Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1878, Page 3

st WASHIN GTON. rs. J. Wettengel and Miss Jessie Davison are ‘$he managers. N Ladies and gentlemen: fuvited to assist in the yendition of the Cantata of ** Queen Esther." to begivenat West-End Oriera Houst for the benefit e vellow-fever sufferers, will please mect Samorrow evening at No. 25’ Bishop court for Sebeartal. A few wood €olo voices are wanted. "Over 1.500 seats have been sold for the wrand gacred_concert to he given this evening ot Me- Cormick Hall. Early applicants st the box office can Obtain those which have not been pre~ red- e"‘ll}l’n: receipts of the Natatorinm, corner of Jsckson street and Michigan aveoue, on Thurs- sy willbe iven to the reliel fuud. Following {s the programme of cxercises: p 610 9 2. m.. gentlemen swimming. From 940 101330 (noow), Iadies’ swimrming. A pumber of ladv-swimmers have entercd for a frand tris) agwinet time. Distance, one mile. From2105 p. m.. swimming matches between smale pupils of present season and of all uges. A4 p. m., contest for speed: three lengths of bth. The prizea: A suver medal, opes 1o all ot Vgenera] admision. 25 cents all day, &ud for all gmimmers. 4. P. Barrett, of the Chicago Review, has placed a box for yellow-fever_contributions in 1the shoe-store of Grsham & Speth. northwest corner of Blue Island avenue and Twelfth atreet. The box will be tn care of Mr. B, 0"Sul- Hvan. FUWIGATING BAGGAAR. The Health Department was uotified yester- day of the urrival from Mempbis of four yellow- fever refugees, and fumiwated their trunks. Te bargage of a family from New Orleans was stmilurly treated. POLITICAL. WWISCONSIN. Aveclal ispaten €0 The Tritme. Mrwivsee, Wis. Sept. 14.—Duriug the day to-day 8 Most active canvass bas sprung up on the part of the friends of Johnston for the pur- pose of controlling the Democratic caucuses pext Monday eve. When deleyates are 1o be elected to the Democratic Cuugresstonal Con- veation. 1tis alresdy conceded thut Deuster cannot carry the First Ward, on which e had confidently counted; that the entire South Side will be for Jobnston; and that Deuster's claim on the German wards will be greatly shaken. The 1sryzer part of Washington County, which was old out to Deuster, is said to object, and the delivery camnot be made. The same is said as to Ozaukee County. und for the first time to-night a conmderable movemeat is being wade for Deuster’s defeaut. The appearances are §o strong that City Comp- troller James S. White, who had been selected as a Denster delewate from the First Ward, has refusedtorun, and another name has been placed on the ticket. Very unexpectedly, Gen. Harrison C. Hobart, President of the Council, turns up as a Deaster man. and is a candidate for delegate from the Second Ward in Deuster’s interest. At . a mecting of the Second Ward Republicans last evening, in the general interest of the party, s motion Was made that no candidate for the Assembly should be supvorted except upon a pledge that he woald support Matt H. Carventer for Sen- alor. Avother member of the meeting pro- posed that in the case of the nominaticu by the Democrats of Gen. Hobart he should be in- dorsed by the Republicans as 2 good Carpenter man. This proposition was rejected, snd then the whole subject was postponed. TENNESSEE Special Pispatch to The Trivune. NasnviLLe, Tenn., Sept. 14.—The Nationals bave been crushed, demoralized, humiliated, and defeated. They so maunipulated the recent Republican Conveution us to cause it to nomi- nate for Governor Etheriage, whom they knew could not accept. It failed to send him a mes- sare until after the adjournment of the Con- vention, and. as they expected, be declined jt. The Nationals next attempted to prevent the nomination of a candidate by the Republican Executive Committee, but fatled. Wizht, the _ Republican nowmince, said to-day he would make a thorough canvass of the State on the Republican platform. He wonld pot make the race as & politicians, but mainlv without reierence to the usnal polit- feal management, but 3s a Republican. It is currently reported that East, seeing that he has fost the opportunity of getting the support of the Republicans and disaffected Democrats, in consequence of Wizht’s declaratjon to run the race, will soon withdraw bis name us the Na- tional candidate. FATE OF THE DEMOCRACY. &pecial Dispaich to The Tribune. ‘WasmiNGroy, D. C., Sept. 14.—The Wash- ingtou Republican, 8 grecuback organ, will to- morrow contain an interview with Secretary Eherman from a greenback standpoint. The interview shows that, however much Sherman may oscillate on the silver question, he is z steady opponent of the greenback heresy. He thinks that Greenbackers will be a disoreanizing ¢lement in politics, and that they will ultimate- Ivabsorb the Democracy. The precedent set 1o Maine will, be thinks, be followed in Massa- chusctts, where, aithougn Butler will not be Gavernor, ne will succed in destroying toe ocratic party. LOUISIANA. SHREVEPORT, Sept. 14.—The Chairman of the Republican Congressional Executive Committee + af this district will call a Convention next week Within the district. Col. Wharton, of Desoto, it is thoueht will be the Greenbuck candidate Tor Congress. PRESIDENT HAYES. Tlaces Which Ho Will Visit in Ohfe. ToLepo, O.. Sept. 14.—President Hares and Party reached Toledo at 8:40 this morning. A large crowd had sssembled at the depot, to ®hom the President made short speech, ex- pressing sentiments similar to those be made at Chicago and elsewliere. At the close of his re- marks the President held an impromptu recep- tion at the Island House, 2nd left at 10:30 for his bome in Fremout. Frewost, 0., Sept. 14.—Mayor Jones and #cveral other citizens of Toledo visited tais city thix evening for the purpose of making arrange- ments with President [laves for 2 visit by him to the Tri-State Fair at Toledonext week. The | Tesult was the appointment of Thursday. the Lith, for the purpose. The President will at- tend a soldiers’ reunion st Willoughby, Lake nty, on Tuesday, the annnal mecting of the %‘“s'&e‘ of the Soldiers’ Home at Dayten on Inr‘:}:‘:)eosgaxv'h:'nd he will Tnldnlgh orli‘a UES(IA)' . where he will spend tbe day, and re- tum to this city Thursday evening. J' 2 THE WEATHER. OrFicE oF “mp Circe SIGRAL OFFIOER, Wasuixorox, D. C., Sept. 15—1 2. m.—Indica- Hons—For Tenncssee, the Ohio Valley, and lake region, dear or partly clondy westher, light varisble winds, stationary or rising ban. ometer, with etationary tempersture. F:r‘!.h]c Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- sourd Vallers, clear or vartly cloudy. weather, ':dm‘:' southieasterly shilting” to colder porth mmfi!fifirzg‘s&;tg uz]:tnemlly higher pressure, iy ¢ north and west portions “The Obio River will rise. 20CAL OBSERYATIONS, i W"" 2 B et | Wind. "y Fel. 20185 m |30,671} 61 | 55 Mazimum, 9: minfmum, 47, GENEZAL GHSEXTATIONS, Cmicaao, Sent. T4~ : Rt BT, Sent. 4—Midnight! Thr | Wind, (R H] OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. o YoRK, Sept. I1+—Arrived. steamships 'ty of Berlin and Caledonta from Liverpool. New L VRE, Sept. 14.—. - 5 dor ’:g 2\‘%3 York.m“d' ateamship Labra- fro YLON, Sept. 14.