Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1874, Page 3

A T B B N T Ky e B S RS A BT TSR AT TV TR e~ AR ' T e N N S A S I ) SRR T e IR At THE LUMBERMAN'S. | Judge Drummond’s Decision Sus- tained by the Supreme Court, Geperal Creditors of & Cor- poration, Iniebiedeess fer Unpaid Sfin:es Cannot Bs | (ffset by Debts Dne ihe Stock ! holder by the Cempany. | sitempts fo Change-a Stock Debt to a Loan Invalid as Against Creditors. The Decisions of the Circnit Court Con- cerning the Germania Also ¢, Sustained. - he following is the fall report of tho decision of the United States Suprome Court in the case of Hosg, Assignee of the Lumbkerman's In- garauce Company, agsinst C. B. Sawyor, declar- fog the law in regurd to set-off of unpaid stock beld by 8 company, against debts due a stock- polder from that company. The decision sus- sice ihe opinion of Judge Drummond, tho Cir- rmit-Judge of this Cireuit, and, being a final set- flemeut of this hitherto aoubtful and important estion, will bo of great inzerest. ~We gave a {elegraphic summary of the opinion immediacely oo uts daliveiy, about three weeks ago: Chatlas B. Sawyer, Appellunt, | Appeal from the Cir- v, cut Court of the 1.C.Hoag, Assignee of the Lum- b United S:ates for ‘burmos ¥ Lusurnuce Company, | the Northern Dis- § LakTUpL. trict of Tuinofs, Ferdnend J.cger, Plaintiff in In‘error to tne Cir- Erior, cuiz Court of the Uuwited States for v wdizm Vocke, Aesignee of the [ the Nortuern Dis- Germania Insurunce Compa-| trit of Lii- 25, 8 baukrupt, noi, Jsx 4. uyer, Appellant, ) Appeal from the Cir- v, cuit Court of tue itz Vocke, Assignes of the > United States for Gerienls Lusuroie Compu-] the Nortuern Dis~ 2,3 Lankrugt. J_trict of Liinois, 1 'Capltal stock or thares—epecially the unpaid suserijtion—coustitute a trust faud for the beuetlt ¢ tie geveral erediars of a corporacion, 2, Tuia trust iunot be defeuted by s simulated pay- pimof the wwck substription, mor by any device ot of a uctual puyimens in good faith, % An=rrang.ment Ly whick the stock 13 nominally d, £nd the money imumediately taken back a3 a Joadt 1a158 s10_Kisolder, 18 3 devica to change the debt from 3 5:0.k debt 108 loan, sud is Dot a valid psyment as T7umet ereditors of the corporation, theugn it may b F0i 38 butweea the compuuy and the stockhoider, b 8:c, 26 of e Bankruptact Was not fneaded to @lisge the docirine of ser-od Ueyond what tae prine it of degad or eguitalls Sot-0lf Pioviously auibr 5, A stockholder Indebted to an_insolvent corpora- oo fot Tup:id shares c MOt €2t Off azainst this trust fzud for creditors a debt due him by tue corporation. Toefand ursing for such unpoid shares wust be squally divided umong ol the creditors, G, Tue relations of s stockholder o the corporation, 10d to the public wuo deal with the lutter, aro such as 1o require goud fuith and fair dealing i every trans iction itween him and the corporstion, of wuich he part owrer sud coutruiler, which may injuriousty 22t the 11pBta Gf (reditons or of the pencra public, tnd 32:¢ 0 reautiny wil be rade iuto all trausactions I the i trest ut o ediiors, oJle Vusihe s delivered the cpinfon of the eurt, Tae Lumberman’s Tnsurance Company, of Chicago, Efsmoit of the o:her local insursuce cowpanies of Butcily, was_found to bo insoivent afier tue uisas~ froue 8¢ of Octoter, 1871, and in June, 1872, 3 peti- Eon waa Cled, undes whicn it wus declared bankrupt, 1ndtie sppclice aproiuted Aseignee, Tue sppelunt % 8 stockholder 1n the Company to theexient of &7 shares of 5100 each, Among ile etecta of the fomp.oy Whicn came 10 the Lunds of the Assignea a2 nute of appelisut for §4,230, and, when paywent s demsnded of dim, ho Jroduced and ofiered 1o sot M agunst this demond the ceruificare of an adjusted ks given Ly the Company to one Hayes for 33,000, Khica had Leen axeigmed vy Hayes o appellant, “Cais xriificate was to Heyes oud purchuecd by sppei- Butst 3§ per cCut Of i pur Value ob the sawe Uy, tumely, Jun, 25, 1872, after the ineclvency of the puty was well known, but before any pro_cedings bbsukroptey bad been commenced. Ragalof tle Assiguee to cousent to this pellant fed the present biil in the District Court to Exforce the sereoff, n wisich he aileged, umoug other inge, that the ncte given by 'to the Insurance Sompiny was for money loaned, Tae Aselguce, in big unswer, demfes that the note 715 for mouey loaned, and w¥ors that it was, in fact, for a balance due by appellsnt for bis tock subserip- #on, whieh hod never Leen paid, and inslsts that such salabice coustizutes a trust fund fur the Lencfit of ull Zedtors of the inselvant corporstiza wiish caunot 3 made the sabject of a 6o-0if against sn ord.nsry dshtdue by the Cempeny to one of its creditors, Liter the genera repucation, the case was submitted # the Dis.rict Cours on an agreed siatement of facis. Tue District Court decreed sguinst the complainant, trom waich Le appesled to_the Circuit Court, which HBrmd the decres below, and from that desrie it i9 brought by zpreal to this Court. The first aud most importaut qaestion t6 be desided 18 whether the Ludeiteusss of the appeilzut to e In- surance Couifany is fc be treated, for the purposcs of s eus reasy Lied ou m lowu of money Ly the Company to bis:, OF 36 reyresenting his unpead stock sabscription. Toe churter ubder which the Company was or- fazized acthionzed 4 to commeuce bJsiness Upou s aital stock ot $100,000, with §10,000 puid L, and the teuninder pecured bY notes wih uiortguges on real Btzte or Dtuerwive. The transaction by which ap~ peilant cfesses 10 have paid up bis stock subscrip ton i sbortly, this : e gave to the Compuny Lis eck Jur e Sull amount of his subseription, namely, 5,000, He 100k the check of the Company for §4,250, deg the zmount of his Fubecnption, les the 15 jer L.tz required of cuch stockholder to b paid in’ carh, Eid be gsve lua note for the amount of the latter with good coliatersl security for its payment, it iulcrest ut 7 per cent per annum, Appeuaut and R Campany, by its oticers, agrecd 10 cull this lstter tion 2'loan, and the check of tne appellant puy- Tenttnfall of s stock, and on the Looks of the Compau, and o ell Other rospects s bewwecn of & s it was treated us poyment e suscription and & loan of mouey. It ia \reed thut ot this time the cuwment Tate of lrest in Chicago was greater than 7 per cent, and His ot sticed usa fact wheiber theso checks were Fiet precented and paid at any beuk, or that any mon- 7 was actually paid or received by éther party in the T.nsaction, It must, therefore, be ireéated ss n igreemunt between the corporation, by it vlticers, 0a e one purt, and the appel.snt, 38 & subscriber to the tock of the Compeny, on the