Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1873, Page 5

3 5wl P THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 18 ‘» THE HEED OF THE WEST. Four Hundred Miles Saved RBstween Chicago and the - Sea. Fhe Huron & Ontarié Ship Canal ---A Text for the Farm- ers’ Conventions. 3 -2l years past the scheme of & ship afl’: “m‘f; filinuldx’utiliza {he natural water conrees of Canads, and shorten the routo bo- fween the upper Iakes and tho ocean, hss been 20 ner fopic among thoso most intimately asso- Gnted with the devolopment of the Northwest T its material intorcats. But it is & topic whose pecessity has grown with each year of the do. Selopment of the great intorior States west of Lake Michigan. It is made & pressing one by the circumstances that ato to-day giving thou- sands of tho thinking and intelligent farmers of Ilinois, Wisconsin, Towa, und Minnesots, & ve concern for the great agricnltural industry of these States. The world calls for the product of theso farms, but each yesr increases the goverity of tho enibargo againstits goig forward frecly and choaply to tide-water, and tho mar- kets. It will bs useless to launch the uaoluh_nnu and protocols of Farmers' Convcnlwfln»ngmnflt the railway system. The modicum of rebaf “‘?m {his quartcr wonld bo slight, weroall parties dis- to realizoit. It is & question of excess of eupply beyond capacity of transportation, ap- plied to whole Commonwealths precigely as it is experienced by isolated farms remoto from rail- ‘rosd communications,—the general condition of the West, twenty yeers ago. It is a case where groving bulkof producthns increasod,znd is,oach “ear, increasing the grain growore’ troubles. The Georgisn Bay route is not a new project, tuf the years in which it has been waiting to be actively taken up snd carried forward, have added to the original arguments of its pro- Joctors. It is timely, thereforo, to bring it for- ward s o fext for those who sro study- ing to rolieve tho - disability and loss of the farmers of tho Northwest. Itfor them to help make public sentiment on this point, snd creato the atmosphere which will give, and <orce, the Hceded action. 1t is not our purpose to do more than prezent a few inches square of our engraver's work, which will save columns of description. It shows the ronte to the sea from the upper lakes ghortenod by saving the lopg detour to the eontliward throngh Lake Erie. By this route » fensiblo ship-canal SEVESTY-SIx- milea in lengti: will eave FOUR HUNDRED MILES to grain-bearing vessels from upper lake ports secking tide vater. The eye of the most casuzl reader will tako in the subject at a glanco. This measuro was first given shapo in 1855, -and the prominent Englich and Canadian capi- talists its projectors, found s strong eentimen- ;instsutly in its favor on both sides of the line, Tthsshed its different phases of rovival, nover .of resction. It hssreceived on several occasions attention and co-operative capport from Boards «of Trade in the West. On one occasion, Lieu- fenant Governor Bross, and the late George Stesl, Exq., were commissioned formally to xe- present the Chicago Board of Trade ata great meeting in Toronto. At this time our excellent ex-Msgor, B. B, Mason, was appointed in behalt of American interests, to bo associated with Hon. Kivas Tully to present a sketch and estimele of the route and cost of construction. This work waa faithfally performed, and tho report despen- ed and jusified tho cnthusiasm of the pre Jectors. It was shown to bo more. feasible in every way than tho Canadian ‘ reckon,” and the Yankeo *guoes” hadmade it appear.’ The cansl and its route may be described as follows, and can be seen at o glance on tho map: It will connect Lake Ontario with Lake Huron, ‘having Lake Simcoo, situated midway between 4hem, for its summit level and feeder. The dis- {ance between- its southern terminus: in Lake Ontario, and its northorn ‘torminus in the Geor- gian Bey of Lako Huron, is 100 miles, ‘of which 44 miles ere doep water navigation throngh Lake Simeoo, and 16 miles slack water navigation in the Notawasaga River, loaving 60 miles of canal Froper, 80 miles of which will bo gummit level. fThe canal will be, ‘therefore, in two divisions : one south of Lake Simcoe, ‘47 milcs in length, through the valloy of the Humber River; the other” (including the slackwator navigation) twonty-nine miles in length in tho Vn.lleilnt the Notawssega River. On the sonthern division za ascent of 470 feet to the summit level will be effected by moans of thirty-one locks. On the Northern Division thero is a descent from the summit level of 150 feet, to be effected by eleven locks, all of which will be detached to provent that Joss of time in transit which wonld sttend tho grouping of them together. The width of the canal will be 100 feet at the water surfaco, and of the depth of thirteen fcot, with lockage adumitting the passage of vessels Of 1,200 tons. Tho estimated cost of the works, including steam tugs for towage throngh the long resches, is 56,000,000 The local ndrantages in the creation of an al- ‘most mnlimitod watcr-povr along tlg line, with its influonces in the dovelopment of the Cana- disn territory, ato all ably got forthin the Gov- erument documents relating to this enterprise. But the grest advantages that will accrne to the northwestern mortion of the United ftates ex- ceedin magnituda snything that bas over en- faged our attontion. A giance st the map will £how that the St. Lawrenco River and tho chain of lzkes are tho nataral outlet of all this terri- {ory, zad if this water way bas failed hitherto to secure toitsclf the immonse carrying trado of tho West, it is only for tho want of this improve- ment, which would place it beyond the reach of visalry or competition. . The effect of this canal will bo to diminish the distance between the upper Iskes ond tidewater, whother at Quebec or New York, over four hun® dred miles. The mariner's conrse by this route, on leaving the straita of Mackinaw, is the hy- Pothenuse of the right angle by tho old route ia Detroit and Toledo, avoiding the extensive and tho dangers of Lake Erie, 8 well as the slow, tortuous, and ehallow navigation of B, Clair fiats. The completencss of communication with the £ howover, roquires tha the St. Lawrenco sad that portion of tho New York system of canals which lies between Oswogo and Alban; bo enarged; Lut ea thess worka wil involve only a comparatively small _cost, it may bo assumed that they will