Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1875, Page 7

st THE CHICAGO TRIBU THE TELEGRAPHERS. @cneral fmpression that thoe Best Way is to Qo Slow, Blceting of Chicago Operators to Pro« tost Against a Reduction of Salaries, 1ong and Thorongh Discnssion of {ho subject, and the Remedies I'roposed, The Idea of a Strike Disolaimed by Almost Everyhody. A Serles of Protesting Resolutions Adopted by the Organization. Expressions of Opinion from Other Points East and Weat, Tho employes of tho Woatern Unlon Tole- guph Company, who Lava beon grontly exer- ased daring tho pant fow days ovor o report 1bat theit ealaries wera to bo reduced from 6 to gsper cent. met at tho Western Unian Block, ecmer of Wasliington and LoSallo etroots, yes- {erday morning, to conmder what thoy should daabont it Thoro was o largo attendanco of orature, Evory ono present waa convinced ihat tho step coutomplated by the Company was pareh oud uncalled for, but fow ngroed s to tho meanures to ba adopted for siaviug off the underholt. Somo fow wore dovirons of walt- sz for tho official notifleation ot the roduction Leforo taking any action ; othors wanted astrong grotest demen up at onco, but there was searco operator in tho roun who hinted at a strike wameans of retsimng their presont ealaries, dter s great deal of chscussion i was BESOLVED TU FROTEST, 10dto suggost 4o tho Board of Directors that, 1ha * presont syutem of filling up tacincles mt 1quced ealarion suficiontly guards the intercsis ol tho Compang.” Tho meeting wos called to order by Mr. W. C. laog, atcl, on motlon, Mr. A. L. Baker] was dected Chialrinet, aud Mr, 11, Btauberry Hocro- ury. 0On motlon of Mr. Long, & doputation was sont foCol. Wilsdu, District Buperintondons, and dr. Joes, Awsstant Manoger, Lo rorquost thelr pres- ence b the meeting, T'heso geutlomen came 1n ortly after toie notflcation, Tho Chairman said TIK OMIIAT OF THE MEETING suto learn {ho gonersl feeling among the cperators It regard to tho proposed roduction of phries, It was not, ha thought, proposed to ke uy general protost nutil vomething moro ceiito was learned relative 4o tho matter. Ro- yirke from geublemen present would bo in vre 73 e, Long snggested thnt Lo mooling hear fiowm Nr. Whitcomb, who bad Sirsl got hold of Ik ctreular from Washingion calling atteption to e proposed raduetlon, and advising; montings 10 e lield eimultantously in thoe larto estie o aithentieity of thatdacument vl beon doubled, w118 would o ws woll to watinly thorheelyes on tbat polnt beforo praceedun fusthor. e, Whiteomb hast o doubt the cirenlar orlg- ksted in Washington. 1o bad tracod itu routo city to New Orleans, thence to Cin- thenes West nud South, ond (rom o New York, Tts object was to call oeetings to considor this queativu, Nr. Long +aid on recoiph of thin ciroutar 1ome of the older oporators bad thuoght it ad- Tastlo to GO HLOW, It bad, bowever, been decided to Liold the prea- ‘wtmceling, wad to have tho Genersl and Dis- triet $uperintendonts prereut to nasist thent with their gave counsel. 1t any nction woro necessa~ 1, they wanted it takon in proper form and after daadeliberation, Mr. Wallneo snggested that Col. Wilaon favor b mecting with bin views on the sbject, Col. Witson—1I havo been advired 40 Lo prow- ot hero, and I should sike Lo hear an expression o ehmon before o auything, Ihnvo had wocinl fuformation on tho subjeet, and cah- oot say whethier tho order of reduction 1a truo troot, It in, of course, o quention in which wa weall jutercatod, and 1t should be conadorerd sheiber tho Compauy conld avold -tho tllezed dtop under tho circumstancos, The re- wipts have failun off very furgoly of lats, and therg wonld s0em to bo rame reason (or making sreduction, but the matler f1 searely properly befora uy at preoent, oy 1t is simply o rumor, L tauts PLIPATCIT TO QER. ATAGDN yetarday, hyvising him o the westing, sndio~ {umivg bim thnt 3t was called 1n renpunse to & Wgestion mude by a circulnr from Washington ®hich [ presumned bo had seen. Ho replled that tobsd uot seon the cireular, and advised the tp¢ntors to go klow rathor than act on a rumor, 1aGon, Siager's sbrones I don't sos what ewn be. donn In tho way of getting information on tho Rifsct, Iio will probably return to-morrow tumig, § bave attouded tho meoting in ro- tonsato your fnvitation,aud not an & patticipane, Olcouran, T utill regard mynelf an o tolegraptior Lo yoursolyes, snd sm doeply intercated in osthing that may protnate our common inter« 4 but |4 suoma to mo that 1t 18 rathor carly to Lk any nction in regard to this matter, I can- tonea that there will bo anyuluug accomplshed Iylt, Any throst or snousce to the Company, % matters now s#tand, would be poor policy. ies, tho Company WOULD NOT LE HWAYED DY TIUREATS, ikey havo faken this stop, thov have soted ith £0me pood motive, for thoy have every roa- ¥oto study tho iutorests of tho employos a3 ¥ellag thoir own, Alr, Wailaco—I undorstand that Mr. Downor feeived ofiicint wotico of the reduciton from Now York yeatordoy, AIr. Wilion—T1ynt may bo; but I have no offl. Sl iiormation, and st conseqaontly ak much iznoranco as anybody. Gon, Stagor adyisen Wtottoact on o rumor that the Board of Di- Rcara Lind pacsed such & rosolution. 0 Chisirman—It is generally undorstood that o1ecolution wan passed, oud published sowi- #elly in tho Now York papets. ol, Wilsou—It may bo correct. The quostion then coma up whather thelr aclion i not 70per in viow of tlio atato of bumuous alfairs in Acountry, 'Them, thoro is avotlior point, 1t Wrporations are going to make roductions, ay ems yrobablo, ou tho 18t of January, ia it ot ®and consareative policy that ours should ba Bade first, In rending the A<woiated Pross dis- Biiel, 1t seoms {0 me that tho futention linx been Vo 1pread this roduation A8 LIONTLY AS I'ORSIBLE @ the operators, much mora #0 ihan on the et of tho Compsny. Idon't believe thore 40y question but that tho Company, 1f thay e decided upou this roduction, have sctad IT 8 principlo whio, if undorstaod, would i llal‘lru aatinfaclory o evervbudy. ok Wilsou went ou to slow tuat tho recolpta he Company hind docreadod to a groat extent g tho bast fow weolin, and tuat tho Diroct- y;.mull tuake a corresponding reduction in ex- B, 1t wan bottory Lo thought, to mako & Yok reduotion all round 'than to cut il L expeuses by tho removal of indi- \':.h. Ho had been practicing economy Habe ufleo for sowo thune, but it apjeared that It Lvorts were nok sutticlont {n - that diroction, Lo beon stated that tho rato of palary pald WIIK“ vh operators waa higher than any othor et [n tho country, but of course a Lighor s O talont was' yequired than for most a .cnu of industry, ‘Yhore was not another mm“"' tho United ‘Btatos which was in such Vow¥lo barmony sa tho Ohlcaga office, and ho j, tedtet it muytlung should acour to disturb The Becrotary ¢ i oy zu hought tbe reduction of sal: 'ho‘;' IN TUE UANDB OF TI(E AUFRRINTENDENTS, el ¢10 bator qualitied 1o judge where & re- e M«.u; vould be wade than tas Lirectors. i Wilson—Alj corporations mako_ thess re- %3 Secaatoually, 1€ any oue has found bod {Canghy ‘::iuuul like to kuuw whoro it lics, Au operator tho