Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1875, Page 2

TIIE CHICAGO TTRIBUNL: TIHIREDAY, DECEMBER RAILROAD NEWS. flenewed Unraain in New York Concernivg Chiengo & Northwestern Htocek, Tho Pennsylvania Road Adopts a Low Gohedule for West- . Bound Freight. flowr Chieago’s Business Is Injnred by Unscrupuions Rallroad Managers, Tho Eastorn Road of Massachusetts, and Its Remarkable Downfall, NORTHWESTERN FINANCES. A DISCOURAGESG EXHIBIT, Speeral Dispateh to The Chicaao Trivune. NEw Yok, Dee. 22.—Desporate offorts were mado to-day to Fustain Northwestern stocl. I'nblication was mado o tho Now York Times of « falro vepert that Jay Gould owned s large amount of the elock,and contemplated making it the mmn connoction of the Union Iucific, Ganld. on being interyiowed, denied the roports. Tho gradual depression of the stock from 41 to 83 has been owing to tho usloadivg of n fow heavy hiolders among the Diroators, why wore aware that an investigation was making into the facts of the sappression of part of the report of May, 1875, 'I'wo woeks ago, Vico-Presidont $ykea ndmitted to your eorreapondent that part of tho roport of that date lind been suppresaed, and I o telegraphod you, Ono of the Directors, who I8 such by virtue of tho fact that ho ropre- sents tho German Dbankors who hold about twenty millions of bonds of the road, fmmedi- atoly Jusisted on an investigation, naud this bsa been going on sinco. Meantime, large amounts of bonds hava been offered and 1o~ deemad, and this has proved o Aerions trouble to tho Company. The ioro timid Directors also old_Inrgoiy, and thus depressed fho common rtock. 1t openca {his mornitg nt 375, and, under a report that Gould wayg buying, it went up to 4556, but foll off to 337, ‘Llio_lust salo of tho doy botrnyed tho svenkness of tho stock, 1t was for 1,000 vhares at 381{—half tho cutiro salon of the day, It will necenaarily opon weak fo-mor- row, and n panic during tho day I nnficl[\ntml. Tha Northwestorn peoplo here have beon loudly crying out that thero was & bear cliquo endsayor- ing to deprees tho slock, but to ail nppearances it hias been n bull cliqua vainly endeavoring to sustain an mherently weak stock, ———— THE FREIGHT WAR. A muprerioy o@ 100 PER CENT, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribuns, Puiaverraa, Deo, 22.~Thoe Tounsylvania tailrord Company to-day adonted a freigut rehedulo for westward-bound freight lower than any beforo oftered. 1t was adopted in con- sequonce of tho rofusal of the New Yorx Cen- trat Railroad Company to advance its rate from Iloston weatward, Tho ratos are: Lo Chicago, firat-claen freights, 47 conts por 100 pounds; sccond-class, 233¢ conts ; third and fourth-class, 18 cems; fifth-class, 11 cents, To Kt Louls, 89, 32, 26, 26, and 21 conts. The rates to Cincinnati, Milwgukeo, aud Louisvillo aro tho samo as the Chicago rates—tho reduc- tion has been over 100 per cent. Tho rate pre- vailing sinco tho winter schedulo went into effoct baving been for flmt-clavs froight to Chicago 58, and for the other classcs in propor- tion. 'I'ho rates from Now York to Western citics aro about 10 por cent bigher thau those of I'litla- delphin, snd are somuwhat Jower thas tho DBoatou schiedulo. ——— MISSOURI PACIFIC. TIR NEW YORE MELTING. 81. Lorts, Dee. 22.—Tho County Court of this eounty to-day appolnted a committee, cousist- tng of presiding Justico Schaltz and Justico Yarrar, to attond tho mooting of tha stock- bolders of tho Missourl Pacifia Rallread to bo boldat New York on tho 28th 1nat. to ropresent tho county's intorcet in that road. Mayor Dritton waa fnvited to accompany thiem to rep- resont tho city's intorost, aud Yu«nph L. Btovens, of Boonvwillo, alarge stocktieldor in the road, was nlso invited to bo presont, both of whom con- sented to go. ¥, . Bowman, counsel of the county, wilt also nccompany this delegution. ——— MISCELLANEQUS, THE CINCINNATL MEETING—ADVANCE IN FREIGHT BATES. CrxcnxATy, Dec, 22.—Reprosontatives of tho trunk }ines bold o mooting at the Grand Hotel to-day, and decided to advouce fourth-claus rates to correapond with those fixed at tho meotiug in Cbicago & fow weoks ago, They niado no change in rates on flour snd graiu. Tho now tariff takes offect Doc, 28, DISCRIMINATING AGAINST CIIICAGO, The raronda leading from this city to the Tast are gotting rather alarmed nt thoir own ac- tion in makiog the rales from this city higher in proportion than thoy are by tho roads leading from Bt. Louis, Indianapolis, Ciucinnati, sua other polnts, thus discrlminating againgt tho wmerchants of this city, A meating was hold at Cincinuatl yestorduy to brlug about a chauge of ratos which will place Chicago on an cqual foot- ling with tho other Wostern citios, If noth- ing is dono withiu o fow days to rectify tho ex- Isting ovils, and 1f Chicago Lo not put on an equal footing with other Westorn places, the merchants of this city will uodoubtedly riso in tueir might, and compel tho ronds to” como to terms, i thoy Liavo been compolled to do in ro- ard to New York py the merchantsof that city, 'uero is but fittlo doubt that Chicago I8 trested thus unjustly at tho Instigation of Alr, Thomas Beott, of tho Fenunylvania Nallroad, who means 30 punish cur merchants for opposing his pet Soutbern Pacitle Railroad scheme. o ty alded by Mr, Garrott, of the Ualtlmore & Ohio Railrond, becouso it is in his {futorest to have thio Westeru trado turned In n_woutberly direction, BMMr, Jewett, of tho o Nailrond, 18 virtually s tool of Beott's, aud will blindly follow that ventieman's lead, Tho reasou why Mr. Vandorbilt aids Mr, Beott in his attempts Lo inJure tho business Interests of this city is nlmost lmfaml compreheusion, nnless it can bo oxplnined by tho fact that Mr, Scott al- {uws his lluos unduo advautazen, All the lnos leading from Clicago to tho East are pooled, aud adopted tho rates dictatedeny Mer, Seott, nhilo tho roads leading from 8t. Louis, Indisn. apolis, and othor Western placos, aro not united, aud competition on thom romaing as brisk sy sver, ‘Uho Graud Trunk Reilrosd has no outtet of fts own to this city during the winwr, sad hes to wwo the Blichigan Central, No rolief from that ®ourco csn bo ex- wetod untit tho opening of navigation, 'Loonly way to punish’ Scott and Vauderbilt for \hoir discriminations against this ity 14 to pay thotn back in thor own coin aud discriminate rgainet shotn in the same way. ‘Ibis can bae of feelually done by consigmng all ahipments from this city vis tho Graud Truuk, eveu if tho rates ere tho sume, Whe low rates jual established trom Now Yurk and Vhitadelphis to the Wost wore msinly mado to punish the Grand Trunk for keepiug out of the pool. Tho people of this eity o4 Well a4 of New York sbould seo to it that $his road is not anuihbilatod by the gisut monop- aliute, for a8 soon s that should bappen the Now Yorkers would agaln hiave to pay high and anressonable rates, but it should be uphold aud uded so that it may continue (o worry opproys sive cowbivations, g EATING UP A RAILROAD, W ILLUSTMATED DY 7TiE EASIEON ROAD IN MANMACHUBETTE, Speoal Curreapcrdence of Lhe Chicago Tribune, Aosrox, Deo. 20.