Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1874, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIHUNE: IFRIDAY, DEC | ) HAVANA, ; Views from an ¢ Azoten.” Tho Tacon Theatre---Tho Cert Belen---The Bay---Horro Castle Tho Old, Old Story: An Episode of Love and Death. Night in the Troples. Nearly ovory ovening, whon tho sun {8 low on tho Lorizon, I climb two ahmost porpendicular atalreases, aud tind mysolf ON THE ** AZOTEN," or terraco-roof of alarge, syuare, three-storled houso, situated In tho donsest part of tha * Ever-TFalthrul City of Ifavann.” 1t I8 pleas- ant spot, and woll repays mo the effors I make to reach it; for on its brond expunse I cnu broaths freely, and welcomo the breezs that tomes with the mghtingale, and which brings such ““ healing on its wings,” after tho hot, tropl- cal working-day, But especially I enjoy, from its well-gunrded heights, tho wide panoramia of loud and woa ihat oxtends Lonesth snd around mo, ‘Lo crowdod city lies at my feot; the uhip- laden bay s spread out bofore mo; I can watch tho evor-waxing, ever-waning light of tho marin- er'’s beacon, and seo the play of thowhite-crestod waves of tho Atlantic,—~nay, evon tasto ity sait spray on my lips, Lool over tha parapet of my azoten with me, gentlo reader! As you look down upon them, do not the strocts of the olose-built city appenr to you like cuttings in a compaet mass of stonos sudmortar? Not a sidowalk can Loast of the shado of o pinglo treol ‘Those old-lime, nd- venturous Spanisrda who founded . Ilavann could sparo no spnco for adornment, or even for comfort. They built the fature metropolis of Bpauish Amorica in serried ranks of thick-walled Liouses, and then inclosed it cu the land-side with strong mu\tmrm. 10 keep out tho Buglish nud the Indinus.” You can still see parts of tho wall, und ono or two littlo towere. Do you rematk how low tho houses aro ?—tho majority of ono atory ouly, aud why I cannot toll y6u, for lnvans lLad never been visited by an cartbquake, and, in thi terrible climate, the ligher u p we can get in the air, tho pleasunter it is, Wero it not for tho chuvchios, alt of them ut- terly devoid uf architectural grace, and for somoe fow, tall, modern buildiugs, like this wa are cn, tho city would presont u rather groveling np- pearsuco. 1t is boyond tho crumbling ramparts Lhat wo muet sook tho best part of Huvaus,—tho squares, aud parks, and premonades, and tho really handsome, lightsome, tropical houses, - Look over thore, full wout! 'hat great build- ing, with the barn-lilie roof, is THE CCLEBRATED TACON THEATRE j its interior is maguificent; it Is worth an ocean- yoyage only to ueo its gildud, grated boxes filled with the splondidly-ettired, puzelle-cyod benu- tios of Cuba | Beyoud the theatre youcan just cateh a glimpse of the superb white-stono palaco which onco velonged to the exilod Aldamaj it was the grandest private residence in Uavana, but {8 now appropriated to tho uso of the Bpan< ish Casivo, which holds its patriotic mactings in tha gorgoous drawivg-reowmny, formerly the sceno of tho gayest splondor, 8till farther off, you can distingnish the long nsgonaing rond that leads to tho nristocratic Cer: ro, whore tho elegaut homes of the rich sugur- planters aro found, adorned with pillars and arble porticos, and ombowored in tho luxuriant vegotation of tho Tropica, 1f you DUIVE UP TUE CERRO after suneot, you will seo the piazzas filied with fumily-partios,—iho serious aud somowhat mcl- ancholy, proud-locking patorfamiling; the plump, fively, talkative, kind-hearted matron ; tho sony, pale, bandsomo, haugbty in bearmng, Lut oxquisitely polite in manuor ; the danghters, Leautitul, fascinating ; all ara thers gathorod, while the' protticat of littlo children, with oyes like stars, play round tho groups of olders, A sound of mingled soug and laugliter filly tho air, which is redolent also with the vdor of the ross and tho mignonotte, Tho open housos uro utl Lrilliantly Nigbted up ; and their immouso sush- Jeun and glussless windows perwit a tull view of tito matble-paved halls within, Somo of these interiors would yomind you of tho faliy-tales of your cluldiwood! The luxury and beauty, the nusic aud porfume, the whito-colonnnded houses, tho tall, pillar-hke palm-troes, the waving, feathory buboos, form & tout-ensemble naver to be forgotten by tho visitor to the Lropie: hat picturesquo castio you see yonder, 80 commandingly situatod on the il Is the Cas- tillo del Lrincipe,—u prison whose nama alono Fiugs tosra 10 tho oyos of many w mother, mauy n widow; and ncuror, on Lho lelt, is tho protty kuburb of Jesus del Monte, with its whito church on the stoep. T had ulmost forgotten to point out to you that large editico within tho walls, and quite "near to us,—that ono with numerous 100fs of dulerout Leiglug, und o church sttached o it. That is peppor-castor-lovking ELEN, the famoun college aud church of the Jesuits. Moro thau 500 boys recoive their edncation 1n that long, many-windowed building, ‘I'ho squars tower closo to it, with the gluss-room on the top, it tho obseryatory. It is tho Jesmt Fathers who take chuigo of the Astrouomiy and Mete- orology of Huvina ; it is thoy who give us waru- ing of approsching hurricanes, or consolo ug with the ussuranca that wo bave nothing to foar, aithough tho winds ure unchuined nud tho waves of the ronring Atlantie dash mudly ugainst tho Morro rock. It is they also who give us, in their quiot, woll-ordered churcl, the best sacred music over heard ou the islsud, and the most ol- vyuent and loarnod sermons, We cannot soo from hero tho Paseo do Tacon, —Llio fashionablo drive; nor the parke where tho Inhabitants of the great city tako tho littla ex- erciso that tho climate perinits, and where, on stated ovenings, the military Lauds porform fa- vorite nirs, whilo protty girls, their hnir adorned with flowers and ribbous, promoundo slowly round aud round, listening very ofteu to swootor sounds than the music. ~Mammas and pupame are, of courso, there nlso; but the crowd ot yd- miring_gallauts 18 {uuumerable, and not to be koptoif, Tuko it all in all, this westorn sido of Havana forms a protty panoramn, and the low green Lills, erowned with palin-trees which bouud the horizon, add & goft chaym to the picture, Now lot us turn to the east nud south, whore lioy the bay, forming an olbow, 'I'he port of Havana cannot,be cumpared with that of New York; but IT 18 VERY FAIR, nevortheloss, with itk littla islands, and its greon, bosky shores, 1t in v (lulM- nt this subset hour’; bue you should viit it fa the early morn ; you caunof immgine & gayor, wmors animuted Beeno. You would see there, anchored, fleets of ships of nll slzes, frowm all parts of the world, sud great United-Statos-bult lerry-boats cross- Iug ,and recrossing incessantly, while huudreds of funny littlo skitls, of the goldolu specios, flit botween tho veswels and tho whurves, ‘busy con- feylug shi-passongors sud thair biglogo 0 aud 10, At this hour, Lhe only sign of life on the water s thoss white-sailed pleasure-boats tackinge and cudding beforo the light breezo; aud seol you- dor,—thore, on tha sandy bench of that long, low lelet in the southorn buy,—tho sishermon pro- paring thoir nota for tho night. Liet us tuke & glanco from tho northern stdo of tho nzoten. Lobold youder, attho entuunce of the bay, THE MORNO CABTLE,— tho famed and frowning guurdian of tho great Lubnu city ; you must pass close under ity gap- ing cauon to ontor the port. Loside it, built ou the sume rock, stands the magvificent light- houso, o firsi-class beacon on Fresusl’s system, Those long, low, red-tiled bulldings on tho nrid hoights near the Castle, forin the Capann,—the digmsal prison which