—The steamship Wyoming, rom Liverpoo! for New York, has 600 Mormons The Struggle of the Silver Dollar to Get into General Circulation. Explanation of Secretary Sherman's Withdrawal of His Re- cent Circular, His Authority to Issue Such Order is Vehement- ly Denied. National Banks to Be Furnished with the New Coin in Abundance. They Will Be Used Largely in Paying Salaries of Gorernent Officials. THE SILVER DOLLAR. RXPLANATION OF SECRETARY SHERMAN'S LATEST ORDEE. Special Dirpatch to The Tridune. WasmiNeroN, D. C,, Sept. 14.—It s as diffi- cult to-night as it was last night to explain Seo- retary Sherman’s latest circular rescindtzg pre- vious orders respecting the silver dollar. Dis- patches of anxiolts MyuIry as Lo the correctness of the report that the order had beeu rescinded have been received from ail commervial centres to-day. Bankers who hud made srrungements tw purchase Jarge quantities of 4 per cent boods in legal-tenders after Monday next on the basis of the order of Saturday last have seemed par- ticularly anxious, as the rescinding of the circo- tar and the consequent rise in the gold premiim will occasion them considerable Joss. Thecirenlar has been morereadily acted upon by banking men ©ou acrount of the known opinions af Secretary Shermau. 1o consultation with bankers in New York City some weeks ago, Secretury Sherman had repeatedly declared his intenttou to ewploy silver dollars AS LARGELY AS POSSIELE in the work of resumption. He there constantly sought to inform himself by confercnces with these baokers as to the probable effect of {ree payments of coin, either silver or gold, or both, and be then made known the fact that he fu- tended to begin such payments at an early day. That this is true is vouched for by the most competent financial authorities. It must be concluded, therefore, that Secretary Sherman’s purpose to commence paying in silver was the result of mature deliberation. Upon beioz ap- pronched to-day by your correspondent to know whether he desired to muke any more detailed explanation of bis order than appears upon the face of the circular itself, Secretary Sherman replied that the circular contained 1in substance his reasons. The point had been raised fu some quarters, he sald (without stating where), that the Secretary of the Treasury, under the exist- ing law, RAS NOT THE AUTHORITY te exchange legal-tenders for silver dol- lars prior to the date fixed by the Resumption act, Jau. 1, 1879. It is learned from other sources than the Secretary that the objection on this score amounted to a clamorous protest against the order of Sept. 8, and that these protests procced in the main from those who are influcuced by the Maine clection. Secretary Sherman said that, for him- self, he had always held the view that the right to disburse silver dollars involved the right to exchange it for legal-tenders, buv as serious doubts had been raised upon the subject be had decided to rescind the circular. It had been re- ported that the Sccretary bad changed- his views on account of the opinion of Attorney- | Generut Devens, who arrived from bis Western trip yesterday morning, but . Mr. Sherman sald that Judgze Devens is NOT NIMSELF ENTIRELY CLEAR ™ upoo the subject, and was not prepared to say whether or not the exchange of silver for greenbacks could be lawfully made or not. TUpon being asked what means he should take to put the sllver dollar in circulation, Mr. Sherman said that he bad full asutbority (as they were complete legal-tenders) to pay them out for any oblization of the Government, even inciuding bonds, and that he should pay them outiu the regular disbursements so far as creditors of the Government were willing to receive them. He should not, Lowever, force pensiouers or any particular class to receive sitver dollars if they did not want them. The clause in ihe orizinal order of July 19, requiring that persons who receive sitver dollars through the Sub-Treasuries shall state that they will not use them for customs purposes (not- withstsndine the Jaw declares that they might be used for any purpose whatever), is of course 10 be stricken ont from the new cireular issued to-night. Secretarv Sherman was confident that under this systém A VERY LAKGE ANOUNT OF SILVER DOLLARS would be demanded jor customs dues, but what vroportion of the $10,000,000 would by tnis means get into circulation he would not nnder- take to conjecture. A panker, he said, would be in a better position to make the estimate than he was. 3 A circular which defines the ultimate decision of the Sub-Treasury on tais question was is- sued late this afternvon. It designates 12 National Banks as depositories which, upon their application, will be supplied with the standard silver dollars from the mint free of expense of transportation. The intention is that these coin dollars shall be put in circula- tion through the disbursing officers to manufac- turing establishments, banks, and baukers, and to whoever may desire them, and wherever, as money-disbursingazents, ure EXPECTED TO USE SILVER DOLLARS when possible. The order rescinding was de- cided upon at s couference between Secretarics Sherman, Evarts, Schurz, and Attorney-Generaf Devens. The Tressurerof the United States was of opinion that had the order been permit- ted to stand, be would have spcedily placed a iarge amount of silver dollars in circulation. Orders were rapialy coming for them for places remote from commercial centres, where the dollar would not have been likely to have found its way back tothe Custom-Houses. The orders under the $10,000 circular amounted yesterday 10 §200,000. To the Western Associated Press. 4 FURTIRER EXPLANATION. WasEIxGTON, D. C., Sept. 14.—A circular was fssued this aftencon by Treasurer Gilfillan, which takes the place of all circulars Leretoiore issuea concerning the standard silver dollar. It names 120 National Banks us desiguated deposi- tories of the United States, to be supplied by the Treasury, upon their apolication, with the staudard silver dollars from the mint frec of expense, In accordance with See. 8,527, Revised Statutes. It is expected the coin furnished will be pat ioto circulation by be ing suppliecd by public disbursing offi- cers to mauufacturing and other establishments, to other bauks and bankers for distribution in like maoner by them, and gen- erally where it _is to be used us current money. The Assistant Treasurers of the United States are also autborized to use the standard silver dollars in their vaults for the general purposes approved in this circular. United States dis- bursing agents and Pavasters who obtain funds trom Assistant Treasurers or depositaries, are requested Lo procure silver dollars, when practicable, for disbursement. As many stand- ard dollars will be paid on salary account to Government employes under this circular as they are disposed to take. The Secretary of the Tressury decides that all standard silver dollars ordered under the tormer circulars to this date will be filled upon their arrival here, potwithstanding the order of rescinding, if the orders bear date Sept. 14 Therefore the dollars will be sent out. NOTES AND NEWS. THE CORN-JUICE EXPERIMENTS. Special Digpatch 10 The Trivune. ‘WasnixgTow. D. C., Sept. 14.