Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1873, Page 8

—_— a0 Fifth Avenuo avuive in New York, Yesterday, The Flames Discovered a Fow Moments After the Mati- nee Audience Had Dispersed. The Fifth Avenue Hotel Narrowly Es- caped Annihilation. Thrilling Fscape of Two Scene Paint- ors from Cremations Fires in Various Other Places, Spectal Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yons, Dee. L—aAuollier loading pleco of amugoment in Now York disappeared in flames to-day. Tho Fifth Avonue Theatre, adjoining - the Fifth Avenue Motel on Twonty-fourth &troot, was burned Lhiy aiternoon about half an bour affer an immento matinee audienco had dispersed. 'Lho firo broke out under the box oftico and envoloped the interior with grent rapidity. In half an hour nothing was loft but shattered walls and blazing debris. The alarm was bunglingly sent from three boxos, and tho engines woro late iu gotting to worl. Boon aftor their arrival thoe cast wall of the thoatro fell and crushed tho kitchon cnd ice-houso of the Fifth Avouno Hotel, soveroly injuring a Lotol- porter named Daniol Delancy, Iad tho firo oc~ curred while tho performanco to-day was in pro- gross, tho consequences would have been fright- ful, for the thentro had neither rear nor side ex- its. Two scono-paintors, named Rogers and Chapman, wore at work in the flies. Finding escapo impossible by the doorway, thoy chopped @ hole through tho roof with nxes, and wore res- ccued from tho cornico with firo-ladders, A. . Eno, owner of iho building, loses &60,~ 000; insured. Augustin Daly, lessco, loses 120,000, with no insuranco, 0 . Tho costumes of the ‘*Merry Wives of Wind- wor ™ rocontly shelved, valued at 15,000, wore burned. The theatro was famous for elegant toilettos, and the mombers of the compauy aro hoavy losers in wardrobos, MMrs. Gilbert lost her diamonds and jewelry, valued at soveral thou- eand dollars. Miss Fanny Davenport, Miss Clara Morris, and Misa Mortimer lose $1,500 ach in costly dressos. Tho gentlemon of the sompany, Mossrs. Ringgold, Rockwell, Clarko, Davidgo, Whiting, snd- Fawcett, loso $1,000 rach. Tholoss of tho Fifth Avenuo Hotel and sdjoining stablo is about $3,000 each. + Tho Fifth Avenue Theatre was built soveral years ago for the now dofunct Evening Bowrd of Brokera, It was noxt converted into Clristy's Dpern House, It was thore Kelly killed Sharp- loy’a brothor. Tho building remained vacnt for » torm, and was refitted by Jobu Drougham, who gavo it its presont nawo, Brougham's manago- ment failed, aud James Fisk, Jr,, becamo the lesaeo, expending §60,000 in o futile offort to malo it popular, Daly thon took the cstablish- ment, and mado a hit in such dramas as * Surf,” 4 Saratogs,” and ¢ Frou Frou.” Io rofitted it recently at a heavy oxpenso. Though not in- sured, ho has very wealthy backors, and will doubtloss rebuild at once. [From o Guestat thio Fifth Avenuo Iotel.} New Yorg, Jan. 1.—Tho vicinity of the Fifth Avenue Hotel is froshly tho scene of n serious conflagration which has just laid in nshes ono of the most elogant houses of resort in Now York, tho Fifth Avenuo Theatro, on Twenty-fourth stroot, immedintoly in the rear of and an adjoin- ing structure to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Associnted Press despatch givos tho main facts of the nows, but your correepondont, o gucst of this hotel, can add a few pointa as to tho econes and tho sonsation created. For a timo it seemod Impossiblo that the “Fifth Avenue" could sur- vive this, its sccond imminent peril within tho past few weeks, and nothing but tho splondid pluck and cnorgy of the Liouse fire forco of the hotel proprietors thomaelves averted the catns- trophe, and that only made possible by tho dead calm which provailed. The firo broke out fust aftor the matineo, which was largaly atlended, though it is belioved that it had beon for some time secretly in progroes, so suddenly and completely did tho™ fire tako possession of he building, which is now a total ruin, withno vestige remaining. Tho Fifth Avenuo Thoatre, loased by Augustin Daly, wag at the head of tho elegant comedy oatablishments of this city, and was widely colobrated for the baauty and costli- ness of its properties and stago features. It wag horo that ““ Saratogn” was brought out, and 4 Frou Frou* aud other clegant scnsations have hada great run. The structure way built among the early yoars of the war as o Gold Ex- change and Stock Doard, passing from that to a minatrel hall, and some yoors ngo being iransformed into a theatro which hins been uniformly a brilliant success in roputation and roturns. A featurc of tho fire was thoim- meneo surging mass of #poctators of tho bottor olaes of citizons not usually attendant on city fires, but on Now Yoar's Doy wero turned aside from their holiday observances and social tours on the avenues by o startling fact thal at ono timo had a vory gloomy aspect and promised to turn tho latoly-disturbed guests of tho Fifth Avonue Hotol this time fuirly outof doors, Allis quict at presont writing, and tho hotel, minug its kitchen, badly wroeked by o falling wall of the theatro, is backed by an ugly and staring gap on Twenty-fourth sireot, concorning which thore are alrondy rumors that it will be rcbuilt 86 a much-needod oxtonmion of tho hotel, which has long coveted somo such enlargemont to meot metropolitan domands, capecially in tho foatures thus foasiblo to bo ndded to the oftico- Door accommodations. [0 the Asociated Press) New Yonk, Jau. L—The Fifth Avenuo Thoatre waa burned this aftornoon. Thoe fire commencod shortly after 4 o'clook in the aftor- noon, 1t wasabout 4:25 when the smoko was firat diacovered asconding from near the roof in the rear of tho theatro, although tho flre must havo started long Loforo that timo somewhore in the lower portions of tho building, and the matinee audienca which attonded to witness the sla.y of *Falso Shame,” hnd scarcely more than ispersod. Somo of tho passore-by, witnosu- Ing tho emoko, gavo tho alarm, and a crowd of soveral thousand porsons was goon gathered, nearly filling up Tiwwouty-fourth stroet, from Droadway west to Sixth nvenus. The thoatre adjoins tho Fufth Avenuo Hotel, on the Twonty-fourth stroet sido, and It ia tho firat building wost on that street towards Sixth avenuo, On the Broadway side, the hotel shuta it out from tho rivar, and henco tho flamee wero not to be seen from that direction, In scarcely ‘moro than fifteen minutes after the discovory of the firo, tho wholo structurowas ablazo in all uartors, burning like so much straw, ‘The :Iumeu asconded with great florconcss, and lit tho surrounding wquurcs os though thoy omanated from a woll sranged bouflre, Tho crowd, which, by 4:45, had assombled to tho pumber of mnearly four or fivo thousand, had almost wholly blockaded ‘Twonty-fonrth streot, and took poswession of the door-slops and piazzag of private dwellings on tho noith slde ‘of the strect to witnoes tho contlygnation, The stroots ot that hour wero woll filled with mon making their New Yoar's cully, who, as they nearod tho vicinity, addad to the throng, Thers gosmed to bo considarablo delny in tho urrival of the Fire Departmeont, nu fully fifteon mmutos clapacd from tho tluio