Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO ‘rrisunNii: WiDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1876, RAILROADS.. peport of the Government Di- rectors of the Union Pacific. pacific Railroad Legislation Re= viewed === Pending Issues Between the Govern= mant and the Com= pany. @ross Earnings of the Road Bincs Its Foundation, $73,783,159---Surplus Earnings, $33,514,101..- Entire Indebtedness, 978,594,612, fie Comnpany Cannot Pay the First-Mortgage Bonds. Effort to Raiso Passenger Rates to the East—Indignation Against Van- derbilt's Qoncession, Probability {hat the New Agrcomont Will Come to an Untimely End. UNTON PACIFIC RAILROAD. Bpectal Dizpatch to The Tribune. Wasnngroy, D, C., Deo 20.—~The Govern- ment Dircetors of the Union Pacific Railrond Company have submitted thelr report to the Becretary of the Interfory In which thoy take occasion to discuss certain subjects somewhal outside of the lineof dutics enjoined upon them by tho statute, in order, ns they say, to place before the-Government more fully the great pational work with which thoy are officially con- pacted. They refer to the agitation, immediate- Iynfter the close of the Mexican War, of the subjoct of moro speedy and dircct communiea- tion with our Paclfic possessions, and to tho Congressional legislation which, as far back as 1810, grew out of that nogitation; and quotu from the ropart of the Joint Beleet Congres- slonal Commiitee then created, and to the va« tlous schemes then considered for uniting thoso extended possessions to the East. Tho plan of Ar. Asa Whitney for connecting the two ex- tremes of Amerlean territory vis the Bouth- west Pass 1ns made the subject of sevore crite idsra In that report. The routo was declared {mpracticablo; 1t wus too cxpensive; it iay for bundreds of miles through a barren waste; there was no fucl on the line, and no water; tho claim that travel and freight between China, Japan, India, and Europe, would reach New York by such a ronte, was pronounckd fallaclous; the way-traffic would amount to rothing, ete., ete. The Direclors eay that experience has ‘f:lnyed pavoc with this report of a very learned com- mittec. As months aud yeara went by, and o8 Eastern cmigration found {ts way into our Western possesslons, doveloping thelr won- drous resources and unfolding thelr fabulons wealth, the ressoning of that report came to be mistrusted and disregarded, and public opinfon ypronounced strongly fn favor of theconstruction of this road, ‘The War of the Rebellion hasten- «d the Natfon forward in the great work of unit- Iog the two occans by rall. ~Congress gave it mupificent asslstance; and, onee commenced, the work could not go on fast enough to satisfy the longings of thepeoplu forits completion, The act of July 1, 1862, required the road to ba “completed by July 1, 1674, This requirement was antleipatéd by more than five {'eum The road traverscs that part of tho Continent at first reported (ust a8 the most wild, barren, and forbldding. en the receipts from the business of thio road were at first estimated, thoy {ncluded a line reuching from the Lakes to the Pacific Ocean, But the Unfon Pacifie linc eliminates from this calcula- tlon the vast emplre Jying between Lake Michis gan and the Missourl River, the enormous busi- ness done by tho three great trunk-lines cone neeting Chlcago with Councll Blufls and Omaha, and the Central Pacific Rallroad of Callforhin, with {ts more than $12,000,000 of aunual regeipts. And, with all this out of the case, thero ?n(t to tho Unlon Puclfic linc, nlone, results in gross lmrn(uga, since it was opencd to traffic, as fol- owa: Yoar endlng Juno 30, 180n,.. 0,664,851,16 Year ending June 30, 1870 8,408, 723,24 Year cnding June 30, 1871 7,240,834,78 Year ending June 30, 1872 '7,963,014,20 Year ending Juno 30, 0, 6313, 003, Xear ending June 30, 10,746,700.16 Year ending June 110, 2, 021,64 Year cnding June 30, 3 i 1 2,113, D90, 60 Tota)ereneens. wreneeee s 873,781, 150,05 208, 008.88 Gross expeneen durlngeame perlod. 40, Learing a surplus of earnings., 834, 514,101.07 The Dircctors go on to state that the aatlcl- pated trouble to the clevated portion of the line by snow-fall has melted away until it {s less serfous {n its oporation than arc the snows whi:h fall upon the Atlautle-coast Mncsto thom. The * perfect wasta” which was orighnally des. tined to etarve the road now teems with Tarms and villages, nud herds of cattle sod flocks of shecp: and embraces wincral wealth beyond computation, and almost too gn:no. for himan belicf, ‘From this waste? wero shipped from June 1 to Bept. B0, 1876, 20,600 Liend of chitle, requiring the use of 1,014 cars. Dur- 1n§ the pust season, from ‘Toxss alune 122,000 cattle were dirtributed along this line, In this **desert ”* the Company haye discovered abundance of water and fucl, and, during the past year, miued, for thelr own uec and for gen- eral conswinption, 319,044 tons of coal, at an average cost of $1.65 per ton. From the miner- al deposits alonyg the line of the road comes no smalt shuro of fts swelling traflle; and, during {ho past three years, one smielting company has ahipped by th line gold and silver bultion smounting to over $7,600,00. The malls of China, Japan, and Indls, as also of Australla’ aud England, are conveyed over is rond,—the Britlsh Giovernment sending Aus- tralfan malls, smounting to about 150 sncks east and 250 sacks wost, cach monch. By this raad, durlng the past four years, $33,000,000 worth ot tea baa been convoyed from Ban Frauclseo to the Egstern citlus, and $1,500,000 worth of silk. he Directors £ee no s(»ofi reason, why the com- meres of the Paciile Ocean should not fall under o control of the United Btates, The doors e wide open, tud, if we should exercisen h«llllco—cnmmemllluamuy commensurato with io ndvantages of . our position, we could closo then aguinst ail other natlons, The entire indebtedness of the road fs 878, 1512, ““"’15‘”'1 condition throughaut its entire wgth. uringthe year ending Juno 80 Llll. 11,057 tons of rufls wers renewed, und 485, 2 new tles put down, Fivo dlvidends havo I:u:n_ nid on 307,430 shares ot stock since July 1, J875, ainounting to o total of 3,490,775 Th Dircctors kave held that tho amounts heretolore claimed 08 duv the Government on reimburscment avcount should be rej ld before the declaratlon of dlvideuds, ' ectslon of the United Stutes SuPrcmuCourt hus temoved in part the i\lrlm“d legal support of this position of the Dircctors, and leaves but one question relntlye to current relmburseinent of the Government undetermined, whick Is tho ' ons arising under the b por cent clauso of the &t of July1, 1862, Sult Los Leen Instituted to Teeover what Governinent claling should have been paid from that soarce; and, if the pol- tion asswincd by the Company