Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1874, Page 5

spond on tho sufforings of his country. Ho tatks of tha *futuro dostiny " of tho country, and lias discovered that nothing but a plobla- cltum 18 compatibla with law or the safoty of tho poople, He is willing, * should the nanio of Nnpoleon como forth for tho elghth time from tho ballow-box, to nssumo tho responsibility to which the voto of tho natlon shnll eall him," This Is cortninly modest of tho ombryo statesman sud Empgror, With such an assutance from the boy, Franco can soe ftu way to happiness, pros- pority, and poace. Whila this youth lves to taka hold of tho roins of Government, in caso of an omorgenoy, Gormany is nowhore, What is Bismarek compared with Napoleon IV, ? Pl sis. sty In 1848, the Fronch malls earriod 122,000,000 Jottora; in 1849, 163,000,000; in 1863, 185,000, 000; in 1869, 185,000,000; in 1857, 262,000,000; in 1862, 283,000,000% in 1864, 80,000,000 in 1870, 231,000,000; in 1871, 805,000,000 in 1872, 810,000,000, Bince 1843, the number of lottors aro trebled, which is owing malinly to the effucts of tho postal raform offectod that year, ——————— ATTITUDE OF THE PRESS. The Wastern newspapers that have come into this ofiice sinco tho voto, aud othora concerning which we have positive information, make tho tollowlng record : Sustafn Oppose On the Herglo. tieelo, Jenee, 5 5 1 1 ot 2 i 5 3 1 ] 5 8 Novraska, 1 Oolorado . i 54 Tolals to-day, 08 14 Tolals yestorday o3 X2 Gatna 5 2 The country pross i8 beiug heard from. A 1st, a8 full as wo can malko it, will bo printed In o fow days. —It would seom that tho sentimont of tho Westora press (as above shown) ia ne new thing afior all, and perhapa tho press doosn't represent tho West,—DMosars, Logan, Morton, MecOrary, el al., having that exclusive right,— for tho Kookuk Gate City says: - Mr. McCraty, for instanco, voted for the bill, but ho anroly caunol clitm that ther wes any domand in his district that La should volo for it, Every daily papar, of bt partios, in Lia distrlot, wis oppasod ta tha bilt aud indorsos tho veto, Every weekly papor in hls Qistrict, 50 far a8 wo can now rocall, of both partics, wus opposod to tho bill, aud, so fir 18 thoy huve spokon, have {ndorsed thio volo, In Kookuk and Bur lington, tho two chiof commercial polats of the dis- trict, public opinion s tou to ona agalust ufation and in fa'vor of the veto, We balievo the proportion would ol nosrly thosamo dn town aud country the disirict aver, Wo cannot coucolye that tho First District s greaily differont from othier districts, ~The Freeport (TIL.) Journal bas been relied on by the Inter-Ocean a8 one of tho ** For Ex- ponsion” nowepapors, Tho Journal sposks ita mind froeely in a long oditorial from which wo quoto ¢ The people thank tbs Presidont for bis veto, Thoy do uot want moro promissory noles of the Gov~ ernment duo on demond (greenbrok) issued by the Goverament; they do want tho Government to pro- vido n way to pay thoso already fasuod, Tho Presi- dent, in standing firmly by tho nation’s hionor and Thonesty, will bave tho hoartiest support of the Lonest mnsses everywhere, and oapecially will this Lo true of the patriotis snd honest Weatern poople, On a polnt of hionor, aud honesty, and integrity, it {s always safo to trust tho poople, —The South Bend (Ind.) Register, foundod by Schuyler Colfax, thinks “the President gave too much heed to tho opinions of Eastorn capital- ists, to the neglect of the wants of tho Wost.” —~—The Dea Moines (Towa) Resisler snys of tho ottitude maintained by luflation Sonators in the vota on the veto: It shows that tho Wost {a in earnest, and that it will continua to bo until its rights oro Tocoguizod. 8o closen tho firt cliptor of tlie sccond part, and 6o Tmsuca away to its utter untulfiment the propheoy of tho Enst that the voto of the Prosident would bo aceeptad by tha dissenting Senntors as romathing that thoy would now, *afier sober sccond thought,” bo even thankful for themsolves, Tho Westand South have avoken ogain, and, speaking, thoy have sgain declared that thoy nofther meaut the Qurrency bl for n joko nor 100k upon it now as o mistako, What tha Seuato Dus Baid by its re-declaration, tho Houso will ropeat withs still_groator emphawis. Tho nution can now soe’the iasue i2 ita actual light, and understaud it for its-real alguificance, —Tho [nflation journals assert that the sontl- mept of the West is almost overwhelmingly in favor of the oxpansion of currency which thoy advocate ; in {act somo of them aro now bitterly flanmmch.\‘; tho President and tho ** Eastern capitulista ™ in the same breath for the voto, Tha 8t, Louls Democrat declares that the West will with united voice demand roleaso from tho domination of Eastorn capital, and au expansion sufficiont to mako nu equal apportionment of the currenoy. The expression of views through the ‘Westorn papers does not sustain these allega- tious, The papers, wo blieve, a8 a rule, roflect tho sontiments of the majority of the people o the subject. Wao do not, of course, mean to eny that no papers are with the minority, but that the mnjm-iz};;ul tho papers coincide with and ropresont the majority of tho people.—Grand Rapils (Mich.) Eagle. —T'hie recent legislation of Congress meant an unlimited supply of irredeomable paper cur~ rency, hence it Wwas pernicious in its tendency snd tobo deplored by all clagges. The Prosi- dontial veto was & blossing 1n this case.—XYork- ville (1ll.) News. —Wao havo no faith whatever in the honesty, —on tho coutraty, contempt—for thodomagogues who voted for **intlation" on the ground that it would make money plonty among the laborers and mechanica of "the land. The labor of the country would bo the last to be beunefited and tho first to feol the disastrous effect of *infla- tion,” and none know the fact bstter than the workingmen, The pohticans who expect to cateli labor with the same promise thoy mada to tho ighorant Soutliorn negro (1 maulo ud $40) mist ake ths material by which the wenlth of the country 1 produced.—Sangamo (1iL.) Monilor, —Ilicy who tompt tho West to favor tho in- flated currency method of ropudintion of honeat douts, aud hold out as bait the Frospnct of es- caping o portion of the burdens of indobtedacss it may be laboring under, mistake the tempor of the Western peoplo. ‘The peoplo of tho West are, we firmly beliove, onest from top to too, and from bresst to baokbono.—Terrs Haule (Ind.) Gazelle, : —Asamajorityof the Republican leadersknown to Vo pereonally friendly to Graut had staked sll upon the paskage of tho messurs, it was fenred the President would yield, The rensons assignod for the voto nre unauswarable.— Waler- o (Jowa) Courier, —We hnve all along opposed any incresse in the volume of our circulating medium.— Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Times, —Wo proterted against the inflation from tho beginning.—Lincoln (IIL.) Journal, —Onoe, for o wonder, e are prepared to stand by the Prosident. Ilo has done good thing in thua withholding his assont to o mensure which we candidly think was fraught with ovil congo- quonaos, It is olaimod by tho advocates of this Dill that It was o mensure of relief to the Weat. Wo don't bellove & wordof it. 1t would nok have resultod in rolief, but in dissster to the nation. Thereis too much common sensoamon, tho noople of thio Wast to ask for a Taw tha would procipitato upon the nation the ovils of an intlation of currency. We of the West need a stablo monsy basis’ moro oven than any othor finr;ion of the country,—Wakesha (Wis.) Plain- aler. . —Timo, wo think, will vindicato tho Presidont in the position he has assumed on the finance question.