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PITTSBURG. Tho Striko of the Puddlers. Its Bad Effect upon the Business of the City. Viows of the Operatives and the Man- ufacturers. Tho Employment of Italian Miners. ‘Speetat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Prrranvno, dan. 8.—The stranger who would visit our aoot-bogrimed city now would wonder how the dirt over gathered on tho buildings and made them eo black, Sho now somethat bolies borsolf aa regards being amoky; shois not at present corered by # black pall of emoke; tho clon @ of darkners, which botokencd the evidence of thy ift and industry, has nearly cleared away, 27d no ¥ tho oldest inhabitant can sco the sun in (bo diy and tho stars by night,—eomething that bas .veen unkuown for many a year, From our n me tous surrounding hill-topa may be gathora t '& birdssyo view of the cities; the rivera a8 they como together,—the Monongeh 8 and Allegheny, which, as thoy loan? the city, form the Obio,— altogether a charming picturo, being mado moro poautifal by & 20 little anow which at present lies upon the house -tops. Our city is one eminently romantically at Uated, but its emoke seomod to hayo hidden the beauty of surroundings. This picture, however, *, which gives such o dolightful seyeation to the e,%@ bas one drawback. ‘Tho raixing of the clottd of smoke means dullness, ataguation in businoss, aud thousands of hands thrown out of emplosm 2h. THE PUDDLE, STRIKE, Tha remarkable cloantin &88 is easily accounted for,—the puddlers’ strike. To-day five of our cloven blast-furnaccsare cola} this stops a groat production of our staple, iron, 80d a number of laborors ard thus thrown out of employment. Wo Lavo about #60 puddling ‘furoaces, only Spout twenty of which are but to. npotarily run- ning. Take the emoka from th. °S¢ away, and our city ig comparatively freo frun? tho ‘denso yapora, and is consequently nearly as cloan now as Chicago or Now York. It iasa Ito dwoll upon tho reason of this cleanliness. .tho fur- haces now cold employed over 1,600 pr'ddlers ; those, with their many holpers, coal and ore. minors, aro ail thrown ont of work, Tho puddiers evince a dogged determination to bold Out, and the operators aro aa fully determine to not give in until, a6 thoy say, manufactured irag gball bo iu batter casto in the market. MILLS BUNSING, It in fortunate, even while the puddling far- maces ato shut down, that our tills continue running, ‘They mauufactare from muck-bar, procuird from the East, whoro iron can be pud- dled at $1.55 per ton Jess than here, which the item of freight does not cover, Iu this way the roliera and hostors fiud abundauce of work, and vuriron is mado at a price which onables tho operatora to go into the market and compote with Eautern manufacturers. A BUICIDAL POLicY. Evidently the puddlers aro pursuing a policy which will prove the death of their cauac, as it ig enlisting public opinion sgamst them. On Tuosday, Mosers. Shoenburger & Co. employod two non-Upion men to puddles lot of sctap- fron, which bad been bought in the Eastern mar- ket, and was to ba nixed and heated with muck- bar. ‘Tho mey had worked till afternoon, when about 100 puddlera repaired to tho mill, ac- rompanied bys number of womeu, who kept hooting and yelling. Soveral of the Union men went into tha building, and, after a short confab, induced tho non-Uniouisty to quit work, the free being put out, During thia timo a great zrowd had collected in the streot, aud it would have taken but very little to have precipitated A FEARFUL RIOT, On Saturday tho puddlers hold a public meet- (ng, to which they invited rollera, heaters, and holpers. Of the latter, but vory few responded. Bpecches wero mado urging the rollers, hestore, and their helpors to quit work,—the puddlers holding that thono mon were overworked and andoipaid,—the vbject beiug to induco them to strike algo, and tuus close our irou milla alto- gether. Tho mou who gro uow working could aot see that any benefit would aceruo to them trom a strike, and concluded to continuo at work and keep out of a muddle not of their owa mak- ing. DIVERTING TRADE, * Inconversation with o yory intolligent pad- ler, yeuterday, ho stated to your correspondent that this strike is diver:ing the iron trade from this city. “Then,” said I, * why do you uot go to work at the reducod rates? It is only #: to bo atomporary reduction.” ‘My dear si roplicd bo, 1 do not think that the fact af *10- duction will make much of a chonge, What Jus- tico,” paid bo ‘ia there in reducing our waxes? Weearn from 23,50 to $4 por diem, aud work very hard, Why should not a reduction bo made in other branches of the trado? = ‘I'he conl-opur- ators get the samo for their cunl per bushel to- day as they dida year ago. Why not ask them to reduce 2” «But, sir,” I sald, “ prosaming that cosl was reduced, aay, Lcenta bushel, would that mako any appreviabls difference 7” 1) can’t any as it would,” replied the puddler; “bat there are branches in tho trade where re- ductions can be made.” Tasked him to tell mo whore the reductions might be mado; but ho declined to converse further on the aubject. ‘VIEWS OF MANUFACTURERS, Tho manufacturers, one and all, weom to view tho atriko but from one standpoint, and that is, Shat it 18 wholly nucallod for al the reduction was meant to bo but temporaryy, while tho de- grenelon in trade and low price of iron lnated. ‘hoy gay they cau far better alford to buy muck- iron in the East than mako it bere st present price demanded for puddiing,—%6 por ton, Yhoy also claim that, during hot westher, last year, cven while the demand for iron was wlack, tho ‘puddiers wero paid what is tormed as tho “hot dollar” oxtra, without s demand for it being made. Yet now, while many of the iron non are being pulled down and forced into bank- ruptey, owing to the lack of ordera and trouble fn making collections, tho puddlera refuse to work at a reduction, in order to keep our mills tunning, and thus sustain themeclves and fami- jes during a long and dreary winter, ITALIAN LABOR. ‘Tho minors in this section of the State, for dearly two fea paut, have given the operators a great deal of trouble by oxteudod strikes aud teiceiag to let others work. Last fall, that por iow of the Railroad Coal Exchange which oper- wteson the Pan-Handle Road concluded they would no moro employ Union men, as long a8 they would not listen to fair reason and orgu- ment. Thostrike at that time was created by reducing from $!