Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1878, Page 2

. pistol mgped. "Whalen was fatally stabbed to-night by a negro money by two men, who escaped in a butcher’s .cart. W THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. AUGUST 4, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES pished him. When he had finished his repast he zrose from the table, and seizing the youngest of Mrs. Oliver’s children, a girl 9 years of age, hie rushed out of the door with her in his arms, and made for the woods. Mrs. Oliver’s screams attracted the attention of her hired man, who was worki m a field a short distance from the house. Mounting a horse, he figfh l:mt.mr. chase. The tramp, sceing gursner was rapidly gaining on him, and, not finding a place in which to secrete him- eelf, dropped the child and succecded in mak- ing his escape. Citizens are scourmg the wooas for the viliain, TEXAS COWBOYS. Jack Ceunsy (Tex.) Hesperian. Parties just in from the West bring the news of a desperate affray among the cowboys in Jack County. A party of nine wers gathering stock for certain stock-men, and they drove in 2 steer belonging to other parties.. An old gen- tleman, in company with 2 younger man, came 1p and claimed the steer, sod requested the cowboys to cut it off from their herd, which they refused to do. The old gentleman then attempted to cut ont the steer himself, where- upon the herders shot bim to death. The young manran away and gathered a party who over- tock the crowd that had just killed the old man, aod killed seven out of the nine. The two others got away, supposed to be wounded, a5 they were tracked ten miles by the blood. . MINNESOTA ITEMS. BT. PaUL, Minn., Aug. 3.—P. Wood, & promi- Dent citizen of Rochester, Minn., was stabbed byla tramp named Crowtey this afternoon. This murderer was arrested. The victim will proba- ‘bly die. A -Pioneer-Press special says Edgar Van de Car shot his mistress, named Frankie Clark, in a bagnio in Moorhead to-day, and attempted to shoot the Sheriff who arrested him, but the The girl is in 2 danzerous con- dition. She is the daughter of a soldier in the ‘Twentieth Infantry. Jealousy was the motive. THE ROAD AGENTS. Hut;CrEEBE, Wyo. T., Aug. 8.—The south- bound coach was sgain stopped four miles south of Jenny’s Stockade yesterday aftcrnoon about 5 0'ctock by six armed men. As the coach was empty they did not attempt any interference, but inquired of the driver as to the movement of the treasure-coach, which they are evidently ‘waiting for. MURDEROUS CONSPIRACY. Sax Fraxcisco, Aug. 3.—Tullis, raucher, on Grand Island, murdered Thursdsy, is believed to bave been killed by members of some labor orzanization. Tullis had received threats by letters that if he did not discharge his China- 1wen, whom he employed in large numbers, he would be killed., FIVE YEARS. Speeial Dispatch to The Tridune. Osama, Neb.,, Aug 8.—A dispatch received here states that Hill, oné of the party who rob- bed the Union Pacific sleeper three months ago, ‘was convicted at Rawlins, Wyoming Territory, to-day, and sentenced to five years in the Pen- itentiary. s GARROTED. New YoRg, Aug. 3.—C. H. Stone, while re- turning to Hale's piavo factory from the baok with $2,950 to pay the. workmen, was garrotea in West Thirty-fourth street and robbed of the DEATH-WARRANTS SIGNED. XEw ORLEANS, Aug. 3.—Gov. Nicholls to-day signed the death-warrants of Wilson Childress, Fcuntain Baoks, Octave Laure, and Aaron Carter, to be hung at Donaldsonville Aug. 14. MURDER AND SUICIDE. ‘West Rasporrn, Vi, Aug. 3.—Michael ‘Winn early this morniog probably fatally shot his wife and babe while they werc in bed siecp- ing, and later killed himself to avoid arrest. FATALLY STABBED. , Crscrssam, O., Aung. 3.—Officer James named Dave Wakeficld, whom he was attempt- ing wo arrest. Wekefield escaped. RECOVERING. Lrrris ROCE, Ark., Aug. S.—J. B. McBuugh- lin, who' was shot ‘& few days ago by Orris, is mproving, and there are strong hopes of his Tecovery.: HYDROPHOBIA. Death of a Little Boy in Yorkville, N. Yo— Horrible Agony of the Little Safferer. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. New YoRE, Ang. 3.—The Times says the in- habitants of Yorkyille were thrown into a high state of excitement to-day by the death of John Clark, a boy 6 vears of age, who had been suffering since Tuesday last from an attack of hydrophobia. On July 5 last Jobnny ‘was playing with a fine large shepherd dog, a favorite with all the children. Inshutting a window in play, one of the dog’s feet was hurt, and the animal whirled around and seized the boy’s check with his teeth. The cheek was fearfully mangled. There were eight lacerated wounds, two of which extended through the cheek and were large enough to permit 2 man’s little finger to be passal through with case. ‘The wounds bled profusely. In treatment the lacerated flesh was burned and blackened by a thorough spplication of the solid stick of ni- trate of silver. After the wouunds bad been Cressed the boy was taken home. He appeared 0 be greatly agitated all the time, and tatked incessantly of dogs and biting people. As time passed on, and no serious inflammatory action supervencd, the boy's mind began to” recover its equlibrium. ~Nevertheless, he is said not to have slept soundly after the doy on which be was bitten, His slesp was gro:{en !éi';mighbl e dreams, and hg often awoke using the night with a cry of apguish and fright. The dog was killed, thouzh he showed no signs of rabies. The boy's wounds seemed to be bealing rapidly, and it was believed noth- ing would come of the bite. But Tuesday night Johnny awoke with a loud oy that aroused his mother. HMe said he *felt very thbirsty, but when a. glass of ice-water ‘was offered him he refused to drink. He re- mained nervous and uneasy all the rest of that night. Sometimes he would bez. for a drink of water. When it was brought he would say he could not drink it. Next morning Johony did pot scem any better. He was unable to swallow tea or coffee. Attempts were made to feed bim with a spoon, but he spit out the fluid and declared he could not take it. Then thbe family began to belicve he had hyarophobia. To test this they tried various devices to induce him to swallow something. Johony persistent- Iy refused to swallow anything, and their efforts rapidly induced spasms. Weanesday and Thursday powerful anti-spasmodics were given under the skin. The medicines scemed to have little effect. The saliva collected in the boy’s mouth in large quantitics, and as he . was unable to swallow he spit it out continu- ally. Friday, Dr. Thomas saw_the boy in con- suliation with Dr. Spracue. He found bim ina condition somewhat similar to that of a person suffering from delirium tremens. He was con- tinually” picking at his clothins _ with his fincers. Mis limbs were tossed hither and thitber. He was given a handful of rags, which he delighted to bite, setting - his vecth into them with a vicious snap. Once ; Whenhie saw that this Irightened one of the wdmen in attendance he exclaimed, *Don’t be afraid, I won't bite you.” To-day Dr. Spracue, findine other remedics had little or no effect, determined to administer chloroform, with the view of .subduing the evident suffering the dying boy was endurinz. The chloroform had its anmsthctic effect, and the parents were spared the sight of his death