—Nover was there a botter uetration of tho policy of sapping the utrength af a road by bullding branches, by fuvesting its samings in land that msy one day be worth iomothing, aud by buyiug stock to control other ronds, thao in the downfall of tho Lastern Rail- tosd Company in Massachusolty, Probably no- rbere in the country can thero bo found sn w¥tance of a road with a Jsrgo Sreiglit trafic, su sucriouy amount of passunger travel, sud com- paratively wmnownberod with dobl, wo com- plotely wwaiaped by njudivions aud carelowy competition, sud reeklesy sud vantuu epewtae tion, an biere. BEGINNING OF THE BAD DAYY, Wo need £0 back no furtber thuy 1870, when the tuad was paying H per cent dividouds, The linilroad Commissioners roport tho rusd, rails, aud equiptsent ju exvellent conditiou aud well saed for, Aty capital stock pald fn was 34,002, 30, and ite total debl, tloating aud funded, £3,638,000. Its tine vataided trom Losson to Pottemouth, N. H., a d'atanca of 60 miler s it Il 154 mt'es of double track, and 43 nul of Iirancncs. 1t« passengor mileago was 61,220,761 and ita froight mileage 7,810,627, It hal 47 locomotives, - 6 passon and 577 ara, Ith oporating cxionscs were SH00G, ity net oatnings 244171074, and its wirphen #190,502, Two years iater i capital nteek waa inereased 9200,000, amt it daobt al- cut S 000,000 fi‘.;,.':‘u'.,:niv)l lt‘hml In}'natml ——ae 44, 08%.51 in bonda and wstock of the Dorta- n . n i ireas Talls & Conway Hond nt par, nud | vesuvius Bhows Additional Signs of n its branches hiad grown to 7i miles, 1t wana nlyo Grand Upheaval, operating 16117 milos of road bLesidos ita own. Fha locomotivea bad fneroased Lo 78, and pas- P 0 glish Scehiool-Ship. FOREIGN. Bosnlan Insurgents Rejeet the Reform Proposed by the Porte, por milo of uingle lrack: ita anlaries, oflice, and jaw expenses @70,000; {ta percontazo of expengen to income, §63.47, and 1ts net Income, above oporating oxponscs, £571,201, or b3l per cent of 1tacapitnl stock nand dobt, 1t had n nomtoul surplus of £105,682, but this was not enongh to pay the cost of the Revero disaster (£422,411). " "Tho Directors had aleo advanced ovor 21.000,000 for tho construction of branches and extonsions, They had also entorod into s COMPETITION WITIE THE JIOSTON £ MAINT under theso circumstances: Joth the roads ran over the Portland, Haco & TPortsruonth from South Nerwick to Portland, 87 miles. The Eaat- ern broko tho leaoe, pand the penalty of £10 and shint ont tho Boaton_& Mo from the wio ot tho Portland. Sneo & Portamonth Rod. "T'ho reault was that tho Fastern Road had to pay the rent all alono, and tho Mainn Itond in a sincle year built an extension to fartland which Fruns nearer tha sea, and hns taken away all tho wen-shore trafle formarty m?n) ed by tho Ports- mouth Road, The Enstern has found ita 10 per cant toaso Bo onetour (hat tho P B, & 1, hns Just voted of jts own motlon w reducoe the rato o G, knowiug that its road is uscless oxcept na a0 oxtonsion of the Lastern, One year more, and (0 183 wo find tho eapital stock {ne d to §4,977,600, aud tho deit to TURKEY. THE BOSNIA INSURGENTS, T.oxnox, Dec. ~—\ apeein) from Vienna re- porta thio eighity insurgent dolegatos assomblod at Jamnotza, Doenia, tave rojected the Hultan'a firman proposiug reforms, A8 unworthy of conti- dunco, They hare formad a sort of L'rovisioual Government, ————— ITALY. VFAUVIUS GRUMDLING, Toyn, Doe. 92.—Dispntchen from Naples ro. rort the ngitation in Mount Yesuvina increasing, and an extensive eruption is expectel. TUE TIRER. ToxE, Nav. 20.—The Superior Council of Pub- lie Worka eamo to o dectwion yosterday (Sunday) rogarding the mont practicable amo ccts for tho improvement of tho day thoy mueot to formularize tho docisi which ‘they have arrived, and, sithough the membora of the Council ave wirietly prohibatsd from rovealng tho result of their deliberatious, it hina tianepive.d that their decision is not i co £9,739,408.76, an formity with the ideas enpported by Gon. Oari- INCHEANE OF MORE TIAN FOUR MILLIONS, valdi. At the samo tune, howovor, it is stated and vot tho net carntugy had fallen ofi, bel that the works to bo earrled out will 1ot bo Jess but #343.141,87, aud there was n dofleit of 597, 343 fu tho yenr's busluess, ‘The pereontage of expeused to income was 75 por cont, and wa look in vain to ascertain whore all this inereaso of dobt comes from. Wo find &765,000 charged to land, and about £870,000 mivanced to other ronds. On this showiog tho l.atbrop-Tlooper management went out. and John Wooldiesre, n Lsno shoo manufacturer, eteps in as Preatdent, wlihh_very littlo other change, Mr, Charles I, Iintch, formerly of tho Lake Store, had o little winlo pefora hoen madeo (tenoral Managor, The ollicacious. A DEFUSCT BAYPIT, rarrryo, Doe, 2—The brigaid Lovareo, for whago eapture dend oralive wreward of 6,060 liro hind heen offered, has Leen fouwd Killed in the territory of Monto Maguiore. TIE LATE DUKE OF MODENA. Pants, Dee, 2.~Tha Faferiand of Vienna states that tho ex-Duko of Modoun has ho- queathied about 1,000,000 floring reutes to his godwon, Arehduko Francis Ferdinand, nophow of tho Jmperor of Austela, on condition of hin report for 1874 khows but 220,000 added to the | ¢y, 1) n of Isto; &00.0U0F ftock acconnt, but the debt had been increased ‘fi‘“"gmn lmm"nwmu hesides hor dowry § 18 uobly as ovor, Tho roml now 523,000 rontes ta tho Comte do Chnin- OWED OVER TWELVE SULLIONY, bord ; _G25,000f rentes ta tho Archduchess or almost three millions moro than it HA tho | Aaris Deatrico: aud 2,600,000t ventes oach to year befora. Tho managers now eaw tho necue- ity of figuring to make wome excmse for thiy tremendous increaso of debt. Tiero bad beon 1o voto authorizing any building, and yet ono yest tho coustruction account shows tho hor yorw, Don Carles amd Don Alfonso. The Inttar will also bavo tho Castlo of Wildenwarth, in Bavarin. All thess legacive, which the Vaters tand s from o trastworthy source, aro condi- tional on 8 per cent of tho incomy being yonrly onornious {ncroasa of ovor four millions. This | 11i] ta the Pops as | as the