Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 19, 1881, Page 2

THE UHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE . LY, blacksmith shop, old tobacco house, slave PIANOS. I (anos, — Unig : F * 7 The unerring test of time dem- onstrates, that. the Steinway Up- right alone equals the Grand or Sguare in durability, while in the all-important feature of capacity for long standing in tune it excels either, and possesses in a Super- lative degree the higher qualities which have made the Steinway the fandard Piano ofthe world. The many thousands of Steinway Tp- rights. purchased in Chicago dur- ing tlie past twenty years are liv- ing witnesses of their own extraor- dinary power of endurance bn a Quality and durability consid- ered, the Steinway is the cheapest Piano-manulzetured. LYON & HEALY, States & Monroe-sts. MAGNOLIA BAL SOMETHING — | -EVERY LADY SUGHT TO KNOW. There exists a means of se- euring a soft and brilliant . Complexion, no matter how -poor it may naturally be. agan’s Magnolia Balm is a dclicate and harmiess arti- cle, which instantly remoyps Freckles, Tan, Redness, Roughness, Eruptions, Vul- ar Flushings, etc., ete. So elicate and natural are its effects that its use is not . Suspected by anybody. - No lady has the right to : present a disfigured face in . Society when the Magnolia + Balm is sold by all druggists for 75 cents. a kthaph , PHOTOGRAPHY. | TE POMRAUE Ae TAU Pant T RE CD Chicago Photographic Studios, Nos, 103, 1°5, 107 State-st, The only Gallery in Chicago where the permanent Carbon Picture can be obtained. IT NEVER FADES! Cabinet Portraits finished in the highest style‘ of Photographic Art, S5 per dozen. ‘We guarantee the Cabinet to be in all re- spects the best taken in Chicago. Call'and see the Permanent Carbon Pict- ures, of which we are the exclusive owners here. : BS DENTISTRY. - Chicago's Only Lady Dentist, M. E. ABBOTT, CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL, ROOM 21. Over twelve sears’ exverlence. All work guaran- teed. Prices moderate. Most sensitive teeth treated, exqirated, and illed without pain or injury to pa: ian ‘ Special attention to crown fillings built out of the mouth. Roots of old teeth crowned, making them usofal as ever. ‘Teeth extracted without pain. Sick CONKLING.* Yesterday: Wheeler 29 and Conkling 20; Depew 44 and Platt {7. ; Depew Comes Within Nine of an Election on ‘Account of ; a Light Vote, % General Belief that a Secret’ Ex: } ecutive Commitice of Bucks Has Been Appointed. Gen. Grant Finally Decides that He Will Quit Talk- ing Politics. Efforts Making to Induce Him to Take One of the Vacant. Senatorial. Positions. gbhe ‘Wire-Workers and Busy- bodies Want Garfield and Grant to Meet. Garfield Has Accordingly Gone to Long Branch “Not to Be Mulish.” There the Old Commander Will Have a Chance to tcold Him for- Scooping Conkling. AT ALBANY. DEPEW WITHIN NINE VOTES OF AN ELEC- TION, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. AIMANY, Y., June 18—Depew came within nine votes of an election. to~lay on v Jight ballot, The coyeted prize was so near- ly in his grasp that Mls friends will endeavor to bring back his forees Suaday night or Monday mornings, so that he ean slip into the Senatorial chair through the absence of his opponents’ supporters. Several absentees were telegraphed for lust night, but enoush refused to obey the summuns to defeat the maneuvres to-day, and It Is scarcely probable that the device will succeed Mond: or those present only four changed their votes on the short term, and. none did so on the long term, Two went from Cornell to Wheeler, one from Wheeler to Cornell, and one from: Tremaine to: Lapham. It is re- ported that GOV. CORNELL has, within .the pasuday or two, privately intimated to members who were yoting for hint that he did not. desire to have his name used in the Jaint Convention. Two or three of thosewho have dropped him state that they have done so at his request. It is also rumored. that the Bucks have appointed a | itieal life. to secre> Executive Committee to. confer wih the one on the Administration side. If, this is so, an end of the fight. may be expected next week. Vice-President Wheeler intends to stay here for several days, and will devote himself to harmonizing all the anti-Buck elements; so as to insure the election of two Senators who will yield loyal support to the National Ad- ministration, and at the same thue represent both wings of the party in this State. A RUMOR 15 CURRENT around the State-llouse that Depew will be withdrawn next week in favor of Can- troller Wadsworth; but It is not given much weight. Nearly all the members have gone home for Sunday, The leading witnesses in the bribery cases, and several others i tioned in connection with the charges, hay heen subpwened to appear before the Grand Jury next week. THE BALLOTING. To the Western Associated Press. ALBANY, June 18,—In foint convention the balla for a suecessor to Conkling was as ful- lows: A In the Senate: Jacobs. Wheele: In the Assembly: * Jacobs Wheele: Cornell. Lapha: won DENTISTRY! * AFull Set of Teeth Made for $4.00 And satisfaction muarantged, Other. work in propor. ion. Office open event Onice open gveninsss. ARBOTT, Dentist, ‘U Madison-ar., Ruom Over Buck & Rasner’s Drug Store, LAKE NAVI eS TION, For Buffalo. Steamer fdaho, Capt. Penny, Tuesday, June 21, Stmr Nyack, Capt. Shannon, thursday, June 23, Stmr Oneida, Capt. Jones, Saturday, June 25, CALLING AT INTERMEDIATE PORTS. For tickets and Staterooms apply at No. 119 South Clark-st. A. A. SAMPLE, Passenger Agent. NOTICE. CARD. DAVID F. HASKELI. long identifted with the re- tal! hat business, and of Inte years with D. Allard,S1 ‘Madlaon-st., becs to tnform bix many old-time friends 151 Madison-st., where he will be pleased to show them the larcest upd tine:t stock of Geutlemen’s ‘Head Gear in the lund, und at prices to which thoy REFRIGERATORS. ag WE Have RIGER. A eleven of tic mre, fotshed too late for the rogular trade, whieh, wo in oil et ORR & LOCKETT. THE POND DIVORCE CASE. Bpecut Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Boston, June 18.