—Prof. Callier, chemist to the Agricultural Department, is not yet aole to tell whether the experiments will result in showing that sugar can be profitably made from Indian corn and sorghum in the use of the new process. He has proceeded so far as to show that & most excellent quality of sirup can be made from ordinary curn-staiks. This week Lie has pressed juice from a pound of corn- stalks, and has obtained a large wash-tub full of the most excellent sirup. It differs only in color frop sirup extracted from sorghum-cane. Experiments oy quantitative analysis are to THE CHICAGO " TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES nnel durinr the next two by waich time Prof. Callfer hopes to be able to dutermiue w..cther suwar can be profit- abivinade. Thit it can be made there appears to be no dout.. ¥ e Western Assocuicd Prees. Wasrixaron, D. C.; Sept. 14.—The Septem- ber returns to the Department. of Agriculture give the uverage condition of the corn erop at 42 seainst % in August. It is slightly above the condition reparted. in September, 1877, which was 91. The crop held its own in the porthern portionof the Atlantic Slope and on the Pacific Coast. Itslightlyimproved inthe State northofthe Ohio, but feil off 10 percent in States west of the Mississippi. The Southern States, as a whole, fell off about 3 per cent. Of the 421 counties reporting 251 were a full averave, 278 ubove, and 391 belo. The September returns indicate an average of 87 in the condition of the wheat. crop, nrainst 92 in Sepiemver, 1877. The reduction is mostly .due to disasters to the spring-wheat erop in the Northwest. A preliminary examination of the returns of the acreare fndicate that the bremdth sown in 1876 was about one-sixth sreater Lthan in 1877, This will more than compensate the loss from declive in condition, and may proba- bly briog up the yicld to the popular estimate of 400,000,000 busbels. TREASURY STATEMENT. The ‘Creasurynow holds $349,155,4%0in United States bonds to secure National- il tion; 313,933,400 in United § cure'public deposits: and $5,33,000 to secure subscriptions to the d4-per-cent-loau. United States bonds deposited for cireulation for the week ending to-day, $1,342,000; United States bonds held for circulation withdrawn for the week ending to-day. $1,305,000: National-Bank circulation outstanding, currency notes, $322,- 171,192; gold notes, §1,352,900; internal-reve- nue receipts, $360,000; customs receipts, $453,- 760; National-Bauk notes received for redemo- tion for the week ending to-duy, compared with the corresponding period last year, 1677, $4,040,- 0U0; 1873, 52,238,000; receipts to-duy, $333,000. FIRES. AT KALAMAZOO, MICH. Speciat Dicoatch to The Trivune. KALANAZOO, Mich., Sept. 14.~The warchouse of L P. Kauffmau, of this place, was discovered to be ou fire about 2 o'clock this morningz, and before assistance arived it was damaged o the amount of $4,000. The contents consisted of butter, eegs, tin and crockery ware. It is thought to be fully covered by insurauce. No knowledge of thie origin of the fire can be ascertained. The building was saved, with al- most a total loss of the contents. AT LEWISBURG, PA. Lrwissura. Pa., Sept. 14.—The agricultural works of James 8. Marsh were totally destroyed by fire this morning. Loss estimated at $100,000; insurance, $10.000. PRESENT ARNS! Xhe Chicago Soldicr-Loys Carry OfF the First Prize at St. Louls. Special Divatch to The Tribune. 8r. Louis, Sept. 14.—Hurrab for Chicago! Our bold soldier-boys have scored a most brill- faut victory, defeating every crack military company of the West at the grand military contest at the St. Louis Exposition and Fair. To Company C of the First Illinois Regiment belong the bomors. The Company bas come out ahead of all their competitors, including the crack Chickasaws, Porter Rifles, and St. Louis boys. The victory was predicted in your correspondent’s dispatch of yesterday, when he foretold that Company C woutd win either the first or second prize. The St. Louis fair-grounds by noon were thronged with an fmmense crowd, aud, at the hour appointed for the military parade, the large amphitheatre was througed by at least 80,000 people. At 8:30 the various companics and battalions marched info the spacious arena. Over 8,000 military were present,—the Second Regiment Illinois National Guards ; Col. Squires’ Nationsl Guurds: battalion of -St. Louis colored _troops; National Guard battalion of St. Louis; and the battalion of Police Reserves under Col. Butler. In addition were all the companies that contested, with the exception of the Gov- ergor's’ Guard, of Springfield, Il., and tne Belleville Guards, of Iilinois. The artillery took position inthe amphitheatre, and the scene was brilliant and gorgeous. Immense enthusiasm was displayed by the crowd,. and a most p ictur- esque panorama was presented by the move- ment of a large number of ‘military attived in gay and attractive uniform. The oflicer in charze of the grand parade was Col. James IL. Barkley, Fifth lnnois Brigade; Lieut.-Col. E. D. Meir, First Regiment Police Rescrves, Chief of Staff; Caut. 8. McKnight, Company B, Fifth Regiment 1linois National Guard, Assistant Adjutant General; and Lieuts. Duncan McDonald and Chatterton, A. D. After the re- spective commands had taken a position in the vast arena, Col Mevers, who has charge of the military during the entire weels, ascended the judzes’ stand in the centre of the arena, and read off the awands. First came the decision in the battalion drill, and the awards were as follows: _ First and only prize, 3750, Scadder Battalion, First Regiment Police Reserves, Col. J. G. Butler; sccond, St. Louis National Guards Battalion, Licut.-Col. C. W, ST,“MS: third, Second_Illinois National Guards, Col. James Quirk. Next came the an- nouncement of the awards for the competitive compauy drill, for which there were three prizes, and they were as [follows: First prize. $70. Company C, First Ilinois National Guards, Capt. Davis, Chicazo; 29 4100. Second prize, S300, points, Chickasaw Guards, Capt. Carnes. Memphis; Doints, 203100. Third prize, $200, Company I, First Remiment Police Reserves (Mavor's Guards), Capt. Bull, St. Louis; voints, 27 1-100, The other companies came in the followine oraer: Fourth, Companv_ K, First Regiment Palice Reserves, Capt. McCoy, St. Lou points, 26 3-100. ~ Fifth, Cowpany B, First 1li vois National Guards, Capt. Bowler, Chicawo; points, 25 9-100. Sixth, Compuny 1, First Res: iment Police Reserves, St. Louis Cadets, Cant. MacBeth; points, 246-100. Seventh, Porter Rifles. Nashville, Capt. Doualdson; poiats, 244-100. Eightl uapolis Light In- fsutry, Caot. Ruchle, Indiannpolis; points, 23 7-100, Ninth, ~_Lackey Zouave Caot. Lacker; points, 22 1100, Tenth, Co pany C, Governor's Guards, Springtield, 11L.; points, 21 5100. Eleventh, Company A. Eleventh Illinois Nativnal Guards, Belleville, Capt. Fuess; points, 15 9-100. When the announcement. was made that Chi- cago had won the biue ribbons, the vivas and cheers were vociferous. For more than ten minutes the lurze assemblage cheered, und the rival companies were equully vebement. in their applasuse. When Capt. Davis carried the blue rihbons to his company the checring burst out auew, and it seemed if it would never die away. After nll the awards had been dechired, Coa pauy C took the place of honor, supported the Chickasuws, and Capt. Bull’s company, of St. Lows. The military organizations then pa- raded, and it was after” dusk before the grand display concluded. ‘The Chicaro boys were evervwhere applauded, and their gallant,” gentlemanly demeanor b won them a host of friends. They have captur- ed even St. Louis at the parade. 