Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1873, Page 5

———— e TH DALY CHICAGO TRIBUNLE THE FARMERS. [ Conlinued from the First Page.] of Uiis i to factlitato an_oxchange of commodities be- Aweon Grest Britain sud the Unitod States, sud tho eotablisauent of familiar relationa botweon our futor- 8l aud thoso of tho [dls capital fn Kurope, Tie hewl qunvers of (his socloly is du London, and the organi- zation fn known under tho Htis of tho Misslsaippl Vale ooy, “ Tlio Cliieago Board of Trado sponk of tho plan fn unqualifiod te.ms of apr roval, nud cordinlly {ndorso tho schomo ntid 1o beueflls 'to ho dorived from it They miuy provo of great valuo nat ouly to Chitiey, bt to th wholo Northwost, Its obects aro brcily gioled by ite’ Loudon Dirocior, Mr, Grifing, o8 fol oy 4+ Ty erordanco with tho request aa contafned in be aecund resolutlon, I keg to say thot the objects of {ho Misolabippd Va les' Su loty Bro brivily to promio.s diret. trade. betwson 3our Weatorn snd Sontborn lutos oud Enls country, wnd 10 fucilitale utid encotr- ago tho uppdeation of 1 glish covitn b fio duvolop- went of your great nud, 1oy Justly add, unequaled resources, 14T, il bo appasent to you that tho collection sud difrusion of epecial ai woil s goueral Inforution respectiug theso renourcos, and thio croation thoroby of oulight ned couthlence by ita eirculation nmong the Invosting claie , ure Lo proper mo.ns Lo yromols thuno o § Tor, with abtidsiico of cajital hova Eeok= Jug luvewtniont at low rato of fuloreat, it can only bo wunit of knowledgo or ecnfldencs, of both combined, 4hat prevoutsita employmant where, undor hioucst und Judiclous management, ¢ could hurdly fuil to ean largn returns for fin owacra! 1800 Chrfer go Mourd of Trado have given thelr in- Qorsement of 1ho pisu by tho , assago of tho following olutious ¢ W irEnEs, Tho geweral dopresston following th ate monetery risid mikes it ditticult to inaugurate any ordizary business grojeet ¢ und 4 \igurag, The Minirelopt- Valloy Soclety seoks fo oxtend our LUSIDLEN lelations with Buvape, onlurg- ing he crclo of *truw commercial coufience, auil Alereby tenaing 1o av:rttho cautos of flnuucial Tovule wion 3 tucrefore, Lo it W42 yolved, 'Tnut Wo w1l earnestly co-operato with the Loudou ullice tu Fuoirng w IArge and attivo or / 1= Jzation ¢f tholeaning us of ihia city a8 mon of tuy Guicogo Brsach f Uy Muempid Vailey ¥ oty 470 may oxpeet natwiat rellot soonor from enter- prises of silch n charactr than from the fugy pln of Governmental futerferoice.” TS MIBSIBLIT VALLLY SOOIETT, %8 T undorstaud it, bro,vece, 5% 0uo of the meaps for effecting iLs vbject, thdculirgement of tho_ Welland Canal, and th Juprovmont of the 8t Liwrence River, g0 thot vosaols 0! 1,000 tons carrying capacity inay 1oad {u Unieago ant dufivor thelr cargooy in Live oryiool, uud returning Ling the producta of the Ofd World' (o our vers dow, I uuderstnd tlat tho authorlty for theso impovements uas aiready besh obe Zainod from the Canndin Govorumont, the details uro Delng rupddiy comploid, und tho work will bo com- Tuenced the coming rear witbout doubt. If our Atlantic citice rro cokent ta permit tho trade of tho eat to pusa by them, bat {helr Wil streots may con- o to gymble in rafioad-atocks, wo of tho West will at least bo the gainenby baving ‘s compeiing soute, “hough it be through worolgu country. Tue objections tnuo to this roufo are, thatit is Decoesarily closod Ly €0 for four or five monihs of the year. Lhough thkis truo, ft fs but » slight draw= ack, shice #ts nunost mlimited capacity for seven or eight montha of tho yee would 8o dimiiial tho pres— Euro_upon il lincs oftransportation that ehipments 2outa bo_ withheld sehiout nerions_hicouvoufoneo, And here would comein the great advantago of {ho Boutliern_routo to_thiotulf, vi the Tilinols & Michi- an Cauul und tho Misesippl, and the OENING WATFILINE from the Olifo fo tho Jies River ; both of which sra # proesiug necossity ow now, and wiil bo absolutely ndispensablo 10 & fov yoars, to furnish adequn.g transportation facilitiet ot only for the producta of the eastern valloy Of 1t Misetusippi, but for all that vast regiou Iying nortinnd west of It, sa far as tho Rocky Mounfatus, L routo by the ceutral water lne, 4t is estimated,will require four years Zor jta completion ; butrhen completed, will form an “open ling, lrost 'porpunlly freo from ico, umting itlie Mississipyd and afl & Lronches with the Atlantio 'by » aystom of river andanal navigation of suficlout capacily to mect oll daands mude upon it by the ommereo of tho East, {1 Wost, or the South, ~ Wash. ington himeolf eaw tio furo tlecessity of {liis route, aud way convinced of itouefbility, pronvunciug it 6 THE FIONTEST, SIEST, AND O EAPEST ommunication with tidwater.h Ono hundred and alvety.seven mils of & routo consists of & cunal ~ow in operation, whaes imstruction cost $10,000,60, and which the Buitea of Yginin offor to donate (0 the Qenoral Government onondition of its completion, Whe neceurary culargemit of this canal and ita com- vlotton, it is eutimatod, wicost $40,000,000. Thia s o farge su, but, with a bieces of 7,000,000 of through Sonmusge, 1t wonld yield o venuo of 37,000,000 per au- aum, or $6,000,000 atter Iving out $1,000,000 for re- Tk, ateording tawo roport'of tha Qommitteo 3¢ Commerce, 18 8 modeto csleuiation, aud would 8y &) per cout interemn tho bonds fsauod for ita Sonatruction, aud leavo $50,000 per npnutn as a siuk- ing fund, This work wot noceseitate the IMPROVEMENT FTIE ONIO NIVER, which 3 most uceded wihor tho 10.t of (ho ronte 1s Spenod or uot, as it i i, for nearly three mont e year, simost worthle, by reason of ‘low water, Tuat thin difliculty can lovereome, and a permanent lepth of water maintui suficlent for tho pamtge 3 iavge-sized boats ut 16enauns of tho _year, e un= Joubted, To show theiportunico of fmproving tho shonuel of tlls rivor, leno quote from a wemorlal to Oougress upon tho sub : “ Along the wesiern to of the Alleghenics, from Eentucky, ihrough ‘estorn Virg.uis, snd into Peunsylvints, lio thegrest coal-iolds’ of Amor- ica, tored up by ¢ Providenco of Nature ns & eupply to tho teong populstion that i to ANl ‘ap uiid cultivato tho vatimberless flelds of the Weat, “Thete, too, the same batiful Providenco haa provid- .1 fmtucuso forosts of uber, and ealt, aud 1ron, The b River, extouding m this_ great' storchiouse of Nature to’ the Misslppf, and hence connecl- ug withs @ system of us thiun 10,000 wiles of navigie "6 walor, traversing tprairic-lind in cvery direce “Aon, wid Tornirh thy & cheap, practicabls outlet for Lo fuoxhuustible suprs of cosi and othor mifnerals 10w locked up fu tho 18 and mountains sround ite Teadwators und trbutes, to tlio region now want= Zug and domanding it many millicus of toue, and “whivse wants nud demnds Last contluo to ncreane, 30t ouly in the same > witli thy development of tid ‘Sountry, but In 8 mugrenter yatio, by tto reduction af itx cust, from tho elper zutes of trausportation, 4 With & proper {mjvement of its chunnl, aud ita nBows u pars uf tho it centrul water-iing to tho acean, mora than