer murder trinl to-day, Russel Wheeler, the defendant, was placod on tho witness-stand, aud lis testimony was o thrillingly dramatic narration of tho eveuts which preceded snd accompanied the shootiug of Hendorer on the 20th of Jume. Ilo was listened to with breath- Toss Intorest by the crowded court-room, and tho acene was unusually impressive, tho general result being doubtless favorable to the theory of the defense—tlat the Lomicido was com- mitted In self-defense. Wheeler explainod to the jury the minute details of octurrences on tho tragical morning, from the time to leott his gamblivg-rooms with his night's winnlugs—ono haud on his roll of greonbacks in oua pocket, and the otber hand on bis pistol in another pocket, as he sala 1t was notorfously his cuatom, in going home aftors heavy blay with money on his person, 1iu said he wanted all Lo kaow, cspectally nlght-loungers, that he was armed for sclf-protection. e rolated with niaiost painful miuuteuess tho purticnlars of the two cncounters with the Henderer party, first at Marble Hall, then at the Newhall Iousa saloon, sud ench step, word of conversatiou, insult, and threat of Hendérer, till the fatal shut was fired, and ho wont to polics headquarters, told -what had- occurred, aud surrendercd ss a prisoner, A number of witncases wero sworn as to his peaceable and lowabiding disposition, and the testimony for tno defenac closed. There was no_rebuttiug testimony for the prosccution, aud Distriets Attorvey Thompson will argue the cause before the lury i tto mornfug. o witl Vo followed by Orton aud Ebbitts for tho detense, and will then close the cuse, which will probably go to the jury Baturday morning. BITARP ONES IN LIMBO. Epecial Dispatch to Tha Tvibune, Oxana, Neb, Aug, 1.—Dobson, ollas Joo TPatish, slias Bealakin Joe, hailing from Chicago, was arresied hero yeslerday for attempting to rob a passcnger on tho Union Paclflc transfers train, This morning he was discharged on this complaint, but was immediately rearrested on a complalnt charging him with having baen one of a wung who rubboed Elgutter's jewelry store hero & year ago. The cowvlaint was made at the nstance of *‘Doc" Felker. & detective from Chicago, who reccntly arrested ouo Carroll there for belng concernud n the same robbery, Felkor happened to be hera gettlug some aflidavits In recard to Carroll's case, Purlali har ownod up overvthing, giving himsclf ana partners utterly away, Parish bad in his pos. aession a pold wateh which was found to bave been stoleu from Ueoree N, Clavton last Eriday nleht, i 8 sleeping-car this side of 8t. Louts, and it i thoucht that Parish Is one of the two men who robbed the sleepor on the Chicago & Rock Island Hallroad some wueks ago. MURDERED IN THF, WOODS, BT, Lotis, Aug. 1.—A special to the Globe-Dem- ocrat from Alton, It),, says the dead bodies of a mulatto woman nutned Belle Debean, and her chitld, 4 years old, were found In a cabin o the wouds, about three miles from the clty, to- day, with the bralus of buth beaten out. An oll{wlun'd man, Tom Bates, the womau’s step- fathier, and a white mau nmned Whliam White were arrested on suspiclon of belug concerned fu the murder, vut al Jast nccounts there seetned 1o by no dircct evidenco that olter of the pere sons was guiity of the criwe, MURDER AND SUICIDE, Ban Fuancisco, Aug, l~This afternoon Heaory Droge, o Uicrman groceryiuan, sbot aud killed bis wily st bls residence, and In the presence of bis slster and ber busbaud, with whom Mrs, Droge bed taken her resl accaunt of Droge alier killg his wite, ‘Tl et fv due to Mre, Droue' to her husband, The murdered Wowan was au Americay, Lo mother of three young children, TRAMDPS ON TRRIAL. Fpecal Dixpaich 1o Tae Trivune, Osurosn, Wis., Aug. 1.—The examination of Fred Pearco mua John Hurley, twotramps, ar- rested for throwtuyg a traiu from the track on the Northwesters Road, June 23, commenced to-dsy, ‘The teatimony fs pretty conclusive agafust them, nod they will probably be bield over to the Ureuit Court, Hurley conducts his own defense, sud cross-exatnines witnesses wilh ,t!u scuteucss of the traditivual Phlladelplbis aw)ur, JAIL-BREAK, Evectal Disveich te The Tribune. Capan Raeips, Ia, Aug. 1.—8even of the WOrs\ cases in the jail at Alarion broke out last night by sawiug off the lron bars with iostru- incots baoded thom, it is supposcd, by conteds vrates outside. ‘They are still ut Jarge. FATAL QUARREL, PHILADRLPIIY, Pa., Aug, L.~ Willism Mitch- el aud Jobo Btevenson, dock Idlers, quarreled ud Steven- esterday o & saldon {ou £re {m“" on Callowhul), ——————— . SUICIDE.” - Aptelal Diwatch 1o Thé Triduns. KE0XUK, Ia., Aug. L—The most searchiug in- quiry into the facts connected with the sulcide ot George Relley fn this city last night falis to throw any light upon the affalr, and it 1s ag much of awystery ss ever. Kelley displayed remarkablo uerve. M;tr :r}‘:““:n' the nooss off, beld his bands tirmly by his side, D o hie feet lo ko Lo by toucbiny the fuor. He could casily bave re- ‘corered bimself had Jie showo sy dlsposition Lo falter fu bls purpose. A furtber exawination of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. AUGUST 2; 1875 his efTects brought to lignt 833 in money and two moare watches, making three fn all.” The body twas gent to«lny to Richkmond, Ind., In ac- cordence with the directlons of hia friends. 8perial Dispatrd te The Triduna. Buatmaron, Ia., Aug. |.