Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1874, Page 5

T CHICAGO DATLY RIBUNE,: MO AY, FEBRUARY 93, 1874, 5 AT IT AGAIN., Renewed Aftack of ! (he Times on Drv John lon Messrs. N. K. Fairbank, W. F. Cool- baugh, and Others, Assailed. A Plain Statement of the Faocts Dis- proves the Slanders, I Tho Times of Yosterdsy contalnod an articlo witls tho caption “ Spoliation of o Rellef Fund, whorain elandorous chargos wero mado_against tho Ton, William F, Caolbnugh, Mr. N. K. Falr— bank, aud Dr, H.'A. Johmeon, It was assertod. that Mr, Fairbank spproachod membors of the Oummitteo inving clinrgo of & fund sont to Chi- cao by tho National Banka of Now York, for the raliof of tho suffarors by the firo, and pro- Poscd to thom that thoy should appropriato 3 fum of monoy from tho fund to onublo Dr. Johnson sud his family to make tho tour of Lnropo; thnt objection was offorad, and $ho matfor was nllowod to drop; that, Bubso- quently, * during tho absonco from tho ity of tho activo member of tho Bank Commlttao—ono of tho objectors "—Mr. Fairbank ronowail tho proposition to Mr. Coolbaugh, in whose bank: the monoy was doposited, and ho paid out 62,600 of tho fund upon the production of s documont containing tho sigunturo of- & “cortaln num- Vor” of bank Prosidonts, nasonting to tho pag- ment, Tlio transaction was denouncod 28 *“seandn- lous," aud ono would thinl from rizading the ar- ticlo in quostion that tho three gontlomon namod hiad been guilly of somothin g tatrible. “Tho facts, howovor, justify no such inforonce, and, if thotruth had 10t beon willfuily porvertad, 10 3iotico would linve baan_takon of tho matier, It i woll-luown that Mr. Btoroy is not a friond of Dr, Johnaon,—that ho doos not cherlsh tho Kindlies: of feolings for him, nud thit he will not throw away any chance of abusing im. Tha information upon which tho niticlo was basod fs waid_to havo boen furnished by Mr. J. O, Rutter, Prosidont of thy Tiaders’ National Bauli,—an iutimate: friond of Jr. toroy, and tho *active membor” of tho Committos rofetred to. "ho fact that the nrticlo was to bo published Yeenmo known outaido of tha Times oflice, and Mr. Falibank called on Alr, Storoy and gave him 1h0 tiue acoount of tho transnction, His atate- mont, howoyer, waa almoat outiroly is ored, tho portions used lelug garblod ko s to roflaat se- verely upon Dr, Jobuson, A ‘I'nIUSE roportor learnod yostordsy tho trath regarding tho donation, and tho facts con- nectod with it aro given bolow {n_juslico to the gontlcmon so shamolessly traduce As I woll known, Dr. Johngon is n naombor of tho Exacntive Cominittao of the Relio? and Aid Sacioty, Shortly after the firo lo s givon chargo of tao hospital work of the Sosiaty, sud wae b tho head of the physicians wlio did so much to relieve the sick and feeblo ainong the sufferers. Hogave up his practico entirely,— postad a card on bis ofllco daor that L would Tocoivo no visitors and make no onlls,—and attonded oxclusively to tha work ho had in houd, Mo ponsesscs extraorditiary ox- ccutive ability, oud it was minly througlh hiy - oxortions that tho suall- Pox wies kiept in chieek in Chicago whon %t throal- enod to become epidemic, Ho worked for aight months nearly oightoon hours a day,— was ever vigilaut and ready’ todo all o could to reliovo PIY - —and, it consequenco, his Liealth, nev- er good, broke down, and o was unablo 1t longor tako an active parf in the good woitk. Tho ticaviewt Iabor had beon done, and ho dc cided to 20 to Europo to recuperato.” His sorvi tos bnd been vointary,—ho did not asl or expuct com- pensntion,—nnd as bo bad 1o income during the oight months, Lo bnd to borrow monoy to pay Li§ expeneos on the proposed tour of Editopo. Mis pecuniary dillicultios woro kuown to bis frionds, aud it was suggestod by somo of them that, in viow of tho fact that ho waas tho lenst able’of all the Excoutivo Commitieo to servo for nothing, thoy should show their ap- prociation of his solf-sacrificing spivit. The sunt of £2,000 was_collectod by two leading wmerchants, apd Mr. Fairbank, who Lad anterest- ed himsolf in tho tostimonial, obtained sub- seriptions to the amount of $1,500 additional, It was thon suggosted that the banks and baukers mught desiro to contribute. Tho Prosi- Jonta of fourteon of the banks joined in_recog- nizing Dr. Jolnson's faithful and valualalo sor- tices, rod dirccted Mr. Coolbaugh, who bad 0 of what remaitied of tho fund sert from Now York to rolioyo tho wants of needy bauk clorkw and cmployos, to donato ©2,600, hio amouut of individual subscriptions, to- gothor with tho §2.500, . which formed tho con- tribution of the bankers of Chicago, was aTered 10 Dr. Johution by Mr. Faivbanl of tho nigh it be- fore bis departure for Earope. Ile did not: use Ui monoy to pey i oxponues of tho trip, but aid thea with tho funds ho hind borrowed for tho purpose ; and. -iu trath, did not accopt tho §6,000 until after his return home, when ho wos fimt informed by Mr. Tairbank of tite names of the donore. Tho 82,500 was put down a3 from tho Natiooal Dauks' of Chicngo. Di Joknson nevor knaw, until ko reud the article in: tho Times, that this sum came from any otlior sanrco. "ho conversation which is said in the Times srticlo to have tuken place botween Mr. Fal Lank and the mombora of tho Committce who “objected” to making the donation, rolative to the reqnirement of publishing the contributions | of tho Reliof and Aid Socioty, and tho sbsenco of any wuch roquiroment aa to the bault fund, nozor took placo. ‘1hieso facts, which do not in the least roflect upon_Dr. Johnkon, complotely refuto the slan- ders of tho Times. ——— GEN, HURLBUT AT NEW ORLAANS. Lettor from Karal Robinson, of Now Yoric. New Yone Crry, Fob, 10, 1874, To the Editor of The Chicugo Tribune { Sin: By attention Liaa beon called to a lotter from 8, A. Tlurlbut, M. G,, in tho DeKalb NVews, datod Washington, D, O., Jan. 17. Huslbut, in hit last puragruph, soye: * My cnd of the caso hins not como yor; whon it does, he [Robinson] may appear to answer whoro ha bolongs, on the prisonoz-sldo of tho court.” Hurlbut, says that nono but tho_initiated, tho correnpondents of tho Sun and Trinuss, Lave et soon the actual testimony, etc. I should havo beon bettor satisfied it tho roply hod beon sent to cithor of theso papers. Bub Hurlbut clioso rathor o country paper, not likely to be sicon olthor by mysolf or friends, but which would snewr £h0 purposo with his constituonts, Steplien A, Hurlbut has beon travoling, fu my opiuion, long enough on his so-called virtuo, aud nesertions that ho bas boon the victim of misroprasontation aud *malignant but blundor- ngz porjury.” What I havo sworn to bofors the United Btates Court of Claime is tho trufh, sud woll beckod by documentary and real cvidonce. Iurlbat speaks of my * robborics.” What docs hemean? Wero these from thho peraon or the pub- lopurso? I have nover heaxd, nor anyono lse, tha: I ovor was aceuscd boforo of mught of tho kind, fu the first cnso; and, in tho second, my sortilleates of non-indobtodnoss, from tha Gov- oruznont, both as a reghmental and staf-oflicor, aud an o disbureor of publio moneys, no doubt sufiica, especinlly whon tho Audit Bureaus bave hiad ton yours to chicalt any orrors, A L will himply and briofly stata 8, A, Hurlbut's cao: ltolieving Gon, Bauke, he becamo Com- manding Goveral of tho Departraont of tho Gilf, at Now Orleons, with Gen, Canby over L, 'and alwo there, + 'Turough the L'reasury Dopartment