Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1876, Page 7

THE RAILWAYS. Meeting of the Stockholdors of tho Burlington & Qulncy, Prosidont Walker Submita the Annual Boport of the Board of Dircotors, |'he. Qross Earnings. Were - 790,000, and Net Earnings $5,361,000. Yew Lines Beourcd—Unpital Stook Ao~ oconnt—Traok and Equipmont, Tt Land Doparimont--Election of fhe New Board of Direolors. FHE CHICACO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY. ARNUAL MEZTING OF THE STOCKIOLDERS, - The suoual meoting of the atookholders of ‘he Chicago, Burtington & Quincy Ratlroad took place at the General Offica of tho road, coraor of Michigan avonuo and Randolph strast, yestarday morning at 11 o'clock, Thero was but little in- lorost manifosted in tho meeting, as ovorything bad boen arrsagod boforoband, most of the atock being ropresontod by proxies. +_Amsoon ss tho meoting ‘had Leon organized, she Becratary—Mr. 8. 0. Goddard—read the fol- lawing lotter of RESIGNATION FIOM MR, O. 8. COLTON, of Galosburg, Iil, who hiss bgon & Dircctor for the Inat twonty-four yosra ¢ OaLzstunG, Til, Feb. 16.—J. JT, Walker, Fsg— DEAD Bin: 1 hereby {ender my realgustion as Direstor of ibe Chicago, Burlioyton & Quiucy Ratlroad Com- pany,—an act, 84 you aro sware, I contomplated somo Iwo yoars siiico, Tho reason then givew, of belng physically unabie to stiend the froquent business mectings of the Toard at Hoston, prescuts ilaolf with 0o loss forco now than {¢ dld at that time, In taking feave of the Board, T nesd not refer Lo the kindly feel- ings snil unanimity that hovo exated during the \wenty-fonr years thiat I havo been connocted with {ho sorporation, and I mhall evor look back with prido npon the success of our labors, commenciug, s wo A1d, b an early asy, whon-circumatances did nok war. rant expectations of the success 0 which we have at- lalnod,” Ttospoctfully yours, G. 8. CoLToN, 1 The resignation was regrotfully recoivad, and the folloming resolutions wore unanimously adoptod : £ | Nearly guarter of a century hos ed alnco tho Tiom. 0.6, Golton, whose letior of ' reaignation you Dave hosrd read, bocamo connected with this cnfers rise and saalated at ita fia ‘pressnt maguitnda and suocons with s ald snd counsel, during all which period ho bis been s mem- er of fts Board of Direction, 1ils assocation thers- with, covoring as it dooa tho ontira period of tho ex- sstanea of the Company and a largo part of his bual. ncss Iifey cannot now bo savercd without roaret; snd in mcmnlng tho lotter of resiguation it {s resclved, by the unanimons Yoto of this menting, that ho hina ‘tho thanks and grateful remembrance of tha stocklioldors of the Company, THE ELECTION OF ELEVEN DIRECTORS for ths onsuing yoar resulied as follown : J, M. Forbos, Sidaoy Dartlott, J, W. Drooks, Charles J. Pano, T. Jefferson Corlidgs, Boston; J, N. A. Griswold, Nowport, It L; William J, Rotoh, Now Bodford, Mass.; Petor Cloddes, James M. Walkor, Robert Ilarris, Chicago; Charles I, Porklns, Burlington, Ia, - The anoual report of President Walkor waa thon road. It in very able, and one of the most important milwsy roports ever published, and shows the road §0 bo in & magnificon$ condition, finanoislly snd oiuorwiso, Prosidont Walkor cnn leavo tho road with tho proud satiafaction of having mado it one of tho best paying railroad propertios, snd this in the faco of panica snd advorso railroad legislation, TOH PLECTION OF OFFICERS will tako place noxt weok st Boaton, and a now deal all around is docided uwpon, As alresdy atated, Mr. Robort Harrls will bo Prosident, Mr, C. E, Peorkina Vioe-Presidont, and Mr. W, 1L Btrong Gonoral Superintendont. Mr. Walker, the rotiring Prosidont, will asaumo the duties of Qenoral Solicitor of thorosd. Othor changes in :h]sk h&wdrs of tho various departments are also alked of, on > TIE REPORT, Following s Mr, Walker's ropork : Your Directors beg o mbmit the following of the tranasctlons of the Company, its earnings. and saxpendituren, for {ho yoar 1873, and the present con- ditfon of its affaire. THE GROBS EARNINGH AND EXPENDITUNES for tho yoar ouding on the Jisk ult, Java been s fol- Jows . . Frelght, Passougers, , Miscellancous. ... Intervat and exchisnge, Total, ahise 11,791,381 ¥rom which deduct operating ox- penscs,inoluding tazosand Lrans. fer oflice expenses, 6,450,122 Teaviog nct earnings for the $ 5,361,238 . Leavingo balance of.. 0Ont of which have been dendw Noe, 2 and I Tent of tracks and dejot Amount transfarred Lol snking , fund in 1875..... sessraeernee 160,837 2,030,034 Leaving net surplns earnings for_the year over avery current liability and sinking 3,645,535 £8,5:1 58 * fund.... voeni$ 415,604 To which add stispius st commenceuent of ABO YOO eervvernensennpansnsns e 3,045,0m And there stands fo tho credit of tncomo BCC0UDLuaesrasesensas ..$ 4,301,687 Amount_crodited €0 sinking fund fake 601 60TDIIGS e s ereer wensunrsrnneoness 1,363,144 And this, sdded to incomo eredits, maken * tue amaunt of surplus carnlny .8 8,730,00 In sddition to this surplus rom earnin andembracing tholoma sbove statod,thero wera $4l0,.. 625.8) fu the Burlington & Aissourt River land-grant sinking fund, derived {rom the uale of lauds, whiols 0 pay tho Burlington & Missourl iver Hallrosd d-grant morteage bonds, now a part of the obliga- tlons of this Company, snd $340,605.69 standing to the credit of proft au anl local ald aocount, the larger part of which baa beon sppliod to comatruction Iowa,—making tolal of surplus $0,834,643.69, oa lnbnq:t'mfly atated, FUTPHMIES, Gross earnings for 1376 wore, 811,791,561 Aguiostaes 11,648,817 for 1874, 0 AR 1DOrEAS6 Of,usrenonres $ 10,010 Operating uxpetiics i 1415, Wil Liiea i nterost tncluded, wore. 0,430,112 In 1674, oporating e A were, 6,519,612 Giving, , Tfl n L tho year over that of the previous year.., 229,38 * The following is A COMPANATIVE STATEMENT OF OPENATING EX- PENSES for 1874 snd 1878 5 Yor 1874, tlioy 7ore 83 93-100 per_cent, ncluding faxes; for 1873, thoy wers 84 53-100 per cent, witu taxes also dncluded, ahowing a reduction of 1 40-100 Jur ocut. The tazos included in opurating expenses cover iheentire tax assemsod npon the taugibls and other properiy of tha Gompany, sxclusive of its capital stock and franchluca. As statod in our last ropart, thie pany was tazed on acoount of e eapital stock