immedi- ately follow tho construction of the greater en- terpriso. From tho report of & select Committes of the Candian Parliament, towhor wasreferred 4bs petition of 20,000 of tho citizens of the Dom- inion for the construction of this canal, we find tho Government ready to endow thecharter with A grant of 10,000,000 acres of lands toaid in “arzying on tho projoct to complotion. A"most important and crowning advantage of -this routo, is that ils general direction gives the grain laden vesrel secking the ses the advant- 3g0 of the prevalent southwest wind of summer, dusuring s rapid and prosperous trip. Again, the temperature of the higher Iatitnde and the colder water will remove tho danger of heating u;gm of grain, the dread of the summer ship- - Notsword is to b ssid in deprecistion of other measures of ralief, tho improvement of the Welland Canal, or the enlargement of the canala of New York. Those must all be_sccom- plished, and tho sooncr the better. But the Ereat fact of distance would bo. unaffected, sud ho West must save this four hundred miles. Besides, the natural fact renaains that in tho caso of the Kew York canals it is grevely donbted whether the water-ehed of tho region will justify 1be material eulargement of the channels al- zeady taxing its full capacity of supply. This is the stato of affairs to-day. The West ks outgrown its communications with the ontsids “world as the market for its Pproducts, and, moro than this, is suffering fi{““‘*‘““‘ _its_mercantile and industri lerests, and in its best sources of devel- ient, for the lack of the very relief the §osap retumm freights of this_shortoned routo to fix::::igl mrfle. Wh“:l ;:n ‘1;1‘0'. Weatern son- 3 N ot arousex able i in thig mnka:% T £ dctompilal apa X cousins in the Now Dominion sre united 32din camest on this question. Thres soars ;‘g% ot & great meeting in the Paclismont, ‘House, X oronto, when & Committee of our Chicago nhwm, smong them 3fr. Bross and Alderman otdan, met with tho Railroad and Canal Com- mittees of Parliament, the discuseion was earn- qu and strong, without & wmurmur of dissent, u‘;fl George Cortier. Bir Fraocis Einks, = other leading © men - represent- ps Dboth the Government and the ‘PPosition unteservedly pledged Canadato the measure. Baid ono leading member of tlio Op- position, * Wo are with tho Govornment in this thing, and will sustain suy measuro it will pro- posc to give the West a short ronto to the sca.” Tho following shows tho distauces saved by this routo over all othors from Chicago : TO XET YORE. YVia Lake Erfc and Erfe Capal, Via Welland Canal and Oswe; ‘Via Huron & Ontario Canal and Oswego. ¢ TO LIVELPOOL Via Miselssippl and New Orleans. Via Erie Canal and New York.. Via Welland Canal and St. Lewrence,. ‘Via Huron & Ontario Canal and §t, Lawrence. Wo have chosen the oceasion to bring the sub- Jjoct up thus prominently, at a time when in nu- merous Farmers' Conventions, in this and adjoin- ing States, the people of thointerior aro showing appreciation of their noed of relief. We might double tho_spaco occupied by what wo have written, snd not exhinust the exhibits of the ad- vantaga of this route when comploted to Chica- Eo. That wo hold the discussion strictly to tho affecisupon tho Norhwest atlarge, which Clicago manifestly will sbare. But overy port on the upper lakes, will receivaits portion of the bonefit 28 well a8 every milo of railrasd effording local transportation’-to the nesrest shipping point. Tho beaefit will literally como homa to overy farmer in the Woat. It is time to &it down to the_subject in_carncst, or, rather, to ccase sitting down, a process siready sufliciently pro- tracted, and help in_s_movement ‘which, once woll entored upon, will bo as diroct and resist- 1oss 88 Sherman's ** March to the Sen.” —_— PERSONAL. Judge T H. Emmons, of Detroit, was ot the Gardner yesterday. > Hon. Georgo Green, Cedar Bapids, Tows, was at the Briggs yosterdey. . Hon, John T. Harper, of ElPaso, Ilinois, is ot the Tremont. Colonel W. C. Johnson, United SBtates Army, was &t the Bherman yesterdsy. Mejor J. J. Uplam, Sisfk Cavalry, United States Army, is at the Tremont. William Duane Willson, Eeq., of Des Moines, Towa, wes at the Sherman yesterday. 8. C. Baldwin, Esq., Generel Suporintendent Peninsuls Railrosd, s at the Tremont. Hon. W. H. H. Ruscell, of St. Louis, was at Andorson’s Earopesn Hotel yesterday. Colonel Thomas O, Sullivan and wife, United States Army, are Mr. C. D. Woolworth, No. 184 Park avenuo. Hon. W. 8. Coy, member of the State Boardof Education, of Boomington, is st Anderson’s European Hotel. John A. Manly, Chiet Engineor of the Grand Rapida and Lansing Railrond, was at Anderson's European Hotol yesterdsy. B ¥. E. Hinkloy, Eaq., President of the Chicago, Pekin & Southwestern Railway, loft for.Now York last evening, to be absent about & week. Joseph Proctor, the distingnished tragedian of California, Is at the Tromont, completing scrangoments tor snengagement et Alkon's next week. Hon. Thomes T Withrow, of_Desoines, at- torney for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railrosd, i6 at the Tremont. _Mr. Withrow will ahortly Beoome s resident of Chicago. Mr. Gilbert LaBerge waa prosented on New Year's Day with a_very fin Picard watch, by a fow friends who kindly remembered that ho did not roceive the watel at the French Fair recent- 15 held, though entitled toit. James B. Hoemer, Vice President ; George H. Noble, General Agent, and W. Ed. Allis, of tho Equitable Life Iusurance Company of ‘New York, are ai the Tremont. The following woro at the Grend Contral yos- terday: J. R. Foster, Now York: O. Harry Howard, Nonticollo ; C.T. Haskell, E. G- Stilos, J. C. Goodrich, Omalia; Miss E. 3. Marehall, Wells River, Vt. Tho following, wers among ke _arrivals at the Tremont yestorday - Goorgo D. Shermsu Titne- ville, Pa; G. §. Eldridge, Poru, Tl;_A. . Kel- lag§, Pontiec ; Edward K. Johnson, Milwaukee ; 3. 8. Tryon; New York. - ey J. H, Gale, bookkeeper, and P, Ross, shippin clerk, in tho employ of Messrs.