Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1874, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER of tho feedor ostimated npon wors 140 feot. 00, for il raflroads running enstward from tha at aurface, 113 feot at tho bottom, and 7 feot deop, maippl Tiver would Lo brought within the influ. th of canal, main lin v+ 0390 miles | ouco of fh compotision,’ Foeder. ... 06,1 nilles [ 4Tt gy nlloqvmnofiml that the western forminna of iho enunt ahallbo at a point on the Misstesipp! nbout Estimated cost, main lino Navigabls ferdér from DIxo; Isliud, to tha Bumwit, Tatal €0mburssevensens 12,170,600 “ Thg locknga was found to ollows ¢ From tio tnols River at Tlonuopin fo the mummit-lovel, 19 cls, with an azcontol 207 feot, and thenvo by o ilos scont'of 9 foet by 9 locks fo thy Misstsslppt. Titver, hiero wil bo no” lift-locks upon tho- feeder, aud ouly ono guard-lock, Mr, Tow staten (it tho locks coioe templatod In s estinrto would admit o toater And tow of bariien capabla of earrying 2,000 fons or 00,600 Duslicla of wheat, 1o atntea that {ho supply of water on tho mummitelovel will bo sulliclent. £or 07 pansagos eastward dully of sutclt towe, carrying 134,000 fona af frolght or 3,466,060 bushola'of wheat, This would af- ford an antial eapacity for tho trannport of geain oste ‘ward of 1,071,999,840 busliola for each weason of 210 days, or oloven fimes tho laryest amount of grain over zozolved st Clicago during oo year, “ Do foregulig estiniates being bsod upon tho ro- aquiromonta of o gt-hoat cannl, Mr. Tow oleo pro- poncd eatimates for a_commercial eanal of {ho sinia dlimensions o thoso asaiimed by Col. Hndautt $n 1606, Vi, prient 60 fect aueface, 30 feet bottow, and 0 feo o, with ocks 150 feot ong and 21 feot wido, sdmite tng the passaga of hoats of 230 tons, ** Assuming tho canial to hava a pliglo 1iuo of Jocks, and the timo of the psasago of o Jock (o bo ten minutes, tho uitimsto cavaclty of the canal to pass frefghtn castward wonld bo 4,818,400 tons per aunnm— aquiul to 161,360,000 busliela of grain durig o featon of navgution of 240 days, or 1% timea tho largest amount of yralu recelved at Chicago duriug any ouo oar, ¥ W0 onimatod cont of the work was as followa: 2$2,800,011 000t #Tho present locks of the Iliinofs "X Mie will not admit of tha pansago of boats of 250 fons, In order that tho navigation miay bo uniform, tho jocks will Layo ta bo onlarged, No éstimata has boen made of tho cont of such enlargeinent, . v Tho flprovementd o thiat portion af tho Tlinols h igan Canal River which have alreaay been completed under np- iroprintions mado by ihe Stato of Tllonols and tha ited States, togother with the Illinols & Michigan Bannl, would foru, with the Heunopin Canal, o coti= iinuous lino of eanal and slack-water naviyation from Ohicago to tho SMisalssippi Iiver, the dlstances belng as follows : Milen, TUlinols & Michigan Canal, Chicago to LaSall 6 Biack-water, Itifnofs Kiver, LaSailg to Heunupla,., 19 Uennepin Caual, Tllinols River to Misslsalppl River €5 Total distance, T “ Thig fmprovem 1 Hivor, now In progress, will aftord 701 milea of coutintions navi. @ation between 8t, Louts and St, Paul (oxcept durig the wintor mouths) for birgea which can bo rassed through tho Henuepin and the llnols & Michigan Canala to tho City of Chisago, thus affording water— compctition with all the_railway lince whiclczoss the Micsinsippd Rivor betweon St, Louls and 8t Laul, Al Jaudvantagen which would Do roallzed from such conpetition canuot, of course, bo preciscly statod, An approximato estiata may bo' mada of {lis ndvautages to bo oxpected feom tho construction of this work, in conuoction witls the improvemicnts of tho Minalesipl Rivor bolwoen St. Loula sud St, Laul, which will prob- aibly bocompleted witiin two years, ‘Suck an estiiato is presoutod in tho followlug fable, The rules aud dlstances Lotween, Clicago, St. Laul, Winona, La Crosso, Prairio dit Chicn, DuLnth, Savannn, aud Fultow, nro given by * rall” and rafl and Hver during the season of siavigation by thw Nortlwestern Raflwny pud ta rivor connuotions. Tho rail distancen 5 Ro.X t1eland and Bur ingd m, Ta,, aro givon by tho lives of Fallway fram Chirago to tho several poinis ro- spectirely, Tho distauce from Chicago to ll of (hess pointa by tho Iinols & Michigan Causl, tho Hennc- Dits Gaal, and Mississlppl River, aro also sated : “Tho netual avorags rail-ralés aro taken from th frelyit-taciffa of the soveral roads for tho heason of savigation of tho year 1872, and tho watcr-rates nro computcd upon tha followdug biusia : thie cost of trane- 1otk npon tlio cauals and slack-water belween Clilcago and the Minslasipi:d Biver s nestimed to bo the pamo us 110 8vor1go cobt of tranapart castward on tho Lrlo Cie s the year 1872, viz, 10 6-10 mills yer ton por ; and tho” cost of trunsnort on i Mississipnl River s assumed o bo tho sunie when fmproved u (s averago chargea on that river between Bt, Louds and Now Orlea 1ug th 187 ! | 5 § | 33 s H g B 5 é g 3 3 5 « =3 F s i ] ¥ £ apunod E zi 00 <2 enpui-ppout | B g = - R ] 8 »E B ] S Eg 21§ el HH Il il &5 |8 H 3] H l L £ 2| ~awa oz | | 3] E 3 g "3 T follosing tablo gives the cost of tranepert por Bkl by thotwo lines lotwoon Oicago and the spve eral river-Lowus toutioued ¢ ) o1fl 3% | <5 FENEL R $¥E[ 35 ) 5% fAT15R a2 R $SRIRF PR NS O P, 5 Ll 'Centa, Cents, Bt, Paul to Chicago, 1100 0.4 ‘Winona to Chicago. ) 2.1 ‘ronse ta Chilcago, ... 8.8 9,6 ¢ dtl Chicu .0 | 10,4 . N .07 n to Chicago,. .5 1 11,5 Fulton to Onl . 31112 X nge 81 0.9 Burlington, Ia,, to Chicago, 0| 61 7.8| 9.4 {0 1o but 60 per cout ago rail-rates, The ayerugo waving i1 the traveport of grain from (1o river-towny nione el to Chicago, ipon tho basis of the results liera ued, npp “Cho total sur- Pl quentity of wheat aud corn i tho States of Towa and Minnesota during ' th yoar 187 18 catimatod at 60,000,600 burhicls, “If wo assumo that this saving of 8,6 conts por Tushiel wauld be effeeted on the (ransport of thls quin- 1lty, vlther by water-carringo or by tho elfect of water cutringo in_causing s rediction of rafl-rates, wo find it tio roducod costof tranupurting tho suey plus whieat und cornof Minncsols and Iowa to Chicago will amount, on_tho crop of asinglo year, {o tho sum of $3,460,0%0, or $1,301,000 morothaw will bo required to construet tho Henmopin Canal, 4 Tho general eliect of the conetruction of thie Hen- ey b Canal fu rediielug tho cont of trannportation from the Missisivpl Rivor, and the {orrilury west of that Tiver, my abio Lo uferrod frum tho actual results of transort on that partof this water-lne which bns already becn constructed from Chicago to LaSalle, o Hitnois & Michiyan Gamal computes with i ek Islind & Paciflo Dtalirosd for the trausport of grafy from Latially fo Olddeago—100 mfles, “Thy following staloment giva _tho average rail- frelght chargea froms this polul to Chleago, wid niso from yoiuts ou the railroads oqunlly diatnnt fron Chi- cago to that clly, This statement {a computed from data Lutnishod by tho Ifon, Jazoph Utley, Prealdont of thio Hlinois & Michigan Canal, which may bo found on 1Az 133 of the appendiz, Comparative charwes for tho tranepnrt of grain to Ohieago by ruil from poiuts 100 mblen istant ou fivo dinercut ralroad < Average eharae ver 160 tn, 8 cenls 14 cents 18 conts Chicago, Rock I¥land & Pacifie, Chicayo, Burliuglon & Quiney, Chicago' & Northwesiern, ., Chiicago & Alton. Tilinoin Central, o1, censasee 10 cont “ Lo rate on 'tho Chleayo, Wick Tiland & racifio Rallroad, which competes with the Hilnols & Michigan Caninl, aprora to o only 53 per cent of, the uvarage chnrga for thu samo distutice ou tho otlier roads, A inore wrked vxhibition of the offoct of wWater- competition in reductug railfrefght chorges fu nlso glven by Mr, Utley, The frolght-churgen on the Chie cago, tock fslund & Tacife Nailroad ln only 8 cents per hundred pounds from Ilenty to Clicago, butweon which points thers §a water-coiupetition, while thiy rate from iskilwa, only 19 miles farther west {han Iteury, und Leyond the ofieet of canul competition, fn 10 ceirls pier Dirdred pounds, or nearly s el for 13 uilen ua for 168 mifles, Discrimbnations snch us this are, howover, characteristic of rall-transport fu all of tho countrs, by route preseiita two apeclal adyantages : First—It pakscs through thio centre of thy richort coru=troducing nrea, nud It forms o_conncetion with the Misalssippd River, which pakace thraugl tho richs est wheat-produchig ares on this contfuent, This may bo seeu by soferriug to the crop-mapa in (ho ape pendix, Second—Tts oastern forminus o ot Chicago, the Whiere there u ulwwags Targost graiuemarkct n the We o largo supply of luko-tonunge, “'The following extract from m Jotter adilrenved to the Chatrmat of this Gommitieo by Oharlos Randolpls, Tieq,, Beeretary of {ho woriliy of careful attention 3 454 1¢ bt water-wiy wero completed 1t would, fn of- fect, giva un unbrolien o of transportation by water from the hoadwaters of tho Mieslipyd Lo the occun, cither vis the L Tawrence or (ho Hudson Nvors, Trelyhta, say ou graln, conld o reduced nearly, oF auity, olo-bull ot 1ho' geeral aversyo Lotwon' all ke Micligan, What the Erlo Canalisto o regatation of y York, this would ba aarass the Siate of Jliluois, and, judesd, of Wiscou- yotuts on thu Misafsxlppl Rtiver and coight-rutca across tho Btute of New 100,13 mien E $10,208,840 . 