Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1874, Page 6

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1874 (15 LARDLORD OF NEVADA GUL Col. ©, F, Crocker in the San Franeleco Craftsman, ‘I'ho completion of tho P'aciflc Inilvond by the Iaying of tho highly-polighod laurel tio at Prom- ontory Yolnt, in 1869, was the, sigual for tho disbanding of n gang of men who, from tho dny gronnd was broken at Omaha, hnd followed tho radors from camp to omnp, with tho portinacity of mosqnitoes or birds of proy. This banded brotherhood was composed of men who for mnny years hiad beon wandorers upon the face of the carth, Somoof thom had spent tho groator portion of their livea on (he wida prairios, or in tho midst of tho rugged mountains which form tho backboiie of tho continent, hunting, traps ping, and trading; at timoes living with the In dinne on terms of equality, and at others fighting with thom, 'Thoy know nottho restraints of law, ~—In fact know no Inw other thnn that of forco,— and woro over roady to appoal to that on the slighteat provoention. Others wero outlaws who hiad flotl Lo tho frontier for the purposo of es- capiag from the punishment which would cer- tainly havo been motod ont to them by an out- raged community, for infractious of the criminal codo, had thoy not sought enfoty in flight, Tho romainder woro won who lind all theirlives proyed upon the industrions and ignorant, gaintng a iy~ {ug by shrewd tricks and dishonest practices with cards. Thisolementhad come togetlier,—catlod by a singlo objest,—and for yeara hind followod the workwon, floecing them in ouo tway or anothor, A common causo had bound thom togethor mnd made them a band of brolltors, whon arrayed ngaingt honost working pooplo, but separato ind distinet elomonta when tealiug withone nnother, 'I'ho Jast tie bad been laid, tho golden apike had beon driven, The Occident and Oriont had shalken handa: the waters of tho Atlantio and Pacille Oconny had been mingled with thoso of Salt Lako, the wedding of the st nud Wost bad been colobrated In tho groat clties on_both sides of tho continent, ahd in tho midst of tho desert, by a crowd of jovial spirits who had gono thither for tho ‘ocen- nE:m. The sunsinking out of sigillt beyond tho wostorn hilla was looking for tho Inst time npon tho busy scano, for (o Iawless elemont plainly saw that their occupation waa gone, or going with'lightning rapidity, aud wero on tho alort to do one more job before the grand smash-up, Ummcqunutl{ it was dangorous to go twonty yards from fhe cara, which wero doing duty as hotels, This fact having been duly impressed on tho minds of all respectablo visltors, tho tonts wherein tho gamblers congregatod, and whare thoy had expected to renlize great Inrgessos from the visitors, wero in o moasuro emply. Hore and thoro was 0 RAWO progross- ing, but® the preater mumboer of tho pamblers sab behmd . their tables Iazily play- ng with piles of silver and gold waiting for gome iunocont to come and pot plicked, Bebind ono of thena tables snt Dolly Hamilion with n cloud upon his brow ; ever and anon dark, sinistor flaskes of mnllfuhy would play over his foatures, Uuminating then as the lightning does the ; honvens when illed with bincle clonda. Somicthing, ovidently, had gono wrong witl him, and ho wpk mtting brooding over it, or trying to contrlvo gomo plan by which ho could ocase or satisty his consclonco. - i Now tho consclonce of Dolly amilton was nn articlo of very slrango composition. It was not oxnctly a8 olnstic as s pleco of Indin-rubbor or hard a8 o block of geanite, yot doeds which would havo troubled other consciences made no improssion on his. 1le had on sevoral ncea~ stons, with what ho regarded ns commendablo public epiit, furnished tho first corpse for in- torment in the viliages which bad sprung up at tho termini of the railrond, an action which hie occagionally alluded toas *¢ laylng the cornor- stone of tho graveyard.” Tt was also helioved * that quite o mmber of tho California stage- conchies had puffered from i rondside iuter- views with the drivers, aud that the great cor- poration of Wells, Furgo & Co. had, oven ngninsi its luclination, been indueed to contribute largo sums of money to sld him in prosccut- lug his explorations of the great gold-bear- ing districea. £l thoso hittlo episodes did not hurt his feclings or troublo Lis conscionce ; on the colitrary, they formed bright spots on which hio wns wont to lot his memory dwell ; but, as wa Yiave said, something anmoycd him, Just what that something was wo might navor have learned had nob Dolly grown communicative and laid tare hin thoughts : * Dog me if Lknow what to do! This lifo is plaved ont now. ‘Tho gamo i took in, and wo must all Lunt fresh ficlds and pastures noy. Now I aint much sorry for the bust up, ‘eauso I nm right tired of this eamo thing all tho timo ; but then, whot's o follew going to do? llo ean't go back to tho Btates, 'cos the war bas filled overy place with roughs, and gentloman wouldn't havo lalf a cliance, Tho mming towns might do far o whilo, but ey poter out o confounded quick that one « «'t more't get his sent wann afore ho has e. ‘Then agin, the game thar hainl near as surs as thut wa've been having, Them old minors nre too cuto to bo choated, and all a fellar fnkes he must curn by squaro dealing, oud that's too risky, Interviewing stago-drivers don’t pay riow, “eon thar is too mach certalnty of boving cotchad, T shouldn'’t wonder of I was foreed to take Lo honest ways, and that’s what's u botherin’ my couscionce,—that is," The above remarks of Dolly were not address- ed to ony of his compauions, but were con- munings with himself, carvied _on in an andible voico nnd overheard by the writer of this vora- cious hictory, ** The great conandrnm with mo is, ¢ What kin IdoofItakoto honest wrys's 1haint gatnoedger- cation that'll allow me to take to the practice of law nor physie, though I'm blest of I don't know 2 good deal more'n many as is lawyers and dactors; but of I'm going to be honest T'll be 8o cloan throngh and not on the surfnco only. Store-keoping might gin monn oponing if 1 know suylbing * about dickering for n S-cont pi but whar o follar has boen all bis lifo keerless ubout tho picayuues, it's not jest the choes Agniu the brow of the sollloguizer coutracted, ond the clouds floated over his fnen; the twitel- ing of tha wmnecles nround us oyos gave ovi- daoneo of the fact thathe wns busily thinking. «+I'ho clil of the gold nud silver as'it passod back und forth at the gamblivg-tables, tho loud onths, tlio blainhemons utkerances, tho demands for tiquory which were constantly heard, were un- Liceded by the drennter, who continued wilont, trying Lo discover Low Lo was going to enso his eouscionce, By gosh!™ T Lave it,” ho snid, ns ho baised hiw oyes from the lloor, and a bright Tay wwoit over his fuco, lightiug it up with n really pleagant smile, * 'l kee, patavern, I just telieve L lat keep n hotel, and dog me if T don't, No more kerds fur me, No more road-sido _in- terviews. No sbenanigan. Lut o square doal at tavern-koeping with nn hones tussel for re- spectaliility. “‘Chat’s the tickot I'll run on,” Doliy, after having arvived at this conclusion, rukied down his piles of doublo ongles, his stucks of gtlver, aud bis rolly of greenbucks, and stowed them awny. 1o threw tho cards upon tho floor, prosented his silver faro-box and ivory cheeks to one of his aequaintances ; then, walking to the bur, ealted for drinks for the house, Whon the glassos wera fillod, io unld ; * Boys, Dolly ITamilton drinks to your henith, and desires to sny that b forsatos tho brother- hood after to-night. e will retiro from netivo lifo, and neek somo nico place whora hie will keep ahotel. Lf auy of you 'uns come Ty WAy you may lmu‘r.:rc the latch-string will aiways bo hanging ont. ‘The ¢ boya " drank to Dolly's health not only oneo, but many times, and continued doing so during the balanco of tho night. 