Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1880, Page 2

IE CHICAGO TRIBU CRIMINAL NEWS. Seventeen of the Circus Men Who Outraged Miss Burket Identified, And Now Awaiting Their ‘Trial in the Jail at Greens burg, Pa. Tragic Ending of a Quarrel Be- tween a Father and Son. A Burglar Meots His Death in an Iowa Farm House. The Bogus Gold-Brick Swindler Lewis Recaptured in Texas. TNE GREENSBUNG OUTRAGE. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune, Pirrsuvna, Pa, duly 24—At Greensburg today the prefimiuary examination of the elreus men charged with abducting and ott- raging Miss Satoma Burket was concluded, Seventeun of. the ‘sixty-five prisoners were identified by the vietin of thelr brutal lust and held for trial in Somerset, Somerset County, where the ovtrage was committed, ‘They spent last night in jail at Greensburg, and were removed to Somerset this after- noon. The erline with whieh the prisoners are charged 1s almost unparalleled In the Mstory of yillalny, Miss Saloma Burkot, 14 years of age, attended the elreus a8 a spectas tor, She ts n very good-looking girl, but is of wenk mind, ‘The clreus-men were not slow to take advantage of her. ‘They got aronnd her In the absence of her friends, and prevailed upon hey to stay wntil after the evening performance, ‘They took her into one of the tents and concealed her wotil night, when about twenty of them pnt her in a Wagon and drove to an out-oftheway place in te mountains, where they remained until morning. What transpired nny, be ltagined, but not described, Miss Burket | testl- fied that she nindo cvery ifort to es- cape Trom the human brutes, but was prevented. She erled, and begged, and prayed, but to no purpose. When the wel- come inorning dawned, and the villains sneaked away, ne her nlone, several iufies from tho nearest habitation where she could obtain assistance to reach her home and triends, she was more dead than ally Jlow she reactied home she scarcely knows but she got thera somehow, and told her te! rible story, Intense vxeltement followed, Friends mid nelghbors of thu poor girl were Taring iva moment. ‘Threats of lyneh- ing the entlre — cireus party were freely made, but other counsels pre- vailed. Warrants were sworn ont, and every: man connected with the elreus, from pro- prietor down, was placed under: arrest, Forty-elzht of the sixty-tive proved an allyl at the presluinary: Mination, the renin ing seventeen being hetd for trial at the en-, suing tern of the Somerset Comity Court, There is seareely a doubt, that thoy will bo convicted. Gens Coffroth, M. C,, Is nsalsting the proseention, Ex-Linited States Senator Cowen is engaged for the defense, ‘Te ex- clement is subsiding, but the Ha very bitter feeling nentist the pris re. Miss Burket fs recovering very slowly. : LYNCHED. Wasurxotos, D, C,, dilly 27—John Diggs, the negro who outraged Mrs, Jaines ‘Telit ely Saturday night last near Darnestown, Ma, was lodged in jail In, Rockville yester- day. Shortly befure 4° this morniug about fifty men appeared at the jail, and one of them demanded admission on the plea of Idvntifieation, Shel Kitehen refused ad- nilttatica while the erowd remained, and they fell back afew feet. Another formal demand being made, a silght demur was mde by the Deputy-Sherlil, ‘This was the sigunl for asanult, and the door was broken In despite the resistance of the Sheriit. While the door was being forced. quite 0 mol ovcurred with the alicers, and even atter Diggs had been brought out In the open air the Sherlff imute another attempt to reseve his prisoners He: wag hinmedl- ately enught and held. The ¢rowd- thun hurrled | Diggs off down the rend at nquick trot. He seemed quite calm, and sald he was witling to die, Some distnnce from town the party meta horse by preeoncerted wranigements, Uises? hands and arms were piniowed, snd it was then found that to hang: hin by rniing a horse tram under bliin was ie. A noose wos placed around and he wos hauled from the ground, bit Hiltle resistance, ‘The body was made g full eonfesston of the elmo s Sheriff previous to the Jull belnyg z: A TRAGEDY. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Suvcyyvi..e, (nd, July 87.—A_ horrible tragedy occurred in this county this mom- Ing, the particular of which are as follows: Ttryan Lyois, a very old inan, and his step- gon, Dan ‘Tinney, quarreted over some very trlylal matter, and getting very much ex clted, and growing very hot In thelr dispute, Timney threatened to shoot his stepfather, and started to get a revolver, When he re- turned hls mother put herself between her Ingband and the frenzied son, at the sane time trylng to keep itu from shooting. Tunney, seeing he could not hit the object of his wrath without Injuriy his mother, stepped back n few feet al blew his own braing out, So quivk was the act committed that it could net be prevented, Thnney Js 21 years old, and has always borne a good character. phe aged couple are il- inost prostrated with grief. and refuse to be bomsforteds, ‘The revolyer used was a No, 32 alibre. INDECENT CIRCULARS. Spscts, Dispatch to The Chcaga Tribune, Bravrorp, Pa, July 28%.—Anthony Com- stuck, of New York, urrested Mrs, Dr, J. W. Hopkins. at Duke Centre, McKean County, for sending through the mails indecent and inuuoral clreulars and articles to be used for shameful purposes, ‘The woman, who has been In business for some months, operated under the nine of Mis, Merton, thie was entrapped by answerlng a letter sent by Comstock from Pittsburg as a decoy, quantity of -elreulars ind advertised articles eye atyhured: She was exninined before United States Commissioner Perry, pleads eullty, and was held fora trint in 2.000, Com- stock left for Cooperstown, N, Y,, to-day, where Mrs. G, Be Ranney, 2 sister of Mra, Hopkins, is carrying on the saine shameful business, ‘ —_— THIRTY DAYS FOR A KISS. Kixasrox, N,.0., July 27%.--Steplien 0. Spense, a young farmer, met Mra, AM. BE, Walle the road, After bowing to her, he sald sho must kiss him, ‘The lady ldige puitly hurried’ on, whorenpon Splnce fob Jowed, and, despite her struggles, kissed her, She mace couplaint, and Spence was ar rested, Ne was tried, and sentenced to th ty duys In the County Jail for kissing anot! crs mun’s wife, : BUNGLAR KILLED, Counctt. Diurys, In, July-37.—At an carly hour this morning one of two burglars was shot and killed while attempting an entrance to the residence of the Hon, D, H. Solomon, on the Jutter’s farm, nbout thirty miles from uly elty, on the Wabnsh Road, ‘Che fatal shot was fired by B, L. Solomon, son of D, Ji. ‘The name'of thedead burglur is uot known, OLD OFFENDERS, New Your, July 87—George Bell. and ‘Menry Cleary, old offenders, wero arrested “dere On ocharge of paysing five counterfelt theokw on tha National Bank of altinors jand Merchants’ Bank in. the same elty, and sbbtuluting $40,000, Chatles Furrun te boltevod phere al ed Bell and Cleary, and was also 5 CAUGHT AT LAST, - Bpectal Dispatch to Ths CAleago Tribune, Kansas City, Mo, July 97--A telegram. was recelved at police headquartors this aft- ernoon statlog-that ‘Tomas, W. “Lewis, the noted — gold-briek — swindler,. had been urrestet bya United States Mar ohal yt Sau Autonlo, ‘Tex. Lewis ’ fs the man who swindled President Clark, of the Ravenna (0.) bank, out of $14,000 Inst October In Leadville, Colo,, and who was afterward arrested here, Being released on jolned by eoufed- to Old Mexico, where n trick was turned for $10,000. 