Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1873, Page 7

TIHE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1873 THE ICE WAVE. Tmmenso Destruction of Prop- erty nt Momphis, Fouricon Steamers amd Thirleen Barges 5,000 Buskols of 8,000,000 Foot of Logs SBwept Away, nnd Ovor 300 Bales of Uolton Gone Down the River, From the Memphfs (Tonn.) Avalanche, Deo, 28, 1t wns not surmised or suspocted by auybody in Memphis that tho frost, which was 8o intonso oll over tho conutry, would have so dieastrous ©iTcct ng tho emashing of half-n-dozon steam- boats at tho Memplis whart, and the sinking of quartor of a million bushels of conl,—tho only 6tock of firing in the city ot prasont, savo a fow lots hore aud thore in yards, For fivo days tha river hns boon covered with floating ico of varl- ouss thickucrsos, coming down from Cairo and above, but princivally from thia sido of Cairo. 8o (hick was tho floatin $0 intense tho cold, that over oddy or bend atforded's chanco thero was o sort of bauking up of tho blocks in ovory conceivablo shape, and in somo cascs to o great hoight nbove the river lovel, ft was most ditiieult for boats to navigate up tho down from Bt. ico in tho stream, and ‘placo whore an r slack-water, and _navigation Baturday night tho cold continued to gre avoreo and the ico to becomo more thick in tho The gorgo above Bolmont broke on Wodnesday, and came down the xiver, sweeping everything bofore it. Anothor gorgo had beon formod at Raudolply, up hero o fow miles. Tho Tulmout gorge ronched Nandolph Thured: Aiherating the ico at tlint point, camo rushi wvith accoflornted forco and fury, and touched the landing hero ot about 1 o'clock yostordny ‘morning, whero the boats lay freighted, some of thew to the water's edgo, and ready to bo sneri~ of tho frost king. Tho height of tho frosty froshet in variously ostimatod at It was uot the beight of it, however, thot did tho damago; it was rather Lho vast weight of ico that it carried upon its Losom, flling tho wholo river from sliore to Bhoro, aud 8o awelling tho fluod that every place pvhero ico had gathered was put intoa stalo of Wangorous commotion. s THE BWEEP PAST MEMTHIE, At 1 o'clock ou Fridny morning, while the Yoats wero quictly moore Linuds wero sougly stowed awa ghnro being oniy an odd watc! kimo, the freshet camo along in full forco, nid, tho winding_of tho rivor, gainet the bank abovo the mouth of Wolf River, mud thon, Loing turned by tho bank, it swept mlong tho lovea front from thonayy yard clear pnet tho conl barg nd #o on down to ml that ntrotch of over a milo that was not cruncliod and ground up as if tho jaws of somo rimitive mostodon had been working on thincs, A raft of hesvy logs bolonging to Zont, that had just como down the river from menr Cairo, was about tho first, or nmong ccts thet wero “struck by tho o the work of gonius to"describe 0w thego logs woro tossed about and _churnad np and down aud back and forth in the flood and tbo ico, 1t was ico-cream magnified ton or gwolve millions of times. of such dimensions and woight that i} eteamboat, if in its way, would be crushod as it woro a papor toy house, From tho yard to the foot of Madison street thoro mvero half n dozen of various sized steambonts, and whovo them in tho strosm somo dozon conl barges bolonging to rown and Jones; somo of hieso woro full, others balf ompty. ' swopt down, and in somo cages carriod literally jovor the boats below theny. ficed to the fury fromu fivo to ten foot. at tho wharf, and all for the night, an out at tho o landing, by Poplar stroct, ndison, Fe’uv{ 1 ho firat, ob] Yesterday could bo Ewo liko o picco of plank, Somo wore standing Btraight upon their sido ; othora had their prows pon’ steambont bully, whilo their stern waa uried beneath another stenmbont, Hhut of th Woest Wind, tho boat, stern-whool and Il was drivon in on tho deck of the little wharf- . Two coal bargos struclk the Walt on tha Jmrboard wide and went right into tha boilor ing, twiating round tha guards and o wax, Tha Bello of Piko was, perlinps, tho worst demoralized boat on the ured in_all directions, bat. out and hit in tho sovorest vige i all directions. Sho was driven up on a pair of barges thint kopt Lier from sinking, whilo £ ;;00d forco of men kopt working the cotton out of hor ull day, and al4o taking whatover conld bo gol out of hor cubin, Sha was gradually sinking all -dny, notwithstauding the fact that four or fivo hundred pounds of cotton were liftod out o ier deck overy two or thres minutes. Right in front of whero tho Walt, tho Bolle of Pike, the and the other boats lay, tho o dilapidated appesrance. 'Ffhoeo bonts had boon *‘wrecled,” “aud their Hurnituro Iny around in great piles'on the loveo, Tleaps of chairs, stacks of crockery, rolls of .carpets wora Atrovwn nbout in rockloss abundance. en tho cabin doors had been taken from thelr pinno was lying on o pilo of dirt, :8nd the water coolor and the bar-fixtures wore w#pread ont on & tarpautin, ‘Theso heaps of doli- o valunbles woro ixed up with great piles of Kraigght of all sorts, and tho ofMcors of. the boats, \pvorconled, yot bitle, stood here and thoro look” ilng aftor property,’ or Lalking horoieally about ho incidonts of tho provious night. Bolow fadizon the boats lay comparatively freo grom danger. Tho Yogor happencd to lavo at tho timo tho ice flos came ut out in the middle of the gtream, whoro thoro was compnratively cloar svator, and thus escapod injury, Sho Iay at tho eandlar at tho other side of the rivor, op- all day, keopin . Mo i¢o gorga gwopt the river almost cloar, 50 that oarly ay morning thoro was very littlo ico plong g that bad beon swopt by ood at 1 o'clock, but in the courao of nix hours nfterward the blocked-up ico was moro £hick and ferthor epread out than on the wious dny. Opinions varied a8 to tho probabili- tica of tiothor gorgo coming down. Many old fiver men freoly oxpressed their convictions that thero would bo'no more crop of ico would slougi nindor the influence of moro roaching, while some gavo o thut thora would Lo another smash-up in Ious than twenty-four hours, and thon not a Ebing at tho loveo could be suved. Sho wna in torad, boat, atovo o Lity of Augusta, “Wingos, tho " paaged along an part of the Jandin, 85 that tho prosent it by bit, and rot onial weathor np- t n8 thelr convice Tuo loss of yostorday morning which will bo fmast novoroly felt is coal, two hundred thousand bushels of which wera Awam £ho markot hiere not half su was rathor meagre hefore, now. Brown & Jones publi Inco in referonco to this thing, Tho coal-bargos voro the firat that sufferod and the worat that ufcred, innsmuch as thoy woro a total los, cs and flats went fnto shreds. Thoy Eot tangied into tho boats that lay helow thom, woro twinted ronud, snapped in two, by fields of ico, rained Jitorally upon ed, thus leving hut s entiroly wh o card in another o an iron wedgo in'n log. Tho conl of ourso sullered through all tho vicissitudo—suf- Jored to such un oxtent that nono of It was gaved. Georgo Mollorsh said lo might havo our or five hundrod barrols left aftor supplying Bin customers and fultilling his obligations, Tho Gny Compnny Lind one bargo at tha levoo, which W injured fo such an oxtent that it commonced einking. A dozon or so mon wero sct to work on hor 4t noon yoslorday, getting out all tho goul that conld ho roached, - Thoy got outa fow foun, Anotlior barge thiat was sovorely injured svas beached down near Boalo atreot, and o largo foreo of hands ot to work takin, eded in gatting out all the coal, thus Paving what is of great valuo to Memphis. LIVELY