Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1873, Page 4

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THE TRIBUNIE COMPANY, d Dearbor: Ohicago, 11l CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S TRIBUNE, FIRST PAGE—Washington Nows: The Invostigations; Procoodlugs in Congross, SECOND PAGI—Tha Drivor Murder Onso—Subnban Nows—Towa Lottor—Tirg and its Work: Four Porsona Burnod—Tho Dotroit Rivor Tunnol—Evans, tho Ohld Murdorer~Tho Northfloot Disastor—Nows Paragraphs, THIRD PAGE-Councll Mooling Tast Hvoning—The Law Oourts—County Businsss—Tho Tipporary Fund =Tho Ex-Pollco Oommisstonors—Railroad Timo Tablo~Advortisomonts, FOURTH PAGK-Rditarials: Ta Governmont Manopoly Ohoap? Protootion; Againat Fire-Current Nows Itonts—Amusemonts, FIBTIT PAGE~Tho Stnto Capltal: Tho Rallroad and Waroliouso Commission; Leglslativo Mattors—An- —~Markots by Tolograph, lonoy and Commorco—Advortisemonts. BEVENTH PAGE~Oharles Dickons: Laoturo by Goorgo ‘Wiltlam Curtls—Dostructive Firo—Tho City in Briof ~—Hliocking Doath from Bmall.-Pox—Small Advor- tisomenta: Roal Kstato, ForBalo, To Ront, Wanted, ' Hoarding, Lodging, &o. EIGNTH PAGE-Torolgn Nows—Stato Loglstaturos—~ Now York Matters—Misooltanoous Tolograms—Ad- vortisoment TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. M'WICKER'S THEATRE—Madison strest, botwasn Stateand Dearborn, Itallsn Opora, **Trovaloro.”" ACADEMY OF MUSIC— ITulsted streot, south of Madlson. Engagomon® of Mis Carlotta LoCloreq, **Prgmalion and Galotes," L LIOOLEY'S OPERA MOUSE--Randolph atroot, bo. twoon Clark amd LaSalla, Now Comoedy Gompany, **Darld Garrick." MYERS' OPERA HOURK-—-Monroo stroot, botwesn Btato aud Doarborn, Avlington, Cotton & Komblo's Lilusirel and Burlosquo Troupo, Ethioplan Comioalities. GLOBR THEATRE—Dosplalnos strcot, botwaon Madi- " sonand Washlugton, *‘Jed; or thoe Lost Will," STAR LECTURE COURSE~Unlon Park Congroga- tional Chureh. Goorgo Willinm Curtls. ** Womon of tlib Old T'hao sud of tho Now.™" "BUSINESS NOTIC 201GIE SKTY MADE SMOOTIT by USING JUNIPIR Trr05<,r’;l¥§n;xnulm:iur;d by Caswall, liazard, & Cou Yorks FORDYSPEDSIA, INDIUH'S'I'[DNJ p LISSION of I ot otk (Onflinya vk Tt b o g Jalinnya 5 . Bast tonto.-Miade by Uaswotly Tiazart & (1 » Now Vorke aud s0ld by Drugglste, TO CONSUMPTIVI ANY TAVI: BIEEN TTAT- 5 0 give thoir tostiino: svor of thouso of ** Wil Baa Buro Gou Liver O, Eitarinco has provod i to Diplitho. b3 & valuabln romedy for Gonsumption, A ria, and all dizonaos of tho ‘Phiroat nn Lured anly by A, . Wilbor, Unenilst, Hoston. _Bold by druggists gonorally, BATUHELOR'S R DYE, THIS SPLENDID halrdys In tho bust In the wurld. Tho only truo and por- foct dyc, Harmlous, roliable, and instantancous; no disag pointment ; no rididulous tints or uapleassnt ouor, Remo-, dias tho ll effoots of bad dyeu and washes, Producos fm. mediately a suporh black or natusal bruwn, and Joavos tiio Lair clenn, noft, and boautitul. Tho yonuluo, slgnad W, A. Batclinlor.” Sold by ail _dsuggists, OHARLES BATCHLLOR, Proprietor; Ghe Ghieage Tiibue, Tuosday. Morning, Februsry 11, 1873. The House of Representativos again votad down & proposition to incronso tho salary of tho President and the ollior Exccutive officers, and also tho salarios of members of Congreas. The Govornor has withdrawn the nsmes of tho soveral persons proviously nominated by him for Railroad Commissioners, the gentlomen named having requosted him to do #o, Ho will sond in the names of other appointees to-day. Bonator Pomoroy, yostorday, had the effrontery to make his apposrance in tho Benato, and, fturthor, had tho bolduess to ask an investigation 88 to his recent corrupt practicos in Congress. Tho Benate was woak enough to givo him a Committeo, and if it have coursge cnough it will oxpel Lim without delay. A resolution offored by Mr. Cox, of Now. Yok, dofining the relative powers of the National nud | Btate Governmeonts, and opposing contralization a8 the most dangorous of all sbuses, yesterdsy roceived in the House 85 votes to 84 againat it. It required two-thirds to pass it, and conse« quently it failod. Tho Common Council, Jast night, did not act upon the Mayor's nominations for Polica Com- misgionors, Under tho rules, two membors objecting, tho nominations woro laid over, It is ovidont that o portion of the Council aro do- termined to resort to every parliamentary doevico to postpono anotion, and further to demoralizo tho police foree of tho city. A puragraph, coplod from the Buffalo Courifer, was inndvertently insorted in Tue Tnisuxe of Baturdny lant, implying that Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, way retained s rn attorney of the Union Pacific Railroad just prior to his olaction a8 Senator, and nccopted s feo of $10,000 nt that time from tha Company. Wo now desiro to any that wo havo no knowledgé of the slloged faofs, &nd that wo presume thoy aro destitute of foun- dation, although thero would have beon no vio- lation of lawin his accepting such a retainer prior to his oloction as Sonator. ———— ‘Thero in a strange report from Madrid, to tho effoct that King Amadeus proposes to abdicato the throno. Tho immediate eausoe for this action i not stated. Amadeus was chosen King in November, 1870, and was crowned at Madrid, Jan. 8, 1871,—. littlo over two yonrs szgo. Ilo hea proven himeclf a brave and gullant Irince, but the world will not bo surpriged if ho is somowhat disgustod with the inatability of the people of Bpain, and the chronio spirit of rove- tution. Bhould ho reelgn, n Rogenoy will bo ap- pointed, and iho struggle between the varions plaimants of the throne and the Republicans will attain now vigor, — The dostiny of tho sovereigus who bave ruled Frauce has boen a strange one. Itisatatedtlat, with the excoption of Louis XVIIL, not ono of the Fronch monarcha bas died at tho Tnllorios, Louls XVI. waa gulllotined at La Place de la Rovolution ; Napoleon I. died in exilo at St, Heo- lens; Napoleon IT, in oxile st Reichstadt; Charles X., In oxilo at Holyraod; Louls Philippe, in exilo at Claremont ; Napoleon IIL., {n oxile at Ohiselhurat. Tho briot glories of French royal- by make little compensation for the inevitablo dostiny, which deorees banishment from Franco Inalmost overy caso, and death in a forcign land, . . The oriminal condition of New York, and the popular alarm thoroat, may be understood by the appearanco in Friday's Zy{bune, of that olty, ot tha following paragraph, printod at the Load of the column and in double-loaded typo: #Threo now murdors atnco 1 o'olock yostorday afternoon! A Jjoalous husband wroaking hia vengeanoe on bis wife, 8 Lot-headed boy killing bis playmato aftor & childish quarrel, aud a aborer brutslly assaulting snother in Hoboken ~-guch is tho efartling array of orime for the last twelva hours. Whoro is nll this to end 7" Within forty-olght Lourn