Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 29, 1878, Page 3

5 P,gm 35 500D 25 the crowd assembled. THE: CHICAGO ' TRIBUNE ‘SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER' 23, 1878—SIXTRRN PAGES:: 3 AR A R N e - CFFICIAL CRIMINALITY. ‘Explosion of a Steamer's Boiler Near Norwalk, Conn. 7o Hundred People on Board at the Time of the Disaster. Ten Persons Killed and Twenty ajore or l.ess Seriously Injured. SEC Thg Boiler, upon Esaminstion®Proves tq' Be 2 Botten Affair, 1t Hady Howevery Recently Received the : Steamhoat-Inspector’s Approval A Railroad Train in Collision with a Funeral in Brooklyn. Two Occupants of a C:n-;inge XKilled and Thrae Badly Injured. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION. NouwALE, Coun., Sept. 25.—The Norwalk and New York stcamer Adelpbi burst ber buil- cr when a miie from Ler Gock at 8 o'dlock this Ioruing, on ber way to New York. She was immeciztely towed to Gregorv's Point. Six sous were killed and some: twenty scalded. “The boiler Llew out the sturboard side of the roof. Thehull and mschinery were little in- ured. R LATERL Soctn NorwALk, Conn., Sept. 28.—The fol- ine is trom the South Norwalk Seatine! int this morning, exploded with terrific fox:e. tearing away the main deck, the Dorton's 1 Voiler bateh, and a portion of the sa- loon op the port s instautly Killin: seversl and precipitating others iute the water. e bocies buve uot been found. The boat left Der dosk at this city about the usual time, and had probablv 240 passenzers on board. It is im- poscible at this time to nscertain the full extent of the accident, and the nemes oi all that are KILLLD OR INJURED, but the names ot the killed, so far as ascer- ey . Aained. are 3 wan with 3 meinorandum in his pochet, ““Charles W. Lord, Lombard &trect, 83 srd B0—private™; Mrs. W. H. Boole, South Norwalk; Heary Allen, Norwalk; Mr. Ford, a gentleman returning to Poiladelobia from a it 10.Capt. M. Bell, and Mr. Hoyt, of Harlem. The body of au unkuown woman is at the steamboat Jandin; Otlier bodies were re- 1moved before their pames could be ascertained. Injured—Fred Metz Swariz, badlv scalded; ‘Tucodore Romond, New Canuan, leg broken snd badly injured: Henry Conoell. Springfield, hand cut; John Hawley, New York, fireman, bruised. e was sitting on the boiler hateh at the time and was hurt by being thrown against abeam. D. O. Crane, Daubury, badly scalded; Beojamin Ackert, boy on the boat, terribly scalded; Heury Lauerman, Saugatuck, scalded and burned ; Mabel Wood, daughter of Sawuel Wooa, probably fatally; Augustus Ackert, burt sbout the head; James A. Holland, bruised; Ed Holland, aessistant-engineer, 5 bruised aboat the head;. Miss Libbie Seblick, Norwalk, slightly. INCIDENTS. Agrest mauy others were injured more or Jess. Capt. Hoiton was in the office at the time of the explosion. The body of Mr. Hoyt was ‘picked up 150 feet from where the calamity oc- curred. Som-of the most Deartrending scemes Look place.” One passenger recogized his mangled wife from whose mouth the blood spurted in streams. The burned suffer terribly, and their groans are harrowingz. Physicians were prompt in atiendance. - NorwaLE, Conn., Seot. 22.—The following is acorrected iitt of the,names of the killed snd wounded by the explosion of the boiler of the steamer Adelphi: 3 ‘THE KILLED. 2 Mrs. Boole, wife of the pastor of the South rwalk M. E. Church; Mr. and Mrs. Cbarles . Llord, of XNewburyport, Mass., sister and brother-in-law of the Rev. Mrs. Boole; Heary Allen, builder, of Norwzlk; Elijah Betts, son of Benjumin Betts, of Wilton; Gabricl Hogt, of Harlem, 1 C. K. Ford, of Ohio; andan unknown woman _aged about 20, sup- pozed to belony: in New York. THE WOUNDED number abont twenty. ail but three or four of whom are likely to recover. Thosc unable to carefofthersclves are at the Dorton House, Gregory’s PPoint, and at Bartiett’s¥City Hotel. The mames of ticse are Mrs. Ada”Brad- les, wife of Clarence = Bradley, of Greenfield. She is cut and . bruised aboat the head, face, shoulder, and afm. Her husband is with her, but is not ijured. A serv- ant girl from Brideeport is scaded about the “ faceand arms, but will recover. Heury Con- nell, of Springfield, and D. O. Crane, of Dan- bury, sre sealded; Uenrs Lauerman, Saug: tuck; Miss Libble Selleck, Norwalk, slightl; G. T. Osborn and D. P. Osborn. Georzetown; J.Fred Efencr, Westvort; Katie Halpin, Bridge- port: Fred Metz, Newark, badly scalded in the face, breast, snd arms; Mabel Wood, child, dangerously sealded, with wound in forenead. Her tathier1s a lawyer in New York. Boats are dredging for bodies possibly still in the water. Only one body thas far has been re- covered, and it is not now known that any more arc missing. LATEST. Sovtn NorwaLk, Scpt. 23—Ervening—The bocies of Elijah Betts, of North Wilton, Conn.} Miss Sarah E. Leovard, Bridgeport, Cona.; and James IL. Jobnson (colored), of New Huven, and porter ou toe boat, have been found. The additional injured are: CharlesgdMeNeil, scalded-on rieht side, lex, arm, and face; Ed- :urg Bczcdk-u biown overboard, cut sbout the ead, and injured in the back; i slighy scalded. el These toree belous to Bridgeport. The bods of Sarah L:onndzfi,v of Bridgeport, was recovered aod brought hiere. THE ACCIDENT. The Adelpbi had on board about 23) passen- gers at the time of the disaster. The enginecr £ays he hadéa pressure of - thirty-eigit pounds, and when he slowed the engine be gave orders te the firemau to open the furnace-door. and he %a5zbout 10 do so when the exvlosion vccurred. Tke general expression of those who have ex- amined the fractire is that hanging would be :cn?;hmn’dum for the Inspector who declared b ‘efl:s‘r and patched boiler ecapable of i 5 fl.;nzam_-as-ure of forty pounds to ams‘:]fir:x:nm. The break was an'inside sheet it e-bn}, parting where the scctions bolted, making a hinge of the otner Joint. MDS. LORD t‘:nsd)i.;'m: scalded, and now les in a critical op ‘:nn at the (:ny Hotel. She and her bus- b ¢re returning to New York after a visit ) mf“\sxlcr’ and Mrs. Boole was aecompanying “mm“m fiwlc had on at the time of the N nlfh‘ uavle gold watch, the gift of her i is has not been found, and it is re- P “':Ls_lak{n fromthe woman. A woman b ul::.l’sdd ln‘x; ‘bnm:g-l:z the body to the Dor- at ghe _Pefi‘::z_hu take tho waten, Uy o & n?_té;:rrecl.n):mand, of New Caanan, is worse sty %(]);\cd;d Lesides scalds, bis Jeg was orton Homrs 2ikle dislocated. f fs at the ouse. The proprietor closed the bar- %0 juries have been impanc Justice %:; ds bolding an inquest upon the bodies : t o this city, and Justice Bouton held T inquest a: the Dorton House. - Lord s vaprovin iy after the acciGent the Adelphi was (oo (0 the Gueks at Dorta’s Point, where Ler repaaced bull was viewed by thousands. through wie season there have boendonbts as to the safety of the steamer. Some time ag Cant. Perkins' attention was called to this fact by the public, who had the certificates of the Boiler Inspector und Inspector of Lulls pub- lished, both of which declarcd her fn good con- dition and perfecily safe. Following is the latest list of names of the Kkilled and wounded: 3 KILLED. 