tho firo was woll undor Way before any cugine nearcd the upot; and evon upon thelr arnvei, the usual alacrity genmed to bo wanting in getting {he hoso on, Thoro was great = exeitement uS this fime in tho Fifih Avenus Holel, ay it wns feared tho firo would aproad to that odifice, Nothing but tho l’lmngonl oxartlons saved tho hotel from ruin, thl tho high winds lately provalont oxisted, the whols block would donbtloss have beon burned, As it was, thore way scarcely & breath stirring,.snd hionao tho (iremen woro mora ensily annbled to clieck tho devouring oloment, Aftér l{:u arrival of ihe firemon, tho police drové the crowds on Twonty-fourth strent elear back to Hixth avenue, and oven proventad many who wore rosidonts on tha streot from gotting to their homen. Thoy actod at Yines ay though quelling a_riot. ‘Tho ‘erowd, howover, was vory orderly and_rotrented quiotly, Tlho englnes at 7wero still playing upon tho ruins of tho building, Auothor nccount eayar Mr, Apploton, Trons- uror of the Fifth Avenuo Theatro, at n quar- ter to b this p. m.,, saw flre come up the rogistor, bul befors ho renched the stroet to glvo the alavm, the flames bad run through the wholo building, snd enveloped it in 4 inass of fire, which, in less thap an hour, completoly de- slroyed the entire bulldlnxi.l The servants fn the Fifth Avenue Hotel, who, almost. almullnuunusla with Mr, Applston, saw the fire, bocamo frightonod and Fod Wildly into tho corridors, Lut the chiof c!cr‘I;‘, Mn, Chaf- foo, nt once rostored ordor, and dirccted thir- toon stronms from the betol to play on tho firo, This was the means of saving tho hotol, About twonty minutes aftor tho firat outbreak, tho south wall of the theatro fell in, carrying with it tho oast wall, which atruck tho wost wnll of tha Fifth Avenuo Hotol, and caused n broak somo 20 foot wide. by 16 foob hiigh, dlmlmfilng tho frying and baking Ilitthon, Boon after the wost wall of the stage fell and striking tho roofa ot two private stablos belong- Ing to Phiflips Phonlx, and Arnold. Constaolo Oov, ulnost complotely domolished them. The horsen wero, howover, saved, Tho firemon who were allod 'to the fira woro assistod by tho Liotel fire brigado, and thus wore ablo to conflne tho flames to the theetro bulldluir. L ‘Th0 building was owned by A, P Bno, who cs- timates Lis loss nt 830,000, while tho loseoo, Augustin Daly, loaes 2150,000 in econory, ward- robes, and improyvomonte._All tho privato ward- robos'of the hetora wero destroyed. Tho firo, which was caused by a dofoctive ilus, broke qu‘ 20 minutes after the close of tho matinao por- formanco. Hovoral persone, among otlors, Mr. Darlinf, ono of tho propriotors of tho Fifth Ay- onuo Hotol, were slightly injurad whilo attempt- ing to savo proj nrt{. Mesdamos Gilbort and Davenport are roported to have lost thoir dian:ond 11am1ry, valuod at soveral thousand dollars, whilo Blesars., Rock- well, Do Vero and lady, Ringgold, and Clark aro alno heavy losers. ‘Al tho musical instruments of tho orchestra, tho library, and musio aro dostroyed, Mr. finly las no ‘insurance on his proporty. Ew Yonrg, Jan. 1.—At 8 o'clock this morning the wholosalo department of B. W. Gerys & Co., Nos, 1298 and 1300 Brondway, was dsmaged b fire 35,000, whilo the buildi.n% ownod by Hugl Bmith, was damaged $6,000. Fully insured. New Yong, Jau. 1.—Tibol's furnishing store, 211‘70&‘;'01] street, was burnod Iast night. Loss, ,000. B1. Louts, Jan. 1.—A spacial to tho Democrat from Lincoln, Neb., says a block of three build- ings was burned thore' to-day, involving o loss almost entirely on the buildings of $24,000; in- surod for §12,000 in tho North American, of Philadelphia, POLITICAL. GUBERNATORIAL INAUGURATION AT, ALBARY, Avpaxy, Jan. 1.—Governor Dix and Licuten- ant Governor Robinson were insugurated in the Asrombly Chambor st 11 o'clock to-day. The Capitol was densely crowded. Retiring Govern- or Hoffman mado a briof address complimentin, Gouoral Dix upon hig distinguishied clvil anc military services to tho Stato and country, sud for the_ ability snd fidelity with which Lo dis- charged the many varied trusts committod to him. The Governorsuip of Now Yorls is apost of gront honor,of Inbor,and responsibility.[Governor ix would bring into tho oftico an oxparionce in public affairs which no other Governor has had, and will therofore moro ensily bear its bur- denn, The peoplo would, ho was sure, give him o cordial support in every effort to promote tho public good. General Dix, in reply, nceoptod, with a desp sense of courtesy, tho kind references to his past ofiicial lifo, and the more #o as coming from one who received repoated marks of the confl- donce of his fellow-citizens, and always 80 re- sponded to it a8 to command their respect and appreciation, e was conscious of the dificultien 10 himself ns succossor in tho duties of the offico of one who met them g0 ably and eatis- factorily. Mo rogarded the decidod oxprossion of the popular opinion at the late Stato clection o8 & strong declaration iu favor of a marked line of policy, which would sensibly lighten his bur- den, 'The General concluded by saying he knew ho should meet unaffected kindnoss from the peoplo of Albauy, and by an oxpression of cor- dial good wishes to Governor Hoffman in the voyago ho is about to take to tho Eastorn Hem- isphere. The oath of oflico of Governor was then ad- gl‘lncisturud to General Dix by the Becretary of uto, : -lNAUGURATIO':i ORF GOVERNOR CALDWELL, OF ORTH CAROLINA, Rareren, Jan, 1.—Qovernor Caldwell and tho other Btate ofticors were inaugurated to-day. The Govornor, in bis address, declarod he did not intond to tako the part of a partisan, Other thinga being oqual, o should give the patron- nge 1o party friends, but when he could not fill an office from his own party acceptably to him- solf, ho would consider it hia duty to’ select ,a good man from tho opposito party. Lmancipation Day was genorally obaerved by the freedmen, LOUISIANA POLITICS. NEew Yonx, Jan. 1.—Lhe Times’ New Orloans spocinl states it is ru[lmrtoa that thero aro sovoral of Warnioth's tax collectors have tled, ono, named Blanchard, baing n defaulter for $80,000. 1t is aléo rumorod that there will bo an attempt to inaugurato the McEnery Stato ofticials on the Oth inst., and troublo is anticipated. THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE. Bt. Lous, Jan, 1,—Tho Missouri Legislature et to-day, Bt Jeiferson City. Tho Scnato was called to order by Lieutenant Governor Gotts- chalk, st noon. "The new mombexs were sworn in, and adjourned till to-morrow, The House offected s tomporary organization by electing N. W. ol of St. Louis, tomporary Sposker, nnd D. A. Butlon, of St. Louis, tomporary Clork, after which it adjourned till to-morrow, MAINE LEGISLATURE, AvousTa, Mo., Jan, 1.—The Maine Legislature organized to-day, John B. Foster, of Bangor, was choson Prosident of the Senats, and G, F. Webb, of Waterville, 8peaker of the House, MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE, Boston, Jun. 1—At tho organization’ of tho Logisluture to-dny, Dr. Loring was chosen Pros- idont of the Semate, and John L. Banford Bpenker of tho llouso, = - Welegraphic Ebrovitlos. The Mayor of Philadelphia has instructed tho police to report overy gambling lLouse, lottery shop and disorderly liouso in tho city. Another body from the wreckof tho ship Porn« vian was washed nsbiore yealorday near the High- Jad Light, Capo Cod. Joseph Jefforson made Lis reapponrance last night as Rip Van Winkle, in Daltimoro. 