—he evidence for the eluded this morning, when Judge Field re- fused to admit as evidence the entry of “J. C. Jones .and wife,” on the register of the and customers that he is now with Scott & Co,,1usund have horetofore buen strancers, largest | size will'sall nt cost. Atnde of ash and walnut, with nal~ 384. and 185 Clark-st., Hardware Dealars. libelant, in the Pond divorce case, was con- Hotel Dorrance, Providence, on the ground . that the Words meant nothing, unless they could be- absolutely connected with the Jibelee, Similar records from a hotel at White River Junction, where Mrs. Pond is alleged to have been registered as the wife of Col Eli Goddard, were ruled out for the same reason, Eevidence for the libelee was introduced for. the purpose of showing an alibl It was sworn that Mrs. Pond arrived in Boston from New York on ‘the night she Was said to have remained in Providence ‘With Jones. The libelee wilf zo on the stand Monday and testify that she was induced to marry Pond against her will by the Rev. Heury Ward Beecher. Spanish Laces at = C. A. Courant & Co.’s, ». 145 State street. The combined vote was as follows: . Wheeler. a Successor to Platt: In the Senate: : = Kernan...... 2 i {Wreeler. 0.22 In the Assembly the vote stood: 31] | Reraan a2 3) Platt, 12 Lupham 2) i Crowley’ 3 Combined vote: 4H |Kernan. T7||Crowloy 1 [Cornett The Convention adjourned to Monday, AFTER THE BALLOTING. In the Assembly, a concurrent resolution for final adjournment on June 20 was tabled, the Democrats only voting in its favor. Ex-Vice-President Wheeler's arrival here is regarded by the Half-Breeds as significant. Ho says, in an interview, that he is not in any sense @ candidate for Senator; that he is in’ favor ‘of: Depew, and will uso his best. efforts to elect him. A THE REPORT COMES TO ALBANY TO-NIGHT that effort is being made in New York to in- duce Grant to aecept a candidacy. Whether the proposition is to put him in Conkling’s place or that of Platt is not known. ‘The few Admintstiation men here who have heard tt say they belleve if he was nominated in Conk- ling’s place he could _be elected; but if the proposition was to offer Conkling and -Grant it would only resultin a more bitter fight than that now in progruss, CORNELL. There appears to be nu reason for suppos- ing Goy...Cornell has made an officlal un- nouncement that he will not be ‘a candidate, Iie has told friends repeatedly that he could be -a candidate against Conklug. So Yas the long-term candidacy is concerned, the man is yet to be found who can declare upon authority that Gov, Cornell would re- fuse to accept that place if chosen. AT NEW YORK, THE EX-SENATORS, To the Western associated Press. New York, June 18,—Ex-Senators Conk- ling and Platt are at present at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The two ex-Senators receive afew callers, Conkling was. found in his. rooms, but was extremely reticent about speaking on the subject of the Senatorial con- tust. He observed that the political interests of the. State were in such a condition of chaos at present that it would be imprudent for him to speak on auy subject, and espe- cially one so intimately connected with the honor of those who are concerned in the in- vestigation. Conkling suid that any day might brmg about the dlimax which hus been so earnestly desired and so eagerly sought, GEN. GRANT REFUSES TO CONVERSE. ON POLITICS, : and declares that his presence in the city is due to a want of rest, which he is hopeful of having satistied in the metropolis atid at Long Branch, | ‘fhe General will in all: prob- abiliiy leave for the seashore next week., Lhe News says: Ex-Senators Conkling and Platt and Gen, Grant met_in Conkling’s Toom at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this fore- von, und were in consultation for one hour, Afessengers were then sent out for v | down to that lizure, if ‘hoc lower, Vice-President 4 mnythe, S-nator Jon th rthur, John-W, ‘Sn and a" few others, including several local politicians. .The con- sultation did not last long. Platt ‘then ‘de- i down-tuwn oftice, parted for his ting citbers seatterds Grant. It was atlun was si the qu it would be advisable for Grant to go to AT- Dany, und_it was concluded it would not be helpful to Conkling. Another point whigh is to be further considered to-night and to-_ morrow Is the possivility that a ‘conpromise avill have to be made to save one Buck Sen- ator, and a persoa upon whomercompromise must fall. - aaa CONKLING SAID >>. he would not zo back to Washington unless Platetwent with him, Lts friends urged hin not to make this an Irrevocable decision, but. id he should adhere te it, Cornell’s ame Was Considered in ease a compromise necessary, ht Arthur strongly ob-_ The only nie thas could tnd. a support was that of Grant. He said did not want the oflice. He has. the Mex- Rallvoad--pn his "hands, and not. want, to -enter’ into active po- ile.” however, consented to keep the question under advisciment. One of the principal: matters to be considerea by the Buck leaders to-day and to-morrow is the preparation of testintony for the Inyastl- gating Cumimittee next wael id to-day that some startling developments ht be expected. “I do nos sce,” said tt, “how the matter is going to end. 1 see no immediate prospect of cither an elec- Hon or an adjournment, Depew’s vote will up next week.” ‘ ATORS CONKLING AND PLATT will return to Albany to-morrow evening or | Monday. Late in the afternoon, Gen. Grant arrived at the hotel, and was alone with Conkling in the room of the latter, Conkling says there will bo no. attempt at a public demonstration in his support. AT WASHINGTON. WUAT THK WISE ONES SAY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribung Wasuincroy, D. C., June 18.