Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 13, 1878, Page 5

THE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: IRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1878, tractfon, and their votes were necessary for fis passage. HBo who was responsible for this con- traction? Wiy shoild we'cut eaclt other's throats, and Jofu the Gireenback pdrty to pleass the Democrntie party] We have no 1avors to ask of the money power of this conntry, but lexis- Intion for all classes alike, We owe it protec- tion frog the mob. [Applause.] The ln-ruh- liean party is norupplicant for the help of those backers have put up, will bo an awlully disap- pointed candidate. No man will ever go to Congress from Iowa who *alicks™ and combs his hair in #0 effeminately effeminate & manner a8 ho does. UpdegralT '§s making a glorfous canvass, and, the niore the people know of him, the more votes he wiit get. And right hers let mo aay that he ts the only man who has auc- censfutly throttled the Appropriation Ringin the POLITICAL, PRESIDENT HAYES. 7ho Mew Hampshire Democrats Hon- Committal on the Currency Question. The Highest Official in the Nation Just Without Chicago's Gates: who think of nothine but an sccumulation: of | Legislature. He did b Inst winter in A speech . wealth, but {t owes It to good government to | of Nfteen minuto." leneth, e perfectly de- 7 Praspect that the Republican Ticke | vrotect all aike. inoralized It and shamed it Into 8 decnt ro | Hig Arrival at the Subarb of Lake et in Maine Will Go WISCONSIN., peonle, at least for on seasion of the Gen- Forost Late Yesterday Af. . i 44 g e ;i Through. THIRD DISTRICT. T o iRy TNIE 10, il tornooni - . fnectal Diepateh 1o The Tridune. Maprsox, Wis., Sept. 12.~The Demoeratic Congressional Convention for this (the Third) dlstrict met In the Capitol to-day and organized Dy the election of 3. 8. [ripp, of Bauk County, a8 Prosfdont, and Roger C. Bpooner, of Dane, an Beerotary, Tho Hon. Romanzo E, Davis, of Dane, was nomidhted as canidate for Congreas, recelving 20 out of 40 votes cast, A series of resofutions waa adopted. They oppose pay- ment of Rebel claims, favor free coinnge of the sllver doliar, favor tho issuo of legal-tender to the extent of the IImit now provided by law, 1o reolace tho Natlonal-Bank currency with legal-tender, which sholild Lo recelved for ail debts, oppose any loflatlon or contraction of the currency, oppose repudiation in any form, wppose grants of lands to corporatlons, and op- pose thy repeal of the Resumptlon act. Jtis not yet known whetlior Mr, Dayis will accept or not. Hisacceptance donbtless hangs on whether Mr. Tenny, Greenbacker, will quictly withdraw or not. Shiould Tenny consent to t, Davis wiil muoko a strong run, but even then his clection Ia not claimed by the Democrata. districts for that Aporopriation Ring, unless utterly broken up, will incvitably valve this Btate In irrecoverable financiat niln and hank- rupty. Mr, Updegrall sjoke words of wisdom and warning wien he told the Ring that thers was no destruction—save thst of Omnipotence —like that {rom the vengeance of an indignant people, Tho Third District aecure and all fa safe. In the Bixth, Weaver, two months ago, had n good stowing; bub he talks too much. Had he stopped making speoches in 1578, he would have made & good run, A general feeling of discontent had scized upon the masses, conscquent upon the hard times, and the Fiat fallacy scenied to present the panaces for all financial (s, It will require, ereat effort to dlssuada them from the non- sense; hence it 1s that therc Is now on the stump anch an array of strong Republican spcakers as has not been seen in many years: Jim Blaine, the two Jim Wilsans, McCrary, Allisou, and Rirkwood, The old War-(jovernor haa at lost got waked up, put on the war-paint, and enlarged the list of his appointments. lle is a host among the Hawkeyes. Ilo_bogins to Inqnlr'c., “Wha's been lere since I'se been 20 The Date of the Congresstonal Elece tlons In Tawn Still Under Iiscussion. Programme of Receptiohs and Banquets Awafting 11im In This City To-Day. NEW ITAMPSIHIRE. TIHR DRMOCRACT 1N CONVENTION, Coxconn, N, tl., Sept. 12.—~Tho Democratic Stata Convention assembled this morning. The Hon, Hosea W, Parker was chosen Presl-, dent. ¢ The fon, Frank A, McKeon was nominal for Governar by acelamation. Iadley B, Fowl- er, David IL Young, and E. R. Peterson wers nominated for Raliroad Commissioners, slso by acclamation, ' The Committee on Resolutions reparted tho followlng: The Democracy of New Uampahire, fn conven- tlon weeembied, 1n view of thy snomatons condi« tion of pubifc and buxiness affatrs, with an abun. dan¢ harvest tirougnout the landy with limitless resanscen of fleld, foreat, nad ming et underel- His Visit to tho Soldiert’ Homo and the German Pionio at. Milwaukee, LAz Fonest, TIL, Sept. 12.<The Vrasident, Mrs, Hascs, and their sons reached this piace at 5 o'clock this eventng, after having passed througl: a country along- the Chicago & Northwestern Ratirond throvging with en- thustastie eltizens, The traln left Milwaukee a hiall-hour late, Jost another hour at Racine on account of the lenzih of the reception there, and yet was but ftecn minnles behind time when it reached hiere, a distance of sixty miles, The Mitwaukceans had & vefy Interesting pro- gramme to«lay, embractng & drive around the city, 8 visit to the Soldiers’ Ilome and to n sort Hord Davis of a Democratic-Greenback Republican. opeds wi Corld reachine ont_ite hands Lucullus Quintlllus Cresorus tiageatt. who e 1. » e L e e Fe e Inaurtey and | money Democents are tersibly downn thie mouth | started out, witha hnit-starved mule and abick. | QuInUn's Parky where wora saseubled several cenfuns yet with alilions of capilal lylng fdie, | over the greenback platform adopted, and the | board, to talk to “cittzens nud fellow-slaves,” thousnnd Germans. The President wos roe nudeed of eanda of Inborers tnemployed, | pomination of Davls, who Is nut considered | haa abandoned his outflt and taken to the cars | cefved nt tue Eoldicrs' Home with military tasineys depression nnd finmc(n,llml"{l“r;mg;l ,fln"fg by any ineans a representativo mon of the hard- | to keep up with Carpenter. He will bethe houars, was conducted through the various halls by Gen E.C. Hinks, the comimaudant, and finally to tha chapel, whera * TilZ SOLDIZRS were geated. Gen. Ilincks stepped to the front of the platform and sald: Coxnaves: [ have the pleasars of presenting to you ous whom we welcoine, fiot_only as _tho hon- ored Chief Magistrata of the natlon which we bave sorved, not only ax & memberof the Bonrd of Man- agers wlho are chared with the goverument of (lids hand, want and misery staring faces' renlizing in thin condition of things the abso- Jute neceswity for n decided _change in the Govern- mentn policy and Adminiatration, buth aa {t te- spects meaniires and men, we hereby charge upon the Jtepubiican oarty, which by controlied our ftate nnd Federal Government for the last twonty years, the full reeponsinibiy for thia lamentabia fondition of afairs, and_confidently appoal to the opie Tor tho restoration