Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1874, Page 1

(OLUME 27. DRY GOODS. JINKRUPT SALE STILL ‘GREATER. % EENE ; ‘ SACRIFIC THE COMING WEEE, Exira fine TABLE LINEX at half price. A few extra DINNER NAPKINS, half price. Fiae Shirtings and Pillow Case Cottons, Plain Jaanets, Nuinsooks. Muslins, Swisses, Paris ¥ull. Long Cloth, Jones Cambric, AT 50 CENTS 4N THE DOLLAR. 3 FINE REAL LACES. 4 desirable lot of BRUSSELS POINT and PUIAT APPLIQUE LACES, by the yard, at less * fhan 30 cznts on the dollar, REAL POINT and POINT APPLIQUE COL- TABS, at half cost. POINT LACE HANDEERCHIEFS at great tarpains. Also, BARBS, COIFFURES, SLEEVES &ad CAPES. A very large assortment of REAL VALEN- CENNES EDGINGS and INSERTINGS from 25 cnts to $8.00 per yard, at just ONE-IHALF PRICE. . The same in COLLARS and SETS, N BLACK TIREAD LACES, BERTHAS, BARBS, COIFFURES, and PARASOL COVERS at ex tremly low prices. GUIPURE LACES, all widths, from 40 cents 10 §6.00 per yard. reduced over one-half. LLAMA LACE POINTS---A surerb assortment of Black-and-Whitt REAL LLAMA LACE POINTS, some extra fine, at abont ONE-THIRD (1-3) TSTAL PRICES. WHITE THREAD LACES, YAK LACES, Dot- ted Nets, Plain Tissues, Bereges, BLACK EXN- GLISH CREPES (all widths), Collars, Mourn- ing Bdkfs. and Eets, An elegant assortment of GIMPS, FRINGES, and TRIMMINGS at Bankrapt Prices. Beautifal FANS, half price. This entire stock being sold for benefit of sreditors, must be closed out at once without regard to COST OR VALUE. Remember, 77 State-st. Between Washing*on and Randolph. GENERAL NOTICES. CITE CONPTROLLERS ORFICE, CHICAGO, Jan. 1, 1874, ATTENTION ! TAX-BUYERS! Amost Profitable Investment is offered in the Tax Certlficates held by the city for the sale for city t2xes of 127, which T will sell at rpectal and most favor- sblerates ia amounts of from Ons Thoussad to One Eundred Thousand Dollars. Bugers and holdoers of these eestidcates will bs entitled at once to the amonat of the leead 25 per cent 2dvance, being for the first aix Toaths from date of sale; 50 per cent from 6 to 11 Dtas; 75 per cent from 12to 18 months; and 100 Percent trom 18 ta 24 moaths. Untll further notice, delinguent taxpayers may obtaia such of their certificates of tho above class s5may Temaln unsold, npon payment of the amonnt of sale and tiree per cent premiam. S. S. HAYES, City Gomptrolier, Room 3 City Hall. NOTEICE:. Naton 1s hereby gtren that George W. Wade is no long. liager of (0 Nowthera Liaole Dopacizéit of tha Asseclatior of America, and that no acts hersafter i ecisgen peud tohia, vall b6 resoghend o, ] e HENRY W. HOUGH, Prestdont. .8 Piracr, 5 . Louls, Ja. 9. (6. A GREAT NOVELTY. . Doers is on exhibition at tho afice of Messra. Bigslow, Broe. & Stone, 131 and 133 . Domeltie of the sge. Apy party, with capital, &2 opportantiy to L ind Slvalgrion. Parics sceklng investments are Balan PARTNERS WANTED. Pt SOS Stecial ParmerWanted m% szsénlmmw sao.m‘)‘?. in an all“i-axm}; - BN it ouse B, hono 5163 reach $850,000 annu- :ggin © Special will bd L e e The rdvertisor desires a partner havink $10,000 1 cash, o take an interest in bis Tness, which is fully ostablished. It is firictly cash and legitimate, and can be en- hy ) euy extent. Any gentleman having 0 Toquisite raferences will A thig &n op- Jortunity seldom offered, and can hsve an g’cmew. see the business, and learn the ¢t by addressing, with réal name, C 53, Pribune office, OR SILENT PARTNER. Lst of Juns will securn a balf in- 5.t luent2d Sa funozy, Priating,a0d Lm.n'sla (hlu rifir% ;:-‘::- gascanie an income of S4,000 per &2- 0 824 azioly sochon cip E 9, Tl u:mf‘f' socure captial invested. Address FOR SALE. FOR SALE. e Dollara st GOLDSMID'S Loan Of- I, 18 Bouth Cleris-at., between, Madison 8 Washington-ata, . ES,| - WATCHES We call th i At77 State-st.; | Wath uyemto o semrare |1 FORMERLY Pierce & S_il_vey’s Storég IXTRAGRDINARY Bargains! stock of Fine and Low-Priced Watches of both home and for- eign manfacture. © offer a better assortment and make lower prices than any other house in the West. ‘Watch repairing by the most competent and careful men. N. MATSON & (0, State & Monroe-sts. SAVINGS Chartered by e\ NDE15 E0/5at of Tinoss, Exclusive X 7/ Bavings Bank. 1y & IS 105 CLARK-ST, Mefhodist Chmrch Block. Six per cent com| nd fntorest on deposits. Pass books ireo, ‘Blonay aleo aveated for othors oa Boad and Alorts 23 1o, amall sans at 10 per cent Intoreat; 'm0 chargo to lender for Abluutu{ieg&l;alngléxa"lpn L PSSty C"uim"'i this Bank ::l ::: 1 advots e S e e Hibgrnian Banking Association CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 1874. ‘The Board of Directors of this As- sociation have declared a dividend of 5 ger cent on its Capital Stock, payable to the stockholders on and after the 15th inst. HAMILTON B. DOX; Cashier. National Bafikmur Commeree, Corner Dearborn and Madison-sts., Have opensda devartment, under tho raperintendonce {oF CHARLES L. BOYD, for tho parciase of MUTILATED CURRENCY At » small discoant. _Also for tho purchase and sale of Government Bonds,' Coupons, Gold andjSilver, and othor premium fands. Loans on Real Estate We canmake one or two loans of 510,060 0 $25,000 for s term of years on good improved busingss or residenco BAIRD & BRA X e city. DLEY, ‘property in the city. ARADL 7 G A KING, MINER AND SHIPPER OF King'sWilmingtonGoal Dealers and others will find this a superior COAL, as it will produce more heat for the money thanfany Coal i the markat. Call snd see me if you want the best for the least money. STEAM COAT a spacialty, which Ioffer at extraordinary LOW PRICES. Office: 418 Canal-st. Mines: Braidwood, Ill. LOOK HERE! Tod's calebrated Briay 1111 Conl ouly €8.50 por. ton de- Iivered. The Goal fos (o the clty.” GIv0 & & best Goal for B g P 1 Bhios. © 75 Washington-st., 9 West Twollthust. CHEAP WOQOOD! . 