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OutraEcs by Spanish bandits In Cue
bn-A HuAbAndss HORRIBLE lee-

uarona Correspondence q the 5tr Fork Tribnnx.
Some time during the month Of A1ay. party
Ct five robbers appeared 1t plantation, pos
seseed themselves Of several guod horses. TAX
ing also varsous Articles Of clothing belonging
TO an American engineer On the plantation,
and then disappeared. The engineer, who waa
IN HnyauA at tho time, became furious on his
.etu1n, and indu1ged in severe threats against
the perpetrators OF the robberies- Some
friend Of the bandits communicated these
thoughts to them, and in few days they again
appeared, took the engineer by surprise, tied
him hand and foot. and then proceeded to
lash him with whipa and thongs until the man
and rain. They then tied him up on chair
before his dwelling, and two Of tho number
walked into the houEe and violated hia Kife.
Since then the engineer has ueen almost =
maniac and bent On revenge. Last Friday be
received information that the two bandits
without advising anybody Of his intention, be
,rmed himself and had the good fortune to
! find 10th Of them lying On the floor in IN in-
ebriatcd condition
To tie them up and rouss them sufic;entl,
to rndcr.sa,sl the situation, occupied but lii.
he brought them tc his own place, or1eted
| tires to be 1T. and then threw both Of then
iuto lig sugar kettles filed with water, whicl
soon began to boil The men lived fifteen r
tveni, minutes, ul:.. il. :ha water hegan to boil
Their attempts to throw themselves cut ol
the kettles, and their demands for wate,
and cnes for pity, we're heass-sendine
but their eIecutioner took : fendisi
delight in throwing IN occasionally lii
tie cool water, which, however, in moueu
began to boil aGa,n. Al the end Of five min
utes both bad oeased to exist When the fac
vas mentioned to the Captain General, be N
marked: II don't wish to know it, and Il suc]
4 thing has happened, fully approve OF il :
a rnan. but rs Captain General, I have 70 IA
NO knowledge Of the matter. Beasts in tu
| uau sbape must be treated IS beasts. alihoug]
the punishment WIS inhun1hn1and cruel" i
she matter reets. The engineer has returne.
| til lie has caught tie other three.
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a SHOCKING EXECUTION.
Il E1urtecn-Eeet Foil from rhe *cnf-
fotd-1 he CriInfnnlss 1ic2d Iefscil
OIY~

