Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1874, Page 7

i ) THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Qossack Oivil-Service---Dullness of Washington-~-Third Torm, Jobn W, Garrett and flm'nnllimom & Ohio Rallroad. Roport of the Cnmmins.ioner of Educa~ tion---Gifts for Eduoational Purpores, yom Qur Otn Corrcapondent, . WasiINaTON, D, 0., Nov. 2, 1874, Tt Is not ofton that tho Capital City wwoars 60 drab and wan o color as now, o fow weoks prior to thio nasomblogo of Oongress. Tuo elcotions Davo hiad thoir fufluonce to detain tho home-pol- iticlans and empty tho bureatx of cbicfs and elerks § and tho notification to “Qo home nnd voto ” {s given with that unoxcoptionablo breadth tlint shows how nbsolutely partisan our Exocue tive Govornmout Lns bocomo. Thoro fs no oliock nor balanco in tho formidable applying power; thero might uot Lo under any ouo head. Europe may beoowo ail Cossuck or all Ropublie- a0 ; biat the United Stales, 24 o Civll Sorvico, oon bs : ONLY COBSACK. A young mnn said to mo jast nights 4 jayo youany mossago for Philadelphis? T pavo recoivod, unsolicited, six days’ leavo of abuenco to go homo aud voto." #'lint moand you must go." “Yos; but really I do not koow whom to voto for. Tor yonrs I havo livod hero in the Dopnit- ments. I nm a Roputlican. tut Ido not like to cast my ballot for poople I nover saw. 8till, if I fail to do 80, my Congressmnn may spot mo, and report that I live under s misstatomont of facts, and am not his constituont.” *Dou't tho Civil-Borvico rules protect you?" “Thoy doin part, but onlyas an old time-table guido insurcs yon tho train, If thoy woroim- mutable, {mporial, we should not be ruuning homa ouco or twico & yonr, lika stravgers in a strango land, voting liko sheop.™ Hero is whoro tho discouraged multitude got thelr ineronsing bine for some respectable pre-’ rogative,~something organieally stendfast,—to whose feob the outer politiciaus may storm in vain, Horaco Greeley apprehonded the falling onthusinsm for tho Ropubliv when he settled upon Ono Term as tho corrective of {he monarabical tendaucy. Ho wag defeatad in it. Tnreo Torms is now av fssuo. THE AMENDMENTS. Dut thorois a large bulk of poopls, mado up of {mportations, skeptics, dyepeptics, and weary Licuds, which looks boyond Threo Torms, not for Giont, not for anybody in particular, but forany- body in genoral. It is valn to dispol this fack by any burst of indignution, when one hears, any- ‘whora betwean Wall streot and his broakfast-ta- ble, the remask: * Ropublica aro humbugs.’ Another cloment of this mass holds that tho Re- pablic is the most ratiovat form of government, but all forms aro dishonest; heace they mneither vote nor oxclaim agaiust corruption, It is to bo noted that theso renctions from Re- publicanism como in on the heols of the most Radical Administeations, In 1808-'9, W. I Crawford, the hisiorie figure of Georgin, intro- duced a resolution, and ndvocated it with such effect that it passed both branches of the Goeorr gio Leginlaturo, demanding Mr, Jooreon to take threo torms. Jefferson, whoeo boast wasthat o had decontralized the Republial To-day, Toombs and Btephens re-echo that Georgin vate. So also, in 1832, Willlam Wirt wrote to Joun T. Lomnx: “I sco that ono of the Northorn papers has alrendy nominnted Gen. Jackeon for o third term. 1tls my opinlon that he can be olected for lifo, if ho wants to.” Jackson, who hiad demolished the bank-aristocracy ! And now, if wo hear the ory of {bree torms, howovor obseuro, after & period of emancipation and o wholcsalo enfranchisoment, which ie cithor thie Ligh-water mark of liberty or a deluge, itis becauso evory oxtension of liborty is attonded with an Incrense of the political constabulary, with increased sousibility for liberty ftsclf, with attendant fears for proporty, and with tho lusen- 8illo monarchization of tho officeholding class. Dictatorships epring from tho vory ecstaoy of o victorious Democracy. The throo historical sensations of a third torm havo all followed a willful exsrciso of the puwer of the patronnge. Jofferson turued out the Tederalists without other causo. Jackson turped ouni overybody without any causo. Tho Republican party has been pro- scriptive in cvery burcou, and in Amer- ica tho officcholding class is tho standing army. its dieciplivo and ovolutfons equal tho home- campaigns of tho French army io timo of peaco. And it must be eo as long as proseription ottends on_politics. 'I'he Civil Bervico, fully roformed and mada stablo, ia theantidoto for theeo poriod- ical crios of Cisarism, aud tho next Congress might well lako up tho Bumner and Pottor omendment, with the subsoquent Parker amend- mont, for disoussion, ‘Iho lirst two wake thio President non-ofigible o socond tine, and the pecond extends tho torm; tho thiid makes noithor Bepator nor Reprosentative eligible for the Presidency until two years after his torm has oxpired. The next Cougress—perhaps the Iattor ond of this Congross—will pasg the Sum- ner amendment in the Houso, perbaps with tho Touter addition, and present it to tho poonle, if the Senate concurs. I thiuk the amendmont will bo rosisted in the Souate, If passed, it ought to result in & responsiblo subordinate Civil Servico. Trevident Grant alleges that tho chief ovil Iy has found in admwinistering the Government is the spgrossiveuess of Cougrossmen to control all their local patronage, and, incidontally, all the goncral patronago thoy can got. A singlo Posi- mastership will miff & mombor for a wholo Al- miuistration 3 whereas, if ho makes tho appoiat- ment, it ofton results, as_in the caso of k.0, Parsons, in hig own discomfiture. TIE OITY ONLY FOR GOVENRMENT. Thegan by saying that tho town was dull Tt i8 in tho vory rut of dullness. Jixcessivo ozpon- ditures, the Just chapter in the porod of na‘lonal stark-madueas, drow to this placo suddenlymany thousand materially-minded men, diggers, pr Jectors, and construotors, who mado theirhabits- tions hore upon a scala of rofinement, 1 not of andour, 'he cawntenance of the Adninistra- jon was tuned wilh favor upon the jda of re- Dabilitatiug & city which bad not folt & push Lo- d since Monroe's poriod, and Fillmo'a’s, Con- grosamen became possessod with the Hea of sob £hing in a congonial placo, and somy of thom balled any great oxpouditire of monc 08 o_pos- siblo availability for privato increlso. Many bought lata of ground to expericucas rise, and citber build, or well, or hold for o lmg invast. ment. Evory forca lu tho socioty wes at work in the samo direction, good and ovil, Tlo stell- oflicors of tho army und novy, and others not comprehensiblo in o schemo of jobbery, also, Tho public grounds, under the Lxcutive cantrol, wero ndvanced uniformly with thotown which inclosed thum, by the Prosfdent’s Fucre- tary, who i8 also Lngincor-in-charge. ‘I'horéwas oxpondad hore, frow various sonreos, 20,006,000 in throe yoars or thoroabont, The privab ox- fanditum way also prodigious,—men of nows, rust compunics, trasteed, and real-estata ipoous 1ators londing monoy freoly, The Liilisk Gov- ,ernment devoled nearly $200,000 to the Legution oflices and resldonce, A relapse has come, Thecityis dull & any place can bo with nothing but Goverumert, Its reat debt is funded at very low futorost. ITerc~ after tho tuxation is to bo only one cont and a halt on the hundred. Apropos of tho . TIRD-TERY principle: I have sean no citation of the very conclusive yassago from Jofforson's auoblog- raphy, writton in 1821, as follows