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The Newton Il Monroe IsalIroad Is the name
OF u new tne Just opcnct, upl which enables
tne Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific Railroad 10
compete with tho Kcokuk Il Des Moipes lsall-
road for the business Of Monroe, In. Tho new
rua.l Is seventeen miles In length, and has been
built By Mr.. F.. II. tiriCEs, who leases It to the
ChtagO, Rock Island u Pacific. Witch Company
provides tue ltnc with rolling stock. 4 freight
turI for the business on THIS road haa Just laecu
Issued by the Chicago, lsoek Island t& Paetac
lsailroaI Company.
Mr. France Chandler, Assistant General Tick
ct and Passenger Agent Of tho Jlll'luls Central
Isatlroad Company, scvers his connection Will
that Company to-day. liz leaves for the EAst
this evening to make arrangements with Tho
ticket agctls of the various EASTERN cities for
the sale Of tho Tickets Of the New Orleans Line.
lie expects to be in New Orleans OF tue tirst Of
next inonth to ASSUME the duties OF his new
Office.
TIE Southwestern Railroad Isatc Association
Was to have held its regular monthly meeting
Yesterday ut the Grand Pacific Hotel but, nwtnE
to ti,e abscnca of number Of the uenctal Su-
pcslntcndcnta antl titucral Freight Agents,
whuse presence will ht nDessary to = proper
transaction of the business, thu meeting WA
postponed until next Tuesday.
VI, Josrph Tucker, Muster Of Transportation
Of The Illinois Central taIlroad. Nhu has been
At Salem, MASS. during tho last week ATTENDING,
to the funeral oi hls father, will bc bAek again
to-day.
, 1877-08-08
INDIAN CONTRACTS.

Eptci44 Di<5alfch N TIE Tribune.
LAWRENCE, KAu., Aug. 7.-Thn Central In
3iau Supcrintenacncy cuntrarts Tor supplies to-
lay we're awarded amounting to abtut sl00 900.
Naylor Il klc!nfeld, of baxter Springs, will fur
pish the Quapaw Agency 7oO, 900 pounds OF spcf.
At taai5< per hundred, gross. Levi Wilson, OF
Leuvenworth wtii furnish the:Osage and Kansas
Agency l,000,00o pounds Of beef, at a. Is per
hundred, eross, Levi Wilson viii furnish the
roncA Agency Too,Uo0 pouuds of beef. II $a-7o
per hundred, gruss. F. l.. CFa'ner, Of
Hhawuectown, will furnish tho Sac and
Fox Ag.ncIcs 1900 pounds OF beef. At
$4.A0 per hundred nrt. Riienuur Il Baker Will
furnish lU0 barrels salt vt Sl.tO per barrel.
Kilenour u baker will furnish eU.Du pounds Of
,ugaF ut ~ tvnts per tlutNl. LeYl Wilson will
furnish the Cheyenne Agency 1au,OGU iNuMls ol
corn al fl.3o l*'r hundred: Berry Bros. u Fiji
ncy, of ARKANSAS CITY, will furnish the ruWneo
hundred llcvat d p!oYer nlli furnish The Dsags
Agency 7,pO bushels Of wheat u $l.3V1 peF
huslItl. 4. 4. Newman, l.tnycnwo1tls, VIII tur-
Ilish tue kiuwa and c9inanclle Agency :Sa), ,Ot0
Js"!,Hls III HOUR Vt $1.45 per lMo. l.tti N.isoM
viii furnish NMlIa Agency with l5o.00 pouuls
ol llu,lr 1T s44 J,er lUu, Levi Niison will fur
i:sl the Cheyenne agency kt1,WD pounds u
luIr az st.1i PER t0O. itankln j. alu>sel,, of
I.x AsEcnss '0.oo pounds Of l1eur y y iNs
ly. 1tansin d slossen will furnish 3,01
pounds u Hour vt d pcr 100. RaAkin Il s.os-
ten nil furnish l!,MO pounds Of ilvur At u per
luntrtd. A. a. Newman, Of Arkansas City.
vii! furnish tbs rawuee ASeary III, ,000
Ipuuds vi Aour II *3.A per 10A 4.
A. Newman, III the knnsas Agency,
4o,Gu pounds of auur Ut $3.50 per 100. U. g.
Ae'iann1u. Of seacea, Han. Ws!l furnish thr
Qusuaw Ao4o. Agency 3l,QOu pountls of Hour
at t2.h5 per lU0. J. =. u4luwell, Ut Columbus,
Kan, Will fuuish the pona Agency laO,0tN
pounds u aour IT 81 per l0h
The successful bidders 4fr all ell-known,
thoroughly reliAule business lut:,l. uu1 tue bldd
are eloxcr than could daye br9n expected.
, 1877-08-08
BIG HORN.

