Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1881, Page 12

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1881I—TWLELVE PAGS MARINE NEWS Grain-Carriers Firm in Thgir De- ‘mand for a Further Ad= vance In Rates. But Two Vessels Chartered Yes- terday to Take Corn to ‘Buffalo, Formation of n Now Company to Run a Line of Propellers to This Port. Around the TnkesArrivale and De- partures-MiscellaneousAlong the Dooks, HOME GATITERINGS. DWAIN: PRELGUTS, But fow charters were made on the Board of Trade yesterday, earviera demanding 84 cents on corn to Buftaly, while stilppers were only willing to pay 3 cents. Only two charters to exrry corn to Tutto woro mado ducing the day, ono nt tho shipper's olfer—i cents—and the other ut through rates. ‘Iwo vessels wero chartered to tuke Haxseed to Duttulo on private terms, but it Is sald thut tho mite was 2% conts, “wo conts was paid on corn to Sarain and 5 cents to Kingston. Tho engugoments reported embraced the following vessels: FOR BUFPAL eller Milwaukee, corn. ouner Marion Page, corn ( ‘0 toner ALE, Cammings, thixsend Sehvoner Golden Ficeve, tixser POR HALES Propellor Lehigh, corn... Frovelter Conematnigh, corn, FOI RA Schooner Luttle Coopers COrt, sere sere eee «20000 ror KINaKTON. Sehooner Lewis Ross, vorn, FOR OSWEGO, Schooner Jamalea, corn. RUIUHMER PRU Matea were reported flrmer yesterday, but there was. no advance, the followme being the iigures at which eburters wore mades Front Bust Sugiuuw =) Bushela, ca penee 018,000 sels, steam: barges carrying tamber trom dock Jo dock ut Bg cents tess trom Grand Haven and Muskegon. COAL FItEIGNTS. + Thoro wero no chanues teported in cont freiyhts yesterday from the Lower Like porta, the te remulning at §125 from Buffalo and $2.05 from Oswego to this pert and Milwaukee, A CANADIAN SCHEME. ‘Tho follow!ng ure tho partivalars of a scheme for Hine of stenin propellers between Chleayo and Prescott, with: transshipments at Montrent or Quebee into a line of ocean steamers. ‘Pho company hus beon formed, with a capital of $2,200,002, aud will, commence operations and « enter tanto competition for, the removal to Europe of this your's hurvest. ‘They huve four Houting elevators, whieh will be brought to Prescott, to start with until perimancut elevators can bo construgtud. ‘The fatter ts Intended to have a enpicity of 100,04 bushels, though at Test ft will be butte with unichiery wt one side, and having a enpielty of only Wut tho number: of bushels named, Its extent being double when veered, by the construction: of the sevond tlt of tue buitding, Tt is oxpeeted tint tis struct. Ure and the HiCconsats: docks will bo eoustructed dueling the coming wlater. “The river barges, as wells thy hike steamers. of tho’ compa be built of steel, constructed with tumurig, and wilt be suppiied with eongorts, #0 that grain with be promptly unloaded at Prescott, and be at Quobee, ready to be transported inte ocean srenmers, in forty-eight hours, Alrendy close connection ig sald to have been mide with the Freneh syndicate line of stenmsbipa reauing 10 Fe by whom tho ocean service will be por jormed. With A TREABUNY DECISION. Tho Collector of Custoins at'foledo, O., hus ceived tho fullowing from Assistant. Scerutiry- of-tho-Treasury French in reply to a letter to that Department regarding tho pay onspecial surveyor for adimensuring a new y URY DenalraeNT, WAsntNaton—To te Collector of Customs Toledo, O.— Stes Pn th re- eeipt of your letter of tho dst Ins reporting in tho ease of the Py miaut, of Ri tok. WHKin, for: xervices ny sneelal surveyor Ju ndmensuriug it now Versel. it nppentis from your sintenent that the Selden b. Marvit. now veasat, ld been built at your port fer Detrolt owners, and that when she was fnunehod, Me Dustin, your eilmonsurer of vessels, belng tuo sick lo leave home, you appointed Mr. Wilkin, formerly a Deputy Collector In your olliee, to perform tho. duty, iinder Art, 27 of the Hovised Regulations or Ts. You ave informed: that this versed cote huve proceede hor houte port, under »Withuut Boing nd- hough, youstate, te feo etl, SHO, uppanrs in recount of official emoluments, The priaheo has been, and should hive obtained In this nso, to ust and recelve the nuthurity af the Depart. ment bofare cinployiig ce private citizen to ads measure a Vessel Ih the place uf a Customs of fieer, and to transmit for uppruval an itemized UHL of ly necessary expenses, Youare, bow ever, directed to forward proper vouchers trom Mr, Wilkin, whan further fustructions will be: given you, tFtlly, Axsistant Secretary. OTHE, sock Tho shtvehundlars report buslness very good at present, The tuy Shiolds Is In dry-doet, baying a new wheel put on, ‘Tho schoonors Ihielye and Mary Collins came out of dry-dock tat ebening. Tho schooner iH. A. Itehmond wont into Mil- ter Urothors’ dry-dock yestordny to stop a leak. ‘Tho Nine propetigra Champlaln and Cangda left lust evening crowded with plousure-suek- ers, ‘Tho schooner J, & A. Stronach, tumber-indon, ms, towed to South Chicayo yesterduy to une Tuo schooner BN. Muko ts tn the Chicaga Dry-Doek Compuny’a docks having ber bottom. eaiked, Tho big stenm-bargo Inter-Oconn with hor tow of lron-ore barges left for Escanaba last evenlag, All the {iver tugs wero kept busy yesterday moving vesela In the river and towlng In and out gulny et Tho steum-burge Migsourt arrived yesturday from Last Suylnuw, towt rut Jonded with piue imiabore ee M, Doolittle, lay, yesterday ninde a survey of the dumuxo to the schooner lerthe Culkin, cated In collision with the schooner Steolv, abe. fount of duinago bas not yet been tixed. DUI. ‘Thu muster of tho schooner Pride uf Shotoy= wan claitus that fis vessel tukoa the cake for Tost tine, She mado tue round trip between Miwaukee and Ludington in forty hours, at Jenst he wo chins, Capt, John Hardy hae been assigned to tha command of the tug "riud, of the Union ows ing Line, vico Fay Nyt, teaudferred to the Commodore, Capt. Hardy fea. uble pilot, and quite popular {uspecially with the nde), and will no doubt I bis new povltlon earn fresh ius Fels und add to the reputation bo nlready bag us @n experionced rlyer tuginan During tho puasigé of the propolter Cannda, of the Now ivland dine, up Take Uuron, horav, whieh formed purt of tho propeller's curgo, Wks (brows by the jnotion of the oralt ons huteb, and broke through tt. Hofuro the patina) pouty ie pat rleatid tt snd, peukon its eps, Penderig shouting nocessury, he Carcass of tho hurso was than thyuwn ints the lao. Jobin Stell, a Hobomian 18 years old, omployod ag a iuborer by H, Witbeck & Co., lumber dealers ‘at No. 310 Weut ‘twonty-aceond street, white ute Jomiing fumber from the barge D. 1. Whiler. at o'clock yesterday fervnoon, avvldentully fell into the river betweun the veasel and dock, and vane Sromuer. i Hae ert waa Fanny oresl an hou nuicr und wis taken