Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1881, Page 3

TIE CHICAGO 'TRIBUN oF, 18sI—T'WELVES PAGES. a HIGH WATER. asigrapbask Sway of the Flood In and About Quincy, Illinois. All the Railroads Very Seriously Em- harrassed in the Transaction of Business. The Low Grounds Inside the Levees Deserted by the Inhabitants. Immense Quantities of Grain De- stroyed in the Bottoms Bolow Keokuk, In. Aloxandrin, Mo., Will Soon Be Tenant. fess on Account of the Oyor- flow. A Temperature Three Dogrees Below Zero on Mount Wash- ington. Tho Great Flood Still Gains Gronud in and Around Quines, He Sptetut Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune. Quisvy, lL, Oct.20,—The great flood still ening ground, and stands this morning eighteen feet lx Incbes above low water--1 gin of two Inches In the last twenty-four hours, The water cone tinea to drenk over the levees nt varions plaees, and Incrense the’ Hood on tho inalde, Krerybody tins gone frat the low grounds be- low tho city, carrying all movables with them, and no fucther attempt fs made to seve any- thing, except to gather the corn by means of akitfgonall grounds where the water [s not nove the cars, ‘The ratironds tire greusly emn- barrassed, The Chlengo, Burlington & Quincy bas continited to operate between here and Hanns- al, muklug ong short transfer below Quincy, up to thla afternoon, when the trick was obstructed, by arepalr traln being deralied on un over- portion of the trac! iesusponstan of ite pits abla city. and Loufsintn, do, Louls Ine, whieh hus ghistrack since tho high water ben, ‘Tho trains of the Quincy, Missourl & Pucitia avo nyain suspended. and cannot resume til the water subsides, The fecight tlocicude snereases, and the roads aro tnible to lift tt. Lt $3 belteved. the highest polnt has been renched, and that water Wil surcly begin to full tomorrow. The weather /g tne, and no cain bas fallen since Sun- day night, a The Misstasippl n¢ Keokuk, Ia, ‘Speetal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Keokuk, In. Oct. 20.—The rlyer at this placo still continues to rise, aud a considerable tur- thor rigo Is anticipated. ‘The river only licks tiro feet and four inches of the stnge of water reached In #41. Tho direct damage this flood hus ceeasioned ean never bo estimated, At Warsaw, in the battona below the city, Immonse quantities of grain have been destroyed. The farmneranrexvently discouraged aver thoir heavy loses, Albors & Co.'s tour amill at Warsaw wis obtized to be closed today, At Alexundria the peaplo are moving Out nid the villase Will oon ovnented, ‘The wagon read frau Warsaw to Hamilton Is under water, At this place there ts hardly any levee left. The water is up so high ts to searcely give rau for the trunsaetion of business, The Black Bi Floods Receding, Svectal Distates *0 Tite Chicago Lribune, La Crosst, Wis, Qet. 20.—Bloek itver hae fallen sutticiently to allow work to commence In rebuilding n large number of adums carried out from the maln and tribu re Strona i the res vent high water, They nil be rebuilt, if tho weuther Is favorable, hy spring, Three Degrees Below “Zoro at Wount Washington, Moonr Wastincton, Oct, 2.--There 18.0 Hight snow-sturty prevailing, ‘Tho wind 1s ninety mtlea anhour, The témperature 14 3 degrees below zero—it fult of 40 degreessiuce yeaturday. The Kiver Stl! Rising at Burling: tony Ine Buntasatoy, In, Oct. 2.—Tho rivor fs stilt rising slowly, It is tonleht flve invhes above tho high-water mark of 184). Staal Service, Orrick OF THI CHIEF SIGNAL OFFtCEM, WABI tNoToN, DC. Oct. 2-1 a, m.—The Chief signal Otlicor furnishes tho following speatat bulletins ‘Tho baroinetor was bighost in tho Mildlo At- luntle States and lowest In Nova Scotia. An aroa of low barometor fs forming in tho ex. treme Northwost. The temperature has fallon {n Now England from 10 to 14 degrees; from 2 to Min tho SMddle Atlantis States; from 4 to Hin the Lower Lake rexjon, It hus riven slightly in thy Kost Quit Statdés and ‘Tennessee, aud trom 6 to 12 degrees in| tho epee Take region and the Upper Misslasippl Volloy. Rain bus fallen Aince tho lust report ju ‘Texas, ‘Tho Wenthor caat of the Misalasipps Itiver is far. The winds In Now England are northerly: in the Middio Atlante States, the Ohio Valloy, and ‘Tennesco thoy nro variable; in the Lake region, per Misalsaipl aud BMlssourl Valtoya, froin east to pout, The Missisalpp! River was two feet : elght fuches nbove the danger-line at Davenport dud four feet ning inches above at Keokuk, whore it has risen two Inches. Fair weather is (nd{- gated for New Englant and tho Middle Atlantic Brates today and tomorrow, For the Ohio Vatley and Tennesseo, tatr Weathor, suutheustorly winds, lower baromotor, and bighur temperature, For the Lake region, falr weather, southorly winds, tower buromoter, and stationary or high er termpuratur ur. the Upper Mississippi and Miagouri Val- lesa, fair weathor, southerly winds, Inwer bi- Tonvter, and atatlonary or higher temperature. CHICAGO, Oot. —1i13 p, nu.—The following oltervations wre taken ut the same moment of Muu at all the stations named: GENIAL ONIKUVATION, There Ther ‘Bsn | tur Wal iwver. bel De 10 Stee: F: SERRZE I? Seesexs: "Yo suiatl wa maser (me LuCaL aisenvations, Wands Pet a Od anthustental wrote OF Lousvarauure, vlevatlon, ABELLA tempernture, 514, erg it temperauure, as Mesa cay teeter, 2a, Mean deny houndleye ee a GOVERNORS IN Avan GEORGIA. qi MeTas Gtnddet, *8.—The treedom of the or Gonnestie tendered to Goy, Bigelow and atalr, re tale After u duy's onjoymont uf the Junfy ties oF the city, the party loft~for At Athaxta, G, ct, 24—Tho Governors will be hero tomorrow, and crowideof people arocoming. t Raga tentus will arrive Inthe morning, 0, Hross, of IMinols, Is here from Chicago, distinguished genticmen, ‘Trihune, yention fram W Attinta today at noun without on tor fi fevide nt Of auy ‘charnetor to mar the plenure of the trip. Tho delegation was met by Hllnole exhibitors fa bogs why, Wa members of tho Exeentive Comm ate, received then most hespltably. The entire body wits comfortubly accommodated at the hotels, nnd appear to he enjoying themselves, preparat ta tho Interesting exercises thnt ure to take place tomorrow, ‘The Lxvoutive Comnittes toe night sent vtelagrin to Vice-Proaktont Davis nnd Seerctury Hinting asking tem to extend an fuvitation to members of tho Senate and Cabl- et to visit the Cotton Exposition Immediately upon adjournment of the Senate, OBITUARY. Facob Lownmian, nv Old Businessettan of Cloveland, Speetat Dieoatch to The Chieasn Tribune CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 26,—Jacov Lowman (genlor member of Lowmiun & Son), a well-known cure riage manufacturer, was found dent in bed early thia morning at his realtoncg, No. i) Ontario street, Heart-diseaso was tho cause of death, Jneob Lowman was one of the oldest, busin nien in the elty. He caine to this eaurttry hn 1 Ho was about 70 yuursof age, a widower. and lenves three sona~Dr.dobu Lawman, Med. Lowman. In the carrhige business, aud another, absent from the city. Month of n St. Lotisian In Mrances Br. Louts, Mo, Oct. 2A private dlapateh received In this elty announces the death of Louis Il, Plant, son of the late George 2. Plant. He wan killed tna ratlrond necident at Diet, France. Mr. Plant wis about yours of age, wor cducntied at Harvard, and for sume yours wnat has traveled tensively at hou und abrow fo deft St. Lani for nn extended tour of Europe about eix months sluco, oath of Muj. John Mix, an Army Of fleer, A special to the Port- n Maj, Jolin utes as ii 'thit morning, while N.M. Se leaves a br. Louis, Mo., Oct Dixpateh, from ‘Kun Mix, of tho Niuth aiedon the Sante F en route to Fort Gominisy fuiity at Westraluster, Co Mrs. Orrin Allen, Near Facicnon, Miche Uncial 14 saten to The Chicago Tribune JAcKros, Mich., Oct. 2,—Mers, Orrin Allen, an old reyident of this county, dled at her home, four miles north of this place, after a day's I+ hess, her disease being splual-menmugitls, Louls Rutthkay, a Nephew of Kosmuth. Drs Mores, la Oct. 26.