3 A bost of notabilities were present, among others, Gov. Pheips aud Lieut.-Gov. Brockmey- er, of Missouri. i . Compunies C and B, of the First Illinois Reg- iment, and Col. Quirk’s Battalion leave to-night for Chicago via the Alton Koad. TWO INTRA-MERCURIAL PLANETS. Spectal Disvazch to The Tribune. - ANN Anuox, Mich., Sept. 4.—Prof. Watson, at the recent discovery of Vulcan at the time of the eclipse, found two pianets, instead of one. He was not definitely sure until he hud reduced -his obrervations, so be suld nothimg of 1t in the dispatches. The second planet 15 larger than Vuican. and its position'Is 3 dezrees, Y minutes, and 24 seconds right ascensfon, and declination 18degrees. 3 mioutes north. Prot. Watson says: **Thereare no known stars in the places whicbithey ive, and hence I dannot be mistaken 85 to the identity of the objects.” It would be but a aeserved tribute w Prol. Watson to name the second planet after its discor ———— WHISKY THE AUTHOR. + pectal Dispatch to The Trbune, - BlS)!fRCE, D. T., Sept. 14.—~The yarn about Gen. Miles' massacre in the Yelluwstone Park originated with the mail-driver between Bis- marck and Fort Keogh. Hewas drunk two days, and_he guve the excuse for the delay that the commanding oflicer at - Keogh held bim in expectation of dispatches confirniing or denying the report. . ———— : FINANCIAL. . &eclal Dispatch to Tre Trivune. Quixcy, 11L., Sept. 34.—The stockbolders and Directors of the First National Bank of this city have resolved to reopen the bank next week. The bauk was closed about Lhree weeks ago. THE RAGING FLOODS. Additional Accounts of Devasta- tation Caused by Friday’s Storm. More Than One Hundred Bridges » Swept Away in Canada. HMany Places Inundated and Much Miscellanesus Property De- stroyed. People Resomed by Boats from Upper Stories of Their Submerged Dwellings, CANADA. Special Dispateh to The Tribune. ToroxT0. Ont., Sept. 14.~To-day the wind has been blowing strong from the northwest, and the waters are subsiding. The bridges and milldams carried away by the flood at different vpoints are counted by the hundreds, and on most of the country roads travel s entirely sus- pended. The Great Western Railway started a trafn to-night, which ot through to Hamilton all right. It is expected they will be in full operation again on Monday. ‘The Grand Trunk west is still untnterrupted near the Black Creek, where the passengers are transhipped. The Nipissing & Toronte and Grey & Bruce Railroads ran no through trains to-day, but will probably bave their tracks clear by Munday or Tuesday. No New York papers have been recefved here stnce the 11th. At Brantford the fire-bella’ were rung at 4 o'clock ‘this morning, calling. out as sistance for parties living om the flats, whé bud to be takeu out of their houses in boats. Owe man named Lundy was drowned. The water surrounding the houses was over tive feet deep. ‘The massive fron hridee across the Grand Riv- er at Brautford was carried away this afternoon. “Three meu were on it at the time, two of whom were drowned. Oue was named 0. F. Tyrrell, and the other unknowu. ‘The western portiou of the town is complete- Iy submerged. . Snecial Dispalch to The Tridune, Porrt DaLnousIE, Sept. 14.—No steps have set bLeen taken :to reoair the break in the caval. The authorities here are waiting the arrival of Mr. Page, Chief Engineer, before commencing operations. The water above Lock 1 is now about level with the Iake. It is expected the repairs will be finished about the 23d inst. The Welland Railway has s larze gang of men at work on their truck-bed, and expect to have trains running through by Mouday. ‘ToroxTo, Sept. 14.—The water in the River Don has fallen five feet since yesterday. Offi- clals are erecting temporary bridges, all in the county and adjoiving townships belnr sxept awav. The farmers are unable to come to mar- ket, end gardeners charee exnorbitant prices for everything. All trains ou the Northern Rail- way and ou the Great Western between here and Hamilton are still canceled. PENNSYLVANTA. MeADVILLE, Pa., Sept. 14.—The water in the river has gradually risen upto about noon to- day, since which time it has fallen considerable. “I'he lower part of the city along the river is still inundated, dnd only reached Uy boats, and mauy families are compelled to live up-stais. Skiffs have all day been plying about among the residences in that part of tie city doing the necessary errands. After repeated efforts to secure the bodies of the men lost on the wrecek, below the Junction, that of Engmcer Browan was reeovered last night. He diea at bis post, and was found beneath the tender of the locomotive. “ The body of Mike Cahill was taken from the wreek at 9 o’clock this morniug. The body of Hoffman, the fireman, has not yet beca re- covered. A farmer living east of the city lost 150 sheep pasturing v the low lands. Much loss is felo by farners from loss of corn, etc., that floated awav. Reports from all small towos near us indicite the same terrible storm and damage. The Atlantic & Great Western Railway fs running on time east of here, but the work of rebuilding the bridzes and culverts west of here is slow, but they hope to move passengers by Sunday afternoon by neans of _transferring ovgr the breaks. The Franklin Branch is re- ported covered with two to three feet of water between Junction and Utica. which only the receding water will oen for travel. The rail- way companies are doing everything in their pvower for the accommodation of the flood- bound pussengers in the wav of furnishing meals, ete. 1t s believed our trouble is st an end, as the day has been clear and beautifal. AT OTITER POINTS. Civerxsam, O., Sept. 14.—Advices from a great number points in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia indicate that the storum of the past two days was the most severe experienced for years. The destruction to raflroad property especially is beavy. Washouts of culverts and bridges have caused the railroad travel on mauny rouics to cease cntirelv. - The storm secius to have exvended its greatest force in the fnterior and castern portions of the State of Ohio, West- ern Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virgi On the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Kail- road auy nwmber of landslides aud washouts oceurred. An extra train ran into a landslide wear Barbourville. W. Va., breakiug the steamn- pipe on the engine. Engineer Frank Rosen- kraz, Firemun Ed Wheeler, and C. W. Roberts, brakeman, were scalded. The two latter died. Engineer John Muleahy was ordered from Can- nelton with a freight. Before he had proceeded two miles he ran fnto a washout, causmg his instant death. The Kanawha River is hizher than the flood of 1861, and sull rising, overflowing Churleston aud o great portion of the Kunawha Valley, sweeping with 1t_the steamer Advance, under construction at 1linton, avd numberless rafts of lumber and logs. A _dispateh . states thot bridee No. 40, at Reed’s Mills, on the Pau-landle route, was washed_uwav, and g freight train comine enst plunged into the streatn and was badly wi Engmeer Burke ana Fireman MeCor have not heen found, and it is feared they are buried beneath the Jocomotive. Much damaze and loss to farming property has also been report At Albuuy, 0., }gmvr Armsirong’s farm was flooded, and over elghity sheep drowned. The corn-crop is pretty exten- sively flooded in a large number of places. At Quaker City. O., the town was fooded, and at many places the citizens were compelled to move to the second stories of their bouses. MaNsPIELD, O., Sept. 14.