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2 NEW YORK. Tho Coming Anti-Monopoly Con vention Attracting Much Attention. Appointment bv the Chamber of Com merce of a Representative Delegation. The Produce Exchange the Scene of Wild Excitement and Rapid Fluctuations. D. & J. Sadllcr, Catholic Booksell ers and Publishers, Make an Assignment. Unveiling a Monument to the Memory of an Abolitionist Catholic Priest., (toports Generally Favorable to a Settlement of tlio Trunk- Lino War* William H. Vanderbilt Talks Quite Freely on the Subject of Railroad Rates. ANTI-MONOPOr/T. GREAT INTEREST DKINO TAKEN IN THE COMING CONVENTION AT UTICA. AUO. 18. * Sr teiat Dispatch to T7>« CMeaco IVlbufM. Nkw York, Aug. 9.—Tho Antl-Monopo llsts’ Convention, which Is to be held at Uti ca, Is attracting considerable attention on tho part of tho commercial Interests here, and In all probability the gathering will bo very largely attended. The Cham ber of Commerce has taken official action on Ute Conference and will be represented at tho sessions by a delegation of live, the members of which—Charles S. Smith, F. B. Thnrber, Jacob Wen dell, John S. Terry, and Osgood Welsh—were appointed at a special meeting to-day. Tho Hepburn Committee, It will bo remembered, pronounced tho charges that “Flagrant abuses existed In tho management ol tho railroads of this Stale as fully proven, and recommend certain reme dial measures. But tho must Important of these were, It Is charged, defeated through THE ABSOLUTE CONTUOL OK THE SENATE of tho State of New York by railroad cor porations. Tho same Interest has sought tho defeat of measures looking to the Improve ment of Uio canals', and. It U charged that under the guise of a war of rates dur ing tho season of navigation, tho railroads are now engaged In an attempt to crlpplp. If not to destroy, this most important safeguard against railway extortion. Tbo railroads per sistently discriminate against tho property of tbo Btato by charging shippers who patronize tho canola Insummor higher rates than others during tho winter, and It Is a matter of record that tbo railroads of this State are In tbn habit of con tributing largo sums to control nominations and elections, tho result of which Is shown by tho action of tho Bcnato last clootod In defeating, tho most Important bills recommended by Hepburn Committee, In PERSISTENT HOSTILITY to measures looking to tbo Improvement of tbo lanals, in emasculating tho Corportlon Tax bill, killing tho bill passed by tho. Assembly to prevent tho consolidation of tbo telegraph com panies, The Attornoy-Oonoral of tbo Ituto of Now . York, in commenting upon an extraordinary proceeding in tho Supremo Court Juno 3,1881, to thwart proceed ings Instituted by tho State to protect tho publlu interest In tbo caso of tho Now York Elevated Railroad, stated that bo was amazed now ut tho power that corporations seem to huvo to embar rass necessary legal proceedings taken against them: that tho Increase of tho Jnllucneo of cor porations In this country, oml their ability to thwart tho supervisory proceedings, taken igalnat them by tho public authorities to pro rent great monopolies, or to subject thorn to proper restraints, nro among rilE MOST ALARMING CHAitACTEUISTICS 07 TUB TIMK.H, md constitute a danger to which all tho people uust be aroused before long if wo would pro icrvo our freo institutions. In view of this note of affairs tho Now York Chamber of Com ncrco bold that tbo time has come when a tonforcnco should bo called of persons Inter tsted in the oommoroial and industrial wel fare of tho .State, together with all clt guns who believe that corporate monop »lics should bo hold to a proper responsi* illity to tbo public, to consider whether our Buvcrumcnt is to oontlnuo a Uovornmont pf tho people, lor tbo people, by the people, or whether It is to bo a Government of corpora tions, by corporations, for tho benotlc of a favored few, and thov vail upon all similar or (animations to send delegates to tho Utica Cou rcutlou Aug. 18; JOINING IN TUB MATTED ire such bodies as tbo National Anil- Monopoly League, tbo Kings County Anti- Monopoly League, tbo lluffulo Donrd of L'rudc, tbo Btato Millers* Association, the State Canal Doatownora* .Association, ibo Btato 1 Dairymen's Association, tho Mato Orange, the Btato Farmers'Alliance, tho Albany Hoard of Lumber-Dealers, and several others. Tho Chamber of Commorco to-day re lolved and adopted a report from Its Special Com* mltteo on Hullrond Transportation urging that tbo present tariff for west-bound freights bo maintained. 1c is bold that "when west-bound rotes are us high as Urey have boon in tho past, It Is u constant temptation to cut them in order to provont diversion to second-class lines, and secret discriminations in favor of large shippers aro thus constantly made, which, when rates are reasonable, aro nut likely to occur, indeed, this form of personal dis crimination Is one of tho most unjust mid ob jectionable, as it nearly always results to the detriment of tbo small shipper, who is nut In a position to bargain for special rates. ONE OP TUB ANOMALOUS THINGS IN HAIL HOAU MANAGEMENT has boon that heretofore west-bound rates have boon much higher than cast-bound, notwith standing a full tmlllo oast, while most of tho west-bound curs returned* empty, and of coarse freight destined for tho west bus been diverted to other ports. Tlumsnmls of tons of salt, commit, and kindred articles owned by Now York merchants und destined for con sumption In tbo West have been driven to Montreal, Doeton, and other cities by this txilley. it is to bu hoped that tbo trunk lines wilt oudouvur in tho future to attract this business to our port, and also that they will from this time forward claim fur Now York an equal rato with other seaboard cities ou both cost and west bound freight, whether for export or distribution boro. Heretofore tho rato has bcon equal for export, but not other wise." TUP. COMMITTEE 1)0 NOT COMPLAIN because Boston Is nut charged tnnro tbun Now York, but do claim that Now York's natural advantages in tho way of favorable gradients and largo volume of business should not bo ah* rogated at tho dictation of tho Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Hoads, for Ibo purpose ot diverting business totbolr respective cities. Thu Coiumtttea set forth In n resolution "that rea sonable, uniform, and public rules of freight will beat servo mo Interests of both tbo public and tho railroads: that wo willingly con cede rates which will pay liberal dividends upon tho actual cost of construction ot those modern highways, but wo shdro tbo recently published opinions of tho present President of tho Now York Central & Hudson Itlvcr itallroad that tbo Issuance of llrst and second mortgage bunas and common and preferred stock, ouch to tho full value of roads now being constructed, and upon which TUKiILKD FICTITIOUS VALUE the public will ultimately bo assessed to nay In terest and dividends, together with uthor methods nf stuck watering, a crime against thu public which should l>u prohlultud by severe penalties, and that while the stock watering ot the post has In many instances been annutluned by law and cannot be remedied, (romunlty from this practice for tho future should bn guaran teed to the public by adequate le gal enactments." Thu Chamber indorsed all these points, and also the further one urging the support of tholr railway friends In future for tho appointment of a Heard of Hull road Commissioners fur this State, and the laws age of the Itesgon bill for the regulation of In ter-Hute commerce, which they (the railroads) have so stroouuusly opposed In tho past. VAKDBUHIIVr, A ai-JIUTtI) INTBHVIBW. Nkw Vohk, Aug. o.