'Thon, whon tho daglight found its way doswn upon the arld country, showlng how dosofato and uninvitingly it really was, thoy rotirod to thoir tonts 40 eloop off tho'offects of their caronse, That vory day Dolly statted for tho Whito Pino mining region, Ho thought thoro might bo an opening for him iu somo of tho towns that wonla bo called Into oxistouce by tho wants of the minors, Aftor his arrival in White Pino, and he lind spent several dayd in looking aronnd in Iamilton and other villagen, he eamo very noar beinyg wrecked. Mo saw so many gool chances to make something iu the mines that Lo could hardly keop from taking o hand, o had, however, sticted out to lend an honest lifa, und did not want to backslide beforo ho gave honosty 8 fair chance. Thus restrained, o bided lLin time, until nows was brought i that prospectors hud discovored tho tichost ores yet found in tho Dald Mountain district. A lnrgge purly was medintoly organized to proceed to the now trict, for the purposs of bailding s town awd earrying on the business that wonld naturally folldw the workiug of the mines and tho filling up the country. Dolly ‘lninml this party, am}cghun becawo ono of the ploncers of Novada iulch, “Tho praspects looked 8o favorably, on the ar- rival of the inmigrants, that they ut onee com- menced tho oroction of housos,” At first thoy throw up tents, and then followed with more durable buldings, Our loro built himself o Iarge’ tent, put inta 1t n big ktove, and in forty-oight hours from the time of arrlvul was propared to furnlsh entortainont for * man and beust.” o thou sob to work and built a lius adobo holel, suiteblo for tho wanta of the country, aud fitted it up with ull the conven- joncas to bo found in publio caravansuries, The now hotel, wheu comploted, was _opsned with & grand tlourish of trumpats, Dolly took o perdonablo pride fn s now _ocoupation, and 8oon galued for the * Bquare-Meal IIowse " an onvinblo notorloty. Irom ono ond of Nevada to the othor could bo honrd prieos of Dolly Ilnm- Iiton and his hotol. Tho flattery, Invishly bo stowad, waa n balm to tho foolings of the Tand. lenl, who conatantly rulbod his honds togethor :‘l“il chuckled as ba thowght how well ho way olng. Bovoral months had passod away and been mimbored with the things that were, whon Dolly discovered that hls vonture hiad 5ot boon n pay- ing ono. 1le lind, it is truo, mndd money, but, at the samo time, ho was groatly out of ‘pocket. Quito n number of bis oldest and mont constant Leardors hind novor paid him n cont, nor mado i ol a8 if thoy Intonded to, The nmount on Ing bouks showed thint lielind mado monoy, whila tho amount bo hiad pald out of his pocket convinecod him that ho hna lost, Dolly snt on tho poren in front of his houso, thinking ovor this mattor, ihe clouds enmo and wont ftom his countonaneo a8 of old, and thoo who know hini heat folt that Lio was in no enviablo humor, Repoeated duum hind failod to nrouse Lis doblora to n senso of thioir duty, and his creditors wora pressing, 4 1 jeas wish I could got my mind down to hard work, sl work out this wuri that ts n-)lmzzlhm of me. IknowI kin keop a hotel if 1 kin git my mind fixed, o 8 to work ont _the right rond, but it's cussed haed todo that lnst. 1'vo beon hl-ylng it for sovetnl days, but haint sueceeded kg Whilo 1o was musing, tliroo men, whoso ap- pearance denoted that they wero gamblots, camo down tho streot and entered the honso. ‘I'hey ench carried n largo mack of gold coin, and ono of thom called to Dolly to comein.and jour thom In o social drinit. While standing nc tho bar they told him how thoy had wou sov- cral thouennd dollara from some flush miners who Lad recontly sold & mino, Then Dolly, in the mildest mantier possible, suggosted that, boing londed with doublo eagles, thoy could liguldato tho dobts thoy owed Lim, nnd by doing soroliove lim from fluancial embarrndgsments which wore encompassing him, ‘I'he doliento mantier in which Dolly had pre- ferred his request was uob npprocinied by hiy debtors, who lnughingly derided him, eayitng they could not think of reducing their *bank " while they had such a good gamo—for tho minors would certainly give thom auother rattle during tho oyoning. The gnubbing recelved by Dolly actedin a singular manner on him. 1lis brow cleared tp ; his faco was oneo moro wreathod in mmiles, and Lo rubbed his hands pleofully a4 Lo turuod on his Lool and walkod away, whis- tingn merry tune. Dm-h\{;' tho ronminder of tho "day Dolly was in the best of spirits; ho Inughod slyly, a8 ho sauntered nround tho prom- isos, winking Lnowingly at his employes, and enyfng. “wait until to-morrow morning and soe,” Tho *to-morrow morning” came, and found threo mon ongaged in digging threo suspicions- looking tronchos benenth tho shado of ‘g largo Juniper-tree which grow upon a grassy bonch Dutn littlo way from tho front door of the liotel. Doliy Hamilton was superintending tho work. ITo apponred to bo bumsting with fun, which ovorflowed from him in rippling smiles and waves of guffawa, A number of men who lind congro- gated on tho poreh wore watehiug tho proceed- 1ngs, and speculnting on what tho trenchies wero to bo usod for, All ngreed that they looked hlio graves, but Lhen no person had died or been kill- od for sovernl days, so thoy could not bo intend- ed for such o purpose. 'Lho erowd had been swolled by the addition of tho gamblora to whom allusion Tias alrondy beon made, when ono of thew called out: l“"f!m‘ Dolly, what tho deuce are you doing there?" Dolly looked up, smiled plessantly, and snid: “dood mornmg, gentlemen : good morning. It's right pleasant.” Thon changing his voico, ho sung tho verso from tho old funeral hymn, ondlug: ¥ ¥e living men, como view the ground Where yo must sorily lie, Tho gamblers laughed hoarlily at this mani- fostution of wit on tho yart of tho landlord, who shorely afterward joinod them on the poreh, hut rofused to f:lvu any particulars concerning tho holes ho bad just finshed, ho breakfust boll was rung soon afterward, whon the boarders pushed into the dining-hal Whilo they wero busily unx:nf:nd in setisfying thoir hunger, Dol{; oniored tho room, mado Lis way to tho head of the tablo, Inid apair of silver- monutad rovolvers in front of Lim, thon clearing Lig throat with an ** ahem,” said: “GeyTiemes: Whon I decided upon butld- ing Lhis tavorn, I had an ided that Tknow how ta keep o hotol, and dog me of I aint jess dern fool enough to boliove that Ikin do it'yat, not- witbataading that many of yon have hoen givlnfi mo a pretty rough deal. I'Turnish jess as good n menl a8 tha country produces; niy rooms aro liept in good order; nand no man kin say that ho Ling eyer gone awny from my houso himgry, To do thia I havo iad™ to draw upon my own ro- sources, beeause many of you have failed to pay me. Now, I can't keep o hotel If I'm hectored thisway, 'Ihave alwags trled to ba on tho square in this town, aud want to continue in the wl‘unru busibess; but some of you uns aro doing what you can to turn me aside. I don't supposo yon aro n\'arlf' anxious for mo to give you s lee ture, and ag I'm not » publiv speaker I'll out my romnarks short, Allow o then to sny thnta man a8 caty