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on board his steam-yacht Siesta, which brought himself and family here a month ago. A Scheme to Dispose of It for the General Good of the City. The Cole Habeas-Corpus Case Dragging Along SlowlyMoneyLender Samuels Again. The Cowardly Murder of Young Vornis by Young Clarke at Vincennes, Ind. OBITUARY.

Special dispatches to THE TRIBUNE report these recent deaths in the Northwest: At Kapp, Joseph Russell, 75, one of the claimants of the Harlem Common estate in New York, suddenly of hemorrhage; at Menasha, L. H. Brown, an old settler and prominent business-man. A Child Shot Dead by a Baby Who Handled a Loaded A Man Who Thinks He Was Slandered That Warren-Avenue Special Assessment. SIR FRANCIS IIINCKS.

The Population of Nortb DakotaA Suicide at PeoriaTurners at Oshkosh, Wis. tatts Aelive and steady; '2 whlte. No. 2 2.sa2,A2c. It) nominal 2, 44.1.

tu e.riI. 27.1;10 bu; outs, ru, rve burley, liu. toni. 17.0U0 bu: oats, bii; rye, 1.02u ba. barny.

11011e. Indianap(lis, Intl, Aug. 21). liA INWheat PtPally; No. 2 led biW 'orn rimier; No.

2 mixed. 44c WM (alto steady; Aug. 1))); --Weak; mid- (11111: 1111i Met and 0101. twat, -No. 2.

long berry, No. red. I. 2. taixod.

Nu. 2, white. (Nils New iced. anti quottitims unchanged. Aug.

Qumt, but Stoadv I. IC IN--Wheat quiet; No. 1 l'ennsylvania red, 2 refl. A 14l4 iirn .4.1101., hut firm: "mums 1011411111; tiii MIX stealler No. 2 mixed.

N. 2 mixed. t.1.14eititier, (141.44,4,r, I II tor now led Than, It wiote, prune It 2 tutilem itti a lair 4N 0r white August. tietiiber, Ili 4., 41.: .1,, Ltird easier; I- ti iirt11 re, ti 11., I Iris: wheat. bu; cern, is so 4.01-11.S.111.9 bit; oats.

)st. )))) Aug. ova -Dull. but unCban.2o,i t.ILi TT'imat and Illizher. lit Very it 01t casti.r Iii I-.

mid rat Isere Mai thin-, wa-i I iiirtingtii in tile urtces. and rnit ikt T.110,44 niiising at teit 1t lit itiry -12'4 '1 11,4 417,4 )etither. t. Wall Fut init. tiii.

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N') it. Film but lot Ivo I Inwer: pork; tots at f4.4;.441. talk ilit.sts. MAI. 1.nntt rill, tit', 140 211 zii fiti 30.

:1 iwnt, 7.2.1.041 Mt; tmrtl, im; 11, ,1 1,11: httl'itI'. I hair. 41. Lii. 0.1-11.

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was lower. (err tt towor to sell. Oat'. sales. POSTMASTER-GENERAL HE VISITS MILWAUKEE AND SHUNS TI111: PERSISTENT OFFICESEEKERSHE IS NOT SICK AND IS OFF FOR TILE TROUT BROOKS.

D.wA cti ER. Aug. Postmaster-General Vila, aecompaied by cot. Edward Bryant, arrived in Milwaukee this atternoon, kremaining until 1 o'clock tonight, when they departed for Lake Superior. De.

siring to keep his presence unknown, Col. Vilas did not register at the Plankinton, but quietly retired to his apartments. Late in the afternoon be was called for by Postmaster Paul and driven to the latter's residence, where he dined. By every move it was apparent that Mr. Vilas was anxious to avoid politicians and newspaper men.

Late tonight, as a few of the "reform party's" local representatives were escorting Col. N-ilas to a Lake Shore Westera train and at the same time pouring advice into his ears, he was waylaid by a correspondent. It is evident that there is no foundation for the rumored illness of Col. Vilas. Said he: "I shall not for an instant attempt to deny the assertions made by newspapers, but if I am a sick man I didn't knew it.

I concluded to take a vacation and now I am having it. Col. Bryant and myself go direct to Ashland. My son is awaiting me there and we will go into the woods for a short season ot trout-fishing. We expect to be gone about three weeks.

I have not decided whether I shall accept an invitation to participate in a cruise about Lake Superior.on the revenue-cutter Andy Johnson with Revenue-Collector Wall, ex-Postmaster Payne, ex-United States Marshal Fink, anu others. I hope to get back to Chicago in time to meet the Army of the Tennessee boys at their coming reunion. Now please don't refer to politics. I have refused to talk on that subject since I left NVashingion, and I must decline now. Of course there has been something of a scramble for offices, but nothing more than was to have been expected.

Wisconsin Democrats have conducted themselves admiral) y. The plea for positionsfrom here has not been one-half that of many other states. Trouble between Congressman Rankin and myself? Well, 1 must repeat that I have nothing to say. If the newspapers say there is trouble, the people must believe it or not, as they like, until the true condition of affairs is shown by aevelopMerit And with a bounding step that would hove done credit to an athlete, much less have been expected from a man on the verge of nervous prostration, Col. Vilas reached the car platform and disappeared.

VERY GOOD REPORTS FROM BOTH WISCONSIN AND ILLINOISGRASSHOPPERS NOT DOING VERY MUCH DAMAGE. MADISON, Aug. 20.ISpecial.1In this section of the State the grain harvest is completed and stacking is in active progress. About 10 per cent of the tobacco crop has been harvested, while nearly 50 per cent is ready for cutting. It is in very excellent condition, although perhaps not equal in quality to last year's crop.

but the increased acreage will more than counterbalance the loss from this source. Grasshoppers have wrought some damage to the edges of fields, but have not worked in far enough to do serious harm. Farmers are as a rule progressinw rather slowly with their tobacco harvest. although at few old-timers predict early frosts and propose to soot! crowd all hands into the work. The hay crop has been generally excellent, although much has been spoiled by untimely showers.

The crop ot oats is the most abundant in many years. Batley suffered more than other crops from excessive heat and moisture combined. Spring wheat has yielded tountifully and is of splendid quality. VAN DALI Aug. 20.

Special. I--The prospect is encouraging for neatly an average yield per acre of corn. That oil the high land is in better condition than on the low bottom lands, owing to the heavy rains during June. Not one-fifth of the area seeded to wheat last fall was harvested. anti ine yield will not exceed six bushels per acre.

Oats will yield about thirty-five bushels per acre. The qua'ity is excellent. Meadows made about one and one-half tons of hay per acre. Pastures are not quite 1113 to the average in condition. Broom-corn and sorghum-cane are looking well.

Irish and sweet potatoes have made good growth. Buckwheat is not as large as in ISM. The fruit crop, excepting peaches, will be nearly an average. Turnips and other root crops are doing splendidly. Field beans and peas have made their usual growth for Aug.

1. Live stock is in good condition and healthy. OTTAwA, Aug. condition of the corn crop throughout the county continues very favorable. and nothing but an early frost will prevent a heavy yield.

Oats, of which the harvest is just about completed, are likewise bountiful and ot excellent quality. Grasshoppers are reported numerous in some sections of the county, doing damage to the oat-fields and meadows, but the ravages by these pests are not general. It is feared that next year we may receive a more destructive visit from them. ArnoaA, Aug. 20.tSpecia1.1Oats are thrashing out light.

The corn crop will hardly reach the anticipation of the early summer. Timothy in many places is being destroyed by grubs and grasshoppers. Rocu ESTER, Aug. Harvesting is now about completed in this vicinity. For the last two weeks th3 weather has been favorable, and crops are better than was anticipated.

Wneat will be nearly an average crop, but the quality will be poor. But little will grade higher than No. Oats and barley are good. CLINTON, Aug. tobacco harvest is progressing finely.

The crop in this section is said to be the finest to be found. VINCENNES, Aug. 20.Shecial.1A Coroner's inquest is being held in the case of Vorhis, murdered the other night by young Clarke. There are many wild rumors afloat concerning the motives which led to the killing. The latest is that there was a woman in the case, aud Clarke was jealous of Vorhis On that account.

