Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1879, Page 11

YHE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. AUGUST 23, 1879-SIXTEEN PAGES. ne BOURBON BADGERS. They Itold o Privato Caucus at Madi- son, and Mako a Blato (William F. Vilas or Alexander Mitchell Is tho Man They Wante ——. Donok, Brag?, Maxon, Fratt, and Walls Talked About. {Pho Wisconsin Bourbons Are Vory Much in Love with Mr. Michel's Big "Bar'l” Gov. Smtth and the Republicans Are Confident of Success, * Soldiers Won't Voto for Copperheads or Grangers f.r Railroad Monopolists, Kpectat Correspondence of The Tribune, Manison, Wis. Au. 21.—The private caucus of prominent Democrats that. recently met in this city at the request of Jo Rankin, Chairman of the Central Committee, was for the purpose pf mak. up a alate in advance for the Con- yention to adupt on the Sth of September next, Senator Rankin's long service In the old Mour- bon rarty bas taught him that Democratle State Conventions are nut alwavs tu be trusted or de- pended upon, Lence this informal gathering of Democratic msarnates to talk aver party affalra, get at the true inwardness of public eentinent, and practically determine who shall and who shall not be nomfonted as¢indidateson the next State ticket. Jo remembers how it was tivo gears ago at Fond du Lac, when CONGRESSMAN ED BRAGG took aconvention in hand that really bellevcd in the sound doctrines of flnanco that the party ‘used to adhere to under the teach ‘ngs of Jack- gon, Benton, Silas Wright, Cass, Douglas, and other ereat lights uf the once great Democratle party, and falrly bulldozed It {oto the adoption of a platform full of such wild uotions as Brlek Pomeroy and Sam Vary inigbt approve. The bard-money wing of the varty du not ine tend.to be caught tu that trap agaip, hence this “meeting of the chief captains uf the party to put matters {n shape ant mark out a pro- gramme for the euldance of the Convention. ‘The Stato Convention fs called durimy the time of the State Fair, and there will be a good many other things to divert the attention of the dele- gates besides making up a Itst of candidates to bo defeated {n November, so that the arrange- ment of the Ittle preliminafies by competent persons like Hankin und the other conspirators ig manifestly o good thing. + Ol course the chief subject of conversation that engrossed the attention of the Juata was tu regard tu the vomtuation of A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, for all recognized the {net that, without an avaiable mun and a popular one at the head of the ticket, ft ts vain to put good mon at the middie or bottom of it. So the lst of available men was gone over and discussed with a candor aud freedom that trould have been quito re- freshlng to the candidates, 1€ they could have heard it, 1£ to nobodyelse, Firat on the list was Willlnm F. Vilas, of this city, who is per- ‘aps the best representative of the Young De- nocracy of the State that bas yet bee named n connection with the nomination, unt who all along has persistently —re- fused to be considered o cindidate. “Bs” strong points were summarizea by his {rlends to be about’ns follows: (1) Me is a gentleman of fino avitity, high character, and unbleunsted reputation, whose nomination would be a pledge to the people of the State shat {ts highest ollice would, in case of his elec- Won, be administered with firmness, honesty, and economy to all its departments, aud a rece ord made for the party that would redound to ite credit in the future, (2) He youl! rally all the young men of the party under tls banner, and silence the ery of “Copperiicadism” that lung to QUDGR NATLLORY during the Jast Gubernatorial campaign, and, in Inet, has alwass clung to the Democratic lend- era und party in Wisconsin. Vilas served a brief perlod fn the army and got such u knowledge of the pomp and circumstances of glorious war that le now makes o beautiful aud telling foeech at all the reunions of the bovs in blue. (3) Te is a sound money man, and, lke Q good manv others, sptt upon the Fond du Lac plattorm, even as goor old Horace Greeley spat upan the Whig plattorm of 1852 Col. Vilns wag surongly ureed to he a cundidate two years ago, when he would caslly hayo secured the vomination and perhaps the election, but at that time bis father, the Jate L. B. Vilas, wre a ean uidate before the Convention for the nominu- tion, and in order to koep peace in the futnily, tke a good boy, hu steadily declined all od- yanecs fn order fo ive the old man a chance, He has now a tne taw-practico that is constant- W increasing, which would have to be abindon- ed In ease of Ifa election as Governor, or greatly Interlered with, if be made the canvass and Is deivated at the polls, ns he {6 pretty sure lo be if ne runs. * So far os fa known of the conclusions of thia averet conclave, it was wenerully agreed. that Col. Vilas would make o good candidate if ho would only accept and go aetively tnta the eauyasa und stump the Stute with Smith. But Bill saya be won't avceot, In which decision he is wiser than most young tun of his generation, Mr, Rankiu's congress next discussed the run- ning qualities of THE WON. ALEXANDER MITCHULL with great interest and particularity, ‘The sturdy old Seorcbman’s avallabi ty was put in a wit- shell, about as your Milwaukes correspundent put it the o:her day, in nis letter to Tite Tran. ‘UNR, to wit, wid tn brfef: (1) fils immense wealth; (2) ifs Influenco and wiyantage as u rattroad Kinw; (8) nis hard-money ductrines nod bis patrlotte record during te Fate Rebellion, and (4) bis personal popularity, high character, and reputation for honor anid tutemrlty. Suat here Linay og well shp in the remaric sub rosa thst (tis a itle curluts to observe how studiously all the Democratic newspapers und ulitivians avoid the old ** Copperhead " element of the party when called upon to dincuss the avallatiitty of candidates, ft fe possivle they dre beginning to find ont that tro ie a bud ‘odor bout that clase of disloyal persons, aud tutnk, with ‘fom Muore— Yuu may break you may shatter the vaso If you wilt, But thy scent of the roses will hanground it etill, But the seeat that clings to those old Copper= head roses fs very much Ike the OnOR PROSE MIDAEPORT Unt is wofted to the City of Chivago by the _ fouthern wind, atitchell, and Vilas, and Wells, the three ne Must talked about ws prov~ ble cundidates tu eu the next Democratle Ueket, have all been bolters at some time in Unde lives, and doubilers would be again if ther Anettuation orintercet aliould lead them that way. Mbchel wasan old-tine Waur ike King, Crocker, ‘Iweedy, Fiundera, Finch, Blossom, Wella, und other members of the old euny Lind? Chat, boned famous {o Milwaoukeo politics, und to waiel they all ‘belo He did got formaily jain we Demoeratie harty untilatter the close of the Mor und ue bexan to figura for the non ‘pation for Congress, The ilistriet was re composed al the = Countica at hiwaukee, Waukesta, Racine, und henosba, anu Was carried regutarly by Republte: fandulates from 147 ta 187. He wae tre ta an ie Gen, Hubert E, Paine, the present cau astuuer of Patents, hut he carrivd iu aaj et at ue two next eluctions by very larze Hi joritles, Atthe election ln 1375, when 'Tuv- mae elected over Washburn, the First Con- th vional District, ay at present constituted te ake Washington, and Ozaukee), ave ue deiiueratle candidate abuut 10,000 mulority, ren thought by many shrewd calculators mal Mitchell would carry iy byw still greater talority. Now ‘a wood dual of struse fs told Reon tis voputurits with all parties in his old Fucgtews'onad District not now