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SHE CHICAGO TRIBUN MONDAY, SEPLEMBLK 6, Tosu, twatlsta by tho arbitrary arrest of Nr. Koclleand tho finprisonment of th Effendl. Sir Houry Layard’s afforts on that ace aed proved ineffectunl, and ho continued until a few days ago to enjoy the confidences and favor of the Sultan, eblotly recommended him to his Majest extreme zeal he displayed in discover! {eal consplrneles and detecting det against the Ife of tho sovereign, had a band tn inventing those conspiracies and plota itis impoasible to ruy, but tho general: opinion is that he employed hls talents nore ns an inventor than as it {iefliclent and corrupt was no ‘Recrot, the fret was tolernbly well proved, not only ro onumber of daring the Capital and its environs, but jaro number of malefactors who | were nllowed fo escape from the prisons, Imperial master, however, pardaned nll ahort- and tnisdemennors In consideration of His activity In ferreting out seditious designs, nad protected hi trigues and fore! ginning of the present Ramaran Fast ho de- terniined to give nov proofs of bis devotion and energy by thsisting on tho customary rotigious: observances being strictly rest tho urders whiet he gave for Lils purpose wns one to the effect that found in the streets wearing too transparent a yoil, or otherwise departing from the strict going on. Notther Strait nor Pochter f¢ an orator, and nefthar has much to say io fesues. Both are muking a personal canvass of tho district, with honeyed words and prr- sunsive hand-atinkes for tha masscs, ‘This is tho tho cntivass was conducted two years ngo. It ts going to have n different resu Year will carry Sten! FOREIGN. Gen. Roberts’ Official Report ‘of His Fight with Ayoob Khodja, Ahmed Tewnk ension toget tim (isin vote of tho Presidential through safely cnough, teh to The Chicago Tribune. *Inpranavotts, Ind., Bent. 6.—Mesers, Porter and Landors camo to this city this morning from Munolo, thoy reaching tnere by private convoys ance aftor the debate bad concluded at Dunkirk, Iny County, Mr, Porter spoke nt Muncie Inat ‘hight. Ho fs In good health and fair votce, thongh ho still suffers from cold, Ho fects thoroughly satisfied over tte progress of the debnte thus far, 18.do all Iepublicans, who fecl certain that he hns galned great advantages by hia three appearances. hero this byening, direct from Chicago. opens hia. campnign at speaking In this city Wednesday night. Speetal Dispatea to Pha Chicago Tribune, Srennyvitty, Ind. Sept. 6&—Arrangements haye been mado whereby the joint discussion -botweon Porter and Landers, tho opposing can- didntes for Governor, that was to take place in Fairland, this county, will be held in this placa next Thursday night. This change was deemed tics, o8 Fairland Isa very email country-town, and not easy of access. ‘Tye original appointment was for Thursday afternoon, but 48 the County Fair will bo held noxt week, and hs Thureday fs ulways the “big day," It was thought best on that account to have tho speaking at night and in this place. A tromendous crowd {¢ expected, n8 the attend- ance at tho Fair on thnt day seldom falls short “of 12,000 people, and every possibte effort wil bo bronght to bear to hnvothem remaln over night. Bosides thig, two trains witl bo run from (ndinn- apulis, and it is tha Intenth .trains from other points. ‘will bo dono to give tho distingulshed gentlemen tthoy have yet orwill The Afghan Chief Badly Punish- ed and Completely Demor- That he was A Belief that He Will Either Flee to Persia or Surrender at inst palace in- _ Discretion. Gon. Logan reached Madison to-morrow, An Irish Meeting at Hydo Park Breaks Up in a Row. ny Mussulman women wrrestad. A fow % inone of tho prinelpal strecta of Stamboul, fookout for fair dolinguents, noticed it young girl, about 12 years of age, whose dress dit, not quite come up to thoir standard of strict propriety, They at onco Aecosted her and the neyress who accompanied her, but before they could effect au arrest sho escaped inte tho house of a near relative, 1 cor taln Sherab Buy, who ts woll known ns a diatine wiishen officer of tho staff, Th iuanded that she should be given up but their demand was refused, and the dour was closed and burrivaded agninst thom. The altor- cation which ansued soon colleated a lar; the greater portion of whict condemnc Innguage tho conduut of the po discussion was at. its hight, Hnafyy Pasha ap- pewred on the sceno with 2 farce of ‘nbout twen- ty mon, and, after using some violent Inngunge, In which he referred to tho Sultan's determinn- {ion to prevent Giaour Innovations among tho faithful, he declared that If hi ly admitted ho would have the duor broken rletor remonatrated; but, on be- ¥ (tuts that the police were acting In neccordance with his Majesty's orders, ho consented under protest, girlto be tuken to tho police-station. At the suino tine hy took moasures to hive the affair tha kuowledge of tho Sultan, and some of his brothor olllcers Joined bi ng representations ta tho Minister of War. ese steps had tho desired effect, Tho Sultan, on hearing that Matyz hnd created a public acandil by violuting the house of n good Mi sulman, and had public! coming language, ordered him to be «dismissed id tried by court-martial. Lhe preliminary Investigation is already golug on, and tho de- mennor of tho recused undor vxamination has raised doubts ns to his sanity. algo, it {8 sald, for peculntions; and ns: Said tho ex-Premler, who hus now recoyercd uence, Js belluved to be personally hos tile to bim, it Is expected that be will not only be condemned, but, what Is much more rare among Turkish delinquents, really punished, THE POPR'S ALLOGUTION ON THE BELGIAN QUES- The Powers Preparing to Show Their Naval Strength to Turkey. two zaptlehs, ndvisnbie by both p AFPGITANISTAN. ROBENTS' NEPONT ON MIs BATTLE WITH AYOOR KHAN. Lonnon, Sept. 6,—The following dispatch haa ‘bean recelved from Gen. Roberta, giving tho de- talla of hla victory over Ayoob Khan: 2.—Tho report of the recone rl ue by Gen. High Gough and Col. Chupman on tho Sist ult. forded ine all Necessary information regarding tho enemy's sition, I found it quite practicnble to turn Is right and thus pinse myself to the rear of Taba Walll, where Ayoob: was. I decided on doing ro, aud commenced tho attack shortly after 9 o'clock yesterday moras To cover my design for n direct attack upon Baba Wall THE FINST FEINT WAS INTRUSTED to tho troops‘ot tho Candahar garrison under Gen. Primrose, whe also arranged advanced positions of the previous day. At tho ening thmo the cavalry brigade under Urig.-Gen, Hugh Gough advanced upon the eft, an out difliculty reached Argind Abl, whore it was ursust should the enemy brenk hintsk or Kakrez, was mado by tho First and Second Brigades un- der Gens, MoPhorson and with tho Third Brigude under Gen, MacGregor port, the whole infuntry boing under com- An clayated villngo ‘our position CANDATIAR, Sept jon to have exerrsion Khan’a main camp Everything possible dest ovnti @ were not instint= tho grandest ovation Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tril Gosnen, Ind., Sopt. 5.—The Gronge and Elkhart Countics met in joint con- ‘vention at Middlebury Saturday, and nominated ra fourth Judie bu pen, ua iro ne o Republicans of Ta ng, informed and allowed the trict. A large and enthusiastic mecting of tho Republicans of Tene Capt. 0, 'T. Chambertaln, of Elkhart, who tuntie one of the most loxten! es that hes been deliverod tho campaign opened, which will do tho Republicnna much ood, Glee Club of this city , woll placed for ton wna addressed by Olther towards and cloquent speech in this county alco Baker, respectively, used highly wnbe- was in attendance, and 1 hig y their excollent singing was highly appreciated postal Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune. KRNDALLVILLE, [nity Sept, f.