Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 30, 1881, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1881-- WRLVE Pawn. THE WEATHER, Widespread Accounts of the Terrible Storm of Yes- — terday Morning. No Such Display. of Electricity Seen During tho Past Forty: Yours. ‘Beadle Block, ‘at Hampton, Ia,, Reported to Bo an Entire Wreck, ‘Six Persons’ Killed at Oherokes, Ta, During tho Hight of the Storm. A Train of Twenty-nine Cars Blown into’ a Ditch ‘Near Fort’ Wayne, Ind. Another Train Served the Same Way_ Near Wabash—The Storm _ at Pittsburg, : The Storm Reached Ohio Yester. day Forenoon—Accounts of the Damage. Another ‘Torrent Poured upon the Roofless People of Wash- ington, D. C 8 [ IN CHICAGO, & \ i There were very few people In-Chieago’ abouts o'clock yesterday morning who ddn’t, ' kuow thata terrible thunderstorin was raging. t Those who dkin’t were remarkably sound sieopers, for the roaring winds, the pealing i thunder, the Hghtning's flasties, und the driy- i ing raln nade a first-class imitation of whit. i ‘4s supposed to'constitute a prominent feature, | of pandemonium broke’*.looge, The, Jong-continued’ ‘play of. the. lightning” was something rare, tho flashes suececd- ing “each. other’ with sueh’ raptdity ! ns to give one the fmpresston, that it was one. i Jong-contlaued, “tninterrupted fash. Tim | idiy nervous peuple, including wgood many t okt Indies, the usual number of -young | women, and- all the children ‘who didn't: i sicep too suundly, of courge experienced any: ‘ amount of fright, and there are some well- <authentlented cases In whieh young Indies ' ‘got “up. nnd stood on chairs, lit tho gas, or { + went down Into the cellar and communed’ with themselves In seeret terror as i the storm progressed, It was by oll odds the severest breaklug-out of . the “elements that has been!” wilhessdd! “In Chicago this season, and, Its cffeets—ex- ceptso faras tho comparatively slight dam:> age resulting was concerned—coulit: hardly. have been discounted, 'in’ a" meteorological i ylew, by Uo suddeadvent of a binst from’ Manitoba, ‘Che previous insuifarably sultry contlition of tha.ntinosphere gave way, tnt remarkably short. apnec of tine, to ‘the most, delightfully cool, breezy - wenther, Mspiring tired humanity with: that “‘grtettl, restful u i feeling whieh made the hardest couch wy bed 4 of down, and was responsible for F] any. umber of tnordinately — Tate Drénkfusts yesterday. inornin; rain which fell, whife not as greit as one might suppose, ussisted In coullug the alr: and ind the dust most thoroughly, Astle from the damages, wrought -by tho blow, which might haye buen, very much suverer than thoy were, the storm wed nothing sbort fn blesdiug mid a precious ‘buon to the previously sweltering inhabitants of tho great city & ‘Tho lightning, as usual, played some curious trenks. Among other thtugs, it smgted out one, of tho trees in Gtuveland Park, opposlt tho, University, It seemed, upon oxaniination in’ tho ‘daylight, to have struck the trou. ucar the ‘base, ag tho bark was uninjured oxcent {nono or two places, ugit bit by & spray of tho bolt. But the lightning evidently rau through ntl the: Jateral roots, 13 tho ground was burst open over, thres of thom the whole length of cach root; to a distance sof! some olght. ar snine-feet, aud thrown out {1a furrow, as clown fs if It bud been cut-by a tile plow, ‘he oarth ‘was thrown up in irregular spots over the other Fouts. ‘The budles of eight sparrows wer found under the tree, one of them Hternlly roasted, the fenthers ‘inving boon burned off. Tho’ tree 4s, of course, dead, ag tho -rootd aro evidently Durst asunder, 3 ‘Tho trees in tho parks suffered greatly from Somo of the heaviest Hmbs on tho ‘ho ainount of: Wiha linecd tenes the binst. trees in. Washlugton Purk were blown down, and | the purk strewn with twhya and limbs. In Line coln Park tho datuage srus much greater, sev + erui treos being. thrown ylpwn entire. ‘Tho other parks also auifered more or loss, ‘Tho bougs of A. Brown, No. 348 Third avenue, was struck by lighuung ‘aud. sligutly damaged, . A fishing-smack, lying néarthe [lindls Central Blip, was ulso atruok, and ao badly datwaged that 4 it wilteogt about $300 to repair It, . ad A thunderbolt struck Chiltfuux’s livery stabte, on Biyo Islund avenue, ‘nedr “Hurrluon street, killed one horse, and paralyzed two othord, It thon crossed tho alley, struck 0 house, tore alt Bom of the pil: nae ny, and crossed Harrison: Strect, Whore it almttered a number of trees, aud: 2 struck naccond house, The plastering was nso ao hero, “Atth{s polit ie turd “back™to sland nveque, strnels a third house, which, ehtly, and wad dinally lost ‘on tho opposit side ot the hurt, the undertaker, had four horses by Huhtoing. One died, and the others ure pot expectud to llve, One ot Liwlor's trot- Uing-noeses, at'No. 1] Hino Isinnd avons; wis: nigv atvuck, and {8 expeuted to dic, ee A houge oy tho, corner of Root and Wintor ‘strecis, teading to'the Btook-Yards, was blown! down, and tho owner, J, 13, ‘Curner, and his fam ily, beaides soverul buarders, were Injured so- verely,. ‘The house was quite new, bud been ove cupled only a iow weeks, aod not. wholly tne Sabed, ‘The furniture wis nearly ail demolished," Anuothar house at tho corner of Wallace atroct, ‘n block south of oot‘ streot, that is in process $f erection, was blown out of the perpordicn- Jnr, and will hava to be partly taken down. It wag supirtad that there were elx houses blown down iu the packlng-house, diatrict, the other situ of the Stuck- Yard, * : : ‘Tho louse decorations on North Clark streot in honur of the Biugertest wera Gupsitorably dlse turbed, aud guite a number of thom presontod +a pitinble syetuele ‘yesterday FOERHOR Hs Hae lay ou the xroundor bad Just much of thelr original color trom the coplous drenching they bail received. + Cue aah "The teloyraph wires fn the city and vielnity woro gliglitly dumugod, but roverything wis Btrulehtoned one’ during the day, so.tur as Chi- cugo was convened, and buathuss weat on withs ont any particular trouble pr lugs of time, ‘Tho dainsye to the telegraph wirca was ao élight ag not to be worth wentloning. es __ The most serious daunge in thocity or yiginity: wus doug at Austin, where tho nay Episcopalian Courch was turned lute n complete wreck, "Tho bulldog was fo sin untytahul. condition, ana stom! upon u street nowly iid out, bolus wholly unprotected from the wind, ft wna not covered Upon the outside of the atudding, but was listed Upon chy insldy or cha atude gad well ronson, Phe wind blow off tho sucuthlng from the wost Bide of the building, and tbe roof was raised and cure ricd to tho ground, [t stands tilted up, tho west edge of the roof resting. on the cast wile of the buliding, ‘The church completed was expectol to cost aboul #20, and about one-halfot this sum bed beca oxponded ‘upon it, Asiae from what lumber can bo saved from tho wreck,she Joss 18 uonsly total, + ~ “ + the storm was very violent