Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 14, 1881, Page 3

NEW. YORK. ‘Meoting of the Freight Agents : of the Trunk-Line Roads, A. Proliminary Agrooment for the Maintenance of West- Bound Rates. Mr. Field Gives thé Reasons Animating the Garfield Contributors. Conkling’s Midnight Journey to’ Wash: ington, aud i Ha Created by It. Business’ Still Flying Its Kite in the Seventh Heaven of. ‘Activity. ! ihe Naturally Dull Weeks of the Year Vying with the ~ Heaviest. Ono of Upper New York Honxed by a Re- ‘port of an Incendiary Onslaught ie on Conkling. No Good Reason Discernible for a Decline in the Price’ of Stocks. The \Produce Markets Favoring the Bull Operators Greatly. . Death of John A, Appleton, of the Groat Publishing Firm of D, Ape pleton & Oo, , , » THE TRONK LINES. .. ., MEBTING OF FREIGHT AGENTS, * W Speetat Dispateh to The Chteago Tritnne. New Yonk, July 13.—A_ meeting of tho Yroudway freight agents, of tho trunk-line dillroads was held at the office of Conunis- loner Fink to-day, in compliance with a no- Heo fgsned by him Tuesday. ‘Ihe Now York Central,” the Erle, the Pennsylvania, _ andthe Baltimore & Ohto were repre “Can sented, James IL, Rutter, Vice-Presidentand Genorat Lrafte Manager of the Central, was unable to be present, but the Commissioner sated that in an interview with him ‘Tues- day Mr, Rutter Jind promised: ils earnest co- operation {n- sustaining the poo! on west- bound “business. A etter was renil from.., George . 1, Blanchard, . Vice- “President' of the Erle, which pledged tho aid of that Company in anything tending tothe maintenance of traffic rates on west- bound trafllc, ‘The mecting was hardly more than a conference -for the interchange: of opinions, for nothing was accomplished be- yond the paysing of resolutions drawn by the Commissioner, which strenuously jnsisted on ++ THR ONSERVANCH OF SCIICDULE RATES and the maintenance of ‘the pool, The Com- intasloner first'asked the representatives of the trunk lines It they wished to preserve the weat-bound pool, and the reply was in- stant and with one voice ‘In favor of “tho proposl., ‘Cho * next ‘question, tla” present tariff .on west-bowid freight be maintained 2” provoked consider- able discussion, and was not definitly ‘an- swered, The agonts expressed tholr bellot that {t conld be done;, but It was Higgusted that there might bo: some tine contiacts on > the part of somo of the roads, which might Juterfere with the right observance of | the’ tariff, Tho amount of such contracts was’ reported to bo not Inrge, and thoy dre to such points In the West is would not prevent a goneral Maintonanes of tarlit rates. | . THE “IMPORTANCE OF UPHOLDING THESE ‘ we RATES was urged on account of the large and prof- Itable business between New York and lute- tlor poluta which was not aifected by the cutting of through rates to “com tlt y points, Tt was. agreed Hoally thar all outstanding — time-contracts” should ho submitted. to the Couunisstoner + within ‘one | week, when. another wueeting would held, In aecordance with this decision, tho ‘agents of the various - lines after the Meeting tasucd instructions to thelr subords- Tates to rigidly iuulatain present ‘tariff rates and to forward at once copies of all-time con- tracta made by thon or by their authority, A Second meating will be held ‘protubly, next Weinesttay, It:ts elated by trunk-line Agents that tho principal cutting in rates on SS Mie railroads heyon: inkling terminal bointsinthe West, i cies ACTION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES Of the trunk Mnes at tholr mecting fn no way Afeots this rivalry. Av trunk agent eal: Wacan do nothlig to put a stop to that warfare oxcont ta set m good example, ¢ OF our ue W eater rouds may feet hrofgh ly , to sourl poluts, and.so lon ag they pay us tho full tate rate to the polit, Of connection, we have nothin to say. ‘They - Alons bear the ontire foss of the cut rate, aud May: dogo. just as long as. ‘they choose.” But. Wo. must preserve our west-hound pook or Comtlssloner Fink may AS Woll shut up: shop, West-hound rates. Were reported to be a tritle steadier in con- Sequence of tho reported action taken at the Chit wero olny Rea etn io rently affected, however, And the struggle for business was continued, THE GARFIELD FUND. ’ $142,005, - Spitiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yore, July 18—Lho Garfiold Fund rows Jnrger every day, sTheadditional sub- Serlptions up to tha present tlma swell the Sysregate to $142,005, ‘There fs already of this sum: over $80,000 on. deposit with the United States Trust Company. °. Among’ the subserfvers to-day were ‘Fowler’ Bros, of of ' Chicago, for — $600, The largest ammount to-day was $8,000, from Samuel Fosdick, of Cincinnati, ‘The Bentleman whose subseription of $5,000 was Announced on Tuesday ax boing. offered. When the total reaches $243,000 fs William J. Deshler, President of the National Bank at Columbus, 0, MIL, CYRUS W, FIELD “ : to-day addressed tho following letter In ro- ‘Spect to the Garfield Fund: New Youx, July 3 No oyont ainoo the fesaluation of President Lincola bus a0 muyed- beartwof tho Amorican peopls aa the ate e Mpt to nasasinate Preeident Garilold. Ig scat ‘rill of surprisu and horror throughout tho cnet, and thousands beyond tho sca, Rice holy sympathy. with ational ~ sorrow, — Noxt President hour to bo" tote widowed wud deaoluten 80 tue bro Bnd universal was this fooling that it nate a Te ecugat some cos prmaalots aud thero was viet which it could tiko, but that of a pros n fur thy wife and children In [he terrible, which svomed before them, ae ghee i ‘TO TIlls 18 DUE he Droposed raising of a fund for their bonefit,’ wa as tho spontaneous impulse of a few. Indl: uals Why deuldad in this to express thei: Feteenal omard, but aa quick was the responsc ceived aang iC that letters wera acon ro-. twas to. limited” to this Oty oF to. the OFigtaul ‘subsorivers. dn answer ta this It ' ‘ona following were very marked. fs enotgh to any that, while those who first put. dlowy tale names could only plogo themsalvonr, thoy would be but too Happy to he Jule, by others who aro so disposed. far from wish ing to keep within o smuit ulrclo the nutmbors of xivors, thoy would be Vary gind if the contribs utors wera from souravs fo Ulferont and so widely part na to yivo {t.tho charactor of 0 National subsertptiun, AS to the nocd or propriaty of such a provise fon, tts thought by some to bo 2 reflection on tho Governtnant, which, In the ovent of the Tresident’s death, would mike ample provinton forthe family, Unfortunately, this prestmps Yon Iscontrovertal by wt sorrowful, not to aay disgracoful, recalication, AFTEI TIHH: AXSASINATION OF 11 LINCOLN, ‘ his widow had to sulfer the mortification of having her ena discussed In Congress and in the jnipers, coupted with’ the policy, caleulnton ‘how mitch, or, rather, how [itty the Nution ought to give ber, tho wholo onding. with inerely tho ailowance of that one year’s aniary, and tho franking privite.e. ‘This was all that a Congresa whieh vutad $0,000 for Lineoli's fs neral oxpenses coutd alyo to the support of his ESIDENT widow, > This sinmll provision was sun exhausted, and, five yours nftor his death, Congeess voted her nt pension of 40000 year. ‘Thus slowly nud grudgingly did tho Na fon provide for the widow of its mare tyred Prusident. 