- Magill & Fuuf wero somewhst surprised, yestordny, by the Te- ceipt of & gold watch and chain—a presont from £ho firm, who ovidently approciate thoir faithful Inbors during the pas ten years. Tho following were smong tho arrivals at the Briggs yosterday: A. W. Nollogg, Pontiac; R. H. Harrieon, Georgo E. Warnor, Madison; J. Harper, Ft. WWayno : W. Ayer, New.York; G: B. Ovwans, Denver; C. L. Rice, St. Louis; J. C, Hunt, Sioux City; W. W. Schurtz, Houston, Toxes ; W. B. Swan, San Francisco. The following were at the Shierman yostordsy: A. Elmore, Groen Bay; A. J. Hartly, Pittsburgh: ® I L. Mcl_!mn;y, Cleveland; O. H. Booth, Mans- field, Ohio; F. L. Brooks, Philadelphin; C. E. , Waterbury, Conn. ; &. N, Wilcox, Detroit; C. H. Bates, Yaukton, Dakota; L. B. Brown, Now York; H. C. Donnelly, St. Paul, The following wero registored at the Gardner {es!axday: Edward Rocke, Quebec; H. A. Burt, Iarquotio; A. G. Ferguson, 8t. Louis; Charles G. Johuson, Springtield, Mass.; H. W. Corbett, Clieyenne, Wyoming ; P. 8. Utley, Vinton, Towa : §. IL Burrell, St. Louis; A. B. Ficld, Galens, r. Tyler B. Gaskill, ono of the proprietors of the Revere House, Boston, will have become a permanent reaident of Chicago before the close of the present month. He has ted & very fiattering and tempting offer from the propric- tors of the Pacific Hotel, and will shortly assume the duties of his new position. The Pacific peo- Elu have made s fortunate selection, as Mr. Gas- ill is_exceedingly pgguhr smong all classes of travellers, who regard him as ono of tho thor- ough hotel managers of the country. The Bos- ton public strongly object to his leaving that city, where ho has lsbored long and faithfully, and with marked success, o imrove the hotel system ; but be seems to think that Chicago is a. still more favorable field for his enterprise. Provious to Lis withdrawal from the Revero, which event occurred & few days 550, . Gas: kil was waited Tpoes by the emyloyes of the house, to the number of one hundred or more, and prosented with a token of their regard, con- sisting of an elegant et of carving knives and the accompanying instramenta. ‘Hammond, the revivali st, gets $250a weok for converting Dubuque. Governor Washburn, of Massachusetts, has rooms &t the Commonweslth Hotel, Boston. E. L. Clark, Jr., Postmaster of Seward, Nob., ia'a defsulter'in £3,000. Tho Hon. P. L. Cablo and family, of Rock Ieland, have gone to 8t. Augustine, Fia. Genoral Joseph R, Hawley, 3. C., sud wifo, +joinod the Asylum Hill Congrégational Church, Hartford, Conn., last Sanday. Geo, W. Fargo, son of {he Hon. Wm. G. Fargo; of Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Express, died on Alon- day night, at Buffalo. Ebenczer Childs, of Farmigton, Me., w28 wounded Ly s beyonst in 151%, and hus'since drawn £13,350 in pengion money. Ex:Governor Hayden, of Haydensillo, Mass., 1s about to commence the manufactura of smok- ing and fine-cut chewing tobacco in that village. Ozkey Hall, xafiring from the office of Mayor of New York, closed twents-one yeurs of oficial servics, and resnmea the practice of law. : + The Rov. Dr. George Patnam, who has been for tho paat forty-two years pastor of tho First Church in Rozbury, Muss,, is suffering from a shock of paralysis. The Barl of Avlesford in 1870, when he came of age, owed £6,300. Ho ' borrowed of usurers, ;fre_uing to pay 60 per cent por avnum inferest. aving now coms icto an estate of £2: ] year ho resista payment, and_the Enghish Chan- cery decided in his favor. Risky lending mone; at such high rates. 24 L & Protessor fitchcock, of Amberst College, had reached London nt the last perronsl advices from bim, and v:ill bo homo in a few days. Ho will thus beve journeyed around the worldin less than six months, T. B. Gaskill, of the Revero Mouse, Boston, who is soon to go to tho Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, was g)rc!uuhx'l with an clegant set of ‘earving tools, Saturday evening, Ly the employes of the Revera House. Benator Bchurz had a bad time with his lecture engagements last week. Ho was to bave been at New Bedford, Maes, Thursday night, but was enowed in, and at Norwich, Friday evening, but could get no further than New London. Hiram B, Sowles, who was President of the Bt. Albane Bank for eeveral years, and well known and_highly cstcemed in thaf section of Yermont., died on Wednesday, of last weok, at Plattaburg, N. Y., whero ho went on business a few days provious. Tho Champaign (TIL) Gazette will continue under the aditorial control and management of Nr. George Scrogf!, a8 heretofore. The acces. sion of Mr. J. M. Prior to tho editorial force of tho paper will work no radical changes. Bliadford Easton retired from tha Covington Past Office last Tucaday avening, and Jeaso R. Grant has full charge agsin as Postmaster. El- wood Miller will be retained as Chiet Clerk, and lgm. :I-‘an'eu will act as Private Secretary o Mr. rant, 3 Ronsellaer Cram, onc of the most prominent and wealthy citizons of Portland, died on Satur- day night of apoplexy. ' 'He was out as well as usual on Friday afternoon. Ho was 59 years old. Mr. Cram’ wes largely inferested in the rosperity of the city. He was Proident of the orchants’ Bank and the Rolling Mill, and also o Director of tho Portland and Ogdensburg Rail- road. Abrsham Osgood, mnother old citizon, died yesterdey morning, sged 92. Willism Oluck, the wife murdorer, who waa to bave been hung, at Indisnapolis, 'to-dsy, but who commitfed suicide on Tuceday, published a card, in thich ho kindly forgivesall those un- chriétian peoplo “ who may have, through mis- taken zoal, s it wero, contributed to my unfort- unate, and, a8 I firmly bolieve, to my unjust end, and may they, when their time comes, be as well prepared as I am to say, * Not my will, but Thine, O Lord." THE CITY IN BRIEF. Mayor Medill yesterday rovoked the liconses of two m\'ex;fiers named respectively A. C. Keller and J. H. Clough. Arnold Ruckenfield, an_expressman, was ar- rested, yesiarday, by & vigilant ofiicer of tho Humanb Socioty for_ bratally beating the horse which earns his livelihood. . The body of & still-born child was discovered ‘under the sidewalk near the cornor of Michigan and Market streets yesterday, and was romoved to the Morgue. Mrs. Kato N. Doggett has kindly consented to repeat her second art lecturo on Friday afternoon in'the class-room of the Chicago Christian Union, No. 753 Michigan avenue, ‘Haxrry Moorehouse led the noon-day prayer~ mecting yesterday for the lnst time, ‘The meot- ing was very largely attended, and the intorest manifested was encoureging to the association, Mr, Moorehouso will leava the city in a fow days. To-day Rev. E. P. Goodwin will lead tho meeting, and will talk abont Abrabam snd Lot. Yostordny morning tho Janessillo sccommoda- tion train on the Northwestern Railroad, whilo approaching the Canal Stroct Depot,was ran into by a ewitch engine. ‘Tho rear car of the train was thrown from the track by the collision, and