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TRIBUNT MONDAY., SEPTEMBER 9; 187, 1l CHICAGO = ae—— TIIE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, M. B. 8panlling, the Snperintendent of the New York. Oswego & Midland Railroad, s at the Tremont flonse, Atout a baker'a dozen of Irish Nationalista met yesterdag altcrnoon in Maskel Ball, Des- plainenetreet. for the narpose of dovising means by which to relteve G'Donovan-Rosma. now lying rick in New York, Tom Coffee predided, A sub- scrivtlon paper was started, Upon thae sides of the elepant omnibns built for Frank Parmeles, now on exhibition at the Exposition, may be aten an excellent likeness of Sam Tommer, of the Grand Pacific Hotel. It has & happy expression, and was faken trhile Sam was in the attitude of prayer,—or at least while ‘e was on his knees. Yesterdny forenoon, while Jobn D, Mur. phy, City Infpector of Bollers, wan engaged tn testlag the boiler in the planing.miliof G. W. Minkley & Co., cormer of Twenty-recond and Mnay ntreets, a defective piece of iron in the bolier gave way. o the ateam brojeciing throagn, the pening hadly sealded seversl nf the bystanders. Inspector Murphy was vadly scalded, and, npon Belng taken to his home No, 201 North Carpenter Atreet, wes attended by Dr. it H. Harconrl, who #aye tha injuries will not prove scrions. ‘The members of the Twonty-fourth Illi- nol Infantry Regiment commenced Satuniay to hold thelr annual reunion. They received membera from abrond all day, and tn the evening they had a kocial In the North Ride Turrer-1lall, Where, arter Enders and Emil lloechster delivered specches, ‘The (ireat Western land came at Il o'clock and gave them a rerenade, Yesterany they had s picnicat Frit Grove, There was not a great many people pres- ent. Willlam Vocke delivered n epecch, ana the rematnder of the time was apent in gencrat festl ties peenline to a terman pienic, The Twenty- fourtl wes a German reginent. T'he Chieago Catholic Colonization Bureau met in Markel] f1all last evening to confer with delexatos from the various Catholic societis of ol nationaijiien throughont ihe city, for the purpose f organizing an ac-uciation shmlar v tne o1 Lonls Cotoniration. Arsozlation. Which has al rupper, Capt, rand the Cotnn e In_regard to th e neold raiiroad lands to aciual sctticrs at 81,23 per acre, ‘Tho Cathiolic people of Chicazo of every nationality, and cepecially too metbers of the various Uatholle socleties, are par- Heularly invited to attend sn fuportant meeting of the Suciety to be held in Maskell lall, Desplalues atreet, nest Sonday at 3 p, m, ‘Lie Workingwomun’s Union, or * The Yemale Communlsts,” have, it scems, divided their general oreanization tnto soveral parts. These paeta sre calied * ‘Oracrs.™ Order No, Lheli mectlng yesterdny afternoon ut the corner of Nortn Clark und Michican etreets. Thore wero lust cleven women present, and M, Stevens presided. the General Laud cixfon openin the ¥or one lour the meeting wis open. aua durmg tuat tlme men wers sul- fered 10 preeent, Several male buings were present, and somo of them jolncd with the women fn dennncistion of the wronge anid l}fiuv- ances of the working classes, particniarly of the workingwomen. The case of a8 woraan who work- ed tur a week In 8 lnundsy, and, during that t #ubjecied berself mo often o fines imposed by rales cuntru.hng the ylace that she received nine cents -8 tuy product of her X doys' labor, seemed 1o ull their minde, embitter theie speech, and occnpy most of their attention. Mew, Parsons, o colured woman. made some very lorcible if ot eiezans and arrumentative remarks, M which slio was sec- onded by uthers. ‘The theme was the meual one: “*Can a4 wotnan lve on the wagea pald at pres- ent fur Inburt™ A nesmtive answer was found by alarge najority and 8 coutso of Communiatic Fedeuning, MUSICAL NOTES, ‘T'he munlcat season of 1878-"7H was opened an Baturluy evening last with & very auccessful con- cerl at the Plymouth Congregational Chureh, upon wus the ceniral figure, Although very ned with travel, and n_lier 1ot perfect voice, she sang with' her cus. towery success, wnd wel with o very warm and eu- thusidstic fecuption, Her programme nombers were Lnzal'n **Ave Marta ™ and Sullivan's ** Lost Chord, " and, far un encura ta the fleat, Beotboven's 7 In aenia Tomba." She ulso saug with Misw ie utler in tho openinig duo from ** Martha, " th Mies Dutler, Mra. Falk, aod Mrs, Johne 's well-Enown quartette for 1. volces, **‘Thelr sun slall 16 more go down, ** 1n additiun to thae numed apave, Messrs, Fisgier, Tulk, Scuulize, Lowen, aua Bulsseret took part ih the provraimine, and rendered pleasant ana ef- cient service, ‘Phis evening 3liss Cary will slag at the Union Purk Congrecutlonal Courcli, ansisted by Mr. Faik and the Liarmonia Quartette, fler numbora will ve the ltondo frow the ** Huguenots* (4' No, no,no ') und Peanc's ballad **dust_av of old" and sho will alwo aing in Conconc's Trio, **On tue acean," Wwith Mrs. Farwell and Mrs, Ualfour, Carl Wolfeolin hae roturncd from his summer vacation, The retiearsale of the leethoven Society will to held lu the Methodit church corner uf Cinrk and Wadkineton streets this coming ecason. and Mr, Wolfsolin's 8atur- ccitala will sleo occur at the aume place. The tirat rebearsal of the Soclely wiil be held on ‘Tueaday ovening, Hept. 17, at 8 o'cluck, Mivs larnettc's ane me. Nielson's first **Musical Atternaon* will be held st Reed's Tewmble of Susie, cornee of Deatbarn and Van Turcn streets, at 4 o'clock p. i, Thureday, the 12th Inst., when & fow puyun will singand play. All personal fricuds, as well us those Inierceted In 1uualc, are invited 1o be vresent, 5 THE INISH HACE. Gen. Shieldn, that ymisnt vld patrlot soldier and Blatesman, feciured lant night at McCormick Hall 1o ua audience of KU persons upan the ** Past, EPresont, and Futaroof the Irish Race.' Upoa the piatfurin were seated Judge Hooth, Gen, Jullus Winfe, Gou, Sartin Beom, Carter W, itacelsan, W, J. Mynes, Col. 3L C, lickey, Col, Cleary, Charley Cainerun, and other locw celebrities, The speak- e Was ftrodaeed Uy Carter 1L, Hartison, who un- Tovwed the pinfons of bls classdcal cayle, and the bird gave o Hattering and lmlnfu1 blograpn. fcal sketch Of G40 war-worn soldier, T'he Ueneral's leciure, dividod e it was Into three parts, covered ho pastyrievances and oppressions of the lrish, whow he culpared (o the Jews g rezurds thelr years of bondave and cepluries of wervitude. Llke the Jews they wero unconqucr- able and indumitable, and 1ike. thein they would rise. Thio present conditiun of the race was one Never was their putriotic love mors numerous aud inth of Irelsnd he waw uothl and Ueaconeleld’s edan pulicy was sure ta go dow, and the Lugleh Governmont was likely 10 ¢o down withit, For'the liberation of the Green Islo the speaker belleved 1o moral force, but that kindof force backed and pushied by soarmed force. In come clutiug lis cloquent and stirrlug discourse, Gen, bulelds sdmoutehied patience, sud said that wil tho Lert Juid pluny of the pateiot und puople of trelaud Lind veen frustruted by precipliate aculon. Atter Geu. Sbiclds, Mr. W' J. fiynea made o ‘very eurneet, forcible, and scceptablo address. The Coieago Quartelte vared the programwe of the exercives by soveral chuica sulections, which wers