¢ to 3 conta per bushel for mining, over an inch-and-a-balf ucreon, The miners held out for months, till at lust tho yperators concluded to employ men who would work at the reducod prices. Those who would work in the mines were driven away by torco and throatened with death if theyroturned. A largo lot of Italiana wero ovgayod ay a last ro- wort, and arma pieced in their bande, and thoy rout to the Laurel Hill mines, operated by W.P, Bond & Co., of Chicago, and algo to the Brior- Hill wines of Miner T’, Amos & Co. For a timo trouble was threatened, aud firing was kept up, but tho Italiane wero ablo to hold thoir own, and | been decided on. ‘The Spanieh Govornment has i given ordors for the purchiso of the artist's por- trait by himeolf, which is said to bo a mast piece of portraiture. A picture of a young Ri ‘t ala Wattean is vainod nt 50,000 franca, It will also bo bought for tho Maurid Museum, alroady go rich in art gems. RAILROAD NEWS, FAST FREIGHT LINES. At tho fast freight linos moeting hold at Roch- ester a fow days ago it was decided that the various railroad eompanios shall horoaftor pay to tho fast freight lines but cont per milo por car, inatoad of 134 cont per milo, aa they wore recciv- ing horetofore, The fast freight nes aro or- ganizations which entrol tha through ; trafic over the various linc, In somo instances tho officers of theso lines are also oflicors of tho roads over which they transport thoir goode. But in most oases thoy aro indopandent organi- zations, and aro controlled by parties not balong- ing to the roads, Theso lines secure tho froight and trangport it in the cars of tho railroad company, and the company prs them, in ad- dition to loaning tho car, the abovo amount. There 2e0 @ largo number of theaa linca iv this country, and tne mostimportant aro tho ‘Tod Line,” “White Line,” Groat Western Dis- atch," tar Union Lino,” *‘* Empire Line,” “Nationa! Live,” “Canada Southetg Line,” ‘Diamond’ Line,” Bluo Line,” and” » largo numbor of others, The reason for tho failuroof the Saratoga combination waa ina great measure ascribed to the aclion of thesa lines, It was claimed that tho Ponnsylvania, Erio, and other roads,jhad lines which in fact wero owaod by thom, and, consequontly, were in favor of tho Saratoga ngreemont, which could bo conveniently vio~ lated by tho fast freight linos, whils tho com- panics them volves would not bo blamed for it. ‘Tho il fceohug against foat-froigut lines has been growing ever siuce, and several Wenlern ronda worked hunt to have thom abolished. ‘Lhe above reduction was mado as a kind of com- promise, SUITS AGAINST WISCONSIN CORPORATIONS. Jesse Hoyt and Warren Grocnleaf, of Now York, have commenosd a suit in tho United States Cireuit Court againat tho Milwaukea & Northern Itnilway Company, tho Wisconsin Central Raitroad Company, tho Wisconsin Mo- rine and Kira Insurauce Company Bank, and tho Phillips & Colby Construction Company, for foreclosure of niortgages aud othor purposes. Tho bill states that the complainants received, on or about the 1:t of Decembor, 1870, from tho Milwaukeo & Nort tiorn Railroad Company, to bo held by them under & trust deed, 2,405 bonds, of which 500 were for $500 cach, aud 1,905 for £1,000 each, all of said bonds being payable tweaty years ,aftor«late, with intorest at 3 por cout, payable the Ist of Juno and Ist of Docem- Der yearly. That ng eoou ae 1d Comrany com- pleted and equipped its railroad, complainants, under the toims of tito trust decd, paid over cach and every of sai. bonds to ths dlilwaukeo Construction” Company, by which Com- pany the construction aid equipment woro per- formed, in part payment of their contracts, and said Company thereupos1 sold and deliverod said bonds to divers individu. Ys who now hold them na an investment, The to sacuro ssid bonds, andthe payment of interest thoreon, the sald Company executed aud delivered to complain- ants a deed transferring a ud assigning to them, in trust, the wholo of the firat diviaion of tho railroad, namely, from Milwaukee to Green Bay, and all branches, or oxtenm ons, of said trunk railrond, that might bo built to Lake Mickizan, Lake Winvebage, or 2ox Nive, witi all movable aud immovablo proporty cou uocted therawith, woch trust ta oudure until th.+ payment of the bonds in fnll; the deed contain ing al the usual Provisions ofa first mortgage. _ ‘The bill then sets forth the dito recording of the deed, the completion of tho first division, ud the various brauches and connections with othor railroads, and then gives a history of tho Jonge of tho Company and all ite property, on the sth of November, 1873, to the Wisconsin Central Rallruatl Company for 999 ¥ care. | Complainants chargo that the Wis cousin Cen- tral Railroad Company, in some way,.made over tho said property to tho Phillips & Solby’ Con- struction Compauy, but under what control or agreemont, or at what dato, complainants ara un~ able to wtata; and that che latter Comj.auy now claims to be in full ancl solo posscesion of said yoau, is operating the same, aud receiving the jnavine, profits, sud earnings — tuoreof, ‘Thas sail Puillips & Colby Coiatiuc- tion Company, a complainants belioro, ia in- corporated with s capital cf only $200,000, Yor tho purpose of constructing the Wiscuus'n Contral Itatlroad, sud muvt nve iocurred in th 9 construction of aid road Inge listilitios, brat whother the said Company is insolvent or nes the complainant docs not know, although they aro advieed that all enterprises of that nature are laboring under very ited ombarrarsmont ; aud they charge the fact that enid BMilwaukee & Northern Company was leased subject to tho provisions of the aforesaid trust mortgage, the Wisconsin Central covevanting to ronder each month ® statement of the gros earnings of the Northoru, and to pay over 85 per centof such gross earnings to tho Wis- consin Marine and fire Insurance Company Bank, to bo by them hold in trust, to pay interest on said bonds, and shonld thie perventage nob bo sullicient to pay such interest ae it foll due, the said Wisconsin Central was bound to advance whatover sum was wanting, and ropay itself out of futuro earnings whenever it could. Further, the complainants aver that they aro intorined and beheve tust tho Wiscousin Central is unable to pay the interest due on its bonds, itsdeht amounting to several million dolla Complainants pray that a Receiver be appoint to the property mortzayed to thom as trustecs, with power to effect repairs. THE FOUR-TRACK RAILWAY. Tho four-track railway on the New York Central Sailroad has already euabled tho Com- pany to reduco the passonger fares, This, in addition to the increased security to the passcn- ger, is attracting thousanda of travelers who have hitherto choxen other routos of transit. 'Tho Northicestern Union and Adcertiser has the following in regard to this four-track marvel: ‘The Now York Centrat & Hudson Biver Mailrond Company began, a year and a balt eince, to construct two adititional tracks for the exclusive use of freight traing, the constantly increasing amount of trafic over that great thoroughfare ronderiug such action noces~ sary, This work haa beon pusued through without delay, and wo learn that they bave now In uso four completa tracks, laid with imported atecl ralla, a con tinaoue distance of 229 miles (between Rochester and Al and that two of those tracka are used ex- Clusively by passenger trains, giving freight teaina in- dependent tracks, {t must be evident to all the in- tolligant people of this country that no possibio chance for « railway collision and no excuse fur delay by frolght trains can offer itself om that road, TRIP TO GALVESTON. A large number of basinese-men from Des Mosues, Council Baffs, and Omela, have goneto Galveston, Tex., for the purpose of ostablishing freight lines from the former places to tho Gulf of Mexico, It has been ascertained already that tho cost of transporting a car of products from Omaha to Galvoston is $20 less than to Now York. Aline of ocoan steamors from Gal- yeston to Liverpool will shortly be establishou. It iv said that the whole movomont is a sequence of regulatory Railroad laws in Ihnois, Lowa, and other States. aa SU.T AGAINST THE MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL, Special Diepatch to The Chicago t'rioune, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY. THEE CITY, POLICE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION, PROCEEDINGS OF THM ANNUAL MSETING, Tho membors af tho Chicago Police Mutaal Ald snd Bonorolent Assoctation held their an- nual meoting