Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1875, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIPUNE: _——— ee SS SATURDAY DECEMBER 11, 1875.-TWELVE PAGES. ——— qhigh aho bed been admitted only a fow months, Bhe was for many yoara 6 cripplo and s paupor. She proctrod tho barest noeds of life by tho eate cf hor brother's photozraph and by copying some of lus ehort atories with ber orn hand. Hor lost request wae that aha might be buried by his silo." George Eliot's now novol is, like “ Middle- march.” # atory of English lite, It is of tha quanant day, and deals for tho greater part with tho highorepbere of society. The Harpora have eccurod ita publication on this side, paying what ecumé an enormous price for the advance sheets, Uulvot waa onco ioterropted in a spooch ho was making from tho trijune in the French As- aually. ‘Who aro you?” he domanded. “I rau Granier do Casusgnao,” waa tho reply. "Oh, then, it's of no consequence,” rojo.ued Cnizot, with a dry, satea-tic amile. Tio interrupter was tus father of the notorious delist, ‘The Marquis of Buto Is trylog to necnro the eonization of hia mother-in-law, the lato Lady Yleward, of Glossop, Whou ho eays canonize ho mesns makes saintof, Iu somo parte of the civilized world mothors-fn-lay aro canonized a6 the <epoya trore in India, At any rato, it would ne cary to find botter material for saints among tho humble momtbera of tha domeatic circle, forms Cook, a Cincinnati baker, jumped out of avarnt bed and rau» mile at the top of his epeod leet Monday night. Ife was clothed in a single yamont, oud Lis appoaranco on the strect at that unsoemly hour oxcited gomo curlous com- went. The fact wos explained whon it was mio known that tho bed from which Lonia jrapod waa that of hie friend's wife. His med- imtiund had been rndoly disturbed by the unex- pecied appearance of hia friend. ‘Tho Philadelphia police were thrown in a qivat sitato of excitemont Isat Tuesday by a telo~ gipplic digpateh recaived by Gen. Bingham, sigaod “Tweed,” apd directing somebody to weet the ex- Boga at the 12 o'clock traiu from York, Afier a prolonged and anxious without results, it was discovered that tue di-pateh had come from Thurlow Weod, and thattne lettera “'T, Weed" bad been trang- forint by the oporator into “Tweed.” ‘the first volume of Mr. Bryant's “Popular History of the United States " will be published eatly nest yoar, The work will bo complete in fons soyal octsvo volumes, beginning with a ebetch of tho Mound Buildera, and ending with the Naticnal Centennial, Booides the namo of Willem Cullen Bryant, that of Rldnsy Howard U:y sho for some timo held ‘an -importent edsorial position in connection with Tus Cat- vaco Thinusz—appaars on tho title page. Tho wiik will bo profusely illustrated. Juaquia Miler soya thet he didn’t know » picavaut moment for years aftor his marriage. (f thn palnfal episode in his tife be spoko thus areporter: Every man or woman will haya ay or her say about that part of my life, If [read # certain book gorrcetly thero is but ono sho arbitrates flualty. But that aort of senti- nont aside, Tlesvo no scandal to foed the world 20,-it dearly loves ft, dooan’t it?—nor bavo I wybudy’s foraivenoss to axk, I may bo mis- when, hut {don't thiuk the world will ever look udanquin Miller's face expecting him to give it shat he hay buried.” MOTEL ARRIVAL. Pater Honss—Lyman Little, Cleveland; 0, F. pec, Galesburg ; A, M, Hurlbut, Hertford 5 7, Boas, vw 'Surk; Jobu “Amery, New York; Georgo 0. futon, United States Army; Col, Lerned, Uulted Asay; J, M, Krum, 86 Louls? tho Hon. 0, ania, M1, London, Eng; A. J, Nutting, Now Re Yok; Joseph Vilus aod wife, Wisconeln: Ghatles ry ‘Harrington, Georgetown, .Grand PaciflomA. ol ©. “Si, Osborn, ~ Hook Windy 'C, 3, Ives, Burilogton; ‘D. T. Thomyavn, Poking J. 8, Newberry and J. A MNeaitllun, Detrolt H, H, Wiley, Newton, Bass, Uehop Welles, Wirconsip: ox-Gov, Morrill and O, Tt. atkins, Dew Moin . Yunce end Angus Smith, Mil- . 3, ‘Sorp, Now Haven; ¥, M. Wwaiprio, 3 Jacob Forsyth, Indianas N, It, k....7vemont Hausc—I. C, Brad- ie Hon, or! xy. San Erancisco; Raplda ¢ W, W. Walkor, Cedar tide Giay tnd Ct Benderoon, London 5 8, H. Dulzell, Pittsburg; 0, Minnexerode, Jr, St. Loals; Gtorce Hamlin, Bon Franciaco; W. W. Marsh wid, K, Rodefer, Jowa; E, 8, Saiterly, Aurora; It, a, liuater, Washington ¢ AL, BY, Manvitl, LaCromse; M, T, Cooper, Philadelphiis ; 8, A, Jewott; Clevo- and; ie ¥ dG, Oarter F.C, Cummings, Sireinmatf : the Hon, iste, Madizon; D, W, Tilford, Indlanapolte Hagst, Marylana; BL, Merritt, Springsele Yesrob, Garducr, Mi} J. DL. Eiwood, Delkal Rowisnd, Burlington, Vi; W. BL Anger, Gardner’ Houre—Thomea Creamer, Cincinnat Hin, New York; J. HL, Babcock, Washington Wadsworth, Inois; "2, Laarge, New York; Gail, Minneapolis, ASTRONOMICAL—1878, The following are the principal astronomical shencinoie of the year 1876, The times given iro Uhicaro moan time, and the appearance le that presented to an observer in this city, unlees otherniso stated: SUNDAYS Ix 1876, 23, 20, | Faly 2, 9, 16, 29, 80. 3: Octe 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Nor, 5, 12, 19, 20, Dee, 3, 10, 17, 24, 91, ‘Tho year will contain 966 days, of which 53. will-bo Rundays. April (marked with an *) mil bs Enstor-Bunday, being the first Bunday following the peasage of the sun through the ferns) oquinox. i THE MOON, Futt Moone, New Moons, Say, b 32, days mi 038i a.m TOL am, 30° am, an 2 Sf p.m. . oe 1 deer 39S am, 4 ice, & Di. Sarth iu Perihelion, ec. ¥ Deo, B1.,, Ob, 10 p,m, XOLrsrs, Thora will be four sclipsor in 1876,—two of tach luminary. « , 2+ A castlal oclipse of the Moon in the night ‘ollowing March 9; vislblo from every part of ihe United States nud Canadas, if weather por- ult, The following are the times of tho phases ince from Chicago: vou enters Denumbrs, Moon snteas shadow. by wise of eel oot Uoou leavos stindo) At tho middle of the eclipse, 0.8 of the Moon's Hiamater will bo in the shadew. i 2, Anannular eolipse of tho suo, March 25, The anoular phase will be visible ou this con- Uuent only at places very nears line from Yan- wcuver'a Island to the northwest shore of Hud, n'a Day, tt will be visible, a8 = partial Selipse, trom s)l parts of the United Slates and Canadas outaide that limit, except in Florida, Ube phase will be greatest in Chicago a fow Routes before 8 o'clock in the afternoon. 5. A partlal eolipae of the moon at 8:30 p, m. ‘Sept. 3, not vislble on this continent. 