threo moals a day aud won't Imy fur thom, nint doing tha fair thing. Ho nint worth slineks to n tavorn-keeper, and tho sooner lio Ensws in his checkd tho better it 18 fur tho oarding-house community. I don't want you fur to understand mo to say that I'm a mission- ary, or boen called to preach the gospil, but I do wish you to bear in mind that Ihave n mis- nlon to perform, and bhave Ind n call to do it I baye Dbills to poy, and must havo money, Quite a1umbor of you uns owo me mouey, have monoy, aid muat._pay me, or out goes your lamps. I have hagd three nice, comfortablo graves dug out uuder the old cedar- troo this morning, You'll all agreo with me that the place isn't too lonoyone, aud uny rensonable follow ought to ho watiatled to slcep forever thar; nmf!'m nolnfi to fill thom linles with those of my dobtors who Iin but won't pry. I'll havo the dining-room door lncked, and want you nll to stop up to tho Captain's ofiice and sottle bo- foro you go out: I am n-waiting fur you.” ‘I'he spenker consod; his flugors played with one of tho rovalvers, whilo his eyes” took in the nstonished countonnuces boforo bim. ‘fhera was nn nlmost patnful silonce for » moment, whien one of tho gamblers spolw up 3 “Dolly, you'vo beal_taking enap judgment onto ns, and haint seted oxactly on tho square with ua, - Wo all kuow that you are a bully good gumbler, and could win onoiigh money to pay all tho running oxpenaes of this houseif you was o mind to; but no, yon'vo thrown off on yor old profession, and nro s tryin’ to geb along in o snonkin' sort of n way, Now, of all things fn this world I abominato n soeak the most. You'vo triod lo cateh us in the door, but you will have to learn that old birda ning eanght by eball. I want you to understand hat 1 am golug to board hera just as long ns you sot a tablo aud ringz o betl, and I'll pay you whon [ see fit, not bofure," Brenkfast wae . finishod in silonce, aud one by ono tlio men left tho tuble, stepped up to the clork, paid tho smount of their indebtedness, taok their receipts, and made their exit. At lunb tho gamblor who had mudo tho speech nbovo quoted aroso aud statked toward tho door, with- out o much ws giving n look at the clor! e Dolly Haumilton, who from his position at tho hond of tho xoom could obsorve ovary move, cried ont, * Took that door, and pormit no ono to go out unloes ho shows u cord 1" The man who had beon stationed at the door turned the key in the lock, placed himself before it and awaited furthor ordora, *Open that door}” oxclaimed the gambler, or you nre & dead man in minute!” ‘Iho man replied that hoconll not do so unless Tio recoivod Liis ordors from the Jandlord, *ifhon, by holy Bt Panl, your blood bo wpou yoirr own hosd,” shoulod tho gamblor, ‘Tuirly livid with rage, as be drew his rovolyor and levelod it at tho head of tho offender ; befora ho had time to pull tho triggor, Dolly Hamilton's pistol uxrlmlud. a bail prereed the gambler's braiu, and ho foll to the hufil’l\ corpse, winls Dolly, with tho coolnens of a voternn soklior, shot hiy gloncos around the room und kuid, *are thoro any more going to try Lo got out in that manner ¢ 2y Tho killing of the gambler croated no excito- mant whitever, for it was only nuother adued to tho alroudy Ipng list of similar episodos of life in Novada Quleh, g ‘Tho landlord, aftor having propared the corner- utous for his now gravoyard, nont out & hoy witl u bell to call in tho citizons of the town to uttond tho nflmml, and in due time a goodly crowd col- loeted to ]my tho lnkt tribute “of )espect tho depnrted, 'Ihe romniny, incasod in & meat burial-cawe, woro cartiod to the gravo and doposited thoroin with- out nuy more uarumauf thun would Lave beon obkerved in burying tho Lody of u dog, Tho wrowd proceedod to the hotel aftur the funorsl, whera suveral drinks wore indulged In, aud, whila wo engngod, o gonocal conversation’ cone corning tho ehuracter of the decousod ensued. During the convorsntion onn of the talkors ro- marked that it did not appesy to him that tha funeral hid hoen conducted in regular style. o th’? What was wrong shont it “ Wall, you see, I'm uot™ funora) sharp, und aon't know much about wach things; bub it strikes mo that somothing ought to Im\'o bLeen nld by somo oue afore wo enm uway and loft Jell farover.” +That's o fack," waid Dolly, * Now, whon [ vomio to think of it, it in customary to by somes thing ; but thou I wis go coufouudoed busy that I ontirely forgot aboutit, Dut it's better late than novery so if you'll all go back wo witl deavor to remedy tho oversight,” Tho praposition wna hnilod with approbatlon, and ngain tho erowd nssombled around tho grave, whon Dolly, in Nis _homely way, rmnclmd a funoral sormon. I abnll” not at empt Lo give my rendets o ropott of thin sor- mon, lost I bo ncensed of attompting to bring ridienta upon rollgion, but Justics Lo history com- pols mo tostata that tho speakor sequiticd him- woll in n watisfactory mnunor, rrn{nhu: tho good traits in_tho charnoler of tho doconsed, and touching lightly upon or altogether omitting to montion the bud, The funers! boing over, Dolly proceeded to admiuister upon the estato of tho'deceased, Ifo took clinrgo of his offcots, paid off lia dobts, Hought ont tho relntiven and paid over to thom what romained, and flually wiped his hauds of tho transnction. 5 Tho handsome mannor in which Dollylind con- ducted himgolf after tho Iilling, and tho satis. fuetiun ho hnd rendored to all in the discharge of his dutios ax ndministrator, mado him n gront Iavorita with tho oxoitablo and chivnlric citizens of Novada Gulel, and l‘.hn{ inglated upon bestow- g on.bim tho hlghest ofifoo In- thoir gift, Ilo wag accordingly olected Mayor, without apposi- tion, at tho election in tha followlng spring. Mayot Hamilton, having domonstratod that ho could collect n bill, fonnd no_trouble therenftor in keoplug n hotol, Dut tho two extra graves had to bo Olled up, becnuso theroe wete no ocens pants for them, THE FARM AND GARDEN, ''he Effect of the Prompt EnrmeLabor— the Mich= tean and- lilnots Fraft=Growers nnd Shippers—Frult=Distribution Associ= attott—south of the Ohio. Lrom Our Agricultural Correspondent, Cutsarvaay, 1L, Dee, 17.—A vory pertinont Inquiry in regard to labor is, Why do veople in want of omployment flock to tho railroads and othor induatrics, IN PREFERENCE TO THR FARM? Ab firsb it might be supposed that tho wages were higher, tho hours of labor less, or tho em- ploymont mors rogular, or less axacting in labor, A careful examination will ghow that the dif- feroncs, I any, Is not matoriul, and that the pay and hours of labor on tho farm are about tho samo, while work, on the wholo, is not as hard. The farm-hand haw his time eoutod in all con- ditions of tho weather, and is at no cost.for board, whilo tho man who works for iho roads or for other industries ling overy hour deducted thnt ho is idlo, from bad woeathor or other cnuso; and, a8 ho must pay his board, that isoftenn serious dvawback on his wages. Tho railrond- brakesman, at $40 « month, has less moncy ab tho oud of the month than tho farm-bnud at £20. o usnally buya four meal-tickels for 81; that would make #22.60 for the thirty days, and loave him only $17.60, nfter lodging in tho caboose- car ob wight; and yet numbers of young wyment of mon, and eomo of thom sons of farm- ors, prefer this to form-labor. On tho wholo, the lifoc of =& raflrond-brakesmen in much bardor and more trying to the system thun that of n farm-laborer. If this s so, how can wo account for tho proforence? In tho first placo, thero is moro of