amverage of 10,100,000 tosis of hirouish freighit will pialon the Obio, Loiween Pitts- urglysud ks wonthan winouut of tonuugo that “would 1ax the capuchiy ot Juast ten (rst-clues rail- Ly, costing [rom £0U,000 to $100,000,L00 in their ustraction, und cliing fully ten tin, (rausportation as tiver, Ane fmprovement of in chaunel belong Governmeut, = 1t Lok usaumed aug pxerclacd Juriadim ovor it 10 the exclusion of Trivate oF Bluto ontarjo and this is well, Icis the Detiou's highway, unda oldigation resis upon thy Government of the 10 to fprove aud mako it avatlubio for tho garys of uternal commer.e, us it tuily rec.guizen fin obations to improve aud protect thie Ty birs of tho aeard,” T.ight dwoil mudonger upon the advanteges, “both to the Bust snd 1Weut, from tho comylotion of Uil grand work, but b forbids, That tnore i uo doubt of §is ulumale owplisnuient T am convinced, ‘and believo thar, If sllo aro direetly interested ju ith beuatlta could réalizo 1nmenne guod whick ft would ‘coufer upon tho Who:ountry, theie would Le to unifed w dean nd £or {1t {he ‘hext session of Con- gruss would Aes the whegun, at, 6 I Lave lrencali, it will be o work of time, “Wo connut wiit four 3s tor relief, and, while this is 1u progioss, there fs | another foute, which, lna Zuuchsuofior e, | with o swalier outiay of ‘mouey, muy Lo wuds dabio, and, by being opon all tie yeur, Wll sorve top down tho rates of raiiruad- traunporta.don by coitition through the wiktor- ‘moutos, Tuls tatho KOUTUERNUTE TO THE QULP by wag of tho Misklwiiser, Uf tho Hany difer- eut pisns for ovoreog tho obstacles i escuted by tue Lur ut its mouth t0froo nuvigution of this grost natorat chuunel, 1 selined (o fuyor the Port 85, Philp Oanal o the s permunent oue, aud, there- Tore, tho chiespest In thd, With thik cunal, aie’tmprovement of tho fill. nols River wud Cl, w0 that bLarges could “raverse lts entiro I, uud, lasding i Chicago, “neeu uot break bullncll they roscliod the Gind, awhero hey could nefor thelr cargoos 30 veascls Lound 10r thwtern matkels, thy saving cat, Luld i 'vo us open havigation ut 1t uy s ogand o moutls luler Lo fall, while, frouno down, it would bu opon a0 oter, 1t would 15 ot only sy Easlern mar- ket forour corn snd Pbut & Sonthern ono also, r, Wigh¥, ¥riug mom Nuw Orlosus, vays thal zorn uxported Ly woy Gat port will not 14 ceuts “per bustiel now wmosy thy New York, Buston, Phii- “delphia, or Moutreal, 1o only reseort that tho bulk af the grutn oxporied + not scek thut route, ss- Teciully in wintor, s bea of tho obatructions to iav- ation coused by tho batho mouth_of (he Mivsis- wippd, sud by otber olutions at difercut yoluts thironghout its lengthich o snfiichont outiay of xuouay, judiclously uscould soon remove, Tl £xpoiuub of comply tho improvementa of THE ILU4 BIVED will not baleavs. Theto buy already built ono Tock aud dumn, and 18 noady to build unother, And aix aro all tht ure needt eenro a dapth of 1 feol of water, thronghout thon, from LaSallo (o le Misstusippd, Tue cost oarglng tho canal from Lo ‘Sallo to Onieugo 5088 tuit Lurges of 500 or 10 Zous, o steamers udupto the mavigation of the .OMiG or Missiasippl, 18 0ated at §8,000,000, 1 think "o should not hceliate K tho necessury spproprin ou for this, ond sl tho ¢ fmprovements 1 lavo ruamed, when wo cousidoir necessity, and the fm- wievre advautages thot Weerue from' thewm to the Wtvio conntry, Eust, WiNorth, uud South § thut thoy ‘are ' uutionolocessity and u' mue tlouu! benefit; thut §s not alone we, tho {aruors of the Wost, whoyrshould demand if, but tho peoplo of uvory Btate city fu the Unjun § for all whi sbiaro In o bebotiat must spoodlly follow the opening of thovo throut nutural Lighwaya for Ghs commered of the natlc Nor should wo usk thostropriations as o gitt, WE ARE NeGoAns, “out stmply demand thut sof by inanoy that Gov- arument Lolds in trust fofiy a guardinn holds tho suouey of his ward, shull Dinvested us to Inoreuso o vafue ofall o propéaud, fu tha und, batly sprincipsd aud itorent of ‘uvedtnent bo rolurned s tho custudy of (s Govout, From the roport of tue Kingineer and Burveyor of Now York, I flad that Uiy of the Erle snd 31.., Qhamglin Caunls huve pio-cost of conntruction, ulargemcnt, extenslon, a1 fmprovemonts, sud Intercut therton ut 7 per cold, ovur and ubove al, Joft u wurylts of not profl ¢’ §30,400,000 3 so tha tho Stato s uob ouly recoluck ovuzy cout of out~ Iay upon thesa two canaly, 7 por ceut inforest tlierois, but sy recolved ak proft s e b o draight ot and all a8 boon dono Vcarrying frelght af and Aika o ratcs of thor New Vork Cuniral Ralizosd, Tho clmeuu Erie Oauul, including tolls averuge ubout ¥ wills oo yor jullo | whily, wuon'tha Ceutral Aud Krls gads, they aversge B from 2 conta to 1. Thls cbargo of 0 mills ye tou can o reduced to B, and oven 8 mills, by competition in Water-routcs, und abill leavo o proli suicfont to jny for conatruotion, in W faw years, Tt da ol knowin tuat frelyht oan b car~ Flod by river, whoro thero nre no_ obstructions, at Tulis, nnd Uy luko aL2%, nt o fair proft. Wifl tho GuiC hauto open, wo Biall huvo o somyetiidn thut il Keop down luke-frolghta s i, witl tho contr 1 water~ Do to tho_Atlautl, ono’ that il koop I cheek Loth 1ako and river £relght, and rodu. » tho through lines ¢f voud to fulr rator,~ Ty ehiarges of transparintion upe on grain trom Cliieago to Livorpool liavo avoraged for sutwio years from 03 0.0 conta por biteliel, T 1 odld- ‘muted, upon tho bost authority, that, by eithier of ther finprovell Wator-routes, L eliarges wobld not_exceed 20 t0 20 couts, Thtie, When whoat §s §2n Liverpool, us Jtin now, it wonkl be £1,75 In Cafeage ; and, whon corn 1681 in Liverpool, it muet Lo 73 conth 1 Chieugo,—4 suvlug to s of from 43 0 00 conts ugon evory uushol wo hud to rell, Eugiaud fmports 160,000,000 htislicls of wiicat yearly for hur own consumnption, ond abont Bulf ak mitch ¢f othior grajun. - Itusita, with her geand systom of caninls it viver-iniproveionts, i uble 1o suppty tho greater partof thiv from her Baitie and DI Hia provinces, | with frolghite ut from 35 4 45 conth per bisbol, Whex £ro0 Amerien RIALL DE WISE ENOUCIE to omulato despotie_Hua i fn this veopect, and utilize hor yntural watei~, buinela by tho comiAustion of such uriificlal ones an afo neceasary for thit purpose, wo #hull bo able to compote with thion fn frefght amd seouro this watkot, and, with tuo production of eur fexdlo prajries stimulated by steady and romunerative pricos, tliero f9 no daubt could supply the wholo, 'Lue Hislo® of Miuuesols slono expors 20,000,000 busials now. Upon {lis , 100,000,000 butstiew of oxporwd wheat, tho' amount saved 1 frefgt alono would bo $04,0i,000 cuch year § wlily thy whvlo umount roceived from Ll oxpoct of waoat ulonig, to sny notbiug of uther grun, would bo over 160,100,006, —cuougn 1o revorss tho'batuce of trado Tt I8 fiOW 80 enurinously sgainat uy, und sot the tily of gold. flowing back ng.i iuto our own cotfurs, of which Europo nus ueen graduully drafning us for so many you "Wiien we shiall not need to talk of tho oxpediency or fucxpedioney of | remumiig