amid the_awful acony usual in cases of hydrophobia. Johony. died sbout 3-o'clock.: “The opinion"-of the; dttending. physicians -was that this was an un- doubted case of true hyarophobia. During the 1nuttering delirium, when cngaged in picking at: the clothes, if addressed sharply, the boy Would rouse up and reply. -Nevertheless, he would. lapse at once into his previous condifion, and. o %flmflunb}g? Iodbe Eht:nled to'ronse him. % was believed to have betn an-impor- tant factor of the disease. i "_A CORPSE iDENTIFIED. Special Dispaich 10’ The Tridura, - ; Yok, Auz._&—Thc case of mistalcen; identity was scttled Ifi 8 Way, a5, unexpected as; w25 the intrusidii of the Welch family gt the! ake. Staplpfdin’s body was found ldst night! ier, Stapleton, Staten Island, a curious cotnel- cidence fp pames. This, 'of course, cbnfirmed ! “théldith of the Welckies. and they will proceed 10 bury their dead with Protestant solemnities. ‘The Stanietons must hold. another wake, and pay the expenses of both, since the Welchs refuse to reimburse them for performing licathenish rites over a Protestant zorase i the time he had set'apart for his summer va A Prominent Kansas City Bank Closes Its Doors to the Public. The State of Missouri Interest- ed to the Amount of i $250,000. A Heavy Ciacinnati Grocery Firm 1 @bliged to Suspend Op- erations. Arrangements Nearly Completed for the -Rosumption of Specie Payments. Failures in Newecastle, Pa., New Youak City, and Else- where. KANSAS CITY. Speciat Dispaich to The Tribune. St. Louts, Aug. 3.—A decided sensation was created here to-day by the announcement that the well-known banking house of John I. & Thomas I. Mastin, known as the Mastin Bank of Kaunsas City, baa closea its doors. The event possessed its chief interest from the fact that the Mastins were upon the State Treas- urer's bood, snd had oo hand State deposits from time to time ranging sll the way from $100,000 to $1,000,000, and it was known that it had on hand a verv large amount when it suspended. It appears that a_ run was insuzurated on the bank vesterday, and a large number of deposits were withdrawn, and that the Mastins, fearing an- other run to-day. decided to close. No official statement of the condition of the bank has becn made, and the officers refuse to make any so far. It is kuown, however, that there was on deposit the following public funds: Kansas City, $72,000; Jackson County, $110,000; the State, about $250,000. The total of time-depos- its, according to the statement of July 1, was $492,000. At a meeting of the creditors this morning, Kersey Coats was appointed Assignec. 1t seems to be the general opinion here that the attempt by the Mastin Bank to carry $803,- 000 of water bonds broke the camel’s back, it being too heavy aload. It is well known that recently these bonds, or at least a large portion of them, bave been placed in the hands ot Don- nell, Lawson & Co., of New York, who have ex- tensively advertised them for sale. In addition to this strain, it is also said that there are some old compli- catfons with the, State Treasurer’s oflice which have assisted to bring about the present state of affairs. In fact, upon this last point it is asserted that the Treasurer required no .boud from the Mastins, and the State wiil nec- essarily lose all or a greater part of the public funds on deposit. The State Tréasurer, Gates, and Gov. Phelps are severcly censured for the manuner in which the State Treasury has been managed. The Evening Post this afternoon publishes o Jengthy notice charging that the Treasurer’s bond, the amount of which is $1,000,000, is palpably in- sulficient, and that the public funds are io dan- ‘ger ‘any moment of bemg fraudulently con- verted. A half million dollars was Tost a_year ago by the failure of the State National Bank, which was one of the depositories of the public funds. ‘The Treasurer’s bond is dated Jan. §, 1877, and bears the following signatures: Elijah Gates, James N. Burns; Francis M. Cockrell, Barton Bates, James I1. Britton, Natbaofel P. Ogden, Smith Adams, Johm 1. Mastin, M. J. Payne, ‘Thomas H. Mastin, Damiel O. Smart, D. H. Armstrong. Of these D. H. Armstrong, James H. Britton, Barton Bates, dJohn I. Mastin, and ‘Thomas fl. Mastin are known to be inslvent. Gen. Cockrell is worth proba- bly £20,000. - He is by no means a rich man, and amounts to nothing on 2 hond for $1,000,000. Mr. David O. Smart is:the Cashier of the Mas- tin Bang. and probably goes down with that insgitation, as he is_kopwn to have been fargely interested. M. J. Payne is also interested in the Mastin Bank, and qu%/I ago entailed his property on his children. He, like Cockrell, was put on the bond to fill up. Ogden, Adams, and Burns are now the only bondsmen \wno are solvent, the latter being really the only onc who bas large wealth. Interviews are published this afternoon with the leading bankers of St. Lonis, and all agree that the State Treasury has been loosely man- ared, and that there is great danger that the State may Jose some furthersum. Missouri be- ing a very rich State, it is not a all likely that the State credit can be injured. Gov. Phelps, in a statement to-dar, said: ** The Treasurer gives a bond for the proper falfillment of his duties; that is all. 1 sunpose he requires a bond of the bank with which he deposits the funds of the State, but I don’t know anything about it. The Treasurer ciaims tnat I have no authority to make him publish statements as to bow the State funds are deposited until the Legislature Tas passed a law empowering mc to doso. I the Treasurer’s bond wasn’t good I should not have stamped it with my approval. I believed it was good then, and I believe it is. zood now. At any rate, the statuteis so plain I can’t, re- quire anew bond until two ycars after he filed ihe first. There has been so much said hout the bond of the Treasurer _heing ltlegal, and so nany other charces that T don't care to say auvthing about it. I can’t afford to avswer every little charge that is made against me." The failure of the Mastin Bank has causcd a marked excitelnent throughout the State. A dispatch from Jetlerson City, the State Capital, says: “The news of the failure of Mastin’s Bank at Kansas City has reached here, and has created a profound mpression in oflivial circles and among the general public, who reuard this second loss of the public money as the leg mate result of the loose manazement of the State Treasury. A St. Joseph dispatch savs; information of the failure at Kausas City of sastin’s Bank, coming as it does rigzht upon the heels of the receut disclosures by the Post of the bad man- agement of the finances of the Suite, causes considerable talk around town, and especiully among the bankers, insurance men. and politi- cians. State-Treasurer Gates, whose home is in this section, is subjected to criticisin even by his fricnds for his evident mismanagement, and Gov. Phelps comes in for o little £hare of the denunciation. The general fecling is that it will be a lesson to the people to look well to the chioice of those having their moneys under control. Lo the Western Arsociated Press, Kaxaas Crty, Mo., Aug. 8.