—~William Johnson, 8 8wede living ahout four miles south of this city, about 4 uclock this afternoon, in the ab- nee of his wife and dsughter, drew a razor his throat, killing bhimself almost in- ntiy Hard luck, caused by hard drinking, 'Was Lhe cause. THE CROPS. I0WA. Bpscial Disvatcher tn [he Tridune. Nortn Linexrr, Johnson Co., Aug. 1.—8pring wheat will be over ha!f & crop. Injured by rust. Nearly all the vats and wheat cut. Crop witl be sort of rawhlde cup which fnrms the Inside of aglove, The shape of the ground is best de- scribed by raying that it yesterday took In the whole of the catcher’s ‘path and & triangle hrmzdl_?runnmun line fiom first to thied bases. The pitcher dellvers thie hall from the #ame pofnt as in base-ball, and Is backed by five fielders, Flve batters stand in the ground back of the home-plate and endeavor to nit the ball, when pilched, out of reach of the other five men, There are some minutie of scoring which it 1a not necessary fo describe. The exbi- bition yesterdat was quite a success. Tiomom ATILROADS. AN ESTIMATE OF VANDERBILT. The Baratoga correspondent of the New York Snun gives an axcellent review of the late Sara- SPORTING MATTENS. The New Chicago Race-Course Rapidly Approaching Complstion, [Edwin Forrest the Winner of the 2:24 j Purse at Buffalo in Three Fast Heats. 8iz Heats and No Finith in the 2.2 Race—The Pacirig Race Also Bpm Up. tora Rafiroad Conventlon, and reveals many ;hhnshed lt:llrly. :’rmpcclu for corn very good. secrets that have not been given to the publfc owers helping It preatly. . heretofore. Amang other things he says: Ilook's Poixt, Hamilton Co., Aug. 1.—Ex- TNE TURP. being done at this confer- TR NEW TRACE AXD HUILDINGS of the Chicago Trotting and Jockey Club, about which so much has beeh said of late, are a0 accomplished fact. The’projectors of the euterprise bave made no great amount of blow about the matter, but, Instead, have been vig- orously at work, and the result of that policy is beginning to Le seen. Yestorday afturnoon an ceseive rains have prevented larvesting, and grain of all kinds dead ripe. Great Injury has been done. Itust and chinch-bug, even withont our present bad weather, have reduced our whest-crop fully one-balf, Poor prospects for corn. PocantonTas CzxTRE, Pocshontas Co., Anr‘ 1.—About half the spring wheat cut. Badly blighted and considerable rust. Wil be a ‘'here wrre r men In attendsnce here, 1th the exception of Me, Hiram Calkina, were ahle to learn much, ‘This gentlee man, having been Clerk of the Senate at Albany. liad ‘occamton to render services 10 1ho VAnderoilt concern, and was now_rowardcd to some extent from beadquarters. The rest of the reporiers were either tald [les or fent away with an abrunt **There In nathing that Iean (:I{or that can bo of intarast to tha phniic, ‘Invited party of gentlemen pald the new track n act is, peritaps, ane of the bent proofs that licht crop. Lovked well up to the . 1 a0t pucee i bot weather und licavy _rains. Wili | Vislt, and found tnat durfng the past ten days h’;:fl“"":,"';{,’:“’ Wil wustesfol: ”&'k;f':;m o into stack before threshing, Ralning nesrly | tha most astonishing progreas had beeu made. | cara to make it known to the prem. . 1in Coariers one-third of tha time, Oats badiy logged. All | As ls known, it is situated Just west of the | —8nd thero aro s great many of m here—siand that can be saved will vield wefl. Corp vros- | Central Park track, and 8 more sultable or sc. | #foud him like & thick palisade, and oo outelder can approach him except thruugh en {otroduction ofoue of these fellows, whore duty it sesmn to Y-.-cu fair. About threo-quarters of a stand. be to guard bim from oniside infinences. Far thin { wa do not have too much raln will be a good crop. LEI‘OII. Clinton Co., Aug,1.—Wheat in thls cessible location could not have been found. The track, which is samlle,In clrcumfercuce work of protection, combined with 2 good deal three feet from tho. pole, fs lakd | Gllicey! b pava them in o+ boints - oo Laxe Shre county will averago elghteen bushels. Quality | out fn oval shape, tho turns being | Miculan, Western Union, anit New York Centeal, falr, Two-thirds gons intoatack, At present | ouo gont of a mile in length, and ghe | ] 8m told that whenevor one of thase fellows wunts prices a grest daal will go oo the market at once. Barley crop smatl and poor. Wheat was injured more by heat than rust, Frospect for corn fully 28 good as 1ast year, L GrAxD, Marshall Co,, Aug.1.—On nccount of rust and blight, wrheat Will not_make morc than hail a crop. Will mostly be stacked. Outa wood average crop. [larvesthelpscarco. Tramps sil gone, now there Is romething for them to do. The outlook for corn crop Is oxcellent. Mogs doine well. Mostly on grass. Conwary, Taylor Co., Aug. 1.—Wheat dam- aged 20 per cent by rust. Oats one-hai{ cut. Badly down and rotting on the ground and never cau be gathered. Loss on oats will be stretchies the same. This arrangement makes :: B Ao e folare, he s unly taaly the distance from the home to the back stretch much less than at Dexter Park and other tracks constructed oo the old aystem of having them as nearly circular ag possible, and gives the spectators & much better chance to view a field "of horses during thelr entire journe: around the course. The natural soil, of wl\l:a the track Is bullt, ls perfectly adapted to the pur- pose, and no nrtmcmurnuda track {u the world can compare with it in point of clasticity and titness tur apeed. The loam Ia the same as that which composea the Central Park track, and the lutter {s considered by Peter Jggmon and other Mr. Vanderbit that he {s & tian of greaer genjus than the late Comaodore, that be Is