4 Atotal eclipse of the aun, at half-past 4 ¥elock, ia the afternoon of Sept, 17, not visible Oauy part of the American Coutincot. The 1 will rise eclipsed to the eastern half of Aus ‘cali, and the phenomenon will be visible from 5 larga part of the South Paclflo and Antarotle ccans, the limit of the partial phase passiog ‘ety doar the South Pole, : Tue PLANET. Alercury—The following are the greatest ‘ougations of Mercury from the aun. For cue i two days after theae dstes he will be visible, 4 a amall diso Uke burniabed silver: Pi the weet, after sanaot, Jan. 3d, 16 deg. 95 pet ed 92 deg, 84 min, ; Sept. 17, 26 deg, iste sub bata suring, Matot 10 dog. ‘ q I & M0deg. 89 min; Oot. 28, 18 avast Biter sunset Jan, 28, Mercury will be on! ‘4 deg, north from Saturn ; both birder naible fa the twilight, if the atwoapbere be oat Ge the marning ef Marek Uh, Mezeaty | acigar store. will bo again in conjunction with Saturn, the lessor planet boing only 0.4 deg. south from tho grentor. Hort. 19, a tittle before sunset, the Moon will pass betwoan ua and Moreury. Venus—Will bean ovoning ster till July 14, and rise boforo the sun during {ho romalnder of the year. In tho evening of Jan. 10, abo will be fens than balf a dogroo routh from Saturn, both being a little east from tho star Delta in Capricoraus. In the evening of March 28, sho will be 1g degrees north from Mara, Hor groateat olongation oast (45 deg., 82 min.) will occur In tho evening of May 4, when sho will bo just north from the bright stars in tho. feot af Gomtni, aud vory noar the position oc- cupied by Uranus when that planet was discor- ered by Horachol. June 21, sho will be stationary b.tweon Pollux and Praceope. Jn the oventng of Inly 6, ebe will pnss 434 deprees south from Mars, both boing nearly in line betwoon Pollux and Procyon. July 14 is tho date of hor inferior coujuuction with tho sun, Aug. 4 eho will bo stationary, near Gemma (Athena), in Gemini, Aug. 20 she will bo at hor greatest brilliancy, a little weet of a line from Pollux to Procyon, Sept, 23 sho will be at hot groatcnt weatern elongation (46 dog. 8 m.). and in the hoad of Leo, Oct. 2, at 7a, m., she will be ide, 39 m. south from Uranus, both being 4 dog. weat from Rogulua; and Nov. 24 pho will bo Ldeg. 15 m, north from Mars, both Lolug 8 dey, eaut from Arista. AMars—Will bo an evening star tilt Aug. 12, the date of bis conjunction with tho suv, whon both will bo in conjunction with Uranus, and. nearly fn opposition to Saturo. He will rise be- fore the aun for the remsiudcr of the year, Dur- ing January and February ho will bo among the stars in the Ficlos (Pisces). March 1, betweon E1 Risoha and Hamal April 7, just south from tho Vleindew. April 34, bo will paus 63¢ degreea gonth from Aldebaran. stay 11, about 43¢ do- grees south from El Nath (Bets Tauri). July 29, gouth 51g domecs from Pollux, Aug. 28, north 1 degree from Rogulus, Oct. 5, south 12 degrees from Denobola, Nov. 11, north 3}¢ degrees from Arista; and Dec. 19, north 25 minutes from Alpha in Libra, Jupiler—Will be a morning star till May 17, tho dato of his opposition vo tho sun, and an evoning star from that dete till Dec. 4, when ho will Lo in conjunction with the sun and Morcu- ry. He will be im tha head of Scorpio noarty all the year, pnd a very interesting object in the evening eky during tho summor and autamn months, Att o'clock in the morning of Fob, 23 ho will pare just bolow Bota in Scorpio, tho dis- tance betweon the edgo of tho planet sud the star being only four eeconds of are, or one-ninth part of tho apparent diamotor of Jupiter. Tn the morning of April & he will retrograde paat tho eame siar, boing about four minutes of aro above it, July 19 ho will be stationary in Libra. Saturn—Will net after tho aun till Fob, 17, the dato of conjnoction. From that timo he will riso bofore the sun till Aug. 27, when he will be on the moridian at midnight; aud will bo an evening star during the last four months of the yoar, boing among tho stara of Aqusrins. Tho moon will pase diroctly between tho earth and Saturn threo timea during tho year, viz; Aug. G—10 o'clock p. m.; Sopt. 8~2 o'clock a, m.; and Bopt, 830—5:40 a. 0. The two firet will be vistblo from Obicago, weathor pormitting. Tho rings of Saturn aro rapidity closing up, In Juno the apparont length of the ellipse will ba tu tho sp- parent breadth vearly as 10 to 1. Uranus—Will bo ov tho meridian at midaight of Fob. 0, and in conjunction with the sun Aug. 12, Ho will bo just*visiblo to the naked oye on fino ovenings, inthe spring and early summer months, just under the first stars in the tread of Leo, Neptune—Will bo on the meridian at midnight Oct. 26. His right ascension at that data wilt bo 2 hours 9 minutes, and north declination 11 de- gross 6 minates,—nesrly on aline from Hamal to Monkar. He cannot bo aven oxcopt through tho teleecopa. SCOULTATIONS, Fob. 8, from 8:40 p.m. to abont 11:30 p, m.. the moon being near her firat quarter, will pres over the Ploiados, occulting in succession sll tho prominent mombers of the gronp excopt ono. Sho will agsin pags throngh tho Velades Nov. 2, from 11 to 11:20 in the evening, ocoulting threoof tho six that are ordinarily visible, Fob, 17, about 4:40 a. m., the moon will occult astarof tho third magnitudo, known as Pi, in Boorpio. Aug. 6, at 9:50 p. m., tho moon being near the fol, will occult the planot Saturn; and again at 2 o'clock in the morning of Sept, 8. Deo, 4, at 10 p, m., the moon will occult Gam- ma in Usnces, of the forth magnitude, FIRES, IN QHICAGO, ‘Tho alarm from Box 581 at 0:55 last evening was folee, Tho alarm from Box 771 at 1:10 yesterday af- ternoon was caused by a fire In a two-story frame houso, No. 401 Sedgwick atroct, owned and ocau~ pied by William Lange as a residence. Damago, about $25, on which thore iu no inauranoe. It was caused by a defective chimnoy. The alarm from Box S41 at 8:16 o'clouk last evening waa caused by tho discovery of o fro in tho two-story brick building No, 273 South Canat atreot, owned by W. 8. James and occupied by Jamea & Co.asa machine shop, The tire orig- inated ina pile of rags in the basemont, Dam- age to building, $100; tothe msohynory, €800, ane. goroane of insuranco could not be ascer- ped, ‘Sho alarm from Box 345at 1:26 o'clock yos- terday morning was caused bv fire troaking ont in the amouldering remains of a provious {iro in the two-story frame building ot No, 8) Aine Islond avenue, owned by William Mather, and ecoupled by bim on the socond story aa f reai- eeuce, and op the frst floor by Hoory Grabe as Tho dsamago was but nominal, The fire originated in a closet in tho rear of the tobacco atoio, probably from a spark of « fire face had been extivguahed but «few howe ofore, NEAR LITTLE ROCK. Lrrrtz Roce, Ark., Dec, 10.—Envea’ gin, 4 tallos below town, Alills' gin, at the same place, and Lrown’s gin, 10 mites below, wore set on fire and destroyed lage night, Loea by the former, 92,000 each. Brown's loas, $5,000. —— FINANCIAL, BOSTON. Bootow, Mase, Deo. 10-—E. D. Poters & Co,, the oldest and most extensive lumber commis- sion firm in Boston, Les suspended. Large loas- os by the shrinkage iv property and business depression are the causce awipned. A mecting of their creditors ia goon ta be held. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Apeciat Dispatess to z'he Cateago Tribune, Broomnaron, Iil.,. Deo, 10.—Dasbiol, the largest wholnsale millincry-doater In Blooming- ton, was closed to-day by the Sheriff on s judg- Ment note for 3,500. Assets, 67,000 to ¥1D,000. ' THE WEATHER. ‘Wasumiatos, D, 0., Dec, 111s, m.—For the Upper Missiesippi and Lower Missoarl Valloys and Upper Lakes, felling parometer, southerly and weaterly wiads, stationary temporature, and cloudy weather," eae A0CAL OBSXAYATION, Unrcacd, Deo, 18, (aenl Wher. Bar.\The iw.) Wind, aoe a 361 S0.By fresh, 1 al rr ‘2,45, BT 81 moe] bil “iininum thermometer, $0. ; ~ QENRMAL OBSERVATIONS, Oxtsag0, Dea, 10—Midnight, Siation, [Bara] Par] Wind, 4429.84 aid. ot Oloudy, Condy, otouay, Gtear, oudy. Tare. 2 oud; iat RAILROAD NEWS, President Joy Replies to Attacks on the Michigan Central, Errors of Fact and of Inference in Mr, Barrott's Statement, New York Merchants Protest Agalnat Exe cessive Railroad Rates, The Validity of County Bonds in Aid of Kansas Railroads. Miscellaneous Items. THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL. WR. JOV's KEPLY TO MM. RARRETE. About a week ago quite a bubbub was created in financial efrclog by the publication of a state- ment made out by » Mr. Barrett, of Boston, which aot forth thatthe Snencla! condition of the Michigan Central Railrosd waa in very un- satisfactory condition. In consequence of that atatoment tho stoalt of tho road has gone down to 53, lower than it has evor before boon quoted. A day or two ago # reporter of the Detroit Free Press called vpon Mr. J. F. Joy, tho Presidout of the Michigan Central Railroad, to learn what ho bad touay in regard to Mr. Barrott'a criti- cinm. Mr. Joy made a very full and concise statement, answoring all tho assertions of Mr, Barrett. The following ia q aummary of it: Ibis very easy to point out the errors nnd to show the entire faleity of the statement sa inade and tho resulta from them in the Jeiter of Mr, Harrett of the 29th of Novemter, and pubLahed in various papers of the country since, relative to the accounie of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, His statement goea back to the anuual report of 1871 and extends from thence down to the last report, professing to ttato tho accounts with accorncy, aud to’ show that the tvidende then mado upon the stock were uot fairly earned, and that the oxpensoa of maintenance of por- ia nent road and repairs of rolling-atock are not cor- reetly given in tho anntiat statements of the Somes iy and that the diffrence between receipts by tho Tress urer sud earnings neod oxplanstion, I will oxataino luis statement, so far an may be necessary to sow how fuaceurote sud wholly wurellablo it is, and satlety wlovkholdors and the publie probably of the accuracy of tho acvonnts uf tho Compauy, ‘Mis first statemont {6 o8 follows, May 31, 1971: us a; 2 8 + 1,600,000, $s 8,204,988 ‘Total... ae tntetsseasens Guaranicoa ou Joliet & Northern India Brer Valley Roads about § 14,000 per annum, ‘Annual interest on the abuve bouds and guarentecs on spook $044,049, Bugineaa of main lino and branches for year emting May dl, Iii: Grens earnings... $5,420,123 Operating expenses 3,e01 att Not eaming¥....006 sseveee saads Doduct interost and guarantees, os above, Net... Dividend Dividend July 5, 2871, 6 por Showing dividends larger than the esrnings, acoord- ing to his tgures. ‘Chis 44 the foll atatemont complete as made by him, Nol, iu the first place, tho bonJed debt af this Com- pany fa alated wo high by Lit by the num of $637,UU0, tad amount of boda thon outstandiug am plated by Lim having becn altesdy pald end dopootted with tha trustees of the sinking fund, They were paid from earnings, The donde of the Qumpany oututanding at that tino were $1,630,183 instead of $3,324,689 na atated by Mr, Hartrett. Tue amuunt of intercut on this amount of bonde fs $41,120, 3 ‘Tuera wore no guaruntess for dividends on Graid River Vstloy stock for that year, nor for throo years afterword, Tho stock of the Jolfot & Northern In. dana Company all belonged to the Michigan Contral Company excopt $76,000, the dividend upon which would bé only $5,600. Thera fe an srror in tie state- meatof Mr. Barrett, thurofore, in that item, of $34,- 600 of guarantecs of Jolict & Northern Indians, and Grand River Valley stock of $29,000, Those two tame of $51,220 and $29,000 diffarenoo in interest chango the alatament of Mr, Barrett of tho churges upon the Company for thst year by $30,120, These errors run through his whois atatemont, ‘The tucomo account of tbat year, an etated in the report of the Tresduror, ahows st tho commancomout of the year ® balance to the eradit of {ncome apptica- dle to dividends of $496,722, The yost commences with June 1, and sith tal balance ou band from tho previous year’s earnings, Ont of that was o 6 per vent dividend July 5, 1970, of $461,985, Leaving stil! to the eredlt of that’ agount ¢23),001, to whieh, of courss, were in due cMirse of tima during the year added the net carnings of the year, smounting, as corretly atated by Mr, Barrett, to $1,501,113, both suma smonnting to $1,793,140 elandiny’ to the credit of income ond applicable ‘to dividends, Out of this gum were made the dividends atated by fim : December 1, 1870, July 6, 1872... Being totat of, ..secssesnaes And still leaving at the date of the dividends lant made s aurplus of $536,011 to bo carrted forward a0 & jalance to the credit of the income socount of the next year, All this appeara by the report of the Troas- urer of that year, and must have been bafore Mr, Dar- rett’a esos, and the simple statement of tho tigurce now from the report must put tothe rout all Mr, Bar- rett’s array of Agures, and all the doubts and pictons whitch may lave been created by bim in intnds of elther stockholders or the public, ‘This ia & sample of all bisatatementa, Hvery one may be dis eod of ns osally, and it cannot bo necessary to go ugh with them each one year by year, As rogarde that foatoro of Mr, Barrett's letter in which bo endeavors to show what ‘TE EXPENSES OF THE BAILROAD aro per mile run of the locomotive, where, after ostablishing a rule as to the proper ox- pennes by cotaparison, te xpplios the rule to tho Michigan Centra! Ratlroad, and tries to prove that che actual expenses must have been much groater than the reports show them tohava been, Air. Joy says: Of course, be would not intentionally seek to convey to tho publio imind the idea tht the accounts of thin Company have for Svo years been falacly and fraudulently kept unless he really balioves it. Dut nuk how carelessly his wlatementa havo born . Ho hss taxon the wholo mileaqe of the engines for those years, upon both main Une snd branches, and, in calculating ite effects upon tho track and conse- quent cost of Reeplng it in