tribulations of increase is divided somothing ns Tollows: | g0 1foly Bus conunus Grading and masoary, 8270, Dridging, ¥ frt ajcet” SHNEE- GREAT BRITAIN. RILE BURNED, #1430,000 5 suporstructure, £810,000; Inud and land damages, 1,000,000 : stations, 610,000 cvginecring and salaries, 575,000, Tho result of this ecandalous operation in figurew wny Loxpox, Dee, 42, ~The trainivg-ship Goliath, raising tho ‘“average cost ©f construction | at Gravesend, was burned this morning. por “milo of _rond” " in_a_ siugle LATER, Fear from 251657008 to £03,303.30, It doesn't koom ns if tho bookkeoptng of the Credit Mo- bilier daye could show any foats greator than this. Tho mluipment account hows vagaries ay wonderful, W fiud that seventoen locomotives hava beon ndded to tha rolling at o cost of #131,000, the number of passcnger has been in- crensed by four, but tho total cont by $30,000, But in the matier of froight cars iho (REATEST WONDER OF ALL 18 I'OUND. According to tho reports which thoso Directors havo sworn to, the numbor of freight cars hus boen decreaned by fifty-six, but the cost of smashing up or losing these fifty- 8ix_cars wag over 60,000, The Cowmpany had alvo bought somo miora Portsmouth, Gront Falls & Conway stock at par, its investments in that and tho Wolfchorough Compavy now standing it at over #1,400,000, The laud ne- count was also increased by &G36.178.23, as if t} road tvero & bullding and’ homestend company rather than s railrond, and the land charged to capital account during tho year footed up the tidy sum of £1,803,701.61. This year the net in- come above oparating oxponses Is put at S084,- 317, but tho running oxpenses wers cut down to 843¢ por cont, for which no New England 10ad can be oporated, and for which no New Eugland road pretends to ba aperated, Lot us thou comparo tho Lalnoce-shoet : {:;inb«r 1678, Qetober, 1975, Tho reports that thero was no loss of life by the hnrniug of the training-ship Goliath aro con- tendic T liure {3 reason to believo thal twenty . Iward Htrathoarn Gordon, ‘ected o Uariiamont by tho egow and Aburdeen, Yoo s i FRANCE, THE LOUISIANA DISASTER, Lospox, Dec. 23—7 a. m,—A Paris dispateh to the London Teleqraph asserts that ouly one pau-~ songer was drowued on tho steamer Louielana. All thio othors lost balonged to tho crow. AN AMERICAN CIRCUS 1X PARIA, Dwevateh to New York Herald, Pan1s, Dee. 18.—Tho great evont of the sonson is the opening of Myers’ monyter circus to-night, This Iatest sud most remarkablo examplo of American entotprivo sbroad is tho elrcun which Mr. 8. W, Myors s abous to establishin thiscity, 1lo bas leased tho immeuso buildings known ns the Magasins Reunis, in the Placo du Chitonu @'Eny, located in tho vory centra of I'aris, The building covers more that 21 acres of grountd, and was originally designed for groupmg under ona roof all kinds of fancy stores, as s hawoin- dicates, Itcost tho Credit Mobilier Company 24,400,000, and was gecured by Mr, Myors at & rontal of £10.060 per year. Two bundred and ifty mechnnics havo beon at work night and day upon tho building for two months, Thoy aro Couwarvativo, is Criversities of ¢ 2rolit and loar cr. employed by tho contractors, Goorge Gridnine & Tairond. ... Co., who agroed, for 810,000, to do all the fron Equipment work, mnsonty, carpeuicring, ote, iucluding Unflndobed work,., .. Atabling for 150 horsos, thirty ponies, uino elo- phants, aden of lions, and’s hord of white- sacred camols, Dufrecs & Sonw, of Tondon, have charg lighting tho building on tho terms of &1 "I'nero ara eight erystal chaudeliers, each of a ton wolght, 12 feet 5incnoa in dinmetor and 20 foot in length. Tho oht chandeliors will voutain 4,000 lights, A float liglit, contatning 3,800, sur- rounds tho interior cf the 'lmlldmg. Each seat is covered with plush velyet,and tha private boxes aro carpoted. ~All the drapory and docorations of the oircns conalst of tho bost gill, selvot, aud satin, with gald wud silver tasyols and fringes. Tho vromenade or winter garden 13479 foet long by 20 foot wide, with a fountaiu at oither end. Mlrrors and chandoliers richly adorned will Jino tho promenado on both nides. ‘Lhore nre 83¢ miles of gas-pipo fn the building, and 16,800 yurds of velvet,d miles of goid fringe, and 4,600 tnssels aro meceseary to complete the decorations, 'The chandoliers cost £5,000 ench, Durand, the paiuter, was engaged to finiah the mterior, nnd Lefort in to arrungo a cafe, which will bo the rinest in Paris, 1ts ditonsivus sro 01,1018 eerieriariins That is to sny, in four years tho capital and debt bas incrossed over 100 por cout, and the ot income above operating exueuses has fallon to £5656,603, aud lofe a delicit of £335,850.26, Now let us look at kome of the * nroporty " srhich stands on tho books at over 4,000,000, There is I U, F. & Co, stock at 551,800, m ket vuluo about £55,130; nud Wolfeborough Rtarlrond etock, 537,900, worth about 33,000, Amoug tho oxponditurca charged to capital ptock duving tho yoar are $474,000 for advancen to thosn roads, which aro but creatures of the Fastorn, and can never repay a coutof itj FU64,000 for land, aud $360,404 for Maino Con- tral atock at prives necessary in order to get cone trol of » roud which is of 10 use uow that thoy havo got it ‘Tho dobt of tho road ia then as follows * T e B 10T o ti0h 130 feot Jong anid G0 fool swido. Bonds due March, 1947 D3000,00 Siucu Me, Myors left Awarica ha haa travoled Jouda duo March, 1484, 000,00 with hin clrous through Greal Dritain and Ire- Bonds due Muy, 1859, B0V, L0.00 land, Urance, the Netberlauds, and, in faot, All tho abovs aru curreucy, Bonda dua Marcl, 159, stee- HBBueiecasersvaorernonanees 2ATH,MA00 oo it over tho greator part of tho Continont. The property bolonging to his traveling Company is Haid to bo worth 1,000,000, Ilo has ongaged for gtabling purposes a farm of 200 acres at gnmy. noar I'aris, whero ho has pearly 200 OF- e, 1o has fu his Company Japanoso, Arabs, tho Ochansky fumily from Ilollund, tho indigans from America, and a largo numbgr of other ox- perts from all parts of the world, There nre twontv-ona clowns in tho troupe, and sixiy-five tricl horses., 5,631,448.00 conpon noles, dno 4,470,500,00 & fund loat, 1834 00,000,00 yublo E, It 7, 100,00 4,126,0:0 o — CHINA, SINISTENS APPOINTED, Buanauar, Deo. 22.—Clen Lang Pio and Yung 2,801,625,00 "0L,041,08 Jous, 1474, dlie and unpaid. . g‘x,;mchmn‘u ‘.2".‘1- -:n x:x s 40,603,20 Heng liave bLoen appointod Ministers to tho nterest, duun st i el 100,008.03 Unitod ttates, Borrowed Diche L5000 Balance due resds aud fndle CUBA. Vitualicieegoaes . 