A dirk supposed to be the one used by Clarke has been found in the rear of the arcade. There are blood stains on tlie blade and ivory handle, and the weapon answers the description given by Mr. Freeman ot Clarke's. The murderer has not yet been captured, anci no trace of him can be found. NV hen Mr.

Ellwood. one of the bosses at work in the Graeter Building, heard of the crime Clarke had committed he telegraphed to Architect Clarke. the young man's father, at Evansville. to come up at once. Mr.

Clarke boarded the first train north, supposing some difficulty had come up concerning the work in progress here, and when he arrived hero the terrible news that fell upon his ears shocked him beyond measure. Horrified and veined down with griet, he listened to the dreadful particulars of his son's eritue and declared that be would rather have followed his sons corpse to the grave than heard or his dreadful predicament. Mr. Clarke had strong hopes that his son would cease sowing wild OR-. and grow up into a useful citizen.

Mr. Clarke had the body of the murdered man cared for. bought a tine coffin and shroud. and had the remains shipped to Winchester. at his own expense.

Ile says he is willing to do all he can for the sorrowing family. ELK ART, AIM'. 20.Special.1A bridge over the Elkhart River at Goshen gave way while James and Samuel MeCutchen were driving over it with a load of logs, and both fell into the water among the logs. The last named. aged 14, was killed.

as was also one of the horses. James McCutcheon was quite severely injured. Fowl.Eit, Aug. Special. 1Dr.

Roberts 3-year-old daughter found it loaded revolVet in a dusk today and accidentally shot Annie liettry, aged in the head. She died in one hour. The habeaa corpus case of Frank F. Cole, the money-lender who is in jail under two capiases and an attachment, came up yesterday morning before Judge McAllister in the Appellate Court. Cole was arrested at Greed Crossing last Sunday on a charge of perjury.

and then the next day arrested uader a ea. se. on a judgment in favor of J. C. Cosgrove and an attachment tor non-payment of alimony to his wife.

Mr. Sleeper and Mr. Shreve appeared for Cosgrove. Messrs. Ifewey and Beattie or Cole.

and Mr. Solomon for his wife. Mr. Sleeper announced that he desired to have the amount of bail fixed for his ellent, so he could be released. and then have the ease continued until he was ready fur trial.

Jude McAllister said bail could not be taken except in criminal cases. A demurrer was then tiled to the return on the ground that the attachment was made returnable Sept. 21, long after term-day; that it wits not preceded by a rule to show cause; that toe capitis and attachment. were issued after ippetil had been taken. and the arrests were made when Cole was in durance on a charge of perjury.

A long and rambling debate followed, during which the Judge referred to Mr. Beattie's demarrer or traverse to the return as prairie praetiee" on account of its irregularity. Mr. Beattie was given time to prepare a proper traverse to the return. and the arguments were postponed to this morning.

MIt. SAMUELS AGAIN IN COURT. The amiable Mr. H. Samuels.

who is so frequently getting into misunderstandings with people on account of his excess of prudence in demanding mortgages for more than the amounts due him, and asking for higher rates of interest than are allowed by the Illinois statutes, was yesterday again wade a defendant in a bill for injunction. The compiainant, John Abbott, says that May 19, 1,4, he borrowed ell Areal sameels, but was obliged to give a mortgage for 100 aa security. Hee. IS not being able to pay the principal, though he had paid tae interest. he was compelled to give another Mortgage for CO with interest notes.

He has paid s6t) principal and $11 interest, more than is due on the loan. but Samuels refuses to release him except by payment of Ss0 more. Abbott. therefore, asks for an injunction to prevent the foreclosure of the mortgage. PARTNERS IN A ROW.

Adam Schaaf commenced a suit yesterday In the Superior Court against his former partner. Jacob Engel, to recover for alleged slander. The of Engel Schaaf piano manufacturers, some money of Schaaf. and. alter paying sonic of it back, settled for tee remainder by turning over to him eleven pianos.

Engel was not satisfied with this, and. as its claimed. sent out some cireulars accusing him of conspiring with his (Engels) partners to defraud hue. Similar charges were made in the Indicator, trade journal. THE WARREN AVENUE PAVEMENT.

Judge Prendergast yesterday set aside the finding of the jury in the Warren avenue special assessment case, wherein the property-owners objected to the payment of ttl per iront foot for an asphalt pavement, which they regarded as useless or worse. The court declares the ending of the jury us to the benefit accruing to the property to be unwarranted by the evidence. The so-called petition of the property-owners, says the court. abounds in forgeries and frauds, which, while they do not invalidate the ordinance, are to be borne in mind in weighing the whole ease. 'the Judge accordingly annulled the assessment and ordered a new one Elbridge Hanecy, John Forsythe, and C.

C. Kohl-seat were appointed Commissioners to make the assessment. VOICE OF TIIE PEOPLE. 24 4 1 1 1 1 I 1 i 1 I 1 4 I I I 4 1 4 i 0 1 i 1 .1 0 1 1 I I 1 1 A I I I I 1 i I 1 1 1 -I 1 1 I I I 1 -31 1 a i rITE TRIUI-NE does not notice anonymous letters, nor those written on both Sidvs of the paper. ILLINoiSA FAIR ASSoCtATIoN FORMED AT FANATDE CANAL COMMISS1oNE1US.

PAN Aug. 20.Special.1A union fair association was lormed here today with capital. Arrangements to have a fair here this fall have been begun. liuNitY. Aug.

20.Specia1.1The new Board Of Canal Commissioners inspected the lock and dam here yesterday. Nwri IL, Aug. Specia1.1 Mart in Fox, arrested at Joliet yesterday for a murder committed in at Tipton, was released from jail here today, officers from Tipton having declared him not to be the man wanted. His home is at Clinton, PEORIA. Aug.

20.ISpecia1.1John Miller, a bricklayer. killed himself here today by taking laudanum. Dissipation and despondency caused the act. TES CHICAGO, Aug. 19.Editor of The Tribune.

Please state if among otber titles the son of Napoleon Emperor of France, did not have that of King of Rome. X. THE RECORD. IDTIEEIt Neiv Vora l'ott tail Future deliveries fit the advanced with exception of August .7. and soft at the third call: hf) wetia'r at November ttt December at ii.taica tit) January at ITU 'Ailtrell lain At anti April at Futures closed Indy wezak.

sale, Nett' Vairk. Aug cuiletatit---I'here was an-urea atat the ere strong mall late in la', at tI. and selling at against at the Awst at the was a shial! traetoon a 'Z. with late ih the at hen the price bri.ke I and at LUI with Ith. Lid.

ales 41; txcst Tt Aug. low ordinary. lae: net and HQ, 1.511a. New rleans. Aug.

11. --Vk-eak; 12.i.a.1 ordinary. la rWt exports c11a314C -Oki'. stock. I si.

Ion lUU and lower: 11ito; stk, 'Ube first four f.irlaa li III Lii ArXansas anti l'exats bold at auction at Next' York. Aug. A (i tiekiiigs are atilvitnetad to lower grades aria a ard. fritittiph. itelianee.

Wiz und a In I.thtntha hlaacnet! cottons and cainfir.cs afiP3 i. FliLV lit'athett COttonS are in aK. anal Ti nnit.V 1-ders for litter delivery exceed tile St a iatiL I' ziiak4 Lie IMVint: i and in one instance the latutnai.t alai idasitiess ot tl.e seaSon is reported. Prices are ery Prat. values lala.

and SIne stoiabed several ior three or weeks and int been lari.ze.y diverted to it. demand inieStie the last week wa, re pkg's for the expired port. on of the year pkgs, takizs more thian for the stone tune last veal'. atrad ever711)1110 jiki.as pal dettvery as rapidly as pesstbie. tress tithries.

and repellents are intainai well. Underwear and hosiery inactive: (lastral.altion on obi raters and new seletlious. Mell'S woolens are iliaing wen for and litter lorwarding. The palatial-1g trade is atetive. wan a large tlemand present in ail departrucills.

usvalle. 29.I'etroleurn Opened at z.i.!; highest price, ti.c.!: lowest. 1.00; closed. tal.bi; shipments. Aug.