87.50 PER COR’II;(?E‘L‘I‘V;E.?“I;D;“ LA N ., D "as) n- PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &o. PLAYING CARDS, CRIBBAGE BOARDS, &C., AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & CO,, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST. BLANK BOOKS! STATIONERY and PRINTING furnisiied promptly and at fair prices, by I M. W. JONES, 104 AND 108 MADISON-ST. ONSUAERS will find it profitakls to_got onr prices jering clsewhors, HINDLE & JENRINS, G‘::L".:;:.:,‘:’ Gui) Stationers, Printors, and Blank Book - Mannfacturers, 165 Olark-st. ~ BUSINESS CARDS. A e S e et [ [ 0 Sight is Priceless! Brarilian Pebble Spectacles and Eye-Glasses to suit all sights, by inspection of the eye, at L. MANASSE'S, Om.icup- 88 East Madison-st., Tribune Building. To Imsurance Companies. Com 1n any State or Territory, PRy g 15?32.::.3, of Krvola 20 made ir S certifi At yery reasonal e e o-st., Rapublio 1ifa Tnsurance Building, oom &, first Soor, EON W. KING, Commissioner of Deeds for ait the States sad Torzifories; TO RENT, DESTRABLE OFFICES FOR RENT. & Offioo Bullding, Nos. 85 and 97 Washington-st., near (!l?:k,hm completed and ready for occupancy. Interi- or brick walls surround each office; 16 vaults, one to each office or suito; cemented floors, stairs bullton the Ea- glish rule, and the entire buflding finishedila hard woods. The fourth story {s Snsbed ss a ball, with sate-roome, suitablo for » Lodgo, or other socioties. The bullding heat.d with Baker, Smith & Oo.'s best spparatos. “Apply to J. MASON PARKER, at the butlding. FOR RENT. 8tore No. 85 Adams:st., next to the one I occupy. This is a good gtand for & furniture business. SPENCER H. PECK, .. 195 and 197 Wabash-av,, 3 Cor, Adams-st. | egpaid aus toths familics o LIFE INSURANCE. THE FOLLOWING DEATH LOS@E' HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE Protoetion Lifu g, (. BINCE DECEMBER 1, 1873, A. J. Day, 25 West Washington-at., of Minca Tiineberg, =293 Diviionst, ity Jobin W, Brith, spdnfkio\d, . Pokip, 11T i 19 OHfcags ermelin Hine, South Bond, In 4:¢; Bowdon, Lincolu, il 3.6, 1an i Sophis Hnalop, i Mitvankaen wankoo- Hzymes French, Konoshn, Wi 301 0 g n S R gaces A F. 8. Strawhooker, Plymonth, Tnd. Cltiford Siaith, Porwmouth, O.. Total..... The following Is the ACTU A PAYMENTS % takoa irom the Gomphas's Sooorta or the year 1873: P F Datoof A S eler ot $4.10 i !g.&v 265 e, Total coet at age of 40.. Oompara this with tha large premiams thay would Bad 0 pay on the old pla, (o #dvance: " ‘From the New York Matual Rate Book, pares. For $5,000. T e Yo Age 40 yea $156.50| Ago 40 years. 8 7 5.0 | Axe 50 yo 1 B 85 Yoars.os 1 MG Ty A0 6 years This shows rence of OVER TW( favor of the Protection plan, and this in Boariest mortality in avery company, which has Perienced in ten years. ‘The Company has collected ia thess small essessmonts , w f decoasod members ove r e moceriiing ac,cent of PRt InRY & * tranhactivg (his imingnse basise 3 EMUNKRATION TRI COMPANY REOEIVES s dorived fror tho smail sum of four dollars annual dooy s on & §2,600 policy, and fivo dollars on a 85,000 policy.. BEAR IN MIND That the policy-holders n thls Company ARE NOIT dI. vided fto classea, but all aro liable for evory losy. and tho equity is cstablishad between them by u § tho rates tor actual lossos according toage and ama antat zisk, precirely as on the old plsa, and THI PROTEG N IS THE ONLY CUMPANY IN THE WORLD EVER ORGANIZED ON THIS PLAN For farther information apaly to Local clpal ofice, 160 and 103 East Sadison-st. BUSINESS REVIEW. _ Bgents, or prin- Cuics CHIGAGO TRIBUNE'S REVIEW. FOR 1873. A Business Guide and Reference Book to the Leading Mercantile Houses and Menu- facturing Interests cf Chicago. E. COLBERT, Editor. Contains matter of interest to all business men. Possessing a permeanent value as an Advertising Medium, Copies sent FREE to all responsible merchants and manufactur~ ers throughout the Northwest. USINESS E N in all branches who desire to reach the country trade shonld avail thomselves at once of tho Great Medinm for that purpose. ferms, can nox be secured. ___NEW PUBLICATIONS.. It Wakes 'Em Up! THE FINEST B0OK EVER PUBLISHED IN OB ABOUT GEICAGO. “CHICAGO AND ITS SUBURBS." HISTORY OF THE CITY FROM 1673 TO 1873. Entertaining nnd Instructive Reading, Contains Alout 500 Pages, and is Profusely lustrated with Mandsome Engravings. Gives Accurate, Complete, and Oficinl Statia- tics ond Comments on Every Brauch of Busincuy, Showing Startling Facts Never Before Pablished. dorsed by Leading Bankers, Railrosd EnOflr!Ecialn. "Topitalists, Board of Trade IZen, Real Estaté Brokers, and the Public Generally. PRIOE: Paper Cover, $1.25; Cloth, $2.00. For sale at all Bookstores, and at ths Office of T. A, HUNGERFORD & C0., Publishers, 91704 83 Fast Washington-st. - PIANOS PIANOS AT A BARGAIN. 