a Party Of rrobpcctoFs Who Struck It Hich
Special Correspondence oJ The Tribune.
CANToNHEsr RENO, VS.. Ter, July M.-I.a.s
March, party Of fivO men--John Hayward, ioss
n,crly of Boston; George Thompson, swede;
James Mul!ancy, Of Ottawa, ILL.,; Thomas Gu
bin, OF Chicago; md james Williams, Of sc,
York City talt Of them old nincrs)-left hers
will four u,ot,ths' provisions, OH prospcetinl
tour. They tirst intended to strike Ctoudt
Teak, Oh the Western raugo Of tic Big Hon
Mountains, and then strike westerly for twenlT
Or thirty miles to tho centre, aud prospcct tho
creeks II, that vicinity. Yesterday they returned
from their trip. with the exception II Williams
who went across the range to Camp brown, ID
tht Wind Rlyer Valley; at least tho otAcn
said 80.
When these men started out last March, It
was a wclt-known fact that they had nothing
but their animals and .pravtsl0ns,-Willam',
CorbEa, and rlloinrsul having trapped wolves
here near tho post during tho winter to enable
them to buy provisions. Last evening Cnrbn
showed tho at least 1fty nunccs Of the finest
shot gol1@lust havc eyer scen. On lntrl'p.
eating him ~ to how !le betnsnc posecsscd OF II
with parties he hal met from Dcadwood In sts
n,uultuIns u tofnlly Improbable storY) 1ht
gold Inns not tho dull, caIeu color Of tlIc h|ask
Hills, but hns tlark-yellow appearance. liz
1ssa "o.Es s,ssi si It. dn st asfns 'a a. any y i
repilIed, ilI ''"' viii ill., Wink Of Ills 'eys
'sYou bet they have" Determined to find oui
the tra. 2, fastty ot th's s stsent, emsh ,,at =
hull about tho st',ltu amount. Nothing would
III uro lln TO gIvc inc auy particulars, and b
mau tic request that would say notltHg With
reference to tale enid IN thslr posseeaton., :,
/ there III ,lu dn4bt abnut 1t In my mind; ana
| knowing Tue large all0unt of prospcctors In u
, 1877-08-08
Trrsc,l. that he Will he Nominated hy arelaMa-
t1on. No Other person yet mentioned stands any
rh
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE ONO CAMPAIGN.


