Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1877, Page 2

culated to make themen who helped roll up Anthony's Republican mnlurll{' to 40,000 lmm!c “ tho Lord that they had a hand in the good work, 4 in referring to State affalrs, the Governor . ralls attention to the fact that our State finances . anderedit areof the most fattering character, The 7 per cent currency bonds of the State are sold at & premium of "7 per cent on their par i valno mfie most _prudent Investors. The ag- : gntc . financial Lransnctions of . the State for fi:fi year were hs follows: Reecipts from all i sources, Inzluding €123, 15.01 balance fn the f Treasury Dec. 1, 1875, #1,345,553.80; disburse- ' monts on account of appropriations ana {nvest- i . ‘ment of Sinking and _School Funds, i $1,000,716.24; balance fn Treasury Dec. 1y | islo, $216117.04; total valustion of taxable X roperty for the yearas flxed by the Board of r‘ ug\lz;@sl_ogs ‘61-5'),&')!,316.&!, un increase of , 10,605,787.88 in one ycar. ¥ 1t Iu"mnzcnlcd that the beginning of our fls- cal year be changed to July 1, and that the .necessary change be made in the time for the ‘pagment of the Btate salaries, The law pro- vfimg a flaeal ngency for Kansas in New York should Lo su amemled as to relleve ] Treasurcrs from remitting to such ngency moneya_for the redempilon of Ntate aml U school bonda held Ly the Etato as an . Investment. The countics, not the State, should be made responsible for ucllur'uult taxes. The possitlity vf trouble and loss by reason of thelt of sccurliles hicld by the State or any of its in- : + gtitutions shoukl be provided agafust at once, 1 It 1s one of the firet autles of the Legislature to shnplify and _cheapen local govesnmental mi- chinery; to abolisli cily governments over rural commimnities, returning Mayors, Counellmen, ; and policemen to the fietd of productive indus- " try. There should_be reform i the moncy management of the Penitentiary, Humauity and publie zood unite in dcm)nvul- fng & place of conlluement other than the Penl- tentinry for youthiul criminals, A House of b Correcion should be established. The charitas Blo (nstitutions for blind, deaf, dumb, and insane should be pinced under oue Board of Managere. 5 It should be mades eriinfnal offense for any 3 oflicer chnrged with the disbursement of publie moneys to exceed an_sppropriation or disburse for any otlier furposc than that clearly delined i by law. Insanc State prisoners should be al- h mitted to the Ipsane Asylum, Those of the State Normal Schools abolished last year should X Lo re-established under proper restrictions. The general school interests of the State were 3 never tiore prosperous, 'Tho lberal support ol the Stato University md Agricultural Collego shoul be continued. The Statc laws should Pe revised or codificd, and the death penalty law should he amended. At present It s too evasive. To bu consistent with tho manliness and moral courago of the body of the pun&xlc of Kan- sog, pald claims agalnst the State should . be at onco and houestly adjusted, r between chartered orgunizations tho State ahoulit 4 more clearly defined. Al Londs and mu)uma tield by . the Treasurer as an fuvestment of permancnt W funds should be eurcfully registered with the » Auditor, 1t is desirable that our own bonds by 1 redecmed at cuitent volue as ropldly as the Sinking Fund aceumujates, The work of the State Board of Agriculture should be prolonged ond widened asa belp to od immigration. 70 the Western Associated Iress. ' Torzxa, Kou, Jan 11.—1ho Governor read his message himself to the Legislature; in jolut sesslon tids afternoon. 