sliould be af- rmed {n that case, then the only current reim- urscment would consist of oue-hall of tho tmount to be earued by the Company ou ac- tount of transportation for the Govervinent. The Dircetors hold that, whatever comes of the disputes Lotwepn tho Governinent and tho Compauy, the latt¥r must provide for the p:\rv- ent or refunding of the first Inortgage bonds. The llen of theso bouda is superior Lo that held ygthe Government, It is not practicable for 8 Company to pay thess and pay §04,202,613 %o the Guvernment by the close of the lll!rly Years' term of the subsldy. And it would bs ¥lge for the Government aud the Company to *2reo upon the establishment of o sinking fund Flich shall reduce the total indebteducss of the Cumpany to the Goverument, at the end of the term, 1o 235,000,000, which could be dous Without ~ derangiug the Company's affuirs, id leave earnfogs for roasonable Qlvidends on tho capital stock. Bhould Congresa authorizo such an arrangement, the mpapy will concur, and at the end of thir Jeard the Goverument will havo recsived bag Ulitg {nterest und upwards of $3,000,0000f tho brinclpal of the debt. Ahe Directors suggest, to provide for the 2,000,000 of first-mortzege bonds and the baance que the Goverument, the suthoriza- tlon Ly Congress of a new mortgage, under Which €25,000,000 of tue new frel-nurtgage nda mlzl.l, be placod with the Governtueut us Sllateral” gecurlty, to boredeemed us fast as }1’" Conpany can soll them fu the market, The: Irectors Lilleve this would be a safe and pup- security, snd that the best fntcreats of ‘both Government and Company would bo pro- moted thereby. g AN UNBATISFACTORY AGREEMENT. An effort Is now being made by the monagers of the rallroads leading from Ghleago Eust to bring about an sdyance In the through passcn- ger rates. The passonger traflic fg not very heavy just now, and tho Chlcago ronfs lose maney at the provalling low figures. Mr. soht Newall, General Manager of the Lake Blioro &5 Michigan Southern Rallroad, who retitrned from the Kast, {uurdny 1s of the opinlon that an ad- vance will be shurt\y announced, ‘This oplulon, however, {s not shared by other rafirond man- agers, wost of whom think that the existing dificulties between the New York Contral and Erlc Ratlronds are of such a noture that an fin- mediate settlemont s alinost out of the ques- tion, A slight increase fn the through rates— ray to about 816 or $18 frum Clueago to New York—might be declded upon withoutafect- Ing the fight between the two roads, but to re- store the rates to what they were before the war commienced s improbable as long as the .;lm York Ceutral sud Erfe remaln at logger- ieads. In vicw of the dlssatisfaction of the mier- chants of New York with the treaty of peace made by Vanderbilt in regard to freight rates, it Is hardly probablu that the Comnudore wil vouture to make an equally disgraceful conges- slon In rezard to the pusscoger tarifl. The dissatisfavtion with tho new treaty ns regards freighit business fs becomning stronger every dny, and it 18 now rather donbtful whether the rrencm agreement will bo maintained untit he opening of navigation, It {s gene- rally aduntted thst Vanderbllt's buck down bLas wmade mattors worse and more- complicated than before, Aslong as the pres- ent agroement s kept up the business of New Yorl will continue to suffer, and that of Phila- delphia Increase fu the same rutio as that of New York will fall oft. _ Under the stipulations of tlls agreement the Pennsylvanin and Baltl- maore & Ohlo Rallroads will be very careful to countract for no grain for export. They will luve 1t nll consigned to the clevators for “loeal con- sumption, Then who can prevent tho clevators from m-klnE contracts for the grain they have on liand with the foreign stcamship companles which ply between forelgn ports snd Philadel- phia and Baltimore? But not only will the Interests of Now ‘York suffer on east-bound graln shipments, butalso on theshipments of merchandieo to the West, Sugar, rice, atid Bouth Amcerican products,can he taken from the point of production to Balthnore aud Philndclphin cheaper than to New York., And aa the *freizhts trom these points to the West are from 10 to 15 per cent lower than from New York, it can easily be seen that under the pres- eut circumstances {6 will be In the Interest of Western morchauts to give New York the go-by and purchase thelr 500‘1: in Philadetphla or Baitimore. That such an arrangement as the one mada the other day, andt which I8 50 much calculated to fnjure tho business intoreits of New York, cannot last any length of time must be apparent to every one. New York's mer- chan wll'_l compel Vandorbilt to recede from tho position ho has taken, and sccure them tho privileges to which they are entitled. Itis Sfllmnd by Vanderb{It’s friends that he bas congeuted to the present agreement merely to keep it untll the preseni accumulations of frelght have beon shipped forward, At thu low rates which prevalled a short time ago freights were comlnf forward so freely that 14 was im- possible to furnish unouq}l cars, and, {n order to overcome the difliculty, he agreed to & empor- ary advance, REGULATING LUMBER-RATES. The Bouthwestern Rallroad Rate Association has lssued another circular n regard to tho shipments of Jumber, It has been found that many roads wero taking on thelr cars more than 20,000 pounds, though charging only fcr the lat~ ter amount. This was virtually a *cut" onthe regular rates, which damaged the interosts of the honest roads, while it would not allow their cars to be ovérloaded. In orderto protect these lines now, measures had to be taken and de- ciaive nction resorted to which was cilenlated to stop the cusiom of allowing shippivrs to load raore on the cars than the tariff “ellowed. At tho last meeting of the Assoclation resolutions were adopted which it {s bulieyed will, obviate the difticulty lercafter, and these resclutions are announced In the new clrcular, One resolu- tion roquests all the lines conuocting with the roads belonging to the combination to nzree to adhero to 20,000 pounds as a full car-load, 1ot it s clafined_that most, of the trouble e bscn made by tho connecting roads. ‘The other res- olutions arc to the effoct that on and after Ja) 1.1871.!.1:0{ will carry lumber, lnth,shinples, ote,, 8t actual wwelzut “only to competitive as well as loval points; that 20,000 pounds shall bo taken and consldercd as a load; und that 24,000 pounds shall be the limit to which any car shall be loaded; the exeess above the last- named welght in auyone car to be removed, THE WABASO ROAD, Bpecial Dispalch ¢ The Tribuns, B8priner1eLD, Dec. 20.