— IVatertown ( Wis.) Republican, ~Thera ia loud denuuciation by friends of the bill becauso the Presidoat disreyards the wishes of the people. 1n our jud%meut, the ground upon which the voto in based I8 preolsely that ozcupied by the people st the last nmunnr olee- tion. 1f the mnss of poopla have einco changod thoir viows upon the financial question, thero bian 88 yot boen no general exprossion to that of- feot.— Vinton (1a.) Eagle. ~Grant hag for lijaod and sufficient reasona vetoed the jufiation bill, aud we aro glad of it,— Greenville (IN.) Advocale. —Wo think & largo majority favor the honeab keatrlnu of plodres made to the country and the creditors of tho nntion, and gotting our ourrou- [ buck to & anecie basis as soon a8 possiblo,— drian (Mich.) Times and Ecpostlor. —The olumor of the spoculators affected a few mombaors of Congross, and s very small por- tion of the people, who probably wero mostly engaged {n spoculation, and wore sppalled a tho sudden shrinkivg of values, The furmors have never callod for inflation, nor tho bono and mus- cla of tho country.—JHelviders (1Il,) Standard, —An attempt now to continuo this nation in a state of ropudiation would meot tho samo fate hat befel the party which attemptoed to destroy It by a reelliou & fow years ago,.—Dea Moines (lowa) Journal. ——— —The Dollefort Furnsce, noar Ironton, O, which had shown mymptoms of chllling, an op- ssation which would have involyod a lous of sey- gral thousand dollars, by boen brought nearlyto & normal gondition sgain. RAILROADS. Proposed Combination Between e Great Eastern Roans. Appointment of Railroad Commission- ers by the Qovernor of Wisconsin, Arrlval of a Forelgn Agent to Investl- gato Erio Matters, Arrival of Mcllenry, to Investignto LriessCnucus of Railrond Magnntes ==Combination of the Through Lincs Expccted. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. . New Yonxk, April 80.—Jamos Mellonry, whoso coming was announced to you yestorday, arrived horo early thia morning, 1fo romained ab his Liotel throughout the day, sud would see no ona sevo a fow who bave importsnt business xoln- tions with him. 1o passod tho evening ot B, L. Barlow's rosidence, and thoro NECEIVED THE ERIE OFFICIALS. Bosldes hig close relation to tho affairs of the Erio and tho Atlantic & Groat Wostern Com- ponios, ho Las important intorosts in the Now York, Boston & Montroal Railroad, tho United Slates Rolling-8tock Company, tl:io Pennsylva- nia Railrosd, and in ofl lands and coal com- panios, A RATLROAD CONFERENCE of no small importauco was held on Wednesday night at tho Windsor Hotel, on Tifth avenuo. Though faw 1 numnare, tha conforanco rapros sented vast intorosts,—Col. Thomus A. Scott, of the Pennsylvania Rallroad; C. Vanderbilt, of tho Now York Central; McCullongh, of tho Baltimoro & Ohio; aud Poter H. Watson, of tha Triv Road, tho leading spirita of the four grent trank linos, bolug prosout. 'The meoting was intonded to bo ptritly scorat, but it is now posi- tivoly known that the objock of tho gathoring wad to consider the subjoct of passengar and froight tariTs from Now Yorl to tho Wost, aud othier ubjects concorning tho corporations rep- roseuted, COMDINATION INBTEAD OF COMPETITION. Horotofore a satisfaclory cancus of tho trunk lines could not bo held, owing to the bitter rlvahE existing botweon tho Penusylvania and tho Daltimoro & Ohio Railroads. “This, how- ovor, i now nmicably sottled, the two roads making mutunl concossions. As the policy of theso ronds bns beon NOT TO NEDUCE FARES, ) oxcapt whon compelled by competition to do so, it con onsity be understood tuat, when they are all united, on elovatiou of both pussenger and froight ratoa will follow. It i undorstood thnt most of the mooting's timo was ocouplod in try- ing to oflect o sntisfnotory sohedulo of prices, but whether tho result was renched is not known, ANOTHER FINANGIAL EMISSARY, Mr. H. Ostorborg, editor of tho German- American Economist, of Trankfort-on-tho« Maine, Laving beon doputized by Gorman bond- holdora in Amorican railronds to’lool aftor their intorosts Liore, arrived to-day by the Scotis. Moeting of tho Honrd of Dircctors of the Erie Railroad Compuny. Spectal Dispatels to The Chicapo Pribune, New Yonk, April 30.—A rogular mooting of tho Board of Directora of thio Eric Railroad was held to-dny, Mr. Barlow snid that no action would bo taken on ox-Auditor Duvan's xeply to Pyosident Watson's statomont, and thnt oxperts, who ara to make examinations of tho booka of tho Company, left Livorpool for thiy ity lnst Saturday. ‘Thero wod somo _disoussion on tho proposod improvemont of tho Buffalo, Naw York ix l;ifin Railrond, and its extonsion to Suspension sidge. = ‘The Wisconsin Ratirond Law. Speciat Disvateh to T'he Chicao Tribune, AT THE STATE CAPITAL. MApisoN, Wiw, April 80.—Cov. Taylor, be- tweon 11 nnd 12 o'clock last night, gave ton favored reportor tho NAMES O¥ TIE RAILUOAD COMMISSIONERS, which Lo had refused to correspondents carller, and they were announced in tho Grangera' organ thismorning, Thoy are s follows: Joseph H. Osborne, of Osbkosh, lato Puroksing-Agont o tho State Graugo, a Liboral in politics, for threo years; George H. Paul, late editor of tho Milwaukes News, Democrat in politics, two years; and John W. Hoyt, of Madison, for many yoars Secrotary of the State Agricultural Soolaty, omo yenr, Mr. Osborne's appointment was warmly urged by some Grangers, aud ogposod by others, He ia the roprosentativo of theagricultural interost, and is not rogarded as a very strong man. That Mr. Paul is well qualified for the posi- tion is conceded. Ilis appointment is said to have been resolved on 5% luto day in conses quence of tho ATTITUDE TAKES DY THE RAILIOADS, precluding tho appointment of & special repro- sentative of their wutaresta. Dr. Hoyt is widoly and very favorably known ta the peoplo af the Btato, usreclnlly its produc- ing clussoa and oducational men, and the ap- pointmant will give univaorsal sntisfaction, : The Commissioners do not go into office till to-morrow, aud hava had no consultation, 8o it is pot kuown what course they will take, The Governor has rofused coplos for publica- tion here of tho lottors of Presidonts Keep and Mitcholl, and_thoy have only renched tho publio here in the Chicngo and Milwaukee papers. It is undorstood that ho iy PREPARING A REPLY, which may possibly bo completed in the course af tho night, but its probable nature canuot be learnod, Up to to-night at 8 o'olock thero {8 no nows of any conflict botween tho railronds and the peo- plo. To-day )l wea reported quict along tho railrond lings, but it is roported thut an organ- izod effort to tost the question of obedience to tho law will bo made by the Grangors. FEELING IN OBHKOSH, Spectal Disputeh to The Clacago Tribune, Osuxkosi, Wis., April 80.