wariuly applauded, AOBBERIEY, Last Saturdsy night a well-to-do Irlehm ‘IIIIH st the Adams Huuse, Lot lutezicated and fell to the ands of the Fhilistines 1uChleyenne, Atter vialliug vevoral ualoous b foll aaloep un the exdewalk on'lwellih street, near the corner of Fourih avenue, und white 1o this cundition his Collbunlous cut open hiv pants and robued him of Bracteen vovercius aad about 850 10 yreonhacks. y police arreeted for thy theft Gitbert W rivns, Maitin Goodenuuyh, J. J, Dunles, and Lisilp Murtagh, the latter of Whow las beon idva- tlied au ihe sctual thief. The others were all out UPON B #prey b, otherwise **Plmpy ** Smith, just e tull of pruwide, Andrew o ©ouL uf thy Lo of Coftection, wis day Vs 3t the Arwory Ly Doteclives Maciuno and I3 s cliarge Nowis oy, Shurged hat wiitle Lou French, of 1, Way 8t suppnr Balurday evens .l picked 1o 1oek of tho Moo (0 Nus 1 oo, foeted Gpen a trunk, sud hedped himeolf 16 §:25 1n vanh, 0 du whver, 4 goid neck-chaiy, snd & lucy valued ut 975, ‘waa found 1 bls w.,\!:llun. Dorign/ of tle ouuey OBITUARY, TILB LATE SURUEON A 8, CAMPBELL. Snrpeon Arclibald U, Cawpbel), whoso death st the realdence of Dr. Trowbridee, In this city, bas alrcady been nuted 1n Tuk TuibUxx, was o many Tewpects rewarkale nan, i was gesconded frow un old sud dustinguivhed Scotes famtly, ang waw bur 1o Poiladelphia, He wos graduated from Aubierat Collegs, and completed hle modical course wt Jeilerwon College, After s few years of wructice, during which time he was identlded with the Scnool ot Anatomy in tle abuve city, be was sppointed Medical Chiof of the Blockley Almse houfo snd Hospital. During his sumintetration of thewe limpurtaut charitiod, he not ovly fntroduced tiant und beneficial changes {n their munage. ment, but aleo distnguliied binwelf by suwe o purtant operations in surgery, which are recorded T Lo Lo Ll was wuwony 1he fret 10 tender 0 the City of Norfolk, Va., when the yulluw fever raged so fearfully there, und recuived 3 reuri un oilieil recoguttion trou the city au- ioriten. tiv wbtered the service of the Ubited States dueing the Mexican War, Aud wav_peesent at all e diusdl Jmportsat battles, ubsequently e Joined tie expedition seut W Rusela al tho closs of ke Criwcun War, and, afiet he had verformed bis dutics, wade au cxtended tour thrusgh Hum&w, Atier his n L frow abruad, ho was the firet Il his uawe o f'enmylunln for ar of tue Ltebellion, and was 1o- yicdiately ordered Lo the frout, e was early made Mudical Directur uf tue Sixteenth Arny Corps,— 4 pusition 1uvolving wany sud wrdoous dutics, — utii Bftervards was e Aledical Director of Wesk N, iy tioughout the eutire W With isiingutebed honor, and siace that Hoe hos Lecn atationed upou the frouttes, whers by rewain- €4 uthh Liv dase liuees summoned blm berg L ree coive the iuedical atwubion bo could uot haye there. Surgeon Caupbell, 10 uis earty e, Was & pops 1L Barues, sud 8 frieta of tuat ewi- 1 lung 2 bo lved, As & wur- seon. be uela rvedly bizh rauk in the pra- Lewmun, aud distugsisned Biwsel! 1or bis sabl) Upo ecanions waich dewand a bivh deyres of € u.3qe &Y well Reof wlent. it 4o, he was 3 hrave, fearless man, Anid hore o 7av hnnrah s #cars as witnessen of hia herolewn. fie was nrencnt At many of the Important batties of the Cieil War, And Always in the thickest of fne Aght. ¥oton to the canse af his count he eameat and uneelfsh, and he pave fors to the enfranchlsement of the negroes and the Improvement of thefr condition. Ax a gentle: man, hewas dietingaiehed for his coltare anil for the ‘nobility of his manhood. Just hefore hic denth his eminent zervices had boen rewarded with promotian, au. had hie life heen xpared, tnere 1» 1ttie donbt that he woatd Jave rieen sl higher. Tis fanersl sersices took piace Iaat week from Christ Chitreh, and were conducted by Hishop Che- ney. hin afmy ageociates conseving nin remaing to their Iast resting-piace. Inhin death. the service 1oses & allant gentleman and skillful surgeon. ACCRUED LIABILITY, MOW AN HONEST FARMER GOT A GUOD AUR- HENDEM-YALUE FOR MIS LIPE-INSURANCE POLICY. A guileless and nneophisticated farmer, dweiline In the vicinity of Wankegan, had his life inwired In an Eastern office, and, thinking he coald put the money to beiter use elsewnore, wrote to the agent to ssk him how much the Company wonld give an the sucrender-value of his policy. The sgent figured it ont, and eald that the Company would allow him $207.62. **'Two hondred and ninety-seven devils and sixty-two imps!* sald the honest farmer in disguat; why, blame it, I've pald more 'n eleven hundred dollars in premlums on the cussed thing!" **OF conrse, of courne," pald the agent blandly; *‘but vou don't lake into consid. eration the Accrned Liabilities that have been piling ap on that policy ever sinca you began pay- ing preminme on W' ¢*Accroca Liabiiitiest® saaped the gentleman from Wankegan, **Yes, ur earncd risks, 1f you desiro me to nse & simpler phaec, Lemme rec, you pay abont 8140 o vear, and have pald it for eight years. Part of that sum goes for various expensce, salarics, rents, illuminated blotting-pads, tin ears, nnd other re- paira for canvasners, parchasing inaurance supers infendents, atationery, etcotets and #o forth: an- other part s for dividends and profits: and another nart is ralted away and nveated In case you dic, Every year tho chance of your dying peta larwer and we have to putoya biezer share. Tho sur. render value of your punc‘{u easily arrived at: Lot represunt ihe Accrned Liabilitics, and g tho Axzregate Premiums pail. Then r—y represonts the Surrender Valus; work it ot (o four places of decimais, uccordlug to the rule for Mojendy's Solution and Comile Sections, and tha ficaren ary 'But T don't dio, and there is no Hability, * per- elsted the risk. No, yon don't die, of conrse not; bnt yon might tiave died, And we can't afford to make fish of uneand flesh of another. You have tu be con- sidered in_ an averaye llghi, ae’ ono of a clars of W 100,000 Jives, and 4 were to _reganl you' in_the cuncrete—genorically, f 1. faa, use the . expresslon.—ang abandon our system of Tables of Kxpectoration at any moment you ehoose ta desire to surrender your policy, why, e would havetodorso in Smih's care, and in Jonen' caae, and o on. wll down the alphabet, Heaides, the Company has bean fecilng the Havii- tyall the time: our President, Vice-President: ctunry, Medical Examinees, Directors, Trustevs, cic., have ajl been thinking about you from the mornent you became a risk, —thinklng by day and by nabt, wondering whether yon would survive to thie extroma_expectation, or whal, You can't ex- vect them 1o du all thia and incur all this anxlets on your account for nuthing, cun you? Then loo ut (he fables and caicnlatlons which aro at_the foundations of our syatem of llfe-inaurance. Snp- pose we make an excention {n your case, and pay 70U more than.r—y=g07. 