Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 1872, Page 2

18] THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 18 2. WASHINGTON. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, APPROPRIATIONS FOT TIE CUBRENT FISCAL TEAR. WasziNeroX, Dec. 7.—The following table shows the total appropriztions of Congress for the current fiscal year, 2nd the amounts stated are correct, as has just been aecertained official- Iy, by the Clerk of the Houso. The exach ~amounts have not heretofore been given : For Pensions, scor ending June 50, 1573. . Nevy, for tiie year ending June 30, Constilar end Diplomatic, for same Military Academy for same time. Indians for came time. .. --$173,495,010 he Associated Press.] 0%, Dee, 7.—A large o sit- ors paid their resects fo the Comaoey e among them A. C. Curtin, Senator Wilson, aud severzl other Senators aud Representativey, o Board of Comvmiaionons o5 the Soldicss’ Homs have, with tito approvel of ihe Presidant and Secretary of Wer, decided to increase mad improve the grounds of that institution by pur- chasing the Harevood country seat of 2lr, Care coran, near the ilome. The terms of purchass - ~=rv advaziageons to the Home, INDIAN BEPORT. “=is of the fourth annu- “hounissioners : -~ walicy, L R The folioTing Is aynoy—. al report of tho Board of Indisn .. After threg yx y xing of the pescs ... cause for congratulations that success in their attempt to have been so far ful- that the object in view is being rapidly atiained. ‘The operations of ibe new system called into life confidence in the justice of: the whites, the Indiens werc thereforo moro disposed to help themselyves. Nearly five-sixihs of the Indiaus of the United St sre nmow cithor civilized i 4. The various fraudulent azencies were formerly rom whick large for- re now nearly aban- g for thirty Eix per ved, the Government re- ceives tho full valas for the moncy appropricted and tke Indian 11 Lie is f2irly entitled to. The yarious rel denominations have ex- pended large enms in Christianizing the Indians, &nd their success has been marked. The Boar during the three yeass oFits existence travelled in the performance of their duties more than 256,000 miles. The Sioux #nd other tribes on the Northern oad are generully well disposed. an Territory. with a smailer ares than any of the Territories, bos 2 population exceed- ing any Tarritery,with the exception of New Mex- ico end Utah. ‘It has more acres of land under coltivstion than any other in ilio United States. This effectually disposes of the statement that there is an unreasonable_smount of land lying idle_there, =8 compared with othier portions of the United Btates, The Boerd deems it 2 matter | of congratulstion that ths publicopinion of the | country is 8o rapidly ecrvatallzing into purposes ©f justice and humaaity. JUDGES DIFFER- Judge McArthur, of the Criminal Court, has reversed the decision recently given against the Eeeper of @ restaurant for a refusal to_entertain colored men ;- holds that tho proprietor of a hotel or restsurant was the proper judge who s to be received into his house. THOE NEW SCPREXE COURT. The proposed cstablishment of an intermedi- ate Supreme Court of eighteen Judges, is re- ceived with disfavor by some of tbe Supreme Court Judges. One, yesterday, stazed that such 2 plan would utterly destroy the dignity of the Bupreme Bench, and reduce it to the characier of a town-meeting. APPROPRIATIONS. Although Congress iz not in seesion, the Honse Appropriation Commities met to-dsy. Mr. Garfield expects to have all the Appropriz- tion bills completed before the holidays. THE POSTAL LAWS. A bill having been introduced in the House defining the recent Posi Office law, the Post- master General is preparing to defend his con- struction of the section imposing a penalty of double the prepaid postago where only partial postage has been paid. The Post- master General claims that this provision is mecessary to prevent irregularities on the part of Postmasters, derangemont of the De- partment accounts, and delay in the distribution of the mails, . The opposition comes from per- s0n8 who habjtually under-pay, hoping that the correspondents will pay the differcuce. The Postmaster General also construes thenew law to require full postage upon city newspapers circulated throngh the Post Ofiice. Members are consequently compelled to pay $1.50 for the Globe each session, as it is circulated only by ‘tunes werg speedily doned. Instead of cent more than is x¢ il. Much dissatisfaction with the law and its construction exist: INTERNAL REVENTE. Tt is expected that the proposition of the Ways eand Means Committeo to abolish all internal Tevenue taxes except that upon liquor and to- baceo will facilitate the passage of Douglass’ In- ternal Revenuo bill in the Serate. There will be less excuse for the retention of the offices of Assessors and Assistant Assessors with so large & reduction in the number of articles taxed. WANTS HIS DISADILITIES REMOVED. Tuciug Quintiug Curtius Lamer, of Missis- wippi, Congressman-elect to the Forty-third Congress, i8 here seeking the removal of his dis- sbilities. . He was a member of the Thirty-gixth Congress, and is one of two bundred who have not been smnestied. The peculiarity of this caseis that he is the only person under dis- ility in the First Mississippi District, whence be is elected, and was nomineted as a test case. He represents that the financial condition of isgiesippi is very bad. THE LOUISLAFA DIFFICULTY. Telegrams were received here to-day by Lou- {siana members of Congress and officiais of the Government, giving statements from both sides. Private =advices contain substantially the same informetion slready conveyed, though each cide Genounces the other 2s having essumed posse:nion of the Statein violation of all right. Tley request that the points in their respectiva :tatements be laid before the President for ths sction of the Federal Govern- ment. Itisstated tpon officiel euthority that the intention of the Government is' to sustain the Urited Staics Ccurt in its decrees. This has already beca communicated by telegraph to gentlemen in New Orleans, who hiove requested official advice in the premiges. TOE_ALAPAMA COMGSTTTEE, wrpresenting the Capitol Legislature, stated their case to the Attorney Geaeral ihis after- roon. The result of the conference is not differ- ont from that which concluded the interview held with Judge Williams by the Court House Legislative Committee, namely, that the Gov- ernment will not interfere unless scme question grises under the Constitution calling for Federal interference. B rhe San Fraucisco Diamond Fraudr, 8ax FRANCISCO, c. 7.