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, 1877-10-12
YELLOW FEVER,

Nxw YpRK, Oct. u.-Alrs. hasT Drake,
stewurless Of the steamer Vera Cruz, WAs Witt
I'd this morning by physicians Of tho Buasd Of
Health, who pronounced her case 10 b one
whirh very much resembles yellow feYer. She
was thereupon transferred to the Quarantine
Hospital. ..-Z ..-.
TIC Savannah seeamshlp companies have
agreed to carry freq Of charge alt contributions
Tor tue relief vt splfercss In FeTuandtna-
Ros1oS, Nssa., Oct. 1.-THE beasht Tor the
sufferers at Fcrna,dna, Fla, nette1 sa3a.
and pleasant to-day. The sick ars doing we'll.
No deaths siuea the last report, although new
casc4 a1s reported, including two pbysjctaus.
Several business mvn are eulcayOFlng to conl-
Mence aga1u.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. l1.-Thsee new cases OF
fcyeE " Port Rorl to-day. No deaths, aud tho
sick arc improving.
, 1877-10-12
THE RIVER CONVENTION.
Meeting at ST. Taul OF Porsous Interested
in SECURING a NRvIgnhlo Condition OF tho
bIlsslsslppl Mt Low Water.

Meeting at St. TAul OF Parsons 1ntereated
In HccurInE a NavIgahlc Condition OF tho
hilsslsslppl ut Low Water.
!Eptetal NsnafeA 10 7as cated6o Tribune.
ST. PAUL, MInn., Oct. 11.-,Ths River Conyen-
tton met this morning, James Brown, Of st.
Louis. presldIpg; v!cc.ptesIdents, Alexander
lsau,sey, uf 81. Paul; A. Wilson, of b{euomonee;
Nock Island; G. II. Rea, OF St. Louis; Prof. C.
q. Forcshcy, Of New: orleans; Secretaries, j..
NJ. Walpole, Of New Orleans; David 3. Gould,
Of st. Louis: @. @. Rowland, Of Quincy; u. E.
Lene,,an, Of Dubuque. Delegations arc present
from New Orleans, Cairo, Chester, 81. Iouis,
Quincy, Dubuque, Burlington, Galena, Muline,
lsock Island, Davenport, aud all river towns
from Lacrosse up. Other delegations arrived
this afternoon from Alabama aud MlaaIssippi.
In his remarks On taking the chair, Mr..
Brown expressed belief that by the cxpendi-
tu1e Of $4,000 could ba secured minimum
channel depth Of Ave feet from 81, Puut to
Cairo, liz thought the Convention should ask
nh appropriation Of that amount.
A letter was read fro1a, Gen. Humphreys,
Chief Of Engineers, In retefence 10 hls rcpoEts
for 1875 ind 1916 for estimates Of thB cost OF
improvements to give u minimum loW-water
depth OF fous.and- a-half feet from g. Paul To
tho head OF the Des Moincs Raolds, amounting
TO t017,&H.
A letter wa read from Gen. @. J. Warren, OF
thu Engineer Corpa. lie ssys he " compiling
maps and plans ot Improvements for
tho Upper Mississippi 10 be submitted
10 the ucxt Congress, and Is about finish
lug two reports relating to navigation
below st, Paul. One referred 10 bridges a,ltl
the other TO the improvement u tue natural
channel from st.. Paul to RocGlsnd Rapids. ,1ic
remarks OF the Upper Alssisslppi that it, low
slope Ut water surface, aud considerable yol-
uue even Al Q low stage, naaks II well adapted
| to securing uniform deplh by : gradual per
| tisten& regulation ot width between banks.
| 1t was ordered that all resolutions offered
should 70 10 the Committee ou Resolutions,
WHICH consisted Of Charles Seymour aud ". r.
| Price, Ut Wisconsin; T. Harris md William
Brown, Of Illinois; ". ". Blake and Edward
Russell. ol Iowa, John Hogan aud u. NJ Cham.
bcrs. of AiAaouls; Louis A. Bush aid John A.
Auguht[n, III Louislan4; L. II. Wilson aud J.
y. Dasl1soa, of 4!lnnesota; and Heury M
h!ce. Of St. Paul, at large.
Under The above or,lcr reference was made o1
4 ycaolutton Introduced by Bit. Russell, Of 81
Lou1, ccnsustng uoyesnment uuieess los alleged
imperfect work ou lhs Dcs Aolies Canal, End
| for closinx the caual Ut thls time for repairs
When 1t might have been kept opea ly usinx .
| collier dam. iie REMARKED thut fAets had fct
him to The conclusion thxk thers had been cor
| ruptIou Or gross anisulaus2euleut; III least, !
called for closc serutiny, and be uluycu 10 setal
the resolution aud lay 1t Oil the table, wnicl
finally prevailed.
lea. 3lsizs. of the Engineer Corps, spoke O
| the work a. of unprecedented magnitude, a,l
that sQ4etAux Aluuld tafs beea tound amiss !
, 1877-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

