Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 24, 1881, Page 2

ngainst, and which will decrease if the stomach contluaes to recolye tho necossnry nourish ment." ““Thore aro no indications of malarial fever?” “Notany. With partleutiar eare | have tooked out for that. ‘Thero nro no traces of malnrin at the White Tonse, nor could Tiind that any one who had over lived none the Hxe coutive Mnnsion find = cen affected with it in tho past. = =The — ricks room Is: perfectly comfortable and. healthy, ‘Tho tamperature may be reduced to almost any Ucrreo by the refrigerator appientus, and the chamber wheto the President Hes ts by far the tiost comfortable plice Ihave been in at al “Are thore F PEANS OF NEW COMPLICATIONS from tho swollen parotid glind? Dispatches from Washington anticipate another operas tion" “ Itmay bo neeassary to open nn nbscoss if tho inflammation develops to that puint, but ft enn hardly bo ‘enlied an operation. ‘The soroncas comes from the impoverished coniition of tho Flood, but the danger ol the present Intlamima- tou from that causo has been maguitied by wns oMieint diapatches?* Tt tins beeratuted thint the Presitont’s mental faculties have at last succumbed to tho assaults of tha wound and tho fuiting strength of bis sya- tom, and that ols mind bas tevame paruatiy If not wholly obscured." P Dr. Agnew replied {n offect that he was very weak and cmuciated, but that bis nin was quitensclearns it bas ever beon, Te was tho firet to know the result of tho physietaus’ exnin= inntlon whieh preeede every bulletin. I TALKS VERY LITTLE to his attendants, but ‘no one In tho sick-room knows better than be hat 1s golug on ubout tim, All that he anys fs spoken as rationally as Dr. Agnow was hitnself talking at that moment, Ithns bacts stated, too, that the attending phy- alelans withhold from the public many dangers ous symptoms which transpire in tho sick room, “Ibis not.true,? sald De, Aguow, “ that’ the physiclans know much more than is communi- cated through tho bulletins.” Brom private interviews with physicians cor- respondents nt Washington, he sald, bad ath cred hints of a new complieation in tho Uresl- dent's Illness, as In tha caso of sopticiwinin, be- foro it hid been announcedtn the bulletins, CORRESPONDESTS JUMPED AT CONCLUSIONS, ‘The phyalclans did not conjecture anything. Septicnmia was announced in private dispatebes sevoral bours before, the dispatches wero In- dorsed by the bulletins, “You may say,” concluded Dr. Agnow, ‘that the cavo $8 by no means hopeless; that wo do not anticipate any sudden = change gitagy for the worse. or better; that our Tropes are based oi tho recuperative powers of the Presiient and tho restored atrength of his stomach to bring renowed vigor: und If [n the cud his Improvement fs permanent, Ils convalescence will be a very long one.” ‘Dr. Agnew will not return to Washington une til Snturday, unless he Is summoned there by tho attending physicians in the tneantinie. —_- DN. BLASS INTERVIEWED. EXEcurive MANSION, Aug. 23.—In au ine terview with a reporter, at 1:30 this after- noon, Dr. Bliss mado the following replies to the questions asked hin: “ Tow Is the President toxlay 2” “He fs doing.nieely.? “Jlow much food has he swallowed since morning 2 : “He has had about eighteen 8unces and a half ot Hauld nouriahmbnt since 1 o'ctock last uight, not Jncluding tho enomata,” hat has Leen the character of the foods” “Tt has Loen stronger than yesterday. The yuantity of voof-Jilea bas been largely Ine ereased, and peptonized milk has been added to tho Ist.” “Ting tho stomach seemed to assimilate fc well and without discomfort?” . “You ‘ ‘ “Do you notico to-day any ovjonce of + INCREASED STRENGTIT ; ns the reault of this filler and moro stimulating diet?” oe “fis puldo isn little tess frequont, and {ts charaoter atronger and better; in otbor respects there ia nut myeh change." ‘ é “ What ls tho nppedranceof the Intlamed paro- Aid giund to-day? » “ It-isetih bard tothn touch, and bas not per cepubly ebanged In appearance.” “ How tang before suppuration will begin, if it Woulng ac Alle”. 7 “dtmay be twoor threo days yet. Thoro Is no certulnty that-tha swelllbg will suppurate.”" “ [Ing thero been any chang In tho septic oon- dition of the blood?" Ithink there are ovidencos thut the septic nlition 13 pnasing oir”? * ‘Upon tho wholn, what do you think of tha pationt’s condition as compared with ycster- any?" 4 ° “T think it fs 9 ittle bottor. ‘The Prealdent scems to me to bo galuing.” i IN, GENERAT,. - 3 AFTENNOON DISPATON, . Wasiixatos, D.C, Aug, 2—The follows ing was sent this afternoon: JR, Lowell, Miniter. Lindon: Imo the last twelve hours, since 4 o'clock this morning, tho President bas awallowed olghteon and a halt ounces of liquid foot. He bus no nauaca. Tho pulse and tomnpurqture are not ‘essentially changed. Inthe Judgment of ble phyeielans ho ‘bas lost nothing since the Inat dispute. If there bouny chauge it is far tho botter, F Jamen G, UrAiNy, Secretary, MLAINE'S SIGIET DISPATCIE. ‘The following cable dispatch: was sent to- wight: ‘ Lowell, Minister, London: Tho President's condition is more cneouraglog than at this time dust night. During tho lnat twenty-four hours ho bas ewallowad ton ousices of extract of beef aud lghteen ounces of milk, retutniog hud digesting bot, fle lus twieo uskel for food, which ho bas not done before for seyerul days, His pulse and temperature are both somewhat lower. Tho swelling of the parotid gland hus not speciutly changed. Its lone cuntinuanoe vt the preacnt singe Incroascs tho four of suppuras tion, At this bour (11 o'clock) the physluluus ree port that tho President bas rested quietly tho entire uvening, DLAINe, Seervtury, “A PEACE-OFFERING, Special Dispateh to Tra Chicago Tribune, Naaguviniey, Ténn., Aug. ¥h—Upon the editorial suggestion of the Nashville Baaurer to-day, 0 10-cent subscription was commenced ton penceJublles fund to celebrate In this elty soe day In tho near future the anton of tho Southern and Northern heart tn sympathy for tha wounded Presi> dent. John M, Elstner, a young wan, of Clocinnatl, and Irving BR. Chaso, of thia city, deposited tholr dimes simultaneously, The movement takes favernbly nmong all classes, and subscriptions aro coming In lively, ‘Tho youd work.shuuld go on, AB wo ura one united people. Contributions should bo sont to D. 1, Rains, busiiess-manuger of. tho Nashville Banner, this city, j BENATOI NECK, Bayrienp, Wis, Aug. 21—In an Interview with Scnutor Beok, of Kentucky, with reference to tho nourae of tha Demucruts fu caseoft tho donth of sresitont Gurileld, Senator Buck entas “It would be a thio when love of country should tise abaya all purty questions, Asta my own couric, { would be tn faveroft theolectiun of nome conservatlye Republican, suy Henry 1, Anthony, of Uhode Island,to the position of Prealdent pro tom. of tho Senute,and thus avoid any inducement for any {asano person or polite feul fuuntle to desire the death of de, Arthur, Jn such a contiurcney that would bo a graceful recognition of the fact that under tho great oplamity which had befallen the Nation the ine ienalty of purty spirit and tho cagcruesa for vepotts wore tur tho tie forgotten.” MAIL NOTES, THE PRESIDENT’S DYSPEPBIAL Duapatch to New York Menai, Wasmyarox, D.C. Aug, 20—To-day Cunt. Henry, Marshul of the District and an old frlund of tho President, talked with your correspondent-about the patient's habits of fe, and more particularly about his dyspep- sla, He was an old arniy friend as. well, and the two inen