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CRIME.
TRnfsct Certificates 1T stock.


pn11Apr1r1l1A, Sept IA number Of raiecd
certificates Of stock woro. brought to light
through m investigation Of tho nfrairB Of tho
Central Firo insurance Company. They nro ~
fo]lowa. Fivoa Of Philadolphia L. Reading, all
originally for ono aharo, but raiHod to 1O0 200,
aud 800; flvo Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, tlyo
Of tho Lehigh Valley, threo Of tho Contral OF
Now Jorsey, and ono Of tho United Companies
Of Now Jcraoy. On one Of tho raised cor
tlf1oates tho Union Banking Company had
loaned $4,000. Tile noading sharea varo
transferred on tho books OF TINT Company by
]. N. Etbort, WHO Ia aaid to lhyo beon a broker
Of insurance comprnioe. Tho Central insurance
Company makes statotnont tbls afternoon that
its President had subscribed for 4 largo amount
Of ntoels, and, in ordor to pay his subscription,
proposed to Elbort to raiso tho money necessary,
aud that ho gayo Elhort hta noto with inaurauco
stock aa collateral; that Elbort informed the
Proaiaout that ho had credited him with 9123, 900,
and tho President thon paid tho Company for tho
stock by chock drawn on Elbctt for that
asno1int. Tho Finance Committee directed Et
bort to inyent the anonnt iu railroad securities,
which ho did, aaid securities becoming aeseta Of
the Company. An investigation by tho State
insurance Commissioner rovoaled tho fact that
tho railroad eertifcatoa Ind beon raised. Tho
Company assorss that the stock represented by
said certificates Inns boon secured, and that tho
assota OF tho Company hrp more thnn four ttmcA
sufficient to pay al liabilities.
, 1874-09-05

FTDn The Ven f0T. lirraln.
Tho disease Of lockod jaw Ii common enough
in tho practice Of nearly eYoly pllysican, but tic
following uaso ia uo peculiar In tic unin features
TINT recital OF tho circumstances will bp fouull
last Heinrich Eileubqrgcr; q carpenter BY trade.
while at homo for ibis tlnnor ut noon noticed
thattt wes only with difficulty ho could open Ills
month to nnat.oato hu toua. Ile thought notll-
TIC evening, atter'. tho conclusion OF his days
labor, llo tried to .eat aanio Eoup, but found 1t
iimposnlblo to insort tiie spoon Ii, llls mouth.
ho ,ancccedod III 'H1al9bwing it, but llo was
unable to cat n1oat q my solll food. Allnlght
long lle suffered FROM l-aApotiug pains and oo~
necessary to pt.nmona r1,hyaIoian, Dy noon Of
FridaY tho paiu and thd. di}lpulty In oattag had
tnerehnod to u.lol. ar aSlent: t4at o waa aont to
IT. Francis l1ospital,. N Eitt!, atreot botwoon
had nut lost consciousness. and On lis arrival at
tho hospital he atatod to tho phyaioian in a1.
, 1874-09-05
SPORTING NEWS.
f3foster Wins th6 2.20 Purse at Inc
Mystic Park Yostcrday'
Programme for the Full Meeting at
Lexington, Ky.
Aquatic Sports.