2,270,850 Toard of Trado of Ohleago, 16 20 milos above ltook Inland, BSuck a chango 1n the Jo= gation of oo would presont oo svitagen: ol it would reditea the distanco from Ghicago to all pointa on tho river ahove the westorn torninua of the canal 3 24, §t would reduco the smount of lockage ; 3d, the obulaclo to navigation prescuted by the liock Tatand mllldl wonld be aveided, ' 1t hinw olro boen Ifl'npflmd to substitutoa_Hne run. ning from Chicago almost direetly west, aud striking, tho ureat custera bend of (ho Misstsslpil Rivor ab oF near Fulton, Iil, Tho Ilrnl‘llfl}llfly uf noithor of thero Lo lines hua ye beon ddotormiued by moaus of o sies ey, ¥t addition to the forcolng routes, (o followlng walor-liucs aro roportod upon by tho Comuwitico: THE IMPROVEMENT OF TIE ILLINOIS RIVER. *1iy meaus of tho improvements of tho Iliiols Tuvor, now in progees, it 1s proposcd to socuro o dapih 7 feot of wator at lia lowess ntages, Tho metliod nuopled i tint of damun and Jook, of aiacwater nav- fintion, Tho locks nre Lo b 350 foot long and 70 fect ey o largo eiourly fo_ nesommodato Mis-iwiypl Ttiver alewmers, Tho fall of tho river from LaSalla to it mouth, a distanco of onty 228 mlloe, Is ouly 20 fect and 4 inches, Ouly four Joeks will, therofore, bo re quired, “One of thewo locks hios nfready boen con- elriicted Wt Tronry, 7t o cont of $100000, Xhin ook wilords a dopth of 7 fect fn tho river from that point {0 Lasallo, the sonthorn tormitus_ of tho Tilinols & Michijgan Canial, n distanice of 0 milos, Tito outiro sticeeas of thia fock in eocitrinyg tho roquired dopth of water mny o couslilered to havo determined tho proper mothod for tho radical $mprovement of th cotith river, “The Legislatnre of Tilinols nt its Inat propriated the sum of 00,000 from tlio the Ilinols & Michiyan' Catnl and the river improve- meut for tho construction of anothor lock at the mouth of Cappera Creck, o polut 60 mlles below Hene Ty, It s estlmated that' the entiro cost of the im- Drovementa of tho Tillnofs River, 1ncludiug looks, dags, and dredgiug, wiil amount 1o oboit 31,400,000 “Tho Tllinols Mivor povecs throngh tho princpal corti-nren of tho Waal, an nay bo soen by referring to 1ho crop-map in tho appendix, “iho routo compased of tho Tlinos & Michigan Canul, tho Tlinols River, and tho Misstsippt 1iver will form a very direct ant valunblo commorclal o Dotween Ohicago and 8t, Louts nud (o largo dietricts of country trlbnitary o thoso clltfos,” Upou a full considoratlan of tho ‘whola matter, your Commiftlen are of oplmion that 1o hupravemont, of tho Aamo_probshla. cost, would ho productivo of #n groat beuetit, aud thiat thio benofit to o produced Would ot bo confiued Lo tho Stata of Hlinots alonc, in whicht tha worle fa aituated, but woukd, diroctly and Incvitably, embraco the Statos of Towa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, und fndiroctly atfect all tho States fylng west of thése, whoso rallrad Hues would bring jros duco down to bo shipped by tho river nud canal, = DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. BILL FOIt IT§ TSTADLISIMENT, From Our Own Correspondent, Wasmivaroy, D. C,, Dec. 28.—1The following was Introduced in tho Iouso shortly befora tho adjournmont, by Mr. Stannard, of Missourl : A DILL for an act to establist & Department of Com- e De it enacted, ete,, That thero shall be, and heroby s established, on exocutivo dopartmont, {o be called the Departiuent of Commerce, Suld Depurtment shinll bo eharged with tho supervision and caro of the ngrienl- tural, commorelul, manufucturing and mining intorosta of tha United States, in so fur as the same muy bo con- fided to the Natlonal Government by tho Gonatitution, 2, Bald Dopartment shiall bo ebarged with the execit. tlonof all the laws of the United States relating to trade and_ commeree, both forelgn and domestic; to tivers and harbors; o light-houses, port charges, quarautine, ewigrallon, pliotage, tonnage, and tho measurement, registry, ‘curollment, and jicensing of veseels, and, gonerslly, of nil mattars included in the navigation laws ; und slidl have tho supervision and conlrol of ali tho oflicers amd agents appolnted to carry all sitch laws Into effcat, 4, BatdfDopartent shall also bo chargod with the oxecutfon of thelawa of tho Unitod Stafea Imposing dutien on importa; and taxes aivl excles pertaining to iutcrnal revenua ; oud shall Lave tho auperylsion, direction, and control of tho collectora aud other olll+ cers employed under such Tnwn. 4, 841} Department sl colfoet, collate, and tabn- Iato statisticn relating to tho agriculture, commnerce, manufactures, aud mining of tho Unlted States and Dphblish and efrculato the Bawo in suck woy 08 1y bo provided by law, 5, B3id Dopartment sball from timo to timo com muglcate ta the otber executive Departments tho ine formation rocefved by it, from its correspondenco and Inquiries, on matters under the caro of said dopart- ment 3 sccompanylng tho samo with such suggestions a8 may bo weeful “for correcting defecls In treativs, laws, or regulations, or for ths smondment of the samo 3 for tho protection of the porsous sud interosts of the peoplo of the United Statos, 6. Buld Department shallearefully oxamine and come pare all State laws and regufations, on the subjects of agriculture, manufacturcs, mining, trado, and com~ nieree 5 and also alt local usagen, custons, and clisrges which affect commorce, amonv the several States; aud where tho kamo sbnll bo found, solely under the con. trol of tho several States, endsavor by corrcapondonca with the Stajo Goverimonts, to scguro uniformity in tho State laws on thoso subjects, 7. In so_far as thia nct shall operato fo fransfer powers and duties from other executive departments 1o the Department Loroby eatablished, tho Secrotary of eaicl Department shall, after conferenco with tho Sce- rotary of the Deparimont( from which such iransfers are to Lo made, report to tho President what transfers slionkd bo mado ; and on the approval thereof by tho President, such tranafers shall bo carried into effect nnd tho clorks and ofler ofticers connccted therewith shnll o placed undor the supervision and coutrol of he Dopartinent of Commeree, 8, officers of tho mald Department shall boa Se 'y and Asslstaut Becrotary, to bo appoiuted by the President, by and with tho advico and consoat of the Senate, They shall hold their oflices for tho samo o thmne, sud under tho samo tenure, and recelvo the samo compensation, 08 may bo payalio to tho Secreturics 3ud Assistont Socrolarien of o Troamury Dojactment, In th nbsence or inubility of tho Socrotary (o act, tha Assiatunt Seeretury ehiall sct pro tempora, Thiero shall be a Chlef Olerk, snd uch additionnl clerin nd othier oflicera a8 mny be provided by law, who alll bo appolnted by the Secretary, receiva such compensation 88 _may bo fixed by Jaw, ond bold kol oflicen nt tho pleasiira of tho Secretary, 10, 'The Seerctary of kuid Department slall annunlly, in thia month of October, make a roport, {0 the Presi- dent, to bo by bim 11id bifore Congress at ita next ges. || sion whicl report ¥hall coutuin su_sccount of tho operatious of tho Dopartment for tho yosr ending on this 30th duy of Juno preceding eofd roport, And in #nid roporta the Seerctary shinll funke wuch suggcstions £or the mncndment aud fmy rovement of tho liwa and rogulations that pertain to the matters confided to the caroof the Dopariment, 83 from the (hformation ro- ceived Ly t, or from tho oxporiencoof the practical working of such laws, ho shail deom of Importance to tho public infercat, 11, That so micli of any lnw os i hevoby altered or smpplied be, and the sumo horoby I, ropeslod, Tho bill wwag nccompaniod by tho following RETORT OF TILE TRESIDENT TO THE NATIONAL DOARD OF TRADE, By s resolution of the Exeontive Connell, adopted at a meet n held in Fobruars, 1673, 1 wos_requeated to progato a roport on tho sibject’ of o Dapurtmont of Conimeres, nnd to submit tho draft of o hill to bu for~ warded Lo Congrees, I approved by the Hoard, which should provide for tho establishmant. of such o