1 have an assortment of Pianos that have been rented from throo to nine ‘months, which 1 will sell at prices to sult purchasers preparatory 1o rocelv- ‘my new stoc! ew Pianos st roduced prices. New and second-hand Organs for fale on iostalimenta; “Also & Pips Organ for small church, which will bo sold at & very low figurs. V. W. KIMBALL, Corner Btate and Adams-sts. WANTED, TO PROPERTY-OWNERS. e are having a large ocall for rentable xemaweumxhousgs,smma, and offices. arties having property for rent will call and leave us a description of the property. DRE’ O 'y Room 6,131 Dearborn-st. WANTED, By s member of the Board of Trads, g situztion s trav. © for & good Commissian : B T Lo ek Aveled Dooch 1a e England. h;‘ddml J 22, Tribune office. SOCIETY MEETINGS, Flasonic. inic f Chicago Ledge, No. 437, A., Fv!zez,.lma.fl.%r::ldvus‘gsn‘;nx. 13th inst., st 7 olclock, [ RN s P K Teggoo. Members whl MSAN. BEELEMAN, Body. DMasonic. {cations of Garden Cliy Lodge, No, Rl iro eedt o ¥ ST A H.F. HOLCOME, Sec'y. Masonic. Ohapter, No. 6, B, A, M.—Regalsr Gonvo- e g, 3¢ 11 eiclock. Work o the P, &, 8. Deamoeh: 5 6, DICKERSOY, Socrotary. Masonic. By A oA e g g Attention, Sir Knights! 51?:’6':‘:‘:3“;3’3' T&?lffit“f;‘afifiesfi# ?3:&: L 0. O. F. le installation of offcers of Fort D g N i, 120 O I, at theit Hall, cor, Madison and fi:hwfl-flsfl Tneidag evenios, Jan. 14, at8 pom. Berorder W. B Bradler WG S L i ol E8| AL COST IN SMALL. | Y CHICAGO, -SIfNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1874—SIXTEEN PAGES. = - ~ RAILROAD NEWS. The Pfoposed_ ‘Railroad ".. Clearing-House. | Interviews with Chicago Rail- road-Men on the Subject. { They Generally Consider It Prema- . ture or Impracticable, "} Township Investigation of the Alairs of the Indianapolis, Bloom- ington & Western. The Springfield & Gilman Southeastern in the Hands of a Receiver. German Bondholders of the Davenport & St. Paul Seeking for . Their Money. Through Freight to Des Molnes-~Tho Canada Southern---The Boon~ ville Bridge, THE CLEARING-HOUSE. The schems of H. E. Sharpe, Corresponding Searatary of tae Rail..zy Association of America, to establish a railroad clearing-houss similar to the one in Ergland is considered impracticable by the principal railwsy officiala of this city. Only one fsvors the project, and ke does not think the time has yet come for its adoption. The machinery necessary to run such an institn-~ tion would be-too complicated, and railrosd interests are so conoflicting that it is more than probable that a general railroad clearing- house will never be established. Very fow of tha officials have given the subject much thought, and hence wers reluctant to express positive opinions. They were, howover, willing to @peak generally, and the interviews with several ara subjoined : M. HARRIS, The reporter first called on AMr. Harris, Gen- oral Bupcrintendent of the Burlington & Quincy Road. In reply to the question, * What do you think of tho practicability of a Railway Clearing- House ?” he eaid he had not thought about it. He intended stodying it, however. There wera some difficulties that . were peculiar / to railrosds, and such a large tf!ritory ‘was covered that it was impossi~ ble to dtevise a system which would be accepta~ bl ta all the roads. There ‘would always be a migority interest. For inetance, take the mat- tor of commissions. It was absurd to taik wbout that, aa some little road would step in and make the big ones recognize them. Tha mil- lennium had notyet como, and no roadthathad a valuable property was goiog to divide it with an- other less valuable, unlesa- bettered by the srrangement. The point to be consid- was, wonla it be “more profit~ 2ble? If the rofita of is road would be increased by the Clenrin; would faver it. No business wasdcne from philanthropic motives, and if the Clearing- House would prove beneficial to the roads they would adopt it, otherwise they would not. Tho difiiculty in the way was that a road of compara- tively amall importance would interfere with the arrangements which other roads might ba dis- posed to carry ont. 3ME. NEWELL'S VIEWS. " Mr. Newell, President of the Tilinois Central, was next ~ visited. He knew mothing about Sharpe's plan. He thought the Clearinz-House mystem was an admirahle cne, one that was bound to be estab- Lished for the mse of our railways when the time came. When that time was to be he could not say, as he had not thought of the mstter. He bad examined the English Railway Clearing- House, and considered it one of the best insti- tutions in existence. The officers explained tho workiog of the eystem to him, and he was pever more pleased with s commercisl arrapge~ ment then with this one. It was a system which must necessarily, befors many years, be adopted in this country. . Reporter—Do you think the schems practi- cable in this country 2 Mr. Newell—Entirely practicable. R.—Would not there be s clashing of inter- ests ? Ar. N.