Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1873, Page 5

. GILMAN, CLINTON & SPRINGFIEL Ohioago, Railtond Mariagera Propar- ing to Take Part in the 4l ight.‘ g Probability-that Judge Troat will Refuse 1+ o' "Make " His “Injunction d s teoa s Perpetuals * Spectal Diepatel to The Chicago Tritune. . Brmwvartery, i, Dop. 1.—Although nottye Doatilltios in the Gilman, Olinton. & Bpribghdtd Rallrond wae ware not resumed to-day, and the nifairs of tho rond romain' ag, thoy woro yester: aay, each' porty olaimiug poseossion of the roid; the", lann for tho' future conduct’ of the war are widening. and deopening, 1tis rumored to-nigsht, 8o vaguoly howevor that I cafinot give hamen, that it will ultimately rosnlt in n fight | batweon rival . W DAILEOAD CORPORATIONS LEADING INTO OWIOAGO. .'It. is claimed that tho. appointmont of Mr, | Hinekloy wit fi tho liiterost of tho Ohioago & | Alton - Railrond, and 'tlié Chioago, Burlington & ! Quiney, the intention boing to-run the Gilman' Ttoad in'connaetion with tho Chieago & Paducab Railroad, covnectlng Uho. Chieago & Alton toi Obicigo; - Upon -this- clalm is- besod tho. rumor | that n gortain powerlil ¢otporation, with which 4ho Gilman Road hog. nt fines lidd running ar- wangoments, has alrendy.signitied a purpose to enter tho lists ‘against the ltonciver. and bis pars | ty; and td that end, it' e further rumored that its’ roproscntutives will by here' to:morrow to, lond their maraland physical nupportin aid of tho suit, to make tho' Injunviioi grauted by Judge Ureat parpetunl. - s e JUDOE TREAT'S DECISION ANXIOUSLY AWAITED. All the interest in the cnso sooms now to_con- tro In the United States District Court, and the! decision of Judyo 'Treat i looked for with groat, auxiety. - There sro -those who question bhis ‘Juriediction in the matter, and tho whole cnde -noy summarily ond in his court with his. dealii- ing to tako juriediction of the causa; bub it would bo folly to predict that that would be an ond of the fight. If, as is surmised; the' fight _widens, . thoro are othor expedieuts for delay whick will be invoked. MR, HINORLEY 1n 80 confidont of s euccess that his is E’W“- ing to make a tour of iuspoction along the lino on next Wednesdny, to get an ides of the prop- erty and the conditlon of {ho rond. Mr. Linck- loy saya that he hes been operaling the road to- dny, and will continue to do so. It Is slloged, that it was Mr., Hinckloy's appointment thiat caused tho proceedings whick wore commenced after .Judgo Tiptow’s decree. It Ool. Morgan, ‘ad been appointed golo Xeceivor, such was the confidence in him thui every one would have acquiosced,—at - leaut this s the information I 8ot ké:m those who roprosent the interosts in- wolved. . P2 8. I.. MELVIX roturned to this city ‘this morning from 8t Louis, to which point Lo went last Friday on business. o says his going had nothing to do with the attachment issued against bim. In re- :ply to the question propounded to him by your correspondont, I loarned to-day whot has not inl. appeared, thiat it had -been arranged in loomington, before ex-Gov. Palmer arrived 2hero Jast Saturday, that i case ho was required to furnish bail for 8 future appearanco tho en- tiro bar had unanimously agroed to o on his Dbl bond, in addition to whom Messrs. Josso Fell, Dr. Worrell, and 0. H. Gridloy had offered their names. BLOOMINGTON GOSSIP, Speeial Lnayatoh to The Chicago Tribune, BroomixaToN, 1ll., Dec. 1.—No new featuro hss beon developed in tho Gilwan, Clinton & Bpringfield Railroad war. 'There is & whisperod rumor hero, and it is given merely as such, that the allairs of the INDIANATOLIS, BLOOMINGTON & WESTERN RAILNOAD, if investigated as dooply, would revorl much the sane conuilion as has been exposod in the caso now in litigation. The roport has been cir- oulated that & Receiver had been appointed for the Indianapolis road, but investigation failed to confirm it. ‘The Contempt Case at Bloomington. Spacial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BrenmerieLp, Ill, Dee. 1.—As evorything touching the G. & O. R, R. conlroversy is of in- terest, and especially that part of it which re- . lutos to the attachment for contempt of ex-Gov. Pslmer, John Mayo Palmer, O. Shepard, G, . Black, snd 8. 1. Melvin' by Judge Tipton, I Bend you a full eynopsis of tho proceedings, It hias been statedin thoso dispatches that the parties vivited Bloomington on Saturday, accom- penied by A, L. Barrot, Esq., Deputy Bhorift of this county, aud appesred in court in accordance with the summons. After remaming there some time, it was disooverod that tho aflidavit of Mr. Hinckley, the Receiver, upon which tho writs bnd issued, hiad been taken from the files by H. * C. Crawford, Eeq., probubly inadvertontly, and could pot be_produced. After tho conclusion of a cause pending bofore (ho Judge, ex.-Gov. Palmer addressed the Court by permisgion, and - snid, subatantially, that ho and his partner and other gentlemen appesred in obodicuce of the order of the Court, supposiug that some techni- cnl contempt involving tho determination of some property-right only ; that he was not only envprised, but humiliated, to find thac tho ehnrfo aainat them was prodionted upon a por- eonal disrespect of the Court and contompt ofits procoss, 110 bad supposed that had the con- tompt coneisted of a violation of proporty-right, time would be necessary to preparo a defonse, but that Lie and the gentlomen who accompaniod him were prepured then to purge thomeelves of any willful contempt or disrespact of the Conrt, andwould waivo written intarrogatories, and wero propared at once to answer such_ questions ns the court or Btata’s Attorney might chooso to pro- pound to thom. Tho partien wore then oxamined in the following order : Gov, Palmor being first called upon, was desired to state bia connection -with tho posacesion of tho roed, which he did by snying that the firm of which ho was tho senior mombor had taken possession of the round by the direction of, and for the proteotion of, thein- torosts of Mosura, Scott and Jewett, the Trusteen pamod in the mortgage of tho Gilman, Clinton & Springficld Railrond, in pursusnco of tho oxpress power contained in' the mortgago; that ull tho gt that had been doue, which “wore alleged to Dava been nn interferonce. with the Receivor, wore porformed under his advico and dircction a8 counsel for tho Trustees, IHis connection and that of his junior gnrtner. ‘who was here to spenk for himeelf, with tho mattor was that of atlornoys acting upon thoir viows of the law and duties to their clients, and none other. The next gentlomon called on was J, Mayo Palmer, Eaq., who, on being interrogated, said that he'was the junior momber of the firm rop- resonting the Trusteos ; that ho had performed puch acts and took such rosponsibilities as por- tained to tho }\m‘mt occupying Buch peouliar ro- {ations to his senior, and desired to stato that ho coincided with his genior from a porsonsal ox- amination of the authoritics upon which the courso of action of the firm could, in his opin- lon, be clearly suatained. G. N. Black, Esq., then eaid that he was tho Troasurer of thio sald railroad, and that, when called upon by tho Tieoeiver, who requested him to surrendor tho Treasurer's books, bad stated o him that he would take tho advico of counsol before action, which he did, and was advised b; QGov, Palmer that, under the ocircumstancos, it a8 5ot sdrisablo for Lim to comply mith tho domands of the Receiver, but that aftorwards, upon further conaultation, though convinced of hrn right undor a proper construction of the de- cree to retain the books, it boing of but little im- rtance, it as determinod aurrender the ggoka, and Gov, Palmerto 8o advixe tho Recelvor. Mr, Shepard said that ho had bosn placed in charge of