has witnossed so much wnsery during theso last yourn. Wore it tho day- timo, and we a littlo ncarer, we should diutinctly percgive (ko privonors ut work iu chning, And now lot us look around us ut the neighe boring azotens, You ko that even ome of the ono-storfed lLouses liavo a terrace-roof, and all the two-and turce-storied. Lhoso torraces aro furnished with posts aud lines tor drying clothes, and on somo #ro built wash-houses and ironiug- rooms, Thoe washorwomen have undwputod pousosslon of the azolea during the heat of the tropical day; but, whon tho sun is low, the clothes aro “gathored 1, the lines tukon down, and the huuse-top becomosmerry with tho voices of children at play, of young givls conversing and Iaughiug with their nerghbors, of Loys i J&n(; Litoy, and a thousnnd othier sights and sounds of onjoyment. There is ona family near hore, of oven chil. dron,—boya snd girls,—who mount to tho szolen each’ ovenimg us soun 08 the sun goes down, They are accompaniea hy threa ax fuur nn‘;m wowlex, and all huve u *roal grood timo " togelhior durlng hinlf- hour or o, They polk nnd waltz; and two or threo of them are atrong b tha national dance, tho Znpnteo, or lalmlh_"l.'l which somewliat resembles tho * hool-and-{oo™” of England, and tho " Bourree " of Franco, BUT LOVE-MAKING in tho most interosting pratimo of the szotean of Tiavaue, and I havo had the privilego of witness- ing from this a wholo courtehip, boginning at iho firal gluneo of timld admiration, aud onding with the grand finnle, the wedding, Last rummer, two sistars, who lived Immedl- ately opposite,~—Uhere, In that low houso,—uwad o como np to tho terrace noarly overy evening at sunsot, Thoy ware -about 1§ and 16 yoars of age, nud both very protty. The eldest, Lo, wit a black-oyed, vavon-lnited heanty, with tho well-zrown, well-doveloped form #o commion nmonge Cuban women, nnd so rave among Caban m. Tho {mmw’”:’ I'anchitn, was mors doliento iu ko, with flowlng ehestnnt it and blto eyes,—tha blwo of the pervoncho,—and o com- ploxion of tho pureat white. Thore fu someLhtng peeulinrly lovely In n fair~ wlinnad Tinbanesa ¢ the l\urrm.-l. ovul of her faca; her long, almond-shaped oyo 5 the total nhyonco of roso-color in her clicok, mako hera typo of Dlonde beauly unknown to Northorn c¢limos, Llie original is, I Lioliovo, to bo found in Audatu- sin, whence eamno, rlso, the fairy-like feot which dintinguiah Cubans ronierally, Iho” pretty sistors uned "to paco tho nzoten with n nonclinlnnt graco which it was onchanting to wateh ; Loln with a elgar in her mouth, pufl- ing vigroronsly 3 Loth nodding and making signs with fingors and hands to the young peoplo, nlso smokiug, on the roofs around. Sometimes Panchita would indulg in u papor clgarito, and 1t way vory protly to seo tho dainty flugors hold 1t n moment to tho coral lips, and then the light smolko curl up round tho delicato littlo nose] A waek or two paeged thus in simple salutas tions aud ]m.-zmu«u of taking oxorelue, whon L discoyered that a young gontloman, who fro- uented (ho roof of that three-storied house on am right, TEMAINED SUSPICIOUSLY ATATIONARY, in a cornor of his azotea during the whole timo that tho sisters romained on theirs, Soon I was certain that Panchita smoled hier clgaritn with an embarrassed air, very dilferout from hor for- mor natural, Lhnugixtluus graco ; then it was avi- dent that ehe lingored amoment behind lior sister whon they pmrnred to doscond, and never failod to east o parting look in the direction of tho slaltonary young mnn, At last I surprised signaly with Tan and fingers, and then blown kinsea from tho ndwirer, and soon all the ovi- doncos of passion thata tall individunl oun house-top, with s silhouotte distinetly drawn againgt the sky, can dare to give, Aud then, when Pauchita was fairly out of sight, Pope de- seended also, and, half-an-hour later, would bo found 1 the sirect, posted outside her parlor- window, walting patiently for a stray smlo or wotd from hiy jndy-love within, You sco how conveniontly the windows aro congtructald in this conutry for lovo-makiug: reaching dowa to the ground, without glass, and ouly the perpoudicular iron bas, six inches npatt, to defoud thow, thoro Js absolutely noth- fug to pravent the tendetost conveisations bo- tween tho gallant on the sidowalk and tha balle insida the grating, or roja, as it ig eallod, 1t is, thon, ontsido tiis roja, that the Cuban lover beging his courtsbip, and SIQNS J1I8 PIEITY SOTHINGS— “ Alma do mi vida ¥ (soul of my lite), ** Cuenllo o mi cornzon " (firefly of my hoart), ete.—to the willing, enchiznted ears within, - Alter a period of out-door love-making, longer or shorter nc~ cording to tho ardor and siucority of the wooer, ho requests to seo papa or mamma, and loygs their pormission to Lo allowed to continue his courlship in-doors. It hois considered n suit- abla match, ho ju asked fer how long a timo ho inonds to pay hin addresses hofore ho deter- mines or i3 wblo to murry. 1f his terinbo too long, hie will probably not bo permitted to visit at tho howse ; bat, it all i8 ticht wud smooth, gracious loavo in givon to conle overy evening. From that hour the young lady's socicty belougs exclusivoly to him ; ho and she sit sido by sido in the parlor, whisporing and gigzling togother ; Intoresting objects to thoso who love them,— groat Lores to those who do not, Such was the coursa of ’opa and Panchita's lovou; at tho end of threo months TIIE WEDDING TOOK PLACE, although they were iu truth but children, ho not yet 19, bho just turned 15, Ono oveniug, nt 8 o'clock, Lunw from my azotea tho protey bride, attouded by her sistor aud a bevy of fair yeuny pirls, aud nccnmdmmcd by pupa and mamnta und acrowd of frionds, set off for the chuich, Sho returned with the bridogroom, the bhappiest, lovelicst eronturo I over gazed on: ana thord was muele, and dancing, and feasting, and Janghter, all night long i the brillisut “houso. Alas! o year Jater, ult was darknoss und Lears within that ramo home! A babe Lad boon boru who Iad dicd of lockjaw when six days old,— -Lelf of the newlv-born children of Cuba fall ctimu to this terribla waludy,—end the young mothor lived but o viock afier lts burral, carried off by a galloping consumsption, n cnmplnint ox~ tromely comuton iu the islund,—I moy say fright- Tully so. But soc, while I have been telling you this epigodo of the nzotea with ils melancholy tormi- uution, tho suu lLas sunk below the horizon, Ilow soft and tender in this twilight! L'hero linger still somo golden strenks on the vergo of tho horizon, whera tho sun want down,—thay aro tho jost splendors of the dymg duy. As'l gnze, tho hues cuange and fado: ‘Ilio Iast utill lovaticst, tili—"tls gone—and all s gray, Night comes on apnco in theeo low Iatitudos BUT WHIAT A NiouT! clear, transparent, with wondrons stars! The full moon is risiug over tho heights on tho other sitlo of tho bay,—tho full moon of the Tropicy ; Lor marvelously-birght beams fall shimmoring over the breoze-rippled bay. 8lo is mora bonu- tiful here thun in colder climes; but, ol ! she iy tho £ame geutle moow, aud bringa calin thoughts and sweat recollections to all who Jove hor. ihe rominds mo now of all thingw good, nud tondor, aud true,—of counlry, friends, and homo. But wo must deseaud ; the dew is faling fast, ond it is dnngerous in this climate ; blindness is ofton the cousequenco of nn Lour’s thoughtless exposure with uncovered hoad: so tauke opo furawell glanco at thoe starry vault above us, and 1ot us say good night to tho azoten. b e e THE BOARD OF TRADE AND THE COURTS. To the Editor of 2'he Chicano Trivune: Cutreaco, Dee, 24, —T'ho manly and timely ro- marks of Wiue TRIBUNE upon Uourd-of-'rade