repair, he has taken, only the oxpensa of repaira upon the warn itne, a G out wll the outlays of monoy to keep the tracks of the branches inorder, Tho main line had just been ro- laid with steel almost entire, and was a ‘completa now ateot road, with new tio and a perfect roadbed, ‘Tho ranchea wereall fron and roquired large oxpenso, while the reverse was the caso with the main line, ‘What concluston aliall we drow relative to an expert in rallway accounts whoss criticisms aro characterized by such an application of a rule ssthie? The samo reports whit the milcage of locomolives ‘tho length and business of the roads, Why does he take the miles of all the lines aa tbo proper criterion. of the cout of keeping them all in repair and thon take ouly the expons id out on the mout perfect linc, and esa than half tha wholeas being the whole cost of maintaining them all? Ono other statemont ray be noticed, nut becatre It Anwtroug, but because from the way it ia atatod it is calculated to create = false improrsion, Mi page 33 of report fur 1875 the grosa earnings aro &t $7,107,230, On page 22 the gross recoly:ta are stated wt $0,790,013, and tue “ net * correspondingly reduced vv esplunsdon appearing in the report. ‘The ori- dont intention of thus Le (0 convey the impression that ‘one oF tho othcr statements cannot be true, upd that the real earnings aro not cqual to roputed ‘earnings, Does not thiu critic know tie diferotice betwaen tha varnlugs which mey be made in ‘Weat bygthe row and the caah recaipta by the Treasurer in Boston? If ho had wturmined the samo atatowents of euruinge and recolpts in the repart of the year befuro he would bare weet that the rvoeipis of cash by that officur were uctually greater than all tbe gross unrnings of tho year, ‘This yrows out of the course of Lusincas and the inap+ per of dolug St and collecting the frvighta and pase songer mouey, which perbepa abauhd be stated, the road west of Oluicago terminate thelr way Dilla st that point, ‘There they deliver over the bual- ness consignod Last to the Eastern linus, and those ro- ceiving ikare roquized to pay the back Incight: ay Chicago, The back freight poid by thom fs added to the rate fron Chicago to New Englanu or New York, and the property goes forward, and ia New York or New England the wnole bill for back charges to Ghica- wo, aud the freight uoney eerngd from hence Laat, to collected at thé point of destiuation by tho olticermof the lagt road over which it {9 curried, It ts yous about threo to four weexaafter the property is receiv. at Chicsgo before the money earned and peid out thts Company ia received by it, This monoy te esrni therefore, three or four weeks before tho cash for itis Feosived, The earnings, therefore, and the receipts are not identical, The amount of mouey which may ba due to, thie “Company for such Snreslleed earnings vores very greally. 8 vargo o} as happened this year, from Chins, eddod to cee business, the back charges are paid at Chicago from China to that point, ‘Ihey go forward with the cargo to New York, It may betwo such cargoes in addi- Mon toslt other freight, Tie amount of money in- volved becomes very large. On all uuch business by Grand Trunk, New York Central, and Erle, the amount outstanding sometimos te’ severe! nupared thousand dollars, Sometimes tt le quite small, It ts the difference in these amounts of froight earned and. ctod whish at the close of different yeurs causes the cash recelyta of one year to fall far short of the an ooese $1,157,195 S Hae the next year to exceed 4 t appears aia, that en expert critic of rallwey ace counts ia nok able to Satloguien, ‘between mogey esrued aud not received and ida the tressury, —-— THE NEW YORK ROADS. PROTEYT AGADIOT TURIN RXTOATIONS, Brom the advices just received trom New York, the merohasts of that city have at lest ewakensd which [t is exrected to break np tho prosent combination of ratronds. Thoy come late, but atl they come, aud Jf they go on as thoy bavo begun they will undgabtodly bring the magnates tolerma, Tha meeting was hold at the New York Chamber of Commerco Wednenday after- noon, and was attended by the most prominent and influontial merchante of that city. Mr. B.G. Arnold was elected Chairman. He said that tho object of the mocting wae one of gtoat impostance to the mercantile Interests of thecity, Thoy were suffering from & most un- natural caueo: New York railroads wore dis- eriminating in their rates of frolght agaloat Now York. Thia bad been the cae for several yoars, but nover to auch an oxtont ag at present. They alt know how identified tho great corporations of Paviadelphia and Battinoro wero with the inter- ests of those citios, It waa a patriotic principic with them to advance and protect tho trado of thoue cities, Nothing qf_ the kind had crer becn koawn in Now York. They, 98 rmosrebants, found tt difficult to compre- bend the theory upon which tho largest support- ord of railroads wore hatutually and peraistontly sacrificed to minor interesca. Tt wan contrary to all tbe ordinary principles of mercantile prac- fico, The main poiut for them to consider was, Whore Ia tho remedy? Thay must seok for ove. He trusted, in couclusion, that moanures might be dovined by which a revolution in the mauage- mentof the Now York Ceutrat and Ene statl- toada, in their considoration of tho interests which sfforded thom the lsrgeat support, could be brought about. Sroccnen wore mado by Metars. Claflin, Dodge, Thurber, Smith, and anumber of other influcn- tisl merchants, all agreaing that the preaent state of affairs waa uubearablo, and that some- thing had to be done to protect the intorosts of New York. Finally, the following resolutions were anani- mously adopted: 3 Wuraras, For soverat yeare past it lias been the cus- tom of tho inafn ratlroad’ companies to tho Weat, 1a combining ov freight rater, to make their schadulo the basis ofs differentia! tariff, greatly discrisminut! againet shipmouta from New York sod jn favor otler competing poluta, ynost uolably Boston, Pile: aelphia, aud Daltimore, to the rerious iujury’ of the Inrge mereaniifo comtounity here, and through It to the whole country, an well a1 desiriction to the geu- eral welfare and natural growth of our city; theteforo, bo it Kesolved, Thrt while wo bave bo wish to unwsrrant- ably interfere with the mauagement or operation of any of the various railrowd organizations, snd un every account deatre them prosperity, yet we ‘contend that thelr adininintration shoald be’ tinpartial, and upou tummy neal of equal charges wud advantages with re- apect to all the great contres of trade both Raat and Yeat, for which wo aro at all times ready and willing to pay rstey that shall be remunerative to the coin- prltes, only claiming that Xew York should not be placed ‘at any disadvantage, Renteed, That since the.syrtem