As'to tho Philadelphin Conventlon ¢ 1789, “iho ro-ellyibility of tho Frosidont fo: lifo 1 quite disapproved, . . . Tho amedmont sgainat tho ro-eligibllity of the Presidat was not proposiad by thie Statos aftorwarde, 3y feurs on that featura woro fouuded on the impriauce of thooflice, on the florce contentions if might «excite among oursclves, if continuable or lflu, and tho daugers of Intorforonce, eithr with maney or arms, by foreign nationg, to wiom tha cholce of au Amolican Prosident night yocomo interosting, Examples of this aboundoéin hige tory; in the cnuo of Lhe Roman Kmperory for fu- atanoe ¢ of Yo I'opes, while of any signlennco of the German Emperore, the Kingu ofPolsud, Aud ihe Usys of Darbary, 1bad obsared, too, 'THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1874 in the foadal history, and in tho rocont Instancs, partioulnrly, of the Biadiloldor of Holland, how oanily olllcos, or tonurcs for life, slido ino in- horitnuoes, My wish, theragore, was, (hat fhe Dresident should e elected for ecven years, and De incligible afterwards, . v . Tho oxamplo of four T'residonts voluntarily rativing at tho end of iholr cighth year, and tho progress of publio oplaion thiat tha prinaiplo s galutary, havo given it, in practico, tha forca of rocodant aud wnwafo ; tnsomuch that, should a 'residont cousont to be o caudidate for a third olaction, [ trust ho would bo rejectod ou this domonstration of ambitious views,” SOIN We GAIRETT, Writlug in tho library of Qungross, last wealt, I eaw a portly figuro &t tho hond of n body of strangois waiking up sud dowo and explolning thivgs, 1 recognized thab rubicond faco, blutah- gnlllr oi"u.land uul&d. ()‘Lli‘n;lflfl‘m trend and Y’achn‘ —tho Baltimore 0 Ilailway magnate, Jokn W. Qatrot, R Ilo hos been in Europo for moro than two ears, In tho inlorim, his follow-capitalist and tiend, Johus Ilopking, hnsyassed to tho grave. Dwiing his absonco, fthough forbidden to at- tond to bukiness, Garrett wroto by overy muil, and had the opitomized work sont out to him. Iis kinstolks—John King and Mr, Keysor—haye beon at tho quarters of tha Presidevoy in his ab- sonco, King oxorcising a viceroyalty, and Koysor moving up and down tho lino and” through” tho commereinl contres. Whatovor thio reasons orphilosophy, this man- agoment of this railway 1 vindicated above cvarything of the kind in the Western World, ‘Tho great ‘{mnlu awopt over tho country n year ago, nnd drove Vandorbilt to Wall sirect, aud Scott to protest, while these Seotehi-Trish-Duteh- man of Baltimoro wero as oblivious of the panio a8 that Frodorick County man who, having plowed all duy, said, as ho'camo homo ¢ “T dinks I fools somo littlo bebblus in m; boots,"—nnd forthwith hauls out » pair of suufl~ ors nnd a cart-wronch, Thora waa no ecrip nor water in Garott's boots, ” Ajl iho stock theio was olit dry. *"That 18 tho onlv railrond in Amorica,” smd Shanly, tho Cansdian who bumilt the loosaa Tunncl, ‘abloin any contingency to lake caro of itself,” The powor of this rallroad is no secret, It conslsts {u learning whatever is_good from the prosent age, and forgetting nothing that was ood {n former ones.” Onge or twico thore has 000 o stockholders' movomont to divide more earnings or split the stock o httlo thinner; bud tho abuolutism and the otd-fashionod sagacity of Garrott bave prevented this going through, IIis motto hus beon: ** Economy in every do- tail ; from o paund of nails up.” " **Timo," snya Garrott, *‘is longer thau speculation. Bell notbing; restrict dividonds for thae sake of tho loug credit of tho stocl: nll waib togother, stockholdors and officars] Invest the surplus in tho systom. Lut politics alono. Nuither con- ciliato 1t nor antagonizo it Particularly do not corrapt it, or you will got its appetite on odge, and it will gnaw you nll your days, Ttesponsibulity in the working forco; conserva- tiym}in the mavngemont; patienco in the stock-list. Do not fool with localisma, Side- branches must construct thomeelyes, Push for lnrfio torminal points, aud the side-plnces must build toward the stom wo extond in their goneral direotion.” r, Garrott took this rond a short timo bofore tho War. 1o was s provisiou-dealor, tho sou of o baukor,—Scotel-Irish Presbyterian on one #ido, Donnsylvanin-German on the other. IIs lnd 3 "hard, round hoad, o slow and gracloun manner, n large, roling, ncute plaumibility, which teminded peoplo of & Holland Burgo mastor, IIo was nover in a burry, but always vory prompt ; five minutes of reflection bo gavo to evory second of speech, except when ho lind & great occasion, and thon ho had dono tho thinking for weeks beforo, * Ho was never de- fefont 1n contidenco, but it Zwas diplomatio and graduated, and it embraced peoplo unctious- ly, instead of earrying them by storm. 1ifis por- tlnacity was indescribablo. 3o returned and ro- turned again to tho same point, and by weight and the leaning powar, notattrition nor mtriguo, carried tho posstion, or poreisted until it way lost, Ho had Inrgo Baltimoro appotitos for food, and nssleady avimal beat countorncted any intal- loctunl relapse or molancholy, if Lo could be capablo of it. Botweon work nud catlng, they say, bis organism for a time grow unstruny. 1le worked on n full atomacl for flftcen years around this railioad, and then a tondoncy to vortigo bocamo 8o monifear that ho had to give over and go to Europe. Ho told mo that ho had porfectly capablo assistauts, snd should not ro- sume his labor with so much williulness, Garrott is essontinlly o merchant, Hohas lod this railroad from 85 cents on the stock up to $1.36 and more, whero it stands like Mobam- tiod's coflin, against the coiing, From o rond, badly off, between Daltimore and Wheelingyiic iv now a rond to Staunton, to Danville, to Cincin- nati, to Plttsburg, to Baudusky, to Chicago. It may ot be o rond to Omahn and Now Orleaus. Iiw ambition slops at Baltimoro. In tuat eity there is an undortono of feoling that John W, Gariete mny become a candidate for tho Irosi- dency of tho Unitod States., 5 EDUCATION AND IT8 DEQUESTORS, Tho report of Jobn Eoton, Commissioner of Education, i8 one of the most thorough doci- monts published this year. It {s frosh from the Goverument press, is subjoch to the charge of voluminousnoes, making above 1,000 achd and tabulated pages, but is also indexed and edited with rovision. ‘I'bo fitst thing to strike the oyo in it is the amount of privato contribution to education in its yarious forms. Elovon and onc-quarter millions of dollars are footed up, and the rockon- ing tondo that thosum of botween 514,000,000 aud $15,000,000 was willod and_deeded, in 1878, to achooly, lioraries, and foundations. Maryiand recoived of this above £3,500,000, or nenrlyone-third of tho whole munificont Lequost of the_Qualer Ioplkins. Maswachusctts and Now York received onchi above §1,000.