1t {8 contined notuly to Jocal matters, but refers to the present con dition of national affairs as follows: "I'his conditton of things was made possible by a magnanimity without reason, aml an animority ‘* without precedent, by which we miade haate to soy A that trenson was nota crime to be remembered, ' and traitors not men to bo fearcd In power, Thero . nelawere sweet to the taste of merey, and consol- ing to tho it of foraivencss, bt they havo . proved ashien ifl the wmouth of Wisdom and bitters ness (o the soul of Jnstice, By this mldaken action and uareasonable conddence, men who but s few ycurs ogo wero in open, armed rebellion againet the conetituted authuntics of vur Governs * wment In o war withoat historical parallel in extent ; and cruelty, have found thele way baclk into the i Lialls of Jglelation and pusitions of lted ex- A ocutive apd judiclal tenst in the tonal and Ftate Governmients, If thexe men, when this re- Anntated, had by thefr ncts vindlcuted ourconfidence in thelr roturning luyaity and love of country it wonld have been d sibilme consummation for which the pations of the carth have slghed (u vain since human governmenta w zed, Bt such conewmnmtion waa not poseible, berause ‘human natures intervene toprevent a conquee ¢ from becoming a teusted friend. ‘e leadurs of that great Hebeliion may bow in manly sulbmieslon 3 o the results of u war in which they lost every- thing, but they can uever cease to cherish the Lost i Canso ns the fewel of ticie pride and the mecret Liope of tuelr tunor hearts, Dor would we respect them {f they could, ‘The sooner we adnit thls great fundainental set, the sooner khall we Tift relutions and our Guvernuent abuve the of res belllon and. revolutlon Ly keeplie ita con- N trol i tho Wn Of thoss whoso love ] for its pricele inim 4 parumonnt to the lovo of lifoyteelf. On thix ason all previous contlcts - fuvolving the queationy of human rights, human cquality, and free government, Kaneas stands be- fore the world In the samo herale attftado L ne aver mutntained b its iajorition on. Sncional aud Blato tckets, and In the ulmost conpleta politicil unantmity of your body it has renfiiemed s devo- tlon ta the right, ond renewed (s pled.ge 1o 1t else ter States and the world that it would e unilty of treancn to he future hy foryetting tha bloudy race ard of tieasun in the past. Agzain ho says: Mure than this the Iepublican party does not de- stre, nor will ft attempt to farce” anything incon. vistent with the will of the peaple aid the fut ete of the Government. Lt Wil uct from patriotic, not partisan, motlyes, onil do itx duty fn the futare < in the past, and (6 actlon, whether it leads slong the quiot pth of yesce ur ulons the rugged Tund of war, will huve the ripport of the Cotmons . wealtl of Ranens, 1t iy deelied by the people of .. Kuneas that the party of lis cholee e ot kept In ; possesslon of the General Govesnment by untatror unlawful ne3ns, At the same thuo § 14 the un- questioned senso of puvlic judgment and patriot- fam that not one step be conceded in compromise or ylelded to the intimdation talk of fo fervently pray that the df 1Ay not agali curew our lar e bo to pro- tectand defend the sscred catnings of the laat great struggle, I another like It of greater Ia necewnnry, thoy will be ready now ns thes to do thetr duty, INDIANA. TILH COLORED CITIZEN. Apectat Dispatch to T Tribuna, INDIANAPOLIS, 2., Jan, 1l.—Seuator Dyke- man Introduced u bill to-day, vpening common schools to colored ehildren on equal terms with white. Mr. Dykeman announced his futention to do this a doy or two £go, and redeemed bis promiso to-duy, 1t hascreated no Httle squirm. fug amonyg the moss-backed Democracy, suing of whom are decidedly furfous over this breach in the tmehonored prineiples of the groat party. ‘The bIlL will olso eerve tho pure poss of developing the views of soma Republie- ans whose views un the matter aro by no mcans clear, Ou Dykemun's part the LI {s a clear bld for colored suppart In the rucs he proposes to make for Congress from the Logansport Dis. trict at the next clectlon, Benator Harrls also jutroduced a LI for un amemdment to the Con- stitutlon striking out the word ** white,” FILVER, A bill was fntroduced futo the House making tho milver dollur a logal tender within the State, BAT DOWN UFON, Carlton, of Terre laute, futroduced his Pres- Identlal count resolution to-day, decluring that Titden and Hendricks are entitled 1o u majority of the Electoral votes, umd that the Urestdent of the Scpate bas no right to deddare the count. He sunounces) that e futended to submit somy vemarks on the subject within a few days. The House, however, squelelied the budding states maan by passinz an order to refer all such resolu- tlons to the Committes on Federal Relations without debate, It goes