Specio-paymient quention wid Reitlo ftsclf, audl sheclo-gaymonts’ foliow 56 untural conxequence, ‘Wo all feol thut twe mannor fn which our railronds Davo been consructod nud operated, for wany yoirs, bus beon & monntrous wrong and ipjustice 0 tho shola peopls 3 nor noed T stup to prove to you that thelr powerful’ combination of eipital und uierupu= Lous uso of it Linve beconio ouo of MOST DANGKHOUH ELEMENTS in the polities of vur couutry, throusning spocdily to deprive tho prople of any Voleo i tho sdminttre- tion of public aleirs, oud ultmately to virlually cone trol oyery depurtinetlt of Governtuent, I¢ soems al- most bopeless to oudexyor to rostrain this growing power by legiilution, Its doflanco of law fu s oudue “lcus o ite dlaregard of privute righits snd of common ustice, “Lho ouly suro sntidote for tho steadily-ncrensing ovil, In my opitfon, 18 to destroy that monopoly of contmerce wuich tiloy now enjoy, by the improvetuont of our wuter-routca, uud Moo thors groat natursl bighways tho cortuin mesns of reduclug_tholr power, taking from thom tho ubllity to corcupt our publio clals und suborn Juatfco with tuouey extorted from cople, ] Tais dhy ‘ono o douit that wo \ HAVE A nionT to demand theo fmprovewonts at tho hands of Conggresa, or that 1t is theiv daty to comply with our dewzands’? A refusal upon the grounds of economy would como WA & POOF Krao ufir tho Bums lviahed upon rallroads, or schiemes for tho benetit of & fow fu- dividugle or favored clties, aud oftor tho millions spout in bulldizg expensivo Custom-Huuses und Poste Oilices, 1t touk #1,500,000 o Doy tho Iucteaso of Con- gresslonat sud Presidenitial galary, whilo 4,000,000 was appropristed for peving the eitcets of Wushington. Auotlior $4,00,000 hus been puid out within o fow Weoka o prepuro the mvy for a war that had itle proepoct of uxistence, 8avo i the lmugiations sud wituen of thoso Who lopod to prolong thoie polidcal existonce by sych & -ealamity, fogurdless of the causequencet to tho Test of the world, A donatlon in lands worth $20,- 000,000 was given to tha Northorn Lacifle, and enough 1n Jands and Londs 1 the Central, tho Union, and tus Southern Pacific to build the Nlagara, tho Ciamplain, and tho Fort Bt, PLibyp Canaly, to completa the Kanuw- ha Cangl, improvo tho Oblo, and givu 1 deoj-water avigation from Lake Michfyan to tucGulf, Moro thiau 200,000,000 acres of the poople’s puirimony have Leen fvon 10 rafiroads within the it fow yeats, and there Inuda thoy ate bolling at from 2 fo $15 por acre. Many of theso ronds were not uscded, und bulit for purely speculativa purposes, huve only’ resulted in fu- creased fnjury to the people. Wil Congress now plend the uoed of economy Whou wo ask fur wj.propriu- tions for porfecting theso throw great higuways thut Providence bay given us,~higuways that wiil not be 'monogolized or consollduted unde the coutrol of any compuny, corporution, or riug, but WILL Dit FUEE, for the o of tho whioio people, aud for the boneflt of future generations as weil a for our own? It would b o work of tho winest cconotsy, in my opiuion, even 4f its expeuso were defruyed by direct tuxation of the Deople, uinee it would givous @ specdy return for tho ‘monoy {uvested, and prove sumv compensation to our posterity for tho lunds 80 rutbiessly equandered upon Tullroads, 1ut that o nlggardly, instead of s wiso economsy, will be tho policy mniutatned fu regard (o most of thuso mprovements, 15, 1 1hink, forcsbadowed in tho Iate wmessago ‘of {ho President, who udviscs the strictest oconumy, cepeclully in * appropriativug for riverand barbor fmprovements,” Thore 18, how- aver, A orUMD O coMFORT in i proposition to lovk ufter und keep in navigablo coudition the overslsugh on tho 1ukiou, the Bt. lair Fluta, wil tho Tiinols sud Mississipp uvers, provided 100 States of Now York ond Ylinols whi plodge them- slyos open tiols Canala for tho Jassage of lurgo vessols, Nevw York {8 abundantiy sble to do Lor part of such & work, sud 1t s pretty certaly thut suo will do it Will Iidnols fokiow Liet example, or can sho do 807 1, for one, wouid favor the immuiediste undertaking of o work by the State, sud will promizenat to gruibio at uny {ncrease of taxes necessary 1o fumire lis come Dletion, yrovidiiig Covgrens Wil sisually ot abotit performing thoh part of 1ho contrac In concluding this Lasty gisnco ot the nubject of thirougl trasportation by watar) sllow mo (0 suy that, it wo would muko our muvemcnt for chioup transportas tion succesaful, it §s bigh timo we fixed upon sume SPECIFIO PLAN OF ACIION, tiat will unite uot only tho peoplo of ' tho Wost, but those of the Esst, who are equally Interested with ua iu tho wmatter, aid aro_ulready moviuyg for tha uccom pilshment. of tho B puryoRe. Ll mo urge upon you now the advisability of unitiug all our foreea in an ffart to yecuro the apening of these threo water-routes at 1ho carlicst posciblo moment, a4 the messure that prowudses ho best and quikeat reaults, wnd the only one thut o ms conumensurale Wilh tho teeds of tho press oat ud the future, “Aliow mo now to prosent tho following PREAMBLE AND BEJULU1IONS, which T hops to use udopted by & unuuimous vote of thfs Convenvion Witaeas, Tho prosperity of the whole counts 5 upon tho succens of its agrioultur nd a3, Thore interests ar now greatly depresaad | Dy rearon of oxcessivofroghis rges upon tho traus- portution of e products un Witkneas, 1t 14 evidout that our presout menns of trunuportation sre entlrely Lusdequate to moet tho demundy of our inetcasing prouuciton und commerce; de- u- awnd Witeneas, It fs the duty, aa It haa been tho policy, of our Goverumont, (0 makosucl uppro, ratious, froig Uy to tinie, uh nre demundod by tho' Docessitios of our comueréos fhorefore, Licsalced, by iy Coneenltion of Farmers, composed of uelequics rom the aigerent Farmers' Orqumzations of the state, and representing a_constitency of mors tnan 20,000 Farniers, Thut wa domund that e ec- aseury approprintions Lo inudo by Couyress, ut ie Feacut bowstun, bn accordanco Withs cstimates alroudy Tmudo by United States Eugineers, for tho opetiug of o Northoru wat>reroute for Inrge’ voucls, by the cou- struction of _ship-conal sround Ningara Fallu ; tho opening of tho Guif tunto, by thoe Smprovement of 1he Missisuippd snd Tiinole Nivera; sud of the Contral Toute, by the complotion of the Kunuwha Ciual, and b ibprovesont of the Olle sad anawha Hivotes Resolved, Thal wo uvito tho co-operation of all In- torestod i this question, Loth producers und cons sunwrs, {u an carnest effort to ohiain {ho phisuge of Lills, ut the preasut teatlon of Cougreas, for tho ace comjilishment of thest hujrovements, GENERAT, BUSINLSS RESUMED, A general dieie:don followed, the IMPHOVEN) NT OF THE MISSIAIPPI bolng etrougly udyocutud by » fuw of tuy d.legates, It was uvged it I Congrees was caliod upon 10 do this tho Novth und thy List would e ngsmat it, The zesoution wuw ludorsed by muny, but was reforred to tise Conuuiiivo on Hosolutlony Flr fuvenligation aud repurt, FERIONAL TO IAWLEY, ‘The President unuvunced thut the uext thing on tho: progrumie was tho roudiig