Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1876, Page 5

ahat, even (¢ the story {u true, the new Murlllo is not tho firat nno ever owued in thoelty. Faor ffty-one yeara there has boon banging in the Cathedral, 8 ‘a0 altar-piece, a ploture roprosent- ing Bt. Poter delivered from prison, which ia un- queationably s BMmillo. It was taken from the Cathedral at Sevilla by Marshal Bourr, aud prosonted on his return to Paris to Caidinal Frsoit, NArorxox's uncle, by whom it was given, In 1824, to Bishop Fexwiok, tho firat Lishop of Cincinnath. Is it possiblo that tho Catholic Church can authorize epoliation of thin natnre? Oan Bovillo be robbed to agerandize Cincinusil, and tho sin bo oxpiated by Poter's Pouce ? —_——— Mr. Axrony Comsrock, the indofatigable sgont of the Hociety for the Buppression of Vies, ap- pears to purauo n poiilous vocation. Vicions porsons, while belng suppressed, grow wrathful sod pound him, Ho bogan worls in Marel, 1872, In the fall of that yoar ho was boaten in Drook- Iyn. Tho noxt July, ho was severely cat about the bead in New York, In Octobor, 1874, a pu- glist attacked him, whereupon the valorous Courroox knocked bim down and eat upon him in trivmph until & policeman appearod. On tho last day of October, s New York rough cut a slice off hia faco, Biuro thon ho has beon coue stantly guarded, and no one 18 allowed to entor Lis office unless he can givea certain signal, lia Iabors have borme fiuit in the destruction of & groat maes of nncloau literature, and in the con- wiction sud lmprisonment of neurly 300 persund, FPERBONAL. Herbert Bpencor s 56 years old and has mever beon married. Mo delights in childien's sports, and likes » roaring farco. Mr, Boeclior recelved 1,193 Now Year callors, ®n increase of 200 ovor laat year. Go thou and do likewlse, aud thy rowsid shall bo accord- togly. *The Lord hathneod of him,” wrote a pa- thetis obituary-mau; and he forgot, at the time, tbac the **him” the Lord needed so badly wan an ass, 3 Dr, Cumming, of London, in his New-Year sermon, quotod Mr. Moody as suthority for tho ‘belief that tho millenium * must come * during the year 1876, Mza. Oaten {a said to bo ongaged to the son of s prominent clorgymen in Fhiladelphia, The lady sooured a divorce from her husbaud about a month ago. * Unolo 8am Ward,” says the Bpringflald Re- publican, ** has come into 10,000 & year by tuo doath of his dsughtor, Mre. Chianier.” Was it not $1,000 » year that tho affectionate daughtor loft ? Tho Yalo men eay Iroaically that Princeton has always boen mightier with tho pon thau with tho oar, That is why the Princeton men write B0 many lottors to tho nowspapers about the Bowing Association, 3 Now York Graphic: * It is now proposed to offer the Coutennial laureale's post to DMra. Barah J. Hale, tho author of our nativa poom beginuing ¢ Mlary had a little ram whose fleas wore white as snow.’" The Boston Erening Journal states that tho Rew. Robert Laitd Collier Lnsacceplol tho eallof the Socond Cliurch of that city, aud will leave England Jan. 8, outering upoa his dutios thore withio & fow weeks, A facotious lawvor who heard ** Macbeth " re- ‘hearsed was struck by thio npavor of tho witcles when asliod what tbey were doing: * A deed without & pame.” ¢ Why, that's vuld," ox- claimed the lawyer. ** I'll bust *a deed withour & name’ in any court -of Cbristendom,” A Phitadolphian advertives for a pi.l who 1n & incere Chutstian aud wou't burn the meatall up. This Is Contennial year, und now, if ever, wo maust look forsuch 8 paragon of a girl. Durut meat should bo painfal.y supgestive to s good Christinn glrl of sucthor and u hotter world, Mrs, Lane, of Mississippf, rcached Memphis with hor husband aud a numbor of cuildron last week. Ihoy worer in tho tmosl destl:ato eir- cumwetances, and, to make a bad maticr worse, Mrs. Lane rotired to u desorted Luilding nnd pregented her busbaud with auadditious) pledgo ©of ber affoctfou on thres Buccessiva dava, **Jonnlo June,” u com petent and truthful wit- neas, writes to the Baltinvore Anerican that the presa of New Yurk lidve been nuablo to savo Oukey Hali and *The Cuuciblo.” The houscs Lave tnmnned out fu & most disheartouing mauner, sud the expectations of tho manago- saent Loen aubjocted to s c.fuol disappolutmout., Mirs Maggio II. Davis, cdanghtcr of Jefferson Dasls, was martlod at 5t Lazarus' Epwcopal Church, Momphls, Baturday laet, toJ. Adisou Hayes, Casbicr of tho Teunassco Stato Natioual Baok. ‘lhe Rov. Goorge \White, of Calvary Oburch, officiated, and was sasisted by tho Rev. Churobill Esatin, R cior of 8t. Luzurad’, mn the Prosence of a very largo coo gragation, At a fashionabie wedding' 1 Wasnington, & fon days sgo, tho Rtuesian Ymlstor aud lis wife were precedad by u chassoury wko stocd befoio them during the entire consmony with o drawn swurd glittering iu tho gaskghs, Madamo woro black wik skirt aod a brown ailk ovoralire, aud s enalskin sacque, thoagh ovocybody elso was in full dross, aud the wedding was s houso alfair. 3 Tha Boston correspor:dent of the Martford Cour ani—late Democratiic cand:data for Nocros tary of Buate cf Mowsachusotts—onys it renlly AtVicars aa if Bishop faven were a little un- #¢.und moutally. * Perbars,” coucludes tho cor- “respondent, ' s¢ Mr, Haven Lad not boen made & Bishop ho would bave loas scnue of responsibli- ity, and less confidenco in proclalming the viows of the Almghiy." When Willism M, Beward. was dofeated In tho Ctueayo Couvention v 1860 ho said: *Well, the power Las dopaitod from the Atfantio Btates, to veal horoafter iu the Mirsimsippl Yalley." The uowspaporu fu tho Eost wow quota the prophecy with monruful [uterest, and remark (hat the Treudent,Vico-Promdent, Bpeatier of the Honse, and Chairmen of tbe principal Comnmiitess in tho Xiouse are from the West. A wag at the Philadoliphia Centonnial benque obtained tho oard of one of tho editors of the Washington National Republican, and sout it to Mr. Bialoe, with s request for s 6ong penoiled on it, Mr. Blaios supj.osed tho mossage was in- tended for an insult, the Repubdlican belng of~ fennivoly hoalile to him. He thorofore wrots back {u all seriousness: *Iamno moroe com- Fetent to mlog a song than you are to write an sditorlaL” Col. and Mrs. Fred Grant will probably always maks thoir home witl tho parents of the former, Mra. Grant 1n 8o tende:ly attachod to her sldest oo that any separation from him fa painful to ber, sud in rotura Ool. Grant manifeuts toward his motbor a davotion fu winch the chivalry of & lover s miogled with fillal rospect. Mew. Fred Qrant holds the placs of & much-loved daughtor in the aftectious of har busbana's parents, Her wioning mauser and boanty of person have xoade her vory popular fu Waushington,— Wash- taglon Ltter lo Uraphic. HOTEY AR 3. golaimer House—E. B‘bFo-fiLr'.u;!anlhuf C. W, hg!:l'l;. Loston; M, T._Tborpe, ‘Loledo; T, I, Taft, R Wering A 0, Fusty JuC s 22 Blvage anlt W, b, ‘Kiours, Quitey ' s b Eeey, B Bester, Eng.s D, £, Nowhull, Butialo} lu ehester, A, H, co, Wmbinglon;'d, H, Jennew, Uetroits A. O, Burnhain, Chumpuign, .., Grand Faclo—G, G, Wright, Uniled Hiatw sousior; Iown; O, 0 Kimball, Muskegon; E, b, Ay, 3 waukes Judgo 0. T, 8K rman, “Ohio;” 3, .y Euaail, 5pringfeld ; Jumes Luditigton, il(lw:nlln: 4, 4, Jyman, AMassachusetta; G, W, Viuton, Moline Wiluau Bowervitla, Quincy § 17, dudgo 8. It ‘Moors, *Kauss s 4, Mich.; L, 1. toiit S?Ig:nbu A, T, War, vese j! s e | hwmway, Etreatd Col. 1'Iph Plumb, Btrestor ; this Har, Bamniel Fary Urand Iapida; M. Enge min, Mlwiukess tas foy, Jolin W, Cary, Mifwa Eul Wy W, Hrookings, Dakol Luwde Blawaid, Flano; WIL," Johuson, Bathnd, ¥ L A Guaby,"Ascol Bavy, Bt Lou . 