ught the Company had been Pfailazgo dividends of lato, e nded tlson pald tuat everything had boon ex- o Oxteusious and oxpooses, und Bioos- fr lhcl:::;fl“ nutious {0 have somo return h}_l; Wallaca—itio not proiltn during tho last m{\l_u Wore nearty 2,000, UKL x"'fil‘nb@ ilson~Wa did » tood business until e Joor Wi 1t foll oif, e CVinson (of ihe Boand of ‘T'rade offce)— A0qulling up i Decober, Aly busie bettor than Decembor Inat year, Col. Wilxon —That i« for ano branoh oftie Me. Kovinson—Yes, but Lhiat branch offico does n bircer butuesy than most of tho citiea. [Langliter,) M. Long, to show tho moating that the Chlea- go oflies wantiot the only ono muving it this mat- tor, toad the following protest just mgreed upou at a similar meetlng :fi BALTIMOTE ¢ o, tha wndersymed employes of the Wentern Tnifon “Telograph Cortrany . Haltimore, hasing read {h resolitionn of tho Ixecntive Comtuittee, an it Vinkied 1y Uin fFortd, rointive to roductlon of ralaties 0f 8l eployes, Dieartily ond Muceroly trust that you will iend tn your kind ofices ju procuring A reconstdoration of dhio resolution, Wo nre arn clarn poorly eomy ensatd foe our scrsices, and ‘many fustances the preseot kalsrion are barely autile clonf to mnpart, Miny of 1% havo grown gray i tho norviee, and hinge out Iong_amd faithtul sorvicen will b favorably contliored, - Wo therefura_carnratly, but espoctfuliy, remonsirato sgaiist ang rediction of salarien, atid request you o Torward this comtminie. Hon 10 The Boparintendent, with such sueodment s 1 your muggostion niy acens oty (Arplugee,] In this connection, Mr. Long romarked (hat :‘ly\lnrius lutho Eost oro not 50 high oein tho Vont. An Oporator--Yoa ;. but a two-story honso s only £20 6 montb. | Laughtor.| Mr. Loug weid that hio bad rosidod in Balti- more, and living thero wnu Jnmyurlluuamly cheapor. o thought she Bond of Diroctors ought to hava leit thin matter outiroly to the discrotion of Nuperintewdewn sud Managors, and bo thonxht thoy stoall not b surprised if thoy recotved n strong protost. 1o Luow of uo ather class of mon, after worving an egual pum- bor of years i, and mnking a study of, & bupi- nees whio wero £o poor remunerated na loios graphers. '1hero was giound for a protest, Mr. Avinstroug oxprossed Liwwel€ in faver of proteeting, but wonld OITOFE A BTRIKE, o struck five yeurs ngo, and got elk of it {Laughtor.] An Operator—No ono wag atarved to doath thon. Mr. Long eald it was distinctly unlerstood shak n strike was not in view, ‘Thoy were all moro or fesa Lmprevsud with tho fact ‘that strikos woro bad, but ho thought if thoy puased proper resolu- tiona proteating ageitst tho roduclivz they would bo entitlod Lo rospectful coumideration. Tho Directors wers not juen without souls, aud would linten to o respectlul romonstrance. If thoy did notliug moro to-day, Lo suggested tho orgavizas tion of some kind of socioty—an open one, and without uuy thought of resorilng to n st Thoy might, at_least, form a peimanwnt of ization consistiug of Presidont umd Booretary, who whould bevo Lo power of calling wcetings in caro thero should bo neeersity for thom, AMr, Robinson—Wo might dovota the junds to tho Compsuy to fucroase the dividends, [Laugh- tor. M]r. Long—Well, { thivk wo bad betler eatabs Tish o poymanent fund in cano— Cols Wilkon (suggestivelv)~Wa do strike. Mr. Lovg—Yos, | Loud Ianghiter.] Au oporator suggentod that thoy AWAIT GEN, HIAGER'S yoturn, and learn what ho had to say before tak- iug any action, Mr. Congdon thought tho suggeation a good ono, Gen, Stagor vk Just nn much interokted as any of thew, and be would aenist them as far en I3y in his power. Tiiis tooting o8 o moaun of intorchauging 1eas was goud, but no action ought to be taken. K Slr, Whitford said that if thoy intendod proe tosting, it ought Lo 1o dous very quichly, Dhero was ho keuwo fu wuting until tho reduc: tion was made, An Oporator—Tt 14 no good protesting until wo Kniow that wo are goimy to by trduced. Another Operator—1t 1 protty sure that wo aro going (o be cut down, g Mr. Long hero read the followjug diepatch, which Ligd just Loen received TR PEOINA Tropta, T, Dec. T2.—We fropmic b rend fn_about by followlng, Booif you (hink £ 13 about cosracl, nd apawer quick, We, tho tundurelitned, caugrising; the entivo forco of . UL Ty 0o, o Wi ey, L bt aasenublod, dockdo tha Wnanras, Tho Exocutivo Gommitieo and Direclora Iiave deelded £0 reduca our salurics vu a sliding basly of from 2 1l WELEAS, LT, € Biininean thos they ever did 1efors ; and Wazneas, Tha wald Wostern Uulin Telogeaph Com- pauiy ure poarcly payfig meny of tuelr cinplnyes viough Lo Live ou at present, the undemslgued inciud- o dolug s larger i ot n Wurursr, The great responeibility that hanga on onr phoulders bultig w0 greatl; i ezcess of aby ofber Liiriness § erofore, bo it Teswleed, Thiat wo, tho nuilevigied, do_ rospecttully reguest the paid Exectibive Cummitios and Directors ta lct the galaries runain whero they as L prescut, or 10eroase them to such an extent it its employes can livy as well s ey fu other eniployiucit; elvo, Reaviced, That wo respectfully nolify Hio rald o ¥ echtive Comuitico and Direciors of” thi upany 1hiat wo will ot willingly subnit 1 thia reduetion, bit wiil do all fu our power to Liavo our sularies adfinted, #0 that oach ruan will foel tliab s 15 10t # dlave tu o nopuly ; also Jecsutved, That 1f tho sald excentiva atichals resint onirappeal, which wesmnke in all die’ e ect, that wo shall nd vtlser umplSyment md LEAVE THE SEVICE. Reanteed, That s copy of thess resolutions bo fore wabdod to Tresident Orlon forthyith, and wo. reapect Tully requost s decieion as carly us pomaiblo, . 1, Mevens, ¥. 1, Driaso, ¥, Druaxo, AL ALLRN, Fiang GuiLL, Tiix Rows. Tho reading of thia was recelved with laugh- tor aud applatico. Mr, Laug, with refarenca to tho suzgestion that Gen, Blager would fnterost himsulf - tho tnutlor, snid that tho gontiemnn biad ot heen e« quested to act for thut, Col, Wilson ward that he Lad advised Gen. Etager of Lis fuvitation to the wootivg, and that outlcman, ho was suro, would do anything in 18 powet ta promota the wterest of evary oua connceted with the busincss, At prosons thoy wera groping in the dark, Tho rumor might or might uot ba true, and the Exceutive Comtuittos might bave resciuded it boforo this time. It was advissblo to defor action until dofiuite in- formation wes resaived. Tho Avcrotary did not think it was wiso_polioy for the Compauy to keep thom In the dark uutll the last hour. Col. Wilsun—Tho probabilities aro that any inloriation thero is will Lo brouglit Ly Geu. Btngor, Tho Hocretary—Wo Lad bottar form an organ- eation of wowe kind, and 1f our salarios aro no ¢ going to ba reduced, wo cau turn it to bonetit in £0mo other way, Col. Witson eatd this question was regutated by THE LAW OF BUFFLY AND DEAAND, nnd eacli ono sliould coneidor it for himsolf. The Directors wero mesn of good finaneial char- actor, aud cortainly know what they wore doing; Lo did vot think that thoy had’ tho remotest dea of oppressiug any one, slmply becauso thoy Liad tho power, It was of course thoir right to protost or object if thoy cliue, but & great many