TIMES YOI WORKYRS. Tloro was more than enough work about tho wrocks yesterduy for atl bands. bale wan offerad for eaving cotton from tho ©L'wo good men could ensily tako out tew Lalog per hLour, thus making most ex- 1 and down tho river there was work for all orts of mon, but mora Jfor nen able and willin ool from the sinking out her load. One dolisr per Bells of Piko, collent wagen, 1 arges good wages could Lo tade. Tho work, of couruo, was cold aud disug,'cenble, a8 work on the lovao is sny winter's day; bu't & stout man could vory soon werm hime In fact, thoro was a brisk demand for workers, bu'6 very fow appeared, Inetoad of (workors, the lovas and the blufts mhovo wore full of wight-sockers, who went to Yoorn about the ice wave that ground up the boats tho night beforo, Thoy ~could uco_{ho n all whapos " the lovoo ahaove Aledison, their majestin umoko-siacks hont this and tholr gracotul stacke of cabins way and that, 1 Bymngoetry, and the outlines of the ‘$orn out of al hulls wnving up and Gown, after tho shaps of nothing in tho world, Tho full honrt of an old rivor ‘man could flud oxprosaion only in this way: “Thoro {8 no way of eaying it,” but that it in n gonoral smnsb-— thatis " It in tho firak ovont of tho sorb rocorded g Tinving Linpponod fu this city, ‘Ihe memory of tho oldest Inhnbitant gooth not back to the timo whon jce ran 4o thickly in tho river, amd thoro is no record of n amash-up at tho fovoo having occurred vinea Dofoto cromsed here, noarly four hundred yoars ago, TALTIOULARS, Btarting at the mouth of Wolf River, the firat indlention of tho grent dostruction cansud by tho lugo fca wave was ofght conl flats sunk with tholr bows stioting up out of tho water, and Iying in overy concoivablo shape and form, l’m bolutr tho mouth of Wolf River, from whore thoy hiad boon torn, A numbor of -thom woro fully tadon with conl, and two or throo woro ompty. Noxt bolow them wore two modol bargon bolonglng to Caplain Schonck, of Vovay, Ind,, snd fortuuately woro ompty, Tholr onmos aro tho Schonck Numbor “Six. and Vovay, and woro m{lmd to tho oxtout par- haps” of s thousand dollara; thoy now Jio hommed In sud crowded fo tho shoro Ly tho o, which thero oxtonds full o hundrod yards out Into the rivor, but which onrly in tho duy was open 50 thut the flonting ico noarly touchod thom, ~ Tust bolow thom lay a log satt, containing porbiaps 100,000 foot of lumbur, and'wan owned by John Zonl, of this city; the logs wero mndo fast to the banlc by na many Yines ns could bo proourod, and bad also beon earriod down from tho mouth of Wolf Rivor, Immodintely ahovo them lnid an ompty conl-lnt that had beon drivon cloar of tho ica upon an nl- ‘most porpondicular bank, high and dry. The teanafor-boat 11, C. Nutt hnd fortunately beon slocad in n eafo harbor, Just above tho mouth of Wolf Rivor, and csoaped sorious Injury. ‘ho log raft mentioned was dirootly abovo. THE DIY DOOKH belonging o Captaln W. D, Walkor, in a monsuro protocted tho docks from destruction, Tho docks were carriod down stronm nearly o hundrod, yacds, pacting covoral Jargo Lusssors nnd ono hugo chnin. .Mho docks wore worth, orhaps, £125,000, and aro in groat danger of Eemg loat, should the ico again give way above. COAT, DARGES. Botweon thom and tho bank lay a coal-bont bo- longing to Brown & Jones, and containing 3,000 bushols of coal; iu which thoro was a largo force of mon at work trying to savo whnt thoy could by taking it out and up tho bank in boxes, nnd another forco of men was kopt buby at tho pumps, but the wator s gaining on thom rupldly, aud thro was but Tittle bopo of saving moro thin a fow huudred bushols, as, whon it sunk, it would go down in fifty foot of walor, Anoller bargo contalning w0 or throp thousand bushels of goal, ownod by tho Momphis Gaslight Company, Iay just bolow and partly submergod, in which, also, woro number of men ot wmik carrying ‘out upon_ (ho bank what they could eavo, Tho mozt boat crowded in by the ico was tho forry-boat Excel- sior, owned by Captain Pattorson. Bho was jammed againet o flat, and part of her aftor- guards torn away, bub her In{;mnn will not tmount to over 81,000, npon which, we learn, thoro waa littlo or no insurance. DBelow hor lay o flat that had beon broken squaro in two by tho fco. Next In order was tho stoamor . PAT CLEDURNE, undorgoing ropairs, mado uccoxan? by a collision Lelow hero owo time since, but fortunately for Tor owuor, Captain Jumes oo, ehie was lu{:rod but littlo beyond tho bresking of a fow. planks and tho jam she got against tho bank, Hor guard aft of the whoolliouse, howaver, inppod var and upon tho little propoller Nollio Thormns, lying just at hor stern, broke iu hor cabin, crushed the lower works 'into splinters, carriod hor wmoke-stack away, and in fact, lott but littlo of lor for her unfortunate ownors to look nt. A largo holo was also brokon in-her hull, which partly fillod hor with water, and-sho will sink an 800n 85 tho nupport of tho ico ‘gives way. All thiore was loft in hor oabin waa takon out upon the bank. BShe was worlh perhinpa £3,000, und will bo o total loss. Two ar.threo barges lay next, somo in and somo out.of tho water, that cannot bo saved. Noxt below lies the DELLE OF PIRE, o largo sidewhaol stenmor, built for tho upper rivor trads, and but recontly chiartored by tho Nomphis & 8. Louis Packot Company to run during tho low water, and had. mado but ono ar two trips, Bho started out from here o fow days gince with a cargo of 740 bales of compresucd cotton, owned by Enatern spinnors, to bo reship- cd by rail castward from Cairo, nnd purchasod g2 by Mossrs. H, O, Kimboil & Go,, Charlea T. Curtis, and othors, auc worth, . perbaps, $50,000, ‘The Belle of Pike only I’ut as far ay Bradley's, bowover, and was compolled to roturn ou accounl of tho heavy ice, and did 8v, going to the mouth of Wolf Rivor, n harbor, from'whore hor linos woro pariod whon tho icd camo down, snd carried in it to tho foot of Washington atrect, where sho wns..cnught among tho coal barges and bugo cakos of ico, nnd .ome bargo crowd- ed " under her, while anothor was forced into hor hull on tho outside, and hor eabin partly domolished, Bhe noon began to 1ill, and her oflicors sct to worl at onco ta get hior cargo - out upou tho high- banl, and ‘wore thus engagod all day yesterdsy, tho bont gottling down docpor overy momont. Whon pight got in hor ontiro cabin outfit had been ro- moved, end_about five hundred bales of cotton Liad beon takon out—aoma of it beiug rolled out 2t hor storn upon the conl fiat thut Jay undor hor, and upon its bow that stood up high over another flat, and from thers rolled upon and over tho deck of tho R. P. Walt to the bauk, The forco of tho ice carried tho upper works of tho Bolla of Piko away from her hull until they projectod sovoral feot over that toward the ghoro, and tho flat that wont undor her no doubt broke her hull and timbers badly. In fuct, an old stoamboatman remarked that eho was the worst broken boat he had over scen. Sho will no doubt sottle down and sink during tho night, Bhe was valued at £30,000, aud was fnsured in Piteburgh oftices for two-thirds of that amount. A TILE OF WRECKS, At her storn thera wore fivo or six conl-harges and fiats mixed up in all shapen, nud all el by tho ice, which thero aleo extended some two hundred yards into the river, and wea o solid mns uml)er tho water for ton or fiftoon feat, Bolow tho barges, and erowded upon the shore, was tho stoamor I P, WALT, owned by Measre. Eiliott & Miller, and recently rnning in the White River trade from this eity. Heor hull is badly brokon