MouHF fEhSoNs lLLs
aptcsat Dfspateh fo Tbs Chicago 1rt6vne
MouxT vxnxoN, ILL.,, Oct. 11.-Thc Republic
mn County Convention met hero to-day aud pro-
.n,t.1 , xarv resnrctat1o front II wa. com-
ss"ssa ~ a..'.sS.s.,ue ,,sa> - ~ ,...-
poscu OF TUG sePrcsentaRva men o. TUG partly
mud its action, viii E remarkably har-
INGENIOUS, s,n snsat 3ousen: counte tae
Judge, Amos Il. DSgSSol Clerk, John llirou.;
Treasurer, James D. johnson; Superintendent
Of Schools, Lewis C. Waters. Tho ticket Is q
at,onv onc, n v,l1 rccc,ye III. so,],, yota of
tho Ncpublican party OF tho county, hnd cont
Gnntd the respect, II not tho admiration, u Hetl
OF all parties. ar. Barrett was member of
tho TTcn.y.nanth General Assembly, ana NJ
prosperous merchants, and Is we'll known
throughout Southern Illinois as an Intelligent,
consistent Republican. Tic other gentlemen
on the ticket aro equally respectable aud popu-
lar.
cNANPA1uN, ILL.,
sptefai M.Pnteh r. g. rs tarng' E ITennns, nso,, -.
held = County Convention to-day TO noanl9ate .,e
ne townships IL tho county ~efs fSpfseentteu,
AMI there was no cnthaslasan. i. =. cunning
nam, o. DfDaha7 waS honi!nAtea! !of 3uage'
soaae naFh' on % resoe9u' Ion,t. LOT 4'easa,- ~
CLERK; aud Mrs. =. y. Lar9ea, n ufoana, Mis,
ior county saperintcnaent o. eenoo". the .,'e
maln strength q the paEty was present 10 hne
Convention Is delegates, - 1t las no constitu.
encJ. NcsOllt1o0a we're passed uehshulkR LUZ
rcpesl Of tue bpec!c-R Resumption act. Of the act
ienunctizinx silvrr, stopping tho further con.
traction of tiIs currency, and thu alplsllment OF
Natioual Banks and substituting grecnbacks In
place Of thcI1 notes. Ths tLcket viii be moved
under ny biz majority.
CosKLlNu AND BLAINE.
Bpscfat UtssutcA to 7h4 Ehic6gn tribune,
Nxw Yong, 0ct- ll.-lt Is regarded ~ siGnid-
cant that Senators Cunkltng and Blaine and ex-
Secretary Kobeson should have beeh together 1T
, 1877-10-12
CONKLING,