at Wash- ington, oxtensive sud_#pecial cottonspermits, andor the signaturo of Prosident Liucoln, wers civen to various partics, to bring witlin tho odlerad lincd thousands of balos of cotion from tho Confodoracy. Among tho holdors of thoso pormits woro Fulton and_Clark, morcliants of Now Otlonns ; and they brought down tho river to Now Otleana sovoral hundred balos of cotton In ‘the stoamor Scloto,—trusting to that por- it for security, Murlbut rofusod to rogog- nizo tho Presidentinl pormit, ~ By his orders tio cottan aud stoamers wors datained, aad, even- tunlly, by u specinl order stating “by diroction of Gon, Cauby,” part.of tho cotton s robonsol, sud a part turniod ovor to a United Etatos reun- ary Agent. Ono of the Introducing puraes was 1ont biyond tho linos, and tho othors placod un- for honvy penal bonds—all dono by ordors of 8. &, Hurlbut (hrough tho Provost Marshal's Do- partmont, at tho tioad of which T was mysolf, Hurlbut, n stated, hiad rofused to ackuowledgo the Lrosidont’s permit or countorsign it. Dut, when ho rocoived through mo_ sovoral thousan 3 dollars from Olarks aud Fulton, ho 1ot ouly Indoraod tho pexmit, bt gavo atonco an_auto- rraph lottor to theso partios to bring cotton in thoir stonnior Seloto, - Dokl of theso papors Ao on filo in tho caso now, at Washington. Hurlbut, fu this samo 'kind of busineus, rocolved momo 88,000 or 80,000, Wi ho digorgsod, whon tho Btar Chnmbor of Baldy, Bmith was stituted. T told tho utory, unvar- nisbiod, to Bmith., Evon in the recolpt of the monoy T noted undor ordors, and as olontly writ- ton 8 woro roquirad, I novor touchod any of tho monoy, but_banded what was not given to Huelbut £0 tho Prosident of tho Tirat National Bank nt Now Orloans, to ba onvorted futo old, and Lield, thioro on doposlt for tho bonetlt of whomeoovor it might concarn, Iurlbut's motives may lave boon pura, bt o ot ummorvod whon boforo Sillts Commisslon, and ewore at random anything thnt could, ns ho thonght, oloar biy licts. Tho ro- sult wag, that Judgo 1Tolt, bosidos the charyos of extortion and brlhm?', capnod tho cnso with tho ohargres of oiiclal faldohoud aud porjury. T presumo 8. A, Hurlbut_remowbors whet Lo “mwore 4o boforo tho Commisslon. It so, ho will feol stll mora morvous whon fio kuows that I hiold an oficial transcript. of his tostlimony, whioh i perjury on tha facn o It,—ostablished by tho ovideiico of many other witnosses, and_ ciremnstantinl evidenco enongl. accompanylng to hang dozon mon. If Gon, 8. A, Hurlbut wlkhoa, wo will publish thieko doposi- tions, It would not intorosc the great wide world, but it might s follow-Repubiicans aud uolghbors. Tor Mr. Hurlbut'a further information, I will esy that I bold his celobratod ‘pormit for thousanda of packsgod of contrabrnd articlos—ns ostablislod by bis own ordora—on the steamor Shooting Star. Gon. Hurlbut cscaped a trial throngh tho good officos of Grant, then Gonoral of tlio Army, to whom Hurlbut, through politieal fnflnence, fiad his cnso roforrod. Trom ono in tho Altornoy-Gone otal's oftico I hove it Iniibat must not decolve Timsolf. "Thio history of Lis rocord i# as familiar a8 housohold words in the Dopartmont. Partisan motives only bave savod him, The indorsemant from Graut's hoadquartors wan not of a kind putting any donbt on tho marit of tho chargons only that o crial was not cxpedient, and_ would ot bonofit tha gorvice, I asked and inaiated on trial for mysolf, to bring out thoso facls. Io was refusod, and I was fnally turned over to Itebel jurics. DBut tho Unifed Btates Court throw tho caso out of court_indignantly, rup ‘manding those who brought it thuro. Let Hurl- Gut ezonerale himself by fusisling on fhe publica- tion of the report of the Smih-Brady Commise sion. ITAnAT RonissoN. L.OCAL MISCELLANY. THE GERMAN COLONY. The Gorman Silk and Agricultural Association held a maeting yostorday' sftornoon, at No. 45 North Clark straot, only about oight porsons baing present. 118 omsgor. Tho object of this socioty is to start s colony of Gormans at_Colonla, Miss., on tho Vioksburg & Mississippl Railrond, for the purposo of plant- iug Inrgoe nrons with mulborry troos and aftor- wards introducingsilk worms for theproduction of siik, But the it object of this ontorpriso seems to bo somowhat difforont. Tho President of the wocloty is Mr. A, Maas, au architect, who knows but Jittio about tho production of silk.” About twonty-five parona have joined tho socioty, and, a8 cach pergon is_Tequired to pay an admission foa of $25, it would give tho Aocioty nt present n. capital of $626, which it must De adiitted is rathor a small #um with which o pay tho fara of tho colomats, to purchase Jsuds, import mul- borry #oods aud _silkworm ogga, bosidos dolng tho ‘many other things needed i esiablishing such o obterprisc, ‘THE CONSTITUTION. Tho full power of tho Presidont ovor the funds of tho coloniats can boet bo scou by extracts from Articles 9 and 10 of tho Coustitutlou of tho saciaty, which rond as follows ¢ ‘The President i tho genoral ngent of the society, and preuides over all meetiugs, sud tias full coutrol of the ut, Il the business of the oclety must be done in tho namo of tle cocloty, and the indigidusl meubers bavs 10 be responsible with all thetr resl sud persoual prop- exty for all expenecs incurred. ‘The soclety orgunizes aco-operstive nesoctatfon, and, for this purpose, cstabilalies a atoro where mermbers can gel thelr goods ot cont price, "o soclely alwo establishes ca-operativa bullding, Life, fire, and Lealth iusuranco compunics, Eyery member may, bosides thie culture of silk, cul tivate grapes, fruits, gardeu vegetablca, and raise I atock, ‘or g huntiuy, but, withont permixsion of the General Councll, 1o otlief trade or usiuuss ean Lo doue, A TALI WITH THE PRESIDENT. A roporter of e ThinpsE, wisbing to galn all the information porsible in regard to the sub- Jeot, entored into tho_followlny convorsation witht DMr, Moas, tho originator snd Presidont of tho Aoci Roporter—ITow Is your socioty progressing, aad how ia tho entorpriso rocalved by tho pub- lio Mr, Maas—Nover before did any project croate such a furore. Everybody scems to bo glad thut wo have taken the iuitiative. 'The Southerners are particularly jubilaut that & bumbr of thyifty Germnns aro {0 sottlo_smong them and cullir vato their lnuds. But not only in this country s thin _ enterpriso _ hailed with Joy, but alao in tho old country, and we aro daily” vecoiving covgratulations from eminent Gorinan profossors. i Tteportor—You must bo an oxperigncod ailk- grower? “ Hir. Mass—Oh, no; Iam an architect, but T bave always taken a great interost in this thing, it How it i s it Tsg to bes como & memboer of your gocioty ? r. Mons—Ouly $26; but cach member has to | prove that be posuessos $250 besides, Reportor—Is this not rather o small amountto carry on such o gigantioc entorpriso ? Mr. Mngs—It {6 rathor small; but it is sum- cient, considering that we do overything on a co-oporativo systom. It iy hard labor that is mostly needed. oporter—DBut will it not need larga amounts for railsoad fare, lsnds, vilkworm oggs, &o., not cousidoring what your colony will nead to sustain lif, boforo you gat roady to produco sill ? 