-Pet '01ennit--oue-led at highest. Inns. hrls; Shipments. 7.1,sa..lo; charters. clearances.

11Fal tit l'a. Aug. nil euntOpened at Inghest, 02; it.west. closed at 1.01; bris: shipments. charters, clearances, Aug.

41. PetrolentrkActiva3 mid bran: National 'frtansit certificates opened at I and closed at highest price. t1.015e; low-Aug. Standard wiiite, 110 test. Ilettilinis.

A tag. raiddhitg, receipts, It hates; stock. sates unimtairtaiat. i'eoria, 111.. Aug.

IN.WhiskyFirm; basis for finished 0" Aug. at 11.13; no sales. New ()Healas. Aug. 20.

--AVitiskyIiull and tnichanged. Vil gton, N. Aug. Fteudy tat ew Orleans. Aug.

20 --Markets dull and unchangeki. SKETCH OF A BRILLIANT AND CHECKERED OFFICIAL AND BUSINESS CAREER. THE TRIBUNE of 1Vednesday, in announcing the deuth of Sir Francis Hine), gave a brief sketch of his career; but the long-continued prominence of that gentleman in British colonial politics makes him deserving of more extended notice. Sir Francis Ilincks, K. C.

G. C. died in Montreal Tuesdey evening. He was a vietim to tho small-pox ep.demic now raging in nearly all quarters of the city. Ile was taken suddenly ill and complained of his illness while Mr.

Andrew Robertson and other prominent inen who had visited him were la conversation with him. His malady Tuesday was declared to be small-pox of malignant type. Everything that science could suggest was done for him. but at his advanced age there was none of that rallying force that marked his early battles to cope with the terrible visitor. his last hours were passed in delirium, so rapidly did the disease do its work, and he became inseesible very soon before death.

His wite was absent from home, and tungsten, the most eminent of Canadian surgeons, was almost alone with him. Sir Francis was born at Cork, Ireland, being the fifth and youngest son of the Rev. Dr. Hincke. who was for many years Professor of Oriental Languages in the Royal Belfast Institution.

One of his brothers was the Rev. Dr. Hincks, rector of Killyleagh, the well-known author of papers on The Transactions ot the Royal Irish Academy" and on and Assyrian archatologyt another, the Rev. W. Illness, formerly Professor of Natural History in Queen's College.

Toronto; and at third, the Rev. Thomas Ilineks, rector of Derryiteghen, in the Diocese of Connor. The family is Iron) Cheshire, England, and is descended from W. Mucks, an Alderman of the City of Chester in 1641. A younger branch of I he fainLy is settled at 11 rekonborough, in Yorkshire.

Sir Francis received his education at Fermoy School and at the Royal Belfast Institution. After entering commercial life at home he immigrated to Canada in having previously paid a short visit there. In IS-II ho began his political career as proprietor and editor of the Toronto Era miner, which under his management exercised important political influence. On the union or tile provinces being completed, he was invited to be the Liberal candidate for the Couuty of Oxford. Although laboring under the disadvantage of tieing a non-resident anti personally unknown to the electors, he was returned after a severe contest.

He took a prominent part in the discussion of financial questions, and was a zealous advocate for Lord Sydenham's favorit measure of a bank of issue. In 181e tie joined the Government which had been formed under Lord Sydenham as Inspector General (Finance Minister), and continued to hold the same office after the reconstruetion of the Government, when Messrs. Lafontaine and Baldwin ceme in with their friends. In 1s13 the members of the Administration resigned with one exception, owing to Lord Metcalfe's refusal to treat them as Ministers or to acknowledge their constitutional position. In the agitation which followed, and which ended in the complete triumph of the ex-Ministers, Mr.

Mucks took an active part. He established a new paper at Montreal. as the organ of the opposition, and occasionally pubiished pamphlets in defense of the principles ot his party, which are now universally recognized as correct, although at the time of the resignation Lord Metcalfe had many apologists. The result of the general election at the close of 1817 was a triumph to the Liberal party, and on the resignation of the Conservative minority, early in 1818, Mr. Lafontaine was sent for by Lord Elgin and returned to office with several of his former colleagues, and among others Mr.

Hincks. who resumed his former office General. In 1852 Mr. Lafontaine retired trom public life, and Mr. Hincks was sent for by the Earl of Elgin, in conjunction with Mr.

Morin, and formed the Government which continued in office until 1855, when it was defeated by a combination of the various elements of the opposition. A coalition Government lollowed, to which Mr. Hineks gave his support, and which embraced several of his former colleagues. At the close of the session Mr. Hincks visited England, and was offered by Sir William Molesworth the office of Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands, which he accepted, and shortly left for his official residence at Bridgetown, Barbados.

This appointment of a member of the Canadian Legislature to the Governorship of another of England's colonial possessions was regarded as the inauguration of a new and more liberal policy on the part or the Home Government in reference to the fill-lair of such offices. In 1861 Mr. Hineks was appointed Governor of British Guiana. He became Canadian Minister of Finance in 1eli9 ill place of the Hon. John Rose, resigned, and retained that office until 1873.

In 1871 he retired from public life. On his leaving the office of Colonial Governor he was made Knight Commander of the Order SS. Michael and George. In October, 1879. Sir Francis, as on of the directors of the broken Consolidated Bank of Montreal, was tried and convicted of signing false returns to the Government.

Justice Monk charged the jury strongly against the accused. who was tried for having been privy to the criminal act of the manager of the bank, who had decamped. In December of the same year he was unanimously acquitted on the charge by live Judges of the Court of Appeals, one of whom was Justice Monk. In March, 1860, Sir Francis, as President of tne bank, was again tried on a second indictment, in the company of the Vice-President and four directors, and acquitted on account of the withdrawal of the private prosecution. Sir Francis himself was the author of the law under which be was prosecuted, whicti he framed and secured the enactment of in 1873, when he was Finance Minister.

In I554 he was induced by Drysdale the eminent book-firm, to publish his reminiscences, which he did. lie was the life of the editorial columns of the Journal of and only steps from the harness of active journalism into the grave. He commenced public life with journalism. and ended it there. Sir Francis was instrumental in negotiating the reciprocity treaty with this country in 1454, and also promoted the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway.

His efforts to obtain the recognition Of the principle that the Governor of Canada should govern through Ministers having the confidence of the Canadian Parliament is thought to have contributed not a little to the preservation of Canada to the British Empire. CHICAGO, Aug. 20.IEditor of The During the closing hours of the at session of the Illinois Legislature Senator Thomas Merritt submitted to the Senate a joint resolution calculated to settle the Chicago Lake-Front question. The resolution proposed to authorize the Governor to appoint a cora- mittee, clothed with power to send for persons and papers, and thoroughly examine the question; after which, to solicit a meeting with a committee to be appointed by the Illinois Central Railway Company. and, if possible.

agree on some plan of compromise between the State and the company in regard to the differences now pending, and which are in suit in the United States Court. The resolution required the committee to report the result of their investigation to the Governor, as also the nature of the proposed comprorrOse, together with such Suggestions as the committee saw fit to make; all of which was to be submitted for consideration by the next Legislature. The resolution Droved to be a bombshell, causing the committee having charge of affairs of the Illinois Michigan Canal to place themselves in a warlike attitude for the protection of its interest. The resolution was withdrawn. In order that the public may understand the situation I will state that the land between Michigan avenue and the right of way of the railway company, and situated between the centre of Madison street and Park row, is a part of Sec.

15, said section being a grant from the United States to the State for the purpose of defraying tee expense or building the canal. Now, then, the officers of the State claim that the canal was built, paid for, the business of the then Canal Commissioners with the State closed, and all the odds and ends that were left are simply the property of the State. In this view of the case, every new committee on canal matters appointed at each session of the Legislature Jitter, but there is no dispute as to the State title in the property, only a question as to what fund shall be credited with the proceeds when sold. As neither the railway company nor the City of Chicago makes any claim to the property they cut no figure in the contest, whether before the court or in the Legislature. True, the abutting owners claim an easement anu outlook that may yet have to be settled by the courts, which it is not my purpose to now discuss.