- 000, Vandorbilt's gift of 511,000 fo the Nashville University boaring ~ bis name is nolable. Coniccticut yeccived 004, 000, of which Harvard got two-thirds. Tho Union Theological Bominary, New Yorl, received 840,000, Bouefaotions to Westorn Stato oducs- tion were os follows s n, §327.000; TYowa, Tilinois, £378,000; TIndian 206,000 ; Kousns, 812,000 Mickigan, 145,000 3 Mibsoutl, 456,000; No- Minuesota, 8124,0003 ; brashia, £92,0005 Ohio, §UGAU00; \Visconsfu, 800,000, Tako the throo Middle States togother, and tho benefactions amounted to $5,160,000; the Now England States togethor, to $2,004,000; and tho Weéstorn b‘tnms, 10 81,602,000, Thae Ya- cific States received £u52,000. Not ono of tuo great nuning operaters and gnmblors on the o~ ciic sido gave anything for education, or Looks, or women,—D, O, Mills oxcopted, 6,000 to Onu~ land Univorsity fora cabinot of minsrals, James Lick, real-csinto oporator, gave 150,000 for o library, William B, Astor gave only $2,000 to tho library founded by Lis father. Parson _ Stevens, ~who lkopt tho New York ¥otel, gave £50,000 for a High School §u hig native town, IIL G. Marguand, tho broker, gave §30,000 to Princeton; Charles Morgan, of Now Yorl, $111,000 to_the Morgan School, in Connceticut; William E, Dodge and throo othiers, $340,000, na aforosaid, to tho Now York City‘I'hoologieal Seminary ; Gorritt Smith, $2,000 to tho Ioward Univeraity, Washington ; Willinm Wheelright, $300,000 to o Nowburyvort Mngg., Soientitio” School; James Lick, $150,000 for an Acadumy of Sciencou ut San Franciseo ; Georgo I, dloar, M. C., 85,000 to tho Worcester Froo [vstitute (bnck-pry) ; Mrs, Shaw, of Bos- ton, $100,000 to the Andorson-Agasslz School of Nawural History, whichreceived, besides, 850,000 vom Auderson, tho tobuccouist, and’ 40,000 rom Mr. Gallonpo. The lato don, John I, Wool gave §15,000 to the I'roy (tN‘).). Folytoch- pio Instituto; William O. Bryant, 2500 to Frince- ton; Col. 11.'8, McComb aud ‘Abner Cobumm, suntlar small sums to colioges ; Tranor W, Patk, tho Emma Mluo u{mrntnr, 5,000 for Art-Gallory st Lounington, Vt.; Williem B. Olaflin, ox- Governor of Massnchusotts, $14,000 to en- dow & DProfessorship at tho Clallin Univer- sity of mouth Carolthn; Asa Whituoy, £50,000 for a DIrofessorsbip at the University of Poonsylvanin; Lowis Nudenried, coat-minor, 5,000 for a Professorslitp nt Laucastor, Da.; Chief Justico Chaso, £2,850 for Wilberforeo Univermty, Ohio; J. 1. Barnoy, 875,000 for Doulson University, at Granvitlo, O,; 1liram Bibley und friends, x513&,000 for tho Universit of Rochoster, Union College, Behonoatady, N",’ Y., recelvod a mysterious gif6 of 810,000 from somo ono silent as to bis name, —tho most mod- ost gift of all. Androw D. White, Presidout of Conioll, N, Y., gava #20,000 of his own monoy to the Colloga, 1¥zra Coruall added $75,000, end I, V. Haga, Joh MeGraw, and Hirum' Bibloy gave €6G0,000 in threo oqual mubscriptions, B, B, lotuan gave £100,000 to Wolls College, Aurora, N,Y‘.’ olin B, Trenor and Jamos 1. Colgato gave £80,000 to Madison Univorsity, Ilnmilton, &Y. B, W Drary, of Olvet, Mich., gave 45,000 to’ Drury Colloge, Mo, flarvard Uni- Yoreity rocoived, as parts of $170,000 in all, sub- iptions of sw.noE from tho Apploton family, from Goorge Bancrolt, §10,000 from Johin Savage, and £60,000 from J, 1, Bowdiich, Albion Colloge, Michigan, 110,000 from David Preston and othors, Benjsumin L. Batos, of Bouton, gave 100,000 to Liatcs Collogo, ut Lowistou, Ao. Prof. Lyndall, of England, $15,600 to Yulo; G, I Histon, ot Chloaga, §36,000 to the Norchwastorn Univority ; Baniol N. 1Iltohoack, of Irimtlold, Masas., $50,000 to Illinos Collogo ; B, Govo, of %ulnuy, 10,000 to Shurtleff Collego ; Chauncy Noxo, of Terro Iaute, £50,000 to Wabauh Col- Jege 1 and Honry Ward Yooto, §26,000 to ¥nlo for past-graduate acholarabip, Tho librarion of tho Unitod Blatos contaln nearly 8,000,000 yolumes, Bovoral old schools have becomo onrichod by iho enlo of thoir sites and romoval to cieapor groand, In this way, Pennsylvauin Univorsity ot &000,000, the nation butylng of tho Colloge for & Post-Olllon ; 50 that incidentally tho Fod- aral monoy wont to aducation, 'Trivity Collego, Tiarttord, rocoivad £409,000; tho Indinnnpoiis Univoraity, $160,000. Tho roport says that tho Chicago property of tho Northwostern Univer- Aity wll?nmmbly mako it tho wealthteat tn tho Btatn, If not in tho United Btatos,—tha catimato ronchiug frouw #10,000,000 to ezn,bnu,mm.g ATIE THE BURNING COAL-ME Iow the Fire Was Quoncheds TWeat Pitlaton, Pu, (Nov, 1), Corresondence of the New York: Horald, Tho fire in the '* buralng mine” (reforenca to which, In tho dally papers, drow moro or loss at- tontion in tho cnrly prt of tho yoar) is at Inst conquerod, Tho agont which has gainod the vio- tory, after mooths of vallaut, porsistont battlo with tho flames, bringiug into play slmost evory resourco of engtnooring skill, is & now ono, which henceforth takes its placo ns tho fire-de- stroyor, whonovor thal most-to-bo-drended foo ontera tho mines, Tho omploymont of stenui, by thoe Lehlgh and Willkesbarro Coal Company, in oxtinguishing the Bmpiro Mino fira has proved o Buceoss, which must bo of inealoulablo value, not afono in Pennaylvanis, butin mining dis- triets overyswhore. Tho namo of tho foroman of tho Empire Mino, Lowis 8. Joues, through whoso sngacious and porsisteut ondeavors tho triaf by stoam was_mado, i8 cortainly worihy of record and remombranco, Secking {nformation on thia and gomno mattors of kindiod futorest, your corraspondont was ro- forred by tho Dresident of tho Company to its Asgistant Buperintondent, on whom lad chiofly dovolved tho daily suporvision and practical car- rying out of all effor:s for snving tho minc. “It i8 impousiblo Lo outer tho acens of tho luto l‘!rn' 3 was the reply to my firat query, g it Is ontiroly walled up and Nlied with steas but I think that with tho ald of our maps I cau oxplain to you all you wish to kuow.” On tho hillsido, perhaps a milo from whoro wo stood, was tho mouth of & slopo from which mitios, now abaudoned, were formerly worked ; afterward used ng au up-cast for purpeses of voutilation in connection with boileis below. “Theso bollers wera placed near tho head of Empiro slope No. 5, which leads still further cown luto nower workings., Near tho outranco to the slope atood n wooden stack which, at 1 8, m, on tho 8lst of last Docomber, was discoverad to Lo in flames, doubtless carried up to it akmost justautancously from fira origluating at tho Doilors. "1 open spacos on_cach side of the slopoe hiad beou walled up with stone, but with doorways for occasional necessary cuirance to the ol workings ; nud tho fro bad communi- cated at onea thirough those daors with the tim- Dar supports, stralcawng in all directions through tho abandonod chismbors, So that, although oflicors aud men woro promptly on tho spot, they wero wmot at the very flest by o torrant of flamo ltko that which tho Inke winds swopt over Chicago, carried up through s dingoual chimnoy of 1,200 feot, from whut wny aircady a solid stream of firo on a levol of 956 feot, a8 a plumb- lino might fall, below tho pot whoro thoy stood. \Water was poured into tho slopo from a resorvolr nbove, and turned on below from the water-pipe that fed tho boilors, #0 soon a8 tho; could bo reachod through, tho ncarest Blaft with 118 connecting ‘Fmgwnv, whilo overy effort was used to cut off air from tho firo with- out destroviug tho vontilation necossary for tho workets, Dut at tho ond of threo hours the slope full in, shuttmg the flro in from abovo and disabling tho boilor-pipo below. A steam pump worlied from thie mine engine was apoedily substituted, but o few Loura made it ovidont that thio campaign needful for subduing the lro was to bo both prolonged aud dangorous, Plaus wore rapudly Inid and promptly corcied out to savotho engine-house and the pillars on thio gangway by which tho boilors wore ronohed, nu to loso this way into the mino was to lose nll. And the onormous work was then boforo thow of uat ounly conquering the fire in its preront sircnghold, but of heading it off in all diree- tiona ta pwevent its communicating