CoLuxRUs, t., Aug. 1.-THE Republican
stntc Executive Committee held verJ large
meeting here to-day, every member being pref
cnt with the exception Of one, and nearly aIl the
candidates on the State ticket were III attcnd-
anre. Many prominent politicians from various
sections Of the State we're in consultation with
the Executive Committee, Judge West, candl-
date for Governor: The Hon. STANLEY Matthews,
and tirn, Grosvcnnr, being atlnng the ni'mIef
trrctrnt. After discussing the political outlook
for trtnt time. Il VIA dechlrt1 II open tue cam
palgn at Athens on the s5th inst. IL WIS tns.
thcs arranged that some tsme previous 70 That
date l,niyc West should address the citizens of
LOGAN County At his home Il, bclcfontalnc.
The date las mt yet bcen dce11cu upon
CoSkLINtt WAITED.
Bnrct1F DfE.f:eh 10 IN 1T7hHHt
WAsulNGToN, u. e., Ang. ,'.-Fllnse who
claim 10 know. sny that Senator CoAkliug hhh
bern called home in M's llastc, t. SIC to The
no,ntua,ln, vi cas,,iniatcs fur the State scnatc
In thus. Ilistlts MhEuh arc sure to Gb Rctfalll-
1rnD, arIa especially FL tcrlaln tfsr!cts IN hts
own immaculate lo'aty, wl,ern a eool ''eal ef
opposition to l.is reelection ~ Senator In Con-
Ercrs Inns r.rcntIy developed Itself. The tuost
desperate c1crtiont arc making 10 secure Rc-
publican State SENATORS tllfs tall WHO Will f'c
bitterly hostile 10 his !nng his owh successor ut
Washington, al,1 lie ik crossing the ocean TO
take hand In TINT tattte.
sAkUAstnN COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
s,~cfs! Dt;u'rh 10 7as 7ffhunr.
srRrsorlEs1', ILL.,. Ang. 1.-The Republican
County Convention to.tlar was the lnfccet IN
tho IL. Al histuY ri the party. The nominations
we're: For County Judge, James Il. Maticny.
Clerk, Louis II. Ticknor. Springfield: County
OF Schools, W. s. lc,ntnc, Auburn.
.l1igr Atatilclly has also been Illuminated hy
the democrats. although an old Republican.
Tie prospects for Republican SUCCESS arc lat
tcring. -...--..
, 1877-08-08
ARMSTRONG VS.. M'chFFREY.
To tks Elttar VI 1Ae TrAulle.

CilcAuo, Aug. I'll notice In the County
Doara proceedings that slcCailscy charges me
with hsvlpg influenced Architect Egan III tllu
matter Of Walkers claim for extras on the
court-Iiouse work, and having gons to Walker
md threatened him that II ho did nut pay Us
lEgan aul myself) money mat no "extras :"
Wnulu te allowed lIn. bas spaco 10 suy IN
reply mat MrCaffrcy knowingly lied when hc
std what lie tllt. aud liz saying It hal 10 other
thereby 10 pusl, forward hts " "c1tra " fel,e,flu.
| f,ayp nut been associated with EEan for about
u ycar, aul certainly lave no influence oYrr
hlll,-no mora than McCatfrcy sln1,-anh chal-
Hugs 10 prove his allegations. II ho fails 10 do
IL hu will uDly furnish smother pFuol ot his dis
honesty aud hls low, groycling nature. liz.
spectluliy, j. NJ, AAAsrAoa0.
, 1877-08-08
INDIANS.
Tho Ssx rerre. stlll In Arms,

The Eex rarces Still In Arms.
HEIxaA, II. T.. Aug. 1-Aaviccs from Mis-
souia. to tho morning Of the 9th, say that Glib
bot., with aO regulars, Infantry, In wagons, left
Mlssoula Post, To follow the hosttles, at !
o'clock Saturday Afternoon. lie .tesfgncd max
!ng th!rty-ave miles q day. The hostles were
At Doollttle ranche on Friday night, seventy-t1yc
snilus irotn Mlsaoula. and within ten mtes OF
tle t.u,l 10 Aoas llolo. Llarics declined 70
len,l Ills warriors to Ucn. Gibbon, but wilt
tiGlit tho Nex perces on his own ayuuls.
FrfIay.
stevsnsville had stlyices on Saturday that 100
or 150 men were coming from 1aMnack TO intsr'
cent thu Indians.
Gen. Howard has not yet been beard from.
Lieut., tho courier, had not returned OIL Suntlsy,
aud anxiety was tclt Tor hlu, as tho Hcz Ferries
had come over the ruil.
4 considerable number Of the Mlssuula Coun-
ty volunteers proposed tu advance with, but iu-
depcndtntly Vi, the regulars.
, 1877-08-08
residence nj the EIct Springs necessary