tocluded fa the wah. notably the Conntivs of Racine ant rests, a¥ well ag other parts o1 the State, ers hu would poll a jurgo vote for reasons Rn @ ours.de of political considerations, Mr Sbout aerate und will gall for bome ul ember. , - Hicta thine eptember, Sat Clark pre: ML. MITCHELL WILT DE NOMINATED bY acclamation by the Convention, and that no a F uae will be presuuted tor as @cuudidute ir Governor, wie generally screed that either Vilas or itcbell must be made te accent the nomination en lead the next Stace tirket, but tuers wero pices ‘preieat, who urved the cluine of Gaby Bouck Nick Fratt, £d Bragg, and Dealel Wella, Peacet {wot present ip Cougress drom wit OU: osb District, and don't waut to give tpac Muunty for an uncertainty, It le thouuht that Gabets dirty abirt. would draw immenacly among the unwashod rank und filo of the Bourton Democracy, Te has goto ‘bart whereas Bragg ant Fratt are too poor to ture Ab AneCUE ie Knees ne seats deshien, ae anse oF hoth Bragg aid Fratt was con'ced two ‘years ayo at Fond du Lac,—Brave'a because he reported that foolish Inflation platforin as Chairs tan of the Committers on Resaiutions, and Fratt’s because he was outzenernied and beaten when he was the first choles of a majority of the delegates. Tike that eminent old frauds Witham 2 Taylor, Mr. Frat will not do. OOY. SMITIL ia hy no means disconcerted by the probable nomination of Mr. Mitchell or any ofher man who may be brought out by the Demorracy. fle feof the opinton that the Repubhean teket fe ane, for the reason that tht party bas an in- doubted majority of the voters within its ranies, He admits Mr. Mitchell's great popularity ainong hls personal and political friends, but ag ncindidate for Governor, tlocs fot regare him as very much stronger than Vilas, or any ener able and clear-headed Democrat, Mr. Mitchell isnot. strong as a nublle speaker, nay more than Gov. Stitt, aril will not be able to do much kerviee before the people asa stump: orator, Indeed, weted at the time that the excelent sneceh which Mr. Micheil delivered in Congress on the carreney question waa the work of ane her band, and slut about all ite outattve author had to do with it was to read it to a small audicnce one day when Une House wan in COMMITTEE OP THE WHOLE on the State of the Union. Be that ns tt may, itis quite certaty that if be ts nominated he will find a more persuasive method of clectloncer we than tu discuss political principles and policies from the stump, Of course th ngs tn the political tine here will remain in stot quo until the Democrats put forth thelr plattorny and make thelr nomina- tonsa, when the work of the campaign will begin In earnest, ‘The Republican party was never in better Oghting trim: than ft [3 at present; the present Sca'e tieket gives oxvellent satisfaction, wnd [cig ditieutt to tmagine anv tnfavorable result at the balloL-box. It is undentabiv true that the preat anniversary meeting held here on the 23d inst, at which GARFIELD, CHANDLER, BURROWS, AND WILLIAMS minde able and exhaustive speeches upon the fsstes that now alvide the two great political parties of the cuuntrs, gave the Kepubliean ticket and the Republican cause a great boom that will rend it forward Ike a eallant ship an. der full sail and with a favorable breeze, If there Is avy credit in lovalty to the Government fn times of grest public ‘excitement und Na- tlonat peril, dt belongs to the Repuolican party, and not to those who sympathized with Rebell- fon; if there fs praise to be given for bringing the Nation salely through the period of war prices and general inflation back to the sate und prosperous cryund of resumption, it belongs to that party which passed the laws wud carried them into execution to bringabout that diltleult, result, aud not to the party tet was constantly changing front. on the financial question, and doing all in its power to prevent a return to apecte payments, While it is a good sin to ace the Denrocrativ party of Wisconsin give a cold shoulder to the old Copperhead clement that disgraced tt during the War, aud while all hon- est men rejoice to acc it come back to the rea- sonable position of ita founders on the money question, [t ts perfectly safe to keen them on probatfon wuntil they are completely purced of alt their sins, Jt would certainly be foolish nnd unbusiness-like for the people to put a party out of power tht has given such proofs uf its patrlutism and effictency for the sake of seemyz the Demoeraey trv some experiinents in tts pe- cullor kind of statecraft. It 1s safe to predict that it won't be done this sear in Wisconsin, THE VOICE OF TILE PEOPLE. A Prediction, To the Faltor of ‘The Tribune, Cutcaco, Aug. 22.—Allow me to predict. It Charley Foster {8 elected Governor he will be the Republican nowlnce for President tt 1850 Yours, Thavountcan, Kehurz and Sitver. To the Falttor of The Tribune. Curcago, Aug, 22.—The objection of the Hon, Carl Schurz to aliver is that It $s cheaper than cold. If ho should object ton traneportation line that it was cheaper than another line farmers would laugh at him: nnd vet for what purpose ts money useful or yaluable excovt for handling property t . dG. M. Infarmation Wantod. ‘To the Editor of The Tribune, Marwoon, HL, Aue, 21.—I want to set ont some kind of a hedee fence for front yard, 1,100 feet. T had thought of putting out cedar. Can any of vour renders tell me tho best time and plan of planting same? = My grounds have n good many ant-hillz, Are they dangerous to frult-trees, and, if 80, what {s tho best way to Kl them? ilzpar. Sinful Scavengers, To the Editor af ‘The Tribune, Cricaqo, Aug. 21.-—Will you kindly inform me through your columns if thera ia not an ordinance prohibiting tigit-scavengers dristur thelr filth-wagona on publle streets before 10 o'clock vo. mt? If so, how fs it that they pass up and down West Indiana atreet every eventny from 7 to 9 u'clock, sendin forth thelr eflluvia #0 that business bouses thot pay heavy tnxes have to ¢lase thelr doors? Ja the Board of Health not responsible for this nuisance? By. answering you will oblige Yours respectfully, A Sunscnmen. [Find {he number of the cart, or be able in some way to identify the driver, and then com plain to the Health Departinent, which will rumedy the evil.) 5 Thay-Fever, "Tn the Nultor of The Tritune. Minwaunen, Aug, 21.—You have done good servica for the many hay-fever sufferers among your readers by your discuastons of the subject heretofore. Let mo say to them, through you, that for twenty-seven years I have been met by thisinsfdious and fearful eneiny recularty on the 17th day of August, It grow worao and worse upon me year by year, until it would bo about utue months before T could get entirely free, Six years azo I tried the Turkish baths dn Milwautee, under Dr. M. 2. Hanson, and was, cured In two> weeks, Each year slocol have had the game cure. And now, beug tere ou time, [ have not had the flrer sneeze, So pleas~ antand sure aremedy should be knuwn to all sufferers. Gian Wooo, Take Ucod, Mr. Agnew, Ta the Editor of The ‘Tribune. Ciicano, Aug. 21.—No doubt Mr, Joho Agnow tells the truth when he says there ts so mueh for him, aa Build.ng Inspector of the Sunth Side, to do, that he cannot begin, und so ho haa to lot things slide,” but there is ono— just one—vlolatlon of the building ordinance now so plafniy in view of bim, amd of all the ofiivers of the Building Department of the elty, that Lam coustralied to ask why it fe pers mitted. 