at the Armory Polico Conrt-room yostorday forenoon st 10 o'clock, Sergt. Fitz~ | patrick, the President of the organization, occtt- vied tho chair. Officer B,J. Wiley acted in his capacity as Secretary, and presented his report, as follows: In submitting thie, my annual report of the condi tion of the Chicago Police Mutual Ald and. Henovoteut Aanoctation, Lam pleseeil to be abla to state that, not ‘Swithatanding we havo ind very heary expenses duriog tho past year, we are ina much better canditivn, both, aumerleally ‘and financially, than at any other’ time slugo (he first orgaulzation of our Ansociitlon, ‘We have expended during the Inat yoar a ‘total of $3,818,560, an follows 4.50, beneat at members in defending themselves beforn the different courte ; $545, for tho heneft of mombcra iu caces of sicknens ani want ; $50 of {hie amount was paitl to Mra, Curtetian Jacobs ont of the proveeda of an entertaiumout given to us by " The Diitz Combustion,” of this city, by thele request 1 $1,8;0 f9¢ tho benefit of whlows af de— ied members, ae fellows : $995 (9 Mrs, Riel, widow he died in March lant, $935 to Mra. Rus Police officer, wha dicd ia November; and $173 for mise coltaneoua pirpres, T wont reapoctfully recammand that a stipulated amount be ald toa niember in caso af sickness whero ho recelvas no pay from the City of Chicago, ons fa- yorable report of a committee of your Bourd of True tees, and a ceflifleate from somo competent Practicing phyriclan, Thig, in ray opinion, wil Inake all members equal, and will do | away with all favoritiam by ‘Trastees of stations whero they might te inclined to show any. Tho tutal mem- ship at present {9 469, agaluat 331 the year previons, Tam nnatle to give adotailed report of the numbor of members who have withdrawn trom the Association of resiqued from the police force, for tho reason that I havo nover recelved a detalled report from the Trusteo at large {rom the Firat Precinct, and I would here respectrally requost that the Moard of Trustess bo empowered to declaro vacant the ollie, of any aud all Trusteca or other oliicers of this Aeruclation who ao far neglect Mapusoy, Wis., Jan, 9.—The Circuit Court for two days has been occupied in trying # wuit for damage against the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul Railroad Company, brought by Jesse Miackley, a Hue old genttoman of Fond du Lac pave made compotent minore, 60 that now old panda aro glad to go in the mines with them at Mmost any price for digging. M.ED. pe eal Oe DR. DE KOVEN, Wo the Editor of The Chitago Tribune: Minwaveeg, Wis., Jan. 9.--In your issue of \bis dato, iu your editorial columns, you say, in tpeaking of the Eplacopal election in Fond du Lac, that Dr, Do Koven was urged aaa can- fidate, but tho laity refused to ontortain Lis pame fors moment.” In another partof your aper you give the eummary of votes, by which aan bo uoticed that Dr. De Koven recived 5 , Foes out of 14 on the first ballot of tho laity, and cuntinued to receive the kame number up w and incleding the eleventh ballot. ltis true hat Dr, Do Kovon fmled of an election, on uc- toustof not receiving a majority of both or- dors ; but is ia bardly fair to say that Tholsity nfased to eutertaln his name for ® moment,” when more than oge-third of all the delercates present stuck to their first choice wo bravely, ‘ Lavatax. ee eee Fertunys Bloce the death of Fortuny hia studio at Romo ww carefully guarded, by order of thd Spautels Tac gstion. Noatranger ia allowed to entor. Tho place where his work are to be sold hax not yob County, who was forcibly ojected from the cars of said Company at Waterloo, though he had paid logal fare under tho Potter law to Water- town Junction, the caso having been sharply commented on Ly the prows at the time. The prosecution was conducted by ex-Altornoy-Gen-~ oral Gill, The amount aakedjwas $25,000; the jury awarded 91,00), the Company having dis- avowed tho actof its agout, and protoated againat punitive damages, MISCELLANEOUS. Thoannual meeting of tho Westera Railroad Asaociation will be held in parlor 44, Graud Pa- cife Hotel, in this city, commenciug Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 10 o'clock a.m. Business of groat interest aud importance is to be considered, and new oflicers for the ensuing od wil) be elected, iley, of fhe Pittsburg,’ Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, bas taken charge of ihe Buln ticket oitice in the Grand Pacific ote), tee . ‘Lhe Louiev: fournal is responsible for this wtatemont: ‘Tho Custom-!Housa at Omaba is ono of Mullett’s pet performances. Atia built of stone obtained im Oluo trom 8 quarry owned by Maltett's father, while there is uu inexhaustible quantity of excellout lime~ stone fur building purposes all about Omaba. Jubbory somewhere abuut this structure. It cost half a dillon.” their duties as Board of thes, amit that where the vacancy may bo mais be empowered to elect one of their number to All such vacancy. T would also recommend that thts Association through itt Prasident, appoint s Committes whose business will io to proche w chart-r of this Asroctation from the Stute Logislature, so that we may kaw what woare doing. Capt. Buckley, tho ‘Treasuror, aso made his roport for the laut half-year. ‘There te a balance ofcash on hand of 31,721.08, ‘Ino ropait wae accopted, and fifty copies ordered printed and distribated in tho police stations. ‘The suur of 3399 was ordered paid, being tho balance of conis and attorney fees in the caso of John H, Naap vs. Ollicors Dilger, Penzen, Dowey, and othors, Ofticer Horst was allowed $50, which was paid by bim as_costu for an appeal takon from the Board of Police, and in which he was sustained. Capt, Ellis, and Ofiicers Boriram, Malouoy, Tunison, aud’Dan Hogan (No. 2) were appointed Sconteittea: to revise the constitution and by- laws. ‘Tuo olection of officers of tho tho ensuing year resulted as follow: Prenident—Capt, 8. A. Vice-Preaicat—Wheeler Bertram, Sevrebary—Thomaa Malouey. Treteurer—Capt, William Backley, Trusteea at Larae—Elent Precin Second Vrecluct, Patrick Maloney} Third Prectact, ergt. Gerbing, ‘Trustee at Central Station, Willian Carmen; Hirriaou etreet, Willtim Bartholin; Twenty. , Ca BE Day; Cottagn Grove, Isaac P, Bt, Clair; ‘ng sireat, Thomas Crogan; Twelfth street, It, 1. iTinman atreet, J, V. Breitzke ; Madtson atreat, aus Murphy; Union “Bark, James L, Barber; Praux Penzen; Rawson street, cy; Welmtor avenue, William If, woucoy Lirrabes street, John iartman; East Chicago avenus, Hichard Bartlett. Tho nesting thou adjuurned. boa elec THE WEATHER. PROF. COLBERT ON METEOROLOGY, Prof. Eliaa Colvers lectured in tho Sunday- aftorooon course at Kingsbury all, yesterday. Ho introduced himsolf, and talkod about “ Me~ teorology and Weather Signs,” Thore was o pretty largo attondanoo. The Profesor, aftor a fow prolimtnary romexke, sailed into the genoral principles of meteorological action, and ex- plained the equator, the atmosphorio pressure, solar action on tha ocoan, and the peculiar natural laws regulating tho trade winds. His principal object waa to explain tho canscs of storms—the vacuum created by the ratification of theair, which, so rariflod, became incapnole of up#lolding the moisture drawn upward by the sun, which, becoming condensed, fell to the ground as rain, hail, snow, aleot, or some other form of moisture. The Professor then axplained upon a chart the laws which directed tho storms that visit the earth. He said that the question was ratuor abs!ruae, unless