to tho home of his mothor, No, 137 Woat Ninwteenth atroct, 4 Monday ovening the tittle yacht Frollo was ruy down by the thi Frinuigiites just as the yacht was cutuing out of the Government basin, hear the south pler. ‘Lhe Cuptain ot: the te slangled ber, bus tho siaul was ovidently wis> understood or bor pliot became confused, 28, Snatond of trying to voll tho cuit tho yuvhe made straight for It. and was rin into. No ong was burt, und the Jittle craft sustained wllgbt datuge, os tho tue Wud under chouk gf the thie fu order to let the yacht piss, Yesterday afternoon Chief FirosMarshal Hughes, of Loulsvillo, Ky., aud several Aldery men ot that city, hore uf a tour of inspection, wecompunted by those two old und experienced sullors, Rear-Aduiral. Michaol J. Mtebouuld (on tho retlred ist) und Paymaster Gcorgo P. Glle Ingo, of the Union Towing Company, and quite aw purty of oftizuns, bourded tho tug Campbell und pald.a visit lo the Water- Works Cri, ti ‘tb: Keeper MeKee revelved the party on iis arclyul with w Reur-Adwiral’s ealuta trom the fogsburt, and hoisted tho Adimiral’s colons (a green tag wih wulte sture in the corner) at hulf-inust, Alter spoudlne wu coupie of hours Inepucting the workings of the water-xutea and tusting tho bed sure of the home pure rn to redusburk, “nd, after ev adicu, the viomauy tee ment of 2, turned to tho efty, the visitors wetl pleased and fullof wonder nt what thoy saw. The Admiral dil the honorsof the 0c pense of the diselpline ¢ THE LUMBER TRADE. EAST SAGINAW, peetat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune. Rast Ssatnaw, Mich, Aug. 16.—Tho total shipments of tumber, abingles, and fath from tho river for tha seuson to Aug. WW wero. ns follows; Lumber, 334,844 950 feet; shingles, 6,519,000; lath, 8,584,000, Liunber frelghts to Chicago Orm at 83 and 1.25, and almost Imposibio to obtain vessels nt those figures. Freights to Buffalo, $2.35 asked, and #225 toOhlo ports, The litmber trade ts nutive, several: million feot buing soll tneday at a higher range of prices. About ifi,00,000 foot of Umber have been shipped froin the river to date, NAY gITY. Sptetal PAsnateh ta The Chiaoo Trimtines Bay Cry, Mich, Aug, 10,—Tho abipments of Minder, ete. from Bay City for the week end- ing Aug, 13 oro as Follows: Luinber, 10,396,000 feot: shingles, 2,000,000: hoops, 150,000; lath, YON} shooks, 1.0K), ‘Tho tot shinmonts of Jumber, shingles, aud fath from the river for tho: Kenson ‘were iia follows: Lientber, 38,844,000 feet: shingles, 60,510,000; lath, 8,531,000. MUBKECON, Srectat Ditnateh to The Chieras Tribune Mesoos, Meh. Aud, 10.—Clearances to-day, twenty. Lumber shipments, 4,701,000 feat, AROUND THE LAK A WASHOUT AT WAUKEGAN. Milwankeo Sentinels “Sonto the during Sun> day night nbout twenty-clght fect of the pling on tho harbor work at Waukegtn was washol away. A heavy sea wos running, and an cddy formed at the northeast corner of tho work, uh dermining the piling, which this morning was found witabed upon tho beach, ‘Trenty teet of tho single ine of pillag running enst was torn away aud eight foot of tho inside Ine running southoust, Tho piles were sunk in tho sand from alxtcon tocizhteen fect, Tho nows of tho wasb> out Wis convoyod to Capt, Houston, of this city, in charge uf the Improvements, aud [ast evon- ing an. onglicer was aunt to Waukegan to look after ropalrs, whieh will be speedily made. Tbo ongincers hero. clnim that the peo- ple of Wauko@in are directly at fault for this nceldont, bevatise thoy obatinately refused to locate the burbor whore the Governinent one gineors wished todo so, but chose a polit wero the bettors t9 all qiiuksind, and where it will be Auipusaible to drive piles with any dexree of Ratoty. It is nls claimed that the £8,000 nppro- prhited for the burbur will prove Insuiticlunt to varry on. the work successfully, while thit amaunt wold have been amply sumeleut had tho site selceted by the engineers been approved: by tho eltizens of Waukegan. WEAIUNC SMILING COUNTENANCES. A dispatch from Bast Saginnw says! Tho expected rise in iinmber freights fas taken phice, and vessel-tnen now wert smiling coun lenances. ‘Though there has beot noopen strife between thom and shippers, the rates: hive ad vanced 2 per cent. and the following quoti> Hons now provalt: Ty Clty to luttulo, 8.50: Bust Sagi to Huttalo, $2453 Buy City to Ohlo parts, $2: Enst Saugine to Ohio ports, Boy to Chicago, &; Eust Sagluaw to Chicago, AMERICAN V8. DIITIIT NULLT BILPS. The Nautical Guzelte ot wv recent Issue speaks as follows {i reared to tho superiority of Amerl- eau aver Koglish built sips; “Ote vessels are hot continually hn the hands of the reputrers, ws British shina are, Wa bill nv better ship in every respect than i built in Great Urltain, at their several expense ucconts mbuniantly Prove, Even att 29 per eeut extnt cust the Amur- tean-bullt ship Is cheaper the end thin tho liritish ehip, 3 no subsequent expense ts over Inetivred In pevfeating thom.” i THE PASTEST TIME ON WECOID, Volodo istad “the propotters save. and Gait have af Ju port. ‘Tho Saye fer Suttn- Yesterday afternoon, and tho ho'vlack, "The Sige urrived bore wat va, und tho Gault at 1:0 this afternoon, I OUbtedly the fistest Ume on record f dock in Buitalo to dock in Fotede. put dou: yt techie which Is the fuster bout. They aro hb Mnagniflcent propellers,” RETIIED EHOM THE NUSINESS. Clevoland Leader? “Mr. ‘Turner, who so far thls seuson has been gating us agent for tho propeller Saginaw Valley, hag concluded to drop tho steamboat business. I. 7. Chamberininy Gener Ayentat tho Merchants’ Line, wilt, 11 thy future, have vbirgo of the Interests of the Sughuuw Vailoy at this port.” . 2 +KALLOMS WAGER, ‘Novonte Matz © Following the example of the ‘Torentu braueh of the Sailor's Unton, a speulitl Invetlnyg was held by the Port Hope mombers on Saturday night, and the wages mised to $100 per day’ on Lake Ontario, and 81.45 through tho canal, JOKE—A FACT. Tho munmeth fron propels recently lnunehed ut Wyandotte fs Joading whent at Detroit for Hulfalo, | 1t ts eal, by way of a Joko of course, that very little grain. WIL bo left at Detrott when sho wets londed.” {COAL SUIPMENTS, Buftato Courfer: * The cont shipments by lake from this port for lust weck amounted to 30,000 ong.” MISCELLANEOUS. SUDDEN ILLNESN OF THE WIFE OF THE GAPTALY OF TIE MYBTIC BTAIL Spectat Dieputch to The Chicago Tribune. Mitwauker, Aug, 1t,—Tho schootor Mystic Star, grulu-laden, from Chicago to Oswego, stood into the buy bore to-day and signaled fora tug. ‘Tho Mugorimn wont out tothe eraftand learned that tho cause wus duo to tho suddon iilness of the wity of Cant, Grillin, who wits tecompauy tit hin. Mrs, Grillin, at the request of the Captain, wis Drought astore, and ‘will proceed home by x) PRELGNTS AT TOLRDO ADVANCING. Mpectat MMevateh to ‘The Chtcaca Tribune 'Torung, 0. Aug. W.