Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1876, Page 7

ALL AT SEA. (Continued from the Second Page.) . with instructions to roport! what aclion Al iAo in' tho premitcs, . 50 ordored. ‘The report of tha Judiclary Committca on the gestion of the power of committees to compel the gmdlltllnn nrl clegrams was mado. Tho report that right. B e lon offered by Mr. Tturd, from the minority of tho Commlitee, mnkea the samo arsar- tion, but requires u deacription of the telegrams to be given. stitate for both of the reporis has beeh nfl"‘é:cl:lhb; Nt Knatt, the Chitoiay of the Judi. Slary Committes, declaring that telegraphic cam- munications have no mars privilege than nral or other communications, and muat boprodaced when d for. “R‘):lmu ‘diecussion cnsued, Among tho notahle speeches mada was anc by Mr. Garfield, protesting 1@“ the telegraph should be re sacred a8 the Post- ofiice, and ono by Mr, Ilewltt, declaring’ that the tanglty of the Post:Ofico was more Imaginary than feal, 88 his (Howitt's) leltors lind been constantly Shened In the Now York Post.Qfiice. Mr. Howitt wont on to ey that whilo ho sub. seribed to the doctrine that private communica. tlona of indlvidnals should bo protected, hic wishea +{o ssy on this occasion that thure was no purpose o e Democratlc. slilo to provent the tolegraph being used freely on both sides, and he thanked Jieaven that thierd was no_commnication bearing hls name that ho was not willing and waonld not be 1ad fo have published, and ho hiad already anthor- fied the President of the Western Uulon Telegraph Company to_praduco every tolegeam boaring his signaturo. Demcc!n"cl‘pp ausc. g‘x’r. Garflela sucgested that it was the duty of the entioman (Iewitt) to aak for an fnquiry, and ha 1) would ssslst him in it A Mr. Wood (N. Y.) favored the roport of the Committee, andopposed Mr, Hird's amendment " hellng“lamnmaunt 10 a dofeat of tho Louisians vesll fon. e oally M5, Ttard's resolution reauiring the sabpena to describo specife telegrams 10 bo pro- daced was dcfeated, ~—ycan, 043 ooy, 126,~and Mr, Kuott's aubstitute was adopied without livialon. . Mr. Platt thon aaked unanimous consent to offor aretolution for Inquiry intn the charge made by Nr. Hewlitt againat ‘the New York Post-Oflice, but objection was made by Mr, Luttrell, 3 n motion_of Mr, Thillips, the Sennte amend- ment of the Houso bill for the sale of certain lnuds in Kansas waa non-concurrod fn, Mr. Chlttenden arked “lcavo to Introduce and have referred to tho Hanking Committee a blll for funding the legal-tender notes, but objection was made by Mr, Holman, ~Tha bill provides, firat, that the Bccretary of tho Treasury be and 18 hereby authorized to withdraw, 45 soon a8 Lo nu:euul{ preparations can bo made, tho legnl-tender notea of the United States whenevor presented by holders thereof, and fsaue therefor, dollar for dollar, face value, coupons or registered bonds of the United States in tho apirit of the orlginal Legal-tendor act, provided that bonda_authorized by this sct shall bo payablo in pald at tho expiration of lon{ years from the 1t of January, 1877, and bear intorest ot the rato of 4 per cent per annum, payablequarterly in gold, Second—That tho' bonds anthorized by this act ahiall be avallable for deposit in the Treasury of the Cnited States for banking purposes under tho rovisions of.the various laws relating to National anks. Third—That tho legal-tender notes reccived In exchango for bonds under thls act shall bo dentroyed undor such regulations aa tho Becrotary of tho Treasury may prescrilio, The confereuice roport on the bill to provide for the expenses of tho Investigating committces was made by Mr, Holman, dlscusscd and agreed to, Adjourncd, VIRGINIA. STMPATAY FOR SOUTII CAROLINA. Ricnxoxo, Va,, Dec. 2.—In tho Senale to-day Genator Johnson's resolutions condemning Federal Interference In the affalrs of South Carolina ‘and expressing Virginia's sympathy for the people of that Btato were furthor discussed, and an amond- ment was ineerted calling on the Bonth Carolinians to continug {n thelr forbearance, ete., after which they wero ldopled—zfll. 31: nays, 4, Tho nega- sive votes were cast by Ropublicans, OHICAGO. NO MORE WAR TALK. ‘The Domocracy in this city have undergonos ade- tided change of front sinco Dan Cameron's goro manufactory was invaded by a Trinuxe roporter. There is now no desiro, even on Dan's part, to trot out any more ‘‘opon lotters.” It is sald that he has oven ronounced the worship of Mars, and gocs to Bpringfield only as an angel of peace, rep- resenting that goddess in the guise of spocial mis- tlonary to Ed Merritt, whose wounds must bo healed lest more rancor bo kindled in bis heart. Tho leaders hero sny they are _read, to submit to whatover Ccnifl.‘lu shatl declde upon. But it shonld decide quickly, as all branches of trado are belug paralyzed 37 the delay, _Somo of them say they cara’ not whether it Is fla{u or_Tilden, so that tho great auestions are scifled. They hold that there will DBe no hloodshed, and that ever{th‘ %uletl , and only oue moan will resident. wlll pass off Lo inaugurated as TNE REPUBLICANS, And fnally the seport of tha Ticputilean Stato Central Committes has boen finished and distrib. ated amonyt the members, 1t concludeaas follows: ‘The langdeiay In arriving st tho final result of tho dlection necessarily proloniced the tite fn elosing our account and providing for ayment. “All clalms against :he Cammittee hiave been pafi, or will be provided for. The Committee, {n cloalng this report, hu[‘ {er thelr congratulations on the resuitof the cumpaign, nty Vit Mack and white—North and South. They falled, SRR SR T el spectully s s rejort, ey i Sbck, Chatrman, Any personn having cinims against the Republic- in btate Central Cominittce still unsettled are re- quested to sddress A. C. Iabcock, Canton, Ill., who will attend to thelr prnmlu. yment, Among the prominent ” politicians at the Grand Pacidc Hotel yesterday were Col, Bluford Wileon, Epringficid, Col. R. ti. Ingersoll, Peoris, and Col. Jawes G. Beardaley, ltock nd. GRAN'T. AN INTERVIEW WITI TIE TRESIDENT, Dispateh to 5t, Louls Globe-Democras, , ‘WasninaTon, D. C., Dec. 17.—In the ‘courso of a conversation by the Globs-Democrat corre- spondent with the Presldent to-day, amongst other subjects that of the threatening attitude of certain portions of the people in Indinna, and ono or two other Btates, was alluded to. The Prosident sald that, up to tho present time, nothing had been brought to his attention officlally, though he had scen occasfonal refer- enco In the newspapors to political agitation {n cortalin scctions, and hod also had fufurmation to the samo offect from other unofiicial sources; but that the Government was not Inscnsible to the nccesaity of vigilance, whether tho state- ments be trus or false. So far as .tho agitations in Indlana are concorn- ed, ho could scc no other cause for them than fn the inflammatory resolutions pro- mulgated by tho Democratic State and County Committees, but that thesc, so far as ho was informed, met with but n falnt respouss on the part of that portion of the population which they were Intended to arouse, He sald thst there wore a fow incondary characters In evory community, and thess could make a great deal of nolss, but that tho American peo- rlu had too much regard for law and order to be ied by them, At Brcwnt he had no apprchonefon of scrfous trouble, but whut inight occur he could not foretell, He could