Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 20, 1874, Page 8

8 1Hu UCHIGAGO DAlL 1TRIBUNE: 1UwS8DAL, JANUAR « 20, 184, S SPRINGFIELD. Return to This State of Mr. Harper, the Defaulting Collector. He Is to Be Pardoned and Turn State’s Evidence. / The House of Representatives Ex- amining Alleged Printing Jobs, A Characteristic Report by the Trus- tees of the Industrial Universitys Toxt of a Lake-Front Bill Introduced in the Senate. COLLECTOR HARPER'S RETURN, Special Dispatch to The Chicamo Tribune. SrRINGFIELD, 11, Jan. 18.—Tho rumor which your correapondent telographed TiE TRIBONE o tew days ngo, that John 1, Harper had returned to hils home hns sssumed tangible shape, and 1t io no longor concealod that Lo bng roturned. 1t transpircs ab tho same Ltimo that tho nogotin- tions for his rotur havo beon carried on for n Toug time, aud ono or two journeys have beon mado to Caneda to confor with him, For the most part o prominent law fum in Chicago have boen employed to mirango the proliminaries be- tweon tho high contracting parties, and finally to grant terms upon which Harpor would con- sent to return.. Thero is but littlo doubt that Harper returns with tho promiso of A FULL AND FREE PARDON, if o shall make u clonn brosst of all the trans- uctions conncoted with his admiuistrations of tho Collector's office of this district which led to tho dofaleation, This ho ns promised todo, ns well as to dfhvar up to juatice or tho ox‘l!xmmm of the peoplo any person or persons who ma; have hsunli,mmicntgd, or who aided and abotto on the defaleation. ¢ is said that the lnowlodge of his coming back ncted upon tho nerves of parties biero like o clap of thunder from s clear sky, Btartling dovolopments aro looked for, but they will not bo mado &t this torm-of thoe Court, ue thoro is no probability that a trial in the Al- bert Bimith case will he hnd. . MR, MARPER I8 IN XL PAGO, and is expected to be hore to-morrow ornext dny nt the farthest. ‘The Albert Smith enso will bo eatled to-morrow in'its order .on tho dacket in the United States Court, sud os Judge Treat dechned, tho last form of sho court, to hear it, in the absence of - Judgo Drummond, it will go over temporarily. it may bo continued till the Juno torm, for Judge Drummopd hLas not yot arsived. 2 R ri PUBLIC PRINTING JOBS. Speeial Diavatch to The Chicago Tribune. A DEMAND TR INVESTIGATION. Seniverierp, Iil, Jan, 19.—In tho House, to- day, Jones offored o resolution statiug there were ramors . sbroad that the printiog of the Agricultural report cost 11,500, the report of the Railrond Commissioners 8,000, and that tho Houeo had authorized printing to the amount of . Ho moved that the Printing Committeo ctod to investigato tho caso of the publi- cation of (heso volumes, and of all printing done for the State. Oborly moved to includo binding, and the cost of papor. Tho 10,000 copies of tha Agricultural TReport printed cost 11,500, of which $5,800 wont for binding and £8,000 for paper, leaving some- thing over £2,600 for printing, which he belisved wae o fair chargeat tho contract rates. Tho binding of 3,000 copics of the Geological Report * cost $6,00, which was au outragcous price, Ho wished to know whether TIE PUBLIC MONEY WAS LEARING through printer, binder, or paper-denlor. The Commuitteo should have authority tosond for persona and papess, that they might bo able to soarch out the sculduggery. The resolution and amendmonts were adopted. 'The Commit- tce met and appointed a sub-committee of Brad- woll, Oberly, and Smith to got copies of the lawa aud contracts, and muke out a list of wit- nesses to ho sunmoned. It is thought the ovor- charging is in TUE BISDER'S BILL. It scems thoru was nothing in the contract providing for binding in cloth, go the binder charged what ho pleased for binding the reports, and 1t is-enid the Commissioners of Printing al- lowed bis bills. 1f ko, tho lutter are to blame. Garlund, Bocretary of tho Agrienltural Board, secms to bLave hed control of its publication, and to have inserted at bis own sweot will the lubrications of bhis frionds, witbout regerd to :lxeir literary worth or thewr bearing on agricul- uro. ‘I'he Printing Committee comprises some of tho best mon in the Ilouse, who will go to the Dottom of the churges, und will not feol bound to emulate the cxamplo of tho Sounte Commit- tee, which whitewashed overybody. ILLINOIS INDUSIRIAL UNIVERSITY BEPORT. Anotber illustration of the extravagsuce on tho part of the State in printing is the Fifth Anuual Report of the Bonrd of ‘Crustces of tho Ltinow Industria) University for 1871-2, with meetings of Lxecutive Comnwittes, lectures, ote. Bpriugneld Stato Journal Printer, 1878, Thero ave 2U8 puges, exclusive of an index, Tho first nge8 inform the resdor that the * Hon.” Jobn L. Gregory is President, and the Hon, Willard C. Fingz corresponding Becretary, 'Lhoro is a list of tue students, 925 males and 53 fomales, o totul of 881, Blkotches of tho farms, buildings, 2nd grounds delight tho oye on pages 16 and 17, and pugen 18 audt 19 nro enlivened by a groon- Louso, o iarm-house, and n good looking barn, in tho [foreground, aud u man wita 3 breom approacinug the door. We miss photographs of the facuity. 1t would bo zn acquisition to the book, espocinlly if thoy only ut in the studeuts too—~the lady students, 'rom page 21 to vago 64, containg descriptions f the various departments, houco to page 162 18 iaken up tho aunual moeting of the Doard of CLrustees and the meetings of the Executive Comnittee, -The lattor are all signed Ly the Secrotery und by tho Rogent, 1n fact, tho Regent's_siguature is found on nearly every page, and there is much EXIRANEOUS AND U iCLSSARY MATTER IN- SELTED, [t was found necossary to send the Roegeut to Springfield to “ uttend to the interests of this niversivy in regord to the t)n'malmcl.ive nml:rn- priution for the turnishing of the uew building, and that lie call such members of the Board to assist him in bis work ne ho may doem neces- sacy.” ‘I'his was carried. It was resolved to **accopt, with thanks, the donation of ono bull salt from Hon, Willurd O. Flugg,” aud a “ con- tempisted ralo of u spen of mules" was ro- ferred to the Regent aud unother fellow. The removal of a hodge was roforred in the same stylo, nnd it i uob surprising to fiud o reso- tutlon passed, nemine conlradicente, approving. tho Morrill bill, then bofore Congress, to donate nore lund to Agricultural Colloges. THE LIST OF WARNANTS fills erght or nine puges, Some of the items are oot entively uuvni& of lutorest. It is instruetive t0 kuow that £114 wus paid tho Donno Houxé for the “ enterininmont of Legislative Committeocs,” just a8 if the Comnutteos Lnd not charged their expensed to the Buto, Wo find numorous items of “petty exponse,” which may cover a multi- tude of g, One of these items s B27.47, wother $49,00, another £50.29, sundry oxponses 6090, and so it goes. We aro choercd with the intolligenco that * four pigs " cost 54 Now why not put thess * four pigs " fna “ potey oxpenso ” itern. llaw many pigy conld