Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1881, Page 3

te cg * Quiney, 4 tho Honatorr to attond tho funoral of bat furniskles conn lia to tho custosn Jn such - occurring In rece! aes wnon A, Antnur, a yice-Hresldent und Proatdent of the Sonate," Sordenntent-Arms telexraphed to Sone oye of Neveddy Logit and 0. Cane anes HO Now York and vatitied Xunators Jolt teat thet. and doties OF Florida, fn this olty, fo ator David avis Rout tho Following dis- pete smocked at Gen. Thirnsido’a death, 1 =m au tintable ta nttend the funeral.” rect tmamittae will keave for providenca to emoriiug. Tho Sennte Chambor wns to eotRnadinmiurning. hoe Hag on the Son- aude of tha Capitol was hung at half-mast. POST-OFFICES, MUSTIROOM. GROWTH A torrespandencs of The Chicago Tythune, qaamsaTos, D.C, Sent. E—Uantter the law geadjustment of fhe mularios of tho Postinnse eis made ohiLeatory Oflee fh every (wo years, te inapcelal cases, on the npplfention of tha posttnnsters as oinich = =oftcner ons @ the Fomaster-Aaneral may teem — oxpeill- M. Tho daartinont has completed tho fa anon far tho present tent sour, and tho gores nnitduln presented ato very interesting. fa the department this work Is considered a ay goml RAL OL tho eomMoreinl Prowross tho various xcoxraphical sections of tho fury, aud it Js worthy of note that thore 1 een? continuous: and stendy n+ foo In postal recespts, —ttpon which je based tho mattaries of Post masters. OF enurse, tho phonomenal riso josatarics 18 cottlined to the mining territory apero towns spring up Ina night. ‘Take, Cor in yance, Tombstone, Ath, and we seo an officu jnerally springs into tha second cinsa with no argo #200 ayent, So in Colorado, Ureck+ Hide jumps t0 $4900, Cuentson reaches the poe figure, And several others nearly equal it, Bat seri WONDERFEL PROUIESS jsaot found thts slde of tho Misslusippl River, bai, Inteed, tho decline of thesa offices ts it Suny cares ns speoiy uA tholt tlso, AB ni ox- daple, Humilton,of tho Nevada Whito Pine qutrict, drapa from $4,000 a your out of tho Preidential grade, Vrobably tho mast “rapid soibeavicst rive tit post-nitico stack aceurred inthe ease of Lendvilic, Colo. where It rose, as iby mazle, to. nn oftics Of tho that rant, salary: 100, togethor with the lotter-cnrrier system aad al] the parapbernalin Incidental to a frat. class omnce. Tho post-afilces of tho country are divided toto four classes, of which the fourth contains Uyfartho largest number, ‘This grade consists efthoreofices whore the compensution fs loss than $1,00) a year, and the appolntmonts aro made by the Postinaster-Gencrat. In tho first aus aro found such ag receive $3,000 or atore; the second, between £2,000 nnd $3,000; and tho third, betwuon $1,000 nud $2,000, PRESWUENTIAL OFFICES, ‘Thoro are hy the inst adjustment 1,863 Prosl- dential ollices, an inerenuse ovor Inst year of ninety-nine, Tho total number of oltices of al classoa 13 41,007, all in tho United Rates ‘but three, the latter botng in Alka. Topay this smal army requires 8%,- 000 a your. Since tho beginning of the year there fave’ beon established 1,189 new post-oftices, Iltinuls has #010 offices, agin of twenty-flvo during tho ‘year, and ‘qands fourth on the Hist. Pennsylvanta, New York, aud Ohio lending in tho order tinmed, When tteomnes to Presfdenttal offices, those re celving over a thousand dollars and Ro called Tecanse the appointment {a mado and requires: continmation by the Senate, [Mnols tukes a bet- ter posttion, bung second in station, New York atone Jeading, OF this cings, Uunols has ti. Five af tha test erade—Chtcnses, 81,08), the Unie eftho laws Bloomington, £3000: Peoriit, $3,000: S100; Springileld, $3,000, Thirty-one of tho kecand, and 14} of the third grade, ‘There are 4M) money-order offices (n Hlinols, 100 more ‘than are contained in any other State, THE LARGENT INCREASE IN SALATY HEM in the ease of Faglowoud, Cook County, the ealury going up to $1400, Streator, ba Sulle County, tes $200 to S2hM; Auburn, Banamon: County, $100 to $1,100; Canton, Fulton County, the same, enabling it to leave tho third and ens ter the second Chiys with an even $2,000: and Wenona, Marshall County, $100 to 81.400, ‘there are tour oll promoted to the Presidential. rink, Carlyle, Clinton County, $1,000; Glracd, Macoupin County, $1,000; Onk Park, Cook Coun- ty, 140; and ‘Tobton, Stark County, $1,000, Jowa bas 1,512 post-oilices; an inerense of twenty during the yenr. ‘There are four of tho frst elass—Durllngton, Duyenport, Des Moles, tnd Dubuque, each ‘83,000 a year. ‘Twon- Yeone of the second = and” ulyhty-tro of tha third wrade, ‘Tho total .nuinvor - of Peesidentini oflices 1 107, ‘Tho muney-ordor of fees number 89. Five ofices Incrense thelr pay $100; Centrevifte, $1,600% Chariton, 81,000; "Den= nison, $1,200; Unrlan, $2,700; fering the wecond-cats Os an tho Presidential Mats" Audubon, $1,100; Ida Steve, $1,003 and Mount Ayr, $1,000, Wisconsin tas 1080 post-ollices, an Increnso of ninctecn, Tho Presidential ollices number sixty= four; one, Milwaukee, of first class, R000: elit» eenof thoxecund clus, and forty-live of thy third, Money-ordor ottlecs, 217, Hurdboo, with wo ine crensy of $200, Jenvea tho third and ene ter tho second elisa, “pny $2100; and tho following ucla $100 to ‘tho venrly_hilnwancu: Geneva, $1.0; Marinette, 0, Juifurson 1s reduced $100, und will hereatter rato at $1,400, MMINOIS AS THE LETTEN-CARRIER BYS' {o Avo cities, Bloomington, Chicago, Poorin, Quincy, und Springietds Lowa in four, Burling: den, Havenport, Ova Moines, and Dubuque; and Wisconsin one, Miwa Inthe numes awarded the nowly-established Post-uilices, LilinoiR Keops pice with the balance of thecountry. ‘The public men thus honored aro Hlalne, foone County; Cilnton ‘ounty; Farwoil, Conk Cautity: Gladatane, Henderson County; Howe, Dodglas Canaty; HeVey, Mucoupln, County and) Patmin, ‘00 unity. There 18 un Agnes in Cook County, an America In Pulaski, n Monarch {a Sehoun, and u Zion in Carroll County, In Jowa wo find n Conkling, Creawell, Danu, Tlan- pee arias pimax, Haris Selection, nau p. Wisconsin hus un Arthur, Mountatn, Pusoo, and Shamrocis, : By METHODISM. Fifty-eiehth Annual Mecting of the Ritiote. Mothodist Epinvopal Confers Mees Spectat Dupatch to Tha Crteago Tribunte Pana, ULfSopt, 14.