1L 0'Bryu Arthir, ' Kew Yoik, Bhermn “Huse—th ‘Dunntes D §i L Qisri, Uitea, RN s Loniav!ita § usy, Indlauap Osizandes, Biliwau Don A, Balyer, Luidsnd ¥, L, C.rroli, ‘Blcbigan C. Wyatt, Fooll dit 1o :' A, Telorvot, Gl Liaud' 7. Iuwa 3 P, M .A'nuhlm.ml"ut’: ; 1, Chin W, A, Btecle, 9078 7 Mabei 1 W/ 4 b5 32 B Leade, Hicudlid, Cons Vs e Lo N e CRIMINAL HEWS, Harrowing Tales Recited by Eye. Witnesses of the Dynamiio Horror, Nearly All the Vietims Literally tripped of Their Clothing, Escapo of Johnson, the Express-Rohber, from tie Tennessee State Prison, Boones of Murdor and Attemied Lynching at Groat Bend, Kan, X THE DYNAMITE HORROR. Nzw Yonx, Jan., 3.—Capt. Frauche, of the stoamship Halior, which arrived yosterdsy, was the bonrer of a letter totho Gormnan Consul at New York, and has jostructions to pormit no one but the propor suthoritios to board or leave tho vessol until tho Conaul lrs read tho lotter. Tt was written by the Bromierhaven nuthorities daring tha intente excitiment following the dyuamite oxplosion, under (ho impression that possioly samo trace that would lewl to additional facts 1 regard to the exvioston mighs be ob- tained on tho Balir. Nothiug, hosevor, had been discovered. One passouger, spesking of the oxplosion, #aya: I was loaning ngainut tho mast of tho Monol, enjoying tho meene, when suddonly I felt flat on mv faco, and henrd a territio naiss. I thought that tho boiler of tho Musol had ox- ploded at first, and then I jmogiced that it inuat cartainly bo tho boller of the setenin-tuy, Long picces of wooll, iran, and glass, and pares of human bodies wore faling around and npou mo. 'Thescens was awrul,” ‘The steoragro wurvivors of the Doutachlaud weia each presented with $6, the Lulanco of & subscription roieed in Londun, and to-day will Iaud and leave for their dostitations, Cbarles I, Mucilor, of Milwaukes, Win,, who was on the Mosel at tho time of tno explosion, says ho was thrown down tbo stairway of the calin, and, recovaring, ho went forwasd aad saw the declk covered with fload hodics and puals of Llood. Tho bodies wers mostly strlpycd of their clothing, aud sotwa wero porfactly paked., **I covered up tho nakednoss of sovoral of tha doad, both mon and wamon, [ waw a Hebrow on a trunk, stripped of s elothing and apparently wouuded. s head was falliug back, aud ha appearcd to bo suficcating. I took somo bed- clothos out of tho trunk, Which was tmirst open by tlo explosion, and mada o comforiable soat for him, ~Fiva mivutes atterward he died. aailor kindly biought Lim somo water, out his mouth was tilled with coagulated Llood, aod Lie conld not awallow tho water. I tion attended a young lady who was screaming for help, aud denuded of all Ler clolhing trom her wawt, I cwered her over with somo shooling. Sto bad been stick with a bar of ivon from #ho docke railings.” EXCIT'NG EVE Special Dispatehs to Grear Deso, Ka morning last Willam shot, with mtent to kill and rob, Georgo Alar- sliall, of Audeison, Ind,, about 2 miles from tuia placo. Both pasties hiad traveled together from Chicago, antiving at Great Iiend about an hour befoso the shooting occurred, 3farahall swas not kided, but ramo mto town and demcribad the would-bs asenssin, who wes promptly arrested, Ito bad o prebmipury examination, and wos band over in £5,000, falhvg wbich ho way plicea in jail. About 3 c'elock Satur~ day noromg n° mob attacked tho jmil, anl took ont ibe privoner to lvnel bim. ilo escaped, but wom recautured ma stab'e m toun, e1neo wlich hio has been steeurlv uardoo, and, last miglt, was taken iv the yarb of o wo- man toscmo other Loint to save bim frow the eniaged comuuniiv, A Froiciman named James Rolando, one of the mab, was shist oy Alfurd wlnle attompting to takie hia £.om thie Jail. Roiando dicd yestorday, Great exeitoaietit 0atnty. TS IN KAMSAS, e Cawagy Tritene, Jan, On Thuradsy Alford, 1t is ciarged, FSCAPED, Naonvirag, Jan. 1.—Lidiard I, Johoeon, who was tecsutly seut to tho Pomtantiary for twenty- one years for 1obbing sn oxpress messonger unmed Drady, in Momphis, lust Fobruary, es- caped to-day. 1o gave Georgo Clomonts o $250 chieck ov iy brother, James fI, Johosou, 1n Now Yorls, and aix lois 11 1llinoie, to help nim escapa. Clemeuts, who drove the Penitentiary wagon, Lid Johnsou it it, snd convoyed bim to & thinly- wottled lueality, whore ba relensed hum. A con- viet who was fu the plou eonlossod it. Clements lian neon artested nud 1s [o jait. Juhnron robbed tho Uuited States 1xpreas Company i Bt, Louis wwelve years and served six yeats in prison. o then became a pirats on iho Misstssippi River, sud waa comiittod for robbery at Mem- phis. He ran away to Texas, was eapturod, tried, und mmyprigoned, and now i freo naain, Nasuvitig, Teun., Jan, 8.—DBill Sinitb, the no- torioun criminal desperado, escaped from the Peuitentiary lnst night, He bad served two yoars out of & term of tucnty-six, LOTTIE FETERS, Coryuncs, 0., Jan. 8,—1Ino Coroner's jury hold an inquest to day on tho body of Lottie Poters, the yoang wuman who died Saturday, os was thought, under wuepletous oircumsiancos, A vordict wae tound that uho died from osuses unkpown to the jury. Ou the strongth of this, Loo II, Myers, whom tho gitl chatged with beivg the fathor of Ler clild, was roleased from jail, wuch to the gratillcation of wany promient and tnuentiaf Tiionds horo, Ayers sava e nover bad auy Lut budiness counestions with the woman, having Leen retniued to collect cortain nionoys due Lor, aud that e vever saw hoe till obout threo monds ago. THE BUFFALO DEFALCATION, Bpeciat Diavateh o The Chicaao T'rivune, Burraro, N. Y., Jan, 3.