other part, ta convert the L which the lat.r owed to the Company for uis Uakinto a debt for the ioun of money, thereby ex- Huguithing the stock debt. . . Lnioabtedly this trans ction, if nothing unfair was ktended w6 one which the p:itics could do effectualiy B Lar sy Liey aiane were concerned, Two private per- %033 could taus change tue nazvre of tho indebteduess 02 10 the other if it was found to be mutually cou- et to doso. And in any controversy which migbt Zoold grow out of Ui+ mat T etween the Insurance xpeny aud the uppeliant we are not prepured to say e Company, 28 o ccrporate Lody,.could deny the stock was pid in full. Axdon consid.ration one of the main arguments D¥nich uppellant eccks to reverse the decies stands. s eumea that the Assignee i bankicuptcy is the rep- ‘Xseatative alona of tne corporation, ud cun askert 1O dritwkieh fcomld not huve asseried. Toe weake Xasf the srgument §s in this assumption. The As— Hguee Is the ro;resentative of the cred:itors s well us kruvt. He is uppointed by the creditors. The tatuta 15 full of nuthority to hum to sue for and re- O projeriy, rights, und credits, where the banke Tpteonld not buve sustained the action, and to set Eide as v5id tranzactions by which the baukrupt hime lwould be bouzd. Al this, of course, is iu the fn- 33t f the cred tors of the Luikrupt. Halthe creditcrs of ths insosvent corporation any 46210200k futo and es-ail tho trensaction by whivit ellent cluims to have pald his stock subscription? Thaugh it be a do.trine of modern date, we think it Y% wed estallished (hat the capical stock of & corpo- b its ungaid suvscry) tions, 183 trist for the benerlt of the general creditors of the ©oration, Aud when we consider therapid devel- FR8t ol corj orations as {usirumentalities of the erclal and businesa world in the last few years, fthe corresponding necessity of adapting lezai Tieiles to tue uew and varylug exigencies of this Tuesy, 1t Is 1o s04d objestion o such principle that e modern, £or the occssion for it cow.d mot soouer i Erinciple t3 £-11 [Pl 5 ted fu two recent cages in Smith, 16 Wallsce, 390, 11 Wallace, 96, Botl the doctriny we bive stawd, inference from that doctxine, 28 45d for a vaiuacl: consideraticn, s 38 atter care, a Judgment «reduior of an fnsol- Ak ire=d compupy, Loving exbausted his remedy Lmfonght 10 cutaice this prizcipio by 8 Lill i ey egatust the stockholders. Tue Oomr:, by &‘:’“fl“ i the thie 1iglt cf (he (O1p-ruiion to deal Wit 1t forstock a9 with any delt, wowid bave §e o lke cise without furtuer ibcury. But asseri- 42 the contrary, fo it full escent, that such ugfs Were tiust funds in thelr Lsu ik for the -t of the corporete credstors, and mtwi in all tetondsat with s trust funds 'sre dalt Wi, it kil necessary to go fnto n eluborato inquiry to ,m.érh-ucmun vielitfon of the trust hud lecn iod, And theugh the Court find that Lhe trune- napgY iieh tie sockhoiders had been released {27 Eud vlid one, as founded on the conditions Do @il Jet 5 iption, the asrertion of the gen- i in the interest of the creditors, | monoy with hum, pai (epital Stook & Trust Fund for the | 222 15How,, 514; Tood v. Dummer, 3 Moson, 305; ~. Bloom, 19 'Jounson R., 456, n'ng hx‘mn‘:‘:}os\e: btfiee: cases cited in the brief for tho appollees in this cage aud in Meyer v. Vocke, Assignee, decided with this,) In the case before us the Assignes of the bankrupt, s a right to inguire into this conventional payment of l.\]lg stock b’q one of the ehareholders of the Company ; and on that in. quiry, we are of opinion that, as to these creditors, tuer? was o valid payment of bis stock by appeliant. ‘We do not base this upon the ground that no money actually passed between the parties, It would have been just the same if, =greeing beforehand to turn the stock debt into & lflimd the =ppellant had bronght the it, taken a receipt for it, and riod it away with hum. This would be precisely the equivalent of the exchange of checks batwien tho par- ties. It is the intent and purpose of the transaction ‘which forbids it to be treated as valid payment, It is the change of the character of the debt from oue of 3 stock aubscription unpaid to that of s loan of money, The debt ceaces by this operation, if effectual, to ba :l;;gun fund to \ykmichhclredimxi can look, and become zesets, with wl iy ;a:‘;% =sel, ch the Directors may deal os ad this was precisely what was des] parties, Tt divasted the claim sgetnat the i lop o of 1is character of & trust fund, snd ensabled both him and the Directors to deal with it freed from that churge. Thore are threo or four of thess cases now before us in which precisely the same thing was done Sl ove o ot o Fon g Fariagd do, Obleayo, oubt ft was done : reiunl w&ll l'l}dr stockholders, Al mian 4 was, therefore, & regalar system of operation the injury of the creditor, Leneficial alone l’; the -u:c‘k? holder and the corporution, Wedonot beifeve we characterize it too strongly when we say that it was s fraud upon the public who were expecied to deal with them, The result of it was that the capital syock of the Compauy was neither paid up in nctual money, nor did 1t exist iu the form of doferrod installnients prop- R ald‘}:y t is s appellant’s counsel that conceding this, 3t ia still a debt due by him to the corporation HY™ time that he became the owner of the debt due by the corporation to Hayes, and, therefore, tho proper sub- Ject to sot-off under Bec, 20 of the Binkiupt act. That soction is ns follows; “Inall cases of mutual debts or mutual credits between tle parties, the account be- tween them shall be stated, and one debt set off ngainst the other, and the balance only slall be allowed or paid, but 0o s2t~off shall be allowed of a claim in its nuture pot provable against the ecstate: Propvided, that uo set-0ff ¢hatl be adowed in favor of any debtor to the baakrupt of a claim purchased by or transferred 1o him ufter wne fiing of the petttion,” ‘This sectiou wus not intended to eclarge the doc- trine of set~off, or to enuble a party to make 3 set-off in cases where the prinelpics of Icgal or equitable set~ off did not previously autlorize it ‘The dobts wust be mutuxl, must bo in the same right, The caso befors us is not of that character. The delt which zppellant owed for his stock was a trust fund devoted to tis payment of all thecreditors of the Oumpany. Assoon as tbe Company became insol- vent, aud this fact becarus known to appellant, the right of get-off for an ordinary delits to its full amount ceisod. It becume & fund belonging oqually in equity to all the czeditors, and could not be uppropristed by the debtor to the oxclusive payment of his own claim, 1t is unnecessary to go into the