Suffice it to state that both parties claim the right to sell the land, and that it will finally be sold does not admit of a doubt. When the land is sold, if the proceeds are converted to a great publio good, and one, too. of special benefit to the City of Clicitgo for all Lune, then it would make the sale less objectionable to the citizens. The foregoing is a simple and correct statement of the case, and, on thinking over the matter, I believe that I can see a way out of the dilema and one that probably will meet the views of all parties interested. The proolem that for years has taxed the brains of our Board of Public Works and the innumerable army of amateur engineers who make plans for getting rid of tne city sewage is: How shall it be done? The Citizens Committee have suggested one plan.

others something else. until the brain of Commisshner Cregier has tired reading them. and yet no conclusion has been arrived at. The people claim that the How from the river reaches the crib, and is pumped and returned to them through the water-pipes. It will not do, they say, tor Dr.

De Wolf or the Commissioner to assert to the contrary, as the proofs are easily obtainable. In the city are thousands of filters attached to faucets in the business offices and stores, likewise many private residences. Reverse any one of these filters after it has done forty-eight hours' service. and the stench from a pint of the water then drawn will equal that of the Chicago River in its vilest condition. When the wind is northeast, oriviiag the lake water up the river, this may not be the case; but we do not always have northeast winds.

Now, to undertake to cure this evil by any of the expensive and visionary schemes proposed by men always on the lookout for a city grind-stone on which to sharpen their ax is sheer nonsense, will cost the city millions, and be productive of little good. I believe that it was generally conceded that. if Congress passed the bill for construct mg the Hennepin Canal, and enlarging and deepening that of the Illinois Michigan waterway, that it would create a current in our river of about one mile per hour, and that current would carry off all the sewage in such manner as to be imperceptible in its passage through the canal or Illinois River. Congress did not pass the bill, and I don't complain because of the failure. In LEsop's fables is the story of a wagoner who called on Hercules to tele him get his wagon out of the mire.

Hercules replied: Put your own shoulder to the wheel, then call on Hercules." Do we desire to emulate New York when it calls on the country to furnish means to build the pedestal for the statue of Liberty that is to grace its harbor, or the monument it desires to erect over the remains or Gen. Grant? I trust nat. A State free of debt, with lying in its Treasury, can afford to be independent enough to at least start her own works of internal improvements before calling on the National Hercules to aid her. In addition to those millions in the Treasury, if it is the intention I the State to sell the land on the lake front, why not begin the work on the canal at once, make provision for the sale ot the land, atm then say to the Government: "This affair is National, but we have shown our readiness to contribute to the work." When the State proposed to turn over to the Government the canal and all that pertains to it the proposition Included the laud on the Lake-Front. Had the Government accepted the grant at the time the probabilities are that it would have been offered for sale ere this.

As it has not as yet done so, will we be any the loser by making use of the means at hand and prosecuting a very much needed work? The land constituting what is known as Lake Park is over 5,000 lee( in length and over 250 feet in depth. It would probably sell for $1,000 per front foot for business purposes. This would make it worth over $5.000,000, a sum that would go a great way toward completing the work. While the people who reside on Michigan avenue may dislike to see their coveted outlook bold for business purposes. yet if it must be sold I know of no better use it could be put to than that of the general good of all.

As a property-owner on the Lake-Front I would prefer that the view be keptopen as it now is, but, in accordance with the Tnexorable demands of business, if the property must be Sold by the State, I would like to see the money derived from the sale expended where it would do the most good, and in no way can it do so much good as the way suggested. The time is not far distant when the outer harbor will be provided with docks anu ships, the right-of-way by the railway company spanned by viaducts at the foot of each street, the heavy commercial business now done on the river transferred to the outer harbor, and the hum of traffic heard on Michigan avenue as far south as Twelfth street. This state of things may not be acceptable to those owning choice residences on the Lake-Front; but the march of trade and traffic is regardless of personal comfort and luxury. and will not be stopped in its progress. We have now sixteen months before another session of the Legislature.

During that time the subject of enlarging the canal coulu be discussed, a bill drawn to submit to the Legislature, and such other action taken by the city authorities and different commercial boards of merchants as Will insure its passage. This plan. it seems to me, is the only feasible and certain one that will bring the relief that we are all seeking. Jolts F. STAFFORD.

A LESSON IN BOXING. CHICAGO. Aug. Editor of The Tribune.1 Referring to an article in your issue of today, under the headuag of A Lesson in Boxing," I am glad to know that there is one man in Chicago with nerve and muscle sufficient to cope with this class of pests. Tbat It is a damnable nuisance there are few frequenters of our more prominent resident thoroughfares but will admit.

In getting to and from my business I am accosted by no less than a dozen of these old-clothes tends. If we cannot prevail upon the police to put a stop to this public nuisance, our only ultimatum is to take the matter in our own hands and treat them as was done by our young friend. I want to thank him kindly through the columns of your Daper, and only with I could have been there that I might have assisted him. MICHIGAN AVENUE. WISCONSINKILLED BY CARSSUITS FOR DAMAG ES GROWING OUT OF THE CAPITOL DISASTE IL ATEHTOWN, Aug.

20. Dunn Spalding. 20, son of Dr. William C. Spat-(ling of this city, was killed last evening at Red Wing, by from a work-train of the Chicago, Milwaukee St.

Paul Railway, on which he was employed. Aug. 20.rSpecia1.1The Wisconsin Turniest was organized tonight with over 100 delegates in attendance. The permanent officers elected were: Theodore Fritz, First Speaker, Turnvereia Vorwartz, Milwaukee: Second Speaker, Louis Scuultz of 'Monroe, First Secretary, William Luening of La Crosse; Second Secretary, G. Kuestermann of Green Bay.

Annual reports were read and an adjournment taken until tomorrow. The city is gayly decorated. The first suits for damages for injuries received by the Capitol disaster which occurred at Madison Nov. 8, 1883, have recently been brought against the contractors. Messrs.

Bentleys Nowlan, by Henry Dietrich and John L. Gam of Milwaukee, the former asking 815,000 and the latter REAL-ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following Instruments were Mel Ivr record Thursday, Aug. 20: rrry IntoPERey. West Twentieth at.

125 ft of Ashland av. f. It, dated March 2,3 O'Laughlin to Mary Ann O'Laughlin) West Twentieth st, 222 ft of Oakley ay. f. 24.125 It.

dated Aug. 20 theirs of Alexander Brand to lierman and W. Kraniski 515 Cornelia at. 140 ft of Noble. f.2.x127 ft.

dated Aug. Is (Ludwig Michels to John Vzilk 1. 1.500 Blue Island ay. au It of Nineteentn st. f.23x120 ft.

dated Aug. 0 (Joseph Borges to Elizabeth Helier) 6.0(0 Lincoln Mt. Is() 4-10 It of Thirty-eightn st. 24xi12.11,i ft. dated June 22 (Samuel E.

Gross al. to Anton Wollschlattero Pautilia st. 101 2-10 it ii ot Part. av. 1, thxatI( ft.

dated July25 (Hannah and Charles Busby to James H. Rice) 581)0 Calumet ay. 25.) ft of Thirty-eighth st. f. 50 x124 ft.

dated Aug. 7 (Jennie E. and John B. Sweatt to James P. Bradley) 4.500 Paulina St.

lett It of Kinzie. 1, 23'12b dated Aug. (Michael Callaghan to Sarah Waldron) Wood st. 1671,6 ft 8 of Thirty-seventh. 1.

24x 124; ft. dated -July 25 (J. Nelson Vance to Albert ii. Maack) Dania ay, 5,1 ft of Ilirsch st, 1. it dated Aug.

20 (Johli C. Massome et al. to Minnie Richter) 1.7C0 Ilinsche st (No. 21). 2.32 ft of Ciybourn ray.

t.1!4x62 ft. dated Aug. liJ (2.1aritt A. and F. Stech to Charles Mickel) Garibaldi at, 107 ft of Twenty-eighth, f.