months residence al the IIct ynrnga tecc..,,r
on his ,r,rt,
ITEMS
Tn-lay l., default ,lay III the Superior Court +,
law and ,ltal,,rry, a,,f Judges tiary and M,s,,s
will tr II, court IL ,a,;r slc!a,,lt.,
tsSsrEp srArn. CntIura.
Anna X. Kt..4 l[lc,t i It'll yre.cr,lay acatu,t
JOHN vctt William Martin, .1nl,n Afnrifn, VI. {:
firant, Trustee. .fut1u D'lo,t,r NUT t. ". Ilcr
", 10 forrrlosc n trti.t.lreti Tor t3,bol on l.s
3aof Walkers Subdivision, Of The ". Il Of
Tock u. IN the Canal Trustees Suttllytei1i, of
ecr. I, III, il. VI
Z. II. Co1tlng. Trustcc of the heirs Of DsrtI
Fears, ttgan suit for $1,000 n9Atnht Samuel
". Allcston.
nAnHRurrcf MATTERS.
Ferdinand f}Dppetsroctler filed VOLUNTARY pe,
tftbu Yesterday. Ills sehs all unsecured, loot
up $3,40. Ifia assets e.,rI,pr[sc fiortc, rost
wagon, and sleigh, $40; act OF timers tools an5
sl,ut.9ltn, $40; debts due on opcn account,
s2aia3; pulley Of INSURANCE, .H'D: ami claim
iUr s:OJ agaiti*t the city for goods atoEcn Y In
rioters. The petition was referred to 1lcgster
ntbbard.
surEntoR COURT IN DR1Rr.
J0hn Il. J.nysng%ton began n suit for $t1tf0
against George fiin,ro,l and Albert G. Eli.
tht,ruc.
Juiin l.. 1fucktn commenced an actton in ir...
pa.s ..Tatn.t iirmrv 4" snnrer. .Tnmr. i as.e.
Ham,at ai" + V,woT W II Hn.hcr nn,, HTrtesfs Tr
nalAc1 - -sGMe1!s W. -. .IDst4HIt AHA NJ j,
, 1877-08-08
HARVEST NOTES. !.
The General Outlook Promising In the
Highest Degree.
4 Magnificent Crop OF Winter Wheat
Ready for Market.
Corn and Oats Coming Forward
Finely.


soecfni Dispatctt. 10 TIE TfisnHe
ASHTON, Lee Co., Aug. s.-Thrcshing COM
mcnce.l: s,cit rooa. Not much grain being
tol,i. Prospects, for corn not 70 good as. ten
DAYS ago. Suffering from Drought. In sandy
soil, as near Rock Rtver, It Il past hep.
Ep6Ewoon, EfE1nat,am Co., Aug. ;.-Oats all
In stack. Average crop. Fail wheat good. Just
commenced t!rcsh!ng. Farmers will be II, no
hurry tn sell. WIN wait tho maturing OF corn
crop. Weather very dry.
BkliKv11.lx, 81. Clair Co., Aug. 7.-WIntcr
wheat Is being hnulel to the mills vcrr fast.
Dcpots crowded With -four for tho Eastern
narkcte. Oats ali cut. Good crop. Timothy
WIS nrvcr better. Corn looks better, but will
JEnsEryit.t.E. Jersey CO., Aug. t.--Farners
arc generally holding their wheat Tor higher
prizes. Corn IS doing we'll. Secured very
heavy rrup II hay ln good condition. !,
IflnHlAND, Madison To-, Aug. 7.-s1any of
and sold most ii tho grain to ot1r millert, wtio
arc grinding It, and slip the Hour. About half
threelcd later. 'sStrikcs" did not interfere
with harvest. Only lhc prices which our mills
paid for wheat wcrc deprcsscsl by them on a.
count of shipments being stopped. They arc
going up aga'n nov.
CAnRoI.LroN, Greene Co., Aug. 7.-Wintcr
wheat is nurcd almost as fust as tlreshctl: All
machines are rslnhtnR ut full capacity. Never
was 50 much tttrcsl1ctl. Farmers are I'll good
spirits and happY.
MARCouTAH. St. C1atr Co., AuR. !.-Thresll-
ING progressing finely. Averaging fifteen bush:
tla pcr acre. Hog cholera broken out alrcssi and
very destructive. Anmas take sick and die Of.
Tcry short nutlee. Wiscacre*. qta4'ks, aud doc
tore arc al alike nonplusBcd. Weather line,
hut too cool aud dry Tor corn.
, 1877-08-08
THE COURTS.
Record Of Judgments Rnd New 8uta-Fart-
ncrship Troubies-Diyorccs Wanted.