pursned by tho rallroada han been directly at yarianen with theoo sound principles, tothe mantfeat and increasing detri- meut of New York and its conimercial position, wo, aa New York merchants, for relf-protcctiou, und {a tho rightful defecse of our ‘ortenUng Litsinoss relations, end Jong-eatatiahed intunaty connection with the dovelopmnent und trade of the Grost Wert and South, are called upon to unite in un earnest and determined protent against the unjust and tmprovident policy 0 continuously adopted by the powerful railroad com- binstions, and to respectfully vemand from thems some prompt and reasonsbiv consideration of tho 1m- portant snd valuable interests located here, with o fair adjuntment uf frelghts as between New York and other citfea, Resiced, That, an citlzona of this great metropolis, tho chief commutcial centre of tho continent, while wor justly proud of ite commanding position and illuatrions history, ite vast influence, political and social, at homo and abroad, we feel a responsibility to Ruard its resources and perpetuate ita prosperity : Sud wo cannot quietly gubtnit to aco either suifer, oF any legitimate rights of our city impalrod, feauieed, That we believe the ultimate result of the present railroud freight policy must prove as ruinous -to the rallroad companies whioto principal connections ow ¥ to the city itself, by incroaslag and building up a competition at points fev directly under thelr control, and cpeulng the way for now channels of freight tafe distant from thelr matn Uncs, Hesotved, That in our efforts to seonre some hnme- fate rellef iu the matter af New York freight, wa ehall appreciate the sympethy and assistance of any of the railroad organizations which may co-operate with ‘us, and pledge ourselves to support aud patronize the same to or utmost ability, ia proference to all othor competing roads, Tis ‘That's committee of seven (one from exch leading brinch of trade, as far na poselble) be appoint ‘od to mubmit the sentiment and action of this niceting to tho various raliroad corporations, end to commani- cato thety Eoply to the merchanie ut “puch aariy date an may be decided upon, Resoivad, That, if necoseary, a mase-meeting of the merchants of Now York, repreactiting all the intoreate affected, Ue called without deiny, to take more definite Action upon fee questions at issic, Mr. Thurbor, of the Cheap Transportation Association, sald tho diserimtnationa complaiwed of were mostly on such classes as wore princl- ally ubipped. He submitted statomonts and factd, aud copies of some correspondence with Vanderbilt, He had fallod to got any satisfac tion, The Choap ‘Cransportation Bostety be- lieved the timo had come for on exclusive freight railroad. Such # rosd could be built to carry fteight at one-half tho presont rates, It abould bo under thecontrolof the National Government, so thet combjnation with other rosda would be impossible, He then submitted a motion to appoint a commitiea of five to con- for with the managera of tho principal New York lines, which was unanimouely adoptad, ————— Cc. Be & ANSOMPTION OF A ROAD. Speelat Dispatch ta The Chteago Tribune, Qotxcr, NL, Deo,10.—For some months past it hag beon currently reported that the Chicago, Barliogton & Quincy Railroad was very desirous of posacssing the Quincy, Alton & Bt. Lonis Brauch, partly completed to Louisians. Twice ayo the officers of tho former corporation at- tempted to nogotlate for the purchase of the Iat- terline, The two seta of officers falled to agree on satisfactory terms, as tho stockholdore of the Quinoy, Alton & Bt. Louis woro not willing to gell the ine from this city to Hannibal without also disposing of the roud balow that point to Louiaians. Tho Obicago, Bur- lington & Quincy desired only that portion of the road betwoen this city aud Hanol- bal, ag it would allow direct connections at the Jattor station to bo made with tho Missoari, Kansas & Topeka for tho West and Southwost, Tho impresaton fa quito general to-day than an atrangement has been perfected whereby tho Mauagoment of the Quincy, Allon & St. Louis falls to tho Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy, and it is believed that the stockholders of tho former road recetyo a guarantee joass for the use of tho road, ‘fhe consideration named fn the coutractor tho time the new arrragement goes nito effoct aro not known by the officora of esther road in thie city. It is preaumod, however, that ao s0- count of stock and other preliminary operations will cake piace next weok, aa Preefdent Woods, of the Quincy, Aiton & B+ Loals, is expected in the oiby af that time. ——— KANSAS, ‘VOTING Att, Bvectal Dispatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune, Torrza, Kan, Dev. 10.—The Umited Stator Circuit Court, in session here for tho past two wooke, haw adjourned, after the transaction of large smonot of business. A considerable por- tron of the termi was accapied fu the trial of cases resisting payment and touting the va- Udity of bonds yoted by counties and cities in sid oi” railroads, These cases wero generally decided in favor of the bond- holders or railroad companies and agalout the tax-payers, The dizctrine of the Court in pave ing upou the main isaue waa ‘to the effect that, where bonda have been reg- olarly voted for = lawful object, they can- not bo invalidate? by informalities in their isauayce, dolivery, or solo, and that, on the other hand, whare bonda haye not beou legally voted, or have bean vated for an itlegalob- ject, they aro void, oven in the hands of innocent purchasers without notice. While the Eastora and older ouunties of tho Btates are many of them trying to evade iho pavmont of this vlaw of seouritiog, the nowex conntioa are clamorous Tor au opportunity to Iburdon themselves with Donde in aid of railroads aud will mako p dator- mined effort in the Logislature thin winter to sooure the repeal of the lvw limiting boud-votlng to 5 per cent of tho taxablu value of property, ——— MISCELLANEOUS. ‘ TWO BAUROALG HOLD, Special DisvateA te The C.\tcage Tridunt Mnuwavxrs, Dec, 10.—Undor a decree of fore- closure for the United States Court, United Biatea Marahal Hamilton to-day sold the Mil- waukeo, Manitowood Green Biry Ballway for @1,222,088.75 to Mesers. A. Norsis, L. Wells, MF, Jessup, &, §.8ands, acd W. H. Guion, of New York, bondholders; and the Milwaukes, Lake Bhore & Westera to the same pemona fot ©2,600,476.20. OMJO RAILROAD comiastonEt. . Cotvmaus, 0., Dec. 10,.—Gor, Allen to-day appointed Lincoln G, Delano, of Chilllisotho, State Commissioner of Railroads, and te.\egtapbs that Mr, Delany ise weslthy farmer sud stook- raiser, oud haa bean prominently conneotild with the Btate Board of Agsioultuse for some susre. A PANAMA RAILROAD DUUMOTION. Naw Yous, Des, 10.