'ho Trustoos of the Publio Library of Kon- tucky yestorday pald Bamuel P, Woisigor $88,- 467, and socured a clear titla to tho valuable roperty and splendid bullding on Fourth atreet, ouisvillo, now ocoupied by tho Library, Tho manoy paid was & portion of the procesds of tho late gift concert. ————— XRailrond Nowss MILWAUKEE, Jan, 1,—~Tho firet trala over the Northwestorn Unjon Railroad arrived to-day from Sheboygan, Wis,, at tho now Chicago & Northwestern Dopot, at tho foob of Wisconsla stroot, BraTE Line BETWEEN KANSAS AND COLORADO, Jon. 1, wia. ‘Torexa, Kan., Jan. 1.—Governor Iarvey just InuEnclnd tho laet soction of the Atchlaon, Topoka & Santa Fo Railroad, which has juat heon comploted to tho Btate lino, 500 miles west of tho Missouri Itivor, whioh nsures to tho Company 8,000,000 acros of land in the Arkansas Valley,” The Goy- ernor and party arrived here this.morniug. — e Xllness of Madame Fattervon Xonas purte. Special Despateh to The Chicage Tribune, Wagiaton, D, 0., Jan, 1,—Tho venerable Muduwme Bouaparto is reported seriously ill at hor rosidence in Baltimore, 1lor legal name is Mra, Elizalioth DPatterson, Bho has bLeen in feebls hesith for somo time, Madamo Bona- purte wag marrled to Jorome Louaparto, tho youngor brothor of Napoleon, aftorwards King of Weatphalia, in Bultunors, Dec. 27, 1803, s o I Now Yoar's Duys Nzv Yomrk, Jan, 1, 1873.—Tho cuetom of malang Now Year's calls was genorally obeorved in the city and uolfi:hhurlmud. the callers mostl; making thelr rounds in sleighs. Tho day passo oxge vory qulolly, ALWAUKEE, Jan, 1.—T'he weather and sleigh- Ing wore splendid to-day, and ag nonensl num- bor of calls woro mado by buth young aud old, FOREIGN. Prosocution of Gerrian Catholic Nowspaperss Publishing the Pope’s Recent Allocution Regarded as o Political Offence. A New Russlan Loan to Be Placed on the London Market. Destructive Tnundations in China, FRANCE, ; PAris, Jan. 1.—DPresldont Thiors returns to his officlnl rosidonco in Versaillos to-day, I'ho weather was very fine to-day.” Tho Boule- vards wero crowded with Holiday throngs, and tha city presented tho most animated appoaranco since tho war. At Vorsoilles Prosidont Thiors hold tho usual Nevw Year's rocoption. Tho diplomatio body was firet recoived. No spooches were mndo. Tho Prosidont only exchanged n fow words with oach foroign . roprosentative. The mombors of tho National Assombly followed, Tho Doputios of 8ll shades of political opinion wore cordially welcomed and heartily congratulatod. b el GREAT BRITAIN. Loxnoy, Jan, 1.—The rovenus recolpts of Gront Brilain for the quarter onding Deo. 81, amount to $78,000,000, nu increago of §5,000 6ver the procoding quarter, FIL i8 rumored o large Russion loan will soon 6 put on the market ——— CHINA, Hoxa Koxa, Dec., 81.—Ar. Wade, tho British Minister, reprimandod the Consul of Groat Brit- ain at Ningpo, who acted in conjunction with the Amorican Consul to scttle tho disturbances ot Hang Chow. The Minister of tho United States thnpked the lattor for what he had done. A second and. moro oxtensive ovorfloy of the Yollow River s reported. Damage incaleulable. . BRAZIL, Ti1spoy, Jan, 1,—Tho mail stenmor from Rio Janeifo, Doo. 7, has arrived, Genoral Mitro, Daving brought hls negotiatione to a closo, bad been honored with n public banquet, which was attonded by the chiof oflicors of tho Govornmont and leading mombors of the logislative bodics. The Indians, who mado an oxtensive raid into Uruguay, bad foon dofented and driven back. ——e— GERMANY. Benuny, Jan, 1.—Prosecutions hnve been in- stituted against tho Roman Catholio journals in this city, and in the provinces, which havo pub- lishad £lio recont Papal allocution. Tho oxcite- ment on this subject is incressing throughout tho Empiro, Gonoral Von Roon has been spocielly ap- ointed Prosident of the Prussian Council of inisters. WASHINGTON. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune,, . THE KANAWIA CANAL. Wasamiarton, Jan. 1,—James W. Shoffroy, of Bmith Connty, writes a lettor to the Lynchburg (Va.) Republican, on the subject of thd Kanawha Canal, arguing that tho two schemes for its ex- tonsion are not materially difforent in purpose, and concluding as follows : It the work 18 to e completed at all, it fs to be by Government aid, As tothe form, wo are indilferout, #0 it {6 practicablo, What we want la the improve- ment to complete the development of the State. Tho lan of Governmout afd is direct enus to the comple- fon of thio caualat once, The plan of guaranlee means au indofinlte postponement of the great work which Lins been tho maclstrom of thie Troasury of Virginia, but when completed, hor millions, vzpended like broad east upon the waters, would retnru la Licesiugs and {n wealth afler many days. [To the Assoviated Iress) NEW YEAR'S DAY, Wasnivaroy, Jan, 1.—New Yoar's cnsloms wore thoroughly obeorved at tho Executive Mansion, which was crowded for novoral hours. Tho Diplomatic Corps attonded en masse. ‘The Cabinet and Supremo Court were fully repro- santad; whilo Gongrosy, the Army and Navy, and citizens wero on_hand in Jarge numbers, The mosat of the Cabinet mombers also beld recep- tions, and the home of Cenoral Bheriuak was Uterally thronged with army ofticera, ST. LOUIS. Commerce for the Year Just Closeds« Xnteresting Graln and ‘Tonnage Sta- tistics. Bt. Lous, Jan, 1.—The morning papers give very olaborato reviews of tho trade aund com- merco of 8t. Louis. Tho Zemocrat adds a now foature, in & map covering two cntiro pages, showing the country from tho Atlantic coast to the Rocky Mountains, designed espocially to prosoxt a viow of tho great water route for tho products of tho Miusissippi Valley to European markots, It also gives a largo ‘amount of in- formation concerning the States in tho Miesis- siusippl basin, aud sots forth tho rolations of Bt Louts to the basin. It further givos statiatics from J. R. Dodge, stati- cian of the Agricultural Bureau at Washington, of tho products of the Missiesippi Valley for 1872, not before published, from which it ap- onrs that the corn crop of Indiana, Michigan, }‘llinnm, Wiaconsin, Minnesots, Towa, Dlississip- i, and Kaneas is larger than in 1871, excopt in WVisconsin and Minnesota. ‘The whoat crop is Iarger in Indigua, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Tows, vory mnearly os large in Tllinois, roduced in’ Michigan, and greatly declinod in Missouri and Kanwas, “There has boon o largo inorease in potatoes in Illinois, a small advance in Jowa, Minngsats, Michigon, und Iudiaus, and o docreaso in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Missouri, “Tho Republican's statomont also has o spocial foature in the shapo of = stntistical tablo of tho entire steam tonnago of tho United Btates, which has nover been published, bofore showing the numbor of steam vossels and their tounnge owned within tho several custom districts and ports of tho country. The nggrogates of theso are: No.afvessels, Tonnage, 1,674 G04618 O T PR T 106 40,550 017 21210 Total.vesasesarsrasese ,667 1,087,637 With tho excoption of a reduction in recolpta of grain,the businoas of Bt. Louis has largely in- oreasad, and tha gonoral trade of the city is nhown to be in o remarkably flourishing con- dition, Y — Murderer Respitod. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, SerinoreLp, 111, Jan, 1.—McNulty, the Peorla murderor, has boon rospited to February 7. In the meantimo tho caso will be taken to the Hupreme Court on & supersedeas, Spectal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Peona, I, Jau. 1.—The murdorer MoNulty, untencua’. to be banged on Friday next, was to- day given a respite of thirty-five days by Gov- ornor Palmer, 'Tho motion in the SBupreme ourt for a supersedeas was denied by Juatice Lawronco, and is now to bo argued bofore wuree of the Bupremo Judges. —_——— Mississippl Xco Gorgo Brokon. Mexruts, Tonn,, Jan, 1.—Tho gorgs at Tan- dolph brake this moraiug at ;30 Chs follow- ng steamors passed through and_arrived bere: Commonwealth, Doxter, l'anny Lewis, Emms, Elliot, Emma Loo, Busie Bilver. A_large num= ber of fiatboats and produce boats were In the gorge. 'I'ho afticors of tha Fauay TLewls say thora was no loss of 1ife at tho gorga, It hias boon raining nearly all day. ‘'L river has boen falling sinco 8 o'clook. Doparted, Bollo Lee and Busio Bilver, for New Orlenun, A largo number of boats for abovo and balow will lvavo at daylight. o e s NMotooric Khower nt Sen. New Your, Jan, 1,—The ship 1t 0, Winthrop, from Antworp, roports thut on Nov. 21, In Ja- tude 84 degrous 18 minutos, lougitudo 17 degress 19 miouses, west, (Madoira Tnland beaing kouth southeast, distant 100 milos), thoro was a me- toorio showor, commencing at dark and lustivg two aud a half hours, Lho first hour, a8 noac a8 could bo Judgad, thera woro from Uil to 1,200 | metoora 1u ‘thy air gonstautly; in the seound *| burned off. 'T'HE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1873. our from 400 to 600, and in tho lnst half bour thoy weroe gradually dlanppunrln . Abotab four- Aiffn of Uio motcors npposcal Yico mmnlt by of firo moving through tho alr lelsurely, It otbors nioved with Rmnt voloclty, loaving in thoir Lrack o trafl of firo resembling that in™ the wake of an army rockets [V S — NEW YORK. Rocovory of Six Bodles from tho Uons Explostion « Pal Paper Ml ~Jico Captain. Special Deapateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonit, Jan, 1,~Flve bodies woxa found in the Contro sirest ruins to-day. A foi mivutes aftor & gang of sevoniy-five mon hogan oxca- ¥ating, this morning, thoy dug up tlio romalny of o human foot and hand and n pair of thick- soléd womon's galtors burned to crisp. These woro carofully wrappod up and romoved to tho Franklin Polico Btation. Two houra lator, the romaing of o human body wers uuonrthed, with tho hend and limbs burned off, and only recog- nizablo as a rolio of humanity by ita fotid odor. Abvout two ‘thousand spootators wore pros- the Brouvkl Sudden Donth of n Po« ent, and whon it wos announced that o body had boon found, they wors kopt back only by tho ‘most stronuous oxcrtions of tho polico, Bofore noon, throo moro bodiea woro recovered, All wero convoyed to the station-houso for identification. At 1 o'clock o fifth body was dug out and taken to tho samo placo, Amid the erowds who thronged tho police station were tho almost honrl-brofiun rolatives of tho dond glrls, soarching nmong tho remunuts of tho charred clothing which still adhored to tho bodies, The agod Mrs. McGrath snddenly knooled boside one of the misshapen massos and ghricked: **I know her by this cloth snck, I put fhis scapulmry on my child's nock whon sho was baptised. Oh! Bfldfiut, what & Ohristmas for ZO“I" Tho agonized mothor had to 0 removed by o number of her frionds. Tho limba of hor daughtor had beon complotely burned off, half the skull was gono, the brains wero blackoned and baked and caleined, and tho ribs protruded. This hoartronding incldont was soon followed by anothor equally mournful. Mrs. Donovan uwummnlad by her crippled son was frantically sioarching among the corpsos for her daughters, Margaret and Mary, sged 16 and 14, who had beon thelr mother's sole support sinco hor husband way killed two years ngo by tho fall from o scaffold. This poor woman's la- montations woro heartrending, and Lior condition was_ovidently 8o needy that n purso_of nearly 100 was prosented her by tho bystandors. Tho body of Margarot Donaluio, tho "elder, was do- rived of the logs below tho kneoa; the hands lmrfi by shreds; part of the hend was gouo, and hardly a vostige of the flesh romainod. " Hor sis- tor Mary's body was etill more repnlsive, the limbs being strangoly distorted and indicative of agony. A few.slireds of clothing cluug to tho romains, while the wires of & hoop-skirteropt in in and out through the bones. Mr, and Mrs. Aloxander H. Dell, of 837 Last Ninth streot, recoguized tho romaing of Marga~ rot ond Charlotte Bell also y their nlolhln% Ihe Ialter was moro fully idontified by o missing tooth. Lho sistors svoro found clasped in cach others arms, some distance frow tho other bodics. They, as tho othiors, had doubtless attempted to doscend the stairs, and finding thomselves cut off by tho smoko and flames, tried to reach tho fire-cacape. Tailing in this, they embraced, ond awaitod their awul doom. ‘Uhey had clagped oach othor 80 closoly that their bosoms woro scarcely reach- cd by tho flames. Their bodies woro torribly charred, with limbs missing and leads almost T'his makes six bodies recovered, “'horo are yob mivsing James Boviny, o yoully, Mavgaret McCnrty, nied 17, and Eliza Haitford, all whom worked in the bindm¥. 1t wna not ne- certained until to-day that tho last two named Wwore missing. > New Youk, Jan. 1,~The fall of Wm. I Mair's papor’ mills, in Drooklyn, on Tucsday night, caused a damage to that building of «15,000. A portion of 1t crushod in the roof of 1%, A. Smith's flour mills, adjoining, dostroying fourteon wagous and trucks, killing two horses and injuring several othors, The damago to tho flour mills is $10,000. The weight of the snow on the roof of tho paper mills caused the sot- ting of the framowork of tho building. AT Stowart presonted $1,000 to the fund for disubled firemen. A soda-water fountain oxploded ab May's fac- tory, on Roso etreot, lnst night. One man wes injured, sud the buflding baily damagod. Captain Jokn Comoron, of the Bighteeoth Precinct polico, while attompting to stop on "hird-Avenue railroad car, on tho coruer of “I'wenty-second streot and Third cvenne, dropped down aud oxpired almost instantly, ‘Tho de- ceased was on thio police forco upwrad of twonty yonrs, baving Loen first appoiuted by Mayor Tarpor, Hewas promoted to o Capteincy in 1857, Captain Cameron Leld high rank among the Masonic fraternity. Mayor Uavemeyer arrived at the City Hall whortly bofore noon to-duy, and was recoived by the rotiring Mayor, A, Oukley Hall, who intro- duced the members of the new Common Conncil, wnd they wero sworn into oflico. Mayor llave- meyor Buhunq\mhll{ held & rocoption in the Gov- cruor's Hoom, and was called upon by a large number of prominent citizens and oflicials. THE WEATHER. War Department Prognostications. ‘WaAR DECARTMENT, OrricE oF THE CuIEF Stanan Orrr Dyviaton oF 'PELCGRAMS AND Reronts ron THE BENEFIT OF CuMMERCE, Wasumnaroy, D. C., Jan. 1.