inquiry whether this im was acqui before tne commission of an act of Lankruptcy by the Company, or the effect of the bankruptey procecdiug, The result woula be the game if the corporstion was iu the process of liquida- tion in tho hauds of s Trusteo or under other legal proceedings, It would still remuin true that the un- paid stock was a truat fund for all the creitory, which could not be applied exclusively to th: payment of one claim, thongh held by the stocklolder who owed that amount on Lis subscription. Nor do wa thiuk the relation of the appellant in this case to the corporation is without weight in the solu~ tion of the question hofors us, It ia very true that, Ly the power of the Legislature, there 13 created, in ail acts of fucorporation, a legal entity which can con- tract with its shareholders in the ordiuary transactions of busiuess a8 with otler persons. Ii can buy of them, sell to them, loan to them, And, in insurance cowpauics, make contructs of insurance with them, in allof which Loth purties are bouund by the ordivary laws of coutiact, = The stockholder is also relfeved 1rom per-oual liability for the debts of the compauy. Bat, after ull, this artifictal body is but the representi« tive of its stockholders, and exists mainly for tiaer benent, an is governed and controlled by them through the otticors whom they elect, And the intercst and power of li:gal control of each sharcholder is in exact roportion to the smount of his stock. It is, therefore, but just that when the interest of the pubilc, or of strangers dealiug with this corporation, s to be iffect~ ed by uny trauszction between the stockholdors who own the corporation and the corporation itself, such trapeaction should be subject to s rigid scrutiny, and, if found to infected with anythiug unfuir towards such third porson, csleulated 1o injure him, or designed intentionally and inequita- bly to screen the stocknolder from loss at the expense of the general creditor, it should bLe dieregarded or annulied 50 for a8 1t may inequitably affect him. (Law- reuce vs. Nelson, 21 New York It., 15 ‘These priciples require :he atirmation of the de- ‘:xxeu:ln the present case, aud it is accordingly so or- ored. The czses of Meyer, appellant, v. Yocke, Assignee; and of Jaeger, plaiutif in error, v, Vocke, Assignee, from the same Court, though differing in scme of the facts, the latter especiully being a suit st law brought by thie Assignes of the bankrupt corporation, in which a'set~off was pleaded, the priuciples whick gorern the cases are the szme, The case at law was suomitied to the Court without a jury, sud the fucts found by the Court bring it within the doctrincs we have just de~ clared to bz applicabile to such cases, Tua decree in the caso of Meyer v. Vocke, Assignee, and the judgu.ent in the cuse of Jueger v. Vocke, Ase signee, are, therefore, atlirmed, Mr. Justice Hunt disrened, Lolding that the trans- sction was & loan by ths Coanpsny to the appeliant, BOARD OF HEALTH. At thomeeting of the Board of Health yester- day afterncon, Sanitary Superivtendent Miller read his mortality report for the week ending Jan. 3. The deaths numberod 104, adecrease of 33 compared with the preceding week, and ade- crease of 66 compared with the corresponding week last year. The Firet, Second, and Thir- teenth Wards had no dcathe, There were five by small-pox dusiog tho wesk—a marked de- creaso. AORTALITY FOR DECENDER. Dr. AMiller also submitted his report for the mounth of Decomber. It showed that there had veeo 564 deathe, the principal causes of which were: Apoplesy, 13; consumption, 63 ; con- vulsions, 76, fevers, 82; enteritis, 35; pueu- moua, 40 ; small pox, 86. Therc was an increase of 15deaths when compared with Nevember, and = decrcase of 48 when compared with the corresponding month in 1872. NMEALTH-OFFICEL'S REPODT. - Dr. John Reid, Healta-Oflicer, read his yearly report, which showed thst 20 551 nuisauces hud been reported and ubated ; 4,097 notices to con- nect vaults with street-sewer bad been rerved; 2,996 kad been connected on natica ; 19,298 loads of garbage and 12,314 loads of a-hes bad becn removed ; 2,906 deaq avimals had been removed; 671 suits for violations of health ordinance ha beea entered, and 17 arrests made. The total amonut of fines in the police-courts was $8,135. Dr. Reid also submitted his monthly and weekly reports, and they were placed on file.” MORTALITY FOR THE YEAR. Dr. Miller submitted a_sammary of the mor- tality for the year, as fullows: Total number of deaths, 9,580 ; wales, 5,111 ; femaies, 4,429 ; married, 2,286 ; single, 7,254 ; 8till Lirchs, 791 ; premature bisths, 116 ; deaths by consumption, 637; by pneumoma, 397; cholera infautum, 1.260 ; typhoid-fever; 271 ; small-pox, 617 ; un- dor 5 years of age, 5,129 ; 5 t0 10, 592 ; 10 to 30, 1,274; S0to50, 1.846; 50 and upwards, 902; nmmbor of births, 9,708 ; males, 5,103 ; females, 4,693 ; twin-biribe, 95 ; triplets, 2; colored, 80 ; nuwmber of cases of small-pox, 1,766. —_——— S0ARD OF TRADE ELECTION. Nono of the candidates for President of the Board of Trade having received a majority of the votes cast in the elcciion Mouday, the con- test was renewed yesterday, and 1esulted in the election of Mr. George M. How, who 1eccived 532 votes, to 812 for Mr. A. M. Wright, and 2 scattering. The following is 8 corrected list of the ofticers of the Board for the currens year: Presdent—Georgs M. How. Second Vice-Preswent—P. J. B, Bensley. Lirectrs—Villigm Digkinson. 'J. 3. Hobbs, A, 3. Foss, H. I, Miller, Commitice on A rlitrution—George Stewart, Wiliam Kinkead, . Juckman, A N. Young, Ira J. Young- love. Commtittes on_Appeals—Charles E, Culver, H. V. Dogers, Jr., C. J. Davis, B. M. Ford, IL C, Ranney. THE LAKE-FRONT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sm: I protest sgamnst selling the Lake-front to anybody. That little breathing-place should be left for the benefit of future generstions, 1f this doesn't care for it. There aro hum?mdx of people who live in the centre of the eity, who Liave neitner time nor mouey to visit the paiks in the distant parts of the city. Anyone who Las visited the Lake-front in summer (doring the ovening) will remewmber the hundreds usually athered tuere to get & preath of fresh air. o't Iot ue be too ccouomical, if it is hard Limes. We shall probably pull through some- how, if wo don’ seil the Lake-front. YLet us so act that future generations sball be nefited as ‘sell as ourselves, and, When the city s five t.me3 Jarger than it is now. that little space wi'i be ;nuch more needed -thaa at present for 2 breath- ng-place. i —_—— A. G. Downs & Co. This well-known hous, in, reticing from the dry 1oods trade (now located at No. 24 West Madison itecet), have made an jufmense nd‘ncdu]!; :‘n ;lud: the eatire stock must le sold by Mai ’;"‘"?pi'éxa Miention is dire.ted to their cloaks, suits, 4nd drcssca ; also, white grvds, hiosiers, ngs, 454 embroideries, Orders are ‘taken duily at the low Drices ofered to manufacture closks and Uressed, an perfect fithng garnients guuranteed in 2ll cases. Velvet ‘lozks & specaty. daterial ‘rought in to make up, or ot the suoject §s none the less nuthorittive” % (S6v a0 Cuxran V8, Siato of Az | icss thiu half price, ite g1 mptly. Lyons veivet at cutling snd_fitting, d?vnlfx prompl {“y&‘ bargain, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7, 1874, RAILROAD NEWS. President Blackstone on the Commune. Circular to Country Editors on the Advertising Question. The Fight Continuing Between the Penn- sylvania Ccmpany and the + B.