to one aoquaintad with trigonometry, an opinion in which Tue Tnin- UNE reporter: fully concurs. He showed that tho vertical action of the sun at the equator drow up .40 Immenge quantity of water, which croated zush of cold wator from the polea to fill tho vacu- wo. He also explained the tidal effects of tho muon upon the seas, and described the origin aud cowrse of the Gulf Stream oad the fox. banks of Nowfoundland. ‘he severn atormof Frid and Saturday was well oxpleined, and Juatisfed on sound meteorological principles, and the Prufeszor eaid ovoral good words for the United States Signal Sorvico, which, ho said, had beoa instromental in saving many yalaatlo lives, many cargocs, and ‘soveral shins during the four .voars which it had oxisted in Amarica, He thonzht that tlvo out of mix of tho signal prea ‘ctions wore trustworthy, which was naying a egret deal ma climate Bo chaugeablo. He believed that the time would come whon sci- euco would mako mon as conversant with the warnings of miture ag instinct had made birds and beasts frox1 time immemorial. ‘Tho Iectarer «oncludad aiid applause. CSE ELZ ANN UNCEMENTS. Tho soml-annual meeting of tho State Sports- men's Association will be hold to-morrow after- noon at 4 o'clock at the Tremont Honse, Union moetings are to be held evory evening this week iu the sfirat Congroyational Church, corner Ann and Washington atrecty, conducted by D. W. Whittle ad P. P, Bliss. The ninth concert of the Woat Chicago Con- servatory of Musio w.l take iplase at the Fourth: Baptist Clutch, coraer of Washington and Paulina streets, snd nut at the Conservatory, as previously stated, It will occur Tuesday cven- eng. to hinder or impede other officors or the ociation for John Tuntson; THE OUN CLUB, The annual meeting of the Gun Club occurs to-morrowevening at Abbey's. An important change in the rules of tra;-shooting is proposed, and will be actod aloo at this meating. It is contemplated to do away with boundary altogethor, and in leu of that aggravating syatem to substitute a rule giving the shooter tro minntes ancla half to gathor a bird. At presout the bounds ry is 80 yards,—that ia, a bird must be gatherod iuside that distance from the trap or be scorod a Jost bird, though it drop stonedesd ® foot boyoud tho line of the flags, ag ix often the caso whero 4 strong wind tisieta tho llight, or where a bird, boing unusti- ally vigorous, carries away a dozen pellets of shot, and muet be scored as ‘dead ont of bounds.” Tho change in the rites proposod b: the Gun Ciub gives the shooter tho fult benefit of his skill, and only imposes # roagonablo rostriction upon the time be may have to gather a doad bird. POPULAR LECTURES, The Young Men's Christian Association an- nouuces » xerics of evtortalumouti under this title that are designed to supply ia Chicago. what is pre-eminoutly a characteristic af Buxton, loo- tures.of a high literary and sciontifio character delivared in an attractive place, aui at n merely nominal price, ‘The firat of they 48 to be deliv- arod this evening by H. G. Spafford, Exq., at Farwell Hall, npoo a subject which, it is under- atood, bo lias etudied with grant cara,—the character of Oliver Cromwoll. Mr. Charlow Bradiaugh recently lectured here upon a similar theme, and it willbe interesting for those who heard the eloquent Radical to compare his esti- mate of thia wondarful man with that of 3 Spafford's, ‘This lecture has beou delivered on beforo in Joliet, and recolved there tho moat luttoring commoudatious of the prosa and thoue who hoard It, ‘THe ADELPHI. Tho new Adelphi Theatre will positively open thia evening, no matter though gods, men, aud injunctions sbould attempt to interfere. Her- vices will commonce with a dedicatory emotioual poem by Urock MoVicker, of tho Board of Pub- hho Works. ‘Tho national anthem will then be wung by the eutire company, The cudsence are Yequosted to join in thechorus. Small boys in tho gallery will rofrain from saylug “hi” dur- ing tho prograus of this masterpiece of the Iyrio art. After a delay of five minutes, luring which the apectators are expected to re- covor from the patriotic emotions evoked by the above-vamed ditty, Sr. Wallis will unroli the allegorical drop-ourtain, the orchestra playing zently, “ The boy stood ou the burning deck.” ‘Thun comes a pause of ton minutos,—tor which no oxtra charge is mado,—-during which the dience will recover from the stupofied adiniration cauved by this colossal work of art, GO by 50 feat in wizo, and which conauwed 462 gallous of vil aud 9,761 pounds of psint Loenard Grover, armed owith =o long —ranil, will noint ott the objects or intoreat In the painting. and explain. the meaning of tha allo gory, Atthecloca of thin interesting expiana- thon, avoto of thanks will boin order, Theo preliminary exeroires will bo followed by tho complete programme of apacialtios, porformed by actora and actresses of national colobrity—** nono know them but to love them." Tho sale of fickots will continue at Lyon c& Healy's. Ar- raogements have beon mada with au ominent Joes! meteorologiat to nocurs good weathor dur- ing the ovoning. —_—s GENERAL NEWS. Four drivora on tho Van Buren etroot line wero obliged to quit work yasterday on account of frozen handa and fect. Theso men and tho atago-drlyors have suffered sevorely during the “gold apell." ‘Tho Fire Department hae recetvad 25 of tho 200 now alarm-boxes ordored. They will bo placed on the North Side as soon as now tele- graph lines are erected, The highest number of ‘boxes now is ‘'817."" A Berlin fetter saya that Robert Thiem, ex- doator in shoos and Representative in the State Logistaturo from tho Sixth District, arrived thoro Dec. 20. Mr. Thiom dosires it stated taat he has been, in his business relations, the deccived and not tho deceiver; that ho took with him from Chicago not 220,009, but $500; aad that ho will take immediate steps to prove his eutiro in- noconce. Fourteen additional entortsinments aro an- nounced inthe Star Course to which ' option tickets" ontitlo to renervod seats, the first of which, the Iscturo on "Abraham Lincoln,” by Schuyler Colfax, will bo given in McCormick Hall to-morrow night. Wiliam 8, Andrewa, tho now humorist who has met with such success in tho East, Wiltiam Parsona, the ‘Insh orator," tho popular Jamoa'T. Fields, the Boston Phil- harmonic Club, and eight concerts by the Rich- iuga-Bornard Company, aro to follow. Ofiicer John Becbe, of the Madison Street Station, was callod Saturday afternoon to romoyo man who was yory mtch intoxicated from a asloon on Desolaines street. ‘Tho man, when takon to the stati ouss, was too drunk to sive his name, and ho was carricd down-staira and locked up inacell, Ife was subssquently ob- tervod lying on tho floor asloop, and offoits wero made to arouso him and placo him on the bonch. At 4 o'clock Of- ficor Clak had occasion to pass the call, and, seeing tho man still lying on tho cold atono floor, entored to place him on tho bonch, when be discovorod that he was doad. ‘Tho do- ceased is a yonug man about 25 yoars old, with dark hair, dark cide whiskers and mustacho. TIE SPIRITUALISTS. Tho Northora Illinois Association of Spiritnal- iste continued thoir tenth quarterly Convention yostorday at Grow's Opera-louse. There wero Present about fifty dolegates from tho country, and about twonty from the city, Tho chair was takon_ by Mrs, Dr. Saverauce, of Milwaukes, the Vice-President of the Association, Tho Convention waa called to order at about 11 o'clock, whon a conferenco of thirty