of the Government to Jemocratle hands, and reafMem onr dovotian to the followlng eanlinal Democratic principlea® '$apet—Supreumncy of the Feueral Constitatlon, money Democrats. Mr. Coswell, on the con- trary, running on a Elnflurm which cxpresses their views fully, Is ltkely to draw largely from tho Democratic ranks. FIFTIf DISTRICT, Apecial Dixiteh to The Tribune, 8nenoroax, Wis., Sept, 12,—liram Smith, of 8hicboygan, President” of the Northwestern Dalesmen'a Assoclation, was nominated by the Fifehi District Republlcans to-day for Congress, on a firm hard-money platform. J. il, Mend, ‘worat beaten man that ever ran for Congress In tho Ninth District. ‘Moses McCold fs making splendid progress In the Bixth District. \lecfi(:‘ Hobbs finds 1t mlfim.y hard sledding in the Uemocratic camp with s red ribbon o his coat, and a tough job to preach toa Flat-money crowd from u Iiard- money ‘platform. As a whole, lowa !s to be congratulated on ler prospects shead. The worst thing that could have happencd to the Opposition would have been to have had the tegrity and porpetuity of the Union and its | oI Shcboygau, the firat cliolco of the Conven- | clection in November, so far as the Republican | Home, but by a better and, to us, & doarer titie, — I e e tion, uwiog to businesa reiations, dectined. majority ia concerncd. iAita™ | a coinrade wao haw participated Jn var hardshipe. ‘Second—Abeoluty equality and independenco of A and who ls entitied 1o recaive the bencfis of thia {pe veveral Staten in the direction and control of Home whiclia gratefn] people have provided for ILLINOIS. FIFTIL DIBTRICT, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tvibune, GAvLeNA, 1L, Bept, 12—The Democratic Con- JOE JONNSTON. 112 NRLIEVES IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CORVERT- INLS GREENBACKBS AND A REVENUE-REFOIRM TARIPE, all thelr domestic afalrs, subject only to the Con- stitation of the Unjted States, Zhird—Equoality of rights, daties, protections, and burdens for all American citizews, No privi thone who have stood in thelr defentes upon the lvcrlmnu edye, nay the very incarnadined centre of attle; and § ask you to oxtend to him a soldler's greeting, by rising in your places and sving lim lics, o - / o three rousing cheere, anch an we gave In the olden {f::(\l;fily"»\-|nn-m"' o/ mofiopalias, | painajset disting gressional Conveution of the Fifih District met | 7o the Conservatios Voters ef the Third Con- | time when victory had porclied uon our banners, ‘eaniced, “Yhint the only remedy for tho combina- | yesterday afternoon at Frocport, and put ln | grestianal Distriet: Iannounced to the nomi. | —tbe Preuldent of the United Bintes, flon of eviln by whtch the conntry fs now afllicled This was answered by tho soldlers rising and glying three cheers, ending with o tiger. ‘The President was visibly affected, and, when e spoke, his voice trembled with emotion. e noting Convontion of the district immediately beforo its adfournment that in, o letter of ac- ceptance 1 expected to bo called upon to write nomination M. D, Hathaway, of Oclo County. The Democratic asplraut for Congressional honors {5 President of a Natlonal Bank in Ja1o'bo founa fn wike snd ampirtial leaislation, Lonest udmluistration, Just adjudication, and tha exercisa of the most Figid econoniy n overy de- paptment uf the Qavontingut, Rochelle. e is anid to be on able man, though | my oplnlons on the questions mow fnteresting | thanked them for the warmth of their greotl lesofved, That weure in Tav r table cur- . hy q Iig inuked tbem for the ful greetiog, AL ,,'{,'}‘,,,‘,‘,; STt puitio dabi, and that | somewhat obseure, the public. 1 havenot been called upon for | * Whatever,” sald be, *of good fostune I TIPTON AND STEVENSON, Bpectal Dimnaich to The Tribune. BLOOMINGTON, 111, Bept. 12.—The Hon, Adlal E. Btevenson, Democratlc nomineo for election to Congress, nddresscd bls constitucnts st Phentx flall, Bloomington, last nlght, On Tuesday evoning Judge Tipton addressed the ,‘mo lo at Waynesville, De\Witt County. Judge [ipton will ‘make forty spceches durlug the canipign. GALESBUTIO. Spertel Diwaieh (o The Tr(bune, QGaresnurg, I, Bept. 12—The Democracy of the Twenty-sccond Scnatorlal District uom- inated John Sloau for the Logislaturo this after- noun on the twonticth ballot. Thera wore near- ly 88 many candidates as delegates, and there ‘was Do prospect for n chofee until a tnotion was mude to drop the candidate recélving tho least number of votes on cach succeeding ballat, TWELFTH DISTRICT. have had, I regard tho four years spent in flght- ing for the Union as the most precious years of my life. Glad Tam tokuosw that this Homao for those who saved the nallou is 5o deserving of you, ond so worthy of the country you saved,” This was responded to Uy the aoldicrs by snother round of cheers and a tiger, ‘Then caine Lhres cheors for Mrs. llayes, and, ns the President passed out, enother three choers and a tiger. The party returned to the residenco of the Hon. Alexander Mitchell, whero Iunch was served snd the gullery of pletures and clegant conservatories and grounds viewed. Theneo they went to f QUENTIN PARK, where there was a German picnle for the benefit of tho yeliow-fecer aullerers. ' After wituessing an exhibition of callsthenics peculfar to the Muwasukeo schools, the Presl- dent, being called on, said Fxirow.Cirizex« or MiLwAukze: It s a priv- Hlege to bu Permlnml totake pert with you in this meeting. lta purpuso and bjocts are acred. Thio citizens of Mifwaukee meet to do what they can (o one cutrency for the Government and people, the labiorer and otlice-holder, pensfoner aud sol- dier, tho producer and hopdholder, Taeolied, That whatever currency i farucd by the Government shonld bo saued for tho benellt o the whole people, and not for the bunefit of the Capitaliat at the expense of the peoplo, Reanived, That our present Tarifl lawa aro o ro- striction upon tho trade and tommorco between «ur own and forelgn countrics, and, therofore, ara an dmpedinient rather than an enconrageaiout to American mduntry, deviaci i the juterest of mo- ‘opulics, and_muintamed i opponition to tie dee mands of the people; we, thorufores advocato thelr modificationor repeul, and the substiintion of & stmple revenuo tarifl, which shall be productivo without being oppressive. fesotved, ‘Thut the frand firet triamphant In American politics, and unparaficled in the history uf tho world, witereby tne wiil of tho freemen of the Itepublic was defled and subverted, and 8 de- feaied candldate pluced 1n the Iresldentisl chair, shall never b dgnored yr condoned ; and we call gpon the Dermocrucy and beople throughout the Jand 10 staud with us tn demanding the vindication of the rixhit und_condemning and punisnsng the weong, 10 the cud that fraud shall heacetorth bo such a letter, but hava received from varlous parts of the district very earncst cxpressions of wislica to lcarn my optnlons on these questions, especially that of finance, 1hold that the first of them (b importance ls that of the maintenance ol tho Democratic party of tho United States In 1ts {ntegrity, tor we of the South owa to that par- ty our relcasc from the «condition of conquered provinces and “the protection of the Con- stitution wa now enjoy, and if wo malntain it undivided ft wilt nrotnb(y acquiro the contrdl of both the lelslative and "exccutivo branclics of tho Guverninent, and Introduce honesty, econo- my, and strict construction of the Constitution into the Government and restoro prosperity to tho country. * I hold the lnw cstablishing National Banks, including the probibitory tax (10 per cent) on other banks, to be utterly unconstitutional, and therolore to be repealed a8 soon as possible, tho Nutlonal-Bank notes to Le ealled In gragually by the substitution of redeemable United States wotes, and tho Issue of ‘such notes to be In- creased until suflicient for’ the wants of all Bpecial Dispaich to The Tridbune. SrriNariELD, 111, Sopt. 12.