Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 8, 1879, Page 2

\ \ ms 4 t ry 7 =e 4 bet o.a8 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. JULY 8, 1879—TWELVE PAGES. yn ahh —_—_—_—X—X_X~* eee lll = = ———oEEEE—E——————————————————————e——————— ¥ id ti Ne tl f the clreud tn this city t t ek iJ . t drowned, TT) Hh to Te Qaen waar ae oo yh Da CRIME. Tacs ne tr batty ana ol [Uns othe eign. oan TIE STORM. md Team the mowmyneie | At Salley pleat tn de Barsano, the Due de Mouchy, nin Prince Joachim Murat, who bad arrived ‘that mornleyt by specinl tratw from Dover. It fs nevdlcss to ay that in the presence of such grief the ati quette which prescribes that Soverciens shall advance to a certain place to receive Bayer js of equal rank was not for a moment recardod, ‘The Queen was ushored at onco to the Empress’ voudoir, and there. had the long and Inevita- bly most distrossing interview into tha details of which no efforts Lavo been made to enter, nor baye any particutars of it been given. ‘The two Indies of exalted rank who had met in auch aifforent circumstances and whose illustrious josition only serves toemphasize thelr suffer: ings, inctalone, Wrincees Beatrico ond Prince Leopold were only admitted fora few minutes atthoend, The hour of 6:45 had been fixed for the Queen's train to leave onthe roturn jour: ner, for it was thought the Empress’ strength would be exhausted by a lony iuterview; buta tnounted servant was sent off to the statlon to inquire ite to a postponement of the time for aturting, aud a second time to bespeak ft more urgent, Mr. Shaw and Mr. Verrinder drove un to the liouso, aul it was arranged that the do parture of the train should bo deferred ti} tem minutes past 7. ‘The other stations were at once warned by telegranh, for the time at which ‘the traiu was to pass them had of course been carefully tixed in the apevial fustructions issued, and the trafy was hand-signated by platelnyers {hroughout .the journey from Wateriou to Chislehurst and back, Gn the road across the common between the water-gate and Camden- piace many carriages were drawn up, the occu- pants of which uneovered thelr heads as the Btteen pnesetl by, When the Queen and thy Pritvess drove hack it. was noticed thit they had. bren shedding tears, and when the Queen stood at the window of - her railway carringa ta look back at Chielehurst before commencing the re- turn journey ber handkerchief was again held to her oyes, ‘The Queen hat arrived at ten min- titys past’ 6 aud lelt at ten minutes past 7% It wos sald afterwards that the Empress had been calmed wud consoted by the visit. THE PUNCH IMPEIIAI’S LETTERS OF INTRO- DUCTION, The late Prince Imperial went to South Africn with two letters of introduction from the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of the British army, to Slr Bartle Frere and Lord Chelmaford, from which ft appears that he held no commission whatever from the British Goy- ernment. Thesv letters were read recently by the Duke iu the House of Lords, und are us follows: Yen. 95, 1870.—My Dean Ciepusronn: This lottor will be presented to son by tha Prince Im. perils}, who Is going out on tls awn accaunt to ae ae much as he cunof the coming enmpaigu in Zula- Jand, He is extremely auxious ko ont, aud wanted to be employed in one army: bot the Goy- ernment did nat consider that hts could be aanc~ foned. but haxe sanctioned my writiue to yon ond fo Sir Bartle Frere to say that {f you can alow him kindness and render him asstatance to eee ax much as ho can with the columns in the feld L hops you willdo so, Me isa tine young fellow. Tull of spirit nnd pluck, and, having many old catet frienda in the artillery, he will doubtless dnd no diflcutty fn xetting’on, and if you ean liely him in any other way pray da go. My only anxiety on his count wonld be that he Ia tuo placky and go- tad, 2 remain, iny dear Chelussford, votre ‘suoat sincerely, Cronur, ‘en, 25, 1870.—My Dean Sint Bantix Pore: T\ain snxious to make you ucquainted with the Princo Imperial, who ta_abont to proceed to Natat by bo-morrow's packet to see As much as he ean of thatoming campaign in Zatulnnd inthe capacity of @epectator, Ho wns anxtous to servoin our army: having been acadctat Woolwich, but the Goveryment did not think thot this contd he eanc- tloned,. But no objection is mado to hie going out. ‘on his vwn account, and Tam permitted to intro- dace binto youand to Lord Chelmsford in the hove and with my personal request that you will givo him every help In your power to enablu him to feo whut he cau, Ihave written to Chelmsford to the sane (fect. Hels o charming young man, full of apirit nud energy, speaking Engiieh admire ably, and tho moro you wee of hilo the mora yon will ke him. Mo bas many young friends in the artiiicry, and no I doubt not. with your and Chelmsford's tind semiwtance, he will eet on well enongh. % ramaln, my dear Sir Bartle, yours most alncerely,\ Gronaz. ee \ OHIO. Seerctary Sherman's Views of the Pending’ , Cumpaign—The Secretary a Presidentint Aspirant. Aes = Kuectat Diepaton to The Tribune. ; “ Wasnmaton, D.'C., July T—A Republican member of the Ohio Legistature had a long talk . With Secretary Sherman thla evening on polit- feal questions, and tlie Sceretary dtd not seem to have many coucealments from his old friend, Mir..Sherman. thinks the issue in Oblo during the campaigh wilt be on the subject of finance, but that the Southern question will en- ter largely intw the canvass. ‘The Secretary has no doubt that Foster will be dlected Governor, ‘but acems to be.uvcertaln In regard to the Leg- islature, which will elect In January next a suc- cessor to Judgo Thurman, ‘The President is Yuported ay belne more. in- terested in the panies in Oblo than fo any State election since Ne was himself a candidate, but he will not make any speeches during hfe visitchome in September. Secretary Sherman, however, will make several set anceches on the Qnancial fseites and the Southern question, ex- viaining iu the latter the course of the Admin- istration, a . ‘The Secretary, {9 conversation with the Ohio Icelslator above referred to, davs not hesitate to speak of himself as io Prealdentisl candidate, but the Iegistator says he Los not attempled to ureanize for the coutest. He also says that Sherman will not be a Preafdentlal candidate If the Republicans tose Ohio, but all the Republic- ans ecein to think that the Republlcang are sure to corry Onto, At any rate there is uo doubt that Sherman is u candidato, $e THE WEATHER, Orrioe op THe Caer Syonat Orricen, Wasutnoton, D, C., July 81 a, m.—Indica- tluus; For Tennessee and tha Ohio Valley, southerly winds, possibly veering to couler, north and west stationary or rlaimg barometer, partly cloudy weather, following ocvcastunal Nght soins, Vor the Uppor Misslasippt and Lower Miezourt Vallee, rislug barometer, nortuwest to south. west winds, cooler, followed by.warter, clear, or clearlng weather, For the Lake Region, westerly winds, followed by rislugz barometer, lower temperature, ‘ath rivers wit ly fall he rivers will generally fall, except o alleh: riov at Little Rock und in the Upuer aliseleslpph, aud possibly Unper Ohio, AOUAL OnDERTATIO®, ut falling, stationary or partly cloudy and clearing Ano, July % Tar, Tu. Wind, (Vel. (fn, | Weather BON, 00 ft. 3 8. aN 78 IN 4G 8. 