through open pagsagoways with otler workings. From abovo & slopo was to b drivon down for a distance of 160 foot through tough clay, divi- dod futo downcast and upcast, to reach ihe firo from the surfuco. A fan, neaded for the down- enst, to koop back smoke and gasca that tho men might, enter, was takon apart, romaved Ewo wiles, refitted aud al worl within thirty-six hours; and i fifteon doys from the time tho alope was bogun, tho old Elupe wat reachied and wator poured fn. But it was necessary to cross tho slope, and n plank * manway" was beld by ulaying on it concnunlly - until ono of stono could Lo built and pushed through iu soctions, Halow * manwava" ware to bo built and hold bosido overy pillar, and through old falls from tho roof, to cnablo'the men to hold a position from which they could bring the Liose to bear upon tho beds ot fiva in every chamber, cansed by the crumbling under the inteuso hest of the out- sido portions of tho pillars, which fell, kooping tbo maosses of glowing coal porpetunily susmlhd. Theso “manways” could bo held ouly by turmug water coutinunlly upon them, the lower end of the planks boiug ofien on firo Lofore the upper could bo put securoly in placo, 0 that tho i worked i lieat raugiug fromn 160 degreon to 176_degreos, ang, as tus black damp was ulso stoadily rising, one mau could rarely work for more than fiom threo to five minutes ata limo. Relnys wore rendy to bring them out promptly it overcomo, and carry them to tho oftico in the main gangway, where a physicinu, with threo assistants and all needed remedics, was In attendanco day and night. Duriug all the torribla contlicy, whilo thore were 800 mon con- tinually ot work, but one lifo was lost, and that was by & bluck damp, whon o fen flually broke down. As tho funs could not bo stopped o mo- went for repairs, n systom of signals was de- visod and succosavully carriod out, to give warn- ing instantly through all the miug if oue gava way. Lhls was all the more nccdful, as the draught of air had 2 milos to travel beforo it omerged, bringiog smoke and gasoa with it, ‘I'ho sovere winter rendored tho campaign more arduous. Hesvy machivory, and al 1ho Jumbor aud stono needed for muuwsys and supports, aud, later, for walls, wero to be brought over wountain roads aud carried into the mino, All wators that bud boen availablo frow outside wera frozon solid for threo weolks; and the mins-wa- tor, which ato out tho machiuery with foarful rapidity,—tho hoso not beating 1t more than ono or two lays,—lud to bo doponded upon,nnd used over somatimos thrico, . But probubly the heav- iest work of the oflicors thiough ol tho timo way the orgnnizing, drilling, and’ espocinily the 1u- i;_]fiflflug of tho mou in tho fuce of their foarful oa, Ab tho close of Fobruary the firo, sava for about 200 fect, bad boen sccurely inclosed, and the end seomed noar, when sonnd and sign gavo tolien that thio roof of tho old workings to tho wost was sbout to fall, 'This hnd boen so pro- vided for a4 to insuro its coming quiotly, but tho mon, fenring the concussion of air which results from violent falls, aud which drives ovou londed cars ltko playthiuga before it out of the mines, rofused to remain, Watchora were stationed ut gsafo distances, but tho fall camo 80 gently that they were unawaro of it. On March 'l the oltigers foand that it wag over, but, while tho mon were abscnt, the fire Lad swopt throngh tho opon ppave aud covered o tlold far boyond its ongival dimensions; nfr-currents woro reversed j connecting passngos olosed or flooded, o ptop tho fany was cortuin deut to tho mon; to keop them golug was to foed tho fire, Ii was ab this tinio, whon now measures wore Imporative, that tho mino boss, Lowis 5. Jones, urged the triul of steam, From the 12th to tho 18th of March iv was tested in spacos still in- closed. A wall entiroly »iurmuudinfi the old woikings was comploted with eager hasto ; all cave-holed abovo werae tightly paoked with olu{, a sluglo nir-way, to be afterwards grodually closed, alone romniniug, The steam from eight- oou bollord was driven down through pipoa al- roady fuserted, and enrly in May all oyes looked thoir joyful farewell to the tiro. At that timo tho thermomotor attachied to tho test-pipes rog- istored 176 degrecs, A month lator {ho lowor siratum was cold. Tho stonm, howavor, witl bo kept conflned until tho first of January noxt, to provido agninst any posstbitity of huking duuger. e Chineso Roodinmy. Prow the Sucramenty Record, The China boys who attend tho Mission School on Fonrth streot have for somo time boon great. 1y nunoyed and serionsly theeatenod by a lot of Chinoso about their own ago, who opposo their sttending the uchool and learning our languago aud customs, 'They have frequently gouo so fur as threaten thom with sticks and Tmivos, and almout duily ubneo them in tho foulost lungunge, Laut night thoy bocame worsn than usaal, and the schoolboys nppoaled to the ofiivers for pro- toction, A wurrant was takon out for four of thom, known by namo, st o Jato hour lusb wight, and Oflcor Wonbworth wont with the boys to huvo tho offonders pointed out. Lut ona of them could bo found, howaver, and ho in oua of the lowest };umbflug-donm ho npmo of ihls young kopeful is Al Jung, and ho is by no means tho worst of the sot, They correspond to onr hoodlum clament, and the nnnoyaace they oatso ta tho penconbly-inolined Olina boys s ‘grentor than wo can understond, aa thoy threatou shom coutinually, MEDICAL. The College of Pharmacy on Physiclons and Pruggists, Tho Homeopaths on Vaccination. COLLEGE OF PHARMAOQOY, JIUYSICIANS AND DRUGOISTS. A spocinl mooting of the Clusago Collego of Pharmacy was hotd yeatordsy sftornoon at the Collogein Rice's Building, Dearborn streat, T, 11, Pattorson fa tho chait, aud J. J. Blddall, Score- tary. 9 fPho first busluess was tho prosontation of the roport from n Spocial Committce appointed by tho College to confor with similar Commitloos of tho maodical soclotion of tho oity, In reforouco to chargos proferred lu tho public prosa that phar~ macists and physicians wero acting in coltusion Lo defraud the publio. Tho roport, ss sub- mitted, condemnedstho giving, or rocolving of commlsslons in compounding preseniptions in tho way of froo oftico rents, aud tio uso of prescription blanks bearing tho namo of physi- cians, Tlo samo roport was publishod {v thoso columns soveral wooks ago. . 3. Bargont objected to that part of tho raport prohibiting tho use of prescription blanks, 1o wnd ready, howovor, to do away with the prac- teg, r, Buck did not underatand the roport na prohibiting tho use of blavks, but it was simply condemuing it, A genoral digouseion followed s lo the * codn of othios," its monning and importanca. Mr, Ebert dld not uso tho blanks, and ho found the plan nn advantage to lus busiuoss. Tlo wanted the report adopled. Mr. Bargont eaid (€ tue veport wero adoptad ho hoped tho first druggist who violated it would bo tried by tho Collego, Mr, Lbort said ho hopod to bo tried and ox- polled 1t tound guilty of any practices sought to bo condomned, Ho kuow that membors of tho Qulloge wero giving froo oftico ront, and thus whipping tho devil aronnd tho stump. 