do- partment. “Who Commerelsl Convention held at Dotrolt in 166 and at Hoslou In 1858, oxprosee:d with unauimity opinfons thut tho trads and ommeres of the country wero of sueh magaitudo and mportanco ns dsmandod tho spectul recoghition and earo- of tho General Goy- ernmont, Sincotho organization of tho Natinnal Tonrd of Trade, that body by repeated reaolutions lus expressed thio satne apiulois ; and by resulutions und mewmarinls, and by tho personnl repreacntations of tho Lxeeutivg Councl, sddressed to tho Presidont of the United States, Gflicers of tho Govertment, Sonatora and Rope Tescatillyes, bavo striven to_procuio favorablo nethon and legislution for carrying thelr déclaratory opiulons into oifect, 1Mitlicrlo thoy havo beon nusuccessful, bt ovory ad= ditional year's exporicco touds to coufifu tho sound~ 1ess and Tportancs of thelr yiows, 1t Is well known that, ovory great commorelal cottne try iy Mintatora of Cabiuct Fank, to whom the lutor- ents of agrleultiire, comuerce, and manufactures uro intrusted, and it 15 somewtint romarkabla that fho e stutes hiava not followed tholr oxauple, They liave, howaver, folt tho uccossily for somo aruof thoso gueat ntofeatsy i, by partlleghatation, confined thent I eomo medsury’ ta tho Treasury Do parinient, audto bureaus with Limited objects nd powvers, Vo Dresont magnituda of tho Anances of tho coun- try, tho nnuagenent of the fundod debt, tho dovlsing af measures fGr tho support of the pubilo credit, and thio subiufssion of plans for ruising roveniio, ar now antito ns groat birdons as should bg Iuid on fhe Treas. ury, whilo the musw of other Smpartant hut diversified objéety wow thrown there by the leglsiotion of ucarly cetry demands separation snd spvclal cave, An cxnmination of tho laws devolving dutiea on tio Treasury will watisfy any ono who tukes an intorost fu tho subjoct that miny fmportant mattory cannok res cefve such earo aud attontion a8 they sbould liave, “Lhey must, of necersily, ba referred by tho Kteres tary o subofdinato oflicers nd - clork for consider- thoi, utid tho result of such references i partinl and tomiorary axpedicnts to disposo of daily Work without uny systemutic or compreheueive conslderation, "1 forchn. i domostio commiereo of Lo country 1a of Wil immenwo proportions, and fs aifecled in o royamenty Uy 50 ity Juwe, oustame, and sayes, thit a careful “sludy of o wonld furulsh full ocous fition foru mind of tho rat order alded by all tho ight that could bo thrown on them by tho examination and reports of sibordinate oflicers, Lu the rusuliious for onr fortlgu and coastwisa trado thero ara tuny features that. tho futroduction vf suflroad, canul, and river trauslt. huvo rendered nape propriate, i€ ot oppressive, "Tonnaigh Laxes, measuesments, reglatry enrolmonts, and Heenses aro equired for ships and barges ol {lis katne polnta by water that aro reacitod injund by cars, whilo tholafler are slmost sholly oxeupt. tromt suy fovorumental aupervision, Tho sloam-chgln hul, o cquipinent of u river ateamerary roqulrod & b ukamiued, proved, and pussed by o United Stutes Inspector, for fusticing tho eufely of passongord und freiglit, whilo tho locomotivo sud s traln of surn nre runiing slongsido of th ateatmboat f uninspoct- ot dasyorous indopenlente, Ono gut of comnnercial velilels muy bo (nspeeted and carad fur Loo gl anothor sol oo (1t it batl scts shonld o't benetlt of futolligent. superyisiun 3, i s requlation, Ho alw of rivers and harbors, Ugithousor, port reyulations, pllotago, quarantine rogulstions, and e fyrunts, tho'Lrovisfors for which ahionld bo wdequnts and oniforni, ‘Iin, atter futornal roventio tax and farlit Jawa had beeu framed by tho Kecrotary of tho Freastiry, unid adopted by Congress, the praciieal appleation of such Juws, und ‘thu collctons 10 by auado wnddr (hewn, should bo with tho Deparimont of Commerco, "o fr fluenes of kiich laws on tho Judustilul futareats of tho nitiun would constantly bo I view, and rocommunda tona for thelr amendinent could’ Lo made frow the practienl knowlodga of thotr workin special and high responutbility would give, And so ulso of tha aggriculture, munufaotures, nnd minca of the country, the statisticaof whilel should o carofully aud aystumatically collectod und eompared, with a view ta fostering thein, by 1o uso of auck powe ors an Aro grantod to tho National Govornment, antl by the dlffusion of information ainouy tho peoplo a8 10 thotr valur, extont, and complotenens, As tho regulation of commerco among the roveral Btates and With forefyn nations Is confided to Congrers by thio Gunrtitution, the need for tho Investigation of tho whal of anich ifilor-Stato traflia i quite important, and has litherto beon almost entiroly noglectud, and 1t 18 dally becomivg moro aud moro a matter of publie concern, *_How far, nnd with what minutaness of object ani dotail, such tradesliould bo loglslated for by Congroas, and liow far & Depactment of Comnuerco stionld uct g u('lvllu(‘ll‘y 1o Btatoauthoritics, it {a quito impossiblo now to deflne, Bt at prescnt it {5 cloar that, o far s _notlonal Teg- inlation s yal been auggeated, the prajacta sro cride aud {ndefinito ; and o fur us tho leglslation of Htates, or tho want of t, goos, thoro in 1o OENTRAL THINKING MIND conatilering much tinportinl prabloms, and _ gathiering tho fnforniation aud producting it n much form a8 would Livo welght 1u bringiy nbout. the prssigo of uniform Stato lawa, whoro thoy aro 8o manifestly noc essury and fmporlant, ‘Thio moro oiio oxamines the vnst snd_complicated intoresta uf_the United States, ond tho conatant aud extensivo dealings ta cltizens havo with each other, the more clear and conclusivo does {t becoma {hat fomu botter plan than wo 1iow hnvo shonld bo udaptod for the study and caro of {hoir luterests, Ast wa invo ndvanced In population, wealth, nnd i verslfied fulerests ond industrics, {ho oxooutiva do- partmonts liave inereasad in numbors; the Navy, Ine terlor, and Justies, have hoen adda:l to the threo orig- inally eatablishod § and tho Post-Oltice, wihiloh, as wall a4 (lio olilco of Attoruey~Goneral, were originally anh- orditiate, liuvo beon clovated to what is kuown a3 Cab- Inet places, "Tifb groat futareata of agrlanlinro, commerco, man- factures, and minkug stiil lngor i tho Treasury oF tho_Intorlor, and huvo Lithorto at bost only reached partinily to blircaus, If puch n Dopartmont as wo havo asked for bo es- {nblished, 1t will Boon bo found that the objects for ita caro, which T havoonly briefly and fmperfctly. ontte merdted, will groatly increise in number us wall as importance, Lot any arie place himeelf, in imaginntion, in the com- morciul or manufacturing world at the timg of tho adoption of the Iederal Coustitution, aud compare that world with the presont, 1o will thon begin to find, §f hie has not hitherto made the discovery, that wrhiat wan orlglally sufliciont for tho Government and for tho peoplo fulls vory short now for mecting tho public exigencles, - Our patriot fathiers, in caroful wiadom, limited tho number of oxceulivo offivers of the Government by tho events of a young nation of then lmited and un- doveloped capacitios, The feoblo and n(l’!u(qflnfl few, Juat omergod from tho tollaud bloed of achivving fu- dupendence, have beconio a 51[[:”.\“« nation, and it la bound to enlargo its ideas and provide ndequately for all fta wau 1 v statcd, at tho outsct of thin roport, that every foreign Government of any commorcial huportance bas o Dojutmunt of Comnicreo, or ita politieal oguiv- alen i from theso that of Great Dritatn, an an obe omparison, wo flud in her Board of Trado any of the olements that. should bo used by us for our Depnrtment of Commerco, ‘Chat Board of Trado was oxtablished in 1660, with quite limltod powers, It was tried awhile, 03 if (o feol I botlshied, aid ufter several effort the foutids- tions wero lafd for it on which it now rests, By gonoral legiulation 1t has had confided to Jt atmost avery objict tlat coucorns (ho materlal welluto ot mankind, Many of tho members of tho Bosrd are familinr with thio pamphlet printed by order of tho Executive Council in 1. Tho dutles of the Tnglieh Board of Trara ate thus cnumerated In tho description furnished by its Socret tury, Sir Louis Mallct : “"To take cognizance of all watters relating to trado and commerce, involving an oxiensivo corrospondence with the morcaullle intoresta of tho country; to ndviso other departmonts upon such !llhf(’fi(! i tho Forcign Oflice, in cominerela) tut~ ters, avising out of treaties or megoliations with for- cign -Btates ; the Home Ofleo, with respect to {he grant of and provisions of chnrtcra or lotters patent by tho Crown ; und tho Treasury in mottera counoctod with the customs