—William if. Vander bilt was found at hls residence Just evening by n reporter, who Inquired If ho hnd held n conference with any other of tho trunk lino Presidents. Mr. Vanderbilt replied ttmt he hnd not, and ho hnd not been Invited to do bo. iln said in mUlltion: “Wlmt need is there of n conference. There is nothing to confer about?” “Tho war in rules.” ’ “1 know of no war. lam lighting nobody. Some of tho trunk lines were stealing the business of the Central, and then they honeyfuglud armuid us, and pretended they wore maintaining rales. They know they were not, and 1 know it too. They said rates were made by some of their Western con nections they could not control. I have simply followed Uictr rates. 1 did not begin cutting, but 1 do say now Uielr rates are our rates. By and by SOME ONE WH.Ti GET SICK amt tired of tho wholu thing, I am perfectly well satisfied. To be sure, tho Central is do ing a vast deni of work fur the smite money received lost year, but It is getting about the same amount of money. There is some sat isfaction In that. There Is no secret about this mutter. When there is plenty of busi ness for tiie roads it is easy enough to main tain full rotes; when there is little tralllo there is sure, to bo u scramble for that little. When it comes to that pools am) pooling agreements amount to nothing. Wo control our Western roads, whatever other lines may do. They found tdoy were losing business through low rates made uy competitors. They resolved to regain It by making similar rates, and they did this without orders from mo. ALA.HI TOO TItUK. "By the way, bow impossible It is to please everybody. I maintain rates, and I am a monop olist who is gradually absorbing tho wealth of thocountry by exorbitant charges. I reduce rates to save my business, and 1 am blamed because I am ruining property la my charge and tho whole railroad property of the country: I nm depriv ing innocent stockholders of the fruits of their investment*. Why, I think Tnurber and tho rest of that lot ought to pat mo on tiie back and hail mo as a benefactor. Those men howl for free canals, and by and by will want a tax on railroads to raise money to repair the canals. Don't they see that by free canals they strike a blow at the railroads' themselves. I am in favor of canals, because they bring grain to New York, tint by abolishing tolls tho boat men whom I nm charged with ruining would not bo bouelited; they would not receive one cent more for carrying grain. Ills Impossible, cer tainly. to please everybody." “How did Krlo Increase Its deliveries of grain so largely lost winter and spring?" asked tho re porter. "Uy cutting rates, and no other moans. Every railroad man lu tho country who knows anything about it will toll you ho was astonished that Central stood It so long. 1 have simply followed their rates, and now rates are down to hnrdoan. wbero they cannot steal our business by making lower prices. Before wo are through there will bo a great many things to bo settled. TAKE lIALTiMOItKA OHIO, for Instance, which was allowed* 9 per cent of tho business. That railroad cut on every bun* dred pounds of freight It carried In order to get even that 8 per cent of business. What right hnsGnltlmoio&Ohlolo any New York busi ness at all? It is not a Now York road, and Is not entitled to any nnsinoss. Tho roads to DnlUmoro and Philadelphia have built up those jKjrta at tbn expense of this city-" “How about arbitrary rales on roads west of Chicago ?" “On, that is all right. Those roads have a pool among themselves, and, what Is more, they live up toll, it's a pity we did nut have some of (heir souse and honesty, and not have a pool merely to violate Its agreements. Is (boro anything smart In a freight-solicitor going about getting thousands of tons of freight at u out rate? He has that much freight, but in doing so ho has caused bis road to violate a solemn compact. The passenger earnings of tbo Central Increased $75,000 last month, and those of tbo Luku Bhoro Increased $17,000. .My attention was called tho other day to tho -Grand Trunk’s rate of. $5 between Huston and Chicago,{ami some of my officers wanted to meet, tho rate. I said It would bo foolish to do so Our trains woro going full nil tho time, and if any one was willing to go around through tho woods 150 miles further to save a couple ol dollars I was perfectly willing tho Grand Trunk shoutu get tun or u dozen more passengers. THE CENTRAL CAN HOLD ITK OWN In both freight and passenger business for n little while anyway. J am perfectly satisfied, and when people gut tired ot this thing they can enmo to me. I have no proposition to olfcr. 1 meet others* rates, and that Is all (hero Is about It. ThaPcnnsylvanln way Is a good one, and I think wo have rather adopted It. If you gut a customer keep him. Wo are taking care of our customers now, you may bo sure, and that Is bettor than any contract. I don’t think any of thorn will loavu us again very soon. Thu fact Is, tho railroads now are where their Intrinsic merits nro to bo tested, and I do not believe that on an equal footing Central will loso any more business. It won’t be stolen, cer tainly.'’ PRODUCTS. A PERFECT BEDLAM AT THE PRODUCE EX • CHANGE. Spiclal VUpateh to The Chicago TVlbtmc. Nkw Youic, Aug. O.—Thoro was a wild ac-qioou the Produce Exchange this morn in;; over tho wide fluctuation in wheat. This market followed tho Chicago rlso with groat rapidity and canto down oh suddenly, leaving tho bulls almost In a panic; but, before they could all climb over cadi other to sell out, u up she rose” again, and gave them cour age to hold on till tho fifst call, at which tho clique steadied It up three-quarters of a cent from tho bottom. Meantime corn full olf three-quarters of a cent In sympathy, but soon found good buyers, both inside and outside tho clique, and on small offerings and free bids tho loss was nearly recovered ut tho opening call, at which outsiders said tho drop was A “SCOOP” OP TUB CLIQUE, nad insiders that tho market was dragged down by wheat, which the clique were unloading, rely ing on the strength of corn to help thorn. Lard oased off with corn, but found good buyers also among the bullsin com. who reason that if there is merit In tbatalHX&l&cenQi advance, and a cor responding one in boas, there must bo one in lard before long, especially if Veimor’s prophesy of frosts on the Ifiib to tbo ISJth of this month is I'nilllled. Late months are now (bo fnvurlts. Uncle Dufus has stopped buying corn in tho raw sinte, and Is now taking his In concentrated forms, one of wbluh Is grease, of which he bought soma COO tierces seller tho year at 10 cents advance ut to-day's and yesterday's calls, ut which bo. or rather his other self, Kent, with whom he always hunts in pairs, and Btobo climbed over each other to get It. Undo Unfits, however, camo out ahead. TIIIS TRUNK LINE WAR. ItErOIITS OKNEUAI.T.Y PAVOIIAIILR TO A SETTLEMENT. New Yomc, Aug, o.—To-tluy the tenor of tho reports respecting tho prospects of (Kit tling tho trunk lino road differences weru generally tnuro favorable, ami tho nows from Washington about tho President was bolter. Accordingly tho toudonuy of prices in tho stock market was toward higher llgurvs. Iteforo tho wpuk pusses it ought to bo known wbothor tho trunk lino war is to bu settled now,or prolonged. If It is settled, mi advance in prices is reason ably certain, if not, then a further doellnu may bo looked for. western railroad ulllciala uro said to bu very Indignant nt Vanderbilt fur gutting up tnis war, mid propose ho shall uso ms intiuuneo to stop it or tuoy will uulto to divert business from his roads. FATHER FARRELL, UNVEILING A MONUMENT TO III.S MEMOUV Nbw Yoruc, Aug. 9.