Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1876, Page 11

‘L1118 CHICAGU TRIBUwE: OATURDAY, JANUARY %), 18/, 1t RA‘LROADS' ;;Ll.l,:ll:(:ure:y:nr:m;!g.?:;cmtl:m lal oporating ex- | of thosaid sum of £220,904.82, and alsn from SPORTING. and to roport them tn the nost mu::mnf thiz Arso- PERSOSAL ASD POLITICAL. psamfnation of tho NMichigan Southern's Itoports. ! Concluslons Arrived at by a Com= petent Expart. gingular Bystem of Bool;kcnping Pur- suod by This Road. eltiing Up the Affairs of tho Rockford & Rock 1sland Ttoad. giguring Up tho Sums Duo the Bond- holdors, LAKE [SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. AX ANALYSIS OF 174 NLEFORTS, Tuo following analynls of the rcoent pomi-ane pual roports of tho Michigan Houtbern Ioad has been forwardod to Tk THisUNR by reapon- siblo partios in Now York: gmn: lo complinncs wilh your request, I havo examined and snalyzed tho two semi- anntal roports for 1870 of tho Lake Bhoro & Michigan Scuthern Railway Company, and norowlth Land you the results eud my concli- sioos. The Lwo xeporta submittod to mo aro &y followa ! Ono dated July 1, 1875, for the business of the Company for six months onding June 80, 1875, to-wit: Qrons e1rnInAR asveen Qperating expenges and 120008 6,081,000 0 eborsser 0,165,000 et earuings, $,476,000 ‘ot o bonded d oF Bl Interiot o4 dividond on guaatced stock.. 1,425,000 BUrUS, oo varaivestareasisasiminzen 61,000 T earings compatod with tho firat halk of 1574 18 8a fullown B trotgn On pacHenge On miscellanc Total lora In grosa carnings. .3 1,710,803 Tha total loas on frolglt la mads up o8 follows: ' Diminution in volumo, .. .8 103,850 Leed prica on busineos do6o.: s o74, 560 Total foss on frelght... . $ 1,008,117 Tho average rato per ton por mile Laa ‘been 1.022 conts in 1875 agatnat 1.18 conts in 1874, f'lio gocond roport submitted, that dated Jan, §, 1876, and being for tho business of tho six months onding Doc. 31, 1875, Is #a followa ¢ Grosn eammiugs, e soveesoconuc s 8 145,000 nnd tazes, 099: b et 5,051,000 Net urn‘izq..l.“‘“‘;;..l e BTG t u\'\'n':.',‘n":d Wividond v gusrantesd stock,, 2,410,000 Dalanco, R Tho varintlon in earninga (principaily in tho first threo montus of tho abova period) com- parod with tho last Lalf of 1874 L as follows: Loss on frofght.... 874,000 TLoes on passenier: + 133,00 Galn on MUSCElIAN0ORI . eussrrsse oo Aggregato lcss.... vereersasnsreend 051,000 Tho loss un {rcight was caueed by tho followlug dlintnution Ln volumie, 7.03 per cent, “Loxs pirices on businoss dane, 16.05 per cent, The uveraye rate per ton per milo Les boen, in 1875, 0.9,7 cents 3 i 1374, 1141 ccnts, The bouded dubt of thy Company at ihfa date Iy $ 000, szninst at axme tiine last year $36,600,000. intution by meats of tho eluking fund, flia obligation of which has been fully coupilud with, S0, W0, - On this report tho Directors doclared & disl- dond of 3 for cont upon tLe atock payablo on Fob. 1, 1876, TADLR &, ¢ Combining tho two forogoing roports, tho busivess of the yonr 1875—Jan, 1to Doc. 3l—was oafollows : Net earniugs,... Antereat on Londn, ‘of branch liues, aud 10 per cent dividend on guarantcod slock. 3,844,000 . $ 1,126,660 B Burplus carninga,... Deduct the payment to th ropost Jan. b, 1836 250,000 ana‘f;’i?flffl e sigiee 8 KU Ofvevoor D Earniugn deicientucseeres erseersossons$ 118,390 Tho forogoing atatements show an allowauco orYheyments for *Intorcst ou a bonded dobt, lensow, otc.,” of cnly 2,811,000 for tho year 1875, On pages 20 and 4lof tho Company's annunl roport for 1874, thoso ltows aro given in detall, and foot up 82,021,996, s followa : 400 L, B, & M.Ilhimi)’:mr:i! snnusl in- (it o0 b et et s T '3|.-':£i.l:0(l proprietazy bouds, sunual jne fcras s 10500 600,60 leneed " iaen’ Latnds, gusraniced :mum.l'.n..?.?x " i'h"', o 134,400 10,000 ck o . A e guarantecd. 80,60 Reantal of Erie i 80,000 el i Heutal of Mahoulng Coal Rallroxd; 40 per cent of tho gross csrniugs, which’ in 1674 amounted W ... e £533,500 slock of M. . & N. T, 10 por cent, Foballousavsssiaos sersiensn§ Y0093 Deduct for the. intorest on tho onda it cludcd above but Lelongny to the Come m pany ¢ 4801,:00 of ¥ranklin & Jumestown Rallrozd 252,210 of Whito Igeon & Kalanazoo L It, Annual ehargo for interest, etc..... The snwn reported wa yodd dn 1975 i, 1ol Oututantiag Hability for 1815, or uncallocicd intorost.., 23,033 T Ty 1,06 TADLE O shown the rosources sad linbilities of the Com- pany during 1875, a8 por the roports roferred to for authority, to-wit: REAOUNCER FOR 1975, Hea Company's report of 1474, page 18,0r Dec, 31, 1874, cast o hand. 1,403,600 Dec! 11, 1674, uncolloctod earn 534,100 Dxe, 31, 1874, bills recelvable Total cash areots Jan, 1, 181: ot caruings of 1375 (Tabln A 4§ 1,089,183 T0kr Totsl resources Jan, 1 to Dec, 31, 1875,9 5,060,655 Bea € % uur:u;u‘;;lrun 1870, a8 Company’s report of 1874, pago Ti, for Do, T, Tude - Decomber, ', U1, 1874, earninga of 1 Bes juge ame rt for past duobonds of O, P, & A I3, Roues 11,000 Total Hchifties of 197 corried over.... 478,501 Cash paid to the siuking-fnd in Jauuary, 1875, a8 por as 'dulv‘ll 1nsde o IH:I ¢ 511,000 5 2,844,000 fntercat on Lo e, (Table A Payuwent 1476, and patd sa per ropurt, Jan. 6, 14:0. "Tofal Natdlitios s reported for 1875, Lisbilitias m o3cess of resourcos a3 roported + fu Cumpan; atoments,., ooe veseerd 123,700 Adi, for sl towent on account of - c,, 34 alOWM In ** Table B terost, lo16cs, 77,006 For interoat dus Jan, 1, 1478, 2117 For dividend of 2 per cunl 1576, out cf eurnlugs for 289,330 "Total deficlency carried OVOr voveveesves$ 1,859,840 Tho - Comipany mado & roport for twolvo montha, endiug Sept. 80, 1876, to tho Htate Ergi- neor of Now York, in compliauca with tho laws ©f this 8tate, Dy the ald of this report, snd of $ho datalled monthly statoment of earulngs and bxpenses for 1874 (found at pages 18 and 10 of Banaual report), wo ara able to divide the last ro- ot (Jan. 8) Into twa equsl Jaly 1 to Booe S0"sn Gaic b6 Do 1. Pt 1217 Puia bolng dons, the fivat balt snd two Just fuarters of 1875 comparo with tho same timo in 1n74, ax shown In 3 TABLE D, Grosa Karnings, l i9Ti, 1975, |Decrease, Jan, 1 to June 30 5,691,60313 8,011,000($1,710,603 July 1 to ¥epts B0, 'n "“fi'},‘zm‘.fi“ 0w, 1 10 Lico, 1. Total, Dierating Ea-{Vor cenij i petsed and| of & ! Tuzes, Larul's,| 1870 Lof Eirus, 78.80 7341 : 1875, haz, 1 to Jane; Buiy'i'lo Bopt [ v . e, Total.. 61.84]8 5,610,008)4 5,485.000 60900 2,614,740} 2,585,984 o T sael = EHOHIS1 TALLEE fowpares the rate por ton per wmile reoslved . borrowing Perrentan of nx- Azerago rats per * yeuresto carnings, ton per mile, For whols year of 1874....6 L1x3 cents Firat hall of 1478..... S0 1.022 cenle Third quartor of 1471 TIAT Tourih quATtor of 19301 orf 0940 0297 couta Thus It would seem that the lowoer the rato ro- celved, tho lowor wag tho porcentageof expanses 10 the earnings. ‘Llio averago percentaga of 61.03 for tho Inst quarter of 1376 in lower than aver Lofora in the lnstory of the road, even whun thn 1atoa por ton por mile wero from 1l cents to 2% conty, insterd of as for the Jast quaurter at 0.007. Such statements and compariaons se above tax the eredulity of tho most eredulous. 