—Why should there be? Tha clearing- house merely makes tho divisions agreed upon by the differsnt roads. No information is fur- nished about the private agreements of the roads. Tt 18 notestablished for that parpose, but simply for settling accounts, and ‘the bus- iness of the roads would be a8 sccret as that of the mercantile agencies. ME. H, E. PORTER. Mr. H. H, Porter, General Manager of the Northwestern Road, said he did not know enough about the project to give an opinion, He believed in clearing-houses, 23 a rule, but did not ses how the roads which wanted to know their daily earnings could be benefited by it. Through its agency they would not learn what thoy earned on & certain dsy for a month. Be- sides, errors would occur, letters would be mislaid, or not gent in time, zod great, delay would result. A general clearing-honse was impracticable, but be favor- ed & clearing-house in Chicago t0 transact the business of the roads terminating here. On the same principle that it was valuable to the banks, it would be beneficial to the roads. ME. LARRADEE. Mr. William M. Larrabee, Treasurer of the 8t. Louis & Alton Roud, thought one sdvantage would be the bringiny of weak railroads ‘‘to time.” They would want to come in, and would be obliged to settle their scconnts promptly. The main objection againat the pro- Ject waa, thatthe ‘‘miscellaneons™ accounts would create confusion. It took a long time to investigate and straighten them out, “Generally he considered the scheme impracticable. The machinery would be so intricate tbat, in his oninion, a clearing-house would be more bothar than it was worth. No oue could be found at the offices of the Rock Island or the Michigan Southern Railrosd who considered himself competent to:give an opinion upon the subject. e T THE INDIANAPOLIS, BLOOMINGTON & WESTERN, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, THE TOWNSHIP BOND QUESTION. Broommiorox, I, Jan. 10—In pursuance of 1 the call for a town mecting of the people of Bloomington Township, to consider what action is appropriate to protoct the interest as stock- holders who have invested £100,000 in the Indi- anapolis, Bloomington & Western Railroad, and have similar interest in the LaFayette, Bloom- ington & Misgissipp1 Road, & largs body of tax, payers met in the main Court-room this after- noon. The meoting was the largest and moat exciting town-meeting ever held in tnis town- ship. The Hon. Thomas F. Mitchell was elected Moderator, and R. Waters, Secretary. CALL FOR A CONVENTION OF STOCKHOLDERS. The subject was introduced by the following resolation, offered by Mr. Waters : Itesolved, That N. 8 Sunderiand, Bupervisar, be re- quested to call s convention of such stockholders of the L, B. & W, Railway Cmntfnnyu held the stock of Tazewell County, and the cities of Pekin aud Urbana, and the following townships : Pekin, ich 8. Sunderiand, M, Swann, and P. here el d P, by a] ted delegates to attend such convention, mm"?.é?umm.mm. in the premises as I:l“’lam Jjudgmenta the interests of the town msy re- rosds leading from Chicago west, giving the current rates from Chicago to Eastern b‘f:llowingtm:cama 8 loog and exciting do- | points. To facilitate the business of this new lin Chi k d & THE TOWNGHTP ATTORNEY'S STATEMENT. Pacifiy wod the Chicags " £ Nortimeers Oharles Shackleford, the attorney retained by | Railroads have mado fifty cars each, special the Townships of Empire and Bloomington made a statement showing the result of invosti- gations so far as could be ascertsined withont reference to the books of the Company, to which access had been denied him. He read the fol- lowing communications showing that such re- quest had been made and refused : Canada Sonthern Line cars in Chicago, which will go through withont transfer to their tion. The New York Central Railroad has also Pplaced 800 special care in this line, destina- AURORA. 3 . Auvgopa, I, Jan. 8, 1874 At a meeting, last evening, of the emplayes of Broorsatoy, Ill, Dec. 30,1873, | the Chicago, Barlington & Quincy Railrosd. to Mr. A. P. Lewts, Sccretary and Treasurer 1., B. & . | hear tho report of tgé de!ugn?es tz Chicago?.lhe R. 1., Urbana, Ill.: following resolutions were adopted : Dran'Sm: Ala meeting held in Leroy, Empire Township, McLean County, Ill., on the 3ith_fust. Mossrs. It M. Guy, Hiram Buck, ond James Kimler Wero appointed a committeo to_esploy an_attorey to assist them and tho town officers in_inveatigating and Drotecting the interests of Empire Townehip in'con- Dection with the stock In your rosd, The Com- mitteo hsve emplojed tho undersigmed to ren. der them such essistance. As the matters in hand touch the menigement of your r0zd, an {napection of the bocks of the I., B, & W. B, R. will largely asaist the Committeo in arriving at s curate conclusione, and tho rendering of correct ro. POTt to the town-meeting soon to be Leid in Leroy. write o sscerfain whether such inspection will bo vouchsafed or resisted upon ap:licztion at ihe ofiice of the Compuny, at DUrbans, during thenextten days. Respectfully, CrAnrzs SHACKLEFORD. In answer o the above, the followng letter ‘was received : INDLANAROLIS, BLOOMINGTOX & WesTERN Ih.,} to - ) OFFICE GENTAL Mavaa Usnavia, 1L, Jan. 2, 1674, Charles Shackleford, Dloomington, Til. : Dz Stz : Your favor of tho 30th wlt. to Mr. A, B, Lewis, our Treasurer, in which you request an Sppor- tunity’to examine this books of the Company, was duly received. 