1 refer to the inclosed: wooden struct- Ure tn the rear of two stall brick atorce on the ori oat corner of Van Buren street and Third avenue, : Now, L won't saya word abont tho wooden barng and additione, baliding all over dhe city (x two-story frame barn was built next dour went of the Webster Avenue Police Station), but wil usk you to call John’s uttontion to this Van Buren street building, and wee what hie dove about It, He needa no horse eur to tind it, aud hus already guen it probably a duzen tu . Cattle & Co.'s Little Game, ‘To the Editor o7 ‘The Tribune, Cuicado, Ang, £2.—L no feo in your fasue of yesterday an tuqttiry in regard to appearing at Dalton to detend a sult brought by Cattle & Co, My witv wus aued by tho same party for a bill ahu never contracted for, und was sume moned to appearat the same place, She did not upovear, und I presime the shysters got. Judement tor any amount under $200 they chose to suo far. Now the inguiry I would make fethta: If they try tolevy on goods which do not. and never did, belong to) her (which she can sho them, by bil of ante duly recorded), what sautl she dof Ts shooting Buy tuo goud for themt If they will bring, or hud brougat, suit fa any justice court fa Chicagy, wife would wtudly ap- year und defend werself, Bringing it at Dalton toes not give hur wny chance To appear, as sho cunnot zo the distanes without taking chances of injurawz heracl! be ond recovery, | Messrd. Cattle & Co. tried to flad me tu suv for same bill, part ot which I awe and will pay. but ty oualuess being such tut it keeps_ing out of town they could not serve notice of sult, and, to scare nie into paylng an unjust amount, sucd my Wie, A Suuscnien. Bewrr-Gas, To the Editar of The Tribune. Cincago, Aug, &2—An M. D., in this morn- {ng’s Trinusy, sigulng binaelf “ William Lau- renco Marr,” oppuses the well-known filet ‘hut (hero fs puch sewer-zas tn Caicazo at present, and would, {f gossible, make out tut tule city fo @ paradiiy on earth, go far ny that ovil 16 con- corned. Mogars that “Wo ara as well off, co any the lenst, as any place one can eaaily flod,' as ff that had anything to do with the matter at all. M. D.tsuct their living from the deadly Influences surrounding us, including “sewer- gas. and not from tmbib.ng the pure water of our lakes 60 that It is no wonder he tynores the former os of no necount, wid condemns the Intter, ‘The fact of the matter is that our ferthizing osxtablianments, rotten river, which ts the most tinportant, and sower-gas, which per- mentes our houses at all seasons, dealing death and desolation on avery hand, aro the chiof causes of She great inortallty of the present. summer, We do ot bave bail water.’ as our M.D. atlicms, If Lake Michyran was a staz- nant pond, he might with truth savas mie but he well knows that nll the xowere of n century emptied Into the Inke from this elty would not omake tt impure. although our fountiin-bead is only two mil froin the shore. ‘The winda and waves of Lake Michigan at all seasons de more to purify than all the M.D ta of che elty of country coufd ever accomplish, including all the patent filters In existence, No danger need he apprehended frain that source, “Thy geeat danger to ev: one Hes inthe fret tat we ore be oe slowly poisoned, and thuusinds Iaid away fo antinely @ruver, from the deadly enemy sewer-zas wil tases of all kinds finding their way inte our houses from river und alley, 1b would not be taatiicns for ductors to work agalnst thelr own Interests, but it 18 criminal tor any Af. D. to ate tempt to bind the public to facts wh re paramount to everrtheng lac, and which eon. cern the bealtt and welfare of every resident, Jrour M.D. fsaquack, he had better practiee dis profession amoung the eredulaoas farmers, where probably hie can make money by examin: ing their well water and pregeribing accord but Chicago at present “13 vetting too awake to the fact that sewer-zas ta one of our tost deadly eneintes to be blunted by any such statement ‘as our M. D's, We certainly have ehoueh gas at preacne without beng debured with auy more from one of the medical profes- sion. J. Mouat, A Card from Dr. D'Unger, To te Editor of The Tribune. Curcago, Aug. 22.—The business of disposing of the ordinary tincture of eluchona (six ounces of ordinary Peruvian bark toa quar: of diluted a’cohul) has bezome go prevalent bere und clse- where, the saine being represented to the poor and suffering ag my reinedy for drunkenness, Last space in your paper to say that (he United States Patent Oflice has uwarded to me a trade: mark, that not only the public but myself may be protected from {mpositton, This sald trade- mark consists ina pictorial device, a partial copy of a fresco excavated at Pomcell, revre- senting Hereules, the God of Strength, Iymuz prostrate at the base of an altar, Haevhus and two of bis baechantes above, the former holding a bunch of grapes over an urn etundng ou the altar, A female fluure beside a column, capped witha pitcher, on the left, represents Paticnce be- sido a monutment, with a cupid in the fure- ground. Mereules, proatrate, tis club near hin, holds in his eight hand a goblet aloft, the eine dripping from tt, This device 18 engraved on at label to be found on ail bottles of my genuine preparation,—whether quarts sor pits,—and ihereon ia printed at the top.—" Dr, D'Uager's Pure Cinchone Rubra, the Ouly Cure for Drunk- envesa,”—and at tie button are (he sentences: Fhe Power of Wine." * Hercules Vauguiened.” “Bacchus Astonished.” Tn this connection {t may not be out of lace for me to add that 1 ain using three pounds of the very flnest Loxa bark to the pint of tincture, Lan furnish this remedy, withuavice, cheauer thon any dracviat in this country would think of doing; and thia fact the public ouvat to know, Tt isa mistortune wid a pity tuat semesueo who deal in drugs in this city should resort to deception iu the matter of misrepresenting cinchona; but that ft is beg and has been done, in. very many instances, I have ample proof, There are before mo nt thia moment twenty-seven spechinens of so-called elnchous bark suld in thls city at prices varying from 2.75 to 85 ver pound; and te all there (here ix jut a plece of geauine Lora burk, such ua I use; und there is uot one of then that cannot be bought wholesale fur less than &2 per pound, whily some of them aro actually worth but nineteen cents ver pound! ‘These specimens, us also the gouuine, can be seen at my office by phoeiclans and tue public, if they so wisn. | Re- apectfully, A. D'Unaun, M.D. Temperanco ju Thornton Township, ‘To the Fulttor of The Tribune, TnonnTon, All., Ang. 21.—Will vou allow me ‘a little space In your valuable paper to speak of the temperance cause in this district? For years ‘Thornton has borne a pretty hard mame, and not without eome couse, A brewer and o few saloun-keepers base undertaken to rule the place, and they have auceecded so well that they have well-nigh brought us to ruiu’s brink, The Jaws have been set at naught, and thora whose duty ft was to enforce them have been tmelr most persistent violators, It is sald that Justice Ja Dilud, und truly chats so at Thornton, buc it ought to be added bilud drunk; und the only thing that we have fn the sliaps of a policeman was carried home on Sunday tust In a beaatly state of intoxication. We are had tem- perunce organizations for yeura past, and the Red Ribbon Buclety issu in exiatence, but they have been no mateh for the saloons, fu long as the brewers and the saloon: keepers were allowol to think themselves superior to ail lay; but.a fow weeka ago we tne vited the agent uf the Citizens? League for the suporesston of the sale of liquor to minors to pay us a visit, und touk a litte into our candi tion, Iie found usin a pretty bad suave, io found titeen