have been inthuate “for, years, “The President,” sald Marshal Henry, “has always beon a delightful table companion, Ie would ent and talk while the athens ato and Nstened. “No soduer did he come tu the table thau he begun to be entertaining... No onecould Interests tablocirela like ho, aud bis one little social vanity, I it may be so called, was that he delighted to shing in conversa: ton, and he always did, dhis was trait of often, aud that his trouble grew aunt of his ov ness, much whilo y food prope: Ax soon Titve a tin this morning the Presiden! tniss, and Mra. Garileld brought: it’ to him, He accepted a littio of it, drinking 8 spoon stad swatlowing with tho utmost ditticuls ty. The fact swolten und also the lower Jaw that be cunnot open his mouth, to Inger a spoon, aud only the polnt of it Is put inand tho (uid is thus aliowed to flow on to tha tongue and d ch lowing 1s, und alice the new dovelupment in the cnge hus been, accomplished wilh the greatest ditieuity, but on this occasion the ditioulty wag even greater than ever before, and after takin; his spoonfuls the sufferer shook hls head an Bald mournfully: peltaont taking: any notice of what wis going on his courage had given ont. That was my inte an hour, and when Mrs, Garteld camo into the and asked tho hour and [f §t was ting to baye hts wound dressed." Buggested by tls medieal advisers or that the request be was turned so that oe could gaze at thing, out of the window. ahh {aot hua often bean stated, nnd ag often de- lis earlier days as well ag of the Intter times. Lthink It was developed chicily at college. In those plain New England bonrdlus- houges In colteginte towns they rarely gave hore tine to a mel twenty-five minttes, and, as a rule, they ate from first to list of the meal, and then gob away from tho table as quickly a3 possible. Thus, ww ing his food between ‘romarks, and, as a re sult, wo fud him to-day a confirmed dys- peptle, than twenty of at must tliey ate, Garfleldtatked, bott- Did he ever fall to you about the condl- Hon of his stomach ? Oh, yes, we have talked of that often nid he has always readily, aclmitted Wn careles- Tsatd to him once, ¢ Why do you talk so Wont? Tou do not masticate your Tio said be know that, but would cL stammnet ae be quint at meal thines, Ho told mo thon that: he was frequently: reqitired by the pressure of busines frum tho tabla to his deak and for himacif at onve to the work In band, and he leaned over bis papors his bead has burned and throtibed so that ho bud to fe down tor an hotte ur two, and huve his temples bathed with cold water.” tuqe Hirose ett C0 tt tua a 8 * “t oastt—1 can't]? Wasttnatos, D. 0. Aug. BL—At}0 o'clock t asked for Koil from 18 that the parotid giant is xo mich His teeth aro far cnough apart lown tha throat. ‘The act of ewal- 1 ean't—1 can't! After this he fay quiet with bis oyesqpen and nthe room, Said ong who suw him at tho time: “Ho tay there an a man without hope, and It struck me that ho was iisheartened av pression, however, and I may be wrong. Ale though wide wake, be thd not ove for noarly room and spoke to him he did not smile at hor wreeling as was his custom, but siehed instead, FRELFULNESS AND SUNSEQUENT APATITY. A mitk porridge was offered hin bs the duce tors, and he was told bo ought to take ity but he replied, frettully, that he would do nothing of tho sort, making quite a gesture with bls bands ng It parhing, itaway, ‘This wus the firet thine, tt iy ent, that he refused to at fenst try to do as even flow of his pleasant temper bas been dise turbed. It was very hot during tho aftornvon, nnd a storm threatened to come out of a Dank of clouds in thenurthwest. Tho President had dosed a ttle at intervals, but seemed to feel tha heat as ho hid. in the morning, and asked that ‘tho windows be opened higher, When this wis done ho was uble tu sce the sky where the clouds were yathoring, and at bis own thom, the piltows: sine bolstered up sons to allow hit todo so, Ho Iny in that position a Jong tlie; the attendants thought he was sleep: dug, until by tho retlection of a mirror on the ‘wall they chanced to cateh a glimpse of his treo and snw that he was wile awake and+that his ‘yes were Wito open, and that ho was yazing Vacantly, and apparently without seeing any LOOKED LIKE A GIOBT. Tn order that the alr fn the room might bo Kept as puiro ns possible the door opening Inte the corridor had been opened and a screen uf fints about six feot bigh wheeled partially sa front of it, but aver which one conid icok by standing on tiptoe 80 ns to catch tho reflection ‘of the President's Cree ag he lay there. LC talked with one of tho fumily visitors to-night who hid tuken advantage, 1s others bad, of this oppor tunity to see the patient, and to quote his words, “t could not belleve bo wig the same man 1 saw in health jess than three months ago. - It wis ineredible tome that such a ebange: contd have taken place, and T started buck in horror. Tho cyos were sunken, the checks sunken and prilld, and the lips absolutely with- outa shnile of colur, 1 looked agin when I re- covered myself, and 1 su that be Wy on hls nit and that his.head was raised on two pil- lows with a third inserted between tho two at tho sie nearest ine, so that tho pillow sloped to- ward tho window. He looked Ikea ghust. Of course Ddld not pause to tuke moro than a glance, .We were fearful chat bo inight catoh sight of ug bimgelf and be anooyed, and so we passed on."” eT aE Correspotidence. Lerulavtite Courteresournal, Wanisaros. Db Cs. AUR 2—Besides being Wenk and helpless, the President ees fram nigndrous sores. that cover bis back and legs. nied vy Dr, Digs, but it is agaln stnted us 4 positive fact, upan thoautbority of a lady friend af the tumlly, who ctalins to havo obtained the informution from Mrs, Garfield. This indy aiso Btnive that, on neconnt of the sores, tho Presl- deut bas been placed on a bed of bran. CHICAGO. GLOOM AND DESPAIR, Af the crowds which dally congregate In front of the newspaper ofllces and the hun- dreds who cali to thelr uso the'telephony to Inquire for tho Iatest uews from the White House may be taken ag a falr sample of the general public, the half million people of Chicago are slowly and with inexpressible reluctance beginning to nbandon all hope in the Preslient's recovery. No amount of sugnrcoating” In| tha bul- Tetins Inspires them with any reagonuble bellef that thu President is ina way toget well, ‘The terrible wear and tear upon hie system, (he cnoruious loss in weight, the poor, shrunken condition of bis once full, command> Ing person, and the fast-growing fear that every drup of blood which courses through bls body fs cornnipted with a fatal pofson, leave tittle room for even tho falntest ray of bupe, . ‘ne bulletin- xazers no longer look for encouragoment, ‘Tho suinmons borue on tho wires from every pit ot tho great city no Jonger oxpest is of cheor, ‘Tho question bas cutsed to be. ts the Presldont any better?” and hus been snceeoded by tha sorrowful, Intinitly sadder one, “is tha Prealdunt still wilver" fa a word, the yrent popular tenrt, weary of hoping ugalist hope, is Dlted with deapulr, and v foellng that, while tho end tinny not cotno for a fow days, tho+ sorrowful Intellivenco that the President ia no moro is only a matter of thy, and brief at that, WASHINGTON. , ; CAPT, HMOWGATE, Wasuisaton, D, 0, Aug. 2-—An evening, Paper fuys; “At the instance ot Gon, Hazen, f further charge Is made ugalust Capt, How- gate for an additional ombezziomont of $50,000, Tho evidence upon which this charge fa unde comes from Now York, ‘Detectives found vouchors for tho payment of aupplies in largo suis furnished by partlos in Now York. These partios positively diaclatin all knowledge of tho transactions, naling allidavit, that tho supplies Jn quesdon were never furnished by them, and Chat no sue monuys titd been Feculved trom tho disbureiig ofiver.of the BiunaleOflico, Inone inatance a forged Vouubor for §1u,000 waa did- The wmuunt specitted in ibis further eburgo covers whut hag beut’ tinenrthed up to auto. It ie charged that tho doue sot of vouchers were obtained by Capt, Howsgate on: the plea that tho fundsof the vurlous yours muut be kept soparnte,” —- THE PLYMOUTH ROCK, Wasninatos, D, 0, Aug. 83.