Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1873, Page 5

: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1873 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE B e e e e e e THE FARMERS. [Continued from the First Page.] Tands ara no maich for braine tougboned by lise, Ta euabie tho avorsgo farmer to sog sud ta e truun a to oxiend and pecfeot our organizstionn thia ond, whatevor will promoto eocllity, thit tho farmers 'may know ono another bottor, understand ong another botter, whl bo the meau by which they will comblue {n any effective orgaufzation, Our organization must ulso bo HARMONIOUR, conceding to omo auother (ho Hight to work in thelr own way, Jealousy fs suicidel, working confusion and mischicf, Tho enemy doy nionoy very hccsfully to Promoto this strifo, Wliouvor i unyiolding un this polut, fuslating that this way or that way fi tho only posnitio way, & unwittingly or purposcly tuinbling= Jock In the way of tho Furmors’ Movemen Thousauds of men with tiifing prejudices agatust all socret sociotioe, which ft fu not ju thulr power to overcome, will nover bo uscful or ornumontul a8 TATIONS OF HUADANDUY § ‘while n attll gronter number of equsl {italligence and mora liboral views wili be satisfiod with nothing loss hun the protoction aud efficioucy s sccrocy affords, ‘Bhow mien thnt tho nced of tho organization 8 tho nced of tho hour ; thut thelr lbertiea aro {hreateucd ‘on every hand 3 that, while the iuterests of tho faruior and (ho Intereats of thoso who livo off tlo farm ought 20 bo fientical, thoy huve tver boon antagonistios that thig principlos of thie Decluration, whicl woro violated ward 4,000,000 of black meu, ure to-duy violated to- rard 12,000,000 of whilo men { thut history rocorda tho docay of overy people who tamuly wubmiited to, long- contluted oppression ; thut they may propare to fii- sint upon *vqual Justico to all men and otitclal privi- Teges to none, " Ly extending our orgunizations aud petectiug thono airoudy foruicd. ‘Our task fo uo light one Every honorablo and cf- fectivo meunn of suceess must bo umcd, Just causen 1k ours turive by agitation, Enlighten tho public ‘mind roayeeting tho great work to bo duno, ENCOURAGR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, Enablo theso lu somo plaiu, shwple way, ta combina aud use tholr associated power to protoct thomsclves and une snother, aud remedy tho ovils that thrsatei to embarrass our wovemout aud prey upon our yroducts and profits, THE PUDLIO PRESS 15 our best lever, Let us ko tho moat of ita power- ful uid, Neurly ovory publication profusocs to Lo tho moat uciive und ofiective on our side, Lvery ono ‘clafins to o our best friend, Let un tako thow ut thelr word s furniuh {liew with short, woll-written® articlen, aud Lielp to eireulto thom, Thoso that aro How pas- sively riondly wil bocoiio sctivaly so In tino, uh o matter of oxpediency, Somo will fight us opeuly, and aomo socretly. Thess Wo must mect o8 cucnilen and wo can cope successfully with them, too, 1t 18 not an exalted idea that thie objoct of farmers in comliniug 18 to savo s fow dollure iu Luylng and muke a fow 1moro in scliiug ; but it is very essentially ouo of 1ho important intorests that wunt looking after, and will luflucuce somo mon more than the accial and fu- tolloctuul advantuges of organizations can possibly do, To combine mel § to got them to et togotlier ove for 2 loss exnlted objeet,—ia to pave the wiy for thom to ‘work togethor for A MONE EXALTED OBJECT ond with higher wims, o eagle walks Loforo it learna 20 soar fn tho blug etlior. Muu creep eforo tiey walk fguratively as woll as liferaliy ; walk anoug commion thiuga beforo thoy tako subliino gl b sy direc- jon. Tho truo philosophy of life ia to mako the beat of everything ; todo thu bast we can under the clrcumi- wtaticos; uso tho best tools in tho rhop, and us skillfully a8 we can, Nono can do more thau this, Tonttomyit the end u tho Lagiuninit is to dafeat tho object souglt, Thoy donot bufld wisely who begiu at tho top snd Anish with the fonndution, W0 porfoct an organization, then, let us ba QENUINE RECORMEUS,— earnest, honoet, vigllunt, prudent, patient, tolerant,— fres from all marrowness and prejudico ;'sud, while wo ock espectally our own protoction und benoflt, re msmber sud rogurd the righta of all meu, Any hue. rownosa or selfshmess will sooner = or later eact upon oursclves, and may prove fatal fo our cherished hopes, principles, sud institutions,— doutroying the usefulness of our organizations and ending tholr existenco, Whilowo lauor, let us bo hopeful, never doubting tho end, - All things are tend- 4ug towards the highest aud hest, Naturo s wmoving on, and humanity fa marcling on, Every new coun- try, uvery new and usaful fuvention, cnlirges the empiro and catablishes the supremocy’of mun, Over Sguorance aud wrong, over fruud und oppression, wo 1ol our faith thot thiore i#, in the nesr future, A MORE EXALTED LIFE forus, The end is ot yot, Wo stund only in the twi- light of morning, Eurnest, iutelligont, and united otfort whall usher in & noontldo of glory, to which this 15 but nw the purplo of the morniug sky, A, Putterson then read the following paper ; MANUFACTURES IN ILLINOIS, It s manufacturing in this Stato that we oxpect to #alk sbout, This boing an ngricultural State, we find mauufucturing largely i agricultural implemonts, In ‘mauy instences they ure tho outgrowth or result of tho constant.efforts of industrious, euterprising mechanics, Thiey begau ot tho binck or uxvil, uud have kept in- venting sud incrossing thelr bustucss, cmploying ope- Fativos in their shops or fuctorios, snd salesmou in the market, until a prosperous busincss hns mado them Wealthy, Capitalists, secing their success, huvo com-~ smeuced on o lrgo ucale; huvo built largo factorios ; fticd up fine oflices; emmployed expeusive salosmen und bookkeopers; allowed bigh salariva to oificers, and thiey, 100 often, men of uo oxpericnce, not bolug com- petent Judgea tithor of material or workumsauship, Tho Foault lias Leen, POOR_ ARTIOLES ‘have been manufsctured and forced on tho market 3 and to disposo of them they Luvo beon placed in the hunds of comumlssion men uud sold to tho farmer ou iong time, and too ufton to irresponsiblo men, To meet lowsen aud make their business a paying ono, thoy Tiave resorted to combination, and in tuat way hovo boen euabled to put up prices, snd make the turifty Sarmor pay Lhe alothful faruiafs dobt. - The gt L n o YSTEM OF ORGANIZATION among all the mauufucturera, “hoy huve fixed and established priccs ; and o who prosumes to well for Ieau tinn tho ixed price becomes u utench in the nos- trils of all tho fraternity, What the furmers complain of is, their buslness fa ot o paying one, and thoy cannot afford to pay hi prices, They think ull unressonable expenso wust bo et by them, oud aek that somu of thy expeuses b dispensed with ; aro willing {0 allow falr protits and e good puyments, but ask that 4'NEw sxsrEst bo adopted. Many of the manufacturers say : * Wo havo no dig- E:sman 0 Jay heavy burdens on the farmers; wo ow that they must be the customers for our goods, and are willing to sdopt uny plun that will be a practi- cal and safooue, But their system of trade 18 an old nud well-tried oue, and has takon time snd money to exstablish it, and thoy would give it up with soie relio- tance for a new and untried experiment, But they slio clafiz thint there are other difliculties {n the way of o great reduction in prices ; thut tho farmer has boon Bome at fault; that, whon they sota day of puyment, they too oftou biad