3fra. W. 1. Boale, South Norwalk, Tlenry Allen, Nurwark, Mra. Charles A. Forg Mr. Hyut Harlem, Fred detz, South Benjamin Ackert, New York. Sgruh Leonara. Brideeport. EXjah iSetts, North Wiltou, lenry Jobnaon, New Haven, Charies W. Lord, Ihiladeiphia. WOUNDED. Theodore W. Raymond, New Caanan, leg broken in two plages: scaided. Uenry Conuel, Springfield, hand cut. Johw Uawley, New York, firewan, bruised. D. 0. ine, Danbory, scalded. August Ackert, hurt abont the head. Mabel Wooa, West Port, prabably fatal. James Holland, bruised avout the head. Ed Holland, xsistant enginecr, bruised about the head. Q‘ilu L'.i‘baie Sfihc Mr. 2nd Mre. Hands, Brooklyn, slighily injured. B E, foncaicr, Lridzeport, gty ¥rank Hoflman, New York, scalded and internal Injuries, Mrs. Clarence Bradly, Greenfield Hills, Conn., scalded abont the body. Katie Hulpin, Bridgeport, scalded. ]&A great mauy others were injured more or 23 Tilinois. orwalk, elightly. Syl THE BOAT. NEW Yorg, Sept. 28.—The Adelphis an old steamboat which formerly belonged to the North River Steamboat Company, but for the vast two years has been plving between thiscity and Norwatk, The Adelphi was_ivspected o e 25th of Juue, and was pronounced safe in every particular. She was of 643 tons burthen. Her Captaiu is George Holton, and siw had for enzineer J. A, Howland, both said to be very trustworthy men in their respective positions. Mr. White, the President of the Companr, has gone to Norwali to see that every care is given the wounded and to arrange for toe proper dis- position of the dead. P OTHER PLOSIONS. DETrOIT, Sept. 23.—The boiler of Peterson’s shingle mill at Morley, Mich., exploded to-day. 1t wrecked the mill and machinery. Scven men workingTn the mill at the time escaped injury. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. GRAND RaPiDs, Mich., Sept. 20.—Alfred Pe- terson’s hingle-mill, at Morl, ty, was totally wreeked by the explosion of the boiler this morning. The boiler was thrown about 200 feet and all of the machinery was thrown out. of the mill, yet, strange to sav, though half-a-dozen were at work fn the mill, two near the boiter and the vther four just over it, not one was particularly hurt. Thi damage to the mill will probably be about §1,000. ST. PAUL, Miup., Scpt. 25.—Aan explosion in the foundry of the State Prizon at Stillwater to- nizht injured sis men more or less seriously. Michgel Kelly bad his jaw broken, and Alexan- der Adams was seriously injured. The-others were slizhtly hurt. A sfignt fire in the wood- work about the iirst cupola was extinguished by a portable apparatus ai hand, and, the water makiny its way into the second cupola, came i contact with fire and was converted into steam, causing the explosion. CROSSING TIIE TRACK. NEw Yonk, Sept. 28.—A sad and fatal acc dent oceurred shortly after balf-past 11 this morning, at the Long Island Kailroad crossing at Atlantic and Brooklyn avenues, Brooklyn. It appears that as the funcral of Patrick Dufly was crossing the railroad track, a coachin the procession, driven by Patrick McNamee, was struck by a locomotive. The carriaze was crushed with tremendous force against the platform and raising oy the station. Miss Mary Ledwood, aged 16, of 249 Van Brunt street, and Mrs. Steohen Callaban, of 66 Montague strect. who were in the carriage, and the driver, who resides at 133 ~Pearl strect, were instaotly, killed. The children of Mrs. Callahan—Teress, aee 13 years: Cecilia, age 11 and Thomas, azed S—were seriously injured. The carrizee was completely demolished and one of the Lorses killed. The following arrests have-been made: John M. Gafley, e W. . il. Datfenbauch, conductor ; and Michael Dunn, flagman. OFF THE TRACK. PorrsviLLE. Pa., Sept. 23.—A freight-train on the Little Schuylkill Railroad branch of the Philadelphia & Reaalng Road ran off the track near Port Clinton this morning, badly wrecking the Jocomotive and a vumber of cars loadad with grain. A tire broke out. destroying several cars, and Dblocking the rosd, compelling the transfer of Northern-bound passengers. DROWNED. RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 2%.—A dispatch from Lexinzton, Nelson County, states that vester- day, while three studentsofthe Norwood School were crossing the James River in a skift above Tye River dam, they were capsized, and Angus McDonald drowned. CRIME. NEW YOR: RAUDS. NEw Yors, Sept. 28.—Testimony as to the exactions in the oflicesof the Sheriff, County Clerk, and Register begin to flow in to the Com- mittee appointed by the Dar Association to in- te the matter. A mewber of the Com- +It is probable that we may have a great weight of evidence against one of these officers before we are able to get the desired proof against the others. -After we have got all the evidence which it is poesible to obtain, there will be ueed of caution in presenting these officers for indictment. ‘The three oflicers named have a great deal of influcnce iu the courts, and, should they combine their influence. it mizht be diflicult to prosecute them successfully m the courts after they were indicted. = The uld, for instauce, conirol the sclection of juries to such an extent that the j juries would disagree.” AN INFLATIONIST. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. Mapisos, Wis., Sept. 23.—Clrist Lamont, 2 German shoemaker, of Middleton, in this cour- t5. was brought before United-States Commis- sioner Braley to-day by United States Govern- ment officials, charved with using the United States mail to attempr to procure counterfeit money. He was held to appear at the nest term of tbe United States Distriet Court. Lamont has led a precarious sort of life, work- ine but little, still bavng plenty of money, and he officials have long suspected him of crovk- edness, but have been unableto get the drop on bun till the present tim DETECTED: Special Disoutch to The Tribunc. IxpraxaroLts. Ind., Sept. 25.—Rivet & Part- ridee, a larze dry £ooGs firm, to-day discovered that George Strawn, clerk in the linen depart ment, had robbed the store of a quantity of zoods, aud that the porter, William Mag, was connected with him. No prosecution will be madg, it is reported, as Strawn is only one of many that have rovbed the store. Since the firm opened here. 1lirec years ago, they have Jost §13,000 vy dishouest employes and” shov- Jifters, ‘and the Cincipnati branch house lost $5,000'worth of silks last May. HELD TO ANSWER. Epecial Dispatch to The Tridune. GALESBURG, Itk., Sept. 23.—Henry Bodelson, of the Oricutal Tea Company, was held inbonds of §2,000 to the Criminal Court to-day for per- jury in the case of Carlsen, a former cmploye. Col. McCtanahan, of Chicazo, for prosecution. e———— GETTING EVEN. . NEwPORT, Sept. 23.—Several taxpayers peti- tion the Supreme Court, in session at Provi- dence tolay, to enjoin the City Treasurer, for- i . the pasment of bills contracted for ball given by the City of Newport to the offi- cers of Her Mujesty’s Steamer Belleroption, Sept. 0. To-nieht citations were served by the Sieriff on David M. Cozeeshal, CilvPTr:‘iurcr, ef Judwe Durfee, at Providence, et B o cauce whe tie bills should be paid. atisfaction is felt by a large num- berof taxpavers Decause they did not receive ic ‘rand ball. Only a few sclect Dersons In Neiwnort received invitations. ‘The indignation of whe -City Government and aris- toeracy at the course taken bydoe taxpayers great.. ‘The bilis amount to 33,000 L ———. INTER-COLLEGIATE IMPECUNIOSITY. New YoRrK, Sept#28.