10BY 1N TUXNAOR AND TRICES, In the fotegoins tables It hins been ausumed that the rate 0.007 givon in tho report of Jan, b had referencn only to tho Iast alx tnonths, To have axaumed tunt it was Intondod na the sverage rate for tho whole year wonll have made the foregolug comparisons aven movo diticult to bo- lieve; bocauss, a8 wo have tho rate for tho firat six months at 1.022, it would linve reduced the average for tho last six months ta atiout 0,872, Yet it ecoms (*Ilfln fikely to bo intanded an tho averago for the whole ‘year, bacansa 16,65 par cont, tnentioned an the reduction in price, when taken from 1.182,—tho average rats for the wholo year 1873 —produces just 0,097, Thero- fore, I the following cniculations, thin rate ks naesumed to bo tho rato for tha wholo year. If it 1w an orror, {t still results in favor of the Com- pany, becauko, i the contrary fs assumed, wo A7ouil not acespt the ** diminution fu tonnaga at 7.66" per_cent, but wonld have to taka it at about 8,60 per cent ; an the loss for {he tirst six months was about 9.65 por cont. With thess expianations, I proceed to test the Company's siatomonts by the only data furnlstied, TAULE P. 'The Jaas on frefght for tho whole with 1474, by refereaco o report e #oots 10 Lo stated (o have 2,041,117, Hoe annual roport for 18id, paye %01, for tlo tolal tonmage of 1574, 999,344,081, tice name, pago 19, fur the earnlugs from frolghtin I8id., 000 ... $11,918,310 Deducting .01 per cent fram iounage given stute, protces. SPINTELIR, whish ot ar, e8_comparel July 1 eud Jau, 5, 0,200,241 Resulting in tho carnings from frelght bethg Toan thnn in 1874, by. '$ 2,718,108 (830,391 greater los: % s atated by pm‘llyA) Add admiited 1033 on PISFENGCTAciiesse Add admiuted losd on miscelinneous, al4,448 " 100,020 “r* Totalloss in earnings from thoso of 1781,¢ A Theeo caloulstions reduse he enrntugs of 1873 from Togitimata nonrces to §14,010,236, instead of sa {n Tablo A, 28 per report, 14,486,000, Tit 'CONCLUBIONS 10 bo drawn from the foregolug analyala aro : First—That the Compauy's own stalemonts admit n deticiency in the net earnings of 1875061 11,30 towards payiug thedeciared dividend of 2 por cont (Tablo Afi'. Second--Tlat tho Company understato tho amount chargoable for ' intoreat, leaves of branch linos, aud dividond on gunrantoed stock by tho sum of 877,908 (Tablo B), which in- croases the delicioncy to §191,820, Zhird—That in 1876 the Company bronght over tho liabilitios for 1874, which exceedod the cash rosources by ©483,700, which sum was imwmod i- ntely angmouted by the compulsory payment of £611,000 in cash into the sinking fund, and that it hias catwed from 187501876 linbilities excood- ing its cosh rosources by 1,488,849, which cithor to bo o tax upon tho future oarnings of the Compavy or to be provided for by a salo of nancts (soo Table 0), Fouyth—1hat the reanlia prosented by tables D and E aroapossibilities. ‘The remnrkable re~ duction in percootago of operatiug cXpstscs on lowor ratos received oa oxtilited at the closs of the years 1874 aud 1875, 0 soason of the year when the 10ad-bed fe most disturbed by altornato frost and thaws, »seoms to ho unexplieinable upon auy othier hypothouts than tha it hae neon found convenient in ordor to mako a fair ex- hibis to carry over to a now account a purtion of tho exponsos incurred Iato in tho yeo it ox- plauation s favored by the Jump fror €5.u) yer cont for the lzst quarier of 1874 to 78.89 for fivet Lia)! of 1875, Fifth—"That table T domountrates and forces tho conviction that the curnings us roported for tho Iset quartor of 18706 have besu augmented nliout #600,000 from somne source other than that of transportation,—probably by sale of naneta. It also suggests that tho oxponscs may hava been gomewhat reduced by ths samo means. Sixth—"That in 1870 tho Company scarcely arned from {ranuportation s sufficiout sum to discharge ita ourrout liabilitics, aud that the declaration sud paymont ot say dividoud at this timo is iu pursuence of the ofd l)olicy of *dige counting the future” ma oxhinlted in the pay- ment of o 4 por cont dividend in_August, 1173, At that that timo (M. Vaoderbilt mssumed tho Presidenoy July 2) the Company Liad o fontin dobt of pearly £56,000,000, besiden a noglacte winking fund calling for 760,000 (which ro- maiuod neglectod autil suit was brought in Jun- uary, 1875), yet the Company paid tho dividend, dotiar of vho sum with which to pay it. Fioally, that the two somi-annunl re- poits for 1576 aro no inconsistont with each oth- ar, aud the last ouo with tho woll-kuown cou- dition of tho tranapuriation busiuess, aa to ren- dor them unreliablo and untrustwort! Y respocifally, THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND & ST. LOUIS ROAD. SETTLING UP APPAIRS. \A decres was ontered yesterday in tho fore- closure suit of tho Union Trust Company va. Tho Rockford, Rtock Jalaud & 8t. Louts Railroad Compauy, scttiug ont that tho Master in Chancery, H. W. Bishop,"had recoived from [Toy- man Osterberg, tho purchsser, the sum of 652,627 In monoy, aud coupons, numbered G, 7, B. 9, and 10, beolouging to the first serica of Londo, nmounting to 820,635; also coupons numbered G, 7, 8, 9, and 10, bolonging to tho gecond sorles of bouds, aud amounting to 824,- 455, ‘The purchaser was olso outitled to credit for the furthor sum of §8,209.29, according to tho terms of the deerco of July 13, 1875, The Master haa also received bonds and past-duo coupons bolonging to tho first eoros, and certificates of indebtoduoss, to tho amouut of £9,729,120 ; also bonds aud past-due coupons on the secoud series, and ocortificatos of indobted- noss fesned inatead of coupons, amouuting to £2,058.022,60, “Ptio Muter also roported having paid oot £09,095.18 from tho prucocds of tho salo, ac- cotding to tho direction of tho Coutt. Iu viow of theao facts, it was docroed that the repurt of tho Mastor bo approved; that from the proceedn of tho sale thero should be ro- sorved the sum_of §230,001.82 for the payment of taxes for 157J and 1874, the oxpouses of litigation, custaof Court, and for tho protection of cortsin persous who had clatmed juterents in tho property at tho tiwe tho Heaolver took pousession ; slso that, trowm the balanca of tho Proceeds, tho Loklors of bonds, coupons, ud certilcutes of indobtedncss issued i liou of couponn, on tho firet kores of bonds, vumberod from 110 5,000, inclusive, should bo paid 10459 per cont of tho awount duo thereon, not computing intercst on past-duse coupous or certificates of {ndoblednoss ; thst tho holders of liko' bomds, coupons, snd certiricates of indebtednoss k:sued in Jion of coupous on the second serles of bouds, numbered from 1 to 6,000, shonld bo pald 6,977 per cent of tha anionut duo on such bonds, coupons, and cortiticaten of Indebteduess, uat computing intoroat on pust- duo coupons aud certificates of [udobteducss, Tho blw!nx was also directod to givo 1oyman Osterborg credit on Lis bid for the proporty, on secount of tho Londs, coupous, and ~cortificatos of mdebieducas yald ia by Lim at the porcont- ago nhove cstablished, to.wit ¢ for tho sum of %438,890,14 1o sddition to the sum of $452,627 paid in , monoy, sod the sum of £8,200.29 /'mdu on sooouut of cou- ons 6, 7. 