—The usual flood of rumors has been started, now that the President has gone to’ Long Branch, Per- haps the most curious is the one which finds in thls journey for the benefit of Mrs. Garfield’s health a subtle plan bring about a conference between the President and Gen. Grant, in the interest of Conkling .and- of harmony in the Repub- Tican party. The story goes that the New. York friends of the President and Conkling, know- ing that an interview between Conkling and the President was impossible, a5 a last re- sort will endeavor to arrange a meeting be- tween Gen. Grant and President Garfield. The Critic, which.ctaims to know ail about it, sa} “One of the aciors in this gume of s is authority for the statement that no prospect opened to them until the visit of Gen, Grant to Long Branch was known, ‘Phen they went to work. 7 . AFTER CONSIDERABLE STRATEGY and wire-working they obtained the Presi- den’s consent tu go there. The impression has been given out that he was to knewnoth- ing of the snare into which he was beng drawn; but others allege that be was famil- iar with the plot, and into entered “it because he had no wish to be igulish,and wanted mu- tual friends to See that, so far as he was cgn- cerned, nothing should be spared to seedre harmony inthe rauks. Whether the, plan will work or not is still a matter of pure con-" jecture. The originators of the enterpre appreciate the fact that the President will take no steps backward, but they és WANT HIM TO WAVE A TALK WITIT. GRANT, and see whether some truce for the future cannot be arranged. There is no doubt that sueh a meeting has been louked for by mutual friends. What it will amount to, or whether it will ainouiit to anything, remains to-be seen. But the experiment will eer- tainly betried.” The recent interviews with Gen. Graut are not of such a character as tagtorm a very pleasant introduction for the President. Gen. Grant also, iu a dispateh received to-night, is reported at the interview atthe Fifth Avenue Lotel to have been very bitter on the Administration, and tg have said that it would be a disgrace to New York State if Conkling and Platt were not re- elected, i DISPATCHES FROM ALBANY express very much more confidence.in-the possibility. of the cleution of ex-Vice-Presi- dent Wheeler to the Senate than any that have hitherto beeu received bere. Oue of them says that if any agreement be- tween the two Republican factions is made, the choice is likely to be between Crowley and Judge Lapham on the Buek side, aud Wheeler and- Rodgers on the other side, Another dispatch, explaining the de- termined attitude of tie Conkling men in the bribery investigation, says: * Canklingis pushing the Investigacion with the view of placing himself before the country as an anti- corruption and anti-monopoly leader.and with -the view of being a candidate for President on thay issue,” Yet it is notmany weeks ago that Mr, Conkling said that he had no “cun- tinental ambition.” THE RAILROADS. EAST-BOUND FREIGUT WAR. ‘The present freight war and the conse- quent heavy réductions in rates has had but litle effect upon the east-bound freight ship- ments during the past week. Contrary to general expectation, the shipments were light, and the inerease over the week pre- vious, when shipments were: lighter than they were for a year past, is hardly worth mentioning. Since the week previous freight rates have dropped from 23 cents per 100 pounds on grain to 15 cents, The reason that shipments were no heavier was dug to the fact that shippers refused to make heavy contr the rates had gane down ty 15 cents, anticipduug that they would come tore Lhe trouble w ver, ‘Phe 14-cent rate has only been in effect during. the last two days, and business contracted for on this basis will not be = accounted — for unul the end of this week, When the rates dropped down to 15: cents: eontricts were freely made, and it fs reported that durmg the [ust two day's about 5,00u,000_bushels of grain have been arranged fur. Some af the itunes, iL is stated, have now enougi business: ted ‘tur to keep them busy until the July. Sou of the large shippers have thus far refused to make contracts ever the 15-cent rate, and are holding out for a dt dues not transpire, how- 1, that any contracts haye yet bein made at that rate. Owing to the heavy engage- -ments of the Inst two days the shipments next week and for a few weeks following will no doubt be unusually heavy. ‘The an- houncement that the Trunk-Line Presidents at r meeting in. New. York decided that the tariff rites should be restared, that no time contracts should be made, and that the trunk lines will not. participate in any cutrates is looked: upon by -rallroad amen he a piece of buncombe, ‘The trunk-line railroads, must be aware of the fact that authorized akentes of their own lines are the ones wha went into tha market here and forced the rates down to present low figures and madu most of the long-tinje con- tracts. It is very nice on their part, now that they have all the contracts they want; to say that no engugements shall be nade and that they will noc pa ate in any further cuts in rates, Th must knaw full well that it would be outrageously sharp practice to charge regular tariff rates, whieh aré on the basis of 30 cents, on those’ shippers who have not buen fortunate enough to secure contracts, When contracts are-out with the more favored shippers for millions of bugsh- els of grain that cannot... be |. carrled out before the end of July. Such action would simply break up all the small “ship- pers and help to enrich the big ones. ‘The trunk-line railroads will tind that if they attempt to carry out such a sclieme there will guther such a storm of indiznation around their heads that will not so easily be dispelled as the storm whigh tey.