and twisted, and on the othor sido & coal-bargo was forced over hor guard and agninet Lor boilors, foaring thom from thoir places ond bursting the eabin-tioor wp. It was dotormined by har owners to wrock hor, whinh waa -immodintely Legun, and at dark all of her furniture, cabin and office-fixturon, and overything that could ho moved was tuken out upon the bank, leaving only tho machinery on board, All hiopas of sev- ing her wero given up, aud sho will doubtloss go to tho Dottom or upsot, us soon a8 tho barges that support Lor and tho City of Augusts iro tolion nway. Tho Walt was valued af 310,000, and insured for 24,000 in Cincinnati, Whooling and Pittsburgh oflices. or consort, tho CITY OF AUGUSTA, lay fust outside, Laving boon, ltko tho Walt, enrricd down n distance of fifty {nme, and had her starboard guard crowded finder the larboard ‘wheel of tho Walt, whero with two conl bargos on tho outsido ®ho was hold fust; hor hull was uninjured, and steam was raised on Liar to nssist in gettlng hor out, but, the ico was too hoavy, and sho too firmly imbodded in thy mags that hold her, Even with the assistance of tho Jamen Howard, which boat puf ouk s hugo Yinwaor, she conld not bo_moved, anil at dark ro- mainod whoro sho waa during tho day, Slio in valiod ab 80,000, and insnred for $16,000 in tho samo oflicos that tho Walt's policios ore plac- ed in, aud is also owned by Elliot & Millor, During tho aftornoon the conl tug N. M. Jonos, that somohow Liad oncaped tho fato of tho rost, took ono of tho conl boats that was partly undop wator, and outting it loose from the rost, towad {t through the noavy floating ice across the river to the bar, and landod it snfoly under thoe stern of tho I, O. Yeagor. The ‘remainder of tho bargos will sinic as soon sa _tho ico broaks away. BMALLEK JOATS LOST. Bolow the Walt aud Augusta.wore tha amall steamers Summer Koon and Holon Brooks. Tho former will be a totel loas, and was worth $2,000, whila the latter, having an iron hull, was saved ‘without iuiury. The vmall steamor Undino was torn from the landing, just bolow the Walt, and carried out into tho stronm ana down to the lioad of Presidont’s Island, whore sho sunk, Bho wag worth from £1,600 to £2,000, and was ownod by Cuptain Goodrich, The Laura Iald nest, and was crushed upon the bank, with her eabin and upper works literally torn to splintors, Sho was worth 2,600, and {4 uninsured. 'Tho Cincluuuti steameor ANDY TAOM Iaid next balow, and had Lor Huen parled and waa carriod down agaiust the West Wind, orush- ing her, and thon floated down to tho outsido of tha largo wharfboat, and, bolng jammed against that, broke hor guard and stanchions, and had bor ' cool-hours. carriod away, Losides boing othorwive In{umd, but ean Lo ropaired for five thousand dollara. Blio in valunod at sixty thou- sand dollars, is & now boat, and insnred n Gin- cinnati for half her val THE WEST WIND wag ownod by W. B, Bowmnn and John Ti. Maa- songalo, of Nashvillo, and wus yorth oight thousend dollars, and nuninnuved o entire cabin on the lsrhoard side was torn and hrakan first fogardad nnd lior gunrd crunhod and hor wheol crowded gvor tho uppor guiurd of tho whartbuat, criimb- litg tho whoel aitd whool-arme, nud was othor- wiso_injured to such an oxtont that sho will bo wrockod whoro sho la, Ilor chimuoya woro both earriod awny, and a small wharfboat, lying Tolwaon hot and tho shoro, was oome plotely craahad to splintora. The officors of tho Antly Daum think that ono of their linos was out purpokely, and anothor Lroks the riugholt to which it Was fastoned, aud wont whizzng past 1 nliond of hor Onptain, Ono ot hor pilots way slightly brulaed and foll inlo tho rivor, but wan talion out_by his companions, and lior sscond clork and barkoopor woro brulsod slightly fu thoir offorts Lo #nvo tho boat. Sho has o conl bargo ntly under hor storn, and lost, a8 wo havo just Ionrnud, noarly all hor rigging, anchor, blocka, ropes, otc., ko that it will coat i tha nelghbor- hood of $8,000 to ropair hor. Tho Iarga wharf- bont ownod by tlo Clucinnati & Memphia Packet Company was crowded down fifty yards, IHer outside ‘guards wore crushed, and her afier guard wad badly brokon. Bha was worth §10,000, and Inaurod in "Clioinnati_for $6,000, Sho hnd but littlo fraight on Loard, and some of it was knockod overboard, but recovorad; £1,000 will cover her los, THE SMALL WITAUFROAT Jying noxt below was orowded up on shore and hind her bitts brokon, 'Tho Arlington lay just bolow tho wharfboat, loaded with fifteon hun- dred bales of cotlon for_Cincinnatl, and, not- withstandivg that abo Liad sovon lnwsors out, sho way carried down a sborl, distanco, and af ono ‘time was glvon up, but again soourod. Bbo was ~ injured bub littl, und five hundred dollars will covor hor lows, Bho in worth forty-fivo thonsand dollars, aud In inwured in Pittsburgh and Wheeling for forty-five thou- nand dollara. All of lior linos woro broken. Tho Glasgow lay noxt Lolow, with o largo caigo of sugnr and molnenon, but loat nono of it, and was injirod Ly the St. Frangis being crowded over hor guards and ornahing hor Jarboard cabin dock, but can bo ropaired (o abioqt oue Lhouseud dol- arg, TIHE BT, FRANOIY Tost o Eoruon of Lior whoolhouse, and came near boing burned from n stove in thg Inundry. Tho fira was oxtinguished, howaver, boforo avy serl- oun injury was dono.’ Tiio otlior bowts Iylug st tho landing woro tho Lawrengo, Ashland, A, J. White, Frank Forrest, Mary Miller, and the ¥. W. Strador wae at tho clovator, but nono of tham woro injured soriously. The H. 0. Yaoger was on tho opposite aide of the river lying at the bar, and 88 far as wo could loarn whs not in- urod, Tho tow-boat Olippar, lying_juat abovo r, wos carrlod down tho rivor, and met lying at the bank by tho Jamos Howard, apparontiy uninjurod., Some_thirty produco bonts, lyin; Dolow tho foot of Union atreot, eacapod withou injury LATER—NMORE DISASTERS. Binco writing the abovo, tho James Howard hae succeodod in pullivg tho City of Augusta from lior pexilous position, and sho now lios he- Tow tho Walt, and will bo saved unloss, anothor ica-wavo should como down. That, too, is ox- {metud by somo, as it is thought that only n por- ion of tho gorgo at Raudolph Lins given way, and that alto & portion of tho Columbua gorgo by not yot passod. This muy bo truo, aw at dnrlk the rivor was falling. ANOTHER ACCIDENT. On tho 25th, the stonmor Coloate, ownod by Charles IL Fostor, of New Orleans, was atruck by tho lcoat Ashiport, nbova Randolph, and noarly ono sido of hor cabin torn away. I'ho hull wag lao brokon, {and, with hor cargo of cotton and corn, sho sunk to tho hurricane roof, her ofticers and crow baroly oseapiug with their lives, 8ho was worth $16,000, and ibsured in New Orloans, Her cargo’ wan for this city, and was worth 250,000, upon which thero was but littlo insurnnco. Up to2 o'clock this morning things woro un-~ changod at tho levee, e LOCAL AND GENERAL RAILROAD NEWS. ANOTHER AMSORPTION. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company are grad- unlly absorbing oll tho important railronds of tho country. The power they aro soquirtng will Boou becoms invinaible. It is now rumored that tho Indinnapolis, Bloomington & Westorn Rail- way will sobn become o part of this groat corpo- ration. The prizo ia one loig covoted by tha Pounsylvanin, the Daltimore & Obio, any the Beo Line intorest, and tho managers of tho 1., B. & W. lina will probably mako n profitablo trade whon thoy part with their road. Tho rapid Incronso of Dbusiness on thiy rond, hoa taxed the ownors to their utmost in roviding motive powor aud meana for transpor- ation, 80 that it has bovome ono of the ost important linca into Indianapolis, Testward tho business of tho rond hes boon hitherto di- vided with tho Boe Line, the Pan Handle, and the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayetto Ronds, If tho Tenusylvania Company secures the I., B. & W. Road, the business will be concen- trated chietly on the Pan Handlo routs, thoroby freatly incroasing the businons of Lo Jutto 8y in now addition would securo fo tho Pon uwnin Company tho Indianapolis routo to Tooria, and thence westward to the genoral con- nections for buniness over tho Central Pacific, to Cnlifornin nud tho Weslorn “Lorritorios. Tho X, B. & W, Company aro now con- structing @ lino dircetly wost from Cliampaign, 1IL, to tho Misnigsippi, which will form an important link in tho eastern connec- tions of tho Northorn Missouri aud Sonthorn JTowa sgstems, 'Cheso advautages, and many othora which tho Pennsylvanin Company would socuro by lersing tho Indianapolis, Bloomingtan & Western Railroad, meko it highly probablo that tho manngors will sccurs tho now lino as Boon s possibie. TIE TRANSFER NOAT of tho Canada Bouthorn Railway, which fs to bo used to forry cars across th Detroit River, from Malden, Ont., to Tronton, Mich., ia now rendy to bo launched. The boat, which is of wood, henvily nheotod with iron 58 o protection againut lco, is 244 fect long, 11 feot depth of Lold, and 75 _feot wido ovar - tho guards, ~Throa tracks, ench Jong enough for eovan cars, will bo Iaid on tho deck, giving tho boat a earrying capncity of 21 cars oach trip. Bho is o wido whicel bost, nnd will liave two doublo-cylinde engines, with four hoilora. ‘Tha engines, it iu thought, are of suflliont capreity to o any ro- quired worl in forcing tho boat Shrough tho ico. A NEW AILWAY CONPANY Iins_boen organized, under tho namo of tho Gulion, Lognnsport & Chicago Railway, to build & lino from Gnlion, Ohio, wost to tho Stato lina in Morcer County, « distanco of about 110 miles. whoro it connects with tho Indiana Contral Ruil- way. Tho eapital atock is to bo $3,500,000, ‘L'on por cent of this utock Las been subscribod ng ro- uired by Iav, aud the Compruy organi tho alection of the following oficors, dont, J. Marsham ; Vieo Iresidont, Secretary, J. 1L, Greon ; ‘Trensurer, 8. K. Mann ; Dircetars, I, O. Lo Blond, W. G, Cesnn, Genoral Goorgo B, Wright, W. Armstrong, J. Marsham and Jobn Riblet, = Tho Company propose to bo- gin work on tho road early in the spring. TUE NEW ROUND-HOUSE of tho Chicago, Danville & Vinconnes Railroad, at Dunville, 18 now vory nearly comploted, It in of buick, on n radius of 130 feot, and hna stalls {or 12 locomotivos, The Company have recontly comploted a mechino shop in Danville, 140378 feet, for which tho machinery has heon pur- chasod, ond will shortly bo put in, Tho now car shop at the same place in aimost finished. ‘Tho now round-hiouse in this city, at tho cornor of Douglna stroot and Westorn 'avonuo, {4 lmost compilatod. It will bo siunilar L0 tho ono at Dan- villo, tiblot § CHICAGO AND LA CROSSE, ho Chieso, Dubiiquo & Minnosats Tailroad Gompany hava raoured from the Southiorn Min- nosota Hailway Compuny the right of wny into tho city of LaCrouso, over their ico-bridgo ro. contly complotod acrosa tho Misslesippi Tivr ot that point, ‘This opens up_an additional all-rail lino, hotweon Ghicago and LinGrossa, by the way of Aurora and Forroston to Dubuque, and thonco over tha Ohicagn, Dubuque & Miniosota. Tiail- way to LnCrosso. This is tho only morthorn sauto which hias not boan moro or lous obstructed by snow. ATOCKNOLDERS' MEETING, Tho stockholdara of tho Hurlington & Missofiri Rivor, ud tho Chleagoy Burlinglon, & Quiney Railronds, havo appoinfed n joint mooting 1t Burlingtoh, Jan, ‘14, 1878, to comploto tha consolidation of th two ronds. Tho inoting in rogarded with much intoreat, as it Is oxpectod ¢hat_ important monsuros will io adaptod affact- ing tho managoment of tho roads, and the looa- tion of ofiices, B CONAOLIDATED. The Cincinnat, LaFayotto & Chicago Railroad Comprny, I Indinna, have coneolidatett with tho organizatlon of the samo name in Illinois, and have formod undor tho genoral railroad law of this Btato, This js tho dacond company to form under the gonoral law, which may bo rocolved ns indlcation that it iu Jooked upon with somo favor, despito tho distrust with which it was at TPENSONAL, William A, Thrall, tho Assletant Ganoral Das- sengor Agent of tho llinofs Contral Railway, hns accopted tho appointmant of Gencial Trekol Ageut of tho Chicago & Northwentorn lailway, and will ontor upon the duties of his now posis tion noxt Monday, Mr, Thrall hua boon long and favorably conneatod wlth tho Illinola Con- tral Builway, and will doubtlons 1ill his now poul- ton with abllity and eredit, W R Stona, Ewy, late Assistant (unersd +| mnro, Asvars old, Buporintendont and Goneral Frolght Agont of the Burlington & Miasourl Rivor Relrond, hns beon appolnted Assiutant Gonoral Buporinfond- ontof tho consolidatod lino of tho Buslington & Mimsourl Rtivor, and tho Chivago, Burlington % Quinoy Rallronda, e, 1L 4. Haydon, woll known in Chicago, hna hoon appointad Qonoral Froight Agont o {ho Doston & Albany Tailrond, ~Mr. lnydon_lng hoon connactad with tho Missoutl Tivor, Fort Soott & Gult Rond in tho kamo capacily for throo yoars, and Lls labora thore havo rocommonded Dim to his now position, Tho Hon. Thotns ', Withrow, of Dos Molnas, Iown, having accopted tho Attorneyship for tho Chicago, Rock Inland & Paciflo Rnilrond Come 5, will lioronftor mnko Clicago lin homo, Ir. Withrow's oftico in in Trynn Block, cornor of Monroo snd La 8allo atroots, . MISOELLANEOUS. Tho Bprinafield, Mass,, Republican is respon~ siblo for tho following: * “Tho door of ono of tho Now York and Doston pnssonger cars wouldn't elny shut, tho othor night. One pas- nongor wout and_sfammod It, anothor carofully fagfonod. it, and a third loaniod a stick ngninst it, " but it was always wido opon again by tho * timo tho oxperimontor got back to his scat, The thormometor was below zoro, and tho wind swopt into that car like an avalinchio of noedlos; flosh and blood couldn’t stand it, and tho passongors bomoanod themselyes and took turns holding tho door shut, Finally it wha takon off tho hingos aud propped up, and nt last tho car was doserted and came inlo tho cily entirely empty.” Tho Northorn Divislon of the Chicngo & Tilinoia Bouthorn Railwny was completed to Docatur lnst Tuesday, A banquot was Leld in TDecntur Iast Tucadny ovoning, in honor of tho ovont, Pasgongor traine will commonce running rogularly botwoon Mattoon aod Decatur to-day. — Growth of Liverpool. 