aud franchiscs $:33,287.07 i 1679, aud $191,218.77 in 1874, Tho collection of these taxoe was onjolned by the Couts 14ny, And & liks course was pussued by noarly sll the carporations in the Hhate. Bome decisiona hava been bad i1 wnits brought by o Gompany, and, sofar as thoy Liave gans, hibvo beon favorabio, it tho finsl delermination bas nod boen reached. Ope of tha injunction sults brought by tho Company ls now ponding tn the Federal Court at Waabington, which will dotermine fhe valldity of thia 443, and, as your Directors bave every reazon to be- Uevy, {0 fuvor of the Company, It is axpectod that I} will b board late in Yobruary or early in March. A similar tax, smounting to $129,535.27, waa assessad by 1ne Btale Loard of Equalization for (be year 1876, It 48 expectad that Lo callcotion of this tax will in like manner bu oujolued, e CATITAL STOCK. The capital elock of the Chicago, Burlington & Jillrond Company propss, ut the dala of Lie Last report, was §19,838,010. 16 Lias boen fucreasod during the year one susre {ssusd for fractiousl righta coneolid and by 83,011 issued in ex- for Luzlington & Missouri River Nallroad a{orred 10 J, stock, o 3 A, Urlawold and J, M, Walkes, Trusiees, for Lhe pur] subsaquenuly slat The ayg! unt of stock eutstanding ted, Tegate Ao o the 31t ult, 1s ‘mil,.lll.ll. . FUNDED DEDT, Rt AL TR Susah ol e T Semvtg s engor i1a bran e bonds Lingtos Missour) hivar seslroad s *oon Of the Burlington & 27,381,073 Company wal vre aacuseusanyse This bas boen increased during tiie 989,800 Lo B 43R bones ot i Teas bonds purchased fos oy % Lo Noftara v sy paidiess 19908 ; i Lass purchased B, & H.’ludq-unl l:m [ " partment wero $36, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1876. ‘The bonded indshtedness of the Barlington & Miksartet River Rosd as tho end of the year, includsd in_tha shave statenient, waa $4,017,070, of which $1,337,1%0 are convartible, ‘The bylan>s coontitula the so<calied Iand-grout mortgage. Tho formet ara hoing. rapldly converied into atock, and [t 18 sxpected il will bo in atan eatly day, ThiA done, tho only remalning fne debtednens of {he Burlingtin & Miseaurl Rtiver Rall- £otd Company will be tue attor, smomatiag la 84,69, The sinking fund cteated by the procesds of tho llmlmlnl, now estimatad at $4,109,8)7.20, with ite ao. cumniations, will nearly retire the wiise ramaining dasus of thieso bands, thus leaving (it Oarapany prase tically free of delt. Xeur Gotnpany fs without foating indatitednesn, The following atatoment, taken from tha Tecasurer's report, glves tho ENTIRR PROPERTY OF TR COMPANT, of every kind, and ita tiabilitios Doc, 31, 1878 ¢ Permanent investment bills and accotinta recelvallo, cash ami maferfala on hand'for future 62,379,130 427,512,800 10} Including I, & M,, oy tiogent “liabilty” on ~beanch AR ses00sevessassessansoese 2,017,825 Setip to biyfor Nowiier Groia " bouda not bearing fateroat,. Monthly sccounts,, Leaving a rurplow of, .o AUNPLUS ACCOUNTS, Profit and loas and local ald. Income account. ... Binking fund C,, B. & Hinking fund D, & AL,.. 0,883,543 DRANCIES AXD NEW CONATRUCTION. In th esrly part of the yoar, & projoct wan started in tho {nferest of Quincy aud 'Bt. Louls, and_scemed likely of sccomplfaliment, to bulld_tho Quincy & Bt, Taul Raflroad, extending’ froni Qulnay fo Dos Mofues crossing tho 8, & 3T, Toud ul Alts, traversing a track of country moat yraductive, and hillicrto tributary 10 tho maln’ Line, thereby duing erlous fujury to the hl’;l’?fi!. ‘0 avoid such reanlt, and provent this businers go- ing to Bt, Touls instead of uver our liue into_ Chieago, and for othor reasons, {4 was doemod advisahlo 0 ren- der such asslstanco o tho Albts, Knoxvillo'& Doa Moinon Itailroad Cutnpany—~tho coustruction of whoso road, uniertsken soing vears sinco, was then welt un- der way—as would cnable that Gompany {fo hoild_its Eoad rom Albia to Ravzill, o conatyseat,of M- rlon County, at tha oarlioat diy praclicable, Accord. ingly, on the 6ih of May, o cantrace was outerod 1nto withs Gov, Morrill, of Taws, iy which o undorlook 1o complota thin zosd from Afbia to Knoxvitlo, s distaica of 33 miles, by Dea. 1, and turn over the samo to this Company, Fouly for e, under a leasa feom the Albia, Knoxville & Doa Molnoa Tailrosd Gompany to this Company In porpeluity, Tho road was completed and delivered to this Qompany on tho 18th of Novomber laat, The Alba, Knoxvillo & Dos Moinos Iaitroad Company, in arder (o Falo tho funda nocosary to conatruct Hils soction of ita road, isaned $453,000 of it rnt mortgage 8 per oent ‘bonda of 'tho date of May 14, 1875, bearing interest sfter Jaly 1, 1878, securad on 1ta rond from Albis to Knoxvitle, boing ab (horata of 914,000 por nlie, Thosa honda were taken by your Company st 85 psr oont, and, in- atead of Lalng retalned in lia possossion, wero pledged with the New Englaud Trant Company aa Trusteo to secure the payment of $162,000 6 per cent twenty-year plain bonda of thin Compiny, lisued and nogotlatod nder publle proposals at »8 41100 per cont. A miuking fund has been croated and appropeisted which will, it 18 expectod, rellro the wholo issue of il 5 per cent bonds of this Company at tiolr maturity, o valus of tils plece of foud to your property whi be npprecisted whon it I3 understood that Alarlon County s one of tho most productive and thickly populated in the State, Tho Chicsgo trailic to and frum this brancl whll paas over the main line betwean Albis and Chicago, & distance of 507 milen, Thla Dranch crosses perhaps the best coal fleld i Towa, with mines immediatoly upon tho track, working yeina of 0 fest i thicknods, and from which coal can bo produced in such qfiantities na may be reqnired at comparatively light oxpense, It {a Uelloved thas the reduction in the cost of fual cousumed by tho road in Towa will nearly, if not auite, oqual the rent to be paid for tho rosd, to say nothing of the largs traflo this coal fleld st furnish in supplying tho genaral #ado, aud capecialy 14 o Werlora. part of 1o Stato and L ebraakn, On the ith of Decembor last, a proliminary contract was mado with the QUINGY, ALTON & ET. LOUIS BAILWAY COMTANY snd othors for the parpatual loase of the road of that Company, The road {s about 40 miles {n length, nud exteuds from Quincy to Loulslava with a Lranch to Hannial, along thoich bottom [anda