somewhat damaged. No one was seriously in- Jured. Peter Gibbons, 2 man who was sent to jail by Justice Kauffman, in default of bail for his ap- pearanco bofore the Criminal Court to answer to a charge of assault, sitempted to dash_out his Drains, carly yesterday morning, by Inocking his head against the eide of his cell. Ile only euccaeded in inflicting some ugly ents in his forohend. Ilis Isngusgo and behevior indicate insanity. Tho Boaril of Police and Firo Commissioners ‘met yesterday afternoon for fire matters, Prosi- dent Rono in tho chair. Commissioners hlokke and Sheridan wer also preseut, Tho Dosrd ordered a bill of £20.25 to bo paid for repairs to & wagon of tho Fire Department, and determined to omploy & janitor for tho Twelfth Strest Pro- cinct Station. After looking over and discuss- ing tho pay-roll of the Depariment, tho Board adjourned. Eugene Erb, who wes employed a3 clerk in the dry goods storo of XIr. Becmis, No. 191 West Randolph strect, was arrested yestorday for pur- loining goods from the storo. He selacted cigars, gurthmnry, cutlery, etc., worth soveral hundre ollars, aud carried them to a saloon on Esst Kinzie street. The erticles were miesod, and Exb being absent, ho was searched for and found by o policoman. _He disclosed where (ho_goods woro, and will have o hearing before Justico 'y this morning. Owing to the inclemoncy of tho weather yes- torday, it was cousidered advisable to postpone tho lecture which was to have been dehivered by Minnie Myrtlo Miller at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church. The first lecture of her course vl thoroforo, bo. given to-morrew evaning st tho’ Union Park Cobgregational Church, and sinco the weather cannot well be 23 bad as it was yosterdsy, ahe will doubtiess have a largo su- dienco. A boardless youth namod John Forner, whose sole ambition is to be & policeman, imagined 1nst evening that he was ono, and undertook Lo exerciso bis authority upon an unfortunate ino- briate whor'he chanced to meet. The pleasant illusion was dispelled bén Emminu officer, who took the frand to the Bixth Precinct Station. ‘When asked what his occapation might b, the immatura Forner proudly responded, A dutect~ ive.” Anoldman named Andrew Milan, who has boen cmployed for the past twelve years by Robert Law, coal merchant, and in whom the utmost confidence twas reposed, was held for triel by Justice Austin, yeaterdsy, on the charge of Iarceny. A number of cart tickets, represent- ing from 25 to 50 cents, which were stolen from r. Law's office, wero found in his possession, TLarge quantities of tickets have been abstracted from tho office at different times during the past summer, and it is supposed that Milan was the thief in overy instance. 3Mr. Law catimates hig Josses in this way at $1,000. A mao named Charles Smith, whois in jail awaiting trial for cattle-stealing outside of the city limits, was discovered in the act of sawing oft’ one ot the bars of his cell-door, yesterday. Ho had in his possession s common dioner-knife, the edge of which had been fashioned like a saw, and with this jnstrument ho had half cat through an inch-thick iron bar. His intcation was to crawl through tho opening in the door, at night, and watch his opportunity to steal the key of tho outeide door in the event of the watchman going to sleep. He is now shackled and in a dungeon. A correspondent, who has frequent occasion to visit the Stock Yerds, complains of tho ox- ceeding bratality manifested hy. the * driving boya” and the busers of crippled Logs towar tho damb brutes temporarily entrusted to thewr caro. How does the worthy official whom the “ Society for tho Prevention of Cruclty to Ani- mals” recently atstioned thero, employ” bis valosble timo? Notwithstanding thero are daily ecores of opportunities for the evercise of bis prerogatives, wo have yot to hear of tho ar- restof an offender. - Tho Towa City Republican eays: “A young men, who had rith thie fanny department of 3 Texas agriculiurzl paver, 1mads application to tha mazezing edor of tho Chicsgo Inter-Ocean, the other day, for a pesition ou the staf of that Linmorous journal, and imagine thohorror of the youth when he was omployed and assigned the Position of classiiying advertisements.” If tho aforeenid youth is roquired to do nothing else then classify *ads,” be cortainly has the * soft- -est thing " On any paper in this city. A violent storm raged continually during Jast night. The wind blew with tremendous forco from south southwest, s quarter of tho compass which has furnished ut least one fatal tempest for Chicago. At times it was almost, impossible for pedestrians to keop on their feet. Walking was oxcoedingly perilous'on £omo of the streots, a8 tho wind wronchied insecurelyfastened boards from unfinished buildings, and scattered them along the highway. Soveral swinging eigns wore blown down, aad some of tho windows_ of 8 dry goods store on Madison stroet, near Tir TRIBGNE office, were broken in by the violent flapping of s flag which hung in front of them. The annual ‘meoting of the Chicago Photo- grapbic Association was held at the store of Cls. W.'Btovens, No. 158 State stroet, and was called to order by the Prosident, G. A. Douglass. Tho following named gontlomen wero elected oflicers of the Association for the ensuing year: Presideut, A. Hesler; Vice Prosidents, Chss. W. Stevens, ', B. Greone;. Socretary, G. A. Doug- loss; Tressurer,” Wm. Shew; -Execntive Com- mitteo, A. J. W. Copeliu, H. G. Thompson, G. A. Douglass. An intcresting paper was then read by Mr. P. B. Groene, on the stereoscope, and an”animated discusaion on the samo then cnsued. The President then made tho ap- pointments, and the mosting adjourned. Tho St. Lonis Republican, of the Slst wlt., publishes correspondence showing that the sum of £489.25, which wps subscribed by the Master Mochanics' Department of the Missouri Pacific Railrond, for the benefit of our fire sufferars, has been turned over to Chiof of Police Me~ Donougl, to bo distributed among the poor of Bt. Lowis. It seems that tne check for this money wes placed in tho hands of the Troasurer of tho railroad company, and by somo mishap was Jost sight of until within a few days ago, As tho urgent neceseitics of the fire puilorers Liad passed away, the donors camo to the con- clusion that the money conld boused to botter advantage at homo. The Board of Public Works yesterday received proposals for raising the walldand rencwing the coping injured by the fire, st the Weshington snd LaSalle street tunnels. Adam Warner wants 840 a cord for removing the old coping, and raising the walls, -and for the new coping §4.50 per foot. Ernshaw & Goble want 2¢ centaper cubic foot for removing and raising the wall, and £8.20 per lineal foot for the new coping.’ 