Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 6, 1874, Page 4

4 . TERMB OF THE TRIBUNE. BATES OF GUNSCRIPTION (TATABLE IX ADVAXOR), Bunday,. AT Hmreiady Xt L TParteot nyearat tho same rato. Tn|bruvan{dvlly and mistakos, ho aure llfil-l &lvo Tost Of coaddrers (n full, including State and County. Renilitauces may bo made cither by deait, axpross, Post Oftice ordor, or in regisiered lotlors, at our: Temhi 0 ciET sUBRGAE, ’ Cally, delivered, Bunday oxcepted coute per weok, ;;:l ;'de!"YHNd. Bunday Included, 80 conts por wook. Addions TR IRIBUNR GOMPANY, Gortier Madisar aud Deatborn-sun.. Uhloais, 1l L TS, TO-DAY! Al LEY'S THREATRE—Handolnh steact, botwesn Ok and LaSatto it Grout AQSIDA Complay Ki: stroluy, Farao, aad Varloty, K] MUBIO—ilalsted streok, hotwoen Mad. LA Sonean: i Ton by Beor. Baldnin of tho 50+ callod Bplritusl Mauifestations. XPOS] BUTLDING ko slinro, foot of Adams wioats CHEAAN, by Haonlignt." Atternoois aud ovuning, "BUSINESS NOTICES. ISNEY, CORNER OF OLARK AND nfi%.‘um?flg.r qw:frz;fllcllm finost and bost full, sot of taoth for §8, Batisfuctlun given or money refunded. 810 TO 81,000 INVESTED IN STOCKS AND GOLD 1 er oot . Hend for particulars, TUM- The @hicags Tiibune, Thursday Morning, August 0, 1874, A steumer on the Ohio River was burned to tho wator's edge yostorday morning, sud sovon- toon lives wero loat, Bo far as known, nobody was to blamo for tho fire: but the cownrdico and clumsiness of the crew is soverely spokon of as having proventod tho rescuo of all on board. River boatmen cannot bo expected to boheroes for tho puy they receive; thoy scem not to have enrned thoir wages in this case. The Chicago Times is fery voluble just now exposing bribory and corruption that took placo 1aat yoar in tho Board of County Commtssioners. If thore is avy one caso upon which the Z'imes could tell a straightor story thau upon any other jt is that which relates to the reuting of the Aimes butlding by the County Boaid for the Ro- corder’s offica ¢ $0,000, when botter quarters ware offered at $3,500. Judge Norton hns been compelled, by the delicate state of his health, to withdraw por- emptorily from tho discharge of the duties of Corporation Counsel, pending the nppointment of bis guccessor. His docision Is to be regrotied ingsmuch a8 it endangors tho city's case in the tax-uppeal suits, Mr. M. F. Tuley, who filled tho offico under Mayor Medill, is spokon of as Mr, Norton's successor, A full roport of the address delivered by Pros- ident White, of Cornell University, bofora tha National Teachers’ Assaciation, is published olsor where. The subject of the address is National Uuiversitios. Itisdovotedton rofu:alionof argn- ments receutly published by Presidents Eliot and McCosh in opposition to the Government en- dowmont of umvorsitics. Whatever may bo thought of the causo which Prosidont White ad- vocates, thero will be little dispute over tho manner in which it is presonted, Andereon, ono of the alleged iucendiaties, was to have been tried iu tho Criminal Court yoster- doy. Mo failod to answer the call, aud, after considerable dolay, bis bail was forfeited. Thero s somo ovidenco of an attempt to jugglo with justico on the part of Anderson's counsel, in view of which the action of the Court seoms to bo only a propor essortion of self-respect, An- doreon may lauguiel in jail for ome weoka ; in tho meautime, an attempt will be mado to ro- cover the bail. It ia worth noticing that the ro- sult of this maneuveoring will bo a contivuance of the case, Argumonts in th ganst tho Milwaukoo &8t, Paul aud tho Chicago znd Northwestern Railroads, now on trial in the Wisconsin Su- preme Court, woro ' begun yestorday, the techuical points first raised baving been disposcd of by the Court, Ouly onoof the counsel for tho State was hoard bofora tho adjournment. If prosout indications may bo trusted, tho case will bo prolongad into the middle of noxt week, "The Clief Justice had already given notico that tho eloquonco of counsel shall not bo abridged ; and this is o polite way of saying that thoy may shoot apywhero botween wind and water without feax of resistanco, Some apparent injustice wa done to somo of tho Chicago firo insurance companies in o paragraph which appeared in Tue Trinuse vestorday referring to tho Auditor’s roport of his oxaminations. The only Company fonnd to ho in an insolvent condition wos the Atlantio & Pacific, and it is said that tho Compauy pro- poses to moko good tho deficioney, All the other local compauiea showed a surplus, groater orless; und, in tho caso of the Traders!, the Auditor credits tho Company with & surplus of 200,000 over and abovo ita capital of 600,000, Thie is certainly a very ereditable showing in view of tho fact that tho Company has bean dolng business only two yonrs, and, within that timo, has paid lossos equal to the entire smount of ita capital, —— Two lattors of AMr. Beechor to Moulton ro- questing the production before the Committes of all papors relating to tho accusation of 'Tilton ars published this morning, The fivat lotter is dated July 928. It agke Aloulton to clear his mind and memory of everything that can bosr on the easo. Tho second lettor oxpreeged satonishmont that Moulton rofusos to uso tho documents in quostion, and says thoy were committed to him only for safe-keoping ; that Mr. Beochor was foartul of his own carcless hobits, and choso Moultou us o custodinn of hiy papers, Mr. Mouiton answered tbethe would appozr before the Committes, and tho dispatchoy state that ho did so last night, but givo uo par- ticulars, Wo publish also this morniug an in- torview with Dr, Btorrs which dovelops’ somo faote of intoreat, . The Chicago produce markats wore strong yeatorday, except in pork, oats, and whisky, Mosa pork was less notive, and 100 por brl lower, cloving at $24,123¢@24.25 soller tho month, and $2487¢ ecllor Boptombor, Lard was in good domand, aud 400 por 100 1bs bighor, closing at £18.624¢@10.75 cash, and 14,00 sellor Soptern- bor. Mosts wore quiet and slrong, at 830 for shoulders, 10}¢@110 for short rlbs, 11ge for short cloar, and 18%@18%0 for awoot-plekled hame. Highwines wora maotivo, and 1o lower, at 070 por gllon, Linko fialghta were in bettor roquost and flrm, at 2i¢e for corn to Buffalo. Flour was quict andfirm, Wheat waa modorato- 1y active, and advanced 234o, closing at §1,00% cash, end L08 sellor Boptomber, Corn was netive, and J@X(0 highor, clowing at 066 casly, and 0330 weller Beptombor, Oatp woro notiva olosiug at 750, Darloy quiet and firmor, clorlug at §1.04 bid sollor Boptomber, Hogs wore active