on tho asst bauk of the Allsalssippl. Bhould tils contract be carrled to ezecution in the cnauing yosr, and the loaso made, tho reut to be pakd will bo based upon_ tho Rross earniags, sppropriating euh pezcantayo 1HOroof 10 tho payimant of reut ns will insure this Company inst loes, bnt with ilse right as any Himo within five years ta turn tho same into tho form of fxed rental not crceeding $43,000 per aunum—belog 4t tho rate of aboul $43J per 8 The acquisition of this road, it is bolisved, would be of great advautage to the property of this Coinpany, for tho reasons that the business local to the zoat wil Trobably bo suffielent to pay tho rent resorvod, The traffie {0 and fromm i§, tulo and from Ubfcago, woull pasa over 269 milos of Ve malu line. 1t would furnial ho connoction botweon the road of this Compan; at Quincy and the Missour], Kansas & Texas Iioad soma 800 miles In longth, &t Hannibal, with which 1t hina already vory consldgrable business, and must in time come to bo large. And, in addition, it would, in a measure, protect 4o Quincy sad Chicago businoss againat_compotition which might, and doubtloss swould, rosalt If this road ware in tho control of a compotiog lino. Itts expacted that the provisions of that contract will bo comyilied with, aud that this road whi constitute » part of your line during the year, 1t was with roluctance thet your Diro:tora consanted to fake in haod theso {wo roids. It waa not in accord with their ganeral purposs, Tho trua jolicy of Lo Comn- pany undoubtoedly should Le against extonslons or sd- dittonal branches, and this wilt ba adberod to so long 1 may bo without serious dotricaent to the property, lut in theso casce the clrcumatances acemod fnporie tive; not to kiave taken them up would seomod to have beon a fallure properly to sxecuto tho trust reponed in omn. 1t fs to bo regretted that the wisdom of thelr action could not hays been submitted to the stockholdors in advance, b for this ther was 1o thne: prowmpt and iounediate action waa demanded. Betng, however, uware of the yrave diTeronoss of opinfon among the holders in rogard to tho expedioncy of leases wud cxtennlons, we invite the slockholders o express thelr opinion as ta the future policy of the Company, and if your Directors prosently in oftica aro continued, thoy will call & spectal meeting at an_eurly day to cousider the proptioly of & new Ly-law teguiating thoir action 1n roferanca to imilar cases which may arise. 1n s now country, such as is traversed by owr voad, aspocially in Tows, and with roads in embarrassod cirl cumstances coming upon the markeb at prices 8o largely below the cost of construction, an. sbeoluto ‘pasaivo polley would scon 1o bo unwrise, 1f, howaver, attor fall considoration, Lhe stockliolders shatl doom 3¢ bettor ta place rostrictions npon_the exercise of tho discretion of the Board 1n regard to such ealerprisvs, thioy will be cheerfully comphied with, Thio scquieition of tho Albls, Knoxvills & Des Molnos Hoad was 00 Ialo fn tho year that it bas not largely incrosaod tho average lonth of road oporatod, Deliig 1,268 miles, fhcluding matn oo and brauches, a8 againet 1,233 81-100 miles In 1874, ‘Tie gencralconsiruction and_equipment account bas ben incresaod in 1illnols and lowa during the Jeirsukmalo, A lsrgs proporiion of thia amount ‘beon for the oxcosa of cout of stoel rall over iron put into tha truck duriug the year, and for tho cxcess of coat of fron and masoory over wood In ronewling wooden bridges and culverts pan the road. TUE PIINCIPAL [TEMA OF CONSTRUCTION for the year hava been: Cost of stoel rall ovor lron, $346,07; oxcess of oosb of iron aud masonry over wood in renewal of bridgos and culverts, $i3,1290; 8ido track, $39,318; cugtuc houss at Oreaton, $41,528% dopot goolds et Chlfeago, $204,0113 Durlingion station grounds, 816,101 TRACK AND EQUIPMENT, ) The track and ansipment liva been tinrorghly well mafatained, Indecd, 1n the former (hero Law been raarked improvement, as will ba understool when it 18 knows that thore havo baen expeadad, in 1473, upon be traak sud bridgos and eharaad to opersting'romaie account, sud pald oul of sarning, §1,813,131.54, of which §71,350.50 hava bean espendsd in Joer, 8581100 milea in Tuluols aad 4674100 mlles in Iows, making the totsl nnmber of FRtat 1 OF ha ek oyctaned o o pa o s al longth of ack operated af 6 end of tho your 81,207 allaa, & TRAANSPORTATION. Tho smount of frelght moved during the year, ex- cluslvs of Illinols Coniral, dono under special cou- tzact with that Uompany, Guicago, Dabuquo & hinge. sols and Company frolght, wus 2,408,XK a8 againat 2,430,624 wous in 1874, » docrenss of 34,003 tons, Of tha above amount, T16,Tit' tons wero recsived from and deliversd 10 Wealarn couneotluns 3 38184 tons Were esatward and 334,637 Lona wostwerd bound s make ing local frolght esatward and westward 1,640,143 tons, ‘Tha tounage to and from the Burlinglon & Missour} Hiivor Hoad and Hs Wostern eounsotlons waa 537,50k & ‘cousi le jucreass ovor the previous year, Tue freigut business i connoction with the Iilnols Gen. al, under the contrack with hat Company, bss asndunted L0 312,800 1o us, Tho rates of tansporistion of frelght Lave bean fally wmalntslned. Thoe aversge varnloge per ton per milo upan frelghi transported, exclusivo of that car. ried by tho Iiiucls Central, e Obicago, Dubuqus & Minncuota Rallrosd Companies, Liave Loon st the rete af 1 915-1000 cante a8 againet 1 900-1000 cents in the previous year, The total nuruber of pesstagers care riod, exclusive of tallssge and s@ywa trkots, lLius beon 2,018,184, a8 sgaiost 1,800,453 in 1074, with a5 averegs 1mileage Of 48 §3-100 to exch onger, The average rato per mlio, vxclualve of 0 aud sesson ticketa, wai 1 19-100 cents, su agalnst 3 8-1000 ceuts in the pro- vious year, ‘The groas receipts on passenger business are ln’llu- of those of last year by $84,883,15 The reduction 1n paasenger rates waa malniy cocasioned by the reduction o J ceuts per mila in lows o the 1at of Hnd sosson and mileage tickets boen fncludad, tho roduction would have been somewhat greater, LAND DEPARTME! At the data of the last repors there remained of un. #0ld Luud, a8 Dear a8 00uld thea be estlmated, 103,821,13 acres. In view of tils comparatively small quantiiy, #als for the year have boen farge, Amouuting Lo 67, 08105 