IAO 4oEtEt
COMING RACES At LEXINGTON, Ky.
LEXINGTON. Ky, Sept. 4.-Tho programme OF
Tho raoea to be ruu on tho course OF tho Hen
tuclsy Association Inns boon published, anu is tn-
usually attractive In the number mud variety OF
stakes md rursoa Offered. This Association
was organized i,i Tho ycnr 1926, and from TINT
dato to tlis timo tAcre hns mover boon stiiElo
failure Of any of tho rogn'nr meetings. Tho
forty.eighth fall mooting IL announced for tho
14tf inst, md will continue throughout tho
mile tor 2-yenr.0ds 10 miles for horses OF
all ages. Tic stakes run for tho young thor
pughbrods Of tho Blue GraBB Bootion attract the
nttontiou throughout tho cnttro country Of nl1
WHO aro Interested In tho sports OF tho turf.
Tho phmuex 1Iotol esnkos for 3-yoar-olds, and
tho colt and iillY stnkcs for 2-year-otds draw to
tho old Kontucly Association tho attontion antl
admiration Of the poop!o from cvory quarter.
There aro seyeuty young ONES ertered in tho
stakes, whilo number Of ngol oncg nro in
preparation for tho pnrBos. There are afteen
races announced for tho weok, with ovcry ind!oa-
ton that this meeting will be ono Of unusual In
terast md excitement.
THE MYSTIC rA1lK RACES. ...
DosToN, Sept. Alt tho Mystic Park racoa
tho 2:a1 race was won by kansas Ohfof in Tho
drst, third, md fourth hoats, beating :Flooty
Golddnpt, Dustin Jim Lady Dalhman, Honest
Billy, aud 8am Curtis. Tlmc-2i26, 2:2o. 2:21IaSS,
2:2i.
Tno 22o purse, 5000 raco. was won by Do
blo's GioBtor iii tho third, fourth, and fifth
heats, boattng Red. Cloud. Canaors, md Nettto.
Time o-2:19, 2:20, 2,20>6, 3:24, and 2:22: Red
Cloud won tho frat two honts, md camo In half
o length alacal in the third, but Doble claimed
that Maco had crowded him on tho homc-etrotctl.
Tho CHIN was allowed, and tho hoat awarded to
GloBter,
, 1874-09-05

NEW YonH, Sept. 4.--In haboas corpus caae
before Judge Do>ahue, OF the Suprpmo Court, a
Police Justice frankly admitted tlat he Ind
signed q warrant Tor tho arrest Of u woman with
out knowing ita contonts, trusting to the nssur-
right" It proved to DO oil wrong. aud his oi7enso
is to bo laid before tho GRIND Jury. Judge Dom
alue, In commenting upon tho looao praotico
which Obtains in tho Police Courts, Baid tlat ho
was satisfied crmo was Hlgtainel for its political
nnd pccuniary assistance, and thai for tho gako
Of Illegal revenue pnnel-housos mud policy-g4ol,a
Wero tolerated.
The Commissioners of Accounts haye made IN
examination of tho books Of tho Charity Com
uliuHton, and n,ako report, showing irreg,.lari-
ties in distributing anpplios, deooit iu making
returns. frauds in letting contracts, an nltora-
tion of tho boolts, and everything iu a general
ruuddio.
, 1874-09-05

From The Dsnrsr Nsrs, Au9. 2s.
1t is not 80 very long ago that it was chronicled
in these columna how party by tho namo Of
Packor bad arrived at Dol Norts, declaring he
waH tho solo survivor Of party OF six that had
started carly In tho spring from Utah for tho
San Juan minee, tho rost having killed and eaten
each othor to preserve themselves from starva-
tion. According to aaVicca from that point,
Packers story has been found SO far true TINT
his five companions have been killed, bur thero
ia every reason to suppose they have boen mur-
dcred BY him for tho sako Of pluuaor.
Some two weels ago. Capt @. H. drnhau,, OF
of Ts On e sqsa
Of nyo mon lying in come brush, at the foot of
were all moro or less nlutilated. The head Of
had been ss soy'rod @ from The nGd @ Rn the oaa nos
had been cut III hugo masaos from tlIo BREAST
thighs, and 1eshy part Of tho legs Of oil, and
bullotholea gapod in tho region OF their stillcd-
forever hearts. The bodies Of two wore In q
30 easily recognized, but the remaining
three were mutilated 60 that their own
mothers, would not haye know, tho1D: Near
one Of tho bodiea was ata open pookot-book, IN
Swan, tor $500, but besides several blankesu and
tin cups, no othor personal property Of any hind
was to bo eoon. TAo discoyorers OF tliis fearful
criu,o did not attompt to alter the condition OF
Packer, notwithstanding his caunibnlistlo story,
Ind boen confined. Ho Ind, howoyor, just bo-
foro contriyod to escape, aud Is supposed to
layo slopod for Now Moxtco. Thoro soems but
little doubt tint tho iivo dead bodies orc tLoso
Israel Swan, d. Frank, with whom Packer
started from Salt Lake.
This, too, doen not heetnto DO the first nsRnsBi-
nation Packer ia credited with having committed.
Four years ago he is aad to have killed. throa
fnnr on tho Divide in Il Paau County tho Hilor-
, 1874-09-05
AQUATIC.