—The fitty-elghth anuunl peeilsg Of tho Hilnols Bethodist Eplucopal Con- sents apeuiod {ts frat duy's Lualneas in tho: semis: Eplscopal Church thls morning at “0. Devotlonal oxercisce and the administra Von of the.avorament kitted for a bulf-hour met tho business meeting was opened by i shop, M, Morrill. A call of tho roll showed i membors present, about nlf of the full eleee The Rev, J. H. Wolfo, of Charlostan, MUnaniinously olocted Secretary, tho Revs. qunes Beaton, M.D, Mawes, and C, - ialente Assistant Suerotarica, and the Rove. Smit, KA. Hamilton, W. T. Houdles, jay Hof and Francls Poormana, Statistical th rtaties, Hight thirty to 12 4, i. wore mado: ‘ohours uf conference assian, Tho stindine qeminittecs wero they appulated, and also a fomleatings committeo and a comunittco of ane each. istrict to reovive reports. A larqe wmber of ministers wero continued on trial, Me o Hey. Hrancly uoller, of this clugy, was dia continued at tis own request, on revount of tae ae, to perform tho work assigned, ted ur#e clans of traveling Doucons wera rete to Eiders’ orders. Tho collgotion of Bits Dae a8 Maude the order of business for Ing’ co, kotOrrow. ‘The report of the Nominut+ tae wimnittey was uatlopted. Dr. R. Be Must, got’ bonding Secretary of tho Frocdumn's Aid IS ty of tha Methodist Eplseopnl Church, oy dn yletter to the coufurenay, which was rend wont Recretary's fn which ho sid about $2,500 Wiyibe expected rrom the body, ‘Pho, Kuve J. aeaet, «formor minister of the Caristtan Leations? oxented credentials as to ble qual. Tous dccompanted by a petition that bo he ct te an Elder In the Methudlst Eplico~ it Be turct, of which for two yeara bo and eolt local tninister, On motion, nis petition crdereg ental “were “returned, nd it wis. Hoo ty gtat be continue and reculyo ordinas ello Nh Hake Alecia fecal ines Eero cae McK. Mevltust, Preal 7 of We Dunvitie Distriet, presented iia anual ee Ps ter the report was received “ve mine bangsQtider his charge presented bin with a rtcens ie wold watel, a towlmonial of tholr eClecpt fits to the position hy oceupted, str, then A Miu muet altected, though be thanked Which he eo BbPropriute remarks, after 7. tho conference adjourned, ‘Tue meme Ker, ar ayain out op. my and the clogs, Uekue, Of Camp Point, delivered an ri set cerinon 19 thy ibeence of Chuptain C, but ait’: Who was announced tobe prosent, t ratte loarriva in tuu. The toxt was trout oh Yaulm, tenth verse, ‘Tho annual Te eN Wak delivered by tha Hoy, iH ae ane fon. at Hayward'a + dtr. Hulman is one o mynest elownent pulplt orators in tho count a Spprecintton Bee Matened tu the serwon with —————_$— TELEGRAPHIC, wa h2telat Dispatch to The Ne Tribune, tr pak Wis, Bept. 1L—A large force of mon Mutuat tone Constructing the new ifnesof the Wi by Aaa lon Talegruph Company, Elyhtwires £5) ah clea betwoeu Chicayo and Milwaulkeo, Hse Cxant obtco wiit-Lo put iu in this city, ety, #emeUt of cho Westera Union ollce iu this THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 188I—TWELVE PAGES, 5 FIRE RECORD. Destructive Conflagration in the , Fair-Grounds at Kansas City, Mo. The Main Bullding, Grand Stand, and Ott Structures Burne Many Persons Trampled On and Maimed by the Panio-Stricken Multitude, : ’ A Toss of Fully $68,000, with Very Little Insurance—No Dlyes Lost. Other Blazes of a Mors or Less Sorious Nature in Various Portions of the Country, AT KANSAS CITY. Sprctal Aispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kanaan Crry, Mo. Sept, H.—About 3 o'clocie thia afternoon a terrible contlagration broke out in tho main busting on the grounds of tho Kune Bas City Exposition whito the races wero In progress, and a witil time followed, Over 20,000 persons were present, and when tho fro frst became known u pula seized tha ergwa and the rush was terrible. The grand stand, droctly oust of tho main ball, was avuitpled by over 12,000 nersons, and, 13 tha smoke and hot alr was blown by the light wind directly upon thous, thore was but one way to escape, and that ‘was by knovking down tho fenco and crossing tho race-track to the clrefo within, ‘In touk bute minute to damollat the fence, and thon THE RUSIE becnino general, and {nu the confusion fathors, mothers, and children were seperated from ench other, ‘Tho jockeys had no tine to drive tholr horses from the track, The 2:27 race war in progress nt the time, and they, with thelr horses, ulugled with tho fleeing crowd and found safety in tho Inrge plat of wvound = near. tho —_baek-streten, tho flaines in tho maln hail seized upon the decorations and exhibits with almost lghtuing- like rapidity, and in luss than five minutes bad communtented to tho grand stand. In threo minutos more that vast structure was A MASS OF NOATING FIR, tho finmes reaching the trees by mounsof tho private boxes, which formed a secoud story to tho grand stand, aud so fast did thoy approach that many ladles and gentlemen had no time to escape by tho stairs, but were dropped from the ‘box tier to thote friends below. Soveral serious neeidents occurred, but by a miracle no ltlves were lost. Several porsons bad arms and legs broken, but to the gaod+ Bonse of the vast cruwa Is due the fact that tho pante did not agsume uncontraltuble propore Uons. The loss by tho fire will reach about $68,000, upon whlch thoro ts insurance of only about $12,000, ‘TN ToSsKs ‘fre ag follows; Kunsus City Exposition, $20,000; Bulione, Moore & Emery, $10,000; Connvor Dros, $4,000; Molfatt & C 2,000; Domestic Sowing-Machine Company,” $2,000; Waples, §1.200; Eugene Carlat, Smith Amorican Organ Company, D. J, Coon, $1,200; White Sewing:! ebino Company, . $2,000: He Rice, £1,000; Zoliner & Wels, $1,000; Sweet, Siebery Coy $1,000; Leumbuil, Roynolds & Aller Hrunswiok & Balke, $400; Svatt & Gritty, Wileax & White, $500; «Inmes MMewson, $600: Westorn falut Company, $2503 1, J. Brume $150; Ramsoy, Biot & Hudson, Winbash, lowell & — Harrington, Bruner Eloetric Holl, $150; Kansas City Bag Factory, $100; D, I. Alger, $00; Kansas City Stove Works, $400; A, M. Sloss, $400; C. JA, Brackett, $400; D. 2, Stevens & Co, 8140: CW, Dove, $10; J. Atkins, 8100; Dr. Kambertine, $150; J. Hebel, $150; Peet Rrothors, $150; R. 8. Brown, $100; McCurdy Bros. $200; O'Brion & Harrop, $20, oP ae MISCELLANEOUS. Main Hall, $1,000; Kansas City Z¥mes Company, $000; Kansas Clty Journal Company, $200; Kane ns City Malt, $200; Kansas Clty Exposition Datlu, $160; Josopb Crosby, $100; George Gaston, $100; Fritz & Dose, $400; Kelly & Redmond, $300; Miko Kolley, 8223; Leonoy & Hackett, $200; Care nedy & Harold, $800; Veter Ruy, §100; Leon &Stueoy, $209; Hester & Chapinan, $150; J. W. ‘Watkins, $100; L, Morloy, $200; John £. Boot! 825: Phillip Bazzed, $100: Danish Unton, $1 Wohito & Pufitips, $100; Richard Bonnell, 80; W. Donavan, $75; Henry Hessen, $75; W. D. Gaston, $75; J, B. Andrea, $50; 8. F, Kenyon, $16; WM, Neathors, $50; IL. 0. Anderson, $73; Cody & Donatua, $50; Jotn Blanchon, 800, To the Western Associated Presa, KANSASCITY, Mo. Sept. H.—A terrible dige” aster ovcurred at the fair-yrounds this ofter- noon, which resulted fn the destruction of the unin hatl and all surrounding buildings, The fire broke out in tho west end of tho main ball atyHo p.m. At thut hour the hall was densely crowded, and at once a punt seized the multi- tudo, All elforts toquict tho exulted and torror- atricken povple wore of no avail, and in thelr confusion they rusbed hither and thithor, trampling cavt other down, while sbricks, groans, aud cries fled tho alr, An inumenso heavy black cloud of smoke cama from tho buruing building In vast volumes and settled Ike a pall aver tho xrounds, whlch wore Htorully black with a moving muss of humaulty, cstl- minted at 20,000 people. A strong wind was blow- ing, and the firo . SPREAD WITTE WONDERVUL RAPIDITY, quickly communionting to surrounding build- nga, To an almost ineredivly short space of thne the main bullding, with att its contents, wasan unsishtly houp of ashes, Tho thuoes leaped ocross tho avenues to NoWspapor Row, quickly swallowing up the buildings of tho Times, Journal, and Afad, tho Secretary's ollico, and & number of rofreshmont stands In that ylolaity. They next attacked the grand stand, du which not teas than 12,000 people wore sented watuhing tho races, The