02, why (he cohscquence infalitbly wili bo that tae accnracy aud value of atl those tadles will bu tmpalred, and the work in- volved in thelr preparation be wasted. ™ Aliright, Mister San," sald the honest far. mer, **1'll fi Mebbe the yel trauedles out 1n the auburds; and ightnin; In Waukegan twice during the fast woek, ! departad. erawling to hiutsalr, “ie ngent didn't hear auything more of him for about & week, when he came 1n andusked for some Dlank applications 1o take out another policy on his hife. ‘The agent gave bim the necessary docu~ menta and 8 sluaf of prosoectuse and annual atatements and tnings, and the farmer departed. In n few days more Lhe agent got a note from tha honest farnier's wife 10 wak If the honcst farmer's second policy Lad bevn made out; tp answer uick, becausa every moment wua of itnportance, TFie azent went up to Wankezar by the fleat traim, and wihen he got 1o the honest farmer's honse Le found suraw spread v the walks, und as he went to 1ne udur the hunest farmer's wife let out A pro- feentonal-looking gontlemun, to wihom she eald: *+ Itoguwuod, and solld sliver handlea, mind; for [ wouldn't elight hin ™ : and the professional-look- ing gentleman ¢aid, ** 1ehall beglu on 1t right away, ‘causo if he goes won't keep long this weathier, and anyhow Ueacan Smithking can't last wore'n 8 nionth, and they're both of & bulld; and 1t yonr husbudd docen’t want It, the Smitbkinses “ltake it tireat beads of rapiration stood on the agent's Lrow as o mald, **Mwtam, can 1 s%e your huse band?* **Nes him? 1 reckon not,* she replied, puiting her apron to her eves. **1 had no yioa he was {il. Is his condition dan- gerous?** **Dangerous? Why, he's got three docrors in there. a0t a fourtl coming by apecial tratn from Chicsgo.™ A cold chill ran down tho sgent's back, 1 canie about that life-lnsurance, " ho naid. ** I niwuya shought (L was a waste uf money," shesobed, **and ke Nying in the fuce of Provi. dence, for he was a¢ atrongand liealthy & man se you would wish to aco, and hie father lived to be BY, aud his grandfather 04, 1lowever, the 7,000 will be of use (o tho widuw and orplisns, " *'Then, madam, * raid the awent, **you do not know that your husband spulied to have bis policy canceled, intending to invest the money in sumo- thiue hettorn 32 ' aid she; **Why, T netor knéd it, But then, Jabex nlwaya kept ols buslnces to hiu »e ** Yea, madam, " said the agent; **only the last timo ho' wan it town he brought me tho applica- tlon, and, thongh 1 pleaded with him not to do so, toliine him that wo wero Lut worms of a daj fnsisted on murrendering it. 1 told him I would tiws ny influcnce with the Ditectors to_have s libern] allowance made, and they were lberal, for they bave allowad §1,614,43, so that be has Rot back every duliar tio put Into the Cowpan; 1 more. If you will recelvs thia chec d hand me his pollcy, tho whole trnsaction will Dletor® know whethor T ought to, dy; **) way be slgning away my boor uspand's death-rizut, and his children's biri right, but 1f you say i Is correct, of course [ witl take your word, " Ko the contzact was completed, and the agent Wrote eteck with o hand trembling with emotfon, aud she yave him the volicy, and ue went out and wuvo himaelf three cheers and treated himself 10 & quart bottis of Impselal Dey, * * + Nextmorn- ing, whe he met tho nioueat farmer on Dearborn atréet, o Whought 1t was & fataad jovial ghoat, but Uis douuts were dispelled when the ghost punched bim genislly in the riba with the vohew- &uce of & mule's kick, and satd, ** Well, how avout Accrued Liabllty, cht" The szent wur very mad, and threatened ‘to sue him for swindliny, but the farwer satd, yleesantly, ho guosved he wouldn't, caziie 10 tuink | over, le wan't, COURTS, THE GALVANIC BATTERY BUTTER CIURN, Mr. Budd Swith le not sninveator, but he ja nearly as unfortugate, for hie owne u one-third in- torest bu & patent for makiug o new articte of food from mlik, known as **Smith's improvement in waking butterine.” Whlle Lo reslded 1o tho Village of 5t. Loule, and reveled tn the biiss of fguorance of the ways of the world, be met ons llonry Rhine, who had cut his eye-teeth in the witked (ity of Chicago, Rnine atonce becanse deeply Interested In the patent, represcnted that be was » woneyed man, and propoied hav- Ing Bumith come W Chlcagy, where his talonts might be spprociated, stating that on account of his extensive business connece tivus be could do much Lo Introduce butterineto & comwunity woich eats olcomargarios 48 pence and. Iyuurance, careless of nurth-window & tereated butter mep. Anagreemont w, ngly made fur tiis ¥ale of 8 une-sixth juf i considerativn of 400 and lis e devd was made out wuun sfter wore, and Rhine put it 1o his vockel, tellng cuml-l-nunx he would ko and ket the mousy sl pay it to hiw &t the Wasnington Motel. ‘This wus « t Jupe sty aud evor alnce then Smith hes been tramping liXe the Wandering Jew over the ¢liv in pursuitof Kbloe, llesowetimes has vt him Luths jus alwars Just olug t0 et tie muoy. i cet- ly, nowever, Rulne ok a ditferent tirn and ,u- fused either to give ap the deed or tha muney. Dee foru that, hawuver, Lo promreed fo urve It Up on Feceipt of §200, but un Switn’s offeriug that auount ae & luat reqort Niuine refued 10 ke it Rhine in Bow at thu Washingion Hotel, where ho advertiaes & wonder(ul **yulvanic baflory butter ckurn, ' whicti v Lo Creato an astoundlug revolution ju but. tee-umking by turning ull unlk put 1o the chura into butier, leaviny oo residueof Lultermilk, Lut- ter can be made, according to $te circulars, either from milk, bullerily, or clabver. bdmith Claims tnat Hoine has been playluy with pim all slopg and now (heows oif his wiawk When Le has gut th amcut fecorded and hld arrangewcots comolcte, snd by deks for au ine JUCHIOn 10 prevent uefundant from selliog auy coualy Or other Tigbts. from transforring bls tay tereat o ulhnn 8y churus under this puteut. A succeutul apullestion was st vnce made 10 Judge Furwell for 8 tewporsry lujuuction, aud Ar, Riluo wiil bave Lo stop vending bls® wouderful €huras, even thouvh tue wivie population of the Furud diatricts msy La crawalug tis aiice Lo legry how Lo use bueir refuse butivrmilk and buany-clab. e Brice uf buttor Bt be:seot ‘Sore oared Loeg o brice u M xeot abuve shat $0r a1 fudeBults Uie 10 cone. ey 1TUMS, Judge Blodgett will be in conrt to-morrow to bear wotious. Judge McAlllster has o cam sct before blm Lo WOTEOW, BUPERIOR COURT IN BHIEY. George Scuville. ua Trustes, and A. ¥, Keopedy filed & brief Saturday azsiust Murgun Doyle, Jris B. boyle, Mor‘nn Loyle, dr., Feter Wiite, sud otners, 10 futeclos o trust-devd for 35,000 oa Lat 7 llock & of biune's wuodivisivn of J, J. Astur's Addition to Chicago, olicrwinse koown as Nus. 423 aud 423 North Stule sireet. thowas D, blabipy and Jobu Lillsat sued Philio Gotdman for $1. (). ieere W King & Co. hecan & ault by caph Apstuet George Hiazzard 10 recaver $2,031. CIRCUIT COURT. Allfster cummenced & silt in tres- net Willis A. Adams, claiming 82,000 Charl pase ne damages. TIR CALL. Jnar GanT—a7n, Y40, 351, and 287 to 390 Inclusive, S0 ease on trial. Jupar Jauranx~10, 1\ 21, 22, 24, 2, 30, B1to 0, B Naease of tria) 40 42, 45 4 N 3. N0 case on trisl, Jrvox Htoons Jtna Boorn: BCPRRIOR COURT-JUnng GART—Y, I1, Coyne et al. oo AT L Hakrdon: $95 ~3ehn Morrmey ¥3. Daatel J. Wren, $1,030. e THE S8OCIALISTS. A TIOODLUM GATHERING OK THR PRAINIE. Down whers the ducks and goese march in state- Iy procession through the smkeholes and the ditches, where the unpainted and rickety hovel teane tremblingly tawned the anpaved and desected atrect, where the only iofty edifices In sight are the endlers piles of Tamber, there was where the Soctaliste held an open-air