Record Of Judgments sod New sults-part-
n,rshin rroubie.-Divorccs wanted.
no.-,o,, Wb,,,~ dIo1 = I'm rr..a,,,.y ~, t,n
, taNA n'5 wv W. Ma seo'Is3 ILL., IA 1,,.as t"o
SUPERIOR Court aGa'hSt Morgan DoJle' fetcf
White, johanna Doyle. Richard Doyle, Aiasy
Ann DOYLE, and julia Doyle, 10 close up the A.
saIr. ~ t,,o a,,n ,,r r,or,s - r. r., snv. lin,
.a"s 49,. -. 'ro ssns ~ T.,a ..s uo,a n..,. .s1
IN 1o'y, toot. 'a''cs a"u oio.ss' DoSto as"'
Peter White became partners III brewery to-
gcthss, under tho firm mans Of Doyle & Co.
few mnntI,s afterward thcy lhouQhk Lot 7. at
n,a,,,, T., II n s,nnat. smh,,ivf.on ~ As,n,,*
t'oen ., ~ ~ ~ osoS y. 4'etoue
Add1s'on, paJl"6 tMese'oF oat u pa1thersh'p
funds. In May, lb7l, complainant bought u
ousrter Interest in the llrn,, aud was admitted
"a eous1 mrtrrr. and MI tbe s.tets NJ the MD
49, uaI sr.r,tm" @ she re,, e,.ots ah'v. mcn,tor~t
e' % ~ ths nc~ "o1'e
huwcyrr. neyer been chnnpcd of rccord.
ao~I' aur ,'ss a." H., nsm. h.sT a,,o,oa .1smn,
~. W.T., ""S ',,.s Nv ,,"a @ q, ~ ~, ,.n..s.a ..,s.
Doyle uied Dec. IL. leG1 latcsEatc, leaving
wits and four children. FIR firm debts Ut that
tIlue we're about sl3,O0O, aud the assets were
~art,, s1t MI * beside. ,hc rc.i rstotc. There
"o''n ~, 10 ~. ,.,"s a"s saa~a.s .ha't
, 1877-08-08

Sn<rfot fltxa1Frh Tte Tf1kUH&.
r. m r.. H.. nv. .,.,n,
n!IhEsDAhAE' ta'' 4t"s' Al".nJ
which has prevailed losa le% days among tte
nrHers waH stirred Into little lift last night.
Fla n,.n lnv,. r,.n,,tr,, pnxstrc fnr fe,y DAYS
.l,., ~ ,ho .r.san" ~ IN o,tl,t,rv ~
only u'>aaee u t''s pseseitc VI 'nc 't'''ta'' 10
thcte is nnintlinat1on to Yield. a. 4 train was
passing SugAr Sutcl,, OH tic Lchgh Valley
n,1lroud. last nIpht. IL ras met bY d yollcv OF
,,,a ~. ,.,,, ~, ,,,hnr ,l.n,.,1, tt,nn xmoshcd
sl'',et' w. "'s Nv "ses ~ ,..'. .,s ~.
Ni'hlo"e: lhc nasie .etsptun Mas s'fvsnn tnu uIs
tram on shc icsi'.n ~ snsiuenanha la'loau ~
e:"v, af'ti laf:y pasaehEcI "as .hlusGl
ty lying fi'stnr' u lc" n!i!eA iu!tleI ~.
stFuctl'l's mtfo l'iateu ~ tre isIeh' snan"tE
tic l"'tlotise niu 1en.lcl W. ~ - stnteu tnat
sh"ts we!e hrc*i ,l1o Tug tsa!l. az DgaEeto"h,
nut was Nnnasly hota,i. aa.re set'unh s.t. ts'an
1a il! sl3nal toficaocs o" lfash u ss1Sn1e"
l4y ~ >"<tiIscfs. o,
ltl- ln"rHlll! shcflMs posse pFoceeaea 10
Nahan':e ~ 'Ec f,'EE'nr passenger !la,n 10
ttAI' Il r''a' tra'i Mhcn isaa .pcen ftgppca tAe
1ilha lnc'~u'' @"y "ese loslo"ea Dy ctlll,
lm.f VI ~ .u'ash on j steesa lsai'. WIZ lc''ateu
hhurf 'l!'tI,.Se lfo'' lug btchc ~ HtceI'ots u
tIe"skIIJ. my iustc staftea tae toai-tfait,
1ut II "A' cnt III !escfaI tlAsra. hea1h the ears
were rnuI'ca, ana III: htsiKett, learning ttiat
the military we're seaf ~, ailn"s4 10 pleecsso.
III" possc rethsnnu at " o'sncR, leaving the
FtG!l'aFc 10 t'F"tstt tlle COM company.
lhe MUG r,ls1i!eer* ~eht 10 Wlsk g. seselal
, 1877-08-08
OBITUARY.