: CDr.,n.vE,.,C Cx,t, ,t.. r..
a -Is,, s rom .ne Sent.
toau-Ahe e1'n'3nAai" Lead aefAe'1
oA1s
Ffo'" t"e i.oHeoh -'etA
DUBLIN, ThurBdaY Night,
Andrew Ca1r, convicted of murderin,, ,,is
parauour, vas executed this ruo,n;ny Win
Eichmoad Brldewell. The drop s13oxa1 "a.
fourteen Zee. fron, the iran and wben Ss ,hs
Dol, VAS withdrawn The ;ert e. ~ x.r,st 10y tut
tha head was i1Istansir - Tare f,,., tI
and the rope reco,ied viii force IT, te ,na t ~:
At The iuq4est which folinxsS IL ~ uEs-rpr e n1p
Of the p1lson depoted th.t tfa srs',ao,, ~ tJ,a
pr;son vas ,esneuxll1a ~ .,,s ia1Sti, IT the th
1ope used. Il VA nsei ,o,io.. ~ ~ Ts'tsTuor:s
own opinion. N~1 IT ''1'40' >4'' o'''4'
4 witness .fte,.,,a ,xo,, t.,, oh.,-rad ,,,a ta-
co, of ths rona ~ ~ ;eu a,,,' ar;dant
haa occnrre5 re,t ~ .rs, Innts,1 ;n,n tie tran
AID saw the bodr isiIr ia tie y.tI beneath de-
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North In the great American struggle. The
government has hitherto indirectly sought to
tono down the preas to liz own cautious
nsutrality, and tActe hss baeu little herceneaa
T,y :. shs snS Gse i ax rdn 10 d.and aaa Is
cuncy; tho Daily N7as has been stosd,lv
German from the ftzsx and no ,doubt, will bs
90, Whatever the result; the Telegraph ID less
French than it was. a new daily paper, called
The London f.9dTo, 'e apparently xa ne property
sialist print. Another new daily paper csllod
Lates. Ne.cs, is casting discredit upon ita CO.
tenporarles By Issuing tho absurdest fabsieA-
tions every day. Before drop Of blood was
shed, it had announced 3 dozen battles, with
the :" 1out" now Of the French, now OF the
TO the Atlantic Cable, sou. have been nicely
hoaxed. or course the trick cannot last long.
Tho ra1e Of the papers is As great ~ their
machinery will allow. The D1sty helcs ~
doing over 10o, 900 day, and the Telegraph
yet more: When the battles come, these NUM-
bers will be 1t least doubled.
THE woRn1soAtS OF TIE US1xID STATES.
4 pzopoeal to hold IS demonstrations" OF
workingmen in favor Of Prussia is talked OF.
The cttades-uniontnt dislike the notion, for they
hare lately had close relations with French
workman, aud there il reluctance TO wound
the feelings of neighboring nation. EottIo
less is there desire 10 e1preas the prevailing
sentiment toward the Emperor and his regime.
The question. is constantly being asked
amongst all classes, What does America
sayf 4 correspondent Of one Of the papers,
calling himself IN American, asserts that the
United States would be with France. simply
because England seemed likely to 20 the other
way! The statement caused much comment.
Yesterday the Daily Nrtos published / long
feeling TO be with Germany, 1t the tsme |
write I'm in the dark as to how
this may be; but whichever side you are
taking. you will bear With me when I s1y. that
Il the American reople give thcir sy1nps.iies
10 France in this most cr11cI Yar. nTarv lnver
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Tho French ReEcncy-Sapolcon,
Decree Appointing the Empress fEc-

The following is the te1. OF the decree OF
the Emperor comforting on the Empress the
title and powers OF Regent: .....
"N2peteou. b{ the grace Of God and the National
will Emperor OF tho French, TO all whom these
rEesentz may concern, greeting: Wishing to give
10 uur Fell-beloTed Cunsort, The Enrrese. proof
OF the confidence We have IN her; and having the
intention ~ pi&ce ourselves ut the head OF the
aIH :, re have resolved to confer, sud do hereby
ton3er, On tnslE1npreas tbs title Of Regent, L,
tltn!ke the funcuons ol that charge ~ toon as NC
shall hare tef1 our cspital, in conformity with
our Instructions snd orders, - We shall have
given them ID the general directions Of the
terrtce which We shall hare established.
and which will ba transcribed On the book Of 1he
State. Oaf Intention Is 70 comupu;ca;e to our
Ministers the eatd orders aud Instructions. and
Fat IN no case the Empress eaa cepart from
tnelf HEpr. Ia the e1errise OF htr functions Of
ReEenk We desire th1t the Empress shall rFc-
ssde ID oar nane 0reF the Council Of Minister'S
We do not. however, intend thst the Empress
Resert shall aushhftze By her HiEuatnre the pro
Mufatcu bf anF law ether than tnose no7 pend
ing before the Senate, the Legislative Ho6r, and
the Council Of state, referring on that subject to
the ttders and instructions above mentioned. ne
order cur Keeper OF the Seals, Minister Of Justice
and Puhfic Worship, to communicate the present
fettets-paient 10 the Senafe+swh1ch wilt tnscr1be
tht u On Its totls, and publish tntm in the Bulls
tin dts Lois.
Given at The Palace Of the Tulcz1cs. this sd day
OF Ju!, lstn SArULEus.
tCcnufefstgnedl ENiIE 0tllrlER,
Minister If Iusf1re
, 1870-08-13