1023891 VALMASEDA DISODLIAING, 1MAvANA, Deo. 22.—Capt.-Qon. Valmasedd Lias refusod the roquest of & number of the highost milltary officers in Ouba to sign an order aliow- Ing them to return with bim to Bpatu, ——— SPAIN, REINFOUCEMENTS POB CUBA, Mapmiv, Dee, £8,—Li Cronista snnouncos that the Giovornmout has do:ided to sond impor- tant reinforcements to Cuba, iy PORTUGAL. A NATIONAL CELEURATION, Liepo¥, Dec. 1.—To-day boing the annlvarsary cf tue declaration of Portugucse indepouce ice has been celebrated Ly publio rojaleings throughe out the country. The first stono of & monument to bs oreoted to commemorato tha restoration of the l'ortus Buose Monarchy in 1040 was laid with great cere~ wony hera to-duy, ‘Ihe Mimster of the Intorior, Bonor Rodngues Bsmpalo, was present. Tho King sttouded 8 Ta Doum o the Cathedrul, In tho oveniug all tho (hestres represented Enmntlu plays, Tho lumluntions were spolit ¥ tho rain. Total, : , It the stocklioldurs conld dispose of #omo of that land which s valuod st thzice she smount crodited to any other New Englaud raflroad, or yet at o fow of tho milllena concedoed in that construction account,” thoro might be sowe hiape for them, but at preeout the bondhoklers are :Jlllkllll{. Btock in worth 210, and 7 per cont bonds €00, It s a sad commentary on financial intogrity to think thut tueir boudd were nogo. tisted at V3 six wonths ago. WAL OPPOSED TO THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, Speeial Dispalch ta T'he Chicago Triount, Davexvonr, Ia., Dec, 22.—Tho Board of Trade of this city, huving had their attontion called to tho fact that sovorat of the Bastorn Btales were taking stops to memorialize Congross for tho repeal of the present Dankrupt law, and boliev- ing that its oporations wero unjust to the busi. ness men all over tho country, unanimously adopted the followlog memorial to-day, aud or- derod 1,000 coples to bo printed ana forwarded to business mun of tho ktate for the purpowo of obtaining siguatures, nud, after thoy nro obe tuined, to bo Bont to the respectivo Reprosoutae tives at Washiugtou, Jo the Lionarubls the Senats and touas of Represent- ativesar Ghe. United Stites, o Comrrers doeincaens Tuo uudersigned, citizeu of Wi Hato of Towd, bein g snorchiants, wanufacturers, und baukers readsut fn tho Blate of Tows, Q0 husmbly pruy your hotiorubly body for tha passuggo of an uct foc Ui Eupeal of au ach ostablishing & uniform system of Lapkruptey thronghe out e United Btates, passod sid appraved. Marcls 3, 1807, auid all amendinents and ta thersto, —_— GERMANY, A FISANCIAL BCANDAL. New York Woids All the world worships succoss, and 8o all the world has been chaating iu chorus for five years paut tho uurivaled probity aud perfection of tho administrativo systew of Pruesis. Lut not ouly aro wo how editled with the spoctacle of s I'tuse iy dinlomatist of tho Orst ravk, a personal cor- respondent of tho Empress Augusts, convicted of scandalous misconduct iu bis offica we are also confronted with o most extraordinary OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Pryyoury, Dec. Stoumebip Labrador, from Now York for 1lavse, arrived off this port luat vight. Owiog to the provaleuce of s boavy ,'l‘elvuln\}l?xg ) -:huutl the uor‘xlumi aux‘mnccu. 7 3 osibl o Reichstag loug azo ducide ting gsla, howavar, 1t viou fouud fmpomiblo b ud Sy o7 701,250,000 frones ehoald . be her psssodgors sud mails, aud they will consoe. queutly be debarked a¢ Charbourg. Queenstowy, Dec. 22,—8teamwer Queen, from New York, has arrivod, 4 New Yous, Doo, 23.—Arzlved, steamshlp Lrin, frow Liveipool j Pommerauis, from llsmbwg, BuuTuaniaoy, Deo. 2d—Arrived, slealor Americs, from New York. takeu out of the French indemoity tuud of B5,000,000,600 fraves, aud sl spurt u su dnvatid fuud for tha Louolit of tho Leroes and patniots of tho Gorman aroies, uud proviled that down to July 1, 1870, thle sum might Lo temporarly iu- vested In foregn funds, ‘The Goverument now aske tho Reichstay to prorogue this temporary investment il July 1, 1805 aud tho Nolohatag on investigating tho matier finds that morn than haf ALe faud, or a sun of 6,250,000 francs wa fuvedted belwoen Uoand 18T by Presidest Dolbruek 1% of the Fed Chane sy in stocha abuointaly withunt v t1h M the * Presian Commeor- “mirl the Balin Discoant So- Inw tiad provided that after Juls 1, uvalid Fand " should bo permsnent- Iv invested In Gorman Govermment Lians, com- mereinl Joans, ol railviazs puaisutred by the Gierman States, Less theeh haff the fund now remaing to bo w0 investod, and thonch the Aoverment hopes to bo ablo to rosaver the bl ance 3 atiowed (o tinancier with what s loft up ta 1280, the Reichatag s in » sad tompor sbont 1t, nnd nos without reason. SPORTING. THE TRIGGER. LWELTSTAKES MILOOTING. Sevornt members of the Dotroit Giin Club and rood ahots from eaveral eity clubs mat at Doxter Park yesterday to shoot Bweopsiakes, and en- Joved a very pleasant dny. ‘Lo flsst evout wan contestod by mino entrios nt five birds each, and resulted as followas 2,0, Klelnnan,) 111 1503, Stenton, T Pubols 110 Mora . Heard. L. G, Vv, Bldridige,l 11 1 1—=3 (5, Huskall . Crisly,. 11110 0 1 1 1 101 11 111 11 1~ ‘Tho four ties on_five then nhot off at threo bitda, and Messrs, Sttlion and Kletmman having owded out the others, divided tivat money. Jocond monay went to Criaty, Tho second contest was nlao between nine, and teaulted as follows: ILIL Klelnmant 11 115 Dutole, 111 0] On tho second shoot-off Jotin Ririnman won first money, Mesers, Bidekdgo and Sterman Wivided the wecond prizo, I'bio third sweopstakes pots, aud was shot for teon : waa divided {oto thrao by the following thir- Haskall, Ntenton, . . ‘The mx ties on fivo wero reducorl to four on th first shoot-off, and on_thn second attempt ouly John Kleinman and Ciwty wero loft, and od tho first pot. Secoud wmuney wout in, and third to Stenton, Tho last contont of tho duy war particinated in by mxtoon entrios, Following is tho weoro : Stillon, Gimun 1iask 5 Mora Tha eight who hnd killed nll their birds wero rediced to six ot the firat shoot-oiT, and to four at the second. OQu_the third nttompt to docido tho tie, Mossrs, Btiliron, Cristy, nud Bienton wero tho only entries left, and o tho fourth at- tempt tho Iant-named won tipst monoy, Hocond pot was talien by Glenn, tho third by Gilman. sl il AQUATIC. TOWING CHALLENQE. New Youx, Doc, 22,~A letter from Now Iaven #nys that tho Yale University Doat Club yestor- day insucd s challongo to tho Harvard Univorsity Baat Club to row an cight-oared 4-milo straight- nway race, with coxawnins, at such tims and placo, and on such conditions, rs shall herouf- ter mutnally bo agroad upon, if Harvard agrees to necopt Yulo's chiallengo. Yalo 1 in favor of pul‘ling oither in Now Lonudon or Bpringneld wateid. OBITUARY, THE REV, DR. IVES, Spectal Diaateh to ¥'he Chicaao Tridune, New Youx, Dee. 22,—Tho Rov. Dr. D. Ivos, a prominent Daptist divine, formerly sottled at Alton, Tll., and for thirty-four yeara a pastor at Suflold, Conn., died_to-day at Contway, aged 0 years, 1lis sovs, William™ C. and Clurles Ivos, aro Loth residents of Chicago. GEORGCE H. QIBBS, LITTLE ROCK, Lirree Kook, Ark, Dec. 22—~Goorgo 11, G1bbs, a prominout booksellor in this eity, whoso storo was burned a short time sinco, died oud- doply last might. Tho rewsins woro to-day slupped to lochester. BREVET BRIG.