—Louis Rutekuy, 0 well-known lawyer of this city, died today, He was a nephew of Louls Kossuth. FIRE RECORD, A Loans of 835,000 at Olcan, N.Y. Speetat Disvutch ta ‘the Chicago Tribune. BRAvEOND, Pa. Oct, 2—A fire at Olean, Ne Voy carly this morning destroyed Gi inghim's ex tensive sash factory, Moore's carriage factory: and severa) pelvate dwellings. QUlingham & (Co.'s logs 18 put at $254 ho fusurance. Moore Josea 3) neured for $5,000, ‘Tho totul loss ts A Born Burned ‘Cals Woraing. The alarm from Vox 449 nt 12:20 o'clovk this Morntug was caused bya llre in a two-story Truino burn at the rear of No. 634 Weat Sitperlor street. and owned and ocenpled as stable by: Michael Muran. ‘The loss was atout 3300, and is fully covered by Insurunee, Cause unknown, Nour Buelcson, Mol, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, JACKSON, Mich. Oct. 26—The residenco of sho Huuse, In Leonk ‘Township, 1 miles cast of this piace, waa destrovat by fire this Tnorning, A pertion of the furalture in the frat vor wits raved, The loss is quita beayy, In- surance, §1,00). M, At Adamadate, I. 1. Puovipesce, It. 1b, Oct, 20.—-The John A. Adkins MII, at Adamsdile, burned. Lows 880+ OH), Insuranes $40,000, Join Hyde, an employé, was Killed. LABOR AND CAPITAL. The Clgarmakern at La Crosse, Wing Stitt Ou Spectat Dispateh ta ‘The La Crosse, Wis., Out, 2—The elgarmukers of this city, who have been on a Btrike alnce yos- terday, refuse to neeopt the terms offered, hold Ingaut ta foree the employers to uceede to thelr demands, A mocting wits held tis ufternaun to adopt menstres for holding out. en INDIGNATION MEETING, — dvectat WMsputch to The Chicago Tetnune, TxptANAPowis, Ind, Oct, 2—A meeting of Trlah cltizens to oxpreas Indignation over the Ampeisonment of Parnell and tho Land-Leazue Jonders was beld to-night, and Masonle Halt was crowded with an enthusinstic audlonce. Grubb presided, .The Rev. George M. of Sandusky, O., mule the principal apeech, aud Gov, Porter and ex-Gov, Hondricks also gave brlef addressos, Gov. Vorter thought that Gud- atone ana Bright, equully with Parnell, were cos titled tu the thanks of the Irish peuple, as for tho Inst quarter of a century thoy had voted far everything that tended to lighten the burden of the Irish tenants, nad had holped towards what had already heen necomplishel hy te Jand act, Ee botieved, however, thut the clating of the Lund Lenue were lust, but It muye take Une to bring nbowtall of these grout reforms, Coy, Hendricks anid thut if tho Irish people wero not autlsiiod with the Gladstone Land act, that was proof enough to tim. that the worid ought not to regurd that measure as a sottles ment of the wrote of Ireland, and sugested that the agitation of the Iund question would do oot in the United, States in proventiug large: fotuiugs Of lund in tho Westorn stutes, a THE MICHIGAN STATE PRINTING, Spectat Dispatch tw Tho Chicago tribune, Lanatna, Mich, Ovt. 2d.—Somo timo after tho awarding of tho Iast State printing contract by tho Lonrd of State Auditors to the fri of W. 8. George & Co., the present Stute printers, the’ Detrolt Free Presa sorved a protest on the board, elalming that they were tho lowost bidders, that tho bid known as tho House bid, on which the contract wus awarded, was n straw bid, ete, This was followed itp by bitter personnl abtise of the Btute Hound und Stato printing firm In the coluuins of the paper, and more recently by w petition to the Supreme Court asking for nn ordor of mandamus to compel the bourd to set aside the contruct. The notion ot the bourd was sustained by the court, which rofused to grant the order today, rr ITEMS FROM SPRINGFIELD. Bpectu. LHeputer, to Tas Caisaav Tribune, SrHinaPriELD, IL, Oct, 24—The secretary af Btatw tuday issued Ieense to organize to the Nurthwestorn Screw Company of Chicauo; eyp- tal, £50,000, Corporntora, Chartes P, Wardell, Taward!N, (Mhekley, Juba 8. C. Keith, Certileutes of organization were tiled by tha Germun Roman Catholle Bt. Joseph's Henevos lent Ausnelation, Braidwood, und tho Good fa. nutritan Cumetery Society of Darstadt, St. Clair County. Alarger number of entries than wars ever Known before at this dite bave been made for the Chicuyo fut-stock show, John 1. Gillett, ot Elkhart, has eutered forty-two picked speol~ mt from bis herd of 800 fat cattle, Up todate iu ia known that Colorado, Kentucky, lowa, Kans bra, nod tndinva will be targely repreaunted pyr tho boat breeds, and groat thinga ure expected of the comlug exhibition, = A MOURNING BRIDEGROOM, Apectal Dispatch to The Cnteauo Tribune, ChnvEnany, O., Oct, 2-—Dast oventng a young: gentleman mined Windsor was to bo married to Minnic, daughter of 2M, Ward, of Nu. S Jack sonstreet, le was on bund, as was a largo and happy crowd, to attend tho nuptials, but the bride to bu was milasing, Hur mother sak that sho hud gong, wway fora short tne, bur would bo back in tne tobe married, Still dime Jogo ou and the Drido wits wanting, The tieart of poor Windsor sank in hit brewt as a messenger tte rived bearhig the tillage that Milanto could vat possibly attend the wedding; that they must hutoxpept hor, us she hid an engagement at No. 33 Mine street with husband, Walter Dell, whom she aud Just married, —<——$—___—- KENTUCKY O0D-FELLOWS, Boecéat srapatch to The Chicago Tribune Lovweviian, Ky., Oot, 24--Tho Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd-Fettows met axain today, and passed a revolution providuie for the holding of the next annual session of that body in Winchester, Ky., aud eleuted Grand Olorrg for tha body for the ensuluy year. ‘The Grand Lodge then udouraad ta tomorrow at (0 The Gri Encampinent of thu sma afternoon, Grand-Vatrlarch chair, transacted ruutiuw busi- {Ul tumorrow, ——— FINANCIAL, , Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Tononto, Oct. 20.