1 wero again obliged to flee, and again were driven from Amerlean soll, wntil ab last fn officer secured them. ‘The dispatch states that Lewis and a friend had in thelr posses- slon the snide bricks, and were negothiting for their sale when apprehended. SITO'T FUST. Desver, Colo., July 27.—TheRepublican's Leadville. speelal says Crowder, a faro dealer, shot and killed The former is owner of the The Jatter demanded a k of chips on trust, Crowder refused, and Dillon pulled a revolver, but Crowder fired first, and made his eseape, —— Richard Dilton, TAttle Chief Mine. A BALTIMORE MURDER. BaLtimonk, Md., duly 27,-—Miehnel Mad- dox was arrested to-lay for killing John Schaba, a Bohemian, in tho northenstern sec tion of this cit found Schaba tit wife's chamber, VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER, Bpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bravrorp, Pa, duly 82—The Coroner's Jury tn tho Carroll potsoning case returned 0 manslaughter agntist Dre A. Grant Hopkins, The drag clerk-Js exon: November, FATALLY STARBED, PortLann, Ore, July Lynch, of the Keystone Iouse, stabbed Alexander Matteson, made a dishonorable ed an Indecent assault who, sheclahus, thon andattempt- BANK ROBBEIC auspices, HWAntronp, Conn., duly 2%. men entered the Middletown Savings Bank the absence at dinner of some of the offictaly, and,engaging the clerks ir conversn- tion, accomplices robbed the vault of $8,600, . FATALLY SHOT. Barrinony, Md, July 27.—Martin Kelly, » Was fatally shot in Enst Baltimore to-night by Thomus N. Rudden during 0 dis- pute about an old election matter, eral when Mr. did not Yecelvo.nanajurily. cast, being elected over Mr. Ilarrison by i phurality of only a little over 6,000 votes. At that thne the Republican party was laborly under every disadvantage. eine now are vastly diferent, ‘The Republican candidate for Governor Is. truly a man cal- culated to arouse heartfelt” enthusinsin Tig stands to-day pre- the people; a iat AT DETROIT. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dernoit, Mich, July 274—This morning n fire broke out ina dwelling-house occupied by soveral families. On the second floor re sided a widow lady named Welsh with her two sons. With them Peterson, aged nbout 60 years. Paterson was Whon the Welshes worenroused tho rent porch was burning rapidly, and a dense smoke was pouring into the rooms. ‘The two boys tinmediately awoke Peterson, who seented dazed with fright. George ay sisted him in getting on a poly of pants, and all four startud to escape. Welsh, and) mother wherever he goes. eminently © inan for who iningle and be at. home among all classes; i iman who hag ability to any person on any subject, fe is now and always has been tlie true, wi- the oppressed. Neyer es of the men In his bourded © Charles cops with relentlng friend ©: hus he cut down the wag employ when thelr families were already sutlering on the sinall pittance, recelved, or dtc he ever sell “stears” tlon charging for them 14 per cent more than thelr market value, He stands as much higher above Franklii Landers, 0! cennes “ drugged ten” fame, ns the sky fs above tho earth, and If the “signs of tho thnes’ are net poluting ha contrary direc Landers stands now a defeated mun, In that contest 8 mentee yinent aid re- sumption was alniost the on! to bear on the masses. That question bety; now 80 definitly and satisfactorily settled, every man who | was did not want to “tinker” with the money ucsdtion is now ready to vote with the party hat so skillfully brought theso great bene- ficinl changes about. Every vote that was ublicans against Republicans on the money question wilt be redeemed In thls contest. “The Greenback faction, Instead of belng a formidable foe. has dwindled away til there is not nich left of It, and what re- inning in reality belongs to the Democracy, Now thera are no dissensions tn the Repu! Hean ranks nas there was then, (3 erlevances thut existed ure all buried. ‘The feaders and thelr coustituents stand hand In hand, united on every issue, Tn every lecall- ty, and in every county, pence and harmony, Orgnulzations are rapidly being formed that extend Into every school diy vhet. . While the State and Natfonnl tickets, will receive the uttention of the party workers, the leaders In the Congressionnl going to make a contest that is worthy of notice for the clectlon of thelr eandidates. So far the men nominated have been well selected, and auite possible that of tho thirleen men who will be -selected to rep resent Indiana tn. the next Congress, the majority of them will bo Republicans, ‘The Infiunous gerrymander of the State by tt Demveratle Legislature for political pur- poses will reaet_ on the hends of the perpo- trators In exnetly the sume way that the sut- ting aside of the will of the peaple on the constitutional macndments will, districts ure now tp sibla that the Repub! passed out on the poreh, and thence down the stairs to, the ground, Bins. Welsh haying her back hatr burned off by the flaines. . Welsh had walted for Peterson, whe Insisted on returning to his room to save some of his effects, They flanlly started, pnesing down the Inside stairway through the hall te the Here further stopped by the flerce tlimes. ‘Phrough 9 sintll roont at the head of the stalrs they could sve the rear porch erumbll Meantlne George ton, Mn progress wis lng away beneath a devouring element. ape Was left,—0 lenp from the side window near which they stood, broke out the sash, sprang tiyon the sill, atid. jumped, ‘The fall, a distance of twenty feet, resulted only in oa b: ut ooking up av tha widow he beckoned erson to follow him, but, wringing his hands and erying piteously for ald, | mun stood irresolutely, and fir “from the window. cuat by Ri When the fire “was: got uuder control Charles Peterson was fount Inthe hall room resting on his hands and feet, leaulng ugalust pantry closet door, about thrue teet from the door leading to the -atiire, and whieh he was evidently trying, to tench when overtaken by the flames. was Jiterally roasted fe death, flowing from his nose and muuth when dla- previ, AT HUNGERFORD. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago. Trbunes Gnranp Rapins, Mich, July 2t.