—A monster Re- publican meeting was hold here Suturdiuy after- noon and cyouinz, Ww done in most gallant manner by tho Ninety- He la to hee tried seeond Highlanders and tho Second Ghourkts, red by artillery. ‘The two brigudes then atl- yaneed through orchards and inclosures, fight Ing stendlly, the left of the second with but, little previous no- tee, and was addreseed In tha afternoon by Col. DB. Henderson, of sows, and by the Hon, dcorge H. Huzelton, of Wiscons: Toth speeches were masterly corte, And ‘The processton In the evening contained n good aprinkling of former Demo- -erata. Many wero here from Garrett, Avilla, vand Swan, and many oll and gray-haired men and the good work shail wns ronched, At this point the onemy wns tu great forces and fought most reso- could resist tho determined iritish troops. lutely, but nothin: advance of tho this reverse tho slope of reached, and the standing camp of Ayoob Khan became visible, ALL THE BNEMY'S ATTEMPTS to stem the current wore fruitless. By 12 o'clock noon tho camp was in our posscasion, with = twenty-roven Bhortly after Rome, Aug. 20.--In the scerot Constgtory hold Baba Wrilt, wns in tho Vatican this morning, Leo conized oloven Archbishops and Bishops, pro- vited for twelve other aves by briefs, nnd do- Iivered a long allocution on tho Bolgian ques- won, Complaining in forcible torms uf the in- sult offored, not so much to his own person ns to tho Holy Seo, the honor of which was dearer to him than bis life, the Popo reminded the Car~ dinals presont that he had ordered the publica- tlon of the documents which Justified his cons duct, The rupture of diptamativ rolations with Relgium was an indication of tho incronsing warfare curried on against tho Church with the Intention of detaching the Christinn pcoplo from the Hol; I for that very purpose she tnd been “despolled of that civil soy. erolgnty granted her by tho disponsntion of Providence a8 a gunrantvoeof Independonco and Tho xetual Government of Belgium had, In fact, tivo years ago, tleelded upon brenk- ing of relntiona with tho the now acholustic Inw had found tho pretoxt wanted.’ Entering ut length into an examina tion of tho nature of thut law, tho Pope sald [t nimed atexoludlag wl eeclesinatical authority from educational matters, nud, deeoribing tho grave perils which would resuit to the: nade speclul reference to tho Nutiona He highly pralsed the opposition which the Be! ginu Eplscopacy hud mudo to the law and tho f the Hishops, aided by tho Inity, to Ho rominded tho Totter thereon ‘which he were in tho procession, yontinue to roll on wnt Jon is sure beyond a doubt, WISCONSIN. Correspondenes of The Chteago Tribune. Watertown, Wis., Sept. f.—Tho Second Dis- ‘let Ropublican Congressional ' Convention neots at Madison Wednesday, tho 8th Inat. Tho + Yasls of represontation Is one delegate for cach Jupervisor District, which makes tho nurmbor of felegntes some five-fold greater than under tho . Nd régimo of two delegates from each Assembly wid Sonatorinl District. Tho Second District vomprises tho Countics of Jefferson, Dano, Jauk, and Columbian, It is now gonernily con- . leded that the Hon. 1%, 1. Caswell will be ro- vominated, probably on tho frat formal ballot, Jefferson County sends a rolld delegation favor- able to his renom{nation, hich {s not alone to ‘be regarded in, tho Nghtof a simple home in- . dorsemoent, butas n bona fide expression of con-- ‘fidence In tho ability, zeal, fnithfulnesa, and chewostyM@bo has displayed during his soryico of Pee terms in Congress Dane County, i Mr. which _practicnily favor, Jefferson and Ht dition to those wounded—namely; and Lieut. Neville Chamberinin, Tho Nincty> accond Hightanders had fifty-one wounded, three of whom faye since died. had seventeen wounded, one of whom ins since diced, Among tho natlves oleven wore killed and ae Tho total numbor of ed is about 210, The caviiry: brivade murelics to-morrow to Kokeran, whero It will be well placed. nnd thls will faciiltate - supplies be- Ing brought jute the elty, The Ni Infantry, with the Phird Bombay Cavyairy, mureh to-morrow to open tip communica- tion with Gen, Phayre, to whom I am writing requesting him not to push on ton many troops, but to utilize bis transport as much as possivle in the conveyance of stores and supplies. AYooN's ROUT. A dispatch from Candabar says: Ans fought bravely until Babu Wall They thon lost heurt und ted in ‘ne cavalry pursued thom for lcgup tho Argund Ab Vualloy, Tho if held together wo! ho Sevents-second ntyetwa wounded, Incteenth Lom- Holy See, and in ronomination, settjes “tho matter In bi together bnving majority of th ir. Caswoil ts promined some strenyth, ven on tho start, from Columbin and Sauk, not- withstanding the Hon, Jonathan Bowman and »B. Woodman aro candi thosa cowntics respectively. ‘The members of, tho First, Third, nnd Boventh Congresslonal Dia-i trots or Wisconsin have received mont of the Nepublicans of a renomination; an tho Republicans of. the. Highth District will seat ‘follow sult by renominating fhe present meim-; ber, the Hon. Thaddous 0, Pound. Certuiniy the resent momber from the Socond District t4 no cas iesorving of this expression of contiidenco from his constituents: +be just nor wise pollcy to sot him uside in the midst of his usefulness, cepecinily at a juncture Nation that requires the *preaence in the House of Itepresentatiycs of our moat jotiuontial and experienced legisiators, wiid confusion, establish Catholic schools, Curdinala of tho bad written to tho King of the Bel rettewed the coudemuition of the bo bad already condemned uccording to the ex- nimple uf his predcecasors, who had Invariabl; prunounced their roprobation of neutral or Gud- eas schools, 19ser, perm to attand tiem, except in specint cases, whoro necessity or clreumstances required. The Holy See, he sakl, hid not omitted to recommend tha Hisbops to couilne thoir action within tho limits of n benlgn moderation, and that advico hud not been without clfect, but the Helginn Gove pointedin their hopes that tho entiroly disapprove tho attl- tude of tho Bishops with whom .the P clured himself to bein complete accord, hind un- generously obliged the Nunolo to. depart, em- ploying it the sume time many urtificea to ‘throw the blame on 5 therefore, mindful Cubuleso regimonta, ye with a snail followlig. ‘Chejenemy’s toss 1a not yet known, but ft fs said 400 fell in pursuit, The cnemy loft 200 dond in one. village taken by The Ninety-sceond - Wixh-, and ploncers churged the ng many thousand nen. Wo hold Ayoenbd Khun personnlly responsibie for tho murderoft Machane. Ayoub Khan fled at 1 o'clock in tho mornin six Sepoys prisoners. 5 panided ‘for execution, but five Sepoys cs- The Afghans only saved tholr mountain Tho enemy was #0 completely broken that further pursuit was useless." HERAT TO REVOLT. Herat will riso uguinst: Ayoob Khan, to Persia, or surrender himself to Kban: cacnped, Gen,‘ MePherson, iting. Cathote.childran Innders, Ghoorkas, matn body, number! and it would nefthor leaving Maciane and ‘hoy wore soon after | ormmont, deny inthe affairs of tho MICHIGAN. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. BArrie Cnerk, Mich., Sept. &—Tho District Republican Convention met nt tho City Hall yes- terday. Tho Mou. George Willurd was clectod Chairman. The first ballot for Representative in the Legislature stom: Charles Austin, 49; Wchard Kocler, 3; Georgo Willitts, 10, Austin - was thorcupon declarod the unanimous phoice violation of tho inherent right of Pantit to send his legates nbrond. referred to the many testimunjuls of affection which bad been wddressed to him from Belylum nsntion for tho Insults offered to. tho 4 He mentioned Low Gregury XVI. whon sending him ns Nunelo to tat coun- try, ind spokun itt the highest terms of tho tho strength of its people, THE DANGER TO NURNOWS ANTICIPATED. The Lahore Civll ant Miltary Gazetle decinros: that, previous to Gen, Burrows’ defent, Sir Fred- eriek Haynes, Commnander-In-Chicf, and mem- ber af the Supreme Counell of tnd! against tha wenkness of Gen. Bt and the Candahar garrison, but was overruled by tno Viceroy, irrows' brigade FIRES. AT MOBILE, ATA. Monrne, Sept. 6.—Thls afternoon fro was dis-: covered in tho wholeania dry-goods store of D, R, Dunlap, 26, 27, and 20 North Witter street.’ ‘Tho fre extended west to tho banking house of Thomas VP, Miller & Co. pnd tho law office of Iverill & Bostor, which wero entircly destroyed, , Cho wind changed to the southwest, driving tho tro northeast, taking Ira W. Porter & Co.'s wrdware atoro, No. 31 North Water strevt, It . soxt flestroyed the hardware atoro of J, I. attested bia own partioular altcetion towards a nation which In the midst of the present strug- le would, ho felt sure, know how to contliuc uithful to the example of sts ° forofathors, Inasmuch, howoyer, ag tho warfare axalnst the Church was carried on, not only in Belgluin, elrewhere, he called npoa his venerabte bret! to pray toGod that Io would restore peace to TURKEY, TH# NAVAL DEMONSTRATION, Thaauaa, Sept. 6,—Tho British fronclad Temar- alye, with Admirnl Seygiour on board, tho Brit- {uh gunboat Falcon, and the German ingu-of- war Victorin arrived In thls harbor to-day, Fourteen vessels of the fleot_ nro now asaembicd here, As svon #8 tho Fronch diylaion urcives a council of war will be held under the Presidency of Admiral Seymour to decldo upon the char- Adiniral Cremot, com- munding the Husainn fleet, has gone to Cettinge. KeYOUTS AT RECONCIATION, CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. f.—The Montonogtins have alroady occupied seine minor polnts in tho ocded diatrlot, but tho Albuniiuns hold ‘Tete de Pont, on the River Alm, PrimesMlnlster Kadrle Pashu hus offered tho fuhnbltents of Dutelgno lands south of tho Hojan of twico the value of their prosent hatdings. ‘Tho Porte hopes this Proposal will bonccepted and tho naval demon- stration obvinied, GREAT BRITAIN A DISORDERLY III MEKTING, TLonnox, Sept. 6.—Tho Irish muting ta Hydo Park to-day was moat disurdorly, Several thou. sind people were preaci’, the majority merely trom curiosity, TI, O'Cunnor donounced tho Tiouse of Lords as the most disgraceful and op- pressivo ussembly.oxtating. IMs remurks wero only audible to his immediate nolgtbors, few minutos the temporary platforin waa com- pletely curried away by tho rush of tho crowd, Resolutions for tho cossation of evictions and reforin of tha Huusoof Lords wore subscquontly: doolared carried, but the proccediugs were meres iy adumb ahuw, ‘Tho mucting terminated ub- UKASH NY THE CZAT. Sr. Purznsnuna, 80.—Tho following uknso, signed py tho Emperor on. tho 18th iust., ig published to-night: “ By atir ukagg, put anoud to docrs to subyert tho Stuty and Auuasia, wo estublished n Supreme Lxeautive, aud uppulnted Count: Loris Mcilikoif with ox- tragrdiuury powers, Having followed tho la- borg of thu Chlof of the Comuileston, wo havo bocuine convinced that the:tnunedinte ubject of the Commmisdion, tha uniticition of wil thes in combutluy the spirit of sedition, has been Bo far attained that our furthor wisues in regard to the maintenhnce of scolul ordor may legal invans, with sume ction of tho Mintstry of tho Interior, Cobsequentiy, and in order tocon= action the “Executl acter of operations. dated Fob. 24, with a viow to jo nuduclous uttamptg of uvil- soon! ordor it , ba storo of A, Moora & Co, pI corner of St. Michael and Vater streots. Asconling St. Michael street, » he fire next attacked and destroyed the large: dnware factory of F,Gomez. All tho tulldings stroved word liryo three-story bricks, aud iil fol ilo with merchandise of various kinds, '. Btlutionars, ‘T, TB. hook bindery, drinters, Thompson & Powers, printers, and V 1, Goodall & Ca., produce merchants, whi * Heda row of brick buildings on the opposit side if Wator rtreot, wore considerably dan ; yater, an estimate of the loss foots up WUrANCE, $21,000, bo eitected by ordinu extonaion of the Jura ni Of tho Supreme Executive Ca transferunce uf itanttulrs to the Ministry Interior; seconidy, tho abolition of tho ‘Third Seetion of our Coancery, & truusforunco of its atfuira to tho Ministry of the Jutcrior, and tho formution Inthe Ministry of the Luterlor of a spovlal dupartimentol the tate police to conduct Buch affalrs ponding the tuslon of all tho pulice “bodies of the Euiplro fi one departinent of the sald Ministry; thirdly, the direction of tha Corps: cy riod is glvon to the Minister of the Lhe terlor with tho rights of Chict of Gendarincs; fourthly, tho Minister of thu Interior shall tere uestions raised in the Supreme Com: have the right to call membdors of the Comoission, now closed, for the purpose of speelul consultation; Ntthly, A KENTUCKY DISTILLERY, Loutavitsx, Ky., Sept, 6.—An Owensboro spa- Na} to the Courier-Journal 8: + taster & Co.'s largo dlatiitory, one mile west of ere, burned ta the ground at 6 o'clock this Tho machinery {sm tatal loss, with 25,000 bushala of corn, was also od, Some inguranve on both, but tho imount Js not known now." ‘The alarm from Dox 620 nt 11:90 last night was taused bya fire in a two-story frame bulkling: it No. 775 West duckson streot, owned by P, Jones and occupied by Charles Fuller and G, L, Damnge to building, $200, which ta by Insucunce, and to furniture about $102, Tho cause of tho fire l/s unknown, IN IMMINENT PERIL, Betanane, Sept. 6.~'l'wo explosions occurred Baturday in a mawazino of tha fortress horo, sutting tiro to the upper story of thy bulldin, ‘Tho soldlora imiuedintoly romoved half x ton of owder stored fn tho lower story, ag tt wie ‘earod the fire would communicate Co the iain: atook of powdar, consisting of (tons, Thora was erent oonaternution iu the alty for twonty> atl! smoldering. The imagnzlue le a complete wreck, FRANCE, 10st AT SBA, Pau, Sept. 6—The Soir announces that a hout belonging to Prince Galitzin foundered on tho :kl Inst. off the const af Finlaterre, Viscount Fleury, Mrs. Hennessy, an American Indy, aud twu natives of Enghund wero drowned, RUSSIA AND OIINA, TUK LIVADLA THEATY, Sr. Perenshon, Sept, 6&—Tho Qolos saya; Husain has demanded a pledgo from China that: proposotl moditeutions of tho Livatthy tront, uot be changed by a fresh misunderstuad- in which, necording ts Mth of Februury, thoy referred ta the Chief of the Supreme. Executive Commission, Jn future tu address themselves to tha MI to whom 1s glyqn the supremo Stato crimes on tho snine busts na belonged to tho Chief of the Supreme Com milasions aixthly, with the viow of itghtenini tmultltarious duties of tho diluistry of the rlor without vielathig ita present “legal signi ention, tho Departinents of Volegrapis sball be separated from the sald Ministry, and, logutber with the Dopurtinent of Spiritual Agaira and of Fureign C iY tho wo of OrsON WhO We ily, tho churge of carrying lug to be placed upon ddters of tho taterlur, and our decision isto bo asked in casos of necssity. jusakt dnvalide contuing the uppuint= incnt of Count Loria Metikott aa Minister of Interior, and that of the Dirvotor of tho Third Suction, or Sucrut Police, as bis ussistunt, THE PONTE ON THE MONTENEGRIN QuestiON, Sr, Perensnund, Aug. 2.