—Jumes Lyon, Jobn NoManus, and Byron Wescott, memuers of the firm of Lvon, Bork & Co., romaintog in thae city, wero arrested this morning on complaiut of Thomua Clark, who recontly seut them as his ageut a chock of aomo $1,600 to pay taxes, The firm used tho check but failed to pay the taxes ; honco thio urrost, Thay gave bailin 2,000 each. Jusoph Bork, City Treasurer, was the active man of lhifirm. Ho bas not roturned trom Canada a3 yol THE TWEED CASE. New Yomk, Jau. 3.—Tlere was a largo at- tendance in tho Buprome Cowt Circuit, Part 3, before Judge Westbraok, this mornlug, the two 4uits againat Willam M. Tweod for 0,000,000 and 81,000,000, rospoctively, boing the first aud second on the calendar, William M. Tweed, Jr., waa thoe only member of the Twoed family pros. ons. Tue argu:uent waa began by David Dudley Tiold callovglog tho array of tho twenty-four slsuck jurora in “the cauo No, 1, The Court do- clinod to wot down caso No, 2 T)rh.a? parideutar el duy until dery Y oy efondant's couns; seen the ¢ SHOT THE WRONG PERSON. New Yora, Jan, 8,—John Jolnson, s bost. builder, wiulo returning homo this morning, was shot whils near his homo, No. 787 Lafayotte avenuo, Drooklyn, sud fatally wounded. It scems that Jolnkon was mogp by two men, ono of whom wshot bim, aud the ottier demandad ®400. “Uhe latter hod 00 soonor made tho de- mand thau he exclatmed: */[ig fy the wrong porson,” and tho bighwoymen made off, No ar- Teats, STABSING AFFRAY AT LEAVEN Svecial Duspatehs to The cmm.‘;" 5’.‘.‘3.?.‘.‘. KAN; Lxavexworr, Kso., Jan, 3.—Laat Baturday ayveolog an affray occurred ab the Halt-Way Houto, about 4 milos from this clty, in which eoveral farmers woro engsged, and dorlog the izt & man by tho nawo of Josoph Hale recajyod four bad_cuts on his person b{ 80ma unkugwn varty, Tho wounus will probably prove fatal, SOUTHERN NEWS, Mexruis, Teun., Jan, §,—Scaffolds are bemng erected in tne jall-yard hero, and tho Coust~ House yard at Dartlott for the execution of Franis Scott avd Bill Willlams, both colored, whosro to be bunged wext Filday. No srrests Laya been mada of auy of tho parties coucerned in tho sboutinz in the Luilou-ntinson bo.acides &t lanaol)ls Lensing, CONYICTED OF MURDER, Nawnva, W, £, Jan, 1,—Tho jucy in the Major wifo murder trial cumo o at & quarter-past 8 o'c'cel thls ovening, end rondored vesdics of guiliy of wuxder su tho frat wegres, FHEEZZLEn, New Yone, Jun, 3.- fonoer voutidential claik iRriee = Deoliwlih, & vt Desjemio B, Babe TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUN bitt, tha wall-krown Roap-manufaclarer, way cammitind to prison to.dar, without bail, to an- KWor 10 o chargo of embozzlemant, Tho nt of lug dolaication, ne now kuown, ls §309,000, and way roach §599,000, STEZT AOBBERY AT YANKTON, Yasxros, D. T., Jan, 3.—A bhold robbory waa commnitted in this city abont 8 o'clock this oven 1ng on the person of Gaorgo Smith, an eatimable young carpentor. Iaving drawn §1,400 at the bank during tho aftornoon, he was roturoing to hin bome, when Le was atruck on thio head by & heavy weapon which knocked him sonsaless. When congciousnass returned he found hio wau robbad of the money and saveraly hurt, Hehad jus! loft o principal stors and ot & few ruda from the Nt. Chatlon flote] when etrucx. A larze reward is offered for the re- covery of the money. THE KANSAN TREASURER. Xaxsas City, Mo., Jav. 3.—A Times special from Soneca, Kau,, the ilome of Lappin, tho de~ faulting Blats Trossurer, states that Loppin and Herafford, bia brothor-In-law, owe $50,000 to pariies in Nomelis County, Hcrafford nbacondoed just after tho oxposure of the school bond frauds, IIin perional property was attached, and sults for over 20,000 brought to-day sgaingt Lim and Lappin, one of thom by Brus ner, Lroasurer of Nemeha County, for 39,000, for which be holds Lappin'a receipts as Stats Treaguror, but for which amount ho failed to ac- couut to Liy snccossor, ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE, Special Dispateh (o The Chtcane T ritaine. CuaTuax, Ont,, Jan, 8,—To-day a man vamed Josoph Blater, friom Graud Rapids, Mich,, at- temptod to murder his wifs by shooting ber with a shotgun, the shot taking effect o hor neck and breast, o afterwaids cut bis throat with ajack- knifo. Mrs, Blater will probably recover. “Thoe mana thiont in badly lncoraled, mad ho ls too woak to be ramoved (o Jail, QUILTY. Couvctr, BLurrs, Is., Jan. 0.~In the cels- brated cave, for several days on trial o tho Dis- {aiot Court here,of Frederick Nowhister, accused of tue murder of Dr. Holton, somo months ago, tho jury this avantug, affor an absence of ono hour, roturned & verdict of murdorin the firat degroo. KILLED BY HIS WIFF, Wrrreiaty, N. Y., Jau, J,—Janies buzell, of the Cheover ore-bod, was fainlly stabboed by bis wifo yestordsy morning, Buzell assaultod his wifo, snd [n the struggle shat followed the wouud was fudicted, INCENDIARY STRIKERS. SeatNortzLy, Masa., Jan, 3.—The operatives at the Dlackinton woolen-mills struck on ac- count of 10 per cent reduction. Thoy bave burned the bar of tho mill wanager and throat- ened s lite. COUNTERFEITERS, Bpecial Dspatch €+« he Chazayo Tribune, Brarsorieen, 1. Jan, 5,—It 18 statod that the Driguy band of counterteitors will plead guilty and involve autsido oporatos MINNEAPOLIS. Statement of fler Commerco nnd Ine dustry. Misxrarorms, Mino., Jan, 8.—From an accu- rale eutimats just compioted and to bo publishea to-morrow morning of the milling capscity of this city aund Biate, tho followiog intor- erting facta aro obtained: Tiora nrs pow 19 merchaot-mills o oparation in this city alono, withn run of stove and baving » capacity of 500 barrela of flour per day, Thirty of tho counties In the stato roport flour mills with 856run of stono, with a oapacity, if kept it daly oporation, of runuiwg 25,630,000 bushels of wheat por anoum, or nsarly the entire crop of tho Stato. 'Tho total shipmoats from Minne. apolis [n six mouths ending Decomber 8lat were 433,900 barrola; o tho last thrae months 265,29) barrols, o A tho rato of 1,080,800 barrols por nonam. Of bran, thers bas Loen shippod 13,630 1008, The total lnmber cut in the voar 1875 was 191,385,679 ; shinglos, 167,763,000; Iath, 36,907,000 fact ; logs at prosact in boom and river above Minueapolis, 8,000,000, Total lumbor on haud Jan. 1, 1876, 111,100,000 foct; shingics, 30,025,000 ; Inth, 18, 776,000, In tho laat six mouths, 6,231 cars of wheat havo been recewed, or 2,492,400 busbiols, Eighe thousnd ons hundred avd fortyfour cars of lumber bave besn sbippiod, or 05,152,000 fect. Tha to'at #ales of agricul ural implomeuts manu- facturod in Mwmoanclis in the year 1876 renclics 610,750 ; carringes and sleighs, 113,500, Ttn * Hosoed-u1l wotks Liave mancfacturod 182,802 gatlous of osl, 8,616,~ 210 pounds of oil-cake, and 842,600 pounds of puttys D — THE WEATHER, Wasmxarox, D. C, Jan. 4—~1 a. m.