be hid- den away in ull tho potty expenses, it wonld take a matheiuatioinn to culculate, At tho sume rato, #60.80 of * sundry oxpenses ™ would purohinso dixty aud nine-tonth pigs, and #6620, fifLy-six aud twonty-nine ona-hindreth pigs, Why should those * four pigs” bo singled out and Lield up to the scorn of mankind an conting only ¥4, whilo innumerablo othor pige, nnd Hoaven knows whay else, are puried in thio mysteriovs poity and sundry exponso necounts,” fint to pams on: 22,826.84 wan oxpenaoid in tho purchase of books, cte., in Burope, aud #1,084,84 in ehemical apparatus, JHut, quantum suf, ; skipping uu sore or two of printing wo arrive ut THL ESYAYE, and find B, T, Johngon, of Champaigy, dilating on "ludian Coru.” It runs ovor Lwenty-five prges, and if any man has toad 1t he doservos n roward of a baniow chiction, Undoubtedly it is interesting, but none buv & farmer would roud it, and very fow farmora oo this University ro- pnrt, YU 0ur Rallways and our Karmom” was * doliverod beforo tlie Agrioultural Convontion at Dittéflold, Ritor County, Fob, 7, 1873, by W, O. Flagr.” and further on in this volumo {4 nu- other paper by W. C. Flagg on * Our Houses and Thelr Oniamentation,’ AR, ¥LAGG 18 PROLIFIO. Ho had throo cssays in tho rurora of the Doard of Agriculturo, and” hore nre two moro printod thosamo yoar. It i onsily understood that ho got his dissortations printod in the Agricultural repott « heesuso they wore prize oasnys, but Low Lo got two moro in ‘the volume under considern- tion passos comprohonsion. But is it not res cordod that ho prosontad the University with n * Dovon bull-calf,” and porhaps the printing of thoso ossnys was in the natire of « paymont for tho ealf, which was a pracidus benst. Mr, Lawrenco, Hoad Farmor of tlho Univorsity, prints & papor on the ¢ Ilearing aud Feodig of Btock,” m which he omits alluslons to ** foro and oft milking,” a favorite topte ina farm roport, ond confluco his attontion to the treatment and caro of cattle, In tho middle of it fe the follow- ing paragraplh : Wo arosald to possoss the richest land that the sun looks down upon ; aud yet the ownors of this soll aco compelled to sond off thiolr fat, sleok, ' ripa™ ators to feod mon not haif a8 descrving ns tho farmors of Jili- nols, to say the loast, snd wo take Up with the ¢ bob- tnli,? tho * lop-hormie,” tho * scalawngs,” and old cowa hat have hod the Jost drop of juice wrung out of thom, ond old bulls and stags that had ought to be vent fo Now York, to food their Twoeds and Connolly's, or clso to Jollet, to feed pricon convicts, Drother farmers, thiean things ought not thue to bo Tha publishing of these papors ia AN _OUTIAGE ON TAXTAYERS, and only an old fool of a Stute would bo guilty of such oxtravagance. No individusl would be #o foolish, Would the authors of thoso papors doliberately publish them ab their own oxponse, or would thoy hnve tho andacity to offer them for salo in the form of pamphlots ? Buroly thero isroom for rotreuchmont in publio printing. Such agricultural printing has no botter offcos than puif & few men, withont Improviug or ele- vating the condition of the farmers, fest s g iy THE LAXE FRONT SALE. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Sruivariewp, 1ll., Jan. 10.—The Cook County mombora spent Sunday talking over the nocea- slty of pussing o bill onabliug citics to soll depot grounds, otc., and, aftor & dny's considoration, it was coucluded that such a bill should bo pro- pared. It is contended that its possago will put Chieago in = position to demaud much more than £800,000 for the Lake Fropt, Leo intro. ducod the bill in the Senate, Itroads asfol- lows: . ADLy for an “act to sutliorize tho Legislative authiority of any {ncorporated city in this Stato to sell Darke, ot any otlier publio grouud, or any lands Lo longiig to any such city, or any pnct of tho same, ‘which may linvo boconio tho proporty of auch elty by purcliago or otherwiso,” N0, 1, e it onactod by the people of the Stato of ilinols represonted in tho General “Aseembly, That it ahall be lawrul for the City Council of nuy incorporat- ed clty in this Ktuto toscll sty park or other yublic ground which may hnve Locome the® property of such City by purchioso or otherwise, or any liuds, or any Tatt of the same, tho proceeds or moncy #o_derlved Trow any such silo fo bo creaited to the General fund of such elty, to bo appropriuted from tims to timo. to pay ay city indobteduess fu such sum or suma aud fu #uch ninunor us the City-Councll may by order orordis ‘suance direetly, 2rovided, Lowevor, no sich sule shall be made unless by o vote of tlree-fourths of all the members of such City Councll or* Board of Aldermen authorized by to bo elected, such vate to bo taken by yean and uays, 10 be entored on its journal, Wher- over tho word Clty Council s uscd in thisact, it shall Lr hield to mean Common Council or Board of Alder~ meu. ; 8o, 2. Whoreas certaln cltics in this State hove no power to soll purke or public grounds wheroforn an omergency exists ; thereforo thid act shall take otfect and Uo fn forco from ond after ils passago, Sy ] RAILROAD INTERESTS. Special, ispateh to The Chicago Tribune, RAILBOAD COMMISSIONERS, SemiverFieLp, 1L, Jan, 19.—Gordon intro- duced a bill providing for electing the Railroad and Warchouse Commissloners, and wanted it referred to Civil Service and Rotrouchment, but & motion of Mr. Hopkins to send it to tho Rail- rond and Warehouso Commiitee provailed. : GRAD-LAW FIGURES. The President presented for the Auditor of Btato lus roport under Mr, Starne's rosolution councerning the benefits arising to tho Stato under the Railrond-Grab law of 186. It shows o railrond milonge of 2,79 miles and 1,005 foet, on which the amonnt of registerad bonds is $12,366,667. 'Tho agsessmont of 1873 on this milonge is: For raflroad track and rolllug stock, Capital stock... £29,88, 421 24,077,837 Totalieersraisnsennssane y Thy sccond table shows in dotail the valuation of 1868 of all tho property in counties throngh which aided railroads run to be 172,287,956, The valuation of 1878 for the eame counties and lacalities is as follows: - Property of railroads ided Other property $ 94,760,563 140,041,734 L$4T4,802,295 L 179,287,988 Total valuation of 1873 Agafst valuation of 1868. . . WATERED STOCK. Tollowing is the Cummings bill rolating to gmr‘ed stock, now on second readmg in the onate: ABILL for sn act o prevent fraudulont {ssuo of rail- zoad stock and bonds. SEOTION 1, e 1t cuacted by the People of the State of Liinow, Liepree:nted in the General Assembly, That bereafter no certificate of stock shull be isaned by nny raflrosd corporation, organized undor tho goneral laws of this Stato or of auy special sct of incorporation, ox- cept upon the followny conditions s Jirgt—The payment to the corporation by the persen recelving such cortificate of slock, n lnwful money of the United_$tates, of the full amount, at par, of the whares of the capital stock represented by such cor- tificate, = NSecond—The incorporation in each cortificato of tho