at Normal, ‘Tui Cvok County Normal Sebvol -bulldiiura wore de- prived of three chimucys and several. windows, und a wagon Wile tipped over by the force of tho inde Fae damaye amounts to suyeral hundred * fhe ator did considegable serious danjago In tho extreme nauthern® part Of tho oye The North atuepie of the Michigan Ayeune Merbodut Church, neay Lhjriyesecond strees, was blown down into un adjoining vacant jot, carrying with: B sovery) ornaniontations of the riot, ‘ho elaborate Bingorfest decorations gn Bauni's Par vilion Wore torn away and seattcrud about the Btrect, but they were put in plico aguin yustere dey. “A number of truvs were blown down, and the etrevis_ were strewn with branches, The sidewalks aud fences sulfured, and soverul chloineys on private houses wore demullebed,. hu pasaotucrs iu the night struct-cars bad a hurd tiverlt, They x Be ety Ha e obligod to stand ho teat, aud tuoi ‘euetatug weru Blow ty fiubous by the wind. The ounductors way thoy mover. baw such Q severe Btorin, s 8 IN OIG... - * CINCINNATI, O., Junu %,—This has been dovidedly the lotiest day, 'fbethormometer ranged trom (y 07 iy the shade, and the 4 ‘i why Tet 4 f a: air has been oppressive and sultry. Late this aftornoon a number of heayy showers fell, accompanied by Haht hall, and to-night the temperature is more pleasant, ‘The wires haye beon fh bad condition all any, and the specinl dispatches show that o heayy witul and ray storm provaited over a large portion ot Olio this forenoon | At Springtield the storm came at 7 this: morn Ing. Among the losses there was a portion of tho falr-grounts buildings. -A carpenter oma Jatder nt n new hotisa was btown to the ground ani guffered fatal injuries. At Columbus, the roof ot ‘Turners enr- works was blown off-and the east enil of the bullding ‘blown down, ‘Pho «Pan-lHandle round-house and the sernpor works were also badly damaged, Advicos trom pale in tho northwostorn part of tho State tell the sume story of destruction to roofs, trees, foncos, aud crops, ‘AU Lahenster, tho damage was vory sevoro in tho south part of tho clty, Tho trefght depot of ‘the Muskingum Valley Iatlroad had its root Dlown off and part of a wall blown in. The root And ono site of tho round-house of the aqine road were also’ blown of. ¢ whole top of n peas. hutlding of the Hocking Valloy Manufact. uring Company wags torn vit and partot tho “wall blown down. A largo frame bullding of Stone! O Gant, Just undor roof, was complotely wreeked, bn ¥ at Marictta nivo litle girls awinining {nn Noating bath:narrowly oscaped drowning, the bnth-huuso being blown to pieces, “Many houses and burns tn tha county woro unrooted, "ny ane eae yeas vory,severa nt Now Loxington, It is impossible to estimate tho damage, but the points Indicated show that n wide belt of country across tho State has been visited by a storm more or less severe, and tho crops, espeelally wheat, have been much damaged, No lugs of life is roportod, except ns above. FRANKLIN, N. H. + Bpeetat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunte: + Boston, June 20,—Dispatchos from Frank- Mu, Nv IL, state thata territic and destructive tornado fell upon that. village yesterday afternoon. A black cloud began to form on the western horizon at o'clock, and, taking nsouthurn direction, driven by a tempestu- ous wid up the Merrimac Valley, It’ burst In au appalling tempest of rain and hail, ate tended with thunder and Ughtning, The hallstones, many of them, Were ‘more than nn Inch in diameter, and the most of them lnrger than 1 sparrow’s egg. They fell in storrents, and, driven by the Infurlated winds, sprend-ruin ‘everywhero fn thelr train, Half the: houses in town show In.tholr shattered gloss the destructive march of tho tompest. Muttitudes of chimnoys wero swopt down, frplt and ornamental trees up- rooted, and gardens everywhere totally ruined, The ruin ts malnly contined to Franklin and tho “valley fora milo. or tio on cach -side of tha ‘town. Many butldings were severely damaged, ‘the Methodist Church of tho west viitage nmoug them, by! Moods of hiifand raln, which poured Into “thom through tho shattered windows, Tho Catholie Cuurch, &. new but poorly Duitt “structure, was moved six laches from’ fla ‘foundation and badly dune aged. A, tworstory, house and a barn aud shed were blown duwn, and « new house was litted and ttvisted several feet ‘front ita foundation and loft atetalwreek, Frelght-curs wt the depot of the Northorn Matlroud wore blown olf tho track, ‘Tho extremo suddonnces at tho tornndd. save little chance. to avoid its ruln, A flock of fifty-two eblekens was found ail dead near a shelter at a honnery, Great daniige was done through tnd town by the furi- nus sweep of. the waters, though the continu |, “anue of the appalling torrent, was scarcely Hf teen miuutes, - » UNLUCKY WASIINGTON. =. Speerat Dispateh to The Chicacd Tribune, “Wasminaton, D. C.,’ Jund 29,—A heavy rain thisniternoon added ‘greatly to the in- convenience and the losses of the Inrge mim “ber of families whiosu houses were tnroofed in Monday night’s hurrleane, ‘Tho roofers were drlyen from, thelr partlally-completed P work, and the household elfevts of over 100 families were again drenched, The stocks of" those stores which ‘wore unrooted also gutfored zunely-additional damage. Some of tho inost substantial residences In the city Jost: their -rovfs, ‘he total number of |. Mnrvofed “biilldings was over 200. ‘The loss to the shndo-trees cruscs universal rogrot. Walle’ many of the twelve to Mfteen hundred trees which were uprooted will be snvod, still good many are sadly disttgurod, aud many are sbroken entirely. down. .4 forca of eighty mon with carte bis been nt work yesterday iid to- duyt in rewioving brokun trees, and to-night their work 4 nut quite done. OF the grent variety oF |. sundo-trees tho. Nerway inaplo best withstood tho stort. , A lirgo number of sparrows were killed by the huil. : Y oepnGIni yim. oe Soectal Dirputeh to ‘The Chteaco Tribune. + ay BLL, Uh, Jue 20.—'the: ran; witid, and thinder storm.of this morning was of un- paralleled ‘violence, and: dit much damage both fn. and. around: this cily. Scores of shade-trees wore ‘latd: low and vlinnieys: blown down, One chimney on the Hospital for the: Lisang here was blown down, and erasheil. through the foot, aud dit conslder- abledamage. ‘lwo frame houses, partially com- Peted, one belunging to Johu Stapleton and ono to''homus Hrvin, wero destroyed. Byron Sinith's barn and anew choegs factory near Bonsonvilla wore domullshud, Ald, Finn's howso wns struck bortiyhtning aud damiged $20 worth. | Hart of the old Southwest Sehuol’ was overturned, ruin undernincd tho cast: foundations of four brick stores belng rected by Messrs. Grote & Chureh, and souked through the roof, which was being remodcled, of the Homo Bank ‘Iovk, datnuging tre building and the stocks ot Camp. bell & ‘Taylor, M.