of n puper prepared by tho 1o, J, I, Huwley, wuv was unsblo 1o bo presont, Objectioh wan made, sud & vely debute, whioh lusted boif"su hour, cusued. Frequent alluslons wete mude to wulary-grabbrs, Dt & motfon (o ndjourn wus voled down by ubout twa to oue, und un wLatract {s subjolued, COMMERCE MEI'WEEN STATIS, ‘Tho subject ussigued tobfm wus oue of great fme portunce und futerest, It wus tost of commierce among {be sevoral Slulen us carried on by rallrowls, sud the power of Qongrces 1o control i, Xfo Liedeved not ouly i tho powor of Congress to_ coue trol Buch _ommorce, but thut It ts fts Louuden duty to o 80, ond that tlds wossion of Cougrees wonld not et g vxpoctfou of tho conntry unlesu {tmade a Touy stridy {owards its secompil-lunent, The Constls tutivn of the United states hail yiven to Congress POWER TO REGULALE OOAMLIK ‘with forelgu nutious snd umouy the several Btatos, Tho power was ubsolute and unrestruined, This hud been often declded by o Supremo Court of (he United States, Lut the Janguago waa 100 pluin to noed or adwit of constriction. Lhy raflrosd 113, 0'a great wxtent, monopoized L careylug trado, i grvent cupacity und specd tuade it th favorits modo of trunsportution wud travel, That many wnd very grava ubises are practiced b tie control anid munigo- mient of the rallrouds of (ko conutry most wvery ol notcannected with thew wax ready toadunt ; uud’yetlt wak cluimed Dy many (hat thore wis 1o powerto colitrol thesu elther by uutionsl or Binte leginlution, Thio frutne ey uf our Nutlonl Constitution whsely yrovided thiat all commiorce curriud on bulwen two or wore Stites ghonld bo under the legislation snd control of Con- grenn, ond lefl to (o Bidoy reapectivoly powor to cune trol the commerce carried on golely witiln the Nmita of asingle State, 1ore the Hue wix closely und sharply deflued, nud belthor authiority may enter the domain of the other, 1o was of the opinion tlut, §f uuything Valuuble wnd permunent wiss (0 be gaiusl by the jue terlor Btates 1 the way of rogulsting loginfatlon coue trolling the rullronds of tho country, sl BELIXF MUMT COMM FIOM CONUNESS, Qongrexu wlono could spply the provisions of a Just and oquitablo law 1o tho whue country, sud bring sl within ita control, ‘Tio Hinles would” havo as muny affferent laws ns {hure ure Btatew, If thioy eutered upuls the wubject at ull, "o pupor wos flic zeud, EXTENT OF THE RAILIOAD GY4TEM, ‘Wa hiave alroudy 1nore railtuuds than sll the world, auraelves, na o people, Lo tho ¢vey door of Lankruntoy Thero fu this uulm'.l(' almost 80,000 ho 2 £ ani tio question now preponted to tho Athurlean y plo wan mungl s © Bl the peoylo contral thia vunt system of raflroads, or shiall tho ratiroads conirol the peopie?” nud thix’ question Los gob to bo sue awerad oo way or ho otlier, TIR TaRUR wns already madoup, uo peoplo had endured tho axtortionn of tho ruf(Foadn and transpurtution compie ulen itntil thoy could patiently bear thow no_louger, and thoy wero fully dotormined by law t regalato the wholo * ywem, © 1L wan o wollknown - fict i thfs couniry tint when tho poopls will, they cuu nccomylh thelr purgonor. | They wiil bo patfent, but persovoriug sud dotornined ; and will wieadily pursto ho objeot untti 1t i accomplished, tLat dw, nubl tho raliroads aro brought under tho ro- stratut and control of wine nud fuet lawa. POWER OF THE MAILUUAD CONVORATIONS, Thio rudirunis of thocountry ought to lio Of lucetimn. lo ndvantsge to our poop le, If liowaver, thoy canit o controllod by I, thioy inay provo an’ wwmitiya tod ovll, Already thule power over thu legislation in ity of tho Btates was omulpolents and. unless {lin power slials bo cheeked nnit brought under tho control of luw, tho timo wus not far distout when thelr lutluenco - would bee.mo too strong to be yestrainod n any degroe, + mnd it would bo fnstalled, of not in nnme, ot lonst fu fact, Elng in this country. Next to the powor of shivory, it ‘WA the 110at potent thut ever thu Amoricau poopia btk Leon cullod upon to contend with, Thin giant, o wrong und powerful, had nob yoi reiched iy full wtrengilr, 1o was growlng afronger overy day, sud, Autsieas 1o could 1ow bo b of Libs locks wnd bound, 110 would kool becomo (uo airong for all foltors, LVENING SESSION. Tho Assoclation met ut 7 o'eio k, Presldent Fingg fn e r‘hnlh‘. Both tho auditorium sud gallury weie crowded. "Thy Committeo on Resolutions was instructed to ro- port Tuursday mworning. LEOTURE I\ COL, YORK, OF KANSAS, Col, York, of Kunuus, wus {hen futroduced, and apoko for overnn hour ou “Wealth s n Poiltdeul Powor," TTu way li:t.ued to attcntively, uud froguently uppluuded, 'ADDRESS OF MR, FERGUSON. Mr, R, Il. Forgusou fo.lowed, aud oitered soms sug- Afony fur tho reifed of the furmers, They witud, rsf, vo-operution ; and by thal bo meaut the formie tion'of nesociations for tho parposo, as far ns posalble, of hipping produco directly to conaumers, 110 b been ju consiaut communication with the Seerolnry of tho Workingmuu'a Central Gowne ol, of "New York, sud rocuved u letler from Lim {n Seplember 'fn whieh ho wud tht tho Work~ ingmen were ready o buy of the farinere, aud usked Dim what Lo could purchiase pork by the barrel, per ound, and what Would bon fuir prico for hame, bacon,’ and flour, He could give him tho prico of four, but pork, s, and bacon bad to be Joft ont, ‘Locause the furmers wore not packing their own pork, JIOW TO DO WITHOUT MIDDLEMEN, Thelr plan of action for thelr owu good, in hin opiufon, oy in forming nesociations, appointing ono of thiir own number fo represent thom at overy promiuent railroud-slation, or ot ove ratrond-station, This muwa duty would be fo recciva tho grain, corn, oats, and whoat togeoit loaded into cars und shipped, giving each farmer a reecdpt for so m-mf bughels of grain, Taoy must seo that tho grain was ail well clenned, and not kond oaty looking ns If thoy had Just como from the tield, und beon ruked up straw and all. Ono load of dirty grain would condemn o wholo car-lund_of clesn grain, i€ {0 was placod with it Ap- point ono Enstern mon to nct for & large numlor, fay 60,0 or 10,000, or all tho farmers along tho ine of raflzoad, ‘F'nc object of so muny Ipping to ono man 19, ihat he could do a Imga amount of business cheaper than he contd do a llttie, Another advaniago war, whero one mou (s fu recelpt of large quantities of grain, Lo could make better bure gains for shipwent to Barcpa snd England, selling direotly to tho consnuiers of thoso countrics, giving thiem thio chioupeat grain it ia possiblo for them to ob- tuln, nnd paying the furmera more mouey than thoy could noquire in nny oiher way, Some alrcady formed nsociations of Ihis kind, amd obtalned some rellef, but if oll acted separaicly thoy would relfeve thie peopls but very little, for the riwson fnt mopurately they would employ different sgeuls, und ol theso ugents munt make Living, In overy town they should Lave a pace for killing and packing pork, uibires professloial porl-packer, and huvo it douo wetl, When tho pork 1s ready for sale, ship {t to the Esstorn agent,: 'The details of ult this'could bo dono atisfuctorily l’fi them. 