—Tne advance in troights pout yeaturduy contiuies “torduy, and the fol- lowing charters representa further advances Schoonora Itival, Shupe, and SMeiditerr wheat to Buttalo, 3 eonts; sehvonera White and Willis Kotter, corn to Oswego, feenta; Propeller Niurara, whont to Montreal, 8 counts; sehoonor Victor, corn to Kingston, 6 cants, THE KCHOONER TWO FRENDS, Special Duvaten to ‘The Chicaga Tribune. ADEWAUKHE, Wit, Aut, I—Tho sehooner two Frionds, wreekod in North Muy lat fall, cume oub-of dry-dock to-day thoroughly re= palred,-and will’ut once be “Ntted out.” Tho mune by which tho vessel will hervaftor be Known hus not been determined upon, . A COLMSION: HETWEEN STEAMER. Speciut Lispatch to We Chicugu Tribune, MOSTUEAL, Aug, WA collialon ocourred bo tween the tichollon Company's steamer Passe port and tho St. Lawrence Company's boat 0. Rothsus near Morrisburg. to-day, wher the bile warks of tho luttor were stove In. Tho damuyo, however, waa slight, OSWLUO COAL CHARTERS, Speclat Dispatch to The Chiew20 Tribune. Osweao, N, ¥., Aug. 10,—Conl ebartors to-day Behouner. Comancho, to Chicago, und steare burgy Georglut. to Kort Willa, Luke Supe rlur, both on private terms. RECELVING ANEW WHEEL, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicaga Teidun:. Minwauger, Wie, Aug, 10.—Tho steam-bargo Minueapatin id in dry-doek putting on now ave! 2 \PORT OF OF CINCAGO, _ARINVALS. Bimr Shoboygan, Mavituwuc, suutrios, » Str Grace Urutmmond, south Huven, sundries, Sting Coruna, Ailwaakou, mandrivs, frup Conaaplatae sae bya jutber, Props, , Culdwail, Bay CUy, Iumbor, Prop Conuiauzu, Bry, sundries, jr Stussanitar. ontyn Itarbor, sundelos, Skylar Hdnton faruoe, auras, yack fats Ht f Feil Sun OTIOR: nh, BULTIC, Prop (icone Wunibar, Suskewun, sundries, trop J. #. BURVErtsy Biuxauek, Sundrivg, "rof Cabi, Hume, suites, Prop Favority, Murinocte, twin, fron Missaurl iluy City, wundrlos, ‘ oucuhal, Pushtign, towini. i Hustal, maudeion, ow Y . Bele G, Ja Wroin, Cede Hiv eli Mrlitio, tay City, hutbe: Behe Id. Liwbig, Bhudlihiw, lumnbior, Behr Atuitins, Alaimgtiana liur, poste Sulir Aliowhuny, elu, coat, Hehe Slurutuy , Cloyuland, cual, Behr Lona Jotinsen, Menomiive, lumber, Bene Kittte Grant Saugatuck, Iuinber, Hehe Lumberiian, Flack Crack, lumber Sehr Mary Ludwig, Packard's Mor, Bolu As Arla twnd Haven, Wuiibues Sehr Ma). Not Forty, luck Grau, luraber, Bebr hive Oak, ig Mnrbor umber, Belue Union, Honucutue, lumber, 2 Sehr nuuth Yuvan, Packants bur, lumber, Bele Anidcow dAcKaON, Muskexot, ui Bebe Lonu Star Marinette, lnubep, Rete Hunont, Murtuotta, idmbor, Kehr A. A. CArpontar, Marinatte, lumber, Seber‘ 8, Skinner, Muskegon, diubur, Reb Lockout, Chabuy man, tuner, Behr (FAY (lou, Hag ity, tamibor: id MeGliverd, ly Cltry lumber, Hole Oruntes, Bay City, lngbor, Sehr Prowse, Grant Haven, tunibo: rt uf Gran r fe ob q , Bebe Ot id Hnyou, Grand Lavon, jamber. Bali oyulador, tiennd avon, lumber, it iz on tpullurs MushuyOn, luinber, hr U, 1. dunn UEKORUN. HOU gohe Noque Hay. Positive, luuber, he Active, Hustla, Hulber, ihr Oliswa, Grand iuyen, lumber, wie Adtronuack, ¢ rund Uavou, lumber, Se rar cout Bene JY ivy urate Ouutisa tage hah bese ACTUAL SAILINGS, ron erat tow. Coron sips Hoare’ Guin, rob Bary Grol. butt Hava Pru Houvurtis, BAUME prop Voorlvew Yulsith, aura s Prop Mussonger, Banton Hurhor, sundries, Prop mae Coningwuod, U0 bu corn and pune Tirup hiabo, Bydtulo, 4,0 bu Vo irony xi von five andeign nnd sandrlos, ua Ui SUNSTIOB,, drive, nari, bru avon Hanae, dau bu hou sid sundeled * fro (PG "beitaty WWitga tall wuudress oa KDE Au Munhorr direyarea CY ht . Bone ds Wi'kuon ‘ Manlate, Hsbt, ¥ehr Cayo Horn. Behr M. Stalker, Cloveland, tht ss dahon. Wants Vier, Hal all, Anan orn Muskexon. lstt, KATE SIELLEY, ti. Hehe, ¥ elit. . . ane ae A Brave lowa Girl's Daring Dead. Ison, Tudtwin's Viur Nght ne inven. Hatt, eraT ATR, Hie fs Land 10 tures sabe ai How She Saved a Train from Destruc- tht. Her Helle Bny, Itahit. Sehr Allee, Mii aaa tion, Schr Ronse Sinmons, Miskogon, Haht. a, Wilke Hanke, tint, Crurfords M anision, sunirios. und Haven, Iitht, ten, Teath 1. Fond Wiver, stindries, Sehr Whinlo Witte Frankfort, tht, Behe Hadiesl, Muskaan, Hunt. Keli dason Parker, Wuqtown, Natt. Rohe Willtans Cringon, Mantstoe, Hutt. Nebr Lain, Pnttte, Halt ettr 7 Auskexon, Walt, a, Hbatite . Wart iineot 18.49 bn corn, : ou, Muskesan, aht, Haven, Mutt, Viti Minkthy, south Thy , Mail, Mennminae, miberinnt, Wnek Cree! lt, Grand inves IL Fe Her Perilous Trip Across 1 Raging Tor- rout Doscrihei. Bveciat Disvate, ta The Chteago Tribune, Boone, In, Aug. 10—The Demoerat of this placo will pubis to-morrow the flrat completo and eounected recount of the now almost world-wule story of Miss Kate Shel- fuy’s daring imfsslon of mercy during the storm of Wednoslay night, July 6, A fair iden of tho extent of the washouts ary Collins, Greon Bay, Hult, and damage to culverts and bridges by this Hyolio Musto fants St storm ean be formed from the fact thot, hint Fee enn ONT ee Matt id: not the subsequent rains taken place, which Hobe .\ Hrauiteg. trae iw Way, Battie Inerensed the damage of Wadnesday utght, a eee ree iinwatans tbo but corn. week's Inbor with the Inrgest repalring corns Hehe Bushtiga, Poahthte, tet possible to bo used would have been barely suileient to place the rond Ins conditlon for the renewat of bisiness. Honuysereck, from Boony to Molngona, ts a rapr@and treachor- ous stream fod by miny others of smaller size, all of which contribute to swell the usually ‘unprotentions crevk to tho volume ofainighty river, the foreo of which wis a Severe test Upon tho strength of any strict. ure opposing tts course. Of tho twenty-one Urldges between Boone and Moingoua, southwest a dlstince of five miles, leven were destroyed or bailly damaged, those lua stone abutinents alone resisting the ilaod, Sehr Mert. Veshticn, aatiedtrios, Selr Lotte Wott Uhebayuan, tight, Rete Cotitont, Stunkewon, Hatt, BONE HE AG SGancatt, Nt Ir alerts Masaneliies, au Ff Uranis, Metonines, Rant if Planet, Mencttied, Ueht, agai, Staranaltes | or, Geoiton Ie n Hing, nriatin, Hatt. Vortaze, Mint, aaskesiss, (she, White Laake, Natit vide, Grand Haven, labt chr Ftin Fi Mehr City of Grand [tn Seber Conquest sturgenn May, tent, Schr Wostchuster, Muskegon, Halt, Sehr Magnolin, Ludington, Hehe. OTHER LAKE PORTS. port nunON. Pont Munon, Aug, 1.