tho road by written ror!naut and order from John M. and John Mayo Palmor, tho at- torneys for the ‘Iruateos, on tho evoning of the 25th of November, with dirootious to rofer any one who should fluontlau hiu authority to them, That when Mr. Iinckley demanded Rouseunlon of him on the morning of tho 28th of November, ko reforred him to Gov, Palmor, who was then {)rolnnt in tho depot. JIe hud obeyed tho direc- ious of the Trustecs, given by them through R Rl eraze ot i ufy I ho H 8 stago of thio proceedings, the Hon. Robort Williama and tho lion, Luvionao Woldon, who are the recognized rival lenders of the M- Lean County Bar, arose and stated to the Court that thoy doslred to bo hoard on bebalf of thode- dofendants, Mr, Williams firat addressed the Qourt, and stuted, in substance, that In his opipjon all of the defondanis, upon tho testi- mopy, werp clearly purged of auy iutontional lsrospect or contempt of court or itd procoss, ¢ was cloar that ao to Mr, Jilaol, if he hiad any- hing that should be delivored to the Recelvers, npon which point, undor the clroumstances, ho éwlulcms) admitiod himself {o ba in doubt, Tho ropossl af Mr, Black, aftor consultation with is logal advisor,upon whogenadvice his acquaiut- puce With the gentloman had taught Lin any ne might nrely rely to deliver tho suwp, cer- fdnl_v purgod him of any confempt. *As to My, Bhepard, ho only acted under the gadess of tho Urusteos, commuuicated tbrough [ PHE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, 'DECEMBER 9, 187, 5 tholr attornoys, upon whom tho reaponaibilitios of his acta shiould rost, As to young Mr, Palmor, our nm&nnlnlnnna with the Govornor, and that of your Honor, should satiafy you and us whore the_respousibilily, as botwoon thom, should rost, Tt scomod to him that the only quostion in tho cnse was, whethor Gov. Palmer had committed n contompt of the court. e had known Lim for yoars, and had “loarned to rospect him in the capneitios in which ho hiad noted a4 n skilltul General, na n falthful Uovernot, a8 an eminontlawyer, and ns an hohost msn, 110 folt couvineed that the mere yiatomont of Qoy, Palntor winld satisly the Conrt thal no intentional dinrespoct or confempt was intended by him. In hia opinfon, the advics of . Gov. Yalnor to biy cllonts, and tha courso ho hied {ekon ta proteot their rightn, wan nob only lion- ently given, but corract an matter of Inw. Br.” Weldon - ien onid thnt To took groal pleasure in adidrossing the Court, by ita pormin- wion, on belialt of the distinguiehad defondanty fot lio fllll{ agreed with hia brother Williams in poaying that the only quention, if any conld he oaid -'to’ oxiat in this caso, was whethor Gov. Palmor was guilty of h contompt. 1lo folt him- solf- upon’ tioklish ground, because, if the doc- trino wan onoo colabllsliod that uu attorney wlo mado & miatake of law, in advising hiu cliont, was gullly of contempt, tn n ghort time it wonld nalts a elean swcul) of tho whole Bar, or would regult fu the tormination of the glorious uncer- taintios of the Inw, and thon our, as Olbolio's, ocoupation would ba gone; nud if the samo rulo appliad to the Juilges, wo might bo rolieved of lem dinloulty. by, having. nono loft to commit. Dut: sorlously, . ho .agrood . wiih Iis brother Willlams _in ~oxprossing his._convietion “that the “law of tho caso was' with Gov. Paimer. o nnderstood the rulo ‘to' bo that no ono not a party to a euit'was bound by a docres mado in such suit. [le further undoratood that u mort- gngoo, 'Ltustes,, or..other parly in possoseion under titlo which.was, or which was clalinod to bo, paramounb to the title o olalm of tho pattion to tfn’u guit, would not-be disturbed in his posses- slon by s Recéiver appbintod:in n_controvoray to neottlo tlie righta of such mibordinalo claim- ants, Iv this cage. it wns apparont that Jf tho bondholders . who nare. represonted by tho Trustoes namad in tho mortgago havo any rights they are paramout to tho rights of any of the parties, whothor the ' Railroad Compauy or the stookholdors, Bomodaily ink invented woney in tho bouds of this Company; they are nob to bo projudiced Ly auy squabblos Lotweon the stock- _holdors,—nud eupooinlly ia-this truo whon thoy 10 not partios to this suit, nor have thelr rights ‘been adjudionted upon, He onrly loarned thut every man-had » right to his day in_court. Tho Tho bondhboiders, represonted by tho Tiustoay, who aro non-residonts, bad rosortod, as thoy ha a right to do, to the Fedaral court for tho pro- tcn&on of thoir rights, He cortaiuly could not seo how Gov. Palmor, as a faithful lawyer, could havo advised any other courso than he *had in this caso, The only remaining queation was whether Gov. Palmor, having beon of . counsel for the Tailroad Company, could, with proprioty, aet for the Trustoes in tho assertion of thoirrights, It soomed to him that after tho Court had detor- mined to sppoint & Recoiver, which action ho opposed as long as bo could, his right aud duty to protect the intoreat of clionts, whose rights wore paramount and in no wiso affected by tho decreo, left him no other courao to adopt than that which bo had puraued. Judge Tipton then knid ihat ho felt it to bo his duty to enforce the decrce of his court, aud, if necessary for that purpose, to omply tho whole police force of the Stato. That he dif- fored with counsel in supposing that persons not partios to the suit were not bound by the decroe. That tho docree of & court of compa- tent jurisdiction appointing s Koceiver bound tho wholo world. Aftor discuesiog the facts of tho case, he pro- ceodod to sy that, as to Dr. Black, he should roquire of him not to interfero with the Receiver in thodischarge of his dutios,—otherwisoho would commit him. Mr, Black said that he had not and did not intend to intorfere with the Recoiver. The Court thereupon dischargod Mr. Black, Similar remarks wero addressed to Mr, Sl ard, who, after some hositation, and by tho ad- vico of Gov, Palmor, said that he would uot intorfore with the Receiver. He wna thon dis- charged, . John Mayo Palmer waa then discharged, and the Court then said it only remains to be settled whether Gov. Palmer will continuo to intorfore with the Roceiver. Gov. Palmor #aid that he bad been n prac- ticing lawyor for thirty yoars, that ho was the sonior of most of tho-gentlomen of the bar [zrnuem., that in tho course of that Jong practico ho hind never been charged or even suspeoled, as he hioped, of any disrospect or coatempt of any court. If the Court asked him whethor Lo monnt to personally interfero with or obstruct the Receiver appointed by the Court, or ncting a8 the attornoy of tho defendanta to the suit be- fore this Court to place any obataclos in the way of the Receiver, ho would state to the Court that, in bis younger days, he had thought It niee- ossnty (o fight the batilos of his clieut both in andout of court, but that advancing yenrs liad tanght bim that {t was quito suficiont to protect the Intorest of lus clients in_tho courts and by Togal process ; that bo cheerfully disavowed sny purpose persoually, or as tho attorney of auy of the defendants boforo this Court to interfore with the Receiver ; bub if tho Court asked him whothor Lo moant, as the attorney of tho ‘Trustees or of any other clients, to take such nc- ion, and to pursua such courso vy hiy judgment dietnted, whother in this or any otlior court, or by their process, ho trusted that ho should per- form tho dutics of au honest lewyer, ‘I'he Court therenpon etacod that he only re- ferred to personal mterference, and thon en- tered nn order for the discharge of ox-Gov. Palmer. The Court appeared to act with tho groatest fairnoes, and scomed to be greatly relleved that 1io could, whilo maiutainiug the dignity of ihe Court, dlschurgo the defendants from their sup- ponod contenpt. + 1t is proper to say, In this conncetion, thet the distinguished connsel who appeared for tho do- foudants in this case did so voluntarily. 