Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27. ANNUAL REVIEW. SN e JOUSUES FGR WINTER AND SERING TBADE. (EICAGD TRIBONE'S ANNUAL REVIEW ‘Trade and Gommerce YE. 3, FOR THE AR 1673, Penbracing other matter of iatorest to the eatire Meroan- tiic Commarity- E. COLBERT. ommereial Editor. USINESS = all resch the comatry. brapches who desire to rusch tho conatry uld acail themeeires ot o the. 8 e S for (hat purpose: Special space, with s caz muw be szeured. HANUFACTORERS {he Worthwest will please sendin their :)Ard.re!! to be entered for the cmcac_}o HIBUNE'S ANNUAL REVIEW, which il be sent to sll responsible parties FREE, gs s guide to the leading houses 1 Chicago, £l branches of trade. Address = TRIBUNE'S ANNUAL REEVIEW. GENTLEMEN! New Year's Gall Got a supply of Gloves and Neck- . wear WILSOH BReg, 67 & 69 Washington-st. OoPEN UNTIL NOON TO-DAY. HAVANA CIGAES, &c. ARS, . Fine Wines, Liguors, and Groceries, Toffer the Most Complete Stock at TIE LOV EST PRICES, and deliver goods in 3 all parts of the city. O ATTTUDM, No. 146 Fast Madison-st. $D3 "‘“‘"’f"“'“}] L L : funther Gpen AL Day TO-DAY to accommodate his hosts of customers, and enabie them to inaugurate the New Year sweetly. o The Conartzrabip b peteceny Sisned, i this day Sutiial corsal e I T e Wil thy 1a%a fvza of HALLOCK & WHIELER, will be edjusied by S. < H. WHEFLER. 8. ol G. €660, Jam 1, 164 Copartzership. tn'n 2 Copart- G L e el S | o e . donchy fisllock & Wheoler aad Geo. P, Totmes, vi2.: | ¢ Rubber Cocds, Belting and Hose of all kiznds, ¢ TRubber Beots end Siiocs, Bte, Ete. » S HALLOCK, T, 110, cmeico. Jen. 1, 15t : 3 7 tiring from (e Iata fem of Hallock & Whecl 1o Dicate i Feoomissnding o b Rk & WTRETen T Yloraiza & Co. =R tnde o = 162 s Tt AR DISSOLUTION. ‘The firm of CRITCHELL & FORD is this day dissolved by mutual consent. R CRITCHELL, CE4S. H. FORD. Dec. 31,1873. The undersigned will continue the Insur- znce Agency business at Wo. 160 LaSalle-st. B. S. CRITCHELL. - . DISSOLUTION. Notlce i3 horeby piven that the partacrship cxisting bo- gweas e tudorsignod under tne s SAdsicArh & €O ol T Satel Somsat on 4 Zrom. nzd eiter the B g baslesy Y of Japzary, A. D. 1373, The . pasaes conducied by said arm will be e old stan NOTIC Oliver T Loo this day rutices fr <tics. from tho f Smmme o7 MetehaCE e e Al e me the borlaess 2 all ks brad hos, tndne (ho 014 Brm Chlcago, Jan. 1. 1834, FRANK'STURGES & CO. ; BMEETINGS. Masonic. Begaler communieatiop of C N Bl communicatiop of Cloveland Todgs, No. ZIl, S D Viariasmine de 1 19, Work GEO. K. BAZLITT, Keaiats ' > J HECH, W. 21 Masonic, Tiome Lodge, No. 305 g grmmumeion Rty bessing, don & 2, Regular The installati Eps) il thke place b cerm elect; and dedicatien of lall e of the ¥ ty-sccond-et. By o —_———— _STOCKHOLDE OFFICE OF THE CRICAGO WEST DIVISION RATTLWAS oL i, PRINTERS. STATIONERS, &c. N [ P A0 Diaries for 1874, AT WHOLES AL L RETALL, B CDLYER, PAGE, HOVAE & (0, £ OFSUNER® will findt: profitadle to cot_onr rieey thence exst to N B85 Packages f FINANCIAL. & ILLINOIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, Cor. Madison and Market-sts. Cash Capital, $500,000 YHE TRUST DEPARTMENT Wil receive deposits and fssue certificates bearing interest. Will receive and exccute Trusts, and invest money for Individuals, Estates, Corporations, nnd Socictics, for any amount, and on shert or long time, securcd hy Xeal Estate or &wod collaternls as may be desiresd. Ladies and others nnaccustomed to busincss, desiring advice ns tothcir investment of money for intercst and the care of it, or any other sub- Jjectincident to the ‘Trust Depurtment, will re- ccive prompt and courteous attention {rom Ofiteers of the Bantc. THE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Receives Denosits of any amount from fve cents upwards, and allows intercst at rute of six per ceut per annum. Slarried women and children may deposit In their own pame. Toreign Exchange sold =t lowest rates. Entrance to Lagdics’ Department from Mare ket-ste , ‘ FExecutive | Comien, This Bank has always paid its Depositors in full on demand, without requiring any thirty or sixty duys’ potice. AT PUBLIC SALE. 2,200 Shares of Stock F.B. GARDNER COMPANY, SHARES, $100 EACH. Pablic noties is bereby glven that o1 TUESDAY, the ats; A~ D- 134, at the bour of 13 v'clock, 3 st bidde for cash, Ttecin 10 Portland . ‘Chicage. [iL, twenty-two tock of a corporation stsied ™ a3 represcated by 10 stenral shares cach; two certificates Sortincatos for 10) shares oach shares; the shares being of $100 B, e SR ot o e AmpIled Jn pasmment of indcb (3 2R Ghrdnor & Ca.q. b d, for 1 for the pasment the cor % £aid stock will bo ziven ot any timo by the uudersiga at the othes aforesald. ©. R. FIELD, Aggatand Attorney for the balders of sald indebtedness. 0, Dec. 2, 1513, COPARTNERSHIP, ‘The undt acd bave this dey formed n capartnership _madte tho nanieand firm uf J. Henry & Jacob Weil, for 160 parposs of transacting k penesel lical Listato, Losn, Office Nos. 144 and 'J. HENRY WEIL, f ~uriag, cud Collectiuz Bnsiar. 