1¢ this is the wav the Govern: mont treuts the fatully of n Chiof Magistrate who bas div) $n its service, It Jstwel) that Inill- viduais have tho pubtlu spirit te step forward to save thor conniry from such hiniitatton, IN THE PRESENT INSTANCH itis the fervent prayer of all who Join in this testimonial that tholr beloved Presiiont may be sonred ty them, ut-bis ease ts still eat aete eal, und his recovery may not bo nssured for weoka to come. Wuutever tho Issuo, tho effort seoms tiucly. Should be sulfern retapsc, and sce himself aink hourty to the yrave, tis Inst hours would bo consoled by tho thought that those who wero dearost ta bln wore provided for without boing loft to the curn of n country whieh tnicht,ns once before, show iteoif nogieut= ul, if not ungratefil, On tho othor fend, should ha recover, He will bo uutmatad zon u serve a cuune try had remembered tho hour of sorrow, and anticipated wvente in curing for him and bis, Such ara tho motives whith Hrave lon to tha rontiaal: Bute it issimply U hiatter of fecling, Of cotrse, We do nut expect those who élu not feo! as we do to Join in it. WE TRUST. NONE WI BK URGED ‘TO BUB- LeGaiers “BORNE who do not toel Ita pleasure todo so, ‘To bon sragions and a beautiful thing it must bo with- ‘aut contrainte of any kind. It woutd lose nll its araco if tt wery nuything also thin a free-will offering from the heart of the American people. Rit to auok is world count It a privilege to have some part in it an opportunity is given Wo shall bo hoppy to reccivo contributions from those who ppprecinto nlifeso fourfully perlied bn tho service of tha country, and who appreciate also womanly courage and devotion, Cynys W. Finn, IT APPKARS HY LATE INVESTICATIONS that the contribution of Samuel Fosdick, of Cinchinath was a frau, not unmixed with malice agiinst Mr, Fusiick, who is ono of the oldest citizens of Cincinnatl. ‘Tho following dispatch from the oulee of the Cin- elnnatl Gazette to-night shows this to by the ease: “A reporter eolled at Samuel Fosdlck’s house this uvuniling tind, found that. he lind been sick ond confined to tis room Tor the past three weeks. He has not neard of the Garfichl fund, - ‘Phe’ postal-card was the work of some malicious person, who chosen most unsensonable tine for the dis- play of his wit, ns - Mr, Fosulel {3 likely not to recover from this tIness,?? CONKDING. INS EXPEDITION To WASIINOTON, . , Ryectat Diapated to The Chteago Tribune. New. Yonk, July 13.—Ex-Senntor_ Conk- Mng left for-Washington very. hurriedly to- night.: Itis sat by knowing persons that Conkling ts of the opinion that the President tg fucapncltated for fulfilling the dutles of his -oflce . under ‘the Constltution, and that it devolved upon Mr. Arthur now to porform those duties, and thnt the ex-Senator had gone to Washington to loolc after the matter, Othors sald Conk- Nog had been engaged by the star-routo ring to nudertako thoirdefense, MONEY. : , RVERYTUING LOVELY. _ New Your, July .1—From Lhe Pudlte: The exchanges for the weeks ending July 0 and July 3 given in the table below ore like the bulletins from tho President’s bedside, excepting that they show no fever. The re- port of continuous Improvement is becoming monotonous, and yet no ono, would wwish,# change in that respect. Last week tho ex- changes were larae, and show an Increnso In comparison with those of the ‘corresponding weok of Inst year at almost cyery city, and Yyot the contrast between the week which In- cluded. tho first of the. month: and ne ha quarterly and half-yoarly payments swelled. the exchunges outside of New York to $320,- 819,494 for the week ending July 2, tho larg. est aggregate yot recordud for any week. A. smaller return for the week ending July 0is returned. ‘Lhe -week Included only five working days, nnd yot oxchnnges are larger than for the. corresponding weeks of any other month this year except January and June, Ag July is usually the month of ex- treme dullness, and tho transactlons. of that jnonth in 1880 were phenomenally large, the return indicates continuance’ of the re- markable increase In the volume of business. ‘The comparison for two weeks Is ns follows? Weelsending — Week entry Soleo Rass ‘ paaky hi H AUS T8U.7I0 | BOTTI 2,608, 5,871,050 BST O57 Breda C1) 21,205,000 TT oR Epi ayy irirg 128) - HOU G0L.. | TRG 85, T2076 G87 Ui LO ers BEX Rir] G10, 104 TOT e801) 4,700, ROM G 2H, 1,731,403 seireg Ae “487,400 Syracuge., 413,400 Totals .eoos, Rh CL $1,181,814,0c1 Outslde Now York... GWUldsk 205,005,719 *Weoks ending Juno 26and July 2. THE AVERAGE INCREASE, (nearly 40 per cent outside of New York) cunnot be attributed to any general advance In prices, ‘The atlyance. ling been stall ex: cept in pork products, und the ‘movement of those at this seagon is not an important favtor, : Catton, brendstulfs, and potralautt ure lower than at this the last year, and the change in iron and ‘enal $y not important But the gain, in comparison with: the corra- sponding weeks of Just year, ls surprisingly Jnrge, uid very widoly” distributed, ‘Tho oxchanges Insé week autsite of Naw Yori are nt the rate of $824,000,000 forsix days, and in this elty, aflor deducting double the mar ket value of stocks, exchanges for the layt woelr sinounted to ‘$505,703,002 agninst 3375,- 700, 8 corresponding weok of Inst year, an increase of nearly GO-porcent, For the wouk ending July 3 exchanges at New York after deducting double the market value a stocks, were only 8087,000,007,. relatively smaller by over $20,000,000, ngninst. about 9551,616,000 last year, a gain of about 80 per cent. ~In short, nothing wppears in the bank transactions to warrant any gloomy ylow of the situation, me _— o. 4 STREBT TALEK.. NO Goon REASON FOR A DECTINE, Epectat Dispatch to Ths Chicaco Tribune | ’ New. You, July 18,—Speaking of the con- dition:of tho stock market, tho Mali'says, aftor setting forth that theru has ‘been 9° de cline of from 8 to 153g per cent in some of the Jeading rajlway securitles since May: Tt fs’ diflleult ‘to ‘seo’ any good rengon for. such a decline, Thu values of commodities have not changed’in this time sufliciently to warrant auy such decling In stocks,’ Cotton has declined, but pork and petrolemn have advanced, | Manufacturing | Interests, gen> erally are prosperous... Business is. every- where . active... fhe. ; prospucts for...tho coal :-trade . this: fall