—The Fort Wayne tracks have been repaired since uhe flood. Al tralus are nOW tubning reguiarly. ON TUE LAKE. Sueetal Dispatch to The Tridume. Port Hurox, M Sept. 14.—Three barges of the steam barge Last Sazinaw have resched this port, all 1n « bad condition. Mention was made of the Genessec Chier’s arrival last night. The Almeds, at noon to-day, suuk deck be- Tow tne water, and her decl-load and spurs are zone ¢ven with her rail. She was towed to De- troit by the tug Oswegu. ‘fhe Lathrop was towed in to-niget from about ten miles frum Forreston by the e Wil- cox. Her conditlon is bad, us she s water- luzged and with balf her deck load wone. The Liwlteuard is ashore on Kettle Point, and the tur Mockinz Bird has wone to her assist- unce. She was fyi of distress. VIRGINIA. Ricm0ND, Sept- 14.—The flood in the James River ac Lynchbuge reached its highest atont 2 oclock this morning, since which time the water has been falling. The rise at this point is about ten feet, and still rising, bat wo serious aporehension is felt. ‘The water iu tne lower part of the city s over the wharves and in the celiars. * ——— - 5 SUICIDE. CoLoMAUS, Sept. 14.—A special to the Colum- bus Lispatch frow Marysville reports that J. .. Grosenbach, a prominent young physician of that place, committed suicide last nirbt by tak ing prussicacid. He leftu Jetter requesting that his budy be buried by the side of Miss Dora | Kiug, who dicd six weeks A% Lo RS ke was cugaged to be married. CASUALTIES. FOREST FIRKS. 8Ax FrANCIsCo, Sept- 14.—Farest fires Wave Dbeen raging on the uorth side of the Cotumbia River. The losses are estimateq at above haif a million. A public meeting his been held in SarrFrandsco to raise means to relicve the settlers. . A Portland dispatch says & German named HolIman perished in & forest fire in Washington Territorv. Fa; The grain warehouses of Hoxter & Hinds, at Forest Grove Station, on the Orezon Central Railroad, burned last night. Loss, $50.000, {allinz mostly on the neigbboring farmers, who had wheat in’store. BROKE HIS BACK. CINCINNATI, 0., Sept. 14.—Joseph Dougherty, Acting Supcrintendent of the Hunnewell coal miine at Grayson, Ky., bad his back broken yes- terday by the falling of slate Miners who were working in one of the rooms reported danger from slate. - Douzherty went in to show them there was no danger, wien about a ton of slatc cawe down upon him. DEATH IN A WELL. Civersyary, 0. Sept. 14.—A young man named Wheeler Costello, a student of the University at Morganstown, W. Va., wwent down into a well to examine it. He was overcome by foul air. A man named Weller, attempting to rescue bim, was also overcome before assist- ance arrived. Both died. BALLOON ALITY. PrEsIx, . Sept- 14.—Robert Carvella, trapeze perforaer, fell fifty feet from a balloon this afternoon and was killed. et CENTRAL ASIA. Letter from the Ameer of Afghantstan to the Sultan of Tnrkey. Parig Letter to London Siandard, The Temps publishes a doenment which seems to show that the dispatch of a Russiau repre- sentative to the Court of Cabul is nat a sponta- neous net due to the Anglo-Turkish Convention. but the result of sccret intrigue, which Russia hus been carryine onwith the Acer of Afghau- istan for some time past. The document pur- ports to be u letter from Shere Ali himself, in reply to one trom Abdul [famid, in which the Sultan advises the Ameer to beware of Musco- vite maneuvres. Although apparently written under the influence of a Russian emissary,whose appearance at Cabul is recorded bere for the first time, the letter seems to throw valuabie light outhe feelings and ovimions of the Afyhan Prince. Ilere isa translation of it: The bearer of the august instructions of yonr Thighness has arrived in Afehanistan. ana your de- voted vervitor is deeply grateful for the Kindness eration you show toward him, as well tep you “have taken in sengingan Ex- traordinary Ambaseador to him. 1 tnank your Highness most warmly for all this. Talso hasten to nforio you that 1 pray to the all-powerful God to protect your precivus existence and to watch over the health of your eacred person. 1 demand in my prayers that the light of Islam may eternally. enlizhten tne world, and, ax the Imperial resi- dence of your Hizhness is rigntly considered 1o he thie principal ceutres of the Mussnlmans of the whole cartnly clobe, 1 pray God to preserve it sgainst the invasion of the enemy. i “The Ambassador Extraordinury of your Highness has comunicated t> me your views relative to the English. The object of thelettcr sent by me, with the approval of your Highness, wae to Ootain views concerninz the events of Enrope, 'To speak candidly, I have not expenenced very grear difli- culty inprocuring thut information. ~From tue news which I bave received from various sources 1 conclude that tne Russian 1roops have approached toward the residence of yoar lighness, while the Enalish, after having more than once afirmed their zood wishes for you, remain so far neutral, and follow the policy which thes have resolved 10 adopt from the outéet. As eversbody knows that an old triendship unites the Ottoran and English nations, I canpot refrain from regretiing that the Knglish should perst in not supporting yon pre- cisely when you most need thelr aid. Knewing that the English for ome time pust have voluntari- Iy deserted the ground of friendship and frankness my constant cfforts tend to Keen them at 4 d tance. - I consider that the Russians bave os much eneray as the English, and that, in any case. they surpass them ju matters of good faith. Tam posi- tively unable to place the slightest confidence in the promises of the English. 1am well aware that your Highness did not ap- prove of me when I said in my last lctter that tne Triendship of the English was onl rd—a word written on ice; but now your Hizhnees has been able to convince himself by his own experience of the little reliauce to be placed on that friendship, and yon must ece that the Enzlish always abandon their fricoax in distress to the will of fate. 1, therefore, no lonzer doubt that yon will pay dué attention to my very humble opinion of the En- lish, It their conduct were in conformity with ustice all the dificulties on my eide would be, without =ny doubt, removed: bat. confident in thelr power, they huve always acted toward us in an errogunt and disdainful manner. By my nu- merons conversations with the Russian Envoy, who has been here for some time. I have acquired the persuasion [sic} that the Knasians are, in any case, more bouorable and sincere than.the Enclish. Hence I think it my duty to advise your Hizhness to leave the English alliance, and come to an un- derstanding with the Ruseiane. May God grant ictories to_the Ottoman arms, avd ren- and consi a8 for th numerous der all Mussulmane victorious, SHERE ALl ‘The 10th Moharrerm, 1205 (Jan. 19. 