—For tho Ohio Valley aud Upper Lakes, gonerally cloar and decidoedly colder weather, nad rising barom- oter, followed by winds shifting to easlerly and #outheily, and falliog bacometor in tho Upper Luks region, LOCAL OBSERVATIONA. Cuioado, Jan, 5, Time, |Dar, Thr Ha, “es3w, mlinan g, 1138 m, 5. W, freth LS W, frevs freah "' a0 UENKUAL OBSERVATIONS. CH13AG0, Jau, 4~midolght, I“ ala; Weatlier, Btatlon, | Lar, Thr, 34,5, E,, fresh 18, L) fre bt —F|NE, fres. SUNL £, froels.| 138 W, 8. W, Clreyenue, , 10,11 Biswarck... | 6.4 Brock'rdge| 0.69) Davenport 133, 4), freal THE PHILADELPHIA REVIVAL. Pmraperpma, Ps., Jan, 8,—The rovival most- ings wero again largely attonded to-day, tho servicos this evenlog boing in the form of o pralse-meoting, conducted by Sankoy. A Sun- day papor of this city having yestorday com- mentad I vory severo terms on Moody's alla- klons to tho Jowa at the moeting on Wednosdy lask, that gontlemun to-night, in explana- tion ot "tho remurks ateriboted to him, stated that in July, 1879, Le bad gocn in & Loudon papoer au account of » meeting of some Jowish Boclety Lold w Paris in Juno, 1873, At thie mooting tho report statod that tho Chaiiman usid the Jows had the honor of killing the Chrutiau's God, wheraupon tho sudienco applauded, Moody disclaimed auy des elro to inault the Jewsor hurt any ono’s feel- logy, Ho had rolated what he hed read in a Loudon paper whon ho was 1n England, ltdesie i danbu kot CINCINNATI ITEMS, 8pectal Disaloh to The Chicano Tridune, CiNotnatt, O, Jan, 8,—John R, Dilleber, who Waz fatally shot at the Westminater Hotol, New York, by Rownino Dillon, was wall known Lete 88 agout of the Goffs’ whisky businguy. Tlo Yruatecs of the groat Bprivgor Muslo Hall to-day called in the luhucrljnlum sud elootod Joseph Longwnnu Tuesident, Jullua Dexter Beo- relary, and R, R. Sprivger, Treasuror, Thug tae the Cinciopati hnammu Boolety has exponded §237, 000, NMARDI-GRAS, Lousvire, Ry., Jeu. 8.—An onthusiastio moetiog of citizons was beld to-night to artange tho preliminatles of the calooration of Mudl-dnl:.“d A committes of twenty Was appoinf to prepero PSS 1 n espacted dhat. to0 Soorias w3 surpssa anyinine evor seen. The Ayutic Kraw of ki v““'mmu wUL take pars in thelr bruiliany p= — MID-WINTER NAVIGATION. Borraro, N, ¥., Jan. 8.—Tne tug Togram fets pors thia morning, During the lzst thies or four sdnyu :‘O]Vl:;l :A'nu‘ll:o.x- lott for Ashtabuls, O._Boveral loada of wheat 1, b to Lockport. The haibor, rivl:r:.-:«;n:::: p:rdo eutirely fres of 100, Thia eveut is worth a8 being uuprecsdents $oard, —ee Bishop Dupaaloup has gons to the m&lnlwu‘ulplaln'ul Az, BaBd o TUESDAY JANUARY 4. 187G, STATE LEGISLATURES, Gov. Allen's Messagze to the (Yhio Btate Assembly, Tho State Finances, Penal, Industrict, and Commeroial lnterests, Messago of Gov. Kellogiz to the Loulslana Legislature, Groat Donefits Dorived from the Late i nanciel Reforms, OH'O. OROANICATION, Corvxnoy, O,, Jan. 8,~The Bizty-second Goneral Assoroly nssombled b 10 o'clack tni morulog, Chacles 1L Grosvenor, of Athens, was eclectod Bpoaker of tho House ; Wil.lam Loonard, of Clevolamd, Chiot Clork, and Viltiam Drown, of Lawrence, Hergeant-nt-Arms, and eubordinatos In sccordance with tho decision of tho Republican caucus of Baturday night, In tho Beuate J. 0. Donaldson was elected Chiof Clezk, and E. L. Jones, of Tolado, Chiet Her~ keant-al-Arms. The morning scesion was nect- pied with businees pottaining to the organiza- tion; GOV, ALLEN'S MESBAGE—CONSELVATIVE LROGIALA- TION ADVISED, Tho annual mossage of Gov. Allen wan sont to tho Genoral Assembly to-day, The follow- ing ia an abatracts Tho measage suggosts that, In tho Governce's judgmont, tho path of wisdom leads away froiu wholeualo logislation in theg- rection of a prudent course, which will mnot in- cumber tho statute bouks with Iaws of doubtful ueceaalty or add to tho confusion of tls psoplo by chunges of doubtful utility, ‘ FISCAL. On tho 15th of November, 1874, the publiiz funded dobt of Uhio wan €7,008,205.0 ; redotp. tions during tho yoar, £33,265.18; outstand~ iog Nov. 15, 1875 £7,943,920.12. Tha lo- cal indebtoducws of tho Btato for the past yoar is €U5,957,688.21, belng au Incroase ovor the formert yoar of 4,071,685, Tlo tr- reduviolo bebt o € Okifo In $4,177,664.31, This makes tho agpregata debt in Ohio, State, local, and truet fuudy, B38,/65,076.64, Tho loca! fudebted- veen 1 reckoneaito Sapt, 1, 1875, and the Htata debt to Nov. 16, 2876. Tho Auditor of Hiate os- timates_receints, including tho balsncd ou havd Nos. 15, for the encurrent year from all sources’ ut £64319,293, snd disbursements at $6,462,700. QLno taxes levied and collect sble in 1475 aud 1876 sguregito §23,- 843,182, Tuo valuntions, as sbown by tho grand duplicate of 18i5, aegreguto 21,608,475, 8.2, which is nu incroake aver tho duplicawe of 187k of #18,190.6.8, This increa+o arives as follaw 1 real eatato in cition and villsges, $11,183,622 ; on personsl property, £7,53¢,2480, PEMAL. In roforring to other matters, the Governor reports tho &ty bonav.lewt, rof .ramtory, s d enal (o-titutious in a fluurshing coadtion, Ihe Llenitoutinry report shows s surplng of earnings for tho gear of abont 20,000 over 1its oxpeoses, A ruggestion 1 mude whether some cnenges hoald mot be made 1u the criminal laws Ho 88 to orovide graded punishmen: for forzery and bargla y, ns provided for larcany, wo that tha Lu.-uy olfenders who Lave not given ovidence of beiug Liardened may be lmrrlsouml i couoty jails fuscerd of Leing put luto tho already ovev-ciowded Pout- tentiy. Lhe Govenor specinlly urgen the im- portance of somo provi-iun that shail equilize {u suine dezroo wentouces m ull eourte for the same crimned, Io maye tners »re now convicts in tbe Peuitentiery under mentcnco of thirty years for preciscly tho samo cnimes for which otbior mou are sorvin but tnree years, MORE GUNENNATORIAL 14 VR, The Governor urges the imporiunco of con- ferning upon tho Chiof Tixecutive tha power of romoving Boaras or ofilciale of bis oan appoint- mont for cauco which he may claim sutticiont. Ho contends that, under tho presett fawe, hois powerlusa to remove euch oflicors oxcept for linancial turpitudo, MINING, Tho mesrago report» the minlng Xaws as work- Ing wel, and thas there Lias boon & marked im- provemont 1 tho ventilation of mines during tho past year. Suggestion 1 made that & Do~ vartment of Mumung might be advantageousls conducted with the Stato Agricultcrsl sud Me- chanical Coliego. RAILIOAD BUILDING, The ratlroad lutorest has coutinued in a do- prereed state, Dut littlo more then 40 miles of new track buve boen laid during the past year, and moet of that ou changes or addiiions to ex:siing lines. Boveral now projects, how- evor, have been successiu'ly put on fook, and bo tuinke tho peoplo mav anticipato & matenal re- vival o rallroad-building duriag tho year to come, TOME QUARDY, During the past year moro than ordinary zes! Jias muaviforted ithelf for tho organization of tmalitary comunmies, Filty-ouo now ocq tluns were furmed. Tue Lutal forca of thio State ut thia time 1s four battalions sud fiftyenine un- attached oompauiea of infantry, and eleven ortillery compauiod, conntitusing au effoctive body of 4,412, T'he Governor recotmends rea- konable appropristions to ussist 1o huving Ohlo #ropaly rovresentod at the Centenmal, nud sug- gosts tho proprioty of liotding u colebiation at Columbus under 8tate suspices on the 44 b day of noxt February. e alvo recommends a paduction in taxes aud the viponses of tho Governmout ns much a4 poasible, und sach laws sy will wupproas professional vagrancy. 