acres, for the gross sum of §347,291.57, an aver sge of §1170 per aces, Oorrections' in o graut, caused by additlons ko and lossas tharafrom, leave the amount unsold at G0,371.53 scres, a8 near a8’ can now sacartained, 'The gross cash’ recalpls for this do. ,93; exponditures. $45,437.17, BAILROAD LANDS. In 1874, suits were broughi by the Rallroad Coramla- sloners auainat (rh‘:ug::l any In Itlivals for non-nom« 108 with ogislation proscriblng rates of freight and fars, In tlicss wails, judgmenta wero rondered against the Company fa the Courts bel and sppeals taken o ko Buprems Courd of tho Blato, One of theas swts has becu dstermined in favor of tha Otving amount of bonds outstanding Com and zemanded, Tho others presont sub- 5 08 Barun of bond 037,530,676 | stantiaily the same qucatione, and. like dacisions will ot Teui? TR T e s et Lt | B, made 13 e LI, e deiticnt motevse h us far e spec] ol %! o lbasels » saving of 1 per o8 lnloreet socound | suthiority of the Leghilstute o poodscile raled, notwithatanding ih1s right by the charters fn expremly granted to tho Compny, Tio adjndl- cation in thoso and othor canes have Rone 80 far as to leava Ijttinor 0o doubt in Tllinots, whets the power to regalata rates of freight and fatn ia glven 10 the pany by express geaut, that the queation, when de- tormined by the Bupreine Court of that 8tate, will be 1n favoe of the Company, In Towa, tho poaition issomewhat different. Thero the grant of authorily {4 not ozpras, bmt, as it is clsimod, {3 neceaartly implisd, tiita of tha Compatiy in this regarid aro 40 be passa | upon by the United Btates Bupreme Coutt fna miuit betwesn tne Company snd ths Atate of lows, alrasly argued, and_now Awalting decision, which' it fe confident. 1y ‘balfoved will 1o in favor of tho Company. In adiition to_ this, it may be stated that the Teglslature of Iowa will soon Le in serslon tnd the propriety of ‘modifylog tu raliror] Ieglistlon of the Htata will daubifoss be coamiderol, "The effect of thin law has bean acaccely les {njurions to tho sgricultural and commercisi intareals of tho Blate than Lo tho roperty of fho railroad companies, Tha changs in public sontiment, and {ho grawing tru- deticy L0 miore reasanablo views relating to the rights of privato praperty invested n the raflrosda of ths Hitate, fosd your Directorn to hops, ot for an_entira repeal of theas laws, which would be betler, but for such modifications as witl give confidenco to the hold- ersof rafirvad scouritleaof that State, and leave the pEoperty within the roasonablo control and inanaga- taent of ita owners, it MISCELLANEQUS, HUBURDAN TRAIN. ‘Tho Ohlesgo, Durlington & Quincy Rallrosd intonda to make an innovation aboat the 1st of Maral which will wndoubtoedty be appreciated by tho pooplo living In tho suburba on the line of that roxd. Itisabont to put on a suburban trato which leaves Hinudale, or 10 miles south of it, eatly overy morning and returns from tho city Iato In the oveuiug, 8o a4 togivo pen,fln » chanco to spend the wholo dny fn tho city. The rato for tho antira diatance, or any portion of tha asma, will be 10 cants, Mr, Hafris haa studied the question of runbing such traing for somo time padt, and bo boiioves that thoy will not only Le a groat accommodation to tha peoplo, bud will 8180 provo remunorativa to the road. ‘Lhe Chioago, Rock Isiand & Pacific Rallroad 18 Jast now building neveral cars for their work- ingmon's traing, which, as hasalroady been mon- tioued in this paper, will commonooe to run bo- twaen thla city aud Bluo Island asbout the Iat of April, 'Theso tralns ara principally for the accommodation of mochanics nod workingmen, oad tho charges for the ontire distanco, or any menu of it, will bo but b conts. It in baliovad y thoroal oatalo owneraat Washington 1loight Llue Island, aud Lnglowood that the running o these traing will proatly enbanco the valno of their property, and for this reason they are aid- ing tho railrond company in the onterprise. Sim- ilar trainn have boon ran during tho last few yoars on the Eastorn AMassachusot{s out of Dos- ton, and thoy have provod an immanao sncosss. The managors of the Itlinols Contral Itailroad aro nleo cansidering the advisability of making a reduction in their anburbaa rates between this m’}lnnd Grand Crossing, hera can be but littlo doubt that if tha trains on tho first-montioned two roads prove & auc- cosy, slmilar trains wil be put on by all ths roads doing a suburban businosa, A YOIGE, FTIOM MICHIGAN, This {s what o Pontiac (“m"?n m?m- haa to #ay rogarding the prosont offoris of tho Ohi- cago silippors and morchants to securs an indo-~ pondont railroad onasotion with the East, so na o bo na longer at the mercy of o grasping pool or solfisk railrosd monagors : " Chicagoda at last waking up to the nesessily of ex- erciaing same control over Esstern-hound railroads. Heretofors she hss consfdored horself independent, and that ratlrosds would como to her, and thoy did go to her, and now by diseriminating su rales aro making hor pay dearly snil injuriug her commeroe, and pay Lo attention to Lot remonsirances, Clilcago wants the Port Huron Road completed, which would give o now oatlet via the Orand Trunk, and Tax TRmone urges Chtaago capitalists to take hold of, complets, consoli- date, and coutrol the vew line, Why dou’t Mr, Young intoroat Onicago capltalists in the Air Line? Tho Osntral, wo understand, wonld be glad to cancel therr ninoty-nine-yoar loass if somo ono else would guaran- toe the Alr_Lino Lunds, and, by thocompletiou of the Atr Line, Ohicago would have ‘s connection direct, not ouly with the Grand Trunk, bat alao with the Canaas Houthern, sud thus catablish ita iudependencw of all tho southorn roads, but actually socura a competitiva Eantorn cutlet of jta_own. We believe that $230,000 Would purcliase the catira right-of-way from Jackwon to Ltidgeway, with ita 20 miles ecomplated sad running, snd 80 miles more geaded. The road is completed {rom Jackson to Chicago. The contract for right-of- ‘way from Jackson to Uhleago aver the Michigan Con- tral s ax favorablo as_could well be, and obviatos any neoassity for an sbrogation oven of il leass of tho woet onid of tho Alr Lins to the Cantral, Let that 1oaso remaln as it in, and complete thio east ond from Jackaen to ltidgewny, gonllemen of Chicago, then you are fndependent, Ti{X DETROIT & MILWAUREE. Tho Roceiver of tha Dotroit & Milwaukea Raflroad, in lieu of the dotailed annual roport, has propared tho following comparative stato- ment showing tho rocoipts and expenasos of tho rond, oxclusive of the Lake Iuron Division, for 1876 ; TRecelpte, %1875, TPassongors. $371,620,04 Froights and iive stock, 43831871 3lafls snd sundriea, ., 3381678 Total, ... $:83,634,53 $1,103,211.67 Rents, 13,01418 18,003.08 rerenenee SHD649.00 $1,151,20070 Exponses, 1675, 1670 Maintaining and renewal of WaYores +$231,62005 § 2(8,785.08 Locomotive power. . WHE140 214,060,060 Passonzer and frol LN 10511280 135,59.00 Tasongar i 0, 110,000:21 Frelght traneit exponsoa 150,443.08 Genoral charges.... 