'I'ha defondants in Lhis cuso arrived home on Bunday moruiug on the 5:15 train, Bl e v ADMUSEMENTS, THE OPERA. The damp and raiuy woathor of tho past day or two has afilicted nearly overy one in the city, and the man or woman who lnsa’t a cold doosn't amount to much, Operatio artists, boing human, are as liablo s othor peoplo to take colds, snd the result hap been that both Miss Kellogg and Miss Van Zondt found themeolves with Roro throats yosterday morning, necessitating n post- ponement of tho oponing until this oveninge when *Martha” will be given, with Miss Kol- logg and Mrs, Beguin in the coat. In this con- nection we give place to the followiug letter from Miss Kellogg : ¢ Cnroaao, Dee, 2, To the Publio: May I be allowed to oxpress my deop regrota that T waa compelled to offer unly disappolutmont, lnst evening, to the many fricuds who cumo forward to Hfifil’{’y‘ mo, aud my frat olforts in English opers, in It may still bo necessary to claim your indulgence in tho part of Martha, which I eing this evening, and I can ouly hopo that my efforts may equal my goud will. Very slncerely,” CuARa Louise Krrroag, THE APOLLO GLUB CONCENT. The Apollo Olub gave its sixth roception to its asgociate membors, last evoning, at the Kings- bury Music Hall. Notwithstanding the wrotchod woather, tho *hall was woll fillod’ with n very brilliant audience, showing that in the midat of all other attractions, this favorite Club still re- tains its hold upon the wmusic-lovers of the city. The programme was one of tho best tho Club has yet given, embracing for choral numbors, tho ~ “ It Incarnatus” of Noukomm, with its massive and golid harmony; = “Tho Hontess' Daunghtor,” a very oxprossive and clomely-wrought part-song by the English com- poser, Bir Honry Smart; two exquisito liltle oms, Mueller's ““Soronnde” and Niela Gade's *Spring Song ;" tho socond version of Liszt's stirring and picturosque **Ritteriied ;" and Abl's rollicking song, *'Tho Cheerful Waudorer.” Lho Olub acquitted itsolf in its usual excollont man ner, excopt in tho ' Rittorlied,” “wherao both ten- ors_aud bassos are responsible for a fow slips in the lime, Tho bassos, nu usual, were out in full forco, but tho wonthor Las told upon tho more susceptibla tenor voices, and somo of thom wero necessarily absont, so that the balance was not ag porfect as it has boen at previous con- certs, Un Lhe whale, howevor, the singing gavo gront satiafuction, aud thore was a vory goneral exprosaion of opinion among the rasociate mom- bers that it was one of the plensantest concerty of the sorios, Mrs, Faunio Goodwiu Lunt had the soprano solos of tho ovening. ller solectious were mmde with oxcollont tasto, aud lor singing way grootod very heartly tho audionce, Mr. Goodwillie's fino voice found mmnple play in & rathor severo golo, ¥ Love ound Fuithfuluess,” by Murschuor, and 0 I the duo for baritono and bass, Bicbor's isberman,” {n which Mr, Bloan {ook the bass art, tho two gentlomen ronderiug it very effec- Yl\'nfy. The romuiuing number on tlio pro- gramie way s Mozart quintouo, full of rominiy- < concus of * Figuro” wud “Don dJuan,” which was pot ouly very boautiful iu itsolf, bt way specially attractive bf' it uovel combiuation of iustruments—iho plano (Mr, Puchs), sboe (Mr, Baireuter), cluri- net (Mr, Zpuck), fagutte (Alr. Ulidecl), wnd horn (Mr. Mueller). 'Tho quintotts wns in throo inovemeonts, and, sithangh rathor long, wa lintonod to throughont with Intonso sntist faction, and groeted with hoarty applauso. THE CAMILLA URRQ CONUENT. The Unamilla Urso Concort Troupa will give the musioal entertainmont. of the Btar Courso, this ovening, at Kingsbury Music Hall, with tho fol~ lowing programmo ; & TART 1. 1, Plano Solo~* Nondo Capriccioso™,, ., Mendelssohn Mr, sauret, B 2, Duett for Tetior and Bassn--+* Lovoand War",Caoke . Megara, Tom Karl and Thomas, 3, Bong—*Once Amain ", eearssiBulllvan Masa 120ith Abell, 4, Romanza=* Tomgivg ™. ... sdiouted fo and wung by My 6, Violiu Holu—t' Jundo Lapageno i, Camilla Urso, : 6, Rerenade cot B Thy Tlepons ",.J, T, Thomas $* 8wy r, J. R, Thomas, AW 1L, 1. Plano Enlo—flonc!‘;'l Capri . Mr,, 8, Baliad—*'I Love Ly Love ise Kdith A i 9. Bong—" Tlio' Shi Around 10, Violin Solo—* Tie Wilchos' - Camilla Ureo, ‘s 11, Arin from #Qlnderelia’—*Ye 'Tormontors ", Rossini : 3 Mr. . homas, % 13, Trlo—"¥ Naviganti " (Tho Nwld(nlufn).'l’hudvqunr Miss Abell, Mesara ITurl and Thomas. M'VICRER'S THEATRE, Tho disagreeable charactor of the evoning pro- vonted anch an audionco at McVickor's Fhoatra an ouo wonld bave suppoced from the cireuin- staucos of tho cnso, although tho houso was neatly us full ag it hay beon siuco the panic ba- gan. ~ Lotta was, wlen she last playoed in Chi- cago, Ko well eatnblished .o favorite that hor- ro- turn, sitor moro than. thireo yoars' abuence, in- sured & warm welcomo. - On her appearauce Inst oveningg, sho was recoived with a hearty round of npplause, nud bowed hor toknowledgmonts, “Tattle Nnfi," if wo remeniler ‘accurately, was the Inst pleco in which sho played during her 1nst visit, and it was repontod Inst ovening, Ior absonce abrond has -wot materinlly sallored her, Shoisutillas freshand vivacious audfullofapirits s ever, makes an mich out of e Marchioness na sho over did, and pleased 'tho audionco as befora. or voico has mellowed s llitle, and sho has improved in many ways, while at the eame timo_ uhe hus lost nothing in hor hold npon the puvlic fuyor. 'Lhe performanco was smooth and ovon, and tho mmmthlg. in tho style for which MoVicker's ‘Fhentro has been noted so long, A more extended notico will bo given on anothor accasion, THE ACADENY, OF MUSIO. The Lydin Thompson Burlesgue Company bo- “gan their socond weok last evoning at Mr, Gar- inct's Went Bide theatro, the piece being *¢Sin- Dad.” This has nlready beon given in Chicago, but there are somno new fentures about it, which won_the dpproval of an’ audionco which was ood undor tha circumstances. Chicago poople fin not n}umnr to woary of burlosquo’ 80’ long as pretty iaces, admirably displayed figurcs, and oceasional good singing accowmpany it. Tho bill will be changed Thursday evening. AYERS' OMERA-NOUBE. Thero was o §ond sudionce in the littlo min- strol-houso on Monroo street last ovening, and it was amply ropaid for venturingont in such in- cloment wenther by tho burni-cork burlesquers. Colton's and Arlington's comic songs woro ro- eatodly oncored, nnd tho ballads sung I.»K esars, Frodericks and Surridge wore given witl feoling and appreciated by tho audionce. The two farces weoro capital, and wero heartily on- {oynd. When peoplo nowadays want to laugh hoy go to Myors'; and if Cotton, Kemblo, Avlington, Rico, and their compauions cannot ivo them cnusa for merrimont, no ' combination fdown to minutrolsy cav. Thoro will b tho aamo bill for the rest of tho week. TIE CITY 1IN BRIEF, It was ruamored yostorday that Honry Greene- baum bad bought, or was trying to buy, the Post, in order to scouro the city printing, which is too good a thing to lot out of tho family. The monthly moeting of the Ladies’ Aid So- cloty of the Hohnomann Hospital will be Leld in tho parlors of that institution at 10 o'clock this forenoon. The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Councilors of the Iospital for Womon and Children will be hold at tho hospital, corner of Paulinn aud Adams streots, at half-past 2 o’clock this aftornoon, Presbytorian proaching has boonrecentlyintro- duced st Bouth Englewood, aa a regular after~ noon service, the Hov, 8. ‘. Davis, formerly of Kanans, officiating. A man named Alexander Jones waa arrosted zea!ordn v on & writ isaned by Justico Banyon, on