1N THIL BENATE, to-day, 8 bill was iutroduced to ropesl the now well-kuown Geghan inf). IN TUE HOUSE, blls wera Introducod for the enme purpass, and one vo provide fur tbe taxation of charda prop- otby. —_—— LOUISIANA. NO EXCITEMENT, Sperial Dispateh to I8¢ Chicaro Tribume. NEW Onvzaxe, Jan, 8.—The Loglslature met to-day without any of the excitoment which Jis charaoterized oach one of its provions wmeetic qe for the last five years. Thore was a disposition on tho part of some of the Domocratic member.a of the Housoe to oxpel certain Lepublioan mome- bors who were seated undor tho Wheolsr award. on the ground tLat those members were under ivdictent for bribery, The charge ia a0 fur from being proven that & committie of the louse, cousisting af two Democrats and ono Republican, appointed during tho oxtrs sossion last spring, reported the cliarges entirely un- founded v fact. . A BLIGHT DEMOCTIATIC MAJORIF P, Tho disposition of some of tho Demo iratd Is to get rid of aw many Republican momboe rs s pos uiblo without airoctly breakivg tho Whoeler ugreemeont, The Domocrats, by the ¢muassina~ tion, on Christmas Day, of tue Bepubl wan Rep- rosontative of Natichitoches Patish, th s Hon. K. L. Piorsou, bavo alroady a slight mijoiity ou Joiot ballot, which will jusure them tb o United Htates Sonator io caso Pinchvack is noit admite ted, but thoy wish to msko therr ma rgin’ utill greater. Through an spparant overzig bt on tho part of the Demoorats, the imles of tho Houso of the laat sesslon wero resdoptod, which makes b e Xtromely difticult to exvel s mombar, aand it woulc | require very arbitrary ruting ou the part of the Bpoaker to accomplish that objoct. TUE PREGUNT SPEARER, Estellelto, was elected by a combiuation. of Ro- publicans nod compromige Democrate against the “Jaat ditohors,” and thers lan grerit desire on the part of the latter faction to cb augo the Bpeaker, I bave it from good authority that the Ropuvlican caucus, taking a dvantage of tula condition of affulrs, sppolntesd o committee which walted on Speaker . Estelmtto and lutimated very broadiy to that offic nal that, 10 0ase hia rulinge woro such as tou vseat any of tho Rupubticans by unfair means, tbov would combina with the * last-ditch " elerssnt and eloct sonio one olee to fill the chalr of presiding ofticer of tho Houso, It 14, thersfore, probable thet the matter will nos be prossed ikurther at present. (70 ths Associated Prens) KELLOGG'S MEBIAQR. New Onrxaxs, Jao, 8.—The Logie"ature ms to-day. Evorytblog passed off qujetly, The Houso, attor rucelving the Governor ‘s wessage, adfourned out of respest to the m smory of L. 1, Bouthard aud E. L, Plerson, dec sased mom. bezs, Gov, Kellogy's message was exce adingly slabe orate. Ile congratn'sted the paople on the bouveful prorpects of tho State, which he aecribas taainly to tha fact tial thoy are now on the threslold uf tho full fruition of thoso financial reforws urged Ly nmself, which, by the lnat election, by en” ungaestioned voto of a ina- Jovity of the Eeoplu woro angtaitad on the Con- kutution of the Htate. He expressos the. belinf that tho=e amen Imesta nra not even yat fully Noderstond, aud eammarien them aa follows': ‘Tho debu of the Stite s roduced to & point ad- mitted'y within the pr>war of the Stato to moat the Yrmcmul and luterest at maturity duriug the whole term of forty vears over which tho hew bondn run. Thoe debt cannot be incressed beyond ihe ‘Aomv. to winch it has been linnted, “Tho sppalling load of contingent deute—over ©21,000,000 in smount—nover actuaily 1 veorrad, but stauding on the statute Laookea o mstaut soures uf danger and uncertaint . hay he wu buried besoud rasurrection, Tho intorcat apr, ¥oprfation i the November debt in madte pei- petu @l until the exunguishmeut of the dett it- relf ¢ ©all bavo been sccompnslied. Eoth prine cipal sud {ntercst are guaranteed by the Coueti- tution, & The riMo of taxation Is limited, The Lezin- Isture is reatricted fu expendi'ure to the rev- onues sh.\ch that rats of taxation will yiold, and tho revony 03 of each year aro to bo devoted ox- clunvely to 1ho oxpenses of that year. ‘Tuo actual amount of the dobt of tho Btate will bo Linreat\or & fixod quantily which can ut any moment by authenticaily stated sud proven. In addition v theso State reforms, tbe City Council of Now Or.cans bavo boou prombifod, =iso by constitutyvnal amendmont, from issuing turtber bonds or any evidenco of indobtedncss, oxcept sysinst caa actuslly in treasury. ‘Iha bonded and floating debt of the Btate whea he touk charpo was 824,093,407.20. fle givea olabora:e tabuise etatemonta of tho move- wmenta of the Hiate finances muce, and eava: I will thus be soen that tho | ressant bonded and tloating dobt of the Btate ia now, Jau, 1, 1576, ¥19,061,645.25, and that the debt of tho Htato has boot decreased duriog my admiufstra- tion £5,199.805. While this reduction of the dabt Lias been offected, the general exponditured of tho Governmeat have been largely roduced, and taxation Las been diminislied from 2134 to 1424 mitls. Q' receipta of the prezent yosr up to Dec. 20 hiave excecded by 825,480 the eutiro receipts for the year 1872, and the exvenditutes for the car- ront yoar up to Lec, 20 aliow u roduction of & 193,209 upon tho expendituros of 1873, and &1,- 415,763,042 from the expenditures of 1872, The expenditures darlug the three yesrs of my ade ministration have boen £1.720,654.21, sboatng a eaving in oxpenditures of £9,2.9,554.94 cowpaced with tho last throe years of the provious admn- istiatlon. He rocornmenda the passacs of a constitution~ al amondment reducing oil salaries, aud the per diom aud mileago of members of the Legislatuo, snd limitation of tho seysion of the