—The Mastin Bank did not open for business this moruing, a no- tice being posted on the door stating that, ow- ing to the continued ‘withdrawal of déposits, a temporary suspension was necessary. There was no excitement, but an Intense feeling of regret among all classes. ‘There was a meeting of the principal stockholders this ‘morping, at which Mr. Jobn Mastin made a statement that the assets of the bank were more_than suflicient to pay the liabilities, and his and his brother’s private fortunes were pledged to the pavment of every doliar in full. Col. Kersey Coates was appointed Assignee, and legal & assignment was made this afternoon. From the best informstion, the following are the public funds on depos State. about 320,- 0005 ut_v‘ between $60,000 and §70,000; couwty, about §12,000. ‘The universal oelief is that the suspension is only temporary, and that the bavk is entirely solvent, aud will resume business soon. There ‘Was o run ou the other banhs, and, winle busi- . ness to-day.was encrally suspended, there will Dot be sy jreneral suflering, -as the bank did - not bave the elass of smail creditors, g ' RESUMPTION. - = . Saeelal Disacich o_The Tribune. . New Yons, Aug..3.—Secretary Sherman,who. reached:this city vesterday,said he-had come at this time vrincipally for reereation,: this-being ti uestion if ijs ‘pared st present to nent bank President said ! visit will Ve'franghe With £ood resifltd. He docs, thed{ per ¢ént preflum on gold, aud- consultatiou with bankers will be held on Moan-' day to secure the aid of the kanks in bringing about the resumption of specic*payments at once. As faras we can learn from recent utter- ances, Secretury Shersus is convineed be must u at once to pay out gold on current expen- mn account, ins’t.ead of silver coins, which' cannot be forced into circulation. If he will be- gin at once the payment of gold for the current expenses of the Government, in addition to the gold paid on ghe ma- tured bond and interest gccount, the sclling demand of gold will soon exceed the buying demand, and_ the nominal preminn on gold will disappear. "The ouly thing, that keeps up the gold premium s the rapid sale of ‘the 4 per cent bonds, and the demadd for gold will be neutralized . oy the gold that will be freca and offercd for sale shonld Sccretary Sherman pursue the course indicated.” This is the view taken by Jeading bankers, ang, if it is followed, they believe that a natural and permauent re- sumption of specie-payments can be brought about before Sept. 1. AT NEWCASTLE, PA. Speciai Diapatch to The Tribune. Pirrsourg, Pa, Aug. 8.—Leander Rancy, Joshua Crowther, Georze B. Berger, Cowden Kaney, and Charles Greer, co-partners, doing business under the pame aod style of tne Crowther Iron Company, of Newcastle, Pa., entered a voluntary petition in bankruptey in the United States Court. this afterncon. The debts are $160,000, and the assets, putting the blast furnace, etc., at cost price, are $165,000, according to the statement of Mr. Aaron L. Hazen, who filed the petition for the Company. The Company shut down ou the 1st of July. They employed abous eighty bands, who are paid upin foll. The blust furnace among the assets is valued at $125,000. The heaviest unsecured creditors are the Jefferson Natiooal Baok, Steubenyille, 0., §3,500; Pat- terson Bank, Newcastle, $5,000; Brown & Coch- ran, Pittsburg, Pa., $5,000; Central Baok, Pitts- bure, Pa., $2,000; First National Bank of Sha- ron, Pu., $1,500; Nationnl Bank of Newcastle, §12.000; Patterson Bank, Newcastle, 1,703 Patterson Bang. Newcastle, $4,000; Narional Bauk of Newcastle, $5,000: Duquesne National Bauk, Pittsburg, Pa., §1,000; Tradesmon’s Na- tional Bank, $2,000; National Bank of Neywcas- tle, $2,000: Duquesne National Bank, Pit! burg, $2,000; Nimick & Co., Pittsburg, $57,027; and J. F. Dravo, Pittsburg, $750. Sawpson W. Seldner, of Oil City, and W. G. ;Vi]linms, of Union City, also filed petitions to- Y. CINCINNATY. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. CIxciNNaTI, Aug. 8.—Considerable excite- meat was caused here to-day by the suspension of the grocery firm of R. M. Bishop & Co., of which Gor. Bisbop is head. Tho house has been in business here for thirty ycars, and stood as high as any in its line in the clty. Your correspondent called on Gov. Bishop to-day, and obtained from him aconfirmation of the rumor. He says that the failure is caused by the general shrinkage of values, and a fallure of those to whom bhe sold to meet obligations. He puts the liabilities at $360,000, and will give Do statement as to the assets. Most of the creditors are in_New York, but the names can- not be obtained to-day. V. T. Bishop, junior member of the firm, is in New York, and is to meet the creditors at B. J. Arnold’son Monday, at2p. m. The general impression is that the tirm will pay about 50 cents on the dollar. Ru- mor says that the Governor’s expenses in the last campaign bad something to do with the embarrassments. NEW YORK. Special Disvateh to The Tribure. New York, Aug. 8.—Walter H. Shupe, ed- itor of the ddwocate, and one of the Natiohal Greenback party leaders, has filed his petition in bankruptey showing liabilitics at $69,528.58; assets at §357. Sinca be was thrown out of the Nationgl State Convention at Syracuse, Shupe h::} had hard luck both politically and finan- cially. NEW YORK, Ang. 3.—The marble mills, owned by Vail, Shotwell & Co., 52 Greenwich street, have suspended. Liabilities, $100,000. A petition in_bankruptcy has been filed by Sidney W. Hopkios for himself and against his late partuers, Robert J. Carpenter aud Francis L. Collins. The firm had been in the iron commission business ‘for many years, but diisolved in 1874. Hopkins owes about $230,000. He was Treasurer of the Chicago & Lake Huron Railroad. CASUALTIES. EXPLOSION. Garureorts, O., 3.—The tow-boat Brilliiit, having in toyw SIx; barges of salt and six of coal, from Pomerpy, en route for Louis- ville, exploded her boilers opposite Gallipolis Island at 6 o'clock tkis evening, aud instantly sank, a total wreck. Obe barge of coal also sank. The balance of the,tow was safely landed. Her crew numbered eightecn men. J. H. Shu- maker, of Mason City, W. Va., and Jobn George and Ash Hanler, of Portsmouth, O., are known to be killed, and J. 8. Shumaker, pilot, William Stanley, watchman, Charles B. Zehler, cook, Charles K. Zehler, cabin-boy, dan- gerously wounded. George W. Shumaker, clerk, W. L. Jones, pilot, Isaa¢ Piles, of Ports- mouth, fireman, are slightly wounded. All the wourded were brougnt here, and are being carcefully attended by the citizens. It is thought that J. 8, Shumaker, Charles B. and Charles J. Zehler will die to-night.” RUN OVER. Special Dispatch 1o The Tribune. ANN Arpor, Mich., Aug, 8.—N. L. Felch, of this city, received a dispatch to-day from the steward of o hospital at Ludington, Mich., say- ing that his son, Lerov Felch, had been run over by the cars and probably fatally injured. The father left immediately for Ludington, CAUGHT IN A MOWING MACHINE. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, CoLpwaTEs, Mich.,, Aug. 3.—J. Lewis, at Bronson, this forenoon was caught by a mowing machine, and ope of his legs cut offt. He is a man G0 years old, and longr aresident of this Iis leg was dressed and he is now do- —— THE HOSTILES. Sax Fraxcisco, Aug. 3.