Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1876, Page 2

2 et et Irn lae2s net profis on Jong huainees at less than balf ' T rate which 18 barely remanerstive on_short hauik, Lhe exsense of foadiog aud handitng fre'ght {4 tha Lme, whather it s destined 10 or 101 milss, 1n pro- £:102 a3 4 rosd {8 enatled to compets for tarouan Bibircassvan thougu Laken nt fow ratcn,—tn (hat v1e tent it 1 enabled tho cheaper t1 da fta lo:sl Luelnest, TXIFORN DATES ATIE ALLO UNIUAT, becansa th coat oY operations in not the same nvon #2ch tosd, ar any twn rouds, Darfug the ve: rending Dee, 51, 1814, the exprnacn [ e milo rin_varied on tay Milwankes & 5t Panl RJiway, from $1,17 on the Ta Ceore Divialon, to §1.43 on the Prairle dn Ohfsn Diviicn, ond $1.46 on the Norihern Division, Iha sima year. the nvmg; ra:t of tranarortiuga ton of freight] mile tn New York varied from 9 tiills on Aa8 Naw York Ceatrl, to 10 conta on ths Now York, Eoston & Monirss) Raiirowt snd, acordiny ta Presl: dent R:att s 1iet ropart. tho vost, vacied fromn 7 mils ez ton prr ks ou the Pennaylvanis wals ling, 10 1 vent and 7 mj).e on tielr New J.'ne{ 1.nos, Tho character of the road shiould “be convlilared, For every prade of 2) fect (o tho mile, the woik re- guired to ovcecome it 18 equivalont 1o that expondud o4 4 milen of jevel road, 4 1t 18 alro eascntial to know the prabable amount of fragatto bo earded, Alarge, rogulae business csn te done chaaprr thau o amail, ozcasional businéns, Thn Tin.oarln companies hava s comparatively ennll tonange, 3et Uh.y aro now oblgid Ly iy & ol 8 lower faie 1h 10 thie Pounsylvinia or tha New York Ceatral, ©uo of which frequontly his 1.0 traloy o day, And _the athier 10 milcaof fre dally. Ths irausporta- tion of such vast auautilles coables thoso companicn {o earm burger et escminga par il than 318 tho gives e.rnings of tny two Wisconrin lines, Treight moverent i 1arg 1y n ond direetion, Dur. fug 1814 the Milwaukes & 8t Paul Rafiway hau.cd 2,.61,234 tons esslwird, ADd oy 441,321 toos weat. wird. 7TlLe cars sajuiits lo carry this diJerence of 900013 tous twero hwuled sowtword empty—i, €., & dotiole (€ was ms-wesary. o wecura el for no e xer Larine jusiity oF Hasiness damands us lirgs egtiipment ns thoagh ik worn constant, “I'tig hizhiest cowits couenr In re vinlzing tho con- ditisnal fileucen of unequal rates, LU 3 lewding care 4t was Lcid * that a Company may charde diiierent Rilea for fragnportation whers 1l espennes thiereof ate difierent; aud, as tho cxnensa of starting a_train 43 the 8ams fora long or wbnrd dist nee, this muy fair 1y be t.ken lufo acconnt and Justify an Inequ.lity o trarates uf carrisge between diticr ot jlaces, A% INTIMATE KNOWJLEDGE OF TUE VARYING CON- DITIONS OF FACK LINE 11, (heralare, necosmry in order (0 prescribo reason- slig zates, As slated by u sclect tennmutice of 1o Dritish Fatlisment, “Taste nrs m.tlers which ro. quire (42 Kaowiedgs, skil, and experienca of the man« sgurs thminelves, i aniy attompe on tho pach of auy t Departmnt 10 do it for them 1s {mpoas- o Tie Rafiroad Commlsnioy s of Malne, » thuretts. aud Michigan bive reacked the kame cun- tlusion. For, a & ruin, the men who manage rili- credited wih surewdneer, whih cousiderss *n will {mipel them (o dovelop thelr territory, beeause Thatover conduces o ite woaith sugmenis s Comyany's protits. Ta Obio o distiuct tariifa of rates have heen yres wexibed, of which the State Ruiiroad Commissioner, fn 38 rapori for 18/0, 8114 they wera * thn mosk fruitful 1aurce of complaint.” Ililnols, after asveral attenpis o defluu what ought to ho chatged, devolved tha tank tpon three Commis»lanors, who | repared one schodula Tur all roads i Use Stite a'lke, Tows ook the Tilnol rales, reduced them 10 per cent and app.ed them 1o four truuk lues, Minnisota, fafllng Lmee to eatabltrh fixed zal0s, so enacled thic common [y, Untaught by theso (a'lutes, Wiacontin ikowlso dis regurd:d the catis Hous acuian of ollsr States, Iu Siameschuscits, tha Oommonvwe:lth €an sesitmo contrnl, only altsr a rosd BasFeou 10 oparation twanty years, * By payiug theres for thoamonnt of ciyit} aid In, with & uet prod$ thezeon of 10 por ccnt from the Lime of payment Ly the stockhoidors to the Wme uf purchass’’ InLie gland, if, after iwenty quc jears, any uew Fllway hus Mado 10 por cent for fures yoars, Government may tov Ince the fates charged, LUt eliall gusrautos the Come any 10 per cent Dr tho wext tweuty-ons sears, New York bas foliowed tle Eugish ruld, coucling that (he ratea of .10 or frelsht ahall no without thy consent of tna corporatiaa, ba 80 roduces by tho Legialaturo s ta produce lesa tham 10 per cent pec anuitm on {ho cspltal actually expented, Ml fuum rates havy Leen prescribed {n Lounsylvanta s yet the comp:hics most restricted are nflowed o charyo an Avange of & conta for bon yer mnllo. In Now Jersoy, by general law, the 1oade are authiorizod to charge 19 oents per ton per mile, In Ohio thoyare unlimited up 16 L0 milse, Ueyond whizh tney ara sutbbrized 8 chatgs 5 conts per ton per mile. “The el lexding rail- waysof England ore tmpawered {0 charge f veuts por ton per mife. Of thess raten a Parbamentary commlt Ioo 5l “They £roaiways fized 50 Ligh that it te. cumes, ooner or latcr, the interest of tilo companles io oury sl lower rtes," Dy woer and fear o roflway wiil deproclats 10 por seat yoarly, Tofliat exieut companies that are avis 2 ke renewaly. o omnit maklug ‘thece wuld b betd er{minal negligencs, Yet, to make them rcquires larde sutlaya, These the Potter law precinde, Thus, Wis. bonath ‘law operates to impaverish the Toads, render them unsafs, then punish the cowpanies for Lécomiug w0l TOE REAULT HAS ALANYED OAPITALISTS. Wherever they wmeet, the baleful tnflueuces of (ko Iaw we known aud ajprectated. Thelr fupressions ura canvey ol to st Btusa Depariments througa ita ngents SUtasds Tao Conant at. Totterdam, In iho. Neiners lands, allndlng to tho Potter law, xaya It has ¥ affected Lhoeo securitioa fu waica the Dutch capitallats have lavusted coormous sums™; that * for Years (o comip Do investinent of Datch e.p tai In United Ktstes Tl zoud aaterprlacs wifl be maqe ”; snd that ** financiers tutes In deelaring tuat a revival of conbdenca in Ainerican rallrosd cuterprisca eun only be expocted wnen o radial change tak-n pince in the difereat States.” Tho Consul ut Feanklort, fue central banklug cliy of Europ, teyat *The Girmins leileve tuoy Sava teen doefved and dufrauded;™ they fud flat **sovorelgn Stitea deny and disregard th ir gustan. tees ™3 end, hoadis, *tho futirest offered Ly Evos n {nterprizes 15 equal o ths nauny ratos of futerest E‘me Unfted States, lMercafter, tuls eapitat will dud abundaut nes In ils owu cunntry” Wers Wiscouin beyond the need of fareign credit sho might, pessivty, uitcdd to repel 1. Jut. with the Gorthern par: of 103 B Aty unhcoken, anu bar vast ree soarccs fylug dorman, (€ word ecsm utwim (o bar Dat the moatia no.eaxry to develop then. Without creAit the Bla e capnot advouce. BUnu sots qnickly setrated her reatrictivo Lw, Wikcounin sbould do Lkewlse. Trausportution is a commodity, amd fs auld s aye othor services, 1f ity price can ba fixed by law, 30 can that of other comwodliics furnlshed Ly assouds sted eapdtal, Tuo argument concludea: * Thorates of fareand freight enforved by law fu Wisconsin ure judefinsiula, Taoy are yroveu ta be unreisoa.ble, Tus ruliwaya sre complied Lo farvish trsnmportation below cont. In viaw of whitli, Edmuni Batko'a utteran-o is ertinent and trup to day: *3.u lisve 50 11ght (o what & ngt Teasonable,!