ohe of the handsoment and must refined ‘gentlemen fn the worlg, or that srs. So-and-s0 Is madlyin love, and zo on. bome eald, howsyer, that the way to obtain In. formation a1 to what was g0ing oo st the meetinra yas to appear perfectly uncuncerned 1a the mate ter, and 1o indulge 1n sociable driuks with such of Mr. Vanderbiil's courticte 2a one bappened to know. It would appear, finally: A1rst-——That after the muumi was over Mr, W. 1. Vanderbilt had a bic peraunal guarre) with Tom Scott,—a quarcel which must npset any sgreeineut that might have becn arrived at. X Second—That Mr. Jewett did not yleld & jot to fully 50 per cent, Winter wheat caunot be | Wellkuown = drivers Lo ofastest | o underuilt, and ‘mad dératand, | mov’e\l on sccount of the wet wentber, It the | I this country, ft ~will certalnly be :‘u’ll\:lll:jd"tlrcul.n';ntm:r; -’-I;n that hie, Me. a spicudid track on which to grive both trotting and runving horges ‘‘the grand preparation " for a catupalen, and as an elaborate system of tile drainage has been put fnto operstion there need be no fear that. the meetings will be fnter- fered with or delayed by wet weather. homestretch is ninoty feet in width, ap advan- tago possessed by Do other track in America, and for tho rest of the mile there {s a width of sixty fect. ‘This arrangement will coable the lurgest flelds of horses to be started without the necessity of dividing them foto two ranks, and will greatly facilitatc matters in races where thore arc alasze number of animals engaged, raln ever stops a large amount of wheat will e threshed atd go forward at once. Cora looks first rate. Fonr Dopar, Webster Co., Aug. 1.—Wheat fa about two-thirds cut. Large portion fs still in the shork, as tho rains havo prevented stacking, Tho farmers will thresh all that the weather will permit at once. Wheat {8 badly injured, Nearly one-half the crop in bad con- dition. The ont harvest commenced. Yield will be govd. Just cutting flax. Corn looking fine, Much of it stauding elght fect high. New Hamrton, Chicknsaw Co., Aug. 1,— Spring wheat fn this county almost an entlre derbilt, had too mavy frons in the fire, a; Wras, in any case, atierly hnpowsile for him to keep both the Lake Shore and the Michixan allve, One of theae ronds mast be reined, Third—That It was difficall to say which of the two rusds was to go to the wall. Indicationsa on hi ect could be {n!l’vred In Wall street anly h{ watehing which of the twu stucks Mr. Vander- bilt wiit be selling. He fa sappored to hold stunt 200, 000 shares of Lake Shore (nat of 500, 000) and about §8, 000,000 worth of Michlgan Central (out of 818,000,000), A short time &gy bu begaw 1o #ell soie Lake 8hore, bat seema to have bought it back azain within the last few weeke, when lie saw that Jim Keene and Rusell Bage were likely to =} \ In control of the atock, and to pot him oot of failure. Wil not nveraze more than five | ., TU¢ view from the club-house, & large three. | Obta ! story buildiug which is already nearing com- | theconcern. 3 7 Tk beeuts. Gats are d, but badis ioaged, | Bicton: Is prand. From 'the Droad Lnfcanies | opFourih: (BaLAE Veoderbilie orofested poliey Tne ety y Yirnr. | which encircle ths bolidfog at the ftst ahd sec. GakbE. RpsnLied NUACE the vaxx-'. for corn guod. crln discouraged. Weather hot and continued raing, Osraroosa, Malaska Co., Aug. 1,—Some spring wheat Lcium threshed. Was injured by extremae hut weather, which causca the Wwheat to cuta off frelghit sud muenficr agencies under the pretenae of their beiug pald useless commissione, and kecps oo paying 15 percent o the Merchants’ Dispatch Company o all freights which ¢o by his ruads, dy 0 because the Merchants' Dis- luse cojporation, of which he ckholder. The ond storics, tho spectator es o blrd’s-cys view of the entire courss, aud of the crowds which will assemble ore loog to watch the contests of specd between noted fiyers. There will not be oue, elthier jn the club-house orthe grand or se- o caus s, who wilBnot have an uniuterrupted | 4, toe, 4 me thing strink and ripen oo quickly, - Wheat golug to | 12¢t atank oted | 2ioht ba the Wasmer Farlor Car C A market, Outs good. Corn the sadic. THow of the horses for the eutire mile—an ad- | S8R 08 (0 foe ks et orclostvor bans yantage which is not enjoyed on anyother track fn the country, 2 befors stated, the_club-house, under the energetic direction of P. J. Sexton, (s rapldly approachiaz completion, and Jooms up conspic- uously on the hitherto somewhnt barren Jaud- scape west of Ceotral Park, The grand and seleet stinds are also under way, and by the end of the present week thelr fraimneworks will be nearly completed. rding to the con- tracts, cvtrnmni must be in working order by the last week in Auguat, 80 that, it considered advisable, a September_trotting mectiog can be family, aud from which sometling Like $1, 000, 000 profitis divided every year, It ts arued that with the outlay of une or iwo yeara' dividend oo this wfock the New York Contral might have builg sleeping aud parlor cara of ita awn, Fifth—Thst he owna the whole of the Canada Bonthern Ialirosd, whick faone of the feeders of the Michigsn Central, and that. consequeat ou that, 1t was likely that he would stand by the Michican and let the Lake Shore go. **The troable with Me. Vanderoilt," said a very Impartial amd well-Intormed observerto me, ** e that #0 confonndedly selfish. lle thluks of nothing buthis own self, With IWISCONSIN, Bnectal Dispalches to The Tridune. JacksoN, Waaliogton Co., Aug. L.