people fled: fn torror vofore tho advancing tire, Many fell and wore trampicu vpon, and a large number wero maimed and mutilated, Tho confuston was inv deseribuble, A panic had golzed upon the vast multitude, and it seemed unposstbin ta quict thoir fours, Thore wero no tucilitics for oxtine gujebing tho fro at band, and it did nat stop until thore was no more materfal for it to feed upon. The Ero Departinont wont to tho grounds, but could not roach there jn timo to bo of any service, It had to lay 1,600 fect of hose to xot water, ‘The moncy, ote, of tho na avolation was saved from tho Becrolury's oiico, Powor Hall, tho Fine-Art Hall, and atnils with ALY THE NORSES WERE SAVED, ‘Tho (iro started fraw a pile of rubbish tymg on tho ground outside the weat entranco of the main ball, A- party: of young follows wore standing Jn the doorway smuking, and tha frots supposed to have sturted by one of thom throwing a ofgarestub in wu pile of shavings, It 1s belleved that thero was no loss of Ife, No ono fe reported intesing up to tha present ting, The losses will foot up fully $50,000, tnoluding bulldings and thelr contents, Tho loss ts distributed among varlous oxhibitors, und there was very little ine surance, The Exposition Company's lass is about $10,000 on buildings dostroyed, Tho Board of Direvtors bold a mocting after tho fire, and Announce to the publio that they will cloorup the débrla tonight and proceed with the program tomorrow, beginuiag where it was broken off today, AT NEW JESVEN, IND, Svectal Dispatch to The Chtcuoo Tribune Font Warne, lud., Bept. 14.—Tho stave fac- tory owned by Henry Schouclker, at Now Haven, this county, caught fre thle atternvon from Sparks trom tholr own engine, and was entirely consumed, toyethor with a luryo amount of stock and mackiuery. Only the olfice bullding of the vatablishmunt, whlen was gumo distance from tho main buliding, was saved, Total los Cully $10,000; insured for A hires Tho sreato portion of the factory would have been wave only Tor the wroat woarcity of water, which guvo the Ure ite own courve. CHICAGO, ‘Tho alarm from Lox 611 at 4 o'olock yestorday Afternuon was cuused by a Gro i a two-story frame building at tho northeast corner of West- era avonuo and Thirty-tinit street, owned by Dents McGuire and ovouplod us a dwelling by Fred Willrich and Jon Scnoerlnger, Tho Structure wus totully deatroyod at a losa Of $TW, whiub is fully cuvered by iusuruace, Mr. Willy rich lost furniture yatued at $0, £40 cash, and aohook for $1). ‘The other oeoupant lost £20) on furnitures no insurnice, Cause, inknown, Av NUINNATIY CINCINNATI, On Sept, HL. M. & J. Ge Rohe {nson's planeng-nilit and box factory on Care iroot burned! fate Conight, Lose atone $25,005; insuranes 816,00, ‘The plice was full of stock and rushed with oraers, About 109 workmen are throws out of employment, CINCINNATH, Sept. 14.—-Tho Uve-stary pleture- framo fautory of I & Hotsinger, on Itiebs moni strcot, near Cutler, caught lira at 1:90 to- night ad will probably be a total loss, * NEAR WAUKRESITA, WIS, Special Dispatch to The Chteaso Tribune, Waurkeatta, Wis. Sent. 1.—T'wo barns on the furu of Michaol Bachucr, in tho Town of New Berlin, this county, were burned nivht before inet, with all their contents, connlsting of fay, train, touls, ote, entuiling a loss of $1000, far which there was No insurance, The fire origl- nated from g candy tu the hands of Mrs, ine. ner, who wad aiding bor husband while louding xrain into a wagon, AT JANFESVILUE, WIS. Rpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, JANESVIELE, Wis. Sept. 1.—Flre this afternoon destroyed the Milwaukee & St Paul woodsheds li Loosg, $1,000 Insured, Also, Hogoboon & Alwoud’s warehouse, contatning salt and cement, Loss, $3,000; Insurnuee S$t,000. An elevator belonging to Ne O, Clark durned with some grain. © Loss, $¥,000; falrly jusnred. ‘The fire caught in the wouilsheds probably fram a spark, AY CEDAR RAPIDS, TAs Bpeciat Lupatch to The Chicago Tribune, Crvan Raving, In., Sept. 14.—The atoek tn. Woodl’s millinery store, valued wt $5,000, wag almost totally destroyed by fire at midnight. Origin unknown, Insurance, §6,00)—$2,000 in the Imperial and Northern and the same {n the Connecticut and ‘Lradcsmecn’s com: panies, 4 NEAR ANN ARBOR, MICH, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ANN Annon, Mich, Sept. 14.—The steam flour inill and stave factory of [Hoyt & Son, in Saline Township, this couuty, burned this Ingrulng., Loss, $4,000; Insuranee, $1,000. a LABOR AND CAPITAL, | Hook COMPoStTORS. An onthustastic nieeting of the book com- positors was held at No. 102 Washington street Inst evening. Mr. Beecher called tho inecting to order and atated its object was to form an organization to ‘establish a uni- form price for book conposition, as the rates now prevailing vary from 20 to 85 cents per 1,000 ems, It was also dte- sired to have tho gltl compositors paid the same rte usimen, J, 2. Balley was elected as Chairman and John Sharp as Secreta A general discussion ensued tipon the pric af book composition, and the printers present were unanimously In fuyor of fixing the price at 40 cents per 1,000) cms. A committes wis appointed 13 follo Mr. Crandall, of IL CG. ‘Titany's printing-house: Bailey and Shnypson, of Culver, Page, Los & Co,'s; Cavangugh, ot the. M. W. Jones Co. Turner, of Knight & Leonard’s; Daley, of Blakeslee, Brown & Marsh's; Howe: H. Donalue's; Carpenter, of tho Lakeside Company; and Beecher and Sharp, ‘The meeting then adjourned, and the com mittee helt oa “session in the ade joining room at whieh a resolution was ‘adupted that the book compositors form heimselves into w compact body, to be known a4 the *Chilenzo Book Compositors’ Associa- ton”. ‘The de vat desirs ta be known tts a union, but they wish to fix the price of book composition at's falr yaluation, Inst. Louis the rate ly 40 cents, In New York 42 cetits in Chicago It should bo notless than 40 cents The committee then itdjourned to nest Wednesday evening, when the organization wl be ysrteutet, It Is expected that 1,000 cumiposttors will join the assuciation, COAL-MINERS’ WAGES, Prrrsuune, Ua, Sept. 4.—At today’s ses- sion of the convention of the conlaniners of the Pittsburg district, embracing all the mines in tis vicinity, it was resolved to da mand an increasv of from three and one- hulf to four cents por bushel for mining, the advance to date from tomorrow. | It is imuder- stool that the coal ovetatars will concede the advance, and Uiat no strike will result, STONECULTERS. Bpectat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Beprony, Ind, Sept. H.-A strike took place today among the stonecutters at tho Mlinsnle-Doyle Mills. Reduction of wages Was tho enuse. NEW ORLEANS. ‘ New Orivans, Sept. 14.—A compromise has been arranged, and the labor troubles have ended. THE MEXICAN WAR. Annual Dinter of the Aztec Club at Wayne, Pa.—Distinguished Guosts Pronent. Spettat Depateh to The Chicago Tribune. PRIDADELVIUEA, Pa, Sept, H.