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I. VAN SLYKE, Editor en* PftMMiwr. McHENBY, ILLINOIS. THE NEWS OOPENSED. THE EAST. JTTNDOB GEOKOE W. CLINTON, Vice Chancellor of the New York State Board of Begente, was found dead in a cemetery At Albany. He was 78 .yearn old and a son Of De "Witt Clinton, who built the Erie Canal and was Governor of New York. His death is attributed to apoplexy The yachts Genesta and Puritan started from 8m dy Hook on the 7th instant in the first of their series of races for the inter­ national cup. but the wind proved unfavor­ able, and it being impossible to sail the race within the prescribed time--seven hours--it was postponed... .Edward A. Bollins, President of the Centennial Bank, of Philadelphia, and ex-Commissioner of Internal Revenue, died at Hanover, N. H. THE total assessed valuation of real and personal property in Providence, It. L, is #124,202,00(1, as against $122,493,500 last year... .Iron and steel of all kinds are active at Philadelphia, and heavy shipments are been made to the West, Large lots of plate and tank iron have been ordered for Octo­ ber delivery, and the demand for structural and bridge iron has largely increased. Nails, in small lotfTTfre selling at $2.30, but for large ordera/quotations are $2.15 and $2.20. v Trrnoro fever is prevailing in New York City. Mrs. Mcintosh, residing near Pittsburgh, requested her son James, aged 23, to shoot a cat Through an in­ advertent movement of his mother, the young man sent the bullet into her brain, causing her death. Half-cxazed by the ac­ cident, young Mcintosh then tried to kill himself. The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union, te session at Brooklyn, adopted resolutions eulogistic of Judge Keiley, and denounc­ ing the Austrian and Italian Governments for their treatment of him.... Christian Cooper, of the town of Livingston, Colum­ bia County, N. Y., died last week, aged 111 years 10 months and 15 days. THE WEST. ^HE fraudulent warrants issued by the absconding Township Trustees of Daviess County, Indiana, are said to amount to $800,000. The warrants are scattered all over the country, and are largely in the hands of innocent purchasers. Three of the disgraced officials are in Hamilton, Ont. The conspiracy is said to have been engineered by a Chicago gambler, who has operated in several Indiana counties.... About 60,000 cattle have been removed from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations since the promulgation of the President's order. Th- number remaining is estimated at fifty thousand, most of which are now being driven off the forbidden lands A young man named Perry Whitlock, re­ siding near Danville, I1L, shot his wife and two of her sisters, after which he killed himself... .Several attempts have been made to burn the town of Port Townsend. Washington Territory, and the place is now guarded by a citizens' patrol A national tariff reform convention will be held in Chicago in November. "WORK is about to be resumed on the ,'0ftlifornia and Oregon Bail way, which will Cttend trom San Francisco to Portland. .... Brainerd, the St Albans absconding tank President, who was abdncted at Win­ nipeg by two i Boston detectives and brought into Minnesota, mysteriously es- ~|innea(>olis, and his present sittsare unknown. IE storm which visited Washington Court House, Ohio, almost demolished the town. Every public building and business bouse in the place, and about two hundred residences, were destroyed. Ten persons are known to have been killed, and over a hundred wounded, several of them fatally. In Lancaster County, Ohio, the storm was severe, ten persons being injured and many buildings wrecked. At Troy,« Upper Sandusky, and other Ohio towns, the damage was extensive. Near Adrian, Mich. $100,000 worth of property is re­ ported to have been destroyed by the ele­ ments, and at Dublin, Ind., twenty build­ ings collapsed. Reports of serious losses from wind and lightning come from other points in Indiana, Michigan, and^Wiscon- ain. The damage to lake shipping* was also very heavy, and several lives were lost The schooner Erie Wave capsized off Long Point, Lake Erie, the female cook and a passenger being drowned. The schooner Advance was wrecked off Sheboy- pn. Wis. Two vessels, with their crews, . Were lost off Two Rivers, Wis. A DISPATCH from Rock Springs, Wyo-. mlng Territory, says: "Seven hundred Chinamen have returned here, under escort of four companies of troops. The miners threaten to destroy the company's build­ ings, all of which are under strong guard to-night Serious trouble is sure to ensue as soon as the miners think they have an opportunity to carry out their threat." The three sisters shot by Perry Whitlock in Vermillion County, Illinois, will recover bom their wounds, but his infant child will die. THE SOOTH. CHART.ES WILLIAMS,-a drunken negro, at Chattanooga, Tenn., shot and instantly killed a street-car driver named Polk Mitchell. At night an infuriated mob forced their way into the iron-clad with sledge-hammers and chisels, and battered down the door of Williams' cell. He was dragged to the third story of the jail by four of the leaders of the mob and a rope placed around his neck. The assassin maintained a stolid indifference, and did not utter a word. He was not given time to pray. After he had been securely tied the rope was placed around a beam, and he was suspended be­ tween heaven and earih. , . A JMSPATCH from Washington. Ark., «nys that "a mob visited Pike County Jail ; Murfreesboro, and made an attempt to •hoot the two Polk boys, confined for mur­ der, but not being able to get within r.mge the mob hauled a load of wood to the jail, * piled it around the iron cell, saturated the Wood with coal oil, and roasted both pris­ oners alive. nothing standing but the brick Vails of the jail. The Polks murdered a peddler last year, and have had several • vials. This was the third effort by mobs ^ to kill the men. » IN the Port Tobaccq (Met) district en*, Icefields of corn and tobacco were de* . itroyed by hail, some of 'the stones being . (is Jarge as pullets' eggs. Charles County farmers lost $100,000 by the storm... J. yj, H- Ivy & Co., of Hock Hill, N. C.t have failed for about $700,000, New York cotton ' brokers being the heaviest losers. JOHN R. SHELTON, of Atlanta, Ga., sloped with Ida Maxwell, the 16-year-old ' .daughter of John Maxwell, of that city, .t" fThe couple were married, and were found , |>y the father and