3r. Maas—Our members can support thom- selves by agriculture, Reportor—Whenco do you intend to imporl your mulberry-seeds and sillsworms ? Mr. Manu—Our mulberryssoods wa shall fm- port from Berlin, snd our ailkwors from Gotz, fiear Vienua. Tteportor—Dut could vou not got theas artjcles murel choapor iu Californfa? Sovoral car-Jouds of silkworm eggs bnvo lntely passod throughs this clty on their way to Europo. Dir. Maas—That miay all be, but the seeds and egga wo get in Buropo aro all' gunranteod to us. TIHOMINENT MEMBERS. Reporter—Who are your most prominant ‘membors besidos yoursolf 7 Mr. Mnas—Thoto s John Wagnor, & lawser, Mossre, Sauor aud Caspari, farmors, Teporter—Have you nobody who understands tho culture of silkworme ? Bir. Mans—Wa havo ono member, Mr, William L. Mucllor, an apothecary ; ho knows all sbout this business, Teeparter—Is tho John Wagnor you montioned abovo the John Wagner, » practitionor ot the North Side Tolice-Court,'snd who was formerly acarpentor? Bir, Mans—It is tho samo_mau, but you aro mistalen ; Lo it quito & sood lawyer, Wa must Davo a nwyor to do our business, sud he is good enough for that. Tojorior—Arg any of your mombors already at tho colony? r. Mans—Yc, there aro five men down thoro putting up & snwmill of thirty-lorse power, Teportor—What is the objoot of your meeting ta-dny? AT Mans—Tho object of our weeting Is to ra- port {o the membora whi bas thus far been sc- complished. . Toporler—Don’t you thinlc this matter wil} end tho snruo as Walsten's colony in Colorado, which left this city & few years ago with tho greatot hopes of ohiceosy, and in losk than o yoar Jiero brakon up, mout pf thani comalug back Ues- tituto ? Mr. Mans—No danger of that. will Lo botter managed. TRoportor—You spoke boforo shoyt tho ox- citement and joy of the peoplo in rogard to this enterpriso. Now, It is noarly Lalf-past 3 and thoro aro only's fow peraons preseut, M. Many—1Lhi is ou acoount of tho wanther. Our noxt mooting will bo much larger, You may sy in your paper wo hold s largo mooting, Toportor—All right. Good-bye. s THE I'NAI B'RRITH. The District Graud Lodge of tho Indopendont Order of I'nai D'rith commenced its sixth annual Couvention yeatordsy forenoon ac 10 o'clock, at the hull of tho lacal lodge, coruor of LaSallo and Lako trools, Thiu district comprisen the Blates of Illinols, Wisconsin, Miunosota, Town, Miehigan, Nobras- ka, sud Colorado, tho throa lattor Btates hayln boon addod to this distriot by the late Constir tutional Opnvontion -of tho Ouder. Tho roll Doing oalled, tho following delogates anwwored to thoir namos s J. Lodorer, B, iuustadior, X, Horter, A, Folsonths), J. Vau Baalon, L, Roson- baum, A, Kallon, B. Glickanf, J. Kul, J, Holm- ack, Heusy Ullmau, B, A, Lunge, A, Bamborger, Our socloty 7. Nowman, Samuel Kloin, Trano N, Blorn, 7. Balingor, J.' Btrauskl, O. Hornor, T, Mouzer. Adolph Moros, 8. 'Greonobaum, . Ruboritz, J. Abraham, 111, Seligman, L. Honnonshoin, ¢ Qohion, L. Tricd, IL.” 8. Ottonhalmor, Jomen Taauchoim, T, Rosonwald, P. Iache, Dr. 1, Upn- ulomar, A, Sammols, L. Solomon, M. Nosentald, 8, SchiMfmnn, W, Sohrainm, 8. Lioksteln, D, Ad- lor, M. Mooh, 8. Wall, T, fInris, 1. Liom, 1. C." Mamburgor, . Donjunin, Philip Stelu, 1. Tolohman, M. Dactor, O. Kului, M. Mondolsolu, 1. Sohugor, T, Rindokopf, T\ Torbat, Max Tinu, M. Jacobs, 8. Nowinan,' M. Bonulhondor, . Borliner. Mr. . 0, amburghor, tho Grand Pronldont of tho Grand Lodgo, oponod tho tesslon with n fow ndmirablo and_timoly romarks, congratulating tho Bixth District on ity progress and prosperity during tho lnst yonr. “Ihe Grand Secrolary, Mr. A, Mosos, read tho minules of tho fifth Binuai Gonvontlon, which wora adonted. Tho Convoution thon wont into soorob wowsion to confor on Grand Lodgo dogroon, Tho doora Tolng ngain opened tho Gonoral Commitlao of tho diutrict submitted an ablo ro- iout on o goneral stato of Lo varions lodgox n tho district, which waa roforred to o upeclal comumittoc, consiuting of B, 11, Seligman, Slor, Jucoby, Adlor, and Louchisim. o Grand Soorotary thon nubmitted histoport, sliowing tho nctual “workinga of tho yarious ladges in the district, and how thoy proapored, flunneinllys and i incresso of momuersiip, 1o urges upon thoe Ordor tho advaucomont of tho mont liboral monsuros, that 1t might continue to prospor, and bo chorished by its momhors. Tho ropart was rofurred to n_spocial committos, con- siiting of 1. Bpatoin, Harrls Glickanf, C. Colion, aud Hetwbach, An fuvitation from the Entertainment Com- mitteo to attond & banquet in the ovening at Solwolzor's rostaurant on Clarle stroot, hoar Madison, was racoived and aceoptad with thauks, Ino Convention thon took & recoms until 2 oclook p. m. On reasscmbling,roports from the Seorotnry of tho Orphan Asyluin at Clovoland was rocoived and reforred to tho appropriate committoe. Tho reports of the Endowment Trustees and tho Treasurorof tho Sinking Fund wero alsoread and roferred to the propor committee. Soveral reso- lutions of no importanco ta ontaidora wors in- troduced aud roforrod. ho Convoution then adjourned until 10 o'olock this nioruing. ‘THE DANQUET, Tho banquot took place ¢ Shwolzor's ron- taurant Inst ovoning, About fifty porsom pn took of tho oxcellent vinnds sot hofor (hom by tho ecatoror, who was complimented on all sides for bls skill. Mr. Tuidor Bonjamin, of Quiney, propsied toast to tho hoalth und 'prospority of District Grand Lodgo No. G, which waa rosponded to by 0 » C. Hamburgor, Clork of tho Illinois Sn{ preto Courly wlio paid n bigh complimont o 1o Sixth District for ita progrossivo idoss and liboral views. ‘Lo next tonst was “Tho Lodges of Milwan- koo," and was responded to by Mr. L. Rinds Kopf, of Milwaukeo, *¢ "o Brothron -of tho Lodgos of Chicago™ was pbly rosponded to by M. Lhilip Steln. A foast to tho momory of Gen. Washington, whoso birthday wo nre colobrating, wos alao proposed, and at tho muggostion. of” Jir. B, i, Soligman, drank in silonco aud standing, Tho banquot broke up rathor oarly, owing to tho fack that tho wino was n littlo too sour. GENERAL NEWS, A meoting of tho Chicago Sosioty of Physiciana and Surgoons will bo held at tho Pacifie Hoto this ovening. Thero will bos report on path- ology, and ono on casos in tho Womau's Tospital. Last oveniog Gorald Magsoy entortained s largo andionco, st Grow's Opora-Hall, with sn nccount of “A Spirit World Rovealed by Objec- tivo Manifostation, It tho Only Basia of Immor- tality. ho explosion of & keroseno lamp in & two- story framo building, at No, 821 West Lake streot, owned nnd occupiod by John Baker ns & residence, caused tho alarm of firo to bo turned in from Boz No, 520, at 8:40 last ovoning, No damago. Hnbordinate Councit No, § of the Sovoreigna of Tndustry” will be organized this ovouing at 8 o'elock, at the cornar of Wostrn nvanne aud Waest Yadison slroct, Addresses will o mado, piving tho purposos and_mothods of this now Ordor. Al intorestod aro iuvitad to bo presont. A young man named Milton D. Dodgo is wantad at Cambridgo, Mass., to anawor aliarge of falony. 'ho wikhos of the sullioritios of that ploco bping communicated to Dotootive Sam B, o hantd tho. pursuor dawn and lookad him up in the Cuntra] Slation. 