—The injunction resitr'ins Ocmpeny irqm miauiag 6 bam wad began 10 take acme stops by | tox the Bailrond ships fin connection with their railroad te con- tinued by tho court. CHICAGO & RONTHWEATE! Specrat Distateh tac ¢ e4r009 irene, New Yorn, Dec, 19.—The infortnation pab- lished by you in dispatries fro: thie city rela- tive to the Chicavo & Northwertern Harlrond, was obtained from regufar and responeitio nest4- ehannola and Lelioved at the timo to bo tras, Vico-Prenidont Sykes to-day doclared that tha publications wéte mado in the interest of o atrong clique of bears, and were misrepronenta- tions and Nbolous, The Tribune anthority elairna to have obtsined tho facta from atip- preeyod reporta of the compony, and {triste that thoy are correct. Vico-Pronident Byles, ou tho other baud, doclarom that the only part of the roport alluded to which wax Mapoensead wos 8 patt which contained i{oformation which wand have infared the Com- pany in tho pending Granyer eintn, [am aatis- fled by per#oual io y that this tactor ina fact, Dut have ht no opvortiuity to examine tho other figures and facta put forth bere to the dis- eredit of the road. A NEW AUSDAY TrAtN, ‘The Pittaharg & Ft.Wavna falroad wUl hera- after dispatch a resrularexpross trai at 1) o'clock p.m. overy Suuday. crotofuro to trains wero dispatched Saturday or Sunday evenings on this line, Now trains will leavo every evening ox- cept Saturday, Thin chauge will prove & great conyentence to the patrons of thie line, AN JOWA RAILROAD SUIT. Aweeiat Visvateh fo fhe Chicaoo Tribune, Kroner, Ia, Dec. 10,—A sult entitled J. Treev, Araignee of E.8. Tiger & Co., of Ih ington, va. the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ilway was commencod in this city to-day. Tho suit was brought to recover 26.000 which sum tho plaintiff claims he js entitied to in conse- gence of R norl-compliapco on the part of the vompaoy with tha Iowa Railway Tariff lav. The petition contains a long list of overcharges on grain, which, ttis alleged, wero paid under pro- test. The casa will beard at the January term of the court. IOWA BCHENES, Apeetal Pianaten to The Chreaan Tribune. Davenport, Ja., Dec. 10 —Supt. Riddle, of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pscitic Road. har mato & formal proposition to the veople of Knaxvillo tu extend tue road from Uskslovaa to that place, ‘The terms aro that the pevtilo of Marion County farnish troa right of way throngh the county, the derot grounds required, and $25,000 anbaldy, aod giving the Company till the Ist of Uetober, 1876, to build to Knoxville, and till Dee, 1,18) to complete it to Cerlisie. On Toureday 6 public mecting of the citizeus of Knoxville was heid, and a committee of five appointed to go to Chicago and close a contract with tho ofilcera of tho Chicago. Jhock Inland & Pacific, Thia has boon aone, avd work will bee gin in the spring upon the Northwestern Exten- sion, The extension from Oskaloosa to Carlixlo will be about 40 miler, and it is probablo that, in time, the road will be carried on to Indiauola, there connocting with the Indianola Branch of the wamo ron, thus piving two lines from Dav eaport to Des Moine: pe THE DEUTSCHLAND WRECK. Lost and Saved—Governmental In. quiry Demanded. New Yoru, Dac. 10.—Diepatchos from Lon- don state that when the Deutschland left Iira- mon eho had 101 adults, eleven ebijldren, and two infants. Of those, fifty-wx havo beso saved, and fifty-olght are missing, togothor with a few of tho crew. M, Myera, a Bromen merchant, who waa 8 pas- Banger, censuren tho people of Harwich for not sonding anaietanco on Monday. He says tho sea waa rough, but oot danzerous,, and he thinks the Captsin miht safely bave launched tho boats during the day, some of which wore only swopt away on Tocaday night A tag brought tn, yosterdsy, nix additional corpacs—two fomalo and four malo, Ono waa Indentified as Grasumar, a firsi-cabin passenger. A logger also boarded the Deutechiand yoster- day, and found other bodies. The identification of the corpses is dificult, ‘A Frauciscan monk convoys the bodies of the four muna tothe monastery at Stratford, near London, for interment. Other bodies will bo buried at Harwich. ‘No arrangemonta have been made for recover- Ing tha cargo, and a floet of Asbing-amacks are round the steamor, carrying away everything that is portable. Tho scene of ruin and plander 4a foariul. The Captain was on deck at the time of the disaster. Lonnos, Dec. 10.—Tbe steamship Deutach~ lsod is s hopoless wreck. Tho Bourd of ‘Trsde will institute an inquiry into tho disaater. baasother: inquest wes opencd at Marwich to- lay onthe bodies brought from the Deutach- land. Capt. King, Master of tha tag Livarpool, was oxaminod, sud toutified that the Conat Guard notified bim on Monday evening of sig- nals of distrees, but on sccountof the storm it waa not thought prudent to put out to eea until daylight. He did not behove if be had reachod the wreck sooner that ho could have commonced saving livog oatiier than be did, because the pea waa so bigh during the night. Adjourned until Taeaday. Lowpon, Dec. 11.—6 4. m.—A telegram from Borlin sates that a!l the mombers of tuo Liberal party. in the Reichatag have aignod au iuterpolla- jon asking the Government for information in regard to the logs of the steamer Deutachland, In sddition to this 8 motion hss been made in Roichstag for the introduction of » measure pro~ vieing for official inquiries into caaualiiea to German chipping. THE DEDTSCULAND AND UER CAPTAIN, New York Tribune, Dec, #. The Deutschland was an iron escrow eteamer, brig-rigyed and three-decked, of 2,870 tons bur- don, built by Caird & Co,, of Groenock, Scot- land, in 1860. Sho rated Al, Wor coat was about £75,000 sterling, or $375,000, and her vala- stlon at the time of theWrock was £200,000, Bho was in all roapects Ike the other stesmers of the Company, and was conaldorod one of the strong est vessols on tho line, Her dimensions were: Length, 340 feet; beam, 42 fect: depth of hold, 2G feet. She had seven water-tight com- partments, and cerriod donble-cylinder compound engine of 70C-horse power, which wes put In by Sommer & Co, of South smpton, England, two years aga. Bho bad accommodatious for 7U0 stoerage, 100 second- esbin, and 50 first-cabla passengers, and could carry by measurement 1,200 tone of freight. She laa been runalug botwoon Now York and Bromon for the Iest nine years, and hay nover mot with an accident before except in Janusry lost, when eho orake hor screw in mid-oceap, and put back to Southamptoo. In this disablad congition sho drifted for twelve days, encouutecing very heavy woather withont furthor damage, The Deutach- laud bad beon laid up at Hremoa during tho wummor on account of the dullueus cf trade, aud wagon hor first voyage to New Yoric wince last winter. Sha lett New York laston Peb. 25. ‘Lhe former Captain of tho Deutachland was naned Wiiham Ludewlga, He