porsong wore attracted to arganizations of tho ind proposod, snd undue oxoitement was cioatod, which was nelther to tho intors est of employor or omployos. grost many rutmora wors clrculated over tho wires to thb offect that tho Iast aud West wero orpauized, and that tho managors and Huperin- tondents were in setive sympathy, In auinter- view he (Col. W.) was mado to stato that if tho men would pitel in they woro etroug enough lo wako tho Diroctors back down. [Laugitor,] Lo need bardly gtato that lio had expressod no such opimiian,—Lo was Junt an much i tho dark as any of thom. Tho inavager at Wosbington dise claimed any unnwlouf,n of tho circulars, and the managers of othor citles wera probably in tho o coudition, Ohicago egemed to ba THi HEADQUARTKIN OF THUKE NUMARS, ‘Tho Chairmau eakd that, when tho news was received, there was a widosprosd disposition to take a deciued atand ayainat tho reduction, but, upon waturer consideration by tho oldor man, i vay thought sdvisablo to quietly eubmut, Col, Wilson gav bis oxporionce of a general oduotion of 40 per gout in an oppositton Cum- Fany some yoars g0, and eald that he thought tac propossd reduction was uot very sovera, Au oporator favored leaving the matter in tho Iiuds of the Buperintendont. ' ‘Tl reduction of Bgrr cout would not bo a bardship. fr. Long thonght It would ot b improper to Dass & rosolution requosting the Directors to ro- scud the order, 1f the operators wero reduced, they would loso conmdorable inserost in thoir wurk, and thore was no kuowlog what might fol- low. " There wero not men enough to supply tho demand if they should all loave tho business. “2ho Ch n—¥rom information received, I repnnd tho proposed reduction of salatics as a tixad faok nob to bo withdrawn on accanat of sny 1roioats uriguating with tho oporators along, The Ezebutive Board iave umlnunludl{. counid- ered well thoir action, and will Lardly bo moved to recousider, und I Leliove the wisest courso to puruo is that of QUIET BUBMISBION, 1t stoms tome & muisfurtuns 10 o oporators thatcaunot bo altogether cousllout with tho bout futerosts of the Cowpauy, T woan by this thata roduction now iu the begiuniug of winter of the little moro than plain liviug salazies of the Western Union employes will uave the effoci to deprivo them of maoy of their expacted com- forte. Aud, what fs moro to bo regrettod, thoy willlogo sl 'goufidouco iu wny futurs advanos. ment. With these discouragivg prospects in twing, unrest aud dissatisfaction wust follow, aud tho gonors! efliclunoy of tho sorvico of tho Compauy msy be more or Jess iwpairad by the rotifemant from tho business, as soon as practi- cublo, of many of jts boot MR 0L M J W | ness for this month ro far has beoo 30 por cent ruitn more profitable, This may seom moro likely whon it in kuown that thoso mo-t sorioun- Iv Affacted ara thoro who have workod long and faithiully tor lale promationn to lowo all their freenniary ndvantazes by the raduetion, Tho Heeretary road the following diepatel FROS MEMPUIA, swhich hindd frnt boon handed bimn 1 Wo hiavo nrganzad heen, Xotify your organization {hint we wrixly thelr acilon sont aver this eitruit ; also denira Chialeman 10 take eliaryn of clzcnit thars ho a8 to conault togetlier, Naahvile, Rew Orleans, sud Mobtla havoor will do likewise, Detrolt wants to Kniow if thore can't be a rircult made up tetweon the Targn offieen and hold n ort of meoting by wite o A ot the general freding 3 Alao wants report of procesds 104A liero na #oou as pomible. ‘The Chalrman—1 do not not think it proper o consider anv miuch concorbod niovement sa thie mcnnn{;n seoms to contamnplats, It would bhe s tors of time and » lown of ixnity. Mr. Btrong naid thas thoy eoutd taka tho bl by thn homna if they choso, A monomoly Jie the Ventrrn Uniun bl aud woutd alwaya bave mon, BUIL & glrko was out of the quostion. 'IThe Company would seo_tho foolishness of tho #ton when the Lest mon hegan to resgn. Mr, Knox moved that thoy clect parmanent ofiicorn, but take na deoidad nction. “When tho reduction eamo, thn vfticors could oall & meoting without goiny to the troublo of circulating & petition, The wotiots provmlod. 3r. Long moyed that the prossnt Chatrman and eerotare bo madn t“o permanent ofiioors, and ompowerod Lo call & meeting upon tho reggtost of tivo oporators. Carriod. . Mr. Long then wmoved the appointmont of & commlttes of ivo TO LIAW TP REROLUTIONS oxpreesing tho kensn of th mooting, Mr, Jonos thought s protest would have » rood offect. ‘The work bad boen eifectively done during iho aummer, and tho man liad proved thewselyes the beat staff in tho country. Ar. Lattey submittod the following : dy Thiat 1t 10 tho senm of this juceting thata swioping ‘oud indiscrinfnnlo reduction of salarlos, such A fs reported 10 bo - contomplated by the Direct: arm of the Company, wil entalliconsiderablo hardship o thosa who havo lung ond faithlully erved the Company, and reeives our rexpectful proteat, Mana- gers snd Buperintoudents ey safely bo empowsrad 10 wne thelr dincretion i Qilin aticies at prices such ax thy labor-market may comina Renlred, Thatn copy of fheso resolutions bo for. warded througli thio proper channel tatho Buard of Dircctors. TLong prossed hia motton for a committen, could pass upoti tho rexolutions presented. Carricu, 1t wan somo tima bofora this Committeo wan constituted and got to work. Sovernl mun wero Placed on it who doelined rorving, o the ground that any action was premature. Mr. Loesch, ono of the Committee, firod up at these repeatod declinations, snd made a strong speech in favor of 8 prompt protest. 1t might by, Lo ead, thet the order ws thrown oul as 8 feclor. snd would bo quickiy withdrawn i met with firmneks o tho part of the men, Mo filmlnd statistics to prove that the Compony waa In o goad condition, sith increaring busioces. e would not conntenanca aurthing like & strike. biit thoy should not sub- 1t tamoly to a reduction. “Chis spoeeh infused hoth COURAGE AND PNEZRAY into tha morting, aud the following Commilteo was thon got to work: Mouers. Lattoy, Strong, Loerch, Meltobio, and Hamilton, ¥ After an absonc of fiftoon minutos, the Com- mitteo brought in the following toport, which wag adovted unanimonsly : THE LLSOLUTIONS, Wirnrar, A report os ‘been circutited through the Aseochated atid Now York I'ross to o effect that o Kwceping rednction of walnrivs uvor 4600 of from 25 to & por cent I8 eomtempinted by (4o Buard of Diroctors of tho Wostern Union Teiegrapl Compaty; therefore, o Tiesnteed, That it in o senno of (hin meoting that the wrcopling reduction of salarien_contensplated will entail great hardsbin on thoss who have loug and falthfully "sorved tio ~ Company, and wo protort it it, fewlsedy That wwo consiler bo pretont syatern of flling up ‘vocancles at reduced sslaries sulliciently guarda ttho jutoreats of the Company. Hemoloed, That a copy of thows resolutionn bu for. warded thiongh o proper chanticl to the Duard of Directors for thelr favorably conslieration, Tho meeting thon adJourned, subject to tho call of thio Prosidont and Seerotary. CINCINNATI'S OPINION, After tho adjournmont of tho moonnfi, tho following dispatch waa received by the Chair- man from Cincinnatl, us tho resull of the wect- ing thero : CINGINNATY, O,, Doc, 12.