and oxciso laws ; also to superintend the comduct of nll billa and questions before Purlin- ment which relato lo commerve, and to oxerclso sonio control over all private bills so far us tho protection of £lio pulia intorest {8 concerned,” o gnablo it to discharge theko dutles, spectal ncts of Parlisment in vast numbers, snd embracing s groat va- rloty of subjects, have been pasaed, and ratlways, ship- g, tho mershant sorvics in ail fta hrunchies, musieipnl ofalrs, water and gns-works, statistics, ete,, ete,, bavo heen placod undor {la_wupurvision, and to's larga oxo tent, too, under ita control, Of couteo, under tho Limited powers of our National Government, the control of n Departinent of Commerco would alao Lo limited; but its usefulncss as an organ for gathiering informatlon, ditfnsing ity and muaking it nyaifublo for legisiation n'the proper fuarters, would bo incateulablo, ; T bavo very Imperfectly slatched my views on tho subject, and can onlyadd that my oxperienco of tho business of the country, its great and rapld {ncreaso, and the insufticlency of our present Nntional laws for its care, all concur in maling §t a matter of most cearnest and continued attention on tho part of onr Association that a Depariment of Commerco shall by cstablished st an carly day, and Do clothed with ade- quato power for comprehensive usetulness Tor accomplishing such a result I complots the duty assignod to mo by prosouting.the annexed draft of il for that purpose. Reapectfully submiited, FREDENIOK FRALEY, President, Qe LIMITATION OF CLAIMS. LETTER FROM Ti WILLIASL LAWRENOE. 7o the Lditor of The Chicago Tribuno: IlousE oF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 25— noticd au artlele in Tug Tuinuse of the 23d inst., on ** The Limitation of Clalms, in which you rofer to a proposition I submistod in tho House, to smend tho Constitution ko that no claim agivst the United Btatos shall bo paid, unless presauted by tho claimant, in pursuance of lnw, within ton yonrs after laving tho logal right snd capacity to do so. You do e tho honor to say, ** Tho praposi- tion I8 a good ono ;” but you say you * fail to Beo the necessity for a Constitutional amend- ment," boeauso * o law of Congross would sorve tha practical ond to bo attained,” and that * Con- gress iteell will be bound thoroby," You foreibly point out the difiieulty of procur- ing an ameudmont of the Constitution, tho de- lny, and tho faot that * It {s doubtful whether such an amendment would not bo opposed by the Democratio party and the Southern States, a8 an effort to undormine their pet kehomos for the future,” 'Lhis I believa would bo the caso, to a considernblo oxtont; and yet, if public at- tentlon could bo nroused to tho necessity of an amendmont, I boliovo it could be secured, 1 hiope, thiorofore, you will pormit mo briefly to call attention to tho necessity of it. 1;nu sy tho wholo objoet can bo accomplished law, yI into introducad a bill, and have beon direot- ed by the Committco of Wui-Claims to roport it to thio ITouse nud recommend its passngo, which provides : That, after tho 18t dayof July, 1675,n0 claim against tho Unted Stutes uall Uo prescigted 16, auditod, silovws cd, or pald, by any Departinent or ofieer of tho United States, uniess tho wame shall have heon filed i tho proper Departmont or with tho praper ofticer within fix yours after tho chimant kad_tho logat capacity and riglit to ko o or present such clalm, Your theory 18, that o limicntionin the pro- sontation of cluima to Congross can bo provided l‘)ly M\l‘:’ n‘mi that “Congress itself can Lo bound ooby? “The Constitution, Art. I, of Amendmonts, pro- vides, that ** Congressshall mnke no lnw respect- ing an cutublishment of religion, or prohibiting tho froo exorciso thoroot ; or nbridging tho froo: dom of apaceli or of tho pross; or tho right of tha noopla poacaably to Rssemblo, and to pctition thio Governmant for a redvess of griovancos.” 1t is now gonernlly concedod thint, whera thoro inn right to' petition, thore is n_ corresponding duvy to hiear and nct on Lhoe petition. A practico ias vrovailed fram the foundation of the Goverument, to petition Congress for the paymont of clnims, Can tho right of the citizon thus to potition, or the duty or Congre 88 to honr and net on wuch po‘ition, Lo prohibited or nbridg- ed by Iaw? Tho Jaugusge of the Constitution fnud would cortainly scem to prohibit any such s, ‘I'ho only theory on which such o Iaw coutd bo pastad would be, that the investigntion of claims i n Judicinl duty,—not logisluttvo; thut Congress may by law luuit tho tismo within which thora muy Lo o Judiclal Invostigation In courts; and thut, Liuned, the right to' ask of Congros the portormunco of aduly not logislntive in ity charactur may bo denlod and its oxercise prohib- itod by lnw, X hiad the privilogo of discussing this question somowhat in 4 spoech in tho Houso, June 3, 1874, iu which I sald s Tho Gonstitution providen that “The fudiclal power shall vxtund 1o controversies to which tho Unite) Hitaten shall bo n party,” At thutimo this way adopted, the * petition of rlght» Wt & recognized common-law modo of reaching tho courty of England withi clalms ngainst thoe Govern- ament, ILI fair o presumo the Constitution was de- signed to glvo un equivalent ranedy, % At lus Leen urged with much foreo that #Fho Qovorumont fn_composed of threo_ co-ordinute branches: the Loglslative, dudiclry, nud Exeutlyo, to cach ono of which are deliyatad cortain powers nud dus tes, 1t 18 tho auly of the Leglalativo h»]lurmwul to provide tho means or romedlod Ly which the right of parties may bo determined, but ot to pass upon op determine mnch rights, This lattor powor in exelie Blvely vestod In the Judlclary, 1t f8 thoreforo not within tho piaser of the Leglslafive body fo pass auy act of a judiclnt nature, ‘Jonva Ve, Porey, 10 Yeruer, &0 § Holden Ve, Jurvis, 11 Mussaclisots, 4003 Plequots Appeal, 5 Plekering, 63 5 Lowls vs, Wobb, 3 Groeouleaf, B0 Fx parto to Bedford, Juriat and Liw Magazing for Dotover, 163, page 01, 4 New lwmpuhire, 6743 Lauo vy, Dorm Heammon, 2055 Davouport va, ‘Wood, 11 Tllinols, 631" Tiut tho practico of luvohantluu clnfios, and nicortaining thew amount, by Comuitteos of Congress, has boon s long exoreised that it wny be regarded n too Into now Lo eall it in yuestion, This viow was takon i a speech In tho House on tho 318t Inat., in whiol it wus saids Thoro are two clasica of powors; those which ara hy oxprees proviaion of tha Constitution and Loso which are incldental, No man doubts but sach llouso of the Brithli Parliament has pawer to puniahy for contempt,” It fn n power long oxercised, declrod by all writera on tho Nritials Constitution, and donied Ly no one, Whon aur Gonalitution confors upot Gon~ ftiesn, an 4t doos in tho vory firat sction of tho firat artlclo, all loginlative powern thorain grantod, thero i given to Qongrosn (o fncidontal power to necortaln ovory fact nucessary to cnablolt to logialate Intals Tgoiitly on every nibjoct within ita_coustifutionnl Jurlndletion, Arong tiio powers necesary ta necom- Dluh this ptirpowo s the power to Bumron witnesks and o compol them to testify, That power kna boen excrclsed (rom tha foundation of {ho Governmant up 10 thia timo, aud it ko never beon doubted or denfed, Congrosa clearly hen the power to appropriate mouoy to pay clums ; and, whatover theory mighe bo prosantod oy o tho duty of Congresy to oxamino and nucortnln thoir amount, Con- gross will continuta to do so, ospecially with the Domoexatioparty and the 'Sonthorn' Btates, no Inrgoly Intorosted 1 olatms, fully mprnsumuA in Cangrese, A inw would, thorefors, bo utterly inoffectual, 80 far na Congress is concernod, | his may bo shown by an oxampla. ostabllshod a Court of Clrtms to gob ovili of exnmining olaima in ovils aro nutiorony, I yuoto ngatn from my speach of Juno 3, 1874, a8 follows: Jioblio nct of March o b Congreas rid nimlhllu Cougross, Thoso 1863, amending (o act estal th Court of Olaiie,’ eongiit to' avold all thuso y providing (12 Statutes, 105, 800, 9) os follows ¢ 4 That all petitions and ills praying or providing for tho satlsfuolion of privalo cluliis amainat the Qovornmont, founded, upon any faw of Coligress, or upou any regulation of an Exesutive Dopariinent, or ubon aiy couttact, oxpress or fnpliod,with the Govbrne nient of tha Unitod Blatoe, shall, tnloss otliorwrise ordered by rosolutlon of {ho Hottio fn which tho s ura_predcniod or introduced, bo tranamitied by tho Scorolary of tha Sennlo or tho* Olerk of tho Houso of Represeitativos, with all (ho necompanying documents, to thio Courtaforosald,” But this fu practice hine falled, for two reasons, The Jurladiction ouly uxtends to thteo clases of clafm ; aud