saloons, and cyery one of thear daily and oponly violating dis lawe, ‘They were. selling to uitaors, to drunkards, and on the Sabbath; indeed, Sunday was a day of riot mid ribaldry. ‘fhe agent of the Leagds ureed the enforcement of the laws. und, us a” commence. ment, three of the saloun-Keepers Were arrested. und placed under bonds to tho Crtininal Cours, nod, altuouuh the brewer und — saluun- keepers — blustered nnd threatened a good deal, the effects have boen simply wonder- fuly, ‘They have been made te feel that tie laws of the State (when enforced) are stronger than brewers und saloon-keepers, und now we Pare ns peaceful and respectable as our nelgh- bura. No liquor [3 now sold openly to minors, none sold to drunkards, nor on the Sabuath day Inuny part ofthe dletriet, aut our peuple say that more real practical temperance work las been done fu the past tivo or tires months than in ten years of mere temperance talk, We wish to express our deap-felt gratitude to the Citizens’ League, and hope that the. will be ag successful oyery here as they bave heen with Us. Wanpna Norxary An Esp‘anation, To the Hattor of Ths Trivune, Cmtcaco, Aug. 21.—Untess there extats some occult relation between numbers with unknown rules governing and finparting syeten to what appears to us but an accidental urrangemunt of numbers, the prodigious feats in mental arith: metle, such os wore meuploned in Tite ‘TntnuNe of yesterday, scein to me incomprehensible upon the theory of any mental calculation whatever, It is not to be stipoused that upon the above hypothests such calculations would be “mado easy,” but only that they would be made possl- ble. Granting the existence of some unknowa relation between mimbers, lt would curtaluly re- Quire a pind of extraordinary perceptions to recoguize the fact, with no lack of such adjuncts as memors, convontration, wud au easy ental autoimutism to adapt and upply the discovery to the sulving of such tintnense problema tostane taneously, Otherwise, must not this vower t+ volve a pure clatrvoyance,—a sort of mattenat- feat otwuiscienced —"Tuls | latter = view it Blrenethened by the well-kuown physto- logical Tact that chitdpood, the period of growth and development ts eapecially fayurable to ihe formaof nmental overactian whieh uive rlso to certain Iettle-understoad phenomena, such av occurs in counection with AuulieE wud Lhe Yurions moditleations of evete, As with the sumnambulist, physiest feats ore accompllaied whlch he vor any one could possibly understand bow ta perforin; 80, a person susceptible to thut exalted form of mentality calted clairvoyance, is impressed with a knowledge of facts which lw would be utterly fuvapable of urrivang at tarough the use of the ‘ordinary faculties of the mind, ur without the Tecessity of such use of facultles when pus- sible, Ard, for aucht dat is known, this power might be hintred toa single aubject or Inv of inquiry, as computaton. ‘To accent either hy- bo heels avcrna teas dificult than to admit the possibility of any mind—least of all thatat a cluld—working | through suca yulunnmots: Ngures und arriving at results instantaneously by ouv known process, Tum ignorant {f any satisfactory explanation of this unusal faculty bas been youcueafed by any one who has given proof of its pussussion, und, certamly, accounts of wimilar cases eum. dimes vows curront without much critic, ‘the firat clause of the abuye sentence is lu apology for the suggestions here mude, and the sccoud was sugeesied by the late aecount of u boy in Mauger, Me., copied from a paper of that place, "This boy has certuinly a sumewnat remarkable memory, but thy only other polut fu bis caso, and Uv one, apparently, tnust jucomproaenable to the writer of wie article, viz.: the power to state correctly the day of the week: upou white, auiven dute jolla, jaa slmple trick, ‘Ting cute ttle rogue preteuus vot to be ablo to explalu bis abilicy tu this matter, aud tt would fvem tat the vretense bus beeu accepted In good faith, Yet w- is clear that his stock tn trade fa hinited to a rctentive memory, and the tise of a very linge calendar-formula, whitch It fs probabte dint he did not originate, as tt has been tn print for years. (HUNAIKA. The Kithiog of Tralnor, Tote Editor of The Tritnne, Cricano, Aug. 21.--Tt fa stated in your local this morning that the widow of the unfurtinate 3.1, Tralnor, who was shot down by young Baldwin on his father'e doorstep at ilver Forest Inst week, ia trying to have a proper ju- divial Investigation made arto the manner of hisdeath., ‘The caso demands it. ‘There Is a strong provability that the killing, so for from being justitiable, was a cowardly and inhu- man crime. Upon the statement of the Baldwins, they opened the dour, and, without parley, inquiry, or warning, young Baldwin shot Trainor like a dog. ‘They muat offer soine justifleation of the act. Trainor’s Npsure sealed, unt there are no other witnesses to contradict them. But the ators they teil fs unreasonable sud improbable, ‘They would have it appear tint ow party of tratnps, Inwlers ruftians, came to the house for the purpose of break: and plusder.ng, and murdersug the defensetess oecutmaitss that ther tried to break in with bloody threats, and tn nelfdefense Baldwin vallantly killed one of them In the act, the rest escap.ie. Bue thera is no eytlence or probability that there was any- one fh company with poor Tralnor. Aualn, if be w intending: to burgtarize or rob te house, be would have attempted to enter the house secretly, tis inooss:ble to belleve that oy such an errand be would hate jaunded on the door aud urouse] the tnmates by Ins outery, demanding sdauttance, or ut he would finve threatened vengeance tor the purpost of procurng admitianee. ‘Hheir story dovau't hang tovether, and cannot be belleved on tnefe own statement of it. But the account, ia still more improbable to those who know Troinor.—ind there are many inthe elty tu whom he wus well known, Le wos Dot a tramp, as the Baldwin story assumes, He had s home ond family, ant lived with them, and ouver sought a living by bexginy or prowling about. iv was uot a burglar. nor a robber, nor a dangerous ruffan, as woe nasumed, He wus a0 intelligent, mild, peaceable man as ever lived. He was of ‘small stature, und feeble physically, und utterly tneapable of attempting auch o erlme ua the Baldwins assuine ga the justiticas Uon fur assassinntag bim. No criminal act wag ever lald to his charge, He may have been unsuccessful and unfortunate, but ho did his best tora fiving, cheerful and unconinlainay, and his character and reputation where he was best known were unsnotted, He was remarkably tunid and fuoffensive. He was incapable of an act of yulence, and ft fs impussitle to believe that he Was avtemoting to force tn entrance or was making threats at Batdwin'’s door, as they elsim. Elther the Batdwina, in their cowardly fears, {magined these things, or they have grosaly inisstated the facts to excuse their bioudy deed, ‘there {s a mystery about the matter which ought to be cleared up. Those who knew Trainor cannot belleve that he was at Baldwin's house with a criminal intent. ‘fhe probabilities ore that, 6lck, distracted, and in distress, he went to the house for helps or. pussivly, he was so deranged be mistook tt for another house. 