1878). ENGLISHL ALARM OVER THE RUSSIAN OVER- TORES TO THE AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN— PEOMPT ACTION OF THE BRITISH GOVERN- MENT LoND Carrespondence New York Graphic. N, Sept. 10.—Inquiry in the proper quarters discloses the fact that tae excitement i British Indiu, respecting the Russian advance into Afghanistan, is tuliy shown in Downing street; and it is iutimated that the Government have not been at all negligent of their duty ‘the premises. ‘The situntion, as understood, is very interesting, and may be thus statea: Lord Lyiton, actinz under instructions from the e Cabinet, has taken steps to _open direct jon with the Amcer of Cabul, and t0, in a manner, compel him to show his hand and elect between friendship with England and arepuise of Russia’s overtures, or the reverse. Lord Lytton has already sent a special messen- ger—an oflicer of hizn rauk in the Indian serv- ice—with u letter to the Ameer, notfying that potentate that & mission from the Viceroy to the Ameer would soon set out, and reach Cabul about Oct. 1, The mission would go sooner were it not that it is advisable to allow the forty days of official mourning for the death of the Ameer’s lieir-vxpeetant, Abdulla Jau, to clupse. The death of this youth has been a se- verz blow to the Amecer wio doted upon him. and who strongly dislikes his elder son, Yakoob Jan, who is u gatlang soldier, very popuiar, and a pitter foe to t Enehsh. He has for some time past been kept in close continement by his father. Lord L; i civedt tie idea of son, and thus turning the latterinto a friend through gratitude. In the matter of making advances upon Afrhanistan, it is contended here that Russia has acted with flagrant dishon- esty. In 1560 Priuee Gortschakoff, in the name of “the Czar, solemnly promised that Russia would continue to_regard Afghanistan as outside of all Russiun action. ‘This wrance was repeated each time with at solemity, 1874, 1875, aod 1876, of these promises, Russia sent her secred expedition and private mes- suge to the Ameer. In 1578 the Ameer himself wformed the English EnvsY that Russia meant advance towards his trontier aud deinand 1| lities, and he asked the Euvoy what ad England would afford bim if be resisted these demumis. He wus auswered that she ive none ut all; and from that moment the Aweer has been esiranzed frowm England and attricted towards Hussia. Now, however, der Lbe pidance of Earls Beacouetleld and rd Lytton has ussumed a wholly ud the mission to the Ameer things—tirst, that if be will turn o deaf ewr to Russia, England will do everythine to ple: second. that il he enters Lo any commercial refatious with Ras- sfa, Englamd will adupt a hostile attitude, seal up the Khyber Pass, and cafry out a thorough rectitication of the entire northwest froutier. Inceed it is wimitted in Downing street that if tussia Is permitted to et 2 foothoid in Afghan- staw, the sufety of the Bratish Empire in India is most serjousiy comprotus . it MACOUPIN'S ELEPHANT, Sveciat Dispatch to The Tribune. CaruisviLLE, 1L, Sept. 15.—Two mandam- uses were served on the Board of Supersisors of Macoupin County last night in favor 6f john J3 Nathan and the Newark Savings Institution of Newark, N. J., for a half-million dolla The tudgments are on coapons of the Maconpin County Court-House bouds. After a lengiby session, at which the question of obeying the mandamus was_discussed. the Board deferred action. adjourning sive die without making a Jevy Lo pay the tax as commanded by the United States District. Court. The County is mising her Court-House deot _at on the face of the old bonds. Nearly $700.000 1n ol bunds have been funded. “Ex-Gos. Paim- e, the attorney of tiie bondholders, to-dav-pre- sented several bonds to ve funded that were in- cluded in the judgeuts, 3 ~ FOBEIGN. The Muswtmann at Brzeroam Whes- g Their Kuives for the Carishians. ‘They Only Await the Departure of ths ISussing Guarrisén. The Oretans Rejeot All Oifera of tre Pmi- ish Government. THE EAST. ERZEKOUN. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 14.—The Mussulmans of the surrounding country threaten to make » descent on Erzeroum and plunder the Christians when the Russian troops leave that city. The Armenfan Archbishop of Erzeronm has tele- eraphed to Layard and Pournier. the British and French Ambassadors at Constantinople, asking that steps be taken for the protection of the Christian population. - FEACE MEETING. Roue, Sept. 1+.—A meeting s to be held at Savona to-morrow by members of the Peace Preservation Society and others, {ncommemora- tion of the Geneva Peacs Congress, which an- nounced the principle of international arbitra- tion. €enETE. ATHENS, Sept. 14.—Thc mission of Moukhtor Pasha, who wss aent to Crete to endeavor to pacify the islands, has failed. Tie Cretans re- jected all proposals mude by the Porte and re- fused to enter into any - arramgement with Moukhtar Pusha looking to the establishment of refurns in the Aaministration. TODLEBEN., .oNDON, Sept. 14.—Gen. Todleben has had a farewell andience of the Sultan, prior to his departure to Rodesto. GRERCE. Rowe, Sept. 14.—The Greek memorandum, vhich was presented to the Prime Minister on Thursday, points out that the Porte, by siguing the treaty of Berlin, solemnly recognized the princicle of the cession of territory. The eva- sive replylo! the Porte, refusiug 1o appoint del gates to settle the frontier question until the Powers answered its late_ note, is caleulated to prejudice any understanding between the two Goveruments. Grecee conscquently appeals to the Powers to exercise the right of mediation. RUSSIA. TOE OLD STYLE AND THE NEW. London Pali-Jlall Gazette. Russia is divided from the west of Earope by adifferent calendar, a different milway-gnuge, and » different alphabet. The broad-gange, which renders it impossible for the railway-¢n- gines of Prussia and Austria to run ou Kussian lines as now laid down, will doubtless be maiu- tained. S6 also will the Cyrillic aiphabet. But it 1s reported that the calendar will shartly be changed ; or. at least, that a number of scientitic men are preparing to consider whether such a. change would be desirable. The question does not seem to be one which concerns scientific men: tor what has to he determined is, not witether the Russian calendar is riht or wrongz. ‘bitt whether, its incorrectness being admitted. it wonld ne worth waile, under present eircum- stances, to rectify it. The Russian calendar caunot be made to agree absolutely with that used by tne nations of Western Europe, unless —which is of course out uf the question—it gives up the_Greei method of calculating the incidence of Eascer. passing events now tiv Old Strle, now the Nows audd, through an apparent error of this kind, one of the’ Russtan Generals in Tt 0 found him- self not long avo charzed with havingordered two massacres, when. as WS fricnds maintained, be had only commanded one. The slanghter of which e was accused seemed to have mitted on the 1st and again on the 15th of the month; but it turned out to_be the same act of bloodshied ditferentty dated. It is very hard that evil deeds snould thus be reckoned twi over against their author; ond it would be haz- ardous to _aflirm that, asa just comoensatior, the good actions performed in countries where v0 calendass are used are sure m like manue to be donbly counted. Iluman nature is b charitably disposed. Indeed, for that very reason the number of good activns performed bears no proportinn to that of the bad on It the Russians think of adoptine the Grezo- rian caiendar, they have vrobably been moved to do 50 by an uneasy feeling that to preserve a calendar which cthe Western nations bave long abandoned is to maintain a badee of iuferiority. The proposed change might casily be intro- duced in writing and _ printing, tor the suuple reason that the millions of peasantry whom it might scem calculated to perplex and rritate are. as a rule, unable to readd and write. Bota little learning would probably in this case prove *-a dangerous thing,” for » peasant who found that Lis name-day—the day sacred to his patron saint—bad been advanced twelve days would fecl painfuily uncertain as to whether the old day or the new was the one he ought to celebrate. Asricultural operations, too, mizht be affected by the pro- posed alteration in a very injurious way. The great epochs of seed-time and harvest are fixed by sunts” aays. So are ibe beginnings of penods likely to be marked by frust or by thaw. (1, mozcover, all the great festivals were altered, the unfortunate peasant would never know pre- cisely when to et druuk, and in his condition of Goubt might think fit to intoxicstelimsell twice on each festival of the Cuurch,—ouce accordine to the New and once according to the Old Sty If any one thought it worth while to blame himn for needless aud wantou repetition, l wisht justity himself by arzuing that the two cases of inebrintion, oceurring oa the same day, wmight really pe regarded 33 only one. The days on which the Russian peasant wust eat no meat, and on which be must even ab- stain from emes and milk, are even more nu- merous than those on which he may do o work. He is required to fast throughout Lent. during half the month of June, from early Novewber until Ghirisunas. 3ad on ail Wedhes. days and Frizays throuzhout the year. There would probably be no chance of his increasine, under the confusion caused by the intr of azmew calendar. the uumber of fast but » serous diminution in the number of feusts and fasts, by which the feebleness, lazi- ness, and poverty of tlie Russian peasant are so largely increased, would Le a muca more i portant reform, and not, perhaps, a wore d eult one to mtroduce, tiian that which it is now pronosed to atiempt in counection with the calendar. At the berinning of the last century. Peter the Great caused much dissatizfaction” in the Chnrch, and throush the Chureh among the peasantry, by decreemng that January, and not. as theretofore, September, should counted as the first monthin the year. This beretical and traly Satavic alteration conflicted, it was smd, in the most fagrant mauner with the story of tie temptation of Eve and the fall of mau. In September apples are ripe, and trees laden with avnles may oe scen. But ia Januury the apple-trees are bare; and it could not, theretore, be true that n that monih the incidents took place which are related as iaving ocenrred ot the very beinuing _of the warld’s history. A soserelzn who, besides giving himself the anin- telligible and seemingly diabolicl name of Im- perator, had ordered that the history of the world should be regarded as baviog begun at an impossible season, was clearly Antiehrist in person. The horror, fn short. Which was in- spired by Peter’s dering modification of the cal- endar—thoneh the change consisted only w his ordering that January should be regarded as the tirst month of the year—was so great that the adrisability of tal 4 muci more imocr- taut step in the same direcijon may well in the present Jday be made the subject of serfous con- sideration. i ‘The Russian Governmeat is probably of opto- ion that. in decrecing the adoption of the (regorian calendar, it would Lelp to place Rus- sia on a level with Westera Europe. “The change in styie would be lovked upon os a pew reform; and travelers from Western Europe would not be reminded whenever they took up a Hussian newspaper that, they were living io 2 country at least twelve days bebind the rest of Europe, Euzlish travelers would be _more impressed if they were suddenly to find that their news- paners were no fonger blakened oy the blucks aud brushes of the obliterating ¢:nsor, or thut pussports were no longer required, or that the secree police had been abolished, or thut the Russians had resolved to attend to _their own atfairs, insicad of endeavorivg to introduce elements of disturbance into the affaws ol their ueizhbors. MISCELLANEOUS. DIPLOMAS AWARDED. . Parts, Sept. 14.—A dipluma has been awanled the State Depariments of Pablic Instruction of Ilinois, " Indiana, Obio, Wisconsin. Pennsyl- vania, and Kansas, tiie Milwaskee publicschools, aud the St. Louis public schouls. . THE EMPEROR WILLIAM. GasTeLy, Sept. 14—The Ewperor William left todsy. His cure bas sarpassed ail o™ Dectation. Kimacck has started for Berlla VBIUVIUS. s o Rarrzs, Sept. 14.—A zow crater bas avewed {0 Vesyias in the bottom of ti wid ova. The j e s fowing fato the oid craiar. ' B POPE, ROWE. Sept.14.—The Pope Pas twen ciwnity fodisposcd during the past two davs axd cos usoal audiences have conseouenty nven e . pended, but to-duy his Holiness i betssc. I RUMBOLLT'S STATOR. PaRIS, Sept. 14.—The statoe of Smanerds has been purchased by Heory Sbaw, wuo wis presented it to the City of St. Louia. ; BOAT RACE. LONDON, Scpt. I4.—A rate toak ylaci 1o-day for $500 a side over the course between Putncy and Mortlake, between Joseoh Sadler and Jenn Hawdon. John Hawdon won by four leugths. CARDENAS. Havaxa, Sept. 14.—Captain-General Martinez Campos has gone to Cardenas with 500 labares to direct the course of the waters now causirz the fnundation of the greater-purt of the cis- Emi;s of Alacraues, Recreo, Cardenza, and olon. SAMOA 8aN FRANCIECO, Sept. 14.—News from Samea is to the cffect that the Samosn Government will probably give Enland aud Germany soms acvantares in trade secured to the United States. by the recent treaty. Mamia, who came to this country and nevotiated the treatv, and who wis thought to be obpused to the proposition to zive Englaud and Germany.the same advan- tagces. has turned azainst: Colmesnit and Bart- lett, the lutter of whom went from this city to look atter American interests. The patives sre holding meetings, at which the sabject is dia- cussed, aud the excitement {5 so great that waz 15 expected between the two factions. ] A TRADE. London Pult Mail Gazerte, Sert. 1. Reports from China'state that, notwithstan:- fug the great depression in the cotton trade ¢ousenuent upon the famine and other causes, American goods are still making way agaiust the cheaper but 2dulterated Evelish fabrics. 