n6 to {hin 1€ han beon o failure, bicaao tbo pro- vislon ¢ unleas othierwiso ordered P lian totally: deenter its ohfoet, It In nlways * ordored » that claiius when ‘proseuted shall go to commiticos, I respootivoly submit, thorofaro, that your propositton that n sufliciont romedy may bo provided by law, nud that * Congress itselt would bo bound theroby, is not correct. Ench Congress would havo tho right to repeul any such . “Ihat thoro is o grent and urgont mocessity for womo maans to protect (he Govormmont ageinst onormous uud fraudulent clalms, etpeelally thogo arising in the Southern Statos, and growing out of the War, would soom to bo certnin, Without this thore will bo no end of them. T might illustrato this by many oxunplos. ‘The colobratod “ Fisher claim " iy one, In 1812, tho Florida Indians, or our troops, or both, committed some_deprodations on Fishor's coru-flelds, in that Stato. Illo mado n clnim originnlly for 38,000. Coupross ling alroady pnid on it £66,803.33, and there 8 yob n domand in this Congross for 48 moro; and, on tho 27th of March Inat, the Committéo on Military QI‘BMBTBIH tho Ilouso roported in favor of payiug 1818, Lhiero are now pending bofora tho Committoo of War-Claims of tho ilousa more than 1,300 clalms, domanding over £30,000,000, besidtes othor ‘claimy in the Sonslo to an enormous amount, Ihoso who wero Robels during tho War: can now provo loyulty that cannot now bo mot by proof of tho tritth,” Claims can and will bo- mul- tiplied indoflnitoly, aud hundrods of millions will not entlsly.them, it the Domocratic party conies into power. Tho RNocont * Sugg Fort " clnim,” which was lurriod through tho Commissary De- partment and tho Tronsury Dopartmont, and whicls is now, on inveatigation, reported o feaud, is sulliciont to show that claima which have beon kopt n duzon years and now come to the front, whon the avidanco agninst thom is lost or func- cesnible, aro cntitlod to but littlo favor, if ony, One claimant cau oxert ore power and influenco than half the popu- on of a- State, Tho claimant s vigilant, and 8o aro his fricnds and his lobby. Thoy can oulist powerful influances, politic personal, social, nowspapers, and othorwiso, Thero aro no such iulinon' ot but fow, and raroly over #0 activo and vigilant, on bohalf of tho Tronsury nud tho puople. Now, if Tue Trim wll{ give tho power of its gront influ- euca to nid in the good work of doing justice to houest claimants, and of cutting ol thoso frand- ulent ehims which dure not como forth while miemorios aro fresh to dafent them, I bellove it will bo a public service rightly- performed, Toe spectfully, &, War. LAWRESCE, e COUNTERFEIT BANK-NOTES, THE QUESTION OF ENARAVING A NEw BANK 1880E— BEVEN OUT OF NINE DENOMINATIONS IMITATED— COUNTERFEIT NOTEY OF NATIONAL DANKS AT TRESENT 1N CINCULATION, Corrcspondenceof the Now York T'imes, Wasitrxazoy, D, C., Doo. 24,—Tho Comptrolier of tho Curroncy, in his nnnual roport, takes ground against the engraving and printing of n now gorics of Nutioual Bauk-notes, and givos tho reasons why ho eonsidora & chango unnecoenary, 1is viows and thoso entertained in tho Bureau of Printing aud Engraving on this subjeat, it is necdloss to say, aro widely differont, ‘Tho eu- gravers of tho Bureau think it bighly important for the protoction of tho bankenotes against counterfelting that thoy bo re-engraved, Tho roplics mado by the Printing Bureau to somo of the stalomonts of the Comptrollerars oxceodingly intoresting, containing much information on n subject concorning which but Jittlo is genorally known, aud which, partly, no doubt, becauso of its mystory, Lns groat attraction for most read- ors, Speaking of tho bunk-noto plates, tho Comptroller says : A small sumber of fmpresslons only has beon print- cid from tho plates of the denominution of 13 and 2s, ancl of 203, 60s, 1024, GU0s, uud 1,000s, Tho aversgo anumber of impresalons printed from tho §5 \)Xluu does not exceed 4,000, whilo the numbor printed from tho $10 plates I8 cos dderably less, Tha Comptroller s in- formed by engravery that the plates froms which the Natfouul otos arg printed are capablo of print ing 30,000 imyressioua Lefore they will bo rondored uniit for use, ‘Tho platea of all denomnations aro, therefore, with.fow exceptiong, in good condition, aud with card » lurgo number’ of fmpressions my printed from them before ovidento of wear will' be- como apparent, This statement tho Buroau peoplo say is truo, but they claim that th quostion is not raised as to tho wonr of thaplatos, If that woro the ques- tion it would be easy for the Comptrollort o have his plates hardened, and thon, fustend of priut- ing 30,000 improssions from cach, he could pring 100,000, *“The fact is," says tho statemont of the Priuting Burecau, * the wholo issuo of na- tional eurrency hay suffered moro or less by tho counterfeiter's art. Soven out of niue denom- inations have boon countorfoited, On tho othor hiand, the legnl-tendors—prosent issuo, sorics of 1869—have not beon countorfeited, oxcopr in two denominations out of nino, o stylo and character of tho ongraving on tho bank-notes aro catoulated to Invito and facilitate tha attqmpt of the counterfoiter, while the paper is n com- morcinl articlo, and can bo bought at any sta~ tionor's,” : ‘The Comptrallerrofers to the countarfeit of tho &5 uoto of tho Yraders’ Natioual Banig of Cliea- whieh has recontly nppoared, und snys thot tho genuina wotes of this issue aro bolng rotired in pursuonzo of luw, a8 fast as thoy are tedoom- od, and that nt the present timo bug little more thun £50,000 of thew aroin circulation. The Turenu ofllcors spesk of this as ono of tho mout skillful and dangerous of tho countorfeic notos. In many rospects the ongraving 4 suporior in axecution to the criginal work, and is hable to decoivo the most sliliful oxperts, This excol- leut counterfeit hny already beon altored to sult tho Baulk of Chicago. Even with tho exerciso of (ho grontout akill and lubor on tho partof tho counterfoitors, it would requira at least from ono to two years to executo tho plates containing the viguottes, lettoring, and goomotria lathe-worl, tho latter boing dono by huud, In tho first plato ho omits tho title of tho buul, “and conkoquontly has tho fac-ainnlo for 'the comnterpart of tho issuo of all fivea of tho Natioual Bunk-notes, roprosenting the moneyed value of &130,407,055, tho mmounc outstanding at tho dato of the Comptrollor’s ro- port, ‘'Phe countorfeiter having comploted liy Plato, It is ouly the work of & few Lours to mnko vovies by tho Bineo battery, or by the transfor- ring prows, 1o then ub his leisure enpraves tho nnma or names of tho banks whoso notoy ho wislios to counterfelt, and can go through tho whole list of National Banlw ae his convoulonco, Bo it in with the §100-note, whiok i ono_ of tho moat dangerana countorfoits over issued, Tho countorfeltor, afior comploting tho plates, Joay- ing a blank on the faco for the name of the bunls, ougraves tho titlo on ditforond piceos of stool by n socond oporation similar to ‘that followed by tho old State Lank of Olio, and thus insuck conntorfeits on_tho Coniral Nationa! Bunk of tho Oity of New York, tho Ohio Natiounl Bank of Cincivnati, and tho Tirat Nattonsl Bauk of oston, the notes having u wide elrenlation, T'ho notos of tho Nativnal Banks somprise nina Alstinot designs, Tho number of pintos dupli- entod siguitles nothing, nnd the nino forms con- stituto tho wholo satio of tho 2,027 banks, Tha duplication for s sot of bank-plates is & moro no- chunicsl oporation; the dies onco ongraved, n whole sot can bo (hrown oft by tha transfor- proas In o day, aftor which the title of Ll bank is_ fosorted, * Countorfuiting natlonal currency notos {8 & profitablo busiuoss to the countorfoiior, faras soon an A douomlnation is Auccosafuily cottntorfoited and the attontion of the pubilo ealled lo tho bogua issuo, ha has simply tocl hange tho nnmo and location for any of the! romaining National Danks, Ouo nob an oxporc is alnost Auro to raceiva maro of the countorfeit national curronoy notos In the ordinnry course of bupi- nosg—n fact that many of ottr poopla can testif; to. Of tho $20 notos, a Inrgo number of oxcol- Ient counterfoits aro in ciroulation, as follows s “Tho Onoldn National Bank of Utica, N”l;llll;';."