Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1873, Page 8

— CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN. ESDAY, APRIL 1, 1873, THE FARMERS' MOVEMENT. §pirit of Those Engaged in It. Lotters Rocolved by tho Secrotary of the Farmors’ Stato Association.’ Address of Colonol Fred. Hocker to tho OCitizons of Chioago, T'ue Toouns Lioa beon reporting Jborally the meotings of tho farmora that have bosn held in tho difforent parta of tho Btate for somo timo post, Tho spoochos and_rosolutions” of thoso gnthoringa show intonso fooling nroused among agriculturists by tho oppromsiona under which thoy suffor. Farmers, aa a clasd, are not glvon to lottor-writing, but thoy have . ' NEQENTLY BEEN STIMULATED TO EFFORT in this dircotlon, ns the following extracts will ehow. Thoso aro takon from a masa of cor- rospondonco rocoived by tho Beorotary of the tato Association, Thoy show mot only tho feoling .throughout. tho rural dis- tricts of Ilinois, bui tho sproad of tho movemont into adjoining Btates. Tho “ Patrons of Husbandry” firat gained promi- nence in Towa., From Iowa tho ordor oxtended ite affiliations into Hlinols, Minnosots, Wiscon- sin, and Knnens, Tho uumbor of granges.in Towa and Illinols aro probably now about equal. In n formor article it was estimated that thoro weso n Iilinols not joss than 100,000 elootors who wore mombors of clubs and granges. In Town thero are nonrly half that number;, while; in Wisconain, Towa, and Knnuas, thoto are doubt- loss 06 mapy more. Tho farmers of Michigan have alrondy commenoed tho formation of clubs, ond will soon competo withs the other Btates in zeal and energy, 7Whe corrospondence from which theso oxtracts aro mado includo lotters from NEADLY LVERY+AGRICULTUBAL BIATE in tho Union. ‘Ihiay will serve to illustrato the conditions of sentimint thraughout tho Nortl- west, although others oqually” portinout might Liayo baen made. FROM A FAUMER IN PLEASANTON, RAN. como ticsn words of sympathy with the cauno: 1 0nd that tho drift of ‘our griovances fn about the ssmo. Al ato working In harniony, altliough bt some Qistance, and without o guiding star, Tis satindics ‘mo thiat & groat chungo will como, aud that soon, Last Batirday o completed our argantzation. Wo. called togother about 400 sturdy moti, who felt that thelr Fihta o tremplad on, who afo bound lo dnd ol liat hurts, and to romovo the canse, 1 mover saw the fariors xo'complotely arouscd througliout the: nation 9 ut tho preseut timo, Wo hope to form & Btato orga- nization ihis winter. ~ A "nAID" BLOOMINGTONIAN writes liko this, Fob. 28: They call mo 100 rabld, abd I fear I am, Wo shall’ see, Lo mo tho farmors and workess of this county aronotyot Anlf advauced. They dowt know whab hiuxts them ; (hoy dou't know Uiemsclves nor thelr owuers, a6 1 look upon it, Dut Ihopo Iam groatly mistaken, If T am, Iintend (o bo mistaken always for 1ho betler, aud ot Tor tho worse, 'One polht T tricd to mako on thir reaolutlon against nilroadl pusscs, o that it wbould requesl Congrress- men, oditors, minislors of tle Gospol, and all who iglit have complimontary railraxd pastc, to Torurn them at onco aud foreves, a thy vilest bribee, But it waa 110 g0, A COOK COUNTY FARMER swrites, Fob, 11 A 1o Gook County, you woll know thac i fs tha ‘nardest county in the State to do anytbing agaiust tho Tatorest of tho railroads; but, for il that, thore aro & fowmen o, the county bliodro dutermiied, hat tha agricultural intoreat ehall bo protected and that no ‘onopoly slall oporato projudiclally to the farmer, Tho following extracts aro from a lotter writ- ton by DI, Wi, TIORTON, OF CENTRALIA ¢ Wa hayo juat had n aplondid_convontion under the ‘moet wnfavorablo circumstances, Tho large hall was filed {0 ita utmost Timita, Wo passed the Leat ot of resolutions I bavo ever seen, Wo did mot touch tho Inat decislon of tho Supromo Court, a8 wo did not svem 10 8greo on ita construction; oud, 'ss tho Legisiaturo 3 9n seesion, wo lmply sl to them fof rallery and for tho euhctment of such_constitutfonal laws o 1l accompilsh the end dealred, X think tho declsion 15 ap nrrout humbug ond pottifogging quibble, dis- Creaiiabio to n fourtirato lawyer, 1t doos notiung Toally but invlvo un In endicss litigation, N, D. W, DAME -~writes from Lanark, undor dato of Feb. 14: I hopo yor willnot bo dishasriened by micitoy il obatacles, Wowlll go round them, over thoin, or through thom oll. 3. D, PORTENFIELD, of Maplo Groyo, Champaign Counly, writes, under dato of Fob, 24: Tho thing is gotting lorger than I bargined for, I lottors come in from all sides, begglng me to coms and Liolp thons. Macon Connty Is fhoroughly organ= $zed. 1 noves saw pooplo #o thoroughly aroused, - In ono instance, on tho Toledo, Wabssh & Weatern train, (ho trafumon expel . n men from tho car who fendered his Jaw{ul fare. Tho conductos callod in tho ‘ullice, stopped tho train, and commanded tho man to 80 off, "which o %o do. Whon tho canductor ent fouse force,thoman drow his revolverand told tho party vory coolly hat hio would kill tho first mian that Toved to lay hends on him, The conductor sald tiat 1o was not propared to dlo, started tho train, and end- €d tho troubl, Iam ealisiled that if tho raliroads do ‘ot do komethiug tho worst hias itot yet come, THE EDITOL OF THE AMERIOAN FARMERS' ADYO- oATE, published at Tackson, Tonn., writes to the Soc- Totary of tho Stato Farmora’ Associntion, offer- ings tho columns of his papor sa a_vohicle of communication with the agricultural publio of the South, and promisivg bis own uotive co-op- oration. EXTHACTS PROM LETTES OF FADNEDS AND oruERS. LANART, TIL, Jan, 20,—Congressional District No, § will hold f1a f1#at moeting for organtzation, under the Stato Farmors’ Association, at tho Oty of Freeport, on Wedneadoy, Feb, 6. Tho camp-fires azo being ligtited in every town In tlio District, . W, D, ‘GULL Laxe, Barzy Co,, Mich., Feb, 20,~1t Lia be- como nn absolito necessity thut farmers sowld organ- {70 8 concentrato their Influcnco 80 as to muko it £elt, fu thoir own defenso. 3. T ‘Banci 1.—1 see that the dafly press baa taken up our causo, rendering it incalculuble benelit in slaping publio oplufon in_our favor ainong nll classes, Ono ihing Is suro: No publio man will daro opposo our Just derunds, witbout s full kuowledgo of tho fact that ha il ncedala political coftin befurv tho peoplo will noed Dis_publie servico aguin, Wo must be fully and thoroughly organized: pas resolutions in clubs, gronges, and couveutlons, at wo wlll support 10 wath or ollico who fa not oppoked to all tho great mouopo- Jiew that ara being run in opposition to tho true nter. eatn of tho manses, v. C. ¥en, 10,—Wo havo called o Congressiounl District Conveiition, nnd ealled ol Houthern Iiluols o ment with e, o {ho 20ih of Fobruary, Our peoplo aro wrolght up to a plich of excioment on (his subject lercloforo unequaled, Tho sellon of thio Govornor miot with such Landling at our lael mecting a8 would Tot Navoboen vory fattering to His Majesty had ho beon thero, Feo, 101 spent two woeks at Springfold, Had several interviewn with tho Governor. Mo thinka the Ttafiroad law will bo hord to carry out, I told him I thought not ; If matters went on ashort tme 8a they wero ow golng, Lle sovereigns would soon oxccutatho Iaws In tholr own way, y TivenToy, Tn.