0. Moore wants 26 per cord for ro- moving and raising, and §2.80 per lineal foot for the now coping. Tho city proposes also to lvn floor in_the enfin&roum of the Watar Works. The floor is to be of English tile of three colors, and cost 67 centa per square foot. ‘The Board has ordered plans and epecifications to be made for anew engino house on Chicago avenue, near Kingsbury street. Ten per cent additional is to bo added to tho delinquent ‘water rates. An adfourned mesting of the Doard of Trade was held yestorday aftornoon to receive tho re- port of the Committee appeinted to nominato candidates for a Board of Directors, Lioard of Arbitrators, and o Board of Appeals. Mr. S, I. McRao called the meeting to order, snd read the report of the Committes, 28 follows: For Di- rectors: E. H. Baldwin, Fobert Warren, Thomas Wright, J. F. Armour, A. durison. ¥or Arbi- trators: J. T. Holmer, M. H. Foss, J. B. Dutch, D. F. Baxter, J. T. Plorronnet. For Appeals } 3.'W. Preston, J. K, Fisher, S. . Moors, J. B. Resme, J. H. Hulbnrt. Meoting adjourned. Tho annusl election of officers will tako place next Mondzy ot 10 o'clocd in tho forenoon. Tho mansgers of tho Home of the Friendloss hold s meoting st tho Home, No. 911 Wabasl avonus, yesterday muming, Thu. 4oghab ok lected during Decembor was 91,169.43, the Matron boing paid £120.75 in sddition. Christ- ‘mas contributions of vegetables mere more than usnally generous, Tho bills for Decomber amounted to £873.79, and thoso of the Burr Mis- sion for tho exmo were 8173.85, and of the Home TIndustria} School 8100, The Matron’s report for the month shows that 110 persons wera admit- ted, and 116 dismissed; the number remsining on tho 1t inst, was 108. Mrs. Robert Harria and Alrs. H. L. Bristol woro appointed to act as Yisitig aad Sapply Committes for Jamuary, and Miss Etts Springer a8 a momber of the Hecep- tion Committeo from the Wost Side. _After ap- polng 8, Committeo, consiating of Mra. A HL. oge, Mrs. F. D. Gray, Mrs. J. B. Hobbs, Mra. ‘A Xoep, Mrs, Robert Harris, and E. M. Bering, to nominste ofticers for the ensuing year, the ‘meoting adjourned. IOWA. A Deficlency in the Agricnitural Cols lege Fund. From the DesMoines Register, Dec, 1. For peveral days there havo beon rumors in thin city, and circulating over the State, in regard to a defitioncy in tho acconnt of Mr. Samuel E. Tankin, as Trensurer of the Board of Directors of tho’ State Agricultural College. So public havo becoma tho reporis, and 5o distorted have been the facts in tho cass, that_the press caa no longer withhold from $ha public a statement of {he truth. After diligent inquiry into the mat- ter, of parties fally fnformed as fo all the cir- cumstances, wo find that tho following areabout tho real fact: . Rankin—who is tho presont State Treas- urer, his term of office expiring the first Monday of next month—has been for several years tho Treasnrer of tho Board of Trustees of the Agri- cultural College. The office is one flled an- nually. Upon his first election, Mr. Rankin gave bond in a suitcbly heavy sum, ~Sinca that, the Board has nover Tequired of him s bond, Eupposing, w proguims, that {Lo bond originally iven would still bo ellicient through ail the ime bo should be Treasurer. It was not, wo be- liove, until a month. or two ago, that the Board discovered its orror, =nd then tho discovary came -too lsto to make cor- tainty undoubtedly -~ sure. _ About tho game time it was found that 3r. Rankin was de- ficient in bis sccounts nearly 233,000. So soon a8 the Board approached bimon fbo subjoct ho immediately. proceeded, o far as ha was able, and at the sacrifica of his own -and his family's presant and fature comfort, to make tho loss 00d—conveying to the Board all tho property BoTiad, keoping nothing back, - Tho deficiencs, 28 e Bavo stated, was botwcon §37,000 and 335, 000. Tho property ho has conveyed as security is ng follows—the estimates on valne, a8 wo give then, being those -of & well-posted and dis interested party : Ly 9% acre Term fiar Dos Motues. 1,600 acres land in Lyon Counts. 160 scres Iand in O'Birien Conut School furniture, factory, and maching Stock, patents, and patterns in school furniture ond factory. Btock znd implements on Polk Conn Total,... 05,520 Others make tho total cstimated value 25,000 to 6,000 greater. On this property therc are in- cumbrances amounting 0 15,000, . This sub- tracted, thora is left a valae of over $50,000—or some $12,000 or $15,000, or, by the higher esti~ ‘mate, which may be tue right one, £20,000 more than the deficiency. It will be seen by this, therefore, that Mr, Rankin has mado the State socure from loss,—giving up oven bis hdme- stead, giving up. everything ho had but_his bousghold furniture, a8 security. Those inti- ‘mately aoquainted with the facts say that Mr. Rankin haa exprossed the grestest anxioty to doall and everything he could to_ securo the ‘Board, and tosatisly all its demands, in g0 far 88 was it at all possiblo forhim to do s0. Simple justico to tho mon requires that this bo said. How has it happened that ho bas thus far run behind ? will be the universal questien. We are not ablo to auswer tho question fully, and msy not answer it at all correctly. Woare told that o sustained grea* lozses in his school furniture factory business, and that, trusting it largely to others he was decoived as to the facts—boing led to beliove that Lo was making moucy, whereas, ho was rapidly losing. Finding himself tem- porarily emhamsaudL and feeling confident ba could quickly relieve himself therefrom, he em- ployed the money in his hand 23 Treasurer af the icultural College Board. Tho result was, his plans still farther miscarried, bard times camo om wnexpectedly, monoy ot unasually ecarce, and he could not gava imself a8 Lo had flattered himself and his honor that ho conld. It ia the old story, and tho old road toward ruin on which 80 man; men, and 50 many good men, have veatured and - Tost, Wo heve always believed Major Rankin an honest man. Wo still beliovo Lim so. wholg life heretofore 13 a testimoay in of this, and his honorable conduct in connoction with this event, his earnest cffort to eccuro | everybady but himsel? from loes, further attcsts it, Perhaps