and 100 highor, with salos nt $0.26@7.10, Cattlo woro dull. Blioop woro In fair domand and firmor, TFour of the County Commisslonorsjeallod yoi- torday ab the oflico of My, J. T. Matthows, o real-ostato doaler, mud challonged the state- monts atiributed to him concorning tho corrupt motives of tho Board in making the purchase of » hoapital lot. Mr, Matthows was not nt oll, cowed by tho appearance of (Lo delogatlon, o said “that tho facts alleged wero capable of proof. Rendors of Tnz Twivuss need acarcoly bo informed-of tho naturo of tho charges. Thoy were fully stnted nnd com- monted on in thess columns sevornl montha 1go, whon the purchass of the Dald- win ot was conswmmnted. Wo then urged an invostigation, and gave information upon which tho ofiicors of tho Ins might proporly have bosed a prosceution. Tho ouly signifioance of Matthows' rovelations is derived from thoir Learing on tho Baldwin caso, Tho fact that an attempt at bribory was mado and barely do- fented in the first instanco is atrong conflrmation of the chargo that monoy was spont iu the Board to effect tho Baldwin snlo. ey . Probibition in Mansachusotts somotimes acls &4 0 hoomerang. T'he managera of the Lunatic Asylum at Northnmpton have boen in ihe Labit .ot ordoring purc alos and liquors for tho medio- inal use of the tumates, Recontly four barrels of old Vagear alo, ordered from Albany, wora soizod at Pittsfleld by n State Constablo and, held. The clork of tho Asylum, supposiug that tho ordor hiad miscarried, made a sccond order, which was filled. Ho thon made somo inquiriea about tho firat oue, which resultod in the dise covery of the ale at Pittsflold, The Constable refused to give it up, The eclerk thon ome ployod lawyers to got it for bim, but thoy wero equally unsuccessful, Mo has now applied to tho Distriet Attorney, nud a loug and tedious trial must bo had to ouable tho Common- wonlth to get back its own proporty from its own oflicer. It is n folv roturn for the injustico of o law which allows overy snloon in Boston to flaunt its busivess with wide-open doors, and roizes an ©old woman's dandohion Leer in Bnugus Contro. Bome public interest attachos to tho rocent political fortunos of two Iowa Congressmen, Mr. McCrary, author of the fumous Transporta- tion bill, positively declined o renomination, but it was genorally supposed that his reluctanco wau assumed merely for offect. He was accord- iugly nominated by the Ropubllean Convention, Ho buos now reiterated his doclination, belug forced to do so, us the story goes, by tho polit- ical managers in his district, In return for this sacrifice ho will be pushed for the succossion to the United Blates Scusto in 1870. Tho othor Cougressman roferred to is Mr., Kasson. Ile also inthnatod sovoral months ago that e would make no offorts to securo a ro-olection, assign- iug as a resson for withdrawiug from public lifo tho corrupt state of tno Topublican party and the dogouorwcy of tho times, Notwithstanding this froo expression of opinion Lio bias boon nominated, and will probably conseut to staud, But there was n warm time in the Con- vention. Tho'dolegates who Lind beon tramed in tho echool of political morality whick bossts of boing *““independent in nothiug™ wished to ubsolvo thé party from supporting Mr. Kasson incaso ho should becomeo notably disloyal. A Dproposition to this offcct was introduced, It wag voted down. The ** inflepnudent-in—nolhing = principle will now have a proper fiold of exoreiso, This Mr. Kdsson, who is rejected by n large minority of his constituonts, aud who sternly condemng tho corruption of tho Republican party, drafted the national plutform of 1860, on which Abraham Lincoln was eleotod to the Prosidoncy. IARS. TILTON’S TESTIMONY, The fivst thing that strikos thouttontive reador of Mys. Tilton's tostimony is the fact, roitorated by hersolf in many ways, that hor husbaud ob- Jectod to her receiving the visits of Mr, Deocher when ho (Tiltou) wus absent, nnd that sho nevertheloss continued to do so. Mr, Tilton's remonstrances, sho eays, commenced as long g0 a4 tho year 1865, and tho reasons which Lo then assigned, slo tolls us, wore that Mr. Beecher was an immoral man, ¢ Ho (Tilton) used to talk with me contimially about his (Beocher's) wrongdoing with wudics, stories of which were told him by 3, 2" Neverthe- leus who continued to yecoive privato vieits from Alr. Beecher, and ““was continually quostioned by Tilton coucerning thess conversations in fhe. most jealous manner” Quarrols eusued, and “Jagtod till tho present day,” IF Mra. Tilton's story is to be belioved, she procleims Lerself at the oulsot o woman void of dolicacy—~ouo who recoives private visits from a gentleman aguinst the repeatod remonstrances of hor busband, and in tho fuco of statomonts by bim that tho visitor is & bad charactor. It iy hardly possible for anybody to brepare n soveror iudictment against Mrs. Tilton than this simplo narrative, If wo aroto bolieve Mr, Tilton's statoment of tho sequol, then Mrs, Tillon's state- ment furnishes tho moat appropriate wtroduc~ tion; forno truc wife will accept the private Visits of & genilemun ugain.t hor huaband’s wishes, ecepocially when the bLusbund ns- signg tho rowsons which Mr. Tilion assigned. Nor will any Lonest Lusbaud visit another lady privatoly oagainst his wifo's remoustrances. The act of receiving or making visits undor such circumatancos is o do- liberate aud direct aeanult upon the marringe re- Intion. Itlaya tho ax at thoroot of tho family tree. Whon such vistts are roceived or mudo sgaingt tho exprossed wish of the ather party, nociety is propared to hear aud bollevo anything oluo. - And soclety i thus far right. Mr. Tiiton, wo are told, was jeatous, Thia is very much to his credit under the clremm- stances, Shnksponre rightly calls festouny “affcetion’s sentinol.” Love mny oxist with- out fonlousy, but Jemlousy without love wover. If Mr, Tilton was as joslons nw bis wifo reproscnts, thon Lie must have baon a vory alfectionnto husband aw far back as 1866, aud, if Lo has beon omothing dlfforont since, Mro, Tilton's porsintont rocoption of Mr. Bocohor's private vialts ngamst hig protest is all-sulliclent to uccount for the ohango, aud sho ought unow to ropeat the dospairing worda of Othollo and deseribo herself us— Ono, whose hnpd, Liko the base Judean, (hrdw v poari way, Tiichor than ull on trfve, Tilton's janlousy, she continues, *had o woor- ing and sickening oifect upon hor.,” The mo'hod of romoving tho jealousy, and thereby tho wear- ing und rickening elloct, wae so very simplo and cnsy that we are