Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 14, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. ATOTION SALE Tighly Tmportant Collection JAPANESE ORKS OF ART, ANCIENT AND MODERN, .Includlng Satsuma, Kutanl, Kaga, Imari, Makusa, Kishu, Herado, Arita, and Other Keramics. ANCIENT CINNABAR, Rolro, AKita, and Avanturine. PUREGOLDLACQUERS SAYMIN AND GOLD BRONZES, 0f unequaled age and highest value. CLOISONNES (0o Copper and Poruelain, most exquisita and rare cxamples, Miscelaneous Obects of Ari and Rare Antiquily. ‘mast elegant Japanese Bereens ever bronght Lot ASmry: “dmone them aro Katin and ST k- o eret, Cloth of Gold, Damark. Brocade, Fine Ap. PleClain, Tecorated F'aper, and otfier stytes, Ttursday, Oct, 17, at 11 o'clock a. m,, At Room, No. 175 Randolph-st., Hetween Lasal t., and Fifth-av, rhia ta withont donbt the most valuablo collectlon of pealy cholca goods ever offered at pubile sala in this COMTIRe ull the suthentic prizn pleces U e imperia poattion of Jast year at. KTVOTO togethier moat extrsordinary specimens procured I, MAIBIL while en ruuls ovorland Jast Vring from TARIO (the Eastern) to KIYOTD {the NP 85 Capltala, nnder apecial nassport feont SIr Itar. vey K. Parks, British Minl t0a cullector, and not goods that can 0+ Tagancsd and_Chiliess Curlo Btol e1amioation we are confident that the connuimenr as eil as the amateur collector’ will_suhstantiste il we Thay state relutive to the collection, which will o on exhibitlon Wednewiay, 16th. The ‘catalogues will be Repiy on Thirsisy, afd foliowing days of sale. FROVIDED BEATH i €O.. Aucttoneers. be procured daily K er FORSALE NEWSPAPER FOLDING MACHINES. Tha attontion of Nowspsper Publishors ix callod to tho fact that having "“"I,“f‘f""" folding attachments to two of T\ PRIB- UNB‘5 perfooting prosses, The Tribune Co. have no uso for sevoral Hand-Feeding Folders heretofors in uso in 4 ar T4 The maohinoes aro of Chambera Liros. & O miake, and are in exceliont order, each h; Ing thie Kablor improvemont, Two ot the machines are adnptod to a four-page supplo=- ment of Tho Tribune, making four folds, and four to a full mheot, Lribunc size, making threo and four tolds. Can bo adapted toany sizod shoot. ‘The speed of theso mechinos 1 limited only by tho oapacity of tho faed boy. They onn bo aeen in oporation and wo guarantos tham, with tho Kahler {mprovo- ment, to bs auperior to any machine made. Will sell them cheap, an wo havo uso for tho room thoy accupy.’ EFor further partio- ulars address TRIBUNE FINANOIAL. MONEY to LOAN good fmproved Chicage property. SAMIL. GEMR, 114 Dearborn=st. U. 8. BONDS. erument subweription price, Juy and sell ucs of U, b, Bonds, Includiue CALLED HONDS, s Ueat rates, * Alsolown, Count nd_Bchool Bunds. " PRESTON, KEAN & € ankers, 100 Wi I AM PREPARED Totakos few Firat-Class Losn: Insldg Improved Real Estate at 7 per cent inirrest, (o an' smount of Ire, Ten, or Fifteen Thousand JOIN MATTOCKS. 40 Dearborn-st. TORCHON LACE COLLAIRS, OIS bituivmtad Svsuim B osuir e IMield, Leiter & Co. WABASH-AV,, BETWEEN : Madison and Monroe-sts., Have placed on sale a large JOB LOT CHILDREN'S TORCHON LACE COLLARS In Best Designs, At 15, 25, 35, and 50 cfs., Less than Half Value. NOTICE, REPUBLICANS OF THH Bighteenth Ward! Do not forget YOUR PRIMARY this Afternoon TURNER HALL, From 3 to 7 o’clock. TO RENT. First Foor Ofices, TEE LARGE CENTRALLY LOCATED Offices rocently occupied by tho LaSalle and Madison-sts., roasonable torms, Threo large vaults, steam heated, marble counters, &c. They will make two or threo large offices and will bs rentod saparatoly if doaired. Also very deairable otlloss, with vautls, &o., on aocond and third floors, B. W. THOMAS & CO., MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK ‘Wil be rented to responsiblo parties on very Government Bonds, Cookk County Orders, City Serips and Vouchers, Bought and sold by LAZARUS BILVRIMAN, Pank, Chamber of Cominerce. STEEL PENS o superior English make ; for durabilliy and shuuellys prond vacleiy of diyiea suricd bo avery bind 5 i b 4l ally, TWNT R VA ot st for tral 1o i G o W FALCON y Mall, 00 recaipt of Twenty.Ovo Con‘s, WVISON, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR & CO. BoLz AcaxTe yox s U. 8. *\l;finnd 140 Grand St., New York. EAMNE V LI Do NE. The Steamantp ¢+ O . TrenTrihet? SR I, MR lfi',:l“".n“enhll e, §1U0, $a4. Ao e, AR IR National Lino of Steamships. BAILING TWICE A WEEK YROX New York to Quecastown, Livergacl, 224 Loadea., Cabla passae trom $50 10 37 P;.:I‘A"fil:;ttdall rlmi“ A A rifand. Tor salilogs and furiher {nformation apply to B LATS0N, Nor 4 Soutn Clark-t. NORTH (IERM x','?"""'""