Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1880, Page 2

2 THE CIMICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1880—TEN PAGES. DOWN TO DEATH. Dotails of the Disaster to the Fated Steamer Marine City. 1 Lists of the Saved and Lost So Far ag Known at Last Accounts, The Numbor of Victims Estimated All the Way from Eight to Twenty. ‘Thrilling Ineldents on the Burning Vessel Depicted by Eyer Witnesses. .Yesterdoy’s Rocord of Miscellaneous Mishaps Elsowhore. NITE MARINE CITY DISASTER, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dirrrnon, Mieh,, Aug, 30,—Late particulars from the Marine City disaster have been re- eelved, Ter Captain telegraphs that the number of lost will not exceed elght per- sons, ‘Che total number of persons, passen- gers and crew, on board wis 160, ‘Lhe trip sheet was destroyed, mid It ig. therefore fm- possible to get acorreet Ist of the passen- gers. ‘tho lost are: Itehard Sehulty, De trolt;) Dr. Pomeroy, ‘Toledo; Jumes Griflin, Detroit; John Kmnett, Port Uurony MT. Watson, Detroit; Quy and Henry McElroy, Toledo. An unknown lady jumped uver- board and was drowned, having during, the exeltement given birth to a child tn front of the clerk’s oMice on tho main deck. ‘here isn lady at Harrisville who It ts expected will die, Her namo is MeElroy, and her home Is nt 'Loledo, Her son and father were drowned, - ‘The steward, Charles ‘Thorn, of Detrolt, says thore wero fifteen passengers and five of the crew lost. Z ‘Tho Joss of Hfe would have been greater had it not been for the herolsm_ of the Cap tains of the tugs Vulean and Grayling, who took tho passengers off tho burning boat. "The fire broke out muidships, and traveled from stem to stern with sueh rapidity as to cut off all. retreat In an instant, and the steamer was enveloped fn thunes sinuttas neously with the discovery of tho fire, Pas sengers lost all thoir bageage and valuables, several persons losing Tntgo-suins of moneys ‘All speak in terms of the highest praise of the gullantry of Capt. Comer, ot the Marine City, who was the lust to leave tho burning sieatner, A bods has come ashore, supposed to. bo that of Martin J. Walson, of Thetford, Ont, To the Western Asnociated Freas, Derrorr, Aug. 30.—There is Tittle nows from the wreelt of the Marine City, Tho boat has floated ushore, but his Litrned: to the water's edge. ‘The Intest statments aro that her books and papers were lost, so that the work of ascertaining just how many were fost, and why, will be a work of somo difficulty. It Is estimated that there were 120 passengors ind a erew of forty on board, About 10 ure reported saved, It Is feared the rest are lost. ‘hres bodies have been yecovored, but tho names are not known, On one a ent was found marked.“ Watson.” | The proximity of tho boat to the life-saving station at Sturgeon Point, the near nelghbor- hood of the tug Vulcan and the fishing: tug Grayling, the coolness of Capt. Comer and his erew of the burned steamer, and the fact that [t was daylight, wil aided fn rendering the toss of life comparatively sinall, as 1s now hoped, Capt, Comer, of the burned steamer Ma- rine City, telegraphs that, ag nearas he ean ascertnin, six passengers ant two of the erew wero Jost. ‘The nnmes of the erew ure Wenard Schultz and dames Cook. ‘The maunes of the atasliiy pase nsers are yet une Tnown, except that of wma washed ‘ashore at Sturgeon Polut with 1 cuff-batten marted “Watson.” ‘There Is ttle doubt that this Is Mardn ‘Tr, Watson, dragalst, of thls city, 0 roung niin who came here from ‘Thedford, ntigriv, two yenrs sinee, * Capt. Comer thinks there were 120 passen- gers and thirty-five crow. ‘Phe trip-shieets of the boat were tust, so thut it {3 hmpossibla ace eurntely to determlay the facts. "Lhe crew and fifty rescued passengers tre on the way down by the steamer Metropoll- tan to Bay City, and will reaeh this city to- morrow forenoon, No other new fuets relutlyo to the disaster, Spell Dtapateh fo The Chicayo Tribune. Bay City, Mich, Aug, 30,—The steamer: Metropolls arrived at 9:20 to-night, bringing: the survivors of the Marke Clty, burned yes- terduy off Alcoun. ‘The number of passen- gers on the boat 1s estiniated ab 150, Eighteen Jost. Unable to get a bist of ps epechal traln left for Detrole nt oss afght, taking home the survivors. ‘She bout burned in fifteen minutes from the tne the fire was discovered In tho hold, ‘Che engineer Have the warm, ‘The passengers who esenpetL afd not save theiretothing, “The Aleonn peo- ple hospitably threw open thelr houses and provided food and clothes, A resolution was drawn upand signed by forty-vight of the pe gers wronerating Capt, Comer from ill Mame, aud thanklag the members of the life. ng crew od tha Captain of the tug for istanee. The books of the steainer were lost. Herole work was done by the oftleers of the stenmer, Idapateh to petroll Post anil Tribunes ALCONA, ANE ‘The steamer Muring Chy left here at. to-day with 9 full load of freight and passengers, Atubout Jo’clock, while off Sturgeon Polnt, FIRE WAS DISCOVERED Jn tho hold, and before any assistance could be rendered the fire hat xalned such head way that nothing could be done te save her, ‘The crew then commenced to launch the Hfe- boats fn order to suve the passengers, ‘The tug Vulean was ii siht at the thie and cue to the rescue ns fast as possible, but before she could get there many had bee come panie-strleken unit Jumped overbourd, ‘The bout ot the Hfesaving sturgeon Polit sintlon, together with the boats of the Murine City and Vulean and a mumber from the shore, picked up the following persons; THE RESCUED, Mra. J. J. Moore and son, Ottawa, O. Mr. wud Mrs, Bilss, Port Huron, iss Ales Thompson, Port Miron. dtubert and Ela Mutthows, Purt Sunttic, ¥, Port Luton, » Tecwmseh, amatlen und child, Detroit. ‘Hompson and sun, Detrolt. tockwoll, Aleoni. al, Aleont, 1 A J. Brown, Dotroit, Ar. and Mrs, C. A, Ossmian, Greenville, Mrs. Grant and daughter, Detroit, Patrick Quian, Cadiac, J, Lynn and Dewitt Covill, Toronto. - vorge Cotton and Churles Miller, Detroit, Thomus Sharp, Cheboygun, Albert Hutson, Alcona, Frank Mott, Uthen, Mich, Mrs. C, Golling and two children, and Mrs, Huber, Alpes, " Pretty Airs. White and four children, elreit. , oles. Lien Sharp and Mlss Jonnie Sharp. Cheboygan, & doseph Miller, Havers Clty, Nell Bayne, Ontarlo, George Hult, are dt core Hobbs, Port Huron, G we Newnan, Jr, Detroit, Al osepht Perault: and Robert Mutthows, en. Breil Dougins, St. Clair, 1. 