say, however, that be sliould not, in case of nmnrficncy. hesitate to exerclse his conatitutional authiority, 1le could not see, howorer, any occaslon for the indlscreet. manifestations of some af the Democratic Jocal leaders, and could hardly thisk that thoy ¥ere inaplred {n their actions by any higher an- thority, as it was & gravo responsibility for Aoy man or body of nen to embroll even o tato In a war of factions, and much more to Mray themselves {n antagonism to the mrremu authority of the National Uovernment, Ho Wid that the Electoral vote lad mot Jet been counted, and would not be for Some wecks, but whoever was formally declared by the Preslaent ol the Senato to Do elocted President and Vice-President of the United tates, It would be his dut{ to recognlu them And to surronder to them the reins of authority, and this ho would doj that he had no wish to forcs any particular rurmu upon the weaple, but would seo that tho person declared tu be elocted a5 his sucrcssor was plsced in pos- + Seeslon; ho was tiot to be tho Judge of “tho eloction; that was a matter to be decided ns mvflued by tho Constitution and the statutes; at befors and since the electlon Lie had simply used his Executive power to sca that the laws Were obuyed and peace was mulntained, and that duty ho should coutinue to excrcise until tho t inoment of his responsibhity as Executlve tho nution, lhveruuf to tho excitement inIndiana, La sald that, §f'lt should spread ho thought the o 8 elements in that Btate and of tho rest of the nion would have moral {utluence enough to Teveut an open outbreak. e dId not think ¢ 2 Government which had withstood the shock of nearly four years of battle would now before tho clumor of o mob, llo sald that it was gratitying to observe the consery- o shown by niany of the Southern leaders, 8ud he felt that tho same spirit would ultimate- Y prevauil all over the land; that thoso who ¥ere now disposed to Inuite a civil war were thoto who had everything to galn and nothing ose {n such a great natlonal calamitys thal the best men of buth partles counseléd’ muds ¢ratlon, and wero upposed to any other solu- L'"?w‘if-n‘“"‘“ complications us existed than that e power uf tho President over the milk 8 of “thy States fu tho event of aby fempt wy o contravention of tho sction of Congress fn the declaration of the election of tho President, naturaily suggested itsclf, Tha President sald that tfie statutes were clear on that points that the act of 1703 clothed the Ex- ecutive with ample powers, It says: **\hen- ever the United "States are lnvaded, or aro n imminent danger of invaslon fromn any forelgn natfon or tudian tribe, or of rebelllon nfmlunl. the authorily of the Government of ths Unlted Btates, it shall he lawful for the Preas Ident to call forth such s number of the militia of tho Btates or Btatc Uovernments convenient to the place of danger or the scenc of nction as he mny decm necessary, to repel such In- vasfon “or to suppross’ such rebellion, and to Insug his ordors for thnt purpose to sk ofil. cers of the militia as he may think lampnr." Tho President said it was his recoilection that during tha riots In New York, in 1803, portions of the Natlonal Guards ol New York wero called out wpon tho direct authority of the President, and co-operated with the regular forces In their suppression, and that this would apply to any other part of the United States, ALCORN. AN INTERVIEW WITIL JEPF DAVIS' SUCOESSOR. wlspatehto Clncinnatd Enqulrer, ‘Wasnmoron, D, C., Dee. 17.~1 spent sn evening with Secnator Alcorn this week, Heo was engaged in correspondencs with a pho- nographer, Y1 shall give up my scat, ho sald, “with sat- {sfaction, yct with n fecliog of disappolntment that my labors bave beon of noavail. Icamo here to try to get somo order and progress for my Btato and sectlon, but the contending forces are too great and willful to stem them. The 'THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1876. on enr- tion of fractlonal enrrency, $12,207,003 062,- ET,I;)‘C] obligations, $0,844,507, " Tofal, RAILROADS THE NEW ORLEANS, 8T, LOUIS & CHICAGO. Mr, J. C. Clarke, General Manager of the Iilinols Central Itallroad, loft the city last evening In the Ditectors' tar on & tour of Inapection over the Naw Orleans, 8t, Louls & Chicsgo Rallroad. Ho will begone about threo weeks, It will be remem- bered that the Nlinols Central advanced 80, 000,000 to tho New Orleana Road a few years ago, Last year tho Tast-namoed road defaullod on the payment of the intorest, and cnnuequznll{ It was forced into bankraptey. Thers are aoveral other mortgages on the property besldas that held by the Tllinois Central, and a dia- Dute biotireen the varlons moripayces hins arieen which has not yet heen definitels settled by the coutts, but 5o far'all decinlons have heen favorabin to the Hilnols Central, which will undoubtedly get firial possossion of thin progerty. Tho Xew Oloans Raltrond glves the filinoin Ueniral o atraight line to Kew Orleans, and it will in time prove very valn- able, At tha time the i1linols_Contral Joaned tho money to this rond it was believed that its earn- inga wonld be such as Lo enabla it _to meot all ohli- gations, But owing to a Lreak in the levees and tho continned disturbed atato of afiairs in tho South, Its "earnings wora not what waa expected, and henca it had to be [forced into bankruptey. ~ Mr. Clarke had no doubt that the road, with therevi of bualness and & proper, ecanomical manage- ment, and in conjunction with the Hiinols Central, must hecome the grent thoroughfare between thin city and the Gulf of Mexico. ~During his abssnce from the city e will perfect the working arrange- |- ments between the two lincs, Nrw Onneays, Dec, 20.—A decislon hins bean system of roconstruction accms destined to a completo revorsal,” 1 asked him if the negro would be absolutely noutralized at the polls, ' e has abandoned the conflict, practically, tn Afisstasippi.. His polltical leaders, looking out for his sccurlty of Iifeand property, have as- scoted to tho whito man’s domination. Ames, you know, surrendered tho Btate after ropulling myself and others who wanted to bo of use to hini. Why, sir, how could the negro maintain himeelf, & helpless clement turncd loose into cltizeuship fu tho facoof the ficreest raco of ‘people on the 1qlobul ‘The Southern white man's caontempt of 1lifo is not oxcclled by any savage race, After withdrawing the troops the negro ineyitably Jost the State, for ho had no moral and mental majority thoro—nothing but the dull welght of numsbers.” Mr, Alcorn sald that he had desired to pro- duce a condition of material prosperity in Mis- sissippi and bringthe two races to co-uperate, so that, with mutual respect for life and Jabor, they mizht percolve some compensation {n the politieal revolution, “The negro, howover, was corrupt, and the whites nrrognnl to recover thelr wholo political [w\vcr. No compromise wns posstble. Wo had hodally development of outrageous frauds nthe Lerislature, inthie county oflicinls and clsewhere, which foflamed tho peoplo, aud, though tho: negro would not sell his voto ut an election, ho would scll it immediately after being himsell clected, Asa partisan ho was steadfnst; as a lqlzlelnmr he was a thief, * Besldes nfl that, we had put over us az mill- tary and civil Governor & young man without o particlo of sym mulflor conslderation for the white people of the 8tate, Republican or Ichel. Gen. Ames had no adaptability for such sltua- tlon. He was porsonally coutageous, and, I think, peconlarily honest. Yo lie was perfeet] unscrpulous,—as muctrso as Ben Butler, hfs father-In-law—about tncans. Ha preterred, it sccemed to me, to proceed by force, and, if nec- casary, by fraud. The old \Vhlfi clement of the - Btato was {gnominlously set aslde. The dictator aud tho corrupt negro proceeded with thelr fore-. doomed government. ' At last Amesin anp in- atant abandoned tho heim and the negro was left with nothing." 