Is.. oxceadingly. good,” and a aimarked : Iinprovemont +is probable in the Iron industry, The crop- prospects are antisfactory, and railroad earn- tugs aro unprecedentedly Jarge, . ‘Chere is -nothing in all this to call fora deoling. of 30 “percent jn stock, and the -{noyltably cons clusjonisthat . . Bee ter oe STK ECLING HAS BEEN MANIPULATED, ond that an advance hy prives j will: soon - be noted, ‘The beam are crying ¢ wolf,! bus no- body ever knew a panic to come’ at: Auch a tlme, ‘The danger is whew prices are boom: jog and everybody Is contident that they will gv. very muoh’ higher, In; the line ‘of. curpent rumors It“may be sald that the dispositto: nto buys this morning has fully, k |THE CHICAGO TYXBUNE: THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1881I—TWELVE PAGES equalled tho disposition to sell, ‘The cables state that the London market 1s very quiet. Oberators arg rently to buy if prices go low STN : Meats, Cammack and Keeno ate under- Fetucd to have Roll the market aya fovciny, They aro sali te mredlet 60 for Canada Southern, 9 for Michigan Ce for Lake Shore, Missourt } sitered an exceptionally good prirchase, It is belleved that valuable rights wilt be issued and that thestock will go much higher, A NUMBEIT OF BHREWD MEN fro on record as predicting that the Missourl Paeifia will cross tho Northwestern atid Union Pacific by the elose of tha yenr, “rho benrs are doing most of te talking,” aad a broker at the Windsor this evening, “althotgh someol thom ntteast say that short sales are becoming vory unsafe. ‘The short interest in thu market, partleularly in the Vanderbitts, is very large, and the’ ad- vance, when the advanes comes, witl bu ox- cecdingly rapid. ‘Thera was n stary aftont Unis afternoon to the effect that Mr. Van- derbiit fins desired “(0 carry prices much . lower, but that Mn Gould Interposed an oblection. It was nzreed that Mr. Vanderbilt shautd linve twnilil’to- night to cover hls shorts ant proctre Jong. stocks to-morrow. ‘The story. woes that Ale Contd and Mr, Vanderbité wilt ba non the bull sig and the upward movement with be Au att be vontinued for at least a fortnight. ‘iis story: ts discredited by ininy, who any that thers have been no evidences of Vander DILL buying and that Myr. Gould and Mr. Vine dorbilt are . TOU BUREWD TO BEGIN A NULL, MOVEMENT which might be eteeked by unfavorable news from Washiazton, and tae stocks might ts well) go tower now (ns fo have been carried downto | the present figures, and that altogethor the sndl cations are favoralile to a bear movement aud very unfavorable for any considerable advance, Agninst this are the facta that ine siders have certainly given their friends points to bny stocks, © ‘There are strony con- Vietlons that a seeret endlananaling hins been made between the trunk-ffnes, ant that the Apnoaramee of ustillties nny be thrown olf abany day. [tls considered significant that at nmvcthig of frolght agents of the roads rhiming east fram St. Louis on Saturday a resolution should hayo been adopted atating that the present fow rates were tnnecessary and calling upon the roads for an immediate advance.” ifs 1s cons PRODUCE, THE BULL FEKLING PREDOMINATING Spectal Dtavateh to The Chicago Tritrune, Nuw Yons, duly 13,—Tho bull testing was again predominant at the Produce Exelange this morning, based on specuiation wholly, 8o far as wo can learn, thera betng no more Unfavorable arop reports from Europe or tha West than for somo days. ‘The bulls find fanit with the weather and are talking rust i'4pring wheat while trying to get up ntit- tle'scare to mnke the shorts in wheat cover. There is. more nervousness shown, on the part of the shorts In consequence, and some are covering, but notnsa rule, nnd tho nd- vance {3 up-hill work go far to-day, 1s It has been fora week. ‘The talent engaged in. TUF ATTEMPT TO PUT UP MicKs ly notexactly of the character to scare the bears quite Into thelr dens, Cottrell and “Johnny” Hughea are said to be getting up alittle cornerin dulyin this market, and John Lester & Co. in Chicago. David Bing- ham, the English shipper, sailed to-day for RKurope, which does not look as though tho export demand: was Ikely to be sufticient for oa ‘month or two to — require his attention to this market, The sitp- bly of wheat, on tho other hand, is as stendily Increasing as the export demand ig falling off, and unless there isn change {nn the Inttur soon, Hughes, Cottrell, Lester & Co, will want 4 puod dent of money to pay J for the ersh wheat unless they can fool the farmers luto holding if back for them nnd taking the chances of a fall off thelr hands, IN THE LARD MANKET there was an advance on n new sensation In tho shape of a reportthiat Armour and Fowler Ive joined hands to bull the nmrket for the wanes of this crop and far cnough into the next to squeeze out the heavy short interest dn tho next crop options, and then get short ofthem themselves and break the price of hogs down in November for the next crop, Instead of fighting ench other and working for the farmers, ng thoy did‘last year, ‘This would be a goud thing for both, as Ammar has a large amount of high-cost short ribs that would net a loss if ard should godown now, ant Fowler would get a following on the bull sie of lard that he could not alone, There is, however, doubé about the correct- ness of this rumor, na tho aArinouts wnoyer take anybody Into their “dents.” HEAVY ORDNANCE. MEETING OF THE LOAD OF ORDNANCE, Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New York, July 18,—In the Army Appro- printion bill for 1883 .nn_ {tem of $25,000 was Anserted providing for the appointment of a Board of Ordnance Oficers forethe examl- nation, of all Inventions of heavy ordnance and Improvements in heavy ordnance and projectiles, ‘lho act. of Congress ulso re- quires ‘that tho Board shall exanine the guns belng converted under the direction of tha Ordnance Bureau, ant: to make a detailed ‘report to the Secretary of War of thelr oxaninations, with recommenda- tions “as to such inventions as are worthy of netital test and the estininted cost thoreof, The Ordnance Board, consisting of Broyet AapGen. George W. Getty, Colonel of the ‘Third Artillery; Col, Z. 2. . ‘Lower, of the Engineer Corps; Col. J. Gs Benton and Mnj. » It Bullington, Ordnance Departinent; Maj. John Mendenhall, First Artillery, with Second-Liout. Frank #8, Hobbs, Second Ar- tiffery, as Recorder, met to-day in the army building in this city,Gen.Getty presidingand arrangements wero-made for future mevt- ings, Which promise to bo of a vory Interest- ing nature, : A. TIOAX,* ASBASINATING ‘CONKLING! New Yonk, July 12—A slight fire in Cas- sell & Mnssoy’s drug store, nt Brondway and Twonty-fifth street, to-night, was the occa- sion for considerable. excitement up-town, owing to the report that. the Fifth Avenue Motel was on fire, and ‘it was the work