—Gov. Taylor's ap- poiutment ‘of Rallrond Commissionors causes grest astonishmont and indignation, Paul is kuown to De thorougnly s railrond man, whilo Osborno is notoriously & man of wealk and aquiv- ocal opinions. The appointment of tho latter, ostenaibly in tho intereat of tho Grangors, doos notb plonse them, 88 Lo 18 in no sonso a ropro- sentative mun, Tho Wisconsin railrond companics disavow any Intontiou of neodlessly irritating the people who boliove the rocent legislation just, and, woro it possible to oporato profitably under the lnws, pending the docision of tho Supremo Court, they would couform to thom. No immediate troublo is anticipated from shipporsof froight. DPagson- gora are oxpoctod to occasion most annoyauce, There is & very deep-rooted improssion that 8 cents per mile_is sufliclent componsation for a railrond ride. If tho peoplo insist u}wn nying no more, the companies muy take it until tho offors hecome nionotonous, when it is probablo thoy will ndopt a course auite logal, and some- what novel, that will speedily make travelers wish tho ‘Loglelature liad said nothing about threo-cont rides. Tho politicians throughout Wisconein aro ox- orcisod about tho law as much as tho companies aro, A United States Senator is to Lo clocted noxt wintor, and a full Congrosional delegation thie fall, alany of tho aspiiants were oxtromely auxious the companios ahiould try to work under tho law for a month at loact, to demonstrato its Injustico, As no two correspouding or consecutive months aro alikein business results, the policy of this courso wes not nppnmnl to tha companios, They contend that tho ox- pertence of thoe pust twelve or fiftcon years sup- Plies far moro accurats data 8 to what ratos will Py expongcs than tho next thirty or forty days would da. Auticipating nxqennlvn 1itigation, the com- panied aro curtailing oxpensos Ao far ag prace ticablo, This contruation polioy is sovero upon tho rom'n‘ mills and car works throughout tho Wost, Tho former are doing littie heyond occa- slonally ro-rollivg old iron. I'he several car works of privato individuals ara ot & stand-still, ‘'hin was ovidenced in o score or nyora responses tho Chioago & Northweutern Railway Compony rocently received to tholr invitatlous for pro- possls to bulld 500 freight care, The Company would {;lmny Luve let tho contract, but the houtilo tondenoy of the logislation In Yowa, Wis- coneln, and Miunesots Las obliged the Qompany to return tho proposals and abaudon every suoh onterprise, Miscellancons, CONBULTATION OF HAILWAY MAGNATES, A mooting of railway mugnates was hold yes- tarday aftornoon b the ofico of tho Ohicago, Burllnglon & Quinoy Railroad, the mlangu gentlemen belng prezentt J. K. Joy, Prealdens, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1874, and H. E. Bargont, Bu‘rnrlulondnnt of tho Miohi~ gml Contral Railroad ; H. H. Porter, Genoral {anagor, and Mr, Wheolor, Gonoral Fruight Agant, of tho Chiengo & Northwostarn Raflrond ; Rtobort Harrls, Goneral Suporlntondont of tha Chiengo, Burlington & Quiney Rallrond, and J. by nard, —Gonoral Irolght Agont of the Konsas Olty, 8t Joseph & Northorn Raftrond. It conld not bo lenrned what they mot for but it {s understood that the recont arrangemont of tho Union Paclfio with the Chieago & Alton Railrond in regard to through froight to California was the objoct of tho consultation.e Mr, Vining, the Goneral TFroight Agent of tho Unfon Prciflo, waa ox- pactod hore Inst evening, and bils arrival ot this timo has undoubtedly somotling to do with the above subject, In ll);u moanwhilo the 8t. Louls ronds aro malting the bost of tho present domnor- alization smong the Freight Agents of tho Iowa lines, and aro trylug to get control of tho Omaba and Wastorn business, While tho Freight Agonts of the Towa lines aro deliborating on the advisability of reducing the ralos to Omaha, the 8t. Louls I'reight Agsuts have already done so. ‘Tne rates adopted by ihe St. Lonfs roads to Omnba nre a8 follows: First class, 75 conis; eocond olnss, 60 conts; third clags, G0 conts; fourth clngs, 40 conts ; and spocinl 35 conts. Althongh it ia from Chicago to Omnha about tho same distance ns it is from 8t Louls, and the Clicago ronds hnve the advautago of a stratght nir-lino, whilo the 8t. Lonls ronds have to connoct at Iaosns City, still the rates from this city aro now much bhigher, ns will bo scon by tho following figutes . Tirat cluss, 95 centa ; socond class, 80 conts ; third class, 66 conts; fourth cluss, 456 couts: spacial, 40 cents, Our businoss intorosts domand that the Froight Agents ot tho Iowa pool should wake up from thoir lothargy and bring down tho ratos to Omaha to the snme fizures, if not lower, than thoso made by tho 8t. Louis ronds, A NEW ROAD. Tho Chicngo, Fruitport, Saginaw & Oannda Tnilroad ia the name of a uew route which will rll];l ‘mim Gmm} le:lvolh h[ié!h.. t_(o Hfll (tllzulr. wloro it connaota with the Canada Southern Toad: T whote line will - bo 210" ‘milos in oxtont. At TFruitport §t wili connect with tho Clifeago & Miohigan Luke Shoro Itail- rond, and with tho Chicago & Milwnaukeo steam- boat lines. Coming east it will will iuteraact the Nowaygo Itoad at Casanovia, the Grand Rapids & Indiava Railroad at Hand Lake, and tho Dotroit, Lansing & Lako Michigan Railroad at oithor Coral or T'ruants, from thenco to Lake View, thonco to Saginaw via Alma, conneoting with tho Saginaw Valiey & 8L, Louiy Tailroad at some pomt probably betweon 8t, Louis and Brocken- ridgo. “From thiy doscription of the road it can bo #eon that it will biscot the Lower Pouinsula, ponotrating donso pino foreats othorwiso inac- ceasible, bringing millions of fect of. lumber into market. Tho right of way has beon secured for soventy miles of tho westorn portiou of tho road, and also subsidies amouutiog to moro than £300,000. It will cost £40,000 por mile to build the road, and subsidics sre taken in the form of individual notes. NEWS, Dispatches recolved yosterdsy by the man- agors of the Illinois Contral Railroad stato tlint tho bronka in the tracks of tho Now Orloans, Jackson & Great Northorn and Miesissippl Con- tral Railronds Linve beon repaired, and that the rond i8 now opon apain to-New Orlenns, and that the transfor at Manchac is no longor neces- sory. Through trains for Now Orleans will ngain commotico runping to-day from tho Ilki- nois Central Railroad depot at tho regular time. ‘Tho earnings of the Tolodo, Wabash & West- orn Railroad for March wore £404,009, agninst 471,901 for tho corresponding month lusé yoar, & decronse of 66,603, LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Suits to Sottle Titles to Land Occupicd by Settlers and Claimeod by n Rafle rond Company—KRight o a State to 'Lax Land Grants. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. 87, PAur, Minn,, April 80,—Attorneys em- ployod by tho State undor the lnw pnssed last winter are commencing suits in sevoral countics againat the Union Pecific Railroad to aottle titles claimed by some 500 gettlers on 0dd on railroad soctions long the line of the rond from tho Mis< 8i88ippi to tho Red River. The Acttloments wora made under tho Homestead aot subsequont to tho county filing n map of the genoral routo and prior to the county flingamap of tho dofinito routs. Tho Land Dopsrtment firat do- cided in favor of tho sottlors, that the Company; was not entitlod to those particu- Iar “sections tll o dofinito location of the road ias filed, but tho Secretary of the In- terior reversed the decision, on tho advice of the Assistaut-Attornoy-Genoral, that ‘tho Company was entitled from tho firat tfiling; ho also de- cided that purchasers of ovon or odd acctious during tho same timo must pay double the mini- muun price, Averill's bill, pending in the Houso, if passed, will not roliovo the settlors from the latter part of tho Becrotary’s decision, requiring 200 ad- ditional for ench quarter section, Bomo of tho eases will probably go to the Buprome Court of the United States before tho matter is sottled. The Bteclo County caso, involving the right of the Stato to_tnx lands granted to tho old Cen- tral Raflrond Company, which bas oo ronds, but which sold its franchises nnd right of way to tho Milyaukee & Bt, Paul Railrord Compaoy, was to-day argued and submitted to the State Supromo Court. Suit Against tho Dondvmen of n Dow faulting City Treasuror~Libel Suite Speetal Dispaten to The Chicano Tribune. TForT WAYNE, Ind., April 30.