—Suporvising- Inapuctor Tower bas examiued tbo stoambont Viymouth lock, the steam-plpo of which bad exploded during i yulo and w heavy seaon a reount trip to Long Branch, and pronounces tho Dont stroug and seaworthy, aud the accident ua Ukely to betall u vessel Justull the stucks, Ho consitera the *Captain wndorestimated tho strength of the winds and waves, Noone was Injured, Inspeptor Lower adds, although there wis & PANO LiMODY the passengers, ewig gruut- Jy to tue Intluence of vurious reports circulated: by nowspipers to the eifeut that the Inspectors ure negligent of thelr duty, and consequently stoumerd ure Jn a bud oundition wad unsafe, TONNAGE DUES, Wasittnatox, 0, On Aug 24—Tho Troaeury Department has issued a circular to customs ollcurs regurding tonnaxe ducs on yessls, The rita por tun on vexsels of the United states whoww ollicers ure oltizens is Axed wt 00 couts, and those whoxo olllvgrs. are ot vitizons at a rm . NOTES, Wasutnaton, D, C,, Aug. S.—A telegram hus boen ruceived wt tho National Board of Health unnouucing hat a cave of yollow-fever bas de yelupod ac Koy Weat, It is not thought to bo importnd. ‘* Licutenant-Commander RB, 3%. G, Brown roe ports the triula of the torpedo ram Alarm en tively sutisfactory. For war purpuses the con tmunder considers the -Alarin tho most formiday “bin yossel ju our BUVY, S Aho Commmvulover of Indian Affairs, Io view ‘of the report of Luspector Haworth, will recom smoud tio retention of Agont Kastan, of tho Navujo Aguncy, New Moxtea, pam OE Saermeupeneecamummeantit AUTHORIZED T0.00 BUSINESS JN ILLINOIS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Spursovieuy, ‘UL, Aug. 2—The Guarantee Asgurance Compuny of North Amoricn, of Son- trunt, capital €260,000, was to-duy. adiitted by tho Auditor to trumaut business in MMinola,. tt i ue drst judemalty company admitted to the 2 IE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST I8SI—TEN PAG THE RAILROAD; The Courts Hold that Railways Are Not Private Enter- prises, KE. R. Bowen Completoly Winds Up the “TMmes’* Contrary Opinion. The Commissioner's Now Tariff on General Merchandise as Com- pared with the Old One. The Switchmen’s Strike Growing’ Smaller by Degrees and Beautifully Less. The Obloago, Burlington & Quincy Reaoh- ing Out for Far Westorn Business. NOWEN Vs, MAT SON. ; Tho Chicago Times having donownced tho antl monopoly Davenport speech of. the Hon. James F, Wilson, of Jowa, us Coumunistic, ote. Mr. B. R. owen niddressed 1 short fetter to the editor asking him among othor questions tho following: “Po you think that tho right to take privute property for a ratiroad, on the ground that the required nse ian publiy tise, and tho vond (teell u highway tor public travel, makes tho con struction vf a rallway exercising this right of eminent domuln a pubile and nota private ene. terpriset” ‘ 3 ‘To this question tho editor-in-chief, Mr. Andro Matteson, thus replies: © A railway isuot a public highway, ft Isa private highwiy, tis strictly and purely pele vate enterprise.” And us his reason for this he gays that private property taken under tho wor of eminent domain for i reiirond “is ken tor a privute use," bueatise, property tuken for puulic use must be puld for out of tho publie moneys, and “1s not taxable or usable y any portion of the public to the exeluston of tho rest," 80. that, when Government: exerts on Dohalf of a ralirond “tho power of eminent doe maln, tt thkes, or rather enubles tho railrand company to take, private property fora private nao, It is done under the Netion of public use, because tinder the fact of private uso It coul not be done.” Mr, Bowen wae not satisfcd with tho correct- ness of the cditor-In-chicl’s answer, and ad- aressod the following fetter to blm a fortnight or moro ayo, which he has nelthor published nor nnewered, but suppressed and remuined silent, perhaps beenuse ho found, on furthor exam- Inution of the subject, that the law wag fut against him, and thut ho occnpled a completely untenable position, whlch he felt It nevessury to conceal from bis readers. I new appeal to Tis ‘TRBUNU's sense of fate Pies to inake publie Mr. Bowen's auswer to Mr. Matteson, i Mr, Times Edltor, tho courts seom to have failed to cuteh or to hotd fast to the logic of the Feusuninug you present. The Supreme Court of this State in the cnse of ‘Munn vs, The People et Hl, eartelt An 00th 11h, p. $0, botd that elevators nnd warehouses, like railroads, wore each and all cases, whore “private property wns devoted tov publlo use," and hence, “subject to public regulation,” and the right of the State to fix.rates for elee voting and storing grain was declured to be the some right always exerclsed—viz: regulutlog tolts ut ferries und in tixtuy tho fire of bucks. This cuse was then taken by appeal to the Su- preme Court of the United’ Stutes, whero this doctring was aflirmed (see Munn ya. Tho People, Fuported in vith U.8.. p. 1M). So by tho dechion of‘our own Supreme Court, sustained on app by the highest tribunal wo have that could :uet Judictally upon the question raised In that engo, this doctrine tg fully established. In tho ith DO! 1 169, the case of the & Q. 1. Co, va, Lon and of tho 0., M. & St. 1, It. BR. Co, vs. Ackley, tho Supreme Court of the United States belid: “Phat rajlrond compaiies: are engored.in a public cinployment.aifecting tay public intere est," and thorefore subject tu texislutive control a8 to tho rates of trelyht. And in the fiut- named cnge, tho Court went further and beld: “Thnt tha Legislature rany deolde what jan ren Bonahie priev; And that tho raifroad company eannet eseape the Inw: by proving that the prico fixed by It wus reasonnbic.” . eee These cases have all: been . tallor by our Iinols Supreme Court in Rugules vs. The F copia COL Thi, 202) und Iivots Contrat vs. he People (a5, th) And the doctrine of our Constitution (Soo See 11, Att. 11, Const, 1870) bat these aro" pub- Ue highwaye sublect to legislative control aud free for the transportation of persons nnd prop- orty undor rewuludons preacrived ‘by itw,.” sects to be ns Well established a8 any kuown doctrine of our Jurisprudones, Thy other States we iind substantially tho samo fact existing.” ‘ 2 BENE Tn tho Commonwealth vs. Fitchburg 2, IL, re~ ported In 13 Gruy (Mags, 180), the Supreme Court of Massachusetts ays; © The ennatriction of a railroad 18 not a pri- yato enterprise. ‘Vho corporation exurcises tha right, or tho Iegislutura through tho corporation excroises the right, to tako private property for the road, an the ground Char the vee fan public ure, ond the rond itself a bighway for public travel. Of no othor grotind could ‘the oxeralsa of the right of eininent domnin by or through these curpurations be tpbeld.” sat Jn tho opinion given in tho care of. Fitchburg R. Ht. Co, va, Gnge (12 Gray’, S05), the Court quotes with approval, und raplins to rallroud com- Panjes tho lanwanyo of Justico Iawrenco (in tho cuso of Hurris va. Packwood, 3 Launton, 272), ag followst “Twould not, however, hnvo ‘it understood that vnrriers ure at llberty to charge whatover: thoy please, 4 carrier is Unable by Inw to carry ge eey tale whiok is brouwht to bin forthe suse curriuge, and not to extert what he will,” ‘This [8 also the doctrina hgld by the Supremd Court of Pennsylvanin (see Sanford va. Cuta- wissa It. H. Co 2t Pu, Rep. p, 678, and Shipper Va. Penis Ry Re Coss 47 Bites Ds 8) * ‘Tho samo viowa have bean expressed In othor States by the highest courts—us ln Now York, by the Court of Appeals, in Kimbal vs, Boston & Albany 1, R. Co,, 7d New York, Now fn all eoriousness, 1 ask whethor you sbovid not, whon you tell tho public that rails rond companies bivo the same right to muko thelr own charges for haule over their ronda that the grocer Ins to oburee whet he Revs tlt for his goods, und that railroads are purely private enterprises und may charge what thoy picuse. (which te, ne Tanderstund (t, your tanahity), also, in all fairness, atnte that those views which you publish iro herotient; that thoy are strict. ly purgonalund private, and aro not in accord with the muse of jucicid dealslona? Or, if not vonceded to be heratical haw da you reconcile: ne) viens ou Present with those expressed by 0 courts There seomsa to ben radionl “difforence of opinion,” fi whlek, as with puor Lee in the tand~ house, “the majority outvote” you. Yours re- speotfulty, Ys Wes Wo TIE COMMISSIONERS BATES. ‘To the Edllor of The Chicago Tribune, Lincony, IL, Aug. 2—In yrur issuo of the 20th inst. you nublished quite a lengthy editorial under tho heading “Tho Now Milnols (uilrond Echedule,” and ns it appears to one of your rendors that you do not treat the subject under consideration with that bold, platn, decisive style usually witnessed in the editorials of Tie Vurnony, 1 woutd reapeottully sugwest thut bo- foro pursuing this question further you {uati- lute a full investigation into the rights, priv- exes, and duties of the pouple and the ruil Fonds, ono towards tha other, and when you hive done this 1 bollove you will find there Is no one casion for fear that the roads running north and south through tho State will become bank- rupt. by a conatitutionul sotion . of tho Rallroyd Commissionura of the state, You speak of “xoveral Minols trunk rowda running from tho South and Southwest to Chl- cura,” und of sholr bulug intureeoted at vari ous polote by roads runuing from the Wost to Totodo and other polite in Olio," and claim that those oross-roads *ulfor ta carry murchandie At one-half or ona-third tho rate declared le und ronaonably wuked by tho Ulinols roads,” wud thon you guy: Tbe ‘latter, under ‘thesa clr- oumatunces, Haye to reduca thelr legal raive frum thoso- competing polnts ta Chicago to tho same ne the ronds running to ‘Toteda,”” Jnat what you moun by thie statement I harde Jy know, Uf you inten to say the Ulinola ronda running to Chicuge aro compelled to tuke freight to Uhicago at the sume rate that orosseruds barge for carrying freight to Toledo, curtalnly the Chicugo rodda baye pe reason for cowplatat, ne their haul is from 100 wiles teas than the —cross-ronds aro furced to to reavh Toledo; ‘and, upon the other hand, if | you an that the crossroads tuko advantage of tuofr location by ehurging icyal rates in Wluols, aud eat their Tates to a yominal figure when outside this State, and In thle way tke wll the business, to the dotrimont of Chicuye and tho Ilnola trunk roads, I will say that, 49 far us this seetion of country 1s coneorned, nujthor tho cltizensof Chis cago nor the stogkhulders “of rious tran Huos need give piemevlyes apy uneasiness, for the 1nols rounds, through the) ropresentatlves, who buve during tho past week mado such du- tormined efforts to boar down upon tho tuilroad Commladluuors. long ugo “pooled” thelr earns fogs, and bot plone from the competing points upon which you dwell so: inedtly in’ your urtlgle, but” utvo from tho wuy-giationss and" tho Intereat pie of it to the stoukboldors fs, that the [Inols trunk roada get the lion's shure of porcontagos tty tho’ * pou.!* You further gay that + ull this woy by bard upon tho youd, but i unuyoldablo, aud tho peapta of Nitnols in tho various noighborhuads of these In- turscotlons reap the benvtlt and prodtot the competition.” Admit that thy Pecple ear thero intersections do resp somo bonutt from competition. lot mousk youl they buvo nyt WEN, 4 cultural papers contain repeated artidles which from north- paul for It, and nro 01 yenr paying for this y was blown ory y NON by suddting hosvy bonded debts ypan the townships along the Ing of tho competing ronda for tho ostabiishment of this very compotittdn that now appears to ritse. “anoh on hie and ory with tho managers of trunk rate roud “lines in fllinais, ~ Thosy — trisnie Iino ronds not inany yenrs ago levied nnd lveted from grain shippers in this vtelnivy 00 cotits per 100 ponnids For. unery ing grain to Cite cago, nid now beenuse the people have bought and paid deve for competition that has enused tho trunk Hines te rodtce thelr rato te id cents ned founds, with a fale prospeot that tho tuitroud Conmissioners miny reduce thid rate, i Rront howl goes typ, and all toa pewer at tho ralroad tuogantes of tho Stuto, te broaght tnto requiaition to bear down the Commissonore tn thelr efforts to catablish a Just and reasonably a nrO NOW a ond as they were before | ‘The railroads inthe West are now pay ine as Inewo sularies ns thoy enn nford, and, unless business becomes bot very ago, there 14 some danger that some ronds evan will hive ty SUE HOWO, auavies in order to mmke both ends meet. . Tho striko on tho Frio is ntfecting tho Western hte ean hy hipped backl One vessel VATIONS, rods somewhat, as no frat over the Bele, and thoerefere at initch freleht ennmnt be handled by tho tern eounections ‘of that line as if there was no strike, ROVAIE ON VANDERBILT, Mr. 0. Lewls, President of tho Cleveland, Palnesyille & Ashtatnila Ratiroad, tn a comud- nleatton to the Clevdiand Leder snyst No purt of the Olovetand, Painesyilla & Aah- “Silieoniutar eurrocied fur tomperawre, olovation, and thereamiantal TPO. pitts Hour thermyine Mean humic Athent tou VATION tant for a, Thero 3s “not lt my Juda: | tant ftaltroul has been sofel. On the contrary, CAM, AGE SEIUS DL mS ment reason ‘to fear that the truant lines | tho road Js in better condinon than aver. Withe au 7 of this State will boeompelted by any ducit t fun short tne de wilt be laid with heavy steel 6 Wont [nl Phir, dl ated by tho Rallroud Commissiiners to vtrry xrain it lesa cates than thoy now do, tut te may compel somedf not all, tude away wilh tho Rys- ratis, stutio billastad, and extended to Palnes> ville. We Intend to run from Meeker avenue to tempt. paytny rebates to fuvoritye atid tinue give | RAO vue in fee minutess to ivelidy Uy the i ale eats [Re eamig ae h wan pelvitoxes Ga Ither the old Lake shore ner Vanaer- f ints, b trust sour Feit \ “Be 4 OF Coleago wilt nut lend yan to Mtvor in oppose | BE Nag any connection with the (now, Tale tion to tho welfare of the pouple. and Latssiri on Chteago his no reason to complain towarts bis section, If tniderd she can of any other part Anka Shore had aud sullhas goin railroad wien In the country. Gen Devereux pubmiuy of them th ork, Chivazo & St Lapis. ‘Tho old ig ve the bast rile Manager ere, Vandorbslt a RemeeeenseS Of tho Buttes Yours respectrly, regards huininy ds ho duos freight, for whit * SW. Mannerr. | Thee wil bent net ie Alt As brothers, and treats is ie tho’ best of tham with fur less consideration than Areporter of Tre Tatnune had a brief Inter- | he docs tis horses, Tt seems to ine: the inst s. vlew with Commisstuner Bogie yesterday afters | tutural thing inthe world that the ompluyés of x noun, and learned from hin that, us was totes | Vitaderdite would wiab to do is to zo where they s graphed trom Springioetd last Wedses would he trented Iku a horse, @ buat trnck= E Ang. When tho Comntisiouers held a lor men and Inborera are constantly applsing to our 3 ches with the representatives of the leading | road for work, Wo tive of we cat so. ‘They’ 3. tell our foreman. thut_ thoy iike lo work where thoy ure treated ke men. TIP SPRINGFIELD & ST. LOUIS, Speciat Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Searariecy, ML, Aug. 2.