‘ of this Compaay will 8 o lremea Flor, fuot of Third-si.. vy °'“ ‘ssiage—From New York te Soutl bia ity sod remen, arut cavin, ‘g1 : steerage, $30 currue S4d baamase'sppiy 1o OLLRICH Bowiin Gree: T N BORONALS, PBroposals for Looks for Oustoms Bonded Warehouses, Tuxasay Dy, | Seaeq cober 2, 1474, e Moodsq PIopossls wre favited untll 14 G'clock m. on bln:‘dt‘l’u';r:‘“‘- 14, 1878, for furolshiug the Tressury g Wt fucks ‘aatiable fur {nsteniug Custoims \u;y(“m“fl‘“‘:l“'glll‘;;uuh quantities a4 sy Lo Fo- Tore pubusaia will baaécompanicd by samoles of the Lo the [vwest price for cach he' Dopastiuent the ex- lack ullersd. oboken, A, od Tupusal s for i pro ul rescrves the it Lo reject soy or it Lo Malve taforunalitics, atd Lo’ as0p any Bicresty op LadY Ve Fuund beot” sdapied W protect tha (g the vaic sersice. o =T . OIIN_EHERMIAN, Secretary. T FILLINGS rates. . o DHE McCHERNEY, Cor Clark and Kaadulph-sis THE LEADING “DRY WINE” IN TRE MARKET. For sale by all prineipal Wino Morchants and Grouvers in the Uni- tod States and Canada. — HEAL EN PROPERTY. 80 Feet Front on Canal-t., 8. W, Oorner Monroe-st., AT ATUCTION, Wednesday Moraing, Oct 16, at 11 ok, ' ON THE PREMISES, Terms made_known on dsy of sals. Title fect, Full Warranty Doed given. Ttl‘.;:‘ s ) nrnnnl{ in the oity that equal for a riae in valuation in the near future. W. A BUT LONG & CU.._ Auctlvae NrAlCH,. ERKENBRECHER'S Bon-Ton Starch Ia absolutely odorloss, and Chemi- oally Pure. {t !‘n nnownnk_glwhitte.h t i8 suscoptible of the highest and most lasting Polish, B! It possesses groater strength of body than othor trade brands, It'is packed in Pound Parcels, Fl.Illll We{ghtl guaranteed, i coats less mone; an an 8tarch in the World, % ¥ Itis manufuctured in the heart of gxla bgrea:ent cereal region of the obe, - It is Sold univorsally in America b{ Grogers and Dealers, ts anoual consumption’ reaches Twenty Million Pounds. ANDREW ERKENBRECHER, CINCINNATL. Erlenbrecher’s World- pamous Crrn- Starch for Food. } FAVOR & KNAUSS, Sule NorthweateraAgeuts, Chicazo. VALGABLE MONDAY, YELLOW FEVER. Fifty Deaths the Total for Yesterday at New Or= leans. Twenty Interments and Sixty- one New Cases at Memphis. An Insuflicient Frost Whit- ens the Ground at Chattanooga, Ning Viotims in That Place During the Last Twenty-four Hours. Private Advices.from Cairo, IlL, Very Discouraging in Their Tone. Dispatches Gathered at Vicksburg Showing the Situation in That Region. The AfMicted Towns in Loulsi- ana Nearly All Heard From. Poople as a Rule Buoyed np by the Hopo of sn Eager and a Nipping Alr, MEMPIIIS. QuIzT. Spectal Dirpalch to The Tribune. Mzurius, Tean., Oct. 13.—Another beautiful Sunday for convalescents to enjoy, but afford- ing little comfort to those who have not yet had the fever, and those refugees anxious to return and resume business. The tcmperature tho past two nights hasbeen down ncarly to the frost mark—Just near enouzh to intensify the anxfety and dissppointment. Everything is moving alonz 60 quictly to-day that it {s dIffi- cult to Aind any Item worth the space its rela- tion would occupy. As a changa from tho usual routine of yellow-fover news, I will re- late E A BAD PATAL ACCIDENT, which occurred late last nizlt afier telegraph hours, Thomas Brennau, member of the No. 1 Fire-Englne Hose Company, was fatally injured by the hose<arrisge runniog on his body in passing out of the engine-house to answer a fircalarm. One wheel of the carriage struck the door o passing out, by which Breanuu was thrown from his seat, and thecarriage could not Lo stopped in time to prevent the accident. Ilo was one of the oldest men of the force, and had lost every member of his family by the epidemic. e did not seem to fear to dit, expressing his desire to go, up to the last moment of iy lfe. AMONG THS DEAD OF TO-DAY are Dr. Relnhardt and Macon Wobb, the latter bookkeeper of the Front street grocery and cominisslon-houso of Porter, Taylor & Co. As far us your correspundent fs able to learn to- day, all the prominent uew cases roported fn the ‘past few days are getting along (avorably. TN DEATH-LIST. The whites Interred to-day are as follows: Dominic Blank, Dr. Reinhardt, Mary A. Qallo- way'a cbild, Macon Webb, J. B. Ruftin, Miss Julia Oberst, Tnomas Couneit, Charlotte Kuey, Lorence Fazzl, Theodore Gorhets, Miss Jolin- son, James Ryan, Fannle Goldatein, Cora L. Carric, Warner, and John Only. ‘l'otal deaths, 22 yellow fover, 205 whites, 165 in the ¢ity, 1k ‘Thirtecn physiciana report sixty-one new cascs, thirty-six outalde the city-limits. The death of Dr, F. IL. Force, of ITot Springs, & volunteer on the Howard medical ¢ orps, was announced after sundown. M. Il TiLozy, THE 50018 To the Western Associated Press, Mxupnis, Oct. 13.~The Board of Health oflicially roports fittecn deaths from yellow fever during she past tweuty-four hours ending at 0 o'clock to-night. The undertakers report six additfonal deaths occurring outside the city Nmits. Among thosa who died to-day were MissJulla Oberat, Jobn Only, Lorcutz Fuzzio, aud J. B. Ruflin. OSCAR ¥, PRESCOTT, a prominent Odd Fellow, died to-night at ¢ o'clock. NEW ORLEANS. FIFTY DEATHS, Nzw Onuuans, Oct. 13.