Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1876, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE et ———————e ~ RAILROADS. Jannda’s Mammoth Corpora- tion--The Grand Trunk Railway. An Interesting Resume of Xts Internal Working and Management. Graphio Pen-Picturos of tho Leading “ Johmny Bulls” and Their " Plots and Foiblos. Mow tho Project of o Chiengo Branch Is Viewed-The Iresent and Future of + This Great Corporation. Legislative Examination Into the Lease of the Ware River Branch by the Boston & Albany. How Mr, Chapin Did the Business-=~ Career of the Massachusotts Raitroad King. The Bonrd of Trade Transportation Come mittee---Miscellancous Iiems. THE GRAND TRUNK. TAL DOAD AND IT8 MANAGERS. From Our Own Correspondent, OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 2, 1876.—Chicago ox- changes for tho past two or threo wooks have brought to this city constant and undoubted ev~ idenco of the fncroasing intoreat which is beiug felt by Western people in tho preacnt sud futuro coudition of CANADA'S IRON BACKNONE, that bohemoth of corporations, tho Grand Trunk Rallway. Itis o monster indoed, traling its fearful length from the massivo stono wharves of Portland, on tho Atlantic Const, from the forest wildorness of Riviero du Loup, where the shriok of tho locomotiva yot startlos Bavage monstors, nerass one country, to bo loat out of sight at o littlo Michigan villago 47 milos distant from tho groat * Garden City” 1t employs moro men than thero aro in Iiritish Columbla, aud rep- rosents a capital invested, if figaros do not ho, of over $160,000,000. Iu view of tho closcrcou- neotion which it is possible tho near futuro mny e botwoon Clicago sud this railrond, lot mo sleteh o few of its more prominent foatnros. Firat, as to tho railroad itacll, Whata weary Journoy it usod to bo to pass over suy portion of tho ** 4. I R,"—thoso cabalistio lottors whioh groot the Cauadian in every nook and corner of his 1avd, from every fence-board aud nows- poper column, ‘Tha traing woro nover on time, the conches wern atways dirty, tho tralo ew- ployes of tbe roughost class, tho road-bed in- fernnl. Accidouta! in ono single period of three montbs I saw no less thon saven, in my own restricted journovings ; and no freight train ever drow out of tho vards at Moutroal, Port~ laud, Toronto, or Barnia, with hall an Idea that it would reach its destluation without aceidont. It was vory raroly that people were killed on the rond,~—sucl frightful collisions ns that at tho * Dangors,” near Brighton station, bo- Ing roto,—but this was owing solely to tho fact that enginoers woro instruated to ** go slow- Iy aud safely " ; and tralns raroly attained suf- ficlent spoed to kil any one j by chanco thoro wasa “spill,” DBut tho monotonous character of Canadian sconory was divorsified by the most 1anelful grouping of ** wreckod " cars overy mile of the way, Oceans of money and treasure had ‘been put into the line, but a long and systomatic neglact of its road-bed and rails, subject as thoy wero to tho Inclemency of Canndiau wintors and tho heat of ity sumwmors, had reaulted io rendor- Ing sraflio unsafo and destroyiug all hope of prof- itavle busincss, To-day, it offors to the travel- erand shipper ono of tho finest tracks on this continent, During thoe past two years, 700 miles of steel-rails have bosa lald, and tho road-bed finoly ballasted with gravel from one end to tho otber. Tha gauge has been changed from the old 5 feet 6 inch gango to tho Amorican standard of 4 foet 817 {uches, with tho oxception of tho old Riviero du Loup and other minor divisions of tho road. The Grand Trunk Tiailway, at tho prosont timo, will compare, in point of road-bed and equipmont, with_ony of tho leading roads of tho United States. It is A MAGNIFICENT FIECE OF NAILIOAD PROPERTY, ‘T'he yarious divisions which comprige the Grand I'runk Railsay propoer aro nino iu number, and lxmlvl-e » total longth of 1,507 miles. Thoy aro as ollows : Miles, Main lne division, from Detroit to Montrosl, via Barnid. ceeues aense craenee e GO Buffalo dlvision, from Bufalo, ou Lake Eris, to Ooderlc):“uu Lake luron...: . Portland division, from Yor treal, Quebes Jtichmond Junction.. oo Riviers du Loup division, from Quebec to Riviere U LOUP. eoeses Rousc’s X’Ll:lnl division,... Lachiue division, from Montreal to the Proviu lue, ... London dan, Out, 10 Threo Xiv to Three vor: 85 Making & £0£a 0fcvsse o0 teoesraarsnasnsrersd 07 But oven this vnst mllmmlfipm;mrly fails to yepresent the totality of tho Grand Trunk sys- tom, ‘To do that It would bo necossary to add the Brookville & Ottawa and tho St. Lawrenco & Ottana Itailroads, connecting tho Dominion Capital with the main line, and reprosonting 120 miles of road; tho Northorn Itailroad and tho two narrow-gauge roads rupofug from Torouto nottlward, reprosenting 850 milos of road: tho Canada Midland and the Port Perry Roads, 100 mules in longth ; and tho Intercolonial, connect- fug Halifax and §t, Joln, in tho maritimo Prov- Inces, with tho extromo_castern point of tha ursud Trunk systom at Riviere du Loup, and gome 600 miles in leugth, All theso auxiliary :10ads aro in Canada, and by their Intimato rela- tlons with the Grand ‘Trunk givo that corporn- tion a mileage in tho Dominion of over 2,600 miles. Add to this the miloago of the Dotroit & Milwankes Itond 1n tho west, and the lines eaat in tho Btate of Maine, coutrolled by tho Grand Trunk, and the total mileago oxcoeds d,000 smileal In viow of thoss figures, it is not surpristng Muat this mammoth curporation hus played & most prominent part in thoe history of Cauala. Fromthe first dwyd of ita mppesrance on tho dcouo unty tho present tino it haw exercised notable jnitnence on political and mocial aifairs. Dut, undor the new regims, it s oxorting, to-day, lewn intlnonce pehitically than it over did beforo, Under tho ruye of 8ir C. J. (then plain Mr.) Brydges, it was ONE VABTPOLITICAL MACHINE, Ita influonco, thro¥u in ouo or the othor direc. tion, made or unmade parties, ‘That vstuto pole {ticlau, whiose star i POW I partisl uuhlun. Bir John A. Macdouald, recoguized this fast o thorouglily that he ol humsclf, body, sout, aud Lreochon, to the great ru'iiroad dictator, And in roturs, Brydges orderod y'bo omployea of his cor- oration to support the Co uservativo candidates, o favor Conservative shipp. \9, £0 g0 to Cuusory~ utiva churchow. aud to be ma ¥iiod aud Lurid Ly Conservative clorgyman, B’ dohn'~ fivoit. Fruance Minfator, Bir Franeiy \2hincle, way an old sequarntanco of the irand Yrow Road. 1n the days of jts palmy" Juauguratin, when Goverpment subsidies and gu Beonbe s 4ty required, Bir Francis proved an ablo st c3jut slly. Rumor eays that be reccived w¥ Jruus ot paid-up slock of L60,000, or €250,00.