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SUMMERING. Lake Snporior—A Trip* from Marquette to Duluth. Isle Eoyale, and How It Oamo to Belong to the United States. Silver Islet, Us Fabulous Wcnllli, ami tko Mystery that Sarroimds It. NUirpoH— lts Ilnlikcncss 10 Saratoga —Occ&n-Uousc Hops. trinity Church— Bathing and Sharks— Tho Avenue Town and Country Club. SMccte oMUo Season nt Ormifl Haven— Itccont Arrivals from Chicago. lake superior. Corr«u<mdcuc4J Of 2Vtc Chienpo Tribune. DUMITtt, AUg. 30, 1874. »• To Duluth via tho North Shore and Silver Island,” la now so mo tm ’ anbouucomout that when I read It hi Mai quotlo ou lost I leal no time lu securing passage on, the splendid steamer St. Paul, of Ward’s Lake Superior Lino. Reiving Marquette bii'- the following morning, favored bv jv cloudleßS eky luidnu sea, tho run to Houghton and Hancock was oujoya bly mado in about eight hours. Although not bo depressed as tbo Iron trade, titb comm tKDUBtnr ia hot remarkably vigorous. Tbo demand for the product has fallen off somewhat ,* yofc tbo mining stodka have boon scarcely affected, aud to secure some of the famous Oalumot obd Heola shares would bo found as costly as over/ Only a fpw of tbo many stamp-mills aro running ; still, imp’rovemcuifl woro noticeable in both cities. Several substantial stono buildings aro being constructed in Houghton, while tbo nar row-gauge railroad from Hancock to tho Calumet llino,—a distance of 14 miles,—and tho lively business it docs, give to Hancock a metropolitan aspect. AS the‘day was fading into night, our boat steamed down : tho coppor-fcolorcd lake, amid rugged scenery,—forest-covered bills towering on each side, and, 8 miles distant, entered Port ago Lake Canal. This out Is without locks, ifl'loo foot wide, 2‘f'miles long, boss good depth of water, and cost $2,500,000. At its Lake Superior oad a locomotive headlight, perched upon what resembled a primitive pigeon-coop, lighted us mu‘inlo, tho lake. With the prow of otir vessel turned’nonhwaid, and tho 1 Captain’s assurance that daylight would bring us to Silver Islet, tlio idO or mote excursionists turned into their boltha. ■ JRLE noVALP. first camo in sight. Tho vast mineral deposits there discovered attract to It touch attention. It la situated within 20 mllcß of tho North Shore, and a natural wonderment is how it came to bo included within tho United Staton., Tho, simple fact ia. Ibdt wlicn Iho treaty aoiluliiß.tho bound aiy-liuo was made, tbo British Commissioner did not know Us value, while Benjamin Franklin, tbo American Commissioner, did. During Ids residence in Pans fta Ambassador of tbo United States, ho had discovered among tho French archives tho reports of Jesuit explorers, dating back to 1630, which’ announced tho existence of rich copper-deposits ou tlda island. Keeping Hits Information to himself, when tho treaty was being drawn up, ho, without assigning a reason Insisted upon this island being secured to tho United Slates. Tho British did not deem it worth, while, to object. Franklin then wroko homo thkt ho had secured -for tho Republic all tho copper, the country would over need. He had thou no idea that rich deposits of tho s&mo oto would bo found throughout Kowccnaw Point. Tho island Is about 60 milo* long by 10 in width. Its surface is nigged, mid inviting only in midsummer. Its shores aro indented with numerous ‘bays’and inlets, capable of floating the.largest craft. Near tbo middle of tbo • island aro two Jakes,—Desor and Siskawit. Twenty years ago, in tho early days of Lake Su perior mining, Isle Rbyalo received considerable attention; but the Sonth-Sboro discoveries eclipsed it and caused 'Us abandonment. Two years ago explorations woro resumed, numerous pits and Indian diggings wore discovered, and tbo voids proved so promising that, in 1873, a ' strong mining corauauy was formed, and a largo force of minors sot to work. The Company soon mot with still greater en couragement. A vein of silver was opened in the western cud of the island, ami, as it lies ou the same range as Silver Inlot, it is believed that silver oro predominates. To realize this expec tation, the Company are how mainly directing their resources. But the fabulous reports about silver island— of pure silver nuggets, largo aa a man’s head, found in its matchleus vein—engrossed our curi osity and challenged our belief. How camo ifto bo so long unknown, and who first discovered tbo hidden treasures ? To the Indians it was not unknown. For many years they had exhib ited silver specimens to the citizens of Ontona gon, ou'tbo South Shore, but could not bo in duced to reveal the location of tho mino. Ex actly how it was Discovered by white men is a matter of dispute. Tho most romantic account stales'how a lonely boatman, in pushing his 1 boat ashore. grazed upon and found tho glitter ing oro;'that he reported his discovery to tho Canadian Government, and tho Montreal Com pany, which owned tho island, neither of whom rewarded him. Another account gays the inquisitive cupidity of Capt. Parker prompted him to follow tho fortunate Indiana, iu ' bis light canoe, over tho lake to the island, whore, after stealthy search, he found tlio treasure, reported It to tho Montreal Company, gained nothing by it, and died a poor man. Still another and more reliable story is, that one McFnrlane, an ex plorer, found tho precious vein, picked up along the Shove and in tue water some $27, OOU worth of Bllvor, and - then reported Us existence to Montreal. But tho auporanuated company hardly appreciated their possession. They sent outonoMaj. Erne, a shrewd Scotchman, with Instructions to work up tho discovery. But tho results were bo unsatisfactory that when, iu 1870, on American company offered $250,000 for tho islet and 100,000 acres in tho vicinity, the Montreal Company gladly accepted tbo offer. Maj. Frno was retained in charge of tho work, ind with him was associated Maj. Sibley, of Detroit. - Neither man was able to invest In tho auterprlno. Fruo haddovolopodUflroaourceß.and ■ Biblov had Induced enough capitalists to unite ami buy out tlio Canadian company. "Within twenty-two days after commencing operations tlio now company mined and shipped to their smelting-works in Now Jersey, about SIOO,OOO worth of ore. Tho next year-1871—tho ship ments amounted to $820,000, and -in 1872 they reached $1,000,000. At present about 250 min ers are employed, and wo wore told some oro had heomnlnod which yielded fully SIB,OOO to tho ton, while, in tlio samo vein, oro was found which yielded only SIOO to S2OO per ton. AN AIUOF MYSTSUY surrortnds tho island. The men seemed afraid to speak about the -treasure. The most persist ant interviews would moot with liiclo success WIIW T.W..— .1..1 V UUVWUOQ among them. This reticence in easily accounted for. Tho entire settlement, numbering about 1,00(1 woula, wo dependent for their UvoU- Uoocl upon tho mining company, whoso resident manager in an absolute mon arch, Thoro is no municipal or other form of government, nor oven a magistrate. Tho au thority of MaJ. Fruo is unquestioned, and his non! Ih law, Tho men nro commanded not to disclose anvlhlng regarding the Hilvor mine, and they dnro not dlaohoy. Tho Oompauj’a reoaone for thfa couree are obvious, or mmy, at least, ho mrmieod. Tiioy aro eo confident of ttio oxiut tnco df ailver and other preoloua orca in various parts of the main land, aud have ho many ex tlorera constantly at work, Unit tiioy wluh to oop out all competition. Already they have struck a good load in Jllaolc i)ay, 91 miles north of Silver Islet, 'where they have this year taken ‘out nemo very rich ailver ore. Tho illaek Hay jninoia not, limvuvor, wholly In possession of of (bo Silver Islet Company. Tho latter om braceu reuideuU of tho setlletnont, Capt. E. B. Ward and other Detroit citi 'xonfl.i together with -some ; Now York uml lloatoa oointolUlo| a»U a fair ‘Otaadiius. Tbo Black Bay mhmia alio largely in tholrpoa fiCßßloi}. Pure Galena lend in found mixed with tho Rllvor in (Mm niino. Although ita oxifttonen baa boon known for over two yonra.'it has not boon aiifllciontly worked to warrant n coinpotoufc opinion regarding Us value. Among tim thousands of inlands of vowing elan which clnator along (bo.Nortb Shore, Silver Joint Booms like A JIKHK FI'PCK