25x 124 ft. dated Aug. 21) (Richard Schee to Jose)h Rick) L750 Carroll av. 415 It of Parker place. 42'15( 1 ft.

dated Aug. 1 (John A. Waesher to Matthew Trichkai GOO North ay. 121 It of Girard at. 1.

1.1x12 1 ft dated Aug. 3(J. Frank Lawrenee to Louis Gerschl. 050 West Huron st. 2s8 ft of Ashland av, f.

4sx PAil.oi ft. with other property. dated Aug. i5 (Lambert Tree to E. W.

Burke and John Adams) 12,5.10 West Thirteenth place, 124 ft of Robey st. 1, 24E144 ft. dated Aug. 20 (August E. Raizer to Ann Ryan 353 West Chicago av.

74 7-10 ft of Rockwell st. 1. 24x12Z ft, dated July lb (Benjamiu Lombard Jr. to Benjamin Levy West Superior st. 74 ft of Seymour.

a f. 144x 123 ft. dated July IS (lbaree to William T. Read LU West Thirteenth tolace.97 ft of Paulina at, la f. 24x125 ft.

dated July 24 IJoim Dulinognue to Herman Drorn bow 1,170 Thirty-second st No. 611). 15s 9-10 ft of Wallace. f. lea ft.

dated Aug. 14 (Charles C. Crowhurat to Edward 1.2ingloiso 1,710 North State St. eta of Banks, 1. 35x1371-i ft.

dated April 1 (Joel D. Harvey to Emma A. Ayer) 10,101 Ilalsted St. 1413-10 ft of Twenty-eighth. f.

24x125 ft. dated Aug. IS (Dennis Noonan to Patrick Timons) LTO Same premises. dated Aug. 19 (Patrick Timons to Jane Noonan) 1.250 Rhodes eV.

314 ft of Thlrty-third sL 16x IGC-. ft. rated Aug. IS (William G. Waddell to Caroline Kohl) 8,016 Oakley ay.

154 ft of Taylor It, f. ft. dated Aug. 10 (James H. Culver to John Behrends) Ogden ay.

of NVestern, a 1.21'115 It. dated Aug. 2J (Hans Felix-fan to Frederick Woodhull) 4,343 Wamhtenaw av, of Ogden, 1174x13.1311,. It. dated July 24 (Ernst E.

Crepin to Matthew Connors) 75g Washtenaw av. 4.541.6 ft of Twelfth at. el, 24x 125 ft. dated July 24 (Matthew Connors to Ernst E. (repin) 500 Twenty-ninth at.

75 ft of Calumet ay. 25x 125 ft. dated Aug. Is (Milton Jerome to Wilhelm Vuelger) 4,700 NORTH OW CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS Of bEITEN MILES OW THE COLTRT-HOCSE. Southport av.hPi ft of George st, 1, ft.

dated Aug. Ii3 (Ernst Prussing to Ernst Neuendorff) 6C0 Western av. 2'25 ft a of Belmont. 5.012.; ft, dated March 6 (Judson M. W.

Jones to Christian F. Elain) Cal School St. 175 ft of Wood. 1. 371sx125 ft.

dated July I (Samuel E. Gross to Frederick Schnieder) 371s, ft and adjoining above, dated July 1 (Samuel E. Gross to Richard Schneider' SOCTLI OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A )tAMC'S og SEVIDI MILES OF THE COURT-11017SEKlmbark ay. 146 ft of Fifty-eighth Pt. f.

35x 175 ft. dated March 12 (Harry E. Greenebaum to William V. Johnston) L500 Same property. dated Aug.

17 (William Johnston IA) Charles A. Fisher Fifty-sixth st, ft of Indiana ay. 81.50" 1331.8 It. dated Aug. 19 (Percy L.

Shuman to Carrie V. Shuman) L500 Wentworth ay. 2S5 ft a of Graylock, f. '25x124 it. dated July 6 (Chalkley 3.

liambleton to Anna K. Kopsell 700 Morgan at. a cor of Fifty-fourth. I. illitaxfal ft.

dated Aug. 14 (George W. Cass to John and Bridget O'Connor) Ling Oakwood ay. 2)2-10 It of Underwood, a I 24 2-10x121 ft. dated Aug, 19 (Andrew ii.

Parker to Mary Free) Arnold at. 370 ft of Fifty-ninth. 1. 37)1jx111 3 ft. dated Aug.

1 (Attie A. and O. M. Wells to George M. French) 3.00 Gordon at.

1.50 It 0 of William. 1, dated May 13 (William Ashby to Cornelius Baldwin) L111 Ashland ity. 325 ft a of Forty-third st. 16x 124 ft. dated Aug.

4 (Albert C. Foster to Susanah Bartz) College at, 31,0 ft of NVallace. al, 3910204 ft. dated Aug. 14 (Breton Bushee to Webster Gould) Wabash av, 157 ft a of Forty-fourth at.

1, 50x ItiN ft. dated Aug. I I4eIn L. and A. IL Needer to Ann E.

Itunnal School at. of Foorty-tilth. 24x115 It. dated Dee. 4.

1934 (Matthew Latin to Ertiat beim) Greenwood ay. cur ot Fiftieth at. f. 2(3t 1.3(1 ft, with buildings, dated June 25 (Mary Rand G. to Wayne B.

Chatfield 22,00) La Salle 21.4 It Of Cloud court. 1. 214127 It. dated April I Allie A. and U.

AL Wells to Frederick itembold) 2500 NVithash ay. 175 it a of Fifty-seventh at. L50 'tat ft. dated April 29. Ibbl (Thomas Casey to Mary Buckley) 3.0 Root at.

269 it of Bissell ay, a I 25x12.5 ft. dated Aug. It) (estate of John Hogan to Frederick H. Trude). 600 WEST vir CITY LIMITS NVITHIN A RAWL'S or tisvol MILES ow THE COURT-1101TSIL Attrill at, 175 ft a of Milwaukee av, 25x ft.

dated Aug. 1 (Helen F. and Hy Attrill to August Kania) Twenty-tlye ft of and adjoining last. with lrancill ft tammilt, date Aug. 1 (same to Henry Petersen) 3-2 Stave 5t.3I ft ot A ttrill.

I. 30'110 It, dated I i i 1 to Peter Detrain) STEMATIC ROBBERY. PROHIBITION AND DEMOCRACY. KEWANEE, Aug. of The Tribune.1I saw a questiotor two asked by the Christian Advocate of your city which arrested my attention, and I wondered how men on the watch-towerof morality cOuld lose sicht of all great questions but one, and not see but one idea when there are so many that crowd themselves upon our attention.

The writer asks, Is there anywhere now a more vital issue in politics than prohibition?" I think- there is in the good City of Chicago at the editor's door a vital question that should be settled instead of running after a question that will take years of hard work to accomplish. The purity of the ballot-box should first be secured, or how can any good be accomplished? Will the Advocate join hands with other good men to try and wrest the City Government from the bands of men who tamper with his ballot after he deposits it in the box or carry away the box, ballots and all, or will the Advocate scatter his ways to strangers? The writer further mildly says that Cleveland is a better Republican than Andy Johnson. I do not deny that, for Johnson was a renegade and went over to Cleveland's party and did what he could for harm to the cause of right. Does the Advocate claim that the party that elected Cleveland is a better friend to the freedmen than the party that retired on the 4th of March. and will the party in power now be more careful of the honor and best interests of this land of ours, when but a few years ago many of them shot at it? I think at that time the Advocate was very outspoken in its position.

But the love of many in these days waxes cold. He further says: "The Republican party must get new and popular issues or go down." Can It be that the Advocate would rejoice to see a party go down that has given the Nation such men as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield, while on the other side they can give us Jefferson Davis and a host of his admirers. The Advocate may say, "They are not our people." It may be so. but if the Advocate plays into their bands it is but little difference. Again, the writer says the Democrats must win their right to rule.