—Tho Diroclors of the newly-organized corporatlon, the Wabash Rail- way Company of 1llinols, hield o meeting ot the Lelnnd Hotel to-day and organized by electing C.'W. Smith Prestdent and Charles W. Bradley Secretary and Treasurer. Tho Dircctors ara C. M. Smith, John W, Bunn, Horave 8. Leland, Milton Tfay, snd Charles W, Bradley, all ot Bpringfeld. ~ This corporation succeeds the 1iinofs Division of the Tolede, Wabash & West- ern Railroad, SUBURBAN NEWS, EVANSTON, As I3 thelr wont, tho people of Evanston en- Joyed thelr Christmas quictiy, but none the less heartlly, The usual scrvice was held at Bt Mark's Church, and scveral of tho Bunday- achools indulged fn their annual festival {n tho evenlng, The rest of the timo was spent In feastiug and slefgh-riding, the great number enjoylng the Intter pleasure making the streets very lively throughout tho day and cvenlug. At tho Presbyterian Church thero was a good attendance, two Christmas trees with gifts for ell, o stereopticon exbibition by Mr. Hesler, readings by Miss Della Purington and Mies Helen Miller, 8 solo by Mr. Merwin and Miss Prindle, and other atiractions. At tho Congregational Church there was an excellent rogramme, including singing by the cholr, & Christmas address by the Rev. L. l’nukm!, the pustor, a Christinas carol bya number of young Misses of the school, “a rectation, * Darjus Ureen and lis Flying Machine," by D. A, Kimball, the arrival of Santa Claus fn proprin persona, s soclable, awl retreshments. ‘At tho Methodlst Church thero was 4 varictyof performances by members of the schaol, pleasantly commiugled witn sing- {ng, refreshmeuts, and uoclumm{:. i"Muurrow evening the Sovial Club will be en. tertatued by thy_presentatiou of o little play known aa % The Widow Huut,” 'he Evanston Gun Club had a shoot Monday, tho result of which was that Mz, Read still re- tains tho ** superlority badge ¥ of the Club. BLUE ISLAND, Saturday night a Sunday-school concort was given nt the Congregational Church, which was well attended. unday evening an exvellent convert was given at _the Universalist Church for the honeflt of the Babbath-school. The ar: rangoment of the programme was a model good toste, and thoss In chiarge are entitled to wmuch credit. Monday evening a Christmas tree was lehted up {u " the Methodist Church, and giits presented to all the members of tho Bnl.;bltluchuol, followed by appropriato ex- erclses, The lent slelghing was well mproved on Christmas-Day, and the streets resounded withh the music of sleigh-bells all day long. OAKLAND, The Chrlstmns-tree festival of the Oakland Congrepational Chiurch occurred Monday even- fng under the dircction of Prof. Catkinsand an able corps of mesistanta, The distribution of presents by Mr, Culkins was halled with shouts of joy by ihe littls ones. Thu ontertafnment commencen at§ o'clock and lasted until 8, when the children went to their homes rejoleing. HYDH PARK. Swan Lake, in the South Park, saw more peo- glu on its surfuco Monday thun ever befure, iora belng about 800 skaters on the jve at ono time. In the eyening about thirty wasks ap- peared, who roved around in glorious spirits, und stayed until a Jate hour, e —ee———— MASONIC, Special Dispateh fo The Trisuns. EKingwoobn, i, Dec. 20.—The following newly-elected oflicers of tho A. Lincaln Lodge of A, F. and A. M., of this city, were installed this morning: George N. Carr, W, M. Frank Farrell, 8. W.; Georgo H, Carlon, J. W.3 W, J. taficld, Becrotary; E. P, Clawson, J. D.3 B. Tinkham, 8, D% J, J. Qayer, Treasurer; H, McCoy aud E. N, Palue, Stewards. - e — TOBACCO SEIZURE. CLBVELAND, Dec, 26.—The United Btatea Marshal today selzed $14,000 worth of tobacco belonglog to four diffcrent firms In New York, Beoville & Co., of that city, being ove of the p;{ue:d uéutot anle‘rulS‘L The g‘m ludrbben ship » O. D, tg Rehiungujan ol tad Evlfl{: ‘but rebilted at Huitalo to L. Dal, Clere- 0 A AN OBIGINAL SAMARITAN. Hor Story of Her Warfare with Walbert and Platt. The Rocovery of Thqt Hundred Dollars ---Fasting and Feasting, The Ticket-Holders Hold n Meollng and Appoint a Committees WALBERT. AN OR{GINAL BAMARITAN, “T was an orlginal Samaritan,” quoth Mea, Mary E. Ticks, of No. 80 Cornclla strect, *‘an original Sawmaritan, and I went to the first ineet~ fug ever held at Mrs, Leonard's,” i Are you a member of the concorn now!? 4 Not L” “Who 181" # Let's ace: Mre. Leonard, she was bounced; Mra, Bumpstead, she quit; Mrs. Spaulding, Ohl she's adlecp one, ‘Look out for hor. 8ho's ns deep as Mrs, Buffin Is shallow. Then there was 8pit-cutl Baker; T'don't rightly know whether slic’s got out yet or not, nor little Baker—what's Lier otlier name?—0, P, I think. I guoss they all got out but that Walbert.” wDoes Mra. Walbert constitute the Boclety?’* 4 Pretty much. Mrs, Bluthardt atn't there any more, and whether that: Mrs: 8pauldiog s or uot, I don’t know."” “Bhie told me she wasn't.” #Dld, ch! Well, porhaps she fsn’t. I don't much belfeve there's anybody fn it now but Walbert,” **Do you know Mrs. Walbert1" + Know her! know her/ Iam prepared to say I do. Ieataround sudvoted to put herin as President. 1 should think I did know her.” Have {tlw'u had eoything to do with the Soci- el ety‘lfi':. y[ laven't pottered aronnd in that business In nearly two years.” # Have you cver been to the Homel" “Just lsten! Have I cver been to the Home? Why, man, o 1 u‘v"nn TILERE A BPELL.' + How lou " Lur;’u :‘"IEXI!‘ Iwas Mntron of the Shelter for n month, aud then I weut to the Home. don’t remember when it was, but some titne in 1874, and T stayed there until May, 1875. I waa & sort of Matron- there, or something of that kind.» 4 \Vhat did they do up there? " #Doi_ They did queer dbings abunt all the time. The lfonie, then, you see, was on the corner of Hammond and Meuvnioueo streets, and I abode right there.” #Did you ever know of any mluppmprlnuon of money or of the things donatedi™ “Xheard of sowne things that might ro by such a foncy name as that. Whalbert” came In one day with a long face and a loug stury about losiug her pocket-book with a hundred dollurs init. fwon't do st all, at weal 25 got 1o be turncd up, or down goes Walbert, 10l report her sure.’ " 2 + How dld it come out 1" “First-class. Next morning she nprnnrml blooming. Bhe said a gentleman had cafled at her office and asked tor lier, and sald he'd found heryocket-book. 8o he returned It all safe. 1 thought ho would. 