toliowing yrovisious, namely: Tlis cetiifiato of stock is fesued in conformity fo an act of the General Assembly of tho State of lilinois, entitled [yiving tho titlo of the nctaud (he dato of its approval), and upon " the receipt of lawful monoy of tho United Biates to thy full amount, ut par, of the shares of stock represented berein, Sco, 2. No cortificato of stock shall be issued for capitalized ocurniugs, or upon the basls of any appreelsted value of the property or franchices of tho corporation, or in poyment of any dividend upon stock theretofore” fseued, or in poyment of nny contmctor for coustructing or Tepairing uny raflroad, or for ouy lobor, materials, Bupplies, or cars furnislied such corporstlon, or for any luuds, right of way, franchises of other torpora- tions, or for uny debt, contingent liability, contract, ar abligution, in lew of money, But in all cascs whot it #hall bo luwful for any such corporation to fssue cer~ titicates of origiual stock, or to increaseita capital atock, such stock shall first be subscribed ond paid for In money, at ita par value, And fn il casca of the consolidation of two or mora raiirond corporations, n pursusnce of the lawn of thla State, the capital atock of thio uow or consolidated corporation shall uot exceed the oggregate mmount of all, privr to consoiidne Hon ; sud the stockholders in the okl corporutions muy Lo entitled to tho same amount in the con- solldoted corporation, sud 1o more, And wpon tho insuing of o new ceriificate, the old one sboll bo sur- rondered ond canceled : Frovidod, thut if tho market vuluo of any of thostock of sy auch corporation, ut the time of the proposed consolidation, s less than par, such deprectated otock shal only be sdmitted ns & part of tho stock of tho consolidated corporation, uyon he basis of its uctusl warket value st the tme of con- solldation, Bro, Y, No such raflroad corporation shall createa bonded Indebiedness to a greater awount than the uiount of the caplal wlock aubsceibed and astusly n S, 4, No such corporation sballfswus Uonds benr- Ing o greater rute of intercst than 8 per contum per aunum, from the timo of fwuing thercof, payabls wemi-annunlly, nor ruuniug for moro thun tweuty yeurs; nor sball such bouds he negotiated at Tess than 13 ceuts on the dollar, fn Iswlul mosey of the United Blutes, " 8g0, 6, No dividend upon the capital stock of am such corporation eliall be puld in the bouds thereof, uor shall any such corporation muke any contract, obligation, or ngreement, or incur any linbility, to e discliorged in wholo or in part by tho payment ‘or de- livery of the bouds of such corporativn, 8r0, 6, AUl bonds and capitul stock of any such corporation lssued in violation of the provisions of this act slinil bo vold ; and any peraon Liaving an interest in any such corporation muy apply Lo o court of squity,und buvo auch bouds or capital stock canceled ; utd all ‘bouds of any such corparstion thercafter iwaucd shall state upon their fice thut the provisions of this act have, fi all respects, beon compliod with 1n tho fssu. iug of such bouds, e MISCELLANEOUS, Spesial Lispateh to The Chicago Tribune, YHO¥, TURNER, ot SeuiNarieLp, 1L, Jan, 10.—Mr. Whitney and his frlonds have boon working industriously over Bunday to couvert enough enraged Sona- tors to carry tho motion to recouslder the vote by which the Semato refused to confirm Prof. Turner. The worik is half done, 'The vote for confirmation numbored twenty, which lacked six of tho roquited number, Mossrs, Ferroll, Ouu- ninghiam, aud Warren have beon convorted, aud will now vote for confirmation, Prof, Turner's feiondu sy that he has heen punshed sufiicient- Iy, uud that by Wednosday thoy will bo able to confirm him, CUOK COUNTY FEES, ‘Tho bill fixing tho fees ot Cool County ofil- clals was reportod favorably, read o fivet timo, and orderod {0 & second reading, It i & modis fleation of the Rountres bill, which was out down on an averago 60 por cent, and the contomplatod clinngo in tho County Troasuror and Collector's foos was atrikon out. 'Tho bill is vory rauch fin= proved by tho whittling of tho Committeo, and [L 1n bolioved will not now ratse much miore reve- nuo than will ho necessary to pay exponses of the soveral oftices. TEYIGION 1N TIE HOUSE, Tho House this morning roforrod tho revisod bill on Torries to tho Usnel Committes and pasaed the bills reforring to mandumus and tho publication of legal noticos, That onded the ro- vised bills in tho Iouso, which thon took up old Houso bills ori‘third reading. TEVISING THE REVENUE DILL. Crawford introduced a resolution providing that tho Rovonne Committce bo instructed to take into consideration thoe Rovenus bill passod in 1872, all the nmendmonts Rinco mado or pro- posed to bo mado, all resolutions and suggos- tions boforo tho Commitice, nud reduco tho whole to n compact slape in o rovised bill, ‘I'ho rosolution possed, and the Committoo can go to work, If it opous tho wholo queation there will bo two monthe' work, 8s the Board of Equaliza- tion, snd tho mode of ngscssing, and all tho per- ploxing problems rolating to taxation will have to bo settlod. THE LITTLE \VADASIL, The steokholders of the slnck-water nnviga- tion of tho Littlo Wabash sold thelr Intorest'to tho Btate somo timo ngo for £35,000, the amount ot stock boing 876,000, Now the stockholdors claim the Btato owes them 80 per cont on the obligation, but will be satisfied if the Btato will “hang tho gatos.” Dolan, of Whits County, mado & pathetic appeal to the House this motn- m;i for money to **hang the gates,” and tho On- nal Comimittoe was put in charge of the appli- cation. BURNT RECORDS. Tho Housoe took up the bill for an act of limi- tations of liens of judgments and deorses where the record thoreof has beon destroyed, and to limit the time of commoncing procoedings to rostore such record or earablish such hen, ‘I'his bill was introduced by Mr. Bradwell to limit procecdings undor the Burnt Records bill, 1t reccived votes enough to pass it to-day, until members found it was & Chicago bill, wion tho gentlemen from tho country begun to change their votes uniil it was killed, not _oven tho in- fluence of the Ropublican leader, Br. Bradwall, being sble to save it. MARKIED WOMEN'S TESTIMONY. The House passed a SBonate bill which oxtonds tho right for married pooplo to testify for or against each othey. It provides thatin actions upon policies of insurance of proporty, so far as relates to tho amount and valuo ot tho property alleged to bo injured or deatroyed ; or in action agaiust catriors, 5o fur ag rolatos to loss of prop- erty and tho sinount aud value thereof, aud in all” business transnctions whoro the transac- tion was conducted by such married womsu as the ngent of her husbaud, the hus- baud snd wite mny testify for or agaimst onch ofher in tho sBame mauner as other paitios 3 provided that nothing in this section shall bo congtrued to authorizo or pormit auy such hus- band or wife to testify {o any admissions or con- vorsations of the other, whother mado by him to hier, or by her fo bia, or by oitter to a third person, excopt in suits or causes between suoh husband nud wife, TOARD OF HEALTH IN COOK COUNTY. Senator Dawes’ bill for the orgunization of n Board of Health in Cook County was postponed, becaunse ho was absont. Thompson, lehoe, and Willinmson expressed themeolves a totally op- posed to the bill. M, HINCKLEY, Receiver of the Gilman Lioud, and Presidont of tho Chicago & Jowa, was in the lobby this altor- noon, Tlo is delighted with the schodules,which allow bim to chargo about 10 por cent highor than the old rates oo all his roads, Ho expeots to adopz the schedules and charge accordingly. BUNDAY CONTRACTS, Mr. Leo introducdd in tho Sonate a bill mok- ing contracts ontered into on Bunday as binding a8 on any other day. . BOLDIERS' MONUMENT COMMITTEE. 