—To-day tho city bogan suit for $50,000 against tho bondsmen of Jofin A, Droocgmeyer, Iato City Treasurer. Tho case will bo ono_of the most importent ever tried in Northorn Indians, and will attract much nattention, not only owing to the amount in con- troversy, but also on accouut of important prin- ciples of law involved. It will be fought at every atop, and will no doubt be carried to tho Supremo Court by the dofeated party. Nearly all the first- clusy )nwgars in tho city are engaged on ono side or tho othor of the caso. To-day, Cosgrove, of this county, begansuit griglaas r. Omo for libel, laying damagos at Suit in Lomisiann Undor the Civil Iights Act. Nrw OnneaNs, La., April 30.—Btato Senator Aloxander B, Barber pud Bradford N. Davis, Doth colorad; bavo brovght suits ngainst the Lowsinna Jockoy Club, oach olniming - §5,000 dumagos because, os the potitioners avor, * the snid Club refused to sell them quaiter-strotch badges during tho recent race, on account of thelr color, thoy boiug of African descont; that such refusal and exclusion were not only in vio- lation of the principics of natural justice, but nlso of the rights guaranteed to them by tho Coustitution and statules of the Stato. Suit for Libol Agatust o Milwaukeo rapor. Miwauxer, April 80.—A. Scott Sloan, At tornoy-Geuoeral of Wisconsin, has commented a libel suit agsinst the Sentinel Compauy, Inyin dnmogen at 850,000, The allogoed libel conmste: of au articla criticising an oflicial opinion by tho laintiff to the Legislature, holding that tho ogislature had no right to rogulate the charges of olovatora, T — CAPITAL AND LABOR, Marble Polishers and Stone Eubbers in Convention in Phtindciphias Spetal Dispatch to The Chicaan Tyibune, Pmwapeirima, Pa,, April 30.—Tho wmarblo polishers and stone rubbers of this city hold o maes meeting this evouing In Kehoo Hall, Jamos Rosa presiding, to concert moasures for tho protection of whito against colorad labor. On motion, {t was unanimonsly rosolved to resusci- tato the old union, whereby tho bhody might abtain o botter rogulation of pricos for the diffor- cut grades of worls, desultory convereation thou ensued as to the advisability of insugurat- ing a striko apninat the Introduction of colored labor, which it was argued was running the trudo into tho ground, ns employers, In thelr ondoavors to undersell each other, engaged unskillod col- ored holp at vory low wagoes, The mooting ade Journed without arriving et a definito conolusion on the matter. A Species of Communisin Among the Mormons=-A Now Soclety. BALT Lake, April 80,—The firat organization of the Unitod Ordor, as it {s callad, took place in this altf' last evening in tho 'wontieth Ward, ‘Iho principal featuros of this now organization uro tho giving to & common fund, undor control of elected oticors, tho proporty of all the mem- bord ; tho coutrol of tho labor of membory, and the production and manufacture, a8 far ay pos- awblo, of nll articles consutnad, It {a prabable that similar organizations will be offected in_all tho wards in the olty, and throughout the Mor- maon sottloments, and that membership will bo- come tho toat of loyalty to the Mormon Oburch, =8 it {8 strongly advoonted by tho Churoch loud- ora, Old Intes of Wages Iostoroeds New Youk, April 80.—L'o-morrow tho wages of the worlmon on the Oamden and Amboy Dive lalon of the Ponusylvauia lailrond will be xe- atored to thie rates bofore tho roduotions WASHINGTON. (Contimted from tho Firat Page. that {t ought to bo amended by omitting tho sec- tion which proposos toropoal thoprosent Inw grad- uating the proportion of circulation to the bonds depositod a8 socurity, acaording to the amount of capitai of various Natlonal Binks. An iutor~ ahango of viows discloead tho cerlainty that the Committae will recommond that sll tho resorves for cireulation should bo abolishod, Tho other important question involved in this bill, and in genoral tho financiat subjeot, a yot to be con- siderad. — NOTES AND NEWS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, DELEGATE CANNON'S CASE. Wasmoroy, D. 0, April 80,—Tho Ifouso Committeo on Eleotlons reported to-day fis opin- {on that Bishop Cannon, tho sitting Dologate in Congress from tho Torritory of Utah, was clect- cd, and that ho possossos tho usual constitu~ tional qualifications #o far as age and rosldonco aro coneornod, but the Commlitoo doemod ita nuthority insufliclent to warrant it in thoroughly mvostigating tho cbarge that Oannon is o prag- tieal polygamist, and a resolution will therotora bo lnrmuucm! askiug tho appointmont of o spo- cinl committee to investigato the mattor, and to decido whother, it this chargo I8 sustained, Can- non Ig oligiblo to a sont in the Houso. CIVILIZATION OF THE INDIANS, Ono hundred thousand dollats to bo used in tho clvilization of the Indians nthe far Southe wost was askad by a dologation of Quakers which appented boforo the Houee Appropriation Committeo this morning. A momber of the Committes was Inatructed to_offer an amond- mont to add this sum to the Indlan Appropria- tion bitl, i TIE OITIZENS' NATIONAL DANK, which has received the eanction of Cougress in tho faco of an advorso roport from the Finaucial Committoe to romovo from Hageratown, Mo., to Washington City, Lias purcliased for $80,000 the flue hmfiimg n tula® Gy ocouptod by tho ro- contly suspended First National Bank, snd Joy Cook & Oo., subjoct to Lo satificatlon of the jourt, TNE STEEL INTEREST, Tho Ways and Moane Committee ngatn hoard tho stecl-consumore’ dologation. It doos not soom proboblo that tho Committes will recom- mend nny reduction in the duty. A LADY DESIIES TO PRAOTICE IN THE COUNT OF OLATMB, The Court of Clsims has beon thrown into diro _distress by tho npplication of Mis, Btock- wood to bo admittod to practice. The announce- mout {s mado that tho Judgos of this Court have baen holding » conforence with the Justices of the Bupreme Court as to the proprioty of ndmite -ting Lior, This, it is statod, is neconsary, as tho Supromo_Court, on tho quastion beiug carriod up, could oveorrule the decision. CORRECTION, A statemont was made u theso dl?nwheu 3 few dnys ngo to tho effect that N. P. Langford, Buperintondent of tho Nationnl Yallowstono Park, bad presented s bill to Congross to the amount of 825,000 for his sorvicos in that capnolty, which lio had ongaged to rondor freo of ohinrgo s that, whilo ho i & Brok-Examinor for the L'ncific const, ho is also s stockholdor in a National Bank in Montana, with other injarions clinrges, all of which, it s nscortainad, bro, o {ur 08 they can be hold injurious, incorreot. Mr. Langford is_not askiog for anp pay for his Bervices. A bill is pending in Cléfgmu appro- priating $25,000 for tho purposc of making noc- Gamary suryoys and constructing nocded roads thraughout tho park, but by no construction of tho bill cpn o be doemad outitled to reccive a cont of tho amount. Ho ia s bank-Examinor, oud was gomo years a20 n holder of stook and Diractor in a National Dank in Montana, bu has now mno