—Passed Up—Propelters Colorado, dunes Fisk, Jr, Jupan, Starucea, 3, W. Dinebard, Gordon Campbell and consort; schooners Monitor, C, C. Barnes, Bt. Stepnens, Down—Propellers Olean, Juninta, Winslow, Antelype and barges, John N, Giitden with J. Marla Scott undconsort; schooners John McGee, N. Uarkor, Wind vast, ght. Weathor fine. Pont Hiro, Attu, 16-0390 p. in—Passed Up Propeller Jessi Farwoll and congorta, Woco- ken with Delaware, and achooner Francis Patins, and tig Sumner and barges. Down—Propeliers Boston, Ontario, Clty of Tota, and Yosemite with Shandon and barges. Wind cast, br Wenther tine. PORT COMMUNE, Spectat Dtsvateh to ‘The Uhicagn Tribune, Pour Connon Onbs Auge W—Passed tt Schooners Deluware, Oswoyo to Detroit, cou Florida, Kingston to ‘Toledo, Ughts Narwa: Kingston, to .Mitwaukeo, railroad trons Angto- Saxon, Kingston to ‘Tolodo, Myhts Sam Cook, Uswego to Chleug, coul; Dentnark, Kingston to: Toledo, Ught: Emerald, Kingston to ‘Toledo, Ught: Lendvitlo, eee to Chicas, cowl; O. M. Hond, Oswego to Chleizo, cowl; Kate_Keily, Os> wego to Chicngo, coul; M. C, Uppur, Kingston to ela, Uehts atentt- burg Naren, Mautroal to ‘Toledo, ight; propeller Acadia, Montroat to Totedy, Heht. Down—Schooners Pandora, Voleda to Kings- ton, core whoat. THE TWO ACCLOUNTS, ‘Two aceldents made Moingona the scone of excitement and sorrow during the night. Atthis pines pushers ure statloned to help trainsover the steep grates enst and west, and also watelmen aro employed for tho cust aud west sections, whose duty ft fs to exanine the road after the passage of nll trans und nscertain if the track is ull safe. ‘This precaution lias always been provideit by tho Company ng a ineans of guarding against aceldents on what would otherwise Qo at all tines a very dangerous section of the ruad. Just before the storm broke the pusher, ¢ glia No. 230, had returned from helping a traln over the Hil to Boone, During the evening railroad employés, with Interns in hand, wore gathered nt the depot anxtously disenssing the alarming situation, and won dering what would be tha orders, If my, Jt was in obedience to the order requiring section inen to earefully examing the track nfter n storm, and the following furthor order reeelved from the trainettispateher at Boone, that nen went out to Iearn the extent of tho daniage: Wand, Moingone? Run ta Boone and return to Molngonn regurdless of ull tralns. W.P, Wanp. Englueer Charles Schram, with engine 20, started west with hig party of men, among them O'Neal, who lost his life by stepping upon the loosened tie of a bridge, and fall- ing into the water below. At the same tine Ed Woot, with the pusher engine No, 1, started cast, havlug with him George Oln- stead, fireman; Adam Ager, brakeman: and Pat Donahue, east section buss. Olmsted and Donahue being the two men who lost thelr tives at the broken bridge hereafter mentloned. Of tho aeeldent which ogourred, Ed Wood say: “These men were sitting down on the ten- der, nt Donanue was signaling to ine botlt with lls yolee and Intern. “We had passed over the Des Molnes River bridze near town In safety, and when reaching Money Creel, about ons mile from the depot, L was back- lng slowly und stegested an examination. Donahue signaled ‘ail right, go on, the track Is here, and’ tho Unbers all “in place’ We Wawanoab, Milwaukee to Kingston, ’ BUFFALO, Special Dlapatch to The Chicago Tribune, , Burvato, N.Y. Aug. .—Arelved—Propellers Sv Louls Alaska, and Arablit, and schooner Porter, grain, Chicuygo; ‘propeller China and arce Northerner, grate, Duluth, eared—Propellers Commoatore and Vander- bh, and steam-burge oun Pridgeon, dr. for Chteayo; propeller Aretlc and. steam-barge Brunswick, for Dututh. Churtoré—Schooner Porter, coal to Milwaukee, $12: sebooner Atmosptore, coal tv ‘Luledo, 60 Onis, 1 Cinal froights dull and unchanged from yes> terday’s quotmions—namely: 4 cents on wheat, ig eonty on corn, and 22¢ vents on outs, With the exception of a Ilttle corn and wheat, nothing offering for ablpment. MARQUETTE. Bpeclat Mispaccn to The Chteaca Tribune, MARQUETTE, Mich, Aug, W—Passed tp—Propa City of Fromont, Atlantic, and 8, ¥, Hodgo; stenmer Manitoba, Down—V'ropeller Paeltic, Arrived—Tag oolnow: yacht Countess; schooners Kuto Winslow, G, King, doin O'Neil, Clara Parker, H, Volger, and Granger. Cleared—Propellera Macy and fron Duke; hat not passed on to the britize, as Caen"? Joln Hurt, Ishpeming, and Tron | tow turns out, much more than EROANAIA, twelve fect) when f heurd the Linders begin to erack, but, in tho darkness, with the headiight behind instead of befors me, Teould not tell just what part of the bridge 1 had. reached; thought 1 was near the eenire of the stream, and might possibly make the east bank, I thon sprang from the end of the tender, where [was standing, into the eab, and threw ona full head of steam, ‘Lhe weak place proved to be in the centre of, tho bridge, direstty over the main current, which wo had t.. yet reached. ‘fo this polnt tho engine leaped in na sevond, and down we went with =~ AN AWFUL CRASIL into twenty-flvo fect of surging watery 1 eoitd not sce tho ather mon, L was in tho eub when theengine struck the water, but how Lgot out can’trell; think the eab was torn loose by tho fores of the current. knew Leould not swim, and my tirst thought was to guard against. fling my tunes with water. “Chis L succeeded loins ‘Lhe tirat thing Eeame jn contact with 1 think was the tank, and ny hold must havo been on the round rol ground the top. It was: surging and tumbling, and finally threw me loose. 2d was thon wished down stredin and when three fect under water struck drift-wood, Here the water was about twelve feet deep tunder the drift, but 1 mmnaged to hold on, Ldon't think Lcotld have dune so liad it not been thint just then a large tree came ayeopltt down the stream, roots forumont, eaught fast, probably aginst the tank, nid veered around In stich 1 way ag to brewk the force of the current aweapling abst ne, "The water wont down very fast, and Tn bout hale an hour was not more than upto my Walst, but was still very deep between nie and elther shore, Noxt I noticed the wayes rollbug down towards me four or five fect high, and Lfolt sure that the Boone Roser= voir had bursted, and that it was all over With me then. ‘The sieht was grand and ter riblu, but it was allover in aw moment. ‘Lhe Waves swopt over ne, and the waters ugain wont down quickly, leaving me etinging to the vranches of a witlow tree, As the straat . kent golng down Lwas finally safe on a sund- banic, but surrounded by water? Chis rescue Wood says his firat ray of Nopo was when, soon after the crash aud lie, ied called for help, he saw the Nght of Knute hulluy’s lantern gleaming jn the dark woods, Next hu srw the brave girl peering down from the broken thnbors of the bridwe into tho rushing flood beluw, aud ‘calling to know who was thera, He enlled her further down stream, and after 3 moment of hurried conversution she started on her portlous mis- sion of merey to Molnzona, Aduin Ager, who way also in the water, clinging for life to the reat of s tree, In his expurience, ny published In our formor re port, spoke to the reporter of Kate Shelley's Wolcome appearance at the wreek, and sald that while she was gone to Molngona hhuselt and Wood auannget to muke thelr voices 0 Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ESCANABA, Mich, Aug. 10,—Arrived—Steamors Tron Age, Rube Mebards, Eseannba, and J. li. Owen; schoonors fron CHT, May Michurda, lrow Brate, Joby Minor, Higgie and Jones, C, Nilson, and L, 1. Watson. Hoparted—Stuamera Forest Clty, 31. Jureckt, J. H. Oyen. and Leland: schooners Honier, Cam don, Charaplon, Fitezorald, Canton, 0 1, Brown, Unadilia, tron State, und ‘empest, MILWAUKEE. Npectal Dinateh to The Calcago Tribune, MIEWwAUKER, Wis, Aug. 10.