1, Durrett wid Pat MeGowan, St, xiace, 1, V, Cady, Detroit, VY. B. Cote, Rogers Clty. Mr. and Mfrs. Doolittle, Port Huron, Charles Sehunk and A. Kelifer, Aleona, Sot Koya, Jules Lovere, and G, 5, But: Lehi aye wife, Alpena, ehhnie Masser, Oth Mrs, A, , C! ie Jlough, Murine City, er Brenan, Dire Ms ‘ it iy if ae met onl ole i sr aud Miva J, A, 38 Sula : Sirs. Mary IL Harken dd heboyxan, in. Mrs. Johiy Mekhroy Voludo, ny ta james Me urrisville, Charles CI vy Frank Mowers Te nana Hlowpsol, aut Asaue Zoguer, Montreal, E,W, Vaigit aut funuily, Detroit, GC, 1L Schuinn, John spittle, and Jon 1, Breen, Vetrolt, TUE OFFICERS AND CREW, Fred Gibbs, of the steward's crew, Robert McClure, engtucer, Detroit. a tpobert McCluro second, express agent, De- ote George Shields, porter, Detroit. Capt. E,W. Comer and two, sone, Dotroit. Willian Sinith, mate, Detrott, Charles A, Mefntoshy clerk, Detrolt. Richard M. Johnson, bari Ypsilanti, GC. A. Winstlp, seeond enginesr, Detroit. Jnmes Conners, M. Casey, John Latten, Charles Crockett, Stephen Walsh, Willian Hyht, Robert Molt, dames Kinney, Charles Hognes, John Sulliva: W. Enshaw, Alexander Monroe, George DBuehard, Henry Reeds, Horbert Hutel Joe Trombley, Frank Sheldrlek, Edward Phil. lips, Luke Davey, huines Goodwin, John Henley, ‘Chomas, Haniow, Charley LUnteh, Jolin Curry, CoA. Sinith, ames Crawford, Zach Dunn, Nicholas Austin, and all of tho stenmer’s erew, Jolin Heron, Alcona. "TN. FB. Kenose, ‘Teenmseh, Katle Howard, M, Casey, Detroit. C, Thorne, steward. Enio Field und Louisa ‘Mhompson, Detroit. TUE SIBSING. & ‘Tho following persons ure missing so tar ns OWES Wehard Shultz, James Grifin, Frank Em- mett, and Guy MeBlroy, of ‘Toledo, Dr. Poineroy, of Ohio, AN ACCOUNT FROM ALPENA: ALVENA, Aug, 2%), t 5 o'clock this attertioon a dispatel was received here shit: fug that tho steamer Markie City was on fire off Alvona, As guito n number of Alpen pypple were on board, then rend rp ily, and the most Intense excitement pre- villed. "The Metropolis at once went to the seene of the disaster, ‘Tha Maring City lett here this morning about It o'clock on her down trip, with a fill load of passengars and freaht. She ran into Alcona ut 2 o'clock, Toutled freight, leaving there at 3:0 o’elock, and putout. When out two nites shoe was DISCOVERED ‘TO TH ON FIRES The fishing-tug Grayling was at Black Tiver, about seven mites distant. aut at ones went ‘to the resene, ‘The tug Vilean was also fi sight, aud went at onco to the rellet of the burning steamer, . THE RESCUE, 'The Grayling pleked up nine persons round strugicling in the water and assisted In, sav- Ing these and taking off the Eetuneo of the passengers and crew. 3! sen ene to Alpena, arriving hers abou 9 o’elock to might, bri me nae few OF the paennars ot the Marine City, 4. 1. Jones, of Alpena, was. on the steanter and-returned on the Grayling. Ho gives the following details: STATEMENT BY A PASSENGER. L was standing at the eiine-room door ott the port side talking with another gentlemen when he smelt smoke. We looked into the flre-room door aid saw tho fire and flames in tho starhoard bunkers, among the wood and coal. We called the attention of the flremin und engineer to the sane, and efforts wero at once made to get 2 slreans of water on the fire, ‘The hose was promptly gobout. FT then went wp into the cabin, As IT opened: the cabin door Lfound it tull of sinoky and fm- mediately gave the alarm that the boat was on fire, “Lhe most INTENSE EXCITEMENT PREVAILED, and a regular panic ensued. ‘Tho passengers Juinped tito the water long before there was nay need of dolng so. “ne officers and erow behaved nobly, with the single exception of thesecond ene per, Who aeted like wn to sing nan. Boats were lowered as svon ag possible nnd tied at on Mr. Jones wont forward and remained on the boat until resened by the Valea. Ie can give no ites of tho number of people on bourd or of the lost. ANOTHER STATEMENT, Mrs. A. B. Clough, of Murino City, and hor son, Bert, were on hoard, thu. having been yisiting &. E. Clough, a drugglst of this elty. Vhey returned on the Grayilng, Mrs, Clough suys she wits in tho stateroom in tho after enbin reading, Sho heard some one say “ Fire?” and soon heard It repeated, hut thought it was used in conversntion, Bert then came running {nto the stateroom exclaiming that the bont was on tire, She at once went thio the cablu and found it full of smoke, She then wentaft, Bort was deter- slut to jump overboard, but she restrained plies rs ‘ A BRUTE ON LOAM, She found a Ife-preserver, but before she could get it on, a large strong man, 0 ranger to her, jerked i away from her, She then fuund Dr, Stocton, of Alcona, and with his assistance she and Bert and the doctor reached the main deck, getting down on theoutside, There she picked up a boy about years old who had been separated from his) parents and) who was nearly frightened to death, ‘They nll four ob on the side of the guniwale and held on by the window of tho porter’s room. A Hne was thrown to them, but the doetor did not eateh if, and lost his balance and went over- board, but was picked up. ‘Lhe three wlio were left held, on to thelr position until res- ened, Bert fahiing at one time from, the heat. ‘Iho fire spread rapidly, and the boat. suon burned to the water's ego and sunk, WE METNOPOLLS Is Just in from the seeng of tho disaster, Jupt. Ulpley of the Metrepolls suys that from the best information ho vould get there were FNOM THIRTY TO FORTY LIVES 10ST, 'Threy bodies hud: been picked up by the Ife-saying crew, and they were senreling for others when the Metropolls left, So fur as known nous from Alpenn were lost. Mayor Butterfield and wife were unconsetous when picked up, and are In 2 critical condition, eH. DAVIS was In the water about half an hour when resented and was nearly exhausted, but is do- ing Hnely nd willbe alt ght tn the morning, WHAT ‘THE CAPTAIN OF ‘THE GRAYLING BAW. Capt, Van Liew of the tug Grayling mukes the following statement; “1 was engaged towlng a raft oubor Blick River when 1 first si tha Himes around tho ainokestuck of the Marino City, ‘Phe fanes were then running os Mgh ous the | smoke. stack and the steamer was out about threo miles from Alcon, let gomy ratt Husnuallately and went to the rescue. won reached her she had been on tive about forty-tive mtnutes. ‘he Vulean tind been wo la and taken at the passengers off tho w {1 pleked up five women and six men, of the women hail life-preservers, ‘ou Ono man dled” before reaching the shore, £ nin alongside the Vilean and took off all L could carry and landed them at Alcona and went back, TEROIG CAPT, HACKETT Tauded a second Jond. ‘The Vulean was cumnlny up the juke trom Tawas, and was first a une! ils tho Marine City, and dh wala fy, taking of all the passengers that were toft, mud Was badly seratehed” and one sido black und. charred, hon L venched the wreele the luke was full of floating fur- niture, baggage, ete, and T should Judge there were from twenty-ilve to thirty, People fu the water, ‘Tho satafl bouts pleked tp the: very Inst Hie preserver, ‘The lifesaving crew at Sturgeon Point revehed the wreek within pbout thirty minutes after the (re broke out, The wind was fron the northeast, blowing fresh, and quite a sen was running. “Thy people at Alcona did everything posstbte for tho passengers, When L loft the vreck was stl bmrning, ‘Che upper works were all burned off to the water's edge, Bho drifted nshore about half, way between Al- ani and Sturgéon Polnt, brondalde to the evel, COLLISION, Bamarronr, Conn, Aug, 80.