—J. B. Cooper’s stato ment to the Executive Committee of the Lemnd 4nd Harpendiog Dizmond Company is to ths following effect : ‘Was bookkecper for the Diamond Drill Com- pany bere ; Lave kuown Arnold six years. Ar- nold knew much shout diamouds, and wanted to i2arn more frem Cooper about the way thoy they were deposited in nature, and the kind of sround ; he thought ho conld produce diamonds y ertiticiel means. Cooper &aid the diamonds were generally found iu the beds of extinct rivers of tropical countries, having a gravelly £oil. Arnold said that, in Arizons, he saw an Indian Chief’s - wifo bave a bracelot of sparkling stone. He obteined it from her and would go back to look for natural depozits. On his return he told Cooper tlat he ad a big thing in view. Black ead Limeelf were the only persons who knew the secret. Ho offered Cooper groet inducements to como into the scheme, In 1871 he made a trip with Arnold and Slack to New Mexico; collected quite & number cf rubies, and returned to this dity. It wes decided to get largo capitalista in- terested in the plans. Arnold suggested that overtures be mado to Harpending, & gentleman of high standing snd conversant' with money matters. Arnold then wrote Harpending from London, asking _ co-operstion in developing tho diamond mines. ~Amold and Black went to New York and enlisted Barlow. When Lent and Harpending reached that city from London, Arnold_exhibited the gems, A council of war was held. Lent and Harpending came from San Francisco to form the company. Arnold saw he must make a bold stroke. He ool £50,000 and-crossed tho Caneda line. Ho sailed from Quebec taLondon. In London he ‘made the acquaintance of two American sailors, to whom he paid $500 each, and bound them un- der an oath of secrecy. to conceal their business. Ho ordered them to go to dif- fercnt jewollers in London and buy diamonds. He got that way £37,000 worth. Ho then took the steamer..for ‘Quebec, croesed the border, wwent o St. Louis, and thence to Arizona., where he bought a largo lot of rubies, garnets, and Herpending, Arnold, and Dodge went to Ne York, but the Wall strect mes wors zxf'}.!;:.g they did not meet with nuch success there, Thoy Wanted an expert in whom the New York men would place confidence. Jenin was suggestod Janin was consulted, and permitted to tust some of the diamonds. ’ Junin' acceptod offars to 80 to the fiolds. Rlack & = Arnold wors placo to the fields. They weng on, tah mesa near Dorner Mountain, Oxfiqif\:ligizg tey eca_.hered’ diamonde and other precious sac;ntxes with reckless profuzion. Then the Janin go {iswn piloted 1nto the ficlds and hunted dia- & lln.T . At thoe closo of each day Arnold would tell fanta of the valuo of the gems found, Up- §h this Jenin made his report, and the party lost for San Trancisco, Slack and ‘Rubery remeining £ match the claims. The above is all thus fa icited from the witness Cooper. SAN DOMINGO. "A Parm ©f New ¥ 3 fgiefizcmmum Gontinge. va’ B se Sazn ) 10 Ofous tho Bargan, oReY Seat s Sp_uml Despateh to The Chitcago Tribune, o .S‘;vn\gn:,_ Dee. 7. —According to tho World, i omingo question is about to be pre- sented _(D tho public interest in g new form. It Bays, sinco tho adverse action of Congre;s a scheAme Ifus been quietly pushed among pron‘:i- ni‘n, business men of the large Eastorn cities, ;\- 0 have sent per last steamer monoy to buy’ Amaxa Bay and o tract of sdjacent territory. reporter sought AMr. C, K, Gaxrrison, one of the Tollowing colloquy merchanis intorrested. The oceurred : Reporter—Is it really ~one out with an im true that the Tybeo has aiite nporiant leding, connected o enterpri i Vit oo T namaay pescantile dago- ciation, and that 116 yu © follow up the San Domingo project 7 & ~a Garrison—Yes; o number of us merchantsand thers have concluded that we will accept tho argain that the Government hasrefused. This and is ol b: s apart from all political considerations, mere matter of busiress. Reporter—Whet shepe has vour action taken ? Garrison—We heve raised the money demand- ed and sent it out in the Tybee, and will thus ain the control of o part of S=mana Bay, the finest in the West Indics, and cepable of holding the ravies of tho world. TReporter—You will have special rights and e ‘privileges, and, I sappose, will be & sorb of Western India Company ? Garrison—\Well, we aro paying outa great deal of money. and of conrss we are nob giving it for nothing, but oxpect amplo returns. Reporter—Will not this firat outlay need to be followed up with other large expenditures for warchouses, etc? Garrison—Wo don’t know much.about whef will come after. Wo shall move cautiously and be governed by circumstances. ¥y Teporter—Are only New York capitalists in- terested in the enterprise ? Garrison—No ; thero ate capitalists of Boston, Philadelphia, and other fowxns in the movement. ‘Reporter—I suppozo that many of you have og had mercantilo dealings with thoso To- ons O Grisonc—Ye X' ors anioy, have Dot ruis ning steamers {o those islands, and as far down as Brazil, Ihsveno connection with the Ad- mil:;ifimfiou, and it i3 2 matter of business with us all. Reporter—What is the condition of the island? 1Is there much industrial activity there ? Garrison—There is a large export trade of coffes and other tropical products, but the point of the greatest importance will bo the posscssion by Americans of such a fine port in the West Indies. WALL STREET. Review of the NMoney, Gold, Bond, Stock, and Produce Maritctss Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Nrw Yors, Dec. 9.—Dunng the past week the money market has had a sudden and marked change. Durnng the ezrly days, money was ac- cessible on call at the legal rate, but Iater it become dearer, and for some time ranged from gold interest to 1-32 per diem, snd finslly the ox- treme stringency sot in, and call loans were made at X to 3¢ per diem, or 913 to 13674 per cent per anpum. Theso are the highest rates of interest current eince the stringency early in October, when the Government sold $5,000,000 of gold and bought 5,000,000 of bonds. Tho month of December has for many years past brought tinancial disturbances, especially during the closing days. Only a small portion of tha money sent Wost to move the fim crops has yet returned, while the pork packers and cotton factors are still drawing currency from this point. Speculation in the Gold Room has been chiefly for an advance in the premium, and the price has risen from 1125 to 1133. < The stock market hes been irregular during the week, but has gonerally advanced, and closes strong and steady. The bank statement is unfavorable, and shows that the banks have made a net loss of $1,281,~ 675 in legal reserve. Tho banks now hold 1,463,475 above the 25 per cont required by Taw. 'The increasein loans represents the in- creased demend for money during the week, and the decrezse in legal-tenders is the result of the Treasnry calling in monay. ONEY. The money market to-day was active eerly in theday at 3§ per diem. Most of the brokers supplied themselves in tho morning st thisrate ; in the afternoon tho demand was less active, and the rates declined to 7 per cent gold. The dis- count market is very dull in consaquence of the stringency for call Joans. Rates somewhat nomi- nal. ¥ GOLD AND EXCHANGE. Foreign exchange was very dull, the dearness of cash gold having effectually chécked all bus- iness,. Gold was weak in tho morning, and de- clined to 1123, but becamo strong and advanced to 11334, BONDS. Government bonds closed dull and steady. PRODTCE. - Flour_closed dull, and rather weaker for low and medinm. Holders of wheat at the oponing were firm, owing to the limited stock, but the unsatisfactory ndvices from Liverpool checked the export inquiry, and the market_closes flat for epring, but fir for winter, Pork was more active, and sales were made of 500 brls regular at ©13.00 for old mess, and $13.50 for mew. Jobbing lots sold at $14.50 @15.00 for new. Cut meats are insome de- mand, and no decided change. Bacon weak, with & fair business,—long clear on the spot 7@ Tic. Sales, 25 boxes city long clear on spot at 7TiZc; 100 boxes long clear aud 50 boxes short clear'for January, quoted at Tifc. Lard easier. BOSTON. Statement by the ficlicf and Aid Coma mittees—Nore Tloney Wanted. BostoN, Dec. 7.