145 Dearborn-st., Hawics Buildiog. Cmcsso. Jan. 1, 187, "JACOB WEIL. MANUFACTURERY NATIONAL BANK STOCK WANTED, We base on cur hands a v:luatle picce of property ta Tot, or fots, on Droxc! Reulcvard, to ozeha~ge for ths abosestock. _J. LY & JACOH WE Tesl Edtate Dralers, 14 z3d 146 D SALT LAKE OITY NATIONAL BANKE. B. M. DuRerr, Prost. 3. M. BULEETT, Cashr. Czas. HEMPSTELD, Atty. Collections mado t Utek, Meatana, Idsho, Werads, Arisona. Washiogton, Califoraia. and Oregon: and re- d for In our orchiinzo evailable in any pert, of the Uuited Stairs and Canada. change and telagraph tranfers cn tais Hani can Le prc ~d from our Chicago wndent, the Third Neuw 5t Chicago. ROBERT WINTHROP & CO. DANEERS AND BROKERS, sll.st., Naw York, execats orders for STOCKS, AND GOLD, aliow A pgr cent Intezert on DE- 1 trausuct a goncral Bankiug 430 Brokerags “ornust. GENEXAL NGTICES. (@ PTROLLERS ~ OFFICE, CHICAGO, Jan. 1, 1874 ATTENTION L TAX-PAYERS! A most Profiteble Investment is offercd tn the Tax Certificates hald by thocity for the sala for city tazes of 1872, which I will sell at epecial and most favor- ablorates in amounts of from Ono Thousand to Ouo Hundred Thousand Dollars. Bayers and holders of thess certificates will b entitled at onco to the amount of the sale and 25 per cent adrance, being for the first aix menths from doto of sale; 50 per cent from 6 to 12 months: 75 per cent from 131018 months; exd 100 Per cent from 15 to 24 months. Uil facther notico, delinquent taxpayers may obtain ench of their cortificates of tho above class as may rsmain unsold, upen pasment of tho amount of salsand three per cent preminm. S. S. HAYES, City Comptroller, Boom 3 City Hall. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Commmencing MONDAY, Dec. 3, 1673, the ILLINOTS CENTRAL RAILROAD will run sleeping cars throagh 10 Now Orleans, leaving Chicago as follows: Fvery Monday at 8:15 m., arriving ot New Orloans A e A o Ereoy Thursday ot 150, ., areiviag at Now Orleans Satarday crening. Aszoon as tho requisito number of cars can bs got ready, a slezping car will leavo Chicago for New Orleans “vers night, cxeent Saturdays. For slocping car bertbs 2ad tickets =pply at the L. C. R. R. Ofhice, 121 Randolpb-st., and at the Contral Depot, foou of Lake-st. W. P. JOINSON, General Passenese Agent. ARTNERSHIP NOTICE. PARTNERSHIP, Mr. GURDON G, MOORE is this day admitted a member of our firm. WM. ¥. BAKER & CO. Chieago, Jan. 1, 1614, WANTE:! . Situation Wanted. f 15 years’ cxperience wants a situation 31 book- u sl 600 Lushols of grain per day, d alcobol in guaatities. Totica, _Address V100, Tribune office. L W NOTICE. Mllinoeis St. Andrew’ 'S gocxéty. { on New Year's Day, to m d snch other rofresiment Cotta: irove _cers_to Tiwents. LRT HERY! srrocabic. oF ACTIORAL CURRENCY i L s 113 & 220 Mouroe-st. i $ “1ag eltobore, TINDLE & 0 ENITS hid otall Stationers, Prin m. MA Iwh 3_‘. lbctarers, 168 Giarkan oo S bl : TOR SALE AT N Uk TRIBUNE OFFI CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1374. NUMBER 133. FIRE INSURANCE, i DENREPS RS NIAGARA FIRE Trance Gompany of . ow oveRie — ] ] k 3id glock was Eledsed 23 collat- reof. Tull information i — 1 curporation and all maiters vcrlalnm_r-_oé.n cal Experience. CASH ASSETS 1,250,000. LOSSES PAID OoOVER $4,000,000. Agencies in all the principal cit- ies and towns throughout theI United States. JANES B.ELOYD, AGENT, 163 T.A SALLE-ST., CEIIOAGO. THE ENGINEERS. The Biscontent Siill Prevailing in Obio, Indiana, and Pennsyivania. A General Strike Intended for Midnight, Dec. 31. Trouble on Nearly All the Chicago Roads ‘Averted Railroad Companies Withdraw Their Reduction of Wages. The Fort Wayne and Pan-Handle Roads Alone in Trouble in This City. Restored Good Fceeling Among the Chicago Enginecrs. The Eugineers’ Side of the Question. IN CHICAGO. TIE RATLEOADS WILL XOT REDTCE. The announcement mado yesterday, by a sen- eational morning paper, tbat tho strike Lad proved contagious, aad wes rapidly spreading over other roads, has proved to bo entirely groundless. Not only bas thoatr point yesterday ou most of the reads. Theonly oncs that still adhere to the reduction are the Michigan Southern Railroads. engaging new cngieers at tho old rates, stil taken out by cze of the strikers themsctves. TLE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. engineers on the Michigan would strike to-day if not raised, end therefors yesterday even ing o reporter of a trip to the shops of that roz street, for the purpose of asceria for their action. strike, if a majority so demacd. that tho Company would 1z {hat there would be no troubis Another engl. strike. They the union men ehonld s the road, and if a vac tried to ger the positiox msa belonging to the Several other epginetrs on that they wero ne for Brotherhood. and raise their pay. breach between employers and employes. ments of corporations. “We will n ver forgel surprized to see bow many spere Dickels vosu in your paper.” TUE EOCK ISLAND LOAD. Tho notice stuck up