ths 4. .eo h,,ds .,o ,,u.,.,. a.. -.,-,.
Ut their oon;va,or, W., = r. ea.~:-s
lent Of a or,enr,cl7 r. ~ +. ,,a,a I .,11,1.s.
o. il it ano,he- aroon,,.t ~ a. !. u ~ ~,
dollar 4he rae,,,,,fs,, - a.,.:.., sa
ipc. 1Y;t ;s anntho- - ~ :. >. :. ~ ~
IL i7ar,;tnto ~ naan;.e ~ =. - e4uaa-
h er;,nn, 49,. 49, - " nut perfect
aud n,,ss..., a.: ns w" proposed
what ~. r..a , ..,s:N u.,on a'o not know
Tho Dc,,oc-a,,. ~ a. ~.
trict have e;,1,.r n.ra. 'etn'a Ois-
mi nroeta,1 he ~ % = ~ "e1u o. OF nave
Killed the co,sa .h,t ~! 49,, y. tue person who
CIT. Tbar ,7a,,ans .s a. ,a'a Inc golden
.hontd ho .,.I.I~s e Na1aonal BANKS
hive tha han.s."., NAo tae "no1e people
rencv ars H.. 49,, paper cur
Ranta shon,a - A1e@ W 'ne "at'ona!
nnn;c;n,, s.;a " SCHOOL ano
t;on .-;th s.,,1Ss ' s.'s. 10 eqna' ta.a-
vho,a no,.1. .e..,p rl ",'s ~" Tue
;ssuin,r aner NONE - -. Nv Ns,;osa, . na.p ~
were af,o,isbe,5 10 -,o-a thar 49, - -
stand rsnccso,1. - ,,roan,,oo,a H. .,,...., ~,
exclus;ve cnrrcncr. ,,rt tba.., ,,,nts 4,
n,r r.r . tor rh;,h = ~. es.,s,,ss1,- ~,
ofher kind al nn,n.rtv Tho;- axorac, ~
annually is moi lass tl,an 1; mar cent on their
capita1 and thev INV a Tux ike all other
properly. for school md municipal pur.
poses. Their aggregate capital is $780,
Noo, ,0oo, which, at Il per cent tar, yields a
revenue o{ nearly sc, 600, 600, The Nation.
al Banks of this State have capi-
ta1 Of S10,o0o, ,00o which is taxed
for State purposes like all other property,
They are taxed for all county, town. and
city purposes; they are taxed for schools
and for Ill public purposes; nna thev con.
tribute as largely rs any other propertv of
equal value, to the support Of the State and
local governments. The Democracy of'
, 1870-08-13