—Clear and pleasant. The Board of Hesith report for the twenty-four bours ending st noon to<iay: Deaths, 50; cases reported, 128; total cases to date, 11,537; deaths, 3,490. Jumcs Pepner, of Moblle, resl- dent student of Charity Hospital, died yester- day. I Grifin Raoul, telegraph operator at Osyka, Miss., dicd lust night of yellow fever. APPLICATIONS PO RELIZR to the Youur Men's Christian Assoclation, 81; Howards, 431, including many spplications of prior dates which hsd not been entored up by visiting members. Flye nurses have heen sent to }McComb City. DISPATCUES. ‘The Howards havu recelved the followlug: Bar 8r, Louis, Oct, 13, —Two new cases, Two deaths, Moraax Crry, Oct, 13,—Fever abating a little, though several new caace and slx deaths since r'rl- day. Wo are gefiing more hopeful with cooler weatther and sflicient nursing, » BaTox Rouuz, Oct. 13.—Four new cases. Three deaths. Dxr Gmovs, Oct, 13.—At Lebanon Church one new case. No deat! Porty-nine cases under tment. At Dry Grove lwonew cases, aud ono At the request of Dr, Lockwood, [ visited Cryetal Springs ang found four well dedned cascs of yellow tever. P, Quuiaxa, VICKSBURG. * IN AND AROUND TIAT CITY, apectal Dispaich 10 The Triduns, Vickssusa, Miss., Oct, 13.—Notwithstanding the strict qusrantine regulativns at Edwards. two cases of {uver are reported thiere thls worn- fog. AT BOLTON the situation is reported this evening as bejug very bad, sod Dr. Price, a young physician, son of the Rev. Dr. Price, Presbyterian minister in this city, is down there, but dolug very well. Dr. Alexander’s family are sll sick, and Dr. Jones, the only remaining physiciau, is wholly uuable to attend the wauts of tbe sick. Mre. Peoplus and child died there last zight, Mrs. Knapp snd Miss Myrick are renorted better. AT SMITH'S STATION Mr. Aaron Brooks dled yesterday, snd Mrs. Jewell and her daughter sre reporied dying. FROM BOYINA AXD NEIGHBORUOOD the news is distressing. Dr. Heanigs scuds o tnost pathotic appeal to thu Howards for pro- visions and pourishmeunt ol all kinds. Thereis B sbatement in either fatality or new cascs. AT THR NAILOR I'LACE W. C. Pegram is lmproving, but Mrs. Gray, wite of J. W. Gray, a druggist in this city, died this morning at 11 o’clock. Bhe wasa lady of eathnable qualitics, and her desth will leave s vold in the community that will long be felt, D. A. Cameron, Esq., one of the oldest citizens of this eounty, died at Bovina last night, report says without haviog been seen by s physican, W. A. Cushman was taken down AT TIIE BRYANT WILLIS PLACE yesterday, About 100 cases are reported [n that vicinity, and tho sufferiug s great among the culored people, IN VICKSBURO. The only death In the city today was that ol‘ Willis Bacon, son of W. i, Bacon, A siogular coincidence connected with the family is that, ou the 6th of this month, Mrs. Bacon died, and was the only yellow-fever desth that day fn the city, and now the last child 1s one, and §s the only death to-day, No new cases werc reported here during the past twenty-four hours that your correspundent could bear of. TUE RELIRF STEAMER J. M. Chambers arrived last night from Grand Gulf. A conference was hsd on board this morning between her officers and the Howard Association of this city, when it was determined to turn over the remalnder of the cargo to that Assuciation to-morrow. MRS, GOULD 18 not expected to Hve through the night, and ber sister, Mra. Minnie Il Naflor, isin a very critical condition. Mrs. Fetherston and grand- child dled last night near Beachland. This makes elght out of ten in the family who have died within a week, leaving but two—Mr. Fetherston and his daugbter, Mrs, Clelland, buth of whom are very sick'to-night, IN GENERAL AND FARTICULAR. Tn the Weatern Assoctated Press. VICRSnURG, Oct, 13.—~Clear and plessant. One death hear to«day of' a cbild 4 vears old. Beveral desths were roported In the country, among them Mra. E. L. Gray, wifo of J, W, Qray, of Vickeburg, The fever vontinues spread- ing throughout the surrounding couatry, An jncrease of new cases and deathis are reported at Boviva and Bolton, The family of Dr. Willlam- sou, near Edwards, are all down. Mrs, Wililsw. son is In & dyfug condition. Her daughter, Mrs. Cramer, 1sina critical condition. A son of Mra, Crauer died yesterday, CIIATTANOOGA. NINE DEATHS. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune, CraTTANV00A, Tenn., Oct, 13.