—The Exccutive znd Finance Relief Commitiees in aid of the sufferers stato that the Central Relief Committee has charge of persons burnt out, comprising between 00 and 1,000 families ; the Committee for tho assistanco of men thrown out of employment have received wod investigated 1,500 applications, and the Committes for tho relief o women furown out of employment have received snd iovestigated 4,300 applications. These Committecs have severally given aid to all ap- plicants who deserved and needed it. They must centinits to do 8o for some weeks. The Committee on Aidwill require an adaitional sum for the proper completion of their work. A careful estimatn of future needs leads to the conviction that nat less than $150,000 will be re- quired to give the relief which ought_still bo given. Independently of the Special Fund for the Firemen, the sum _at the disposal of the General Committee is about $50,000, which will be exhausted in ten or twelve days. We there- fore feel it our duty to make known the impor- tance of the necessity of raising $100,000 in ad- dition to the amount already eubscribed. Wo contemplate with & reluctance, which will be generally shared, the only alternative wo have, that of making an appeal to other_cities for aid, because wo believe the people of Boston are perfectly able to meet this demand without dificulty, and that they desire and ougli to meet it themselves. —_— Obitnary. New Yous, Dec..7.—Samuel N, Pike, s well- known merchant, formerly of Cilw\unati, died suddenly at hig office in this city, this sfternoon, of agoplexs. He had boen ut his office durin, the day, and at 2:30 was taken with the fat attack. He died at 6:30 p. m. LitTie Rock, Ark., Dec. 7.—A private de- spatch from St. Louis announces_the death in that city, this a. m., of the Hon. George C. Watkins, of this city, who Was en roue home from Colorado. He was for many years Chief Justico of the State, Attorney Gen- eral, and alawyer of well known and distin- ished ability. He had been a resident of Ar- hires, From there he returned to San ;‘nxggcilwo, and counselled with Cooper, Rob- oris, and Slack. The result was thap Lent, ansas since 1821, and was a contemporary of Achley, Zell, Pike, Curran, Fowler, and other Qistinguished membors of tho bar of this State. to go ahead to Denver and pilot them from that POLITICAL. o THE LOUISIANA IMBROGLIO, NEw ORLEANS, La., Dec. 7.—The Custom Honse Returning Board this morning promul- goted the election returns for members of the Legislature, which differ materially from those promulgated on Thursday by the Governor's Re- tnmm§ Board. No election returns have yet boen- delivered by the State authorities to the Custom HouseBoard, The Republican snys : We publish this morning the official report of the glection for members of tho Y egiiataze. s feport Das been unavoidably delayed Ly events that have cx- ited the public ever sincd the clection. It is fortu- 2%:';_{‘;1‘; :.lfl'amfar all prd-r:fizldxmxpossu. It will be cze isa deci: i j in both branches of the General i’i’;bxfi“’ 2N, StFednrnl troops still hold possession of the bg.ts House, The two Legislatures will prob- 2bly assemble—one racognized by the Governor, and the other by the Custom House. (Judge Durrell to-day isaued sweoping re- straining ox:flex on the application of C. C. An- toni against Governor Warmoth end all other Stato officers, clerks of the House and Senate, Chief of Police, and others, preventing any in- terference whatever with tha assembling of the Legislature, _and forbidding all persons from articipating a8 members of the suid Legislature who have 10t been returned as mombers thereof by the Custom House Return- ing Board, and whose names are not tranamitted by Georzo Booce, Sccretary of State, to the Sec- retary of tho Senaie and Clerk of the House, Tha following was telegraphed to the Presi- dent to-day, by the Legislative Committee : To His Brcellency, the President of the United States: The undersigncd Commmittce, appointed by the members of, the General Assembly constituting tho Constitutional quorum of both Houes, respectfully Tepresent that fhey hove assembied at the Capital, this dey, preparatory to_convening in extra scssion, on Monday, the 9th of December, in pursusace of th proglamation of the Governor; that they have been @y choscu fo rcpresent the people, and retizied:. membors of tho ~ Legislaturo by the Board of Canvassers sppointed, and the Llic prédliation made thereof according to Iaw. Your mersc#falists further ropresent that, on their ar- rival, they tind ilie building ueed ss a Cupitol in the poseession of th¥ Thited States Marshal, and that eaid Luilding and sppieches thereto are occupied by gaards of United S eoldiery, subject to the or- ders of the Marshal and Boputies, and allaccess thercto denied to citizens and offfeays of this Slate save by per- mission of said Marshel. Yewr memoriclists learn that said occupation is by order o the Circait Court, pur- porting to issue on'account af an’ alleged violition of the restraining order of sai& Courtby “the Gor- ernor of this State, and ordered Sat the United Staics Marshal, in the meanwhile, shall prevent all unliwful sssemblage thorein, under tho guise cr pretest of wsutbority climed by virtue of a protended 'canvass or roturn,” thus maling the Marshal judge of the quslificitions of members of tho Legislaturo of he State. Your memorclists submit that the said sction is mmwar- Tanted in law, aud entircly subversive of tho civil Gov- ernment of the State, Inasmuch as tho sabversion of the Executive and Legislative departments of the Stata of Louisiana presents o political question, towit: the re- cognition of the status of local governmest, o question peculiarly within the cognizance of the Federal Gov- ernment and the Representatives of tho ‘psople desire {o excercise peacefully and quictly the funclions of ] cessful. ty was held to-night, at which Committees were _npgmnted to Bfipcal to the graduates in this city and State for the purpose of raising 9100,000 to 2ssist in reimbursing that University for its g:fig;sbyrf.h:%ilinétun fil('le.c The Revs. D. B. , Frothingham and Osgood, and William G Chiosto made sdrestes, o SPRINGFIELD. Documents Filed with the Secretary of Statce s Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Breoverrero, I, Dec. 7.—Tho Directors of the Chicago & Northern Pecific Railroad filed in the ofiice of the Secretary of State, to-day, the Dy-laws of the Company. Therd wes also filed the proceedings of the stockholders of the Cincinnati, Lafavette & Chxcn%o Railroad Compeny, at a meeting held at Sheldon, Nov. 30, 1872, ab which the Directors were empowered to_organize under the act ap- proved March 1, 1872, which provides that one- fourth of tho Directors shall be appointed by the Governor, o The Cook County Building, Loan, snd Home- stcad Association filed its pepers. _ Capital $50,- 000; corporators, R. D. Baptiste, Joel C. Miller, Wm. 8. Johnson, John W. E. Thomes, and Louis 3B. White. - The Flint Detective and Mutnal Aid Society, of Pike County; the Union’ Coal Co., of La- Stlle County, capital $39,000; the Sterling Mer-~ cantile Co., of Whitcside County, capital $60,~ 900, have all received permission to open booke of subscription to their capital stock. AGRICULTURAL. Missomri State Board—Massachusetis Farmers? Institute. - S7. Lowss, Dec. 7.—The State Board of Agri- calture, which has been in gessian here for three days past, adjourned after doing considerable ‘business, and making reccommendations of in- terost to the agriculiurists of the State. Among other things, they urged upon the Missouri Congréssmen tho importance of procuring an appropriation for deepening the channel of the Miesissippi river, so aa to afford a better outlet and choaper fransportation for the products of the West fo #ho Gulf of Mexico; also approved tho recommendetion of the the Commissioner of Agriculture regarding the disposal of public lands in future only on condition that a cortain part of them should bo reserved for or planted 1n forest trees. WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 7.