Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 28, 1878, Page 2

P4 to support themselves ana familles among strangers, render the lot of those remamning moat deplorable. The farther n &tricken ity 18 from the ususl {heatre of yellow fever, the worse 18 conditinn, for it has more of ita citizens lable to the seourze, Natives of Vera Cruz and Iavana feel Jrss dread of its attasks than wado of nteastes nmong otir children. In New Orteans the Creoles are ndt personally alarmerd by it, tleir dread betne for those not accitmated. “Tuey do not fly, and conseyuently business is naot catirely slopgm. and there s not the samo vante o n Memphis, and more northern cltics, where comparatively few are exempt from at- tack. ln these Iatter pluces, tha poor must Atarve unless akded from abroad. And, on this ;.‘t:I,l‘ll:‘k the panicin case of the epniemic iy errible. P T wish to acknowledge contributions throngh me from the following persond and tirms: Wil son Uacking Co., $1003 J, Russell Jones, $31; 1L Q. Powers, $303 Selz, Schwab & Co,, O M., Ilenderson & Co., Charles P, Kellopx & Co., I, V. King & Co., Kcith Bros., Carson, Pirie & Beott, Cnicaco Trinong, D. B, Fisk & Co., Qrannte, Farwell & Co., Phelps, Dodge & Co.y Erauiia MacVesgh & Co. Markley, Aliing & Co., ‘Tolman & King, Clinton Briges, Naly Nrot, and H. II. Shufeldt & Co., §25 cach; W. Stewart, Cahn, Wampold & Co., Grenstelder & Rosenthal, Brintoall, Lamb & Co., aud James John, $15 each: N. O. Willlams & Co., Sweet, Nempster & Co., Eddy, 1larves & Co., Wiliam T. Allen & Co., Fleld, feneaiet & Co., Abrams, Frank & Co., Georg® I. Gore, E. L. drand, .\Iurmon‘ Plummer & Co..{Lord. Stoutenburgh & Co., Patterson & Hawkins, 8. 1L & E. W, Mocre, Fitkin & Brooks, J. A, Kope, $10 each? W. I. Kean, E, Rothschild, 8. N. lironks, Kohn, Wincman & Co., W. V. toott, W. 11, Russell, Dowding & Carstars, &5 cach; W. R, Wilson, £3; W. I, Hanscn and F. Densit, 81 each. CantER 11, [IATRISON, N0 CAUSE FOR ALARM. Mentfon was made yesterday of the death from remittent fever of George Lee, the Ilinols Central emplove who, it wns rumorcd ot one time, bod yellow fever. In reference to this case, umn’. Commissioger De Wolf sald ves- terday that tha man died of an intermitfcat fever, a kind of fever that is koown in moun- tainons regions as mountain fever. The patient feels great exhaustion and muscular debility, but shows no signs of ycllow fever. In the case of Mr. Lee, the heat of the body did not rise ind his pulse ranzed from 60° to A in his mind te the last. There was no yellow discoloration. The Doctor was positiva” that the man not have yellow fever, but as a precautionary tncasure. and to allay tho nelzhbora’ fcars, the body, upon death, was Immediately wrapped In sheets saturated with carbolic acld, and placed in the coflin. Dr. Da Wolf said that people were so nlarmed that a stranger could ot come into a neighborhiood and be slek but that the enlth Department was notifled to wive its fmmediate attention to the case. Il liad several cnses on his books now, not one of which would {n'any_probability turn out to bo the malignant fever of the South, o would not tell -the reporter whero these cases were to be found, because ho dld not want the newepapers to unuccessarily alarm the com- munity. 1o was a8 confidont as over that the discnse would not get a foothold in Chicaga. There might bo “fsolated cases, but tue doctors could manage them If they hicard uf them In time. As far a8 tho health of e uly wos concerned, he dil not thiok it would be affectedd i thers wers 1,000 cases to- day on the Lake.Front. The disozso would not propagate tself readily bere, and could ba con- fined to the locnmgcu( the persons having it Nurses would not he In any daoger unless they contracted the feyer from tho zerms lodged on the skin, clothing, or surrounding objecta of the patient. 'They could not got it airectly from tho person as s child would scarlet fover. o dld not think that thero was any dangor of the disease belog brought here fn frelzht from the Soutn, because of tho rigid quarantino rogula. tions at Calro. . NO NURSES NEEDED. 4 The followlng telegram was recelved yester- ay New Orueans, La. Ang, 27,—A, 7. Heming- Your dispatch recolved. Nursea present. Wa have attended 180 cascn. ‘Tho work increasisig daily, WiLLiax T. Ianpiz, President Y, 3. C. A. Mz, Hemingway says Ahe.X..3L C. A. has mauny applications from: persons who want 10 go Houth as nurses, but none will be seat tilt ey are called for, A .. TWO REMEDIAL AGENTS. **" " 7o the Edbior a7 The Tridume, CumicAoo, Aug. 37.—Two remedial agents, perhaps not readily obtalnable there, should be scot Suuth fn abundance, One is 10, the other cnaxraoNR To atay tho ravages of the fever, to quench thirst, to” arrest, the vomiting, and support tho vital powers, none are equal- 1o these ju the freatment of iclluw fovér, ludeed, stimulants of all kinds aro vuluable. -Mauy malignant cases have vielded to tho free use of stmulants. . la no other, way would :lu.-{ bava passod over tho crisls. ' Champagne s the ulckest stimulant kuowo, aod subsorves thg louble purposa of sustalning tho patlent aud allasing the gaatric irritability. Drugs are of littlo use, The most puccossful treatinent is the ex‘mctln viz.: dealing with symptoms as they arige, any bndxlug tho caso over to 8 favorable lasue. 2. JAMES [, TUCKRM. | * PORT GLysON, ., T he Kdlior af TAs Tridune, Cnicago, Aug, 27.—Vermit me a small space fu your paper to correct the statement of my tuterview uuvyumrdny as publisbed In your puper of the 27th fnst.” You stato that * of the whites, however, all but about 'sixty-fivo or resenty hove leit the place,” meaning Port Gib- som, Miss, Buch fa not the fact. 1 atsred that “all the white men, except atout sixty-five or seventy hod lett the place,” There miust be about 1,000 or 1,200 wmen, womnen, and children of buth colors remaining in Port, Glbson. 1 have u telexram of this dato 08 (ollows: “Two hundred cases; twenty-one deaths yesterday in Purt Glbsal ‘This meana all to thiat date, and i» cqual to 30,000 cases In New Orleans, Yours respectlully, Lo N, BaLpwix. NORTHERN CITIES. Aty THEY EXEMPTI—TUE RECOLD OF TELLOW YEVER IN THR PAST, Ltica Nerald, ‘The Improved sanjtary condition of Northern clties, rather than their geozraphical altitude, should be regarded bs our Lest protection agalnst the losthsome discaso which now rests upon Southiern communities. ‘There is & popu- lar vellef that yellow fever does not spread with malignaut character.so farinto the North os Phitladelphia, New York, and other Northern cities, but fucts in history dispel this pleasing Qelusion, New York bas boen sorcly afllicted inthe pust. In 1783, when the population of the ¢ity was 50,000, about 2,300 peoplo died of this discase, Iu 1603 there wero 1,030 rusca in the city, 600 of them proving fatal. 