1o hoped tho practico would not bo coutiuued by any roputable druggist. } klr. Bugk thought thoe blanks wors of more ad- vantago renlly Lo the pationt aud physician than tho druggist. In many casos tho usg of blanks was necessary, but uo causo for collusion, and no evidouco of it. Mr. Sargent thought tho idea of collusion waa ropulsive. Mr. Ebort thought tho druggists of the city, genorally sponkiug, oquolly qualited, aud (hat thia blauka woro ol no benefit to the paticnt. ‘'ho ugo of Llanks would foster cortain largo *sghow windows," to tho detriment of thosmaller druegists, and bo was opposod to tucir use. A cruge-firo then followod bobween suburban and down-town diuggists a8 to thoir respectivo sbilitics to compound presoriptions. Mr. Blocki snid if tho Colloxa nttempted fo curtail hig furuishing preseription blanks ta ro- spoctable puysicians, ho would loave it 1lo re- gardod tho whole affair ps o farce, and tho soonor it was disposed of the bottor. ‘After somo further discussion tho roport was adopted, with tha recommendation that tho prac- ticos condemnad in spirit bo bierenlter condemn- ed in practico by overy momber of tho Colleye, Mr. argent introdiiced the following resolu- tion, which was unanimousiy adopted: Resolved, Tust the (lollego condemus tho act of pliysielans who write preacriptious in & monncr aud form not Intelilgiblo to woll,uducated pharmacists, us in cyplicr, or i a preconcorted sesret phraseology not recognized in our foxt-books, such practivo belug un- prafessional and untair to our professiou, On motion, the meoting adjourncd. A meoting of tho College Trustees was held immeduaiely afterward, whou soveral bills wero auditod and ordered paid. il o S THE HOMEOPATHS. REGULAN MEETING OF TUE ACADEATY, The regular wonthly meeting of the Chicago Acadomy of llomeopathio Physicians and Sur- geons wob hotd at the Tromont Houso Inst evon- ing, Dr. H. B. Fellows in tho chair, und Dr, Duncan, Becrotary, Tho Sceretary rond a communication from Dr. 0. 8. Cummings, of lonoluly, uuder dale of Oct, 14, in roferonco to the treatmont of loprosy. Dr. Mills and othors reported cases, which wero digonssod. TUE HAUNEMANN JIOSPITAD FAIR, Dr. Ludlam mnde a atatoment in referonce to the lnlnemaon Hospilal aud tho cowming fair. Ilo snid it was proposed by tho fair to ralse funds to liqudato the debts of tho Hospital, nnd during the coming winter Lo sook an approprin- tion from tho State, aud throw tho institution opoen to the public free, Dr. I, 0. Duncan intraduced the following rosolution, whieh was adoptod 3 Resoived, That tho Chiengo Academy of ome- oputhio Pliysiviana nnd Surgeons learns with pleasure the effort Uelug made to put tho Habmemau losyiinl on o subktantial busls Ly means of u forthcoming fuir to'bo hold iu this clty, commencing Nov, 16, And urther, Lieoived, That tho Academy pledges it active ln- flitenco to furthier this movemeut, “I'o following wota appoiuted a committco to propare and exhibit specimons for microscupical oxamination, to utustrato tho circulation in ani- muls and yegotables, £o bo shown at the coming fur: Drs. Adums, Stout, Follows, aud Cole. VACCINATION. Dr. T N. Tookor enid thero was a great deal of mterest betng folt in tho subject of vaccinu- tion. Tho Boavd of Hoalrh, ho thought, wis entirely too jepient on this subject with the childron of tho city, 1o thought " tho Academy oughit to give somo expression upou this subject, sud introduced the following resolution : WirEneas, Tho Boord of Health of this city requiro 5 pliysloluns ccrufieato of -vacoluntlon from' all olille drog nduitted to the publlo achiools 3 wnd, Witknnas, It fs custowary and requisite only for physiclans to revaccinato - casss whero 1o well-dos tined civatrix can be shown ; and, Witzuras, It Is Tg opinion of ‘many cminent ply- alclany that vacchation docs not afford fmmunity from {ho dangors of swnli-pox for n poriod exceediug 30 oF at most thres years, which opinfon is contrmed by the frequent ocentrence of small-pox sud varioloid I8 persous vaceluated ot 8 zuorw pemolo porlod than s ; ond, WilknEAs, Small-pox {8 now provailing oxteusively in goveral nolyhboring cltics ; therefore, Zvavlved, That vacclnation should be insiated upon i ll cases where vaceinution hay not beon tricd with- in threo years previous, and that cortificatea of sati- factory uxamination should bo witlihold when rovuc- cluntion in euch caves Iy not permittod. o resolutions led to some discussion, in which several stated that thoy had slways with- Lo'd certificutes to applicants unless rocent vac- cination wus avident, Tio rosolations wore finally adopled by o uoanimous vote. Adjourned. —_—— Electricity in the Mountuing, Colorwiio Correspondence of the Netwo York Tines, Among tho most tuterestiug phenomonn wite nessed during the tripof tho Hayden Expodition iu tho bigh mountnins woroe those eaused by the presenco of lsrgo amounts of eleotricity. Last year tho exploring parties had occasion saveral times to oxperionce slight dizcomfort from hke caues, but tho intensity wa by far loss thau dwtlug the prosont soagon. wr, Budlicatt relates tha fallawlng to yourcor- respoudent ; * * For moro thun six woeks rain way our faithful companion, falling moro fre- quently nbout noon ond aftornoon than any other fimo of tho day. Rain in tho valloys wag turnod into snow or hail on the high points usually occoupied au stations, sud it was thoro aud then wo tiad amplo opportunity of witnoss- ing o sorios of phonomona just ud interesting a8 dnngorous, Asgending Station Nine, Uncom- pahgro Ponk, whoso aftitude is 14,000 foot, wa bind” tho first oxporioncs of tho kind this year, and, although weo stood npon tho Fumne 1mit 08 oarly au 7:80 a, m., it was nob moro thun an hour or'two bafora tho intousity of the cleo- trio Jiuid mado any Jonger stay impossible, Who firat indications of s upproaching storn can of course bo seon oF honrd from s distanco, but not until tho oharnctorlstio buzzing is hoard docs tho olectriclty bocome uncomforiably plontiful ab the punt of obsorvation, Although by no monns an wsthetioc comparison, tho sonnd pro- duced by tho rapld succession of smoll dls- charges olosely rowomblas tab orcsted by tho frying of bacon, Iroquently this noise may not bo ovserved while lying down or rechning in » sittiug posturo, but wili bo naticod ns soon ax tho absorver rises to a standiny position. 1f not oc- curring then, it may sometimes bo produecd by liolding o hammar or riflo into tho air vortjeally— anything thas will reach o highor siratum of the atmosplioro, As tho olectricity acoumulatos, howevor, it Wil bo found that tha hulr of the hond and whiskers assume an abnormal position —stund on nud—npurntlutg 50 much to our dis- gomfort that boforo continuing our investiga- tions, onch membor of the party had his lead and fuco olosoly shesred. The ap- parnnco of evory mmi bofore this, With Erhtung Liair and board, wag sivgular ‘and laughe oble, Boon tho buttons and othor ‘Fm]ncung vortions of tho clothiug commencaed buezing, nud docldedly painful sonsntions followed. At tbo baok of Lhe hend and at tho olbows & slinrp prlc!lln{;, Liko that of nocdlea or a sharp kuifo, waa folf. By this two the party came tothsgone clusion that thoy woro stauding on davgerous ground, or rather In dangerous clouds, for they ‘ora anveloping us on ovory aide. ‘Iioso stand. ing on tho very summit of tho poak and along tho ulinrp rldgos lending from 1k oxperlencod the soverost shools, Aftor bnmlng a hasty retront, aud romaining on tho sides ol the monntain to cuntinuo our observations, It was noticod that after anch disehargo or flush of lightniug a shork rest andued until o mniliolont quontity of eleo- trieity had again ncoumulated, "During this tino wo wero within A very few feot of plces struck Uy lighitntug, 'Those nonrest tho