—The Farmers’ In- stitute, under fhe auspices of the State Board of Agriculture, hes been in session ab Barre during the past week. A\moni the prominent gentle- men who took part in the procecdings were Hon. Harris Lewis, of New York; Professor Louis Agassiz, of Boston; and W. S. Clark, dont of tho Massachusetts Agricultural College. ‘The meeting was largcly atbended and very suc- their renpective bodies, they solemnly and sarnestly appeal {0 you as the Chief Magistrate of the ation to remove fzom the State House the National forces 6o as {0 ermiit.the free and untramelled petformances of their dutlés; as the Legislature of the State of Louis- ngi'@ed) F. €. Zecherie, A. G. Herron, B. F. Jones, TLouls Texads, Ke O. Sosicave, 3. B. Elzm, J. B, M- Donald, Commitice. This evening prominent copitalists end prop- outy bolders held a largoly-attended mocting, st whichr it was resolved that a delegation of tho representative mon of tho city bo at onco despetched to: Washington to reprosent tho egact status of this. community to the Gov- ernmeént. The Committee was suthorized to pledge the fealty and support of the people to the President in any measure tending towards centralization it may bo the policy of tho Gov- ernment to adopt, merely asking to be reolieved" of the self-constituted agents who, in tho name of General Grant and loyalty, now plander and oppress us. ‘ho United States Circuit Court, to-day, is- sted a writ of certiorari it the cases of injunc- tions granted yesterdsy by the Eighth District Court against tho Custom House Returning Board. ‘WasHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The following was re- ceived this afterncon : New Opnreaxs, Dec. 7. To the Attorney Genaral, Waslsngton : The Returning Board provided for by the lawof 1870, under which the clection was held, which the Unifed States Court sustains, promulgated ‘i the offi- cial journal this morning the'result of the eloction for the Tegislature. The Housc stonds 77 Republiczns to 32 Democrata; Senate, 28 Repubticans to8 Democrats. TheBoard counted thé ballotaattached 10 the aidavits ; of colored psreons wrongfuliy provanted from enroll- ing and voting, Slod with the Clifef, Supesvisor. (Signed) S. P, PACRARD, United States Marahal, THE KANSAS SENATORSHIP. Speeial Desputeh to The Clicago Tribune. Wasnisaroy, Dec. 7.—A Ietter from a respect- able business man of Lawrence, Kan., reccived: here to-day, hes Eome statememts regarding the: re-olection of Senator Pomeroy. The writer,who, is thoroughly posted in political affirs, Eays. Fl SOCIAL SCIENCE. Adjourned Annual Mecting of the Association—Elcction of Vice Presis dents, Et: Bostoy, Dec. 7.—At an adjourned annual muoecting of the American Social Science Associa- ti0i1 to-day, the Constitution wes amended to provide for the election of Vice Presidents; to conéluct tho local work of the Association and facilitate the establishment of branches. The following Vice Presidents wers elected: Josiah Quincy, Wilcott Gibbs, Boston; E. L. Godlin, C. L. Agnew, New York; C.J. Stills, H. C. Lea, Philadelphia ; Theodore D. Woolscy, New Haven » Dr. Hoyt, Madison, Wis.; W. 1. Harrs, St; Louis ; Professor George Davidson, San Franciscd, George W. Curtis, New York, was clected President for the entuing year. - The number of Directors was increased to twenty or more. Au ablo Board was elected, inclading Samuel Eliot, L. Agassiz, es-Gover- nor Washburn, William Gray, President C. W. g Eliot, James M. Barnard, F.B.Sanborn, T.C. Amory, and otherz. FIRES. Destruction of Property Yesterday. Erery, IIL, Dec.7.—The fine new I terian Church, in this city, was totally destr ed by firo this evening, at § oclock, catged by o defective flue. Its destruction is & sewmere blow on the society. 1t was built within tio st yesr, costing from £15,000 to $18.000. This church was builk by the great energy of the society, led by & young svident, Donald Tletcher, who won tha highest (micem here for his great cnergy and picty; and, wwhile. building tho churck, built up a fine congre yation Thera was some indebtednoss upon tha ch urch. ‘Tho insurance is not known at present. ) St._ Lours, Dec. 7.—Thirtcen_stores, shops, etc., including tho Journal printing officey, in Polosi, Mo., cmbracing the larger portion of the ‘business part of the town, was destroyed by .ira . Pomeroy claims that the issus in this State was Pomeroy and 2ati-Pomeroy st the Iate election. This is true, and the anti’s have the Legislature by a large majority. Pomeroy's. own friends now concede he is- benten, as & careful court, from 25 to 30 votes: | out of 133.are allhe can muster. His chief \ henchman, Major Crowell, whose duties asMeil § Agont are to travel the State in Pomeroy's in- terest, only counts 44, and smong them aro pro- esterday. | The loss is not stated, buf is suid to e hexvy, with very little insurance. “MeTaMoRra, 11, Dec. 7.—A fire here on Thurs— | dey night, destroyed one public school building, with all the furniture, books, etc. The upper- story of the morth wicg was occupied by the Masons; who lost everything save a few jewels. and regalia of the Blue Lodge and Chapier. “The total loss is put at abont $20,000, with an insuranco of $8,000 on the school property, and nounced anti-Pomoroy men, who had ' given pledges on that question, and ronewed thom since election. 1 BOSTON POLITICS. Bostoy, Dec. 7.—The Republicans are unable t0 get any ope to Tun 28 a candidate for Mayor. the meantime » citizens’ movemont has beea started by nominsting H. S. Pierce, who declined the straight Republican nomination, with aticket of Aldermen including four Democrats. < Bosrox, Dec. 7, Evening.—Henry L. Pierco has been agnin nominated_for Mayor, this timo by the officers of the Republican City Con- vention. ‘Bostox, Dec. 7.—Mr. Pierce has accepted the nomination for Mayor on ths Republican Citi- zens' ticket. Mayor Gaston will bo supported by the Democrats. NEW YORK. Thanks—The Grecley Nonument— Bankruptey of a Coal Company— The Darien Expedition—Swindling— Scrious Shooting Affray in a House of Bad Rcpute—City Finances. New Yonxk, Dec. 7—Sinclair Tousey, of the Tribunehas addrcssed o letter of thanks to Prosident Grant for tho great respect shown by him to Mr. Greeley. ¥ Assemblyman Niles proposes in view of the wishes of the children of Mr. Grecley, the rais- ing of a fund for the erection of a stafuo to him in Contrel Park, The bankruptcy of the Gleawood Coal Com- pany, in the Lackawanns region, was reported yesterday, with babilities of $400,000. Jay Gould is #aid to hold a large amount of stock in it, and the Erie Railway Company holds about $550,000 worth of the bonds. Tho United States ship Portsmouth started yestorday on her Darien and Pacific expedition. Charles H. Bertram and Edward Cook, lawyers, have beon arrested in Hoboken for alleged black- mailing in o real estato operation. 1t is understood that D. G. Robinson, Jr., for- merly Assistant United States Attorney, is to bo appointed Assistant by nowly elected Districk Attorney Phelps. Segrave is tobo brought up on & habeas corpus on Monday. President Graham, of tho Walkhill Bank, gave bail to-day and was released. Matthew Bussey dangerously shot James The last nominee, E. S. Tobey, has declined. In ji Burns during a_scuffle, yesterday, in & house of bad repufe. Burns was committed. A rumor prevailed on the street, to-day, that several lending bankers and merchants propose to call & meeting of the Chamber of Commerco to take some action in regard to the merchants and bankers engaged with notorious stock gamblers in locking up money for the purpose of depressing and deranging business generally. An order was granted against the Comptroller, to-day, to show cause why he should not be pun~ iehed for refusing to pay the salary of a clerk in the Finance Department. The Board of Asgiatant Aldermen waited on the Comptroller, to-day, concerning their salary for last month, which has. not been paid. Mr. Green said he had no time to attend toihe matter, but, _novertheless, the decision on the constitutionality of the tax levy i8 to be given, and he ia waiting for that decis- ion, a8 it involves the paymentof salaries. A committee subsequently waited on tho law offi- cers of the Government on the subject. It is stated that it will require another appro- priation of 1,750,000 to put the NMansard roof on the new Post Office in this city. The claims of the laborers for back pay, under the Eight- Hour law, on this building, amount to $750,000, which is included in the above amount, and eh:{ ;hxeiten to strike if their claims are not al- owed. It is reported that Mayor Hall assumes the editorial chair of the Herald Jan. 1, and Bennott ehortly leaves on a two-year Europesn trip. $500 onthe lodge Emgerty—$200 on tho Blue. Todge, ard £300 on the Chapter. New Yonx, Dec. 7.