—A Silver City, Tduho, dispatch says therearc mow over one hundred volunteers out from Boise and Owyhee iu pursuit of the savages. The latter are traveiing leisurely through the country helpiug themselves to stock along the line of march. After attacking the stage on Wednesday they rude two hours along-Svake River and camped till the following morning. The whole outfit might then bave been casity captured. Several Chinamen witnessed from the bush the butchery of four of their countrymen near Munday’s Ferry, but could = render no assistance. ‘The Indiuns spared the life of an old Chinamian un _condition that he woula cook their breakfast. They told him that he had better Jeave after that, as 300 more Indians from Uregon would soon be in the vicinity, Special Diepatch to The Trisure, Bissanck, D. T., Auz. 3.—A letter from Maj. Walsh at Wood Mountain under recent date reports the hostile Sioux gathering in one big camp fliteen miles west of Wood Mountain Post for a medicine dance. The Major insists that there is no hostile movement on foot, and says there never was less_appearance of Sitting Bull crossing the line. He says the hostiles lave little ammunition, and the traders ou the British side have very little to scll them. e ——— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug.3.—The will of Whitine Street, of Northampton, who wasworth $500,000, leaves about $25,000 for charitable ob- Jjects, CiNCixNaTI, 0., Aug. 4.—The Mavor has ap- vointed Aug. 14 asthe day for the special elee- tign on the proposition to issue $2,000.000 bonds for the cowmpletion of-the Southern Rail-; Toad, as per coutract recently-.made. by the! Trustees. Eol, £ Special Dispatch to The Trivune.., . Ercw, lil., Aug. 3.—The. Good Templa this district, ivcluding Northern {1ligo Lold 4 conventiou in this city omudus. 2I,; 227 and 23. The - exercises willae those, of the;Dis-; trict Lodge No. 1, and will' include essays, re-' orts, discussions. aud miscellaneous: business.! e Hon. John . Seboski and Erof. . Daniel Wj kins, of Chicago, will ' geliver..nddresses.— programme is quite lang, and . the.: prove will be interesting... < . ps) NEW Yorkg, Aug. 3.~The, Pottar-Inve inz Committee wilk, resume its séssions lig the 12th just. Dkt members of: the MacVeash Commissionpate been summonegd. .« ;i | s~ LEFT IT- ALL BEHIND. “small proportion “vary Lrecly ‘amelied: i the" burposi 1 More . Testimony,, Taken by the Con- gressional <Investigators in “Neyr York. s o —- The Committee Treated to An- otlier ‘Shower of Insane . : Theories. * Sobialists, “and - Woman- sts . Al Have a Ohanoe. + INVESTIGATING, New Yorrg, Aung. 3.—The Congressional Com- mittee ‘on the Labor Question coutinued its session td-day. ’ ‘The. Workingmen’s representatives were on the stand agafs, andthey lnid the blame of the depresslon in bushfass to National and State legislation, the granting of lands to railroad and other corpdrations, and the granting of large interest on bonds. They advanced the idea that the Government shoutd pass a Home- stead law, and throw the public lands open to settlement, and assist men to settle there. W. A. A. Carscy, who said he was u bricklayer and an editor, declared that, in his opinion, the public-school system was bad. The Govern- ment, he claimed, should: cstablish schools where mechanical trades and arts would be taught. He deuounced the contract system, under the national, ‘State, and City Govern- ments. As a consequence the work was of the worst possible ‘construction, sud it gave an ooportunity to men to grind down the laboring class and employ: Chinese and others, agaiost whom American laborers could not compete, because the latter cannot live as the former do. He thought it bad policy for any Government to encourage swarms of forelgners to drive out the native laborers, Mr. Carsey appealed to the Committee to impress on their fellow-Con- gressmen the necessity of some legislation this winter which will bring some relief to the work- ing classcs. Knowipe the temper and nceds of the workingmeu, he felt certain that if Congress did~ not step in at an carly day with ameliorating legislation, this winter could not pass Wwithout trouble, and with- out a repetition of the labor riots of last sum- mer. A good movemént would be the institu- tion of acomprehensive system of internal im- provements, and the inflation of the currency to carry on the improvements. He said he would havea strong Central Government, which would issucits notes to assist its people, and be looked upon by the people’as the real Government of the country, strong, popular, and protecting. He would have scamen work on shore ard sent away to the plains, where they are alone needed. He advocated the greenback system, but said: “Let Congress give the country a Homestead act, with assistance to settle on the public lands, and a comprehensive Internal Improve- ment act. The workingmen would fight out the intlation question at the polls.”” He did not be- licve the laboring-classees were willing to starve for eight or ten years to prevent a panie. George W. Maddox, of the * ‘Congress of Humauity,” wanted tfic Government to * {ssue fourteen thousand million dollars or so to New York to build docks and so forth,” and com- paratively similar sums to other cities to be expended in public works. When these works would have made suflicient returns, then let the Government be paid back, aud the potes destroyed, as canceléd bonds are. J. Osborn Ward, orzanizer in Brooklyn of the Socialist Labor party, advocated a grand co- operative Christian society, embracing all the people of the United States, with the Gov- ernment as the nucleus. In this society every- thing was to be equal and in common. Mr. Ward kept the audignce in the best of humor by his peeuliar answérs to questions of the Committec. Mrs. Myra Hale, who announced herself a member of the Congress of Humanity of the World, said the first® step necessary to brinz back prosperity to ‘thé country wasto grant Greenbackers,” Suffra, : suflrage to women. *'Give.women the ballot-and everything would be lovely and perfect. Robert R. Hume characterized as wrong the present financial system, and said the laws should be amended to allow the issue of paper money toamuch larger volume than at pres- ent. James O’Donnell, who asnnounced that he represented only * hid sovereign self,” said the nonsense of previous_socakers the past two days had pajoed him. ‘He wanted neither ereen- backs, nor Communism, nor an cizht-hour law, but he did want some satistactory manner ot arbitration between master and man, a restrie- tion of the rights of patentees, and the right to work wherever and whencver he could get it, end for as mauny hours as he chose. Aagjourned till Mond: STRIKING MINERS. SPRINGFIELD, 1L, Aug. 3.—Gov. Cullom has been appealed to for a company of militia to protect the coal-mines at Stanton, Macouoin ‘| County, which are threatencd with destruction by the striking miners. Ie has ordered the Sherif! of the county to the scene of the dis- turbance, with orders to call to his aid such force as may be found necessary. WASHINGTON. Democratic Short-Sighted Economy=— Pre- empting Railroad: Lands—Dill Springer's Conclusion—Proctor Knott's Army Amend- ment—Virginia Politics. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. WasmeroN, D. C., Aug. 3.