on the Mnrfnco. At no point wnu it more than 5 foot above the level of tho lako, while its di mensions were- lean than 80 foot square. A heavy aoa would waiih entirely over tbo original island, rendering It a rock which mariners care fully avoided. When its marvelous valnO una diHCoverod, tho ohstoolcH In the way of opening Urn vein scorned insurmountablei The crlb work was repeatedly carried awnv, and, no Jaio an last fall, aomo of tho moat expensive con struction was swept away during a severe alorm. Tho Inlet In about a mile distant from tho main land, npon’which the settlement is located. More thou COD feet of crib-work has boon thrown out in tho form of a aquaro, starting from (ho middle of tho inlet aud tunning souihcnfit. Iw sidn tills protection, and around (ho richest part of tho vein, a coffer-dam has 'been constructed. A shaft haa been let down to tho sixth level,- about dflO foot,—at which depth good ore la now being mined. ’ Tho operations of Bilvor and copper mining aro similar. Tho opening of tbo shaft rarely'exceeds OTcot square, Tho veins aro reached by what aro termed “levels.” On Silver Islet tbdyaro about 70 feet apart. After a vein baa beoli followed no fur an i bought profit able, tho ebnft Is sunk ’lO foot deeper, wbdn tbo vein below is 'reached, 1 The waste maional thrown out'has been Weed toftll inarouild tbo island, thus • ' IiATiOEEt irCIIU.VSIKO ITS DIMEXBTOKB. Upon this made ground, ami upon plies driven in, numerous buildings have boon erected. Borne of those are used in connection with the mine; the others arc occupied-as I dwellings. Loosely lying around the islet are piles Of rocks taken from underground, which -are said to coiualn more silver than js found In the most prolltablo mines in Nevada and Colorado; but tho minora claim they nro bo accustomed to meeting with mamma of pure nilver that they can afford to dis card tho baser eott. Yet,-so atrict Is tho enr- Volllanco that no visitor is allowed tccarry away abv rock containing tin atom of silver.' Neither! e it poßsiblo to buy a specimen from any of-tha oillcora on ahoro. Tho’ only way to obtain them is by Btcalth or apccia) fnlhtoaco. - Six uulco west of Silver Islet, TUONDXa CAVE jms far out into tho water,'aud -looms :up folly I,QCO foot qLovo tho lovol of tho lake. Tills bold promonlory presents a grand aspect,—tbo most striking oii tho North Snoro. :It marks tho on twuco' to Thunder Bay, In which Prince Anbur's landing and Fort William—both. considerable sottlomontß—are situated. In somo places Tbundcr Capo rises from tbo water almost, por pondlcularly, presenting a basaltic [.appearauco, while it is rendered moro awful; from its bavin*; upon its summit an extinct Tolcnno. Tho Cana dian Government mo now locating a lighthouse nt its highest point. From Us summit mngniil cent views are obtained of tbo majestic scenery in tho vicinity. Islands, varying in length’ from 100 foot to bait that number of miles, aro seen as thickly strewed as aro tho Thousand Islands of tbo St. Lawrence. Within a dozen miles north they aro counted by hundreds. INDIAN -iimiKß still roam over tho vast territory from Lake Su perior to Hudson’s Hay on tiio north. Tito mountainous speaks thoyrogard with especial ven eration and o\vo, aasociaiing with them fabulous legends. • They believed tbo thunder-clouds woio 'gigantic birds, whoso nests woro on tbo highest bills, and whoso cries woro heard ofar off. Tho bead they assumed resembled an eagle’s, having on duo sldo a wing and a paw, and on tbo other an arm and onofout. Tho lightning was supposed to issue from the beak through tho paw, by which it was launched forth in liory darts over the countiy. From this superstition (ho locality become invested with tho name Thunder, Bounding Thunder Bay on tho south is i PIE JBKAND, . so named by tho English and French from Its supposed resemblance to an inverted plo; but ■tbo Indians namo it after Abo Tortoise. It is 8, 'miles long by 5 < miles wide, and iu one place; rises to an altitude of 85(1 feet. The highest point is-basaltic, resembling - the Hudson Rivo’r Palisades. ■ Westward along tho shore, tho proepeot is ever pleading, though a trifle montonoiiß. There is tho snmo ranged, mountainous shoio. covered with spmco.’piue, bhcli, balsam,-and cedar troos. About 12u miles northeast from Duluth, THE nOUNDAHY-UNE is defined by a small trout-stream, called Pigeon River, which empties iuto a beautiful bay of tho same name.’ Our very obliging Captain, -Albert Stewart, ran into tho bay to the mouth of -tho river,—s miles from tbo lake,—simply to enable us to view tho grand scenery and the insigniil oantiy-Bmaiiboundory-huo. Majestic-hills, cov ered with thick foliage, encircle tho hay. About a mile up tho xlvor, water. falls 00 foot iuto a chasm, then ‘rushes through a gorge into tho bay. At this remarkable spot ono while man— Capt. Parker—dwells, fishing mid hunting in British or American territory, at his pleasure. Ton hours’ eubsomiout soil brought uh to Duluth. J. W. M. NEWPORT. Corrupondtnee of Tfre Chicaao Tribune. Newport, Aug. 4, 1874. * I find you cannot compliment a Newporter more highly than to discourse on the gradual disappearance of hotels, and tlio consequent uo ■ likeness of Newport to. Saratoga. Whatever Saratoga has, Newport wishes to bo without,— aiming only to create a stylo of summer water ing-places 'which shall have a marked character of its own ; and, the more you call it exclusive or aristocratic, the better Newport likes it. "Whetherthoday-rocoptiou», so popular last year and this, originated in this desire to be different from the rest of the fashionable world, or in the laudible ambition to .take the first sfcp iu a much-ucoccd reform, I cannot say. But they have almost entirely superseded evening-par ties ; ’ croquet divides the honors with the favor ite waltz, and nobody rebels at the early hours. The one point where Newport touches Sarato ga is the satoupay-evenino hop at the ookan house. Thither all Newport goes unbidden, and over a thousand people throng tho grand -hull and illl tho grand parlor to overflowing, whilo tboso of a more retiring disposition pace tho less-frequent ed piazzas. A stranger may note with surprise that comparatively few of this brilliant gather ing join in tho dancing. But let mu whisper in your car that it is not -considered by thoeremo do la croras quite 11 tho thing'* to trip the light fantastic in a hotel-parlor. Ho tho dancing is loft to -Newporters and people who mav bo staying at the hotel; while tho choice spirits sit apart, or slowly promenade up and down tho hall, through the moving mass of people. If our -curious Etrangor is fortunate enough to got a seat among those groups of people wboaroall -gayly chatting among themselves, ho will have a flue opportunity to observe the different typos of men and women who come from far-and near to this groat watering-place. As usual, Now York contributes more people than all the other cities put together. Next come Philadelphia, Boston, ami Baltimore; while the number from tho Western cities in creased from year to year, especially from Chi cago, St. Louis, and Cincinnati, Among, the latter are the Hon. G. 11. Pendleton, •’formerly Democratic candidate for Vico-Prpaidont, and -luh charming wife and daughters. Ah much variety may bo soon in drcHMoa aa in faces; but, as-a rule, few ladies display, elaborate or showy toilets, and there are fewer beautiful faces. Tho present stylo of plastering tho hair in flat rings on tho forehead iu as unbecoming as tho fashion of “ banging *' lately in vogue, and gives tho face anything hut arelincd or intellectual expres sion. The number of foreigners is not so largo -this voar au last, when tlio British and American “ Mixed Commission” worosittlng. Surrounded by members of tho Diplomatic Corps is the Turk ish Minister. Ho is a Greek, but his small black eyes and hooked nose give him the appearance of-aJow, Tho French Minister iu, to the gvlof ■ of Newport, u bachelor, for Newport misses the lively wife of his predecessor, the Marquise do NoaiUos. This lady was a great (favorite in so ciety, and took a lively interest in all pretty young damsels. She -was in tho habit of having aclccioof her favorites to dinner or tea, whom she called her qnirlatule, or “garland” of beauties. Tlio fair Marquise was accustomed to say that abo found in aoeiely ?no young gentle men at all worthy of these charming young ladies, and it was difficult to convince her that tho moat desirable young men in America wore not to bo looked for at watering-places. After the Ocean House comes tuikitv uuciicn, where tho faahionnblod tlrivo Sunday morning, aud till the old square nows with a tiuttor of silk and lacoi. This jo probably the; only ohurch in tho United States still (surmounted by Urn Colonial crown. The desk whore the Clerk once fitood to rend tho responses is in tho middle of tho broad aislo; behind it rises tho reading desk; and over all towers the great, round nuljiit, with its tremendous HnuiuUng-boaril. O'ho preacher gathers hia robes about him, ami mounts tho long stairway to (the •pulpit, • whence ho omulumus tho foliloa of tho world; then, from Diuhop Herkoly’a ,oid ; organ, with tho crown ami * inltrsk • on • top, poala ETIE CHICAGO •DAIL’V TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST i>9, 1874. forth tbo voluntary; and then tho gaylv drossod congregation /looks through tho yard, with ita auciQiit gravo'Blouon, out into tho nar row, paved ntreet, whoro tho display ofeavrlngoa is coital to that 6n tho drive on week-days. Jloro tho liveried footmen alt, with bandH. onenaed In yollow kldfl, crossed upon their breasts ; miTtbo stately coachmen look down, from their height of glory and brnsa buttona, wltUbanghty dis dain unon simple podosirlami. Sunday after noon tiioio 1 in no driving,' no tho tho whole population rambles on tho cliffs; groups of hap py people lounge about upon tho green sward; and stray coirucs poich thomsolvca in mchea among tho rocka. Down among ilm blown koip, ImrofoOtod men gather bait for ilsbing. Tho croon lawns—Bofc and bright'ns only Newport lawns can bo—extend to tho very verge of (bo Cliffs; and below Htrotclion away tbo groat ex panse of ocean, with Its rich and ovor-ohauglug colora. It Is tho custom of correspondents to aay’ovory year that bathing has gone out of fashion,—tho simple fact being that THE VASmONAUtE TUTIIIXO baa been transferred to tbo private hoacb at llio end of Bellevue avenue. There tho cottages have put up a largo number of bathing-houses, ami tho public beach is left to transient visitors and tho people of tbo town. Rumors of Bhar.is float hi the air; blit although, dead sharks nnr sometimes thrown 1 tip on tho bench after a storm, (bo creatures seldom show themselves when alive. 1 know n youth who opontdsy after day in bis Bnil-bont in the vain yet over-lingering hope of seeing one; In funner days (I refer to tho oldest inhabitant), when Newport was so laigoly engaged in tbo slave trade, teal “man eating” eharuswoie abundant. On the Voyage from Africa, the poor wretches who died by tho wav wero thrown overboard, and the vessels wore followed,all tbo woyfnto Newport Harbor by ravenous Guinea sharks. A robe of those tragic days, in tho shape of an old, ruined olavor, lies in the quiet waters of Bremen's Covo,—a mere ghastly hulk. More lair to the oyo are tho grnco tulvuchts and nail-boats with which this beauti ful harbor is always alive. Commicuous among those just now is a beautiful ihiglish yacht, owned bv -a young Irish nobleman, tbo Earl of Cbarlovillo,—a slight, falr-lmirod youth, tbo last of bis race, who is dying of conmimptlon. Dor bo baa been cruising anout in ids finely appointed yacht'in pursuit of health; but, al though ho has heon hero a week, ho iu too ill to come aßlioro. Tho telegraph Ims reported to you tho experiments with torpedoes in llio harbor, hi the presence of tbo Congicßßioual Committee. These experiments excited much interest, and wove considered very successful. An old hulk, which they failed to blow up, still Hooin tho bay; but it was found to ho thoroughly shaken through dUt.'&ml iu a sinking condition. It iu not tbo ef fect of niti o-plycoiiuo to break asunder, like gun powder, but to shako and pulverize. Goo of tho lluoßt houses on the borders of tbo boy.'wboeo sloping lawns nmkn tho shores so charming, is “Ocean Terraco,” owned by Judge Dickey, formerly of Chicago. Tho picturesque old bouse'on tbobuy whore tho acono of inooiNttou’s “ MM.UOMIi ”• is laid, is now unoccupied and going to decay. A friend of mine entered tho open collar-door tho other day,'passed through the bouso by tho so ciot stairway described in tho novel, and found tho house being dihinantlcd by vandals, old painted tiles plucked from tho tnnntol-ploeos, and a general aspect'of decay prevailing. It is a shumo ho fine a piece of Colonial architecture should not bo in better bando. • No very striking -‘collages aro building this ■rear. Recent additions to Sir. G. XVTy’etiuoro’s residence mako it probably tho lineal counlry rculdcnco m America. Mr. Fcauug, of New Fork, has also -completed a rich cottage of tho ■most costly dficiiptlonl On tho'Avenue, fewer four-in-hands than usu al mo soon this year. One is driven byFiur roou Royero, of Philadelphia; another by James Gordon Bennett. One gentleman, Lewis Cass, Jr., formerly Minister to Homo, astonishes- the Avenue with postilions. 001. Wniing’s beauti ful tandem—tho principal ornament of the'Ayo uuo last year—has now disappeared, and has probably been sold. Hut the display of equipages improves in rear beauty and value with every summer that goes by. tuk tow:; akd cocxthv cmjU is a revival of an-organisation which was formed .several years-ago,' but-wus temporarily suupViul cd during tho absence in Europe of somo of its ■leading smcmbcrs. It consists of nearly forty .families, whoso members moot about oucoa •wooic for an indoor or ont-door mooting, for each of which somo ecienlitio or literary entorlain ment is provided,. Smenco.is reprosonted in tho Club by Prof. W. B. Rogers, Prof. Josiah P, Cooke. Alias Maria Mitchell, Air. Samuel Powel, and othoia ; Literature by Mrs. Howe,. Mrs. Leonowous, Col. Higgluson, and tho Rev. Charles T. Brooks Arc by La Fargo, Slaigg, Charles C. Perkins, and Edward Potter. -Some 6f..th©niost ’agreeable-bouses in Newport aro opened for tho mootings of tbo Club, and tbo number present at- tho mootings is now so largo os to threaten serious iucouvotiiouco. At tho next meeting, there is to bo a lecture on Art by <Mr, O. O. PorUiufl; and, tho week after; thoro iu <to bo a picnic at Paradico, with abotauicallccfcaro by Prof.-Badoy. mauop rEßmrrxE, tlio learned Frenchman, who lectured in Boston •lost winter, and who has lived for novoral ycura nt the West, and bad au eventful and romatuio life in many lauds, has boon • preaching in French at *iho Unitarian Church, and is now giving a course of lectures on bis travels in the Knot. Ho has boon a •llomisb priest and Turkish Bey, as well as Bishop of tbo Greek Oluirch, The-Bish op has a great many theories for the. Improve ment of modem society* oao of which is, that American ladies should adopt for house-wear the •Turkish costume, and' wear ioooo bowing robes of silk that.cau never bo creased, and discard shoos.and stockings, llis peculiar ideas ho will •probably embody iu- a lecture ou dress-reform before vhe woman’s cluh iu Bofllou. next winter. The llly-pouds hero are without number, and I sow, one sunny morning, two fair- Newport dam sels, who are always objects of admiration at the Ocean House hops, but wore thou paddling about among the Idles m n small, leaky punt, regard less alike.of lilbj limbs, wot drosses, ortho eves of the fasbionabloo rolling by m their carriages. Among pcoplo'who have never boon in New port, the idea prevails that it is a scene of con stant excitement and •■confusion ; and yet, iu truth," au atmosphere of DREAMY repose (hangs over tho delightful old soa-port. In many of the streets, an unbroken quiet reigns; tho air is sweet and soft, yet cool; and all tho delights of the ocean. may ho combined with tho quiet pleasures of a beautiful inland town. It is just the plage iu which Chicago huuiuoes-wcu can draw a good long breath,—a thing thoyuovor have time to do at homo. M. P. T. C-HAND HAVEN. Correspondence of The Tribune, Giutm Haven, Mich., Aug. 27,1074. The season at this resort has boon one of tho most euccoserul ovcr experienced. During the regatta and trotting races, in tho second and third weeks of August, there