—Tho Averill paint works, in Brooklyn, wero damaged by firo lust ovening to the extent of $28,000; CINCINNATIL Pork Packing—The Recent Bank Faile ure. Crxcrysat, O., Dec. 7.—The whole number of hogs slaughtored in Cincinnati the past week %fl;&%flflfl. ‘Wholo number since 1st November,. L. B, Keys & Co., vrivate bankers of this city, who suspended. o fow days _ago, mado . stafe~ ment to their creditora fo-day. ' Those are prin- cipally in Cinclnnati and New York. The lia- bilities of Keys & Co. are $920,000, while the nominal assets are $312,000, and the real assets $115,000. They propose to settle with thoir croditors at 50 pér cent, payable in_six, twelve, and eighteen months. The probability is tho creditors will acoept. The Lomisville Lottery. LovsviLLe, Ky., Dec. 7.—No. 6,450 drow the capital prize, 75,000. The Managors, Truatoes, and many ticket-holders, met in Weissenger Hollat 6 o'clock this morning. Owng to the oarly hour, not over 100 persons Tore present in tie audience. Placing tho tickets in the wheel occupied soms time, and at 8:45 President Dur- rett announced everything ready, and the. blind children wero introduced amid the breathless silenco of the sudicnce, which, by this time, nearly filled tho spacious hall and gslleries. Tho orchestra, layed tho # Library March,” and, all being ready, ome blind boy, drew from tho wheel No. 36,503. Anotber blind boy drew _ from the opposite wheel & case, * which & gentle- man, chosen from the sudience, opened, and held'up tho paper which it contained, on which was printed in large figares visiblo in all parts of the hall, $75.° e first 31 numbers drew rizes ranging from $75 to 8750. The 32d num-~ Por drawn wis 6,450, and tho sensation in the audienco was immense on tho display of tho prize from the opposite wheel. It was the capi- tal prizo of $75,000. L No. 33,411 drew $1500; No. 52,157 drew $2,250 ; No. 56.566 drow $6,750; No. 45,311 drew £5,250 ; No. 99,990 drew £83,750; No. 74,146 drow 31,500 5 No. 67,252 drow $1,500. “fhe following mumbers’ drow the principal prizes: No. 49,029 drew $11,230; No. 28,638 18,750 ; No. 70,646 drew 315,000 ; No. 66,821 drow 94,500 ; No. 19,438 drew $3,000 5 No. 59,979 drew 6,000 ; No. 59,111 drew $3,750; No. 73,042 drew $7,500 ; No. 33,489 drew $1,500. = The drawing closed at 6 o'clock, President Durrett announcing the mext drawing to come off on April 8th noxt, and the scheme to com- priso 10,000 gifts. A number of tho most pro- ‘minent citizens of Louisville took part in the drawing, and were on tho stago during the day. Thero wero also several prominent men from other States. e e Wisconsin Grand Lodge of 0dd Fel Jows. Mapisow, Wis., Dec. T.—Thoe Grand Lodge of 0dd Fellowa adjourned st miduight, after an unusuelly fulland interesting session. There was quite an animated debatolcst evening in regard to measurcs for_establishing an Orphan Asylum, but there was no dofinito action except 1o continue the tax. An unsuccessful attempt was made to chengo the place of tho next meet~ ing from Milwaukeo. X An elegant Past Grand Master’s jewel was pre- sented to Mr. Lindsley,and sppropriate speeches ‘were made. e g =, Death on the Rails . PovsexEeesmE, N. Y., Dec. 7.—John O'Don- nell, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was run over by a freight train at Tarrytown, to-day, and cut in A meeting of gradustes of Harvard Universi- two. Presi- | FOREIGN. FRANCE. New Yonn, Dec. 7.—A Paria special says that Lh-a Government will adopt one of three courses mthrt_aferonce to the report of the Crmmittes of Thirty: First, the resignation of the Cabi- net and the formation of another from. the Right Contre end Left, thus detaching votes from the right, and organizing 2 new majority favorable to the Government. econd, the formal declaration of the impos- sibility of continuing the Government under existing circumstances, and appeal for & disso- lution of the Assembly. Third, the complete retirement of the Govern- ‘ment acceptance of a Cabinet exciusively from the Right. This lntter courso is most unlikely, but is moro probable than the resignstion of Thiers. _Pamrs, Dec. 7.—The Vice President of tho Committee of Thirty, last night, had a long and friendly conversation with Thiers. The Gov- ernmental situation is believed to be improy- ing. Itis rumored thiat Goulard will be appoint- ed Minister of Interior; Leon Lay, Minister of Finance; Fourton, Minister of Public Works. At o meeting of Urion Republicans, yester- day, at Credin, presided over by Louis Blanc, speeches were made in favor of a dissolmtion of the National Assembly. Panis, Dec. 7.—I+ i3 reported this evening i| that Thiersend tho Cammittes of Thirty wi actinunison in elaborating the constitutional proposels to be submitted to ths Aflfinm'hfly. e appointments of Goulard to be Minister of the Interior, Leon Lay, Minister of Finance, and Courton, Minister of Public Works, are cer- tain, It is also announced that Calmont will bo Seine, which is regarded 28 & concession to the party of the Right. g GERMANY. Berury, Dec. 7.—The Counties Reform bill assed to a third reading in tho Diet. A num- er of proposed amendmonts were withdrawn, and tho bill passed in the shape in which it came from the lower house. It will pnsstoa final vote on Monday. Berwnry, Dec. 7.—General Von Roon has left the Mimstry of War for an indefinite timo, 2l- thoagh he has not formally resigned. A GREAT BRITAIN. e, 7.—The Town Council of Glas- o Las voted the frecdom of the city to Disrasli, who is now there. A meeting of Americans will be hold £o-night to pay tributo to the memory of the late Horace Greeley. == SWITZERLAND. BerNE, Dee. 7.—Ceresole has bet:n elected President and Dr. Schenck Vice Presiilent of the Svwiss Confederation for 1873, z Important Decision, Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, ParNcerox, 1L, Dec, 7.—In tho case of Ed- wards vs. the Board of Supervimors of Lee County, I, Judge Lealand, yesiorday, sus- ‘tained a demurrer to the declaraion, thereby deciding that the countyis not liable for the negligenco of its agents. The plaintiff is a blind man, and cleims that while he was in the Poor House,in Lee County,as a pauper, he Tost his sight throngh the undkilfulness and negligence of the County Physidian, who thero treated him for inflammation of the eyes. His suit was for $10,000 damages; but, under the uling of the Circuit Court, ho cam recover noth- ing from the county. This decisbon is regarded, Dy the legal profession here, assound law. The casa is on important ope to the public, 214 hes excited much interest in this community and in Lee County. It wes originally commenced in TLee County, but was_brought to_this circuit by chango of Yonus, on the part of the plaintiff, — The ETorsc Diseas | _ Mapwsox, Dee. 7.—The epizootic ia slightly desreasitg herc. Pronu, 1L, Dec. 7.~The horse disense is still raging. 81."Lows, Dec. 7.