4 This General Assombly, -at_ils first session, passed an act appropriating $25,000 to build a soldiers’ monument 1n the -National Cometery at Mound City, and providing for the appointmont of tbree Commissioners to superiutend the oroction of it, to sorve without fee or roward,” ‘he Governor to-day appointed Jonathan O. Willis, of Massnc Clounty, Willium A. Luney, of Johueon, and Williameon M. Hamilion, of P lagki, who, it i8 snid, will undortake the work st an early day. Thy law took etect the 1stof July last. CERTIFICATI OF OUGANIZATION. The Seciotary of Btato iesued u cortificato of organization to tho Gem City Tovacco Works, of Quincy ; oapital, £100,000. S e 1LOUSE COMMITTEES A met this ovening. ‘I'lint ou Railroads appointed a sub-committce to draft a bill embodying the schedule. The Ponitentinry Colmmittee concluded to re- porbt againat reducivg the numbor of Commis- siouers to one, and_sgaiust abolisbing the oflico of Chaplain, only Hopkine and Quinn voling in favor of tho latter proposition. e i LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. ‘The Mississippi Elcctions==Ames Dos ciarcd by tho Sapreme Court to o the Constitutional Governor, Special Dispateh to Tha Chieago Tiibune, Meareuis, Jan, 19.—Undor an act passed at the extra sossion of tho DMississippi Legislaturo ox- pediting uctions by quo warranto, the question of tho constitutionnlity of n recent olection has been brought before tho Bupremo Courl on an agreed caso of the old and the nowly-clected County Creasurer of Hinds, Gov. Powers hov- 1ng signed the act, way susious to obtain a de- cision at the earlicst practicable momont to de- torming_ which is really ‘the conatitu- tionnl State Government,—his own or that of Gon. Ames, who claime authority by virtne of tho Into election. The quostion having thus been bm"i:m before the Suprome Court, its do- cision hos been awaitod with groat intorest. Op Saturday » motion to diswmiss wos argued,-und overruled, the Court taking tho matter under adyisemeut until to-doy, when, the opinion wns dolivered that the act under which the election was leld on Nov. 4 Inst was counstitutionn], soquently tho election itsclf was valid. T settles tho question between Gov. Ames’ and Povwers, and puts Ames in the Governor's chnir, Ikailrond Eond Case in Wisconsin. Special Dispateh ta The Chicano Tribunc, Minwaukeg, Wis., Jan. 10.—A mandamus was applicd for in the United States OCircuit Court to-day, calling on tho City of Fond du Lao to show cause why it should’ not forthwith pry tho ]udt;ment obtuined by tho pleintif in suits brought to recover interast ou_the bonds issned by the county to the .‘!Iwbngn'u & Fond du Luo Tuilroad, The aflidavits show that, after the judgments were obtained, the County Supervis- ors met and rosolved to rosist puyment by all lo- gol meane, ‘The Cowrt ordered the defendauts to answor on tho 27th. Suit to Compel the Xlinoks Central Aailroad Compuny to Scll its Lands According to Law. special Dispatch to The Chlewao Tribune, BpmiNarieLp, Iil., Jan. 19.—In tho Buprome Court to-day, the Attornoy-Goeneral filed a peti- tion for a peremplory writ of mandamus to com= pel the 1llinois Central Railroad Company to =oll 1ts Innds in accordance with the provisions of the act of 1878, . ‘The Osnge Ccdéd Land Cuses in Kane HiLs, Spectal Dispateh to T'he Chicayo Tribune. Torexa, Ken., Jan, 19.—A dispateh recoived here to-night states that the Attorney-Genernl had ordored suit to ho begun by the Distriot. Attornoy in the Unitod Stutes Cireuit Court hero, 10 tent the validity of any and all patents fssued for Osago ceded land e FIGHT WITH INDIANS. A Smnll Band of Comunches Stray from Thelr Reservation and Fail to Return, NEw ORLUANE, Jan, 19.—The News hus the following _mpecial from Sun Antonio this dato: **Lntost from Eagle Pass, On Friday, tho 0th, at Nowtown: Mexico, & boy was chased by Tndiane, Tho Moxleun citizons started immediately in pursuit, overtook tho In- dianw, aud, after u hard fight of eight hours, suoceedad in killing tiio whole band of nine In- dinny_and one _squaw, 'I'vo citizens were woundod, The Indinns wero supposod to bo Comanohos from the ltesexvation,' DISCOVERY OF COAL, Correspoudence of The Chicayo Tribune, TLaxsing, Mioh,, Jen. 17.—~Coul of a suporior quality, containmg but elight traces of sulptiyr, Lus beun discovernd within the corporate limits of Muson, ab a dep:th of 40 feet from tho surface, Tha voin }u 2 fect 8 inohos in thickness, A come pany has been formod to contivue boring in other divections for o thickor stratum, g MASONIC, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribine, Derrorr, Mich., Jun, 10.~The Grand Couneil of I, aud 8, Masons, of this cily, mel here to- night and transneted womo proliminary business of a privuto chaiuoter,. The anuual election of oftloern takes placo to-miorrowr, THE LABOR (_ZSTION. - Latest Conditfon of Affairs in tho Ponusylvania Miniug Regions. The Miners Organizing and Preparing for a Siege. Thelr Bill of Complaint Against the Great Operating Companies. Cases of Lawlessndss Reported:in the Lehigh District. Twenty Thousand Men Now Out of Employment,, THE WYOMING DISTRICT. Spectul Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. WrrEsuARRE, Pn., Jan. 10.