{rl;(u»nul Bhoo und Ledther Bank of the City of 'Tll:“ Morchanta® Nattonal Danle of 1ho Olty of Netw or! Lo Fourth Natfonal Dank of Philadelphia, “Tho Blurket National Bank of Now York, , Tho Fourth Nutlonal lank of the City of Now York, o clir Natlonal Bank of Utlen, Tho Naltonal Bank ot Sommores tn New York, 'T:(lu ‘Lradosmen’s Natluaul Bunk of tho Oity of Now 0 Tk, Tlo Flret Natlonal Dank of Indianapolls, The Firat Natlonal Bauk of Portland, Alno, £3 notes on_the Cancord Nalfonal Dank of Coticord, altered to $20 notes, Countortolt $10 notos of the following banka are in circuintions Thoe Farmera' and Manufacturors’ National Bank of Taugiikeopaie. Tlio Central Natlonal Bank of Ttome, Tho American National Buauk of New York, 'ho Flour Olty National Bunk of Rocheslor, 0 Third Natioual Dank of Pl Tho Marino Nationnl Bink of Naw Y 1o Firat Natlonal Bank of Lockpor: o Mutual Natlonal Iunlk of Troy. Tha Unfon Nationat Bink of Now {'nrk. o Auburn Gity National Dank, Phie First Natlonal Bank of Philadolphia, Il Market Natlonal Bank of Now York, Lho Clty Nutlonal Uank of Foughkeopsle, Tha Natlonnl Bk of the Stata of Now York, The Firat Natlonal Bank of Poughkeopalo, he Haratoga Natlonul Bank of Watorford, Tha Aluany Citr Natlouil Hauk, Thio Merchinnta’ Natjonal Bank of Chicago, o Firat Natioual Dank of Ited Hook, “he Highland Natioual Jiank of Nowlirg, “I'lie Traders’ Natioual Bank of Byracuse, Of the $2 counterfoils wo have In circulation notes of tho following bhanks : Tho Weatcheator Connty Nationnl Bank, Bl Marina Nutlonal Bank of New York, ho Nfuth National I ik of tha City of New York, ITlie Market Nutional Bunk of New York, ‘Tl Nalionsl Unlon Bauk of Liuderprk, “ho 81, Nicholas Natfonal Bank of New York, “ho Nitionul anlt of Ruioda Inland, of Newrort, The Nutfonal Unlon Bauk of Kiuderbook, and othivrs, o Sacrotary of tho Treasury appointed n Committoo, cousirting of Johu J. Kuox, Comp- trollor of the Carrency; J. I, Raobiuson, L, D. Mooto, and L', Hammond, for tho destruotion of counterfeit plates, aud 1o other committes has over loou appoiuted for that purposo, The Committeo met nud reported on Oct. 15, 1870, that among other piates, fracuonal curroncy, ate,, melted ab the Navy-Yard, thoy dostroyod tho following untional currenoy plates: $3—Fnco uLiiniahed, captored from John McLees, $3~Tiut unfinislied, captured from Churles, Ulrich, $10-- Face, natlonal curzoncy, titlo of Luuk omitted; ono place, $10—Tce, back, tint, and neal, First Natlonol Dank of Pliludelphia, four ploces, $10—Nutioun'currency, tiilo of bank omitted; also n plato with tille, * Tho Merchunts' Nutlonal Bauk of Chicago,” threa plcees, $£20~Z'ace, back, tinf, and aeal, tho Fourth National Bauk, of Phitadelpbia, Tour pleces, $20—Taco, back, tlut, und seal, First— City of New Yorl, fonr pleces. $30—Back of Nullonal note, vignotts, Doparlure of tho Pilgrims, $100—Face, back, tint, and seal, tho Tirst Natlonal Bauk of Diston; alsa title ougraved on meparato Dlate, ‘Tho Otto Natloual Lunk, f Cluolunatl,” four plocos, P 00—National Bnk, back and Lint, with $300 counter of face, threy pieces, Thoso woro the only National currency plates destroyed, with the excoption of ono or two lith- on{nphlu stoucy, containiug 85 National ourrency notes, At tho offleo of the Chief of the Secrot Sorvico aro $20 counterfeit notes of tho National Itank of tho City of Naw York, 810 notes of tho Farimn- eri’ and Manufacturers’ Bank of Pouchlocopsic, and 82 notos of tlio Ninth Nattonal Hank of tho City of Now York. Theso plutos wore all cap- tured months ago, and Lave not boen dculm{ud. ‘When om Ballard, the notorious countorrol was arrostod, tho detectives captured twonty- threo Natlonal currency platos of 32, $5, and $20 notes, most of which wero clectrotypos, embrae- ing the titlos of many of tho Nutional bauks, ‘I'icso plates havo not yot been turned over to tho dopartment, being rotained for the presont by the parties who mado tho capture as ovidenco against Ballard and hin nccomplices, “Tho Comptrotlor further suys that tho presont system of nssoiting niYords an opportunity of withdrawing from cir- cnlntion, as athorizod by law, tho genuine notes of all buuks of nuy denomination’ which have boen successfully counterfeited, and belioves that by ayailing bimsolf of this opportunity ho wiil Lo nblo in a great measuro to dofent tho oporations of those engaged in countorlfeiting the Natiounl Bunk cirenlation; to which tho Lrinting Buroan roplies thnt the effect will bo to withdraw ‘tho curroucy, and drive the countor- foltor to change the tities of his plntes to othor banks as fost 08 thoso already counterfoited nro withdrawn, g But comparativoly few connterfoits pnsa the eyes of the ever-vigilantbank-oliicials, and whon rojocted by thom thoy agnin find their way into thio chauncli of tradg, Consequently no ys- tom of assorting " will exort auy materia! effect in riding the country of National connterfeit notes. 'Tho ofticors of thoe Bureau of Engraving hold that tho only way to proteot the cutrenoy of the country from tho numerous conntorfeits on National Bauk notos now in cireulation, is to angravo the now serios of plates in contompla- tion for suvornl years. A now issuo in exchango for tho old would rander the platos now 1n tio hands of the counterfeitors worthlesy, and {ho now notes would ho designed with the view of incronsing the difficultios of the counterfeitors in their attompts to imitato thom. —_——— THE WEATHER. Wasursaron, D. C., Dee. 27.—For tho Lake rogion, 1nin or snow, northwest to southwest winds, followod by colder wenther and rising Daromoter during Monday night. For tho Nortlie wast, docidodly cold and _genorally cloudy ‘weathor, with noxth or west winds, risimg barom- otor, aud suow in tho Upper Missiusippl Valloy. LOUAL ODBSERVATIONS. Ciicaao, Dee. 27, Wind. llmmiu"mfi Tiwie, le'flr.l'l‘hrlllu.‘ 0:530, m 2063 46| 30 8, K, 11:18 4, 1n,129,72" 43 | 75 '8, 4 8 18, i 9:00 p, m,{20.67! 47 | B3 10:88 p, m,'20,00: 45 | 85 Maximuiii thofmomoter, 40 mitimuny, 103 UENERAL ODSERVATIONS, Cit1uA@o, Dec, 27—10:18 p, m, Stution, xll‘:r.l‘mrl [ Cloudy, Gloudy. Groud: ‘Cloud Glondy. Cloudy, (Oloudy, 203 Light rain, «20{Cloudy, Light ratn, 0 Cloudy, Tareat’ning. Clondy, nJight., [ 20.83) 9IN.'W.gentlol " 61 Fair, Milwaukeo ,[0,72 B41W,, frosh ,..! Clondy, Omabin ,,.[20068 28N, frosh “ilClonay, Poinbina, TINVW., freshl,....[Light bnow, ¢ Toleda, 8, W, fro Light ralu, T f3oston Liberality. The Boston Commonwealth thinks Toston la #0 In tlie hubit of gjving money it eannot halp it if it would, It instaucos ns followa: **In pd~ dition to tho many mlvato objocts of churity, tho cltizens havo rospomded to tho followlug cnlls during the poet twelvo months: Christintn Union Building, 8110,000; Louisiana Rteliof Fund, 224543 River Tolle? I'und; 25,000 ; Kunews Rollof Tnud, $6,510,25; Tus~ cumbia Roliof Fund, $1,408,08; muking o total of £10,202,87, Inucluding tho smount_already subgeribed to tho Agnesiz moniortal, IMarvard Medical School, and Sumuor memorial, tho sub- seriptions will approximute to §500,000, —_— A Vaanpire Princo Nicholas Borolnjovuk, n Sorvian noble, diod tho other duy in the Iuo d’Amuterdam, in Pariy, 1o had Leen obligod to leave his own cauntry, whero ho could no’ longer remaln, from (he idew. amous the country pooplo thut o bo- lougod ton family of vampires, tho oldest sons of which for throo Fouuruuouu eamo out of thelr graves to suck tho blood of living peoplo. 1t s sahl that fivo duys bofore his_doulh ho was con- yorslnir with his landlord, and told biw it would Lo well, aftor his doconse, to romove his Loart so ug to provout his rising from the grave. oo s Sadiolie valich Swurtling Photozraphy.’ An application of photograply, whivh is aptly doseribod ns stnrtling, has boon hitwpon by an Linglishawntonr, whosa numo fu not givon,. Cho inventor clums to Lave discovored u niotiad of flxtngz tho fmago of an object on n sonsitized I!luin not mora than half an inoh {n dinmetor, au mprossion from which can bo astorward onlarg- o to the necessary sizo, 'T'ho pluto is fixed Into an ordinary locket or keepsako hanging from n wateh-chain, and ean Do suddonly oxposed, by n touch of tha finger, on onterlng & room, and’an imago tnkon of n pieturo or of o porson without auyoue besidos the oporator beiug aware of i, tar, - in_tho Pressurer’s oftico- RAILROADS, : Ohangos in the Tllinois Central and | | Miohigan Central, ; Chicago & Southern Agaln. g b} CHANGES IN RAILROAD GFFICERS. THUE ILLINOIS CENTRAL, ‘Tho Genoral Managor of the Iilinois Contral Rafirond haw just issued the followlng Gongral Qrder, which confirma the nunouncemont of tho | t Imponding ehangos on that rond, mado in Wun TRILUNE o fos weoka ago ¢ b4 Mz, A. Mitohell having resigned the office of Geus oral Superintendent of tho fliinis Contral Nallrows, v, J, By Tucker Is heroby nppointed General Bupers Iuténdant, to tulio offcot Jun. 1, 1875, Mr, Ilorave Tucker in loroby appointod Acting Gon- eral Froight Agent, vico J, T. Tucker, Al comnw nunieations reliting to tho froght departmont slould | o addreaxad to im at Chilcago, ¢ Mr, dumes Jobuson {w heroby appointed General | i Bouthern Agent of the Ilituofs Contral Rallrond, with | § hoadquarlers mt Calro, 1, . Mr. Mitehell has beon conncoted with tho Iilis nols Central Ruilroad off and on during tho last twonty years. 