—A company of about 100 person* withered In Calvary Cemetery yesterday to witness* Uio unveiling of a mon ument over the grave of tho Jlov, Thomas Farrell, wlio (licit about a your ago, ami waa fur twenty-four yours pastor of tit. James' Uomun Catholic Church, In this city.. Father Farrell was promluont us an opporoat of sla very before the War, and this fact was recoiled by the presence of several colored persons. Tho Hov. l)r. McOlyau bogmi Ibo uuroiuonlus with a brief address, and was followed by Col. Prod crick A. Conklin?. Tho ceremonies doted by thu planting of llowurs on tho grave by some colored women. ITEMS, MAI) 11 ARBJONMBSTB. Nbw Yojik, Aug. D.—H. & J, Sndller, Cntliollc book publishers, of Barclay struct, this afternoon Hied an assignment for tho benellt of Utclr crodllort to John W. O'tihuughimssy, with preferred credltois’ claims amounting to $19,800, Tho senior member of the Arm «Ud ho knew nothing about their embarrassment in tho morning, ami |t came cm him like a thunderbolt. They hud several extra bookkeepers ut work, and could nut tell their Jiabilllius fur u few days, lie says the trouble wus precipitated by the greed of one of tho creditors, who wanted tho lion's share. Ho thought In any emer gency that their creditors would nut lose more than JO cents on tho dollar. Tholr business was formerly worth übout SOOO,OOO yearly. It was reported at Hraditmt's to-day that Ullbert I*. French, dry goods, of Untfalo, had Judgments entered against him fur and i Quit bu had made ua assignment for thu beueUt TUB CHICAGO TRBBI of his creditors. His liabilities are alleged to bo ISO,OOO. INTERNATIONAL ItIFLB ASSOCIATION. Nkw Yohk. Aug.At a mooting of tho Tri tormitionnl Illtlo Association .this afternoon It was decided that tho fall meeting lit Creedmoro should commence Sept. 13. Quit. Itnncock pro* sided, and a letter from 11. .1. Kimball. Director of tho (lenornl Cotton Inhibition at Atlanta. In reference to nrdlo tournamotit during tho fair, was referred to a committee with nowor. NUGAK-TfiIEVKS CAUGHT. Three men wore arrested Inst night in Jersey City fur the robbery of Matthlosou & Wleckors, sugar refiners. These robberies have been cur ried on systematically for months, and 1.4A0 noundsof fine-grade sugar were found on a lighter on which tho men wore captured. TWO LADIES ACCIDENTALLY KILLED, Miss I.ctm Homan and Mrs. Father wore killed Inst night by a locomotive at Pleasant Plains, Staten Island. Miss Homan attempted to drive across the track, when her horse balked and the engine struck the carriage. AN OLD WOMAN ELOPES. Mrs. John Kline, of No. 273 Smith street, Urooklyn, after living with her husband twenty two years, to-day eloped with John (ioopperu, a carpenter, and the husband of tier most inti mate female friend. Mrs. Kline took with her all her own clothing, nil her husband's under wear, and 12,000 of his money. NKAUI.Y nUOWNKU. Miss Van Sohaaok, of New York, end Miss Hibbard, of Chicago, wore saved from drowning by the bathlnnmastor of tho Octagon House ut Soabrlgbt, N.J., on Saturday. .<* MOHS MOSKY THAN' SKNSK. Miss Abbey Klfio Grover, whom “The" Allen married in New Jersey Inst Sunday, is said to be n niece of Chief-Justice Polgor, of tho Court of Appeals, and to bo worth a quarter of &.mlll lon lu nor own right. A MURDERESS INDICTED. The Grand Jury bos filed an Indictment for murder in tho tint degree against Mrs. Eliza beth Coleman, who shot George T. Coles, Assist ant Treasurer of Harry Miner's Theatre. IMMIGRATION. Emigrant arrivals for tho last week were 7.800, —an increase of 2,161 over tho corresponding wock of last year. 11GOU3 DOCTOHS. Three additional bogus practitioners have been arrested under charges mado at tho In stance of tho Now York Medical Society. BIIKEU NONSENSE Vlcnr-Ocnoral Guinn salt! 10-dny: “It Is nonsense, sheer nonsense, tbo story that a pro* posul bus recently been made to tho Pope that iiu should transfer tbo sent of tbo Holy 800 to America, where nn Independent position would bo assured him." , WIIKKI.OCK I.VDIOTKD. Tho Qrnod Jury to-day found nn Indictment against A. 8. Whoolook, who robbed his employ ers, Walcott & Co.. of $5.7,000. and stops wore (ukon utouco to secure bis extradition oa this charge ns soon ns bo reaches England. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. One ITlnit Killed afid Two Injured. John Mulvanoy, IB years of ago, was almost Instantly killed ntHUO-yostordny afternoon at Robert. I.nw'9 coftl-ynrd at tbo west end of Eighteenth stKidt bridge. At tbo samo llrao Andrew Howard, Si youra old, living at No. liowo avenue, was badly cut and bruised about tho beau, and Lucius J. Fenton, UO years old, living nt No. IM7 Halstod street, hud his loft arm broken between the dhow and sbuuldur. All three men were at work unloading coni from tho schooner John Keegun, when two nab pules, ton or twelve Inches In diameter, to which tho tackle was attached, suddenly snapped In two. Tboddbrls fell directly upon tbo threo men. who were standing upon tho platform used by tho coal-wheelers. Mulvanoy was knocked oil. and, striking un tbo dock thirty fuel below, had bis skull badly ernslted. Ilia lifeless body rolled oif Into tbo river, but was rescued not long after, and was taken to the homo of bis parents, No. 447 Twenty-third street. The two injured men were attended by Dr. D. A. K. Steele. who thinks they will speedily recover, and were then taken to tholrhornes, tho one by Mr. Law and tho other bvtho police patrol. John Murphy, of No. 15 West Fifteenth street, and James williams, of No. IK) Glair street, witnessed tho accident,* KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN RULE, Tho second annual mooting of tho Grand Commandorv of tho Knights of (ho Golden llulo will open at 10 o’clock this .tnurnmg at tho' Grand Pacific Hotel, and will not Unally adjourn until Thurs day night, whon a grand banquet is to bo given by rho Commmandory. Tho attendance will number upwards of forty Knights, Including tho following who have already arrived: Dr. 11. C. Lloyd, Imulsvlllo. Supreme Commander; Hubert W. Haynes, Jncksou.Tunn., Supremo Secretary; Dr. T. J. Harcourt. Cincin nati, Supremo Treasurer; Dr, T. J. William sun, Bt. Louis; T. Cannon, Pittsburg; MaJ. J. 1). Lynn, Torro Haute, Inu.; Samuel Mulligan, Dr. J. C. Rest, and T. J. Smith, Cincinnati; A. I). Grown, Texas; J. W. Jones, Arkansas; Dr. W. J. Poole, Georgia; and W. 11. llonnctt, Now York. Tbo Order, formed only two years atro at Cincinnati, now has a membership of over 7,000, there being lodges In ail tho principal cities of tbo country. Tbo Order Is on tho mutual benefit or insurance foundation. SOCIETY OF MICROSCOPY. Cof.UMiuifi, 0., Aug. V.—Tho American Society of Mlcro«copy mot boro to-day. Prayer* was offered by the Uov. Or. Dailey, of this olty. Prof. Edward Ortun. of tho Ohio Stale Univer sity, delivered an address of welcome, and Prof. George A. Dlaekbam, of Dunkirk, X. Y., re sponded. Tho following applicants woro elected members of tho Society: Tho llev. A. D. Har vey, Taunton, Muss.; Prof. Edwin K. Duller, Shanghai, China; Dr. Charles H. Snukrldor, Ma son. Mich.; Dr. John E. Hurlbut, Kalanmr.oo, Mloh.; George 0. Taylor, Thlboduux, La.; Dr. .lauob Holding, Falmouth, lad.; Prof. T.C. Mendenhall, \v. 11. Dlrchmoro, Dr. I). N. Kins man, Columbus, O. Papers wore road on tho following subjects: "On tho Wholesale De struction of Acari by a Fungus," by C. M. Vorco, of Cleveland; "Forms Observed in Water from X.uko Erlb," byC.M. Vorco: "On the Occurrence of Orogurlno in tho American Lobster," by Prof. Tuttfo. of Columbus. KANSAS ITEMS. Topeka, Kas., Ang. u.—Tho recent splendid rains along tbo lino of tho Santa F 6 Hoad in New Mexico have occasioned a partial Interruption of through travel, but tho lino is now open for California business ns usual. Tho undesirable annual inoroosu In the rainfall of New Mexico Is attributed hysoientlsu to tho rapid extension of railway linos and the consequent increased cultivation of the agricultural lauds of tbo Ter ritory. Tho attendance of great man and groat horses ut tho Kansas Btato Fair bore In September will bo remarkably large. 