THE sionn1g-DHoWN e1NaLE-souLL RACE
Pr1TsuuRa, Pa., Sept. 4.-Evau Morris will
icavo for 81. Johns on Thursday noxt to row d
8inglo-scun race with George Brown for tho
championship Of Amerioa and purso Of $4,000.
AL tho arrangements hayo boon made, and tho
raco will tnko place on tic Kcnnobcckasis River,
Sept Is. ......., .-...........
AMATEUR oA1sMEN'8 TOURNAMENT,
Troy, N. T., scpt 4.-Tho racea Of the Aago~
citation Of Amateur Oarsmon ended to-day. Tho
second heat OF tho sin8lo-sol1 race waa won by
T. E. Yntea. Of the Now York Athletics, who also
won tho final heat Of tho ainglos In tho after
uuon.
Tho pair-oared rece was won by tho Argonau-
tas Of Bergen Point, N, ].
The doubie-acull race was won by Curtis and
Yates, OF tho NON York Athletics, In minutes
B73 seconds. Yaten' timo In the final single VILE
10 minutes 1G]1 seconds.
Tho fnal raco waa tho deciding hoat Of tho
four-oarod boats. tho contestonta being tho Ar
gonautas and Boaverwycks Of .Albany, tho win.
ners at saratoga. It WA hotly contested, and
was won by about d length by the Saratoga
champions. Time. 8:46115. Tlme Of tho Argo-
uautA, 8:61H.
, 1874-09-05

Tho EoiI gyoH IN account OF terrible double
murder committed In St. Petersburg by aor-
gcant do vile named Philip Aataklloy. The
Victims wore DR.. Froet, 8 practitioner we'll
whom Aatahhov wns il love, and, It seonas, be-
ca,no jealous OF tho Doctor, who was wlaower
Of 48 yoars OF ago. After having committed the
double crime, Astak11ov renamed in tho Doc
tors room, whore ho kept his knife pointed at
his own breast. and threatened to kill himself il
m attompt wore inado by tho police to capture
him. They triol to drench him with water md
to throw SNUFF into his eyes, but ho held his po-
sltion for 1--WE hours. At longth he capitulatod
to Gen. Trepov IN person, and was with somo
difficulty disarmed and lotEcd In prison.
, 1874-09-05

brought up Mt Alpona. on tho shore, OIL Sunday
last, having llad nothing to cat but tho crackers
aforesaid. Tho mon hayo junt arflyod homo In
a badly lly-uaoG-up condition.
2flNNEH1Th.
Tho dend body Of tho !laughtor Of Peter 1ioaon.
tho p!root noar Park Place Hotel, St. Paul. Bho
Ind evidently boon run over BY wagon md
killed.. but how It camo III that locality ID o mys-
terry, % tho paronts 1.-Two nearly milo away.
WISCONSIN.
A. Strikes, Of Kossuth, foil into the cylinder
OF D throshing yesterday, md hatl botll
foot torn of. Ills logs must bo amputatod be-
low tho hneoH.
, 1874-09-05