% for bis servicos, and Graud Trunk stock 1w e W0 days wan not the God-forsaken stuil it has be % this docade past. And later oo, in the old days * Wheu tle famous amalgamiation schemo wau py Wb throngh an vuwilling Pariiaient, the chatte. dame bias it that another worthy Daronet auw’.. fow of Lis most trusty heuchien roceived £75, 7 000 uterling for their services, 80 much io face® that the eaecration with which the public has wince visted them bay been w lsughing matter attor all, The contractors wore paid iu stock at 00-per cont ahcoum‘ and shipped the papor o the London market to be sold to Jdupos st par. 1t [a known tbat tho groat housed of Daring Uroa, and Glyn, Mills & Co. reaged immense fortnnes aut 0f the negotiation of Giand Truuk stock. When those andertions wers noised abont » aliort timo ago for the hundredth {ime, TIE QUFAT O. J, LRYDORS daneod wildly to and fro, and, in his chinractor of " enors! Buperintendant of Government Hall- ronds,” indited -n sarago cpistlo to Aloxander Mackenazie, tho Pronior who bad given him bis pogition at the publio erib whon Lo wns romaovod from his Diroctorship of the Grand Trunk intor- outs, and et out with vast arrays of statistics the alleged fact that tho nctual eash sont ont from England and expended fu building the lino wng lcan shan £12,000,000, and that a nat profit fhnd been earned in 1874 of £460,000, or 4 per cont upon the actual cash espenditure, And “Heo Jay," eaating about with hig divining rod, oraculariy addoed that ' with the recovory of the trade of this continent from its prosont depros- eion, Canada will provido a fair rate of interost upon tho actual casn outlay demanded of En- unah eapltalists in_consteuciing railways by pri- vato companlos, The construction of xivallince is slmost outirely betng doue by Unnsdisu capie talists aud credit, Thoy aro nearly all foodora to existing lines, dovelopiog for the benofit of tho wholo country and It [ndustrions popula- tion, aud tho woalth of the Dominion.” AN ONUANIZATION OF ** JOUNNY BULLS." Tho Grand Trunk Railway in its wnys and methoda of management ana doing business bas but tho slightest aflinity to the usual Amor- can modes. 1t 18 An ntiatly English corpora- tion, From tho grost Potter himsoil down to tha janitor that swoeps out the rubbish from the enoral offices of the Company, on Ornat Bt §ames' atroct, Montroal, thero i tho overlasting mutton-chop whiskers, tho samo pronencea to Sm(ng tho hair in tho middle, tho monotonoua rawl, tho pecnliar eccontricity sbout iho usa aod sbuseof tho aspirato. Along tho eutire Jengthof ita 2,000 miles of track, thoro s tho samo domand for * Bass’ halo" and au unvaryin dovotion to tho briar-wood lpmu. In Moutroal in fact, thora {s_ono circlo of socloty- nnmpnlm\ exoluaively of Grand Trunk oticisls. —Thoy are all_Episcopalinug of tho High Church sort, and 88 dovout in thoir attendanco at morning servico 8 ti@y aro at the_dinner-tablo ; they enjoy tho heavy lorso-tall that pasaes smoog tho Lnglish na badiusgo with the walnuta aud tho wine, ng they do thio * clovah " 1utonation of their favor- ito pricet. JOSEPIL MICKION, the General Manager of tho Iload, and also ila Cauadisu Socrotary and Treasuror, has an ele- gant oflico {n the Bt. Jamos’ etreec building, 1ie 4 an Epglishman, of about 48 or50 yoars of ago, aud sports an exquisite pair of side-whiakers, His faco woars tho doop color which comos from u lifo of good living and little exerciko, but while n *Jolly ofd buck ™ with a fow iutimatos, hots one of ‘tho most auatero of mon in bis dealings with his aasoclates and inforiors, . Hickson marriod into an “alo™ family, hia wifo being Miss Dow, tho oldest daughter of Canada'a most noted browor. 1la camo into tho employ of tho Grand Trunk Railrod at tho aamo timo with Me. Drydgos, with whom he Lad formerly beon as- soclated on the Groat Woeatorn of Cauada. It is -hrnwdlr suspoctod that as vears wont by ha bo- came o fittlo unfaithful in hia friondship, as ho Is supposed to havo furnisbed the Loma Board with much of the ovidence rolating to doubtful acts, which finally led to tha ro- tiroment of Lrydges, and his own appomntmont to the position of Manager. Grant, the Englist Sccrotary, was o crouy of llickson's, and was nlso the right bower of Crogk, the membor of tho English Dircotorate who waa chiofly instru- montal in wecuring tho removal of Brydges. Whatever truth thore may be in the story, tho fact was that Hickaon succeoded Drydmes, sud now sways the immensa power which was ouce wialded by tho Canadian Warwick. But that tho influence of the “dopaxsod King-maker atill clings about tho institution 88 [t did whon 1t8 busingss waa done down In the dimly-lighted rooms of tha 0Old Bonavonturo Station will ba seen farthorjon. Ar. Hickson was to bave had for a brother-in- 1aw John Bhodden, whoso conngation with tho Grand Trunk Railroad for vears psst has boon ouo _of the scandals of the corporation. Poor Sueddon was lalled on tho narrow-gatyo road of which ho waa Prosidont, but Lis business ia still continuod uudor tho nane of JOIN HIEDDEN COMPANY, LIMITED, Bhedden had » monopoly of ali the toaming of the Graud Trunk Raroad, In overy city of any gize, from Portland to Dotroit, wharo tho Com- pany did bueinoss, ** John Shodden " was on all tho wagons that had the opon sounmo to Grand Trunk freight-yardg. ‘The monopoly was and I8 worth thonsanda of dollars anoually, and is none tha loss valuable bocauso Josoph Hickson iu the administrator of Bhodden's estato, and hia fami- Iy is tho principal ownor of thoe money-gottivg machinery. Mr. Hickson ncta as o goneral supsrvisor over all the varled dolngs of the corporation. e has under him a number of experionced chiettains of divisions, sud g prineipal dm{ would soom to be to writo ** Approved—J. Hickson” on tho corner of the documants submitted to him, I havo very good authority for saying thnt ho is atrongly’in favor of tho Chicago extension, I triod to intecview the gontleman once, bat I coufess thoe offort was o failure, It wna a dismal failure, Ces Anglais have & torrible foar of the interviowsr. Bat Mr. Hichson has gained many laurels fn his recont contlicts with the railrosd mognates of tuo tatos, nnd has on moro than ouo occasion Lrought them to his terma. Ife appreciafes -the value of & counection with Chicago, sud will do hiw beut o recure it. 0 M. P, f. FTEVEXSON, tuo familiar ** P, 8." of tho thousands of em- ployes of snd shippers on tho Grand Trunk Railroad, tho shrowd, far-soeing, one-armod ‘man, is now ths Qeneral Freight Agent of the road. 1o usod to be tho Goneral Froight Agont of the Westorn Division, but was advanced to his presont post ywhon tne chapges in manago- mant consoquent upon the retirement of Mr. Brydges wore made, Tho way he bLocamo coo- nocted with the road shows his canny shrowd- ness, o waasinjured in ono of the froquont accldents on tho road, and of courss songht compeusation. Up to that time Lo had been in commorcial business, but with poor success. o was fortunato in haviog a beantlful and me- complished wife, ‘Thin Indy rlndod hia causo, and, as thers was no doubt af the rogno's ability, Brydges nppotuted Lim to tho position of Went- ern Froight Agent. Iio did so swoll that, in- stesd of falling when his chlef fell, ho roso a grado highor. Ty not that a good guarantas of his ability 7 £lo {8 ono of the most popular men on the road—and wears tho regulation mutton- chop wiuskors, slbait ** I, B.” 18 & Scotchman, 44 WILLIE "' WAINWRIGHT, Brydges' favorito privato secrotary in the davs gone, by, and yet quitea young mau, now boids tha position of General Iassengor Ageut. Iio suffers from wrotchod health, but s & tremon- dous worker. ** Willio¥ is a great pet among tho Montreal mocioty Iadies, and might have carried off a Governor-General's Bistorif ho had chosen to. 5 A PECULIAR TORITION, to which I think thore is no oquivalent in the goueral orgavization of Americau rallronds, and which {8 poculiarly Englieh, i4 that tiold by Mr, L. L. Borgeant, and Lknown as ** Traflio Mau- sgor.”” Mr. Bergoant stands in an Intormoediato position hetwoen the othor hoads of dspartments and the Geoeral Manager. Lo I8 an expross im- portation from lingland, and has created the ofiico ho bLolds in this conntry. Ilo oxorclses complota controljover all trafiie arrangemonts,— which practically means that, noxt to the General Manager, Lo supervises overything dono by the otbior hoads of departimonty. Mr, W. 1. Hpicer 18 tho Buporintendent, and has chargo of tho multitudo of detulls that call for scttlemont in the working of so large sn ine stitution. 