-GEN. MORGAN, 8ax Fnaxcieco, Dec. 2%—Drevot Lrig.-Gon, Morgau, Major of the F'ourth Artitiery, U, B. A., died of npoplexy Bunday night at Aleatruz Islond. Funeral to-morraw. ‘THE HON. ANTHONY DUDGEON, Spiecat Dismateh to- The Clacagu Irioune, veziorr, Dee, #2,—Tho Lon, Anthony Dud- foon died at Grosso Isle this alterooon, aged &8 youts, OLIVER TOUSEY, INDIANAPOLIS, IxpraNavorts, Ind., Doe, 22.—Olivor Tousay, a morchant and an old resident, diod ot Ly resi- dauca in this eity this moining, FINANCIAL, WEST CHESTER, PA. Wrgr CunsTen, I'nu, Dee. 22,—The Dank of Brandywino hay the following notico posted on the door: *Tho bank, findlug itkel! unabio to mect tho continuous draing upon 1td deponits, and, fecling it to bo unjust to allow dopositors living in town chances of preforonce over thosa at a distance, has decided not t0 opan its doors this mormng, 1t inoutirely nafe, Dopositorannod fool 10 nnoasiness, au the asyots of tho bank are un- questionably able to pay thom fa full at an oarl dny,” Crowds uro stound the bank, aud muel excitomont existy, Wrsr Cuestan, Pa., Dee, 22.—The Dank of Brandywino has made an assignmont for the bounflt of is ereditors, It is thought dopositors will be pad in tull, BAN FRANCISCO. BAN Fnaxorsco, Cal, Dee. 22.—A committoo of bankors mot yosterday to draft a plan for a Clearing-I{ouse, A majority of tho banks favor tko project, and aé is oxpected that fiftecn will Joln in tho movement, and that others will coms m. 'The chief objection of thoso demurring is that it will violato the socreoy of business. ‘I'wonty-fivo hundrod sharos of the Hank of Californin stock sold at anction to-day at 20 per share, and 200 shares at §14, pedsieirial it SUBURBAN NEWS. . LAKE VIEW. The voting for Judge of the Bupreme Court Tuesday reaultod {n G4 votea for Dickey and 21 for Hurd, or 78 votes for the whols town, show- ing the intenso oxcltemeut that provailed up thero, ‘Thie eoftened condition of tha wenther for the last few daya has thawed out the pipo-layers, and they are ot it sgain, biddiug fair, bofure finally freezing up, to get in tho whole length of pipo contracted for, viz. 1 11 moiles. HYDE PARK. ‘The ordor of examinations at the ydo Park Migh-Bekool Thursday and Friday i3 as follows : Thursday forencou—Auabasis, ‘I'tigonometry, Algebra, Cicers, Ihad; Thuruday afternoon— Physiology, lllulnr{ Algobra, Friday mornlog -«\’I:p:nl, BookLoopl Luglish Literature, Uo- omatry. HEN CONVENTION. Srectal Dispateh to I'ha Chicauo Tyidunt. BemiNuriptn, Il Doc, 23.—The Bxecutive Commiites ot tho llinoty Poultry Associntion, in scssion hero, olected oflicers es follows: President, B. T\ L, Boutlaud, of Peotla; O, F, Ailly, o Bpringield, Booretary; J, H. Leaton, of Dloomivgton, Assistant Socretary; J, H, Bovdon, of Lincoln, 'l'yeasurer; 1I, C. I'helps, of Manstield, Buperintendent, Furltior classifioatious ol pouitry were niado, preniuime for future oxhubitions “woro incrensed, and o comuittes appointud to detormine the timo and place of haldivg the next suuual show, acd in- #tructed 80 require of citics or towas nou:pnl.hui for it & guarantoo to vrovide 8 proper hall well lighted aud hoated, and sufliciently largo lo con- tain not lous than K0 coopd. Llio bLody then wdjouyned, to mioet at tho Prosidents call . el s MmitMonnire ‘and Pauper—Denth of Aflunson Palmor, 0f Bufisio. fufuls Comtaercialy, Dee. 20, Nows cotnes to ug of the death, ou Baturdsy evouing inst, inthe Willazd Biato Iosano Asv- lum at Ovid, Sencea Conunty, of Alsnson Palmer, a well-known and ouco woultby cltizon of Bulfa- Jo, Mo was iu the 82d yearof hin aga, v Tn 1817 ho comuenncd the g‘rxour, business in Buffalo, in what 13 now the Xremuin Block, bis 23, 1875 ontire cashcapital amounting to the aum of K13, o wan verv succoasml in businevs, and after 8 imo removed into the fital story of David M, Dag' printing oilies, fn the gamo blocle, Ho fitted the place up nicely, hinde oo addition, and euh-lot portiona, from” which ho realized an in- comn af 100 a vear! On tho 24th of Novembar, 18108, ho was mar« ried to Unttio Swain, danghitor of Daniol Swaln, of Homtow, Lrio County, Bho died Sopt 11, 1521, Teaving no living tieun, On Nov, 30, 1327, Do waw married to fulia Sattesen, tio isvin bo- fz two mons and threo danghiers, of whom Charles W, Talmer, fornierty of this city, aod R Julia Ulovelind, ouly now sarvive, we bo- nued to *ineronso his ea Eian one, and liecamo tho owner of e overty, On thed of Arril, 1540 ho pirehased the Amotican Ilotel of NHenjumtn Bathbum jor tho sam ol £100,000, bnlf the anwuunt boing paid down in easl, aud tho balanco in first morteaze, AL this timo Alnneon DPalmor. was consul- erod ona of the richent mon in this part of the couutry, hoing worthaccording ta nls own autimate, neatly tso millions of dollars, 're- vions to purchasing the Amerlean Hotel and in 18 ho bullt thio ship Julia Paliner, which cost , and which wag, wo believa, the ouly zod ship, oxcopt tho Milwankee, over em- ved 1 onr lako commeree, On tho Ath of May, 1417, ha mado an nseign- oient to his brother-m-law, Horatlo Warren, aml Col. Alfrad Cloves, Tho *speentiation™ bubble had Lurat—his wealth departed with much groater ravitity than it camo—and Alan. Ro® Ualntor waw n broken and ruined man. Ho poor, ideed, way the former milifonaire, that thero was noto ta do him reverovee ; and, hin mental facultios being tmpairad, In contoquence, it 1 presumed, of the gorg troubles that came upon him, ko was incapaciated to malko another ‘*ulare in tha world,"” or oven to take caro of himsel?, 1le hecamo o pauper, parsieg many of tho Iatter years of Lis Jifo au an imante of ono of those institutions 1 whicl, at last, ho died, e TANING CHURCIl-PROPERTY, Opinion of u Clergymnn, The Rev. Thoman Tanell, of New York, writes an follaws Lo tho Zribune of that city, in favor of taxing eharchi-proposty tho wawwo s all othor propert T