not met thut day, but at somo con— veulent sosson ; that they hud beon compelled ecither to poy a high prico for money, or sel to dealers, and give them & good commission, And we fear this has 100 often been the caso, 1t s ulso claimed that othier aud uecossary burdens are thrown ou them, uud that they ate not wholly ut fwult, and should not bo made ibu scapegoat to carry into the wildernesa all the griovances caused by high prices ; that, In consequence of the poliey pursued by this Goverutiont, many UDlecesBary oxpetucs hovo to bm{n‘; aud that we ueed sume reform, which {4 not unlikely, ‘Whore and when shall the reform commence? First, ‘wo will refor to & systemn of PROIECTION ON MATERIALS, The jron interesta huve Lecu teo loug and woll pro- tocted, Not twenty years ugo, pig-lron wus wold nt 321 per ton, und deuling 1u it was thea puying Luslness, Autbiracite coal cost then, ot the furouce, §2.25 s ton; it cost [0 MOTO HOW, NOF Bre Wages for opérators much bigher, T Engliuh bituminous toal, that will tuke one-third more, custs $6,50 ot tho furtiace, and operatives not much less ; et the frone tnongers ak for protortion, and Western Congross- men suy, S0 be {t,” Aud the lumbermen, too, must be protected, notwithstsuding our furests ure being cone sumed ut u fearful ruto, aud the time 15 not fur dis- {sut when Cauadus will Bix hor own prices, and wo be tompelied to pry them. Hul tarifi-mon olsim that o tevenuo must Lo ruised to support the Government. It is tho furmor and loLoriug mwan that support this Goverument under {ho tariil system; whoruds, it iho Government wua supported by DILECT TAXATION, capitaifsta and moncpolists would be compelled to’ met o Just proportion, To illuyirute: The mechanit, with wifo and luif- -dozen children, inust pay almost $300 aunually for wrifcles fu the tanif-list, snd full $100 of it goes to sopport monopolics ; whils bachelors, with thelr wili- lous Invested in bonds und watored stocky, go come puzativoly fice, But protection 1 askiod for long anough to bulld up menufuctorics, That urgument hus beea uued for the 1ast forty yoars, and will bo for the next forty; sud rotectivn {s asked that tho laborer and mechuilo may Efi protectod againr: puupor-lubor, It s becoming the custom of iroumongers aud munfocturing monopolics to fmport their laborers, and most of the furnaces and many of the fuctories ate operated HOLELY LY } OUFIGNERS, and tho native eitizens ura thrown out of employment, The tariff oporates aguinst exporting manifactured’ articles, In 1800 the oxports of manufuctured goods smounted to $21,351,602, while in 1871, uudor the Ligh tarif, we exported only $13,033,750 of nun- ufactiired goods,—showing that “wo uvxportod $3,000,000 wmoro in 1860 than uuder the Ligh Luriir of 1871, And it i not u fact that biyh tariff keops out forelgn goods, In 1800 wo imported to tho umount 0f $146,177,145, und fn 1871 we fmyiorted $105,403,670,— showing on excess of 11,250,543, Dt the exports of tmoat wnd breadstnifa—tho articles produced by the farmer—in 1800 exceeded thoae of 1871 over $2,000,000, and thie showiug v still greater lu_1672, the yeur thut lurgo crops rulued the farmer, Tho duty paid on the forelgn articlex s the AMOUNT OF ROYALTY the menufacturer chargus for bis goods. All other Industries ure cowpelled to divids the products of thelr labor with bii, Thoe protoctivo tariiy miakes tis furmer, the laborer, and all consumers insurers of & sertain profit to powerful monopolie AND THE EIGHT-NOUN SYSTEM— Ihe twin alster of tho protective taritf—is u bid by eor- Fupt polilclana for popularly, It1s u wrong, f con- solved in sln and vacried out'in luiquity,” None but torrupt, wire-working politicluns, woeking populurity, would vor liave Inventod 80 (ngonious sud rutnous & systom to manufacturing interests a o {uterests of 1hio laborers, To think of wmavufscturing Lut ef bours, und paylug high wagos, and competing with Torelyh manufacturerd that work twelve hours at low wages, is unreasonablo, Bub it wes & bid for the labarer’s voto. AND OUR OURRENOY fias much to do with i, Wo canuot diecover the wis- flom of a law which gives the combinad corporate in- terests in he cuuniry au opporlunity to coruer » sticl an anount of mouoy ks to create s pantc at will, ‘There {s » combluation oxisting botween rallroad core porarlons sud Wall atreet Lrokers, aud they control SAN Buxi of the couutry, uud, 1o some exient, the Dopartinents of the Goveruinent, and hold the whola esuniry st Laly mezoy, Ths manufuoturing juteresis 5 e —_— roquire mora monog, With a small volumo of money, utirest musl be lugh; ond e monu- fagturers expect o pay Wigh raten of dnfer- esb and sucecnsfully compote with thoso that pay a low rulo of infereat? Thoamount of monoy belng fixed by luw, the Gavornmont fu_effoct docluros thu thy pegnto wiinll hiavo but this_ nmount for il the pur- Dosga for which mouoy In ke, whish is not 415 por capita, w dlo 1o otuor “civilizod na fon usos less th from £33 0§91, A finwninl system that can o enn= trolled by a fow corru, £ milifonuires i bad, and should bo changed, Aud for s stato of ings thero {8 no rellof without o chango of policy on the past of our Government AND QUR PATENT-RIGAT MEN, Tothose Inventors nud discovorors wo nre Indobtod for much that fa of grent valno ta thu peaplo, Bt tho desiro Lo nequire wealth i causod dishoncst adveus turera to enter tho flell of invontion with tho futent of dofrouding the poople, And tho gamo dodro, hos coused many whoso inventions ro of real valuo to resort to varfoue schemes to have thelr patonta oxtended, 1fas ing Loen grantod n monopoiy, they contrive fo con o {t, und combine fogathier and work together for tho purposo of oxtoriing froni tho peoplo by eccuriug extension, This othiug lesa thau logalized robbery. ‘Those, wiih may othier cwises, combine to rafee the price of manufactured goods, and canuot ho juatly charged to the account of manufscturers, But all uu- ocuBbaly PxvCUBD ST BE MET DY TIE TRODUCKR, It is not tho iuterest of tho munufacturer to lay heavy burdeun on tho farmer, mor ia i tho intorest of tho farmer to cultivato a focuy of distruat or jealol Bueht a policy works 1o good, as was cloarly provenby tho courso puraued by the munufactirors of Horso coru-planters lnct menson, resulting in s largo stock of planters on bond § und we fear tho samo fale awuita tho Marsh Horvoster noxt suuson. Ncr can the resolution passed nt tho moeting of plow-mukersat Chio go rosult in any good, numely: that they will sell no plows to TFarmors' Clubs or anf{el for lens than rotall prices, but will wuroly result in nisnufucturers selifng the Wentorn Farmora' Asso.dutions their plows. Tarmors wilt unders.md that it I8 their iuterost to bulld up mun fuctitres i the Weat; bub there ara’ bouuds bo- youd which PATIFNCE OEABES TO D A VINTUE, Tho plow-munufuciurcrs couid ot Luve well con- sidered the effect of such o courae; and we truat othor manufaciurers will not adopt t, for nuthing will prove 0 tivustrous to Westaru futoronts generally, Munufaclurers lavd spent muteh tine und money in catuulishing ngoncics oud seenslugu trade, ond’ wo cannot expect thom to give ftup uulessu practical plan 18 offered 3 Lut it 18 confidently expectcd that Homo plnn will be ngreed ou that will bo afo ond satis- factory to them nnd beneficlal ‘to tho farmers ; sud that manufacturers, farmers, laborors, oud all’ good men, wili unite in an effort to removo Romo of the dif- ficultics we bave apoken of, And farmers sbould TUACTICE ECONOMY until tliey can buy with cush, Tuon thoy will bo the most desirable class of