85 6. ¢33 minimum, 07. OENSHAL ODSENVATIONN, Cuioaas, July 71 “Maximum, Be, Ib. W. ottueht. fv, fig: is. WW, ss Wit en Be Weihe Ss. uievit jautyon, Marquetie ... Alewunt S00) Tir, or 1 ar a at 7 33 m™ 7 16 NO a T! we as 4 By cay Ts a qa 84 i 3 ad rd » wm White 7a! 0 / on 7a Tt a3 as aT a4 Wa an m3 ‘anklou, ———— BELOIT COLLEGE, Epacial Disvatch to The Tribune, Beno, Wis, duly %—The Hon, Robbins Bartell und bla alster, Miss Anua Battell, of Norfolk, Conn., have just made a vash donation of $1,000 cach to Belolt Collexe, which makes ‘un the balance of the deilcluucy in current ex penses, A move ts now on fout, with good pros- pects of success, for handsowwely jucreasing the endowment of the Colleze, The Fuculty and ‘Trustecs are resdy to start the bail with band- soins subscriptions, und the thing will be pushed at once. The Victims of Summer in St. Louis Crazed ‘with the Prospect. An Estimable Young Wifo Shot Four Times, on Account _ of the Hent. A Beer-Saller in the Same City Makes His Dog Bite on Old " Lady. Whereupon a Daughter of ‘the Old Lady : “Shoots tho Brute, Not the Dog. Five Mon, That Ys, Four Indinus and a Mexican, Hanged Yostorday. Trial of a Pleasant Sort of a Fel- low in Macon, Ga. ¢ WORSE THAN PETE STEVENS, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Sr. Lours, duly 7—An extraordinary attempt at wife-rurder. occurred hero at noon to-day A young nap named Willlamy C. Reeves, 37 years of ace, sot his wife four times at Dune hain's eandy factory, 409 North Main street, at which placo they ara both employed. The man ig a Canadian, anu ts somewhat noted here a3 0 pedestrian. He has beon in Dunham's etnploy for three years, nnd married bla wile, a girl of 16, lost April, Last year Reeves suffered from sunstroke, and since then no serious re- sults bad appeared until the beginning of the present spell of bot weather. As soon as It began, Reeves commenced to give signs of erratic conduct, quarreling quite frequently with lis associates aud exhibiting an overbcur- ing disposition quite at variance with hts usunat temper, It was towards his young wife, whom he bad toved very dearly, that the most marked eccentricity of conduct has shown, Ile exhibited jenlousy of her, and, when asked the cause, declined to answer. Within the past few days ho has been urging her to make a con- fesstoms Having nothing to confess, eho could not co ay, aud ho seemed very urgent in his de+ mand, She did not thiuk he was serious In it. Lage night {tceves again reiterated nis strange request, adding that he gave her twelye hours in which to do what he demanded, The young conplo this motning camo down to work av the store, and, as usual, separated to xo to thelr re- spective departments, ‘They mot again at the noon hour when all the employes were scattered round the large packing-room discussing their Juneh, Qulet retgned until auddouly a woman's seream was livard, und.simultaneoust? a pistol- shot rang forth, A: pleading voice fol- lowed, then suother shut, and another, and then Mrs, Reeves rushed wildly about tue room, followed by her husband, pietot in hand, who managed to shoot once inore before a couple of mill employes of the place had.time to stay his hand. 48 he fired the fast slot Reeves cried, “This yrill Mluish you,” and the young wife fell to the earth, Wheu roused she was found to be insensibie, Those vresent thought tha words = had = proven too true, A doctor was sent for, and his examination of the girl~ifo showed that she was scriuusly, thouch perlinps nut fatally, injured, one bullet baying entered the Ieft silo of her neck and another the-loft cheek, ‘I'he third had paased through tho loft arm and into the left shoulder, where also the fourth had found a resting-place. Aseoon as the examination had teen made Reeves flung himsetf on hla knees at his wife's feet und bégged ber forglyeness for his act. ‘The wife, wounded ns rhe was, jumped to her fect, flung her arme around his neck, and assured bint that te bad not only her formivencss but alt her love. The pathetle scene was disturbed by the artival of-the ofllvers, who arrested Reeves. The prisoner mado uo realstance, und was at once token to the Chestnut Street Station, A strange port ot the affair fs, thot both Reeves and his wife insist upon withhold- Jnjgall information upon the subject of the shooting, or whgtever may have led to ft, Reeves elmply stating tat he had no cause to commit the crime, that bis wife ts innocent of wrong-doing, aod that he expects aud deserves punishment. Reeves’ employers speak of hia and his wife iu the highest terma, and there is no doubt that the sad affair is the result of mental aberration, caused by the excesaive heat affecting a brain weakened by Jagt year’s sun- ntroke. “I'he melancholy reflectiun 4s unavoid- ablo that, if atl the persons wuo were suustruck 1m St. Lotls taat year are Itable to start shooting thefr near relationa, a carnival of high-class erlme fs tmpend|ng, OFFERMAN AND HIS DOG. Apectal Plavatch to The Tribune, 81, Louis, July 7—A probably fatat shooting affray occurred ut the saloun of Leouard Offer. man, corner of Fifth and Elm gprects, at 9 ovcluck this evening, Olferman beluy the victim, He is the son-in-law of an estimable oltt lady, who some yeara ago lent iim the money to em- bork in a loer-beer enterprise, which is now bringing in 8 handsome revenne. At the tine tho loan was cifected pleasant relations pravatled between Offerman and the rest of his wife's relations, pnt of inte there has been a coldness, On Saturday the old Indy called upon her son-in-law, and re- queated payment of the loan, When sho de- clined to leave the premises without the money, Offerman ordered her out, and, as she departed, called upon his yellow dog to accelorata her moyements, The dog attacked the old lady and bit her severcly fu the calf of the leg. When the outrazed mother- in-law reached home sho told her wrongs toa inarried daughter named Mrs. Baudec, wife of the proprietor of the Unton-Depot Motel. Mrs, Vaudee sympathized with hermother, and called upon her husband to {mmediately avengo the affront put upon the heed of the family, Mr, Baudee declined the contract, and Mra, B, thereupon walt sho would undertake ft. By this morning's mail Offerinan recelved an anonymous commuuication calling upon him to make ameuds to his mother- fu-law by 8 o’clock In the eventing oF atund the consequences, Offerman read the note and de- elded to stand the consequences. At a fow winutes before 8 Mrs. Haudes was scen to Jeuye her home and sally forth tn the direction of Offernian's pluce, Which she reached nt precisely 8 o'clock, Olferman ‘wob, on hand, serving beer ont to acrowd of custoroers. Mra, Baudeo olbowed her way through them, uid, aporoachtug him, asked whether le was ready to muke reparation for the harm done to ber mother last Saturday, Offerman ordered her to depart, avd {utinuted that, itehe was not quick about It, the dog would be called into use again, ‘The words wore hardly out of bls mouth whou Mra, Baudes slipped her baud under ber apron and drow out a revolver, which she fired ut him threo thunes, the {iret two shuts taking effect, while the last wus spoiled by a bystander, who Aung up her arm