the Loy of the Newn York Tytbuna: 1 ull real estate, of every kind, and no matter to whom belonging, hud to pay texos an ussoss- monts, u great goud wonld ba accomplishied, It would mako elnreh corporations nnd ~ other cor- poiute bodies n most oxcellent Vigilanco Com- mwitton overdho taxation of property, ‘Choro are no moro shrewd, enctgetic and vigilant wen, whare their own intarests aro coucerned, than thoy are, If thoy bad to pay taxea thoy wonld look after texatici, aud talio caro thut it wus not unjust or excessive, Thoy wonld ho oxposed to oxtravagaut and dige hunest expenaitnre of publte monoy. They wonld insint on honesty and economy, and it tho public mioney should be siolon tho churches would ring with denunctations, and the beut men iu the community wonld bo up i arms sgainst thisves, Now thov are silent or mdiierent, be- cuune their poarer nelghbors, who probably nov- or entored their churelied, havo to pay their tax= o8 for thom, whilo our big-hearted, genorous legistators romit nll assossmcats withont boing asked to do so. Of coursn, thoy never expoct any roturn for thoir gonorosity at other people's BX]IC1IR0. Whether it is an unjust act to make ono por- tlon of tho commuuily pay the taxos of another, { would not hiko to decido. Tt cortalnly looks unjust. To mako n man puy for a thing ho noy- or uxes, sud from which hio “dorives no- bonent, fooks liko inJnstice, Itlookslike wroug, to muko tho poor 1wan who never hnow tho luxury of o cnahion iv » rich church pay tho taxes of tho rieh man who enjoys his oase, Towpectubility, amd ploty in such placos, If it 18 wroug, it should bo rodrossod as soou a8 poskible, 1f pore sisted in, not only present evils, buc ovils in the future, wiil como tpon tho proporty-ownors. It 1 nald that curses, like ehickens, eomo home to Toost ; 8o do wrong and injustice of overy kind como home, gooner ar Iater, to roost on tho por- petrators. In my opinion tho righty of property aro vory aacred. I have n gront respect for them, “Bat the dutics of proporty ought to bo also sacred und equally respectod. [ beliove that property hias it dutics ns woll v its righty, and if tho dutics aro not sacred and porformed, the rights will not long bo respectod nor securo, It nid property had to bear its shoro of taxation, ita rights to protoction would he better sceured, for no ouo wiskes (o finjuro what helps bim tolighton or boar his own hurdens. It wo oxetpt tho property of auy portton of tho coni- wuuity from tsxation the rest must psy m- crensed taxes, nnd bear a heavior burden, “And rowmomber that it i3 ofton thono who have no in- taroat fn tho oxcopted property, and who dorive no benofit from it whatever, that havo to pay the taxos of their neiglibors, Besidos, the exemption of cerlain property {rom taxation has a tondoncy to mako the man< ngows of churcnes aud other inatitutlovs ncquire snd hold unproductive more property than ls nerossary for thom, thusinoreasiny usclessly the burdous of tho commuuity, If thoy bad to pay taxes like othors they would hold only what was necessary for thom, and keep ik in s productivo condition. Tho Biala wil soll tho proporty of it citizoan for non-payniont of taxes, and after o cortain timo give n valid title to the purchaser, No ono questions tho right of the Bato to doso, Well, thou, if oue portiou of the community pays for o certain number of years tho taxes of another portion, i8 it not virtually the ownor of tho ex- oxemptod propurty 7 And may it not in Justico domand it ? 'Phisis a scrious view to take of taxation, But the quesuon iy, is it not ofquity 7 Anyhow, it has often led to couflseation, which 18 always demoralizing, and ought it possiblo to bo avoided, Tha Btate, liko our politicians, has otwon ju tho history of tho world wauifostod & groat show of aiberality by oxompting 8 vast amount of property from tuxation. Iut it ended in bankraptey, poverty of tho peoplo, susl coutlseation, T'n avold such consequoncey, soouer or lator, all property ocught to bo equslly taxed, Couflacation is waosteful and demoralizivg, It {8 fruitful of oudlous htigation ; and spreads strifo and Littor Latred among the people for genorativng. Tho exemptlon of soma property from tax- ation necosvitates a Ligh rato of taxation on oth- or proparty, causes bigh ronts, and dear mouns of living for tha Jaboring classos, nud ultimately leads to pauperism, with which they hase been cursed In tho O1d Warld, sud from which wo wiil not escape if wo are not wiso 1 time, It is sald that in somo couotries of the Old World one- fourth of the J)mparly of ihorealm, in others one-third, and in_othors onv-half, was oxompt from taxation, What was {ho consequence? They nearly all, when obliged to dopend on thoir own intornal resourcos, cameo 10 bankiuptay, povorty of the nassen, pauperisin, and finnl); onded 'in revolution and confiscation, It is, bolloye, an adwiited philosophio teuth that tho same canses undor tho sama circumstances will produce tho ko oifects. Tet us, then, tearn wivdom from tho folly sud misfortunos of othors, and wako all property basr its shave of the com- non burdens, Wo Wil thus escape injustice, dishionesty, and pauperiem, s woll au rovolutivn and contlseation, Wo Lave commonced wronj by exempting sny property from taxation; an when puoplo begln wrong they are wive to end wrong. Lot us connider, aud take a now doparts are boforo it 13 too fato. o1 Palmer slore™ in e s oo THE SONORA HEVOLUTION. Sreciat Dispateh fo The Chlego Tribune, Bay I'naxersco, Cal,, Dev, 23, —(en. Sehoflold hias ordored Uompany (, Yirat Cavalry, from I'residio to Bau Diogo for sorvice on tho border noar Campo. A dispatch from Ban Disgo xaye all remains quiot. A vigilant guard ly kopt at Uampo. A disputel from Fucson roports that Pesquiers, tho Govornor of Honors, with 600 rovolutiontuty, have rotroated noross the line in- to Arizons, Gov. Salford, of Arizoua, lias tolo- graphied Uon, Kants, commauding tho distriot, aakiug him to send troops o drive the armed forcad baok to Bonora, aud proveut tho troops of eitbor sido crossing tho lino, 'Ihe revoluiton- ists asgert thoir intention of continulng Lhe cou- toxt with Pasquiera’s GGoverutnent. e e THE KANSAS TREASURY. Torexa, Kan., Dec, 83,—John Francis kas ac- cepted tho ofico of Htato Treasurdr, and his commission was given bium ¢)-day. The exswin, atfon of the fundu iu the Lauds of the Treasurer {n etill golng on, and will not be completed uusil {o-morfow bight. It fa belloved that all are cor- roct aud 1o tha vaults. Tho papors i she suit sgaiuut Lappiu aud biv bondsmeu will bo fited in tuo Districe Court of this county to-morrow, et oo i berit LOTTERY PROSECUTIDN. 