customors, and manufacturars will 8ay, ** Theso farmera have found thoe true philoso- pher’s stone ; lonyg live the Farmers' Movomont,” DELEOATES APPOINTED, On motlon, thio Vico-Presidents wore appointod dele~ gaton to attend the session of the Chiesp-Trousporta- tion Associstion to be held ‘Washington, Jan, 14, ‘with power o select altornates, ORRED'A APERCIL. Croed, of Marjon, mude s speoch which was 8 miz- ture of finauco uud unecdotes, snd tho two wero 80 Jumbled togothier that i was fupossible to teil what be van trylug o Lmpress upon tho wminds of Lo dolo- ates, g 8, M, AMITI tollowed, thanking the Convention for re-olecting him, and juatifying bis Winchestor speecn, which Las Leen soverely criticierd by sume nowapapers, Ho went on fo apenk of political “partics, asseriing that if the theorles were takon out.of the Republican party tlere would be ut very Httle left of it, Ho urged the farm« crs {0 organizo party themacives, for by- it alouo could thy hopo to succeed fn securing tho reforms 8o much needed to promato tuetr welfure, Affer calling attention to tho necessity for furnish. ing crop reports, ho admonisbied thom to’ FORM COMDINATIONS to enhance tho valug of their products, e said that combiuation wan neccasary to protect them from the wrongs and robbaries practiced upon them, If the 1nosent condition of thiugs wera continued for fwenty yoars the land momopoly which was such o ours o England would provall in thls country, They must put up tho prices of what they have to sell, snd Tower tho prices of what thoy buy, ‘This ws uof unjast, 1t was simpiy o domand, st thoso wlio cre- ated uo wealth sl not oxtort it from tho farmers who produced it, Ho bad tho price of everything from 2100 to threshing-machine, and thoy cauld bo pur- chased in quantitiea ot from 50 to 75 por cent lower thun rotail prices, Thero must bs coheslon among them of that sort thut would bring nbout evorytling souglit by indes ‘pendent political action, [Appisuso. ) 2 ADIOURNED FOM ONX YEAT, The Convention, at 11:30, adjourned for one year, OUR CURRENCY IN RELATION TO THE INTED~ ESTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL OLASSES, “The following 1a tho full toxt of th lottar of Afr, Amasa Walker, read bofore the Farmers' Association on Wedeaduy: Hon, IV C. Wagg, Prestdent Dtinows Farmers® Aso- cuation: Dean S1e: Your letter of tho 5th of November I at hand, requesting me to furnish a paper to bo road at thoapprouching Annual Conveution of the Iliinols State Furmera® Asaoclation, upon *Our Cun‘nnc?’ in Telatiou to the Iutereata of the Industrisl Classes,” 1 accept yonr invitation with pleasura; but, owing to provious and pressing ougagements, must do &0 a8 concisely us posaibly, {51t scoms (o be gencrally admitted that agriculture, the chief industrial iuterest of the nation, (s at pres- eut greatly dopressod ; that, for several years post, it ‘has Leen Ices prosperous than other departments of bustness, Thero aro two promiuont caisca for thia state of things, One of thoss is palpablo, and your attontion buw aiready boon directed to it, nataely; the LI CATGES YOI TRANSFORTATION, causcd by tho opprearivo oxaction of tho ruilroads, Of those I need not epoak, I fully agree with youin ro- gard to the magnitude of the evil, and the necessity of Tigorous meusures for its removul, ‘will only, theroforo, say fu this conncction that no otber power then that of the Natfonal Government, through Congresaional legislation, is ndequnty to grap- plo succesufully with the tremendous voncentration of :::rsamlo interesta with which you will bave to con- . The other cause, in no wise Inferlor in ita injurioua influence upon sgriculture, is tho falso and disyraceful condition of OUR MONRTATIY 5Y6T: In calling your sttention to this subfect, T would first ask you to notice the very atriking fact that the prices of your great stuples are no higher on au uva- age now fhan before tho War, whilo ull other ci ‘modities bave advanced from U5 to 50, and iu m sy cases 76 per cent, Farmers should diroct their minds oxpecially to this consideration, Thoy should {nquire why it i8 that their products do ot meo when all other commoditics do, If they examiuo into the mot- ter carcfully, they wiil discover that their great staples do not rise equuily in prite, becauso the country pro- duces & surpius of theso, which must Lo sent abroad for a murket, and cousequently must be sold for what thioy are worth fu gold to sond to Liverpool or other forelgu ports. Flour, wheat, corn, pork, boof, lard, &c., uro sout 48 u remittance INSTEAD OF GOLD, and must, {herofore, Lo seut ot ilelr value n gold, siuce thot 8 the uniyersal standard of value in the commerce of the world, “Farmers' products, then, aro sold at gold prices, plua what Jittle old premium there may be j whilo il tho farme:s cousume 1nust be purchased st curreicy prices, from % to 76 per _cont higler, fu consequence of the oxcessive volume of our paper moucy, If farmers will but look st tho facts, they cannot £full to see that they ara obliged to soll at low snd buy at I.llxl.l prices ; nud that fs one of the chief cuuscs of tho depresalon of thelr Lranch of muu-udv, When they do perceive this, of course they will demsnd & DETUN 'TO SPECIE PAYSENTS, They will eco that, sinco there cunnot Lo two prices for thelr products,—one for homo cousumption sud tho other for export,~whatover they are worth to eend abroad must detorimine the price of the whole erop, (0 clues suffors go much from o defactive currency as tho sgriculturul, The munufacturer makes his goods unuer u depreciatod currency, uud thoy cost biin 50 per cent mors in cousequence ; buc he sells thun under the samu currency, oud gets'50 per cent highor prices, togetlier with Liv customury rate of profit, Bo of ull clusses, oxcept those who produce commoditics tno surpius of which must be seut to a foreign markot, Under such o stute of things, tho faruer cuunot hoye for s great pro: perity as 1s found i other indus- trits, and should, therefcre, fusist upon the rostora-~ tiou Of tho currency to jar with gold; ond, o# that {8 Lipossibly, except by withdrawing u part of tho pres~ ent superabundant circulstion, he must lwatst upon CONTIACTION, ‘Thero {8 no escape frowm this ulteruative, All attempts to evado or avold it will be found eutircly futlle, witl complicato thie situation, wmake a Lad matier worss, sud Vrolong the sutfering of agricultural interests, o tuls opinion, wo contldently assertod, mothinks I bear somu furmer runl{. MAh! but Tawfu delt, My farm fs_morigaged. Wero that paid off, I might luten to contzaction ; but, untfl then, T sl object, Lut, my fricud, you ra, allow 120 10 by, groatly mis tuken fit your view of tho matter, You owo moucy; how can you pay it? Qertuinly only by tho profits you can muko by farming, Then the moro the oxpenses of conductiiig your farm and supposting your family are raduced, the groator surplus will you lave whiero= with to discharge your mortgago, It your gratn, beef, pork, &c,, bring a8 much g they now do, whils' your expenditiires aro groatly leasoucd, would you not have a greater_awiount of profita wherewith to pay your debts? Now, then, it 18 cortain thot, were tho natural ‘Volume of currency reatored, your crops would briug vau Bume prices us at_presunt, whilo, your oxpenses Lelog reduced, you would have u GREATEL MANGIN OF NET INCOMY, Supposo, for fllustration, your wholo fucamo to be $3,000; aud that your expenditures, ufter yaylug taxes, Topuirs, aud interest upon your mortguge, &, loaved vou nothing wherowith to véduce the prielpal,’ Then, f your