1had an iden he would when I first heard she’d Jost it I had the ut- most confidence in that man, wheu 1 said that mouey bad got to be forthcoming.” # Did you know Wm#" © Know him] Of course I knew him. Every- body knows lim," and the old lady’s eycs twinkled. +What was his namel" , 4 Don't think he left his name or address. Don't think lie stayed bere Jong after that, lie was & harmless manlsc, and went up and down the carth finding pocket-books and returning them," And lier eves twinkled again, and her mouth atered as she thouzht of lum, #'So the hundred dollars went ‘into the con- ] {'ln,l don’t krow as [ would xia to that oxtrema length, Tt might bave gonc into onc end of {t, but It dtdn't permeate.’” «What clsc ever happoned during your stay " STURKEYS HAPPENED, UANS HAFPENED, oysaters happened, ducks ‘mupunc‘l‘ apples, cof- 1(c, toa, suzar, and butter huppened, geese, fat nn‘cs‘.vhw{z::ncd, molasscs bappened. * Wel o Well, thoy all happened In about Chrlstmas, 174, but they np[‘vluucd u, tlw"l:nck stalrs.” “ Didn't anybudy get thein 4 Somebod! Ydld.y b}i!u cverybody didn't.” « Where did they got" «'hey went to the officers’ quarters, where Walbers, and Mre. Platt, aud Mrs. Rood lived {n great state and sccurity.! « Didn’t ‘the inmates et anyi” & Couple of Lad chickens and a tough goose." Any turkeyi” A Not a drimstick. 4 Any hamr* 4 Not a smell.!" “ Who ate thhem " # Walhert & Go.” “1)idn't they t'ved the vatients as a genersl things” 1 ghould rather® say it was an exceptional thing, Everything that cameto the Home went to Waibert, and Roud, and Platt fieat. They took vut the best e ve was, and seut the rest to the inmates, and as 14 was ull pretvy good the inmates didi’t get muc.” * What el did they dol'™ “They did a gl ivamed Abble good and brown, _ Abble hmf been working hard when stie wusn't fit, and 8o, of coul e, shu wus taken sivk. Sho hadu’t a fit plaw to avey, 80 I took her into my roonn. I coulidn’t get vwwen decent things for hier to cat, and 1 asked littl o Buker to send mie something. Blie smmlml wae sume colles pud supar, nufi the Wulbert faction, hearine of it, salied off and on nround to the front dour, and when 1t came they grabbed it, I knew what was going on, and I went for fami, I told them to pass over thut coffee und s sudden, atd finully they sent e part of each. Then 1 de- can war, and alter a while I gt most of the collee nnd_all the suear. “Oh! 1 sat down on tem. 1 told them I thought they ware liars and thieves, and when they looked puvplexed at that, T offcred to prove ft." " “How do you Knew you got most o' the cot- fee und nll the sngar back{” % 1 knew how wiich hud been sent, aud I took my little old steclyards und I wdgllud i, 1dla W What excuse dld they nuket" S \Walbert said Platt did §t, snd Pht said Walbert told ber to,” & Anything else?" #Yes, licaps, Ono day COME CARPETS AND SOME PORNITURE OAMSE, and they clustered around it und assigned Jt for duty at Platt’s room, A mun come In and vut it and put it down, and they put in the JSur- niture, first this wuy and then thut, to seo whih was was best adapted to Platt's mnl}vlu:lou. Whers from?' I usks. ‘Dounted,’ said they’y and a few days afterwards upcomes a man from Halo's, and says he alu’t golug to walt any longer for that money. It wusu't donated nt all,” It was bought and overything complied with except p\\ylux for {t, abd they had to plank dowu," “" \\'!fla the Ifome in good circumstances at the me. “Gobad clrcumstances! Just listen to that manl Why, the ininates didn't have 20 much a5 a pinchof salt to Pul in their mush,* 4 When was thisi" H“Abaut Christmas, '74," 4 ] thought rlnm.y of hams and_geese and all that sort of thing bad been sent in? You told mo 80" G and I toldyou It Yyas a back-door dona- tion, and the fnmates didn't oven sec it,” . 4 flow was that house divided up?"? 4 Pretty thoroughly, ‘I'ho west wing was for the Samaritans and the east for the inmates," ¢ D{d they have cnough coai? DId they keep warm ¥ * Tho Sams did. Car-loads and tons were sent {u nud stored In the oflicers’ cellars. As for the fumates, [ had to buy cosl outof my own money. Why, man, they alniost froze.”* . “And plenty in the other collari® % T'ons upon tons,"” % Did they ever gobble anything elsel" # They tried to ons day, but things went crooked. I heard a row ou the back-stalrs one mornlog, and luoked out. ‘Thero was Platt bunmipiniz up-stairs with a box of sugar, sent to the inmatcs, but meant for the officery’ quarters, The box broke, and the suear dew. Platt lusged away at it, and I fntexlered. ¢ IHllca, Plats,} sava I, * perhaps 1'd Lettor help,' and 1.alds T lmlpnl myself to about all thire was, for the jnniotes, aid left Platt the box to sit on,” “Didn"t they get mad at yout* #8ome. 1rlled 'em up one day, Ihada key to the central hall, aud they concluded they wanted that ball to store things ju. So Plat cotwes {nto my room and BTEALS NY REY. I missed_it, and August, a man at work there, told me Platt had it. *Givo e that key, Piatl, says 1. ‘1 hayon't got It,! says she. Give ine that key,' saya Lugwin, *But I haven't got {t,’ says shé. * Now, luok horo, Platt,' says I, ‘sou know you are a liar and a tutef, snd If you don't glve pe that kc{] I'm golng to thrash you right now,’ and I’ nve dooe it too, but “she gave me Mr, Ke{, or 1'd Lave licked her good." And shelooked «aif slio conld take care of ierself, this Mra. lhckl, noiwithstanding her 65 CATE, . “Didn’t they come Aown on youl” * Walbert came Lo me after that, and told me I'must take a room with the inmates, and con- sider ingrelfl one theneeforth, Then I raised on her. “Walbert, aays I, ‘1 didn’t come hero as an Inmate; Iwon't stay hiere as one, and Lwon't go out as one.’ ? “Did you leavol" “Not an Inch, Istayed right there five or alx mm;th’al more, and left when I got good and ready.’ L 6ld Fou ever aco any INSTANCES OF CRUELTTI" “Bomewhat, Thero was Miss (ray, who had ahaby. They made her work till the haty was horn, and Isaw her once scrubbing the hall when the fee formed around her knees. 1Ial- wuys thought {t was God's mercy that the baby wusn't mnrked with a skating-rink.”” “‘Did she hiave tho baby therel” “Not sho. Baby wastoo smart and walted Ul she grot to the Hoapital." “Did shy come back]" **Back sho came, arm and arm with the baby, but they didu't, let her in.” * Do you know of any nther case?" “Theére waa Dora, & lusty wench, Mrs, Bumstead found & place for ber; a good home, 08 the rule of tho Boclety was that every effor! should be made to provide for the girfs. Bhe told Dora of it and Dora promised to come to ber bouse to go tothe new home. The day vame around, but no Dora. Mra, Bumstead asked her why, and she sald Walbert wouldn't let her, Ask Bumstead, she'll tell you. The wlolo thing was brought out at the next meet~ Ing, and Wulbert sald she kept the girl because she wanted her to work, She - thought they all g\fiht wpu,uy there, becauss ft wasa ‘Home,! m; “You don't seem to ke Mrs. Walbert very well; why Is thati " *SIIE BATD I BTOLE 4 TUD," “Tlow was that!! “When I went there, I moved in, tab sod hn&:flngfl. I furnished my own rooms, and pro- vided my own tubs, When I left, those tubs wulked along too. She eail they had been do- uated, and 1'stoleonc of *ein. Thiere never was but one tub donated, and that was a foot-tab." *You were onc of the orginal Samaritansi 41 was, 1 went toall the meetings, and was up to all the fun, and got kicked out with the rest, Cynthia Leonard,und Spit-Curl Daker, and littlo Baker, and me and Bumstead all trained together. Wlhen they bad the ow at the Lume, and grub was holsted up to the windows, I was there, 1 was Jocked up with the rest, and when we got out of the Home and into {l)l" I took ulilfl'" of those thirty-two women, babies and all 4 Can you tell me nn{thlmz more!"