1t Liverpool continuos to ncronso as n port at ils prosont rato, 1t will_ noon ba the largost in tho world, nnd there'ean bo littlo doubt that this will bo tho caso, for tho growth of Amorican commorco and population moans alao the increnso ot ovory epocica of commorcial nctivity in Livor- pool. Tho vory large schemo of dack extonsion which will probably be docided upon soou, hna gront Intorost forothors than tho ownors of #hips who trade to and from tho Mersoy. It o question whothor application shall bo mado to TParlinmont to carry out all of throe plans for the onlargemont of thio docks, or whethor one, and it only ono, thon which, of tho schomes that aro known in Livorpool a tho north onat, and south oxtentlons. All throo will hove ultimntely to bo ndopted, for tho incronso of shipping mnking use of tho docks iu ot prosont 236,000 ton por annum. With this vory counidorabla annual incroaso, and n gross rovonug which lnst yoar amounted to more (han ono million sterling, with onlarged accommo- dation bringing largor rocoipts, tho Livorpool Dock Board are clonrly In n position to undor- tako quite a8 lorgo an oxtension of thoir dock eystem as Is dosignod, History prosentsn fow, if any, moro wonderful examples of commercial growth than that of the port of Liverpool. In 1757 tho dock duos smounted to only £336 168 ; in 1860, very nearly o contury lator, thoy hnd reached £243,080 1{s 93, ond now, in tho yoar 1879, tho great necossity iu still for accommo- duticn. o noad will' becomo gronter an tho colonica and independent States of tho East and Wost continuo to dovelop thoir Iatent rosources, LOST AND FOUND. OST—RUNAWAY VESTERDAY, ABOUT 3 o'clack, fron tho cornor of ‘Wood dnd Walsh-sta., Dear the Unfon 1dmo Kilns, ono Ty maro, 6 yonrs old with 5 spot on bor forchicdd—white; tior ivalght, 1n 43 ‘pounda; slio answors hor namo &3 ** Katos" and ono geay dark gray, ring-bonos o both offlor foro foga; wont off about § o'clock ; tho (aat seon of thom fes gn tho cornur of Harbine l»duWol‘lum‘-nn.“\vuLul o Unfon Liimo Kilne, Any party roturning ‘thom to JAMES WARD will be rowardad, on tho cornor of Wood and Walshata, i€ takonatonsTaquiro an tho prominas, JroR SALEZy Ty Halloat, POl SATES rk. WRLOLI, 14 1 :-n‘nm,mm on bt i on IS, Doar Twanty-ninth-st, Bullding, north OITY REAL EST ATE. JTORBALICAT A BARGAIN-T.OTS ON WESTIRN. av., Lolk, Tastor, and Unmyballav., on torms to T4 phetisa tahing (o balld, nquien off promisns of GI0. UADWELL, or at 185 Sontli Ulark-st., lo bank TOI AL 0 WRAT WARTH INGTON-ST., NEATL Unton Pack—fine brick honsa and lot; at a bargaln, rOTASS DWRITINGE NOW av., nour Thistinthat, t &' WILOH, 143 La. Dot oun latad, on Indin Dnrgaiu, di IR, DAVISOX TNO.STORY THIOK TIGURES ON onr Roboyat,. in good ordar, Bt & vol Hit, DAVISON ‘% °WHLOM, "1 Lot OR BALE— LOTS ON FLOURNOY-8T,, NEAR £ Kooy only 3001 cach: Rttty "DAVISON & Gnltaat. U SALE-ON “WADABM-AV,_OITOIOR RESL. dunco at §10,000: nlso ono at $30,000; niso onn on delo-av. at $10,000: twa on JofTersonwat, AL $6,000 Fultdnat. a1 85,6004 ono o Wasrenr., anhingtor.av., 83,000, X, 1L OUM- A Jeast Handolph-st, 5 P ORSALF—INDIANA-A X OGTAGON STONT front hoitavs of 12 rooma nnh, and fots, on Indiana-av. BNYDIR & LK, No, it Ntzon's ' M d LaSall [OIUSAT.H—KTONTY 1 oast frant, on Stonog Inland 2 coriine Hovonty-third- st SNYDEI & LEK, No. 14 Nixon's Buildiug, north- oast carnor of Moaroo and LaSnilo-atu. TR BALE_PARICAY —TWONTORY Ditwaon, Holio, Toot. “Fo}mu.s__(m WABABIL- AV, NORTH OF THIT. L, KEELIH, 145 Olavkat., corner Madisor J7OR BALI-LOTS ON T0OMIS AND HOWARD- closooul, A, L at., cornar Fitthav., Room 3, THORSALE-TOTS O TAKEST. AND PARK-AV. cartor Fittli-a Trom Lako 1o Lydn.ni cnnlt, TRAMI honsa, brick baaninont. and 110j raoma: and lot on BNYDIR & LE| o %, No, 1 Nizon'a Bullding, northuast cornor of Monrod and La- TO RENT~~ROOMS. 0 RENT_SINGLI AND DOUNLY 1OOM FOIt Ront/ 177 Bauth Poarin-nt. T OF Todging T-TARGE, PLEASANT HOOMS, TUiL: L nistiod dr anfuraiatiod, miltablo foe hisokuaping, fur Bardion without ehibitonalsg tinaly farnsml raouds by ook 0F lanth, 1501 - o . . SRR ‘Wwoniy-ficabat,, nuac Stato, Mes, WO FRONT NOOMS, FURNISUED oping, sultable for mn dnd wito, Moot in 45415 Woat Laknt, et 0 RENT_UNFURNISH KD RGOMS, iV SUITI, convaniont for lght housokouping, A few fuintshod £aoinn In Dulliing narthoast corur Glark and Monoo st Tnquita at Rtoom 34, MO, RENT-FURNISHED &I, AT tho Halt. House, curnoe Woat Lalia nad Caantst frm 81,00 fo 48 por woo T'o RENT-AT 05 TWRENTV-FIETILST, TWO sultos of ruoms, furnishcd or unfurnsshod; also faome far atngla gantlonie s N0 RENT_NIOELY FTURNISITED SITTING ROOM, juits bod ooim oft, o irat four, foe 40 o monihy {1 furalah firo, gan,’ and wtloudiico, No. GG Wae av. T[10 NENT—A SMALL FURNISUED HOOM, WITIL Raa and ugo of bathxooin, Nov 143 Soutls Jellerson-at., near Adame 0 R ~TON HOUSEKEPING—NO, 183 SOUTIL 00 Inrgo front rooma, pautes, and clowot; twa doors from Van Burcu-at. caes. A0 RENT ITANDSOMRLY FURNISILED ROONS 62x1R1 font. 1155 UL Tt RIEBLIK, 15 Clarkest., sorate Madiaons " \h-ates amnt front, 26alsl, Gly W00 o faot. J. Madinon, L by tho d ook, ar month, at flio St. Juilon, 151 and Halo-tn 63 Donroneni-at, by MILS, . 1V, JOTNGON. " o JFORSATI_ON ADANSST., SOUTIT FRONT, BE: | 1[0 RENT-HLANDSOME UNFURNISHED THOON: tweon Panlin and Wood-st: alngle or on sult, ou second Boor af thn St. LJalien, i1 and 163 Doasboru-st, Toom 17, il i ENT_3ROOMS, NO. 62§ PRATIT-AV., NEALL Apply to MRS, JOHNSON, at ing Taland-av., oh A ta., nonr nnd enay tarme, to jo: 173 Wasbington- Tako clatma against tho Seandinaviau Natiounl Hank for firat payment. A, LIMBIERG & GO., No, 173 Wanh- ington-at., corner Fiftli-av., Room 3, FT)llnAm-ou LXOITANGE—SPLENDID NORTIT Sido ronilenco: sltcs for oUher Proporty or marcun: A3 TIMBERG & CO.y No. 178 Washington sioy Ttoom 5. 01t BALE_WEST LAYE.§T. DUSINESS PROT: orin o {61, Kot wth allimiravomante, extomiling bnegain; prico > onoha T, 11, QUNMINGS, No. 100 Soast Rtandelpheats THOR BALE-COTTAGE intorcst slx por cont; on’ Thirty-socond. st. junt Wallnoo.st. TISHER, i48 TaSallo-at., Lasement. —ONEE_AND ONIHALE alory caltago on fivo yoars timos monthly paymonts e ol Wator on promisas. Apply to X' hasemant, fu tho Oity of Ohl ing atroats: Statest, or Wb ol ge s, Unlieon Disrboroats and Wab 3 e pansoskion oarly it (i AU Gl onor & WILIBN SITING "MAGHING Go - Wout Madisonuste REAL ESTATE WANTED, ANTED—SOME GHOIOE SUBURBAN LOTS FOR canli by A. 1L, BIMONTON, 161 Souths Olark-st., Taon 11, VW ANTED-STORT ROOM_TO PROPERTY OWN: ors and builders: Wo wish to Joas for n torm of enrs, afirst-clusa stor> ronm, on the nd_floor, rith an citlior of the follow. r ek, or, Wah f}-nv."nrd‘an ang of tio owlng crons siréots: Washington, Madison, Aonroo, Wahash-av, Mush dron MPANY, No. 878 Doarborn-st. an t_Avply ] s Grove: T-FURNISHED HOOMS AT83 WEST MON- i\ T_NEATLY FURN L ntoves: prico $10 por montl 0 D NOOMS WITH At 183 Tweatythird-at. RENT —3 NIGKI; ISHED TRONT L rooma on first flogr, singin or on” sulte, ~ Rent low. 421 South Dentbiorn-st., noar ‘Iwwonty-soventh, —DHRSIRARLE ROOMS, BINULE OR , in Parkor's lilogk, at northoast cornor ialsted nd Madison-gte._Apply at Rovin 42, ~HOUSES. [0 RENT-~-A MARBLE-FRONT = HOUSE ON Wabasliav. none Hntmon-oont, = Hllad with boardara; nlso liouso ou Oalumnot-nv, oA, BIOWN & D, HORTON, Ttoal Katato Aents, 578 Walash-av. 0 RENT—83 TR MONTIL AT MAVWOOD_ (10 miles trom Court. Houso on 0. & N, W. R. IL.), n §iod dwalling-tiouso, G, A, RERRIOK,” 6 and’ 60 [0, RENT—COTTAGE & ROOME, 7l WABHING: L ton-nv. nt, $60 por month, Cfl!h\sfi 8_rooma, 33 Woslornnv.; ronit, #80 por_manth. W. 1. SAMPSON & CO., 1l LaSalléat., Otls Biok, 0 RENT-IIOUBE OF 1 PLEASANT ROONS, full of paying boarders, Part or wholo of furnituro Glioap forodat, Innuiro at {8l outh Morgan-at, 10 RENT-COTTA , OR U or and lower part sop: house, or $01 Kant Washinglon st A 2.STORY_HOUSE, O Tb(mll}i;l TR bl durn | iy lnoated, in good noiyhborlinod, mdurn Tmprieo. fonts, Tnaiza No.' 0 North Peorla-st., botwoon' LaLe Gitton, 12 throo gentlomen; ¥6 por wook and Maiatod-at. "buss convonlont. BOARDING AND LODGING. = Wost Side, BROWN.ST.—NEATLY-FURNISHED FRONT and nido room, With fire and firat.class board, for Bluo Island-av., Twolfth 144 18 229 tivo'or threo singlo gontloman, D3 (e VEST WASHINGTON.ST._ELRGANTLY with dnted, Q()G WEST IARRISON.5T._ROARD AND ROOM BOUTH PLORIA-BT.