'The mext year the scourze took off over 700 people, and the nexe year, 1903, 275 cases wern fatn), lu 1823 the oty was threatened with widespread destruction, but by prompt and thorough mans agement the discase was so confined that it did comparatively littlo damoge, People lefs the city by thousands, The fufected districts wera feuced i literally by high bourd fences, 80 that ouly alx cases appearcd north of Fulton street, ‘The dlsease ran from the middle of July to Oc- tober, when cold weather rather tban medical treatment, probably, cut short fts career, In 1511 Perth Amboy was attacked, and In 1619 Muldietown, Cotu., sullered suverely, Phladelphls, fo tho latter part of the Just century sud the first portion of the present one, was more than once_sthlicted with the malady, In 1398 there were 733 deaths in that city, {n 1345 a4 wauy more, aud 1n 1799 the disense car ried olf vy less than 3,500 of the thew small number of peuple In the clty, Frow 1805 to 1653 tho disesse sppesred at intervalu, lu the r ft lasted three months, bug tho mor- tality wus comparatively small, there belug only 34 deaths from ft, In 1555 vellow fever took 1,000 peopls out of Portsuioutb, Va., just one-fourth of the popula- tion, Boston 18 suld to have been vuited ouly once by this discuse. That wes fu 1810, It cue by 8 slip from s Southern port, and of twelve l:crsuus wbo went on buard the vessel at her whark nealy ull died. Dr. Greeaville Dowell, of Texas, iu s history of yellow-lever - cpkicarics, states that up to July, - 1877, yeHow Huever had appeared lu 2§ vities and’ towus, (h fwenty-¢llt states of the | Uniup, and bad taken olf 65,311 people, F— i, CINLINNATIL, g . TWQ DEATUHAND 31X 1@TUER CASES. LU Guapgadas Gaste, Aug. 3, “Thgre Dava juss, pepu twa deaghis from yetlow seve lu tlis cityemAbaer Bagly, who dled ot ¢ vivok. Seturdes-eyening, agil- LU’ Waterman, Who dicd at 11 oulook yesterdsy forcuoon. Soth werw fmported wases. Abngs-Uagby | %34 €p- ginger 4 e steamer Golden' Ryley tn the Loat passed Lo Uelbi yuarantioe, Ly sesmiod L4 fn be sound Lgaltn, Aoyt thiry4ix houjs after tbe Loal ianded he was (aken sick, and w3s Behy 1o the hostdtal s 8 suspieted caves Bl lacsse soon Susial futo yellow dever of the scverest kind, @nd Lo dud Saturday. vight, belug burfed dunivg the nizht. Lib- Waterwan was wlso ou the Golden Rule, but left ber at Mempbis, where be boardud the Cous Millar sud cawe up here. He wasio the ity cight days Letore be was seized whth the tever, sid room ho Aisappointed, apparently, take place, all cases from tho Insolvent estates. mated that the arrears will nmouut to $100,000. . whep taken to the hospital he had not been u Memplls for three weeks. John Wolsh, who was laken from the Vorter white snffering from a * walking " ease of the sconrge, has been dlsmissed cured. Peter Baumgardner and Alhert Williamson, ‘who were taken off the Golden Rule at quaran- tine, arc both convalescent. Robert Youne and Audrew Camphell are slao at the hospital, suffering with what Is suspected 10 be a mild type of the yellow fover. They are supposeil to have been on the Golden Rule, and were taken sick threo days after the boat landed here. Much consternalion was caused yestenlay by the appearance of what 18 Emhnhly vellow fever wt the Germana Hutel, No, 40 West Court streety the vietun bemng a Jow from Memphis named [Larris tosketl.. His wife died at Mem- hiis Tast ‘Thursday, and the same night he fed rom that city aml came North with bis six children, the oldest 1§ years of age, and tho youngest only 8 months, At Louiswille ons of the cbildren, & Loy, feit sick and was lefs in tho hospital “there, 1loskell, with the other two children, coming to this city, where he arrived on Saturday, tuking quarters ot the hotel named. _ On Saturday night he fell into s fever, and Dr. Charlton, District Phy- sicinn for tha Bixth Ward, was catled to attend lim, As the s{mploml were Lhose of yellow fever, Dr. Charlton yesterday morning notifiea Health Officer Minor, whoexamined the patient, and found the cnso so suspicious that he or- dered the man sent_to Rolt's 1Ll Tlospital. Yesterday afternvon Dr. Charlton and Sanitary Oficers Martin and Daily removed the patient to that place in sn ambulance, after which the had occupled was thoroughly fumi- gated, tho bedding and much of the Lageaco were burned, snd what remained was disinfect. ed. Dr. Minor was then left to tako care of the five children, and as the family was Jewiah, his Hirst recourse waa to the Dircetors of the Jewish ospital, oneg, and they were taken to Blster Anthony's, as beforo stated, rnangm but 8 monthe. Ticy are all well as ye “These retured to take the liitle Tho ollest fs 13 and the CANADA. The Rallway War Postponcd untll Tao-More row~Iteport of the Government Buperin= tendent of Insurance—Many Ttems, Soecinl Disvated to TAA Tribune. MoNTREAL, Aug, 27.—The case of Col. Bmith, who was committed to jail for contempt for refusing to answer A question in the Orapge trial, was argued to<lay on & habeas corpus be- fore the Chief-Justice, who decided In favor of Col, 8mith's relesso. ‘To-day the agents vt the Quebec Government proceeded to the fochelaga Depot to demand that Mr, McDonald, the contractor for the Mon- treal, Uttawa & Occidental Rallway, surrender the road to them. were closed, although a vumber of vassengors were walting for ticketa, as Lhe train was about toleave. Mr. McDonald hada foreo of about 800 men on the spot, and about seventy special policemen’ to resist any attempt to take forcible possesalon. finaliy had with the contractor. When the tov- erninent agents demanded formal possession uf All the ofllces of the depot An Interview was the rallway, Mr. McDonald repliod that he would give up the road when Lis claims were satisfied, and not till then. This coded the {n- terview, and o notarial protest was jmmediately sorved upon McDounald. A large number of people were present, expecting that force would be used to obtaln posscssion, and were that ft did not Aforce of city police anda Ber- geant were present, The Goyernment has taken out warrants for obtainlog possession of theroad, and will enforce its claims 1o posses- #lou at all hazards on Thuraday noxt. In response to a telegram {rom New Orleans, tho Secretary of the Young Men's Chrisblan As- soclatfon {s-ralsing a relh-ll-lund for yellow-fever sullerers. Tue Canadlan Bank of Commeres has com- menced an action for §10,000 agalnst P, Roggey, a well-known dry-goods man. Considerable excitement has beon created ‘lere by the report that the rosignntiop; of Bishop Oxenden, Metropolitan, would: not: be accepted, . 1t 1s understood that the Royal Fusllicrs will, provions o the adfent-af the Marquis of Lorne as Ugrernor-General of Canada,. Le made esscu- tially a Seotch regingyt; adooting the Urawford | tartan, aud belng styled 'the Royd! Scotch Fusil- lers, It fa not certalo whethidt, kilts wil be adopted by the entire regiment; but-the piper, firummer, and non-commissioned officers will 0 80, i The Local Government Is taking measurcd to colicet the 1 per cout that oflicial asstymees are bound to pay over, for the Builaing and Jury fund, upon all saies of sveal « eatatc passing through their hands, The revenue has wever boen collected, and large sums have heen lost tothe Province. The nssiguecs of the city say that they will pav the tax if assured that ftis constitutional, ‘Fhoy, howsver, have been ad- z(fied by thelr counsel not to pay it, as the law nof mentlon any Hmnit when it sbould be poid. ‘The assigneea have collected "I“I“‘ t\In L s esti- Apeciat Disatch 1o 1Ae [riount, 'TonoNTo, Aug, 2T.—The completa report of the Government Superlatendent of Insurance ia published. The flre insurance of Canoda last year was douo by thirty-one compasies,—thir- teen Canndiau, fiftecn British, and three Amer!