brother of the bride, who attempted to take her home. Ytfung Max- A. Davis, a Chicagoan, has sold to Wash- ington people large amounts of the fraudu­ lent Indiana Township bonds, Civil Service Commissioner Thoman and Mr. Staples, proprietor of Willard's Hotel, being htaVjr purchasers. THE crop report of the Agricultural De­ partment for beptember says the condition of spring wheat haa been impaired since the 1st of August in the Northwest, the dis­ trict of principal production. Heavy raius were followed by extreme heat between the 1st and the middle of August, before har­ vest, shriveling the grain and causing rust. Heavy wind-storms prostrated and injured large areas. In Nebraskatht reis some com­ plaint of smut, and a little in Dakota. Chinch-bugs have done some damage in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The injury was greater in August than iu July. The aver­ ages are: For Wisconsin 77, a loss of 8 points; Minnesota, 78, a loss of 5: Dakota, IK», a loss of 4; Iowa. 88, a loss of 7 points. Northern New England, Colorado and the Territories are nearly or quite up to 100. The general average for all spring wheat is 86J against 95 in August. The crop of last year was 15(5,000,000 bushels. The returns of winter wheat are almost identical in results with those of July. There is a slight advance in Michigan, Texas, Maryland, and some other Stages and a point or two in several. The gen­ eral average is 65.8 against (55 in July. Ex­ cept as the result of thrashing may change present expectations, the winter-wheat area may be placed at 217.000,000 bushels, and the remaining area about 134,000,000. If the injuries reported in the stack should prove to be greater than is at present ap­ parent, a few millions of reduction might stilt accrue. The condition of corn still continues high, langing from 90 to 100 iu State averages. The general average is 05, against 06 in August. It was 94 iast year iu September. Frosts have wrought very little injury, and will be capable of little. The prospect is still favorable for a crop slightly above the average. i ̂ rouTicu. THE New York Prohibition State Con­ vention nominated H. Clay Bascom, of Troy, for Governor Resolutions for prohibition and for woman suffrage were presented at the Constitutional Convention of South Dakota, and were referred to a proper committee, which will, it is be­ lieved, report for the submission of these questions to the people, and an artie'e to this effect will be engrafted in the consti­ tution. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has appointed Mrs. M. A. .Mulligan to be Pension Agent at Chicago, vice Miss Ada C. Sweet, re­ signed. Mrs. Mulligan is the widow of Col. James A. Mulligan, who died of wounds received near Winchester, Ya., July 26, 1864. Col. Mulligan was brevetted Briga­ dier General for gallantry and bravery only three days before his death. He com­ manded the Twenty-third Illinois Regi­ ment IT is reported that Representative Mills, of Texas, has been engaged during the en­ tire summer in the preparation of a tariff bill, which he proposes introducing in the House 6oon after Congress meets. The measure will provide for the reduction of the revenue to such a sum as is necessary to cover the Government expenses merely. It is proposed that this revenue shall be derived in the main from that class of tax­ able articles known as luxuries, and that the duties on necessities of life shall be made as low as possible.... President Cleveland has appointed Rens­ selaer Stone to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois, embracing Cbic.igo, in place of Joel D. Harvey, suspended... .Thomas J. Lathrop, of Taunton, has been nominated for Gov­ ernor of Massachusetts by the Prohibition­ ists of that State. IOWA Greenbackers who are opposed to fusion will meet at Marshalltown Oct. 1, to nominate a State ticket.... A Little Rock (Ark.) dispatch says that official and unof­ ficial returns from the Third Arkansas District give McRea, Democrat, for Con­ gress, about 5,000 majority--about double the majority g.Ven the Democratic candi­ date last November. The circulation of a Milwaukee paper call sd the Turnzeittmg has been forbidden by the German Government Thirty-JEtmr Madrid papers have been pros'cuwfror commenting on Spain's quarrel With, !0er- manv....The Prince of Wa es is to visit the Sultan of Turkey. MK. GLADSTONE'S health la again bad, and it is announced that he i« suffering from an attack of lumbago. Lord Ran­ dolph Churchill has broken down under the demands of the rece.it Parliamentary campaign, and he will make no more speeches until November. . Ill-natured people hint that he is shamming... .A Copenhagen dispatch says the British steamer Auckland has been sunk in a collision with the Germin gunboat Blitz. Of the Auckland's crew of seventeen, only two were saved.... During tne maneuvers of the German guards in Berlin, several French officers visiting the grouuds were ordered to retire. .... The Countess of Kingston has offei cd the tenauts of her estate, the largest in the South of Ireland, facilities to purchase their holdings under the land-purchase act .... Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, has been compelled by failing health to cancel all his political en­ gagements.... In a speech at Belfast, Earl Carnarvon said it was time to institute a thorough inquiry into the relative merits of free trade and protection. THE American Economic Association organized at Saratoga, with Prof. Adams, of Michigan University, as Chairman. The American Social Science Association and the American Historical Association were also in session at Saratoga. The American Horticultural Society held its biennial meet­ ing at Grand Rapids, Mich., with a large at­ tendance and an excellent display of fruit.... The Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad decided to extend the payment of the bonds of the company, due Oct. 1, fifty years at 4 per cent, interest. The original amount of this loan was $2,500,- 000, but payments have reduced it to $1,710,000... .The Western Union Tele­ graph Company has declared a quarterly dividend of 1£ per cent. Small-pox is spreading in Canada. THE national convention of coal-miners, in session at Indianapolis, adopted the following resolutions: Rexolred, That we recommend the estab­ lishment of a nations] union, to be known as the National Federation of Miners and Mine Laborers. Heyoh f/I, The membership of this associa­ tion shall