Hocloty, more of varioty, o constant changing of tho scone, that in itself is attractivo to most young mon, On the farm, no hired hand i expected to worlk out in foul weather, and, if thoro is no in- door worlt, tho man may beidle, and yot his timo goos on all the same, Not 80 with the brakesman ; o must rtand to his post in all -conditions of tho weather, and, if froighta fall off, his train inlablo to ba drawn off without unotico, whon his wages stop and ho is on exponse for bonrd. In somo cases, tho inducement to becomo o brakesan is to work the way to con- ductor and on to somo highor position, and this is somctimes realized; but yet the great number of brakesmen continuo, yoar in and yeur out, a8 brakdsmon, o8 do farm- laborets who never riso above thoe position of & farm-hand, But wo might say that the farm- hand might hope to become thie owner of n farm, ond in turn becomo the employer, which very ofton oceurs. : But T suspeet that the seeret reason that sends men from tho farm is TIF TANDY PAYNENT OF WAGES. As arolo, tho farm-haud engages for eight or twolve months, to be puid after the whent, corn, or somno other crop, is sold, which generally oc- curs about tho closo of the Jm-lud of lubor, In tha meantimeo, he may need clothing or money for other purposos, aud, fu licw of it, mny get, now and than, a dollar, or au order on a clothior, who, of course, charges him two prices for his goods. In case tho crop fails, or the price is un- satisfnctory, the paymont i delayod for s time, and not unfrequontly to an indotinito poriod. In tlint very common practice lics tho truth, I sus- pect,—nll in o unlsholl,” o Markot-gardenars aud nurserymon usually pay their hands on Suturday night, orat the ond of tho mouth ; and these men hiave no trouble in getting all tho hiclp that they nood ot ull times; aud yeb the work of digging aud of packing trees is very oxacting labor, aud is often done in disagrocablo weathor. And Bo it Is of gardoning: the work ig, In mnny respects, monatonous aud tiresomo, and yet it is sought after in preference to farm- lubor, simply, I huve no doubt, on nccount of tho prompt piymont of wages. 'Tho man doos not tinvo to asl for hiig monoy, as there are rogu- lur times_of payment ; aud Lie relies upon tlss, and works ou satisflod. Nov so tho farm- who must ot boat wnit many mouths for his pov, with many uncertaintics connected with it. ‘hirty yearsago, the gardoner and nurservman peid no more promptly than tho furmer. 'Tho eales of tho Iatter oceirred twice o yoar, and then gouorally on a credit; und the Inborer had to wait as bost ho could. Bue_this was found rainous both to the laborer and the nureerymon, and great numbers of the latter failod.” At that time, out of twonty-eight pmities engnged in the nursery business in Cook County, not more than five or six held on to the business ; and sll of these men chauged to prompt pay, paying their Inbor nt the end of the week or gmonth, and gelling ouly for cash, Oradunlly this has become tha rulo in tbig businesy, and it has commanded all the Inbor that the business required. So it is with tho market-gardenor, whose enlos are for cash, nud ho pays promptly in eash for his labor. Hero, thon, are'two rural’ industries that have uo difliculty on the scoro of labor, and all on ac- count of the TROMPT PAYMENT OF THE WAGTN OF LATOR, A great wharo of thia labor is done by men of familios, who board themsclves, nnd_genorally work by thoday, 'I'his prompt paylonds to othor rosults. Iv provents speculution by o cluss of mon who would do business on the generous Lusinoss principle, and, in case that they mado o lucky striko, would pay thowr hands, but, on the contrary, lot them go unpaid, No doubt that the adoption of the rule to pay farm-hands ot the end of each month would lesson the domand for this kind of Jabor; snd that the domand would bo promptly supplied, and that, too, by a better quality than'iu at pres- out io ba had. T'lhoro aro now many farms who have adopted tho plan of short payments, and theso fatmers alwiys havo tho choice of hands; but we shoulit Ko oo stop furthor, and malke it o rale to pay ail day-hands at tho end of tho weak, aud month- hunds on the last day of the month. By so do- g, no farmor woul uugu?o in cropping boyond his monns, and things would be conducted on a moro sl foundation, aad wo would have less fluctuations in business, The farmer who pays his hunds at tho time of weiling his erop 1 vory like to run a bill for his Im‘;lemuul».hindrygnmlumm gracerios, und av tho blacksmith's; inshort, ho goos on Lick, dopouding on his erops to moot his Lisbilities, Now, when all thoso men have to tale thiy risk, thay must charge far it, and thosoe who pay in the end st pay for tho bad debts, Irurming is earriod on by tha uso of TOU MUCH NORKOWED CAFITAL, and this s what makes tho hard times, As o vule, tho largo farmer will find it to his ndvan. taga to ront his tand rather than to employ so- wuuy hands us {5 now the rafe, and, so fur ay possible, to bire men who ean bonrd thameolyes, "'ho grawing of broom-corn 18 a busiuess thut Toqnives large amount of Inbor, and, while the Dusiness {8 profitable newr o villago, when tho Lunds ean honrd thomaotves, mul though land is worth 100 or moro por ucro, yot, on cheap lund, when the farmor must bo at tiie outlay or hoard- ing his Lelp, tho roverse oecurs.almost to o cor- taluty. ‘Tho extrn capitn! in honse-raom, beds, and cooking appuratus, and the lows of timo in bad woather, ruin the profits, The farmer of to-day Is nurounded by dlffer~ ont conditionn fram the furmer of thitty yoars #go, und tho sooner Lo reakizes this tho botter, ‘Then the dry-goods dealor purchusod s goods on alx, nine, and twolve months, and’ sokl on long eredit, charging %3 to 60 por cont prolit on sluplo goods that to-day ara wold on n margin of 15 to 20 per cont, But tho pay is onsh in hund, — Whis i the ronson why “the fanm-hand must bave lus puy at short lutorvaly, for the very simplo reaton that he has no crodit, and wust pay cush for what ho purchasos, Ar. J. Bonham wiites mo that tho frult-grow- ard of Miochigen und Llinols aro to moos in Chie 20, Ja g * WESTERN FRUIT-DISTUIBUTION ARSOCIATION. NMr. . says: "'ho organtzation does not contemplato suaking any arbitrary valsa to control tho conmmerco in frult, it tho memibors Wimiply sssociato themsolves togethier by Daying 8 memborahiiefoo which {a to. bo_expoudad fn detenying tho oxyuunios of Waling o thoroiygh ennvana of tho villager nnd eltles of tho Blates Weat and North west, {0 obtain tho namos of roliable aud reaponsible men to whom orchardists and fentt-dealora cnn shiip thole fruit and have it muld Lo enstontors—thus golting It to mrket quicker than Uheyconld §¢ tho fraip possed throtgh vo many hady ok it doea ot presont, tiun suppiying o greut muny makets not herelofors regutarly suppiled, Tho fnformation thus obtuined in fo bo ombudied in tho formof o isincss-ircetory, 8 copy or which each member will ba enlitled- to by vittua of his momberahiip-feo, 'Tho direetory wil contain the names of persoun who aro reliablo, tho Plnce whero thiey resido, hio raflroxd routo or rontea by which the placu {4 reached, the number of fntinb- fianta the placo contains, anil all other informalion tlint mny be necosunty to promote the intoreats of tio mombers, “The mombers, whon thoy meet on tho 5th of Tanvary noxt, lu Qulengo, ta effect n pormanent. organization, may ndopt ritlen regulatiug standards of_excellouco in Duoking frult for murket, nd ndopt 8 rognlar trade- mark, which will bo a guarantes of the oxeclienca of coutonts of packuge, whothier it bo fn hox or basket, Dy thls ancthod it 1 Loped thata bettor class of - frult will be siipped, “Tho Assoclation 18 not desymod ta bo wolghed down with pinmorous ofticers, nor with a long slring of rules aml regulations, bindiby {ta membors to o certaln ehnnnel or modo of marketing thele fralt; Lut, whon the fuformntion for which the mombors huve peid i Surnished to thom, they can make sich uga of 1t va they decm beat,—1go it or ot ft alono,~tho Assoclation porforming ita duty to its memliors swhon it hos placed the Mformation tn thetr bands, This {3, in slort, an outling of tho objects of the Association,” "Lhe Hiinols Centeal will fasuo 400 tickets to fruft grawora und shippors, and run o trafn_for {ho oxcur: Klonon Monduy, Jun. 4, starting from Cairo and renching Chieago9 . m, A meeting of such n body of practical mon eaunot otherwise than bo useful, As hinted in thio nbove, this flald of luquiry will embraco tho whole ?