interest in any bank, and Las not had sinco ho accepted tho position of DBank-Exam- iner, ‘The whole paragraph does him injustice, and is an instancs whero unacrupulous encmics have suceceded by & cunningly-devised scheme iu wrosking & base revouge upon an innocent man, TAY OF GAUGEDS. . A dotermined edort will bo mado by the Gaug- crs to-day to have their compensation raisad to 6 a day whon tho Civil-Sorvice bill comes up in the Bonate. It will Lo romombered that tho House fixed tho rate ot £5. A BINGULAR CONSTRUCTION of the Internal Revenuo law 18 rocently roported from Now Orloans. It sooms that, on & charge of fraud, & dstillory in that city {8 closed, ponding an in- vostigation. ~ Tho law provides that, in onsos whore catde aro bewg fattoned on slops at distillorics, which,undor aimilar clreum- stances, ate mcized by tho Rovenue officials, thoy muy bo run under bond 0 s to furnish the necessary food for the oattle, that they may wnot starve. In the lustance noted, the distillory has boon solling slops to residonts of tho city to {foed to milch cows, and the eapiont Judge of ilie Court, wharo sn appoal has boon taken on tho point, hos deoided that tho condorn may bo operatod undor bond, Of course the law con- tomplates no such thing, and 8§ tho works oannot be met going without the _order of tho Com- missionor of TIntornal Revenue, notwith- standing tho decision of the Court, and, 88 the Comnmissioner will not make such order, the probubiinion are that the distilloxy will remain 1dle and tho cows will be fod on something more substantial than slops. NUTLER ON THE WAR-PATR. Benjamin Dutler hus beon justaut in soason and out of scason in searchiog for injurious chargos that he may bring against his formidable antagonist, Mr. TFoster, ot Ohio, sinco tho recont bout botween ‘the two gontlomen, His frionds are busily ongaged now in_circulating & story to tho offect that TFoater is part ownor of o patont stamping-ma- chino which, by his iufluence, ho has secured to bo usad in tho Intornal Rovonuo Burcau, NO TRUTH IN THE BEPORT, The Commissioner states that thers is no stamplng-machiuo of any doseription used iu the Burcau, This affords an illustration of Butler's manner of conducting a warfare, and the straits to which hois rducad when ho finds himsolf fighting an honeat man. 170 the Associated Pr ‘Wasnivaton, D, 0., April 80.. tornal rove- nue roceipts for the month, $8,437,083, an in- rease over April, 1878, of £872,107, —_———— CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. ‘ BENATE, 2 WaAsHINGTON, D, O,, April 80, TROF., HAYDEN'S EXPLORATIONS, Mr, ANTHONY called up tho resolution to prh:t 2,600 copies of Prof. Huydeu's floal ro- ort. POl SHERMAN objeoted to fta passago, nnd esid that Congress should cithor make somo provigions for distributing theso documonts or abeudon their publication, It Prof. Hayden's repor: was worth publishing, lot tho matorial be banded over to sowng one who would publish it and diatributo it to thoso willing to pay for it. Ttcost last'session 83,20 fo distributo "the Con-t gressional @lobe in Obio by mail, while tha ex- regs componlos did it for $1, Bomething should Ea dons soon to provent tho express companict from carrying documonts which should ba sont through the mail, so thut the cost of transporta- tlon be recolvail by tho Governmeont, buu tho only way to accomplish this was to reduce the postage upan them. Mr, ANTHONY said{that the engraving for the work had alyeady beon done, and the resolution involved the cost of but 2600 for printing, Mr, FRELINGIUYSEN said that iho ovil might be remadied by tho passage of tho bill racently Introdueed by hiwm, which dispenacd with the prepaymout provisions and fixed tho amounc of postage at 20 cents per volume. Iu tho course of tho disoussion it was stated thnt tho angravings wero paid for out of the ap- propriation for making tho survay, which wus 160,000 in two yenrs. Mr, WINDOM &aid ho could not sco any ccono- m; l’mill“.iuf from tho abolition of the franking pt{vilaue. inmudiately aftor the passago of the act Congreas gavo certain large ruilroad compa- niies §500,000 additionnl for carrying the mails. ‘Pherefore, the aaving Lias not bosn much. Tiually tho rosolution wos laid over. TRANSVORTATION: Nr, Oglesby Introduced a bill to promate com- moreo among tho States and cheapon tho trans- portation of porsons_and property betwecn the Atlantio soaboard and the Wostern Btates and Torritorios, Roferved. CIVIL NIOUTA DILL. The morning hour having oxpired the Senato resumod tho consideration” of the Clvil Rights bill, and Mr, NORWOOD madonspocoh, Hosald thoe Republican party was actuuted {u this moas- ure by eolfish motlves entiroly, snd not by love of tho colored people, 1ledanicd that thero wag any more projudico in the breasts of tho Demo- crats than in the breasts of Rnlmhllcunu, and suld tho former, in thelr soolzl relations, treatod the colored peoplo as well ns the Jatlor, ‘his Dbill proposed to put the black oud white ogother Iu schools, iu hotols and in Flnuvu of amusomont, and yeb It was doclared that soolal equality wos nof cons tomplatod. 1o predicted ruin to that political party in this countyy which proscribed thut poor white 1aon uhould go with blacks whether or uot thoy desired it. Bofora concluding his axgument A, Norwood 8a{d he would asl the Indulgonce of tho Benata till to-morrow that ho might pro- sont L8 viewa on the ooustitutional objsobions 1o tho paasngo of tho bill, ho not boing physioally ablo to ¥o on to-dny. Tho bill was then informally laid asido. TUE QUNERAL AFRIOPRIATION DILL. Tho Logisiat.ve, Judicial, nnd Executive Ap- propriation bill was recoivod from tho Ilouso, and roferrad {o tho Committeo on Approprin- tions and ordered to bo printed. MEMORIAL. Tho OITAIR Iald boforo the Sonnto resolutions adopted by n mass-moetinz at Indinnapolis, in rolationto tho finnuces, Roferred to tho Com- miltoe on Finances, PRIVATE DILLS. Tho Sonnto then procseded to the consldora- tlon of billaon the calendar, and s number of a privato character woro pasacd, THE AMY PAY DEPARTNENT, Mr, LOGAN callod up tho Honnto bill to in- oroaso tho Pay Dopartmont of tho army, fixing tho numbor of Paymustora at fitty, with tho rank, pay, and emolumonts of Majors of Oav- alry. Mr, WEST offered nn amendment providing for a dotail of oflicors of the lino to nct ns Pay- masters, Rejeoted. 