—The_ Republican Convention for this (the Twelfth) District was held at Representative Rall to-day. The Ilon. powericss and odious, and free guvernuent & | Jolp 8. Nicholson, of Caus, presidod. Capt. J. ivg relief to the people who are suffering from I P, 3 > 2 , . parta. of the country. advocate, in | Rive peoy . w0 cxtond our enrmest aympa- | We Kitchiell, of Cliclstian “Lounty, was Secreva: | Dires o6 a0, Conntey, papee. maney, | the yollowfever n tha sontharn part o tho United rv. All the counties were represented. Gen. John Cook, of Springfleld, was nominated for Congress on the firat_batlot, and aceepted in & felicitous speech pledging An active canynes. s nomination awakes much entbusiasm, Gen, Cook I thu sou of tho Hon. D, P, Couk, ous of Til{uois’ earliest atntesmien, who was o member of the Twenty-first and Twonty-sccond Con- gress from 1810 to 1827, QGen. Johu Cook was Colonel of tho first regiment Illinols raised for the War—* Cook's Crampere.” lle been Adjutant-General, Mayor of Springfield, 8beriit "The sufferetn have amplo title to our syni- pathy and our ald. They &ro our conatrymen, and to succor them will strengthen the ties which bind together tho onco hoatlle sections of our nation. Thoy ato our fullow-men, childres of thu samo cominon parent, aid to iolp them Ix obedienco ta the Greut Hoalor, tho benovolent kather of us ail. 1 thank you that L am atlowed 10 share In & work 80 10blg, 80 patriotic, and so good. [Applause. } AT RACINE the party weore driven to the Court-House, in front of which were psscinbiod thousands of lwou!c‘ eager tosee snd hear tua Pre fhies to the workingmen of the State in their present suferings und taclr earnest efforts tatncato themscives from the Cuusequencea of ance and wisrulv, and that wa n thele_chdenyors to oblaln o falr mentof hours of abor, particularly of women amd children,’ and full protection for themseives anid their scanty earninge. . dsolred, 'That the Conntitution of Now Hamps stire nud the principles of Justice and eqaity unite I requiIng the taxution of every wheclés of pron- efly accoruiny to its real value, without exemption of docrimuiation. cqual in. valoe to gold ' and silver, sod recewvable for ail ducs to tha Govern- ment. Belnga lifctong Democrat, 1 stand upon the Demccratic platform in this and all other political questions,—namely, strict construction of the Constitution, closs economy fn ali branches of the Government. and tho extinction of tho national debt gradually, but as soou as possible. i 1 have niways been hosille to the nresont tarlfl, and would bo so to any other diserimi- uating like it in Iavor of onc scctlon'vl the coun- Resolved, That wo heartily bid Godspeed to the | of thie county, and mcinoer of the Lweaty-sixit A Iis appearance was greeted with heart n it ootz seciaimp ot 10000 | Clenoral AASSUIEIY, chosen by Iarge tajoritics | breend {oat & smal une, to_ tha Injury of all | 0 Wrtsident spoke on tho_Lusincss Intere cligens. We cundumn that urovision of the exiat- | to these local olfices, although tho city and to all taxes bearing uncqually upon tho differs | Of the country for about twenty minutes fn a ing Jaw whereby disroputable ,men have coland | county ure Dewocratic, very carnest inauner, which secnied to mest the ent scetions of tho country, like that on tobacco, which cxtorts from Virghila a much lorger con- tributlon to the United Btates revenuc thau is oald h{ the six New Englaud Btates, nob less than three times richer, and which also makes the poor man pay st least 200 per cent on the fobacco ho uses and the rich man from 30 to U BBy 03 KieA. Jiwsolved, 'That the Inte Republican Legislature, In extemding 103 nlreudy cnormously protracied pewston Tor duys end weeks, costiug tens of thuoue #andy of dollurd 1o the tax-bardoned people of tho Flate, hakely betrayed its truat, and has justly subjected the Republican party o th emphatic FIPTIL DISTRICT, Bvectal Correspantience of The Tribune. , FRERPOAT, Bopt. 11—At the Domderatic Congressiounl Convention of the ¥ifth Dis- trict. Mr. M. D. Hatlinway, of Rochelle, Oglo County, fvas nominated by acclamastion for anproval of the audicuce. They then drove to Racino College, where they wers welcomed by Dr, De Koven and the anuh?'. ‘Uhe students werea out in foree, aud cheered heartily. AT KENOSUA there was another larga crowd. The President contemmation of the people. Cohgress, v E. . was escorted to o stand besfle the track, and newived, ‘Yot we congratnlate our fellow- BEVENTEENTIT DISTRICT, "”&?,"‘fi, 1878 Tonken By doison spoke on the currency in much the same way ss t\llfimfu?llhol ”‘";‘,“ upon Ilnclr‘ rfilxm‘l‘\‘"n to lllhur 87, Louss, 8cpt, 12—Tuc Republicans of tho p — at other polnts. nghts of lucal seif-governtment, ad thelr rello Y E1E-LOM i Dutige, | W Scveutceonth Ilinois District to-day vomiuated MISCELLANEOUS. + AT WAUKNOAN fiow carpet-uog plunderiig extend 1o thens our carueal dolence I thelr prevent affiction, and e Iy pray they may dily bo_spared ths ravages of tae terriblo apense 10 whlch they are How sab. Jicted, A Mr. [Tussey said the resolutions dia not meet thee densands of fihe overtaxed and lsbors lur classee, aud offered some resolutions ex- presaing his views, but diey were relerred to the Committee on ltesolutioris, und the renort ol thut body a8 given avoye was seeepted amd adopted by the Convention,® Adjauriicd. CONURESSIDN. John Baker for Congress by acclamation. AMr. Baker hna represented this districs in Cougress, nud {8 now Miulster to Venezuelu. IOWA. TIE DATE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS ~—PROSPECTS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS. Bpeelal Corféspondence of The Tritune. Des MotNgs, I, Scpt. 11, —~Already theDom- ocratic press have begun to work mischief in re- gard to the clection of Congressmon, despite the fact that Judge Campbell, Chalrman of the Democratic 8tate Centrel Commntiee, declares emphatically, over his own' slenature, in a pub- lle statement, that Octobor is the only proper and Jegal time to clect Congressmen in Jowa. there was another cuthualastic asscmbly, which was addressed by the President for about ten mfuutes, . AT LARE POIRIT the people wero ?flt in_torce, and, alter o few monmnscuts of speaking, Mr, IMayes wus escorted 10 tho residence of a friend, where a brililant reception is in progress. There are in attend- ance s namber of promluent ofticials and citi- zeus, Including Lisut,-Gen, Bheridan, the Hon, . W, Blodgott, United States District Judge. Tho ladies in attendance are very elegantly dresscd, and the music contributes to the eu- jovment of the occasion, The party leave for Chieago fu tho worning, whers the Presidest will be eotertalued by tho murchuuts, sympathy amd con. MISBOURL 8pecial Dizpaich to The Tribuns. 