® E————— DISCRIMINATIONS. THEZ BOARD O TRADE COMMITTER, ‘The Board of Trado Commitico on Rallroad Disesiminations held npothor mecting yesterday morniog at 10 o'clock, Mr. E. B. stevens In the chair, aud Mr. V. ¥, Baker acting oa Becratary, 1hs Chairninu stated that tho Secrotary bad tecened the totlawing LEITCR FUOM MR, J. P, JOT, Dresidont of the Michigan Central Itailroad s 1 note (Lt you are taking tho teatiuony of Freight Ageuts Lo 170vo tnat Ty matemout relative to the freight charg s by rouds wust of Dotcoit an coupnred who tuose East is not trus, Oa tuo statunens 1 1oad2 a frefght agent ls nov uu.hority, H3 caun st sall Xhat the uverege rate of freikht in por ton per mile, Tuat fuforwuilon piay b3 foana in Kamo of s owces of the Compauv, aid is always given to the pube Uis 10 tho snuust repori of the Cumjany, 1havo befors ;e tus annusl report of the Ciicsgo & Northwestern Company, publieh=d {h 184, jnving the Lyerage yate per ton per iy ouall frelgata on thet It w.iefan)siaiod (3 p g) 16, and reads eraje CuTLIDES peF | biseliger et mle ud per tou of Ercigat, %16 conte,” T li0 the Fepore of the Cuie gy, Burdngion & Quiney Comypany, mwado 1 Fobrusry, 18.6, suuwin Lie averags rate per 100 por tile for freiglit res.dee by the Compauy 10 bave Leen §i01 Tuese Com- yani.s, it wiil be foind Ly the later r porty, sav. a be #tautially muintained theas v.iew unchauged. Now g iaye Eake por fon per Wila fur tua Alicutgan Cautral roin Juuo, 1674, to Juny, 18Th, 1,14 cenls, Almort exactiy hall tuab of ihe Cuicazo A Nuribiweaiern Cuia. pany, -ud 8 gutly 10070 Lhau balf tuat of Lo Culvugo, liclagton & Qulocy Koad, Daciuz the list st e Teut yeur tuey have noi aversged Lf of elther, My statement, tuen fore, thut ruade (rou the Wout, losdiug 1o sud Uriugiug Lusiness to Chicago wore (bargiog 1eo whiat 14 rosds east of Chicagu were charging ls strict y true, 1u v cass of (Lo Yake Ghore & Mlckizun Bouthern Unve becu aud are about tuo kuine 4s o the Centrat, Onthe Datrolt & Milwsutes Ruad rage rates have bLeen lwe thsu by any othae O thst road the thiougn business Ls been 7.6 wlils per (on pr mile. This probabiy so- for Lo coudition of that Company. ‘Thore {s nu sotion 6f the world on griat Toutes, it sy sately be said, whern Lusinoss {s done 0 chieapl or 48 80 [ow Fales aa_batween Chicsgo aad New Yor! and Boston. ‘Fhere bas uo road doue businces cheap- sr orso chesp in Ihe Wesl, which 18 ot bankrupt, Theas facty speak pisinly and atrongly. Tho rosds waat of Oblcsga uto uot Aoty ratcs upon wiich lhey can more tusn live. Any T that culs undor thelr rutes diea baukrupt, Aud yet Oulsago ls »itacking them for discriminoting ugatust ieas it ale Ygee. fas apectacloof Hho roas reduced smost to tankrupicy by the fow ratce at which they are com- sad doloy b &l balf the rates at riug it 10 Chicugo, sud then gely Lecauss tuey do not da it iksajer, is paitainly a wiost atcling exhibition of o bleneas of yopular cluuor, and of Ihe baults U)o raliwny wausgement and propes AMIL JAMES BMITY, Geuners! Frolght Agens of tho Chicago & Alton Eu , sppieared beforo the Comuttes, aud avo teatimuby regarding the atieged discrimina. lm:l As far ag tho sates tosho Last ato cou- weracd, be did oot think the ruads could make them auy lowor at this o0 of tle year without = sullerivg ® loss, The throuzh business was ratber unproftable, ang, uni tue locsl busiuces wam very remunerative, raads would sutle! ub the provalling rates. 3o admitod that Lum yoad way cuarging higher rates ou local business shau ou buwness Irom compstng pointe, ‘4lus business could uot be taken oway froro them, Atths compatiog poinls they were compeiiod (0 maxe Jow rates 10 meet 1o crosa-lincs, which were'taklng freighty at alwoat suy rwte. ‘CLeso cross-lines wers nearly alt baukrupt, and they would do avytbing to ta- creaso their reveune. 1f the Chicago iiuos at- tomited to carry freighta at tho fame rates thoy would eoon be bankrup: slso, The shippers ou tha Clucago & Alton, howaver, wore &il aatis- tled, but be did not care to ted waat priviloges Lie granted them. Alr, fitevens remarked that the Wastern ronds differed from the Esatern ones 1o that respect, thas the former ware protecting sheir cnstoms: while gho latier were not. 11, Bmith sdmilled that the Lastrrn reads .o0uld do a Littlo moio for sk protectlon of thele elled 10 do busiuces, Rhich Weatarn road patrons {f they only would. As for Limeelf, he bsd no chnrg’u 10 maks ng the Eastern rondsy be lLad alwavs been troated farly by thotn, ‘The cross-lincs woro taking asay noarls all the busluesa fiem competing noints, aud they wero makiug raies on whict no sound road coud otlat, an wonld ba soou by the fullowing abstact from a fettor hohaif just roceived: Most of the graln that fa comlng in now, anid ity cousiderable, in_Lelng pujppel by the Indiansyo: Bloomipgton & Weatern, An Indianapolie party was hero thie weok and Longht some furty or Hfty cars, 1t is roported that a firm feom Tndfanapolis offersd ta dlvids thefr robate with him, proviled Le would ship grain to New York in thelr 'care, Vhey ofered him 2% tonts per 10J pounds us lils abare of Urawback, it anawer to 8 question regardiag tho siatnm of the {ast freight hnes Me. Smith sald that tho azticle on thoso ines u tha Sundaiy Times was ontitoly erroueons. Aittho fast freight licos but ons whioh ware ab present doiug busie ness in this city wero coutrolled by tho various lines ovor whica thov £an on a co-oporative pian, and the earnings wero divided amoug the 1o0ada, 'The Empire Line waa ths ouly ono not 80 ownel. The nts of the fast froight hines were pald no conmsatons, but roceived togular malsries. 1o did not bolieva that InL under-billing was done on tho Cbicapo loes, though this practico was univeysal on the cross-lines. The shipments over bia roal this voar had beon lighter tban inst, atkd wore particularly light st prescac. Aftor & sho't Informal conversstion tho Com- ait.as sdjourned uatil 10 o'clock this morning. REPLY TO MR, J0Y. The Commitice appoinisd by the Doard of Tizde o invesugato tha railroad disciimioations, throngy thoele Hecrotary, Mr. W, T. Dalier, sent the following to Mir. J. I. Joy, I'residout of tho Michgan Cousral Itasicoad. yusterdsy afternoon, answering hia commuuiention published in yoas terday's procoedings of the Commuitess Mr. J, ¥.Joy, Presdent Miehtaan Central Rafl- road, Deat~Dran Kin: Your fivor of the 13th int, fs et hiud, and noled You seem to misap. ediend tha wotk and asjectot our Committes, To Briia with, we Lava ot takcn auy tesimony with a ving anything you sald was *noi true't ing facts wharever wo cau find them with Lope reporiing wome romedy for the ent - discriminations agadumt tue city. Wo incily slated {0 you that wo made