—At an important meet- ing of tne Council of Begeuts of the Inter-Col- Jemiate Literary Association, H. B. Macauley, Jr., the Secretary, stated that the Association heeded funds. No part of .the $1.500 which 3 special committee had becn authorized Lo raise had been secured, and only $503, one-fourth of “he money desienated for prizes, had been paid. Col. T. . Higzinson has refnsed to give the subjects of prize orations and essays uatil the deficit was paid, on the ground that it was mot best to bewin another year before the old one was disposed of. The question was whether the matter w.us tobe dropped or’ whether the Associazion would make an cffort to live longer. Me thousht it unwiso to -do the former. Tbo Chairman suewested that the examination for contstants for prizes be held as usual, and formal certiicates “he oiven to each contestant, instead of money. _No certilicates had yet been issucd, as there were nc funds. Tlhe men who had becu pre- paring for six months past ghould have u chance o pass the cxamination. Toe following reso- lutions were adopted without o dissenting olved, That the Committee on Printing be instencted to preparo a form of certificate {0 be awarded in the nnme of the Association at the ap- proaching examination. 'stolred, That the Committco on Finance be roquested to make earnest efforts 1o obtain sub- scriptions before the anuual examination of thls year for the payment of the prizes of Inst year, ond for the payment of the additional nrizesto the snceessful competitors ofathls vear, and that the Trustees be requested to distribite among such competitors any surplus which muy be obtained from such subscriptions, or from other sources. in the eame proportiGi In which the prizes were otfer- cd last ear. THE RAILROADS. MAN- TIHE CHICAGO & ALTON AGERS. It turns out that the rumors regarding the appointment of-Mr. W. C. Vau Horn as General Superintendent of the Chicago & Alton Rail- road were correct. Mr. Vau [lorn will assume the daties of his position Oct. 1. - A better man for this responsible position could not well have been selected. He graduated on the Chicazo & Alton Railroad, on which he was employed for many years. lle left_this road to nceept the position_of General Superiatendent of the St Louis, Kansas City & Northern, and_during the last two years he has been (General Manager of the Minnesota Southern Ruailroad. In all this n he has shuwn great ability, has achieved quite @ repu- as 'a suecessful railroad man. Tue General Superintendent is appoiuted by aud works uuder the dircctions of General Manager J. C. McMullin. s duties will consist m the spewinl supervision aud dircetion of the move- ment of all trains and_the care and transporta- tion of passeneers and freirht travsported on the various lines of this .Company. e will also be eharged by the General Mavager witi ihe gencral tupesvision of all repairs and re- newals of the raitroud, its rolling-stock, aud appurtenances, and with such other duties as the General Manager may Impose upou him. Tie will, with the approval of the General Man- ager, appoint all station aud ticket agents aud sach otuer officers und employes as may be i ry for the cilicient conduct of the busi- ness intrusted to nis care. P The duties of the General Manager of this road arc defined as follows: ‘The basiness of concucting the transpostation of freight and passengers, and the charge of the proj erty of the Compauy, both real and- personsl, re Gaired for the operation of iis raitway, shall be in- trusted to a General Manager, who shall be elected by the Board of Dircctore. e shall_mage, or cause to be made by oficers under his direction, all ncedful rules and reguia- tions for the safe and sneedy transaction of thy frefoht and passenger traflic of the Company, and for tnsuring the safe and_etlicient condition of the ts rolung-stock, and other appurte- nanee: 1le shall bave authority to_execate. in behaif of the Compuzy, all contracts for supplies, materials, 2né tools necessary for the repaic of rencwal of the raitway structures and roiling-stock of the Company. Tte shall have authority to make ull necessary agreements 1or the interchauge of throngh traflic aid co-operation with other comvanies, and to odify and alter the rates of fraueportation for Treights and passenzers ou the railiwuy lines of thia Company from time to time as the infercsts of this Comipany may require. 1t shuil be his ‘duty to carefully examine all voncliers for expenditures in the several depart- ments over which be has supervision and control, and 1o approve andsign ench vouchers s he may find to be corrcet, and -which in his judgmeat shauld be paid by the Company. "All authority and power conferred upon the Gen- cral Manzzer shall be exercised oy him subject to the direction and approval of the President. NORTHERN PACIFIC. At a mecting of the stockholders of the Northern Pacific Railrond held in New York n few days ago the annual report of the Com- pany was submitted, Tt shows the gross earn- ings o be $1,193,351.90, the expenses $631,- 20221, and the net batance $562,079.69, 4 net fu- crease over last vear of $169,35 The in- crease came whoily from- local business, remote traflic showingra slight falling off. Tné roud has been maintuined in grovd working order and improvements bave been made. Growing busi- ness will soon require that 140 miles of new be _la between Brainerd and ,000 acres of land have been In Minnesota, 84,84 acres— 2 600,019 acres—82.974,- Paciiie ision, 4,774 acres—Ji The sales of timber in Miune- and on the Pacific divisions amounted sota 1o $24,350.01 5 town-lot sales in Fargo, Mavleton, Cassciton, Audubou, and Wadena reached $9.215. 'The absorption of Goverameot lauds within the grant of the Company has Lren larzer than the railroad sales. ~Iu nine counties of Minnesota and seven counties ot Dakota i tersected by the road, the area under eultiva- Lion 1o all crops was wearly 230,000 acres, of which 185,000 acres were 1 wheat. The new breaking will_sdd 133,000 acres for the ext vear's crop. The population has increased 40 per cent. On the Pacitie Division $20.000 were expended for renewinz perishable structures; the gros were SI3,878.95; expenscs. $20.519.95. ‘carnings of tie 'road in the three v the_reorsamzation of the Company neeregate S1,235.520.59, which bus been expended for the retirement of claims, con- struction on the branch line, and in misceHn- neous payments. The operations of the St. Paul conncation are reported as sstistactory. A resointion approving the acis and proceedings of the Directors since the reorgavization, was adopted. Another resolusion. providing for an independent,_connection between the Nortbern Pacilic and the rariroads centerinz in Minneapo- lis and St. Paul, was adopted. _fnother resolu- tion requested the Board of Dijectors to con- tract for the constructicn of the Company’s main line between the Missonri and Yellow- stone Rivers at early a day a4 prudence and ceonomy will j i Charles B. Wrigit, Frederick Billings, George W. Cass, Charlemazne Tower. J. C. Ainsworth, George Stark, Alexander Mitchiell, Johuston Liviugston, J. Fratley Smith, John M. Denison, Benjamin P. Cheney, and Richard Ashurst were clected Directors. ‘The offivers, who were re-elected, are Charles B. Wright, President; Samuel Wilkeson, Secretary; and George E. Beebe, Treasurer. DETROIT & MILWAUKEE. DerrorT, ., Sept. 28.