1o i8 tho haudsowmost man about tho 8t. James’ stroot bullding, Mr. Herbort Wallla 14 8 young Englishman, about 28 yoars of age, ausphew of Piesidont Potter, 1o holds tho position of Locomotiva aud Maclunory Buverintondont, ITis muttiority oxtonds over everything pertaining to machinory about tho road, and LI way over the numeroud shops owned by the Compauy s satocratie, 1o ranke as ouno of tho best Mochanlcians in the country. Mr, John Taylor, who wad alao onu of Drydges' privato secrotarion with Waluwright, bas chargo of s bureatt, = All of tho above are English, but tho man- agoment has shown its good seuse 1u appointing able Americans to ropresent it in tho Btutes, At Now York, Mr, Edward L', Bcach is s repro- wentative, and dr, J. I, Wiitman {a stationed wt Ohicago. Report states $Lat both are efiicient aud popular. A QIVIL-SERVICE BYSTEM, Thavks to tho capable mansgement of Mr. Brydges, tho porsonuel of the Grand ‘lrunk Hiail tbroughout tho couutry i very due, 'I'ho Cowpany, wanaged on the Eoghat system, very quickiy adopted tho maln idesa which provail in the *‘civilgorvico™ eystem a¢ ulusiratod In Homorset House and Downing strest. Promo- ton goes bo voufority—oxcoptions to this oin vory fure, A rogularfiloof spplicants is kopt, and, before cmploymont §s given, the candidate hay 10 pusd through an sxaminution bofore persons sppotnted for tbat purposo. Should bo pass, his nuineis then put ontho *approved " list, and when a uunm:i occurs bio takey it The revult of this ia that thers i u wonderful dixciplins on tho road, Uccasioually somo young uprhf) will stap ashore at Quobuc sud prosont himself before dr, -lickson with a lotter frum Potter; * Give tearer a good place.” ‘Tus Euglish directorste . wgard the soad vory much ws the Englsh ans. 1. \racy rogard tho Colonial Govoruments, Ob- sty Woorous sons sud nephews, upon whow the air London is vot oonducive Lo temporance, find , " essy kind of purgatory in the Colonjon, Bog Whilo the ** Civil-Berrico " systom has boen SATURDAY. TFEBRUARY 20, 1876 TWELVE ‘PAGES. e === —————— ———_____ anslur‘v.lrd with suah good results among the ranl and filo, . TARCATITY ITAS RAX THOT among the chieftatus. Thero hava always boen nnge without number among tho |uninfi mon of tho Grand Trunk Ratirond, It is truo that visi- ing committecs havo como over npmh\ll{’ to traco thaeso lanuuu ta thoir hiding place, but bave very quickly beon dinea and wined into forget- fuliiesg. They flouriahed like fongi dnring the lony: reign of Brydgos, wha hold tha position of “Ticnident Managing Director,” a higher post than that now heid by Mr, Hickson. Brydges waa the principal owner of tho Kingston loco- motive Works, and dleo of tho Canada Car Equip- ment Ccmzlny. both of which woro latge alTaira, and did a business of hnndroda of thonsanda of dollars with tho Grand Triank Company. ila was aleo deeply ntorosted n tho Cannda Tolling Stodtc Company and i thy United Btates Dolling Stoos Compsany, and in othor transportation ewindlios, His private seoro- tary, *Willlo" Wainwright, 18 now publishing a, fittlo ** Parsongers' Gulde,” which is & miolse turo awindle. But tho massive mind of Mr, Brydgoes took in evarything. Ilo formed.an or- Ruization by the title of the * Cauadn Station- Building Conly,lg)“" nud mado Johin Shedden a Diractor of it. This was just Leforo tho new and costly dopot was erected at Foroato, Of courao. the Company got the contract for Linlld- ing tho dopot, aud the Grand Trunk Company practically contribated ovorsihing that woatinto ts conatruction. After tho building was com- pleted, Mr. Shedden (and Mr, Brydges) mado s onso of It to tho Company at a very handsome rantal! Mr. Brydges also organized a brigado of miltin, vut of tho employos of the rosd, aud notod a8 1t Goveral commnndiog. TIE ANOROUS FIED IRYDAES, whose exploits with the wifo of a Moutreat mer- chant, the hoad of tho great Maclonzio family, have thrown sgoh & halo of purity over clope- ts, wos a Idading officor tn tho Grand Trunk ‘brigade. He Iacked nono of tho physicat pro- rortlnnn for an ofticer, and his recont conduct, f & wicked and unbelieving goneration will but eradlt hils necount of it—ie cortainly not * nnbe- coming an oflicor nud n gentloman.” * Fred" was a light among tho ** G. T. R.” society in this city. Everybody now says to him: **Oh, you naughty, naughty follali; I will striko ‘yon with s fenthah.” Door Fred! A CHANOE 1N THE HCENES, But tho Brydgos rogime s over. The great militia brignde bas beon disbanded, and the road i being run absolutoly without regard to Eomlull comblinations, aud, as tho Uanadian ocrotary and Troasuror would pay : lely in tho interest of tho stockholdors. Mr. Pottor rotained Mr. Drydges In the employ of the ComElny Jongor than hie otherwise’ wonld have done in the liopo that his inflnence with tho Canadion Gov- crnmont wonld socuro tho purchase of tha worthleas Riviere du Loup brauch, But this schomo failod. The- Consorvative party ran athwart tho Cannds Paciflo scandal, and went 10 fathoms below the surfaco. Crayk, the cantan- korous, had his wieh gratitied, snd Mr. Brydgos stopped down and out, With the completion of Intercoloninl, Stho Grand Trunk Itatlcoad now offers the cholco of two all-rail routes to tho Atlantic, and sbould be able to make a lively snd intoreatine fight for business with its competi- tors locatod moro southerly. In its prosperity tho businoss intercets of Canndo sto vory docply intorostod. And to that prosperity nouo mors than Canadinug recogniza ns esséutial tho speedy conatructiou of the link thatshall conneet the great Western metropolia with ita vast con- geries of linos. Wo Cansdlans grownl about the discriminations In rates made in favor of through sbippers, but thoro §s no fecling in this country Iike that which started tho Granger movomont in the West, and with tho through Chicago line open, what \onders may como, o wot sk, CANADENHIS, R THE BOSTON & ALBANY. INVESTIQATION BY A LEGIBLATIVE COAMITTEE. Speetal Corresponddence of The Chicago Tribune. Brrixor1eLp, Mass,, Fob, 20.—An interosting Investigation began yosterday bofors o commit~ too of tho Leglslature, namely: of tho charyes brought ngainst the Loston & Albany Railroad mansgoment by Francis B, Haycs, ono of the State Diroctors of that rodd. Tho most im- porlant of theso charges, or at least tho ono of most general intorest, involves what Mr. Inyos conmsiderod decldodly sbarp practico on tho patt of Chestor W. Chapin, President of tho Boston & Albany, in connection with tho lenso of the Waro River Railroad, 1o charges that Presidout Chapin nogotistod tho loaso on torms peculiatly favorable to the bond- lolders, and thst, at tlue timo tho lease waa mado, a majority of tho bonds were hold by Mr, Chapin himsolf, or by mombers of his family, and that thua Chapin made & mighty good thing for himself at the oxponeo of tha road of whisk bo s President, and whoso interoats Lo ought to hava particularly looked to. Buch s charge o this, caming from one of the Btate Directors, Bupposably ablo to baak up his aseortions with proofs, oxcited gaooral inquiry, aud set people to’examining into tho matter, TIE FACTS ADOUT TIHE WARE RIVEL LEASE, a8 published and not donied by tho Boston & Albany management, arc in substanco theso : Tne Waro Rivor Rattrond Compsny was organized in 1867 for the rarposoe of building a railroad from Patmor, on the Boston & Albavy line sbout 20 milea enst of Springfleld, to Winchendon, & distance of about 50 anles. Work was begun in 1869, and the following year 16 miles of the rond wero flulshod and opencd to tho pnblie, The contractors worked abont a sear longer, and thuon, having taken much of their pay in bonds which they woro unablo to realize on, becamo bankrupt, and in the fall of 1871 abandoned tho caterpriso. At thot timo tho road had beon about two-thirds completed, and of courro was worth littlo or nothing nntil some ono with suf- flelent means at command should tako hold and finish it. For aboutn year and a half nothing further wao douo, and tho bonds rapidly do- prociated. 