—The following Is the text of thu noty of the Porte on tho donte> negrin question, a8 published in to-day’s Novosti utst, Petersburg. After acknowledging the ree culpt of the uotuofl Aug. Strom tho Atnbassa- dunbof Enxlaud, Italy, and Feunco, und tho Chargd d’Atfuires of Austria, in reply to hiv communication of the [51h of June, tho Turkish Minlator for Forelgu Affairs says: fhe Sublime Porte, wishiwy togivo a maulfost. of deference to the wishes uf tho Powe rive nt a prompt and xatise quesuon, consents in prine!ple tu the evssion of Dulclyne to the Gov ernment of Montenogro, the line of di froin: Podyorltaa and © that urrived wt by the applica.’ Hou on tho spot of the poluts “Indicated tn the Vroaty of Berlin, Tho bublime Porte Is rend: conclude a eoneen tan tw this a osition as fiupurtant as that of Dulotguo, the Siler town of A fortite tract of oan Sh only ebject the [mperial Government bas tn oO rouoye the possibility of an: vontiict or of any occurrence whlch intgbt give rivg to complications, but tu order .that this com sion muy tuke place without shook ur diticulty a prolongation by some weoks of thu really josut- of the Tnterlor, direction oF ni A FLOURING MILI, Loursvinny, Ky. Sopt. 1—Phil) Ergeman's Jouring-mill, at Rockport, Sud, ton miles shove burned last night.- Total lors, are —— Finding the Bond, Detroit Bree Press, Aman witha gripaack In his hund halted bos foro a Jefferson avenuo trult-stand yesterday and priced u choloe varioty told unnt thoy were 20 conte a dozen hie whiatlod ho eae walked softly around, wad finully askods are ou. Baptist?” jardly.' “NeitheramT. Tadldn't know but that i¢ wo both bolouged to the same denomination Hera of wlittlo, Doyou lean to the Mothod- “Can't say that Ido, Inover did take inuch stock In the Methoulsta, Twent: is an awful price on those penches, consideriiy (habe fuoney is. Lexpect you are a Univers ° ALU appulnty se Into Core the pre peaches, Wheit vents & dozen BY MAIN, ‘THE NAYZ SCANDAL, Diepateh to Lonton Tins, CONBTANTINOVLY, Aug, 2—In the Mussulman work! of Stamboul the Greek and Moutenogrin: questions and all the othor complications in which tho Emplro ts tuvolved Baye boea for the moment eellpsed by tho Iafya svandal, which has cuused more popular tndixnntion than would bo produced by « considerable cossion of tersltory, The boro, Hufys Pasha, isa man pot unknown in England, He took a prominent part in tho Bulgarian atrocities, and wus onoot tha three Indicated by Lord Derby as ospeciatly do- acrving of coudizn punlahwont. of the cnergotio dispatchos written on that occasion, he remained in the service, and uppolated Min- ritish = ulplo- i 3 “Nelther am I, Can't you say 15contsa dozer f thesor” * = od ‘zou an Episcopalian?” “Ne hve am T, but 1 was afeutd sau wore, Sbouldn't wonder If you tr: “ Lnever atten und of jis dedire teu you over, and I fuojory wolution of Ined with the Vatied that church,” was tba steady, reply. ‘ "Nor T, olther, Say, whut ore you anyhow?" ther wrd-Laked 0 drainer. weeny - “No!l' Whoop! ‘That's my cuso to a dot! ma called the wickedest man in Washtoniw County! I knew there wa a bond of aympathy gotweon us it we could only fad N Vi conta for a dozen?" a frult-dealer counted thom out without 4 further objovtion. a * Apey'tho Bbakers’ Sursaparilas ‘Ltructed” tho attention of ficient perlod of twenty-ono days is naturally required, ‘The undersigned nt tho | sate declnres that tho Sublimo — Porte, to the abandonment of Vulcigny, is sensible to tho absolute duty of presorving before everything else its rights of soverolanty and of obyintine every Pioceror forvign intervention. If the Signatory Powers, contrary toall expectations, should des cline to necept the forgoing proposition and should think proper to adopt certain measures tending to ald Montenegry towards occupy tn: the town of Bulcleng by fores, the Tinperi| Government would Hud 1t Impossible tonssvelata itself in any way whatever with such measures adopted without its consent. Abepotin.” CRIMINAL NEWS. A MINNESOTA MURDER-TRIAL Sptcial Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune. 8r. PAut, Minn, Sept. R-Quite a notable tmmurderetrial Is sot for the term of court which opens nt Lo Sucur to-morrow, On tho night of the 1th of Inst April Frank Weishar, n mystor!- ousand not very reputable character, living, with bis alloged wife and putattyo eblldron, in the edge of Le Sucur County, near Mankato, was murdered In his own house, Tho frat alarm was givon by tho worn, who ran to a nelgh- bor's house and declared that bor husband bud been shot by one of two masked men who cn- tored tha house and demanded money. On ox- amination, Wolsbar was found lying dend on tho floor with a bullet-holo in his heart. Tho mystery nbout tho affair caused much cxelfement in tho neighborhood, and for many days the acarch was kept up for tho two men described by Mrs. Welshar, Sho ortminnted ono Jotn Story, ving tn Brown County; and he was hunted up und arrested, Bho falled to identify him upon examination, however, and he proved an alibi. Suspicion waa utterly uta loss until It was turned against tho woman herself by the atory of young, girl, daughter of a nolyhhor. This girl, Pizzlo Mon= ton by name, deelarcd that Mrs, Woishar had declared to her tho purpose’ of murdering her husband, ‘The womsn was arrested, and Lizzlo Menton’s story, ns told at tho preliminary ex- amination, resulted in ber being held over for trial wt the, September torm = of court in Iw Suour ‘County, upon the charge of munlering her husband. This testimony rovenicd an extreme degres of temalc depravity. Mra. Welshar wos 4 bulf-gypsy womun, witha certain dark, rude, fleres kind of beauty, whoso relntions to Frank Wolshar were doubtful, sho had followed him about in the vicissitudes of a rough, wild life, though It is not supposed they: were married, Both bad been connected with a traveling clecus, und ho was it sort of horse- jockey sud trader, She had left him once oF twice to lve with othor men, aud afterwards: returned. Sho told the Menton girl that she was. tired of him, and meant to leave him again; and proposed that they two should yo nwny to n city and open n house of — ilt-futne— promising the girl wenlth, bappiness, and vaso, The woman then deelured her in tention of killing her husband—showing a rovolyer ate bad bought for thu"purpose, She peeiend with this revolver, friug a ‘bullet hrough the board upon which the fami bread was kneaded. ‘This board was procured, ant the holo made by tho bullet found it it. Mo. Woishar beard” this evidence sultenly, after her first surprise at tho betrayal, when a flerco wish to “slash” the girl was expressed. with an onth, Publle sentiment has already convicted her, and expects thie result from tho tring, which is awalted in Le Sucur County with great Interest. . —— sAVIOLESALE SLAUGHTER, 844 Francisco, Scpt. &—At Bodie, Georgo Wawiins killod Polles OMcor Whitnker and dicd shortly after from wounds inflicted by the olticer, A Spantard killed Jour Hnekwoll, iminer, at a saloon, on necount of Hackwoll bent- ing a’ waiter-gicl, John. Raum kitted a man named Costello, the trouble growing out of tho game occurrence, EA ROBBED. Hpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. East SAqinaw, Mich., Scpt.6.