87, Loum, Dec. 22,~A suit brought in the Cireult Court hera, some weeks aince, by Attar- noy-Goneral Hockadasy agsinst the Missourt Stato Lottery, managed by Muarray, Miller & Co., chargiog them with uanrpation of thelr fran- clitaw, sud praylug (or & judgment of oustor, wes dacided to-day by Judge Knight sgainet the de- joudants, An appeal wag taken to tho Bu- prews Conrt. i R The Cmmm‘;:‘:«dxgl tl:;‘mc‘hl:!n;: E:'&,‘:fl,i"“" tural Bociet; i n aftor A Foolug at flie annusl fair atould Lo sbolished. CASUALTIES. Dursting of o Gas-Maln in One of the Streets of Boston, Somo Dozon Per:ous Killed and Llany Badly Injured, The Daily Records TIRRIFIC EXOLOSION, Noatox, Masa., Dee. 22.—Shortly hofors 7 o'clack this evening a tetriblo oxploston oo- cucrod in South Boston, by which a large num- bor of porsons ware injured and soveral Killed, Aa yet it is impossiblo Lo learn tho caveo of tho oxplosion or tho oxtout of tho damage. The large gas-main running wunder Foderal streot bridga to Bouth Boston, and thenca along tho water's edgo under tho pavement on Federal atreet, oxploded with o Joul yepast, toaring n!u tho ~ povement for n distanca of 150 feot or more. Tho wstreet was thronged with peopla at the timo, amd unny wore buried under the dolse, Crosby’s grami warohouse was badly shattured, and will have to bo taken down, Tho foreman was instantiy kitled. It 18 supposed that several potsons vera blown into tho wator. Bovoral dead bodivs have already heon takon ont. The list of killed and wonnded, as far as na- cartained, Is aa follown: Killed, 2 fatully infur- od, 4: sorionely hurt, U5 sughtly fufuved, i€, Beven persons are mieslug, nud aro sup- posed to havo been blown into the water nod drowned, As yot thera is no pomtive knowl- edgo of tho ¢atiso of tha explosion, but it is aupposed that the veeont catd weather cauned the pipo to burat, and tho ground bocoming jm- proguatod with gws, ignition from: some cansy communicated tho tlra to the conflued gas and caured tho oxplosion, Eyo-wltues<os statn tho first intitantion was a bright flash about mi wity the causeway, followed by n sharp explos Rion, paving-ptones, pravel, and dobris flving in afl divections, aud_ aimont’ tinmedintely thero- aftor tho causouay on tho right hand rula, undor which ran tho gng-roain, fell vver into tha river, carrying with it eeveral persons who woere tunned, fnjured, or Litled by the axnlosin. ‘Ihe numbor of theso is not vou avcartalund. bhut it is fenred that sovernl wora buried wnder the dobris at tha bottom of tho tiver. s pave ment was complotely torn up fur a diytknee o 170 feot, PACIFIC GOAST DISASTERS. Bax Fnancisceo, Cal,, Dec. —Uwing to tho #overn strictures of tho Vietoria press on tho loss of the oteamship Preifie, Goodell, Nelson & Torkina annonnco thelr Intoution of wit ing thotr elups from the live, Awzmhlyman Tullen, of Ban Franciaco, formezly nn emplove of the Goadell, Nelson & Periing Company, has Introdncod n resolution in thio Assembly asking for tho uppointent of o Legislnlivo Commilteo to devlso moans to provent in futuro diwastors similar to tho Joss of tho Pacitie, and pnnooried tho resolution in n spoeoh, roforring to the loas on tho coast, in past years, of teu steamera and 1,500 ltves, and ronsly’ dononaclng tho sya- tem which pormitted ships to g0 to roa in an o= sound condition, ill-provideld with means of waving life, and with unretiablo and undssaplined cresw, largoly componod of Chiness, Tho ro lution and speech ecanzo much comment in uautical clrcles, KILLED O THE CAR3, Specrat Dhapatch to The Chicana Dy, Drs Moises, In., Dee. 22.—John Urowley, ¢ soction-man on tho Rook Island Road, who lived at Comuwerco, n fow miles west of this ety, startod for town to procure mediemne for lug family, walking on tho track when noar the city, whero the Rock Iwland und Fort Dodgo tras o on tho samo rond-bed for romo dis- tance. Ho wae walking on tho teecle when tho whistlo sounded, and, nslo kuow a Rock Island train was due, e stopped nsido to the other track, without specinl attontlon to the tram, Tho teain wea an extra frelght on tio Lort Dodgo track, aud thun, inatead of averting aanger, ho walked to his donth. lo was etinck by tho pllot, knooked off the trrck, and Tilled nntantly by tho eruching of bis shull. lle teaven & wifo and four children, KILLED BY AN AVALANG Spectal Dispateh to Lhe Chizams Trib.ims, Stoux Ciry, Ia., Doc. 22.—Nowa reacliod horo to-day from San Junn, Cal, of tho death of D. I. Carson, formorly of this cily, and W, Jackeon, of Covlogton, Nob. They wore eauglht whils deecending the mountaio on tho 10th {nst. {n an avalanche of snoy, and carried down the moan- taina distance of 1,600 feot, and woro dead when takon out. Caraon Jeaves a family,who now live at Troy Mills, Linn County, e, ® SCHOONER CAPSIZED. Speclal Dinpateh to The Chicrds Tribune, 81, Pavt, Deo. 23.—Tho schooner Strangor, of Suporior City, carrylug provisious to tho fish- ing grounds off Grand Marais, capsized Ina etorm on the 12th. Capt. Isaac N, Clark, Georze Uoburn, Josoph Codatte, and Jaoios Lafauro, all on board, were drownod. 'Phe wchounor has sinoo come ashore in frugments. The fathers of Clark aud Coburn nre promsinent citizens of Superior, TEXAS FLOODS. Gavyreroy, Tex., Doc, 22,—Vory heavy raina have vecurred throughout Bouthorn nud Weat- ern Toxas thoJaet two days, Tha mivors aud bayous are Ligher tham for years. No traing loft for tho North to-day on account of tho un- safo condition of tho treatles. 'Tho roads north of Houstou are reported broken aud tho trains blocked. Bteamors could not loave Houston to- dny on account of thoe flood iu the bayou, It is fearcd muoh damage I8 done to tho difforent roads sud bridges. TRAINS GOLLIDE, Cincrswaty, Doe. 22,—A callislon oconrred on the Cincinoat!, Hamilton & Dayton Iiuilroad this morulvg, botwoon a freight train and a con- structlon train, near Iamilton. Tho ongiucor ot the coustruotion tran, W. W. Farloy, fumped from the ongine sud fraciured lis skelt on o stono, Ho is not oxpected to live, RAILROAD ACCIDENT, Special Dispateh te Tho Chlkeavo Teibune, Fawxounr, Iil, Doos 22,—Two Cralght-Gaing collidod &t this placo last night on tho Toledo, ‘Wabash & Weatorn Liailrond, smashing hoth engines aud a numbor of ears. No lived wern lost, but one fireman was slightly fnjured in Jumpivg from his engine. - SHOT-QUN ACGIDENT, Spactat Dispateh to The Chsewso Trivuns, DesMoines, Ia., Deo, 23, —William Flannigan, a machintst in tho Itock Island Nailroad shops nt Btuart, last Sondny attemptod to draz his gun ovor a fence; and tho resull was, that bis brainy woro blown ous, TWO YOUNG MEN DROVNED. New You, Dee. 22,—Jacob Iaberlo and David Haatie, young mon, were drawned last oveoning while gkating uoar Now York. ——— s EARTHQUAKE. Ricuxoun, Va., Dec. 22.