8 0, and 10, a3 stated 1 tho Mnator's raport, making s total credit to which Osterbers is entitled, on sccount of his urchase, of $1,099,155.45, ~Tho Mauator is urthior orderod to doliver gaid bonds, coupouns, and certificatos of indebtednoss so Jnm by Ostorborg to the Clork of tho Unitad States Cirenit Court, to ba dealt with s rovidod by tho decreo of July 13, 1876, 'rom thie prococds in his hande tho Mastar is aleo to pay tho Clork tho suw of $553,431,82, which tho latter is to procosd to distributo to ilie holders of outstanding bonds, soupous, or certificates of indebtedness {ssued in liou of coupons, in the mennor aud at tho rute estab- 1ishod by this decroe, and as dirocted by tho de- croo of July 18, 1875, flrat vaywg In part cou- pons 6, 7, B, 0, and 10, ay iherein providod. 1t was furthior ordered that Ostorborg should bo pormitted to retain In his possossion, at U 5‘" oent intorest frow the ontry of the deorce, §230,~ 844.57 of tho sum diroctod to bo roserved, boiug 0 balance due from him on sccount of his pus- chiase, until the 1st day of April, 1876, Aud. ap- on payment thereof with intorest, tho sale of the romisea wud tho report of_tho Maater shall be 1 all thiugs confrmed. Iu the meantimo Ox- torberg {8 to havo posscasion of the tioilpago property purchased by bim, subjoct to ail limites tions lul“ conditions fraposed “by the decroo of Nov. 8 1875, on lus entoring into boud made payablo to W. If. Bradloy, tho Ulerkof the Coust, with gurety to ba uvxmvod by the Cours iu the pens! num’ of 850, condstloned that o will porform the condltions of " the decreo of November, 1875, sud protoct the pare tioa ontitiod to share In tho distribution any lowaor damnge wrising from auy lnbilities of tha rand for opnratlng of othor e, 10n203 tn- currad during snch tiao, Lastly, It I8 docided that Oatesborg, or, in hiz abeanco, tho Anditor of tha rowml, avery monih aakn a full roport of his doings. The conpupa horetofora filed by Max Budgo, Tlunry Binlge, Leo Lelman, and Jacub H, Kobl, sio axcapted from tho provirions of thia dossae, und are not entitld to any paymout undor the pamo, HEDP) . Tha follawiog 15 an alahisse of tha report of My, Ostorberys for the month of Nuvember, 1876, of tho receipts aad oxpenkcos of s road @ Tassenger carnlagn.. l':xcl)[h Fiupres 1133797 Miscellauvous,.,, BLI2 Totalceasuren ROrRTY e Malatensnce of way, Mixintenance of Luik Maintenaico of roliiu u Conduoting (ransgortations a venno.... Total, Not earulgs s Of this nmonunt, howevoer, thero Lina beou paid for oxtra oxensod : 9,40k.5 aese $17,847.82 Tholteceivor furtheratatad thatail pay-roflased othor expouses for the month hiad beon paid, ox- copt o fow small itews, o roport tor Dozumber {a ag followa: Total carulngs, Oporating oxpenses, Net earnings. . In additlon thera has algo been pald Track restala...., Insuranco, Ttenownal of track MISCELLANEOUS, MUSCATINE & MANKATO, Bpecial Dumateh to The Chieago Tribune, Davesreont, In., Jan..23,—Important nows woa recoived in Muscatino yontorday. In the cago of Cromwoll va, Muscatine County in the Unitod Btatos Supromo Court, at Washington, a decisfon has boon rendored In favor of tho conn= ty, thus reversing tbo decision of tho Uuited btates Circuit Court nt Dot Molues, Thesuit involved the ownership of 1,760 sharca of tho ntock in the old Muscatine & Mankato Railrosd Company, Cromwell claiming to bo owner of the samo by virtue of & purchauo as a Marshal's srlo on an ¢xecution in favor of ono Harrison aguiuat Muscatine Connty.: T'ho county sot upas a de- fenso that the salo was vold, ond conferrod no title on tho purchasor. 1y this ducision tho county will esva about €30,000, Tho suit hag boon in tho Court for severnl years. AX IUE—E\MINE THREATENED, The fce Companiva of w York Une- ousy at tho Lrospect—The Lmmiouss Entorest nt Ntake—The Mitlious of Capital luvested in tho Ice Masis neas. New Yonw, Jan. 26.—Not a little uncaslness is manifosted by tho [co companios horo owing to the continunnco of tho open winter, Thus far this wintor no lco has boan gathored along tho Hudson River, and as tho season has advancod considerably, with continued unfavorable wonther, tho prospects for a full crop ara con- eidered poor. Tho soason for storing ico gen- erally commences about tho ond of Decembor, and ends wheu tho Louses are filled, early iu Fobruary. All tho Jarge ico compantes and dealors wero about to commonca the harvout al the usual timo this scason, when tho titd woather camo and destroyed tho ico winch tnd formod up Lo that time. F'hio ice at most points belween this city oud Catalll 18 only from 2 to dorb inches thick, Uolow Catakitll tha river i broken ico or evtiraly open. Tho storage capacity of the Kuickerbocker Cowmpany's ico-Lhousces is uearly 1,000,000 tous, tho differéut Liouses vary- ing in capacity from 6,000 to 60,000 tons. Tho ice-housos of tuc other principsl compouics ara sbout tho same, aud all are located on or near points on the nver and ot suchlakes as aro no- cossible by railroads. Thoico crop of tho soa- non of 1874-'6along the Iudson was cstimatod t 2,500,000 tove, nud was nover boforo equalod, tho wholo having boou gathered by tho frat woek in January. Somo of tlho ice-housos aro titled moro than once o yonr, tho uale continu. ing to o modorate oxtont throughout tho winter - months, 'fho stock of" 1ce on hand i, from all accounts, sbont the samo as at 1 correspondiug period a your ago. The Kuick- erbocker Ico Compsny uaually storos neerlv double tho amount of all tho other compauirs aud privato concorns put togother, and during thio ico harvest ususlly omploys from 10,000 to 20,000 men, 'Thicre oro probably 6,000 to 8,000 men along tho Iludson waiting for tho work of gutherivg ice, and cousiderable rufforiug is 10- ported sinong somo of them. 'Tho ico dealery of this city have on haud o considorablo quan- tity, ond in the poorest soasons mauago to ob- tain o goud supply, sithough obliged to obtain it from rowoto poiots. 'Who ico businces has goue up from emall bogiunings to bo ouo of tho Iargost miuor induatrics of tho country. I1tom- ploys s capital of over ©20,000,000, nnd tbo pm,'[fl[intu wnlos of ico aro moro thun §30,000,- forty yoars mgo thio capital inve d way less than = #100,000, and tho aggregato eales not more than 8125,000. Over 100,050 tous are exported {0 Houthorn citieaaud foraign coune trlos. Ae many porsons aro aware, the icu- housen aro huge buildings, from 160 to 200 fuet [o widtl, and from 200 to 400 in length, genoral- kyu! wood, though somotimes of brick, with oublo, triple, qusdruplo wally, tho iuterstices packod with somo non-conducting subatauco, suol: as spont tun-bark, sawduat, ote., with doors closing |ighl|{ ou cach floor, but no windows, and with welined planes moveablo and adaptod to each story, without ag woll ss witlin, and in tho caro of the larger houscs a steam elovator 1 omployed to drag the blvoks upon tho inclined planes and lower them on the inside, During the harvost sosson the work of gathering ico iy pushied vigoroualy, aad at soto of tho lareo ice- ousiea GUU tous aro harvested in an hour. ———— AFFLICTION. i aa the Life-Storm awept upon thoe, Yowing thy young Liesd T Han it caught thy hosrt-strings captive, Lo} k0 lata hath led T Swifh and sure, "3 all sround us, And, 10 the weak of livart, 1t 1alld wpou thu Juys of lfe, ‘Aud tremuling they depart, Dut slial) %o let it all upon us