naftor this was pub. lishod, {horo woro two additional murdors In the' vicinity of New York. — The applications to Congress for appropria- tlons for schomes of internal 1miprovoment now roach probably £400,000,000, but thoy aro by no moang oxhausted. Tho Common Counoil of To- Iedo hiave, by rosolution, notifled Congross that thoy are willing to have n harbor construoted at that placo according to oither ono of sovoral $8,000,000 plans. Cloveland, however, i not disposed to be outdone by Tolodo, #o hor Com- mon Oouncil has notified Congreas that Clove- lana iy precisoly tho place to construct a harbor of rofugo. In tho meantime, the Legislaturo of Oregon has discovored soveral rivers where million or two may be oxpouded annually to fm- provo the navigation, and the Govornor of Da-~ kotn Territory roports that tho Red Rivorof tho North is obstructed by Goose Rapids, and asks for n fow millions {o romove tho raplds, and givo froo navigntion from Dakota to Lake Win- nipog, thenco by way of Iludeon's Bay to the Aretio Circlo and othor commercial countrios, The Zevant Herald furnishios somo intoresting particulars concerning tho commorelal position of Rusaia on tho Caspian Bes, which aro of in- torost in tho prosent embarrassed rolationa of Ruasin and England, ag tho Intter turn entiroly uponcommercial questions, The navigation of the Caspian is now ontiroly in tho hands of tho Rus- elang, Thoy have now twenty-flvo atoamors om- ployed, and aro making arrangoments to largoly increnso this numbeor. It is stated tbat tho prosent Peralan oxports by the Caspian to Russia oxcoad $3,600,000 in valuo, conslating of raw silk, timbor, driod fish, salted sturgoon, caviar, aud isinglnss. Tho importa by this route from Russina are about $1,000,000 por annum, and con- sist principally of iron, hardwaro, naphths, flour, whoat, and sugar. Russin i aleo adding largoly to hor naval forco on the Caepian, the fleet of that powor alrendy numbering 49 vessols, and soveral large gunboals in process of conatruce tion, Tho examplo of adopting n ** struck"” jury in the Jumol caso ia likely to bo imitated moro gen- orally than bofore. Itis now proposed in cor- tain circlos of New York that Tweed's noxt trial eliall bo conducted in this manner, Tho law of " Now Yorlk provides that such a jury ean bo culled only whou the Court is satiafled that o fair and impartial trinl can bo Lind in no other way, or when tho importanco or intricacy of tho causo roguires it. The practico is to givo elght days’ notico of the intention to poll a “struck” jury. Attho appointed time tho elork prosonts the list of jurors furnishoed by tho Oommissioners of Jurors, and the Court solects thorofrom tho names of forty-cight por~ sons, The opposing counsgel thon procoed to strike out a name altornately until tho numbor is roduced to twenty-four. This list is then given to tho Bhoriff, who sumnions the persons, from whom twolve are drawn in the ueual way to act a8 the jury. ‘The Ohicago produce markets were loss activa yesterdny, Mess pork was quiet and 10c por brl highor, at $12.20@12.25 cash, and $12.40@12.45 gollor March. Lard wasdull and 23ge por 100 ihs lower, at $7,25@7.273¢ cash, and $7.85@7.40 sellor March. Meats woro in light demand, and atondy, atdo for shouldors, (@6 for short ribs, 62(@63¢o for short cloar, and T3{@7J6e per b for 17 Ib grecon hams, Drossed hogs were in fair domand oud o shade flrmer, at $4.83)4@4.90 per 100 Ibs. Highwines wore steady ot 873fe por gallon. Flour was quiot and firm.” Wheat was less activo, and do- clined 3¢, closing at $1.22casl, and $1.243¢ sellor March. Corn was less active, and 3ge highor, closing at 81}¢o cash, and 815¢e sollor March. Oats were moro nctive, and unchanged, closing at 26370 cash, and 27%(o seller March, Ryo was quict and stoady at 63¢c. Barloy was moro ac- tivo, and advancod 2o, elosing at 7do for No, 2, and 620 for No.8. Cattlo were dulland nom- inal. Hogs were active, and 10c por 100 lbg ‘highor, at 84.16@4.30. The editor of Harper's Weekly, in commont- ing upon Congrossional conncotion in the Credit Mobilier, asys that *“ the tragedy is not that tho gontlemen ehould have owned tho stack, but that thoy should not havoe told the whole simplo story of their ownership.,” “We agres with this sentiment only fo the extent that the crime of falge swearing with men of high standing dwarts the crime of having accopted bribes. But when the sams gentleman says in another placo that tho “ownership was not criminal, norwas it necessanly compromising,” we must disagroo with him nitogother. The very best proof that it waa both compromising and criminal is to be found in the circumstance that the ownorsof the stocl wont so far as to deny tho ownership upon oath, .Whatover the iutontion of this offort to oxtenuato may have been, the effoct caumot bo any othor than an encouragomont of tho practico of Congrossmon dabbling in jobs, the success of which I8 tho result of logislation, As such an offect we cannot but doprecate it whon comiug from a source that should aim to protect public ‘morality and promola ofiioinl futogrity. It is arguod that, Lecauso tho transportation of United Btates troops and munitious of war during tho leat five yonrs over the Union Pacifle Railway cost only 8,500,000, whon, in the sbsence of such railway, {ho same amount of traueportation would have cost $9,000,000, thero- foro Onkes Amos and his confoderates have blossed the country by building tho rosd. This will not answer the purpose. It has beon shown that the profit made by Oakes Amen nnd Ly partnors was §38,000,000, of which the Govern- inont cash or bond subsldy was 27,000,000, It thereforo follows that tho roud could have been built without any Govornment aid, and that the money given by the Government was molually stolen and divided smong the holders of tho Crodit Mobilier stock. Had these men uot stolon the monoey and the lands of the Railroad Company, the latter would not be in its presont condition of boing unablo to pay interost on the bonds; with a full treasury, and tho magnificent domain of lands, it would bo ablo to trausport freight and passongers at ovon reduced rates, and bo able to mako large dividends. Tho fact that tho Company does not demand as much for hauling freight, as was charged under the old wugon systom, {8 no defonco of tho robbery, ‘The report is oredited that tho Iresident han orderod tho withdrawal of tho Fodoral traopn from the Bouthern Btates, aud it is to bo hoped that nothing will occur to provent tho excoution of the order. It haa boen unfortunato that tho Prosidont haw considercd that the presonce of troops in sny of those Btateslaa boen nocensary atall, Tho Blates of North Oarolina, Bouth Oarolins, Goorgis, and Alabama have beon goy- orned by Republicans over flnce tholr rocons struction, and the fact that