3 NOW APPEARS MR, CHAPIN on tho scene, In tho Jatter partof 1873 he hought of a New York firm, which liad received thom {rom tho contractors in pavineut for irau, a large numbor of the bondy, paying therofor about 70 conts on the dollar. Ha alxo, in » quist way, purchased of other rmlm-, payiog from 60 to 60, until of the wholo awount issued (8750,000) thoro stood in his own namo aud in the names of mowmbors of his family a clear majority, which bLiad cost bim on the avernge only €0 cents on tho dollar. Dumng the logislative sosslpn of 1473 a vory lnnoemwn&xpurhng bilt was passed, roviding” that, should the Waro River ltailroad [ old tudor foreolosuro, the purchasers might reorganizo under the snwo namo and have all tho rights, powers, and frauchises of tho old company, without being hold respoasible for any of its labilitics. In May of that year tho road wos sold undor foreclosuro, and was bought by Mr, Chapin, m_bohal? of the bondholders, for $375,000. The prop- erty bad ocost over $1,250,000, so it wil Lo uoon ho had nllmm.y good bargsln there. The original boudholders wore givon tho option of putting tholr bonda juto tho new company, which ‘was to bo formod, at par, or of recoiviug 60 rar cont in cash for thom, A good manyof tho bondholders, Laving littlo faith in the prospocts of the road, aud of courso not knowing Mr, Chabln's plany, proferrod the cmhi othors, con- tont to follow where ** Old Chapin* led, held on, and, as tho sequol shows, woro wiso fu doing 0, In Juue, 1873, the new Warg River Railraad Company was formally orgabized, Jamos A, Tumrl, of Bpringtield Chapin's son-in- Inw,—being chiosen Preuids Willlam Ritahio, Auditor of tho Doston & Albany Rtoad, Troos- vrer; and & loard of flve Diroctors, of whioh both Chapin and _ Rumrill wers members, The othor Diroctors — were presumably in Chapin's {nterost, as ho had pot ocomitrol of tho stock about #ix monthw before, and could olect whom he choss, Work was immodiately reaumed on the 104d, and in Docember, 1873, tho outire lino was completed and opovod to travol. Bo far, there had boon nothing more thana logitimate buainess oporation on the part of Mr, Chapin and his associutes. 1t thoy chose to in- voat their surplus fundy in the Ware Hiver Iiail- road, it was nobody’s business but thoir own, Vrotty voon, however,—and hero is where THE RHARP PRACTICE Mr, Hayes complains of comes {n,—Presldent Chapin-iutiated to the Doston & Albany Direc- tors that it might bo & good thing for ihat road to loasa the Ware Tuver Line. llaving implicit contidenco 1 Mr. Chapin, and ~ kuowing bis strongly cobscryative tendenclos, which had led him o disapprove of soveral leages which had beon talked of befors, the Directors took kindly to the ides and appoiuted & commitico tolook iuto tho matter. This Comtutiteo reported favorably, sud a lease waa accordlogly made and mg:ml Ly Mr, Chapin, as President ol the Boston & Albauy Road, snd by Mz, Rumrdl), as Presideut of tuo Ware River Hoad. ‘Ulis was iu Jauuary, 1874, The leass wos for 099 yoara, snd, accordiug 1o ita torma, the Boaton & Albany was Lo ‘!my & por cent for tho firss year, 54 tho-sccond, 6 the third, 634 the fourth, and 7 the fifth and cach year thurestior, The wakiug of a paswancut ledse t0 & corpora- tion of the solidity aud wealth of tho Loston & Albany ot ouco sppreciated Ware iver bouds from 80 or 70 to 110, and thus, a4 Las been vsti- mated, dlnfl? inct tho wealth of the Chas pin fanily $167,750, As tho bondholders of the Wara Tivar Road ate sm're of thoir 7 per cont, whothor the road earna-tha § amount or not, they ovldontly hava a vory good ¢ v, TUELE 10 ANOTIIER 81 OF To TIA, of couran, which was proson $od at the rocont & AlL sny atockholders mesting of tho Doston ln ‘!m“um et wea desirablo, that tho ooly pra tticable way to got it, inasmucl as tha Compan ¥ Dbad uot tha by Vice-Prosidant Lincoln, jogal right to purohaso tho road ©F the bonds, was for the Dresidont to got a com wolling futor- ost.Mr. Lincoin slated tlint aftor L hia waa done tho President had offored to transt, s bis inter- ost to tho Company for what it hact cost bim. ‘Fhia offor was not accopted becauro \ho Oom- fay had no legal right to do so. No 0.70 At the jmo for osaw thio circumatauces thas wold glve “theso bonds tholr proseut value, Tho Di \«ecmr: Tiad faith in tho futuro of tho road, and th oURD & pormanont lonso most Yorhapn 17 por cent was mte to sud 6 might lave Ay, boon batter, E’m tho differenco didn't amount Lo much, and tho loass wonld bo worth tho higlar ato. 1lo admitted the delicacy of the tranuse- tion, but submitted that it ought to bo judged by the charactor of the mon uny,n?ml in it, aod Ly tho resulta which should follow, ‘thia_ ox- planation waa satisfactory to the stockholdors, and tho vld Bosrd of Directors wore rechoson without opposition. And 8o long aa the stock- holdera rocoive tholr regular 10 per cent divl- donds, it lsn't probable thoy will object to tho Presidont’s making s littlo somothing outsido of his regular salary. THE IMTONTANT %c:n'rmx, bnt which tho Legislative Cdmmittee will prob- ably vot consider as within their sphero, is whother Mr. Chapin hiad tho moral right to make nso of his position as DPresidont of tha ono rosd and of his son-in-iaw s Prosidens of thoother to mako s bargain ahielly advantage- ous to the family purso. This ho is generally admitted 1o _bLavo done, and to have doue it, ac- cording to Btato Director Hayos, at the oxpense of tho Doaton & Albany Jiilroad. ‘Thio strict legality of tho transaction no ono scoms to geri- ously quostion, snd sn investigation conflued to this point would probably find nothing worse than a simple orror of judgment on tho pari of tho Boston & Atbavy Directors iu_paying 7 por cent for what might have boen gotton for 0. : MR, GHAFLY, who i thus charged with mlnlltarlnkxn ;frm ublio trust for his own emolumeunt, Is widgly kuown 08 ono of tho railroad kings of tho Iast. 1o f4 now not far from 80 yoars old, baving beon born at Ludlow, Dee. 10, 1708, His boy- lood was spent upon a farm in Chicopeo, and his ecarly oducation was gained in the dietrict achool, supple- mented by a few monthe at the Westflald Aoad- omy. At 321 ho came to Springdield, and for twa ?"B tended bar in the hotel thon kopt by his rothor. He thon opencd s storo in Chiconos, and stoyed thore for savoral years. In 1827 ho sald out his store and bought an intorest in the atago lino botwoen Hartford, Conn., and Brattlo- boro, Vt., and fora timo drove atage himself. In 1830, nstoamer lino was established oo tho Connocticut River, between Hpringlleld and Hartford, and Mr. Chapin seclng in this an im- provoment on his stage lino, bought tho boata tho following yoar, and run thom tiil thoy, in tuen, wora suporaeded by tho raiiroad in 1844, Into this Hartford and Bpringflold railroad proj- oct Mr, Chapin thraw.bimaolf with ail the ou. ergy of bis nature, In 182 he bacamo a Di- recior and aolcd aa agont of the road tiflits completion to Sprioglield throo yoars later. ‘Through all the changes and consolidations of this road, now the New York, New Iavon & Hart- ford, ho hins kopt his Directorship, and is now gaid to ba the heaviost indlvidual stockbolder, with tho excoption of Commodore Vanderbilt. ‘Tho Couracticnt River Railrond was finishod to Northamplon fu 1846, and e bocamo a Director i that slso, rotaiulng the position $ill the pros- ent