—A imecting of the Direvtora of the: newly-organized Springfetd & St. Louls Hattrond Company was veld here to- day. Presktent BE. 1% MeClure, who bis Just trunk Hes of tha Stato, ail that hal loen sul. atantinhy agrecd pot iy the Commissioners, and from which they would mate ne recesstott, was tho taritl on tho furir. classes of murehatt: aise, Thero {6 still a marked divorgeuce of views on the part o€ tho Commilsstonera, as tes gards tho turif on serait, Nour, lumber, gilt, live atock, Classes A, 2, C, and Dyand enal. As com pared with the sehedute of 187% tho new tart on genoral merehanilse stands as follows? os aan 14 Park LUPUI sas: he auites, 1891, 1873, been over the proposed route, mato hls report. teobuea Utes, nn | ee ——— | Hh was very enthusinstic over his reception by | guy tats) 2 | de | 40s} Bets | SAL | le Hts- | th nunplo along the Hne, who seem very anx- | Surinutel 1% 14> jig {10g| By | Sous to have the road built. ‘Tho indications are wx) (18 [1h Pa) Hid. wits 108% | that thore will be no ditaulty In obtaining tho it Pram eaora be ht right-of way and consilerubia local usslstunce, UjClune Hay ia 130.828 96 It was declded to push forward tho work 19 duntte.| ue 33 4014 ]asaglit” }21¢ | vigorously ns possibte, - An ussessmunt of tiantion! 0 4:3 be 4G HS [ST $2,000 was ordered lo defray tha preiianbnaey exe ionitl 0; artd BUS IGUG | 41 [03g enses, Aid a alirveyiny purty wil soon be put x i} 48 arta (OH 116 [eae | dn the eld, It is oxpected that w lurze portion ae as 53. |/7ats [oats iodtg|atsag | of the grading will be done before cold weather. 5 14015 [sols [te [arse |g | Mosers.E. H McClure, C.C. Brown, and Guorge N, Genta, FIRE RECORD. Black wore uppoluted us tho Exceutive Cont> mittee. ‘These four classes of general morchantise in- clude grocories, dry goods, drugs and chem: culs, woodenware, zlussware, and do not apply APPOINTMENT, “THE to country proiueo, excopt butter, eggs, chovse, . P bronticonrih dressed hogs, hides, ams, and Upectat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribu pork. Carelond lots. of f th BAuTiMonE, Md. Aug, 23,—For somo time past some of 'thnse articles aro-taken nt a less mento thin einull qiantitics." It will be hoticed that up to a dis. tance of 140 miles the tariff of Isilon general merchandise fs on the average frum 6 to 10 per cent higher than that of 1874, but on hauls ox- ceeding 150 miles there Is a deorense of from 10 to 20 per cent. As the Comniiasioners bave not Destruction of a. Fruit Ware- house in Philadelphia— Loss, $250,000, thoro bas been conalderable speculation in bust- ness and railroad clrotes In regura to who would bo elected to the position of Socund Vice-Prest- dontof the Baltimore & Ohio Raitrond Com: : pany, made vacant by tho resienation of Mr. | - Wiltlam Koysor, It 1s now, however, anthorita- yet nyreed upon’ a tariff. for ‘grain, lve vely . , 2 BY 1 Stock,» aud ction lols of ottiur coarea OP acne igeeiaat Me Gouna P Urloke Leesident | Two Mon, In the Upper Story of an frofgbt, “which form tho | grent bulk | elected to tho position, and will enter on Adjoining Building Burned to Death. | ‘of the productions of tho State, It wonlt not bo fulr to etther the Commissioners or tho rallraads to institute any camparison between tho pro- sed tarlif for 188] nnd that of 1873, now fn force. Ina general way Itimay be stated thut on the abort haul up to forty mites, the proposed tall tunwes fram tas pee cent bikher thus thut of 1873, white on hauls from sixty to 400 milos the decroase runs from 16 to 35 por cont, dutics Sent 1. ‘Tho viticint aunotmeement his not yet beon marta, Horace Scott, . Louisvinug, Aug. 23.—Col. The Business Part of Nokomis, Ill,, Suf- formerly General Superintendent of the Jefer- sonvillo & Indianapolis Rullroud, has aevepted fora a Loss of $36,000 from an Incendiary Fire, the Second Vice-Presitency of tho ‘Toledo, Del- phos & Burlington, aud It 8 said will take: hetive ATT PUILADELPITA, PHuADELrntA, Pay Aug. 2h.—Tho frult wares cuntrol of the systom, house of Warner & Merritt, 50 to 6t North Dela- ware avenue, burned this morning. Loss on bnikling, $100,000; -on stock: and ninobinery, 2125,00, “Partinily insured. The falling walls demolished saveral small adjoining buildtigs. ‘Tho fire originated from in explosion of ens. Tho wool house of Bartle & Bro. whose atook was badly damaged by water. was insured for 00, ‘Tivo of Warner & Merritt's employes: —vizt) Henry Barniim and a man named Fitz geruld—were burned to death. They were tn the top stury nt the time. and falled to reach n place of enfety before the Names burst through jo rout, RAILROAD EARNINGS, Loursvinue, Aug. 23—Tho carnings of tho Loutevillo & Nashville for tho second week in August woro $130,200, against $184,100 Inst- year, Lnoitiiey Cituluntet © Los inyau were 815,00, y Uitialan 4 ure $115,000, fgalnst $107,000 fnst yeur. ears a ON TO DENVER. Bpeetat Diswaten 10 The Chicago Tribune. Boston, Ati. 23,—It 18 reported on good au thority that tho Directors of tho Chicngo, Bur- Jtugton & Quincy Rnilront yesterday voted ta bulld to Deaver, and there make the connection with the Donvor and Itlo Grandoe Hond, tong de- sired by tho Intter, Tho distance {s less than 800 iniles, and tho construction of tho ling will give the Denver peoplo av outlot to the Enst that inust prove most advantaxeous tathom. The move, Je aiesetly antagonistic to tho Atehlson and Uniou Pacific people, and {3 the outyrawtt: of the smoldering troubles that bryo long ex- isted hetween tho Chienzo, Burlington &Quiney, tho Wabash, tha Missouri Pacitle, and ochor lines In that section, Viewing it as an nggrea- alve stop on the partot the Burlington manages ment, it [a u mest important one. ‘Spectat Corrcapondence vf ‘The Chicago Tribune. Lincouy, Neb. Aug.22.—Again it ls whispered In ratlrond circles that the Burlington & Mie- sorh or rather its parent and Jeu guardian, uitrond, will & ITEMS, “th It is rumored that tha Chicago, Milwaukoo & St. Paul bas purchused tho Wisconsin & Mine nesota Rowd that runs from Eau Clatro to Abe bottsford, Wis, ‘Fhey.witt probably not tiko Possession until thelr Eau Cluire tne ts nished from thely uiuin road. Thoy will run along tho Chippows Rivor and will strike tho Abbotsford Road above of tho dallcs of the Chippowa. Mr, D, W. Caldwell, Gonoral Manager of tho Pennsylvania Company, bus Just issuod tho fol- towiur circulurs “ Mr, Courles B. Gorham, lato Assistant General Munagor, tas beou appointod Wostorn Agent for this Company, to take effect . AT AURORA, ILL. | 5 Speciat Mtapaten to The Chieaga Tribune, Aunona, Itt, Aug. 2.