1f Baldwin fad acted with any prudence, discre- tion, or humatuty, ho would, by a little inquiry, have found a case demanding sympathy aud reilef instead of the terrible imcasure uc re- surted to. ‘That cannot now be helped. But the memory of poor ‘Tramor and the fair mime of ts une fortunate wife and infant children are disnon- ored und suigmatized by the story the Bald- wing have concacted for thelr excuse, It {s due to those who so unjustly suifer that his eharace ter be vindicated by o more searching inquiry; and there ought to bo some avequate punish- ment far such o reckives destruction of a hue man life. VINDEX, Tho White-Savages af Minsissippl, To the Tulitor of The Tribune, Cmicaco, Aug. 2li—The so-vailed chivalry are doing well, inasmtch as they are bringing the people of the North toa realizing se of what ehould be thelr, duty in the impending elections, ‘They are ‘doing more: they are dis- playing to the world, their utter mftness to be trusted with the privileze of self-cavernment, and are Inviting, a6 fag as Jawlessness und viv- lence can do so.an interlerence with thelr affalrs which will at least save the Hye of hovest ettl- zens, even If in doing enn few of the savaucs have to perish; und while this interterence cane not cone before 1890, the banditel may rest aesured that it will come, to the serious detrl- mentof their favorite way of disposing of a potitical opponent, Henry M. Dixon, who was cowardly murdered yesterday i Yazoo by one who belongs to 3 race of murderers, bad but Uittle save tne well- Roown vravery to comucul olin to the regard of honorabig men, Wut tet that bo ay it willy he was thought well enough of by those whe retused to stipport ‘the reeular Democratic tleket. 19 be their candidate for Sheriff, and as such he represented ‘a principle that ts recor mized and respected even ta monarchiad coun. tries, Where the with of Che sovercizn fs sap. posed to be the taw of the land, and he bad the right to run for that oflce, ond In runnin lor tt to make as many votes for himselt itl mately could. As an American elizen, who perhaps bad a qudearene, equal to these who fauntozed him in point of tatelligence, he res thed to withdraw, aud, tailing to browbeat and bully tin {pte submission, a man was chosen to Visyose of hin, who by bature was well ted for the crime, and, like the skullng wretch tat he ds, he stole upon his vietim, and, without warning, shot poor Dixon it, the back, Mississivplans should after this hang their heads in shame over this crimes {f there are any honest men i that State, or af they buve but even the semblance of Justice lt thelr courts, they certatuly owe It to Uietnsel¥ to society, and, abuve all, to the politient sys- tem upon which this Government 1s: fouaded, to ree Hat Justice is done the assassin, aid uot he 9 the punishnient ie to is erie, fe Norkedale family is ono of the most noted in the State; autincle of the murderer was a General fv the Confederate army, and per fahed upon one of the Virginia batrieticlas; au- other uncle is Chairman of the DemocraticSiite Comnifttee. Previows to the War they were coiled the rlehest peopte tu the State, because they owned the most slaves, and itis no Aecret In that section af the country that they placed more of ther own flesh “and bleod on the auction block than any Osher sluve-owners in the State. Jt owas for tela this truth that Dixon perished, Bat the Barksdales cup never wipgout the bload-dulus on thelr own souls ft they deluge theinselyes in the blded of brave men who have heart enough to tell them what they are and what they havo beep. The cry of the heartbroken mother and the prayer of thie negro maiden whieh they did hot heed now comes up to curge thei, and an avenging Deity will certainly punish tise malefactors acvord- ing to Uiir deserts. ‘The charnel-house which was presided over by them will perhaps pever have its history written. If It ds tt wall aleken humanity and make us fervently thank God thut alevery fa no tore, But whut 1 intended to say in reference to this affair 18 tits, Chat the only way to protect fino- cent people tn the Soutt, white or bhick, ta ta make the North solut for Republicautem, und. thua tb will be w unit for law and or Frases G1 Practical Suggestions In Spetling Reform ‘To the Hitter of The Tribune, p Ciicaag, Ang, 21.—There bus been conalder able decueston of late in the press In regard to reforin in speliliys, and tu what extent the pub- Me would be Hkely to perimit. 8 change for the better in the existing monstrous orthography, Prof, March says that reforin “inust be fu the Mune of the least veaistance.” ‘The direction of least realstance is that which least offends the eye by violent change, ‘The introduction of new letters arouses eeneral hootilley and intale erunca on the part of the public. New charace ters are not regarded as Evgiish letters, or in harmony with the lanenage. ‘Thevare regarded as alien {nterlopers, and have nu business tu the alphabetle Ht. Ibimay be set dawn as love's lubor Jost to try ta autruduca a flock of now characters to. supply the alleged fonte deflelen- cigs In the old alphabet, ‘they are not “oud. Joowhig, unt they cau't cgine iu," and that fe ube cod of the argument, A vast number of people are willing to con- sider the proposition to eliminate sient letters, whith serve no useful purpose, vevupy space, ro~ tard the learnur, aint render spellaue dient nud precurions. | It la ii this direction, as i une derstand, the Amertcav Filological Association cre working, ‘Their echemo of refurin isto drop ailent letters wheruver It can bo done, mint clear the printed page ut as many excrescences aul frrowularitivs us possibly without shocking tho public eve Ly attempimg to ttruduce a fancy funotic system with twenty new letlera, which inages the printed page eluscty resuinble Greek to those not versed In Liat dead Isneuaze, ‘There are two or threu elayses of silent letters which cau de extracted without dung violence to the looks of words as We wre accustomed to them. All words cuding tu a double cousouant can drop cue of them, wud thereby sure writtuy und space in ume fa print. For exampl all words onding in ese and ness, a8 troublesomeness, naurcou! nesa, carelrssticss, ‘These words shoutd be ajolled; tranlesumnes, nauscuanes, carglesnes. ‘There are a vast nuinber oC ous in which the ots silent and redundant, aod fa retained for no etymotoyical reason. Take these two? courteons ant buanteous, It in tmvossible to tell how they are tu be pronounced by the spelling, as um fs suuuded tn three ways; but strike out tie sliont letters, and they become corteus. and bounteus, und now we can Jorm sume idea from the spelling how they ought to be pronounced, ‘Abo. her large class of words, 1,00) or more, ond in ive, In which the vowel é 16 abwaye short and theesilent; but the avalogy of the lan- guage js that a final e¢ indicates that the vowel Preceding the consouant fa loug, as in the words prevede, fudicate. In all cosea where tow ort in i the ¢ should be drapved and the words spelled viz.: Muity, captiv, 1 expausly. So words ending i tte with a short é snvuld dispense with thee aid spell: taus: Dedinst, Infinit, xramt, hypocrit, lasorit, ete, but retain the fuabe when ue vowel ¢ is fon, ne inute, appatite, incite, ete. ‘The use of doubled consonants 1s one of the mysteries of Engitah orthugraply aul sot thing few versons ever masters The excuse tor this da, that the double cunsonant Indicates a short preceding vowel, abd a single consonant the contrars; but an exntalnation of the die onary stows that the rule is vlulated In thous sands of cuses, and confusion worse comlounded Is the unhanay consequence, A great Inany words begin with a sliurt vowel, attempy, eifeet, iegal, oppunent, upp The mile nilzot be old down that in atl commen auuuld be doubled, vutin alt words wot becin~ ping with a sport vowel the consonant should not be doubled, ‘Ihe votce never pronounces buih consunants eeparately. We donot in epeak- ing BAY Masenere, cum-nand, KkIp-per, eu bar-rug-smear; but we ran the dupliicate nants together hus: Massacre, cone BKIDP-OF, embarr-asa-tnent, ‘The ftalicised cons sunuut is silent and reaundant, pertorming uoeinl purpose, wind should there.ore be drop. bed, ‘The getting rid of those useless conso- wants would be @ great atep in the direction of shaplification and return. ‘The sinele change would dave monte of time tu the learner, ind avold persiexity fu all sites ile, itcrons. OWA. Good Crope—nallroad Enterprises—The Po. Htieut OuloukeGuy. Gents Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Mt. Pheasant, Ia, Aug. 19.