minutos was ad, during which addresses wero made by Prof. Lyon, of Michigan, who mado an oxplanatioa of tho hollow «lobe tho- ory ; by Dr, ice, of Kansas, ou Reincarvation ; by Mr. E. V. Wilson, editor of The Spiritualist at Work, upon *'fho Facts of Life; "and by Mr. Caldwell, of Michigan, on ‘Tho Relations of the Spiritual and Material Warlds.” ‘Dr. Maxmell then placed bimsolf under the in- fluence of a deceased gontioman namod Gordon, and auswored a number of questions put to him by differont porsonsin the sudionco in a vory logical manner. ‘Mrs, Dr. Soverance thon delivered a Wood- hulliau lecture upon the “ Relation of Woman to Reform," in which the sexual question and freo-love predominated. At 1 o'clock the mesting sdjourned until 2, when, aftor hatf an hour devoted to conference and business, Abbie N. Barnhaty, a Bos:on Spir- itaaliet, dolivored a locture recountioag hor triala in differont parts of the United States, ‘Tbo ovening sosnion was devoted toa seanco by Mr. E, V. Wilson, who gayvo a grest many teste of his powers a3 3 medium, and it is asaort- ‘ed by those who ought toknow that his wonder- ful revelations caused the conversion of several skoptica who had come to criticise bis porform+ ance. s —— CRIMINAL, Officer A. Bellows, of the Madison Strest Sta- tion, found six small kegs of herring in front of No, 68 Wost Lake stroet yoaterday. Goorgo Williama wes arrested last night for stenling $24 from hia landlord, David Roborts, who keeps s boarding-bouse at No. 200 West Van Buren streot. Yestorday afternoon atabout2o'clock burglars attomptod to enter the ealoon No. 2 Market street by romoving a pane of giasa from the front door, They wore about to pass through thie aperture whan they wero surprised by an aificer, aud mado a lusty departure. Early yestorday moroing. Klinger's saloon, Nos. 133 and 135 East Randolph streat, was ene tered by burgtars, who stole about $25 worth of cigars,” They gained admittance by removing a pano of glans froma window. Mc. Kunger hats boon similarly raided thea timea within the paet six weoks. — os SUBURBAN. LANE, Tho Board of Trustcos of Lake falled to hold ameeting Saturday, owing to the absouco of Colman, Muirhead, and Brinkman, only Tabor and Condit putting in an spponrnnoa. It Jacked oneof a quorum, and consequen they did nothing but loaf around tho Yown-Hall, and thon roturn home. ‘The Committee which was appointed a fow woeka ago with instructions to employ a compe- tent accountant, who wastogo to the County Tronsurer and compile from his books an exact account of the moneys paid to the Town Treas- uror, and propare a financial statement for the Iast’ threo years, and atso proparo a ays- tem of bookkeeping for tho future, lasve gotten as au accountant a lad of about 18 yenrs of age, who was formorly omployed in At- wpeney. Voedor's office as offico-boy, Judging from his work during the past week, tho * ex- portis not vory compotent. Hv maungen to get in about two hours a dey on tho boule, and tho rest of hia time ia occupied in minding othor people's businoss, for which timo, as he elaims, ho is getting 5 a day,—abouta dollar more than he got as a wookly atipeud from Voodor. _—>——___—_ FEEBLE-MINDED CHILDREN, AVivit to the Kentucky Institution for the Education of Feeble-Minded Children—Whit I¢ av Done sud Is Doing—a Nodle State Charity. From the Louisville Ledger, Tho building 1s mituated just beyond the cit; limits of Fraukfort, on the Georgotowa road. rf is a handsome piece of architecturo, on elevated ground, and, lifting isaclf from a grove of fino old foroat-troos, it has very much tho air of an English homestead, — [tis not a largo atructure, bocauso, at the time it was built, the necesmt for a greator work was not known tooxiut. It was rogarded an oxperiment, and the Logisla- ture was not disposed to invest largely. Thore aro about 50 nores of ground attached to it, up- on which s good deal .of vogetablo and animal food for the establishment 1s produced, ‘Pho wchool-roomy aro like all otlor echool- rooms, and the discipline is equally ax well maintained. Inever visited any establishment whore young children were boing trained that developed the effects of divcipline more boauti- fully, and 1 venture to asy no habitue of any of tha publio schools in this or any otuer State can witness the behavior of theso unfortunate lite creatures without recognizing at once tho woo derfut power of kindnoxs and intellectual atten~ tion given thom. Every countousnco betrays the mind’s intrmity in s groater or leas degree; but I waa uot only struck with the proof of momory snd tho atages of reasoning power davcloped by each ehild, but I ‘was algo astonished at the spirit aud eageruess with which each sought to dieplay ita accom. plubments. Of courso, there aro children hore tn all stages of idlooy, but there ia not has failed to receive somo boneticial teaching. 1 witnessed the examination of the children io Geography, Arithmetic, Poumauship, and Bible Llistory. Perfect aud roady auswers were givon to all queatlous, and [ noticed, where several an- swered at onco, the replics, though conveying the game moaning, Were tndiffereut plrasuuiogy, —howing clearly that it was nota mere parrut- teaching, but a reasoning power. All the children are taught to sing, and somo of the voices are surprisingly sweet and well cultivated. Aliss Owen, one of tho tulers, rooms to bavg do admirablo work 1 this reapect, for her pipile kept perfect time, and modulated their voicos to the cadent requiramenta of tho words. Ono little child, only 6 years uld, unablo to stand alone, aso a beautiful solo, Tu the gymuasiuo, which is really the impor- tant achvul of the catablishment, I witnessed some yery beautiful and wurprising oxvrcisos, ‘Tho muscular regimen is perfect in its action upon overy part of the body, the aod obidren scomed to delight uboming, JA JARY I, 1875. thait proficionoy with tho staff, the dumb-bolls, and in the dance, They are taught to dance 8 cotillon, and they accomplish the figures much better than their physique in- dicates. Evorything in this room is dove by the power of music. ‘They aro parfostly drilled to the ouput of tho piano, and, when tho dance is eallod, the boys go aud acloct their partnore and awuamo their places with » politeness worthy of omutation by idiots more at largo. Ono littla fellow had acry becanso sumebudy secured his partner and he could take no place in the dance. It is a tonching right to witners the sction of there childreu, noarly a hundred of them in one room, and all as orderly and quiet as if they had Deon born with kona of propriety and a sense of gontloness. No woman ovor ontora this room the first timo without shedding tour, and fow men over go away without getting ' something in thoir eyes,” of complaining of “scold in tho hoard.” It is truly a noble charity, that works pationt- ly with tho fon at tho little spark of intollect antil it glows and Srightons, and ultimatoly burns with the fire of conscious mental power. Tho most tendor and carefl handling is neces- sary inthe dark rtages of this condition, and nothing but a slespless energy and will could ever accomplish tho great work that is being dono at this placo, Itisa great work, for even the fow yoars of exporionce by this Stato has fully proven it. There are mon and womon, now reattored through parts of Kentucky, who, at somo time in the past fourteen yoars, lave beon admitted, and schooled, and sont away from this institution,—men and women who. wera idiots, holplessly