San FRAxcnco, ca!., AuR. IA Victoria
press dlspatrh says nearly 5.0oo people followed
the rcluains of the late Sir James Douglas to
tue cemetery to-day. Ftretnca, Oid.Fellows,
Eencsoleat socist~s. nar,ne.. militia. blue
larkets frotn the war-ships, uovernoT and stall,
anI Ad.n!1al and stall, Joined III the eortege.
Ihc funeral ser ykes wete performed By Bishop
cEe<lgc, u the Reformed Eplscop4l Church.
Sbktt4i NatutcA 10 t4s 7t1tuAS.
P1oH1A. Ill, Aux. 7.-This evening tho Hon.
DayM Emery, several ycaxs stuer member Of
tho Legislature of New Hampshire, died al tic
advanced aKs Of 10. Mr. Emery was bsutlsf
oil Enoch Emery, proprietor Of tnu Peoria
Transcript, aud father ot slaj. Z. i. Emery, Of
A210a-
Sptetat DLpatth to Tax Trtbutx.
uALEsBcao, Ill, Aug. 1.-MchaJd Nichols, .
well-kuuwn farmer res,tlng iu West Ga]epu
Township, died VI cholera morhu1 this fosc'
uouu, Deceased xsa ~ yeAxs Vt a2s.
, 1877-08-08

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 1.-THE American Asso-
ctatIon Of At,algamatcd Iron and steel-Horkers
met hers to-day. John Jarrett, ol sl,arou, Pa,
Psestdcnt, aud William Martin, ot th's city,
Secretary. beyond tuslness of organization
but ittttc was transacted. Delegates asa prcs-
cut from New fo18, Phllastelphla, ritlsburE.
Buffalo, aud thc great run rc,itlIss III the
country. 1'hc Association has Dccn In extstence
Il, the United status shout osle Year. lhv mem.
kcrship Al present plumbers between n, Uou aud
30,N0. Tic obiect Of the Association Is 10 en,-
brace in one lnlun 4Il tlose directly engaged tu
tue manufacture Ut st.el mud iron, The session,
will last several DAYS.
, 1877-08-08
RAILROADS.
LITIGATION.

LtrrLs Rock, Ark, Aug. 7.-The suit be-
tween the St. Louis, Irun Mountain d Southern
Railroad Company and the Memphis 4 Little
lhrk Company CAME up to-day in tho ctanccry
Court. Tue ca..sc If the suit IL an ortlor frn4i,
the Iron Mountain prohibiting the usu Of tie
b,lIlge trark uver the railtoad GrldEu ut this
point by the Memphis II Little Rock Kond, a,,d
t!le McmphIs u Little Rock haro brought suit
to restrain that Company from carrying the order
into cilcct.. The argument in the case ia now
teIng heard.
, 1877-08-08
DECLINE TO PAY.