timo, About 1840 ho was oxtonsively en- gaged in mall contracts In Toxas., In that yoar ho eatablished tho Agawnm Bank in Springfiold ; was for a sort timolts Prosidont, nndd remaine o Director ull the organization of the Chapin Banking and Trust Company, of which institus tion ho ia naw tho Presidont, In 1850 ho bocame & Diroctor of the Weatern Ttailrosd, though not ab that time owniog a dol of its atock, Bofore thocloso of that yoar ho was olected D'rosident of tho Conneoticut River Road, which office ho hold till 1854, mean- timo having given up Lis Directorablp in tho Wostern. His management of this raad was so succoesful that in 1854 he was ton- dored tho Presidency of the Wostern. This offered a wider flald for hia ambition, and o ao- copted, thus entortng upon tho great work of his lifo,—tbo building up of tho Boston & Albany Lailrosd. Undor bis ekillfnl hand the Westorn Ttoad was soon greatly improved, its faoilitios largaly incroasoed, and it bogan to pay handsomo dlv&dundu. {aborod strongly for tho con- solldation of the Western Road with tho Boston & Worcestor, and when this waa nccomplishod, Doc. 1, 1867,—mnking tho present Doston & Al- bany,—ho 8ot to work in devoloping tho consoll- dated line, Mainly in consoquence of his work tho Bostan & A.lbn{ ia now ono of tho best- equipped ronds in tho country. In addition to e railroad nporations in,Masaachusotts, he in largely interostod in the Now York Contral & Huddon Iiver Road, ond has Dbeen a Dircctor _thero sinco 1808, Ile {» also cannected with seyeral stoamboat Lnos runniug from Hartford and New liaven. In politics Mr. Chapin 18 & Democrat. Ho was & mombor of tho Htato Conatitutional Con- vention of 1853, but, unbil is election o Con- gress as Mr, Dawos' succeasor, in 1874, hold no prominent public oftico. As a businoss man ho in cool, reserved, aud cautious, with s wondorful tonacity of facts, and the ability to stato a caso with closrness and force, o hasn't apy per- sonal popularity to speak of, clings to hia money protty cloasly sometimes, and iu conaidered not at all averua to gefting beat end of a bar- gain, But of his ability aud success au a rail- rond manager thoro cau be but ong opiniou, —_—— MISCELLANEOUS. TIR TROUDLES AT FRANKFONT STATION. Toths Kditor of The Chicago Tribune : Franxront Statiox, Will Co,, 11, Feb. 21— In rogord to the nusortions medo in your paper of the 18th inst., in an articlo hoaded **'Troubles at Prankfort §tation," permit mo to have 5 word to eay. Intho first place, a potition is now in Lands of Mr, Btrong, Genoral SBuperintondont of the Miohigan Central Railroad. 'Chia potition is signed by 117 farmers and business-men, and pets forth **dishonest weighiog,” and waiting from two to six hours in tho cold. ‘Thoso facta aro backed up by tho nbove number of siguers, who aro good, honest citizons, and understood fally what tuey woro dolug, as Mr, Charlea Karch oxplained the nature of the potition fully in ‘both Gorman and English., ‘The signers ropro- sont a capital of about $500,000, and ought 10 bo respousiblo for what they may, BMr, Ifunt, in tho first place, was appointed Agant to muil the convoniouce of partios who iwanted a Flllnt tool, and this can bo proven; and ho was again sslectod for tho samo reszon, and draws tho bulic of hie salary from,Carroll & Mayor, and u trifly from_tho railroad company, This fact shiows for steelf. Neithor J. 8. Btophon nor Charlos Karch ovor applied for tho position of Weighmaster, J, 8. Btephen bought somes rain by wagon-loads at the roquost of Mayor ; ut, ot tho wame lums, continued to buy car- load lots for himself. What Lo did buy for the honse was about one-half of what was coming: in, an the books of thoe olovator will show. Ho nover was dischiarged, but stopped buying wagon-losdw for the Elevator Company onao- count of thoirregular practices going oz, in- forming tho concern that if they wanted ouch things done they must dothem for themaalvos, Mr, Strong has given hia word to seo the crack- od mado straight ; and wo folly rely onlumasa gentloman who will keep lis word, Wo kuow woare right, and will push matters to the full oxtent of the law, if necossary, Joaeru B. Breemen, TOARD OF TRADE COMMITTER, Tho HBoard of Trade Committen on Transpor- tation held an extended mession yosterday morn- ing, sll tno membera hulng prasent, Mr. E. B. Htovena in tho chalr, and Ar. W, T, Baker acting 04 Secrotary, A largo number of lotters from nolghboriog cities und Btates wero read, show- ing how deep au iutereat is takon fu the work of the Commitieo elsowhera. A lotter from the Heoratary of the Cheap Transportation Associa- tion of Now York was alzo read, in which that roptleman exprosses the hope tuat tho frecat tlumunn intorcourso between Chicago aud New York 1ay be eatabllubod. 'The Committca also causidered sovers) propositions for tho immedi- ate organization of a trausportation associstion for this city. After » lenglhy dobate it was decided to fovite $ho members of ' the Grocers’ Exchango and Lumbsrmon'a Assocla- tion, tho leading wholosslo merchauta and job- Dors, and the represdutatives of the prominent wanufacturivg iuterests, to moet tha Commities some timo next wook, 80 asto bave aninter csngo of opinions aud Lo get their co-opera- tion, ‘Yhe Commilteo s unanimausly of the opinion that an sssociation of the xind [§ recommendod is pf imperative necesalty at this time, even more 0 than &t the time the report was wade, Bufi. cleot _(uformation Liss istoly boon recelvod i this city, sbowiug boyond the shadow of a doubt that tlio Bouthwestern cross-linos are autliog ratles worse than ever. It is now generally be- lieved Ly the ehipporw of this city that tha lato wmeotiug st (he Grand {’uu\o lioto), when & nmow aud squilablo tarift was adopted, was gotten up by managery of the Eastera pool merely for the pul of quietiog ihe just clamore and Indig- nnio of the people of Afll«x city. ‘Lhara oan be bat liztle doubt that tho new (arl® was adopted for effoct ouly, and that thore was novor any lne toniion to aduera to it. LOW IATES, The Chicago, Butlington & Quiney Natlroad in ordor to oncourago omigration to Villises, Ia., and the nurroumfin couvtry, has adopied an oxcecdingly low tariff on omigtant’a mavables, treos, slrubbery, aud live alock foe that part of tho country. Tho now ratos, which go into affact March 1, will bo aa followa: J¥rom Chlcago and all atations on main lino sand branchos east and south of Galesburg to Villisos and points oast an far a8 Chariton, %80 per car, To any ntation woat of Villiscs, Including station on branches, 886 por oar. A dlsconutof 80 por cont from the sbove ratos will bo made far the bouofit of actual gottlers in any county on tho iine of the road. The disconat will also "be paid to any club of farmers living in any of tho abiove countles who may wish to bring live ulock, traos, aor surubbory into the country for their own uss, THH LA OROAGE NRIDUH. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicaco Iribune. Jia Cnosse, Win., Feb. 25,—Tho work was com- monead yestorday on the Chicago & Bt, aul Railroad L’omrnn 's permanant bridge, whiok is to crosa tho Miasfasippl Itiver 2 miles abova this oity, Four hundred and fifty men are ongsged on'the Lridgo wnd dam, Tlho total cost of tha bridgo will bo about $500,000. CHANGE OF GAUOR, Nxw Yonw, Feb. 25.—Tho Dolawars, Laoka- wauna & Weatorn Rallroad {8 to be chaogod J{rom o broad {o a narrow-gsugo, THE NEW YORK FIRE, 808 0f the Varlous panie Spectal Dispateh to The Uhieago Tribune, N Youg, Feb, 25.—The following s a fuil list of the lossea of the various {nsurance com- panies In tho groeat firo on Broadway Fob. 8 : ¥ N, 10,0001 London. 