—Probabilities.— For Now England, winds shifting to sontherly and eustorly, ou Thursday, wilh incrensing cloudiness, - For tho Middlo' States, enstorly to aoumnrl{ winds, cloudy woather and rain, oxcept for Northern New York, snow. For the Southoern Btates, east of Lho Mississipi, oustorly to south- erly winds and cloudy weathor with rain, From the Ohio Valloy to the Qulf, north and northwest of tho Ohio Valloy, diminishing prossure, rising tomperature nnd increasing castorly to southor- ly winds with rain to-night. I'rom Kaunsos to Bouthern Ohio, and on Thursdny extonding northward to the southerly portions of Miune- sota, Wisconsin, and Micligan, but enow north of the Iatter regon. P e S Xinilrond Aceidents Special Deapatch to The Chicayo Tribune, Jower, 1ll., Jan. 1.—Wo lind a smash up hore, to-day, just south of tho city limits, on tho Chi- cago & Bt. Louls Railrond. The passenger train going south, at & littlo past 11 o'clock this forenoon, run into extra freight No, 7, that was coming north, No person was hurt, but both en- ginos, the expresa car, and sevoral freight cars aro totally wrocked. Mr. J. V. Colby, the en- ginoer on tha freight train, who is an old, * expe- rionced engineor, says that ho {8 to blamo for tho acoidont, a8 ho got It into his hond that it wse Bunday, and thers was no train intheway. Tho wreck will bo cloared away 80 that traing can pass beforo morning. train camo up from Bloomington and took the pangengera down to-night. —_—— The Xco Gorge at St. Louixs 81, Louts, Jan. 1.—Thore is no movemont_in tho ice gorge {‘nt but tho steamer Marble City and ,towbont Fisher, which huye heen cutting at the 'lco between hero and Caroudelet, nearly 1l day, dotached large masses, and expected to cut a chaunel through to opon water below the bridge, to-morrow. Tho river ia etill rieing glowly. Rain and sleot to-night. —_— Tho Ohio Rivers Orvorsaty, Jan, 1,—lutelligonce from below indlcates o cloged river to Lousville, It s Xnown to bo closed twenty milos, anid probably farihor, above. Despatchoa show that it 18 opon st Torfumouth, and for n distanco above and bolow that point, No changoe bereatl o'clock to-night. Ocenn Steamship Nowes Nezw Yonk, Jan, 1.—Arcrlved—Bteamers Erln, from London, and Frankiin, trom Stettin, QuEeensTawN, Jan, 1,—The ateamship City of Antworp, from Now York, arrlved yoaterday. MoviLLz, Jan, 1.—The steamebip Califoruls, from New Yom, rived yosterday. sl b sb ot S, Serlous Minlng Accidents New Youx, Jan, 1,—By tho falling of w scaf- folding at thn Liburt? copper min3s, in Fradez- ick County, Ma,, yosterday, 26 mioers wers fite- cllmltcll sevoral Lundred fost iato sho it Eight wero severely injured. . e e St Georgin Emigration Uonvention. WasHINGTON, Jun. 1.—A despatok [rom Micon gayH tho Georgin Btate Emigrstion Uceyention Jiehl & sousion ta-night, at which tho lou, J, F Long was oloctod pormavent Yresident, Two hundred delogates were pressat, P “ ——— Forolgn Markein. TLivrnroor, Jan. 1.—Breadstutls qulst, seot, 978 6d. Pork, 628 G, Famig, Jan, Lo~Routey, G3f 20¢, ;s T EVANSTON. Citizons’ Mass Meoting---The Trustoes’ Ordered to Take Immodiate Ace tion for the Erection of Water Works. Engine and Hook and Laddor Companics to be Organized on Saturday Evenlng-Soclal Matter¢: A Inrge nnd onthuslastio audienco assomblod in Lyon's Hull on Tuosday ovening, to decldo tho question whothior Evanston should or should not have water works, 'Tho mecting waa called to ordor by J. H. Keidzio, Esq., who, nominatod 0. J. Gilbort, tho Prosidont of - the Board of Trusteos, ns Chinirman, Mr. GHbort was olected, and Mr. Thoo. Recse was appointed Secrotary. Mr, Gilbort said that tho citizens had beon enllod togother for the purposo of discussing tho quostion of wator works for tho town of Evanaton, aud slso related what had beon'done at tho previous mootite which hind boon held. for tho samo objoct, . J. R. Hitt, Esq., way callod upon to road tho plnn, and give tho figurea which had already ‘beon submitted to the Trustecs, 1o mnid that tho npproximato cost was ostimatod to bo not far from $00,000, and, nccording to this plan, §31, 815,19 was to bo raised by & spocial assossment, and the romninder by goneral tax, By thisspacial tax, tho University proporty will bo obliged to boar part of the expouso for iho laying of tho pipos. A mnp was produced by tho Becrotary, and tho stroots on which tho plpes wore to bo 1aid woro traced out, to oxplain more fully tho amount of pipo that waa to bo put down. Tho entiro longth will bo six milos, to run through tho moro thickly populated portion of the vil- lago. A gommunication from H. A, Whito, Esq., the attorney of the Board of Trustoes, was thon rond by Mr. Gilbert. It relatod to tho rights of tho Trustecs to mako asecssmonts, and tho amount of bonds that the Iaw would permit the town to soll. Merril Ladd moved that the Trastees bo ro- quosted to act upon tho plan that had been lpid bofore the meoting for discussion. Dr. N. 8. Davis supported tho motion, and aloo addressed the nudience in & few very approprinto and pointed remarks, Ho enid that ho did not think that o town like Evanston could be finan- cinlly injured by o Judicions oxpendituro of any amotnt of money for the permanent bonofit of tho community, aud that he thought the timo had come when the citizens of Eyauston could not afford lowaslo o singlo duny in taking somo pormancnt action for tho adequate aurp]y of pure water. His spooch was loudly applaudod. J. . Kodzie, Baq., was callod upon to stato his views, Ilo was heartily in favor of havivg water works st once, and thought tho Holly sys; tom was & very good ono to be Introduced in this placo. - Alter o fow romarks by Prof. L. Kistler, L. J. Gago offored the following resolution : Resolved, That it 18 the senso of this meoting that our Trustees tako Immediato action for the erection of water worka aud tho distribution of maius suficient to furnish o general supply of water for domestlo uso and for our thorough protection against fire, Mr. Hook rrked pormission from the Chair to mako ashore speechon tho othersideof the quostion from that taken by all who lad gpoken bofore him. He kuew that it was vory distress- ing, if it was not oven a erimo, to bo poor; that it was suro to ske o total wreck of nll_tho poor in Evauston if my systom of wator works was nt tho proxont Limo adopted, and ho wos in favor of putting off auy such action until some moro aus- picious day shiould down upon thom. Iis ro- marky wero very tlowery, and his theory very plausible, but neither of thom seemed to havo any weight with the muuniu;i, Win. Dlanchard auswored Mr. Tool's objeo- tions, by presentlng somo figuros, which showed very pluinly that tho inx would not boso heavy but that any man in Evaunton could easily beur it, and said that tho way In which this_quostion wis earrind wounld decido whother Lvanston was to ho a boautiful town or a village of emall cot- tagos, . 