LEAvkhWoATn, Kun. Aug. 1,-Thc pcople o.
this city and county aro greatly excited orc.
their tax levy. The United states Supreme
Court had Issued o mandamus commalidi1s las
County Board Ut Commissioners to luake = is''
to pay our railroad bonded Indebtedness. ~
,criay was tbs datc Axcd by law for such ac'os,
aud the Board continued In session all jay ~
midnight, and ad]our,,cA alter making let'
only fOs le ordinary indebtedness, lguvr!a2 "
ruiiroal bondhnl.lers, THIS IL very isntsaIsasss
step, ~ tho subject Of Leavcnworth Coan1ii
bonds has beun subject pf cnmnens ~ y. ~
Eastern commercial Journals. Tho laFtn1's :
held largu naass.1aevtinR to-Aay, passed. !sis
buttons sustaining tho County Board, ana W "
clarctl they would not pay over ~ ccnts ~
the dollar. The bondhol1cfs must voulprop0<'
they declare, at this rate,
, 1877-08-08

ERIE, Pa., Aug. 7.-At tho opening session
OF tue Twenty-foursh Annual Contention Of
the State Teachers, Superintendent Joacs, Of
this eity, delivered tho welcoming address.
Responded to BY Superintendent 4. X.
Bucbafle, o& Allentown. ueorxe L. Aark,
prinrioal Of the Kcst Chester Normal Schoul,
and President nj tue Association, delivered M
inaugural aIdEe.s ~ the a!teEiF4n scss.ul'.
1Lta WAS followed by pai.F oil The Felaslun
of colleges to cUml,,on seLouls,n b. DR.. 7. II.
Appv, Ut Franklin aud MARSHALL College. THIS
topIc sas ui4Sussed turing the selusiudes VI
thv Session.
, 1877-08-08
IEiEGRApHiC NOTES.

SAVANNAH. Ga, Aug, 7.-The arst bale .. -.
new crop of cutton was received TO-DAY ls'..
Florida, and sold At auction for II cepa r.
pound.
NEW OzLEAss, Aug. 7.-Ex-Gov. laekafo' ~
an Interview to-day, said Ills sutuen te1a'. -.
thEs city might BE- accounted Tor IN part " La In
tnrt that Ars- Packard to-day rrcteutcu n. IN.
with twIns, boys, weighing eleven pouuat ts@~
, 1877-08-08


WHITEWATER, Aug. 7.-Oats and spriug
wheat harvested. Going into stack. Chlncll-
bucs have injured tho wheat In the openings,
hut not nnch On tho pNlr1cs. Corn growing,
but needs rain. Farmers In better spirits than
for years.
Nrnos, Auc. 7.-Winter wheat turning from
sixteen 10 eighteen bushels per ucrc. Oats tr,T
thtrty.avc to tittY-tlvo bushels. Con. prospect
improving.
WAul4cA, Aug. 7.-Onts aud wheat nearly
harvested. Wheat fair In quantity, but hest Iii
quality. Oats excellent. Without ruin cora
VIII b failure. No grain thrcshed aud no
stsikcs,
, 1877-08-08
OF COURSE HE'LL QUIT IT.
Ent<jnl {NSoa%eh 10 JH4 TtfhHns.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 7.-wlll!aln Blake,
courtly old gentleman 6t years Ut uxc, who
has bcu Occupying the rathes obseure position
Of clerk vi Kingston Syringe, Tenn. for the
past two years, has Just been notified tl.as hc
h4s t.lleu heI 70 $500 sterling. III En-
glanl, provided hs quits AsneEls4 for Great
Britain. which he s1y. he'll do H. u first
euusIu " Slf William Hl4kA-
, 1877-08-08
FRUIT PACKAGES.
IA fhx EIitar Of Tke TfihJ1sx.

STEysassllLs, M'sh., Aug. a-At \ special
meeting Of the Lake shore Fruit Growers Asso-
citation, hcld u steyeasvtlle, Mich, on Saturday
evening, Aug. 1, the following resolutions were
adopted by upanluous vote:
W4kR1As, Tho toulnion Council " tho CITY OF
fu1 10 Ell m it'll IL .aa civ im nscIass. tLat d. n.t
contain tns 2luaUt parts Ut tho ga;al busAe!i and
MAkkkAA, The ftuIs -gruM xta ut thfs Association
believe thaL the interests IT cGLAunaers aud tEow-
st1 u fsalL will ~ os4t su4.esvs4 U khD u1s Ut
, 1877-08-08
FIRES.