producis bring us much as they now da, whils Yolt vepantca urs oducod 20 per cont nd thoy would De moro thun that), you would bo ablo to puy sh un- nual instullment of “$400, which would clear off tho wo. tguge In five yearw, and yet, to do this, you need not doprive yoursclf or your fuinlly of anytliing you now enjoy, Ho, tho sooner the currency is routorad, the sooner will you bo ABLE TO DISOHANGE YOUR MORTGAGE, 1t, in sddition to khlu,Ju\l are ablo Lo sevuro the pro- tealion of the Nutional Governmont uguiust the lm- positions of tho Fallrosds, you woul reater balanco in your favor, Tho famers of tho United Btatos ought now to ene oy far Ligher degreo of prosperity than thoy Liave ovor bitherio done. Tho introduction of machivers hiua g0 facilitated ductiun, and reduced tho umonnt of Iabor required, that thoy ought to securs greator rofita thau ver before ; awd would, but for tho Ine [ustice they suffer from tho two causea that have boen wentioned. Tt this bo true,—and it 18 #o demonstrably,—the farmors of the country should unilo tholy voiocs and Aheir votew In fayor of thu contraotion of the urreucy TILL AT PALL WITIS QOLD, If thioy do this, thoy will certaiuly wocomplish thelr ‘object, siuce thoy Lold the balance of yower, and can Glotate such terma ks tlioy pleasa, Fortunately thelr {nterest {dentical witl ose of the entire coune try, What farmers nesd, ‘all olasses nesd, sxcept Lsve a still slwaya thota who proy upon the. esruings of othor plc. lx.;:‘nrmnn. nbove all otliors, should understand that $hio!r poculiur intercats can nover bo promofed by the {xues of paper money, Wera $1,000,000 vr $1,000,000,~ 060 of rdditicund greenbacks or dnnk-uole {o Lo put in circulation, sgreuliural prodiets would ot bo in- created in valug BY A vENNT, Dut such au frsuo, whils it could not rairo the prica of ihetr products i foro'gn marke.s, woulid enlinico {lo cost of liome-production and all"(ho expeutos of iviug, o il this 1t may bo ropliad, * Wint sou say mny ba very-woll for tho farmera : but liow with "thoan {liey employ 7 1 reply, us much bettor for thom na for thelr amployarm. "Tiilr wages willind;od ho Tesnoned, but ro will thoir oxpenses of Nying, Everstutug thoy purchaso will bo reduced to nt leastna groit o degreo as teir wagos, and whiat tlioy are abla to kave. will worth o good dosl moro (ian 1t 44 at prosent, Lecauso 1t will piirvinso more of any kind of jvoperty s sud thus they wiid bo us suroly beuefied 8 tho fariers themuolv, ALL THR INDURTRIAL INTRRESTS of tho nation, i fact, will receivo caseutlal advantagos fromatho rostoration’ of » sound standurd of valuo, whild 110 honeut occupation will bo firjurcd by it. A contraction of tho currency to it4 normal smount (1) thac will bo fndicated by it being tt par wits go:d, ne ft must be whon at s natural lwit) will niako monoy PLENTY AND CHEAR. This may soom quito puradoxical; noverthelows, noting 5 moro true,aud tho most pcaitiva avidouce of tho fact s boforo un 4t this momont, 18 nob money moro scarce, and tho Tato of Intorest highor thn ever kuown ? Aull yeb wo buvo mioro tan $700,000,0C0 of Yaper mouoy to-duy, agatust $300,010,000 beforo tho War, Certainly thin caunot o disputiil; nor iu this n BOiitiry cuko [n point. 1 find, by careful oxamiuation for tha pust forty yars, thnt, whenover the curreney kan bo.n uncominonly fodundsnt, moncy bas alwnys Leen In extraordinory demand, gud the rute of luter- st unusuully bigh; thongh NIVER 50 HIGH A% AT PRESENT, for thia renson that ut nu provious time liuw’ thore over Locn sucks un exeesa of jajor i clroulation over tho reul wonta of tho conutry; 1do not say over the wont of spoculniora and tionopollst, for thoy can nevor Lave too much ; tho groater tno excess, tho moro extonded their oporutions, aud the Iargor thulr profits, “Yue queation of resumption 14 pectlincly a Western quustlon; for the reason that tho Weat 14 moro inter- ested, hy'far, than uny othor scction of tho country in havhig §t brought ubout; and ulso that hithert the gioutoxt opposition to tho ' meagure lus been geuerally liudorstood to com froin tho agricultural States, Itis now with thom to ‘DEOIDE TIE MATTER, If {hio farmers can Lo mude to 60 in what way, and to whut oatent, thoy wuffer from a disliouored ctirroucy, thore will by no dauger nor diliiculty in securlig it roloration by's gradusl but corta process of contrac- on, T would, therefore, In_conclusion, #ay to tho gontle- men of sour Gouventon : 1f you wiel to soeuro o falr competition smongst the various dndustrics of tho nutlou s if you would Liava money plonty, nud thorata of lutarest low ; it you would Hiko to Tako your purchascs and sules'by the samo standard, and “at Just nnd equal pricos,— unite all your enorgiea for thio restoration. of ‘tho cir- culating imedium ; ond b not, I pray you, divorted from your purposo by any of tha SIXCIOUR, DUT DRLUSIVE, schomes prescuted for ovading tho' indisponssble easure of contraction. Tloping that your Convention may bo harmonious fn ts dotiberations, wido in {tn conalicions, und succoss- £al fu all ite Inwhul ondoavors to ocurs ita great obe Joct, T have the honor to bo, your obedient servant, . AMARA WALKER, Nonra Bnookrizs v, Mass,, Dec, 6, 1873, The Wisconsin State Granges Special Dispaich to The Chicayo Tribune, Oommfu. Wi rglu. 18,~Jumes DJrnlunrd Secretary of the State Grango, Los just iseved lnsln\clinn. to the varioun Granges thronghout the State for the sunual ‘mecting of tho Biate Grango at Juucsville, Jan, 20, All Mantors of Granges and ileir wives are admitted ns members, and Past-Masters and their wives us honor- ary memhors, Tho Blate Grango will pay all hotel blila of membors entitled to vale, All tho hotels will bourd Grungers ut reducoed rates, Xown State Grange. Sneetal Dispateh to The Chicago Trlbuns, Des MomNes, T, Dec, 18,—Tlo contract for the mannfsclure of 100 Werner harvesters waa to-day lot by the Executive Committoe of tho Btate Grango, Moeting of the Nebrasta Stato Grange. Oataa, Neb,, Doo, 18,.—A dispatch from Lincoln, Nob,, esys tho meetiug of the Stato Grango promises to by a decidod uccess, Over 200 farmars are prosent, Tho Grange organized this evening, CRIME. Forgery in Grand Rapids, Mich. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribune, GnanD RarIDS, Mich,, Dec, 18,—A man passing by the nowe of Muutll, alias Orane,” Las bocn in this city for tho past fou diys or more, roprementing him~ sclf an agont for partles in buying - wheat, He began_ by deposiling €700 in tho First Notlonal ~Bank, for convenicnce only, 3o eald, not se port of bis copitsl for purchnsing. Lo 'os mnde somo actual traneactions of busiucss hero, Ho was recognized undor tho name hio gavo by oo of our wall-known citizens, who had knowu of his Laving transactions in Mlssor] some timo since, and kuow notbing against him, e has hero hind dealings with Nangoldy Hibbard & Co. Joss Wilos snd Ar- mitago Toed, all of thin city; and had formed ~ a casual mcqualntanco with bonke ore here, To-doy he prosented checks forged with the siguaturcs of tho above-named firms, and drow from the First National Bink about §3,600, from thio City National Bank about 1,000, und froi Faller's Bank sbout §2,200, Eurly this afternoon it was dis- Coverad that thio checks woro forged, Thoman 1s sup- ouod to bavo left town immediately on gotting the luoncy. Dispatehes have boon ment to torcopt him, If on ony traiu; but mo satis- faclory reaponse las yot beeu' recived, Ho la 30 to 5 yeurs old3 Lias dark-brown holr; ssndy whisk- ers ou Lus clin; eroct, ond brond-shoufilored, Ho s gontlomanly and busiicss-like