of an ineendinry who hac. designs on ox-Senator Conkling, which was only allayed when’ the facts of tno caso wero maily known, ‘" ITEMS, : ‘THE WEATHER : New Youn, July 18,—A_ heavy rainstorm, accompanied by vivid Nghtning and sharp thunder, visited this neighborliood this nfter- noon, and did considerable damage to prop- orty. ‘horesu Kelly, aged 9, of 174 Dean street, Brooklyn, was killed by Slghtuing. ‘There was one stinstroke caso in New York to-day—Ilonry B, Adams, aged 04, of Phijla- delphin, Jonn Clancy and Thomas Day were prostrated In Jersey City. + DROWNED, Melvillo Fowlor, 9 wrltur on sporting mat- tors and connected for mony years ‘with the Lurf, Feld, and Farm, was drowned this morning at Seaside - Landing, Rockaway Beach, He went in bathing atan enrly hour and swan to tho Neptune fouse, and while raturning, was solzed with cramps and drowned, ss DEAT OF A AMIE j Join A. Appleton, of the publishing firm 0 Ree ee thou tolday ne AMREBT OF ALLEGED FONGERS, Louls Hans .and brother were arrested, charged with forging thesighature of Shuon Sau gor acarpet dealer, to notes on tho Gere mantis Bank, + : ee <= HOT SPRINGS, ARK, +, Boectat Dispatch to The Uhtcago Tribune, - Hor Seunxag, Ark: July 1—J, Fy Gore ham, Ohtcago;: Hugh Dougherty, Phila. delphi, Pa; Georgo HE. Lathrop, wifo, and child, Boston; IE. I, Kimbell, Alox, Mooro, St Louls; E, ©. Boniinat, Indian orrltary; 0, W, Hunter, Spriugield; George D, Franke Hh, eungas City, ‘are ‘aniong orrlyals REUNION OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS, Sprctat Dispatch to The gaicdgo Trioune, 3 Tioosunatoy, Il,, July $8—-Tho hext re- union of soldicry and’ sallops of Itnols will bo held in Bicomington poxt September be- yond doubt, :Thy two nnfulfilied conditlous were fullilled to-lay, : Thirty-two hundred dollars ‘required: to sequia the expanses of the rounion wero subscribed yesterday and todayy and contracts have been secured with .| tog whom the roads touching ,here, alsoawith the t:Luke street, Wabagh ines, for greatly-reduced rates. Cit- Izena will now go vigorously to work to muke preparations. FLOWERS FOR . FUNERALS, Mottoon, Texts, nul Plows Sentiments on tha Kast Stdo of Now York City Vow Up-rown eo New York Sun. Inn large shop on the enst side of the city wore twenty-ning persons working at designs Avith cut flowers. ‘They were led by a brisk ttle Frenehinan with tumbled hatr and dis- ordered cress, who styles hlinself the “ boss arlist? of the place, ant keeps the boys, girls, aud men under lis charge hard nat work. Wo ts Hkewlse the proprietor of the estublishinent, He was working on a huge scroll of white rosus ‘wiih the words, “James, thou hast gone,” in pluk blazing from the centre, : ‘ “'Tnt’s rather a superfivonis sentiment, ch?” heaskedl., “ Becausy tf James lins gone he probably knows it; and If hu hinsn’t gone ha dow’l cnre to be forestdlled, It's for the funerat of a dead siloonkeeper, Hy family wanted to call him Jimmy, but seceded. in convincing them, afler ‘an hour's Arguinent, that It was foo youthful 2 title for a man who died at the age of 8, and they mace lt. James. ‘They lave ore dered $45 worth of flowers for tho funeral, and Lhear that there's hardly food enough In the house to keep them allye, Mere Is another plees for tho same party—n cande- Jabra mudy of carnation roses and lilies for the wake. ‘This stands at:the foot of the colli with is real candles at the head, my own Idea—8it, : “What ls that design that.the two girls aro working at??? “Also iny own iden—S16," answered the Nttly nan promptly, A banjo mado of white roses, with a purple: border and a red head, "ony Pastor ordered it for the Cinar- al of a lute player tn his company. ‘The words ‘no more’ wil be set in when the body Is finished. Varquite proud ot tint? our handsseeth to be very busy? “Noend. You have no {ded of the extent ofthe trade, ‘The poor peopl Ko beyond all hounds in the sontter, ‘They must: have Nowers (Mf they walk to the erave. It hag been sald that the custum 8 decreasing, but itisnmisinke. It grows worse every year. An ex-Alderman dled over on East Hroad- way recently and the «fl rs at tr funernt were beyond aver we Lf sent over it: lundred and twenty-live dollars’, worth to the house alone. had written orders from lif the politicians in the cit ordering a piece to be sent to the house with thelr natnes attached. ‘The old designs, such as crowns, columns, pllews, anchars, tyres, harvs, standing crosses, fallen’ vrosses, broken crosses, and .Geneva crosses, are: Btlll | popular, with inottues such ong ‘Rest in pence’ ‘Denrest mother, thou his Jefe us, ‘Little Jim iny? ‘Maria? ‘Gouel? ‘Adieu?’ *When do wo meet again ?? and go on, When amen: ber of a lodge dies we ave taxed with ‘Our Inte companion,’ ‘Brother? ‘One of us,’ ‘Our chiluf? ete, ‘Thon we have the ultra- religiouists, who hang tenderly to such exe pressions as ‘Safe ln the arms of Jesus, in carnations on dead-white buekrround, ¢ Thail, Mother Mary, Lam coming,’ ts poputar.? : “ What ts the large onu fh the corner?” The florist siniled and drew a box awny from the wall. On it was fn immense floral pillow. ‘The odor of hundreds of roses was ahnost suffocathig, and the whole muss of flowers was suflictent for: half a dozen or- dinary floral deslens, On it was, Do not ‘worry, mother, 1 nin in heaven. Hughie.” An anchor near tho: pillow was enlivened by. tho single word, “Thomas. “if “Itwas tho dreadful monotony of these designs,” sali! the florist, * that entised me to start out on some new Ideas, For this pure pose, Lsearched tho Scriptures carefully, and nally struck the fdea whieh: mada mé famous, won the first prizo nt the Iorticult- ural exhibition, and ran my business np to lta present Wuilty. It wns .the design of tho *Gates Ajar” Tho gates were nade of white rosubuds, and hung on carna- tlon posts, ‘Che steps ening. to the gates Were mado of young white.pinks, while the base was mado entirely, of. Marshal Neil roses, Over the {op was an arch of white Iiffes, with ‘Gates Afar’ tn bine.” wanes the vrice -of. sch a design as at? ayer * At this season of the ydar about fitty.dol- lars., Of course tt of ata dit about more ex panaive in the dead of whiter. A’ roll of honor = Is. popular, It Is on scroll mado sflowers, with | tho word ‘fest? on it, Another design of mine whieh drew the first premium two years ago wos & lone representing the world sunita of pure white pinks, with maiden halr fern for the ocean representing frailty. On top of the world was an hottr-gliss of hellotrope, mean- Ing thne, and a scythe of Hiles of the valley representing death hung over tho whole, Ktesurrection was represented by a butterily of panstes and datstes.” “Are doves In demand 2” ; “Bair, -We jet ont doves at one tine for $1.50 4 funeral, but now wa soll them out: right. ‘hoy cost’ about $5. Ly the way, here Js a ‘design