—A man giving tho namo of W. W. Henderson, halling from Livingston County, Michigan,was robbed of &210 on tho street last night. . Hornco Becker, who elnims to bo n detective from Bay City, bas been arrested charged with tho robbery. whilo adhering MURDERED IN A PROCESSION. ‘CINCINNATI, Sept, 6.—Tho Gazette's Hngors- town specinl says: “Somo uuknown person fired into a Democratic procession at Washing- ton Inst night and instantly killed Perry Wilson, aspectator, No urrest was made.” ' —— THE ALLIGER ROND FRAUDS, New Yonk, Sept. f.—Col. Chnrics Rroughtan hos been arrested charged with complicity in the Alllgor bond frauds, * € MRS, GEORGE ITUNSLEY, "| Spectal Dispatch to The Crlengo Tribune. Decatun, Ilt., Sopt. &4—The wife of George Hunsley, a well-known citizen und business man, died last night, after suffering a long time with cancer of tho stomach. * TITE FON. A. C, WILSON, Boursvin.s, Ky., Sent.6—A fow days since the Hon. A. C. Wilson, ono of tho most promi: nent citizens of Nelson County, dled, —— ~ THE WEATHER. Orrice ov tie Cuter S1qNAb Orrionn, WAR tnaToN, D.C, Sept. 6—La. m.—For tho Tennes- sco and tho Ohio Vulloy, partly cloudy or cloudy weathor and numerous rains, statlonary or higher barometer, etalonnry temporuture, vaul- ublo winds, For the Lower Lako region, rising baromotor, warm southorly vooring to cooler north or wost. winds, clear or partly cloudy weathor, For tho Upper Luke region, higher baromotor, winds veering to coolor north or westorly, partly cloudy woather. For tho Upper Misstss!pp! and Lower Missourl Valloy, higher baromoter, lower temperature, | winds sbifting to northerly in the former and to tho north or onst 1m tho fatter district, partly cloudy weathor, LOCAL OBERVATIONS. F Crtcago, Bont, Time. | dar. Winds) Veil i'n, $1188, m.[29. a. tao There ar |W. . 1 13. Wa Moximum, %; minimum, 6S " GEYERAG ONSEVA TIONS, ~CittcAgy, Hopt, $-10:18 n,m, Thr Tar Bzh8] 10:44 p.tiba|B. tty Iban: w | Boise Se 2 fy ee aitecdin Bea Stade Et je setah ae: BBSSRSTEBESRSTA BA AALS BSRUZERSLSELEEESEZEAA PssnvasasaaTse!: EREBERAi Ni SUICIDAL, , Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Deoarun, 111, Sept. .—Thla foronoon, Nat L, F, Monroe attempted to commit suloito fu bis room jn thie city by taking fyo gralus of atrychuine, His condition was discovered In time to save hia tle, Lut be suffered yroat pain, Ho used to bo a ‘clerk at Priest's Hotel, and sayshe took the polson becruso bly friends hud dvserted him in adversity, Hils ago ls 60 years, Uo has relatives at Brisfol, It 4. Bpectal Dispatch to Thé Chicago’ Tribune, BrainayieLy, Ill, Sopt. 6&.—Frankle Lutrix, better known as Franklo Morreli, a woman ot tho town, who bas outa hero for # lone time, sulclded to-day by taking poison. Bho was mur rled two wouks a4O (0 an ex-tcumster and worthices loafer nained Hank Lutrix, for whoin sho bud 4 strong passion, but with whom she baa slice boven constantly quarrellug because ho Ine sistod Upon consurting with other women of hor class, ————___——. Balt Ditters regylato, purity, strongthen, and nourish tho Watental iuvotons: im ie i lovolup KING COAL. The Infancy of That Mighty Mon- arch—A Story of the Lacks awanna, The Brothers Wurts and Their Pio- neering .Efforts—Delaware & Hudson Canal Company. AGrarity Rallrond—Crossing the Mooslo Ridge, from Carbondale to - - Honesdale. ; 7 Gravo of tho Firat Beoratary of tho Trona- sury—The First Locomotive in America, Special Correspondence af The Chicago Tribune, CARNONDALK, Pa.,-’ Sept. -1—Sclenee ts often mere conjecture, and what seem to be wild conjectures often lend to grant results, Somme sixty-five years ago, two phenoinenally- enterprising young anen—Willkam Warts, a. elvil engineer, and ‘ls’ brothar’ Maurier, 0 Philadelphia. merchant—were drawn to Northeastern Ponnsylyanta by what was to thom an open -seeret, that these everinsting hills covered rich deposits of quthracite coud, Although sntall quantities of this mineral had found its way from the Lehigh reglon to. Philadetphts as early as 1803, coal had not yet been pushed Into general use; and nining searcely had a beginning; but these fur-sees Ing adventurers were confident that lt was only a question of time when this mountain solitude should retcho with the clattering whicels ‘and ‘the gumbling machinery of a milhty traMle yet unborn, At was In 1812 that they came to THE VALLEY OF THE LACKAWANNA, and two years Inter thelr knowledge of tho vast sublerranean treasures enabled them fo purchase: several thousand acres of wild Iand In Luzerne (now Lackawanna) County, at from 0 cents to $3 per nere, Much of this Innd. {5 worth $1,000 an acre to-day. aA fow months later they, cleared “away the forest and began: operations on the spot where now. stands the City of Carbondale, with its wealth of conl-mines and n popitlation of 8,000. Mining continued in asmall way, and nine years were occupied in vexatious and laborious efforts to transport the con! to the Delaware River, the highway to the Phit- adelphin market, Small quantities of cont were loaded on rafts and run down the Luckawaxen, a rocky stream leading to the Delaware,--requirng to he portaged {1 one or tivo places, and reloadeil into boats, So great was the expense, and attended with such risks, that this method of trans- portation proved a falltire, ‘Another feature that operated against the plucky miners was competition from the Lebigh and Schuylkill regions, Nor was there much of a demand to bo supplied, only 385 tons having been absorbed by the ontiromarket In the year 1820, six years subseqtiont to the initial efforts of the Messrs. Wurts, By reference toa chart of the coal-trade It will be seen that no figures ave given for any production prior to 1820, tho year the trade is cousideren to have actually begun,—imaking It apparent that all previous transactions were simply experl- mental, i It was at this not very promising juncture that these pioneers of the Lackawanna coal- trade, discouraged—not discouraged either, but ahut ont—by the ruinous competition which glutted the Philndelphin market with a few hundred tons, and by tho unytelding dlficuttics In flonting tho coal thither on the trencherous streams leading to tlic Delaware, began to study and conjecture f WHETHER A CANAL COULD NOT DE CON- 2 BERUCTED, 2 avid tho coal transported: to..n-new .market, oven New York City, to waim the bodics and. cook the dinners of the future millions of tho mereantilo metropolis, ‘The attaliiment of this object seemed well nigh hopeless; for tirst, rising In thelr very face, were the Moosic Mountains, a rocky ridgo of near 1,000 feet in hffht; and, beyond this, n rough country of hills and gorges, of somo thirty miles In extent, stretched to the waters of the Lacknwaxen, 0 tributary to the Dela- ware; and, this onee reached, tho whole ex- tent of the State of New. Jersey Intervened Detween them aud a market, Canal-navigation at that thne had passed the experimental stage, and had become an established fuets but railroading was In Its fancy. ‘The water-transportution was only a question of dollars and cents; but the fens- Ibility of surinounting tho Moosis Ridge sill “required to be demonstrated. ‘their project: was to cross the mountains by In- clined planes, and connect on tho eastern side with a canal pinntcns to te Hudson River,—thus giving them an interrupted coni- munication with Naw York City, ‘ihe prop ositlon was