—Among the miners of the northorn coal-flolds of Ponnsyl- vanio slumbers o deoply-rooted Latred toward tho operating companies, which grows stronger’ a8 tho programmo of the combination to force upon them a roduction unfolds iteelf. Your cor- rospondont lins mingled froely with tho moat in- telligont colliers' of the Wilkesbarre Districts durtng the last two days, and finds that thoy prosout this = ARRAIGNMENT OR DILL OF INDICTMENT against the four great renregontative corpora- tions embraced within the monopoly controlling tho Wyoming region. Theso aro the same com- plats that may bo heard in every other antbracito rogion of tho Btate. Tho miners decloro that their condition is but little re- moved from that of a bonded stave, as they sre tho victims of tho capricos of the Companics, who dole out their own figures to serve a pros- poring grood, and forco them into idlenoss, when production is to bo suspended in order to NAISE A CORNEL, or lift up pricos to speculntion fgures; that the wages that ars now earned undor the basis of 1878 do not afford hardly a_comfortable living, aod that o reduction would continually involve thom in dobt; that they lave been sub- jected to all kinds of “petty anuoyances, such as the temporary suspousion of mining in timos when thore is no notual resson thorotor; that o perfocted system of withholding is in yogue, tite Compauy not furnishing them with tho full number stipulatedin tha contracts, thus compolling the colhers to loso tims and money ; thnt un‘)uriutnmluntu live boen . nppointed - dis- tasteful to thoin, who displey favoritiom, and also by other means cut down- the earnings; that o dictatorial 2ud insolont mauner of doaling with the miner oxists, rarely even allowing him o voico in any couferance when the quostion of weges ariges 3 that the inadoquate VENTILATION LAWS ARL ORIMINALLY NEGLECTED snd disregarded, tho inspectors, whose duty it is to ouforeo tho rules, paying but littlo attent to their business, nud thus jeopardizing thie lite of the collior, These abusos, with many others, have oxteuded over a long perlod of years, until now, when an additiensl cross in the matter of a roduction of \Vn{illm is_about to bo thrust upon them, the men have dotermined that THERE SUALL DE NO SUBMISSION on thoir part, and that thoy will holl out like thoir brothron of tho Schuyliill region until tho last copper bas been exhausted. Tho men have not made this declaration in couvention, but this i the geworal burden nmong them in every district of tho rogion. “I'no cry of atarm is sounding, and *‘organize!™ is tho word that goes from lip to lip. T'rom all quartors the report comes hero that active proparations are on foot for tho forma- tion of the lodges of the National Miners' Union, Good authorities slato that before the month closos the organization will number in this re- gion 2 momborship of fully 20,000 men. A BTRUGOLE MUST ENSUE. The inhabitavts of (ho country feel that it is npproeching, snd great auxiely and unonsi- ness has been occusioned, The oporators still cling to their old story that there 18 vo do- mand for coals, und consoquently with the very largo stock =t points of, shipment, which is enough to supply the consumption for some timo yet, thoy caunot afford to miue a tou, CONHIDERABLY EXCITEMENT hos been created to-day nmong the colliers in this immedinto district over the arrival of John Sinoy, President-of the Nationul Miners’ Union, and C. B, Johuson, editor of tho Workingmen, the oigan of the collicrs, who Ve, come . over from the Hehuylkill A great masg-mooting Wil bo herc’ on _Woduosdny, as the _call the same has beon issued to-doy.” It is uot positivoly Juown to-night whether or not the queation of the roduction will come up for con- sideration, but the presence of Mr, Swey at this particular juncturo is ominous. RESISTING REDUCTION. Reports roach here to the effect that about 5,000 colliers o] lu?'esl at the mives of the Miu- eral Railrond & Mining Company, Lake Fiddler, Hickory Swamp, and Hickory Ridgo, are now holdmg out agninst a 10 per cont roduction. Although tho strikors do not bolong to tho Min- ers’ and Laborors’ Benevelont Association now, it Is understood they will do so. TUE GREAT CARLONDALE IMEROGLIO ‘has nssumed no chunge for the bottor, and it is quite apparent that tho determined position taten by both operators and men will causo the strugglo to bo one of un indefinite period. About 7,000 men aro employed at this place. Various reports come in of . INCENDIARY CONFLAGRATIONS, and tho operators have taken precautions to protect thgllr prulp‘crtyA l}mlmidemhlo Inwlesa- ness prevailg, and in_some places, eapecially in the upper Lehigh district, thoro ialnlmuu); 13 reign of torror. At tho County Court horo to- day, fifteen indictmonts were prosented for mur- ;151', w§nnlh shows to what extont the lawlessness 8 carriod, rogion, held for —— THE SCHUYLKILL DISTRICT, Special Inspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Pormsvuir, Pa, Jan. 10,—The striko has begun now in earneat, and all business is pros- tratod more than over beforo in this region. At lenst ¥ N 20,000 MEN ARE OUT OF EMPLOYMENT, With 1o signs of an abatement of tho lock-out ‘Thero are no now developments to-day, save the meeting of tho men to consult in rogard to in- dividual operators who are willing to work thoir colliers upon tho 1873 basis, and nearly all of tho mon would go to worlat once in all such col- lieries, but tho raiirond company will undoubtodly TEFUSE TRANSTORTATION, and the whole region, buth minors and oporators, aro ut tho morcy of the corporation. ‘Ihore hnve beon no violont demonstrations as yel, and overythi quiet, determined opposition, 5 T LUZERNE DISCRICT, ud]ohulng this «..c, the Wilkesbarre Coal and Iron Compauny is the controlling power, snd there also the men ate idle, 'flmn Company noithor refuses nor agrees to the proposition of the mon, but backs out beeanso its mines ure on five. Itisbelloved, goucrally, tbat thero i coucert " of _nction bebwoon' this Compatiy and tho Toading, awd a8 soon nu the wtock ~of cosl pgets roduced both will tell the men to go to work n‘]l:n‘:: élr: Qintflmé Lluzenm mlnnnl;mlm:v' rm)huy“:ufb: h il oxcuss wi Vi T tho oxeuss wil not avall much A STHOKE OF POLIOY. Mr. Sinoy, Preaident of the Minors' llfnou, who Hves hoce, bas gone to Luzerno to Drovont u genoral etrilio, 8o a4 Lo bo ablo to diaw uqullun from them t o help the inon kero, 1t is bolioved ho will quiot thiugs, so that the bulk of tho susponsion will bo In this rogion. If this bo tho cago, wo will have n long and expousive :,tll;‘xk'g,r unlen;ulg% 1‘“‘{’?{‘“ Company nccoden to M8 of 8, nud it oy now romain 7 from violonao as at ])I'Gflmll.y e fray —— MISCELLANEOUS. New Yo, Jun, 19,—Tho Commitieo of Snfoty onlled u meoting of the workingmen of (he Fourth und Fifth Wards, yestorday, to orgamzo ward assoviations, ‘Lhe few who rospondod woro addrossed by the loadors who were missing from tho last Pomplidny Hquure mocting, promisiug suother demonstration with auother result, it things went on uw they had done of lato, and tho workingmeu heoume crazed with Lungor, el FOND DU LAC ITEMS. Syeclal Dispatah to The Chieago T'ribue, OND LU Lo, Wis,, dun, 19, I, and J,, Amoty, two of the wealthiest mon, have docided to orcol a lurge hotol in this elty, comwenciny iu the early I{\l’ “fi' 1t will cost ‘at loast £100,000, Au {nvestigation by a committeo appolutod by National tlio County Donrd l]nvulovnd tho fact that W. I, F. Bmith, lnta County Clork, was short i his accounts in tho sun of 8000, o cano forward and pald over tho amount, - STA'I:E LEGISLATURES, The Iowa Iouse of chrcscnlalivbs Not Yet Organizod, A Uompromise Proposed—-Probable Eleotion of Speaker To-day. The Wisconsin Legislature Holds a Busy Monday Session. Amicable Settlement of Affairs at the Teoxas State Capital. IOWA. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DrsMoings, In., Jan, 18.