that is very popular—a floral seytho restlng ngalnat the stuunp of att old onk tree, ‘Lavor Deng? is the notte. Another design is a tloral hook and Jndder for iiremen’s funerals.” p “Why do persons bity flowers??? “Well, at ono timed though thatlt spran; from ant Innate love of the beautiful, but have changed my mind. It ls fashion,—that's all,—fnshiou.?!:- A tour among the uptown. florists brought varying statements to light, One Fifth avenue dealor sald: “Our best. people still send flowers to funoralsy. ‘The dealgns are, ig A rule, very simile, and tha colors yery: quict ‘and anbdued. --Indeed,. dead white is ‘almost the . only color. used, Occaslonatly the name. of the decensed pesaon ig given, but vory rarely, 23 the motto business was overdone 2 fow years nyo, aud thoreaction carrled everything away,” .An- other florist, who has verlnps tho most ex- wnsive place in tha elty, very pusitive: ‘It's all nongonst to talk of flowors among the best people,” he suid. “thoy want them everywhere but nt funerals. and there they’It not havo thom. Cosnstonally. loose flowers Bro seatterad in the cofiln, but not among the upper.ten thousand, ‘They ara right, too, for u frush, beautiful. tlower is too dulleate a thing to bu placed beside n corpse.” ‘ ————— THE AMAZONIAN BEER-GLASS, Mra, Carolino Fredrickson, a'Swede woman living at No, 08 Onturlo strect, was locked up at thu: Chlcago‘Avanuo Station Tuesday night charged with au assault with n deadly weapon with intont. to do. bodily. injury upon Afra, O'Hara, who lives in tho samo house with hor. ‘Tho wotnan bas not yetbeon “hooked” bucausy of tho Uncortuinty of the result of tho injurics Anijicte. From ine hag beats Joarned of the cl uy rs. ue oven! jo woInca: hid” Geun drinking togothor. ‘Xhoy. when somewhat under to Intlucnce, onguged in fh woingn's spat, which ended only after tho ropresvntative of Sanndinavia bad doalt Bein‘s seay hier s stunning blow uver the bark of tho head with a beor-wlasa which aha then had in her hand. Tho vessel was ‘broken, and asharp Pleco cut the soalp: and: severed & veln, from which the blood towed realy. A pbysiolan sowod Up tho wound and stupped ‘the flow of Dood, but was unable to say what might bo tho outcunc, Tho naantlant will be held In durance 11 tho Jnjurod woman's condition js more pro- nounoed, elthar for bottor or worse, pay a ot 2 :GOV, BAGLEY, |. | Detnort, July-13,—Private intelligence ro colved here roports ex-Goy, Bagloy, ot this State, lying ill at San Frncisco, It 1s feared he cannot recoyor. ‘Ie went to the ‘l'acitle Coast some months ago for the’ benefit of his health, BL 5 son ye Morgans B, P, Bhillabor. (sf: ras Partington) writes from Toston to tha Huctford Boentng in rogue, , tho Morgan mystery as followa: 4 i The revival ne this subject after Atty yours affords ine. an opportunity of stating a theory regarding fie futoof Morgan entortulnod by a venerable lady of jloston,-just deceasod, whol Ig ua roavouablo. us any ulyanved. She and ber husband woro follow-passengors’ in Boat, ship bound for Smyrna with a yory mysterious individual who was undor-constant surveillance: by two mon night and day, Ho was kept sloot from allon and communicated only with hisattendants,: He upponrod rustiews and une ousy tudor the reatralas until tho ship arrived atBinyrna, whon ho was takon off Inu boat at night, but fow knowias of bis doparture.. The “twa mon disappeared st tho game thine, remard~ laptaln shew nothing boyond tho scouring of tholy passrze- on board his ehip and the baymoat of tholr monoy therefor, A short tine thorust for, wolie tlaitlog sume tribes quite Curtis uftendnute, waa auuuu thoes wad dies a a sbuunod thom und digs an ponrod. ‘Tho preausption vf all ‘on board tho Willian, Morgan,” unr ‘cure: -of that the nystorious passenyor waa agents for matting ‘bei nut of tho. way until Ubgy sal polltival attor cleotion,'. : Decline st gambotence nF bind. | tei, gor vitel- function ‘Figaltn Honowers’ Mlty, etc.. cured by Wells “~ [have quoted fiat ‘drusyiea, Bepot 8, of Me’e " LATTER-DAY SAINTS. The Vile and Dangerous Doc- trincs of Mormonism. Apostle Cannon's Defense of Lee ‘gally Enforeéd Adultery. Disloyalty of the Mormon Church to the National Government, A Flery Address in the Snlt-Lako Tabe 7 ernacle, Speetat Correspondence of The Chteago Tribune. Sar Lake Crry, Utah, July .—Within the Territory of Utah will be found all the varied clenents required to maken erent, progressive, and produetive States yet one will everywhere, Bayo perinps among the nore enlightened farmers, find evidences, if not Sneed of decay, at least of her being at A comparative standstill, Without presi. dice, I belleve, and with a sincere desire to deal fairly by all, have sought for the rene on of this, and enn traco It to no other cause than ‘ THY NLIOMNTING INFLUENCE of the reign of the Chureh of Latter-Day Salnts, ‘This peeullar and unsaintly organl- zation rules In all the affairs, spiritual and temporal, of Its atherents, utterly and en- tirely. And when {t is remembered that it 1s the policy of the Church to discourage the Immigration of Gentiles, and not only tocon- tinue its rule over this Territory, but to ex: tend its blighting Influence over the adjacent ‘Territorles and Stntes, untll It slint! possess a strong volee In the affairs of the General Government, 1 bellave It will: be seen thnt to this rule should beatiributed the stage-cunch appearance of the Capital of Utah. Lam aware that, in alleging that thera does exist a union of Chureh and State, L will be met with a denial; but that the one is Intl mately blended with the other, and that the hidden arm of the Charch Is potent fn all af- fairs of State, CANNOT IG PUCCESSFULLY DENIED, Apostle (Delegate) Cannon, inn “sermons recently delivered at ‘Tooele on this subject, says? «You foel as Lio, that it 1s necessary for our ‘salvation and exaltation that the men whu hold the Anostieship rhould administer tinto us tho ordinances, in urder that we may derive tho full Dbevotite that flow frum thom, If thess men have wright to do this, and wo recounizo thelr power ip administering these ordiuances unto us, con- sidering that 1¢ they adiwinistered them thoy will be found and recorded in Heaven. and thatwe shall have tho benelle of thom in the morning of tho resurrection. If those ure our feelings site we any that this samo authority shal! not dictate to thosa. perishable thinga by surrounded? Jt would indeed, for us. to w. ‘Therefore, it fol- , ns 2 natural conece inust hold ourselves entiroly subloct to that authority which Gow baa placed in this Churen to :load and guide us. The steps wo have already made to our presout condition have taught us this, Wo have been led yradunt- Jy from (ho waters of baptism inti to-day un dor the guldance of tho huly priesthoud, from thawaters of baptism to the present thine. all tho