-Muhlor, and Lethon ‘Bros, to thy nmoutut of several hundred dollars. . PITTSBURG. fu Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pirrsuuna, Pa, June 90,—A terrific wind storm, nceompanied by tata, thimeder, and Mightulug, pissed over the cast enit of Pitts- burg at noon to-day, Hundreds of trees and many fences were prostrated, Hussey, Howe & Co.'s foundry wae unrodfod, and several uthor buildings were more or tess damagud.: Sovoral persons were stunned «by lightning, —aimong thum Willan Sobusier, & prominent butcher, His recovery is doubtful.- Whonat, rye, and onts wore badly injured: by boy blown down. Hure vesting In Westmoreland County will begin to- tnorrow, unless postponed on account of to- day's storm, z , TRAIN BLOWN OFF TIE TRACK. “_ Spectal Dispatch, to, Tha Chicago Tribune, , Font “Wayn¥, Int; Juno -20.—Durlng a heavy whad-storin at o'clock thla morning the gule wus so strong: that It blew twenty nine cura of: a moving ‘frelghtztraiu.on the Wabash Road entitely off the track uenr- Kelter’s “Station, some’ of the cars guing thirty feot from*the rails. Only threo of tho cura Wore Inaded. Ninetuen word iftad bodily from the wheels and turned apside down 1a i ditch. No porson was burt.. ‘Che. track was uluared for tho-padeage of-traina tn three hours, A frelghtelran follawing rin into tho wreekod Srl eerare 4t could be notitied, but did little juin 3 si eo _ + PONTIAO, ILL. Bpectut.Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Pontiao, UL, Juno 20.—Yosterday was tho warmest day of the season, ‘The heat dure Ing the night’ was yery oppressive and con+ tinned: until avout. 3%, uy when a violent whid-storm, nccompauled with much light ning anda Hght. shower of rain, cooled the alvaind gave niany nzood oxcnso ‘for trospass- {ng on We mnorniue i sloop. “Even the vont, Hut was yory betillant Weta and 10, Tailed to eselto its atu attcntion, the absorbing topic: beiny to find the coulost place, ‘Th or Is io weather warn forday, but not so grout ue youturday. Corn ts grow: ng, Very tt How, aud & conaltlure ablo portion ol pa Intel by this week, HAMPTUD ; Bpeclat Dispatch yo ‘The Dupypeve, In, June 20—A speclal from Ihunptoti, In. sayas A tornado passed over. Uiaynpton at inidnight, doing considerable damage, | Houses wero ‘unrooted, — trees hiown downy aad, athor dumayo committed, Tho Beodly look 1g an oUuurE Wrugks -+e<- Fy. “at Churokes, six men wore killod, and all along Wie Hue of tho Iilinols Central the damugo fe seported wreut, ° Pe AUNORA, Maly 8 2+ Bpeatas Dapateh to The Chicaga Tribuna, Aunona, ML,tdune 2—A_ sovera wind accowpanted by.slight ral visited (his elty pelican! Vault orelic Just night, ppevera My 8. Were UnroO! th st Heetieatd et act tad oe CoG celite cE bole Nouee ‘oF pinteet jon, had the brick ably blown in on fu tho beds ju whieh they bud boon scoping. noo. MARE GENEVA. y *** spectat Ditepated ta The Cateago Tribune, + GAs Genrya, Wis, June 20—A very se vero whitl-storm, uccompanted by heavy rain, visited this place abouts u’elock this morntug, ‘Nho ateatuers Lady of the Lake and Conuo- dere, muored uy the lake, expericnoed the full fyrce of tho biaut, it requiriags eleven Uuca to hold tho furmor and nine tho latter. The Com- modore had adeadeye pulled ont on her stare board side, andésome of tha windows In the mlot-house of the Lady wero blown in. Trees were blown town, and some houses wero sa staken that considerable ainrin was felt by tho inmates, IN IOWA. ; Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. St. PAur, Minn, dune 20,—A speclal to the PloncemPreaa from Fort Doge, fa, says 0 torrific tenpest swept over that section of the country. At Mauson the Methodist chureh was totally wreeke, ‘Tho barn of Col, Bandon was blewn nll over the prairie. ‘The structure was built at a cost of: 85,000, and owas a magnificent structure and heavily timbered, ‘Tho datghter of tho Tilinole Central atatlon, agent nt Vornon was killed by lightning, Tht-depot at Paleroy was wrecked, Four persons nto reported killed in tho nulghborhood north of Mauson, but their names could not bo secured, 1s It want 9 point remota from. the telegraph offlec, Alt along the route of tha fowa Division of the [nots Central the tempest: leveled houses, mills, and barns, Dotaited reports have uot yet been recvived. psbasihi Ase ANOTIIER TRAIN BLOWN OFF. Soectat Diroated to Thé Chieago Tribune. WaAnasi, Ind, Juno 20.—This section was this morning vistled by one of the heaviest wind and rain storms ever known to the old- est inhabitants of this region. Asn frelght- train was turning a curve uw short distance froin here on the Wabash Raflrond the wind struck It and cnrricd fourteon of its cars n aise tance of forty feot from tho track, Not a link or pin in the cars, as they lie on tholr aide: broken. A second acation of the ditehed train vame thundering slong, wont Into thoi, and conipletely demolished tho caboose and. tiv curs. . Tl man: on: tho bend © section = would not venture, out in the storm tintll the second section was about Into them. Sovornl persons were Injured by the storm. One or two will prove fatal. Corn and «wheat 1s badly down. ST. LOUIS. Sr, Lours, June 20,—The weather has been warm for three days, aid 9 good deal of dis- comfort and in some enses distress hus been ex- perleneed by alt classes, but the heavy storm to-night bas lowereil the tonperature and mado it quite benrable. ‘Three phiss-works and oue rolling-mitll ahut down to-diy on account of tho heat, und will not resume until tho weathor be- conics cooler. ? MILWAUKEE. , Speetal Dtepateh to" The Chicago Tribune, Muwavker, June20,—August Rattesburg, a Gorman Inborer ii Burrhorn’s brickyard, who suffered 1 sunstroke yesterduy, dled to- day. ‘Two ofhor victims of the heat are lying very low. There was 0 fax re ntin and thunder: storm this morning, aid alnce thon the weather has been very cuol. MUNCIE, IND. Bpeclal Dispateh to The Chteago Tribunes Muncy, Int, June 20—A. most terrific rain and wind storm prevailed here between Hand 0 o'clock this morning, flattenmg down prance whent, uprooting. trees, ‘damugine uidings, and injuring stock. [nsumo parts of , this section most of the damage was conilucd to the whent crop. DECATUR, ILL. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. _ Decatun, Ih, dune 20.—dJolin Goff, a farmer in Mount Zion ‘Township, was pros- trated by tho heat yesterday afternoon. Ho wns apeochicss for several hours, but will prove ubly recover, It wus 8 in tho aude here to-day, st, LOUIS, Sr, Louis, Mo, Jund 20.—George Kissell, for eight years past Assistance ‘Treasurer of this eity, dled suddenty fast night frum the effects of tho excessive bent of the jist two or three days. ‘Three other cases of prostration vy heat have occurred sinca Monday. ¥ MOORE'S, PA. Moot’s Pa, dune 2.—A tornado swept the upper.part of Delaware County this aft ernoon doing considerable damage. louses were unroofed, trees uprooted, fences prostrated, and grit felds laid waste. y LOUISVILLE, Speetat Dupateh to The Chteago Tribune, Lovisvinir, Ky. June 20.