—In the Wayne Cir- cuit Court to-day, an order was fng the recent sale of the Detroit Railwar to the Greas - Western Railway, Lom- pany of Canada, and authorizing the pleessary conveyanees. e——— SRITISH COLUMBIA. Sax FraxcIsco, Sent. 23.—A Vietoria (B. C.) dispateh says the Supreme Court to-day de- clared the Chbinese Tax bill unconstitutional and void. The Chief Jailer and Suverintendent of Police have been suspended pendivg ap in- quiry into their oflicial acts. e Electioncering in Canada. Toronto Globe. The following will serve as a specimen of the manner in which some constituencies were car- ried against the Goveroment ot the late elec- tivn Tn Missicquoi Mr. Baker's azent went about paying 50 cents per pound for butter, and mak- ing appeals to the prejudicesof the French Canadians. The following are the conteuts of o cireular distributed in evers quarter of the con- stitucncy the day before the election: * Tothe Frenca Canadian electors of Missisquoi Reasons why you should notvote for G. Cloyes Because he is an Oranzeman; beeause he i3 an American annexatonist; because heisa Free Tr and wishes to ruin the agriculiural in- dustries of te country, and scad all Canadians to the United Etates; bacause lie is resolved to destrov the rizhts und pnvileges of the Cath- olic Courch,—rights and privileges cranted by the Treaty of Pars In 17635 use he is an enemy of- the Irench and of tae Catholic re- ligzion; because, as it appears by the public ar- chives of the County of Missisquoi, Lie has com- mitted willfnl perjury.” "It is neecless to 6ay that not a single one of these statements s true about the Hinisterial candidate. but they all heised to deteat him, and thas served the purpose for wlich they wereput in circulation. 7 on Declined. A Propo: D Atbany Journal. % An Albauy ugehin who has no head for ficures Jiz apple and 2 jam-turnover if he would do his sums for bim this term. ‘The offer was .de- nflnc& the little man to whom it was offered re- marking that be had not'yet reached the hire matbematics. - LOCAL POLITICS. Democratic Nominations for the 1.egislature. The Congressionsl Situatien on the South and West Sides. * Meeting of the Republican COentral Oom™ mittes—The Ward Clubs, THE LEGISLATURE. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. A certaiu portion of the Palmer Ilouse—to- wit: the rotunda, the’ balls, and two rooms thereot—was given over yesterday afiernoon to 2 number of allezed children, politically speak- ing, of the late tamented Andrew Jackson. To be more specific, the hotel resounded to the tread of certain supposedly food and loyal Democrats, with all that the name implies, in the capacity of delegates to the First and Sev- enth District Senatorial Conventions. The pro- ceedings were tame enougl, the only promise of a row being in the first-named body, and even that degeaerating into a mere 20isy Dem- ocratic wrangle, 35 auinteresting as can be im- asined. FIRST. The First District Convention met in Room 17, and was called to order by Joe Mackin, Chairman of the County Central Committec, The work of nomiuating candidates for Rep- resentatives began. Joe Mackin put forward MosesJ. Wentworth., Charley King and F. C. Dav were also pamed. An informal ballot was raken, which resuited as foliows: Wentworth, -87; King, 30; and Day, The nest ballot, Which was forgal, was carried on amidst a deal of bickering and no little trading, and resulted as fotlows: Wentworth, 893 King, 21; Dav, 24, The nomination of Mr. Wentworth for one of thecandidates was made unavimous. The next balldt resulted in the nomination of Day for the Charley King's gang hadn*t car- . and the other fellows de- For May” Senator, 0. P. Ingersoll, W.J. Maskell, nominee of the Greenbickers, George . White (an_undoubted Joke), Charley K. and George Euerbart, were nominated. King withdrew, and a formal ballot resulted in the Nomination of Georee Eberhart, who received 24 votes to Iugersull’s 7 and Maskell's 9.~ Eber- hart was declared the nominee. A Senatoriul Committee was appointed con- sisting of Messrs: hing and Callen 1réim toe Tenth Veard, Lovejoy and O'Toole irom the Ninth, and Whalenand Butler from the First. 'ha Chairman of the Conveation was made ex- ofticio memoer of the Couumitiee, “f'he Convention then adjourned. “The most respectable ol the nominees is Mr. Moses J. Wentworth, a nephiew of Long John. Day was formerly a clerk in ‘Frude’s ofiice. From all that cau be learued, he doesn’t see, 10 have improved much since eraduating frod Pradurs law-oflice. George Eberliart is known 2s a First-Ward politician, who was onve prefty thick with Dave Tnornton, and who is given the character of a wood, clever fellow, without auy- thing in his mental make-up to especialiy i him for Senator. Heis a cstate awent; is reputed to have a good business looking alter property. SECON Tie Second Sepatorial | met at Meissner's Lail, on Twenty Festenduy arternoon. “I'ie tollowing gentlemen wlre put before the Convention in the cuy ¥ ol cautid Vi John Hise, Charles. Thornton, and P, Barr The intormal ballot resulted in giving P. 1. Barry thirty-four votes, Charles Thoraton nine- tecn votes, und John tlise fourteen votes. On the formal baliot . T. Barry was ciccted, he havine recerved fifty-three votés to thirteen for Thurnton. The business of the day having been finished, the Couvention adjourned to su adjoining saloon To uwait a reply 1rom Mr. Barry, who was out of the city Mr. Barry has for come time been connected with an_advertising ageucy in this cipy, being employed in writing up puid notices, soliciting adverusenents, ete. THIRD. The Third District Convention was held iu the aftervocu at Sack’s all, ner of Twentieth and Brown streets. After some listle prelim- inary squabbling, the Conventiou ot down to work and began its business by pretiy unan mously nominating Ienry ¥. Sherican ior Sen: tor. 