was au immense influx of visitors, very perceptibly adding tfc the olroady-livoly appearance of the place. Tho Cutler House alone entertained over COO giicsts each day during that time, and tho other hotels iu proportion. Many of the invalids and others who have been sojourning hero alt summer are now taking their departure, which scarcely yet has boon appreciably noticed, as their places are being rapidly taken by visitors who desire to ro miam during THE HEIGHT Of THE FRUIT SEASON, which is a prominent feature of tins place. . Tho following is a list of Homo of tho promi nent arrivals from Chicago at tho Cutler House during tho pant week: 1 Phil Ryan, Jr.,OharleH Rt-ort/M. 0. Lowmnn, T. Kino, R. 11. Ftirrestor ami wife, Jllkk titurgeuu uuil ourvaut, O. M. Tumor, It. B, Wilson, Mm. C. F. WoWug. Mm. F. MeMilUu, GeovgoU. McKay, 0. a. Helmut ami family, J. It, lur.bain, Geared M. Jlooro, Mra. Rico, Mrs. Locke, 0. \ti Ellin, F. J, Clark, W. If. Ilurltiurt, W. Murty, A. K. Hanks, O, F, Oaso, J. T. T. Elllolt, Ainu. J. Merritt, Will Graham, L. H. Bul lock. a. O. Wallace, G. Muklclc, E. Mariner, William J. Eii{|iinli, FrcU Doriat. William Gregg and wife, Ulurloa H. Rowe uml wife, Mrs. Kdmuudu, W. O, Ultwwll uud family, W. H, Powell aud family, Mias Murray. John Grant, 11. 8. Mitchell, M. F. Ab bey, Nuwlou H. OMh, (). Ji. Moyer, Ilonry Sweet, Will lum Jauucey, T. H,‘ Hmith, Mrs. J. W. Htorov, Mro. W. Cochrane, Mine Prescott, CillT Ktorey, Mbs Klla Bluroy, William aivyor, 11. Knrbtrg, 0. It. llarlou utul wife, Mias Barton. .1, O, Page, A. J. Coirluan, J. A. HolmcH, O. ». While. T, a. Ollugmau, O. ChUhrle, Albert Hull, E. I'. Gcioholl, It. L. iieury ami family, William Chisholm aud wife, J. A. Slone and wife, Walla Oiircw, F.E. PurJah, William laudloy and wife, Cljjrliw Corlgcl),'Georgs M. Klmbark, Count Otlo Vim titvlieli, Gnuvgo I*. Uudllulil ami wllw, 11. M; Uunrce, h. J. Coburn, Mina Mnlook, Mhm i’clora, Muu fhchulH, Mti'. Mario Hci-vin, 11. T. Kurt, J. E. lliium and wife, JulmG. Wlhon, John MoLaudaltuty, G, W, HUcUlou, 11. Hluventiou, E. T. Palmer. E, H. U.illoy mid wife, I'. H, Vulctle, T. T. Ensign, J. F, Marshall, 11. R. Clark, W, O. Clark. A. P, Gaylord, 11,1* Ktdubruok and fam ily, 11. H.Millur uud uutighler, V. 1* Reed am) family, A. Hall, J. U. Hack, E. J. Jscknou, W,*A, Branch, I*'. 11. May, W. U. filow, J). ii. Lyman, K. Haycock, C. E. M«yur, W. HalcUeUcr, A, F. Murray, Ms»h I* M, Towiuond, J. Kupi-cuUttimer, 11. Llhormaun. Hawley Tllduu, J. 31. AdumH, Mr a. ilimry Hayra, H. W. Oi good. Goorgo Plgolt, H. B. R.igeM, T, A. JackKou amt wife, Obarliu Kborl nud wife, W, J, Culver and wife, F, G. U. Murray, Ml** Rdlmrl, H,C, Ulne, 0.1). Ingraham, U. P. Keeney, H. F. HasflnuH, A.ihw- JardUiH, Frank Hhvuly, U. Chadwick, I>, I>. MUcbe'l, C.'H.‘B.iyi», C, Coryeur, 1). E, York, - A, E, Major, 0.8. Wood, Mbs Ai L, Perry* 1 the Rev, Hubert Codycr uud family* Takboh, THE TENNESSEE TROUBLES. Apprehended Uisins of - Blacks Against Whites, In Gibson Comity. Arrest of the Alleged Ring- leaders. Testimony of Prisoners that the Intcn , lion Was to Extirpate ■ {lie Whites. Tho ISvonts that JjCil to tho Ay itching of Sixteen Kcgi-oes. i-Voia (ltd iV<ni}f/iin Apnent, -1 up, 2fl. Since lout Saturday night groat excitement has existed.among tho citizensof Glodou Station, located on tho Louisville Railroad, 0 miles northeast of , Humboldt and 83 miles from this city. Indications aro that tho outlro nogro population of Gibson County intended to inaugurate .secret. hostilities for tho purpose of murdorhig.tlio whites, who have boon very mooli alarmed for their personal safety, and ore still fearful of future ill from.tho ir ignorant yet ma licious foes. THE FOLLOWING PAOTB relative to iho affair, of which wo shall present ly speak, have boon.' carefully ascertained, yet hastily wiUtoti out, by an dppi’aJ 'commissioner, just returned from the town of Gibson, or Pick otlsvillo,'the latter being its post-ofilco name. About “five weeks ago The negroes gave a ‘big barbecue 2)-j miles from towu. Several white raon, ’ among them Joe Halo, wont to the enlortuiumont to pur chase tho barbecue, tho. price asked being 83. As it had boon half-eaten perhaps, Hale gave only $2.80, whereupon Joshua Wohb, colorod,i became incensed because full price was not received. This led to a diillculty between Wobb ami Halo, tho latter being prevented by white friends from 'lndicting soriouu injuries upon tho irate ’From that time tho ne groes have frequently made throats of revenge, and moiothan one rumor of tiotlng was spread about, though not gotiotally believed. . Last Sat urday night about half-past 11 o’clock, while two young raou named" Monroe Morgan and James Warren wore riding aloug tho road, about 3 miles from town, they wore rniKU uroN nv a chowd of Timur on forty NEGROES. The young men abandoned their horaoe, quo of which was wounded, and took to tbo woods. The nogioofl pursued, yelling and shouting. The young men managed to Oocape, and returned safely to town an hour afterward. Tho thing by thu negroes awoko tbo citizens of Gibson, who forthwith seized tholr weapons and met together for tho purpose of defending themselves, as they auspcoiod the Tact tbat thb negroes woro attompting to murdor tho wlmo pooplo. An Informal mooting was hold, and men sent in search of Mot gau and Warrou, who wore believed to Uavo boon killed, tills fear being made all tbo stronger as they woro not found until soma tuno after tho shooting was hoard, though their horses woro caught by those in search of tho young then. Judging it imprudent to'pursue tho negroes, they returned to town, and shortly afforward 'tho missing young-men came in. After airauging necessary procaitUbtm against surprise, a party of citizens, in command of on ofliocr of tho law, proceeded to tho hotiso of 'o . negro named Bon ■ Wa.kor, who was soon with a gun the day previous. Another fact which made their fears all tho stronger, was that only oub negro wan in town Saturday afternoon, upon which days thoro usually wero a largo number present. It wasaoout 3 o’clock when tho 'party reached 'Walker’s house, whore they surprised and captured a negro named Bon Ballard. Tho prisoner being led a short distance, was asked to make a full confos sion of tbo shooting that night, iho reason of tho organization among tho negroes, its purposes, and aims. This he did, tho substance of hiscou fosdion being os follows: Tho colored pooplo mot .Saturday night to organize temporarily, which was douo by electing. WJSSIiKY BUICLDH CAPTAIN, ih©objectbeingto-protectCol. \Vobb, colored, from feared Ku-ivlux outrages, and alter that to return to kill a negro mimed Bun-oil Butler, who hadrovoaled their plans to .the. -whites. After firing upon tho white mou that night, they dis persed and proceeded home. Whilo sympathiz ing with tho nogroos,-Ballard professed to bavo iuKun no part in tho lumjain-hko proceedings. Ho toid that a lew nights previous Dan Will iams, Tom Cooko, Jim Cooko, Bob Lovo, Dick Shaw, and Nelson MeGhoo, (ho latter being leader, visited bis house and wanted him to go to a negro meeting, to bo hold half a railo from town. McGhee had been to cco him that morn* ing before, and said the object of their meeting Was to UevißO apian for tbo absaesinotion of.Bur roll Bailor, the negro alluded to above. They wore to give bis wife a slight whipping, each of tbo tbirtv to bestow twouty-llvodasbos upon her bare back. Ho says lie refused to attend tbo mooting or to participate. Having obtained the above facts, tbo party at onoo proceeded to arrest MoGiieo, the rmgioad -01, who was surprised in bod shortly alter day* light, and'was made enntivo. Alter proceeding a whoit distance tho party told Kelson it was no use to deny his complicity iu or knowledge of tbo attempted assaseiuafiou and the intended outbreak among tbo uegroosiutbatcoumy, their purpose being to murder. The prisoner then admitted bis guilt, and said that tbo followlng ubtued negroes wore . IMB HEAD MEN* AND JUNO-LEADEnS . engaged iu the attack the night before ; Tom Shelton, George Gromio, Stove Bryant, Bill Ivey, Bob Lovo, Ban Williams, Bick Shaw, JarroU Burrow, Bug Jumlsou, Hays Peebles, Loon Jor dan, Charlie tiuotc, Nocdum Moliinnlo. Albert Williams, Tom Cook, Jim Cook, John Bengali, Ooorgo