'Tho sgent at tho rafroad station could have nu account with cach farmer, When bo sbipped the grafu to the Eastern man, he conld draw on §t at alubt within a fow conds of ats Tl value, and pay the funds over to each furmer pro rata, Whon tho sale was complefed, bie could pay the bulance, Thero would bo no tronble, x\‘l‘l‘ r};ku‘, 1f they selected proper sgents ot home sud in 0 Eust, ‘Then Luy or rout a mili in each cuuulF, and grind whoat f+to flour ; and thoy would have begun o new cra that would prove more beueficial thnu all other thiugs they conld do for immedisto redef, This re aquired prompt action on their purt, and be caruestly !‘m]i?fill oy would not loave hero until they decided to 0 1t CHEAP TRANSPORTATION, Ho then consddored tho question of choap trans- portation, Tho question now was, how they wetu {0 obtalu quickest reliof, and fin what Wuy would they obe {ain pormunent rolief. To his tnind, two wayn Wern preacntod, Ono was by buliding thelr own lines of | Tufirosd 3 tho otber, by legisiation, The fitst would offord rotfef quicker than ho fust, 1¢ they hnd w lino of rallrgad carrying frolght for tho cost, they would bayo every rallroud in tho couniry by tho throat; oud thoy womld cithor have {0 quETy for tho samo price,or not atall, This was the most ‘powerful argumont they could o aguiuot the rail- roads, This would bo & Iaw thut wouwid oxact obedis ence from tho rallroads, He continuod : Wo will oty owy for the beat mon, Woeara not what party thoy belong to, a0 long na thoy wili voto and nct us we want tbem 10 do, and uro bonost nod capablo men, abovo price, Whon tey had dono this, the spenker auld they Lind gone o groat way towarda relioving the corruption thut uow Litigs over tho country, but thelr work wos not dous yet, Il theu referred to CONRUPTION IN THE LEGISLATURE, tolling how cuay it uppeared o bu to get wujust laws passed, and saiil u law should bo enacted_making it an atienso puudsliable with twenty years’ lmprioument to Loth the mver und taker of o bribe, [Applause.] After o brief alluslo 10 the tendenoy to centralization under thoprosent Administration, Lo #xid: Congros mud Leglalnturcs ought {o bo taught {hat thoy ary tho ker- vunts of tho poople.” o thon adv.zted to the giving nwoyof pubdo linds by Copgress, and the Credit MoLilier swindle, aud assorted that {ho people, if this coutinuod, wouid coon Lo undor tho control of a landed monopoly worso thun that which prevatls in England, Ho submitied tho foliowing rosolutions : Ticanlved, “Thint we, the peoploof the Stato of Tiinols, telioving {hat tho people of every Stn'o in the Union will cofucido with tho views uereln expressod, do de- mond Cougress to deslst in grantiug sy mor of our lands to raflrunds, or any other corporations, without firet obiaining permiusion by u popular vote of threo- queTiers of all tho Btuted 1 tho Uufon, Jiesolved, Thut wa will ugo onr fufluence to politl- culy 1ctird any Congressinnn or Scnator who votes for n land-gzant contrary o tho foregolug rosolution, Ttesulved, Tht therostinll bo 1o bullding of the ;308 Pucifie, the Atlattio Pacifir, or tho {mauing of Goverumont bonds to them, until'tho farmers of tho Weat, tho plantora of the South, the laboring e, sunufacturers, merchants, and consumrs of tho East have trunaportition factlities i tho (nterasts of tha producors aid consuncrs of thow sections, Hewuived, That a copy of thase rozolutions bo sent to eacls Nep1éscniativo in Congrass, Tu couclusion, he urged the neccasity of prompt practical netfou, and tiat they be epresented ot tho Ineating of tho Amarican Oheap Trausportation Cons puny, to be beld fn Washingtoy, Ja. 14, to tho eud thaf Congress might bo shuwn that tile farmers mesn 101 obeyed. Tho réaniutions were referred to the Comunitteo on Rosolutfons, DISCURRION ON TOE ADDRERS, Aftor Mr. Furgnsow's sddress ho wwis seked several queations by tho detngatos concerning the vlans of Cueap Trausportation Assoclation, M. A, . Cotfeor, utt honeat farmer, gavo is Views Upon tho eituation i a Fpeechy of balf un bour, which exeitad_ cousiderablo discussion, 1a plan was for the teopls to Luill o rufieond of their own, the Genoral Governiont 1o fi sue 5 por cot bonds i a1d of its construction, The Conventlon closod thik ovening with tlia Loat of feeling, und with & promieo of practical results, Michigan Agriculiural Socioty. Special Dispatchto The Chieago Tribune, EATON RaPIDB, Mich,, Doe. 1¢,—Tho Exccutive Board of the State Agricultural Bucloty eloctud Col, G, 8, Warner, af Dutroit, to Al tho vacauey fu the Board, Tresident Kipp arrived this ufternoon, appointed the standing commiticcs, and dolivered a Lrief adilross, Tio recommended payhg the fudubiesnoss of tho State Tomological Hocioty, sud holding s jolut Fuir with tho same next year, Tlo Treosurer's report showoi that $11,060 were recelved at 1ho Jant falr ut Grand Raj dde, Ditbmszments, $27,0005 o lund, $14,000, An uddic tional number of y rewiimy were awurded, The Wisconsin Stute Gruange to Moot at Junceviiles Speclal Diepa’eh to Tha Chica i Teibune, JanrsviLLE, Wis,, Dee, 16,—'Thie ofticers of the State Grauge devidod to-duy to hold the second nunual mecting Liere fustead of st Fond du Lae, The Oonven- tion will open Jun 20, und coutinuo sfx duys, ST bk = el e WOODHULL AT ANN ARBOR. sne Xn Ensulted nnd ftoviled by tho Collego Studenty-=A Disgracetul Pera sormunce. Speciul Dinpateh to The Chleayo Tritune, AnN Aunon, Mi+l,, Doc, 10.~Twe Woodbull fomale, fulfiifng her cugogement, was greolod ut tho Operu- Mouso laat ulght by the most rlotons audicuce that ever assenibled thero, 8ho was constontly interrupted Witls Dfswes, groons, aud otlior ihsults, ond fnally wis compelied {0 leuve thgstage, Tho audienc, cousist- ing montly f students, thon took powecsston of * thy lfl, sung tlelr 1oat. dewsonstrativo rougs, broko tip the furuituro, woi vors ouly “wuldyed by boliig loft o tho durk, somo oo turnlug lhe g off, Tho sch tfion followed tho fomalo o hiof botel, whero they collectod In great uumbora, und violenice becumo fimtent, An snuouncoment fuade to them from tio slopa 0f tho Lotel thut there was u corpao fu the vuse fuduced tiom to dispoiso and bo- como quiot, Tho wholo aftatr was 4 tost dlsgraceful oue, e NO TAXATION WiTHOUT REPRESENTATION, New Youtr, Doo 10.