khowss led into edrico of others thin from his own Inclinations; zd wile Lo must bear the the bruot of resulting~ consoquences, wo doabt if ho is iho guiltiost perty afier ol Bat sa tha mattar will probabiy be oficially investigated, it is useless to kpeculato 28 £o the details of. which tbo public know nothing, If other parties hate Eoca concerned, thos ehould not cxpect to re-’ main under cover, letling oli tha censaro fall on thie ehoulders of the man who 14 sow Learing it alone. this mora by the | Mr. Rabkin's accounts as State Treasurer are all straight and all right, and will be 80 gettled on his_retirement from the place on Monday moxt. Tt ia proper that this bo saded to tho above, 8o that the two offices hiold by Mr. Rankin ncod ot be confounded. It is proper, also, since tho name of 3. Jeasc Brandt, Deputy Treasurer of State, hes been connected with the above matter by some, for us to add that we are informed thet that gentlemen is not now inter ested in the school furniture factory, and has not. cea. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Financial News. NEW York, Jan.2,—Tbe monoy market shows signs of abatement in the stringency, consequent on the eavy intereat disbursements incldental to the season, but loans,though Jower than aat week, aro still strong. Some business waa dore at a 7 per cent gold, but thore werp transactions as high 53 3-16, closiog at @K per’ day. ‘The disbursements by Government and corpora- tlons for January intercst will be about $35,000,000, and il glve s decided relief to e market after thia week. Sterllng netive, at 109}{@100)( for long, and 1103 1103 for sliort sight. - Gold weak, falling from 112)¢ to 111%. Loans 1.2 to fiat for’ carrying. Clearings, $35,000,000. Tha Treasury disbursed $737,500, . Governments rm but very dull; no purchases by the Treasury, State bonds nominally steady. Stocks quiet and irregular. = Pacific ail opened at 173%, rose to 744, and reacted to 737;, New York Cen. tral sold down ‘from 1003 to 9937 Esie sdyanced from 605 12 61%¢, bu Teacied 3 Dor cent. Western Unjon, & - seiling at 81 and 811, fell to 792, Ohlo, Wabasb, 1.5 Jsland, and Indisoa werp higher early in'thio day, but lost the advance in the afternoon, Nearly all the leading operators are sbeent from the Etrect, and the fuctuations to-day were made by thy emaller class of speculators, the closing tono of weak- ness_belng & consequence of tighlening money in the afternoon, Among ihe business changes on Wall street, Mr, Ed- ‘ward Washburpe, well known in Cincinpati, retires from the firma of W. D. Mooro & Co., and becomes & parncrin the house of W, D, Whitemote & Co. Sterling, 1095, ‘a0t Caupons, %81 ex. nt.. 114 &-208 of 62, 112 BoNDS. Goupons, 112, Coupons, %3, 113x] Goupons, %65 Doz, Virgiulss, new. ... | North Carolinas, ne [t Cazolinas ol .19 Teunessces, ne Tenncssecs, old.. Virginias, old. . /U. P, bonds ex. int,.. Central Pacific bonda Forelgn Markets. ZLavzaroor, Jan, 2.~11 a. m.—Flour, 30s. Wheat— ‘Winter, 12:@12s 2d ; spring, 11s 6dG1%s 417 white, 125 £8d@129104 ; club, 15 4@i% 44 Corn, 29s, Fork, @256d. Lard, 37 6d. LIvERPOOL, Jon. 2~1 p, m.—Breadstufls firm and unchanged. Livzaroot, Jan, 35 p. m.—~Corm, 28 4. Rest Lowbon. 745, 33 . m—Cons 917 5 necount, S1X@GILK ; 6-203 of 'G5, 92% ; 104 89; new B, B97; ; Erie, 50, ‘The bullich on'the Bank of England has increasod ’An1s, Jan, 2.—RENTES—53 fr 25 0, Livizecor, Jan, 2.—Holidsy in cotton market ay. Dreadstuile quiet. Red winter wheat, 12125 24, Flour, 30+, Corn, %82 9d. York, 6246d, Beef, 97s 64, Cheese, 635, Cumber- land middles, 36e ; short ribs, 373, Buffalo Live Stock Marlket. Durvazo, N. ¥, Jan, 2—Carrie—To-das, fnclad. ing 25 cars 'to urrive, T14, making the supply for the weok thus far 4,024, 0r 13 cars, against 58 cars the sama timo lnst week.' Markst alow at Tuesday’s rates : bayery and sellor ciand apart i fo 3¢, About 1,000 were disposed of vesterday and . Sales:'4ds Tliinois stoers, 1,063 to 1,39 do, 1,033 £0 1,20 at §5.0036. £4.35'; 159 Michigan stecrs 1, X 88 Tezas do, 1,013 01,114, ab $4.00@4.25; 2 Cherokes do, 976, st $4.40; 18 Indisna cows and heifers, 1,033, 248457 ; 39 Indiana stockers, 925, at $4.35, SHEEP AND Lans—To-day, 1,200, making the total for the week, thus far, 5,600 agalnst 3,200 for the same time last weék. Market dctive at (¢ advance on last wesi's rates; all offerings disposed of, Salos 356 Can- ada sheep, 8310135 e, at $5.73@650 ; 381 Canada sheep and Iambe, 98 to 119 s, 3t $6.7@1.00; 53 Cana~ a lambs, &Y, 89 g, 8t T; 190 Iudinna sheep, av. 95 e, ot 6c; 525 Michigan sheep, 76 10 100 Ibs, at £5.50(3 6.375¢; 150 Siato sheep, av. 98 Tts, ot §6.75; 550 Olio 955,88 101,321 at $5.00@5.50; ehecp, 80 to B3 Ibs, at $5.75@0.00, Hoas—To-lny, 5,300; total for the week, thns far, 16,000, ngainat 20,500 laat week. arket active at 10@ 12%c per cwt ndvance on last week's prices. Salea: 1,000 Ohio and Indisns hogs, 150 to 280 Its, at $4.10@ 4125 253 Ohfo hogn av. 190 T, ot $3.153 100 Oho hiogs, 350, at $4.10; 120 Olio hoge, av. 180 3, a: §4.187 100 Ghro hoge, v. 200 s, at 410, ANl olerigs dise posed of. New York Live Stock Market. :New Yons, Jan. 2.—The tight money market at the close of the Jesr, when many bills become due, and the bad strects for carting meats, and the goft weather combine against s brisk market, Cattle arrived freely, 3,000 nince Monday, and they move slawly st X@1¢ declie, or 9@11c for poor uative ; 83@10X¢ for Tex- an; and 19G135c for good to primo steers, Thirteen cars good ‘Texan, 53{ cwt, sold ut 12¢ ; poor, 4% cwt, Tilinats, 83c; 4 cars, 6 owt, 105 3 cors, T cwt, £92.00 ‘cach ; 2.cara good Ohio, 9 cwt, at 12313 Btock not all sold, S 5 BirzEr—Receipts to-day, 5,000, making 13,000 siaco Monday., DMarkot dull, and- prices weaker. 8 cars £00d 103 1bs Ohio selling at 7c; car scallawags, 65 s, 5i0; car 90 Ib Indiaus, 6xe; car chofco 120 b Canads, 840} car 60 b Michigad, 656, Fataboep in fair do- mand. Hogs—Receipts to-day, only 4,000, making 11,800 sinco Jonday. _ Prices rather stronger at 44@4xc for live, Dressed advanced 10 7¢ for pigs, G3c for 160 1b, and 5@5xc for heavy. Western dressed Selling at B3@53{c, With few offerings. {Baltimore €attle Markets BALTIMORE, Jan, 2. —CATTLE—Opened faizly active, clased dull; very beston sule to-day, 6X@Tic; that genenally rated finst quality, 5X@0Xc; wedinm or good: i-“li quality, 4N @54 ; Teceipis, 1,206 head ; salzs, Hoas—Searcely 80 firm, and in moderate demand; sales 8t 5} @Gc; receipts, 7,224, Buere—Advanced ¥c; roceipts ight ; demand lime 1tod; sales at 4G6}c; Teceipte, 620, Evening Provision Board, TWESTY-SCOND STHEEY AND WARASH AVDSUE, Jan, 2.