1ad tho authorities of the Town of Empire coma to our office for information respecting the af- fairs of this Company, it would have given me plesa- ure to have furniched to them all the facts in my pos- session, But, ae certaln hostile ond threstening action ~ has 'been taken, and ms the infor- mation yon scek is avowedly for the purpocs of harassing this compsny, Ido not feel st iiberty, ‘without instructions from. ihe Board of Directors, i assist you in your undertaking. 1 inclose, however, a copy of our by-lawy, showing in what manne? a Dirsas tora’ meeting can be calied, through the sction of which a called meeting of tho stockholders can be bad. At such meeting all tho affairs of the Compacy can be examined, and all abuses (if any exist) cam be cor- rected. Yours truly, G. W. Surz, Genersl Manger. In answer to this communication, Mr. Shack- leford nddreescd the following to the Genmeral Manager : C. W, Smith, Eaq., General Manager I, B. & W. R.R., Urbana, TU.: Your favor of the 2d just,, in answer to my com- munication of the 30th ult. to your Secretary, in which you refuse me and the stockiolders I represcat the Tight to examine the books of the Company under your management, in just received. I regret to notice that you placo your refusal sutstantielly on the ground that such examination would be likely to ea- the mesning of our mee matter to the public and officers g7 a falss interview with Mr, H; Speeches 11 Wrrneas, A mectin; of_th I - & g o employes of the Chi. urington & Quincy 'was held in Walk. elegates 0, B er’s ‘biscksmith-ahop, Dec. 30, to_ appoint d 0 1o Chicago to wait on M, Harris ; and. WrEnzAs, The Chicago Timea wilfully imisconstrued ting, and misrepresented the of the road, and also tesolred, That we condemn the action of the Times gg:-mm: and, in the fature, will not take that Jicsolved, That wo tender to Mr. ur most &in- coro thank for tho Cordial and genbsm e e o hich ho received our delegates, and for the Xindness aud reapect ahown for Toad fn general, st I Huox DoraY, Secretary, CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. Meeting of Western and Southern Congressmen in Washington Yesterday, | The Varicus Schemes for River and Canal Improvement Dis- cussed. of Representatives Hurlbut, Stanard, %[cKee, and Others. Another Meeting to Be Held a Fort- night Hence. ‘Wasaixatoy, D. C., Jan. 10,—A number of members of the House of Representatives met courage “loetile action” on the part of stockholders ‘to-night in the room of the Judiciary Committee, who desire o know what your Company has done with thelr money. The copy of Ly-i2ws farnished contuns £o clause for the protection of atockbolders in the premises. I desireto call your attention to Ststutes of Iilinois, in pursnance of a call numarously signed, to take into consideration the subject of cheap transportation. Represontative Donnan, of 1871-1872, p. 300, Sec. 13, as follows: *‘It ehall be | Iowa, was called to the chair, and Represents- the duty of the Dircctors or Trustecs of every stock corporation to cause to Xopt at ita principal office or place of business in this Stato, correct books of Lccount of all ita buiness, and every | g stockholder in such corporaticn sball have the right, at all reasonsbie times, by himself or by his_stcorney, 10 examine the records aud books of account of tha the last rivers snd harbors exceeded 35,000,000, aund tives Barrere, of Illinois, and Hereford, of West Virginia, were appointed Secretaries. Repre- ontative Holman allnded to tha fact that during Congress the appropristions for corporation.” Isssume that your letter of refumal | goig it was currently reported that efforts wonld ‘waa written in ignorance of the foregoing etatul in- asmuch as I cannot_presume that you would willfully violato a law of tho State ; and, therefore, 1 again re- quest the prisilege of such examination 35 hetetofors asked. A8 the attorney of tho Town of Empire and otbiers who own stock in your Compony and_have the right by law to examine fta records sud books of ac- count, Very respectfully, CHARLES SHACKLEFOKD, be made ta reduce them this session to £8,000,- 000. Wkmt was to be the policy of Congress on ihe subject of CHEAP TRANSFORTATION ? It wos & matler of great moment. If ap- NUMBER 141, WASHINGTON. Strong Influences at Work to Defeat Cushings’ Con- | firmation. A Few of the Stories Set Afloat to Effect This Purpose. - Administration Senators -at Loggerheads on the Subject. Statistics on the Subject of Expendi- tures for Internal Improve- . " ments. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. = THE OHIEF-JUSTICESIIF. WisEINGTON, Jan. 10.