~Tho New York Woman's Bulirago Hocléty hold_ i musw-meoting lust ovoning in 1ho Uulon Leaguo Theutre, Twenty-slxth streot aud Mudfbon uvenuo, for {he Jurposo of pros festing _aguinat’ o tyranny_ of taxatlon without_roprescitation, g Mre, Di, Lozer precided, Adidressos wero dodversd by Miw, Lillle Dovervauz ¥eko, Mra, Bhepherd, Mr, Login, and Bussn I, Autiguy, the lattor of whuih Feaoisitod ber trls} for PRISON REFORM. The Young Men's Christian Asso- clation Committeo in Springfield, They Issue an Address to the People of Lilinois. @eneral Co-operation in the Work Tar- nestly R.quested. Spectal Diepateh o The Chicago Tribune, BrrivarmLp, 11, Dec, 10,—At o recent vonvention of the Youny Men's Glristlan Assoclation, Leld in Bloomington, 1L, commitico wan appolnted, chorged willi the duty of consfdoring oud offoring a pln whoreby conviots, when dischirged from tho Penflen- tinry, might bo carod for untfl employment could bo obtasticd for thom, That Committes, consisting of tlio Rev, Frodosick A, Winos, Becrotary of tho Board of Pablio Obaritien ; A, 8. Drluco, uaolain of tho Yenl- tonthary $nd Col. M. M. Bano, Penltentiory Commis- slouer, hold thelr first scssion hero thia aftornoon. A nuimber of the Board of Publio Olaritics nnd othor promineut gontlemen dnterostod In prison reform woro in attendonca upon tho soxaion, ‘The Committee mot at 2 o'clock this afiernoon, and, withont formal erganization, proceeded to discuss the The result of tho subject of prison reform at longth, discusslon woa & docfsion to fesuo an . ADDRERS TO THE PEOVLE OF ILLINOIS, Tho following la tao addrasa : 4 At the firat annual convontion of tho Young Men's Christlun Associutlon of Ilinols, kield in Bleomington, on Nov, 6-10, 1873, tho subject of eriminalaand thoir treatment was ouc of tho topics prominently discussed. The Convention dacideid that §t was expodient and deatrablo fo orgenizo in tho Btate, upon tho brosdest sl of co-operation, n_Pufaon 'Association, whosa k{wclnl function it should b to study snd report upon ol 1 questions connocted with the origin and treatment of erimo, and tho uudorsiguad wer sppointod a com- 0 peoplo of tho Btate, snd, sliould suflicieut cncouragomont be glven, to call & mocting of all tho fricnds of prison reform ot milteo to correspond with ¢ Springtleld, winter, at somn timo during tho coming out of oflicial statlon, whose nttention Lias Leen called to tho prerout condition of aur Stato und coutity vrisone, und who are Interestcd for any reason in tho welfuro of goclety, Inclnding tho crin: nnl as well an {hio non-crimiual cluny, to oxpiess tholr sympathy for, and deslyve to co-oporate with, the movementubout 1o o inaugurated. “CSimllar ussocitions {n othor States Lave beon omi- nently successful in awakenlng public interest, and ovoioping sn enlightonod publis sentiment, Tho Na~ tounl Prison Asaociation, undor the patronaga of the Unitod Btaten Government, of which tho Hou, Horallo Boymour s President, whose noxt annual Congress is 1o o held fuSt, Loais in May, 1874, lna abovo all othiers attracted {he notios of tho country. Wo are canvinced that tho time haa arrived for Iliinols to Join in tho general movenicat {n tho direction of reform, AUE EVILS ESPECIALLY COMPLAINED OF aro tho imposition of inadequitoor of oxcesaivo sen- tencos ; tho inalielencs, xpourt, and evilnilueuco of confinament in Iilinoks, without soclusfop, fu tho coun= Juiln, the want of proper classification of prisoness ; mpropor and uajust. conflacment of witnossen of safeguards accompanylug the pardoning powor; tho tniversal nnd {ndiscriminets dis trust of dlschnrgod prisonors: tho orroms, Ine conaistencies, and absurdities of the Criminal law; and 1o eadlens tud oxponsise delay fn tho administra- tion of Justico, Againattlicse Gvils it s proposed to entiat tho unitod sud carncst offorta of all who aro scnaiblo of thelr existence, The procieo FONS AND HCOPE OF THE ASSOCIATION 10 bo organized canuot bo atated undll it 18 uscertained of whon Jt {1 to Lo compused, sud what may prove to Lo tho will of tho bodg. - But it may bo said, gencrslly, that its work il consfet in the vishation of prisoncra; tho collaction of criminal statiatics; tho caro of diuclinnged convicts, and tho enlightonmoht of tho public through tho prese and from tho rostrum upon all toples connoctel with crime, the riminal claan, criminal law, tho administzation of justico, and tha wmunagement and discipline of prisons, The cowperstion in_ this movemont of all editora, teachiers, clergymen, lawyors, physlcians, Sherifla, and_other “county oilicors, und all - othurs in auy wilk or calling, of cither soz, is in- vitod;” and sll persons disposed to co-operute activaly, nre requostod 1o forwurd tholr namo md ad- dress to the Correaponding Secretary of tho Commit- tee, Mius Lottia Moore, of Springfleld, 1ll. Publio no. notice will horeafter bo given of the time and place of the proposed meeting : M. M. Bune, of Quincy, Commissloner of tho Hifuola Stato Denitentlary. . T. Briscos, of Jollet, Chaplain of the llinois Btalo Ponltentiary. = \’}'I)l]lum Reyuolds, of Pooria, Trusteo State Reform Lol Thomas B, Ridgaway, of Shr—ncstown. Liottio M, boose, of Springt 1 W. W, Wallace, of Bloomiugivi. Frederick I, Wines, of Sp#lmfluld, Bocrotary of tho Board of Public Ohuritics, 7. B, Lawaon, of Clicstérficld, State Commissionor of Pubiic Charities, G. i, Too, M. D,, Springfleld, United Statos Bar- sl for the Southern District of Iilinol, The Committes thon adjourned to meet sgain in this city on the day of uext Janmry, whou it will des termiue as o the timo o mass mesting will bo Leld, THE PARKS OF DETROIT. The Park Commissioners Porsunde the Common Council to Iysne the Kes quired Bonds=-¥he Mayors Veto oo Not Avasl to Stop Proceedingse Specinl Rispateh o The Chicayo Tribune, Durnor, Mich,, Doc, 10.—The park fight jn this clty s assumed & new phaso, sud tho old oxcitoment over tho mattor haa boen rekindled, It will bo rtacollccled that the Supremo Court rofured to compel tho Councll to fssuo bonds to carry out the contracts made for lands by tho Park Commise sion, holdiug that uo final powers ib sach matter conld bo couforred upon the lutler body, Tho Commis- sloncre st wosk submitted {he wholo matier anow to thu Councli for its voluniary nolon, This time . two Aldermen who voted boforo antl-park, changed : and carried the measiro lnat Triduy vy o8 alliewative votoof 13 o 6 —two betug abrent, ‘Touulglt tho Mayor vetoad it, aud it wns car- Tied ovor bia valo by the chango of vote of two moro Aldermon, Tho Councll Clunabor was jammod with Apectators, aud thero was much exel'ement, [ts froely charged thot this resul? wan brought abont by corrup- tion. and the power of tho Council to take i action under oxsting huwa 5 also deniod, Stopn will bo tuken 8t once to bring the whoty mutter into thotourts uguln, QUINTY. NMeeting of Olitizens to Consider the Expediency of Bradging the Misvive sIppLe Special Dispateh to The (hlcann Tyibune, Quixoy, 1ll,, Der, 16,—A large end_ fmgortant meot- ing of citizens was hold at the Court-Houss thla | n! evoulng to forward tho proposod now wagon nud rafl- roud bridgo ucroes tho Misslustppl ot thiy polut, Repe refentatives of all clusaes wore present who heartily indorscd tho project. Bpeeches wero mado by Banator tahinrdson, the Moa, J. K. Vendorn, Gon, Prontiss, Col. Morton, Capt, 1‘18!1:)", and others, Reeolutions wero udopteil favoriug the movemenc sud pleaging tho support of cftizenw, Tho City Councll hus sirewly funzuutoed 325,000 por yoar on (o futorest of the onds, and thero 1 no doult of tho succors of tho wovement, Tana and specificationn Live alroady Leen npproved, survoys mudo, snd upproachoa pro- vidod for, aud tho Company ulate that work will come 1mulco cirly in tho apriig, PERTEEY, Another Lottor from *ertcet Regards ng K Confossion. Jorier, TiL, De, ,—Tho followlng card fron At~ drew J, Yortcbl will wppear in tho Joliet Signal of this moraing, It only flustrates the charaoter of the man. Itisin totul conlradiction of tho stutemenis and confessions Lo has slreudy mudo to en of high stonding iu this commuily, ond who, upon. thuir oatl, ure williug L contrudit ikt, Doc, 15, 1879, “ X0 €, Zarley & Co., Publisliers uf the Siphal s @ "Vl 48 to certify that Horace 1t, Wood, of Frank- fort, interviewed ino ut €:30 o'oldck (b ufternoon 3 thut' I regard to my glving or askorting my funoconcs or gullt velativo ta tho erinio of which I sm convictod, touny Uviug soul, fa fulse from boginniug 1o oud § tlint Tnow Lold fu’ 1y band thy onty confesion tho world whl ever ¥now, sud that ouly affer my exvoution on next Friduy, Doc, 19, 1873, “(8lguod) Axpnew J, ProTRET," RELIG_‘OUS. mimiue and Choncy nt Po= ow Ohurch Society to bo A Formuod. Spactal Dispateh (o The Ohicago Tribuns, Peonua, Iil,, Dee, 10.