polat steuck wouid feol & Lonvy shock pass Lhrough tham, ‘I'hene bamo phenomoun woro nosiced in our vinit to other penks during tboso duys of continuous siorms, At many plnces we found $he rocks &qum\ whoro. the clootrio onrrent had prosed, o formation of tubes in gaud from tho samae causo {8 woll known.” o RAILROAD NEWS. TAE LAST CIRCULAN. When tho movement of confederating all tho roilroads into ono grand combinatiou first coni- monced, it was claimed that sgch notion wes nocessary to accomplish many muob-necded ro- forms, 'Tho Wostorn Burcau of Rotlway Com- missioners was consoquontly orgauized to put those roforms into shupo, and have the roads forming the combination comply with thom. At tho lnto mootiug held in this city, o fow dnva nago, somn of thoso roforms wore deolded upon. Tho commivsion systom waa abolished, tho giv- ing of freo roturn passos Lo porsous sccompany- ing stovk was prohibited, and nnow froight- tariff was adopled, making the rates shout twice as bigh a8 thoy wore horatofore. Somo Western ronds rofured to join tho combination on tho ground that somc of the roforms indi- cated mero impracticablo, Thoy, howaver, agroed to submit to such regulations as thoy doomod proper, I'ho psyment of commissions had long Voo adjudged o great nulsance, and o drain on the Treasurers of tho various rallroads, somo companies paying out for commissions alono 860,000 to $80,000 annually. This 1oform wns thorefors adopted. Tue ralsing of tho freight rates was aleo deomed nn excellenb reform for tho rallroads at least, und, it bejug so much moro momey in tho ‘Treasury, It way also adoptod. DBut to abolsh tho system of freo roturn stock-passes would hayo beon n loes to sumo of tho Wastern coul punies, and thoy thoreforo rofusod £0 joiu in thin reform, OF couarso this did not suit tiie railrouda which had sigued tbo Saratoga agrocmont, ‘I'ho reform L therofore gone up, and belonga to tho things that were, as the following circu- lar, Juut lusued by tho Westora Bureau of Ruil~ roud Commissioners, will show ¢ GENERAL O¥¥I0E WESTERY DUREAU OF) RAILUOAD COSMAIAEIIONERS, Couumnsue, O.. Noy, Y, 1874, Whereas, tho mauogers of the Taliivay linds rutiaing west, eauth, aud soutuwost from Chicago, consider it Impracticabilo wud fnjudicious to adapt aud enforco over thelr own lues thiat pare of Oridor No, 1 which pros Libits, in all cancs, tha issuo of froo retuin pusses (o Poraohs socompanying livo stock, and aftor a full aud careful discussion of te subject with tho Comuis- sioners, ob a special mesting held st Chicago for that purposc, bave decided thut they caunot adopt and en= foreo satd vriler, “tho Comtnianioncrs find {t neosssary, in_order to protect tho itelests of tho rosds Uiy ropreeent, to suapond, nud do Lieroby suspoud, 80 much of sald ‘or~ der 08 probibita the fssuo of free"return passos (o per- eous accompanying wock, until further action may bo talten on the subjuct, In suspending this order, tho Commissloners do not, In uny way, surrender thelr couviction that tho princi- ple da corrcet, sud thiat ot some tuturo time it iay Lo s0 recognized by the manugors of all {kio_ ratlwoys in- terested fu tho transportation of Ifve stock, By order of the Board of Commissloners, Geo, I, Wuraur, Iresident, COLUMBUS, CITICAGO & INDIANA CENTRAL. Tho Now York Z'vibune haa the following very Important stetement 1 rogdrd to the tiouslos of the Columbus, Chicago & Iudlana Centrul Rail~ road, whieti 15 & branch of the Pittaburg, Ciucin- nati & St. Louis Nailvond of this eity: “Iho atock of the Columbus, Chicazo & Indlans Cen- tral Ratlroad s Leen oue of tho most speculativo in Wall street. Lutterly it hus assumied moro than usual yromninence i conscquenice of the cmborasamont of tho Company uud tho non-payment of tha intorcst on the sccond.mortgago bouds, * A mceting of stockhold- exs of tho Compuny hins been beld ut Colvmbus, 0., for tho purpo:o of considering tho finaucial position of tho Compauy and devising menns to_rellevo it of its onbarrassmionta, ‘Culs rallwoy is now operated by the Itsburg, Oincinunts & 51, Louts Laflrosd Com~ pany tnder o lease, aud tho jossession of tho lessue Is smyperiled by tho fat that, undor o decreo rondesed by the United States District Court. for Indiana, tho por- tlon of tho line between Richmond und Neweastle Is liabls toa eaio ot auy moment, on s Judgment for over £900,000, belug tho amount of' an Old mortgigo withy the decrucd ntorest thoroon, aud e not caruings of {sat pleco of Toad. Defaull was mado on Aug. 1 by tho Columbus, Chi- 0 Coutral Laiiway Compuny in tho yay- eago ment of the luterest on its sccond-mortiage Londe, and (o entiro lino {8 thus llablo to foreclosurs at ti sult of the holders of (so unpald coupons, in necard anco with tho provisions of tho mortgage. ' Undor tho provizions of to extulug tesus (0 Goluinbu, Chigs- o & Tudlaua Coutral Raflway Cornpuuy sgroed, as far Duck i Fobruary, 1870, to fund nil s outstunding in- debteduess, exeopt tho sutn of £16,811,000, futa fucome bouds, In'consideration tliorsof the Pitiahurg, Cin- elnuatl & 8t, Louls Rollway Compay ngreed that th yental (o be puid by §t showid bo sutiiclent to pay tho interest ou thoso $15,831,000 of Londs during the tmo thoy woro fn possusion of thy proporty under the jwago; and fhab % would ndvanco fiom thne fo tlino {ho monoys mecersary to better fho conditfon of tho road, receiving income bonds therofor, which wero' to Do on un oquality with all ‘otliee indebtodness of tho Company, oxcepl tho 315,821,000 referred to. 'Tho Columbng, Clileago & Tudianh Central Gompany having failad 'to fund lls indebtedness o ogreed fn tho s, the moucy ad vanced for fmproveents by tho Pittsblrg, Cluclinati & St. Louls lumlway Company, Dow aounting to over $1,000,000, A thu greatly Juopnrdized. This heive o stuto of fucts Which th stockholders wero called togethier to_ coustder, thoy organized by calling dudye Nowinan, of Indianipolis, to tho chair, and wppointing Mr. Muodie Scoretary, Tho Hon, “Whomns L. duwelt, Chufrmsn of the Commiltes appointed by thu Plitsburg, Oncinnatl & Bt, Louis Tiailway Company, stated tho object of tho mecting, Judgo Jowett then presented u notice from the Pittu- burg, Cincinnatf & Bt, Loufs Railywy Company, citing the compact which pxists betwaen $he two Cowpanies, and concludiug as fullows : “You ata Loreby fuformed thnt unless the Qolum- bus, Chleago & Tudiuma Guntrul, Taihvuy Compuny , o or beforo Jun. 1, 1875, cary out und fulll fn oo Tulty yeur covnut mud agroomunt, us gct forl by the amunidud loase, dated Feb, 1, 1870, tho Pittsburg, Cluciumati & 1, Louls Ratiway’ Cotnpany wil ai: tuto proceediugs to compel tho speeifio terformaucy of thie sgreement dated Juu, 22, 18, sud the ngrees nient supplementnd thoroto, dated Lréb. 1, 1870, aud, fa tho alleruative, suel relief” ay thoy nuy bo entitied to in oquily, 8 (sigined) Wat, Traw, Vieo-Troaldent.” Judga Jewelt continued ik ren'acks, sottiug forth tho reasons for promut uction on the part of the Co lumbus, Chicayo & Indfaus Central shurelioldora and croditors to preserve . tho consolidated proy- ety, oud tho exlsting luaso, in accordanco Withh tho forwe oud couditions of which they aro entitledy to rentul for applieation to the payment of interest on tholr bonded dobt, Thy fuils nro of tio Colambus, Chicago, & Indiwn Contral Rail. way Company to perforus its covenant an set forth in s notico was fully wimitied, uiil It wie ulso, show conclusively thut the Pittsburk, Ginclunati & Bt, Loa Tilway Company