—T lopo tho good work will go_for- ward until our tyraute, tho rollronds, ara Lrought to ferms, It in 6 disgrucs o e that e, tho_agriciltur- iats of the West, have thus far eou lying supinely on our bucks, and allowing tho linckles of oppreaslon T2\ plased wpon an, it bay bocouno well-Algh faie Tosslblo to_reslst tlo power of thio oppressor, Tho Gnly liopo of he country la fn_tho immedlate, united nction of all Intorested i agricultural pursults, in such ur Antluence to beur upon our n fnfluoncoso great that the ot 16 reamyt - T wish wo Corld get tho ball Tolling In Towa as it 18 i Tiliuols, B, WantINGTON, D, O,, Murch 11,=1f I am not greally mistnken, the produters of (o Wast wil hear nofes comiug up froa boro on tho Assembliug of tho Forly- third Cougreas, which will mako thelr Liearls loap for oy, aud whicl will domonstrate st this Govornmont i the powor aud (o will to protect every eltizon from - wrong and appicssion, from aiy und overy sourco ; i a word, tkat the pooplo ritfe {hie Iaud, uid will rule it in'tho 'intereat of (hio people, end not’ of monopolics, J. MeN, JaN, 20.—Tam afrald wo did mot mannge woll at ‘Dloomsbigton In regord to monoy mattors, = It takea cash (o 1nake the liorso go, I am very uxious thut wo muke this horuo travel. Ve shuil go, Iadmit {hat tho railronds aro linposing cn us, Dut X must think thot we nro imposing upon ouraclves aw well, Tho rafirouds aro faithfully lookingafterthelr awn interesta, Tl mechanto looks aftor kin; o docs the merchant, tho magufacturer, tho cosl-nisier, and 50 outo the end,—l} excopt iho farmer, Ia' alono, shcep-like allolfa tho walvos to slanghter i, Wo lisve ignor tho liea that wo Lavo intercats thut aro_mutusl inter- eate, that belong espoctally to tho fatining class, Taniely? the improvament of our farme, our siock, tia Kind of crops wa aliould grow, tho ki d and amount of tools neoded to perform tho Jabor of the farm, &o., ke, Wo have stood too much upon our individuality ; thint v, everyono han attempled to run bis own nia- ching,’ thiuking " that, f Lo got on, sl the reat munt follaw, N Vo want to lodk sffer tho In- terest of {ho con to the commuuity, and you do much to bulld up yourself,” I do not for- ot, 100, thio oredit-system Vobweon thie farmer and musny other iuterests, 'This abomiuable fustitution ‘urves both as bait aud teup, by which we gudgeons are cuught,—cauglit_ wyory da, o ja country, HNiua olt of ovory ten of the mon utweon Inanufacturer might bo disponsod with adva to both ua and thew. ITIOM A PAUMER OF NORTUFIELD, MINN. Fro, 0.—Threo months ago, thero were but iwo o (hren granyen within o ciroulf of 16 iles, Now wo v ficuy vt Loadquaciors st Northvil, Yot wo 2Fo ot over-vartiul to {ho syatem of Kranges, Only shiosy me any myntom Into which wo can throw all onr Fortea i pnltod action, and wo sliall bo abla o slinko off the powar of our nmelou. Assure your pooplo Suat tho farmors of Minnesots fiava an 6yo to your sioremania i regard o rilrond agecession nd il indly foin son [ the oftart Lo AL dawn deao iant monopolick: but this undortnking will requiros iorough organization of all tho farmers of the North- weat, . 8. Draxe. OALL, ACCOMIANIED ¥ A LETTER, from R, IL. Forguson, of Troy, N. Y., who rond a papor bofors tho Now York ‘Board' of "rado, from which coploun oxtracts wro publiskiod it Harper's Monihly of Tanunry Inot ¢ Trox, March 20.—Travol nlwaya follown frolght ; frolght ‘slwoys sccks tho chonpest ratcs, Mml'?u‘n"'u' buy Whiora tliey can buiy the choupost, Tiicso aro noif- ovilont truth, O, prosont ratirond pyato our country, Ia rulning Towa hins ta glvo four bitalic)s of corn to et one to the Atlantic sealoard ; Illinols liss to givo three. Tho alinighty dollar, or Grodit Mobilior stock, unod in the hulls of our Stato and Natlonnl Leglala- turcs, has passcd laws glving tho most valuablo of our homeatend Iands futo the handa of lawlcas railroad corporations, whio, under tho falso and dsmiablo plen of “Fdovolaping tho fesourceaot Uho country,aro robbl A of overything, Our Blato Leglalaiuros aro packo with rnilrosd ofMcials, who control. legtslation and shapo it to benefit thoir own corporations, Theso cor- Fonthmn sro forming combiuntions to monopolize eolghit charges and dictato to shippers, merchants, counimors, aud, producort, Wit tloy shall pay and pubmit o, right or wrony, In proof of which, tho foliawing dvolation s bul oo of many to-wlt - Tho 7080 18 detormined to ko 1 s terribfo for tho publio fo fight it, right or wrong, tlnt they will stop it," thoreby meaufug {lst, no maticr how juat o man'a clatm in, thoy, tho rod, wiil buy judges, buy Jury, and corsupt the.wholo ystom of Justico to carry oul thelr nofarious designt, With a view of seoking a remedy for thia slato of affaivs, T eneneatly ask your nid, your nfucnce with others, aud your peraonal attehdanco ot a meeting to * hold in New York Oity an soon 8 tho nocossary arrangoments can bo comploted, for the purpose of forming an assoclation of ahippors, ‘morolinhin, conaumars, anil produgers of tho Unitod Btates, for' the purposoof mutusl protection against rallroad oxtortion, and deviasing mneans and remedies. for the future. Tho Wost fe rnyl(fl‘vnrflmflllng angocle ‘ationn of producers, and tho llon, W, O. ¥lagg, Prost- dont of tho Xiinola Btato Farmers' Asoclation, ' writes ‘me that they will Jolu tho East in any move having the samo common end, Please intercsi all your friends, and lot mp linye such & mce\lnfi ‘s will rosull fn good. United action and decisive work will win, R, H, FERGURON, FNOM TNE SEOMETANY OF THFR NATIONAL CONOREA, ‘Jaoxson, Teun., Fob, 25, 187 ¥ CANAOL WO com- bino your fovomént-1n Tifinols with tha action of the Cougrees at Indlanapolis? 1f (hin could o done, wo shionld hiavo tho most imporiant aud the most offectiva maoting evor ol in this country, T am solicitingand btainlg thio co-oporation of thio Granges, 1 wo can unito OUE forcea nuid concentrato ovoryihing {0 necom= plnyour imilsr pucpore, wo may show tomo of e ractical offectn of co-operntion. I nco the Tiatlroad faw I8 prouounced inoporative by your Bupsemo Court, Tt us pull togothior, nd educato publio opinion i thoso raatters, ‘OiaAnLER W, GREEN, s 3. 1. ¥oUNG, of Ascola Club, No. 8, Douglas County, anys : The good work goes bravely on. Our motto In froo tiado. and cheap tronepartation, To this end ‘woaro talking of the m‘wfl of iho Tarlff laws and thio buflding of natlonal rallways, = Twice, in our club-mectings, wo have built a Dub‘e—lml:kl@ovu'nn ment road, from New York to St. Louls, Thoy aro public highwaga, to bo used by tho people. Woallow Dy person or porsons Lo put rolling stovk on, by pay- ing a ressonnble toll suMciont to loop tho road In re. pair, and {n_time, to pay for the bujlding. Natfonal Fmin aro what wenced {o break up ealsting monopo- s OBRIN DARKER of fndopondonco, Kan., Fob. 14, enya: Tho farmera aro aro organizing in this connts, snd you may hear {rom them soon, BAMUEL ANUETT wwrites from Muscatino, In., Fob, 143 Surely wo nros sorc-opprosscd peoplo. Our best energles aro bolug orushed out by sticha sysiom of oppresaion as nouo but n pationt Christlan_poople \Would subsait to3 but thoro 14 o lhnft to cven our for- Learauce, 1t fs onr duty to exhaust . overy legal aud poacoful ‘means i defetiso of our righto : but muraly Thio raliroads ought to conslder that, fn attempting o Dravoa wholo poople, thoy avo maklny themeclyes so odious that there will acon bo no safety for their prop. erty. You hnyo reason to bo proud of {ho position your Btato has taken in tno great work of roforin, ‘Tho evils wo complain of, with regard to raflroad monopo- 1les anl_nggreasion, nre still trifling in comparidon to tho innwmerablo evils growing out of tha samo . What n humillsting Apeotuclo wo presout 1o tho monarchies of {ho Old World,—we, tho modcl lln‘;llllllo of tho nrfi; wo who claim to be tho ‘.'m:\t Iuminary that shouid ecast our refulgence over o benightod and downtrodden regions of tho earth. ‘Woll might tho words of aur Savior apply in ous caco, wlien, driving tho trafiickors out of (he Temple, o ex- claimed : “ My Father's house sball be called of all nu- Hions tho houss of proyer, but yo have mado it n den of thieves,” There i8 ono point we must not neglect, and that ia to bring Auch on influcnce to bear upon out Su- promo Courta as will causa them to decide all quonlions ‘ascording 1o tho Constitution and Iaws, and not'accord~ ing to tho declgionn rendored fu formor {imes, Whou the cases woro different in alithelr bearings from thoso of tho preseut day. FTOM LANATE, . Manon 10.