troops wora atationod thare under the protonce of protooting the Gov- ornmonts was evidonco that iho Govornmonts woro not {he choleo of tho pooplo, or that tho vresenco of troops was of itsolf an incontive to disorder. Tho exeuso for Leoping thoso troopa in thoso’ Btatos lmg been, that, if thoy woro withdrawn, tho peoplo at {ho noxt olection would chooso n difforent sot of ofilcors, was an all-sufilelont reason for romoving thom. If it bo truo, as statod, that Gonoral Butlor's declars- ton, that tho apiit and conduct of the Soulliern peoplo from 1801 to 1805 is to bo no longor romomborad, foroshadows thp futuro policy of the Adminiatration, thon the Administration will desorve tho thauks of the country, Tho war ondod oight yeara ago, and {t is full timo that tho poople of thoso States should be loft 1ro0 to think, act, and volo witliout any cooreion - by the bayonot. The rocent resignation of tho French Am- ‘bassador to the Popo {a explained by tho Parls corrospondent of the Now York Tvibune, After Romo was ngain mado tho Capital of Italy, it bo- camo necoseary that the Minister of Franco to tho King should reside !n the same city with the Ambagsador of Franco to the Popo, A disson- slon atonco aroso betweon tho two Logations, A French ehip-of-war ing boon stationed for many yoara in the harbor of Civits Vecchis, for tho ostodeible purposs of romoving the TPopo to o placo of safoty whenover nn omor- gency should ariso which would compel bim to move. It hoa Loon tho custom of tho oflicora of thls vossol to walt upon the Popo ovory Loliday and pny their respoots. This yoar, tho Miniator asked for and obtainod an ordor that thoy should aluo pay tholr respocts on {ho samo occasions to tho King. The Ambag- sador to the Pope theroupon took umbragoe, and rosigned. Mia resignation was promptly accopt- ed, and the result was, that tho officors paid thoir respoots noithor to Pope nor King. This trifling incidont, howover, asaumos unusual importance, 83 it involves tho question of thereligious prop- orlios held by gift of Fronch chartors at Romo, The succorzor to the Papal Ambassndor is M. do Courcellos, who is opposed to Italian Liboralism, His appointmont, thorefore, in looked upon as n concesslon to tho Olorico-Monurchists by AL Thiors. 13 GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY '0HEAP? The Natjon Lolds that there aro ouly four ciuson that would onablo tho Government to materially put down tho ralos of tolegraphing, and statos thom to be: 1. Froodom from taxa- tion; 2. Exomplion from lawsults and claims for damsgos ; 3. Gontrol of Post Oftico facilities; and, 4, Monopoly of the business, The Nation dispoacs of tho first three of thoso apparont methods for reducing tho rates of talographing under the Govornmont control, If tho linos should be froo from taxation, it would ouly bo & fransfor of the burdon. Tho taxes which the telograph companies now pay, di- rectly or indivectly, ropresont g0 much Govern- ment rovonuo. To take nway this revenuo coming from the telegraph linos would simply bo to exact it from thoe people at largo. Iu other words, tho snme revenuo would bo de- mandod, not from the people alone'who use. the telography, but in equal proportions from {hoso who male no uso of it, Governmont immunity from nctiona for dsmagen could not diminish tho loss that might onsuo from orror or negligonce. Tho differenco is, thnt tho loss would fall upon an innocont party instead of tho guilty or neg- ligont party. Tho pooplo who uso tho telograph will probably bo unanimous in proferring to pay o highor rate rathor than incur the risk of a sorious loss in every message which thoy com- mit to other hands. The eaving that would result from tho uss of tho Post Officc roome is. estimated to Lo vory small, Mr. Orton testifles thut thooxponditures for ront, light, and fuel amounted to only 6 por cont of the exponscs of the Western Union Tol- ograph Company during the last yosr, Tho bulk of theso would have to bo born by tho Govern- mont, bocauge overy largo tolograph station do- mands separato accommodations, In unimpor- tant stations, theso oxponses aro alraady dividod with the railroads, the oxpress companies, and other business ocoupanoy of tho same premisos. Tho Nation is not g0 suro, howavor, that tho saving to tho peoplo, by reasonof the monopoly which tho Govornment would eujoy, would not bo important, and, for the presont, losvos tho quostion opon for discussion. In support of tho thoory that great saving would rosult from this advantngo, it is oitod that tho Listory of compiting lines is aroduction in ratos at first, o congequont loss of monoy, and » final agreo- ment to mako up lossos ou both sides by over- charging, Tho advantago of o monopoly is in- stanced by tho fact that, whilo tho mossage could be sont from tho Atlantio totho Pacific until very recontly for loss than §5, any com- pany would agroe to transmit the same messago for &1 it it conld bo guaranteod & monopoly of tho telegraph businosa of. the country, This is probably truo. But the Nation doos not stop to inquive why it is truo. ‘Tho ronson s elmply becauso an absolute monopoly would enable tho company to build or operate lines ouly whora Lhioy would bo profitable, They wouldnot be forced, o8 they aro now, to establish councetions whoro losses absorh the profits of other linos. ‘Tho Govornmont would not ponscss this ndvantago, In joining the telograph to the muil orvics, it would undertake to ostablish routes all over tha continont, and to mako the former ss much of an eccommodation to the wholo paoplo as the Istter. The Government could not tako tho samo advantagos of 2 monopoly thot privato in- dividuals would enjoy. Cougress would, aftor ita custom, yiold to the domauds of distriots. ‘Tolograph fecilitios wonld entor into a tradewlth protoctivo dutios, A member from Avkansas or Tloride would trade bis influcuce with & momber from Ponnsylvanin, by which tho formor would voto for an incrosso of (ko tariff on conl and the latter fornn Incronse of the tolo- graph appropriation, €0 08 to extond tho sorvice wheoro it would uot pay. Bo would overy roason why a private monopoly could niford to cheapon ratea fail in the onso of Government monopoly. ‘We would not daro to trust to tho good faith of privato Individuals who should have an abuo- luto monopoly ; the good faith of & Government monopoly could only bo gcoured by an inorosso of taxation largely in excess of tho decronuo of rates, Buch o plan would forco those who make no uso of the tolegraph pay moro for its maintonanco than those who uso it, 1t wo woro at presont ongagod in showing tho objoctione to the Government control of tho tolograph, instead of uimply rofuting the claims that aro urged in favor of it, wo should add that ruy and all advantages that may be claimed on tho part of the