'Tho acoused will Journoy Eastward a3 soon a8 the requisition is duly atteated, Abont hnlf-pnst 7 o'clock Saturduy evening o man named John Brossman was struck by tho incomung oxprass train on tho Chicago & Northwestorn ltoad at the north city kmits sud sovoroly fnjured nbout tho head and face. ‘llo was talion to bis home, at No. 2 Wright stroot, and bis iujurics attondod to by Dr. N. P. Poter. . son. s Atobearly hour yestorday morning Officer Bonder discoverad tro mon in the act of leaving Toley’s boutding-hiouse, near tho corner of Cansl and Kinzio streots, carying botweon thom o Jargo trunk, 180 baflod thots, aud thoy droppad iheir burdon and ran, Tho tho property of o man named Lim McCarthy, an inuato of Folay's aud containod his cloths, to- gether with i savings, No nrrosts, Ofiicor Hogan arrested & woman _named Tosa Bonnett youtorday atterood, on Wost Modison stroet, exhibiting unmistakabl> ovidonces of iu- sanity. Sho wax taken to tho Unlon Stroot Stu- tion, and, whon soarched, o baggaga-check from Ausiin, Toxes, to Chicngo was found iu her pos- possion, and S50 in money, which had been torn suil_dofacod Lo such an oxLont s to rendor it of 1o vale, She will bo rotaincd at tho station pondiug ay offort to discovor hor friends, At nlf-past 1 o'clock yostorday moruing an alann konuded from Box No. 6, caused by tho discovery of firo o n threesstory brick building, at Now 25 ond o7 Kot Wator'sizesh, ogoupiuid by A, Stophious & Bon as coffeo aud pics uhills, Domago estimatod ab €600, fully insured, Tio fire originated in tho ongine-room, sl daubtlers wan caitsed by firo from tho furina dropping out on to tho floar, the fire not having bocn ox- tinguished at the timo tho storo was closod for tho day. Yeslorday afternoon young man namod John Mulcouovy, in atlempting to pass belween two froight cafs on tho Stowart avonno track, bo- tween Sixtoonth aud Eighteenth stroets, of tho Pittabyieh & Ft, Wayno Rtond, wns caught bo- twaen tho huypors by {l;n wnddon moving of the cars, and sovaraly orijshed ghout tho body, Dis. Voothoes and Lo wors alléd to attond bim, after i i v removad o the oo of Wi par- ents, at No, 89 Wost Sixtcouth ntrosf, Lhe physiciaus pronunce bis injutios fatal, A meoting of tho mombors of Company A " First Rogimont of Nationnl Guards, was hold yestorduy aftornoon ot No. 927 Enst Raudolph streot for_tho puiposa of porfecting a roorgani- zation, Cape. Lischor aulled the meoting to ordor aul abiounced thnt atraagomonts had boon mado by which all membors” of tho come pany would receivo pny for their sorvicos ron- dered Immodiately subsoquent to tho fire, Up- wards of forty men puk thieir names on tho roster, ond it s thought that tho maximum aumbor of reernits necessary to form the com- pany will be socured before the close of the weok, A woman named Naliie Hines applied at the Aimory Baturday night for shelter, Sho wau unsignad a cell. Shortly after sho had been di- poeed of, ONicor Cronk hud accusion to visit the colls, and recoguized in Nollio the identical per- #on whom ho had boen iu soarch of sice Mon- duy. On that duy who attacked a Julia Bowers, und injured bor wo soriously that she now lics 1n & erjtieal coudition st No, 274 Fourth avouno, 10 béune of tho affrav, ‘Fho woman was booked and ebiarged with sn ussnult with intenc to Lill, to which she Wil pleaq pefore Doyden this morning, BT, PATRICK'S DAY, “Tho yons of Lhe Emorald Isla, Intorosted in colobrating tho day conseorated to Ircland's hatton saint, mob Jecterday sitaroon in tie Father Mathow 1Iall, on Wost Iarrison miroet, S0 perfect u litio of march for tho procossion on Sint Patrick's Day, 'Tho Grand Marshal, Michgel _ Mulloy, prosonted tho following, which, With u fow altorations, will undoubtedsy bo adopted ut Hho geveral medting hold Suud Lo nrosussion, WHI™ o o " trout of DPatrlok's Cliurch, on Dosplaings sfrcot, und willthon marcli south on Desplalubs o Liarrisou, onst on Ilatvinon to Canal, wouth oy Canal to Twellth, east on Twolfth “to Wahasly avonue, south on Wabanh ayenua to Eighteonth stvool, wout on REightecuth to Canalpott avee nuo, kouthwost on Canalport avouno 1o Halstod alrest, north on Hulted to Luliang, east on In- diann to Market, north on Murkot to Clileago avonuo, oast on Chleago avenno to Blate utreot, soutl on Stato to Linko, wost on TLake to Dex- plyinog, south on Dosplamnus so Iurrison, thon ovounigrmereh and disporse, JGTEL ARNIVALS. ; Grand Paoiflo—Usin 11, 5 fauatug, Philadol- plin Julin Allo, Now Yorlcy G, T Yoxloy, Do roit; F. I, Olark, Bt, Pauly B, 1% Car York} J. O, Barues, Now Xork A, Ve Ballamy, Yoltohaun : Gieorgo O, Maray, Toaton, . . . . . Sherman Hotss—ioto h it Emmott, Now Yorl; Hovry Ullmamn, Peorm; Goorgo 1. Biovons, Clovolund; 4. W. Coflin, 'Now York; tho ilon. 1L W. Bligo, Gomnootimit; Dion Doucleault, Tondon, Eng.: T, W. Tuylor, London, Lug, | L. W. Btanloy, Boston; Win, M. Binrow, Phila- dolpliin Jomon MoBride, Daltimaro; S, IL, Ponody, Amloral, . Tremoit lousa —1, . TRobinson, Ttook Yeland’; Gon. O, IL, Irinh, Nobraskn: Thoodoro DPuraoll,’ Now York ; tho o, L. W, Stanloy, Bogton's W. 1L, Floyd, St, Josoph; AV, act, Now York, o .+ . Pal- mier House—ito Ion. John . Groon, Davon- port s, Bpencor and worvant, Pacis, Feauco ; V. I, Gray, Btie, Pn.; Wosloy Tonos, Burling. tons Jamos Androws, San Francieco s Dr. Gruar, Cost Itien, O, A. ¢ 11, Oloveland, Now York ; 1. 11, Mahousy, Boston ; Charles Itods, Braokiyu, e JIYDE PARK, Tho ITyde Park Trustoos mol. in regular os- slon at thoi hall Saturdny, all tho membors boing prosont oxcops Mr. Stebbings, and honrd and approved tho minutes of thair procosdings ot thofr lst meotlng, Mg, Tho tellowing approvad billa wero ordared to bo paid: Garnett W. Rowson, Soutl. Side News, adver- tsmg, $195.40; Caok County, copylug nesoss- mont-rolls, §03.81: apeclal polico pay-roll for January, $00; Charnley, Brow. & Co., four bills of lumbor, £205.07; nino payrolls on sun- dry Improvoments, €320.03; Oharlos [, Topo, Villago Clorl, 260; Dautol Heal, Suporintoudont of _Public_Works, 81 Burual G, Thodos, Village Engincor, $100, Troderick Johnson, #ix days Todsman, $12 Culyer, Pago, Toyno & Co,, blank hooks, 19 1. 8, ‘hiwmpkon, legnl sotvices, SUSD. Lokl §2,108,00. Six emall bills wore toforred amounts ing to §124.26, rerITIONS, Tho Judiclary Committoo rofused to rofund thio 10 fino of John BeDormaott for drunkeness. On the petition of Jumes Morgan aud othory, for o 15-mch pipo_sower on Dark streot, the Committeo recommendod that . 12-nch bo Tnid from its connection with Fifty-first streot sewor, 500 fect south, and 9.inol pipo for tho romnindor. PRAIRIE AVENUE, Tho contract_and bond thorcon of John McCallroy, for mncadmizing _-Indlana avonue, - from Thirty-uiuth to Tifty-first sireot, was roportod busk accompaniod by a roce ord of procoadings ovetoforo had, It appanred tat the coutract was mwardod in order to hwo the work dono last yoar, and, the work 1ot hiaving been 50 dono, tho quontion wa, Was tho dolay cawed by tho contractor, and was This contract forfoited ? 3lr. BcCallroy boing pronont was calod upon, and oxplained that Lo hod boon seady o his purt at any timo, bu the gradiug had not, beon dono by tho othér_contractor and ko could not procead. o cluimod tho contract, but wonld wot fusist on it if tho Bomd would tako from him 1,600 yards of broken stone now on hand, propared capecially for this work aud patt of it nlready on the yrouud, . Tt was orderad that {ho contract b signed b the Prosudant.aud Clok, and tho boni bo ro- ceived, AT OF THE WATER DISTRICT, Daniol H, lorno, on boholf of the Commis- nloners on Special Assossmont for Water-Liper, reprosontod tho nocossity of & full map of {he sator district, (o bo used speoially forsaid assass- ment in nurking tho amount assossod on ench lot on tho map for futura roforonca and uso in completing tho furthor assossnents for the samo Pitrposo yob to be wado, nud that tho cost of the map would be 75, Tt was ordered that it bo prooured at tho prico numod. . TrATS. "o following plats woro approved and ad- ‘mitted to rocord undor tho rules: Markt Addition fo Riverdale, boiug a sub- Qivision of_southwost i, north of tho Calumet River, of See, 84, 'I' 87, 1. 