—Spring wheat badly damaged by heat aod rust and a stnall yellow worm, which appeared by milifons on the hiead, sucking out the sap of the kerucl when In_the milky state. Crop redaced one- third, Oats heavy crop. Corn very fine, Espalue, Plerce Co., Aufi. 1,—Wet harvest, The heat aud damp have doue great damage. Barley goud crov, but hurl by the wet weathier. | piwen, Tho est Division Strect Ha Garrett, Daltimors is fimt and Garrest Bpring wheat llfll]lnfi;rv.c & i 'Eumnuny fs cxtendiog fts '.mk"':g second, Witn “Vlmlormh. W. 1L, i frst, NEwrort, C;r umbia Co,, M.I]‘.—Bn g | Madison™ strcet to the new courss, lhhzunfll' and fol z;:.u lcltond, Illél Nowd\am wheat 18 adly damaged In this localily froin | snd it {s alrcady within two blocks of complo- OBl oo anuly Vs Mudersthud Lhat chitich bugs and rust. Larger propartlon Will | tion. Tho_branch, linc of tho' Northweatorn | 44 Brosberliy of New York woula Epocaiationah Rointo stack. Oats an arerago Hoad will soon bo éompleted, and by tho time crap. -~'(pwo-l,hlrdl of MansnaLL, Danc Cu.,fil)euu the truck itaclf I8 ready for a meetint to be beld the pprinic wheat cut, The damage to the crun | over ju there will ba ample transportation for | PUTTING ON THE FINISHING nearly or quite one- The crop witl all g0 | fhc crowds that. will want to withers tie wport, TOUCIILES, into stack, Farmers ard in low spirits, ‘The orgautzation of o club to control and | Tho General Managers aod other general offl- Bananoo, Bauk Co., Aug. l.—In tho prairle portion of this county epring wheat will yicld ?blclut ouu»la‘ltr‘lh of a lmn:. (an lille x.{lmbelx;, .: ull crop. Winter wheat fs belug thresbed, | giionded to. What I8 wanted are Orat-cla Wo hicar of large yields—forty, forty-ive, and | repregentativo citizens at the head of this enl:: lfl,l Ul:;l;ob:ll-m Crolx Co. Aug. 1—Spring vr?lu‘ llnd un‘|: c‘lul o(l(;“hl ans should seo wheat about half cut. Somo_ snut’ aud blight, :,:‘;:,‘.J;:_ Ratisiy e Som oot tere WM bo damaged ouc-quarter, Weather wet and warm. Very unfavorable for harvest, All K:;ls of graln budly down and crinkled by wet manuge the new track has uot yet been com- leted, but a meeting will ba Lield Monday cven. ng, at which the dctails of this matter will bo cers of the roads leading cast from thiscity held another conference at the ofticeof the Plttaburg, Fort Wavne & Chicago Raliroad in the Ashland DBiock vesterdsy. Tho principal business done was the perfecting of the action taken at the general meeting tho day previous, An effort was made to rescind tho order for the abolition of the Paliner Houso and Grana Pasific Hotel ticket offices. Mr. Drake, of the latter place, offered to charge no rentif the office wers con~ DOPPALO, BurraLo DniviNG Pank, Aug, 1.—Following is & summary of to-day's race: water. Oats good, but badly damaged by ‘Two-twenty sk pusie $3,500) ralns. Corn dolug well and promiscs w good lodged. Spring wheat injurcd by rust snd ex- deckled to leave this matter in statu quo, oo ylald, 1 1 | tinued. Yet it was finally resolved to stand by —— 8 2| the first sction, and doaway with the offlces, . MINNYESOTA,. 7 g us wcz were o useless expense. The lve- Speciol Disvatchesto The Tridune, 4 7 | stock busineas was also broucht up and Houxs, irown Co., Aug. 1.~All grain hadly 3 a discussed st some length, but it was tinall, 5 ] s 7 8 make no changes {n the rates on this articlo cessivo hieat, Fllcy por cent will not bocut. | Trampoline, er, Schuyler, and Mam- | untfl tho mectinz of General Managers, which Have ninety acres, WII not cut sixty-five Wb Eatadiawn. = . | will be kicld at Long Branch on tbe 7th, A scres. Ayurago I this vicinity will not bo over | 130311 Sriter Sid0s o, o a 101K | strung effort witl bemade at this weeting to six bushels. Quality will be poor. get rid of the “ Eveners,” but the {ndicatious 14, contestod v ! Followiug ia tho summary as far as ¢ erferi fourih. oF the ‘wheal harveaicds o ong | 105 4o 3:23 class purse, 8140, dinided: i So-toni a Y andertits ned Seors cot chura l‘l’:Ewd.“ Crop 8 poor one. D:;nuaud ;sfl‘::er {fimfi, o ,‘, ", f '1' 2 g the policy of the Eastern roads, the Eveners® cent by rust, lodgiug, and blight, Wit be | Hambl 18 6 2 % 4 | Ringbetog eutirely i thoir favor, haviug been stacked, Every bodv who can will hoid thefr Lody Mills 27 0 4 8 3| gotton up for thoir spectal bonefit, wheat, 'Thero fs no such crop In the country ns | Chestnut 1 458 0ro I'ie question of furming avother cast-bound somo papers state. 1t ds scarcely possible to | Peaelops. g & 4 Or.o. | pool was also loft to the muetingat Long i ol vt s, peret (obiinary, | doh, o0 e 0 M 3 5 MeCatones Hensar, Nobles Co., Aug. 1.—Whest n this 2TH. Q) Toon that lis was confilent. thek. another. bool county wil bo less thalt balf 2 cron, Damaged Bille, £ oth) Msasty Quatter, would be formed. ~ Withoat such an arrango- by rust first, and then by heavy rains and hot :‘5. haif, 111155% mile, | 'ceut the work done yesterday avd the dsy weatlier, Wheat doad-ripe, and flelds so wet that wo cannot do any harvesting or run our muchines, Oais are promising well, None cut. Wo arv ail fecling blue, Wacoxia, Carver Co. Aug, ol . Quarter, 30t5; 229060 Quarter, SU%; hall, fle, 4:20s. | beforo would be wasied Tb’: plguk rade m’x‘n‘mnrv'u far n:' contested: | could not be maintalnea any lenzth of time, 1 2| It was ulso dechied at yestonlay's meeting to 4 | take wool from second and ulace it into third 1 | cluss, and broom-cory, which herctofore was , 08 thio rates made 1.