/ uoHn-sPELcN 1T THA NAw TORE SENATOR.
Cleo IN n Htrd!d, 0cs.s.
Thetp WIS well-attendel meeting Of the Ro-
publican County Committee at this place last
Saturday, At which arrangements for vigorous
prosecution Of the canvass IN the county were
discussed aud completed. Tho meeting then
listened to speeches from pumhcr Of gentls-
men present. Senator Conklng wns called for,
stepped forward. He spoke "a follows:
Mn. GRAMMAR: It 4 long time alace have
attended oaa Of youF County comnttes Iuseting..
came In answer TO N aFEent latitaton, saeh an
while. The time waa when It Was often ny prlrt'
lego to be present. hut 10 recent Years Z has been
st.t ~ wien ~ you @ n msst "a CONSOLATION hut
now, NJ i Look around me-, anl tmpsesscd
~h hs .s s:ezs ~. T. ~
ans lseoi. and fsons vatinS to lbs oattia q 20.
|" consult - to the best msnntr Of csyIng on our
esnyaAa. We ars about 70 taks IN baud Whist II
called politics. II ~.s tho wisdou, Vi Tue men who
laid tho foundation OF this Government to give tho
people ths power Of conducting thulr OWE affairs.
!. right that w take our share IN looking afisr
shouI s Ei'i ignore politics. No man i. 70 r'sa u
~ poor. no h,gh Y 10 low, that be has
x5tS ss10a ( ss e pae.p ns pab but u T.: . ao stss
intentlon TO lnh!ct y speech 90 Jou. II the Ae-
uubsean paIsJ uudsr.t4nds IL duty. and wolks
WitA WILL. II Will tnlA 1871 C&IfJ En6 1At&. Nc
Eoiux uot unly to elect the Legislature, but We
su!uX to elect the entlfo Stats tlexeL This il
noEurAs. make th[s assertion fsom facts gather
cd tFuM Ill paTss Vi tho Stale By the most reliable
aud prominent wurkcrs tn lhH party, Tlu ltupub-
iicsa party never was o4ure uulted. Ths action oi
our aa.rrsare. iu thv Albany Convention has
ptused scry unsatisfactory to the Democratic par.
IT. fhsy hsfe t-sattshca \ very large portion ot
the putty by putting III nomination tho old Tam
many puWsts. Tiers many Of Ahess IQsp In
that party who revolt u The Idea Of 2.aIn piucug
lhs helm ot tae ship tu thu h4uds OF Twssd's uid
followers
We hare Ill lived long anuuxh to know that thers
40 lunest men IN one party u we'll y another.
We ~ know that ispus'ieaps ~ weu - uemocrals
participated In sba Tweed am. Cxual. Hing rob.
bsnsx. Nepn plicans !abosed long aud arIuously
beforo they succeeccd IN cxpuslnx these xlxxptis
fr4uds They Wera assisted BY few Democrats ID
their labols. When the exposures had been made {.
tho Democrats put 10 nomination for Governor uat
II tbs up,st prominent Vi thess men, Tls peppi,
VINO voted (us hi roted fur The extinction u sutl
men fsom polite. ~ cunp posed the.s rings. Tbel
candidate VIZ elected. lie made vigorous On
xlaught on tbs CsnAl Hfnx. snd RslneI the cola
denee Of this clas4 ot sotets. But Il wAa notin III
n3tur4l ordgt " thiu1s that this stute OF "
fLss. etu.d last. lamlnany ~As left cut in tn
cold. When, al TIE lAst coHveAtlon, the wi.
Wa expressed by s1t uf man " ses : new hrlt
In the nrI1. thai tAh ~As supy,o.ed to b. realize
L. tka nnullGauon4 put ID the leld- Dut tall yop
, 1877-10-12
THE UNDERWRITERS.

N1W YoaK, Oct. Hat the e0mIanuuAl
meeting Of the National Board OF Fire Under
writers, President Baker diseoussed with cm-
phasls upon "tho reckless competition for buss-
uess which had been the,bauo OF dre.iuauraucs
over tho land" The agent, between two flres,
has had much to contend Wit4. On the ono
eIle, tie customer urging reduction Of pre-
mlum on thu renewal Of lhu policy which, II nut
CONCEDED, wIll turn away Gusiuoss to more
e4ly-xolng competitor. Ou the other aldo, tho
company, continually pEe4a3ux for ~ iuettase Ut
, 1877-10-12
MORTON AND JEFF DAVIS.