? 4 Not ‘now. Wait till the other side opens up, and then I'll go for e, TLATT, In order to be able to Inform the public what effect Tie TriBuNE’S disclosures have had upon the [Tome, a reporter called at the house yester- day, and, being introduced to Miss Platt, the Matron, asked her the following questions: “ How msny Inmates are thers fo the Home to-day?” “ Three," s * 1Ias Mrs, Walbert returnedi” *“Yes; she was here this morning,* “ Do you kuow what ehe propusce to do about keeping up the Homel” ‘I donots she has not eald & word to me about the newspaper articles,” **8hie has not made or proposed any changes u"'sl'-' then” hlng 4 No, uot one; everything s going on just as it nhways has done." KRR * Yuu have, 1 suppose, some opinion as to the truth of the dmrgcs made by Tug Trisusel" 1 cannot say a word about that matter now, * Does that !m]fly that you will make a state- ment hereafteri” 1 really kuow very little about the affairs of the Home outside of the bouse, and a0 I can buve very little to say. I think T may bo called ou to explain some things that have becn sald; but not uow," ‘¢ Wouldn’t now bethe best time1" ‘“No, sir; 1ehall not £ay a word at present.l’ “What offect. are vou Inclined to think Tuz TRIBUNE'S Articles will bave ou the Home?" I dow’t know, I am sure.” “Would people be inchined to give their atd to the Home uuder the present management and while the charges remain unexplained?' “No, I supposc uot; the charges must be ex- plnlnnd." e T aappose. by th v, I suppose ose persons against whom thcy v\‘eruplmuhs.K 4 ol Alter another entirely nnavalling attempt to Ko{cl:mst the future of "the Home, the reporter rethred, Itis clear, of course, that the Home cannot o on with .(lrn. Walbert at its head. In & day or two it will bave no fnmates, and will then be. come only a hospital for Mrs, V., and the pub- lie ara by no means llkcly to sustain such an {n- stitution, With a different head the Home wmight survive even tho Walbert administration, TOE LECTURE COURSE. MEETING OF TICKET-HOLDERS, In yesterday's TRIDONE there appeared a let ter from Mr. George W. Joncs (whom, It seeme, has been victimized Into buying tickets to the Samaritan entertainments), asking what provis- fou 18 to be made In the way of anequivalent for his outlay. ‘The lctter sugiosted that the tick- et-holders essemble ot Grow's Opera-lall to tako measures, and last gight ten gentlemen appeared and were assigned comfortabte quar- ters in an aute-rovm. Mr. Hoary Parker, after a little natural awkwardness had worn off, called the meeting to urder {utormally, and sald 1t was Em“ that” the Samaritan Sociecty had been roken up, Jeuving but n nuinber’ of lecture- tickets behind, 1o bind purchased his tlckets in anticipation of the pleasure of an evening with sich cininent gentlemen us the Kev. Robert Cullyer, Prof. Colbert, Mr. Emery Storrs, and othere, and he felt that sume plan might be de- vlsed by which those gentiemen might yet be Induced to make the tickets good, My, Robert Willlamsun asked i it were def- llnllely scttied that these geutlomen would not ecture, Mr. Jones read the following letter from Prof, Colbert: Cuicano, Dec, 20, —Grarge W, Jones, Esq.,and ofliers—GeNTLENEN: My time thin evening was al- ready engeged whon 1 raw the call for your meete Jug. ” Tam thercfore unanle to attend; but shuil be Luppy t6 canfer with a committes whould you deoi ftudvieatie to appoint one. Tam in Toow J1 'ol'ncx:kés;). Bullding, every afternoon from 1:30 to 5 ‘\Xi poaltion In the mattor {s simply this: A few wewke ninco I was avkad it 1 would uéllver lecture fur the benetlt of tho Good Sumaritans, ~ Delleving tho object to Lo a worthy unc, 1 convented (o do ro without receiving auy recompensc (or iny vervices, Thut [4 all the connnction I have, or ever have Lad, with the Bocloty or uny of ita oficers or membere. Very reopectfully, E. CoLugut. Mr, Robert Willlamson thought the letter very unsatisfactory as not detinng Prof, Col- bert's futentions ns to the lecture, AMr, Williuw Wheeler asked ifany of the oth- er gentlemen hud been heard irom, and was an- swered Jn the negative, Mr, Joues reunrked that nothing could by dona until the lecturers had declined to pro- ceed, aud thought he could simplily matters by moving the uppontnent of & conunittes uf three to walt on the gentlemen and ascertaln what thefr courss would be. As to the Guod Samuritan Soclety, that was clearly & fruud, but it should not militate aguinst bonest people Wito hud purchused tickels in good faith, "The motfon was earrled, and Messfs, George W. Jonvs, Chiarles Biake, and Willfamn Wheeler were appointed on the Committee, with Instrue- tiong 1o report at the same hall at 7:30 Frld? nig by, to wulch hour and place the meeting a Journed, & ———p— THAT METEORITE, To the Editor «f The Tribune, CanTON, 1L, Dec, 25, ~The gracd meteorlc dsplay’ on the evening of the 2lst Inst. has calfed fovth many communications, as might reusonab.!y have een antlvlpated from ita pecul- far and bridllaut appearance, accompanted, as {t was, by a 8.v0¢k or explosion felt from Nebraska to Pennsylv.snia, but I have yat to nutice any ac- count trom'ove who personally witnessed its whole flight* across the heavens. As I was g0 fortunate as to witness its entlre coursa across the horizan, a cruds description from we may ba interesting to some of your readers, Belng ou my way from my place of busfuess to wy residence, about 8:40 p. m., welking north, opji¢site o clear open space, the moon belug abuut K deg, above the horizon ln the west, u bright Jwsh or lhzmlnL'-u{: of the heavens attracted my' s ttentlou; fustautly turn- fug to the west, L 'awr a very ’nrza and, most brilllant meteor shooMug out from under a fleecy cloud aboug 16 (v, sbove the horizon, and vbout 10 deg. south of west, shooting with marvelous rapldity upwurd sud onward u little 10 the south (yet, whien s\ the zenith, it seemed directly overheud), rui)n\r ucross the whols houveus snd out of alizhit sMmoat directly east of my polut of observation, aud about 10 deg. avove the horizon, Thus yrou see that 1 haus clear obscrvation of its courxe thraugh sbout 155 of the 180 deg. of the hosdvon. When fret scen, it appearcd to bea large ainglo meteor of an inteoscly bright, white n\\x\‘unum, u few lesser Mights svou fotlowlng, Lut, when ot uu ulx!gln of about 40 deg., it commnioed