~I was oxpecting to be defeated in the courts too mucl money on tho otber sido. Dut wo susll siicecod in tho ond, Tho pooplo axo moving iy 1hio right lroction, but bave not comu up to thoine of battlo yet. They Have not como to the polnt yet wlicro oy aéo tho moceesily of Landing out supplics (o sup- i tto soldlors who nro n tho flold. Wo hav the lstory of tho_antl-lavery ploncers, who struggled Tong yoars single-handed, but tho day of thelr doliver- ance camo at last. W must persovore,—must meek ovory ombarrassment with irmnioss, Our Leglslaturo moves slowly, and not very surely, for tho interesta of tho farmors, We must look o tha Lallot-box for tho faturo, and seo who 18 to bo served, Tho rallroad comyanica are lookiug for the closo of this sceaion ‘without any law to faterfere with thiom, and tho open- fug of spring to send tho farmera into tho flold to pro- dice auother crop, which thoy hopo to control ns be- fore, Bomo plan faust be dovised by which tho Huo of battio shall not bo broken il tho roads come o ferma, Address of Col. Fred Kiecker to the Goermans of Chicago. Aurora Turuer Hall was fllod to replotion Inst ovoning by our Gorman follow-citizens for, tho purposa of hesring Col. Frederick Hoolior do- livor tho first part of his looture on * Railroad Monopolica.” Tho second part will bo deliverod at Burlington 1nll this ovoving. Both tho loc- turos are givon undor tho auspices of tho Chi- cago Turners, 'lo venerablo sponker commencod by saying tha witl tho orcction of railtoads tho businoss intercowrso betwoen _ mations hed beon ontiroly changed. By it tho previ- ous mode of transportation was put topsy- turvy. Production aud trado, In fct nll kinds af business woro ovorlastingly joluad togotlior ith the railronds alongsido whioh ran tho wire and the words yunning aliead of the enginas ilh ghtoiug yeod, Tallvonds throw dowa tho brriors that stood in tho , way of tho ntor- courso of ono mation with nother, Railroads wero tho groat oqualizers of natious, changiny thoir muunord and modos of lifo, Thoy created a mora livoly and wervous tompornment among tha peopl, beforo which even local profulions and Jifo lohg connectiono woro sucrificod. Rtail- ronds had takon thio place of tho old public igh- ways, Instond of & largo numbor of opposition linos' of tramkport,—wogons aud Btages,—n unitod monopoly of Tailrond was doing tho busi- nows of the world, and trado was compalled {o make uso of this. much faster conveyance, Which was ablo to traneport lorgo mossce ab onco. And just in this wos the douger- ous _charactor of modern roilway transport. At tho timo whon railronds wore tirat introducod only tho bright side was tskon futo account, while the shady sides aud the deugors wore lett out of view. -Altbough tho wear and tor on ‘vehiclos was much greator bofore tho introduc- tion of rallronds, yot frolght was transportod ab that time at 8 conts por ton por milo, much loss than ju oharged by most of our railronds to-day. Ttailronds woro tho grentost and most poerful ‘monopoly on tha faco of thooarth, Thay lot tho I:L“)“u fool their power intho fnel of their itchens, the bread on thoir tables, tho cover- inga of tholr bodios, tho matorlal for thelr Houtos, and all other axticlos that aro uscd by the pooplo. It was tho most colossal and fonr= ful powor fhat over oxieted. Tho trado of tho mazy biad to oboy tho ordars of the fow. Tho fondalism of tho middle agos and the titled no- billty woro things of ‘the past, but tho fondalism of mobllo proporty and of poworful and rich corporations was loomiug up,—corporations thiat hnd not tho pride, honot sud education of tho former, * No yoonef had Steplougon, [u 189 put tho st onging In motion than Lo Sarve o importauce of tho inluonco of that mode of traugportation. ‘Ho saw at ouce thut only through a union of capital could railroads bo built, aud_ thot alongsido them a1l smallar and slowor conveyticon must conso, Xing Leopold, of Dolginm, undorstood the importauco of now Invontion fe far back 061834, Thon bo maid “Whoovor owns s railroad ovma n monopoly which sliould only bo In the hands of tho tate," Of what immonso bonefit the trie manage- ‘mont of rallronds would bo to tho prospority of Taticn conld bost 1o noon by tho slato OF affaira in_this country. Your aftor yoar our railroad dobt was assuming moro gigantio proportions, aud amouuts to-dny to over throp milliards of dollars, moro than tho cntiro National dobt, which ‘nocensarily I8 o coloseal burdon on tho shouldors of tho pooplo—s turbulont mes af spooulation and swindlo. If rilronds would bo miwysgod as tioy ought (o bo it would liuvo tho following boneficlal rosult fo tho pooplo: In thno tho railrond dobt would bo cancal- od, and tno incomo of tho roads aftor that timo would bo sufliolont to mako any kiud of taxation suporfluous, 'Tho Incomo of tho roads would 1ok only bo eufliviont to moot all oxpouses of tho Btato, but enough would bo loft. for Intorual fm- provomants. Col. Hockor made tho propheoy that railroads would bocomo tho systom of tnxation of tho futuro, in proof of which he cited many authior. {tiea. .'Thia tima would come when the manngo. mout of the roads must fall Into tho heuds of tho public,—of tho Blates, Thoro was a grent clumor. for this In England, Gormany, Tranco, and ovorywhoro olgo, Wo had foro: MY aboliohod slavery, and, beforo lonj, rnflrond monopoly would bo the londing quos- tion of tho hour, and it Ia to bo Loped that wo mny orosn_tho climnx ponconbly, 116 sliowod how oxcollently ronds woro mansgod by thio Govornment. of Dolgium, nd compared thom with tho manngomont o onr ronds by owr rail- rond nnbobu, who woro taking advantago of the Tibortion granted by our Couktitution. - o cited Mr. W. Galt, tho gront railrond roformor of Tng- 1aud, who nado tho oesortion that, whon thio ¥ubl\u wonld porcolve nt what low pricds volglts could Do transportod, and what (ho corporations_tako. from thom, thon it would tako no prophot to foratoll that tho days of rail- rond moitopoly in privato hands woro numborod. ‘Wiion tho conl-hods of England_ would o ox- lunusted,—and that ny waa hot far distaut,— thon Loz supromnoy a8 tho loading trading fn- tion. would fall info our Lnnds. ~Amorion hind alltho sequlaiios to mako u3 o frt commorolal nation iu tho world. Our iron-bods, coal-flolds, aoppor-mincs, ote., could, not Lo oxcollad, nor ovon oqualed ; and bosides, wo had tho Iargest Warshouso of 'all the ommodition of 1ifo of sn nation In tho world, {nduo timo, tako the placo of England na tho firat, commorelal. nation, for with us woro all tho otomonts to bo found tlint mako & gront morcan-. tilo and trading pooplo. England ws compinining againit hor rallrond mionopollos, and ot it wus aiily o small apnck on the faco of tho oarth, cove oring no moro than 131,000 miles, & littlo more than Tllmols and Town, and o baft smallor than Toxa, What o largo' flold for corruption was apon fo rllroad mougpolios In thle country whioro it covera such o largo flold! In Miasouir} alone tiero oxlated moro valuablo minorala than in el Franco, o thon wont on to show Low o small ‘numbor of capitalists, covorad by tho right of corporations, 'whioh was & priviloge witl- oub any 'roal rospousibility,s sorow up tho market prico of tho ' most Im- portant necosasrioa of lifo, Tho despotio and migliy Land of Uhls powos{yl monopely wns con- tiniaily upan tho poopl. o mighllor wo nl- low railraed