—Pcorta was honorod fo-dny by tho presenco of Bishop Chonoy and Bishop Cununine of the Negormed Episcopal Churcl, who camo heve at the fuvitation of 3ir, A, G, Tyng, to juterest Eplscopu lluye und others {n the new” depurture, sad to ol stops toward tho_orgunlzation of & woclety 11 this cl ‘The roverond gentiomen deliversd addressos thin syes ug In the Becond Presbyterlin Church, which was 1lfid ta over lowing by un tuterestorl and euthislastio audieneo, Mewdurea Wil Lo fukow Immedistely (o fori 8 suciety bero, aud s call will be lsyuud to & mine iuter ot o diatunt duy, —_— THE LIVE-STOCK MARKETS. WATENTOWN, Mas, WATEBTOWN, Magn,, Dec, 16, —Dzey OATTLE-Tlo- celpi, LI hond, FOF oo cattlo thio urkel wan quict and fivn, Lub poor grades woro eold from A @'o eunlur on dreased wu'ghts, bules of cholcs ot $10,00@ ‘Beuides wo havo everywliere luvolyed onssolves fn debi for coustruciioi. aud have, b thalr sid, brought flllfll voting Thi usudl tazatiog-without-sepre. saulation-le-Ayreuuy resvlutious were sduptods va, $0.0039,250 frat qualily, $3.00@8,00 7 30001 AArd Humlicy, 35.008.80, RSk 6 8 Lol T DAY, DICH ‘W thereforo extend an invitation to all per- son, irreapeelive of roligion or politieal opinjon, in or MBER 17, 1873 ply wan nch Toas thian wos anticlpated, Prices ro- math s kst noticad, with o modornte demand. Salea of alicop fu tota nt §3.00@4,00 each § oxtra, $4.50@7.00; apAug lamba, 5@se per i, KANEAS QITY, Sneetal Dispateh tn The Ehiican Teibune, KANAB CITY, Mo, Deo, 16, @ATTLE=S" {Dnicnts to- dny Lght, asid {ranedetionn Tiflled, Dewand for nre tiva rto-k good, nt $2.0'@ 0. Toas—Tecelp n, 4470, Matkat dull, busers naking coucesrlons, witioh wero granted, Good atteudance of Tastorn bugors. Extremo rango, $4.45@4.60, e Flagpl ity THE TURF, Itnces of tho Loutsiznn Jockoy Club at Now Orieants 'NEW OnLEANR, Do, 16,—Tho Luttislana Jockey Clnh full meoting was' continued {o-duy undor purticularly fusorahlo ausplcen of tho most dolightful woatuer, & sood track, cupital sport, and a largo nitendanco of apectators,” As was tho caso on Saturiny, tho knowing oties eano to hore griof, the fuvoriten Lolng beaten in two out of threo vuces, he programme embraced thres ovoute, leading off with tho Orleans stuko for 3-year-olde, n dash of two milee, Total valuu of sinke, $1,200, Twenly numinations were on tho Lint, but of tiieae only seven showod up as atarts orr, including Meta 1J, Fred, Bonnalel, Edwin Adame, and Westeru Btar, Westorn 8tar wan tho fuvorito fn tho betting ; Advms second, ~Tho start waa delayed Bolf un hont through tho froctiousncas of Westorn 8tar, who worried Limacl so {hut ho had not pawer to stay through tho race, and fnfshed a bid fonrh, Bou- nabel took up runuing from 19 send off, and rhowed way to tha quarter, although horo ho was overhatlod by Western Btar, who led Bim to tho oud _of thy first mis, Cufite’s cot third, Timo of mlo, 1:61, Golug naround tho turn Weslern Har quit nnd Bonuabel snd ColTec’s colt went to the fure, rim- iy downesiret b lwadennd-liend, but Bonnubel fajr- Iy out-fo ited hin 1o 1o balf-usfle, ‘drew wwuy, ind got 100 1 easy winner by o ‘oagth, Gatfo Heoaid, Meta ihird, Weatern Btar ~fourth, Adam 0fth, 'Timo, 3:404. EFQOND TACE, ‘Tho second evont on tho card race of two- rile bieat, which kiad four starters—Gartinnion, Silent T'riend, Port Loonard, and Neille R, Bilent Fifend wiA 1 Lo’ favorito at tho start, solliug at 200 in n j.c0l g{[t:n,s(il.nrln;l(m bringing 120, Port Leonard 80, and clife 84, Bileut Friend dropycil into (i placo nf- ter tho sturt, ond stuid thero until entering * the back strcteh in the s2coud mile, when o got his Liead, at onco 1uslied to tho front, wou in_a canter, evineing that ho conld bave won ut will, Carriugton got in second, Port Leonavd thed, and e fourth, Il no of Orst mile, 1 2 infox, 814, L that Silent Friend Tu the secoud heat it was vl wonld win, Ouo Lundred to 20 was freoly laid on him sgafuet tho flcid, As Lofors ho waa kopt woll $n hund -until renching 113y quarter i tho sccond mile, and then faking tho lend, with (onsiderabla caso fnfehed the first in a hand ¢illop, Carriugton one longlh behind, Nelllo third, Port L.chard lst, Timoof ta fint mile, 1585 2 milés, 347X, 'mnD RACE. The day’s port, wns conuluded with o mile dash for all_nyes, 100 pounda on oach, Twelvo sturters wore nomed, 'but Lnko's Mincrs being witldruwn, aud TLacer's Gon. Palmer running away boforo tho atart, going four miles beforo ho could’ bo atopped, lefca Heldof ten, Wandorer was the cholco fu betting, welling for $160 ; Capo Raco, $00 3 Falmouth, $60; Cot- irilla entriow, 350, aud tho'lld 49, Tho Youngelora wero very frolicadme, ond an hour was conmumed in ten attempts fora start Lofore thoy wore dispatched on thoir journey. Loathers wis firsl away, second, Capo Ruco third, and Wanderer fourih, = AL tho quarter Cope Race went to tho front, aud was thereufter mover Lieaded, getting homo winnor by a Tougth and a hulf, Tom Leathers Rocond. Wanderer, who was never Dettor than third, was bonton out of that position on tho bome-strerch by Romping Girs, and Dutebod fourth, ~Time, 1483 SUNNARY, Firet race—Tho New Orlosns Stake, for colts and filles 8 years old, 325 entrance, pluy or pay, with $700 added; wocand Norso to recelvo $300, and third horso 1003 {wo mibee, Ed’ Harrison and A. Bonnaboll's ch, e, Frod Bonna- bol, by “Kivg Lear, dam Erring, by Biuggold, 87 pounds, POk, Tywws qr. o, Joln Cofiee, by Lightning, dam_Jeesamineg Porter, 90 pouuds, John H, Stono’s b, £, Meta 1, Ly Iareg of tho Woat, duin Louislans I3, 87 pounds, G20, W, Hake'a'chi, . Wostern Star, by Frauce, dam by LYl Aloxauder, 00 pounds, £°Q, B, Morria’ b. g, Edwin Adams, by Plauel, dam Zophyr, by Loxingtun, 47 pounds, Fred Lioyd's b, f. Philomenn, by King Lear, dam ZLabruna, 87 pounds, A, Botnabell's gr. o, Asteeapoe, by Lightning, dsm by imp. Hovereign, 90 pounds, Tonnaball., Timo—:d} 0-onil Race—Two mile licats for all ages, clud s, 400 et Lorse Lo recelvo St5D, sud ‘second are, F1, A, Jeimings’ cb. ¢, Stlent Friend, 4+ years old, by ‘Australiun, dam by Ludiugtou, 1018, .eevlen 11 3.1, Crawley™ ch, ¢, Qurrington, 4 vears old, by “Excliequer, dam Tribulntion, 108 8. vvererss 