—Barley in stack, Dark color. Spring wheat and “oats third class, actual welglit, was made 13 cents halt cot, Where tho wheat is lodged it will over fourth class, " not pay for cuttlug., Good portlon of the crop 3 Mess McCullough, Vice-Presldent of in this condition. “Hnve nad threo days of cone i b the Venusylvania Cotnvsvy, I B, Ledyard, of dpecial Tribune. Prornxratows, Lk, Aug, 1.—Eutrica fortbe fourtis suvual inectivg of the Prophetstown Driving Park are very large—over sighty on- trics lu the nine classes, Among them are the noted borucs, Mazomnanle, Monroa Chicf, Lady Turply, Modoe, Mountsin Quuil, Loafer, Rose of Washin 0, and Ainboy, ‘I'he track s o fine condition, and tha prospects are that the most successful meettng _cver held bere will take placs on tho Uth, Tth, Bth, aund 9thof August, POSTFONED. BARrATOOA, N, Y., Aug. 1,—The races have b:‘nn vustpuued tl to-worcow, owlog to the ralo. tinuous raiu. the Michigun Cuntral Railroad, aud most other vrominent raflruad offlials who have been the city left for w:lrmg«ctlvo bomes lost evening. A RAILROAD TRIUMPIT, Apecicd Diwateh to Tha Tridbune. MiLwavsee, Wis, Aug. L—In the Impor tant case of Srecter ve. The Chicazo, Mifivaukes & Bt Paul Rallway Company, which fe a suit under the late Potter law of tbls Stato to ro- cover threa times the amount of overchargo above legal rates for the transportation of lum- ber from Food du Lac to Oconomuwoe, wherd the plaintiff resldea aud was doing business ne a lJumber-merchant, the Biate Suprome Court, on appeal from the Waukesha Circult, declae tivally ,that {u & sult for such datages, atter tho repeal of the law fixing such rates, tho plalutill canvot recover, the saviog clausa of the repealing act (the Vauco Rafiroad law, so called) beiug fusufll- clent fu fts laoguage to preservo the rights of the plaintiff under the Jaw, Nelther cau tho pluintdfl, without an amendinent Lo bils complaiut, recover, s in a comwon law actlon, for the simplo vxcess of such overcharges above reasonable rates. This decision sweeps awsy all the civil cases for dam. agces pendiog against the rallroad companies for vivtations ot the Potter law ln ovorcharges for frelelit and passengzer fares, The criminal proses cutfons aguinst tue combvanies and thetr otlicers and employes for violatjons of the luw weres all dismissed at the last term of Court. lu regerd to civil sults to recover tho amouut of over charges, however, the Supreme Coust, in the Streeter case, signiticantly saye: * Whetberthe commen law action was suspended by the sub- stitute of tho statute; whether the repeal of ——— . YELLOW FEVER. Nxw OnLxans, La., Augz. 1,—The Board of Tealth reports tweuty-four now cases and soven deaths for the past tweuty-four hiours. Mesris, Aug. L—The quarantine agaluost frelght aud travelers from New Orleans and Vicksburg {s being rigldly enforced, frelzht by rail Lelng detained ten days st White faven, Misa., nad by river at President’s Islaud quar antine, Atamectingof the Noard of Health the fol- lowing action was taken: Jtesolvad, Thul the health officors be emnowered to mufln Shiree ngonts to act as deteciives at Grenada, Mise.,drund dunction and Silan, tennes tonotlly all pasvengers coming frum Now Orleans that they will not bo permitted to entar the City of Memphles. — BASE-BALL. . * YESTERDAY'S UAMES. Provinenca, R L, Aug. 1,—Tho Clucinnati- Providence game was pustpoued on account of the weather, CLaveLAND, Aug. l,—Forest Clty, 2; Indian- apolls, 4. Bpecial Dispatch €0 The Tridune, Rockronop, 1L, Aug. 1.—Forest Citys, of Rochford, 25; Mutuals, of Chicago, 5. Boston, Aug. l.—] ous, §; Milwaukees, 2. CRICKET, DETROIT V8. GKRMANTOWN. PruvapeLruia, Pa., Aug, 1.—The Peninsular Club, vl Detroit, aud Ueruisutown Club began to-day o two-days’ gamec of vricket, The soft ground was agaluss eflective bowling., The Germantown Clubs fivet at bat, scored 103 runs, Tirowster making 87, The Urst innlug of the Pemusulars neteed 35 runsy with three wickets Resolred, That no passsngers or baggsge from New irleans or Vickshurg oy steanboat or rail will oe permitled to euter the City of Mewphis un. ! furthier notice, Civcinnary, Ang, 1.—A negro died at the hospitul” tu-dsy from yellow fever, aud & may from New Orleans was rent to the hospital for treatment for the same disease. Tho colored man that died had but receutly arrived from New Orleans. LouvisviLLg, Ky., Aug. 1.—Fondy Csrroll, & stoker on the sicamer Mary Houstou, a New Orleans packet, arrived a week ago sick in New Albany, aud Wwith a pronounced case of yellow lever, 18 recovenng under trestmeunt. The steamier has been fumizated. Special Diwaich o The Trbunc, Caino, I, Aug. 1.—Yesterduy and to-dsy have been very hot ‘Iiree or four cascs of suustroke and overhieat Lave been reported, but uo latalities. Quaruntine reculations are | down, Fraucs coutributivg 3%, witer belog [ 050 0ot ona that actlow i coes which M:;lf':m' ,’;"‘"{.,"fig".‘;;‘ bere ou all boats | wlssed b b, bad occurred under the staiute: ng:c&ler -lnl- o ol the South. S action founded on tho statute can auge OTIIER SPORTS. | Ly ameaduieat 10 the common law action, und OBITUARY. AQuaTIo ' | whetner the rates tixed by statute wou!d then bs taken for reasonable ratés—not decided.” —— A SAD BEREAVEMENT. ' Thore are probably no ralirvad mon In this city who have suffercd worse stilictions duriug the last four years thun Messrs. Joseph ¥, aud Horace Tucker; the former Ueneral Trattic Manager, and the latter Geoeral Freight &pecial Dispaich to Thy Tyibune. Caigo, IiL, Juty 1.—Dr, C. H. Thumpson, a hotaeopathic phivsician of tuls city, was found dead fu bis office last night. 