—Salis, 1,000 bris mess_pork, cash. at §11.40} 330 tea lard, seller March, at $7.00, Pittsburgh Oll Market. Prrrsnonon, Jan. 2.—Crude petrolenm wesk sod Beavyat§2.75 3 bl at Parker's Landing, equal to about 7c § gillon here. Ntefned qulet and use changad. The Produce Markets, . NEW YORK. Nrw Yorg, Jan. 2.—CorroN—Higher; middling uplands, 3035c. ‘BarapsTors—Flour a shade firmar, with falr de- ‘mand; receipts, 7,000 bris; superfine Western and State at $5.75@6.25; _common to good cxtrs, $0.85@7.10; good to chojce, $7.15@7.85 ; white wheat extra, $7.40 39.25 ; extra Ohio, $7.00@9.25; 8t. Louis, $7,10@12.50, Rye flour quiet and steady st '$4.70@6.50. Corn meal quiet, Wheata shade firmer, with moderatoxport and -ulative demand receipts, 24,000 bu ; No. 2 Milwaa- Eec, 1o storeand ssloat, $L.0YG1.60: veby cliolca No. 3 Northwest, €1.63; cominon No. 2 Chicago, $1.58; No, 3 spring, SU45@1.53; amber State, $1.90. and 4o, ~ Barley more active sud firm ; Mo, emn, 93¥@%5c; No. 2 do, $1.05, Malt quict. Corn in moderate demand ; old Western, mizxod, aflcat, 6@ 66xc; do in stors, 6ic; new do, 65@66c; yellow Western, 67c, Oats’ quic sud steady: new mized Western, 46@49c; white, 6lc; biack Weatern, H4X@ 413c, Ecas—Firm ; Weatern, 31630, Hav—Quict and firm, ‘Hors—Firm; 42G55¢ for erop of 1872, Lzatnen—Quiet at 29@31c ; Orinoco, 27c, Woor—Dull’; pulled at Gl ; Western Toxss, 2%, Grocrutrs—Coffes quiet a3 firm ; Tia, 16G19ic. Sugar firm , fair to Rood refining, $%;@9%;c; Cubs, 9@93c. Mblasses dull; N, O,, C0@70c. Rice dull and frm st83e, PrreoLEC—Crade, 11 ; rofined, 273/e. Tonreyrise—Quiet and firm gt 59X @tde, Proviuoxa—Pork firmer; mess, $14.0@14.27, $1: 1350, 3 ong clear, 63 ear, e, Lard No. 3 (o prime Ateam, T5@Txc Xeitle, 8@8 1162, Burres—Steadyand onchezg Cuprse—Dull; U@l WinsxeT—Hesvy and lower ; 56@97c, NEW ORLEANS, New Onteaxs, Jan. 2.—BupansTurrs—Flour dull and nominally unchanged. Corn lower ; mized 78 White, 80c, Oats quietat We. Baix—Easier; £1.40, Har—Scarce and Grm; prime, $42.00; ehotee, $45.00, Puovistoxs—Pork dull ; held at $13.75. Dry mait meats scarceat €2, 82, B3¢, Bacen dull ;lg:&(c, 83%c, 104c @ 10¥c. lsms searce at lec. quist ¢ Yince, B3Ga%c ; ew, @00 . Grocenirs—Sagar dell; inferier, 6¢; common to g90d commoz, GX @< ; falr to fully fir, T5@ExKc: ime, 9¢. Molasres active and kigher; eentrifugal, 3 feir to choice,54360c, Cof- go0d ordinary, ; 3 m! , 105c; m! g experis,’ Continezt, ole—2oney, 91X@ | 05, 1,291 Grest Britain, 5,450 Coastwise, 250, 162,140, PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIL, Jan, L—BREADATOFTS—Flour, high- er grades activo, "others quiet and weak; superfiue, $4.50@5.50 ; extra, §6,973 ; Pennsylvania, Ohlo, and 8.25@9,00, Wheat scarce snd’ firm | Ted, £1.83@1.55 ; white, $1.003210 s No. 1 spring, £1.7 1,75 ; 0. 2'do, §1.62. Rye acttveat 955, Corn scirce; old Yellow, 6i@63c; new, GX@Gdc. Uts very dull; white, 0§ mised, 16@41je. Barles aad walt un: rs stock, Wsier—93c. BALTIMORE. Bazotonz, Jun. 2.—BurapsTUrFs—Flour firm and fn good demand ; Western super, £5.25@6.50 ; ex- £6.75@6.00. Wheat dull ; rod Weatern, $1_€ AT, SR 00, Corh ackoce and Bean minen W ern, 6, O ; Western mixed, 45@47c ; white, 500, Rye quiet and frm at 85¢@$1.00. ProvisioNs—Quiet; firm, and unchanged. BuTrem—§teady ; cholce Western roll, 27c. WazszEr—Quict at 97c, OSWEGO. 0swEGO, Jan, 2.—GRAN—Wheat firm ; whits Sate, $200. Corn dull at 60c. Barley unchanged. . . - CINCINNATIL Crcooty, Jan. 2.~BoeabsTorrs-Flonr and grein unchanged. Oris—Firm and unchanged, Provisions—Pork, $12.00. Kettle 1and, TH@T7Yo; steam, 7 116GT3c; auction sals 700 tes at’ §7.0021.05, Bulk meats aud bacon steady and unchariged, Ureen ‘meats—Sales shoalders ot $3. 3 clear ribs, $5.20 40@3.50; clea @5.25; clear, §5.40; hams, T@Ic for 19 to 1 fbe aver- sges. 5 1005—Tasler st £375G7.90 : wales mostly st $3.608 K ; Tecelpts past 2 dnys, 21,573, s at S50 DsTTrTS—Flour btter No.2,£1.70. Con i, 15aiae. O quiet No. 70, m H 't S ieady; NowL Biste, Jres oo B8 - REFINED' PRTDOLEUN—Qulet; standard white, 228 215503 prime do, 0@Yge ot cie L. 5 Sz, Low, Jun. 2 Diesoezofrs. Elms fim? (el supers, $4.73@5.50; extra, $5.50@5.15; XX, $0.50@ G35, Wheat fess active, but prices maintained; ¥o.2 spring, §1.24@1.25; No. 3 red £ Corn firmor and a shade higher; 30%@3 Edat track; 34@35¢ In elevator, Oats firm at WK @2c n elovator. " Brloy quictand rm sk T0c. Eye fem a7 A Wigsxxr—Dall at 02c. PROVIEIONS—Pork quiet af §12.00, Dulkmeats more active; sales of short clear middies at 6+ @0 ¢; order Iota sliculders at dc; cloar rib at 53(c; clear at G, Bacon quiot ; small sales shonlders at 5¢ ; clear rib at Te; cleae 'at Txo. Land easler; prusio sieam, 0% e Hoos—Quiet at $1.30@3.70, Receipts, 8,835, CAm.l—l!mEed. e ) 2 TOLEDO. 0,, Jan, 2—Breavsrorre—Flour seady. and lower; No.1 white Michigan, $1.63; c2ah and reller Jaouary, $1.68; No. 3 No. 2, do, $1.63 Corn steady; high low mixed, 37¢c; yeilow, 37%c. Oats Ko, 2, S2c; Michigan, 33c; Torrvo, Wheat dull amber Durssed Hoos—$4.40@4.30. Recerrre—Flour, 1,000 beis; wheat, 100,000 bu; corn, 24,000 bu ; oats, 4,000 bu. : BHIPMENTS—Flour, 1,000 Lrle; wheat, 5,000 bu; corn, 1,000 bu ; oats, 2,000 b, B an, o, EIUIS ExcPrs, Jan. 2.—CoTToN—Firm ; good ordinary, 173¢c ; low middiing, 18%@1%c, BngApsrUrrs—Flourdull and nominal. Corn in fair domand, but lower at GUc. Oats dullaf G4, Corn meal quiet at §3.90. - at $30.00. uax—Nominal, Burx Mrats—In fatr demsnd and firm ; shoulders, 43¢} sldes, 6G5Hc. D] 55. store here : Estra white, 33,000 bu; No. 1, 62,000 bu ; No, 7, 23,000 bu ; amber, 29,000 bu. LOUISVILLE, Lowisvrite, Jsn. 2.~FLoUR—Firm; extra farily, $0.75; A No.1,$8.00. - v110Ns—Steady, with 8 fair demand; Mess pork, $1250. Docop shoniders, bo; clear b, 73¢e; clear, B, ed. Bulk shoulders,’ 4};c; clear Hib, 6ic} gl alies, 6ty packed, Green eata quict” Lae, e, 1{oas—Firm; demand exceeds supply ; heavy grades eell nt $3.90@4.00 ou cara, Receijis since Fucsday, 2,000, Wesxry—Firm, t 9. AMILWAUREE. dvlland s shade lower No, 2, S3%c. shxde fower ; ; No, 1, %0z, Barley d a hsilo lowez : Yo, 3' 10z, Ruczrers—Flonr, 4,000 hrls: whoat, 61,000 bu, BuIrueNTs—Flour, 1,050 brls; wheat, 1,600 bu, FURNITURE. HITURE! STORET00 SMALL! STOOK T00 LARGE! Ceneaqueatly we shall sell through thomonth of January from cur immenzo atock of MEDIU zud RIC/A FURNITURE A COSTES FOR CASELL Tusts {s & rare opportunity to got bargains as wo shall poal- tively do a8 wo say, SAMPSON, GILBERT & (0, 267 ATID 269 WABASH-AV. _SPECTACLES, TONEY CANNOTBUY IT1 For Sight is Priceloss!! But e Diemond Spestacles will Preserve. It and s shade == 5.