8r. Josery, Mo, Sept. 12—The :Republican Executive Committee of tha Ninth Congres- slonal District mot In this city to-dsy and de- cided by a ma)ority ol enc to put no candidatg in the fleld.. This leavea the contest between the Hon. David Res, regular Democrat, and tha Uon, “Nicholas Ford, Greenbacker, both of Andrews County, No doubt Mr, Ford's chances are much enhanced by this actlon of the Re- publiean Committee, bat the Democrats do nut scriously doubt Mr. Res’s'success by a wajority, Both men stand bigh na citizens of upright character. MABSACHUSETTS DEMOCRACY, 3 AL NONINATIONS. Coxconn, N. 1l pt. 12.=—The Democrata of the becond Congressional Dlstrice bave re. yomnuted Alvab W, Sulloway. IN CHICAGO. The Presfdent will reach the city at 10 o'clock MAINE, 8o far as the actlon of the Uovernor {s chncern- BostoN, Mass., Sept.' 13.—Thu Exceutive’ | this morning, via the Chicazo & Northwestern 4 GUUD CHANCE FOR TUE REPUBLICAZ STATR | pd, it evidently would make no differeuce | Comumittes of the Massachusetts Democratic | Raflroad, and will bo met at the depot by a. TICKET. whother be called an election in October or | Couvention vesterday votod that, uuder the | committoe of the Chieaga Club, composed bf Special Mapatch 0 The Tridune, Wasminaron, 1, C., Sept, 12.—A dlspateh arom Maine, received hiere, indleates that the Republicans aro likely to gecure thelr Governor by the uction vl tho Leghlature, notwithstand. foee the fallure of the people to elect, Tho rea- bon asslened {8 that there [s no certainty that the Deinocrats and Greenbackers will combine. “Thelr comblucd mujority will not be more then three or four In guy event, and the result in the district not yey returned miay bring 16 down to one or two. In that event Connur's. namo will be sent fn. In Franklin County one sound hard-monoy Dewmocratic Revresentative was cleeted, aud bio was pledeed befureband v send Connor's and Uareclon’s nues to the Senate. Tt 48 belleved that there are other stralght hard-money Demo- crats whio will combine with the Republicans to fend up Connoramd UGuoreelun's wamea rather than by helr votes fudopse the Greenback Lerscy by voting for Bmith. Enough will pre- fer Comior and i sound curreucy to Smith with ts paper heresles, With Counor and Garveelon Leforu the Btate, the former wild bo clected, as S arehe i I sested orer B rey, who el over c! nelther read nor write, Shsrallales o TUZ ALLEGED PRAUDS, Pontranp, Me., Bept, 12.—At the hearing on the alleged clection frauds to-day, the Alder- weu certifled the seturnd s they were, snd ordered them forwarded (o Auguata, © coli for the Btate Convention, no persun known 10 be in fayor of nomInativg, through the Dem- ocratie Cunvontlon, as a caudidate for Governor, or fur any other oflleer, o porson who is uot rec- oguized as & member of the Democratic party, sliould bo entitled to sit or vote in tho Demo- crutie itats Cauvention. . BLAINE AT OGDENABULG, Qonxnanong, N. Y. Hept. 12.—Senator Tialue addresscd about 5,000 veodie at the Falr hero today, He devoted hlmsel! largely to financial matters, and mado no reference to the result of the Maluo election, The addross was cutbusiustically received. LOUISIANA, Bpecial Diwateh w The Tridune New Oureans, Bept. 13—The Hepubliean Btate Convention mects Munday, Several city delegations, entircly colored, are fnatructed o' repudiate Hayea® Admintstration, the Bouthern Ralluy. the MacVeag Commission, and the Vichoils Government. 1t is doubtful if tho Ad- nlll t':tpuon party can hold the negroes in check, Frauklin MacVeagh, (en. Sheridan, Johu Crerur, Willlam T, Baker, J. M. Walker, and B. F. Ayer,and vscorted to the Grand Pacitic Hlotel. At noou a committoemade up of tho ex-Presl- dents of the Board of Trade—Hirsm Whooler, Julian 8, Rumsey, C. T, Wheeler, John L, Han- cock, W. M. Egan, J. W. Preston, C. E. Culver, Georgo ‘M. llow, and’ George’ Armour—will walt on him, and st half-past 12 he will visit the Clamber of Commerce and moko a speech, “The afternoon will driving _ through_ Lincoln Park; cxpected thut his Excellency will return in timo to address the ¥ Yousx Ropublicans® In the sutunda of the Grand Facifie. At b o'clock the President and Mrs, Tlayea will be given u dinner Ly a number of gentlemen at the Chicago Club, It will be llr(cll{ private, At 7 ao'clock the re- ception wil) begin, and terminateat 10, This will bea swell soclety affalr, and, whils mauy of the ladics will doubtlcss apoeur fn full dress, they are permitted to consult thelr own cous ven¥enw: as to wearlng bosucts, The Com- mitteo fn Chleaco fsta of the fol lawing prominent citizeus: Frauklin MacVeagh, Chalrmun; Gen, Sheridan, Georzo Armour, (ieargy C, Clarke, Natbau Corwith, C. M. Ieu- derson, Charlva F. Kelloggr, Charles B, Fuswell, W, F. Btorey, E. B. McCagy, I Z. Leiter, Will- tam T, Baker, Gon, Johuo L, Thompson, 8. M Nickerson, . 8ul A, Bmith, J. M. {Valker, Chauncey' B, Blule, July Crerar, (en, A. C. Ducat, Thomas . Blackstooe, George €. Watk- cr, Yenjumin F. Aver, and Col. H, W, Jackson. At 11 o'clock the President will lcave on the Mirnigan Bouthern Roud—the 10 o'clock train b}:flm ‘detaiued for bis accommodatiou—for the November. 1f the Democrsts of Towa take no advaitage of the ambiguity, they are nbun- uaully assured that their falthful and unscrip- ulous agent, Aduwms, Clerk of the Lower iousy of Representutives, will, Tne Dubuque Herald sounds the toesin thus: i Tho next louse will be Democratie, and, being 1he sole Judie vf the electiun of {fs own membery, it will dectaro tho Jowa election beld In Ociobor {1+ legal, and therefore tho lowa members not onti- tlod 10 seute. ‘This fs the view of somo of tha bust Ttepublican autbority, and 4 e not unlskely to bs the viaw of the louse, ‘The Governor has consulted with eminent Jurists, und the Attorney-General, oue Judge of the Federal Courta, two Judees of the Stato Su- preme Court, two ex-District-Cours Judges, and seyeral deading luwyers, coucur lu the opinion that the Octuber election 13 sulticleatly fised by tho Constitutton os the general election for Btate oflicers Lo come within the purview of tha modified statutes of the United States, But, in view of the probublo action of Clerk Aduts, it {¢ 'wat {mprobable tbat further actlon I be had to scttle authoritative- ly tho question. The Governor haviog i3sued bis prociunation fur an Uctuber election, w writ of mandauius way be lssucd and served unon hlin 1o compel him to sl an electlon ju Navetuber, of culiio tnto court or slow causy whyhs does vot. That would bring the ques- tion befors tho judiciul tribunals; and, as the Supreme Court Wikl be in sesslon next week, it could be then brought before it, and the Con- stitution be construed sccording toits lutent. Thers la he question ps to the lunguace of the act of Coueress in the matter, but there 18 a8 1o that of ths Copstitution, of lows, and _this CUSTOMS. The New York Investigation. Nxw Yous, Scpt, 13.