1t ts supposed that ho divd principally of want, He camo totals city from Cedar Rapids, fa., some time last year. -A Dr. MeCrea sccompanied bim, and they commenced practiee togetber. Busl- Nzw Yong, Aug. 1.—Capt. Nadeau, of the Bhoe-wae-cac-mettes, says of the probability of the crow appearing at thic Fassaic (N. J.) rogat. ta; ** The whole wetter ia otill undecidod, sud we scarcely know what tpdo. One thing is pretiy certaio, we shall go lome first, whether we agree to row (n tho P'ndsale regatta or vot, We have now been absent for two mocths, and, uees did not Hourish, and MeCrea went away G Agent, of the Iilinols Central Raliroad. About . 'y | af course, we desire to eet back acalu to our ?le.u n?.fihfi hnu:‘ialll.'fu. n:fio:. .fi.',':fl'.:{::;, ";': howes. Then, axain, it Is not very easy for ug | Bhree years ago they loat thels oldest brutuer, whodled fn the primoe of Lis Itfe iu New Op- loaus, whera be was the General Agent of the 1iiinols Cdotral Ratlroad. Just & year ago yes-, terday thet? father died suddenly st his home fu Massachisetts. A fow wueks ."h they ml“e: avorite’ iy w, a0d yesterdsy thcy recelv: L v ngoittepues chad shel sster Sre. A 1 to row in & regutta, oven U we made up our uluds to return for the purpose. Qur boat was &l smashed 1o pieces, sud it will be necessary to get a uew ove. This, and she necessity of xvlnf 60 far from: here as Mowsue, Mich., wakes it very unlikely that we sha!l be back for the 17th of Auguat.!” vt 1oquust was held that 1 can bear ol Specins Duvatch 1o The Triduns, Broomixatoy, i, Aug. 1.—Ojlver March, sn ola und very wealthy citlzen ol Bloominguon, died to-dsy, In bls dUth ycar. He cage to - nots ta 181, residing ati of the time in this cl ?‘. where he succecded in accumulaiing a priucely fortuue by a life ol tus stslctest ecosowy, - Ho e T bk hich | fianson, bad, djed, eydenty wiitlo un a visit (o was perer married. - h,fl",‘:fi,‘f'&.‘"..‘“{,,".‘":fii.{,:'., 5,."‘.,,"."7,‘?'5\.‘!..,&, er old home ‘&t axlqn“x‘,‘ Mass, Alrs, Hovsou lelt ¥sven privaty exhitidon at White Stocking Park yusterday, the professlousl bLall-players takiug pary It lsa sors of brotherin-law to Band-ball OF rackets, aud s tousiu Lo palivne. Tie ball fs About the size 9 au Euglish walnat, aud 1319 struck with the Laud, protected bV 4 hero & fow weeks :fiu io full beaith, Two or three days 8o, A, H, Ilausen, hor bus. baud, who bolds the position of .Assistant-Gea- eral Ticket aud Pussenizer Ageut of tae liliuols Central Railroad io this city, received a disputch that she was taken serlously slek, Ilu left ot Puodora's Bos brooght s maltitude of ills uvon humanity, so Fihe hncients: but s baltls of Sozadout. ls 4 1ug of Juy fu the fawlly, It refreshed the Uy fleanslog b wouth, and’ s 126 bele Bor tue pasior, once, bt when he reached Albany he found a dlapatch that his wife was dead, hen the dis- pateh announcing Mrs. fHanson's death was ra. celved here yesterday Mr. Joseph F. T, up In lows.” He was informed of the ey rence, and arrlved here yesterday afternvun, He and hts brother Horace. sccompanied by their aged mother, left here iaat tend the funeral of their beloved s THE CHICAGO & SOUTHERN, It {s generally known that & few months g0 8 Mr. Rush purchiased the Chicago & Scuthern Raflroag, runimog from thiscity to Thornton, at foreclusure sale. on behatf ot the Grand Trunk Raflway. This rusd Intended to tse the new scquisition as the Chicazo end of its contem- When the rosd wus urchased the Grand Trunk expected to get the .ake Huron Road aleo. but Vanderbilt has spotled that scheme alnce, and therefurs the rand Trunk does not vare much for the Chi- €ago & Bouthern ax 1t cap got luto the city bet- For this reasou ihe Grand Trunk is now inaking eforts L It claims Lhat the sale At the time of the pucchase 1t waa stated that the road would be turned otor {ree of incumbrance by the 1st of June, and this Bestdes, the property-nwu- ers along the line now ciaim that there exiata an old agreemneut by which the road must run three trajns a day, which does oot sult the Uraud ] le. The presenco of Mr. Hell, Gen- of of the Uraud Truuk Railway, to vlated line to this city. ter over the Baltlinore & Ohio. et il of Ll Droperty. s pull and yoid, has uut been done. v this ity a few days ago, Was for tho Durpuse ol setthing tuo affatr, THE NORTHERN PACITIC. Bpecial Dispalch to The Tribune, BisMARCK, D, T., Aug. L.—A party of explor- ers under a military escort, and lieaded by Gen. Rosser, Chtef Engineer of the Northemn Pacific Rallroad, left this morning direct for Fort Keogh, Tbe object Is to ascertaln the value of the Northern Pacifie Jond-grant between the Missuorl aud ahe Yellowstons Itivers. The Hou. Darritlieus Morrison, of Minneapolls, aocotu pe nying I)lc?lrly. 111 report un his return to cer- tain New York capitalists who think uf baliding the road to the Yellowstone and ptiug fruin the Northern Pacitic Compatsy 6,000,000 scres of land as their conslderation, ACIFIC FREIGIITS, Bax Filawcison, Aud. L —Kreight-Agent Btubbs, of the Central Pacific, suys, regarding been Inatizated Ly the action of the morchuuts schadule of cottun gouds, but thut the raliruads will wake rensouable offers of Lrausportation to merciauts who will agree to serd all thelr quods by rall for twelve inonths. K. P. Viulog, General Freight Axent of the Unlon Fasfic, will will merive here Souday, when s cousuitativo will be Held oo the subject ol tarifls. WORTHINGTON Rond, with Sfonx Fi tuwn In Dakota, with the first time opened to trade. APPOINTED. Boresal Disvaten ta The Tridune, Srptxavixuy, 11, Aug. L.