--Arrived Crom be- low—Steuin-burge ‘Thoms W. Palmer and cou- dort Ugaritia und schoonor Ita! eee A DUSKY JOKE, Printed Wis Friond’« Love-Lottor. Wasiusaros, D, 0, Aug. h—The Critte prints the following: “In the Post-OMco Department to-day there was something of 4 seusntion eccnsloned by the troubles of 1 Alusky swalt—a clerk In the Fitth Auditor's office, A swelllsh sortof achap who hag donhttess broken the hurts of a score of eolmed damsels has of lata become enatn- ored of acolfde-hued girl residing iIn- the northwestern section of the clty, So undi- vided and constant had he become In his ate teptions that he apened Up a correspondence with her, and of late forwarded and received numerous epistles of love. It appears, that aday or lwo Ago he expected an wnawer front the youns woman, replying to ond of his snost gushing notes, Me watehed for its arrival inost engerly. Tlaving aceasion, though, to absent hinself from his dusk for an hour or to, he requested a friend, ane other colored vlerk, to take charge of the Totter should jt arrive during iis absonce, After hw had gono the letter arrived, and Whe friend, Insteud of keeping’ it, opened the doctmnent, and, considering ta ‘contents amusing, he furnished the editor of the People’s Advocate, v colored man, with a syuapsly of it, and tho Iuttor published ¢ {1 the tagt issue of his paper. ‘Dlls, of course, rented a breeze, ‘The elurk for wham the Tutter was originally iitonded demanded of his frlend an explanation, ‘The Jattor said he sknew nothing of =the letter or Its publication; that the letter nuver came to hin, and he didnot Know where the editor of the Advocate secured tt, ‘Tho victim of this silly’ and contemptible trick, belloving hls supposed friend lind violated the lw by ppenltas his letter, Med complatut against hin, and the case was placed: In the hands of Special Agcots Thiball and Henderson, who are now mithering up the facts with the ylew of arresting and of prosceuting and follow who tunpered with tha United States mail. ‘The opening of the lettor was evidently In- tendul ns a Joke, but is very Iikely to prove avery serious joke for the responsible party, ‘Tho atalr has created a Iyoly stir In color soglety, and to-day the corridors of the Post- Oftice Departinent swarmed with colored people ‘who had heard the story and wore woxiuus to learn the result”? THE TAX SALE, ‘To the Editor of ‘The Catcage Tribune, Circauy, Aug, 18,—Would you boguad enotigh to inform ino why thore ia such # burry this year in tho County Treasurer's office to got through with the tax sulcs. Did thoy ever sell in August Vefore? Did they not give tho tax payers Bechutice Unt eptember? ‘Tots man Hoya mude promised to several taxe payers that ho wonld sult the detinguent proj erty in Wheoling on: dlonday only, but be wold for the Towns of Ulversiae, Proviso, Lyons, and Loydon alia, Tae Pacnusy stated Kunday' that Wheollng only would be sold on Monday. Why fa ho, Beyo, rising tiga uo Cast? Hu etated Jestorduy that ho would soll in six towns to-day, There 16 4 runior that he llkea ta roach tho Jnwig of Hydo Park aid Luko at anearly day, not ulfordipgy the taxpayers of those two towns nll the tte and chances thoy ought to have... Could thiy mao Beyo not deluy his groat rush in the heard one to the ofhor, KATH SHELLEY'S HENOISM, The wreck ut the bridge, where nen wero atruggling for thelr Ives Jn the water, aud the further fact. that the hour for the ap proach of the regular passengertrain was xo hone that anoter drondeul eathurlty, might he added to the nlroady mourntul disaster, are now siiiciently understool by the rouder, Wo theyetore omit all other portions of the former irticle, giving in conclusion sluply, that which made record of the noble faring work of. Kate Shalley during a nleht when tho wrath of an appalllug tent pest, before which even brave men shud> dered, was upon the and. Nilss Kate Shelloy ts, perhaps, 18 years of Age, comely and neal hn Appenrance, madest and unassuming in demeanor, with an tntele Ugent, thoughtful countenance and womunly expression, plainly Indicating that very early in years life's roul battle, ant not its rosy dlreams, came upon her, and that in bravely accepting the hurd atrage@le she had uncon: sclougly fitted horsaie to become the herelne in tho story whloh the Democrat gives with- “ ont exagaoration, For fifteen yours her homo futeroat of the xPAyUTeD cwency Yeans, | hus been ina sinal{ hotsd in ihe woods on ——————————— the Wilt Routhoast frau Ano 0 of tha necks. ‘ dent, and comm mi Its somewhat A Poodle Sind iin feat lonely position a full view of the fatal bridge, For six years, and wntit Nils death th i uo, her father, old ncrvices wad Bir toute depubvtedi: Mer. Bilebacl Walsh, who wus a passonger on li | (n, rallroad service, was Cur U6 of the Firth streot tine goaeniuy afters noon, bis a xriovance, Whon bo got on the cay | the faithful a Wuitroptd Dightewateh in on it appears it thore wis but one vacant scat, ie dangerous section of the run, losing his ang that was partly occupied by x poodle dex | health by oxposure {a the dischurga of his ve plan in 08 oun lady wt peat pet te iN duty arid finally, while ont at its post tn the tho beat, which sic rufwesd $0 eK MY Walelt night durlug a terrible. storia, so aggravat his disease that death fram conauniption was Tuplily hustoned, and to thls came to ato tis adda surrow ot living her brother drown in the stream nearby, Sluieu thut tie the stiporlntendencs of the work upon the little ‘clearing has fallen to. her, and nelehbors say sho has not fated tn belay a fulthful sup port to her widowed mather, "8 first wxperience the night of the storm was in going down the hill to the stable, which was rupidly filling with water, and releasing thoir scanty herd of tock. pou her returo to the house her mother ' i took bold of the dog himself, whereupon tbo lady acceumed, und tha’ vonduclor came to Bue Feacuy and defense. The oonductor, whuse mina fa Willa Carter, ordered the passon, the var, but the lutter refused to go until bo should wot hia turo back. . The caudictor refusing to return tho Care, ang Inulatiug upon big leavii the var, lod to alight, The conductor atria Wualabtu the face twico with his Ost, it la said, und Walsh culled tor Bulp, and sn officer came and took bots to tho station, Walih preferred a charge aguinat Carter, but the