- cany marine, by seven Canadian and one Awerl- canj aceldent, by four Canadian and one Amert- can, Bestdea these, thers wera ong Canadian Guarantee Company, one Amnerican Plate-Gls Insuravce Coinpany, and two Canadian Stesin- Botler Insurauce Companies transacting busl- ness, Lifo business was distributed siongst tulety-¢eveu cowmpanies,—scven Caovadlan, seventeen British, aud thirteen Amerls can, r these, ouo Canadlay, four British, | and two American had ceased taking new business, and others have ceased since March last,—the dato of the new Insurauce uct, At tho date of the fssue ul tho report, July 81, 1578, the companles takig risks were but twenty-two In number—sixteen Cauadlan, ten Brittsh, and six Ameriean. Thones amount of diro buslness ot the closs of the Sear was 420,300,000,—au Increase of nuarly $10,000,000 over 1870, Of thls, the Dritlsh companics sceured uy Increased share of 830,000,000, but @ Auerlcan suflfcred a decreass and $509,000 rowpectively, ‘The premiums recetved amounted to $3,701.002, and the Josses pald wery $3,400,000. s or finproveuent Is reported dunng 1577 In the fol- lowing companles, to the amounta numed, viz.: Agriculturul Mutual $RUTE, Anchor Marine 85,601, Quebee $41,700; and loss or depreclation during the yearc was sustained by the followlng: Bintish, - America s, Cavala Agroult ural $224,403. Cunada Fire and Moriue 879,508, Citizens’ $1W,231, lsoluted Rk 9,740, Nu- tloual +$131.737, Merchauts’ Marius $10,0123, Ottawa Agricuitural $§7.588, Proviocial 877,70, Rogal Canading $502,250, Stadaconn; $164,775, Westers 873,010, Thicse enorinons 10sscs wero vald by Brittsn and Amcricon companies with- out drawlng from the tnvested aseets in Canada, Flio greaw tin fn 8L Juhn was the chief cause of the untavorable resulta above moutioned. 1t s shown by the lospectos that the contlagration was far grester than auy Europeap oue sluce 1347, The queation of “rates )8 ono which troubles prudent insurunce wmen ju Cuuada, An clfort is belug wade ju Torouto, by means uf the Fire-Uuderwriters' Association, W adjust the prices of insurauce with souie regurd Lo the hazant; and suine uutsianding compsnles have recently jolued it This will do much to remove e suowaly of differiug prices for sinlar risks accepted by the same compuuy Ju dilfurent citics and towns, ‘Tae Monelary Times tois week says: * Mutual t Sociutlea ju thls country huve L'cllcn\l{! proved 8 delusion. 'Those adopted by Odd- Fellows and Free-Masous have outlived mnany others, but stlll they, fu tho course of thue, succuwby as lifu-fusurance caunot be purchased &t less Lhan coat by nuy socluty.!* v 4buIch (0 The ribune. L 2T.~From” the st ol bus been shipped from Halj- be luter-Colnpial . Rallway, sud- 885,000 of dry fluiy. A yrulnh\um younz usn, named Hobert | Irving, wou of Robert Iryiug, 8r., jumbed juto Yamoutt harboF to save bis uoier, b )E- o3 wldy- i Whick _be succerded, bul sank Limself und was dxivwr_w‘d’-fl ik juecial Ditbateh to' *UBDIBSBY, Out., Auy, 7 fro Georgth s bee planting o ol efforts huse proved succcestul, * Sowe’ of this e s #Nn'-‘,‘lfittl-ured'.lhumu foet tbrew E experd) augarcaue uesr Uilg Juchrs; uud 1nk 8 thire can by m: igas con - bo -BUC :sfld&“runflufi"fi}fl. ats < 5 & oy iTNe Tridune. v OFrawa, Oat., -Aug. 21—Cul Lyttlefos, ‘Alt)nm!‘cn;mry'xn' .ord” tiutterin, has- been gopvlueul HLArSedbiary 1 (hd” Marauis of Gruie. L wan Chiechlev, arrested on suspiclon of belur lblicated i the Domluion note-forgery, tas bevy Femanded il Fitday; by which e Wis expected thay bis Liother and Dovle, wha were Laptured i Miiwauaey, will Le eXtiadited, Duapatch TIiE CiiCAGO POLITICAL. Hopeful Outlook for the Re- publican Party in New York. A Conference to Be Held with a View to SBecuring Har~ mony, Senator Conkling Not Disposed to Loganize the Party in His State. It Is Sald He Is Willing to Remove Hiwself, the Only Obstacle to Success. Gon. Hurlbut Evidently Coming to the Frout in the Fourth Illinois Distriot, NEW YORK. AN IMPORTAJI? MERTING AMTRAD, Bpecial Dispateh (0 The Tridune. NEW Yonx, Ang. 27.—A Saratoga special to the Timexsags: A meeting of Republicans with beheld here Tinirsday morning, to which mem- bers of the party are looking forward with in- terest. The call was fssued by A. B.Cornell, and, though marked *‘confidential™ to each person addrossod, tho Invitations were extended ta 20 many, aud with so little reqanl for shades of party fecling, it seemed fncvitablo that the fact should vecome gencrally known, as it hias to-day, that such 8 mecting was to be held. ‘The meeting will be in the pature of n conter- ence, and there 18 cvery probabllity there will be a tull consideration of important auestfona. ‘That the conference I8 NOT TO DE HELD IN TOB INTEREST OF ANY PRRSOX or clique may Lo Inferred from the fact that tho inritatlons have becn scnt to such men as Jo- seph H, Cuioate, Thurlow Weed, Gen. Merritt, ex-Uov. Morgan, Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall, Jack- son 8. Nchultze, Elllot C. Cowdin, Sheridan 8houk, in New York, and many othor like gen- tlemen in various parts of the State, represent- ing dtfferent ahades of Republican opinion. 8o far os ascertalned, the call has been well re- ceived, nngl thero l9 every prospect of a Iorge ottendance of representativa Republicans.. It ia belleved nmonz Repubticans now here that Sen- ntor Conkling wilk attend the conference, The Impression prevails that the event will be one of great imvortance at the present juncturo, and {t is hoped It will rosult in grestly stimulat- Ing tho party-leadars to united actlon, and llul(: to simplity problems that appear now difticuif tosvlve. NO 1.OGAN ABOUT CONKLINO Fursher than this, it is sald here in New York that Senator Conkling will tmake a speech lo which he will take high-toned party grouud, urgiug the Hepublicans to sccure ns large a representation as possible in Congress, and to make tho Leeislative canvass without regard to him. He will advo- cate tho union of the garty and fts succoss, letting men go.+ Some 80U fnvitations have been Issucd to the cunlerouce. ILLINOIS, FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT~LATHROF'S CIIANCES. Specéal Dispatch 10 The Trivuns, Rocxronp, IM., Aug. 37.—The ncar approach ot the Republican Distriét " Convention makes political matters somewhat, prominent here, ‘The present Representattve, tho: Ion. Willlam Lathrop, 13 one of our most: honored cltizens. Mo was elected for the first thne only two years ago, nnd his friends confldently’ expected that the usual courtesy of a re;electjon would be ox- tended him withont serfous opposition, But as theconvass progresses it appears+ evident that it 15 to be bitterly contested'The ‘principal ob- Jection made to Mr. Latlirop s'¢6b fact that he indorses and practices the dogtriiies lald dowi in President Hayes'.* Letter of Acceptan: He goes into the canvass With no combinations ond no dickers, He absolately und uoqualified- Iy refases to have anything tp do with the Fed- cral offices of the district,and’ hence, as 3Mr. Latbrop bhimsclf - states . Jt,:bo 18 & condi- date with absolutoly ..mothing to trade on,~a politiclan with* “ng!" capitnl. I remains to be secu whother tLis stand upon the Clacinnat! platform 18 {o/ cause \Winnchazo County to loso the Represcutative from this strong Republican district, The eagcuscs held in McHenry County on Snlurdng leaye nodoubt but that county will elect Iuribut delegatns to the District Conventiun. At Woodstock the Postmaster, tn opeu deflance of Order No. 1, at the comwmand of Hurlbut, who was personally an the zround, worked zealously for his inaster, and by their united efforts carriod the caucus b{ three votes. Mr. Jobn C. Bherwin is acan- didate in Kaue County, and it is now regarded a8 dountful who will recelyve tho voto of that county. All advices from DeKalb ore to the effect that that county will at her convention next Thursday fnstruct for Mr. Lathrop. In Boous County there is considerablo cantention. rhis county, us usual, bas s candidate for each of the municipal ofices, It has come