&0. The Former Cats OF the Latter from Ketw- Yorke- The Latter Carries Freight East at Nominal Rales, The Pacific Mail and the Two Pacific Raiiways. MXl. RLACKSTONE ON THE FREE-PASS QUESTION. The ofticers of the Chicago & Alton Ruailroad Company have, during the last fow weeks, been importuned for free passes by legislativa and other political deadheads to such an extent as to seriously 1nterfero with thoir regular routine business. No soozer did Mr. T. B. Blackstone, the President, or J. C. McMullin, the Superia- tendent of the road, make their appearance at the oftice than they were surrounded by a crowd of legislators, State officers, county and city officials, Penitentiary Commissioners, and other officenolders, all of whom clamored for & free ride to either Springfield or Joliet. In vain did the managers of tho road try to get rid of them; the crowd kept on constant- ly increasing. All efforts to convince these people that the road, under the present rules, could not issue any free passes whatever proved futile, until Christmas, when President Diackstone saw the articlo oa the Chi- cago Communists in ‘I'Re Teipose. There he found how to 1id himself of this hungry crowd of oftice-holders who were themselves tlie cause of all the troubles that Lad lately befallen the raifroads. 'he passage of the Ralroad law showed nim that these 1pdividusls were all dis- gused Commuuists, and sbould, therefola, be Deateu with their own weapous. He, thererore, wiote aud Liad printed the following circular: PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, 0110460 & ALTON KarLuoan CoxriNT, Cu1cAdo, Jan. 1, 1874, Dean Sim: It bas heretoiore been the practice of this Compauy to ireue complimeutury and hauf-fare tickets 0 persons whose relutious to the puviic, in otli- cial positions or otherwise, scemed to eutitle them to that courtesy. Communications are being received daily in regard to the issue of such tickets for the present year, and, to save tue time which would be consumed in writiug u sepurute roply to each, this bref statement has veen prepsred, waich, I trust, will enable wil to undersund why this Company must degline to fssuo them. Public sentiment fu the West, a8 expressed by popu- lar aseembiios and by tho pross, hus becowe ncsriy in accord with the cardinal pifuciples of tue French Com- mune, In muny cases it hus bean openly demaaded that {hose who' have accumulated progerty by carc- ful industry and ecouomy shall be compdlied to gurrender a portion of their sccumulations o Lo di- vided among those who Lsve accuwulated less, sud that 1aws suall bé euacted to prevent an accumulation of property by eny person, beyond what may be deeniea proper Ly s majority of tho people. Rules e demunued prescribing the mede of conducting ull business cuterprices whicn ate Likely to produce any considerallo revenuo or increaso of properiy, sud steys in thut direction have s'ready beeu taken rela- tive to the property of persons transacting busfness for couveuieuce unider an artuiicial or corpurate name. The Legisiature of this State has required, and vitiers appout.d for the purpose, huve prescrived rules for tue managemeut of railwass, ono of tue declarod vb- Jects of wiich 1s to reduce the compeusation Lereto- Tore patd for transportation, and limit the reverue of railway comp.nies in accordance with the popuiar do- round. Tao legisiation of this State, Telative to the taxation of proyerty iuvested in such enterprises, pro- vides for doub. ad even quzdruple taxation ag com- pared wiih that of proporty otherwlse invested, If such legisiation «an’be cnforced, those persons 2 vested their means i ono class of business enierprises will Lo compelied (0 surrender 5o muck of their property 23 popu.ar clumor misy dictate, Un such legislation tue management of rullways in thi State can no Jonger be couducted upon prncples vuich are etill lawful, aud bave ever bLeen justand Tises, The discre- wpiimentary and ti.u heretofure exercised 1n issuing Daif-fare tickets 13 uot allowed. We ure probilited vy the Legislature from issuing them. S:vers penaltes aro imposed for a vioiation of the law, We Lnveno doubt of the injusticeand in- validity of such leginiation, but we do not think it projer to fnvoive tue stockholders of the Company i & long, tedious, and expensive liligation on the sub- Ject, Lum, very respecifuliy, your ovedient servant, T. B, BLAKATONE, President. The above notice was handed to every one who applied for & pass, and il is neelless to say that, since New Year, tho crowds of appheants bave been constantly decreasiug, and now - hardly more than ona or two applications a day are made, aud the maunagers of tle roud die again at ielsure to pursue their usual uvccations. COUNTLY EDILORS. Mr. J. C. MeMullin, the Superintendent of tho Chicago & Alton Ruilroad, has sent the foliow- ing circular to the countrs elitors who have been recaiving free basses to pay for hoeping a standing advertisement for the rowd in the columns of their paper : Dean SiR: The agreement entered fnto between the manugers of lines Tanning nord, south, aud West of Chic.go, will prevont the waue of passes for adver- tising a8 14s been 1o custom Lererotore. Wil you pleate inform me what your terms will be for pubiisliug our sdvertisement, us 8 present stand- iy in your colume, uud tue local notices. thut it has Leeu your cusiom £o insert Leretofore, aud whetber, a3 3 Femuneraton for the same, you will accept thous sanid mible tickets at three (5) cebi per_mile, ssued in tle uae of tue editor. Yours resjectfuliy J. C. Mcalurrs, Generat Superinenuent, THE PENNSYLVANTA AND DALTTXORE & OITI0. Tha fight betweew the Veuusylvania aad tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroads grows moro iutense evory day. The otlicials o the later road de- clare