14, excapt the cust fivo acros. Waile's Reaubdivialon of Lots 4 to 16, inclu- sive, of Blocl 20, on tho plat of Hyde Park. W. IL. Lander, haviug thirtcen yors' expori- anco in Chicago, nskod liconse 08 sewor and drain bilder.” 1t wak roforred. WATEN MATTERS. Tt was resolved that the I'rustees of the Town of Lake bo roquestod to meot the Hyde Park "Trustees, to doviso ways and means for the managenicat of tho Wnter-Works, at such timo and place as thoy might designato. A, D, Waldron, Esq., Trensuror, roported thnt during’ tho Into’ “mitna] misundorstanding " with C. B, Tpquembonryr, aud under former instructions, ho Lad fssued 'to him oight bouds on account of his cstimntos Noa, 2, 8 and 4, and, laving boen subsequontly roquired to issuo knid Londs only on warriuts drawn on lim, ho wau loft without u voughor for thoso eight bouds. T yias ordered that the Clerk fusuo him o war- runb o vover (ho oight bonds and_ulxo far the wam of §90.01 neeossary to malo bonds of now awouut, CALUMET DRIDGE, Clinrles 11, Youto, G, II. Coichour, and Mr. Ocmish ezel proposed to advauce 950D, nud re- ceivo villago warrants thorefor payablo in ono year, with 10 por cont interast, in order to linston the coustiuction of the bridge ovor tho Calumet Tiivor at Ninoty-fifth streot. Committco No. 4 voported bnek & corlified copy of tho procecdings of tho County Board on thin subjoot, by which it uppearu thioy will pay &1,883 towards snid Dridgo, and tho further sum of SGGG to aid m consivicting Lridgo ut Chittendan's, and issno their warrants for tho smne whon tho bridges aro compleled. On nation, the Clorls was dircoted to notify the aboyp partics that, unless paid_proposed ad- yanoes could ho securéd, the Jioord would not go on with the conlrat, OAH, ‘The gas quostion horetofore referred to the Attornoy wis_answored by his writton opinion that 1ho right to light o stroot, or auy part thoreof, was partly n mattor of discretion witl the Loard of Trustees, in the samo maunor as they could grade o st of a stract, aud thatpro- vision had beon specinlly wado for payment of such gas Lills by s goneral fuud set apart for the purposo. It wns regplyed that the price of gas bo fixed far tho streot lumps ‘8t "$5 por 1,000 cub_ln (eet, us horetofore, sud tha} the schodale for lignting ahauld be for January, 24 nights ; Fobruary, 16 ; March, 17; Apil, 173 ‘May, 165 Junp, 171 July, 165 aid Avgust, 16, being end ot the fisonl year: TALE. Tlio Suparintendout roportad that in the con- struction of eulvorts on Stato and Thirty-niuth siroots it bad beon agrood that tho Town of TLako should pay ono-half_tho ospense, and ho 1ad mado them & Lill of #6734, in kottioment of which (hoy bad furvished him - bill ngai Iiyde DPark for €60, for lumbor furnished sovoral years ago to Patrick I'armoun, 116 ud rosided_ in 1iydo Park, and woi burned out and Jeft destilite, eing ablo, in vomo way, to keturo 8 lot at Loglowood, tho Towns of Laks ud Hydo Park each’ puropd Lo contributo $50 i Jumber to enablo him fo rebuild, Tor the balancs f n bill of eulvertsho had received their eheck for 517.44, On motion, the sottlement and chook were ao- coptod. ATRERT CRORSINGR, Pursuing the subject of propor stroot-orous- ingn over tho railroads ensl of the Caluniot Tiver, C, 1L Vouto sout in the corrospondence Jad_with J. IL. Parsons, Suporintendant, and IL, 1L Dlodgett, Bugineor 'of tho Michigan South- ©orn Iuilrond, by which it appears thoy rofuse to farnish proper crowsings until they nre paid for tliom, aud rofer to thoir attorney, C. D. Roya. Ou roforongs to the Villngo Attornoy, ho ra- plied thut this wos tho only ond, to hi¥ knowl- edgo, Ut rofused to comply with tho luw on this aubjeat, arid ho jnoposed to tesj tho caso, It would seem jusc that a ruilropd shoutd fir- alih propor fucilitien for teams {0 erossts tracls on_regular siveoty, or, faling to do_so, should modorate the speed of ity trainy 8o that lifo sud proporty wlall ot bo andangusad, “Who wubject was veforred to the Judiclary Committeo aud tho Atlorney Lo proparo o caso. Lo Board then adjourneil, RULIGIOUS MEETINUS, Mootings huvo boon held every ovoning during {hw'paus weolk Ju tho levturc-room of the Lirst Tyoubytorinn Chinrcls, Tha roligions intorost whicl” commonced with the weak of prayaF son- tinuos and tcrensos, Iivery evoning now casos of conversions are roported, and new inquirors announce their deslres for enlyation, TEMIEANCE, Saturdny evoniis w rousing temperance moet- ing was hald, at which four Teformed inobriates tentifiod totho power of Clrist to wnve avon frow thin lowest dopth of rin, One soloons ieopor wan' prasont, uid will quit tho businens forthwith. Others who woro visited durlug the day coufinned that it was o shamotul Lusinoss, jot & wurd s ptterad ta wound the feolings pf eithor tha drinko or the spllor, Puith and lave aro tho woupons koleciad_ta orieh tho monstar, No rolianco in placed on promisos, plodses, rasas Iutiony, or bumau sirongth. They trust ln dod, An Amorienn oy, Dr., Edward Wurron, (ho Amevivan surgoon who rocoutly untored tho sorvivo of the Khedive of Beype, hus oon mndo Chiof Burgeon of (ho Bta, and hos boon decorated with the grado of oy for n surgloal oparation by which tue lifo of tho Ministor pr War was savod aftor it bagd been despatrod of Ly sl tho loaiitig dootors of Usire CHICAGD AND TEXAS., A Railway-Tour Through the_ “TLone Star.” An Opportunity for Chicagoans to Sccuro a largo Sharo of tho Vast 4 Sonthwostorn Trade. Correapondenec of The Chicago Tribnne. GatvrsTow, "ox., Fob. 19, 1874, In your insuo of Nov. 22 Inst, I prosontod sovoral facta and conaldorationn_concorning tho resourod of Toxas and the clnime of ita trado o Oliieago, and rolaling piticulatly to tho Dosont of the cattle-trado nnd - tho future of tho cotton-trade. I wpoko only In part, kowaver, from personal kuowladgo of tho country ; and it hias sinco beon my goad fortuno to bring tho statements thon mado to tha tost of actunl ob- sotyation, and with tho result, not only of vori- Islng tho facts given, but of convineing mo that the Lmlf had not boon told me. Tn this connoe- tion, n personnl roforonco will not bo unbecome ing. My presont vislt, which will ombracoa tour of tho entira railwaz-systom of tho State, is mado fu company with Mr. B. R. Wadaworth, tho Goueral Agent of tho Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy Railrond, who has como for the purpowo of thoroughly acquainting himaolf with tho com- morelal rosourcos, businosa-noods, and trauspor- tatlon-facilities of tho Stato In ita connectiony with Gliiengo, aud with a viow tothoestablishmont of closo and lsting rolations botweon ‘Tosns and our Motropolis, Ttisnot too muoh to predict that this tour will prove * tho ebtoring wodgo " which Chieago, if sho keos hor opportunity, may, by a fow well-dirocted blows, drive to tho heart of the hithorto * lono " State, and opon p its vast end rich areas, already fairly productivo, to Northiorn capital and commerce. WIIAT THE N0ADS JAVE DONE. This will bo the most roadily apparont from a skoteh of therouts taken, which spoaks for it- welt. Leaving Chieago on tho rogular Pacific Expross, at 10 p. m., tho first wonty-four Lours brought us, via Quincy and Hannibal, Lo Sodalin, Mo.; on thio followlng ovoniug, huvinlg traversed Missourl, Xausas, and tbo Indiun Territory, wo waro a Denison, south of the Red River, on the ‘oxas bordor; ‘and o run of thirty-six hour moro brotght s to Galvoston,—thrco and onc- Dlf days irom the lnkes totho Gulf. Tho routa and distances ro a3 follow : Ailes, Clileago, Burlington & Quincy, and Quines, Alton & 81, Louts Rouds, Clicsgo to Hnnnthal. . Minsouiri, K Hanaibal "io Deniaon, To Houston & Te o, 3o ton & Honderson onds, Deutson to Gaveston,. 