beset with discouragements from tha start. ‘Che construction of 0 canal more than 100 miles through an uninhabited wiider- ness was Jooked upan ns Iittle less than mat ness; but the men whohad struggled through so muiny vicissitudes knew no such word ns fail. ‘Che survey through tho vast atretches of forest was made by William Wurts alone, anil the necessary legislation from the Stites of Pennsy! Wi and New York secured, 4 ‘Lhe brothers were In advance of their gener ation, and were unably to secure the slightest assistance {n-tho region they were about to ybut thelr gnerny was at Inst roward- ed by the organization of the DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL COMPANY fu 1825, with a capital ‘of $1,500,000, which. amount was eagerly taken by capitalists In the Clty of New York, Although tha Com- pany Iaborad under Muuncial embarrassment. neldont to so gigantic an undertaking for that early day, Its credit. onabied It to secure old from the State of New York to an ad- ditional amount of nearly $1,000,000, After. an existence of fifteen years Its suecess was assured, and {t enineto be one of the greatest of coal-producing and carrying companies, with a capital loulay ‘of $20,000,000, ‘Tho seventeen miles .of railroad crossing the Movsic Mountuin was necordingly cone structed, Rovnectiius Carbonate, the Jniuing point, with Honesdale, tho hed of the eannl, oth the canal and railroad oceupled two yonrs lip constriction, and wera opencd for tistness in the fall of 1828, ‘The total length of the canal was 108 miles, twenty-five mies In Pennsylvania and olghty-threo imiles in ow York, ‘This railroad was tho first In America of any commercial [inportance, and prominently turned to prdetica! aecount the system of transportation by foree of gravity. Up to this thie there wore but twelve miles of rall- road in tho country,—three imtles nt Boston, and ninent the Munch Chunk coatuines, as described mn 8 former letter to Tne Tninuy: ‘Tho frst: road was. a. primitive on was similar to the moadorn road, ex: eupe that, Instead ef fron rails, wooden ratls, vinit. by” ten inches. protected with thin bars of fron, were usedy and to- day this great coal-currybur Bay ity-road over the Moosls Mountains ind their toot-hills of Wayne and Lackawanna Counties stands as Bw moment to Its: projectiys, prouder be- enuge more useful than the Pyramids of the Nile, and of more real benifit ‘ta the human race than triumphal arch or grandest work of ar . ‘Tho plan first ndontedt for transporting the cont over the mountain, and still in suceess- fuluse, besides growlng In favor year by year, from itt pragticabllity and chenpness, was to haul the cars up the mountalns WY A BERIES OF INCLINED PLANES, with poworful steam-engines at thelr heads. It was first supposed that, the longer these Atta could be niade,—t tts the fewer plines: twed to overcome wo certain elevation —the better; but this theory was found iY 0 be tho increnstiug quantity of coal made it 1 casary to work then up’ to thelr utmost pacity, For natance, with two planes on the ‘arbohdale side of the mountains, only two tran could b nding at onvand the same Hime; now, by dividing wo usoult sinto -vlght planes of {ess length, claht trains are constantly In motion, ‘with equal speed, pt one and the same time. The arrangement for the movements of thacars seems to leave nothing fuyther to be made by way of Sins provement: ‘The cars aro luaded at tho mines nn Carbondale, and approach the foot of the first plune on a track of a silght downward grade, and, bofore they aro slopped by tha change of grade, they pass over an endless erroncous when the demand on the road of ateel-wiro rope of about an Incl ond a qttar- ter In Quneter, that winds around an iim Menge drum in the engine-house at the head ofthe. plane, While the car ts stillin ma- Uon, It ls clutched to tho moving enble by a simplo contrivance, ana’ ia Instantly sent whirling on {ts upward course atalmost lo- comotive speed. As It arrives at the head of the plane, the moving train, without any slacking of speed, by an automatic contrly: ance Is released from the cable and spends dlown the mountainside to the footof the next plane. Here the samo kind of machine ery as before sends it on its way to-the next; and. thus a continuous stream of londed cars ts golug forward. From Carbondale to the summit of Moosic is three miles, and the tise is 763. fect. . This elevation Is reached by eight pluncs, operated by eight pairs of uinssive stationary engines. é Front the suinmit of the Moosic, where tho coal-region is now left behind, . A BEAUTIFUL, PANORAMA i {5 sprend out before the traveler, ns ho site {n the luxurious dpon car provided for sunimer- tourists, Until within two years no passon- ger-traMe had been undertaken: but passen- gers who had ventured seross tho highlands on coal-trains, aud. guests of the raflruad of- fielals Who were favored with a trip on bond their trim lttte cur, gave such glowing re- ports of the scenery that the Company has since puton regitiar passenger-trains, whick mmuke two roulid trips daily. . The tidom\thble tndustry of man has made von the’ raged: hills of Wayne County to inlnister to Me comfort. Green pastiires, waving eorn-Nells, nnd frutt-laden orchards are directly in fronts while away off to the ely, gilts miles away, the dinv outlines of the Catskill Mountalns can .be seen, an to the south the famous Water-CGap, where the Delaware cuts the rocky barrier that once finperted lta way to the sen, From Waymart, a pleasant little village that his grown tp here since the rond ‘has: been In operttion:a rurof nine miles without an visibig power whirls tho: travelor through gorges, along rocky escarpmonts, or dancing upon the narrow crest of some ‘long * till” trough a valley,; to cuerue ‘on a wooded slope, where young birch trees, with thelr slutfts leo polished silver, . grow close to- gether, skirted by the dark-green follage of graceful young hemloeks, ‘ The wnseen power that drives. tho trains With sttehHaghtnting speed is tho wll-pervad- Ing: force that draws matter to the earth’s centre, and which we call Gravity. Here fs no stoke, .no clatter, no jarring; but the traveler seems fairly flying ‘through the wir as ina balloons itis the very ecstasy of mo. tlon. ‘To timid prsscugurs Itls something of feonsolation to know that the utmost care Is taken, ond that, barring an aceident some forty years ago, by which soveral train-hands. ar 7 cilled, thera has neyor been nny serlous aveldent, Honesdale, fourteen miles from the sum- mit, where tho ‘gravity-read terminates, 18 the head of the Delaware & Hudson Canal, where a basin a mile ong holds its hundreds of heavy Uataea awaiting their turn. to ba londed with the coal brought from the Lack- awanna and Wyoming Nqlley ». The trains arrive nt Honesdale on the top of a high bhuil; and, in order to keep business moving In the winter-time, the Company has con- structed huge receptacles on the face of the bh, eatled pppeketse into which the coat isdumped, “Chis is an Important storage point, and sometimes not less that 500,000 tons of coal ‘await the opening of cannl- navigation to market, In addition to the canal-shipments, there Is an outlet by rail,— that of the Erie Road, The business of tho canal 18 BOMETIING ENORMOUS, It_ lias 1,000 bonts, and {ts transportation eapnelty 1s 2,000,000 tons ,per annum, . Its. actual shipments one year wore: 1,810,000 tons, It hus 113 Jocks, 23 aqueduets, 173 belies al has vost up to this time: about 315,000,000, It