no complaints of rates £60. boce Easrward batuyg 100 Ligh, ouly that s have to piy moes than the country on clthor sids of us, and toulsy your road ix effanngto abippers from Milws 1kee Taiss that pay the turough hne but 41 ceutd per 110 from hers ta New Yordi, while vou clalin Jt wousd bankrapt the roud to carry it from hera for a Cofosgo shiprer at leas than §5 couta per 103, Tuln I8 but ono of thie maty invleuces of d-scrimination that havs come 10 a8 knowledys of this Commiites, und which show that, {f & *10ular clamue » axute hers, thera ja sowme reison forit, We cunaider that your inleresta sre fdentiol with our own, and that” you ahould co-uperate whh bs in flading o zemedytor evila, tha exletence of whica you admilt, and which 218 08 damaging to your rosdas to wia business of Oulengo, Yours tenly WILLIAN T, DAKLD, Sccretary Board of Trade Committes o Transporia- tion, 1 view to Woare —— THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS. SUMMALY OF TUEIR REPOI'E. ‘The anoual repott to tha Governoir of the INli- nols Nailroad and Warcbouse Commissioners bas juat bean poblished, and fiom In the follow- ing abstract is made: Duriog the :fear, closing with Jone, 1878, 331 milcs maia-lines and branches of railrords have beon opered for husi- noss in tha Btate, exclusive of otbor roads in course of coustruction, Tho fotal lengih of main-lino and branches in the Btate, reported to the Borrd, ix 7,100 miles, with yory fiow miles of dauble track, good nidings, sud cotnplete teloe rraphio facilitios, though sufliclont to carry on tho businoss of tho roada with safety and dis- patch. Of tho 331 miles of rosd opencd during tbe year, 824 aro main track. Fifly corporations made returns, including the Cairo & St, Louis, & J-fcet, OAITOR-EBURO. The freigut recoipta during the yoar were £71,075,583, againet £68,026,925.29 shis yenr pro- vious, belug sn increaso of $3,543, (77.77, - Lhe passenger recoipts were 828,992,490.31, ngzainst $20,078.810.563 tho vear previous, being au in- crosss of ¥9,013,608,72. The total eatnings for tne voar waie $105,015,785,59, beluyg an lucreaso of §0,128,020.41 over last yoia. 'I'we Chicago, Duridogton & Quincy bad the largest tneroase 1n roceiuts, bang $1,104,909.73 on passsuger, and §2,910,095.29 op freight. The avorsze nwonut of carminze per mils, this year, was $7,010,33, or §530.77 lons than lpst vesr. ‘Iho earviogs vary from £20,046.89 ou tho Micuizen Ceatral, to £701.30 on the Louiavills, New Albany & Hr, Louls Ealroad, per 1oile. The chiufl caute of incrosse 14 altriputod to 2,200 wiles added sinco Iaut year, mout of the 1ucroaso of mitleato 1:4ny within tho Blate, and onned by our owa corpsrations, The roduction in receipts per milo in attr.buted 1o tho fact that m st of the now roads run through & eparsol. -atiled conntry. ‘Lhe busiuess 1u Iliwois bea been Jargor than ever boiore, but it has been spread over & gigate er number of miles, ‘Tho cast of runoing par mile way 94,349.2¢ on each milo of road, against $4,673.76 faut year, a ducrosso of §455.5¢ por muls, offactiog & oa. i g of more than 06,000,000 per vear to the coms panica. Tias amount of net esjninzs on ufl randa which bavo reported is 935.131,814.10, be- fvw an joerenss of #4.5G1,410.75 over last year, I'ho oporatisg expouses vary from @1Y,. 40L79 oo tho Michigan Cun'ral per mule to §747.25 on the Chicazo & [linows Nouthorn, The totas! amount of dividonds paid was &11,408,- 825, of whicn 837,370 was on proferred etock. Too dividonds wers on rtocs ronresenting capitalestuck to the amoaut of $149,415.707, Tuo Aamu-alvmcnd-mylu; stock agyregaten $174,- 06,326, ‘o increaso in steol rails ovar las ¢ yoar wan 513 1miles. waking & total uf 1,315 miles lmd nichiin the Staie, or about 20 per cont of the weln linen. Ninetoon copauies Lavo spent 274,467.34 durinz the yoar for naw equiomen:s, 2 companien operating within the State employ 60,000 men, 33,000 of whom ‘remde within toe Nlate. Two of tho companies employ 10,000 muen aach, Lialf of whom livs fn Dlino ‘I'ne number of pasacngors transported by all tho ronds is estiwsted at 334,115,231 per wile, and 1,040,188.034 tous of frelght par mile. Of this tho Chicago, Burlingion & Quiucy carried tho moss of bo.h passengors aud 1relglit, Nina 1oade, operating 339 iilen, had no accrdents hap- pon which resulted in bodily injuiy to anv oue; 23 noar a8 can Lo ostimatod, sixtoen pasecogors wore kiliod and (hurty-six swjurod, Besidew em- ployos and pasnenyers, 10 porsons hars baon kifled and 132 injured during tho year. through thetr own careltysness, waut of al-ention, or miscouduct. Most of iho omdlayos wore hurt caupling oars, anl junping ¢ “and on cara while in motwn caused moat of tha Injury to passongeis. ‘Twenty raliroad companies, owniug U8 por cent of tho total mtirage 10 tho Btats, binve made default of interest on hondoed debt during the past throo years. All but two of theso havo bLoen built within tho pase eight yoats. —_— . THE GRAND TRUNK. IS OPPORTONITY, To e Edtor of T)a Chicaos Tridune : Cuicago, Jan. 17.—The Grand Tmok Rail- way's gollen opportunity 18 now, sud G, J. Diydges, Esq., can elfect It by completing tho read to Chicago, giving tho merchanuts of (Lo Western States an indspendant outlet for their produce to tho seaboard, Thoe Graud Truuk bas been mado baukrupt by ita uwn stockholders n Tuglaud, firat by the coniractors eupplying Iu- ferior raila that wera reject’d by the Luplish miways and wers mnot mfapted o tha conptry. I8 {8 quite ewident tha Lon. don loard of Diieclors, 8,000 wuiles team (he scens of action, uudertaking to build and equip a ratlwayiu & couutry mu( had vever sken and a clirsto Loy wers tota 17 ignoraut of, could not but fall. “Lhs miltlons It originally coet Lava Lad to be daplicated, and it fs now ra- constracied, Al it requires e Its direot connoo- tion with Chicago, and when completed it will bs found undor 1s prosoat managemens fberal 1 its accommodation 1o iba pablic, and not dictas torlal to its customors, Its policy Lins always been to stand indenandent of **poots or come binatious, During luo sunmer sasson it is uot subject to dictation, but in wintor tue Micligsn Central aod Michizan Suythern (botu roads con. wocting with the Grand Vrunk at Detroit), Jenl. ous of exch other, ngios tn dissgres, and dio- tate to the Grand Trubk wuat abiail be its tarify upon produce to poiuts iu Now Englaud sud Europe. It will be remembarod by some af ths mem. bers of the Beard of Trado that wome” few years ago the Graud ‘Treuk undertook to curry drevsed bioga to lioatan and cities east at lower rales thn competing lines. A Isrge number worp secured at from 15 ceata to 20 centa Lelow the regulsr $arifl rato, when tbo muttor was di<cove. ©rad, an embargu wes placed upon wbinpers tho Grand Tiunk, and prepayment of fieight cuarges exacted—tha full jocal Dasralt rato, Tuls' was embarrassiug 1o sh ppers ut tha tlme, aod o Michiwan Cen. tral and " Mlchivaa Sonthern tho sbip- bera wore (odebted for the sccommodation, Ualike tho Great Western Railwsy of Causds, the Grand Trunk Las wn oudlet, whereas tbe Great Wea'orn 1a dovotalled st both 3, aud will