down to this point that she cannot have a Stato Benator and o Congressman also. The primaries in that county ure held next Sature day. Gen. B. A. Hurlbut 18 candidate for Con- gress, and Uen. A, E. Fuller for State Senator, “The snceess of Hurlbut would be fatal to Ful- ler's chances for tho Scnate. Boune County has the result in hier own hands, so far as tho Btate Senator is concerned. Winnebago County con- cedes that to Gen, Fuller, it ho can carry his own county, But It is not in human natute to expest & county with double her papulution to coneudo to Hoono both Cougressman and Btate denator, Mucti as Winoebago estcems Gen. Fuller, she prizes Lathrop more. The bauner county, with a candidaio abaulutely above re- proach, a toorough Republican, we ask for him the fndorseinent of a re-clection, and we lhave a right 1o demaud that tor four years at least we have 8 Representative in Congress who belongs to no Ring, s {u symnpathy with the President, bias madu no tradea, but slwply stands on bis murit us 3 man, a eitizen, 8 Republican, sud an eflicient public servant. M UBNRY COUNTY, &pecial Dispaich 10 The Tribune, Evratn, 1ll,, Aug. 2T.—-The Republican prima- ries held fu Meffenry County on Bstunday yiave caulted {0 g Geu. 8. A, Huslbut, of "Belyls re, 100 delegratos. ‘This will bo o inajority of n in the forithcoming Convention at Wood- stock on Baturday. Cougressman Latbrop was the oppostny catididate. ‘The Kane County Repubtlcan Conventlon will be hielu at Goneva un Mosday, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Bpecial Diwaich 10 The Tribune, Pontiac, Lk, Aue. 27.—The ltevublicans of Livingston County beld theirdonveution wnd upominated for Sterd® Jais Hunter, of Odell; tha Jtow, J. B, Gray, oreseut member of the Legislaturs for Ll trict, was renominated, “'l'hu Couvention passed the followlng resulu- ons Jéesoleed, That we moss heartlly Indorso the platfurm of the lepublican State Conventlon at. Springdeld, requinug equal rights for every Amer- ican eizdu. .We 1udores tho action of tha flon, U, L. Fort, our present member of Congress, upon thie grvenlack auestion, sud pledge bim our most curdia) wupport. ‘Fhe Conyention was large and harmounions, and the Republicius expect to elect the men uvminated bere to-day. Upan tho adjournuent of the Convention, the poaple wers addrossed by Benutor Uglesby. ‘The twu vanubiytes for Btate Tredaurer, Gen. Bmith und Bates, ars byth dolig wit lnuensy amount ot haud-shakjog, und exuibiting luterest in the slalun% l" cornerop. 1 Speclal mu_:cla 1a The Tridune. Quiscy, i, A 27~The Kepub) Adama Couuty an® at Camp Moint tu-day, aod numinated Gen, Jo B, Ilawtitoo, of Qulacy, tor Senator, and thd Hon. B, (. Black, of - Clivton, aud J. N. Cartat) Fa at Quuey, toe Hepee! sentatives, M. Black was Ju the Leglaluture last year, ands au exeollont wewber., ~Thic e | tire tickolfyd qood wug, , 0 2 Vhuectan Dison i i prvesns 1) b vect . nael INUTO N, lll..‘Juuix'::l | N. from 1,508 8,000 L B ot o drat LA hi ng in the Coyrt:Tio Yerip A o o e LA ch-’uy ' Grove, wrosided. ¥ el » . g iz = WASHINGTIDN "NoTES L) . PUERNAN'S Ouj0 erzEcH. Sieciut Dispatch to The Triouas': \ Wasniwuron, D. C., Au s 97.—Tle statement made by Becretacy Shermau fa bis Obly wpeech that the awouct of natioual buuda beld fu Vhio TRIDUNE: WIEDND RN daes not exeeerd § O, 12 corcoborated by tho Register of the naury. The latter otlicer bas heen making somo careful fquires tor nonths to ascertain thia fact, and has come 1o that conchision, [t was ro doubtful from the reports of the Rlegister of .the Treasury that Recrelary Sherman made. the statement 1 his speenh. TNE WORRINGUEN, At 2 meeting of the Nationsl Warkingmen's Assembly, copiposed_of dalezates trom every trade's unlon of the Disteict of Columbia, reso- lutions were nnanimously adopted to-night de- nouncing Representative” Blackburn, of K tueky, Chaleman ot the Demogratie Congr stonal: Committee, for amplayiie *rat? print. ers. The following Isthe concinding resolution, denouncing the DemocratieCongressionat Com- mittee: . Reeolred, That o commitice of five be appointed Ty the Prestdent of the Assembiy to prepare and fastic a eircalar-fetter Lo all warkingmen's assncia- tions, Inbor nntons, aud Gravge lodges n the Unit- ed Ntates, setting forth the action of the Detw. ezatic Cangressonal Commities in its eanction of panperizind the workingmen, and ssking their witharawal of all support-from the Demactatic patty. MISCELLANEOUS. DEMOCHATIO DESPERATION, Speetat Buapater to The Tridune, WasninatoN, 1), G,y Aug. 27.—AL a meoting of the Democratic Campaign Commitice the desperation of tho party was clearly manifested, There secms to be no mouey in the treasury, and the Cowmittee deds not know haw to et any in. They are despoudent because they bave no 50,000 office-holders under thoir control, and pramise it they ever do they will pssess them literally for campalen purposcs. That Is the Clivil-8crvice reform thoy will Inaugurate. Mean- while, as a make-shift, it is proposed to make anuther nascssment upan such Democratic Con- aresamen aa tho Comntittea has reason to think would respoud. ALATANA, Moxtdomeny, AlnJAug. 27 ~M. W, Garth was nominated for Congress from the Elghth District to-day. Monite, Aln., Aug. 27:—Tho Democrats of the First Congrossional Distrlct have nominated 8eLMA, Aug. 27.~Tha Democrats of tho Fourth Congresslonat District renominated C, M. Shelley. P Surclal Dissangh i The Tyibun Svecial Disbater ta The . New Yonrk, Aug. 27.—Tho %m'fi’n Harris- burg correspondent has tnterviowoed Senator Patterson, who pus",lval{ denled the story of the Washington Z’ot that he had offered to re- lllhtll a“ Gov. Hampton would sce he was par- loncd. ¥ TOWA,, oeelal Disptch {a The Tridune. DAvRNPORT, In., Aug. 37.—The Republicans of Scott County, in éorivention this morning, nominated the following ticket: Clerk, Mayor Joscph Andrews: Recorder, J. As Leclnire; Bu- e, Lo e Toe Tribwne Apecial Disai 3 MUSCATINE: 1 AR, 2T =Tho. Hlon, W. F. Brannan sceepted to-day the Democratic nomi- nation for Congress fu the Second District. Ueiger, of Codar County, is the Grecaback, and Miram Price, of Davenport, the Republican Tmix‘lnce. Prico will be returped by a ma- ority. Speetal P "}fl"t?"% Tribune, ectal Diapatcher to The 3 CassoroLiu, Mich., Aag, 27.—The largest and most harmoniaus Republican Conventlon which hos ever assembled (n Cuss County met hero to- dav to nominate coupty officers, with the fol- Ing result: Hepresentative to tho Legisinture, Samuel Johnson; Sheriff, James Il JStamp; Clerk, Joseph_ I, 'Edwardss Treasufer, ltodney Van Ness; Redlster of Deeds, Btephen L. Qeorge; B osccuting Attorney, Harsen D, Smith: Survevor, Amos Smith} Clreuit Court Commissioners, Goorgd Ketchum and Joseph Clark; Coroners, Willlam K. Palmer aund David Beardsley. All were renominated except Clerk, Treasurer, aod Coroners. —m— FINANCIAL. Speclal Dicpatch to Tae Tribune, Prrreouna, Pa., Auz. 87.