latter gave bond and Was released, Wales it is arid ipreoda aug the company, rays sho was pale with anxiety, and insisted on golng ntonee to ative an alarm for tho ve the bridge. Sha could sev tho Hashing nyratust It, and was certaln Lt Ave Way, as no sich flood had ever ts strvneth, Hur mothor attempted to quiet her atari by assutiig her tat Dennis Murphy, the sectfou wateh, would bo there, but Kote rentled: “If it was po, I know hoe would bo there, but It won't do to feel nurs thatany one will go”? Fora long thne she ant nt tho window peoring anxiously ont In the tlarkness nt tho threatened sirueture, and finally lay down on Presently she her bod, buts dtd not ‘aleep, heard an queiie bell give’ two weird taps, and said she knew it was No. tl A crash followed, thon tho hissing of the hot boller strTking the water, anid thon two ertes for help! ‘The stillness which followed) Kate deserves as awiul Nothing could be heard except the roar of thunder mingled with the sullen wash. of the surging stream, In re- spohad to ler nothor’s entreaties not to go, that it would be certaln death to venture outin a pince so dark and dangerotis,—her brave reply tvas; Moulor, 1 could never forglvo myself if Ldid not make an effort to gave those poor men calling for help and the assenrer-train should be warned, 1 will go 'o Motngona, or div in the attempt.” They had only the globe and framosyoris of a Iat- torn, the ojt-cup and. burner boing melted away, but Kate hastily (improvised a Neht by han, li an old ininer’s inmyp in the bottom of the lantern, and leaving hor mothor and NtUe sister aud brother all crying as though aba Jina! parting, she started out. ; ALONE IN THE AWFUL TEMPEST, From the housu the Democrat reporter fol- lowed the route taken by the Intrepid girl to the bridge, ‘Tis was Saturday, and the ground was yet wator-souked and the wa diicult, but nothing: in comparison with what 1t inust hinve bean when. dense mid- night clothed the woods in darkness, and & rushing floud swept down the iitlsides and through tho guileys, welahting Uo thick un- derbrtsh low to the ground, ‘Fhe route was heeessarily nearly a mile iniength, fending. in places close to the swolien stream, througl Marshes, and once Into a swiftly-runmng slough out of which the girl says she cane thoroughly soaked, but managed to save her ght. Once alte was lost In tha woods, but the monent she found a path she knew which way to go, Wouus sitys he was wall nigh overjoyed when he saw the leht appronching tho efcaring near the end of the bridge, aud that he will never forget the sight of Kute Shelley making her way out over tho twisted aud broken work to the last tia yet linuging over the wreek in tha olling flood below, and enliing down to How who: was urere, Ile stunmoned her further down the stream, and after a mo- ment of consttttation she tet, assuring tlm sho would brine help from Moingons. Be- fore her you Suny her most hazardous Joiumoy, to undertake Which required tho cuol, ealett- jauing bravery of a heart not insensibie to four, hutinsplred by that sublime determi- nation which risks danger when duty gills, Followlug the track, she made her way to the long, high bridge over the Des Motes River, ‘This was siready sweeping far bo yoni Its banks, and flonting dépris battored against the trestles and plors, Along the high appronehey of open thnbur work, and over the body uf the river, thirty feet above Its ronrlng current, she must mike her way, stepping trom tie .to tie, A singly misstep would be fatal, and, tondd to the horror of her torrie venture, justasshe reuched the bridge hor tekering light went out, leaving hor in total darkness. Providence imist have eulded the footsteps of the intrepid girl, for yhe mide her way over in safety. She in- formed a reporter that ang sla foured 2 nionstrous treo floating dowi the river might move the bridge, snd halted for & moment, and that the Igttning flashes were all the thine binding, leaving the darkness more In- tense, also that the wind and rain made her: shiver with cold, nying crosyad | the bridge, she soon follawed the track along the embankinent to the depot. "The danger of the passenger-truln rushing into the ning vortex” was ow -compassed, and Kate Shelloy’s horrible. tidings had beon ndded fo the sad news of O’Neal’s death, A RESQUING PATTY was quickly gathered, and started on Engine 30 tothe wreek, taking the heroine of tha night with thom tn the cab. | At the wreck it became necessary to reach the opposit shore. How to get there none of the willing men knew, but in 4% moment Kate was at thelr head, piloting tiem throtzh ihe darkness by tv slippery pathway throtgh dense wnder- brush close to the edge of the sloping clit overhanging the swollen stream. ‘This took them around the lettorS described by ies eur- rent, and down through the oats patch near her hoine to Another bride, erossiug whieh the way tu the ent of the, wreek opposit Molngona was easy, and the work of rescue ing Wood and Ager wis at onco begin, And the hour tind a half passed must have been of thrilling suspense to all, but deht nobly had Kate Shelley dong her work,. For the purpose of saving Imperiied lives she hus nade for herself a record of sublime daring which 1 nu era less selfish than the present woul protnnlly mevt with that substanthal recognition which gratitude bestows upon the worthy, and win for har name a wreath beautiful and fadeless ns the Immortellos with which history entwines the memory of Grace Darling. . AT PRESENT Miss Shelley is lying sorlously Hl at her house from the elfects of thea exposure sus- tained in her. perilous trip, but it is belleved that her restoration to health will be upeadly. A nieotlug of citizens was field last Friday, at which a vommittesto recelve subscriptions. tor Miss Shelley, who is the sole support of a widowed mother, was appotnted, Tho Committees consists of ‘Dr. A. A, Decring, Postmaster at Boone, In, and Jolin MeCabo and John Peyton, of Moingona, in. a (PROHIBITION IN MAINE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Derwnixg, Sse, Aug. 1.—What your Portland correspondent saw and hoard In forty-clght hours in Portland In regard to the liquor traille, secins quite remarkable tome. I am continu- ally traveling over tho State, and haye never scun oto drunken inn at any depot, but, on the contrary have always falta thankfulness in my hoart whilo waiting at such plucos for the peace ana aood order, coutmsting it with what | have scon in othor Btutes, ‘Tho Shariits story docs ‘not surprise me go mci as we have tho wis. fortune t9 have sovoral sheriff's who do not Do~ ove in prohivition even onough to understand it. ‘Phere may ‘be Uk pluces in Portland whore Nquor is kept, but those are kept by the vilest mon, in somo obscure corner or dark collar, and the whole’ of them do not own ay much, do not soll us much as one rospvotable (2) suloon iu u Heonse city does. These places do not tamipt the vure youth ataur State, white tt ts true thoy, do In & measure moot the wants of tho runkard, Ho (tho Sheriff) goos on to say that to’ evade the law 8 presoripuon ig obtained from avowed disreputabic physician, and thas a pint or a quae of whisky ls procured, instead of a single rink na Ina foonso town, J presume ho alludes to town agoneles pro vided for iu our Maine law (a: necussary ovil), whore liquor Is obtainable for medival purposes. itien tuct beyond dispute that fully ono-bale our Maine towns have Lo pion whero. jutox!