in his manuors, Banik frregularitics in Pittsburg. Special Dipatek to The Chicago Triburie, Prrrasuig, Pa., Dec, 16,~Tho testimony, a8 elicited in tho tuvestigation of the lato water-bond defuleation, whows somo peculiar mothods of bunking, as carried on in this city, The Natlonsl Trust Cowpuny wus run by Grier, 80 at_lesat Goorgo Beidle, (ho bookkeopor, testified. Tho Directors uever troubled tho Bauk, for they Lid implicit confidonce in their Cachlor, Grier, Whionover an sudit was mude, notes wore mantfactur- ¢d, o balanco struck by Grier out of his kead, always correot, und that was satisfuctory, Seldio toailfied 1o covoring up $00,000 of fuiso entries, which he mudo by Griurs orders. Tho babk was completely gitted.by Gricr, before ho left, and ko (Suldic) knew it, but he wouldu't tell, Houlo Luew 1hat Ttuas was depositiug thero tho city’s monoy against the law, but lio kept quiet, When Scidle came off tho stand, ho was arrostod ona worrant issued by Ald, McMdeters, for couspiracy, and gavo bafl in a $5,000 for s hearing Tueaday, “ILhe Security ‘Trust Company ereditors aro Just in. vostigaling tiat Lunk, wlch: closad tlio duy Beauy sus- peuded, It scoms Drady wa thio buuk, and tho bauk Was Brady, and it 1s Just barcly posuiblb that tho poor depositora will gt about 25 cents on the doliur, ond thut a the way that {nstitution wss run, whoso Di- octora ao soine of o Leaviest businets’ men Ln Uis city, Attempted Righwnay Robbery. Speclal Digpatch to The Chicago Trilune. Dunoque, In., Dec. 18.—A former nomed Frank Masou_wan assaulted by two atrangers whom hoal- lowed torido with bim, wlien sbout s milo from this city, lnst night, Ho was siruck on thehead wilha slutig-shot, bui_boforo they bad accomplishiod their abject, which wa to rob _bim, thoy were frighteuod away by 6ume pereons golug thio awo road, Alleged Theft from Freight Cars. Spectal Dispatch to The Chieago Tribune. Aununy, Ind,, Doc, 18.—Tlo trinl of Oyris Chap- man on thecharge of rflhhlu% frelght cara on the De- troit, E: Riivor & linois Raflroad bias been in progress for tho Tust fow days, nud tbls morniug the cus was glven to ko jury, who huve not yob returned g ver~ diet, It is tho geueral opinfon that he will be found guilty. Tho principal witness for tho prosccution s C, J, Beckitt, who gavo evidence that tho defense wun unable to upset, 1ils two uccomplicos, J, L. Sponagle and J, Plunkett, who dug theic way out of jull lust weel, arestlllat largo, Elomicide at YWalkkerton, St. Jao County, Ind. Corresnonden s Chicago Tribu % La PoneR, Tady Bovs T coliracior af Walker- ton by tho namo of Jolmgon Virtue, Lad an altereation with & Bwodo (tamo unknown) who bad been fu Lis cmploy, working on the Bultimore & Oblo Raflroad, about b (thio Hwedo') pay. Virtuo refusing to pay him, o mumbor of laborers met and srmod thome uelvis, threatentng to kill Virtne if ho did not poy them.' Virtue-rotreated to his _oflice, and, ouoof tho purty ontering, Virtue drow Lis rovolvor ands hot him Bbove tho left by, kililng kim {ustautly. Alleged NMalpractico in Aurorn, 11l Specfal Disptch (o The Chicaio Ivibune. Aunona, Ill., Dec, 18.—The malpractico auft of Ma« guiro v, Abucr lard, 3, D,, comuienced to-day, ‘Tha caso of alleged maipractics wes ouo of mmail-pox, which termiunted futully, _Gen, Joliu Farnsworth a engugod for the doctor, - Tho sult is exciting consid- erable publlo iuterest, A Woll=Drossed Burglar in Limbo. Font Mapisoy, I, Doc, 16,~Tho lumber oflico of John Wilson wan broken open to-day noou by s man ivisig e uamo 8 July Dy, Thers woro fouud ou in pervon $1U3 Worth of posiage-atampe, sud four Dutcher-knives, Ho bad ou four pairs of pants, threa couts, ond othier_clothiug in_proportion. e thirow wy'two rollu of cloth Just before bo wan arrested, Tho stamps wora taken from Wilion's oflice, Dutly 13 vafely locked, Convictod of Murders CrrveLAND, O,, Doc, 18,—Stephen Hood, thé negro whio Lias lieen on {Flul this paat fow_days, chirged with murdoring hfs step-son Eomo month ugo, Wak to-doy convicted of murdor in tho firat degree, 'The privons er' counsul gave notica tht he would tife a motion for 8 now trisl, An Absconding Eallrond Contractors KANeAs OITY, Moy, Doo, 18,31, It, Hally, a contract or of tho Paul' & Fall River Rutlroad, Kuituy, obtoin- & considerable smouut of bonds ’ bolougitg 10 tha roud two weoks ago, and ran off, leaving ubuut 1,600 won unpald, tho fuinilica of whom aro i destifuto circummtances, Parties re in pursult of the abscoud. ing contractor. Punishmens foy Body-Snatohiug, Wasunaron, D, 0., Déo, 18.—George A, Ohristian, Iate olerk Iu L6 Burgoon-Generals oilice, aud Cliarles Gromm, both convicled o chargo of digging np desdd bodies and seiling them, were to-day sentenco to olovou yoara' mprisonment'sud a fine of $1,000 Xrreguinrities Oharged Agninst n Register in Bankruptey &r, Touws, Dec, 18.~Tho charges meforred some tmo' ogo galnst Lucion Eaton, Negiater in Bank- rupley nere, of irregularities aud corruption In oilice, wWer Yoviowed towday. Bovaral ndditional cliargos ara mado against him, and & petition wiking for his re- moval presontad fo tho United States District Court, Judgo Treat ordered o copy of tho charges to bo merved on Registor Eaton, and that bo bo roguired to Blo Lis anawor on o 27tH fust, — FINANCIAL, Alfairs of the Western Union Tele= graph Companys-Rumor that it will Hereaiter :Make Regulnr Dividends wTho Suspended Dry Goods Firm, Special Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune. New Yonx, Dec, 18.—It was rumored to-day that tha Western Union Telegraph Company hiad leased the TPacific and Atlantic Telograph,” but no ouo has boen found to coufirm #t, It 1 not genorally bo leved, as 1o meeting of tho Directors of the Weatern Union lisa ‘een held since Tueadoy, whon no such arraugoment was made, Tho slory that the Western Unlon ia to ay its earn- ings to ita stockholders na dividends in tho future, ine stoad of using tho monoy thus received to extend thelr Iines, In vory widcly crodited, o4 3t fa woll known that tho Westorn Unjon ling never beon s rogular dividend- paying mock, President Orlon sags that it now Las on hnnd carnings to tho amousit of $1,600,000, TIE DRY-GOODS THADE, There 18 good renson for belioving thnt the danger to/lin drycgoods Jobling Louios lss boon ovar-caris malod, Woile most of tho jobbors laid in thelr fail aocka beforo’ the panfc_eamo on, ond without any anticipation of it fow purchascs wero mado on four ‘months® timo, Those Wwho Linve paper which falls duo at the present timo havo lad ample opportunity fo prepara for tho overit, and hiave had udvantage of the re- uotion which followed the panic. Sincs then, monoy hine flowod into the Weat and Bouth In Jarge quantities to mova grasn and cotton, and for overal wecks past, col- Iection frow both quurters huve been vory good, Edsou, Dradloy & Co., whoto fallure I' to'cgraphed yosterday, still swait tho decision of il commitfea of thelr creditors $n whoso bands they pluced tholr affairs, Notuing new is obtainnblein 10gard tothoother houeen which bave susponded, Early in tho day rumora wero circulntod that tho largo dry goods house of Denny, Poor & Co,, No, 934 Droadway, bad 'fafled, Tag report was detifod by 8 wember of tho firm, and on ita boing communicated to a prominent beuker on thio etrcat, ho said he would_buy $40,000 worth of the s pagar at 1 por cont, Othees squally well Kuows expressod similarconllienco 1n (e frm'a. perfoct solvency, Niw Yonr, Deo, 18,-Wight & Tillighat, dry gooda comminsion_merchants, notifind thelr oroditors fo-dsy of their Inabiliiy tu_meot maturing obligations, Tho nuepension was catsed by losa of eradit occasionod by tho failure of A, W. Spraguo & Co,, of Pravidencs, W, Bpraguo of tho lufter firim, Iing & Apocial partner in'the firm of Wight & Tiliin ghast, Failures in Yown. Sneelal Dirnateh to_The Chicugo Tridune. Davexpont, Dec, 18,—Tho fallure 1s sunounced of 8, Vahion, genbral siore, ot Nashus, Ohickasaw Counl- ty, Tows,” Liabilitics, $45,000 ; assots about $10,000, 1i s ospocted that’ the prospectivo repeal ‘of the Bankrupt Inw wiil buvo the offcct of causing many vol- untary haukruptoles in Xows, and already soveral have occured in this viciniy Pittsburgh Mills to Resumes Special Dispateh to The Chicaio Tribune, PreTenunal, Pag, Doo, 18,—A large numbor of the mill suspended for a time on the Houth Sido will re- sumeafter tho 1st of Junuarynext, Trade bours vy lopoful outlook, and money s gating smuch onsler, Toronto Failurc. Tonoxto, Ont,, Dec, 18,.