—Prominout mereyants say the Ontario Bank diviculty aroso eure ayo bt currying too many lymbermen's sccounss,; which have turned oyt unprofitable. Bir W, B, Howland took tho Proaitency to try to rave bis own and other hetyy Interesta. The report of tho yene’s buatoess anid to be correct, and tt ts though! not Lo he appiioabie ta the past buisness, Of the til. ‘The delensy of the Directors will ye based on tha pround, tho dividend having been pal out of last yenr's proflts, ee “YANK" AND “REB,” Palm oon ait Wooden “Soh Brows souls Through South Carolina, panied by the Strain of Dlemuteh ta Cin Nutmegn— Marching Accunte xto.?? itt Baqutrer. C,, Oet. 2h—Gov, Blaelows with his stail, and the First Hegimentof Connectleut: National Guards, nul the Second Ce yor's Guards of the same State, arrived here yes- ferday from Yorktown, per speed tnvile- tlon, ‘The people of Chirleston, hath civle and military, are wild with enthusiasm over their arrival, and ave dolng all In thelr power to make their stay pleasant and agreeable, Today there have been parades and entér- tainments given in honor of tho visiting “Yanks” by the members of the tocal mill- tary organizations, and tontght a zrand ww coming meeting was held be the Academy of Music, at which tho mostspatriotic senti- Inents Were expressed by old-time Rebs of tha deepest hue. Indeed, tho splrit of firnternt- zation prevatled to an unlooked-for extent, Tho Connecticut soliter-boys can be seen everywhere, being esvorted by former Re and the Yanks are wearing patietto leaves fastened {0 thelr coats, while no Charlestu- nian looks happy untess hu has a wooden nut: inet fastened to hls breast by wt red ribbon, ‘This fs no Joke, but the real fact, as the Con- necticut boys, when starting from home, were furnished withseveral thousand woolen, nutmexs with red-ribbon fustenings, to give away is memuntoes of thelr visit. to York- town, and they brought nearly half of then tothiselty, ‘Tonlght a sperker, in the exu- berutce of hts JON declired that: It would not surprise hin f hereafter the patmetto’s only frile woutd be wooden nutmegs, Suld a gray-halred old Charleston mer- chant tonight in the office of the Cliarleston Totel: “It dues seem to ine that the Al- tlehty had a purpose in what we have entled a National cabamlty, thowrh it seems hard that poor Garfleld’s lite had to be the cement to bind the North and South to- geiler fn thes of indissaluble bratherhoud, When tie wreteh Gultenu killed him, fh was becnuse he wanted to retn- nugurate the old hatred of the Sonth In breasts of the Republicans: but the South mmourned hig noble victim’ so truly aud so. spontaneously that, instead of Jiatred, eae thy reconeifhition and the era of brotherhootl taat we have seen so happily exemplified tr our streets today. Why, if ten years ago. any ona would have asserted that withhfa decade of years Charlesionians would Invite fi Yankee nillitia, with, their kK error at their head, to visit thelr city, and that npon thelr accepting that iivi- tation the wi mothers, daughters, and sWeethearts of those men world not only sinle apnroval upon thelr yislt, but would crown then with flowers, and exert then selves to thelr utmost to entertain them, he would have been Jauched to seorn as dveamer. And yet that fs whit we hay i » Gentlemen, this spirit: of amity will do us more good than anything that has ever happened to as,’ ay ‘The ofl gentleman’s remarks were heartily Anprayeil ¥ those who beard them, In ait editorial headed “Mappy Day,” the Nerw aud Cater says: “Make the Republic one Reval family of States, wid dneldental antag onisins WHE hoe moro threaten its wity than the pleasant litde unplea f our home lite jeopardize the sy an unity of the tuntly elrele, Our Conneetleat friends, understand thls, and act lt, Conmnectlent and, South Carolina enn no more be pit asunder hereafter tan, husband and wite ean; and we write ina State where there Iso divorce for any ene. ‘The old ides in shuple phras was that Incompatibility of, temper was sit ficient case’ for dlyarce, ‘The Natlonal tle 1 now “ennnot be broken; the julning together Is for the Nation's life” Peos ple ound States will ndjust. ther. selyes by cainpromising thelr” dltferenees, and by elivity in. their optnien family groups always doy ant th Union of States forever 2 is destrable and nec thought perhips that tere is no more hard aud real meaning in stelt talk as tits at such athe than thera Is fi the formal ferver of un after-dinner speeeh, tt is not trae in our vease, South Carolinians are proud of the record of thelr State. and ask no pardon for anything they have done, When their rep. resutatives went to Bunker SMI years aga, it was beeause, as Fitz-Lee sald, they had a right tobe there, ‘The st has a rlutt to be here taday. More than this, South Caro- Jina has never desired disunion, except as a Inst resort—as a last means of securing the rights for which the Old ‘Thirteen? fought.a century age. | We tiave learned that we cannot stand glone—that our fleht must he made within the Union, and, always, therefore, with and for the Union. Mois w grand desson; and Conneeticn through, her soldiers, gives us n practical illustration of It. South Carotina will have nowhere a stouter champlon under the Cou- stitution than Connecthents and Conneetieut in thne ef need will have no slirmer friend than Carotina,? 2. ‘The Governor of Conneetient, with his statl, will eave for Atlanta in the morning, nt at the Cotton Exposition there " ie Comnecticut @ by ral tomorrow night, the steamer they came fn not belng considered as fit to return in. As L closd this dlspateh squads of the Connecticut boys are marching throweh the streets arn in arn. with) Chartestonians, and singing “John Brown's Body Lies Moldering ti the (ina, and “Dixie” at the top of thelr voices, a HOW TO-ELECT ALDERMEN, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Ciicaan, Oct, 25-1 deaire through the col- Unus of your Journal to eatl tho attention of tho eitizons to the vitul necessity existing for gomo change In our muniefpal form of govern- ment. Tho outrageous frauds and barefuced ruscality of same of the mon cleetod as. Aldere mou under our presunt system cannot tanger be tolerated. ‘Thoy run for ofllce for the sole pur pose of solliug tho rights of tho penple for iuoney to uny eorpuration, and the result {6 be- comlug manifest and futolurable, 1am under sho tinpression that if the Aldermen were ected by a vote ut tho aity at lurge--i0 neud of changing ward boundarios—we would bave sotne chine of putting men above bribery and corruption into oMice, and { respeettuily: subs mit that it 14 tho duty of the press to nivacata und ayitate Bemo Bueb ohuinge fn our form of muulolpal government, Wis orimtunt donger Lo tajerate the present aysiom. ‘Tho views 4 ‘Tax Tarmuns are sollelted on the subject. Res speatfully Prney Parntox BAI, ———— FOOTPADS AT WORR. Charles Schultz, engineer at the Hotel Franke fort, who 14. on tho ove of golng buck ta Gere wang, wis Atineked und robbed of a purse con tulning & cash, by three young thieves whoin he onconuterad on tho sldewalk in front of No, 78 Weat Rundolph strect, Thoy ran thence through tho tunuel to Market streol Inthe South Division, whore they divided the ongh, and throw tho pockothouk away. Roqurning tO the Wost Division thoy wero iiraatly at the corner of Deapluines and Ranaolph streets, wed lockod up ut the Woat Madison Btreet Station. They gave the names ot Bdward Hopkiny, Martin Mickey, and Frank Asbtuy, and were recuxuleed as proe fousfoual thieves, A FRIGHTFUL FALL. A carponter wamed Stroséer hind a frightful fallof about forty fect ut WW o'clack yesterday: Sram tho new building Ih cottrsy of erection at the southenst corner of Kuperlor and Market strevta, “Strunge to say, ho was nor instantly kilted, but he suatalned Injurios whieh wifl dloudtloss coun hie death, He wus taken to tho County Hospital. ———— PAUL BOYTON, THE FLOATER, Speetat Disvateh tu The Chteago ‘Tribune Broux Crty, Iu, Oct. —Capt, Paut ‘Boyton, who ts tlouttug down the Mlagourl in hls pabber surety sult, arrived in this city to-day, He wan welcomed by the frlag of cannon and met at the janding by the Muyor und Secretary of the Hourd OF Teale, He will continue bls voyage down the fiver ta the morning. f ne . DAVID BLAKELY, MINNCAPOLIA, Bint, Oct, 28,—Gon, A. 1, Not tleton bus purchisyt the Interest of David Blakely Ia the Morning Tritune, and thus be+ vomes tho sole owner of tho paper, Mr Blakely avsuIned charge OF the SMinnenpolis oltien of tha PioncersPreas, Tho changy takes place Nov ne THE MINNESOTA STATE BONDS. St. PAUt, Mian, Oct. 40—The State Senute to- day passed tha Hailroad Bond Adjustinent bila by a voto of 0 to 10, tis thought (twill pass tho House by a declaivo majority, though the Opponents will probably consume some tue 1 dvbate und dilatory procuodings. Meeting at St. Louis of the Riv. er Improvement Con. vention. All the States in the Mississippi Val- ley Represented by Dele- gates, Speech of Micknel McEunts, President of the Lueal Execullye Com. mittee. An Addrozs of Weloome—The Assemblage Entertained by Gov. Crittenden Proceedings. ’ Sr. Louts, Mo. Oct, 20.