—The Housoe took the 120th ballot without cholco for Spenker. Both sides nre canvaseing with .closed doors this ovening, and propositions for a compromise aro made. It is probable an organization will bo offocted to-morrow. IN THE BENATE, arosolution to tax ohurch property, the pmgurty of tho Stalo, Agricultural College and Stalo University, and il lands inclosed a8 cemotories nud lands for salo, was made tho special order {for to-morrow. Potitions woro introducoed by Sanatorn Morrill, of Clinton ; Campholl, of Jasper; aud Cooley, of Dubuque, to mnke the Soldiers’ Orphans Homes opon to all orplians. e ‘WISCONSIN. Snecial Disvatoh to The Chicago Tridune, Mapsos, Wis., Jan. 10.—The Capitol to-dny witnessed the rare spectacle of a Mouday morn- ing session fully attended. BENATE. A rosolution was offered by Scnntor Johnson (Kopublican) sltuding to tho intimation fu the messago of the Governor that tho oxpentes for the State printing might bs ocur- tafled and considerable sum# thercby bo saved, and askin, tho Hecretery of State to repott to the Senate in what itoms, in his opinion, reductions may be made in the pub-~ {Iu pr:llflug without dotriment to the public in- orast. A regolution roferring tho various subjects of tho Governor's mesungo to appropriate commit- tees was adopted. A momorinl to Congress was introdiced for the survey of a water routo from Lake Buporior to Lake 8t. Croix, % The bill to prevent extortion and unjust dis- crimination by failrond compavies was roferred, to the Judiciary Committee. 74 ASSEMDLY. A memorial was prescuted from the Shoboy- Fm‘ County Btard of Eururvinam -for tho ou- argemont of tho Northorn Hospital for the In- sone. Resolutions woro offered calling on the Secre- tary of State for a gtatement of the amount of money reported to him as exponded on Sturgeon Bay Onnal; also for a rovised cstimate of ro- coipts and expeuditures of the State for tho your 1875; reducing estimates for expenditurcs to the lowest amount in his judgmout consistont with the public interest; for evening rossions after tho 20th inst.; for a joint Specinl Commit- teo of five, to investigate tho questions of Trans- portation in this Stato, and of tevenue to tho Stato from Railronds, Tolegraphs, and Expross Companies; to procure five copies of Tnylor's Statues for tho Btate Libiarian, for use during the session. A resolution was ndopted designating, Fob, 7 28 tho time for receiving new businese, General bills wore introduced to prohibit the recolving of free passes or commutation fares by membors of the Logislature, State officers, or Judges, with & ponally of from €100 to 3200 fino on transportation compauies offering them ; in referencs to the form of convoyancos of land; rogulating railroads 60 os to provent disorimiun- tion or extortion, by requiriug a_pro, rata tariff on froights, and providing for a Board of Rail- rord Commigsioners ; requiring parties to pro- cced within o reacounble time after receiving a rofereo's roports in clyil actions, A momonal_ to Congress was adopted rolative to the removal of tho Winnebagos. GOV, WASHDURN'S INTENTIONS. . The Slate Jowrnal, in responso to paragraphs in ther papors to-night, suys: ** We know whete-, of we_speak, and can say most positively thac $eGov. Wasliburn has nover sought & Fedoral ap- pointment, hns had noue offored to him, does uot oxpect Lo have such offor, and, whal is more thoro 18 no appointment ho would acespt if it should be tendered to him. Ho is comfortably located on his farm nonr thia city, hasall the work ho wants, and is too happy in his surround ings to_think of nccopting any ofilce in the gift of tho President. " S G TEXAS. GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 19.—The Austin special to the News says: Multors horo ave vory quiet. The ofices of the Governor and Socretary of State are virtually turned over to the new of- ficors, It is probuble_ that Governor Coke will sond to the Sonate, to-dny, the name of the now Attoraoy-General for ratification, Whon this is done, the proper ofticars for Govornor, Attorney- Geuoral, and Seeretary of State will proceed to count tho votes for tho othoer State ollicers, and Constitutional amendments, which will be com- ploted on Wednesday. Immedintoly thereafter, the Comptroller of tho Treasury and Superin- tendent of the Land-Ofico will be installed. The prasont incumbents have signited their willing. ;I‘:?‘H to retire when their successors have quuhi- ed, LATER. AusTiy, Tox,, Jan, 19.—To-dny Sergeant-at- Armey’ Shropshiro, ol the Souate, accompaniod by several doputies, procovded to tho difterent Government oftices of the Stato, and took pos- gession. Whon be demanded the keys from Newcomb, ho rofused them. It “bocame necossary to arrest him, but, after surrendoring the keys and other property of lia late department, ho was released. Gov. Davis_lind previoisly loft the~Txecutive offlco, leaving only a clork thero. Tho_clork, after arrest, swrondered the keys. Iu_ the Adjutant-General's Depattmont, Britton mado no abjection, yet assortod positively “ You may bo acting rathor fast.” Nowcomb eshibited con- sidernble excitemont. His fire-place was full of pupers, burning, Gov. Coke was froquently con- gratulnted. Thero seoms a gonoral feoliug of thankfulness that the people of Toxus At last have possassion of their own, The Public In- nm\cRou Dopartmont was released because the votes for Superintendent of that Department bave not yot been counted. ‘Thoro ‘was ovidontly a flual dotermination among the lute ofiicors to ignore the opinlon of Attornoy-Goneral Willisms, thoy ouly giving un tho koya aftor being arrested, and then uudor vorbal protests, Gon. Steelo now has the Adju- tant-Gonoral's Department, Capt. Goorgo Clurke tho Hocrotary of Btale's, sud Gov. Coke tho Ex- coutive oftices. » 7 KANSAS, pecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Kan., Jan. 19,—Thore is no porcepti- ble lighting up of tho obecurity that surrounds the ovent of Am Seunatorial contest. Fho only ono thing cortain s, that the Indepondent cau- cus can olect u Sonator if it choose to. This fact is so generally conceded, that an attempt {s boiug mado to create a diversion by getting up seotional enuousca of Northwostern aud Bouth- wontern members. 7TitE LEADING CANDIDATI FROM THI: NORTHWEST is Col, W, A, Phillipy, o straight iadical, who may, if bo stays in Washington, gather some strongib. Thore is talli of his coming homo, ho does o will he gregted by n rosolution of condomnation, ordering him to his duty at tho National Capitel, ‘Iie principal HOUTHERN AND AND BOUTHWESTERN CANDIDATIEY are Plumb, of Lyon County, aud Carponter, of Neoshio, hath Itadical—one o banker, the other sn ox-ruilrond attornoy. Doth have somy strength, and Plumb, balng an active and aggrou- sive workoer, muy bocome quite fornndablo, Harvoy, who was tho principal Grange candilate last yeur, doss mot do- velop muel atrengtl Rics hus some girongth, (ov, Osborn’s strength in estimuted al 4f, thangh oconsi bly ovor-estimated I think, s messngo, which "was o concossion to * RAILROADS. Ineldents of the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Contral Frelght Fights Annual Repur‘t of the Lnkc; Shore & Mich- igan Southern Road. Other Ruilroad Matters, THBR RMLROAD WAR. Tha two groat rallroad companies of the East —the Pennaylvania Central and the Baltimoro & Ohio Railrondu—aro stiil combalting crch otber with blttorness and vigor, Tho publie, however, has no causo to complain about the continurnce of hostilities, tho koon compotition for paseon- gor nud frolght trado apparently cutting the raten of fare down to what will apparontly baro- 1y pay tho oxpenso and nothing rthore, Althiough tho contest haa boon golng on for soveral weaks, thore are as yut not the alighteat indications of o compromiso or return to old fares; on the con- trary, both sides are confident of coming out ahiond, and express an unalterablo dotormination to fight it to tho bitter eud. . TEDUCED FREIGHTS. 