~"The weather Is tho hottest of the season; thermometerdt A ght shower of rain ut 6 p,m. cooled the atmos- phere sume. Stic d BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Spectat Disndteh to ‘Ths Chicago Tribune, Broomotos, Uh, June,20.—Robert Es: sox, anold colgred citizen of Normal, wis pros- trated bf burt to-dity, and tvill probably dic. “CERIN, ONT, Ents, Ont. dune20.—A destructive tornado pases, over this town last evening, leveling arts, fences, und crops. Fitty wercs of bush were ulinust complotely uprobted, tn BG \ — ate BOONE, La. Special Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, | Boosy, Ia., June 29.—David Pulvir, done duutor, was sunstruck in ibis city this aftornoon. SIGNAL SERVICE. Orrice oF TIE ONIEF SianarjOrrionn, Wasuinaroy, D, 0. dune W—L i. m—The Chief Signal Oflicer furnishes the following special bullotin: . Local rains “and “thunderstorms ura’ re- ported from all the Stutes east of tho MMissls- sippi-River,: Light southerly winds: prevall in the Southern States; elsuwhore: the wind ts light and variable: ‘Lhe ‘tempornture has fallen: in- Iown, Minnesota; Missourl,-. the Luke region, the Ohlo Valley, and the Caro- Inns, Elsewhere ft, remains’ nearly station- ‘Lho maximum temperatures reported yes- terdny were 102 nt Engle Pass; 100 ut Corsl- enuf; 00 at Augusta, Savannah, and Concho; 97 at Fort Stil, Nonison, Sin Antonio, aud Vick burg; i ut Lynchburg, Norfolk, “Conrlot Chitieston Jacksonville, 8t. Loula, and Bhrey por an Te, southern Is Indicated for Fridav cast of ‘tho Disulss! vor gs ees For tho Lower Lnko region, fatr: wouthor, varlable, winds, .atatlonary temperature, an higher barometer, 6 -tho Uppor Inke region,.falr. wonthor, varlablo winds,and stationary or biker toin-- perature and barometor,. er ert er + For Tennesseo and tho, Ohio Vattoy, locnt ruins, ‘tollawod by vloaring -wenthor, varinule winds, atationary tompernture, and stationary or highor barometer...» >: sf ™ 7 LUUAL UBBENVATIONS, Ciioago, Ju Bare) Ther, | Hu | Wind. 1.0) 30 1N, Bass eee IN. STNG. wa [a Fsiesi] 71a] Th ta: eeu “$y we vorroutud fur tom tal urror, wnd etovatlun, ‘Proo wunall wo mensuTd. |: eon baromater, 20a, * 7 ivan thermometer, @,7, Moun buraldity, Ok | , Peiiost compurmiti, SLB) ,oweut tompurature, OLS, + * ORNERAL OUSERVATIONA, + UNICAUO, Juve B08 p, wy _ 1 =P ERAP| REF ‘Btations, | “[asts| wes] Wink, |ittn|ivinr, : peed pie fs em] el OD "HU; | Way. ldalitens |, U]Cloan rua reall, ei auntie, Pore atry esse Fort Uysal omni Sitwauk ‘Sasivilte, Sori Liat Smee: SEREREREP SASS EVER EERSESSSAAeeE SARS SE: SEINE Ba eae i ‘f Hiigoutle: | ¢ a | WV m ras | HSESEEES2 “Viro0 suit ta maiaure, Vi'iuasuraucia,— CONKLIN Yesterday's Ballots! Oonkilng 32 and Wheeler 41; Depew 50 and Platt 28, Robertson’s Commission as Col- lector at. Now York Signed by tho President... Bellef that His ‘Withdrawal from the Senate Will Ald an Adjust: © in a ment. Robertson,’ However, Announced as Declaring He Will Fight the * "Thing Through, Proparntions for a Caucus with an Opon Ballot and a Compromise. The Democrats and the Buoks Affeation- ately Playing Basc-Ball with “Enoh: Other. x AT ALBANY, + NO CUANG Spectal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Aunany, N, ¥,, dtine 20.—On ‘the slaglo ballot whidh was tnken to-day, but six ment bers changed thelr’ candidates, and tho changes werd untinportant, “he Adminis- tratjon men and Bueks were too thoroughly conmiltted to certain ines of policy which they feel unwilling to abandon of thelr own nceurd. Soithus devolved on the Feather- heads or Ifgtf-Bucks to Innugurate a move. ment looking to a break In tho deadlock, A. enucus’ seems to be the only way to end the struggle, and the talk on this qties- tion fs steadily increasing, It is ru- mored that the Featherheads have a petition for a caucus “in efreutation for signatures, ‘The document binds tho signers to support the candidates who may be nominated at the mecting, and pledges them to ‘AN OPEN DALLOT, 2 thus dong away with tho principal objection of the Adiministrattonists, ‘The subject: has been brought up at the last two Admintstra- tion conferences, and, althouch the sentl- iment hns been overwhelmingly against such a move, tha proposition has found several warnt supporters. . Assomblyman Steble, a Wheeler-Depew man, told ‘THe Trims correspondent tis evening that ho would not be surprised to find that seventy members would xo fn for a caucus, if the scheme was Judictutisly, worked up. Thore is one strong ‘objection which fa urged against s caucus. No candidate bus nv majority of tha Republican voles now, and. it appears doubtful {€ thoro woukl be any change of sentient when tho motnbers go. into n caucus, tinless now names nro brought forward, ao that the caucus would be simply arepetition of tho voto of tho Jolut Convention. Still, it fs probable that a coinpro- mise might be arranged. , THE MAJORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE, Ja nuxtous tu adjourn sine dlo beforo the Fourth, and, If this plan for 9 caucus succcads, tivo Son- ‘tora may bo viected before Saturday night, “It it tails, nothing ‘but a final qdjournment can prevent 1 prolonged deadlock without the with: drawal of Conkliug and Dupow, Lho Bucks, who hive been 80 eager for. a caucus nerotofore, nppenr to light shy of the Featherhend proposl- Uon, and preter an adjournment to a _enucns, Although Robertaon’s coumlesion 2s Collector of the Port of New York was alyned to-day, ho anys ho dogs not Intend tu tuke tha ailica until tho preaont contest is finishod, in some way or other. BALLOTING, ‘To the Western Assoctuted Press, N. Ys, June 20.—-On: the Jotnt.‘tallot ort warn for United ‘States Senntor, for the tho combined vote wast Nocholee, — * z ee WHEN THR NAME OF SENATOR FOSTER wascalled hesntd that hia voto havlug been called in question in the Senate by a Senatur from the ‘twenty-fifth District ho deemed It proper. to mako an explanution of his voting, He had been avtuated by but ono consideration, and that was to elect two Senators iu piace of two Senators resigned, So far ho had voted for a Tintt- Breed und u Buck, and then for two Backs, his week he lind determined, ag he bud learned tho views uf his constituency, and they did not dealre tho return of the two resigning Sunators, to vote for thoeandldutes known a8 Half-Droeds, and subsequently for two - Bucks, ‘and if no: election was scoured, ho woul! thon voto fuc ad- ournmont, He thon exphilned: his voto for Houkins, whose course In publlo life he ou fogized, and concluded by young for Hosking, » MOANTHY, 7 when his namo was called, said he had simply alluded to tho gentleman's voting for [Hoakins when it waa known bho was palred with Astor, although ‘Boutor= Foster hud sald ho was not palred on Hoskins, .* THE, NALLOY FON THE LONG TENS was thou tuken, Tho combincd vote wast - Topew,, ve see, [00] |Urowloy, 7 Kornan (Dem 62) | Whooles 1 Blatt... 