cLialf of one John Forge, for obtaining goods undor fulso pretenses. Tho grand game of billiards between Garnior and Cyrille Dion, 600 points, at $2,000 a side, comes off this evening, at New York, Dispatches will be received at Foley's ovory half-hour. Mrs, Michael Gallaghor, of No. 21 Last Erio street, whilo riding in_an Archer avenue car, yesterday, iad hor pocket picked of &5 in curs Tency and a gold chaln aud lockot worth §20, Divioli Pago was cauglit in the act of tapping the Lill of Gaurgo lasis, of Wost Madison wircet, o plond gnilty boforo Justic Seutly, and was hold to tho Crimiual Court in bail of 0. Mary Smith, Sarah Jano Brown, and Kate Car-. soll aro thrce White women who hinye beon living with negrovu for womo timo_pnét. Yeslordny Buiyen sont thern oll o tho ridowell for six months, Hezokiah Berger charges Edward Milligan with atealing his watch aud chain from him. ‘Tho Iat- tor denies tho soft imperchment, and Banyon will search for the truth this momning, Milligan is undor bail of $500. Amooting of o rsteos of o Chieago Po- lice Mutual Aid und Donovelont Socioty will ba held Uiy afternoon at 8 o'clook, in tho Sixth Pro- cinet Btation-llouso. All the Trustecs are ur- goutly requestod to attend. A young man named Bonjamin Hondrickson was arrestod yestorday ns un accossory to tho arroting of Ezoliol Bergon, Ssturday night t, nt the cornor of Stato and Foutteonth streets, and lodged in tho Armory. An interesting miselon school of 150 pupils hes _boen rocoutly started in conncction with the Preabyteriau Chureh at ihe cor-works on Tifty-firnt streeb. Xvoning sorvicea are also hold by the Rov. 8, 'I'. Davis, Marcns Smith and the Rev. J. H. Burns or- imnizud & Bunday-school in the County Poor- Touko, last Sunday, of 160 acholars, They aro in nood of Looks and papors, for which thoy will Lo vurIv thankful, and which may be forwarded to L. It, Liues, At o quartor past 10 o'clock yostordsy morn- ing o fir was discoverod in the rear of a ouo- story frame houso, No. 461 Elston avenue, own~ od by J. B, Morris, a1id occupied as o butoher- shiop by Jacob Baor. Tho loas, which was umall, was covered by insurauco. ‘The Joliet Republican notices tho nrrost, in thia city, Baturday lust, of John C. Btevenson, n dofaulting contraotor of that town. Ho haa had # hoaring bofore a Justice of the Peaco, and hns ‘been committod m?ml to await trial boforo tho Oircuit Court of Will County. Tho young poople of the Rounion Prasbyterian Ohurch, cornor of Throop and Mitchell streets, assisted by tho ladios of the chureh, will hold a Fair and Christman Bazaar, boginnlng Doc. 10, Thoy agk their frionds to call and exemine thoir gooda before purchasing elsowhere. OMcer Schmidt arrested s young man in a pawnshop, near the Union Btroot Gtation. o #aw him ontor it with a vory haudsomo light overcoat, Tho zml!h was not able to satis- factorlly oxplain how lie eamo into possossion of tho \zun:, aud was locked up to await develop- ments, Mr. Grocnafelder, tho Boston membor of the Chicago firm of Greonsfeldor, Rosonthal & Co., was uot 8o soverely injured as a paragraph in a rocent issue would load the roader to suppase. An oxplosion of gas in his cellar inflicted somo painful burns, from whioh he will epoedily ro- cover. Dennis nafldln§ was arrostod last summor for robbory, and put n o coll with & young man son= tonced to tho Bridowoll for two mouthe, 1o ox- ohanged clothos with him, and wont to making brick, whilo the authoritios thought ho had es- caped, Baturdsy Dounis was arrested, and his cabio continued till {o-day, nndor ball of $500. Liout,-Col, James B, Fry, Assistant Adjutant- General, U, 8. A,, having boon tran-ferred from this l\llll(bl"{ Division to thet of tho Atlantio, Col, Richard O, Drum bias been assigned to duty &8 Adjutant-Genoral to fill tho vacancy, ‘Ilio chango is anncunced in Gonoral Orders No, 4, from the hoadquarters of Liout,-Qen. Shoridan, M. Froneh, who lived nt No. 157 North Jef- foreon street, and who wau eeverely injured on the evening of the 19th of lnst mouth by bein thrown fiow the railroad trnok by a Chicago Notthweslern engine, disd ut hor” house Batur- day ufternoon. 'The Coronor held an fnquost on {lao In:]dy, & yordict of ucvidontal death Lofng ro- wrned. 0 Tho wark on the outer harbor has heon aus- ponded for tho season, Purivg the suminor the for hian beon_oxtonded 1,100 faot, making 4,200 oot in all. T'his plor, or broakwator, i 3,000 foot from shoro, and In 22 foot of water, Col, louston catimates that £200,000 will bo raquired to finlah tho harbor, wldeh will thei bo the best upon the lakes. The oxorciso of the ascond gradusting olass of 1873 of tho County Normal Bchool will ba held in tho school building al Jinglowood on the 10th of this month. ‘I'ho programmo will cone wint of arations, essaya, and solooted readings, with vocal and instrumental mnelo, On the ovnuhui of tho 18th the Hon. Brhmyler Colfax will address the gradaathng clnag, Tt wag only Iast wool that 16 wan stated that Ttigone Morlurty liad twice sppeared boforo the South Sids Police Court. ITe was prompily on Diaud ngnin yostordsy morning, charged by 1o, A. Topkive, who koops a: lnundry &l No, 78 NMonros alraot, with stoaling npackage of clotlios from his dolivory-wagon, 'Uhe cago was eontinned Hll to- day, when the faots will bo bronght ont, Mr. J. 0. Fallls, & gontloman who proolalma himeelf n bookkoepor of thirty yonra ux]mrlenuul announces a lecturo on * 'I'ho Htruggle of Lifo," to be delivored in the Mothodist Church Black this ovoning, Deiug drawn from' his own por- aonal obacrvation aud axporionco, ho faols confl- dont that the lecture will intorest tho 10,000 em- ployod and 2,000 unomployed . olorks of tho city. o Exooutivo Commitico of 'tho Lrosbytorian Thaological Sominary held o meotiug yosterday morning, st which o lettor was read from the Rov, Dr. . W, D'atloraon, accoptingt ho chalr of ‘Christian Apologetics in that lustitution. A ‘letier was nleo_rond from the Rov. J, M. Farls, accopting the financial agency of the Sewniuary, This_completes tho working inrchinery of that excollent Behool of the Prophots, A man named Peter Wolf, whiln at work yos- torday nfternoon on tho new Oatholic church whicl la building at the corner of Taulina and Tndians atreots, stopped from a scaffold and foll to the ground, & distanco of about fifty feot, Whien pickod up he was found to bo sonneloss, and bloeding und frothing at tho mouth, A doe- tor was nont for; and at once pronouncod tho cago hopelons. ~ The unfortunate 'man died in about fifteon minutes, and hik body was removed to Lis late homo, No. 660 South Halated streot. A colored woman got on a Milwaukeo train yonterdny, and lert a parcol, telling the conduct- or she would be back in n fow minutes. 'The train left withont the woniau, and, bofora the train arrived at Chicago, the bundle was found to conjain a healthy, uqunlllniz 26-pound quad- soun baby, about 18 months o 4.