—Tho Aztecs’ an- nual dinner at Wayne, near Philadolpbia, this afternoon was a notablo affulr, Tho club fs coniposed of aurviving oflicors of tho war with Btoxico, their sons, and persons especially nominated by the members and duly olected, ‘Tho flrat meeting of tho club washold in the Cityjof Moxico In September, 1818, after tha city hud fallen into tho hands of tho Americans. Tho Inte Gon. Robert Pattersou ‘wis cbason firat Prusident, and held that posl- tou until the duy of bis death. The original mom- bersip of tho olub was about 150, acattered all ovor tho country, nod as many of thom us could do so met annually ulther in New York or this elty ta attend tho annuat diuner of the club = Fors many —syents—s tho — club was ontortained by ita Proafdent at vanquet lyon ont hia residence 8 ua near tho Mth day of Septomber, tho univers gary of the capturo of the City of Mexico, 18 was convenient, Toduy's_dinner was given by George W. Childa and A.J. Drexel ti honor of Joun Walter, M. P., proprietor of tho london Times. Sr, Walter arrived this morning from Long Branch, boiug wet atthe station by Mr, Childs and Gen. Grant. Mr, Walter will be tho gucat of Mr, Citids curtug his etuy in this city, which will be abort. He leaves ror Ningura Falls in twounya, aid thon takes an extended tour through tho agricultural.districta of tho Wost, returning to Poiladelptita by tho midale of October, where hu will romain several days, Among tho members of the Aztec Club who wor present ul tho dinner were: {x-lresiient: Grant, Gons. Wa. Bhornim, Josep: jane stony Denjumin Alvord, 8.C, Deum W, if, Emory, 7 Hroatan, W.We lL. Davy, 2, Vs Magnes, ints M, Palinor, Hitz Joby Portor, tobinson, Stoware Van Vilot, i. &. Pattersan, Col, fumes Simons, Cot, Il. 1, Kondrick, Prof. Henry Cops poo, Li. Vand Mr Charles J, Widdie, Tho nye suvlate mombera of the elub preset were Col, Froderiok D. Grant, Mr, Randal Haguer, Mr, dohu TR, Randall, and Mr, HL 1 J, Porter, The invited uosts were John Walter, Bug, M. 2. proprietor of the Ties, London, Eng.) the Hun. Wayne MacVengh, United States Attorney-Genornl; the Hon, Simon Camoran, tha ‘loa, Houry M He jovernor of * Ponnsyhinin; jon. Fee, eee Bhitod sates Senators orien ay York, Mee Portor, Ne ¥ formian Walter, of London, i dunes, proprietor af tha New York Pines; Wille fam dtunry Hurlbert, editor of tha Aruy aud Navy Jourtial; John Russell Young, of the Now York Heralds Mr. Juscuh Patterson, President af the Western National Bank; Juba B, Roberta, Prosidentot tho Pennestvunia RatlroudCom py: A, J, Casantt, tlrat Vico-Hresidont of tho Pont aylvanla Railroad Company; Krank ‘aomson, Genora) Manager of the Pennsylvania Maire; Bomund Smith, second Vieo-Preaident of tha Ponnsyivanin Mailroads Cot, A. Loudon Baaiye don, Director of the United States Mints Cant RC. Clipperton, her Brituunla Majosty’s Conse at Phitudelphla; Willlam V. Sekeun and Jock Cook, of the Pultio Ledger; Gen. 0 i, Mtucker, Assistant Quastermustor-Gencral of the United Stated; A. Churles Satin, cdltar of the Pres, Philadelpula; 8. Bond, President of the Philadelphia & Reading Raliroad Company; 4, Blerpont Morgan, of Drexel, Morgan & Uo. fow Yorks Walter Hf, Burns. of J, 6, Morgan & Y Drax Vow, bankora, London; and A.’ J, banker, Gon Hoauregard aout a letter a Fourot, partidularly touching spon tho douth of Gen, Robert Patterson, 60 many yours Prest- dont of tho club, and recently decdcusod, whan ho bolloved It ithpussitte, to repluve, dun, W. 8, Huncock was ylected President for the ensu- jug your, and it ls probable that Gen, Houures ward may to gatlidod with that seleotion, ‘Sho only notable Bpeoches wero mute by Gens. Grant aud Bhermun and Mr. Walter, a A WAG)N-THIEF, Honry Weir, alias Woies, alias White, a mem- ber of the notorious Wolss fully, was arrested and locked up at tho Chlouye Ayonuo Station, churged with the farcony of in express wiyon front A.C. Lautonsoblnyor, of No. streot, wagyt Wes fuund yesterday at the Welvs’ Hause, No, 85 Coopur trout, ind was identified despite the new coat ot palut which bud been bestowed upon it. NEW YORK. The Business of the Country Larger {han Ever Before in Its History. A Week of Only Five Business Days Fails to Materially Curtail Exchanges. Stnolair’s Battery to Start on tho March to Yorktown This Morning. A Terrible Disaster Averted by the Bravery of a Looomotive En- gineor. MONTY. FIVE DAYS OV BUSINERS, Nnw Yon, Sept. 4.—From the Public: Exchanges Inst week were materinily dls- turbed by an unusual day of fasting and prayer on necount of the President, In this and somo other States the week embraces only five days of business, sIthongh ex- changes, ay respects payments made on drafts and checks by imnll, were nearly the same as if the banks had been open six days, In some States the exchanges were closed ‘Thursday, usin New York, in other States ‘Tuesday, and « considerable difference re- sults tn the comparative amount of pay- ments made during the week. Hence the ex- changes cannot ba regarded as of the usual significance, and tho fnerease shown only proves that the volume of business, had ie Week been uninterrupted, would have been still nore largely in excess of the business done In the corresponding week of Inst year, ror the week endiig Sept. dat San Fran- glseo and Sept. 10 at other cities the ex- chatges wer New York... Baltinore, Loulsvitle. Pitrsuarg, New Orle: Milwanke Providen * Total... Outside New York THE HNOUMOUS TRANSACTIONS AT CHICAGO continue, although the great wheat corner ts supposed to hive culminated Sept. 1. At San Franelsco there hay been extraordinary aetlvity tn nilning stocks on account of the reported discovers, ofa new bonanze In the Comstock lode, ‘The increase in btsiness 0b Louisville may possibly be aseribed to the recent railroad arrangements, but the wine ofvbusiness fs large almost everywhere and so large that: there is ny rensun to dow continuance of the general prosperity. {ne deed, ft is a feature of these returns that the inerease at the Known centres of speculative activity is less than atother paints where business Is almost wholly legitimate, What ever advanes there fy In the prices of stocks. jas ut least this basis of facts that the busi- ness of the conntry ts larger in almost every branch than eyer before, YORKTOWN CELEBRATION. SINCLAIN’S HATTENY TO START FOR YORK TOWN THIS MOUNING. Special Dtapatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Sept. 4.—There was 1 bustle of preparation in Fort Hamilton this morn- ing, and befory noon evarything was practl- ently: lu readiness for the departure of Sine clalr’s Light Battery of tho ‘Third Artillery for Yorktown, ‘The brass field-pleces were burnished until they were almost a3 bright as the surface of amitror, aud tho unfforins and accoutrements of the men were put in perfect order, Even the horses belonging to the battery seemed to partuke of the spirit of the ocension, ‘The practice drive was gone trough with even more care than usual, aan THE OFFICERS WERE ON THE ALERT to see that everything was in good slinpe for tho long journey that Is io be commenced at sunrise tomorrow morning. Sinclair's battery will journey Indevendently of the railroads, Sleain focpmation will bu entirely scorned by the seventy men and the thirty-slx horses at- tached to the battery. Crossing Hamilton. Ferry to New York, tho troops will go np Broadway to Cortlandt street and down Cortlanut strect ta the Jersey Ferry, From Jersey ty the route will be the old turn- yiko to Elizabeth, and southward through Plainttald, Princeton, aud ‘Trenton, It 1s ex- pected that THE FIRST ENCAMPMENT will bo made ats point about five iniles be- yout Plainteld, On tho second day’s march the detuchiment will pass under the shadow of the famous rock nt Dunellen, from the stmt of which Gen, Washington often watched the movementsot tha onumy, Durs ing the whole march the officers and men of the patos WIE observe the sume strictness of disclpiine that they would if they were in. tho free of an enemy tustead of ourney ie throngh —penceful | agricultural districts. While encamped at wizht Faure will bo poces and every detail of military Ife inthe eld will be closely observed, ITEMS, ATRUMULE DISASTER AVERTED ny TIE URAVERY OF A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINERR New Youu, Sept. 14.