at the Ro. geveral dars ugo. that road. was taken down a53in yoster reduction was made, and 6inca yesterday a cir. natares. with theirmen. continue to reign supreme on thiy road. THE C., T & Q- The managers of the Chicag Quincy Railroad decided eomo time they apprehend no trouble whatover. In rogit fo the Gispatch from Aurora statitg i emploges at tho shops at that Tebellious, Alr. Waller, the road. TEE ILLINOIS CENZRAL. time. THE NORTHWEILRN . Railroad is aleo all right, e reductior of au ¥ind Baving been mado on iat line. Lverytling on this roac i running as emcothiy aad sa factory a8 conld be wirhed. kicd is auticipated. THE GILYAS. Mr. Hinckley. the Rceeiver of the Gilman, Clintou: & Springfield Railread, steted that be 1ad made a reduction of 107 ar cent in the wapes of the eugineers on that 2d, corcequeutly fhe engincers were grumbliug and dissatistica. Mo, however, expected no_vitike oa the roud, Hoving the othiers would maistain tleir in- togrity. O hie other roadz, the Clicagd, Clin- fon & Dubuque, the Chicaze & Jowal and the Chicago & Paducah, no troriio was anticipsted, over any other road, but ir bas considersbly weakened on the roads previously a:Tected. end | the bottom of the businezs has virtually dropped | out by the actica of most of the Railroad Com- panies in the city, in acceding to the demands of the atrikers, as the TmsuNE predicted they 12 o'clock, bad the enginecrs not gained their Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne, Pin-Handlo, and Though it has been frequently Jasserled by diecharged cogi- neera during yesterday, that tho Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne and the Pan-Handle Roads hadteen the managers of theso lines assert that they engaged their new eugincers at tho reducod rate, and that yesterday morning’s mail-train wes Rumors prevailed all day yesterdsy that the Soutbern their pay was I'ne " TRmUNE mode d oo Forty-fourth ining tho truth » statement i3 made out aad sent te each Lodze Warded to the Chief Eugineer wio ordars a e believed their .pey, and | peer, a nou-union men, was isterviewed. e gzated that a majority of them did not belozg to the Drotherhood, aud those wete 21l averse to a ehed nothing letter thsa that ke, eoas to geb vid cf ihem. Union men were averza' Lo promoting fremen, no matter how long taey bad been on ey existed, always another | roed stuted znare of eay contemplated strike, and thet they belicved that tao Compary would follow the éxzmpiz of tae other roads ; They wero all of tho | & opinion, that the ‘counsek of the Tinies. daring e existenco of the present troubls had dons more than anything else towards widenizrg tho The men were quite enthusiastic about the course of Tue TrisoyE in teking the part of poor labor- ers and defonding them against the oncroach- it,” one of the men added, **and you would be weo in- b Island Shops :nnouncing & tiight reduction in the wages of tho enginecrs ond firemen on and the annouccement was made that the reduction would not be made just now. Of couree, this scctled the queation as_to a striko oa thia road, and thd engincers werc highly elated about their snccess. They hed determived to strike if the culer to that effcct had been distributed for sig- proposed reduction, and, therefore, peace wul | Butlington & . 3go pot to make the proposed reduction, aud consequently | & ity laco wers gatiing president of the sions had tried to Injure she inteyeats of their No troutle of any aorvices wero duly appreciased, snd_that wobad | rive and depart withoui the excitoment of the not devoted ouy time aud energies in vain. past fawr days. us but know that we are not looked upon a8 B slavee, bat as men, snd it will do much toward stimulating us to promptness of duty. We would wish to bring about sn 1dentical interest betweon employer and employe. and I know of no better way to preduce that feeling than to makio the intereets of both parties more iden- tieal. Dy s0 doing we aro only falilling Divine law in being subservient to one another. A fow words ere I close in regard to the late movement of locomotive-engineers; there have no ’x}eduction!. in the payof engineers having been made. THE FORT WATNE. _ There bas bazn but little change in the sitna- tionon the Pittsburgh '& Fort Wayne, no trouble of any nuture heving occurred_ tlia sido of Yort Wayne siuce the #trike commenced. The passenger and the freight trains ate all run- ing again with their accuslomed regularity and without interruption, tha pluces of * the strikers Laving been filled with ‘othor equally compotent men. The Pan-Handlo Road shows yot slight eigns —— CRESTLINE, O. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Triduna. Crestuse, O., Dec. 31.