doubiless rewnin mo until the New York Contral absosbe it wish the Michuigan %ntn}. v W &, —_— WISCELLANEOUS, 4 XEW CALIFORXIA UNE. The officers of (he Chicago & Alton Railrosd hield » conforonso b this city Just Baturday with THI; CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. JANUARY 1R, 1876. ths Mansgors of the Union Pacifle, 8t. Touls, Kaneas & Northero, and 8t. Jo & Connelt Binfrs Itailrond, aud succoeded in forming & now line t2 Califoruis vis Omaha, Herstofora ths Chicsgo & Alton Railroad had to take its Cali- fornia bumnesssin Kearnes, ‘This was » tound- about way, and asthe Union Pacifie did uot got a8 muct mileage by shipping by this route ss by the Tosa pool lines, which consist of the Chicago, Durlington & Quiney, Chicago, Itock lsland & Pacifie, aod Calengo & Northwestern, 1t gavo moat of {ts huainess to the latter rosds, Thero- fore, tho Chicazo & Alton came to ths conclu- rion that the Kearney sonte would not do, and, it 1t could not form s now combination via Omaha, §t would withdraw its New York agency and dovoie ila energles oxelusively to tho buainess from this city to Caitfornia, Negotlations have boen in prozross for tho last threo or four weeks, nid finally the managers tiava aucceeded 10 farming a through lino, but littla 1uforior Lo auy of tho pool hines. ‘Fhe now routs wiil be from Chucaco to Mexic, Mo., over he Clueago & Alton; fiom Mexico 1o 8t. Juseph, over tis bt, Lonis, Kansas City & Nortuera; from 8t, Josepl to Omaha, over tho Kt Josenis & Council Nlafs, and theaco over tha Un.ou Paciie_to Californis. Tha manngera of the Unl.n Pacitic Radrowd hiava agraod to give the new ling a fali sixaro of ite buniness on the anmo Ltorms a8 {uoss aceotded to thn JTowa pool lines, Tuis now arrangomont {4 of considarable 1o porianco 1o tho Chicago bLusinvss futorems. Heretoforo our merchanis wera complosaly at the merey of tho Iuwa pool, bt juow, there be- ing . bealiby sud indopaudent competition in tho fiold, a (ivaly coutest for wuoramacy, whioh mist necossatily 1e Lenolelal to Chicago intor- os;e, tay Lo expocted. KEW OBLEANS, JACRSON & GREAT NORTHERN, Tho coupous dug Jau, 1 on tho Now Orloans, Jacksou & Great Norchotn Lnst-morcgago bonds wora ot pald, but tha Company bad agioed to davoto tho cutire 1como ot the presous month to thair payment. Tho Tressuier ozpectod to begin pavinent about Jon. 1Y, mud to liquidato the wholo amoust by the ond of the mouh, Tie managors of tho Cunpauy slate thai tha enrnings had been used to pay tnteiest until the emploven’ waged wars neasly five mouths jn arrosrs, aud 1t was abaslitply nescssary to uso 1ha Novembor and Decomber’ earnings for tha pavmont of thin debt. Ior this reasou the Uume pany was unable to meet the Janusry coupous prowpllv, 37GRE POOLING, Hurvoys have been wade fur a traclk about half & milo long to counect the tracks of the Croada Houthern ltailioad withs thoso of the Lake Suora & Micbigan Soutlero at'l'uledo, Tius will give tho Canids Southern acceas to tho Usion Depot. The pooliug_arrangamoats botwean the road aud tho Lare Shore & atickigan Noutloru bnave boen compreted, and mill mvolve a cesaa- tion of the compotition betseen the tso rosda for traftio batweon Detroit and 'Loledo. All tho traios but two winch bow run aver the Canada Bouthera betwoen those cities wi 1 ba taken otf, and thove aro tbo through trains for BuMalo, L= presont depot srrangemonts at Detroit will not be chenged, but tiwkats on the two roads will be mado futetchanzeablo and fstos probably raised. LAND 8.LES, Tho Land Departmcot ot tha Illinols Central Railroad reporta for Decamber eales of 1,0u4.93 acros of 1aud fur €10,450.92, ‘L'so cash collected 10 land contracts was &24,975.14, DAVENPORT & 8T, PAUL. Special Dispateh o The Catcuan Tridune, Davexronr, 1s,, Jao, 17.—~A telegram hias been recaived fu this city £ that tLo qilerences bavo beew setiled ceu tho German snd Ameriean bouabiolders of the Dasvsoport & 8t Paut Railroad, tho former owning 84,000,000 of vouds aad the laitor $300,000. Acsordiugly, advortisoment of tho salo of tho tosd Lns boon made, aud the 2d of March fixed for Lhe date of the salo, and to taua placo in Davenport. ‘Tho road 18 sbout 150 milea fong. It wiline purchas. ed by the boudioldor, by whom it will be buiit to Cresco and into this city sud largoly im- proved. DANYILLE & PAXTON, Soectal Daspateh to The Charaso Tripune, Daxvitee, T1L, Jan, 17.~A latgo nomber of pouple mssswsbied 0% Lincoln Hal this evoning to hatoutoon addresa bytho Eon, Jonu C. Sbort befora tho DBusiness Mon's Assosiation, Jr, Shor.'s subject was tao buildinz of tuo Dan- ville & Pazton Railryad, ‘Fhio subject was woll Laodled, tho apeakar domonairating tha foaslibil- 1ty of complaung the wors in a st tiwe, and at Littla oxpenso to the posnle, ¥ MAILLOAD EATENSION, Speetal Ihayatin lo ['ne Chicaun Iribine, D3 MoiNes, In., Jan., 16.—~An opgineer corps oI tue Chivags, Burhington & Guiney Hoad are xuoning a jino from Knoxyille to Dos Moines, or tazuer thoy are surveying the od line of the Albia, Kuoxville & Des Mo'nes Rosd, 'The ob Jeck probsbly 18 to sccure the might of way on that raute, and thus cut off the Chicauo & Rock Ioland, wich §s caming bore from Koogville, Doths thoso ruads are watchiug each other, Stre fat Lapateh ty ne. Lixcors, Nev., Jan, aud the count.es wesl of liers aro ou tito for a wariow- auza road to Denvar, which 1s o 82 anzious) ey worked for Ly tho Denver people, K rousing aclogati-zouvontion lwld hero to-day comprided dalogated 1ram evory swostorn county, Thera is greas unamimity of ‘action, and iittle doubt that the road whii ba bnilt. A commitien lins boen appointed 1o 1eprescut tho mat er in tuu Wost, and to subait propasitions for bonds, ota. The ez is ** Uu to Louvor.” -— FIE AT LUDINGTON, MICY. Svecial Papalch o 1 he Gaf:aao Tridune, Lubixarox, Mica., Jun. 17.—A five thia morn- ing dostrovod Foater & Btwncntleld's dry-zonda stora and tho eotire stock, Loss on stock, §15,- 000 st fenst ; insurea for about 50 per cent of tho loss, George Coflin, Leopor of o saloon, lost everythiug, including housalold goads and en- tire stock ; noinsuranze. Mr, Bugar. & black. smith roriding ovor Foster & Stauchilela's atore, lost all the goads and clothos of nimsolt and famtly. Mirs Keelor, a millioer, lost everything ; 0ol urauce, Al thw buiidings burued butong ¢ Mes, Timothy O'firic, of Shlwaukee. ‘“I'his Fatrell [o 1o i3 weore.aod, but nat otherwias ju- Jured. Willlam Haysett's drug etook s greatly injured fo cousequouco of romovel, aud Ly butlaiae i« Injured sono. 'I'ha expruss offioa of tho Americau Cowpauy is burusd, AT FORT DODGE, A, Forr Dopgy, Is., Jan, 17.—A flro broks ont in tho barber-shop of Barrenson & Co. yesterday morning, deatinying the frame buildiog and damaging throe others' clovo by, The burued bulldiugs woro occupled by Sarrcnson's barber- slop, Webster's restaurant, aud Durke's meate mirket, Thay wers owned by Birs. Mehang and bad 31,250 Insarauco 1 tho 1Zuum.'l‘ndeu aud Ailss, L'he stock of the barbor-sbop was tusured 1n tho Clay, of Kentucky, fur $500, Fiooman's clothitig-viors aud Hennsit's tobaoso- u:ol;'wlrl fnjured auout Y200 by rewoval of Btocks, AT CONCORD, 1A, Bpecial Duvatsh to Iha Chicsia Tribune, Broux Ciry, I, Jun. 17.