—GOOD BOARD AND Pplensaut room for goutlomen ; torms vory ronson- ablo, 157 EOUTH JETFEASON-ST._GO0D ToATD: n-l) Iargo raoins, and good locatiun at rossonablo ton, BOUTH PRORIA-ST _DESIRABLE FUR- nlshud rooms and board'at reasonabio eatos. WEST WABHINGTON-ST—DACK PARLOT mith board sultablo for gontioman and wifo or xpiatied or unfuestaliod sgums singly o saite, hoard, Price ronsonablo. Day boardors accommo- for ono ot two gentlomon, Torms vory roanonablo. JLO5T - SUNDAY NIGNT, A KING OHARLES Ly spantal, Joff Darls " cogravod on collar, Any ono Toturning to 827 Wost Monroo-at, will confor favor vn tho owaor. ], 981-ON SUNDAY, UALF OF LINK NEGKLAGE, ioithor on Polk or Stato-sls, 86 reward if roturnod to U, KAHN, 128 Archorav, J,OST-BETWEEN BATOHELDER'S AND SUNNY- sldo, on Saturday ovoning, a mink bo: Findor will e Iborally rowardod by leaviog samo at BATORI:Ie DEIUS, 440 Biato-st. OST—ON EVENING OF DEO. 8, AT McVIOKER'S Thoatro, a pockotbook: soung man with seal-akin logca woon to pick it up. o knows whio tho ownor ta, aud_had better roturn it. OST--ON HALSTLD.ST., BETWEEN HARRISON nod tho M. I, nnd M. Savings Bank, two bank books: & pockelbouk, cuntalug papors and cliecks, uf uo Tolio pxcapt ta tlia xnar. Any"ono raturning tlie sama to 0. 1. WHITAKKR, 33 Silvor-et., cornor Gurloy, will bo sultably rowarded. OST—DEC. 8, A BAY JIORSE, WITH TIIE gt kno apriing, and » fow gray fiafra ou tho saddia Dluco, ‘walghit alout 1,%0 pounds, " “The findor will bo ra- warded by bringing 1t to 59 West Lako-st. N TUFE EVENING OF DED, 8, ON NOTTIT betweon' Chicago-nv. and city linits, s o confaining throo shirie, four now shoty, find rt, A sultablo reward will Lo pald it doivored a¢ artl Otark-st. TSTERDAY MORNING A GENTR HEAVY in on Stato-t., betwonn Thistasutt and s, A rownrd of B2 will bo patd for e re Baloon, No. 68 Stat FRANK ST_A SEAL RING, WITH DLOOD KTONE, L with inftialh A sultablo_roward will bo pald & ho llador._Adlr: JACOBSON, Courl-Houso. j’)o.s —A LATIGE POOKITBOOI, GONTAINING two notos and lutters. Tho fndae wilk bo sultably ro- . wardud by retuening to W. 11 DEFRING, Il North TPaulinast. i ovHor ca o, by i 11 FEY, 193 Wot Klorinst, Onlcamor - i ihicago. SALOON, 11 A i l\an;rml;)I ‘IIAVI’I" thy Soparty nail DAsIng. Jur var- PG RID A, IIne for this udver IFER, AT NO. 21 GARINAL. ia wpottud rod and whilo, ok tho marke and tukeus r can havo hee by ! paying all oxpone.s, AYED OT STOLEN — A BLAGK MULE, Ti haudn bifgh, ) or b yonrs old, knoo-suruuf. Roward for v ToMin to % Wabas! ) 7 N TOLK AND 9O Tuyloe-sta,, ‘on Btala, B laies’ gustoe of o silk olzatic, with goill clasp, Tho abuve ruwurd will hs yald to tho fudor By leastui the sanio at'Tibngy ol HORSES AND CARRIAGES, Po el sler o ug beslh i sl ]‘10“.81\1.!‘2—\'l(l’lYGHOICIEI’IlUI’l’.R‘l‘Y—~RIIODE . nv,, southiwost cornor Thirty-third-st., 161161, Hlon Yer foot. [5“ ! -0 Dn(n Iolul’,dn-l'. 1 ash-ave, near Thirtioth-st., 25x180, 20 per fuot, Wabashi-ave, No. 1823, 10 roonis, 1ot sokini, $10, e by EXCIHANUR, £17,000 worth of unincuiabiured proporty on South Park and Prajrlo-avs. for house sud lot Jo Sontl Distslon, AAluo, 10 acees on Michigan-av., worth $15, 0, fur foside proporty, = By IENRY.T. G PR BALE-LGIE b orial wud fs A 3 0 por fnot. gretto, o LIVEAY WAGONS NS, e 336 344 alao WEST ADAMS-ST.—OAN ACGOMMODATE rsona wunting bontd wjth & front, snito of ms, nicol, nisbed. flxl_l-cln able; privato family, ENT_TIRER NEW TWO-STORY AND BARE. mont brick housos; hat and oold watar, closats, bath, &e. Ono tiwo-story frano llousa and six raome ovor ptord al in good noighiiorhond, i ot Atrast ors. "Torma modorate. W.J. DAVIS, Room 1, 46 Madison-at. D Ery o A e e ot %0, B-rriom houise, §20; also, S.roain cotiag, Iron ranins. - Bon 40, 403, 405, nnd 10 Wost Erlo W, DEAN, 61 Soutli Deaplafnos at. FJ'0, NENT_3.8TORY AND BASEMENT HOUSE, 10 rooma, 89 Twontg-ninth-at., with furnaco and gas- ENRY L. TH1Lb 160 EAS050e, DASOImORG, ¥ gaa nnd watar. _Apply on promi 710, RENT-FURNRUED_A BRIOK HODSE OF 10 rooms, No. 130 Throop-at. ; gaw, water, and bath, inqulre on tlio promisca. [0 RENT—A{ TWOSTORY AND BABRMENT, first-olaan furotsiicd Lunso to . reconnslbla porsons owner (man, wifo, nnd olilid,) wilt b for part pa ment, Noldrando roquired. No. 11 Urion Park Placo T[i0 REST—ABOARDING TOUST OF 19 TOONS. L Inquirg of L. F. HATHAWAY, 60) Stato-at. 'O RENT=X NEW TENEMENT HIOUSE, S R00MS, it ana nnd water, * Aoply at 215 Norih Frankitn. or 4 Sonth Markot-st. D.J. GALLERY. ENT_FURNISHRD HOUSE 120 WADASH- Av. Vor pacticulars, call at 1133 Michigan-ay. PST VA G "—BACK PARLOR and third floor front room, both Vnfiblulllnli inglo rooms for two geatlomon with board. N o ot e A ON Tosnonaibla familion; must bo small, gontanl, and Tirst- clnss; howes mudors butht, and confaine all nadorn, {m- provomonta; Incation, furhishings, and tablo aro il firat- cluss, torms zeasonabl DEEN HOUSE, 93 ABERDEEN.ST.— ONE uito front nnd- single rooms with board; fow day bonrdors wantod. (IGIBORIIOOD SANGAMON-§ T.—& BMALT, d n coupla af 1o, Addrass 8, caro Carrior 74, oua or two gentlomen. requized, 9Ro of pls 1232 SoREA? Foon Tons 325 .GT 1-2 MICHIOANAV.—A FItON without Biard. 49 wifo or thiroy gentloman; housa has all modorn Improvo- monta, 49 gontloman and wife ©nco roqulcad. 69" PRAIRIE-AV., N 2 and cold wator, furnace; family boarding ff 985 mion ; eall fiinediate] 100! gentlomon and their wives. D: s Sonth Sido, () BIXTRENTO-AT. -PLEASANT FRONT ROOM, d gontloman, alsa rooin_for wiih aicav, for class board, Toforunces 48 HUBBARD.COURT—NEW HOARDING IOUSE; lizat-class hinard, witls ruom, &5to 6 por waok, wit 0; day hoard, $: ©)©) COTTAGEGROVE-AV., JUNOTION OF OAL- A bondsomols-furaishod suite of i 8ls0 n madium.sizod hoatod room; it bon Arat-olnss. MICITGAN-AV.—TO RENT FURNISIED Toums with hoard, at from %6 ta §7 per wook, ALCOVE room with Bath rooin attacted, with or d; nlso, simglo room, MIOHIGAN-AV.—A LARGE ALCOVE BED- room {0 ront, yrith hoard, far gantlyman and WABASIAV.—ONE. TATGR FRONT ROON 10 root with board, ably for two gontlemon, or uratslied ot unfurnisto, Rofer SONT RUTTE OF aleo woll furalshad rooms, tions for day lioarda DSOMILLY TURNISI- & WARASIT.AV._A AN L parlaes nufuenished and donbls A WABASILAY, a to AND MIGHIGAN. G NT _TOOM, B2 B Haon i Tuenieeind, A ol ooy iabla Tor gentloman and wifo, or suglo gontiomen, NTITE an, hath dosirol, A DESITABLE ROOM FOR , whern Usore arobut few gontle: forencon oxehanged, ., NEAR Bi woll-furniabiod donbls taam to ront hot A rout, With baa, “WABABH-AY. A TN bo accommoadated with 988 OHIOAGO-AY., OFPOS, North Sid WATER-WORRS —Now marble-front liouse, ‘Two gonilonuwn nd tholrwives can ba_accommndatad with fimt-cles board and elegaut rooma; all modurn hnprovemont oard for g Bawl 1ZCOND DOOIL FTROM CORNER ILLINOIS AND Rush-sta.—~Nicoly furnished room \6ith first-cinss ntiomen und wivos: also two sluglo routa ith nodors improvernont u: Addross 11 M, 110 South Halstod'st BOARI) WANTED. TIOATD_IY A YOUNG MAN; RO AND BOATD st bo tirut.olass, aud nane Adame and Haltod-sts, Jior SALB:“ll\ FIRSTIOLA sdn.}]m' DL 34 wagn, WIL top; s, ves, Aaaci2i5g Mt (i o soed Doy s iaas jron sav T HALT-LOOD NORMAN titallions, or will uxchango for roal estate, itonson Tor parting with thom :wlclnon, _Tor furthor particainre, addrusi or all on W, . EDWARDS, 637 South Malatei ., or JATIRUS V, Cilftor i Co JROR SALE-CHEAPCAT FIRST-OLASS~ wiiny spring wigon, sy hio fos iry Or expross, Ui OR BALE—A GOOD BIG WORK I " can bo soon 747 Wast Mudison.si. SUEIGHE —BLRIGIE -8 S=WILI, GLOST out balanco of our stack nt cost, or trady for bukgis, cual, Imhor, or ngthing olso, FLETCHER, LAZSA & NN Stato-at, E FOREI0; it AFAN, 10 TWENTV-BECONDS « b for sulo, hiro, or oxchauge, a fow first-clnss Puri fand ontters, - (food socommiodatiun for o fow Loarding foreos. Gattors aud DOgHos €0 Tof, With o Wb o s PROTTRR WANTED T WANT 70 BUY A TROT: 101 Usut baw bonton, amd mndo rosord hottor that, 3010 1is Tast avason in tublio. | Diract to WL, Ste daures Hotol: Tana, 1. 