requires $300,000 per annum to operatethe canal, The appliances at Mones- dale are sufficient to load the conl-barges at the'rate of 1,000 tons per hour, Monesdule is a lovely, thoughisleepy, town of 4,000 Intiabitarts, al present making little progress: but it Is a noticendle fact that one house is being built there this season. The introduetion of steam machinery for trans ferring the conl has done away with the re- quirement of 1,000 or more Inborers, and tho town Incks its olt-time bustle: Itis a place of considerable wealth, overybudy who has been identified with tho company having be- come at lenst ibowere fh situated In, Iife, itis. coslly embowered Jn maple-trees, and contalis some elegant residences, Honesdale is ‘now for’ many conntics;cround for the admirable condition in which its streets and houses nro.kept, and forthe respectabilty.of its somalviat, exclusive aud, . aristocratic people. | Fronting on a handsome,park is the now Court-House, of which the people feel {usiy proud, while others are perhaps justly ndigaunt at what they designate.the jobbery aud extravagance in its constriction, One of the princlIpal points of interest ig F VS OWVING'S CLIFP,” atull, Battlomentod, preclpltous, and choco- lute-colored rock, ristng several hundred fect in hight, Just across the. Lackuwaxen Creek, to the enst of the town, : ‘Tho cliff was namet in honor of Amerlea’s great author, Wash- ington Irving, whu was present July 4, 1813, when it reeelved its baptism of fire- water at thé hands of James Madison Porter, who wns Secretary of War for n time under President ‘Tyler, «Honesdale unt its vicinity ore: noted for manufactorles, . The glnss-works in the town hove been of congidorable finportunce; while the Dorilinger glass-Worls, tires miles away, ure among the largest In tho country, em: ploylng 1,200 hands in tho manufacture of fine ware “At Seulyyitle is a woolen factory where somo of the finest shawls of that ma- terial are made, At the falls of the Wallen- nUpAC, & few miles below, thore ls now build- jug one of tho largest silk-factories tn Amer+ Jen, which fs intended to give amployment to not less thin 1,000 operatives, aes * ‘Tho last soctal eplanite, and the only trag- edy, in the history of Honesdale was". THE SHOOTING OF WILLIAM STIOUSE, abanker of Euston, by hls brother-in-Inw, Ben Jamin K. Bortree. ‘The writer visited the little stony Listile which stands on the banks of the Dyberry, under the shadow of Irving's CI, and which hing but two inmates, One of these ls Bortree, a man near: years of age, unintelligent farmer of the vicinity, who took Shotuse’s life In revenge, lie says,— Shouso having defrauded his own sister, Ars. Bortree, of some $30,000 which sho had inherited from her father's estate, I[appen- Ing to meet Shouse in Honesdale, Bortree determined to shoot him, Perhaps he had brooded over it before, but on thisday ho proceeded to. put in execution a determina- tion to slay the man who had wronged his family. Ho purchased a revolver and soma anununition, and wentever to the cli, whera he practleed firing at a mark, so a8 to bo te of his alm, On iu is return hy saw Shouse sit- Ming In, the officy- of- ex-Attorney-Goneral Willlam’:0,. Dimmock, | Bortroo then went to nm hotel near by, and took a bie drink of spirits ta nerve hilin- self for te murderous work, and returned to the’ ailice, shooting Shouse tn the hend and killing biny instantly. THe nade no at tempt at conceahnent or escape, but sald hie wns well aware of the consequence and panally of his uct. ‘The homicide occurred some lwo niontns ago, and the trial will be- gly Sina short tine. Wayne County society Is Ereatly stirred by the tragedy, the actora be- ae tty Nigh social standhur there, ‘Ihe sym- tt hy of the community. fs with the man- Hor, and It ds not thought that he will bo convicted of murder In- tha fret degree, and he may be aealtied entirely. - ‘Three milles to the north, and to be scon from tho clitf, cnbowered by trees Its oat + BETHANY, : n former county-soat of Wayne, ‘Phe mildew of decay ty upon the walls of this once busy village, til} it has become an abode for owls and bats, and even a bear was known a short Unie age to have made tts den In one of the abandoned houses, ‘The nlmost desertod village has the honor of.belng ue birthplace veliavid Wilmot, the Stomnler of Con wes oF roviso” memory, and of George W, and Wanen J. Woodward, ~ Chief-Justlees of Pennsylvania, : ‘welvo nilles farthor on is, tho liantbt of Balmont, whore Me buried the remoins of Yilliam Meredith, frat Secretary of the viusury uniler Washington, Str. Meredith wus tho owner of a lurge tract of wild land, and after thy Revolution came here tn the wilderness from Philadelphia, and built an elegant mansion, where he MHyed, keeping up tho semblance of his former greatness In hil mountali-retreat, both ladies and gentlemen of thie Sarutly dresalng in elegant style, the men in smulbetothes and silk stockings, 21 wearlng powdered halr and queues, an ladles In” silk and brocades, for every-day tollets. Mr, Meredith: hoped to. become wealthy by manufacturing pearbash and hautlng 16 to: Pilladelphia; hue the experi ment net only. with fallure, Mfr. Moredith died here, and was buried In the little cross. road Eni epiaeai wu neither stone nor ino now tuils the story of his power In Ifo, Ins stead, weeds grow luyuriantly and dewberr: vines creep fovingly over the Ute moun that covers the bones of one who was of Na- tonal faine in life, THK RETURN TRIP from, Honesdule to Carbondale ts made In tha = gamo way as the outward, but by -ou’ independent track, : kuowa ‘actly oppasit to those of sticculent fruits. ag tho “Might trnek, ¢ tintlon from the “lode tran, octal rownid-ntul-rornd movement, Ike the ne a Jaton of the blood Ln the hginan tuntye eat cara going one ware with thelr Tren? SuLuptthine emply by another, n ue places the two tracks co loot’ it others they are far apart, 1s the tay ret quire to be drawn to tre tops of the hight Hills in order ta deseend by thelr own pets toa conshlerable distanee on the way the summit of the Moosie they ar Wot Jaw. ered the rest of the distance by martin but the elevation ts suiletent to mak ayy gevon miles to Carbondate In atttiees than seven minutes, and that, tuo, by ate run, ‘Che speed ts something terrlite ee ono holds his breath in fear, or revels tnt] plensurable excitement of the thrtlling' sere sation, according to temperament, as thy ae relensed from. the brakes plunge down th grade or swing round the carves, "The trie seems like a runaway. wileh no power enrth can stop) but, when threatened Whe destruction by appearance of cattle, whieh sometimes Rut oe tls fel enn be brought * raplly us ‘ve yous Hote brake, Pi yas with o Westing. aiko republics, coal companies prateful, Lylng Inn pile of old selapts n this elty is the rusted remuant of ra THE. STOWNRIDGE Loy,” the first locomotive ever run in When. the gravity-roud already was finished, Horatle Alten, As tneerof the Delaware & Huds Joinpany, was sent to Eniland te the exporiments which Geo; was iniking In hts efforts to troduced ns the motive peel & Manchester Rui ug completion. Amoriey leseribed tnt Ene n Canat 16 witness Be Stephensog Mave sleain ine ayer OL the Lives ys. then npyrua Mr, Allen was aiulek toe preclate the merits of this new motor, and purchased three locomotives for the use 9 the new road in Pennsylvania. In May, 1939, the parts of the first locomotive arrived in New York, where It was put toxether nu worked to thedell, htof thousands