—Nine deaths today—Charles Winccote, ‘thumas Siugleton, Mrs. Thomas Siogleton, Dr, Barr, Dr. Balrd, Hugh Taity, ond three colored. A number of deaths arc expeeted to-night. Firteen new cases, six white, ‘There was no frost last night, though it was quite cold. Clenr and warm toy day, and coutinuing so. Therimometer at 9 p. m., 65. The [loward rellef train from Memphis was beren few hours to-day, President Langetall thinks thnt without frost, the fover will soread over the city. Some supplies were left. He said wo liad the best orzanizatfon Zor relfof of any placo ho lad visited, Dr. Baxter fs hold- ing his own. Dr, Frazeris in au encourazing condition. Charlle Wight is at the ctitical stage, but restiug casy. ¢ wonx. 5 ‘The county has appropriated $1,000 for the employment ou county roads of the destitute. The city municipal autharities alsc employ 125 men dally on the strects. Those who remaln in the city have lost hope of stopping the epl- demie for somue weeks. John Tabler, a printer, is tho first of the crafk who has beeu taken bere. He went to tho bodpital to-day, Thomas Darnett, foreman of the Laily Times, who was taken alter golog to Knoxville, was dolug well ot last accounts; There is no fever in the sur- rounding towns, STILL WORSE. Msurnis, Tenn.,, Oct. 13.—The following telegram has just been received from President Langstall, ou boara the loward Assoclation rellef tratn: Hexrsvinu, Als, Oct, 10, —One death here to- day trom fovor, —3r, Junsthan Flaber, 8 refuges from Decatur. Ono new case, ~W. A, Clark, & telegraph operator, who fled from Tuscumbis last nlebt, Two hundred and fivocases at Chatta. nooga, with fftcen deaths yesicrday, Drs, Barr and Balrd were dying when we lcft there this afternovn. CAIRO. A LIGUT PROST. Bpeial Dimatch to The Trivuns. Carno, 111, Oct. 1.~A light frost thia morn. Inz. 'The sun was hot to-day. Four cases were reported to-day that are several days old. Rilly Humlio and achild of M. Dalfry, fo Wilcog Block, died to-day, Dr. R. Waldo is about the saue, With even ciances to recover or not. John McEwan (s unchanged. Phil lloward s not so well. Phillls lloward 18 better. James Cheney s very sick. ‘Two desths ars expected to-night. IN CMICAGO. Private dispatches received in this city yester day trom Catro repurt the condition of thiugs thure not so favorable as was hoped for. The four new cases of fover reported 1w Tug TRiu. UNE yusterday morping were Clonan, Cook, Chenry, aud Murphy—all fu tho upper part of the city, Ouve new caie was reported yesterdav moroiug, o child, pear Poplasr and Twellth atrects. McEwiu, Houne, and Cook are lu criti. cal condition. Bluch fnterest In felt in the case of Dr. R, Wuldo, ot the Marine Hospital Bery- fee} hels very low, and the worst I8 feared. SI"OTS. DRCATUR. Special Dispaten to The Tridune, Decaten, Ala, Oct, 13.—Tho weather is clear. The days are very warm and the ntehts voul. No frost yet. Bovableen now cases to- day. Nivety-ive urs down with the fover. 1t looks now as though the entire population will be stricken. We have now tour good physiclans, who are golng night aud dav, Dr. T, O, Suw- wers, Jr., arrived from Nushyllle to-day, and will remalu, Qur requisition for nurses will by flled by the Memphis lHowards to-morrow. There wers only two deaths to-day, and the majority of cases are belue succesafuily treated, and are doing well, .1 learu that Tuscumbla ts belug rapidly depepulated ou sccount of the fever, and that two cuscs of vellow fever had run the hlockade at closcly-quarantiued Corinth, Brave und hospitable lluntsville rewaius quict, and ber doors are wide open. NABHVILLE NEWS. Special Dupatch 1o The Triduns, NasuviLLg, Tenn., Oct. 18.—Patrick Fleming, removed to the hospltal yeaterday eveniug. is doiog woll. A slubt frost fell here this mora- log. Advices from Martin state that thero are twelve cuses under treatmont, Fowell, Ky, u nurse s dead. Capt. Dean and Estes, favorite nurses, are very low. Park Lee has relaveed. AMru. Wilson fs at Gardaer's, improviug. Drs, Gober and Leslie Jeft todav for Lowusville. Jobuson and Rey sreived in Nashville to-night. Dr.'T. O. Bummoers, of Nashvllle, left tuis morn- ing for Decatun, Ala., ju answer 10 4 telegraplic appueal frow that city, * ERIN. Hpacial Dispatch o The Tribune, Eni, Tean,, Uct. 18.—Threo new cases of fever since last repors. Dr. R. H. Bisemore is couvaleicent. Mre. Kline s quite sick, and s ot expucted to rocover. All she other cases are dolug woll, ‘There wasa beavy frost last night, aud the outlook is lavarable. EXPERIENCE, MRS, SELBY ARLATES THAT WHICH FELL TO UER Lor. Special Dispasch fo Tas Tribuns Wasainaron, D, C., Oct. 18--Amoog the Wagbiugton uurses who went to Mewplls were Mrs. Sclby and Mrs. Cromwell. Mre. Cromwell Lsdead. Mri. Sclby’s expericnces are thus re- OCTOBER 14, 1878, Iated In the Warkington Caplta’: ¢ Mrs, Selby saysno human being can Imagine what it is there. There (s vlenty of money sent, but the people need food and clothing. Mrs. Cromwell dfed in a hut with no one to give her a glass of water, crcepting acolored man who wentin occasfonally, Mrs, Belby worked six weeks, sometimes being. i BEVENTT-TWO HOURS AMONG THR DEAD ARD prING without a moment's rellef, 8he saw she was breaking down, and, 1{ taken sick, there was no one to look after her, 8ne was pald 84 a day, sleeping hours deducted. When she came home they gave her what she supposed was transportation, but {nstead was slmply a note from the Howards saging she had been nursing at Memphis, and wished to return to her home in Washington, and the conductors would please do what they could. Every one Jauthed o her face, nod sho was obliged to pay her own fare.” THE DEATH-ROLL, APPROXIMATE LIST OF DEATNIS PHOM YELLOW FLVER BINCE ITS FINAT APPRARANCE TUIS 29 1o o ks ashville, Tenn. L] 241 Paris, Tean..... 23 0 Mason, Tenn. 13 20 (iermantown, Tenn carroliton, 5 Geand Janctlon, N'r Patterson: Tenn . 