—A violent earthquako shoulk was folt here to-night, The gucsty at the difforent hotels wore 50 alarmed from tho rock- ing of the buildings as to assomblo in the par- lors on dlshabiilo ready to leaye, Thealarm was general, the shook baing felt in all paity of ths clty, aud citizons loaving their domiciles lu fught, iainenal s iy > COLLEGE TROUBLES, * Syeatal Diapateh to The (hweave Tridune, - AsnsEsroLs, Doe. 28.—Five sophomoros of the Btate Unjversity wero suspendod to-day for a series of offenses, Tho olass rebals and lively times sra expected. All Aro sous of promiueut imen of the Btato. ————— THE MAYOR OF MEMPRIS, Mawrus, Doc. 23.—The Commitice fn tha caso of Mayor Lolgna blra ln:ua(ixutim{ tho charges made sgalust him by ex-Ald. Davis, by are ‘xeluded, and th Comuittes's ur:o;::gt”\\clrl') fip’!l g:y:nuy, in sl provubility, uutid afior the 0 3 -— TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. ‘The Railroad and Warbbonse Commissionory doparted from their routiuo of busivess by cow- ing Iaat night to Chicago to fuventigate tho mat- tor of First Assistant Gealn Inspector Parkor, slleged to be Sucnflncxuu:l for officist duty, Ir bo 18 found, he will be boheaded officially, ‘The Becrotary of Biato yeaterdsy lusucd a certifloato of orgsuization to'tho Muscoda Iron aud Lime Company, capital £15,000, the 1ugur- porstors of which are J, N. Roeco, J. M, Adsir, aud W, P, Emery, throo of hix clork, who own swine and quaarries posr Madivon, W ud form a Cowpavy a8 above 80 work tho sawe, L RADWAY'S REMEDIES, e - =% Rm R_’m i %}., Radway’s Ready Rolie! 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RADWAY’S ; SARSAPARILIAN RESOLVEN] Tas avads th most avtonldilng curcs, 80 qulck, w rabi 1o tho olianres tho budy nodargoss ndot s1ze fafbtoncy of thls traly wous dortul mediolap, thay Livery Day an Tuerease in Flesh and Weight i Seen and I'elt, THE GREAT BLOOD FURIFIER, Fyery dre; rous 01 akin dis 1, elagwan, 1all WaEms ‘:\rllufirm il wrakening aat 2, 1033 of sporm aud a1k 1o within the cyratlvs raaze n eticinfairs, aat o fow days’ osr shewin, tumors, 2 i 1 il dieii s, it § 408 L UG prcipin, of tids wodor of riode will caso th any o ffoat vower o aica i, ol i yationt, datly bicoming ud ¥ coedebid atrtting £he30 wastes, ainl teos it haw iaateriat mada from hedithy by, ¢ foraithor discase it droamparition that Is on Sauwaparill v wnd dons toonry,~a. ouro ib ertainl or vehien 4 romedy exmmaneey s work of puride cathuil, sols in Ulmluliug, o Lot of wans ita ropal il bo rapid, rod ovary day flm(llll(mt il forl Limwlf growing bitter and - strongor, {he foud i tter, appotito laproving, and flesli and woledt sas the Samapariltin Resolvont, exest i ey of Uliroiile, Sorofalriy e, Lt 1018 thy valy pask gORHING Tugronaty Nat o W pamendind asent (i nmtitntioval, 104 Sain o cura fur Kidnoy aud Bladder Complaints, Urinary sud Womb Discascs, Gratol stopprgy of water, fignatinenos ol cane, albunminuria, and i all o138 wh dwst'doposita, or the water I thick, clu hatances like the whita of an ege. or t| ot thora isa marbid, darky billous while bune-dust doposits, and whon the burning -‘:mmn when panedng wator, aud paia the of the back and aloug tho lolas, Tumor of Twelve Venrs® Growth Unred by Mtudway’s Itesolveut Devensy, Mass., Jnirls, 18, D, RADWAT; 1have had ovarfsy tunior i tho urarid aud bowole, All the dootors d ** thoro \xfll 1o help 0 t.'" Iirled ovorything th rocoimaendod, bul oty g holxlml he. 1 sw gour Itesolyout, and \hnu&hll " 317y )t but ad no’ aith n i, booausa I had saf Tored 10 twalsa yoars. 1 took slx battles of the ltosulven o box of Hadway's L Bottles of you bl y tallef, and thero ks uot a sign of "i’ln“" 10 bo #o3; or folt, and I'tecl botter, smartor, sud happler than hiavo fur twolvo yests. 'Lho worst tumor was in the #hdo of tha lmwohl. nvury!lxn uN\ml "1 ‘Pl"“l‘\.livhu‘\: :rrv‘g'::l 1a . "You can ublish oo Airsanly nbutia 'll-\.\'.\AL\ P.RNAVE Trico, 81 per bottle. Diabotes, Dropsa nriag, Belght's d 5 therw aco bicke idy, mixed Witk AN IMPORTANT LETTER. Trom a prominant gentlenian aud restdont of Clnclanatl, GreTr Do past Loty yeara woll kuawn to 1bo uuwapapsl publistiors throukkout to Uited ¥tatos, New Yo, Oct. 1, 199, Dt RADWAY—Dean S1n: t.m tuduocd by b soney o duty > the aufforing to maku briof atawnont of 1 wouking of Jour imadicing ou myself, “For soveral, yusrt Hat beou afleated with soma trauble in ¢ e A0 uriiary orxans which some twelve months ago culmiinat 163 pivel Lerribly aficating dissaso, whicl tho phystoiand loturs fu thp trotita. L 1" wald wag a prostatio tlammation 0’["“ kiduoys sad bladder, and gave (3w ol opinion that my g cars—would provent 1| I.‘N'r((l‘llllll radically oured. I had tricd 8 numher priysicians, and had takon a large ‘llllnlll ! modlol 5t altopatia atd Nomaonathis s b 1wt yoatd of atonishing caros b remadics, and soino fuur mouths ago res: Fiadllyttn Safurday Enoning st of & Sure haviog bect cHented O & persn whs Nad luug baon suloriDg s d s heen. I went rigbit off and got sone of eachi—yonr Saits vk, Waaciesat. ondy Tty S teuistng i and ;mllllatnm;.d 131 :(K.lnfl’fl. In threa days I was greabe olloved, sud now aswoll ny evor, L oh &L W TR, cinctasati, 0- DR. RADWAY'S Regulating Pills postectly tastelour, elogsutly coatad withs swech €05 iy, segulate, puilly, strengthion, ok ‘s Filla, tot s 0urd of Mldlwidupuimnwuw:h ols, Kidnoys, Mlsddor. Neryous isoascry tipation,’ Custivenges, Indigestion, D or, inflammation Ili\ll iuwols, Filos, aud all Detangoments of the lutvrnal V(e cera, Warrniod to offeet s posdlive oure, Putuly € wtavle, cunl 09 fueroury, wiusrals, of duloteriu 9B Otaogva tho following sywptoms rosubtiog o3 Disordors of the Digestive Ury: Constipatt in, Laward Dilos, ¢ ity’of the mewl uses, W Voud mulluses uf Weldlit in tho ch, ‘B £ uptions, Slaking of Wutteriigs jn Qo it ol U Swir b Swimiing of tho Hoad, urried and Dittics jireath ng, Flultsnogs sk ¢l 14art, Chuking or Bulfuat ing Rensation \'Ln » Lying Poato; 1 Vi o e Or Wabs, bufure tho sight, Joseia, Billuuwess, re, Diniess ol e > I:Alfllllrd‘uall:l:"nll‘ cy’ut Vorspriration, Vellownom o l‘a-‘“fli‘.‘r‘\’ Hyon, Bala (o thy Sie, Chisat, Limibe asd Jo v indh Bain Tiaat, et Ve, wuddon Busbesd TNV AV B Wil freo tho mytea from all the abovo.nam, ors, Prico 23 ousie po ars old by druyzlate. Read *¥Falso and Trae,” letter-stam RADWA go,, No. 3 o Y Y el idliad