Hess, Bob Baden, Felix Lipscomb, Gomgo Hicks, Gua Cummings, George Greene, tmd Winslow bhiolda. In addition to those, sev eral other negroes, whoso names ho did not lac ollect, wero engaged in tbo affair. They mot and organized by electing Winslow Shields Cap tain lor that night, with tho understanding that Joshua Webb was to bo elected the Colonel when tho squad reached his house. Ho said they fired on Morgan and Warrou without halting thorn, and bad no provocation save their omnitv towuid tbo white people. Tbo prisoner's state ment corroboialcd that of the other negro, aud they both wero placed iu a vacant house (or safe keeping. Nows oi the movement made by tho negroes spread vapidly throughout the couutvy, and tho excitement became most intonso, tho citizens being gem-rally alarmed and (oaring tho worst, os it then became known that tho negroes woio well organized. Men from all tho pails of Uio country Hocked to Gibson, ouo party having come from Milan. THE EXfITEwE.NT AND MEETING OP CITIZENS, Tbo excitement became all. tbo more general and intense as it wuu rumored tho negroes would hkoly attack the town that night; accordingly, a mooting was held,. Justice Gunter presiding. Tho meeting selected Justice Barker to tho com mand of tho men,- but this gentleman suggested the propriety of assigning Jiaj, 11. 0. Burnett tu tho position, a? bo was .the cbiof magistrate of tho town. It won then resolved to uso all legal measures for the arrest of tho guilty ne groes and tbo suppression of tho riot, iu ardor to accomplish thin, tbo officers of tbo law sum moned citizens and proceeded to tbo country, wlitiro they arrested tho following named ne groes on tho charge of shooting with intent to lull, etc.: George Greene, Stovo Bryant, Dan Williams, Bob Love, Blok filmw, 'Bug Jamison, Hays Peebles, Jovrotfc Burrows, Allied Williams, and Nick Xvoy, whom they convoyed to town ami placed under strict guard'to await trial tbo day (allowing: JOHX REAOAN SHOT. Between 12 ami 2 o'clock Sunday a part of men, under charge nf Constable Hldridgo. proceeded 4 miles west of Gibson to arrest John lleagau, one of tho negroes engaged in the shooting. After lloagan had blgnillod his willingness to surrender, ho attempted to escape, and ho was llrod upon. This did not stop tho negro, who run Into a dense woods, and lias not boon seen since, although tho party trucked him by two blood half a mile. Some think lloagan escaped to tho United States barracks at Humboldt, ana that Ivey is also there. Others behove, how ever, that the negro has died hi Home remote place in tho woods, where he Hod to escape his pm suers. Ho was certainly wounded severely, us the blood along Iho grass’was m groat quan tities, His tato is not known. During tho night a squad of BIASKIUOIBN rode into town, ami demanded the surrender of tho prisoners. This the Town Marshal, >). A. Dungan, refused to do, staling that be intended In proceed according to law, and bavo the ne groes tried by tbe courts, :• Despite tho throaty of tho mysterious horsemen, tho olllcor inaiu tuhiod his tlrm resolve, and bold the prisoners solely guarded* After a while iho moskod man loft without havlng’bffoclod the rolnafco of the firisonoisi'whoTemlilnod In a stone house close vguarded. 'No attempt was made to kill tho Imprisoned negroes, ami no other domond for thmr surrender wan made that night. Next morning (Monday) ANOTHER MERTINO OV RITIZKNH was hold in tho College building for tho purpose of ascertaining what ww tho true public senti ment of the people upon tho subject of tho ne gro outrage and the probability of a riot among thorn, Justice Arch Jordan, who in Mayor of Milan, presided over tho mooting, which, being called to order, adopted resolutions dopi Dealing lawlessness, and also resolved that in tho sup pression of (ho aamo.tho citizens should bo reg ulated by tho clvP law and its authorities. After tho adjournment of tho mooting, which was largely attended, tho above named negroes soro arraigned before Justices Jordan, Fly, and Hunt upon tho charges above mentioned, Justice Par ker declining to alt, as ho had uho.tdy formed an opinion. •TUB NEOUOES ADMITTED TIIEUI OUtr.T, and that tiioy intomlod to navo a general riot. One of tho prisoners, Jorrott Burrow, turned Hlato'a ovidonco, and related a fearful atory of the cause, origin, purposes, and expectations of an extensive among the negroes of Gibson Couutv. Tho statement' of this negro, as well na that of Nelson McGhee, was batoned to with breathless anxiety by over 800 trcvaoim who were crowded in the building, anxious to hoar tho ovidonco of tho wltucatsos, Tho follow ing is tho substance of NELSON sTonee's EVIDENCE 1 It was rumored for uomo lime that. President Grant would back tho negroes in whatever course they took against tho whito men. Acting upon Ibis belief, the colored people bad determined to extirpate tho whiles, no as to own the “lauds, tenements, and hereditaments,” and cultivate iholr own laud. In other words, they wanted to make it a negroes’ country, to do which it was neocssaiy to kill at least tho majority of wlnto people. Tiioy hod not agiood upon any time for tho outbreak and. assassination, tbolr object being to offset a thorough organization. This measure for lho murder of the whites was agreed to by alt tho negroes in tiio county except one Burrell Butler, of Gibson. Because of Ida on position, they intended to make him their first victim. They Intomlod to kill him that night, for ho was too intimate with tho white people, and would 101 l Mr. Moore what they had on foot. They intended to give bis wife a slight thrashing merely—each of the thirty negroes wiio had tired at Morgan and War ren being authorized to indict thirty lashes. There wore about thirty negroes in the crowd that fired at Morgan and Warren, Saturday. Tiioy had boon to iv meeting, and tho attempted iriufdorwas not in accordance with any pro gramme, as no time had been fixed, but only as an experiment, to see if they could kill a white man with impunity. When they commenced ou the white people, Joe Halo and his brother-in law would first bo killed, and thou they would commence bn I’ickoUsvillo (Gibson). During tho proceedings, tho diillculty at the barbecue was alluded to, and McGhee said: *• Joo Hale is a bad ono.” Halo—*' Kelson, what makes you think mo tbo dlckmm?" McObcc—■'* Job case you acted bo curious. Ef Mr. Palmer hadn’t cut up, reared ami held yon, you would havo killed Col. Webb no sooner than you had got to him." EVIDENCE OF JAIUIETT DURRCLL. This negro corroborated tho statement of Mc- Ghee, whom, ho says, informed him that they wore first to hill Halo, Parrish, J. B. Monro, and Sac Woods. Halo was getting too d—d smart, and if tho cldb would alien up to him and back bini bo would clean thorn at. After last Saturday night the negroes woro to moot three times a week until they had become well drilled and thoroughly organized. ButTt was their intention to kill Moore, Punish and a few others Saturday night. Hu nns in thociowd that did tbo shooting, but hftduothing todo with it. as be had loaned his gun to Gns Connor. They met that night at tho i introad cut, about I uulu from town, to elect otUcors. Tho place of rendezvous was iu a thicket near Moore’s house. Tuoy elected Winsloy Shields Captain, with tho understanding that Josh Webb was to bo mndo Generalissimo of tbo expedition. Everybody voted for tiicso men, except witness, who did not participate in tho proceedings at all. This was 3UO or 400 yards from the place where tbo negroes wavlaki Morgan and Wan on. They expected to moot a company from Humboldt, under ohargo of John Bogan, who, however, failed to como to timo. Tholr object in organizing thoroughly was to shoot into tho Kn-Klux, who, they under stood. woro raiding tho country to persecute tho negroes. McGhee wont lo his homo tho 18th of this month and tried to induce him to join the band for shooting Ku-Klux and killing wldto pooolo. -Ho refused to join them ; biu reply to McGhee’s urgent appeal being: u \’ou can do as you con; I’U do as I please." COMMITTED TO .TAIL, After hearing tno evidence tho negroes were bound over by tho Justices, and, in default of required bail, placed ;undor charge of Marshal Bungan, Constables W. W.Soutor and Spence Bldndgo, with