—the Han- gerford Sawmill, at Hungerford, on the Mne of the Muskegon & Big Ruplis Branch of the Chicago & West Michlgan Rallrond, ong of the ihtest aud most complete mills In the State, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning, with about 5,000,000 feet of onber ergss-piled at that point, anu $16,000 worth of Ininber owned by Ostorhaut, Fox & Co,, of. ili was Dullt In 1873 at nt a cost of $80,000, eet ‘There was an insurance of $25,000 on tho mill, ‘Che loss on the lumber, inelnd- sterhout, Fox & Co,, fs about pretty well covered by in: surunce. ‘Twenty-five thousand dollars of the Insurance way focated with ageneles In this city. ‘The mill was owned by tho Mug kegon National Bank, and hind been operated L. G. Mason and C,H Hackley, of Muskegon, tor the bank, ‘Tho inl] was not running yesterday no knowledge aa to tho origin o} yet no one seems tu know whether St will be rebulltor not, but It { fn mill will be bu First District... beeond District Whird District... Fourth District Fifth Distriet. Sixth Digtriet Seventh District, plurality Light lstriat Ninth Distriet onth Distelet, Eleventh Distri Twelfth District ‘Thirteenth Distyie vee U9 . As that table stands, $f would appenr as If the cause was a hopeless one to start with, ut there Is a balin in Gilead,” and that tuble adinits of a great overhauling, First. Distrlet, Mr. Hellman will bo elected by aguod majority. ‘This is adimitted on all xhles, In tho Seventh District, the vote as glyen combines both the Democratic and Na- plurality. and not a mnie lorty. Inn falrand square fight between tepubleats and Democrats the former have ear mujority of over 500 votes, ‘ils con- test will be of that kind, and on account of the ‘great Unpopulnrity. oft Mr. Cuas Bytield, Je nonilned, the distrivt will zo Republican yy from 80 to 1,000, ‘The Itth District was carried by Jude Tay- Jor six years ngo, and what he could do then under jdverse clreumstances he enn certainly do now, with everything In his favor, the ‘Thirteenth District’ there are wide dissensions in the Democrtic camp that may lend to oo rupture, sven if these nulmosities are healed, tho chanee of avercaming the sinall majority that now exists [4 very probable on general When tho present gerrymander Wns agreed to, the Democnic counted on the suppurt of the this they prosumed unwisely, The history of all gerrymandors demonstrates that they be rolled on. ‘Tho Republicans attempted the saie thing, apportioning tho Stato In 187, At the election In 1874 they ux ected to elect nine Congressinen and possl- but they only steceeded in pulling thraugh with five, and in 1876 with six. ‘Nhe moet with similar disap pointinent, and instead of clectlng nine Con- ressiien thoy will do well If ‘they clect five, The outlook now is certainly promising for a ea Hepubllean, victory al roundly Buel hehouves every Republican to look well to ‘coup them boominyg til the recently by Alessrs, vobable that some. soon, ns there is 0 valuable tract of ping thers to "The fire was tho most disastrous: pstern Alichigan, AT ST. LOUIS. —The extensive furni- ture factory of J. II. Vornbrock, on the southwest corner of Fifteenth street and Cass avenue, was totally destroyed by flro between 1 and 2 o'clock this afternoot, Lo: about $25,000; Insured, $17,250, of the yeur thus for in We Sr. Louis, July Uonnl vote, and sn ne NEAR NEW HAVEN, IND. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, . Fort Warne, Ind, July Ing the barn of Wiliam Heine, In this coun ty, near New Haven, was struck by Hght- ning and totally destroyed, with ull the cop- tente, Loss, $2,500; Insured for $2,000, AT ITORNRROOK PARK, Wuerenina, W. Vi duly 2%—The pavil- fon at Hornbrook Park, a popular summer resort, four miles fram this elty, caught tire We MOTs aud was totally destroyed. tho Demoernt ‘Pweltt prineiples. AT LUDINGTOS, MICH, Svectat Dispateh ta" ‘The Chteago Tribune, Luninatos, Mich, duly 22—M. J, Dona- hoo's shingle mill burned to tha ground to- duy, Luss, $8,000; insurance, $0,000, AT EMPIRE CILY, ONE. San Furancisco, July 27.--A dispateh from Emplre City, Ore, says nearly the entire ton of the town burucd yesterday, Lous over $50,000, TN BOSTON. Boston, July $t%.—Tho old Pine Btrect on and Ping streets, was 0, Insurance, $17,000, —_—_—_—_—s——_—- JUMPED THE TRACK, LouisviL.x, Ky. July 97—The passenger train which left this city at 8 o'elock this ‘afternoon on the Jeffersonville Road, jumped the track at Crothersviile by reason of 0 mils- Mri. Oswald, of Jeffurson-" nd Matthews, fireman, were Injured, ‘ourlerJuurnal reporter at J villo-sends the following: At Crothesvill fersonville Itailroad, thts ‘afte; on at 4:40 8 passenger train Kt Jumped the track and ran tite a fel; on vale track, hind nn arm broke, Atrs, Unwald, of ‘Jet sonville, was frelght firsman, was se erg siightly, Jufured, a fro not to b “‘Demueracy will his guns and “kee onemy surrenders th October, —- Church, at Washt damaged by tire $v placed switeh, of the dlatrict, speeches are nade In public, ammount of political: work Is done ‘The gen- Hemen named fave valrendy visited the Twellth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Elght- eenth, and Twentleth Congressional Dis triets, and toalay have been here. At this gathering there Were present: HR. N, and RL. McKinlay, of Edgar; Silus . Cimv'roy, “IL, July 23,—One of the eldest persons, in this city died yesterday in the person of Mra, Aaron Welch, Sho was 83 yeu age, mid leaves a hudband and sey- I ehildsen to mourn ber lous, POLITICAL NEWS. The Outlook for Republicans in Indiana a Very Promise ing One. Several Changes In Congresstonal Rep- resentation Likely to Bo Made. Trumbull’s Political Hippodrome Ex- hibiting in Interior Illinois Towns. The Progress Making by the Fusion Movement in Maine. . INDIANA. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Suennyvitte, Ind, July 8%—That the Republican party will be suecesstul and carry Indiana In October is now, even at so early 8 date, an alniost conceded fact. If the Stato gues Republican in October, there enn be no possible question as to what she will do fn While all the signs aro !ndica- {ive of Mr, Porter's election to the Guborta- torink chair, bis clection In no senso: of the word will be a “wwalk-away” or a" walk- over? ‘That ho will be elected, and by a minjority that will ndmit of no question, there Ja but litte room for doubt; at the sume tino it will require unrelenting, zealous, nud con- tinuous work to bring about this result. There nover was'a time when the Repyb-- lean party started out under more promising The Stnto ticket 1s the strongest ever inthe field, and as yet has shown no nasnitable pomts, Even the hardest-faced Democrat eannot bring up a single churgo against Mr. Porter that will bear an investi- gation and stand the test. What is true of him {fs equally true of the other gentlemen on the ticket. They stand privately and pub- licly as firmas udamantine, ‘Thefe ore sev T reasons that have given this impetus to the emupalgn, and each and every renson ts n harbinger of victory. Indinna, in the firat place, is not a Demoeratle State, In 1976, Willinins was elected Governgr, he of all the votes 1878, 1878. ly ten, ILLINOI&, Bpsctal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, |. Eprinauay, Il, July 9%—It will proba: ‘bly creep through tho woot of “Long” Jones, tha xveat Republican campaign organ- ‘zor, that the Democrats