\mstlou of tho packing, shipping, and marketing of fruits. In a formor lottor 1 made Homo romarka on tho aubject of the commorelul figoncy contamplated. On a_more eareful con- sidoration, Isco KO REASON TO CHANGE MY VIEWS , 1876, for the purpose of organiz on that subject, Lo the frait-grower, such an agency willbo of vavy ittlo value, au he'will hayo nelthorthe timo nor inclination to atudy up tho situation, as will the shipper, whoso buslness it isto do so. Any fruit-grower who profois to ship direct may avail himsolf of tho proposcd information, At present, tho donlers in outeldo towns and clties ordor from Chicago, from day to day, what thoy nood, and are not dapeudent on what this or that fruit-growor may choose to sond them. It those denters do not, an thoy cannot, desive theso irregular hhi{\munlu 1t certninly cannot bo to the intorost of tho frait-grower to thus mako tho shipments. The competition among deslors will Insuro n batter and moro etisfactory distribution than it will bo posstble on the plan to ship direct from the orchard or Ynrden to tho place of con- sumption. Thers Is n eort of demngoguo ploa that it snves one middio-man; but I do not sco how it is golng to help the fruit-grower in tho aggrogate. If onr commercinl ngencion, ai now coustituted, eanuot, or do not, furnish tho com- moretal standing of | fruit-dealors in tho #mall towns, It " ma bo ! proper for tho fruit-dealots ™ ¢ of Chicago, Michigan, and inois, and the fruit-growers, to mako arrangoments to obtain this information. Itig probabln that soma improvoment may bo mado in thieso ngency-repottr, 80 ns to designato who deal - fruit, ang o Mst of these might be furnishied by those agencies, separato from the lorge work that ombraces dealers of nll clugsos, and at such a reasouabio cost ny would moot the demnnds, and savo tho Association from tlus part of the worl, 3 ‘Chero will bo olhier matters for tho considora- tion of the Association when thay meet. Tho sizo and form of the sevornl pnckngos, and tho scliing by weight or mensuro, should bo well soitled. ~ A uniform sizo and form® of packago is of great imporfaneo, and no doubt tho solling by woight wonld give botter satisfaction than by measure 4 ot prosout. Dut tho plan of making evory fruit-grower his own middloman, to distributo hiia frnit to tho distant village, 1n SIPLY PREPOSTEROUS. The express campanies now give ug all the in- formation that is roquirod ns to tho standing of theso distant dealers wilhout the nid of this now commorcial ngonoy; but, in practice, this in- formatlion iu found of little valus for Lho rensons wbova stated, Yoars of exporience have showsi mo that it i8 an unsnfo practico to sond to theso men, unless tho goods are ordered at a fized prio, as thoy are o often overstocked with the unlooked for shipmenta ; and for many veara 1 havo abandouod tho practice, ns hayo most parties who havo mado tho yveuture. At least ono half tha fruit thus shipped by confid- ing parties to this village lias beon sent to an ovorstooked mnrkat, and often large consign- ments haroly pay tho froight, It is to b hopetl that tho Associntion will discuss this point so thnt it will ve fully undorstood, ns the great mays of fruit-growesrs are nob fully postod on tho subject. - Drc, 18.—Yestorday I left hiomo for a fow woeky' visit to the BUNNT SOUTIL ‘Passing throigh Douglus and Coles Counties, 1 found that the corn crop is vory fine, perhaps never bettot. A farmer ou the train, who resides near Ltun, stated that o ficld of lowland, that had been too wet. for corn until this year, Lnd I)md\lced 78 buehels per ncre, on o ot of GO acres; and that some of his nelgh- bors claimed n yield of from 80 to 100 bushels. *As_wo go south, the crop ia very gliort, The winter-whent i8 looking vory fing; but tho breadth rown is less than usual,‘on no- count of tlia chinch-bugs sud the diytioss of tho senson. . On gotting up thls morning, tho train wns soveral miles routh of tho Olio, und uear tho uorth lino of Tenuessce, The country is ono of n light growth of hard-wood timber, mostly oak and hickory. Tho clearings aro smnll and most- ly occupied by woodmen. At Trost's we got broalkfaut,—broiled quail, steak, griddle-cakos, and a vory good cup of coffea. One look nt tho buttor ‘sliows that you aro south of tho Ohfo. 1t s white, crumbly, and without the taste or appouranco of = good butter; yot it is frosh made, and appears to bavo been mado a8 good s the material would permit, tho pasturago balug the woody twigs of the forest undorgrowth, 'ho goll is rich and easily eculti- vuted, but no attompt appears to havo beon mado [ to uup?ly pasturage. ‘Tho small flelds of corn show that thio scason Lins boen unfavorablo for that crop. This is o good winter-wheat dis- trict, nnd wmost of tho cloared land is in this crap. ‘T'hio great mistako of most new sbttlomonts | hiere ropeated, and that in TIE PENCE BYSTEN, by which tho now sobtler bns to incloso his enlti- vited tields to keop out a fow head of stock ihat are altowed to pick up a precarious living in tho bush, ns grass-pasturago is ont of the question. If the farmer would sow & small fleld to clover and orehard-grass, sud plont corn, or sow mil- let or Hungarian grais tor soiliug for his stock, all this outlay for fouoifig, kave that ebout tho pasture, would bo suved. Iu this caso thero is 10 oxeuso for atock runuing at large, as there in roully no adoquato outsido pasturags, as is tho cnve on Lo prairio; and & non-foncing law would at ongo doublo tho value of thoir lands, In foet, it Is one of tho mest sorious arawbacks to their goftlemont and culturo, T'he smnll farmor has first to cloar the land of timbor, and, us that cowmands a fair prico for plunk, hoards, fonce-posts, tics, and timber, o finds that no great hardship;- butto put so el of the bost of tho onk-timbor into worm- fonces is, under tho presont condition, a groat tax on both timber and labor., 'L'his wubjeot shonld at onoo have attention, if thoSouth would invite farmers from the Nortl, as most of tho Staten nortl of the Ohio have whatis ealled non- inclosure laws, in which 1o domestio animal i allowed to ruu at large, To obtain such laws, long years of effors hnve boen made ; aud in 11li- nois that rosult ouly cane after nearly all tho ontlying praivio was put under culture. Nvory villngor who owned s cow eluimod the right to pasture his cow in tho hLighway; but hero thore is no oxcuso for such ‘o cluim, 8 the highway- supplics 10 graxs, and only tho shrubs aud brush that grow in the cornezs of the foneo are avuilnble, the lonves of which, for