Annual N1coti7,g Of the 1oxvn UniVcr.
sn1ist Council.
srecsat Dtspatch 70 The CHICAGO 1T4oune.
E1DonA, H.. Sept. 4.-Tlo annual gathering
Of the Upiyersaliata OF Iowa began It's soselou
in this place yostarday evening by q
eo1aon by tho Roy. J. Il. sago, Of
Mitoholyillo. Tho number Of ministers aud
delegates present is quite largo. Edwin Vanciso,
editor Of tho lit. Pleseant Free Press, President
OF tho Convention, called tho Council to order
&e9 E. noes9s 'es e V.ssse osasr i|apids IL a.
Tho usual oonmittocs being appointed, the
business Of tho Convention was continued
Tho report OF tho Followehip Committee during
tho yeas was made. Fellowship had boon grant
and J. J. Austin. Iotters OF transfer have boon
grantod TO tho 1lov. ]. Il. FarnBworth, to hIassa-
chuaetts, and to tito Rov. O. =. Mash. to h1fchi-
The following officers for tho onsning rear
wcro elected: President, Edwin Vancso, OF hit.
Pleasant; Vice-prosident thu Nov. D. L. Rogers
OF Ccdar Rapids; Secretary, tho Rev. y. r.
Bnook, Of Marion; Treasurer, Thomas Mitchell,
Fleming. Of Desn1ofnes. Tho remainder Of tho
forenoon was spont IN Iistoning to reporta from
pariBhee.
At q P. m. very e1collont eormon was
Raasnsa p tho Rev. ~ ray2S P5osaont l, Of
9rinnell, assisted in tho services. hIr. rayno's
text was Tim, 9th verse, and ls thenao was,
"The Ways and Means Of Salvation" Tho gor-
mon was IN able discussion Of this great theme
OF tho Church.
At tho close Of the sermon tho Council again
convoDed, and yoto1 to confer ordination OH 3.
@. Clark, pastor-o1ect Of tho parish in arinnelt.
Tho RoV. B. T. Shook, State Missionary Agent,
made bis annuas report. 10 had spent all his
timo in tho fold, proaching In many places,
nnd has ostablishod quite o number
Of new parishes. A discussion on
missionary work followed tho report, aud was
participated In by quite 3 numbor OF mombcrH
OF the Convention, aud showing TINT tho Uniyer-
In the ovonipg tho Noy. ". p. Start, OF CHI
cago, occupied the pulpit, and preached d SCR
mon on the building up of Christ'a Kingdom IN
this world, hia text being: "Lot tho dead bury
Of GDln
, 1874-09-05

or hold chonp n liquor at once cxhilarating,
palntAblu, and wholeHonio1
'NumborB Of porpons lavo quito restored
talofr hillary eyatom to ZENITH by =, couple Of
g!asnos OF cidor dnliy, and as regards ono tori.
bio pliaso Of innady tho faot Inns boou again and
ably ndar:od as a main Ingredient In mixed
drinko. 1horo Ia no bottor cup than cider
cup. and many prefer 1t to Tint nado with
olarot. a quart Of oldor mixed with q largee
bottle Of aoda wator. sonle Shorty or brandy, and
lemon, with hugo lump Of ooar Ice floating in
tho jolum, Is drink which leavos nothing to be
1aairc1."
, 1874-09-05

Tn1np MICHIGAN Observation-Disclosures
8ptoial Dtspatch to The Chtcaao 1r16..ne.
ALBION, Mich. Bopt. 4.-Iho Prohibitlonnl
Congressional Convention for this diatgiot was
held at tho Oporn- Houso tllis afternoon. There
woro thirty-tliroo 1ologatcs present. Mr: p. ?.
sngendorph, Of Charlotte, Wae nomins:od for
to bo raised among tho counties OF this district
to defray the expenses OF tho campaign. a vig+
oro,1a movemont will be made by tho frionda Of
proibtton.
, 1874-09-05

Special Dfspateh to Ths Chicago Tribune.
CnowN Po1Nr, Ind, Sop.. 4.~-Lnst night US
Mr.. e. Church, prominent merchant cf this
place, WAS On his way homo from bis place Of
business, ho was knocked down, and, ii ho had
not boen b!ossoa With D good pair Of lungs,
would havo boom robbed. Ho had on his pcrBon
at tho timo $3.50 III money and several hundred
dollars In ilrnfts. His assailants wore two sua~
piooua charnctorB who came hero on tho train
from Ohicago Last Thursday morning. aud wero
pointed out to our citizens by tho train mon as
porsona that would bear Watching. Our town
has boon oyorrun by thieves and vagabo11ds from
tho city for some ttmo, aud, though Bomo Of
them have boon caught and imprisoned, it docs
not appear to deter othors from coming.
, 1874-09-05

SlNcIas bispalck % TIC Ck3caQo 7Fl6Nne.
6pn1aor1tl.n O., Hopt. 4.-Tho lloy. T. A.
hrorria, D. D., Sonior Bishop Of tho Atcthouist
Epigcopal Church, 'wns buried thi1 agiornoou,
tho funeral acrycs being attended, hy tho mort
ointment tli9ines OF tho Mothoilist Episcopal
Church Of tho State. Tho noy. DR.. Mailoy Do
llvored biographical. sketch Of tile doceagod.
and cnogios woro pronounced by tho ReY. DR..
Morrlck, tic ltcv.':J: y. Wright, and othora
BiHl.op AIogrla wla bqrn In Waat Virginla, In
l7oO, md waA elected, Biahop in 1896.
, 1874-09-05
LATE LOCAL ITEMS.