u guard of forty of fifty men, to bo escorted to tho Trenton Jail, 10 miles distant. Tho n a gioos wore kindly caved for and in no manner maltreated whilo at Gibson, and had a fair trial. Tho otilcsrs ami gnaid dooartod at twenty minutes post -1 o'clock for TVonton, tho prisoners being heavily chained. During tho day near 400 citizens from tno country had dock ed to tho town, but their aid fortunately woo not required, as tbo negroes made no demonstra tion. Tbo route’to Trenton was pursued without in ten uptlou until tbo guard and prisoners bud reached to within a mile or so of that town. It was already dark, when a body of DISGUISED HORSEMEN, WITH DRAWS REVOLVERS. suddenly came out into tho road. and. baiting the escort, demanded the surrender of the pris oners. Constable Bungan told tho unknown party that ho was nn ofllcor of tno law, and that, as ho had chargo of tho prisoners, he would not surrender them to any ouo except tho Jailor. The masked mon again demanded' tho roioaso of the prisoners, upon tho sovoiest pen alties. But tho ofik’or could not bo intimi dated, and finally, indeed, pursued his way, tho disguised horsemen disappearing into the woods quickly and mysteriously as they bad emerged, : Upon reaching Trenton, the negroes wore safely lodged in tho old jail, amlusufiicient guard placed there to prevent their rescue. The old jail was selected as tho place of temporary incarceration until room could bo prepared iu tho now Jail, which already Las fourteen in mates. EXPECTED ATTACK TJPOK OIRHON. Monday afternoon a report reached Gibson that a largo body of negroes had met in tho southeast part of tho county, and only awaited night to attack tho town to -release the prison ers, whom they did not know had boon started for Trcuton. Tbta caused additional excite ment, aa there wore not aulUciont roou iu town to dolcud It against tbo negroes should they wako tbo attack. Tbo few remain ing, however, procured what arms they could and commenced picket-duty. The Appeal commissioner arrived by tho Louisville train at U o’clock that night, wud, while on route for headquarters, heard half a dozen shots in rapid succession in *tho neighborhood of Joo Halo's. A scout was sent out, but could not ascertain anything as to tbo parsons who fired. Tbo night passed by slowly.enough, a» tboro wove not over twelve of'llftoou mon strong, oven this number not being fully aimed. In (act, our garrison as to number was somewhat liko tbo Mulligan Guards, ond our guns pointed wherever a noiao was heard. It was--confidently believed wo would be attacked before morning, and ibis anticipation was strengthened by tbo frequent firing of tbo guna within a circuit of a muo or so from tho town. Wo determined, however, to do tbo best wo could, ami to stand us long as wo were able, doapico tho shortness of our ammunition. Final ly, morning dawned, and with it came an ond to the fearful belief that tho town would bo over run by a mob of infuriated negroes. RUMORS. A report is iu circulation to tho effect Hint ft paityof disguised while men, hint "Wednesday night, rode through the Twelfth Civil District of Gibson County, and seized arms whevovor they fomnl them among the negroes, two of whom woio severely whipped. One of those negroes iu a mulatto named Ham Slaughter, who had used incendiary language, ami nuulo severe tluoatfl against iho whites. It is said that several ne groes wont to Lieut. Whipple, in command of tho Humboldt Barraults, amt asked fur weapons to defend themselves against the Ku-Klnx. If report bo true, this request was complied with. Among tho gnus taken from tho negroes*wore several Knlleld lilies, but whore they came from is not known. Yesterday morning nows reached Qibaou that tho whiles and blacks bad a light that night near Lavlnia. The result was not ascertained, though the rumor caused aomooxmtomout, Tom Cooke, one of tho Hug-leaders, wos killed, it is said, m tho light. »Another report says that Cooke was captured, and was drowned while attempting to make ids escape by swimming tho Middle tone or Boor llivor, lie is certainly a dead negro, but the method of his death is nut known. WUT TIIK WSOPW* WitIBVK, The people holiovo, or rather suspect, that tho negroes have a general organization throughout the unlive comity, for tho purpose of rioting, rapine, and murder, for sumo timnpaat strange negroes have boon jmnvmbulatlug Gibson Coun ty, ami it is thought ihoh* objactwae to organize tho negroes, ami dually incite thorn to acts of violence and deeds of murder. Perhaps there may not bo cause for mote fear, and yet U is hava to 101 l under udutiug ckaaiuaUmjca, LYNCH LAW. il White Lady Outraged by Three Negroes, at nrooldiavcri, Miss. Tho Criminals Avrestoil, Taken Out of Jail by tho People, and Hung, From the Xeio Orleans 77/»m,.(t//f. 25. Tho usually quiet town of Brookhavon, Miss., was on Saturday Inst tho theatre of a real trag edy, whereof tho ontiro population constituted tho audience, and in which tho principal per forracn* foifoltod thoir lives on tho tightrope. Tho readers of tho 37mc.<? are doubtless nob forgetful of tho fact that about a week ago wo published au account of a gross outrage com mitted by throo negroes on tho person of Mrs. Burnley, a respectable while lady, living in tho suburbs of B, ookliavon, and that on last Sunday \vo also announced their capture and oxccutlun. Brookhavon, by tho way, is one of tho most thriving business towns in tho State of Missis sippi, located on tho lino of tho Now Orleans, Ht. Louis & Chicago Bailroad, 128 miles distant from Now Orleans. TitV. CttlMV.. In tho outskirts of Biojkhavon, distant about half a mile from tho depot, in a plain-looking yet comfortable cottage, exhibiting in its sur roundings of well-cultivated Holds and garden, and linos of staunoh-bullc foncos, evidences of a thrifty Independence, tlioro has lived for many years tho widow of tho loto Col. Burnley, of Co rutU County, and hor four daughters. Au eetl nublo lady, wlioso character is gincod by ail tho Christian virtues, and whoso life was dovotod to tho educational advancement of hor children, one of whom has recently graduated at tho Whitworth Institute, Mrs. Burnley sought in quiet retirement to accomplish tho object sho had in view lu removing tu Bi'ookhuvon, viz. : to bestow upon iier daughters, out of a limited in come, tho boat oduoation that tho Slate could olfor. On Saturday uigbt, tho ICtU lust,, abo retired with her daughter, they being tho only occupants of tho house, her other daugutor being ou a visit to Homo friends iu tbo count; v, ami at fi o'clock in tbo morning abo waa violently dragged from ber bod by threo negroes, and, in apiio of hor pravors an’d cnticatlos, terribly outraged by two of thorn, who accomplished their fiendish pur pose with tv loaded revolver preyed to her head. In tho struggle tbo bed was broken, and a por tion of its covering falling on tbo young lady concealed her, and, being in that condition whon one ib speechless os well as powerless, she escaped. Haying searched tho house iu tho expectation of Honoring valuables, tho negroes took a trunk containing clothing and about §lB in currency, and departed. As soon as released, or as boou ns conscious, Mrs. Burnley jumped out of a side window and screamed lor assistance. Her moa wore heard nv some ladu iu a distant dwelling and tbo neighbors aroused. TUB rtmSUIT OF THE cnmiNALS. By this timo It woe daylight, and search for tho demons was immediately instituted. Mon in squads of two and three scoured tho country for union without success, except hi finding the titled trunk iu afield adjacent to tho Lower Natchez road, about fiOO yards from tho cottago, For tunately, Mrs. Burnley recognized tho voices of her assailants, and, haviug mado affidavit against thorn, tho Mayor and Council wore ut onco re quested by live citizens to. issue handbills de scriptive of tho personal appearance of Anthony Grant, Silas Johnson, and Dick Cooper, threo negroes who had boon implicated in iho rob beries at tho houses of Mr. Jennings, of Brook havcu, and 11. Simon, a. Monticollo, Miss., and who had borne iho hardest sort of diameters for yoiua, and to offer a vovraul of «2QO for their arrest. A meeting of tho citizens was called, and it was resolved to prosecute the search in tho mosc vigorous manner. Volunteers wore not wanting, and tbo country for hundreds of miles iu every direction was overhauled, yet iu vatu. THE CMTUaiS. It was feared they had effectually escaped, when lo! on Friday last the click of tbo electric instrument brought tho cheering intelligence from Jackson, Miss., that tho birds wore in that towiij ln custody of Caldwell, Marshal of Clin ton, who would’ lie Uappv to forward thorn to Brookhavou on tbo receipt of that §2OO reward. 