90,831,2 Total working cxpenses,.$312,221.77 § 002,111.80 Tazos sud Insarauco..., 0,447,610 42,3604 Total reveniua expenditure,.3904,401.93 3 08147233 Net revenuo.... ABAL 2HTINAS I003010,69 31,181,2:6.10 GILMAN, OLTNTON & BPHINGPTELD, Byecial Dispateh ta The Chicaga Tribune, Semivaricey, Iil., Feb, 23.—In tho MoLean Circuit Court, {n the Kelley caso against the Gilman, Oliuton & Springfleld Raifrond, tho local slockholders held s meeting hero to-day under tho direcsion of Ezra M. Prince, Bpecial Maator in tho onso, and elected the followiuy Di- ractorst Thomas Suell, E. H. Palmer, John Marah, Goorge W, Butler, and W. I, North, of DoWitt Couunty, A, J. Alexandor aod Elins Wan- or of Iroqnols County, W. B, Holmos of Ford &mmy. 0, W. Olark of Logan County, and John Stuars of Bangamon, The Dirootors eleoted tha following’ offleera: Thomas Snoll, Preskient; 0. W. Clark, Vico Prosident; R, Butlor, Becra rotary; Lewis Osmpbell, Tressurer; E, H. Palmer, Attorney. As tho rosd is now in tho oustody of the I'ederal Cirouit' Court, precisely tho use of or abjeot in eleoting ofilcers under Judgo Tipton's order is nob nrpmnt. &peeial Drapaleh tn {'ke Chicago Tridune, BrooMwiaroy, 11k, Feb, 33,—Judge Tipton to- day renderod & decision in tho -csss of The Peoplovs.\Yiliama and Barr for contampt,exous. ing tho defondants from thecharge of contampt, but not soquittiog them. He discharged them upon their ag: to pay codts, ‘The desision waa vory lengthy, and iucludsd quotations from many docisions of ominent authorities support- ing hia viow as to tho vital point in the osso— tha idea that, In » case where n tranafor to the Uunited Htatoa Conct in asked for, tho Biats Court haa by law o right to decido wpon the meritd of the cass, and ot the Federal Court, TICKET AND PASSENOER AGRYTY, Tho Qoneral Ticket and Passengor Agonls' Asoociation of Chicago hald ita reguur manthbly meoting ab the oiice of the Chleago, lack Iulaud & Pacifio Rairoad yestorday afiernoou, Douidos $he transaction of tua regular businass, sud the comparing of sheet-ratos, a uniforn tioket for the Usutennlal business was decided upon, Tho desirabiiity of bringing about a ro- duction in tho charges for transferring passsn- gors from oue dopot to auothor was also dis- cussed, but notbing definite was acoomplished iu tho matter. Mr, Parmnelos now charges tho rallroads for overy passsnger he tranafers the sum of 50 oentd, Thin charge ia connidored too high. Mr, armoles, Lowaver, claims that ho caunot do the business for less, as he has to keop up au exponuivo stocls, whether the bnsiness is dull or not, He mada one conceasion, howaver, offeriug to re- duce tha rals on Cootonnial passengers. Tho ratos to I'uoblo, Col., were made $he same a3 to Deaver, which oduction of about $b. Tho rates to all poluts south of Paeblo were ye- duced on tho same basis, " atpeeial Disogleh . Ths Gntec Trid ieaso Triduns, InpuanaroLts, Ind., Fob. 23.—A now company bas baon orgsnized to build & bolt-railrosd around the aiby couneckng all rosds centering biore ta reliave tle atreats of tho beavy froight- trafio punln.fl ovor them and to faallitate the trauafer of through cers. The moving wpirity ars four Cinsinusti capitalists. ‘U'hey wiil aleo build unfon stock-yarde, being convincsd that thia is one of the Lash points ln the country for thoir eatablishment, , _ DOAKD OF TAADN COMMITTES. The Board af Trade Comuities on Transpor- tation intended 10 Lold anciber mesting yoeater- day moraiug for the purposa of taking some fur. sher action regarding thie formation of the Cheap ‘Trapsportstion Assoclatlon, Owing to Washe ington's birthdsy & quorom oould uot be gottan together, and au adjouramont was bad until this moring, CANADIAN ITEMS, Special Duvateh o T'Aa Chweaae Tridune, OtTatva, Ont, Fob, 2L—Tt is stated on good sutbority that the Goverumens is negotiatin, for the purcliage of the section of the Gran Trunk betwoen the River au Lon%nnud Quebec, :: o::!- run {a connoction with the Intar-GColoufal COMMERCE OF CHICAGO. -1 Jts Volumo In 1875, and Com. parisons with Preceding Yenrs, Annual Report by the Secretary of the Board of Tra'le. The Fightaonth Annual Loport of (he Trala and Commeres of Chieago, for the calendar year 1870, compiled for the Hoard of Tinde of thia city by . Randolph, Esq., tho Bocretary of that organization, is juet fasued. It comprivea 231 pages, [ncluding the report mado in Novem- ber laat in roferenics to tho proposal to eatablisty & branch mint in Chicago, and & repurt by the Bacrelary, it addition to the material presentod at the 1ast annual meeting of the Daard. ‘I'he Booretary, in his report, expreseon (ho opinfon that TIY. BUSTNESS OF TNE CITY LABT YEAR ‘wad encouragiog, Ib view of tho gonoral utagna. tion In other places; which stagnation way ba attributod to the derangement of trics, oconfloquont upon tho conditios country trom 1861 to 1366, Wo make the fol. lowing ostracts from thy docunant ; Whilo this deprossion and rtugnition has been soverely felt {n all deparimouts of bualuoss fu thin uty a0d thy Northwest, 1ti8 an_almitted fact thit our sootlon hiss sered loas tan thosa sast or wouth of us, and o vary fuir dogroe of prosperity has prevaled winong the peoplo of both ety sud’ country, The Siricuttural orops, which o at (s Yory basls ot rula boen reasauioly good, g ket nt romunerative Jirlccs, prices ‘which have at least yiolie1 9% large a return for the Iabor bestowed upon thain a8 aby Utier branch of fu- ustry, Gomainerctsl purwnits have heen prosecnt=d fn (uin ¢ty with genorally satiaficlory results, and_prohsbly in 110 ono of the large citica