~Willlam Hamilton & Sons, propuistors‘af 1 8t Lawrenco Foundry, of thi city, vo faled, Thoir Lisbilitiea uxcoed $200,000, TO THE GRAVE. Funeral Obsoquics of the Late Prof. Agawlz, Bostox, Mass,, Dec, 18.—The funeral of the late Prof, Agussiz looi‘;)lnca thia afternoon in the Applaton Ohapol, Harvard Univorsity. Tho chapal waa olab- oratoly docoratod wilh funersl smbloms, snd Howers, B tributa of respoct from the studonts of tho Unic versity, Tho romains, inclosed in a plain burial cano covorod with flowers, wore borna into tho chapel at 2o'clock, followed by tho {mmodiata rolatives,— organiat pokformizg o voluatary (rom tho foul chorus of tho Passion Muslo of Sobastiun Bach, Tho sorvicos were then begun with tho clanting of & scloollon from Oherubini's requiem mass by tho Horvard Gloo Olub., Tho burial sorvico from tho Kingla Ohspel Liturgy was thon read by Rov. A, P Posbody, D, 13, prouchet of the Univorsity, aid vsd immediaoly followod by the singing of the hymn, #Go to the irave.” Thls enled tho sttaple and sm- prossive service, #nd tho bo ly wad removod 88 unos- tontatiounly sa1t' bad watored the ssnctuary, while tha “Dead Morch ” in #Saul " was performed on tho organ, Along cartege followed to the burlal placa in Mount ‘Auburn Gemetery, Tho church was donsoly crowded, nuy being unablo to galn admittance, Among thosé present were Vico President Wilson, Gov, Washburn, ox-Gov. Ciaflin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and'a Inrgo number of other distinguished poraona.” Tho church bolls in Boston and Gambridge yrero tolied, ond tho flamn displayed ot kaifataff dur- ing the progress of thy funoral, TR POST-MONTEM EXAMTNATION, Boston ( Dec. 18) Dispaich to the New York Tribnne, Trof, Agassiz’a short Liness was, from a modical point of view, fnvolved In much’ obsourity, Dr. Brown-Soquard, 40 hos mado diseases of the nerves and braiu & apecially, and who observed every phase of Agasslz'a case 'from the beginuing, declared himaclf considerably puzzled. Dr, Wymen, one of tho most skiliful physicians in tho country, was also unticing in bis presouco sud obaervatios, ai ayroed with Dr, Brown-Sequard s8 o the great diti- culty and obsourity of tho case, Under theso circum- statices, Prof, Agausiz's riods readily consented to o t-moriom examination, and took inessures to make s thorough uw possiblo, Boven of the most ominent phyelefans of ~Cambridgo ond Boston were summonod o tho autopsy, msmely: Dr. Jon Jackeon, Dr, Calvin Eils, Dr. R, H, Fitz, Dr. Jumes_Putnam, Dr. Joffrles Wymsn of ilarvard Gollego, Dr. Morr{ll Wyman, who attended ‘Agussiz fn his fliness, and Dr, Weber, ' Dr. Brown-Se- quard woa unfortubataly abllged 'to-Leavo for Now ork, Thi oxamination was held to-day, and lasted upward of four hours, Tho braiu undall tho vital orgaus, eape- ciaily the hoatt, wero examined with great caro. The stomach aud liyer, 80 far as yot appears, Werd fros from diseaso; but'in the hoart were found ovideuces of thio troubla with which tho Professor suffercd o few years ago. Spevial attention was paid to tho brain, Which was found o bo very largo and heavy, thougli ila oxact welght has not yet boen determined. Tho quantity of blood in the brain was uot unuaually lirgo,—at least 1ot largo enough to indcate dise ease,’ Careful cxamination wss mado of the baso of tho brain, and the plysiclans, though yot uuprepared to give a dofinito_opinfon, scom_inclined to rogand thig as tho principal soat of the dlseasc, Tho council dstormined, however, to Lring to bear overy rosource that niodarn Aclenco fur- nisics,_ Tihis will requiro acloso microscopia study of tho Lrain, and to insuro success in this it will be Roceniry to allow it time to hurden, For- merly in diseases of tho brain a *‘gross ex- smiuation,” as it la tormed, was made, and if » shnylo inapection of tho organ’ revealed no' discase, tho exsmination was no furthior pursued, The micro- ncoplo melliods, howover, while they poatpono the verdlet, make tlio determiuation of much more valuo. After chucluding thelr omamination to-day, the sov- eral physiciane divided their labors and mado arrange- menta to coutinue their inveatigations separatoly or conjolntly as the case may require, RAILROAD NEWS. Proposed Incrense of Ikailrond Facilis tics Between Kuusas City and Chie cag KaN#AB OITY, Mo,, Dec, 1,—Negotiations are pend- ing for the contolilition of the nurrow-gaugo raflroud projected from this point aud the Keokuk & Kansas Clty Road, which, if otieeted, will result in the build~ g of urdad of standard gauge. The work will bo vigorously pushed, and when completed will be the most direct lue o Chicago, and the sbortest from Lere to Now York, Chesapenke & Ohio Rallroad Elecs tion RIOHAMOND, Va,, Dec, 18,—Tho snnual meeting of fhio Ohicsupeatte &'Olio Bailroad was bold here to-day. The old Diroctors were re-sloctod, Inspection of the Northwestern Xail« roaud. Spectal Dirateh tn The Chicaga Tribur MADISON, Wik, Deo, 17.—~Tho Northwestern Rafl- roud Manugers went uorth from here this morning on & tour of luspection, —_— ——— SUICIDE. BAN Fruanoisoo, Doc, 18,—W, T. Havons, the chiet bookkeoper of Iht Savinga Loan Soclely, killed hitn uelf yenterday, by shooting through the Licad, Ho wes a native of Now York, THE INDIANS. Sioux on n flunting Expedition. Sipecial Dispateh to The CAleaun Tribune, Oanta, Nob, Dee, 18.—Lisut.-Gen, Blieridan has informed’ Gen, Ord, communding tho Dopartment of tho Platto, thnt the Sloux Tudiny who are now absont from thelr Rosorvation without permission will b permittod to hunt upon the Upper Republican River 4o long aa they remain poacesble, Tue Svcretary of tho Iuterlor yronies to wiply to Gougeeus for » chuango 1 tho troaty with ticao Indlans, INDIANAPOLI3 ANRNUAL STATISTICS. INDIANAFOLIS, Ind., Deo, 18.