mass-meuting yester- day afiernoon. The cstreme southwestern puk- tion of the city, lying nearthe intereection of Dine Island avenuo and Twenty-eccond street, and gen- erally known an the Lumber District, wae< chosen as the place [for & mass-meet- ing, probably becauee it was ro far removed from anything but dirt andpoverty that it must necexsarily be 8 central point for the men who call themeelves Socinlisin. * ‘The leaders, howerel proved themnelves mistaken In their eatimate, clec thelr conatitnency préferred the attractio of thonumerous ealoons in that vicinity to a feast of reason and flow of denunciation out-doors. The meeting wis 1o have comuenced at 2:30 v'cloek, but it was an honr Jhior before the Advertised speakers mounted 8 wason, and, inepired by n nitcher of beer, began their harangue. There were, perhiaps, ity nen and children gatherod together at (0AC timo, drawn by the superhuman fodtn of & brass hand deafening the neighborliond. Philiv A. yan Patten, of Ciuclunatl, waa int dnced to tho distingnished attention 'of the a dience by Mr. Tim 0'Meara; unv of tnogleading Socialista of the city. ~\an Patten, a young and emooth-fuced Ueruian, somewhat' better dressed than his nudience, began by paying a tribate to tise intelligence of his hearers, after which geatity. ing remars lio proceeded to deflag the principles of Sochuiien in a lon ¢ apeech, with trequent inter- ruptions, There was nothing ln [t that had not boen repiortad & acore of times 84 having beon ut- tered by Suctalistic orators. About one-half of {ie aneoct wrad deroted to abuse of tha *eapital- istic proes,” 1t wus cvident eatly in the proceedings that tho number of Bocialints in Lbe audience was exceed- ingiy amall. Moet of 1hio listeners were hoodlums, wiitls the more respectablo portion atood alouf, 86 If dcalrous of nut beinz mistaken for participants. Atter Van Patten, the Uhairinan, O'Mearn, at- tewpted to maXe a epecch, bus he noon got him- #elf into an ouexpected and, to the outaiders, an umusipy dificulty, Directly acrors the str the apkakers' stand waa a saloun kept by oue Noil Lynch, who, ‘o compuny witha group of bangors- o, sut on the aldewalk and regarded the procecd. ngs with dlafavor, So wien O'Mesra, an lrish- man, beyan to talk about politiclans send- Ing wn to_ saloons o , the TJrishman . feit ealled npon to resent the insult, Accordi; he rose and in stentorian tunes exclalmed: ** Yo lie, yon_miseraoie loafer, you liol” and addod other epithets and expletives which oniy the vilest Imagination could pruduce, A “Tnis fnterruption tickiod the wayward faney of the crowd ue ndding & zost tc the proceedings, and Lynch received much encauragement in tiio way of cheers. O'Mears tried to progeed, but Lynch was aroused, and ne cuntinued pouring out a tor- rent of the worst nbuse that is within the capa. bility of the human tongue. Uecoming stlll further enrsged, he _ nctually soliled Bcrued e strect with the Jutont of **cleaning out the whole d—d gane." O'Meara turned pale &s he saw his odversary approaching, and lookwd 10 the Bocretary, who wan siting on the edye of the way for asslstance. The cruwd chieerea and hooted, and it looked as 1f the mecting would be then and_there summarily squelclied. Bug just at the criticul moment & policoman hovo in sligit, and O'Mears vecame brave again. The guardian of the peace winked thrice at Lynch, made s agstic sign, and uitcred & passwurd, and tho bold, bad saioon-Keeper rutroated to ts Jalr, amid 1he roans of o disaopointed and righteously Indig- nant nudience. After thly there was not much fon, Citizen Mor- gun tnade » brief eddress, and then the speakers descended from tho wagcon and hurrledly left the scene of their faronsiu defeat, and woon the praine waa taken possession of by its ortginad squaticrs, — the ducks aud the gevse. NOTABLE DISCREPANCIES, Showing the Great Ditferonce of Oplalon Eslsting Itegarding the Number of Acres of Lany for ‘Enzable Purposes in 1llinols. 8pectal Corverpondencs of The Tribune. SramvarieLy, 1L, Sept. 6—Tue following table, by counties, shows the rumarkable als- ¢repancles in the returns of acreage to the Stata Audltor, as compared with the reports of 1877, The flgures for 1873 are complled {rom the re- turns made for agricultural purposes, through the State Auditor, ta the 8tats Department of Agriculture: Acreage re- Acreage re« turnedin turned in 1879, 0,724 m 300, 103 2u8, 852 T, i 810,410 518,100 274,047 241,318 Ba1, 101 200,013 1,018 Gruady... Hamilion 270, 7 Haucock, ... ABY, 08 Hardin, 62,001 Henderson.. 249, 133 ;unu.' g&-},gfig roquute o, s 70L,7 Jackson .50 8101411 Judper.. 400, B30 Jetlurvol Jertey . Jo Davi 400,000 210,670 440, 810 140,785 Slon Montgoinery, Sorzan. Moult 11a, 047 ]I’".U‘I.‘ Hock luland, 203, 141 Saline....... 245,350 Sangawon ., 61,0 Schuyler .. EICY: Beotd 15¢ 234,101 200, 784 471,016 Washingion s Wayne While . Whitedda "L, Williaaisor Winnebago, Woudford . Total... 34,275 257 8,104,728 Hesl Cpfirage. . Burdka ( Seatind, It was fu'the corvér saloon, aud he had just beca {uvited to take & driuk, aad stoud leaniog on bis clbuw aifthe counler whea the syglanchs of water durting the recent food struck Suuch Malu stewél uud tho atarn was soguded by the sunektle whlstles sud the Irautle riuging of the ‘tice bells. Men aud women weut nearly crazy and the wildest exciteweut prevalled, but e did not waver, or for & moment lose bis vresence of wind. Ho called for wlisky sour, @ drask it with 8 coolueds aud rare prescuvs o pond dasseving of honored aigntion. PARI1S. The Petty Misories of Life in a Parisian Houge. The Vices and Virtues of Fronch Con- cierges—-A Boales Pipelets! A Quarrel at tho Conservatoire—The Cases of Miles Vallland and M. Guitry, Theatrioal and Socinl Goasip--~The Fash™ tong~-A New Work by Ootave | Feuillet, Soeetal Correspondencs of The Triduna, Pamis, Aug. 10.—~We breatne azain. The re- Iractory eabmen have returned tu thpir nilte- giatice. Capital won the day nnce more. Jehu “caved In,'" and there wan the end of it. 1 was wondering 1dly to-day whether there would not be some svnse in a striko of tenants agalnst landlords—br ¢ proprietaires '—~in Parls. The wrongs and annoyances to wiich tonants are subjected here are great and vard- ous cnough to Justifpesuch o proceeding; and there can be little doubt that, it the rebellion were properly organized, the victory would be ours. We have numbers on our side; the “proprictaire’’ is an Insigniticant unit in an army ot tenants, We have right, and possibly might. But It I8 to be feared wo would not sl have the necessary endurance. Even a demonstration, however, might not he ineffectunl. If we could succeed In getting o compromise, It would be somothing. Suppose, tor instance, wo Legan by insisting on a eullictent supply of fresh water, or clean staircascs, and decent sanitary srrangements wenerally, Suppose we held out for civil por- ters, and lower rents. A concessfon of any one of these points would be worth flghting for. With oll their handsome appearance, Paria houses—tho very best of them, ns well as the very worst—are a century behind tne rest of the world In some of the most clementary matters of cleanliness, The French architect is very carcful to make his housc solld; but be Is ut terly carcless of making it purcand wholesome. The