monopolles” to bocomo, tho florcor and moro torribla will bo tho horrible battlo bo- twoon capital and labor, which could not bo avorted_with prpor shielin, —unoxoouted laws and ordinnces hntolied in misorablo Logisla- tures, Tho wiso man and tho niatosmnn conid nvort thia soclety-destroyiug battle by insoribing apon bio bannora tho matto, * No Moro Monopo- Ho thon showed by fguros that tho forty ‘millions of inhabitants of this conntry woro pay- ing for tho construction and running of s many milea of railrond g nll tho European coun- trios combined, with threo hundred miltions of inhabitants, ' The most powerful corporations iu thin country woro tho Now York Contral, Ponnsylvania Jontral, Erio, Baltimore and Ohio, aud tho now fiuished Unlon & Contral Pacific Tiailroads. , With such o powor as thoso four or fivo corpofations ponkoss, and with® so much monoy and nu army of omployes which controls tho_ entire trade of this country, considorablo could be accomplislied, and tho powers of Seott, Vandorbilt, aud othors, woro thoso of an Em- eror. n Ho closod_his lecturo by saylng that the Iand- 'zrnutu to roflronda ‘amounted tono less than 307,400,032 ncres, an arcn s largoas Franco, Bolgium, and Hofland combinod. THE WEATHER. War Departmont Ioports and nostications. CinoAao, March 81.—~Tho Signal Sorvico, yes- tordny morning, roportod n modorato tompors- ture all ovor tho country, withs snow at Duluth, Progs and cloudy, rainy weatlicr in the rogion of the lakos, This moming it roporta a coldor tom- peinture in Northern Minuosota—17 dogroos Aboyo zoro_at Brockinridgo sud 21 dogrooe at Duluth. - Blsowhoro throughout tho country Tmollorate, with snow- in tho roglons of Ll Iluron, Erio, and Outario, Wan Depananex, OFrion of TuE Outze Sia- NAL BoRvicE, DIVISION OF IELEGUANS AND Reronts Fon_Tue BENERIT oF Coanrenc, Wasmotos, D, 0., Maxeh 81.—Probabilitics— For Tucadny in Now Englaud snd Middlo States, Tising baromotor, nozthsont winds, partly oloudy and clear wonthor. For tho Lowar Lakos, winds backing to south and southoast, with rising tomporaturo and followed by clondy wonthor on ‘Tucsdey night, with falling baromotor, For tho Bouth Atlantio, falling baromotor, southeaster] ywinds, and incroasing clondinese. ' For tho Gulf Bintos, falling baromoter, eoutherly winds, cloudy and_throatoning woathor, ‘Tho_lowest baromotor will movo enstward to Lako Michigan, procoded by southerly winds and threatoning weathor fram Michigin and Wisconsin south- | ward to Arkansas, Cautionary signal continuo ab Bostbn and Portland, Mo. Thoy wil bo displayed from the laka statlons on and aftor April 1. ‘Berrast, Mo., March 81.—a sevoro snow-storm . 1a raging Lioro this ovenin ‘Weelkly Chronicles . Wan DEFARTNRNT, Orrior oF THE On1Er BIGNAL BERYIOF, Divi310N oF TELEGRAMS AND REPONLS FOR THE BENEeDs o COMMEROS, AND AGRIOULIURE. ‘WasuINGTON, D, 0., Manou 23, 1873, QLNEBAL BUMMALY FOR THE WEEK ENDING ¥RI- DaY, aranon 38, 1873, Daring tho past wook o atorn-contro lins pass- od ovor Dakota, tho Inkos, and Northorn Now Tingland; s sccond northonstward ovor tho Ohlo Yalloy and devoloping into two, onio passing over tho Lower Lakos down tho 8t. Lawronce Valloy, tho othor over tho' Middla’ and East Atiantio conats, Friday, 21.—Tho gnovw-atorm continued from Michigai' and_Northeru Ohio northeastward to Northorn Now England sud tho St, Lawronco Valloy, with a northonstorly galo at Quoboc. Olonring wonthor was roportod from Massachu- sotts to Now Jraey ; cool, cloar, or purtly cloudy Nenthor, with provailing northerly to westerly winds, from tho Southorn Statos and northwest- o sootions, oxcopt from Misslusippl to Texns, \whoro higher tomporalure and. variablo winds woro oxporionced. ‘Saburday, 22.—Cloudy weathor, with brisk to northwouteily winds and orean of light rain and smow provallo from tho Lower Lo rogion to tho Middlo and Enat Atluntic consts, gonorally clonring awny ut night. Clear or but slightly cloudy weathor, with rising tomperaturo, from tho Gulf aud Bouth Atlantio constis to the Lowor Disoouri and Oliio Valloys ; partly clondy wonthe or over the Uppor Lnke roglon and Northwast, \with light enow in Minucsots, followed during tho afcornoon and ovoning from Minuosota to Tansns by zapldiy-fullig tomporatuco, vinds shifting o brisk and high northwestorly aud clearing and clonr woathor. ‘Sunday, 93.—An. aron of cloud and rafy ox- tonded castward from tho Southwost ovor Geor- g Doumesos, Kontioy, mud southor, por- lons of Indinud, Illinois, and Missourl. Partly cloudy waathor &nd bighor tomporature woro ro- ‘ported from tho Atlantio Btatos ; cloar nad clonr- ing wosthor from tho Lako rogion and North- west, with lawor tomporature, énday, 23.—Tho aron of cloud and rain_con- tinued extonding oastward over the South At- Inutic and Middlo Statos, with light fresh routh- iy Yo castorly winde, bt 0vor tho Uppor Lules and Loko Erions light snow, with brisk snd Tigh northonstorly winds. It wae followed by clonr and clearing weathor from Wostorn ‘Tou- nossoo and Arkanens to tho Gulf. Gonorally clonr woathor provailod ovor New Inglaud, but Clondy Wonthor, with Bwow, ovor tho Northvoat. Tugsday, %5,—Cloudy woathior, and rain, sloot, or now provailed_over the ontire country ensh of tho Miusiesippi Rivor, oxcept oloaring weathor for tho Wostorn Gulf ' Staton, with brisk and high northorly winds and decidod fall of tempor- atiiro ; oloar and_cloaring, cold wonthor and brisk nostherly winds ovor the Northwost ; brivk a0d Ligh oustorly to nortlorly winds from tho Olio Valloy to the Uanr Lakes, Wedneaday, 26.—Cléar,cold wenthor and north- westorly wiuds were gonerally roported in tho Taring feom tho. Notirosk o tho Gutt, Which oxtonded eastword, during tho day aud ovening, over tho Upper Lakes, Obio Valloy, Ponnsyle vania, and Houth nud ' Middle Atlantio constu; thouco custyard rain, eloot, o enow, with brink na gl winas, Inoréasg o o nortiast galo at uobec, Thuraday, 21,—Clear weather gontinued .yory gonrally fioa i Inkes o tho Gulfund Alln o const, with Tising temporaturo; iuorensiny cloudinsh, rising tomporatira, and brisls to big gouthorly fo enutorly winds ovor tho Northwost. Friday, 38.—Tho morning roports show cloar woathor Aud rising tomporature over tho AMiddlo and Tostorn Blates; gonorally clondy weather avor {he South Atlantlo and Gulf Biatos, with yaln In tho Jattor; partly_oloudy woathor from Tonnossoo to tho Uppor Lakos and Northwost yith roas of light rain o mow from Missourl Yo Lalio Suporior aud Minuoota, ‘Tlo lavgait total amounts of rafn and molted now diring tho past ook Liave boan voportad from tho followlnig statlons: Port Btanloy, 1.13 Inchos ; Now Orloaus, 1.66; Quebeo, 1.00 ; Rings- ton, 1.00; Knoxville, 1.95; Lakoe Clty, 2.06; and Jockuonville, 2,53 Botwoon 1and 13¢ inchos Lias boon roported froin oleven othar utations. Pubilahod by order of tho Bocrotary of War, nent 3. Mven, Brig.