Into the pockets of the sensible metber who moved to strike out the South Carolina paragraph from the message of Gov, Hendricks, TWO OFVICES. At the Republivan vaucus to-morrow nlght, Curry, ex-Sceretary of Etate, will probubly by nutued for 8tate Livrarfan, and Dr. P, 1L Jame- sam, of this vity, for re-cle-tion us President of Benevolent Tostitutions, The Dewocruts of tho Senate bave given up the iden of Tehising to go these Inte Julut convention fur the election ol A stronz temperauce law prepared h{ 4 otiicers, the temperanie people Was introducet into bot! 1lousen, beurinyg direetly upon thu suppression of drari-shops. TILE MILITIA. Gov. Willtams proposcs ut once to enter npon the work of oryunlzing o stronz State wilitia force. 'Tuis 1a one of Uncle Jitmmy's hohbles, The law ives the Guvernor full suthority to l]:polnwll oflleers atuye Major, and permits Ll to order the militia to _any polut where ho lllrrehtndn trouble un proclamation. Willlams will at ouce sppuint Malors and Brivadicrs. 1The namnes of Gen. Love, Gen, Mauson, snd Gen, James R, Slwk ure mentloned {o conuection with the Mujor-Generalship. WISCONSIN. GOV, LUDINGTUN'S ME3SAGE, « Bpclal Dispatch (0 Tha Tribuse. Mapisoy, Wis., Jau. 1L.—The sccond anpusl message of Gov, Ludlagton wus detivered In the Assembly Chamber, wiere the Asscmbly and Benate wet o jolot couventlon at 3:90 p. w, The messoge wos conclse aud well read. Not- Y withstandinz the juclemency of the weather tuerg were many out, including wssy THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1877.. ‘The message {s geuerally conceded to be a very able document, No huriness of importance has as yet been introduced, A short session wiil be ‘held to- morrow morning, when they wifl adjourn until Monday evening. ATPOINTMENTS, The followlnz appofutinents have been made thus far by order 0? the Assembly: Assistant Clerk, C. 1, King, Clark Countv; Baokkeepery W, M. Fogo, Rlchiund County; Engrossing Clerk, J. M. Sharp, Walworth County; En- mlllnl,: Clerk, L,_B. Noves, Oconto County; Prool-remler, A. Dewey, Barron County, \A CONTRATED SRAT IN THH ARSRMBLY, Special Corverpondence nf The Tribune. MILWAUREE, Jan, 9.—The taking of testl- mony In the Fink-Salenting contest for Member of Asccubly from the Lleveuth District of this connty ing been completed, and the facts wiil soun be presented to the Legislature. At the election, Yink, Republican, wus defeated by Salentine, Democrnt, after & very close contest. Salentine had a plurality of seven votes; amd Fink had seen cnonzh at'two polls to convinee him that the Democrats had made use of the fgnorang Polacks of the district and defeated i by perfury and fraud equul to any practiced away down South. tiolmmediately “llsted the votes on_ alldavit, and entered upon a thorough canvass of the wanl, The Democrats” had get up an atihdavitmdll anight or two before the election, and had turned ont scores of voters. The Investigntion developed the fact that nearly 100 fraudulent votes had been east; that these voters wero Democratie voters; and that they were cast un- der names not to be found amang tho residents of the district, One or two of the fgnorant Po- lucka were votedunder the names of prominent citizens of adjolning wards, Mr. Fink then ave due notlee that he would contest the seat, The testimony In his behalf was recorded before Justice Bocrngen, aud that of Salentine was taken befora Commlssioner Thumlr fon, The week has been spent In this important atep in the contest. Thelawyers for Salentlne made it a polut to consume nlf the time possible in order that Fiuk wonld not be able to get in the full welght of his teatimony, —tho time betgz Hnlted until 11 o'clock last night. Justice Boerngen’s Court was held In the South-Stde Turner lall befure s lurge audlence of people. Last evening the hall was crowded beyond its scating capucity, It {s now apparent that Fiok is elected from 60 to 70 votes. Iis success will give thiscounty a Republican delegation, MINNESOTA. BILLY INTRODUCED. Special Dispatch to Tha Trivune, 81, Pavr, Minn., Jan. 11.