of Miinots are at work,—that is, after the Domocrats have demonstrated thut they aro fn earnest, and have got down to business, Lyman ‘Trum- bull has starjed out to elect himself Govern: or, and to thatend has hit upon the orlgi- nal plan of hippodrome, ’ Three weeks ogo ha culled together oll the Democratic Stato eandidates aud began a system of Conxres- stonnl dlstriet visitation and exhibition, ‘The plan tg to vist a central point tu tho district and there meet the County Comuittoemen Ny whole diy is taken up in Harwmot al conti joting views und Inylng out he groundwork of the campalyn, § then ni to a State taytitu- Vine y isune brought then Inkewarm or The petty |. secret mi ‘Turner, mid Charles R, Whidden. stricts are which he will formally be reques for Congress i % Ie is | sin or necept the alternative of being aban- | B88 proved so. successful on soversl of the As tho portioned It is quite pag: Means will bo sueceasful and maybe ln eight. The vote of all tho districts 11 1878 for Svcretury of State waa as follows, dlsregardiiye tha Natioual yote, which will amount to nothing this falls Boat, of tidy elty, for Governa , r aj. Repemnaj. “Thomas Marrs for State Senator, in the colfidently ationnis. On ub a vas Wile WEDNESDAY, JULY 288, I880—TEN PAGIS. head and Ed Hartan,of Clark: John It q i °C ant We J. Mizg, of Moultrie; dudae HE RAILROADS. Hess and = Willhm Cochrane, of Shel- Many Myo farrarel of alt Car-Load 5 Be H f Fences nm amg and George | Fithean, of Jaspers George Parker, of Crayw- BTALOn Freight to Be Horeafter ford: W. 1, Brewster, of Cumberland, i Charged for Actual: addition to these there were many Jeadin men inthe district and the entire Tocal Weight. ent ot Eninyetiony County, us well as G Parsons, John IL. Oburly, Thomas Butter worth, ite Starkell, aud the. Jontlantr seins The Western Lincs Form an As« rsumbull. Parsons presides at these mert- " ings, and Trumbull, in legal form, opens the sociation for That cattse for the plaintier, Tt ts an Mlinols salvn- Purpose. tion army, as “Long” Jones will tind out é wien he pegins His (campal i TROT 2 Trumbull hippodromo wilheshiblt to the Fonlenuth Disiret ie anita ad Two Smoke-Burning Devicos to Bo Tried on Thursday to the Thirteenth District nt 4 Sloot, No effort was made to hare on Hlinois Oontral Locomotives, monize the Eden and Filler dowbie Coneres- sional nominees, believing that was a mutter CORRECT WEIGHTS. Staty cand lilaten sould lat alan hath Eden The Western rallronds centering In. this and Filler atand firm and. swear thelrs wis | city held a meuting yesterday at the ofice of the remtine potnination. | EAsn as He ae Commisstoner Midgley, of the Southwestern track iN) November, spacious rine Rattway Association, In the Lakeside Built- ipeetal Diapatch to The Chteago ee Errinouam, Uh, duly 2i—Tho Demoes | tion to welgh all carlot freight originatin racy of the Fittventh Congresstonul District Lice he oe + bd nasembled bere to-day in tare numbers, | Mt or comtng to, or passing from, nny ata- represantatives belne present from all the | tlon on elther of tholines parties to ho agree- counties, ‘Tho guestlon of finnnes was tho | ment. Considerable trouble ins heretofore prinelual ota a acett, on aadcrninent Be been oxperloneed by the practice of muny $200 was made por this Congresstonal dis- | yondy to wnder-bill enr-lot fretght, which teets wileh was promptly necepted by those virtually amounted to a ent in rates, ‘Spectat Dispatch to TRe Catcago Tribunes Such goods were mostly billed — at sent brome" the clty and county tint 20,000 pounds, althongh the ears often Les alt ntalned 25,000 pountts or mora, Especially Gov, Cullomn wilt address vn mass-meetiig to | 6? b te Vield in Deeatur ‘Friday eeeuing nest, | Was thls the enso in tho slipment of agri Extensive preparations are making for this | cultural {mploments. ‘The rallregds found event, and 4 very Jarge turnout of Repub- | it {Impossible to stop the practice without Heans Is expecte 2 aie! whic! Sent ensteh: to ‘Tha Chien entering into an agreement by which thoy Orrwa, ike duly, The Republtean pledged themselves to allow the weighing County Convention for ‘the nomination of | to be done by partics regularly appointed for county oflicers inet here to-day, and, after'a | this purpose who ore respousible to 4 party acteltea contest over the first thee F sitlor not connected with nny. of the reads. placed the following ticket in the tle UI ‘There wero present W. J. Swan, Milwau- eult Clerk, Charles E. Stevens, of Strentor; | kee & St. Paul; James Smith, Alton; Paul Sherif, Thomas Clary, Ottawa; State’s-Attor- | Morton, Burlington; J.T Sanford, Hock ney, Le L. ‘Thompson, Ottawa; Recorder, | Istand; Horace “fueker, lols Ceutraly OC, Stephen Arnold, Mendota: Coroner, -E. W. | CG. Eddy, Northwestern: Robert. Forsyth, Welss, Ottawa; Representatives, Isane Aincs, Chicnge- & Eastern Ilnols. After “the of Streator, and. FM. Robinson, of Sencens ) matter had been fully discussed and County Central Committee, A.B. Snow, | considered, lt was resolved that an organiza- Ottuwa, Chatman; A. Means, Pern; J, C. | von be effected, tha object of which shall Ames, Streator; Frank P. Bowen, Sheridan; | be to inve all car-lot froleht welghed at tho ¥.P. Snyder, Mendota; B. IL. Sulcer, Mar- | inithal points. The following | Executive vr, "th. Mason, La Satle, ‘The ‘tleket | Committes was elected: W. J. Swan, &. P, Feellles; Is considered a strong one, and gives general | Ripley, J.T. Sanford, 11. C, Wicker, und sittls{netion to members of the Convention Horace ‘Tucker, this Committes to serve for Speetal Dispatch to The Chicuga Tribune. -| the term of ong year, Canto, UL, July 24—The Hon; Stephen A, ‘Shy Committeo then elected Horace ‘Tucker Douglas’ arelved! in this elty tovlay, and (o> | Chairman, night Js addressing ® large number of Re- | Mr. J. i. Wheeler, who for some years publicans and others on Market square. Hu | past lias had charge of the welghing for the will be followed by Col. J. 2 Thomas, pres- | Southwestern -lutnber pool, was” elected. cnt member of Congress from this district, | Superlutendent of the urgintention, with Douglas and Thomas will leave here to-night | power to appoint welgtiunsters at the for Du Quotn, where the Republlean Con- | yarlous statlous and points of shipment, pacastonas Convention will be held ‘Thurs- Yhe agreement was signed by. the follow- ay. > Ing ronds: Chicago & Alton, Chicago, Barl- Ingtond& Quiney, Chicago & Kastern Itlinois, MAINE. Chicago & Northwestern, Chieago, Milwau- Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, kee & St, Paul, Chtengo, Rock Island & Bostros, July 24—Dispatehes from Maino Fai Hvala Central, and Wabash, St. to-night show that the Fusion movement [3 SSG - growing in strengih to-day, Murch, the It is believed that tho new arrangoment A will stop the practice of underbilling on the Greenbacker, who defeated Eugene Mule for | roads partics to the agreement, and that here Congress Inst tern, was noimstiated to-day by | after ite Font A get