383 & Texas Tton Chlcago to Galveston, The Migsouri, Kunsas & Texas Road pleted to Denison lato in 1872, and early in 1873 tho Toxas Central comploted its lino to tho same point, Tho importance atlnchiug to this route by the Companics Is indicated by tho onergy with which they pushod tho work to comploion. o seeuro tho tirough line to Chicago and o East, tho Missourl, Kniisns & Toxas Compauy, parlly by construction aud partly by purchaso, extended its system from Sedalin o Hannibal, 160 milos 5 und, within o year past, has builtan” iron bridgo over the Miusouri Ltivor at Boonville, Mo, at o cost of $1,000,000 ; whilo the Texns Gontral, in- sload of tho 25 milos which ity chartor roquired, Unilt 160 1ailcs in ono yonr to hasten_couneetion th its Northorn ally. ‘Lhe complotion of thoso forued, in Murca lnst, & contiuuous fiwo of rail on w ' yory direct ronto bolweon Chicago and Galvaston. was not yot a “throigh lino,” liowever, & tho xn3 Contral was Duilt to tho standard ' (4 foot 8! inch) gaugo only ns far soutly ns Corsicana, 134 miles froni Denikon,—boyond which placa it is of tho G feet G inch gougo, Londwg tho ro- construotion of tho road bolow Corsleaita (which will bo effeated at no distant day), the Compa- nies have orectail & transfor-appitatus nt Cor- sieaun, similar to that in use ut Susponsion Leidgo and Cairo, by means of which the body of tho car—passeugor or froight—is hoisted, and tho tiucks ch:mqetl_ ina fow minutes to wide or narraw gauge, This will onnblo the roud at onco to1un through oura betweon Chicago and Gal- veston, THE BAILWAY-BITUATION IN TEXAS, Ithos Leen gonerally anticipated that the Toxas Ceutral monngomont—purtly in o sup- poeod_conservativo apirit, nud partly from a presumsd _intorest in ity Southern terminus— won!d Le disposod torogard its Northern connec tion & of minor importanca. Happily, I do nob find this to bo the case. 'I'he Texas Contral, on tho contrary, stands rendy to co-oporate hoarlily and on ally with its Chicago conuections it whatover aleps aro requisito to the most prompt and eflicient opotation of the through line, In- decd, it finds itsolt compolled Lo this_coarso, The sudden and unexpected dovelopment of the "oxas & Pacific, Intornational, and lron Moun- tain systema throatens fo divort its businoes scrfously in tho direction of St, Lous. Tho Tron Momntgin Company hns comploted its ‘Arkansas (Cairo & Fulton) oxtousion ta Toxar- caua, on fho Arkansas ‘and Toxas boundar Trom Toxarkaun, tho Toxas & Pucifio Iias completed.ifs lino South aud Waat, to & con- noetion, at Minool with tho _International, and £t Dallas with tho Toxas Contral ; and its North “Toxas ko will probably be completed tho pros- out eason, Weat nod Southwest from Texar- lunn, tia Donison, to Fort North. Tho Tnte national Road, which hos an_outarprising_ ma agomont (tho 1{on. Galushn A, Grow, Lrosident ; 11 M. Hoxio, Superintondenty, ruus to Louston, thio torminus of tho Toxay Coulral, and has con ploted, nlso, its mam Jino Soutlwest (which crosuok tho: Toxns Contral at Hoarno) to withiu 40 milos of Auati, tho Stato Capital, aud tho on- trepos of tho 'Mvo-stock trada of thut soction of Toxas, and :pumsing {through its Lest-doveloped' cottantgrawing rogion. ‘Lo onterpriniug Suporintendent of tho Toxus Contral, Mr, Jolm Duraud, is, howevor, fully alivo tn 'the Whola situntion, and the neceisitic for incroasod ncilities North which it imposcs. o eamo down from Corsicana in_company with AMr, Durand, aud ho hus constantly oxprossod hispurposo to energetically co-operato with the Northoru ullics of its road in at onco facilitatiug intorchango botwoen Chicago aud all points on tho oxus Contral line, Nov i the Texns Con- tral without Westorn comneetions. 1t hus & Dranch in oporation from Hlempatead (konth of Licurna), on its maln line, to Austin, and anothor from Dicmond (o shott distance norly of Tlearne), to Waco, which will command for if ayd its connepliony’ 4§ full proportion of the trado of tho beat portion of Con- tral Toxas, Mr. Durand's” osrnosiness in this " mattor lns boen indieatod Ly many politicul suggoestions; and ono of theso, in partiotlar, displays entocprise aud sevso: that tho threo Toads loading to Chicno sot about ne- anriug, at au oarly day, a special car-equipmont of uniform dosig for this throngh sorvice, builk with roforence to thacharacter of tho froight to Lo carried, and Ho ns best to failitato speady cliango of tracks from one gaugo to tho other, ‘ho roadd having dono thus mueh,—having Dbrought tho richest porsion of loxas ns’ nuar Lo Chicago ay is Illinols to New York City,—thero romaing BOMETHING FOR ONIOAGO TO DO, Itremnmns for hor Lusjngss-mon o' activoly, aud pt onoo, Intarast themsolves fn kcouring = portion of this vast ‘Loxus trade—n trado siready variod and romuuorative—which tho ronds lnve bronght Lo their doovs. aving built and oquip- ped a dircet aud woll-nnpointed line, aud_teken lio ultintive in ascertuining what aro th ro- wourcen of Toxus and the peculisr noods of ata Dusinens, Lho roads hinve tha vight (o oxpoct thnt thie buminess-men of Obioago will forthwilh os tablish and st in motion, throngh the Nouth- wost, tlo poculiar mackinery of commorcg, Tho road cannot du all;_thoy daungs gutpr tha fiold af priyatq tradp, lluu qpen_up carrospondoneo Datveon * morchants in " Clifeatro_and doalors in ‘Loxas, nor send out ** drummars ® to throng the towns'and villagen of tho Stalo, and, in w mun- ner, forca unon their uttontion tha claims of tho bost market, The morehants of Clicago must now put thoir awn shouliders to the wheol ; and it Ianotto bo doubted that thoy will nobwith thelr acoustomed decigion and onergy, when ouco they soo the a||1 ortwmty and reghize the nceousity of commanding the Toxud trado Bo- glu us i aptly a6 thoy riay, thoy will find com- shorgigl” trayolors for 5t, Touin lousos In evory tawn, soliolytng trade, and ‘geiling it, t, Louis, With au outerprise worthy af” Ghivako, lod puhod by ditaol 1o the Northostorn Toxas border ) and tho effuct of this railway oru- #ado from tho North liss alroady boou (o turn attontin, * throughout Northern ‘exan uspo- olally, fiom tha ald Red Rivor aud Gulf murkoty {0 thouo of the North nud Linst, WEALTIEL OF KONTUEBN TEXA#, Tying along Rod River, cust uud went of Donj- son, sud extonding soutlf of Dallas, is 3 region old, and thero aro numerons Jargo nnd flonrish- | ingz'towna (soma_dating back to 1847) neattorod | through a “well-noopletl country,—Daninon huye inge 2,600, Bhorman 6,000, Dnlfllu 12,000, Parts 4,000, and numerous intermedinto townt from 600 to 1,600 inbabitants, AL Donison, Shorman, and Dallas, aro many merenntilo firiun doing buninoss 0' from $25,000 to 00,000 anually, nnd commission-lonsos donling iu tho staplo of tho country to an amount of 500,000 onch, It ay bo coneidered ns sotlled that, whoro tho ataplos of Lo country o to find n markot, thore tho return trado will' bo Reoured, From' Donte son thora woro shipped North, by