—The public-school bulldiug 1 Qoucord, this county, which ocost §1,600, waa destroyod by fire oarly Saurday morning. It way isured for431,100 in tho Yeate, of Dea Stonen. 1t 1 supposed hat he firo was the result of tho carolessnesy of parties Wen hold & spething-schuul 1 the buildlug Fii- 3y sight, AT EAST SAGINAW, MICH, Epecial Dippate (o Fhe Chicars Tridune, E4st Sacisaw, Mich., Jan. 17.~A dwelllng- housa ownad and weusied by John Oallagher was oearly destroyed Dby fire this morning. Loss, 3,000; fusured IN CHiCAGO. Theslarm from Lox 464 st G:10 o'clock Jast evoning was causod by & fite in the engine-room of tho Unlon Lims Works ou Nineteooth stroet, botweeu Hobey and Lincoln. . W. Fioney, the onner, losos ahout 425, Cause, shaviogs’ sod s oyerbeatod bollor, —_—— TEMFERANCE, Bpectal Divpateh to Tha Chicans Tribuns, Dixon, Ill, Jan. 17.—A graod tomperance crumade, under 1he auspices of the Womsu's Clristlan Tewmperauce Uniion, §s in progross fo this city. Cul. Joln Iloy, of New York City, deliversd sn addreas to-uizht at tho Lutheran Laugo of warship to a large andieuce. Hevera Chicago women vrutors have alro: "LLa ouult L boen (uat thero sge fonr ey tits aud distiuet (emporaoco orgsuizstions, Oue of thaoue, numbsriug 14U * prowising” youoy men, lias beuu recently organized, with elugrunt room ' No hcensu' ia 1ho wotto st the eusuing munis- ipal clection, ‘The Valloy Natioosl Bauk, of 8t Lonls, ves- terday poutioned at Buringfleld, K., ta have L:;xrud.n.: go,‘ ot f:ed;rl«i-k. dl:dl'mylor (ioun:y, adju ankrupts. Dofeadauis are git ahow :l\fll by mffilisb. " slintfo " FOREIGN. Tho Mark Lane Xxpress’ Roview of the Breadstufs Trade, French Senatorinl L'eotions Result Largely in Favor of tho Conservatives, Tho London Times Advises tho Porte to Accept {he Andrassy Proposition. Montonogro Succeods in Purchasing Moro Arms, Tho Gorman Govornmont Abou! fo Closs fhe U#sulino Convent In Borlin, CREAT BRITAIN, THE UREADRIUFFS TRADE, Loxpo¥, Jan. 17.—The dfark Lane Erpress weakiy roview of tho grain trade maya: Wiuler roturusd last week nith groatly Incressod nover- iy, bat no chavgs {roan the mild wnd damp weathor bas beon servicoable to Lhe mowly. throshed samplos, which had scarcely found bugers In consequonce of thoir misorable condition, sud to thin we sitribute tho moderate dacline in averages ratbor thsn 10 any actual roduction. Buw we can b rlly reol unon the full recovery In the condiltou umtit Mnreh sctn in, so'wo hava aix wooks beforo we cap oxpoct much boneflt, though the land haa boon goiting somewbat drained of sureriluvons wmoture i preparation for tue spring pleating, We note by the wockly salos that uow we Lave exnctly ‘reachod tha mvorago of last yoar whon the ¢rcp waa a pood one, Unless impmla continue to'bo overdono, which with the Northoru ports clased, mod New York quotatious fally 5 slullings por quarter dearer, acomn quite impossible, tuars must eventuslly bo a recovary in tho prices as our wanta becoma conupicuous, Moro ilrmucss is evincod at Paria and iu some of tha provipcial markois, also in Dolemm. but tie Dutch and German matkots tinve rulad dall, tho roads and canals Leing ob- siruotod by ice nnd muow, Tho lstter seems ta bave baen more plontitul in other parts of Eyrope than in England. ' COTTON-MILLS DUNNED, Dilworth & Sous' cottou-mills, at Manchestar, wero destroyed by firo to-dny. Lows est.mated 8t £60,000, Lumloy & Simpson’s cotion-milla at Astley wore buroed to-day. Damsge, £40,000. Two Lundrod operatives” ars thiowa oul of employs ment, BTEAMER ARITONE, Wesr Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 17.—The North Germau Lioyds' steamor Holier, from New York for fiiomen, fs ashoro on the Dramblo. Ef- forta ta get her atloat have beon uosncoesstal, Hho will probably be obliged to discharge part of Lier eargo, TIE GOVERNOR-OLNERAL OF INDIA. We liave roceivea tho {ullowing from tho Indls Oifice for publication : At the closs of last aummer Lord Norlbtrook intl- mated that he did ot fcel able to sujain the heavy labora of his ollice duriuganother autamer in India, io will thorcforo be relisved in_ tho course of the #pring by Lord Lytton, now Her bajesty's Mialator st Lisuon, - Her Mujesty has Lo:u piessad to confer an Farldom on Lord Nortubrook in recognilion of lits dis- tngulebod servicos, Lord Lytton, who is nominatod tho sucossvor of Loid Northbruok i wo Viceroyalty of Indla, in Edward Robert, only son of Ldwatd, the feat Lord, better koown Ly hus former pamo of Bir Edward Litton Bulwer, who wae Bocretary of Brate for tho Qoloules in Lord Derby's ascond Admivistration, is motber was Iusina, ouly dsughtor of the Iato Mr, Frauc.u Massy Whesler, of Lizzard-Conuell, 1n the Councy of Limorisis, He was born on the Bih of Nuvember, 1831, sud was oducated ai Ilarrow and ay the Unhorsltr of m, Ho was appomted Attache a% Washinaton in Qctober, 1849, st Florenos in 1853, at Paris iu 1354, Puid Attachoat tho Uaguo in 1855, Firat Daid Attaclio at St. Potcrsburg in 1858, whienen bo was tranaforred 1u the xamo cipi to Vien- na in the following year. Ho wasActing Consul at Belgrade in 1860, and 1n 1462 was apyointed s Hecoud Seccetaty w the Liplomatic Su. vice, anld sont to Vionus. ilo wag pronute) to bs Heero. tary of Logation at Coponbagen in the following yoar, and was tw.co Charge d'Affairea thore in 1843 and 1861, Tu tho latter year Lo was trang. ferred to Aibens, aud in 1865 o Lisboo, where ho Was on seversl occasivns emjloyed for wame monthe at ® time a8 Chargo a'Allaircs. With tho excuption of n fow months speut by him 1 & diplomutio mission st Athens, ho remuuod at Liston 4l Fubruary, 1368, when ho was trany. ferred (o Maord. _Iu the samo year e breamo S:uieiary of the Embassy at Yienus, wheio bo was Ac:ing Chisrge d'Affair:a from Uo'obsr to Uucomber, 186, o waa transierrad %isnca, n 1472, to Parn, where Lie wag Acting Caarge d'Affa r1 ou thrao ROpArato acoswions in tha Lo yoars folloming. Icwasin Novembor, 1874, that he received tho appolatment of Luvoy Brirsordi- uary aud Miuieter Pleulzotentiary at Lisbon. 