pay for all the bua 2 conve! F ness they do, not only hn a: finanelal we Dewnserute Si cars ieee belhige an way wil tho arrangement beneilt the roads, ae It will also stop the ovorloading of cars, Couuty nutted on county offleers. ‘The State | Whieh has been the cause of many serious Committees of both partles mut at Augusta | aceldents, and decided that ag fuslon fs the only course 10. te agreement will ao into: effect Aug. vr | a ‘= Mi vi x sori be dollar wi any Be ene ‘to give the Superintendent an opportunity to appolat weighmusters nud get everything mented thun ever, werent concession to be | in rendiness before attempting te carry the innde to the Greenback clement, but In spito | agreement ito effect. An effort Is now be- of thls threatening contition Republicans are | tig made to Induce all the ronds located west extremely hopeful and confident, and antic- of Plusburg and Buffalo and enst of the Mis- ipate a heavy unjority. Blaine fs to inake a pt to form similar assvelittions to secure Vigorous canpalin throughout the State, et welghts, | Commissloner Midgley, of avausta, Me. July 27—The Democratle 7 the Southwestern Raliway Associntlon, has and Greenback State Committees were in | just issued the following clreular call ra separate and seeret session to-day, It is the | meeting for that purpose? decision of both committees, that fusion is | pursunnt ta agreement. a convention of rail- the only course that ean be followed. Grent | roads located west of Pittsburg and Bulfalo and ennecssions will bo made to the Greenback | cast of tho Misslssipp! River will be hotd at the element. ‘The leaders of. the parties hope to | Kennard House, Cleveland, Wednesday, Aug, 4, cntch the votes of the disatfected tetnperance | atl o'clock nm. The businces to be trans- inen for Plalsted. acted will be to conatder and udopt such mets Avavsra, Mey July 27.—The result of ‘the | Hxes ns will Ingure the cullection of eharyce on igs Of the Deniveratie and Green: | Naiene enrried, Vo. promoto tis result alt back Stute Coinmittees to-day hag been ade rent tho Miuslasippl It termfuntion to fuse -as far ns possible, ‘Whe Fondd Ui ponte et an oe ho AUsaisaiypl elver following Greenback Electors were nominat- | ancos trom twenty-five ronds have been re. eds Selun Chase, Benjamin Bunker, J. ‘I. | eclved that they will bo represented. Earnest u pred ele : x dusted bere osanded fg ery ithe The State will be flooded with speakers, in the territory deseribed tu be present ut the Jarge amount will ho. ratnou and wn Argttas: thne and plice above named, ive campaign fought, Che Democratic Com- 5 inittes voted to have Samuel Watts withdraw SMOKE-CONSUMERS. as candidate for Elector. Watts was not | ‘Tho Itlnols Central Ratlroad Company present, and gnother meeting will bo helt at will give the Berney Smoke-Consumer, which + D doned, Enstern ronds, a falr trial to find out how 1¢ Casting,’ Me, July 27—Congressman | will work with llinols coal. General Manager alurchy Greenback-Labor, Wis renounated | Jeifery has placed atthe disposal of the Glabe to-day by the Democrutic Convention. Company, ot Bastin: which maamhiakuriss 4 the Berney Smoke-Consumer, an engius to MICHIGAN, . rf which the apparatus is to be attached. “Mr. Ane ener sibel, duty tee the tobi: Burhard, the Chief Englnear of tho Globo Hean County Convention was held here to- | Colupany, Is now on hls way to this clty with day and elected sixteen delegates to tho the castings, ete., and will attach them to the State Convention, with the Hon. EP, Allen, piel ntonce. It Is uxpocted to have evory- of Ypsilantl, as delegate-nt-large, The dele In rentiness forstrial in about two 3, Col. Berney, the inventor, will be gation was instructed to tse all honorable | here about that tlie, und superintend the ineans to secure the nomination of tice A. | trial aud explain the invention, ‘. General Superintendent Jeffery has also ,, Speclal Durpatch to The Chicago Tylhune, pinced ong of his engines at the disposal of SNinus, Mich. July 2%—The Republican | Mr. Orvis, who will attach one of lils smoke- Conyentlon held to-duty was tho largest aud | consumers to sou how It will work with Uli inost spirited and hirmonious convention | nols coal. Che Orvis consumer ts now In ever held in the county, Delegates were | usu by ‘Tne ‘Prmune end other establish- chosen to the State and Congressionnt Con- 7 ments fn this city, and has proved a grent ventions, and n full county tieket nominated, | success. Mr. Orvis tilnks his Invention will Including A. B. Leeds for Probate Judge and prove auite as eifeetive on locomotives a3 it has on stationary engines. ‘The lnols Cen. tral Rullrond Coin) pany is affording all 10WA. fuctlities to partles baying such inventions Speclat Dispatch to The .Chieago Tribune, in order Ehat they may be glyona fair and Kroxuny, Ia, July 8%.—The Greonbackers Taugertha tlie ‘ tated, i held an open alr meeting this eventng on the si tnty ae ted oan ens tint Gan eral corner of Maln and Soventh streets, formal- | matter a [fe-loug siundy, hns' but little faith if . aign, Bontlres we In the Inventions thus far reported, and does Renae a Path Bis i tenis not belluye that any of them will ‘be able to abut still thoy failed to attract a crowd. ‘he AN thy boltl'on, Jocomotives:that bury Lllnots runt, inceting was addressed by Ralph E. Hoyt, of . — Chlengo, and algo by local syouters, ‘The + LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE. usual confusion was the prominent feature e Oe euoueenstuny v Reports from Loulsyillo polnt to a further z, - 97 T issue of bonds by the Loulsvilla & Nashville nants Weed Arann Conga tonl cane combination, This time the amount Is §20,- “yention In thls (tho Flrse Town) district las | 000,000, to be advanced by Barlng Brothers & been ehungéd from Wednesday, the I8th af | Co, at Droxel, Me & Co, thie 10th y baited Co,, of London, aud Drexel, Morgan Co., Aust, to Thuretny, of Now York. Sinco last danuaty this con- the Gouyenitian: wilt Jal hci gly cern has put its bonds on the market as fol- MINNESOTA, lows? 3 Spectat Diputch to The Chicago Trivunee Bonds secured by mortgugo on Trans Sr. Pavr, Minn, duly 27—'The Hirst Dis- | Tuan Hendursony ite, oy Neenyile t Rallvond.... sees iH trlet Republican Committee, to which Ward’s | Trust cortiticates,... 402,200 proposition to Dunnoll, that both should | Louisville, New al 8,000,000 withdraw, was referred, met Su convention | nonds scoured Uy'mortgugo on Bablie touliy, It was resolved that Dunnell was.) | & New Oricans Ruilroud,.... 