be composed ot all miners and mine laborers of the Onited states and Territories who will subscrilje to the constitution and laws of the lederation. and be coverned bv them in all their parts and coaform to the principles on which thev are bss°d. lit-mured. That the executive and legislative power of t'dB association Html I be vested in an executive board, to be <omposedof ftvj mem­ bers at larire and one member trom each of the bituminous coal-proclucluK State* and one member from the anthracite district, and in the general convention the board shall <ruide the action of the association upon all auestions of importance to its members. & fti voiced, Tt.at the objects of the association will be: 1. To promote the interests of the miners and mino laborers, morally, sociallv, and financial­ ly. for the protection o; their Health and their lives; to spread intollipenc; among them; to remove as far as possibl • thf causes of strikes, and to : dopt, wherever and whenever pra.tica- ble, the principles of arbitration and restric­ tion; to urge ui»on all miners and m ne laborers the necessity to become citizens*, that we may secure by the use of the ballot the services of men friendly to labor, both iu our State and national leir.slative bodies; to create a tund for the support and protection of members ot the association. 2. To obtain legislative enactments for the more efficient management of mines whfereby the lives and health of our me.nbers may be better preserved. , a. To shorten the hours of labor in the mines. «. To protect all members who are unjustly dealt with by their employers whi:e endeavor­ ing to carrv out the belies s of the association. S. '1 o assist all similar organizations which have the same objeco in vi/»w--to wit: mutual protection of me.ub -rn, and the prot<; t(on of against the encroachments ot capita^ icai. 'K MB. JOSEPH CAA^BKBLAIN, one of the leaders of the English Liberals, speaking presumably with some authority, said in a speech, at Warrington that the Radicals now formed a great majority of the Liberal party, and that they would be opposed to Mr. Parnell "tooth and nail." This dec­ laration was greeted with cheers. Paracll's policy, he asserted, was in many respects a worthy one, but sep­ aration meant another foreign country j thirty miles from England's shores,' ani- IATER NEWS ITEMS. J MR. GLADSTONE and* Lord Rosebery have written letters protesting against making the question of the disestablish­ ment of the Scotch Church an issue at the approaching parliamentary election. It is, they insist, purely a matter for Scotchmen to dial with. LOUISVILLE (Ky.) dispatch: "Fifty yens ago Ellen Johnson, a colored woman, viiB separa'e I from her mot bar, who was old and sent to New Orleans. The mother rived here this morning, hale and hearty. iJSh-j is 112 yeirs old, aud the daughter (!fl. 'Liv.ug in the liou-e with Mrs. Ellen John­ son are her groat grandchildren. This makes them th? great great grandchildren of Mrs. Johnson s mothe:-. Strange as it may seem, tiiis morning the reporter saw the gr-at great grandmother, the great grandmother, the grandmother, mother, an 1 children, all assembled in the snme room."... .Cincinnati special: "William S ales, a negro boy of 18, who outraged the 5-vear-old daughter of a farm laborer named Lunsford, near Walton, Kv., twelve miles from here, aud who has bee i in jail at Burlington, the county seat of Boone County, was taken from the jail by a mob from Walton and Florence and hanged to a tree." THE President has made the following appointments: Moses A. Hopkins, of North Carolina, to be minister resident and con­ sul general of the United States to Liberia; Irwin Dugan, to be supervising inspector of steam vessels for the Sixth district. To be consuls of the Unitad States: Henry W. Gilbert, of New York, at Trieste: James M. liosse. of New York, at Three Rivers, Canada. THE business failures during the week numbered for the United States 184 and for Canada 19, as compared with a total of 105 the week previous. Bradatreet'a, in its weekly trade review, says: The condition of general trade, as reported by Fpec at telecrams, is quite as favorable as thait mentioned at any previous* date within seven weeks past. The steadiness and stren^tn mani­ fested in the demand for dry goods and for wool- fabrics have eneonraired many dealers at Eastern distributing centers to" look for steadings* in the movement. It may be added that the gain in the demand for pig-iron tends in some decree to inspire the confidence mani­ fested in various quart rs that the tura in the t de has at last taken place, an 1 that the increase in the consumption of staple commodities may presjrve a steady growth. It is a welcome siRn i;hat no boom is discernible in any direction. The increased distribution of goods is formed a larger amount ot moderate-sized orders and in many instances ot unexpected duplicate demands. The American pig-iron market is firm. 8 des at New York average about three thousand tons daily. With a continuation of this baidness a moderate advance is lively. All the steel rail mills are at work. nml $20<t 39 are freely quoted. Har-iron i-t in much better re­ quest, and the iron trade as a whole feels the influence. Ea tern igents and jobbers of dry goods continue to do a fair business, hut as re­ tailers are fairly well stocked sales are not as large as they have been. A PRIVATE banker at Menomonee, Wis., named Samuel B. French has failed, with abilities of about $65,000... .Three women were drowned in Lake Traverse, Minn., by their boat capsizing during a storm... .Four young men who left South Hawn, .Vlich:, in a small s lil-bott just be­ fore the late storm on Lak^ Michigan, have not been heard from, aud were undoubted­ ly lost... .John Little, Congressmtn of the Eighth Ohio District, furnishes the follow* ing report of the recent cyclone at Wash­ ington Court House, Ohio: 'llie destruct oa here is not so generally sweeping as at Jamestown, but it is vastly greater. The g 'nerRl course of the tornado was from sonth .vest to northeast, through the long way aud center of the city. Its general width was about six hundred feet, with occasional breaks to the right or left In its ourse o a mile end a half In town, it Is the exception t hat any square escaped in ury In most of them (lam- ages to nroperty.are marked, and in some tearful. The business portion sutiered nio -t. The injuries ranged trom the shattering of window* to every stove of