—Thero were twen- ty-two bankruptcy petitions filed In the United States District Court hero to-day, among them that of Bakewell & Co,, printing paper manu- facturers, Pittsburg,, labilities about $100,000. The Inrgest came from Erle, that of Burton Dros. & Co., also dolng business in Buffalo, N, Y., 8230,000. Frederick Hofler, dr., of Titus- vllle, fails for $170,000, - His creditors are main- 1y depositors in- the Exchange Bank of Titus. ville. of which netitioner was a shareholder. Joscph 8. Bates, of Driftwood, Cameron County, shows dehtaagaregating $15,000, E. M. Choumard, of Weat, Fittaton, Luzerne’ County, owes nbout 818,000. ,AViliam Gee, of Pittston, Luzerne, County, owes $11,000. Marshal Hav- en, of New Milforg, Busquebanua Couuty, owca $3,000. Philander J. See, of Luzerng County, owes $,000.. Bamuel Lowenatein. of Plymouth, Luzerne:) County, owes #16,000. Jomies A, MeGlee, of Indiang, ' Indlans County, owes $01,000 to sccured creditors, and $30,000 to unsceared creditors, 1114 creditors nre scat- tercd through Indlane and Jefferson Countles, and the Indiana banks are largely Interested. Among the yetitioner’s asscts are ” 27,000 acres of land Iy ‘Tucker County, . Va. Tuuinas D, Thomns, of Bersnton,owes §7.000, snd {s liable on the bond of J. H, 1 ugh, Inte of the City of Beranton, for $100,000, of which petl- tlonier’s sharo is between 810,000 and §25,000. ‘The rest are for small amounta, & 1lznLeNa, Mout., Aug. 27.—Bya vote of the rd of Directors, she People’s National Bauk closed ita doors this. morning. 1t [s expected that a Receiver witl be appointed. It s now sald_that depositors will lose- nothing If tho stockhoiders png up tholr assesarents. Its associato bunk, the b?-r. Natlonal, of Bozoman, Mout., has also closed its doors. . Special Dispaten to The Tridune, ToasT SaQINAW, Mich,, Aug, 37.—1he lumber firm of Tolfree & Slmpson has fled a petition fn bankruptey, Sccured Habilitics, $7,480.57; un- secured, 811,703.08. New Youk, Aug, &7.~Georgo W, Beach, rall- road contractor, voluntary bankruptey. ‘Liabil- Itles 120,000, . v ¢ Joseph Btinor, tea merchant, flled an assign- ment. Linbilities 270,000, Nathaniel Burchill, bullder, voluntary bank- ruptes. Linbllitica £234,000. No assets. Yuung. S8mith & Co., Importors nf sucar, vol- untary bankruptey. . Liabilities, 8343,000. Franels Withams, merciandise broker, volun- lm;v bankruptey. Liabilities, $112,000, ' No ns. sets. ‘. INSURANCE CONVENTION, Provioence, R 1, Aug. 27.—The Natlonal Convention of Ntate Iusurance Superintend- ents, Commissloucrs, and other ofticfals la charge of the lnsurance departments, com- ‘meuced It seaslon th-day, wii the Hoo, Qliver Piilsbury, ot New' Humpshire, fo tha chair, The following were clected officers for the ensulug veary' President, Oliver ills- bury, New Haumpshire; Vice-President, Ao K. Mazilt, Minocsots; Becrotsry, Oren T. Welch, Kansas; Exgcutive Commlittes, David 11, Rowe, Michizan; 13, Leslie, Kentueky; Joln W. Btedman, Conpecticut; W. 8. Kelte, Mis- souri; Jocl AL Spenter, Rhodo Tstand. Adjourned until syeainwr. I, Rowe, ot Michigan, was appointed Chalrnan of the Committes on Rate nPMurulv ftyand Intercst, apnd O. O, Welch, of Kunsas, Chalrman of the Commitieo on Leglslation. ‘The Actuary of the Chiarter Ouk promised 4 per cent of thereservu ou the st of Juuary, Mr. Welch, of Kausas, vresonted and sup- utions declarjug the ported (n o sucech ‘e failure of lfe-fusurance companies not caused by greater luss by death than antleipated, buy by had managenieut'and protlizacy, and reeom- wmending rlnclmr I, the vaults o smount of assets sullicicut to puy all losses and clatms, and iu uddition un umoint of reserve charged ou atl outstauding policiea in force, A resolutlon was adopted deploring the evils ETOWIng out of receiverships. ——— GRAIN ‘AT DETROIT, Bnecial Disatch 10 The Tribuna. DetRoir, Mich., Aug. 8T.~Tha lack of proper elevatgr’ fucilitles’ biere recently caused very krave uclays.in bavdling grain. This moruing Supérintgnyépe Ledyurd, of the Alichigun Cene “trul Ruilway, aud & uiniaitten from the Bourd of 'Trade had u vonfereuce, which resulted in the former acnding tq Byffalo fpr a floating elevutor .wlm luulél‘; 1&:, h';r :lm;ulcrr x‘s‘, 4.0&3 _v‘;nhch rt:r lQur, &) hels per dav, xpeete Reret by Boidag Evebig,. 15 was dectoed t isaue burge reccloty ll?’ tead pf clevator sectpls, the former belug. grefyred by largs deglend. Nothing hufiw"flrgztg?uuu‘ “of No. 1 fipng"\?;mt wili betransferred by Hoatluy etovator, and; ihy, charge3 will by the Jauie uy those g thu r r elevator, “urrives’ th By tho slie thg fuate uecessary bridee gudirack will Lol readiness aug there will by sher @ » THE SCIENTISTS... - . ¥r, oo, Mo, Aug. I~rThe Associstion for the"Advunceraeut of Bcience this worning eleet e the futlowlog plicers for iln ensumg y President, Georre F. Barker, Philadeiphis Vice-Presddouts, 8. B. Lacgloy, Allegheny City, aud Maj J. W. Powell, Wushingtou; Grand eeretary, Qo A, L . offeuses up to dato they would Jet us out. x, Philadelplila. ‘The vermanent Secra. tary, o W, Putiian, holds over. I'ho next see 100 of the Arcocintion wili he hohl at Sarstoga a0 the thtrd Wedresday of August next year CRIMI. A TALE OF THE MOUNTAINS, Special Prepateh 10 The Trivune. Qstana, Neb., Aug. 27.—Another attempt to rob a Untun Pacttic express tralo was Tecently made, and has resulted In the tragle death of tvomen. The plan was to ditch the (rain and then rob I, but the villainous plot was frua. trated by the falthtul performance of his duty by the section foreman. The matter has been Kept very quict untll this evening, when the whole mystery sucrounding the s Malr wassolveil by the recelot of full dispatches at the Union Taaitie headquarters, Shich state that, on Sat. urday evening, Aug. 17, the gectlon foreman Just cast of Medicino Bow discovered the splkes wnd splicos removed from & rall, and ho discovered the fooi- vrints of eight horacs and mer” near the all. The facts wera reporied .to the railroad officerz, but, as a rain-storm came up, the trml was washed out. Next mornlug, however, a party found the tratland followed It In & xig-zag fashion south of the raflroad. They thon went futo Plercy Btation, At an early hour Mondsy morning of last week Tip Vincent, an expert plainsman, and - Deputy-Sheri® Widdowticld went out from Carbon to lovk for the traln- robbers, intending to return before dinner. Theg did not return that day, and, as they had taken no camp cquipage with them, thelr fricnds began to feel uncasy, Bo, on Wednesday, they having mot yet returued, a party ent out tolook for them. The party returned on Saturday without them, but had learsed from some surveyors that two men n the vicioity of Rattlesnake Crook had gono into the timber, and that twenty shots wero heand soon after, The surveyora supposed them to be hunters, and, therefore, thought no more of the incl. dent. - Upon these facts becomlog known, Sheri® Lowry, ol Plercy, came to Medlcing Bow yestorday morning, and, with tweuty men, sct out for Elk Mountaln, twety miles north of Piercy, being accompauled by Bapt. Dickinson, of the Laramio Dislslon, John Foote,who kuew every foot of the country, and also by one of tho survevors. They discovored pothing ail day _wuml:j but this morning, under the guidance of Foato, they came to s recout camp- ing-place, and, after a short search, they were horritled 2o fiud Vincent and Widdowfleld Iying dead, their budles perforated with bullet in an advanced stato of decompositton. bodles were brought {nto the reflroad station tnis avening. The rallrond officlals proposs to Kuk:; avery possiblo effort to capture the mur- erers, CurYRNNR, Wyo., Aug, 27.—The removal of spikes and fluh-plntes a weekago from a ratl two miles east of Medicine Bow, near a deop ravine, wave risotoa suspiclon that it had beon done with o view to wreck and rob tho traln. Deputs- 8herift Widdowlleld and gnother man named Vincent started on _what was beticved to bo the trall of the would-be robbers, and, not re- turning, a large party started in search of them last Sunday. One of tho party has rcturned, and states that -the bodics of Widdowlleld and Vincent were found {n a narrow canon of Elk Mouontain, whero they thnhly met the gang of robbers and were killod,—the former recoiving I.;\'u l;ulluu in the neck, and the latter four fn the cheat. I THE. MOONSHINE BDATTLE. 