Logisiatute to thirsy days inylond of wixty. NEW ONLEANS INhOLVENT. Witth rogard to tbe fluancial condition of the City of New Urlesus, ho siates thut the debt or the cicy 18 ovor £23,000,000. Tho city’s default on luformst last vear was 8120,505, ~ s doticit on sppropristions for intereat this dear lo $1,142,- GU0; ou apyro; riatious for kciiools and police, £236,229, makiug a tutal detcit for 1875and 1474 of €2.160,477. ‘The delingnenttaxes uncoliceted for the lsst eix years sm.uut to §2,850.176.46, Mowava: ‘sBuch an exhb.bit carrice withitita owa moral. ‘“hecity i indolveut, and, in my judgment. tho ouly coulse open 1s tv sddross itsoif, without nwnocersary delav, to some ad+ qustnont of its oinization to its croditors, and 10 | ruvide for a mom ocunomical sdwiuisiration 0 ¢ govesnment in the futere.” e recommeuds tho mppointment of fiva Co uarissioners, two ta be olocted by the City Coupeil to ropreseut the city. two by the Board of Culorvritern and tho leadivng Lanking osao citlons forming the New Otleans Clostiog- Hound torepreccnt the bqndholders, snd tho 1ifth bo appeinted by the Goveruor or elected by ity Legislatire, who iiouid be clothed by Log- ;8 ative enac oot wish full power to nevotiate with thio erecitars of the city, and to agroo ou veaslf of the city on nn ecquitab.o plan of come prunise, which apieement, when ratilied by thy City Council, xhoa!d ba bind.ug upon thavity, lie gives credit to the exintwsg City Couweil, thoush compesed of poiitical opponeoty, for baviug dor.o their beat, but recommends tho abo- JXtion ol tho presout forw ot bureau-crestlc Cuy (ioiornment, and the eubstnurion of & fesd « xpevsiva plan, Ho roes into figures to shuw tLat the coudltion of tue city is in no way ascriv- anlo to taxation for schuols and polce, as ch:uged by Mavor Loeds, but that both schools and polica cost joss than o.er before, and ara nio1e aconomically sdminintrated in New Oifcans tusn 1o auy othar city of hko eizo. WIAT 13 MOHT NLEDED, 110 concludes that the great neol of Louialans in peace aud the entorcement of the lawe, with the petivo coucurrencs of the peo,le for whoua srotectiow the Iaws are desired. ‘Ihe Ivochinge, wzendiary tires, aud assasviuations which bave receutly been per otrated {n three or four par- i-hios af the State are s warnivg xnd 8 menaco (0 cavisal aud Jubor to aveid tnue, the moet product- 1ve Stalo of the South. Accurate statieticsiud cate that the crajm of cotton, sugar, tice, aud truite rawed in the Stats of Louimana duniug the pnst voar largely oxceoded £50,000.000 1 value, whilo for the first timo in the bhistory of tho State the crop of cort has been equal to all Loms de- mands, loavicng » purplus for exportatton. What State 1 the C'uton, with & wiilar area of culii- vated land. can show a like rosalt from an oqual expenditure 2 \With capital lusured apainst ex- cosrive tavatian by thie funding Iaw nnd the con- stiat ounl awoudments, it now ouly rests with 20 citizous thicloseiven to give to uDmixrauty the assursuce tbat their civil rights wili be ro- wpocted, that sheiwr lives ani property will be protect d by thu Inwa, und that no social ustra- ciyin will bo vir:ited on thew on accont of po- litical opniuns, Aud tae Btats will receive an iu- tlux of labor aud capital wbich will fucreado its prospenity a thonsand-told. “ Ho pointe out ti-at in national politica all In- torasta of the Sta:ny lie in the direction of hard money and a protea tive tanfl on rice and sugar, sud after rofuding tho Governl Assemby of the pledgo given in 1110 adjusiment ta accora L houcefoith all necoswsry sud legitimate suppoit in mantsioiog tho hiwa aud ju sdvancing the pease and pro-pority a f the T‘eople of the dtate, Lo saya he confideutly lookn forward to thewr co-operation during iy coming seasion in all mossures ¢:ndiog to atll further hghten tho burden of tho poople, siid to atul forther en- forco ecoounry, honesty, aud eflicioucy in all brauches of tho public sarvice. ——— KENTUCKY. GOV, M'CHEENY'S MESBAOR. Loviwsvirie, Ky., Jan, 9,—Tue first aonual mesangzo of Gov, McCroery waa seut to the Leg- inlature to-day, Ile conginiulates tha Btato on ita peaceful condition, asuodsat harvests, and $ood fruanciad condition, Xhs amouut of the State debt Ock. 1, 1875, is sta*od at $18.439,490 in outvtandury Louds, of whNch ounly 10,319 aro due wiich hiva not beet paid, becuure uot piesented. Othor bouds aro not due till 1804-"05-"u). Abuudsut roso \rcos wre oo Lsud to meet the debt many tunes ovor. Tho ©XCCBB Of Yovomae roper uvor axpen ¥od in 1875 was ¥361,604.28. Tho balsnce of the w.y o'amia aeaiust tho Uniled Statos Uovorument i §443,- G3.09. Averagu numbor of chuldron at w300l 159,000, Total amount rased for co.'ored schools, €3,465 723; opumbor of sch Vs tought, 840, ‘1[- reconnmenda enactmen 4 to causa Iemtucky to bu fully repro- sonted at tho Centenninl exlibition, sud tho necessary appropriation to bo ised for the oxpensos of the display of tho arts, products, wiverals, manufaci ures, and lva etock. He recomumends a Burasu of Agricultaral Bratistics a8 neceusary, Ho calla attontion. to tho death of Gen, John 0. Brockearidge, oxnGov. Thomes E. Bramlotte, and AL T. Cluisman, eight years Olerk of the Ilouso of Noprosentati'vea, The messago s very longthy, and s devoted to local questions, ——— MINNL.SOTA. CADCUsES, Br. Pary, Minn,, Jan. 8.—The Leglelature moats to-morrow, The Republicans hsve s mwa. jority in both Housea. In thecaucus to-night of the Republicaus, W. I, Neuyon, of Htesle Couuty, was nominated for Bpeaker and Cherles /. Boswell, of Fairuauk County, for Clief Clerk, 1o thie Benate caucus Obwuiles W, Joboson, of Miuneapolis, was nominstd for Boorstary. Mr. Keuyon was Speakar of tiw) last House, ———— COLORADO. PATTIAL ORGAKIZATION, Dxxven, Col., Jan, 8.—The Logislature met bore to-day. ‘Ing Houso elacted Alfred Buttors Bpoakor, ‘The Council will parfect its organiza- tion to-morrow, The wession will probubly bo short and devowd of moro thau bl intorest, a8 tue Constitutioual Couvusution is proparivg & Btate Constitution, —— EDUCATIONAL. Spectal Ianatch o The Crvcago Tribune, IvpiaNaroLis, Ind. Jan., =10 Bupe:iutendent of 'uplio Iustewction bas msce the apportion meut uf wchoal reveuuo for tuition pusposes, ‘Theze aie 607,70 school ohildre i enumaraied in the Blate. Thd smount collectrl in the countios for disbussemetss is §792,184.34, .3ud the aweunt apportioned $819,104.83, lonving & bal- suca in the Trowury of £1,714.23. The sunual repmyt of the Tiustees of by Noimal Behool wasfile? to-day. Thers were 485 pubits at the fasritntion peoper dising the year, besidos 195 1 the tramug kehool ; totsl num- bor eurolled fu the Nor.nal School rince its ore Renization, 1,611, of whom 70 per cent wera children nf faimera and 20 por cent clnldren nf roprosentatives of othor industrizs, The finan- cial and cenral condition of tho school 18 pro- nousced natisfaztory, RAILIZOADS, FRIE'S CONDITION, Racotver Jomott, of the Eris Raiiroad, filed his roport in the County Ciark's oflico at New Yoil, on the 3lat of Decomber, for the quarter ox- tending from Sept. 1 to Nov. 50 inclustve, The foliowing is o nummary of the report : REPT, 1 T0 OCT, ), 1838, Tleceiptn secrued before thy Appointment of tho Mte. eetver, .. .8 29,005.01 Racoipts Aptaointa) o cerued af ient of or ,383,782,70—$1,418, 447,74 Payments sppulatinent of the Ree ceivey .t ...