was recontly ap- Pointed inapector of tho Company's sbip-yard at Bromoubayun, avd his place was takun by Ed- werd Briukenatein, who commanded the Joutuch- land at the time of the wreck = Brinkenstein bag Doun employed by the Compsny ag a Captain of their ocean wteamere for thirteou years, Ele was one of their oldest and mout trusted oflicaiu. Hoe commanded the Havus, and has boon in comuand of other firet-claxa vesvols of tho lino. This was bis first voyage in the Deutschland. ‘The taat veaaol commanded by him before the Doutschland was the Rhein, which left Now York for Bremou on Oct, 30. The North German Lloyd Steamsblp Company was ostablished to 1857, but was not fairly run- ning unti! 1453, Lawt year tho Compauy lsd eleven stoamery, rated ag Al, runuing rogulerly ‘Detween Now York and Bremen, two veasela do- parting each weok. Thi year, howoyer, tho jompany hes Leen rupuing ouly one steamer r week, having soven vessels p! ying regalarly Eetwoea New York aod Bramea, ‘ho oleyen veusols palouginn ta this line are as follows, in order of thoir building: IJansa, America, He Wover, Dentachiand, Bhein, Moin, Donau, Movel, Neckar, aud Oder, In 1806, aa a brendh of the main tok, the Company eateb- Nahad a line of six steamers plying regularly be ¢woon Bremon and Baltimore, aud in 1663 ax more stesmere rapoing between Bremon and ‘New Orleana wore pot on. piieial Shs ey PRINTING CLOTHS FOR ENGLAND, Part. Ruvzn, Maes., Deo, 10,—An order bas been received here from Manchester, Wogiand, for 25,000 places of printiig cloth. Golored Forothought. Atlanta (Ga) Conentutrern Yeaterday, a9 we were 1 & atreot beyond the Atlanta Medica! College, and ou whiob o amber ot Bogross reside, we heard an old ne out to bis wife: me, Manda! Is you got dem cbickins corraled fn de amoke-house like I told yer?” “No! an! I Ue to know whar's de matter wid you, dat you's 40 ‘tlokler' about dem chiokine ali ‘at once!” abe replied. i “ Nebber you mind! I knows what's do mat. tar, and det’s nom till dem chickius la housed! Whon I heese dst dem uigyore ober der in the pant ab @ party to-morrow ight, I want to be shore dat my 0s tend it, you hear wal” ableking were a2 ones m= WHAT HE ASCERTA.NED. An Eastern Gentleman of High Business Position Visi:s Chicago, Tho Interesting Lotter of a Man Who Know What Ho Was Writing Abont. Ils Observations Among the Manufac- turers of, and Dealers in, Paints, Glass, Ete. Wo reproduce bolow the entertaining snd valuablo latter written by a geotioman from a Promiusnt Atlantic city. who wae briedy sojourn- ing in Chiczgo on a Joint mission of business and pleasure, Thoroughly familier with tho trado in painta, oiln, glass, and their co-ordinate branches, be mado a careful snd understanding tour of the Chicago houses in thoxe lines of business. Hix observations among, and toatare indorsements of, certain first-claes establieh- monts were ombodind in the following vory tn- teresting letter to a hume nowapaper : ALEXANDED'S FOUR-ACE FAINT. The novalty of @ usmo firet atiracted my at- tention co # hew invention, which, upon investi- gation. I found to fully warrant the titlo. I reler to Alexander's Four-Aco Preserving Paint, Just what connoction there could be between four acca aud a pot of paint, was what puzzled me, aud set cariosity all agog. Tue Fonr-Ace Pro- ferving Paint, fur ralroad, naval aud steamboat uses, aud for pamuery, architects, builders, and all roofing, wearing, aud preserving purposes, ia manufacturod Ly E. 8, Alexander & Co., dealers iu creosote, boilod oiia, leads, varnishes, cut rubbers, saturated felt, aud all roofing-mi- terials, Chicago, whose ottice is Roum No. 19, in tho Valmer Mouse, Gue micht suppose, from the above dercription, that Mecers, Alexandor & Co, trangact business in some dimly-lighted Lavement or olvaginous Bturo-room. “On the coutrare, Room No. 19 is reachod frum the entre- #0] of the hotel, and is furaished ve olegautly a8 any recoption or guest room in this grand build- ing, aud is aquolly adapted to business ur plean- ure. So, too, is the proprictor, for that matter. Lut to raturu to the Four-Aco Paiut: tis made from creosote, boiled oils, loads, varnishes, futna, rubber, otc., sud was firat manufactured im 1952, and’ testo’ by exponmonts and use, with tho additions of various improvements, un- til 1857, when it was coneiderod perfect. Nov- ertheless, the procrietors, who are ominently Practical man, have improved it matoria:ly since that time, until to-dsy they are prepared ta guarauteo every gallon, sod chalieuge the world to produce ita equal. Itaiiruad men and me- chanics have loug taxod their ingonuity to discover a paint which would snswor the demands for car-roofa, Such an articta anust be choap and durable, aud possess tho quality of preserving tho wood, It must also bo 8 Too to rust or corrorion on tia, zine, or iron, ne well ns to decay in csuvas or felt. Years of time end fortunes havo been wasted in the invention of dovicos that at first gavo promise of meeting these oxacting demands, but which eroutualiy turned out to bo either utterly worthless or uf only temporary value, Knowing that their re- ward would ve grea: if thor encceeded, Messrs. Alexander & Co. porsevered iu their experi- ments throngh years of discouragement, ond at Inet achieved a permanent and perfect success. For eighteen years tho Four-Aco Paint }an been jn constant uso whore it has been subjected to the soverest tort, and it has in every instance given full snd complete satisfsc- tion, 24 in amply attested. not only by tho nuimerona tectimonials from leading railroad wen end builders of the country, bat by largely. increased orders angually. The facts aro that this paint bas become a staple article of mann- facturo and export, and ita tris! never fails to insure its adoption, su it is, beyond question, the cheapest and mort dursble preserving Wearing paint over produced. Of a number of its virtaes Lean speak from personal observation. Applied to canvas, It rearchies out aod fills overy tlbre Dore, ran~ dering it soft and pliable, and proserving it from deesy, Spread upun old tarred or paiuted can- vas roofs, it fills all the cracks and leak-holes, and makes tho roofs almovt as good agnow. Ite apviication to tix, zinc, and iron has proved per- fectly eucceesful, as it protects them from rust aod corrosion. and leaves s wmooth woaring sur- {oce that will not crack or scale in any climate. Old shingled roofs, that are leaking. will ac- knowledge the compliment of ® cost of thia point by «moothing their wrinkles, and remain wator-tigbt for years. An ingenious method fe adopted largely by Chicago architeosm torendera brick or stone dwelling froe fron damp walls, and I wonder that it has notcomo in- to vogue more gencrally in the Fast. Itisto lays pisnk thorougily eaturated with thia paint bo- tween the collar aud upper walle, and, ay