Had the editor forgot the fact that they had already won that right by and with the advice and consent of one St. John, and let me tell the Advocate that they know bow to maintain that right. The writer says it will take a wise man to tell what issue will draw a larger number of votes than prohibition in 1888. I think, Mr. Editor, that is not a hard task for one to guess as to the outcome of the '88 campaign.

The present incumbents, with St. John for an ally, can hold the fort in good shape, and as the outlook is now, if they find plenty of the wherewithal, St. John will stay by for a valuable consideration. I would not have the Advocate too sanguine, for I do not think that St. John or any of that way of thinking can turn the world upside down in three years and a half.

I fancy if St. John takes the stump in '88 it will keep him quite busy in explaining some bad looking things in his past. I would like to ask him why he is a local option man in a Democratic State and a strict partisan in a Republican State, unless be is a hired assistant of the Democrats. It is an idea in some minds if they can defeat the Republicans in '88 they will all turn Prohibitionist. We will see.

W. N. SUPERIOR COURTNEW SUITS. 98.4StlB. It.

Calm vs. Gustav Itinstorff, Richard H. Vinter, and Adotpn Clasen. Confession of judgment. til.e Je.

Kraus Mayer, attys. schweisthal vs. Arthur Robinson. confession judgment. M.u24.

attys. it. aim vs. Gustav Hinstorff. Confession of juugment, Same attys.

as.ts.,-1-ucius Weinscheuk vs. Jacob Powell and Powell. Byam, Weinschenk Ginsburg. attys. Clinton Co.

vs. John IL Lyman. Asst, Hutchinson Luff. attys. therms vs.

Patrick Conway and John Workman. Petition for mechanic's lien for Meyer Coltman. sirs. sis.4142Patrick H. Hogan vs.

James Hogan, Mary Wilson, John (ready Johanna. Ella. Minnie. Martin. Patrick, Witham Dennis.

and Catherine Gready. Bill for partition. E. W. Adkinson.

sett S. Gage et al. vs, N. J. Turner.

Fairchild lithicatuan. attys. Kiessiing vs. Anna Kiessling. Bill for divorce for impotence.

N. M. Plotke. atty. 9s.05Char1es V.

bish vs. William Guenther and John Schuler. Confession of judgment. t246. P.

L. Sherman, atty. Summit Lime Stone Company vs. E. J.

Bode, Charles G. Bode. and Ii. A. Hurlbut.

Petition for mechanic's lien, NVeigley, Bulkley Gray, soh's. F. Hanchett, use, vs. Jacob Blustein, Henry Lamourter. and 3.

M. shaduer. Debt, Low; damages. iN-Kia. C.

S. Cutting, soh Hill. Su epressed. lailistortf et use. vs.

The Conrad Seipp Brewing Company. Garnishment. Kraus Mayer. attys. States Stamping Company vs.

M. Loewenthau. $1,3,,9. Hawley Hanchette, attys. V.

Keene et al. M. Loewenthau. $77. Same attys.

Garcia Co. vs. Joseph Couthout and Chanes C. Flint. Confession of judgment, W.

W. Case. atty. Menendez et al. vs.

Same. Confession of judgment. same atty. G. Gunderson vs.

Christine Gunderson. Bill for divorce for desertion. C. F. Gooding, soft.

Suppressed Joseph Kilburg vs. William O'Neill; trespass, altie, with Arnold Tripp, atty. 96.475Elia George vs. John George. Bill for divorce for desertion- W.

Adkinson, soil as.CsJulius stein Co. vs. George W. Reid. SUDO.

Moses. Newman Reed. attys. vs. Nathan Whitman.

$1.000. Same attys. vs. Joseph Schroeder. 81,000.

Same attys. CIRCUIT COURTNEW SUITS. D. Camp vs. 31.

C. Bennett. Appeal. Fannes vs. C.

B. Williams and George W. Gray and wife A pueal. 53.59 --Assumpsit. Suppressed.

Car-Skaden vs. Squire T. Harvey. Case, HOW. L.

Shissler and F. A. Aloore. attys. of judgment.

Settled. W. Abbot vs. H. Samuels.

Bill to restrain foreclosure of chattel mortgage. J. B. Bean, soh McFarland vs. Patrick McFarland.

Bill for divorce for cruelty and drunkenness. E. C. McCune, soli. 53.604Great Western TeL Co.

use of Comml. Nat. Bank vs. IL. 11.

Beach David Davis Best Sparks. Henry G. Robins. J. S.

Frederick, J. D. IL C. Hall. P.

D. Cheney. Cross White. C. M.

I lamilton, J. O. Hamilton, Were Vandoort, Goodrich Nevins, George 1.weitioff, VVillittin Fisher. Lydia L. Ellett.

P. C. Huggins, 1. J. Peebles.

T. L. Loomis. A. B.

Gregory. R. ii. Lavis. ornan Pierson.

David Pierson. George Wright. Garnishment, Thos. J. Sutherland, atty.

Sheeerd vs. William II. Mansfield. Appeal. Schnieder vs.

Henry Schnieder. Bill for separate maintenance for crueltr. Charles S. Cutting, soli 5-16)7Vi1lage of South Evanston vs. Dennis Power.

Ejectment. E. B. Payne. atty.

Schaaf Vs. Jacob Engel. Case, $25,000. Sawin it Foster, attys. B.

R. 373Godfrey and Bertha Snydecker vs. Almon Kidder. Adolph Loeb. Detroit Bridge Iron Works.

Elias Greenebaurn, John K. Merrill. William K. Reed. George W.

Reed. John Forsythe. Illinois Land Loan Company. Gerhard Foreman. Augustus wallbaum, Chtirlotte VVallbaurn.

and all whom. etc. Petition to establish title. Wilson Moore, soh's. B.

IL 374James S. Murray vs. Charles E. Foss. Lucy S.

Foss. Anson T. Hemingway, Laura S. Phelps. James Reed, William P.

Moore. Adam S. Glos. Jacob Glos. Emelie Glos, Frank Frost.

and all whom. etc. Petition to establisn title. A. H.

Lawrence, soh Suppressed P. Coburn vs. Charles E. Ceburn. Bill for divorce for drunkenness.

David Sullivan, soli. 53.590Album It. Jackson vs. Hattie B. Jackson.

Bill for divorce for adultery. Frank J. Loesch, soh 33.5MEllen Niggles vs. David Higgins. Bill for divorce for adultery.

O'Snea Mahoney. soirs. ORDERS. ETC.CHANCERY. JUDGE MORANOrders-2-548.

Lilly vs. Green; ord. apptg. John SI- i4lly Jackson vs. Jackson; chit.

Lillas P. Coburn vs. Charles E. Coburn; decree for drunkenness. COUNTY COURTNEW SUITS.

C.OSTW. A. Stanton. vs. Tobey Mfg.

Co. Appeal. 6 O'Neill vs. Alphonso Belanger. Confession of judgment.

WI. H. W. Nolan. attv.

tLesaElijah L. Marshall vs. Levi A. Ender. Assumpsit.

RAO. McClelland Cummings, atty. to 6.02Petitions in the eases of dependent girls Genevieve Lang, Ida Lang, and Jennie Langdon. N. M.

Jones. atty. iLet-13Peqpie. use of Ellen Kiley, vs. Charles Moore.

Petition for support. ORDERS. FTC. JUDGE PRENDERGASTOrders-25. Jefferson sect.

order aoptg People vs. Sioat: jgt. asst. Fred Stoat SI" per month, Emetine Lake 3, Niattie Perkins 112, William b. Perkins $3.

Grace E. Foster F2. Walter E. Foster City sect. verd.

and jgt. set aside. new asst. ordered. etc City spl.

assts. 4,413 to ord. spetg Henry NValler Charles C. Chase, and John Maloney commrs. 5,9 Vol.

asgt. Ella A. Horton; Iv. assignee accept bid nisi 5 Os. insanityFound insane: Frederick T.

Stein, H. Flielimann. George Iliebruann. Albert Lang. Louise Peterson.