—The Misalasipol River Improvement Convention met at the Grand Opern-Honse at hatt-past Ho'clock. About 500, delegates ure present from all the States in the valley, and a consiaorable nutmber of prominent kentlemen eceupled seats fur the especlully ine vited gucats, Michael MeEnnls, President of the local fix. ecutive Committee, and also President of the Bt. Lowls Merchants’ Exchange, culled the eat vention to ordor, George L. Wright, Secretary of the Executive Committee, then read the call for tho convention, after whick Mr. MeHuuls spoke ns follows: As Chatrimnun of the Jommittee wp pomted by the Mere wige Of Ble Joule, tinder whose authority this call bas bes Jetted, it devolves upon me fo call this canve Von to order, ‘She language of tho call sutli- clently explalis the objects and aling of the convention. Tt fg etrange that at tis late day there should be a necessity for callie the peas ple of this valley together to urge upon Cot gress the duty und obfiqution to enact teasures for the Improvement of the Mlssissing! and I duvigable tributaries, The people of the United States are famous for thelr public spirit and enterprise, ry object invelyving the Interest and happiness of the people bay received due attention, except alone the question thit hi brought Us together—I men the dinprovement of our wront waterways. What enuses this in Alfference to n question £0 vitul to the prosperity of the people? Are we Ignorant of thelr value or cai we dispense with them? Nos we have FRITTERED AWAY MUCIE TIME and purely loeal que: opped and altered oue course, of ours includes elxtiteea Stites and It [a capable ng nt to feed, elothe, aud hose tho world, coutaing one-hile the population of the States, and could sustain ten Aimes as yields n surplus of production the bali of trade $n our ita United many, that has turned fuvor and makes us the creditor Instend of tho it now debtur nation. Its product will sun enable 3 to control the Hinnclal destiny of the world, aid we will resp the rieh harvest always within tho grasp of people Ko hiyctily favored; but wo must do our duty. ‘This duty fs pluin and imperative, We must ga before Conyress with such overwhelining proofs of the neeessity of Improving these riv> ers by deepening their channels, removing ob structions. and givitug us a free outlet 1 the Sea, thit our petitions, | would rather say de. Taands, will nvet with Immediate and favorable vonsiteration, The Goverument Engineers have completed: their surveys. Thelr recunimenda: tions have been approved and adopted by Cone and the War Department. nmnisaion: appoluted, and [s now at work within nity Wnite or the npproprintton, and doling: gould work/YThe thne is now arrived when we, the people of the SMissiasippl Valley, must unite undinsistthat THESE IMPROY NTS SITALL Forwanp with viver, and that sufficient money shall work BE PUSHED bo appropriated to permit the to be fmiururated at all the sary points at ane and the sume We shoul! not tolernte any more ten or twenty pear delays, We want a systemntic, far: ng, AtNtESMUNIE mangement of the yreat work, With the lubor and cost of property, proving there strenme would not be one-tuurth that necessary for the building of the ratiraud to tho Pacitic, Look at the diterence from tho atandpolat of National advantage. The one was a private enterprise, upheld by the credit of the Governments the other is a rest public ue dertatcing, designed for the good of nil, and dés- Mined to pay crery cont of the: cost ina tew years In the fn ny roventtes 10 thy Govern- Iteut aad In the enhanced Vialjte ofthe pro- duets that would Hoat down on thoir waters to, the sea, hive those watery highways luproved, Sand the vast valley will sing with tho sony of the happy millions howd togetaer by a common bond of iutevest. We purpose, with your help, gentlemen, to make this convention THM DAWN OF A NEW. ERA~ In tho commercial history of tho valley, We do not intend te permit the Hetions of this conven: ton to be pigeunholed of buried inn committes at Washington. We will compile and print tha correspondence, resolutions, and acta of this convention with statistical Infornsttion that will Kustula wod Justify rn agitation that shall not conso until Justice is done to this valley, and our: Joeal representatives are brought to a vivid re- (iieuttan of the fet that they’ must protect tho nnteredts of thor constituents or yo buck to tho lacking tho ability or the and execute tho will of ‘There are my individual sentiments, and tn them f think the sentiments t urchunta’ Bxchanve aro reflected, To you, gentlomen, we surrender further consite: titloy of this subject, You bring to its elueck! ton the lessons of pollticnl ceonamy and expe: rence, May your deliberations be guided by wisdom and crowned with success."" HE ADDRESS OF WELCOME, Mr. Honry Hiteheock next delivered an ail- dress of welcome, Ho suid tha wise man of the Hust already recognized the fiuportance of cheap transportation, and why should not wo? ‘The call tells you that 00 per cent of the corn, &F per vent of the wheat, and 43 per cent of the onts produced tn 1860 in the Unitod States comes from the Mississippl Valley, Tho millions of bushels of grain grown upon more thin 1,600,000 of syvaro wiles tucans millioas of prosperous and happy tumilies, As tong ago ns 1815, tho first river convention was beld at Momphls. Joln CG, Calhoun presided, Two yonrs tuter, tho Hreat Elvor and Harbor Convention asseniblet at Ublengo, and other conventions of a like nature were held at Burllugton, ha, Oubuque, and other places, ‘The improvement of tho Mississippl is no new project of public private ufe of met Torenixht to discern thelr constituents, opinion, but it Is now woneralty wuder- stood that oan inerouiing current of} pubic opinion fs new pushing ft on. t ig atnted the coat of transportation on the river fs ono wit! per ton per imites by milroud, one eunt pur tou per mile. Woy docs this, THE LARGEST CONVENTION OF THE KIND EVEL MELD, moect’to demand that this waterway bo {m- proved? ‘Shore huye been to obstacles to the sneeess Of river tranaportagon, One was tho rinte natuco of tho Bteambont tnachinery, but that hag wll been remedied. Yet way does this convention haye enuse to meet? Tn accordance: with tho resolution Introduced tuto Congress by Mr. Charles Gibson In 1870 tik