- calug liquors can bo bought save at the agonoy, it is algo truo tit In onuehalf of these towns Thore {8 not oven an agonoy. No ono can lognlly huyon a prosoripaen out of bis own town, For jnstanco: 1. live: in the Lawn of Deeclag (none Fortanals {t bad 7,000 inhabitants, bos nota single grog-ahop, nor @ town agouoy, Whore fy no way for my to obtain legally a drop of liquor, Ido not wantit, but ther those who do, and the power uf appetite in somo is strong onough to lead them to somo of the Port. land yrogeshops of which [ havo spoken, and they muy get Intoxicated, What is true of Deorlug is true of othor. lawns, and since our gy. of Portland (hours the largest olty in Malno) is sant, ono could gut intoxicated In some Fore utroot den, and In five minutes roach our Jincat strects, tho “observed of all obyory- ors," because such a thing ought not to he In jalne, One can readily soe bow Portland, bolng the commorclal contro of Maine, has more than her share of urroste for drunkennves. | Lf * probibl- tion doos not probibi¢,” why is it that hylf our towns arg froo from brog-shopel “Tf tho law Wa, “fulluro,” why ia it not ropeuled instead of bo- ing tudo moro stringout eact year? To bo aure, tho law is violated: it bas boon alaw but thirty years,. What about the law ugalnst stoaling? It ‘was mado lung before the Maine law, and yot f find pouplo in our jails to-day tor stealing, I four eu correspondent saw the sights he saw through the glasses of ‘pi B saw which is ominently wise an bonelloopt. Duc allowanco should be tnade fos the: amore nou or nsineerity of bis informan dho Bhorlil; and one ahould romumbor that sin ‘the traltio igdrivon wlmost entirely from ou: rural distrivta, et who must (7) hav farvod to two oitlva to obtain it, and aro liablo to be run over by tho care nod killed, ae tu the traveling incident rolated by your correspondent, For tho past soyen years L have been constantly in the midst of tho warfare, [ftiog from the qatter, thoge who -bave “errad thruugd atrang riuk.” working for the oducation of tho rishi; generation upon the nature aod effccts oi alcohol, and plouding tn our levislative halle that our tow toy bo intensitied. Jepoak froma reformers, Hot u politiogn’s, standpoint whon 7 say U kuaw that the probibitory law is o bloss toourBtate. Aud thore la many a wise polls Uolan who to-day will agrce with ine. with prido and pleasure to auch tnen as our Ox Governors, Perham, Dingiey, aud Connor, The Republicans of Mississippi, Tho Jackson (Miss.) Republican bas Leon re- vived. The first number of the new isgug sayu; “bo Hepublicans of Mississippl have deter inined to make Anothor effort to redeem thelr Sinto from tho falso und humiliating poaltion whieh iL now oecuples before the work, They Aro thamsetves A Ltete and well-ancertaluel majority of the people, and they are assured uf tho eviperation, in the coming enitvass, of ins Nuentind and numerous partion who have tithare to netod independently, oe in, opporition to thom. In a muttor of so arent importance na that of overthrowing a usurpation founder on rovolutionary violence and matntained Keep sista I eae Is, perjurioa, aud overy cons eclvabla form of corruption, inen nny cone alstontly act togethor who nro divided on mute tora of loss moment, Tho object now to be ne. complisted Is the reGatnbtiahtnout of constitu. tional government In the lands that offectod, questions of polfoy and expedicney can bo ucenbly discussed and ndjisted in the future, 8 Bo-cilled Domocratie purty of the State (6 nov a proy to bitter dissensjons, perannal rival riva, and general demorallzation; so that likes warniness or open dofection tay bu expected in muny quarters where zenl had hitherto been conspicuous, [t Is potuble, however, that no rinciplo is involved in Its wrranglings which jook anly'to the distribution of the il-gatten apotla of office. Thora fs at lonat it poneral prospect that tho old ndawo, * When thieves fal ont honest mon obtain thelr rights,’ may bu vorlfed fn tho approaching canvass.” SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. An Immionno Corn Crop This Yoar, and Gonoral Prospority tor tho Farmors. ‘To the Editor of The Unicago Tribune, Wieurra, Kas, Aug. 13—L hava resided In this State for upwards of fourteen years— have hunted Indians as well as buifate over what is now one of the richest farming sec- tions of Kansas, ‘Twelve years ago Inst fall I camped with a regiment of volunteers within a stone's throw of tho present site of. Wichita, ‘Ihe village then consisted of a trading-post. and half dozen tog houses, It now has a population of nearly 6,000, be- ing tho largest town between Topoka and the mountains. As a shipping point for wheat, corn, hogs, poultry, eggs, and butter {thas no rival In the State, ‘The country tributary to it ts nll that coitld be desired for agricultural purposes. This (Sedgwick) county hus over 60 per cent bottom lanl, ‘Vhe upinnds are generally rolling, with neither thnber or stone. Three rivers course through © the county, — tle rout Arkansas bemg the principal fhe total area in winter wheat {n Bedawick County this season was 104,000 neres, OF this u siuil portion was plowed up. in the spring, When ready tocut much larg: or portion was damaged by hail When tho barty: was in the milk we had about two weoks of lot, dry weather which played havoe with tho bright hopes of miany farm ers, On thotistof May the average yield was estimated nt seventeen bushels por acre, About all tho farmors who can procure the ‘use of 6 thrasher are now at work, and the average plaid, ag near as Jenn learn, Is twelve bushels. In some’ fisstanees It ring from twonty to thirty-six bushels, but thoy ure rere, Most of the wheat was cut with headers, which Is more diffleult to stazk 80 us lo turn water than the old method, About the 20th of June it commenced to rain; it not ouly tained, but it poured, and up ito the Ist of August more rain foll throughout this country than in the preceding. three years, ‘The consequence Is thatch of the whealts coming to market web and damaged, nnd grades as rejected; the price it Is bringing, Hhothayithatand ing, its condition, is high gratifying to the farmers, boing from 7% to cents per bushel. But the eorn-crop of this county, and Lintgltsay of every organized county in the Arkausas Valley,” ulmost surpasses belief.