gono from all usefulness to tho outside world, but who, by skill and experiance, have heen given to society, and made producars rathor than consumors. Thero is matried woman now in Loutuyille, who, but » few yours ago, was a child-idiot, ignorant of overything, aud mn all reapects dependent, now porfactly self-sustain- ing and usoful to hor kind. Thore is one in Covington, one at Cynthiana, two hero, sorking for wages and capablo of taking care of therm- solvos, and others at many points In the Stato. ‘Thore ia not a year pasaos but a numbor of those children are so far improved and cducated ay to justify their withdrawal from the inatitution. ‘ourtoou wero dismisucd last yoar, ‘Tho out-door exorciso in summer and winter is weil regulated. The garden, which supplios tho institution with a groat denl of food, 1s worked by tho boys undor the genoral supervision of a gatdencr. Thoy are taught to labor in othor ways, and trained with » view to making thom self-reliant and ablo. Of cores, there are many casex where the great end canuot bo accomplished, but thore is no caso whore sume good cannot bo dons. BEECHER UNDER A CLOUD. ‘Troubled Looks on Mis Face and Snd= ness 1n Mis Voicu—The Prayor-Mcct- ing Not so Joyous as Usual, . From the New York Sun, Jun. 9, Tho Plymouth Church members who wont to tho Friday night prayor-meoting, oarly last night, talked about .tho jury in their paator’s suit in tuo City Court, “i don't know what to think of thoao twelve men," said_ano brother to another, "They aro hard to read.” “Yes,” said tho other, ‘buf you may be suro the lawyora kuow who thoy ara.” Tho lecturo-room waa very much crowled, Ald. Whitnoy ant on the pulpit-steps, looking weary and worn, after a week's hard work in helping to got 2 good jury for Mr, Beecher. jecchor sat near him, and looked troubled, and there was little of that rollicking, joyful good feeling that has made Plymouth lecture-room auch @ plossant placo of reaort, Mr. Beechor sat in his arm-chair without tnk- ing off bin cloak or ovorshoes, Thero was o troubled, dark Jook on his face, that nad only been seon at ono other prayer-meeting since Oo- tober, aud bo was solemp in voice aud in words, Whon his congrogation Hing ho looked far away and did not join in the music. When bis brath- ren prayod ho carried bin dark, tixed look back of his hand ond seomed to think rathor than join in the potition, Prof. Homor B. Sprague, formerly of Cornell University and ot this timo amomocr of Dr. Budington's church, prayed, “Oh God bloss the pastor of thia church and ita peoplo, who in the past have been Bo dear to Thee, Carry them safely and victoriously through every atrngglo and trial, and may they come outol the trial through which they aro called to pags, purcr and vetter.” Mr. Boecher's talk was about revivals. Mr, Beecher described how ion who wore spiritualizea were onsior worked than disinte- grated men, ‘It was,” be said, ‘real sense ot patriotism thst held the South together in un- exampled allegiance in extremes of groat pover- ty. “* Do you romambor,” ho added, kindling to his beat, * tho first Suoday that we hoard of tho ess at Sumter that fired on our flag? I remem- er it if you don't, How everybody who ob- jected to meddling with the South turuod round about aud sald to those who thought differently, £ am with you now. How people who were too alck to go to church stood on tho cornor of Touts, and Pierrepont stroots, talking politics until ihey were red inthe faco, Thon there were threats of forcign interforonce, and it only noedod that to swaap all opposing torcos into one channel and away, Now thia.alement is used in war, and in fash{on, and in politics, aad why notin roligion? It hoals differences in a noighborhood aud dostroys oumities.” Mr. Boacher closcd his talk, acting out tho sulxe of Deacon Hozekizh and Brother Hubbell, who, in 2 congrogation, have been fooliag ill toward each othor, but who, at a rovival, with check-handkerchiofs to thoir eyes, confessed and made up, and promised not todo so any mora, This spurt of mirth left Mr. Beecher in a low, but sa his brotbor Edward spoke oftor im more soriously, he sank into depression again, Dr. Edward Boochor eald: "It has been said of the court now in scasion that there haa been anuncommon quietude thoro, and a great ab- sence of excited fovling. Aly concoption of that is that tho Judge and Tice are within the siel- toring of s divine influenco, brought about by the thousand prayors that aro asconding from this church.” ‘Mr, Beochor asnounced that, as overy day this weok the members hod mot in daily prayers, so they would moct this morning, and, if desirsblo, every morning noxt woek, RAILROAD DISASTER, ‘She New York Express from Wash- Augton Crashing intoa Freght Train —Loss of Life and Great Destruction of Moncy. . From the New York Sun, Jan. 9. The through New York oxpross-train from Washingtou, which left that city at 0:30 p. m., collided with the Baitimoro & Obio Midland froight-train at Deeming's Station, ou the Balti- more & Potomac Railroad on Thursday eve ing. The oxprosg is always a woll-tilled train. ‘hia ,train conuisted of supin q der, Ad~ aus‘ Exprovs, mail, sod baggage ‘cars, two passenger, ove parlor, and four aloepin, cars. Those, containing siaty pasuengors and fif- teon mail, oxpress, and railroad employes, wero whirhug along at 35 miles an nour, over a smooth grado when the engineor noticed that aswitch, opovod to admit the froight-train, had not been replaced. He was then withiu two car leagtha of the switoh, and, porceiving that » collisian was iovitable, he reversed his angino, applied the ateam brakes, and leaped from tho eab just as tho locomotive swerved upon the. switch, Almost before he touched the ground tho two traing collided. Half tho freight-train waa forced from the track before the express train came to a standstill, The shock filled the air fora momont with flying fragments and tho consonta of the cars. When the terror-stricken passongers soram- bled from their bertby and sosts, percing artes rout their oara, ‘hey came from the rear of tho exprosu-car, A stowaway, who was trying to steal s ride to Baltimore, nad boen wedged 1n bo- tweon the tonder aud tho cur, snd whoo be was extricated, both his logs wore found to bo badly crushed, ‘Tho expross and mail cara wera complotely wrocked. ‘The two heavily-baamad, nearly now framos wero so completely driven into each other that together they measured little more than the originaltength of ono, ‘She nisil-car was in charge of Ubief Olerk Steck, assisted by Blail Ageuts Joho A, Smith, G, I’, Faymsn, and Edward Piaul. H. K, Southwick, Mail Agent of the Nortueru Contral Railway, waa ® passonger iu the mail-cor. Thora were at luast threo safes and 6,000 pounds of mail mattor in the car, which the clerks were en- aged in aasorting when the shock came. Thoy describe it ay one fesrful jolt, in which every article soemed flying around them, and the car sides wero collapsing Upon thom, ‘Lhe coal- oil lamps wore shaken from their bravkets, and a second of total darkness was succeadod by the ouddon glare of burning kerosene and rapidly- igniting papors. Mr. Suuthwick stone retained lus presence of mind. Ife heard ao plerciag scream, and in tho burning car he saw Agent Vayman tightly wodged iu between the boxos which line the car vides, Houthwick got to bim as apeedily a3 possible, but the only anawer to his Inquiries way a groan. Tho hoat of tha puruing paper had then become eu flerce that all who could were forcud