- conjured up when they carried yut the same guue on asmaller scale about two months ago. Be- sides some of their Western connections will refuse to become a party to such 9 scheme, and no doubt they will continue to take business at the present low rates until all the contracts unde by the trunk lines have been disposed of. The east-bound pooling arrange- mentis dead beyond . resurrection, and the numberless circulars, orders, and ‘vrowuela- mentos which Commissfoner Fink issues are simply treated as su inuch paper.itseems quite ridiculous to instruct the Western lines to carry out the pooling agreement as far as the uuintenance of rates is concerned - when noue of the other provisions of .the arrange: iments are or ever have been enforced. With- out a proper division of business there can be no pool, forcompetition ganugt be stopped. The pool provides percentages for |. are eprrespondingt: the pool, “his not being done, ‘ ris no. Gther,. alternative , ledt for! the ‘roads; tint are behind — than - get their proper share of the business. } not like Senator Platt., the | various roate ledding Enst, but no equaliza -tlon of the’pool! ee eae has ever been at-_ tempted, Some of the roads leading East from fe city £19. 107 oxer 7 000 tons bee i ir “Fezular. percentages. a en eraepanitine Aead. ‘The roads that have run so far behind cannot possibly catch up, unless the lines. that are ahead turn busi- ness: aver to then, as provided. for by to eutrates aiid tiius try to get thelr share of the business.~ Yet the trumk-line Presidents have the impudenes to tell these roads that they must maintain rates, butat the same: time refuse to give; them an op! reuuaitby £0 that these roads: will please , the trunk-line managers and_rostore rates. with-. out getting ah opportunityfirst to get the busin ‘a to which they consider themselves entivled. “The.tat visions @ t from. this ¢ Was ' BESE Lampunt of flouy,- grain, and pro- ried by the various roads leading ity for the week ending June aguinst “27,542 fons the week previous, an increase of 4,490 tons. ‘The following statement will show the amount of basiness done during tho past week by the various roads leading East from “this city: soe Grain,| Prov’, ‘ | Four, |tans of tons yf| Total briz."| 2,000" | 2,000 | tone, Baltimore & Grand Trunk. 19.01) 8,005) Totul...-. 41,761 BE SSL ‘The pereentages were: Michigan Central, $4.38; Lake Shore, 23.07; Fort Wayne, 16.20; Pan-iLandie, 15. Grand ‘Trunk, 6.35, 4 UTTERLY’ DEMORALIZED. * Sr. Lovrs, June 18,—Eastern freight rates have become utterly demoralized here, gralh having been taken ‘to-day, It’ is asserted, as low as 15 cents-per 100 and flour at 82 cents per barrel to New York. .A- meeting of sev- eral line agents of the Wabash Road was held here to-day, at which this subject was discussed, put it 13 not Inown at this writ- ing what, if any, result was reached, Baitimore & Ohio, 3.! VANDERBILT: ok Broowrnatoy,’ li., June 18:—It is‘under- stood on good authority that Vanderbilt will take possession of the Lake Erie'& Western Road July 1. : ‘ + ITEMS. 5 . Mr. A. A. Geddes, General Manager of the Bostun, Hoosae ‘Tunnel & Western Railway, has resigned, and, until further notice, Pres- ident William L, Burt will perform the du- ties of the position: , . aa . The gross eqrnings of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway for the second week in J uhe Were as follows: Freight, $03,349.06; senge 71; miseellancous, $100. ‘To- tal, $133,821.77. |The earnings forthe corre- spond week fy 1880 were $68,335.66, This is the last day the trains of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quinoy Railroad will de- ¢ ud arrive at the Central Depot, toot af atke street. On and after to-norrow morn- ing all the trains of this road will arrive and depart. from. the’ new West-Side Union Passenger Depot. ‘The time of arrivas and departures of trains” remain present. . the same as at The Wabash Railway changes time to- ‘The evening trainfor St. Louis, which hers totdredeft this city at 9:15 p. m., will here- after leave at 9p. m. ‘The night express trom Sr, Louis, ‘whi dab 7:10. m., will hereattet ‘Th 0 p. in, pm. The-Den- yer express, formerly arriving at 3 p. m., will hereafter arrive at 2:20 p. m. POLITICAL, Towa. Des Moryrs, In., Juna18.—The Republican primaries“in this (Polk) county to-day re- sulted in favor of Sherman, for Governor. West Des Moines was unanimous for him, and in East Des Moines the vote was 345 to 108 for the fusion: ticket of the friends of Larrabee, Catupbell, and Harlan. Six of the county townships have been heard from, and all are, for Sherman, which will give lim Polk County (wenty-five votes) inthe State Convention, Special dis- patches: to the- Stute Register from twenty-one Republican county conventions ive the fnllowing result on’ Governor: For Sern ‘ulk, 25; Sac, 5; Blackhawk, 16; Bremer, Diekinson, 3; Franklin, 9; Ida, Keokuk, 14; Lucas, 9; Marshall, 16; and in Marion, and 7 in Jackson—124 in all. For. Larrabee, Buchavan, 123. Clayton, 16; Cerro Gordo, 9; Motiena, 6; Polo Alto, 3; Buuer, 1, and 5in Jackson—62 in all, For Harlan, Lee, 16, and 4 in Marion, or 20 in all. For Campbell, Jasper, 17, and 4 in Murion, 2linall, So tar Sherman hgs twenty-four votes more than all the rest. GREENBACKERS. Bosroy, June 18.—A ‘banquet and recen- tion was given here to-night to Gen. - James A. Weaver, by prominent Greenback-Labor politicians. MAINE. FArsMInGToN, Me., June 16—The Repub-" lican caucus was to-day unanimous for ex- Gov. Dingley for Congress. ~ SUICIDAL. ENOCH ARDEN. CHEVELAND, O., June 18.