1 Immediately ou the receipt of this, dispatch, tho good people of Brookhavou placed Uio requi site amount in the bauds of Bhoihf A. a. Cos. with instructions to return tho culprits to that town. Uad tbo amount boou §IO,(JdO, it would have boou lustamly raised ; for to the credit of tut negro porliouof the: population bo it said that they weio iu accord with Uio whites iu de nouncing this heinous crime, and ready to adJ their mitu to bring tuo offenders to justice. Ic seems that CaMwoll know one of too negroes and cultured him m Clinton, whereupon, by tbo judicious applicatiou of hempen rope about his neck, Uo was iuaucod to reveal tho whereabouts of lus companions, which proved to bs m Jack son, Miss., ut the domicil of come female friends, They were secured without resistance. Oo Saturday morning, at half-past 6 o'clock, Blieriff Cox arrived with his prisoners at Brookhavou, and placed them in Jail. This building is located iu tho northeast part of tho town, end is a square ono-story wooden struc ture containing lour colls, two ou each side of the narrow passage-way, without wmdowii or opening of any ktud save a large doorway iu front, with double doors,— tho inner one of heavy wood, with transom for ventilation, and the outer one of,cross-barred iron, three-quarters of ou inch thick. . . The fact of tbo prisoners* arrival becoming known later in the morning, groat excitement ensued, which, however, gradually calmed dowu, though it was noticed that the quiet look of de termination depicted ou the faces of loading cit izens, nud which had usurped tho first feeling of excitement, was ominous of desperate measures. But little business was transacted that day. xuu HxmTio.v. At I o’clock iu tho afternoon the boll of the market-house tolled, and, as if by commou con sent, every store iu the town was closed, and thu groat moss of tho people in one strong current swept toward the jail. Tho keys oi tho building woro demanded from H. J.Tibua, the jailor, hue refused. The stroug iron gate was tested, still the dour would nut upon. Finally the koy was found lu u drawer of the Sheriff's office, and the building outoiod. Mayor B. \Y. MUlfapa.and Gapt. Hoskins were deputized to inform the prisoners that tboir eartuly pilgrimage was about toteiuiinato, but that time uoald Uo allowed them Cor religious consolation, aad such siato luouts as they might wish to make. They ac cepted the proffer of religious consolation, and received thu same from ministers of tboir cuoioo, and iu the way of statements fully ami freely admitted their guilt m tuo many robberies with which they Uad been charged, thoir participation u\ tho Burnley outrage, Jouusou and Cooper ex culpating Grunt from tuo worst feature of this business, ami they oven admitted having robood a bouse m Gallatin, Miss., while cucaning from Biookhuven, in proof of which stolen spoons wove found lu Johnson's pookets. To tbo right of tho jail there is a gateway leading in a cotton Uo(d; over tho nests of this gateway a beam waa laid, and from that beam a ropo suspended. Anthony Grant was tbo lirsc. brought out and placed iu a cart immediately under tho beam, the ropo was adjusted to his nock, and, iho cart drawn away. Bilas Johnson and Dick Cooper woto executed iu the same maimer. They all died apparently indifferent to thoir fate, and hud but little to say. Ail we;o wen under 8U years of ago, of medium stature, except Grant, who was fully fi feet tall, and all wore olack lu color, 100 execution was witnessed by at least 2,000 people, white aud colored, and tho utmost order pre vailed throughout tho sojourn ceremonies. • Thus departed throe of tho worst-dyed villains (but have infested that portion of tho State of Mississippi for many a year. WatcU Your Carpet*—A JSow Peat* frov.tthe ifochater Union, Considerable outo;y w boon inaclo in neighbor ing villages concerning tbo ravages of a now poofc that bun lately antion, namely tbo carpal bug. These bugs ore dosoiibod us being about twice Hits size ot tbo common cimex fectuhina.s, or bed-bug, and covered with hair. Their color is a inudoy blade. Tbo iirst tlmo tbeso bugs waro beard from in tins section was at Danaviito last your, wboro they did considoiabls damage. Tills year Iboy have increased and extended their territory, for it scorns that they bnvo become a Borneo of extreme annoyance in Urookport. A Indy wbo resides m that village Informed u ro portor of this paper yesterday that there Is not u single house that has escaped their depredations. In nor house, sho said, ovary room was infested with them, and they had oaten largo holes in every carpet in the house. Their favorite mode of procedure la to follow the so&tu of t.io boards uua oat iheir way clear through. In some in* stances the carpet bus boon oaten through so oluuu that it loulcs as if it had boon out with a very sharp knife, in other room* tliov had ciitou largo nutohos out of it, generally pldung out the centre of a breadth. The lady referred to says sho has tried every wav to got rid o thorn, but Without avail' Tubacoo'seema to male» (linm livelier than ovor,'lin'd as for Imp poison, they regard it no a luxury, nml grow fat on It, PUBIjIO INSTJiUCTIOX. Circular from Bii]U)rnitonaont Rato timn* omauhAit-is. DuPAntMiiHr ok I’um.io instiiuotio.v, > BiMirKorlci.n, 111,, Aug. 2i, Itili.f Cor.OJIED CHtUUIBN IN tub poiit.io HCIIOUL9. Tho ulloutiou ol School Director!* and Boards of Kduddtion is Invited (o tho nubjolnad opinion recently ramlorod by tho Supremo Court of tins SiAto: Jiintn t A, (Jhn»« ri ni. v. 7)nrM 8/tphentm tt at,—Appeal J'nm Sttl.inn.— opinion i\f' lb* (>y Crah, J,. This wubu bill in Chancery (Hod byappolkos against appellants, In the Circuit Court of McLean County. Tho cause was heard upon bill, nnswer, and exhibits, nnd a decree rendered that appellants, Directors of a certain school-district, bo pcrjictuiiUy enjoined from occupying or using tho building inunod lu tho bill; - for thn purpose of carrying on a suuool fur colored chlU drew exclusively, at (bo expense of tho district, Tuo bill was originally Hied for tho purpose of re straining Appellants from erecting a school-houso Hi foot wldu and U feet, long, for. tho exclusive mo ol educating four colored children in tho district. Bo* fore the injunction was served, tho building wua com pleted. Appellees (hen (lied a supplemental bill, in which (hey charged that, after tho completion of (ho build lug, appellants employed a teacher, and huvo kept school m the building for, no other purpose tbnu to teach two colored children In (ho district. That ap pcllauts'bnvo given tho teacher a warrant on the Tmvnsbiu Treasurer to pay for hor services out of tho school-funds. U la further alleged that appellants will, unless en joined, continue to occupy (ho building erected as a school-house ol tho public expense for no other pur pose than to educate two colored children separate from the other children in tho district. - It is further Alleged that there is ample room in the Bclioo.