he waa out Of money and cut Of splE.sa, and
"anted to be out OF The world.
-lhe cincinnati Enqk,rer having 8a1d Aonne-
lung about Nj. J. C. F1edeidy, Of that c!ty, J. c.
rleae'd} thus responds In smother papes: "Eow,
!af a. this haa any relation to the truth ss fl
~ IN concerned, pronounce the whole Of it m
unmiuSated, Internally malicious Id liz. And
! M luithermore denonnce the writer thereof a.
"sl1al Lar and scouudscl, who knew that he ms
lying when he Wrote it,
ne boston Saturday Eeenfng Ca1etGe says that
eae Aes. III. Alexander II. ylnion was Instantly
snea 81 CHEERING tobacco By young miss Of II,
~ ~ "aotu ne WIS giving good advice about Lent,
sue eaaa' "fshaw! don't preach sele-denInl to
he "nen you have your mouth full Of misty TO.
uaseo: lne reverend gentleman turned aside
~ asAo' removed the odIous weed from hts
mouta. and has nercr since tasted t.
1t u estimated that the Dsckens-Bo,ton en-
b1oZ1lo at Memphis has cost Shelby County from
1nsee-1ousths Of million to million t,ol]ary In
Ione LOST hJ 1ufJmcn, witnesses, eourts, and law
3eis IN 1f1!t!esa e6attA to adjust differences anil
tu!ts pending between the parties to mu1tfelied
eon1foTer.tek HoT many people hare been mus-
aesed. and how many murders have been a.
semFseu As tho result OF this frud 1t u iposslble
to say,
"a lady named Esther Fauuanx,. 1orme,.,
resident Of notchesa County, n. +. recently de-
ceased. hal bcen AFFLICTED With Large ovarian
tu1nor for Upward Of u years. About two years
ago she underwent the process Of tapping. Stx
p!Ats ct *sseE we're drawn from her the ,ra. nue,
aua since then eighty pa1la Af1es dealh, a suuor
wss extracted weighing tnirty pounds.
-eolooel Anderson Asnot, OF St. Louis. IL the
nldest contractor on the books Of the Post once
Department, haying been engaged IN tue business
fof over thiTt5-two yeara. His mail coutsae,s now
amount to $4,000 annually, ard extend from the
eastern line Of Illinois to the extreme Western
coast. and from Sew Mexico TO tho British Poses.
H4uNH.
The San Francisco Dul<tin at the 81 inst. ta
the following: 'Ars Susan a. KIND, Of New
iefk. vas hmoa8 ths passengers br the chins
steamer which sailed yesterday. Ass E1nx II a
n,e1nbe1 Of hnsiness trm Of women In New
York, engaged In the whoiesals ten trade, with 8
capital OF about Il 900. She goes to China and
Japan y connpaele arrangements for the lmporta-
tlon Of ten and It's shipment by tho way Of SAP
Francisco. Before leaving New York she wa4
urged To conduct her financial operations through
London house, but ahe refused to do 10, saylna
the proper channel lor the Eastern trade wal
through th!s CITY. Before sailing ahc Effected AZ.
tan1ements with the panI OF Ca1lfotptR fur bel
1utute business operhtiuns.-
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The Opiaisn 1tatio5s. = :.

The Opinion -Sat'o1ar ars4,ta ,bat ,ba
defenees Of Paris are a>sce--th.t .ber
nsed restoration, and II Tho vort ~
restoring them has moi as Ye,oo, hsm,,
This is certainly the most dan, ,,on, rsvs.
lation Paris journal could ma. and IN.
dicates that the surveillance ,er tha
French press, however strict it mi. b. IA
not wise. The tendency Of tho stas>us4t
IS to induce direct march On Paris byt1,
pussians, if, indeed, we may suppose th'
latter have nny lack Of minute and trust
worthy information relative to the aotua
condition Of the French Notifications Th
rslsoEta That tho P1ussians are mining /,
get between Me,1 and Paris add to tn
already tragic interest OF tho pr,,asian in
vasion. They ass alze.,ay On the north
east, and south sides OF Metz. If thev bar
still forces to spare ~ place l,atveen Mat;
and Paris, then the main French ar7nv !
in so1ne marvellous way surrounded, "
doubt il the PruSsians conld afford t,
weaken their own lines sufficiently 10 plac
themselves on all sides Of the whole Frenc
amy
, 1870-08-13
CROPS.
ILLINOIS

a letter from A1nse5. Washington County,
August $, u the Springfield Register, says: ave
hare plenty of corn, wheat, etc. Corn promises
very large yief. and rrobshls there Is oEer 1o00,
roo bushels OF wheat In this county OF the new crop
We NILS oar usual large surpif Of fruit, Peaches
were mostly Killed bJ the freeze on tue llth Of
April, AMI the tornado Of three weeks since sent
OF the arr3es and reats to nsothet Garth. yes
VIC will have small su1plns. OF grapes I think
We will hays An average crop."
WISCONSIN.
The Oshkosh Sarlhuf4ttrn says ths wheat crop
viii Oe IN trst harvested IN thnt section OF the
State for are OF Fix years. Corn neTes looked
better ttRn 1t noH docs
ISDIANA.
TIC hail etorIn that passed orcF TcTre Haute,
on Non!ay evening", did gsea. damage 70 the fruit
In that section Of the State.
CALIFQRSIA.
TIE California Farmer, after careful summing
ur, says thr harvest af 1870 Is the best cur of
reals EVER raised Ia California
, 1870-08-13
PERSONAL
1'h1ZSV.NdL9
Brit 1arte. the Wcllknown California Kr1te