~Tho following resolutions pageed the meeting hero 1o-dny 2 Witzurss, Wonra informed by the diepatclies of the Western Ansoclated I'ress thal ot 8 meoting of tho Tioand of Directors of (ho Weatern Ualon Telegraph Company, held recently, s goneral reduvtion of anlaries ofall emploges of this Compuvy was decuded upoi to fuko effect Jan. 17 and Wiikutas, Tho publishad reporta of the fiusurial condition of the Company rhow a healtly condition of itn husiness, nnd does not judleato the nocesslly of such reduction ; and Witznkas, The oxpensca of llving aro not feas than #1x yeatn ago: that smong ALOAD of UA who hiavo famis Hos™ to support our uucessary expeuses aro uot do- creaslng ; and Waenkay, Wobeliova that an a clasa %o ars poor; compenkateil tor e responsible dutles: performed, aud muany of s, having become voterana in thy see- ¥ica of aald Comijuy, we do not believe sxid rednetion 0 net of Justice ; =nd, whilo wo have 1o intontion of {akiug auy action that would emlarrus the buniness of tho Compuy or e pubil at large, » reconshlerstion of ihe action of Tinard, bulieving that tho trup {utersta will not muffer in consequenco, and that & feeling of Larmony may bo eultivated aud fostered between the employcrs atid ewployes to the muntusl advsutagu of Loth by tho sald recousideration, therefore we would reupeetfully request that you will join witle us dn pro curing au aynulment of tho actlon reforred f0 ; that theso resolutions an parsoi at this mecting be submit- tod ta Georyo T, Willame, Superintendent, nud be cir- culated fnt tho Reventh District for miguatires of the employer, (Signed) J, A MoHENNA, 0. 3, WavprLi, E, HooxeTr, M. Duxtar, : ournontly ok Id Executiva L UALL, Couunitlee, Tho tollowlug dlapate wes rocoivad from the meeting iu Philadolphia, addrossoed to the Charr- wan of the Chicago niacting : ; LiikAukLruLe, Duc, 13— Fle folowing pastod Lore i 14, C. Podtnsow, Manager: We srs ercdibly fne fortied that tha 'Dircctors of this Company have reaolvoll to roduce the ralaries of tho employos from snd after tbo st of Jauusry nmext, e ain- corely trust that you will use your influenca $o pro- «ura n favorallo reconslderation of tbis acilon, Wa ave, as & claas, poorly rocompensod for our servioss, and the prescnt salarics ara in man; tauces barcly suliclent for{ha support of ourselves and thoso de- ou are aware that a number of us avo growl Up i he gervice of s Gompany, aud o think our long aud faitbful performanice of diity to ita {ntercnts eutitlo us to the friendly constideration of tha exocutivo otlicern, Wo thorefury earnently but rospect- fully remoustrate sgaiust any reduction of our sals- Tlue, and request you to forward this letler to the Ex- ecufiyo Commiltee, adding whatever yonr " udgment may dictato {0 procure a reconslderation of the quen. tion. Weare, very reapectfully, Signed by all of tho employes, having at present seveuty afguatures, ACTION AT PEORIA, TLL. Pronta, 1L oo, 1%,—At 8 mevting of the em- ployos of the Wostorn Union Telegraph Compa. Dy 1n thia ciby resolutions wore passed protest~ log agalust the contowplated reduction, and coples wora forwanted to tho Exocutive Comunt- tco at Now York, ACTION AT MUENTIUH, TENN. Meypim, Tenn., Doc. 12.—~Tho telegraphars bold & mooting horo to-day, and adoptod resolu- tions protesting ngaiust the proposed reduction of salaries by tho Company in view of the recvut quattorly dividend of i per cent, ACTION AT BPUINGYIELD, ILT. Hravarieed, 1L, Deo. 13.—At s meeting of the residont omployes of the Western Unlon Tolegraph Company, the followiug resolutions were_adopted and’ forwarded to tho President sud Exccotive Committoo of tha Company at Now York Witknea, 1t ia the intention of the Company, in tho face of ite previous suil ateadily increaniug busf- ness, ta materfally reduce thu salaties of ity ewmployos § g Waikaeas, Tho yoar 1670 will, by ressan of ite belug {he Contenuial and national campaiyn year, be eape- chally prosperous ta the Company {u the augruentatlon of f1a business, and will entail sdditional and inore arduous lahors on its employes withoub materixlly sne bancing thelr comwponsstion § Wucaxas, Enployua sro not now employed, worked, or puid on any geueral systew, bared on russousbls oquallty sud Justice, but sra_subject ta local clrcum- slunces, aud, 5 cousbquence are puld ull sorta of sala- Ties, do all 30ris of work, sud 1 all sorts of Lours, es- Jechally sain what aro called “way,” or mediuni of- ces 3 thorefors, Tesolued, Tuat for 1hio sbove ressona tlioreta not, I aue_opiulon, any Just ur reasonablo caues for thy Gompany to’ fusliel ‘this summary snd wholvals re- duction of uslarios o1 I etiployes, Jicav9:41, That we frwly, yeb sespoctfully, protest agaiuat theso reductions, “Tesntzedt, ‘That GUF AT belng & spocial one, andt es- soutlally #1 tlio hands of our vrgenizstion thiranghout tho couistey, snd wa beiog without the advautagus that other arte and o8 pomsew, 1o having compeiition _for our " skill,’ futelligence, sud labor, the Telegranh Compauy should rocogules titwe facks, sud ot indicrimiuately curiail the fue comes of siich cmployes 88 Bavo given many years (o {ta ssrvice, and who liave fuw or 0 hopes of promo- tion by yvason of the compact consulidstion of fta v Jisaoived, That, befara tha reductions are mude, tue yaona ey ot Wi Copany hould b cbiry Siid ALdt ranky du cuca, aud vale 3 o biaced L prophs sad squal e o) nd oq clas- fifleationirrcaoclive, us fur as poasible, of $ho locall- o8 in which they muy chance {0 bo situsted. Adlegoivet, Thul, aa & n luary Jéovsanry outfhe resolution immediately vt-adhvf. a geuoral t, systew, cotubluluy eklll, vsperisnce, merii, tenus of ::v! & sl (umu.\u:'- B8 tho decharge of duty s entis] 1cdy That kaviog beeu SuLleul n our serrico tho Compang In yeiry pav, wa will continto falthfal in the sears 10" con.e, TI0: PTELEARALAL] SANTA, Tha Telqrap) il Lin New b url, dated Dec. 11, saye : *There haa Lean some commo- tion among the emploven of the Wertarn 'mon Telegrath Company thin week, in conxnqnence of a roport that there way to ba o peneral re- duction of #alarien. Ttan was eoutirmod 1 the communication madahy Mr, Orton to the Dircet- ors st tocle quarterly mocting, hild on Wednewluy last. ‘Tha noalo of ductlon 08 to | bo aw follom Cu malarics ot rxecoding or vear £600, o re- dnction ¢ over €609 to 21,200 per vear byer couty over SLUM (o £2,50) per year, 10 nor cent 3 uver 10 to £5,000. 