mnttors havo dono much to nssist those members who dosira to tranoact bueiness upoir just and equitable principles of trada, in maintaining thomsolyes during the rocent controversy as to whether they or commercia! outlaws should ob- tain supremnoy. T TrmuNe editorials upon the netion of thd courts in restrainingtho oficers of the Board from enforcing discipline, aud re- storing to tha priviloges of tho association mem- bord who bnd beon adjudged by the nssociation guilty of disroputable practices, wora most just. Nexe to tho unwilllnguess of mombors to muko complaints for nou-fulfillment of contracts and for vivlations of the rules, und the neglect of the oxocutivo olicers to act fearlessly upon charges or complaiuts, there has been no greator cuuya operating in favor of the perpetration of sbarp practices, and of n spirit of insubordiun- tion in thg Board, than tho action of tho courts in repestedly grauting (without notice to the attornoys or ofticors) injunclions against the Bourd, and allowing ‘saspended or oxpelled mombors all the privileges of tho nssocintion, whilst, at tho same time, such parties ure roliov- ad from the diseipliuo to which mombors in good standing are pubjoct, Lo iliustrate: Not loug sineo, an expelled momber, elaiming he liad Leon unjustly deprived of his rights, monght to bo restored to {ho Doard, and for that purjiose applicd for & romoval of Dy dlsublluf'. nordor that the memborsmight act intelligently and justly in the promises thoro was appointed o committeo (embracing & member who had noted au an uttornoy for tho ono at tho time of his expulsion) to invesdgate uy to tho facty or tho case and report to the assoclation, No sooner, howaver, did it become known that the Committee had unsmmously agrecd to ro- vort adversely to the potitioucr, thun the ex- polled member applied for, and was grauted, au Injunction (withont. notice to tho Iioard) thut ruvo bun ol the rights and priviloges enjoyed ty the members, Bo froquently have those ordera of the courts been issued, that the publio generally, und oven most mombers of tho Bonrd, came to believa the courts had docided ngainet tho va- lidity of ity rulea; and tho effoct was to “roudor it nlmost impossible for rospectable membors to maintain their businoss, Of courso, 10 one belioves this wan tho intent of tha courts ; but tho olfcot of their action was, novertholess, to porpetuste shurp practices on "Chunge. It will bo well for tho Lourd to act upon tho enggostion of your paper, and, in tho oyision of ius rulos, ta provide o section mak- rnublnut to discipline any momber violatiy Stato statutes niecting '* puts und ealls” ang cornors, It nmst be rememberod that the luws rogurding ‘““optlons and cornarg " wore enuctod subsequont sto tho ndoption of the prosent rules of the Bonrd of U'rade. I'ic mombors of tho Board should slio ba careful, ut its comniug olaction, to clioose for oflicers those upon whom [t ‘can devend for the strict und prompt enforcomont of it rules and disespline, aud toect eandidates who aro liable to be fright- oued by the threst of an injunciion, as some hiavo bueu fu the past, CoMMERCIAL, COUNCIL BLUFFS, Tho Unfon Pacific Raiiroad and Is Missouri River Bridge, ‘Where Is the Eastern Tormi. nus of That Road P The Anti=Omaha Side of the Ques- tion. To the Ydftor of The Chirago Trilune: CouvNcin Brursn, Deo, 20.—As o dally roailo of Tuk 'Unrnusg, I hinvo not for n long time soon any correspondence from Council Bluffe, 'Tho paper kng many rondors hero who admiro it in~ dopondence, no mattor under what manngomont it in pubtishied, It has long beon regnrded in Western Iown as o champlon of free thought, and this opinfon is held by many who do not elthor fully apprecinte or indorso its political af- filintions. Itis a8 a nowspaper that it has won many admiroers and readers, and not as o parti- aun publication, Understanding that its col- wmnsg are always opon for free, fair, and umme passloned statemonts of facts, I will undortake in this letter & roply, in addition to othor mattors, tv a lottor migned * Tosted,” dated ot Omahs, Nob., and published in your {satto of yestorday, ‘Che lotter to which I vefor undortakos to give tho Omaha thoory of tho Missouri Bridgo and Travsfer question, The poople on the cast eido of tho rivor fiud no fault with this attenpt. 1tis their right to haves candid hearing, but, ns this Is not o mero local question, but one of national importance,—~the ronds at the two points being national highways, —othor {ntorosta aro to bo considored than thoso of Omaba and of Council Biulls, On that ground, 1undertako to give your readers tho factu connectod with this quostion, TOPOGRARLY, Tho Missouri River flows southward betwoeon tho two citics. On the Omahn side, it closely Lugs tho blufs which constitute tho geological formation of (hiy gection of tho Contiuent, By £0 doing, it leaves to the castward abrond plam, 8 miles in width, of & perfoct lovel, and wholly dry, and eapable of furnishing railroad-grounds, up and down the river, for all the railroads in tho world, ‘This plain is bounded on the east by the blufs whicli give name to our city, and amid whicl, and et tho footof which, it is charmingly and picturcaquely situated, Naturo lns mada dopot-grounids on iho cast side of the tiver; and 80 Abrabam Lincoln ex- preesed bimself when lie looked from ono of our own hill-lops upon the magnificent pana- rame of wooded hills, winding river, and bright and sparkling lakes. On tho othor hand, the unovon surface aud sharp outlines of tho hills approaching tho water's edgo on tho west sido have compalled the Union Pacitic Railroad Com- pany, out of the bounty of the Government, lo oxpond huudrods of thousands of dollars, by oxcavations, to make track room for the present business or their rond. Hundreds of thousandy more will havo to bo expended ay the business of the rond extends, the cost of which will be nccwm\r&ly noosed upon the commerco of tho world, THAT COMAERCE, Tt is only nocessary, to understand the extont of this present comuerce and travel, to wateh tho trnine for ona day, with their 1mmenso car- Koes of ton and other Aniatie productions, and the motals of tho mountains, and cattle, fruits, aud cerculs of the * Pluins,” on their way to the Eust, nud the thronge of homan beings,” of all 1acos and rauls nlmost, going in both directions, —withh overy houy incroasivg their numbers, bulk, value, andimportanco. 1tis uyoung giaut, begotten by onr Groat lepublic, and fed and fos- tered by tho onergies and mduntrics of huudreds of willions of poople of all nations, JISTORY, Your corrospondent to whom I havo roferred undortakios, by bur-splitting—thut is,, by tho splitting of an‘imaginury line in_the chaunel of o river,—to prove that the luw of Congress under which the Union Facilie operntos estublishes tho unstern terminus of thut road in tho middle of the Missowri River, and, it being impossible to bogin thu building of o raflrond on such an un- certain foundation, it necensarily follows that il must bo built on the tirst dry ground reest of that imaginary lino. Lrior to 1350, discussions in Congrees, and the necessity for intercontinental railway connections with oiir remote posscksions, led to murveys in _soarch of ratlwny-nvonues throngh tho Rocky Mountains; aud the dream of o railwiy from the Athntic to the Paciflo bocamo . fixed ides in the minds of tho ante-Toellion statesmon, 'T'o carry aut this idea, and tha contral position of Town iu this respect nitracring attention, and subsidies in moners and lzndy not having beconio o political ketence, Conaress, in 1836, pravted to the Stuto of Luwa, in trust, a lirge body of Jands within the limits_of tho Stato. Theso