3 Tho passongor fares having already boon ro- | duced to & minimum,. the fight has now com- menced on froights, Mr. Walsh, the Agont of tho Baltimoro & Ollo Railroad in this oity, re- celved a dispatch ordering him to accapt froights iu this clvy for Boston sud other Now England cities at tho following rates: Itiral class, 66 conts ; sceond class, G0conts; third class, 0cents; Tourth clags, 35 conts, and special class, 30 cents por 100. Fourth and epocial class will be in- nuced. $ TOE D, & 0.'§ LINE, ‘T'heso rates aro far below the prosont froight schedulos of the othor Eastern lines in this city, and unless they reduce their rates also tho” Baltimoro & Olio Rmilroad .will have to carry o lnrge sharo of Western frolghts do- stinoa for Eadtern parts. At prosent it freight cars, tho Continental, run over the Illinois Con- tral & Xankakee line, but the Compauy is {umhlug its now lino to this city—tho Baltimoro, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railroad—to nspeedycom- pletion. ~Tho'opening the Iirst Division of its Chicago extonsion was formally sunounced Jan. 1, This embraces the road from Controton, un the Lake Eri Divisioa, to Doshler, on the Cin- ciunati, Humilton & Dayton Railrond, 63 milos in length, Tho livo just opencd passos through the flourishivg towns of Liilin, Ropublic, and Fostorin, At Tiffin it intoresccts with tha Ciucinnati, Sandusky & Clevoland Railrond, nud al Fostoria, with the Lake Erie & Louisvillo Ruilroad, both of which will prove valuable feed- ors, The grading and masonry of the remainder of the lino to Chicago, 206 miles, is also com- ploted, N iz e B LAET SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTH. ERN, ‘The annual roport of the Lake Shote & Micli- gon Southern Rinilroad for the yoar 1873 coue taius the following interosting facls and atatis- ties s * HTOOK AND DEDTE, Cavital stock, as per charter, ... Amount of stock subseribed. Amount paid i, o8 by last rep ota umount now patd in of capi .00 unded dobt, s by lust report, 504,000.00 *Total amoint now of funded del ,095,000.00 Floating debt, 03 by last roport. + 4003,472.43 "Tho amount ow of flonting deb, L 4,754,108.70 ‘lotal amount now of funded und floatiug debt. v veeiiseveis ueaners 33,840,103.70 Avorngo rute, per abnuim, of inferost on £unded oDbusess.enessess.nesaneses 70T cots *Theso amounts do not include the dsbt of the two Toads wholiy owned by the Lako Bhoro & Michigan Southorn Rullwoy Company, to wit, Detrolf, Mouros & Toledo Rufiroad, §934,000; Kulimozoo & White Yigeon, $600,000, COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT, Graduation and muuronry, bridges, super- structure, including frou ; passenger and freght alationy, butldings, and 8xtures ; eogine oud car houses, maching-sliops, machinery ond fiztured, land, laud-dain uges, und fences. . Locomotives and i % pasnonger and baggage cars, froight, and OLUEr CATB.vaasvanmnnes eeeee +0 19,208,220 Total cost of road and equipment. ... .475,932,020 "This road is a consolldution of several di ffercht com- pauics in six States—Now York, Pouusylvania, Olio, Michigan, Indiang, and Ilinois.. Nonoof the com™ yanies outslde of Now York had kept their con- struction-acconut in detall,hence only tho aggregate of construction sud equipment cun be given, 1 CIARAGTE:NISTICE OF ROAD, Length of road, iniles, 540 Tength of road'in this Siate, mile. Gy Tonyith of road luid, milee,. ! ..., 540 Length of road laid'In this State, miles, 093 Length of doublo track, including sidings, miles.... 508 593 0 0 Number of engines ) Number of firstecla clght-wheelcare) 1 Number of secon-clias sud omigrant pagecn- or-card (raled an lyht-aboel cara)ovo.ove 99 Number of baggage, mafl; and czpress cara (ated o8 oighi-wheel CATS).evue serue. K] Nitmber of freight-cura (rufed a8 cight-wheel - curs), . = 9,163 Leugth o tr Y., to Chicago, Til., miles. . 540 . Tilo oxpenses OF mulntaini §,4 45, and of repalrs of muchinery, $1,100,450, Tho road was operated ot s cost of $7,170,745,30, The followlng wero the earniugs and eush fecoipty aud poy- ments: . Earnins, From pasicngors, Trom trefght., From other solirees, +oe $4,488,000,07 | 028 BOY, 441 tho Reform party throughout, lus cortainly helped him, but 1ot enongh to elect him, "Tho straight Ropublicaus and Reformers held SEPARATE OAUCUKES TO-NIGHT, Nothing defiuito was reachod, e i EARTHQUAKES IN SAN FRANCISCD, Bax Fuanoisco, Jan, 10.—Thera wore several' alight shocke of onrthqurke {u this clty to-day, but no damage was douo, +$10,365,335,04 J$15,487,27,08 D030, Paymeiits, FOF trUnsOFation expionscd. ... For nterest and leases, For dividents on stacl + 4,008,60.00 “Cotal.. +$19,087,407.08 v Total amaunt of furplus finds. 2 930,187:23 *Includes cost of steel rails substituted for iron, sy T OHIOAGO & CANADA SOUTHERN, The Pyosidont of “tho Chicago & Canada Soutborn Roilroad has issued a circulor to the bondholders, which contaius the followiug : NEW BONDS, ‘Westorn connections can reachied at a compara~ tively rmnll oxpinse, Tho funds tied up are fully se- curcd, but tine fs necensiry to make them aud the other resourees of the Company uvalluble, The Man. agerd are therefore obliged to ask the bondholdors to fund (In » new boud, haviug four years to run from Oct. 1, 187, and bearfng 7 per cont in~ torost) 'tho four__coupons falling duo Qct, 1 1873, April 1, 1874, Oct, 1, 1874, and April 1, 1875, from cach of ' tho Comphuy’s first-morigago bonds 3 tho oxeliungo to be mado by tho Union Trust Compaby, of New York, who ro (0 bold {n trust {h four coupons uneanceled until tho uterest bond s paid, thereby giving the bondholder all hls original seouraty in cuse of non-puyment of- the_ interest boud, Tho oforest on tho registared bonds will bo arrunged in o similar nunner, With such variations ouly sa aro rendered necessary by tho for m of the bond, You will obrurva thiat tho uow boud bears inferost from Oct, 1, 187, ulthough it {ncludes tho funding of coupons dus Aptil and October, 1874; und April, 1875, thus offering an average bonus of one yeurs' intorest, ————— 3 RAILROAD BARNINGS IN DECEMBER AND FOR 1873, The roportsof railrond earnings for the month of December aro much moro favorable than thoso for tho provious month. Busiuess ovi- dontly rocovered