—Tho developments to-day at all points on theline of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicsgo Railway show clearly that the Railway Company aro mastersof the situation, Tho possenger trains have all ar rived and departeid from this station with regularity to-day, and the freight busicess ex- of tho diiculty, only ono - treim a. day | becnsomanyeegrorated refiortein regard to tho o-day, loaving their depot,” Their round-houso | G8use of tue o-cailed Iato strike that 1 presume | hibits o decided increase over yesterday, fout is lotked up, and in charge of the police, | 3¢ public is aimost prepared to hear of any act | fall trains havieg been dispatched eastward, anc of lawicerness or violence ; but allow me here to say that much Las been falsely roported against the engineery, in order to entist public sympathy in favor of the railronds. Tiw managers bave tried to cobvinta i t trains have run with somo reguiarits, w! ig also false. To test the fact, let some- one (rr to go to Columbus over tho Peu-Hatdlo Road, aud see with hew much speed, ‘comfert, and safoty he will fmake the trip. It1s s matter of great wonder that the stociholders and Directors do Dot step in and interfere, and prevent the sacrifice of so much money by tho ofiicess. 'The ofticers of the Pennsylvania Com- pagy have broken an oblization and compact inada vith the men about two years sgo, and | now ara squandering the Company’s money to sustain themeelves in their arbitrary movewmenta. Tho Company bave alrezds lost cnough moucy to pay the differenco of wages to the engineers 11 vears. he Brotherhood is getting a very severc tongue-lashing _from many’ partios. Some eay that Chief-Enzineer Wilson denounces the moyement, but I doubt the suthenticity of the card published purporting to come from him. Although I am not & member of the Feot- ‘board Association, yet, looking at the question 241 do, I rouss, £ay, May God sustain the loco- motive-engiveers! I eubecribo myselt OLD EXPERIENCE. three are comi west from Afliance. The Guneral Freizit Ageat of tao Company in- structed sgents to-day to resume shipments of live stock and porishablo provesty. and instead of 2 grand strike, 28 predicted for to-morrow, a grand and nome of the strers mado their appearance yesterday. _3Ir. Trimmer, the Super- intendent of the road, was busy all day yester- day biring new bandy, and he expecto to have everything moving along regulacly in aday or two.” Alarge number of old end experiencod engineers apply for sitnations duily, many of whom are sccepted. William Adams, of Crpwn | Toint,anold aud experienced engincer, who retired from business seveial years ago, senta dispotch to XMr. Trimmer yesterday offering bis services, provided hu cau_have the engine 0a tue Crown Point accommodation train. Ho hsa beea notified to come to this city immedistely, | and his services will probably be accepted. PUBLIC OPINION. The ralironds are generally commended for Baviug scceded to the,demands of the vngineers, end tius prevenied great dangers and 2nnoy- aucos to their enstomers, the public. Had the engincers demanded a3 increase of their wages, public opinton wonld lave doubtless been against them, but a8 it was, public opinion was in their favor, becanss thoy only asked mot to havo their pay reduced. It must be femembered that an engincor's life is s bazardous one, tnd tho tine figured npan the schedule of trains by Lo meens represents tho time required of them asa day's work. Thore aro numberless things required when they aronot on the road. 1he geueral caro of the locomotivo, the keeping in order, of the hesd-lizht, tae packing of the boxes, etc.. devolves upon them and consumes & great deal of time. Many Peseesary failures in makjng regular trips. chargeable in no way to tho mien, are counted agairt them, #8if iho fault was not the road's. Somo of them ars too often compelled to lay idle for & lobg time while theit locomotives aro undergoing repeirs in the shop, and, if thoy aro paud by the trip, it leaves them 8o much out of Tucket. While ull other railrond employes are Dired by the month or year, the engineers are puid by the_time actually made. In good times tho ruilroads emvloya large nowber of engicers, aud in bad ones only & fow, and there was, taere- fore, no reason for making the reduction. . In'reply to a_statement that, where engineers DLEAR IN TAE BANKS of the strikers 1 forcabadowed to-uight at Alli- ance and Pittsburgh, whic Liave beea the poiuty of greatest treuble to the Deilroad Comjfany. ‘Phe officials of the road kave imformation frox those places that the eugincers are sbout to sur- render unconditionally, aud ask fur their em sines. The inteations of tie ofticers of tho road are not fully known, but the belief prevails here that all of their old mea will get their encices back on tha reducsion of 10 yer ceat, with the cxception of a fow of the originators or leaders of this strike. CusTLnE, O., Doc. S1.—Latra—10 p. m.— Eleven of tho strikers at Altiance bave tondered thoir services nnconditionally to their waster 1mechanic, who accepts tho services of all but o of them. "TlusefTectually breaks the freight ‘blocksdo east of Crestline. oyl ot COLUMBUS, OHIO, Corvaers, 0., Dec S1.