-Qon. and Ohlof Bignal Oflicor, U, BA. Panio in n Church. . J., March 81,—Whilo_the funeral sorvicos of the Tey. Fathor Maoldin wero in rogross this morning, at Bt J n's Oathollo D2 Granking nofso ozeatod Lho imprestion Serlou ‘TRENTON, Amorica shall and must,* that tho galiory was giving mway, and thora im- modiatoly onnuod a faaeful panlo i o ruel foc ogross, Womon and_ohildren woro tramplod bononth tho crowd, whioh bogamo fm- movally wodged shout the doors for about ton minitos, Mesnwhilo, tho womon and obildron woro boing pullod out by stlvatt mon. Many prosontod n shooking sight. An oxolfomont was cronted In tho stroot; laddors woro ralsod £6 tho churth windows, and the poo- plo wero thoraby iakon ont, Mnuy'of tia olorgy, Gf whom wora somo Lvonly u tho churel Jumped out of n window and wont to tha fron door and annotncod tho enfoty of tho bullding, but without nvail Boon, howovor, thoir foars eubsidod and tho sorvicos' wero rosumed. Tho crnoking nolso lind omanatou from the kneoling- Toard, Boma_fourtoon woro woundod, mora or Toss sorionaly, but nono dled. Tnenzon, N. 3., Maroh 81, —Tho total num- bov of porsons Injnrod by tho church panio is “twonty. Nono livodiod, lthongh threo or four aro in o dangerious condition. STATE LEGISLATURES.V QHIO, Corustnus, 0., March 81, —In tho Houso this ‘morning a bill Was Introduced to repoal tho Day< ton and Columbns Blotropolitan Policolaw,which was passed lust Snturdny, A bill waa also intro- ducad to authorizo town# and oltlas to nxchngo Ianda donated for sohool purposcs for othior Ionds, to bo uscd for tho samo purpaso. A joint resoluition was introducod to anthorizo tho Gov- ormor to recalvo propogals for thie porninnont lo- cation of tho Girls' Induatrial Home, Tho roso- Iution s lnid on tho tablo. - Tho Sonnto was not in sossion thls aftornoon, and the Sonato Clinmber ws usod by the spooin Gomittoo oppointed, to ivastigate corialn In; timations, made by tho Cincinnatl Commeroial and Enquirer, 0o to, tho uso: of mouoy upon Bonntors to gocuro or rotard logislation. A largo crowd of visitors was In_sttondanco, and much intoront was_manifostod fn_tho testimony givon by Mosars. Halatoad, oditor of tho Commereial a3d Cockorill, odltor of tho Znguirer. Light witnossos woro oxaminad, but tho tostimony failed to show any corruption. 3 Tho Houo spont thiu ntlornoon i dicussing Dilar's bill to aholisk capital punishmont, ——— 2 ] ] ARKANSAS. Lrrie ook, Marols 81.—Tito Senato, to-day, passod p bill giving married womon rights T Buo and be sued, and hold proporty I soveralty, the smmo ns o fommo solo. The samo body Jeaiedabill to srcol a branch colioga of the ndustrial University for tho oducation of col- orod tenchors ; aléo, a bill to provont bribes and corruption in offieo. A bill ‘was introduco in tho Houso rolonsing il railronds from pay- ‘monz of tho principal o intorast of Stato bonds insuod to aid fu thoir construction on_tranafer- ring to tho_Stato that amount of sock, Tho amount of bonds thus proposod to bo givon to thio ronds i ovér §5,000,000. ; i s TS MICHIGAN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Laneivg, March 81.—Tho Houso committos roported, favorlng tho jolnt.rosolutlon asking tho construction of tlio Ningars Talls Bhip Coual. Thoso was n olim nilandanco, aud no bueinoss of importance was accomplishoed, - Suporitondont of Public Instruction Drigga s, appointod Edwin Thatohor, of Ravennd,, County' ' Buporiniondont of * Moliogon, ‘vict Afbert, 1. Dareh, rosignod. Thatchor i tho Topublioan nominee for tho position. Governor Bagloy will sond in the oxecutive appolutmont to-morrow. : R g NEW JERSEY. Tazxrox, Mareh §1.—Tho Spocial Commitio on thio Gonoral Railrond ill finvo roported thio bill, aftor uuanimously agrooing to o fow alight chiangoo, FIRES. Property in Various Prlaces. ‘Destruction of Nasmvite, Tonn., March 81.—~Tho oxtensivo snw-mills of Butheriand & Driver, on tho bank of tho Gumborland at Edgoflold, wora destroyod Dy firo at 3 o'clock this morning. The buildings, mnohinety, and stocl of lumbor wore all burned. Tiao losa 16 from §50,000 to §76,000, without in- suranco. ‘Minwaursg, Wik, Mareh 81,—Tho gtlst and saw-mills of Kohl & Dotling, ot Xohlsvillo, noar ond, Wis,, woro bumod on Baturdsy morning. Loss, $90,000 ; insured for $16,000. e g s A T Oold-EBloodea Murders Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Crnanaz, Moroh $1.—Tho denth of William Sobmidt, to-night, from s atab inflicted last mid- night, af the Londs of John Heuning, promisos t0 afford n capital_punishmont cneo for Cinoin~ ool Honning Lius boon o bar-kosper In tho lowest Sundoy-night dane snloons over tho and s roportod a dosporato charac- ‘Tho dootors, last night, oulargod Bchmidt's wound in an offort to roplaco ‘thio protruling bowols, This circumstance will bo sod by the dofonno, but good surgoons eay ik will bo of 10 aval, nn tho stomach of tho man Wwas rippod opon. 'Tho murderer, fter tho dacd losod Wi dlrk, flung it into fho Atreot, an: stastod oft, romacking, I havo done tho ‘busi- noss for him." Tho inquost hos not yob teon hold, but dovelapments to tho presont indi- cato that tho murdor was o most brutal sud cold- Bloodod crime. Tho murderor and tho doceasod, with &wo othors, Lad beon put_out of o anloon “for.fighting. _Oh -thostroot, Honning renowod tho- fight, fud Bchmidt ‘showed au uttor dis- inclination to re-ongago in it. Sl SN Colored Celobration. Speetal Dispatch to The Chiicago Tribune, Senmvoriero, 1L, March 31.—Thocolorad poo= plo of tho city to-dny colobrated the anniversar) of tho adoption of the Tiftcouth Amendmont. This morning n procession, hendod by Rogors' Band, marclied_through owr principal stroots. Capt. Bocon's Zousves, which paraded somo fifty ‘muskets, woro the principal festuro, Without them the procession would havo beon o failuro. At Coold's Hall tho ordor of exorciaos_consistod of dinnor, musle, and_orntions by Gov. Bovor- idgo and others. 'Tho oxorcises this eyoning will conslst of tusto, apacchos, and balloting for % vilver castor, o bo presonted to_the houddom- o8t Indy presont. A silvor citp I nlso to be givon to thio most popular gentlomuu, in both of which contests neifhar provious. condition of servitudo or color will bo considorod. — Muscular Christinuity. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Vout, March 81.—An oxciting ucono oo- curred in tho Catbarino Streot African M. E. QOharol, Newark, Inst night. Tho Rev. Mr. Tay= lor snnouncod, ‘after tho sormon, that ho had appolnted Mrs. Franols loader of tho fomnlo Fayor-mogtings for tho noxt quartor, whon Mr. ovman jumpod lois fock, snd 8id {hat tho ‘pastor hid' no Tlght to_make tho appolntment, Rnother man throw off his cost, and jumped over thorailing onto tho pulplt,and anuouuced, in Tangungo moro vigorons than ologant or ploue, Bis abllity and Lis intontion to whip tho Ro . Taylor then and thoro. Mr. Taylor main- tainod Lin coolncas, and was propariug for tho assault, whon tho man was soized and burriod outof tho Churob. Tho oxcitoment was soon quisted by tho iutervontion of somo whito pooplo Trasont, and tho pastor loft tho churoh, aftor Which the congrogation diaporso Heroonprogniion TRIREY. Ruilrond Acclflonl-; . New Yous, Morch 81.—A epecial {rom Iart- !oxdfdmm,‘,“ oports tho doath of Chorles DL Lo e huthor of tho uousationol drama of 116 & Black Crook," noar Blamford, Conn, on Saturday night, by faling o dnisucs of sovonty foct, whilo Jumpivg from & train. o Yoni, March Bl.—A spocial dispatch sy thint » misaing passongor is supposed to bo un- Sox the brain at tho acaldont_roported yostordsy fon s Rutland, Vt., adding another viotim to tho lod. ‘Speetal_Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Tt i avcls 81,—Lost Satucday oven- ing, Edward Dlatt, a conl miner, roslding noar 5! Kanosho coal mino, in the southoast part of tita townehip, waa golng homo from thig oity on e i of coal cars, and whilo somo of tho cara & ere botng awitohod noar bia dostination ho by o monna foll botwaon (ho ralla, whon & num- o of cars passod over him, orusliing and bruly- o it 10 auch an_oxtont that he died of his injurias yestorday morning, o wan 46 yoors of Ao, and loavou & wifo sud ivo ohlldron ‘ia poy- orty. L e Telegraphic Brovities. ‘The faneralof ox-Soustor Jumes Dixan, of Harttord, Conn,, was largely attondod yostorday. 