led to doubt the whole story ns told by Mrw, Tilton, Thata woman holdiug no erimingl rolations with hor mele visitor should porlt In recolving his vieits till her husband's wod weal oloaing a4 ddo oash, and p3g0 wuller | joalousy nob only wade Lor misorable bus im- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THU RSDAY, AUGUST 1874 paired bor hoalth, {8 ono of thoso autounding and anomalous views of Liwmau natma only prt- wliolod by tho contrition of Beecher whon ha wag hanging on tho jnggod odge of remorso and dospair, and wisbing ho wera doad, becauso ho hind glven Mra, Tilton some mistaken advico, Aud, aftorall this bittor and sickoning experl- oneo, “'sho did not know but she would do the samio thing again, beease 16 had beon o much to heorooul ¥1 "This caps tho olithns,: Mrn, ‘Tit ton begau by recelving tho visite of n goentleman sgaingt her husband’s strong objections, brsed upon the bolief that tho visitor was o xake. Sho progressed in misery and slckoning distross Blio has ended by unroofing hor homo and giv- ing riso to tho groatost scandsl of tho nge. Bo much iy confessod, Yob' sho thinke sho would do tho smme thing again on account of hor soul. Nothing remaius to bo added to give forco and value to Mru, *Tilton's tostimony., Tho facotiousnoss aud Joviulity ascribed to Mr. Beechor by somo of the Brooklyn newspapors, during tho propara- tion of his defouse, is the only thing that can bo compared with Mra, Tilton's readiness to do it all over again for the sake 6f hor soul, Mr. Tilton, on the whole, draws & more agroen« blo picturo of his wifa than sto draws of hor- | solf. Tho position Lo draws is that of o woman led by & cunning temptor into the paths of sin under tho spell of religious enthusinsm., Tho ploturo sho draws of Liorsolf is that of ono who drives her own lusband into the company of barlota by sotting ot neught his porfectly roa- sounblo request that she should not receivo the vislta of a libortine. RICHARDION AND SINGLETON, Ex-Souator Willlam A, Richardson nnd Gen, Jamos W, Bingloton, both of Quinos, and both Democrats, protost against the recent action of the Democratio State Committee, Thoir objec- tion {s Lwo-fold: 1. Thoy object that the call for a Convontion embraces a declaration of prin- ciplos; 2. Thoy objoot to thet part of tho dec- Iaration which calls for— " Tho restoration of gold and siiveran tho bnais of tho currency of tho country; the spcedy Tosump- tion of specio payments, snd tho payment of all nntional indebteduces in the money recogulzéd by the civilized world. We havono intorest or concern in the ques- tion of juriadiction oxorcised by the Committea, That is amattor of regulation in the Demo- cratio party, to bo sottled by a Democratic Con- vention, but the sulmtnutlml’ griovanco of theso complainants is a-matter of publio concern. Is the declaration st forth in tho call right, just, Lonost, and proper in iteolt? What would these two persons have? Do thoy not want the restoratton of gold and silvor a8 the basis of the currency of the country ? It in Imimatorinl whother the currency bo Trensury notes, legal-tendors, bank-notes, or tho noles of persons aud corporations, do these men want them to circulato on any other basis than that they are worth what they profoss to bo? Can thote be any honest curroucy on auy gther beals? Can thore bo an Loneat doliar that is not worth 100 cents ? Do they objoat to the speedy resumption of specio puymouts 2 That meaus notbing moro nor less than that tho groonback sball bo ad- vaucod to par in coln, That Is specio paymonts, and when that point i reaclied the greouback will cirenlate just as freely aa it does now, But it is possiblo that the polson of the Indiana Democeratic ropudiators Lns found favor also in Quinoy, and that iho roal objection to the call iy that it nuggosts that the public debt in ail iis forms, greenbacks aud Londs, shall bo paid in the only money rocognized by the civillzed world. If that be tho cbjectionable phrase, then tho Democratic Committee, or Democratic Con- vention, or any other committes or convention that would proposo, recommond, or adyiso any other polioy, would merit the scorn and con- tempt of evory honest man in the land, and be spurned by overy man who oxpects to roceive in roturn for his labor honest paymont in honest mouey, Any other doztring, disguised as it may be, means Nopudiation, and Repudiation is na- tionul ruin, If wo undorstand this eall, the wholo poople of the State twho approve the principles set forth in the call are requested to meot in convention, If Alr. Richardson und Gen. Singloton do not agree with the call ; bold differont opinions and sonti- ments ; and, instead of an honest paymont of dobis, think those debts ought to bu ropudiated in wholo or in part, thoy of course will not attend the Convention, Thore is nothing compuluory in tho cull; no man noed attend against his wishes ; and thero ig no lnw or regulatiou in force in this State which can prevent Mesars. Singloton and Ilichardson gotting up and bolding o conveution of their own, in which, if thoy so olect, they can declure ugainst an honest paymont of tha public debt. Wo funcy, howover, thoy will have a small followiug, even in Quiucy, siuco wo observe that iho Jlerald, the Democratie organ of that cily, stoutly sustains tho call and tho principles enun- cistedin it. THE INVESTIGATING CORMITTER, Nr. Tilton's reply to Mr. Sago is u timely docu- ment. It confirms what the public have loug fenred, and oxpressos what they have folt from tho begiuning of the investigation. It shows, ag 8omo other incidents hiad shown bofore, that tho Committee do not intend to aot fairly with Mr. Tilton, Sage's communication would lead tho Ppublic to beliove that Tilton had been asked to deliver to tho Committoa tho lotters uud other documents referved to in his statomont to thom; that ho uad froquently promised to deliver them, but us often failed to doeo; thus fosinuating that Dy, Tilton is not ablo to produce thom at all. Thero is & certaln amount of bad faith in this suggestion of the Chairman of the Investis gating Commltteo, sinco My, ‘Lilton had tho lot- tors and documents with him when ho ap- peared beforo the Committco, and proposed laying them boefore the membors. He oven bo- gon to road them, but the Committes did not caro to wasts time in Hstening to thom, ‘I'io pooplo of tho United states have folt, sinco tho trial bogan, that thero was no lopo of & eatlsfactory inveatigation under tho cirouwm- stauces, A trial carried on by the frionds snd partisnus of the nceased, projudived