Mississippl Com. milssion Was Uppoint Suon after vveurred the opentog of the jettles, | ‘cheso previous xt- cantiined “vuluablo fessona for the He concluded by saying that such w weathering of represeatatlye men could not fall to linpress tholr demnuds on tho National Cony ves, thaly methods being temperate yet tine perutlye. QO. CRITTESDEN, Mr, MoKnnls then appoluted Goy, Crittende ssunteh, Temporary Chatrmin. He was culved with chears, and delivered quite a lougt address, In which he dwelt ipon the magnitude OF tho Mivshisippl Valley, the erent preruoutane of the entire agricultural products of the coun try raised withta its borders, and showed thonbe solute necessity of a thorough fprovement of the wreat waterway runulg trough It inorder Ut the produ a iy: ‘Ww curried cheaply to the sea. Upon tho question of (Improving the Mine slasipt Hiver, without refercnes to ite tributi ries, ho touk prouty atrous wrounda, and sald: “When itis determined here to improve the Misslssinpl River, the great triak Une, then let. Ua Agree pon seme plan te linprove the. tribus tarled, Let not tho emualier question govern the larger one, Thaye geen, whilst a momber af Congross, the evita of ‘omnibus ‘appropriation bitty’ fer the tmprovement of our rivers and haPhors, Much good is always ombodied in those Dlits, alae AN INFINITY AMOUST OF DEMAQOOY and waste af money, It ehould bo atopped bo. foie the evil gets too large. ‘There are too miny Umuvigibie and anwatered tnd in those Dilla inserted by interest for tocat purposes, Abalish the tnde- pendency of the great st iy navi gable tribativies, thon a victory: y of the abinerivan Congress will bive boon accainpllshod and the non gloaly: oxpented. 1 ‘ont these aiull streany ee burt, IF gut the whule, ef the deairet work {nthe Misaisalppl tly Keb Coollshiess suould be Hopped wt we, Muay this conveaotion strike the keynote mT In not only sunpresalnie suub an ovil, but alse lh anurking out a tne of policy by which aur Buna tora ‘and Repreavatutives 1 Congress are to be governed i the Habure nppropristion villa |, Mr. Frank Gaume was appoluted temporary sgh eed * A rebofution wus pussed that tho rollat Btates be walled, and the Chairman of cach delgyation be joutructed Gs nomianie & menbor for tho: Connnittes on Credvntlals. ‘ A recess of fifteen minutes was thea taken for conaideradon, Qn reassembltiur, DISCUSSION: enaued as ty whether this should ba a conven: How at the dtlvviasippl Valley Stutos or of ult qbw States of the Union, which waa decided by tha Chairman reading from the call that all States were included. Cs muinitiers wren then anpuinted on Credentinis, Order of Busineds, and esol. tions, and the convention adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorraw, Foltowing lethe Commiltecan, Mesolation Arkansas, Willi Mo Fishba ‘t ter; Jowa, Witttan Tf, ky. HW. Verhot de: Tndinme, A.D), Stroights ‘Louisiana, t. K, Conyers ene nessee, HL L. Eliott; Kune, i P. Roots Mine Ibitnkestry; New Mexico, Hd. Henne Je H. Mortons Wiscoral st Virgining FE Morne: sions: Pennsylvania, G. i J, Gammage; Ohio, jaaivnippt, Jude H. FE, Slinrall; Dowdall. MEBTINGS OF DELEGATIONS, Boveral delegations held meetings tonight and PUL thomeelves in shape to flint tho pottey of confirming the demands of the convention ot Congress for appropriations for the Misaisaippl Htiver mone, anil wil Insist upon tho full recows mito of tts tritutnties, Same ot tho detegus tons, hota! States bordering on the Onlo and Missoiird Rivers, will ne loubt Cote Rqinieply wuinal any phin of poll not place ail navigable telbutan footing as the main river, & ela detegates from the tu State are also strong tribul THE MISSISSIPEL VAL. SION, R permanent organization composed at present OF three representatives trom auventeon Valley States, appolnted for Ife by the Governors at those States, met at tholr roums inthe Mer= ennoe Tellding tod Eugen Underwood, of Loutsvil ty Was in the chur, wud tho regulur Seeretnry, Piatt K. Walker, of Minnesota, was present, No. business waa transacted, but the commission, woe thirty inembers of which ure delegites to Cov Sino! on thy sine eof the Wiseon- r revion of that ‘er Convention, will meet again tomorrow, boro mission wits Utanized three yexra no Tor the purpose of colle Btulistic: Visine plans, and tnemoriaiizing Cong: for the Im provorment of the Mis#issipnl Hiver and ite tribi fairies. It will observe the netion of the itive Convention, and may approve its recommenda: Mons, but of this nothing detinit can. be suid at present, ’ SOCIETY, Doings of the New-York Fashionables, “New Vork Sun, Oct, 29, It is rumored that the engagement of Miss Constance Schack to Mr. Memlleton Rogers will be annonneed at her sister Augusta’s wedding on ‘Tuesday, On Wednesday there will be a guy wedding In Newark, J, when Miss Elizabeth Pare ker, daughter of the Hon. Cortlandt Parker, will be married to Mr. Mateolm Campbell, The marriage of Miss Minnie Post, grand- daughter of Mrs, Buchanan, and Mr. dohn Christopher Connor Is announced to take vlace on the lth of November. It will bea quiet church wedding, and there will be no Tecuption, ‘The marriage of Mr. Patterson, of the Pat- terson-Bounparte family of Baltimore, aid Liss Sherwood, a wlece of Me. John Sher- wood, of this elty, will take place early fn the winter, - the engagement Is unnoticed of Miss heresa Beck, i sranddunghter of the lute Col, Fauning ‘Tucker and’ sister of Mrs. Phillp Sands, to. Mr, Irving, a greut-nephew of the fate Washington Irving. There seems to be no Hinit to the ambition of the falr sexin the matter of athletic sports, Ludles ride to hounds, and almost always ride faster and harder than the mei Tenuls tournaments. Jumping, runnin: rowlny, aud swinnlng matches are ay afte heard of now between, women as between those of what was formerly enled the stronger sex. ‘The hitest. craze meng the Ungerers by the sea and In the mountains Is are-und-hount clubs, whieh have been ars ganized fn several ditterent phices. At New Rochelle the club -Ineludes Mrs. Delancey aistor Kane, Mrs. Coltunbts Iselln, Mss in, and Mrs. W, Hoyt. At Ne Rochelle the hare-and-hound run winds up with acdinmer or on sipper, to whieh gentlemen ave fnylteds but this tatest hn TUVeH dns not th ndopted’ by the Rockaway or Rhineheck Clibs. A bill fs to be given at the Metropolitan Cashio on the evening of Nov, Oto the dls tinguished Frenehinen who are lust. froin nider the harrow ef the Yorktown Centen- nha With a eonmmittee of management embracing the uames of Mr. William Uhinelander Stewart, Col | Willan Mr James F. Rugeles, and ie stainp, Allof whom have y townrd the necessary Xpenses, in entertalmment will probably be elven that will do honor to. the guests and eredit to New York soelety. ‘The great drawhnek will probably be the absence of MUAY ce nppleuons, suclety people who have not yet refurned from Europe or from their country homes, : Among the recent arrivals by one of the trausatlantic steamers were Mr and Mrs. Adair of Adair tle, In Lrelund, who lett almost Inumediately for Mr, Adair’s ra Texas, where they will enjoy afew we rough-and-ready ilfe, with lwinting and tish- ing ad libitum, before returning to more civilized regions. Mrs, Adair was: formerly the beautitul Mrs. Montgomery Ritehic of this eilty, and a daughter of the tate Gen Wadsworth, of Genusee. On