tho. Missouri, Kanens & 'Woxas Road, in 1870, over 60,000 hond of cattlo(of which St. T.ouis rovoivad a Inrgo pro- nortion); und this mmbor will bo vustly ficrana. e thie presont sonson, O 45,000 bloa of cotton recalvod at Shorman from tho_outlying conutry, duting 1873, fully to-thirdy wout to Galvostoy, and thio romalning ong-third to St, Louin. Of thin, about 16,000 bales como from down tho Red River, over the Transcontinontal Divislon of thaTexns & Pacifle Ttoad, now comploted Enst 66 miles, to willin 8 wmiles of Daris, | Tho complotion of thia line on to Toxarkana, will nnturally invo the offoct Lo turn tho bulk of trado nlong 160 milos of the rich Red iver Val- oy to Bt Louin; and it bohooves Chicugo, wtich alrondy hns a through line in operation it this rogion, to mako . bid for its wado, 1o mbuva muggentions, brought Logolliorlnst- ily ou route, will sullico o give n futroductory view of tho ' “eituntion.” In subsoquont coni. munications, I shnll_ondoavor to prosont, in na systomatic wnd condonsod form as possiblo, facts ud euren lowlug. procivoly whet avo dlo e tual resonccos and commorclal possibilitics of thoso jortions of tho State naturally tribuinry to tho gront Chicago and Toxas throngh ralivay Tino o establisbed. D. C. Brooks, RAILROAD CONMISSION-BUNINESS. An Argumont to Show that General Rail- road Ticket-Offices Avo a Publie Convenionce. Alleged Impracticability of Combinae i tions Against the System, To the Iditor of The Chicago Tribune : Sin: Much has beon said aud written on the ong-voxed quostions of rmlroad * doad-beats,” or tho froe-pass system, and of commisslony paid on tickels to outsido ofiices, runuers, senlpors, &e. Tn tho principal citioa through- out the couutry, convntions without numbor hove beon held, by tho Prosidents and General Ticket Agonts of the dilferent lines, to dovise plaus for the withdrawal of tho obnosious freo-pss mystom, and tho completo overthrow of that fratarnity who subsist on tho commission business. Loug, abortiva epecchos havo boon ‘mado against this stauding nuisanco; resolutions 0 loss abortive liave beon proposed and adopt- ed; and binding articles of agrooment havo beon drawn up oud eigned by the reprosontativa chicfs,—tho iuk of which (proclaiming eloud, in bold autograph, the ratification aud final sattle- mont of this bona of contention) would scarcely bo dry whon somo ropresontativo man from one or othor of tho lnes would b offering induco- ments, ON THE QUIET, to the vory class against whom ho had just signod tho doath-warrant, Other lincs would got. tho Liut, and follow tho samo policy; then, get- ting bolder, circulars would bo surroptitiously Lianded to outsido offices, runuars, Lotal-portors, and bonrding-houso-scalpors,—onch Agont rop- resentiug thorein tho claims of lus lie for past, pregont, and futuro patronago, and all binting at direct or indirect inducement for such patron- age; o, iu other words, that, tho laborer boing worthy of his hiro, thoy would psy for such Inbor. TFrom the forogoing one would infor that tho clugs of men who aru at tho hond of theso rail- rond organizations aro sadly deficiont as gontlo- mou in veracity and honor. On tho contrary, A JOME HONORADLE ToODY of men caumot bo found snywhoro than thoso roprosouting tho railroad-passongor intorosts of this city ; and tho sumo may bo enid of tho groat bodly of pussonzer-men throughout tho country. Now, if such iu tho caso, why is it that theso men are not timoe to ouo enother? Aro not hon- or und truth the samo all tho world over, in whatever capacity & man or body of mon tay bo placed in soctoty? o rely confidently on ono anothor, aud to know tat our confidence is not misplnced or abused, is the only suro backbone of uocioty, and through which runs the great channel of commorcial trust. In consideration of this Inttor sentimont, why it it that our rail- rond-men act o faithlebsly with ono mmother ? “Ihio wholo socrot is in a natahol), and lios at the bottom,—not of tho dendhoad syatem, which could ba soon and casily adjustod,—but of the conumision-businasy, which can navor bo adjust- od 8o long as competition exists., Spontancous with railrond enterpriso, aprung forth the commission business as an institution coexsting with and INAEPATADLE FROS railrond futorests, It is o wort of balance of power betweon the wonker and stronger lines, d is a sure preventivo of that monopoly ich tha public so much dread, or oxamplo, what would havo bocomo of tho now yrosperous Erie line, struggling for oxists onco ngainst such corporations us tho Now York Contraf and Pennsylvania Central Railronds ; tho Grund runis, battling azuinet the Lake-Shoro and Great Western Ruilronds, for Enstorn busi- noss ; tho Miliwaukee & St. Phul line, as ngainst the Nortlivestorn, fighting for a shro in tho Statos of Wisconsin aud_ Miuncsota ; tho Illi- nois Contral, with its now St. Louis bruuch, oy againat the old Allon & St. Louis lino ; and what would have beon tho Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, with it infant strongth, as againt tho combined efforts of tho Rock Txfaud and North- woutoru Railroads to choke it in_its now giunt growtl from Chieago to Council Blufis, with its irou arms branchings Al round, and ita ast yoar's caruiugs botwoon 30,000,000 nd $40,000,000,— but for thut inutitution proporly called railvoad conuminsiou-businesy ? ailrond companics, like mon, differ in degrao, age, wealth, and iufluenco, "Tho nower aud weaker compayyies, tokeop from boing uwallowed up by tho ldor and woalthier, must oifer inducs- monfs o inflnenco traval ovor thoix lines ; or, in athor words, BUY THE RUSINESS thoy would not otherwise got. Linall very woll for tho oldor and larger companios to call conventions, aud by fair prom- isou get tho anallor zud woakor Lo join_thons 1 combined effort sgainst paying commiswions; but docs it bolp (o formior” or” puy tho latter 7 Not ‘at all. ~ Or, in the evont of tho uuccess of such a_schemo, would tho public ba any the gniner theroby?’ We trow not. 7Tha Dasit provas too much solfiahnoss on the pext of sailroad corporations to r:duco by anp gons tho regular fara. ‘o only chaneo for roditcod rates isn healthy competition, supparted by outside intluoncos, which will prorlude tho possibility of combination aud manopoly, At an axawplo, tako the prasont fight betwreon tha Tialtimoro & Ohio oy sgamst tho I'onusyl- vama Contral Railrond Company, tho reanlty of which aro roducod ratea {o cowpoting points Iying on tho sy of thoo bvo groat Torpura- tious. In tho fall of 1872, tho great trwmu- Atlantic utoamslup corporations Lad & fght, tho result of which was, that sloorago ratos to Europo wero reduced ono-nld, 5o that tho ox- poctant Yoyager could lake stewmer from Now ol to Tugtang, Ireland, —tho Jonal oid Lelug {hip public hind nono to thank but thoso ongagal in tho commussion businoss, tho quostion of commissiony boing the origin of the fight, Qoueral railrond tivket-aillcora aro A GIREAT CONVENIENCE to tho traveling publio, {n them all aforma- tion van bo wutainod of the different routos, and tickets purchused to all points onst or wost, without projudicoto wny of tho liuea, In thout tickets “oun Lo bought or oxehanged to quit “the travolor,—un scoommadation which eannot be granted in_the company’s own oflice, and tho clorks of which nva often saucy aud fudepondently port {n auswor Lo quostions from the L.qulr(ug tblfo, Lhis way be acoount- al for from tho fuss that, tho pay