—An exeur- sion train, down, on the Housatonto Ratirond, wis run into by the up oxpress freight near Purlor Rock, this afternoon, Both ongiicers were fatally Injured, A special train has left hore with physicians, beddlug, ete. for the seeno of the disaster, It is reported that suvoral ave killed, When tho physicians arrived at. th of the collislop thoy found thelr ser’ needed, ‘Tho afternoon freight traln, run by Engl neer Mareus Barnum, bad Just left Long AHN Station, when tho engincor saw tho ex: eursion train rounding the eurve, and he and the dipuman dunt froui thy engine anit es eaped tajury. BKuglneor Willi Bristol, on the excursion train, stick to his post and on- denyored to stop the traln. Ts legs were crushed, ant he dled about an hour after, Tho brakemun on the trelght train wos ailzhtly Injured, “Pho excursion train was. forty udnutes late, but had the right of way, Both engties and several fretglit ears werd badly wreeked, ‘he track will probably bo eluafed by marning. aeena is not HOILER EXPLOSION, Spectat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, CLEVELAND, Aug. 30—Tho boiler In the Works of tha National Ol} Company exploded this afternoon with tarside force, shatterlus the building in which ib was lovated. ‘The onginger, William Welch, was caught up ant carried with tho boller a considerable dis- tanee, He was dotetbly Mmongled, but may recover, J, Ji, Jluston, Superintendent of the works, ty patie Sealded. ‘The holler Janded about 60 feet from tho scene of tho explosion, its pathway beling free from bultd- ings or othor obstacles to tts igh débris was seaite in avery dir enuse for tho disaster can bo aseribed, except that the bofler Js a worn-out afulr, and was Hable to give out nt any Unte. RUN OVER AND KILLED. Spectat Dispateh to Thevhteago Tribune, Caio, 1, Aug. 30—About half-past 7 o'elock this evening, while a locomotive was ascending gic Hiinols Central Ratlroad tne eline in this elty, tho conpling between the locomotive and tender parted, and tho fire- Dui, t young man named John Luttler, who was shoveling coal Into. tho furnnee, wis thrown under the ears and killed instantly, six cars passing over his body. He had been fn the employ of the road for several yours, and was eficlent and trustworthy, and his undinely taking off is much regretted, CRUSITED 'TO DRATIL Speetal Dupatch to The Chieago Tribune, Pron, UL, Aug. 80.—James Anderson, 0 well-known farmer restding in Grovelant ‘Township, tn ‘Tazewell County, died Sunday afternodn from the effects of Injuries re- celved by the falling of « barn he was having dallt on his farm. ‘The accident oceurred Saturday ovenlng, Ito tins been i resident of that section for thirty years, anil was one of the weulthiest farmers fn the county, = INJURED HY A RUNAWAY. Rpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Detnorr, Mich, Aug, 30—d. BE. Harrison, & prominent monument maker of this ety, started yesterday to test the merits of a paly of fine mules reevived the day previous from Kentucky. Last evening he wag broiight back on a mattress by some Franklin farmers with ribs broken and various minor lnjurtes, hinvs Ing been ran away with, tangled In the jines, aud dragged some distance, KILLED BY LIGIUENING, Special Dispateh ta ‘The Chicago Tribune. Diacknenny, [., Auge —During a thunderstorm Inst Priday evening, Mrs. Wine Neld Smuth was struck by lightnlag and In- stanily kited. ‘The electric fluid passed down the tig, shattering a post near whieh her husband was sitting, without inturdy itn, and striking Mrs. Smith, who stood near hh, passed down, her boty, setting her clothes on fire and toartng off her shoes, CAUGHT IN A BELT. Special Disputer to ‘the Chteago Tribune. Dunvgve, In, Awe. 3.—Ovorge Dangol- don, 0 one-armed worlanan employed In the Dubnaue Mattress Works, was caught ina large belt to-day and barely eseaped with his life, 1Ls collar-bone was broken, his grok torn, W bole eutdn lis right thigh, his ara brake, and athor Injuries wore reeelyed. 1b iy doubtful whether he will recover. FALAL BLOW. Cinvenann, Aug. 40.—John Finkbinder, employed in Quayles’ shipyard, was holding, down the tongue of a two-wheel enrt today while na heavy log was being Jonded. ‘The welght of the log threw tha tongue violently up, throwing Finkbinder face down ona Inrge plank, and the tongue fell on the of hig head, killing hin. Speclal Dispatch to The CAteayo Tribune. Inpranaroris, Ind., Aug, 80,—Harry War- ner, 7 years ald, tha son of Philip I. Warner, of ‘Yerre Haute, ona visit to his grandfather here, was drowned in White Itiver yestorday sella bathing, His body wad recoveretl to- duy. Drreiten. Conusmus, 0., Aug. A passenger tralt on the Selotn Vatloy Railroad which lett Portsmouth Us morning was ditehed near Lucnsville, owing to tho washing away of the earth from the trestles. Noone wats se: cual, injured and the break was speedily repaired. KILLED BY A HORSE. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Barre Creek, Mleh, Aug, 80—Edilo Quick, a Lhyearold boy, was fatally kieked iu the face this afternoon by a victous horse whose heels he had appronched too close to. , GORED BY A BULL. Conumuus, Q,, Ang. 30.—ChesturBardwelt, of the Morton farm, Cainbridge, 0. was gored by a bull at the State Patr Grounds to- day, and serlously, if not fatally, injured, WALKING ON TITE TRACK, Portavitsa, Pa, Aug. 50.