An inquest was hold on tho body Of Elliot l..
Ward yesterday, aud q vordict OF death from
auicido rendered. Dcceaaed'a wifo testified that
he was confirmed drunkard, and that elo had
been compelled to support him for some timo
past. Decoaaod took morphine whi1o laboring
under dojected state Of mind. at LII Monroe
street,.
4 young man named William Constantine waa
arteatcd last oYoning by Detective Dounis Sim
mons, Oh tho charge OF obtainng money undor
falBo prctelges. Cbarlos Drodio Is tho CON-
p}aiunnt, aud alleges TINT tho prisoner procured
money at q bank after making falso representa-
tiouB.
, 1874-09-05

Sr.caas Df4uaseA'kq The Ghtcaao Tribune.
kEOuauA, Ecu., Sept. A naus-moettnS waa
IoM in lilo ,Coyrt-l1ouso Tonight, anl q aocluty
formed to roleSu tho sufferers by gvasblloppers.
Tho river tior, Of "tountioB, and Eastern NobruBta
generally, hgye abundant crops, but tho nopuh-
loan Valley asR fI9Tarl, Sherman, Valley, md
Tavlor Collntibg, ii ttp:Northweut hnyo suffered
severely. AID Hp be- forwarded lboraly aud
, 1874-09-05

to draft limo Of political policy. Tho report
accopta thc temperance plank OF tho Into stato
Republican Convention Mt Columbus, and aaka
prolbtlonlsts and temperance Demoornts to Join
With then On tho ground that the tofnpcsanco
question Ia tho main Issue III Ohio tliu fall
Campaign Committee was appointed with powor
to Aee.
, 1874-09-05


OWEN Friday morning. 6opt 4. W1uuifzod Owon,
Wits 0f John H. Owen.
Tunoral Saturday, tho 9Th inst fesn thu family
KIoNlUH0LAs-Mar Ann, insaut daughter Of John
and Margaret aicNichoias.
Funorsf by carriages to Calvary today frn roaldenco
4sa Wo,t Tnynr-st, at II ucionk Ffipnus pf tho
family Invited to attond.
HAR1l1NS-At III IIulbortst., sopt Q, William Hat.
klns.
fucsal Sunday, Glib, BY to Cavury Conoory, a.
O'Clock. Friends trc Invited
TD- Boston, Phtladclphia and Wilmington papo..
please copy,
,MuRRY--sept. D. Bridget Mur.y, wifo Of Colman
fmrrY. aged 81 years. '.
aaral fran hes !ata raadcuce, 23i Thisd.sy sAtur-
dry, sept. +. nt II ocfoek
DRAkE-Scrt.4 4 at n. M, Clara Joan. daughter Of
1corgs HI. and Elnora U. Drake, Rgod ycAya and q
months.
funeral from 75 Flouruoy-st. Sept. 9, at p. IN.
, 1874-09-05
Tho Gnrdner Murder at EaenrTvn1c,
Audi

JErTEnsoEvunE, Ind, Sept. Alt the exami-
nation trial yesterday, Clark and 1owis worc
hold for tho murder Of August Gardner, who was
tied TO tho railroad-track. 1hoy woro acnt from
Henryyillo to tho Cnar1ostown Jail unGer d
strong guard, last night. 1t is reported that
counsel for tho defendants will apply for o writ
Of habeos corpus. Should such an attompt be
made. it is thought tho Vigilance Committee
will hung tAom. Ii tho Comndttoo nttemps to
take thom from tho Char1cssown Jail 1t ia moat
loly fearful 1ght will follow, aa it IL said tho
ehorin is determined to protect tho prisoners ut
al hazards.
, 1874-09-05