Only aa the amiting rod, Prasiug by tho chsatcaing mercies Folutlug up to God ¢ With us all §t roals to maka it \at ous wpteita wil Bhall it then be God's light to us, Or dark sarrow still Y Though the fiorce storm bende snd bowa u:8, iz Uod's Jave that luts it fali; i And sumuinber, traigt tie darknoas, § oreréoues 1€ all, 'Fravoling on Xler Cheelis Waahington Correayondence New York 1'iies. Apropos of {uvitationss Ono of the forcign Ministors boro was quite concoruod to-day be- caneo of a misslve which Lo had recofved from a person to him unknown, and which read thue: “ ¥ 'he lady correspondont of tho prowouts her compRmonts to the — Minlster, and re« quosts su invitation to & ball whioh sho under- standa ho is about to give, Bhs wishes ltto be undaratood that slie bas no persoual dosiro to bo presont, but the readors of the havo & riglt to know what iy galuu on at tho motropolis of tuelr country, and It is hor duty to inform thom. £t 1a to be hopod that the nocossary fa- cilitica will bo granted, sud the obligation will Lo Inoreasod by s mocount of your wifu's drows, ?or:]:‘u(;!g,tlll of which might otherwive bo ovor- ooked. 1t was smuaing to wituesa tho ombarrassment which tbis opistio had caused the recipiont, who did not wish, 1u_dispensing bls howpitalities, to offond tho roaderd of tho~———, Whon at last ho comprohonded tho mituation, sfier tho explanations wade to him, ho dryly remarked : wAnd for what do you have m-l large iusano asylum if wsuch peoplo are permitied to roam aud write 7" Cortain it iu tlattho invitation will not bo sent, but whetler the * lady corro- spondent” will not smugglo Lerselt in, under J.’: wing of some funocout snd unsuspocting TRopresoutative frowm the far West or the distaut Boutb, uo oue cau predict. The Western Turfmen Conclude Thelr Deliberntions. fomo of the Prominent Members Malo a Preliminary Protes, Organization of {he Breeders! and 1forae- Owters’ Weatern Assoclation, Oarteron Qutwrestles Rigal, WESTERN TURFMEN, A POLICE BUJUESTED, Tho Convention of Westorn turfmen met yos- terday mormug at the Palmer Totwse pursnant to adjournment, Gon. Bingistn in the chalr, aud a very small numbor prescut. On motion of D. J. tiubinssu, of Michigan, tho Committes on Qriovances was dikcbarged from farthor conslderatlon of the subjocts pre- sonted to thom, 'I'sa Becrotary read tho following communica- tion from \V. A. Owen, of Dotroit, giving tho wviewn of the writor on the policy whichsbould bo adopted by tho Conventlon ¢ 2 Dxtroir, Jan, 24—, ¥, Vaughn, Mietsgun : Bonse ime sinre I gavo m: bacroiary of the Jackson Arsociation, on informal oy of our Awsocistion o roproscid e 6t Culcag, uow wiih Lo lay before tho Ghicsito meeting 517 vigws, although o cradely and I yrepared 10 entitle them to murh welglht in the Ltian, Iyret—I atn oyposed o a maparati i, for the rearon thiat tho arganization to Lo nretal muat have s ational Surisdictton, Hecond—1 can wee no roamon why rales which rra Doueficial fo tuo Eset could work'an injury to tho Weat, 1f thoro are sny rules now lu opersifon which conld bo tmproved (aud thors e doubtlens many), #utch improvoment must be equally Leneficial o Lot Eart nd Weat. Thtrd—There Is, anid can be, no legitimato satag. oulnm between tha East and West, “Chelr mierests are fdentieal and inzeparablo, and whatever feeling of rivalry now cxisle between thie iwo rections 1 founded ‘on imaginary wronys, or advanced for mercenary aud #alfish 1uotives, ‘Pourth—Thera has been no public act committed by {he niansgement of tho National Axaociating, wiitch has cume to 10y notlce, indlcetiug any partiallty towarde tho East. On tha contrary, tle semions of i Ho.ril havo Leen changed from Wms to titne to lucations to accommodate both Eaet wnd Weat, Jyth—For whataver of wrongs or error exist, either inactsof or rulea of tho Natjonal Associstion, the remedy lies not 1n_separation, but In ronding Lo the coming Congress the very best men in the Wont, who srv ot ouly abla to veproseut ur, but who are anxloua 1o te tho eat Intarosta of our Atoericon * jae~ 10 trotting turf, To effect his desired eud, is to meet in New York Fob.9, and, in_conjunction with the Eastern defegates, mako such noccanary chanuges in {ho Natlonel rules as wlil best conacrvo und coulinue inviolats tho Loncst interesty of (o trotting turf, Rsat, Wost, North, aud Soutls, Yours fraternally, WILLIAR A, Uwir, On motlon, tho letter was roccived and placed on filo, PITSIDPNTIAL NUMINEES, Mr. D. G. Roblueon offered tho followlng reso- lution, which was adopted: 2esofve, That the first cholee of thits Convention for tlo Pracidency of the Nutional Ansoastion nt the elec- 1100 10 tuka piaco at tho February Convention of tho National Asnoclaticn {s Cal, Abmer Tayior, and the soc oud choice 38 O, J, Hamlin, BEXDING ON THE ACTION, Judgo Patterson, of {udiana, vifeved the fol- lowing resolation, nud it was adopted : Resotred, That tho Beeretary of {Lin Convention be Instructed'to transmit 1o tho Nationsl Congress shout ta conveno the resulutions and suggestione which have rocelved tho spproval of this budy, aud ask of thew 1ho ratification of rald Congress, Ziesolved, Thst D, J. Wobinsan, of Mickigsn, Judgo Grant, of fowa, and 8, W, Grangor, of Wiscuntin, Lo appolitod a comnitto whose duty it shall be fo recon- veba this Cauveution belorn tha approsch of the com- ing trottiug voswon, if, do thelr judgment, thobest intarcats of the Western turf sbiall deiuand it w The following resolution, oficred by Jamos Wadsworth, of Chicago, was adopted ¢ ltesolred, 'That, 1n casd tho National Congress shall accede to our requesta and grant such chauges fn the Judiclal dopartmont o6 aro usked by tbis Convention, hat thuy b requestod to appolat Tt W. Gatos, of Illinots, D, L. Mall, of Alissouri, and Judgo C. Y, Pat= terson, of indisun, s commission whoso duty it khall De Lo conven o convention in this city in the month of ‘Morcl next, compoacd of ail aesocisifons and proprie- tora of cotrses du thy Wealern District, for tho elec- tion of & At board of errors for exid ubtrict, and that safil conmisnton Lo empowored to fuvito and ro. celve st such meedng appheations for memuberstip in tho Natfonal Assoclation sur teausmitsion to the Board of Appeals, ir Yot C, M. Bmitls, of Eariville, sald thal ho was couviuced that the mousures swaed for by the Convention wonld not bo adopted by tho Na- tlonal Congross, and ho thoaght that, at the closo of the prosent Convention, o mcoting of Waostern mombors of the National Associntion would be held tu express to tho Congross o feel- inge of diesutisfaction with tho measuros recom- mended. A unanimons vote of thanks was thon ten- dered to Potter Palmer, to tho proee of tho city, and to the oficera of the Convention, after which the gatberng adjourned sine die. ‘THE PELRONS ATTESDING. 1n ordor that Eastern and Wostern turfmen can properly judge of the strength of the Con- veution, aud nake up their muds as 1o what patt of the westoru turl interest 1t ropresents, & )iat of tho persona in attendanco laa been wndo up and s hereto appouded : Referee for d Liobtnmon, ILLINUTS, 0.3, Dimick, Nock Telsnd ; & Dennet, Chicagos Mat, Caolvin, Chleago; A, Fiek, Mollne; Jawes Wads- worth, Cbicago; C.'T, Taylor, Mendota; G, M, Mun- gex, Chirago; Parker Winemat, Rock Jalamd; €, M. Hanith, Earlville; 11, 1L Yutos, R Enrlvilie; C. M, ‘Stovos, Tirkil Tuland; A, I% Stovens, Ju Islaud; T, Blattery, Unargn; W. 8. rler, Auroraj Q. Kellum, Sycamore; . . Brown Bycatiore; C. W Marsh, Bycumory: Beverldge, Cunbridgo Walton, Cambridge; T. ¥, A, Newpart, Mendotai 8. Lee, Mendnta; A, 4k, Moline: Hurt, Dune Teit J, 8, Singleton, Quiney; I W. Bowett, Carlin- villo; W. . Necloy, Oitawa. INDIANA. 