—The horse diseaso is still on the increase, and there are but few animals except mules, and oxen now seen on the streeta. All the street railroads have withdrawn their cars except the Tifth street and Frarklin avenue lines, end they aro only running a limited num- ber of cars. Chief Engineer Sexton, to-day, or- ganized compznies of twenty-five men at each’ fire-engino house, and meetings will be held to-morrow to organize a volunteer force in each fire district, to act_in conjunction with the paid men. It is now thought by thoso most familiar with the horse malady, including veterinary surgeons, that it will enterely disap- pear in the course of & week or ten days. ok sl ! 2 A Mystery Sclved. Pmnapereus, Dec. 7.—Tho mystery at Do- ver, Del., has been expisined. Prof. West was not killed. It now turns out that he killed u colored man whom he hired temporarily. After tho man was dead’ tho Professor cut his hands snd feet off and buried them. The object was to make _tho anthorities beliove the body was his, so thet his wife could obtain the insurance of 225,00 on his life. He #cknowledged he Lilled the negro, but in self- defence. West is now in jail. — Weary Failmne. Bostoy, Dec. 7.—Ono of the heaviest failures caused by the great fire was the .firm of Henfield, Wentworth & Co., dry goods ccmmission mer~ chants, Franklin etreet. Their assets aro placed at $1,583,170; liabilitics, $2,324,660. The firm mopflfle a settlement at eixty cemts on the dol- r, to be paid within a year, without interest. 4 ) Pacific Slope Xtems. SAx FraNcrsco, Dec. 7.—The war with the Modoc Indians in Oregon still continues. Gnorfe Flock and Charles Monroe were killed. The Lost river troop of Warner ansd Bidwell are ‘marching to the scene of hostilities. A terrible sand storm occurred at San Diego Inst night, the a2ir wes black with dust and send. During the worst of tho storm telegraphi¢ communication +was retardedl. p SR S Bailroad Nevss. Conzy, Pa, Dec. 7—Tho Bufialo, Cowy & | Pittsburgh Railroad was sold_to-dey, at Mary- b ville, to the Trustees of the holders of the first mortgage bonds, for the price of $600,000. : —_— i Telegraphic Drevities. 4 The small-pox has appeared at Cape Breton. ‘The election expenses of New York City were $130,000. Peoria hins four cases of small-pox within her scorporate limits. Governor Safford, of Arizona, reports that -the result of tho conference with Cochise, the +Chief, was favoxable to peace. | _In anaffray, Nov. 28, at Adamsville, Arizona, ohn Rogers shot and killed Captain’Henry | Kennedy. Rogers was discharged. k . Basenger, indicted somstimo since at Pe- oria for incest and rape, was sentenced yester- day by a jury to four yearsin the Penitentiary. Charles, W. Brochell, 2n cmployo at Kin- gory & Mohler's brass foundry, Peoms, II. {.died euddenly otnoon yosterday from hemor- Thage of the Jungs. The steamer Grey Eagle, which was snagged near Evansyillo, Ind., was raiscd on Friday night, and is now ea route for Louisville. She was not so seriously damaged a8 reported. Benjamin Wilson, an_old citlzen, was in- stantly Lilled at Murrayville, IIl., on Friday, by = heavy rock falling upon Lim while he was at work in the bottom of a well. A gon of Hon. D. G. Cheever, Assemblyman -from the Third District, Rock County, Wis., fell ‘under the cars at Clinton Junction, Wis., on Fri- day night, and lost en arm. The Coroner’s inquest in the case of the rail- zond accident on the Binghamton Road, on Thanksgiving Day, strongly condemes tho management of the road for the bzd condition of its {racks. At o mecting of the American snd British Coptains, the course of the United States Ship- ping Commissioner against the $40 bounty for seamen to bosrding masters was indorsed. Sailors’ wages have advanced to. 330 and th Ceptains refuse to pay that amount. : Colonel M. S. Barnes, the former publishor of the Aurora Herald, and more recently connected with the Chicago News, has_disposed of his pioperty intercst in Aurora to J. W. Bailey, of the Princeton Republican, and has removed with his family to Galesburg, having purchased the Galesburg Fres Press, the management of which ho takes immediately. $ TN How the Niagnra Suspension Bridge Stands the Test of Time. From ths Lackport (. ¥.) Journal. It is now some twenty years since tho great suspension bridge was built over the Niagara River. The question of its eafety has recently hasn agitated, and critical investization has ac- appointed Prefect of the Department of ihe- cordingly been made by the Chief Engines: and Dirdetors of the Grest. Westera Tailway. ‘The caps on the towers covering the cables haye been removed and tho cablos fonnd to be as por-. fect in all respects a8 they over were. -Bat most important of all, the anchorage of the cables was thoroughly inspecied. The ‘masonry over one of them was removed for about twelve feet, or below where the wires are atiached to the an- chor-chaing. A portion of the cable is imbedded in water-limo cement. For tweniy vears this has been there, yet, on removing it and rubbing the E:nnc off the wires, the lstter were found as-| bright and perfect as when placed there, the cement having preserved the wire and anchor- chains intact. " The oxaminalion was made in the Dpresence of competent ongineers, who have ex- preased themselves as above to the Directors of <he Bridge Company. THE FARM AND GARDER. The Railroad Eating.Xouses and Xiotels. Consfdered from a Stonds point of 20~Cent Corn and 3 1=2=Ccat Pori. From. Our Agricultural Correspondent. Craxratoy, I, Dec. 7, 18 The subject of improved wmodes of culture have no longer an attractive intorest to the ‘Western fnn}]er, whoso fields of unhusked corn, wnd overflowing cribs and bins,jand stocks of fat hogs, that the market invites at 20 cents for the former and 834 for the latter, show an over- supply that has carried pricea to the bottom ; and his eyes are turned in the direction of gome new mods of incrensing the purchesing power of the 20 cents that he receives for his bushel of corn, and tho $3.50 that the 100 pounds of pork has put in his packet. Ho finds that, in the payment of old debts, thero is no discount, nome on taxes or railroad fares, but that, in the purchase of goods, he can make it spread over a broader surface,—more sugar, more syrup, more salt more dry goods, and the thousand things that go to malke up the family needs and the family comforts. The Farmers’ Clubs are becoming a power for good in this direction. But, if we iravel, as we must do, the cost of meals and lodging is 2t the oldrates when gold commanded 240. We are in the habit of charging the rail- roads with extortionate fares, but those sink into insignificance when compared to hotel fares, And it is just here that the railroad managers can come o our reacue, and receive the thanks of o long-suffering people, and, at tho same time, benefit themselves. £ It is well known that ncarly all our Wegtern roads own the eating-houses along the lines of their several roads, and these houses are rented in most instances at a mere nominal rent. This was made n_cessary at the ontset, as people did not wish to erect such buildings in the then con- dition of travel. But this condition of things no longer exists, and these houses have become & sort of sinecure in the hands of landlords, who lord it over the travelling public. These men, holding the monopoly for feeding the travelling public, have become extortionate, or, rather, continue the prices that war-times demanded. This state of things has been endured until the travelling public, by withdrawing their patron- age, heve nigh starved out this class of hotel- Lings, and s‘ufi them in a condition to listen to Tea £on; and it 18 this that” has suggested the propriety of discussing the question. The people of