8,000,000 fairly nominated, and he was advised not to | New Issue, ug above mentionod, necept Ward's proposition, Ilu was ine ing, for tho purpose of forming an associa‘ ee —————aSSESE—E———_—_—— like tho western approneh, but Jess orna- mental. Itisestinated thal the cust of tho vinduct will reach about $100,000, CONSOLIDA'EIONS, Bpectal Dispatch to ‘The Cateago Tribune, Spusertenp, UL, July 27—Arttéles of consolidation of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacitic and the Champulgn, Havana & West- ern Railroads were filed to-day in the oftes of tho Scervtary of Stnto. Uncor these artl- eles the stock, franchise, and property of the Intter road are tranaferrad to the Waboeh in exchange for, $1,000,000 first mortguge bonds of tha Wabash, seetired on tho property of the other ruad. Articles of consolidation between the Wa- bash and the Chicago & Padueah were ulso filed, In accordance with the recent sale of the Intter to tha former, thts consol tho necessary formalities of giving tho Wabash entire control of both roads, New Youn, Jitly 34—-The Manhattan and New York Elevated Ruflway Companies have agreed to refer to the Presidents of the five trust Souipantes the determination of the tors upon which they may mergo and can- solldate. ‘Lhe Metropolitan Company will consider tho proposition to-morrow. A BURGLAR KILLED. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. ‘ Couxcin Biuvirs, In, July gi—A fatal shooting uffale occurred on tho: farm of 1). HL Solomon, attorney of tha Wabash Rnil- road, In Mills County,’ at 3 this morning. ‘Iwo burglars entered room ocenpied by two sonsof Mr, Sulomon. ‘Tho oldest, Logat, aged 18, was awakened by the noise, and jumping from bed, grappled heroleally with oneof the robbers. ‘Tho Intter fired at hin, without effect, when Soelomon snatched the revolver and fired three tlines, killing the robber instantly. The -name’ of the dead mun was Stephen Willifurd, ngzed about 20, Williford: had been employed on Solomon's farm, and know the young man lid money, a8 ho expeeted to start to college to-day. ‘The other burglareseaped during the seuille, Counc, BLUFFS, In, July Si—Later re- ports from the sceno of the Sills County say the dead burglar’s name was Stephen Willl- ford, and he was employed on Mr. Sulomon’s farm. ; THE OAKLAND SHOOTING, San Francisco, July 27%—The Inquest on. the body of Dr. Lefevre; of Onkland, shot yesterday by Schroeder, has developed no uew facts. The defense decliued to call nny | witnesses and the fury rendered vordlet charging .Schyoeder with murder. Mrs, Schroeder cantot be found. When she left her husband Jast night she sald, You will never seo ine allye again.” It Is reported tint some of the jurors desire to finplieate er in the net of the husband, and that a warrant for her arrest fg to be issued. | ‘The affair has erented grent oxcitement, and publile opinion | is divided ug to the merits of the ens. GALENA NOTES, Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, GALENA, IIL, July 27,—One hundred ‘and fifty men are now enguzed on the Dodgeville extension of the Mineral Point Railroad, recently purchased by the Milwaukee & St Paul Cony ny and the people all atong the Ine are Jubilant over the sure prospect of railrond communication with the outer world, ‘Tha new telerraph line over the Galena Wisconsin Rallrond, now owned by the Northwestern Company; was completed to Platteville and opened fo-day. Tt will bo In working order before the elose of the weok to Lancaster and intermediate points. ‘The public are sharers in the benetits of the tine, which will be of Immense advantage. ITEMS. A station named Graymont has been estab- Ushed on the Pontiac Branch of the Middo Diviston of the UMnois Central Railroad. Its location Is elght miles west of Pontiac, Mr. Willlom IHnton has been appointed agent. Tho Atchison, ‘Topeka & Santa Fé Ratlroad Js unable to take any business fer poluts south of Trinidad on accountof heavy rains in that part of the country whith caused much damage to the rond and the bridges, ‘The manungers of the road are making stren- uous efforts to repair the damnge as quickly ax possible, and they expect to be able fia few days to take business through as usual. . Mr. FO. Wyatt, General Superintendent of the Chiengo, Clinton, Dubuque & Minne. soto Ratlroad, Ist great admirer of Gilbert & Sulllvan’s © Pirates of Penzance.” “tie was so bewitched by the Mnajor-General’s youngest daughter that he has ‘changed the name of “ Monroe,” a station on the Cale- donla, Mississippi & Western Branch of his rond, to “Aabvel,” by whieh nume the station will hereafter be known, Mr. 'L. J. Pottor, Assistant General! Afan- ager of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rallrond, annomnces the completion of an extension of the Mt. Ayr Branch of his road to Redding, twelve and a half miles south of Mt, Ayr, which wil be open for business duly 28, . Redding will be opened as a billing station on thint date. . ‘There ty also a stitlon ealted Delphos, seve and a half miles south of Mt. Ayr. at whieh there will be no agent. The General Passenger Agouts of the Mil- waukee & St. Paul and Northwestern Rail- rounds held o conference yesterday at the St Pant office in this city and made arrange: ments for the Knight 'Cenplar business from. the Northwest. ‘They will charge one fare for the round trip, ‘fheir arrangements are such that they will be nbto to take cure of all the bualness that may offer, and they will ran as many trains 1g may be necessary to ne commodate the people. ‘The Milwaukes Wleconsin states that ev- ery obstacle to the immediate construction of the Chicazo & Northwestern lnle from Mad- {gon to Milwaukee has been adjusted, and it Js understood that the road willbe put under contract by Aug, 1, Prosident Koup, of tha Northwestern, met President Mitchell, of the Milwaukee & St. Paul, last Saturday, and the vory troublesome dilleulty of detennin- ing where the new road” should : cross the St. Panl track on the South Side was umnicably settled, The Wisconsin wndor- stands that permisslon to cross at Washington atreot was granted, where the Northwestern: engineers thought It best for thelr track to! cross, but under what restrictlang and what, terms ts not yet dofinitly known. ‘The cross- Ing at Waslilngton street will enable the fempany to make nearly a strict line to Waukesha, the distance of which will be about seventeen miles, over which trains enn be run jn forty-tve minutes, ‘Thelenyth of the now ling from Milwaukee ta Madison will be nbout suventy-live miles, and can be traversed In three hours, TELEGRAPH WAR. Tho Wostorn Union still Ahead, Toreka, Kas. July %%.—Judgs McCrary to-duy filed an opinion in the ease of the Western Union Telegraph Company vs. the Kansas. Pacitic Rallway and others on the structed, however, to make @ counter yrowo- ‘Total in seven months. s....+0+:9.+,FMB0 20 ded Dill of the Western Union Com- altion to Ward to refer the whole matter to Since the pante in 1873, the Loulsville d& | Smended a Union Com- . ‘ velelon, Nashville has paid dividends on its stock as,| pany recently argued before bin at Keokuk EEE aaa Silanes ‘ : ie He Ish {n favor of the Western Untert WISCONSIN, Augueat, . per cent $195,054 | ‘Tolegraph ‘company on every polut, Special Dispateh ta ‘The Chlenoo Tribune, Kelruary. Us Tf por cent 436.087 | Tig decides that tho . rights — of 14 per cout 105,087 13 Der cont rene 24 por cont Paes] B por cent ~ 72,693 Mriwaunne, July 2%4—In response to 0 atruutys 1879, recent vall, Gon, F, C. Winkler, of this dis- fut, ss triut, writes u card to state that he will not | Februurys 180, allow the uso of tls name in connection with ‘Total in 046 yenrs..11i§ por cont. 81 ihe Republican Congressional: pouatiatloits Tene dealarat ai i$ sala Pots eleaca the Way forex Speril BaNger, veretnars sereeneaee'® porccont 453,017 VIRGINIA, Totnl in yours.,..10% por cent $1,400,000 Tuensoxp, Vai, July 37.