—Fernando Wood, Chalr- man of the Custom-House Investigating Comn- mittee, alone conducted the tuquiry to-day, bis nssociates of the Committco belni still absent. Mr, Wood says ke will go right through with the Investigation whether they turn up or not. Auditor Triecllel explained bis whole system O 9 " ¢t bookkeeplog, which differs little from any ATELLING ARGUMENT, would ultor the Le: 1o pretext for Clerk | © e i v t # other system of bookkeeping. weLzou oF TuR K% oxoNa o. Gomwa v | Adau dn Ik UD L Ol et frons | M. Wool put n e¥bdunco & number of vauch A, T. STEWART'S JLOARD. Suectal Diaputch to The Tribune. lowa; for, f they werg clected {n | ers for moneys paid to Deputy-Callector Blatch- a < Falliiignn ol Ue Hehsime or- the Naw Yy 12— October, “'he _will ~clalin ¥ they should | ford, Among the ltems were $105 for July for | GRSTM! WAL @TH & et Great Estato, K Spacial Dispaich 10 Tha Trivune. Naw Yor&, Bcpt. 13, —Tho contest over the will of tho lato A. T, Stewart bas entered upou o new phasc. 'The proposition of the contest- ants fs that Mr, Btewart was uot In bis rivbt mind when tbo will was made, and that document s tho rusult of uudue fnflucoce »ad “fraud. Alexander Btowart, the old Vermont farmer whoso Dame has hitherto figured st the head of tho Mist of the contestants 1u the sult preparcd by 8. ¥, Kneelaud againgty Alrs, Stewart aud ex-Judga fu Noveiber, ko will say they abould hayo been 10 October. 'The history of the Coloraao case— oog of the muat villaluous frauds cver perpe- trated upon the rights of uuy people—is shund- ant aud conclusive evidence that he wiil not Lesitate to repéut the fraud 8s often as uppor- tunity offers. liad the Goveruor convenctl the Leglilature 1o ext: slon, it could ouly bave smendod a statute which would have sull lelt tue Constitution as i now . 'Tu amend tno Constitution requires the action ol twu succes- alvp. Lugialutures and the people, 1hy ouly remedy left fur the preacut- emergeucy 18 by wandainus aud through the courts, The House of Represcutatives way decide upon the quatit- the Custom-House sud pubilc stures and Ap- Nuwarl vralier's oilice. Another was (ke pay-roll of There are only two gveat fisues in the Dreseut canvasd, to which all athers are subordi- ate,—whether the Democrytic party shall be re- Mored to power, snd toe question of currency futs retatfon to busluess sud thelaborIntercsts oltho country, The euctaies of the country originally opposed the fssue of legal-tenders, Thero wis not @ Demucratie Judge but declared 1t uucoustitutional. The Hepublican party iy ot Lor tutlatien or contraction, Inflation ks the razeed tramp; contraction i3 the well-dressed the opencrs and packers in the Apuroiser’s do- draw 1, ute, snd contradicted the statemnents ot Juckson Bchultz, made tho day before, show- {ne that gentleman had been mlsinformed upon the sublects forming the burden of bis sddreas to the Comulttee. ‘Adjourned till to-morrow. e e———— THOMAS' BENEFIT. L i Cl ol Ueknoeket, Wo have bad fn the fast | gAuat oL 18U mebers buc tcanuut Ueckdo |y you, Sept. 10.—Thécdors Thomas nag [ Hilto, has boen staring ln - this cliy liycielt bours o great reminder in | ‘That velonds lous (0 the Suprenia Court of | & beneflt concert st Gllmore’s Garden fast | Sor sevenl days in iho Metropol- Mg, —u Lealthful ~ remiuder. The | echBtate. Tho declalon of the Supreme Court | night, at which ho had the sorvices of Miss [ itan Hotel. - Untl gestorday le kept of this Btuto ought. therelugy, once, aud probavly will be, fo order that all doubt may be dispclicd s to whether fowa comes withiy the modifyiug ack of Coneress. Now that Mr. Haw has Yanuvulytloclhmd the Dewocratic vomivation for Congsess in_the ‘Third District, it way b0 sufo to count Fow Updegrafl, the stalwurt Republicsn, “out of £0 be obtalued at Limselt striclly private,, bul last ‘egenlng ad- mitted soveral reporterd, pud spoke with frec- dom. He sald be was, withqut doubt, the coustn of the late A, TV ‘Hrewars, and wowid Lavy clolmed 8 sbug of the Jatter had aied intestate, but had futention - of disputing thp will, Witly hus becu u reconuolssance, Thero bas €0 pome dissster. Let cowards fiy. Ifat *hal et s 1o state our sttitude fo each Con- &reralunal District, 1t will Jead to good results. The Kepublican pasty was tpisuoderstood tn Wat Stute fn its attitudo o financlal questions. 1k rouniption question hus been wisuuder- Emma Abbott and Signor Tagllaplutra, and the asaisfance of the New York Philbarmonic So- clety. A flue programme was performed with an orchestra of ninety. The en was croirded, thera being sbout 8,000 peuple present, and Mr. Thowmas bad & very substautial benetit, as well as o most euthusiastic reception, which 4 thio woods:?' - 1an was the best cand that could | 13 sll the more sizulficant just now, as hopes sra | j1- s throughout the coundry, . We are golug | have been played, snd be would bave wado | still expresscd O htanalut b i oo fls addea banever authofized Lawyer Chapman, Whessie 1 Junuary. We are oing todo | forwidabls eopunent for any man fa that dis- |- o e - < of Proctorsville, to suq A hla bebialf, of auy WEab o did before the War, ‘Uhere never was | triet. He wad put up solely tecause of Lis per- THE FIRE ENGINEERS. othep lawyer, avd declareditbyt 1o rumor that 5 uther specie paywent o this country tban | soual popularity, uot because Le wanted the of- CLEVELAND, O., Bept. 12.—~The Natlonal Con- | be was “imprisoncd " ur bought off by Judge \Wivertible “paper mobey. I au_act | fiee, for be fs uot au otlice-secker, He fs vot [, CLEV Dyl st e 3 Hlitou wus absurd. “1E'added that nelttcr Wi facsed retiring $44,000,000, and du 1863 | a placosceker. When n the Seuato, last winter, | vention of Fire Evgincers closed bers to-day e . B l e U we repestal, Tweaty-clebit Dewoerats, | it was plafnlv apparent that e was out of his | with a grand banquet. A raln-storm prevenied Judge Hilton vor anybody)clso olfvred bin der tho leaderyp vl Raudall, voted fur gous | elewsent. That other way, ':rhuux the Greeu- | the propoacd exeuralon to Detrat o cente |, Loat evcblng oy urder wus served the estate if ] apon A, F. Knteland to show cause Why Ira Bhafer ahould not boe substitnted In his place as sttorney for Alexander Btewart. The order was granted on scveral affidavits. That of Alexander Stewart {s t8 the effect that he spoke to Clark Chapman, n lawyer of Proctorsviile, about the casc, hut neaer authorlzed the in- stitutlon of n suit, and belteves A, T. Blewart feft a valid will, He tlgna the afdavit with & crown, ‘There Ia also an aMdasit of Prica Lewls, n de- tective. who brought Alexander Stewart to this clty, n which he acciares that Kneeland visited him under the name of U, Brownee, and aaked bim to joln in eTecting a compromise, of- fering to give him 10 per centof whatever mietit b mnde out of the operation. Lewis also awears Kreeland expressed doubits of Alexan- der Stewart's relatlonship. There {n yot an- other afllda¥it by-B. (G, Jaynes, who swears that Lawyer Chapman adintted to him that the suit” was brought with & view of extort- fng monoy, and that the genealogy of Alexander Ntewart In complaint differed materially from that civen by Alexander Stewsrt himsell, The affidaslt continded: “Mr. Chanforn sald: ¢ Yon then underatand rthat Mr. Kneeland and Mr. Lewis, you and my. seif, are enynged in n mnn‘rlney to extort oney from these neople, and that it wlil be neceasary for us to be very eautlons, hecanse, it the nature of vur operations is known it would damn us ail.’ I aniil: ‘Yes, and I think vour atatutes In New York are somewhat différent 4rom ours In Vermont, for [ dou't_think they voutd make blackmalling of it In Vernont,” davne woes on to tell how, hy ualnz this admission, he compelled Chapman to sur. render Kneeland'’s Iotters to him. The papers also I3clude & supplementary aflidavit by Price Lewin, Tiy them it Is proposed to prove that Measrs. Kneeland ana Chapman arranged the orleinal ruit with a- view of extorting moncy from Mrs. Stewarl by blackmall, The son and daughter of Alexarider Stewart arrived In New York from Vermont last night, and asked thelr father to return home with them, raying thefr mother wan sfck, and thoughit he was in trouble. Tha old man deciloed to go with them, adding that, even if hodid go bome, he wonld return to New York, and remaln hero uutil the matter was sottls CRIME. A DEADWOOD TRIAT, DeAbwoop, D. T., Sent. 12.—The prelimi- nary examination of M. L. Cauk, for the mur- der of Mrs, Callison, was concluded to-day. The accused was hold witnout bail to awalt the action of the District Courts. The facis elicited ore as follows: Couk and Mrs. Boughton had been on tntimate terms for some thine, and had formed a conspiracy to dispose of Boughton, & Ymmmcut business man of this city, and clope, aking what property and.money they could get holl of. This was confided to Mrs. Calll- ron, who exposed the plot to Boughton, and he charged his wife with it. To prevent exposura Mprs, Callison was murdered, elther by one of tha conspirators or partics in their emoloy. SITOT DOWN. ‘Poxriac, N, Sept. 12.—John Doorley, o farmer in Runnd Grove Township, while feed- Ing his hoga last night, was shet for his morey. ‘The murderer cacaped, Officers are In pursult, A reward of $200 Is offered by the Supcrvisors, Doorlgy will probably die, CASUALTIES. A DISASTROUS WRECK. , Atkooxa, Pa., Sept. 12—Wblle the railroad men were testing the prack in the yard here thia afterncon sn engiue ran Into & number of cars, making a complete wreck. Joseph Jobn- eon, brakeman, was" killel. The Buperin- tendent of tho yard, Charles McCulley, had both feet cur._off, and tho chlof dispatcher, Juscoli Kands, had an ariw broken and wasother- wise injurcd. Conductor James Boyd, Engincer Jackson, two brakemen, snd a freman were all alightly fnjurcd. 2 OFF THE TRACK. New Yong, Scpt. 12.—An accident occurred on the Loni Island Soutbers Rallroad, two tulles from Hunter's Polnt, this morning, The cuging aud three cars went down un embavk- ment. One man was killed aud several serjous- 1y injured. Y —— DAMAGING STORM. Bavanyan, Scpty 12.—The rice plantations sround the city have been damaged by o gale and ratu 350,000, YAPHANK, Tavestigation into the Living Manuers of the Koepers of the Almshouse mt That Dulcat Spot. Bpecial Dispatch to The Triduna. New Yonk, Bept, 12~The Supervisors of Buffollc County, Long Island, met to-day to examing into the charges, first made public In Tur Citicaco TRInUNE, agalpst Superintendent Williams and Keeper Johu Loudon, of the Yaphank Alme-llouse. A Zimes special says: “The Board had invited all persons tn posscssion of facts bearing upon the case to appear, First, acommunication from District-Attorney Wick- tam was read, golng to the ruot of the matter, and questionivg the lezality of the removal of poupers from the county, The communieation was very long and asctfon upon it was deferred. Bupervisor Smith thew pre- scuted and read o communication from ex-Judge Smith, that presented the case In a new aspect. It was that, prior to the publica. tion of the story in Tux TRIBUNE, he had been In receipt of letters from Chicazo telliug the saine dis@aceful tale, and ssking bl to Investi- eato tho charges made bv the wirls against Mesars, Williams and Londen. The Judis pre- pared & series of questions relative to the al- leged critninal Intimacy existing between the wirls aud otlicers of the Alms-House, and for- worded them to Mr. Louden, To these queations ha received | very evasiva aud unsatistactory anawers, aud desired an opuortunity © of pressiog them. This communication was considered very important, Auntin Downs, grandfather of Lw-{ Downs, one of the girls taken to Chicaro, read o scrics of lotters from Chicago bearing un the caso, und, among them, n statement from Lucy Downs, but. unsworn to, to he cffeet. that, I tho Galt House In Chlcai, Mr, Willlams had been tntlmate with Ler, while a similar intimacy Lad existed between Mr, Louden and another o the pauper girls undur his charge, lu view of the gravity of tha charges, the Board resolved to defer {urther cousideration uutll other testbnouy should bs procured, and vequested all” persous intercsted tomeet with them at Riverhead ‘Tuesday vext, Tucy proceeded to fuvestiguto thu charges of Feneral finmorality in the Alms- House, aid for this purpose exainined s numn- ber of witucsses, The tlrst was Dr, Baker, res- ident phystelan, who testitied that he had never scen or known of anvthing wrunze or finmoral during his conucction with the Home. Cross- examined and saked what he remembered of the caso of Lucy Field, the witness admitted thut the young wonau {u fiumu had giyen birth to 4 “child after ing ap inwate of the house f(or moro than & year, With the exception of Lucy ~Downs, the Doctor bad no suspicion that avy of the ive eirle saken to Chicago were preguaut at the time of tuetr departure from this place. Other wituesice . wero Benjomin - Wheeler, Un- derkeeper, Mrs. Louden, 3iss Carson, Matron, Mrs. Lockitt, laundress, an Miga Hallock, asametress of tho iustivation, al) of whom declared they knew of tio Immorality. It was proposed to “examing * Cufly,’ the col- ored cook, but Mr, Louden objected 10 him, sud the objection was sustalned,"” — ———— THE CORN CROP, &Special Dispatch 10 The Tyibune Dwianr, fil, Bept. 1%—The corn has now for two vights bad o very cloew call fgom Mr. Froat. We necd fully suothgr week fu tbls vicluity to matyre thu erop. While there lsnow ® great deal of coru whicki is out of dunger, yet the gryat bulk of the cor 1s uot vet sale. The mercury this morning was 48, and fudications to-day are that the temperature will be lower, Fur the saky of-suffering humanity we wish that we mmight have & good, suasp frost. ‘fhe corn crop would not suffur i compstison tu the thousands that ure Low su sifileted ip the South. Woneed samething in our own Stite to kUl the malaris, which I8 lurkiug every- where, Special Dispaich (o The Trituss DrEaps, Sept. 12.