—What night have been a very serfous accident this morning on the Sundy Hook route of the Now: Jersuy Central Ialfrond was averted by the coolness ond bravery of tho engineer, The lacomo- {lve drawing the & o'clock express from Lone Branch ns i/neared the curvoat Sandy look, and when only a few hundred yards from the pler where the Jesse Hoyt was waiting for tts passengers, burst one of the flues of the boller, scattering scalding steam over the engineer and fireman, Although tho train had not slowed up and was running quite rapidly, the flreman jumped of, leav- Ing the engiieor to waster the engine at ils poril and that of the passengers, He proved hhnself a hero, and staod by until the trah Was stopped, Had tha locomotive been abandoned by both men the train woul! have thundered down the dock and crashed into the Jessa Hoyt, and a fearful aceldent would huve been the fesult, TELEGRAPHIC DIVIDEND, ‘Tho Nirectors of tho Western Unton Tele- Brann C pany today declared a quarterly dividend of 13g. per vent, payable Out. 15. After pay the dividend i surplis of $490,153 ramaing, Tho net revenues for the quarter ending Sept. W (earnings for Sep. fombar. partlally estimated) amount to * ARMIVAL OF IBIIGRANTA, Nineteen hundred hinmlzrants arrived to- day, mostly Germans, bound for the West. POMEHOOMS CLOSED, t ie police olused the various pool-rooms fodisy, AMERICAN. INSTITUTE PAUL Tho fiftieth annual fair of the American Tustitute ovenod this afternoon, ‘This yenr’ falr will be the Inryest ever hold, ery available foot of floor space has been rented, wid WHE DG ocoupled before the end of the ee Zhe falr closes the With of No- ember, TI HANI ERVOSITO, Commissioner Osborn this afternoon gaya his doctsion ty regard to thy alleged bandit, Expastta, atlas Pandazzo, nifas tebuite, alias Constanzo, whose extradition has bean de hunuted by tha Itullan Government, ‘Tho Commissioner says the evjdenco to establish the prisoner's compllelty da tho mutilation of tha Nov. d. Forrester and tho lose and Gue- eload murder he found clearly to show the prisoner's urhnlnality, ‘Tha alleged handle Was then romanded wntita warrant of sure Feuloe shail be Issued by the lederut Execu- CHARLES MAXTEN, lunfor partner of the firm of dosent Schfena ny nantucturens of clocks, Uappustred lust Saturday, and ts reported ‘to have fled the country, having taken a hinge amonnt of nloney velonglug ty the dyn, During last yan itfa sald, he hiad peen speculating in Wail street and ins Jost a great deal, par- ticularly in mining stocks. JACOB RECHT, “Cov? of tha firm of C. A. Croll & Co., wholesale cloth, Canal street, has beet lodged In, Jnit on comptalnt of Kaufman, Bain & Co, of St. Louis, who allege tha while he was bookkeeper in thelr employ tn 1878 antl 1870 jie embezzled 33,000, OBITUARY. DR. WARREN GREENE. Ponthano, Mew Sept. 4.—Dr, William Warren Greene, a delegate to the Internattonat Medical Congress at London, and a graduate of the Ann Arbor Modical School, dled while returnin; home, and was buried at sea. Ic hag a aon mad dnugbter in Ann Arbor. —— LABANNA WATERS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago rribans, DAvenvout, Ia, Sept, W.—A special from Washington, States that Mr. Labaona Wa- tors, editor of the Washington Democrat, died there this cvening of hemorrhage of the lungs, pial eR AEN ally MEDICAL MURDER. Inquest on the Body of Marte Boyens— No Traco of Dr. Upton, Tho Inqueat in tho case of Marie Hoyens, the young Danish woman whose death last Bundoy ight at No. 6 North Cinri street was caused by un abortion, supposed to have been pro- duced by Dr. Henry 1. Upton, was mentioned tn the columna of Tue Ture: ‘was held yeaterday afternoon at tho Coron: Office, Corpner Matson conducting the Investl- Ration, The mass of testimony taken did not Bhed any new light on the commission of the crime, though It pointed so atronyly to an un- Geratanding " between tho butchering physi- clan and the = wutnan who kept tho apartments In which the decd is supposed to havo hecn committed, and in which the victim's death ensued, that tho Jury thought best tu hola that woman, Mra, Elizabeth Milla, and her friendly boarder, John Patterson, in bonds to Appear As witnesses befora the Grand Jury. Mra. Mills, It will, be ree membered, stated In her version of the affutr that she was not acquainted with Dr. Up- ton, Yesterday she repeated that statement on the stand, and added that sho did not even know his name until after Maric Hoyon’s death. Tho Jury, who evinced the livellest disposition to get ut tho bottom facts, did not hesitate to openly oxoress their surprise that she, Mra, Siflts, should receive and retain in her house a woman whom sho did not know; who rofused to give her name or tell whenco she came; and who was without means and relying solely upon the liverulity of a brother, Whom she expected to call and pay ber expens Sho also testified that she had not scon Dr, Upton since he eft tho douth ofamber u Tow minutes after the de~ tnlsvof tho unfurtunnte girl. In refutadon of this statement threo competent witnesses, Worlen who uccupy apartinente fn the same Luilding, testified that they had seen Dr. Up- ton uscending the stuirs to Mra, Mills’ apart. ments fully half an hour after (he tims sworn to by Mrs. Mills os tho time of ber. last conyersy with the gullty malpractitioncr; and tho landlady's particular boarder, John Patter- son, Working ut 118 Randolph street, admitted to Detective Houan last Munday that when Upton bud returned tothe house about a balf hour nftor he had cutled, and learned of Mario's death, Mra. Mills responded to hls vail for an ine torview, and went down-stairs to where bo was walting for her, and walked out with bim, and was gone for fully bulf an bour, Mra. Mary. duno MeCrady, “0 washer, troner, ahd seruti- her,” as she herself expressed $1, an between) whom and = the Mills woman thera ts u feud of long standing, teatlticd with much vehomence that she hid ‘seen Mra, Mills fu Marie Boysen's room on the night of the girl's death, returning from the window with a wasbbowl {n her bands. she niso oxald that) =omoro than) 6 oyear ago Mra, Mills ohnd = shown her a jong hook-ended instrument, and told ber that it wis used to produce abortions, and that sho, Mrs. Mills, could use lt us well as any onc, Both of those statements tho WOMAN INDIGNANTLY DENIED, and Mr. D, W. Munchoster, attorney. for Mrs. aus, draw from tre, | MeCrady the acknowledyment that she bad once been fued at the South Side Police