1o also offerod an amond- mont providing that suy appolntments madoe undor tho aot shall bo taken from officors now in tho army b{ }Ymmo;luu. Mr. BUCKINGHAM moved an amendmont providing that_additiounl appoiutmonts might 0 made from Paymnsters' clorks, Mr, MORRILL gvz.) gava notteo that he would offor a aubstituto for tho two amondments pro- viding that all appolntments under tha act shall Lo mide from voluntoers in the late war who held rauk uot lowor thau that of Captain. Mr. LOGAN opposed any provision which would direct thoe President who to nipuhlti The Prosident wag o military man, and kuow as woll how to solect good Paymasters as auy Senator. Bomo of thoso on this floor scomed to have lost faith in the President in tho last fow days, but o (Logan) bad not. Mr. l?uc ingham's amondmont was rejocted. Mr, MORRILL thon offored his substituto, which was rejocted. A Tho quostion rocurring on Mr. West's amond- mont, it was rajocted. Tho bill was thon passod—yens, 31 nays, 18,— and now goes Lo the kouse, “Should the bill be- como n liw six uew appolatmonts iy tho Pay- master’s Dopartment will 'be mado, Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. CITIZENSHIP, . Aftor the rending of tho fournal, and some othor Pmllmum mattors, the ouse took up the bill to carry into_execution tho Fourteenth Amondmont to the Constitution, aud to defluo Gertalu rights of Amotican cltizons residing in foreign countrion, nnd the duties of diplomatio oud consular ofiicors, Mr. E. It, IIOAR, who roported the bill from the Committeo on Foroign AfTairs, nddressed tho Houso in its support, and in nuswer to the criticlam mada by Mr, Halo, of Now Yorls, yestorday. LOUISVILLE OANALs Aftor & ghort dobate, tho Ilouse pagsod from consideration of that bill, and touk up the Senata amendments to the Houso bill relative to the Louisvillo and Portland Caunl. ‘Thie debato, which lnstod for over three hours, wns closed by Mr. WHEELER, who insisted that the bill sliould contain the provision that no monoy should bo paid ont under it uulcss tho State” of Kentucky should cede to tho United Sintes junediction over tho canal with all ity property and_appurtenances, and should roliu- quish £o tho Umted Statos tho right to_assoss it 80 long ns the Unitod Btatoes shall remaln owner ; and shonld pcy to tho United Btates all taxes assessed aud collected on the cannl from the passago of the act until such cossion, Ho offered an amendmont to {bis offect, He no- ticod and ropolled with a good desl of judigna- tion, aspersious upon his character and motives, iudulged in by some of the Westorn papers on necount of the position which he bad heretofore taken and still hold o regard to this bill, Mr. Whoclor's amondment was rajected—yons, 78 nn{a 143, o bill was thon passed without division, 1t is ns follows 8r0, 1. _That tho appropriations made by the act approvad March 3, 187, ontitled # Au act makiug ap- propiatious for tho repalr, presorvatiou, and com. plotion_of cortain public works on the rivors and harbors, and for otlier purposes,” for tho payment of dobts of tho Loutsville & Portland Canal Camapany, are ereby continued in fall force, and ara mado permanently applicablo to tho paymont of the debis of said_Loufevillo & Portland Caual Company, and so ‘much s sunll bo nocessary shull ba applied i tho p ‘Tment of tho intereat as it sccrucs, and principal of outatanding bonds of said Company s they matura, Providod, howaver, that {he Secratary of tho Treasury Inay purchsse and pay for sny of said bouds at tho markot vrice, not above par, whenover Lo deerms it for tho intarcat of the United States, 8g0, 3, Thut, after thirly daya from the passage of thilw act, tho Sotretary of War {a hiereby autharized and diroctad to tako Jossesalon of matd Louluvilla & Yort- 1and Cannl, and all property, real snd porsonal, of said Company as property of tho United States, ua provided for by tho aot of tho General Assembly of tho State of Kentucky, spproved Feb, 23, 1844, entitlod #An uct to Ameud an'act entitled au ot to amend the Churter of o il and Portland Canul Gompany,” approved Jan, 21, 1843, concoding Jurisdiotion ovor aifd canal to the United lates, subject, howevor, o u mortgoge licn on nld property in favor of thio Trustecs under sud morigao and holders of bonds issuod under it, and tho Hecrotary of the freasury ia hereby authorized to tho ~ Dircolors of seld Compuny _for stock ~ Leld by them, which payment bo mado forthwith Dy tho Sccretary of thie Tronaury, belug the aum of $100 to cach Direetor, with intorcst thoroan at tho rato of 0 por cont por annum sinco the Otk day of oba ruary, 1804; and ho fa nuthorizod and dirostod to causo's careful and full examination of ali recoipts and disbureements of s:d Company to be made, sud to colloct, and, if necesenry, to eue for, suy monoy duo to or hield for safa” Company by tho Dircet~ ors of eald Compnny or Trustess under said mortgage, or by any person whatover ; and safd Secro- tary of 140 Treasury {s horeby directed and ompowered, imbodiately upos (o paisago of s act, lo glva publio notlce, in such muuncr as fu his judgument will best elcet tho purpose, to all porsous and corporations having dobls of auy naturs against anid, Loulaville & Portiaud Gansl, Gompay, oxcopt the bonded debt thoreof, to presont them to lim on or Defors the 16t duy of July 1675, aud_any such dobt not prescntod on or beforo satd day shell b foraver barred, and sold Secrotary fa hercby directed and nuthorized to examine,sudit,and iy bis discrotion allow,such dsbts, or any of them, hoing Lereby vestod with any power necessary to that ond, and Lo shall ombraco his action in tho premisos in ‘his succoeding snnual report, Provided, howover, that no sum of money sball ba puid by tho Sceretary of tho Tressury on sccouut of sny claim for uither city or Stato faxes” assessed or to e hiereafter asscased ugainat sald Compuny or againat #2ld canal properly or auy of its appenaugus, 8¢0, 3, That said canal and property appertaining thereto yhall Lo beid for the common use uud bonefit of tho peopla of (ho United States, freo of all folls and clinrges oxcopt such ns Ara necessiry to pay tho our. ot expensos of aadd conat, and to koep tho_same in ropalr, and for the present yenr they shall bo at the rate of 10 conts per ton cupacity on vessels propelled by stesin, mid B centa per ton on ol vessels, aud. to secortain ‘what rates will pay current exponscs after the prosont yenr, ‘o Secrctary of War sliall, on ihe first Monday It January each yeay, nacertain from tha expensos of tho previouis year iwhat toils will probably pay tho oxpenscs of the oitrrent yesr, aud be bl fix and doclaro the rato of tolls thus sacortained to bo chargad for the curront year, and until otherwlso provided by law, tho Becretary of War shall pravido for tho superintondence, management, aud ropair of said caual, knd niny apply the tolla 6o received as far o moy bo necesvury (0 pay the curront expenses of eafd canal, and Lo shall in bis next aunual report set fortl sich recelpts und expenditures, und tho condition of #ald canal, with o view to such 'legislation ns may bo nocessary for the superintendenco and mauagement thereof ; but no expenditure nor contract for the ox- endituraof money shull by made under” suthority of s soction In any oneyear to an emouut greater thon thonmount which may bo socurad durivg such yeur from folls on sald canal, Seo, 4 That if, at auy time, it becomo nocessary to onfores the lleus of the mortgage upon such canal. propurly for tho benefit of thy bondholders, it shail Botweal for thio Trintee hawed {n. safd mostgage, oF any othor Trusteo who muy be sppointed fu- pur- sianca of tho law of Kontucky, (0 commence pro- ceedings therein Inany court baving jurisdiction fucreof, with notico to the Unlted Stateass lerra tonant pro forma, aud serve prcesses upon any of- ficer of tho United States who aliall havo the siper- intondenco of #uid canal,whoso duty itshall botonotify thie Attorncy-Genoral of the United States of such sor~ view, wheroupon Rafd Attorucy-Gonersl shall euter an appoaranco in said caso and tuke all' nocossnry stops torepresontund defend tho interouts of tho United Sintos in auch proceedings, 6o that the kamo may bo conductod in the same magner and with lilio offect, ns if50id Loulsville & Portlaud Canal Company word in oxlatenca aa & corporation. The bill now goes to the Prosident for his signaturo, ELECTION CASE, Mr. HAZLETON (Wis.), frum. the Eleotion Committee, mado roport ou the Utah contestod elootion,that Cannon, eltllnli membor, {8 entitled to his seat, and that