1tcnsons for Relieving that tho Senator DID
Snt Wish Davis Hanged.
NEW YoRx, Oct. p.-To The Editor Of ths !S1tu:
cannot s,rak authositatlvely Of course, not
having seen Senator Morton since the pub!}ca-
tion III the Atlantis CoHshtutlon OF the
article copied In sllu Sun Of
this tlato under the hca'i Of 'tJcIl
Davis md the tialln *s,' bnt from my kuuw'-
cdgo of tho coursc Of aenntor Morton during
the Wnr, mn satisfied TINT he hal 10 desire
to hare Mr.: Daris executed Judge 50 rartten-
larly trunl h!R interference In the death acnttnre
naseed uhun the fnilfnna consplnltors, Mtlilzan
md ssowics. Tim particulars hase had from
different s0llrtts.
lcaners u an organization In Indiana, k,,wn
"a tho Knights Of the Golden Circle, wcge
arrested, tried, nnd convicted Ut trpasuu by
military .con,!.i'..iol'. a',4! condemned to by
hung. An tfIurt Wis [untllhg Tor areMsston of
cl. reu,en,bcr III thu Ec1crai condemnation
eauac.l by tlIat event Mr.. McDnnatl Grow
United States scnator) exclaimed, "Now thoso
pour fellows Will te htistg.'' OF words To that
nt nncc dispatched special inesae,'Ecr to
President johnson, asklng his Executive
rlGtneher.
At tho last moment, wliei, nj, answer was ex-
Tho messenger, distrustlng tho success Of his
eauto, hd not presented the rGtItton 10 Mr..
Jo!,nso.. II was ti!e., tic eye;!tn3 before tbs
t!mu set Tor tho execution Of t!,o cslIatuaIa.
There Wns no time to hc lost. Tho uuyernor
telegrap.,eti tu frientl III Washington, connu-
Ing To l!s care telegram 10 tho President, With
strl:t iElurtols to deliver IL In pcrso1l fnnlc.
tiiatcly. Tue friend received It utter dark, nnl
Scut at orce 10 tho White Louise. The answer
to li4 demand To tie President WINS that Mr..
johnson waa ut slnnvr Yml could not bc dis
turbul. It WIS then nearly o'clock.
"say u tht President sni,l the gentleman.
tthat am the 6carcr oi oil important 1lsjaiteil
from Gov. Marton. and must SEQ liiin. II Ia u
matter uf lilo and tlratl.n
The word w1ls deiiyesc.l to Mr. Johnson, who
ialo tho mcssruger COMO into tho dtning.fooln.
| ~ he eliterel. tt,e President arose from thu
lubie, urt. meeting hin, acar the door, took tho
Telegram lrum ilia hand and read 1t III silence.
| Thu Acruatul,rtl gravity Of his cUuMtcnarco and
dc.ncanor grew tnoru Impressive a. llo took q
Jew turns mn a.Il down tho y0unt Still lle did
| uot utter wor.l, and thu Suspense Of his vis-
itor grew npaco. At length sr. Johnson paused
uluIer the light Ut tie chandelier, ani Rs II re-
| calling to mind Ill important Hlattcr, ngaltl
glanceA over tho telegram which lu SILL held
In l,ix hand. His eYo was arrestcta by tho date,
| unI snYing "Como with inc lntU the lt!lrary,''
he wrote at answer whicl! l,s handed to The
gentleman to rral. It was rcprlcvc.
II viii sand II myself" sud the President.
, 1877-10-12

Special lfspateA 10 Tae CAsca1o IfJtsns.
DunuQuk, In, Oct. 11.-C0nsidernblo OF ariot
occurred election night 10 Mosalein Township,
Dubuque County, between mob OF Irish and
Germans. About sl1ty shots wcrn arcd with
ruvolvsss, guns, etc. Quito plumber wero
wounded. The Sheriff mud posse lett this after
noon for tho battle-ground
, 1877-10-12

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. I.-1t was testified yes
tcsliy that soma Of the jury had been tampcred
with on the trlal Of the splrttuallst, and war
sa1,ts were accordingly Issued for the attorney
Of I,ltss and another. The Jury declared they
wers unable to agree, and wcre discharged.
The prosecution Was On charge OF obtaining
money BY false pretenses.
, 1877-10-12
HYmENEAt.