—Early this morn- ing a woman was seen to jump into the river here, near the Water-Works. She was res- ened and kindly eared for. When sutticiently resuscitated she told a strange story, Five years ago she married a sailor named James Dyer, who soon after shipped on the schooner Home, which was lost ‘on the voyage. Not hearing trom Dyer for two years she sup- posed him drowned, and married, another sailor nanied Wallace Andrews, now abseut from home, sailing on the lake. ‘Iwo weeks azo Dyer appeared, uvbraided the woman for being unfulthful to him, and -com- piled er to ‘live with him. She ried to explain her relations with An- drews, but her courage failed her, and she became distracted. Dyer packed up the houschold goods and shipped them to Chi- eaxo, ordering her to follow, which she re- fused to do, For the last titree nights she says she has not slept at all, trying to think some way out of her perplexity, Finally she Feanlvet upon suicide, with the result as Stated, . BOUND TO DIE. St. Pact, Minn., June 18.—Fred Brammer, of West Newton, made three- desperate at- tempts to cut his carotid artery this morning at 3 o'clock, and while his wife was gone for assistance drowned himself in the river, } amile distant. The body, was recovered Gaylight. Mental aberration the reported * MUDDY DEATII. San Francisco, Cal., June 18.—William Shew committed sijicide at Tucson to-day by tying his hands and Iymg down in a water ditch, | ze 18 ———— SUICIDES’ FUNERALS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cu10.4Go0, June 18—Please answer the fol- lowing question: “Why Is it that no clergy- man will participate at a suicide’s funeral 2” And oblige A READER. {Clergymen do oceastonally officiate at the funeral of a-sulclde. Not long ago, as “Reader” ought to.remember, one officiated at the funeral of young Seymour, who killed himself, after murdering Mr. Cram. It-is true thata long time ago: persons who had committed sutcide—that is, had been suilty of ubout the greatest crime’ that aman could cominit—were denied the last services of the Church, and even a resting-place in couse crated ground, ‘That, however, has gone by, and a suicide is now buried very much like anybody else, it being charitably presupposed in about every case” that the ‘act was com- initted while under the influence of rary insanity.] x bares AQUATIC. New Broxsmioge ¥., June 18.—The foevoared mace one and a half miles straight away, between Prifticcton and Rutgers, was won b p Pelueston iveight minutes and four The -Postmaster\.Able: to Save, $35,000 Out of $100,000,in His Supply-Contract. ‘yl Exports of Breadstuffs from Amer- - ica to Evrope Smalier than Last. Year. The - Direct Outgo- from .the Port: of Chicago, However, Increasing Nearly as Much. Wor. Cullom Protesting Against the Re- | moval of Joba F, Winters Seoretary Kitkwood Starts on the Warpath | After French's Soalp. Departure of tho President, His Sick Wife, and-tho Doctors aud Clerks for Long Branch. ” POSTAL SERVIOEH. - KEY’S. RULE, - « 3 Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, - Wasuincron, D.-6., June 18.—More than Q year ago, when Mr, Key was vostmaster- General, a ruling of the Departmént was adopted to, which nearly all the. most experi- enced oflicers of the Postal Service objected: ‘This ruling permitted the sending through the mails of matter partly printed and partly written at third-class rates of postage.. Near the end of his Administration as’Postmaster- General, Mr, Maynard was. induced /tosre- yerse the ruling, and to require that matter of the kind described should pay letter rates of postage. x THE EFPECT OF THE RULING |AND' ITS: RE- VERSAL % upon the postal revenues is shown-to some extent by u comparison of the sales of stamps and stamped envelopes at the New York oftica in the months of January and May, 1881. 1n January the total sales at that oflice, exclusive of postage-due stamps, newspaper pnd periodical stamps, and postal cards, amounted to $250,309.99, Of. this amount 1S per cent . was paid. , for _ono- cent stainps ‘and 46 per cent for three-cent stamps, 1n May the total, sales, were $253,,- 133.75, and the provortions.were 14 per cent of one-cent stamps, and 51 per cent of. thiee- vent sttunps. A comparison of the sales at the Chicazo Oflice for the samme mouths shows a relative gain in sales of one-cont stamps ‘of about 234 per cent, ‘The total receipts at the New York Vost-Onice in Janyary fur stamps, envelopes and postal cards were 058,20, and in May $308,951.75, At ngo theJannary receipts amutinted $120,- 9, and the May receipts to $127,806.39, ~~ > > CONTRACTS. : To the Western Associated Press. Wasiunaros, D,C., June.18.—The Post- Office Department to-day awarded contracts tor supplying twine, wrapping-pavar, scales, balances, aud marking-stamps for the postal. service throughout the: country. the next fi '. The wnagnts appropriated by Congress for these: supplies aenremnte $100,- vv, put the contracts awarded’ to-tlay are at prices so much lower than those of last year for the priucipal jtems that a saving of $35,- O00 will be effected without diminishing the quantities, -Gould, Pearee & Co,, ot Cincin- nati, reevive the award ter cotton twine, cg EXPORTS. ; A DININCTION. Special Dispatch to, ‘The Chicago Tribune. Wasminctoy, D.-C., June’ 18—The de- tailed statement, of the ,eXports of breaq- stuffs for May has just been completed. It shows a decrease In the total value of ‘the exports as compared with May of last year of about $200,000, which is an- Improvement of the comparative statement’ tor April, when there was a reduction of $2,270,000 as compared. with the exports for April, 1880. ‘The total value of the exports. for’ May, 1381, was $19,804,555, as against $20,082,411 for May, isso, In the tive months which ended May 81, 1SS1, there was a loss of nearly $3,000,QU0 in the value of the exports, the amount during that period being $91,375,198, as agalnst $94,100,395 in the corresponding five nonhts of Lssu, THE DECREASE IN THE RREADSTUFF EX- PORTS. for the eleven months which ended May 81, I8sl, aS compared with the corresponding period of 188, shows a falling off of nearly $9,000,000 in the present year, the total value oF me exports for the eleven months ended 1, bein $44,955,370, as compared 83,976,828 in Issv, Wheat and Indian aS usuitl, constitute the greater part of this movemant.. ‘There was an increase in the rtutlons of wheat in May, 1881, over May, 1880, of more than 1,000,000 bushels, a dliterence in value in favor of 1881 of $353,000. ‘The exports of Indian corn, on the contrary, have fallen off more than 2,000,000 busiels as compared with May of last year. Chicago, during the inonth of May, exported. direct 333,208 bushels of Indian corn, 185 barrels of corn-myal, 132 bushels ‘of ‘oats, 330,41 bushels of wheat, and 250 barrels of flour, an increase over the exportations of May, 1880, in value of $225,000, and an in- use in the eleven months ended May 31, » 28 compared’ with the. corresponding od of last year of $461,80L, TIE TREASURY. BONDS. - Wasutnoron, D. C., June1S.