1V ANIED - TO TV - X TATGE MULE AT ol ubout 1, 0 frou i XD B R o S arog pnelotrod dolpti-at. Bridgo, ANTED—3 OR 5 WORK .UIONSES O E: WA W O o QU O TR SEWING MACHINES, OENTS WANTED-#715 TO $150 PER MONTI{~ everywhoru, malo and 1awaln, tointroduco tha GENT. ;NN IMPROVED COMMON HENSE FAMILY BEW NUMACHINE, This machino will stifeb, hem, foll, tuck, quilt, cord, bind) brald, and ombroldor it a moit supet ok mannor. Prico, pnly $i6. Fally leonsed and warean for five joars. {¥o will yay #1,600 for any minchins | elzongur, wioro hgautiful, or more ofastio ne Tt makios tho ** Elautlo Lock Stitch. Ivory titeh can ba out, and atiil tho cloth ennnol b apart without tearing it. Wo pay agents lrom 76 o #340 bor month and ozpenios, ar'a comminaion fran, ‘which tivice that amount can bo ninda. = BECOME & G JrOR THE GONVENIENGE OF patruns, thy Singor Sowing b BOUTL™ BIDI chino Co, buso oporod » under the supervision VIR & BAKEI'S BEWING MACHIN G Goueral Offico, 160 Btato. HBranch Ottico, 473 W, heav, Forsuns Baving ald Groyor & Bukur sowini uta. olinos aro Invitud 10 onll ud suo tho tow Napraveinents omathing to thoir advantagn, Machiucs 5 soniug A joeottlo up: will do [b reasonably and tho oA sottlainy, onably anit thuscughly, (1AsIT J ni: Chele homestoads, *famtlics of numbara, staads tho o, MISOELLANEOUS, Sk e Lk R, THOROUGH OOLLEQTING ATTORNY, \whosa tiio fa not fully occuplud, desires s buslnvah ilbunu ollica, PAID OUTRIGIT _OR TOANED ON gt dlmonds, fiiccliy, firenrmg, o, BATUL UXURTANT 3 GHFS, T L birowen, olc,—Martina’s warld renownod Powadle, woil Jnuwn throughout Karopo and Amortes, forcoa whiskocs and moustaclios to grow ou tho oot wiihout fujurlng Uho riin, & e raniody for b sent fico, L and ) oat faco [y n l‘l|lllnnl| OB MATTINAS a0, sy 5 Ghioay STIEUN 0GLONV OF GOLORADD tha most and beat anlld Tnducomonts ta pursogs olng wost, Hottlora nro_ helpod tn socuring and Improv- Tow rates of trausporiation far Wil socuring titlo to tholr hmnu- bago all tho advuntuges of pluasant villags & HAWKKY, Agouts, 178 Bast Madison-at., 4, S 7 Ol GIL] taom 1, Vmiuums' L] tablishod at 131 ¥ Ehwumatian, Nowralgis, Gout, athor divoasas, oapoctally ot n ‘chranic uatiro. ‘Dot motallic polsnns aro axtracted fram fho syatont, anid " for norvous aud gonoral dobilits, want. ot aloop, and varlou flla causoi by injudiclots oxorcisos, this bath 13 o alated with Dy by wholusalo price, at 18 xiad o) by & man that van run ono. VW ANTED-AGH, OLD TOOKE, NEWSEATY: Bamphlats, ar 258 a0 1T TRO OHENIOAL HATHE-A Tebratod Now York bath fa now Madlsun-at., for the treatment of Favar and Ague, aud ull 1y thin ‘branch of Uhin tho onful romedy. My, Wobstor, 1or mahy yoara nako- r. Verguos, -will bo jn attenduncs to admin: ba batbs, ANTED—ATL TO REE THE NEW PATENT portsblo fulding wardrobe or Look-caxof It fs tho twardroba minnnfagtured, and for wala at less thian' 8 South Murgan-st, ANTED_ AN INTERRST 1N A SASIL, DOOW, and Biind business (whore building business ls car- Buat of city rofor- gncan. " Addroas giviog namo aud'piace, T 43, Tribuno “’MN'NLD- ‘0 PURCHARE A FIRST-OLASS AT, . _Ink house and botel or hotel alono, Nous nacd an. Sheor tils wulose Lt te & payltis congorn Swill tako posson: slun sctwotiin ta o sy uig e W required, Ad: £ o 218, Watortaun, s ja. oot 1 reaulrods “Ad WITIL MY 3,000 TN A Ao %, r“finm.l Dusinans o Lo sitad on tho South Sida, Address ribuno oitice, 8, traato papior at PRTETIBON 2 tiear gornor of V. Ly hing fieatchiby, TO EXOHANGE, 'O EXCIIANGE-FOR C1TY PROPERTY, A VAL. uablo frult fagm, Dringiug tua fine ravofive} ovors- | pbrancos assumed f nocossary. socond whou od, 5 Adirews Tinx 18, Kouth Pass, 11is, NG UWING MACHINIE OFFIORS OF J, N, AN ANQE, BOW 0ABES VOR SRRV INGNACHINE OFFIORS OF . . WA b ot Apyls'to N, W, SHOW 0AHE q d 167 AMidwaukou-av, Mag mold oy | MFG. CO., 9 and 61 Suath Unval- A whon ruquired, m——— = —— t Ients ukey § 3 03 Kouth 11al annGYoniugn, o o At e LSON BRWING MAGHINGS, 3y monthiy now tmpraved suld or rant paymonts. BURNHAM & FLANN ain oflics 855 Wost Madison.at. City Agonts, 1) Wahash-n INSTRUCTION, yANTID oA PRIVATE IIAQ"NI?OROPBI: Xfit A Pt L ; st SEEN Wo, 19 Bhatn Ao st 400 g Tu. MATIHEW A Trienudy, lost or stolon propurty, or aything you wh know. 'Guro fits, paralysly, oyon, somiunl woilknoh, ¢ B, o uro'ar no pay. %0l Wout Madison-at. CLAIRVOYANTS, D MADAM MAVNARD OAN marrlagus, journoyy, lawauits, abvont i Fioumatiam, doafnoss, sora wampiion, livee conplaint, rod n & fow days. 1ail of busineys tarrs, - Dulicnlo d MACHINERY. B 3 AND VIR -BOX ROILER, Affehlyan-ar, TOR BALD—ENUIN 15:hovea powars in el cunditon, and (or valo chiuag! Laulsa st 1 'TO RENT-- STORES, OFFICES, &o. 0 RENT—VALUABLE STORE AND HOTEL PRO. Jortion, in'oboico locationsand 1ow nENTR. Will fihia to sblt. Also fine fofts. J. W, BROWN, 853 ‘abanl 70 RENT-PART OF MY LAW OFFIOR; PAIL {mithalibrary proforced. *Gull or addross Roma £ NOOM IN TARGE, WRLL Apply at No, 33, Otis Lloék, LaSalla T O ot an atid Madison-sta, M, WITT USG OF VAULT. “Tiibuno Bulldio BRICK BTORE, 17ix L, No. tdand Apnly o prem] 10 BRI '~FINE OF S AND #tOOMS IN MON- . roo Black, nogthinst cornar of Olark and Mouroo-sts, Apply 1o PHILLIPS & BUFFINTON, Ronus | nnd 2. 70 RENT_OR - WANTED--MALE HELP. Booltkeopers, Clorks, &o. ANTID —SA LESMEN ~THE having eoncluded to puton tha road throo addis Homnlwholoenl notion wigoin, o U Tat of March, d ®1a to mako nerangomenta with tliceo first-clavs <alns. {0 yun Owum, viihor on_ salary 1 Partios tunning on ealary wi H bonrls 1 1o xun of $3 I the bstess, wo will klvo sno-Hal o 0 dioey ORTIL & CO., BL. Louls, Mo ADDRIESS, Wi UNDERSIGNTD, | A ehary o the D -OTE o3, 141, T BIOL TITTI™ ampholi-av., first streob wi NTED—A WO0D WORIEMANT A GOOD Iix e Droforrod, at HLATIEAWAY RO 0 e 0 ANTED—AN TX PRRTNC to work on farnituro, Apply o D WO OARVER WAN & CLARK'S Vv‘l« B=A i Hied mngliinory aalosmari, M0 thoroughiy conversang with fenn and wood working minchinor) ANTED—A RIBADY TOY: ONE WILLING TO; painting burlness, Inguiro of 3 1armon Court, on Tl wark, to loaen tho EDWARD'GOODMAN, i, A HLAGKSMITIT, Fpehoes and to do ANTED_AT 11 FULLEI. s it by s gond fns genoral blnnkm_ U Conohmon, Tonmaters, &e. ANTED—A GOOD COAGHMAN, Also do goneral Lotnuwork ahout the promisos. Inyuire nt. Room t 3 sun, milk, ntfond furnnes #0lf genorally usoful About peivata honn o' tequirod.Jy M, MATLS AL Misonllanooun. A TRAVELLING SALESMAN THOR. d ‘with the urockory, and lamp tratlo. Addross with roal nama, 1 oughly acquin HEAD-WATTE] tho “Adamns ' Houso, ANTED—A CONPEFENT AGENT TO TRAVEL to solitivh nnd cannad gonds,~ Addross X 63, Tribuno ANTED-I0 WOOD CHOFDI] part faro furnishud to OHRISTIAN & BING, 3 TOIL OHI0: bagaago. Apply salonman for. Wisoonsin and Minneanta: ono that cnks English and Gormna, and good ncqualntanco {n o Btates proforred. Addrins, statlng formior businoss, and with roferonco, 55, ' X ANTED_TWO GOOD WAITE Bonnott's Dinin; r 3 ANTED-ALL SEWING MA sors to callon ALUERT STON il offor lintfor terma than any ono else in tho oity, Oifica boura8 to fin. m., 10 to 3y m, WANTED--FEMALE HEL®, Domestion. A GOOD LAUNDRESS. S (WIHITE) AT 50 Stato-at., wha ENT GIRT, TO DO_OFEN- isawork ; nono othor need apply, NTED-NURSE, TO TAKE CIARGT, OF TWO' rish prajorred; those huvin young childru ; it iy lo GithS. "G