demolition. If a single house in this IHjrtion escaped harm, I have not noticed the exception. In two biocks alone practical men have estimated the loss to buildings at $ The damages to goods in these will not fall un­ der #2'i.ooo. No class of property escaped. Dwelling* of all grades, public halls, churches, school-louses, fell a prey to the storm's fury. The individual losses, as shown by estimates of committees, will exceed $250,0;*;. C. A. VAN BOKKEN, an American citizen who has been released through the efforts of Secretary Bayard from a Haytian prison* in which he had been confined fifteen months in defiance of treaty obligations, is at Washin gton to urge that the government demand indemity for the outrage. #t _ %ell was fatally wounded by a blow from a | m^ted at the outset with enmity toward liatchet m Shelton s hands, and shots were l England. It was the duty of any Govern- '•A exchange between the other men, both be- , mentto avert such a calamity. Mr. Cham- , Ing morteily injured. ^berlnnd's utterances have called out all - - -- ^feorts of comments from the London WASIftUV«TOX. I papers, as well as4 those of Dublin. / -- J Cape Town advices state that Congo can yt Tu Second Comptroller of the Treas- j nibals have attacked several stations of the fp', *'-lB*y haa rendered a decision to the effect ' that all earnings of 'the Central Pacific j African Associatiita and roasted and de voured a number of whites.... Vice-Pres . . ident Hendricks' speech at Indianapolis SUuroad for services to the Government, i indorsing Parnell has called Miiroad lor services to the government. | indorsing Parnell has called forth consid- THE MARKETS. NEW YORK. BEEVBS. ; $4. Hoos 4 WHEAT--No. 1 White. , No. 2 Red--...... ... CORN--No. 2 OATS--White. , POBK--Mess 10 CHICAGO. BEEVES--Choice to Prime Steers. 6 Good Shipping 5 Common 4 Hoos... 4 FLOUB--Fancy Red Winter Ex.. S Prime to Choice Spring. S WHEAT--No. 2 Spring COHN--No. 2 OATS--No. 2 RVE--No. 2 BABLEY--No. 2 BUTTEB--Choice Creamery...... Fine Dairy CHEESE--Full Cream, new Light Skinunad EGOS--Fresh POTATOES--New, per brl j POBK--Mess ( MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. 8. 18 COKN--No. 2 43 OATK--No. 2 ,95 RTB--No. 1 .89 POKK- -Mess &50 TOLEDO. WHEAT--No. 2 Bed .84} COBN--No. 2 .44 OATS--No. % . . s .26 ST. LOU1& WHEAT--No, 2 Bed M CORN--Mixed 41. OATS--Mixed .28 POBK--Mesa t.35 CINCINNATI. WHEAT--No. 2 Bed. 87 COBN--No. 2 46 OATS--Mixed. .25 RYE--No. 2 .67 FORK--Mess t.35 DETROIT. BEEF CATTLE 8.60 WHEAT--No. 1 White .87 COBN--No. 2. 45 OATii--No. 2 White.. .* 00 POBK--Mess 10.00 INDIANAPOLIS. BEET CATTLE. 8.50 WHEAT--NO. 2 Bed. 88 COBN--Mixed 41 OATS--No. 2 .38 ̂ EAST LIBERTY. CATTLE--Best 175 Fair #.00 Common 4.26 Hoos 4.00 SHEEP BUFFALO. CATTM fcoo Hoos. 4.00 • f luv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & 6.25 @ 5.50 & 4.75 <& 6.00 & 5.25 & 4.25 & .78?$ & .44* <$ .26 .6C)6 @ .68 & .22 (& .18 .10 & .04 (£» .15 & 1.25 9.00 Disastrous Storm in Ohio--It Ifl I i "* _- p' .il-i and Houses Swept Away Like Cha^T, Many People Buried Beneath Bnins. <Ohlo) * A terrible cyclone struck Washington Court House, a city of 4,000 inhabitants, twenty-five miles from here, at 8 o'olook this evening, and almost swept it from the earth. Tho storm came from the north­ west, and broke upon the town very sud­ denly, carrying everything before it. The tornado whirled up Court street, the main business thoroughfare, and ruined almost every business block in it--at least forty or fifty in all. Hardly a private residence in the town escaped, fully four hundred buildings go­ ing down. The Baptist, Presbyterian, and Catholic churches all suffered the com­ mon fate. The Ohio Southern, Panhandle, Narrow-Gauge, and Midland Railroad sta­ tions were blown to smithereens, and every building in the vicinity was carried away,, making ingress or egress almost impos­ sible. As every wire within a circle of two miles is down, it is utterly impossible to get accu^ rate details of this catastrophe. The duly reports that can be had are through an op-- erator who tapped a wire two miles west of the town, and is sitting in a heavy rain­ storm to work his instruments. The panic- stricken people were taken completely un­ awares, aud fled from the tumbling build­ ings in every direction through the murky darkness. A mad frenzy seemed to seize them, and they hurried hither und thither in their wild distraction, little knowing whither ihey were fleeing. After th^ whirl­ wind, which lasted about ten minutes, a heavy rainfall set in, which still continues unabated at this writing. As soon as a few of the cooler heads re­ covered their senses searching parties were organized, and the sad work of looking for the dead began. So far fifteen bodies have been recovered from the debris of various ruined buildings. It is probable as many more will be found before morn­ ing. The glimmer of lanterns procured from farm houses in the vicinity and from the few houses left standing is the only light they have to work by. Two or three bodies have been stumbled upon in the middle of the stteet, where they were stricken down by flying bricks or timbers. The cellars of houses and every sort of refuge were filled with shiv­ ering people, huddling together in the vain attempt to keep warm. One baby in arms has died from exposure. Advices from Bloomingburg say that town was struck by a funnel-shaped cloud and almost entirely demolished. Three or four parpens were killed. 6I6ANTIC SWINDLE. Indiana Township Trustees Issue Illegal Onlers to tha Extent of $100,OjK). rindlanapolis telegram.] The discovery that certain Township Trustees of Daviess County,this State, had issued illegal township orders to the extent of $100,000 or more, and then tied to Cana­ da, has caused much excitement in busi­ ness circles here, where many of the or­ ders were disposed of, and there is a well-founded belief that the swindle has been extensively practiced in other parts of the State. It is already known that such spurious obligations have been issued in Posey, Fountain, Vermillion, and Shelby Counties, and at tha present time it is im­ possible to estimjp their extent, although it is probably fe reds of thousands of dollars. "L---* Investigation muST to-day develops that R. B. Pollard, until recently a resident of Indianapolis, is at the head of the scheme, which was both original and daring. He was agent of various school furnishing houses in Chicago and elsewhere, and his business was almost