but~ ter-making, huvo o donbtful vulue, Wo have ovory resson to beliove (hat red clover und orchird-grass will do well on these luuds, and thoy shoutld have early attontion, Milan s the fltat place of noto south of the Onio, and, though vory new, presonts ovidonce of thrift. "Tha tioldu aro older and largor, mnl tho furm-housod call to mind tho old ‘ennensvo plantor, with bis village of negro Luts, Cotton }u hero one of tho erops, but ot largoly #o, s whoat yob holdu its plncs a8 of tho first’ jmpor- tunce, " Bouth of Milan, tho erops appour to hayo aulTored loss with tho droughit, The forests huve boon cloared { glrdling tho largo track, entting down and burning the simallor onoy, and then planting to cotton, cory, or wheat. Many of theso old girdlings, or ; ' DEADENINGH,” a8 thoy aro hora eallod, aro yot presont. For many yeurs thero hus been a demand for tho whlte-oak and hickory of this ropton for implos monts, wagons, mnd other uses, ny they are vor, tough and valuable for this purpose, though much of theso primml forosts has had tho .name aud roputation of socoud-growtl timber, This forest-land I8 1u one rospect difforont from thnt of tha Northern foroaty, as tho roots of tho traos run doopor, aud, as ooon a8 tho small lzru\fl.h i out out and burnod, tho plow can fol- ow, a3 the rools nre not in the way of culture, nnd ho stuwps nre liko KO mnny posty, and tho plow may bo run closo to thom, On samo of thero old furma as wo ito Konth, I obsorvo small pasturos of bluo graes, but am told that It is liablo to bo pastured out. Tho rod codar begins to apponr in the opon forests ns wo crosn tho small stronmn, but In ub- sont an tho uplid, 1t is singuiny that go little attontion hns boen paid to the planting of orohards, for thin s n very good climate for the apple, aud vory fine for the apricot, tho pench, and tho native plum. Now that the communica- tion Ig divect with Chicago, crossing the Ohio at Catro without changiug cars, wo may oxpoct thnt thin section will not bo long overlookoed ny n Klncn to grow frult aud early vegotables for the orth, Ronac. —— JAPITAL PUNISHMENT, Views of an Oppouen pe t of the Donth- Pennlty. To the £ditor of The Chicaao Tridune : And now comes anothor .spasmodio offort, in- stigated by mob-law, and encouraged in iig hallish work by a portion of tho press, to restoro that vilo barbariem, capital punishment, which was nbolishod wome two yenrs ago In Iown. Tur Cnicaao TRIUNE stales, fn o Into editorial, that * Tho Logislaturo of Iows, in doforence to amandlin and sickly sontimentality, abolished enpital punighment "3 and bonsts of its prodic- tion that nn increnso of crime and Lynch law would follow, This prediction, it claims, lina already como {o pass; aud it argues, for thiy reason, that ' Lynch Inw mny sometimes becomo o torriblo good,” if it will only serve to restoro hanging for murder. - Precisoly tho samo offorts woro made In Michigan * and Wis. consin © by the Lynchars and their nbettors to restore tho death-ponalty in those Btates, twonty years ngo, But, thank God! their worso than wicked desigus have failed, No Sinto has yot restored tho denth-ponnlty whore its nvolition hna beon fairly tested ; nor can any good reason, in tho light of facts and lllxalgory. bo asalgued for such o Llind and foolish poliey, s Lwill not dony that murdor, for o fow months past, lins been frequont in the State of JTowa; but that'its froquonoy g tho result of the reponl of capital punishment, I do most cortninly dony, unlens the belisvers in capital punishiont have ontored into n conspiracy to got tho law restored, by encouraging Lynch [nw and banding them- solves into murdorons mobs, ‘Citi TRIBUNE 0X~ presses tho ardent hiopo that. these Vigilance Committees will induco tuo next Legislaturo to restore \ the pgallows, If they ‘“vould regtoro b ¥ long ~ onough to ‘got rid of tho ringlendors of Lyuch Inw, it might sorve a8 a satisfaction ta tho frionds of law and order; bt Tonly wish thnt such abettors might lind n place within tho walls of & prison tiil God ealls them to judzmont. It fa foolisli to urgo that capital punishment ehould bo re-cstablisiod in Town, simply bacauso Vigilanco Committees have deprived men of that protection which the law throws around them. No wonder ‘L'ne 'I'mInuNE offers a weak apology for such villaing as composo o Vigilonee Committee, when it is composed of men - who agree with Tues Tumune upon this subjoct, As Christ said that the man who lusteth uftor o woman hath alrondy com- ittod ndulteryin hls own hoart, 8o Is it aqually truo that all men who would murder by law, or otherwige, aro guilly of murder in their own Lionrts, and aro always tho promotors and oxocn- tors of Lynch Inw, Tho appeal of ‘Pt Tiununs will do for o sousation; but it will not havo weight with the sober jndgment, nor conform to tho facts of history, or bear tho test of rescarch and argument, .. Tha " injustico and inexpediency of ecapital punishment in auy community have beon irro- Iutably establishicd boyond rensonable question, not only by tho best thinkers of our times, but facts nud statistics hnve fully established it. It is no longor n question of faney or spoculation, but of facts and figures, Tho Ignorant and une informod may bo “led astray by dogmatic nuser- tion aud irrafional statemonts In the iewspapaers ; but this cannot docoive or prejudico the woll- informed. It overy country, fu overy ngo, when capital punishmont has_boon abolishod, erimo bins always decronsed. Not oo single oxcoption can bo found to the nhove statomont, where ita abolition has been falxly tried, When ‘fae Tnrmoxe states that “Im- prisonmont for life I& o ;nonontity,” tho nesertion would havo somo weight if iv could provo it by n comparlson of Statos whoro tho dunlh-fignalty it In foreo with thooo States whero it had bean abolished ford perivd of twanty yonrs or moro. I challengeanycomparison takon from ofiicial roports, which does not speak iu thunder- tones for its repenk Capital punishmont pre- vents, in every instande, tho very object of pmxlu].\munt. which ia prevention of crime and reformation of tho criminal. It certain- doos mot retorm him, bub rather bardons humon naturo, blighls tho morn genso, and incices othors to similer crime, 'The instances are numerous to prove this, had I tho timo to presont them here, Human life cannat bo ancred in a Stato which takes it, nor is taking lifo tho grentost detormont to crimo, It rathor aggravates it. Ono crop of murders, followed by a8 many exeoutions, only mudtiplies another. Murdors ure moro fraquent in proportion to pop- ulation whore hanging is the law, than in those communitica where it is not. Nor is abuso of the pardoning power any ox- ousa for au infliction of tho death-pennlty. Abol- ish capital puvishmont, and tho pardoning power ean then, aud should, be dispensed with'alto- pother, except iu thosoeasea where tho ncoused {a fonud ivuocent aftor bis conviction and son- tonce. Bat even this. authority should be lodged in tho hands of the Supromo Court of tho Stute, and ot with the Governor, T'ho simplo fact that tho innocont must always suffer beyond remedy, by the oxceution of the denth-pouslty, shonld nlono bo sufticient to condomn it alto- gothor in the oyen of all good citizous. It juthe cortainty of punishment—not its se- vority—which provents crimo. 