15 per cont § over G0N0 Lo #7,000 per year, 20 per cont: over £7.M0 per your, 25 [n‘r cent. This reduction wan cutiroly anegpocted, s« tho reports showed that the financial oondition of the Company was good, Vo have nut tima or spacn to commant on thig Important movemeot this weok, =tut ehiall probably consider it mors st Jeugih loreaftor. It fu ninderstood that n riaflar ro- dnetion, to take affect at {ho pamn date, Jan, § prox,, f o be made vy the Guld and Blook Telegraph Company.” Stit, ORTON'H BEFOLT, Tho regulsr quarterly aneoting of the genoral Committes of tha Westarn Unlon Telozraph ws hold vestorday, at the ofen of the Com- panv. I'resident Urlon preeented the foiloming 1eport ¢ Exrcumive Orrper WrstErx Tstox Trreamim CoMPANT, NEW YouK, 1ec, 8, 1410, the s -tura : Tho Etceutive Commitias’ sulinit tho following sLatement conceening the operation of tha Comyany fur thu current ix month : Tho grovs receipts for the aquartir ended Bept, 90 wero $2,0:1,805.09; exprus £1,762,652.45 ¢ not profits, $301,153.48, Tho' groey eelptfor the curreut quartor onvling Dee, 7 (cat Ing the Derember by 7! penses, $1, 9 total profita for the half_yavr, eeruied for two quarterly divi FLADL201 5 nds of % pur ucting which frous the [rod’s from eacti the half sear leavex s balanco of, $111,641.10 dednct ceuty for Wiz monts Interest on the lainded Ge t and for siukiug fund, acorulng during the same period, 1278, 000, Net bulance, $126,531 Lxceen oLuct profite Y'“r the current halt year'for tise samme perlod for 1574, A ASL 4, It vicw of tho foregoing stateinents, the Executlve Committeo recommeud Wie wdoption by the Bourd of Direetura of the followiny : Resoired, Thist a dividend of 3 per exnt from tha net girniuia of tho threo months euding Do 3, T, and the samia {n hereby, decisrad, payablo on the 13ty day of Janary siext, tenotred, ‘That fur the purpose of wnch dichicend the rtack buoka by closed at 3 o'clock on the ufietnoon of o 20l 1ant,, and Lo reopencd ot the tuoraiug of the 13th of Junusey. Tho Camniitice recommend that a further ratuction of tho expensen of bhio Gomimny be effreted by carey— fng ont o plan recommended by {ho Preaidont, whero. Ly tho evnipansation vayablo o all oiccry dud et plo; {or aunum, il bo feduced uo gt fter the 1xt uf anuary net, on a slidiig sealu from 25 45 er cent, WILLIAM URtOs, Prealdent, CRIME, HIGHWAY ROBBERY. #pecinl Dapateh to The Chicage Tribune, Canposvact, L. Dee. 12.—Ous city was oncs moro thrown into » Atato of excitomont Sature day morning by tbo announcement of an ate tempted asxassination of Prof, Johu E. Ferriera, about 12 o'clock Friday night. He 1is attorney for Morvo, btow & Co., manufrcturers of patout medicines in thin placc, 1le was eturning (rom town to his boarding-place, the reeidenco of Dr, Jamos Itobarts, about 135 tiles wost of the pub- lic sqnare, when, at the limits, at the iutersec- tion of two ronds, he was suddenly attacked by thiree mon, who camo nip in tho roar, and e~ vuroly, if not dungorously, beaten with cinb, kicked i the bodv, robbed of a pocket-bovk containiug nbout 2100 cashi snd vowe valuable papers, and left for dead. 1Ilo waw Eoon after found ! in au insensible condition by n couplo of bogs who were gaing for the dactor, aud was takan to tho Louse, whero he now hies, Ilis hiead is eut ju two places, threo ribs broken, aud othorwige bruised, Mo recognized two of tho partics, and has tbo watch-guatd of one of Lo, but refuses to name the partios until hin rocovery, when Lo witl have thom srrested and oxaminod. Au incidant worthy of note happen- ed dusing tho Lumt of tho roblers, that of wovoral Untversity students runming at full #peod and crying Iold the train ! " while pro- coading to the Iilinois Central depot where tha midnight passougor was about to leave, This miduight marauding scomn to bo thought Jight of in this scction, but it i Loped thst it will soou bo checked. THE BRANDT CASE. Sreetat Dispateh to T'he Clriraay Tribune, Des Motses, Ia., Dec. 12.—Tho case of Tranc DBrandt, convicted of ombezzlemont of Htate fuuds, bas been sottled finally by the Suprcmo Court, tu overruling a motiou for a rohcaring mado by tho Attorney-Gonoral. fhe Court has filed it4 opinion, which was propared by Judgo Colo, aud mav thorofore bo said to contain the logic of tho foromeat jurist in tho State. Tho Court ovetrules tho motlon, and reaflirms its former aopinfon : that tho statuts was violated in drawing tho jury l‘? which Mr. Drandt was indfoted. So “eald tho Judeo hoforo Urandt wias tried and convicted s Lut, 84 the case_was boforo another Judge, who had ralod difforently, ho tried the casy undor that rullug. 'The Supremo Conrt reaflirmed the doc- triue that 8 Doputy-Shoriff oau take no part in deawing & Graud Jury, beeauso the statuto ox- pressly snys so, and las said soin all thochanges of the lawa for moro than twenty yoars, It was provou in this caso that tho fist compared and teturued by tho Doputy-Shoriff did not contaln tho corroct bames of tho Grand Jury, Snya tho Court: “Wo havo tho statuto probibiting tho Doputy from acting; wo lave the fact that he did act contrary to_tho statuto, that ho commit- tod errora ; and thero fa no showing that defoud- ant was pot projudiced theroby. In viow of all theaa facts, If wa rogard tho Jaw, wo must con- olude the Jndictment muat Lo et aside.” COL, ANTHONY'S ENEMIES, Leavexwourn, Dee, 12.—It will bo remem- bered that Embry, the msu who attemptod to aseasslnato Col. D, It. Anthony last Alay, pub- Ushed artioles severoly reflocting upon Autho- ny's official acts an Postmaster of thiscity. Thesa chargoes were prov»d to bo unfonnded. Within the past woun Au'.lmul has Bs. cortained (hat Jawes F. Legalt and s men pamod Coroy havo been active iu obtaluing aflidavits to effoct his romoral, and #ot dotoctives ab work to_forret ont the partios engagzed in tho mattor. 1t eeoms, from devolup- wents made, that thoso afidavits wero pro- oured from ignorant porsons, peoorally calored men, who could noltuer read nor writo, sud contalved such charges aa Logalt aud Coroy waoted thom o make, Hoven of those perdons bavo statod that = they wero mposed ot snd requlrad “ta ‘make and awear to falso statcments, Legalt loft for Waslington some days ago, taking with him thoso falso aflidavits, Coples of thom wero lelt bere, which detectivos ottalned, aud from them waa sscortained what those ignoraut people had aworn to. Tho Timea of Lo-day lisa full secount of the mattor, including a number of statements from theso parties, showing that tho affidavits obtafnod from thom woro fal:o. Legsit and Corey will_bao prosscated to the full extent ot the law, Tho plot, a8 far as dovelopod, shows that no respactablo’ citizous are associabyd with Legalt aud Coroy, CORRUPTION CHARGED, Draves, Utal,- Dec. 12.—Tho report of tho Graud Jury of tho Second Distrist, presonted yostorday evoning, shows that, out of upwards of $18,000 drawn by Marshal Maxwoll to defray the oxpenacs of tho Cfllukyl(t!]s or nothing has ever boon p:ald out. Tho Marshal's books show sumus paid out, but an examination of parties by the Grand Jury shows tho roverse, (reat com- have boen mado by witnessios and jarorn along about belng belng comnpelled to attond court for nothing, and the Marshal's accounts aud vonoherd represont them a3 being paid fu qull, It i thouglit that Maxwoll will Lo indicted soon, There is uo doubt of & ‘Tammany organi- gation of some magnitudo existing in. Utal. ‘Tha Hoaver Enlerpris clalms to have absolute proofs of perjury, and forgerynlso, and fndicatos goneral corruption on & fearful scalo, TWEEDLEDEE. LocisvitLe, Ky., Deo. 12,—Informstion to tho Caurder-Journal from Jeffarsan Cauuty, Iu- diana, reporis the cecapo of a crimival chargod with ipurder, uuder circumstancos womewhat siwilar to those by ch Boss Tweod bado far- well ta Now York. 