EEAII DAYTON, O.
nArrox, O., Aug. 7.-A,,oat midnight last
crc1,ine the barn OF John ". Turner four mics
from tho city, took fire by some unknown
means, autl WAS burned " the ground. Tho
building hatl lust lccn rotnplctcd al m cx-
pcnsc Ut - GOO. It VIA filed with rrops,
amounting to several thousand dollars, nil Of
which were destroyed. Tle fetal loss will not
he less that *l,uU), on which there Was no In
6uFancc,
, 1877-08-08

NHw foMK, Aug. 7.-Thc Brooklyn ol! works,
a. Green Point, werc partially destroyed by fire
last night. Loss, 1900; fully Insured.
These works were k,luwn ~ Stukcs' oil works,
and there has been much litigation orer tAem
recently.
, 1877-08-08

HTSf7H3 7TkB1tEN 70 7HF JF1oHHf.
MicH1oAn C1TT, Ind, Aug. 7.--At the annual
meeting Of tue Michigan City d Indianapolis
Railroad Company here to-day, the following
Board ot Directors were clcctotl: Dav1d Macy
and V. r. MnlAtt, Of indianapolis; Jesse i.etn,
OF Peru; William Cutting, Of New York; II. II.
Walkrr, A. Il, Colborn, aud ". q. Peck, Of
Michigan City.
, 1877-08-08
AT FOSTER, O.

CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 7.-I.onsley It Co.'s
printing establishment at Foster, o.. was burned
last night. The loss |. SIS, 900; insured for
$4,5t0 In the Amazon aua two other CON mpanies.
, 1877-08-08

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. IA controlling ir-
tercs. In the Queen Aunofs j. Rent RaIlroad
was purchased Yesterday ly tho Philadelphia,
Wilmington d. Baltimore Railroad.
, 1877-08-08
THE WEATHER,

WARRINGTON, D. c., Aug. s-1a- m.-Por
the Tenrcsscs and Ohio, Upper Nlsslsalpp! and
Lower Missouri Valleys, anu Lake ilsuioll, Sta
tlonary or rising basomcter, westerly winds,
slight chapge III temperature, and partly cloudy
weather. .-....--
Local osskEfAr1oxs.
l.stid &n1
, 1877-08-08

NEUlsASkAs
Sptetas DisDatehts 10 7As Tribune.
PERU. Scnzha Co., Aug. 7.-We hare bad n
good shower ot saiu, which insures US GOV,
crop OF corn. Late spring wheat slightly
shrunk BY rust. .A,tlet, Hungarian gEnss,
lroo1ncorn, all tu good shape. No thseshIug
done yet.
HLouMlSoroS. franklin Co., Aug. 7.-spfiug
wheat will avsrage fifteen bushels 10 tle acre.
Oats good. Corn st.ht feet igh anl caring,
uud in good condition. No 'hoppsrs hero aimee
May.
, 1877-08-08
MISSOURI.
&gxclQi {MstlateA 10 IAs 31tyHs.

EP<Cl03 7H&tdlf1 70 11s 1s1oR"s.
GALLATis, Davies TO-, Aug 7.-Threahlng
progressing. Wheat not turning out ~ well %
expected. Oat4 uud corn good yield. Late
talns have helped the corn. Giyes pfonlss Ut
tull crop.
, 1877-08-08

MICHIGAN.
Special DjattsfcA to 1As Tribune.
MARSHALL. Aug. 7.-Wlntet wheat Is being
threshed rapidly, but ID mostly held. Very
little hnds tts way to market
, 1877-08-08

FINE. B1r. iTnr IN. Rtad. Ra. ifaa'Aer.
e:baa. III. III, r. % l0} W., gentle. 10 Foxyy.
ljiIaa. m. ~. II "a III y. T., lFcth. ... tl1UI{.
:HaJp, III, ~ ~ TT II t., ffoSh Fair.
a;aih, N ~ III n II H., tFeah, .,.,fGbeAe
blitp. IA: III ~ a. H., ffe4fl. ..... iClcAF.
IV;lsp. IN. @ 7ul ~ VI IT, h., Ksatle. IClcAf
Maximum thes,noIneser. VI; u,lninuln. ea.
VxhKHAL 1tsknf AT!Akt.
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