49 18.iss e 25 Brownaviile, Tenn, 102 Thibodesax, 1 81 Colllerville, Tenn. 130 Taogipahoa, La... 10 Lazrange, Temn... 17 Morgan City, La. U8 Martio, Tenn.. 24 Dethi, Ls i Somoeville, ‘Tenn,, 14 ThiMoscow, Tonn ..., 34 0. 140,Williston, Tenn... 33 Plagucmine, La... ~G5!Bartlett, Tenn [ Donaldsonyille, La, 14iTennessce, ecatter- Labadicyille, La... 80 g ... .ooees 27 Louisiana, scatter- flngrleld. Ark o ing .. 150 Arkuneas, scal Greenviiie, Ing. 3 Fort Gibson Mobile, 11 connty, Mim Decatur,” Al 7 Canton, Miss. \Tuscalooan, Al i Hovina, Mis Mickman, Ky. 152 ay 8t Logtx, Mise 53{Loalaville 40 Tlcrnando, ien 18 k; Water Vailay, 15 0 Pasn Christian, 41 30 Jackeon, "M . 21l5t, Louis. 2 Gollipoiis and vie oty ... 19 cincinnati 10 1] 1 1 14 Meridian, M) Total vuse v 10,720 CORRESPONDENCE. DEDS AND BREAD FOR SUFYERING MILLIONS. ° To the Eduor of The Tridune. Circago, Oct. 18.—With the same universal Fet incxpticable abliorrence that Impels the sced of the woman to bruisc tbe Lead of the serpent do I call your attention to an editorlal, or lead- ery In to-day’s Tisnes, commenciog: **Some of the dispatches that come up from the yellow- fever regions of the South are s pecullar as to challenge lnaulry. Basiniz his reinarks vpon & telegram to the effect that the Howards aro competled to fur- nish beds and bedding to the numerous poor of Daton Rouge, who are found lylug three and four together upon the same couch, the editor displays his imbeciity by asking It It 18 to be understoud that the numerous poor of Loulsiana hobitually huddle together turee or four on the same couceh, sagely surtnlses that in such case the ravages of pestilence are not greatly to bo wondered at, and asks, with {terating and Irri- tating hee-haw, 1 it Is pot the custoin of the country for people to wallow like swive, whyare they driven to this extremity now ¢ ‘I'his lincal descoudaut of the prophet’s long- earcd steed procceds tu stato that little or nothing hias been taken from the rmaterial re- suttrees of the councry by the ravages of Yellow Jack, and that no house or food supplies have estrayed! Ho quietly fgoores the teles Tiimes setting forth in detuil the prostratiou of business and conscquent lack ol work save for sexton and undertuker, the closivyg of storvs, that all clothing and cvery particle of bedding touched by Infected paticuts has been destroyed, ond that “under this sule at Jeast 1,0X) mat- tresses and probably 2,000 biaukets have been destroyed in Holly Bprings alone! And’ in an cloquent peroration, wi vindicates his “eluline of Jong de; eays: ** \Why such a visitation should intensify the poverty of people to a degree that woulil leave thein not even beds to sleep o, is vne of the minum of the epidemie.” . In the presence of an sugel his erstwhile pro- eeultor spakic; yet mcthivks in tbe presence of the Angul of Deathh /¢ would Luve remained silent. Tavnes. ————— WASHINGTON. Finlng American Kailars for Rescuing Sea- sion in Canadlun Waters—The North Car- olina Sults. : Hpecial Dirpato to The Tridune, WasuiNaroN, D. C,, Oct. 13, -~ There will probably be some corrcsponden between the State Department snd the Canadian Goveru- mentrelative to the Shipoluz laws, Recontly the Cuptain of a cutter from Port Huron was sent to the relief of an American vessel in dis- trese. The vesael was ou Canadian wuters at the time, and Lbw Cauadian suthoritics objucted to what they called an Interference of the Amer- fan Cuptatn, who was orrested aud finud 8400 In rold. Bubsequently 300 of this was refunded, The Cunudian authorities retatned 8100, The Juster vialm that It 1s unlawiul for Amerlcans ta Invade Conadinn waters, even in case of dis- tress. There seems to be a Canadian wrecking company, which clalus sl busincss on the Can- adlau coust. To the Western Amociated I'ress. Wasmington, D. Ci, Oct. 13.