of visitors, wars then shipped up the Thudgon, to Rondout, the terminus of the new canal, and then by canal-boats, arriving in Hones: date July 23 of thosame year, "Iho Sth ot august was the day set for the trlul-trip, and everytaing was in readiness: but the talltoady which has already been described, dit Not press tobe adapted for locomottyes, ‘Tha hemlock rails, with a caure of four: fe and three Inches, rested on tles. ten feet, ‘apart, and. the whole, having been constructed of green thnber, was now badly warped by the sun. Horatio Allen made the trial-trip alone, ag no onecoukl be induced to Necompany hin, and the day was one of public: rejojeln, in the borough,” {Cho locomotive worked sat isfactory; but Its welslitof seven tons proved too heavy a strain upon the wooten raliront and It reinined for later engincers to utilize rails of frou, ‘The engine for i tine was used in shifting coul-cars on the docks, but finally canig ny ulsnae, Tho guine tra hia eateen, quite Nglorious ny tha * Stour Lion.” F, rit = BREEDING-HORSES. A Fine Lot of Normans and Clydesdale for Brocding Puryposes—fhelr Deparu uro for Michigan and Ohfe. ~ Sprclal Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune New Youx, Sept. 5.—Another tne lat of heary horscs loft the bonded stables nt No. 600 Green wich street yestetday tor diiferent points in thy West. Tho lot consistdd of fifteen Normung from France and two Clydesdale stallions from Scouland, Betng all imported for breeding pur poses, and none of thom boing for sule, they are allowed to enter thls port freo of duty. In up der to prevent fraud on the Revenue laws th horses nre lodged in tho Londed stables whit tholr passports ord examined. ‘Those whicl havo just left the etables are of the ginnt stock of tho equine family. The Normans in this lotaro largy, of clean build, and great power. They, ara of the cluss used by brew- crs, express companica, und, lure wholesale houses for draft purposes, One, a 4-yoare old atalllon, {8 2 model of symmotrical propore Uon, Hoe wad .sclected by’ Mr. Brigetand, United States Consul ut Havro, who ta sald to be nn excellent Judge of horsetlest. ‘This ani- mal {a to be sent to Hersey, Mich, with two bountiful mares of tho same breed. of the others “go ta Fremont, O., and fuvon to itehetdy On tiiey. "werd ail fimported on tho .steamship Herder. The two Clydesdale stallions aro 2-yenr-old: bought In Beotland by James McFiutlen, o Washtigton County, Ponnsylvania. ‘They ar rived from Scotlund on thu Stute of Judiana. rey ore splendid-looking specimens df their kind... Dhe graco of form sven in the Normauy fa. Jacking, but.thoy displiy every sign of greal strength. ; Bhort bodies, proud ehesta ard fauks' big bones, and broaden feet tre their most noticexble points, Anothor characteristic ts tho luxuriant growth of hair in mune, tull, and fete locks, — Thoy brothers, “ollepring of Warrior, 2 ecelebrated prize-winner in Great Britain.” They welghed, before starting, from Scotland, neurty 2,000 pounds ench, an stand nearly govenicen bunds high. ‘the bay took the first prizy at Wightonshire and the Ulster Cup at Belfast. Tho brown won second prize at Wightonshire. Robert Stoddart, the owner of the stuble used by the Gey says that Just yeur not over oighty bre horses of Inrye Hlze were tmported, while up t) tho present time in this year moro than 20 have been brought over, ninety-tve horses coming in ong lot, He thinks that tle liportation tis year will exoved f 1876, when the number was about i. Moro Clydesdales aro coming than over before, and Mr. Statdart thinks they nro the best for dratt purposes, ‘They uro tbo favorita In London and Glissow, where they ate tract tho attention nud adinieation of stranger ng thoy puss through the streuts, Another io yoico of fifteen heuvy stallions Is expected’ta arrive ta a fow days by the Froneh steamer. ———— HUMOR, Often " depressed In spirit ""—Sugar. Tho croous was probably tho curliest Bude dhiat. : To maken good monkos-wrench, feed him on Rreen upples, “A Iittle tight on the {nn stop," The follow that went to sleep in the hotel doorway, Things have como to n pretty pass with amar when he comes down ton bad hulf-dolluraudt satoon that ho cannot pass, ‘Tho best summer resort for a Spitz dog ts tht watering places. ‘Tho dog should be place about fuur loot under watur, ‘Tho man who is refused ‘adinittance ton clud is ko * old Unclo Ned” wo used tu hear of Ho is black batd.—oston Bulletin, “ Thato these close-fster follows,” sald Swar- ger, ng he picked himself up alter runving agalnst the shut digits of a hard hitter. When a Chinaman was saved from drowning by bolug pulled from tho water by bis plgtaty he feobly murmured; "I thank-quoue.” ‘Tho individual who saw a maueo tghting with 8 pleco of Limburger cheese readily: reallted that tho battle fa not always to tho strong. Sinithars belloves in unlucky numbers, For Inatanee, he says, it's unlucky to have thirteen porsons at tublo when there fs only diner onough for ten, © Leay, okt Indy, anid a inan on n country rond,* did you eco a bieyeto Pars hore Just how! “Nol didi't see no kind of Bickle, mister; bu just now I socd nm wayou wheel rime’ yea with a man, You kin belleve rn. wouldu't if I hadn't seed it inyself,’ Daughter of Cabluct Minister— 1 vwauld give me pleasure to use my Influence with It tor the appointinont you want, but it fs alrew Med.” Applicant—" Oh, but put w subordinate in as well. noching to du enough for twol” Wo don't know oxactly how novwspapers were conducted ut that dlstunt period, but suring some recent excavations fy Aggy, a poem 0 tho silver moon wid OMe up. 20 wit engrave ona tite, and close besile It wero lytue 8 leat buttered club and a part of na hunin skull, bet kay eae, your own conclustons.—dsau Fru co Wasp, One ought to get a8 much cansolation as nee silo out of onc’ 6 stl pees, Must persons w admiro the chverful und hoperut spirit of calored wen who, when etruck by Nenening, almply rubbed the abraded spot of bis autt gad, ruinarkous Dut mnkes fre. Hues, ie been struck; now Latouldn’t wonder If quo alone,” 4 = 2 iy surely ho could Phere aust be a Accounting fur Nuts. - Bt, James Gazette, All nuts bave to guard ngalngt equirrcls ant birds; and thorefory thelr per Mardi led ry #2 fn steud of attracting attention by beiue bexhd colured, thoy te TIVAEINBL > RT Whe ee teuves while they romain oF tho tren, ane Dil or dusky ko ta gull when thes full ape ground beneath. Inetoad of boing Welw wweet couts, thoy ure provided with Hart acrid, or suinglug huake; und, instend of ian soft in texture, thoy are surronaded Uy ety null ike Hit OnceML TEs caine - pert? golld kernel, Wka tho vegetable tvors. ho ogiitt of mite ta thine exuctly iho reve? sido of tho origin of fruits, Cortiln ser richly stored with ully and starches for hill the growth of the young plant, are ¢ ate to the attioks of ‘squirrels, monkesss iy rots, aud othor aborval aulials. ‘The Arayed pariof thoin aroeten and completely dente y these thelr cnomics, und Be Hoyer bane sf thelr peculiarities to any deseondiuts. ene fruits vary u litte in. sweetness and DIL tot pulpy or atriuzy tendencies. Thus oe Amonyat then buppou to by protected fe dustruction by their origiually aechlew a season of a bitter busk, a bard ebell.ut awkward apinea and bristles. pwd lol monkeys aud squlrrols rojvcts and tue oud. Survive us tho parents of future gouer ———— ak Mothers, as a delightful sanitary measure, ways order the Cutioura Medicinal Soap. .

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