of tha country has thers been more of activity in trade, ora betier percentara of profit roslized, The volume of general iercauttio business, though probablylesa fn vslue, has, in tle sgregsto of goods handled, beon larger than ever bofore, and "the number of bhouses engaged in s promsculion nro Iargely increas A nolable festure fn the mercintile trade i tho eatablishment in this city of uumerous branch houscs or agencles of repntabls establishments in Eaatern citioy and of manufactories, Kenta mud gen- eral oxpensos liave greatly diminished in cost, which suables our merchiants to compete mora advantageous. Iy wills other cities, Manufacturing establisaments of Gvary deacription continue to muitiply in our mdst, and manufacturiug has now come £ bo coneldered s one of our mioat important intoresty, giving employ- mont to probably 25 or 40 per coul more operativen than in 1313, whon s earefnl computsion dovoloped s employod fn mannfacturing pucanits ovER 45,000 OYEIATIVES, The faclities devoloped within tho pant fest yearn for procaring desirablo und eneap fuet haa greatly atimu- ated the eatablishment of manufacturing enterprinen, and tha flald still inviics new aud entarged competi: tlons 14 tils dopartment of lndustry, The amount of sgricultural prodictions finding its way to markol through this cily haw boon couniderably 1ess in volume than in 1874, but, owlug to higher ricos provailing, its aggregato valde i3 conaiderably ncreasd, A ocareful estiinsle of ths valus of ths hipments from thin city of the producia of tho farm foly atated as baing na follas ; 74,969,194 bushels, 3 gg.no;’\ 000 000 Product of the Wool and hides Ilighwinesand Bundry other commoditios Carrosponding extimate for 1874, Corresponding estimate for 1873, , . It 18 not intandod to clalj ‘values as eatablished by porcentage morely b o other markets without sala at this point, This par- ticularly spplies to flonr and wool, both of which are largely conaigned turough,—the latior from the Far West and Soutwost,—snd shiould not {n any sense Lo considersd a4 » part of the trads of this city. On the otber haud, {8 {a true that large smonnis of agricul- tural products, espealally gratn, 4 fold iu this markot which in ita tranalt doea not pass trough the city at all, being tranported by rallway lines whicti do not touch tha city. And agsin, sucly portious ns aro cone sumed in the ctty do not entar {nto ths estimate in tho alove statement. TUE DIREQT IMPORT AND BXPOBT TRADE by Chiengo merchants has inercased mrldly duriug the past few ycars. The full extent of this trade eannut, from any data at hand, be sceuratoly deterinined; but suMclout {8 known to Justify tho canclusion that it has been prosscuted to o raucly greater cxtent thau s gen- oraly Emppossd, Of the direct impotte by Chicago mer:hants, s very couniderablo amount {s passed through tha Custom- Tiousen at th seuboard, snd datien psid_thera: Leneo thess o not appear in the records of the Custom- Houso in this city, This is particulirly true in regard t0 8 portion of th pask year, whiet, owing to unfavora- bisrulings of tho Treasury Dopartment in respoct to tho appralsemont of dsmagos, our ncrchants felt uie safo 0 ordering thelr goods 'shipped through under the Dirsct Importation nct of 1570, and for a timo re- sumed the old metbod of sppraisement, and the pay- ment of dutios at the purt of first arrivel. Notwith. standlug this temporary interruption in the courso of uty-paying goods to tha valuo of $1,644,381 been passed through our own Custom-llouse, snd, {n nddition, large importations of free goods, tu- cluding 43,907 balf chests of tea, maluly vis San Fran. cinco, and 53,911 packages of coffes, bave heen im- ported diroetly by our siarshiante, - Caceful estimaios of the VALUE OF DIPONTATIONR DY CHICAGO MERCUANTS in 1874, placed the amound at $4,.00),600; in 1975 it was uill] groater, ‘Tho frouit of myoriations hye noly howover, Xept pace with tha dirsct exporta, wiich have croasad from 7,219 *ous in 1850 to 219,987 tous in 1475, not inaluding & oaviderable amount of proparty of various kinds exported to Canads, or such aa is shippad (rom this city for direot espart, but for which oosan freighta are to be srrangad fur at the scaboard, The value of direct oxporta in 1473, mainly of provis- ions and bresdatulls, wss fally £4,040,000, a very large pércentago of whloh was mode ot direct orders from tireat Dritain and the Continent. §.ms ey of the magnitude of this branch of comwmerce may Le drawn fiom the fact that {he tonnage embraced o it would give constant emvloyment to a semi-weekly ltue of ocosn stevmors of 2,500 to 3,000 tons capacity, A pew and very bupartant featarv of the European export trado of this city hns boen inauguratod dring the past year, viz.: the uhipment of grain and flour huaca by raily or iakennd rail, to tho seaboard, and thence by sall vensels ¢ Cork for urliers,” or to direct porta in Great Britaln or the Cuntinent. This busineus has boon mainly transaotod via Paliadelpbis. RECEIFTA. Tha Inflnwlgg woro tho roceipts of the loading arficlas of producs for throe yeare past : 187 Flour, brls, 2,005, Wheaf, bu. 22,701,622 Qorn, 'bu. 35,720,003 Oats,'but 13,901,235 Ryo, bu,.. I8 Barley, b, 3,334,981 Total batls, buBL08T,000 DMGI1113 03,005,410 In tho following tables we havo in Bomo cases chaogod pounds into tons, to savo figares ; 1979, 637,249 130,713 13,3 4 1,35%404 080, Cattlu, No 920'843 Liva biogs, No...o 3,0EL110 4,250, Lraasod hoys, No, 113,012 BIIFMENTI, ‘Tha following wera the corresponding ship- mootat 1875, 1874, LN Flour, brls 290478 9,313,400 Wheat, 20,034,557 137,057 Cora, 24 ata, Beof, pkgt.. Por¥, brid Muat, toni Land, tous Tiutier, Woul, fuu, Hiios, tons % 13, T4, w3, Flour, brla. 64,189 1,017 ‘Whaeat, bu.. 113 143,904 Coru, bu,uve X 8,600 Boof aud pork,pka 13,177 20,340 Lard, tcs, eta, .y, 113,163 utter Tallow, |)k|(:.