—Sehnute’s Ico-house. In tho central part of the aity, burned this after- hoon, Tho flames extended to his stabling and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy: Sopt. 1, 1831." Vhts is simply a chinge in title. | ofice building, and hia realdence was with diM- sound tho stigan, "On to Deuver,” iu a fow, . Gurhiel w THe Bs a tae faye. itis rumored In Denver thaticomeniane Mr, Gorham will continue ii chare uf the Penne | culty saved, His delivery wagons and caneld: sylvnnia Company's alfuira tu this city the same a4 heretotore, and continue ty wiold tho sano authority. oe Mr, E. St. John, Goneral Ticket und Passongor Hon hus been made vy this corponttion and tha Denver & Kin Grande, which Is rapidly pushing its branches ncross_ every mountuly range and Into every valloy in Colirado, New Mexleo, and erable personal property were "consumer; in- suraneo, $1,000. A Sr. Riordan, of Chicago, ownod two houses across tho street, in which wore 1,000 tona of fce. © ‘Theso also were burned, Utah, and that by virtue of this combination .| Agentar the Chicago. Rock Island & Paciile, dlrare is without icv the romnlnder bf tho sen- tho Chienga, Bugtin tay & Quigey ‘wlll reach aut | bus idsued 2 olroulur to ayonte, instrugt ing, then sen s fe $osta'3 A to tho Hokies ant ceuatually hava a standing | 19 40ll Uxposition excamion ‘tlekots to Calenre Sameera gs bs my . s NEAR: RACINE, AVIS. » Spectat Dispatch to The'Chtcaon Tribus, * Ractse, Wis:, Aug. 24.—Fire totalty destroyed fll the outuulidiugs, corn-crib, and barn betony- to Peter 0, Johnson, of Raymond, this.county, lusteventng. He had just Anishod harvesting, aad his entiresrop waa destroyod, tonving him but $160 insurance. His loss will amount to sev- eral thousand doliars, - + upon the" Pa (st. Onl of tho vesults of tue completion .of.the Lincoln Hnetp Denvor will bo tho extension of the Denver & Ilo Geanio cambinution to Ogden, giving direct, communication with the ‘Central Pacille, and competing overywhera with tho Union Pactile Ines and oombloutions, ‘This being itecom- push. thore wili ba no longer any reason for coping up tho nowinl headquarters of tho Hurtiagton & Missourl branch of the Chicago, NHurlingtan & Quincy at Omata, and the carly removul of all the principal offices to Lincoli, tho contre of ita business, muy bo oxpected. and roturo during .the.IntoreState Induatrint Exposition Supt, 7 to ‘Ook, os 188L. Those tickets fire to be sold an diferent duys, 6o as to nvotd a rush, and In no cuse are thoy ta.be extonded beyond the time specitied without speuial tne atructions' from tuo genorul ollico. ‘Thoy will bo good for return -pagsige only when stumped by tho Secratury ot the Dxposition and pro- sented within the tine thoited, Mr. 8.1, Knight, ‘Ticket Agent of tho Alton Sn 8t.-Louls, has been sppolnted Genoral Agent of the Passenger Department in that city. Sir, Koleht, Inuddition to his present duties will, so far na St.” Louis ts: concornad, discharge tho Oflces usuully devolving upon ny‘Assistant Gone crul Passenger Agent, Ho will have personal charge of the passenger business of the Altou ~*. AT RUSSELLVILLE, KY. Russeniviiwe, Ky, Aug. 2.—The largo frame hotel at Buena Vista Springs, six’ miles wost of here,burned this ayoning, but most of tho tural in Bt. Louts, «Sir, Jnines A, i yGon- | nbte i ‘pring iat crit” Lastengor Ayrant OF te Bu hous ge we, gba vehlete has Baga sen’ wut to briurwucste LD Pam Backer Company,nas been appointed Trave | 6% cline Pasaouger Agent of tho Alton for St. Louls ey . and St, Lous Distrlat, with hendqunrtors in Bt. Gta a NMA Ea hed ae re Louls, Hoth xppolutments take eifect Sept. 1, a at Seat es Dunuque, Jai, Aug. %3—-A creamery owned by ‘Tore nas been no chungo tntho Grand Trunk | 41/17, surkloy, tures’ miles cust of Now Hart= Wur durlug che ligt woel cat Cun Tluues to do a vory honvy business qo Horta gt | fred was dostroyed by iro yesturday. Loss, the $4 rato, and is) selling on tho averaye about | $4500, on which thero was $4,000 Inairranue, 20 tickets Aduy. ‘Che other rude Tending Enst trom thia elty continue to mitintain tho $14 rate to Boston and the $15 rate to New York. ‘Thoy bave no Intention of receding from tose rates, cliimiog that thelr business hus.not only not fallen of sinco tho Grand Trunk cut was inaugurated. but tht it bas actuutly tne creased, ‘Tho ollicials of the Grand ‘Trunk au; they buve te iutontion of reducing rates to Bul- fulo or any otber luterlor points, ns they have all thoy cat do to take care of ‘thelr Boston bustness, : Ono by ono the Southern railronds are. ro- duclog thoit oxorbitant passenger charges, Tho ond work was commenced by tho Louisville & aighvillg w fow months ayo by reducing tho ratos on tnnest of {ts Hines to threo cents per mile, Tho Momphis & Charleston wow contemplates Following, the good cxampie, and proposes to adopts local passonver taritt based on’ three cents a tile Sept. L. 1881, and todiscontinue the sulo of, round trip und milengo tickets on and | hot steel blooms: Only the underneath car After that dito, Where fares aro ali ou trains | enitght Gre. and tho ‘blazo was quickly oxtine fuur canta u tulle will bo collected. ‘Tho tarlit unehest Ene danas both by tre und the oal- on oxcess baggage will be muterlally reducod at | Histon will not exceed scvoral hundreds af dol- the sume thne also. Passonyors will not bo ale | lars, ! y ard. _ fowed to stop olf nt Intormediute stations, as ‘Tho alarm at 1 o’clook’ yost ay afternoon heretorord, on local tieket from Box 410 was enuscd by tha discovery of A froin the lower purt of tha two-story frame THE WEATHER. bulldtug, No, B24 Woat Ohio stroct, oceupicd asa TNAZUEN OR VENNOR? furnituro factory by Edward Tunsen, and owned by Dunlef Hogan, of Dixon, Il. Tho damage to tho bullding ‘will fot oxcoad 8380) Ine sured; ta the stow ¢ not Insured: and to tho Cnrvenxe,' W. T, Aug. 23.—Tho Leader, of | touls od machiiery, #100; Inaured for $100in thig olty, has Information that a movement Is | the Cuinmeroint, of Now York, The cause of progrosalng in officint clralos to have Veonor, of Canatta, supersede Huson as Colet of the Uulted Btutes Signal Service, Pruniaunt military mou gud selontists avo sald to bu laterosted, MISSOURI RIVER POOL. Tho Committco appolnted at the Ingt mooting of tho Southwestern Railway Association, con- slattug of H. 8. Hayes, J. , Gault, and RR Cable, to proparoa plan for tho adjustment of the Buuthwestern troubles and the reorguniza- uon of the Missourl River pool, to bu suuwitted to the meeting of the Assoviution to be betd fy this clly Sept. 1, bend another conforence sester= duy, and Mr, J. C, MoMullin, Goneral Manager of the Alton. and str, 8. P. ipiey, Tratlla ane tiger of the Burlington, ulso participated in tho proceedings, ‘Choy discussed the pomits at lsauo nil day, but from what can bo toured arrived at nodetinit conclusion. It is statu, however, that the proceedings were harmonious, and that ull purties showed at willlagness to make concessions in order to avokt ao -witr ia put oe phe t tie bas shoul 10, O01 eos, ces of tho momnbers of the ‘Commitreo atated list evening that the prospects of an ainicablo ade Justinent of the diticuities looked much brighter how than thoy did a while ago, and bho fad no. doubt but that the compantes would agreo upon 8 phin for the reorganization of the pool at the tucoting without even tiking recourse to arbl- tration, All tho voinpauies, he gad, wore .anl- muted by a dusire to continue tho Missouri Wigey Book, which had proved of grout bouollt 0 the rods, . i 4 *. It le vory Ukely that the Wabash will recodo from Its position rowarding tho continuance of the Hannibal Division, and vith this olstacla autof tho way the other troublos will bo much easier OF udjustuicut, * e _ “AT NOKOMIS, ILL. Noxositn, Ul, Aug, 23.