Lnd fulthfully puid tho agrecd rental s it mutured undes tho termy ond covenants of the Icase, 8ince 1o msking of tho lease, tho Litts- burg, Cinelunati & Bt Louls Iiallway Company buve secured tho opening of 4 new fine tiom Indianapolia to 8¢, Lautn, and also tha contvol of tho business of thio Tudlanapolis & Vinconnes Road, nod of tho Jof~ fecsouvilly, Madson & Indianapolis Road to Louls yillo, ull of whicls ure niow éributury Lo tho Golumbus, Chichgo & Indiana Ocotral Raitway, After o full dise cussion as ta tho best courso to be pumiucd, tha follow. ing wns ndopted : 4 Regolved, Thot the commwnication presented to han mextiuy, aigad by Wilia iy Vieprostont of tho Pittebiirg, Cinclunst] & 8t, Louls Raltwsy Com- pany bo referred by tho slockbolders of this Company to the Dircctors, for tlem to tuke such action in ko proites ns they deem propor to protect tho fnterests of the Columbis, Ohicago & Indiuns Ocutral Hallwa, Company, and ail Interested in the securitios or stool of the Uolnpany.” Tt waw theu ruggostod that in order to doviso a pln of procedura it wis absolutely necessary thut u clear and uceurato statement should Lo prsonted of thy bouded and other indobteduces of the Company, and of its oxuct fluancial condition, Tho rallway being formed of nino difforent proporties, with sopurato outs standlng lieus upou cach, tho rosult of Nilgation might bo o disintegration of thié entiro connoiidated progerty aud the ubsclute tormimm(ion of the loase under whick the intorest on tho 316,821,600 {8 now provided for, Tho following, proposed by Tudge Jew att, wua adopted + Jtoaafved, ‘Thot Wheu this meeting: adjourn it be 0 moet at tho oniice of this Gotapany, I Now York, at 13 arclosk ngou o Wedienday, Dec, 10 et and durini tho intevii that the Frosident and Directors, 1n uddi= tion o roporiiiy 1 s saskbioldurs o alf matters ro- rred to them by tho rovolution of M, Gurduer, sball cut a full, clear sfatoment in dotail of (lo vurlous Chissos of fndobtedicss, also tho wmutinor in_ which thoes socured by lion or mnorigugo ey securod, tho sovoral amounts of cuch Hon and the corpordtion cro- ating Uhem, together with s complotis 1kt of all the Mabiflie abd obligations of tho consulidutod comya- ity o tint bt atock aitd Voudoldors sy Kuow e efvoly tho oxuct situation of tho Comnpany, and thut thioy roport some plan o1 programme it wiay be sub- miited to tho bondholder uud atocknolders of tho Company for tliolr wetion, THE FREIGUT AOENTS. The Txeoutive Committeo of tho Gonoral Troight Agents, appolntud akb tho raitrond meot- iug at tho Grand Jacitlo Iotol In Gis city o fow wouks ago, will moot tho Westorn Rmlway Com- wissioness ab Toledo to-day, The object of tho conforoncs ia to put in forco tha now fanft sdoptod ab tho lato moeting. Tho uow ratos I bl will bo on the basis from this olty to Now York, an follows: Firet clogs, S1.00; second olam, 81.10; third clnes, 85 conts ; fourth olass 4G conts. Tiie clngsiileatlon will' aléo bo_rovlaad, The ahovo rates are highor than any evorcliarged horotofore, Tho highest chargs kuown was 91,25 por 100 ponnds on first claws from this city to Now York, Tho chargo durlng: last summer was 75 conta, THE ROCKFORD, TIOOK ISLAND & 8T, LOUIS. snecial Diapaleh to The Chacago Tridine. TRook Israp, Til., Nov. 5,—0, Lynds and I . Cablo, tho Rocolvors of the Rockford, Rock Tuland &'8t, Lottls Railroad, by appolutmont of tho Uircuit Court of Honry Counly, to-day sur- rondored possension of the road to W. H. Ferry, the Recoivor appointed by the United States Cir- cuit Court at Chicago, —_———— MISCELLANEOUS ITENS. A Oucater, Pa,, firm ia * Young & Falr," ~A recont funeral procossion fu 8t. Paulnum- borad 176 enrriages, —Tho Agnssiz Momorial Fund, in Doston, monnta now to §131,003. —Tho Weatorn Indinns now prophosy that ;l;x;:: will bo no more grasshoppors for six —Chorles Flonosty i tho name of a convict in tho Virginia Btalo Prison. Mis weskuess was horfies, ol —Virginin bas sent 26,000 pounds of chest- nuts North this sosson in one consigument, ~—tho largest singlo oxporiation avor mado. —A. dog ordorud to No i n wagon at Taunton, Mass., during tho nbaouco of his massor, atayed at s post from Friday until Mondny without food or water, savolittlo meat on tho flest day. —Elitn Burritt, who has boon lying dan- gorously ill with homorrhago of the Jungs, at his homo in Connecticut, "is slightly betier, and hopes aro entertsined of his recovery, —A Ban Francisco policoman who was living at the rato of 810,000 a year was found to bo in {)el::omt of §75 a day for winking ab Chineso gam- ng. —A manwas describing to Douglas Jorrold the story of his courtship and marringe—how his wife had boen braught up in a convent, and was on the ot of taking the veil, whon his presenco Durst on her onraptured sight, and she acoepted him a8 bor husbuud. Jorrold fistened to tbo ond of thostory, and then rematked, **She sinply thought you bettor than nun.” AMUSEMENTS. "WOORMIOK MUSI0 HALL, ‘GRACE GREENWOOD’ Mrs, Sarah li::ri’sher Ames, Costumo Imporsonations and Rooitations, with Stago Bocts, Mondny nnd Tucsday Kvenings, Nov. 9 nnil 10. Admission, 770, Resoryd Seats, %o oxtza. Yor salo atJunsen MEClutg & Co.'s. & ACADEMY OF MUSIO. Closing porformances of i Briliilant Comod o Dimtect otors Han g odien and FILORBTINCEL! To-nlght and Saturday Matinoo, bis groat part ot BOB BRIERLY. Baturday Night-NO THOROGGHFARE. e R Dot e drma. MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, LAST NIGUTS OF MIS8 MISS CARLOTTA LE CLERCQ, Fridoy Bvening, Heuatit of Misa Carlotta Lo Clorog, “Tald Taylor's licart-draiia, MARY WARNER. jiaturday Mstinoo and Satundey Night-MAIRY WAR- Mouday Eraning—WYBERT RERVE and Miss ADE- LNGE ST ARTIOUE 1a ¥ oo Worah 1o Whgtors 0% HOOLEY'S THEATRE, TRIUMPEIHANT SUCCESS Of Bastloy Gampball's Graphio Ploture of Amorican lifo, MONDAY, Nyv. .--During the wook, avd at tho Mati- ‘moos, Scound Wevk and Last Nights of THE VIRGINIAN! Tho 1{{t of tho Yoar—tisery Act Jincorod—A Splondid ast, ** A purs and wholosomo Ve Tribune. ‘*A toudér atory, Tull of truth and beau offogtivo Arnina,—InfersQccan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 44 e 3 i iiroso 11ah,» “uo o1 10 propar o Heirot Widow's, Victins, " **On tha Ruino, " ote, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Uiaricat,, oppodito Shurmon Llvuae, FRED AILM: 4y reeess Managor Third nd positisoly Inst weck of tho Evant of tha Sonson. 2Rl & Leon's i ranwfation f Offonbacty's Gontlo Opora, CEING..CELOW .ELI. FE-AN-NICII-TON. JI'IE ONLY LEON, With tho Most, Gorgoous Sconory ovor Withessed fn Min- Kelly & Leo's Famons Minstrels | 1n entiro now Fthloplan Comicalitios, Tivexy vehing and Weinisday nod Sainrdsy Satianes. £ GVERCOATS. ULSTER OVERCOATS HOW TO ORDER. STATT: COLOR~Gray, Dlus, or Brawn. STATE DRIGUT~Measare uround Nroast and Walat, Tength of Steove. BTATE PRICIK—$25.09, $30.00, $10.00, $30.00, £55.00, Our eustomors in thy Wost pay no mors than thoso in Kast. Wo havo but ONE PRIOE, and our goods ara sont. ©.0. D. G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Original Importers and Targest Monufacturers, OAK HALL, BOSTON. WINTER RESORT. How 1o Escape the Winter. GO 7O NASSAU, fho Madolra of Amorlca, wiih its fimo Aerican Hotel and boaytitul Jocation. 