M. Meade, A ntou EricksonDora Schmidt, temp. comtd. to Jefferson. DependencyFound dependent: Leonard Lang.

Clarence Long. Joseph Gough, Genevieve Lang. Ida Lang.Petitions dismissed in vases of Thomas Smarts, E. Stuarts. and Ida Monogue.

rlIPEol'ES A PITTSBURG BuOT ANT) SHOE FIRM IN AN EXTENSIVE SERIES Tit EFTs. Puristivitif, Aug. detectives here have unearthed one of the rnost systematic cases of robbery ever perpetrated in this viciniry. For three years past the wholesale boot and shoe firm of A. H.

Borlam') Co. have been mng goods, but they were unable to discover the leakage. Finally the matter Nva, reported to) the pollee, and late last night they nrcesied M. .1. Fitzpatrick.

M. Wise, Charles John Kay, and Hermann Gross. all cialoloys of the ()ne of the prisoners. Orth, also keeps a shoe store In A Ilpgheny, and an investigation of his store revealed wonders. In a dark recess toward the tear were discovered forty eltSf.S of 8110('St.

(.11 Mr. Borland anti the Superintendent, Mc( owan. identified as belonging to them. Furthermore, Mr. ()rill confessed that all these goods, w.th the exception of a few cases belonging to a PILladelphia firm, were the property of Mr.

Borland. The goods found are estimated to be worth Fitzpatrick and Wise are einployo's at the store Of Mr. Borland, ou Liberty street, Wise havtng been employd as dray man for live years. Kay Is a colored, man who acts as porter. Gross is a peddler, whose place of business is at No.

fool Second avenue. As farm can he ascertained the plan was to have the dray man haul away the WOOdi given to him by the salesman. Ile would take them to Orth's piaee of business. and Mao to Gross' residence. INir.

Borland says that their loss has been fully the dishbnesty of the employs. The men confessed to the robbery. The prisonr imp knife other Nvt11-linowil persons, and it is said that some arrests will be made that Will listonish the peop even more than the capture of the prisoners, who now Occupy ceil3 in the Central SatIntt. DAKOTAPOPULATION OF THE NORTH TERRITORY In- COUNTIESA SWEDE DRoWN ED. 111sMAItck, Aug.

20.The work of compiling the regular quintennial Territorial census is now nearing completion. The highest estimate made before the result was positively known was 150,000 for North Dakota. while the figures now give nearly 3.000 in excess of that number. Following is the census table of North Dakota by counties: Mired 131Mountraille no Barnes 3,032 Burleigh 5,354 Oliver 327 Benson Pembina 11,509 Buford 524 Richland .9.055 14ttielin 818 Ransom 4,236 Billings 3.271 Bowman 162 ttojette 2.232 Cass 21.085 Renville Cavalier 5,029 Stark 1,507 Dunn :12 Stanton Tet Dickey 3,450 Stutsman 5.750 De Steele I.ddy 825. Sargent 3,018 Emmons 866 Sheridan 40 Flannery 10:1 Stevens 55 Foster 8,119 Grand Forks 20.453 Towner 366 Griggs 200 liettinger 631 NValsh 12,777 Kidder 285 La Moure 2,072 Wynn 10 Logan 336! 36 lorton 5,6731 Ward 257 Melittlty 800 Unorganized McLean.

912 Wallace 46 McIntosh 282 Mercer 254 152,199 McKinzie 241 There are 1.514 veteran soldiers in this portion of Dakota, of whom 1.4S5 are of the Federai army and twenty-six of the Confederate. Many counties appearing on the map are as yet unorganized, and, as will be seen in the above table, are very thinly impulated. There are 32,503 farms, 6.121 manufacturing establishments, and there were 7.205 deaths during the last year. Grand Forks County has the largest number of farms and manufactories (151i. PIERRE, Aug.

20.lSpeciallIlaiver Larson, a Swede aged 20, formerly of Pucknwana. fell into the Missouri River at Fort Pierre yesterday and was drowned. The body was not recovered. BISMARCK, Aug. 20.SpeciaL1The encampment of the Territorial militia will be held at Fargo, commencing Sept.

22, and continuing four days. This will be the first encampment of the militia, and all the companies are in constant drill for the occasion. Four members of the Governor's Guard of this city have just been court-martialed on charges of non-attendance at drill. disrespect of superior officers, and visiting houses of ill-I ante in uniform. The prisoners were discharged and ordered back to their company.

THE STATE CAPITAL. sli Aug. 1(mile Cornelia at. 2'i ft of t-ta ve. dated Aug I to Nicholas It Nelson) Julia court, Do It of st, f.

5xl07 ft. dated Aug. aJ (Charles IL Low to Peter Schwarer) Park av, cor of Evergreen. 1, ft dated Aug. '20 (Mary titclerdike to Maria Christiansen) CO IIIS BROTHEWS MURDERER.

I DUTIABLE BODIts. The tollowlng were the customs receipts yesterday: Bonet Jeffrey 5 packages tea; Fitch Howland, 467 packages tea; J. Doane 30 packages tea; Sibley Luske, 234 packages tett; E. A. Sehoyer 600 packages tea; order.

560 packages tea; N. K. Faibank 200 boxes tin plate; Pitkin Brooks, 52 crates J. W. Doane drums caustic soda; Fitch Howland, 1 ease paper; Tong Fong, 13 eases porcelain: Z.

IlarikwAti. 1 ease 'silk; Grommes Ul 7 easett cigurs; E. 2 cases cigars: AVillitun Cochrane. 4 en-es cigars; Shire. 7 cases vica.s: Kantzler Hargis, 7 eases cigars; Wilson clics dry goods; Julius Bauer .1 CHSCS tousietti lnstruments: Carson.

Fide. Scott 5 cases dry goods; .1. H. Walker 1 cate dry goods; Enander Bohnian. 4 eases 'books; Lowenthal, Kaufman 4 cast2s smokers' urtieles; Edson Keith cases dry goods; G.

'W. Sheldon I.34 eases prepared tiust Knecht. 4 eases cutlery; Fowier 700 sacks salt; Mandel 1 cases dry goods: LiTenteld Eros. Mayer. 2 cases cigars; Nee Ban, 49 cases curios; hlwr.tii Hogg, 2 hogsheads and 2 octaves wine; Adams Westlake Manufacturing Company, 51 eases tin sheets; E.

H. Hanford, 71 barrels herring; N. home, case human hair. Coilections, A SHOCKING RUNAW AY ACCIORIcT. PITTSBURG, Aug.

evening a shocking accident occurred at Iona Station, on the Waynesburg Road, by which one person was fatally hurt and three others severely injured. Jacob Group, owner of a near Morgantown, W. was returning home from camp-meeting in a carriage, in which his wile and two grandchildren named Shirk, 4 and 7 years or age, were also seated. While descending a steep hill near the station the horses took fright at a locomotive and dashed down the declivity. The vehicle was wrecked and all the occupants thrown out.

Mr. Group lay unconscious for nearly two hours, and will not recover. Mrs. Group was injured internally and sustained some bad cuts. One little girl had her leg fractured and the other an arm broken.

Mr. and Mrs. Group are aged 75 and 72 APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS FOR THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 20.SpecialdIn order that Illinois may be creditably represented at the North, Central, and South American Exposition, which ()Pens at New Orleans Nov.

10, Gov. Oglesby has appointed thirteen special commissioners to aid in making the collection that will be known at the State exhibit. These special commissioners will have a meeting in this city next Tuesday, Aug. 25, at tne rooms of the Department of Agriculture, to decide upon the best methods to be adopted to insure a complete and creditable State exhibit. The following special commissioners were appointed by Gov.

Oglesby to look after the several departments: Clays, SandsD. B. Gillham. Upper Alton. GeologyProf.

A. H. Worthen, State Geologist, Warsaw. EducationDr. S.

IL Peabody, Dean of the University of Illinois. Champaign. Natural HistoryProf. S. A.

Forbes, State Entomologist. Champaign. Farm ProductsCol. Charles F. Mills, Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture.

ArtsJ. Irving Pearce. Chicago. Canned GoodsI'. D.

Armour. Chicago. HorticultureA. C. Hammond, Secretary of the State Horticultural Society.