1nano 4. Fisk, formerly a hnrdwaro merchant
in this city, was run over by tho o'clock OK
press train On tho Clicago, Alton Il st. Louis
lsairoad, Thursday night, and killed.. no nt-
toulptcd 10 jump from tho train willie it was
On thoi train nt tho timo, and h1r. Fisk hid ou
tho ground until O'clock yesterday morning,
when 10 mas discovered. Coroner Btophena
hold mn inquest, aud verdict Of accidental
deoth waa returned Deceased uaa we'll known
az IN upright eitizon.
, 1874-09-05
judicial Nomination.

judicial Nomination.
Special D'suatch to Tho Chfcado Tribune.
1Nn1ANAroh1H, Ind, Sept. 40. ". Henderson,
Of Bloomington. waB to-day nominated By tho
Republican Convention Mt Bedford, Lawrence
County. for Judge Of tho Tenth Judiciary Court.
, 1874-09-05
RACKET.

New YoaE, Sept. 4.-Tho rackot match for tho
championship Of America and u purse Of $500
was played by Thomas Moore and Jamea Don-'
nay yesterday, tho formor winning.
, 1874-09-05
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE,

A Pennsylvania Judge Decides in
Favor OF Sunday Laws.
HAnn1snuno, Pa., Sept. AIN tho tost case
brought BY the Sunday League, Judge PierBon
has decided tl,at the transgrosaor of Sunday
lava can be tlued for euoh and every salo Of
cigars or merchandise on Sunday.
, 1874-09-05

T1t1Hp KANBAs D1s1nrUT-nEF0NM
Srectat Dispatch 70 Tic Chieaoo 3fftHat.
EMron1A, Knn., Bopt 4.-1. Il. uudaon, ct'itor
Of tho Kansas E1t1nc,, Of Topoha, was nont-
natcd for Congress- In tho Third District to~day
by tho Roformora On tho second vote. Thirty
nlno delegates woro present. Hudson Ia 4 good
man.
, 1874-09-05
ARKANSAS rUts5ruIloNAt CONVENTION.

Lrrr1E nocA, Ark,.; Sept. 4.-rllo Convention
completed tho CpNatt, to-day, witt, tic OK
msio to-motIQy;; 4 w probably adjourn OH
Monday. -;
, 1874-09-05

Alleged MuFtfercrN Enc}d for Trial.
Special Dssuateh to Tho Chicago T1iouns.
DEsa1o1HEs H., Sept, A.-Howard and his
wife. md nicord, whose preliminary trial for tho
murder Of JOHNSON took place to-day worc hold
to appear ut tho next term OF tho District Court,
and, under the lato act, bail was refused. Tho
tcstlmony to-day was strongly against them.
, 1874-09-05

Proceedings CT the Detroit Conference
EoHtcrhMy,

Proceedings CT tho Detroit Conference
Eontordny.
Special Dispateh 10 Tbs CHICAGO Tribune
ROMEO, Mich, Sept. 4.-rho Detroit Confor-
onco to-dny t1nnsaoted considerable routine busl-
noss III tho caso Of tho charges proferod against
prosiding Elder e. II. Pitcher, OF Detroit Dis
triet, for maiad1uinistration. 4 ro1ort waa sub
mittod holding that ho Ind not exercised his
oflloinl authority In proper manner IN ono
point, but tho Conforenoo simply accoptod tho
report, and, attor debate, did not order any
actfon taken. Dr.. Luttor Leo, for n,auy yoara
protninout In the Wesleyan Church, was tahou
nom tho supefannuatod and placed on tho oifcct-
I've 1ist. Tho Rev. John Livangstonc, who, two
years ago, WIS superannuatod, as boing
ineane on tho aubject Of onN-Iasonry,
waB also placed on tho effective 1lst.
Tho session concluded With services OF respect
to tho late Bishop Morris, addroasos boing
made BY Dishop Simpson, Dt. L. Hitchcock, tho
Rev ". X. Nindo, tho ney. E. II. nitcher, and
others.
, 1874-09-05