~ Tho conductor handed tho intoresting parcol to Ofticer Hickoy, at tho railway station, telling him the -mother would bo aloiig by the poxt train, This was an orror, however, oa the littlo waif is etill in the Liands of tho polica. Mr, 8loan, Firo Roporior for the Board of Undorwriters, has submitted his roport for the month of Novembor. Tho gist of the document in contained in the following figures: Numbor of alarms, 88; numbor of “atill” alarms, 2; loss, 841,700 ; lous to insurance, $12,465; insuranco invoived, §180,700. Mr, Sloan suggests that the Common Council should requiro, by law, that “the interior of evory atoro be exposed to view from the sidewalk, by snnes of glass arranged shout b feot Ligh in the doors and shutters. He boliovos that this would put & stop in & moasure to incondinry firos. ‘The school.teachors having boon informed last Baturday, whon they woro paid off, that thoy might not receive any monoy until the ond of January, if then, n reportor called upon Mr. Johnston, tho Olerk of tho Doard of Fducation, to learn the reason for this atatement. lle was informed by thiat gontloman that it was deomed advisablg, in viow of tho bare possibility of the presont financial embarrasemont prevonting tho collection of the nchool rents, to warn tho teachers boforehand of such a possible, though not probable, caminunm:( in ‘order that they might be propared should It ocour. A grand shooting tournament will be hold at’ Dextor Park on the 16th, 17th, aud 18th of this month, under the auspices of tho Kennicott and Prairio Clube, and with Ar, William Wachter s manager. None but amatours or gentiomon will bo pormitted to {‘)mlcipmo. On tho flrst day, the shooting will be for swaepstakes purses. A sploidid medal, omblematio of the Stato cham- ‘)lonnhip. will be tha Erlzo on the second day, and he sport on the {hird witl ba open to all, Tho rules and ontries will bo publivhed later in tho weel, togelher with tha handicaps, whioh are making by Mosers. Abnor Prico and W. % Johinson, Threo inquests wore held by the Coroner yes- torday. Ono of thom was at No. 569 South Hal~ stod streot, on tho body of John Fitzgerald, married man, Irish, 48 years of age, who ina drunken spreo ended his oxistenca by taking lsudauum, which ho persuaded tho dru;gifl. was intended a8 an anodyne for his horse. ‘I'ho sec- ond was held on the body of Charloes Rall, at tho Morgue, the particulars of whoso denth wo gave in fnfllurdny‘s papor. The third inquest was also held at the Morguo, on the body of John Ryan, who died from tho effects of over-stimulation. Verdicts of suicido wero returned in the firat two cascs, and ono of death from oxcessivo drinking in the third, The pefition for the repeal of the Bunday or- dinsnce circulated m this city by the Persounal Liborty League sovoral mooths ago, and which Tecolvad the ignaturcs of several thousand poo- plo, was to linve been presonted to thie new Coun- cil last evening, but, afler maturo delib- oration, it was thought best not to do o on account of the clause in the sume, plodging the suloon-keopors to keep closed during Sundny foronoou, if allowed to keep opeu during ilio aftornoon. It Las boon decidod by the chiof momber of the Liborty~ Toaguo to take no action in the matter, siuco the People’s Party elected cnough Aldermen o carry auy mensuro they chooso, and among thom eunough saloon-keepers to introduco the proper ordinnnco for the repeal of the Sunday Inw. Soveral of these Aldermen stated that nothing will bo done in regard to_the mattor until aftor the confirmution of the Mayor's nomiuation. A mooting of tho Presbytery of Chicego was hold yostorday moring in tho rooms of ke Presbyterian Ministorial Association, ‘T'he Rev. Dr, Iurd prosided, The Comunittoo appointed to invoatigata the chnr‘gns preferrad against the Rov. B. M. Blackwoll, by H, I Ashmun and others, submitted an oxonorating roport, which was unauimously concurred in, and ordored priuted in the Iuterior. The Rev, G, H. Pool wus iuvited to_a seat u correspouding membor. Mr. J. X, Wilson's requost for a lottor of dismissal was reforred 10 n committeo con- nisting of the Rovs, D. 8, Johnson and W, M. Blackburn. A resolution was adopted asking tho Bonrd of Home Missions to commussion the Ttev, E, R. Davis to act as Presbyterial Mission- ary, ata ealury of 2,000 per snnum. The meoting thon adjonrned until the lust Tuosdny uf Docombor, which will convene at tho same plago. A melancholy nceidont happenea st tha storo of libbard & Spencer, Nos. 80 nud 93 Lako streot, yosterday aftornoon, the vietim being Jobn 1. Coucl, s youth of 18, son of the Hon, William Coucl, of” Waterloo, Towa, who is ab presont living near the corner of Twenty-second atroot and Indinua avenue, ‘I'ho young mau was omployed in ruuniug tho clevator, and, in answor toa call, went up to tho third story. Ho stopped om to thut floor to n;lmnk with an scquaintanco, leaving the slovator stationary, ko that bo conld re-entor it. Whilo thus ongaged, somo ouo bolow lowered the machino, but It eoms young Couch did not notico it. Aflor trausacting his business, he stepped baokward toward tho hatchway beforo the person with whom he had boon ®peaking could interfero, aund foll to the bottom, a dis~ tanco of ovor v.ixh-ty foot. Ho struck on the back of hishead, and was so soveroly injured that ho cannot livo, A privato watchman pemed Donolue, whoss beat is mouth of Twenty-second streot and west of Wontworth avenue, roported at tho Sccond Procinot Btation yestorday morning, that at about 8 o’clock that morning, while [mselug the corner of Twenty-oighth and Garibaldi streots, ke wea shot at by a man standing on the corner, the ball passing through the bromst. Donolbuo atatodthathoranaftor his aseailant, and fizod two shots nt him, but with what effoct ho could not toll. Ofiicor Loonard, who was near at the time of tho alleged shooting, ran iu the ssme dircotlon, but failed to sco anyouo but the watchman. Donobuo claimed that this eygnilant at the time of tho shooting, was stand- ing about elghtoon foet from Lim, Leouard, however, ays that Donahue's aont was hurnod and toru iu #uch & monuor as to show that the pistol was Lield within n fow inohes of it, and ha oxpresses an opiuion that the whole story is d(x(l‘go for o choup advertisomont on Douahue's part. —ee REFORMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Biv: Now that the Board of Education hes under cousidoration the subject of tho reduc- tion of the achool-lours, it is to bo hoped that theoy will nol leave it until the reform fs thor- ough and completo. hero sooma to bo a disposition to lesson tho number of hours, with the dangor pf overlooking twaof tho most lmportant objeots of the clango fho relioving in pomo degree the achool- prepsure thas must lust oach day ay loug as the echool laste, no malter how loug the intormission may be hotwoen tho morning and aftornoon sossions; and the nocossity of plving each child greator opportunity to enjoy in froedom tho frosh nir and snushine, which ot boat bo accomplishied by disposing of school- dutlos a8 early in tho day as possiblo. In Boaton, but five lours arc demandod: for scliool-attendanoe,—from 9 s, m. to 12 m., and from 2 to 4 p.m., with halt-holidays overy ‘Wodneaday and Saturday afternoon. In.Now York, fivo hours aro sleo deomod suflelont; andlt inay Do added hare, that, in that oity, it I8 nonew oxperimont, but a: long- | entablivhed usago. 'Che arrangomont of fours difors momowhat from that in Boston, Lolng from 0 &, m. to 8 p.m., with the usual intermis- rion of 20 minutos at half-past 10, and -one at noon lasting one honr, WAt It tho lattor arrangemont it may be objocted | that it doon not give the children t{mo onough to eat thelr diunors and bo in.a propor condition for study, ‘'o thia it may be said that a large | wumber of the families of scliool ebildren do not dino’ till later in Lhe day, 6 or 8 o'clock; but if, for tho number who do ont their heartiost menls in the middle of tho dny, tho chenge might prove an inconvenience, It would scarcoly count against the grostor advantages to thoiwhole numbor, ~ Bosidos,.b; nm:u\!linx {he plan of two halt-days, or by such _childron {aking a lunch, tho objeotion would be ledsoned, 9 - ‘Thero really scoms to bo uo good roason for tho difference oxisting in the arrangemont of nchool-hours . betwoen tho High School pupils and the littio.ones., It would scom that, if the differenco should be made at all, it should be the roverae of what it now is. If fivo hours of study aro onougl for Lhe maturor minds of tho gradu- ato schuol, how.much moro likely is it to he amplo for the young scholar whose mind is yob