her return from ‘Texna she WUL visit: her sister, Mrs. Edward wu er I Rogers, in Phitadelphia, and sail for home the latter part of November, Auction parties live been the rage at 1 this autumn, and thls new gate of cay bids fatr to supersede both commerce and loto nt small sociable gutherings during the condng winter. It may be played by any uutber of persons, and the prizes won are generally in the proportion of four or five in a party of thirty or upward. Lt is voted vuich better ftin than commerce, and the ex- citemont frequently becomes very erent, es Buclally When the prizes are so costly and vlemunt as ta be eagerly coveted by all the lady play i THE DESPOTIC CZAR. Making New Luws to Oppreas the Peoe ple in Order to Secure Ibs Own eUSHUTG, Sept, 24—Yesterday tho Czar issued a ukase directing anew all the forees of the Empire to crush the revolu- tlonists: othe Governing Senate: Tho last years of tho glorious rein of our futher, the Sovereign und Hmperor Alexander IL, wow reposting in dod, wore darkened by a sores of crimiial attempts on the fuudiinentat grounds of the Suite, aod ‘on the sochat order of our country, ‘Those auda- vious attempts, the work of a handful ofgsoeret tuntofactors, plainly proved that) the common Inws created for the state of peace are. ttle: quite for the peelervarlunut order and tranqutle lity, vieluted by deplorable events of an extraor- «inary ebnructer. “‘Thuretore, at diferent tines aud for Mitferent places in tho Emplre, wengures: have been wlopted rescinding the action of the common taws, ‘The ering, without pariilel i our bistory, Unt destroyed tho precious life uf our beloved tuthur, plulniy showed the urgent need for weauting extraordinary powers lo the tuthorities chiftged with the duty of proserving, iuthllg order, The fundamental brlnatpiea of tho great ree forts of the fate relyiand the regulurand quict netion of Its Institittons under the common fuws Furnish a soll guarantee of the well-being: unt prosperity of our dear country, Yet it must bo uduiited that the bitedepioriblo events and tho stdition In the State forced upon a the and duty of adapting, for on tine, some extracrdinary meustires In order ta ed tabiiah tranquility and eradicate sedition, Wo took care that these tempurdry und exceptional measures should Hot do unnecessary harm to the lexzal ttprest ho loyal population, who, undoubtedly, al wish to vodperatyin the preservation of: peace and order, We tive ore dered tbat all the temporary Jawa lately fssnud for tho atruwule with sedition be wittitrva, and that in thelr pluce a speelul by-law Le prepared, detining the power of the authorities und tho duties of the, population in view of the peculiar circumitnnees of our State, We have approved of this by-law, whieh ree [ites to measures for proserving order and pubs ie teary, and today wo dechire the phives: naned hulow, In i state of tosser slexos ‘Tho Provinces of St.Petersburg, Moscow, Khurkoll, Poltava, ‘Tehorntwotl, Kei, Vatytia, Podolla, Kherson, and Bossaratin; tho Districté of Alm- feropal,: Kypataria, lalta, Feodossin, Porekop, aud Voronvje; wad the Citles of Rostoll-ane Don, Marinpol, Qdessn, Taganrog, and Kerch. ‘The bistary or thy’ itieshin puople testities tholr loynity to the autocratic powor thit haw die reated the popuhir forces a way to promote the glory aad eeamiour of our comntry, We are sure chit even In those hurd Gines the tiaepurite bt Gaien of all chedes of oie loyal jepne with the supreme power, for the establishment of Lruth, onter, and law will be the purest guns antes of the intional weal, whieh, according to the example of our xtlorlous uncestors, ts te only and ceaseless alin of all our cures und wivhow. ALEXAND ELLY, a ~ Moody and Sankey in Ragland, Lanudan News, tet Mersra, Moody uid Bunkey commenced tholr acon religious eqmpalkn fe Grent Britnhy at Nowenatly yesterday, Mr. Sankey, Who Dns been dn Bugland for some tine past, was folned on Maniday by Sir. Moody, who arrived in Noweastle from Ateriva on the previous sutunlay. ‘They hud Invitations frome tiny parts of the country so commence their revival services, hut thoy ace ptod in tho end w ward Invitation from New castle, which town was ong of the init places they visited on thelr tour jo bik Thole West service vasterday afternuon wits beld in Wost Chay ton Street Congrematlong! Chapel, the build- aina’belog crowded Yrevery part and an aver- How jegting bad to bo held in a nelyhboring Baptist chapel. At nlaut an extracrdioacily Jarxe congrovation assembled In tho. largest ehupel inthe town, large, numbers not beinz able togain adminsion. Mr. Nankey’s singing and Mr. Mood's Impressive addresses were at- tentively fistened to, and numbers remained persia for the Inquiry meeting and other dayu- Jone, DO NOT DANCE, Tho Preshyterian Synod of Erte U eldes that Dancing fen Sity and Hee Jusento Relustate Donnldson—The Ape velant WI Carry tho Caso into the Gonoral Ansenshly, Spectal ta Cleveland Herald, te, Ti, Oct. 44.—The consideration of dancing case of Heber Donndglon was re th sumed before the Synod of Erie thts inorn iy ing. David Law Est, 0 member of the Clarion bar. representing the Clarion Pres: bytery, whieh fad faii@l to sustain Mr, Daen- aldsos’s anpeal from the deelsion of the ses+ ston, was the first speaker. In an eloquent sunt fogteal address of about one hour Mr. Lawson presented clearly and farelbly his side of the, auestion. Ln regard to Mr, Donaldson's dain that. hls conscience didnot. acouse hin of dolng wrong when he danced, Mr. Lawson maintained that theeonselence was not always a sate gulde, that it somethines needs enlighten Ment, and It becomes the duty of the synod todeclle whether it be rlght or wrong for I sbyturian Chureh members to dance ln any manner. ‘There’ inust be, he elatmed, wuiform Inws forchureh guldanee, and: naw that the qhestion of daneing had came up for the first (Ime In the history of the Chureh, he hoped that snety aetion world. be taken ay would seitie itance forall, ‘The question af clineling Was the most tronblesume one to be disposed of by the Chureh, te thousht, that so nny “of the young members were addicted to the linbit: yet nevertheless it beromes otir bowen duty te act upon It, and, if wrong, to denounce ft as unheeom: Ing a Christan chareh member. If pre- inlscious dancing ds wrong, he claimed that all dancing was wrong, fora line ealinot, be drawn between promiscnons and social dancing. ‘The same company that would con. stitute a soelal dance in a private parlor would beeone a proiseuousdance ina pub. He hall, hence there would be eniltess dnl culty were an atteinpt nade to institute. a comparison, Mr, Lawson elatined that Mr. Donaldson's Mise was at olfense aginst the Church, fecording to the Book of Diselpline, whieli says: An offense fs anything in the prinel- ple or practice of a church member which eee ee Af it be notin ity own nature sinful, inny tempt others to sin or mar thelr spiritual edification.” fe claimed that Mr. Donaldson way have been the means of lead- dng others to sii, and in that event he, Mr Lenaltsoy, committed an offense agalnst the Shureli. “Daneing naturally leads to idleness and dlssipation?? suid Mr, Lawson, “and from the sucha) party in a private house the course Is stead) ly down, down, down into the fieep: est depths of view, Atlare faseinated in it