—The amount of coupon 5 pec.cent, bonds which has-been. presented at the London Agency for continu- fuee ata lower rate of interest, according to’ advices received at the Tredsury. Depart- ment to date, aggregates, ag near as. can be figured, $14,500,009. This amount, added to the $47,50u,0U0 which have been presented for continuance in this country, excl usive o£. to-day’s receipts, leaves a “balanve’ of '$54,- 000,000 in coupon 6s to be heard from before the entire amount outstanding—$11s,000,000— will be covered. ‘Chere remain out eleven days, Sundays being excluded, in which these boris * nity be extended before the expiration of the ume fixed—naely: July 1,—rendering aver~ daily recelpis of more than 5,000,000 ssury, Frou information’ received here pears that number of banks are col- Jecting coupon 3s with a ‘view to forwarding, Iss peri them atrer large amounts have accnmulatei TREASURER GILFILLAN : has Issued checks paying final interest ato” per cent to July 1 on $160,000,000 of Us of 1881. which have buen ‘continued. ‘The Interest’ aggregated, $4,830,161. -He has also issued checks forthe tinal payment of interest at 5 ber cent on $186,000,000 of d3 of 18h - tinued, which amounts to $1,004,202, ge THE PRESIDENT, OFF FOR LONG BRANCH. Wasutxatox, D. C., June 18.—The Presi-;| dent and Mrs. Garfield and their children, Col. Rockwell, and Dr. Boynton and wite, left here for Long Branch to-day. Mrs. Gare field will, remain at -Long Branen several weeks, if the location is found to agree with. her. ‘Lhe President will return to Washing- ton ina tew days. FRED DOUGLASS... . HE REVISITS HIS EARLY. WOME, .__ Bivvgtch to Cincinnati Goaette:- 2. | Wasuinctox, D.C., June 17.-Fredé rick Dauglass returned to Washington last night from 2 trip to Wye River, Md., where.he was raised a slave. Tho trip just ended is the first time he has revisited the scenes of his childhood for fifty-six years. “Accompanied by Collector Johu Thomas, Mr. Douglass left Baltimore Tuesday to revisit -the-hume- stead of Mr. Edinund Liovd, his old master, on Wye River, ‘falbot County. ‘Mr. ° Lloyd had been notified ot thelr intended visit. 'The cutter-started at 9 u’elock and anchored otf the Lloyd estate at1o’clock thesame day, Collector Thoinas, in deseriying the trip, which, for many reasons, was 2 memorable one, said: Mr. Lioyd’s son Edmund came abourd in respouse to a note, aud, express- ing regrets at_the absence of his father, who hud gone to ‘Easton, most coxdially received Mr. Doustass in his name, Mr. Lloyd took | charge of and escorted them rround the farm. On the trip down Mr. Douglass nad described to us the location of the old man- sion, with all of its surroundings, the old warters,. barns, ete. . ‘Tne yarious. faring. ‘dnd theitlocation, and who owned them fi six years ago, were also referred to, and Mr. Douglass © when landing’: u yo his memory of events. % ’ ALMOST BVERYTHING NE WAD DESCRIBED as onthe’ farm-was there, ‘and, with'the ex- ception of some slight decay, time had made but little change. Mr. Dotislass w: his old master, every familiar. Spot, he i quired for, and after having seén H guid venerable ald: elins, under which he had played when a boy, he was taken into ‘the family graveyard ad wuliere, aupyeren ft sed from ton eriptions. an the- tablets here the first Edmund 200 yenys 2E0, Btane.. The gravey remains of Admiral Bueh: king. off nis hat: be to tomb, reading all.the i from , that ‘over loyd was buried nan, Who com- ‘handed the Merrimac in the action af Hiump- , ton Roads-with the Monitor, and those of Gen. Winder, of the Confederate army, both df “whom married. : daughters: of | the father of the presetuy Edmund-Llovd.. After, Mr. Howard Lloyd had plucked a bouquet of flowers and ivy. froin different graves, which he presented to Mr: Douglass, af his request the party were invited Into the old mansion. The old hall, wheré Mr. Dotigiass often : ._. PLAYED WHEN A LOY, | a avas inspected, and then the visitors partoo! of the hospitalities of the house. -Mr, Douglass was very visibly affected at, the great kindness and Consideration shown him, ‘and drank the health of the family, saying that he trusted that-God.in His providence would pour out the horn of plenty to the latest generation, and that the children and descendants of ‘the master of the old house would worthily maintain the fake and‘ehar- acteristics of his ancestors. AW Referrinis to this feature of their visit Col. Thomas added: “By'this time it was noised about among the colored people that Mr. Douglass had arrived, and on our return to the bout-he was'met:by a number of descend- ants of the. old slaves with whom, he had been ftequainted when a boy, - In conversa+ tion with them he revived many of the early incidents of his life.” * : Yesterday morning the party steained up the Miles River and anchored off-Aduiral -Buchanan’s. place, where Mr. Douglass’ dis- etibarked ‘for the purpose of paying. his respeets to the widow of Adiniral Buchanan. Said: Col. Thomas; “ He was most kindly receiyed by old Mrs. Buchanan, and, although tlie old lady is now 75 -years of age, she had : A, VIVID RECOLLECTION of Mr. Douglass’ boyliood, and, on the broad veranda looking out on the river, and sur rounded-by ler daughters and* great-grand- daughters, she and Mr. Duuglass chatted for hour, recalling .