-houao which was erected three yearn before, lu tbs same lot, to accommodate nil (ho children in the Intrict. Several quest ions of minor Importance have bees raised by nppdtiUts which it is uuueceseary to Con sider. Tho point In tho bill In this enso is, that. appellants, lu order to keep sumo four colored children from at tending tho same school In tho district that is pro vided for others, oroctcd a small house on (ho same lot where tiio other school-house stands, and, at- tho ex pense of (ho tax-payers, propose to employ an addi tional teacher to instruct tho coloiod children in tills small building, separate and apart from other children in the dUtriev; jvud these facta aro xubulautlally ad mitted by tho answer. This lull is filed by /our tax-payers of (ho district, to prevent Uio Directors from a tnisapproiirlatiou of (ho puuliu fund*, in widen, in common with the public, they have a direct interest. It Is insisted by appellants, that (ho provision of (ho fttatuto that declares that tho Directors shall establish and bcop lu operation for at lca%t six months in each year, and longer if practlcablo, a eufUciout number of schools for (ho accommodation of tho children In thu district over tho ago of 0 and under tho ago of Si, amt that tbo> may adopt all necessary rules and regula tions for tho management and government of (ho schools, gives them tho power and luily sustains tholr notion In this ease. The freo schools of tho Suite' uro public iustUulluns, and in their management and con trol tbo law contemplates that they should bo so man aged that all children within tho district, between the og sof 0 and 21 years, regardless of race or color, mail have equal ami the name right to. participate iu thu benefits to be derived therefrom. While tho Directors very properly have largo and discretionary powers In regard to thu management and control of schools, in order to increase their useful ness, they have no power to make class-distinctions, neither can they discriminate between scholars on uc* count of their color, race, or social position. If the echool-hoiiao was too email to accommodate nil tho scholars in the district, It would have been em inently proper for the Directors - to- have enlarged the building, but (his (hey did not boo proper to do, and it is apparent from tho record that tho erection of thu small house ou tho mime lot where tho school-houja stood was not ou account of tho incapacity of the school-house to accommodate all (ho scholars iu the district, but tbo sole and only object seems to have been to* exclude tho colored children In tho district from participating In tho boueiits the other children received from thu free schools. Had tho district contained colored children sufficient for one school, and white children for another, nud hud the Directors in good faith provided a separate room for each, where mo faeltlticH for instruction were en tirely equal, that would have presented u question not raised by this record, and upon wuich we express no opinion. Put tho conduct of tho Directors-in this ease, in tho attempt to keep end ■'maintain a school solely lo in, struct tbrea or four colored children of the district, when they can be accommodated- ut the sehool-houtfo with (ho other scholars of tho district, emi only bo re garded us a fraud upon the lax-payers of the district, 1 uuyuuuof whom have a right to interfere to prevent: the public funds from being-squandered in such a reckless, unauthorized manner. As we vi >w tho ruse, we perceive no error in the de cree of tho Circuit Court; It will therefore Lo affirmed. Decree affirmed. Two very important principles arc enunciated in tho foregoing opinion: i'irst —Xnot, while School Directors and Boards of Education have largo ou I discretion ary powers m tbo management and control of (heir schools, tiiov have no power to make class distinctions, nor to ; discriminate . between scholars on account o,’ their color, race, or so cial position. Second— l lV-t tho attempt to keep and maintain a separate school solely to instruct three or four colored children, when they can bo accomduted in the school-house with tho other scholars of tho distuct, can only bo regarded as a fraud upon tho tux-payors of tho district, any one of whom hue aright to Interfere to pravout vfip public funds from being squandered iu such a reckless, umuithorlzSd manner. The opinion of tho Court is repugnant to the practice, m tho caso of graded • schools, ol placing all the colored children together in one room of ouch graded school, regardless of thoir respective attainments,.while the othor.scbolarn are assigned to different rooms according to their respective attainments; because, by such a course, tbo colored children lose all tbo bonollls of the graded system of schools, and do not have equal facilities of instruction. Tho opinion applies to all caaes whatever, ex cept whoro a district contains colored children enough for one school and white children enough for another, and tho Directors in good faith pro vide a separate school for ouch, making tho facil ities for instruction entirely equal. The right of Directors to pursue such & course, in-ouch cir cmuatancos, is neither affirmed nor douiod by tho Court in this opinion. COUNTY TI’.R.VSUUEUH AS EX-OFFICIO COLIUoTOHS. Attention is also invited to tho following opin on of tho Attoniov-Gonoral. UfATU of Illinois, AxronNEr-GENFJiAL’s) OmOK, KI’JUNOFIKLD, Allg. il, 1«74. f A. Samu!e Mate's Attorney for Ford County, Paxton, lit: . Dear Sir: Your communication of July 24 was re ceived, iu which you state that thu salary of iho Treas urer of vour comity was fixed hy tho Hoard of Super v.bom at <(W)per annum, but was not fixed fls Col lector, and that tho Treasurer claims ami has retained his Ices as Collector, lu addition to tho salary-allowed htm ub County Treasurer. You request wy opinion ns to whether this officer is entitled lo his salary us Treasurer and also to tho foes rotuiued by him cJ County Collector. . Sue. 114 of tho Revenue law of 1873 pror vldcs that tho Treasurer of counties undo townahip organization, and Uie Saertffß of conutloß not under township organization, shall bo xc officio County Collectors of tholr respective counties [hairs 1872, p. 33, SVC.U4I. . . . This statute waa designed to carry into effect See. * of Art, U ortho Constitution, which ramie It tho duty of tho Oonoral Assembly to provide that a return uf unpaid taxea cr assessments should ho made to some floueral officer of Urn county having authority to ro coivo mute and county tuxes, mid which prohibits the Halo of real estate for such taxes by any other general officer. Tho Sheriffs oud Treasurers lu thoir rospoet ivo counties nra such general officers who, by the Revenue act of 1872, are authorized toreceivo Shut* and comity taxes. Tho effect of this provision is to impose additional duties upon these officers lu tUelt respective counties, and not to confer upon them no additional office [Wood et at. v». Cuok, ui lit., 271), tiuch being the case, they cun only receive for thou Burviccs tho coiupcusatiuu fixed for them by their County Hoard. In pursuance of 500.16, Art. 10, of' tho Con stitution, all foes or allow ances received by thorn in excess of tboir compensation shall and mmb bo paid into tho County Treasury [lbid], if tho opposite construction should prevail, thobo provisions of tbo Constitution which limit the compensation which may ho paid to county offh cois would bo frittered uwny by tbo mere device of allowing extra comnomiation for cx-oflicio services. Tho County Boards tuo - not only ro* quirod to Ax tho compensation of. those olllcerH, but also to make them reasonable allowance for necessary clork-hlro, stationery, fuel, and oilier expenses .'(.Constffrffton of 1870, Art. 10, Sic. 10]."No hardship need therefore from treating this statute as conferring additional duties upon.tho County• Treasurer: for, the greater lus duties, tuo more liberal should hohis allowance for clerk-hire, etc. My conclusion, therefore, Is, that, when the County Board has fixed tho compensation of the County Treosuror in pursuance of Sec. 10, Ait. 10, of tho Constitution, all foou .received or re tained by him over and above such compensa tion must bo paid into the County Treasury; ana that it is Immaterial whether such toes accrue from duties performed as proper or as ox-offlcio County Collector. Similar vioivii wove expressed iu an opinion from this office puulishod hi tho Chicago Legal Asms. I vw Attornoy . aenoral- The interest of School .Directors and Topn shiD Treasurers id tho foregoing opinion will bo perceived whon It is considered that tho officer mentioned lu tho loltor of tho Attorney Qeiivial Is charged with tho collection of unpaid or delinquent school-taxes, us well os of other County Superintendents of Schools are ro flpootfully requested to forward, or cause to bo forwurdod, u copy of this circular to each Town ship iVonum or, Board of Directors, mid Board lof Education, in their roapootlvo counties. Newton Baxkuan, Superintendent of Biiblio Instruction, 3