1o bas boen subsequontly acarodiied Minister- Plenipatentiary to aris {n the absenco of our Ambansador, Tle succeeded to biw fathier's title 0 ihe month of Jauuaty, 1874, Hia pooms, whother published 1o bis own nime, or uuder the assunied ono of ‘*Onen Meredith,”" bave achieved cansiderable populanty, Lotd Lyiton narried, in 1864, Muwa Edith Villiors, second aaugbiterfof tho fate llan, Ldwaid Villiars, sud oicce of fn lata Earl of Clareodon. A NEW BATGU OF DOITISN PEEDS, New York Wurid, M. Diaraeli has boen giving away s batch of coronets for Chrirtmns prosants, Tus Larl of Abergavenny (called Abzryenny by the waim. sical Bnglish who cantract Cholmoudeloy into Chbumloy, and Marforibanks into AMarobioanks) bas Leon inade a dlarquis, ‘I'ho now Marquin is oue of the oldest Barons in Englaud, and 1s the bLiead of the ancieut and hiatoric Louse of the Novills, so illustrious i tho time of Warwick, tho Minzmalker, Tha Marqais hoaslso recoived a second Lurlion willh the snzlout title of Lowas, which will Lo borue as a matter of caurtesy by bin ofdest von, hitherto known as Viecount Nevi.l, [dr. Disraeh's bLoras-braoding bout of Critchill, Mr. Gerard Bturt, whoao stablos oo 2aid 10 b a4 splondia as bis Louas, Liua beon 1ndo & poer by the titloof Lord Athnpton, aud Lord Wharuclige (Mr. Biosts-Wortloy) has boen made at Earl. Tho Irish Earl of Erue (Urich- ton) has boon mada hiappy with an Luglan title and o seat 1o tho 110140 of Lorde, 18 Ziundun Corvcavonds tce New York I¥mes, ‘Tho batch of now peers whom Mr, Disraclt has created ate. for the wost part, more coantry geutlemea, **acrod up to tho lips," and wich in- comed ranging from £40,000 to £80.G00 a year, Ouoof them [s n Lancashire Baronet, who (s head of an old Roman Catholio family. Tha Farlof Abergavenny, who 1eprosonts an old Darooy that goos cack to Lo dim ages of English atory—the Earldim danng only from 14— degrades Lis Listarical position by oosupying s bruud pew Slarquisate of the Brummaygom sort, ‘The Doke of Richmond, not coutent with his Engiiah Duxedom, bhis Heoteh Dukolom of * Leonox, and tho Freach Dukedom of d'Aubigne. all of whica coms to bim from the prostl.uto who founded the hm(l". ==the Duchess of Yortamoush, Chaclos 1L'8 Dotorious mistroas, —bas vaxd e Intlueuce with the Pramier t0 have the Dukedom of Uoidon ro- vived in nis favor, 'Tho Duke of Richwoud biad already obtusived the Gordon oatates, which went on tho fumale side, but tue Marquis of Tuuiley is tho 1eprosoatative of that msle lina sud the real Uordon. llenco dark looks and wattored austhomas i Aberdeonsbire, 1hough perbapa thoy whl not load to an opon fead. fit unt. I suppose, bo the deslre of the Duke to give himsa!f avother relationship thay that with “*Loulse Reneo do Perrencoust,” (bat s has thus suatclied at (ke nomwal headabip of the Qordous, — FRANCE. BENATORIAL ELECTIONS. Panrd, Jav. 17,—Tho Conservatives have eleat- ad majoritios of the Senatorfu] delegatos in (Lo tollonlug dapartments : il et Vilsino, Somme, Yas do Caims, Hauts Bavoio, Maroue, Orne, Beine Iuferlonre, Vosgos, Lot et Garoums, Notvre, Caten du Nord, Oorrezs, Loire ot Cher, Houcbes du Ruone, Foy ds Dorng ‘Fho del-gaten elocted in the srtment of Gonne sud Mayonns a0 equally divided betwoen 1o paities. A gra d Eloctoral Commities of the Cousary- ativa Union lins beow formed tuder the Presi. densy of (fon, Cbangaruier, It spoeals 1o sl Wwho suppoit the mauifecto lesued by President Maciabon, la Palriegives the followlci av the gonaral muu't of the electiona for Bouatorial delegates, professedly from sn ooial source: Of tho 83,- 000 Gommuues, 26,000 have returued Couserva. tivo delegates. Tho extreme ladicals bavo been victoriouw i very fow iustances, 0 BUCORsS- ful candidates sro Bonapartist, Orleaus, and Moderste Republicans, the Honspartists pro- pondesate In weventeeu Departmonts, Loxpox, Jau, 18.—A Timea Patls apocial among tho Conscrvatlve delogates electe thoto dopartmonts from which results haye no far bean mido known the Tegitih- {sts and Oriennista ara comparativaly { in number. ‘Ihe prevalling clomont consiate of prouonnced Bonapartista. It tha returnu already at hand conld ue taken an a critation of tho tinal resuls, they wouid give us a Sonn'e composed of 100 Republioans, inclwding No Seuators alrondy elecied by thy Assembly, 100 nmibtant Bonapartista, and 70 belongine {0 vari ous partler, lncluding tho pationt Booanarilsts, LETTER PROM TUE DU D'AUUALE. Pants, Deo, 23.—Thn Journalde Paris, the ofticial organ of tha Orleana Princos, publishos the following lctier, addiesssd by the Dnao d'Anmale, I'remaent of tne General Council of tho Oise, to ovne of the membera of that bady: BEASANCOR, D:c, 27, 187%,~Mz DEAR CotLreaur: Yott nre atouf to bn ealied vn to nzerciss the functions conferred on you by the argania lawe, ond to take part In the Benatoulal oiections, 1 know that saveral mem- bera of tha Council Geueral have an Inlention of gir- ing thelr voten o Lim whom for five yrata tin) lwve callrd to the Lonor of prestding over tham, stiould bo happy to continue to_eepresent the Liepa ment of the Ufo an car politicsl Assemblles, perlenco lan shown me tunt it was not yossib.o (o fake & unoful part fn tho Asrombly's delibcrations whils continuing to hold a command such 1 that confided tome by the Marshal I'resident of tho Republle, 1n 1871, on affering myaof ta tbie auflragen of the electors of thip Oise, 1 py).rerned 2 hoyo of being abls 1o 03ne tritinte to the re-catablishiment of Conetitutional Mon- o but 1 tald thient also thid if my deaira cuuld not be meeompiished T ahould contluie loyally to serva my country §and [am serving it, JenNnz D'UnLLANS, IEETER FROM M, TIIERY, The Republicaos, it was tumorad fesy days #go, iotended to propore M, Thiois for the Son ato 1w 8 largo nnmher of Departwents, but thi project, which would bave boen o demonstration wostile to the Aarshal, scems to have been abavdoned, aud the follawing letter published tuis ovoning shows tlat 3L Thices rofusng to he & candidate in more thaw oue Dopartmont. Ie. Rlymg ta an Jovitation from the Savno ct Loiro, 0 8AYA ¢ T have recelve the lotter you have addresned to mo, {nd have been desply loustied by it I shonid ba lkod 10 bo ubla to bo useful t3 ouo of fhe most patris atfe Dopartments (o France by accerting the noming~ ton It offerad mie, but I could only do 8o on two con. tions—the firat, the alance of candtlstes worthy of ft: and the second, that T abould havo romained fres when thio tim for acfiujte choles eame to elnct for the Henats or for fhe Casmber of Deputfes ac- cording to the well.conniilered fntercat of the cawsn ~ we are defendlug, that of ths Qanigervative Rejublic, On ilip other Uand, however, the baliots takea at yoir lsab meating husa provel tlst you do uot lack candida'es worthy of you, and, oa the other, the gsitustion of your depertment 're. quired an'immodlate und defnito aoswer, Ia thoss tirousnstances atfow mo to deciine, though with waim regret, (he oxcesdingly honorablo offer you make me, and o hore that you will forgive me, knowlug that { sm refusing at this moment all tho niumerous Honae torfxl nominstiona proposed to me with ons oxce thnt of Bsifort, the accaptanca of which fu Wi ‘botts u duty and s sasfaction of the heard. DPants, Dee, 81.—M, Thicrs liss agrood to bo & candidato for the Chanber of Deputies for tha Sacond Circumscripilon of Valencienes. 1f slected thoto, and aiso to tho Benate at Bolfort, he will be pwded by circumstancen In doter- mining which chambar Lo wil sit 1n, Ao TURKEY, EXOLAND'S POSITION. P Loxpox, Jan. 17.—Tha Timss, fo an’ editorisl urgiog sdhesion to Count Andinnsy's noto, rays, *The Sublime Porte was never hefors in 80 critical a state, [f tho opportunity that Count Andrassy's note uffers fur scitling tho Eastern quescions, bit by bit, {3 aitowad to pass, Europe may eoon be foroed o apply roughier mothods to a widor area, England moy bo abla to deter- wmino whether the ccossiou shall be seized or uot, She stands, therelore, iu o position of po- cular responsibility,” ARMS PO MONTENXEONO, Lowpox, Jan, 18.