Govornmont for chosponing tho ratos of tolographing would bo set aside by tho opportunltios and templations for corruption that Govornmont control would provide. With tho trananctions of the Crodit Mobllor hoforo tho pooplo as the diract rosult of Government intorforonco In ontorprisos of & privato ohsrac- tor, wa do not appreliend that any prospoclive reduction 1t tho ratos of telographing will tompt tho peoplo of thia country to {ndorso any olhor monsures by which the Governmont shall gointo buslnoss on its own account. PROTEQTION AGAINST FIRE, A gontloman writing to Tue Trinuns on tho important subjoct of Protoction Against Firo nd- vances somo vory feoblo argumonts againet the auggoation that Amorican oitles in gonoral, and Chieago in particular, may be mado an onbstan- tinlly firo-proof ns Europonn citics. Thio ronsons ho givos why this Is not practicablo mey bo sum- mod up as follows: 1. That wo havo nob the timo; 2. Wohavo not the monoy; 8. A city o conatructed muat necossarily bo gloomy and choorloss, No ono of theso ronsons will stand the toat of eriticiam. 1. Intho mattor of ime, it will cortainly bo admitted that thero is greater cconomy in con- suming half as much moro timo in constructing buildingd that will resist tho spread of firo, than in building & city that is constantly subject to wholosalo conflagrationn, If that portion of Chi cago which was dostroyed in October, 1871, had beon of a charactor to checl tho firo within o rongonablo or usual limt, the five additional yoars which would have beon required for ita construction would certainly have beon a good invostment. Nor does thora soom to ba any un- rongonablo dolay in the construction of firo- proof buildings as compared with that of tho shabbily-built structures of brick or stono ont- sidos nnd lumbor insides. Thore nro many buildings {n the robuilt districts of Chicago of a dangorous charnctor, which consumed moro time in their construction than did Tuz Tnrmuxe block, tho Firat National Bank buildin g, or Ken- dall’s building,~—throo structuros which desorvo to rank aa fivst-class fire-proof buildings. 2. As to the monoy, tho samo gonoral argu- ment of groator economy applios in building & houso that will realst fire, ovenat n greater cost, thanin bullding o houso that will burn down roadily, and communicato flames to tho noigh- boring houses, This argumont becomes much moro forcible as applied to & wholo eity than when it fa contomplated from an individual point of view. " Tho objoction that Chiengo peo- plo bad not the monoy to warrant an exténsion of tho fira limits, within which no waoden build- ing could bo orected, was strongly urged at tho timo the fire ordinance was passed, Exporionco has proved that it was without foundation. No mora building would have boen dono up to this timo than has been dono if tho] firo limits had not been extended, whilo tho ordinance has Lnd the effect, 8o far as it goos, of checking thore foolish peoplo who would have invested their money in mero fire-traps if thoy Lied not beon prohibited by law, As it has been found that the cost of & brick building is but a amall percentage gronter than the cost of a wooden building, &0 it would probably bo found that tho conatruction of interiora caleulated to resist firo would not ropresent n greator difforcnco over tho usual insido work of housos that aro now built of brick or stone oxteriors. Mr. Arthur Gilman, the Now York architeot, who is giving tho wsubloct much etudy, esti- mates that tho differenco in cost would not bo moro than 15 por cont. Uis cstimate is ‘baged upon tho use of a notwork nf’m-ougm iron for flooring filled up with gypsum, hollow brick partitions, aud hollow oxtorior walls, so that the plastering can ba put directly upon them without lathing. 8, The theory that a city so constructed would bo gloomy to tho oyo and chieorless to live in, is altogothor orroncous., Buch &city could bo mado a3 variod, handsomo, snd picturosquo ns any other. The extoriors could have tho same gon- oial appearance as now, since brick, stons, and 1ron would bo used a8 at prosont. The intoriors might bo finished as olaboratoly as over, tho dif- foronco being that gingerbroad wood-worlk ‘,“’““‘ give way to ornamontation of superior tastefulnoss,. Xt will scarcely bo deniod that tha three buildings mentioned above aro as ploasant to the oye, and as comfortable to tho tonant, as any buildings in Chicago. Tho Maneard roof might still bo usod by adopting tho simplo ap- pliances which would render 1t lesa nflammable, —s light fron frame-work instead of a wooden {ramo-work. The gontloman who Lias mado theso objections thinks that tuo facilitied for oxtinguishing firo should bo inorensed by the orection of wator- tanks in various soctions of tho city, connectod with the Wator Works, kopt constantly filled, and supplying tho highest buildings with water at the top. Tt fa not to be donied that the improve- ment of the Firo Doparimont is at once prac- ticablo and dosirable. Whother this improve- mont slould consist of an incrense in tho supply of water to Lo used only in caso of firo, or by incrensing the Dopartment's facllition for toaring down instond of flooding, is o quoB- tion. It is proboble that both mothods sbould rocoivo groator attention than at present. But the flrst roquisits of adequate protection against fivo ia in tho uniform orcction of buildings that will rosist firo. Whon wo spoal of firo-proof ‘buildings, it is in the comnion accoptation of tho word, Evoiything will burn,—oven the dinmond, which s supposod to be the purest form of carbon. What is wantoed is, that overy building shall bo 80 conatructod as to afford o substantinl rosistanco to' fire from without and within, In this gonso, tho old TriuNe building was fire- proof. Iad overy building in the burnt district boon of similur construction, tha great Ohieago fira could nover havo boon'ss vxtensivo. Aldorman Bailoy's rosoluilidn ifi the Gommon Counoil, to provide for the inspection of build- ingy, is o movomont in the propor direction. Ilis plan is to havo ono 8uporintondont of Bulldings, and five subordinate Inspactors, cnch of tho lnt- tor to bonllotted te o spocial district. 