1lain one of Lhamostoxporionced and ablo railrond managora {n tha country, and hio takes with nim the respect und love of overy } ono conneetod witl the road. Mr. Mitchell hns not yot accopted furthor appointment, although #evoral offers have lately beon mado to him. 1t s his ntention to tako a rest for about a yoar. Mr. Tucker, who succoods him s Goneral Buperintondant, is well worthy to fill so reapon- eiblo n position, During the time ho has been Goneral Froight Agent of tho Company lho Ins | y proved himeolf to bo aman of unusual ability and forco of character, and there is no doubt whatever Lhut ho will distinguish Limsolf in hig new position, 1 Ar. Moraco Tuckor, who assumes tho dutiosof Geuoral Froight Agest, fa o brother of Joo's, Altbough yeb very young, and without mueh ox- noonce fu tho froight buelnoss, ho will un- | | doubtadly make an oxeellont olliver, ns ho in, like the rest of tho Tucker fumily, uuususily bright and nctive, b v, Jamos Johnson, who hLas hoen appointed | ¢ General Southorn Agent, has herctofors been tho wgout of the' Compnny at Cuito, Il My, Johuson hns recoived tho “appointmont on noe count of his acquaintauce with the Southeru busineas. It is tho iutontion of the Dlinols Con- tral Railroad to do _ovorything in ils powor to stimulate and develop tid_bueiuoss relations bo- tweon thicity and the Bouth and Southwest. Mr, J. C. Clarke, the now (cnernl Mannger, is now utudyiug up tho meuns of earrying oat this object. Biuca connecting tho road, at Cairo, with he Now Orloans, St Louis & Chicago Railroad, numberless imnprovomeuts have beon mado, and tho Bouthern trado is stondily ineroasing. ' Mr. Clarko balioves that tho Souttiern business can be | 4 divarted to this city, if our merchants oifer the proper inducoments, A movement iy on foot to | t councct tho Jackson Road at Now Orloans with the clovators, to a8 to bo ablo to com- poto with tho Ilmstorn linew for | ! the Buropean graln trado. A rofrigerator | I lino will ulso be establishiod in o short time, so as to take beer and other freights to tho Sontn- crn cities, and bring Lere troploal fruits nnd yogotables a nll seasons of tho year. Mr. Glarke is also in favor of reducing tho passonger raten from Now Orlenns to this city, Tho faro is now | 1 33, although tho dwtance is aboit tho same as that botween horo and Now York. If the ne- gotistions now in prograss botwoon tho managars of tho Lihwois Contral and tho Now Orlonus, ' St. Louis & Chicago Mailrondls prove succosafal, the faro will bo reduced to abos . TIL UCHIGAN CLNTRAL, Ar. fluurgfl Challonder has beon appointed Superintondent of the Losomotive and Car De- partmont of tho Aichigan Central Railrond. Mr. Challonder hns beeu thio Superiutondent of tho Locomotive Department ot tho Chiengo, Bur- lington & Quinoy Ituilrond for tho lnst twenty yeaue, nud 18 considored au oxport in his lino of .| | business, Ho was tho enginoor of the flrst losomotivo ‘thab over rau to Buslington, la., and wony years ngo was Supovintoudont of | P tho locomotive and car departinont of tho Barlington & Missouri River lalirosd. Siuco the chatigo in tho Genoral Buperintondoncy of tho Michigan Contral Railrond, tho man- agomont has ondeavored to seonro tho best talent that could bo obtained s tho heady of tho various doparsments, With Mr. O. 0. Wheolor | ¢ as Genornl Froight Agoni, and Mr, J. Q. A. Lean as Gonoral Lastorn Agont, tho froight de- artunont of this foad will bo gatoud to nouo, s New tral's branch to Eimlen, Y, Ta control tho Massnchusctts Contral only £1,500,000 Is necessary, of the work ia dono on the 03 miles from Woston to Iny thio rafls and put. on tho oquipmont, Lranch from Notth Adams to' Aloai survoyed, aud 12 will mile. woro than Inying tho ralls, from Weston, on Hiomarville, goinys into Lusto: pEIA wattkoo & §t. Punl Compao; the _bridge MoGregor, moutd 10 regard to its passonger trafla by liaving its paswongor wrains atart from tho foot of Main stroot, Kouth MoGregot, instend of 1t now depot, nquartar of a milo from the last-mentioned County, and 7 miles northenst way i n stoto of oxcitoment yesterday, ns a re- sult of startling facts that wore dovolopad thero two mon whom cr8, for tho night was o bright ono. the rear door of thoe storo, Miller back by firmng soveril shots with hugy Romington revolvor at hm, ] ontral thounfinishod Maesnchusetts Gonteal Raile rond, wecure tho tunnol Jiue, bulld 61 milos from North Adams via Ilnncock nnd Stephontown to Albany, thonca ovor tho Albany & Surquolnuna, o Dinghamton, whonco a line 80 miles from bat town, followlug tho old canal bed, whioh hos boen coded by tho Htato of Youl, taps the Pennnylvanin Cone at or nenr Athons, N. Alroady threo-fonrthy 0 Northunpton, §2,600,000 having beon o~ ponded, Thonboyo controlling mmg'! sufliciont fho Alvauy hns boon not econt cvor #40,000 8 The rond from Binghnmtcn fg hardly hare I8 n ohinz, or in oxistonco to build & soven-milo yond tho Fitehburg Rond, to a point hoith of Wultuutn, thence acerons to { ovar the Lowell " PAUL. Witw:o 1 bune, Doce 27, ~1he: Chiengo, Mil< I8 lucrensing itg tousfor faclitios at Tralrio dit Clien by pul ting 1t o new nontoon-bridgo lw placo of tho old ong u the Wikconsin channel. 'This connects with in tho Iowa clinnnol at North The rongl bas made further nrrangas ) n McOnrdon, Ia., ilace. Tho building Jnown as tho Times Dlock hay boon lesnd by snid Compuny for & perlod of five yoars, to bo used as o pussengor depot, —_—— LAW- BREAKBRS, ANOTIIER BURGLAR KILLED, Lrom- the Albany Argua, Dee, 95, The nsually quict little hamlot of Wost Gals way, eituatod in tho oxtremo onat end of Fulton of Anistordam, ato Wodnesday night, which, according to tho most nuthontic report, ate as followa; About 8 o'clock Wednesdny ovening morchants and othors lising on tho princlpal strcots of the placo discovered the appearance in town of thoy regmded with sus. “'he morchants concluded to watoh liom ns beat they might, fooling assured thaf plcion, tho men wero fn town on somo mischiovous ore rand, Tho stores, ete., of tho place woro closed at about tho usunl hour—9 o'clock—and soveral citizens aceroted themaolves to watoh the movo. montd cf tho suspectad pattics, o'clock tho watched pair \oro seon comin, atealthily down tho stroet, and whou in front o] Laurou “Kounedy's gencral storo thoy haltod, whon ono of thom wont upon the front atoop and removed two pancs from a window, in front of whioh thero was a pile of barrels on thostoop. Chrough this window whilu his compnnion nctod us wentry outsido, About 10 lo entored tho atoro, All theso movemonts wore scen by the watch~ It was hio object of tho citizons to surround tho stora and capture both mon, But belora auy ono elso avrivad Itobort Miller, Jr., & morchant domg busiuows oh the onposito side of tho sireot, wone uto tho back . yard and fired sovoral revolver #lots ju the “roar door, but by this timo tho follow ontside had ma front of tho storo oitizons. do Dis cscapo, and tho 2d guuded by revoral ‘Tho burglar insido, , finding that troublo was muminent and that hio'waa weli envivonad, opened atl drove younf Millor votrontes| until rotreat was no_longer possible, owing to n fonco in the bnok part of the yard, Tho fellow then turnoa partinlly around to oscape, whon Miller ired anothor sitot, which took effect in the butrglary baek am bit," and_thon dropped his 10voivor nt tiy requent of Miller, when o and a_fow other meu cavricd the wounded man away. of Amsterdnm, was kont for, and upon his airie yal it was discovored that tho ball, v small ono, 1o wuid, f Dr. Divfondorf, had ontored bolow tha lowor rib at tho right of the spinn] column, and waa lodged about an inch bolow and to tho right of tho nayel, immodtatoly henoath tho skin, from which it was easlly dis. lodged, it having passed through tho bowols, Aftor guffering tho most extromo pain, ko died eurly yeaterday morninie from tho offects of tha wound, It trinspires thub his name was Charley 1L Whitnoy, about 27 yoars of ngo, and at timen n rosidont of - Amstordam, whero ho followed Lio ocoupatlon of graining ‘and mado offorss at sign paiuting, when bo workoed at all, which was soldom, the country selung o rubber coment, 1l necorn o hnd Intoly been traveling through oth these men uro 1ot ouly veterans, but also th ia nbout 26 yoars of ago, namod William champlons in thelr lines of busiuess, 'I'ho chunge in tho genoral pussengor and tickot de- | M partoients is also o great improvement, Heie- | i tofore both theso due:mtlnunm wore in tho chargo of