as sho wus in the uct of shooting. A pollee-otllver on hand, secured the woman, and took her to the station, Offerman ts wounded in the face and arm, adit is quite probable, the doctors say, the wound Hil prays fatal, as the billet, whicta saga be found, bas traveled tu the direction of he brain, A GOOD FELLOW—TOo TANG, special Dispatch $0 The Tribune. Macon, Ga., July %—The Superlor Court {a loaluy busied witha murder case thut has ox- cited an intereat second only to the Cox-Alston case, Ab Gibson being on trial for the murder of. W. Coleman. ‘The killing may pe put down to liquor, av.the two men were perfect strangers, aud had never met uusil tive min- utes before the killlng. Gibson had been ona spree for some thue,' und when fn this condition wus perfoctly desperate. Lumet two men iy {he frout of arcstaurunt at ubout dark, and approached them with his pistol in his hand, ‘They knew htin well enough to puclfy din, and pue bi off, proveating that they were pts best Trieuds, ctv. Me put bty cocked nistel to (heir on him, saying, “Who is thig eon of ab—ht? One of the men, to rave Coloman, aol, “He is one of your beet friends." Cole- man, who had Just reached the city a tow dars before, said, “Of courso I'm your friend.” Notwithstanding this, Gibson pointed his pistol at Colersan, and, when Coleman tried to retreat, made tim come back to bim. Coleman finally sald, “* Why, you won't kill an innocent man, will yout? Gibson satd, ‘I've cot It to do,” Coleman then said, “Ob, lets go in and take adrink on ft?) He ranhis hand into bis pocket and sald, “Let me seo If ve got enouzh money for the crowd.” Ag he did thia Gibson shot him, the ball entering the breast. Coleman stuggered, but did not fall, Mo turned to ran away, bit Qihson continted flring, and shot htm once more, He had shot four times when Cola. man, who had by thls time stageered off some distance, fell, He wan pie'sed up and taken care of, but died the nextday, Gibson was not are rested for some hours, although he ralded the Rtreets In perfect frenzy, scattering the crowds whenever he appronched, and halting neonlo whenever he chose, and brandishluy his pistol Mbout them, At length he left the city ina bugey, and boarded a train seven miles of. He was captured on this train, being eecurely cover- ed up with shawls, ete. Ho was eavily armed when taken, but mado no resistance. The Mayor of the city hended na posse to try and take him, but could not find bliin, Gibson Nas already been on trial once, but the Jury fafled to bring in a verdict, The defense lends {nsanity,. tind the theory that Qibson thought Columan was going to draw his platel when ho put ils hand in his pocket. It fs sald that witnesses will swear that Coleman did have a plato) Nono was found on his body when he was taken up. They will put in defenre Gibson's fine character for weniality and goud- heartedness when sober, Few young men were vateemed more hichly than he, and bis charactor Was above reproach, He was an unusually pleasant fetlow. Liquor alwass crazed hin. On the very afternoon of the killing of Coleman he caine very near killing some of his best friends, He wasdikarmed three times, He comes of one Of the beat fanilies of Mavon, snd one that is without stain, ‘Ils fact, with his own record, will help him in thetrial, | He was worse thin a Junatic wheu he was drunk, ‘Fhere {s great in- terest felt In the trial. and Gibson’s friends are eng that they can get a verdict this time. wil have to produce stronger evidence than waa adduced at the inquest or rely entirely upon the plea of insanity, ‘The Grst day was spent in arranging the pre- imiunrics of the trial, getting the Jury. ‘There {sno oredictins the result. ~The case creates Great exeltement, A MICTIGAN IRAGEDY. Nashritte (Mich,) Newer, AMre. Burgy, hving one and one-half miles west of Freeport, in the Town of Bowne, Kent County, tie wife of a highly respected eltizen und mother of five children, on Wednesday afternoon last shot dend with a revolver two of her children, and, it is feared, mortally wounded another, the oldest beluga boy of 8, the other two girls younger, On the morning of the tragedy Mr. Burcy went to his work, haying, peross the river ove and one-half miles distant, taking his dinner, During the forenoon Mra. B,-sent her oldest girl, axed 10, to Freeport. ‘The girl returned and the niother sent her again, and when sha returned the gecond time sho imfvsed her Ittle brothers and sisters and inquired for them. Her mother told her that two of them hnd gone to a nelehbor’s to pick berries, and the other to nother neighbor's to pick cherries, and directed the little girl to go to the garden and get some radishes for diuner. Dinner was over, but the eid obeyed, and as shu weot took the baba from the crlb, carrying it with her. She suon returned to. find der mother situlng In the reek- Ing-chatr a corpse, with the implement of her destruction, a revolver, still clenched in ber baud. The girl rau to a neighbors, and fn Irlghtened, broken accents told the fearful news, Which ‘spread lke wildflre, and beanie Hocked from every direction to the horrible scene, ‘Their feelings can better be imagined than described when, upon entering the house, they found not uniy the mother tn the condi ton deserted by the daughter, but under the stalrway, where ‘they icll, the boy and one of the Uttle girls, lylge” across enc other stone dead, exhibiting a fearful wound mmude by a re- volver. Uj-staira, apeechtess on the fluor, was the third;'a: eirl, with an uely wound in the havk of the head, How the unturtunate Insave mother obtained the revolyer with which to ae- comolish ber own and her ebfldren's destruc: tion isa mystery as yet unsolved. About na year ago Mrs, B. showed signs of insanity, und was sent to Camida, ler former home. When she returned it was supposed she lad recovered, but within a few dass pravious to the tragedy showed sigus of returning iuaanity, ‘THE SEYMOUR MYSTERY. Spectat Danatch to The Trioune, New Yor, July %—It ty thought likely, from investications made to-day, that John Fy Seymonr, who was found dead on the grounds of the Episcopal Theoloyicat Seminary last Fri- day morning, was killed by a plato) shot frod by Paul Striecke, a mero Ind, and one of the students, ‘There is evidence to the effect that a pistol was fired from the window ot the room iu the. seintuary bullding whieh he occupied. Inquiry: among the students. also seems to establish the fact thnt Striecko had a muzzleloading pistol carrying a ball of the same size as thatwhtch killed Mr. Seymour, Striccke, who fs in Washington, bas been not- fled to return to this city. “It fs belfeved that the shooting was wholly accidental, * 5 Ta the Western Arsoctuted Press, New York, duly 7.—Blahop Seymour says the treatment he, and bls stater particularly.) recelved nt the funds of the police alter the body of hfs brother-in-law bad been discovered inthe seminary grounds, was such as would only be shown by savages,’ © ‘The offleera,” he suys, “notwithstanding my protestations that we lived on the place, Inaisted thut wo should be reioved to the police station fortnwith, ‘They even refused to allow my sister to ener the house for ber garments.” Bishop Soymour asserts tint men and sromen have frequently mado this sectuded plot of ground a resort for impropur purposes, and f yelieve my brother-in-law met a party, aoma one of whom, fluding exvosuro was Inevitable, jumped up, struck Mr, Seymour, knocking: bin down, and then fired at bin,” FOUL PLAY, Ayectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Lavayerre, Ind, July 7.