no dampness can pss through the plank, the up- per rooms are dry and comfortable. Am the Four-Aca readily penctrates wood, and is imper- vious to dampness or water, it ia ® most velusblo materia! for painting the upper aurfaco and joints of car and bridgetimbers, Of couras ita peculier pr rties render it invaluable to tho ship- uilder, for painting the hulls of vessojs, both inside snd out. A carofully-propared statement by the Suosrintendent of tho Illnoia Central Railroad Company's car-works shows that it is 100 per cout the cheapest in use, ‘Mr. Alexander is a very prominent and public- spirited citizen, always foremost in every enter- prise that will benott the city, whether timo, energy, Or money are required, AT. ©. T, RETNOLDS & €O.'8, Walking along Lake stroot the other day, I saw a sign that reminded mo of home. It was that of C. T. Reynoldy & Co., the old paint, cofor, and varnish bouze, that hos stood and Piospered, ag is well known, for over 100 yoars, now lovated on Fulton sirect, New York. It seemed like mecting an old friend, so I stepped inside and introduced myself. 1 met Mr, C. H. Cutler, the resident partner and mansgor of tha Chicago house, which 1 found to be au auxiliary of the famous old New York ecetablishmont. learned that tha Chicago house was wtarted in 186s, aud that it is now one of the loading, if uot tho largest, bousuw in its jine to the Wont. Indeed, it could banliy be othorwiso with the preatigo and eupport of auch a powerful Eastern ally. ta location, No, 21 Late street, ia one of tha vory bent in ihe city, CHICAGO ENAMEL PAINT WORKS. Yesterday J looked in at the establishment of Tlolden & ‘Tsscott, No, 242 Madison street, man- ufactorera of and wholesale doalors in Fascott's celebrated patont enamel paint, which I am told is meeting with great favor, and is coming into general une, The great advantage this paint offers ia ity cheapnosy, durability, and purenogs, Cheapness in a groat desideratum, but tho fact that itis unaffected by change of temperatura and will not crack, oa |, or blister fe of the ut- mostimportaucs, It ia mado of atrictly pure whito load, oxide of zinc, pure linseed oil, and tho Best coloring plymeut, which gives it ity matchless boauty, bright, smooth surface, and unequated powor of reuistauce to the woathor, Another great advantage of thie paint is that it ta already mixed for use, and may applied by the moat Inexperlonced workman. 3 has been manufactured aad sold throughout the Nortb- went for the past six yesre with increasod sales snamallys a fact which amply damoustrates ite wo: JAMES I, RICE. Chicago has sn unusually large oumbor of magniticent busiocsa palaces, aud thia fa ono of tho teaturea of the city that particularly atrikes autranger. Vrominent among those eutablish- mente is that of Jumes HN. Nice, st Now, 80 and 82 Adams atrect, the well-known Importer of polished. sough, and crystal plato gises, couch plate and Gorman muitrors, also Engheb, French, and American window- gins. Tho interior ia Med with as very Jargo and complete stock, arranged with ex- colfeut texte. ‘Thu ly the only importing house wout of Now York that makes a alty of, aud handles exclusively, window and Freuch plate giass. mirrors, etc. ‘The trade of the house evinoou ita popularity throughout tho West, I am ssuured, on relisble authority, that last year's snloe ret an immense figure, belog larger thea thoae of any similar house weat of jow York, Mr. Hico bas, by s long and intelligent experi- enuco, mastered the trade, and is marching atead+ ily forward om the broad road to fame and fore tune, With the moat positive assurance of abuae dant success. ——_--_—— fluake va, Rate, Harmiiton (0.) Spectator, Some months ago a gentleman from Dumfries paid & viait to » friend of his in tho Towouhp of overly, a Mr, Henry, avd rewaiued with him sovoral days. Darlog his visit the Dumfries gens fleman complained that his house was literally infested with rate sod tice. He had tried every Gevice to get rid of them, and sit badfaited, Mr. Henry, who fe aa ingenious as he in fond of sport, declared that hv would battle the rata out of his friend's cellar in little lesa than no time, $o na his own expression, Tho next day the tro antlomen drove to the geutiman's bouse in amfries. Mr, Houry took with him » common qusrlengis 3 match-box, plerosd with a few Boles, which he vlaced carefully uoder the seat o .. The Dumfries gontiemaa, feeling fi Sus Hewd waa pola bo afve bint a garmnan, Probably with some improvement on a ferret, ankod no questions, the better to enjoy tho ae priae when It did como. Arrived at the hous they tad dinner, and, aftor the Indies tind rotised, Mr. Henry placed the box on the table and removed tha iid. Io oa inatane from the hos leaped a fall-grown garter-anake, measur. ing 334 feat in length. Tho reptile, which wat highly oxcited with tho heat, reareu itself nk most on tho oxtromity of itn tail, and glided about tho table with romarkabto rapidity, lick: ing ita shantly jawe with its forked and nimble tonguo, ‘ho Dumfries gontioman shrank bact into the corner almoat petrified with horror. Ar Henry showed bow silly this waa by talting the. suave upoo bia armand handling {t muchas ¢ hack-driver would hia whip-isab. His foarawen finally overcoms, and when ho had composed Jumaelf to ted his friend into the cellar, where {ho snake was pot ot liberty. Tho roptite im- tnedtately darted for the wall, and the next mo tnent dirensorad a hole, into which it ghdod wilh the greatest ensc. An interested torrier stood af thoir heels, and both gentlemen bold clubs Which wera trumps Juat about then. ‘ho snake had not disappeared over 8 minute bofora halt a-dozen rate botnced ont of the hole and mot 4 terriblo fite at the hands of their enemies out- aide. But the snake was not eatisfod ; it dis. covered every rat-hole in the cellar, and glided in and out among the rucks whoro oven a ra could not have gone, It was finally takon ug and placed in tho box afior twenty rata and almost as many mico hed been tilled. The anako bolongs toa black gattor family, which sre in realley tho beat friends the farmer haa got, ‘They livo exclusirely an fleid-mice. worms, fics, and other vermin, and if taoy ewajlow x frog 01 dine on a coup! of young ground-birda, or acci« dentally glide across the path of a human being, their lives should bo preserved, as their good qualities counterbalance those defects, The one possessed by Mr. Nonry waa captured by him Inet summer in a pen-feld, and siace ho has Lad Jt no rata aro to be aceu or Leard of in tho neigh borbood of his hones. ‘The roxtile ia kept in & box, an before utated, and js fed upon liver, Next summer Mr. Henry intends to captare all the anakes ho possilly can alive and train them up for the benotit of bia neighbora. 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