—Thoning Seott and Drs, Heilner, Salicing on the track near iS, Carbon, wore killed bya fast express rain. THE PENSION BUREAU, Somo Idea of the Enormous Business It Mus to Handle, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasuinoton, D, C.F Aug, 30—Mr. Bent- ly, the Commissioner of Petsions, his com- piled some information on the Penston Bu- reau which Mlustrates tho maguitude of the pension system. Ho says; On tho 0th of Juno Inst there were 245,000 pensioners. In- eluding the first payment to penstoners Whose cases were settied during the fiscal year, thare was paid out for pensions $30,- 000,000, exclusive of arrears, Which amounted to $21,000,000 In addition, So there was pald out for pensions during the fiseal year $57,000,000. ‘Lhe regular penslons and first payments to the now pensioners will In the aggregate continue to Inereass until they shall have rerehed $50,000,000 In amount, ad. perhaps a grenter sum, Great as the Interest of the pensloners whose cases have atrendy been settled has grown to be, the interests of those persous who have une retlled claims represent u still grentor sum, und it is being dally Increased by the new clutns: which are continually coming for- ward, On the seth of June list there were before the oflce, nwalling settlement, 280,000 claims for orlglaul army nnd navy pensions, Involving sn avernge frst payment amount Ing to $11,000 In onvh case, or a total of $808,000,000 for tho frst payment alone, In addition, there were 7,000 unsettled chilis for the War of 1812 and tho Mexlean and Indian wars, ‘The anual average of the pensions of all classes Is §105 to each pension. ‘Tho whol muaber of persons decidedly Interested tn the penslons, either as the actual rociplents or elalmatts, bs 43,000, ‘These Niires represent the condition of alfatrs on the th of dune last. Stave thon now chiling have been fled ata average rite of 150 perday, ‘The regular annually veering pensions of the whale $2,000, counting the Claiimnts as utready penslontrsa, are $50, 000,000, ‘Pho annial penslons ave sufllel inlition dollars of 4 per cent bonds. Add to ‘Uits atime thy $308,000,000 arrears, oF frst hey nents upon the ponding elabus, and we find the enormous amount of eel eaty stand. Ing ux the tuk or representative of the penton interest na it was on the wth of dune ital, esti teary equal te the whole publle debt of the Nation, ol i terested persons Ww Hghout the country ay a yy ng can he eatenlated about us Solow tho Stutes north of Maryland and the Ohio gid oust of, the Mis- slsslpph and Lowi, Minnesota, and Kansas the west, from 200) to 3,000 In each Ca srexslonnl distrlet, In tho Suites of Mar, and, West Virglufa, ‘Tennesses, Kentuely, Missouri, and tho States on tho Paelte Const, with the ‘Torritorles in proportion te popula thon, trot 1,000 te 1,500, and from dO to 500 fh tye Longrosslonal distriets of the Southarn ates, r a GEN. GRANT, Spectat Dispatch to ‘Ths Chicago Ivibune, Ganesa, Mh, Ang, $0—Uen, Grant re. evlyed neal ta-<lay from the Hon, Richard Chute, President of the Aluneapolls Bourd of ‘Trade, and George 1, Keith, Postmaster of thixelty, who jnyited tha General to at- tand the Northwestern Exposition, to beheld in Minnoupolis the fore part of September, Ho deetinod on account of previous engage ments, 3 ‘ToC MnUNE representative this aftor noon, Gen. Grant denounced as untrue the’ roport to the elfuct and bin acceptance of the Prealdoney of thy Los Vegas » ining, Cot pany way on file In the ofttve of suld Compa: i lig suid that ho had written a istter in which he winphutlenlly stated that “hy could hot and would not accept the pouitton, Jessu 1. Grant, of New York City, ls here, aud witt shortly start for San Franelsco, whore he $s tobe united ins marriage soon after his arrival to tho daughterafa wealthy eltizen of Callforaln, OBITUARY. Cepan Raripg, In, Aug. 30-0, C. 1. Jones, one of the most prominent business mmenand esteemed citizens of this clty, dled Just night after n Hngering Ulness with hing ditleulty. He was a nember of the Masonie and O, U. W. fraternities, Funeral to-mor- row afternoon. Mr. Jones had a inryge ne. aiintance in this State and Canada, THE TON, ROBERT MCLELLAN. Dernorr, Aug. 80.—The fon, Robert Me Cleland died at ten imtuutes past 10 thls evening, having never recovered eunselous- ness sinee his attack Saturday afternoon, ‘This death feaves but two of President Pleree’s Cabinet sttll living, hig Postinister- General, Judge Campbell, of Pullndelphia, and Jett Davis, ily Secretary of War. J.C, MILLER. Wasimworoy, D.C, Aug 20—d. C. Miller, one of the proprictors and business manuger of the Dally Critte, dled this afternoon from iho effects'df Injuries revelved by falling from n third-story window of his residences on Monidny Iiste EX-GOV. PAUL 0. ITERBERT, New Ontvans, Aug. 30.—Ex-Gov. Paul O. Herbert is dead. Age, 68. . CILEY OURAY. Chief Ouray, of the Ute Indians, whose death on Briday at the Los Pinos Agency, Colorado, is announectl by telegraph, was one of the most remarkubte of Indinn states- en since tho death of Black Hawk and Red Jacket. Ho was born probably within the present ‘Territory of Colorado, soine fifty: five or sixty yenrs aga, when that region nounally belonged to Mexteo, but wis at- ‘orly unknown to white men, ‘Lhe impor {unt tribe of Utes, of whieh he was tho most consplenons fndividaal, ocenpied an finmense territory, ombraclag a large prt of Utah (whieh derives its isune from the-tyihy), and nearty all of Colorado west of tho Rocky Mountahis. ‘Yhe chief settlements of the Utes were upon the Colorade River and tts tipper tributaries, the Grand, Green, White, Gunuison, gand San duan Rivers. ‘They, are divided tito several. bands, under sepirnte Chicftains, tho best known bands bela the Uintah Utes In Utah, the White River Utes, the Southern Utes, and the Uncompahgre Utes, the Inttor being the inost nu- Inexous, and the ous to which Ouray be- longed. ‘Cho namelsderived from the range of monntains witeh they fnlinbited, and this probably from tho Spanish words an eueniatel Hiterally a fellow godfather, but cotloqutally meaning a good friend. Ouray beenmne medunlnited ‘neirly life with soma of the Mexieans on the. northern confines of New Mexico, traced with them, and learned tho Spanist Inngunge sous to be able to usa It inconversation, Sluea the settlement of Colorado and Utah by Americans ho came {nto close relations with many settlers and was known ns the white man's friend, Many years ugo, while hunting east of the Rocky Mountains, hils only eltlld, a boy 13 fens oli, was eantured by tho Sfoux, and ts elieved ‘to be. still Iving, This was the | greatest grief of hits life, nnd he repeatedly, and not unreasonably, appeaed to the tilt eneo of tha * Great Father” at Washington toseeure his return. Stnec the opening of treaty relutiong with bis tribe Quray rapidly: adopted many of the disthietive fiabits of elvilizatton, Though the greater part of the Utes remmalned savages, la learned from the whites the methods of agriculture, established farm of sixty acres, on which he raised good crops und eattle, and halts comfart- able house and had it well furnished. Gov- McCook, of Colorato, made him a present of a handsome carriage, and witha stylish team andy Mexican driver he was able to “aston. ish the natives” by hig magnificence. Boing & natural diplomiatist, he soon learned the seeret of commuuticating his views by wrlt- ing fo the Indian Department or -lreetly to the President, and used to sign his mime to such letters ay ho eauskd to be written, Ho made ut least three visits toWashington, being recived with properatentian, Ulsetforts to avert