—A strong” effort-was made to uave Caleb Cushing confirmed yester- day afrernoon, and it came near being success- ful, but it was laid over on the objection of Sargent, of California; and, as tno Senate'had Do seesion to-day, the delay wiil ensble the: op- position to confirmation to bring 3uch infizences to bear that it seems without doubt he will be rojected. The Chronicle this morning containg four parsgraphs violently opposing - tho confirmation. Their tone bordered on that' dis- loyalty to the President twhich characterizes tha independent and fsusually unknown to the party press. The seéntiments evidently bad the -sup- port of other than ex-Senator Harlan, who has never before been known to speak ont like & man on party questions. Dauring the whole da) thero bas been a great deal of excitement in o official circles in discuesing tbe nominations. Senators have been electioncered, and have’ log-rolled on their own uccount on the subject, and when the question of the confirmation comes up thero will boa hot and bitter fight. The main ground for this opposition lies in CUSIHING'S POLITICAL HISTORY. The Republicans of the Senatears not satis— fied that ho is entitled to be classed a8 ona of them. Ho is undersiood to_cling still to his old Stato'srights dogmas with as mach faith in them °© as though he had slept through the last fitteon years. i3 opponents claim that, if he is mada Chief Justice, he cannot be depended upon to administor Lis oflice in accordance with tha :E;riimnf legislation since the war. Tho fack t the DEWOCRATIC SENATORS ARE UNANINOUS in favor of Cushing also operates againet him. illiams bes some vory warm friends who are interested in dofeating Cuhing. If they can succead in duing w0, they think it will have Willismsia » bettor ahapo than before. 5 NTMEDODS CHARGES Liave sprung up in tho course of the day that Cushing has been a lobbyist whose abilities nhiave been at the service of any man or job, prepriations are reduced, they might be applied GEN. GRIDLEY, to a few specific objects, where the money would formerly Director of the Lafayette Road, replied to him sud nrged that to atfack the rosd mow woutd be to kill the goose that kid the golden egr ; that in order to build the road bonds had be spent for the benefit of the people at large. RBEPRESENTATIVE HURLBUT, & member of the Committee on Railways and Canals, said he came hore to receive informa- to be nogotiated at low figures, and 8o forth, tion. Thore were before that Committee OTHER SPEECHES. Speeches wera made in favor of immedinte and decisive action as stated in the resolation by the Hou. J. L. Rowell, W. C. Vatkios, and oihers. O. L. 'Trceves, said to be the Attorney of the Toledo Ry, Gen. Plocgnfield, and others made speeches counseling -deliboration ‘before acting. ¥ FINAL ACTION. Gen. Gridley offercd an amendment to strike out all that part of the resolution gitving power to the Comunittee to act without fuither orders. This amendment was adopted by m close vote, The names of G. A. Davis aud B. R. ,Abbot were 8dded to the delegation. p ‘The meuting adjourned to reassernble at the call of the Suporviscr. A STULAR MECTING was held at Teroy by the people of Eipize Town- ship, resnlting in <he empowering of Supervisor Howard to expend the money necosary to om- PROJECTS INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE oF $130,000,000. All of them had their friends. While mauy of these profects were local or sectional, some of them o was no immediate conoection with the Missis- &ippi Rivor, yet thut river was important to the aguiculural ‘interests of Ilinois at large, and he, therefore, was infavoro tho Fort 8t.” Philip were section natiopal. where he Althe lived in there anal. THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE GREAT LAKES and means of making navigation accessible to the sea were second to nmone of the other schemes proposed for chesp transportation, which included the deepening of the St. Clair Fiats and Niagara Canal Then there was also a project for a canal across New Yorx to divert ta tho canal Western produce which now sought an outlet through the 8t. Lawrence. Another scheme was the opening of the Tenncssee River ?l‘.? r"fl:f{f“ Sapersitoexamiug into the sl 0f | ¢ uoh varisus channsis to Afford bomy outlet e to thle. Atlnn&i:: coast to rehnch Goorgia or South SPRINGFIELD ROADS. Carolina, ‘There were other schemes of a like Special Digpalch to The Chicago Tribune, ?;;umw:.fid ::g?m}‘grc B' sm:? 3 ixxfgedis‘:: 8prixGFIELD, IIl., Jan. IQ.—-Juugs Treat made | action on the part of Congress the order to day in the Springfield & Illinois {o relieve them from the engorgement from the SOTTRRANIERY BATLBOAD CASE grertiow of the productions o the Missieaippi By " 2 ey. ere was growing ap a well-founded for the appoiniment of a Receiver. The attor- COMPLAINT AGAINST TIE BAILROYDS. neys represcating the interests involved in the cause met the Judge this in his private office, and C. A. Boocher, at present Vice-President of tle rosd, the Hon. Alexander Starne, | I TLis bad been going on for ten years, and had aftornoon | extended to other States. A Sub-Committee bad agreed - upon | reported to the General Committee a bill which would be _considered for s by them, providing with 3 view to educe the exorbitant rates now charged by rait- Board of this city, and M. H. Bloadgood, of New York, | roads. He thought the Committes would in - for " Receivers, sud they wera appointed. It is not probable, undor tho Recoivers appointed, that any radical chonges will be mado in dorse this bill, and report it next week. - He was satisfied that Congrees could act upon this subject under power to regulate commerco be- tho management, &8 Mr. Beecher i8 now practi- | tween the States, and gave his views in favor cally the business manager of the road, and all partics will be satisfied with his selection. This places two of our railrords in the hands Iy FREIGHT RATLROAD 1,800 JriLrs roxe, of Eo\vfing the grest sdvantages which would re- of Receivers. N sult both to Western producers and East- Mr. Hinckley has changed the time card on | ern consumers, while the road itself wonld the be & Eource of great profit .He could prove GILMAN, CLINTON & SPRINGFIELD BATLEOAD, that with an enterprise of this character there 80 that the train which left here at 12:10 p. mi, | would be such a -reduction of transportation and arrived at Gilman making close connection | r: with the [llinois Cen:ral at 5 p. m. for Chicego, now leaves ai 8 a. m., arriving at Gilman at 5p. m., accupying four hours and ten minutes longer in tbe run. There are to be no passenger trains, bat all trains carry freight. i THE DAVENPORT & ST. PAUL. Spectatl Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DAVENPORT, Ia., Jan. 10.