'There had been some talk-about vutting up Hildreth, but it turned ouu that the dele- gates were unanimousiy opposed to him. Sheri dan was elected 2 member of the Lower Houss on the Democratic ticket two yeurs aro. For Representatives, tb unvention then nowinated Thomas J. Walsh, a lawyer, and Tnomas Cloonag, who hasan interest in a salooo. g FOURTH. The Convention of the Fourth Dirtrict was heldat No. 203 Blue Islana avevue. Judze North, who last sprine wasa shiomg light in the Republiczn party, offercd a resolution tothe effect that 1o nominations should be made for candidates to the Lower House of Representa- ives, lustead 8f one. ‘This was_carmied, and, a wreat amount of disorderdJuues £, Mur- ray and M. M. Miller were declared nominated. Tiie Convention thea adjourned. Jiurray is a Notary, and also one of the own- crs of the Western Cathoic. Miller is a lawyer, who has eerved one terin in the Legislature, haviug been elected by the Republicans. e FIETI, The Fifth District Convention met in the hall at No. 432 Milwausee avenue, and was an orderly Lody, there being but few candidates in the “field. Ald. John McCaffrey was sclected as Chairman.. He thaniked, etc., and_dwelt on the importance of fne Convention and to make zood nominations. Winle the Committee on Credentials was out, Mr. Hunsbrough called upon Representative Dunne to tatk to the meetinz. He made the usual Demacratic speech, and predicted avi y for tucw this fall. e aiso justilied bis re | in the Lemislature. 1t toolk “the Committee on Credentials some time to deliberate, astherewas a. coutest amonz the delegal of the First Precinct of the Seventecntl After the Committee reported, the roll was called, and the Convention came down to business. Mr. Distri¢t Convention -second strect, a yesterday offered one of bis school-fellows a° 0'Calloghan moved that taey proceed to nom- inate a candidate for Statc Senator. Mr. Flood nowinated M. d. Dunne. ITe was selected by acelamation, there being 1o 0pposi- tion. Nomieations for canddates 10r iz Lol of Representatives were thoguse®Sito, L. M. Tansbronzh nommated,®omas F. 0’ Malley, of ihe Seventcenth, \#fd; Ar. John Foley nom- inated M. A. LefBuy, of the Fourtcenth Ward: Martin Seg# nominated M. L. Halley. La Buy ivas nofaied by acclamation. O'Malley wa3 #omivated, there buing only three votes #Tlalley. The candidates werc then called for and cach spolce his little piece, including La Buy and O’- Malley. Their modesty was someching mar- Yelous. The Convention then adjourned, and the delezates went to the salvon below to beer at the expense of the candidates nowmninated. Mr. Duune, the powiuce for Senator, has served for Lwo years in the Lower House. He is 2 1nan of fair ability, and exceedingiv bitter and partizan as . Democrat. M. A La Buy, who was selected as a candidaie fur Tiepresentative, is a younz man of Polish birth. He bhas been an inveterate oflice-sceker for vears, and, as to bis ability. it is cdly of o negative character. He i< advertising solicitor for the Polish Gazelte and Gazette-Katolika. Mr. OMalley, the other Represe ive candidate, is, as his name implies, of Irish birth. e is a vouug man, best kuown as keeping & saloon and hand-ball court. SIXTH. The Conveution of the Sixth District was held at Turner flall. There was some discussion as to whether one, two, or three Representatives should be nomi- nated, but no_conclusion was reached. In the midst of the diseussion, however, Frank Acnew nowinatea A. O. Sexton as one of the Repre- sentatives, and he was nominated unanimously, % rosolution wus then introduced and adopted resolving to nominate only one Representative, and leaving it in the power of the County Cel tral Committee to iucrease tbe number if it saw fit. A Senatorial Committee was appointed, and thk Convention adjourned for beer. : SEVENTH- The Seventh District Convention was held in Room 18, Palmer House, just opposite the hall from the First_District assemblage. Gen. Dan Cameron presided. Senator Robinson, in resizning the trust im- vosed upon him four years ago. nrzad the Con- vention to select men wWho could receive the combined votes of gfll who were ‘‘agn™ the TRepublican parsy. Col. Tom Shirley ecxpressed similar senti- ments. After the preliminary busioess of examiniog credentials and seating the detegates, Dr. Will- jam Deipp, of the Town of Rich, and Col. Shir- Jey were placed in nomination as candidate for ‘State Senator. The former received 20 votes and the latter 16, upon which showing Dr. Deipp’s nomination was made unanunous. Chris Kruger, of Blue Isiand, Clayton E. Crafts. of Cicero, B. F. Webber, of Lake, and Col. Shirley were placed in nomiuation os candi- frones. dates for the House. The balloting resulted in a viciory for Mesars, Webber and Crafts. Messrs. Georze \¥. Parks, Gen. Dan Caweron, Charles Elfeldt, and Michael New were appoint- ed as members of the Senarorial Comumittee, after which the Convention adjourned. CONGRESSIONAL. THE WEST SIDE. = The Congressional contest has been deprived ofa part of its interest, there remaining now but two vacancies to be filied,—the Reoublican nominations of the First and Sccond Districts. Of these, one will be held about the middie ol next month, and the other Tuesda | The situation in the West Side Distriet is quite complicated, aud it il be impossible to et at_any clear idea. about it until the vrimaries are held Monday evening. As faras the indications thus far go, there s a splitting up all arcnnd. In the Eleventh Ward, Woodard will probably get the entire delegation for a first batlot at least. The Thirteenth will be split between Beem and Benuett, the Four- teenth between Beem, Bennett, and Davis, the ‘Tenth between Beem and Bennett, the Ninth between Beem, Davis, and Benoett, the Eizhth between Beem and Davis. The Seventh is un- certain, but it casts only o few votes anywa; Toere remains the Twelfth, which, a3 has been stated béfore, is looked upon as ‘the pivot of the contest. Tt looks now somewhat more as if Col. Davis might came out ahead there, at least that is the im- pression of some of the friends of Col. Bennett, although they attribute it to the way in whici the primaries are to be run. It was_the desire of the club that the primaries should be an atl- day affair, in order t0 wive an opportunity to whe 3,000 or 4,000 Kepublican voters 1o express their prelerences. The Congressional Commit- tee, however, has decided that they shall be hel only during the evening, which, it is cialmed will cut off a large number from votiug, and may chiange the resnlt. It is apparent to any one from the above fiwurcs, how uncertain the result is to-day, and how much wiser it is to suspend judzment until the primaries are held, and, Derbaps, until the Couvention has mez. THE SOUTH SIDE. A reporter, yesterday, during his rounds, met a South Side politician who is beiieved to pe well posted with regard to the drift of affairs there, and asked him what the upshot of the Congressional contest would be. Said the gen- tlentan who was interrosated s wThere has been very little chaoze during the 1ast week, except that Charley Reed may be eaid 10 be-now in the licld as « candidate. Tam of tne impression, however, that he has come I too late to be able to make a su sfa) race. 1 he bad szid at the outset that be would con- gent to be a candidate, I have no doudt that he would have been an casy wiuner; but e hras waited too loug. People have be- come pledeed 10 Aldrich or to Hawes, and don’t feel at liberty to break those pledges for the sake of gowir for a person whom they would Lave prefared if e kad ouly spoken soouer. From tue present appearatcs of things, 1 should judze that Mr. Al wou.d have an casy victory., ‘Tnere are many who have ob- jections. fo Ium, but tue comest s Tow narrowed down practicaliy to bim and to Mr. Haw ud, while the latter has many warm friends, yet he hurt himseif somewhat by his position on tife Sitver bill at the tiwe it was under discussion 1u ti ty. So, althougn it is three wi rotn now to the time of holding the Convention, { am of the impression thay Mr. Aldrien has a lead which be will maiutain to thie end of the race. GEN. BEEM. “fhie following extracts show what is thought of onc of the Conrressivnal candidates in toe Second District by oid Iriends: Peliidgere (IH.) Xor . We urefglad 1o see that Gen. Martn Beem, of Chicago, s at last consented to entes the uolitical fieid. - tie ix meationed a9 the probaoie Lepublican nominec of Lie Second Drirlct. now represented by Carter Hzrrison, Demoerat; anu from recent 20 Dapers we see that be 5 the favorite m the n. Deen mates, hia s s popular with his school- s feilow-cilizens, and, 4re not =ar- ers, own hitm from childhood, w he xhonld be popatzr with his party. 