'I'his criwioal, Jawes Forgu- son, agod 23 yenrs, wau under sautouce Lo sorva twenty-one yearn for murder, havivg been pro- viously found guilty and sentouced to pousl ser- vitude for life, Ferguson, 1t iy said, gained tho permlssion of the Buonft to visit relatives in lis compaoy, aud whilo sbseut from tho ofiicer a fow mibutes to eay good-byo to his parents, did likewise to his costodlau, and Lias uot since bovn spprehonded. LANSING CRIMINAL ITEMS, Special Lhapalch to I} "hiea 0 Lridlne, Lansing, Mich., Deo. 12~Tho cass of Mi Van Bures, charged with prrjury iu the Elliot at- fewptod rape caso, rusutied io hor discharge on #ho ground of no causs of action. 1ra Csmpton, of the Town of Yocks, hss beon srrested for perjury, and his trial is now ic pro- | 1083, E: MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 308 of the Conipay in excoss of the rale of $500 | "~ FOREIGN. Nixty People Killed and Forty Wountaeil by the Mosel xplosion. Widespread Political Excitement at Pariy Over the Inatitution of the Senate. Buffet Compelled fo Withdraw from the Contest. for Membership, Goneral Effect of the President's Mossage a3 Noted in London, The Proposal of Frosh Taxes Rojected by the PReichstag at Berlin. CERMANY, THE 303L Loxpox, Dee, 12.~A dispatels received trom Bromer Hasen to-night siates that sixty-eight persony wero killed and thirty-fivo wonuded by the explosion yestorday on tho quay of the Morol, sud eight ste missing. A paswonger on board {ha versel has gines attempted to commit wilcide, Lut was prosented. Ho will bo oxam- ined, % Lustox, Dee, 13--6 8, m—A telegram from Dremer Huven eave tho steamer Mozel was et damaged by the explosion, aud the Salier will probabiy take’ her place. our of her pas- senwers wero killed, inciuding Hermann Cramer, of Tows, sud wix wounded, among thom Itudoif Vatte, of New York, An oflieis] inventigation sbowa dhat tho total pumber of Killed by the ex- plosion 18 kizty and wounted forty. NO GREATER TAXEN. Foxnox, Dee. 19.—A spocial from Borlin eass the Bulget Comuitteo of tho Licichntag nng flunlly refected the now tazes proposed by the Government. s CREAT BRITAIN. A VICE-ADMIRAL DEAD. Loxpoy, Dee, 12.—Hir Houston Btowart, Vice- Admirel of the British navy, is dead, G¥NERAL EFFECT OF THE MESIAGE, Losuoy, Dec, 11.—Tho moesage of Presldont Grant bas beew chiefly influential in deteranning the purposes of tho Govornment concerning tho complications in Cuba. 1 baa outwardly re- movad an existing suspicion buat trouble was im- ponding. It hus also relieved American bonds from & prossuro and s heaviness that was felt by thoss who are engaged in thesr mampulation, Ic may boadded, however. that theso securities aro gtiil foverishly held becanso of thn eugies- tions of the Presidont conestning tho rehotd quention _sud opening of new rpalitical twanew. On the whole, the imesezo has been well recoived, and especially that portion of it which treats of the finances of the Government aud tho poesibility that at n_not distant day the currency of the country will be reduced toa bams that will correspond srith that of other APECIC-PEYINY COMMMILICS, THE LOYITIAN MIRSION. Laxpos, Dec, Morning Post an- nounces that Mr. Cnke and ather membery and attaches of the misslon to Tvpt bavo etorted fur Alezamdna, FRANCE. THE POLITICAL EXCITEMENT IN PARIS, Pams, Ucc, 11.—Tha excitament aver the Bengtorial election continues everywhero. I'aris i nover slow to catch tho significauco of n po- Htical movement, and, now that the Left Las so hondsomely beaten the Right, and, in the seruting, have ehiown tho strength of Republic- auism, the sonsation is very iutcuss, Notwith- standing the report that the Bonspsrtists had uenisted the Lett in obtaining & victory in the oluction of the Honatora for life, they will dis- puto tho validity of tho Heuctorial elections Dby an expiring Chamber. Tho msjority of the Right waw yeally dissolved by the defection of the Legitimists, Tho feeling s intensilied Ly tho fact that, out of eleven life Souators olocted by thio Asscrbly to-lay, seven aro Re- publicans. L'resident 3lacMabon ix bighly dis- gatistied with the result of the elections. The Loft expect that, in tho epring, they will obtal oftice, which canuot plosso him. Tho cffect on MacMahon would be the samo aa tho effect of & Domocratie success on Grant. The Lourso has becoma very greatly alarmed over tho resnlt of the elections, for the muccess of the Ropublicany mesns o disturbance of Conservativo fuuncial iuterests. . FETCIING “‘RIGNIFICANCE™ A 000D WATH, " There is o rumor that Due d'Aumale, fourth son of Louis Vlulippe, and whoro wifeina daughter of Prince Luopold, of Balorino, who dicd in 1869, is to marry sgaim, and this timecto 1o loss 8 porsonago than tho I'rincess Thsra, dnugiter of the King of Deomark, mster of the Princors of Walea, aud of tho wife of tho com- ing Czar, This rumor naturally craates a great deal of political as woll ss sacinl comutent, for iu -easo 8 msrrisge lu consummatod, it ¥ be- lieved that it will augur a Russian support of Ortoantsm, and s allianes n future of the cow- ing Czar with France agaivst Gerwany, OLD NTASD-YS DEFEATED. Ministors linffet snd Do Manac, who bad failed twico of an electian to tho Beuate, Lavo writton lettora withdrawing frow the contest, MONBIEUB IIAZE_KLKCTEZD. Loxpos, Dee, 12—Tho Times' Paris dispatch adda the namoof M. Hazo, of the Left, to the list of Senatora elected Haturday. e geaaits SPAIN MORIONES, Mapnm, Dee. 14.—Cen. Morionos, with 25,000 men, will conduct the vporations m Qurpazco against the Carlists, CANLIST NEWH. HENDAYE, Dec, 12.—Gien, Mongroojo bas been spponted Commander-in-Chief of the Carlist forces in placo of Gen. Perula. Diesensions smocg tho Carlists continue, 'The roport that Gon. Ssballs has becu couvicted by a Carlist ‘clmm:’muLm and scutouced to iwprisonmeut is outed. ARNY MOVEMENTS. T.oxpox, Dee, 12.—A dispatch from Santander roports that 8,000 fnfantry, with cavalry and Tilers, wors expocted thore, on Touto ta Ban Ko bagtian, and all the steamars in tho harbor have been embargoed for tranaport sorvico, i e b THE LATE VICE-PRESIDENT. At a meoting of Americans rosidont In Ber- 1in, holden at the Amoncan Chapel on Tuanis- giving-Day, Nov, 25, 1875,—Mr. Nicholss Fisk in the chair,—it was resolved unanimoualy : Thiat we have heard with thie most profound sorrow of tho deaih of tho Vice-Lresident of tho Uufted Hiaten, oury Wilson; and, 8 a tributeto his memory, 70 destes o recor ove aprieciation of the Ligh qu: tles which distinguished him an & man, and of tbo cwinent and fasthful serrices which, {n & laug publia arver, he has rondered tho country by hia undeviating dovation to she causa of the Unlun, sud sdiy e great principled of bumau liberty, "Tisd copiea o this rsolutions Lo the L'rea usence fto tranamiited to 'nited Htates, eut and to the Beuate of the 1L, Knebaas, Chalrs Wit O Elaiax, ¥, TioMpsox, NLaTE “Coamaiites on Resalutions, _— SUNDAY’S LOCAL REWS. Owing to Arcbitect Tilley's niggardly troat- ment of tho Board of Publie Works, and to his curelessnces lo nol preparivg plans, tho city