'Tbo military display will be tho finest ever given in Kansas. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Atlanta, Ua., Aug, u.—A bill passed tho Legislature tu-day requiring rnllrouds to pay both Btato aim county taxes, and wilt iu all probability pass the Somite, although It is greatly opposed by tbo railroad lobby. The report on tho Penitentiary sys tem of (ho Stale was discussed to-day. Two speeches by two white members and one by col ored, were made. Lessees are lighting bard to detent tbo bill asked fur by tho Committee, which is to appoint a Hoard et State Commis sioners te stand between tho lessees and tbo convicts. Tho present system Is denounced as a disgrace to Georgia, FAILURE. Sprcfel Hbmlrft t<» *A» chUttoo TVUxmc. UurtMtu, N. Y., Aug. u.—Ullbert L. French, mi oxteiulvu dry-goods merchant ot tills city, mado an assignment this morning for thu bon elltof bln creditors. MnhllUlps about $75,000; assets variously estimated ut from SIO,OOO to $70,000. Tho direct cause of Ibo failure Ih at trlbutud to Uiu praising of somo small claim*. Hu hint been In clone quarters fur A your post, 'ibo loss falls huavlust on local creditors. THE SARATOGA MONUMENT. BAiiATfKU, Aug. D.—At a mooting of (bo Trus tees of tho Saratoga Monument Association, Judgo Campbell, of South Carolina, was circled a momber of tbo Hoard, and several now sub scriptions revolved. Thu Kxeoutlvo Comiuliicu reported tho contractor working actively on tbo inonumunl. The Call on Jones. ii.i«run uudtHU There aro certain people who are so en tirely satisfied and sulf-sulllaiunt, so unwill ing to rely at all upon others, and so fear ful lost by asking questions they shall ills eovertbelr business toothers, that they defeat their own ends, and nut seldom land thorn selves In ridiculous situations, it was (mu of this sort who dropped Into u down-towu sioru tbo other day, alulkud Into tho private counting room and asked. •• is Mr. Jnnos In)” Mr. Junes' partner, Mr. lirown, was silling at blsdosk.aud looking up sabl tjuiotly. “No, sir," and thou gavotbo intrudur an Imiultiug glance. as If to ask what ho could do fur him. Hut ho merely rushed for tho muruing paper, drew up a chair, put hi* feet upon tho'corner of the dusk and proceeded to absorb the news. Air. Urown con tinued with Ids work, attending to hls eorro spoudcuco uud to business eallors. At length the intrudur ventured to suggest that Mr, gones didn't seem to bo earning, to whlub Mr.. Jlrown gave a lueunlo *’ No." Another half hour passed and the Intruder, having exhausted the paper and finished hls cigar, took out hls watch and uskod: ••When wilt Mr. Jones be in?" ’• Uoally, 1 don't know," said Mr. lirown, politely; “ 1 had u telegram from him Just boforo you oamo In, •aylag that bo should leave, ban Francisco this evening, but when ho will get bore I can't say," Thou tho Intruder departed, probably to make a simlluruttuck elsewhere. is WEpNESBAY, AUGUST ”10, 1881—TEN PAGES. CRIMINAL NEWS. Parents Murder Their Three Children and Bil/n ( Thclr House to Con* •iceal tho Crime. Six Peopls 'Dje at Lancaster, K. H., Under bireamstanoos Which Indicate Poisoning. Infernal Machines Employed to Rurn a Uonsb.uinl Darn at Sett* ■ UfttC) ll* I« .d o A Boston Merchant OonQdoncod Out of Twenty Thousand Dollars • and a Vessel. INHUMAN PARENTS, gjuetat DUoatth to Th« Chicago TViftunt. Conoohp, N. Y„ ‘Aug. U.-Tho Coroner's J nry In tho case ot.tbe three children of Chaflcs Moody, who wore supposed to have been burned to death ort the night of July 4at Lake Village, returned a venllot that In tbolr opinion tho children Wore murdered and the house burned to conceal the crime. Moody and his wife ware arrested, and committed to Jnll to await tho action of tho Grand Jury. Tho house was occupied' by: tbreo families, Including Moody’s, aud tho occupants woro supposed to be all saved. Next morning tho bodies of tbo three children—4,o, and 10 years old—were found In tho ruins burned to a crisp. WHOLESALE POISONING IN LAN CABTEU, N. ll* gptetal DtJwlch to Tfit Chicago TriSmnt, CoNCOhD, N. IL, Aug. I).—Lancaster Is greatly excited over a wholesale poisoning affair. In July, 1880, n Miss Hattie Uugbco, 14 years of ago, died. Within. a week afterward tho mother, aged 40, also died. Four days later (ho death of tbo Irish servant girl employed In tbo family occurred. Those persons woro all supposed to have died of diphtheria. Thou tbore remained Id tbo family Dr. Uugbco and Miss Nolllu Wobb, tbo latter soma 22 years old, who went to tno Uugbco houso to render ‘ assistance, and remained with Dr. Uugbco aftor tbo death of his wife, daughter, and servant. In August or early in September Ur. Uugbco himself died. Ills death was attributed to tbo effects of malaria caused by alleged bad drainage. Thu three cases of diphtheria wore also traced to tho same cause. The Doctor's sickness wns of a peculiar typo. Ho wns not feeling well In Iho evening, mid Miss Webb gave him a liquid preparation. In rbo night ho wns seized with terrible vomiting, and from that time until bis death a few days later bo was not able to keep anything lu his stomach. About lust Thanksgiving Mrs. Towuo, who wns 00 years old, wns seized with sudden llmess in tho night time. Her death occurred a week latar. Her quick tnkmg-olf was considered to have resulted from (ho same cause which bad made so groat mortality In tho Uugbco family, but In tbo ease of Mrs. Towno no dlpbtborotlcal membrane was formed In her throat. Last Jan uary Mr. Towne passed away, his death being Nlmllnr to that or hia wife. Ills son, Frnnuls Towno, a surgeon In tho United Hint ns army,wns stationed In Oregon. Last spring Towne sent on nn order to have bis father's bony oxhumod and tuo stomach sent to a chemist for nnulysia. That organ was removed, and Prof. Wood, of tbo Harvard. Medical College, found therein quite a quantity of arsenic, with- a tincture of oopper. There will now bo nn examination of tho bodies of Mrs.Tmvae and Dr. Uugbco, whoso Internal organs will bo sent to Prof. Wood for examination. Miss Webb, who has since became tho wife of Hurt Mayo, a conductor on the Mon treal Hoad, Is a woman of good personal appear ance, a member of tbo Methodist Church lu Lan caster, and was formerly a school-teacher. From the Uugbco estate Mrs. Mavo received SSOO and some presents, and from tho Towno property only some furniture. Bho declares her Inno cence, but will probably soon be arrested. A DIABOLICAL PLOT. Bpttlal IHtpatth to Hit Chicago TrtLunr. ' moviUENCK, U. 1., Aug. I\—A most diabolical attempt to destroy Ibo lives or six people by the moot an Infernal machine was rondo In Hock* dale, U. 1., nt midnight Monday.* Tho town- has boon, stirred up’ for moro than two years over tho temperance quustlon, during which tima tho loaders of- tbo Prohibition cause bava boon subjected to many hellish Indlgnl* ties. The horse of fine man was disemboweled because It was'UriCV to bring witnesses to tbo Court-House. • AmtWlr-the temperance advo cates was Dr. William H. Uowen. He has boon threatened with violence, and last night while absent : from homo his house was Urod. Mrs. Bowen, her four children, and an old man retired at 11:30. A few minutes after IDo'otock, Mrs. iiowou was awak ened by tho presence of smoko In her bedroom. Shegave an alarm, (and with tbo children and tho old man barely-escaped to'the yard. Tho Haines spread rapidly, and In less than an hour tbo bouse was consumed. A party of six farmers volunteered to remain on tho promises to guard the bum and outbuildings. While they were sitting* In the barn doorway they dis covered that tho haymow was on lire. Hush ing up-stuirs they throw palls of 'water on tho hay and extinguished the Hnmes As they did so they bond the loud ticking of a clock, A lantern was brought Into use, and an Investiga tion was made resulting m tbo Hmluig of a dia bolical machine, consisting of u Watorbury alarm-clock, which was attached to a piece of wood which revolved on a pivot. Tbo clocic was sot on alarm, and when tho hammer was re leased It struck u small brass lever, which re lieved tho dlso, and which was, by moans of an elastic cord, thrown around It on Us pivot un til It struck a null. on tbo face of tho clock, and a small tin - lamp Idled . with alcohol and lighted was placed so ns to be overturned by tho rebound of tho disc fulling against ■sumo stloks wound with cotton and saturated with. oil. U then fell to the bottom of a half-barrel In which tbo maohtno was rigged, coming Into contact with a quan tity of oily cotton .excelsior and a buttle tilled with nlcohol. Tho machine was removed Intact. 