BRIT narte, the wc,l-known California writer,
will settle down In Scw York.
-M.s- EGcas, sister Of John Bright, Is stop
p,ng at SatasofA
Yrs. Ansen BurIinGHmc Is expected home
from France pext month.
Secretary s,anton,a portrait cmpe11lSacs the
ncw s.ccns pos,aEr-stau1p for use t'ssween this
country and North s;eE1nany.
JOHN r. Hale IL consslescent ftp,1 recent
pa1a15tic stroke.
The Rey. Henry Morgan, Of Boston. lsat san-
,!ay baptized the oldest woman In Boston. 4rs-
Hannah Iiawlry, aged IS yeaEs. Her Esther vas
= Lieutenant in the battle Of Bunker Hlll- Her
'sband died IN the last war with Great Britain
nanr2e 1rss" money article for a Pai!adelpa'a
Jo.cnaas Written for the Ledger, JulS ], 1s3o, bS
denartssE ssEler, who has ever slnec conducted that
-Tne naf the paper.
wicn Is,snd, gar cstone ever Heen In the sand
ct tiAuahte, d erected recently over the grave
p,stsoeld. Mass, 20. Il Wesmore, formerly OF
kAuAkaA %ased eehs2uon among tne
The Rev. Y. A.
y. 'utenc.nE to +: .9aaa, y. 0. a,etpoo'' ~. =;
'I'.as was puuped out
, 1870-08-13
LYCEUM BEREAU.

The Eostor Lyesuu Bureau 10 prepared ,o u,att ea
e., toT sne handted e the mo.t opu:a; Lcu-
Abhstt Jesh Bh'inss~ Junins Henri Brown, ~t.Tl-
.qs p.i,s KsT RoeSss GoseF Anna p!skie-gp E;
2 D., 1hotnss Fitch. u. C.. Gen. " u. Gis-en, Gt4ea
x GsiieTsSod Miner 9Eitwn1d ttae Fst E'ptr: fof,.
MT ~ Ia f. 1vssmsre- {MsAl y Lanass 9GSr .gfa1. an
VA na Fssons Hfr M T. sS.o HTahar
se1: W*adtl PhMp@ Il: 4. Rs7t.. Z =; 's1a 1Is y
Vatts nhod. Mn Gentxe yandcnhoH. Henry Wt1sosl. M
t9sekH5:Ihs Asadsis9!ha f3!t snd snx rom
ration ii Boston Vocziiets or InitEnMent3l.ts
HKszIsasH K,nH1 rs !; G. G. IT, k.;nasT s3ta. Eecouons
and M1tesl Rutrstaintsrnt" and The oioey Tomb
stdss9s REehr4IM faI1. Is b:ondela+ts Boston.
Mas
, 1870-08-13