—The exatement zmong the citizens about the etiike is gradually dring out here, as the railroad authorities are demonstrating their ability to got engineers suf- ficiont torun their regular trains. To-day all, the regular passenger trains gotaway on time, and two freight trains will leave for the West tius afterncon. A guard of policoare on duty at tho freight 3'“‘”’ to gco tbatno troublo oc- cars. General Superintendent Caldwell has issued an order orderinyg all tho engincers and firemen who ore not on duty toreport at the office of the Master 3iechanic to receive the time-certificates, to be presented to the Pay- master to be caghed. LaTER. Covwamos, 0., Doc. $1.—The strile has as- sumed a more davgerous aspeci hero sinco noon. As two freight trains were about to start west i Cmcaco, Dec. 31, 1673. THE STORLES OF VIOLENCE. To the Editor of, The Cuicaqo fribiene: Sm: It is to be hoped that the public will not give credence to tho many reports now baing published of violence offered by-the striking en- gineers. Theso stories arc iaventions of the nn- scrzpulous railroad-officials to prejudico the peoplo against the strikers; and the munagers of the Aseociated Press. ever ready to circalate anything injurious to the workingmen, aid tie ‘Tattroad-oficiais by telographing tho false reports all over the land. 'Tho engincers of this coun- try, a8 8 body, are too intelligent aud (0o houor- ablo a clags of men to resort to any such meaa- ures to accomplish their ends. A Srike similar to tho present one occurred somo years ginco down East, and terrible reports of thelavlessnees would do when the difficulty finst {on the Fort Warme Railroad bave been term- ! tho two condnctors at the last moment refused wrose. The sirike would bave undoubt- | porarily disalied, the Company hos, in accord of tho strikers wore telrgraphed, abrosd. Afies | to go, sasiug they would not g0 over iho oad edly become genernl lagt evening At ; 3BCO with its rules, paid them until they Were | 4oy swaq no tra h whatever in the stories, and with strange g?;%:lx]:::fiu Ec;‘\'—;;ru ablo to retu~n to duiy, the engingers etate that tha only raio on the subject is s follows : 1 any employe is dissbled b= sickness, or any uther cotae, the right to claim compensation f4 Dot rea- oanizd, Allowances, when made in such cases, will Ve asa gratuity, JustiSed by the circumstances of tho thoir origin was traced to the employers. 'The case will probably be tho same wheu tho present striko 18 cnded. w. CHICAGO, Dec. 30, 1873, g and the trains seot with other men in charge. The Yurd-Master of the Piqua Road was call=d upon by a crowd of roughs to-day, £sd TUREATENED WITH DEATH it ho permitted say moro trans to go. The c2%0 and the previcis good conduct of the party. ELSEWIHERE. police dieperied the crowd, and the spokesman Itishlso stated by them that, so far zs they Gf the perty escaped. bave known, such allowances are rarely if ever PITTSBURGH. TlLe evening train for Cincinoatf, when 2t Ay Epeclal Diepatch to The Chicaro Tribune. Prrrseozon, Pa. Dec. 81.—Tho engioeers strike looks this evening 2s though it waa vir- tually at an end. ‘The Pittsburgh, Forit Wayno & Chicago Railroad Company to-iay engaged s number of their old passonger epgincers to run freight trains, the men decidiug to resume work. They, however, bad previously filied all their passenger engines with competent men, conso- cuontly a largo Humber aro thrown outof em- lorment entirely. Thoy expect to resumo work o Fhioir shops agein noxt week. Asstated in sesterday's TRIBONE. THE ALLEGHENY VALLEY w?flAfl Alton, WAS FIRED INTO by some unkmown_ parties. Tho situation here i8 mora unfavorable for a sottlement than at asy #ime durizg the trouble. — e THE PAN-HANDLE ROAD. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicaqo Tridune. Ricnyoxp, Ind, Dee: 3L.—All is quiet on “the Pan-Handle Road. Mail-tizirs have arrived on all ibe divisions, bnt the trawm from Chicage came in to-night abont threo hours late, on ac- count of the incapecity of tho enginoer. Be- tween Columbus and Indisuapohs, tiey bave all the passenger-treins on they bad before tho A DEFENSE OF THE ENOINEERS. To the Editor of J'he Chicago Tribune: Sin: Dxigh to say a few words in defense of cngineers. through the columns of your paper- AsTom ong of the profession,I feel it is but due to myself ad others who have devoled many years to qualify ourselves for the responsible oziticns 1rhich we now oceups. 