Maxwell, coutestant, is not. Ho gave notico that ho would call it up for action heroatter, aud ho gave notico that ho would theu nffor a resolution reciting that Can- non, tho sitting member, la_openly living and cohabiting with a woman as his wife under tho welended sanction of a systaw of polygamy, to i‘hn great scandal and disgrace of the poopla and Govorument of the United Statos, and providing for tho appointment of n committee to inquire futo the matter, and to ,recommond such aotion 8 shall scem meat and proper. [} Houso adfourned, —_— SUICIDES. Spectal Dispateh to The Cliteano Tribune, Wanney, O., April 80,—Aarou Loveland, s Inborer, 25 vears old, hanged himsolf to-day. Family troublo was tho cause, MARINE, Illinols & Micklzan Cnnal, Tnroagvont, April 30, —ARuiven—Danube, Ottaws, 8,700 bu corn ; North Amerles, 7,400 bu vats, Orxankp—~Omahs, Bonsos, §1,003 £t lumbez; Orlon, ‘Maraelllos, 85,488 ft fumber, 25,020 lath, DRwaxront, April 80-8180'p, m, alle Franco, Mortls, 0,000 bu corn; Montauk, 8, [Lonts, 147 tona pig fron, Creani:n—Lzcolalor, Prison, 34,025 staves: pto Whnle, Luflalle, 20 m Inmber; Fricndship, 09,344 1t Iunber; Beary, Lasiglle, 33 ' limber, Veazeln Passcd Detrolt. ; Dernowr, April 90.—Pasakn Gr—Prop Ganisleo s bark B, A. Nicholaon ; achrs O, H, Walker, Harves Homo, A, Andraws, TPasgrn Down—bropa Birkhead, V. I, Kolohum ; achirs Jumos I, Joy, Monteroy, Winn—Sonth, Denotr, April 80—Evoning,—~PAssen Ur—Props City of Pyt Huron and bargos, Concord and barges nchra Golden Rute, Tallor, Jobn, Correspond Banco, Dolly Rogers, Riversido, Levi Rawson, Mary Ellln{mfll, Hatlio Jolinston, Adirondne, Garjbaidl, Pansen Dows—Dropa Props Frankfort and barge, Tturon Olty, Winonn, D. W, Riat and bargos ; sokrs 1, I, Joy, Monlarsy, Daliots, WiD - East, Lnke Freighta t, carrlers belog more 1 when it bocamo kuown Chartors woro inado at thiat tho atrails wero open, difofor wiant do for coru, and X for oats o Baf- o 0, nnd 100 for wheat to' Kingstow, Chartors were: To Nuffnlo, ncir Lafrinfer and Ponsaukoe, wheat ai 43a; sclr', A, King, oorn ot do acue Obampion, oata at 3¢e ; prop Fountaln City, corn through, To Kingston, sehr Japan, whoat at 10c; to Osweyo, solir G, Smith; corn on private ferms: fotal, T. Capaclty equal {0 74,000 bu whaot, 02,000 bu corn, ond 600,000 it oata, ‘b barge Ralolgh sud echre Bhawneo tud Conndlan wor roported to load wheat at Milwaulioo for Butialo at A}fc. ~ Torzno, April 28,—8ehr Rival, to Dunkirk, oon at 33o per Lit. Schir La Potito, Buffalo, rod osk atavos, £0 per m. _8chr Provost, to Busfalo, lumbar, $3,60 por . Boht Richnrds, to Olovaland, corn at 2ige por bu. Schr arkalow, to Bufralo, coru at 3ic, and schr Bon ZFranklin, Erle, corn at 2o por bu, Drrnoir, April 28,—Wheat to_Oswogo, Te, with o superabundunca of tonnage, Cuartera: Scow Clara, fonce-posts, Cedar Harbor (Nino Mils Folnt) to Do trolt, at 5Xo; scow Dutcher Doy, ooal, Sandusky to Detrolt, st 600 1, 0, b, Tiho Strnits Open. The gonoral gloom and dspondancy which pervadod marino circios day before yesterday on account of tho unfavorable newa from tho stralte guve way to happle nesd yesterday, Tha glad tidiuge of tho opouing of the wtruits, and tio arrival of {he Grat ateatnoru at Milwau- ke, raachied liore nt an carly honr yostordsy morning, THE STEANER JATAN, of tho Anchor Line, boro off tho hotiors, and was the tirat vessel that passed througl tho straits; but roally tho bunor bolanga {0 tho ateamer China, which hd ‘been foromost in working through the barrler, and ‘was only passed by tho Jupan in tho jam which wuc- coeded tho opening. Btill, as both vessels belong to the samo lino, tha credit falls upon the samo skiouldors, THE PROPELLER GIfINA wan tho Grat voasol from below to roach thisbiarbor, andn largo crowd colloctod at the dock whoro aho landed, near Clark street bridge, A ‘TRIBUNE reporlor was ono of the ficst Lo climb ou board of tho propoller, and, after considerablo search, got hold of Capt. G. B, Niclierson, who has commund of lior, The Captain, who 18 n klnd-hoarted ofd salt, nithough very busy willingly gave ol deafrad fnfaruiatlon, 1o statad thal M LEFT DUFPALO in company with ths Philadelphin Wednesday, April 2, Wllmb cargo of sundries, 1o arrived at tho ice bureler, about four miles from Mackinao, last Satnr- dny, sud found u Jargo floet there, Tho East bound 1leet on tho othor side of tho foe was about eight or ten miles off, They workoed oway at the ice uniil yoater- day, when it fluslly gava way and tho Jong looked for opehing was an accomplishod fact. TIIE RUMNORS ATOUT A FAMINE are doclared to Lave beon falsg n overy particular by the Captain, but the reportod leaking of the Nashua proves to bo correct. 8ho Liad a Liolo 8tovo n by tha feo, bub oftor throwing off a part of hor cargo, whicn cousisted of flour, sho was _onablod to continuo on bLer voyage, Tl Ougnhoga also commenced lenking, sonio of her planka giving way, und sho had to throw some of ler cargo of Aslt overboard to prevent hier from sinking, 8hoisax« peeted to arrive hore to-duy. Tho followlug s THE LOG OF TITE GUINA from thie timo sho Toft Bulfalo until aho arrived in this ‘harbor, whick will tell the story of the opening moro thoronghly than could b dono by ny long-winded sccount @ #\Yednesdas, April 82.—Loft Buffaloat 6:30 o, m. in comprny with Philadofphia ; bad no difiiculty in tiug throngh tho ico; stecring 8.\, by W, calm ; .., arrivod ot Erlo ond lwudod ot the cost doc fang coaling tho Philadelphin: we laid still; crow iy leaulug up, *Iliuraday, Aprll 23— 5. m,—Commenced cosling, took on 143 17-20 tons, and ot 11 o'clock moved to the Ireighi-dock and took on what thoy had on hand ; loft drawing x11 feot; wind freal, N, ¥ ApHl 245145 8, m,~Passad Point au Toleo; wind hauled to N, E. iight; stooring W, by N, passed Bar Polnt of 8:45; urtived at Dotroft al 145} Janded und toolt on somo froight, and walted n chort timo for the engincer to do somo Work, and left m,; passed flata ot 031 i¢g coming down 8t, Olair Rivers passed wind light from E, , B, stooving N, “Saturday April 25—3:05 n, m.—Passed Point ou Darques; weathor thio samo, atoering N, N. Wej Thin- Gr Bay, 0350 2. tm, § Prosquo Ialo, 1408 p. m,; Blaer- 10g N, W. by W, : st 4co sbout 4 atios from Mackinac; 1ind no dimewlty 1n working through it : passod Mack- inac at 0 p, 1, und got up with the lce-bound fioot off 8t. Iolona st darl, 8 p, m.zand Inyed still; wind atil, Jight from . Eaét-Uund et 8 10 alles of work! Ing down, % Suuday Apeil 20-12:30 o, m.—Wind houled sud- donly N. W.; blowing 8 galo aud enowlug; 178, m., weatlior 30 'same and cold: not much prospoct of do- ing much to-day, aa tho cold of lst night es mado tho fephard as in midwinter: 113,m,, commonced worlting, and from that timo uni{l 5 p. 1, mado about 1) milcs, tho fleck of boats almost all laylng akill; 10 . 1., thermometer 25 degrecs, “2fonday, April 2%~This moraiag opens clesr and bright; wind fght, with_promiso of warmer doy than yestorday’} 2 . M., commencad working, aud mudo threo miles UALI" 5:90, whon, growing cokdo, leo stiffoned up and could not ‘malio Anything; Inyod stll for tho night, Out of thirty-olght stoam trafts Liore, nono working to broak fco, ozopt s nnd the der- clmnt, al” tho xeat ory iidly hangiog on o tail- old, “Tueadsy, Aprll 28,~Wind cold, N. B, this morn. ing, clear; 10:30, softening up, and commencod work- ing with BMerchant and Philadelplia, sho having trans- ferred her vesscl to the Scott, 80 as to assist in forcing au oponing ; mude up to 5:350 about four miles, when jea got s0 hard couwld mnot forco it 18t~ hound fleet about 1%¢ to 2 miles off ; indicatious of a cold night wind, Northwestern Transportstion Com- ‘pavy’s and United Statos Transportation. Oompany's Hleaniors not aselsting, nor suy of the lower like ‘boats, . “ Wodnesdny, April 39.