1 has oeen e and 2sa roism in @ trying hourac n:0 hist Under the eye of U would have ma of our fitnols soidi caring of 4 yorny oficer who rode duwn the line of the Second Division und inspired the men 10 re- elet the ns-auit tunt tiew. 1 ou the second duy of ilie b voung oftic opened he wes tn invalid, c the fever, and he s tobe voscon. his conduet tuere 4 Many zens k0w liearted reads 10 rendur any service not zive bis b 1ie has desery service has been ever country. and d that be die Nothins wonld succeed Carter il foring us U thusistic Can ton in the West Srie District.now represenied oy Carter lkirgison. The Genezal s caarces of success are reporteit excelient, e has 4 nostof [fri ¥ho will stand by him thzouzn thick and thin. prospect nov 12 that L cove the nomina- Tion. 121 1 characteristic of Gen. e that he is aly friendsand never tosing ohl The joe waiched with interest I this, the Geperal's oid home, which he leti, a bov of 17, 10 cater bbu the temarkadle military carecr which has made hun famous, — Lnterny: the . o JefU 3t with the b noral, —probably the youus e fotlowed an equall Far West, where, 13 ater us ral, of tnc Montaua forces, he_disi it in tie indin war whica the close of tie y ne spent 1 WVishington and in traveling. finally entering upon tudy of Jaw 1a Chicago, wiere b admiteed to toe Bar. ile hus been quite ful in nus lesal practice. s no moe so ted by those whoare attainments. ¢ has never ¢ would maturally be cx: miliar with his _ubilivies and Thongh often pressed 1o euter poli Gen. Bee cred., % we camestly w success. jtandis worthy of it. erits it througi patriotic sezvice to his country, throneh devgticn to Repuolican princivles, through . s the party ranks, srd throngh tac e which ability and hizh character ever liuve io recognition. i1 To the Lutitor of The Triatne. CHIcAGo, Sept. As one of the working- men of the Second Ward, 1 wish to say that a large majority of this class of voters are and will be found strongly in favor of the renomina- tion and re-clestion of our faithful Representa- tive tn Congress, Mr. Aldrich, belicving that he will more [uliy, as he has done in the past, labor for the rizlits of the workingmen thau any other gentieman now in the field for the pusition. We believe that we canjsafely trust him, and that his vote will never be given for any law that will tend in any manner to oppress tie laborer or deprive hi his just and legal righ therefore carnestly Tequeat the workingm this w314 to rally to the sunport of Mr. Aldrich at the primaries oon to be heid, and united supyort 16 such delegates as will in tae convention vote for Mr. Aldricn first last and all the time. M. C. KEARSS, A Workiugman of the Second Wird. RIRK HAWE; To the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—In your paper of vester- day a correspondent from Du Page County, ad- vocating the ciaims of Kirkx Hawes for Con- gress, speaks of himas ‘“a deep student of political cconomy, and of all questions bearing on national revenue.” In looking over a lot of pampllets on the Siiver Quistion, I came across one by Mr. Huwes, oublished last Jan- uary, upon which, [ suppose, s founded his elaims a3 ** a deep student of political econo- my 3 if o, never was reputation built up on a weaker basis. Of course Mr. ‘Hawes has a per- fect rhit to oppose the remonetization of stiver, bat when he rashes into print with an attack upon that messure, snd an attempt- ed refutation of the - arguments i its favor, 1t would nuturally be expected that he wonld show - something like an intelli- went comprehension of the position of his op- snents. ‘Ihis he has utterly laled to do. Kirough tweaty drears puves of misrcpresenta- tion aud_irrelcvans watter he contrives 1o mis3 gll the vital Yomls of the controversy. He does not write as If he intended injustice to bi-metal- but simply thst he does not’ Know what it i, or bow the want of it has opcrated to cause the distress of the country. The battle for silver was only half fought out last winter, ©lse tae tiat_money people would kave been de- prived of the most eilective support of their campaiza. Inthe struzale yet to come, Chicu- {20 ought 10 be represented by friends of hones: lic mouneyy .teznth, Sixteenth, and Ei money—silver, zold, and greenbacks; but if we must have a * woldite ™ from tae First District, let it be one who knows what heis talking nbguf_ G. N. J. MEETINGS. CENTRAL COMMITTEE. The Repnblican County Central Committee met at the Grand Pacific yesterday afternoom, President Conch inthe chair. Twenty-one of the twenty-three members were present, be- sides a larze number of outsiders, including balf a score of candidates. Kirk Hawes, by consent, on behalf of the Second District Senatorial Comumittee, sug- gested that the primarics for the County Con- vention be held on the 12th instead of the 14th, and that the Convention be called to orderat 4 later hour than 10 a. m., in order to allow. the Senatorial Convention to be held in the morn- ing. He thought the polls should be open ail day, or ac least a portion of the morning as well as between 3and 7 p. m. & An effort was made by Mr. Page to secure the changes, but his motion was laid on the table. Mr. Willett, from the Com:nittee to whom was referred the communication concerning the basis for apportioning delegates, recommended the vote for County Treasurerin 1877, cacit 150 votes and a fraction of seventy-five andupwards to be entitled to onedelegate.. This would make the whole number 191, Col.- Waterman sgoke against the report, characterizing it a3 unjust and unfair, since it would ardize the chances of some of the Congressional candidates, they lavinx caleu- lated on certain votes which would be ent ofl. lis adoption would cause trouble and dissatis- ‘The votr fora man who did not Jive ard should be s2lected as a basis. [Ap- ‘I'ho recommendation of the Committee was not concurred in. A commuuication in reference to the sclection of judges and clerks for the November eiection was referred 1o the clubs, with a request that g;uylsulcun names and send them to the County egl. County Commissiouer Spofford urged that the nawes be sent in by Wednesday. ‘The Committee then handed in the names of the Judges of primaries and the places wherc they are to be held. “The latter are as follows as far a3 received: s “Phird Ward, corner Twenty-second and State streets; Fourth Ward, corner ‘Thirt! rik and South Park avenue; Sixch Ward, No. 772 South Huljtedstreet; Seventh Ward, No. 33514 Blue 0. 