Chicago, may_remember the plaintive wailings of the' omnibus companies that had come to the rescue of a people suffer- ing from the exactions of the horse-car monop- oly. They only doublad the charges of the horse- cars, and were indignant that so_ few petronized them, This was competition with a vengeance, &nd one that the people did not fully apprecinte, After running empty lines and exhausting their tears, they reduced their fare to that of the horse-cars, when their ’buses were filled with people, and they became happy. Thisis just what these eating-houses and hotels must do if they wish to make money. Within & few weoke, I havo had occasion to pass over several lines of road, and have found the condition of things the same on all of them, with here and there an exception. The regular charges are from 75 cents to 31 per meal, or X ing, at these railroad houses; while many of the hotels charge 50 cents for the same. Those who stop over mgstmniza the hotels, and thus make the railroad house men sad, for they had reck- oned on & monopoly. But this is not the worat of it; the worst being that the travelling public do not enter their eleaping or dining rooms, but remain in the _ waiting rooms, Iunching on cracker and cheese, and such eat- ables as they can obtsin ab the bakerivs, and dozing on the uncomfortablo sents. Thisis the unkindest cut of all, for it would not be good bolicy to compel the travellor to vacate the pub- ic waiting-room of a reilway, and make him pay for accommodations under direction of an ex- acting landlord. The other night, I had occa- sion to stop over at & cross-road station. One train left et 1 a. m. for the Esst, and the other 253:30 2. m. for tho West. Ono passenger for the first train taok & room, for which he peid 75 cents; for the later train, there wero fifteen ‘passengors,—three ladies and welve men. Two of the ladies and one man took rooms at 75 cents each; the other twelve took to the scats in the waiting-room. The lady remaining had_a child, and was accompanied by her husband. The; ‘were veryplainly but comfortably dressed, ung were farmers from the southern part of tha State on their way to visit a brother less than 20 miles distant; but they had to stop over for this train some eight hours. The husband had purchased o Junch at the restsurant at a cost of 60 cents; they would reach the brother’s early in the morning, when they would make up g- for the waat _of cleesp mnd_ o short meal. I _ took = the - lib- erty to meke inquiry why they did not take & warm meal’ and & room, and found that tho woman would consent to no such thing. She had started out with a stock of food for the jurney, but a delayed train had pre- vented the connection at that point, and the re- sult vwas the lay-over of the eight hours. It would have cost them $3, ehe said, to have sun- per and lodging ; which Was an extortion that shoe would not consent to, and she would sit out the night in the waiting-room. At this point, tho other travellers stated that they would pay no_ such pricca. They were farmers, end did not proposo to pay 83{ bnsh- els of corm for a hotel-bed ‘for half tho night. When they could get beds in a house like this at 25 conts, and meals at 40 cents, they would teke them, but not without, unless farm- produce brings mioro than at present. Ono man 2d brought in a load of corn that day, for which ho received 20 cents a bushel, and sent the team back by hisson. He was going to visit a sick mother, 50 miles distant; and each one of the twolve vas from home on Bome errand of neces- sity or duty. The landlord, who pays & nominal rent, can well afford to lodge his guests at the rate stated. At theso rates, he would have re- ceived— Tor 15 mesls. For 15 lodgin; Total..... Against this, he received for three_lodgings 82.25. If he had charged 50 cents, it is proba- ble that he would have had one-half of his pat- ronags, say— 2 Eight meals Eight lodging; ‘Total. .. $8.00 Empty , vacant dining and sleeping- rooms, are of little value; and the men who own them had better have them filled if they wish to make thom svailable. If landlords who depend on tho farmers’ patronage wish to be mado hap- py, they must reduce their charges, otherwise they will continue sad, very sad. 'Thero is no doubt that all these railroad eat- ing-houées, and hotels genorally, would largely auzment their profits if thoy would reduce their charges onc-third to one-half. Not one-fourth of tho poople who travel take their meals at these honses. The attempt at & monopoly at these houses has been sternly mot by the peo- ant’s lease depended on a faithful performancd of this duty to the patroms of the roa he wonld be more careful of his tables ani Lis charges. the maan_ who pays full rent can afford to keop a good hotel at £1.50 to 92 per day, board and lodging, there is no reason why the dcgo:—!zonse, that is_not omly {reo of rent, but has many other advantages, should charge a highor rete. I am pleased to bs able to state that a fow of these houses have had the good senss to make the change, snd they have assured me that their business and profity iave materially improved. ‘We need moro pleasuro travel, more lady pas« .sengers; and this will only be accomplished when those reforms have been assured. If the lendlord must have tho old war-prices, then ha should be compellod $o tzke of the farmer his products at the old prices; then a bushel of corn would pay for a meal or a lodging; but now, at 1, tho farmer must sl 1ive bushels of corn to make the payment. Just think of it; a farmer swallowing the preceods of five bushels'of corn at a meal, or five meals for aload. Cananysane man blamo him for allow= ing his wifo to it out the long, weary hours in the waiting-room, lanching on . crackess end cheese, wheri a bed 2nd = meal represonts from 735 to 10 bushels of corn? Nor noed we bo sur- prised that, it is orly on the mos pressing oc- casion that ehe leaves ber comfortable heme to to incar these discomforts of iravel. "hoasends of persons would visit the greit s, wera it not for this sumo extortion. ~Tho rich can afford to travel and stop ab expensive hotels ; but this i3 not $ho case ~ with the farm- er,when corn commands the preseat prico, for an ordinary visit to the city, cost for hotel fara 3 sum almost equal to the Tailroad fare, and this imposing item must be taken into the sccouat, The great number of hotels building in tho now Chicago may, in time, produco a healthy com< Eotifion; but, for the past ten years, there hat .been no increase in hotel-accommodation ades quate to theincreased demand. The railroads 2nd business men are too largely interested in this queation to let it go by defaalt. _It might be said tkat the farmer has no par- ticular interest in all tiis, and that, liko other people, ke must take his chances ; but such is no the cese, for the farmers have been taxed largely, in almost all parts of the West, to’ pay interest on railroad bonds, and wiil be further taxed to pny moro interest and more priucipal ; eod he has arightto demand of the rairoads that, so far as possible, he skall be protected {from extortion. and that the conditions be favor- able to travel, for there is no class of men who are more in need of travel, in order to post them in the ways and doings of the world, than the faumers. Few of us can visit the city at present prices of produce, axd, as I have stated, not &0 much on_account of railruad fate, as of bed fare and high prices cherged by hotel keepers, There are fow men who are qualified for Lotel keepers, simply on account_of the bad system that now obtains; but the time must come when wo ghall be able o get better accommodations for lees money. It is but & fow years since tha County Court regulated the rate of hotel-charges, and that must have grown out of about the sama state of things that now exists; and it is not improbable that we may not hava to again sppeal to the same power for protection. RoziL. | The Life of Rails. From the London Raitiway Times. 