binssingy wa enjoy have come to us through tho boly priesthood, and the power that God has beatowed upon Als humble servants: tharg is tot n blessing which is of any vaiue that wo bave not received through that: imedium, ‘This beng the case, {t {80 natural consequence that that priesthoud shall continue to exorcise a powor In dictating to us as to whnt we shall do. On the authority of Bishop Cannon, then, L may safely brave the denials of the faithful that the Church, in fact, elalins to, and does, rule in all the affairs of its members, As the years haye passed on wo Nave now and then found , h _ A WEAK 8POT IN THE CONSTITUTION; and that the ruters of the vast intand empire of Utah should not only Meunse practices which are recognized as crimes and pun- ished as such in every clvilized Innd save this, but should be allowed openly from the pulpit to ndvocate them as the will of God and the only way to attaln * cerestial glory,” {sn sad commentary on that venerable docu, ment, and n suggestion of dangerous weak- ness, We now and then see {t clalmed by the Mormon press that polygamy, was Church Heensed adultery, Js not an important ele mont In their falth; but this isuntrue, The +} heads of the Church encourage this, notonly by precept, but also by: exaiiple,~—tost. of them jiavling more than one wife: and thelr preachers drive the Ignorant and atiperstl- tlons of their memberslilp Into thls criminat state by threats of their being barred froma state of * colestial glory” In the herenfter, 1€ they have the opportunity and do nut take moro than one wife. Apostle Cannon, in his ‘Lovels sermon, says! When wo talk abont coleatinl glory, wo talk of tho eondition of endiess increase, “If we obtain. colostini glory in the fullest sonse of the word, thon we bave wives nud children in eternity; we havo the power of endless yes granted unto us,—tho power of propagation that will endure through alt, cteenity, all boing fathors and mothors in eternity; fathers of fathora and mothers of mothors, ‘kl tod queens, pricsts and priostesses, and shall I aay more? Yes, all becoming xods, For this !s tio powor or Gud; itis the power by which Gad presidos aver the untverae and Os the universe with power, and whlch we pray unto Ins to bestow upon us, ‘That ts, the proprictor of s° harem on Earth nay TAKE IT WITIL 11M TO NEAVEN, and thus attain Cannon's idea of celestial happiness, Me. Cannon vontiiued; Homo men think thoy can slip around,—I have heard such men tulky-they think thoy are going to got into tho celestial kingdom without obeys ing tha law of celostini marriage, Ludo not have auy stich Ideas abuut exaltation; and yet 1 au porfeotly satistiod thoro gro mou who will be countod worthy of that ylory that never bua wife, There aro mon probably iu this. world now who will receive oxaltauion, who novor hud awifoat all,or probably hat but one, Dur what Ia neccesary for such a caso? Itmust be perfoctiun bofore God, aud a proof of willloy- cas On thelr part if thoy hud tho opportunity." Here wo have Jt, authoritatively, that no ong can attain colestin! glory winless, oppor. puntty offerlug, le establish a harem here on Earth, 5 ‘hat the Innate womanly instlocts of the bulldozed gox revolt aguinst the crime, L cane not doubt froma careful study of the ques- tion and conversution with many, tear how Ar, Cannon, in the same sermon, endeavors to brace up the poor, deluded, abused, and holpleos crentures, lie BUY? ‘There are & great many things that would not suit ue if we bud the choosing, necording to our natural feott tor these are often fae frdi vorroct, Hut, whatever feclings we may havo that inuy be tho result of trudition and falso education, wo must get rid of, and be willing to do that which God requires at our hands, And it 18 the experience of tho women of thls Church who have done that—I speak wow of plural mare ringo, for that is oau of tho moat trying thins those that have subinitted to this vrder bave reached a point whore they onjuy true bappl- noss, bocuuse in guurificing their awn will thoy bave the consciousness of kaoowiuy that tho have dono the will of God; and in theirsuvp!l- cadons to Him thoy can wak Him in ooniidenco for auch bloseings ns thoy stand in need of, - “Even he concedes that all the otbor palus and purlis of tho sex dwindle Into Josigult}- cance when compured with this =~ ENFORCED ADUUTRUY, ~~ that ft Is one of tha" most try’ whieh they havo to undergo; aud, Innsuuch ag this world brings nw compensation, he: holds before thelr teardlmmed eyes the hope of true happiness hurvatter, “They may haye that after the commission. of this urine against God and Nature, because they hive “gacriticed their own willis” to the Imporlons domands of tho lusta of. their Jiplous Inastors; aye, they linve sacrificed more than this: they have sucrileed Weir womanhood: they havo thrown nway that in woman, that reallres of Rood men reverence; . they have drank of a polson whosv vffects will destro: their souls, shame thelr sex and thelr olf. spring, bring. the mantiiug blush to thelr cheek when thay Jock into the face of lune e386 mien and women, And we are told thut alf this is the will of God, and. thas they may In confidence “ask Vhn for such blessiues as they stand in neod of.” ‘Tho most gixuntio orlmes of all -thne have been commit- ted In tho. uname of God, and -here the -san curring, Strange, i aba this things” re in occ you gay, that wouinn should enter Into state, - luraly, dear render, Naturaliy emo- tlonal ang retlgious, she lives here ‘SS N'A PUISONED 'ATMOBPHERES sho finds herself forced by her surround surely jnto thly unnatural state, It would bo too pide nat expect Lat she, the * weaker sex,” should be brave and strong enough to mains sgucted at length free this sermon inorder that the readers of ‘Tue Times may have a certain under. standing of the Infamous and eriininal doc- trines of this binewhemots acct, proving that their views and toctrines have In no wise changed since the days of Smith and Young, The organizatkin Is ag coinpact as it aver Was; and Itimoay be anfely alleged that three. fourths of the Inhabitants of Ogden and Salt Lake City, ns well as of the entire Torrltory, fre Mormons. ‘The whole is nu vast secret society, ns disloyal to the Government ns were over Leo's veterans, and rendy to battle with It atany tine In defense of t tutions whenever they: shall be infringed ‘bon hy National officiats, It lina been the dream of the Church to bull up here. A VABT MII-OCEAN EMPMIy sorielt and strong that they might keep out inquisitive and hostile strangers, and oven force the Government, at least passively, to recognize tho lerality of thelr Inspired (2) practices, ‘Ils thoy caine near neenmpllal- ing, and, but for the fortultous advent of the ateam horse and the telegraph, would have sticcessfully resisted! all interference with thelr affairs