142 t Twelith Ward, No. S04 W Thirteeuth Ward, Benz H: 0. 203 Kucker street; Fifteenth Ward, Folz 1; Sixteenth Ward, Merer’s Haily Seven- teenih Ward, No. 57 Chicago avene. - atiug if comwiltee 0 e hall, the motion o aj WARD CLU! The Republicans of the Sixth Ward hela a meeting last evening at N 2 Soutu Halsted streer. ‘There was 2 fuir attendanee and plenty of enthusiasm., _Louis Hutt presided. Speeches ¢ ¢ by Deouty-Corover Korn, Charles Y. Mine, John Hoifigan, Henry Volk, Louis Itutt, Gen. Beem, and *otbers, atter which the mecting adjourned. One of the Republican clubs of the Eighth d met at the corner of Sangamon and Llar- 1 streets last evening, Dr. O. A, Barnes in Some routine business was transact- hich the following Congressicnal del- e;rate ticket was nominated and aporoved, to be voted for to-morrow : Johu L. Manaig, August Thiele, Charies Cardy, Richard Clark, Dr. O. J. G. C. Parker, W. J. Brown, and Wilham aspur, The ticket is understood to Le solid for Gen. Beem, but the chances are that it will not be elected, from the fact toat the *regnlar ™ Club will have a ticket in the field, beside an in- dependent ticket. It is conceded, however, that Gen. Beein will get at least haif of the vote of the ward in any event. biican Club held a meet- cific Ifotel. last eveniner. to sugeest nnes to the Club to be propo: thie Buzrd of County Commissione: of election in Noveinber reported. Fore was conearred i, and the Seere structed to report to the Coun Roterts moved that the to eleet sht delogates to the Senma- lorial Convemtion, but it was amended, and tie mmendwent prevailed, that th primarie: ate for Con- sar Dizon, can- ddressed the eatter shonid h Ward Republican Club held a ning. at Folzls ifall. After the ction of sowe nuunportant routi Gen. 4, any, candidaie for introuuced, and ale & short spev ing the importance of Lue comibg election. W of 10 eamnpaign for years taac ¢ hoptully for the Ther such union of e vari ciements ju the and those tuat had bezn asiray were ‘There ned to Le a comi back aguie. conviction: abroad that . th affairs of fhe country would be saiest in the havds of the Republican party. He no doubt of the triumphant eicetion of Iliram Barber, Republican candidate for Con- gress in the Third Dis . Notonly all the Republicans, but any Demucrats, Were work- ing tor him beart and soul beeause he had the r.ght king of princi Mr. Clark Geib and others also made sp & The Eizhteenth Ward Republican: Clnb met at Turner Hall lust night with A. 1L Burley in the o committee was appointed 10 chvose names from which the Club was to seleet dele- Mr. Heary Witling offered 2 resolution ing t the dilferent Clubs of the Fif- chteenth Wards should delegates to the Lezisiative Convention pout Lhe necessity of primarics. This was to ja before the Legishative £xecutive Com- mittee as a request. Mr. V nzton [es opposed the resolution vebemiently.. It wus fost. A commiiiee was appointed to seicct names for delczates for the County Conven- tion. Messrs. J. Stuster, Tobiss Altendinger, (Gustav Hessert, A. H. Burley, J. McMullen,” Gen. A. 5. Chetlain, David Fales, and J. S. Kumisey were elected as the nominees of the Club for delegates to the Lezislative Conven- tion. The Club then. adjourued to next Satur- day evening. % The Ninth Ward Republican Club held a larmely attendcd mecting last evening in Parker Hal, corner of Hulsted and Mudison streets. with Dave Clark, Jr., in the chair. I i t taken was u manner due to the fact that the names of delegates to the Conares- gional Couvention were to besuggested, subject to approval at the primaries to be held to-mor- row. Dr. T. J. Biuthardt, Ald. Smyth, and others made briel speeches. The . following names of judges of election, to be sent to the County Board, were ested: First Precioet, James Surptus, C. C. Hubbard; Second, John L. Breouan, Gustave Schmidt; Third, Eli Mabt- gomery,.C. B. Carter; Fourth, Thomas Eckart, B. F. Gale. The following-named gentlemen were sclected aa delesates to the Congressioual Convention: ¥ s Eckart, Eli Montgomery, P. R. Corcoran, J. 3L Getman, Fred Boernes [& Hernek, T. J. Bluthardt, and L. C. Kiniston. The meetiur then adjourned. The deleaation is unpledzed, but Gen. Becm bas \indoubtedly a majonty. thougk Willard Woud- ard and Col. Davis aresaid to each hiave friends init. The Fourth Ward Republican Club met at the Armory on Iudiana avepue lust evening, President Hammer in the chair. ‘There were abont 00 present. Mr. Bash, from the Com- mittee appoinsed to select names for delegates to the ditferens Conventions, submitted a list of seventy-eight, and, on motion of Mr. Harper, it was deciled to refer them o the electors, with o recommendation that thev select therefrom thirteen uames for the diferent Conventions,—County, Congressional, and Senatorial. ‘Three tickets, eacn contawing twenly-SiX names, are to be prinied, and tae voter can ecratch those wnich are obiectionable. A resolution was adopted requestini the repre- sentatives of the ward on the County and otner Committees Lo select judges and a poliing place for the November election. Mr. Williams of- fored a resolution, which was adopted, appoiat- ing D.. H.Hammer, Barney Cuilazhan, Co M., Batebkiu, Clinton Briggs, and .. Wiison a committee to urge upon the Boardof Education the immediate uecessity for the crection ot the schoolbouse at the corner of Wabash avenue Eda street. After specehes by L.W. Perce, arl Pretzel,” and others, the Clubadjourned. The Republican Club of the Eleventh Ward beld a meeting lost evening at Martine's Hall for the purpose of selec delegates Lo the Senatorial Convention, aud ~generally to pro- mote a good Republican fecling in the district. A. Riddie was tn the enair, E After a long discussion over minor points and dormas dim, it was decided to refer the selec- tion of deiczates to the Conzressional Conven- tion to the primaries. And tnatended that part of the evening's business. A committee of six was cliosen to_select twenty-two pames for delevates to the Senatorial Convention next Tuesdav, from which number the Club was.to choose cleven to represent them. “The folow- inz gentlemen were the choice of tne Clud: 3. C. Storrar, Jonatban Sanbora, J. T. Plumstead, Provi C. R. Barton, W. E. McHears, I. K. Brysen, G. B. Swift, W. M. Pond. W. E. Mortiwmer, A J. Sneil, T. Parker, Sr. The following resolution was presented and passed without any diseussion: Jeesolred, That the licpublican Club of the Eleventh Ward, believing that the welfare of the country depends upon the success of the Republic- au party, and that the ¢ ntroi of the Luwer House ess myy depend upon the election of a- n Representative in the Second Copzres- ¥ional District, unzes upon the. Republican.yoters ;u :1!0 their whole duty until the election is vedided; nd; i ‘Lesolred, Tn order that there may be a fu'l ex- ression of opinion, the Repabliczn votess of the Sleventh Ward are nrsently requested to attend the primary election hext Monday. The Club then adjourned, alter the usual fashion of political gatnerings.