Court for nn Asauult upon bis client. and was even now under bonds to keep the peace with the same person. Not doterred by those admissions, Mra. Stc- Crady requosted to bo recniled, ‘and | then sho added | that at ubout “12 o'clock lust | ‘Thursday — night—tho; very night which Dr. Upton pnsscd in Mario's Troom—sho saw Jobn Tutterson *tptoclus ” down ataira with 1 bundle under his urm, asusptciuus bundle doo up in newspapers and carried Ina gus: picious way, Sho furthor testified what two. other women — vorroburnted, that the doctor, whom thoy bad all come to reynrd with suspiolony was in the habit of Starla @ house likes thief and chinving bishat thera, He once went up-stairs wearing f plug,” and returned witha“ slouca ” on his head—a polnt which tho uforosaid women regurded ag yory oxtraordinary. Another. witness wis ‘Tetsoy Annie Show, spinstor und clalryoyant. Sbe added her: teatimony that shy bad ulso geen Jobu Patterson on tho night avoresald leaving the houso witn a bundle unvor bis arm, and that sho had soen Dr, Upton goin up-staira to Mra. Mills’ rooms after tho jour when ho Wis sald to havo disap- potred. Birt. Mary Early, who rents apart ments and = keeps: ‘a few ~ bourdors, testified also to buving seen the doctor uxcend- Ing the stairaat tho timo dosiynated by Tetsoy Atnic Shaw, Jobn Vatterson, tho aforesaid printor, ox- Hained bie ability te And Dr. Upton, whon Mra. Mills aont him out hurriedly a’ few min- ute gore Murlo's death, by aaylug that he. bad nown the “physician by nano and by lor the sight past. two years, Ho denicd that he had ever bevn seen’ leaving tho house stealthily with a bunulo under his arm, and claimed that he knew notbti ns to the treatinent bestowed upon Maria Boysen, beyond tho fact that uhe wis an invalid.” Itwns his room to which the de- Suaned nd been nesigned whon eho first wont to 1p howe. ‘Tho Jury tn cons{dcring tho caso were at first Inclined to bold Mrs, Mills as an Hecessory to the abortion, and would doubtless have duny 60 wore it nut for the fuct that she bas two chil- dren, one small babe, depondent. upon her, Tlor testimony = was not foffuved, “ espectally ag to her luk of nequatutunco with Dr. Upton, ber on, knowledge of tho true condition of tho girl whon bho jirat applied for aecommodations, and her knowledge of the medical butener's inten- ton of lonving the clty und bla desire to hive. uothing furthor: known about tho erfme ot which be 18 guilty. iy holding Mrs. Milly aud Patterson to ball the Jury thougat to avoid inposing an unnecessary hardship upon tho two and the woman's euttdren, aud at the sania tine to insure thelr attendance whon WANTED BEFORE THE GRAND JURY, Dr. Mluthardt stated that tn bis opinion tha worn hind been tainpered with aevernl diys ror to her death, and that within tn wuts bofery the hour of hor deconse some one had with instruments removed the fotus, which hag vot been expelled from tho wound after the frat oporation. From the size ofthe womb after death tho witness wis of tho opinion that tho ehild must have been about four months old, All that rentains to bo sald fa that Dr. Upton hag not yet been beard from, —<———___. INDIGNANT BUSINESS NEN, ®& An enthuslast{o fudignation mecting of prop- erty-owners and business men was held Inst night at OXt South Hulsted street to protest Agifust the iack Of progress nade In the con- struction of tho viaduct’ over Sixteenth street. Br, I, Frestoln was olocted Chairman and. Eilokoy, Sucretury, It was sugwented that aresolution bo drafted expreauing the indignie Mon of Halsted street business men at tho Btuppigo of tratile, and requesting tue railway: compnny to run cars to sixtdonth street on bota sides, and connect by transferring tholr pussen- xera by "bus around by Weight street, Ald. Altpetor, of tho Sixth Ward, was prauants and stuted that be wus ready und wille to do all In.blg power to obvinto their dit. oultios; butn littin patience was all that was Necessary, Ho bud consulted with Commissioner Waller on the matter, and had been assured that within ten days a sidewalk for foot passon- prs Would Le cuiploted and open te the public, tho rebuilding of the vinduet wis a erty cone tract und culled for the completion of the work: within thirty days, Ilo waa cuntident that it would be pushed through to that tin On mation a commltten coruposed of Ald. Alte eter. Janes Laat, M. Bummer, 1. i Wolfen de Hokey, and Jy Frestoin wit appolntiod to walt upon the Weat Division Ratlrond Company with f potition signed by all the buainoss men who feel nygrioved, uking for "bus transfor ut Kix teenth streot, in pice of running cars by Canul- port avenue, a Otto Lormeschine, Bal Levit, ond vould Polekerd were uppolnted to draw up a petition und buve it ready with wlanatures today at noon, A coltvetion was taken up to Bay (he Uxpenso of nivertising, A voto of thanks was tondereil to Dr, Coluniin for the ue of hia bull, and wise to Ald. Altpeter tar tls attendauce, After causid- orable unimportant talk tho mevting adjouraad to Friday night, whe the cummittoy will report, a ANOTHER FIREBUG, Edward Garrity, 8 mun 49 yeors of ago, is locked up ut tho Chicaye Avenue Station, charged with altompted arson. Yestorduy Mrs, Martha Londor, who keepa a boarding-house at No. 130 Indians street, caught bin wndernouth the hunse, trying to act fire ton baudtulet shave ings. From trouble which she hua heretofore bad with Garcity, abe thought that ho war about to sot fire to the promises. Bo ehe grabbed him und bold on fast till wn officer reepunded to her dusty vail for belp, ‘Tho vase comes vp before Justico Soully at the North Gldy Police Court thie morning. CRIMINAL NEWS. The Arguments Closed in the Cochrane Case at Neills- ville, Wis, Two Prominent Citizens of Arkansas Assosinated by Unknown Parties, Important Revelations tn the Alleged Polsoning Cases at Lancase ter, No H. A Difficulty Between Shoomakers in Nash- ville, Tonn,, Results Fatally to One of Them, THE COCIULANE' CASE, Spectat Duvateh to The CAleaen Tribune, NeI.svit. Wis. Sept. 14.—The argu Tents of counsel fn the Cochrane case closed to-day, and the charge to the jury will bo Riven to-morrow mourning. Yesterday Mr. Cottrill briefly addressed the jury for the proseention, claiming that no ndulteroas conduct on the part of Hayden had been proven, and suggesting that the story of the daughter's shame told by Mrs, Cachrane!s mother was gotten up for the purposes of the defense. He exhibited the perforated clothes of the dead inan, and welt. upow the horrl- ble circumstances of theshooting, Mr, Storrs consttmed the afternoon in an arentment to the Court on the eonstitutionallty of the Wisconsin Inw, and asked Instructions favorable to hls view on that point, ‘This morning the Court ruled that the law is valld, nnd that the Jury are bound to take the law of the case from the Court, Mr. Storrs then delivered an Impressive address tothe Jury, appealing to them as inen and husbands, and trging them to take the state of Cochrane's mind under the great wrong he liad suffered Into consideration, dude Cate closed on the part of the State in an able and temperate view af the frets, aud called upon the jury to follow the dircetion of the Conrt in applying the Inw to them, The court-room was%erowded with ladies during the delivery of the arguments, JENNIE CRAMER. New Ifaves, Conn., Sept. 14.