$1,027,396,53 Payments necrucd afir i sproiniment of the R +1e ,048,070,70—83,076,575,03 oi§ ALSILSL 73, xov, & Recelpts acerned Lefore the apjolutuent of tho loe Tecaarta acerued ofier fho nlllx-olulmlnl of (ho He- VT creveraanserarone s 302,266,02~82,554,625.47 Paymienta nccrued befory iy Tk sppolntment of the e cefver Paymen o sppoiutaeut of the Ko- CEIVERerutvnananansenneaes 1,916,538.4232,040, Balance on haud,,. 8 sl CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY, Itugala Commereia!, Lee. 31, A brief New York dispatch munounces that Commodoro Vanderbilt was yosterdsy elected Drosident of tho Cavada Southern Ruilway, This event was nob cotiroly unexpocted, It was whispered about Wall etreet early intho weei that the Vanderbilta had bocomo possesned of over oue-haif of the atock of this lino and of fts Wentern counectlon, the Cufeazn & Canada Southern, mud st & chspge of management would soon La mado, A part of the nuw programmo fa satd to bo the early completion of the Wealotn bronch, which wouid gtve & line from Buffalo to Culcago di- rect, without grades or curves, for about =16, 000,000. Mo e likelv this uow move contempliut the abuorplios of the Tuledo, Wabash & Wi oru Hailway, whicl Is acon to be rold under tue bammer, Hince tho Caua i Bouthern bas beny 10 oba1ution & lively competition has boen wit~ nessed between thit hne wnd the Lake Shore, wbich has reaulted tn a material luse of trahic to the iattor road, Tue election of Vanderbilt as Presideut of the Canads Nouthorn wilt pre- vent thiy comvetition aud ngain maks the Tule- do road a ttibutacy to the New York Coutral e, THE NEW oa;.sAN:.Ai'r“. LOUIS & CHICAGO Amecting of the wtokuoldars of the New Orloany, Ht. Louis & Chicazo Railioad will bo Leld at Now York Jan. 25 to act npon, & propo- eition to issue proferted stock uf the Company to Lo ured 1 seitling its tloating ndehteduess and 1etiring tue T per cont incomo and eq g~ ment mortgage bouds of the Missiesippi Centrul Haitioad Company, aud tpon a proposition to 1#nae tho bunds of tie New Otleans, Louls & Culeago Ratlroad Compauy, not eicoeding 23,000,000 iv amouut, to bo eecured by 1octe gage, and io be used to provids the means to unprose aud better equin the Cowpany's rond, and to sottle any indobieaness of tha Compauy, or of either of the Com aunlen of wiich f wus formed L convohdation ; a.d to take any othor wetion that way bn decwed neceswary 1 reter- ence to suy suchi 1ndebteduads. 02,833.45 161,11543 t- Y/ANT A ROAD. The people of Kuaxvillo, Ia., heve cffored the Chicago, Rock Islind & Pecile Builrona Com- paoy §15,000 and a right of way throagh the town, if tho Oskalooss Brauch ean be extendod to their town, Kunoxville is aboas 25 miles west of Oukalooss, and is in tho dircet liue of an ex- tenaion wesrward to connect with tho Winterset Brauck, rad form part of n pobsible secoud liue from Daveoport to Council Bluifs, paraitel to sud souibs of tho preseut main line, I'ie lazi of tiack botwern Sigouruey aud Opkalioar is now prouressiug rapaiy anlis vearly fnshed. Thie peoplo of Uskaloos s bive promisad the cone tractois a bonus, provided their wors was doue by Jan. 1. PERSG L. Mr, Andrew 8mith, General Passonger Agent of the Clicago, Hock Island & Pacitic Raiiruad, who bas been coutined to bis house by tickuers during the last week, was attanding to bus dutics again vestorday. Mr. Banth is sl very wesk aud unablo to climb up the threa tlight of etairs leading to his oitice. Mr, Joran, of the Miclu- gan Southern, bas therefors kindly furnisnod bim with desk-room in ttuom 1 on tha fhiat floor. Mr. Horaco Tucker, 10F 80:10 11me past act.uy General Freight Agont of thoe lilinois Cencral Itailroad, was avpolated on ths 1at of tue mouk Uenera! Frelzht Agent of thas Company. Mi. Tucker 1# an eiliciont railroad man, and well de- serves tho promotion, ITEMS, Tho Genorsl Freicht Agents of tho Eastern pool lines held a meoting at theoftice of tho Mictiean Southern Railroad for tle purposs of equalizing tho rates tosome of the local poiats, Boyond this no business of importance was transucted, It is, howevar, reported that the Tates to the t are weakening, aud a reduction way take placs before lovg. ) ‘Ihe Chicago, fowa & Nebraaka Railroad (Chi- cago & Nortuweatern Ieeree) bay doclared a divi- doud of b per cent, payavle Jan, 1. THE ADVANCED RATES. Spertat Disputeh to The Chicaao iribune, PmravELpura, Pa, Jan. 8.—Tho wostward- bouand ficight rates will be increased on the 7th mat. o the following figures: From Philadel- phin to Cblcago, first cluss, 63 cents por 100 pounds; second, 63; third, 54; fourth, 41; Ofuls, 83; to Bt. Louls, 88, £8, 72, 06, 45; to Ciucinnutl, 62, 506, 43, 80, 28. Tho low charges at presout, it 14 atated, wero made oaly to force tho UGrand Trunk Raflroad to advauco their ratcs from Boston to the West. Tho reduction, which brought 4 lovs of fully £100,000 weekly to the four great trunk lines, succeeded fu its object, but not to the injury of tho Graud I'runk, That Compuuy tofuscd to come to suy teru except upon a basia ot oqual division of protlis on Bou- ton freights to tho Weat. After sovoral days of patloyiug, tho maeting of lust week was callod, and the four grest linow were forced to wuccuwmb. Thid {8 tho sccount givon by a goutlemsn who took part in tho nogotintious, THE CANADIAN PACIFIC. OrTAwA, Out., Jan. 1.