tivat remark usually made by Americans on arriving lers (and they make It so often that they are votodintolerable bores very quickly, ts “1Why, WIERE ARR TIIR BATI-ROOMA] ! In Paris tho only bath-rvoms arc publie. You can et o dip in moet of the leading streets, or in the Belne at any part of its course; but you nust do your washing In company. Go to the tichest quarters, and you will scarcely fnd o private bath, Still, this is o minor grievance. ‘Tho absenco of watar iu the kitchens is a ore serious alfalr, In the new buildings they are remedylug this evil. Youoften sce houses In which there aro taps on every flour, witha water- supply unlimited. In a few they are lntroduc ing both daterns and gas; hut by far the larger part of Parls {5 old, even after Houssmann's reformation. The common thing i to bave every drup of water you need carried up to yon from the pump In the court- yard, or from a neighboring reservoly. A whole tlaas is deyoted to the newlng of wood aud drawlog of water herc. Wiho has not secn thoss grimy Auvergnata at’ work duriog lis stay in- Parls? They all look'alike. Biack faces, Hithy nands, fllthler clothes, and the same inimense round black hats, Uenerally they carry the water in polls suspended from s yoke, alter the fashipn of the British milkman, " The palls, by the way, are olten intolerably dirty, nnd, before they nccomplis the Journcy from the court to your sceond, or fourth, or sixth floor, they are dirtier stiil h:m’ staircasa-grievancé Is connectable with L GRAND QUESTION OF CONCARRORS, Concherxu must be struck agafdst at all haz- ards, insurrectionary movement which ignored thelr cxlstence would be a mockery. Uiven the “rncnf. fashion of bullding nouscs, #ix stories bigh amd Lroud in proporilen, the vonclerze, or buude:borter, s, I suppose, o neceseary fofliction, 1To demand his enlire sup- vression” would -be uscless. All we could do would be to lusist upon his belue taught thay be Is the servant of the tenants as well as (and a great deal inore that) of thelnndiord. Voyousl It dues not seem rensouable that, after pay- ing—paying heaylly, too—{for the inestima. ble oprivilege of “inhabiting s dirty opart- ment at the top of 8 musty-smelling staircaac, [ should he Jiabieto be Jocked out of mny dwelliog- place at nighs whenever my conclerge chuoses 1ot to Lear ine ring, or wishes to pay ma out for m‘)\t tippltwr bim heavily envugh on the Jour de VAn His power for good oz Il Is cuormous. flo can make life a bunlen to you, drive you half- crazy with pelty tortures, and ruin your charac- ter io the eyes of your nefghbors,—all without giving you s legal” resson sullicient for beating hiia a8 be deserves. A man may be strong eoough to resist tyrsuny in high ‘places, No man s stroog enough to defy his voncierse, Froni the moment you firat behold hiw uill tho very hour ‘you turn your back on him forever, hie holia pour peace, your come fort, und yuurhon«r in his grasp. Wo unto the unforiunate who doos not please blint 1s not an exageeration, or, ab the worse, A VERYT SLIGUT ONN. It is the custom hiere to apply o the conclerge for evevy sort of fuformation about louses und their peoants. Buppose you are oo the jvokout fur apartments, as I, alas! am at this preseut momont, You wander weanly through the strevts, searching the placarded’ announcement of ** Roows to let." hen you'see one, there comes the natural loquiries as to price, size, aud whereabouts of the udvertised uportment. 1f you ehould by fit-luck forget tacap your Cerberus i addressing hlm, wet you goue quickiy, for you are wasting your time. Cerberus will do 14 besit to prevent your taking the rooms; und, it you foolishly persist, he will so worry and plaguo you thereafter thut you will groan In the splrie dully, 1€ you aro rich—very rict—you may succeed lu appeasing bim, uo doubt; but, alas! we nre sot afl nich, Tou coucierge represents the landlord in Paris houses. Coustsut incditating on this hity fact puffs bim tp with pride, aud ren- ders him unlitted for the meufal dutles that should be folued to the administrauve fune. tlous, “As a matter of principle, it lv his duty to attend to the personal comfory of the tennnts, by openlng and shuttiug of the atreet-gate for them, by briuging them thelr letters, keeplug thelr stalva clean, lehtlng tue Kus, und counnunieating their complaiuts w the landlord wheneyer n,-"ulrmL 1 know o fow convlerges® who do all this, and more, My preseut “janitor? s such conelerge, & model contfergo, 4 VENY PRINCH 0P CONCIERUNS,— and his wife s w Privevss. 1 hero reapectfutly lay xu{ tribute of sawlrativn and grititude at thelr icet, Would thut I could ke Pmuml Regulurly each morning 8t 8 ono or the other clunbers up the 15 stairs = that Jead jou to my bechelur's citadel on tho Buoulevard,~bearlug wy the matutinal cup of wlik and the maiusingl roil. Regulaely sho or L dej then safely beslde my virtnous coueh (rakiug groat cary the while not 1o disturb my shouluted stumnbers); opeus the window wently o let Jo the fresh moruiog-breeze thal fs walted to e from above the ray old towers of Notre Dame; and doparts. Il any letters have arglved, I tind thew, with my Citicago Tuis- UNRS, n:m‘vlnt haud on waking, No watter what the bour whus I return home alier wmy dally labors, the three wmugic rnes ot the straet- door bell aze an unfalliug **Open Sesnne,! But rere, tou rure, ure these. The raco of civil coucferges scems dylog out fast. If you wang to get an idea of wuat ordinary Parle cunclerges are like, you must stili turn to tue lupnitable leture of M. and Muwe, Pipelet, lu Eugene Suc’s hornble * Mysteries of Porta.” “Ulere you have them drawn to the life, with all tueir nutive vices - thick uoon theaw. Why ar there nov more Cubrions tu torncit thewd Ploelet is uearly alware- CANFANKEKOUS, GHASFING, AND UNPLEAGANT. You wust suuwgr goid upon bimto uet the wost ordipary murlfiy. Wuee am 1 sayiog? Courtesy, thdeed! o escapo tue vilest® dbcourtesy ¢ would -bave been uearer the markl O ‘you rucketly bachelor, who coine home fu tbe sniall bours of the morn- Ing, aud are oceuslonaly Juwpecunlous, 1004 well at Pipelet ero you becows his teosnt! For, if It s please hiw, you wigy kuock or ring, you way eutreat, comuand, ugcurse, for sdnittaoce, —be will be deall e wiil give your huslucss- felends sud your relatives unfuvorablo luforma- tioy about your wmorallty; Dev, Iu extreme cuses bo will deuoyuce!