—Through the short-sighted cconomy of the Demoerats, all work in the General Land-Office, during the coming year, must continue to fall behind. Congress was duly notified, previous to the last appropriation, by the Commissioner, that the business of the office; had already fallen six months behind, and,.that there was great necessity of an additional force, and that with- out an addition it would be impossible to pre- vent a further retrograding of the work. No attention whatever wris paid to this clear state- ment of tbe Commissioner, aud, as a result, at the end of the present,month about seveaty-ive clerks of the present force must be discharged. This will entail greai delay in connection with all matters pertaibing to public lands, in which all parts of the West especially has so, great fnterest. The force,8s thus reduced, will be utterly insufficicut to perform the duties of the oflice, and no-day will pass without a portion of the work Foine over fora future time, and the probabiljties are, that before any- thing can be done at the approaching session to romedy this state of atfairs all business connected with the General Land-Office will be doubtless cight months’ behind. Formal notice has been reccived at the Interior Department that several railroads have concluded to. contest the Sccretary’s late decision in reference to thepre-cumption of their unsold lands. The understanding is that - this deciston will be litigated in the courts upon cases as fast as .they arise, the object being to deter all partios from the start from pre-empting any of the lauds in question. The indications are that all-the roads interested will act in concert in this watter, and as the roads can well afford this litization, those who wish to enter upon these: Fings will hesitate before encouutering opposition. ‘The belief is that: of the tracts thus afencd to scttlement a very” Wil be taken up by pre- emption. Springe of the ter Committee, talks of the tase, as he cails it, which to, ¥" beéni “cstablished by the: He'' regurds ‘It as a case! " Justify . fmpeachimeit,’ He 'thinks thei biF'ming; bas. alread; Potter Committee.. 1 érfq;cc' “ln 'con;umgnf ot’” action ' of the! Cafzm!isgun. uite umclent' to sustain'articles of {piticachment, atd he fally! expects the House'to" " present them-at an carly; day> 'Bueh talk doabtless ' réflects the views of: wer half of the Potter Committee: < o7 iy ‘Proctor Knott’s " sméndment - forbidding tiie Ty as 4'bossé commitatus; ae finally, ¢ the Sénabe, ‘has probably defeated’ b G F 1L ¢ for, whiith ‘the Democrats of the. 84’ Fraxcisco, . Aue. 3. Michiicl," Reese,! Honséeuacted 1LW hids the President toj | D cin,’ Germany, ! [/employ”“nny- portldn':of the - army -as| was received to-day, Jeaves au.,eataty. appr { & commitatus” -‘except' as now| mated at $10,000,000 or more, "and, with th: © by- thé~’Constitution' and by’ . ®; aug, ® €I~ | gtatute law. _Among the statutes thus excepted ception of 3Senator Sbarow, was the largest real-catate owner in the city.. Some years sco he mede a will leaving the great bulk of his estate to banevolent institutions. is Section 5,298 of the"Revised Statutes. which provides that wheunever by reason of unlawful obstruction it shall beeome impracticable in the judgment of the President to enforce by tha THE LABDR PROBLEM. . ordinary courseof judicial proceeding the laws of the United Stntg: withtn_any State or Terri- tory, it shall be lawlul for the President to em- loy such of the land_and naval forces of the %n{tcd Btates as he may deem Decessary td en- force the faithful -execution of the Iaws of the United States in whatever State the laws of the United States may be forcibly opposed or exe- cutior thereof forcibly obstructed. This sec- tion is receiving study here in'view of possible contingencies in South Carolina. “Informatfon from' Fredericksburg, Va., in re- gard to two cases yellow fever, say.that the child who died had Yalorial feverof asevere type,and that the physicians are of the opinion that had the fam- ily remained in New Orleans a few days longer it would have developed into yellow fever. The child was taken sick after its “arrival at Fred- ericksburg, but is now recoveriog. Republicans here are very well satisfled with the nomination of Jorzenson, of the Peters- burg. Va., district. Therg is a strong probabil- ity that he may carry the district. An element is entering the Virginia campaign which is developing much more strength even than ~was_anticipated a few weeks since, namely, the question of repudiating, or, as repudiating ‘is called, scaling the public debt of the State. Upon this question there is a very sharp division, and this, in connection with some indications of inde- orendent - movements - in legislative. districts, gives promise of considerable disturbance with- in the Democratic ranks. 4o the Western Assoctated Press, ‘WasniNeroy, D. C., Aug. 8.—The Treasury uow holds $345,500,900 in United States bonds to eccure National Bank circulation, and $13,- 803.400 in United States bonds to secure public deposits. United States bonds deposited for circulation for the week ending to-day, $1.264,- 900; United States bonds held for circulation withdrawa for the week ending to-day, $1,299,- 900; internal revenue, $815,401; customs, $456,- 106; receipts of National Bank notes for re- demption for the week ending to-day, as com- pared with the corresponding week last vear, 1877, $§4,906,000; 1878, $4,145,000; receipts to- day, $640,000. A 85 counterfeit legal-tender note of the new issue series was received at the Treasury this morning. The nmote was printed from the original plate on inferior paper. Subscriptions to the 4 per cont $3,107,950. 5 2 Owing to the great demand for the 4 per cents, the Sccretary of the Treasury has direct- ed the mill which makes the paper to resume. New YORE, Aug. 3.—Sales of 4 per cent bonds yesterday amounted to $7,000,000. YELLOW FEVER, CAIRO. Spectal Dispatcn to The Tribune. CAIRO, 1ll., Aug. 3.—The pcople of this city were astonished to read in the Chicago Times of loan tb-dny, yesterday & statement from Dr. DeWolf, " Health Commissioner of Chicago, to the effect that two cases of yellow fever had been landed at this port, and that his information had been recelved from the Health Board of Cairo. Said report is- wholly untrue, is calculated to injure our city, cast reproach upon our quarantine officers, and alarm the whole Northwest. The following card, addressed to_its editor in refer- ence to the matter, wns published in the Sun of this city this afternoon: Catno. Ill,, Aug. 3.—Dear Sin: The report of Health-Commiesioner DeWolf, of Chicago, which appeared in the Chicago Zimes of the 2d inst., in referring to two cases of yellow-fever being quar- antined at Cairo, is incorrect in every particular. Since the 28th of July I have personally inspected every train and steamer arriving here from the South, and have not discovered & single case of sicknees, and it 18 not true that any case has' been landed here. - €. W. Dusxrsa, M. D, Quareatine Physician. Peoole from below continue to pass through in large numbers, and at a meeting of our Board of Health to-day it was decided after this date not to allow any passengers, ba; e, or freight from the infected district to be landed here, and after the 5th inst. to prohibit the transfer of passengers or slceping-coaches from the infected districts across the Ohio or Missis- sippl Rivers. It was also decided to invite the co-operation of the State Board of Health, and the Mayor was fustructed to communicate with the Surgeon-General of the United ~States army in reference to establishing a floating hos- pital near this placz for the treatment of ma- rines who may be:affected with infectious or contagious diseases. . ST. LOUIS. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. St. Lours, Aug. 8.—The yellow-jack seare here continues to gainforce. Thisafternoon a rumor was dircalated to‘the ieffect that the new boat Johu Porter, which is Iying at the foot of Miller street, Carondelet, had aboard several patients suffering from yellow fever. Capt. O’Neiil, of the 3etropolitan Police, stationed at Caronde- let, sent an officer down to see whether there were any patients of ‘any kind aboard, and the rumor proved to 'be without foundation, as the Captain mdilly showed the policeman all over the boat, fully satisfylng him that there was no case of sickness of any kind on the boat. Notwithstanding this, the Cap- tain potified the Health Department of the matter, and late in the eveniog a physician was sent to make a furtber investigation. He also states that the boat is free from the disease. The rumor scems to have gained circulation from the fact that 2 case of vellow fever was put off the boat &t Vicksburg. 'This is an authen- ticzted fact, but the Health Officer thinks there is no danger in letting the boat land whenever it pleases now. ¥ NEW ORLEANS. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 8.—VYellow fever the past twenty-four hours:. New cases, 33; deaths, 7; total eases to date, 233; total deaths,60. SUICIDE. The Manin in St. Louis—Two Horrible Cases Yesterday—A Dog-Catcher's Tragic End- ing. £ Special Dispatch to The Tribune. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 3.—A horrible and sen- sational ruicide occurred at the dog-pound tn this city last night, and this morning that vicinity afforded a sight that more than satistied lovers of the ghastly. Fully in the lizht of the glaring sun, just within the wooden approach leading to the shed used as the pound, was the Dbody of a man clad in an old dark-blue army blouse, dark pants, and boots. The rigit arm was not visible, as the body was resting side- ways upon it. The lett arm was strctched out, and the man’s head was resting upon his nostrils, which had underzone entire discol- oration. But the head, or what there was left of it, sent a tremor and tbrill of horror through the behoider. Almost onc-half, from the left eye-sockets and bridge of the nose, had been blown away, and presented the appearance of a large hole dug in the man’s skuli. The brain and part of the shell of the’skull had also been carried away, and the ghastly view of tne inte- rior of a mun’s head was afforded to the crowd of curious boys, girls, mep, and women gazing through the wooden gate. Close to the damp palm of the left hand was 2 mags ol brain matter, about a foot from the crown of the head another mass, and about one foot from the soles of the feet another mass, On these masses of the deed man’s brain the flies gathered in clusters, and would buzz from the one sickening mass to the other, and thence to the bloody hollow in the head. In close proximity lay an old muzzle-loading lhorse-pis- tol, with which the dead man bad consummated the deed that ‘had sent him to * that bourne whience no traveler returns.” The boards of the front side of the pound were matted with braios and gore, and in an extem- porizred coal-bin at the corner of the aporoach lay a large portion of the bony shell of the skull, with some of tie fleshy scalp covered with a tuft of clotted hair. Gaizing at this scene of horror through the wooden rails of the pate was a crowd of thirty or.forty, baif of whom were young -boys' and girls. of tender age. A police officer was -stand- ing ' in front watching the remains.. Not & tlothhud “beew : thrown over ' the body, and there it Jay with all its accompaniments of horror, with the lare of. the sun -beating down. upon it, and myriads. of files -hoveriog: around.’ About- half-past 8.2’ brown ‘cloth was placed, overthe head and shioulders, and partly .veiled the scene of Lorror from the: gaping juveniles. -+ The man was Charles Wagmann,: who for the, | past:ten years: had:beer a_dog-catcherin .the felty: Previousto that_he had_kept a bar-on’ ‘Elm street, between ::Main: and' Second, . and: -in. av’fracas :-there .oves- twenty - years' azo: -ghot apd: killed- a vmen,:.for. which: he’ served two years jo :the! Penitentiary. - Durine the War he'had served in the Union army, after: which he became a dog-catcher, which occupa-: tion he had followed:*for ten years. Some months azo he lost s place, and had been making efforts ever since to regain it. fle had been heard to say that if he did not he would shoot himself. Four weeks azo vesterday he quarreled with the woman Lotis, with whom he had been living nearly ascore of years, of sickness supposed to be” but to whom he was 'not married, and left her. ‘He had a fe. Last night, about ten minutes after 11, Officer Hannon, as he was patrolling at-Seventh street and Geyer avenne, heard the report of a istol. He at once started off in that direction, ut after making due inguiries could not find out where it came from. This morning as soon as it was lizht he made asearch alone the trestie work of the railroad, but discovered nothing. The newspaper-carrier who delivers the morninz paper at the pound discovered Wagmann’s body, and immediately went tothestation and reported it. ‘The ramrod of the pistol was gvlcked upout- ‘agmann had istol, which he had side of the gate. It s supposed done the deed with the lyaded with slugs and powder, for an ordinary charge of buckshot.could not have torn away so much of the head and caused such terrible dis- figuration. . WWagmann’s life was one of frightful immoral- ity. This morniag his reputed wife and daugh- ter went to gaze on_ his corpse.. The woman was mnot at affected, but dzughter” went somewhat. They departed, and shortly - afterward . sent man’s finger, dnnvhter.g 4 morniog, not one had 8 Kindly” or sympathetic word to say for him. One woman was emphatic in her expression that Charley’s soul was now where it belonged, **in Hell.” * Another 'said it was the best thing he had ever doue, to shoot himself. . A desperate effort at suicide occurred within the walls of the City Jail thisafternoon. Adolph J. Perrell, who was arrested on the 25th of Jynly upon a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, threw himself head foremost from oue of the corridors on the stone pavement be- He landed head first, sustaining terrible low. Dr. Renick was at once called toattend injury. the injured man, and found that both his legs were broken, the left ankle sprained, and the skull fractured. He was removed in the ambu- lance to the hospital in a dying condition. Itis stated by several prisoners in the juit that Per- r=ll had threatened to commit suicide on several occasions, and all agree that ever since his in- carceration he Liad acted like a erazy person. Sr. Joux, N. B., Aug. 3.