—The crops are about sade fx fowa, The results are mainiy known to your readers through telegraplile re- ports from thine to time, and letters. In some parts of the State the wheat-crop Is exception- ally good. ‘This is eminently true of the south- eastern part of the State, where the crops have been only partial for several years. One year the wheut-crop was poor. ‘The next, corn was only a half-crop, ‘The next, onts were poor. ‘The next, potatocs were a bad failure. Tous it has been in this section of the State until the present year, when the farmer is rejolc- ing in the fact tht wheat, oats, hay, corn, ete, are all No. L Better till, prices = have = fmproved with the crops, and the demand is good. You are not surprised, under such circumstances, that the Greenbackers? vocation resembles a lust year’s bird's-nest,—of little account. ‘The dry summer has undoubtedly ehortened the corn crop, but the corn will be sound and thoroughly ripened, So Jarze a breadth of land was sown, owlng to favorable weacher, that the supply will be abundant, Pastures are ineacre, owing todry weahers but there [s time yet lor an improvement to this directlon, ‘The abundance of capital and low rate of In- terest, with the consequent Improvemant fr business, have viven o fresh stat to railroad enterprise In Jowa os clacwhere. During finanelal presstire and othe Granger exeftement, railroad improvements wire suspended. By many this suspen- stun was arcribed to a feeling of alarm on the part of capital, in view of the populur outcry aganst rallroad-manopolles and grasaly-un jist discriminations. Poputar feeling tn this direc- Lon is as strong as ever, and popular conyie- tlous are just ns strong, notwithstanding the efforts of substiized papers te produce a con- trary finpression, But the plethora af caphal bus wiven a new impetus to business, and the raph Improvement and setilement of the West have cased an fvereased dem und for railroa factiities. Leqilation and popular teeling may be a sbade more tolerant. bat the day has gone by when rallroad companies can practice extor- tlon and inflict wrong with fmpunit Judicial decisions have eettled the question that the controlltne and regulating power is still in the hands of the peopie; und they will never sur- render it, An old ratlroad-enterprise, looking to n com- petiue tnarket ut St. Louis a3 agitiost Chicago, has been revived in this section of ihe Sture by the completion of the Keokuk & St. Louts Rond. Along the projected line, rannng northward througn Lee, Henry, Was) on, and dolnson Connties. popular teelug fs gradually ervatullize ing Into favuradls action, Townships and towns ure voting subsidies, just as ff there had never been an outers about oppressive taxa'fon and awindling tionopultes, A favorable vote hus been given in tins and another townshin oF tila couuty, as well as at Keokuk. Work will prav- ably be commenced at the suath end of the line thia faiby und at te eontldcntty anthapated that the road will reach Mt Piensant next year, ‘The four great trunk ines of railroad cross. it own, from the Missicsipot to the | Missouri River (Burlington & Quincey, Rock [elind, Northwestern, and Dubuque & Sioux Clty), have been rapidly multiplying thele feeders as population las increased on each side of Men, Dunia the past vear or two the two frst-pamed roads have been running a race for eindry sd- yantugeous points, and every nerve has been Btralned i the pace fur precudence. | ‘Tous Ines: meant to supply the necessities of particular sections of the State haye finally come to be competing roads for a large amount of through husines#, and also local busiiess. ‘The frst diifluulty, as voud readers are aware, was louse since seftled by puchng profits, ‘This. how. ever, bas nob prevented competition for teeders, -A final result of this rivalry fs ommking Dea Moines a great rall- road-centre. ‘Two leading roads will complete aconnectiun with Des Moines thi ry tied EVO. gre opening large southern connections of great finportance. [tis just barely possible Unit this eumpetition will overdane, and that many plug roads will prove rather poor bivestinents Des Molnes will gu forward with renewed vii ity, amt wilh outstrip all competitors for the lunderstip among the clties of Teway—a result long siuce foreseen atid predicted by the writer of this better. ‘The political eutlook in lowa fe recarded as eminently satistuctory bv the Reoublicans, If the cont for a Congressional deleuation to come off next October, the two Uircenbuckers would be let in Ue lurch be emphatiy omar thes, and Lowa would be a walt inher Wash: ton representation, When Gov. Givar bn came the Repatdican nomnive, two years sine the result was deemed by many somewhat b ardous, by reason of HOsUTiLY utnone temper en, ‘The tabite of the Governor werd thought somewhat convivial, and he tad not boen quite as discreet as he should be as a leis lator, Storivs were (old of is tree tse of Ine toxteating drinks at bls private quarters at 0 Des Moines hotel, and of bbs previoan troitie in the same as an olt Nurlingtan wierchant. But the Governor went through by a strong plore: ty, alted by the well-known Licenay views of Lis chief competitor, Mr. drisn. _Admonished by the ientents of the campaign, Gov. Gear tl termincd tu merit the confidence of the people who had honered bim with the Chie Maulstracy of the State. Hla tife has been eminently exemplary a Governur, He hus elven ono cause of complatut to temperanco-men,—! ig ft known to ull that his tnftucoce would Fo given promptly and Glthinils to exernte such legtstatian as the temperunee seatinent should piace upon the atatute-houk, He has been cureiul not tu of: Tend this temperance-sentiinent by any personal und public use of fatoxtcants, Hesides this, uy lina given lis whole attention to Une duties of his oflee. He has not altuwed private business or peraonal saterests to litertcre ‘with the. tule Mhinent of tis public obligations, It fy stated with contidence that lows hus never had a Gov. enor who bue administered tne duties more cf feently and intelllzently. Ho hus personally vissted all pubhe tustitntions, and deformed it ne salt as fully as possibly as to their. condition, ‘These facts ore known, wid have had their tue Muenee in securing fur him public cunfidence and favor. As aresult, bls re-election by au ent photic mujority ts contldently anticipated, ‘The Republivan organtzation in lowa has heon thoroughly convullditied by the discussions and the aetlon of Conuress; wid the Democratic party bas been badly demoralized by the Con- fedlerute polier, aa developed by the Brigadlers who have taken posscasion of Wastiliston snd the purty Where dominant. ‘The outcome of Republicun rule in the National Administration 1s revarded as sutlsfactury to ull patriotic men. Nattonal credit bas been woudertully advanced, Nadonal honor has been gloriously" yiudicated, amd the Uniow so strengthened a4 to elteit the villaed world, Honest elece corrupted Lullut-box, aru regarded thy sheet-unchor of our republican ‘fhe entorcement af the constitutional rights of every American citizen ta felt to bow result worthy of the best wtfurts uf the Gaveru- ment; and & Government not strovg enor to do thie is uot to be toleratud, J. WESTERN KANSAS. A Trip Through the Counties of Rawlins and Thomas. Character of the Country—-Timbsr and Water---New Towns-—Bail- road Facilities, The Question of Rainfall---A Fall of 27 1-4 Inches ot Grinnell ip Four antl a Malf Months. Broetal Correspondence of The Tribune. Grinnent, Kas, Aug. 15.