1 noticed, afew davs ince, o communication from =_promicent officizl of the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayno Railrond, in which ho asserted that iv only requiredtuiree or four dass of experience and practice o qualify a man for the duties of a locomotive-cogmeer. I wish to cay to the public that & 1au who is intrueted with su ha 1 10 regard to theso reports. Tor om0 of | Tesuoneidle. and Lwight eay profitadlo, position | ¢fa ey : L at9- £20 e Sitoat coeimoerson thorord, O O ove-mtatfonod-Feotloman, -should- | STEL2 Ampmed the maier wits (g e | ot LT ID ey e et e e bolonsed L. io Brother. | necessazils havemoro common scnse than Le | wij) not strike, zud they apozk of the offcars in outiook, end the engineers stll talk as though £20 bo staled Hhat 1o b s émgincers, on | Pt forth in bis soumunieation. o slated 18 | the highest terms of e e ibe. mannor Of | they do not foar tho soquol ’ B i mor Mo wes confjamt that thus | his expericnco that thico or four davs Prac | yneir et of them: 2 J Lholr road Aok o contemplated by them, | fico weuld 8t s man with euliciet | Y am assured by leading officials of the Pain, OIS VILLE 20d, according to the rules of their sssociation,” | kuowledgs to be intmuted with g engine. | qcjvania Road, and also by o largo pumber of LY LLE, . it would take about ninety daye beforo a siriks After serving the above time, it would | ¢eir engincers, that positively Louvisvmie, Kj., Dec. 31.—The situation in could be enforced. Their constitution provides | omy bo nec for him to exercise prudenco FNEHE WILL DE SO STRIEE. rzilroad circles looks buter. The Jofersonville, that if they have any gricvances, trey sbould lay { and economy tv_attain tho eminence I havo | Quo of the oldest engincers, a man who | Medison & Indianapolis ‘Railroad to-day secared B ey e o feic mmelinte Tescativo | filed to obtain after an cxpsrieaco of im0t | pog ~been —twenty Vears in tho | five engineers, and Col. Scot, Supermtendest Gommittce. who will consult with the managers | brenly years; and 1 bus reiterato tho experieaces | emuior of - tao Company, told | your ve enginecrs, Col. y, Hupert: Ly of theroad and ths Chiel-Engineeiof iheDrother- | of mauy others who lave served even Ionger | coirespondent that tho fodling of ° the telegraphs lm:(n) Im].nt;m:x!?(flmt zp‘::fl;e ,’L‘.fi.‘,fi“{fl hood. Failingtomeke satisfactory arrangements, iben I We find that we a0 enabled to learn | pyioricy was ngainst a strike. Mady of the ea- {xyenty men. Oreof tho stri Work to-day. Froights are received 28 uensl. Three froight snd w0 passenger trains wout out on tho roud to-dey. it is rumored tantall the engincers on tho L., N. & G- S. I. - intend strikig at 12 . to-night. something zow and valuble every day 86 regards a lozomotive-engine. T raaintain 1bat it is a0 ourego on the people cxperienced men fn 5o important and e & pesition, where tacre arc 60 many ‘gitoors live aloug the Lino of the xoed, and thoy & ou'c caro to risk icaving their homes to seck employment _elsewhere. The Committees all along the liue of the several divisions have bad Sontultations nmong themselves aud with tho | The decision3 are- then for- = a0 such oo jmmenso, amount of | gircials, aud the result is an amicable settle- =g oo, L il esy lhat | e e engincers azresing to & clastofied re- LOGANSFORT, IND- torihe , ilrozd-oficial knows be.r“ ‘duction. Special Dispateh to Tie Chicaco Tridunc. o tcatliaioe 5 TOZ PAY IANDLE BOAD . ! Tooxssroar, Ind., Dec.31.—allmail rsins o e e ton e ,I| to-day engagcd © larco umber of their old | yho pittsburgh, Cincianati & St. Lonis Failroxd would refer bita to A practical demonstration of ccurred eince bis bold as- | sertious 23 to thyabily of any man being quali- fied to run cortofive-ongine. A Freight Agent of thyPtisburgh, Cin nnetl & St. Louis Railway, 2 upon that assertion, presumed himse!f 2 comreteut man to ran ancogine, as his expericuee Lind been to the extent of stending By his desk and watching the evgines as they ed and repassed bhis ofice. Thus he had med the presumition to Liazard the destruc- tion of oue of the best and most perfect enzines owned by the above Toad. Aud, by the waz, his espeniment was a cowpleio sucesse, a8’ tho re- gults prove, to tho cost of the Company of Eev- eral hundred dolfars, 1Te did not huve common £enge enough L0 know that the engite was losing water much faster than receiving it; conse- quently heburut the engiae, also incurzing tho Tisk of an oxplosion, thereby imperiling life aud property. 1 might cite you an instance of 2 similar char- ami~con the femo road, whercin a brakeman was intrusted with cne of their best paseen| enginey, and I am relinbly informed that ko smashed both engive 2ud train. I wish toco vince the public ihat all such reports znd mis- Jeprescutations are well-calculated to injuto us io tho pablic estimation; and the Lord knows that our eervices are poorly appreciated, &nd | more poorly paid. A word 1n regard to pay» L would ask you, Mr. Editor, if you would take our places, assumo the risks and responsibilities we do. for the piti- ful sum that we get 2 And now our mazagers Dbands, acd so the striko is virt over. To- ey moved westverd a large namber of freixbt-trains, and all their Lrains for pessenger traflic are reoning. CTHER TOADS. ) The Pittsburgh & Erieis runaiog on full time, and the Pittsbargh & Cleveland road is doicg the esme. bave beon running to-day, acd the strike iv thir scction isatanead. 