—An’ incondlary fro at Raymond, Chriatinn County, this morning de- strayed $15,000 worth of property and goods tn the business part of tho town, AT BARRYTOWN, N. Y. = Pouolikverste, N. Y,, Aug. %—A firo at Burrytowa caused a toss of 854,000, Insurance considerably, - The property dostroyed wua mululy leo und cowl, z i * CHICAGO, A stilt alarm to Engine Company No, 20, at 0 o'clock yesterday morning, was cauacd by n cole Maton of sone itat cura In tho yard of tho North Cluileago Rulling-Mill, whoraby Nive freight cars wore piled on top of utlaccar touded with rod- TOWA RAILROAD MATTERS, Spectat Correspondence af The Chicaco Tribune, Drs Moines, Ju, Atiy. 2.—Thore scoms to bo organizing In this Biate ® contest nyulnet tho Ratieoud ¢onuniasioner system. Several agri- lend to this conclusion. One of thelr most po- tenLargumonts {6 thatthe peoplo are tixed $14,000 u your to pay tho’ oxpenies of the Bourd, which is tuo expensive ao fuxury. ‘That whilo'the law requires tha rall- rowl companies ta ply tho oxpenses of the Cominivaion, thoy Lave not done so. Now the records will show thut they huve done more than this. Che hav required tho Secretary of State to turnisy suitable rooms for tho tee OF the Bourd, uf coursy wt the oxpunse of tho State, but tbe ruitrond companies have paid all that expense, nll other Oxpensed of the Bourd, and over $10,008 bealdo, and that #10,000 les une expended I the State ‘Urongury, and has for months. Thesa aro the facts in the casa, and they Wore as uccossible to at luast une ayriculte ‘ural paper us to Pour eorrespundent, Tho rumor that tho Minnenpolls & Bt. Louls bad purghnsed tho Des Suines & Fort Dodge te dontud wt the general ollive of the tutter ruad In this city, It la reported 8 good quthortt that tho Chi- cao, iiiWaukes" St Paul will build a branch from Spencer to Spirit Lake, sud work will bes gin ua fuw weeks, ‘The it Louls, palvorn, & Avooa ta the latest Poa ae Sa aA JOUR, n & Quino; and tho Itock Ialand. HAWsBYE, J — THE STRIKE DWINDLING DOWS, necldental Igaltiug of ehavings lylug upon tho nor. foe The alarm from Box £28 at 1140 o'ulook yosters day afternvon was caused by the di i ie 8 aoe bees ve spe, roar ut 0. tt . * 5 = ickors cut, OWN les Puurson, he NEW YORK CITY, entire atructire, and a weuon which stood byeits Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Chicazo Tribunt. was destroyed, onualng a loss of about yin, ‘ho New Yonk, Aug. %—Tomporatury at 8:00 p, | Humes spread to the frame house jn front, and my Ay Op. Ms By Op, tu. 743 12, 70; Av erayo niu fi the Aru en ar abUnR Twonalolne O ie ucrlew fe }e. temperature for corresponding dito last yoar, | fuirsnods, awned respectively by H. Poters and Te JL. Neison, and valued at £60 duch, wore also cone sumed, and wore nut insured. The cause of the {snot known, : . OANADA, | OBITUARY, Special Disvateh to «Tae Crtcago Tribyne, Orrawa, Aug. 23.—Dr. Brouse, sonator, died atthe Russell, Honse this morning, }io was taken fllou Tucsduy lost with oryaipelas jo tho nose, The discuse progressed unfavoratyy till Saturday, wen from aonie cold indiammeation of tha lunge wud pluuru sot in. Aftor thle bo grow the tire ts not known, but is supposed ta be the SIGNAL KERVIOR, Orvior OF TUB Cute SaNAL Orrico, WaAsn- InaTaN, D, Oy Aug. Mi—1 a, m—For the Tens nessoe and Oulo Valleys, fair, weather, variuule winds, mostly, northwesterly, stationary tom- perature and pressure, ‘ ae For the {ower Lako region, falr weather, light variable winds, stationary temperature, atatlonary or bighor pressure, es For tho Uppor Lake rogion, fatr weather, Nght variable winds, aioatly southerly,. stationary temperature, stationary or lower pressure, Spectal Dispatch 10 The @ileago Tribune. For the Upper dtlssivstnp! Valloy, fair weathor, Reuultoatandi SE a ae arte, - Buvvaro, Ny ¥,, Auge 2-The brakowen olay MINOR SOU EAN RETY: winds, stationary Bra, Weight and Horsuy, d Buorlt Swootland, ee be Dig iE i, Ware 0 in, the -Sanely . DivilGn oe a Brie suadink favoruble terufaution til nbout 3 wclock thle For tho Lower 5ilasourl Valloy, partly cloudy’ wouthor, possibly occasional rain, winds mostly southerly, stauonury or highor tomperatury, Jower prossure, . ‘Tho Chiot Signal Oflicer of the Army fyratshes the following speciy} bulleting Light local rains have fallen in Now Engluna, tho Wost Guilt Btates, Silonesota, and Wisconsin; vlaowboro ‘fale woathor baa provalled, Southoasterly winds this polnt hold a mouting this afternoon aud ree sulved not to go out on a strike, Tho switch: mon atil) hold out, bus the Indications aro thay they will rosuino -work to-morrow, Muny rue marae ant erates eae 2 sonst TY ny a td, Tho delay in fraghe bure hud trpved ans noy lug, but nuts serous as ruinor made tt, and the rallroad company are confident thay everyeilng will bo runulug promptly in 4 day ac morolug, whon it bocame evident his end was near, Nia brother, Dr. Edwin, Wroune, are rived too lato for recognition, “The deceased wus much beloved and ‘respooted here, and bis Sudden tuking-of, whan mide known by tage t hulf-tiast, gave m profound shock to tho eit- tra community, He mada ne will, ie leaves 9 widow and twa chi si het Aut wee eee ae nee, was pallet fu e Sena ha Tavera Administration, of which bo wus un Hote = wi : aro roported In the Northwost, nurtborly InNow | {xesupportor. He proviously sat in the Com~ Hounenavinix, N.Y Ata: Sh-The atriking | England, northeusterly ju the South Attantio musa fae South Grenville, : switchmen huve roaymed work at the old wages, Htutes, Teunpaseo end Ohio Vulloy, audeouthers Tho brakemyn on wy strike ut Butfalo alua doe THE WIMPPING-TOsT, cd tT ork. Bi tot ly in Texua; iy tho other States they ure light Spectas Disvateh to Tha-Chtcaco Tribune, ea eee they di ot thoy would Bo pul ot aaa variable, a tomporaturg is is ty ber Baaeronp, Ont Ppt reat pin Oe and diemiag ~| Mladie Bates and the Lower Luke rogion, eng | sentenced to four months’ imprisonmon, and No fearaare ontortained in allroad ofrcteg | sliubtiy above mewn in tha Southern tates, | Sorty lashes for attompyed ourrego on # Tittle ners tal to owtchmens tia naw wagon | Bing ybitntngaatausauneae™ en | ACERT ete AePD he on the Erto and other Eastern ronda wil) extend eet ratiouing special taadinzs of the ‘there |'gno}-vard.. At warolucke the prisoner (who We i to Western roads, yor that any trouble will be momoter were obeerved tonights HBaatport 56, experienced with other railroad omployés, The “nne-look toned Jurltoyton 68, Quebeo &, Montreal 87, Alpong Poeg saat ht oad i fat bared tothe walat. Kichard Wendolis nn wad awitchwen's strike in this olty last winter taught uttuco BS, Bane auclead 65, thu fe soldicy of the Boventh, appilod the lush, i culm, the mena lesson whieh thoy aro cot likely so0n | Laie wei Tennessee ond ObIe Vay aoe esate APP trea et ieatos shea boee uae to foravt, aa tt proved tbat atrikes cannog<bo | Auantio aud Quit States, the Doctur wade & huaty examioation und guve demande aru unjust,’ ane Wentora tanukurs | distaussiarth or-aoriuwent Of EC deommss, Weel | wore ephiiods. sue prisoner ruoelvod tse \weuty ‘est | wore \. nO FyOe! el say thelr wen bave g0 cause to strike, wat tg | Indice, with maximum hourly winds of & ver | lashes Hiesguy a wuruus * i i 4 1E INDEAN Fiftther