—Leaving Oberlin, In the centre of Decatur County, on the morn- Ing of Aug. 1. our next objective point was Ate wool, about 30 miles due fest, situated upon Beaver Creek, near the centre of Rawilns County. ‘The couree of all these streams {8 from the routhwest to the northeast; and, fn traveling weat, only two routes are practicable: either np their valleys, or keeping upon th aummitof the divides, about midway between, —since a agonal courre acrosa the divide, which would bea direct one to ts, would in- volve the crossing of innumerable draws, or ra- vines, making a good road Inpracticable, We took the divide road for some fitteen iniles, when, finding that no water was obtuln- able on it Hill Atwood was reached, we left it, and etruck due north to THE VALLET OP THY REAVER, Fora few miles outside of Oberlin the coun- try is pretty well settled; but, as we go west, the divide becomes higher and natrower,—the ravives, puttiyg up from the Sappa on the routh ond the Beaver on the north, nearly mneeting, making It rough, broken, and of Hittle value except for grazing purposes. On reach- ing the Valtey of the Bearer we found a succes- sion of fmuroyed farme, as onthe other streams, settlers huving been attracted to these valley- farms on account. of the wood and water, Good crops of grain have been raised this year. ‘The yleld of wheat could nut be aacertained, since it wasallin the stack as yet; but the farmers estimated their crop at from eightecn to twen- ty-live bushels per acre. Corn, sin the Sappa Valles, is as promising: as nded be ecen fo any country sand, some fletds nearing maturity, we supplied oureelves with roasting curs from flelds of the common yel- low dent on the Ist day of Auguat. And bear in wind that thie was in a country alxty miles west of the one-hundredth Meridian of Longitude, beyond which Perkins—who, of course, kKnows—saya the country ‘must ul- wars remain a desert till the Almiehty takes down the mountaln-tops and changes the course of the winds.’? T have Sn previous letters epoken of the fact that, im new countics, the first settlements are usually made at about the center, with refer- ence ton future county-seat, The same fs trac In these northern counties, the only exception being the single line of farms slonc the streams. Western Decatur hns us yet but few settlers, and, satde from the valleys of the streams, none are met till the centre of Rawlins County fs reached, where we found THEE NEW TOWNS LOCATED, within four or five ules of cach other, and each an aspirant for the county-seat. In the first of theee—named Kelso, iter its propric- for, and twenty-six miles ftrgin Oberlin— wo mado our .camp for the uleht, It fs located on the north side of the Beaver on a flue bench of second bottum Tand. It hasalready a sture, post-ollice, Ulacksmlth-shup, land-afllee, and o:her improvements, Its pro- jectors are intelligent and pushy men, att will make a good fight far the county-seat, Four miles up the ercels is situate] the Town of Atwood, but upon the opposite or south eile ot the creek, and just below the junction of the two branches, lt also fas a pleasunt locatton upon the secoml boetrom, affording good wells of water at a depth of front fittuen to twenty-five feet. It has already tn operation two stores, 2 post-olllce, J aid-oflice, hotel, and biackenth-stup; and will sven have 3 news: payer, the matertal for an ovice bem now on the way. It bins regular religious services, cone ducted by the Rey. air. Thorne, a Presbyterian niuister from Pennsylvania, who ts alsa the owner of the mewsparer-outtlt, and will edit and publiah the paper. Che proprietors of the town and Une busmess-men are practical, intelld- gent men, With no “dooced iW senre” fabone them; and the ontlook is certainty very enconras: Ing. “A large tinmigiation 1s expected this tall, the advance-guurd of whieh ta ulready arriving. TIMBER fs quite atundant wlouz the streams; and, sul former weat, cunsiterable Lodies of ft are fuuad,—im Bune eases us Rich as TA) toile aeres Ina bo: ve spent a few very pleurant with the pe eof Atwood, nnd Jeit with favorable impression of them and the future of thelr town. Leaving Atwood un the afternoon of Auz. 2 our course was southwest, across the divide to thw Sapia.—one abject of the trip belne tu lo- ene a Utreet road trom that polat to Grinnell. We found the divide ot this cross mach und less broken, and better adunted fo than where we traveled it weet of Ubertin,—but almost entirely anoceupied: as yet, though a geod many clainis have been taken, which will be oecupled this bill On the North Fark of the Sappa, aud about six miles south of Atwood, we cate ipod an oULL consisting of wa axon, and walle of a sod-house nut yeb routed, wd learned Unt we were In THE TOWN OF RAWLINS CENTRE another usplrant for the connty-seat. It hasn't Thuvh to show a3 sel, but the future may have much in store tor It. Our camp for the night was made upon the Middle Furk of the Sappa, come thicty ties up streaw tram Obeello, thouzh ti a southwest direction, A few ininutes sutticed to cateh an abundant aupply of fish of tine quality for sup- per and brewklast, and wo Jay dow, but bot to sleep. Our camp belie fo the tall grash near the creek, myriads of inusquitoes swarned to our tent, naif it was their dirat chance to draw bload trom a while: ai--g.ving Bo chanes for sleep til they were floally driven out by a smoke wwaich Wwe were compelied to innke, Settlements had just penetrated up the val- Jey toa th pont.” Water was abundant, with good natural meadows on the buttome; but po Hinder grows sv bigh up the streaat, Leavin comp ou saturday morning, a drive of chuut sit miles ucross the divide brouant us to the crossing of the South Fork of the Sappa, on which water and hay wre abundant, but no timbers minh no nettlements have peuctrated a3 faras this point. woleh is about ov the he dl valing Decatur and Thomas, and ten miles west of wie counvy-lines, ‘Thence our gourey | wus southeast, crossing the Prairie-Doz amt Nort aud South Forks of the Solomon, allrect to Grinnell, None of thees streams utferd water ao Nh ups HUT IP 18 BARILY ONTAINANLE In their valleys, as bas snes been proved by dig- ging w woll on the South Fork of the Solomon, where tue water in bountiful supply was reached ut adepth of only fourteen tet, ‘Only one avttlement wus passed. of tito or threo famitles, In Thomas County, though there: fs another simutl que near thy ceotre of the county, ‘The reader who basa county-inap of Kuusis con easily trave my route upon tt frat thiv place, on “the Kansas Macitle Raftroad, northwest to the centre of Sheridan County; thenee north to the centre of Decatur, thenes wost to Rawlings and thence south to this plac And now ta regard to tho GRNENAL CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY! As we go north, Cw valleys of the streania ore more depressed below Uw general surtuce; the divides are uarrower, more cut up be draws, jan mory broken; and the percantave of avatle Taud Jess, "the soil has the same appearance os that atone