that it means war to tho knife sud the Lnife 1o the hilt, and that they will either con- quer or perish in tno attempt. The Pennsyl- vania Railroad is equally resvlute, and parmies every thrust of its adversary with all tlho dex- teruy imaginable. On the Ist the loliowing gen- eral notice was ssued, which will provent the Baltimore & Ohio from_transporting their pas- sengers or freight any further than Philadelphin uatess regular tickeis at tho usual rates are bought as the lawter city : GENERAL NOTICE. PENNSTLVANIA KAILROAD Co., Jan. 1, 1874, Connecting r.ilway aud trausportation Lues are hereby nottnied to discontinue the sale of tickels and the cneckiug of baggage over this iine botween Plill- delphis aud New York, or other Loints via the Buit- more & Ohio Ruilroad, 17om da.e, and are respect{u.ly informed that such tickets will not bs houored, or bug- gage received o forwarded, after Jan. 1, 1874, By order of e General Aanager. D. M. Bovp, . General Passenger Agent,” § TIE NEXT MOVE. The Baltimore & Oluo Railroad Company, to got oven with tho Pennsylvania Railrosd Com- paoy, hus just establisbed an opposition freight tiue to the East, aud will taxe fruight at almost any rate. ‘I'nis bew line runs from Caicago to Baitimore over tho 1llinois Central, Kankakee Line, Marietta & Cincinnati, and the Baitimore & Ohio Itailroads, aud will be called the Conti- ceutal Freight Line. By this route the Balti- more & Uilo Railroad Company is onabled to give thuough bills of lading to Liverpool over the three steamship lives from Baltimore, and they are enabled to make the fizhs a bitter one, allowing the lowest 1ates uecassary to geb the Dbusivess. One thousand now cars bave already been placed on tius live, and still more are cou- structing, and contracts have already boen made for their tull capacity. TUE PACIFIO MAIL. . The Pacific Mail Steamsbip Company, which Lios lately oroken its contract with tho Union Pacitic and Cential Pacific Raroads, is also malking & hard nght, which Las already resulted in » large reduction in freight rates to Sau Fran- cinco. As the Pocific Mail bteamsbip Company refuses to 1ake its freight to Ssu Francisco, but Take taor diréct to Panama. the Union aud Cen- tral Pacific tailroads Linve now effected anagree- ment with the new Chuna Tiaus-Pucitic Stoam- obip Company, Limited. The fast and powerfal Clyde-built weiew steamship Vasco DI Gams, which bas just Leon comple:ed, and is the first of the fleet of the Chins Lrans-Pucidic St2amsuip Comgnay, will leave San Francisco for the finit time Jun. 20, ATSTRALIA. . : The Union and_Ceutral Pacific Railroads will also make connections with tue steamers of the new Australasiau and Awerican 3iail Steamship Company. The tirst departwie will be that of the steamer MacGregor, which will leave 8an Fraucisco Jan._ 31, touching, or making direct connections at, Houolalu, the Figi lalauds, New Zea'snd, snd Austraiia. S:eauers will leave San Francisco ouce every month. NEW TEZANSCONTINLNTAL FREIGHT RATES. Lewis Viele, General Freight Agent of the Chicago, Rock Isiand & Pacific Raiiroad ; E. R. Wadsworth, Geaosal Freight Ageas ; of, tho Chi- 3 eago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, and_John ‘Wheeler, General Freight Agent of the North- western Railroad, have gone to Rochester to confer with the General Freight Agonts of Eestern hues inregsrdto establishing new routea by rail from New York to San Frencisco, to De able to compete successfully with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which 18 now taking freights to that citv at exceedingly low rates owing t)the flsgt with the Union and Centeral Pacific Railroads. THE WESTINGNOUSE ATR-DRAKE. The Chicago & Alton Railroad Company has lately introduced the Westinghouse air-brako improvements on their cars, and the experiments made & few days ago under the supervision of Mr. Westinghouse himself proved very satisfac- tory. Ubto n recent date, the Weatinghousa brake has been under the exclusive cootrol of the engineer. Now it can Le applied to the eptire train by any person in any car, while the train, I case of do- rulment, also applies the brake to itself. The modus operandi of the automatic attach- ment is as follows: A rod connected witn the working perts of the brake extends from be- tweon the cylinders (midway in the length of tee car) down towards tho road-bed, and ‘a traps- verse rod is fastened to it, extending acroes the track about five inches above the surface of tho 1as. When, in case of dersilment, oitber end encounters an obstacle, the motion of the cen- tre-rod applics the brake to the entire tramn. "The efliciency of this dovice was curiously exem- plified when Mr. Westinghonso was bere. A piack which had sprung up at a road Ccrossing, was encountered by the rod; the brake was applied, and the train brought to rest ina few hunded fect, while the locomotive was working with full steam. The **experiments” on the Chicago & Alton Road wero as follows Suxe train being composed of six cars, including two Pullman eleepers) : 1. Runmag 30 miles per hour; eugineer ap- plied brake, stopping train in 475 fect. 2. Running 30 miles per hour; spplied anto: matic brake, from car, while engine was work- ing at full steam; train brought to rest in 500 feet. 8. To demonstrate the efliciency of the brake in case of the train breaking in two, at 30 miles per hour the coupling-pin of the eongine was pulled out ; the hose was broken apart, apolying the brake to all the cars and stopping the train in 850 feet. PERSONAL. J.J. A. Bean, formeily General Eastern Freight Agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ruil- -oad, bus_been promoted to the position of General Freight Agent of thesume Company, in placo of Mr. Wadsworth, who Las becn assigned to other but equally responsible duties. Ar, E. 8. Washburn, for & long time Superintendent and Secretuty of that road, hus been appointed Assietant Geuoral Freight Agent. é REMNOVAL. On Mondsy the offico of tho General Freight Agentof the Cauada Southern Ratlway was removed from St. Thomas, Ontario, to Buffalo, —_—— THE HALF-ORPHANS. Annual KZcports of the Sccretary and "Freasurer--Election of Officers. The Bourd of Directors of the Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum held the regular monthly meeting yesterdsy foremoon -in the parlors'of the Asylum building, No. 175 Burling streat. ELECTION OF OFFICERA. The regular montbly business having been transacted, the Board proceeded to the election of officers for tho ensuing year. The old Board of Directors and other officers wero ro-elected throughont, as follows : President, Ars. W. C. Goudy ; Vice-Presidonts, Mra. H. Roy- nolds, Mrs. S. Howo; Treasurer, Alrs. Blackman; Becretary, Mrs. W. A. Ewing Muuagers, Mrs. A. Keith. Mrs. George Chandler, Mre. C. W. Andrews, ilrs. A. Brooks, 3Mre.J, D. Johueon, Mrs, E. C. Chiesbrough, Alrs. L. J. Halsov, Als. J, J. Parkburst, Alrs, David Swiog, urs. F. B. Peabody, Mrs. F. Cole, Alrs. Hodges, Mrs. J. N. Jewett, Mrs. L. J. McCormick, Miss Waller. Mrs. Groct , Mrs. V. C. Turuver, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Wicker, Mrs. G. M. High, Mre. J. H. Williams, Mrs. C. H. Lane, Jr., Mrs. Tilden, Miss C. P. Exccen. Ars. Chittenden, Mrs. D. K. Pearson, Mrs. M. B. Ewing, Mrs. H. Morgan, M. Sawyer, Mrs. O. H, McDade, Mrs. Powers, 3. A. A. Van Buren, Mrs. Rathbone, Ars. O. E. Cal- ver, Mrs. 1L. Fox, Mrs, N. K. Fairkanks, Mrs. J. Y. Beammon, M. C. V. Dyer, Mrs. J. L. Wash- burn, Mrs, 8. C. Judd, Mrs. W. D. Houghteling, Mre. O, ¥f. Horton. Mrs. C. Tilliughast, Mre, Gage, Mrs. Berry, AMrs. W. McQuigg, and Mrs. Davis. . The following named gentlemen constitute the Adyisory Board: E. H. Sheldon, H. W. King, . McGregor Adame, E. 8. Chesbroagh,-Josephi H. Stockton, O. R. Larrabee, aud Dr. J. H. Fos- ter ; conusel, Alr. F. I. Peabody ; physician, Dr. 8. 1. Hedges; ‘Lreasurer, Alr. George F. lum- oy TIE ANNTAL BEPORT. The Secretary, Mrs. W. A. Ewing, gre!cntnd ber annual repert, which was accoepted and or- dered prinico. The Secretary congratulatod the Board thut there wera few occuriences ca'l.ny for special notice; that the report consisted wainly of commonplace details, which, though tl.ey might lack interest, were the b8z evidences of 8 well-regulated, healthful condition. In ac- curdance with the advice of many friends, the Beard of Ludy Managers was inciéaced in num- ber to fifty-five members, wine of whom, bow- have resigned duriny the vear. the exception of the measles hooping-cough, which bave been ep:domic, tuo Dealth of 1he inmates of the institution has been remarkably good. Through the seasons cf sick- uegs, the phyeician in coarge, eud Mrs, E. L. Holson, the Matron, have been umiemitting in tleir attendance. ‘I'wo only of the children died of measles. Tiwenty-six, belonging to the Ger- man Asylum, were moved into tbeir new build- ingin Juiy, and their places wero jmmediately filled. by others. . Ninc, who have Leen in the nureery for a number of years, baving been de- serted by their parents, were seat {o the Home for the Frieundless, The number of clildren re- caived danng the year was 163, and the number who Liave left was 112. The average number the fumily hus beeu 140. 'I'here have been four deaths during tle year. In October an Industrial School was begun, and Xrs. Davidson was put in charge, the ov~ ject being to do part of the sewing for the fami- iy and at'the same time to instrucc the older girls. Owing to the death of Ars. Davidson Shortly sfter, Mrs. Winslow took charge tempor- arily. Various eowing rociotics of different churcbes have kindiy done large amounts of sewing for the institution. The school-room, conlairing 87 children. is one of the most actractive features of tho insti- tution. Dis. Porter, the teacher, reports a rapid improvement, particularly in the elementary branches. The BSunday-school is superintended by Messrs. Miichell and War- ron. aud it is attended, not ouly by the inmates, bat by many from the surrounding neighbor- nood. ery large number of gifts of gro- ceries aud 8u;.plies of all kinds were reported, showing that tue institution has a_large number of iriends willing to contrioute to ita support. FINANCIAL Mre. E. Blackman, the Treasurer, presented her-annual report, which gave 8 Yery eatis- tactory exlubit of the finances, that subceriptions to the amount of £1.131 Lad been obtained by the following named ladics : Mrs. Goudy, Mrs, Ilalsey, Mrs. Parkhuist, Mis. Howe, Mrs. Audrews, Mrs, L. McCorwick, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs, Turner, Mrs, Ewiug, Mrs. Ches- brough, Mrs. Fox, Mre. Sawyer, Mrs. Page, aud Mres. Mitehell, The other receipts were: Io- terest on loans, §776.41; board, April 1 to Dec. 31, £1,216; proceeds of various cutertainments, 31,084.10; Exposition benefit, $209.85; Relief and Aid Society, £2,500; other sources, 279.22; cash from last Treasurer, £1,579.65. The ex- penscs were §7,814.67, leaving & balance on hand of §761.54 and — A NUISANCE. To the Editor of The Chicaqo Trioune : S8 : Iam a resident of the Eighth Ward, and live on Samson street, near Wood. The people in this neighborhood were compelled to endure the stench from manure snd other filth which was dumped on the prairie in laree quantities last summer, And, m addition to the manure, night- soil, aud other filth which is_beirg continually dumped there now, the City Scaverger is dump- ing the garbage which he gathers from the streets at “tis place ; and the result will be, that, a8 8000 as the waim sun of Dnext summer comes, we will be competled to endure & worse stench than ever beto; Sbould he be allowed to create 8 nuisarce in this vicipity ; and is it pot the duty of the Board of Health o astend to this matter ard have i+ stopped ? By giving this & place in your columns vou will ereatiy oblige many who live i this neigh- borhood and are sufferers from the eects of tle sbove nmisance. LEesipENT oF TEE E1cETH WARD. Cmcago, Jau. 4, 1574 2 - London, Enzland. Mr, Charles Atkins, commission merchant st above address, is in Chicago fors few days, and offers the eervices of his firm for any business connsctsd with Turope, Address St James Hotel.. p | _ £YON & HEALY, CHICAGO. showing. 1. Hishland Park, Des, 2. 1573, © 3L AMUSEMENTS. _ M:VIOKER'S THEATRE. NITLSSOIN. Ten Nights and Two Matinees of the STRAKOSCH ITALIAN OPERA CO. COMMENCING Monday Evening, Jan, 12,1874, The Company comprises the fallowing artis MADAME CHRISTINE NIL: 3 153 AXNIE LOUISE CARY ITALO OAMPANINT, M. VICTOR LPCINTL, Sig. MARKA Sigoar tant Conducior. ... Season Tickets (10 nights), PACS..1..vseens Stason Tiokets (5 nixite). elcuer tho 6t BY a:niatioas or the asg fite represontations, Prics. ...8 N. B._Tne salo of Scason Tickets will ‘ccmmencs wn Thurday, the 8th January, at Bsuer's Muxe Stare, cor- Der of 87kt and Moaroo-sts., under Paimer Houro, McVIOKER'S THEATRE. TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS OF II SATLVIN THIS WED. :’A‘;A‘ GUT BUT ONE. OTETE T N SALVINI2s OTHELLU. *“I'ac greatest Othollo the world has ever soen. ¥—Charlotto Cashman. FitIDAY—Tho new and thniliog Drama by Paclo Gia- NAEVRE U USTRE. HER DA bo has achioved bis greatea European trinmphs. BATURDA Y= Paronell Satinosm T AMLET. HOOLEY'S THEATRE. ‘This aftarncos and night positively last two pecformancas of Uumas’ great play, All tho Faorites