1lo dooy not proposa to croato a soparate department, but to mako theno Inspoctors subject to tho removal of the Mayor, and to require them to report to tho Board of Polico, Al of them must bo prac- tical builders, and tho Buperintondent a flvst- claus architeot. It shall bo tho duty of Inspeo- tora to attond ll fires, oach {n his own distriot, to visit daily ovory bulldiug in process of orao- tion, and to roport to ihe Buporintendent, Tho duty of tuo latter fs to givo por- sonal exnmination in all casos whero dangor or Infringoment of tho law s roported to lLim, and then apply to tho Board of Tolice for propor onforcomont. Theuo,aro tho gonoral outlinos of tho plan. Whothor it is tho best suited to tho demand for building inspection, is o matter for disoussion by tho Counoll, Aldorman Balloy, who {8 himeelf o practical builder, estimatos that tho expenso of such a systom will be about £10,000 aunually. Tho movomont once atmrted In tkis direction, tho Common Councll will scarcoly drop It untll o systom of building in- apection shall bo ostablished, Tar: TRIRUNE hins ropoatadly Inslatod upon it ay & munieipal necoa- slty, nnd wo bollavo that tho bettor class of ar- chitoets will bo aunit in favor of it. Both {he fira-law and tho fuspeetion may bo improved In tho futuroe, as oxporionco shall suggeat. Gloucoster, Maan., In & doalor In flsh, and hey & clorgyman, Rov. Mr. Emeraon, who undor- stands tho fish business, On a rocont occaslon hio proachod a sermon to the fish-denlory, in tho courso of which ho gald: * How happons it that horrings caught on the const of Matnoe becomo Labrador horringn on touching {he hands of somo Gloucestor doalora? ITow does it happen, too, tunt Bank codflsh, worth $6 por quintal, bocomo transformed—changed in tho twinkiing of an oyo—to Coorga's flsh, worth GO contn more? Can any ono lore tell mo how thomo wondorful transformations tuko placo?” It ia not relatod that suy of tho fish-doalers answorod thla practical question, but the quoation docs not losa itn forco novertholosn, and suggests o vory velunblo hint to other ministers in the mattor of plain preaching. Would it not bo wall for somo of our city miniBtors to instituto somo inquirloa with rogard to businons, as for instanco + how No. 2 barley bocomes No. 1§ how Jorsoy eidor bocomes sparkling Mumm and Dry Billery ; how turnip bacomes horsoradish and | turmorto bocomos mustnrd ; Low smelts bocomo sardines ; how brass becomes gold, and onk lonves bocomo tobacco ? There aro plonty of menin overy congrogation who are compotent to oxplain these and numerous other transforma- tions of articlos of raimont, food, and drink, aud 8 littlo plain pronching ou thozo practical busi- ness mattors might do as much good a8 long and turgld discourson on doctrinal theology, which daoi not concorn any ono in thils world, or tho next oithor. g Tho denlora In fraudulont madical diplomas, purporting to como from the Univoralty of Ponn- sylvanin, atill continuo their disreputable call- ing, notwithatanding tho nttompt of tho Penne sylvania Logislaturo to chack the ovil. Dr. J, B. Btillo, tho Provost of the Univorsity of Penu- oylvanis, hing recently published a statoment, in which ha explains tho modus operandi of these bogus diplomn-pedlers. The report of tho Com- mittoo of tho Bonato utared that the ovidonco shiowod conclusively that the Ponnsylvenia Uni- versity of Modicine, knowu aa Paine's Collogo, ond an establishmont known ag Buchanan's Col- lege, had long boon engaged i solling diplomas to peraona wlho had nover puraued the requisito courso of study. Two bills wero then passed by both Housca of the Legislaturo repenling tho chartors of both thoso establishmonts. Tlo Buchanan Colloge, howovor, worked under throo distinct ohartors. Two of thoso charters woro roponled, but, by an inadvortanco, tho ack of 1867, incorporating tho ** Amoriean University of Philadelphin,” was not montioned in tho repenl- ing nct, and it is under thig charter that the di- ploma-pedlors are working in London, and pro- tonding to sell diplomas from the Univorsity of Ponnsylvania, Tho present Legislnture, 1t is stated, will correct tho provious mistake at onco; but it will tako n long timo to remove the stain which has been thus unjustly cast upon thogood namoof {ho oldest and ono of the most respect- eblo medical institutions in tho country. R O e g About a year ago, n colony of people from Massachugotts, siyling themsolvos New Canaane ites, sottled in Columbia County, Georgie, un- dor tho land of ono Curry, who, in turn, styled himself tho “SBavior of the World, and tho Grent Ruler of the Universo.” After ho had got bia colony comfortably settlod, he nbolished all tho marringo laws, and took unto himsolf o woman, without logal or clerical permission, and muointained horin royal style. Tho colony is, Liowovar, now broken up. Mogt of tho colonists have deserted and returned to Massachusotts, and Canaan {8 no longer o lappy laud to Curry, as ho has been arrcsted, talon before o Juntico, and bound over' in tho sum of €600 for trisl at tho March torm of tho Buporior Court of Columbia County. Being unablo to procuro bail, tho solf-styled ** Groat Ruler of the Universe” now languishes in du- xauco vile, a8 tho proper result of his assumption of omnipotence. * gt N Tho latost mails make mention of the follow- ing prominent persona who have died within the post wook: Colonol James Collior, of Stouben~ vill, 0., & vetoran of 1812, who fought inall the battles along the Canadian frontior, was ono of tho Commissioners to sottlo tho Virginia and Ohio boundary, and, in 1849, was Collector for Uppor Oalifornia; Georgo Birothor Gainos, o political contomporary of Asron Burr and Gon- oral Jackson, for whom the town of Gainesvillo, Ala., wos named; Jamos Honry Cofiln, LL, D., Professor of Mathomatics and Astronomy in Lafayotto Colloge, whoso most notoworthy worksare *“Winds of the Northwestern Hemi- sphoro,” '“Solar and Lunar Eclipses,” and “A Disoussion on the Meteorie Fire Ball;" Francis Boach, Brevot Lisutenant Colonel of the United Statos Army; and Willinm P. O. Stebbins, Super- intondent of Conatruction at tho Ban Francisco Mint. Mrs, Dr, Mary Walker is an individual who makes horsolf ridiculous in the oyes of every- body, and a special bore to Government officials, by parading the lobbies of Congross and tho public buildings of Weshington in o composita costume. Mrs. Dr, Mary Walkdy, or Dr. Mrs, Mary Walkor, Las beon on- gaged "in this pastime for n great -many years, and mow.aska Congrous to give her §10,000. But sho doos not promise to abandon hor favorito pastime oven then. It is probably in tho hopo of this result, howevar, that Bonator Tipton has introduced a bill authorizing the do- nation, Mo nska very appropriately that the do- natlon shiall bo takon from the Conscienco Fund of tho United States. If tho Sonate accedos to thopropouition, it will nnturally want the reapon- sibility to rest on tho conscioncos of othor poo- plo. e e The Army Roglster for 1879, just issued, shows that tho commissioned portlon of tho United Statos Army {ucludes 12 Gonoral Ofii- cors, 16 Adjutant Gonerals, 8 Xuspoctor Gioner- nals, 10 Judge Advocates, 1 Chief Signal Oflcor, 09 Quartormasters, 20 Commissarios, 168 modi- onl ofilcors, 5+ Paymastors, 108 Enginoors, 61 ordnanco ofticors, 80 Pout Chaplaing, 425 cav- alry officors, 274 artillory officers, 881 infantry ofticers, 8 Profossors, 303 cadets, and 297 offi- cors