10,000 Lataye urance Come 0,000 2,500 Anso i noas| 5,000 * mau's, Baliimore, 5,000,Lancanter, Fa..... . 10,800 Rtus, Hartford, .., 22,600'Lorrillard,, 0,000 Allomanauis, P,.... 10,000 Lycoming, ... 8,000 Altiane ton,... 0,000'Lamar 5,000 ‘Amazca, Clucinnati 10,000|Lonox 5,000 America, Nowark.., 8,000/ Long Isian 8,000 Atlsutie, Providence 5,000|Manhattan, 8,000 ‘Atlas, ;artford..... 10,000|Alerch’s & 8,000 Adriatin, N. ¥, 13,000{Afetropolitan 6,000 Etoa, N Yoo, 5,000/ Marylnd, 1ia 5,000 Atlantie, N, Y, 5,000[Aanutac'ors,Nowa'k 10,000 Arctic, K, Y. 7,800{ Merchianta’, Newark 15,000 ‘Amercan, Philla, 1000, Merchianta’) N, Y.., 27,600 Bowery, ¥. ¥, 40,000’ Mochanica', N, ¥,.. 10,000 Broadwey, N, ¥.... 8,000/Morcantile, O 10,000 Urikish Ameri Lrewers & Mal Boston Under: Bufialo German 20,000/ Moutauk , 10,000} Afsridan, Lo iters 18,000t Morcantlle, N, 6,000/ Mauu'fa's & Bd'rs. 10,000 Man'factur's, ost'n 2,500 Morcautilo, oaton. 5, 000|New Jersoy E, & AL, Commorelal, N, ¥.., 18,000|North Dritish & Capital City, Aibany 5,000, National, N. Y...... 8,000 Gitizens', 8t. Louls., 10,600(National, Baltimora 0,000 Continsatal,. 2,6t0(Newark Mutual Commorcisl Union,, 25,000(0swego & Onon orieat, Hartford, PhOnIX b ve s 000 000 Produce ixaliange,, 10,050 000 Poople ‘Tenn., 0c0[Providenco, Wauh'n, 20,000 Penn, Philadsiphis., 4,000 Patorscn, N, Jersey, 7,500 P + 23,000 Lroacott, + 18,000 600 Pooplo's, Newark... 5,000 Peatody, Baltimore, 5,000 Potomac, Daltimore, 5,000 16,000/Pheenix, 'Lariford. . 10,000 2’000 ¥ranslin, Tn 5,000/ 10y 1000 ¥iromen's, D 000! Rochester, Germaii, 14,100 Flremen'n, Nowark, 15,000liesaluto Firomon'y, Boston,. 16,0001 tutgors "Hoston. ., 12,000|Reliance, Phi Qlobe, M. 20,60 GOUIITd,sorereeess 000N ; Guardiag, ‘London, . 10,000] 7,80 Imparial -oureesrere 17,500]800, Glovoinnd..... £,000 Imp, & Tradors Now Jersoy.. 5, . T.8008tate, Co.of- N A.... 5,U0ult. N 5,000 ?nl‘:’dfly 'D?tho . ' eadora!, Olicago. .. 'Jaited Hiaton,es Union, Galvestor Union'Mutual 00|V CANADA. Tho Ministor of Finance Apponrs He= fore MPariinment itk the Annunl Fiscal Statemonts Speaial Dispatoh to The Chicagn Tridune, Orraws, Ont., Fob. 25.—Ths Miniater of Fi- naoce, Mr. Cartwnght, came down with the budget to-dsy. Ilo estimated the recolpta for the ensuing fiscal year st $23,250,000, and ex- pondlturcs s trifle loas. Tho deflclt for tho last sovon months was abont 81,500,000, and by tho ond of the yoar would be $2,000,000, which, liowaver, would bo coverod by decroasod expond- ituro on publis works, Contrary to tho genoral oxpoctation, no ohange in the tarift was sunounced—indeod, Cartwright argued strongly against protoction. In tho conrso of his spocoh ho reforrod In terms of approval to the editorial in Tae Catcago Trinoxe of tho 21st fust.,, which waa reprintod in tho Times hore, snd was mach commentoed upon. Dr. Tupper I8 soverely critl- claing the coursa of tho Govaromont ia not pro- Emilnu somo palicy by which the doprossion in lie country could barolioved. 'The Goyernment is atrong enongh to carry almost anything, but dieaffootion a) oat to-night. Protection ists :m bath sldes talk of proposing an amond- mout. T T GOV, HENDRICKS AT NEW ORLEANS. New OrLeAns, La,, Feb. 26,—Gov. Hendricks, 1ady, and party, Includiog Gen. Lano and lady, Mr. Morgon aud Iady, Messry, 8hankland, Proi- tagelot, liod, and Litzenberg, of Indiava, Con. Louolson, Mr, Butterlield, and Col, Burch, of Tenunesneo, arrived to-dsy, A commiitoo of Jwomiuent citlzons, focludlog tho Prosidents of tho Fair Aesociotion, Chambor of Qommerco, Cotton Exchango, and Merchants’ Excliango, hoadod by Mayor Loeds, mot Gav. Hondricks at tho dopot, whoro o reception spocch was wade by tho Hon. H. N. Ogden, tondering tho bospi- talitios of this city, to which Gov, Hendrioks ro- sponded. Tho cowmittoo esoarted tho Govornor and party to tha Bt Obarles Hotel, Qov. Hend- ricks’ reception-room was crowded with callers during the atternoon and evoning. . TRADE AT MENDOTA, ILL. Special Dispatch to The Chtoago dvivuns. Mexnors, 1iL., Feb. 35.—The foarful condition of tho roads during tho winter mooths causod & groat dopression irftrads in thls sod neighbor- ing towns, Now, howervor, that tho roads aro drying up, farm produco of all kinds {a belng rapidly rushed to market. Yostorday Alr, John Volk sold 104 Poland China hogs to Warner & Hoffman, of this city, for 84,400, The farm aror Mendots naed not go to the Dlack Hil yat, —_— AGATHA, s Exhumed from duat, s layer for cach day, 1ind thy letters of & year ago Lefore o now, They, aa I turn them idly o'er, diaplay . A rlbban hers, aud there a Sower, snd=~lo! A Lroken vow, *T10 2aid that, in the eatly years of Earth, o man bid welgh'd the worth of man, g atar Of wonarous hahh Among ts gentler kind bad audden bizth, And throw 80 fierce a glare that others far ‘Were loat from sight. But, after man bad drunk the drsught of pain, A‘Bd o1t the passion of & ucw.ho:‘}x WOy ‘Tho star went out, Each ray thai had baen hid stola forth sgaln, ‘And beauty mora than one can ever know ‘Bhone rouad about, Within my skya star like this has dled, ‘Whoae glearu hiad piurced the very soul of mej Bub i thl pesce wnio thy loss rapled u = '1{ hou enbanced the love that waa {0 be,— T tliank thos now, Groxag BLAKE, THE COUNCIL. Conslderation of the flonso of Correction Estimntes, Admirable Showing Made by That Woll- Managed Institution, The Estimates of the: Board of Menlth Badly Cut. A Totsl Boduotion Thus Far Mnde of $261,000, TIOUAR OF CORUECTION, An adjotirnod mooting of the Common Conncil was held yostorday aftornoon, Tresident Dixon in tho chalr nod a quorum prosent, On motion of Atd. Warren, tho Council wont into Comunittoe of tho Wholo on tho appropria- tion bill, with Ald, Schaffuor in tho chalr. Tho oatimatan for the Houss of Corraction wero first taken up, Ald. Woodman askod if the catimatos wero mado out for nino months or o year. Tho Comptrollor biad askod for a yoar's appropriation for tho reason that, if tho appropristion was mado for tho shorter time, thore would bo no way to gol monay at tho ond of that timo. Ald. Henth said that thoro waa on unexponded balanco of £35,808.93 to tho credit of tho Ifouso- of-Corroction fund, and ho thorefors moved that tho wholo appropristion for that subjoct bo strickon out and the wholo unexponad balanco bo inserted instead, togothor with the sum of 82,103,358, which should ba charged to the Board of Lealth appropriation, Ald. Cullorton movod to lay over the wholo subject for a timo, Hodid not, ho said, nnder- :um: tho subjact, and wantod timo to examina oto it CIARLES R, FELTON, Buperintondent of the Houso of Corroction, said that ho had beou roquosted to make ount ostl~ mates for tho wholo yoar, and hed done so. Thero was an item of 822,70 6.01 to tho credit of tho maintonance account, and ono of $30,627.98 to tho crodit of tho brick account. Thls would glvo £063,324.50 to the oredit of tho institation, Thero should bo taken from this 16,288,20 for briel.yard expensos and §2,232.87 for miscella- neous unpald liabilitics. This wonld leave 45,803.93 to tho oredit of tho institution. Ald. Hildroth movad that tho items ba atricken out, ana tho uncxpended balance sabstituted, tho pularics to romain tho samo as laat year. Ald, Richardson said ho wantod to tako three- fourths of each itom ma for nino monthe, and he, thereforo, movad to go through the sccouut sorlatim, Ald. Hildreth said that if tho unexpondod balance woro appropriated it would reliovo tho peoplo from taxation for the Bridewell for tho dirat timo in tho history of tho oity. Ald, Cullorton moved to smend the smend- ment by making Mr. Falton's salary §5,000, bo- causo it was in tho intercst of oconomy. The Counctl had been in tho habit