undisciplined, who learna by memory, rather than roason, and who sequiros by presout light withont the aid of Ymoudsnt or comparison ? . What our | voung childron caunot learn in five hours o day nd cortatuly bottor bie loft to somo fature tine, Thore are doubtloss romo iusane parenta who, Dblinded to any needs of thelr children but thal thioy should out-vio all others of their own age, would incroase, rather than mitigate, the brick- and-straw bondago whorein their clifldren sorva. Thera are othors Who, having no faith in their own home-culture, think that, so loug as their children are at soliool, they are out of the way and ont of harm: Perliaps their objoct would ba better attained by sonding their offspring to a roform echool, which our publio sckools cor- tainly aronot, 5 The danger is not_go much that our childrsn will be taught too littlo, as that: thoy will be lxnsht too much, Four hours of well-diroctod study with fresh, buoyant minds, would be cor- tainly worth more than six of wearisomo, impa- tient application, With all the facilities now affordoed for educa~ tlon, abundanca of books and toachers, togethor with tho incontives offored to superior scholar- ship, wo seom threatened with tho danger of bocoming & nation of educated duncos. nd it 18 becoming almost a notorious fact, that s large proportion of the men of mark on tho world's stago ara those whoso oarly culture was nogloct- ed, whoso education, such s it is, was ncquired by attrition rather than tuition, to whom mother- wit supplies tho laok of schoollng. ~ And it is no loes tho faot, that many nmong thoso who aro subordinates in the world's businoss, and among the totnily-ineficiont, aro thoss who, in early 1ifo, wore studious in thoir schools aud foromoat in thoir classos. A ouc-sidod development doos not do in sn! *¢ A sound mind inn sound bud{" is neod- ;- and, to secure both, thore must be o distrl- bution of oulture, It must not all tend to tho brain, to the sacrifico of tho body, or we have an intellectual machine ; normustit be the reverso, or we hnye an ignoramus ; but to cultivato botk, thoro must be tune for both. ‘We plead for the laboring man, who, under thoe old regime, was but a worn-out drudge from excessive physiol labor, and auk that ho shall Do allowed somo time whorein Lo may improve his hitherto neglected mind ; that hid life may have other and higher aims then to work, and eat, and sloop, Lot us not bo less considerate of our children, the ohildeon of to-dey; and, in the name of all that dopends upon thom a8 mon sd women of tho future, lot us rosist tho prea- ent tendancy to develop the braln and _stultify the body, to produce intellectual doformitics, to fill the world with people whoso heads are storo- housos of econd-linnd knowledge, without tho physical encrgy or moral forco o uso it or to ne- quire other kuowlodge. An English woman, visiting this country, wroto home that ** All the school-girls looko slck,” But only mothers know of the restloss, troubled eleop, of the hendaches, of the nervous- noss, of their young dnughters and sonm; for clnan-pride will proy even upon many s boy's sturdy nature, Now, in all this, there caunot be implied » word of censuro for the teachors. They do their duty coscientiously and faithfully, aud desorva moro encouragoment than thoy always get. But ilio time has certainly come swhen, under the mothod and perfection of dlse!pllnu in the gchools, and the faithfulness of teachors, fewer houre may be directod to study with profit; and this we urgo most earnestly. Q. —_— - IMMIGRATION STATISTICS. Report of the Chiek of tho Burenu of Statisticss ‘Wasurvaro¥, Nov. 28.—~Tho report of the Chiof of tho Buroau of Stetistics says: Tho importanca of obtaining and publishing accurate statistics, not ouly of the agea, soxes, and ports of arrival, but of tho nutionahties and ccoupations of tho lnrizn and -incroasing numbar of immigrants, has_lmposed additionrl dutios on this division. Special oforts have been mado to induce greater accuracy on tho part of those who originally record tha datn, 80 that the compilations published by tbe Buresu mny be full aud trustworthy, Tho' importanco toour country of ihis snnual influx of for- cign-born citizens requires more than ordi- niry osre in fho prescntstion of the facly, Probably no emigrants from Conti- nental Europo hiave beou more vatued or more watlmy welcomed than those who have come from Heandinaviau countrios. As translations of the roport have been published in the German and French languagos, it kcoms not only propor, but in a high degres desirable, that the natives of those foroign countrics should bo supplied with information in thoir own touguo in regard to tho United States, Yielding to a request which has for sevoral onrs beon preseed with great urgoncy, a trans- {ntiuu of the report into the Bwedish langungo ling been made, and will bo submitted at an early day to Congross, with the recommondstion that 50,000 copios be priuted for distribution in Scans dinavian couutries. An urgent domand bag pleo been made for ihe trans- Intion of tho roport inlo tho Blayic long}un. ‘which is spokon not only in Rus- eis and Yoland, but in Bonemis, Bilonin, and Moravis, countyics from which stroans of omi- gration would flaw to the United Slates if the necossary information wore supplied to thoso contemplating romoval from thoir native eoil. The Lnglish cdition of 10,000 coplos, {:lintud by order of Congrees for gratuitous distribution_in tho United Kingdom of Great Dritain and Ire- land, is nearly exhnusted, and a further issuo of 5,001 'mlg“ of thiy roport, with o map of tho United Blates, iu urgontly rocommondod, As tho roport had boen stercotyped, the cost of tho aper, prous-work, and_ stitohing would bo small Eumuuut. At no period bas tho domand for this document been more urgont than &t pros- eut, and at no time have tho benefits resulting from its circulation In that country beon so markod a8 in the recent past. The number of mulo immigrants from Tn- gland, Scotland, and Wales duriug the last fiseal yoar was almost oxactly the samo as in the pro- coding one, being 51,121 in 1863 and 61,144 in 1871, and{ot the incrense fn the skilled ocoupa- tions of the adulls over 1871 was 2,081, Tho grontest inorease was exhibited in the A‘ohnvi.ug trados: Dlackemiths, an incroase of 92; botlor-makers, 80; brick-makory, 48 ; carpontors, 370, aud join- grm, 604 dyems, 20 gurdlonors, '107," fevielors, 40 ; manufacturors, 93; masous, 720; millers, 60; minors, 610; molders, 83; maintors, 170; plumbors, 98; printors, 61; saddlors, 80 shoo- makers, 160; spinners, 120 ; tailors, 38 ; weavers, 816, and whoolwrighte, 74, I'he immigrants from Bugland includad, also, many swall farmors and somo professional an ‘business wmen, bringing with them ready monoy to invost in United” States bonda and in farm stock., Iudoed, the inquiries of parties who desire to purchass lauds, either for thomselves or for emall companies of intonding immigrants, bove boon wo oxtensive asto cousidorably in- oroase the correapondenco of the Burean, “‘Ihe total numbor of porsons of forelgn birth who, in tho year ended Juno 30, 1878, decidod tomake tho United States their future homa is 459,803, of whom 276,792 wers malos aud 184,011 foml]ou, belng au lucroass of 54,997, or 134 por cont over tho immigration of tho flscal yoar of 1872, The largose inoroase from any couutry wao 25,784, or 181-6 per cont, from Gormany ; while from England the excess over tho provious year wau 5,087, or T per cent, and from Ireland 8,613, or 1815 percont. The n- oreaso from Urauce was noarly 69 Jwr oout, bo- gy 9,317 in 1873, and 14,508 10 1874, If tho uv- ovigo valite of au immigeant, as stated by the um”uruiuund in tho 1eport’above roforred to, be €800, the ocouomical value of