to throw off a multitude of flery Lall'y, fimt ‘of o bright, whita appesrunce, soon changing to @ bluisk, me color, lea ving @ sl (as [ time ground). ;nreelf of my outer wraps, ai appearance of the tneteor After two or threo minutes’ convorsation we were all startled by a shock (no sound heard) sation with persons out In the open al shock came, [ was satisfled tha caused by L vening between ita disappearance and the shock was fully of ¢ Y of many-tolored fiery balls of exceeding brill- fance ani beauty. Boon after passing Llic zenith (where it acemed much nearer the earth than at any other time), ita ficry traln seenied graduatly to'lessen, Ui 16 finally dlsappeared Lohind a cloud about 10 sound seemed to proceed from it during Its course across tho licavens. most singular clrcumatance connected with it, dew. nbove the horlzon. No But now comes the to the non-sclentific ohserver. the disappearance of the * meteor, 1 proceeded to my residence, dirtant about two blocks,—time occupled, three (3) minutes myself the next doy over the same Alter reaching home, and divesting 1 commenced re- ing to my family the beautitul and brilliant I liad just secn. lhddnq the house, rattliog the windows, ete. Wo st trat mnpcmi that a large stove up-stalrs hied fallen, or a chimney Lad fallen on the roof; but after finding all right abont the house, we discussed the cause some thine, but, it becoming more and more {nextricable, we finally retired, expecting in themornlng to ficar of sumo powder or gas explosion. Tho next morning, in conver- Ir when the the shock was tie metcor, snd, 0s the time inter- ve minules, some of your sclentific lents can tell us its causennd Aistance. No S;‘en van portray the wonderful magnificence e sight, or tha brililancy of the display. OIS, ¢,y Forrox, e — FIRE-INSURANCE. The Natlonal Doara of Underwrlters to Do Rostained, Spectat Dispatch to The Tridune. Naw Yonk, Dec. 26.—Tho Natlonal Board of Underwriters met hers on tho 19thand 20th Inst. The itendance was quite Jarge, conslder- Ing the near approach of the Christmas holi- days and the storny weather, All the leading sgency companies, including the English oocs, were fepresented. | Tho mecting was cunductod with the strictest privucy. None of the papers liere grot wind of it. Your correspondent accl- dentally heard of it to-day, aud, recognizing its huportance to Western interests, devoted some tine to unearthing the proceedings. A full anad free discussion of tha present situ. ation was had, in which all were given an oppor- tunity to join} and, to the surprise of all, there scemed to be nn unanimous feeling that the unly safety now for the Inaufln;i puollc, us woll 85 the companies, was In sustaining the Hoard aud adbering to fts rules. A large number of the resolutions snd motlons were submitted to varlous members, and, at the close of the frst day's session, all of them were referred toa committee of seven, who were to submit & re- port to the mecting next day., Tho report of the Commiltoe gave the friends of tho Board great cocouragement, as It was short and clear, and had the ring of true metal. The first resolution offered was Lo the cffect that the obligativns of the underwriters of this country to the States ln which they do business, and to'the citizens of thuse States, require the establishinent and uniform mnfutenance of rates of premium which discriminate wisely and just- 1y between the risks to be Insured, with refer- rRee to thelr hazards from fires, Lo the end that the danger of disastrous conflagrations may bu diminished by promoting the constructlon of buildings les liable to destruction by fires orig- nating within them or communicated to them frun without. > The mecting also resolved that the members regard their ovligations to the National Board and the companics constitutiog it as in full oree, and announce their purpose to continue to observe all its obligations with fidelity. Tne J:roflom action of the Excctive Commit- tec and the measures it bad adopted Jookiog to the furthering of the interests of the Board Compaaies and the objceta of the Board ftsclf were approved; and sald Committee were ju- structed to mature aud adopt such further rules, etc,, a8 would (;xrl‘l{ rotect the busincss of mem- bers uf the Bos grnm reckless competition (whether in or out of thi Board) in tue future. The Executive Committee wns also instructed to reduce tho expenses of the National and Local Boards to the Juwest possible minimum at the carllest practical moment. aud a resolution was also adopted Inviting the co-operation of all substantial companles, to the end that the busincss of insurance in thia country may be placed upon a substantial footing and” rendered safe allke to the Insured and the ownor of tho {nsurance stocks. It 18 believed that this meetincis by far the most important one the Buard bins ever held, as it develops a determination on the part of the conservative representatives and officers of the solid companics to stand firmlv by such rales and rates as will ensblc them to continue to lurnish the safest kind of lndemmtfi' In these times, when depreciation, followed by doubt and uncerta{nty on the part of capital, is tue rule, It is indeed o hopeful sign ot returning confidence, ——— « INDIANA. Her Did Noys—--Tho Attorney-General's . Reporte--Tenchers. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Inpiaxarovnts, ind, Doc. %.—The zonnual report of the House of Refuge for tho year end- ing Dec. 81, 1876, was filed to-day, The receipts have been $58,367: cxpuenses, §00,416.83. The expenses for the next two years are estimated 8t 837,390, bosldes $5,000 asked fur an assem- b, and hospital. During the year 129 0 admitted, and 180 were dismlased, escaped, or died ; number remalning, 824, Clarcova A. Busklirk, Attorney-Genoral, filed his nunual report todday for the yesr emlIuF Nov. 7. During that” thne he has col- Jected $40,033.84 frum various Sources. Syveral actions have been brought on behalf of the State, but they are all pending. The State Teachers' Assoclation met to-day, flullu o lurge attendance belug present. An nde ress of welcome was delivered by the Hon, W, P, Fishback. "Prof. W. H. Wiley, of Terro Haute, delivered an inaugural “oddress un “Amerlean Education.” The session wlll can- thte two dn}n longer, and addresses will bo do- livered by J. L. Pickard, Superintendent of Chicago Schools, the Hon. E. E. White, Pres!- dent of the Purdee University, Lemuel Moss, President of the 8talo Unlvrrllli'i the Hon. Richard W. Thompson, of Terre llaute, Prof, Jolin L. Camphell, Secretary of the Ceutennlal Commission, aud others. —————— THE WEATHER, ‘Wasnrsarox, D, C,, Dec. 27—1 a. m.