1 maked Mr, Alcorn if he apprehiended violencs in the Bouth, e thought not. The belllcose leadership of men like Jefferson Davis bhad en- tlrcl{ ceased. Thero had always been a re- spectable Whig cloment In the Stute, {llustrated by men llke B. 8 Prontlss. Myr. Lamar was, porhapa, the most popular leader in the South at the_ present moment, and had gained the place by advocating peace and concord, Au- other célcbrated Misafsaipian, Governor Foote, who had formerly been ono of the most popular stumpers in the South, was a decidedly Radical Republican, In short, among men of indi- vidual character, the Gulf States were no more clannish than tho North. 1 naked Alcornif he regarded Mayes or Tilden 0 the best oble to put the Bouthern Btates fun rational and prudent state. Hesald that Hayes had made a_silent, but-gencral {mpression on the Bouth by lis repeated references to her unfortunate condltion, and that the long in- differenco of Lresident Grant to Bouthern gocicty only brought oup tho kindlincss of Ilu{es' spoutancous romarks. Alcorn snfd that be belioved Hayoes, with his soclal naturs and higher tone,would be much more a Boutherner's Presldent than Graut, would address bimself to the problems thore, and take mon of home in fluence in tho South fnto his counsels. TheSouth, hio sald, did not need political power so much ns & Northern eredit, an infusion of national men fram abroad who wonld not make office-scek- ing the first and only motive of their realdence, and tho South needed aléo the repose of_industry in- stead of the stimulus of politics, Her wonderfnl eoil and staples, and tho probable settloment of the labor question on 8 basls of concession and hnpnlneu. would plva her a rapid Increasc oa soon a8 Lho negro was weary of politics and the white men of violence. Scaator Alcorn sad that the certainty of a chango far tho bettar after Grant's rin was done posscased the whole South with a cerluin satisfaction. 1f the Stntes of South Cara- Tina and Loulslana were recovered by the property and intalligence class, they would by relatvely I fl[l‘n{tnl a8 to whother Lisyes or Tildon \§aTres- ent, ——— WASHINGTON. The Alabama Claims Fund---Soldiers’ ome Inspections--=Thao Naw Torritory of Huron. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasmratox, D. C., Dec. 20.—The legal term of tho Court of Commissioncrs of Alabama Claima will expire by limitation on tho 31at inst., and ite awsrds will bo roady for publication to-morrow. As all cases which under exlating law come under the jurlediction of the Conrt bave boon disposed of, it 1a not oxpected that Congross will provide for any extenalon of its official term. Of'the gross sum of $16,500,000 awarded to the United Statea by the Genova Tribunal, about one-balf will re- maln aftor the payment of all judgment, and, as tho promima on the gold in which the award was pald and accumulated intereat have more than covored the expenaes of tho Court, nearly §8,000, 000 will remain to bo disposed of by Congress, Soveral modes of disposing of this money have been sug- ,}mea. ‘and bllls for tha purposa are now pending n_Congrees, but the proapect that any of them will bo passed this session Ia not naw good, ‘The Inspection of tho Boldiers' Homes provided for by resolution of the House during tho Jat sou- zlon of Congress Is now to be_ made by the Come mitteo on Military Affairs. Qlover and sunlgi:u. two membors of that Committce, go to Milwaukea to-night to examine the Institntion at that place, ana on thelr return will lw(’l at Dayton and mako an {uspection of the Howe thero. "o dotals for lh:d examination of tho others have not yot been made, TERRITORY OF NURON, The propoged now Torritory adjolning the Ned Tiiver of tho North got & new baptlsm to-day. * As originally passad, thie bill organizing it gavc it the name of ** Pomblna, The Senate reconalderod the bill, and Bogy eald ** Pemblun’' was not an In- dian, but was a corrupt Freuch appollation, mean- ing holy bread (pain bent), gested +*\yyandotte and ** Geneca, " Spencor ** Ogallal- 1s," Bogy ** Algonquin™ and ** Huron,” sud the Ialtor namo was finally agreed to, The wish of all n’m Sonatars wiio spoko n&m luhje:t'w o ap- to the new Terr] e name of some once guywmm Indian tribe, 2 PACIFIO RAILROADS, ‘Tho Ionse Comuittce on Pacific Rallroadsto.day reconeidered the vots by which they hereloforo authorlzed tholr Chalrmun to repart for passage the Benato bill extending the timo for the cumplotion of the Northern Pacllic Rallroad. Thia action is taken with s view to consldering certain amond- menta for the protectiva of homestoad and pre. emption sottlers, etc. Tha seeslon was mainly occapled tn discissing s new proposition, ;;n}‘vlfi- nj 10 Bouthern mpany of Call- ToFaia shall bo Mlowed (o butld 700 alos of the Western portion of the trans-continental line, under the ?rovhlnm of tho original Atkine bill, maoking the through line an opon highway for tho Goverument and people, and sl “other rallroad cornpanies, aud rexorving to Congress the right to regulate tho charges for freight and passengers, The Comalittce uugnurned i to-morrow without sction, OIICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE. Jomon G, Hill, Buporvising-Architect of tho Treasury, has completed his nanual report. 1t contalua the followiug: Chicago \Custom-Houso lans for the modification of the ballding have Boon prepared by tho direciion of tho Hecreiary of the Treasury In accordance with the recommenda~ tion of the Comualssion appointed to cxamine the work. 'The work has rapldly progressed sinca its resumption in Novewbor, 1875, 'The walls of the third story are woll advanced to completion, and by the ‘ond of the prosent month it is expected that tho main coraico will have been set. Tho eulllna, of the entiro stone- Yotk will be completed durlag tho comlag winter and the furnlshiug of tho fnterlor comumence garly ot seadon, “Conteacta bive Loen tho fron work up to and including the attic, total suonnt appropriated fs “$1,300.000; smoun expended for the ullo o Sopt. "3, 1876, '$1,250, - i85, Amount expended for construction 10 sauie date, $2,711,002; balance ln Treasury, Bopt. 80, 1870, $327,552, ' Mr. HIll recomments the sals of thie Govarnment lot at the Bridewel). Sllver payments from tho Tr Aprill to Dec, 20 were os follow: ry from for o redemp- -rendered in the l.,nil.ml States Circuit Conrt In the case of John Newell and James B, Alexandor, Trustees for tho Illinols Central. Raliroad Com- Imn ve, The New Orlcans, 8t. Louis & Chiengo tallroad, ordering that tho Trustees remaln 1n [essessicnofthe proporty, nd cancel the bonds, and f the 'debt of over $1,000,000 die by defendant 18 not paid by the firat lmndnx In January next, the Trustecs are authorlzed to advertise anil sell the property. of defendanis in bulk. Tt Is further ordered that the bondholders of tho New Orlouns, 8t. Louls & Chicago Raliruad have pawer to np- go(mln agentto purchase said property for the cacft of such bondholders. THE PEORIA & ROCK