—Lew Davis, the song-and-dance man of the California Minstrels, cat_his throat in the dressing-room in Dock- rell’s Opera-House just before the commence- ment of the performance this eveniog. THE RAILROADS. THE FAST-FREIGHT LINES. Mr. J. C. Grier, General Freight Azent of the Michigan Central, anda Mr. E. P. Ripley, General Freizht Azent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallroads, returned from Niagara Falls vesterday, where they have been attending to the monthly meeting of the fast-freight lines. At this meeting it was decided to admit the Canada Southern Railroad fnto the Blue Line. It is probable that the Canada Southern Line will at the next meeting be withdrawn entirely from the Michizan Central Railroad, 50 that the Canada Southern Fast-Freight Line will control the business from the Southwest only. No action #s regards the Eric & North Shore Line was taken, and- this organization will' continue for the present to do busi- ness as beretofore over the Erie Rond. Thecon- solidation of the Red and White Lines was also discussed, but no action taken. It is also learned that all the foreizo business over Van- dervilt roads will soon be done by the Mer- chants’ Dispatch. L ‘The probability is that some decisive action in regaic to the future status of the fust-freizht lines will be taken at the Mavnagers’ weetingz, which will be held st Lonz Branch on the 7th. inst. % ITEMS. Tho Sunday train of the Chieago & North- western Raiflroad for Milwaukee leaves hereaf- ter at 8:30 a. m. and retarns to this city at 4:30 .p. m. A reguler train for Milwankee leaves by this road every night at 9 o’clock. It was erroneously stated a few days ago that Mr. George C. Smith, Passenger Agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail- road at Milwaukee, would be appointed to a similar position at Omaha. Mr. Smith remains at Milwaukee as Northeastern Passenger Agent of the consolidated office of the Lake Shore & Michigan Sontbern and Michigan Central Rail- roads. Otis Kimball,- one of the oldest . railroad avents in the country, and well known in poli- tics, died at Boston & day or two ago, azed 02, _In 1544 be took charge ot .the Merchants” Trans- portation Company, ' and was ™ the ~ first agent of the Vermont Central. and subsequently of the leading Western lines, us their Eastern represeatative. ‘At one time he represented the Michigan Cen- tral and then the Lake Shore & Michizan South- His last business conuection was with the ern. MMerchounts’ Dispatch Company as Manager. CANADIAN NEWS. Boundary Commission — Personal — Liquor Seizure—Nomination Accepted—An Orange- man on Orangism—The Montreal Trouble —Arrested, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. OTTAWA, Aug. 8.—The Commission appointed to determine the boundary between the Do- minion and the Province of Ontario is in session here. The arbitrators are Sir Edward Thorn- ton, Chief-Justice Harrison, and Sir Francis which has Hincks. The case is one required a preat deal of research, ‘being a continuation of the struggle between the Hudson’s Bay Company and Canada. The limits assigned to the \Province of Ontario by the British-North-America Act of 1867 are such parts of the Province of Canada s, at the pass- age of the act, formerly constituted the Prov- ince of Upper Canada. The claim of the Do- mivion of Canada is, that the meridianal line drawn due north from the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, ascertained to be 89d. 9m. 27s. west, forms the western boundary of Ontario, and that the land- hight of the northern watershed of the St. Law- The Govern- rence is the northern boundary. ment of Ontario contends that the western limit of that orovince is the Rocky Mountains; that the northwestern limit line lies north of the Saskatchewan; and that the northeastern line lics in the vicinity of Hudson’s Bay. The claims of Ontario to extend the. western limit of the proviuce to the Rocky Mountains rests upon the supposed title of France to that country, as haviug been the first discoverer thereof. The arzument will be largely his- torical in character, introducing the relations between the Hudsow’s Bay Company and Eugland, and between France and the French traders. 1t is also contended by the Dominion Government that, while the Dominion wuas purchasing this tersitory, Ontario never mude any claim to it, and is now stopped from setting up that jts western boundry extends beyond the meridian passing throuzh the point of junction of the Ohio and Mississippi River, north of the United States and south of the Hudson’s Bay territory. Licut.-Gen. Sir Sclby Smythe will lcave for ‘England on Wednesday next, and will return to this country with the new Goveruor-General. In the event of the Marquis of Lorne coming to Ottawn, it is said that a regiment of the Guards will be stationed here. Inspector Borrodele, of Ottawa, has made a seizure under the Compounders’ act of 1875,— the ‘first _of the kind ever made ln this district. He received information that 3ir. Poulin, of Sussex street, was manufacturing cordials, gins, and lizht wines, from Cavadian spirits. contrary to the provisions of the act; sud, in addition to seizing the premises, took treal, Ottawa & Occidental Railway Depot at Hall, which had been consigned to Montreal. An oflicer is now in charge of Poulin’s cstab- lishment, and the matter is before the Govern- ment. 5 Special Dispaich to The Tribune. cided to accept_the. nominition of the Con- servative party for Montreal West. This com- pletes the number for the city,—Judge Coursal and M. P. Ryan having already accepted for the ‘East and Centre Divisions. - The Hon. L. H. Holton is spoken of u3 the Liberal candidate for the Western Division. i .. A deputation from the newly-formed Coloni- ‘zation Association has goue.to Quebec for the purpose of presenting to the Government g pe- titlon fof a grant ot land, and the inz out of the other provisions of the Provincial Coloni- zation act!, .. 7 = Sasnd " Spectiat Dispiateh to The Triviine. " - * ToroNTO, Aug. &—An evening paper, owned and edited by a prominent Orangeman, says? - Having In times past gaid ali that counld be said in favor of Oraneeism, we areat liberty 1o criticiee " woak spots’without laying ourselves ‘open 'th’ the- chiarge of being an enemy to-the - cause, - Orange- tsm fs ag historically-cetablished association; the! - members of which are grown men, know their own minds, understand what objects they bave in view, and are enutled to be protected in watking In procession and all other lcgal rights, 50 Jong as they do not make offensive demonstratione aguinst _other portions of rhe community. Dut Young-Britonism is auite a diferent thing. Boys. ‘before thoy know what they are sbont, and are competent to understand a single object of the grown-up daughter by her named, Clementine, 18 years old. : ‘The flua.rrel, is is supposed, induced him to take his the down 8 woman to claim a plein goM ring on the dead which they said belonged to bis mongst all his old frienas and workmen who congregated around the body this possession of some zoods at the Quebec, Mon- | MoNTREAL, Aug. 8.—Mr. M_H. Gault has de- cause they profess to_sn, to take part in_ politiea) procsio et demonstrations. Nothinz can resyiy eio® ¢ [ fnsolence. rowdyism. and violenge, " GTilza there will be a collision between Fon R G ism and public order, and the reaponsgiot: rest on the heads of 'thoss who set e 2ALY wi) able an association o foot, * The tareLiabmay! that no one shoald be eniisted 1o qo2S0t o by soclety until he hascomeof an agens can form political opinions, and unde; to give them proper and inoffensive We repeat that Youug-Britonism s gve source of danger to the- community, nd & wilt call for severely-repressive mensy Spectal Dispatch to The Tridung, 1 OsHAWA, Ont., Aug. 8.