—A dispaten Irom Vionna as- aorts that Montenegro bas purchased 15,000 moro muukete ; that a bareain was mado tl:rouglg 3 KRuagian sgent, and tho arms were paid for with Russian money. Loxpox, Jan, 18—5 a, m.—A Vienna felegram #8175 oaly one Liusslun merchaut of Udesss, not twelve, 08 proviously raported, has neon transe ported to Siberin far fe.d.ng arws to tho Lurks, ENGLAND. In Tarkish oficial circlcs it fs expocted that Eugland w.il aczopt Audrausy's nose, GERMANY. OATTOLIQ INETITUTIONS 10 DE CLOSED, TLoxoox, Jan, 17,—The Times' Dorlla mpecial sars that the Govaramont will close the Urauline Convent and schioul on tha 1at of April noxt. CENTENNIAL CONTRIDUTIONS. Deoui, Jav, 17.—The Nefchsanzciger statos that Qermany's preparations for bor dis- ploy at the Philadelpbla Ixhibition bava been comploted with tho exception of tho appointmoant of membors of ihe Gorman jury and compllaixm of cataloguo, ‘Thoro oxista wow no farthor obstaclo to forwarding acticles to bs exhibited. llerr Bartol, lospector of Buildings, by gono 1o Philadelphia as techuical Asylstant Counclior of ths Exbibition Commssion, for the purposs of menawing, in conjunction with bo rewaining German Com- wiwgioaers, tho inssllation and decuradon of tuo Gormpn scotlon, ption, me BELGIUM, LOUISE LATEAU. Loxpoy, Jan. 17.—An Ultramontane netws- paper at Broeaals says Loulss Latesu is dylng. She is thé peasaut girl who some tin» ago, at- teactod erawds of pilzruns by tno oxlnbition on hor perdun of tho s lezod miracte of aagmata, ——— ) INDIA, THE PRINCL™S TRAVELS. Oaveurts, Jan, 17.—~The Princs of Walea han lefs Dolbi for Lahore and Csshmors, Tho Bajal of Casharero s preparing a magnificout recep- tion, TOE PRINCE OF WALLS' VT, CarcoTTa, Doc. 30.~Ths Pituce of Wales Inst night atieodod sn entertalnment given in his Louor by tus loading ontives of Caleutts. Tho gordong in which tho sefe was Leld wers pro~ fusely docorated, ond tho sceno was altogethor Lralsnt and pleasinz, Thora wero Noutch dances and other uative perfermances, teran- nating with & giand display of firowerks, flin Royal flighness left tho gardens at 3 o’clock Lhis orn.ug. ‘Tuo Princo returned tho visits of Beindiah and otbior natlve Chiots tois forencon, and gave and recoivod presonts. 1lo attended tha yaces In the afterooon, and afterwards wad prosent at a dine ner at Govornmont Houso, . Carcurta, Jan. S.—~1Lhe Prince of Wules, ac- compauisd by the mombers of bis suito, loft for Bualapore at 10 o'clock this eveuiug by & spocial traw, osmposed of wsplondidly h.ted-up oars raqus butlt oxprossly for the use of the Royal patty. All tup uaave Prioces attended 8t Uoverninent flouss to tnke leavo of the L'rince. be aivil nud mlitary oftiocra mssem. bled at tho railway, whoro the Yicoroy took leave of Lls Kaval Higluoss, Troops lined tho route to tho railway station, andg tho bifdgs waa brui- oty illnminated, Lofore joaving Goveramont Houne tho Prince conferred tho houor of kuight- bood upon Mr. ttusit llogg, Cumnmissioaer of Folce, 1n 1ecognilion of bLid services dunny tho Rayul visit, Liexanes, Jan 4,—The recoption at Daukipore, whoro ho arrivod this morawng, preventod ous of the finost wigbis tbe Piluce of Wales Lins yot been duning’ Ins Ind.an tour, At vho stavon he was met by Hir . Temgda aud Lis staf, Mr. Meteaife. Cul. Brown, sod a guard of houor, Tus rulway volun:cors eud tho cavairy voluuteers, ralssd from among the planters, wera drawn up ountwido tho station, ‘The road to the camp, more than s mile fn longth, wes bordered by colored stroamorn lylog {rom soariet poles. Conmdera. Lls crowdsof uatives liad assembled, an1 milis tury and police were stationed aloug tho route up to tho sutranco to1he camp, A puwmber of elephants wera brought & gether, but, notwitks stauding the grout iwuititude, evorythiug was very qiet, A mingnificent Durbar toat bad been prepared, tho approacnes to which wers liued by detach. monts of the One tundred-nnd-niath Heguneut sud the Fartieth Nativo Tufaatry. All the Earopesn restdouts 1in Licboot and the ocighbaoring diatriots biad turued uut to welcoma the sou Of tbelr Buyoreign, aud taers was alvo ay immeuso ¢ thorlug of uatives, ‘Tha Prince #tond oo a dms, under s beautitul canopy, Bir i1, Temole etanding closs bedda aud neatly in a lige. Mr. Melcalls preseuted many of the famine officialy, wlio Lad boen engaged 1y disttibating foud durivg the fawine perol, to- gethor with native Chiufe aud Ly 0zesns. Aller tuo leveo tho Prince ipepecied the pres- tuts from the Cufels, whish wero laid 04t In wnothee tent. Thouce ha proceod- ed 0 & dejeuncr, to which wany Furojeau lahew sud geutlomen bad been [uvited to meat him. Afterthe dejeuner tuere came a proces- sion of noarly 400 elejhants, maguificeutiy ca- panzoned, bolonging to various Chiess, loar deep, The Prince luached at Buzsr, and arnve ©d at Denarea at 6:30 p. m, o drove to by far tho bost comp ho bas yet seen in Indis, 6 pules {from tho city, Owtug to rumors of sn outbreak o cholera, one regiwsnt hsd been sent away. ‘Ftie programme biss bosn shightly curtailed, ‘The Prince, beforo laaying Calcuits, expresssd moet waswly his of the Yicerop's edoris ‘:urthl- recoption and hin groat oare for his come ort, INDIAY JUAGLENS NEPONE TRE PRINCA OF WALYS 117, Ruseil'% Correanond nsa tn Lon tuns { {mea. Ous day at Parsil His Ilogal Highness had an hour of quiot amusemont in camp watching the sricka of soma Iodian Jugglers aml snake ctirm- erd, which haye hean deacribed a hundred times ovor, ana which navar losa tholr tnteiost for the rpoctator, Aftar broakfast & vaggod timin of fellowa loading apeaand careying bags wero oot enming up tho maln straet of the eamp to one of tho tents. Thess wers followed by aeven or oight ugly, shapeloss elderly womn in bright draperv, cariylug- what sro considered Lore musical instruments. ‘Uhey all ugantted umder the shado of tho trees in frant of oos of tue tents apart—conjurers, spo.leadsrs, einging womon, The jugglors and snake-charmera wora tho firet to stiow off. Thoy wera only two,—uld clmu{ followa, whoao skih bung on Vhoir bones ns it & wers cracked browu paper. ‘Thev did Hotue clover " payges,” pwallowed and apat vt firo, producod e enchiauted lupshaustio's watar- veaec), walded on wooden pattuna hokl on by the action of tho lees making ‘& vacuum,—~in Tact, tho withored, vivacious ofd juzgler and bin rag- red old confedarste porfonned nll the orthodox tricks of thoir confiatermity, Whero did Lo pet tho cobras whith ho - poduced suddenly.out “of tno baskets which bad been turned ovor, in 11s out, in our presonco ? It was not tho drumming of bLis friond or the plaglog on Lho dry gourd which drew the teptiles out of cover. Moanwhile & mango undor tho dirty clotb was growing, and in az juterval of soae work the old follow dashed ot the lttler and exposed a frosli, Lright, grosn mango trec somo 18 1uches high, in tho ground where ho bad spparcntly only put in & mango seed. Expiossions of tvon- acr foliowed ; then tho cloth was thrown aver thin troo sud another of the famous lugendary legerdemain feals was cxecuted. A shallow basket nbont 18 Inchos bigh and 3 foot lony, with a cover, was placed before the Uringe. [ was plan there was