8) [Prom 1 Corn a tLaphan, 1 No"cholca,* 5 ; ees ‘ Tho Administration supportors aro still Arm in rejcoting ‘the proposition of the Mucks tu elovt Conkling and Depew for the short and long terms reapectively, They suy thoy would pro- fer to accept Platt.. At the sume tine poor, sco no way out ot tho deadlovk, owl firme ness Uf Conkling's supporters, who ovince ng disposition tolonvehim, : 6. . ‘2 ‘PIB. UBUAL) CONFERENCE” 2s: * took -placo to-night. No ‘chunge was recom- mended for to-morrow, ‘There iso growin dos sive for an adjournmen SNS op TMS BETTLES IT, Damoornta and Hucks of tho Leglainturo played 4 Uase-bill gate to-day for tha benctit of the familles of the men killed while working on tho now Cxpitol, At meee mtu ae scoro stood: Demucs 68; Bucks, 20,, There was a large attendant 3 i ‘ AT WASUINGTON. |. NobEnTso: t 3 Bpeclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinaton, Det,, dine 20,—Lt 1 possl- blu that a new clement will be brought Into tho Senatorial contest -In Now, York, by the fact’ that-tha-Preaitont to-day slgned the commission of Senntor Robortsan to be Vollector, It $s expected that Hovertson will take tho oath and cater upon bls Sata th 1, which: might deprive tho Administrationtsts of .thele toudor, THE STATE CAPITAL, ‘Tho Railroad and. Warchoune Cosinitis Isloners Revising ‘fhotr sohedules of Muxiniun Ratos—Now Compunicn, ‘Bprclat Dispatch to The Chenga Tribune * Spaisarie.y, Ul," June’ 20—The dtate- monte telegraphed from this city yésterday to tho affect that tho Jtalronil and Warchousa Commissioners, who aro now: revising thelr schedules. of maxtuuni rates, would mike'n reduction of 20 pur cent’ jit passonger rated Is valuulated to mislead the publle, because It ta almply-the opinion. df-ono snember of the Board. Eich one liny. diferent. views upon the subject, and tho Board ts practically almost ns fuk from A dtects fale was percha tits Work was undertaken.:: The revision of schedules isan undertaking attunded with winiimbered difleuttiog and ciibarrasments, and will not by enunpleted for some tine, . Bach Comission: gf la now. onduavorl ug th Convince the otter Ht y the inexoribly logig of “heyers,” tbat bis Shtividiual conclusion ag to the rates to be Axed fe the best and properape, - Under such ciroums wtutteed tho oulconle promiscato bu a‘acbedule Of maximum cates that will be sutlfuctory to the public, and perhaps not particularly objeo> Honable to the rallroudy, ¥ Livonsts to orguiize Wore whduy fasued by tho Recrauans of a ta Fie bt i a ian teat ‘ower pan, fe tho Bloveplpa eatin ‘aud | vu Sox 4 Stouutdetustoe Company, Chleaxo. cupltal,’ 3 160,10 tho Cteny Pouthor Fiore Couhvany italy #1 Oud; corporuturas, Pleasant Aimilck, Jobo 6, Zins merman, George A, diiiiker. “OF INTEREST 10° CONTRACTORS, Runuixaron, fa, Jano 2,—Two linportant bulldiug jwprovemonty wi be advertived tor inorrow, culling for bids from contractors, Ono £8 0 $24,000 oporn-tuuse by tho Hurlingtow Op- ora-House Contpany of which Col, Shipman, of Chfengo, is tho architect. The othor 18.1 100,000 hushel elevator, by 1, 1). Brown, of Tndtanngo. Ut one structures nto to bo finished this yen THE COME .°. MORE INGURES, Wasinnatos, D, C., June 2.—The comat {s catiniated atthe Naval Observatory to By now about 30,000,000' miles from ‘the earth, Its ntclotis fs 700 miles'In diameter, and tha envelope aboul the nueluns 200,000 {20,0007} tultes In diamoter, ‘The tail ts eatewated to be 6,000,000 miles th tonglh. ‘The facet that its orbit Hes within tho orbit of the carth explains tho appatent puradox of ite receding, from tho encth while npprodching tho sin. On tho 20th of Juno tnst It came nearest -tho carth, botng thon bit 10,000,000 gilles nivay, and some natron- omera here think fl probable that the carth thon passed through tho tall of thocomel, 2. = + TIE DISCOVERER, Spectat ispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Rocnusren, N. Xo dune 29.—Claims for the honor of disco y of the great comet aul the prize of $200 continue to pour in by buudrods trom nll parts of the Northorn -homis- phero, It ls detlinttly sotlied that private Indl. viduals and not astronomers were tho first to see it, but the exact timo of discovery will bo diiticutt to determine, % ‘ WASITINGYTON. _ , “u Mahohe Must Capture the Lyrith. burg Convention or Go 7 Under. : ‘ , oe Gon. . Smith, of Bangor, wir iFight Hurd to Keep Mis | * Place. ae? a The Toriure-of- Office, .Act will Be Used to, Oppose Gare)" ' 5, field, Seerotary Kirkwood Unwilling to Fores shadow tho Fato of Auditor’: ; ae Fronche 9) 5+ Tho Bank of Montroal’ Will Poy $60,000 “sand Bue to Recover It," "ss “|... VIRGINIA. . ‘ MAIIONS'S CHANCES, * Spectat Miapateh to The Chleago Tribune. _ Wastixatox, D. CG. dune 20—The Vir- ginin Bourbons Ackitowledge ‘a’ substantial Mahono vicfpry in tho action of the Ropub- Henn State Coittral Committee at Richmond syestordpy, although tho anti-Mahone Rypul- Hentis ate not dp ready to adilf this; - It ts, 4} however, a:ipractical Mnhono! triumph, for the reason :tigg, 1b qltices Gen. Wickham, Jorgenson, and the handful of Republicans who constitute ‘their following undér, the necessity of boltttig tho. regulur,brganization if they oppose Matiohe, for there 1s now little tuupt that the Mahone intluenco will controt-in tho regular Republican Convention at Lynch bury In Auguat, and that the Republican party “Convention will {ndorso’ tho Mahime ticket, “It Isvory probable that = * 3 QbN. WickKIAM will refuev to support Mahoney even though Ine dorsed by the Pople Republitan Convention, but it Js ditloult to see what stunding tho: two Republican CongressmonVJorzensen ant Dozendorf—van expect to fave if they bolt tho party, Afow Hondjusters who have served here to-day aro very Jubltant nt the Republican netion yesterday, anil the Virwinin Bourbons are corresponditigly despmdent. Of. course, If Maliona’ canuot control” thut Convention,—and the Wickhum Roapubjicans say that it will bo impoaalblo for him to: do so,—tho defent of tho Mahone movement would seem to be luevituble. TENURE OF OFFICK, SBMITIENHITHER DIED Nott MESIGNED.; Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ° Wasninaron, D. C., June 20.—Tho follow: ing ofllclut announcement wis made to-day “The President to-~lay appointed. D,F, Davis Collector of Customs at Bangor, AMe., - . vice J. S, Smith, suspended.” ~The removal. of Gen. Smith is therefore mot offected by his consent, ;nor.was ‘his resiguation secured undor, pressire, but lic fs’ suspanded’ from office under the ‘Tonure-of-Olltco-net of 1867, and hus ‘availed himself of tho clause of that act which declares that “every person hold- ing any civil office shall be entitled to hold such ollice during the term for whlch bo waa np- polntod; unless sooner romoved by and with the advice and consbnt of the Sonate... - IT WOULD SEES, from tho fact that Gen, Smith Is susponded, that ho Intends to carry hiv cuse to the Senate. and ask thoir ndvice and consent to his removay It custamury in such cases; under tho '-Olliuu tet, far tha Senate to call upon President to furnish that body In writing, tho roseons for which tho removal was muade.