—Far the Upper Mississippl and Lower Missourl Val- leys clear or falr weather, with westerly to southerly winds, slight changes in tomperature sud baremeter. LOOAL flhlllvl'flg 00, Dec, %6, Tine, |Bar, Thr ., Wind, __ Bin. Wéather, M0 I8 BB W, 0.0 24 T4 B e, 0 28 . Ealr, Falr, Maztaum therionioter, 233 minimui, 18, GENEHAL OBIKRYA’ Ciioano, v, Thr, Wind. 8.1, frovh. NV, Reatl 20 (8, W, frest w0 Weuiher, Stationa, lou iL1. snow, fresh!' .02 Lt suow, E : infi'x::\alifiu-s. ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, Tho General Tran vermacs Nox ork {G. 1.} for the Vessels on this fa pruvided with Electric £y f Lurrow street, N, ur, BaLUTday, IF ¢, Pouzolz, Baturd: rudelle, Satarday, Ja: " J sago {n gold tincludin) ne) kirst caoin, 8110 io 120, mcvording 1o accemmodation. Secund, hird cabin, $4D. Return ickets st reduced raivs. teerage $26, with superior accommudation, uciudiog wine, beddiog and utenells, withiout extra charge, Bl reanarked thus * do ool curry sleersyo pasaoa- uul‘s DE HENIAN, A{uul 3% Uroa: "l'l{. . ¥, WHITE, 07 Clark=l., &gent for Chlcago. North German Lloyd, 11 sall a."f' un":lr this Campany will sal flnd'fln e, cabln, $60, toll-h sieernge, 0 currency, ¥t fo O PMMEOIDIYIO ypowiiig reun, New YUk Great Western Steamship Line, Prom New York to Uristol (England) direct. uesday, Jun. 16, il S s a0 r.‘vfiuli‘x.num s20. 850, $100. 8300, BHOU. ALEX, HloullNDlIAll &_CO,, Baokers and Bruk No. 13 Wall-at,, w York, makes fur ous- FaDis (o veatin large o7 stnll smlounle - l:’n‘(zl'l'nl on_Pler, foot of Tookei i New ~Front . flo! cw York to Southampton: d irenien, Arst cablo, §Hgi scconl R Cabln p ¢, $70: [oterme pie) ) uis of elta.tats which frequontl tmes s woioudt lavente: 10 miock Frivileges negutlute e Il 5 R S S s W B PeT T A A A A R S ~at., Mchlgan | AMus HALSTED-ST, OPERA HOUSE, Corner Halsted and Harrison-sta. FOR CHRIBTMAS WEEK ONLY. OLD DOMINION SLAVE TROUPE The only colared drsi in edstence will appear each night and hrtatinas, Wednes: Satinses € duy, and Saturday b the great moral drama. UNCLE TOMW’S CABEN! Introductng the Grand Plantation Seene with & chorny of thirty yufces. Prices of sdmislon, 25, 33 a0 70 eta. II.WI‘JRLJ'S THEATRE, AGUIRE, & B Proprictors (RIS Winager $They are ext; , m. L o T ariators o ¥ fterald . Dec. 28, THIS WEER ONLY. Matinces on Wednes- day and Saturday. GHORATA sapcnmioms ~ WINGTRELS 01;81101 SOUTIE ipaxe MINSTRELS GLORQIA 0f Genotue, Nexroen. MINSTRELS EOUGIA """ Anrers. MINSTRELS OB HEIGAT, BILLY KERSANDZ, 1. LIT1L! au, 1, Sowiern._ £ox sticet ouen Thursday at i MCORMIEK VALL, YALE COLLEGE CLEE CLUB! (16 MALE VOICES) = & Concert for the Beneft of the Yale Club Weaneaday Evening, Jan. 3 Trogramme—Cailaze Songa, Gleca, Warliles, Part Songs. Tickets, Inciuding résces ed seat, $1: for sale st Cotb's Library and Koot & Sons' Muslc Store, Sale ‘tiday morning, Dec. 29, at 10. NEW CHICAGO THEAT For & ahort senson, ce. 25, MATIN wi filu oa! commencing Chrlstmas, Monday, ! NEES: Curistuns nd New YeAr'si also’ Wednosday and Baturisy HAVERLY'S GRAND HIDERN COMEDY COMPANY, Inclading Trish Comed(ans, ‘thn only AT Re JOSIE MORIIS and Mit. and 3194 | A pew irian dirama enuitiet ““iity 0'Corinor.® thira: dncing Pat Kouney, Uan amt Joato Sorrih, ind the Hren: uans, In their gew tivs. to be folluwed with 4 rullicking farce of Barney's Adventures, ar the Tricka of Dubiltn ian, Admlssion, 35, 8, and 75 cents. No €xira chiarge for reseryo ) seala. HOX sheet Duw opdn, ADELPIL THEATRE. T TONY DENIER, TAMER ciown i tataie, A WEEK OF CHRISTMAS comiciakigwme, FUN, With New Wardr T0 G AN e AN ALL, sdieay e ian weaix. MIRTIL McVICKER’S THEATRE---KELLOGG, GRAND ENGLISI OPETIA. ONTY THREE XORE PERFORMANCES, This Wedneaday cvening, Dec. 27, Fiotow's popular opera, MARTMA Mies KLLLOGG, Mra, Seguln, Messrs. Maas, Carle- ton. snd Sexnin {n the cast. Fridey eventne, ec 20, first time this season of . Auber's charminy operi ' A D Baturday—~Grand Kellow Matinee and lsst performs ance of thie scason, MIGNU. ACADENY OF MUSIC, McCOT, EMMETT & WOODWARD. . Praprictars Magnificent opening for the winter seaxon, oa tha cheapest a3 best Vardety Thestre (n America, Only 10, 15. and 25 centa sdmiaston, 1Tl laviest Novelly Troups s moit completo varfe- comblnation L 1},\' PLE FACE OF TIIE GLOBE, Get bill bt the pumerons attractions. T McVICKER'S TIUEATRE, ‘Thursday snd Saturdsy evenings, Dec. 28 sad 30, BYRON'S moat suecesaful come Iy, OUR BOYS. With & brilliant cast of characters. MONDATY, 1, elaburste production of TUE LAW OF THE L * COLISEUM, CHRISTMAS WEEK. THE LAWRENCE SISTERS, WILLIAM _NOONAN AND ALICE BATEMAY, MU Y AND SHANNON, And Forty New tars In a Grand Olio. WOoop'S MUSEUM. SUNDAY NIGHT, Dee. 31, Centennial Tlostrated Lecture, Witk Views, Making the Great Exporition aga'n s resity. Prices: QOrchiestra Chalrs, 50c; Urvsa Circ) WooD's MUSEGM. ‘Wedncsday, two Performances, MATINEE 2 P-1M._, Ivening at S. WEST SIDE SKATING PARK, Corner Ada and Madfson-sts, OPEN DAY AND EVENING, BEAUTIFUL ICE! Good Muste, Admisslon, 23¢; Cilidren, 10¢, BOLR MQUE'S DANCING ACADEMY, 128 Twenty-fourth-st. NEW TERM commeaces TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 1877, NEW _TUNL 0, oliday Music Books! 17 SPLENDID VOLUMES FOR PRESENTS. Uniform o Style, Binding. and Price, which is for each Baok, in Boards, 82,601 In Clath, 83 ¢ 1n Clotl, full Gile, €4, THE WURLD GP SON 18 the latest Volume of Bound Muslc, has 20 pages, Full Sheet Music Bize, aud 18 alled with tho est Songs and Ducts of the day. GHMS []P THE DANG 18 the tatest Ttound Val- ume of Instrumentat Muslc, 232 pages, Full Bheet Music Size, flled with the best recent compositions of Strauss. Lesmothe, Zikoff, Faust, and others. Isa companlou tu the 1amous ** GEMS OF ST8AUIS. Also, Voeal. 3oonz's Intsn MzLopizs, Gexsor Exotisn 5o¥a, BILVER WREKaTU. Gxus 0r 5COTTISH Sox Instramental. Gruy or GEnMAN §0 QOxusor Brravsy, TWHKATH OF GExy, Howx Circrx, VoL L & 11, Buowezror Prante, PLANIRTS' ALBUN, Urgratic Prasts, Praxuronts Geus. Also Lhie 317e1caL TREASURE, both Vocal and Instru- mental, ORAAN AT Houx, for Heed Organs, aad P1axo AT Huxz, with IMano Ducta. Either book malled poat fres for retal] orice. TYON & HEALY, Chicago. COLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston, ** A organ of Juteraational Thought and Bentiment.” —Bosten Jourual, HE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW. HTTe JANUARY-FENRUARY. 1877, THE INTENNATIONAL REVIEW begins fta now valugie with Lo fullawing coutenta: F OLY T 1a: 1, THE ANTIQUITIES VMPIA IN TRE MIT. BEUS AT BRRLIN #ceount of the rosults of the Hrsg kreat adort of the Germun Empire i the jovestgation of the dowmaln of classical sniljuity. s icle 1s by the Germun seholar sngd arclucolodiel, | CHTL ho direcior of the Olympisn fnsestis ‘ i wh}«:" xallucl!n[wnlldlnfl:lu atieation un otli sldesof thu Atlauile. 