“'v‘ 4,1 1iides, 'toua,, 1! Lostuor, e, 925,040 ‘Total tona, 212,381 11,716 pRERT 1} Theso totals iucludo 57,293 tons miscollausous freight in 1874, and 9,020 packayos do ia 1873, g The Police of Loudous Johin Paul, in u lettor to tho Now York Trib- une, comparea the London polica with those of New York aa follaws ; **Ihe policomen, let me Temark, aro rather a hioavy et of fallow, slow, if not atupid, bt I like them. They aro civil to yent, and soem to undorstand that thoy are put an duty to bo of servica to the pubile, They aro loan roady with their elubs, too, than our polico- men, and carcy thetm moet of the time out of #ight, instoad of awingiug oouvaniontly at tho wrist, roady to crack a ekull with. For s Lone don policeman to draw his ciub Is dangerous, il to uke It to the injury of a citizen wers o still more merioun mattar; ho would have to l.rnn thal the provocation was ruflicient. Not horo (s ‘cop’ allowed to add the oflasof o Judge, jury, and excentioner to the siugle fane. tion with which Inw tnvests him. Wero s Lon- don policeman to elnb a drnnken man, as [ hiave ropoatadly soen done in New York, his own head would bo knocked in by tho bystandors.” CHARLOTTE CUSHIAN. Tho Obsequties ol the Late Distine gtitshed Actre Duspateh o New York I'tines, Bostox, Fob. 21.—1he funaial of Charlotle Cuehinan to-day was s remarkabiy brief and mmpla ceramony, the great sctreas expressiny; an earvent dosiro bofore her dnath that it shoui be xo. 'Uha ceremonlcs took place in that oldest of Doaton churchon, King's Chapel, just over opriosite tha Paker Ionso, whers sho died, and they oonsistad of the readinz of the burl fervico of the Chiapal by the lev. Heory W. Foote, which varies nlightly from that of the Lniscopal Cliurels, and tho ainging by tho ctiurch choirof o burial chant aud soleciivus which Mies Cnghman bad often sdmired, Thore wa4 an immeuso thioug fn tho etreots, ond - tho churclh way orowded., ‘Thers were many dustinguishod eitizons and tom- bers of ths theatrical profession of {hin city and _from otier citice, Had tha sorvice baon oo Buuday ratnor than on & week day, the oentire companies of tio diftersnt theatroy of the cily wouid bavo boen preseut, bat m“i wero prevented from attendinz by rehenrsals. Among thoso presant wero Gov. Rics, Licut.-Gov. Kuiglt, Magor Cobb, Lostor_ Walluck, Gearge Huney, William Warren, Mrs. Vincent, tha [lou, Josiali Quincy. T, Jefferson Coolidgo, Wititam T, Adutag, Urlando Tompking and Nobia Hill, proe vrioturs uf the ‘Boston Theasre; Arthar Chaney, of the (lobe Theatre; L. i, Khewell, D, W, Watler, Frederick Willinms, R. F, McClaunia, John Davies, J. A, Wilkes, Wyzoman Marshall, Owen Marlawe, J. C., Cowper, J._ 11 Burnoit, J. 1. Fullor, H. 8. Murdoch, W. If, Criap, O. 1, Barr, Neil Burgess. Dauncov daskell, Geyrgn I, Faruaworth, I, A, 3oGlennen, Guatavas Levick, Misa Katharine Hogers, Mr, Thomas Darry, Miss Lilllsn Conway, Misa M. U, Levy, Mrs. C. F. Maeder, Mies Maud Granger, the Hou. RR. G, Usher, tho Hou, Russell Hiuigis, the Rev. Phil- lipa Btooks, K. W, Jloaman, aod Mayor Slocum, of Newport, . 1. The eeats in the broad aisle woro occupied by thhe fow surviving relatives, those who were invited, or intimate frionds of Mies Cushman, and the members of the profes- sion, whilo tto publio who could gain ndwittenco oceupiod tho gallerics and orowded the asles. Tho remains wore placed upon a bier fu front of the sltar. Tho following gentiomen scted as pall-bearers: Tho Hon., Robert C. Winthrop, Charlos Amory, Joseph Coolidua; Charles Por- kins, Addiaon Child. and the Hon. Mnrtin Erim- mer. An effort had Leon made to secare prom: nent actora as pall-bearors, but this was aban- doued aftor the dechnation of John Gilbert, William Warren, and ons or two others asked ou nccount of professionni dutkes ioter- foring. Whe ioterior of the chapel was pro- fusoly oruamented with flowers, and sbout tho bior was a magoilicent display of floral designs, the coutributions of frionda of tho decensed. aud sdmirers of her groat taleuts, Meossrs, Jarrott & Palmor's floral offeriog waw moat conspicuous. r. Barrett's offering, and a beautiful crown from 1Miss Clars Loutse Kel- logg, ataod at tho right of the cuatro, and at the oiligr a cross of ivy, the gift of Miss Charlotio Johnaon, formerly of the Musoum, Upon a edestal within tho altar stood a large cross of vy and camollis biossoms, sent by Mr, Hnrvey D, Parkor. On the roading deek wan placod a Iyro of choico flowers by the Cushman Behool, aud jufrons of the dosk was susponded a crea- cout aud star of exquidito beauty, the offering of Alr. and Mra. John Gilbert. Mr. William War- run, of tho Museum. sont s handsome cross ; Mra. Julia Ward tlowe a boautiful bouquet, sud Georgs 11, Norman, of Newpork s largo atar, formed of camollias, liliea of tho valley, roses, and other shoico Howera. Ar. Georgo Farusworth, formar- 1y Treasurer of the (3lobo Thentre, alno brought o floral star of grost beanty, Mesars, Tompking & Hill, of the Doston Theatro sent s star of whita Ilacs, ton rosss, and other flowers. A crown 4 foet in height, surmounted by a violot oross, the bady composod of Jilies of the valley, madon-biair ferns, choice rosebuds, violets, beliatrops, and rare orchids, was sent by Arthur Choney, of the Globs Thoatre, Miss Lilliwn Couway coutributed s benutiful lyre of ferny, lilies of tiia valley, sosobuds, milax, snd heath, and Mrd. Thomas Dazcy sent » very tastsful crosy of lvy, lilies ot tho valloy, aud English violeta. Provious to tho funeral exercises tho re- meaing sy in stato in ono of the par- lors of tho P'arkor House, whers thoy were viewed bya throug of ladiod sad gentlomon. The featuros rotnined o remnrkably life-like appearauce. In tno foldod handa was placed & sprig of lily of th valley, and upon tho caskot o cross of lvy, io which'were mingled camellia blossomn. At tho head of the casket stoud a largs and Leanti- ful floral orown, At Mt. Auburn the only cero- moay was tho readivz of the brief burial ser- wice. Tho Newbnrvport (Mass,) Herald relates that when young lisa Charlotta Cnshman was en- aged to Charles Spalding of that city, sou of ’rescots Spalding, the youog man koeping n dry-goods store. Tho paronts of Mr. Spalding made some objection, and the match was broken off, and neither evor married. Mr. Spaldiog died some ycara sinco & bachelor. MATRINONIAL EUCHRE. Playiug Cnrds for a Wifc, New York Sun, Feb, 32, Louis Lange, aa industrions barber, whila at s plonic in the kuburbs of Willlamsburg, fivo yoars »go, met Miss Annie Hormstmann, of Hudson City, and, after two wooks' courtahip, married ber, in the fall of 1871. After tho caromony they discovered that they were aitogether nownited to euch other, and in & rage lie onv morning startea for Chicago, whers