rotirod from activo service, making n total of 2,780, Tho numbor of onlisted mon is 80,000, It is o rathor curious foct that of tho 2,132 ofii- cora ou tho active lists only 686, or loss than one- third, are graduntes of Wost Point, AMUSEMENTS, THE OPERA, Tho second week of the opera sosson com- mencod Inst evening with a ropotition of the im- monso audionces which closed tho fivst week, Tho businoss of last woek was tho largest ever done in opern in tho United Blates in tho samo longth of time, and tho sales of seats for this weolt, which wero mede yeaterday, give promise that tho prosent wook's business will fully equal if nob surpags It In voceipts, The houso was orowded simply to overflowing, and with an audienco fully a brilliant as thoso which attend- od last weok, 'Tho opora was Ambroias Thomas' #¢Mignon," which haa nover boon dons hero bo- foro. I has been looked forward to, howover, with Pploasurablo antiolpation, from tho brilliancy of momo of its morcesux, like tho Toloneisa and the overturs, which havo often boon heard loro in concorts and buvo al- ways boon rocelved with the Loartiost onthu- siram. Tho story of tho opora hus alroady boen printed in thezo columng, and it is unnccessary to recapltulato it now, Tho musio is of the Tronch school throughout, will tho single ox- coption of the opening malo chorus, which is Just a3 thoroughly German, It i poculisly gracoful and sparkling, wmuch of it, especially tho sot melodios, of the bravura order, and tho instrumentatlon s vory lright and froah, and somotimon scored with all tho brondth and més- sivoness of grand oporn, It ds rathor remarkable thet In tho duon and trios, of which *there aro n largo number In tho opera, enpo- einlly In thoso of a pathotio ' naturo, the auggestion of Gounod fs Inovitablo. In one o1t tywo bita of chorus thoro ia nlko n distant hint of Offenbael's rollicking 1ausio, As o whole, however, tho work i very offectiva and abounds in charaoloristio melodios, which will nlways mako it popular, It will' bo curlons indeod it somo of them aro not on evory plano forte and In overy amatour's reporloire hofora many days aro ovor, It waa recoived with great onthunlasm, oud tho unanimous verdich was in itw favor, whioh {5 romarkable, #a now oporns hiave raroly mado o hit hero upon thelr firat presontation. The cast was n very strong ouo, Mad, Lucen and Mins Kollogg having tho two lending char- .aotora of Mignon, tho glpsy walf, and Filina, tho aotross. Lucea's Mignon-1s ono of tho bost por- sonations eho hns na yob given us, It affords no opporlunitios for costuming, {s somewhat barron in molodies, butis oxiromoly dramatis, and in this rn!l[’mcl tho musio {4 oxaotly adapted to Lucen’s brond, firm voleo, with ita'rich and ox- preasivo tones, Tho personntion of tho pas- sionato, jealous littlo gipny, ospocially in tho }mlhuflo pasnagen, wan o mastorpieco of action. n this porsonation thoro was not n trace of tho Favorita, tho Zerlina, or tho Marguerie of Toucen. It was cepontially distinct from them all, and in this attribute of losing horsolf in the charactor, and not botraying any of lior own por- wvonal chargoteriaticy, is "ono of tho strongost Jroofs of Lor transcondont ability aa an artist, Lhore iu no slighting of the smalleat dotail, no halt in tho notfon to mnke: points, no slurring ovor of racitative for tho snko of a coming arin. ‘Tho symmotry eud harmony of the character aro complote, and Lucen is novor Lucca, but always Mignon, oxcopt in onn or twa af the ‘ontr’ acton, whoro sho was poculiarly Luces, and Kollogg was poculiarly Kellogg. It is hard, thoroforo, to say in what spoclal point Lucen oxcolled, siaco tho wholo was 80 natural in ita action and con- sciontious in vocalium, Tho popular applauso Jras glvon, liowavor, to'tho tolict scono, whoreln tho chango from utter wrotchodnoss to forced gayoty, and the 1cmmu5ua gipsy song, woro iven with marvollous flulsh and power. Tho nttor fairly brougm down tho house, and tha epplauso was Japt up with such persistont en- thusiasm, that Lucca was campellod to ropont the arin, Tho connolskour, however, would un- doubtedly singlo out the “Non conosei i1 hol suol,” Goothe's oxquisito * Kounst du das Land?" which wore nung with infinite tonder- neas and pathos, and the charming Bwallow duot with Lotario, which aro two of tho finost num- bors in tho opora, Kolloi;g’a ‘ilina 18 ono of her host porsona- tions, although wo could still wish that thero woro more of Filina and less of Kellogg in it. Tho charactor is that of a supercilious, dashinj nctrosd, o woman of the world, gay, whty, an sarcantlo, hoartloss, Drilliant, ' and gorgaous. Tho gorgoousnees of tho character was made manifest in hor toilots, which wore clogant, but tho real points of the charactor wore only super- ficinlly touched aftor nll. The musie of the role, howaver, was edmirably sung. It ia mostly of the bravura style, sbounding in ‘brilliant voeal flights, requiring o vory high and flexible voico, and thus was a8 oxnctly adapted to her aaif tho part had beon written for her. Of iho recitative, Kollogg mado but little—and indoed itis of but little importanco, especially in comparison with the intonsoly dramatic rcoitative of Afignon, which Lucen Ea.vo with such vigorous dramatio powar, —but tho melodies set to_hor part wore suporbly rendered, espaoially the Polonniso and tho ** Gal Complimentl.” The former won for heor n very enthusiastio oncoro, which sho richly dosorved for tho splendid mannor in which sho exe- cuted tho florid dificultios of tho nrin, og well ns for the fino cadonza which sho ndded toit. It was ono of the bost pieces of pure bravura singing ever heard on our operatio stage. The support of the two artiats was vory offective. Jamet's porsonation of Lolario was thoroughly artistic, both in its vocal ond dramatic featuros, and Vizzeni's Guglielmo was vory handsomely dono, considering tho amount of work ho has been called upon to do during the sosson, His promptnoss aud relia- bility, and espocinlly the painstaking mannor in which ho docs Lis work, bave made bhim =& docided favorite. Tho other arts, Frederico (Banz), Giarno _(Du- Brou, and Zacrto (Lyatl) ot ovodicably talcen, and tho orchestra indor Maretzok's baton did its work in a very oxcellont way. A foaturo of tho performanco, not down in tha bills, wan tho spirit maulfested by tho two primn donnaa in ms&mudin to the calls before tho curthin, Tho delicato rivalry betweon tho two, howovor, wos confinad ‘to “tho atage, s tho sudionco seomod disposed to mwerd ita’ applauso in oqual mensuro, ‘The contest eonded, however, in n drawn battle, and the seronity of the occasion was not mnfnrinlly disturbed, This evening Kollogg will apponr in “T'rovatore,” HOOLEY'S OPERA IOUBE. For n first performance an unususlly largo audiones was in 1looloy's Theatro last