war Inui yey: ON connection with tho Mevker murder hy tie White River Utes, his appolitinent as a Peace Commissioner alone with one or two white men, his ofoquent Huecches on the gelayanees of his tribe, his vislt to Washington Jast: winter, and his ap. pearatce before the Conunittes on Indtat Affairs, will be retnembercit by our readers, Quite reeontly he had been negotiating tha snle of 1 Large portlon of the Ute Reservation In Colorado, bus his pprcinatnira death will probably render it 'diMeult to accomplish that covetal object. CRIMINAL CALENDAR. A TIOOSIER ITORROR. Diepiteh to Cinetnnatt Eugutrer. Boonvinwe, ind. Aug. 28,—News las just renchud Boonville ot one of the most hor- rible outrages over perpetrated In Warrick County. GW. Ward, a respeetable aru woll-known farmer, Ilving twelve miles north of here, In Lano ‘Township, this county, in company with hig wife, attended the Sol- ders? Reunton In Boonville to-day, leavlug tho house In charge of thele little ehitdren until thelr return in the ovening, Httle thinking of any danger In thelr nbsence, Some untnown man thls morning at about it o'clock autered tho house and terribly raped Mrs. Ward's 10-yerr- old daughter, In the presence of her help lesw Tittle brathors nnd sisters, After wee compllshing Jils hellish purpose, the fend cut the throat of tho little girk, "The shrieks of tho lerrified Httle ones were heard by piss: Ing tenmsters, who furrled to their nsylst- ance, notleing at tho thie a min running from the hotwe, who gubsequently dhap peared fn the woods, ‘The Hitt ld was fount Lyhys on the floor saturated with Wood lowing Troma horrlbls gash in her throat, and Ite almost oxtinet. | Messangers wero tamedlately dispatehed for her parents at Hoonville, whose agony on Nearly thy sick enlng story was hourtrending, Medea ata was suinmioned, but it wil doubtless be of noavall, ‘he eommunlty is dlihly excited over thy atfatr, and should tho tend be aia. covered Texas Justice will be Mborally dealt out to him, MYSTERIOUS, Speclat Dispatch to. Tae CAteago Tribune, Sr. Paur, Minn, Aug, 30,—Considerablo excltomunt was created here to-day by tho Teported discovery ef two hiunan heads floating around: tie box, fia lake a dozen auiiles from the city, A renortor who Inyes- tynted tho mutter found tho heads ln echurge of n Constable. ‘They were in- closed In og rough — box, = fuust ag they were taken from tha water, Ono Was tho head of-an old person, and the other tpparently of a porson of inde age. ‘hoy to pay tho duterest upon fourteen hundred . were only partially decomposed, and stireds of flesh still clung ta tho bones, ‘They will bo brought .to this elty and put in chargo of tho Coroner to-morrow, | ‘They muy have been In the water for months. No person [a tlasing in the neighborhood, and there Ja no delintt theury of the identity of tho relies, (A rumor Sa ti elrentitlon that some Polish ehildren found two or threg man bodies In tha woods near the lnke some tima ago, but it could not be traced to any deilnit source to-night, “ho nelshborhaad is ine hablted malaty by Ignorant. forvigners, who ure apparently Litto biterested In° tho find, and tra nat commmnlentive, Some betleve that the heads are yelled of W graye robbery; others that there hua Leon a mider and thing io victis were strangers or traders, —— A MURDERER LYNCHED, Cincinnatt, O., Aug, 34—News from Dunchester, O., says that on Saturday aman in the country some miles aduialstered pul- son to‘hia wife and ‘ehild in colfee, from which both dled. He then took a revolver nnd attempted to Ki anselt, but produced oulya slight wound. AG night 0 mob gath- ered about hfs restdenoy, ook hla out, and, after harelilng Tiny, hid q,mailly to the ervss: youdd Hanged Aig ie bree, fe fininea ot he parties are not yet given, but thy stor, seems well auidhent lente, ‘ us —_ BURGLALS CAPTURED, Sprevat Dlapateh to The Chicuga Tribune, Strung, UL, Aug, 8,+About 8 o'clock this morning 4 couple af burglars effected an entrance into the resldonca at ‘IT. A. Galt, of this elty. Golng in through g cellar window, they mado their way to the room occupled by Mr, Galt amd wife, and, with presented platols, ordered them to be quiet. Mr. Galt caught ono of the men hy the ari and called for hia son, who came promptly to the resent, ‘Tho mon then backed outot the roont, stil covering Mr, Gilt and wife with thelr piatols, and made a hasty retreat, ‘They wero afierwards traced to a west-bound train, and word was sent to the oleers nt Clintan, who arrested bothof them on tho arrival of the train, COUNTERFEIL MONEY. Speetat Diepaten to The Chicago Ivibune, Kansas Crry, Mo, Ag. 80—A good deal of counterfeit money has been put tn elrens Intion In this section of tha country durin tho past few weeks, aud it eaked out to-~lny that a well-known old gambler here was 0 party to the introduction of the “ stul? from nh New York house, A packius containing. $100 wits disposed of tor S30 in goad mottey, and gmatier suns in proportion. it by thought the entire gang will bo apprehended within the noxt twenty-four hours, MURDERED HY A MOR. Desynt, Colo,, Aug. 3—James Bennett, of ‘Troy, N. ¥., a fireman on the Denver & Ilo’ Granda Ruttroad, was shot and kitted this evening at San Antento Station byw party of drunken men while standing In the cab, Capt. Spoone, dames Catson, and James Nlehols were arrested and are now in JA att Conejos. The ralroad men have organized for protection und lynch ty Is feared. — ‘A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Sunauta, Mo,, Ang, 80.—At a plenle Sat- urday at Shantondale, Chariton County, two negroes had a quarrel, and one shot the other dend. Shortly after Pat O'Brien, a Ronstible, attempted to arrest the murderer, Dut he resisted, and swore that no man ould arrest him or take his pistol, whereupon O'Lrlen killed hhn with 9 shotgun, WAIVED AN EXAMINATION. Spectat Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune, 'Toruno, O., Ag. %—When the tine came for the trial donianded by, ‘Thonias Ilekey In the Pollee Court to-day, on a charge of assaulting Mrs, Duden yesterday with Intent to commit rape, the prisoner weakened, and, walving. examination, was bound ovar to court In the sin of $5,000, pleteoe COUNTERPEITS. San Francisco, Aug. 30,.—United States Detective Finnegan ant Detective Caffery, of the city foree, have captured the counter- felters who have been uttering dangerous counterfeit standard doltiurs for sotng months past. ‘The prisoners wre Michnel Cullen and aMlex, Sweeney and wife, MELD FOR MURDER. Special Dispatch to The Chieagn Tribune, Forr Wayne, Ind, Aug. 30—Tho two Snurr brothers, who killed John Huackstast- ner yesterday ino sitoon brawl, to-day waived 2 preliminary exmminntion and were connnitted to fall to await trial on the charge of murdor in the first dezree, 2 “MURDERED. Dexven, Colo,, Aug. 80—A Tribune spe- celal says John Mulling, of Stlver, who mar Heda daughter of Mocensin ButLJast Wednes- day, was shot from the bush and Instently killed yesterday. No elew to the murderes, HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER, CLEVELAND, O,, Aug, 30.