* Tho IngakRD, from the President assigning these rensous, which will undoubtedly tm called for, will bo ‘awaited: with considerable interest in- Malue, and by tho advocates of Clvil-Sorvice re: form clsowhere, . Tho Aupolnenoae of Go Davis, boing mado under tho Tenure-of-Onica nut, 18, thordfore, only tt contingent ono, ng hu, by tho: Annas ‘of tho -lnw, is only nesignad to perform the duty of Colleator until the time pre- soribed by Jaw for thd Sonute to wot. : THLE COMET OF 1848; To the Editor of The Chteage Tribune, Curcaco, June 2.—The Interest-uow felt in the comet which. mada its brilfiant on- traneo ao quictly upon tho morning sites will.recall to. many who are’stlll living tho surprise and excitement which were cnuaed by the comet of 1846) ‘Chat also came upon us unamonnced, and was of far more ina- Jestic size than the present.one, Lventtre'to believe that tho following ex- tract from a letter written at the time con- cerning it will possess interest for many of yout readers, Lt was from my brother, wlio was spending the winter In the West-Indles {nthe vain pursuit of health, and first saw the comet while-on « voynge from Havana to Bonatro, from which lust: plnco thé Lotter was writton undor dite of Maret: 13, 1843+ When we hit been Just ono week at son 2 was walking tho tleok o little after sunset whe my attention was ittrnoted bya singular npperre nnog in the waatern sky. .At the lirst moment my thouuht was that it was a lunar rainbow, | yuictly formed, but an instant after f suw that thery wore no clouds, ‘and ‘that it could not be. It extended in nolear column of Hght, ike the aurora, from tho horizon to a hight of about 20 dexrees, yot wo watebad It for neurly un hour, when tt disappeared, without obsorving moro than this solitary column of light. Jedd not act Hike the aurorh, and was not in the right part of the heavens, betag In the southwest,—or, as the Mate oxpressed it, about abeam of sunsot. Itdied away in. tho course of an hour, and 1 though wo igre of it. a The next evaniuy, to the nsfonishment of all of its, thore waa tha sito bright colimnof light. It was highor up in the heavens, and wo now percolved that [tdld not shoot up from the borl- zon, but-termningted Ina bright aturor ball of firo, aud wo conuluded ‘that it must be ncomot of in uppenranco at tenet, than any iefore visitud aur system, Sule He, Indeud, did the mystery scons to us of this flery fantom. of Lhe. night which had «thug all suddoniy tppeared. in our Armamont, unberald- ed by astronomical prophecies; unheard of, un- expected. eee a epee How impenotrabto tous fa Its nppoaranco; wo, aspeck of human life, cut off from nll inter- course with men on n boundless seat How 1 have longed and still fon iq prone the spell,—to kuow what it is, whenco }t comes, and why; even the most vague speciation font mon of intelligence would bo satiafuctory ta me, “How Tlong to know whnt the astronomers say df It, why thoy did not Know of {ta comings whothor {t has ever befora bean scon, or” whether it has been tying fu its immeasurable orbit slace the creation, and hig only now for tho frat timo reuched our universe, and como to claim folluw- ship with tho sun and stata, — . It impresses me with a feoling of awe, which fs increused, perhaps, by the profound Iynor- ance in whielt must remain for tho present voncerning It. Thoru: nightly it flamus sin: tho wostern sky, strotehing far cross the heavens {n tho pathway of tho stars; ‘perhaps for count- leas nyes It has boon wandering Iu infinit space, ‘Uill tt.bns reuvhad- ua solitude where croanon ,ceuscs—a desert of systems beyond tho reach of Stho moat- distant « suns, whore tho rays; from tho solur. system are wenrled out, aid fudo tuto darkacss before thoy plerca the vitblo atunce, Neone is now for tho frat: tina ‘arrived within :the |... r2" NOTES. ental ciccle of ordated worlds, and ts rojoicing ee) = i In thelr brightness. Forlinps it will wandor BEAL * = '".Sneciat Dispateh to The Chicaoo Tribune, > * Wasiinatoy, D,.6. laine Ig amiounced-as having .disposed-of Iia‘Intorest in the Richmond: & Allegheny Nallrond Company, arid has Intended to start for Maine with hts family on Friduy next, THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING-OF FICE is preparing to give the employés who have been furloughed for some weeks-work after Friday noxt, wlien the appropriations for the ymin Into the unfathomable abyss, and continue to wander till ita next return shull witness tho donth of croatlon,—tho -sun blitckened in the firmament, tho stars shoating aipdly from tholr “orbits, the curth shriveled and: burned with fro, and tha mitions gathered betore their Maker. | Tahal not-bo‘ able to learn’ anything about it Ul Preturo:to Havana, Here Dean only learn that It waa seen two nights carlier than wo ob- served Mt, which was tho 4th of Murch. I enunot help thinking of ‘tho tumult tts np- pearance Will vroate amonz Miller's: pooplo, and the nuuubers (t will add to his band; and [could Iaugh outright to fancy tho wise looks of tha astronomers, on whom the;comet seoms falrly to hive stolen a muareb. ‘ ‘ i 1 will only add to the. aboyo that I-waant tho tinio fiving sear Phitgdolphing and used night ty look with amazement at the brillant object, whoso dimonsions were such that our prosont yisitor scams quite Insignificant: jn .compurieon, z HL W. 8. CLEVELAND. LETTER FROM M.A. OWES ‘To'the Edltor of The Chicago Tribune, Ciieago, Usivensrry, June 20.—As tho compttation of tho preliminary orblt of a comet Ig. an/ensy matter, ‘requiring only about five hours’ work, 1 have computed tha orbit of the splondld comet. now vislbJe, and send.yon my results. , Prof, Lough, the, Di- rector ot tho Dearborn Observatory, kindly placed two observations ab iny isposal, and those, combinud with a Washington observation, wuvo-tho following results: . imo of perihelion, uno 18, tom | seatig Longltudo of porltiellon. Longitude of Woda. so. soa pes if oullptis: new fiseal year become available. “~*~ -- COL, DUDLEY, the now Comnilssioner of Tensions, Is ro- ported as favorlug the abblition of the Secret Service. forco. of -that- Bureau, but it docs not:; appear : what’. .agoncy, he intends to substitute for it for thadotection of fraud. Unicas tho expuricnceof the new Commis- sioner fs very diferent from that of his preda- cessor, ho willencounter constant attempts to swindte’ tho Governmont~ through pension cinims, + + x GOV, FOSTRIY «> fay of Obio, who is hero, is very.ghoorful.ns to the political outlook: if Ohio, and, while he thinks tho temporance question will tnko some Kepub- {tenn votes, ho ta confidant of a Hopabl! min ylee tory.’ HO oxpects that the cainpaign will open Inte. Be donies that the presbncy of somo Obio . mon in the olty at this tine has poiltical signifi cance. ee . LAMPITERE. | Ti, Mp tha Western Associated Press, Wasninaron, D. C., June 29,—Socrotary. Wit dom says :that there. is no faundution for the Btutement respeeting ‘the propogeil romovul of Tamphere, Appointmont Clork of tho Treasury Department, Ponta 3 PRENCII Scorotary ‘Kirkwood, declines ‘to ‘sn notion fs contemplated in tho caso af Commis: sloucr Froneh, and. nothing wutbontic. can be teurned ns to whethor bis romoyal was congld: ered In tho Cabinet meeting or nub. (sas 5, | PRESIDENT GARFIELD will attond the unveiling of tho inyolling of tho MoPbergonatatua at Clyde, O,, July #2, and noxt duy do with bis old yegitnont, the Forty-eccond Olifoy nt itsnnoual reunion atGulion, chango of date of tho rounion was mndo to-day at a con- feronce of :the jpromingn mombera ‘of tho rolmontal Assucintion with the fresidout and Ynited States Marahul Deny,> + ‘SHE TOTAL, AMOUNT OF FIVE Invlination of orbit to i vated from thu sun ut: perihelion milllog, fois te i dae Tho. resemblance of this orbit to tha orbit of the comet: of 1807: bua been notud by many ns: tronowiora; whothor thoy uro thorsame cannot bo dotermiriod until amuch router nuniber of, obsorvittions ‘has. been mude, aris ng- " tronomera sont contidont of tho identity of, the two, nnd muy bo gedlous onuizh to prove the truth of-tholei nasertion by computing the por- turbattons which the planeta have eausod dure tho pnst soyenty-four years, * Ml, As HOWE, ROUGH ON..THE TRAMP,. The Mard Tins thio Catholles of Battlo + Crook Aro Said to Hayo Had Starting ‘wholr -Gravoyard—A Rathor Fishy Yara, Speetat Correspondence of Ths Chteago Tribune, Barr.e-Cimin, Mich, June 29,—Three or four'yedrs ago! the Cxtholle Sovlety of, this clty puyelinged a tract’ ot several ores of Jand for the purpose of ‘9 coietery, “The land was graded, ‘lots were’ Bold, fonces what PER. CENT sy) bo eCOWPON HONDE |, received for continunncs ut iis per cont to-day, including, the amount prosentod nt London agency, {8 $04,500,000, Jenving but 824,600,000 to Ue henrd from before the lutof July, THE RANK OF MONTREAL. Itis understood that tho Hunk of Montreal, doing buainess in Chicngo, hus concluded to pay, under protest, nearly $50,000' a8" tho taxable ’ ty ited.’ mount of. Its capital under the decision of tho bulté’ and trees plaited, and . stl no Comnilssiouor oF Internal Rovontie, andubriug one - was. buried, there, . Catholles | suit for its recovery, 1: are mys dled,” frequently, but? still continued | cine rn¥verDaNt OF THe NABITVILLE'& OAT. TTANGOGA. ies ea u tiled Tronsuror Gilfillan to- that $30! ao from tha rond on” ar ount of the Tada Ang suite will bo paid jh Now York tho Jat v PRYSIDENT:: @. tebe “PIUVATS + sxeny: J, Stanley Nrown, has returned from England, cies GUE PRESIDENT ae hos decided not to leave for Williams Colle; to be interred In the clty cometery, A your pnased, sl persons pwnlng lots began’ to greet, monuments and place stones at the heats of graves which Wore to bo filled with bodies or hones to ba emoved fron the othor eéinetery, but: ne boiles wore removed. or graven ¢ ug, ‘Thue passed un and it began 0 be the gossip of the clty as: to why there no bodies buried tere, ns.Catholics. wer dying weekly, ‘hreo or-four yours passer ti} Hatul next. Jofore he roturus be will by in this way ‘after. the: ground: find buen visit Seth bans, Vt, a8 the gueatof Coy,’ Farn- a ; tho mystery or the nun ntoriiout of, the fultle- TUERG ANE NOW FAVE VACANCIES ful waa solved, A poor unknown tramp was Killed by the cars, , Tho. arate | Tiest hearts that fils body was unclatmed by friends, an was about to be buted: In tha -Pote in tho Tot ira Jist of tho army, Two, It is statoa, Pad Ga hana of Col, ‘ A ° of gel te Cone 7 Do Sof: tha’ Hirek avd . tone, Hull, .-cuma ., to ja,- Coroner | lerye. i or. cs oy Nt be . 3 Hone baat’ jo “nuvo “ik fantberod “in Fs THB COMMISION OF. TONING. 2 > x new Onthollo cemetery, ‘The Coronor gave bln | ve Commissioner of Agriculture was slgned to- Posmleaion. Ba tiray duked the pricat why ho dus | day by tho Presidont, Bired th ured in the i raveyard, and Why: due Red boou interred tudes hefire, The privat, nftor intich quustioning, natty guid that _ “EETON EXPOSITION, “+ The Treabury Department has tsauod roguln- ft wuee popular muperstiion among’ the Cath- | tons ‘over tho importation of forolgn mere gbandlsy for. the international Cotton Expoals iow au ot thd Se a Eaton Hon at Atlanta, Gas, ‘wt the cloae of thuvear fi ry would go ta purgatory, and hence: nd ono would venture to sia ihe Ful ore welfare nf avelutive's soul by buving jithy first body buried thorn, - Bingo the burial of this uotartus nato trap tho people bave used tholr new ree 5 a cieeus DHT ARTEENS, i JUBTION . ‘closed at noon, In roapout to tha memory: of ‘ox- Attornoy-Gencral Biausberry, burlod to-day, tory tho” dead. regint wand bi oe mare ; ieforedd mont or tha Godies-feumtue otaee vn ELECTRIC: LIGHTS «7 gumatery, under. i tira Bailes eat she jee pi Mpestal Dfepatsh to The Chicago Tribuns, .. + vigtin's soul is- walk! ae pare over Manip -Guann Rarips, Mich, Juué 22.—Ay oxporir atones In burgatury tbat the clay may be saved from etornal torment, aud thit he, having sofved a probation for thom, will nally j 10 Funks OF tha fro. wontal teat ot lighting thle city by clectrio tuwer- Ngbts was- made. to-night, and proved .uy uns qualificd and briliiant success, A light, choap, sisted & sR TAP ti y og.) | but suillelently strong woodun tower or derricks, COLORED MASONS.<!:4%. 3, °S | sunroothisb; was bulltyaod atehotop oigh Irust Byecial Ltspatch. tp :The Caicago Ivibune,~ .* | Jantorns of 3000 candle powor wore suspended, Keonuy, bn, Jung 20,—Tho vity. ie crowded | The Hyhts guye tha bejlavoy of moonlight at 6 with colored Biasops, yrbo aro hore to uttend the | distance of talf u ‘milo from’ the tower in al} Grand Coigwandory Of tho State of Missouri and Ita jurisdiction, which is now in session. ‘Sho dirootions, and ata miljo and a quarter the Hyby proovedinn aro yf cousldcruble importauce, ASL & BU shadow, and one could reddl le= feck the Goddevs of “hiberty, on fy atyor’ halt: eal , 4 * ~} Landing, in Alameda County,-blew up, Owe + June 30.—Seeratary |: doting, ‘Tho experiment demonstrated that a or oven such towers would thoruughly light (us city, = CASUALTIES, PRL FROM A CAT, Speetat Diapateh.to The Chieaga Tribune, Srutvariney, Ib, June 2—A singular aceltent occurred thts morning on the Wa. bash fast train: to Chicago, known as the “Canon Dill Henry Dean, a brakeman? aged 2h years, wasaont forward with orders to tho engineor from the conductor Just alter the train loft the degol. Ie crossod front the bayaugecar sto tho engine safely, and re turned, Finding the door of tho baggage far locked, and ot caring to onduro the shower of cludes tntil the next stop, fie -altempted to ngain redch | the-em ine et, ‘Tits time | he bo Ween tha ‘tender and the me-chity ify bub managed in some way to grag, of tho brakes and track 66 ns to kee bit Ito valet sanity Sa hulp, and, 1 tral not being undor Its usual speody wie heard, ftealiaing futly hls dangerous positon, ‘Denn clung desperately, though with constantly falling strongth, to th Inge banged tong (ho tles and ayninst tho car with fn- roughness that nlmost canipotled him to loosen bis hold, Allg erleg wero honed and tho train was atoppud within a few minttes,. Dean was found to be nimost. oxnausted, Ho was conveyed to Bt, John Hospital, and will not live through the night. He was"aeverdly briised: In different mucus, nnd evidently recolved severe int Injuirics. “itis ako tought tat ‘bis: hoare wat displavod.. ., + SCL . ab scat : & SINGULAR ACCIDENT, Cincinnati, June 29.