¥bu (o the police; and all gu arcfully aud lm:n:{ll that you shall never Eet 8 bold upon uim. wails will be mys- terioualy delayed, your gas will ot be Hehied, your ruom witl not be aired. in @ word, you Will be wade miserable. ; , Aud wby, Lusi, nlquJ we not revolt agglnst s0 unrespectable sud lustitution as Pipelet, When 30 any resncmahla fuetisorima’ whinh one,—a glorlous .morolng, have weathered the atorms of centuries arc belng attacked mieceastullvt ‘There eems to be a great lttie gocin) npheaving in progress Just now. The other day, the town was ail in commotlon becanae Lwo pupifs of the Cansersa- toire, nimost ehiidren both of them, nfter car- rying off the highest houors in the dramatie and musleat eompetitions this spmmer, had DISDAINFULLY RRFUSED TR RN RMENTS offered them by two of the State theatrea,—the Qvera Comique and the Theatre Franca thoueh It appears that. by the letter of the law requinting surh matters, they were hound t accept, and. furthermore, to kneel down and humbly worabin MM rin amd Curvatho Into the bargain. One, Mile. Valllant, thowht alie could do better than singat the Gpera Comique, and neeordinely she aizned a contract with the nnager of A Brissels theatre, M spurned the classic house of Mollere, amleame to terms with M, Montigny, of the Ugmnnse. It was impossible tamely 1o endure such Insubonhination, The State authorities have, therefore, e termined to briog the cases before a court of law, They have, strictly apenking, right on thelr slfe; but whetler it is wortly whilo to make a fuss about ro simall an injury Is doubtful. Itistruo that, s a return for the sratuitous trolning eiven at the Consersatolre, the subatdlzed managers aro entitled to seleet the vumh they may think iitrest for thelr thea. tres. O the uther hand, the same mannagers are equally bound to engage tho winners of the first and second operatic and dramatic prizes. Nefther party I8 reiarkuble for a very consci- entloua exccitlon of the contract: and it con- atantly lappens that, when M, Pervin or another has enteaged a oupll, ho REFUSKS TO GIVE ITI3t AN OPPORTUNITY of displaving his tatent fn puble; so that the soirit of the ngreementfs vivlated. M. Gultry hiad scverat instances of the sort fresh tn s memory, I daro say, and *experlentia dovet,” Certatuily 1t Is most undignified und_perverso to wrefer a ** Boulevard theatro® to the Comedie Fraucatsc; but a man may have substantisl rea- aons for getting money “considerations aboye barren honor. As for Mile. Valllant, ehe signed her engagement with the Brussels dl- rector, ‘it st knew what academie triwinphs ail her, amd may, :ome«}}wnny, Lo held tolerably blamcless, evertlicless, in the abscnce of auy exeiting tople, the incident has furnished 1ood {or couniless colwnns of uewspaper-coms ment. . A good plece of nows comes to us from Italy. It fs rumored that . ROSST AND RISTORT are to play a scason In Pars, ‘They aronn- nounced to appear somo tune fn October as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. That remlnds me that Ambrolso Thomas® “ lamiet ™ hins just been revived, without much success, nt'the Operat Bouhy plays the Prince of Denmark, and Mile. Daram I8 Ouheiia, but {n nelther case has th reception extended to the Interpreters of tho music been enthuslastle. Bouhy Is nat many-shicd enough nor petor enough 1o take us forget Faure In the anme part; and Mile. Darawu, though pretty anid endowed with an agrecable voice, §s not” a first-rate singer ot i “La Fille de Madame Angot* lins reappeared at the Folles-Dramatiques, 1 should not be ostonishied [t {t drew full houkes even now. Parls s overrun by hordes of ** Provineials,” to whom It would, I s convinced, be s complote novelty, 1 don't often venture to meddls with tho sublime mysterica of the Inshlons; 1 feal some dillidence “in informing you that Lunnets are belng worn verv suinll here now; aud that sober colors, such ns sage and bottle wreens, ure coming Into fushlon, ~ Tue forma. tion may be worthless, but I iud it from a Judy who onzht o knw alf sbout the matter, TIHE BOOK-MARKET is alinost staguaut, Hecditionsare tho chief feature of the literury *movement.,” Charpen- tier has ndded anoter work, Tneophils Gau- thier's ‘*Fortunivy! to his t'llnrmlu)i “ Petita Bibliotheque,” and Uctave Feulllet las pub- lislied o usy volute, In autoblographleal forin, entitled, * Le Journal d'Une Fetmme.” More of this nnon. ‘To wind up with a Joke from a French paper: A Parislan cocknoy ros out into tiie country for the day, As ho entersa village, a flock of izeese run at him with outstretehed necks, alter the zoosey fashlun. ‘The Parisfan contemplatos them for a moment, and exclaims, contenptu- ously, ** Well, they natmed you right, ot all ovental? Shightly Yor-fetched; but wo are in the silly season, remember. Hauny MzLTZER. “COASUALTIES. MORE POISON IN ST. LOUIS, Bpéctal Dispatch Lo The Tribune, Br. Loum, Mo, Bept. 3,—The blunder of a doutestic in & tullnary preparation this worning vlunzed au entire huusehold at No. 813 Chest- nut atredtfinto o condition bordering uoon deatb. Mrs. Kate Morris, who keeps o private bourding-house fur frall Gaughters of Eve, took tutu ner service on Friduy last o voung colured girl named Mionie Hawkins, ‘This morning the girl was dirccted by ber inls- tress to hasten the breakfust nnd prepare soing batter-cakes.. Not betug thoroughly | ne. quainted with kitchen arrangements, it seems * that Miunle nistook for boklnz-powder 8 bottle containing srsenic for polsoulng rats. Tho arscnlc was mixed withi tae Ingredients for thecakes and surved up for breakfast, ond, ams a natural result, thuse whio partook of the cakes were soon solzed with violent palns, Mra. Morrls was one of the first to feed tho ef- fects of the polsun, and she questioncd the girl, who expluined the mutter in a fow words, and a pliyaician was hastily summoned and ontidotes adminfstercd, About balf dozen persous wers made sick, but all have re- covered except Kute Morrls, provrictress of the bouse; Eva'lialt, o busrder; thecook above suen. ttuned, aud a young man nawmed Hanloy,theson of o wealthy old wentleman living in” at. Louls County, near the uew county scaty who staid at the house lust night aad breakfasted there this Hewill die, Nellio Bmith, another buarder, ls very sick. —— ACCIDENTALLY SHO'T, Special Dispatch (o The Tribune, BroosiNaron, Iil., Sept, 8.—Dr. Budduth, foraierly of Normal, wus accidentally shot on Friday at his stock ranch, near Laramiie,Wy., by Ward Jones, of Towanda, who was trying to ahoot antelope with & revolver. The ball pass- ed through Lhe body, futhetiug what 1s likely to prove a tatal wound, RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Macon, Ga., Scnt. 8,—The up passenger tialn on the Central Ruad, Atlanta Division, struck a cow to-dav at the cightecn-mile post, totally wrecking the engine, two fee vars, ami a baguage car, ‘The engineer was serlously scalded. ™ Thy firuman wos Ladly burt, No passcogers wers fujured. Lods, $13,000, DROWNED. Speetal Disvatch to The Trivune. SILwAUKRE, Bept. 8.—A butcher named Otto Bernard Hauck was drowned o the Menomuones River this afterncan u‘y the gl wkilf. 1ls was 41 years of nge, and leavs aud elgbe chdren, e ————— WASHINGION ITEMS. Bpectal Dimpstch fo Tha Trizune. WasmiNaton, D. C., Sept. 8,—~The friends of Qen, Grunt boro suy that, for soveral years, his brother Orville, now conllued In a Nuw Jersey fngane asylum, Lns been the cause of great wental sullerdang to blm, and that Orville has frequently cowprowiscd the ex-President by bis indiscretions, bis wild talk, sud s eceentric couduct, It 19 alleged that, In the matter of the vale of Post-Traucrs’ sppointments Orville clalned to exerclae agreat deal of influonce, and often decelved persous who thousht be e from the Prestdent. It s sald that Ocviile at ove time reaped a rich harvest from comtaise slous In cases where he decelyed peonle. A largo edition of tho public-debt statement for August, 1805, 18 bolog printed for the ‘Y'reas- ury Departwent, ‘This statement shows that a Jarieer publie debt cxisted aut that time than ever before. Tho statewmcot is fn great demand mumong political speakers. SPORTING NEWS.