of appropriating from 80,000 to 240,000 yenrly to supply dofl- croncies i tho Bridowoll oxponscs, Now, under Mr, Felton, tho institution has beon made solf- sustainiog, and ho was in fayor of rewarding merit whorevor met, It would b tho truest oconomy to givo tho man who saved monoy some N‘A'll‘;d ll)or 15, Y . Dixon sald that tho only proper way to disposs of tho bill waa tem by {tom. JTo wasin favor of giving Mr. Felton his full §4,000 s year without the 10 per cont reductlon. On motion of Ald. Richardson, it was voted to tako flf) the bill item by itom, Afr, Foltou eaid tho budget was mado up for s year, In pursuance of tho Comptroilar's advice, The fiacal yoar of tho Houso of Correction had olways bogan Jan. 1snd gndod Doc. 31, and it thorefore differed from tho city's flscsl yoar in that pacticular. If tho Council should” thoro- foro cut dowa the items onc-fourth, it wounld leavo tho ilouso of Corraction withont any means ©of payment for threa months of tho yosr, Cn'l_g' Cloric Forrest sald that ho had Iately soon the Comptrollor, and that ofticer had suh{ that tho approprintion muat bo medo as sent in or ho conld not pay any back ealaries for Jnouary, Fobroary, ond March beforo the passage of the aunual appropriation bill, After aomo further disoussion, In which tho Aldermen ssomed to bo groping in tho blackness of thiok darkness, Ald. Hitdroth undortook to got in his former motlon, but was ohoked off, Mr. J. W. Bridgman, bookkeopor in the Comp- trollor's offico, said that tho oxpenses of tho Houso of Correctiou for ~tho nino montha from April 1, 1870, to Jan, 1, 1870, wero $52,060.66. At tho same rato tho ax;mnuu for January, February, and March, 1876, would Lo $10,808, Deducting this from tho unoxponded balance, it would loavs $24,005,~ ll)é_ll_"or the following nino months up to Jau. 1, Tho Council then got ioto sn an almoet inox- tricablo wmnfilu. and for a time it soomod as if nothing would eyor coms of it oxcopt shoutin, snd pounding. In tho midat of the row Ald. Cullerton movod that tho Committoo rise, but it: waslost. It had, howo: the effect to qulot tho menagerio somewhat!; and waa compromised by sendivg for Comptroller Hayes, who was ox- pocted to unravel tho taugle. COMPTROLLER IIAYES, thon cams in, and, on being called on, eald that tho dificnlty aroso from tho fact thst tho city bad changed its organization. Undor tho old charter an appropriation could be mado at any time during tho firat throo wonths of a year, Undor the now charter this was impossible, and whon tho first of tho yearof 1817 camo thoro would be no powor to pay expensos for tho first throo months, or until the appropriation bill wea passod. It would bo nocessary, then, to mako not only an_appropriation for tho yenr, but also some provision for tho first threo mouths of tho following year—uot oxactly as an ap- propriation, ~ but to provide for a contingenoy. 1t was not exactly borrowing from tho past year, but somothing like it. It would be tho satent way for the Council to take tho opinlon of the Law-Departmont on the logality of the coursa grupnlnrl to be pursued, ‘Tha proposaition to mako a supplementary ap- propriation durlnfillhu 1ast of tha year would bo 1llegal, because tho now chartor forbado tho passage of more than one appropristion bill each year. In roply to a quesation, the speakor said that it would be imposwibln for the Council to get tho bill bofore them in oue wook vronsmontu, The provision which lio had roferrod to appliod with oxactly tho same forco to tho ostimates for sohools tuat it dld to thoso for tho House of Corraction or any ottor departmont, Ald, Dixon safd that, ns he understood tho mattor, all thoro was of it was that the Comp- wrollor desired to havo a sarplus for the first quartor of oach yoar succssding tho ono for which the appropriation was made, . ‘I'he Comptrollor said that whon the first of the yoar 1877 came, tho Comptroller could not bor- Tow monoy unloes thore Liad been an sppropris- tlon for the purposo for which it way dealred. ‘fbio moasurs proposed wae nothing aoro than an appropristion for a certaln yoar, whioh was not to be expended durhuillhn year, Ald, Woodman asked how tho Comptroller could pay aoy ealaries for the first month of the year, when the oflicers m|§M ba leglalated out of ofico. The answer was that the Council could sottle the matter by an order, Ald, Hildroth asked i the Comptroller did not believe that ha could get money tu pay the sala- ries f he tricd. 'The answor waa in the noga- tivo, Ald, Hildreth selked, also, whether the Comp- trollor did not boliove that the prutsot wasa good time to AAKE A HMALL LEVY by making it for nine months instosd of & yoar. Mr, Hiayos anewered that he did not think it good economy to out down toxcs unless ex- nsed were alzo cut dowa in tho same propor- iou. Ald, Campbell said that the progross made during tho present sosslon reminded him of tho witempt of his Batanio Majesty to shear tho pig. ‘There hiad boeu a great smount of talk, bub no wool, _Iu tho case before the Uouncil there was nob a dollar to_be leviod on the people. The money ssked for was a surplus alrondy in the Treasury, saved out of & former appropriation {,, g.m.umllent mazagemont of fhe Huperin- endont. Ald, Dixon sald ho lbou%ht the proper way was torise aud roport tho bill to tue Financa Committea to get the opiniou of the Law De- artmont on (o questiony put forth by the ormptroller, Ald. Quirk and Hildreth objected to any tax lovy coveriug wora thau nioe montha, Comptroller Hayes said, In x:lply tos ques- tion, tuat hio thaught the cily could not, in Jan- uary, 1877, for instanco, bartow sny monoy for auy purpose uulees an appropristion hed boen previously made for that purpose. ‘Thbo question thou camo up on Ald. Richard- gon's wotion to snsert £3,775 {uatesd of $4,000 sa Buperinteudout Feltou's salary, tho same being for ning wontl ut, Ald, Cullestou's motion ta ralas the salary of }hl.fiupnrmhndent from 84,000 to 95,000 was loRt. 1d. Hildralli’s motion to strike ont the item. iZcd nccount and Inwort therofor tho whola un- u&{mulnd Dalance Jan. 1 was carrled, 1o Committes then took up the TIDABD OF UZALTH BSTIMATES, Tho itom for salarioa of tho membora of the Donrd was strioken out, The salarien of tho of- ficers woro fixed at tha following sum Samitary Hnuperintendent., Tlesitn UMicer,. Boeretarya,.. Meyimtralion Ulerke ealll-0fico Clork, e ‘These figures were bascd on throo-fourths of the sums askod for, figurad aftor the 10 por cent on all sumns over $1,000 had boen subtracted, Ald, McDounald tnoved to cut the numbor of ;lmury policomen down from thirty 1o twenty- our, Ald, R, 1, 8tona moved, a8 an smondment, to striko ont tha wholo itou. AWl Clark moved, ns & substjfuto, that twenty. oight bo insertod fnstead of thirty. ‘Ilissubstl. 