exclusively with town­ ship trustees. With some of these he made a conspiracy by which they were to issuo to him township orders in large amounts in alleged ^payment for school-supplies, and these he was to sell, dividing the jioceeds with them. As he stood well financially, having a constant balance in bank of from $10,000 to $20,000, and the orders bore on their face evidences of their genuineness, he had comparatively little trouble in dis­ posing of them, especially as he sold them at from 10 to 15 per cent, discount, and they bore 8 per cent interest They were 6old principally to Eastern capitalists, al­ though Pollard disposed of $4,360 worth of them to a diamond and jewelry house, said to be Coon & Co., of Cincinnati, for diamonds, and $2,300 to D. Van Wee, of this city, besides unknown amounts to the Third National Bank of Greensburg, and other national banks at North Vernon. In addition to this he paid for a large consign­ ment of school furniture to a Chicago house with them, receiving his commission for them in cash. He and his family left nere last week, ostensibly for Boston, but recent a (vices say that he is at Linn, Ont. There is a rumor, which cannot be traced down to definite sources, that before leav­ ing he borrowed $20,000 in cash from a city bank, putting up $35,000 of these ille­ gal orders as collateral security. The swindle is the most extensive one known in the history of the State, and its foil ex­ tent is not yet known. IBOX AND 8TEEU An Active Markot for Those Staples nt Philadelphia--Nails Advanced. [Philadelphia dlspatchj The past few days have been active in iron and steel of all kinds. Heavy sales of forge have been made ate $15 to $15.50, and foundry at £lt>.50 to $17.50 for 2 and 1. Transactions will foot up 2,000 tons. Several lots of muck bars have been sold at $26.50. Over 2,000 tons of merchant bar have been sold at $1.60 to $1.75 for refined and $1.40 to $1.60 for common. Na Is have been advanced to $2.30, at which tmaU lots are selling, but large lots are selling at $2.15 to $2.20. Heavy ship­ ments are being made to the West, owing to the strike (here, and a fuither advance is not improbable. Several lots of 50 to 100 tons of plnt3 and tauk iron have been ordered for delivery during October. Tank is firm in small lots at 1.94 cent to 2 cents. Fifteen hundred tons of structural and br.dge iron have been ordered at 3 cents for beams and channels. Last weeks buei-, ness in steel rails foot up between 20,000 and 25,000 tons, in small lots and m;oder- ate-sized lots, at $28 to $2% 1 HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. Perry Whitlock Kill# His Wile, Three Sis- terg-lii-I>a w, and Then HlmtelC [Danville (111. > teleeram. ] Perry Whitlock, aged 28 years, of Ridge- farm, a town in the southern part of this county, went to the residence of his father- in law, E. G. Coe, who lives two miles enst of Ridgefarm, and there shot his wile Emily, seed 25 years, and her sisters Mag­ gie and Tinchie Coe. nged 28 and 22 years, respectively, mortally wounding al of them, and then shot himself, dying al­ most instantly. At the time of the shboiK ing Mr. Coe, who is a widower, watj in this c:ty, and as Whitlock had threatened to kill the whole family it is supposed he took advantage of Mr. Coe's absence to do the horrible deed. Whitlock and .hiswife had not lived happily together, on account of his dissipated habits, and only a short time ago she had, left him and gone to her father. Whitlock came from the Indiaif Territory about four years ago, and after a short acquaintance marred Miss Coe against the wishes of her parents. Ex-GOVERNOR PORTER, of Indiana, Is paid to be ft nfhi' g!lM. The Elf hteenth Reunion of the SMlety „ of the Army of the Ten- ^ „ 4st it P ll \ fi The Society of the Army of the Tennds- ••e held its eighteenth annua) reunion ii) Chicago on the 9th and 10th of September, Gen. Sherman presiding. There was a large attendance, including Gen. Logan, Govs. Alger of Michigan, Sherman of Iowa, Oglesby of Illinois, ex-Gov. Fletcher of Missouri. Gen. J. B. Sanborn of Minne­ sota, Geo. G. M. Dodge of Iow.i. Gen». Hickeulooper and Forca of Ohio, and Bishop Fallows of Chicago. The Treas­ urer's report showed $10,000 cash on "hand. Gens. Sherman, Log.m, Oglesby, and llnum, aud Bishop Fallows were selected to prepare resolutions on the duath of General , Grant Governor Oglesby delivered the address of welcome. He of­ fered them in behalf of the soldiers of Illinois their platter, canteen, and cup. He ha t heard something of their deeds, kuew som lhitig of their tame, and had a strong sentiment of gratitude for the glorious werk they had accomplished i 1 the days goue by. As the guardians of a nation's life, aud the representatives of on-; of the great ariqies of the country, he bade them welcome to the hospitable soil of Illinois. Gen. She mum delivered on address eulo­ gistic of the late Gin, Grant ihe speaker accepted. all the hospitalies extended, and then said he would devote his attention to "the old and first com­ mander. " It was Gen. U. S. Grant who had, during the cold winter of 1861-62. raised a company at Cairo, 111., and it was he who took his final leave of his iamilv and friends on earth on July 25, 1885; all were willing to admit that mankind had lost a kindied spirit. His comrades, who had shared with him the trials of the campaigns from Henry to Vicksburg, knew better than any other lhat a great soldier, a loving man, und a wise statesman had been taken off. Hundreds, aye, thousands of pens were en­ gaged in an effort to describe the man who did so much in DO short a time. These looked to the comrades of the Army of the Tennessee for information which ought to be.forth coming, and which he wonld try to give. He met Grant at West Point in 1839. The speaker was then a classman, a more exalted position, he asserted, than he had ever reached since, although he had been reasonably successful in life. One day a number of the classmen were perusing a list of names of cadets, and among them appeared that of "U. S. Grant." This was regarded as a somewhat singular name, and the boys began to cogitate as to what the initials " U. S." meant. Some thought they meant"United States," others that the "S." meant "Sam,'1 and still others "Uncle Sam." However, Grant served under the name of "Sam" in the Mexican war in the Fourth Infantry. The speaker knew very lit'.le of, Grant while at West Point because one was a classman and the other was