In the Cast. day, day, and Saturday Matines, GUY MANNERING-. Last nighte of MISS AUGUSTA DARGON i e ncier uf MEG MPRRICIES Mo 85t Ia preparation— ACADEMY OF MUSIC. POSITIVELY LAST WFEK OF MR. SOTHERN _TO-DAY the ONLY GARRICK MATINEE. Sccurs Seats fur the elosinz representations of the wmoet beauti- ful of all tho threc-act como lizs, DAVID GARRICK, Weltten by T. W, Robortson, aarhor o Slaten * Gors." 6., ospecial 3 5 o Kt 1a Lovacioh Gvo oy chmoss oo o ad plased by MYERS' OPERA-HOUSE, Monroest., bet. Doarborn and State. Attngtor, Cotton™ & Kemiles Blnsirel SIMPLE SIMON rcconstructed. New Tricks, New Drossed, and New Scensry, Fiesu woek of tho tragical, fereical, and clas-ical burlesqug entitled S4 MS Boliby Neweomb, Mackia and Wilson, Billy Rice, Mast. Geo. Davenport, Fenst Linden, Wim: Arlingios, Ben Cotfon, and Juo. mbl: in vew aad stactiing acta. 57 very Kveniag and S uniay ML kout for A SLIPPERY D GLOBE T This Afteroon, 2% Eveutig 8 o'clock, the Dashing ounk. Actrese, MISS ALICEH FHARRISON, As BUTTS, THE BOY DEFECTIVE, _Monday noxt—HUMPIY DUMPIY. HATSTED-ST. OPERA HOUSE, Coruer Harrison-st. crand Ball, On Friday Evenlag, the 9tk Jaouary. Admisslon, 75 conts. HOME LECTURE COURSE At Third Unitarian Church, cor. Monroo and Laflin-sts. REV. W. . RYDER, D. D. THURSDAY FEVE,, Jan. 8 8 o'clock. Rubjcot **BRUTHERHOOD UF THE HEAD, HEART, AND HAND." Tickots, 25 cent day, Satar- NEW PUBLICATIONS. . EMERSON’S SINGING SCHOOL. Trice 75c.s or §7.50 per Dozen, Is o Qomplete. Cheap, and Usetul Book for Binging Schools. Now is the time to use it, a3 i* has all the material to ‘make the Win'er Singiug Sebool attractive sad nseful in tho highest degroz. By T O E&ERSON - System for Beginners ON THE PIANOFORTE. By MASON & HOADLEY. One esnnot help likiag this thorough, systematic meth. od, tha work of men eminent Is_thele profussi n, and wno hevo o important qualificstion of being exporicaced teachers. Remembor thet tha first monthe of instruction ars, if there 18 any dix:faction, TRE Important onzs. That is {Be the to le7 & rood iouadation, * A work woll began isalregaybaif doas " Prico $3.0. Allbocks sont, postpaid, on recelpt of retail price. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. Chas. H. Ditson & Co., 711 Broadway, New York, FINANCIAL. ROBINSON, CHASE & 00, BANKHRS, No. 18 Broad-st., N. Y., Trausact & general banking business in all jts dotatls, allowing intercst upon deposits Lo i} BANKS, SAVINGS INSTITOTIONS, PRIVATE BANKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS. Particular attention pald to the lavestment of ESTATE AND TRUST FUNDS, And information regarding tho same faralshed upom Duy and soll upor, coyinission Gold, United Bfates Stocks, sod all socuritios doalt in at tno New Yark Stock Ezenaogo. First-class Manicipal and Railroad Bonds negotiated. EvGESE N. ROBINSOY, TROMAS B. ATRING, Grorcx H, CRABE. WiLLiau T. Monats. MEDIGAL CARDS. DR.C.BIGELOW CONFIDENTIAL PHYSICIAN, 377 and 219 South Clark of the papors thet Dr. O. stied phssician fa_Chicago, [y AN 1115 LIFE ia pers ¢ rermediea that will cre “positively all cases of CHRONIS PECIAL DISEASES i both sexes, PARLORS, for indics and gentlemen. Call. CORIL NDENCK CONFIDENTIAL. Ad- ESPO) Groty i atteese mirn sismos to BF. G- BIGELOW, 517 aad 739 Souta Clard Dr. A. G. Olin. 68 Randolph.st., corner State. Thirty Year's Experienca among theafllicted with Private Ditcases, in all their vari:d and complicated torms. Age and o cnabled him to perfect remcdies that never fail. tho aldest aad lungest located Specialist in toia city, 20d Guaraatoes Cures or No Pay. His late wark, **Er- rors of Youth," Adrieo fo Young Mea or Uld, thisty Izctures deliscred befors the Chicago Sedical Instltuto; Prica 50 Cents. Clrcular especially 10 Ladics, two statps: Iavalids provided with privato apartmenta, boa attendauce. Office hours {rom. 9.4, m. o # Do M. sulta:ion Free. DR. KEAN, NO CURE! 380 South Clark-st., Chicago, INO PAYI1! May ba contidentially conszlted, porsonally or by mall, ire: of chisrye, on all chroio or narvous disea DR. J. KEAN is tae oaly pays'cla ia tae city Jhowar rantscurss or 0o pay. Groea Buok, lllustrated, 50 centa. Mathey Caylus’ Capsules, Used for over twen'y sears with grent success by tha pnysicians of Paris. New York and London, have beea Iound ‘superior to all others for the prompt cure of all dis- eliaryes, recontor of long standing. ‘Manutactured by CLIN & CLE, 14 Roo Racine, Paris. Bold by Druggiststhroaghiont tne Unitod Statos, MEDICAL. Sir James Hurray’s Original Fluid agnesia For sixty years tho best preparatfon for Acidity, Indiges- 1ion, Heariburn, Gravel, and Gout, aud the most agreca ble apericas for lagles and childrea. Sold by all Chem- ists in large-sized bottles. Ma. JOHN F. HENRY, Wholeale Agont, New York. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. DISSOLUTION The copastnerskip herctofore existing botween the un- dersiznad, undes tha firm nameof M. Fraser & Co., : this day aissolved by mainal cu:nemfi FRASER, LM, ATWATER. ) THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. JEEKLY TRIBUAE. TR LEATING NEVSPAPER THE JORTAVEST THE PAPER FOR THE FARMER, MECHANIE, MANUFACTURER, MERCHANT, BANKER, PROFESSIONAL MAN, ARD THE FIRESIDE, PROSPECTUS FOR 1874. The coming yecar promises to be the most eventfulin a political sense that we have seen since the close of tho war. The questions which have engrossed and divided the public mind during the past twenty-years are rapidly passing away, and we find growing up in different parts of the country a party celled by vari- ous names-—-in California the Inde- pendent party, in Iowa the Anti- Monopoly party, in Wisconsin the Reform party, in Tilinois the Farmers’ Movement-~having a com- mon purpose and inspiration, and exhibiting a strength which proves that it answers one of the chief de- mands of the hour. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE will give a large share of its attention to this NEW MAN- IFESTATION OF PUBLIC SENTI- MENT. It holds: s 1st. That the old party orgamiza- tions are essentially corrupt and fraudulent. Having no longer any principles to carry into effect, they have become mere business enter- prises, making & show of opposition to each other, but really sharing in the proceeds of profligate and dis- honest logislation. To suppose that any healthful reform can flow from the pretonded eiforts of these worn- out and demorelized partnerships is altogether vain and illusory. 