8pectal Disoatch 4o The Pribune, Nasnviuts, Aug, 27.—Collector Woodcock to-night received the followlng additional ofticlal particulars of the revenue fight In Orerton County, from United Btates Commissloner Mather: “'The chinking in the attic story of Peck’s house was out, and the bullding was s splendld fort.' Firlng was kept up all day, Saturdsy we Lad no wator, and little to cat, We wers comglotely invested by 10 men.” At sandown it scemed s though therd wero 1,000 men around us from the sound of the bugles, shouting, and firing. The whols night was a pandomonium ftself, and Sunday morning dawned with men fu sight in every direction, Peck's daughtor went to the spring, but Morgan took away ber bucket, and ahe, Mr. Ifenly, dnd others werc iven one minute to get into tho houso or be shot. The road had been barrieaded by, high fences and thd blockulo'was complote. Firlng was kept up regularly about overy ten min. utes. At 10 a. m. Jt raiped, and wo got o supply ‘of «water, but, possibly to keop thelr guns ‘dry, firiog was donbled. Now and thon we saw a:chance to get in a good shot, and promptly put it there. This was the conditlon of thinge when negotiations for n cessation of hostihties commenced. Richard, Pippen, and C. W. Terry -came lu from Morgan, went back to him, and relurned with & mes- soge that, 1f we movod u potition to the President and Federal Court to purdonlh‘\e_l.r 0] reported that wo could not control the actlon of the Federal Court, and would promise nothiu, we could not_comoly withi that we wers clti- zens of the'United States and Tonueasce, and had a right to be protected; that wost of these men had come from o distant county, some thirty or forty miles from home, to pursic and attack us; that we had plenty ot ammunition, and help was comlng., Thoy returucd to Mor- gan, who said he ¥ud heard Davis would kill him on sizht, aod ho did thia to defond hlasell; that, if the Government had any process to serve on him, and would give it to any person to serve besides Davis, he would promptly anawer it and give bond, and use his fulusuce to corrcct the ways of his nelghborhood, and this should be his last shot, aud ho wouid make friends, and requested that his men be allowed to pass the roud on the way home. This proposition waa readily acceded to. Morgan and nis nent want home, and we. ta Cookeville, Yo were told that a young man pamed Gentry, of Margan’s wen, had becn_Killed, aud severa otbers of his party wounded. TIHE PANEL-QAME, Bpecial Dispaich (0 Ths Tribuns. Burparo, N. Y., Aug. 23.—James D, Smith avd Charles F. Ward, two yonog men from Chlcago, were srrested here at 1 o'clock this morning on A ‘charge of blackmail. Thay at- tempted to extort $500 from two young men of thia clty by breaking fnte thelr bedroom sud threatening to shoot them fortuwith unless tho money was delivered. The Duffalonlans wers in bed at the time, with two vrostitutes, accomplices of Bmith and Ward, who had agrecd to asslst them i the crle, Anordec for §100 was given to thy mssallants by ono of the Buffalonians, wbo was allowed to go down-siaira to get the remalnder of the money. . He called a policeman {vatead, aud had the two Chicagoans arrested, ‘Thy, were locked up for cxaummativn. Beith s 1 vears old and Ward 0. They are respoctuhly covnected, and had beecn on a visit to o young lady well known ia the socioty af Buifalo. " ‘Thuy have Leen here for o week. Smith canfessod tbat the attempt was made to get money to leave town. They had pawned their rines, and had the tickets in thelr I;ockeu. Hmith thireatened to shoot bluself it his nawae was published, The wowmen give tholr nalnes as Lucy Sheldon and Auna Adutis, TEXAS ITEMS, New Orr.gaNs, La.;, Aug, 27,~A Qalveston News wpeciul from Sherman says Heory Collius, s mewber of the Bass gang of traln yobbers, rreated this morulny near lowe BStation, atter a sharp skirmish, {n which Colllns® Jeg was badly shattered., Tiio News' special trom Waso save Johin Bpeer, sentened W be banged on the Soth, was respite ed uutll Bept. 20 New Ontmavs, Aug, 27.—Tho -‘Ualveston New? Eugle-luss sucelal soys: ¥ Depyty Unlied States Marshal' with a- detachindne’ fety Lere yerterduy to arresy Col. Murtiues and ‘sbout thirty ot bis followera for violatiug the Neutral- Ity Juws Ly 'mm’f a force vn the American soll toiuvade Mexico fadt Aoy, o TITE DIAMOND CUT/TURIST. Ny Youx, Aug. 27,~Tuesday’s, Jun’ has letter froim Loulsvillegdyted she 2%, stuting that Phillp Arnold, made notorlous. some years ago fu ougcction with salting 8 dismond-tleld iu the Far West, was Jately shot st Eligubeth. town, K., by & man * named Holdeworth, 1o’ a bastoom row. Hewlil probably recovery.but ‘wilklose an arim, ' MURDER AND SUICIDE. »* ¢ BAN FRANO1SOD, Anx. 97.—4 dlqm -from Baliuss, Moutgrey County, wyy; TE4sy o farmer’ nuwed Satbuel T. Steplicus. myrdered his aaughter, 23 yeurs of age, cutting ber thros Ho thes took a duae of stryuhntue, .and after- wards blew bis brafus out with a musiet, e, Georzli Freasurer, W, | Catae, despondency about woney mutters. nnd The 4 The Tactics of the Chicago Whise ky-Thieves Imitated by Waesterman, Immanity Beecnred for Iimself, and tbe Government Yeft fn | he Lurch, Butler Profestss Ignorance ss to the Exustonce of the S8hermaa Lstter. Col. Carlin’s Report of the Re- vent Difllculty nt Stand- § ing Roclk. Why Ez-Congressman Walker Thinks Tilden Favored the Eleot~ oral Bill, WESTERMAN, HOW HE HOODWINKED THE TRERASURY OF- FICIALS. &pectal Dispatch to T Tyibune. ‘Wasninarow, D. ., Aug. 27.—The visit of District-Attorney Conolly here will probably result fn couvinclng the suthorities that, in granting unconditfonol {mmupity to Wester- wau, they have permitted the crooked distiller to go free and have accured nothing fn return. More caroful evamivation of the Westorman papers, and & conference with Conolly, makes the conclusion certain that Westerman has by no means made o f{ull confession that he has shiclded parties whom it Is his Interest to pro- tect; that whole peges are cut from his book covering accounts with private persons: that . other portluna of his hooks are doctored upon the face so as to sgreo with the statement that las been made, and that generally Westerman outwitted the authorities, and at tho same timo sccured unconditional immunity in writing, which he will bo able 1o plead in bar of prosecution i suits arc cntorcd sealnst bim. One peeulior feature in tho husincss was that Westerman could only consult in Illinois with the law ofil- cera nnd revenuo sgonts on the subject at such piace as ho designated: that he arrived there venuileas; wos absent for a short time with the inmunity papers, which ha sald he #ished to show to somcbody, aud from that time on West- crnan olways nppeared 1o hwve plenty of monoy. District-Attorney Canolly was op‘n!c(l rom the outset to grantfng hnmunity to Westerman, Tho latter having made tho roposition first to Conoux but Cotrolly hav- Iz refusud, Weaterian aaid e should take tho casoto Washington; which he did, and was sue- successful, Meanwhilo Conolly had written here, reciting mauy circumstonces which have b:an made pubilc, and protosting Mllllll“mlllfl\' ity BEN BUTLER. TUB OLD BOY NOT YET IN LOVE WITH n- PORTENS. Special Dispateh to The Triduns, BostoN, Mass,, Auw. 97,—Butler denlea the story scnt by tho Assoclated Press that ho has cvor said the original of the alleged Bherman lottor is In the possession of the Potter Com- mittee, Ilodoes not belleyo In fts present ex- istence, i it ever had any. ANOTHER. Ho bns written the following opea lotter in reply to an cditorial in the Natlonal Republican: e Hon, Glenwill Scofleld, Neaister of (Ao yeas- ury—8in:_ You have my full consant ond wish (o #how any bouk or papoer of the Treasury In resa. 1o the registration of any United Btates bonds in uy name, or to my awnorship, to any rascally, 1ying newspaper scrihbler who wishes to ses them, eapecially the one on the National Repudlican, | who saya he shalt find 81, 000,000, upon tie con- |- dition that, It Lie don’t find uited Htates rbond stending to my credit, you will najl hiv ears to the door-post. 1 am, yours traly, ., BrnzaxF, ButLen. P, 8, —You wil).Aind, 1 hope, s fow thousand, not ool e oy Dieanied olitess Soldlerd a ;ttona}, my m&.