'To-night, after tho embers had cooled elfin the cellar of tho burned dwelling, tbo ruins of a second machine were found, tho clock having boon sot to go off nt nvo minutes past 13. Groat excitement prevails Ifi the town. Ho far tbo culprits have uot been detected, but a passi ble clow bus been obtained. SWINDLED OUT OP 980,000. Spieled Dispatch to The CMtaoo Tribune* Boston, Aug. u.—Daniel Goodonow, a Com mercial street merchant, has been swindled out of a vessel and valuable oargo in a most bare faced manner. tilx weeks ago 0. 11. Fuller, n broker, culled upon him and. sold bo wished to purchase some cotton for tbo Poporlll Manufacturing, Company, of Blduoford, Me. Mr. Fuller took pains to support bis assertion by placing In Ooodonow’s sight letter-beads with tbo mark of the I’operlll Company, Subsequently Fuller In troduced a man representing himself as tbo agent of the Company. Tbo two men Imposed upon Mr. Goodonqw completely, uud bo agreed to soil tbo -Company a largo amount, of eultoiii Thu pretended agent told Mr. Goodonow tbo goods would Imvo to bo shipped by water, us i tbo company was tbou en gaged In u lawsuit against tbo railroad fur dam ages. Tboso statements wore supported I# fictitious letters and dispatches protending to uome from tbn FoporlU Company to carryout bis bargain. Mr. Goodonow purchased tbo Western Bun, an old bark of 100 tons, and rolltted Iter at an expense of Sl,Odd besides the cotton, wblub constituted tho main part of the cargo. There was also shipped a largo amount of tea and snvcral hundred gallons of wlno. As tlio Western boa was a foreign vessel amt could not engage In the coasting trade. It was told Mr. Goodonow.Uwl she would sail to Hu John. N. 1)., tbonoQ to lllddofOrd. Tbo vessel was com manded by Cupu Usher, who was formerly en gaged In tbo African: trade, and is thought to nave been In tbo sorviuo of Bartlett. Usher signed papers to deliver tho cargo at bt. Joint. Tho total value or ‘tho vessel and cargo was ¥25.000. Before sailing, which was July .id, tho pretended agents ofulbu Fopuurlll Company made out papeos to Mr. Goodonow nccordlog to tqO terms of tho bargain, promising!-blm bis nay July 28, or tea days aftur.matu of purchase. Thu Western Heu was beard, from as having reached Bt. John all right, and U known to have utuurud from there (or ulddefprd on the Wilt ult. Tbo last board of ber ftps a week ngo to-night, wnon iuu heavy fog'Jsho enmo loto collision with tbo schooner. Jwrt nuur Mochlas. Tho Dart was so inuuli injured that shu was obliged to pul Into jmrt for rdpalrs. Tbo liras suspicion which Mr. Gooilonovr, bad that tbo iransactlou was 'not straight; 1 ' was excited when bo notified tbo,., Vcpperlll Company on tbo 2dtb -t||(t ho wished to bo paid for the cotton;* The Company Informed him that tboy bad tundu nd such purchmo, and ho thou saw that bo mid been swindled. Ware (hen other facts bavtf cornu to Mr. Uoodeuow’s knowledaro auowlug wat tho transaction was a oorofnlly-planueit**robbery, Mr. Goode now has been •' Informed by a ootton , broker wboso name » withheld m>ta publlcai Hon that be(the bivKjWhsd received a letter from Copt. Usber should sail la the ’Western Heu tor Liver pool or Havre, ■‘•'he did nut know which. It Is also* learmd that Cant. Usher’s wlfo wiuuatwaUiiw for him In a village onnoait BujJohn. UU believed Ibat tbo plan of ushey an&Kuller, wueurni hi tbo vessel, was to take papers from JJlddoford to Liverpool or Havre, nod dispose of too cargo abroad. Telegrams have boon sent to n • lawyer nt St, John and to tlio (Electors at lllddoford and Machine, and every other tnenna thought desirable will bo tnkon to recover the vowel and cargo on this aide of tho ocean. IT those precautions mil, efforts will bo made to recover the property be* fore It can ho disposed of nbrond. Within a day or two bills Tor supplies of tho Western Hen have boon presented to Mr. (loodenow, which o( course ho has been compelled to pay. KICKKn TO I) HATH. Srt(t<i4 DUpaUh to T hi Chuaoo TYffttifll. St. Louis, Aug. 9.—Kx* United Slates Detective Nathan W. Proitymnn and Cbnrlca W, Currie met lust evening, and Prottyman this morning Is lying dead ut his late .room. No. 112.1 Pino street, while Currie is In n coll nt Iho Four* Courts. Prottyman wont out of the Govern* meat service two years ago, and since then has boon keeping a boarding-houso on Fine street, nt tho number above noted. Living there with him wns his wife and seven children, tho oldest nn interesting girl of 10, named Borah. Currie, a young painter of SO, boarded there- with him. Tho oldest daughter, It would appear, formed a liking for Currie, which, It Is said, was reciprocated to such nu extent that lust night Currie arranged that she should leave her father's house and bo* coma bis wife. Alan early hour Inthoovculng Currie reached the rroltyman house. Ho had not been working at his trade that day, but had tnkon part m a llshtng excursion, and returned to his boarding-house a good deal (ho worse for llquur. Ho wns mot at tbo door of tho houso by Barab, and stood there talking lor some time. As they talked Mr. Prottyman enmo out and ordered Ids daughter Into tbo house, saying: "Sarah, go back there and help your mother." Tho girl, instead of obeying bor father. Jumped out Into tho street, and stood between Currie am) her father. Words passed between tbo two men, and Prettyman was heard to call Currie a drunken loafer. Tho latter retaliated In tho same (one, and tho first any one knew Pretty* nmn hud cut his revolver. As soon ns Currie saw tho revolver drawn ho made nt Pret tymau, clinching him by tbo nrm and straggling with turn for tlio possession of tho revolver. As they struggled Prottyman tripped and foil to tbo .ground, tbo back of bis head striking tbo stones on tho alloy curbing. As he lay prostrate ills said Currie kicked him In tho head aud face with tho heel of his boot. Prottyman wits taken to his home, whore he died at lUJW this morning. Currie whs arrested. Barab, tho girl bo hud ar ranged to elope with, run away. Bho never heard of her father's death until she rend tho papers this afternoon. Then sbo wont to her father's homo aud wont Into hysterics over his corpse. _ A IIORSB-TIIIKP CAUGHT. SpfCtdt DltvnUh to The Chicago TNSune. Cnow.v Point, lud., Aug. 9.