8ilns Tam, Fort Wayne; W, P, Grahem, Madison; W, 1, Boauchamp, Terre Iauto; C. Y, Latteron, Terra Houte ; L. V., Caldwoll, Lawigvilie; Al, D, Gros- veuor, Tvreo Hauto; 1, 0, Ware, Kckomo, 10WA. 0, 8. Mc¥ell, Davenport; J. 11, Sanders, Bigourney § M, 8. fobison, Dubuquo . A. A. Cooper, Dubuque; Ax I, Poanleo, Diluquo; AT, Al Waller, 'Dubuque; W W. Woodworth, Dubuque; A. A, Uanimer, MICIZIGAN, W, ¥, Bteelo, Detrolt; D, J. Nobinson, Jackon; L. C. ilurd, Jacknon; D, C, fteed, Kal:mazoo; B.' As Drownt, Grand Raptds, WISCONRIN, 8. W, Granger, Milwaukeo? T, J, Sunbar, LaCrosse, MISJOUBL. D. L. Hall, Kunssa Oit NEW T Jiamilton Busby, New ¥ Now York City, I A DISAGREEMENT, That tho action of thio Convention just ended doca not ntoct the ideas of many of the reputablo membors of the trottiog iuterost In tho Wost i3 enidonced by the following letter written yes- terday: To the Ifonorab'e the Preailmt and Membersof the Nationat Aociation: Citt 3460, Juu, 3H,~Ths un algned beroby exprees ther dirmout from fuu mendation for & Board of Errors sdupted ot A mosting heldin Chicago Jan. 27, 160, Wo wugyent that the Nntional Congeesa to aasemble in New Yurk Feln 9, inut,, sdopt and establish some aheajer and eimpler mode of adjudicatiug cases wiich msy arisv {n tho Weat, ard oo which will bo equally applicable to all roctions of the country, Jaura W, Bixarrzox, Mismevippt Valley Fair, LrLkr, Ivervide, Oltawa, 111, C. M. BIXVANS, . ‘Tiskilwa Driviug Park Assoclation, 3, i, Banveny, Towa State Agricultaral Associstion, 0. 8. McNkiLL, Seott County Agricudural Aswocistion, Lubuque, Ta, €, T. TayLol President Mandota Driving Purk Association, M, Monee, Farl Park Assoclation, a, B, Maxsuu, Proprictor aiid Manager Doxter Park, BiLas Tax, Roferco for Indlans, Uesch Grive Association. — BREEDERS AND OWNERS, OROAXLEING AN ABSOCLATION. Parsnant to o call issued at yosterday morn- fug's wession of tho Turfmon's Conveution, s wooting of broedars and owuora of Lorsos wad hold yesterday afieruoon io tho Palmer Houso. Bome twouty-fiva hreodary wero prossat. Mr, O. J. Dimick, of Rtock Island, called tha niceting to order, and Col. W, D, Crockott, of 11~ liols, was olooted temporary Chalrwsv, and J, 11, Bandors Bocrotary. Tho foliowing resolutions wers then proposod, cousidered, aud sdoptod : Jiesolved, That we do form an asociation under the mamo of 1;5“ Westarn Horso-Lrceders' sud Owuors® Association, Jicsolsed, That all brecders of running or trottiog horses; willer for the irack or lhe resd, aud pwaens af turf Lorses, whethor braders or_olberwiss, fu thu Vostera titates, Lo invited to Lucome sambers of tho ou, Jiesoived, Tuat wonow procced to the clection of & temporary Prealdent and Hocretary, sud tho appotit- meut of & cutninitios of Ave Wwembers upon perwiaaent organization. fs tesolved, That it aball o tho duty of the said Com- miltes (0 jecpars by-lawa or srticks of sssoclation, City; James Watson, cletion, 4nd 10 suggest aabjects of 3ct'on, Lomilvod, That nil pseond claurg fnvoralle tonith an ta communicate thelr natmea or otherwise, On motlon of 3r. James Wadaworth, tho Com- mitten on Organization was made to consist of W. 8. Frazier, of itnvis, 8. A, Lrown, of Micha wan: S T, Hum, of Tilinoig; d. C. Stevons, of Winconsiny DL 8. Wittisu, of lowas; ond O, J. Patterznn, of ladiunn, It wun thon voted that the tomnarary olicors ha continaed nntll othora wore electnd, with the sddition of Mr. James Viadaworth a3 Vico- Preaidont. On motion, the meating thon sdjourned, sub- ject to tho call of tha Committee, the place uf meeting to bo herenfter Axed and aunounced by the Lecrotary, 30k (0 the seeomd At €0 ba reqiteetsd i Bocretary by Jettee —— WRESTLING. OATTEKON BEATS PAGAL. Acomall nudiencs assemblod Iast osening at McCurmick Hall to sca a wrestling mateh on tho Grieco-Roman plan, botweon Iigat and Ci teron, the I'ronch athletos. There wau very lt- tia Interest in tho affair on tho part of cither the epecintorn or prinelpale. Cartoron, tho bis ono, won the firat and third falls and the mateh,—or, inoro froporly spanking, Iigat peradited himoreld to bo thrown twice. Auothier ateh i announced for this evening the eamn place, and the nnnouncement fa ot that Ligal and Cartsron will contost the Jieat fali, after which tho winnor witl mako a try &t Regolcr, who Lins mado quito & onmo in this eport. THE CURRENCY COXFLICT. Gens Garficld's Views. Lorfon Junrnal, Ono of the beat aud moat timely contributions to the peoding currency diecussion is Oen. Jamos A. Gartield's erticlo in tho Fobruary num. borof the Allantic Monthly. ‘The wiiter has Jong boen known 88 smong tho sblest aud mont estimable of our public men, and bis expericoco hins boon such aa to give peculiar valuo to hia financial views. Tho objest of bis presont eriiclo In to shaw how far we 34 a netion havo drifted from the sound principies held atmost tuanimously up to the closa of the War, and to enlorce the resasns for roluruing to thoge prin. ciples na oo a4 possiblo. Gen, Gorfleld shows that tho father of our present finanoial policy, Becrotary Chado, know pertectly woll tho dangera to which ho was ox- postog the country by the adoption of the sys. tem of irredeemabln paper currency to whiclihe wan driven by overwholming necereity, In 1862, whon somo one in conversnbioa had de- fined motion ns **tho spint of God made man- ifest In mattor,” the Becrefary eaid: *“If that is & good dell_nhlou. thon logal-tender notes muet bo tho dovil’ made manifest fu paper: for no wau ecan foreseo what mirchief they may do when thoy are onco_lot loose.” _Quotations aro made from tho Congressionsl ~epocechcs ,of ‘fbnddeus Btevens, Honatora Fecsenden nnid Bumner, and othors, to prove that tho lo- pal-tonder syaiem wes only regarded o8 an absolately meceweary war mens- ure, to bo relinquished _r8 BoOD w9 tho danger shonld bo over. Even in 1855 tha Hauen of Reprercutntiven reiterated the same posttion ; but sinco then thero has growu up a voft-maney party which, without much con- istency in tho viows of its roveral subdivisions, will concentrate ita forces for the final battle of 14876, Gon. Garfield then quotes from tho soft- money champion3, like Judge Liclley, Gen, But- lor, ond others, ehowing thoso fallacics and extravagances which aro enficiently familiar to the public, Ilo ehows, too, thatevery ona of these ehaurditios 1a not nov—they have ail been put fortb by Englieh thoorista in former times, and nearly ull havo been practically exploded as tlmranuhfy 28 John Law's rchemes. Against them all stands tho impregnabloe dos- trino of hard money, which Gen. Uartield eluct- dates with puch admirablo directness and force, ‘Fhe functions of coin in general nro well undez- stood; but the relations of paper to coiv—the point whero the dangers of oxcessivo paper-is- suon tako their rire—aro rarely 50 well stated ag