—Tthe sudden death of Lewis Baker, of thls city, a week ago to-day, which ‘was at first ascribed to heart-disease or apoplexy, was deemed a fit subject for post- mortem exumination by the Coroner. Prof, Wiley, of Purdue Untyeraity, was ciployed to analyze the stomach. He completed his task lust ulght, and the publle were thrown fnto con siderable oxcltement by the announcement that strychuine wasfound In & quantity sufficient to account for his death by being polsoned. Be- fore the Coroner to-day Prof, Wildy testifled tothutoffect. Drs. Otrell, Ingersoll, und Vowers also testified that all the symptoms attending bis death indfcated polson hy strychuine. David litt, drugelst, testitlud tint the deccused came to hia store the morning before his death, pur- chased’ a number of articlos, und stated ho would call ugain for them, but that he wanted a dosy of quinine and whisky, which was glyon him, He notieed nothing remarkable avout iin, only he seemea unusually nervous, Isuac N, Baker, brather of the deceased, living at Su- dalla, Ma,, testitied that hia brother, on the ov- caslon of his last visit, said that he expected to be shot or polsoned; thut hls wife had threat- ened to kill bin. QHo repeated his fears geveral tines. A nephuw af jas Ker'sp had hived with the deceased and Lis present wife. They, have been married near. ly four years, The deceased ted rather on fue temperate life, and often went home intoxleated. A brother und gon of the deceased urrived frou Colurady to-day. ‘The funeral takes placa to- morrow. On Weduewday further evidence will bo taken betore the Coroner, tuchuding the ex- amluution of Mrs, Baker, : LYNCHING PROBABLE. San Francisco, July 7—WWilllam L. Moore, Sheriff of Inyo County, was shot wud fnstuutly killed last Friday whlle attempting to preveat a quarrel between Michacl Wolvh ond Henry ‘Tesalu, Jt {8 uucortaln who tired the- shor. Hoth parties ure uy full, The town {s greatly excited, and lynchiug is probable, OIRCUS BUSINESS, special Diswatch to The Tribune, Warenrown, Wis., duly 7.—At Oshkosh Bat urday night Doputy-Sherif! Cuoninghum, as- slated by Olllvers Cutts aud Morton, arrested Dr. Higela and Harry Loogmever, connected with Cole's Circus, for securing wome $3,000 Trow cltvecs of Watervown during the extibt- Aras swindled Gut of $1,000, witch le drow out. of the bank on representations mide to hha by thege men thut-he could double his money, Tiiggjp and Longmcyer are the proprictora of a aldo-shew tu connection with the circus, and claim they are not the men who entrapped the {nnucenta af Watertown, tho really guilty once haying decamped. nt A DETROIT INCIDENT. Sprciat Dispatch to The Tribune, Detroit, Mich, duly Z—Edward Funke, abuut 22 ycars of aye, went Into the Polist aet- tlement thls afternuat “pnd got into a difllcaity wlth some of thy reeidchtg, of that quarter, a largo party af whom tetl onhim, and, with the feroclty pecullae to that peoplo -when thee’ pas- sion Is aroused, heat him in a'most shocking manner, leaving him in su unconsetous condl+ Hon, with a fractured skull, | "Lhe wounded man was conveyed to his father's residence, corner: of St. Joseph und Bellaly astreote, ait death is naauichbarity lapse for, Nourrests have yot heen made, as it is impossible to learn who Funke's assailants were, MURDER AND SUICIDE, Pirrantna, Pay July T—loseph Akins, 0 frult. yardenur, n few miles from Greensburg, Westmoreland County, shot and tilled hfs wife yesterday afternoon, unit, aiter telling his near eat. nelehbor that he bad killed the old wom- an” plaved the mnzzlo of a gan undor hls chin, fired, aud killed himself, The trouble ts belleyed to huve arisen from a quarrel abouta little pleco of property where -they Ived. Akins had deeded the lund to ble wife sume thne ago, and afterwards wished 1u get it bick again, but this the old lady otwavs retused, nud the matter caused frequent altercations, Akins was 71 aud is wife 73 years of age. sOsT CORDOY. Gatxrsrox, July %—The News’ apectal from San Autoulo says Jose Cordova, Mexiean, for the murder of Robert Trimble, duty, 1877, was. excetited toxiay in the jail corridor in the press of witneesca, mostly physicians and reporters, On the scaffold Cordova declared h{meclf Juno- cent. He made the samo statement in writtus yesterday. ‘fhe drop fell at 11:93, und Cordova wos declared dead ae i140. ‘tho body was turned over to the parents. Cordova exhibited the utniost coolness, 1 JANESVILLE, WIS. Special Dispatch ta The Tribune. Janusviner, Wie, July 1—F. Me Maer, who was stabbed the nfght of the Fourth, ts atlll alive, but ix low condition. James Reardon, who ft is supoosed did the stabbing, was held in $5,000 bail, which he was unable tu give, Ils bhithes gon was held in $1,000, which lo fur- ished, CHASTINE COX. New Yorn, July 7.—Judge Potter has grant- eda writ of habeas corpus and certiorarl In the ease uf Chuetine Cox, the confessed murderer of Mrs. Hull, ‘The petition sots forth that Gox fs unlawfully detalnedt in the ‘Tombs on com- initment by ihe Coroner, aud the latter ting not roturned the evidence upou which the prisoner fs comtultted. . LYNCHED, Denven, Col., July 7—James EH. Croft and Charles G. Wobroth, arrested at Alamosa on ‘Thuraday for the murder of William Syock on the 27th inet., in New Mexico, wera taken from Jail at Lam, uy 100 citizens and hauged to o eottonwoud. ‘They lad confessud. CON, TON. Nasnvinnr, July 7.—Burrlll Smith and John Mali, the two negroes who murdered Maj. Pugls at Murfreesboro not long -since, und who were on Friday sentenced ta be hanged Auc. 8, confessed Use erlme to-day. AT CINCINNATI. Cincinnati, July 7.—Robinson's wagon-man- ulactery, on Laurel and Central avenues, was partlally burued this mornitys, Loxs, $i During the progress of the fire the aacond floor of the factory gave way, precipitating six firemen to the lower fluor. No serlons Sujuries were re+ velyed by any of them, boweyer, AE Nonwoop, factory and dr Company fnsurauce. NORWOOD, N. ¥. N. Y., duly %—Phe butter-tub jouse ol the Norwood Lumber have been burned, J.ogs, $80,000; no CANADA. Gon, Shermon—Duel Avolded—Mennonites— The Murder of Mrs. Couly—Berry—Erost; “Bvectut Disatch ta The Trivune Montneat, July %—Gen. Sherman, of the ‘United States army, fs tu town, He fs accom- panlod by lla daughter, Misa ftachet Sherman, and his Afid-de-Camp, Col. Audeureid, An “affalr of honor” between Capt. Kirwan, editor of the Lvening Port, snd a Mr. Sayace was happily prevented by fho Jatter apologizing: attholust moment. It apocurs the former, whos also Captatn of tha St. Jean Baptista Infantry Company, applied to ba admitted Into a bon-ton soclety here formed for tha amuse: mentof dancing, and, his application baling rejected, he demanded on explanation, which was treated in a rather cavalier manner by the lutter, who is Secretary of the Society, the result belng a challenge to fight a due} with pletols, which was arranged to come off In the Gymnasium at 1 