to leave tho car. When tho firo wag extinguishod the charred remains of Fayman were found wedged iv be- woen the pigeon holed wharo he hed last work- d. It iy Me. Southwick's opiuion that Fayman was unconscious Leflore he diod, and she fact that his choat was badly ornstiod in the wreok is contirmatory. Tho traln employes were panic-strickon and holpleas, Quick work might have saved much of the mail-mattor, but, despite tho bent offorta of tho mail-cloris, no woll-dtrocted efforts wore mate nutil the thro was beyond control. ‘Tae coal-oil scattered upon the papsr burned furl- ouely, aud as tho flames sproad tho expross-car waa anvolopod also. In the exprose-car wero sight or nino safor, containing, porsibly, millions of dollars, When ho embers of the car-framos had smontderod ooxtinction the safms were atill glowing ab whito heat. Tho loss must have been very largo, ut the Company is unwilling to evon ostimate itnow, They say that tho safer will be Pranod. in tha presonce of Troauuty officiale, and if any of the carbonizod remains cay be identified as money thoy will be prosented at tho Tronaury for redemption. ‘Tho mail losa will figure very honvily in the ro- sults of tha disaator, ‘Tho car contained ono day's Southern mail. At this season Southern morchants are sottling with thoir Now York cor- reapondents, and unusually valuable mails are the consequence. Tho New York Post-Office was fatrly bosiogod pottoniay by morchanta oxpecting romittancos by thnt particular mail, somo of whom had_boen notitied of the sonding by tolograph. Of the 6,000 pounda of malt matter, but one pouch and ono sack, both for Baltimore, wero naved. There woro also large Trossury remittances, oud psck- ago of over @1,000,000 in ‘Troseury anid National Bank notes baing burnod past usofulneas, al- though not paat redemption. Considering) tho speed of the oxpross-train, and tho complete demolition of the forward cars, tho lons of lifois wonderfully amall. Thossiteh- man was not soon after the accidont, SUNDAY NEWS. Local. ‘Tho first annual mocting of the Bar Associa- tion was held Saturday afternoon. Tho Special Committeo having charge of the matter of tho consolidation of tho terma of the Supremo Court wascontinuad. Officera for tho onoulng year wore elected, and the Association adjourned for one week. The Chicapo Tide aud Leathor Association was organizod Saturday. Its object is to pro- moto and harmonizo tho interests of hide-deal- ers, Country hido-deafers and tanners ara in- vitod to bocomo mombors of the Association. Nathan Davis, tho propristor of # paint and of] store in Burlington Block, whore a fire oc- curred Saturday morning, was arrested on Bus- picion of incendiariam. A writ of habeas corpus was sued out, and the accusod was reloased upon bail of $2,000. Tho coldest term known in Chicago for ten yoars was included in tho time betwaon Friday and Baturday aveal np. Saturday morning at 8 o'clock the thormomster indicated 22 degrees bo- low zero, Thore wan much suffering, but few fatalities; only ono esse of doath from freezing was reported. ‘Tho aunual ball of the Germanin Maenverchor at McCormick Hall, Saturday eveuing. was one of tho most brillinnt and oojoyablo affairs of the soagon, ‘Tho intonsoly cold woathor interfored somorrhat with the attondance, but not with the pleasure of those who wero present. David Cole, an old citizen of Chicago, and 9 momber of tho Board of Wost Clucazo Park Commlasionora, died Satnrday, ot his residence, of an attack of pnoumonin. ‘THE COLO SNAP, The columns of tho Sunday Tarsus contained dispatches from tha greater part of the Western country regarding the recont phonomonal sovori- ty of tho weather. From St. Paul to Little Hock, sud from Fort Sully and the Yankton Agency to Contral Oblo, our newsgatherora wore united in pronouncing it tho chiltiost since ‘that cold Now-Yoar’s,” eleven years ago. In somo ro- ious, a4 in Egypt and the Michigan fruit-region, 6 husbandmen aro filled with aolicitude for tho wafety of their fruit-buds. No considerable con- fiscrations seem to have accumulated upon the hoad of thia frigid horror. WASHINGTON. Representative Schumaker made a statomont Saturday, before tho Paciflo Mail Invosti- gating Cotmitteo, of the disposition of tho '¥275,000 check. Ho claimed to have kept but 910,000 oucof it, Tho greater part he gavo to a railroad attorney, Lymau Elmoro, and to Morgan L. Smith, istely deceasod. Irwin has fone so jail, Abert will not talk, and will proba— ty go Irwin's way. It is thought that King will go to Europe for his health, Represontativo Randall stated that Representative Storm, of Ponnaylvania, was offored $1,000 for his vote. Postmaster Jewell aoans to make a number of changes, looking to economy, in tho Postal Do- partment of the Gorernment. Tho walaries of tho Postmasters of Now England have baen in- creased more than 100 percent during ths Inst eight years, while sataries in all branches of pri- Yate business during that timo have beon dimin- ished, LOUISIANA. Republican caucuses woro held at Washington on the Louisiana matter Saturday. The Repub- lcan Bonatora, with the exception of Mr. Car- penter, will sustain the President. Mr. Carpen- ter emphatically maintaing that » now election is tho ony possible solution to the problem. Ho made the statement that, if this iasuo were not met forthwith, it would arise in tho Electoral Collogo of 1877 with porhaps more serious con- sequences, Judgo Dibble’s lettor has caused conalderablo talk in Washington, and tho general Republican opinion is that be haa mado a meas of it. The views of Gov, Kellogg aro diamotrically opposcd to thone of the Judge. Ho is stated to bs a yory young mao. Tho Illinois Democratic State Cantral Com- mittee desire to back out of some tho state- menta mado in their lato call for an indignation- meeting. ‘The copy given to tho Associated Presa was not what was agreed upon or isaued by the Committe, Tho City Council of New Orleans bas adopted s reaolution stigmatizing the statements of Gen. Sheridan regarding the ineecurity of life and property a8 an infamous libol. Gen. Sheridan believos himaclf able to crash out the White League, and relion on logislation by Cougress to give him authority to go to work, Boven Now Orloans policemen, who refusod to bear arms last Monday, were, Saturday, dis missed from the gorvice, ‘Tho publio schools will reopen to-day. RAILWAY CASUALTIES. A terrible railway accident occurred near Ox- ford, England, the day before Chriatmas. A train going at aspood of 40 miles an hour, left the track nad was thrown down a steep ombank- mont, whoroby thirty-five persona .mat their death almost instantancously, A sleeping ear was thrown from the track and shattered nosr Cambridge, O., on Saturday. Five passengers ware injured—none seriously. ‘Two freight-trains were wrecked noar Spring- fiold, Ill., Saturday. THE LEGISLATURES, Although the Indepeudonts inthe Titlaols Leg- islature have dictated the orgauization of both Houses, it ia thought that the Bourbon element will ozercise au influence in the futuro proceed- ings which will drive the best of them back into tho Republican ranks, whoie they boloug. Boyoud tho business of organization, nothing has au yet boon done ia either House. In tho Minnetota Assembly, It is thought that Ramsey has the best chance, he being the scc- ond choico of the Washbura peoplo, and the election of Washbum himself not being thought pousible, ‘Tho Kansas Logislatuto, which {a about to convene, will bave tho very serious task of