That vss 4 question to be determined according
to International lsr BY the tEionne9; NJ naen ses,
to The latter put Of the question. hc must say
that iu case Of capture the tribunals would be the
same, whether tho ahips were tsadlng to block
7 NJ. 1. Viyian aased whether the government
wert, under Her HajestJ's proclamation, prrpsEetl
to seize vessels carving c1als, If Goals were de-
The Attorney Gcnerul said that the government
vera not prepared to seize such sease4 Ii English
por1s natss theJ were store vessels II tho service
nj. yiyian inquired what view WAS taken Of the
snnject by the beiliHsrent howeEa.
The Attorney Gens:sl ~! not know whether
could a1swer r. No, no!"l Any COMMUNICATIONS
y h1ch might pass between Ner Aajrssy's GoreEn-
mtus and foreign governments On tho matter
The Berlin correspondent Of the London
Tinfs writes, under the 3ato Of july 81:
..Me 1rss wor,i Is about 'coaL' Great Britain
IL to preserve strict neutrality tas ionE n nv
has warned ali good subjects that there are cer-
tatn thlnQs they cannot do, nal It must bs nortt-
iytng to many honest aEttsans and to great tf2ueIs
10 nnh theJ cannot turn m honest penny by SELL
Ing InsllHerenty wzrcs called conrIapan'l af war
70 oosh Parties alike Prussia has plenty OF eosi
neet, France has large one. But to make neet
ot ne II se necessary 70 gre it mottve powsr aud
The French arc bent on doing all the mischief raey
eossts of fTnssia and Hanover. 70 % prevent f and nd
PEutstaa authorne. hate Put she lighthouses
the coass In darkness. anu the sea pAtaless ;
but they cannot hinder the enemy from es
;ablisstnR ;ah biockaaes of great ports and
less scllnus against their ioland fown4. Tho
french, however, wunld be Obliged to act IN
stormy seas, a1d to keep at large, fsr from thelr
the French have chartered many vessels at New
castle an,f else to Ioad With coal With which
, 1870-08-13

Hing Williams proclamation to the
French people has latnb-1ike gentleneas,
That almost amounts to IN apology for in
vading Franco, except in the sentence
authorizing corps commanAers to punish
individual communities violating the usases
uf war, aud TO regulate the requisi ions
necessary to sustain their troops. This in
dicates that the prussiaus arc to draw
whatever supplies ara needed from tho
country through, which they march, and ara
TO be careful to takenothing that they do moi
want and cannot carry: 1t is long since
France Las been mado to support hostile
armies, but tho practice of bille:ing upon
tho enemy is so thoroughly French, and
would he so ruthless'y pursued hy The
French had they succeeded in getting into
Germany, thai no Frenchuaau eau co,n-
plain Of it. Prussia evidently intends, SO
Tar as possible, to make France pa5
for the war as 1t progresses. Under tbs
above proclamation, aud III view of Bis
n,arks course towards Frankfort in the
Austrian war, it would he reasonable to ex.
poet that the moment Strasburg is cap.
sured a ze4uikition would be made upon hex
for part Of the cost Of invasion, which hc1
great wealth would render it an easy ,uattcz
to collect.
This calls to mind Dastiatts concise
n1etb..l of accounting for the French nn-
,ioin,l debt "A part " It, he says, twas
'nce upon time put III cartridges whic!
aiade tie finest smoke in the world. With
mother part, men were hired, who were
uaailned on foreign ground after having
ravaged it. Then, when these expenses
:''ought the enemy upon us, he would moi
leave without taking money with him
which We had to borrow"
, 1870-08-13

Lion. jalneg j, Wiuans. Insmber nf Oon.
press f,,,o .l,a f,<,1,,,,,,,a n:,t-:-t
s'e07 AtoA t1e columbus uHtr1ct, Ohio, re-
Gently wrote letter declining to t,a a cac.
,;d.4. 1
ut.a.e 'or 1e-e4ec1lon, out there Ii strong
effort being uns3c to intluco him IN rer,n
Io.,:..... -
o'ae1 A1s uee4luallon- hls- M1nana has sig
ua1izcd his course il, CONGRESS hv a f.s-loca
aufochcy u revenue reform, and stern
ounositior Ia hich ta+;ff~ ~, ,ta ,.,...,.;,,
>"A 49, W AAo 0oeesaa1ads
o1 Lie. For SO doing he has given Offences
to so1na of tha ,1nro,o1;sta .,1 .a.:9
Ao""oteta1so @uo ~a1aA
olgots IN other parts OF the State, who
have be.n irving I, h-;,n ;,a..
oAAn6 aoueeoces
to bear TO prevent his denomination. Hut
tho;. ....:.:,
toe11 opPoslaon Aaa made the friends Of
reyenue reform the more determined that
he oh,t1 ,,o;r fo r, NJ
A' "nau ~ees'o -" 1ot SouSsess- We copy
the following from the proceedings Of the
Bonrb1;,o,, Ct,,xo,,+;,, - C-:-.-
AsoPuoaeaIa cVASeAAaoA o1 0Eeen8 county
held in Henia ON Monday Last. +Pantlino
the report Of the committee to select names
for delegates to tho Congressional District
Convention
"Ms. a. Harley said he hoped, II there mas anr
fsenr * 70 10 s ~ We ss L.
name Thar wes no Use Ii beating About the busa
~, dt =. e'enae ta.ta os pfosecve bad
, 1870-08-13