1t is hardly safe now to regard any estimate of iron rails. Not that iron cannot be made that will show good wearing results, but from the fact that, with very few exceptions, none aremade. On the Boston & Albany Railroad gome 12,000 tons of iron rails were laid last year, and of this amount 800 tons have been removed from the track as useless or unsafe. The mac- agers of this road, in common with most_others baving roads of large_trailic, have resolved to adopt the use of steel rails hereafter, and wa learn that they have bought some 9,000 tons of steel rails in Europe, 4,000 tons of which will ar rive and be put on the track this scason, and the balance during the next summer. The duration or life of rzils depe=ds upon ths quality of the iron of which they are made, and upon the amount and speed of the traffic pass- ing over them. The rails firat mado in England, were roiled from best No. 1 cold biast mine iron, run out in a finery fire, puddled, shingled, rolled into burs, and wore cut, piled, beated, and bame mered into blooms, and these were rebeated and rolled into rails. e result was a material suc 25 is rarcly seen apon our railways at the preseat time. 'The old forty-five pounds Reading rail bore an immense traffic for twenty yeass, and a like character of rail on the Boston & Provi- dence Road lested some thirty yecrs, and many of these rails are now in nse on the road, thongh not in exposed positions. Toe iron’ at first msed upon English roads in meuy cases withstood from 15 to 20 years of wear under an enormors raffic. It we3 esti- mated in 1849 upon the J on 'on and Northwest- ern Railway that 50 train: o tay for 20 years, or 313,000 trains, would we: e oat a 70-pounds rail. With the matorial now pit into railway tracks, however, no such servico is obiained.” Under favorable conditions, good iron will last eight Years under an average trafic; but with the ma- torial commonly employed, from three to sixe years is all that can be counied upon for rosds doing a good amount of work; and the life of the iron upon the great routes is in many cases Iess than this. With regard to the life of steel rails, every- thing here sgain depends upon the qualify of the metal. A pair of 2l-feet Bessemer steel rails, upon the London & North- western Reilway, outlasted sixteen faces of iron rail, being evenly worn to & depthof a littlo over a quarter of an inchj hasvingin about three years sustainad the traffic of up- ward of 9,600,000 engines and cars, or about 95, 000,000 tons. = This particular pair of rails were Sinally destroyed by & locomotive ruaning off the track, the wheels striking tho rails travereely and badly bending and breaking them, It is es- timated that they would have endured at least one-half as much mora tonnage but for the ace cident. So, too, npon the Philadelphis, Wilming- ton & Baltimore Railway, a good steel rail has outlasted sixteen iron rails, the use of both be- ing the same, and on many other roads of large traffic tho same successful resuls have been achieved. Railwsy managers have to exercise more care and discrimination in the guality of the rails they parchase, whether made of iroa or steel. Tn fact, there is a good amount of pretty miserable stuil sold for steel rails, aa some of the managers of the New England roads Enow to their cost. An Indian’s Revenges The Richland County (Wis.) Independent tells & curious etory, which it asserts 2s fact, to tha following effeci: An Indian trapper and hunter has been operating in one of tho northern towns of that county, and near his camp lived a farmer. The Indian had & box filled with rattlesnakes, covered over with glass. Last August the In- dian came to the farmer’s house one day, intoxi= cated, and asked the farmer to give him a_cor- tain sheep that he was preparing for exhibition at the connty far, saying that he was hungry. This thie farmer refused, but offered him a hen if he would shoot it. The Indian declared he would have tho sheep, and fired af i, but missed it The farmer then set his dog on tho Indian, and drove him awhy., Afownights gince, the farmer was awakened from his slesp by something cold crawling over him, and seizing the object, he hurled it across tho room. He was horrified to hear the noise of rattlesin every direction. Telling his wife tolie quict for her life, he raised up, and turned up the light, when ho saw a huge rattlesnake coiled up. at the foot of the bed, ready for s spring. Seizing his re- volver, he fired, and shot off its head. The noise of the pistol aroused the hired man, who hast~ ened to the room, and, before reaching it {tha door was open), killed two rattlesnakes. Twa more wero killed in the_bedroom, making fiva in At the foot of the bed was the Indian’s box, Tt,is supposed that he entered the open Window, and emptied tho anakes oat on the bed. —_— e A HEorrible Story. A dreadfnl accident occurred in Providence, R.L, Saturday. Two men, named Smith and Drew, were employed in Johnston as woode choppers. Last Saturday was a cold, blowy day, and the mon, while at york, kopt up a hot fira nnder a large -overhanging rock. By keeping a brisk fire they warmed the rock itself, ok thas, by radiation, secured a really warm place. Aftor work, 88 it i§ supposed, they went to the fire £a . warm themselves and havo s smoke before going ple, and the rosult is, thet they have beon worsted, while tho iraveller has™ became dis- gusted with hotels, and only enters them as stern necessity drives him to them; and it will require some time to dispose of the ill feeling that has been the consequence of these at- tempted exactions. % If landlords wish to banish the picnic baskets {from the trains, they must learn how to provide good meals at a reasonable charge. One-half of the travel on the Eastern roads, I am told, i3 what may be termed pleasuro travel; that is, people who have no ostensible ‘business, and visit their friends for pleasure; W] EB on our Westorn roads, the larger part may be called business travel. Many peoplo charge this differenco to the higher rates of fare, but I think this is tro only in past, while the most potent reason is found in the extortion of landlords. In this connection, we may nothold the roads blameless, nor do wa charge them with any sin- ister motive, but simply one of oversight. 1f they would sodraw theirleases ag toinsuro good meals at reasonable prices, the thing would soon Ppresent & more favorable condition.” If the ton- home. While they were seated there the rock cracked and fell over on them, and they were found under it Monday. Smith was ev- idently ldlled on the instant, but Drew hed struggled to freo himself. Ho had reached his ateand chiopped his own foot off, but his body was atill -held fast, and after vain efforis to get away ho had ended his struggles by cutting bi own throat with an axe. The rock was probably a8 hot 88 it was heavy, and the suffering of tha poor_man must have been beyond description. Bmith, the one first killed, had been in the army b various times, had both logs snd threg ribs broken, and had a bullet in his body. He ‘was thrown out of employment in Boston by tht fire, and seems all his life to have been one of forfune’s victims. The whole story is s horzi blo as can well bo imaginod. —_— ©cean Steamship News. HALIFAY, N. C., Dec. 7.—The Steamship Que from Liverpool for New York, put ingare fn;r' coal, with sickness on board. She is anchored at tho Quarantine. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 7.—The Steamship Cubs arriveds |