oveniug, ‘when the curtain roso on the first act of Robert- son's pleasing littlo comedy of * Devid Gar- xiok.” ~ Tho picce is essentiaily Robertsonian in construction, with no vory claborato plot, but sparkling in dialogue and abounding in pleasing incidont. It is already familiar to many of our theatro-goors, but not sufliciently co to be ex- cluded from tho long list_of novolties to many moro. It ia excollontly ndapted to the company at Hooloy's, whose strongth {s not miraculous in hoavior or moro intricate piecos, and devolves no very sovero duties upon any ono. As a result, the acting is ovon, and tho inforest is_sustainad throughout with' littlo npparent offort, Mr. Blaisdoll a8 David Garrick was accoptablo, but it is ovidont that ho hns not studied tho part vory closely. Ho doos not appoar to realize tho humorous points which ;sBuggests thomsolves to the andience, and omits littlo points of * busi- noss " which would groatly enliven tho piece, In tho assumed drunkonness of the groet actor, Mr. Biaiudoll is_excoedingly unovon,—simulating in- toxication in a manuer that would commend kim as o tomperance advocate rathor than an actor. His ntagigor is not & succoss, and a littls ‘more caro_in his olooution would seom desirable. As Squire Chivy, John Dillon givos us-a real~ istio roprosentation. Tha contraet botwoen the renl intoxieation of tho fooble-minded Squire ond the nssumed drunkennoss of David Garrick in 6o morked a8 to induce the beliof that David would not bavo created a great furore in Chi- eago. Mr. Dillon onrichod the part with a good deal of naturel humor, and kept tho audienco in o delightful condition of merrimont without sucoumbing fo tho tempiation to bur- lesquo. As Ada Ingol, Miss Meck was up to the standard of uxcofiunw. and asaisted in belping tho picco smoothly through, Mr. Boggs, au Simon_Ingot, tho caréful man of businoss, projudicod ni;uimat actors, and happy in tho bo- iof that Shakspoaro was not to bo comparod with him; wes commondublo. In tho conoluding acono, howover, Mr. Boggs exhibits n weariness of tho play, and simmers down to the bolief that playors aro not ausilinvics of tho onemy with & yory _commonplaco air, His preju- dlco yiolds vory much a8 buttor = does to the Inifo with tho thermomoter in tho ninotics, A littlo closo study would not bo amies. Tho minor characlors were very fairly iven, but tho barriers botvoen acting and bur~ fi:.quo aro not vory nttentively observed, ‘'horo 18 vory littlo to condomn in the presentation of 1ho play, and imuch that is to bo commonded. ‘Thoro who dosid ta onjoy an evoning connot do 50 to bottor advaulngo thun by visiting Hooley's during the presont wook. ‘‘David Garrick’ is aupplomentod by tho roaring farco *‘His last Logy," with Johna Dillon ns ' Callahan, ACADENY OF MUSIO, It agroonblo expoctntions wore oxcited by tho ontortuining synopsls of Gilbert's famous mythologlcal comady of * Pygmalion aud Gala- ton,” which was givon in Bunday's ‘Tninung, §t s unfo to eay that thoso oxpoctations wore morg than’ realized by overy lady and gontloman in tho large nnd roflnod sudiouce which sav tho first production of tho pieco last evoning at tho Academy of Music. A ronding of (hoskoteh in* question is to tho actod play what o cheap chromo is to tho original copy of o great artist's chef d'@uvre, It convoys morely o vaguo puggostion of the grand porfoction’of tho thing it aims to ropre- tiont—a faint approach to tho work itsolf, ¢ Pygmalion and Galatea wos written for tho oyo and onr of the truo conuoissour. None but dramatio art patrons of tho highest tasto and diserimination oan hope to cnjoy thor- onghly o thing #o uttorly unlike the ordinary peitorn of stago productions. It is & play for intelligont and rofined suditors to grnpuxl ap- prociato and admiro—a play which drow all Box- ton for flvo weeka to oo it, and which ought to bo scon by nvurI lady and gentloman of cul- twre in Ohlotago. 'Po oars no less nico should bo committed the brillieut concoits and dolicate satives with which it abounds, It is an opitomo of noat aud sploy originality in plot and dinloguo throughout, o stugo picture as novel as it Is ox- quisitely bonutiful, " laving alveady done what writton deseription can to furnish somo idoa of tho story, it uul{‘ remuins to spoak of the mannor ~in which tho story is told by thono futo whoso mouths it lines aro put, Tk chatuotor of Galatea, ns portrayed by Ming LoCloreq, is ono of singular boauty—that of a lovely otitue glven the added lovelinoss of lifo wsud breath, motion and passion ; “born but you- torday,” aud so doliciously ignorant of “the world,” Au noarly 8y any Women ¢an ever hope to mrive at so imposalblo an {denl in tho present ngo, Miss LoClareq has grasped tho noncoswtlon of tha untutorod Galatea, and, with tho ald of hor highly cultivatod act) sho linn painted tho ]!lutm'n {urpro and oxquisite colors, invonting t Wwith n moaning much nw Is seldom n[‘lolwn Ly ploturos of 1o ulay o dind, Bho makos ono Taithfully holioyo that Pjgmalion’s miraculoun croation”would luyo lookad and nctod just ag 8ho daos; and it {ho Imagination of tho nine- toontl contury proven unoqual to tho offort of belloving such ‘n creaturo possible, shio ot loast makes us_ forvently wish for much o possibillly. Nono Lut an nctress of oxtraordinary cnlpnbllity could hope to melzo and lold tho enrlous idividuality of tho char- actor; cortatnly nono leas beantiful and womanly than sho would venturo upon %o freo and une! feotod n roprosentation of tho liberty which st han juatifiod inall ngos, Clumsior hands, snd thouo toss conrclously ¥ura, would mako sni nnd distastoful work of tho Grook soulptor's modol, ~ Her dromatie powor,” not loay than hor personal attractions, finds amplsy feope for oxorcise. In the oponing seono with Pygmalion, ~from whom i lonrnis some of tho peuuhnflunu of tho gront world into which sho hus boon so suddenly ush- orod, and to whom sho puts nomo of tho quoor- eat questions and makon tho queerost of com- monts, sho was naive and cliormi n? to a dolicions degroo ; and still moro o In_the Mnterview with Chrysos, which s {lo most humorous in tho ploy; whilo tho hoart-brokon pathos of tho Econo in which sho ::Ecr.ks for COynisca, and loarng at Pygmalion hatcs and' ourses hor for the: migchiof sho has funocently caused, was glven with o wonderful depth of focling in tono and aotion, The impersonation nevor conses to on- thrall by its delicacy and grace, its sadnoss and its tondornoes, Tho mannor in which tho othor characters wore taken roflacls groat crodit upon the ro- fAources of tho Academy company. Mr. Horno, 18 Pygmnlion, manifested o “thorough un- derstanding of the role, which ko rondored ~ with an admirablo blending of foron and naturalnegs. t His linos woro spoken with nico acouracy and udictous offact. As the Dlufr