—Tho Democratic | pemng at tho rate of say 2X per cent per annum, Convention nominated Capt, George D, Wise, ‘The Loulayille, New Alvany & Chicago a nephew of the lite Gov. Wise, for Congress | bonis are virtually issued under the auspices in the Third District, of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com pany, whieh would jndicate, in spite of ru- Mada No Diiteronce. ‘ centdontals, that this road Is owned or co! 7 Uxtroit ae Preas, trolled by tha Loulsvitle & Nashville combl- A boy with a business look Jn bls eye recently | -nation,+ entored a irycugods store on Monroe avenue and sald hts mother had sont bln for sixty spovls of ILLINOIS CENTRAL VIADUCT. No.1 thread, ' Danes ‘ono spool of No, 60 thread?” Tho engineers of the Iilnals Central aro Inquire ‘tho, ‘clork, mytter purzilig paves hually Shanti in percent the planus for utter, . " the now vinduct over the tracks at tho foot of eS hed that's 44," dublously rosponded tho | fandolph street, They expect to have “T guess you'd better yo back homo and Aud Hsu dong a about tivo weeks, whon Nf ‘ work Ww! commenced and the tm- ‘The boy departed, but returned in a momont ith nantlstied lookwround bis mouth aud ox- | Provement pushed to completipa as fast as wea Be h = : ae possibly, .The new viaduct will be the finest = “Say, (¢ won't make a bit of diffewnce which | and most ornnmontal in the city, and will be way Wo have ity for mothor said you've to gutta on fnprovenient to that partot the city. C begins at the enst line of Michizan avonue tnd will be thirty fectin width, ‘Twenty feet yy Love tn Tussle, of Oils will be used-for 9 roadway and tive ‘Tho St Hotersbuty Gatos states that ina villeyo | fect on the south side as a footpath ‘The inthe Sklormin district, Bavernincit of Gradua, | approach at Mloligan avenue will be 107 feat Kpowsant wus perpotually auarronug with Bi | pine Inches long, und will be of cut stone fo Lecuude, wé:be declurod, te “hud cou with highly ornnmental parapetssurimounted to love ber,” ‘Tho village council took the inat- by elaborate layip-posts, | ‘Pho viaduct proper for into vonsldurution aud udjudyed tho peasant, | iil be of iron, aiid will be sliiir t As toreeelva twenty blows with rudy *tarcumpel’ | NU be Oo tenth Katiphasentetre ig 4 hin to love bis wife again.” Tho rumedy was |.at tiulsted street, only moro ornamental, Tt qdmlilstered, byt the report duca get say | Will be 1,876 fect long, ‘The approuch at the Whuthor it bay proved elcuclous, east cud will by titty’ feet long, and of stone vhargo if, anyhow!" the Western Union, Cumpany attached by virtue of tho nct of Congress of 186% authorizing tha contract of the Railroad “Company with the United States Telegraph Company; that the proporty accumulatad by the Westorn Unton ‘Telegraph Company was, therefore, entitled to Judicial protection, and could not be seized by force and without’ warrant of Jaw by the Railroad Company.’ "This disposes, aa far aa the United Cireult Court fa concerned, of every question of law which can possibly’ arise affecting the rlghta of tho Western Unfon to 8 complete and tine mediate restoration of Its property fn this’ a ina oR Suly. 274—In the Ci tt ‘OPE In the Cirew Court of the United States, District of Kan- gas, the Western Union ‘ulegraph Company ys, ‘he Union Paciiio Ratlway Company, tir equity, the Kansas Paciile Railway Company and tho American Unton ‘Telegraph Coui- bans’ amended blll; MeCr tg Clreuit udge.. The demurrer to tho- orlginul bill having been sustained on the ground of the finmorallty of the material part of the cou- tract, set outand mindy tho sole busts of tho rolle sought, tho alntit filed an amended. DULL, which Is naw befury ne for considera: tlon, Counsel have agreed that motion to dissolve tha — injunction ahall regurded as) a. genera deniurrer to the amended bill, ‘The part of the contract held viclous fs the cluusy pro- viding for the transmission free of churge of private, soclal, and family messages of the executlye ofiicers' of the railway companies, ‘The amended DIN mae certain ‘averments Jutended to show the right of plalutiit ta ro- cover, notwithstanding the Insertion of thls viclous cluusein the origlnel contrict, The questlon to bo determined $y tho suitlelency Ese -Wway of the Jtallway Company with “the Hane has been constructed, reconstructed, y made-npon suiiclént consideration; whether, “fendants that the contract set out In the will, ,berforiuanees, Secs, nd. BI] of these averments, or nny of 1 Dlatniiit to the reliee sagt cet #0 enti First, the plalntl! wow clalms th: Habitalty {0 possession of thy right of Ww of the telegraph line in question by ‘Intuen the provisions of the uct of Congress of dls ab It fq 2 Isuh, entitled “An act for Increased foal thes of telegraph communteation nu fel tho Attintic nnd Paeltie States, “et the Territory of Idaho.” Thad’ onl slo to coutment upon thls oet in iT ownon upon the demurrer — ‘to ni original bill, and the concluston renchied was that the neb was Intended to nuthorin tho United States ‘Tetegraph Company, eithe withor withont the consent uf the Tallway company, to construct and operate a lig i] telegraph along and upon tie rglt of wa rot the railway company, Whether this Het was neslgned and transferred to the pr plalnti? by 1 valid contract was not consid: ored, and that question Is nuw to be deter milned. The allegations of the ainended bit] Dolng aduiltted, sufticiently show that the United States ‘Telexraph Company had, b virtue of the Inws of New York, by which f was created, 9 right to make an assigninent antl transfer of ML its franchises and proper. ty lo anothor Lele eran company, Counsel for respondents fnsists, however, that this right was not recognized by the abova men. toned act of Congress of July 2 1864, and that by that uct tho United States Telegraph Company, and that Company only, wag ane thorized to construct Its telegrapli along the ue of. rallway. [¢ Is auld that wag a porsonal priv! lege Bealited to that Company, an that therefor it could not nssign it ordinarily, When property or rights of any kind. are ncay t a corporation, they are to be enone é adlsposed of in ay minnner not Inconsistent with the Jaw of Is being. Unless therefor there Is something in the net” of Congress to Indlente a different. purpose, It must ve pro sumed that the right to remove Its Iinesto the rulway to operate. them was glyen to the United States 'Lelegraph Conipany to be retained or disposed der its chinrter ts : its is tle property and rights. —§ By refereneg 5 a to the net of Congress it will be seen nothing Is sald abuut, the assigninent apie