this afternoon, but which, ‘through the counsel of frlenda, terminated as above, Toreo hundred and threo Mennonites arrived here last night, cn route for Manitoba, They had $70,000 In money, beaides household goods, with them, Several colontes of theav people are emected to arrive shortly, * The inquiry into the murder of Mrs. Conly was reaumed this evening. amd was, alter hear- ing the evidence of James Hartford, owner of the honse in which the murder was committed, closed, At a late bane: his jury roturned with a verdict of willful fourder’ agatnat Jacob Moaras, Susau Kennedy, wife of Moars, and Miehael Flannagan. It appears that, un- der the ‘ranch ‘Jaws extating in thls there {suo provision for finding a verdict agatnat an fudividual as. uceesgory before or after a murder. ‘There Is no doubt, however, but tat Mrs, Mears fa the gullty party, and the others only accessories af- tor tho fact, Avectat Pispaten'to The Tribune, Quanne, July 7—Mr, Berry, of tie London Tecyraph, who atrlyed’ by the mall steamer Yeaterday, Is on a lengthy tour through Vanada and the United States, und will leccure in the rincipal cities on “Eccentric Enuliaines and Euglish Ecventricities.” ‘Three perbaiec averaging four fect, and Fielding al out ten gallons of vil cavit, were cap- tured in the Charles Jtiver, near the Marine Jfospltal, this elty, on Saturday, Montreat, July 7—A_ severe frost accurred fu geome portions of the Provinces on saturday, dn Bastorn Hants beans wera killod uud pota- tocs in bloown cut down to the ground, Scaaransve sate ae be IMPORTANT REVOLUTION, Swecial Dievaten to ‘The Trivune, AtLanta, Gay July 7A curious scence was Witnessed at the Presbyterian Church in Decatur to-lay. A negro woman applled for adintasion tothe churcl, She was called to the altar and ‘underwent cxamluation, ‘his was sattstactorily concluded, and ale was then regularly recelved. into the church, Ag ft was Communion Sun- day, sho was invited to partake of the gurvice, and did ge. Senator John B. Gordon and Con: ¢ressman Candler were amone the number who took Communion with ber. ‘The affair created some talk, but was generally approved, tm OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youk, July 7.—Arrived, steaeship Spain, from Liverpool; Circassla, from Glasgow, Livenvoot, July 7.—Arrived, Bihemiun, from Boston; Clot Berlin und (he State of Noyada, trom New York, re Movitnx, duly T—Agpived, Auchorla, from New York. a . pep — THE TONTINE SYSTEM, Naw York, dulp (Application for the or gunization of the’ Pabple's Tontine Society for tnutual assurgypg against. absolute dependence upon wages fas been filed. ‘The objuct. ts to Protect myatbets frou thedanger and degrada- Hon of aiaet-to-mouth condition by thé prac the of (Mb ‘fontiue system of iuucrituncy by survivors: af reer wl a en oy MINERS’ STRIKE, °° UPorrsvir.e, July 7.—A large number of min- ers at Shamokin avd Locust Gap strack to-day for aundvante of 10 cents on the wavon, Reports Showing the Effects of the Prasent Great Rains, Almost Every Producer Unhappy Except the Lumbermon. Extreme Difficulty of Determining that the Damage Is Irremediable. The Storm Bvidently Most Serious in Minnesota and Wisconsin, MILWAUKE, Special Disnutch to The Tribune. Muawaukee, July t.—The tornado yesterday unroofed eighteen or twenty barns in the Town of Grauyille, seven.miles north of thecity, besides totally wreevking others. North of Uranvillo a tract of tive neres of heavy timber was cumnpicte- iv loveled, Fruit trovs were stripped and eraln loged, ; Jn the Town of Milwauxee, also soven miles north of the elty, barns wero blown down and unrooted, fenees blown away, and chimneys wrecked. ‘There the damazo to frult and other crops {3 also great. The lnes of the Wisconsin Central Raliway and Northern Divistou of the Chicago, Milwaukea & St. Vattl Railway were blockaded with fallen treea at different poluts. On the Northern Diviston, between Randolph and Fox Lake, fltsen tele- raph poles were shattered by Helitning. ‘rhe Sunday excuraton train over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Pout! Rullway suffered delay Jnst evenly because of blovkndes caused by trees that had fullen across the track, Four of them had to bo cut away during the return run from Watertown, Tho train duc here from St. Pan, over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul lullway, was three hours lata to-day. Several lundstidea on the River Diviston oceastaned the detention, From atong the Hne of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Raliway nothing unustial ts reported og resulting fron: the storm excapt that at Kakouua, Inst night, Metitning struck a bullding used in connection with Stovekin’s pa- ber mill tor storing paper stock, and caused its destruction by fre, ‘The paper mill was sayed, ‘The loss 1s estimated at vetween $5,000 and ¥7,000, . LA CROSSE NEWS. Sveciuat Dixpaten to The Tribune. Ta Crosse, Wis. July %—The atorm of yos- terday was the most severe ever known In this vieluity. Four and seven-elghths inches of water fall during the twenty-four hours endlug at 5 o'clock this morning,according to the Stenal Ofiicer’s measure, Washouts and bridges car- tied away are reported from all directlons, All the railroads leading to thle point had numerous Washouts, pone very serious, however. The greatest damage yet reported {s to the crops, Hundreds of acres of wheat, other grains, and hay in the hilly country are tutatly de- stroyed, The loggers on the Black Rtver are ayaln fayored. ‘The evidences are that the raln on afl the tributarics was a8 heavy ag here, and the largest rise In fifteen years is expected, which will probably bring out all the logs. Crap- roports from many points in Southern Min- nesota aud Northwestern Wisconsin aro any- thing but favorable, ‘Thé raina of the past ten days have been followed immediately by hot suns, dud very Ittle wind #0 far,—o repetition of the weather of 1873, which proved su disas- trougto the wheatcrop. Much rost ia already reported. Cooler and windy weather must come, and that soon, or our farmers aro to ex- perience another grand disappointment, Weath- er to-night hot and sultry, with indications of more rain. x ‘. MADISON, WIS, ¢ +‘ Mvectat Dienateh to The Tribune. Mantson; WisiyJuly'".—Asother déstructive storm visited this section of the State yesterday, In tho clty at 8p. 1m, the heavens seemed Iiter- ally opened, anda deluge of water fell. The streets were perfect rivers, while the heavens wero go black that as was necessary, ‘Three or four miles south of here a very severe hall-storm passed castward. ‘The storm commenced in Baxter's Prairie and extonded to the State fish- hatchery, a distance of four miles, two miles wide. Hall fell as largo us a.man'g tlst, cutting the bark from apple trees, Iterally beating fleld after fleld of oll kinds of grain fote the ground, killing yearling plee, turkeys, hens, ond chickens, aud smashing atl the windows on the storin sido of housce over which tt passed.’ Farmors that would have re- dected $1,000 for their growing crops yesterday morning, to-day could not sell them for a dollar, overything In the growing Hno being swent away, ‘The sectlon over which the storm passed. Is highly cultivated, and great’ destruction 1s woparent, No casualties are reported, Tho toss cannot be eatliuated, but it will doubtless reach $25,000 to $30,000. Very heavy ralns are reported In varlous lucalitics, but no other seri- ous damage Ia mentioned. MINNESOTA. St. Paur, Minn, duly 7%—Another heavy raln and hailstorm yesterday extended over a considerable part of the State, and damaged crops In somo localities, Leavicet in the Min- nesola Valley. In Mankato ral fell there Wednesday, and the streets and cellars were Novded and some buildings washed away. In Meeker and Kendlyopie Conntics there was a torriile hall-storin, Wheat was affected. Ina Meld of 6,000 aeres of grain, it is thought much of it—two-thirds—{s deatroyed. Except where hall fell the crops are uot yet damaged by wet, and ayo looking well, Ww BELOIL, Speclat Dispatch + mune, Beror, Wis, July 7—A large quantity of rato fell in this region last nleht, accomnpanted by u very high wind, which wrought a guod deal of damage to small graiu, Reports come in | from all directions of wheat-ficlds budly down, and the splendid prospects of taat woek ma- terlatly injured. Whoat fs, however, a com- paratively small proportion of the crops here, and most other graly still promises well, STERLING, ILL, Apeciat Dikxpatch to The Tribune, Srentina, (ts July %—Ono of the scvercet rafu-atorma of this season passed over our city last night, accompanied by high wind, Within ten hours four'inches of rat fell, ‘The storm played hayoe with the fields of grain’ and corn iu thts city, some of the grain belng badly lodged, and the corn in many Geld being laid flat owing to the advanced stato of the gralu. ‘The loss will not be great, JANYSVILLE, WIS, . Anectut Dispatch to Tha Tribune JanusvitLe, Wis, June 7%—A heavy rain toll hers yysterday forencon and inst night, done considerable damage to crops. Reports from Green County sey crops are tlooded, and great damage has beon done to roads aud bridges. Weather hat. en MYSTERIOUS DEATH, Roectut Dispatch to The Trivune, Datnoir, Mich., July %—On Friday 8 man, supposed to bea pedder of Yankes notions, appeured at Wyandotte, sixteen miles below this city, and asked somo boys to show bln a place towwlu, Hu was directed to 9 deserted tale hatchery ow the river bank, Next day the boys visited the place, und, finding the mun there, went in syfimming with bim. uturning in the evenlug tivy fond nim gone, but discovered Nis clothes scattered about. On ecarching his pockets they found a loaded revolver, a cert! fivate of deposlt Jasued by the Fira’ Natlonal Bank of Detrolt for $80, and a bank book on the Merchants Bank of Canada. A Jurga roll of bits. which bad becu tu his possession a short time be- fore was misaluz. To-nieht the body was found near ‘Trenton, but no marke of vivlence were discovered on it. ‘Tie papers found indicate that the num of the deceased was Hugo Bren ner, Itivest known whether he committed sulcide or was velzed by unkuuvn parties while Jo ewittidi and held undies water uutll ne was hear out the Intter Ihrotr. “The matter {a being Suveatiguted by 11 l ¢ police of tht THE RAILROADS. EAST-ROUND FREIGHT BUSINESS. ‘The Enst-bound freight business has greatly fallen off alnce the now rates went into affect, and the ratlroads‘tave vtenty of ears to spare now. The suippers'Yo nut tuke kindly to the new tari, and prefer to cave thetr business go by lake und canal, where te ratea aro hardly tnore than half what they are by the rail-routes. ‘rhe roads leading East tigip Chicavo will not bo able to stand this stale of hituirs very long, as they cannot affardto “shut upstop" during the navigation soason. ‘The now rites undoubtedly are of great benefit to the roails leading East from interior points that have not to compete with the Jakes, ‘The buatneas frdm those palnts has togoby rail, nomatter what the rates are,and the higher the rates the more money they. will take, But not so with the Chicago ronds, ‘They are compeliod to meet the lake rates, fu a teesure, during the sutnmer months, or clas the business will take the cheapest route. High rates wilt do themt no ood [f they get no bust ness, It i the general opinion tn ratlrund circles here that some concession In rates will have to be nade to the Chicago ronds during the. aum- mer tonths, or else the rates canuat be main- tained, and tn thut event the ronds from interior votnts will suifer infinitely more than the Chi- cago Hues, If the former inean to enjoy the present remunerative rates very long they liad helter cease the opposition to the scheme of allowing the roads [vading east from Chleago a difference of Aye vents froin the regutar rates. ‘Fhe reports of shipments cast from thia city by the yarlous roads, during the tast week, are not uniform, owing to the fact thatsome of the roads Included the Fourth of July: bustiess fn their returns, while others did not, The total amount of bualnesa carricd by the various roads ia as fullows: Michigan Central, 20,175,004 pounds; Lake Shore € Michigan Southern, 20,655,010; Pitts. bure, Fort Wavne & Chicazo, 12,857,145; Pitta. burg, Cinelnnath& St, Louls, 12,488,789; Baltt- miere & Olio, 23,590,723. ‘Thia niades the total per centage of cach road ag {nllows: bid Michigan Central, 20.1; Lake Shore & Michl- uuthern. 39.4; Pittsbure, Fort Wayne & wo, 163 P tire, Cineinuati & St. Louis, 1413 Baltimore & Ohio, 8.4. ‘The reports of the Michican Contra), Pitts- burg, Fort Wavna & Chicago, and Baltimore & Ohio Rallroads ave for tive Gays only, while those of the other reads are for alx days. TUE FUTURE OF THE KANKAKEE LINE. Since the recent consolidation of the Lafay- ette, Muncle & Bloomtngton and the Lafavette, Bloomington & Mississippi Ronds there bas been agoneral change In the affairs of the Kankakeo Line, and as the Indianapolls, Cincionatl & Lu- fayette fs ono of the leading partius to ft, and og many conflicting rumora concerning the future of the Hine are in circulation, the following from tho Cinclunati Kaquirer will be of Interests Should the Lafayette, Munelo & Bloomington Line be deprived of its right to anter this city, Cin: ciunati, via the Kankakee Linc (which sho clainu ne Justice to hor interesta), there will trouble, and from the present state of affairs she will be, ‘Pils tine proper t# from Muncio to Bloomington, with the very best connections, and tts equipment fa nut surpassed by any tne of ita mize tn the States of Indinna or Hlinvls, At Frankfort, Ind., the Loganaport, Crawfordsville & Southwestern itall- road {4 an outlet to the Wabash from tho Northern. Divtuton, which twa xaving of twenty-five miles to Lafayette. Iu the event of u refusal or a disagrees ment, the Lafayette, Mnucle.S Bioomingion Rafl- road wall batld i line from Frankfort, Ind... to In- djunapolie. and have a direct ate line from Cinein- nath to Chicago, Bloomington, Kansas City, In fact. this one branch will conplete the most important and shortest Ine betweon this city and the West. At Bloomington, the Chicavo & Alton wilt be the outlet for Kundax Clty and Chicago, La- fayetle for Quincy and Northern lows buemess, ‘The Clucinnatl, Uamliton & Indianapolis Turlroad St indianapolia will give her the Cineinuatl tine, ‘and her line i4 complete, At preseht the Lafayette, Muncied ijenmtiuten Nallroad use the Cincinnati, Lafayette & Cincinnatt