—Charles Hamil- ton, clerk of the Rullroad und Warehouse Cons- mlssion, was to-day appointed General Superin- tendent of the Springfield & Northwestern Rall- road. 1TEMN, Mr. Jamen Parker has been appolnted Anditor and General Ticket and Passenger Agent of tne Wisconstu Central Rallroad fu place of Mr. H. Pratt, who takes a position on one of Vander- biit’s roads. The storm Wednesday night was very severe at sorse polots In Iilinols on the 1iincls Central ., the round-housy a pumber of cnglues burled fo the debris and considerably dsmaged. Rallroud, was blowu At Cliuton, down and No lives wero lost ns far as can be learned. AMUSEMENTS. BARNUM'S, Undenlably the biggest card in the show buat- ness under a canvas s the exhibition of beauti- fuliv-formed and highly-trained horacs. DBare nut, with his customary acuteness, concluded thatif one trick-horsn was an attraction, four- teen would constitute a scnsatiou; 8ud he was prosed by thie unebated Interest shown by the pubtic In” this department of the “Uunly Greatost,” ete, With all the appurte- nances of & first-class menagerie, and a circus perfurmance of mors than average excelleuce, the superb collcetfon of stallions is alter all the The patronage continues to be iminense fo spite of the hot iug about the average attendance. The show remuina but two right, o fs “atar” featura of the show. weather, 10,000 pcople & day dsys wore, to-day and to-morTow. ———— THE MYSTERY CLEARED. apecial Dispateh lo The Twibune, 81, Louis, Aug. 1.—~The mystery surrounding the disappearance of George D. Magulre, about the 1st of last April, has been clearcd up. A floater found ia the river at the foot of L'Esper auce strect n couple of days ago was {deutificd last uight as the budy of 1he missiog Maguire, or, ratber, hils clothes were {dentified as those of Maguire, that there was little left excent “tho skeleton, Maguire was pretty well known in 8t. Louls, and beloned to o highly respectatls family, Young Mukuire himself did unob swount to much, however. e was a lawyer, but without practice, He married a lcago lady saveral years sgo, and she has been lviug 'with her parcats iu Chicago. — e— THE RECENT ECLIPSE, Dexvrn, Col, Aug, 1.—~The astronomers {from Rawllus and othor points met hera yester- day for the comparison of notes and discussion Prof. Wataou feels cer- tain o bias discuvered Vulcan southwaest of the Prol. Draper suweeeded in gettiug a photograph of the svace trum of the corous, thus pruviog that most of the llzht ot the corona isrellected from the sun, of their observations, sun, sbout two degrees distant. andis not duc to iguited zas. e e~ COMMERCIAL AGENCIES. Apacial Diepateh to The Trivuna, MitwAuxes, Auz, 1.—In tho cassof Bene- dict va. Westover, for libel, on appeal from thu Waukesha Circuit, tho Suprome Court hald that communications from the ageat of a com- mereial action wij| ency are niob privileged, sud that an li¢t tur 3 slander 1u suca a comwuni cation I damage is proved, and {f the defendaut does not prove tho truth of the libel, sud tuss 1t was puEluhed from justifiable mutives. - —et—— ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE, Nxw Onugans, Aug, 1.—The Gslveston News' special says a Bau Antonio speclal of July 25 anuouncos that Licut. Kelly, with a detach. meut of Unltod Btates cavalry, crossed the Rio Grande, near the mouth of dau Fulipe Cresk, to recover stolen stock, on the trail of raiders, He passcd noar the town ot Lus Vacas, where he was jolned by the Alcalde of the town, and othér Mexicans, who assisted fu the recovery of seveutven cattle and one horse, The Mexicans rendered every posilole assistance. e — LATE LOCAL ITEMS, Joha E, Mahouey, stationkeeper at the Twen- ty-second Street Pohice Station, while doing some repaire ab Lis bome, No, 1597 Weowworth avenue, fell from a box which be mounied upon cl nd broke seversl ribs besldes badi; o e bead wl e Dr. MeDoneld segs the jujurics are not dsugerous. At tbe colored folks' emancipstion picnie at Spriog Urove yesterdsy there were numerous ruws, sud soveral shootiog and stabbiug affrays, but the onlyone rcoorjed la that of theshooting of Thomus Rurrison, residlug at No, ™0 ilub- bard strcet. Ie was ‘shot lu the left lex b some uukuown person. Dr. Taylor atteude him and extracted ths bullet. At about 7:30 lust eveniog, Thomas Blake and Slichacl Brady went {nto tho salovu ol Rudolph Bietefuidt, No. 679 Canal street, and, urderiog drinke and cigars, refused to pay for the same. ‘They were ordered out, and reflused tu go, but the salgon-kerier, and his wifs put thein out. Biske went to his home, No, 4L Hurlingtou street, whers Dr, Mead dressed sev- eral govero though uot dangerous scalp-wounds, Both wen were quite badly whivped. At 11:30 Jast night Jobn Gatlaghor, boarding at Peter Meyer's boardiug-houseat the corner of Archer svcuus aud Murray atreet, wus shot in the luft shoulder b ver, who h“é refused to allow DLfim 0 tuke oul the trunk, owing toa dispute as 1o the pay- ment of & board bill, Tho wounded man was removed to No. 818 Twenty-tlfth street, aud was sttended by Dr. Byford, who says the wound 1s not at all daugerous, Peter Moyer was locked up {o the Deertug-Stroet Station, chareed with au usdsult vith mtent to kil the increasei frefght-rates, that the action hae in sending valuable fabrica under the cheap & SIOUX FALLS. Br. PAuL, Minn., Aug. 1.