0'Connall, who was shot by A, O. Stillwoll, at Liitlo Rook, Ark,, on Saturday, diod on Bundsy morning W, ' Landstroot, a comumlsslon morohant, of Baltimoro, accidenally aliot himsolf yostorday, thiough not inffioting a fatal wouud. A Boston tologram says thut tho strost Sl at tho North End fins roaultad In tho dosth of John Hogors, and tho arrost of 'Limothy 0'Brion for ‘homlcide, : James Mulllgan, & dook hend, stabbod, and it in foarad falally Injurod, "Tom 'TLiynoh, of Pitta- burgh, o boalman, yeatordsy afternoon, at Evausville, Ind, The Antl/Pamnoranan Canvantion of Evane- tho guage villo, Tnd,, 3k not nominate s teket, and, sfter rosolving to vato for nouo oxcopt thoso favoring thoir oanso, adjormeds Otto ingor, tho gentloman sclootol Ly Theo- dovo Thowns' Lo dell tho chorun for (o My Dulcal Convontlon, lins arrivod Bt Cinchinat snd commoncod worlk. "Tho Huduon Rivor s opon for navigatton bo- twoon Ponglilcoopslo sud Now York, Tho oo in tho ivor opponito, Albmnyline” booh rained alx Soot by tho flood, but 18 hold, statlonory by tho gorga bolow. Tho Chambor of Commareo of Littlo Tock, Ark, has appolntad n committoo of bronty-fve tonfrango for tho rocoption and ontortainment of tho B, Toula oxoursionists on tliolr visit to thls olty. durlug tiio noxt ton days. Goorgo Stovonson, aling Huntor, alins Olark, of Brooklyn, has boon arrosted in Buffalo, o flio chrge abgrand lnrcony. Tho prisonor fa al- logoa to o ono of tha gang of ronl entato awin- dlors satd to bo nooded fu Chiengo aud Brooklyn. “Tho City Connoll of inclnnat! mot. yostordsy, and appointod o committoo to divido the city In fonr districts for tha clootion of Polico Commiu- slonors noxt NMonday, according fo tho Motro- politan Police bill passod Inat Fridny. A statomont of tho cotlon trado of Bt. Louls for tho past throo months shows the rocelpt of 1,005 balos, against 7,745 tho samo timo last onr. Of this amonnt 14,900 balea woro rold in hat marlcot, ngaingt 2,745 balos tho aamo timo Inat yoar, & At n mooting of tho croditors of tho bankiug houso of E. 8. Boranton & Co., of Now Havan, Gonn,, Intoly suspondod, hiold yestordny, & comnittoo of woven was appolitod to tako tho nocessary mensures to forco tho said frm futo involuntary bankruptoy. AMERICAN BONDS ABROAD. Ratfrond Obligations Shirkod--Y\hy Americnn, Bonds Aro Unpopular Abronds=Compnnics Which Arc Not . Puying Interest On Thoir Debta. “From the New York Ty {bune, March 38, Tho trouble with Amorican soourition in_the Gorman market s attributed to tho oxrolosancas, il in gomo_ casen tho criminality, of rallro companics in tho mattor of tholr obligations which havo beon nogotitod in Germeny, or havo Tound thoir way info that country. “ho Gor- man Congul-Gonoral sald yostorday that s _great Gaprociation hnd_takow placo” iu tho prico of ‘Amorican raflway paper,-aud that it waa recoivod with loss favor than in past_vonrs. A schodulo of tho foilowing bonds haa boon published on which tho intorast, it la- enld, fa no longer paid, tho ownora having boon compollod to wituoss Teavy doprociation in thoirvaluo Alabama & Chattanoogn Ratlroad. Des Molies Valloy aflroad., .. 00 Fort Wayno, Munclo & Cincinmati.. 1,600,000 Georgla Al Bonds (Brunavwick & Al 8,830,000 TPenjnsulor (Michigan) 1,500,000 Yot Royal 2,600,000 Tockford, B, Lo ** 5,000,000 Somo of thoso companios aro subitantil, and it thoy hayo not dono 50, will probably pay tho Intorcst ; but a tumbor ato of that clnsa which woro “4tdd” by the “Carpet-Bog” Govorn- ment of tho Southorn Statos. Apponded ato tho Tntest ofloial facta obtalnabla n relation to the sovoral companios, Tho Alnbama & Chinttanooga Railroad (a B-foot auge) oxtonds from Clisiimuoogs, Tonn, to Toridiau, Miss., o distanco of 290 miles; With sldings ahd othir tracks, 14.8 milos long. Tho rolling etocl conslats of ‘20 lacomotive anginos, 20 puiscngor cars, 6 baggago and oxpross onrs, and 400 frolght cara. ‘Mo rond is in tho possos: Bion of tho agonts of tho Btato of Alsbamn, sud s operated hy tho Mobilo & Ohio Tailroad, undor o lomporary enso. o’ Itcst (anclal atator _ment obtainable e dated Juna 1, 1871, sud ehowa tho authorized capital stock to bs $7,000,000 ; amount paid in, 82,700,000, Tho ' tundo dobt Is as Tollows: ' Fiksl morigg 8 por cont bonds, - gunrantood by tho Btato of Alabama to.tho oxtont of §16,000 per mile, asablo fn cols, principal Jan. 1, 1800, 85,320, 06, and on' mdrtgagos (not gatantasd) to tho oxton of £0,000 por mile, paysblo in curconcy, principel duo Jau. 1, 1809, §3,67,000; total fund! 24 dobt, $7,805,000. Tho iloating’ dobt is portad af £2,500,000. On Jau. 1, 1871, the Com~ Pany dofsultad on tho_intarest’on. ifa bonds e $ioll ns thoso guarantoed for it by Alsbama. Tho Ktata has einco paid tho_intorest undor an ack of iis Logislaturo pesscd in Fobruary, 1671, Tha Stato agrecd to pay in owrency, buv tho Com- pany gunranteod gold interost. Tho cost of the Tond sud tho equipment up to 1673 was $10,500,~ 00, ho Company Las from tho Unitod Btatos 5 lnd grant of six ecctions por milo of road ly- ing withiu Atabams, in all smounting to 1,000,- 003 nokos. Tho Den Moinos Valloy Raflroad oxtonds from Kook, Towa, to Des Moines, Yowa, 348.5 milon, withi nidings ahd othor tracks 20 miles additional, being 4 foot, B¢ inchos. Thoroll- ing stock as last roported wos as followu: Lo- comotivas, 20; passongor cars, 10; baggage, Tandl, oxpross, 10, nnd froight oars, 615, A& comt Duridon of fho sovral yoars of its oxistonca Thows that, in 1807, with only 162 milos of yond, tho not rovonuo was 803,705, while in 1871, with 5483 milos of rond, it wns only §25,001." Tho fiot “rovopuo hns. Rover boon suficlent o o ooy tho intorest ‘on tbo fuuded dobt. Jact oxlubit showed ~tho rond undor tho control of tho_trustecs of tho mortgago. ‘A proposition bad boon mado with n viow to ro- organizing the road undor_tho bl of the 81> Lonis, Kooluk & Dakotn Railrond, on n basis o, 4,000,000, glvlug to tho first bondholder par, 25 Yand bondbadors 75 por coit, and to tho stook- Duldors 26 por qont. Tho Prosidont of tho rond ia N. A, Cowdry. ‘Tho Fort Wayno, Munolo & Cinoinnati Rail- rond oxtends from Fort Wayno, Ind., to Con- Jtoravillo, Tud., 109 milos. Tho rond was oponod Yor tariff on Sopt. 12, 1870, and_hoa trafllc guar- antoos with tho Michigin Contral, tho “Fort Wayno, Jackeon & Boginaw, tho Jncleon, Tagsing & Sngivaw, aud the lonin & Lonsing Ttnilronds. Tho roliing stock (loasod) consists of 7 locomotives; cars—5 passougor, 4 buggako, 82 \m‘xv(might, and 165 flat, stock, and coal. Tho financinl ‘stutement, dated Jan. 1, 1872, aliows & enpital atock of $1,000,000, and a funded dobi In firat. mortgago 7 foc Sout gold bonds, principal auo April 1, 1889, 1,800,000, in seo- ond morignges 8 per cont currency, principal Quo July 1, 1805, 8500,000; total stock and bonds, 500,000, o’ Brunewick & Albany Railrond oxtends from Drunswlck, Go., via Albany, Ga., to Eu- Tauiia, Aln,, dlatauco'of 243 miles, of Which 142 aro roporied in_oporation, with sidings of 13 miles, Tho rolling stock consists of 14 locomo- {ivos; cars—pnasengor, 12: baggago, mail, and axprass, 0; frolght, 142, Tho funded debt con- ‘luts of firkt mortghgo bonds, €8,630,000 in 8 por Cout 1old bonds duo April 1,100} and §2,050, 800 in'% por cont gold bonds duo Aprill, 1803, mnking o total of §5,060,000. Tho Company, Tinving dofsulted on the payment of intarest dua April1, 1873, on ilu first mortgago Londs, whioks yworo guarantood by tho Stato of Georgls, passod Into tho hauds of & rocaiver. Thio Poninsular Railway is a_coneolidation of hio Poninsular & Michigan, Poninsular of Indi- ane, Chicago & Dluo lelnd nnd _Indiana Railroads, and oxtonda from Lonsing, Mich., to Chicago, 1L, n distanco of 205 miles, but is only oporatad from Lansing to South Bond, Ind., & fatanico of 118 miles, - Tha rolling consists of 5 locomotives and 4 passongor, and 49 froight cars, . On Jan. 1, 1872, tho capltel stack was 81,000,000, of which §1,095,000 was paid in. Tho fundod dobt conists of' 1,800,000 of firat mort. gago 1 pot cont ainking fund bonds, du in 1893 B mbcond worios, 8079,000, payablo in 1,900 § a total of 84,774,000, bort Ttoyal Railrond oxtonds from Port _Toyal Hasbor, 8. 