‘.!;2):‘7' If yoo valae sour eyesight use theso perfect Lanses, und from minato cryatal pobbles, meltcd togathor, and erivo Wiefe name; “Diagiond, " on sccoust of theic Hardaess snd Urllisncy. They will last '"le""“"‘“~ out ‘u"dx:dmb"mnm saperiorto all othersin e R & CO., Opticlans, Now York. trad Noao goaulne ubless stamped with car Forsato. by respansibln agents throughont th Union. 3B, SAYQ & GO 468 Seato-acs and 2f West Mrciion Y0, comer Wabnsh.sy. and Twenty- elicrs an nus, zro sofo agents for. Chica ., from whoua they cun only be obtaiaed: No podicrs e ployed. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. DISSOLUTION. ‘The Copartnership heretofora existing between the ‘undersigned ander the firm pame of KNIGHT, BAKER & CO,, i this day dissolved by matual consent. Either ‘member of the late firm is anthoriz:d to sign in liquida~ A, XNIGHT, e i 7 DR, W. F. COBB, Chiesgo, Tan. 1, 1873, e COPARTNERSEILP. The undersigned, mcoessora of Enight, Baker & Co, have this day formed lC(zlm!nhig, under the firm nmau(‘Wl!zT.HAm €0, for tho transaction of o enoral Commiexion businesa in Grain, Provisions, & iflmfl advances mado on property in store or ship- ‘menta to Eastern ports. WL T. BAKER, ‘W. T, COBB, Chicago, Jan. 1, 1873, DISSOLUTION. Notice is hereby givon, that tha parinarship Jately ex- J-un.bezwnna‘{, - Loom, Thomas B, Hico, aod Georgs J. Brine, unfer the firm name of J. B, Lyon & Co., has ‘expired by limitation. All dobts awiag o tha said pact- Dorship are toba recsised by.J. 1. Lyon sud Thoraas B, Rico, aod a1l demands aa sald perineeship are tobo pro- et em for payment B . THOMAS B. RIC GEORGE J. BRINF, HMEETINGS. DMasonic. The members of Dearborn Lodge No. £10 A. F. and A. . 2ro requestod to attend the' Uoguldr Commubleatian, Eridey ovenizg, Jan. 3, 1672, tion of officers. Vis- itors ko car infitéd. By ordogof the W Masior, . T. LARGE, Socrotary, Masornic. Corinthisa Chapter, No. €9, R. A. M.—Speclal convo- cation this (Fridey) evonng st 73 o'clock. Work on the M. Degree. J. 0. DICKERSOY, Secrotary. DBIzsonic. rental Lodge, No. 3, A. F. & A. M.—Rogular com ngnmuammfi%fl;xg'umnx at’ -vm for b 259, 1a partos of Oreatal Fall, 122 LiSslin-st. *Byo of tho Mastar. ¥. N. TUCKER, Bocrutary. L O. of O. F. ‘Encem it will hold its next meeting In Odd E e T W biae Bacsia® T e stallstion, piyment of d‘fle‘? &e. — 'I.L\me o as T xre Condinily Taraested io ba pross el s e, M o NARLES PERKTNG, Soribe. Blasonic. vocstion of Washington Chapter, No. .\fiifi?x}ffl;fi) S s No. 6, Rik =i 7 of e JoBN WEITLEY, Socrotazz. - R. 4 Tas BANK STATEMENTS. " STATEMENT OF THE GONDITION PraiieStats Lo Trus Company, AT TIIR CLOSE OF BUSINESS Taesday, Dccember 31, 1872, RESOURCES, Tims Loans recared by 2 Tima Losn: sceured by Demand Loans secured Unled Siates and Cod Cash Collat County, Capltal ateck patd Unaisided exraises. Depoaiis. s o JAN . SCOVILLE, Presi ©. B. Meven; Chshior. 2 st QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF THF CONDITION OF The Stats Savings Tstitution OF CEICAGO, ‘Wednesday Morning, Jan.1,1873, §14,842,005,15 1035,/ .00 slo%.gfi., 2t +,025:801:36 81,512,005.16 ' JOFY C. DORI rosidont. CHAS. D. BICKt JRD. Cashier. QUARTERLY REPORT Of the Condition of the UNION TRUST CONPANY BANK Northeast Corner Clark & Madison-sts., At Close of Business, Dec. 31, 1872. RESOURCES. Bostan exchange. Bankiag Bouse.. u . H. PE, , Vice President. Hogwrr T EARSON, Vies Presicon "W, K. nihicr. J;’( Allister, John Buchler, E, F. Pul- 37 Rowim, 3. TE7 Pearson, Juines Lorg ox, OF THE CONDITION OF.THE Gorman Savings Bak OF CEICAGO, On the Moruing of January 2, 1873, ¢ LIABILITIES. Caplial stock pald in Su;’rlu.cs i Brofitan: Disidond payal Diridead of last July not. Do depusitors... 81,743, 15021 HEXRY GRENEEBAUM, Prosideat. A. WISE, Cashicr. Chicago, Jan. 2. 1673, STOCKHOLDERS' MEETIN GS Election Notice. Tho ananal meatins of the stockholder of tho Chicego Gas Light & Coke Company wlil bo held at the otco of tho Company, ou Monday, Jan. 13 botween tho hours uf Iand 4 p. m., for tho clection of Directars to serya tae ensuing yoar, and tho transaction of sach other busiazat oo belars tho malize: e GAMES K. BURTIS. Secratary. N OTLTTCH. The anpuslmenting of tho stockloldors of th Fitth National Bank of Chlcago, for tha clection of directors for the ensaing year, will bo held at the ofiica of said ok, {2 Chicoro, on Tassday, Jan. 14, 453, betwoen the bat BoRrsor3andsp. @ ; ot IandB: B 1SAAC G, LOMBATD . Cashter. Chicagn. Dec. 10, GENERAL NOTICES. Through Bills of Lading from Europa AUSTIN BATLDWIN & CO0.’S American-European Express FAST FREIGHT LINE. IN BOND from khodlflemn!tmu of EUROPE to the UNITED STATES, and CANADAS. Gocds for- Rardod withant defay i Nae Yark fwm Frsemis ment or Castora's £, joation. NOCHARGE' FORFURWARDING AT NEW YORK ‘Tho attentlon of Importers Is reguested to the new arrangoments for imme. diate dispatch st Merchandlse an. THROUGH BILLS OF LADING. For further particulars apnly to AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., Freight Dopsrimont, 73 Brusdway, Now York. e it Hamburg, Bromen, acd Lai; Nivor Ficing sod i fall e Goods comsfgned to **Carsot AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., Now York,” forwarded and deliearod 1= any pastof Europs FREE OF COMMIS- BIONS 1n Now York. Election Notice. otice 1 Boroby zison that thro will bs a meeting of tho stockholders of the Borchunts' Saviops Load & Trust Company, st thelr office, In th city of Chicago, on Tuaosday, Ji 133, between the houss of 10 o'clock a. . and 12 o'clock m., for tho election of cloven Trustres, to serve during the ensuing year, and for the tranmction of such other busintss 18 may come bofore the mesting. CEARLES HENROTIS, Cashior. NQOTICE. The rates for storing and handling Grala fa the Chicago and §t. Louls Elovator, for the esuing year, will bo the 83mp a8 thoss established by Iaw. o R. 3. £ 0. 8. HOU DIVIDEND NOTICE. Tas Directors of the INTERNATIONAL BANK beve declared a dividund of 10 por cont ca tho czpizal stock of 2ald Back, paystle Jan. 15, 1823, YRANCIS A. HOFTMARK, Cashier. BIUSICAL. Mason & Hamiin Oroan (o, 291 Wabsah-ay., coraer Van Bureo-at. Thess Organs acknowludged o b unrivalled in exceligucs. 3 LUATRATED CATALOGUS AND TESTIM CIRCULAN, Organs o reat