3len are being rapidly ob- tained to fill tho places of the serikers. The Company have no need or -desice to reinstate thosé who deseited thoir posts, and now, baving seen tua folly of theirmove:ment, they ase williug . and anxious to resume work at the prices tha "o esginecrs wero fo bave mel in mase- | the Company feels justifiod in pasing. Several meeting ac the City-Hell to-dey, but not 8 man | freights wiil be sent ont to-morrow, and busi e vupt the press reporters presented themsclves. | ness will b jully Tesumed this wook- One of tho foremost leader in the strike, B. F. Gregor. was discharged from the Pan-Handle FORT WAYNE. £oms;time 840 108 Incorapoloncy: Fost Wars, Ind., Dec. 31.—The excitement A among the locomotive-engiucers keze bas broken e 55"‘1':“5,:'1‘1\"‘?::3552’1}3;& ont afresh. The depots are crowded by thom, e Ths ST ToUE DITISION. and they appoar to be very muoh cxcited. It 19 Siow Yone, Dec. 3L—A meetiog of the Broth- rumored pow that tho Toledo, Wabath & w:a: = e “ % Railroad cogineers wiil strike to-motrow. erhood of Engioeers of tho New Yotk Divieios e Bailron o otatca, who liv full of the Pennsylvanis Railroad was held to-day at | porer given them, to, call on their mates ta their Lodge in Jersey City, and, after 2Jopg dis- | strike ‘le. they fllhmk'lt x}gcgilhs’_ry_ k’]‘hg}gg @ cuesion, it was decided to continue work under | not look near as dattering or tho railroy coms=y 0 10 por cent reduction, but under protest. | panies u‘z’ !lhm section 28 they did yesterdsy and Many of the moro thoughtiess men were dissat- the day before. isfied, and warmly advocated an immediate TOLEDO, WABASH & WESTERN. etrike, bat the urging of moro mode;u: mzaf~ sorclal Dispatch to The Chicesn Trivunes ures on the part of the wiser ones fortunately TorEno, Dec. 31.—The oficers of the Toledo, prevailed. A convention of all tie Lodges oa " e el e ettrn sotion of tho rond will be Leld ot | Wabach & Western Reilroad have ceriots appre- hensions of strike emong their engineers to- \, Philadelphia Jan. 2, 20d, nntil thoy bear the de- A ¥ o cision ulv thet Conventign, tho men ou the New | morrow, and are meking oxeriions to provida his theory, whick t TIHE ALTON & ST. LOTIS. | yaat to reduco us. Would you liks o stand and | Jork Divirion of the yoad wili worlk as usual. | sgainat it. The ehops. of ths Chicaso & Alton Railrond | 2tmost look death iz the fice, s T have many | iy ihia mecting it wns Sitsrmined to send are situated at Bioomington, sud 3r. Mc- | times? Ibave cnce been taken oub of a wrock, A PROTEST TO THE PRESIDENT OF TIL BOAD, LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Malien, the General Superitendent of the | fordead. 1y companion lay almost two hours | y Fdgar Thompson, and one Wwus immediately [—— Toad, bas been there darivg the last three [ in boiling ~ Lot water, helpiess and fast | giigo'up. A committee of threo was appuinted | 5 yuah Banic President Sucs the 1ne Gays, trying to make satisfactory arrangemunts | Under the _cogine, aad t in sbout | (gpreeent this protest to M. Thompson, and | 244 apolls Journal for Libel, Cl aim« He docided Dot to maka the | twelve hours aftsr his relcuso. I could | fcv departed for Philadelphia this afternoon = $100,000 Damages. Ispuasaports, Isd. Dee. 51.—Warren Hussey, President of the Fiise Netional Dauk of Salt Lake City, Utab, to-dav filad in tho Supetiof Cowt s lite] suit for £100,(00 damages sgaicel D Tle com: sit for hours and reneat my own GIperienco 2nd that of others of tho profession, where that Goath seemed almost inovitable, where uothing o Land of Provideaco internosed to ave 15 from & horrid deatis. Lot our Superictcndents o on our engincs, and 1iC0 with ua botk night for that 5e. . Alr. Bapr“.l;{:!l)'?flnperimcndunl of tho New York Division of tho Peneyivania Road, sars that the lcal freight transported Ly their lime bas de- Ccreased one-half, 2nd that for carrying western oand freight they are ow _soodidg ‘out .Ouly B s, in pleasant and uopicasant weathier, | for; e e fis hoit pear they. | the Indiaaspolis Jourial, Compsay. o $hd ceoall e bave to costend with; snd thed O v oat 140 cars danly for thie parpose.-| plalat is voluminons, sesting forth _ that, uzor fhey would fail fo comprehend ull wo havo to D Y Sivaao ENOTNEERS. el e Oeioter last, hepliiutil was o baaker e with. Wa have danger to gnord agaicst | - pmypiperpms, Dec. gL—Tho exgincers on | in Salt Lake Cits, ohich section was allected by acd that, in comment- $ofront and rour. above and .below; ac «0n- | g Pagiern Division of the Penusslrania B: the Amancisl panic, ote.; Ttoad, stated that he should not caro if they did A P o i 2 einike, th roid botng ablo to get along ot well | siantly surrounded with perils ere I e bean in secret sossion, at Jersoy G e oo domp clzgalats tesued By hiny 58 Presky O e they uving Doibing 10 do with | oo the -alert to detect auy mispisce- | Jorthrens hours to-day, to fuaily’ decido whether | dedtof the First Natioral daal, tiao J , of the running of the trains, ir. Waller, how- | ment™ of machinery or. obstruction of | they wifl sabmit to & redzcticn of weges. OF | this clty, fibeled him s follows & | ever, was of thio opinion that ibe dispatch wes | track. obm- Wutte -,hfwiflen?xp Dt_‘z: u:‘-v,;fi turn ot on astrike to-morrow. No troublo is | 3ir. wargen, T Frecideat of = 5“‘:‘2?733 2n who - their business 2t night, ! )3t & hende Dk as Sat Lako . 