&?fllb‘bruyefif‘lnuy oI tho Dodlans of the roldlers 11 '4h l Treasury Jast Jully When I aacertained that the suvings banks iy which they hsd been invested wero tu davger of fathng. STANDING ROCIK., REPORT OF COL. CARLIN AS TO THE ASSAULT QF 1XDIANS UPON AGENT lUGIES. . ¥pacial Dimnaleh lo The Tribune, ‘WasiNatoN, D. C., Aug, 27.~The following offlcinl report bas been furnished for publiea- tlon: ¥ Tizanquantzns Post or Braxoine Rocx, D. Toy Alllu. 5, 1878,—10 (Ae Asslstant Adjuiant- Ueneral, liepartment of Lakota, Fori dneliina, dlinn, ~8in: T havo the hunor to submit & more detaited m}‘)orl tnan that forwarded by teleurapn In regard to the forcible removal uf Upitad Status In- siun Agent W. T, Hughes trom uls otlice, on tho 14th uit,, by & party of Indisus ut this Agency. At 10 o'clock &, m. on 1ha 14th of Joly, whilo 1 was engaged ol my ollice with two citlzens in cun- versation about their cutling hay un the east ida of the river, E. J, Hugh, W. T. llughes, ‘Indlan Agout, entar stated ~ taat’ (ho sond gusrd to the Agency tme m Tusked him, **What {s the mattorr” ndiaus have taken the Agent out fice, and are golng foward the river with bim.* After an oxclimation of surprive and in- -crodulity on my part, ho repeated the statement quoted sbove, and 1 Lmmediately directed Licut. C. 8, loberts, Noventeeuth Infaniry, tu taky the guard to tho ‘Agency. and Lieat. W, P, itogers, Adjatant Beventeenth Infantry, tosend two compa« Ries of troups Lo ths sawme golnt without delsy. Withont walting for either the guard or trovps, started to the Agency as fast as 1 conld ron, di- Ainie my Urdarly 10 KO tomy quarters and got my -eword, 1found the ludisne, with the Akvul, his wile, iwo grown sons, and ohe or two duughters, about 130 yards 1n (ront of hin housy, oud sbout sixty yards from tha river-bsnk. ‘Vha' Agent was Leld by two Indiaus—ong ai each arm. All the Tudians wers standing stlil in a group, 1 hwmediately pailed the Indiane awa Agent with wy own bands, snd urged bhim to ko Lo his houre, . 1 topeated this appeal twice oF oftul er. ltrled tolead Sim up the hill towards h uouse and out of the crowd of Indisns, The I alans did notattumpt Lo reslet wu. svon surgounded by troops, A8 soun. gs Lils oc- curred, Mr. Hugives secured dlspoved t0 dlecuss otictal diflicullies belween blm and myself, fo- forming we tuat he nad forwarded his coutier with a report of my cooduct Ju arreeting Thuader- Hawk Iurfluulnuu atup to hay-cutti y the luborers at. 1 vepliod that from the of tho Loy-contractor 10r tbix 1 wus pleastd ta hear 11, av 1 desired bl 1o do so; and thut 1 hod done Lhe' samo thing. As eoon as 1 had relessed hun from the hald of the Indlane I uaked ni the ceuso Of thio (rauble, and it bo had not stopped the rations of tue Indians ongaged in the mesuult. e roplied that he Lad siopoed (iuose'd rations becaniss he would not work oo t| fars He know very woll that Ouose was un e lsted scout, snd ghat nis peoplo planted aud wurked as well as any of the Indidns, He etated tuat funmng-Ante.ope, s spokesman for the pariy, haa told i thut be' bad come 1o arrest him. Tt I believe to be true. There wera wany wituesses (0 e %00 That came Lo (he A| Teused lus oY 1y GWh bersonsl Jxertiony, without u nion, 8 guB, of evel 8 sword, o ' fatiiy of fhe Agout were with bi not having beou urrouted by ke ludians. After suiue ruproaches by Mr. Mughes upon Gouvse, Allisun, sud nulw wysell, 1 directed that all the Indians by marched (0 wy ofice, woere [ ntoroicy taem thul ey Wory Drisouers, and muat expect to e arreated by the civil outhoritles, sad warned them agolnst loaving the Agency. The Leadiug Chiofs were directud to Faport at my otice wyery morning, ltunwing-Autelove, - Mud-Besr, Euol-Dag, tigu-Bear, aud oiuer Chicts spoks 4o explanation snd dufetise of their conduct, “fhe Hev, Abbot Blorton, Catholic prlest, was pressnt Ly Wy invitation, aud heard, L believe, ail that was sald by the Chiofe and myelf, 1 wisn it distinctty understood that I had no pre- vious kuowludie Buy assadly contemplatea auainat tuy Agont! 1 was iuformed by k. 4. < Alli- son, Post-Tutbrototer, auout Byve minatey bolore 4. Haglioa called far tha guand, that: the In: whe had beon devrived ol tuels ralions hined gome to the Ayency $o dumaud thea, § kunow the chepues: ;Ayr pf the lugisus coucyrned, sud the od syrunuicul glepoeitiva of Agent Ungh ud #OLIBWARL Uleasy, lepb 1o shiould Fyfuve Lo iskuy ra- tlous fo thew, uud that & dilicuity might'occar, 1 hua previously been informed that Goose atid an- othur Clyf bid voeo Lruken by the Ageut, aad :hul he Imdll'll&lwd [ l):uu xlm:lnn {0 (hews and nete peovls because they refused to bo eorolled unges otbur Chicfs. 1hud oo lotimation ¢F sua- ct that I was tho teat pec- t's rell id tha oiglon thut the Indiyus contemp.pted sucy & Judle €rons atcp 88" urfusting > the Axont, aud remov- 40 Yl frow the zescevation, which, they statud unu )mlm.){. wus thelr ipieativn. Ruunlog-Au selope aueertid Wat the Great Patber i tala him 1o parsue Sufs conrae with' bad Agcuts; when Bo wub iu Wesbindtow fn 1872, . . Yor the purbube of pudfylug the Indlans, Iad- drcavad 1o Akout Ilugles & Jeitur, ruqueabiog bim §9 Mwuo 78L0LY b0 Blung W0 kad beus depilved of +hei, : e Teplted that ho bad ** nives refurcd to faaue rations ¥ 10 tueso Tudlau, Lot s teady to earoil tbem Wlienever ey would vinl the Azency for that purpuse. This statement I3 coutradicted by tuy 1udiany concerncd. I suppuss Lhut Le mieant bat bo was ready to ‘Tlome, Which I'put ifito tha, fseue ratinna to them when they conaeptog enrolled inder other Chiefs, anit not o e 0 1 then suggested to ho Res, Abhat Murton 1 to Ale. Hnghea with the Tndians. and «ay 1o that cher hio oF T must inena ratione o Tnilana: that rations they must have, f1ejo: thiem, —tho Indians, for 1ho snke of pence, o enttt to bo entalled naer Kill-Englo, vayo0 fnghes has convinced the Indlan Burean, newpspers hve heen indiced o puniien s, cntuminy, that 1 ineiied the avsaait on hi, g o epecifuily requert Nat thid report be forwara.y' o n tla & 3 o Inferlor Department and puniiateq newspapers. 