againut tho prosocutor, who is equally Intorested in tho ze- sult of the oxeminution, vinco Boocher's nequite tal is Tilton's conviotlon, is not likely to be fin- partial. Tho Committeo aro plainly dotor- mined, 1f thoy possibly ean, to nequit Beeclior, DBat the publio are iuterosted that ho should not be sequitted unlees innocont. Uhors nover was a orlminal more desorving of chastissmout than Deechor 8 12 Lo bo gullty of the orlmo lulg athis door, 1t Is o great scandal that & mon ag promiuent in u rollgious organlzation as Beoshor is should fall wo Jow; but it would bo a greator soandal if that orgunization should endeavor to Ecreen bim from morited condemnation, Thore 18 littlo to bo surprised at 1a tho fall of ong man, it mattors not how oxalted hls position, Thore would be everytbing to be surprised ot In tho appoobatioa of his aola by a Cowoh. Individual won are .supposed to bo linble to go mefray, Churches aro Aup- pored Lo e, 8t least, evor rondy to warn thon agninut sin, aud to cousuro thom whon thoy fall, ‘Phot n professed Christian shonld bo guilty of fich worimo s lawontablo ; but that, what in thiu innlanco stands for thn Chrlstinn Church, tho Investigating Committeo, shionld ndlreotly suuction i, or ghow, ay thoy cortaluly do, a de- torminution Lo allow ono who s practiced the urt of the seducer to go without roproof, is an oxcoptional phenomenon in tho'roligious Lia- tory of our raco, Whon Christinnity ocases to Lo the honent guardian and tenchor of morality, it will betimo to maxo ite exit from the world. Much has beon eaid of the damngo to Christian- ity which Deechor's downfall would cause. Boechor's act cannot harm Christisvity. Not g0 Boeclior's nequittal by his church contrary to ovidonco. Boccher's acquittal, in wuch & caso, would bo tho conviotion of Plymouth Olurch ag an nceossory. OANAL V8, RAILWAY, Wo hiave nlrnm.ly noticoed tho fact that grain has boen transported by rafl from Buffalo to Now York at 8 conts par bushel, and the BufTalo Come mercial Advertiser stntos that on July 80 8o~ cinl rates woro made a4 low as 7% conts. Tho reault of this Lus beon to erush out tho Lrans- portation busluoss on the Erlo Canal. Tho Btate of Now York, though it has roceived uearly fitty millions of dollary from the Erlo Cunal in ox- ces of all expiondituro thoreon, rotuscs cithor to culnrgo b or to roduco tho tolls. Whon the canal 8on80n opened the boats bogan with the rates on corn b 11, From this it dropped to 10}4e, then successively to 10c, 9%4e, and eo on until 8¢ was reacliod. The railways also reduced their rates, until at last the canal boats had to abandon competition. In this case it is the Stato that bas forcod the boets to tia up, Wo glve from tho Advertiser the rates of toll in cents and mills exacted by Lo State, from which 1t will bo seon why freightivg on the canal doga not pay exponses fu competition with railroads. Tho ratos are to Albany Net freiaht Artieles per bu, Atate tolls. Freight, Wheut .1 7.5 Corn, 6.5 4.6 5.8 6.5 It wiil bo seon that the Stato exacts for tolls an averago of 40 per cont of tho gross receipts for froight from Buffalo to Albany. The actual snm loft to tho boatmen for huulivg from Buffalo to Albavy, o distance of 952 milos, Iu for wheat, 4 cents and 4 mills por bushel ; corn, § conts and G mills por bushel, The natural result is that hundreds of bonta have tied up, and the horses bavo boen sont to pasture. "Tho trafc of the conal is actually taxod out of oxistence by the Btato of Naw Yo THE DUTY OF CHICAGO, Tvory prudont wan in & time of financial hard- #bip husbands bis resources by lopping off all superfluous oxpenses and eschowing luxuries, and spends bis money only for what is neces- sary. This rule, which holds true of the indi- vidunl, holds trus also of corporations and mu- nioipnl governmonts. Thero nover was a timo in the history of Chicago whon tho city needed vrudent and economical couvselors and guar dians of the public funds so badly 88 nOW, We are doubly afllicled. We are not only in 8oro financlal atvaits, but recent disas- trous ovents and a failuro to profit by their lessons have oroated a feeling of distrust In us at the financial contros of the country. Now, if over, is the time when the City Government shiould practico a sound econ- omy, and only expend its funds whero an actual necessity oxisls. Now thoro is but ono actually pressing necessity in Chicago, and that is to protect tho city ngamst the ravages of firo, in order to reatore tha! confidence in us which has been so sadly “shakon, aud to maintain our credit, which would ba impaired should capital and insuranco cease to meck investment bero, fustend of dolng this, however, there i8 on the part of tho majority of tho city ofleials an insane haste to orect a new City-Ifall, and a grecdy desiro to get thoir hauds into tho millions which must be spont in its construction. A new City-Iall would undoubtodly bo & very olegant ornament to tho city, and no objeotion could stand in tho way of its oroction if tho city could afford to build it. But the city caumot afford to build it, and is in'no condition to throw away wliat monoy it has, on clogant ornnments, No valid renson Las yot beon urged why it should bo built, In tho flxst placo, it is not moeded. The city snd county ofiicors and the courts hiavo got along very comfortably during the lnst threo yoars in thoir presont quarters, endean got along throo years more, or until such timo as tho city can afford to build, without inconvenionco to themselvos or tho publie. ‘The plea that the erection of o City-Tlall, which iy not a necessity, would give worle to the unem- ployed, has no forco in it, becanse the adoption of measuros for the protection of the city againut fire, which is & necossity, would give more work to the uncmployed thau tho building of a City- Hall. In tho noxt placo, tho tas-payors of this city do not want the mew Oity-~ Holl. If the question woro submitted to a popular vote to-morrow, and the people were givon an opportunity to expross their son- timents, they wonld pronounco againat this reck- loss extravagauce with & unanimity which would netound theso oflicials who aro bont upon con- summating this scheme for plunder, This fool- ing is shared by every class of our oitizens, not only by thoso who have to pay the burden of taxos and who havo largo futorests at stako, but algo by tho Izboring portion of tho commumity, In the lust placo, if corruption must be an cloment in tho building of this structure, it 18 not & favorablo time for ite oporation. If wo must bo plundered, let us