ISLAND, Mr, J, R, lillllan], Receiver of the Peorla & Rock Island Rallroad, ia in the clty, making ar- rangements for the sale of his road. 1t Is expected that tho Court will order it #oll {n a few days. Thero aro two Chicugo ronds sfter thls pieco of property—the Chicago, Rock Island & Paclfic, and the Chleaga, Burllogton & Quincy. Tho latter rond has just purchnsed tho Rockford, Rock Island & 8t. Louls Raflroad, nnd by getting this plece of property also, thoy will zet a had compotitor out of the way, Ithasbeen the policy of the Chi- capo, Borlington & Quincy to accure all the com- peling roads it could, in order to muintaln its Tates, which policy has'so far proven very success- nl. Tho Chicage, Nock Irland ‘& Yucific can, however, hardly afford to let the road slip ont of Its hands as it connecta Ita Peorla Branch with Tock Islsud, making o perfect acita, Jn the hands of the Chicago, Burlinzton & Quincy the road would conse to bo n fecder of the” Chicago, Tsland & Pacitic, which it has been xo far, and would becoma fnstead n \‘mx dnngerous rival for the Rock Island business. A consultation hetiseen the managers of the Burlington Railroad was held at their ollice yesterdoy afiernoon, and it issur. miscd that it hizs sotnethingto do with the Intended purchase of this line, ' PASSENGER RATES. The Lake 8hore & Michigan Southern and Michi~ gan Central Rallroads yesterday restored the pas- senger rate to Detroit. to $8. Those to Buffalo, Cleveland, and Tolodo wera restored ahout a week g0, All the rates to Interior pointa have now been restored, but thoso to tho soaboard citles still romaln an low an ovor. Asstated In Tuz Tinone of Inat Tuceday, thore 18 a fight golng on between Commodoro Vanderbllt, of the New York Central, and Mr, Jewett, of the Erie, In rogard to fo pns- songer business between Now York and Buffalo, The rates batween tha two points sre very Jow, Vanderhilt charging $7 and_duvwest & for imitcd tickets, Asiong o8 these fizures aro malntalnod by the two trunk lines it iy iinpossible toadvance the through fares between Chicago and tha Eastern seaboarda, There 14 ua yet no proapect of a acttla- mont of the diffienity, and therefore the low raten 1o the East may contin for ‘several weekn yot. It 18 undorstood that the Erfo claima a ditferonce of $2 in ita favor on the Buflalo fare, which Vanderblitis uawilling to concede, THE SBOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD RATE ASSOCIATION. ‘The Southwestorn Rallroad Rate Association held its regular monthly meeting at the Grand Pacilic Hotel yestcrdsy, all the roads belonging to tho pool belng represented, and Mr. 1. 8, Stovens, General Managor of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Rallroad, in the chalr, The through-freight rates to the East wero revised and made to correspond with the new tarift latoly adopted by the Eastern lines, which maken the through rateson grain 10 cents higher than they have been, No change wan made in the figures betwoen this city and Missourl River pulnts. ~ Beyond this nothing was done ex. cept the comparing and anditing of uccounts, which I"Tnl no Interest to thoso outside of the combina- lon. T TOE ERIE & CHICAGO. Bir. John N, Abbott, General Passengor Agent of tho Erlc Rollrond, 2r. W, B, fhattuc, General Passenger ana Ticket A ent of the Atlantic & Great Western Rallroad, and Gen, Frank Meyers, General Ticket and Passenger Agent of the Plita. burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroads, held snothor conference yeaterday to complele tho nr- rangementa for tho running of the New Erio & Chieago line. tle arrangements havo not yet been completed, An_ofilce for tho lino has been ronted at No, (8 Clark street, under the Sherman House, and Mr, Charles Adame, formerly Ticket Agent of the Chicago, Durlington & Quincy Rall- roail, has been appointed Cicnernl Agent of the line.’ The oflice will be opened for busincss Mon- Y. ILLINOIS CENTRAL, SrmsarieLo, 1., Dec, 20.—Tho semi-annual roport of tho INlinols Central Raliroad of the gross carninga for tho six months cnding Oct. 31 has boen rocolved at tho Auditor s office. The recolpts are aa followa: Freight, $1,700,023.20; pas- senger, $608,302,60: mail, $17,003.47: expross, SR miscenaneous, S1ALT10 0. Fmay: 84,500,351,07. Boven per cenl of this amount 18170, 644.57) Ts to ko paid tnto thoStato Treasury, 1TTMS, Mir. Lowls Viele, Lhc officient General Froight Agent of the Chicago, Ruck Taland & Paclflc Rail- rond, waa ngroeably surprised yosterday aftornoon with a Clirlstmas present from tho cmployes of it oflice in tho stupo of acopy of **Tho Rimo of tho Anclent Mariner," illustrated, by Gustav Doro. ‘The book {a & very valuahls one and elegant] bound In morocco, | Mr, Viele appreciites tha gift highly, as ho was nbout to purchiuso this work. ik Hon. Jotn 8, Cook, (sheral Mannger of the Pokin, Lincoln & Decatur Raliroad, is fn the city, and haa been In consultation with the managors of tho Chileago conncctlons of hls road. Special Dispateh &0 The Tribune. 1, PAUL, MInil., Doc, 20.—Sutisfactlon lo gen- erally expréssed hore over the annuusicemont to- day that Maj. J. A, Chiandlor, for keveral years s tickot ogont hers, hsa been' appotuted Cenerat Agent of the Milwaukee & 8t. Paul Company, and located here, Tho citizens aro pleased with Chan- dler's promotion, and also that kuch sn agency i eatablishod hero. i —recoe CANADIAN NEWS. The Montreal Bank Defalcation---Indigent | ¥rench Immigranta-—disrine-+-Discharged Englnoors, Bpecial Dispateh to The Triduna. Tonoxto, Dec. 20.—W. B, C. Barber, Assistant Accountant of the Dank of Montreal, was beforo tho Police Court this morning, chargsd with em- bozzling $13,000 in City of Toronto debentures, the property of the bank. 1io was remanded fora ‘week on his own application, and with consont of tho bauk, partly on account of the inability of his counsol to bo present. Nolhlng dofinlte le yet known as {0 the oxact amoant of the defalcations, but they are something much larger than has yot sppesred. The amount with which he s charged as having embezzled s moarely given to meet formal requiremonts, Tho bank authorities are detormined to carry out tho prosecution, and provent the accoptance of sny inadequatoball, it fs sald ho had boen operating largely in Ohlo & Mlusissippl stock fn the New York market, and, as this stock has do- clined to alnost nothing during the past slx montha, it consumed any amount of margin, saml 30,000 went through this channel aloue fanto the anas of New York scalpers, al Dispatch to The Tridbuns. OTTAW4, Doc, 20, J. Perrault, Franch Con- sult at Montreal, hod an fnterview with the Gov- ernment to-day ln tho futorcst of the French fm- migrants who wero recently induced to come to Canada, ~ Over 300 of them are mnow in Montreal 1o & destitute condition, and as it ll.llafllud that they were porsusded to come to Canads undcr falso prote: he sug- Kobta that the Quvernment shoald chi andsend them back“to France en massc. r. Parruult was requeated to draw ups report em- bodying thess wnggestions, which will bs pre- sented 1o tho Privy Council at its scasion to- AU a} Dispated to The Tribune. CHARLOTTETOWK, Kriuce i“dwlrd Island, Dec, 20,—Tho steamer Northern Light, bullt for winter navigation, Is in the icu about two wlivs out from this place, 8ho has mado no heudway slnce last night, As & winter navigutor it ls fearcd wbe lv an Ribor tatture, ond will probably be frazen up whoro abolles, Sho bad thirty-Ave posseagera ou board, most of whom are leaving her and crossing by the oo eraioh to The Tribuns. epal i Loxpox, m. 20.