—In tho Mal- ley trial, Mis$ Bertha Williamson, chamber- mald at the Foote Mouse, owned by Edward Malley and oceupled by Redeliffe, testified that the house was used for lodgings. She worked for Randolph Newman, who {s eim- ployed by Edward Maltey; did not know Jennie Cramer; knew of ler death Saturday noon, Aug. 63. knew Walter Malley ond James by sight; they occupled two rooms in the building; Walter had «a key to No 24; saw hin and James come out of the room Friday morning, Aug. 5, between 8 and 9 o'clock, Walter came to see me the Thurs- day morning before, and told me to fix up Room 2, and put in towels and water; he took the key; I put water and towels In No. SH also; Ltrled tho door of #0 Friday morn- ing about 8 o'clock and couldn’t get In; louked through the keyhole and am almost positive it was James Malley 1 saw in beds thera was another party In bed with hims did not see the other purty, but saw a form nider the bed-clothes; cannot tell whethor the other pas, Was ainan or a fenalesgit was about ral an hour atter that I saw dames and Wal- ter leave 20, Witness was asked If she "saw the person whose fon she sav in bed Jenye the bulld- ing, and she said she did not want to answer the question. Mlnally she answered it in the negative, and said she did not sev any other party come out, of 26 or 29 that day except dames and Walter. Immediately after the Malleys left witness tried the deorof 20, It was focked, Half an hour Inter she found the door open and saw by the pillows that, two had slept in 20; had te change the hed- clothing in 20, Mr. and Mrs, Newman told witness not to say anything about the matter to any one. ‘Chis was two or three days after the body was found. pon cross-exninination Miss Williamson told on entirely different Rony in respect to the time of the transactions In the Redelitfe building. She sald the geeurrences testifled to this morning happened a week befare the finding of the body. She admitted that at the Coroner’s inquest sho hnd said it was the same week, but tho statement of the Newmanns and of Mrs. Ada Perkins, who live in the buflding, had convinced her she was In error. On the reilireet, the witness said, ‘*Newmann told me the same after- noon J had testiled that I was mistaken, Mrs. Newmann also told me, ‘They said 1 wasn week ahend, Ltold them I was not mistaken. I wouldn't give in, The second or. third day 1 gave In. I don’t remem- ber, Newman tried to convince me he had the Koy to Room 29, and that “Walter conldn’t have had it, 1 knew Walter tonk the keys. Newnan sald he hnd carried the key to that room for a week, one day of whieh was Aug. 4. ‘This was after 1 had testified that Newmann told me never to fix up a yroum like that for any one without orders from hin. Mrs, News mann told me to suy nothing about it, for she did not want us to get inte the ensa atall, It was not over three days after Thad seen Jonies and Walter coming from the room that Mrs. Newnmnn spoke to ne about not saying anything about the affair, [knew thore was an inquest {n progress.” fi THE ARKANSAS PLAN. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Livers Rock, Ark., Sapt. 14.—A telegram from Russellvitle says a terriblo tragedy was enacted ‘Tuesday afternoon in the vicinity of Booneville, Logan County. ‘Two planters, Robert and William Hambey, brothers, were riding home from town, aud walle passing along the south side of. Petit-Jean Creek and through a lonely, sechited strip of country, they were fired on by nssasins conecated In the bushes on either side of the rend. [Robert dropped from his horse and dled fnstantly, two bullets having pierced his heart. William was fatally wounded, He rede neatly a mile, when he fell trom his horse, fluting from loss of blond, and was dragzerl some distance befare assistance could rench him. ‘The assasins escaped unsoen. It is believed that two ne- groves, who have beon arrested, fired the fatal shots, ‘There has been fl-feeliug between the negroes and whites In’ that locality for ume Hine, growing outof the arrest of a ne ro for carrying a pistol, and It is feared this 4s the first net inn pian of vengeance avalust the whites by the negroes. A disuatel ree celved tonight save that Willan Lambey is sinkIng, and death Is vory nen, Other ar rests Will be ninde, ‘Phy Inmbeys are proms, fnent eftizens, unlyarsally resyecterd, and thelr dreadful fate causes rent indignation fu tho neighborhood of the erime, POISON. Spectat Dispateh ta Tha Chicaga Tribune, Prysovra, Nv 1, Sept. 14.—Laportant revelations have just been mado inthe al- loged polsoning eases at Lancaster, It will he remembered that there were six deaths, which carried away all the members of the Bugbea and B, G. Towne familles tn this ulace. Tho bodies wore taken up aud arsenic was fon In the stomach of Mr, Towne, ‘Che noxt examination was that of Mrs, {Suge bee, and no poison was discovered, and the authorities did not expect to find any in that case, Prof, Wood, of Narvard College, has juat completed the chemical tests npon the vitals of Dr. Buzbeo and Alrs, ‘Towne, and arsento hay been found in both of them, — in the ease of Dr. Bughve whisky was also detected, ‘These new dis- clostires have & most Important bearing on Unis already exciting atulry, and contains the oficers in the opinions which they hau before eptertalied. Itis expected that exaininations wil be mado in relation of Miss Bushee and the new evidence Is cons! proot that Dr, Bughbeo, Sr. Towne, ani Mr, Towne died from tho use of 9 medicine of whisky In which argenis had been placed The oficers are convinced who the quilty party Is. ‘The net avork of pvldonee thoy aye. preparing will soon be put fn Issue ina inane nor that will astonish the publle, NEW UAMPSIIRE INGIWAYMEN, Boston, Muss, Sept, L—A daring rob- bery of passengers an the read between Cilon Houro and Glen Station, Nv H., was etfected yesterday, It-ls stated that one / man stopped the team of Frank W. Ane drews, of Boston, who was driving with his fambty ahead of the regular conch, which contained several passengers. Tho high- Wwayninn wore a voll, As the conch drove up he hat stopped Andrews, and compelled him to give him $00 and his watch, and had taken 9 ply from Mrs, Andrews, Ile ale Jowed Andrewa to xo on and advanecd on the stage, saying: “It was theirtumn next,” but the driver of the Intter started his horses and gitempted ta run ‘him down. The rob- ber fired Is pistol several thes but was thrown to the Grotud by the horses, A pas senger shot at him with a small revotver and he retreated to. the woods, leaving the stage to go rapidly down the hill, the loading horses breaking loose and running ahead, STABBED TO DEATIT. ipectat: Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. + NAsiVvinir, Tenn, Sept. 14.—Davil Han: ly, aged 45,0 shoemaker by trade, stabbed and instantly, killed Michael O'Halloran, who was also @ stiocmaker, at 7 o'clock to night, in Colonnade Building, during a dif culty originating from n dispute between O'laloran and the wife of IInnly about the children of both. Hanly went to O'Haltora Toom with a knife in bis hand, = and = O'Jiolloran fired at him twlee, one ball strilsing hiin in the left hand. O'lullorun also struck Jtaniy on the head with a pistol, and. while doing so was stabbed four thnes In the region of the heart, vach wound beng suficient to causa death. Hunly was Immediately arrested and Iodsed In the workhouse, whero his wound was treated, after which he was committed to jail. Haniy will haven prefininary trial to+ morrow, A DUEL IN MISSISSIPPI, Tarrne Rock, Ark, Sepl. 4.