uo decalt, At call thorn cams out from the group of natives nearni Liand a lad of 13, or o, aliclit of figuro and ploss. ant of face, with uot an articls ot drens uavo his loin-clott and a disty turban, 1lim the old maw, clhatioring tha while, bound lLand aud foot, & Is Brotheis Anyane, in twive. ‘thon a sick, made of stong nutling, was produced aud the oid feilow slipved it over tha Jal, whon he u:lueuzad down on his hauncbea so that hs could tio the cordy sccuroly ovor hia head ani e biim from the ground to rrovo bow sccars o was, Ilo socomed to use gros: forco to pus the lad into the basket, sud ¢ bave mueh dificulty in fitting tha lid ou the top of Lim. When that was dono tho musto was ronowed by ons, and the other jagglor pegan to talk to L.s bavkot. Proa- eotly tho Jid wag agitaled, and the cond aud net wore Jerked out aud foll ou ths grouud. Thou tle jupgler rau ot the basket ina fury, jumped on toe top, crurhed (n tho hd, swamoed on it, took a etick and drove it with farce through tho wickor-work, The baskot was omuty. Then thero camo & voico as of tho lad who bind bean ivaido, and lol thoro was just such & youth upon oneof the troes. The mango tros, whan next uucoversd, sppoarad huog with tioy feujt. ——— EGYPT, TIE BULZ CANAL, Alezandria Correspondenee London T'mes, England and the Sucz Canal aro still the toplo of the day, ‘Much reprot iv expressod hers at the vory limited raprezentation England is onti- 1lod lo undor the statutcs of the Company, sad it is hoped,tiat somo meavs will Lo devised to onzblo Lier to obvialo the *ion vato" limit, Tho admmistration of {uo canal, it is eald, ro- quites now life, Although the dangers furgold by propheta of ovil at tha construction, ~such as accumulation of drift-gand, sed daugerous cur. fonts from ono sea to tho other,—lave prov.d imagivary, still thers are other risks which are vot sufficiently seknowledged. Thoie ia, for 1= atatico, & danger, real though remoto, that the autrances of tho causl may ba choeked. A strong curreot sets along the coast from tho mouths of the MNilo oastvard, aud forms a constant deposit of near mud, 'Ling slow bat steady dop.sit causea the land litie by little to gaiu on the sea, aud it al.eady affeota 1o ontrsnce of Port naid batbor, Tho Woetorn Iireakwator liss been mich lengthenod in orger 1o divort this current ; but s |.recatiton is found ineuiliciant,. Toose wh s are muat capable of judgiug in the mattsr es. that & saplementary breakwater highee 1o the cosat wili atouo sdoquatsly maet tho difficalts, This was a0 tho dedision arrivod at by tho oli- cera of tho British ganboat tho Torch, who made & careful survey of tho coit aad outrances of the canal, in connection with this quoetoa ol gilting-up, or doposit, & yoar m3zo. utsuen a woik jmplies a large outiay, and tho yresent di- 1ection slirinks frum auy sxponditars tha wuuld diumnlsh profl.e. AU DE LESEPS LOAN TO TAX KHEDIVE, Latt-Jtatl Guzstte, The roport that M, do Loraops bas propased to lond £2.000,004 to the Kbedive on his intereat in tho protita of the 8ncz Canal ts true, we bo- Movo, ‘oo sirungement i3 for two yoarsat 9 por cont, Nino per cent ia not a remarkauly Ligh 1ate in Lyeypt, and it was vot (o te oxpected ~—tle monoy tomng wanted at onco for the furiher reduttion of tho tloating dani—that bet. dor torma conld ba gat, Nov is it fale ot rensou- able to doubt that tho monov will bs iorth- with applied lo tho good and necessary pur- roso for which it wes raisod. The Khedie Lan doio faolisls aud wastelul things,—oot ino epirit or setilsh fudulgencs, but 1n lgnorauco tant “sutorprsp for tho good of the country may bo puslied ta ralnous exteomos; but we may roly upou it that te hue & perfucs nppreciation of Ly oxn mistales, and ia ben: on temodving thom to the beat of lig powar. ‘The £2,000,000 wbich he mny now add tothe £4,600,000 paid by {he Bitieh Governoiont will bo appiicd to that pure pows, aul thougy it ia trus thie for the Do Lot~ tops lunn the Khedive woull isve to pay fora timo 9 per cent, niore oncrous debt will ba o3- tinguiehed, aud at the eud of the two yen s (it not befire thet time) what {1 an adivancs of se- curity of certaln proparty will bossmo o sala. ettt b AUSTRIA, PIRE IN A BALT MINE, Viewsa, Jan. 4—~Tho I'resse of ta-day an- nonnces that a tiro brolio ont last U'oursday in a ealt mino ab Bochma (Gulicia) over 930 feot deop, Woilo an inoxperfoncod sssistaut engic ueer was engaced aloue cleanlng tho engy o tho hemp bo was uslng caught fire from a ualtud ligut in tho mino, Tho assiatant went aaay altoran inofficient atiompt to extinaieh the flime, which thon ignited sume sdjacont wool- work. Two huudred tmon wers sacud, bub turos woig loft bohiud; two badiea hinvo beon recove ored, and three were Lilled in attempting to save their comrades. To.day, whon the sido gallo ¥ was opencd in scarch of olber mon who wight somain ju tbe niiun, the fire broke out more violeutly tuan ever, and Lhe pit was agaiu closod, Councilor Winderkiouitz wnd lu'r hurd ok, Miniuz Inspecior, togethor with two winors wio re-entorod yostecday futa the biimii g pit, Jost thelr ives. “Tho bodies of the first named geu- tleman and tho two miners bavo hoen branght u{; 1 a mulilated coadition, but the bod: of Here Nurdzek had not yet beew rocavered. i-)lgm lives Luve been lost us far na is at present nowa, FINANCIAL, RICHMOND, VA. Ricmoxp, Yo, Jun, 17.~The Tredegar Com- pany, 1on works, Lave suspeuded. ¥rom 600 (o 603 operatives ato thrawa out of worle, Tho lla- bilities are nct yet known, but & statement is be- {og provared, 3 Gen, James M. Anderson, Promdent of the Trodegar Iion Company, maken n brief statoment fo tho effeot that the;Company, having lost largo- Iy by the failuro of o hor partios during tha panic of 1873, Lias Leon compelled in consoquenco of those lasaes and continued dopress.on of the fron trade (o suwpend paymont. It ju Loped, howevor, that the suspeasiou will Lo tempoiary, Uefore the yauic the Company wes woity £1,00,000 over fits labihities. After 1ne panio of 1873, tha Compsny, owing to Iatge amoannts duo by the Chosapeske & Oatn, aud New York, Qanego & Midland ltailroads, beosmo cgibarressod, and wore granted an extension, thio eredisors being seour=d by doods of truet on tho Companics' propertv, It 1a belisved that thelr lisbilition, nat coverod by said deed, will not exceod 100,000, SAN FRaKcIsco. Bax Pnancisco, Jau. 17.~The case of Worm- eer Uiros,, of New York, against the PBank of Culifoinis, was up to-day in the Crralt Cou ¢ an w bllt of excastiona filed Ly defendanta’ coansel Plaiut e claim that the provisions of the cuds by w.ioh tho bauk was reorgauized sre uncon- stitutivnal, DIXON, ILL, Sxectal Disnalch te The (*hieaan Tridune, Drzox, 1, Jan, 17.~DBoojam:n O, Deahon, for tittesn voars engaged in tho procery trade in this city, and for the lust thrao yoars iu the con- fectionery and trutt trade, madé an suygoment o ‘ihe Iton, James B, Chorters is tho Ax- Liabilities ununowa § els amall Es il Sl Tle Btato Board of Charitfes moe! Spring- :hld to-day 10 audit aceounts for thg Jast quar- {15 — ... 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