““memories* of the fter receiving a handsome bouquet fi ts. Buehanan.to take home to his grandehiluren, :the party took their leave, Mr,’ Douglass ing. that among the many strange and eventful periods of his life there was None so strange, none more eventful, noue half so azreeable and pleasant, and none that so plainly told how God moves in a mysterious way as this trip, and that it wonld: form the greenest of the many green spots in his memory. : ‘ NOLES. 5 THE WINTER OF MR. CULLOM’S DISCONTENT. Special Dispatch to. The Chicago Tribune. Wasaincton, D.C., June 18,—Gov. Cullom arrived here to-day. He is not ill, and not been. His business is with the State De- partment. -Ile wants to know on what -pos- sible.Civil, Seryice or other ground Jahn :F: Winter, of Bloomington, - Il, formerly .a miembgr ofthe Legislature, was, removed from his position as Consul at Rotterdam: to make way fora gentleman from Michigan, protégé of Senator Conger. Mr. Winter:has not been. at Rotterdam-four years, which. is the limit nominally tixed bythe State. De- partment as the tenure af office in the Con- sular service. Gov. Cullom failed to see Mr. Bisine, as he was motat the State Depa ment to-day. Ea ° 3 Mt MUST GO. - The Secretary of the Interior to-day desired the Assistant Attorney-General for that’ De- partment, Mr. McCammon, to inquire into the extraordinary fact that the report of Commissioner-uf-Railroads French has been in the hands. of the ofcers of the Central Pacitie Railroad since June 6, while the In- terior Department as yet has had no informa- tion concerning it. It is generally betleved. ee -Railroad-Commissioner . French -wili ave to go. STATISTICAL BUREAU, Persons interested in securing a vacancy in the office of the Statistical Bureau of the Treasury, Inorder to secure the appoint- ment of somebody else tg the chief position, are making petty.charges against the man- agement of the Bureau, but the’chargesseem to-have no foundation. That the reports have been-delayed is not the fault of the Statistical Bureau, but. of the Government Printing-Office, or, rather of Congress, which failed to make sntticieut appropriations ta enable the Government Printer to do the’ work required of him. THE ACTION OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGIS- LATURE | in the matter of postponing the election of Senator cails attention to the case of Kan- dall Gibson, of Louisiana. He was elected in January, 1350, fora term which does not- begin until March 4, 1983, mare than three years in advance. This action is based upon the fact that the Legislature of Louisiana which succeeds the Legislature that elected Gibson will. not convene for four years. ‘The Republicans, it_ is said, intend to raise the point against’ Mr. Gibson that ‘his elec- tion 1s illegal. BAYARD. : It is a fact that Senator Bayard has written a letter, here stating that, if Sergeantat: arms Bright and Secretary Burch continue removing officials in vacation, he will move to secure their removal next winter. VIRGINIA, Agentleman who talked with the-Presi- dent last night after the interview with the straight-out Committee, says that there is no doubt that the President will help the Ma- hone Government. EB LEADING DEMOCRATS who have been heard from the last few days say It will be the policy of the party next winter to pass a3 per cent funding dill, and not to accept the Windom continuance poliey. CASUALTIES. KILLED BY A RUNAWAY TEAM. ~ Spéctal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Grayp Rarips, Mich., June 18,—Henry | | Flaings, of this city, was killed by a runaway. teamhere last night. His team ran dway witha load of lumber, which fell on him.” He leaves a wife. aah A DRINK OF LYE. Special Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune, Jackson, Mich., Juno’ 18.4 2-year-old | boy of A. W. Culver, of the Township of. Napoleon, ‘drak a quantity of lye and died after intense suffering, ee CARBOLIC ACID, + CLEVELAND, O., June 18,—Mark Elray and Bell Crogan, aged 5 and 3 respectively, ‘got hold of. a bottle of carbolie acid and swal- eyed the contents. They are reported to be , THE BURSTING OF a SHOTGUN. San Francisco, Cal, June 18.—Harry Williams, assayer, was killed by the burst- ing of a shotgun at Brooklyn Mine, near Reno. : RILLED BY TIE CARS. ; Mantow,-IlL., June 13.—A lbert- G..Robin- son, Rcommerciul traveler from. Cii ‘was Killed hiere to-day, trom nglneatls sie SORNADAL .o05 . SITTING-BULiE | | Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaca Tribune... Orrawa, Ont., June 18.—It is understood. that Departmental advices give contradictory acteee ee of a reported battle on Canadian ‘erritary between: Cree and:Sioux Indians. Sitting-Bult left Fort Qu’Appelle, where he Wag Newotinting ior a reyerye:on Canadian territory. ‘This. was refused him, and he finatly decided to return to Wood aAlountain, Where he will consult his braves as tothe, advisability of surrendering to ic authorities rrendering to the American “YNCENDTARISM AT’ QUEBEC. QueBEc, June 18.—Attempts to burn the two Roman Catholic Churches of St, Saaveur, have been discoyered'and thwarted hére. * ? Spanish Laces at -.'. -- 0. A. Courast & Vos, - 145 State street. | discovered ' bis: location to be quite as remark-; hown © by Mr. foward Floyd, the great-grandson_of : he garden . djoining the ‘uansion, ; wh, to that: over: the’ last | an rd also contained the . Arizona Cools Down Six pe .. grees, but Is Still Aboy, Reena 2 100, ; Great Heat Still Prevailing out the Through. Southern States and Terrifories. - Tho Winds Orer-the Whole Continent: Are Generally Southerly. Ohioago’ Is*Promised. a Fair: Day Winds Which’ May Veer to the ~" West. 4 SIGNAL SERVICE. Orrice or THe CinE¥ ‘SiGNat Orricer, . Wasurxetox, D.C., June 19—1 a, m.