—Last night about 0 o'clock a man about UOyoars of ago drove to tbo livery barn of Wells St Judson, lu this place, with a flnc-looklug horse and buggy, aud at* once offered to trade tho buggy for a sulky worth S4O, tho buggy being worth S3OO. This fact, and tho fact that tho horse seemed very tired and Jaded, aroused tho suspicion of Wells, who Is Deputy Sheriff, and bo arrested tho mau on suspicion and lodged him in Jail last night. Sheriff Marblo Immediately telegraphed Super- Intoudonl-of-Pollco MeGoriglc, of Chicago, describing man and property, and received In reply this' morning a telegram time tbo ■ property was stolou, and to hold tbo samo .and tho thief. This evening tho owner of tho horse and buggy and Peter Koehler, of tbo Chicago Dotoctlvo Department, arrived to tnko possession of tbo man and property. Tub Timum: reporter nt once obtained mi Inter view, ascertaining that tbo owner of (ho stolon' properly, Mark 8. Thompson, of tho Washing ton leu Company, tied tbo horse and buggy m front of a Jcwelry-storo opposlt tho Urlggs House, ou Randolph street, about 11 o'clock yes terday, and returned about twenty minutes, afterwards to Hud them gone. Tbo tblof re fused to return to Cblongo without a requisition from tbo Governor, which the parties nave re turned to procure. Tho horse and buggy will bo sunt In to-morrow. Tbo prisoner Is an oily looking customer, butovldcntly not an old hand nt tho business. Ho appears very Indifferent, refusing to answorony questions. SHOOTING 11(9 NEIGHBOR. Tout Wayne, Ind., Aug. 7.—James Baker, of Lafayette Township, was arrested at daybreak this morning in tho loft of tbo Identical log barn from wbiob ho shot his neighbor, William Howell, on Thursday morning last. Although tbo neighborhood' has boon persistently mid vainly searched since tho murder, bo claims never to have loft his farm, but to buvu re mained secreted In a corn-held, obtaining water from a brook, and bud nothing whatever to cat. At X o’clock this morning Uoputy-tihoritl Miller saw him enter his deserted house, and subse quently tbo haymow. Mon who were watching tho roads near by were called In, tbo barn sur rounded, and Bakor came out from Ibo hay and gave himself up. Tho Deputy lodged him in Juil nt 8 o’clock ■ this morning, and to a newspaper reporter who called shortly after bo said bo was drunk at tho lime of tho shooting and did nut remember tho circum stances. Hu has not yet scoured counsel, but will bo tried at tbo next term of tho Criminal Court. He has already served two years for a brutal assault on a man named Carpenter, com mitted at bis bouse nine years ago. CAPTURE OF AX ALLEGED FORGER. Special DUpateh to Ttu Chicago TWbun*. Davknpokt, la., Aug. o.—An olUcer of tills city, who wont West for tbo purpose, telegraphs tn-doy that bo baa arrested at Denver, while tbo man was at work oa tbo street as a day laborer, one Ab Oborndorf, and will arrive In this city with bis prisoner to-morrow. Oborndorf did a largo business boro two yean ago us tbo ropro sontatlvo of tbo Chicago house of Oborndorf, Llndholmer & Co., dealers In tallow, lard. etc. On tbo intb day of Beptumber, 18711. It Is alleged that Oborndorr raised a bill or lading culling for throo tlurecs of lard weighing I,OOU pounds so ns to make It roan llfty-tbroo tloroos weighing 21,• 000 pounds. This, with a draft for $075. bo pre sented to tbo Citizens' National Ilank of this oily,'whore It was cashed. On presentation to tbo Chicago house tbo draft was pronounced fraudulent. Detectives have been .on Oboru dorf's truck until bo was captured to-day at Denver. * ■ A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. Bt. Lopis, Mo.,’ Aug. o.—William E. Landor man, a young man about DU years old, son of J. 11. Landormao, an old and wealthy alll/cn, was shot and killed at.tbo corner of Bixtb and Chestnut streets, a little after 11 o'ulook to-night. The nlfalr Is Involved in grout mystery. All that Is known about It Is that voung Landurman and throo otbor men wore soon walking north on tbo west side of Sixth struct at tbo tlmo, talking In nn oxoltcd manner, and, Just as tbuyroauhod tbo corner of Chest nut street, ono of tbo party llrod a pistol and Landurman foil to tbo ground with a wound In bis bond and died In tlvo minutes. The man who urod tbo shot and his two com panions ran wost on Chestnut street, and at this writing neither of thorn bus been arrested, nor Is It yet known by tbo polleo who tboy are. A NEGRO UAVISnKU. Little Hook, Ark., Aug. (I.—On Saturday a negro, a stranger In tbo city, went to a resi dence'near tbo cornor of Roott and Sixteenth streets and took prisoner a bright mulatto girl. Ho claimed to bo u Deputy Bherllf and served a paper on the girl, who Is only about 15 years of ago, and commanded her to go with him to court. Knowing no bolter, she put on ber hat and storied. Tim pretended oiUcnr took her Into tbo woods Juat south of iho city, drew a revolver on her. and under penalty or lmmodlato death compelled her to aoomlo to his hellish desires, IDs purpose accomplished, bo loft bis victim more dead tinui alive lying In tbo woods. Hours after 4bu made her way buok to tbo house, still at tbo point of death, suiforing intense agony. Bhu gave a miuuto description of the scoundrel, and, ullbougn seen by several parties, uo one kuows bis tmmo op residence, KILLED WY A IHIUNKISV LOAFER,' tfjifetd} VUvatth (j Tut CDtcaaa 'iVJOuns* UiiANii lUhiPji, \Vl«u* Atur, o.— (Jyurtfo Howos, a brnuonmu oa tbo Orcon liny & Mlunosota Unti* road, and a resident of this city,. to-day •but and badly wounded Mu. Addle Moll, of (bit city, Bbe, inoompuny with borslstor, Mlu Jonhs, was out walking, when tboy tact George Howes, wltu was.drunk, and bo began by insult* lug thorn wltbn request to tmvo them walk With bin), which they refused. This la tbe only cause yet known fur ibo assault. lie bus sought now pastures, wbllo sbo is suffering lutonsu puln. but she In oxiiootod to recover. Two ibot tank effect over tbo loft eye, passing out ut tbe rlgbtsldo. Of the bead.. . , • - A RnA.ni* BWINDLEU. Boston, Moss., Aug. o.—Ainon, well dressed and perfectly oonveesaut with sporting matters, representing blpisolf us Tun tiyck, tbo oarsnmn, spent Inst week at WcstModwuy. lie said bo bml concluded to umku that plaeo bis future home, and would open a trulnlng*scboo| there If bo could sucuro suitable property, lie entered Into negotiations fur tbo imveuaso of tbo-Btmi* ley House for fIU.UOO, evincing great euro in tbo transaction and about tbo title,' The deed was to have been delivered yesterday, whsu ho tils appeared. owing tbo proprietor of ibeßtauloy House |9OO for loans during tho negotiation. COLD-DLOOUEU ABBA6IMATIONV birrnu Hock, Ark., Aug. o.—News of p cow* ordly auaslnauou la Yell County rosebud boro to-day. ‘ Last Friday a worthless fellow named Burgess,. in riding past a school-house near the Village of Cbekelaba, uiudo an insulting remark to ono of tho girl scholar*. Bho gave him a sattoy reply, when ho began abusing hor. Mr. •Sturduvunt, tho tonehor, ran to tbo child’s Rsslsinncn, and mndo tho rudlau desist. Ho roito oir, . and nothin? morn . was thought about thonlTiilr. Saturday night a local debuting club at Cbekolaha tout. Iloth Purges* and Hturdovam. were present. Aftcunddresa* lug tho club Hturdovnut slopped at tho well to got sumo water, when a voluo asked Ids name. 1 Hturdovnnt replied, when n shot was heard and Hturdovnnt dropped to tho ground. shot through tbo heart. Harness Jumped oti his horso and osenpod. Tho ultlzons turned outonmnssuln pursuit of tho nssnsin, but bo has so far eluded his p.mmors. Tho police hnvc boon busy slnco, Haturdity working up tbo caso. but so far with* out success. AX INDIAN CONVICTED OP MUII- , DKU. s Pout Smith, Aug. P.—Sawquanco, a full-blood Sac and Pox Indian, was convicted In tho United States Court to-day for tbo murder of nn un known while man In this county In 1870. Tho Jury wero out only nn hour. It appeared from tho evidence that tho white man hod been on- Kjd by Suwrpmnco to ronko some mils for , and while en route to the latter's place was attacked by him, shot, and afterwards scalped. Tbo scalp was presented about a month lator by tbo nnblo rod man to bis nephew, to whom ho. told tho details of tho crime. All tbo witnesses against him worn members of bis own tribe. DESTITUTION* Special Dispatch to The Chicago SVibuns, Lafayette, Ind.* Aug. o.