Essc<al DtsodteAso 7at 0ateago 5rtaxa4.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct. 1l.-Ons Of the most
stylish weddings In Milwaukee for : long time
occurred at Emmanuel Church today, being tho
marriage OF Henry Goodrich and bliss C1rueiIa
F. butcher, daughter OF J. 4. butcher, Of tie
lr.n Of butcher, Collins ,x Smith. Tbs couple
asa among tho ,noss prominent society people
, 1877-10-12

OF the cttv. There wae a large attendance OF
friends nj the rEurch from Chlcuro and othrr
rnfnte, and the display nl prctcnte was largc
AM, elegant. After the wcdlng reception whs
given at tho residence of tho brtde'a parents,
who nt tho same time celebrated tho twenty
fifth anniversary OF their marriage.
, 1877-10-12

Special Dtspatch to TAs c,teoao Tribune.
p1rrspuHa, pa., Oct. 11.-At Dcrr,nycr, III
VcnnnKo County, thts AFTERNOON, Constable
Nosscr was seriously II not fatally shot In tho
abdou,en by a woman named Scott. Rosscr
was cndcavor1ne to eject her from the house
which anc occupied, and she resisted with the
result stated. She was afsesteu and lockeI up,
, 1877-10-12

Ills visit to frederick, 1I1.

Ills Visit to Frederick. Md.
FREDERICK, Afd., Oct. 1l.-Tte President,
Secretary McCrary, Attorney-Gencral Dovcns,
art1 W. ". coEcoran arrived this morning in q
special cnr provided BY the baltimore Il Ohio
l!airoal Company, OH tho way to the fair. A
band was nloartl and played patriotic airs. Tho
distinguished party arrived at II, md wcro i'm
tnct1tatcty driven 10 thu fair grounds.
They wcra conducted to tho main stand In
yicw Of thousands of persons from Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
The PRESIDENT having been introduced To tho
multitude, anl received with enthusiastic
cheers, John Rttch!o delivered an address OF
welconc, In which lle safil:
Probably, Mr.. President. yonr first reflection
ns ron contemplate TIL. Landscape Is, how marked
tho cpntsnst between tho cIrcunsaances that at.
tended Your furlner presence o. our doi ana tlose
soldier. The tread OF c0ntcnliny arMies sh0ok The
earth. Carnage and dcsolntlon ruled the sccnc.
Ts q e. ,ssS ; S'c aa
Into volcanic aspect by the bc1ching aFcs tf op.
pokiny ati.l1ery. Down tho side of that very
bleeding from, tho battle that WAS wnccl acfuss It,
and under it, shadow yun waro nurae1 by the gen
agA'n.
Tie orator INSURED tho President thnt tho
masses Of ta countsymen would award the ver-
dict Of "Well done" for having used tho op-
portnnity Of his great olllco since in 1t to bring
land. land ' Tho frenas oi tbo South, 10 said, viii
applaud you; friends Of the Unlon will appluud
YOU, for In restoring tho first you havo rc-estab-
lishcl tho other.
Tho President responded as fol1ows:
LADIES AND FKLtow C1r1zkNs. thank you for
this verY cordial reception. wtsh particularly to
return my thanks 70 tho civil anshoIit!cs q Frca-
stsk aad 10 ts mnpgEsrs of Tic ffsasttsk County
he nEcatnt to-day. Tho interest to be promoted bT
i pantss % is prosperous, i i a.most certain .ha
country will bs prosperous. Every Other interest
ana. 4, a,sntays 10 ThateTor q promotes Tho sgf!.
perty tn oar country. Il j. 1au isreoy bossa4s Tho
ssstsf sas q sao u pes. di s4 poss s
trade had ths' gslns In tho transportation ot agri
Wo colnc, then. to take part In your fslF becauso
largely represens 70 the country ihs agtenlsurn
interest Of 1onr own County of ffedesiek. ~ we'll
siltyel i. .oll. .na ,ae .kill sn1 s1so.lenes q
esuny ssa3 p"'s II ss uasd
States IN which fesde This county il wcll known.
We have ths adsantags In my nsl4hoorhoad Of a
is Paede,les lApplau.s The s coanio. of ssaecs
e. 1ss se soss ss ps5t pssR q a H. p1s
lAppisnss.i Hcine familiar viii formet citizen.
ssss;'of s ,hs,s ..en, m 'o%' r oas
about sa the!r old frederick. rhsis Va. 10 saeh
fertility Of .o!l in seneca md sandosky and s9eh
old Frederick. ILaagh,es and applause
xas T fosssi!; @ tfsstsS e vel il tse eoass; q
, 1877-10-12

premium receipts, No mnttcr what liability ID
assumed. Tho Chairman nfo sail mutual tarn-
panics l,atl been increasing their husnets fhrrc-
1y to the ,lctrimcnt Of st0vk cnrrorntsons, md
suggested the enactment Gf a Law that will ktup
what he termed underground insurance"
, 1877-10-12