Inuds wero so intristed for aid in the constructivn of cortain railroads seroms the State. Iirst on the list was the Burlmgton & Missonri Rivor Railroad, with its western terminus at Council Bluffs; tho next was fhe Mis~ sisgippi & Missouri Lwilroad, commencing at Duvenport, with ity wostern terminus at Council luts ; aud tho thied was tho Cedar Rapids & Missouri Rivor Rwlroad, with its brunches and connectiona from Clinton to Council Bluirs, Your rendara will sor ut anco that ail theso roads live their western corminus at Council Blugy; cud that that terminus was fixed in 1850, loug belora any charter was given to the Union I'ncitle Raiirond “or to nny of ity branches. ‘I'ho citizens of Council Blutle, und .of tho countics along tho river to St Josoph, constrneted a rilroad from Counci Blufls to Bt. Joseph, Mo. ‘The Chicago & North- westorn Haitway Compnny Leeamo the lossces of tho Cedar Nlapids & Mivsouri River Itailrond, und completed it to Councit Bluly in Fobruary, 1807, 'Tho Chiengo, Rock Island & Tncilic Itail- road Company, by judieml sale and by Jown logislation obtnined the frauchisos, lund-grants, cté., of the Missinsippi & Missonr Itailvond Come pany, and completed their rond to Council Bluity iu the early pact of 1869, Tho Burlng- ton & DMissouri River Railrond Company {finished their rond to Council Bluify shortly aftor tho completion of tho Roclk Tslaud Toud, and_oporated 1t in {hoir own right until about eighteen months ugo, when it was leased to the Chiengo, Durlinglon & Quiney Company, who now operata it ns i con- tinuous lino, on tho track of the Burlington & Missouri, to Council Bluffs, Tho Kansas City, §t. Josoph & Council Blutts Tatrond Company —a cronturo of tho Tows Legislaturo—are now thio lensces of the Bt. Joseph & Couneil Bluirs tallrond, This s a briof statoment of the relation whick all the linew cuumor- ated sustnin to the intor-continontal ruil- way connection with tho DYaciflo const Ly tho way of the Uunlon Pacifle Railrond at its crossing at Councll Bluis and Omatin, A portion of two of the Iown roads, undor their chartors, Tind boon built bofore the Union Pacifie Railrond liad oven a corporate existonce,—that is, an ox- istenco on paper. UNION PACIFIO, The Union Pacifle Ruilrond Company sequired ita flest corpornte oxintonce—its first logal oxist- enca—by act of Congress npproved by tlio Presi- dont July 1, 1862, Tho castern-torminus quos- tion was provided for in Sec. 14, g follows: ‘I'hat thosald Union I'aciflo tailroad Company is hore- by authorlzed sud requiared toconnstruct o gingle ling of rallroud aud telegrapls from a point on the weatern boundary of the Stalo of owu, tob fixed by tho Prens ddont of ‘the United Btates, upon tho most direct und Jpracticable Totiio, t0;bo kubjeet to his approval, wo ns to form u counection with {ho It of suld Compuny at somo polut on tlis 100th meridian of longitude afore- #ald, troia tho point of commencemont o the westorn Loundary of flie Stato of Towa, upon the eamo ferms aud conditions, in ot respeets, s nro contulned n this act for thesald ruflroad wnd telograph st muhe tloned, ‘Lhie latsor clauve of tho above refers to what is now known #s tho Kunsas Branch, Iu pursusneo of tho sbove scotion of tho act of Congress, Pregidont Lincolu mado the follow- ing ordor: EXLOUTIVE MANSION, WABHINGTON, Nov, 17, 1803,— In puranunce of tha fourteontls kcetion of (e uct of Cougross ontitlod # An nct to udd fu tho construction of a rallroad_und felegraph Huo from the Mussour] River to the Pacific Occan, und o securo to the Goy- erument tho uko of tho same for postul, military, and othur puryoses,” approved July ), 1863, 1, Abrabom Lincoln, President of the United Statos, do'Nieroby fix &0 mucli of (ho #ald boundary of the State of Jowa us lies Lotween tho north snd south Loundurics of thy Unitod Btutea townslip witbin which the Olty of Omuhu 18 wituated, o8 u point from which tho Mo of Taltroad nud tolegrmph 0 that soction shall be cone siructed, Your readors will obuerve that tho fourteonth section vud the ordor almrlv provido for the construction of n hino of railroad and telograph, nono of which on their wuy would oross a navi- gablo atrenm. It made ho provision for the erossing of uavipablo strenms, such s tho M- wourl ldver, Thero, however, soowed to bo gomo nmbleuity in the Exeentive order of tho 17th of Novomber, 1863 ; and, to olear that up, tho Prewftlont fsmuad tho following: Ththe Sennte nf the nited Stutes s In complianco with a resolution of the Sennte, of the 16t fut,, reapectinge 1o poliin of commencement of {ho Unfon o Rallroad on tho 100th doyree of weat Tongitude, and of tho hranch rond from tho westertt oundary of Tnwa tothoaid 100th tegreo of longitudo, 1 transmit the ecompanyiug report from tho Secrotory of the Interivr, containing the infornmtion called for, 1 doem it proper to add thnt, on the 17th day of November ~ laat, an Lixecutlve order wna made npon this subfoct, and doe tivered to the Vice-Prosldent of tho Unfon Pacifio Raftroad Company, which fixed tho point on tho wost~ ern boundary of ihio State of Iown from which tho Gompany aliould capstruet thole branch rond to the 100(1 deigren of weet longgltude, and declared it to bo within thu limits of tho township inTowa, opposito ihe Town of Omah, in Nobragka, Slnca then, tho Sompany hun repressutod to ma that, npon netiad sur- voysy it fiaa dotermined upon the procia polut of dee parture of tiedr watd braneh road from tho Missourf Itive 1 locaterd thosama as dereribed in tho accompany- port uf this Secretary of the Interior, which point i% 40 tho Iimite destgnated in " tho order of November Tuat amd, Inasmueh a8 (hat order 18 not of rocord in anyof ths execttive Dopurtments, aud tho Contpany having dexfrest o moro definlte one, I havo mado tho order of which o copy 1u_herawith, and caused tho same (v be dled {u the Dopartment of the Interjor, ARRAIAS LINCOLN, EXrouTive MANstoN, March 0, 1801, T'he ordor roforred to in the communication of ho Prosidont to tho Sonato, nud ftclosed with it, fu in tho following langnago: In purauance of tho provisions of Sec, 14 of the act of Congress entitled “ An act to ald In thoconstruction of o raflrond and tolegraph Hie from the Missonri tivor to tho I'acific Occaty, and to recure to the Gov- crnment the uso of the wime for postal, military, aud other purrmu." approved July I, 1804, authorizing tho President of the United Etates o fix tho point on tho western houndary of tho State of Towa from which the Unfon Yacifio Rallrond Company is, by sald sec- tlon, authorized and regulred to constrict n slugle ling of rallroad aud tologiaph upon the most direct and practicablo routn, wnbject to tho approval of tho Iresident of tho United States 80 08 to form n connection With tha lines of sakl Oompany at somo point on the 160th meridian of Inngitude, i said_soc~ tlon named, T, Abraham Lincoln, I'resident of tho United 8t i, 10, upon tho application of Asid Com- oy, designato snd extublish such above first polnt on the Weateru boundary of the Stalo of Tows, east of and opposite to tho eant 1o of Sew, 10, in Fownahip 16 North, of uinge 13 Just of the Bixth Principal Me. ridfan, fu th Terrilory of Nubrasks Douo at tho City of Waushington this 7th doy of Murcl, in the year of our Lord 1864, ‘The Missouri Rtiver, thon as now, by layw wasa navigablo stream, and, excopt by oxpress —act of Congresn, could 1ot bo crossed by any bridgo or hridges, 'Tho nct of July 1, 1862, gave tho Com- pany no puthority to bridge this stream and ob- hlruct navigation pro tauto, When the Presi- dent's Inst order was made, tho Union Pucitic Company had commencod tho construction of thelr rond from tho weet bank of tho river, At {ho samo time, the cnst bank of ihe rivor af this polnt was reachied by tho boats of a ferry com- pany in oxistones for yoars bofore, As thio work westward on the Union Paciile progressed, it bo- camo ovident that the lowa roads, oach as thoir finunces permitted, wore pushing forward to their cominon terminus in Council Bluffs, Awaro that connection could ouly be mude satisfactorily with thevo roads by the bridging of tho river be- tweon Council Blufls and Omahn, the Union Pn- cific Iailroad Compuny procured for this purposo an act of Congress approved by the President July 2, 1804, which, in the ninth section thereof, statos that, **'Co enable any one of said corpora- tions [i. e., Pacific Rulrond Companica] to make convenicnt and necessary connection with other ronds, it is hereby authorized to ostab- Ish and mointai all necessary for- rles upon and across the Missouri River and all - other rivors which its rond may pags in its courso ; and authority is heroby given pnid cnrquuou to construet bridges ovor aid Missour: Rivor and all othor rivers, for the convenienca of said rond," cte. This 1g tho first authority wo_ hnve for the bridging of tho Mis- souri River by tho Union Pacitio Railrond Com- pany. ‘Thig authority remained on tho statute- hooks of the United Slates unosarcised during the bullding of the rond to_its junction with the Contral Ducific, in Juno, 1569, when the last spiko was dmven. ‘the Iown ronds bad all then. reached their weslern termini in Council Blufis, 'fhe cor- porate existenco and functions of tho Union DPacttic Ruilcoad Company woro comprised, up to thin time,—that is, 186%,—in referonce to their authority to maintain and oporato their rond and tolegraphi line, ouly in theso two acts of Cou- gress,—that of July 1, 1863, and that of July 2, 1864, Thero way some collateral logislntion in tho moeantime, which postponod tho firat lien of tho United States, but did nob in any way cither curtail or enluffs the powers nnd dulics of tho Compuny in relation to the public. Your trunk lines from tho Wost aud South huving, in tho sumwer of 1869, converged nt n voint un the western banlk of the Missouri River, in the Cily of Council Bluffs, and opposito tho City of Omann, wihich latter city the Union Pacitic then elnimed ay its initial point, the in- torosts of commarco and travel demanded tho construction of a permanont Lridge across tho 1iver, aud " an_ abandonment of ferry-transfor. Tho fengibiity of such & Dbridgo bad, Dby acemato ~ exporimonts, beon demonstrated ; but the Union Paeitic Rail- rond Company, for doiue reason or another, lies- itated to fully undertake the work, Its Chiof Lingineor nd shown tho practicability of the project, sud tho interests of the public demand- «d 13, Bept, 12, 18068, the Union Pacitic Railroad Company mnde a contract with L, 1, Boamor, of Chicago, at tho contract prico of &1,200,000, to Luild the bridge. Bome work was done in the ~ummor of 1569, but so littlo ns not to amount to nuything, A number of independaut corpora- tors applied to Gungross nftorward,and dwring the. suspension of Mr. Hoomer's work, for a char{or nuthoriziug them to build and aperate o bridge that would form a railway-connection between the fown ronds and Lhat 8' ut on wse Union Pa- citio on tho west bank of tho rivor whero the Inttor ()um‘l'mny had tenminated thelr track, Opposition from Jowa cansed an abandomnont ol this project. ‘I'he necessities and clumors of the commoreial and vhatically dewmanded a bridge, In fact, Luilding™ of o Dbridge at XKausss comneeting tho Missonrl ronds with the Kanea Braneh, had much to do with the auxiety of the Union Pacille to have a bridge hera, It conld not be done without money, however, The plan of an indepeudent bridgo ‘company Imd been frustrated. Under these ciroumstancos tho Union Paciflo mudo application to Congress for additionn) powers. ‘U'ho act of July 2, 1864, gavo thom numolit{l to build the bridge. By act of Tub. 24, 1871, thoy woro authorized to mortgaga Lheir bridge to raise tho nccossary funds, and, whilo the bridge was to continiie s portion of their line of roud, the mortgages to securo the money used in_building tho structure were to remam the first lien upon tho same. Thoy lind no othor nuthority to bridge the Missouri, and thus obelrnet navigation, than that given by the net of July, 1868, Lhat of Feb. 24, 1871, Wwas collnteral, and was an adjustment of tho 2ights and eluims of the rospective creditors of tho rond, and conld not in nny way affect tho du- ty tho Company owes tho public. Its duty to tho Intter ix deflned in tho nets of 1862 and 1564, by which it obtamed its corporate oxistenco, TUE TIANSVER, Upon tho complotion of the bridge, the Union Pacitle Ruilrond Company, instead of running its trains to its protendad oustern torminus on tho western boundary of Jows,—that is, to the imuginary line botween Iowa ond Nobrasks,— and instend of running its traing to the castern ond of ity bridge, which terninatos on Iown soil, and Lo tho enstern end of its nppranch to the Dridgo ou the Town side, ran nnd still runs, its train to its dopot grounds in Omaha, The Iown roads had not then, nnd have not now, authority to croes the I.vrid‘.:o into Nobraska, A bogus outflt, called the *'Wraunfer,” was establinhed, with cars owned by the Unjon Pacifie Compauy, drawn by their engines, and opersted by thoir em- ployes, sud paid Dby that Compaig. With oll theso fucty in_ exisfoneo, as I now slate them, the Union Pacific Railroad Company exuct u toll of [0 conts por pnssonger who croswes their Lridgo of 2,‘}00 feot in longtu, and $10,8 car for overy car that crosscs the same, ° after thoy huvo spent mt least £u7,287,000 of Government monoy, and received untold millions of acres of Jund, which they nre selling for from 3510 910 per acre, I fancy I can hero somo one interosted in this publio iniquity say thut thore is no remody, on account of vosted charter rights, and, us s highwayman, will pull upon mo the Dartmonth Colicgo” case, and still furthor demand the coutents of my wallat, ‘Tho mortgagoos of the bridpohaye vesied rights in it thut no ono cares ta disturb, and cannot disturb, Thoy conld, upon & falluro of tho Union Pacitio Railroad Compuny to pay their dabt from the generat ravenues of the Company, torscloss thoir mottgago, sell the bridge, and, Tor any do- ficionuy, resort to their gouertl exosntion ugninst the Company, Congress g no constitutionnl right to Ivamo o churtor for the regulation of teansportation m fares and freights that will diverimimute botween tho diforont points aud portions of tho sumo lino of road it lins cronted and undortakon to coutrol, J. UL K, AN i A Desporate Encountoer. Maj, Goorge B, Forrond, of Virginia City, Nev., & mau woll known overywhore on the Fadi- flo coust,” shot himgolf in tho hend lnst woelr, inllicting s wound whicli soon proyed fatal, In noticing hiv careor tho Virgivin Clty Enterprise relutes tho following **Ins Camptonvillo, Cal,, in 1868 or 1859, ho had n terriblo personul oncountor with s man of doy- perato ohnruetor, and In tho hattlsrecoived a hor- rible wound with uu ax. 1t appesrs thut he lud bad some trouble with this wan, sud it was ngreod that whou thoy again mot thay should travoling publio em- tho =) 85,000 ‘meet fl%htlng.