for inany years to come, We ny as well wake up tan realization of the fret that the Mormon question tives ke an obseurlig shadow before us as did the aAfrlean Slavery anestion, and us Liperatty Iv demands a solution. Whether It can be disstpated by, legisintion murely, fs a ques {lon “Che “Morinon speakers kay «note W her they be right or wrong, the tle iy tipe for menaures of some sort, decisive and giphiatte. ‘The day for parley Is past; the das of expostitation and argument. Is pasts nothing but" the intghty arn of the Go Ue erninent, Upheld by the sen! iment of the people, can avail aught,” Tow can thisbe dons? In the study of this question LYISITED THY TANENNACLE, hoping to learn something authoritative upon the Mormon side of the question, [was pot disappointed, L was shown vi nseat in the strangers’ row, i an excellent quarter of Hie vast nmpiithertrs for tha purpase of seein and hearing. Five thousand people poured. inant took thelr seats, Orson Prat “The Giray-Hatred Peate of the Wasatelt,”—a die, boenevolent-looking old gentlentan of S$ years wearing n full beard: of silvery-Rras, ant dressed tn faultiess black, eats 11 und took his seat in the istshops’ pew. Jolin da. Tay- lor, the heat of the Church, a gray, short, and rather stout, thiek-necked, and fem lookin mat, followed, aud took his seat at thesacramental table, *'The full, swelling tones of the great organ swept through the vast apace, a hyinn wes guix, and Jolin Nicholson, editer of the Ogden Dally Herald, nrose and began A FIENY, IMPETUOUS ADDRESS, during which the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was partaken of—the bread and water being blessel by Mr. ‘Taylor, ‘The preacher or spenker sald that he ind no pare Ueular subject or text, but should rely upon the Insplratton of the moment. Prophet. Joseph Smith had foretold the prevailing ine ellnation to siiake off all forms of slavery and: restraint. ‘The Chiveh tind done this. 1t had been asked, Why dit not the Church conform to the Inws respecting, marriage 2 Hiv answered, becausy thot tloctrine was re: yealed to them from God, .and the will of the Ileavenly Father was and should be supreme; and the Constitution giarantecd that man should be at Uberty to worship after the dle- tates of hits own conscience, snd any law which interfered with the speaker's retigious senthnents was void. -‘fhere would be no change in thelr doctrines In this regard untit there shout ba a new revelation. No power could interfere with them, even if all, the courts in Christendom should decreo other- wise, dust here the spenker became VEIN’ VELEMENT IN RPERCIS it seemed that the mere idea ot restraint frenzled Il; and Ina tragic manner he ex- claimed: * As fur myself, give me liberty or give ine death,” Ue complained that inany of othor religions denominations hail been treated with excessive courtesy by the Mor- tion Church, and had then gone away and Ned about them. One In, parlicnlie had told how he had been compelled to keep a slx- shooter on the pulpit before hii tn order to. save hitmself frou: Mormon assault. This wasa “black Jie?’ (My mind here recalted the’ Mountain Meadow massacre, for which Bishop John D. Lee stutfered death.) Attempts had been made to stuy the flow of nnn grations but all auel attempts were uticonst! tutional, and would prove futile, ‘The Church must be sustained and built up; mid, If they did not come in from the outside world todo it then it must be done from within, ‘The speaker said that it lind been alleged thatthe youth of the Church. were.growing away from it, ‘Chis was not so. Many of the most successful and fear. less of its Elders had grown up. in. the Church, ‘Those who go abroad soliciting emlgration were brave and pure. ‘Thespenk- er had knowa many Instances in which they had been perfectly chaste during thelr ab- sence, Thelr success depended on thelr purity ond Glinstity. ‘Violation of theirsolemn covenants lind always resulted in a wither- Ing and fading away which was visible to all; they niso suffered, when discovered, oxcot- inuntention, (Lt! HOW VERY LUDIcnOUA, ft Mormon vowing to be chaste, aud any vio- lation of his vow resulting Ina mysterious visitation froin Ged, 80 closely does Lie look After the affairs of the Churelt.) ‘The spenker proceeded to sny that they had been crushed so often, in theory, that lie had nofeir, In conclusion, he claimed that Gad lind revealed this systein, and any change inst comme from tho sae source, LT found a very decided tendency in the younger people to let the Church severely alone. This was evident in the congrem- tion, where very few young people were to be xeen, The organization fs go close anid vigilant that I have but little hope of di- stroying it by a direct prosecution, all such efforts su far having proven failures but, Ike the Indian question, a general uduention of the younger. members, and © more intl uinta association with the onterprising Gon- tiles, will tun time destroy It, If the reeruiting system can be stopped... Lam firmly con- vinced that this is the only nnd true way of breaking it up. Stop the bringing. of re- ernits, and the railroad and the prospector will stamp It out, ata! YNN. ——<————— Ex-Gov, Mubbard’s Daughter and Mer Musband. Nowspaper renders wit! rendlly recall tha son- sation created two yonra ago hy the clopement and tarringy of a “daughter of ux-Gov, Tub. bard, of Connucticut, with a coachman named Shepard, It has, alnce that tlme, boon reportod that tho couple wore Uvlog in pinching avery. but this statement is not true. Soon after tho marrlige thoy went to board with Shepard's brothér in Hartford. Mra, Shepard occastonally visited hor father’s house to seu her mother aud sisters, but tho presence of her husband jn the home of ber fathor wis ead forbidden, Shopard has n wealthy unole lying ln Middleton, Conn, who became interested in Shepard after the slopeimont. The unclo wa somowhut nettled by insinuations that Shepard was wot good onough for the young lady, and to show that his sympathy was practical mado a tender of peountary aastetance, Ho mado de- ituf tho necessary amountof money, and Inepard was enubled to purchase an interest in a woll-estabilahed livery buginossin New Haven, Not onty ts the formor ‘coachman dolnu well in business, but bo fs conducting himself Ina inane ty manner in Stone ways Rud his wifo 14 reported to be very bappy, Sho is seen frequently drive fog {n hor phuvton, and, it Isundorstood, 1s kind- ly recoived by many of ber old friends in Now Haven, Guce ina whilo she pues to Hartford, and fa notiocd as being In perfect health, an looking prottier than over, Sho keeps up a thoroughly stylish appearance, aud bas money, enough from her husband to warrant it, all «if which proves that she is not “ilving in poverty,” aa thousands of ple all over the annals who havo becomo Intorested in