—Tho report of {ho In. launpolfu Roal Batatd Lxchuvgo for the last year will be published fu to-morrow's papers, lhnvduqnnum runiarkublo stats of prospority uud growth, The ens tire municipal debt js only about 13 per cont of tho tazablo provoriy, o eutire tax lovied for all pur- poses for 1874 u13¢ per cont, Twenty=four now { storlos, Liros fmcklnu-hunnl sud oue slevator have been Toeated 1 and about the city duriug the post twelve mionth, Beam coal can mow bo furniahd ub 7 and 8 cents por busbel, Tho lumber trado for 1474 is ora than 500 por cont greater than that of 1870, The tlmated ooat of ullligs comapletad end n codrss of areclion during the year is neacly 5,300,000, It i ese timated that for ty-five milea of fmproved atrcets have een wade, Tue pubiiaboil report of roal estato transnottons for laat wosk wara 2 per cont groator thau tho corroe sponding weok of Inet year, Kinyan & Qoi, pork- ckars, alauglitered 304,000 hog for tho yoor ending Yov, 1." Tlio Baitimaro Ratlrosd Courpny st Union Block-urds will undoubtedly bo complated durlug Lo coming year, FOREIGN. SPAIN Lonpox, Dea, 18,—Tho Bpanish traops who aro be~ slegiug Cattagena linvo occuplod San Autouls, & sub- urb, 'The attack ie progremsing vigorously, i Ja GREAT BRITAIN. LoKDON, Doo. 18,—Tho ofliclal inquiry Into the Vil du Mavro disaster, on tho part of tho Britial sutborle tlos, witl open at Greensvioh o the S0tk fust, sl ATCHEEN, Binaarony, Doo, 17,—Thera fa 1o truth In the - ‘mor that tho Atoheoness snrprised the Datoh troops. During the night the Datch forces captured an ‘Atchionieao fortroas, loaing only six mon in tho aisault, — SANDWICH ISLANDS. BAn Fnaoisco, Doc, 18,—King Lunalllo, of the Sandwich Talaudw, has withdrawn hia propos|tion for areciprocily treaty with the Unitod States, 1t Min- Iotors vostgnod, but at_bis urgent roquest withdrow thair resiguations, Tho natives seom to bollova that "rompm?ly"munn “aunoxation,” — SPAIN. Mapnip, Dec, 18.—The bombardment of Cartagena waa contintiod all day, Thore waa a terriblo msgazine explosion within thie iusurgent liuea to-day, ‘Gen, Dominquoz offers purdon to sll Who surron- or, The insurgenta.aro ablo rtill toobtain provisions, but their ammuuition {8 falling. NEW YORK. ter Fitting Out--Charity Sub. 1inoss of John B, Owens, Fib scriptions the Actor. New Yo, Dec, 18,~The stenmor Edgar Stewart which ado s successful landing of hor ffth_cazgo of arinn aud nien upou tho istnud of Oubs, f4 said to bo filting ot at Baltimora for anotber ruil, onARITY, Tho Obiarity Amatour Drumatic A: saciation will give * aperformanco at tho Acadomy of luslo, on, Baturdsy fahit noxt, for the benoflt of the widows and orplians of victims'of tho Virginius massncro, The affair is undor tho managomont of Mra, Sheriden Shook, tho wifo of tho proprictor of tho Union Square Theafro, The collection at the meeting of the Evangelical Al- lnnice, on Bundsy ovoning, for the familios of Pro- fensors Pronier and Oartanco, who woro lost on the Villo du Havre, amounted to fiearly $1,000, PERSONAL. John E, Owens, tho comedian, 18 lying soriously Il at Nowark, N, J. ' Ilo ia sufforeing from the eifects of » fall whild playing Toodles * on Monday evenlug, CASUALTIES. An Aged Woman Burned to Deachs ‘Speclal Dispateh to The Chleaga Trib ZanesvitLz, O,, Doc, 18,—3rs, Joannu Launder, agod 83 years, was_found in her roow this morning burned to death, It ia supposed slie got up this mor: ing, and while attempting to fix the tire ber clothing catight. Somo of tho {amily iu_golng to hor room on opening tho door found it on fire, and Mra, Launder doad, with her clothes all burnod from her, Vossel Ssunk by Collision in New Or- leuns Harbore New ORLEANE, Dec, 18,—Last uight the staamboat Bello Leo ran Into snd ssuk (e Spanish brig Lebouto, lyiug at Port 131, ‘Tho brig was loaded with 440 bales of cotton, Loss estimated at $30,000, The Spanish bark Constancia was ulso damsged. Two Porsons Drowned. Yont MapIsoN, In,, Dec, 18,—Joseph Whitker and #on were drowned this afternoon, near the Park House, in this eity, whilo lllcmnllmf 1o got s log out that was in tho ico, They bud o KIff with thom, but were both on_one sida of it, and whou tho ico gavo, way thoy both attempted to jump into tho skiff, and it capaized and turnod thom both undor thoe fce, As tho ivor i closd i u docimod usolens o look for thelr es. Wrecked and Twenty Lives Lost, LonpoN, Dec. 10— 8. m.—The wreck of tho bark Sultan is reported, with tho loss of tweuty lives. FIRES. At ¥udsonville, Kl. Tenne Mavte, Ind., Dec, 16.—Two-thirdsof the ‘buslucss portion of Hudsonvilie, 1il,, 93 miles bolow hero, on tha Wabash River, was_destroyed by firo last night, The lows nmounts fo $50,060, Little or no in- surauce, Among o louges biiruod wero Desper & Cox, hardware ; Hirst & Oldwin, general atoro; Nidge's restaursnt; Smith's tiu sud stove storo: Canuda & Goldon's drug store; Hareelback & Eaton's drug storo, An New Albany, Ind. LouisviLLE, Ky., Dec, 18,—Last night ot half-past 10 o’clock, a fire broke out suddenly iu the box factory attached to the Btur Plato Gluss Works, Now Albany, and_ before the engines arrived tho' bullding was wrapped in flames, destroying a largo amount of i berstored thore, togotler witn valuablo patterns, The loss will resch fully $10,000, lusurod for $3,5600, The extenaive plite glass worls marrowly cacaped ddatruc- o, RELIGIOUS. The Vacant Rishopric in Wisconsin. Special Diapateh o The Chicaro Tribune. OsmrosH, Wis,, Dec. 18,—The Standing Committeo of {ho Episcopal ‘Diocoso of Wisconsin liave fasucd a call for & apecial council to be beld at Milwaukes on Feb, 13next, for the purpose of clecting o uuccessor to the late Bixhiop Armitage, POLITICAL. The Cnlifornia Senatorship. HARFRANOI8CO, Cal,, Dec, 18,—Tho vote in tho As. sembly on Benators was the sumo to-day us_yestorday, exeopt that iigby was wbseut sick, losing Booth: uid vole: Booth, 43; Farley, 98: Slnfiar, U, Senate vole— Baoth, 143 Farluy,13 ; Shaftcr,12; Pendorgust 1, Dootl aincd ono, Joint Convention vote—Loutli, 607 Far )5y 21 ; Pendergast, 1. ————— TERRIFIC HAIL-STORM. NasmviLLx, Dec. 18.—0ne of tho moat torrific hall- storus, accoiapanied by wiud, raiu, and Mghtuing, evor wituessed in this Vicinity) pasacd over tho uity this aftoracon, at 2:20 o'clock, ’ Tho barometor ut the Sigual Station’ commenced failing, and In a few mio- utea foll balf an fnch. For ten mizlutes tho wind blow at thorato of twenty-six milos an lour, followed as suddeuly by a desd calm, Tho rain falliug in ten minutes smounted to balf an inch, fiooding tho streets. Tho hallstones wore rough sud of s peculiar shape, weighing from ono to threo ounced, As yet wo bavo Lieard of 20 dawage. —— THE ST. LOUIS BRIDGE. 81, Lovts, Dec, 18.—All tho arcles of the bridge acrogs the Misslsulppi Liore are now closed, tho centro tubes of tho oustern spau buving been inserted early this morning At noon a party of ladics and geutlo- wen walked out to the middlo areh, and Lofsted tho stars and stripes on the tower of the pier amid tho Llowing of whiatlos, of tugs and stesmers, and cheers of quitea crowd of people on each biuk of tho river, The outer ribs of the centro and eastern archies of the bridge will be rupidly closed up, and the work on_ tho wuperstructuro be vigorously pushod forwerd, It ia confidently expected that tho bridge will Lo completed and traing runuing across by the th of July next. MISSISSIPPI FREIGHT LINE, Special Dispaich to The Chicugo Tribune, DavXIORT, La,, Deo, 18.