this sddition (o our population {u the psst yesr iwunts {o 83067,842,400. It In rospootfully submitted that 80 Iargo an augmentation of our national woalth will Justify tho oxpouditura of n sum sufiiciont for tho diffusion of moh informntion as will Borva to incransa tho yolumo of thiw tide of fm- migretion, THE HOOSAC TURNEL. Daylight Through the Mountaine-The Etnid BlasteReenen nnd Incidonts of - the Remaekablo Bvants North ddas, dass, (Nuv, 23, Dispatel 1o e Eston Proparations for tho opouing hiave heen going on for u considorablo time, and soveral months a0 tho contractora bad protly defluitely soltied tku point that the all-importaut blant was to be mado on Phavkgiving Dy, So fally was this ontimate” vorified that on Muesdiy ovening but fourleen ' feet of rock romainod to bo ponetrated, and srrangonments were 6t once mado for ‘the final cxplosion, T'wenty- four Jiolos of tho ordibary eizo wore sunk Lo & dopth of sbotit twelve faet each, twelveof them facing in onch dircolion. Ono of -theao holes ' was passad entiroly through the barrier of rock Tueuday eyouing, but, asit was nomore than two inchies in diamotor, it practically amounted to -0 more than & proof- that the nice calunlations of tho engineera woro correct, but ita principnl uso was (o nllow the passage of & wire, by moans of which tho heavy charges of nitro-giveorine ccould bo axploded on oacli front simultaneonuly. When the worle had boen brought to thin stago of advaneomont, word ‘was seab to tho varions artios closoly idterosted in tho projoot roquast ng Lhoir ettendanca thiu altornoon at 2 o'clocl, muong thoso Lo respond were Sountor John- s0n, of Buston, Gheirnan of tho oonse Tuntel Comumltlee, and four of I ausociales in the same body; Col. Granger and Monsrs, Osborn Woods, and Whittman.” Col. 1L, W, Wilnon and otber membors of the Logislature were also present. ‘Cho majority of thin party left Boston this morning, and arrived at the Tunnel shortly aftor 1o'clock, IHore, through tho courtesy of Mr. Bhauly, oil-cloth suita ware suppliod to cach, and -thon tho ontire company, togother with many others who wore wailing, found soatd on tho low cara (hat. are used for wnnol trafiie. Tho mnoky littlo ‘engine ab onco staricd off, and ooon tho choord of tho waiting crowd that watched its disnppearance wero fost. in tho strange, rovorborating rattlo that sonunds from tho swiftly-revolving wheels, The opening of ihe tunnel is beautifully orna- mented with hugo iclcles depending from thoe roof, and numerous glittering epires of the sama material epringing from tho floor, gave to the ontranco a wierd, fantastic appourauce, A short distanco within, howover, the ico disapperred ontirely, and the tom&mra ure fall to au almost spring-time figuroe. Tho parly was hurried on until within 1,000 feot or 80 of°the central shaft, whore the train stopped and tho company pro- cooded further on foot, picking their way smong the fragmonts of rock by tho nid of numerous lanterns. At the ceutral shaft Mr. Walter Shanly wa found, togethor with & Iargo number of workmen and othors awaiting tho arrival of the party. Word was at once given for all present to pre- pare for tho coming shock and eight minutes wore given for thom to dispose of themeoclives suuuhctorllfl. Most of the party at once made & rush for sheltored spots, being warned by old miners that the greatest forco of tho explosion would be felt in tho middle of tho tunuel, Tho amount of nitro-glycorine to e oxploded by the olectric discharge was 160 Fouuds, or nbout twice tho uanal amount, aud it wasexpsctod that tho concusgion would bo fearful. My, Shenly himaelf toolk charga of tho battory, which was to originato the eventful spark and which wau situ- ated nesr tho central shuft, aud while all others wore cawering bofore ithe oxpectod shook, he stood proudly orect, a8 if conscious that another moment was to wituess the completo trinmph of tho great project s0 noar to his huitt. At last tho anxiously expected signal was given, snd then followed & moment of alwaxt peinful suspense, amid silenco g0 porfeet ihat fio taint uplosh: of tho water dripping from the roof could bo hoard for rods mway. Wnis s ouly for an instant, however, for bofora tho mind could fairly note tho ominous claugo, a torrific volumo of kound camo tearing nud thundering down tho tunnel with a forco that actually scomed material. Lights weroe llown out by tho sweep of air that followed, and for half a minuto tho fliuty walls of tha cavora rung with the searcely diminighod roport of the tro- mondous explogion, whila au almost irreuistible poyor soemed to bo forcing evory beholder down toits rocky pad. Assoon as breath could bo found, & groat cry of rejoicing aroso from every throat, and all’ made a rush forward, but Mr. 8hanly waved thoin back, and insisted that 10 zdvance bo wado until tidings came from the glycorine man ; then followod questions and surmisen 08 to tho rosult of the blast., And ovor and anon cheers would arise, blended with o Babel of other sounds, until it alinost scemed that ono was having a viow of paudemonium, o fancy that was hightoned by the uncarthly glaro of the hundreds of torches. Amid the gen- eral confusion, Mr. Bhanly alimost alone scomud unmoved, but he was not thoroughly assured that tho blast hnd had tho dosirad offact, for ng yot no percoptible chaugo in the air current was manifost. Despile the efforls of soveral of the officinls, tho auxious throng prossed slowly forwnrd through tho foot or more of watoer that covered tho floor of the tunnel, and all wero nanxiously siraining thoir eyes into the gloont nhead, in tho hope of socing the wished-for ‘messenger from the front. At Ia3t o glimmer of light appeared in the distance, and again s cheer rung from evory throat, ‘Ie word was soon pusked along tho llao that the blast was & com- plete succosy, and thon, without repard to on- trontion or commandu, the mass of atraggling Lumanity rushed forward with a bound, spattor- ing thomsolyes with mud and wator, and shoute ing like wild mon, Soou o heavy barrier of tim- ber wag reached, which had been erocled to nr- rost flying fragmonts of rock, and horo 8 possa of ofticinlu wore deawn up to disputathe passngo to all but thoso cutitled to proceed. Once bo- yond this breastwork, tho eftects of the oxplo- Biou bogan to be manifost. Hugo piocus of stono were gcattored around, aud tho air was 80 fillod with smoke that breath- fug was dificult. A short distanco from thig spot tho seens of tho oxplosion was ronched, and lore wore drawn up the men who hied su Enr!utnm\cd the chiarge, whilo ono of them, randishing & pickaxe, could be heard to shout noid the din of voices, ** Staud back! Walter Bhanly ia tho first man to go throngh tho hole!” People did siand back, whilo Br. Bhanty, with a grime mmilo of satisfaction on his features, strode o the narrow oponing; but, instend of folng throngh first himselt, ho paneed the Hon, tobert Johugon through, aud thon, sfier the Post raportor, Col, Grabger of the Tiunuol Cor- mittee. The oponing was found to po sbout five feot wido by three feot bigh, and the meot- ing botween tho two bLeadings bad nmlmrem.ly boon exact, A more perfect result of the blast could not have boon baon desired, for tho dobris had been blown entirely out of tho way. Soon a dozon gontlemen bad passed through tho brench, and thon onsued a scono of congratuln- tions and rejoicing, such as ia yery rarely seon. Nr, Shanly's hand was grasped by one after anothor of tho workmon and visitors alike, and from tho twico two hundred throats crowded into that narrowspace aroso choor after choor of such earnestuess that tho echoos of the Inte ox- plosion soom wakoned aguin, For nearly half &n hour thia gcason or rojoicing continued, and, all unmindfnl of the storm raging