soldler, Leucippe, Ar, Mordsunt was in Lis bast voin of 'readiny and actlon, and Mr. John- Bon gavo & good repregsontation of Ohrysos, tho shoddy patron of att. Miss Waito, nu Cynisca, was oxcellont in the main, Bhe hardly reachod tho forco and dramatic powor requinite in the dolivery of tho curao, swoot and charming Alyriné was that of Miss Adn Gilman 3 and tho art of tha strong-minded Daphne was woll lookod and nctod by Mra. Carhart, In tho olaborato attention paid to the acenery and costumos in “ Pygmalion oud Galates » i mnnl:lgumunt is ontiiled to high praise. Tho tich dresses and stago seltings show a liboral outlay, and tho geonio artists aro entltlod to no small” gharo of tho commendation. A mecst romarkablo and boautifal il lusory offect. is introduced in prodicing tho closing tableau of tho * Fading Btatuo,” which was hoartily encored lnst evoning. Tho ploco will bo continuod throughout the wook, including the Wodnesday and Saturday ‘matinoes, and wo can only repeat that it should bo seen and nnfloycd by every lady andgentloman of culturo in Chicago, — - WALL STREET. Review of the Mounoy, Gold, TRond, Stork, and Produco Maricets, Special Despateh to The Chicago T'ribune, Nzw Yorx, Fob, 10.—Money was sctivo and closo, ravging from 7 to 1-16, with Iate business at 7 gold. Thero Is considerable demnnd from tho Waoat for logal tendors,which s slowly drnin- ing tho rosorvo in tho banka here. Tho failure of tho Becretary of tho Treasury to purchase bonds also aids in keoping money active. Prime discounts aro 8 to 10, The London money mar- Lot ia casy at 83@824. BTOORS, The stock market was weak and lower, with tho exception of Loke 8hore, Tho only partial succoss of the Syndicato Ia tho reason _assignod for the g‘;onurlll tone of tho market. ‘Clic money markot I8 yory much under the control of specu- lators, and 1t is eaid to be their purpoge Lo keep 1t activo, until stock prices doclino or o lergo whort interest is obtnined. Thoro s to bo an im- ortant meeting of tho Erie peoplo to-morrow. The Everng Lrpress says: * Thorowas orumor this nfternoon that tho annual roport of the Eria Railway would bo a very favorablo oxhibit, and that figures would show the Company carned o rogular dividond on tho proferred stock and b or cont on the common.” Tho upward movement in- Lake Bhoro is ascribed to the * bull” movement in Erio. The Ermnin? Postonys: ‘¢ A roport is current that the Union Pacifle Company will not bo able te ‘w.y the March interost on the income bonda. Vo givo no credit to tho story, as it was prob- ably started for speculativo purposes.”” Tha coal stocks aro attracting moro attontion in con- #equonce of an oxpected increzso in the demand for both anthracite and biluminous coals undor tho decreasing supply of coal in En, gland and the high prices thoro. *In rogurd to Wostern Union, it 18 xomarked that Horaco F. Clark happoned to bo on tho Executivo Committeo, and empowered to mct in an emorgenoy, and was theroby enabled to foil the plans of his fathor-in-law, Hud it not beon for the snla of that 16,000 sharos, it is probablo tha stock would to-day ba. selling above par. GoLD gplil{gd higher, but declined, ranging from 1142 o 3 Foreign exchnnge was heavy ond lower. Thero 18 o betler supply of Sonthorn and baukers’ bills, Tho high promium on gold and Ligh rates of exchango are very favorable for the oxporters of domostic Froducs, particularly cotton, It is reported that ome of tho prime drawors onLondon has negotiated five milliona of bonds of tho Gilbert Elovated Railway, BONDS. s Government bonds wero firm on small transac- tions. It io gonerally bolleved that tha Byndi~ cato havo not succooded in solling more than ono- third of the now loau, Tho German bankers opposo it bocaugo tho arrangement was made with tho Barings and Rothschilds, through their American housios, having branches in London and Paris, For months past thore has been n standing offor on the part of tho Rothsohilds to 1loat this loan on practically tho samo torms as thoso given to tho first Syndicate. This offer was not only rejocted, but the Secrotary of tho ‘Tronsury renowed hisnegotintions throngh Amer- ican housos, thus giving thom a largo slico out of tho 80,000,000 profit. ~ It is prosumed, thoro- foro, that tho Engligh branch of tho Syndicate receivod littlo or no nsaistauco from tho Roths- childs. PRODUCE, Flour was quiot and unsottled, closing weak. Wheat wag dull, and closed irrogular. ~Choica spring is firmly beld. Common is_vory quiet aud tame. _Wintor is firmly hold, but without inquiry. Porlk is fairly active and with anles of 160 brls uow mess at 81460 for Afarch ond April. Now mess is quoted at 814,50 cash. In cut ments & modorate business wes dono, including 1,000 pickled hams (light) at 11@ 113go, ond 600 picces smoked meat at 120 for hame aud Tife for shoulders. Bacon is firm, TFor short clear, 7A(c bid, and 7860 nakod ; 73c is bid for long clear and 7o sskod, with 100 boxes roported at thin Sgura. Laord was modorately netivo and stoady, with anloa of 600 tiorces at 8% for Wostorn for Fob- ruary, and 8Y4e for March. LEGAL FARES. A Lively Sceno at Champaignes- ow & Conductor Outwitied a Crowd of Execursionists Who Would Pay Only 1o Legal Fares Speetat Despateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Cranraloy, Ill., Feb. 10.—A mob of between fifly and sixty porsons, including imany school- boys and misges, boarded the passongor train on the Illinois Contral Railvond at Ludlow and Raue toul last Baturdny, and tondered the conductor tho exact logal fare to Champaign, thrao conts & mile, Tho monoy was refused. Tho party ar~ rivad hero, feeling lhighly elated over tho . unprocodented reduction In passen- or fore. When tho irain from the outh arrived thoy propared to board her, but woro surprised to find all tho conches lockod ex- copt tho roar ono, Into it Lhng' rushod in high filuu. Whou it came timo to start, the train sud- lonly backed. In tho excitoment, somo wily employe had diseugaged tho roar coach from the train by pulling out tho coupling-pin, The ongino was suddenly reverged, and soon & wida fnp was nado batwoen tho “ excurslonists? and he teain, which was now undor full headway, whilo the roar conch, contain- ing tho law-nbiders, brought up on tho alde-track, In the ovening a majority of them, mouk and ponitont, earouurad tiokots and wont home on tho !rulghé raing, Quite a num- bor are liore yot, mwaitiug reinforcomonts to- day, It tho crowd comos & lively timo will en- 8u0, Later.~The train from the north hna arrived and brought with it, mostly from Ludlow Sta. ton, a mob of nonrly 100, largoly composed ot boys, prossed in by dosperate loaders. Thes have como down to rainforco their comrades, and. Intend going back ot 8:48 p, m. Sovoral hun- drod men are now at the dopot. Tho oxclte- mout is great,