1} JANTALOA, with lta Bluo Mountains aflonding ovory Slioles of twsoratura for n sealionco. TAS, the besutiful aud intoresting capltal of e 3t dry climato and equablo tamperatury, U Atlits Stoamehip Compnny's Jacgo Hrst.cines iron Stenuorn, ospgoially "Atiod for passoukors, loavo Now York ‘ovtry Miltcon, dais, for The abovo rnowuad oalth rosoria. Tor particulare, anply to PIN, FORWOOD' 't GO, 50 Walls mer, “PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS. Convict Labor to Let. ILLINOIA S4TE: PENITENTIANY, COMMISRIONER'S F¥icE, JaLteT, Oat. 1, (81, Tho updoralened Gunimisslduors of dio inlnots State Ponltentiary oflor tho labue of from 1ty 1o sevunty-iiva cgnvioln to thu highos biddor, “{luso mou aro s and_ able-bodiod, and adapled tn most any or all kinds of Iabor, Ample shaperoum will o furnivhedy aud plonn powsr’at runsonable rato I ro. autrod, Tho diselpling in (ho institution ls ozvollont,snd will he maintaitied ac ita presoat standard, Hids will Lo, oponod at 1 'clook on th 10th das of No- yombor, Dt wa wilf Lo raselved i to tint Noue, Gty racts Ao 10 run Dot exceeding it yones, I Hinat i acopmumniod by & gaod Kud satialoat baud In (i Yenal auin of 5,000, with shprovod surotios. “Fllo Commisatbiiors roserva tho right to ¥eluot any bl whiol, fu thelr judgmout, i3 uot iu tho luterost of tho ‘War furthor partigulars, inquiro of olther of tho undor. alinnod, " OF tha Wardogs 1. WV MoCiangh Prisow, * ;m&l)nuuv Nl JOSEDIL Wo WHAM, ‘Commisston NOTICE. The Troasuror of tho Villago of Norwuod Purk, Cook County, o, nvites Propusals for 33,000 o 10 por cont {nterest-hearink bouds, hearing dato Nov, 1, 163, of e donuraiuation of $100 cachy istorust blo somi. annuaily, on o fieat duys of May snd Noverbor by eaolt Year, i (o Murolianta’ Natlonal Lauk, in Ohlcago. bttt psablo 1 lve yoars at the auid Lank, ‘i Viilago hax no ludebiednsx uvor aud above the amount incureod by 1ho feue of thoso bunds, Tuuigo of dotia” Camayaels, Villago fhesbauror, Nor. woud a L, U, Oolling, Jr., Tioomn 17, WA Wantiingtonstes Ohtongh, | a0 Attoruoy, JOIUN UANMACK, Villago Tragnenr, EDUCATIONAL. i ;Ml;‘{s BS{]IL;VAI\LUE REED’S oglish, French, aud Gorman It y TorSu Iacion snd 11fa @iries - Nose S-and b tess EAlrs .y Now Yurk: Kaoratios (o tho woxt sear wil bogiu x93t Uot, 1, whon il pupila anartid b pros- ety New soho Topart Hept, B, Wi tgactiors 5 WANTED, Tiy & Philuiolphta Jobbing, Hoslocy, Notlons Ghous oo, bitat-clusk ravollig sulosin ub ostablished trada amid bo exporicnosd in €lio bustucys, Udtaey GOX, BAIPIL & T/, Pulladalybia, watiiig il pasiiculsrs 10 suiouut aud Yoeatlon of trade, oxpe= OCEAR NAVIGATION. g NEW YORK TO CARDIFE, Tho Bonth Wales Atlantlo Stoams 0 it claag, Tl powarndy Oly 0 pull. Hresmn ek mlfram Tonnayivania [ialtrasd Whnes, Jorar Oily1 r }’-:YMIH,IDKM Oct, 21, | GLAMORGAN...,Oct, 31, arrying goou: J MNBNRC] 't ailpnety o S A ey E e rates feam Iitlatol Glianicl, and all othior ininta o Hngia shdn ol b xprorel T Ui ot srepro; Jhded with ail tho ldtant Lpiovomentafor tio coinforiand OABIN AND BTEERAGH PASSENGURS. Firat Cabin, 878 and g0 oncronoy. Bocond Oabln, 858 enrrency, Stonrngo, 350 Ta ulcaten trom il ‘pany's Ofis Propaid Gte P'nunnr"i'n"l’n‘fi"}. i ADoly tn Cardif, at the Gome ices, Vo 1 Dok Gn AR AL DA 'd‘.‘!.‘",{;%'.h}'.“““ No. 17 Brvadinar. or furthor partlealn, ~ EMERTOAN LIVE. Passenger Rates Greatly Rotneed and Lower {han via Now York, BTRAMERS LEAVE PUILADRLPIIA HEVERY THURSDAT. 77" Passongor accommovations namurpassad. For paauaso and hurther patioulary, apply to AT ML, Wontern Aent, 35 Lasiallo-at., cornor Madlson, STATE LINE. Vork to G siderry. all 15 New and L stcamors wil lowsy STATI OF INDIANA, Wednosd STATE OLF FLORIDA, Woduosdsy, S::' fi Ana ovory Wadnonday theraaftar, tak iroukh Thtos to &1 Darts b GroaE Lrliath med Tamas Narway, Swoden, Doginark, and Uormany, Deafte for pranesals i ol o Gassago iy (e AUSTIN HALBWIR- o Co. Rconta S Weoadway, Naw Vorks Steorago Olico, Na, 4 rosdway. Stourago as luw as by any uthor hina, fi“lhfl' Gon'l Westarn Agont, 61 Gisriat.s Obloago, National Tino of Steamships, INOTICEH. Taemont soutliorly routa hias slways Leo ; thin Uy 6 SXoIS. 190, ankheaianiss 2dopted by Saillog fron Now York for L1VIERDOUL and QUENS= TOWN overy SATURDAY. Satliug from N, York [or Londau (direct) evory fortnight, Cabin passags, 810, 80, surronoy’s dorruger A% grestiy weducod ratos, 'lotdrn tiokots at lovoat rates. Dralia for 1 and, pward. T:ARSON, Wastorn Aeont, P, B Northeast 4 snunflin"&?‘u";}’.‘afi.“.&"fi‘i _mndurpn sts. (0PPOSIE oW Great Western Stenmship Line, From Now York to_Bristol (Eagtand) di Grant Wogtorn, Taswdas, Ot 31" Doratall “Tacadary onbin pago s A St g, Rxoursion tickots, 8120, Apply ¢ (’)‘an’n'y:fi:hi" opob Lako Shora & 31, 8, K. R, MCDONALD, Axeut. RAILROAD TIME TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRATGS, copr Binday osdopiat, 1 Monday sasapiode s tivo Sunday at8:Wa, m. § lelr, 4 MICHICAN CENTRAL &GREAT WESTERY RAILROADY P chatee ly Bl i, Souiieast corner o et and 5b (analat., corner af Mudison. wowy Liverpool, Delfnste ose ‘clogant, o Fioer gt reg cade Zeave, Arrive, Ma) (vin matn and air 1ino) Day Expre Jackson Accoiiinodation. ua 4 3% b, m, $ bils Nighit Bxpross.. t40:00p. ) Slorniag 1apros 2:00 orning i v, 9000, m, Rt Keprone £ 1, m: CHICATD & ALTON RAILNDAN. Ghicago, Kansas City and_Denver Shori Line, via_Louirta ‘auay Mou, and Chicago, Syringsiald, Allon end S, Louis Through fine, Union Leput, Weat Side, near Hadison Triges Fieket Ghices < oit Depoly and 153 Jiandolphat = Teiice, Arrive, 8 ity and Dens ity Expross, B, douis and 'Voxas 8t. Louis Fast Ex kx, via Jacksonvilin D.vision, Springlield Springtold t Lxpe Jeherson Clty foryress. Peorls, Kookuk & Burliniton g & Padueah Kaliad Tacou, Waslingian 1 Divialit Acsommouatio CHIMAGD. MILWAUKEE & Sf. PAUL RAILWAY, Doyt corner Jadison nd Cunalesi,” Teket Ofics uth Clurlzaty, oppouite Sherman Houas, and at Depot. Teate, * 8:00 2. . (*11:008, 1m. 2:30a; m.| kot Toint, Prairto du Ohlon, & yortliorn lowa, Mat koo, St fia olls, Niglit lizpross. 009, m, Pt |3 6458, me UENTRAL HAILTIAD. 27008 oF Drceusy-secondsst, Depot faot. ufimf hic} Toeket Peorli ik o Kuk Dubuguo & Sionz O Dubugua & Sloaz Gty Kz 111 (a) Gilman Patsongof.. (a) Runs to Champalgn on Bataidays. CHICARN, BURLINGTON & UUINCY RAILTIN, D i s kes ey ot sianil Stes Grund duactic Hotel, amid utdepotay " T oen Mail and Expres Ottawu wnd pucon Dubugue & sloux Uity Kap, Pacite Fast Lius, for Usla, Luueas Ulty, Loavonworth, Aurora Passenior Dubnauo & SionzOity Jix, Pacilie'Nighit Eap, for Oniai Kunsas City, 1eaveuwortn, chfeoi & St Josoph Bxp.... Vo Acoommadit s i, £10:00 pu m. LM A, m. uwnor's Urovo Accommodation| al Downor'sGravo Accumsmodation 6:15 p. .| 7: *Ex. Sundsys. thx, Saturday, 3Ex. Monday ks SHICACO & NOMTHIWESTERY AR, ket aics hat, (Sl i tiely = i Rl Bty feter sadinsneter nd af o tepua. 013 Lave, | sviier’ a Gienova Lako Kxpress. b Gonova Lake Expross. “a—Doyot carner of Wellnand ¥=Dianot coruior of Caval and K CHICAGD, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD. Tickst oftes,’ Devot, carner of Vunlinren and Sherman-ate, ok carner 87 ivand Pactc totets - Omat, Lanvenmth & Atchison I'Tml\"wmnnuxlmun it Night Kapruss.... . 1 SIS ~ SCALES. FAIRBANKS' STANDAKD SCALES oF ALL KINDS, FAIRBANKS. MORSE & 00, 111 &113 Lake St., Chicago. Rezarefultobuyonly the Genuine, MEDICAL. NO CULR NS ERYH Dr. Kean, 110y S8 SOUTIL CLAIEST ARG, matl, froy af chir D B vasoa.” "DAC: J. K AN s tod clty who warrAuts 0Ures o no pay e e miet Bhaduys from 3 th e S FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. $5.00 lzgckages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN KXOHANGE FOR Bills of National Curvenc, A TRIBUNE OFFICE.