the fine of the rallroml,—-equally productive, but av more wo. Une curious ‘teature tn this countey, for whieh T fave as yet Loum noexolanution, bt, tat, ou oll the 8 und water-coursis, the elope trom the south to the north is much more broken and cut by draws than that from the north to the saith, ‘Yo compensate for the amount of braken oF rough Laid 4) these northery: counties there be thy belt of thnber along the etresuns, which for 8 few yours wll furnish settlers with tel. Wut, hs belure staced, all claims with tinber and Wu ter haye already beeo taken, all the new ect> (ler has to take Hla eluiar upon the ubland, and purchase his fuel of those owning tinbor, At dy unquestionably truv tut tn past vears the valnfall iv tus gordi belt of vountry tus been ereater than fo that along the line ot the Kunsus Mache Ratlroad, just os tn tue fatter Beit it liga exceeded that uf the country lylig, south of the Sivoky Ai Tver, and combriaing the southwestern pertion of the Stuto. But, -with thy steady (nerease of ra{nfail atteudaut: bon die settlement of the couutry, thie ceases to be a queation of much interest to people hero acquatnted with the facta in the cuse. ‘The Rreatest drawback settlers in these northern countics have at present to contend with is THEI WISTANCR PROM RAILROAT. —* But this they hope, and have cand reason to xs pect, will be remedied at no very Ceitant day, Qs tlireo tines of rond—the Burlinuton & Min- ourt In Nebraska, the Central Branct of the fon Paelfle, and the Solomon Branich of the Kansas Pacifle—are all pointingin thfa direction 5 and it is provabte, if noe certain, that a few years at the farthest willsee theso northern ett supplied with conyenfont rafiroad facil- jen. {have now, within the att fow weeks, tra- versed nearly all the northwestern counties of Kansas where homestead liuds are obtainabl and my judgment is, that, all things considered, that portion tying along the Kansas Paelfle Ralt- road offers better inducements, elther to tho bomestead-reckers or to those desiring to pure chase lands outright, than any other L have seen. Since tast spring, homesteads of 1(0 acres can be taken within the limits of the raflrond-rrant, where previously only eighty acrea could bo homesteaded. ‘There “Is no parbof the Btote which [ have acen, or in fact of any other State, where so Inte an extent of choice land fa found, with ao Httle rough or brokeo hind. ‘Taking this place asa centrat point, and io & radius of twenty miles, ora country forty miles square, FULLY 00 PRR CENT OF THt £NfINB COUNTRY could be put under cultivation. As such a tract would be all within. the Hmits of the rallraad. grant, only one-half the Innds—the evon-tnen- toned sectlons—are open to homestend-settle- nd of these fully one-balf, anid J think ara yet vacant. The railrond-Innds aro on Rix wileleven years’ tie, at from 82.50 to8s per acre. ‘Towns are sprinigine upall Mong the Ine of the ratlroads nud, Instead of nolug froin forty to alxty miles away from ratle road-communteation, and taking the chances of Oruilruod baing puilt inthe future, the settior upon there lands, etther Government or railroad, can Tocate conrenlent to stations, towns, mars kets, et A So m1 has been written upou the subject of rainfall tn Western Kansas, aul so many theo- ries atlvanced to account for the steady increase with the settlement of the country weatward, that the subject has became almost. stale. And yet I presume there are many readera of Titz Trintxr, who contemplate coming to Kansas, to whom facts instead of theories unon this rubject would be of interest. A reliatle citizen of this place, Mr. Herman Hunt, who reached here from Pennssivania on the 20th daz of Murch last, has kept A RECORD OF ALL RAINFALL to date, measuring the same na accurately at wasible, He has nota eclentitic arrangement fora rainwauce, but used instead o tin can with perpemlcutar sides, petting away from any other object, and which would only catch what ratn tell into ft, . From this record, which I have every reason to Lelteve Is entirely relinble, I compile the tols lowing: ‘The dates at which the rain fell, time, day, amt duration of storm, whlch w re alk recorded, would oveupy too much space, und are unt aportant—the practical tuestion belng, Te the ralniatl in this part of the countrs suflls vlent to warrant people in coming here to en. gage in farming ¢ ‘The revord fonts up as follows: From March 26 to April, no rain. Aprit—U rainfalls, totale soe Miy—d rainfalls, tutuloee vee June—3 rainfalls—totad daly—11 ratutulls—totate. August to date—$ ralnfatle—tota incaet ty inches jg inches Hy ipohes Total in four nnd a halt. months, +274; Inch Average per month. 05 Inches At will be perceived that, in the months of May and June, the ratofatl was not as large as was desirable, But the same was true through. vut the Western States, 1 have not been able to obtain any record of raintall in other purtions of the State to the above Lime, but believe the revord at this place WILL COMPARE FAVORABLY A amount and distribution with uny part of the tate, ‘One pecullarity of the ralnfall tn this country ds, that st. ally occurs at eveutne or during te uight.—a raly during the day, so as to fater- fere with Inbor, being the exception, Persona who were here last season tell me that the rains ia Sant Sear waa us ampleand better distributed than Indie lnrge immigration thts fall, which will largely absorb the yet vas ands tn this vicink fins L would be glal te -baye every poor man secure a bome uno these lands, d can not advise fauelies destilure of means to and yet Kansas fa full of families, ether homes and hrag ine , he a Lew scurs avo almost empty: Thev have managed to get slope in soime Wav. How, is nmystery to me, und one they can bardiy expluin Ucimectves. 0. C. Ginss, ———’ DISSOLUTION. Ne either is n fool, or tice, v saya that truu love never ales, oi Why, once there was 6 love no strony Tt seated all Igits on wins of yon, ed nt fear: It knew no meeps all depths, however deen, leven took delight in vain; He red bived bounded through each vein With such intensity and hent That every throe i felt azomed weet. It knew no pust; {t made no plan; Heaven was not wide enough to span toro than the mihty Vor, atone, Which ecarce found room from zoae to cone, And yet, to-day, thero fs no trace, Tn any spot or any place, No hidden graye. no half-heated car, Uf that great love, sv Itge u ature Ut foll—it Med—it paxsed away; No part of tt survives to-ugy, Fate-wounded in the breast and wing, Tt conld nut soar—it could not ang. Tt hid tte hurts lest men should know, But left its bluwc-tracks 1m the ena, TU, stnrved and wasted too frame, Unworthy of tts former nae, It ceased entirely ta exiet— And, sadder srl}, tt was not mis Melted by «un, and was ‘No mare ita cload- trac: Me either bn fool, ar ies, Who ways Laat (rue luye never dl PLLA WIRELER. LOCERTES, Etc. “d by rain, now remain, OWN AGAIN, Best Winter Wheat Flour, $6. Granulated Sugar, per Ib, 83 Cocoanut, Fehenns', per Ih... aids WOE seve rial Granum, Sivrida ‘sariituvld, bee jar, Pistia «irance Staruiunte, pee Jars Chow Cham. a itareweha ( Walt p hatsh ay Vi Horas, Teele Beat Gorman Mottied Coous delivers In atl parts of the city free of charze, Pariles | the cuuntry ean xend inuuey by Pott Oates Ooter ar Han's Draft, sind nave thelr goods boxed and duilvered as thu depots freu of charge, Hicksou's Cash Grocery House, 113 Mast Wadison-st, MATHERS, (13 years’ past with Stanton & Co.) High Grade, Low Prices, For Grocerles, Cigars, Wines, Fralts, &e, IT PAYA ‘bo tuuk! 153 So, Glark-st. oes we a i Fame ai ietve, Fone SAN bom Pee pet