9. Taylor made & fow vory earnest romarks in favor of the wator works. E. L. Brown said that ho was suro that it was powsiblo to kil ntown by hoavy tax- ation ; that ho knew by experionco that iz wag possiblo to get o sufliciont. isupplfi of good water in any part of Evanston without the water worlks, and oven if they were going to adopk a systom of water works, ho was not at all in favor of the 1lolly system; that ho was onough of aime- chanie £0 know that the bost and most_enduring Bystom was that used in the city of Chicugo, aud oven if they did uso the Holly systom for awhile thnt hio was suro that, they would finally adopt ono on tho principle of tho Chicago water works. “Tho quostion was then called for by tho house, and the President sgain road the "rosolution, whon Judgo Scates moved,ns sn amendnient,thnt tho resolution read, ‘distributing pipus,” as woll us mains. The amoudment was accepted Dy L. J. Gago, tho originator of tho resolution and, when it was pub to tho houso for a voto, i was carriod without ono dissonting voico,—not even that of Mr. Took. 7 Mr. Gilbert thon announcod to the audionco {hat Wesloy Brainard had been appointed Fire Marshal by tho Urusteos, and that Lo desirod sll thoso citizons who were willing to join the Fire or *Hook ond Laddor Company to meet him in the Town Hall on next Saturday ovoning, nt which time the books will be opened and a com- pany organized. WATCH-MEETING SERVIOES woro hold in the Mothodist Epicopal Church on Now Year's ove, Tho oxercises consisted in singing, prayer, spoaking, aud o sormon by tho Ttev. Mr. Buttons, of Vormont. Ho soleoted ng nthemo for his remarks, “\What Is your life?” Tho discourse was very appropriuto one for the occasion. All of tho oxorcises wore of a very improusive and intoresting charaotor. A DIILLIANT MASQUERADE PARTY was given by Miws Stella I Recd, ono of Eviuatons most popular and hospitablo young Jadios, last ovening. It way tho most anjoynblo party that hias Leon glvou in Evanston for many years, and not a persen was prosout who did not Teol whon he loft thut Misa Reod was & **jolly good lady.” THE ‘' LAKESIDE" SOOIETY s its rogular meoting ut tho rosidenco of O. French, Lq., this ovonlng. MR JOUNION, thio agont for the Gardner Iiro Engine, gavo anothor exhibibition of his machino Defors tho Town Trusteos yostorday morning, tho woather belng somowhat moro mild than it was at the tima of tho othev trial. Ile moet with somo- what botter succesd. e g THE CITY IN BRIEF. Tho public achools will bo open for tho recop- tion of new pupils on Saturday, from 10 o'clock a. m, to 12 o'clock . Tho monthly mooting of tho Board of Man- agors of tho Old Ladios’ Homo will bo hold at thio Homo this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Workmon wore busy putting on tho roof cov- oring tho New England Church, on North Doar- born ktreot, yosterduy. . Lincoln, Park was full of morry eloigh partio yostorday, and tho skntors werd out 'in forco, Cho swang have an open sheot of waler to thomsolves, fod by the artosian well. Porsons in tho vieinity of Cottago Grave wish- tng to donate books to the groat Publio Library can Jenve thom, if thoy chooso, at the residonco of J. W. Doan, 102 Douglas place. Margaret Dowdnoy, an infant child, whoso parcuts reside at No. 206 Grove stroot, acol- dontally foll {uto pail of hot water on Monday, and was so soverely sealded that sho died at noon on Tuesday. W. J. Krom, nIad about 14 yonrs of ago, re- slding at No. 730 lalsted strect, had his log brokeh yestorday aftornoon, whilo skuting in Lincolu Park, ITo was run {nto by anothor boy, and kuocked down, Mark Boaublen, rocontly of Naporville, has hought the City 1otel in Kankakee, and returns 9 L old vocation, 1t wan thinsumo identieal Mark who, in tho early days of Chicago, wns keaper on Lake strect, and reportod him- eoping tavorn liko — and damnash,” Yostorday aflernoon Sidney fiourno, n lnd 10 oars of ago, Hon of M. Bourno, of Almini & Journs, the well-known paintons sud froncoors, ‘while #kating on the lako st tho foot of Waupan- sch avenue, about hnlf o mila from shore, biuko thirough tho ice, and was drowued. 118 body hiae not yol been recovorad. Tandolph Gisort, (propriotor of u bird store on Boutl Markot stroet, beeswno involved in nn ul- tereation with s colored man, named Wilson Eelton, yostordny, aboub tho vurchase of & mocking-blrd, and, in the coutrao of thd quarrel, cut himt In the arm with n knifo, .- Ho was promptly srrosted nud locked up. A sleoping-chr tittached to the Oincinnatl Ex- pross of tho Kanlknkoo Mno ran oft tho track, yestordny morning, nt tho foot of Van Buron Btroat, obstruoting Lwo tracks, Hoforo it could Do roplacod, fourtoon tralna had heon provonted from ontorlng tho Contral Dopot, whlch wonld liava boon a sorloua thing for tho nsrongors had thoy not begia near tho heart of the city, As it wan, the trains woro omptied whoro tlzny woro stopped. Phe alarm from Box 43, at about half-past 6 o'clock lant eveningy was caused by the brenkin, out of firo [u the roof of tho Michigan Contral round-heusp, at tho foot of Bixtoonih ntroot. Tho building was damagoed about $300; nmur~ anco unknown, Tho firo was caused bya do- fective flue, A sccond alarm was soundod from tho anmo hox at O o'clock, the flamas having madeo_ their nlpvcnmucn again, Th“,{ Wero ox- tinguished boforo much dainago was dono. John DeCraff, » merobants’ policoman, wont into Franl Elby's ealoon, corner of Brown and Maxwoll strocts, whilo intoxicated, at 1 o'clook yesterdny morning, and produced. o couplo of tovolvers for the luspection of alknot of mon who wero standing at tho bar. As ho was in tho act of lu'mdluf; over the weapons, ona_of thom was nccidentally dischargod, and tho ball entored tho right shoulder of n man named Jobn Boloy, inilicting & painful but not serlous wound, The injured man's companions knocked Do Grafl off Lig fcot, and, aftor hondling him protty roufim for o minuto_or 40, took him to tho T'wolfth 8troot Polico Blation, Ho wagarralgned boforo Justico Boully yostorday, and was- dis- charged on the ground that tho shooting was purely accidontal, THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. Items from the Record—0Over $17,000,« 000 i BBonds Sold, and $0,000,000 kxe pended on the IRond. Washington Correspondence the Ctneinnati Come merctal, A gool masy woll-informed poople have bo- gun to suspoct that thore was something in tho Northern Pacific Railrond business savoring of a job, But, while thero was & certain and woll- dofinod swnell of jobbery about it, thero was n difticully in reaching particulars, The surface indicatious of tho transnction aro fair enough, and tho easual obsorvor will pronounco it al _right, Tho newspapors have, for somo rosgon, failed to lot thoir light shino on tho subject, whothor from disiuclination to investigate or beenuse thoy wore saducoed by nico slices of ad- vortising I don't know. At all ovents, tho mat- tor hias not baon laid boforo the pooplo as it should be. I have no_ disposition to suy an un- kiud or an unfair word about the Northern Pa- cifle Railvoad or its managomont. What is horo given is from tho rocord, "Tho corporation was chartorod July 2, 1864, by act of Congross., Tho charter wouldmake about two columus and a half of the Commercial’s or- dinaty type, and is s Liboral as fair mon could ask. “'Tho right of way is given for 200 foot up- on each side of tho rond-bed, togethor with tho privilego of using all timber, &c., nocessary to constrict. Tho laud grant i% a8 big a8 sovoral Stutes, boing no less than 50,000,000 of acres, or about a twonty-fith part_of’ the ontire publio domain. I bave not figurod oloscly, but it _omounts to about 25,000 scres to the mile. 