—J, Reyuolds, projector and ovuer of tie Diamoud Jo lino of steamers, will take tho river noxt yuar {n_opposition to tho regular packet Muo, He b soversl steamers aud tow-vosts, ‘which will be engaged exclusively in tho frelght trade, 1t #s undoratood thint ho ks now estublishing ageucios wloug tho river from 8t, Paul to 8t, Lous, sud that be il start out in tho apring_with s sirong’ indopendent lina of boats and low tarlife, R e e = u THE WEATHER, Wasnntazow, D, 0., Dec, 18,—For fhoNow England and Atidille Btatos, increasing cloudiness will provull during Friday, with less prossuro, lght to fresh varia- ‘bl wiida and probably areas of raln by Friduy after soon or eventng, For tho Lako llegiow and tho Ohlo Valley, genorally cloudy woathor, with Hght rain, fol- lowod' by increasing _prosetiro, lower tempor. aturo sud winds, For {ho Upper Luke reglon, sbifting to northerly snd northwesterly, For the Northwest, lower lnmwmluru[ with partly cloudy weather, and posibly arcus of light rain or suow. For tho Bouth “Atlautic Stutes, porily clear or fuggy weather will continue with slight changes in tomperu- ture and pressure, For the Guif Blates, purtly cloudy woather, with lower fom= peraturo und southwesteriy to northerly ‘winds, tho winds on the West Guif coast incroasing in furce,’ For th canal reglons of New York und Oblo, and region of the Oicaapeake & Oblo Caual, tuo tem- ‘peruture will romuin ahove freczing during Friday, but will fall ‘0 those distelcts decldedly during Friday alght or on Baturday, Oxaits, Nob, Doc, 18,—A snow-storm la_provalling 11 tho oty diouutitas, Bix ficlies Juvo fallon at orinne, — MATRINONIAL, Speclal Diapaleh to rhe Chleago Tribune, BLOOMINGTON, T, Dic, 18,—Tliu wodditig of Mr, Plitlo J. Bovoridio, 5on of Gov, Bevorldg, wud Miss Ella M, Rutgor, u lovely und’ sccompiiaued Indy of Bloomington, niccoof Col, uud Mra, R, P, Morgan, was volourated iera this eveuing, Tala ovent hus for oo weoka past buon tho loading toplc smoug sooluty pooplo of thin elty, und, indoud, throughious tiu Bate and attructs to this oity o lurge compuny of Iuvite 5““"' The murriuge coremony wus performed ut t, Mutthow's Eplscopsl Ohurch” by tho Rector, tho Xov, J. N, Morrléon, ut half-past 8, ‘Lbe brids wus dressod in w maguitioent droas of rich whits sutin, trimmed wit corded Mlk uud vinedr of oruugo blosoms, Tho bridesinalds woro Mivs Nollio Tielggs, of Bloomington ; Mlss Hatlo Joyd, Llooniug- ton; bies Nolly Truey, Surliugton, Ia,, aud Mlus Suo ‘Winston, of Bloomlugtou, Lo groomsmen wers O: Laiphior, aud L, D, Kinibatl of Ouicego, and nrice Btarno and F, ‘T, Dubals,of Springfeld, ' Tus vu\!lnd ¥ecoption waa held In the spacious parlors of tho Ashley Touso, after whioh 8 banquet, prepared in | tho finest atylo of tho art, was partaken of, The com- pany tripped tho light funtastic until n late hour, 'Tha clinrcly and recoplion-rooms oud halls 'woro trinimed * with _appropriate and_beautiful de= aigns in flowers - aud leavee, and presonted 8 beautiful nppearanco. To puarigo from tho car- rlagea to the Ashloy House entranco wns canopied and enrpoted, Tho wedding prexents wero very valuablo and numerous, A very lirgo company of gioats wero prosont, many woll knawn and distinguiahiod, Among those present wero Gov. Dovoridgo and family, J. 11, Tavoriiigo, dacob Bunn aind lady, M, aud Mre, Black, Mrs, Elml\iml tho Mieacs Iurat, Mr, and Mrs. G, M, Smitl, H, llh‘&ul!}], Misas Occlo Ridgeloy, G. W, Pate tersom, Misa Kntlo' Shattorton, Commisaitner Drown, Virghl Hickox, Senator Strong, Senator Caanoll, W, A, Blfl&, 0, J, Judd, Witliam Braluard, Mrs, 8, Raymond, N, Baster and Tady, Mr, Dovoridge and indy lefe ot ihio Ohirago & Alton night train for B, Louls and the Houtl, whiore tLoy will spond thio honeymoon, —_— OB!TUARY. N. Edwards, of Ex«Congressmun Ralcigh Razriom, N, C., Dec, 18, -Congressman Hon* W. N, Edwaris died to-day, aged 60 —_——— OMAHA ITEMS. Soeclal Dispateh to _The Chicago Trilunt. 0Ostatia, Nob,, Dec, 18,—Tlio Unfon Pacifle Taflroad hine in trausit a car-lond of silk-worm cgye, which ato on route from Japan to France, They ary vory valune ble, boiug warih abont $1,50 por ounco, 'Tha ntmose phéraof tho car is required to bo kopt at s uniform temporaturo of about 40 degrees, 80 tho oxperiment is not unattonded by risk, Tto police mdo.a Tl on tho mast notorious gam- bling den n hia city last nigl, expturing ubout thirty lern, who were relcased’ upon puyment of the tonury fine, ———— LIVE-STOCK MARKETS. HANSAS OITY, MO, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicano Tribune, Kanean Ciry, 80, Doc, 19,—~OATTLE—Rocoipts Iight ; markot more active, Balea of wintered Tozan cowsat $176@187) ; good winforod Tozun steors, £,12%¢ ; nativo Bock steere, §1,00. Tlous—Roceipts 1,018, Tho market opened weak and unottled ; beeame firmer, witlh tho shipping in- quiry good. Tho wonther fa colder. Pricos closd BUIT 8t an advance of 1010 2%e, At tho clouo tho ex- tremio Fango_svan $4.35@4.60, LADIES' GOODS. T PATS 70 TRADE ON TR WEST SIDE. CARSON, PIRIE & C0.S RETAIL DEPARTMENT, Madison & Peoria-sts., Open To-Morrow, Saturday, some of the Most Extraordinary BARGAINS Ever offered, and specially adapted for CHRISTMAS GIFTS, a8 follows : EMBROIDERED LINEN SETS. 600 Linen Bmbroidered Sota, each ot ina boz, 5 oonts oach, worth 75 to & ots. 1,000 Linon Riohly Embroldered Sots, each Sot in & bos, 5 ots. cach, worth 31 to 81.25. As the abovo Goods closa tho sntiro importation of a. Iarge toreign manufacturing houso, tho gaods cannot bo duplicatod ; aud as, without doubt, we ahall soll all in » vory fow days, thoso who wish ta avall thomsolves of thls bargatn should do wo at onco aud boforo tho bast atyls aro culled out. Also, 400 Black Laco Voils ¢ 25 cte. ; a groat bargain. 4,950 Wirlto Laco Tidlos, 10 ats., worth from 50 to 75 ols. Lot Laco Collars, Wots. onoh. Lot Laco Handkorolitofs at 35 ats., vory choap, Lot Limorick Lace Hdkfs., 1, worth $3.50. All-Linou Hom Stitch Hdkfs , 133 ots, oach. 100 Hem Stitch and Embroidered HdkIs., 2 ots, esoh, 80 Embroidored Hdkfs., 10 cta, cach, Groat Dargains in Roal Throad, Point Applique, and Polnt Gauzo Collars. Spocial Bargains o Black Guipuro and Thread Laces. Bargains in Hostory as heratofors advortisud, Bargains in Glovos as heratatoro advertised. Bargalns in Corsets as heratoforo advortised, Othor Bargalus aa borotoforo advortisod. By tho romoval af sovoral Dopartmants of Heavy Goods 40 tho bascmont during the Hollday Trade, wo hapo to savo Ladles tho orowdiug, annoyance, and dolay provious. Iy oxporiencad; and by the oxtrsordinary values wo now offar, prove to alf that 17 DOES PAY 70 TRADE ONTHE WEST SIDE. SILKS. FIELD, LEITER & C0. LES! SILES! ‘Wishing to greatly roduce our atock of Silks, wo shall offer for tho next 15 days, our ENTIRE STOCK Of FANOY and PLAIN COLORED SILEKS at grluau that will insure thoir spoody salo, and lower than at any timo sinco 1801. STRIPED SILKS Inagreat variety of designs, at from 85e to <X, Yoduoed Trom $1 ad §1.75. POLEA SPOT AND CHINTZ FOULARDS, Brooaded Siciliones, and elegant qualitios of Black and Colored Hrocade Silks at fully 506 on the dollor. Plain_Oolorod GROS GRAIN BILES at $1.60, $1.76, $3, $3.35, $3.50, $3, $3.50, in all tho now cloth shados for oartiage or streot wear, at greatly reduced prices. Evening Silks. A full line of the newestand choicest shadoes for evoning wenr, including our entira line of ‘WHITH SILKS, at tho sume redugtion. ‘Wo shall'offer 0s o Special Bargain, alot of 50 pleces different shades of Garnot and Green Gros Grain Bilks at $2 por yard, ro- duced from $4 and $5. Our lino of BLACK SILKS is very com- plete, nnd marked at very low pricos. Tho above raductions apply to tho entire stook of Mancy and Plain Oolored Silke, and we shall make it to the advantago of every- body to make an onrly exmmination of the stook, Samples sent by mail if dosired. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS KID GLOVES, YOUR HANDS ino matter what shapo) can be fitted at the BOUDIER Kid Glove Faotory, 103 8tnte-st., gouthwest corner Washington. WATCHES, &o. TF Y00 WANT & SUPERIOR GOLD WETCT, DBUY A LADD PATENT STIPFENED GOLD WATCH CASE, Tittad with a fiuo movormant to mukt, and ight, TR i b v ohona bt ot o ol S movemont will huvo u Uiy ot unosguliod ol quribiliy, | For sals by d lues in Watohot e, Bend for kil doscriptive clvenlacs tn the Vavutuotururs, J. A, BROWI' & 00, 11 Maigen Lune, New York, elauwhero, yourotiioo, NEW PUBLIOCATIONS. s Ho The Great Tntornational Magaziue, St. Nicholas AND OUR YOUNG FOLKS. 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