—All voru 8 uat out of the way of the frost, and but little vu luw wround that (s Wil be vicked soft tlis yeur, Fue Irost last ulght was Leavy aud did wucd dawage. - 1. MADISQN. WELLS, Epectal Diapateh 10 The T riouns. NEw Ourgans, La, Bept. 1%—Ex-Qov. Wells, of the Returning Board, Is Jying vaugee- oasly U1 at bis Loty tu Rapides Parwl. GOOD NEW: The 8nn of Fortune Beams upon Yes- torday’'s Gloomy Indian Dis- patches, Gen. Miles a Brilliant Victor In- stead of a Scalpless ' Corpsaé. Thirteen Indians Kiiled and Thirty-four Captured, v!llh £00 Ponles. The Battle Fought a Week Ago Last Wednesday, ia the National Park, MILES. VICTORY INSTEAD OF DEATIL Boectal Divsc:ch n The Tritune, Mauuorn 8eninas, NaTioxNar, PARK, Sept. 9. —Dispatches received here from Gen. N. A, Miles say that ou the 4th fust., at £ 4. m., his comimand of twenty-seven soldies and thirty- five Crowa siruck a body of #fiy Bannocks near Ciark’s Furk of the Yellowstone, on the Wyoming line, killed thirteen hostlles, and aptured thirty-four men, womon, and children, and 23X ponles. Capt. Bonnett, Company B, Fifth Infantry, was shot through the heart, ono roldier woutrled, and “one Crow killed. Three other bands of hostiles. repurted fn the Park, have gone to the Wind and 8nake River couns trics, STIE PARTY }11.XS DESTROTED was firat reporied by Licut, Clark, who sttacked them on the 20th ana killed onv. This fs & most {mportant victory over the Bannocks, Mulca s now on the' east fork of the Yellow- stone in the Park, with troops in all the north- ernmountain passes. The captured Indians were sent Lo Fort Keogh; also Capt. Bennett's remalus. The Indlans have been dolng many depredations {p the Park, One of lMayden's surveying partles lost all its stock by them, BODA BUTTR CREEK, Boszymaw, Mont.. Sept, 10.—A courder from Capt. Browning Lrings ncws that on Bunaay last Gen. Miles had 8 battlc with Bannocks on Boda Butte Creek, neur Clark's Ford. Tbir- teen Indlans were killed. The rest of the party, thirty-scven in oll, wero cantured. Miles' loss was Capt. Andrew 8. Bennett, killed, and one soldler thortally wounidod. Miles’ force num- Lered twenty-one men and a few scouts, JUSTLY INCREDULOUA 81, PAut, Minn., Bept. 12—Friends of the St. Paul parties who are on au excursfon In the Yellowstone region are not concerned at the re- vort of the massacre last night, belleving it un- founded, Wien last beard frony, the ludies of the party were st Fort Ellls, and Gen. Miles at Crow Agency. STILL IN THE DARK, BisManck, D, T., 8cpt. 19.—The rumor that Miles has had o fight with the Bannocks in the Yellowstone I'ark 1 generatly credited here. 1t is known that, after leaving Fort Keogh with his party, they struck a Iresh trall, and, appre- hending danger, the ladies of the party were sent to Fort Ellis, while the command went fn pursult of the Indians. A brother of Seoator Dorsey left Forg Keogh tie 5ili fust, Llc says tho repors that Mtles bad a fight, In which twonty-seven of his escort were killed and the remsinger surrounded, had resched there; that two companies of monnted Infantry from Fort Caster, and a band of Cheyenno Indians from Keogh had gone to their assiatance. The mall was held at Keogh a day aud a half for particu- Iars, but left without any. The steamer Batche- lor, which left Keoglt twenty-four bours later, has potbing additional. THE CIHEYENNES, TUEIR SUDDEN BREAK. “deinl Dipated to The Tribune. Oumatia, Neb,, Sept. 12.—The Clieyenne out- break tu the Indlan Territory causes activo preparations in this Department to futercent them. Four companies wid start immediately ~—Burrows', Bowman's, Blabic's, aud Trotter's, of the Ninth, Fourth, ‘and Fourjcenth Regi- ments—west to rendezvous at Slduey, on the Unfon Pacific Raflroad, This i near the probable point at which the Indiaus will cross the road, Scouts will dotermino this, and a special train will be kopt in waitiug to move ata moment's warnine, Col Lewis at Fort Dodge will take up the pursuit with a strong colump at such polut on the Kansas P'aciflc Road as his raides may determing by their feconnolsances. ‘This {s another cnse of starvation, and Bitting Bull's rauks will posaibly be recrulted stilt further. Leaveswontm, Kan., Sept. 12.—A detach- ment of the Twogty-third lnfantry lcft thia mornlng over the Kausas Paclie for the fron- tler for the purpose of briuging back to thelr reservation a unmber of Cheyenne and Arrapa- hoe Indisus who have stolen away from thelr resersation near Fort tteno. Maj, Dallas, of the Tweolv-thinl, goes {u command. Ewht var- luads of horsvs are taken with the train. Tho truops wil) be wuunted probably at Fork Lyou. SITTING BULL. A GUEAT SENSATION. St. Pavi, Ming., Bept. 12.—=Thu report has just reached here that over 1,000 hiostile Sloux are; on Bunday Creck, near Fort Custer. Ao oflicer of the Mounted Pollce srriving here to-day from Fort Bentou, says Sittine Bull sud his eatirg force aro on thls sido of theiue, splendidly arwed and equipped. UTES, TIOSTILE SAVAGES IN MIDDLE PARK, 8. Joseru, Mu., Sept. 1l—~Infosation has been recelved bero of a shockiug Indlan vutrave perpetrated In Middle Park, o favorite huuting resort in Colorado,forty miles froin Georeetown aud plocty miles from Deover. A band of ahout torty Ute Indians camo futo the Park, aud by thelr fneolence made themselves very obnoxlous 10 sottlers aud huuters. They elatm- ed that thelr annuitics had ot been properly distributod, snd threatened violence, ‘lhe sut- ticrs organized, and notiled them that they would be required to get back to their reserm- tiou. Someof themn wers disposed to resent the order, and w fight eusued, in which oue Indiay was kitled. Tho band tuen agreed to lesve, und started unsccompanicd by au cecurt, In passing the home of Abram Elliott, a weulthy stock-ralser in the Park, they fouud him in tront ol hia house spiitting Y,wd. and, withe out a word of warning, shot hin lhm&vh the leart. Mra, Elliots, who is the daughter of Maj, Clristopher, of Bt. Joe, and hizhly conpected here, beard the shot, and ran to tho door ln tinie to sec a tad who Jived with the family ileo- e toward the monbtaine, closcly pursued by the Indlans, who tinally sbandoned the chaso alter fidug sn (oeflectusl volley at the boy. ‘Then the borror-stricken lady discovered tue body of her hushand. Bhe did not swoon. but, with that heroism characteristic of the frantlers- man's wite, sat. dawn by the blnod[v corpse ot thy murdured busband, and kept s funcly vigil until the peturn of ber sou, an hour and’s balt later, Ma). Christopher will start to-morrow {or the sccus of the tragedy, to lovk after the wellare of nis widowed daugter. There is lutense fo- dizoation here, g8 Abram Ellott was well kuuwn and generully esteciued in this pection, His father and u large clecle of relativis still reside ucar. Hushvilio, lu this county. 0! Flemfu, of this city, just returned” from Colo- vadu Syriugs, says 200 Indians wero tiers the other day bmln! rifles, “ " EAST ST, LOUIS. Br. Louts, Sept, 12.