—Mlehnel Lynch, the brakeman through whose negtect oe- curred the collision of Iocomotives Inst night resulting In the death of ong engineer, has been mrestedt for manshiwughter. i A BEASTLY CRIM ATLANTA, Aug. 40.—Milton ‘Terrell out- raped hls 1-year-olil daughter on Saturday nicht, and to-day Is in the hands of the nw. Hs prefiininary trial will be held to-morrow, CROP NOTES. INDIANA. Special Corresponience of The Chicago Tribune, Lararverrre, Ind, Aug. 2.—The corn-crop of ‘Tippecanoe County may be sald to have gone up the spout. ‘The early rans drowned out nenrly everything, ‘hen the weeds got such vatarbas to diseournge the formers. The excessive rains were followed by an exceedingly long spell of dry weather; snd now the corn Is well nigh burned up, or, so hadly stunted gto bo searcely fit for fod- dle In Laurauile ‘Township, for listanee, the His not been ral sufliclent to Iny the dust since the 2 of dune. Vlelds which Inst year yielded forty and. fifty bushels to the acre will not ylelt one-fifth that amount tls year, Muny farmers will not raise suf. ficlent corn for their oww use, and, wiless they have astrplus from tha your before, will have to go into the market. ‘The pota- tues have all dried ant, and many of the fields will hardly pay for the digging, MINNESOTA AND DAKOTA. Spectat Dispatch Co ‘The Uhteago Tribune, La Crosst, Wis., Atg, 80.—Lhe prospects for a large crop of whent in tho western por- tlon of Southern Minnesota and Dakotu have been somewhat lestened by. the constant runs of the past week. In many places the wheat Jays on the ground cut, and tho rain hag enused considerable damage. In tho ma. lovity of plaves {t fy still In the shuck, not uiving been stacked, "Tho Inek of help and enrolesness is attributed to this neglect, ‘rhe lnrvest ts very buekward compared with the last few years. ‘The yteld in plrees where wheat has been thrashed fs considerably be- tow the cstimate of the field, In fact, first reports from that_sectlon of a heavy yleld ure oxuegernted., Corn is tooling fine, with prospeets for a large yleld. € ALONG INE NORLTHERN PACTRIC. Ciicago, Aug, 80.—Careful oxamlnation of the condition of the wheat erop in the great wheal belt on tho Ine of the Northorn Pa: elie Ttallrond has been made for tho Asso- elated Press, and Itcan be stated that reports of its boing in danger In consequence of wet weather aro unwarranted. The late xpring delayed seeding and harvest fully two weeks, ond the last week of cloudy weather along the tne has tntorfered with thrashing, but the cro} is safe, and with favorable weather will commence moving Inrgtly this week, fully three weeks later, howevor, than ls! year. ‘The Dalrymple arin alone will require lirty-flye cars a duy to take caro of tho grain as thrushed, ee THE METHODISTS, Speetat Dispatch to'The Chicago Tribune, Lavayrrrn, lad, Aug. 80.—'The next meuting of the Northwest Tndluna Contore ence will be held at Frankfort, Clinton Coun- ty, commeneing on ‘ihursday, Sept. 2, 1880, Bishop Bowman will be present and preside aver the deliberations, {t fs not belleved that there will be nny changes in assign: ment of intulsters, ‘Tiles Couferenes loses several of Its most noted dlyines, amon thom tho Rov, 1, W. doyee, who hus t copied cul to Clneinnnti, O. ———$— CENSUS ITEMS. ‘ Cunvense, Wy. ‘ts, Aug, 80,—Tho com ploted census returns for Wyoming ‘Territory show a total pope listen of 21,000, ‘I'he cen- sus of 1870 was ‘Yourna, Kus, Aug, 90,—Tho United States Consus Supervisors glye the following aa the wpulntion of tho State, according to tha re- rns of entimeritors: First District, 25035305 Seeontt, 2,005 Third AG, “Potul of the: State, dagndo, "thw poputation ts now ups on, doubledly a ronnd int oe PORT HURON Pont Ivnon, Mich, Aug. Passed up Propellers Avabla, Oakland and barges, Al- conn and consort, Susie and barges: sehaone ers George Murray, Leadville, Siberis, Down—Propellers Atlantic, Emplre, Arl- zon, Colontlo, Araxes pnd barg: Wind southenst, gentle, Woathor cloudy, eo . A LARGE BOND, Apeclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, =. LA¥AYETTE, Ind, Aug, 30—James M, Reynolds hus tiled his bond ag Adiniulstrator of tho estate of his brathor, the Jate Willtam F, Reynolds, ‘The bond Js probably the largest over given ti Indiana by a single In- adlvidual, belng In the sum of $9,000,000, Sirs, Ellzabeth Roynolds, widow of the deceased, wud her daughters, Mfrs. Sarah Hitt (wite of tho Secretary of tho American Legation ut Varls), and Miss Mary Reynolds, are upon tho bond of the Adiministrator,—-they aftr: lng to be the possessurs in thelr own right of $000,000 outs of thelr intorest in the es tate, In addition to these, the names of Martin 1, Pleree, President of the First Nas tonal Bank; John W. Heath, President of the Lafayotle National Banks Charles ‘t RM. O'lerrall, Janes 1, Malley, tas C White, Jolin Levering, 1 e1es, ‘ard C, Sumner, John 2, Carr, and Jus J. Roynolds are on the bond. | Reynolds’ per. sonal property alono ts valued at $1,500,000, _—<—$————$__—$— OAPITAL AND LABOR. ONIO COAL-MINERS, Spectat Dapateh to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Conumuns, O., Aig. 50.—Dispatelies re- ceived ut the Adjutant-General's office this afternoon from the commanding officer of the Sill Guards, now at Conlton, represented matters Inn most unsatlsfactory condition, ‘and, fearing that an outbreak might make It necessary to use force to protect HMfe und property, tlie officer called for more anununl- ton, belfeving that the present supply would prove insuMelent In ease of trouble, At Jorning, on tho Ohio Central Road, where there tins been considorabla liwlesness, 0 large hotel was burned to the ground list night, but whether tha work of tho Inwless element has not thus far been aseertalned. —— WHER PLACES FILLED. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, .Minwavukee, Wis, Aug, 80.—Tho striking incehaniey of the St. Paul Railway Company: were quite confident this afternoon that thelr demands would ‘bo complied with An In- terview with the rallway management re- el tho fact, however, that the Compitny are entirely independent, having drawn 1 stuiliclent number of men from their shops elsewhere to entry on the pressing work, ‘Two hundred and forty are employed fow of the strikers went back to the s to-luy and found. their places flied. railway managers will not yield. Warner, il OPS STRIKE ENDED. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pirrsnuna, Pa, Aug. 80.—The strike of the employés of the ax-manufacturers hero: fut nt Beaver Falls was settled to-duy to the satisfaction of nil conceried, and work will bo restined at both places to-morrow. The terms of tho’ settlement have not been made publle, but it ia understood both sides mado coneesslons, the employds being conceded a slight advance in wage FIRE RECORD. AQT ITAS'TINGS, MIN} Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, St. Paur, Minn, Aug. &.—A speeial from Tlastings says Dantels’ livery-stuble was burned carly tits morning. ‘Lhe alarm was sounded shortly before 4 ofclock, Mls residence adjoined the stable, and his fninily barely escaped with “thelr Ives in thelr night clothes, Of, nino horses only one was saved. Everything belonging tothe residence and stable save tha earrluges was destroyed. ‘The fire started in the haymow Inthe rear portion of the upper story. It was clearly the work of anincendiary, Loss $0,0005 Insurance $4,870, AT RENDVILLE, O. Corusnus, O., Aug. 80.—A special to the StateJournat states that the new hotel re- cently built nt Rendville, Perry County, was destroyed by fire yesterday, ‘The fire was the ayork of an incendiary, the floor belng sat- rated with col ofl. ‘fhe hotel was owned by the Ohio Central Oll Company, the own- ers of the coal-mines nt which a strike re- cently oceurred, ‘The butldtng was fully In- sured | in various companies, AT PITTSBURG. Prrrsnuna, Pa, Aug. 80.—To-night about 11:30 the building occupied by the Evening Zeleyraph, which was partially burned last Wednesday, was discovered to bo again on fire. ‘The flames, however, were extinguished before hy great dnnage resulted, ‘Th ovlgin of tho fire is supposed to be diary. INTERNATIONAL QUESTION. . Escape of 0 Incen- Prinoncrs from Mexico, ALreport from Fort Melutosh, ‘Texas, dated Aug. 11, only reachou suilitury headquarters: yesterday. Tt states that on that date a num- ber of prisoners broke jail at Laredo and en- deavored to yain the Moxtean side of the river. When the civil authorities attempted to pursue them thoy were fired upon frow the Mextenu shore. A number of bullets struck the ‘Loxas shore, Shortly after the firing, a Moxfenn force was drawn up on the bank, but made no demonstrations, Al- though It is belfeved that no persons in “nuthority wero responsible for the. shooting, stil Col Jenne, thy United States Viec-Consul, ling telegraphed a report of the mutter to Washington, Considerable excitement. jptvals anong the citizens. Several of the prisoners were shot, and a number were drowned while swimming the river. No explanation fs mado as to why the report was so jong In renching headquarters, a THE "WEATHER, Orricr or TH Ciike SicNsy Orricen, Wasirnaton, 2. C., Ang. 3i—L a. n—For 'Yennessee aut the Ohlo Valley, lower ba- romoter, stationary or higher tempersture, custerly winds, and partly cloudy weather, For the lake region, falllng barometer, sta- tionary or higher temperature, east to soul winds, partly cloudy weather, and occuslunal ral For tho Uppor Mississippi and Lower Mis- sourl Valloys, stationary or riding. preceeded by falling barometer In tho first district, southorly veering to westerly winds, partly cloudy weather, and Joval rains in tho north ern portion, rising followed by stationary or Jower temperature, The Ghle and Mississippi will continue Woxan to stationary or slowly rising, LOCAL UDYRAVATIONA, ounwago, Aug, 30, Tine, Har.) Ther, Gilda, m.| 2. ‘axing 37 tahatinamy, *Yoo mull tu nieasure, GENERAL OUSRRVATIONS CUICAUO, Anz, HIN p.m, Ther mts Be Wind, geezszenens: 28 |Ee ESSSES: aRVENRSE: LEB: BENSLAAARALETES fs bag IN, Ky freak hig footrest. PSST RSARAEASESSE: ay i. zensla. Ne H. xonttO. He gona ze SSStoae BARAAS LIVE SLESTALE SE BSESII bos a PURCELL'S DEBTS, Cincinxatt, O., Aug. 80.—A commilteo of six creditors of Archbishop Purcell have ud- dressed au potition to Pops Leo XILL, whieh thoy will forward to Romo Ina fuw days. It ussorls that tho creditors would agres ton reasonable settlement and be willlag to make ® Uberal deduction from thelr elalins, and, In conclusion, appeuls to his Holiness, as head, of tho Catholic Church, to take thelr ease un- der consideration. and elfuct a speedy wud gat- Isfactory settlement of tho debt, and resin; yones and happiness to thous wih ressed fumiile: sands of le THE INDIANS, OURAYS SUCCESSOR, Los Pixos Acuney, Colo, Aug, 29, via Lane Crry, Aug. 80.-A. grand eounell Ns sembled toxlny to deekle upon Onray's ais cessor, Chief Suporonttr wit undoubted) be the man. He intl charge of aifairs iu winter. during Ouray's absence ty Washing. ton, and showed considerable executive abil Uy, He was not the equal of Ouray, thoro {3 no matt in the nation who fs, Connnisston has accomplished nothing. 1 The Iniee Ouray was frst tnken stek. Ignatis, of th Southern Utes, ts - bitterly sing. the treaty, "Tho thine he wil re treat ent Ai the treaty be ratified expires on the th of Octyeett Wasttinaton, D.C. Atti W.—Acting-Yoo. rotary Bell, of the Inlertor Departineiit, te calved a dispateh this evening fron Mr. M uy penny y, Chairinin of the tite Commis. alou, tated Southern Ute Agency, Aug. 94 which confirms the published report of hic Onrayes death, Up to the thing of the re ecelpt of this telegram, whieh {will be observed was six days on tho viny Secretary Bell wag inclined to discredit: the report, of Ouray's death, ‘The dispatch reeelved this. even Ing slates thats “Onray dled this morning, ‘The Comuisslon fear this inay embarrass then in thalraroric. Aus ny fit eoiell yesterday, it no Indlans: slened the ratification, [gt natlo and other clifots opposed tt? cd —— ARCIBISIIOP PURCELL’S DEDTS, An Appent to tho Pope by n Committes Ropresenting the Creditors of Arche bishop Purcoll, : Chnetunalt Rnguirers The foltowing petition, prepared by n come mitteo of tho vreditora of Archbishop Purcell naking tho Head of tho Church to take thelr case tinder consideration, wil be forwarded to Rome ina fow dayas To His Holtnees P,P, Ico XIE: Your petition: era, a Committee of the creditors of a i ‘a cell, Archbishop of Cinelnuath, respectfully anhinit to your Holiness tho fullowing state Inents About forty, years go, Bishon “Paltet boing about.to build the eathedtat, and poeding money for that and other diocesan purposes, commenced to take touns and deposits of inouey, which he conthiued to recelve until the litter part of the year of iss, when he beoatue tinable to pny tho obligations a4 contrncted, In Mareb, 187, be made att assign ment as an insuivent debtor for the benent of is ereditors, Lt was thon ascertained. tht hie creditors were nearly 4,000 in number, and that thy Indobtedness was about $4,000,000. Prior to the agsignmcut be lind