has adonted the Egan plan. 1t {a proposod to dedicate Mooly's new chureh, at the corner of LaSsllo street and Chi- ©Ago avotiug, on tho first Bunday of the coming yoar, Moody, Bankey, snd other prominent Tovivalists will add to tho oclat of tho uceasion, "T'he police aro on tho qul vive to learn what new chavges smong the Police Bergeanta aro now beiug contompleted by thelr rigid saperior, Bupt, llickey, All agree that whatuver changes way take place, they cauuot bo for tho Worso, aod may possibly result w conwiderablo goud. ‘The Hteformed Eplscopslisuy’ projocts of & new Northwestern University and of » naw donoui- vatiousl paper, to be knowu as tho Apeal, is rupidly approsohing eome degree of tauibility. ‘Pha location uor the plau of tho University Luve nos yot boon decidod, but the proposed plans aro already 50 complota as Lo wlmost ILBUre sucess, Datrick Martin, the murderer of John Galons ina\Weost Side grog-shop, wau vesterday sou- teuced by Judge Jameson o but two yosrs in tho Penltentiary. ‘Ius notoriously light sen- tenco caused quito a turry of vscitoment, but, whon the Judzo was reminded of the fact chat ol twpsansg pad plaadod suilty, ba vave pobea that it wan all & mistaka. and that ho wonld ra- wenlenco the prismer as tho werits of tho caso desersed. Volitica ara biocomingy briskor aa the scramble for tho vacancy on the Bupreme Banch in nnr- ruwing down to & hand-to-hand fight. Batnrday, ons of the moat promising caudidater, Van i1 Higgitm, roticed, rather than buffot I way to tho ufice, ~ Almoat immodintoly his frionin com- bined on.E, . Larned, ond they are now pushing him to thn utmost, In many respects tho Inttor inincomyarably wigotior to aay of the siier cun didatow,” ‘The ook County Republican Couveution ot nt Fopublican hiewlquar- terw Satarday afternoon and nomiuated delogaten to” tho Stato Judicial Cone Convention, himiting the number of delegates to Aixty from tho city, twenty to each of the oute slda towna. aud four to each of the Commiseion= oty distocte. Inpnediately efter adjournment thn Central Chib miet for tha olection of officork, and decudnd upon William Aldeich for the ofics of resident, Tho Tiepmblican ward cinby e tinue to fonrikh, and cannot fail Lo hring fo; £ood frut in tho proper veazon. e e OBITUARY, THOMAS S, HOLLAND, Sreetal Inapatel t> 1% Chicass Tribune, Tenue HAuTE, Ind., Dee. 12.~Thomad 3. Hol- land. an actor who iy known throughout the pro- fession, died very suddonlv to-day at tho Uniun Drpot in thascily, of congestion of tho brain. Ha hod just stenped off tho Illinols Midiand teain, when L fod to the ground. Ho wus o1 vied iulo the Loy, rout and 1laced in an 1 srompta bed, whers Lo expired ina few mo- ments, 3o was trsvehing with the Selden-Trwin Cominatio arad with that com;auy vening last, plaving rama of ** Damon and Pythiae,” 1o wan well-known in Chicaro, having male tint city hiw homa for seve-al genra, [ fam. iy, who roads in Philade . vero advisnd of tho ¥ad ovent by telegrant, anl tha hody lias at the estaldishmnent of oz uvdertakes nvaiting their oiuer, i OWEN £E0DY, Speviat Dinpn'ch ba The Ch.c10 Tribune, Txprasarons, Dec. 12.—0. 3. Eldy, Swomp- Lamd Comminioner, disd yesterday of cong tion of tho braws, 1o was a clerk in the otlico of Ins father, Col. Normao J. Eddy, when the latter wan Boerotary of Btate, and was tho Democratic candidate for that oflice in 1472, 1hs porulsrity wan ruch that ho ran considerably slisad of the gevornl ticket, being defeated by only soventy- Ho will Le buried to-mursow at e was 95 voors old, and nue wmarried. e ST A Timely Story. Newe York Trivne, A little incldent camo to our knowledge tha other duy, \which nt thus time tmav bo worih tho telling, ~ Just after tho hLolidaya of 14iM a uvhysician Iu one of tha largo cities, while man- Jug Lug daily ronunds, gave a description to one of his pattents of tho almshouso that doy, es pecielly dwelling upon tho pisiable sight of 8o wany ehildren to Wi Christmns had not been ovou A uame. bnt had passed fu all thodull mise ery of other dayy. Tho lady to whotn he epuke was aubelplens invalid, nnablo for yoars to loave her bed; who was scrmtened, too, in means. Dut, hearing tho story. sho determined that next Chnsimas phould Lring a littlo pleasure to at least some of the little ones whom socioty had thrust vat of tho palo even at their birti. Sho kad tho inevitable rlorebouse iv o family, the **piecs bug." brouriit und emptied on Ler Ded, aud began to mako rag bubics, koitted mit- tous, Lallk, vte. ete,— tho thousard inoxponsive litle tntles w tequred ouly labor and patience to make them precious to any child. She Lud & who's year iu woich to work; her conrnice aud zeal frew with ber evers day': hier friends became interosted sud broughtin_their contributioun of velvel, cloth, varn, cte. Whrn £ho had provided romo hitle gift for each of the children rhe began to work for the jusano ward, then for the huspital, Of course, a9 nothing in more cuntagions than charity, tho idea wpruad anong fior neighbors. One brought socks, uu- other comfortablo underclotlung, an old lady o kaitted jacket, hor son a collection of pipes, ona housokeeper a pile of chromos and old prints, agother & carticad of magazines, uniil by Christwas, slthough the sfwsbouso bas o mavy inhabitants us o flourishing town, thero was not oue for whom this womawu did not havo o gift, 'The Christmas presents wera given from tke unwoen friend, eho Iying in tho for off hittlo room which sho never was to leave alive; anlt with cach gifl was sume messago of Christmay kindners wWhich told of 1lita who was boru on that day and of Hia errand bere. Al thin huppencd last Christmas, and was tho work of ona poor erippled wowau. The birtts day of Chrlst is comiug ugain, aud in overy town there is au slwrhouse, savium, or juil filled with the mikeratle, the wulty, tbe poor,—the very clars to whom Tl eame first; and in overy ono of theso townH thers are communities of men oud women who profess to follow Him, When | ono woman ean do #o mich to give significance to 1118 birth to thousands of theso Ris brothreu, what may not thess commmnities do? — Chris- tizns, as & rulo, do not virit the prisous’or aluis- - What'if thoy mado Chrisunss Day an | Louses. excoption to their nsual uegloct? Lot theni go, not with stern rebinko or todious sermous, bug with sowe cheerfu), tangible, ke romembrauce - of thoir Master which will glulden and soften the hearts of theso who Lnow Ged only (hrough.4 tho Lard justice of tacu, A o Terrible Frageday. A fearful tragedy took place at Ardeu, Out., & few daya since. Tho Iiev. T, Clarke, tho resident minister of the Ifethodist Lpecopal Chareb, botrayed aymptoms of invanity, nnd ob- tained @ promive from lis fricuds tbat if bo shonld go mad they would Leep Lim ab Lomo and not send hiw to the asylum. On tho day in quostion his wifs was Jying eick up-stairs, and. Yo desired to go and sea hier, As Bhio vory ill, and he much excited, Mr. Clarke'a fotler ro- sistod his son's atteinpt to agcend the etairway, and 8 nmlrgls ensued in which the masniag kicked hifs fatbor in the atomach and killed i, $1o then soized bis littho boy, d 2, and