Report by Col, Hatch of Recont Fight with nog. skins, * Probability that tho Host the tes Wit Escape Across the Mexi Border, gs. ———. Troops Dispatched to Casite, Indlans Mavanding MUK River, > Twenty-five Settlera Killod With : Days in tho Vintoity of fat ta Btatioa, N. M —_— COs HATCH ITRAT ¥4 Wasittsarox, D. Ci, Aut 23,—The We disputeh from Cob. Hateh, giving a report, te Aight with Tdlans to whied ‘ent Salthee wd. hus been reeelved at the War men . me War Denar, This morning, Aug, 29, 1881, 1, Pind pushed out or ‘Cimutenmes Tae et ie hostlies, struck tho wand: wereen inites et 8 sovero flynt followed, Cur toss ie Leet A and faurien Klilod ‘and sever mn (cll Sali George Dally, with a varty of eltua seated, Kunth when In purauit. of tho Tudaeg ed was killed. Lieut, Pastor, with a eine el dotuchinert and scouts, came up atten et anus were driven of nat night, nnd wi Mp the pursuit, Tho Indtins were gay ward Minbros. T ordered troupe voxtentay trey Hayard und Cummings to waten the von ee twain Cumaiings wud Layard, yee It acems provable that tho lidtans R port of them, who have been giving tho mill. mney’ - much proubles will cxcape inte Mexioa, eo. Pone teloxriphed yeai beuiqunrtors us Folloes:” eae to matary Four GARLAND, Col tis Alig. S2—Hatch tere. rnp ma Grom Fort Cummings on tua 2istay i 3 “Tho hostiles: passed south miles weat. ‘The troops from ‘ate Canadian Near , the Ine take . OFat least lust night. olgge : nt Bayard, an L Company, of the Ninth: Cuvateye Wee up years. aro eight hours bebind on the ‘hurd is it fair possibilty of tne try vatching these, Indlans before Hrnoy renee Mextent sinc, Ticut, sinith lett Fort Canney with forty-four men, but went tnto action with seventeon men. 1 do not understand way ee lert most of his men its reserve ten miles tn tng rout, 5 HATCH, Cotonel, MARAUDING INDIANS, Spectat Disvateh to The.Chtcago Tribune, 87, PAvu, Minn, Aug. 7,—Tolegrams receired at Departmant Headquarters from the com nunding olllevor at Fort Assinibulna stato that three Comipanies—D, Ey mid K—of tho Eight. oumh infantry. loft tho post on, tho 2h Inst. to assist in driving of the fy dinus who, sumo. fen days ngo, crossed the Ine and have been hunting buttalo and committing depredations on tho American ile, Theso threo companies are to addition tothe two companies of cavalry whieh wero dig patched from the fort on the 18th inst, at the request of the Indian Agent ut old Fort Leb knups and the entire force, vomprisiny nearly 2000 men with ono thirteen-ince ritled gun, is tinder command of Capt ME. O'Brien, Second Cavalry. The Indiaus aro oe umutod at from L690 to 2,000, aud ure chietly Crees, Plegans, and “Assinniuaines, eno arg for tho most part peaceably dix posed, but cannot resist the temptation tw J bunt. battle and run of ponies on whatever sido of the tne thoy may find them: Dut this rat (8 less oxcusable since thera ts aed to be no Inck of. Pie on tholr ain Teservation north of tho “Hue. The seeno of operations fs the = country © butweon the Eust and West Parks of the = Milk River to the uelghborhood of old Fort Lclknay, and itis hardly expeoted that these inariuders will make aatnnd nuatnst Capt. O'Bricn’s battalion, as it thought ho bas a suillctent force to give tem a ayely chase and possibly n well-merited castl Ration. MESCALERO APACIES, Tucson, Ari, Aug. 23.—Tho Sheriff has just arrived from Doming. Ho reports that not less than twonty-fvo sottlers buyve been killed of twen inflea north of Nutt Stution within ten days by the Mescalero Apavhes. Tho Indians are now moving kouth In ‘Chihnabua. Thoy crossed tho Southern Pacitic Rallroud, fourteen miles cast of Gage last night, about soventy-ilvertrong a morning: 1) solifers. and fifty Endian scoul struck tholr trait, and aro in close pursuit. a . CASUALTLES, COLLISIONS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Abman, Mick, Aug, 23.—At 106 this moras as passenger train No. 21 on the Wabash Nosd golug west was passing the Laky Shore crosstog in this city it was run into by Lake Shore ca- gine No, 214, which was drawing tho pay-car tbo Wabusb bugwaye und oxpress car was thrown off {ts trucks and off tho truck, demol- fubing tho target mun’s ehanty, Tho collidiog engine was thrown fromm tho track, and con: aidurably Injured, the hendlight, plot, forward trucks, and other portions bolug dumuilabed. Forpunntely noboay was burt, At tho thie of the collision tho target guve che Wabash train the right of track. " Tuctvonn, Va. Aug, 2.—Two freight tralos on the Richtiond, Fredorlokaburg & Potomse Rafiroad came i collision ut North Anna and both wero wrecked, interrupting travel. BS gineer pre ne wecolored Hremun are reporte sortously fujured, i "Gi ci Oy Aus. B—A freight on ths Ohjo Southern Haliwuy collided thls mornlog with o passonger train on n sida truck ocar Bainbridge, Ross County, killing the fireman and one passenger and badly wrecking (he relat, ' ACCIDENTAL POISONING. +“ Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts BAutisony, Md, Aug. 23.—Willlum D. Rooms an aged and woll-known residont of Bultimort, dled to-day from the effvots of aa overdose of Inudanum, given bim in mistake by bis wife (oF tinoture of lavender, Ho wus glck, and tho old lady went toadrug~store in tne nelghborhood fnd,as sho states, askod for Iaveuder. C,H. Meyor, tho drug olerk, howaver, declared before the Coroner's jury that sho asked for jaudaoum, whieh he gave hor, and Inbeled tho bottle . ‘ cordingly, Sho never looked at the label, bit take, Unt toe ato to save the lite of her but und. : FLOOD DAMAGE. tt Dexven, Coio., Aug. 2.—Tho Cafion City Nall road, botweon here and Bllver ClliZ, was totally wrecked by tho watorspout of Eaturday, ef will not be In running order for seers Wie 4 ‘Trafic between that polnt and Cafon city carried on by coachas. alt ‘Thosouthern Pacitic Ratlrand 1s open AF and trating aro running Crom Lucso slowly over the damaged sections, A TORRIBLE DEATH Bpeelat Diaspateh to The Chicago Tribune nik Munasita, Wis, Aug. 24.—A Norwegian nr Izorson inet with a horrible deuth in the nee shy PaporeMill. A section of Ea ~ a ', tho deceased wi thse, etpiding bls howd aguinst 180 watorembeel 1 OS and crushing the skull. Ono ahd three cbile broken, -Devcusad leaves drons. Ags: 1 1 Att : DEATH ON THE BR. ie Pnovipunce, 1, Auge apo {na mill at Borkoly were sitting on 8 at that station this naot ape . fied clad Zi athor curs down on earn ¥ wero killed, ‘thale nanios ure Wiltlam O'Day and Lawrouco Stuttery. ‘AMERICAN PHAMACISTS: Spectat Disiuteh to, The Chicano Scag ae et Kansas Orry, Mo. Aug 23,—The mecaty Pharmacoutical Association berao bathe nlgth annual session fn tls city Way ag mt delegated Long presont from Y tinge art Stutos and Canada, Tho business Lae aupla? held fu Afasonic Hall, while tho BTMAl Ting and exhibit. by the manufacturers | si aetbe Vourd of Trado Hull, which waa pbee Y dlaposal of the Exogutlve Commitee aa ae om Lal Aa a gest a ‘Augoolition, und Iv le tougut DY Woauetlif, . Joust, GW will bo present tro! fueette en the Nouilnat la oe Prot. falls yo City. wae selocted ns President for tne Nes ene, Oh Friday the members ty arcale ‘eattifan Tony dyapetal train over the ting gon, Tepeku & Banata ¥6 loud for Colorndy) Now Bexloo oo" Seis. STRUCK lbs Brnamawron, Ns Ys, Aug. 2h—A ou cunir Fomor, N. Yo. saya that workmen ore raat borlog 4 woll in that pluce, on tho ne me aut Mr. ata Se er gai fi atrucl while ru bad deiled througn thirty feet of 6 *" Hop Hitters purities the blood aod plmplea and eruptious, re romovee st