—Wenthor warmor this fore- noon; had o cold night: mado 13 milea nowice; 10:30 f, ., commanced working, and at 2:30 p. m, gn out of the main body of ico, Japsn paesed s whils ina jom, Thres p,m., paseed Wangoshaun; guing througl loos fields of ice all the uftornoon; 8p, m,, abreast of Big Fox Islund and cloar of the fea; wind gouthwest; paesod South daniton at 10, stoeriug santhwost by south ; wind hauling southorly, “Thuredsy, April 30—1 a, m,—Wind south, ralning; 78, m,, cloarcd off, wind tho ‘same, steoritig south southwest ; abreast of Ailwaukee, calm. Transforred our Milwatikeo froight to Merchant in the ice, having not enough to make it an object to go thers,” The China arrived horo about 6 o'clack, and the Ja- Eln which hind mado s stoppage at Milwaukeo, about alf an hour afterwards, OTIIER BOAYS, Nono of tho other propellors had_arrivod hero at & Iate hour last ovening, but all aro expoected duriug the alght nnd to-day, ero fa 84yt o proupact for sailing veasols to got through tho elralta in less than a woek, as_ths ice is still yory heavy and reachesup to Bay River, moar Traverso Bay. XACANADA, The following apecial dispatch was racelved from Escatiobn, Mich,, lst oveniog: Tho stesni-barge Fred Kolly ail " consort, from _Cleveland, arrived off ~this urbor this morning, boing one of the fArst boats that nssed through tho Blraits, The fco s still firm in Hiitlo Bay o Noc, but the Kelly pulled over the Polut this fternoon, and will reach tho docks to-night. Miscellaneous. oliICsG0, The weatlior man holsted tlio storm-flag yesterday morning, because Lo read in the marine colitmu of the TrinuNE that there are prospects of anothor stor: —gusiness at the lumbor docks was very brisk yenterduy, At 6 o'clock In the ovoning only onocargo out of about twenty roained in the murkot, —Alr, B, ¥. Davisson, of the V. 0. T. Oo., vocelved {ho following dlspatcl from Escanaba yestordoy: 4 The steamer Truesdol! tried the fve last night some throe miles front tho dock, und turnod away in disgust, 1.do not tuluk anythlng can got in this week, Toams croasad tho bay yosterdny with wood. ‘Tell thio buys to keep on with thelr tricks on tho floor for a whilo yet," ~—Ths prop Favorite, having in tow hor threo barges, the ktlon Willkune, Sonors, and T. J, Brouson, arrived in the harbor yesterdsy afterncon ubout § o'elock, ‘This is tha firet brrival this seasan from Menomones, Green By, —Tho selioonor Abigail which xrrived bera Wodnes- day night, woa cousiderably damuged lost week by rubniug o {he rocks near Milwaukeo, She Was Xo- paived bofore coming hero. < ELSEWHERE, A dispatch from Milwaukee states that the props Java and Dlsnchiard havo urrived {n that wily froin Lo« low, folowing oso upon tho tracky of the Japan, ~Tho schir Garoline Marsh, whioh arrived at Oswego esterday from Port Hope with lumber and shingles, ot 6000 bduglas of o dockload ovorbaard diring 0 gate. —fThaschr Jomea Scott, Wich sunk on_cntoring Port Burwell o few da; uce, has boon rofsed and will s00n o In comumlsston ugatn,’Asido from kuoekingn hole in her bows hor damuges wore tot serious, ~The Detroit Post says that lhu‘rrnxlmlllun 1o place uitdor nrticlon alt persous eniployed on tugs fs soverely criticised by the gentlonien of alegunt lalsitr who pase thelr time while waiting for o Job, by ombraciog spiles and slceping undor thd shady widos of woodspiles, They necd not worry, for suoh pOrsous oreiot om- yloged by tug-wners, o tho weat. ond of tho Whalo's Baok, whicl liea n thio paswngo to Groen Bay, boaring northeast (fatant 600 yarda, there s a spok” of bonldora with 10 feet of wator, Tha soundings fn tho viciuity of tha Whale's Liuclc stioal sro krregulur, tho bottom stono, saud, and gravel, ‘lhisby, Furlong & Co, of Grand Haven, will Iaunch thole now mammolh bargo Wodncuduy ‘aftors noon at 4 o'elock, o Trausfer ia the largoat barge aver built nt Grond Havon, Sho s threo-niated, 160 feot Jong, 28 feot 0 inches boam, aud 11 feot deop in Yo ok, 3o eyl capdolty a 400,00 fot of umbor, § “Lait Bsturduy the schr Tilly Tawilon wan Jounched at Port Mamilton, 8ho is vne of tures others {hut havo heon built at tho above plsca during the past wintor, and ull fnoly-modolod Vessols, Tha Hamilton measures 197 feet koal, 20 feot 3 fuchies boam, 13 feot hiold, ut roglsters 048 tons burden, Bhe 18 Gwod by W, Yousll & o, aud W, 1, Hamilton, ~Thenew propeller Gorge King, builtat Pori Muron, made her trlal trip Wednoaday, The dimennlons o the Ring roan followa: Tenuih of licc), 113 lcn¢§ length ovor oll, 182 feot s denth of hold, 13 foct fn the slinfloweat place, and 91 feet beam, - Ifot engino fa 247 42, nud aho_carrion ous ollor, B foot § |nchon $5 diamator by 17 foot lonir, Tor whieel fa D feat i1t djany, eter, and witls 40 pounds of steam mada 78 ravolntiont por mfnuto. * 8hn b Intoniledfor o yarticuise trar it will 16870 enrly next wotk far By Gyt masiroaih will {aka on enlt for Chicago, THor cont In bt Soa i Bho was_ billt by Georga Francls, under thy a sion of Gleorge King, whio 18 part owner, —Tlie new bargo Gearglo Helly wan nceensfully fannchiod at Enst Saglnow day beforo yeatordny, i s 160 fout long, 80 foet heam, 10 feet nchientleop iy ehouleat placo:’ untom-Housd (onuage, 370; Tates A3 and cost $16,000, REHMOVAL, 00000000000000000000000000000000000000¢ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000¢ Removal. JOIN E. DAVEY & (0, 328 West Madison-st. Will continue their salo one week longer, when stock will be removed to 2048206 Madisnst, Store now occupied by Mannheimer Bros. There are still a great many Bargains Left. JOHN H.DAVEY &0, Corner of Absrieen and Madison, 00200000000000000000000000000000000000¢ 000000000000000000000000000000000000000 " RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRATHG, (eSRELAATION oF RuFrnENor MANEL,— Brtardares opted. * Bunday excopted. $ Monday'exdopted. Five S oy 85 8.0 as o 4 Dalles” S Ak WICHIGAN CENTRAL & GREAT WESTERN RAILRDADY Leyioty ool uf Lulie ehy aid sool a7 Dcentymecond-at, “ckerajice, §1 Clark sty, southeast corner af* A and 76 Canalat,, corner of Yadison, Teave, Mafl sln mnin aud afe fino), Day. Eixproas. 7 HENRY 0. WENTWORTH, Goneral Pawengar Agodte CHICAN & ALTOY RAILRNAY, Chicago, Kansus City and Denver Skort lins, vla Louirls ana, Ao,, and Clicago, Sprinafield, Alton and St, Louts Through Line, - Union Depot, West Side, near Madisonat, Bridge.” Iicket Ofices ; At Depol, and 123 Kandolphat +00; > 5 5 5 5 5 ) SePTPEIETY CHIPARD. MILWAUKEE & adis L Depot, 1yoket R s rmun House, and at Depot, 2 Arri Milwaukos, Madison & Prairlo du| Mail, Qliion, * 8:00 2, m, [*41:00a. m, Milwaukee, Gréen Liny, ‘Stovan Point, $t, Paul khh' Dav B [+ gy . [eds Al Sxpron 9:308, m, *4:15 p. m, Point, Prairlo du Obilon, | e 55 orttiorn lowi, « .[* 8:00p, m. Milwaukoo, 8ty Paul & e Pt olis, Niglit_ Expros [+ 9:30p.m. 12 7:20 8. m. Gl thuuols:..‘urRALnnlLfln‘m tof Fuke ‘aat o} Tieenty St Louts Expres: 8t Louls Fast Lin 04 Nuw Oclean i 0.& Now Otleans £ Bpriogiold Bapros (@) Gilinag Po ubuque & Bioux Qity B, 110.! Dubuqua & Sioux Gty Ex.... (@) Funs to Onampulgn on Saturdays. 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