'Tho doath-pon- alty lnn{ bo severo, but juries are so very slow to convict that fully ono-half escapo all punish- ment under it, who might othorwiso got their Just deserts, It mattors not_ how short the average term of & man senteunced to a lifo-imprisonment ; it is nufliciont ir his puniphuient is during life, with- out pardon. Mon who advocato the death-pon- alty are always its practical ns woll as thooratical oppanonts, Ivon Mosos was guilty of murdor, and, had ho been tried by his own laws, would hieyo suffered death, . . Tho Quakers, true to tho teaching of Him who “ enine to save mon's lives, and not to de- #troy thom," dony tho right of socioty, as woll s tho individyal, in overy iusteuco, to tukoe lifo ; and. ns & untural result of such teaching, no Quakor was ovor known to commit the crimo of murdor, While cuapital punishment cannot be sustained from tho precopls of Christianity, sinco it was all virtually "ifmlm I.»Y Christ in tho firsv sormon e prosehed, I have hoped that the Church would s{muk out more boldly and (rL:}uumly in opposition to this gront crime agaiust God und man. ¥ L, BLAYTON, Hex N S EPISODE IN THE STORY OF A MUFF. Sl fealoust Am Lsorry? Nol Tlika fo sco my Mabel o, Carinit mid, Toor Puss | ‘That sow and then sho dzasra Conclusions, not %ithout a exuse, 1s iy ldea. Wao loyo; und T'm propared to proys Thut Jenlousy in kin to love - 1In constant women, Aly jealous Pusey eut up rough o' day Leforw | bought Lo nuft ‘With sablo trinuning, “Theeo tearful darlings think to quoll usy By being so divinely Jealous ; ut I know botler, Hllto! Whe's thut? A dumsol come, Tl follow s no, T ean't, for wome Oilo oliio Lins mot her, What fun 1T looks o Ind of gracal Sholioldn lier muty 1o hide Lior fave | ‘They kisa—1tho sly Puss | Nilte! Her muT—it's telmmod with sablo! 0% like the mfl T jgavo to Mabel Good lord, ehio’s iy Fuss | —Fralerio Locker, — A Now . EEiflo, A Paris journal doscribes s now rifls, of novel constraction, rocently juvontod in that eity. Ac- eording to this secount, thogun prosonts nothing romurkuble oxteriorly, buk tho lock is so srranged that the brooch In oponed by coclune tho pices, and, tho chinrgo being introduced, the brevel in closud, and tho gan tired by tonching tho triggar, Tho eartridge connists of o hollow leaden cono filled with powdor, and elosod at the base by n picen of eork, At tho moument the cartridgo 18 lntrmluuml into tho broee, the powder eseapos by a mnall holoin the cork, and an jmporcopti- b{n ball of fulminating powder, which forms the priming, takes its formo: position, ‘Cho tripla uetion of cocking, loading, and fiving, Is thus oifocted simultanconuly, so that a man’ with hut slight exporienco cwi fira twenty rounds winnte. Tho eartridges aro stored In an iron tubo, which i placed parallol with tho barrol, aud contalns thirty Lally, so that the piecco may Do firod a8 many timos almest without any (n- terval, and without removing the stock from tho shouldor, thore boing uothing to bo dona but, to ook and pull the txloker, MONEY AND COMMERGCE. FINANCIAL. In observanco of Christmna Day, tho banka ond storos wero closed yoatorday, nnd busiucas gancrally suspended with the oxception of the frrogular and ilogitimate trananations of the curbatono operators of Llio Board of Trade, Tho ordors for curroncy on Thuraday wera considerably honvior than for anyday of the pro- coding two wooks, Tho domnud waa most of it for hoga. S Tho sales of exchango to pot onrroncy, and tho Inrgor amount mado sinco tho fall in tho prico of provisions, have wenkoned the rato, Snlos were nade at 600 promium hetwoen banks, for £1,000, but tne markoet wns not firm ut that rate, ‘Ihe clearings waro $9,600,000. I'ho demand for lonns was dull as during the wook. Tho rates for discount woro 10 per cont to regalar customers, with concosslons to inde~ yendent borrowers, iroet rates, 8@18 por cent ; real oyiato loans, 8@10 por cent, TOREIGN EXCHANGE. I, J, Chrlstophior & Co., bankers, No. 74 Honth Clark strect, quote foreign oxchango: London, 486@4801¢; Paris, 51656@H12¢ ¢ Hamburg and Bromen, 95@10; Lerlin, U5@0G ; Frankfort, 4036@411¢ ; Holland, 11@413¢; Den- mark, S5X¢'s Bwedon, 275¢; Norway, 110, CAULE THANBFERS, * London, 492; Pnris, 6510%¢, COMMERCIAL, Yeatorday, boing Chrisimas Day, was quitorig- Idly obsorvad in commercial circlos, A nynopslact the trading of the provious day, giving the clos- Ing prices in tho principal articles, and such clinuges as woro clicited yosterday, Is givon ho- low. Tho Board of Trado was closed, but o fow operators in grain, who would scarcely sncrifico their mania for trading long enough to attend tho funeral of thoir nenrest relativon if thoy could help themaelves, gathored in the lowor iall of the Clinmbor of Commerco and mado n fgw gonerally abortive attompts to trado, ‘L'lio crowd disporsod oarly, The only trading reported was in whent, and vory littlo wan dono ut that, Tho murket was wouk, howovor, declining nbout e from tho cloaing prico of Thurstny evening. Sollor Janu- ary opencd at89}fe, sold down Lo 8834c, and closed with sellors at "89c, Seller February opened as 0034e, declined to 902¢e, and clozed at 003¢c. Corn was inactive ond nominatly unchinnged. Beller tho montl was jofored nt 78i¢c in woltle- monb, o o Oats woro ~ inactive. quotedat 62} sollors. Ryo was nominal at 97c for regular No, 2, and 98@09¢ for fresh receipts, Barloy was quoted at tho closoon Triday at 21.2334 for round lots of regular No. 2, cosh, and S1.95@1.27 for fresh, nccording to locution, Bellor January closed at £1.94, aud seller Pobim- ary ot 81,25, ~ Yesterday nothlng was dono, Provisions wero nominally unchangad, The following woro tho elpsing valnhonu on the Tharadey afternoon calls - Cao , 814.50@18.55 ; sellor Jnimnry, 818.571¢@18.604 ‘sellor Fobruary, 818.85@18.873¢; nollor Alarch, §10.20, Lnn& closod nt 12,00 cash, $12.953¢ for Jauory, 313.2744@1,35 for March, and $13.173¢ for Fobs ruary. Ments cloged in the morning'st 63¢c for green shouldors, Y@D¢o do for long cleat, 9}¢c do for short ribs, 95¢c; do for short clear, and 936@10c do hams. “Short cloar sold Thuraduy evouing at 10%4c sellor March, Soller January waa —— THE LIVE-STOCK MARKETS, Tha Nve-stock markets were qulet, Kome llttlo trading was dono In tho different departments during 1ho forenoon, but by midday the yards wore doseried, Priced wero tirm all aroundd, whilo for thio better quali- ties of both cattlo und hogs's_triffing advence wan in #omo Istaticos obtained, Wo quoto priced flrm nt $1.00@0.76 for common {0 extra caltlo; &b $0.6027,00 Tor common to choico Logs; undat $3.00@5.50 for caminon to prito sheop, Jtecelpls wera: G0l cattlo, 4,830 hogs, uud 62 sheep, Shipmouts were: 790 cat~ tio, 2,289 Lings, and 420 Kheap. AMUSEMENTS, HALSTED-ST, OPERA HOUSE, Uorner of Halsted and Harrlson-sts, TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS! Hundrods turned away unablo to obtaln aven standing room 2 MAD. RENTZ'S FEMALE MINSTRELS! And MILLIE DE LA COUI'S PARISIAN CAN-CAN DANCERS, Doclorod by an enthuslaatio addloncs io bo tho. grentest sticaosd avor known in Chicakos . The splondid 'Variots Gompsay, composod ontiroly of SPROTA LY ARTLAES, vecoleod ith rencated domonateatlona ol Aprovls - Matinoos Taoaday and Fridsy at3o'clocks AUADEMY OF MUSIC. FAREWELL OF ATMBEE 'Chls Saturday, ot 3 o'clock, Grand Gals Matineo. LA FILLE DE MADAME ANGOT, AIMERE AS CLAIRENTE. v POPULAR PRICE Nigh, LA P GHOEE, ¢ ¥ oclod Montay=3153 GLARA MURRIS. MoVICKER'S THEATRE. SATURDAY MATINEE. EDWIN BOOTH IN TWO (HARACTERS, THESTRANGER AND PETRUCHIO. J. 1. MoVICKER as PETRR and GRUMIO, f Graud Fazowell Baturday—Last A RICHELIFU bwiN noorm, MOND. ARD III. Soata can now bosecurod, G%AND OPERA-HOURE, - N ©opposith Shorman Hou FRED AIMS....., GRAND SATURDAY MATINEE nt 2:8: roniny Porformauca