Warsaw. ManufacturesJ. MacGregor Adams. Chicago. Fibres and FabricsH.

D. Dement, Secretary of State, Springfield. Dairy ProductsH. B. Gurler, President State Dalrymens Association.

De Kalb. Woods, Stone, Building MaterialJ. Schenck. Mount Carmel. Weinen's DepartmentMrs.

F. McBurnie. Springfield. The Secretary of State today issued a license of incorporation to the Eatzle Star Mill Grain Company at Breeze, Clinton County; capital stock, incorporators, William B. Kaune, H.

S. Kaune, and C. A. Kaune. A large number of Portuguese from Morgan County came to this city today to attend the annual reunioe of the Portuguese of and Morgan Couaties- They held a picnic at Oak Ridge Park, and were welcomed to the city by Mayor Garland.

A REMARKABLE SPECIMEN OF THE GENUS HOMOTHE WIDOW REFUSES TO PROSECUTE. CINCINNATI, Aug. Hulsmeier was this morning arraigned in the Police Court to answer to the charge of murder in the second degree for killing his brother Ben with a hammer at Robinson's box-factory last Monday week. He is a man of most peculiar personal appearance. standing six feet three inches in his shoes, and with scarcely any flesh on his long.

unshapely bones. 1-is shoulders slant downward like a woman's and his taco is thin and hatchet-like, pitted with small-pox. Before the opening of court be sat nervously whirling his slouch hat in his hand and glancing about the court-room watt his small bright blue eyes. with an expression of anxiety on his face. He was evidently trymg to keep up his spirits with the idea that the refusal of his victim's widow to prosecute was all that was necessary to secure his release.

He was represented by Maj. Blackburn, who characterized the two brothers as most reputable young men, who bad been raised together, and that as the funeral of the deceased was to take place tomorrow the case had netter go over tiil the 25th. which was granted. Bonci was ilxed at in default of which Hulsmeier went to jail. BUILDING PERMITS.

Tbe following building permits were Issued yesterday: Forest avenue. S. Manning, dwelling. 25x51 feet. f4.0.10.

No. Marion street, Hans Anderson, basement. 20 x4;) Wet. 11.100. No.

1litk4'lwelfth street. Mr. Finck, one-story store. feet. Elston avenue, near Robey street.

Joseph Lester. addition. feet, Wabash avenue and I tubbard court. E. J.

Lehmanh two one-story stores. 3iixtilif liet. fri.1,011. Nos. 1113 to 107 Michigan avenue, Studebaker Bros'.

Mann lecturing Company. eight-story carriage repository and salesroom'. liiL feet. 1.10.1,111ii. No.

imi; Hinman street. Fred 110.1111011. one-storl cottage, le10611 feet. 1.ZIPU. Nos.

to Thirty-ninth street. E. W. Pardridze. seven three-story stores and bats, 1143011 feet.

No. 37.,2 Wabash avenue, John two-stori Bats. 22x40 teet, Nos. et and 10 I as street. Hennessey twO story shop and data.

40xati feet. Sibley street and McAllister place. J. C. smith.

three two-story dwellings. 77,3019 feet. f15.113. No. :1119 Fox street, Fred Sultz.

ono-story cottage. Isr24 feet, Vi410. Nos. 213 and Z35 Armitage avenue. G.

W. Stanford. three two-story feet, N. 249 SOUtn itObey street. J.

Shane, one-stOrY tage. 3LIKAJ feet. S0U. Nos. 227 to 249 Flournoy.

Harvey T. Weeks. two-story car barn. feet, No. 1173 Oakley avenue.

Edward Bei-telt, one-stor, cottage. 20x4s feet, ii.000. No. 3635 Butterfield street, John Gegen. one-storl cottage.

20xei feet, 61.2ikl. Grand avenue. near Rockwell street, Joseph DaVer One-6ton, store, 24.x.id feet. $64.6.1. SUMMER RESORTS AND TOURISTS.

KILBOURN CITY, Aug. The following Chicagoans are visiting the Dells" and are stopping at the Glen Cottage Hotel: The Humboldt Quartet. F. T. Homan, Al Christensen.

Lew Phelps, L. O. Van Ripen, Jacob Johnson. Miss Josie Johnson. Mrs.

L. C. Phelps, Miss Lula Van Ripen. Miss Nettie Dahn, William Crockett. F.

Kutcher, Thomas Love and wife, R. B. Lang Ion. Mrs. .1.

(l. Lane, Miss V. R. Lane, Mrs. J.

L. High, Miss Jessie High. Shirly High. Miss IL E. Dupee, Joseph o.

Morris. Ralph Johnson, A. If. Potter, Francis M. Whitehouse, William W.

Macomber. M. W. Diftley and wife, J. W.

Evans. Ed Seiss, Henry Dittman and wife, Juliana Bethke. and Christian F. Wiehe. Aug.

20.Specia1lThe following are today's arrivals at tho Fountain House: The Rev. L. S. Osborne, Mrs. G.

A. Head, Miss Alice Head, Miss Bessie Dead. William S. Young Jr. and wife.

Allen R. Fuller, G. P. Latlin, M. Shields and wife.

S. M. Flannigan, Mrs. S. La Franc.

Miss EV3 La Franc of Chicago; G. 11. Rover and wife. J. Vattern and daughter of Cincinnati; S.

Ray, wife, and nurse, N. Chapman, Mrs. D. Randall. Ellis Wainwright and wife of St.

Louis; it J. Burgess of Stamford, E. D. Davis, S. W.

French, Mrs. G. II. Rountree, Miss Lillie Rountree, J. S.

Rountree of Milwaukee; J. W. Graham of Austin. G. Frank, Miss S.

Moses of Louisville; E. G. itodolph of La Crosse; E. Deckey, E. Mann of Evansville; J.

M. Hudspeth of Boonville, Ind. ASHLAND, Aug. Lake Superior summer season is at its bight, the hotels at the south shore points being well tilled. Among the guests at the Chequamegon Hotel here are ex-Postmaster-General Greshain's family.

H. H. Warner of Rochester, N. left Ashland Bay today for down the lake A WILD, WEIRD LIGHT. HELENA.

M. Aug. has made the atmosphere so thick and hazy that it is with difficulty that the belt range of mountains across the Prickly Pear Valley can be seen, though the distance is not more than fifteen miles. Indeed, it is difficult to distinguish the foot-bills, themselves quite respectable mountains, and distant only seven or eight miles. Large forest tires are supposed to be the cause of the smoke.

A large tire has been raging tn the mountains to the uast of the city, across the Missouri River, for some weeks past, and at night the spectacle is a grand one. The smoky atmosphere more closely resembles a partial eciipse of the sun than anything else it can be likened to. and gives to the landscape a very weird and glaost-Luie appearance. 110G4 DYING BY THOUSANDS. SALINA, Aug.

disease bas attacked hogs hi this section that is causalartning mortality. One farmer here bas lost 500 head of line hogs in two weeks. SWIM people throw all the carcasses of diseased animals Into the streams, aad in this way the contagion has been carried to other pens on the same stream. The county offers a reward for the apprehension of any one who engages in the custom. Great diversity of opinion prevails as to the disease.

It is situated in the lungs. The begs are dyinsr by thousands and the disease 18 Increasing. KILLED WITH A BASE-BALL BAT. CLIATTANOOGA, Aug. 20.ISpecial.1 Yesterday, near the Marion County line, a few miles from this city, during a game of baseball, William McNabb and John Brown became engaged in a dispute.

The men were cousins. McNabb had a base-ball bat in his hand and dealt Brown a fearful blow on the head. Brown tell to the ground and expired instantly. McNabb was overwhelmed with the result of his hasty act and surrendered himself to the authorities. Both men belong to ti1131111e1 of the highest respectability.

LADY BURDETT-COUTTS' PONY. Lady Burdett-Coutts owns the smallest pony In the world; he la 5 years old and etauda thirWoo Inches bigh. TWO TOWNS. The Town of Good Hatchet, In Idaho, la ottg Set by Doel Axe, In 21110110n..