PATERSON, N. j., Oct. I.-The Grand Jury
presented indictments against james T. Prea-
tou, Treasurer, aud Daytd Henry aud Edmond
Il. Kose, Directors Of the Merchants Loan t.
Trust Company, for conspiracy iu removing tho
assuts Of the Company alter tho failure
, 1877-10-12
RAILROADS.
FIGHT FOR I't,S9 ESNTOE.

flHh1 EIet
CIvciyNArL O., Oct. 1i.--Ata meeting NJ
the I,oanl OF Directors Of tho Ohio Il Atissf..
ssppi Railroad Company to-day, ipst in Cincin.
natl, thu lion. II. ". l,tssop Hovcrnor-e!cct 1T
Ohio, anu ucu. kcn,,cr Garrari. of Cincinnati,
were elected to I'LL the vacancies caused br tho
resignation Of Sir A. r. Galt and Danlcl Tor-
ranec. At subsequent nee.ing al the stock
flotirrs, convened nccorli'ng to law, Mcssrs.
William NJ, WllItenelght, Jr., W. ". scas-
barongl, Adrian fsciu, mud Theodore q. Meier
we're elected to complete the Duard for thu en-
suinE yenT.
/ It Il understood that after tho adjournment
Ct the meeting Of ttoskhol,1ers di dissatisfied
who appeared with tho proxies Of tho1o WIN
hare long slnce parted With thclr stock, at'i
having no real interest IN tho property ol tho
Company, having been defeated In z Their efforts
lzct meeting Of their otn without previous
notice or authority Of luz, and elected fur "
rcctors. These .so-calleu Directors LID Pre-.
i,oani Of Drretnrs 10 ntne Instead Of fourteen,
fxctl by the laws Of the Company. and event
ualy ccctetl live others as Directors Of the
Company, mud, haylnG thus oEganizct bogua
Hoat,i should ba held iu New, York, md tho
Office Of tho Company should DO removed to
that point.
Tie regular Board organized by clecttng Uen.
LOtll4 H. i4fa0ns Oh GLs lt1HSt iTG3lt4Gtlt III Iuo
Company. This movement is looked upon here
az similar in character To tlat which was mnde
several years ago by tla enaravnr OF .|ay totlla
by sl,nilar tactics, to get possession of this prop
cttY.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 11.-The officials Of tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Company deny that
there Is the slightest Idea of attempting to &C.
cure modification Of the 1ease Of tho United
Railroads OF New Jersey, while It Is positively
stated OF th& street TINT, since tho vigorous
operation of The Bound Brook route, which gets
| a very large proportion Of the travel bctwceh
! the two cities, tho Pennsylvania can Go longer
afford to pay 10 per cent on tho stock, together
with all tho other expenses of tho united roads.
| The net disbursement Oil account Of these roads
Inst year was almost four millions, and last year
was tho Grst that the Pennsylvania ttas realized
a profit from the operations OF these lines. In
| each rear SINE the lease was made, Of from
1S7t Until last ycnr. there was deficit Of from
tijOO,UU0 to II, ,0Nb, ,O00, which had to be maile
good u,lt Ut the pennsylvania treasury. Against
| this Il must bo remembered tllnt the roail was
| In q terrible condition when tho lease was male,
and that for new rails. rolling stock, anil re-
| pairs to tho roadbed the Pennsylvania Company
has sucnt over 81, ,OOD, &C., md hns tho road nuw
ia Grstrclass condition. md yet 1tf Is vcry low
for stock with 10 per cent guarautcc ia per
| UctuIty.
, 1877-10-12
TWEED,