'L'his is_propor enough, porhaps, as tho lands would bo worthless without a railroad, and o good denl is_worthless with it. Still, il seoms uy though they could got along with loss %‘hnn euough to create two or thres respectablo Lutos. But there wns a reason for giving thom a lib- oral grant, They simply askod for land and nothing moro. ‘Lhoy wore not to issus mort- gage or construction bonds, Che tenth section says expressly that *‘ no mortgage or construc- tion bond shall ever be issucd by said Company on said road, or mortgago or lien mado in any way, excopt by tho consent of tho Congress of the United States. Thiys eaving clauso *' excopt by tho Congross of tho United States,” was put in for & purpose, It was, no doubt, the intention then to wait awhilo, get the *consont of Congress,” and guudt 0 country with bonds, which they have lone. I'his chartor was givon in 1864, Surc onough, in 1869, the corporation came down on Congress for permission Lo **issuo bonds.” In the closing liours of the last scssion of tho Fortioth Con- gress (March 1, 1869), tho following resolution wout througlis Resolved, dc,, That tho consent of tho Cougress of tuo United Staies is Lereby given to thoN ortlicrn Pa- cific Kaflroad Company to fssuo its bonds, and o so- cure the samo by mortgage upon it railroad sud ita telegraph line, for tho purposs of ralsing funds with which 10 consiruct suid railroad," &c. Now, why was this not put in tho chartor? ‘Why was tho charter mado to say that no bonds should bo issued 7 What is thelimit the bonda that aro to bo issned ? Congress’msakes none in tho rosolution mbove givon, autharizing - tho bonds to bo igsued. Tho charter makes nono. Who knows how many bouds have beon issued or are to bo fasued ? Porhaps v 3 will have light on this furthor along. A RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY AND WITAT CAME OF IT, On tho 18th of Fobruary last, General Banks _introduced a resolution asking the Committeo on the Pacific Railroad to “investigato and roport upon the actual condition of the Northorn Pa- cific Railway Company.” his was o stop in tho right divection, and should hiave been followod up ; but it was not with n.ufi degreo of cnergy. Nevortheloss wo aro indebted to tho Commitieo for what little wo kunow of tho subject, Banks, after moving tho resolution, suddenly drops from tha scono, and wo hear no mora of him iu connection, Sypher, of Louisinua, was Chairman of tho Cominitteo of Iuvostigution. This Sypher smounts to about as much as avy other, Il is an_appro- printe persion to put on s Commiltco of Invasti- gotion. About the most enorgetic thing in his roport is Lhe statoment Lthat “ notico was givon Hon. I’ N. Banks, who moved the resolution, that tho Committeo was ready to commenco the investigation, and wished him to indicate tho ling of inquiry, which ho dosirod to havo mado.” This request was repoated afterward without rogponse. Why Banks dropped out is not known. Ho is not hoard of in councclion with tho investiga- tion, only as the mover of tho rosolution of in- uiry. q'l‘hu Commitles got over tho investigation pretty easily. _Thoy only oxamiuned ono witness (Smith, tho Presidont of tho company), and avked bim but forty-six questions, aud those were in tho form of written interrogatorios. Thoe interrogatories up to the ninth amount to nothing. 'he ninth clivits the fact that the two hundred and twenty-nino miles of tho oastorn end then coustructod (June lust) cost $23,671 por mile. The twenty-fivo miles on the Facifio ond cost $25,560 por milo. I'he questions from tho niuth to tho ninetuontl refor to the rolling stock, tho iron, tho contracts, tho amount of Iand, ete., but nothing of ospecial importance. Wo ara told that tho Company ia rapidly survoy- ing, mapping out and loeating its lauds, and that it will bo entitled to. 2,918,400 ncres in Minno- sotn, and 1,664,000 acros’ in Washingtop Torri- tory, for sixty-fivo milos of road to be con- strutod thoro this yeur. 1t scoms that up to Juno tho Company had not sold an acro of land. This is the question aud auswor: Nineteenths Queation—Iow much of ita lands has tho Compavy Bold, ox contracted to sull, and at whist prices A pawar—Aprllcations nro naw en filo ta bag over 95,000 seres fu Minnenota, and 45,204 sores In Wash- iugton Terrltory, But luawmuch as Ui voad has oot e oxamived wnd accopted by the Governnent, aud the patonts for ity laud insued (0 1o Company, o con- traets (o noll tho land (o any of (hess applicants have been comploted. Ho there was no land sold up to that time. JAY COOKE & CO.'R PLUM, Now wo come to & rich plum iu the Pudding. In Lho statemont of the finnucial condition of tho Company, as takeu from tha Company's books, and given in evidenco by T'rosidont Smith (who Wau tho only witnons oxamined), wo fiud that tho procoeds, ™ from bondseold,” amountad to 911,555,870, Whou? No dato I8 givon, Tho uostion is: *‘Bot forth fully tho fuancial con- flllion af the Northorn Paciflo Rtailroad #* and the anewer ig: ** Tho following statement frum tho Compnny's books wil show it."” Yot the stato- meut ig not dated ; and all wo know about it is that it purports to bo * from the Company's bookw.” ‘Mo intorrogatorion nre sworn to May 24, 1873, and that fs )i we Liayo to go by in hatug tho date of tho '‘atatoment.” “Phin statomont whows that at that timo (when ovor it was) $11,656,570 had boon realizcd from tho sule of bonds, Now, mark you, up to thal {imo only £6,9:,003.09 hnd boon_oxpended for constructing the voad, * including raila, npiken, cte., on land.” And again, the amecunt expend- el for **intoree onds and payuwent of cou- pona” 4 1,070 Whero did thin money Lomo from? Ltom thosale of Londs, chisfly ; for thers Is no other source of revenuo. Bo, about 10 por cent of the procecds of tho salo of homds hias_alrendy gone for intorost, Thatis o houlthy oxbibit, indeed. " Iiut Wwo haston to Cooke & Co.'s plum in this wuvory pudding. In the wworn report above slvon thoy wro pitt down as having recolved tho ibico stas of siv hundned and fen thousand sevens Jice dollars and_forty-flee ccuts, or shout 10 per ‘cent of (ho ontivo cost of the two hundred and twonty-sight milos of vond! “Thio ststomont don't show why Jay Cooke & Co, sl inys 2k big slico iv is worely Ful thus; “Jay Cooko & Co.