‘ The desporado, armed with an ax, sliortly aftor camo into n saloon, whero he saw the Mafor sitting in his alirtslooves. As ho advancod tho Major arore and drow n largo knifo. Tho man with tho ax maved enntiously %urwnr;l, liolding atoof his torriblo woapon, Thoe )ln{nr #itood perfectly motioulens, warily watchlng tho oyen of hin appronching foo, Thoe ouly miove- niont o mado was to constantly turn tho wrist of the hand that hold the knile, wo that tho woapon was cansolensly moving and flashing bacle and forth, Tho man advanclug with tho nx ot Ingt could no longor rofrain from casting nglanco at tho weapon this finshed boforo his oyes, and tho momout ho did fo the Major sprang forward with the leap of a tiger and drovo bis knifo, not only through tho heart of hix fao, but through 1w whola body, tho polnt projoeting at his baei. But quick au hind boon his movement, his oppo- nont wan nlmost s alort—tho blows of both nien boing struck almost at the xamo Instent, 0 handlo of the ax siruck the Major on tho shoul- Mor, while tho whola blado of it wna burled in the small of his back, penetrating _and cutting ono of his Kiduoys. Doth men foll to the floor togethor, and for & tima {t was thought that both wore dead; but cautrary to the expectations of all the l\ln]m rocovered from his fearful wound in duo Hmo, and was as rendy for fresh adven- tures, military or othorwise, ns boforo, -~— THE CANAL-MEN COMBINING., « A Demand for n RReduction to Bnablo the Erte Boatmen to Co te with nhoso of the Wellund Cannl-Gove Witden’s Views, I'rom the New York Sun, Dee, 23, In Boptombar thoso ownors of canal-bonts who live m Bufalo and do business on tho lirie Canal, formed s Boat-Owners’ Ansociation to e oporato for the reduction of canal-tolls, insur- suce and clovator rates, aud for the bowing out of commission-men, and on the 24throf No- yombor a branch of tho Assoclation was ostab- lishod in thie city, It numbors nbout a hundred mombers, with Bonjamin 8. Greone for Prosi~ dent, Mr, Bakor, of the Buffalo Union, in ad- dressing tho mooting of this Union lant night, fivyk sovoroly criticised the action of the 'Longe shoremon’s Union, which rofuscd to yiold to tho reductions that have beon renderod necessary by burduess stagnations, s **Tha object of thio Boat-Ownors’ Union,” he continued, *is so to roduco the rates of Ireight asto meet the do- mand of tho times for cconomy, and to enablo us to competo with othor transportation lines. To reduco tho ratos wo must reduco tho oxponso, And first wo would wish removed tho hoavy tolls that wo aro obliged to py to the State, nnd the Stato can afford to muka tho concession. The Welland Caunl, on whieh Canuda s spending millions, will shorten tho distanco between But~ Talo and Lurope over 700 milos, and will absorb for Dontreal tho groat trafic in grain which tho Lvrio has brought to New York. Dut with freo canals we can still compoto with the Canadinng, Wao must lesson tho cost of insurance by denling with tho companies direct, and the commission~ men must bo dropped entirely. But," said tha speakierat tho close, * wo tmean bysiness, aud havo work todo; 80 no drones, no thioves, no ml“lm" no blackguards, no drunkuds noed apply.” AMr, Francis B. Thurbor, Sccrotary of the Chonp Trausportation: Association, urged the Union to fucorporate in their petition u section demanding the salo of tho latoral canals. **1 wat one of & committeo,” said he, **who waited on Gov. Tilden to give bim our views.on tho sub- joct of canal-tolls. Wo found. him extromely woll informed vu the subject of cannly, but not atall disposed to make n marked reduction in tho tolls, 1o was iu favor rather of koeping uj tha tolls and of putting the canals in thorough ouder by dredging and double locking. Inregard to tho Intoral cununls, he intimated that hio would in bis mossrge recommend w cominission to as- cortain their respective values, with a viow to thoir salo. If these canaly aro sold, tho high rutos on the Brie will not bo necessury,” Fhora are 5,600 boats ou thoe canals, nnd over 90,000 bontmen, whom tio Association will eu- deavor to organize ————— Ignoblo End of an & tful Career. From the New York Tribune, Maximillion Ifumbracht, = bookkeeper iu the employ of tho Metropolitan Gas Company, com- mitted suicida yesterduy by taking n quantity of strychnive, Humbracht was n Prugsian Count, und way son of one of the oldest and most dis- tinguishod faunlios in Germany. Mo camo to tho United States eight years ago ifrom tho proviueo of Silesin, Thero he lnd been au ofticer in Xing Willimmn's Gunrds, ~ After Le ar- rived in this country bo contdj find no work for along time, but at lenglh fuund employmont vn o common laborer in Doelger's browery, After Lie kind worked thero o short time, his supertor abilities beeame known, and he wns promoted to n responsible position in tho oflice. But this lifo did not smt lum, and he beeawe n Bwime ming-leacher in Allow's swinimirg-school, at tho foob of Filth strect, Lant River, Tiero ho re- mained until the breaking out of tho Iranco- Ctevmun war, whon he went back to Irussia, Artor ho reached Prussin ho applied for a posi- tion in tho army, nud was nade o Cabain, During the war ho sorved with marked distine- tion, In oneof the Lattles before Metz, Hum- 1 with the fron Crors for porsonal bravery. 1lo enpecinlly distinguishod himsell Lefoio Larig, aml wag then recommendod by the Crown Prince for promotion, Army lifo did not enit umbracht, and he mgain camo to the United States, At fivab in this country ho was unablo to obtain worl, but nitor a time ho found ciploymont 08 & swinming-teacher in Lrown's swinming-achool, at thn foot of Sixty-filth #ircot, Bust Iuver. Mr. Drown took him as n pavtuer, and bo aftorward married his duughter, Humbracht subsequently obteined employment na first-ngsistant bookkeepnr in the Metropolitan Lons Corapany's Works, where ho remained un- til his deatn yostordny. llumbracht was of im- poniuf: apvenrancy, of good address, and nn ac- complirhed linguist, The causo of hik suicido is snid Lo hinve been his over-rensitiveness as to hin poettion in iife, and to his hard work in support- ng his family, e = An Oregon=13uiit Ship. From the San Francisco Bulletin, Sinco the n]l})unmuun in the Bulleln of n de- seription of the now ehin Weetern Shore, tho second ship built on the Pacillo const, additiounl Tucts relntive to this plendid vossol have beon devoloped. Tho ship has finally been rated at 1,200 tons, Custom-Houso monsirement. She will ca,y nbout 2,000 tons, weight and monsuro- mout enrgo. Sho wos bult by duys’ work, and cost $80,000, gold, or §66.67 per ton, Cuktom- Ilouse measuromant, Similar vesuels, of Atlan- tio const buld, cost from £90 to 120 por fon, Lhis contrust iu cost is highly favorable to tho ship-huilding intorests of tho I'acitle coast, cu- peeially when the remarkablo strength of the Westaru Bhoro is takon into considoration, Tho ship is owned by Simpson Bros, & Co., Capr. Meallep, Georgo 3. Knowles, and Capt, Thorn- quist, of tho Vorpotnn, and will load wheat for Europo on the ownors’ aceount, bt was personally decorated by the Emporor' OITY REAT, ESTATE. (101 BALIE=AT A BANGAIN “LOTS ON WEST. 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TWANTED-SALESMAN-ONIE WHO CAN GOM- Juand laryo fniluonce with tha atatiorory traio Wast Al Boutn, wnd hring substantinl and uridonbtod relors w encon an to wuparior ability nd ftoesliye 7o e 2 Good oliening in Birod, Address A S i B BUL i IR & s oot Yo I it VW ANTED= AN TS TORET T T LI A Ao o B s o e SO % frosh bk rico mui tmos. 1, 15, TeUSSIEEA, Tabtanur, Noston, Mass, oo TENOKD TRAVELING Biag a goodIMlinots, elothing trado. Apply to L. 1, LEOPOLD & 0O, WANTED — AN kixy malosman i Tioforaucen roquire 103 and 1 Waba VWANTED=A OAPABLIE SMAN AND WIiFi: 70 DO kenernl housowork, at 571 Cottago Grove.av, Ref- orencon roquired, WANTED=A GOOD MILK-FEDDLII WIID HAS oxpurlonca, is well acquaintaid in Chicagn, #lvo gowrk roferonce. Adtdross MILK, Tribun “TANT. MEN_WIGAN SIIOW Ti1e 18187 it In Amorica to mako money on smali outiny, In clty or country, amplos 0 men that can. roa to_ gon wago pormanoitly.” RaY & GO, Tof Jenat Tandoriie o ——— WANTED-FEMALE HELP, =tk b e Wk s Domastina. GIRT FOI GEENERAT, HOUSEWORTK, is compotont ant relixblo oan find a_goud Ltioral wnyzos by applying ok ot Dear MED_RIVERSTDR _AND TIVING ) L] et. B. B, 128, bAoAty o0 couteact, B 15, HOWL PARK ) Room 27 TO RENT-HOUSES, IO RINT—A NEW TWO-STORY FRAME ITOUS; contalulng modern finprovomens, convautont to thp Torse-car c-nfi situated atthio cornor of Twenty.s and Wallacoate, 8 9. WHLLs 144 Donstorncst PO IEENTSIS RGOM HOUSE, IN L ORDET ool Wost itandolphat, &4 por month. Apply at B O ItENT—AT VIIY LOW FIGURE, NEW, WELL w,I.lll:jclll;hl;r‘l.:l:kllnlll»:!.