track from ‘Templeton to Kankakee, adistanco of fifty-five inlles, ‘aud at present cannot botter her condition: but, while shoe ia in trouble, tho Indinnanotla, Cincinnati: & La- fayette Koad keeps hee company. . Now that tho Indinnapalia, Cincinnatt &G Lafayetia daca not want the Lafayettc, Muncte & Bluoinington to ens joy Cincinnath ie, the Lafayetie,. Manchest Magra trintun: foul nsnohwins IReMAaRD, ys the Tudinnapolly, Clocking) Afayetty neapte ty, “njoy ang he Me -CHNM He bk hea ht cal Thee a good proxpect of cutting the Indianapalis, Clnein- natl & Lafayette out of the Kankakeo Line, ‘which In the best-paylng freight lines It has, and'tho only faxtefrelght line of uote between Chicago and Cm einnatl, Shout tho northern vatlet via the Kan- kakeo route be blocked, the Indianspolle, Cincln- natl & Lafayette Koad would be in o bad alinpe, At Indlanapolia the Indianapolis, Peru & Chiea- Ro Ratiroad to Kokomo, ani thon vie the Pittsburg, Cincinnatl & St. Louls Rafleoad to Chleage, could possibly bo secured, but the probapliity Ia doutt- ful, for there would be u cut of sixty-four intlos, which is quite an item considering the fact that Mneefrelghe ia protated by tho mile, and the urcat- er the number of milled the larger the amount, +» Of courme Gafayette, Ind., will then moat ikely be the outlet via the Loutsvilte, Now Albany & Chica- go unt the Baltimore & Obloat Alida, which would forma throuzh line, — Now jet us ane the result of thia, Shoutt rumore prove true the pool Mine between Cincinnath and Indianapolls would, of course, he broken, and the Cincinnati, Hollton & Indianapolis Linc would be the Clucin- nati connection for the L,, M. & 1. Railroad, and the two, viz. 3 the Indianapolis, Olneinnat & La- fayette and Cinclonats, Hamilton & tndianapolls Railroads, be even more bitter to ench other's ine teres than before the pool was formed, Soni timo ago there was trouble with Str, Reynolds, Prosl- dent of the Loutaviile, New Albany & Chicazo, aud the Kankakee folka, butit was settled. ‘The roads which opposed the Louisville, Nuw Albany & Chi- cavo Line rujulced at its being-in the Recelver's hands, but by tho management of Mr, Reynolds thy road was soon ont of that position, and to-day fu free from debt, while many of tho roads that wanted to buy it up are to-day ina position even worse, and without hopes of being froed. JUSTICE MILLER LOSES UIS TEMPER * Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Denver, Col., July 7—In the Unted States Court this morning tho Santa Fe counsel called up thelr moiton for an injunction against the Wo Grande for armed interference with the con- tractors of the Leadville ino in the Grand Canon, beyond the Twenty-mile Post. ‘This tnotlon was made at the beginalng of last week, ‘The Rio Grande counsel declared they were not ready to proceed, asking furthor time, Judeo Miller cut the matter short, stating he would near tho motion Tuesday moralny, travlying tat the Rio Grande counsel must be ready. Couusel then asked to have his potttion for a de- ere entered according to the Supreme Court mandate, and prior right-ot-way turned over to the Rio Grande, Justice Millersharply reviled: “Counsel, it scems, cannot understand the orders of thls Court, though it have Veen thrice ropeated that tuls order cannot bo made until cers tuin proliminaries are settled. [now oruer the Clerk to take Judge Usher's papers, make a record of them, and write under them, ‘ Over- ruled by me?" he motlun to dlsiniss Ke- colver Risley come up fur o hearing Tuesday morulyg, ‘Testimony is being taken by the roterce regarding contracts made between tho Denver & Rio Grande and the Pueblo, Arkansas Valley & Santa Fe concerulng the occupancy of the Grand Canon, west of Canon City, and the avermeut of Jadga Bockwith’s supplemental bill, that these contracts and agreements cone stituted an abandoument of a prior right. Prealdent Nickerson and Alden Spear are giv. {ng important testiinony, On ‘Tuesday counsel on both slides will hotly contest every step takou to gain the victory. ‘ COLORADO RAILROADS, ' Svcctat Correspondence of The Tribune, Denven, Col, July 4-—Ratlroada anit nines are just about now the all-absorbing tople of | talk with capitalists in Colorado, Within a very sliort period railroads haveclibed the almustim- passable mountatn-sides until they hayd reached the fich mineral country of the Rocky Mount- alns, und added vatne and business, euterpriso to towns which have sprung up as {f by magic fu the mountaln region, Millions yf heretofore undiseoyered wealth baye been tikon from the bowels of the earth wnt transportéd Eastyard- Jy through, the wedium of tye railroads, which hayo been construrtod to develop this valuable country. Stil the railway enterprise ..pro- fresves, and =o withius the = push. two or three Weeks. another most valuable rallway project has taken a moet sub- etantinl footing and wtart, which promlsua to he, and undoubtedly will prave, a valuable udilition to the railway interests of Colorady, “Tse "Ts UNE correspondent met to-day Cat. J. i, ‘Laylor, of Leadville, one of thy progreasiye men of Cul- orade, andl who is the President of ihe uew road tuwhlen Lallude, to be ralied the Leadville, Falrplay & teorgetown Uallroad. From cun- versution Plearn that this ureposed railroad Ls to be constructed fn the most substantial anun- ner, wud ite altitude (6 12,500 feet aboyy the Yovol of the sea, ‘This new road will ran from Leudvilte through Taylor Clty, which fa tirecil y Be ue head ot the Arkanots Vallee how prosperotis and faat-completiug Bouth- Park Railroad, which fe to continue tute the San. duan comitey. ‘The tond fs to be of the narrows watge patterns dts entire length with branches covering a distance of about elghty-six iniles. At Taylor City a junction will be made to run ty Georzetowny, n distance of about sixty miles, ee will’ be known ‘oo the Goorgetown Di- vigton. Earn | It ts projocted hy the Company to meet the South-Park Hafleoad withtn forty days at Almee, about six miles distaut from Taylor City, which will Hive This “new atid fastafaveloping town direct rallroad 'eonnections with the outside world. the capital stock of the Leadyilic, Faire play,& Georgetown Ralrond tx to bo 81,000,001, in wharcs of par value of 810 cach. ‘The first atake was driven notmore than three weeks since, ang twenty miles of tolegranh has al- realy bean constructed to Kokomo. ‘Theoflicera of the nety road are Cot. d, . Taylor, Presidents dudee Shackelford, ‘of Leadville, Vice-Prosi« dents: M, Cs Campbell, Bucretary; and W. It, Taylor Treasurer, : Within the next forty daye ton miles of this new railroad will bein opera- Yon. Durlig the construction of the road, ft is proposed to build and operste a wagon-rond to Fench Leadyilte from ‘Taylor City, a distance of ouly eleven and one-linlf mites, The capitat stock of the Company {ts about to be placed upon the Donver and Lead- ville markets, and it ts considered a good Investment. Capitalists ara favorably lm- presseil and announce thelr {ntoution to sub- serlbe Mboratly. ‘The road gives the preacnt Arkansas Valley a value, and no other raliroad can approach Leadvillein leas than a distance of slxty-fiyo mildéy, while the distaneo by the Lend- vitlo, Fatrplay & Gaofrotown Railroad