—An accident vceurrod to the. stenmbost.expreas, going on_the Great Western Ratiroad, duc hers at2:45s, m, When nbont ten milen from here & wheel came off one of the for- wand care, and It became detached from the trafn. 'he nmoking-car jumped the rails and collided with the passcnger-car following. No ono in the smoking-car waa injured, The greatest Injury suntained was that nilicted npon Willlam 8mith, & ealtie-drover of Rtrathiroy, win was scverely scalded and brufsed, and 18 now nnder eare of tho Company's. phya Mra. Thomas Kane, of Iowa, wan scvorely brafacd, and Mies denking, of Windsor, and Y. McUarvey, of this city, nustained Druises about the head, Forto. nately no one wan killed. Tho track wan cleared snd trafiic resumedd to-dar. Speclut Dispalch to The Tribune. TREAL, Dec, 20, —P, M, Arthurs, of Clacin- natl, O,, President of the Iirotherhood of “Joca- motlsa Engincars, It here to sce Mr. Hickson on his return from Now York relative to the discharge of ity enginvera, Ha rays & atrike will not bo re- rorted tu except as & last extremity, ~ 1io says that Iart March an arrangement was come to between himnelf and the Grand ‘Frunk authoritics, whereby the engineers agreed to accept 10 centa per lLont for time lost during detentiony, Instead of 20, a8 was formerly paid. ‘This arrangement wwan not ried out by (he Grand Trunk Haliroad, wheu the Grievance Committee of Enzine-Drivers iad an fnterview with Mr, Ilicknon, who promired to ook into the matter. A few days later notice wun rerved on nil mombers of the Girfevance Committes who hiad {nterviewed Mr, Hickeon, that thelr s n st this place, Jees would not be required atter tha 23d | n 'lll'hue men sre prominent mewmbera of the Brother- 0od. T s le FIRES. AT LITTLE ROCK. LatTee Rock, Ark., Dec. 20, —Last night's ter. rille conflagration was brought under control be- tween 11 and 12 o'clock. The flames, by the exertfons of the Fire Dopartment, wero confined to the Miller & Pensell Block. Tho loss s estl- mated at $160,000, the insursnce bLelng less than ono-half. 7Ths block, a thres-story brick, cxicnding from Markham to Elm atreets, had A frontage on Markham of reventy-five feel, 1t was owned by Tred Kramer, and valued at $35,000, The threo adjolniug brick buildings, owned by the samo parly, which were razed to provent the apread of tho fire, were worth §3,000, The lodge- roum of the Masonlc bodies, In the third story, conld not be entered, and the Joss was complete, from £:4,000 o £6,000. Jones, McDowell & Co. losa ahout $10,00M. Miller & Pensoll cavered about 840,000 of siock, and will lose heavlly. The insurunce In an follows: Miller & Pennell, block, £6,000 In the Fire Assaciation and £5,000 in the Girard _of Philadeiphlias on Miller & Pensell's stock, $2,500 1n Ale Frankiin of St. Loula: Jones, Mebowell & Co., atock, $2,300 eacit fn the Royal Canadian and the Amazon of Cinclonatl, and E5,000 In the Cltlzena' of St, Lotls, Within the paet six weeks this city has lost 70, 400 from fires, the cause of any of which Is shironded {n mystery, ‘Th epliemic of fAires haa cansed ntense excite- ment in this c“f' which is now assuming shapo, The City Councll’ renumed its eenslon “to-night which wan lnlurrn’m:d by the alarm of fire Jast nlght. The oflclals will adopt mneasures for the better protection of property. A new fire appa- ratua e already ordered. T'a-night a large force of watchmen {s employed by property-owners, snd will guard the businesa portion of the city, It ix bulieverd by many, and is charged by the Erentng Sfar of this date, that incendinrles and thieves hiave banded together for the purpoxe of plunder, and that Vigilance Committees should be orzanizes and tho incendlaries hung. During last night's fire en unruccesaful effort wis made to burn the block -owned by BIPDI’ John (. Fletcher, an the corner of Maln and Fourth strects, A bale of cotton was saturated with kerosene oll and fgnited. ‘The insurance on the mo‘euy destroyed In last night's ilre ix us follows: Miller & Pensell's blocl:, owned hy the estate of Miller, Phwn! ‘ Continental, 85.000; Glrard, §5,000; ers', £5,000; Miller & Penscil's 5,000 Liverpool, London & Globe, 80,500 $2,000; Undorwritor', 82,6005 Franklin, Qucon, of Mferonri, 82,600 Jones, McDonald & Co.'n stock, Ainerican Central, $5,000; alvo vided' umona other companies.’ Fred Keamer, three small brick stores, §2,500. Kaufman's stuck of toyn and bakery, §1,100." Toial loss, Insured, 872,000, IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 340, ut 10:3% yestorday morning, was cansed by sn Inciplont e In the two-story building No. 365 Canal strcet, awned by B. Weltzelbaum, and occapled by Al Gwinn. Damage nominal. Cauec unknown. Tho alarimn from Box 541 at 2:53 yesterday after- noon was caused by the buraing of an old rookery at the corner of Jeflerson aud Hubbard strecta, owned and ocenpled as a mil) by E. Hitchicock & Co. Dexplte the efforts of the firemen tho old ranch went up liko so much tinder, and laa total loss. Loss upon buflding and machinery, $8,000; upon atock, $2,000. Insured for $2,000 ih the ifome of Texan, and ina imilar amonnt In two home companlds; names unknown. ‘Tho flames communicated o two frame cottagos, Nos. 5and 7 Tlubbard strect. The farmer, owned and occupied a8 a dwelling by John Or, was damagod Lo the ox- tent of 3260, upon which there is no insurance, The Iattor, awned niud occupled by Wiliam Lra dlal, was ‘bout equally badly damaged, and fn- surea for $300 in the Firemen's. AT GALENA, ILL. Spectal Dispalch to The Tribune. Gatexa, 1L, Dec. 20,—Tho extensive boot and shoo manufactory in this clty owned by George Richardaon canght firo at half-past 5 this morning in the engine-room, and was entircly consamed, with most of the contents, Total Jost cstimated at $20,000. Total amount of Insnrance, §12,050, di- vided as follows: Citizens', of Newark, £3,000; lgl‘l’v_llla Mutual, $1,400; Hudson, of hmr.-.y City, 10,000 di- 503 Lycoming, of Pennsylvania, 2,000; Co: $2,000. The destruction of s factory, one of the most important of tho in- dustrien of GGalena, throws upwardaof fifty hands out of employnicni. The establishment f8 to ba rebullt as soon s the weather will pormit, Sl oT S aate: - —— AT MAY'S LICK, KY. LovutsvitLr, Ky., Dec. 20.—-A Courler-Journal apecial says a conelderablo portion of the town of May's Lick, Ky., was destroyed by firo thls morn- ing, Involving a loss of $1,200, principally on un. . Insured property. AT KNOXVILLE, TENN, koxviLLE, Tenm., Dec. 20.—Alllson & Me. Clurg's warchouss was burned to-day, and Georgo H, Bmlith, & jewsler and prominent citizon, was killed by the faliing of ————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Cixcinxary, Dec. 20.—Cominencing on Monday noxt, a traln, chartored by the morning journals of this city, will leave for Indtauapolis at half-past ‘clock in the morning, arriving In that city at 0 in tho morning. 1t is proposed to run thia train regularly in the special servico of tho Cincin- uatl papern and at their oxpense, Special Dizpatch (o The Tridune. Broo®iNeToN, 1L, Dec. 20.