a plebe, and classmcn would hardly deii;n to notice plebes. Grant's rep- u'ation while «ening in the Fourth In­ fantry iti the Mexican war was that of a willing officer, ever ready to do the fighting, extremely social and friendly with his fel­ lows; but in no sense did he display those qualities that «were developed during the civil war. It was the old commander who had restored order when chaos had been let loo^e and the gates of hell were wide open all around. He raised the dark cur­ tain that enshrouded the Federal command­ ers when he won the victory at Belmont, so that it was only necessary to follow the course mapped out. He did not care how a battle was fa ight so long as it was won. Gen. Shei man then dwelt on the injus­ tice done Grant by Gen. Halleck, and de­ scribed the conduct of the deceased hero at the battle of Shiloh. It was of these days that Gen. Grant liked to speak, and until his dying days be had loved the Army of the Tennessee, and it could be said of him that, even while he had been reduced by Halleck, he had never forgotten his duty as a soldier. He was ever welcome at the bivouacs of his comrades, and when he again assumed comfnand and achieved the victory at Vicksburg, he had only realized their expectations. He achieved the results they desired, not caring how he accomplished them, and his record would stand the test of time. He believed in following up the rebel armies in a war of aggression, not man­ euver. From Belmont to Chattanooga his tactics were the same, and it was his stub­ born courage that led him on to victory. It was a good thing for the country during those perilous times that Lincoln and Grant were on duty--the oue to think and the other to execute. Grant, in the speak­ er's opinion, was a greater soldier than either Alexander, Ceesar, Napoleon or Wel­ lington. These were all great soldiers in their times, but Grant belonged to the nineteenth century. In closing, Gen. Sherman said it was fitting that the dead hero should find his last resting place in New York, and hoped that any monuments to be erected would, like himself, be strorg and simple. He then introduced pen. Sanborn. Gen. J. B. Sanborn also paid an elo­ quent and graceful tribute to Gen. Grant Gen. William F. Vila# was then demand­ ed by the audience, and gracefully came forward, when he was received with enthu­ siastic applause. He said it had been understood that his part in the programme was to be that of silence. He felt that he would be a daring man indeed who would attempt extem­ poraneously to add to the burning words of the soldier-President and chosen orator upon that grand theme of Grant He would, however, touch upon one feature which added greatly to the fame he had so justly earned. He alluded to the loye he had won from the enemies he had fought, and pictured the grieving ex-Con­ federate officers standing b.v the death-bed Of tho man who had struck such deadly blows against them, with tears of hpnest, manly sympathy glistening in their eyes. Gmnt ha 1 not fought for selfish ambition, nor waged war through vindictiveuess. His love of oountrv was too great for this, and that very love endeared him to his ene- mies. It was Grant's quiet, earnest labor in beha'f of returning harmjny among the sections that had materially led to the grateful reuniting, now hap­ pily accomplyhed, of the ouce divided and fiercely fighting sections of the country, and when he died who were found follow­ ing his l.ody to its last rest but the leading generals now surviving of the enemies with whom he combated. He referred to the two communications which passed be­ tween Grant and Buckner, and pictured Grunt's joyful reception of the approach­ ing unity and peace, and in most eloquent and feeling terms referred td the fact that th& sunshine of a sweet and enduring peace was th#1glorious fruit on of the years of war. Resolutions of respect to the memory of the old commander were adopted. The committee to name officers pre­ sented the following names in their re­ port. which was adopted unanimously; President--General W. T. Sherman. Vioe Presidents--Major Grorire W. folbv, of Alabama: Colonel W. S. Oliver, of Arkansas; Captaiu Richard S. Tuthill, ot Illino;*; Lieu­ tenant Co onel J. M. l>re-sfr. of Indlani; Major Charles E. Putnam, ot Iowa; Colonel A. J. L"ay, of Missouri; Captain W. McCrory, ot Minnesota; Capt ln \V. S. Hnrns, of New York; General E. H. Murray, of Kentuckv: General Geo ire E. Welle, of Ohio; General.?. M. Rusk, of Wisconsin; Major W. M. Dunn, of the United Btates army. Oorresuondinff Secretary--General A. Hick- enlooper. Re orcling Secretary--Colonel L. M. Dayton. Treasurer--General M. k\ Force, It was determined to hold the next meet­ ing nt Kock Island, 111., Sept. 15 and 16, 1886. The reunion concluded with a ban­ quet at the.Grand Pacific Hotel, at which numerous speeches were made in response to toasts, the festivities lasting until nearly 3 o'clock a. m. HORATIO SEYMOUR is reported to be aging very fast; hit) hand trembles and his foot totters. VICTOR HUGO'S property is fonnd to be Strife H.QOftggg A. Father and 8on Attsmpt to Prevent an Elopement, and Are, Together with the Lover, Seriotuiy Wounded. ? 1 - If ^Atlanta (Ga.) ape<^]|!fe,*; ~'fj A Woody tragedy occurred at is lite hou£ this afternoon on Davis street, resulting in three men being mortally wounded and two happy families broken up. John Maxwell is a prominent fresco contractor in this city. He has a son, Matthew Maxwell, who is a carriage-builder, and three handsome and attractive daughters. The second one. Miss Ida, a beautiful brunette, for some time has been engaged, against the will of the family, to John R. Shelton, a well- known young man of this city. This after­ noon • Matthew Maxwell learned that at 2 o'clock Shelton would be at the family residence for the pur­ pose of taking Miss Ida away and making her his wife. To prevent this, he went home at the hour named, and upon arriving there found the house locked up. After several ineffectual attempts to get in, he broke down the door and entered. He found Miss Ida within with her hat on, as if ready to go out Seeing that she was determined, the brother put her in a room on the second floor, locked her up, and then left to find his father, and inform him of what was going on. Returning in ten minutes he found that his sister had es­ caped. Young Maxwell started out to hunt his sister, and soon learned that she had been married to Shelton by the Rev. Virgil