who practice It, and many are frequently ted from ie priyer-meeting to the HR, Presbyterian Churet has frequently ned dincing, according ta Mr. Law- son, Who quoted reports of the General As- senibly of Lstsy 1 1853, 1997, to be found in Moore's "1" vteriin Digest," from page 470 to page $78 Inclusive, where dane elng Is cniphatically condemned, Daneing, Mr. Lawson further, contended, was cnteulited to bring diseredlt: upon the Churehy to belittle the Christian character, and v line of distinetion. must be aeawn bes tween the “elildren of God and the children of man,” ® Mr, Lawson algo read from “Amusments, awork by ILC. Haydn, DOD, pages 124, 2 13, and 2H, uxtracts from remarks by Dre Lyin Beeeher, Or. Piliner, of “New Or Jeans: Bishops Hopkins, of Vermont; Meade, of Virglula, and others, whet. denounce dancing in untieasured terms, Mr, Lawson alse nreed that in no plice does the Bible sanction dancing of both sexes ul been ialintalned by Mr. Tle wanted the Chureh to tike a lect stand on this question new: that it wee UP ” had The speech of Mr. Lawson was followed by the Rev. Dr Lawson bin half-hour's address, aso fit behalf of the Presbytery, in whieh he censured M and the. bi have, Mr. Donaldson's side of the cuse was then splitted further by the Rev. DT. Carnie han, pastor of the’ South Ol Clty Presby: u Churel. ‘He iaintained eloqnently M Donaldson had been greatly Wronged: that he had commultted nosin, an had not been talrly dealt with by tie session of the Church, After a full discussion of the morality or immorality pf daneing, he proceeded to glye the authority of dhe Gen eral Asseinbly on this question, — clting vurjous decisions of the Chureht courts to sustaln the question, ‘This concluded the speechniak: Hi At the conclusion of the speeches in the Donaldson: ease, yeasons were given by all ailnisters before & yete was taken explane atory of excl: vote. arly al) condemned dancing, only a few maintaining that it was, nota sin against Chureh iw. Many thought the session had been too Imnsty and severe, and so yoted to sustain the appeal, ‘The yore stood, for sustaining, 2; agalnst, G. Amid great excitement: the result was announced, und Donatdson nt once arose and ammounced h line the case to the fig $n Springileld, + Donaldson for his eontumncy, dt iniluvnee -his esumpla would A’ BURGLAR’S ELOQUENCE. Winging Ulm Liberty and a Dollar, Though IMs Pockets Wore Full of Silver. New Vork Sun, Christian Christensen, of Grooklyn, Briga- dier-General of the Fifth Brigade, NoG.S, Ne Y., and manager of the banking-honse of Drexel, Morgue Co,, lives ta handsome brick house at Prestdent street and Ekghth avenne, within gunshot of Prospect Park, The bullding Is dsolated, no nelehbors aehys with In shouting distance; but thievesare not com mon in that part of Brooklyn, hence the housebotd fell Into the hablt of leaving the front window open at night long atter avery inombér of the family, exeupt the General's eldest son, had retired, ‘This son, Frederlek Christensen, Is connlderably over six feet tall, aul very strong, He fs a member of tho ‘Thirteenth Regiment. He returned home toward bt ofelovk one warning Inst week, and, ag ust when out tate, found the front dour unloeked, awatting his avelyal | Entering the hallway, he wits strprised, us he shut und barred the door, to hear a noise in the - direction of the dintng-room, — the widows of which open on President street, Without thinking of thieves, he sturted In the direetion of the sound to nseertaln [ts ennse, Suddenly tho data ana door was opened and a ian, daa frantic rush tor the entry, ran directly into qe young man's: arn. ‘Che burglar, tectlag ad iron grip upon Ids cunt collar, tell upon lis knees upon the Noor, and in tones of abect terror, and trembling ‘fon head to foot, pleated for werey. He confessed that he had cone to steal, lured by the {ttsphy of allyerware in the dlning-room, whielt te had seen from President street, Hanger did driven hla, he sal, Ho had a tantly of yong vhitdren, and liad meyer stolen before aud would never doltagaln, As the burglar spoke tears rain dawn his cheek, “i Young Christensen was moved. ‘The household was asleep, and the poll Hon, wore thin a mile away, Apmirer the burglars tears and repentance were genie Ine. Christensen shook hin upon his feat, und, rembuling tlin that honesty is the best polley in the end, gave hina silver dollar amt turned hin out. {hn the morning tho matter: wits discussed at the breakfast table, Mr. Mrederiek Chris ftensen stoutly dnsisting that the tet wits sli jugthast the sleption! comments of Us fAgHer and ils brothers’ fokus, aA, yt hewstiin gave how turn to the conversi: tion by bringing fn the General's evercout and tanbrela, whieh he found In the row, ‘This suggested 1 look at the silver spoons, iil then it was found thut wore than Sa warth oat plate Was gone. ‘Pho thief’s pockets tind been so well foaled that they could hardly have helt th ver dollar. ‘The stolen silver consisted presents given at the Genaral’s silver wedding some yours ago, Gen, Chils+ lensen has stoutly resisted: the proposal to courprouise with the thief by offering a. re wird for the return of the silver, and as young AU Ciiristensen says he woul lard: y recognize the thiet nu complaint bas been diate to the pollee, ac ny standard. Hiaauey’ tO commence this work ut the south justead uf at tha north, ws wie orlitnally litended. On the arrival of tha thoods “lites, Uerefore, Lieut. Conder lost no thue in Inaktug the uecosiiry arrangoinynts, yind Gauk mirty across the Jordan, his first camp being at Ain flesban, the old teanhon, die rapurts that his brao Une has been twice measured with fagrent accuracy is was obtained In tho preceds ing aurvey, und that he has already accomplished some hundred mites of aurves. Among tha aretieological results are an immonse quintity of cromlechs, no fower than ee having been sketched in threo duys: some of them had stnalt chambers near thom, from thres to lve fect Jouw and throe fect high, excavated in detached cubes of roek from ten to Oftean fect on exch side, Lieut. Conder reports a amatl harvest of identifications. Ifo thinks bo has found the Fletd of Zophin, the Ascent uf Tahelth, Jaxer, Slbmab. and Miunith, Before going across, also, he established his tdentittention of | Kiriath Jearim, which he had atready suggested, ant inade a aqiteuze and tracing of the Inseription in tho Vool of Siloam, ODD ACCIDENTS,, How Certain Uniucky Porsons Mave Hecently Been Jujured or Killed. At Vine Blut, Ark., 0 Sheriff's possy sur surrounded the residence of a desperate thief, Ne Jumped from a window and ran for the woods. One purstter outstripped his fellows, nd the text ficetest mistook him for the thief and shot him. ; At Rock Castle, Ky., 25 the Rev. Mr. Petrey entered a house, 9 hen tlew in and perched on A hunglng eiftes It fell, and falllug on the luck was discharged, and killed the minister. At Kansas City, as a man was sitting on the baleony of hls house, a steamboat ran Into it ant crushed him to death, (‘This was during the April flood.) At Baltimore, a man who was being shave heard A runaway, and, thinking it was his team, Jumped up and had lis nose nearly cul off, At Canton, 0., dames Liitle drank some colt beer, which paralyzed hls stomach, aud, forming carboule-ncid gas, his whole system, ® causing