—A duel was fought yesterday morulng at sunrise at ‘Yerrene, Miss., between the Hon, Leland Lonthermun, Mayor of Arkansas City, and James Nucker, a prominent attorney of the same city. ‘The — diniculty Krew ott if certain raltnes aade by Leatherman ina cuse tn which Rucker was professionally engaged. Both combatants were wounded ab the first tlre, Leatherman reeelved a-siight flesh wound In tig ari. Rueker was struck tn the left slile, inflicting © supposed fatal wound. CUARGED WITIL MURDER. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LAraveits, tnd. Sept. .—Tolny John Krismyer, of Randolph ‘Township, was ar- rested upon an afidayit of William Myers al- feging that, Krismyer shot and killed Jolin Hoover, of this county, in Aumist last. Hooper's younger brother igs in prison upon aalinilar charge, Krisniyer has once estab. lished the fret that he was not fn the viciuity at the time of the shooting. UNPROVOKED MURDER. Pinnce City, Mo, Sept. 14.—Charles 'T, larris was passing the house of Ward Hub- bard, a Inborer, last evening, when the Intter eame out with a shotgun and dealt Harris a terrible Blow over the right oye, crushing til skull and catsing instant death. No eause is usslgned for the deed. Marris’ parents re- side in Texas. Mubbard gave himself up to the uuthorities, p DASTARDLY MURDER, Mempius, Tenn, Sept. 14.—At Jackson, Tenn, this afternoon W. I, Conner was shot and Instantly killed by Frank Strather. ‘The ditticnity grew ont of the ovpasition of Conner agalist Strather marrying his daugh- ter. Deceased was 02 years old. Strutier was urrested. SLIPS. Moving Accidents by Tumbling Downe Stalra, Being Iktun Down by Switch- Envines, Rte, Ete. Hchard Allen, aslugic man 35 years of age, boarding ut No. wt Fitth avenue, tell back- wards down tho stairs of his boarding-houee at BWo'clock Inesday night, and dled tn conse- quence at 3:8 o'clock yesterday morning. Ho was drunk at tho time of the fall. The Coroner ‘held an inqueat, and found a verdict in accord- ance with tho facts, George Witliams, 10 years old, whoso parents lve at No, 2124 Doarborn street, while attempt- jug to steat con! from n wagon ‘deiven by Joon Corrigan, and belonging te John Griltin, ot No, 025 Hulsted streot, us it was puesing the corner of State aud Twenty-second streets at I o’eluck. qozterday, forenvon, bud his loft foot caught etween the Bpokes and hud bis leg brokes In two places, O, «A. Robbins, a awitohman of tho Fort Wayne Raliroud, was ‘aeeldentaly run over at lik o'clock ‘Yuesluy ufternoon at the crossing ut Blowartavenue und Hightoonth street by awitch- engine No, ist, He was horribly mungtod and death wus iustantancous. [eccased was 25 years of age, au American, and louves a wity and one eblid at No, 172 West Twelfth street, ‘Tho Cor- ‘oner's inquest bel yesterday rosuited In a ver dict of accidental death, Michacl Hastings, 9 atreet-cleancr 70 years of age, residing at No, dt Huron stroct, wat knocked down and run over about 4:30 o’e! Yesterday Afternoon at the comer at West Madison streat and Ashland ave- nue by a orig dtiven by an uns known ‘man, who continued driving rapidly und thoreby escaped arrest. Tho old mun waa attended by Dr. Cunningham, who found chrea rity broken and tho pationtsuttoriug from other Injuries which are liable to prove fatal. Tho drier of the wagon was nut Known by any per= got who si the ttccident, and there [s conse- aueay but Httle probability that bo will be are rested, ooo ALL FOR A PIECE OF IRON, Two boys named Philip Rulo and Charles Jor dan quurrelod at ll o'clock yesterday forenoon on the corner of Kinzio and Poorla streots, and inthe cnevunter Rute, who 1s only Mt sears old, drew @ knifo aud stubbed dis antagonist in tho loft breast directly over the hoart. Tho wound dled quite freely, but it did not ape peur to ba deep or dunzerous, The boy wan ate tended by a doctor, and was taken to the West Mudison Streot Station, and theace to bis homo, No. 472 West Luke street. Young iulo caouped, but a warrant was aworn out for big arrest, ant be will likely be brouyht in today. The quarrel was, over a pluce of iron whieh Jt js vlulined Hilo stole from tho railroad ond nid beneath a sido- walk, and which Jordan appropriated to his own use. Last night the doctor in attendance upon the wounted boy aaid that if the cut wns in- fictud with a clean kulfe it was not dungerous, but If with a dirty or ruaty blade dotlamiuauont would bo wpt to svt in, aud death would Ilkely bo tho result, EEE KNIGHTS OF HONOR, Spectal Duputch to The Chicago Tribune, JACKSONVILLE, HL, Sept. 11,—The sossion of the Grand Lodge of tho Knights of Honor cama tencloso after an Intercating and profitable meoting today. Resolutions condemning and regretting Gulteay’s got, and expressing aym- pathy for Presicent Garfield, were unaulmunsly passed, ‘The followsug ollicgrs wero elected for tho ensuing years EM, Ashorift, Dust Grand Mictutor, — Vanditta; AL Cotfeen, Grand — Dietator, Danvillas A, (Stratton, Grand Dletator, Mount Vernon, 2. 1. Shnukel Urand Asalatant Dictator, Jersey vill Glimnore, Grand Chuptatn, Beardstown: Kluae Geant Guide, Jacksonville; Leray Wiley, Grand ttue porter, Purlas LC.” Mason, Grand ‘Treasurer, Huorluy W. I, Crowell, rand Gunrdinny Bolte: vio: Mires Lovy, ‘Grund Sentinel, Chicago, Bpringileld waa vliosen uy the next plico of meeting, und the tine selected was tho socoud Tuesday in April, 1S ———— SIERRA NEVADA, : Ban Fuanciscu, Sept. 14.—Regarding the boom in Sierra Nevada tha preas dispatches from Virginia speas guurdedly, but stato that: ga the best obuuanule unolllelal Information tuo winze on the line between the Blorra Novada and Union ts in a rich block of eulphurots, ot whlelt tv asstys buve yet beon made public. Cot, Falr is quthority Cor tho atatement that itis no sttingor, bat win ore body, aud intimated that before tung there will be womething nore. totell, His understood that some private dis- patches received from Virginia ure leds ravor~ able. and operators ure disposed ty go slow for the present, boung fn douve ns to whether the movemunt Indicates xenuine development or merely a dout, ————————— STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yous, Sept. 14.—Arrived, tho Parthia, from Liverpool, and Felaia, from Hambury, MWassnund, Sept. 1.—Arelyed, the Clubria, from Now York, New Quexvass, Sept. W.—Arrived, the ateam- ship Suhara, from Nuwport. Thosabara reports passing through two hurricanes. Her com: mander, Capt. Duncan, died on Bopt. 1, whe Calef Oliver Gil) tovk command af the vesael and brought her tite port, New Yous, Sept, 4.—Arrived, the Jan Brey- del fron Antworp. REN! pt. 1—Arrived, the Samaria LONDON, Boge: 1.—Tha Silesia from Now Sark oe the Ohio from Philudolphiy bayo are rivedout. : ° ee EARTHQUAKE, St, Joune, N. 2, dept. W.~—Thero was a slizhe shock of carthquexo this moraing at Greog- wich, Kings County.