BHURCRIL NTED—A YOUNG GIRL, TO TAKE OARE OF Iuquiro at 821 Indiana-av, ST-OLASS COOK, ANTRD—A FI] ‘and ironer, fo o yrisato famil /00d wagos gvon. 00, 110 ED—A GOOD STRONG G11i 10 do goneral hovsnwork 1n » smal ply t 25 Botwean Lewsitt and Ou'cle ANTHD—A GIRL TO COOK, WASH, in a fawlly of four; ruforoncos reaulred. * Call 3 reforonces roqulrad ; ANTED—A GOOD COMPETENT GIRL TO DO housowork fu a fumily of 8. Gall at 444 West Vaa TROM 1170 16 YEARE ApT D—GIRLS AT LilE WOODRUFF HOTEL, Also, good launi. . GAY AT TIE EVERETT HOURT, AR 18 Weat Madiso n first-class malo cook (whito) L 16 TAKE OARE OF A DABY. DA GIRI: TO DO GENERAYL, TOUSH- Uall at 50 Wost Madi & famiiy of two, NTHD—A SWEDE GIRL TO DO GENERAT housework In & small American funily, TPuldn Ton Stare, 119 Fourll NTID_A GIRL, TO DO_G work Ina family of thireo. Inquiro oa Thursday al 12 Hamilton-av, " ANTED-G] to_scrub Rooms, roar & South Water st, TANTED—-AGOOD GIRL FOR GEN! work, _Apply nt 833 Woat Adsmi-at, TANTED—A GERMAN GIRL ¥OIt GENERAL housoworkat 3 Wabnshn, RAL HOUSEWORK, at 613 State-sl., up TRATL HOUSE. IRILTO WASII AND IRON, AND ONR disues, at Boruott's Dining WAL HOUSE. TED. 0] 1n & private family, WANTED---TO RENT, TYANTED-TO RENT-FURNISHED ROOM FOR theen young mun, With or without board, norih of Sixtocoth-at,, on onv of tho aveuuvs, Addross M 70, Tribuns ot FVANTED-TO RENT_SMATT, TOUSE, COTTAOH or rooma wultablo for hunsokeaping, ' South Sido Tgoforrud, Addrass or call. WAUKO. DIGBY, 20l East Washingion:at. ANTEDT0 RNT OR W0 VANSTON, or Sauth Evaustn, & smnil hoiso_conventent for o famlly of theoo poraons,’ Addressd GO 251 Eust Blad- AWANTED_TO RENT_2 O 3 ROOMS PARTLY fuenlshed, with uso of kitehon, witeh must bomod- erato, 1%, Trilimuo ollico. B | DWELLING, 10 OR MORH TOUS, oAt of Siato-st., nurth of Twonty-gecond.-st. Alo roums mitablo for Lousokeoplug, JAMES 11 L, 203 Wabash-av, Y DUSINESS CHANCES. VISHING GOODS FOR Fa uras, ol Lo Suars Toiso of atuca on ¥ neats, anat of Addruis’ OLAT: END Cartine HARE CHANOR-TIK CITY OF CHICAGO AND thu Western States fornils, in ano of th invoutions of th ngos o sl e; 21t 840 por duy, iaulton 1 et piying: Sk et \huun’r, ital raquir i ar uiirens SLAL ouso, cornce Kinelo and Mark WARE ly Incated u Ch: ‘Anionnt e Lo §1, 00 nor anaum, BCIng Greirons of o neing 10 01hor busings, 1 $011 at Gechnif casb, 1o alnbo dn ono. an fwo SAE’ Alniy: © Addiess medt: #icliy HARDWARE, eats Cook, Gobuin & Co., Koudulf Building, Ohlesgo. TOCIK GF CROCE aly at o bargadn; guod cuuse for solling. TES AND FINTORES Call Seamstrosson, ANTED-10 GIRLS TO WORK ON SHOP COATS byuachin, and aiso by hand, Housoltcopors. ANTER-NOUSEKERPER TO DO THE COOK- sl famlly of youug tuen va woman proferrad. 12) Cunalport-av, A Ing and 'I'l'mlrll g for » taem axperianeed Dy'to it SEAVEY, Miscollanoons. ANTED-THREE FIRST-CLASS SHIRT TRD; Apply nt MIDDL ON'S Laundry, 683 aud &5 State, or 160 ANTED—AN A NO. 1 COLLAR IRONER, N ‘orhior noed apply. Addross U 41, Tribuns uffic. WA EXPRRIE: for fancy dey gonds wtora. Hud & goud and’ pormanuut positien ficior e, roforeuce, ond salacy expoctod, V an [oan $200 or PR 251 Wost Taglor. " SITUATIONS WANTED--2ALE. Boollinopors, Clorks, &o. ITUATION WANTED - 3 ) hyan experion pos g In puconimonded” ITUATION WANTED-UY AN BXPERIENOGD Loni:koopar who writes a gaod linnd, i quick nnd necu- fiemit.cings roforonces, & position a8 touw €5 Ueatral Unlon o, nud can brin jkiicupor or clur Conchmon, Tonmstors, &e. D-BY A SWEDF, AS COAOH- man fn & private family: wndorstands how to tako referouced from lonuer om- Tribuno oitico, TTUATION WAN cars of horses and carringo plogor I thls city.Add RETAL, BOOT AND RHOT STORE ALE o4 Al Wit o uh).ult' ensly trade, 8! DS, 135 South Halstod ¢ VALUAILE PATER Ly Siats ol feasopabls toriny. olling shop rights, by any person ot, or runsannblo abil ’l{fl! A snlesman, 'ho 1 bo g2cu ot tha oflico of the Elastic Broom Co., oo T, Mo £5 S0tk Canulat N _EQUAL INTERP: ANarar taro busivess; sniffuc reasons given for salling fer to well to o man who thoronghly s atands i picancn. Adurcss AGENT HOLAL INSURANG Cltir i, To Applyto 14, L. ITUATION WAN' auy business cupucity; #ud Scundinayian Inngu.iges, in mercantils bayinosy, and s willize t0 wark d Telucendes givio, A Youxa Ma Pieaso addross D 67, SITUATIONS WANTED--FEMALE Domostios: (ITUATION WANT K vatu fumly, A HRsT.uLd X.nancano ol i wncrlice, 1£ takon snon, Apply b 78 Sontls Halste 10 ARDING THOUS c| hontders, forsalwala geer rn]n anth, Iuquire of BREW; il Busamant, LOON I ninhed roo busines, Tuquiro at 74 Ifsst Twollthe T FUFTED UT, ot eos, will bo , di 8 splondld 00D OITANCE-GROGERIES AND PROVISION, ore for e, 353 Wost, Clicsauar., cornor ot i 2 FOILSALE AT A TARGAIN; PAR. tos wish to ongazo in othor buslness. Addeois D70, Téibuno oltico. DAOKING HOUSE FOR BALE, DOING A GOOD businow with & bl rost (ol Horin Snd wagans: gand_ ronsams L soiig - Addrss s DU §HONKIL, 170 Hant Adamaste, Hoom 1 S ORANC U BALE—AN OLD-EST R lishiod bardwaro and stov’ hisinoss in jown, with n uryo run of trado, Clean etock, roanans for mafl ing. For information addreasd, W. IOBSUN & SON, and ol Wator-st. 2 D—A4 SHOOND € Gall Thursdag mosntni at basement Sonmntroasos. ~BY A YOUNQ DNGLISTE AITUATIONS WAN' ITUATION irl, or any light ®irl, 54 soamstros: tiost fecomuon pnean or anennd xivl by German Uenira plado in pama (aily, Miscollnnoons. TTUATION | WANTED-AR \WET NURSE. nan would like o tako FINANCIAL. ON TOUSEHOLD AND s, funthior bods, atutings, ' jowolry IBERAT, LOA uraonal valuables, naslyt carpy pianoy, Huracles, wiceirs, ofl 0N APPHOVE! 1anl ostata and o LLNER, 11 Otls [ONEY 10 TOAN arklafn sums 0 Mlt, or Dought.” We AL, ¥ RN (or a1 vary clion it S ON SOUTH HALSTED. gond loeation, rent cheap. QUIRY AL 129 Wust Stadison'at,, up states, Room 2.300 \Witn 1 BILLIARD —AND ot amplo room on Sonth Side, adjoining n thontra and opposito & publia’ bullding. Addrors T 04, Pribune vttiow. DARTNER WANTID A GENTLIMANW T 1, 50 unl) can sccuro a plonsant part door aniabiishied husiness paylog § drons M B, ‘Tribuno ol PARIRET WANTED FITH §i0 TIAVE HOWE; buslnoss than onv can tltend 1o, Must have & part- Tiraf onow: Tsiuow nasini mivaral hondted deling Binthly, 116 TEaat Whshimutcn atos 0ot o AN WANT SENTLESAN WITH 570 . OAL MUCUTO & PATLL uhl‘{xmnmun-nnl. 5 busineas, y?ylnmfk.muurnan Addross Mr. COLI e AGENTS WANTED, by GERTS WANTID_GOOD, OANWAGSE }I\'m-mng Sito 310 s dnp i ';’:nlm. ik Hy on LENINGTOR b Ehet Mbaros s WANTED — PROFITABLY RMDLOY- Wa with to smiploy guutlormen aud ladiee 16 o s for tho colobratod fprovud Tuckoys, Bhut: lo Sawing Machino. Ktitoh altke on both It will itch, h foll, tuck, ourd, bind, bral 8T, A0 zuille,—and’sow fram the st naihwnos to tosver ‘avar+ caatings and laather. “Far i varticulars, addruse W. AL HE d eland, Ubfo, or St Laala; M, S ~A NOTARY'S COMMISSION, N LV 1opars torin, Aist loava'eliy, and wiil il 1:.{“\‘ “Iribuny otk CITY REAL ESTATH nd : purchann vianes o Room 11, 151 Manron. TONTEY 'ro’l’n'm 0 colltorals, at INSUMS OF $1,00 AND 111 TIN T oIy, 060, BLU0O, aued sume to sult, for 3 yeava, S1NG, 53 Wost Lak ANTED=i,000 FOR i VIEAS - ATSC ), for d'or 8 montha; botly sums soonead on tiret Abstraety, WM. T, GUSIING, & IO TOAN-ON FIRST-OLAL Furde onfiund, ol $10.000, FOR “FIVE YIEARS “AT 10 AL ik EhLs e Ay bo By not divido this anionnt, ply to V. O, 1 Exchungo ullding. 0" PERSONAL, T 1) Jolforain-aia will rogolva 1 nt Olielating ateru i DIVORCES. VORORS LEGALL ndal avafiled; nino QU= CONTTETE FIEE O v o Trlbuio biia 110 AEo, oK1y, Aadrane G0, Fiibaug ey, " 101N the weakly DIVORORS OnT aonn o 2o, 341 80