“ Sedgwiek County has 08,000 eres in corn, = Much of it ig now in condition to husk, and the lniest planted is@ufe from frost or draught,’ ‘TL huve takenWespeclal palus to got a correct estimate of tho average: yield. £ ave found no-one who places his yiold at lesy than forly bushels per nere,—the great uafority claim fifty-five, and many run up to six’ y and seventy-five, It ts ante {0 place the total yleld of this county at 5,000,000 bush. ‘als, and that of five other counties of this valley at 15,000,000 bushels additional, wll ot high grado, . In hogs, this county ts making. tapid strides to position” at the front; about 40,000 head are in the hands of farmers, ‘Thig is not at all commensurate with the lmmense corm crop, and logs for’ feeding aro in netive demand. dust now, aside fram wheat, tho most important tramle Is in peuches. ‘hd poset crop of this county, like the corn crop, is slmply tminense, Ono farmer, who hits a little orchard of 160 nores in fruit troes of different varletics, estimates his yield of pouches nt 80,000 bushuls; others jinve from ilfty to -5,000 bushels, Contracts are belng minade with Eastern parties at 50 cents por bushel ‘Tho bulk of them, along with poultry, eges, wid butter ara slilpped to the mining towns of Colorado and New Mox- leo, ‘Two express companies here liave all thoy cun handle of this traflic, In conelusion, permit mo to say Sonth- aiming, and F challenge western Kansas Is bd any part of the United States to produce f equal inthe way of farm products for the disastrous year of 1831, AL STEWART. | ———— IOWA MATTERS.” Short Crops tho ‘itule—Raltrond and Manufacturing Intorests—Tho Poiitl+ cal Situation, oF Spectat Correspondence af The Chicago Tribune, Des Moines, In, Aug, 15,—Tho unprece- dented hot weather of the past few weeks and the abscene of rain have had a rather disastrous effect on growing crops. It fs sufe to estimate that the corn prospect lina been reduced at least $5 por cont from the estluuite of two weoks ago. Owing to the inerensed acreage in Lowa and higher prices, farmers will probably. recelve ag much from the corn crop Inst year, though the yield por acre will bt greatly, fran ry Exceed LWO- thirds of Inst year's ylon!. ‘The potate crop will also be short. Whent that is now belng thrashed falls short of estimntes, and in many cases wilt barely pay the exponses 0! harvesting anid thrashing. Enmlgration ts pouring into Des Molnes atn rate never before known in its history, 16 may also be neded that Northwestern Lowa, which,has heretofore beon comparatively undeveloped, ling lately rece! ved an Impetus, and fg bullding rallronds and otherwise de- veloping hor resources ata rapid rate, With the 1,000 infles of new railroads that are bo- ing bulitin Jows the present season, the thousands of dollars invested in now manus factures, and the hundreds of thotsnuts of gores of laud being broken, surely the year 1s8l will wark one of the most ‘prosperous eras our Stato has over known, Political matters have sbeen rathor quiet during the heated torm, but now bid fair to Uven upand give us yok a fairly uctive and, paras ively ciumpalan, ‘The prinelpal sstio Will bo tho aubmilssion to n vote of tha people of the question of: amending the Con- stitution so ag to prohibit the manufacture and sale of Intoxlealing liquors asn beverage, Tho tart question wil also enter into tho cavnss somewhitas between the Ropublicans and Democrats, lithe Republican party an issuo. in selecting representatives to the Legislature in some countries is belng mate on the Senatorin! succession, At the present time there seem to ut two leading con- testants in tha fold, viz.: Gov, Gear. and Jnmes F. Wilson, with Wilson slightly in tho lend, ' However, the raco will not. bo a walk over for either of tha above-named gentlo- nien, though both are good men, there ure many who think that John A. Kasson will come fn and wiu the race, Judging ‘from the omitiations alrendy mude, aud thosa sure to be made, the noxt Legislature of Lowa will bo the most: Drilllant that has over assembled in the State, Afen are Dolug sclocted forgheir fitness for tha ot- flees more than party: favoritinn, and men of bralns and experience are belug pub Forwards ——— ~ THE "HOLDOVER” AMENDMENT, ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Hnny, Ul, Aug, 16.—Sinoo read! our are ticle tte sido ae the 11th, we rid Boon tue formed that an amendmont to the Constitution jg fn force as soon us udupted, acourding to a decision of the Supreaie Court, Will cay ive this decision wud your views on subject. fi your paper, \ B, MILLET Answer,—Of courso an amendment to the Con- atitution bocomos part of the Constitution ns soon us adopted, Hut whon tho amendment almply provides what shall be dono in 1863. and thereafter, 1¢ docs not altor what fs to bo dgne iu 1881 undor the old provisions of the Constitue tion, If the amendment hed ‘provided that an Gloction for Senators and Ieprosontatives of the Legisiaturo should take place in Novom- ber 188 and annually theroaftor, that amends raont would cortalnly: not prohibit an eloction for members of the Genoral Assombly In 1683 and 1634, nor. would it extend the term of the Members of the presont Loglslature over till ‘1885. ‘Tho amondment is part of: the Conatitur ton, but It provides for nothing until thu olec- toa of 188, louving until thea the provious ,provision ror ‘the election of, county oltlogrs in force, That is the way it strikes us; but wo sre open to conviction if @ diferent viow can be maintained, ~ _fROPIO FR OI Lacan: coat ' i sree i, A BONUS oF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD Cory WILL BE PAID FoR THE DETECTioy, OF ANY PARTICLE OF MINERAL, , OR OTHER INJuRIOvs : SUBSTANCE: : ‘IN YTS COMPOSITION, The. use- of TROPIC-FRUIt LAXATIVE is indicated in. all cases where a purgative, cathartic, or aperient medicine is equired; and while it produces the same rs sult as the agents named, no dix }agreeable, weakening, or distressing effects (so common with other rem edies) attend its use: ‘Trorte-Fruit Laxative has the unanimous sop Tedhliphip commevastory rsponase bene coun received fram cminent poyaleune and chests, 3 cal and ‘nelentific Journals, the clergy and preyanl Herne tial Fearne Lhe Gletey eax prea - Packed in bronzed tin boxes only, Price, 25 Cents, — -, Large Boxes, 60 Cis, SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS He GREAT GERMAN | REMEDY f RHEUMATISN} NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, -' LUMBAGO, BACKACHE, Gout, SORENESS or ran Al CHEST, HY SORE THROAT, Lit etapa ED ATE nea oly i TOOTH, EAR ano HEADACHE, iD ALL Ov No Preparation om earth aquale B. 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