—Tho Chief Signal Oficer-furnishes the folto ing special pulletia to thé press: ee Occasional rains have fallen in the Upper Lake region, Minnesota, lowa, Missouri Illinois, the Missouri Valley, and Tennessee, Elsewhere fair weather prevailed, ~ ~~ The temperature has risen in the Lower Lake region and New Engtand, and fallen in. ‘Lennessee and ‘the Ohi¢ Valley. The high: est temperature reported to-day -w: and: Brees at Bagle Pass ahd Augus' Memphis; 99 Shreve and Denison; 96.at Fort Gibsoi ‘nia, Corsicana, ‘and JacksonWile.. Sot winds generally prevailed, ek Toy : Fair ‘weather is indicated for Monday’ in the Lake region, Tennessee ant Ohio: Valter Miudle and Gulf States, and clearing weather in New England... The Mississippi has risen twenty-one inehes at Cairo. The Ohio bas fallen fifty-two ‘inches at Clneinnatl, The Ohio River.will falk—~ ectee Se : Forthe: Lower Lake region, colder.:partly cloudy weather, with local rains, southeast winds, “shifting “to northwest, followed by rising barometer. . gre For Tennessee and th¢ Ohio Vaftey, partly cloudy weather, -local. rains, followed. by clearing weather, variable . winds, generally shifting to ‘northwesterly, and stauonary.or higher temperature -and barometer. “* a wetior onary 1 S Forthe Upper Lake region, fair variable winds,. niostly’ westerly, stati temperature, and higherbarémeter. - > - For the Upper Mississippi - and Lower Mis. sotiri Valleys, partly cloudy weather, possi, bij-local rains, winds: mostly-northwesterly, and nearly stationary tempuratare. se s Fs ‘LOCAL OBSERVATIONS, ri : : CHICAGO, June B—Wa RA; “ime. [Bars | Ther. Hu | Wiad. Vly Ten Weather ths mi | 2491 ‘Barometer corrected for temperature, alevation, andinstrumentalerpor; =” Mean durometer, 2.3%. ‘Mean thermometer, 746. Mean humidity, 61: Highest temperature, Ste. | i |: Lowest temperature, Gis. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. CHIcaGu, June 18—10:13 pn! Bem, = 4G} w2}Ch mite B} gE Q) i ule 38 oti R. 0 Gi | a u ws) 0 0 ia | B-) | a Sr) Bair 3 | Ujclear. ae Olea, | ¥ Clear. 38 Lt 0 Uiear, 0, it ‘Toledo. . Viexsburg>.1.. ——T 2: KURNERIplakaueRRss evegenise-epervecexeeasaee, ann 8 {S. SS IEE. *Too smallto measure. +t Thunder-storm. we LIGHTNING. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Twins, + Mryyeapotis, June 18.—A.sharp flash of lightning, which’ awoke Minneapolis this imorning about daybreak, struck the house of- J. ©. Myers, 216 Fourth avenue’ north, and” nearly demolished the’ structure.” A ‘girl was sleeping in the upper chamber.and wag’ almost paralyzed, the bolt passing directly across her bed in its passage to the fluor. In the room below Mrs. Myers was sleeping’ with her babe. She says that the flash was‘ in the torm of. an-immense globe of lurid light, which hovered avove her: one instant and then burst with a loud report, shatter-. ing the, window, literally blowing the sash out oO the . casing; . and bringing down a shower. of lath and plaster whiel buried Mrs. Myers yand the baby, and would have suffucated them if her husband had not rushed in and extricated thein. The heat . Was So intense as to burn a part of the ward> robe and all the picture-frames and brackets in the house, It was a bifureated flash, and went in astride the ridge-pole, tearing off the plastering over the walls of four rooms and splintering the floor stringers until they looked like brooms. A -few moments after- . ward the fire alarm again — startled people, when it was found « that’ the lightning bad -struck — the . dumber office of C. E..Keller & Co, and passed down into the office, where it was attracted by the. televhone wires,.and, following those, passe out, slightly damaging two poles and them’ disappearing as mysteriousiy as it came. ; A TERRIBLE CYCLONE. CLEVELAND, O., June 1S.—A_ severe storm swept over a portion vf Northern Qbio last hight. Trees were uprooted, buildings were blown down or unrovfed by the wind, considerable damage was done by Hghtning_ and water. Near Centerbury, a barn belong- ing to John Reinhardt was struck by ligat, ning and totatly destroyed. Near Mount, Liberty, a railway bridge was partly washed away. Near Wakeman, half of Ruggle’s Grove fell by the cycloue. Several orchards _ Were more or less destroyed, barns were torn to pieces, and horses and enttle killed or in- jured, - Violent thunder, vivid lightning, am torrents of rain marked this storm, whose -, ie was half a mile wide. It lasted one our. 5 DUBUQUE, TA. i. Special Dispatch to The.Chicago Tribunse Debvave, Ia., June 19%.—A terrible rain storm set in this morning, accompanied by. thunder and lightning, It continued for® ait hour or more, flooding the streets and swell+ ing the river several inches. John Lynch’s: residence was set.on fire and a dog killed by astreak of lightning, The family escaped. , Henry Van Vielek and Joti’ Burke so 7H refuge in a barn. ‘Phe. latter nad his shoe- torn .from his ‘foot by lightning, and the former was severely burned. Other capers Were'cut, but nothing serigus is reported. - GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | 2° Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. |” i Granp Rarins, Mlch., June 1%—A heavy, thundei-shower pissed” over Western Mithi-: fan this ‘afternoon, and {t Is" feared that It. id a great deal of damage. At: Howard ty;-says a special to. the Grand Rapids mes, it burned. O.°J. Knapp's and. S.. We Wilbur’s barns, causing -3 loss of several hundred dollars. as _ ME ' Mewrums,. ‘Tenn, term has existed hi ing which-period MPEIS. . June..18.—The heat re for the past week, dir @ thermometer has ranggd. Sally between 95 gna wig, Five cases of sunsz ules faaliys® Teborted; ot whieh four Fe V ORLEANS, oe “Jue 18 -Sinee Thur