1t will be remembered that at the timeof the strikes in Northeast Lancashire _the workmen trred that oue great causeof the deprossed - state of trude wus aduiteration, for which the wasters and not the - hunds were re- sponsile. The_continuous decline in tha import of English gowls, coupled with the stmultaveons improvement in the American trade, would seem to show that this cause has by no means veaswd to work even yet. It may betrue, as the correspondent of ihe Limes bints, that the New Eoeland manu- fucturers are sending into the China market superior cotton goods at a loss. But in this way they may be. wnd iudeed probably are, lay- iug the foundation of a future trade which our manul: y fiud it diflicult to compete with. [ condition of the cotion trade is baa enough without any farther depres- sion. Raw cotton ix dearer and msuufactured cutton cheaper thaw it was This, of vourse, cannot go on; but In the meaotime the manu- facturers wre ot in un enviable position. AN DIEOVED ARSY I0OT. A boot fuvented by Capt® Barthe, of the One Hundred aad - Twenty-filth Reeiment of the French army, Las Jutelv been much spoken of, has been hghly recotn ed by many ofli- s whose men have made triat of it asa sub- ute for the shoe and gaiter at present worn by the French infantry. This latter form of coverivg for the font has long becn, it is well known, vers generally condemued. It keeps out peitber rain, mud, nor dust: it chufcs the insteps and ankles of the men wearing it, and it 15 troublesowe to put om and off. So ap- parent ure the defects of the shoe and water. that when, slortly after the conclusion of the late war. commanding officers were requested to report upon them, eighty- thirec nly_recommended that they should be retained. and this only provided that certain impurtant moditications were fntroduced into their manulucture: while 304 other officers who sent iv reports uoreservedly coudemned them. Tle boot which is now recommended, and which is stated fuu report recently addressed by Gen. Ladwirault. to the Mipister of War to have been generally approved of by all who have worn it, 15 formed of two picees of leather, reaches some way above the aukle, ana opens on the outside af " the Je¢ from the toy ~to helow the ankle ~booe. This openiog, again, is covered by a pleve- of soft Ieather, and is closed by means of tbree short leather inus fustened to the hoo: un one side and buttons. The advantazes said to be pus- essed by this boot are that the pressure upon. the mstep and the tightness of the upper part ruund the leg cun be regulated at pleasure; that an he su readily avd easily fastened and uu- nsiened that during auy temporary halt a uu can throw it apen and “atlow the air to eir- culate round wnd cool his feet; that it can be ened without thouble in the + it effectually k¢eps out wet and dust ;. that the bottoms of the trousers van bC worn either inside or oatside tie buot; and finally, #hat, being ot stinple manufacture, it is a cheap boot, 1,000 paics made by, a vrigate firm to be t for trial huviog bedn supplied for 1334L., &2, WIT A LZADING RUSSIAN PAPER WAS SUB- PRESSED. 4 The following is an abitract of the article in the St. Petershurir Go'vs hich led to tbe con- fiscation of that paper by the Rudsian Govern- ment: “Itis easy enoush to delude ourselves with such fancles s tzat we are the promoters of enlightenment and freedom, that we are the liberators and friends of all the oppressed and injured, and that we are the enemies of despo- tism and burbariem: while Earope, being cor- rupt and full of malice and envy, prevents us from fultilling our great ana humane mission. But oernaps we should look upuu the vpposition of Europé in a dierent lieht if we were to consider that there isa ereat deal in ourselves. in our fnner life, ie our ideas and feelings, which 1s in diametrical opposition bath to :freedom and to justice. - Eu- fope, seéing what very smail lamps of colight- eminent we possess in our own countrs, has natural doubts as to the quality of the light with which we proiess to be able to flinminate the obseure depttis of the East. To umte the S us it appears to the journal- 1St who uses three columus of the official press to spread a beliel i the greatuess and the glo- rious future of Russta. Itis above all thinas ncevssary to koow how far such a union would be in accondance with the wishes of the Siavs themselves. We have liberated the Servians, bt at the price of much bitter te¢ling both arainst their Government and tacir e we have fouzht for the but never have these * brothera® of. nartily abused as dariur that war (t1s not the Slavs alone, but every one, wio wotld joxfully receive us if in the moment of danger we came to help with bavonetss 1 . .« . We have Goth the Roun s and Servians of inclining more to the West than to Russia, thouzn Earepe has not stirred a finger for their liberation, while Kussia has shed rivers of blood for chem. Bug how can this behelped, wheninthe West there is that culture and force of attrac- tion which malkes peopte forzet the rreat sac- rifices which Lave been made for them? The same happened with us iu 1512, when we leancd more than ever toward Paris, althourh our ha- trea aguinst the French scemed to be such as to last for centuries. After the Crimean war a whole phatanx of Anglomantacs arose amongzus, although it was certainly not sympatny for us which leil the English to take part in the de- fense of Tarkey. If we wish to be true friendg of the Slavs, we must at t knuw them; hith- erto the *rotten * West basstudied them much more, and written more bouks about them than all our Slavopiils put tozetier.” e ——— GEN. SHiELDS. - He Ys Stricken with Paralysis, and Is Lylng in o Critical Conditionat tho Astor House, New York. Spectal Dispatch te The Tribune. New Youw, Sept. 15—3 2. m.—Maj.-Gen. Jaines Shiclds retarned from the anniversary celebration of the capture of the City of Mexi- co, in the Lexington Avenue Opera-House Fri- day cvening, very much faligued. He reached the Astor House at noom tast day, and had eaten very Lttle bofore e was catled upon to bear the excitement of makiog aspeech. When e returned to the Astor House carly vesterday morning, he con- plained of being unwell, and during the mght was attacked with 2 oumbness i He lower limbs. Dr. Farrington the resi- dent plysiclan at the Astar House wss summoned. He sm sbat Gen. Shields was threatened with paralzais, aze feared that theold troubles from a gunsnut wound might agiravate the case. At 2 o'clos yesterday afternoon Gen, Shields was (s a ve» critical condizion, and, as he tcime [0 the oty unaccompanied by any of nis relatives m frieuds, a consultation was hield . as: Lo whetrer it woull not be advisable to telezraph fur thesu. Luter in the day the General rallied-s jiktle, and early this morpiag st -S0IBE BIENS i Y- ers.” Dr. Farnington docs not aduns that by g cowpleteiy out of danger. BOILER-MAKERS’ STRIKE. 8ax Francisco, Cal. Septe 14.—The Dofle-- malkers in the Union Founary, Presvoty Seutt & Co., are out on a strike for the equaitzatua of wages with other shops in the dity.