nearly instantaneous death, At West Potnt, Lieut. Archibald Gihson. conkt not, while on parade, Hft his hard ta remove a spider from his err for a whole hour, When parade was dismissed his ear was {ull of blood, ‘The Insect. was only taken out two days later, and Lisut. Gibson ultimately died of inttunmatlon of the bratn. At Charlestown, Muss., Alfred Anderson crawled into a sand-house’ he had built, and and It fell In on hin and smothered him. At Nanticoke, Pa. John Latschuski broke 4 botile of whisky in ‘lls pocket, saturating. his clothes: when he subsequently Ut o quate they took tire, and he was fatally Li Adatr County, Missouri, two young men agreed to be pliotegraphed with. pistols drawn on ench other, ‘Theartist, while are ranging Hts position, aiseliurged one of the Bloke hootlug the opposit sitter through MBs Al Eastport, Me,, 2 sailor, wanting warink of water and finding the cask-pump frozen, poured hot water into It, and, while attempt- ing to suck a drink from it, Inhaled tha steani and was scalded to death, At Pittsburg, Mike Maroney entered core- oven ina foundry to warm himself, and) ane other workman placed # core on the track, TH it In, closed the duor, and rousted him alive, At Rixford, Pa, Louls Garthwait lowered n forty-quiart torpedo of uitre-glycerine inte tw well, when the well made a sudden flow, struck the torpedo, and blew iim to pleces. At Green Ridge, Pa., Jolin Thompson and his brother tried to Stop i logs ht, and the latter threw a stone at the anhnals, and, miss+ dug them, sinusted his brother's skull. AtSt Louis, Thonas J. Wharton Jr. took. up tw large oyster, and sald: ‘This is the kind of oyster Walter Brooks: choked to death onl?” tried to swallow it, and was choked to death. . At Creedioor a friend snapped a cherry pit at Lieut, W. A, Moore, and iit lin In the eye, Itatruck the optic nerve, enusing pur- ysis and congestion of the brain, and he had a narrow escape from death, At Louisville an old. san almed a kick at his wife, lost his balance, fell, and was fatal- ly Injured. At Indianapolis the welght of a cask of water simushed the teeth of a Man with the Iron Jaw,” and falllng on ts breast It crusted hin to death, At Dovercourt, England, 9 boy named Boast swallowed the ig of a wasp while eating some erves, and dled while rune ning to the doctor's, At Poston, Simeon Long, while playlog with the cat in his hallway, made u misstep, fell agalnst the wall, und broke tis neck. at Dublin, Ga. a chimney-swallow titted the innzzleof William Sires gun with clay, an when tie discharged it the weapou blew oft his hand. At Neodesha, Minn, Albert Grant was playlng with an Newfoundland dog and drag- ging tt by the tail, when It jumped tute the pond, pulling him ti, and he was drowned, or CROTON. The WatersFamino in New York, Mavon's Orrice, New Youk, Oct. 22, 931, —Ta the People of the Clty of New York: ‘The faet that, in consequence of an uuprec- edented drouth and a deticiency of storage enpacity, the elty Is In perilous situation it regurd to its water supply can no longer be unknown to any considerable number of the people, A communiention addressed to me by the Commissioner of Publle Works, with W report trom the Chief Knglueer of tha Croton Aqueduct, ‘sets forth In emplintic terns the gravity of the eceaston, aud the necessity of your codperation by the prac tee of eeorfomy In the use of water, to tite over the diicultles und ayuld the dangers Which are lnminent, {ethan cnatatts rains the entire reserve supply would be exhausted in about sixteen dnys at the present rate ot consumption, We would then be dependent on the natural flow of the Croton River, which now fs only about 10,000,000 gallons per day, about Sone-ninth of the amount af water we now use, Ib would thon be tmpossible ta eheck contlu. grations, to run factories which employ and feed many thousand hands, or to supply even the nbsolute necessities of domestic life to a large part of the population, The con- templation of seh ‘a condition Is so ap palling as to reeall even the most careless and thoughtless toa sense of Individual responsi- Uility and danger, and of thelujury which fs done by the continued careless and wantoe waste of water, Cantatas mer of Public Works aud the tie S Engineer of the Croton leave no doubt that such waste still aeeurs to f large extent. In this emergency It Is a erhninal injury to the publle, Itherefore exhort you te stop the Induls genes of t lavish or waseful use of water, aid to bear with pationes the restrictions whieh it muy be necessary to finpose tn reznrd te tho water supply. If this admouition fs a, the danger of disaster through wy of the water supply will probably be: uved, andl the protvetion of property’ and to whieh this element is so essential, be reasonably ussured. W, it, Grace, Mayer, ee Voltaire’s Vavorit Diath Galtuninl, A favérit dish on thy tablo of the wealthy a ceutury ico Was the cars of tho wild boar, exton with a highly spiced suuee called la Grecque. Lie liarpe aud Voltaire wore both excosalrely fond of that delicacy, and to Induce them to au. cept at juvitntion it was aullloient to aay Wat, there would be wild bourse’ curs on the billor fure, Voitiire’s pusalon for the dish equaled but whieh be bud for uaparagns. ‘Pho two writs era were aue day Invited by Simo, de Snint Jule fun to n Herary golrée, after whleb thoy were to sup on wild bours' eure, without ceremony, und us an additional wttraction to this purty Voltalre was to real tis. tragedy of *Pancred,” It was ancvent In Paris fashionable cireles, aad Mme, du Salut Jullen was bewlowed with sofleitations to be tuvited tool, Voltaire, on bea presented by the iniatress of the house, was received Witt, gfeak Applauxe and begyn to read bly work, Shine, dle salt Jutien was seated butind the ints thor, her mlud absorbed by the supper that was to terminute the soirce and ippearing to pay fnore nttention tu the moverentyof her servaate Than tu tho tragedy. Presoutily a valet came bt quietly on tiptoe to stv the tres, und as be stooped down the ludy. whispered te hhue “ Huve you got the boars’ cares “Yes, wind> ame; the couch from Auxerre, whiek arrived WhiK qorttig, brought 1 bour's head frou near Coulunye: “Ah.” repliot (ho ilatress, now iny wud ‘te ut edae"s then, not heeding the sung Lapatience made by Voltaire, sau added, ina iow tone, but loud enough to be beard, * Don't Forget to tell the coux to serve tam eu invnits drolty, und fot to spare the mustant and how wine dn tho wiice. Voltnico, on heuring those words, stopped shove in bis reading, und, turniuy to Mine. de Halut Julien, sats Husturd, miudame, wnuse hurd and new wine! What profanity!" © You, ait, aie returned, “they are dullelous en ine. Hus droits with tbat Kuve “Not to my tase, tmadaine,” oxeliimed Voltaire exusperute: then, Maku a iow bow ti the luuyof the house and cloging hts manuseript, bo walked mujsostior ally Crom the roo without tinthing ble reading wid left the bonse, not even ately for bis care rage. When the moment of stirprise caused by this onthuvet bud puased, every Gav asked whut was the mening of It. “Only this.” Har pes Voltaire likes boars’ ears with of old own, and be bus 4 horror of mustard.’ ————— Eves brighten, cheeks becomo rosy, muse gain etroayin by uslus Brown's Iron Bittuce, 0114 Ute, will eq The statements of rhe” Aqueduct .