NEW YonK, Oct. 1l.--Tweej appeared before
tho Committee Of Aldermen today to roctlfy,
10 far rs ho could, the Injury done 'nnocont
persons By the publication Of tho statement
sub,nittel to tho Attorney. General. lie de-
nted that majority OF tho persons mentioned
wcre engaged Ia any fraudulent practices what
ever.
, 1877-10-12

NI VIVA 1HJI.t N<tEs'
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Oct. 1t.-Atnaost the
entire bustncss portion Of tho Village Of vaca-
vile, sulano County, together witt, number Of
residences, burned this morning. Tho loss ag-
ercentcs uuwarsls Of Sl00,0oo; Insurance over
*dD, ,0O0, distributed tu small sims aM3ng local,
Eastern, nl,d foreign compaates. tncendiary.
, 1877-10-12

MAucH CHUNK, Pa, Oct. 1i.--The Jury In the
case Of Patrick O'ponncll, charged with the
murder Of Morgan Powell, returned averdict
OF murder In the second degree.
, 1877-10-12


New YoBk, Oct ll.-lt Was reported to-day
on good authority that the casa Of William Z.
Gilman, lnsurancs-s<1lp forgcr. has been laid
before the Gtanl Jury. There Is no doubt Il,
the minds OF the best4n9o1mcd puesous that
Gilman Is still tu tho city.
, 1877-10-12

poRr Rowan, Oct. 1i.-schooncrs Eliza White
and sIadetrn arc ashore nj Long I'olnt. The
Captain aud crcw Of The White were drowned.
, 1877-10-12
AsU. 1ytNNECONNE. WIS

AT W1NNECDNNE, WIS.
snecfai Hsiasrh n 1ne Chfedoe Tribune.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct. 1t.-A fire at WIN
neconuo last hight destroyed fifteen buildings.
Loss $aO,UO. Tho work of m inccndtary.
, 1877-10-12
INVESTIGATION.

PoTTs7ows, pa., Oct. ll.-Thn Coroner's
Jury today began an Investigation into the late
Pickering Valley Railroad dlsnstor at Phoenix
vi,le with cluseh doors.
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FINANCIAL.

sAs Francisco, Cal, Oct. ll.-M. Gilman 4
o., Importers OF cloths, trimmings, etc, have
made an assignment IL thek creditors. Tie
hhuau Ii the lIs.t.t VI tbs Na4 In the CITY. Tlo
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OHIO.


DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY 10000.
9pectA N*ns4oA "a ~ Ca4eaoo Trthbns.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 1l-Reports from
eighteen additional counties to-day increase
Dlahop's majority to o8,25. With twenty-five
counties yet to hear from It IL pretty safe to say
Ills majority Will reach 30, 900, II not more.
, 1877-10-12

BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct. ll.--A counterfeit go
bill II the Central National Bank, New York,
has been discovered.
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THE ArC111st)S BRIDGE,


ATcussos, Kan, Oct. 1l.-A temporary ap-
proach 10 tho iron briugc .lsst spans tho Nils
souri River at this pulut, the abutmcnt To which
cayed Ia last Saturday, was completed this
evening, and by midnight 20 loaded cars will
be creased,
, 1877-10-12
THE WEATHER.

WAsuno7oN, D. c., ost 1l.-For the Upper
Laks region, light variable wiads, shifting to
southeasteriy. warmer, clear, or partly cloudy
weather, rising, followed by falling b9ro1ncter.
LOCAL ons1xyAE1os..
t,Hlc ano f3rt 4
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NEW MYxIco, Oct. 1l.-1ulge Howard ktllcd
Louis CaEi!s It El paso, Tex, yesterday after
noon. Cards Wa tho leader Of q mob thai ar.
reated the county oiiicers Of El Paso County.
Great excitement prevails,
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CASUALTIES.


FA1f1 OF An AQUEnUCT.
Hpst,at Fhtntfeh to iAt chicago Tribune.
NEW YoHk. Oct. 11.-The San's Durham,
Pm, special says: "Tho n1uctinct carrying TIM
canal over the river ncar here fell into The water
to-,lay. Loss, saOO Navigation il s.ispcnl-
ctl, tho village IL t[oo.lcd, and hundreds arc
thrown ont Of employment"