—Considerable com- ment and excitement have been created here by the published statements that the genuine bond- holders of the Davenport & St. Paul Railroad | of such impositions bg railroads which they wers now subject. intend to against that Company, to compel it toshow what disposition has been mede of the maney raiscd on the bonds negotisted. It is stated that the Construction rosd hss, within tho past two years, nego- | It tisted through a single German bank- ing-bouse, the New York branch of which is H. Amy & Co., its bonds to tho extent of | T £3,000,000, and it is charged that in the applica~ tion of these funds 8o raised there has boen EVIDENT FRAUD. The bonds eold for about 80 cents on the dollar, being about £2,400,000, and the stockholders xnd bondholders are in ignorance s to the nse made of the amount. The officers of the Com- pany and the representatives of the Conmstruc- tion’ Company here have not a8 yet seen fit to deny the statements. prati S MISCELLANEOUS. THROUGH FREIGEBS TO DES MOINES, The Eeokuk & Des Moines Railroad Company hu}:fl:r{ec!ed arrangements with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railrosd, and wili ow be grepnred to carry freights through from Des foines to Chicago, and from Cbicago to Des Moines without, breaking bulk or transfer. It has arranged for billing through, thereby avoiding the delay of rebilling and transferring, and wil run its Chicago business via Ottumwsa, making a short routo and 2s quick time a5 can be made tween the two citics. THE EOONEVILLE BRIDGE. The railroad bridge over the Miesouri River at Booaeville, building by the Misecuri, Kansas & Texas Hailroad, has been completed, and thofitst tran paesed over it vesterdsy arternoon. The Aliaaaun‘ Kansas & Texas Railroad runs from Hannibal to Denison, Texes, connecting throagh to Galveston, Texas. The Barlington & Quincy Railroad connects with these roacs at Hannibal, which gives Chicago an unbroken line thraugh to Galveston, Texas. Heretofore transfers had to be made at Booneville by Loat. THE CANADA SOUTHERN FREIGET TARITY. A toriff has been isemed by the General Freight Agent of the Canada Southern Bailroad, which has_established s new tbrough froight line to the Ezat, under the management of Gen. Casement, to the various stations along the ti as in Black Sea and Mediterranean. A propositiun to construct from some point on the Hudson to Council Blufs, with branches 10 8t. Lows and Chicago, bad been made, but the projectors require the Unitod States to guarantee the payment of in- terest on certain of their bonds. course of a week to prepare & bill embodying in it & pledge of the Uni and guarantees as would provent the oocurrence felt received the light for which they cmme. » Independent paper has been s0ld, to parties whom Dr. madge represents, for and the remainder on tume, with real eatats se- curity; $400,000 was offered far the same prop- erty four years ago. ates 28 would enable us to successfully competa Europesn markets with the wheat of the A DOUBLE-TBACK ROAD He hoped in States, with such guards as those to REPRESENTATIVE HEREFCRD COMMENCE FROCEEDINGS said instead of Voting to reduce, be shonld vote to incresse tho appropriations for rivers and Barbors. REFRESENTATIVE M'EEZ Company of this | explained that when there was much talk sbout ctrenchment all know that a good deal of money wonld be spent, for many members of Congress bad Dbills m&ed for buildings for their espective localities, and they would resort to log-rolling to pasa them. The Post-Ofice build- ing in New York could be stopped. It cost four imes 08 much as v=a required to complote the Fort 8t. Philip Caval, 80 that the commerce of the Mississippi conld resch the sea. He woold say, in the words of another, Let us_placo the monoy where it would do the most good. [Laxigh- ter.] REPRESENTATIVE BASS. spoke of the importance of immediate relief by deepening the S%. Clair flats, and chanuels of the Iakes and mouth of the Detroit River, which in all would not excoed $2,000,000- BEPRESENTATIVE DOBDINS leclared himself tn favor - of heavy appropria- tions, and complained of delays and insufiicient accommodations for stock from the West to the East. was for inpelling reilroad compsnies to cheapen their freiguts, and would vota for every propo- sition to open up important rivers to commercs, PEPRESENTATIVE LUTTRELL BEPRESENTATIVE STANARD graiified mth the discussion. They had all REPRESENTATIVE BENER said lus Btate had long been committed to cheap transportation, and would indores soy and every proposition haviug that object in View. ADIOUENMENT- The meeting fhen sdjonrned fo meet two weeks bence, when the Committee on Railways and Canals will have matured some practical messure which cza be considered. DA N NEWSPAPER SALE. New Yorx, Jan. 10.