bo plunderod when our pockots aro full, Let tho thioves hold off whilo our Troasury is low and we are lrylng to recover from rapidly-recurring disastors, Apart from the regular currout oxpenses of the city thoro is but ons ebject whish cally for monoy, and that s tho protection of tho city agaiuat firo; and, until that protection is scoured, not one cent shionld bo spout for othor purposcs, least of ol for an ornamentul luxury like & City-Hall, What wmonoy wa havo should be wpent In JFeorgauizing and In- ereauing our Fira Departmont ; in enlarging our water-mning; n constructing reservoirs or con- dults; In tho omployment of skilled men to muougge firos ; n tho laying out of broad areay which an ordinnry fire cannot crossi and, in gonernl, to tako such precautious agaiust fire that, whon diuastor comes again, it cannot bo laid 8t tho doorof our own fally and rockless- noss. Wa aro in an emergoney of the most fin- poratlvo oharactor,~one upon which hangs the solvation of proporty, the succoss of commeroial onterprisos, the credit of the olty aud ita mor- ohinnts, and tho sacutlty of insurence, It is poa- olbla to pressrve ail thoso by prompt and prudont action ond by tho exorclso of coonomy. One of tho surest mothods of destroylag all those i to throw nway monoy on luxurlos and allow oflicin! thiorouta enter In aud ateal. Tho pooplo of thin oity oweitto tholr good name at home and abroad to hiold the officors of this city to the striotont nccountability In tho promises, and to Tot thom know in tho moat unmistakablo manner not only that they will not have a City-Hall built at prosont, but alao that thoy will have this clty protected from firo 1t 1t takos tho last cont in their pockets, A game of bose ball wag played in Chicago yosterduy that will go far to bring what bus "hitherlo been considored a national #port {nto uttor disroputo. The contest was hotwoon s Now York and a Ohicago club, The spectators . woro not long left in doubt as to who were tho' bettor playors. ‘The mon from New York woro strong and confident 1n tho fiold and at tho bat; tho Obleagos wore wosk ond dispirited. Vhon the gamo bad advanced to a point at whioh victory for tho Chicago club soomed impogstblo, a sudden chango was made in tholr opponents’ flold, by which tho whale faco of affairs was changed. Wich much dinl- culty, and in splto of themselvos, the Ghicagos won the game, Wo bLave gono out of the way to notico this itom of sporting nows becauso it has o pooulisr siguificance to the pub- lio in tls cliy, which Los boon av somo pnlus to encourago the gamo of bngo ball, and mako it roputablo. In tho Interest of tho public, then, we say that this fa tho first instanco in which & gamo of base ball in Chicago has been sold to gamblots, Furthor- more, the Mutual Bago Ball Club, of Now York, is the ouly club which has earned n national rop- utation for such ttansnctions, The managers of the Chicago Base-Ball Association mro gentio- meu; thoir entorprigo {s supported by gone tlemen, Thoy can do mno less than investigato the charges which aro in qvorybody's mouth; and, if they are proven, rafuse abso- lutely to admit the Mutual Bago Ball Club again to thelr grounds, To gain the champlonship and loso tho rospect of decont men and women would bo a fatul victory for tho Olicsgo Daso Ball Assoolation. . ———— Whonever an outbreal acours in a Damecratic Btate, or orimo grows frequent in localitics whero Administration men are not in power, it iy tho commou custom to blame tho oflicials for the condition of thinga, Dut what is sauco for the gooue shiouldl bo sauca for the gauder, Fivomon lave boen oxccutod by Iynchorain Kanens during the past weok, Tho last mob-outrage in Mine souri, the dostruction of a smolting establish- ment by & mob of miners in Jaspor County, and the hanging of horeo-thisves n Holt County, occurred in strong Radieal localities, A corro- epondent of the Boaton Journal, writing from Montpolter, Vt., says that numerons attompts at murder have been mado in Rutland, Burlington, aud 8L, Albans, and that burglacies, thofts, as- snults, murdors, arsous, and frauds aro fearfully common, All theso places, howaver, in Kansay, Missoned, and Vermont, arethoroughly Republic- an. Honco, if the argument be true in the ong caso it must also bo in the otlier, and this dol- uge of crimo must be lald at the doors of tho in- oflicient oflicials, —_— It 18 drreparably dissstrous to Mr. Beecher, and migLt gerve as.n warning to men Iiko him, if ‘thero Yara any kich, thut ke lins admitted {he intiuatos of Tiltn £ too groat famniliarity with himuclf, Think of {utrusting delicato matters, fvolving tho peace of fame {lica nud tho flr fame of wWomen, to dull blandorer like Moulton, or sn empty-hoadod babbler like Uarpon- tort—New York ZTribune. g ‘That is to ey, if you baves linison, don't tell 1t to dull blundorers and emply-uoaded vabblors | This is trulya massive morel nud o welghuy warning, It applies with equal forco to clergy aud laity, to Christisns and wordlings. How budly Moulton and Carpenter must feol about it! A rosidont of Viclksburg has been put into a poculiar plight, During the just-onded cam- Dign there, bio was sccused of boing 2 black mau, His face, was darkened by an explosion of gunpowder during the War. Tho accusation burt him soriously, coming, a4 it did, when the linos betweon Dblack and whito wora gidly drawn, 8o hie oy beon getting cortifieatos of Lis trus color from relatives and fricuds, and publishing thew. The Vieksburg public is now doubtless sutistiod that ho Is not a8 black as the gunpowdor painted him. BLOODED STOCK. Sale at Jacksonville, K11, Svecial Dispateh to Lo Chicago Tribune. JAcksonviLLE, Ill., Aug. 5,.