he remained till a fow weoka ago. ‘Thon bo returncd Lopiug to effect & recon. cilintion with his wiro. Mru, Laugo, owavar, hd, after two years of singlo life, sccapted thie atteutions of Clauy ot, who, st her provious marrisgo, acted us Laoge's groomaman, aad in October, 1974, thoy were mairicd, sho not theu knowing whother Lauge was doad or alive. On Bunday afternvon Lange and & friend went to No. 164 Johuson avenus, and found Mrs. Lange-Dosgher. Sha cordially invited Mr, Foist (the friond) in, snd theo secing Mr, Lange, withont a chauge of countenanoe extondsd Ler band and cxolsimed, \‘lhyl Lows Lange, walk rignt fu ; you are welcome,” and, bringing for- ward a clhair, iuvited bim to be soated. Lsfare ho cauld sit down, howover, Ileury Horatmaun, tho wowan's brather, acoused Latigs of buing & scoundrol in roturuing to briug misery au a woman he had dessrted. Lsuge bscaino eu- raged and was abous to reply. orstmanu ap- proached snd the two ocinchod. The woman sud Fuist soparatod thom, It was then agreod thas Langa and Yelst should withdraw for su buur, duiing which e Horstmany was to fluyd Doacher, biing bim Lomo, and the two knsbands Woro to sobtly tho trouble. fu au hour the cun- gross wmet, Lunyo and Doachor, afiar lookiuy at upe auuther for a ioment, saok Lands. Foint, then, on belall of Lange, propusod to open the subject; but Doscher objectud, sod #1id, if Lange would sotire with huu to s ad~ Jowniug rovul, they could talk the matter over. Mra. Lange-Doscher had meanwhile produced a meaeure of beer. Thovoufersuce lasied twenty minates, high words ocourring twice. ‘na wmen returnod smilig, aud Lange sud, * Woll, the thing 18 wortled. We ato going wto tho ssloon and play & game of ouclirs to ses whioh is to *have ler," 'The woman, though sho did not soem 10 liko it, acquickced, but sccompanied Doscher., ‘I'ho playors faced esch other at the table. Tho womuu sat at the howd, while Jelat i in the roar of Lango, s IHorstmann did bshind Dos- cher, With tho cards thoe landlord brought » sound of boor, which was drank, and the men ous for tha doal, Laoge winning and scoring ona point, Dosaber thon_ bandled the cards, aud ju play mado a march, Lunga (u bis next doal was uot so succcesful, being euchered with three good trumps in bis band. Doscher then scored suother point, making thegame stand tlye pots iu bis favor to ono poiut for Lauge. Dosclier next forfeited his fumng on account of a wisadoal, and passing ovor the cards Lange was enabled to score oua uu bis own doal aud two ou Dodchor's noxt de By two sucoesaive auchies Doscher theu soored four puinty, mak- ‘fug uiue points of the'ten necessary to win. The wowan, worked np to a grest tate of oxcite- mont, moved ta the side of Doscher, snd, ruai- iug her arm on his shouldar, waiched himy anx- Jously as hie distnbuted the cards for sho nestiu- ning, on which Lungo won ous point, On bly owu doal, which followad, he mado a march, and ono poius in each of tho two followiug deals, so that on the thirtesath doal, oue having besu forfeited, tho score stood nlue pointseao Doschor was decidedly nesvous when hoe toak up tho cards, and Lo callod for a schooner of boor, which he draok with faverish Laste, sud then, aftor tho carda had baen out, dualt them slowly, Ho gave Laoge the kuavo (right bowsr), queen, jaad ,nlnwp& of clubs, aud the knave and ten-q;ml of hoarte to himasit the aco and king of clubs, tho kuave of apadea (left Lower), the king and queon of hearts, tarning up s trumps tho ten of clabs. Lange orlored Lim up, and lod with tha kosve of hearts. lorcher took this with Lis king, and threw out hin nea of teumpn, which Lange of courso covered with his right bower, leading his ton spot of bearts, Doncher having discarded his quoon, took the trick_with the ten npot of tramps, and led out lis kiog, to which Lango's uvine spot wass spesdy captive, and, the left bowor being then aliown, Langn leaped Irom his chaic and charged that Doscher bad stocked tho cards. A quarzel scemel imminent, but the aight of anotiwr round of Leer induced him to sit down, atd, while quafling it. he said: “ I'll tako & all back; if she in worth gambling_ fer, she ain’t ';"xm finhling for ; vo, Douober, I wish you joy of her,” At midnight thoy ssparntad in tho beat of tem- por tonard cach other, Lange awearing that b wuiid not put a straw in their way. “ A GRAND PROJECT " Creating an Inland sen, and Thue Muking Aruble Over 60,000,000 Acres of Land. To the Estor of The Chicago Tribune ; Nauvuo, 111, Fob, Having earefully road hearticie of your corraspandont un-ar the above caption, I a8k permissiun Lo offcra faw questions 25 to tho fossibhiity of lue plana, L. If tha waters of the Gt of Califiraia wera turaed 10t those low vallove, watld uot thax ho canvertad into Aalt-pans by thy 1ajad evaporation of a dry and hisated atmosphere # 2. 1f tho Coloradn Lilser wers tarnad Into those daprossions, is tha voluras of water andi- cient to [l sud mam'ain 4 serof i miles in length ? 8. 1f thoso valloys were coaverts) intn an ln- land gas, what proportion of tha 60,000 409 acres wonld thoraby be converted into * wat-r lot: 4. If tho prosenca or proxunity of lsres bodics of wator 18 productive of rainy enasons, why ia tho Colorado desart withont water? And why ate California, Sonors and Yueatan the most barren of ail tha Statas of Mexico? Tha const of Peru and a portion of the conat of Chili are without rain. " Both cnasws of the Red Bea are abaolutely dosert for hundrads of milcs, In conclasion, permit me tu exyro«a the heliof that ao irrigating canal of ample proportions shonld bo constrnctod by the Goneral Govern- ment and tho cort of the pame charged to the lands tuareby improved. A Srnscanen, ____RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTIIRR OF TRAINS FXPLANATION 09 REFPERENCE MARKS. ~T flllflrdl{ or. coptad. ¢ Bming ezce et 3 Mondar o i Ve anda ataiD) o sue ¥ Dagiy 87 Ox6asted. { Am cchqotg NURTHV&ESTER"H‘! UALLLA Tiehot oitert 51 € o Snas, el a8 cana. T beire S| wmT 030 8., aPacific Fast Livs, aDahuyue 13y Fx. tia Chatan, aDubunus Night ¥z, vis Glintes. aQmena Night Kx. abrepet & Dabius akreeport & Dul HMiiwanken Fart B3ilwankeo Mall s—Depotcornerof Wellsand Riazisara, —Depotoomeraf Capaland Kinslo.atas MICHIBAN CERTRAL RAILROAD. 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