throw bim dowp-stairs, broaking bis collar-bone. By thin time the neighbors hiad vutersd the houss and secured the mauiac. s Vic's Inhospliality. The King of Denmark, who hLas beou over iero staying with his daugnter for a weok or twa, leaves to.day, Itis characteristio of the way iu which disunguished persous are treated at tho Euglish Court that the Quocn, who comen 10 town pext weok, hna sieadfastly remained fn the far-away Highlauds whilo her eldest son's fathier-in-law has boen hero. It will be remew- bered that #ho als stopped away whils the Em- smnl of Ruesin was s tho country,—London alter. Gl 2 CARRIAGES. e CARRIAGES. Wo beg to notify our triends that durlng the next thirty days we will sell, at greatly reduced prices, our entire stock of FINE CAR- RIAGES, comprising LANDAUS, LANDAULETTES, CLARENCES, COACIL LoUreEs and COU- PRLETTES, Our GLASS-FRONT' Landaus, for beauty of design, simplicity, and thoroughness in construction, nro unsurpussed ; thoe front being perfectly balanced by & Patent Balance Spring, can with easo bo lowered and ralsed with oue fin- gor. We guarantceo all our work to ho FIRNT-CLASS, and to please in overy particulur, H KILLAM & 00, 29 Chestnuts-st,, New Haven, Conn, 0. 0. TEN BHROEKE s our Agont in Obl, —_STOOKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, NTOCKHOLDERR MEETING. O 41c% OF Tike VinzicOwens! Towine €0,) No, 244 Bor1 1 Warznaa Caseauo, Des, U, 187 almeettug of the stocklnlduns of (Lo crw' lowing Couipany, of Cuivayo, will bo lild 3t the roomy of “tho Lutberman's Eichauge, Now 233 Houtl :r-at., Clilcugo, 1, Tuosduy, Jau. i1, 1676, al 1 wclock p. . Tho businves of the meeting will be tha elchon of o Board of Directors for thu cusulug yean suck action i regard to tho purchase of retirlig Of & portiun of thio capital aluck of thy Comyany as slal) be dvemed visable, JOILN OLIVER, Soorctary, _ BSTOCKHOLDERS* MEETING. FIFTH NAL clection of Dircetors for tho ensulng yoar will bo buld 3 thia othce of sahd BanX In Cllcogy, ob Tuvadsy, Jan- Uary i, 1670, Ladween 1l Lour of 3 aud 4 p. o, 18AAC Q. LOMBALY, Caaliter, el . e, Do T 131 v, AMUSEMENTS. M, E. CHUROH, Corner of Clark and Washington.nis, LECTURE TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLIBHMERT OF A Dispensary or Hospitel for - Consnmptves. A number of prominent citizens intereated o this fmportant suljeet, and fmpreased with tho entire practicaldlity and great usefulneas of muclian fnal- tatsan, have taken the fnitintive for ia establlsbimcuts With thix view they havo audressed a Jotter to DR, ROBERT HUNTER (Who, 1t fa well knawn, has devoted hiv 1ifo to the tpectal treatment of Diseares of the THIROAT and 1LU"NGS, aud hus developeit a peculiar and snccesnful srethond of treatment), anking him to give them his wiexs on the nulject in o public Lueture, DR. HUNTER 1083, in repls, canvented to Inctore, tud will da ro on JMONDAY EVENING, Dee, 34, 1 tho T4 ctoreRoom tend, 5 ADMISSION W ADDLPEL THEATD, . This (Moniay) eventsis e, 19, 1 and Welnesday aud Saturdsy Matine . Every night he m3st Popilar Entintzinneol i the City. The | First nppearsnen of Mr, ALEX, FITZGERALD, ‘the favariic i-ading aetor. ' The at MHOTTTS grotesq cers, and TILLIE apd ABIRANTONIO, clisracter] ’ Sterling vl Dramatie ¢ OF THE HILLY.| tr, Alvx, Fiiz.| U0 Me” W, T, Melvilie, CO ey atien Ml Sacket, and tue. . erest AddpbiCompang.d (s o v, S0 Combing), i s STEL and % : KCHOTT, 1 : GULICK, 5 anil 302 1o 4l COLISEUM. Wondsy Dec. 13, snd ovory evening dariog the woek, EHARRY MACARTELY *Thie Greateat Living Character Actor, wbo will apposr o Lt Naticnal Chiaracter Sketeher, Introdueing Lis Y2t Crntennial Bong, entitied Tho Stars and Stripay it Century Ago,” stid ref resenting the Trinlunan, hia o rhman, the euctituan, the Yorkshireman, tha F,nelinh Bwell, the Seutcliman, ie London Cocknes, tto 04 Bachelor, the Drubkard, the Temperan 1, cturor, the Scnt{mental Lady, tbs Yankeo Girl, t © d 3taid, 1o Widow, tho Kpave, the Fool, cle,, etn Toe-cngagement of the Child Wonder of ths Nizetcenth Century, BABY BINDLEY. Admiasion, 15 cente, STAR LECTURE COURSE. Tho Eloquent Biographical Locturer, HoN, WHL Adufesion, 0 cts, erved Beatn, 75 cth.. of in ex- change for ¢ Optloal Tickte,” & Co.w, 117 Rtatest, CATUE MoVICRER'S THEATRE, Last weels of the favorito artiste, 'MISS MAY HOWARD! Monday, Trieadsy, Wedneeday Nighta, snd Ssturd | Matinoe, Honrleaunie wreat. drama, HUNTED DOWY, “ Peraeverance, or the Lif f Geo, steuhensont Hot!In: o Theiay, ¥riday, aud Sotunday Nighits, TUE ) e v Noxt—Tho great comlo actors amd yoealiets, da KFR tc{:l)\éfno:{ in their now epecialty, HEINRICH AND HE HOOLEY'S THEATRE, MAGUIRE & HAVEIL 9SEES Atonday, Dee, 19, vt appearance of tha great Irish Comtdy-Bretel Suthors and Arvists, RICEREY o I3 Iu two of thelr Greatust Speciallies, TELE FAMOUS CALIFORNIA MINSTRELN I an unequaled Lill of Etblojian Sketclios, Lvery Cvening aud Wedncwdsy and Saturtsy Matluces, Ad snisaion to Matinees, 25 and S centw. (0L, WO0D'S MUSEUM. AMONDAY, TUFSDAY snd WEDNESDAY EVENINGE, ‘ALb0, WEDNESDAY MATIN! » 2, EL C. OF, “Tight Tuat Mag,» and Anvlh‘fl on the Bratn,* Mond nees, CAMILLE Thuraday, Friday and Hatuniay, ilenefit for tho Howpi. 1 _fur Women aud Children, o which vccaslog LD ANTILAY will ba plaged on Tharsday aftornoon and even- ing, MARY WARNER on Friday atternoonsad e UNCLETON'S CAULY, saturday altarnoon ug. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, TLede West Blde Opor»lluul‘u. Tandolph aud Jeferson st Tich bat Fecentrlo Grand Opening To-Night, t Variety Company iu the city, Populay sud (U cents, First AMatinee to-morzom FARWELL HALL, Lakeside Entertainment, No, 5. Chicago's Greatest Fa- -SIDDONS, Admieston, 81, inclnding Reserved Seats Ticketafor mie at the balt ou Monday and Tursdsy, USBAIND, BTAGE STIUGK, 2¢ aad Taosday Aat . FINANCIAL. § e 20000007 Dol ':Iu xu;‘k.,l‘).l il ha hoose af sraiiat Now Vork who st ward -l £or thel¥ stlot {ntugrlty, tiTur (0 sond gratui’ogaly for o Juanthelr Financial Wevkly Hoport, ania ui bow sams frum ton dollars Lo thousands ma) voated. ‘hoss who invust little baye thn samn o tage lNl hr\m operatars, Bund fur thelr weekls.— Hoston Pos) jov, 13, Addruse ALKX. FRUTHLNG Uaokess and lrokare, 13 W COHFORT, SQ‘}:ETXMILIEA&TM, ECONONTY, Hot Water HeatingAlp&ara.tun. PATENT BAFETY DO RS, TReglsters at lowest prices, Coily, Radiators, Pumps. Ac, ke, CRANE, BREED & CO., 1715 Wiat Elchthoat., Oinclonatt, 0. 0.y o Now Vil T OPTICIANS, s RO JAMEN W, QUEEN & €O, OPFPTICIANS, V24 Clhieatuntestsy 602 Broadway, " &Ihd:;!lbhi“ " New York, O S00 FId Qlaseca, Bioteoncupan’ and Viewe, Migroacopes of all grades, Mathematival, Drawis and Wurveylog Lustsumeuts and Muterias of il dee NTER RESORT. HROYAL VIGTUMIA MOTEL, Nassau, N, I, Dahia. mas—Now ope, Tho tnvst_delightful chiuiats’ fn tha world, Bteamers will loave Sa\auuab, Us., overy fen days, and suake the =iy i twu daye.’ ¥or particulars ‘Addrves JAH, LIDGEIIWOOD, 153 iroadway, N. Y. 8T, AUGUSTINE HOTEL, 8t. Augustine, Florida. “This Hotel, 1y refurnisli now the largest hotal {n Dinfug-roon, seating 33, hie boon sdded 3 o Ausunclator, Bath Roome, Telegraph ON T M, VALGL, Fionristan,