—The social event of tu-dar i tha wodding of Mr, James Scott and Miaw Kate Roberts, Mr, Scott {s a well-to-do K()unz merchant of Rloomington, and his briden sndsumy and cstimable member of Bloomington socioty, Sty Aie Special Dispasch to, The Triduna. LaSAtLE. Lk, Veo. 20, ~There is conslderable excitement In the little_miining village at the 1ill- nofs Valley coal-mnine, fu the sontheast part of tho Township of LaSallo, 'on account of the mpposcd exlntence af small-pox {n thelr midst. Thors been ono death, supposed (o have becn caused by that discase, ana thare sro two or threo othor cases there, tch b0 Tha Tribu; Special Dispaie ne. Srauarivine B et a0, oM, byron D, Clark, n‘ln ¥ adent In Mr. Lincol ter's slovation ta the Pri tate lon, & ¢ favorlte use by Mr, Lincoin in bl Toy, Fred 11, Winea made Ihu{) Col. Harlow roplying felicitusly. THE INDIANS, Cuxyexng, Wy, Dec, 20.—Four freight teams,. accompanicd by five men, were attacked by Indians in camp on Indian Creok, six miles north of Hat Creek, about D o'clock last night. Three of the party eacaped and arrlved her st midnight bare- footed and half clothed. A detachment of soldle; and party of citizens repairod to the scene of the fight early this moraing and found the bodies of two men, 5. C. Btephens, of Salt Lake, and a Ger- man named Frita, from Colorado, horribly mu- tilatod with a butcher's cleaver taken from one of the wagons. The contents of tha wagons wore acattored over tho ground, four and corn in plies as it had been nmxued from tho sacks, Six horses ‘wore miasing, and over forty bullot-holes in oue wagon, Theaholls found are of the Sharpe's rifle- cartridge. The dead wero brought here and burled, Two hundred snd forty-elght Arrapahos and Blonx acouts from the Agency, In charge of Louls Ttlcliards, half-breed, passed hero on Sanday e route to join Crook, —_—— ST, LOUIS GAS, 87, Lovis, Deo. 20,—I1¢ was mentfoned in these dlspatches a waek or two ago that Edwin Chafin, of Massachusetts, a stockholder in the 8t. Louls Gas-Light Company, had applicd to the United States Circnit Court for an injunction to restrain the Circult Court of this county from taking furthorac- tlon in the sult-of the city agalnst them aa s Com- pany. ‘Y'o-day the declslon of Judge Dillon at Chambers was recclve ro, which zofuscs to grant the In- junction. This leaves tho litigation botwsen the city and (1as Company where {4 was begun, ia tho Cireult Court, and where it will probably be Suatly scttled, ——— M'LAUGHLIN, v (ke Editor af The Tridune, Cuicago, Dec. 20.~McLaughlla, Warden of the County Hospltal, emboldensd by hia victory over the poor devils wi wisfortuno It fato be domi. clled under the sswo roof with him, has the temerity to demand & uniform, to be pald for by ihe county, that his watchman mny perform tho doties of a detective to prevent furtherdistlorntes of tho outrages committed by him {n the institu- tlon dlagraced by his Ignorance and brutality. L‘herkly.q 't he, to demand, or even request, anything, after the showing-np that ho has re. cefved 8 handa of thore whom hae never sus- pected of the ghility? Ry the way, talking of nniforms, tho Btate would doobticas cheerfully provide Warden McLaughlln with a solt of clothes of the genaine regnlation cnt, to be worn by himeelf ata certaln manslon not above forty miles from the sceno of his teiminphs aver help. lessnens and saffering. JIo h: nlmredunecullngs 1o merit & timonial of this description, &n: thould bo rewarded accordingly. The watchman wouldn't he jealous at heing forestalled in this par- ticular by the hesd bouncer. Ueorae W, Fowren, Near the County Hospital, CASUALTITS. BURNED TO DEATH, Bpecial Ditpatch to Tha Tribune. Mason Citr, llec. 20.—Tho wife of Thomas Stiles, employed by the Alton Raliroad at Taliula a8 8 section hand, was burned to death last night by her clothing catching firo from & stove while 2 froning, Bhe perished beforo assistance could ba obtained, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tri! bune, Mt waskee, Dec, 20, ~Willisin White, an old resident of tha Town of Franklin, fn thir county, was asphyziated to.any befors hia friends could teacue him, during the burning of his residence, White was 02 yeara of age, and was the only one in the house at the time [t tuok fre. ELEVATED~RAILWAY ACCIDENT. New Yonx, Do, 20,—A colifsion happened this sfterncon on the elovated rafiroad which cansed serions Injury to eoveral persons. The sccidant was owing fo the switchmsn st Lizst Houston etreet misplacing the ewitch, Tioth locomotives were smashed, and the fireman was jammed be- tween Ll locomotive and the head car of thedown+ coninz train, eustained nerlous internal injurica, _None of {he passengers wers hurt by the collision, bat ruveral of them jumped off the track to the ground, and receivoil “serfous fn- Jurles from thelr bigh to the pavement. FATAL COLLISION. Woncxsten, Masn., Dec. 20.—A scrious cole 1ision occurred this afternoon between the passen- gee and mixed traln on the Boeton, Barro & Gard- ner Hailrond, near Princeton Station, by which ape person was killed, three fatally injured, snd twenty more or lees hurt. The reaponsibllity for the accident {» unknown, as hoth conductors had Deen running on time. A FATAL ¥ALL, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune, InpzrENnEXCE, Mo, Dec. 20.—A man living on tho farm of Alvin Newton, eoath of this city, was found desd {n bis barn this morning, with bis head smashed fn. Faul play was suepected, but it la understood that the Coroner's verdicl was that {ito deceaned cane fo his death by falling from tho hay-mow and stelking on his head. OFF TIII TRACK. Loxvox, Unt,, Dec. 20.—~The ateamboat express train going west on the Great Weetern Railway, due here at 2:45 8. m., ran off the track near Dor- chester Btatfon, The lallmvlni pRsscncers werg more or less injured. Willlam Smith, of Stroth- roy: Mrs. Thomas Kane, of lowa; diss Jenkins, of Windsor; and Mr, McGarvey, of London. No one killed. TUG EXPLOSION. © New Yonx, Dec. 20,—The tug-boat Jacoh L. Neafle, while o the Ilighlands, alont fen miles fromn the shore, this morning, bles up, killing the Captaln. The deck hands, steward, engincer, and firemen were rescued, e THE GREAT ART SALE. Second Evening's Auctlon In New York City -=-Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Renllzed. Bpectal Dispateh fo The Tridune. New Yonk, Dec. 20.—The eecond evening's sale of the famoue Jobn Taylor Johnaton gallery, which was held in Chickering Hall tms cvening, com- prised nincty-seven palntings and two statues, the total receipts from which were $170,832, ""he attendance was large and of the very highest character In cul- ture and” soclal position. Prominent smong thio bldders, and & man who nover gave up a con- st when he had set his heart on afimure' was Jdohn W, Gnrrett, President of the Raltimore & Ohito Read, who I collecting one of tho finest gal- Torles In the country, The highest price of tha cvening, and of tho sales 50 far, was reccived for Charch's celebrated **Ningara Ialls," which the Corcoran Art Gnllsrfi_,I of Waslington so- cured for §12,600, ¢ mext highest price of the given — for the u\'enlni an anperb **Autumn Morning® of Trayon, the great French l-nd-n‘m painter. Melssonler's **Mar. shal Saxe amd Ilis §tall,™ a fine example of this master, went for $8,000. The **Turkish Patinl at Smyrns, " by Decamps, bronght §8,350, lorace Vornot's *“Bandits Burprired by . Patrol Troops' was sold for $i5,100, Sir Joshna well-known _portrait of his niece, *‘Theopbils," ~ Mr. almer obtained for $2,100. Geromo's ‘‘Douth of Ciesr," one of the bost-known palntinga of thisicountry through hotographs, engravings, and theatrical represen. [ations GopsIng tho scene, wan sold for o, 000 Among other notable palnting disposed of at large sumas were Zamacolsa' **T'wo Confessurs,” for 86,600, Brion's **Buttanny Peasants at Prayer," for §7,160: Dougureau's ‘*On tho Wayio the Bath," for 40,000 Winalow lomer's ~ **Pelsonera from the Frot." for $1,600, Gloyre's ‘A Young Roman's athi for §5,200, Eastman Johnson's +*The Wanderinz Fiddler™ for 82,176, Louta Lelolr's ** Temptation of 8. Anthony* fur 32,100, Van Marcke's ** llerd of French Cattle" for 83,100, and Fchreyer's 4 Arabs Rotreating, " a most’ -q}r(mfl specimen of this artiat'a work, for 80,700, Velow'statuo, **'he Last Days of N-Rolcnn." brought S . Tho total recelpts of tho ealo thna far, two eveninge, aro $315,702. FEEDING THE POOR. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cnicaao, Dee. 16.—The Young Men's Chris- tlan Association has a grand opportunity offered it this winter to lighten the burdens of our poor. Instead of spending so much money towork up rovivals,let the Y. M. C. A.goto work delivering food, fuel, and clothiog to the poor of our city. Tho mouoy they employ in revivals will clothe, warm, and feed many hun. dreds ot our doserving poor. The promises of & bright hereafter and a mansfou In a city of gold 1nade by ovangelists bring little comfort to a man with a ‘starving family at home. Owing to bard times and cold weathor, this winter promises, unless something is done, to breed more crimg than wo have aver known, It will not bo strange i we sce our streets filled with a howling, freez- {nt, starving nob, intent only on getting the necessaries of life, which they wiil get at any prive. It appears to mo that the pmls(mi tem- ioral wants of a people are of greater Simpor- anco than their future spiritusl wellare, Oip . M. C, A, would do well to meditateupon this subject before continuing furthor an expensive revival, the good results of which are at best dublous, Charity towards a freozing, starving population which cannot obtain work faa fur stronger argument in favor of Christianity than romsisca of full stomachs and warm houses {n he futurc, made by men, themselves rich or comfortably off, in warm halls to empty stom- achs and pinching want, Exesutus MeTuiT, SUICIDE, Bpecial DitpalcA 1o The Tridune, Awx Arsow, Mich., Dec. 20,—John Coe,once a well-to-do farmer of York Township, i this county, was found dead in bed this morning. llo went away from home ton days ago, no one know. ing whoro he was, returned luto last night, and got 1nto bed withont ‘any one sceing or speaking with jm. He had been a fast liver Iately, and got into debt pretty deeply, and, scoing no cany wayiout of it, itle lugwfll he committed suicide with somo poison. 1o leaves a highly-respected family, —————— FINANCIAL, Special Dispaich to The Tridune. Quiner, I, Dec. 20.—Bids for the Adams County Court-llouss bonds were opened to-day. Bix bids wore offerad, and the award was mads to Proston, Kean & Co., of Chicago, who bld $162 rowlum for §54,000 long bonds and $200 promium or 350,000 thirea- year bouds. ¢, 20.—~Edmonds, Potti- coulists, have suspend- INSTITUTIONS FOR GIRLS, Epecial Dipaich 40 The Tribuns. Mrwauxex, Doc. 20,—Tha Btata Board of Char- “ities and Tteform has been fn sosslon In this clty, and visited the Industrial School- for Girle. Tho Tioard haa §n view the purchase of tho Liberal In- atitute Hullding at Jeffe for the purpose of establishing & State Reform Bchool for Girls,~an institution which ie much needed, ———— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpox, Des, 20.—Steamships The Queen and Amerlca, from New York, have arcived ont. Nuw Yonx, Dec, 20.—Arrived, steamahip Rheln, from Browmen. ——————— A Politician’s Lucky Namber, Bacramenio Bee, . Ono is Pacheco's lucky number, He has just been elected to Congress by a majority of ‘ono vote, In 1809 bie sccured a'scat fu tliv Benate from Ban Luls, Oblspo, &nd Banta Barb: Counties by a mn!amy ofono on tho populur yote, and, his sest belng contested, by & mafor- ity of one fn the Eenate, Aud o b ceane Goy- ernor by the election of Gov. Booth tothe United States Senate by a majority of one. 1f the Pachieco family had a coat of arma it should !l‘tlvaconuplmumly engraved thereon the fgure ATUNENENTS. HAVERLY’S THEATRE, AVERL' {AGUIRE & i, Proprietors SIS BAYS "Manager AND ONE MATINEE, S8 NEILSON, PLYMITON and ELLS- oo, IR0 Wednelan{. TWE GRAND Wi Saturday, Doc, COMPARNY, ADELPHI THEATRE. 30 STARS UL aad Satariny Natines, B A AT R YS0N ENGLISH OPERA 20 Thists pronounced tobs 18 NEW ACTS, the Best ever In tha city. NEW EONGB, NEW DANCES. X-MasPantomime Satore Prices, 15, 25, 50, 75 centa, (987 All Ladies' Nights. | TONY DENIERand Kew Matinces Wednesday and Satardny, |Gompanr; DMCVICKER’S THEATRE---KELLOGG, GRAND ENGLISH OPERA, Amerlca's Grest Prima| Mr, O, D, HESS Donna, iy Grand CLARA LOUISE KELLOBG. Coumpany. . er's Grand Opers T R R Mlllc:(_fll.‘b(‘:;‘ll ).|lmrl. Maas, Carleton, Conly, Ture PIATHIDAY, GRAND RELLOGG MATINEE-THE DONEMIAN d18L, HAVERLY'S THEATRE, Eaturday evening, Dee. 23, will b produced by the RS T HIs CoMbANY, e twooperss nclzrlltll}r(z, ."."';'s'!‘!'" Coicago. Gounod's and one of Offenbachs s intent fi-g.lc operas, 3tr. Alonza M: of Chicago, {s_the tenor of this company. Moodsy, Dec. 2o, GALENDELS Georgla Sttnntreis, COLISEUM. Every evening at 7:45. FINEST ENTERTAINMENT IN THE CITY. MISS ADRIENNE GREY, The Murrags, Mlaco combination, and THIRTY POPULAR ARTISTS, In an immense bill, WEST SIDE BKATING PARK, Corner Ada and Madison-ats, OPEN DAY AND EVENING, N &, anioale fiflf‘%“:’:’é'fiz SRLTING TS N b rtenr 25 cents. Chllgi 10 ce TOWERY LO. FEICE. A.FEW PLAIN FACTS. THE NOVELTT of onr enterprisa has ‘worn off. The pcople hav bren conviaced of our state: meuts, hence 1o con- tinued rush. 1Y 18 1T7 WHY IS 1T? It 18 just like giving & doflar gold pléce for socenus carrency aa pur; LOANE: asing _clothing for cne-tl tie 2 Betay 1 tietr, va thelr val n danger- hay while the sun ise maxims, TIEREFORE. avall yonr. resent oppor- nelsen of ¢l timity and examiuo the guali: Yobliet Soyy Eiothing P hErORE *You “AnE LAt me and see for sourseles, whether you pur- thing 160 = Cor chsse or not BOWERY LOAN OFFICE, 151 & 153 South Clark-st. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS, ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, The General Transatlantic Company's Mall Steamors between New York snd Havre, "‘ufi;nz L Plymouth (@, D.) for the landiug of passengern. The apiendid vessela on this favorite route for the Continent, (Cahins lectric Bells,) will saf] from pler No. rrow strect, N. ., & follows: 4, 8P, m. Amer- m. Frauce, fane. Panzolz. " Ba Trudelle. satirday. dun. 373 b ni. C Price of pes sage {n Rold (including wirie) 'First cabin, $110 to £120, acrording to _sccommodation, Third cabin, 810, Ietum tickets at’ reduced Taina Bteerage §24, i T with superior accommadation, Including 8ud_utcnalls. without cxira charge. hus % do not carry siecraie passcus E BED Arent,” 54 Hroudway. Or W, F. WHITE, 67 Clark-st., Agent for Chlésgo. North German Lloyd. ‘Thesteamera of this Company will sall every Satur- day from Dremen Pler, foot of Tulrd-st., Hoboken, e—From Now York to Southampton, .01 and Bremen, first cabin, §1: C0) A, £00, okl ateerage, €50 carrenc, iy to G 2Nowltig Greeti, STATE LINE. NEW YORE TO GLARGOW, 14 VERPOOL, DUBLIN, BT A T b ke STATEOI 18DIA BTATE OF PEXXSYLVAKY Caning, £00, &i5and $70, accor oo, ul‘lrm:r; tickels, "£110 to 81, currency. Ko ond Cabla, . Return 8, rernge at law. et rate Ly AT T W I T e e J RACK, Manarer, b4 Clark-at.. Chicago, ANCHOR LINEMAIL STEANERS ; New York and Glasgow: YICTORIA, Dec, 24, 108 1\, Jan. 0, 11am TOLIVEA, "Dec. 30,2 pun | ANCHORIAL Jah 13, 3 pm Now York to Glasgow, Liverpool, oF Lundon Cabins, £63 to §0. Intcrmediate, #i! ew York and Lo Thursday. Dec, 21 Thursday, Dec. ta accommod; : sieorage, 25, ANGLIA, Dee, 30, 1 pm ) UTUF 14,3 pom, nrmm;ul.iflfi."