in this srticle. It fs pointed out that credit is not eapitul, but the permiasion given to ono man to ueo {ho capital of another. Gun. Gurfield Bays Frequently, however, the capital Joaged fa not se- tuaily (ransferrd o the borrower, but a written evi- denou of hia titlo to 18 1s given frtead, 11 this titlo iy trausferablu It may Lo ured as o gubstitule for movey for, within certais limits, it Lsn Ihe same purclizsing patver. Whn tiese evidences of crodit sra in thie form of chieckn and araits, bills of excliang:, and promia- oory notes, they aro’ lergely used am mlstituten for motiey, aud -ery greatly facilitaie cxchangea, But oll nto Lascd pon confidenien, uron the bellef that they ropreaent iruly wlintthey profess Lo repressnt,—actual ‘r,n|lllnlhmc:|lum-l by el weney, 10 detiversd on etasnd, Theeo ovidences of credit Lave bocome, in medern times, the cllef inatruments of exchange, The Lank Tig hevomo ns {ndispensalle ta the exclange of values #3 the raflrosd in to thetransportation of merchandine, Tt 33 the inatitution of erodit by mesne of which thioss various aubstituten for money ato mado available. 1t 114 Ywen sliown that not less thsn 00 per cent of all the ex lunges in tho United States are sccotuplishod Ly means of tauk eredits, The percent in England s uot e than 98, Money 18 now the small chauga of commerce, 1t {a yerhaps owing to this foct that nany @ o darzled by ttie hrilliant nchlevcment of eredit ta fargct that 1t 1s the alidow of eapital, not ita sub- peo; that it fxtho e, the brilliant sign, but not tho thiug signiBed. Let it bo constuutly borne fn mind that tho rheek, tho draft, the bill of excusnge, tho yremissozy ucie, are olf evidencos of acht, of money to Lo pefil, 1f not, they aro fctitions and fraudulent.” 1 tho real capital on which they nrv_based bo deatroyed, they fall wat ft, and becomo witerly wortlless. 1f confidence in their Promyt payinent be fmpasred, they immediately dopreciate fu proportion to the distrust, Of that character {a onr greonback, 1t isan ovidenco of debit, o promiso to pay. It 14 not monoy, and no power ou earth can mabo it money, 1t i8a titla to mouay, but can only be mado oqual to money whon thoe doltor yerforma his promiso. * When thas iy done,” says 3r. Gasilold, *aed when the community kuowa. by actunl teut, that it will continuo te bo done, thion, and not until then, this crodit-currency will in fact bo tho Lonost oquivalont of money." When that poivt s attamed reasons of conven- jenco will ordinarily make paper proferrod to coin, and will give it its bighest eficioncy. Any- thing ehort of this complate convertibility do- Jrecintes tha papor curiency, drives nway gold, utroducos constant tiuctuations of pricee, cuty dowu our foreign trade on both it oxport and import idos, gives a stimnlus to tho wildest apectlation, and rnins tho laboring 1nan, hero has not beon a financial evil which lhas cursed tho country sinco the War that hias not boen «duo to this catso of an irredoemablo cor- rency, though other inllaences bava sometimes co-operated with it . Qen. Garfield closes his paver—of which wa Lave given but & 1nero ehkot! with a puwerful atatement of the duty now rosting upon the tov- ernmont to tostore thoe converuwlity of paper and coln, to redecm its promises, to give tho peoplo sound money. ‘Uhe hardships of tho brocoes, hio beliaves, bave boon grossly overon timatod. Hosays: I am uot ablo to see why the spproach to specio moy not be mada Ao pra- nal that the tlactustion in any one month will be lesy than that which wo have sulferod frow twouth to month sinco 1869, Wo lave travelod woro than halt tho distauce which then woparsted us from tho gold standard. A wealo of aoppreciation liko ' that by which England resumod In 1821 would greatly mutignto the hardships arisiog from the move- ment, Thoso who heilluve that the volumo of our ourroncy is but little abave its normal level neod not fear that thers will bo mucl coutrac- tion; for, with fros banking, thoy may- Lo sure that all the paper which can bo an actunl substi- tute for mouey will remain in cireulation, No other ought fo _circulate,” Hesumption, Lo thinks, could have beon accoraplished more easily it 1867 than {tcan bo {n 1879, aud it can bo accom- plished more casily then than atany Inter poriod. 1t §s of no use to wait Lill tho vass mass of private debia can be ndjusted, for that will never be, Let ua rather copy tho intrepidity of Franco in goiting back to wpecio payments &4 001 8a pog- viblo, and in realizing tho blosslngs which eho hasshown to wait upoh such a just aud honor- sblo conrxo. e e Anglo-French Travels Galignani, At tho moment wliou tho proparatory studies for piorciug a submarino tauvel to uuite Franco and Lugland are buing pushed forward vigors v, 80100 iuterest mey bo folt in tryiog o cale aulato, by moane of results already cstsblished, tho cousidorabla dovolopment. which tho trausit tetween the two couotrios would take In fu- ture, shonid tho trials now in progross torwinuto asprojucted. During the yoar 1674 tho English Cousulato at Calaiu_registerod tLo embarkation or lauding of 199,345 porsond. At Dioppo, in the samo poriod, the arriva! or departure uf 53,235 travolors waa reported; st Bouloguo the number was 110,419, sad at Havro 26,205, It to thess numbers aro od tho trafiio bolween Qrest Britain aud Balkinm through tho port of Ostoud—which would uuquestiouably bo traas- forred to the tunucl, aud which was nol less than 45,495 passvngers—a total 18 arrived at for 1874 of 439,789, of which 817,145 nmbnl:c'l!wm Tranco and Belglum to ko o England, sod 222, 814 loft tho lutter for tho Continout, ‘Therofore 1o very great amount of rashneed i necessary fo ealcnlato that, when the neans of cowmuui~ oation batweon the two sdes of tho Chianel i complotod, the tatal will exceed tho rospoctablo tiguro of & mulllon travolery, PEBEONAL. Baron Rothachild haa ealled for Enrope. Aimeo i# nanghty but in Nice ; aud the Nicean creed hias beon aitered to snit the times. ‘The Korre—3r. Bpeaker and wifo—aro good talkory, zood dresuers, nnd favoritos in Wash- Ington wociety. Trank J, Dowinan, the Bt, Louls lawyer, hey serious fears of cowhiding Stilson linteh Ins, the Bt. Louis editor, Ien Hill I8 one of tho bost Iawyers in (Jeorgin. Tlo is In partacrship with abont 100 nogroes in tho cotton busiueas, and with histwo sonein the law Lusiness. sl Hiamliton anys Lhat 8 girl should plck out n busband na eho ploks out applo. That Iu roaminsing, So many womon piek out their busbands as they pick o1t a potato—by the eyes, Gen, Baids Swith, Preeidont of the Now York Doard of Polico, in o martivet in o amall wav. Ho makos tho mien black thelr houts before they go on duty, andtho raio fa not rolaxed on muddy days. The funuy man of the Dowlon Post Ls Mr. Denjamin . Buitiaber, the original Airs, Parte iugton. 