—A largo sale of eattle took place to-day on tho favm of William Stevenson & Soow, at Little Indian, 12 miles north of here. TForty hend of shortfhorns, eightcen head of grade cattlo, and some Cots- wold sheep and hogs, ‘I'he short horns brought o little leas than 88,000, nona of the pricos bowng oxcossive. Lollowing nro somo of the sales ; COWS, Roscbud,g years old ; Prathor & Foster,Spring- flold, $600. Nolly Bride, yearling, to samo, 2550, Lily Dalo, 4 years old, Stebbina & Dustin, Summer Hill, £530, i Emma Kendall, 8 yoars old, 8. Dunlap, Jack- souville, 2475, Jubileo 10tb, 8 years old, R. Stevenson, Little Indian, 8300, & Aaud, 2 yoars old, John Scaman, Boardatown, 2610, Coiuntoss 7th, 2 yenrs old) to wamo, 9240, Lucy 10th, 10 years cld, Robert Stevenson, 300, sfl%&lcy 13th, 8 yoars old, Prather & Foster, TULLY, -{ ubiloe Dulko, 6 months old, Cobott, Vermont, 5, Brutus, G mouths old, George A. Beard, Vir~ ginia, §135, O:hers at from §145 to $60. Tho grado cattle, hogs, and shaoep sold low. Tho attendsnca wes lurge, —— THE SCANDINAVIAN POPULATION, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : i Bm: In your issne for tho 14th of July lnst appenred an oditorial concerning (ho foroign- born population in tho United States. Accord- fog to tho statemonts therein made, the number of Beandinnvians i this country should be only about 114,858, T'his is o mistake which I beg to correct. The Siwedos, Norwoglans, and Dancs, are far from being such an insignitleant faction of the American population, for thoy number at lonst half a million souls or mote; so that your figure comes nearer tho truth in rogard to tho number of veters than to that of individuals. ‘Choro ave fu Chicogo alone no less than 40,000 perdons of Seandivaviun birth, and In the State there must be over 100,000, ‘I'ho Swedes, who are more numerous than tho Norwopians and Dios in lllixmlu‘ used to hold thlo political **bulance of powor" in the Fifth Dlotriot. t In Mionesota, the Northmen arc many enough to run the Btato if they would; in Wisconsin, they constituto u largo cloment; 8o also in Town uud Nobineka; and, in and around Now York oud Doston, their numericsl stronglh must approximato 756,000, Missouri hus of late ne- quired thonsnnds of Seandinavians to its popu- lation ; Misslsippl, Florlda, and T'oxas, huve alo been sought of Iate yours by tho samo peo- plo; nod, whorover wo go within the Unlon, wo now find them scattered — somotimos formed into quite lnrfio and flnurlumn{: colonies; and, us #hovo stated, thoy can be no loss than half s million, sud they ate constantly increasing by n.mlzm‘lou from thoir native cointry, C. ¥, PETTERYON, Tditor Nya Veriden, o e CHURCH CORNER-STONE LAID, Specud Digpateh to The Chicuan Trivine, PITTSFIELD, lh.‘ Aug. 6—Tle_procecdings of tho District Couforonce of tho M, K. Chiwch olosed hiora this aftornoon with the Inying of tha vokuer-stono of the now Methadist Chiureh, Tho coromonios wore of tho most futeresting charao- tov, aud wero witnessod bg; 8 groat orawd of cltle zenu, The Ray, Dr, Ho| man, of Quinoy, do- lvored tho nddross, whioh was botly ablo' and oloquont, Tho bufldmg will bo of brick, and, whon complotod, witl bo the most spaclons und wsufl tu thooity, Mot of tho funds nedossary for g. oonsttuokion Lave alr boon sub- U0 saribe THE RAILROADS. Turther Proceedings in the ‘Wisconsin Supreme Court, The Arguments Likely to Bo Prolonged Ul Next Weck, T Haratoge Conferenco—-New Rates Established, The Eastern and Western “Boards of Gom- missioners Appointed. Interesting Comparisons of tho New Minnesotn Tarifls, Advancs in Emigrant Fares Between the Seaboard and the Interior, THE WISCONSIN LAW. TIHE INJUNCTION CASKS AT MADISON, Sneeial Dispatch to The Uhteaga I'ribune, Mavtson, Wia,, Aug, 6,—On tho ronssombling of the Supromo Court this morning, Chiof-Jus- tice Ryan snid tho Cours had considored the queaLion aa to whother tho Attorney-Genoral wns required to vorify Lis information. Although tho Court would not wow expross any opluion, they bad arrived at two conclusions: First, that tho Couirt could henr sn npplication for an in- Junetion upon the rolntion of tho Attornoy-Gon- oral without vorification. Becond, that the ob- juotions made by tho counsel for tho railroad Wero not reasons why tho injunction should not bo Leard, bul rengous why the lujunction should not bo gragted. Tho Court would, thoreforo, NEAR TUE JMOTION ARGUED OX BOTIf BIDEH. ‘Tho complainta against the Northwestern aud tho 8t. aul Companies being ulike, it way sgreed that the mations sgainat both Companies should be hoatd togethor, A disngreement aroso 84 Lo how counsel should be heard, Theto were throo on bebalf of each ratlrond, ageinet threo counsol represcnting the State, Tho Attorney- Gouerat voutended that the BStato sliould bo sllowed to open tho caso, and rororve two ni- tormeva to closo it. This proposition was 8o manifestly untmir {hat tho Chief Justico made a suggeation, which was adopled, that the Htate should opon tho cpge, ono attornoy for oach railroadl should follow, then unothier attorney jor the Biato, thon tho remaining attorneys for the raul- ‘ways, snd thoe caso be closed by tho State, ASFIDAVIES WEIL READ on behalf of ths Northwestern Railway, mado by Albert Keop, President, and M. M, Kirkman, Goneral Accountant. The former rocited that, siuca the approval of the Pottor net, tho com: mon_and proferred stock of tha uaid Company liad doprosinted in valua 85,310,621 ; that from bin knowledge of the Company's affaivs the rull- way could uot, under the Potter law, carn suf- ficient to pay ity operating oxpenscs and tho intorest upon ity debt, Ar. Kiviman's aifidavit siowed that tho oper- ations of the Campuny's hues in Wisconsin for the month of Juus Inet showed thut tho gross oarniugs wore only 81,200 in oxcoss of operat~ ipg expouncx, ¢ “I'ie suswer and afiidavits of the St. Paul Com- pany woro also rond. L'ho answor set up & gon- eral” denial of the complaint recitod; Low cor- tain of tho Company’s presont hney wero at ono timo wold out to “individuuls, who thoroby nce quired all frauchisos and privilegos, from whom the raflway corporation acquired them indopend- ent of the State, and rlso recited cho Milwaulkoo & Wauttesba chartor, wiich was granted by the Torritarial Logislaturs, Loforo the alop- tiou of the Constitution contaiuing the reserved powar to nller or amond all charters granted to corporations. Tho afiidavits wore by S. 8, Merrill, General Managor; Jobn C, Gault, Ausistont Gonoral Manuger; O. E, Dritt, Goneral Freight Agont ; and John W. Caiy, General Solicitor, ench of whom aflirmed that the rates established by the Potter act would bo inoperative and absolutely unprofitable. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL endonvored to offer cortuin afiidavits, parlly in rvobuttal of thoso submitted by tho de- fengo, and partly in Bupsart of tho charges iu his umnrlnlnl‘. filed against the two Companies. This proceeding provoked @ discussion that lasted uutil naon, ~Defendants coutonded that the afildavils shiould have boorn sorved upon them wich the notice requiring them to como iuto court; whersupon tho Attarney- Gounoral obaorved that the Btute need not Lnve givon defeudants nuy notice whatsver ; that thoy did so n8 & matter of courtesy, although TIEY COULD UAVE MADE THE JNOTION X PARTE. This remarkablo nusertion, froquontly reponted, brought Mr. Cary to Lis feet with the indignant observation that after thirty years' practice it seomed to him a strange thing that the matter of giviug notice of an upplication for an injunc- tion was o favor. Did the prosecution own tha whole court of justice, or wora tho tuil- ways thero like any other humble individuals? Tho Chief-Justice dismissed the mutter by say- ing tho Court nover would have heard tho motion ox parte. Judgze Dixon clatmed that during his exporieuco on thoe Sepremo Bouch it bad alwayn been the practico of the Court to hear afildavits iu support of motions, and uppealed to the Asso- ciate J}x)mticua to coutirm his statomont, ‘Tho Cliof-Justice sald the Court wonderod why the Attornoy-Geneial had not given the dofondanta notico of auy uflidavits ho jutonded to introduco, and served copies npon them, and allowed them twenty-four hours for replfi. unloss those wliya- vits woro exclusively i robuttal of those offored by dofendauts, ) ‘Tho Attornoy-General admittod that 8 THOOKS WERE NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN NERUTTAL, The Court said they would suspend the hear- ing of the case for twonty-four Lours, uuless dafeudants waived delay aud acceptod immodi- ato service, reserving the timo nnd right to unawor, The Court would not pursue any Ernctlcn iu this caxo that it would not adopt in earing suy other. Dofendanta waived the objection, wherettpon tho aflidavits of J. H, Oshoin, Railrond Commis- sioner, aud George W, Bird, Governor's Secre- tacy, ~wero read, aflirming from personal kuowledge that the dotondants wore violuting the Patter law, Gan, Smith, for the railways, denied the right of tho Court to ontertaiu theso allidavits, ovon orally or otherwiso, The Court said that could bo argued during the trinl. It was romarkable that during this skirmishing the counsol for the Stato hud changed front entirely, Youterday thoy coutended this wag v action atcommou law, aud not undor tho statuto. This moraning thoy unequivocally claimed cheir motion was brought under tho stutute, Bhortly after noon tha DIRECT DISOUSSION OF THE MATN QUESTION was opened by the Hon, H, S, Orton, of Madi- son, ~on bohalf of the Biate, ‘This Court, he arguod, had urladiction of the caso "undor tho Csnstitution aod by the practico of English cours. For an hour or more his urgumonc was mainly histori- cal, At tho aftornoon session he dwol upon tho logiulativo right to regulato ratos of toll. Here tho Court ankod Mr., Orton hiow ho could sover a right to take toll as given in thoe charter and tho right to tuko toll at the discrotion of tho Compa- uy, to which he replied thut ha snpposiod it could not be soverod, The Chief-Justico said it sruck him the right to take toll at tho discrotion of tho railroad compa- uy I8 ono entire frauchise. Doing askod by Judgo Ttyan if ho claimed that. Soo. 5, Chap, 115, Tui'lor'u Btatuto,--conforred the original Jurlediction on this court, Mr. Orton said he loft that for the Court to Joflnu, whoreupon _the Chiof-Justico added that tho writs numed in that gootion of tho statuto were noarly all uppol- late in tholr choractor, Writa of Injunction were omittod antirely, 1.1 Coming down to the Potter soty Mr, Orton #0ld ho nced not road it, as It was not atoriul, M, Cary aslied if it dla'not reduco passougor rates to 8 conts por mile, r. Orton—I hiavo not timo at_preseut to dis- ouss that quention with you. I'prosnmo it re- atriets your rights, becauso, if it oularged thom, ou would not bo hero. Whon railwaya got the ogislatures to confor whutaver privilegos you wanted iml never complained. Then you con- trobed tho Logislaturo, Ouief-Justico Ryan—Whon was thiat ? A gonorel lnugli onsned, in whioh Mr, Orton did not jolu, but aftor ropeatedly asking what WHE t‘l'lu quostion, mildly said, *1 could not say now,' Mr, Cary suggestod whon tho gantleman was » P Obton—Yos, thoy did coatza the Tegle . Orton—Yos, thoy oonf o) Iature, biub iob tha Jabiubies, . With much force and onergy Mr. Orton con» tinuo to argued TUE POWER OF THE LEGIALATURE TO REGULATH THE RAILIOADS, and dwelt at longth upon the rosorved power fn :hn Conutitution to slter or amond thoir cliar- orH, Tho Chiof-Tustico suggorted that the worl amond, tnvariably used by Mr, Orton, was not in tito Conatitution, aud asked if Lo attachoed atiy importanco to that woid, Mr, Orton ropliod_that ho did not. The word altor wne as good. In conclusion ho dofended tho wigdom of tho Logixln‘uro fn peasing tho DPotterlaw; contonded that its ratos woro res- sonablo: claimed that a liboral ontimato of tho cost of tho Northwostorn Rumtway was 229,000 ver milo, and upou that cost thoy wero earuing a liboral roturn, Boforo closing, Mr. Orton touched npon TIUE MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL COMPANY, tho companios comprising which, ho said, bad died at Joast twleo, and ought to' dlo now. Re- forring to ita olaim to possess a ohartor granted by the Tertitorial Logislature, nnterlor to the adoption of the Constitutfon, ho denfed that an et of such provisional Lepinlatura could placo tha corporation above the soveral; ity of the sub- #oquent Btate, Regarding tho plea of Mo Bt. Paul Company, that the Pottor law didnot affeob thom beeauuo' it stated tholr noino Wioug, ho charged (hat thoy woro known tha yorld over, and too well, by the numoe of tho Milwnikeo & 8t, Panl Ruilway, Alluding to the cluim that Cougroes sions could regulato jutore Stato commorco, ho vohomently sssczied the duetrine of Btuts tignts, contending that Wis- contin alono had the powar ovor her domestie uornoru'ml:m The Goneral Troight Agont of of the 8t, Paul Company Liad asgured the Raile road Commsslonors that tho loss on froight under tho Pottor law would ba less than 5 por cont, and on passongors 12 por cent, but when nsked by Mr. Cary to favor him with coplos of ibat conformation, Mr, Orton eurt Iyindioated that he did not wish' to he intorrupited. Ho then inunched into o Bwoeping charge akout the cor~ 1uption of raroad managors, their enormous wenlth, watored stook, rings, syndicates, oto,, all of which ho admitedd had hothing to do witih the argumont of tho ease on trial, but which did kighly ontertain the spectatory until & quartor bu:lu:‘le 6 ¢.7'ck;4:kliJ “lmnd Mr, IDrmn #at down, and tho court adjoucnod until 'Yhueuda - fog, wion Mr. J. . Cary will Y. amem OTEN THE CASE FONTHX DEFENsE, and be followed by Gon. George 1, Baith, on the sania eido. The cuso bids fair to goutinuo through the woel. —g THF SARATOGA CONFERENOE, TROGRAMNME LAID OUT, INDIANATOLIS, Ind., Aug, 5,—The Becretary of the recont conference at Saratoga of tho maua- gorn of the truuk lines and Western