— Thomas Jamison, Hamlin & Co.'s bookkeeper, who yesterday dis appeared with tWJ of tho firm's money, was found at Indianapolis, and came homo with bis employer this afternoon. Jnmlson freely gave up all tbo money save about ICO which ho had spent, and tho firm loses only that amount. .Imnlson bad bought throe tickets to Loudvilto. Hamlin attributes tbo disappearance of tho bookkeeper to drink ratbor than a premeditated intention to do wrong. Unless tho Clrnnd Jury takes cognizance, Jamison will probably escape punishment. TUB ARKANSAS KU-KLUX. X.irn.u Uock, Ark., Aug o.—Tbo trial of Pey ton and Isntn, charged with tbo nssusluutlon of Matthews, nt Perryvlllo, progresses slowly/ Hy comparison of handwriting tho fact that Peyton wrote tbo Ku-Klux letters warning Harris and Matthews to leave tbo country cannot bo dis puted. A decision Is expected to bo reached to-morrow. On that decision depends whether them will bo trouble, as friends of tbo accused swear that they shall not go to Jail. CHARGED WITH DIGAMY. BptcUil Vltpatth to Tht Cbteaoo Tribune. Manitowoc. Wls., Aug. o.—David Aillor was arrested here Inst evening on tbo charge of big* irniy, made by tho brother of his latest wife, he having secured proof In Milwaukee recently that Adler has at three wives, nod proba nbly several more, from none of whom ho has u divorce. Adler was committed to lull in default of (1,000 ball to await auuxumluution. which occurs uoxt Friday. AN ALLEGED MAIL-ROURER. Kansas Citv, Mo., Aug. o.—latino 8. Star* bird, husband of tbo Postmistress at - Henry, Uay County, Mo., was arrested for rilling tho malls at that I’ost-Odlco and brought to this city yesterday for examination. His thefts amounted to about SOOO, lu sums varying from 85 to (GO). In do* fault of (2,001) bond ho was lodged In the County Jail at Independence. CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. ’ Heading, Pu., Aug. B.—Tbo Grand Jury found trim bills against Drs. C. B. Yorgoy, of Putts* town, and A. Do Haven, of Mouocacy, In which thoynro charged with conspiracy In obtaining £5,000 on thollfoof Daniel Ocboris, of this place. Tho case was called for trial this afternoon, hut Yorgey, failing answer, bis hull was forfeited. Do Haven entered ball for bis appearance at tho November term of court. VIOLATING THE HERDING LAW. A’pretat Dltvatth to Tht CAUapo 7'rlbtinr. Leavenworth, Kos., Aug. O.—A special from Hunnowell says that A. Hazzard was arrested for driving Texas cattle through a range where two, ooo head of cattle aro herdnd, and that tho case Is being tried at Wellington. Small bord ers threaten to fire tbo range If they aro not protected. There is much excitement. ■ AN UNNATURAL MOTHER. Sprefal Ditvntch to Tht CUcaao TVUmne. Little Hock, Ark., Aug. o.—Laura Newton, a young unmarried woman living Hour Hillsboro, was committed to tho County Jail ycstnrday charged with killing her.l!*weoks*old Infant.. At tho preliminary 'examination testimony was produced showing that the inhuman mother had killed tho child by cutting olt Its head. KENTUCKY REGULATORS. Mount Btsulino, Ky., Aug. o.—Nows from Carter County says tho regulators rodo into Grayson Saturday night and attempted to tako tho town. Tho Marshal armed a posse and killed three regulators and captured four oth ers. No other particulars. . ONE YEAR’S IMPRISONMENT. Special Dlnateh to Tht Chicago IVlbuns. Milwaukkk, Wis.i Aug.' It.— Dennis Crowley was to-day sentenced to one .year's Imprison* mont in tbo Rouse of Correction for a felonious assault on Magulo O'Brien. INDIAN NEWS. A Deputy-Marshal Beleaguered'ln the Indian Territory—Troops for the Vie Agency—Gen. Cook Anticipates an Outbreak from the Killing of Spotted Tall. Ban Fhancisco, Aug. o.—Four companies of tbo Fourteenth Infantry, under Lieut. Cob Douglass, left Fort Douglass yesterday lor tbo Uncompabgro Uto Agency, via Denver and Fort Garland. Commissioners Russell and Moars, os* cortod by a Sergeant’s detail, leave boro to-mnr* row for tho now 'Uto reservation near tho Uintah Reservation. Tho people of Utah are pleased nt tho placing of Crook In command of tbo Uto country. Four Smith. Aug. o.—Tbo following telegram was received boro to*dny: M Powiiahkat, lud. Ty„ Aug, o.— To V. Delius, Manluil: Have boon lu pursuit of Little Buck tho days. Run on him to-day. Re with five others showed light, resulting In tbo killing of Llttlo Duck, Indians arc reported In gangs watting for mo to pull out, compelling mo to wait a day or two for tho excitement to subside. •• Lko Maukm, Deputy-Marshal." Little Buck Is cue of tho Chiefs of the Osage tribe of Indians, which, although one of Uto weakest tribes In tbo Territory, Is tbo most law less. At the lust term of court hero six Usages were convicted of horse-stealing and sentenced to Imprisonment at Detroit, Ueputy*Marshnl Murks and posse, while on tho way to this place, were besieged by if band of about 100 Indians, who demanded Iholr release. After much par leying ho was allowed to proceed on promise that no would not again Invade tho Territory. It Is feared Dmt ho will experience much mill cully In getting out of tbo country lu safety. Vankton. D. 'l*., Aug. o.—Gen. Cook, Agent of tho Bpotiad-Tult Indians, arrived to-night on his way to the Agency. Ro fears an outbreak ns the result nt Dm murder of bpottud-Tall. Ro loaves by stage In tho morning. DKNVk.it, Colo.. Aug. u.—Muob uncertainty prevails in Bantu F 6 regarding Indians In Bocor ro Comity. Reports are plenty, but exaggerated. Gen. Hatch Is at Fort Craig, and may tako tho Held In person to-morrow.. Throe companies of cavalry aru uow after tbo rods, and au addi tional Company started out (his morning. Nano Is heading tho Indians and boon reinforced from tbo Mcsoaloro Apache Agency. Ro 1* evi dently going to imitate Victoria In swinging In a Bcml-olrclo through Lincoln. Donna Anna, Bo corro. Valencia,mid Grant Counties and back, into Übihnhuu. Two companies of cavalry wore to-duy ordered from Fort Lewis, C010.,d0 Fort Craig to reinforce tbo troops In the Held. Bcouts nro out from Huuorru scouting und guarding tho'Magduleno Mountains. Dionlelu Uucu yuan • Uirday ri'pm-lod nt Las Lunas that his tram.of; eight wagons, containing (a,OOO worth of-.mor uhandlse, was uuacked forty miles from Laa Lunas and captured. Ottoman wui killed; the others escaped. Tho wagons and goods worn burned up. Un receipt of this Intorumtlon Trumiultlnu Lttnay, a New Mexican Delegate to Congress, immediately gathered forty uruied und mounted volunteers and loft at midnight lu imrsuituf. tho Indians. Thu uountry In which the Indians now uru suffered considerably hist year from the same source. Tbo Nnvnjoesnru comparatively quiet, tbo interior Department having promised to glvo thorn u more popular Agout. . ■ A CALL ACCEPTED. . apceM iiUpMth to Tiu Chicago IVi^uru. Deoatuu, 111., Au?' O,—TUo Baptist* 10-doy woro rejoiced on receiving a letter from tbo Uov, Jl, A. Laws. of Missouri* lo which bu stated Unit ho accepted lUelr unanimous call to boubmo tbo pastor of tbo Church boro.' (to wlil*arrlvo In uvcuitir lit September. '(bo Churchhas been without a pastor for pearly a year*, KANSAS/CROPS. 'Kansas City, Mo., Aug, U.-Tiwnpfrowmorn lug will bo published reports front nearly every town in Kansas reached by telegraph giving tbo condition of. tb* crops. Considerable. alarm bos. boon, paused by ■ tbo - .continued dry weather, - f but the ■ reports are' In the main obfcerlng, showing that tbo damage uu tu tbo urcscut time bos beoui milch loss than feared hero. Taking Into aecountthlT^ —' acreage and tho failure of thoeron! ,? s crfs, 'i orn portion of tho State last your o h * »<« to estlmntn that this year’s m™" I '!*, wheat and corn In (ho Slate mi!