—$010,076.45." It t is commission for tho salo of bonds, 1, 0. & Co, nro cortainly making a good thing of it, if over two hundrod thonsand dollars o yoar eau,bo considerod n good thing, Po come down a littlo oloner, Tay Cooko & Co. nro making oub of the Northorn Pacifle Rallroad traneaction over pix hundred dollars & day. Homo of this may go for advertising ; I don't know how that is; L only know that dm{ nro put down on tho sworn stato- mont of tho Irosidont of tho road as Laving rocolved §210,076.46, 8o it sppenrs that, according to tho roport, vory nearly 24 por cont of tho cost of construct- ing tho rond had boen pald as intorest on bonds alrondy sold, and to Jay Cooko & Co. Isu't that & novel oxhibit for n railrond commuy to mako? Iiow long will It take tho concern to ent ituolf up ab this ruto ? “I'iis roport was eworn to the 24th of May lnst, but thore {s darkness us to thae dato of the ntato- ment ¢ takon from the Company's hooks," a bo- foro shiown, Sowo don't kuow up to what timo Jny Oooko & Co. had rocolved the little sum of 8010,076.45, or up to what timo 81,076,035,08 hed beon paid na intorest. Wo only know tbat tho statemont in takon from tho Company's books, and the whola thing is swora to on tho 24th day of last May. . NOW 18 TIIS ? Hocrotary Dolano, in his Dopartmont roport, reforring to tho Northorn Paciilo Road, #ays that tho total indebteduoss of tho company ns ro- ported to him in $20,412,246.4, ‘Tho low is that thoy aro to furnish Dim'n sworn statomont of tho condition of their financos, &c. To seo their statoments in full, I to-dny cnllod on tho Bocro- t?‘ry, and ho showed mo the papors boaring on tho caso, Horo {8 tholr indobtednoss up to Oct. 16, 1872, as rendorod to tho Beerotary by tho Prosidont of tho Company : TFirst mortgago bonds, Bills payablo, currenc; Bills payable, coln. Bills payable, bonds. Dus contractors... Total... eeentrenreensanssesses s $20,413,245.49 Now, in tho statoment beforo tho Committeo, tlioy roport bonds sold to the smount of littlo ovor §11,600,000; Bobwoon tho timo that tho ro< port vassworn to and thp timo that this wos sworn to—lous than five montls—nonrly £0,000,« 000 worth of bonds were sold, or ovor 91,000,008 amonth! If Jay Cooke & Co. rando $610,000 out of th ealo of $11,600,000 in bonds, out of tho 17,000,000 and nenrly o Lalf they must Linvo made well up to $1,000,000. Clmsrlf from tho roports as given, thero hos boon milllons of_dollara moro bonds' sold than $17,474,400.00 1,326, 20 Dhas beon oxpondod in_construction. Whore is this surplus? Who has tho uso of it? The compauy? Tho way tho thing in going on it will soon talo tho salo of o million and & lalf dol- lare’ worth of bonds n yoor to pay tho interost on thoso that have alrendy beon sold, The in- torest is even now running up at tho rato of sbout one million two hundred and sixty thou. sana dollars a yoar. Tn the statoment boforo the committoe of Cone frosn tho cost of surveys is put down at 8740,- 976,54, In thostatomont furnishod Bocrotary Dolano, five month later, as I aco from Lis lato Toport, “tho cost of survey up ta July 1, 1872 (8o for 08 roports bave beon Taceived by the com- any), was $454,080.76." Why this differeuco ? ‘)Vhy ‘should tho cost of survey bo putat oue figure in ono glncn and nearly " twico a8 high in snother? To bo sure, it may b a cloricsl error, snd if so tho discropanoy may vanish. As it is, howaover, it does not look entirely regular and businesg-liko, 1 Now thero may bo nothing wrong with thia corporation, but don't it look aa though thero wat room for investigation. A cnmpnny 1o whom g0 much hns boon given ouglt to oulighten tha pooplo now and then as to how they are gotting along. —— Bonapartism in tho Erench Army. A now military incidout in Franco, recalliny that which created such a stir at o placo calle Ln Foro, lately, lag occurred, but it seems to bave onded in' & eatisfectory mnunor, owing to tho onorgy of Marshal MacMahon, Two soldiors of tho Sixty-sevonth Infantry who wore seated in a wine shop on the Boulovard Latour-Mau- bourg, Paris, said, loud enough to bo overheard, that sub-oflicora of thoir corps had invited the soldiers to sign an address to tho Empress, to cowmpliment hier upon hor foto, and to exprees the hope that eho would soon roturn. This statoment was soon reparted by the polico; an inquiry followed, and it was discovered that throo Bub-ofticers, two of whom woro from Cor- sicn, had obtained about a hundrod nl%autumn Dy this means, On hooring of tho fact, Marshal ncMahon was greatly inconsed, and inflicted & Bovero roprimand upon the Colonel of tho rogi- ‘ment for his want of vigilance, and finally seut tho throo culprits to join tho light infantry (Zophyrs) in Africa. —_—— Abandoned nt Sea. New Yonx, Jan. 1.—The ship Pomons, from Livarpool, xoports innding at Fayal the Captsin and crew of tho bark David Connor, from Mir- amichi for London, fallen in with, water-logged, Nov. 20, Xlcavy Sili XXobberys MiLwaukee, Jan. 1L—The dry goods storo of Goo. J. Hart & Co., on East Wuter, atreet way robbed, last night, of 2,000 to $3,000 worth of gilks. No clue to the perpetrators. MARRIED. A AN AN AN AN PN BASSETT—-NOROROSS—At Botliu, Wis., Dao, 31, by tho Rev. Y. L. Splning, Samuol W, 'Bassaft, of Chi* cago, and Miss Macy Noroross, of orita. MALTHEWS—_HUBBARD—At tho rosidenco of Mrs. Jane (}[Iflllll. 667 Wost Lak .y, 0n_Clirlstmas ove, by Kldor trevan, of Qdcen's Chapol, G. W. Matthews'and Dliss Alico G. Hubbard, of thiselty. DIED. AR A~ AN AN RN HAWILE—AL his lata resldenco, No. 898 Michigan-av. ; of luug lovor, Asthur J, Hawho, agud i yos 7. Funarul sorvicos at the ‘Lrinity” Motbodist Episcopal hnrels, on Indiaua-av., near Towonty-fourthty, ot 10 elock &, m. to-duy, BREWSTER —On Dog, 01, of mombranous oroun Freduriok Wiliiam, 00 of Hdward L. aud Mery M. rowntor, agod I yoa: months, and 3 days. Tunoral trom tho co of lis parents,, 1254 Todl- ana-u., on Thuraday, p. . AUCTION SALES. ESTABLISHED JAN’Y, 1856. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., ATUCTIONBEERS Tor the sale of General Merchandise and Real Estate, 55 and 57 South Canal-st, DRY GOODS, Oustom-Made Olothing, Shirts, Drawers, Etos 0 IIURSDAY, Jun. 3, at 93 o'clock. T A U IS §'00.7 Auctivnsers. BUTTERS & COUCS REGULAR SATURDAY'S BALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS On S ATURDAY, Jau. 4, 1670, at 65.and 67 South Canal-st Also, 10,000 Primo Cigars. WM. A, BUTTERS & 0., Auotioucors. By W.0. HOFFMAN, Auctionecor. AT ATUTCTION. IMPORTANT FALUS OF TREAG. T 3. HOFFMAN'S 'WEDNESDAY, Jan, §, 1873, at 11 c'olock, At Roborts Salosroom, Nos. 07 and 69 ‘Water-st,, Now Tork, Py orider of tha tigoctr, 15,000 packnuss cholea Now Banwn Taas, comprielog involcos of Ureon Toas, Oolongs, - oy, st apat, 3 B taienon nid Aamupios will bo roadly at ho offico of tha ansin on and after the 2d of Juuuary, aud at the o days tons to salo. By ELISON & FOSILER. 806 INorxrth Wolls=at, OHATTEL MORTGAGE BALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. On THURENAY MORNING, Jan. 3, at 10 o'dlock. at G Nortls Wetla at,, ounslsung of Parlor, Obatuor, Dine sng-room, and Kiczen Kurniinro, HLINON & FOSTER, Auatlonoors, By UARRISON & CO. LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE SALE OF CHROMOS, Thersdsy morning, Jan, 9, at 10 o'clock, A lot of ologant pictures, tu bo vuld without roscevo. IIARRISON & CO., Auctlonaors, 63 Sauth Ca By EDWIN A. KICE & GO, Furniture, Bhow Oass Painters' Lodders; &oy AT ATUCTION, Gornor of Thirty-fith aund Burnldo-ste., 15 Blocks frons Batont, Gaen, AT 10 O'OL.OCK A, FIIDAY, JAN. 3. Parlur, Dintog-toun, Lures Htoven, Unepotay ' Bedding, Siva, A0 A Ttiive: without LWL AL 110K & B0, Auctionocrs, WL 2 s s Wost Washiugto-sts Tad:founy, aud b, Dishcs, Tinnaro, $0., Kitohon Furnt- ¢