—that is, it seat~ tered from the place of meeting to the side- walk, and then to the main thoroughiare, and some of 1t went home on foot, and parts of it went on the front platform of the strect-var with a cigar in its mouth as could be gatnered from the seatiered fragments of the meeting after the formal busivess had been transacted, Mr. Woodard appeared to be favorite in the race for Conzress. Beem. how- ever, has a great wany strong ana intluentisl {riends in the ward. MISCELLANEOTUS. . TUE TOUNG MEN. Last Wednesday evening some fifty young men froin the different wards in North Chicazo met and orwanized a club, the object of which i§ to interest younz men in the rovernment of the city and county, especially thoze who have herctofore not been interested, to acquaint them with the wrongs and abuses which have been verpetrated by city and county oflicials. and to et wetl posted concerning different candidates, cte. 'The orzanization wiil meet in Brand’s 1fatl, corner of Ciark and Erie _strects, Tuesday cvening, wheu it is expected that the oreaniza- tion will be completed, some of the oflices not Leing vet filled. It is expected that Mr. Henry J. Willing wili make some remarks. COUNTT OFFICES. The contest for county oflices on the Repab- liean side of the house is getting pretty warm. For Sheriff, the fight bas apparently settled down berween John Hoflinan ana Gen. Mann, both West Siders. Arthur Dixon is still in the field, but doesn’t scem to have developed much of any streusth. Chris Matier. of the Efhth ‘Ward, is also 1 candidate, but there isa rumor 1o the effect that he has. made an agreement with Gen. Mann to secure for the latter the Seventh and Eighth Ward delerations. he in re- turn to be appointed Mann’s Cuief Deputy I casc -the latter should get nominated ‘and clected. How much truth there i3 in the story is not known. There are always such trades, or rumors of such trades, and 1t 1S often i ble to ascertain whether they are true or false. ‘The candidutes for Coroner 2re the present incumbent, Mr. Dictzseh: Mr. Webb, an old and well-known resident of the First Ward, and a realestate agent; * Carl Pretzel,” whe ran a year azo for County Clerk; Gustav Korn, the present Deputy-Coroner; and two or three otbers. Tt is probable that the decision as to who will be Coroner depends more on the not- ination for Sherifl than anything else. If Ilofl- wan, who is a Gernian, should beat Mann, then, presumably, no German will be pominated for the Coromership. If. on the other hand, Maun or some other Amcrican snould be suc- cessful, then the chances are in favor of Mr. side, both Kern and Cas~ o a warm and lively fight. The latter seems to be gaining ground. The former appears to have alicnated the Irish to a considerable extent, and, as it is_impossible for him to get along without their voes in the Democratic Convention, the appearances now are that he will be beaten. - McNally's constellation of effuizent Green- bacicers met at the Tremont House for the our- pose of taking hecd unto those things which are requisite and_necessary as well for the welare of a nearly-lefunct and cver-decreasing political orranization. as they are essential to continued iealth and prosperity of more stantial—rat more jpreteatious—bodies politic Amoner those bright and shining hahts wh combinied flickering seintiflations threw « sickly icam of sanity atid carnestuess over the groun were Michael Evans, Michuel Dailer,~refics of brgone davs—and oibers less known to though perbaps not more endeservi T Willinm MeNally presided s a’fact that need not be stated, and that tuere were about & good duzen present need not be told to any one ac- guainted with Greenback affairs, The protonnd and fnteresting ogations which paved tuc way for the grand chimdx of the mature deil ot were of such a nature’ us to be wholiv crappreciable to the mind of a studiots aud thouhiful reporterwho was pres nd th selmaun are maki l-important bu: and to bim then w L o news toab the Greenback wut doust hold a TepOrter F broken th party would County Conveuiion Wadne o'clock . ., at the rth-3 aud that the Conzressional and. Senatoria ventions of the sume party would be-leld one wer, iionrs and places to be hercatter i ded upon. P. S.—Thae is, provided, in all the above cases, that the party can rufse enougly money to pay the rent of the hall. EVANSTON 5 At the caucus Iast night for Republican State-; Senator of the Seventh Distrier, Capt. Williain Brainard_was nominated by a majority of aty out of fi0 votes polled. The delegstes clected are Charies Randolph, A. N. Young, Thowas A. Cosgrove, Jubm A. Pearsons. GOOD MEN WANTED. To the Editor of The Tribune. CricAGo, Sept. 23.~—The taxpayersof Lake and Hyde P: want men for the Legislature this time who will devise and pass laws looking toa iimitation of taxation. Instead of 7 per cent, reduce it to 134 or 2 per cent at most, to more_economy, less taxes, fess stealing, and a Jaw that will” punish men for stealing public wmoneys. We have no law now by which a man, who steals $1 or. $10,000,000 of putlic moncys can be punished thercfor. As the Reoublican aud Democratic parties are about to select men for our Leislature, we would sugwesta fey names, not kuowing what political party all of them - beiong to, but who, ve ~ believe, are mot conmected with thei* Stock-Yards Ring.” The taxpayers will split on auy man, Republican or Democrat, who has been identified with tie Stock-Yards or any other Ring. Say Robert T. Lincoln, or (ieorge Follanshee, Mr. Rande, Mr. Condee, Georze W. Waite, or other parties, who are trus men and economists. We want no man of the Sol Hopkins. family, and as Redficld has beer recommended by the Stock-Yards Ringster wr can spure him aud all others of his kind. 3 Lorp, . Chazirman Taxpayers’ Association. THE WEATHER. Oprice oF THZ CHIE? SIGNAL OFFICER, WisnixeroN, U. C., Sept. 20—1 a. m.—[ndica- tions: The low barometer mear Caoba will” probably develop into a hurricane during Son- dav. For the Gulf States, Tennessee, and the Okio_ Valley, (this) Lake Region, Upper Mississinot and Lower Missouri Valicys. falling barometer, warmer, southcast to soathwest winds, increas- juir clouginess. and numerous lizht rains, nos- sibly folfowed west of the Mississippt by west- erly winds and cooler, clearing weather. rivers will getigally fall. AL ORSZRVATIONS. Cuicaco, Sept. 23, Wind. (Vel.| fin., Deather Zar. 20.187 51 BrU &S Tima. The, i :53 5.0, 13 " Mafimum, 63: minimum. GENERAL HH- "Cirrea arr. Toudy. Fair. San Francisco 5. Louts. Totedo 3 aukron OCEAN. STEAMSHIP NEV/S, Fatoer Poixt, Sept. 25.—Tassed inwards, steamshin Sardinfan, from Liverpool. QUEENsTOWS, Seot. 2.—Arrived, steamship Celtie, from New York. Hlave, Sept. S3.—Arrived, steamer Fraoce, from New York. _BaUrinozE, Seot. S8.—Asrived, steamship Nederland, from Antwerp. @ + ~ @