—The suits broughit by the 8tate of North Carollna against Ma). Jacoh Wagner, Revenue Agent, and somu twenty other Federal revenno ottieers, on chutges of excess of authonity in makiug sirests of tHilcit distiliers and persons engraged [n framd- ulent tratlle tn tobaceo, vere yesterday tried be- fare Judge Hueh L. Boud, i the United States Cirnit Court ut Greenboro, N, C., and resulted in the acyuistal of Waznor and the other ofli- curs, with one exceptlon, the case of Jesse Hook- ns, who was found L'um‘y of usunr excessivy and unnecvssary violence in snootug at a feo- fug distiiler, ————— THE WEATHER. Orrice or tus Cuicy Big¥an Orrice, WASUINGTON, I}, Uiy Oty 14—1 2. m.—Indicus tlons—For Teunossee, the Ohio Valiey, and the Upper Lake Regions, warmer, clear or partly clutdy weather, winds mostly southerly, sta- tionary or falling baromuter, Fortho Lower Lake Keglon, partly cloudy weuther, possibly occasional ralus, warmer suutherly wisds, stationary or fuiling barome- ter, Vorthe Upper Misstasippl and Lower Missourl Valloys, ciear or partly cloudy wealher, warm southerly winds, stationary or falling baronie- ter, foltuwed fn the northand west portions by rising barowier, cold nortberly winds and rain argas, . VATIONS. i otk Oct. 13-Midatebs. 3 Wind. Ravw Fesirer, A8, esaE o 34 83 ad o x4 k1 8¢ 63 53 sl 74 a7 84 8 [ 33 P 87 1 I Y grams and letters iv the same dssus of tho | L. oy i £ -fl:;., CONFLAGRATION. ! ‘The Town of Edinburg, Pa., To- tally Destroyed by Fire Yesterday. About Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Houses Consumed in the F; Flames, The Hotels, Stores, Chnrches, and Principal Buildings in Rufns, A Loss Reckoned at from $350,000 to £400,000, with Cousiderable Insurance, EDINBURG, PA. Pirtseora, Pa., Oct. J3.—A epecial from Edinburg, Pa., to the Comnereial Gazetle gives particulars of the destruction of that place by fire this morning. T'hie fire broke out at half-past 3 o’clock, In the rear of Wilber's livery-stabls on Malo strect, and, spreading rapidly, soun swept over tho entiro block. The firemen were promutly oo hand, but their efforts were paralyzed by the lusulliclency of water, The totsl loss Is estimated at $350,000 to £400,000, largely insured. Two huudred and twenty bulldings were burned, and the town was simost completely deatroved. Thers was much suffering among the losers, A Hellef Committee has been organized, and the coutributions of food from the adjacent town and farmera in the Vidnity are Letsg dls- tributed to the homeless. ‘The principal losurs are: Oil Well Supply Company, 830,000, Whitlam John Shiocmaker, $1,600. J Travis, livery, bheavy. Stimple & Hackett, City Hotel, $3,000. ‘ ‘Wheelock, market, $2,500. Figan & Hamm, 818,000, The Bennett House, $12,000. The Methodist Church and parsonage, 87,000, Nactinm Brothers, $2,000, ‘The Garrett House, $3,000, The Grand Central, $3,000. * The Edinburg Housc, $12,000, E. W. Crabbe, 33,000, P. Kritbe, $2,000. The Ross House, 84,000, J. 8. Hacley, $4.0K. Mre, Newman, £3,000 T. McConnell, §4,000. W. 8. Brown, heavy. Timlin, {ced-store, $2,000. The New York Clothing 8Lore, $6,000. The 8t. Cloud Hotel, $3,000. James Sheridan, machioe abop, §2,000. Ctara Palmer, $2,000 Annie Downey, $2,000. Clara Beott, 8300, Annfe Marghall, $2,500. Ilerman Stern, confectioner, $1,000. C. McNamara, eating saloon. $500, ‘The 8t. Nicholas Hotel, $100. ‘Thomas Klingersmith, barber ahop, not esti- mated; insured for $800. Bquire Bootl, $600. ¥, Moran, cigar dealer. $2,000. - Chatfant & Grafl, bhardware dealers, $25,000. No estimato reccived on the depot, ware- house, snd- Union Express office, which wero destroyell; with their contente. I’ Drew, hotel-keeper, $3.000, Morrison, hotel-keeper, 83,000, James Moran, hotel, $2,000. The Exchange tiotel and oflice, $10,000, Jauscomb, powline-ailey, $1,500. Travls' lisery stable, Squire Atwell's office. Chiuesc laundry, Kern Gergcet, and other bulld- fngs, not estimated. J. A. Jurduu, clothes, 8300, Orr Bros,, Edinburg Hotet, $12,000, Jomestown Clothinz-Store, 84,000 8, Moss, §1,500. Welle & Phillips, oll-wel), 8500; 10 Insurance. - Mts. Jepson, 8500, Hall of Benners® billiard-rooms. $4,000, Berger Bros., brokers, $4,000 oud 3300 in maonty. Q. V. Glison, two all-wells, §1.500, Som Stance, two butldivgs, 800, | B. Issac & Co., grocer, not catinuted. . 5, Duncan, oflice, 8500, M. H. Belgler, clothius, $1,100; insured for ™ * lx'anhlay & Draper, saloon-keepers, 83,000} 'T. 8. Beaner, $200 worth of goods stolen. o Kobert Brvan, buildiug sud oll-weil, §5,000, ., T. Englert, $2,000. My ers, damnuged $1,000. Henry 8chien, uotlon dealer, $3,000; fusured 1,500, M. {arold, $1.500. Dr. Powell, $:00, DePFrance & Wray, drogaiats, £4,000, B. Slmons, tobaccouist, $3,000; insured for £1,200. Peter Kramer, $500, Neury Stewart, $50 worth of clothing, 8. H. Wurnuwesk, hotel-keeper, $3,00.0, sltor, grocer, §3,700, N, W. Brows, Justice of the Peace, $$00, Mrs. Emma Norr, damuge 10 oods, $100, teurge Hiser, butcher, $0W; lusured for $300. Dr., Eddy, $150. Dr. £ W. Northout, #1,800; partiaily fn- sured, Wilbur's livery-stable, in which the fre orfgi- nated, was cousumed, togetner with ten horaes. The smount of fusurance carrivd (u the town was large, but the amouut caunot be nad at. present, ‘The depot, warchouse, unlon cspress oftice, and Post-Oftico were destroyed. N The fire is hzll_evml to have been jucendlary. AT DAYTON, OHI0, P Davrox, Oct. 1%—Tho distlllers and wars-| bouse of George Harshmap, larshmgnville, wus burned this worning about 1 o'clock. ‘The warehouss contalned 12,000 bushels of vuru,, all of which was destroyed. ‘The total loss 1s estimated st $18,000; uo Insurunce. The osl- - \I‘l of the Hre Is thought to Lave bewu lucen- Ty. AT MEMPHIS, TENN. Mxauruis, Tenn., Oct. 13.