1t only remaina for mo ta add that Me, 1y, 414 1ot ven thank me for reisasing nim et Araminont porll in Whicis ha beieved himesi( oot Pinced. am, sir, very respectfulle, youe Hhed). ThotenantiCotanel, Baventeenth Thtrey"i acutenant-Colonel, Baventeenth” Infautry, gon mandiug Post, Yoo Heangrantzns DEPARTHEST or Dakory, o Part, Minn., Aug, 15, 1878~ Otlcin) ropp or: sectfuliy forwarded to Teadnuarters Militdcy 4y, yaston Missonel, with the request thut Licag (o Caslin's report bo pubitshed, fonx Granee " Coionel Seventh Infantey, Comumanding, phasidiibbal THE ELECTORAL COMMIg. SION. ; BX-CONORESSHAN _WALKER'S REASONS pog | THINKING GOV. TILDEN PAVORED THE nyp THE DRTERMINATION TO SADDLE TUE REspoy. BIBILITY UPON MR, HEBWITT. & ALBANY, Aug 22—The Hon, Charles ¢, p, Walker, ot Cornlng, has recently been mep, tioned by newspapers of the interjur as having rome personal information regarding the coggry of Mr. Tilden with referenco to the Electory Cotamissfon act. Mr. Walker was & membe o the Forty-fourth Cungress, and, althougly gy, considered a Tilden Democrat (u politles, yoreq for tho Electoral Commfeston. When' ques tioned to-dny, b consented to the publication of the following statement : When tho bl for an Blecloral Commission gry came befora the Hlouse, 1aaid I was oppored to g, After the day's_ adjournment, e, llowitt met my in tno clonk-room nod eald: **1find aon are op. pored to this law, " I reptied that wo did not need any law, Wo could stand on vur ru{lhu ani (ke Conatitution, and they conld not shako off oge claim, Ar, Towitt sald: +*Dat don't you know ey will connt Hayes tn?"' I ropliod thiat {ayp. pared they wonid Lry 10, bnt that would only ahaw up the stea) the more glaringly bofore the peopie. and Ienld: *'Let thom take the responmibility of that If they darc," Bnt Mr. Howltt urged ms fg vote for tho blll. He sald it wan (he best'wa conly dos ond he thought §t_wonld succeed. 1 ropiied that 1 had no confidence in it, but that [ way o leader, and 1auppored Tmust hoa followe 1 vromisod to voto for it. A Hitlo Tater, while ths bill was pending, Pelion” atopped me 'aL the egst donr of the Hnuso of He?rununnllvu. and najd: +sWallier, what do you (hink about the oillr™ | told him' that T ‘did not ueeded any law, gnd [ maid, “+*What 4o you know about 137 "4 don't know anyihing." pel. friends “ray w Think we ton _respandor **out_ our o had betier vote for 11" T awald sald that Thad no confidenco in it, but that [ vould follow our lesa. ers, Houn after that L met Senator Kernan mcil. 1y, and when 1 saidto him that 1 regretted ihe Al (hings wera I, and that I had no conadones in the result, Kernan wald Do thonght we woull wnccoen, All itvo of the Judses, he clatmed, would syrce, They wore outof the way of office, hold- ing thelr poaltiona for life, and they wonld' agres n the plaln gvicency which would g brought be. fore them. 1 replied, a Jiitle wormly, that they were humun, and pirt of them hud been appotnied for a trpose, AW for thelr agreelny pealnst theie politlenl prejudices, & did not bulievo i, | knew adudze tn iy disteict, o Lepublican, oneof the pureat nflicers, and vue of MY best friends, yet hiy political prejudiced would nike him dacidu tois cad for hin party before he heard the evidence, Mr. Kerman was preally shocked, and éid not Jknow what 1 could huve confldence 10 it not in vur Juages, and agatn auanred wo they woull render 1 bonest deciuion. W hen tho bill came up in the Houwe, snd wie paesed, I vated for It aolely bee cauea thore whom I suppored represcnted the views of 3r, Tildvn snid it was best, although It was ngninat my improraions. Hometime m February, when the Commisston had made its deewlon |u some of the States, and it wan cloar how. the count was to bo, I was In Atbany and mot Jogn Moreissey, then Senator. 1 think it wasa day when nows of tuo declaon thie case of one of the States nad juet ueen cetved, foF tho text words he rald 1o e wera: for lowitt. 1 thinkn great deal of him, and ‘fidon Is golng to wat tho responsibiity on him of the passoze of this Commiswion law," [ said thut could lirély be eo, for I wunpusod Mr. Tlewitt was tho nearcat man to Nr. ‘filden, and repeasentod hiv viows, \Wien we nrst went tnto canicus 10 nomineto & Speaker, 1asked Mr. [ewiit 1f Karr, of Indina, wes not'Mr. ‘Triden's chotcs, sng bo peplicd, ¢ Taupnoea I wm o woarast mas to Mr, Tilden, and 1 never heard him agitato the question of Speaker.” 8o I suppossd he repres sonted his views, r. Morrissey replled tiat it was true, naverificless, that Alr. Tilien Intended Il tae responelbility of the Comumission law 1t was no secret, o sald, bacause Mr. Til- den only the Sunday previons had ssid so in the presenco of himacl! and two othaers, and | thiat ho was opposed to the law, w wrung, " continued Morelssey, **bocause he hnd teken 10 stund onio way or thie other valt. But nUw, ‘'we must go on.. Tho Democracy nwked for tie [, sl they cstt attord to plead the otuy act." 1 asked Morrissey if 1 could feil Howitt tus and use his name, and o ssid, ** Yes, certaiuly, " On retorning o Washinvton oolya d'i or iwo Iater 1 went to Mr., Hewiit's soat and told him what Morriasey hud sald. Hewitt replied tnat ho snp- poscd e would have 1o bear hld share of the re- svonaibllity. but wian 1 teid M ihat iidea d ta the Titden say that he was oppo then told lim my suthority, snd o ssid, switha gvmd deal of feeling: *‘1hd Sir. Tilden sayso? tr. Tiiden never took any pouftion galnet the 1aw; na only asked for delay. 1 asked iim to take & pontilon ns wo cuald not delay, 1 told himlie must decide on sumething and “talie $ho responsl- bility, but ho would not Lake any positio Mr, Walker continued his statement by sase ing that whan tbo filibustering movement was justituted all tho clerks about the National Comnmittee-rooms and from Pelton’s headqguar. ters, camn urgiby members to tliibuster aud vote for delay, **1for one refused,’ he added, *because, as I satd, they had mudu tne vote for tho blll agalust 10y convictions, aud as they had mado the barzain they had better stick to it Bigelow sent & lettor 1o Becho to do anytbiog for delay, and Beube jolned in tho fiifbustering movement, But whon Hewitt, Pelton, and Kernap fayored the law, it Ia brouglt pretty near homio to Tilden himself.' et THE WEATHER. Qrrice op Tue Cmizp SioNan Oeeicen, Wasumarox, D. C, Aug, 23—1 a. m.—Iudb cations—For Tcunesseo and the Obio Valles portly cloudy weather, possibly followed by oc casional rains, nurtheasterly winds, shiftiog te westorly, nearly stationary oressurs aud tew: Reratare, For the Lower Lake reglon, warmer, partly cloudy weather, followed Ly raln, southerly winds, falling psrometer, followed by rising barometor aud coldar northwest winds, For the Upper Lake region und Upper Mir sissippi Valley, colder, partly cloudy weather with occaslyual ralb, variable winds, -mostly northwesterly, higher pressure, For the Lower Missour! Vaulloy, colder, clear, or partly cloudy weather, northwuaterly winds ligher pressure, ‘e rivers wilt remaln nearly stationary, LOCAL OBSEAYATIONS, Cuicaao, Avg. 77 ind. | Vel,) KR, Wealbet 7} 8, ) 4, W 5. W, 5. Mazimum, 63t miulmum, o1 URNBHAL OUSKHYATION] Cuicano, Aug. flar.l FLS Virstent Yauki OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, NEw. Youk, Aug. ¥.—Arrived, steamstlp Herder, from Hamburg; Labrador, from tavro Iuduy, from Loudon; Biate of Indiuns avd Ch; casals, from Glasgow; Algeria, from Liverpool Puita Duflm:" Pa., Au"z 20 —Arrlved, BtalYy froin Liverpool, - Boston, Aug. 2T.=~Arrived, [strian and Slar athan, froin Liverpoal, B E:o{[ug:l.l ‘Aug’. —;l‘h; Jtmmhl’ u;( Em‘llnprlg. P orp ing, from New Yorsy ufi Moraylau, lrnu'mwuopuul:mu wrrived oute —————— THIEVING INDIANS, Vizamia Crrr, Mont., Aug. 26.—The ronche man from whow the lidisns stole stock at Red Rock, on the Moutang road, & weuk ago, ful* lowed hews With & pasty of pitlsuys till they fuuud they bad joined a larger pasty, and werd too stropg, when thoy returped. It 3 supposed they are congregating near Meory's Lake. ¢ Eyiu, with 0oe company of the Sccond Cavull 1 would reach Heory's Lake yesterday, A stoall barty of soldicrs 13 ulso fu Natlous! Park from Furt Ellls. Sowe of thew will undoubtediy wiriae the budiane ju 8 day or twae