}! " r lon. ncnrly up to tho amount p n ** ,! "Hi C provided ruin come* hi u w -,,,, k e J ~lli ir, v sections have nulfured seven. v 111 1 ' *mi! will produce no nvenure } hlle whtn localities which with somo exceptions there is n G h„l to peel at present. Taken all In nil ffij?? l * P"* .no causo for surlous alarm. Uo-m/.* 0 m r« 'jmiera Missouri »ro mSih MS Kansas. ■ _____ * ,lUuio astr^ MRE RECORD. . AT DAWNISB CITY, gpretal Dlt*xUh to The Chirac VttL Omaha, Nob., Aug. p.—Knrly 11,1. , largo portion of tho business centre m°n n,ll,a City, Nob., was wiped out by n ro * * PtWB w business bulldlags were destroyed !!?*:*** goods wero saved. Tho loss win ’foot L of SBO,OOO, with little or no Insurance. p 0T « lb tfcs ir«(fm AnodtUed Pthl HRNRCA. Kas., Aug. U.—News h Unit nearly tho whole business ~» » City, Neb., burned Inst night. Tho ««."*• at midnight In tbo rear of Ucoder-s,iM, 8 nrlp * and destroyed twenty-five bushiess i,,,,. * bonks, and tbo IfeiniMfcim priminVou !?• safes of both banks wore dragged «m .// Uosidos the loss by fire, which Un o u this writing, much damage was dune bv^ 04 * of property, a good deni of which w/fclj} l tbo streets after being carried out „ 1,1 Insurance small. w AT WIIRGUNn, W. V* Wnm.lNO, W. Vn„ Au*. I-T1,7.,,, Nall Martin-, Furry, -ipoult ’ cauifht Dro «t an early hour this owtoß to tho luedaatlvo rncltlltca rar S irulshlnir Area, woro totally destroy,*!. nf ™ workotl alxty-llvo nail tnnohlnos, and S' 1 owned by enDllnllsts or this city. Th> i.? 1 ! estimated at ,(10.001. Insured hi Uw ldiS“ companies: Hoyal and Queen of lIO.IW each; Lancashire, ifo.ooj; I.cmili aT" I cashiro, «10.(KW: ManhattanJrS'W fc.OOOj Plfo Association of PhllailolphiT & Kenton of Covington, Ky„ sv>oJ* Ua , h - : malndortn homo companies! , i , ouii a tni I !i?« rt * SOWm The dcstrucilrm of tho miu about aw mou out of employment. U tbro?l AT GRKENCASTLE, INI) SP«trtl JJUpateh to Tht Chicago 7^ u ‘. anKKNOAim.I3. Iml., Aug. U.-Tralawcu ffo ' tho south say Unit between Htlneavlllo, thirty miles south 0 f hero, od tb Louisville, Now Albany & Chicago Hoad, tb o was sweeping ovcrythlmr before It, and fulir-n men and women wore along tho lino nrtttagV A lire here, near tbo western city limits place at Jl o’clock, mul had It not been fK! Interference of tho Fire Department" *qm have swept a good portion of tho town AT MONTEREY, WIS, Spretal XHipafeh to Tht Chicago Trtbune, JANB9VILMS, Wls.. Aug. «.-Th* large iton» woolen mill of tbo MoLonn MunuracturbwCta. pany of Monterey was.totnily destroyed by are this morning. Loss, about SlO.uW: ItuuriQM. SIH,OOO. Sixty bands ore thrown out of emoioi. mout. 1 CHICAGO. A still alarm to Engine Company No. 2)at! o’clock yesterday afternoon was caused by the burning of some waste paper lu nn uooccupl*! shanty on Twcnty*socoud street,' near Illug Island avenue. Cause, boys playing wilt matches. Damage trilling. RELIGIOUS. CHAUTAUQUA. Citactauqua, N. Y., Aug.o.— I The Rev.Santisl Bpccliter, D. 1)., LL. 1)., of Whliienburg College Hprlngllold, 0., lectured this morning ontbi “ Irrcprcsslve Power of Christian Acts.” In tbo afternoon Prof. Llubtlug played a plane solo with powor, and Miss Westlake, of I’ltu* burg, sang Longfellow’s “Psalm of Life," after which tbo Hev, Dr. Edward Everett Hale real his own dtory, entitled “On His Numc.” All o'clock was hold tbo annual meeting of the Chautauqua County Sunday-School Association. Tho Chautauqua cottage-holders held theirao uual meeting to-day. Tbo following Truitm wero ohosou tor tho now your: T. D. drier, Lou* Isvlllo: 11. A. Massey, Cleveland: >lr. vamhf* grift, Pittsburg. Eighteen old members bail ollice another year. A meeting of tbs “Look* out Legion ’’ was held at 5 o'clock. In tho evening Prof. J. S. Corning, of h'e? York, loeturod ou “Phidias, and the Golden Ag< of Sculpture.” ANNUAL RETREAT. Bourn BbnDi In*!., Aug. o.—Tho nnnuri re treat of tho Congregation of tho Holy Crow, of this provlnoo, bogon last evening at tho Uni* vcrsltyof Noire l)amo. Over MO member* in present. At tbo close of tho retreat next Sud* day evening tho olllcora of tho University (>( Nutro Damn for tho ensuing year will be ap pointed. The venerable Father Surlo, Ocoenl of tho Oraor, Is presiding over tho excrete* cl the retreat. ORDAINED TO TUB PRIESTHOOD, * Special DtipaUh to The Chicago frOunC. DUUUQUB. la.. Aug. o.—An Interesting tel!|- lous ceremony was performed this morning *1 tho Cathedral In this city by the onllnsdoa by Bishop Hennessey of four young men from Bt. Joseph's College to tho nrlosthood. Tholrnstau aro Joseph Droxlor, John Rolllcy, liernarJ Al bers, anil M. J. Ucnnossoy. MORTUARY, Funeral Obsequies of the Lsts Cen, John A. Clark—Resolutions of 11c* spoct. , Special CUvatch to Tht Chleagt TVibune. FnEEfOlir, ■ 111., Aug. o.—Tbo funeral of C» John A. Clark, late Land Coramlnloncr lor Kansas City, Fort'Bootl & Gulf itollrosdCw* patty, occurred In this oily to*duy from theiw donee of tho sister of tho deceased, Mrto* Mitchell. Tho fact tbalOen.Clurklms forniuy years bodn one of the most respected cUkeo* 6 this city, and was widely known, culled mis largo ossoubingo to pay tho lastrc*poctw memory. Tho Uov. H. D. Jenkins, of this W* mul tbo Ilcv. H. L. Btmiloy, ot boko olllolutod. There was a mooting of ibo w«b hold to*day. at which tho following rosolutttft wero adopted: , „ w ,/ nun 'j Jtuotwl, That wo have hoard with P« Cc,l g regret the anuounoommit of tho «a;niu Ron. John A. Clark, of Kunius Uiy. uterly for many years an honoredi resweo l this oily, and an honorublo and dlstmgult member of this Connell. . Hct olMd, That, expressing not oolf oat but tbo sentiments of ibis tmtire -ninwuo » wo doslro to boar witness to bis marked his sterling Integrity, Ulu high sensei of n™ lilsdovoUon to personal, political. andtb \ w duty, bis earnest and blameless life dev tbo prompt and faithful discharge of ■onnjr ligation which can attach to the good citizen, nn ardent patriot, a kind nu V" brother, father, neighbor, and him as prohmlnoutly a model bhrlstiaiiF man, generous, jusr, falthrul. uj d tr while our admiration for his hiiuy bai*u character and singularly spotless life enbnncod, our nffooilonatp by hts constant lovo tor ids old j M in In bis enforced absencei ho ov . or ff.ui*i* W refuge of nlsugo and tbo llnul rtsimff V That his nflllclod fainuv sympathy of this entire com“IS-ii«»od»i a mourns with them for the heath« [ h cut off In tho vigor of his years and hi t of a career of usefulness. h#ipr«« .Aesufrtd, That those -MsoluUons w-**, M upon tho records and a copy he iun» family and the various city papers rofP ,tion. . . ■•. - ■ RACE PREJUDICE' IN , Jtpirctol PUvaUh to XOr Chita* TWM*J ; Atlanta. Qu., ‘ jjj., ia wastrUpMu ibo.ltyljogCourlMru uull volvluif tbo rkUia of colored pc*J 1 • * C(Ulf t. baa no park, but tbo Inoloiure auoui House, upuu which ground* j, Capitol is to bo built. h«u fo '*. l tIIDO ,pa«t boou UtliUß‘l 08 “ pjrlHUfb tow day* slnoo I , olioo*&i{«u«w*-‘ ,^ r iijil - nn order to ibo Chief of Puliuo ii’!’ iu i m* olllcor to prohibit colored P«*P “»SS «W WP lo Ibo Inutbsnru, uml ojcol all penod to bo Hr ibo , Br o BMjH. oilicors wont thoro » ,cKI Wosluy, porlor (or n bank, toleavu, but refused l» ,l “h”i'la u * r,f S was arrested aud taltoii to wltcro ho trnvo bond und ,j ltt j>j)M , to.l/, To-day tbo ouso »•»«*»“ VK.iS®»W***? Sr Juoiro for trial. Tbo CUy-Atyiriioy For and Judjfo Wrlaht appo*u J’, 1 t »n? ur*>und J 6 *? Tbo.CuurtdUiuissod the oa*>««JJ. 1 suit'I'* 1 '* tboordurof iho|Jonimlssl«i»tr Y**,y ctt II da* jxctfby any city ordinauoo,-««)«• actMJ hntPbeon nn ordinonoo t 0 11 wrtt l r *V- loiatioa lW .It wbuld have boon-In * Irjwi■ '«r aud auto constitutions. s', STATE BOARD’ OF WSHACV^ Duttlal pitoateh to JM I *" jjoard* Bl’UlNQifim.U, 1(1., Auff. at n Phurraaojr mot to*tluy nnJ ia*V 'plication* for wgUtratloo uirtf nUU iWf» I; dtutfttUti and |! application havo uotyotoeco aot WvwtW brain U itruujft ibo bumvlcs w«ak, uw uwf