converted Site money oa mortuzazes for the payment of the most Hnportunate of his ‘ereditors nearly all of Ns available | property, real” and personal, exeeptlig the Church properties, BO that, excepuing the Church properties, the ussots usalgned consisted Of imortsntyed proper ty and unsecured bills nud notes of little value, and, for the most part, impossible to collect, Aniction nt law has been brought and is now pending to subject the Chureh properties to the payment of the debt. Counsel has been em ployed) by tha pnstors of tho yarlous con Rregations to resist the netion on tha ground, ns aticged, that the Ishop helt the title to. suid) properties in trast for the consreintiong, and that, thorefore, thoy are not Huble to be subjected for the payment of his debt, Should tho defense suecced thore will bo littioor nothing left for tho creditors, und, ovenif tho defense should fall, tho pro ceeds of sile, owlng to lack of Som pen non for auch. property, will be wholly inadequate to pay the indebtedness, ‘The conditton und pros pectsof the creditors are, in consequence, de plorable In the extreme. While it is. tric, as how appears, that arent purt of the money was lost by londing tt without security to per- sons deemed worthy of tussistunce, (tis lke wise true, as ‘stated by the Archbishop under outh, that ‘the monvy reevlyed on deposit, to- gether with those recetved aa charitable con- tibutions, were used for furthering and wiyine ing the interests of tho Church.in this dinceso, for the support. and cdueation. of semina rinns, for the buttding. of churches, and for at the religlous, charitable, and literary wants of tho diocese. Tho Very Roy, Edward Purcell, bla Vienr-General, aud ‘fnancial agent, his no personal or individual interests In the de. posits, except. to carry on tha work of (od connitted to tholr as thoy understand it, none of the pions being npplied to thair own use, and thet all the debts as contracted were dlocese debts contracted under his authority as Archbishop of the diocese, ‘Lhe — creditors trusted (mplicitly in tho Archbishop and his brother a8 prolates of the Cathollo Church, be ing assured whenever inquiry was mado that the dlucess was responsible for the payient. It hus been gonernily known to tho clersy of — thi dlovero ditring the past forty yenra ‘that the Bishop was tho depositary of tho guvings of n large class of the Catholic preoptic. His counsel well Icnew it, aud no steps were tulcen to prevent or pata top to it. Hut now that tho Archbishop 4 unable to make payment of the moneys as deposited, and tho creditora loots to the diocese for relict, they aro informed py tho. priests that they must look to the Archblyhop and Its brother individually; that the diocess 18 in no Wits responsible to them, ana that they have no claim on tho church property of the Mlocese, There tre some of te ¢lerzy who have no sympathy with tho croditors: thoy not only mtke no effort theniselves toward Hquldat: tag'tho doubt, but have opposed or discouraged the laity who were disposed to exert themselves towlpo out the disgrace thut bus Callen on the nu Nhe ovil connaqtionoes, of tho failure aro far reuchiug and widespread, there being, on the averige, flvo or six persons dependent far sup- ort or assistance on ench one of tho ercditurs. tundreds of famfiies have been reduced to “estitution, Men and women who curetully year by year, put. away thelr sayings. tor old lige, now that thoy have grown old und feoble, ahd can work “ng unger, «find theinselyes utterly eniiless and helpiess. People who deposited thelr earnings in onter to accumtate enough to buy a home find tho fruits of their hibor fost, and that tholr industry hus heen thrown away,—that thely atrength and energy hiwe been spent, and thoy are not only left withs out homes of their own, but without means to puy hougo-rent. fomo have beo reduced to bekmiry, sue have fost tholr reason; iao7 have lost thelr faith. ‘Tho offeet ta tucaleuluble. Thoy sco nt rollgious teachers who preach honesty and retribution while resting quiet and Indifferontly under tha oaliinity whic! hug tallen on a iultitude of people, iia great mieusure on Aecount of thoir trust und conte dones in tha Cutholic Church. In tho intereat OF good fulth, of churity, oF rellglon, adequate Measures OltEAL to be taken to leuldte tbe dobt. The vreditors would witlingly cooperilt {nh any practleable plan, and, by niaking & Uberal deduction from tholr clalns, freilitate suttlomont, ‘They therefore reapeettully am Tes to your Hotiness, us bead of the Catholle shitrel to take’ thor erso under con al lon, feollog confidant that if yeu undertake ta id them you wit! bo end Uled to effect a speady and satlefactory settles ment of tho dobt, und thereby put sn citd to ite Iyntion and the many avila resulting frou the falluve, and restore peseo: and hupplicss (0 thansapits of distressed funilles, Very respect? tally Jou Sienny, Dennis Munriy, JOURN SPELEMAN, FRAnk MEvEIy Trostas LARKIN. W. Hoaaiasto, en FAR-OFF ALASKA. SAN Francisco, Aug. 80,.—A Port Town send dispatch save the barkentino Malay hat arrived from. Alaska, Shy lett Ounatasks on the 10th inst, and reports no further tt: ings from the cutter Corwin, Jeannette, oF tho imlssing -whulors, Adylees from the schooner Yukon, which left Ounnlaska fot the aAretic the Oth of August are to tho effect that all were well, and tho sury ye party under Prof, Dalo were having a remarkauly sticeessful season, . pitta ae OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, 2 New Yon, Aug. 80.—Arrived, tho Devo tia from Glasgow, Mormann from Havity Wheatiield from Rotterdam, Gen, Werdet fram Bromen, Ghascow, Aug, 90,—Artiyed, the State of a Niae Lane dae othe, Clty of ortin aad ONDON, Aug, W.-'The City o the Frisia, fron New York. have arrived ont BAN Francisco, Aug. 30,—Arrlyed, Chk steamer Toghing, Canton, vis uno —— COLORED MEN'S FESTIVAL. ms 81, Louis, Mo,, Ang. 0—Tho Colored N tlonat Guard Unton hold a festival at he Falr-Grounis to-day. Tho prinelpal features Were a competitive drill between Zouavess the McClellan Guards, of Memplils, and cou pany B, Chilengo, snl shia, bate, In xe about 150 troops pardelpated, ‘Tl u the Uriit wilt not ba. announced Hit Wedles duy, se hes dua, —— SUSPENSION, ted Sr. Louis, Mo,, Alig, 90.~1t was report, on’Change this noon that Adams & Shorty extensive graja-siippera’ to Bulthnore fies lsewhere, live susnented, Tl an wre sid ta be gon) 2 v" Sie It ts isu stated thut thoy will bo able to co. thiue business, PRESIDENT NAYES. SAN Francisco, Cal, Aug. 80.—-The Boast , of Supervisors this eventing passed TS Hons tendering the freedom of the © President. Tiayes, and appointed a cummultted to prepare tor his recept! ond - ea" S2Srteer wo mo q Shr <g23 = Saat wh