Mr. C. D. Wi partment has beon divided, Mr. Whitcomb re- meiuing General Ticket Azent, with headquar- tors at Dotroit, while Mr. Henry Wentworth has beon appoinied to tako charge of tho passenger | W L department, with hoadquarters at Chicago. Noth- | Konnedy's ill. ing iy loft undone to uinke this road one: of tho bost in tho country, and it is to bo hoped that tho efforts of tho'now Gonoral Suporintendent, My, S'.rnvleg, will bo rowardod with the sucvess they mnerit, TIE DLUE LINE, Hr. Thomas Tloops, the nawly-appointed Gon- oral Muungor of Lho Jilue (fustroiyist) Line, los Deen unnceessful fn his eiorts to huvo ' the headguurtors of tho lino removed to thia city. M, Joy and tho othior Diroctors of the line, with | ¢ tho oxcoption of Commodore Vuuderbil, wora m favor of the chango, but tho Commodore, as usual, carrlod his point, and succoedod in buying tho hondquurters of the lino trausforred to Ni» | ¢ agura Fall, o point winch s very convonlont to him, but to nobody olso. ‘o ofticos aro ut pres- ont at Dotroit, and tho change will be mada o | 4 tha 1st of Januacy. Y P M MISCELLANEOUS, OMICAUO & BOUTILRN TROUBLES, Buflding rallonds must b almost as dificalt a8 zunaing Lotols, for thoro have alrandy beon | 3 throo suits bogan over the Chieago & Southern Toad, short and uncomploted bit of lino nbous 20 miles long, Tho last is by tho rond itsolf agaiust Johu B. Brown, tho coutractor, and is, wag adgett, aud is also o rosident of Amstordam, whiero lio boara the most wicked roputation, bave g Leon arrested In tho fall of 1873 for Liaving nlmost futally cut Jefforson Bulgor with u knito, iicomb, byt no tho de- | Tho purposo of tho twa mon fn visiing Wesi alwiy was to commit tho thoft of niy monoy bt bo lott 1n tho tores over nigit, On Whitnoy's porson was found & couplo of dollars worth of wmall monev ho had takon from Ho will be buriod at public ox- penso, and his sad oud wmay prove a profituble warning. MURPER OF A WIDOW WOMAN. Eniz, Pa., Daoc, 27.—A Lorvible avd atroclous murdor was porpetrated iu this clty sbout 7 o'cloek Inst night., Catharino Haunon, widow, & midwife by profeeston, was found dead in tha gutter .ok O o'clock, just outsido a low groggery alled tho * anlcin ifongo.” 'Tho inquest is not concinded, but there iy no doubt tho woman murdored _durlug or after an_attompt ot apo by John Hantz, . propriotor of ho lLouse, n man (0 years old. The woman was addicted to drinlr, oud wos probably intosicatod at tho timo of 'tho murder, Tuntz hog o peacoful roputation, but is a ot fous proflizato. Ho Iy in custady, togotior with tomombers of Lis family, {i}s elothine und underwenr aro found atawned with frosh blood, aud the floor of tho bar-room of tho hotot likos witie oxhibits plain tracos of blood. nou's body was mutilated in n frightful wanmer, AMrs, Ilans ud bora ovidenco of strangulation. Sho hns & amily of highly-respected chitdren, aud tho murdor hias arouded jutanso oxcitomout, A BRUTAL OUTRAGE, IvassviLie, Ind,, Deo, 27.—1'ho Journal hag in dobt on bis bond, tho damages being Iaid ue | information tust last week o party of £25,060. It is allegod that tho rond waato bo [ patroluen, who wore guording Unlone complated by Sopt. 12, 1874, for tho sum of 8175,~ | town, Ky., sgainst suspocted incondiarism on tho 00, of which $00,000 wha to bo paid iu cash on | PATE ©Of | negroos, tool a colorel woman tho completion of the road, and tho balauce to bo given in subscriptions to tho Southern Road, It is nlso alleged that Brown Lins failed to either complate tho rond in time, or furniuh the nucos- | 8 aary iron rails, nuts, bolts, or frogs ; thathe hus not dono tho wori vroéwrl that ho. has pur- pouely doluyed it 8o that it could not bo leased to tho Chicago, Danville & Viucennos Itailrond [ W Company, and Laa also by injunction still far- thor dolaved oporations, 8o that tho plaintify it- #ell hus boen obliged to stop in, declars the cone track forfoited, nnd complete tho rond itsolf, which it has just succeedad in doiug. PERYONAL, 20r. 1L A, Iarvey Los beon apnointed Agent of tho Illinols Contral Raflrond Company at Dubuquo Station, In. Ilo will nssume tho dutios of tho oflico on thio 15t of January. in Mr. W, KK, Muir, In rolinquishing the dutlos of | ) Goneral Buperintoudont of tho Gront Westorn Hailroad to nesume those of General Munager of the Detroit & Milwaukoo Rallrond, has issued o clreular to the oflicers and employos of tho yoad, oxpressiby to them Lis cordial thenks for co- opurating withhnm in bringing theroad, through very trylug eircumatances, to lho Brurmm high state of olllciency, ‘Il refations hotween hime- i soll and tho ofi and omployos, he eays, have | } throughant boon of tho most friondly dcseripe | L tion, and it Is impossible for him to temimata b those relntions without a feoling of deeps rogrut, THE SOUTHERN PAOIFIO RAILROAD, bt Tho aunual roport of tha Diractors of tho | ™ Southern Pueitio’ Koilrond Company, for tho | P! fiseal venr ending June 30, 1874, shows _that tha | ¥ number of miles of rmlway comploted at that | timo was 278, T'ho onrnings of tho rond for the | L your amuunted to 81,162,783.98, aud tho oporat~ | © ing exponses wore R463,671.09, During tho year 60 miles on tho Los Augelos Division Wero come bleted. Uhe nithorized cuvl(ul #stock of the Conie auy 18 870,000,000, On the 80th of Juno S16,- 20,200 “hnd beon subseribod and R14,071,- 100'Tad boen pald in. Pho_prosont organii tlon of tho Southorn I'aoifle Rnilruad Cotpmuy wus olfoolod Oct, 12, 1870, by tho consolidution | p of the Ban Franolsv & Ban Juso Rallrond Com- | p lnlny, tho Bouthorn Pucltie, tho sunta Olarn & | in "ujnra Vulloy, and the Californin Southern Ruil- i routd Compaillos, all of whicl hnd buon duly in- [ I corparated undor the lnws of the State of Call. fornia, The object of the now eorporation was ta constyuct and operute n line of railrond from Bun Franctseo to a point on the Colornde River, in the southwostorn part of the Stato, a distanco af abont 620 miles, with o branch from Telipehn- | ul Y‘ Lagato the Colorado iiver, atornear Fort Fumn, o distaneo of aboup 838 milas, w nf - TOM HUOTT AVTER THE HOOSAQ TUNNEL, u Lrom the North Adama tusad izt ki There ls o goport thut Col. Tom Soolt und tho | » Ponnyylvann loitroud Comgpany linvo u plun to | o 1 graph : elwed by the unwoleome discovery that it is undor Lolivs erpionage, lio “Gerniau Jmbassy, Maj. Billow wnd Capt, Polico, not como off, Gourt adjonrnl veaohod—and ‘this of courso stopped tho divorco, and bung bior threo timea to oxtort a confession as to tho suspocted plot. bLut recovered after restoratives were applied. 'lho town 18 in much excltomont, 8ho was left for doad, aud {8 boing trictly guarded, A TATAL FEUD, 7. Louis, Mo., Dec, 27.—J. B, Spratt, an old nd wealthy citizon of DeKalb, in Buchanan Couuty, tus Btato, waa fatally shot by A, M, Brown on Christmas-Day, and tho latter sovorely voundod by a son of Spratt, 14 years old. ULho Mair grow out of an old feud. PROBABLYS FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY, Svecwsl svateh to The Chicano Tridune, Bovru Cuantesroy, 0., Dec. 26.—In a shoot- ng affray at Selma, 0., last night, n man vamed Lito Ryan received & pistol-sbot fu the head, from tho effocts of which bo will probably die. = —— Undor Byplonge. Tha Cologno (fazefle glves tho following para- e Diplomatic Bady in Daris is ox- Ihs two military attaches of Cherein, had long had o Fronoh-Swiss servant, who scomed extrenioly regular und truatwot thy, ut rather eluiplo uud fenornut, On Horr Buluw ntoring this korvant's 100m one duy during his beonce, he fonnd concenlod fu on itlustratod apcr lying on tho tablo, a dotniled roport of Lig naster'snctlonn, addressod Lo M, Lombard, Come ninsioner of the Sccros Branch of tho Darky Thoe honest son of llclvetia was of outso at onco dischurged, and his masters liavo suada i stroiy remonstrangs to tha Due Deoazon zumst tha uminblo wétontions with which the Yronch polioo huvo favored thom,” —~——— A Womands i3ad Lucks Fram the Des Moines Reystor, Tad fortune Mus overtuien ong Dos Alolnea orson's Clhiristmas, Tho wife of ono ol tho risonels sont to Iort Madison for sufo keo ping 1 the Penitoutiary was bewmling hor bad luek oatorday, Blo ‘thought her husbund would uve Lin trlal ut tho lnto torn, aud sho was sure ho would Lo convigted und sont to tue Denitons tiney, which wonld divorce hor, She had nlrondy huntod up anothor husband, und - Christmne-Day wid ot for thy murrisge—snd all was going on orrlly a8 mnrriage-bolls could go two wooly houd of thuo, Bul it so lmprmm;}l l}Im "l.ta] ald g bofore it wog udl that of courso stoppad tho wodding. | The asnly disappointeid woman s lumonting the low “muelunery of the coitets in this” gold ountry,