ber welfare, wil ‘bo bappy to learn, . % . Slav Pilgrimage to aime. A ourious and interesting piece of nows comes from Europe concerning the great Slav pilgrim: ago to Home on thu Sth inut., in colebrating tho fouat of Salnts Cyril and Mothoslius, tha Apoatios uf tho Sluvio race. Mar, Strosauiayer is sup- posed ta be the promotor ‘of the movement, which has taken tho character of an imposing anti-Jtusslan demonstration, the Ituaslaus buys ing {abored assiduously to Uring about the unton ofall the Slavs under the Orthodox banner, Wishop Htroasmayer, it Is avid, wishos Co relotro~ duce tha yornncutar Wturay, and Leo XUlh Ie sald to bavo given permission for g mass to be sald ut Agram in Slav. and In bls recent ane clyotoal to have pppealed to that of John VIUL, fn which the Latter Pontit nvouptod tho ueo of the Slav language for divino service in Slay iocountrios, The rolutroduction uf tha woular Uturcy might prove uw pieusire of Newt lnportance from a polltical aa well os from w rolisious point of view, us it would fond to atrengthon Austria's Intlueuce among the Slay copies ad to chovk the proyresa of Russia, for, rumamberiug the roloutless rigor wit which the Ruvalun Government bas treated the Cathollo populations of Poland, will any ute bingaad observer feo surey it auch ahould prove to be the caso and the Pope's countersiroke aluiod at thoautucrat prove eninently ctfoctive — The Reign of Redness, An old [tallan proverb soys that “novoltics Are always handsome.” If tho originator of this auylug wore now on carth,’and ouuld walk down Asroad way Of @ hot July afteraoon, and woo ut Ilt- tle womnau, or a large Woman, Undorncath atiery rod satin parasol, carrying on tha back part of bor head « bright cardinul-straw “ Ouellsk" bat, with a poaked vrown fifteca luches bigh, sure rouuded’ by abugo wreath of brilliant red us~ we cae ae He te wi cal yelvot—woll, por! 180 Bab poull -obango-both bis ming aud bis a cir Instl-. ws FIRE RECORD. Burning of One Wholé Side of a Great Stove Factory in St. Louts, - Destrnetion of That Portion of the Ine stitution on Lewis Between Bates and South Stroots, Bosh Fires in tho Violnity of Queboo—A Largo Oonflagration at Pote- dam, NY. AT ST. LOUIS. — Sr, Louis, July 13.—At five minutes past 6 o'clock thls evening, just after tha men quit work for the night, fire was discovered on the third fluor of the immense building of tho Exeelstor Manufacturing Company, bet~ tor known as Filley’s stove foundry, cover- {ng the block. bounded by Bates street on tha soulh, Florida on tho north, Main on tho west, aud Lewls on the enst. Almost be~ fore an alarm contd ba sounded the fire had enveloped nearly all of the southeastern cory ner of the block, and by the timo the first en- gine arrived on the ground nearly-the entire building on the Lewis streot alde of tha es- tublishment was a mass of flaines, Three other alarms were sounded In raph succession, In no short timo sixteen engines were hard at work, AL8 o’clock tha, fire wns got under control, but not until tho lurge four and five-story buildings on Lewls street, and ihe molding room or foundry proper, on Florida strect, was completely wutied, and part of the Lewls-street wall had fallen, The Lewis-street bullding was on- trely new, and was bullt to replice that part of the premises burnt on the night of the Oth of September. [twas not quite finfahed, but. would have been 1 fall operation In at lense ten days. Its upper floors wera filled with uw stock oF finished .stoves and ous enstings, most ol whieh were destroyed. But little, $f any damage was done to the Matn and Bates. atreet fronts, alanly afew of the number of patterns belonging to the concern were burned, ‘Che origin of the fire fa not known, but itis supposed to have canght in somo phavings innde by carpenters wt work in the: jt q , ‘The tar fee-house of Tugs, Loomis & Co., , between Lewis street and the river front, : was also destroyed, ‘The total loss {s estimated at $75,000; Ap, proximate Insurance, $85,000 on Dulldings, 341,000 on stock, $27,000 on patterns, and per-' haps $15,000 on machinery, ‘The tee-honso, wasevaltied nt $9,000, nnd’ the Ice at, $1,000; Insured for about $10,000, AT QUEREC. - Qvuenre, Can., July 13.—Fire Is this year creating great destruction in this vicinity, busb-lires seemingly burning at almost all poluts of the compass, Margaret Island, some Intles below here, on the south shore, was lust night reported on fire.| St. Jeni Chrysostome Is also burning, and Breakuy'e, fine mill is reported: a prey to flames, ‘Che: city Inst evening and again from about 8 a. in. was filled with densa smoke, and tho shipping was almost unable to move about on the river, AT CLINTON, ILL, H ” Spectat Diroatch to The Chicago Tribune, Crinton, UL, duly .—A big barn ond contents, worth $2,000, was struck by light- ning Inst night, near Waynesville, and burned: downs No insurance. It belonged to James ouk, AT POTSDAM, N.Y. Porspan, N. ¥., July 18—The As Sher~ man Lumber Company's Inrge gang-snw mill burned this morning, with 2,000,000 feet of lumber and eighteen houses. ‘Che loss is $100,000, Instratice Hght. cnicago. Tho alarm from box 431 at 7:13 last evening was caused by n defective flue In the two- story frame house, No. 163 Thirteenth place, owned and oceupled by Thomas Scully, Damage, trilllng, AT JEFFERSON, TEX. JRrrenson, Tex, July 1%.—A firo Inst night caused a loss of $24,000; Insurance, $11,000, : AMUSEMENTS. THOMAS SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS. EXPOSITION NIGHT. vannee’ BUILDING. THEO. THOMAS SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS. Adotlasinn, 25 und GO cents. For ante at the expualtion Haltding, 8 CARPENTER, Lessee, MILWARD ADAMS, Manager. NOOLEY’S THEATRE, To-night at 4—Loat Night but Three! Last Muatines Saturday Next ut £ o'clock. ‘Of Augustin Daly's Vomedy Company in CINDERELLA AT ‘SCHOOL, 0" if # Vv a Te THe SIAN SILL TATION? pflndag ovening, duly t—Posttivaly ¥arowell Por~ armanee, : Munday, July 18—James O'Noll}, Lowis Morrison, Ttowd Wood) ana wauporior cue in BARATOU AT SPRAGUE'S OLYMPIC THEATRE, Tnatantancous succons, louso crowded to the door to witness the ulavorate reproduction of the TWO ORPHANS. Rvery Scene New! Bix Stars jaye Sires cet Kvening this week, and Matinecs Wedaos- Peaks aera ae hideaway. POPULAR PRICES. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Clark-at, opposite Cour-House, woek of JAMES O'NKILL. Osi Woon, 1 LEWig MORMISON, end the Bar Block Company, and an emphatic bitin ws THE ROMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG HAN, oftit, aNgee Rrand production of THE BAUM'S PAVILION. Tronty-seoond-st., Cottage Grove und Indians-ave, ing during the summen The eye nuoy ovonlug and gundsy betineo, GS. dD CERT. Aduitaaion, 2a; Bundar Matinee, 186. MAGNOLIA BALM. 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