with much rapidity from the effects of tho panie, aud it is probablo that the chock upon trado movements in November hud the effect of Incroasiyg trafiio in December, ay froight hud been nucu\uulntlnr. The genotal re- sultof tho year's work, taking all things into considoration, mukt ho' consldored vory good, Amonyg othor prominent foatures will be noticed the iuurenshui rrnupnrny of the Central and Unfon Dacific Roads, The Contral shows an Incroaso of 91,204,240 in gross esrn~ ings for tho year, and in a ciroulur of tho flnuneisl agonty ssucd Jan, 1 tho net earnings uro givon ut §8,281,040 for 187, ngninst 57,907, 2584 i 1872, 'Uho Unton Pucifio has only ropost- «d yot for olevon months, but showa for that timo nn increase of 1,872,616 {u gross enrnings and §1,095,637 In not oarnmgs, The two ronds, Union and Contral, ournod In gross $24,804,000, extimutiig tho Unfou Pacifla for Docombor the Bumio us in 1873, ‘I'ho following differoncos ure shown betweon tho gross earnings of 1873 and 1872 on soveral grommant rouds: Lrie, an iucrcaso of 8690,- 180 3 Chicago & Northwosteyn, an inoiesse of $1,270,100; Lako Bliose, an fuoreaso of §1,603,« 4485 Milwnukeo & Rt. Y f‘afl,flm. 8 Paul, tho largo increasa of MAILROAD FARNINGH IN DECEMDER, | 1813, rl 4,509 g 1873, 1,631 11,046 1,070,714 Bl 1,825,129 17,043 22, 814| L ' aia g bk Kai v }X soliol L Bod ML B, Bl & B, Paul Mobilo &' Oblt Ohio & Mins, I " {ana B LA R Fi.(Branohos) Bty 1,y K. O & .. 5, G| 44 "Thiroo wooks only of Decembor {n cach year, EABNINGY FROM JAN. 1 TO DEO, 81. 1873, W88, | Increare, | Deoreata %7, 183 B 7 8 b 19,781,3291 1, %] 6,k | 19,92001 1 1,853,213 6,20 b Loy AL 11, branchios, *Threo weoks only In Docembor of each year, * e g THE CAIRO.& FULTON ROAD, Mansiarn, Tex., dan. 19.—Thomas Allet Progidont ; J. I, Marquand, Vicg Drasiaonm: H T, McKissock, Buperintendeut of the Iron Bfountain Ralfrond'; J. 1T, Morloy, Chiot Jne f)lnuur of tho Cairo & Fulton, and Gen, 3. G. odgo, Chiof Enginoor, aud John Dickson, Su- pnrl‘nfiemlenb of tho Texns Pacifie Railrond, mot at Texarkana to-day in consultation, and ageed to commonce jmmodiatoly the orection of stook pens and yords av that placo, und hotel buildings along the routo for the accom- modation of tho larga business auticipated by thoe opening of this throagh lino. Slecping-cats will o put on over the ontire line from & Louis to Galveston about tho 1st of Februa and as the d',i_;nn:u by this routo is 133 miing loss froma #h Louis than by any othor, groat Baving of timo and travel will be offected, ——— . MISCELLANEOUS. INDIANATOLIS, DLOQMINGTON & WESTENN, apecral Lnapateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Broodixarox, Ill, Jan. 19.—Omn Watern, Town Clorl, liny ealled & second meoting of tux- Iluyuru of Bloomington Township to be held on 'uosday of noxt weok, to take action in the cona of tho Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western bonds. The meoting will bo hold in a court- houso 1 this city. Bupervisor Sunderlind Las made a demand for tho examination of the regs ords of tho Company, but owing to the absatice of Lho Genorul Manager no answor has yat been . given, | e —————— e e DEATHS, MITLTK_Dy » fate] horen sceldant, Deo. 30, at Brih: on, g " et oo St S and Lizzlo Satonstall Miller, aged 15 yonrs. MARSHALL—Jan, 17, Howard, Iufant son of ¥rank B, and Adn W. Barshail. ODELL--At tho residonco of hor danghtdr, e, J.VY, Davis, 13 Micbigan avonuo, Jan. 19, Mzs. Ann . Odell, rolict of Harcy Udell, formotly of Ogdonsburgh, N. Y. wgmo.mlcm urgh, N, Y., and Conneotluut paper S et by s, o .o e K:?&dfl" 1% Wost ‘Wackson strost, Mra. Stinorva Sanford *Siomafintzon to Knoxvilo, Tl PINNEV-Sundsy evening, aficr a severs flinoss of twenty-four liours, Lucis M., wilo of Houry L. Pinncy, O ooral L uendag, o t 11 o'clook. ‘anoral Thiradny, Jan, 83 at 11 o'clack a, m., o Inte Fositionce, 4 Nt(h Bhioldun steeare < > e fromEos “VIBAZEY--On the cveniog of tho 181k {nat., of paraln sly, Wilifam Veazes, ‘aged L yoars and 7 dnys. Funoral from tho' Caliedral of $8. Potorand Panl, Wodnesday, nt 1 o'clock . m., b Ylonds of tho family aro fospeottutly witnant further noticy, carsto Hosoldil, invited to attere, 53~ London, Kog.. * Boston, Mass., and New Yorl papars ploaeo e AT o0+ 10, Harriot A., wifo of J. Josapt Darkor, aqod b1 yongs and 13 days, TFungtal from°zesldonco, 81 Wasbington streot, at 1 ofclock p. ., Wodneadsy, Jan. 91, by carriages ta Gencolnsd. " THonds of te Thrally ars lasicod: £ Wallsoro, P, manertpioaso cory- DRUMMOND—At Winfiold, DuFago G s Jane 38, Dona Shatiom, Wile of Thomes Bruamond. - GROSVENOR-Ellon 3., wifa of Dr, Lemuol €. et a8 Eesdoaca: 163 Lincoln aveaus, Wolnosday, tho Siat inat:, at 2 o'clack p. m. i 3 DAVIAOn Jan. 17, 1874, at 102 South Ssngamon streat Froddia Wi, son of iianloy \V. and Mary I1. Davis, sgod moni HOUSEKEEPING GOODS: - =1 Young Mearrisd Folks Of 18737 50, Now is the time to start houselkeeping ‘The low pricos of Furniture, Oarpots, Bed ding, &o., and the great reduction in rents together with the liberzl monthly puymen; plan eatablished by the Empire Parlor Bed: stend Co., combine to make it emphatically YOUR OFFORTUNITY. It is for your interest to examino our stook and prices. EASY TERMS and SQUARH DEALING. EMNPIRE PARLOR BEDSTEAD CO. 383 West Madison-st. AUCTION SALES. By WML A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCOTIONEERS, INO. 108 MADISON-ST., (Botween Duarbomn eud Clark.) 237~ The most contral Incation and best adaptod for LR GITIMATE salos of all kind: rc n this cityy BUGCIES, PHAETONS, & COTTERS, HARNESS &, On WEDNESDAY, at 10 'alook, at 108 Bladison-st. DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES, &C.y On THURSDAY, at 7 0 a'clock, at our walcsrooms, 161 Mndisou-st. N HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND GENERAL MERCIIANDISE, ._On SATURDAY, at 8 o'clock, at 18 Madlson-st. 7 BALES BAVARIAN HOPS, Damaged by Sea Water, AT AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF WHOM I1' MAY CONOERN. Oun WUDNESDAY, Jan. 41, relack, X Smva: u‘»'p'.\hunu"."v. at 11 o'olock, at our Auo By G. P. GORE & o and 50 Wapaali-av. i REGULAR TUESDAY'S SALE Q¥ DRY GOODS, JAN, %, AT 10 O'GLOCK. Dross Goods, Notlons, Hats and Oaps, Furs, Whita oails, &0, Plafi and Flgured Window Shados. Wiito Wool Hlankets und Bad Gomfortors An involugaf Cutlor, Saws, Uirdwaro, “Tiuwaro, &o, arpots, Ol Clothe, 3lat ‘m)m-.t,(’m 3aad 70 Wabusii-ay, Weo shall offer at Aliotion on Wednosday, Tom, 31,08 10 k. m., 8 1ino of BOOTS AND SHOES. GEO. P, (10RE & €O, A i i W [ By BLISO! M =DURSDAY MORNING, dan: 2, at 0% o'clook, SI' BTNt aw s fomnd-and 7% K IO IR IN X T T ER ER d Housohold Goods, Alsoonn Billlard T'ablo, ono Pian 74 a Invgo lot of Gunoral Morchandise, Hankeapt Stask af Paper Uollare, 0., e, KLISON, POMERDGY & 0., 81 and 83 Rtandolphont, By WILLIS LONG & CO. AT ATOTION, THURSDAY, Jaa. 23, at 10 a. m., At717South Halsted-st., Tho eatiro stack of & Tetal} Store, coniating of turo, Carpote, Ledding, Stavce, " Ogockerz, "Gl Eorae T Wi TGRS & 661 Luotiunaors.”