0., to Augusta, Ga.. & distanco of 110 miloa, Tho Gnsuclal sintemont, dated ‘April 1, 1872, shows tho suthorizod capital stock ta bo'€8,000,000; subseribod, $150,000; and Deid in, £400,000. ' Tho fanded dobt conslts of 13,600,000 in 7 por cont first mortgage sluling fand gold bonds, dug In 20 yoars. Tho Rockford, Nook Teland & b Tallzond oxtonds from Storing, © I, to Enst Bt. Louls, Iil, 20413 milos, witli Drauchea from Rtock Iiiver o Colona, and from Hagotown to Korthsburg, Til , n distanco of 25,07 milos, maklng g total o 310,00 milos. Tho o wan bfought Tnlo eparation i Novomber, 1870, Inoludod in tho mafn lino ro the following Jonsod railronds : Rook Tewnd & Poorls, and Ine dianapolis & 8t Louis, Tho following Is the Sollingstaalc : 37 locomotivos, and. 16 passongor nd 036 frolght cars. Tho capital stock iu §0,- 000,000, Tho funded debt {a £9,000,000 in 7 por cont pold bonds, due August, 1018, making a to- tal utook of €18,000,000. : i i Corobro-Spinal-Meningitiy Tousvite, Ky, March 81.—Carobro-apinal- moningitls I provalling to an alarming oxtont In #omo localitios In Kontucky, Many deuthe aro Foported at Caralton, Owoiiboro, Bowliug Graon, atd in Ballard County, In the'latter, tho Cirx cuit Gourt, which wad sot for last wook, was ad- Journod on account of the provalonos of tho Uiseno, Louis IR O & 2 Eailroad Nows. "Tog£no, 0., Maroh 81,—'ho City Council hava yoted to ndopt tho onst iino, via Fostoria, Uppor Bandusky, Marlon, and Dlawaro, for fho ap- propriatlon of tha'aa,00, Hototoforo votod b Lo oity in old of a Folotlo & Columbus Rallrond, ho friends of tho wost, lino, vin Findiay sud Teuton, axo etill hopoful of tho success of tholr antorprlio. ‘OrNoixNATr, Mash 81.—Ground was bro™on et} to-day ab ‘Hx\ynvllln‘ XKy., for a branoh of the Koutucky & Groat Hastorn Raflroad, botwoon Moyavillo and Newport. Tho contraclors com- nmnm! work amid great onthusisam ot Mays- villo. Lirrrre Roor, Arle,, March 81.—The hrlflixo of #ha Cairo & Fulton Ttailroad ovor Whito Riivor wat aomplatod to-day, giving Littls Tookun- broken conneotion with 8t. Louls. Aomsca s s : MISOELLANEOUS, 1t i not an uncomunon alght In Tussla to Ao women working with mon at peving tho streata. Z'lhoy hnyo Tovived tho high pointad Jool in Pl Just aa i vae ‘golug entizoly ot of fashion aro, it f5 ono of the Inteat’ fashions for bridos- ‘malds at church woddings o wear bounots, cor-, rosponding In color to tholr tollottos, P Lang pondaut_oar-rings hve finally gono out_ of fashion. Now tho ladios aro wenrin sluds on tho lobis of tho._ oat, or small drops of gold nbout £0 bizo of & ohorry. Somo of tho spring honnota aro of tho most curlous dosoription ond slylo, Thoy form sl- most o point gvar th, foro lond, and aro o fino combination of ‘laco, foathiors, fowors, Job and bl ping. " Srganists nowadays who porform at fashion- ablo cliuroh woddings nro furnfshod boforhand with o liat of tho muslc whioh the iappy couplo dosiro o havo *daconraod " on tho oventful oe- caslon, —Itn rolatod that ot o rocoption glvon in Clncinnatl to Frodrika Bromor, during hor visit to this country, “a rich porvonu " sought an introduction to tho diatinguiahed ldy, and, bont upou dolug tho agroosblo, bogan convorsing in thls wino : ** How do you do, Mius Bromor ? How in your brothor rodsriok 7 I'm mighty fond of Trod Bromor's books. Capital books your brothor writos. I am prond to moet hin sistor. —Sloighing partios wo havo always known o promotivo of gallantry; bub novor havo wo known o moro notablo display of t then tiab mado by a young men In Lowell. Jo wes 50 foarful that ho might upsot Lis fair companion whon it becsmo nocossnry to turn about, that ho uuliwmnsod tho horsa, cansod tho yoring lady to alight; and turned tho slolgh round himsolf. 1t would'bo & shamo if such tondor considoration s this Aid not isvo chianco to oxoert teolf in ‘moro pormanont and tondor relationa, “Two drunkon followa in Morganafield stambled into o dontist’s ofiica tha other dsy, ‘and found lying upon & tablo n pair of forcops. Ono of -thom_theroupon Yro[muml to tho other that ho should play dontist, and, lounging back into tho dontist's chair, oponed wido his mouth. Hia companion insorted tho forcops, aud one by ono extraoted throo sound, strong miolars. Tho petiont nover uttorod a mimure-and thus kave oon dlscoverod the virtuos of Unlon County swhisky a8 an anmsthotio, —Tiio will of tho lato Emporor of tho French Lns boon proved I England. Tho, parscust propecty which o possomson, awors to b ovs an £520,000, ho loft to tho ' Ewpress without rosorve. Tho Fronch imporial crown, which ho 4id not posscns, Lo Vequoaihod to tho Prince Tmporial, whicl formality may bo intorproted as in tho naturo of an admonition to Prince Na- polaon aud other mombora of tho Donaparto family that tho Vorbuol lins of succession is to fako procodonco of auy otbor fn tho eyos of all truo tmporiallsta, —A nico talo of n Jury from Ircland. At Clon- mell_(South Tipporary) Aseizos, thoy had boon hoaring o murdorcaso for two days, when o Juror bogan o intorrupt. the Crown Gonpel in 0 unsoomly mannor, seking bim if he ad any ovidence to sustain {ho atatomonts ho was maks ing. This hopponod so ofton thot tho Lord Olif-Juatioo dirootod th Juror {o bo exsnised byn modical mon, who roportod that Lo was, thougls not oxactly drunlk, just a bit balmy. Upon this tho Court ab once dlsehargad o jusy, and tho wholo caso is to bo tried over again. —A gentloman living at Cannes, a Fronch Vis- count, boing anxious Tospeoting’ the ssfoty of one of his frionds rosiding In Parie, ftor road- ing tho account In tho nowapapors of tho rocent {oriflc storm, sent Lim tho following facotions tologram: “Wo hopo you havo: Dot ‘hud’ & chimnoy-pot on the top of your tiead.” Tho Tollowing day tho telogram wos returnod to tho Yiscount frotn tho tolograph offico with tho fol- [ bLt% lowing romarks : * Tlio accompanyin, not liaving any songo, must, in_ccordanco with “Articlo 4, bo looked at in tholight of n Boorat dis- ‘pafeh, thio transmission of which i forbidden.” '—I'io logal mosning of thoword * cithor " was oy seiuod in an Englah, Gourt of Chancory ho othor dsy. A cortain tostator left prop- orty; ‘the disgosition, of which was affgotad by tho ¥ dentl of oithor " of txo porsops, One law- yer insisted that *oither ” moant both ; aud in npport of this view bo quoted Richardson, Wob- ster, Chancor, Drydon, Southoy, tho story of the Orubifixion, -and - presngo from Rovolatl Tho Judgo suggosted that thore was an old eong in “ Tio Boggar's Opora which taok tho other iow : 1 How happy could I bo it either, wero tothor doar charmor swey,” In pronounoiy fudgmant, tho Court rulod that “sitlier” monn ono of 43, and did nob moan ©botli.” 1t might Rove that meanivg occaslonally in poots, but nover in & Court of Chanco tologram, Dining-Itoom Xnnovationse An articlo fu tlo Parls Sport makes mentlon of, 4o innovations upon tho establivhed routing of* {ho dining-room proposod by cpicuras of that clty. Oueparty of thoso bons vivants is deslc- ona of introducing anow the snclent custom of Qining without tablo-cloths, as was dono by tho. Groeks of old in Europo until tho tiddlo Ages, whon thoy Arst oame into_gonoral use undor the namo of doubliors. Thoy "alao e ost that {ho abjects uged on tho table should be still more Turiod and clegant in materlal workmanship than: {8 now the case, Thoro is suothier party of opl- curen which opposos this plan, and proposes in tu stond an_innovation in quite snotlior direc- tion. " Thelr wish i ot ouly to maintain the ‘prosiont usago of tho_tablo-cloth intaot, but oyon D extond tiss fashion in tho mattor of napkins. TThio ground taken by thom is, that the naplking should bo changed for the difforont parts of tho Qiamor, an 1a dono with tho plates, wino-glassos, ‘and knivos and forks. i SEEE R Sottled With Their Croditors. LovtsyrLLE, Ky., March 81.