—The I news- e Tal- 250,000, £75,000 n cazh however base, if large fees wero guaranieed him; that he hbas been the paid spy for foreign Governments. It is even. said that he was not ornly in sympatay with the Robellicn, bat wss also 8 spy in the service of the Confederacy, and commuvicated with Joff Davie up to witbin forty-eight hours of the surrender at Appo- mattox. ‘ROSCOE CONELING leads the party in favor of the confirmstion, which is composed of the Democrats, the Liber- als, the carpot-baggers, and a few of the regular epublicans. 3lorton, Sherman, and that ilk, are said to be prominent in the faction against the eonfirmation. THE COMPLICATION 1S A SERIOUS ONE for the Republican party, and tho end is not yot. The excitement regarding the confirmation is general and intense. The Herald is the only oue of the New York morning papers that une- quivocally indorses the nomination. DELEGATIONS WERE WORKING WITH THE PRESIe DENT up to the time of his decision yesterdsy in be- balf of Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, Morton,and Evarts. Howe, 1t is said, called in person ta nrge his claims’ to escape the complications. The President decided to nominate Cushing, and hias apparcntly jumped from the frying-pan inta the fire. (7o the dssociated Press.) CALED CUSUING CONGRATULATED. Wasurarox, D. C., Jan, 10.—Caleb Cushing was cougratulated by's largo number of fricnds this morning on his nomination a8 Chief-J Tho General said bo had no intimation of th President’s intention until his name was sent the Senate. Ho was reticent on the subject of coufirmation, but was assared of it by several ‘prominent gentlemen who called. AN UNAUTHORIZED EDICT. The Government of Ituly has notified our Government that the edict of Cardinal Pecia, forbidding, under severe pencities, tho exporta- tion of worka of art from Rome, is withous per- misgion of the Goverament. THE VIRGINIUS AGATN. A naval officer, writing from Key West, Fla., concerning the Virginius, says it was understcod among naval officers that the Virginius would ko 10 the bottom before reaching Now York. Ths _r:fi)orl.s of the Weather Bureau wers even cons smlted to ascertain tho probabilities of a storra on the pissage northward. The Courtof In- quiry, here, is delaved to’' await the arrival of officers from Key West. - REPUDIATION. A dispatch from New Orlesns eays: “Ths desire for an entire repndiation of ihs Stats in- debtedners is growing smong the masses.” INTEBESTING STATISTICS. The Socretary of the Treasury has completed his reply to Senator Windom's résolution caliing for information as to the money . expended for public works, railroads, canals, sud wagon- Toads. The total amount oxgended for publia works, from 1865 to 1873, was $103,204,501. Tha total for railroads, canals, and wagon-roada, from 1789 to 1873, is 104,705,163, 8 total fox both purposes, $307,999,G64. Thereply will dis+ appoint the framer of tho resclution, who had expected it would show that the Atlantic Statea had had a much larger share than the Western. The following comparative table shows the re= spective amounts for New Cugland and for tha leading Western States, for public sorks, from 1353 to 18713—Maine $3,030,500; New Hampshua, £1,285,212; Vermont, $209,256 ; lassachusetts, $6,071,197; Rhodo Ialaud. 3850,211; Connsctic cut, 677,724, None of thesa States bad appro- priations for railrozds or canals from 1759 ta 1873, except Muine, which had $137,008. Tra Wesiern Lut is subfoined: For public woris from 1865 to 1373—Ohio, $1,080.975; Indiara, $647,354 ; Illinois, 85,639,177 ; ilichigan, 23,641, 497; Wisconsin, 81,761,165; Tows, 2,514,565 : Minuesots, £810,481. For railroads, canals, aui wagon-roads from 1759 to 1873—Ohio, $2,102.- 833: Indians, £1,751,271; Illinois, $T47.E Michigan, 81,330,024} Wisconein, $422,503 § Minnesota, £562,775; Lowa, £84,220. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD EXAMINERA. The Prenident has appointed Edward Il Gray and Stephen P. Lee, of Oregon, and Gecrgo 11 Hurlburt, of Tllinois, Commiasioners to examiua the Northern Pacific Reilroad from the ncarest end to Tacoms, Washington Territory. LEGAL-TENDERS, Ontstanding legal-tenders, $331,891,002. POSTAL EXTENSION. Extcasion of the postal sersice is ordered on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad from Elrcy to Winons Junction, 49 mile OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New York, Jan. 10.- Yonitor Montauk hezs arrived from Washington, Arrived, steamslips Harmonis, from Ham- burg; Algeria, from Liverpool; Olympis, from Glasgow. ! A Purraperrmn, Jan. 10.—Arrived, steamship Kenilworth, from Liverpool. 3 Loxpos, Jan, 10.—Steamship Cubs, from Ne® York, amzived out. OHIO CONSTITUTIGNAL CONVENTION. CrxcrsNats, 0., Jan. 10.—Efforts were made in the Constitntional Conventivn to adjourn Tuesdsy to attend the inauguration at Colus baos, without success. ‘The Committee reported an article to-day ta give suffrage to women, the article to bz suim mitted to a separate vote of the people.