at 8, Kolly & foon's teansiation of Ilorve's Cumia Opora, LE PETIT FAUST! MARQUERITE.............. T ONLY LEON, KELLY & LEON'S FAMOUS MINSTRELS IN AN ENTIRE NEW PROGRAMME. OHICAGO MUSEUM. R. J. WATERS, «Managor, Thia (Suturday) altomonn, positivoly last tme of tho VEICTILMS. Joshua Duttorby—Mr, Joh Dillon. At tho oventag formatice, hust tymo of o ovenlag [por- 5 LANCASHIRE TLASS. Ae. Dillon lu hia groat part of Tho Party by the Namo of Ty ireday, and Batuilay, csday, ! " WEST SIDE SKATING RINK. GRAND MATINEE TO-DAY AT 1 O'GLOCK, Good muslo in_attondanco, Admisslon, 25 cents, 4 Jady and gont, 6 NEW PUBLICATIONS. MUSICAL GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Fino Gilf Editions (price $1) of these Elegant Collectious of Bonnd Musie, entitled QENB OF BTRAUSB, Instrumental, GEMS OF BOOTTISH BONG, Vooal GEMS OF 8ACRED BONG, ¥ GEMS OF GERMAN BONG, ¢ 'WREATI OF GDMS, el PL NO FORTE GEMS, " OPERATIO PEARLS, # BHOWER OF PEARLS, “ Ducts, MUBIOAL TREASURE, “ ond Instrumental, PIANO AT HOME. Foor Naud Pieces, ORGAN AT HOME. Reed Organ Muslo, PIANIST'S ALBUM, Instrumental, PIANOFORTE GEMS, Y mll,nm;f “L‘).r Voluwo, In Boards, $3,00; Cloth, 83,004 Full adsomoly-bound **Livon" of the Great Musio Also, re: Moudolwsolin, Mozart, Obopln, &o., costiug HL76 (0 $8.00 por book, re. Sent prowptly by mail, post froo, Ordar soou, Bald nvn:ru for ratail prico, LYON & HEALY, Chicago, OLIVER DITSON & CO, OHAS, H, DITSON & 00, Boaton. 711 Broadway, T soaLzs, " FAIRBANKS' STANBAKD SCALES OF ALL KIND3, FAIRBANKS, MORSE & Q0. 111 & 118 Lako St,, Chicage, Bacarefultobuyonlythe Genulne, UCEAN NAVIGATION P L NAVIGATION, . . National Line of Stenmships, INOTIOCH. o most southorly routo ba thin Uompany, 1087014 150 And 3.‘;:!.3..!.’5‘2!‘ sy, Bulltog trom Ko Xork for LEVIREON Land QUENS Sntling from N. York (o Lonuon (.“mé‘(}'i-my fortnight, Onbis jnsengc, KGO, B30, CUrTOuGY : Micorap, o) Qrest reduced ratos, 1o ‘r.n,:'inlxiunl uwout, ratod. rafla fur £L80G, SRl o Sastorn A ., B LA RSON, Wostorn Anont, Narthenst eornar Olnclc and 1t y Euiman 1oumos, Ontoago, J0ibhats, (opposite nor AMERICAN TINE, . REDU%]I‘{I?HO“RATES LIVERPOOL, Q,UEENSTDWN, Andall potma in Groat Britaln and the Continont., . 1L MILNE, Wostorn Agent, 43 LaNn] ortior Madi, Great Western SAtenmship Line, Irram Now York to nfll’llnl (V.nnlnrsl) diroct, Qornyrall, Capt, Stampor, Tuosdny, Doo, 2. Oreay ;'leom:"uanl. Wh{'«ll’mm, “’mlxyull Jan, 20, Cabln Paseagn, 870; Intormediato, $15; Btoorago, $%, ER ook Sk ™ Kol e aat Fenrgii ok Lalio Bhora & LBV IL T o ATD, Agont. RAILROAD TIME TABLE, NRRIVAL AWD DRPRRTORE OF TRATNS. FIXPLANATION OF REFRN ATRA,—t Hflhmlll{x: NGO M eontod. * Sty oGepiL LA il 30 Sindgy B0 R e § Dy OOMD CHICACO & NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD. Ticket Officer, 61 Clarlest, (Sherman, House), and 75 Canate stuy curer Hadisuneaty, and at the depots, Feacr, 015 3, m THI i e 0 aaies it ‘a—Dapot corner of Wolla and Rinzlo. b—Dayot corner of Uanal audl Kinelo. MICHIGAN CENTRAL % GREAT WESTERY RAILROAY. Depoly, goot of Lake-st,, and fool of' Ticenty-recond.ot, Ticket-ogice, 67 Clavk~it,, Southenst corner a7 Handolphs and 70 (\analats, corner o' .‘llmlium. 1Jai fvfa main and atr 1ino), g1 8, m, I+ 9:60 1, o CHICAGO & ALTON RAILRDAD, Chieagn) Kansas City and Denver Short Line, aut, Yo, and Chicann, Springhstd, Altor and Thronigh Line, b bridge, T ne. Unfon Deyot, Weed Side, neas icket Opficest A¢ Dipot, and 123 Leave, Kansan Cltyand Denvor Fasi K 0y EEbbere B, Louls and Spielngilold 1t iz, vid dacksonvills Divirlo: Jofterson Gitr iCxps Peoria and Kook Chieago & Paduy; Streutar, Lagan, \ Jollot & i CHICAGD, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RAILROAD, Tnton Devut, rovner Madism and Conl-sta, Tlelet Otee, 63 South 1) iposite Sheruman House, "and af Dejpot, Louive, 1 {*Rmn. . Milwaukoe, Muliso; i 3 " 908 . alels di Uhiod Blilwaukee, La Uius St Laut & Sinnennofis. i Fxpress: alan, vin M for 1 3 *9:% 4. m, * 4:00p, my adison, I qnlm. .\lilnilth!l. Grean) Stavans' Point Miiaiskoe, T Crosso. 8t. Paul & Minuoajiolis, Ripross.... *6:00 po ;"1 008, . £ 9:0p.ni, 1$ 7:15 8, s ILLINOIS BE;IT_RI}L RAILROAD. 5 Depot, foot 7 Etkeat, antool o 'T:'P::{'!ll/‘:l conial. Ticksh Bt. Louls Ezpie 8L, Louis Fast Line, Cuiro& New Urlean: ol et & s Spriughold, Peorfa ocokuk K: e & Slou bt 1 Dubuque & Fr. Dilgo K Gilmay Passon CHIGAGD, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILTOAD, ool aagtw, and Sivteenthest. Dt it Seheonihatee ekt Oy 5 G tlS und af depots. Arvive, Mail and Exprest,., Ottana aud Stroatar Pavor Dubuque & Klodx Oity itxn Pacitlu Fast Lino, for Om Ka ity, Laavonworth, pro: urora Passo Blondolay Dttaws £ i aior i Aurora Bamonger., urora Passongor Dubuun & SineOlly e, Pachilo Night Exp, for Oraabia,. Kansas Uiz Loavenworth, Al culson & St Josoph 1xp.sse.s Dawuer's Grovo Accuinumoa Downer's tirova Accoimaration| Dowsor'sGrove Acsowmodation| 1Ex. Saturas KANKAKEE LINE. From Central Depot, foot Lake-tt,, and depot foof Tentyd, decondst, _Ticket'olice, 131 Jmn.}awn.:fim{"&fiw. Teare, | _Arrice. FP8 BRFREE Loulsvillo & Ciacln. xproas . * 9:05. m. 1:% p. m.| ? s (45, o5 natl Nlaiit Srprons aity)es CINCINNATI AIR LINE AND KOKOMO LINE, From Dittaburg, Cincinnatt & St Louis Naileay depot, cons ner Clinion and Carroll-sts,, West 3 ki o Handopinsyy v of depot.” oot Site Tieket ofice, 128 Teate, | Arrlee, s Indianapolis, Louisviile & 8y K natl Day b . E .|* 8:40 py s Indiaunpolts, Loatavi o b ke natl (dally).., 7:30p. m.| 7:408. ma, PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD. From depot corner Clintan and Carroll-ste., West Sided Ticket offiee, 181 Haudolph-st., and atdepol, Loare, |~ Arrice, Columbne, Pittsb Tixpros s, Pl Night Fapross (daily) BALTIMORE & OHID HAILROAD Trabie rom Exryoritivn Building ond depot foot af iNcentymeeintas - iekes ahees @ Liallesst,” 2 Tedve. | drrive Mall, Sundays Exocpto U5 2. it prose, Dallysen 05 . CHICAGD, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RAILROAD, Depot, corner of Van Uuren and Sherman-stas, ket afice, Grand Iietfe Holel, ‘ Omaha, Leavanw'th Alchison B Ferh Aty PR . e In the Court of Common Pleas for the Clty and County of Philadelphia, In tho mattor of tho sasignod estatoof tho nterpriss Insuraugo Uowipany. Lo Auditar apvintod Ly the Gourt to adit, suttlo, and adfust tho thled aconunt ol tho Plittadolphia Teust, Safo Doposit, and Inauranco Compiny, 0 for thd bunolit of cralitors of tha Enterpriso Insueanco Uvii- o rovort distriburion of the balincy in tho tho aoeountant, will outer an_ thia disunarge vt on Lridag, tho fifiontl dugef January, 1670, at lis ol 17 Walnut=st,, 1o . AR D, Auditor, MEDIONT, INSTITUTE, core nor Washington and Franklin, chartored by tho Btato of Hilf: T0f for (o 0xpFos Purpisy of wiving tho’ highost possibly ) treationt In off casvs of p REAHGAL] vatodisensav, "It iswoll kno 1 tho profusalon or siob Ksoare. ah s oubo o profussln for GYOF 20 yours—ngu an Lok far tho milih poutiigo, o Marclage, : U | Tl By f" e 5 i o S anta Liards b, AT uutlal) Ottico, 98, 1, ubitl 7 Py m. NO CURE! ¥o SR Dr. Kean, BUO BOUPI CLARK-ST. C1ITUAGO, unltod, lly or by mall, froo_of ohargo, St be i otk Sk RARE i §11 tho oity who \arrants ouros or uo pay, 98, 1, (08D, 0, 3 Bundese (rom Vo 12, " MANHOOD RESTORED, outhiul mpradonco, enislug promatars obllity, oto,, having trlod fu valu evers knllh'nhmlu o has fuuud a whaple self-onrn, which ha Aot S recto his. Tollowsailorors Addsoes e ils VAL Rt L RO s hoad ouco all fuportand, A’ Conts 1o fiay Tinpaton, bl tha mot dlien welte, Strfotly Sunduyy, 10k