—At » meoting of thio oroditors’ of Lithgon & Co., and Muldon & Go., this ovoning, tho report of the Committes appointod at the last meoting was hoard. Tho fommittee tound tho sssota of the firm 3740,000‘1 aud Linbilitics, 440,000, The firm. aske five yoars' 'timo 'to poy its dobts, in nlno paymonts; tho fimé paymout be mile in ono yoir, and. proposed 40 dood o & trusteo all $hio partuorebip snd individual assots, including veal proporty and dower rightof partners’ wives, fho Iattor amounting to about 8300,000. Tho roposition was promptly accapted, snd Tommng & Spoed, o prominont ronl ostato Srm of this city, chosen Trusteos. Tho docd Will bo made, and tho busincss of thotwo Louses ill continuc as herotoforo undor this srrango- mant. Occan Steamship News. Loxpoy, March 81.—Tho stoamships Partbis, Italy, Daltio, Corintliian, aud Wesiphaii havo arrived out. Srermin, March 81.—Asrivod, tho stoamehip Humbaldt from Now York. o Bnzsr, March 81.—Tho stesmehip Villo do Dais, from Now York, ns arivod. . Toszon, March 31,—Tho stenmer Heols, from Livorpool, lias arrivod. . Murderer Arrostods Bosrox, March 81.—A man numed Daniol 8. Maceh, livig 1o Obarlostown, wan arroated to- doy cliargad with th' murdor of bis own gon, an infant 9 monthu old, in Soptombor, 1871," by throwing_lim {rom {ho Fitohburg ' Ratfrond Dridge. o was takon to tho station-iouso in Charlestown, whora ho confousod the deed, and |- the mannor i which ho committed it. skt =uisiishie San Francisco Ktems. San Faanorsco, March 81,—Budd Doblo starts Tinst soon with Tosalind. 1T gould not malo s ‘match with Ogcldont. TLay, tho balloonist, mado an asconsion yostor- sy, ‘Mo disappoatad in tho clouds, and Ly not yob boon Lioard from. ey Murder in ilndelphin. Prraverenss, Masch 8L—At a lato Lour laat night o mau wos boaton to deathat tho coruer of Eighth and Raco stroots. Boveral parties aro under arrost. MARRIAGES, ST—At Obrlst Ohuroh, Indfsuapolis, Rootar, Natlian ¥/ Dallon, of Olileszo; ghtor of Judgo Tost, of ludlanapalls. DEATHS, BAUER-Marol 0l at halty A at 7 . m,, Tinolia Sauor, afiyDter ot Or Aftald,"sud wito of Honry W, hauor, agod inuith, 10 da; Hunotal W Rolobil ab 1p. m., Apritl, from No, 28 0-av. T thta oy, Maroli 0, 1870, Ohsslos Goopor, agd i o bval e lato rostdonoo, 29 Oharletvlaco, at1d ot Eamdag ToriCh by oars to Itoaebill Como- i L3 Bootch papora pleass 0opy. i MIER—-At Willlamsvills, Mich., Mardl S e § ke on oF L. Uil aud Bary formorly of this ity. ll{“guwN'*Al Irving Park, Maroh 81, John 8. Brown, o % B noral from Iato reskdonce, Trviog Park, at108, m., "Tinsdsy, In New York City, Monday, Maroh 81, Mr. lotir of Johin Urorar, Kad., of Obloago, arvions nf the late Androw J. Day o 0. et onn. . il o hold at his voslancn 256 Wost Washington-st.y This Gy, at 1950 s e Felonda aro Invitod oL Tuf. - thorni "A-spoolal train will loava tho North Wostorn , | gt fha . m for ol ARKRILSuddonty, Marol 8, of gerobra splaal min- . oo ol o of Blatvin Ar PATKE Sy yoan: 13 rioe and Panl, Wednosdss, s agnete Cariinuoe (o Gracaitnd Gomotors: apootfully nvitod. PIESTON-~On_Sundey, March 80, after a lingoring ‘Avory 1 o 87 yonr. llinon RAYMON=Tho fi 1 of Mr. AUCTION SALES, By GEO. ¥. GOXE & CO., Randolph-st. Bu'elook p. e Notions, &c., Hats and Capg, Shawls, Honcy-Comb Quilts. Full tne of Toslory, Including GENTS' BRITISH HOSH, and, at it o'clook, a oo of Brussels, Ingrain, Venetian,and. Rug Carpets, at, MEN’S, BOYS', & YOUTHY Leather & Serge Wear: Of all Kinds and Varioties, ‘Women's, Misses' & Children's Spring Wear,aFullLine, AT ATUCTION, By Catalogue, nn”‘}'El)NESDAY. Aprht 2, nt 2 2. 3t G0, P. QORE & CO., 23, 2, and 36 Randolphiat. By ELISON & FOSTER. BANKRUPT STOCK! AT ATUOTION, on THURSDAY MORNING, April 5, at 10 o'clock, ab ‘oine saloscoom, 81 Matkot-at., consisting of Gonts’ Furnishing Goods, Hats and cn.%z, Cloths and Piece Goods, ‘mbrellas, Satchols, &o. of . 1, Astamoe. Dy oxdor of Georg o SR ORI Avetionsors. TWO MILLION DOLLARS, GREAT CLOSING OUT. TRUSTEES’ SALEBE REALAND PERS‘()]FNAL PROPERTY Dolonglng to tho OMIUAGO LAND COMPANY,* AT PUBLIO AUCTION, 00 Wednesday, Whe 18tk day of Juse, 1873, By tigaeision o tho esmoctation of aald Company, 016 ruvided that ali the' nm‘xnrly in thohands of the Trustoos. Frth smonth.of Jund: 187, faust 5o aold st auction for (o oloso:tho trust, . realty Is aontraliy locatod tn the OITY OF CHI.. OAGO, aud 1s valuad at 21,500,000, and composod largaly: f viver and onnal frontago, docked and roady for {mmodi-. ato uso, Also, o largo numbor of vacant lots in tho {mme- - diato viclnity of tho docks, sll woll adapted for businoss. "Tho titio to this proporty s unquestioned, having boen. R T e e ] s (0 run, and ‘wors rutaivod ht from ta u lors fharout, and thels peymont, i igago on tho samis: - TEILY ,OASIL O oty i bo ready for trausfor’anl Goijéory: Ty atior tio sale, - Burhnsors of realty will ba i a oSt on th day of saloof 10 por cont Foauirod L0 83 stk purahaso, txy balanco to Do, paid O s thisy ey, A s05m ATLOF Lo ShIS &8 dososa. bomedoand deliverad. - yy yron p. oaDEN, 1. 8. BEECHER, GEORGE WATHON, Trustecs. ek, March12, 1875, il St atary. D R Bidon Bliotdon & Co., Room 24, No, 173 Law 8 By WM. A, BUITERS & CO., Ouarringes, Phaetons, Top & Open. Buggies, and HMarness, | Br auotion, oy WEDNESDAY, April 2, at 100, i 1 O 1 FAS O LARGE RE%‘AIL STOOCIX 2 Dry Goods, Olothing, Cassimeres, Ladies’ and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Straw Goods, Boots and Shoes, Yankeo Notions, eto, By suotion, on THURSDAY, April at 0 a. m., 8b B e el oo s By TAYLOR & HARRISON. LARGE SALE OF CONDEMNED HOUSES, At Auation, on Tuosdgy, Aprill, ot 10 4, m. on ‘tho promisos. Tho liousas on Bloak bounded by Carroll, Wayman, Union, and Denplainos-sta. Tho buildings must bo removed at onco, a8 tho proporty In to bo used for roilway pur- poses. ormd oash. Salo poromptors. By TAYLOR & HARPISON, Auct'rs. Tmportant & Peremptory Selo BY AUCTION, OF ONE HUNURED AND SEVENTY-FIVE GENUINE OIL PATNTINGS, At 1S3 Madison-st., Dotwoon Wolls and LaSallo-sts., on ‘THURSDAY, April 3, st 3 ololock, and Evoning ot 71-3 pom. The collegtion ombraces many fing and ariginal works from tho ensels of Amorican anc TForeign Artiats. o Beaiaus aeo fest-olass, Gold Leaf, and are sold with Puntlnfin. & astlon on sctibiion, with Ontuloguer, THER on Wednosdyy; JPOR & HARRISON, Auotiongors, By HODGES & CO. ETODGES & OO. WILL BELL AT AUOTION The ontirocontonts, on TUESDAY. APRIL 1, at 10 & 1., on thocoror of Fulion and Pooria-ats., No. 5, oue bigok north of Randolplist., fino Parlor aud Movble-Top Chamber Sefs, DINING-ROOM FURNITURE, ' Commonoing Teusnols, $:Ply, and Ingeain Carpots, Bodding, laras Bouime s, Paslor Hiavo, Grociiste, Diowurds, Alies Cookdpihanse, Taghor Do (00N G, Baleaman. N, B.—The auollo aro roqiiestod to pust lo advartlsod at 73 1k 0, “on ncoouut of alck oDl Anctlohoors. By HAVENS & CO. TIAVENS & €0, will soll, on TUESDAY, Aprll, ob 9:30 8. ., elinep, on the prowisos, 187 North Halsted-st., A Good Dwelling. Taato of lot to run ono yoar from May1, 1873. Only 100 8 yoor ground ot Lt HAVENS & €O, 63 Bouth Canal-at, | IAVENS & CO, Wil sell at Auction Tuosday, April 1, at 10 &, m., the promisos o of gronnd for oriparticulsrs, ono yoar, from Muyl, 18 o 63 Houth Canalat. appls to HAVENS & C G. GOODWILLIE, Agent, EAVENS & CO- ‘WLl soll, on WEDNESDAY, Aprild, at9:00s. m., -\ 63 BOUTH CANAL-ST., Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods, Oléthing, Hoslery, Youkoo Notiona. Alargo line of FANOY GOODS, JEWKLRY, WATOIs [ROMOB, &0, S0 e o of amall QULILONOB, &6 6% Houth