—4 pudlic > was held ia the Drill-Shed o give eXoresaed public opinfon with reference to the Mor . troubles. Before the meeting, 3 nmce;““ aboat 1,000, headed_by the band of e ld first Battalion, marched throngh the pri; strects. A number of clergymen and k:n’w clth‘ena were on the E}:I.Imm. The !ouomn' resolutions were s n to! carrig mously: e md od Resolzed, That the spizit of tho. Christis fon 15 *+ Peace. aad gaodomill o ChiE PR country such 8 oars, depending for therris, 168 ) the Provi of Ontario, regarding us w et olic fellow-citisene, o o Sl of _the populstion, ue posscwsing (a0t 2 civil and religions rights with carve ot but reward the condact of the Catholic pejeis 2 Provluco of Quebce, e capromed oy 1% acts, and especially by the condact of o Beatiary, of Montreal.as " tyrrannieal g bp 06 ive; and we hereby express our ntter gl tlonof the manner In which ta sighsCp: science ud civil liverty bave been tramaie o MoxTREZAL, Aug. 3.—Charles Gflfl?fl"nm firm ot O. G. Hobson & Co., stock-brofers, he § been arrested on a ch: of misappropri g 21,000 belonging to the Kev. James P, Hey [ stery of G';!ecg c::isue.s., C. Griffin: paj ergyman dividends yearly from’ the ti mouey was received. 7 g e POLITICAL, A TALK WITH CALKINg, Special Dispatch- to The Triduse, . - - - New Yorg, Aug. 3.—William H. Calkins, R publican member of Congress from.the Teaty Indiana District, Lsin the city. Tn conversation with a Graphie reporter, Mr. Calkins sunmeaq, £ the political situation in his State fn o mt- shell. He could not prophesy how the Stats would go in the fall until he could ascertsy how strong the National. party is. Toat party was. growlog to important dimensions, m] polled 40,000 votes at the election in 1878, Fx thought the Nationals would poll more yoj this year, and, no matter which party w would hold the balance of power in the Legie. ture. - “Then Voorhees will be returned to the uel won’t het” . s ““Oh, po. The Natiopal party in Indium comvosed of three Republicans to two Dems crats. The Republicans don’s want Voorbe They baven’t forgotton his war record, sndiy _sympathetic attitude toward the Confe a I'think a Republican can be sent to theSemty & as successor to Voorbees.?” o Mr. Calkins thinks Gen. Grant will not bethe Republican nomince for the Presidenc, Es says Thurman seems to be the cominzm for the Democracy, and that the vacillating wipof Hendricks have injared bis chances. - NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION, Rareien, N. C., Aug. 8.—Twenty-three com- ties’ heard from indicate that the Legislsor ‘will be largely Demoeratic, though thus fartre ‘Democrats have lost nine members, ‘dividd among Republicans, Indcpcndem? and Natioe- als, and bave gained six. The fndependents, however, cannot strictly be classed . with tha Republicans, as most of them will vote whi g Democrats. . WGEOGH’S VICTIIS. . The King Bull Still Holds All the Ke.3 § ‘Wheat—Excitement in the Barley Mar~ ket. . Special Ditbateh to The Trivune. S MILWATREE, Ang. 3—~On the Board of Trsds to-day MeGeogh offered $1.30 for 2,000 busbels of No. cash wheat, and nobody had t to'ssll tohim. This was regarded as.an indication that every bushel of No. 2 out of the total of the 632,000 bushels reported in store is i the bands of the bulls, and thatit is the balance of tne purchases made by tbe clique i sustaining the July corners. Odly 1,800 bushels of No. 2 wheat were received fo- day, with only one carload for inspection. Twelve thousand bushels were removed for consumption by the mills. It is understood that McGeogh’s offer for spot wheat was to strengthen his position as against Kershaw, Ray, and the other shorts, who refuse to settle. The barley market was greatly excited, and $1.20 was asked for September, No. 2,with $L5 bid. The indications of an August comer are mot decisive except as to the fact that the market was greatly by the bears in their efforts durinZ the Jat few days of July to break the firmness ot the corner worked up by McGeogh. ‘William P. Young, who has been on a toarof inspection to [owa and Minnesots, nothing decisive, except a larze amount of pocs ‘Wheat. ————— CHAUTAUQUA. FARPOIST, N. Y., Aug. 3.—The regulsr s sion of the Chantauqua Reform Congress opened this morning. In the afternoon the new children’s temple, an. elegant stroctare, seating capacity 1,500, was dedicated, Lewii Miller, of Akron, vresiding. Tbe :hfidnn.l‘ Fairpoint organized at the pavilion, and after3. march with banners and music were joioed by & large uumber of adults and proceeded tothe - temple. Addresses were made by the Rev. W: E. Knox, of Elmira; Bishop Foster, of Boston; President Miller, Dr. Cooper, the Rav. . Vinceat, of Mauch Chunk, and Prof. Ke i of New Jersey. The temple was crowded, & the little people were delighted. Thalfill: was-conducted by Prof. Chase, of Clevel Thesecond Reform Conncil ws held this :Fs; i Ing, and powerfnl addresses delivered on causes of vice by the Rev. Dr. Hatfleid. of ? caco, Prof. . Mason, Evans, and others- LATE LOCAL ITEMS. 3 The Mayor yesterday revoked the Tieenses | Franz Mulien, No. 83 North Clark Auee:.h:; Berg, No.8l North Clark street, and F:l . Nolte, No. 114 North Clark street, complaio having been made by the police authorities- Gustay Sochner, a compostor on the Timé died suddenly yesterday morning b No. % West Madison street, of Infiammation of boweis, as it is mow thought. Some ebl‘;._!"‘ were made thot Dr. Brown, of No.5% fn Washington strect, had caused his desth by i overdose of morphine, Dr. Brown dznl:m_ and savs the inquest will clear bim S pletelv. He says he Fave s::ly one :flhi” i arate dos 4 Cincinnati. The post-mortem and ing be held this forenoon. 3 S The police of the three divisions of !fi 4 last night made a spasmodic pull of street-walkers in their midst. At % oot mory and Chicago Avenue Stations twenty-five of the female tramps wmm e and there were apout as many more 1 . West Division. The police in this ter section of the city 5 also in the followingz houses of Catherine Howard, No. 155 West and one inmate; Jennie Holland e mates; Alice McGraw, No. 115 CJ p and five Inmates; Magzle dJon No. 130 West Rudnlg{h stree! aulm!fi“’fl inmates;] Matie Colc, of No. 19 o wers and two inmates. Among those captures Jobn Hudson, alias O'Brien, 2 -0 g, - three-card operator, who was anly" Sers. 3 days azo arrested Tfor beating Thomas Jeller - o %momlmz, out of 1‘1.‘1.?"2:‘;::‘ o The . was foun bim: wgezth':" with 8 revalyer . w’g turned over to the custodian of g T in dep:lrlmenl_' iT.[.Inn nlg?;o;gge:pzzd: o the ssession of the revolver r2 Pora. “Evidently ho staads solld with somE 98¢ 44 police heaaguarters- . ‘A Nervous Coarts . ‘Amon the witncasos at the trsl of 80edch .Alfe assassin, was- a.young. mas, 8 "o Der-1 ous speaker and active demonstrator; _sisted, when handed the revelver, in .at'the’ E‘resld;:fiotx zn:i B:v:::, ubmr the joner aimed al e - B e ma exclaimed tho Judse: W' 1627 ed fn two chambers.”.*Alk righty & S edel marked thewitness, “Dll take e oy held the revolver just like, lhl!'—h weapos: down,” shouted the usber. **Take ¢ aq Gt 2 away from him,” shouted one of ‘“unn Sran. the Judze d\m&.e{lb his l‘mad in ":A“n‘ e orto0 accldent. - An e witness - oo pistol and bundled off to his place wit2oU urt ado-