‘Hlx;nh‘xm Bl mprovomonte, lois o Liucoln Park, Ingutro a wbstor-uv,, or i Doar- 0. HENT=IWG GOTTAGES O AT - Yok Sy O TN T-SIEy L WILLIAM J, TEWKSBUILY, 146 Madlson. por mon! at,_Loom 4, ‘f’...’:f,}fumuarnfi' xm[um: NO, bt B ana.at, 5 taoms i s i, or to 8. 1, BOWLES, T t7 boetag 0 RENT MALL BRICK TIOUSE, (00D ihobAE denaso, sahio e fixaurgs; b Sholdont woun Madivon and Wasliingtod. i 3 Syroon Madisen st ington. njulroat RE- 1s s VWiNTieA ooou Gl ron, oz o i waizos, Apy Uity at._No frish nocd applye VP RS Thiky AT jecand - quised:” 873 North Lavallaat. . o e Nelorencas ro- VWANTED-GULL AT FIRST (WEST SUPIRION st., near I'aulina-ut, Call Guodny from 1L o 12, Ono wrhio eaii'atay in lior homo'In tho night proforrods W ANTED=A WOMAN G COOK AND DOT.AUN- dry work, st b= woll recommonded, Norweglan or Buwedo pryfdrrod. Apply at 421 Monrao-st 1i3 )] . ppl X and Batuniny frum 8 b 10 ologke o o g S100ks WANIEDZA GinG 10 o work, at2li ijfll Stato-st. . QINERAL HOUSE- toforsucos roquirud. Honsolceenors. WANIER — A" YOUNG WOMAN, WIDOW OR o Suirine, 2s hotokeobar for s it 200 littlo gixl. \nko 0t piowsant for th on. o SIS, RO v ana Sarula Buiiauiy, SiPats Miscolinnenns. VWARTED-PIYSIOIAN-A GOOD NPENING FOR a goud physlolun,” Address DRUGGIST, B, O. Box 92, Gronton, (i, 5 ROONE, ON T RENT-FURNISHED COTTAGH, il JL 5. GOULD, 126 Dearbord-at., uuth Side, chioav, om 16, 1]\0 RENT—COTTAQY, 7 ROONS, ON WEST SID oL choap. 3.5, GOULD, 12 Doarboraest., oou 16, T]10 RENT-UPPER-PART OI COTTAGI, 4 GOOD roonis, with buttery, water in tiie houso; M por month, 3 Plum-at., wouth of Tiarrinon, noar Louniin, ] O RENT—2.8TORY “FRAMIS DWELLING, 0} Wost Ve Thuroiiat., noar: Comen-ave - iLILI 19y MYERS & CO., Room'd, T4 Madisowat, Suburban. ['Q RENT-A FIRST-GLASS JIOUSE IN A NEIGH- boring clty, cithior as a private boarding-houso or an aliotol, “I'ie butlding fu good ropair, Possoxslon givan from Lobrunry to May lat. Addro; 6. Telbua uitlgs. TO RENT--ROOMS, MO RENToNICUEV-TURNISILED AND CONTGIUT. o Toutns, Ly tho dy, weak, 3 it n}wzufvluv‘ s weak, of tmonth, ab 11 Mourove Topii o rtemntants P o e g, to respectablo partis witho aid 8 s weolee BDWAK DS 557 Mlwacihoo e M'0_RENT-NICELY ¥UKNISILLD ROOMS FOR Rontiomon : mosy centrul location and chsapest reit }.‘.n mgw; $1410 820 por wonth, Call at 8 Ulark-stey '0 REST_T 0T i\ “West Randolpt SLED O0MS. APPLY AT & e HENT — LOW — SITED rooms, at Nu. 8 Lldiidgo court, Ifouso coutains all modory eou ence: M0 RN BOUTIL NIGE furaished rooms, by the week or onth, ontlemon ouly, $10 to §20 per inontlh, _Apply at Koo ¥, & TO RENT--STORES. OFFICES, &o, Staros. FINE. NEW FOUR-STORY AND -front atore an Statost., o few diupy b ond text 10 Allon & Muciey's, 30 fest n depth, To the vieh partionn 0 will by tnado for a tenm of yours, Apply LAND, o Lgar O JLENT-TILL Laseiient st nurtliof Juck; 100g frong hy favarably le 104, ItE O b 18 Stale-s Officos, 0 RENT—OFFICES AND SLEEPING TWOOMS IN E tha Otfs Block, ut very low g, lllm_x.l:o__ln-l Itwom 1, ) WAF:" ‘0 RE; shon, or other A LARUE BARN, WOKK. silar Luligl E miftable for the storage ot loui wot moro than okt blocks distant trin uur browory, = Address, etating lor‘lc')s. '] ). ot BARTHOLY, MAK & ROMBINU, coruer of Awaifth aud Biowa.sts, : LOST AN. LIBERAL REWAT it I £ “run Luveo, & years uld, abuut 15 haudy, good stk oy tp buxgy, towly patited biack, romnd, bos, 1 huby, and hacioss black muauted, to DI T, O, DI OAN, 247 West Itandolph EWFOUNDLAND DOG, wontyice oFuy L '—A SMALL BAY PONY, WITIL AV lioary mund, i flitlo sthi i foro leis: afso, Ly and hacnos tw whislt hu was bitched. Licass rolurs 1o 237 West Dolki-st., and rocetve rewar | ONP= YESTERDAY AIPERNODN, WHTWH Doarbuin’ wid State-ats,, §160, - Sultabliy rawaid it bo vuid for ita seturn o N. K, ¥ & G, 114 Dear- OST'=DEG, 20, IN A COTTAGE GHOVE-AV. L4 “car, or I iolin: from Cuttage Grove-av, aud 'Tiirt thirdaty to Indiaus-av., o pockot-hook contaiulug five rings and an ordur on a Blanu e, 15y rorurning 10 1560 Iudia Jiberally vowarded, (v, AP0y [ 1AV, staga going from Thvonty-uintliost, 1o Vau Huron, contaiiniyg abutt 150 and papors, A libosal reward will Ly for its rotu higar O EPRUSOAN & Ol gold. - Suppused 1o huve heon dropped In Sc- Mhntro at uutiaes 0w Saturdny, A liboral ru- d will bo givon for il roturn to 98 Prazio-nv,, or {uok, Gonnty Natioust Vunk, coruor Washisglon aud st thor < DOK CONTAINING tilu Kiro Tnsurauce stock, &S, Partios aro whenod ho Company has Laou mnnbered rospuctively G, bl not 1o negutliia for t notitied. Addross 13 & BLAGK-ANDVTAN DOG; &5 REWARD- LOST— WO “hiud collar ou warkod 0., Danjuls.” Any ong returnjug Ll Lo Boston Dintug {obms, 659 Stateate, will rocoive sbuve rowurd, G1() LLEWARD-_TGST_K VTAUK TULI-DOG b it whiito unor neok and willto foot; liad doflar murkod, ** Jaeky 2 Calunot-ave, ® also s Coi; chain, “Th ubove roward will ho pald tur Q1o dlog, ur or tiut that will loud 10 bis recovery, at S Calainotav, &T() REWARD_STOLEH, FROM PURTLAND S10 emantiraneg, Yioy Suiiianh Uurbnrnesta, woit sbo. Thopagty Wil recoliW i uliny roward by relisning thosomu 1o Portand Bliek und o o asked, RED FORL TILE RITTURN En roporty ttkun fromn b7l Wost Linko-st., o i i, litst Mondny ulternoun, aud hu quoe tinue tsked, Uommunicato with J. W, LYKE, 117 Lust Ainziu-ut. +INANCIAL, INSURANCE COMPANY YOLI ashed at bighest rates, WM, i, & ONEY (HERLTO TOAN ON GITY PROPEINIY, mproved or uslmproved, i suns 1o sult, or to buy brime_ mortinges, L. QURKY, 6 Tribuno Building. 10 EX roR EXGUANGE_A I Dropicig, ANGE, i LEASEHOLD OIY siilo ar athor subutbau Hovm 37 Lortland Bteok, luts, cloar, ¥, POR EXGIL PR for a goud fmproved furm, Ularkeut., ltoom IANGI=VEILY OHOIOE SPAN TTORSIS carriago, aud harness fur real estute, Sianll cash pay Addr nom & Motropiolitan Block., MOSEY 10 LOAN ON INEROVED GI1Y BUOT: | o & ML outy tn mums of #1500 and upwards. Inquire at UNION 'IRUST GOMPANY, 13 South Gl nonts DONEY 1O TOAN ON OULY RIRL, EATATE, § vrbyoara. . LENRY EOFE, Washiin '\[u TO LUAN—WE HAVIi AVL “minounts to Jonti—trom §3,000 tu $10, 000, Ll 165 Lasalio-st, IN SUNS OF §3,00 AND OVEI, 70 ou ety praporty, ‘afiwass on haml, A, 8, 5., Koo 19 anl 17, 1 Wnshingion-st, ~ TO LOANON DIAMONDS, WATONTS, and othor collaforals, Privato e 4 u TO LOAN ON i , 0t0., at LAUNDE hoar Clurk, Kt BEVERAT, MEAD & Mo PALME MG Uolphont, SITUATIONS WANTED-~MA LE. Bookkeoners, Clorks, &o. TTUATION WANTED-IMMEDIATELY, AS MAN. Wlazring ohouilst, by o man of ulng years' ce: tizst-class rolorcncns as to ability nid charactos o el an, objoot s employmont, Addre 1 N1 alrolt, Mich, JTTUSTION WANTED-BY AN ‘é iakkecpor with ieatclara whyfosto iuwo—no othor. EXPERIENCED drss I, JITUKTION” WANTRD_IN A BNOK NOUSE, T arish altor sIX montlis to open n storo of my own I s djacont town? havo b 1o Lrado fur tou yeart in Ponnsylvanty, Addrass X 16, Yribuno oo, Coaclmen, Tenmstors, &o. JITUATION WANTED-AS COACHMAN IN A RE. spectablo family, by first.ofass man (Dann); bast of geforunieis ens buglyon._Add Ao otign. SITUATIONS WANTED--FEMALE Ewplovinont Amonts. QITUATION