1o didn‘t mannlacture any jokes abont Winslow, the forger and defanlter, who ey pub- linhier of the Fost paid him his saliry, Horr Wagner hates the rewnpapots, becaues they endeavored to rendor Lid efforts ndiculous, But it Wagoer read tho New York flerald, in which: thia itom occurs, he would enjoy secing o nowepaper which endesvora to male itself ridic- wlous, and succeeds admizatly iu doing eo, Tho lynching of young Frank Ilaibawsy, st Plaiaviow, Mint., last Tuesday night, was tho firat nfTair of tho kind which had taken place in that Htato eince 1853, Iathaway, It will bo ro. membered, was tho youug man who shot and #illed s girl who liad rejocted Liy addrotses. Ex-Gov. Soymour 2aid, in hia addresa at {be dedication of a naw hall 1n Hollsnd Patont, that Lo would rathor expunge his business trivmphe tban bis mistakos, for tho latter, after all, aro tho prien of wisdom. If miatakos are the meas- uro na wetl 83 tho price of wisdom, ex-Gov. Sey- monr ought to Lp vory Wiko, Mr. C. F. Richardron writos of the poot Low- olt in Harper's Magazine: * In his persoual appearance, 83 (n tho mouagement of his of- {airs, there is nothing of tho traditional heed- josanoss of the poat. ‘The poetical nature, ho thinka, i ekin to ordor, and, o bis own cave, certainly, the opinion ta ttuo.” It §s rumored fo Washington that Tom Murphy, formerly Collectorof tho Port of New Yorl, 18 now in straitencd circumatances finan- cinlly; ond that cartaln real-cetato purchaucs which be induced Preeldent Grant to inako have proved unfortuuate. It is said that tho President Lizs lost hieavily through Mr. Murpby. Young Willio Loacleault, whoso death by o railway sceident fn Epglund was recontly so- nounced, entered Viest Point and remained thoro ono year, *‘when,” 8¢ the Pbiladciphia DPrexs tenderly 10 [jAve way under an un- urually sovero ex: tion."” Ile was tho eldest son of Diou Boucicawlt sud Aguou Robortson; an occomplished Jockoy, and a good fellow gon- erally. Jullon M. Elliott, the winner of the firat prize in tho recent 1ter-collogiate orstorical contost, was groeted with & public recepiion on Lis ro- turn to Hamilton Coliege. ‘Tho Irofossors and students turned ont fn a torchlight procession, tLus, no Coubt, ftly symbolizing tho pyrotoch- nie character of hisoratory. 1io was pronouncad with one voico **a beuofactor of Hamilton Col- oo Mrs. Conningbaw, whose namo was unplens. antly aszociated with the Burdell murder 1o Now York, has been heard frocy again. After the trial, it appears, sho wont to Loreto, a town in Hontliern Califoruia, There sho married o Capt. Hyde, o former lover. The marrisgo provod ua- Lappy ; Hyde ran nsay to ravo his life, and Ans, Cnnninghiam-Tiydo eloped wilh tha Mexican Superintendent of her huaband's mines, having proviously made & fraudalent sslo of the prop- erty, - The Nation neser *lets up on Mr. Edward Jenkins, M. I’. It judges that his now story, *The Devil's Chnin, " 15 *an inofably silly per- formance ;" and, whilothors {8 no salid objoction to iy cogaging tn It, * thero i objection to tho prescnco of a person swhoso proper work 18 tho compoeition of yuch atories in tho Leginlature of agrest snd civilized Btate,” Tho Nafion fur- ther eays of bir, Jonkins : * He bolps overy day to opresd tho notiou that If & man grows excitod and tinent over psuperism aod drunkonnoss, bis judgment on sll questions of government bo- camen valusble and justractive. Our civilization 1 probably in mare dangor from the Jenkinscs aud thewr admirers than from any other ono ageney." # TOTEL AURIVALS. Iytiter Houss—A, W. Lucke, Doaton 11, an: Yoi jisTe Philad: . Shafer, Canandaigu: Mol i L. Clrstian, Minucapoila; W, C, Mutclonr, Da.t Cinda, W, ¥, Joblina, und 1, 11, o u gueon, Dew B, 3. M, Uttield, Bucrinan, Slasa.. .trind Iuciag T, Avertll, 5t Pual; O, Fraullip Dutlp, Waalifug: Murquettcs J. W, Jitun, Spring8al Qrent, Davenport; W, G, Van Horno, LaCros . Mille . Furker, iceu, Conn.i the lou, Georgo Douglasy Cedar ILplds he floucJ. 8, Waternia, Sycawore Willam White, ciunstly A, C. 'Togle, Boc ton; M, L. Colm, New ' Yorki D, W, Jawps, New Yorki Adolph Cohn, New Yorki C,_ 8. Burch, Detroit; P. Suuons, Bt Puuli A, T Bheps Sty man Howse—11o Hon, G, 1L 1 List, W State of Iiluols; D, C, Col.. . Tolter, Now Yorki ew York; C, Ii, Itobertson, tnan, Evauseillo; Engene Pord, - Marahi, Chief of Police, Hridgoport, N, Julien, Oaford, Jud 'Webb, Codat .3 d, L. Daomick aud L O, Lloyd, Liocl Morias, ook and wife, K E, Culdmore, 11 ki Jobn Joluson, POLITIOAL NOTES, Thero in “somo pumpkina" in tho Bristow and Jowell tickot. At leagt, that Is tho way thoy focl in Conuectient, * Al the yessels in port ot Norfolk testitled their respoct for Gen. Leo oy his birtkduy by a display of Luutiug, Tho Yaukeo crafs made uo oxcep- tious, In fact, that climute is not considured hoalthy for exceptions. Randali has blundored on his West Point bill, Lut vot worse tuan usual. 1lis ouly fanlt was in not knowing anything about the subjout. Tho Buffalo Erpress, bottor juformed, jndgos that it will Lo itposalblo to savo £40,000,000 by redue- Ing tho nunber of buttous on tho jackets of tho cadots, It is understood that Mr, Goorgo Beroggs, editor of tue Champalgn (L11.) Gazette, will bo & caudidato for she allice of Becretary of Giate bo- fore the coming Ropubtican Couvoution, s, Berogge servod in tho Union army during the Rebellion, aud be is highly epoken of by thoso who koow bim, Tho Democratic corrcapondonts at Washing- ton Liavo started tho report thet liristow will appear a8 & witnoss on kolialf of Dabeock in the St. Louty trial. Thoreport id probably false, Bul, i Becrotary Eristow knows soytllug to Gon. Dabeock's advautagy, why shouldn’t he toll 12 Coogressman Tucker, of Virginis, saya ho rop- resents tho grave of Rovort K. Loo, ills motto doubtless fa : ** From grave to gay ; from lively to sovere.” o bolda a firo in his haud by think- ing on tha froety Caucasus, Whatever bo rep- rusents, it tay be well for him to rqmomberihat ho grave of Kobert 13, Leo didu’t elect him to Congresd, ‘We feol protty osriain that (ov. Chamberlsin, of South Caroliua, I8 & good mav, whou we read tho following oxtract from the spooch of Whip- per, tho yazcal who was latoly eleoted Judge: # Whou Mosos fw & saiut in Hoaven, Chambeor- 1ain will bé howling in Holl D, 1I. Obamborlain (s uuglt for earth; tu Hoaven ho could not ascend, and in Hell itsolf tho devil would spurn \lumout, Chamberisin iaablsck-loarted traltor, 1d ho has gone sa far thad ke mnat tako the conrequoncen. Ho has resiated the will of tho Foople, and the same splrit which rosa In tho tims of Cliarles L will rise now and bahesd Lim." The Burlington Harwkeye, which was loatils ta the Henatorial asplrationa of Qov. Kirkwood, calls upon him, now that he has won the prize, 0 rogign tho CGubeduatorial offico, The demand is not geucially scconded by tho Republican press of Towa. Dick Oglesby set an exsmplo, undor eimilar circumstancas, which was thought at tho time to be good. Theo legislative correspondent of the Charles. tdn News and Courier w privilegos of tho floor la2t Decombar for calling pereons and things by their wight natues. He was recontly informed that if ho would apologise. he would bo readmitted. ILis anawer wag as follows : I am charged with acousing cortaln mebers of your honorable body with jonbing. carrupt practices, etc. I did mako suoh ® charge. Il {a true, and I nm sorry for it.” Tha rascals in tho Teglelature judged that thie npology waa not suflicient, ~ Tha Qmabn Jierald, good Domacratic anthorie ty, says tho Sonntorial fight in Nobrasks Lag been reduced to a haud-snd-hand fight botweou Ritchcock and Croungo. Tho formor s the presont iocumbent, and tho