2d. That the tariff system now in vogue is & cunning device to rob tho mary for the benefit of the few, and that its effect is to cause farm pro- duects to exchange for about one-nalf the quantity of foreign or ¢ pro- tected” goods they would otherwise buy. 8d. That railroads cannot exact more than a fair rate of interest on the capital actuslly invested in them, and that when, in addition to this, they claim dividends on watered stock end fraudulent bonds, the Stete may rightfully interfere for the protection of the people ; thatunjust discriminations betwaon different localities are in violation of . 1aw and should be.prohibited. 4th. That subsidies or bounties of money, land, or public credit, to railway, steamship, or other corpo- rations, are flagrant abuses of the powers of government, fraught with the gravest dangers to the pcople, and tending to promote corruption, extravagance, speculation, and financial disester. The general character of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE is too well established to need recapitulation. It is always independent and fear- less in the expression of its views. In its news department it is second to po paper in the United States. The Weekly Edition contains a care- fully prepared summary of the news of the week, brought down to the hour of going to press. Literary, political, financial, so- cial, and agricultural topics will constituto, as herctofore, leading features of the Weekly Edition, and no pains will be spared to increase its attractiveness in these depart- ments. 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Remittances msay Ete mgde by draft, money order, or registered letter, at our risk. Specimen Copies Sent Free, Give Post Office address in full, in- cluding State snd County, and ad- dress - TRIBUNE COMPANY, .. ... Chicago, IlL RAILR0OAD TIME TABLE. RRRIVAL AtD DEPARTORE OF TRILR FXFLANATION OF KEPE-ENOE SIARKE.—1 Snvrd.:y ¢ sapted. *Sunday oxcopred. 3 Monday azcop: rive Sundayatd:0a. m. § Dailr. FICHIGAN CE,N‘I"’Z:L & GREAT WESTERY. RAILROAD3 ¢ it., and Jor of Tweentyeron tit, lark of., sowthsast corner o Randolply ., cormer uf Madison. S0 m.f 49:10 p. 10 C. WENTWORTIL, ecal Passonger Azeat 2:0)p. m. SR Lesce. | Armire, #:308, m. |* 3:10D. m. BH St. Louis L Ex. via a Lino; St. Loais Erx. via Jacksonville, Springhield Expross. Springneld Fast Exp: -‘eflem]u‘(:(u' F_:‘D"l Chi A’F'.nlk !?l'h licago & Paducal 11 ‘Wonona Lacon. W, !n:l'::ld Ea. Joliet & Dwighi CHIPARO, MILWAUKEE & Sf, PAUL RAILWAY. Union Lepat, carner Naditan and Canni &3 Sowsh Clarisat., opposite Sherman 1 Milwzukee, Prairia d feeiti o Yiliwaakeo Mail and Esp Milwapkee, bt, Paul & 31i - alis Night Exvross. oo, 10205 15 5, m. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & UUINCY RAILRIA Depots-font of, Lnkest, Indiansar., and Sztmist, ¥ Grand Tucine otel ond o8 depaperret or W Glas Dubvaue & Efoax Oity Exp.... Pacine Fas: Liae, for Omakia. Kansas Clty, Leareaworth, A ctifson & 5i. Josoph Kai ' *Ex. Sucdays. tEr. Saturday. ILLINOIS CENTRAL HAILROAD. _ Derot fant of Laket. and oot 0y Teenty.aceon ey 1oL Trudotphiatey moae Giarke eonbtte Tiet Teure. £t. Louls Express. 8t. Louis Fast Line, iro Cairoa & (1) Uiiman Passonc Jubugae & Sioux Gity ¥ Dubuguo Oly MLECT (@} Kiuns to Cbampalga o Satardays. CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERY RAILRIY% Gty afices, eorner Jtandolph und LaSallests,, and 75 Canale My corner Madison-r Leave. | & Milwaukoe Exp: b Billwaukee Passer e & rocs Liay o 354 P-.u:{:x rbs: arquetie Expre: . ‘8 SMadingn & Winon P soigeris: * ¥t he m1* 00 pn tae ‘a—Depat corner of Wells and Kin: 28, 8 Dopot carmier of Canat and Kinslo-ais, WO STE ¥ Gon: Pass. Agont. COLORADO. KANSAS & NEW MEXIZO. Ticketand Freight Offcr, 77 Clark-st, Speclal Inducemonts. Great Now Roate. A, T. 28 Folt. . W.E. WEBE, Genl Ag't. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD, ¢ Devot, corner of VanDuren and Shernanats, Tickst ofice, Grand Pacife Hotel, Leave, | drrise. ngor. ier. Oraba, Leavenw'th& At Peru Accomamodailon. Night Express, Depot, Van uren-st., foot a7 Lasall Tucket oeer, nurihwest cornse Clark aud liaadelpiaia., exd southeest eorner Canat and Vadison-ts Leace | Arriee Mait s:l0a. m.| 1040p. @ Spec K30al mi| 900 p: . Atlande Bxpress... 15 p. m. m Nignt Expres 192100, m. iy S0ttt Chicagn Acecrmaantinme:| 110 e . m INDIANAPOLIS A CINCINNATI THROUSGH LINE. VIA KARKAKEE ROUTE. From the Great Central Raitroad Depoly Fool of, Lakest, Ticket uffce, 11 HatAniph-ot., war corner Clurk; %3 La Sallest.,” Corner Woahingioh, and at Jllisis’ Canise CHICAGO. . OCEAN STEAMSHIPS, " NATIONAL LINE. NOTICE-This Company takes the rirk of lnsuranco jup to 5008 In gold) on cach uf ltavteamers, thus givin: pastwnsers tho bust possible guarantoe for ealoty au: avoldance of dazzer at sea. Tho most soutberly ronte has always been adopted by this Company to avoud fce and headlands. % To LIVERPOUL and QUEENITUWN, from Piens h River , New Yark. : Nox. 41 sad 47, Norl Spaiz. Canada, b nn. ] n (direct) very fortntght. Cabln Passnge. S70, 880, anil SO0 Carrency. Sicerngc, $24 Currency. Return tickets at r=duced rates. Pawsouzers booked o' or from Garmianaad Scandinavian pointsat low rates. ‘The Steamsmips of tols line are the farzestin tae trad. Drafts o1 Greac B Trolaad, he Continast, at 5 4 (0upasita BTw AM MACALISTER, Satllog tiice s wosk from N York, and carryiog pas: senger toall parta of Great Beitsin, Ireland, Contiacatal Eurupe, ucd toe Maliccrranman,” Cabi from 3405; 8.2t age, British aud Trish ports enst, $30; weat, £33 ° Contle laclines, Al payablain information st tns Com: York, and N. £ 2 HENDERSON BROTHERS, Agents. NEW YORK TO CARDIFT. The South Wales Atliniie Stexmebip Uompany's Nea Fyrtoclam, Full:powored. Dot Sieainaios wil Clyde-bul el o Pousisivaoia Ballroad Wart, Jecser ANDES, rod. JAl 1. | GLAMORGAN, ek 7| PENBUOKE. " 3ar. roying soods and paseagers 2y thruagh Faies from A e aioe Staces and Casas to ports i Lie Belftol Chiannel, and ail othor poiats (o Englag i These steamships, built exprossly for the trade, are pro. vided wath all ths latest improvements fur the comioriaad convediencs o £ ND STEERAGE PASSENGERS. ARDg 5 and 380 carroncy. £ - carrenct. carucy. s £ P i SA e Carain ratts 1or £1 cud speardes 5 ot toriner piricular, aiply in Cardifl, at tas Com- panys Oshcrs, No. 1 Dock Casmbers, and 1 New York ta heAlBALD BAXTER & CO.0 goats, Bricdwar, "STATE LINE. NEW YORK TO GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL, EEL- PAST AND LONDOSDERRY. Thesa clegant nex Clyde-bullt stesmers will sail from Pler34, Iiorth Hiver, zs follows: Saturdsy theroafter, laking pas {ragers 3 through ratos 10 ail ‘parts of Great Britaia 133 And every alternate Gaimaay. Iy to AUSTIN BALDWIN & ireland, Norway, Sweden, Lenmark, 31 Drasts fur £1 and vpwards. FRACTIONAL CURRENCE, $5 Packages TRACHONAL CORRENGY YOR SALE AT | ‘TRIBUNE OFFICE.