WANTED-FAMILIIS 13 0B WANT mdiansian and Gorman help can bo smymiied nr.'fig. DUSK 'S ofiico and Inutey, Luum»:nk{»’:‘-.ar. T MISCELLANEOUS, DVERT] ERS WHO DESHUS 70 REAGH GOUN. 21 o oo 0o woTn tho b an o e ner by using ono or more seetlong o og's (5 Listn: “Alply 1o e Ne IR vapor AR e A M AN EAID KO GO0 GLoiy NG AND o s0ds 0 nds by e JONAS o Gl phyns by roidiog @ S\ i Bouth Cle i uantiy of coko ut 10 centy carner uf Dooring and LIGIT AND CUKI; GO, 1ABIT 1AL olca ind ¢ Al warranted dsw aimd Ko 0o 10 Moz K1 YOUIE W clothes-wringor in tho n DT b 1 FOlARY AMoL wercliaaiiss, Duga H LAl IS T ~ 5 NORTIL MAYV-: 1D, THREE COM- i3} fartably fucnisiieid raonis, 0c s duuble reom it ablo for sluglo vaeu, Torns, §5 per woulk, Bost of rof- orailg 93 bl cd front Thoms, singlo oF on auito, with vato Inily; tovms Yo WIS W, Tooms, W ST, = PLEASANT x South Side. y NTIT-S1,, JUSCTION OF PRAIRIR. arge front room aud twa sinilo roomis, witl 10 und surroundiuga ull iivst oluss. Hofurouces BIXT W 5 MICHIGAN-AV. 2. puaidaat: Eonivly furnishéd toom ar tw WL FINST.OLASS roum, oF & latge_ hand- rotn 08 oaeh s TREAR O rensonublo prices, LTS £FD 120 WARARICAY,—001 HOATD TRt “4LO ladios or_gontlemon, £4to 85 por waok, with use of bianu; siugla taowms, $5.50, £ 1309 WABASIEAV.—HOARD, WITH UNIUR. 2 _nished rooms; privats famlly, North Side. f)50 EAST OHI0.5T.~A FEW GENTLEMEN CAN 304 torun modorato. havo & dexirablo Bomo, with ovorythiug tirst-cless Hotols. NEVADA UOTEL, WABASILAV., BETWEEN Madison and Mouroe-sis.~Firat-class board, 87 per ook twa In n ruoit, 39; day.lioard. $5, BUSINESS CHANCES. OHANCE FOR A LITERARY MAN_WANTED, \. 4 partnor to take o third or half into el buntnors, Lauludiog a popolat wisg a Vory luro and'resgioctablo family cleoulation nod oxjone sive adverlising patronago. Sutfsfactory ressons givon for selling . A oxcelient chanco fo ru guntioman of cultura nud Titorary tastes, atn vory moderato prico, usiness locatlon routly olinged 1 doouod advisablo.’ Nous biib principats noed aply, with statemont ot proviova bushe usy, uxporiouvo, ote, ' Addsess JAGAZINE, oaro Trlh: o o MANUFAGTURING PROPERTY ADJOINING hicago for salo; extonsive, and sultablo for al- must Any Kind of manifacturing purposos: on raliroad, with sidings, Part paymout taken {n outside propurty, aud unuinily vy torns for balanan, Titlo perfocts Auply by Iutior or porsonally to 1, 15, TERGUSUN, 180 o I'ua'\"m A GOOD TUSINESS-OPENING FOR A man with a littlo monoy, You ean invastigato at 176 Wost Adams.at, J, J. Tu EXCITA BIAMON D worth wl"ulr,t BAT MARKET AND GROOERY STORE FOR MU jood lucation dultig s koad hlllh}nn;lnu hianco, _lo Mtoboy-st, and Usrroll-av. 1 U or matched toam and I, Dit, 9 EXGiA A UNINOUMBERED farm near Lodl, this Statg, and $10,k0 caal tor rosi- deneo and largo lot nenr city I rin euburban town, R Py BLANGHAIRD & t Washinigto T]'0 EXUIANGI—10 AGRES NEAR OG and 525,00 casl for s nmuvcuplod, Ul for whiolesaly busivoss or storage, -, Vo BLANCULALD & CO,, 131 iawt Wahinglouest. LOURING MILL. ¢k ol goudy, Mout ropolitan Black. GR—~A TOM vater power for resl ustate or i st party at Jtoom Nu. 6 Mat ADOLPIL LOEW & ll](l)'l‘ll.l“f.vlfi" Ll'lfi [.‘ Salliut 4 PO LOAN=10,000, $6,00, AT 10 PER C! ', UPox Impraved cly proporty. LYMAN & JACKSON, & Portlund Block.’ Y&, HAVE " GARTT TN TTAND 0 TURGIARE DIIUH—‘“XIHI cllllllmsl’lulll and [lll{nlllllwlllilllfly mort- sa-yapar {1 aiall B Jaro ol A ol bitwo, " UGNNIE Y EORG"E Wiouss "an Washiuglons 4 VW ALED=F0 TORONT: Wil g 8 por cont and i accurity warih tw TWO_ YEARS, deatrably roal ostatd oo the amvuut, Addross 5 64, Tribuno othou, I TO LOAN ON OHIOAGD RKAL - E].;glg'o tate, Nun’mu,,uuwuuu.\u.{‘ruu, 'O TOAN, IN ONFi OR TWO SUME, for a tori 0f yours, ou frat-clawe city roil- dunca propurty, *Principale addvoss, giving description ol roporty, 2 o alfivo. 'WING MACGHINES, WHERLER & WILSON BEWING-MACIHINE, 4\, ‘outirely’ howi weial‘wrico dsii will soll ab Hiwonnt, _ Addrows X 7, 1 QINGER OFFIUR 01 A, 0, MEELGH SEOUTI y ugont, "Mavhinos sold' ou’ mouthly pAYmONLL, 0! nd Topalrod. JINGEIL_BRWING-MAOHINKE= PRIMOIPAL OF- tico 1L Btato-at. Macliines sold on monthiy paymoute] 10 yor cunt dlaconut far vash, MUSICAL, A VERY KLEGANT wotava rosowuud pinauslurto, Wil all o Intost Drovomonts, magnihoont rosuwod cuse, With 03tk Rl T, Aurpontiu plinth, round corniors, curved s a0d Iyie) - An oscerdingly e dn tons una inivh, Goat Toxs than & wouth o salo, with wtool and eovor, fur $200, Rasidoncy, 45 Micikan ays JTORY & UAMP, WHOLKSALK DEALIRS 1N plauos snd organs will rotall instruionts during the lioliilays at wholosslo prices, Now fu your (imu to svouro & fumous Duckor, Beadbury, or Btory & Camip Plauo, or Eutwy Organ, Alsua larks from $:5 uwing ront to ko taward purchiass, it dusirolls at., uvar Adania, o luwiun stock of sccond-hand fnstrumonta rangi upheards, Wosoll un fnatallinonts, oF vonts Al 1L Btatoe PARTNERS WANYTED. JARTNER WANTED—WITIL SMALL PITAL, any froin SO0t S0 F Yronnes ,fi’.?,.‘,.{?.,‘{n' Loorias sunmunicato 10 BAM TItLLy ¢sro of Gurrivr Nu, &, Yourla, PA WANTED TV AN OLD ENTABLISIED priutiug-house, & first-olars juh printoe with §3,000 10 5,000 to tako a bitoront. Apuly by lutter, with full par- tiulurs of formor oxpurience, to U 'riliuny ofticu. 'NIER Wi > i BUSINESS, BIN. L “grlo gontieman, ons who' thoroighly undernstands how 10 mingu s ool Mouvy not so okl au ubjook b it oo mait, W want wafo lioly il somo tmonoy. $7d. ivarytiting Is” punulug ulvely, Address 1, 8. HOLATKS, Llunmingta e — T\Vu GUOVER & WAKEW, TW0 RINGER, AND ono Dumeatlc, i portest urdir, late linuraved, ‘st half gost, Loau oiticu 125 U] EN L WRAONAL =+ DART, " TITRIE 18 A TAVCTT & ¥ b’l’l‘sflll’fln Rl the Poui-Oiticd e Bponoos, FYOR SALE l‘“lll BALE-SALUON LIUEN! fablo, iktfon dealos, gaa PIGRONIOL aloon tablos, it koudurdy Division-gt, 5 {OR BALK—TURKR SETS OF MINK ¥VURA N F splondid uonditiut, vory atioap, Loau oulos 138 Olark: #ty, ftoom %, wp-siaizs; Toeation Gt o s o LISt rpinod o, Call At 100 East Lako-ates diaing nooshas MAD WEST M. for golog T A salo chiony: guod reason given Inquirg un U promisos, HOUSEHOLD GOODS. ek rntin e M by ey A eV ALSUT AND GRERN PLUNIE PARLOR L\, wuit, with rutiling, vovon picces, comprisiug toto-a-tala o oy olnird, aud four window onnd forsalo at $10, ' Rusidonce bi5 Michlganay, SELVIS WILEN YOU OAR & L aotual cast At J. N. RUS- adisonat, Gaokingstovos af 4 stoves takun 1" uxcliange. 20 op ut of busfivws. BELL'S, No, it greatly reduced prioes; ol ik Opou ovu T09%, 3 TAND HEATIN bt Titela sod's balf prive, 144 Wost Madin 1[0, OLOSE U CONSIUNMENTS ui 1, This wook we willuell at privato sale and bave Diyors b poe oout. Parlor sofe, marblodup chamboe aults, and faruitura’ of overy desstipiion, honsokuoping fonds of all kinds, | Cork sl bosting stovos i grout Varloly, Auotion sales, Wodnosduy avd Saturday, Hay. ore. tato Movloge - KOOKW Il W1LLIABN & Coty Augtin nd 23 Kiist Ma AGENTS WANTED, GENTS WANTED_810 PER DAY—TO SEIL, 111 A ahatilo sowing mashiun, ‘Dijen s Hisadurt Jou can muko wionoy solling the ¢ 1loms Hhiiotle! Irhuthior yot arw exporluced tu the Lusiness you wislh to buy & sowlng machin for family onlsrs will show you how to save money, Addr SON, Chieago, 11l i W, AWeSan i 101 INDUGE nss nzont [n uvery county fn tho iitod Beates, 10 soll tha world-renvwiod Wilsoi Rt SoWinE Stuohines, and thy Wilson manofacturing Wuchinoe ty i e nky provarod (o wiloe oxtraveinary nian: monts, For (ull_particulars, apply to, didconn, Wi WING-MACHTNE COMTANY, T Hra bty HORSES AND OARRIAGESJ} VERTON & G0, 160 EART WARILING- IS TavE Sl Ou i ARG WA, AND BLEIGIS, TUNSDAYS AND it DAY aL 10 a, i, Parties wi olther to purchase or dis noh ok siould okl Lhiose baloh aa HF0sL BATLAIAS oy ot