™ Bpeciol Dispaich to Tha Tribuns, AMitwaukes, Wik, Sept. 8.—~The Dread- nauglity, of Chicagu, defeated the Mavle Leaves, ol this city, thisaftcruoon, i 8 game of ten 1nnings, by a score of 4 t0 . adectal Dievatch (o The Triduse, Dx Kavp, JiL, Bept. 0.—~The White Stockingd, of Sycanore, un Haturday played a wateh game of base-ball here with the Barb City Club, of Jelall, The score stood 18 for the White tockloge to 13 for the Barb Cityas, —————— FENIANS, CivcixuaTi, Beot. 8.—A large aud ecthuslastic meetiog of the fricuds of Edwara O'Mlcagher Coudon wus beld in this vicy to-duy, aud u series ot reyolutions adopied recitlug that the effurts fom Wa celint ura w mattor of bistorioal prida to thuse who took an active part i procuring his iberatlon froa o Dritlsh prison, and, wlihont. deducting trom othera dne eredit for their ahare in the event, return apocial thanks to Sennror Matthews for hits personnl exertion to procure Condon's refens: e— CRIME. WIUTTAKER, THE HORNY-ITANDED Spec.al Dirpated to The Tribune. Mrramora, 11, 8ept. 8,—About six yearsago Ayxers Whittaker, a young and well-to-do farm- er, liying near Metamora, Wootlford County, was elected Uounty Treasurer by the Farmers® party, and gerved a term with so much aatlsfac- ton and credit that he was re-elected by the same party. At tho expiration of the secomd term ho was re-clected, this time by n combing- tion of the Democracy and the Farmers® party. Durlug the first two terms Whittaker turned over the offiec to T. M. DBassett, pow County Clerk. At the explrallon of the sccond -torm, Bassett helng ciccted Clerk, Whittaker took charge of the Treasurer’s office himaclf. For some time past 1t hos been suspected by some that all was not right n Whittaker's office, and a Committee of the Board of Bune glsors was detniled to work the case up, A fow duys ago they vegun an cxmnination of the books, Somo of Whitlakpr's papers looked suspiclous, Ona voucher from the State Treas- urer sected to have been changed, Thursday zht M. E. Davison took the papers und started for Springiietd. Whitiaker tfollowed i to Chendn, and there, atter In valn plentiog to have she papers glven vak to himn, snatehed them, succerd(ug in tearing away and uscaping with about halt ol them, leavung, howerer, the most valuable and fuportant with Dayl- son. Siuce then Wulttaker tas uat been seen or heard from. A deflelt of 230,000 18 now known to exist, of which 819,000 Is due tha State. How muel more witl be sevealod remalus to be seen. The Examining Comimli- tee hnvo charge of the buoks aud papers. ‘The Kreatest excitement exists In Woodford Coun- ty. eapecially at £1 Paso, where most of Whitla- kers bondsmon reside, ana where he has had unlunited credit. 'Phe excitement inust egn- tinue unabated untll the nctual zonditton of the county ailsles {8 tmade koo he cose 18 altnost paraliel to that of ‘Ireasurer Stit, of Livinuston County, aud goes far to show the hotlowness of llrul.elululln to superior honesty of the Farmers’ pyrty in this reglon,” ROBUERS, Came Sramnavon, Wy, T., Sept. S.—Farly Inst, Friday mornite flve mesked men surprised and captured the herding-camp of W, 1. Noble, eizhtect miles from here. 'Tho four herders wera tied up, and the intruders held possession ol tho vamp unth Saturday night, when they left, golng weat, taking witt them all the camy outflt, provislons, ete, and thirteen good lorses, During thelr stay in eamp they con- versed freely with thelr prisoners, und showed a thoroush kuowledie of the country. Thoy alse atated that they fntended to taice 1o tha Puy- waster, It (s siunposed that they ave part of the rranz of roburs who tried to wreek Lhs train un the Union Pacille failrond sume tima azo, EapwooD, D.'L., Sept. 7. —=The (ulluwing news has been recelved trom Camp Dovt *Have muved ctmp to-day to the Redwater, neor Nelsow's Ranch, Jonnson, s well-known horse-tlilof of ay Creck, was eapturad vester- day morning fnciose proxumlty to two Govern- ment innlea that lud beon stulen from camp the Zhit Drev: und In now fu the guard-hy The evidenze on and cinnos fait to convict him. 1o wiil probably be sent to Cheyeane tor teial. ‘The mules were recovered.!? BRUTAL ANSAULT. Roeclal Disatch to The Tyibune, Derrorr, Mich,, Sept. 8.~At 1 ofelock this morning Albert Kuttruff was at work in Hehenk’s bokery on Fivst strect, when he heard a Joud rap at the door. Upon upening the dour bo wan assaulted Ly three men, who felled hhin Wwith o blow froiu a biudgeon, and " then kicked him fu the stomach until unconsclous, Half an hour later he was found by his employer und sent to 58, Mary's lluanlmfi Tho Injuries con- st ot u woundon the hicad and Internal huris which will prove fatal, Kuttruf thinka the as- saflants were tramps whom bo had driven away from tho vremisea'early in the ovening, HBEATINUG A GAS COMPANY, Fatr Riven, Sept. 8.~Irrecularities are re- ported in the Mautifacturers' Gas Company, of which Charles P Stickuer, until within a fow weeks, lns been Treasurer. Stlvkuoy had nearly full control of affuirs, Some thne ngo he was nsked to resizn, and the fuct o worked wpon him that, on Baturday morningz, ho became thoroughly proateated, and It was feared he wonld die. His defuleation I8 "vlaced at from 330,000 to BL00000. Josepls A, Baker, who is exatmnlulng the books, said uo frreguluricics have been discuvered, although be futhnated fraud liad been cummitied. IIURT IN A FIGIIT. #ipectal Dispate {0 The Trivuns. Fonr Warss, Ind., Bept. 8.~Thuraday night Mart Fiaberty, a notorfous character of this city, and a Frenchinan named John B, Rondat had a fight on the strects, fn which tho latter recetved dangerous injurles. Last niwht, he was taken to the hospital, and the physicluns say ho will probably dle. Ilis condition s very precarious. Fiaherty s fu Jall on a vagrancy sentence, but wall be held to answer the charge of utdarder ur attempted mueder, as tho ease may reauit. MURDER, Puruapcrrnta, Bept. 8.—Louts L. Blano, 8 Cuban tallor, uear Brond snd Lombard streets, .was murdered tbls morning by Juse Autvuto Juarez, e — A FIGHT WITH INDIANS, Canp BTassaver, Wyo.,, Bopt. 8.—A son of the Buoshone Calef, Washakee, camo fnto Camp Brown Friday, and reports a flght, Hept. §, on Clark’s Fork, between a dotuchment of troops aud Crow Indians and about twenty lodges of hostile Bannosks. The Bannocks were defeat- e, their Chiot, and their squaws and chlldren, aud o Jarge uumber of hurses being captured., One suldier, a citizen, and a Crow scout were killed, and one suldlor wounded, Many of thy Baunocks were kilied. e —e— A Varjslan Scunilal, Letter tn Newa dark [iuies, . Thera wwas o zreat scundal in the fashlonable world of 1'aris lust week, Mme, Rutazzi—ste has another name uow, but no one remenbers It or thinks uf the exlstence of her vctozenarisn husband—guve o ball, oue of the many feasts of reason and tlows of sou), by which this once beautirul woman tries to et atout her u soclety uleilto ut the Hotel d'Aaiia. Few ladies go there, but ull the best men da nud as thissequel hws proved, 8 ood deal ot * cimed milk gets dnwith the cream, Amots=Gor guests was % 3, De M~—, the correapooudut-of scyerat of the pnncipal journais of Madrld, for Mwme. Ratazzl hoa litecary pretensions aud has wrikteo two or three of the imost trashy books that ever found a publisher, "M. De