Norcross. Continuing the search. Maxwell and his father visited the residence of Shelton's mother. As they ap­ proached they saw Shelton/^tending just inside the doorway. FathepindWn in an excited manner advancedyaud SJlelton met them with a large claw-hammer in his hand. The old man opened the fight, and as Shelton struck at him with the hammer the son sprung in between. The hammer came down with much force upon Matthew Maxwell's head, crashing his skull fearfully. Instantly two pistol-shots were heard, and the father and Shelton fell mortally wound­ ed on young Maxwell s bleeding form. The father was found shot in tha abdomen and Shelton in the left side. While the three men were lying on the ground in a group, with the life-blood flowing rapidly from their wounds, the bride felt on them, kiss­ ing first one and then another. The at­ tending physicians say that young Max- w ell will not live an hour, while the father and Shelton may live a day or two. IHE DEADLY GAS* An Unlooked-for Explosion in aPottsvllle Colliery Causes the Death of a Boy and Fatally Injures Five Men. [Pottsville (Pa.) spccial.] A gas explosion took place this morning in the Otto Colliery, operated by the Phila­ delphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com­ pany, one boy being killed and five men fatally injured. Eleven others were also more or less severely burned. About 450 men and boys are employed in the mine, both inside and outside. In' the new level, upon which work has been prosecuted, the coal has been throwing off sulphur and this rose to the upper level, whero a gang was at work. Not long before the ex­ plosion Patrick Kilrain and his son came out with naked lights, but noticed no gas. A short tiure afterward several men came out, and as soon as the door was opened there was a terrific explosion. John Lynn was the name of the lad killed. The fatally injured were: Thomas Lynn, 27, single; burned about the hands and face. Robert Lynn, 24; burned on breast, head, and arms. John Graham, 30, married, with wife and two children; burned about the body. Alexander Frew, 30, married, with wife and two children; badly burned on head aud body. John Smith, single, 24; burned in the face and on the body. The father of the Lynn boys was killed by a fall of coal in 1876. The explosion created more than ordinary surprise, because this colliery was considered more than usually safe. Many of the men engaged were employed on new levels, and were not taking out coal. The force of the explosion was something fear­ ful, and resembled the report of an im­ mense quantity of gunpowder. THE PUBLIC DO MA IV. Circular from the General Land Olha [Washington telegram.] A circular has been issued by the Land Office modifying the former circular issued by that bureau prescribing the rights of railroad companies in cutting timber from Eublic lands. The circular states that tim­er can be cut only during the time of con­ struction of the railroad and immediately adjacent to the line of road under con­ struction. No more timber must be cut than is actually required for the construc­ tion of the road-bed, bridges, culverts, etc., aud such timber cannot be cut for fuel, station-houses, sheds, and other structures. The trees cut must not be less than eight inches in diameter, and none but authorized agents of railroad companies will be allowed to cut timber. Railroad companies are not authorized to sell timbei so cut to other companies or individuals. The companies are prohibited from cutting timber on public mineral lands, Indian reservations, or public parks. The right of a company to cut timber within a section ceases at the expiration of five years after the definite location of the section. This circular materially modifies the old circular in limiting the territory within which timber can be cut to the immediate vicinity of the line under construction, as it has been the practice to cut the timber any­ where within the terminal limits of the road, and another important modification is the limitation of the time within which the companies may cut timber. FATALLY BURNED. ' A New York Actress' Horrible Dcatfc • tNew York dispatch.] Marian Norwood, an accress well known to the profession, met a tragic death last night She returned home from the thea­ ter shortly before midnight, and, after lighting a cigarette, lay down oU her bed to smoke. Then she must have fallen asleep. A half-hour later she was heard screaming and calling for water. The inmates of the house, rushing to her room,found her clothing and the covers on the bed blaz­ ing fiercely. When the door was opened Rhe rushed toward it, but fell before reach­ ing it, aud lay writhing on the floor, beat­ ing down with her hands the flames which crawled from her clothing to her face and hair. Blankets were wrapped around her to smother the fames, and buckets of water were poured over her as she lay on the. floor, until the fire was extinguished. But it was too late. Her head and body were terribly burned, and the doctor who was summoned declared that there was no hope. She was carried to Bellevue Hospi- talj and died there after three hours of great suffering. ̂MURDEROUS APACHES F ; Pirinml By Mexican Troops--goldieri Killed. [Tucson (Arizona) dispatch.] Advices from Oposwia, Sonora, say that August 30 the Mexican regulars were fol­ lowing up the track of Apaches. Three of their soldiers strayed away and stumbled on the Apaches at Rancheria, ne^r Sierra Blanca. Two of them were killed, but the other escaped. The Mexican troops heard the firing and went up. The Indians evac­ uated. It is said that sixty Indians were in the band. It is estimated by the Mexi­ cans that there are 150 Apaches in Sonora. Col. de Gourro has 400 regulars in pursuit Other forces of Mexican troops are moving slowly after the hostiles. OLIVER WENDELL. HOLMES lives in a house painted a bright yellow, with green blinds. GKNSBAII JOB SBKLBT, the Confedemfc raider, is now a dairyman ia Missouri Hearlj Beren Thousand Hew Appointed Since the FotuHi df Mardh. (Washington spedal.1 ^ 8i»ce the present administration toflic charge of the reins of Government no haraCT-worked officials have been found iu Washington than those employed in the appointment branch of the Postoffice De­ partment During the last six months nearly one-fourth of the Postmasterships of the first, second, and third classes, whose commissions are signed by the President, have been changed, while over one-eighth of the nearly 80,000 fourth-class and cross­ roads offices, the commissions for which are signed by the Postmaster General, have now a new Postmaster. The records of the department show that the following! qhangee in Postmasters have taken place in the States and Territories named: Brim Alabama Alaska........ Arizona Arkansas. California Colorado Connecticut.. Dakota Delaware Florida. C eornia Idaho Illinois Indiana,...... IndianTer.... Iowa...,..,,.; Kdnsaw Kentucky.-..., Louisiana Maine. IViarvland Si as.sachnse'ts Michigan. Minnesota..... Mississippi.... m h 0 S3 F Si a £ BTATS. 1 P re si d e 1 ti aL F o u rt h cl ai 13 121 Missouri 20 861 1 Montana..... <. 1 16 7 Nebraska -. 9 68 "-8 171 Nevada 1 U 6 89 N. Hampshire. 8 101 9 32 New Jersey.... 7 78 13 2tf New Mexico. ,.s r 1 8 8 *l New York ^ 40 558 1 2ljNorth Carolina 14 271 3 aojohio 28 618 10 13l;Oregon 28 3 2« Pennsylvania . "si 41S 31 32') fl! ho fie Island., s 6 43 South Carolina *"» 78 1 12 Tennessee 6 148 4Q 29 JMi8 Texas 10 1 4Q 29 181 Utah 2 127 7 1811 Vermont. ie 116 3 73 i Virginia 16 489 7 ©J Washington T. 1 13 2 140 AVest Virginia. , 1 145 8 28 Wisconsin 23 147 22 141 Wyoming...... 3 1 10 46 • • • <> 108 Totals 52116809 The number of Presidential offices in the country is 6,309, while the fourth-class offices aggregate 48,421. The table shows that the greater number of changes thus far have been made in Ohio, where the number is 641. New York comes next with 598; then Indiana with 508; Virginia with 455; and Pennsylvania with 449. * LUMBERMEN FRIGHTENED. Some *16,000,000 Worth of Public ] Declared Public Domain* [Washington dispatch. I Secretary Lamar has rendered a in regard io the Ontonagon land grant, whi ch is calculated to make a commotion among a number of prominent capitalists in the W/st. For several years efforts have been made in one guise and another to get a confirmation by uct of Congress for the title to a large amount of lands in Northern Michigan. This land was withdrawn from sale because it was granted to the Ontona­ gon A* Brule River Railroad. In spite of repeated directions from the General Land Office the land agents at the Marquette Land Office sold these lands right along to lumbermen at $1.21 per acre. For years these purchasers have paid taxes on these lands. Settlers who could defy the purchasers went and built houses and cleared farms on the tract, trusting to time to give them title. The lumbermen claim they, bought in good faith and should be given patents. The last bill befdre Con­ gress proposed to confirm titles only where there was no counter-claim by settlers. The property is worth from $1G. 000,000 to $20,- 000,00;), and covers a number of mines and several fine, growing villages. The question of title was argued recently by ex- Senator McDonald for the settlers, and Assistant Secretary Jenks wrote the decision which Secretary Lamar has, after careful con­ sideration, approved. It simply upsets the cash-entry men and throws into the public domain the greater portioa of the land ia question. NOT SNAKES, BUT FIRE. A Liqnor-Crnied Man Sees an Imaftnaltjr Fire and Leap* from a Window, Fat l̂|̂ ' Injuring Hlinself. [Boston special. 1 ' Peter McCary, who nad been drinking, awoke about 1 o'clock this morning with the idea that the house was on fire and that it was his duty to save the lives of the in­ mates. After having conducted a number of imaginary persons to a window and sent them to the ground, as he imagined, by a safety chute, he decided to save him­ self in the same manner. His wife, by this time being awakened by the noise, was horrified to see him making preparations to dive out of the window, head first With a bound she landed upon the floor and suc­ ceeded in giasping one of her husband's legs just as he shot out of tho window. Shrieking for help, she still hung on, but before the arrival of aid her strength gave out and she was obliged to let go her hold, her husband falling to the sidewalk below, where he was picked up unconscious and conveyed to the city hospital. On account of the terrible injuries received, there are but slight hopes of his recovery. COURT OF ALABAMA CLAIMS. The Salary of the Government Stopped. [Washington telegram.] ! First Controller Durham to-day stopped a requisition to pay the salary of J. A. J. Creswell. Government counsel before the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims, for the month of August, until it is settled that there is any balance due him. The First Controller takes the gound that Mr. Creswell is not entitled to a fixed sal­ ary of $8,000 per annum, but that that sum is named as the limit of the fees to be allowed him for the trial of cases. He says 'that the Taw organizing the court provided that the Government counsel should re­ ceive a reasonable compensation for each case tried, and that subsequent laws limited such compensation to $S,d00 per annum*' The court, however, he says, neglected to fix the amount of a "reasonable compensa­ tion. " and has illegally treated that item as a fixed salary. 1 j § 4 GERMANY AND 8PAI&M.** Bismarck , Xtellnqaliihes His Claim to t£* Island Seized by the Teuton Force), [Paris dispatch.] News has reached Paris that the Em­ peror of Germany has decided that; owing to the Spanish 6hips having arrived- three days before the German gunboat, the island of Yap shall be given up to Spain. Thus the Spanish-German episode may be said to have ended. rMadrld dispatch.] Dispatches just received regarding the German occupation of Yap state that the Spaniards on the island had hoisted the' Spanish flag and had lowered it at sunset for the night, as is customary with all nationalities, 'and that immediately after- ward the German gunboat ran in, landed marines and sailors, hoisted the Gentian colors, and formally occupied the place, despite the protestations of the Spaniards. The Base-Ball Championship. The rice for the base-ball championship is becoming interesting to the lovers of the game. The other clubs are so far in the rear that they are out of the question, and the contest hns narrowed down to the New York and Chicago Clubs, with the latter slightly in the lead in games won, but with this advantage about offset by the fact that (he Chicago's future games are with Btron{jpff~ clubs than New York has to play. RUSSIAN girls are learning trades in or­ der to earn their living. Book-binding, type-setting, book-keeping, and shoe mak­ ing are the trades receiving the largest number of recruits. I *** * v Si- - *