fn the ‘woril above, the participators royeled in a world of their own, Tho blast had beon fired at twenty minutos aftor 8, nnd it was now aflor 4, but all seemod loth to lenve tho spot, whoro handshale ing was continucd and chieors for the contractors, the onginoors, and workmon, and almost &1l man- kind, woro following each othor in rapid succesaion, The line of march wag at Iast taken up, how- evor, and then, &4 the west oud was n]:ipranohnfl. it was seon that tho blast had exponded 1tmolf almost equally in both directions, for the tunnol here was strown with mauscs of rock for seyeral hundred foot. One jmmensc mass, weighing erhaps o tons, bad boen thrown' fully 800 oot, whero, striking & heavy wooden drill frame, 1t had crushed ft to piocos. ~‘I'ho meoting of tho hioadings had taken placo on an uppor branch of tho working, so that as the party moved wost- ward it was necossary to doscoud to a lower level, Here a mulo teain was found in waiting, and the company was takon o mile or 4o towards North Adsms. It thon boeamo necossary to walk to the opening. This was dono, and finally the party emorged from tho westorn end of tho tun- nolin the same ordor in which thoy pnssed tha breach, boing the first pordous who evor passed entiroly through tho tunnel, At the ofiico on tho west ond another jubiln- tion was Liad, Whooler's band disconraing “oxcol- lout musio, Bhort congratulatory apoechios wora made by Btate Enginvor F'rost, the fon, Itobert Johnson, Mr, Stawell, who made tho first blase in tho tunnol, GCol. Grangor, and othery, Mr, Johnson rovatled the fact that ho lind worked on the first drill construceed for uso hovo, Tu the evouniug tho prominont gontlomon conunctod with the work™ wore soronaded at Lha Arnotd House, and n [;annnl feoling of watisfaction |9tnmeé to provail throughout the whole commu- nity, p Attor a genaration of working and walling the mountain-is at last piorcod complotoly through, but much gl remning lo ho dono befura the tunuel can ba made availablo for the passnge of cara, About #800,000 of tho Btate spproprintion {6 wt1ll unoxpendod, and of this (0,600 goes to tha railrond.. The cootractors expeot to hava the | wails Jaid through the mouutaiu by July 4, 1674, At tho st end of tho tunnel but litile: romalng to bo dono, not mttoh ovor fifty ynrds of rock ro~ nining to bo exenvatod, anil "tha rest 1s ouly Dallngting, ‘I'ho road from the portal to tho sla- tion has boon almont onliroly mado of rock takon from the tumuel. A Inrge culyort is being built with stona from the tunnel for {ho tunnel brook, which forma the twin cascades above. Mont of the oufside work s at the went ond, whors there I ({mdlnk bridging, and teack-laving to do, From North Adwmu tho prawent Tnllond line runa to ‘Croy. Within the tunnol thora are conniderahla noctions whore the roof and sldes must be Lrimmed, and it will requiro no small amount cf work Lo pat the tunnel iu a condition to fit it for {ho grent uga for whieh it In lntended ; but this Inbos {4 o monli compared with what lias already bern mplishod; that it is held hut in alight ncoonut.. Haering mprobabla acoidonts, there ta no reakon to doubt that tratns will be able to pagn_entivily through the mountain long hefora tho oxpiration of the contrack time, and ther tho fmportant resulls suro to flow: from this groat vorit will beconio more and moro npparent overy day. [ —_——— MODERN ENTERPRISE. Shipping Drossod Eoof Onttle from Texnw to New Yorlk. 7 BEDALIA, Mo., Dea. L.—A train of ton cavs, boh longing to'the Toxas & Atlautio Rofrigorator-Car Compnuy, Indon- with fresh baot killed ot thein slaughtering-houee nt Denison, Texas, pssod through here last night an route to Now Yoik, whara it will nrrive on Wednoudny, Ench enz contzing ton tonn of drornod boof “ready for Now York hbutchers or other ‘purchasers. Thig Company is composed of somo of the lending “businees men of the country, and » large sum of money has been exs pended in tho construction of, refrinerator-co: and ho slaughtering-honso at Leuinon, L liouse has a capneity to kill, dveas, and ship 60Q Lonil of booves daily, and this nuniber ean bo ine cronsed. 'The Compnny expoct tolay duwn frerh Leof in Now York and other Bastern cities af ono-half of tho presont prices. 1f the entorpriaa is a success it will, measurably -al leant, da away with driving and shipping live cattlo ta marliat, and incrocse tho price of cuttlo to pro ducers, Threo trains wiltloave Doniton wookly, and noro if nécousary. ‘Chis tralu is accor puniod by u uumboe of woulihy Toxas stos onlors, who will docido (he practiability of the outorpriso, R T — THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, d 8aN Tnaxcrseo, Deo,. 1.—The Benate met at noon Lo-day, and adjourned till to-morrow. Tha Assembly also met and adjourned without dsy apocifiod. Fwne 3 SPECIAL NOTICES Schencel’s Mandrake Pills, Thoss pllls avo compozsd axclusively of - rodianta, and althongh oy SRUEO Kunarsale: oy, no of merours, do uot Ioavo wny of its infurlousaiiects, Thes sat directfy unon tha livor, Aud &roa valuahlo ramody lat all casns of dorangemcnt roanlting from a disordared stata of that organ._Liver Complaint, Billious Disorde: plold Fovors, &o.," & all sugcumt Lo tho froo uso of Yohonck's Mandrake Pil Forsalo by all drnggists and doators. a Victims of Obscure Diseases, Senking safoly and rostorail health, should uso Dr. Holl hold's fixtraot Hchu. This articls bs oibiaial and staude ard, 1t {5, morsavar, tho oitly proparation thai doroloph tho'tull valuo of Bualin as a diurstio. It is s porfoct sps citi for all diso3sas of thio urinar, fo~ ry orians in mala and malo, Bowaro of counterfolts and linltations, which nns serupulons men nro o ndoavartve 10 Dl off npon Dr, Thainbold's ropatatinn. Laok fof the Dootors siynatars on thy wrapber. L SHAWLS AND FURS, NECED PRICES Chas. Glossage & Co. . Are daily adding large lines of cheap goods to ‘their at: tractive stock, at prices far below value. TLong Wool Shawls at $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, 85.00; Sqr. Wool Shawls from $1.50; Striped Ottoman Shawls, $2.50, $5.00, $4.75, $86.00; Broche Long and Sqr, Shawls at great reduction on former prices. Having closed’ out a large line of Furs from the stock of J, V, Farwell & Co,, we offer them- at the fol- lowing low prices: Children’s White Coney Sets ab $1.50, $2,00, $2.50; Childven's Squir~ rel Sets at $4.50 ; .Ladies' do, $6.50 and $7.50 ; Ladies' Blk, Marten Sets, $7.00: Four~ ring Mink Muffs and Collars: at $23.00,130.00, and $35.00; Shetland Seal Sets, Muff and’ Boa, $85,00 Hudson Bay Sa~ ble, very superior quality, at $65 and $80; White Coney (loaks for Children, $6.00. 106, 108 & 110 State-st. 60 & 62 Washington-st, s I:INANC!AL- Allen, Stephens & Co., DOMESTIO BANKERS, S0 PINE=-S"T .. NBEW TORIK. Organized for the business of out-of-town Banks and Bankers oxcluslvely, to whoto businoss & thorough and unusual attontion will bo ivon. Do No stock buslnoss and do NOT accopt spooulative accounts, Faur por cont {ntorest ou doposits, MEETINGS. Attention, Sir Knights ! ANNTAL CONCLAVE APOLLO COMZAANDERY, Ko, 1, K. T, This (Tuosday) Eve., at 7% o'clock, at onr NEW ASY. LUM ON MONROEK-ST. (Awerloan Ezpress Uo.'s Build. Ivg). Spactal Businows—Klootion of Ofticors, It {x earus osily dosirud that all Bir Knight momburs will bo peosont, Uyordorofths &, O, W, LOOKLK, Ruoorder, Masonic. o8, F. and A, M, Tegular sommae § ‘eveniug at 7j¢ a'cluak, at theit o e dd Wik os the £ o vitod: atly surdlalir Y GRANY, Reo, Athlar Lodge, No. nlestion this (I hafl fu Masunfs T G Doron, “he trat MEDIOAL. CONSUMPTION, DRAL! Hiutory ehircass Beaoios hopatogely fmctirab ply to Dr. 8 W, INe GEATEA M, f87 Sl Olareat.s &ud by oured. Advica fhas Ko Taon roguired antil & purfost aure i wades Houra, ¥ Bl 0 80y By 3