—A tire last nigut st 10 o'lock damaxed 3100 of the stock ol A. Bchwab, erocer, 63 Bealo street. ‘the cause of the re was unkuowu. ke LUCKY FOR MISSOURI | 8t. Louis, Mo., Oct, 13.—"be Ciobs-Democrat's Kavsas City spevial says: ** Mussrs. Mastin, of the defunct Mastiu Bauk of this city, have re- deented the $350,000 Water Works bonds beld by Btate Trcasurcr Gates a3 collatersl for the uuas)u!n of State mogey in that bauk, und $220,+ cash was pald Lo 'Freasurer Gates yesterday, aud by him cunverted luto the Btate Treasury. It 1s understoud Douaell, Lawson & Co., of New bY:rH, "llunuh:d toe mouey to redecmy uux uds.’ OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. | MoviLLs, Oct. 13.—The steamabip Prusstan, i frowm Montreal, bas arrived. New Yomk, Uct. 13.—Arrived, the Vaders 1and. (rom Anlwurp. 0 Naw Youx, Oct. 13.~Arrived, the Aacho from Glasgow. e —e. LIBEL SUIT. #pscial Diwatch (0 The Tridune. Muwauxss, O:t. 13.—Tbe e¢xamination of W. E. Swith, propsletor of the Chicizo Motd, Jo J..luq & T 81 5 'RICE FIVE CENTS, Torld, on s criminal complaint for libal on the oroptictor of the Townsend HMouse at Ocono- mowoc, was had at Wankesha yesterday, and 8mith was held to ball In the sum of $300. George H. Laflin, of the Fountain House, and M.T. Draper, of Draper Hall, Oconvmowoyy became suretics for Smith. CRIME. THFE CONQUEST INQUEST. fpectat Diepnich 1o The Tridune. EAST Savrxaw, Mich., Oct. 13.—Your corre- spoudent visited the farm of Jobo Conquest yesterday in the Township of Vienna, Gienescs County, the scene of one of the most bloody and mysterious tragedies which ever occurred in the State. Conquest wasa well-todo farm- er, honeat, industrious, snd highly-esteemed, having lived {n that community nearly s quar- ter of mcentury. Hix yeara ago Conquest mar- ried & woman named Beott, her maiden name being Mary E. Barclay, but sho had married ons Chandler Scott, a laborer, who had left her screral yeira ago, and gone West. Fie was known to bave been In Chicago at the Great Fire, and wond came back that he was burned to death at that time. After waiting & reasno- able time, Mra. Scott married ~John Conquest, The house, though on the main Foad, was Isointed, with roads north aud east. The house was au unpretending frame: structare, 16 by 20, with only onu eutrance, and divided fnoto threa apartments,—a wain room,bed-rvom,and pantry. A quantlts of vats and wheat wero stored in the chamber. Thursday morning the house was discovered burncd, aud the bodles of Conquest, the wite, and a child were tound In the ruins. But for the grain which fell from the chamber and covered the bodies from the fire all traces of the critne would have been destroyed. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Conquest wers found lying upon their faces, side by slile on the flovr,and in an onposite dircction from whera the head of the bed had stond. The right hand af Mra. Conquest rested ayzafost the side of her head and neck, anl was clutched around her hair, which was fitlled with clotted blood. Botit the huuds of Conqucest crossed each other near the lower pmrt of the abdomen. The b t of the skull of Conquest was crushed the braln mashed and partiuly cooked, skull of the woutun showed evidenes of becy Etruck twice with an ax, ane show. Ing platly the fimpresslon of the hesd of " mn ax, the other fracturing the frontal bone and runnjng down to tne naral boue, tully three luches io length, founu not far from where the bodies [abd, tne liead of which litted the wound ju the skuil of the woman. There were also two knmife-wounds iu the neck of the wuman, evidently 8 pocket- knife, and nine small shot were found in hee neck, Her throat was cut on the left sule, vuttiog off the exterual carotid arteries and the external jueular. Tho cause of the tragedy remains’ a mysterv. Bome timo after the marriagge of Mr. and Mra. Conguest, the former nusband of Mrs. Con- l}urfl {Cuandler Bcott), whiom she had rupnosed dead, vut in an nppearance, and has been iu the vicinity off uud on sines, and Connuest was re- ported as jealous of bim, It was also reporte that Scott had made demands upan Conguest Jur money, threatening i case the demunls were not complied with to brivg action for