will only be about twenty-six miles, ‘The completion of tho road, will opon up communication with most valuable country. It will ran withla 400 fut, of the reat. Moose Mines, Im- mediately after the owners ot these tinea saw. they were to have this road built near their iinea, which are among the most valuable In the State, they announced thetr Intention to contribute liberally toward the construc: on of the roail, aud also subscribe liberally to ‘the —enpital stock. The — outler and conneetion of this new road with the South Park Railroad is most valuable. Negotiations of the most triendly and satisfactory character hayo,been centered Into and completed, whereby close and sure connections are to bo made for the transportation of freight und passengers, Ithas been computed by careful estinates that the construction of the road per tniie will not oxceed $7,000, Tha grades are not difficult, nod upon the whole, with brains and capital Lo- ind the projectors of the enterprise, tha Lead- yitlo, Patrplas & Goorgetown Rallroad promises tonot only dovelop o valuable country’s re- Otircos, Dut also be a valuable pleco of riulroad property du Colorado, EM. 4 A, CONFLICT BETWEEN VANDER- BILL AND TUE ERIE. The purchase by Vanderbilt of a controlling Interest tn the Troy & Boston Rallroad has moro signiticance thai fs generally supposed, because it Increases the fntensity of the war that bas pravailed during the last year betweon tho Erle, the Delaware &% Hudson Canal Company, and a niimber of Boston capitalists on one side, and the New York Central, the Boston & Al- bany, and tie Troy & Boston Company on the other, Mr. Vanderbilt will apare uo pains to defeat. the completion of the Eric's new Boston line,—the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Wostern. 4n the construction of the now Erle Road, tt | became necessary to occupy a wart of the aban- doned roadbed of the Troy & Boston Railroad, nud also to cross it severai times. ‘The Trov & Boston Company are endeavoring in the courts tovompel the Boston, Hoosae Tunnel & West- ern to take up the travks from the Troy & Bos- ton abandoned. roadbed, und to prevent its vrossing the Troy.& Boston track. If the Troy «& Boston aucceeda in this §¢ will remain master of the situation, ns there will be no rival route between Troy und the Hovsaa ‘funnel. The |, Erle as expended over $1,000,000 on the new Une, une the adyantagesdn the conflict thus far Paro.all.on tts pide. . Tt will cortainly uot allow ‘Vanderbilt to. keep It out ot Boston without a gigautle struggle. « INDIANA. PROJECT. Evansvinnr, Ind, duly %—The citizens to- day, by a majority of 1,600, voted to have the ,city subscribe stock to the amount of $150,000 in n rallrond to be built by the Evansville, Washingtoa & Worthington Railway Company from Evansville to Washing- ton, Tnd., passing through the Town of Peters- Pinney Hi sola OP tte: richest uricultural wad mineral counties the Slate. ‘The Evanaville & ‘Terre Unuty Railway {otorest,with the assistance of Hou: Willlam uelliman, the Congreasinan fron this dlatrict, made a vigorous fielt against ine niipropriation, because {¢ will give the Cjty of Eyanavilla another Ino to” tho Enet that will come Into direct competition with them, but wer defeated by the peuple. EAST-ROUND RATES. Kneetat Dispatch to The Tritrus 81. Louis, July 7—It has been disznvored that Eastern-bound freight rates have been undergoing 8 gradual decrease by the method of sly cutting since’ July 2, To-day a meeting of the representatives of tho Eastern lines was hetd at the Vundalis office, and, without effect- ing any conciHatory orrangement, the meetlus adjourned unth, to-morrow morning. It is the opinion of permanent rallway officers that an’ advance in rates to the seaboard vanpot bo , nalntatued until the fall. NEW EXPRESS COMPANY. Loursvinie, Ky., July %—A new’ express ‘company, to be known as tlre Union, hag been organized in thle elty, with Frank Guthric as President. The Company will control the ox- press business on the Loulaville & Nashville, and Great Southern Road and its branches. The Company will comnienco business July 16. Vul Kase, Well-known a8 the Manager ot the Adams ‘Express business {un this sectiou, is the new Company's Manager, —— ‘ A CALIFORNIA FIGIT. BAN Franoisco, July %—A dispatch trom - Lémone, Tulare County, snys the ecttlers there who haye fora Tong time beon Nelgating the ‘tite to thelr lands againet the Southern Vacilic Railroad Company, are tearing up the track of the ratiroad, ITEMS. At-ia reported that John King, Jr., Vice-Proal- dent of the Baltimore & Obie, and Receiver of the Ohio & Misstsstpp! Railroad, will, wlth his family, shortly move from Baltimore to Cincin- natl, proposing to make the latter city hia head- quarters, it being amore central polnt from which to mauage the roads In which ho Js fo- terested. Rumors come from Washington that the Hon. Alexandor. Mitchell bas gone to Europe to make negotiations with the creditors of Jay Coola &s Co, for the Chicago, Milwaukee d 8t. Paul and the Northern Pacific Raftroads, and form such business counections as will’ facilitate the iutur- change of traffic between the two Hines, and will materially sid in the complotion of the latter road. ‘Ihe Pennsylyania Central fe said to be favorably inclined toward the project, if not di- roctly a patticiiant init,” The Chicago Railroad Association, compased of the yarloug: General Ticket and Passenger Aveuts of the roads. centering in this city, bela o necting yesterday afternoon at thelr rooin jn Ashtaud Block to qiake arrangements for an energetic progacutlon.pf the scalpera lately in- dicted by the Grand Jury for violating the go> called Bealpers’ law, | It was repertel that the State's Attorney «bad promised to bring the canes to trial ae speedily as possible, In order to make thi prosecution an eifective one, tL was dvetded to requeat the General Solicitors of the yarlous roads to asvlet the Btato’s Attorusy @ when the cases come up for trial FINANCIAL, , prelat Dispatch to The THoune, Conumsus, ©, July %—Shoenteld Bros, wholesale clothicre, ausponded this afternoon. ‘The Mabllities are eatimated! at nearly $10,000; asaots not yet known, It f@ dutimated that fo- ternal dissensions in the firin brought about the reault, : 2 8t, Jonn, N..B., duly %—The Mabilities of Everett & Butler, dry goode lately failed, aro $200,000; assets, 8270,000, apeclel Mevaii: to TA Tribune Dea Motes, Ia. July 7—At a settlement tudo with the State Treasurer to-day for the quarter ending daly 6, the balance-sheet shows fuuda on band, $110,218.03; warrants pald for the quarter, $800,803,00,--the Lest Quancial ex- Ulbit made dn tye ‘year.’ Only $10,000 tu war- ranta are outstanding, 5 Sr. Louis, Ma, duly 7—Representutives "of mple dS Biro Atauafaeturliie Company, which vioscd Its doors this morning, sav it 3 iinpussibly to give any statement of avsete and Vabllittes, ‘The work of muking an laventory of all uf the stock on band bus beeo In progress to-day. ‘Tho ereditors wil] hold a wweting bere the hitter part of the week, and the Company will show What they are auis to do fu the way uf settteient, After tlt it will be decided wheather to revume bustuess, ‘Lhe Company wus dealt heavily iu alt nes of agricultural imple wenta,