1L THE PAKIS SALOX OF 1870 i3 by ChanLks GINDKIEZ, Of Paris, and desciihoa thie patnlligs on ex+ Ribiston at thie L'aris salun, &s well ns the presant congls thun of l‘revmll.l‘rh ‘That 16 withels was trunsluted by o thio wito uf Philip Glluere tamerion, nd rovised by Vhe Leitr, Will be ait lntoreating fact €o uany. A1, 10w, TUSLEVIN NLW YOI fn the subfect Dawasow, Principal of MeGill Cols ‘Tno writer crfife & 10 the doctr INAL Jitl % o ki wulta ot the elebrated Jupa sasafs. V. DANTEL DERONDA, tie fatest productfon of Grouux Buigr, Ia roricwss by K. It Bowker. Hicrary eritle of the New York Tribuue, Vi POLITICAL CORJEUPTIINS=TIE ROOT OF TIE EVIL=ls survey. by David Dudicy Pleld. Faa., of thy evils which attenid our preseist systém of lr( ointe Tug oticials aud aimivistaifag the Uovernment through ol At prty puwuritca. | Fho artlcle suisedts ro: uriia by wiiol tho breacal latu af atlre ey b thi- ruved, PIENG ircsent nuwber of tho Review aho contains s pew wounet by WILLIAN GULLEN HRVANT, sid sh 4n- anuaily’ furko nutblics Of raviciwe of Amoriéau aud Ku- Topeu books. | Ll Uilbert Navieri; Americans un At ki Furoje, and a1 ecord of ud couteBOTary eyouts, complcts the nus! Yrice, postpatd, 81, Adouud subscripiion, 3. A, B, BARNES & CO., Publishers, 111 and 113 Willlaw-at., New York. DANAGED CLOTIING, FIRE! FIRE!! CLOTHING Slightly Damaged by Water, At the late fire of Hall, Gartlon & Co., New York, €5 00 wurch of Men's aud Doys' Fio '.‘lnuunr 1o Ub wl:!nll\lvrfln: 1 Bluo, which {8 50 percent bejow dng Coal.” Balo to coatinuy 1ol cay fu day uncll clcsed vty At 168 South Clavk-st., Chieago, 11 Jn#b‘n will 8nd 1t (0 thelr sdvantago ta examios our a6k, *5¥h. <Tte store will bo opea to-morTow 1or thy ac- wodatlon of our custowers. BOWERY LOAN OFTICE. A"FEW PLAIN FACTS. i TITE XOVELTY of aur. -4 enterprise has worn off, o The people have been v convinced of our stata. z ments, hrnce the con- . 1 tnued rusts, = WY 18 177 WHY 18 172 1 i fa Just 1k giving & doliar gol ” pleca for 50 centa carrency aa par. y chaving eiothing for omo-th 5 thefr "valuo. **Delay {4 danger- : onr tMake hay wille the sun 4 slifnes,” ara wise maxims. i TREREFORE, svall youre selven of the present oppore ' {tnity snd examinie the guinj outhe, " Cluthin " T 8 and_Ha; MEFORE "You “AnE LATE. . [ C . ofZ; Goma anaes for sourselrer, whettr you pare : BOWERY LOAN OFFICE, i 1531 &£ 153 South Clark-gt. [ — LDUCATIONAL. . Bavs: !*Ttako grest plessure in recommendine to o Bureots the Acaiemy at Siciinof Mr. Swithin o horee lige. Thavehad an oprortunity for seversl years past ! af observing thy manner in which this Acadeiny is con. 1 ducted, as ¥ell a1 the doportmient 6f the punils who At tend (t'and am satistled that nothing i nexlected which en furthor ioth tha {niclloctual sad moral develop: Anta Acatemy for Vonng Men and Tloys 1s 12 mites 5 by rall Trom Plilladeiphin,* $200a Year for Boarding, Sashing. “usn” &r.. chooliug Hooks &o; Tayauiy Quarterly, NO extrh charges. Studenia admitted at any time,* Kpectal individuni and claas lastruction for adiarced and bavkward pupils comulnlng the adysn- tages of private tutoring and schoul-roum dritl. T Iustrigion. two graduates of Tala Co scven churcties, and a cnarter which b g of intoslenting drinks for 20 yoars. For picturs of far_and bufiding, cymnasium, &c., clreuf referenco 1 thiv ety adiress SWITIHN C. Univeraley, . Moo Stedisy h:xmuun,mnxummfl Pennsylvania Military Academy, Chester, Dé¢laware County, Pn. Session reopenn Jan, 7. Far Clrcnlars anply to $OL: T TIVATT, President. R oo LA PIERRE HOUSE, Cor. Broad and Chestnat-sts., Philadelnhia, Pa. Deat locstton in the citys greatly enfarsed and fme. praved; DLy Foums o saite: bathy Nt AN cold WALe} passenger elevator, and sl molern impravementai fitedubin clegant #iyie; Srat-ciasein all I sppolnt: Terms—£3.70t0 4 rer day, acco 0 location of romn, Tor aie day or Lkarf *CCoMII7E to locatlon of Bpecial rates to familles and commerelal J. B BUTTERWORTIL 1 men, Proptietar, W;@gfifiifilgfl'“‘rfllNfl ; SIEY VERTILATING APPARATOS Mannfactured by PEPE CRANE BROS. MG C0., Bl 10 W, Jefferon-st. RAILROAD TINE TABLE, ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRATYS Erplanatinn o, Referarze Nirkt—t gatarisy exe cepted, $3undayazceptel. $Mondayescopiad. ] Are riveSundayats 3. m. § D3N OHICAGD & NORTAWESTEWY RATLWAY, Tieket Ofices, 62 Clark-st. (Sterman House) aad 73 Cannl-t., o i ot thedepara. aPacific Fast Line.. abuligque (v Ex, ¥ aDusvous N1zhe | aprsis Neht Efpiea. aFreept, Twockfd & Duplqu aFreep't ROCECd % Dutitaue. bMiiwaukee Fast Ml (dulls) i sMIiwankee Fxpress aCenera L bleneva L. a—Derot comer of el b=Depot corner of Cag ENTRAL BATLROAD, U ol of Tweatyeseadd-e, . . soutlicadt cornerof Rare : d aL Faliner Jlouse, doijh, Urand l'acli Matl {via Matn and AtrLine) Day Express . Kalam; i Night Express. 1Baturday Ex. * sunday £, $ Monday Ex. § Da: OHI0AGO, ALTON & BT LOUTS wnd OMTOAGD i KANSAS CITY & DENVER GHORT LINL3. Unlon bepot, side, ucar Mallsanest. bridze, Tiekes Oulee [ hese prinsield & Veoris Fust 15xrras colkuk & Diciing103. R wali'ton Vaduc) LARE SHORE & MICHIGAN SQUTHERN, ATrivo. Teave, vom. Dinal oL pom. 11i0a. 1, D i 05103, m, Coleliour Accominodation’y,L) BB EN RS vevinresas oes HO: ORICAGO, MILWAUREE & 8T, PAITL RATLEY Uniun Depol, corier Madisn and Canal-sia i Qtlice, 13 8outh Clark-st., opposlie &l 5:03p. m. "Inma. n m. 't 7:00m W Milwankee, Tirketd for St Panl and Minneapolls nrs good elther via Madison and Fraitis Qu Chien, or vis Watertovn, La Crosse, aad Winoow ILLINOID CUNTRAL RAILROAD, Depor, foot of Lake-at. uud fuot of Twenty-eceondssts “Ticket Otlice, 121 Bandolphe k. ORICAGO, BURLINGTON & OUTNOY RA ROAY, Dejuis, fuol of Lako-at., 1rllane-ey,, and Sixtecathe g s, 3l Caunt und Blxieeutloata. Tieker Ollices, 39 Clark-at., au pote. 3 Teave, |_Amive, Malland Express P T ‘ OUAWE and Dtrest [ " Hookiord, Dubuaue & sioax, 20 & i | T3 2. me 4 & m.[* 4:25p, m. L & ol * 4408 W, i i3 103N 1B N R ubugqu luux Clty Exp. n 'acihe NIGht Kap. for OWmalia 110,00, f: situs Ul 2'. Leavenwurih, Atchison & Bt. Juseph Exp.. 110: oWl HNIV‘ Accuminod'n ¥ rove Ac 2 " *Ex. Bunday, 1 £x. Baturday, $ Ex, Monday, UHICA‘JIO & PAOITIO RATLROAD, v Depot curuer ol DA eke it 00 Cit¥ Igin Passenger Llgin Passes [ Tumer Park 1 D ron }relgie Eliin Fret s, TR PITTSBURG. Ft WAYNE & ORIAGO RAILWAY, Toave, - _Arrive, : S L éll‘c‘!ll. o N TR B ! astLine. 10 . ! 9 e ERIE & CBICAGO LINE. B Frowm Pittaburg, Fort Wayne & chlcago Depot, & 0 | _Leave | —Ant New York Express.... 1Dally, " fSaturdsy exceptod X — o0 ) 8:13p.m. § Bi0UA M ot Ticket-ofices: B o8t Arrive, 610 8 \ . m. 4 B0R B ¥, Buniays exceptea, W‘IELAND & PACIFIU RATLROA! el Ve burel wid blicrian-ald, Vicdul 00 80 Clurk:btey Bhestuau House: : u Au‘ el Leave, 1 Arriva, § gm0, maba, Leavenw'th & Atoh Ex| & o ¥ 40D o Peru Accowinodatl o UL SVISIA A . N Njelb Eapreat. .. 10:000, . 1 300 & 1