rights conferred on the United States Tele aph Company, ‘The transfer of those rehts Is neither authorized nor prohibited in tevins, We must, therefore, consider the splrit ‘and purpose of the net, to ascertain whether It was the Intent of Congress to con fine Ue privilege to that Company to pro hibit iis” transter, ‘There is nothing to Indleate any. intent to reguira tho con struction of the telegraph Sine by the United States Company. ‘Lhe evident purpose of tho act was to save that Company trom pecuntary loss by reason of the con- struction of n rival dine by the railroud com pany. itavia intended to confer a favor upon thd telegraph company, plucing It In position to proteck Hself from. the rutnous competition likely to be established by the construction of another ling of telegryh under the Pacitic Railrond acts, This purpose Wags niore effectually accomplished by lvay. ing Its charter to assign its franchises and transfer Its property unrestricted, Ton, therefore, of the opinion — that the United States ‘Tele; raphy Company was an thorized to ssl ur its eonterred uponit by the act of July 3, 186 Lam also of opie jon thut the amended Dill, taken as true, shows i.transter of those rights to plaintlf, Lt fule lows froin this that plaintht has tha right tn respect to the Hines fn controversy, which a court of equity should protect Independently of the coutraat of Oct. 1,° 1860. — It wes not 0 trespasser upon the right of out .tha contract, had =a otigl to go there and construct Its ilies, and hay- Ing expended Its means with the consent of the ridlroad company in constructing the ex- isting line, the defendants must not take possession of it by force, and without muk- ing compensation, Sccond—Lhere is another ground upon which L should feel constrained to hold that the plaintiY. has, by the amended bill, shown fnterest {nthe telegraph — lines and property in controversy, — whlelt a court of equity should protect. Even it We assume that the contract is vold, as the piouerty, neeumulated or constructed under it must, ty between the purtics, be cispused of sucvonilnis to equity, the court wii not refuse to deal with tho property on the ground that it was acqulred on Hlegal con tract, Such ly tho dovtrine established by the Supreme Court of the United Stites, We tind nceording to. the allegations of the amended. Dill that besides the proporty ae quired by ian, from tha United States ‘Telegraph Company, and whieh became nga part of the Hne. Plalntit has expended trper sald Hing over $100,000 In excess of the cun- triputions made by the Railroad Company under the contract, “Lhe fiet seems to be that by the expenditures by the ptalnthit and eontributions from the Railroad Company and mulntained, If the contract were set aside It would, } think, leave tho parties Joint owners of tho property, and a eae for vanity Jurisdiction In the adjustment and settlement of the respective interest would ‘be presented, ‘ Thtrd—I reserve for further conslteratlon herenfter.,the’ question of the effect of thy parol agreement act out fu tho amended bill by which the partles, us alieged, euutested with each other te abrogate, annul, setaside, and exchange from sald contrive the olause providing for the trangmlysion of private, soctal, and family messages of the execte tive ollicers of the Raitrond Company free of charge. Whether sald agreement was Mt valid, tt left tho entire contract In parts whether, If so, ‘the unexeeuted portion Is void under the statute of frauds, are all ine pertant auestions which may become very niatarial in the future progress of the cause, In the vidi. have tuken of the othor ques ons, It is not necessary now to decide these, and I leaye them open for further argument and future determination. “ Hourth—It is insisted by counsel for de assutning its validity, is one which requites the: performance of continuous duties, in- volving the exercise of skill, parsonal lubor, and cultivated Judgment, and that therefore a court of equity will nelther decree Its spe eftis performauce nor enjoln its violation ‘That tha contract ie in ils nature incapable of “boing ‘enforced by a de vrea for speclic . performance 1s your clear, {Marble Compnny vs. Ripley, 10 Wall, 1,880]. But ft does not follow that n party to stich u contract cannot have an injunction to restrain its breach; and it 1s now settled, f think, by the: decided welght of authority, that in such. cases, although the affirmative apectt performance of contract 1s be youd the power of the Court, its performance WIL bo negntlvely enforced -by — enjolt 4 x s Pe E elfic ing Its breach. [Pomeroy on epee a 2, herefore, If" the ‘colle tract shall be finally hela valid, by reasou sof the elimination of the yiclous clause or -uny other ground, {t will follow that the Lu wunctlon was proper: ited. If it shall be hed that tho eontenet Ty voll it will sill, ta my judinont, follow that ‘the defendants should be restrained from taking possession of the property accumulated “under tho ciretmstances ‘stated in tho amended DHL until an accounting and settlement cal he had, and the demurrer to tho amunded bill Is overruled. Defendants may snswer they seo lt -If thoy stand wpon thelr de qurrer there will be a decree continuing tho {njunetion In.foree untll a final decree set tling the respective rights of the parties cal pa {State of Gcorgin vs, Bruvlsford 5 Dall, 406, 408, Spectal Dlspatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. ecm nin Ji nly br. —Th tps ery at ng estern Union ‘Pelograph Company v8. Union Paoltic Ralirand vand the Ainericat Unlon Telegraph Company Judge Mecrary hag rendered a decision’ in favor of the plalnt}tt, and orders that the demurror to the auiended bill be overruled, Defendants may answer If thoy ave fit, otherwise the lnjunce tlon to be continued fn foree until the riglits of the parties with respect to the property !a question can be adjudicated, —_—<$——_—_— EDISON'S NEW ENGINE, Speeiat Wispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pmnaperenra, Pa, duly 97.—Tho South wark Iron Foundry, of this city, 1s making § portable engine for Edison to use tn exper! nents with his electria Nght. 1itherto Mr Edison has falled to secure an engine that would ran tho dynamo-cleetric machine suf ficlently fast and steady to produce 4 fon Ihsht, nt tine ago ‘the Bouthwark te pany, which jinnufgetfires 9 high-pressity tnelng, the: Porter Align, recetyed an, 0 fora 100-horse-powor englire that would wake GOU revolutions per uifngite. Lust weeks De fore the flrat engine was well under way, 80" other order vag, fecal yur fur wu lsshorse power engine. ‘The Piphest ‘avunber of reve oluitlinw heretoforg -attajned by any one oP tha Porter Allen englaes hing been 500 pe minute, bat foundry-mon think thoy cal ‘work It wp to 600, —— pe +, _ BUSINESS PROSPERITY. by New Your, July-27.—A tour just mado by reporter among tho lending dry-goods mer chants, grocers, and dealury In Fenton, shows that tho fall trade has ouened well, wud pronuses large gules and good prof,