doing something for some 30,000 destitute citizens. The Governor's mesesge will deal extonsivoly with this subject. Tho race for the Indians Senatorship has been narrowed to the claims of Mogura, Holman aud McDonald. lr. Voorhees hay witndrewo un- Tovorvedly, FOREIGN. The second annivorsary of the death of tho ex-Laporor Louis Napoloon was sigualized, on Hsturday, by impressive memorial services in the Church of St. Augustine, Paris. ‘Tho edifica waa densely orowded..,.Queon Isabella, now in Paris, baa recelyed invitation to take up hor resi- dence in Catalonia, Spain, King Alphonso arrived at the port of Barcalo- pa, in the Province of Catalonia, Spaiv, from Paris, on Saturday, He was to loave yesterday tor Valencia, Dispatches from China and Japen announco the apprehension of furthor difficulties botween the two countries, Japan having objected tu the conditions of the last troaty between thom. South Africa has been visited by a great storm, doiug great damage on wos and shore. MISCELLANEOUS, George Weyman, a jowolor of New York, who recently rag awey with @18,000 worth ob dis monds, was arreated in Ban Francine, recently, Andon Satneday passed through Omaha, Neb., 1m ohargo of a dotectivo, on hin way Eant, Mosk of tho diamonds were recovored. At Quiney, TL, an old man named Seles ‘wae recently dotectod in tho act of abstracting money from lotters whilo performing his duty of transferring rogistered-lotier packages in the dopot-building. Hoe was roloasod on bail. Judge Dillon has rondorad a decision at Davenport, In., empowering: the United Btates authorities to proceed ta colloct $750,000 taxes from Jf. Rhomberg, a hiquor-makor, of Due buque, Is, Numerous additional business scapensions wero annonnoed in Pittsburg Saturday. almost total eusponsion of miniug operatio: throughont tho State is noted. ‘Taylor Strandor, a colored wife-murderor, was sentenced at Wheeling, Va., Saturday, to bo buy, on the 20th of March next.” 4 z INDIANAPOLIS. Court Deciston—Governor’s Recoption —Beasemor Stcol Works—Statc-flouse: Plans, Speetal Dispatch to The chfeaao Tribune, Ispranarozis, Ind., Jan. 10.—In 6 onse from. Richmond tho Supreme Conrt bas decided the act of March 4, 1873, taxing National Bank shares for municipal purposes, to be constitu- tlonal; sleo, that the act authorized the tax for tho yoar 1873, Gov. Hondricks and lady givo tholr first legis- lative reception to-morrow night, Niossemer steol works aro to be orectod here by tho proprietorsof tho rolling-mill here. From tho whole number of placa submitted tho Committeo on the new State-Honse have selected three to submit to the Logislaturo from which to make achoice. Tho favorite plans ara by Dotroit and New Albany arolitects, the latter having the majority of tho Committee, snaeoreeie Tiinots Central Railroad--Speoial Notioo, Commencing Tuesday, Jan, 5, through sleeping-cart ‘will be run to Springfield, losving Chicagu at 8:30 p. m, (Saturday's oxcopted), and arriving at Springfield at 6:00 a, m, Passengers by taking this line can remain in pleop- ing-car at Springfeld until broalfaat time, thus avoid. ing the disagrecablo annoyance of being disturbed before daylight, incident to other routes, For tickets and aleeping-car berths apply to the Ti. nos Central Railroad ticket office, 121 Randolph atrest, and at the Central Dopot, foot of Lake street, W. P. Jounsow, General Passonger Agcut, ————_-___- Haines Bros’, Pianos. Prices exceedingly reasonablo, Marpialet firat-claas in quality, erms, $50 cash; balance, 's Meod's Temple of Music, oh van Buses stroot, ——— Irregular Testh sro nots blemish if white, sound, and eushtonsd on clastic coral, Toop the enamel spotioss, and the gums even, will be admired, a ge Eingsford's Oswogo Corn Staroh, for purity, strongth, and delicacy, bas no equal, Phyafcians recommend it as very nutritious for ime fants and invalids, BULLIVAN—On Bund after» short iinet, gated Tete elie eh Sams b, Bollivan, and eldest daughter at Joseph and Margarob sbrook: ‘The funeral will tako place from late realden High mave mitt bs celebratnd ze Hog Wass eye ikoneo by carriages tu Galvarye Cow Name Cathedral, HOWARD—Jan. 9, 1875, at 7 Ridward Wlowavd, seh ‘ef heer soa Nas a owned nee a gears, 27 Hbury, Lancasbiro (Rng. papers please eopy. SPECIAL NOTICES, Centaur Liniments allay pain, subdue amellings, boad burns, and will care rheumatlem, aparin, and any flesh, bone or muscle allment. The White Wrapper ts for sj jae family uso, the Yollow Wrapper is for animsis, Price 50 conte; large bot wantArper: tles 81, By GEO. P. GORE & CO,, 08 & 70 Wabash-ar, AUCTION, By Goo. F.Goroe «a Co 68 & 70 WABASH-AV., On Tuesday, Jan, 12, 1875, at 9:30 a.m. DRY GOODS. A largoand attractive assortment af dosirable good: comprising, inaddition to unr usttal display of arastir abl Ber iGoade, WOOLENS, BalieriNb HOSTER, Ladiea' ant joats’ Undorwear, Notions, Quilts, de, doy Be. arty ES Dey KNIT GOODS. An trmenss and well-asrortod will most positively bs sold to class Invoicon, Meats and Hoya! custom-made Clothing, Iiats,Caps, ka, Table and Pocket Cutlory and Plated Gonds, £o., 40. Brock rit, All-wool Long and square Suawis, Fi Tntabte’ Webs Linon t0kte. 4, . ‘ull tine of , Gaunts, and 3 Ladles' Getling oF Gloros, Aaauatay an its, im and ‘A large lino of Horas Blankets, to close, A SPEHECIALY!L For noxt Tuesday's sale. A largo and woll-aclected ta Teen of Ladies | pare ‘that will ba sold without resorve ta i ilghost bidder. "Vull'iiae of ingraln and other Carpota at 10 o'cl 3 CHOP Uae eae Gand 70 Wabastiar, Boots, Shoes & Rubbers AT AUCTION, On Wednesday, Jan, 13, at 10 a.m, These goods MUST BH CLOSED OUT to mako room for Spring goods. GEO. PB. GORE & CO,, 68 and 10 Wabaal “By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. AT 1123 INDIANA-AV. ENTIRE HOUSEIIOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION, : MONDAY MORNING, JAN, 11, AT 10 O'CLOCK, At Residence 1123 Indiana-ay,, near Twenty-fourth-st Ib POMEROY & co. tions = AT AUCTION, Ready-Made Clothing and Merchant Tailor’s Stock AT BIORE 301 BLUE ISLAND-AV,, Ps Tusaday Morne, Jan. 12, at 10 o'clock, Largo ato lade Clathing, Hate, Naileoe, and Gente’ fein loads, ctor etas ass re Fixtures, > St a tore Fixtures, Tables, Sores, eto AY SRELSON, BOMENOY 2 oer Adel eet By WML A, BUYTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, __AT BALESROOM 103 HAST MADISO THURSDAY MORNING, DRY GOODS, WOOLENS, CLOTHING, MEN'S SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, FINK LINE MEN'S AND BOYS' CAPS, LADIES' AND MEN'S WOOL HOSIERY 4 GLOVES, LINED BALMORALS, BOOTS AND SHOES. SATURDAY MORNING, JAN, 16, AT REGULAR SALE OF HOUSENOLD GOODS, PIANOS, AND CARPRTS, AND A LARGE VARIETY OF OTHER GOUDS, SPECIAL BALK 0 OIL PAINTINGS BY MODERN ARTISTS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, AT 1 OOLOOK, At our Salesrooms, 108 RAST MADISUN-ST. We, RSs Al BT. 'O., b4 Raat Wasblagton-at (opposite Viold, Lolter & Cos NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE, On Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 03 o'clock, N-ST., comprising Parlor, culttiroy Pugeue Mortis Turluty of aceoud-uaud ie, fo bo wld uudoe fr Dining-rvou, and Kitch top Unarabar Nets. “Alaa a x) Furniture, Stoves, Onrpata, chatiel arta By JAS. P, MeNAMAKA & CO. a? Bast W, ington-st, 500 CASES BOOTS AND SHOES ‘TUESDAY MORNING, Jan. 1, at 9 o'clook. Also 190 OASES ALASEAS, DHAVERS, Bi PALGUE, AND JOH ROTM. Oe healthy sith Bozodont, and your tecth, however un.

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