CD1nfs1 odore Vanderbilt and ADMIRAL
ElHtS IsnltfnCt1tEs

tl~k Embracing.
Sa'dts;4 IA ug. lG) Correspondence a. th " i. Sur
At o'clock tll:s morning Commodore yan-
derbilt, jay Gould, E. S, Stokes, Richard
Schci1. William q. Vanderbilt, and William
iuEnbuli' Glanced to meet It tho Congress-
nor- Tho Commodore and Mr. Gould were
particularly aHectlonatc.
After shaking hands aud drinking few
Glaeses Of the water, the party walked into the
teH feet dittAnt from the statue Of Cupid
The cool morning air and the general iutiu-
eNce Of the happy scene before them no doubt
contEitnted much to promote the most friend
II feelings among the railway Colosei.
For few minutes the conversation lelated
in the main to commonplace subjects Sud
denly 3Ir. Richard ScheII, IN his characteristic
of1-hand manner, tfoachea the question OF tho
existing war between the Central snd Eric
Roads. and sngge.ted that, as the authorized
present, il would be = pity to permit such 4
| golden opportunity to Ca.s without at iesst
nal ing an effort to adjust all differences BE-.
| tween the loads in manner satisfactory to
both PARTIES.
| The Commodore and Mr.. Gould cxprcssc3
their hearty concurrence in Mr. ScheHs prupo-
tis!on. Mutual ex{ lAnAtiona were o.
fe,td 1t once. Stokes, Vii! I'm IL
TIT, ard Iurnbull earnestlv urge.l
that q peace Re At once made on
| AAt1 aAu sattll1H o4fls- In less than = Datt
hour everything was arranged to tho satisfae-
tion Of oil. and the var between this Central
and the Erie was terminated. The prace-
nal kets then drank each others health At tho
rprings. acd eefar,ted to communisste tns
losfn! intelligence to shcis intimste 1lseaus,
in order that slles might bur NJ >. nuca Csa-
trail and Erie stock a. possible:
Hr scheli antl Mr. Jay Gould wero 20 highly
e1ateti a. the unexpected Cessation OF 5os::.i-
ties that tbcr irnediatelr started for faw
York to give their personal supervision to tho
NECESSARY steps for disseminating further le-
Your corretp tpondent, des1rous Of obtaining
further information concerning this iapo7tant
evcrt fscm source entirely Trustworthy,
called this aftsrnoon on Mr. Vim H. Wander
lilt, IT the Congress- Hall. N1 yande1bils. in
| a1e~tr to his question, said, .. I am not as
! liberty just now to enter into particulars. or.
in fact. to give you any information further
than to say that Ill matters in dispute BE-
tween the Central and Erie are to be satisfsc-
| torily arranged can say no mora st pre-
| ent.' William accompanied the latter part OF
h:s reply with = veJ significant wink, which
! sToRe volumee. aud left no doubt in you: cor
rfspendents mind concerning tho cofrertneaa
| Of vhat he has asserted above.
, 1870-08-13

So it appears that Chicago Is the third
wheat market on tho northern lakes, in
stead Of the first. When the hasbor in
provoment at Calumet is completed, and a
few elevators are built there. We suppose
Chicago vii he tic iaar:h in the list, M