?;:“'f" i T ) d AmowiL 8 3 HENDERSON TOTHERS. by WasiinRion-at NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSHIPS, New York to Queenstown and Liverpool. Do l1um | EXGLAND, Dec 2 10am 0,3, m. | EG Dec. 30, 21309 m TO LOXDON, CANADA,Dec, 18, 6 8.0, | GREECE, Dee. 27, 12 noon Cabin passage, £33, §0, and 70 currency. Return Uckets gt reduted rat uhleerage tekela, koh car, feucy, v 0n Great Britaln an [relvtia, " Roply 10 1% e LATSON: 3 bodth Ciar Great Western Steamship Line. From New York to Bristol (Englaud) direct. Tuesday, Jan. 16, abin passave, §70: I ntermiedinto, §45; Steeraze £30, M Fiz0y brepaid Slecrago cortineaten Apiyie WL ¥, WITITE, 67 Clark-st., Michizad " AMERICAN LINE. PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERFPOOL. Cabin, intermediate, and steerage passage s AT LOWEST RATES. General offico, 138 La Salle-st., corner Madison, 4. 1. MILNE, Western Agent. "WHITE STAR LINE, Ci Excurslou ek #120; 1 f’:l’!‘;{m‘ gl! ?ll".‘ h‘:fnll,"S!: NE\};‘YDHH‘:IIE&{.([V::BIIY lee pply ot any's oilice, . daiping, AT D T b General Western Agent | Dratis on Great Britaln and Treiand. CUNARD MAIL LINE. Salling three times s week toand from Lrltish Ports, wost Prices, Apply at Company's Oftice, northwest corner Clark snd Randul Chicigo, Pl DU VED General \Western Agont. SUALES, FAIRBANKS' STANDAKD FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 0O, 11 & 113 Lake St., Chicago, Hecarefultoboyonty the Genulne, PROLOSALN, PROPOSALS fOR OIL 1877-8 ronr Toann, a1 oN, Dee. 4, 176, recelved at this Oics untl tio 24 day of Juniiary {or saniying elahty-soveh thousand (7.0 wallons ot the Best Quality Winter-steatned Pure LAID OIL for thu Unfted Niates Light-Housa Service, aecording to tho speciiicatlons buasing dato a8 bivir toplos of - p which insy b b er Lico, 1 0n spplivation L tia T iare Bt AR - Musy Iapectars Tompkinaylile, Eisten foland, N, ¥.1 the Lighi-Houso Inapector st No, 14, Homberton haure, Jiostun, Sassy {ie Lignt-Houss inavactor at Tetrolt, Mich. | and thy Lighi-liouss Inspocior at san Fravciico. Caly Comunander If. 8. N, Nuval Seirviary. ST. AUGUSTINE HOTEL, n opens Dec. 1. This Hotol fe now the larges beat appolted in Florida, Dining- m aeats 400. G, Electric Annunclator, Batli- ‘clograph Oilice, etc, ele. Addrdes, for E. E, VAILL, Proprictor. WINTER RESORT. T"afif;y&l- K{C;rflnlfianflff‘:'-.loxmu. Babama ulia rormation soi oF Bl I At Y oon & co., 25 Broadway, Bew York. AMERICAN CLOCK COMPANY. e A IS sloio Rty A AMERICAN LLOCKCOMPANY 581 Broadway, New York, - 172 State-st., 7 Montgomory-at.e Chicago. San I'mnoi?;;o. . SOLE AGENTS IN AMERIOAEOR E. N. Welch M'i"g Co., New Haven Clock Co., Seth Thomas Clock Co., Welch, Spring & Co, ‘ Seth Thomas’ Sons & Co. American Clooks of some brands are in disropute in this and foreign countries from their poor quality. The reason is obvious, iy The manufactortes producing those wrotohed goods are adjuncts of brass rolling mills, and ‘to use brass is thoir chiof object and ens deavor. Tho things produced are brassy, and to call them clocks ig brazen, The companiesabove named (with some others whom it is not our bus« ness to advertise) meke clooks to sell, but expect them tosell because thoy will koop timo. Tho grades aro various, and tho prices, quality being considored, are low. But the pricos are not based entirely upon weight or moasuroment, and the :lacks are not sold by the cord or on, 7= SETH THOMAS CLOCK €O, THOMASTON, CONN., Manufaoturers of the Well-Known *'8eth Thomas * Olocks, Thoso clocks, of various prices for household and offico use, are well madoe and of good materials. Every clock is tosted boforo it leaves the Factory. They run well, wear well,’ and are good time-koepors, IfYOU koop them wound up, we are willing our rivals should run them down. We take this method of informing the trade and the public that we are now, and hava heen for the lost five years, making “ The A, S.. Hotelikiss " Tower Clocks. r. Iotchkiss was formerly foreman for Sperry & Co., of New York, and Iater, mannfactured Tower Clocks on his own account. His Clocks have always been noted for simplicity, strength, and ncenracy, Since he hos heen with ns our more extended fucilities for mannfacturing have enabled liim, in connection with our Master Mechauic, M, Norton, to do more accurate work and improve its finish, We manufnctared last year for Mr, Henry Seyhert, of Philadelphis, o very large Clock which he presented to the city for the steaple of Independence Hall. It strikes the hour npon & beit weighing 13,000 1bs, We also made a Clock which was a..duplicate of {his, except it was arranged {o strike the quarters as well as the hours, This Clock was placed over the muin entrance to Machinery Hall at the Inte Exhibition. The Independence Hall Clock is running very accurately, and Mr, Seybert and Lis friends are much pleased with it, Its fel. low, abovo named, is for sale ; and, a8 it mnst e removed soon, wo will take less for it from the right quarter than we would build auother for, 1t is the product of the thought and time and (8Kill of some of our best workmen, Wo prefer 1o keep it unless satisfied it is to go where good work will be appreciated and well cared for, For this Clock and others wo have recelved from thoe International Exhibition at Philadels the following award : “Tor a large Towor Clock with Denni« ¢ gong’ dounlo three-legged gravity es- “ capement, The pendulum has a zino’ ““and steol componsation, The woight of ¢ the pendulnm ball fs 5001bs,, of the rod €200 Ibs, There Is provision agalnst ace € cldent from tho breaking of tho pondu« “lum springs, The driving welght of ¢ this Clock §s 200 Ihs. Tho whole cone ¢ struction of the train i3 good, and Lo “ actlon of the escapement is all that can “ Jo dostred, sinco an increase in the powe or applicd to the traln does not appear’ 1o disturb sensibly the are of vibration “of tho pendulum, i ¢ Also, for the mannfacture of Brass 4 Clocks In great varloty for general use, 4 and of good quality in relation to their ¢ prices, and for Ornamental Clocks,’? (Slgned) JAMES C. WATSON, Judge, Approval of Group Judges, Bignatures, ¢ K. OLIVER, E TERRET, i ED, FAVR J'EMILGARD, JUSEFICHENRY, F AP BARNARD, GEOKGE A. BRISTOW, 1 ¥, KUPKA, J, BCUEIDMAYER, These Tower Clocks, and all oth., ors wo make, are for salo by most of the wholosale dealers in Clocks in the United Statos and Canade, and by many morchants in foreign countries, R. M, MARPLES, 16 ‘Worship-st,, Finsbury, London, is our Agent for Groat Britainand Iro. land, THE AMERICAN OLOCK ©O, aro our Agoats for North and South Amorica, Oatalogues furnished wpon appli- oation, and correspondence solicit- ed with architoots and buildors, Don't let your fine buildings be finished without a clook. It willnot oost much if included in your plans, Don’t wait until your building is up, and then deocide to stick a olock into somo corner, ‘Wo will furnish you with a olook that is worthy of a good place, We" hopo you will see that it gots it. 2 SHTH THOMAS GLOCK €O, THOMASTON, CONN., And 58! Broadway, New York: A SRR AR S . -0 S R A AU R e S b e e S R e e R e e e i t