—Thoe reservoir on Price's M111, In tha oxtrenia western part of the city, burst at 1 ofelook to-night, and the water ran with such force as to move the whole structure, which Is of iron, about 200 feet frum {ts position. Ib is an tron tank, forty {uct Jill with wdinmeter of 100 feet, It was Tull, except olght foots and had not yet buon used, ‘Boveral tuttsos in tho vicinity ware washer from tholr fqundations, and ather se rious damage ‘done, roughly estimated nt $150,< 003. Fortunately tho water escaped inn pince ie thickly Inbublted, ‘und thoro was n0 loss of Oe A RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Npectat Dibnatch to The Chleaga Tribune, LA Crosse, Wis, dine 29.—Near Midway, asinitl place about five miles from this city, a Norwegian Indy named Olson inct with & patutul and probably fatal adeldent, Sho was driving mt horse-rake, when . the thill-steap drbpped down and.tho horse became Acarod and ran uway, the shafts droppiig and sticking in tho ground. nnd the lady waa thrown: a ‘cone siderable distance, ‘She ts 68° years oli, nnd stirgeons say cannot recover, ag sho {8 injured Internally, ! : “DROWNED. / . * Speetat Dispatch to’ The Chicago Tribune, Toneno, O., June 20.—Edward Welsh, em- posed in unloading sand ‘scow at Birks heads duck, slipped* into the river this morning and was Urowned., Ho was about 35 ears of age, unmarriad, and bgardod: inthe Bixtu Want ™ ° = Spectat Diipatch to The Chicago Tribu 4 Krokuk, Ii, duno 20.—Tucsday last, while Doe Sutter and a man by tho: namo.of Snawell woru bathing In ‘Tabby Crock, near Aitna, Mo, Baewoll was selzed, with. eramp.and drowned, utiér mados desporate elfort’ to. rescue his eompanion, and io dolhg came very neg drowning also. Pe es eon eos ‘ sTRucK BY A TRAIN, + Bpectat Dupatch to The Chicago Tribune, soAnroN, UL, June 29,—A. man; supposed te . be Edward Murphy, was struck by a freights train on the Chicago & Alton Railroad whtte sitting on the platform near the Union Depot about 1 o'clock thla morning, and died fromthe ~ elfects of his injuries at noon to-day, It is supe posed that bo was drunk and sat down on the .cdge of the platform, fell asicep, and was struck by the card und thrown on tho track. . POWDER WORKS BLOWN, UP. # -BAN-Fnanoisco, Cal, Juna 28.-—-Sundas morning the Alta Chemleal Works at Clark's ing to tho ‘peculiar character of the powder tho oxplosion made but little nolse. Prof, Mone nlor, manager of the works, hia son, aud Engis. neor. Anerson wore all badly burned, but no, Mves ivore loat, About 1,800 pounds of tho come } pound went off with a putt. " BURIED BY A;-FALLING MOUSE. “ Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago ‘Tribune, | - Ay Ga. June 20.—The Daisy House, ‘océsb of coristruction' at tornado, burying in its "ruins six:men, among thom tho coutraotor und-his foreman,’ ‘Those two mon aro Injured internally to such an oxe * tout that they are not expected to live.: won se) é “i .1. AEDISASTROUS LAND-SLIDE. \ Burraro, N. Y., Juno 2,—Recent heavy rats eauseda slide on the Philadelphia Rail- way about thirty iniles from this city yester day.morning; wreeking &. workiig. train, Ine atantly killing Chester-Rates, probably futall injuring Fredortok -Stzer, seriously injuring Willlain “Lutf, and completely doniolishing 8 tral of twonty-sevén cars of coal, UNDER‘TITE WHEELS, Special. Dtevatch to The Chicago Tribune. Decatur, Il, June-20,—This forenoon Henry Highe, aged 50 years, was acetdentally run over and terribly iinngled’ in tha Wa: bnab-yard, Ho wns a scotion hand, and Ioayos a wife and ‘a largo “numbor ‘of children, “Joka Troy, the scotion boss, wis knocked down by the moving car, und was serlously, though . not fatally hurt. Xe £ RUN OVER LY A: STREET-CAR. fipectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tyidunas: : INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jung 20+-A little. boy byzthe- name; af Charles; Weinman, :aged 4 years, was.run over by a atrect-car this even-' ing While playing near hla-home.:' He died in a short time after tho accident. Tho driver of the car, Simabingion Holtnes, was arroated. * 1" t UABATAL FALL. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jie‘ 20,—This afters noon 04-year-old: daughter of W, 11 Riley ot No, 28 West Ohio &troot, while playing on thoatairway at hor home fell ovor the bannisters Hor skull was mashed, and herinjuries aro fatale ; iS kO 2 SITIPWREOR. - « St, Joun, N. 1, June 20.—Six of the crow of the French. tishtng-bout Emil Ernestine wore drowno and tho vessol sunk in a collision with 8 Fronoh bark. e! ‘ «+ (TELEGRAPHIC. s Progress of tho Work on ,tho New Mutual Union Zelegraph Company's Linen, “ Spectal Dupaien to: ha Chleaoo Tribuns. To.epo, O., June 2.—Mr, George Farns- worth, of Detroit, Superlntendont ‘of Cons struction of-the Mutual Union ‘Telegraph Company, has just arsived In. the city, . He has just completed tho survey nnd’ located the route for the-now Hue between Toledo aud Chicngo, nnd 'ls to: commence tts cone struction Ininedlatoly between those polits. II}s purpose in olny to Toledo ix to make this city his headaunrters while the work of constriction Is hi-progress, and it is his in- tention to ut once ‘set to. work: to. get tho necessary. material. on the ground, Tho poles, a fifeat,s, number af which are ready for sl hipment to this point, are larger than those “ used’ '-by? the aAiorican Union Salereaph Company, and tho wire 1s wat 7 purposoly: for this Company, being Iargor and or 8 butter quality than thatin ‘general uso # present, he Company Will uso what ja knowd ae tho automatic: rapid syatorn of telegraphy: the poculturity of which fs that thy transnilesiog isdong automatically, Mr, Farnworth busi , naa Ree ES ee, cabal ave, elty and Ghleane in working ordor by Octot re 7 NEW ORLEANS MARKETS, New OULEANS, Juno 2—-¥LOUL—Dull; super’ H.W} voubse oxtra, $2564.80; tyabjo do, S725 cbigh gradog, P.sie0£0, —- Xe GHAIN—Corn atoady; C1OSlc, -Oate quiots 45c- it i Gloar Fly ory anouiders, fads” Susors a a Yor Ura ‘vaiarn rec! 4 i I fs a ia. ilo at tar - iat i" inten mpodtiyy Grdtasry 10 AN Uloudy, with « fale doniutsds 700. 5 1,000 promlut n ake ie Vane a oa por b1,00 ps aT wo) SUATIONERY FOR WISCONSIN, i‘) + Bpega Dispatch to’ Tae Catcago'Tripune | Lavteby, Wis, Juing 29.—Tho contract forfure nlabing the Btate with stationary. Fag tie cones ‘to-day awarded to J, BM. W. Jon Giicowes and J. Mosoloy, of thinciive |. wae hae