3 ol Dbogus, gotten up by & man who cn_certuin occa- | of their e ol o apprehended. B e Tt er dangers, A 2 e o deots. 1 have sab and lalked With to them tho at nutiic was irceted 3 cu'a charge of couaterfeiig 504 & gt of 3 widest copeers 13 Bosg OO0 INDIANAPOLIS. veating acel Special Dispateh to The Chizao Tribune, lewygers sad judges, recounting The enminecrs on tho Llinois Central are | perils we wets subject 10, ‘Their expressions dhkisier = Fnee % _ o was ehrowdly defeaded | 2120 Bappy, it having boon decided by the man- | Were always tho same, Wby, my deat B ISpravasots, et 3"; fi"‘m L": _;h"n‘&! B i and eapsd b7 3 (e aeality from geiog b agers of the road not to make a reducticn. they would ssy, ** I would cot yun a locomotive | meers’ striko secmcd'iov e dying out to-day un the Penitentiary. This may Dot ;‘é’ the nu;_:;i_:‘; THE ICINGAT CESTRAL. =t 2 icos;” and still we are asked to do it for | » dispatch camo to-night from Pittsburgh, from | but the ideatity af paces h; bl :wm e While the wages of the mechanics in *io loco- | Lhe piltry eum of 33, 30aday. It is outrageous, | ¢ne Brotherhood Commities in chargo of the pe- | markadle, Epc:x;:!)"v ;:: 11‘1‘.5: b );:pe ; motive suid ear thop of the Michigaa amoral | aud the pablis know it. "Tsm told pearly e¥CI¥ § o oyiations botweea tho Pau-Haadle Company Eommun 3 pazme as = el beiolan B A O et con oS b 1abof | Gay fhat engineers' pay is. too emall. | EOCSUERE o B e Miter-to| ot Sbich emen ey < ened i Beone November, there has “been o reduction Wl Ttis a fact that insuranca compani:s charge us and its engineers, instructing Ak serting that no euch tl i‘n?s u‘&f w0 that by ever contemp:lated in tho puy of engincers, £ = larger pereentzgo (han eny gther class of ‘men | ¢ etand. firm.” The engineers to-night feel | or any other county in this e, tation sa 8 men, snd trainmen. The mechsnics in the shs koown ; aud why'is i icis because the risk i3 | more jubilant than for daye past. Railroad | reason of such puvlication T dofu"e H Lave erinccldd wmoktfiszalia‘llnction, but their | groater? Tolks, too, feel cucouraged. It 14 xepo;ficd u:;c business mzn Las beea generally GOrEEs siriking would not interfere in the least with We would liko to enlist tho sympathios of the irts epzmcers are coming to-morTow from tho e ratE at e T of tha frains 0r the gensral businesa | pross in our bebaif, as it s e of | ot to ato tuo placo of tho strikem. Gen. | A Banics meaponunitity tn the X of theroed. Alr. ‘Ssrgent says the Company: | placing our grievances befors the public. We | Jfacanley and part of the miiitis nnder bis com- ter of E:orzcd. Clxct ; -w #ik Jan oasily get along witkiout fiem ut tha present | aco wen,—bimau Leiugs with rouls, —and wish | mand retarzed from ‘Loganspor to-night. They { Nzw Yong, Dec. 31.-The ffffvmwmfnonn‘ to 3 ed that, " Saperior Conrt to-lay de: reservedforged checis oo cesti! 1 o ot ontrn= in the simois check, (o 80 certifying is re8pon! ble.for tuc $Lwou ropory all quict there. o disturbances Lere or therelis reported to-day. Treins ate IuoDIng moreg regularly to-day. B 70 the Aasociated Press.] JIxmaxaroLs, Déc. 3l.—The orly spparent ¢hgage in the engincera’ striko is a gen: Tho eugincers held 5 very | 10 bave every one know that we ate disp araort oot rights sud mointain them. Wo are contctimes suspicioun that otr worth i poozly appreciaied. I sometimes think that those ¢ liave intrusied their lives, =nd thoso who are very Gear to them, to mr carc, icatisn of A LARK taal domnot for one moisent think whata great re- g down. acers I LASAL < e sronsikili jave tarown upon me. And, guefinsz—d:f: but notuing i8 known of their L‘Sffi:lrx lIl"D'c(ch % LTJ_e‘ i S atain, what aa avlal crime I hould commit if 1 | proceedings, ey prevent the samo detormmed | - LAMELE Gt (0% Biniott, of tuiy cits, wil Tarvost to-morrow witls an 3g’ 5y front, and claim that 30) men. besides 3 iaig TUEY ARE BOTSD TO Wi tyusi,—not only a crime, but a sin minence tbe I tc bo pardonable. comneD: 2 that grogaic force of about betraz, Imost 100 gre H . 3 ¢ g x\{’:n!:] Z!Z: % be oguuily a8 _weli for the mao- The ronds affected by the striks zeem to find ¢ e racs. ‘The icn is now tun sh108 1t { guars to make the object tobe btaized as | engineers enougls to get along with mee: of teir O et tho best quality, Tho wmen e T iy “a possibles in letuivg ua feel that | trains, aad cleim (hat oy can ‘Tun all thoir | thickucss, 20 OLIZ S0y oF the % we aore being acorapensed for our | frains regulasly if mot inierfered wiik. There ;%m ébo. (oS e timo past. hisve bef Neks and responsibilitis? Would i not ) hasbeend B O b amilies saferiog {ro ttimulate us to grcater caution and | MADKED DECREASE g m:m:nmcadr mm o, will bo for 55 | diligecce? We would _feel thst our | atout the Union Depot to-dsy, ad 1 g i e e