uduitery. Certaln it {s the relations the partles nustalned wero the source ol more or less trouble, and, the weele previous to the murder, anopen rupture cnsued, Mis. Condquest leavs tng ter howe aod guing to Clio, where she did sume trading on account of her husband, and then went to the residence of her [Iather, Joseph Barclay, Conguust went alter her, and induced her to return, as be would go to Fiiat apa make application for s bill to dis vorce her from Scott, to which she uxsented. ‘They weut home tozesher Wednesday nizht, aboit § o’clock, which was the last they wero cver seen ative. Amonig the theories i 18, thut Couquest kitled his witv, and ting tiee to the house, comuntted suiciie. is expioded by the medléal experts, who clubin thiat the nuturs of his wounds preclude the pos- #ibility ot his having commitied tue deed ana then sulenled, Conquest was known to only have a snl! hmount ofmoney, std 1o motive for robbery swas Known. ‘The ‘inguest will bo continued to-morro Lixlies of the victhns tefnzs buried yesterday. Scott, the former hid- tand ot the niurdered woman, and her brother, Wiihaw Burclay, were both arrested yesterday and held tu awalt Lhe result of the Coroner's in= auest. The truzedy ereates intense exeltemeut, aud hundreds bave vistted the scene daily, A NIGH-OLD TIME. Bvecind Disputch to The Trisune. Tenue Haore, Ind, Oct. 15.—A pang of about thirty tramps lhave several weeks past teen camped on the river bottoms on the west Lank of the Wabash {n a grove, and have mado the days and nights hideous tu all passers-uy by thefrormies. They have been susvected of. beany thteves, and were closely watclied, Yes- terday several freficnt ears at the Vandalia yard were found broken Into, and numerous cases ol vatuuble goods stolea. Property trom several awellings amd stbres waa aleo found to be niss i, Lote yesterday afternoon our polive forca made o ruid there, inding the camp 1w tegriolo drunken frolle, aud much Hehtfie going on. At tirst the tramps showed tiht, but, after a shoct eombat, the nlucky polive captured wmost of the zams, and u Jarte dmouut of vatuahle lpln(ulrl\‘. wud bronght all (o the city, Again last nigab about ‘3 O'clock su itheraut peddier ¢ the police 1o 2o to the cump amd re: wite, who, hu sald, was held there by then, A party of pofice were soon there, aud found the womay Jodzed Juan old tent, i bed with two truinps, ammd two othors asleegp in the same tent. Al were quite trunk and abusive, the womn thie worst of all, A desperate flzit took pla between the tratps and hushanag and polic cudm in capturtng all, and taally breakiog up he ubire camp, Lo the greut reliél of oire it aus, The vang ure o desperste-appearivg crmvd of vihuns. IN PITTSHURG. tyrrsnong, Oct. 13,-=AL w0 v early hour this mwrmug, Frank Gamiell, living on Gibbon atrect, got into un sltervation with his wife, and, In drunken fury, assaulted her aod- knocked her down, when Willam (liart, cousin of tiunnell, futerfeend, and selzad Gunnell by the throat and threw him down, Gunnell's liead struck & stone us he fetl, Lreshuns Lis ueek. Hart hus been arrested. “This cvenluie abuut 0 o'clock Robert Dart and Geonge Bherer got Into 4 quarrel 1o Geill's satoon on Nevond strect, Allecheny City, when Blicre ew i revolyer amd shot “Hart' fu the lutt side, luthicting a probubly fatal wound, 0 NOT ANGELL. Ssectct Disvatch (o The Triduna. Nxw Yous, Oct, 18.—Toe detectives at Nor- fotk got the wrong mau. Mr. Putlman recvived & dispateh tu-day from the Baltimore Superine tendent of the Pulucs Car Cumpany, who was seut 10 Norfolk to [nvestigate the reported cap- ture, s3viug stuply that the man i custody was uot Charles W, Angell, Mr, Pullman was from thie Hrst fucredulons, as he did not belivve An- gell would returu to thils coustry su s00o, or by s0 casily captured. SCENES IN DEADWOOD. Dispwoon, Do T, Oet. 18.—A shootiug aflray occurred hers this afternovu between Mrs, Lovell, & uutorivus charscter, sud John Rogers, an ewploys of Greguey’s restaucant, which resulted fo thedeath of the former sud fatally wounding the latter. The trouble arvsu over disputed grouud, aud had beeh goiug v for soiae thne, Sowers caunut hve, e dssault was made by Mrs. Loveli ut Rugers’ bouse, el e bt el OBITUARY. pecial Dievach o The Tribune. * BLooMixatox, 1L, Oct. 13.—rs. Juuge Wil- }| sou, of Washington, Kas., dicd Saturday. Sio was formerly Miss Hawmibltou, of Bloowingion, snd was sslster of Mrs B. ¥, Funk. She was oue of the mags elegant aud lovely youns lulics of McLean Cdlaty, and ber death 1s grestly re- gretted. BE HEAVY FAILURE. Harirax, Oct. 13.~The liabilities of Duscan & Co., Cuarlottetown, are stuled to be FHN0W; avsets wot yet koown, This-bs one of the woss® disastrous tailures which bLas ever taken placo bere, sud Is altost certain Lo luvolve wany be- sides the mewvere of tho Al W Fyite Annx wid.