belug suro, and thelr mastor a corporation, they dow't cara ol whotlior the uelwol kaops or not; and that civility to strangors sud tho publio is not of much consaijuonge to”them olthor way, Ofton it lap- pous that they aro but poorly posted ou tho dif orent braucliou of thq fiuo thoy roprasent, uud, in_slmont all cunes, profoundly lh’uuruut of the routos ung hranohou of other liues; so that, aftor all, tho port auswor 'is & good Invontion, wharaby Lo questioner i silencad, aud tho fgugs vanco of the siart olork left nnoxposod, o1 130, o noarly as largo an 1llinols, and_acknowledged un a1k bauds to ha th &n‘deu of tho Stato, Kottlo- noathoro 14 moro thau a’ duartor of & contury Not so in an oftico m))mllomlug tho Interonts public. Politencws and intolligonco are part of thele slock In trado, and their roward thio com: minstons dorived from thoir snlon, - 1 - W;;LHOA’l)lnlllIINNEIIH," a i n olnss, ava nctivo, Intolligent, N enorgetla Ona woull thile that thoir work s novor danio: From 5 o'clock in Lho morntng uniil lato at night thoy aro on {lie walch, Inhoring and tolling it tho intoroste of ho rond or ofico thoj ropresont. A moro induntrious and hard-works g olnss of mon nrg mot to bo found fn'any branch of out-door labor, Thoy nro shiarn to afault, and can dotec ¢ atn glanco tho intonds ing traveler. ~1unn fntant thoy are by his sido, and kow sl abone iy intondod jouriioy, Thoy &t onco securo him for thoir own rond, if his dostiuntion can bo reached by it; and, if not, couirleounly Leko Liim to tho offico whiere Lfs ticke can bo acouirad. This clnga of mon, through tholr information nnd advico to siragora viuiting aud poasivg through the cily, linvo envod many o ono frort falling into tho Tiands of sharps, confidonco-aen, and thioves. Thoy aro n sort of polico, and i disponsnblo to railrond corporations. * seALrEng," or low boarding-houso rundrs, aro spacien of vulturo who Iivo on all outsida proy, and are 1ot rocognized by the rogulnr railroad-runnor; on tho contraty, aro despisied by thom, and, on all occason wheu soon about tho defiots, aro or- dotod off, ‘Blraugors should bowaro of this cluny, and their namo In teglon, “[ho lnnt farco played against tho _paying of comminsions wa (hat sctod by tho Trogdents Genoral Tickot Agonts, in the Grand Dacitio Ifotol, o short limo ago,—tho rounlt of which hng boon tho iwmuing of a varioty of litoraturo In tha shnpa of cireulnrs, and of o few ammneing lottors publishiod through tho press,—ull ending in clinos, or confusion worso confoundod. In ono of thesociroulurs, tho Agont charges thio prows with nving put tho words 1nto tho month of his chiof, which io nover uttorod, and 0 misconstrued Lfs Inngnago to monn tho ro- vorao of whnt bo mennt Limsolf; and Holdly nae merts that tho rona will not be bound by any cliquio or combination of ronds or mon, aud shat, 10 secure busiucss, tho polivy of tho paat will ba continued i tho futuro, 'Thio othor foada aro ALL ON THE WAR-vaTI, preparod for tho slaughtor, In n morning jour nal of last Baturday, & bi Ul oponed ita month, - calling. tho attention o the public in goneral, and railroad-mon ir partionlar, to tha sizo of its boots and tho roll- up of its pants, proparatory to n wado-in for busiuoss at whatovercost, Tholanguago, though inolegant, is forcible, aud means businoss. Now that the war is oponod, lot us hava 8 gooé, fight, nnd God presorvo tho right | Lot us hoar 116 moro about combinations and out-thront oo~ vontions, which only mean monapoly and high- pricad fares, from which tho public suffor, ot the history of tho past bo o eafe guido for tho future, aud lot tho railroads " RATIER CHERISIL THAN DESTROY ap institution which i6 part of thomsolves, and which, In thoir earlier and inoxperiouced his- tory, hna_ fought and struggled with and for them, until they bave attwined their presont wonlth and afmost indopendoncs. Lot tho rail- ronds bo assurod of thin fack: that, %o long ag the strugglo_for existonco amiong thom contne uos, Just 80 long will commissions_bo paid, and tho'fonds 80 pnying will bo patronized and' pro- forrod. TIERE IS ONLY ONH REMEDY, and ona,oscapo for tho roads in combind effort t9 do way with commissions ; and thnt is in tho compoting lines dividing the nel_carnings, mali- ing tho interosts of all aliko, Until thon' thoir machinations and wiso resolvos will only ond in foolishnoss and disappowtmont. Cit1oaao, Feb, 21, 1874, g i Y ‘Lo Whom Amcricn is Indebted for the Tomauto. Josoph Harrod, formorly of Portland, Me,, now of Now York' Stato, claims to havo 'intro: duced tho tomato into Aterica. Tho spot whora ho mado bis first tomato Lills is now covorad by spacious storos, and is opposito the now marbla Post-Ofico in Portland. Tho story runs,thus ¢ In 1816 Mr. Introd hod o tore in Vortland, with lipuso aud gardon attached. In Juno, o ffiond, who was o ship-owner, gavo him somo tomata (** golden” or *love" ‘applo) seeds, which wora Lrought in a vossel from Cuba. Thoy woro planted in tho expoctation of sccing a nica Hlowering plant. Throo yoars afterward, he sou some weods £o is fathor “aud othors in' Haver- hill, Mass. 'T'wo years lator siill, ono of thoss {riends, Shoriff Bartlott, wroto him, saying that tho tomato was good for o salad, if cut up and drossed like o cucumbor. e e A Gorman Minister’s Wife. Tho following advortisement apposrodin Hossisn nowspapor : A ministor's wifo, agod 43 years, tha daughter of ouc of the superior “clergy, de- siros, having proviously obtainod hor hus. band's_pormission, o obtaln employment as ook, in consaquotica of tho prosauro of circume stances. Sho has, Ao far, brought up fivo sona and Lo danghiord thet thoy nro independont of for, and " ol groator exprienco will ioves hor command botter wages than those which eithor of har daughters could obtain. The namo of this unfortunate porson is known to tho editor.” —— DRY GOODS. " GOLDEN QPPORTTHITY! PR IELAT Anual Glearing Sale. CARSON, PIRIE & CO.8 RETATL. DEPARTMENT, WADISON AND PEORIA-STS, BARGAINS Fancy Stripe, Spring, and Summer SILEKS. Just opened, two onsca new Gray nnd Black Ground Fancy Stripe Silks, vory desirabla atyloa, ut from 50 to 75 ota. per yard below rogular pricos. Good all-sillc Binok Gros Grains at $1 yard, well worth 51,40, Datter auslity Hlack Lyons Groo Graing ot $1.10, $1.35, S1.35, $1.50, and $1.75, tho choeapot zoods offorod. Richost quulitios Blaok Lyons Gros Grains st loss thun ca o bought oluowharo. Bargning in roal Lyons Cloak Volvots. Cheap Dress Goods Tables, Table No, 1--At 20 conts; containa Oolored Nohair Lustrea, Stripo Poplins, Valoncins, &0., slmoat hali price. Table No, #--At 35_gonts: containg Honvy Lustre Poplins, Rich Brocade, Mohairs, Gaalimeros, Sorges, &e., mostof thom forme orty sold at 50 conts, ‘Table No, 3--At 30 conts; contains Figured Crape Oloths, Plain Eurficl, Batin Stripos, gud Venotian Glotha in olioiéo shiados ; groa nrgins, : Bmpross Cloths from 85 conts o ‘yard up- wavds 3 au onornous saoriioe. Tronch Morinos, choico shndes, hoavy and !ln; quolities, at 50 and 05 t: utsb ug:.d !\nluut makdo im- ‘onts por yurd upwards, Gront b a in Bleok Onshimnerea, Telt Bkirta groatly roduced. Bargaing in Linens and Houses Lkeeping Goods. Cottons and Sheetings at inter- esting prices. s Bargains in Flannels and Wool- en Cloths, Heamburg Embroideries at a great sacrifice, of the difforout liues, T'hoclerks must be post aud at all timos st the sorvios of tho mfi:w.} Madison & Psoria-sts.