—An impottant ovent in vonte £o: with tho suivoys ¢f tho Canadisn Pas cific Railway has occurred. Thosa survoys fhist bogan in tho summer of 1870—ono from tue Valley of Ottawa cn one &do, and from Dritish Columbia ou the other. Tho Governmens bos roceived tolograms from DBattle River, a stalion on te Pacifio Tolograph line in thoe Saskatche- Wil couutry, sunouncing tho important fuct shat survoys Liud at 1aat boon connected, ‘Tho poine of connection {s,in latitude 53 deg. 6J mlu. 86 soo. vorih; longitudo 113 deg. 3 inio. 43 sec. west, 1'hcss claims Of accuiato {pstrumental monaurewments aro the tirst of the kind that havae aver beewt made botacen tho Atlsutio and Pacitio within the limits of tho Dominion. Application will by wado to Parliament at its next noysion for au act to incarporato a coia- ,any to conatruet a railway tuunel under Detrolt lhvur, near Awberstousg, aud for other pure boses, THE MISSOURI PACIFIO, Br. Lots, Ma., Jan 8,—The 5t. Louls Connty Cowtt to-dsy spproved tho action of its Come mittes st the moeting of the Mixsowsi Pacifio Lholders in New Yorka few days sgo, and :m l::l}d Prouiding Justice Schuliz to tal guucls sction tu lta bebulf s futoro ciroutnsisoces wesaw 10 be for tho bout futarvss of sheoounty. THE OMAHA B3IDQE. Couxci, Bruwss, Ia, Jun. 8,—Tho Kanees City, 8t, Jos & Counci] Bluffy trains do not run over the tranufer bildge to Owahw, uor will they, aocordiug to the vrders of Mir. Muitieton, CAIRO & 8T, LOUIS, Sgectal Duepatoh to Taa Chioam Triduns, Bemwvarixio, I, Juu, $.—Frueaedings wors opeued in the Uuited Btatos Cuurt w chambora tuis afterncoa tv obtsio su fnjunetion restruin. jug the Csio & Be. Louis Rulrcwd fruwm eoter- Lug tha city ezvoph by the luvau live, b buiuy f claimed that, br tha orizinsi contrac tha AR 10 130 a4 a0 Apsraach to the -uv:"m: I:\»;: and o lkeep tha eatmn wn repair, tut yhis 1019 gt nies tho wgreomont, The wawer Jart eprng waxhing tha’ loico rar, tha road removed track, snd now reachies the ity over anotber toad, The Company claims that tha effect of the injunetlon, if a1’ atned, will ba to #v1on {lism frow entarlng the city st ail, ns they cannolb elfurd to keop the loves in Tepair, < A CONTRADICTION, New Yong, Jan, 3,.—I'ho roport that Commo. dore Vanderbilt bal haen elactol Presidaut of the Causds Boathern Railraxd is dened, —— THE FT. GISSON AGENT. Mcsroore, 1.T., Jan, 3.~Ms}. Upham, the Commanduut at Fi. Gilwon, ssting under orders from the Becretary of tho Intorior, took porses sion to-gay of the oflice books aod voncher belonging to the Unfon Agency et thin placo, Tha Awoncy has Leen In charpo ot Maj. '3, W. lugaits Thie neceasity for aush summary procnodings ha not transjred, but it {4 understood to bo migap. plicavion of publio funds nttusted to luscars tor selecting th locatiou and for tho ersction of A new aeency hniidiag, Ingeits is absent from tho Territaty, sl tho examination caunot ba completed till fs rotunn, * — WHITEHOUSE--CHEREY. Spezial Dumateh to The Chicaso Trionne, SenixarseLy, 1L, Jao, 3,—Tua lon, 8, Corne ing Judd is 10 tho city to appear In tho famoua Whitebouse-Chenay caso, involving the owner- #bip of Christ Church, Chicago. ‘The caso wag to come up at thin tecm of the Supremo Conrt, but the couneol for Bisliop Chenoy, th appelice, could not brepare Lle voluaioons pajers 1o time, and tho muit will probably go over to the At. Veruou to1m. THE SIEGE OF QUE3EC, Qurorc, Jan. 3.~0n Now Year's morning Bate tary L. connisting of about elzhty men and four guna, tho lattor deckod with evergreeus and ribe bons, marched through tho lower town, calling ot and ealinfug the piaco lu Champimu streos whets Gep. Montromesy was killed, ond the #Dotin tho mault on Matelot etrect wade famour Uy the attack of Uen. Arnold. OCEAN STEABIZHIP NE Puitapeurmn, Pa., Jan, 8.—~Steamshiny Oble and Lord Clive, from Liverpool, havo arived, New Youx, Jan, 8.—Arrived—Stesmabips Neickar from Rremen, Suovia from Uamlwrs, Bavtrsonr Md., Jan Astived —Steamstup Brauneetiwei, from Eremen, MoviLLE, Jan. S.—Sleamer Moravian, Portland, has airived THE DETROIT WRESTLING KATCH, syezual pwnateh to Tie Ciicaso Pribng, Deruoir, Mich,, Jan. 3.—Tho sporting-men arc all agog over tho wrestling mateh which ia to come off here to-merrow mialit batveen Moo Lauchlin and Lenfaun, Johu Mornssoy aad hiy gang are bere to Lack Benjaaun, om TYPOGRAPINCAL, Spectat Diaeteh o £le Ciacaca Tridune, TRangas Crry, Mo. Jan. 3.—At tho annrai mogs ing of the Typograghical Union of this city, hoid yenterdar, Jr. Thomas J. MeNab, foreman qf tha Timea ofiico, wan elosted delezate to tiro I ter wuona! ‘Tvpographiteal Union wiiel convenes 1o Podadeipiik io d6ls next. CHESS. CrLverayn, 0., Jan, 8.—Tho serlos of games of ciesw Letweon Alleront, of New York, and Max Judd, of tt. Lous, began to-day. Itwes decided thas the vinner ef tho firt wix games sbunla be doelured the vietor, Ilio fiws gawy, o **Seuich gatuuit," was wen by Judd, OBITUARY. Bostoy, Jac, L—Timothy Dold, «ald to bo the oldest merchant of Boston, died to-dag, aged 93 years, Sy ecial DUpat=i to The Chitaza Tridune, Missnarouts, Mo, Jan, 3.—Tho Hon, W. 8, Kiug teft for Wasbiugton to. t ——— By an accident 1t the Centeaniat buildings fa Dhiladeipbia vn Baturday tvo workmen, wataed Letiuo und Vells, v ore kifled ontrizhit, Another, oamod George Smiith, dicd at 1he Hospital brom 1nfunes eceived. el Y 'BUSIKESS KOTiCES. Nave Your [ain—1f you Wish toSave Four Luirund keop it i3 8 strong asd Leally condition, tse Huructt's Cocosine, It wwill sthuuiste tos. roo% of Lo bair, wid restore (e natural sction upon whi b ita prowth depende, Twenly yeuww ugn a wingle bottin paved & lady's Balr dua Gcigerate Casc, fn wilch all otuer troutinent had Liled ; and muce that eatly suce 10:3 thousauds of cancs of taliuees, duudruff, loss of balr and Irritation of tue eealp have yiclded to the nste remody, —_— Night Sweats nre often tho wympe fom of diseaso {n th admonary argans that inay bo cared by Wieirt's Foe-Treo Tar Cordind, whicls deuge g8 wll over tho coun ermytive rancdy they b Ly, colde, oo thromt, pleurisy, diphtberia, und T, "REPORT OF THS GONDITION RERMAN NATIONAL BANK OF CEHICAGO, In the dtate of Illinois, at the closa of business, on tho 17.h day of Docerabor, 1878, T ) 81.310,010.00 70,000.00 8,030.00 81,700.08 ue from \hlfl'; 20:103,0 Baaiinalin__snostan oo Roat ot [T Husolts TEOSIE oo oo c:'r:-;u E panae. 10,830.10 idiencaior U HonH 10a Tous L 8372147 Blllllt‘l(ulln!t.\lllwll. 10,397.00 e Nickolb.conres 403.50 Lo Taslar S5 18100800 o o0 o0 Bt aDiion Tiad s, 8450 [TRIURTCATY LIABILITIRS, 8 BOUIN0 TANEG0 ot Sin01dS {irentation, ooy ividnads Una) Indwidusl Dupostv .8 73 tiicaas 2 00,778,668 ;i , Uormann Sohaflase, Cashlor of tho Guriuad Nativasl [y Hiibtiniy aoue AL Uhs £y sater et 13y ey 00, by mead i g bert oty o, Correct—~Attests Stata of Nilacls, Conaty of Couk: Gouriired blty e, this 31 darol Jume P T ety A uiigr, O1L TANKS, WILSON &2 LVENDEN'S éfi OiL 1:A NKS, MEASURING PUMP, 47 & 49 Weat Lako Bt. COEXIOA GO 27 oy Send for Catalogue, Manufactarsrs of SN O e '8 SALE OF BADDLERY A?{%’fil‘i&%fl. 8t 141 Lake-st., Chicazo, o undereigned, assiynes of South & Duucin hereby offer fur sale tho eutire stock, Imfimr& stork itures, wsaigued o bio for the bedadt of the greditore of sitd i, u?'fi'f-" sud othors aro luviied bt D! GUAFIR, Thv, ty, LaTle