NAPANEE, Qnt:Ff Hsptss:3 +lho Rev. 4. Oarn,an,
D. D., rresidont d: :AnNst :t,p|logo, wna tu-,iay
o!octel nielAV@ofE E1stk4 aI6tl4olist Episcopal
Church Of Qap#leiI :. sss;.>.:,
, 1874-09-05

VIII Tnt1o Ents Chances.
WonoEarER, Maaa., Sept. 4.-Goorgo T. Hoar
nnnouncoa hia Willingness to become candidate
for uominattonto Congress-.
, 1874-09-05

O1NolNNA11, Sept. 4.-TAo morning papers will
publish tho report OF tho Committee OF Fifteen
appointed by the Cincinnati Temperance Loague
, 1874-09-05
Verdict In an Important Insurance
Case.

DosToN, Sept. 4.-1n tho case Of Haley, Morse
Il Co. against tho Columbia Firo Insurance COM
pany, OF Now York. in the Unitod States Circuit
Court, to-day. tho jury found verdict for plnin~
tiffs and asaessed lamnges Of st, 900, with legal
intorest thereon, from Aug. le, 1879, or sixty
days aftor tue proof Of tho losa.
, 1874-09-05

"A Ltl41ss More 1iti&r Too.''
Tho Now York TYort4 expatla1oB OH tho merits
OF cider which IT d tue fashlou It ays to derlde.
, 1874-09-05

6fNcidE U}sn0{ch q TIC Eh1caao Tribune,
OAhnRlpoE, IL, Sept. 4.-Iho Republican Con-
Vcntton Of tito Twonty-fires Senatorial District
waa held here to-day. II Is composed Of tho
Counties Of Horny mud Rock Island. Henry was
split On two candidates-Aa}. @. @. Moaefwol',
Of donesoo, aud tho Hon. ". Il. Shepard, OF
Cambridge Rool Island declined to na1ne q
candidate, and caat it's votes for thirty bal
lots 30 as to mako q deadlock whilo Horny votod
10 for Moderwoll and for shepard. TN the
oyon, giving Moiornoli tho nomination By ftle ono
majority. 7. Browning, Of Rock Island, and J.
7. Fox, Of Henry, woro elacted Representatives.
, 1874-09-05
TH1RTY-NtNTT ILLINOIS BENATo11A1 DIBrn1cT-
DEMOCRATIC,

SDec70l D7spa1cH q TIe CH1coao IF56tn3,
JAoKaodv1ILE, ILL.,, Sept. 4.-Tho Democratic
Convention for tho Thirty-ninth Senatorial Dis
trlot,, consisting Of Morgan and Grcon Counties,
ras choBen Chairman, aud a. j. Fay, Of Jacit-
aonyille, Secretary. Tho Hon. Charles D.
Hodges, Of Groom County. was nominated fos
State Senator by ncclamation. 1t VIVA decided
that only two candidates tor Representative
allould 30 nominated. Judge Samuel Woods,
I'D. H. Mcdonald, A. ]. Thompson, ant DR.. +.
A. Drowsscr, weroput denomination On tho frat
bal1ot, Samuel Wooda and 4. ]. Thompson, both
of Morgan County, wore chosen. Judge Hodges.
minded lawyor Woods aud Thompson aro
prominent farmers.
Tho Republican Senatorial Convention has
boon called for Sept. ~, IN Jacksonville. Tho
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-01-22

The Interstate Exposition was
not the unqualified financial success
the public have tondly imagined. 1t
was all its m mayors expected, and
more, but did not entirely refund the
large sum Of money that was paio
out in providing quarters for it nor
did it -ield All $4,000 surplus
above all building and operating
expenses as has been generalg
reported. After striking n
balance, its managers find
that q deficit OF $4,000 exists. This
il not surprising, considering @thai
the building alone cost $40, 600
Tha- such near approach TO the
paymeE. OF expenses of every Lind
was made, speaks we'll for the 'liber.
Atty Of the public. What tbs
Exposition Company now asks o
he city, is an extension Of its leas.
for two years longer. The terms they
offer in exchange are more than fair
and we trust will be promptly &C
copied; n III sI