railways gives sume internsting information fn regard to tho meeting. The maoting was, bo enys, for the purpoko of fully discussing oll mattors of goneral importance tending to tho advancomont of rail- way lutereste. The prineipal. subject which on- gaged tho attantion of the ofiicials was tho adop« tiou of some gonoral co-operat:ve plan by whicl freight and passengor ratos agroed upon botweon common or competing points could bo main- tained, and also atop the Pprosent nofarious practice of paylug robates or drawbacks on frelght shipmonts and commissions to ticket-sollurs, Tho meoting wat largo, nearly all of the Enstern and Wosters lines beiug represonted, Whilo tho various quostious were thoroughly and earncetly dis- cuaked, the groatost of Larmony and good will pruv_lufcd, tho sole dotermination being on all hands to briug about & genoral reform in railsa Ianagoment, so far s rates woro coucorned, “Ihe following iu the substanco of tho resolutions adopted at the conferonco: . Lirst—Auy Western road may keep an ngent in_any Eastern city, provided that such agont. whall 1ol bo & bulldiug or contructing agont, nud whall bo under tho supervision of tho trunk-lino Comnalssioncrs in row apect to the maintatnatco of rated, Second—Rutes on frefght between common competis tive points, cast bound ar to Lo esfublished by tao Cominlssioners, aud rates hoth ways shall be divided between the Lintes carrying tho Lrurj’. on such busis oy tiey may afrrea tipon. Llird—Questions arising out of rates for freights carried by rafi and on tha lakes, aro to bo determined by tho Ehslern and Westorn Commissionors Jointly. tho plau to bo agrecd upon by » majority of cach Cony tnision, recognizing obligations under oxisting con tructs Votwoen the trunk-Hnos ond tholr orgsnized atesmboat-conne:tion on the likes, but giving tas boss practicable protection to ull-rail lines, Hourth—1Tho Commissioners ut thicso soveral Weste eru rufiroad centres are to bo nominsted by tho re- spuctivo competing lines, but to bo approvad by all partis to the agreoment, . COMMIBSIONERS WILL IE LOOATIED in Clevolaud, Cinciunnti, Indisuapolis, Loujs- wille, St. Louls, "Chicago,’ Dotroit, aud' at uuch poiats a8 tho Wostern linos mny horoufier chooso, ‘'he Commisaloners for Cleveland and Toledo aro t'n bo appointed by lines centeriug at those points, Au ngreemont it boing drawn up, to bo signed by the Western roads in interest, with the ex~ coplion of tho specific mattors passod upon abova, The presont contract between tho Now York Central and Pouusylvania Railroads will form the busis of the agroomont, ‘Tho several fast freizht dispaton and colored linos ware directod to stop buying or prosenting puid tickera to any of their patrons. "Lnere are two Bureaus of Commissionors—an Eaatorn and Wes:ern Buregu, TOE CON3MISSIONERS are to bo located in the respootive cities named. Che Lastern Buroau, ropresonting the trunk linos, i composad of the Hon, Willinm Deunie #on, Columbus; tho Hon, L. 8. Jewett, Phila~ delphia ; aod B, W, Blanchard, Now Yorlk. Tho tollowing Commissiouors form tho Western Bureau: L. M. Hubby, Cloveland; Geu. Goorga B. Wright, Columbus; Warren Colbuin, Tolado ; M. Drummond, Clucago: L. N. Androws, Ine dianapoliy; Samuel Gill, Louwwrille; J,' II. Sturkeon, 8¢, Louis, COMMISSIONERS' MEETING IN- ONIOAGO, The threo Commiumoners appointed by tho Sarutoga railroad meoting for the roads enst of Pittsburg, and tho soven appointed for the roads west of Pittaburg, will sliortly assemble in thig city to porfect now froight rates to tho West. No power was givon them to make rates from tho West to tho Eass, The Hon, J. G, Cox, Piosident of the Toledo, Wabash & Weatern Itaile mml,wlllpmaidoovnrthnmonta:uo!lhnCummiu-,' sion In tlns city, und it is gouorally belioved that an attompt will bo made to incroaso the presont dotes, DBut, os mattors stand at pregont, it is vory doubtful whother much good Wwill come from ihis now combinae tion. A number of roads rofuse to altow the Commissionors to mako ratos for them. A Prosident of ono of the loudiug roads in this city stuted to a 'TRIDUNE roporter yostordsy that une der no considoration would his rosd become n party to such combination. The Grand Trunle and the Groat Western Railroad, of Canada, two of tho loading trunk lines to tho East, also re- tuse to join. The wholo movoment is balieved to bave boon gotten up by Boott aud Vanderbilt in tho intoraest of thoir reipactive roads, and for this reason much of the opposition of the West= orn roads is mauifostod, — . MINNESOTA FREIGHT TARIFFS, The now froight tarif escablished by the Rail- rond Commissioners of Minnesota has just beon publishod. Itailroad men wero In hopes that 16 wonld be oqually reasonable as the passongor tariff published about a week ago, but in thig they wero sudly miataken, They claim that it is the moat unjust and diserimicating tarift lssued by any of the Stutes, and to abide by the rates provided by it would ruiu overy road in Alinue- sota. TFor example, f THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA RAILIOAD - 18 » loeal corporation, and its bonds are not gunranteod like those of the Winona & 8t. Pator Bailroad or the Towa & Miuuesots Division of the DMilwaukeos & Bt Paul Rail rond. ‘The Bouthorn Minnesots, standing on its own bottom, had to go inta tho hands of a Raceiver somo time ago, Tho Winous & 8t. Poter Railroad, on the oll‘:‘ur hand, is controlled by the Ohicago & Northwestors Railrond, nud itw bonds are guarantesd by that corporation, Both thoue roads travot se tha same country, and run paraliel to gach other during their entirs courso; utlll‘)u will be_seon by the comparative tablo giveu holow, the Winous & 8t, Petor and soveral othor foroign roads bavo, boon singlod out, and their ratos wuds muoh lowor than those provided for locat roads, buoausg thoy are n{mmled by forelgn corporations, and thoreforo loss favored than the local onea, Thy Inw providos that the Commissioners should miko reasonable maximum ralos, and power wag conferrod upon thom to investigate tho mattor,and detormilne wiint would be rosxonnble naximun ratod for onch of the railrouds in that Btate Tustond of doing this they have singlod out tix local roads, and favored thom fn tho adjustmery of tarifTs, aud the intor-Statp or foreign rond bave a lowor scale of rates applied to thom, w regard apuarently having bosn paid to the quos tion o‘tl the T?fi."x’."ii rloud or the exponio u operating, T inly vieil Sopiled b6 tho plalnly visiblo in the ratos a WINONA & 87, PETRD RATLNOAD, from Winona to B, Poter, a it i s o