Istier Represonta- tive in the Lower Houso of Coogresa. The Ticpresontative of a Btate llko Nebrasks, which is entitled to but ono momber, has almost a9 Kood o thing, whilo it Inate, as & Benator ; bat it docan't last go long. Crounsa ovidontly objectt o sartaining tho wear andtear of Lhres electiont ovary rix yoara. Tho New York Aalion makea the following thoughtful suggestion : ** Wo wish, for our par, from the bottom of our hoarts, thal we thought the recklessnces of Houtherners about taking Lumau life Liad ite root in the preeont condition of politics. Wae foar it lies tar deopor, and licr whero neither 3lorton, nor Conkling, nor any of tho * Benatorinl group,’ can got at it, with olthet infontry, cavalry, or artillers, viz,, in the bar- barism of eociuty,~s barbarlsm only to be got rid of by timo, cducation, iudustry, and the growth of population.” Benator English, of Connecticnt, was appoint- ed to fill tho vacancy occasioned by the death ot Houator Ferry. Hiw term of oflico expires upon tho clcction of bis succassor by the Logislatur, which meets in dlay next. The biographica notico fa the Cougroseional Dircctery moys : * [lia term of office will expiro March 3, 1870." 1t in supposed that this notice was wiitten by Mir, Eoglish bimeelf ; and the Connecticnt nows- papers aro jugwring wocther lio has not ase vumed too much in forecasiiug bis clection by tho Legin'ature, Tho Ilhinois delegatien was divided on tue Coutennial question ns follows : Cauificld, Bar. cliard, Campboll, Fort, Dugby, Wike, Springer, Stevenson. Cannon, Eden, Morrison, Hartzell, Andorson—No ; Harrieon, Farwell, Iluribnt, Whiting—Ayo. Tho totaly are: Ayes, 4: noos, 13, Thrco epablicans and 1 Democrat (Harri #on) voled aye; snd 8 Bepublicans, 8 Democraty, snd 2 Indopendents voted no. The approprine tlon was carried, of course, by thovotosof East. orn Democrata; and it would have been refused allogethor, no doubt, had it not beeu for the amendwment giving the United States Governe ment a firet Lion upon the buildings of the Cene tennfal Association. Daniel 8. Batclay, Journal Clerk of tho Houee of Repreaoutatives for twenty-seven yoara, ia another victim to tho Democratic manis for re- form. Ho is the highest authority in this conn. try on questions of parlismontary law, sndn man of krruproschublo obarscter. Hia rosigna- tion was not demanded, but voluntarily offerod becausa two of lis supordinates had been ro- moved, and he thought it best to go with good graco while hocould. The Now York Tribune and otber Independent organs expross thom- selves grontly disgusted at tho conduct of the Demosratic msjonty towards Barclay. If this aort of reform goes on much longer, tho peopla will not bo in doubtaa to tho fitnessof the Dome- cratic party for the cCuties of Governwent. © Blue-grass ”’ Kentucky is too omniverous, NIGHT. 'The locusts aro leafices and bare; Thia Lleak world tv mantled with snow; 1 atand {n tho cold, wintry air, ‘And tiuk of tho swoet long-ago, Ou s dark, lonely houss, o'cr the wey, The silvpr stars silently gleam; 1, §1 stan lone, in thu At 41 81 beautiful dresm, Al thu ! Liko the ghost of & The locusts are leafiess and baro; The Licak world in mantled with gnow; “Tho lght 10 the window (s gono,— Tau Light of tho swoet long-s40. EUORNE 4, At | e Wit A Mirnculons Cure by the Fope. T'grin Coryespondence New York Tablel, The Courier de Bruzelles gives tho following necount of a miraculous cura offected lately by 18 Lolivess Pins IX. : A robgiouno of tbo Order of tha Bacred Heart, tho Rev. Mothor Julia N—, daughtor of one of tho most distinguished diplomats of Bol» gium, after a violeut nervous atgxck, bad her right srm #o completoly paralyzed thatit had to bo bauvdaged to boards for a support. ler fluger-nails had beeomo black, and tho bones of tho fingars sud elbow had bo- como dwplaced, nud, as it were, dislocatod, In vain had sho modiesl mon preseribod chango’of sir, At Vioona, whithor shio firat bee took hersolf, aftorward at Rowo, whoro shie nre rived about the end of Septombor, tho diseass assumod oven s more apgravated form. The sufferor, novertholoss, chorihed & gecret hopo that sho would bo cirod, and through her being at 1tomo, if sho could Lut seo tho Loly Pather, Sho obtained an sudience ou Oct. 10. The Holy Tathor, a4 firut surprised ac tho requost for cure that bad boen mado him, aud wishiug, too, por- s, to try tha faith of tho nvalid, #aid to ber: + By danghter, I havo not the gift of miracles.” Dut ho imwedistely added : * Put your trust in God, for nothiug 18 impussible to” His mercy.” Howover, as tho relimous ladics, aud especials 17 the nives of the Holy Fathor, beought him that bo himself would ‘deign to comunend the sick person to God and to bleas bor, the Popo bevsmo for sn instant recollocted in prayor, bhis banda joimed, aud bis eyes raisod to Hoaven ; thon, saddressivg tho invalid, hio ssids By daugliter, have faith—tho faith which moved onutains.” o eovoral timesrepeated the same words to her, '8t Julin,” be said, *‘gavo her lifo for Joens Clrist, and she proved by bor martyrdom liow ardent was bor faith." Hsving tben taken tho nog of the ull(ilouu profossion which ths juvalid wora on bor loft hand, the Unl{‘ Pathier blessedt it, and wade ber placo it on tho fluger of her righ# Lotdd, ** At that vory Instaut," the Tov. Mother Julia naserts, ** folt Jifo roturn to tho paralyzed arm, and the blood resumed ita cirenlation througbiont tho ontiro arm.” Tho t'opa thon bado hor make the sign of tho cross but ea [ fustinctivaly, aod by the forco of Labit, sho _was about to wnako it with the loft baud. **No, no, vot liko that I'" said tho Holy Iather 3 “the sign of the crosa muat be made with the right band, the Catholicsign of the croas, And, in fact, tho levereud Mother Julin was ablo to sign bensolf with tho sight hand, nithongh still beeltating, aud with sowe ditl- culty, Af the bldding of the Holy Fatuer sho mado s second algu of the cross, aud thus time without the swallcst hesttation and in & perfect tanner, Hhe was cured. Ou horreturn to tho Vills Banta sho was sbloto write on the saws dayaloog lettor of thauks to the Holy Father, and she wrote it with the very hand which shortly before was paralyzod. Tho cure is cowplets, The nails Lave recoversd their natural colar, and tho boues of the Hogers aud paus have so- swned their normal positiva. s Around the World in Eighty Days. Ouo Dritish stosmship has already gono out from Eugland to take hor placo {n'the regular line botwoen San Francisco and Australis, aud another will loave for tho same deslination at su carly day, ‘Plicse stoamers ara to ba of fm- monse capacity, aud filted up in msgoificent atyla, Thero'aro to be threa English and turso American stoamers {u this line, which recelves subsldy of £90,000 & yoar from the Australian ocolouios aud Now Zenland, sud tho Now York World uays it s oxpooted that wheu they are il put on their statious, 3. Jules Yerno's foa of circumoavigating the globe iu eighty days will bo Pun!y beaten. ‘Iho calculatiou 1 that from Laverpaol to Now York will ocoupy ht dsys ;. New York to 8an Franclsco, &z da; an Fran- clsco to o Kong, twenty-oun dsys, sad thence to London, hirty-six days, makivg in sll wovoutv-oue days, sasponded from the t E 5 Ty g priats