—Mayor Sowman, of East 8t J.outs, M. J. Walsh, Chief of Bowman's Marshals, and Jobws Canty, 8 Depoty Marshal, wery taken before Judge Watts st Bellevide on o charge of :unl.an:lpv. of Court in disregurding she writ of {nfuuction 'znnml by Watts some lodyed in Jall. Bowwman offcred auy swount of beil, but it was refuscd. Two of 'bis stioroeys, baye gous to Owtaws, 1N, to vrocum, s writ of babcas corpus from the Su- prewe Lpurt. : BUFFALO MARINE ITEMS. Burriro, Scpt. 12 —Chartess—Lual ts Cleve- 104, 45¢; lumoer from Alpesa to Chicago, $L123¢ per 1,000 op rail. Cleared—Props Nysck, Duluth; Atlantle, Haneock; Canbsteo, Grecn Buy: Comwodore, Clieage ; M. Co Scunoor, Foledo; achras Charger woeks B0, g (500 brls galt), Toledo; Exlle, Lake Fore! illett, Three Brot! ‘hicago; Ruar, Milwaykee; Kate Richmond, Erie; burges Trov and Hatt art Colhorne fn the ending 6 o'clock on the 11th: Westwar.—Props Africa and Zealand, Montreal_to Detrofts Co- fumbin, Toronta to do; Lake Erie, llamilton to do; City of Montreal, Taronta to Chicsiga; Os- wegatchle, Ogdensburg to Cleveland ; Glasgow, 10 do¢ Bay City, Lawrenco,lo to Chicago; bark Lama, Kingston fo Asttabuiai schrs Starling, ‘foroato to Black River: Acadia, da to Ashta- bula; 1. Waltz, Fairhaven 1o Chathar § Senator Blood. do to Detroft: Algerine, Oswego to do} therines. tu Ashtabulas Al Anderson, Kate wentv-four hours 82 Anarews, Kt. Ci hacore, Kingston tu Chicagoy lotte to Chiearo; barges Eurek; dis, Adirondack, Ogdensburg to Bay City. Lastward —Barges M. to Port Colborn; achrs . 1and to Manlrul; Glenifer, Upperand Whentley, Carrington, Cleva. Mibo to St Cathae INCENDIARISM, Special Dispateh 1o The Trisune. JanzsvirLg, Wis., Bept, 12.—Since Saturday, when the fine barus of E. F, Carpenter and C, 8, Jackman “‘were burned, two attempts have been made to fire Carpenter’s hotfse, one of which occurred this forenoon, and came near . Raga eaturated with ofl-wers _stuffed between the slding and the plaster in the resr of the house, and, befora thelr discov- ery, had burned whrough the roof, 1L 18 sus- pected that tho servant-girl knows more about the affair than she will admit, and & close watch her movements. About 3 this morning the hay-rick of William L. Tteed, Town of LaPralric, containing over 100 tons of lay, was burnod; also $he barn of L. M, ‘Thayer, in the Town of Janesville, burned with its entire contents last night. Luss aboat $800; fosurance small, In the Town Company. befow succeasful, AT MGREGOR, IA. Bpectal Diewateh {6 The Tribune, McGnzaon, Tu, Church at Metireror was destroyed by fire last night. Loss, $2,000; no fnsurance. e ——— WASHINGTON. The Treasary of the United States Found to Contnin All the Money 1 =Sliver Dollars=The Revised Statutes— Kellogg and Kella=The Printers. Boeetal Dupateh to The Tribune. Wasmixaron, D. C., Sept, 12.—Senator Dp- vis, of West Yirginia, who {s Chalrman of thoe Committee of Investigation of the Treasury Accounty with o view to the discovery of au al- leged defleit of many milllons, has been creatly anpoyed ot the fact that the experts employed Uy him during his ubseuce in Europe have been unable to find the great deficlt expected of them; but, as a matter of fact, these experts, who are very skilled men, after an examlnation o many months, have been unable to find any deficlt or irregularities In the Treasury ne- counts. They procveded withtuts work Inavery systematic manner, and compared ulf the greas itemns of recelpts and aubursements, cheeklog The resuit of this very exhaustive and laborfous fuvestization by un- friendly critics is to shuw that, at least so far a3 reccipts, exponditures, and casli {n the Treusury ®o, there is no legitimate ruuse ol complalnt administration of the elonging There them o.f ono by one. against the Republican The Treasury Is beginnlug to receive reiurns from the stlver circulars recently ssued, terday the orders for atandsrd stlver dollurs ageregated $73,000. Today orders were re- eeived for more than $05,000, and it s expeeted that, within ten days thero will be o very active movement of these dollars from tha Miunts to different parts of the country. Thoso thus far sent vut have beeu malnly to the West Ex-Scuator Boutwell concluded the flual re- vision of the Jast proof-sheots of the new Re- ‘vised Btatutes to-day, and the wori will shortly be ready for distribution, pression apuesrs to provail respecting the truo It does not embody any new Inws enacted since the Rovised Statutes wera complled, nor Is the original codification dis- turbed further thau by adding to the pruper soction, all speciie mmnendments that Lave been made thereto up to the end of the Forly- Fourth Conuress, To the Weatern Assoclaleid Prase. SIINOTON, D, C,, cpt. 12.—Senstor Kel- oge sent the Seerctary of the Navy the ro- coutiy-published _open lctter ‘of Licut..Com- raander Kells. The Senator sayas Justice WP mysclf and the protession he dis- conduct fn this regard, as well as In other respects, be luvestizated to the eud that his real chureter may be known.” ‘The Noyy Depzriment had previous) Lieut.-Comumander Kells fur o copy of bls let- loges The Umted States Maratial for Georgia has tructed 10 emplov aa strong force os to arrest the three Ennls bmthers, llers, of Baldwin County, who shot twa menal Lhe Marshal's . The Metropolitan Hotel ;_cuqcuud to-duy, under the management of J. An_erroneous fm- character of this book. Eraces, nak that 8e, , closed three months, i At a meeting of the Typographical Unlon this evening, 8. Hutchlns, proprictor of the Fost, oledgud himself to empluy none but Unlou The Uvlon thea resctuded the resolus slon denouncing the Post. A Uni L Mr. Stmma, wl e — Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Sopt, 12.~Since the in. dletment by tho Grsnd Jury of Mastin, Hotden, and Allen, officers of_the two suspended banks, hus been conshdecable ex- citement anjong the creditors, and a great inuuy attachiments tiave been begun agulust thoe prop- erty of the Mustin Hank and that of somo of its Dircctors. To-day the Siate Treasurer I8 here, aud has begun shntlar sutts for the balunce due - Liw from the banks, KnoxviLLk, Sept, 13— Staub, proprletor of the Kuoxville Opera-flouss and large reals tatato owuer, made an asslitnment this evenlog, In cousequence thy Kuoxville Hank is closed. 2::& liabllivies, 871,000 avallablo ssauts, e SHRINKAGE IN VALUES. New Buunswick, N, J.. Scpt. 12.—The Ma. souic Hatl, built in 1873 at acost of 82 suld uuder a foreciosure to-day for $51,000. o —— tust Monday, thero A Penny Saved 16 Twopence Earned. A Httle Sorodontused 1i bt Hitle troutle, and §s p eate uf sudering from d 1is use lg econam! Aiong overy day costs uins and teeth fu ot tinie and cow- BUSINESS NOTICES, 'ao * Mre. Winslow’s Boothing Kyrup* for chilldren while teething. arrhos, wind colic, and ecgulatcs the bowels FURNISIING GOUDS, FURNISHING G00DS Jag. Wilde,Jr., & Co, BEAT W WORLD 0N PRICES. JAS. WILDE, JR, & CO, Corner State and Madison.sts., Chilcago. i CLOTHING, g0 To T NUTTING, 184 and 186 State-st., Tor Mex's ad Bops' Clothing, HESTADLIBHED \%0. - 1t corea dysenier; £, cuber of New Tuek - Preatdent of Guli Board. i rieucd leguaraniocd, ploek h as calls * 0a large or sl lhalvus ai soulalulng Veiustl ipfuriieiiva, wiidd oo 1er