—~The first train oo the Worthington & Sioux Falls Rallrond went throngh to-day. This road mves St. Pauia con- pection, through the St. Paul & 8loux City the rmost promising bundaut water-power, and jn the midst of an sgricuitural wuutry for The lmd( was #0 badly decomposed ¢ WASHINGTON. ' Work Laid Out by the Auditor of Raifroad Accounts. The New Fanctionary Fikely ta Deet with a Determinad Opposition. . . .- . Decreats in the National Debt ll)uxing the Month of July, $206,307, - 0 RATLROAD® ACCOUNTS. WIAT TIIR NEW ATIDITOR 18 AUODY, Snectal Dirpated to Tae Triduns Wasumnaton, D. C. Aug. L~Very actlva work (s in progress at the Interlor Daoartment In the office of Mr. French, the new Auditor ul Rallroad Accounts, He bas forty-four ratiroade todex! with.and has sent 10 all thesu compauies blaak forms reqairing al) the loformation from their hooks which can bo of value to the De vartmert. Among the Itema called for tn these blanks are a st of stockholders, receipts for n number of yenrs back, from way passengers, through passengers, and from freizht, and a statement {u dotall of all_investments of other roads, and & full statement 1o roganl to the disposition of the earnings. Tho Gor- ernment. in Jts seftlement of acconnts with thiese rosds, futendn to treat fnvested carnings #s 8o mich cash on_hand, and sereral of the fuliroad comupanies have atready simnified their Iutentlon to take fssue with the Govermuent ugpou this point. @ Anotlier call (s to be made on the rosds ta furnisli the Auditor un exact copy of the bal- ance shects furtished thein of the eredit and debit side of their books at given tmes, to ho determined by the Auditor here. It fs said the ralleoads will ‘also cantest the right to esll for thia information. It s alse umderstood that tlie Central Pacific intends to contest the conatl- tutionality of the act under which the Auditing Buresu ts orgabized, TUE TREASURY. THE NATIONAL DEDT. ‘Wasarvoryy, D, C., Ang. 1.—The public- debt statement is as follows: Fourand half Four per cent. gl currency. . Coln aud miiver certifs “Totaldeht.. Totalintere: 17,462 h in Tres 170,343 ...ll’:‘.ifi’fl.fil! Carrency ieid for redeim: oo ton ol Tractional cus Bpecinidcporiiaheidforve: 100N demption o of dupunit.. 84,200,000 Totalla Treasury. Debt fess cash in the Treasary. Decrease durio Juy. Do iueaea toirie Fa Danien niaress B inuue; Prucival outstandioe, e 209,318,170 000, AN A12 {Ricrens haca e g il Interest * repald L alih, €6k etz T 00144 20,853, 33 CONDITION OF T URY. Followiuk 1s a comparison of the condition of the Treusury Aug. 1, 1877 and 1874: 1077, 198, CUrrency.cueieeiees ® wBILDSE 8 10817 Bpeelul fund for the '::n'uv( Ihu ot fractioal speclat aopoaiiof tog; %1OVBS 10,000,000 fenders for rededips tivn of curtificates of de, B35, 405, (00 51,900, 000 V7,803, 80% BT,007, 850 87,807, %0 45,611,000 it IR Tt Other olitatandlug cotn = - llrl!:!lll e, 12,714,000 330,004, 20 10,784,225 B, 208 Toral deb. tess . ‘ToAsUT) 030, 339, 033, 540, 6.2 Reduction of tt 92 I8, 12 2 818,004 200, 300 BIR D04 206, 308 w7 FIVN A Imports iweive in ending Jute b, 431,323,138 437,181,313 Esports twelve andiag June 30, 002,470, 220 004,884,200 NOTES AND NEWS. THR SILYER DOLLARS, Bpectat Dirpatch to The Tridune. ‘Wasnixarow, D, C, Aug. 1.—Although tle subscriptions of Natlonal Banks to the new silver dollars under the late Treasury clreular amount to about a mtllion and a quarter, of those supplied the greater proportion have come back immediately upon the Govoroment, and as o net result of the last threo weeks' operations the Treasury bas succoeded In put- ting out 83,000 of the silver dollars in excoss of thoss which have roturned upon its hands, DISCHARGED, Qeorge Butler was to<day discharged by Judge Humphroys, of the District Court, alter a hearing upon the writ of habeas corpua lssued yea runrv. The Judge holds that the commis- ment below was Informal, aod therefore void. DIRD. Tha IToo. Waldemar Bodisco, Consul-General of Russia at New York, died last night at Jor- dan, Atun Bprings, Vo He was a tieptiew of Baron Bodlaw, lung Russian Mintster Iu this city, i TUE VALENTINK GCRIP CASE. 1t 1s atated at the Interior Department that the declsion in the Valentine scrip csso cannot. be reached for s month or moare. It will take two or three weeks for the Becretary to exaui- jue the documenta presented in the cuse, which #70 very voluminous. FRXCAUTIONS AUATNST SMUGOLING, In view ot the rush of Americaus Lo Euroos, the Treasury Department is taking vigorous wieasures looking to the inspection of Lugguze upon their retwrn, New circulars have been fssued to Collectors of Customa directing un usual vigilance in fuststing that the laws and reg: ulations of the Depurtment shall be ri m‘l executed. Wita theso circulars s full text o articles which tourfsts can bring frce of duty is published for the information of all officers of custows, which passsugers srriviog are ro- qulred to éxamino and thon make over all dut(s- bio erticice contatned {u thelr baggwee. it s expected that whea the sutwnn roturns from the tourists arriving come 1y, that they will 'slow a yery narkud fncrusss in the duties col- lected from this source. APPOINTMENTS. The Presldent hus appoluted Henry O, Linn, of Kausas, Agent for the [udians of the Kansai Ageucy, and Dayid Kerw, of Ilhools, Ageut for the Iudlans of the Crow Agenay, BUSINESS NOTICES. Use * Mra, Winsiow’s Soothing 8; children while teeshing. 1t cares dysenler; Arrhors, wind colic, sad regulates the bows! DADA‘;EAD GOODS, GREAT SALE GOODN DANAGED BY WATER, AT BTORES OF GARSON, PIRIE & G0. fest End Dry Goods Houss, 7 Mndisvun 5.-‘I‘eorla-,atz4.Y o North §ide Bry Goods Houso, North Clark & Erie-sts, " for 'lnddl- . ¥h el