3 2 G. B, Morris' ch, o, Nellis !, § vears old, by ‘Lightning, dont Nora Oretg, 107 6., veor. o, 4 8 N, Wulsl's b, g, Port Laonaril, 4 ye by Voucher, duni Pranelln, 104 1t ain Bk Timo—yi4diy ; ST, Thind Raco—Ono mils, with 100 puiinds on exch 3. ‘yours-olds to carry %0 poin-s, 10 nllowunco for miros or geldings, elub Yurse $400 ;' Arst Lorse, $300 ; second 153 Widrd hiorse, §25, W, "Jouning# V. c. Capo Raco, 4 yoars old, by ndingto. , dam imp, Zone, 100 PoUdAwes.sse.s Warwl:ii b, ¢, Tt Leathors, 4 years oid, by wnp Whale; dim Douthloon, 100 poinds. ... Willkym Qottrilla cli, £, Romping Girl, 4 yoara oid, Dy Juck Malono, dam' Fauny McAllistor, 100 lbs. . George I, Rico's ch, b, Wanderer, 5 yoara old, by TLudingion, dani Coral, by Vandal, 100 155, ..., M, Walsh'a b, f, Mury, 4 years old, by Vouctier, dam by Epellon, 100 lis. E, Harrison's b. c, Vidal, 4 years old, Ly ‘Watflold, ‘daw by Loxington, 100 1 e W. A. Wolls? b ¢, Falmouth, 4 years oid, by Blatot, darit Red RIe, 100 103, vuesreseee Willinm Cattrllis b. o, Lotia Moore, 3 yeats old, by Australian, dam by Loxington, 7 lis. E. Warwicl's b, £, Mary Forest, 8 yeors o Ington, dam fmp. Weathwitet, 100 1by, Tho mecting will bo_continuéd ou 5, on concludod on Saturdsy, Wil tho uaual foi-iadl event. 1 2 8 4 o o 0 o 0 ol o CASUALTIES. Collisfou in o Railrond Yard at Pinttse mouth, NebeoB'wo Lives Losts PraTTAMOUTH, Neh,, Dae, 16,—At the Burlington & Mirkourl atiop-yutd hiere last night, the rear of o tratu of tlut cars collfded with_a_hand-cor, on which wero ! cleven of tho omployes. Two were killed und several { brafsod—not serfonsly, Tho men lalled were John Ddly and H:cvhon Conslidine, Tho Iatter leaves a wifa and ‘reveral chiliren, Dr, Livingaton, Muyor of tho villuge, nttended to tho Lilled nnd wonnded, The Coroner’s inquest attached 1o blumie to any one, | Steamer Lost--Seventy=Ono Porsons Drowneds Loxnoy, Dec, 16,—1ho steumer Uslerity, from Rigar tin, lins beew lost, Tiventy-ou persous THE FLOOD IN OI1i0. Snectal Dispatels to The Chicusn Trihune, OAMBRIDGE, 0., Dee, 10.~The lurd Talue during the Jost weel havo flooded tho country fu this wection, Witlv Creek hins rison 21 feot nbovo ite usual height. Thiro buvo boen 1o {hrough trafus sice st Frida it o tho Mariotts, Pltsbwigh & Cinclunatl Iuti- HOLIDAY GIF1S, HOlidaiy Gifts Fine Laces, Embroideries, In- itial Hdkfs, Blk, Thread and Guipure Capes for Velvet Cloaks, with Trimming Laces, all widths, to match; Pointe and Applique Hdlfs, Collars, and made-up Sleeves; a choice !agsortment of Blk, Thread Barhes, Veils, Coiffures; Ap- plique and Valenciennes Laces: Applique Lace Tidies; Crochet Tidies; new Rufflings; Collavettes, and Fancy Fr Embroidered Sets, and other elegant and useful articles for PRESENTS, at specially low prices. Chas. Gossage & Co. 106,108 & 110 State-st. G0 & 02 Waghlngton-ste LADIES' GOODS, ROTHERS HAVE MADE STILL LOWER PRICES Dress Goods, Shawls, Silks, Suits, Cloaks, & Furs. State & Harrison-sts., Trrguty-secoud-st, and Riichivan-ay, LADIEY FURNISHING GOODS. R 1. McDowell & Co, 234 West Madison-st. (Formorly 131 South Halsted-at.) WR HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR MANUFAC- TURING HOUSL $15,000 | WORTH OF ! LADIES’ COTTON AND CAMBRIC : UNDERWEAR, ‘o bo sold fn Thirty Dass, rogardloss of cost, Theso goods aro all now and woll made, and will bo offored at | pricen that will satlsfy ovory ono, and will closo thom out | inashart timo. Thoso gaods conaist of 1,000 Ladies’ Nizht Dresses at, 1,000 Ludies! Chemises at... 600 Ladies’ Drawoers ut. £500 Ladiey’ Skirts from. 700 Ladies® and Misse: 300 Palrs Lodies’ Corsets at.. 600 Felt Skirts at., . Also, n Jargo assortment of Ladies’ Bxira Fine Merino Underwear At @O0c. During this salo wo will offor SPECIAL BARGAINS In ovory Dopertmout, We doal oxolusivoly fn LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS. ¥~ Opon until 9 ovory cvoning. WATCHES, CLOCKS, &o. ANNOUNGENENT EXTRAORDINARY! ‘We shall offer, for 10 days, our enormous stock of . Watches, | Clocks, | Bronzes, &e., at a great sacrifice. New | Invoices, ordered befere the Panic, just received. GILES, BRO. & (0., 268 Wabhash-av. IP YOU WAKT A SUPERIOR GOLD WATCH, BUY A LADD PATENT STIFFENED GOLD WATCH CASE, Fitted wi:h a fina movement to sult, and you aro all right. You will thua savo a handsume of money, and your muvement hfll havy a Cuso of unexceliod eloganca sud dursbllity. For wala by dealors in Watchea genorally. Sund for 101l desoriptlso clrculars to tho Munufaoturots, J.A. BROWN & CO,, 11 Maidon Lane, New York. 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PROSPECTUS FOR 1874, The coming year promises to ba the most eventiulin a political senso that we havo seon since the close of tho war, The questions which hava engrossed end divided the public mind during the past twonty years are rapidly passing away, and wo find growing up in difforent parts of the country a party called by vari- ous names---in California the Inde. pendent party, in Iowa the Anti- Monopoly party, in Wisconsin the Reform party, in 1Illinocis the Farmers’ Movement---having a com- mon purpose and inspiration, and oxhibiting o strength which proves that it enswors one of the chiof de- mands of the hour. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE will give a large sharc of its atlontion to this NEW MAN- IFESTATION CF PUBLIC SENTI- MENT. It holds: 1st. That tho old party organiza- tions are essentially corrupt and fraudulent. Having no longer any prineiples to carry into offect, they have become mere business enter- prises, meking a show of opposition o each other, but really sharing in the prococds of profligate and dis- honest legislation. To siippose that any heslthful reform can flow from the pretonded offorts of these worn- out and demoralized partnerships is altogether vain and illusory. 2d. That the tariff system now in vogue is & cunning device to rob the many for the benefit of the few, and that its eflfect is to cause farm pro. ducts to exchange for about one-half the quantity of foreign or pro- toctod” goods they would otherwise buy. 8d. That railrosds cannot exact more then o fair rate of interest on the capital actuelly invested in them, and that when, in addition to this, they cleim dividends on watered stock and fraudulent bonds, the State may rightfully interfero for the protection oi' the people ; that unjust discriminations betwoeon different localities are in violation of law and should be prohibited. 4th. Thet subsidies or bounties of money, land, or public credit, ta railway, stoamship, or othor corpo- rations, are flagrant abuses of the powcrs of government, fraught with { the gravest dangers to the people, and tending to promote corruption, extravagance, speculation, and financial disaster. The general charncter of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE is too well ostablished to need recapitulation. It is always independent and fear- less in the expression of its views. In its news department it is sccond to no paper in the United States. 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