M. beeame o intimate, so lutimate, fn- deed, that be ran about the house ,Jlke a pet doy, and be bugged the vroperty; ear-rings, bracelets, pearls,—shio tias the handson eet pearl neckiacs in Eurove,—cverything went, even to the spoons and forks. That 1his hidalgo was guilty who could jor one moment pect Dawn cane the police upon the servas but thu servuuts were "vhite as show, and when they were eleared—~she mnst uave knowo sumcthing of her Iriend’s pruclivities—the lady exclalmed Tt must be M5 did any one sce M. up-stalis (" Boinuboay had sven M., and said so, and at 11 P, that mght M. was taken 1o his bed, with theentire collectlon, fncluding quite & number of the forke and spoons (the ‘rest had been pawned), under bis inatiress. Another instance of the queer people whom one {8 cxposed to uieet §a torelgu soclety. ‘What & ¥ly Did. Qurthge (HHt,) @ cieite, Mr. James Luward, of Walker, married sn foteresting young lady named Svigouds, ubout 8 vear oz, aud they bave lived coslly and bap- Elly togutier since, © But tho uther morniog, at reakiuat, su inquisiuve aod bungry dy dropoed dowu fruw his perch o tha cellfug, and, streteh. 1ug bils logs, began akirmiahing around for bis broakfast, He crawled slowly arpund Mr. Howard’s coffee-cup once or twice, sulitling 1Ly delivious aroma, and wondering how ho could wanuge to get a drink, woen his foot slipped, he lost bis grip, sud in & moment more Wad Nounderlng around la the liquid. 1is strugeles attracted the attention of Jumes, aud he puiled biut out and plasfully tossed bim actuss the table, The uniortunate fy aliznted in wet aud bedr coudition oo Mri. s rlnm. h Hue indizuantly grabbed him and flung hio back {nto ber busvand’s plate. Jaues gazea seeadily ub her a mowent, gnd seeing blood in her vy e, deliberutely picked up the fy, aud, with & band srembling with suppressed 1ty threw It back on ber plate. Thed becsmne & regular sauie of shuttlccock between the two, and that iy tlew back uod furth until be was colpletely woru out. Then the youus wile, bursting dute tears, selzed Ler bonbet ubd rdsued lron Lie Tumast b3 ¥hin vesiiduien Of ks DATCULS. VoWine #hie wauld never come back, and James w, ontto the barn, awearing’ to himacit, " g 0 ftour ar &0 the atlier f the muchiaimara i camie aver with o team and removed ol lop b ave, atid now Lhey “mect o frlewnda na mors ‘Fhey have repatated Jor oo, and ths fye lives arc rendered nfaorable by The ainglo i nap of n v O stch small thines 4o our duy untes depend =3 FIRES. AT JANESVILLE, Wi, Speeial Correspondence of The Trivune, JdanesviLyLe, Wi, Bept, 7.«-Ove of the masg excitiug seenes that bas oceurred I our tuygy clty for a jong time, took plice this for Moo, At a fow minutes past 11 thy fire-beil o] analarm which was quickiy responded to Ly buth companles, and {na few minutes tye g, zinea took wtp their position on'the fower by Inthe meantime the crowd found its way 1o the fire, which war unter fearful headway, and it Acented ovident that n larze amoutt af vy, erty must be consumed before the flames would bo satisfied. Tho tira hind: braken aut w1 barn af Mr, E. Carpenter, which was rapidiy consumud, The bumldIng — wav teeyy in the Third Ward, on the bll, not far from 14 High Schoof bullding, On Nt of the s tonce fromn tho river thy enwlnes were wuaily o ged the water there, This ereated the wing. cat excitement, for It seemned almost imposiby to keep the fley from communieating to t)g restdetices of Messve, Carpenter and Dasces, g brave and herole inen stood {0 the very flanes, kept the roof soaked with water avd covere] with wet carpeta, and 8o raved what 1L seeuy| altooat nn utter Impossibiilty 1o save. miyy men desrvo the thanks of afl, ety anout a lalt .an hour before the fire twny catlud wt the honse of Mr, Doty, and n he owned the barn, Tiey wers tald that My, Carpenter owned the barn, but Mr, Doty b hurses therein, They were seen 1o enter, any :‘n Loirty minutes thercaiter the bullding was iy ames. AT DETROIT. MICII, Dernoir, Mich., Kent. 8.~This cvening the Detroit Leather Company's tantiery was de. stroyed by fire, T.0as unfnowa, though Laavy, Tusuravce, 830,000, A COMMERCIAL CALAMNITY. finpending Fnllurs of nn Tron Firm ity 0,000,000 of Liabifitics, Bpecrit Disrateh ta The Tribune, Nnw Yorw, Scot. 9.—The 77ibune enys 1ty Oxford Iron Company, of Osiord, N. .., & 7, Scrantou, President, has saepended, with lial i fties between 53,100,000 aud 83,000,009, An e deavor will be made to ¢ o compromise, Beven bundred wren will uibierwise be throwg out of emvloyment. O She youns n.ca'em LowerFariwoll Mall. 1* 'F. .!\Z!\IN, Wik, ¢ 1 fagerninating 1o No, 157 Mall: ‘n.l'll.' ar; 'l‘llE BIGITIE WAL meed AL thelr m Halr MERRD, o T NBON Y W A Sower Farwel” i, i LBOISRIONAT, ARD, THSEASTS OF THE TUROAT AND LUNGS, RODERT UCNTER, 3. D., Convulting Pliels clan In_slt Discases ‘of the Throut and Lunes. wuln-. No. 103 Sinte-st. Residence, 876 Viao -2 I6, BARTON HUNTER, 3. D., Visltiuz Phvst clan fn Acate Casen, Ofilce, 108 State-st. Rl dence, 44 Ada-st, e AUVCEION SALE By GO, £ GORE & wana 70 Wabasa-av. REQULAR TRADE SALE DRY GOODS, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 9:30 o, m, CLOTIING GLOVES, ULANKETS, Arps, FELT SKIR'S, CARPETS, oLt CrorTns; i ULE & CO,, Anetloncert. Wodnesday, Sept. 11, at 9:30, Wa sbiall Selt at Auction Tronty-onr Houdred Cases BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS, And {t will be an nxtrs Cliotee D Rud Guality, Those special Hues Custom-made Goods 1 on) . 1ol enly by uswill bo well rupresented, and freely du CO., ley, both tn Variety By CHAS, I, RADDIN & C Auctioneers, 198 and 130 Wabsah-ay. TWo wish to call tha gitantion of buyors of BOOTS, SHOES, anl RUBBERS, Tty Goods, Clothing, Hats aud Caps, NOTIONS, &c., &0., to our Bocond Extrs Largo Fall Trade Sals, to Lo hold as ful- lows, boing PEREMPTORY, and a CAT ALOGUE BALE, Tuesday, Sept. 10, BOOTS, SHOES, AND RUBBERS, Wednesday, Sept, 1, DRY (00DS, &, Thursday, Sept, 12, BOOTS & SIOES, Friday, Sopt, 13, - DRY GOODS, &, ‘Wo shall offer in above sales a very supe- rior gquality of goods, and in quantitios ¥ suit both Wholesale and Rotail Trade, Balos will commonoe nt10 o'clock sharp each day, OHAS, B, RADDIN & W. A, BUTFLERS, LONG & CO. MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, fi?l&&fifftfi}?&m 13 0ad W A LUTTELS, LONG CO., Auctloners._, FURNITURE, &¢ bloro 17 an 0Iph-at. W. A BUTThits, LONG & CO., Auctioncers, " BEGULAR THUBSDAY'S TRADE SAL Dry Goods, Clothing, Notions, Furnishing Goods, Eto., 1 ¥, Fept. 12, 84 9:30 0' '{l ul(!l'"e\‘ I'Il‘rll;n‘f.lp‘h 2 o'clock, at our Aucriet W. A, BUTTEUS, LONO & C0., Auctioneers, DANKRUPT SALI ENTIIE BTUCK OF AGRICULTORAL IMPLEMENTS Field, Garden, and Flower Secds, Belonging to the eatate of Peter B. Musscrole, Baokrué T ATOTION, SDAY, Sept, 12, a3 10 o'clock & ., i T o By M, M, SANDERS & CO., », b 74 Wabaal Cbicago, L. On Tuesday, Sept, 10, at 10 o*clock sharpy WK WILL OFFEHR TO THE THADE, A LARGE LAY-OUT BOOTS & SHOES. teab's desfiable goods for Lot Dt rae e SR e 2 HBAMPLES WILL BE SOLD. M. M. BANDE!S & €O, By ELISON, POMEROY & €Oy Auctloncers T8 & Hasdulpb-at. TUBSDAY’S SALE, SEPL. 16, 8 9:30 8. m., New and Secoud-uand FURNITURE, Carpete and General Househoid Goods, Geueral 3t cLaliibe eree chandle. €len €4 LLISON, POMKLOY & CO st store 164,