'inlnl\vlngs carried, nud the forca was Joft ot tiven. y-oight. On motion of Ald. Woodma, it was votod tha| no mambor of tho Committen be allowsd to spoak more than oneo on tho samo itomn, and then not miora than fivo minutos; 4 Ald, Caso sald that the Gommittco Lsd been slidiog aloug too fast; lie found that tho esti. tmate for scavanger work had boen incroassd from #40,000 Inst year to §00,000 this, and bo wanted to know why, Ho was not informed. On motion of: Ald. Hweonoy, tua itom of £6,875 for removiug doad animalu was atrickon out. Tho itom for dlsivfoctants was roducod from 2000 to 8075. Tho itom of 82,470.12 for Jeflolencien In salarioy of tho members of the Loard was stricken out. "I'no ftom of §025 for deficioney in the appro- priatlon for SALARIES OF SANITARY TOLICE for yonr onding March 31, 1876, was the cause of mucls diecussion, It apponred that the deficien. oy wad cauged by tho sppolntnent by the Mayor of four extra mon on the staf for whose pay the itom sras jnsorted. it wae vigorously maintained that this actlon was uncalled-for if nob HMFII. Aftor much disausslon tho ltom wys stzloken aut. It might have boon said by any member of the Tinanco Committeo, who knaw the facts as woll a8 Tug TrinoNe roportor, that whon tho applica. tion to have the men appointed was mado it wag reforrod to tho Finance Committes,and thoy dis- cuggod it with tho Mnyor. At tho ood of tholconferenco the Blayor sald, in offect, ** Well, wo will bavo to get along without these mon, nnd lot tho other mombers of tho.forco do the beat thoy can,”—and then he went right away and sppownted tho four mon, including in the number & man who had beon dischiarged by the Bourd of licalth. It might alao be sdded that ono of tho moat sironuous aovocates of tho {tam may havo based Lis sotion on brotherly love, be- caugo ono of Lis brothors is one of thomen who woro to slaro the monoy if 1t bad boen appro- pristed. After disposing of the itom named, Ald, Camp- bell moved that tho Committeo riso and repord ‘progress, and it was carriod, Tho Council then adjourned to Monday oftar- noou at 2:30 o'clock, ‘Tlhe work of cutting down done ysstorday was fairly eslisfactory. ‘Che Ifouse of Corraction sakod for £42,086.60, and recaived $35,803,03,—a reduction of §6,882.67, The Doard of Hoalth ostimatos wora for $00,305.47, OF this sam an itom of €3,001.85 was' not passed on, leaving £01,804.12 88 tho amount considered. Of this last pum #18,580.12 waa strioken out, loaving the figures at £80,716 for tho coming niue montha, ho reductions so far made aro as follows: Original Council's imates, uctiona, Doard of Education. $230,830.00 Jouso of Correction 0,882.57 13,889,12 B TR EDUCATIONAL, Winnobngo County Educators in Council, pecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuna, Rockronp, Ill., Fob, 25.—The Winanobago County pedagogues and Bchool Direotors Liold » vory large Convention hers to-day. Tha Hon, 8. M. Etter, Stato Buporintondent of Pablic In- sruction, waa presont, Mrs. Mary L. Osrpon~ tor, Bchool Superintendent of this county, pre- 6idod this afternoon, Tho objoot of tho ment- jug was to decide questions of school law, snd to hold » geveral conforence with Buperintondants, Diractors, Soliool Trustoos, and toachers. TI addross of welcome was dolivored by J. O. Chap- pell, of Rockford, followed by a paper, * Cara of School Promisos,” by Wobster Osborno, of Winnobago ; * Uuiformity of Text-Books,” by L. O, Bweot, of Hhirland, contained some gonsible {dons. Charles 1. Jolnson, of New Mitford, spoke upon * Behool-Vimtin ." L, B. Herrick, of Rockford, on *‘Rogular Ate tendance,” and thon Mr. Etter wound up ths afternoon moeting by offering to snswer any quostions upon school-law and school-work that migut be put to him. ‘Chis tho Stato Bupers intendant did to the aontlre satlafaction of presont. This ovening & rousing meeting was hold In Drown's Hall to hear a fres loctura, * Tho Com- mon Bchools,” by the Hon, 8, A, Etter, Some peoplo out lisro say that Etter'a visit to Ttockford bas s politios] meaning, and that ha gflt‘m‘) 18 ampiriog to & etill highor oflics in tho ato. = CENTENNIAL, ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL BOARD. Bpecial Dispatoh to The Chicago Tvibune. Brmivarmewp, 1L, Feob. 23.—At the spoclal meoting of tho Departmont of Agriculture, the Board to-day adopted the following rosolutions In regard to tho display of agrledltural products at tho Contonnial, and also invited the co-opora- tion of tho Stato Board of Hortlcultnre, to so- cure a horticultural display : Resolved, That tho duty of ‘the State Doard of Agri- culturs to ihie people of tlio Btata of Iliinols demands that 4o great iutorouts which the Depariment of Agrie culturo was organized expreasty to eherish aud pro- mote sall ba respectably ropresented at tho coming international Centonuiaf Exbibition at Philadelplia, Itesoloed, That in obedience to suck dewand, and'in the discharge of wuch duty, the Bpecial Commirr~y herotofora sppointed, and cousisting of Measrs, Emoy, ¢ and Bllsworth and the Ssaretary, 18 horoby fnstructoa tomako or cause to bo made’and forwardod to the roome of this Departmant at Bpringfiald, st the earlicat posalblo day, the beat colloction practicabla, of samples of the cultivatol and natoral producta of the Blata of Illinois which shail ba of sasy tion, sud which stall crve to illustrate s well s may o tho present agriculiural devolopment and natural ronources of thia ftate, Hesolved, That, 1n a1 of the labors of eaid Special Cammittes, each metnber of thin Board 14 beroby con- aultuted & committoo for the district ho repreacuts, to obtain and forward to this Department sasily.nro- servod and choita ssmples of the producta of auch dis~ trict, and to adviso and nastst the mombors of said Bpecial Committes in the prosecution of thelr generat work of colication, Jtcsalced, Thot all the ssmplea collectod In pursnanca of the foregolng resolutions, except fu case in which sadd fipocinl Committes may not deem it advisable, wliall ba collocted at the roows of the Departmont at pringfleld, and from thom tho satd fipecial Commit- toa shiall scfect ona full series, which it shall csuse to Do correctly latoled, catalogued, and forwarded di= roctly to Philadolphin, aud 1o be ‘sniiably displayed in the place slready atlottod, and which sy be allottod, to this Doard in tha main buliding of the Centennial Lullding, The remalning samplos of another series thereof shall be proscryed in the Musoum of this De- partment, and properly erranged whon the cases hall roady Lo reculve thein, . Jirsoived, ‘That the firther sum of $1,000, or 0 much thereof as may bo noceasary, {a hersby appropris sted for the purgoen of o cxpéiives ecassirlly 10 curred by tho vided for, nd each of said thorixad {0 draw 1 Committocs ia heroby ane tho ‘Teeaturor by order ap- proved by the President for any sumn he may expend, 10t to oxceed 150, Jtesoived, 'That e frrther sum of $3,000, o 80 much thereof s sy bo necessary, is horeb tatod nzes which Tusy be incur ocial Commitieo in tha dischargo of the devolved upon them, the same to ba atd hlnbyp drawn from the ‘Tressury, sa roguited from time to time, on tho order of the CLalrinan of said Special Coine 1nfitas, approved by the Fresidont, Ressloed, Tt 1 18 s duty which Vico-Preatdent of this Board owes to his conatity. Esbitation of self, but mors especially cots, to viit tbe Intorustional {hia Centenntal year to obtain seine practical informae tion on oue or Kiore subjects relating 1o agriculture, horticulture, bousehold and jnduatrial arts, and to ze- ;art in writing his vlows upon the same (o this Doard or pubilication ia tho next annual roport, ‘That each member of the 10oard who shall attend the sald Iuternational Exuibiuon sund make s roport o the Hoard, sa_suggoated by the foregoiod Eble &1 od wintor mesting of Lus Posbd bn Saskaryy & winter taeeting of iho nuar 1877, n 10 ocder of the Proetdent, % ‘The FPope and tho Clvil Marriage Law, Rome Correapondence Philadelohia Bulletin, A ourfous event has takon place lately whioh I8 another sigu of the timed, Amisceof the Pope, the Contessiua Giuseppina Maatai, hay been marrled by the civil form in 8inigaglia. The religious form will ba celebrated in a fow daysa at tho Vatloan, The Italian journsia sre commenting most {1eely upan thiy ation of the civi marrisge form by the nisce of . the Pope, Thoysay: ‘‘From this woseo hat the Popé recogulzes the necessily of observing the law uoon marrisge. Who now will wish to content themaelyos with the religious form alone * all . Latrict Gommittocs herelnbeforo pro- «