—In the Senate, Mr. Langdon introduced a bill providing that rall- way offlcers permitting gambling in cars or station-houses shall be llable to fine and Im- prisonment. ‘ Mr. West Introduced a bill allowing countles 1o pay $200 reward for the arrest and conviction of horee-thieves. The Senate agreed to o concurrent resofution for the appolntment of a committee to conslder the State apvortionment on the basls of the last census, The spportionment was defeated at the laat eesson, but some legialators think the hill may Lo passed this acsslon, notwith- standing the Constitutioh only authorizes a new apportionment nt the sceslun tunnediately fol- Towing the census, In the Housc, Mr. Osburn Introduced o me- murfal making Congress to extend the time for the completion ol the Ilastings & Dalota Rall- roud. A petition from Selah Chamberlnin, referring to State rallroad bonds, wis received und re- ferred, Tho' Jolnt Convention for clecting a United States 8enator will mneet Tuesday forcnoon. OI1110. LEGISLATIVE PROCREDINGA. Cotunnus, 0., Jan. 1L.—In the Iouse, a bill was futrodiced directing the fnsertion in fire- instrance pollcles of a cancellation clouse, un. der which the polley may bo canceled ot the re- quest of tho holder, and also msking notes given for policies nun-transferable. In the Benate this alterncon, a bill was intro- duced fucreasing the salaries of the Supreme Judges trom 8,000 to $4,000 per utnuam, House bIlls were introdtced to fix the pay of County Awlitors, to extend the thne of payment of the'tirst fustallment of tuxes to the 13th of Jannary of each year, to require railrond com- panlea to erect comfortuble depots at all towns of 17N ponulation, or vne within it a mile of thelr road, A resulutlon was adopted calling on the Adjutant-General to furnisn infurmation rel- ative to the Massillon rlots. TENNESSEE. TUE TWENTY-4RVENTI! HALLOT REACTIAD, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, NASUVILLE, ‘Tent, Jun. 11.—On Lo twenty- seventh ballot, the Convention of the two Hluuses of thy Lezislature adjourncd until noon, having been unable to elect u Senator. Bailey's highest vote touched 33, with 51 uccessury for achuice. Tho general bellef to-nlght Is that Battey will be elected. Hoe shows more endure fng strength, and will most likely pull through, The decreasy of Bate's vote from St to 25 dls- coursged his fricuds, and his defeat 1s lovked upan us almost certain, It Is asserted that bls real strength will be only the 18 who were Instructed for biin, As matters now stand, the Republieans have the balunce of power, and coull elect Bailey if they desired. Tt I8 under- stood, howeyer, that they prefer KEY, In the eveut of Key's vote ristug to 00 will cast. thelr 21 votes for him and thus clect him, 1f Bate continues to weaken, the whole Democrith: vote wiil be cast for Buitey, 1€ the Bate and Bafley factlons grow stubboin sorh uncompromising, Key's chances are still mure encauraeing, ~ The” ntroduction of out- dntes teets with disfuvor, Congresa. tnnn Bright's name olfered got 6 votes, It s thought that no result can be reached to-mor- row. ANRKANSAS, GOV, MILLENX'S INAUQURAL. Lirree Rock, Ark., Jan, 1L.—To<lay bofore the joint scaslon ot the Leglslature Gov. Will- fam R, Miller was fnpugurated. 1o his address, which was short and pofnted, he sald he was wedded to no particnlar flnancial polley; that the frec-school system would rocelve his undi- vided attentfon and support; thut the colored peonte should be_ protected i every legal and constitutionsl rhzht; that be favored eeunomy, but wan oppused to false frugality, During the lnauguration tho gallerivs and lohiby were erowded with vi<itors. ien U, J. Churelitll, State Treasurer, and Willam ¥, lenderson, Attorney-General, were ulsa sworn fn, MICHIGAN DEMOURATIO SENATORIAL CAUCES, Spectal Diaputch to Tha Trioune. LasiNg, Mich, dan, 1L—The Democratic Benatortzl gaucus was held this evening at the Cupftol. “Thirty-uno Democratie Representas tives wero present. Tho umes of George V. N, Lothrop aud Charles 8. Muy, of Detroit, aud Austin Blafr, of Jdackson, were presented on the itret formal badlot, -~ Mr. May, recetving n majority of the votes cust, wus, on motion, du- elared the unanhinous neminee, SPEAKEN, N, Mich,, Jan, 11.—The Ilonso to-day eeted N. Al Hamflton, of Oakland, Speaker pru ten,, the Denocrats voting for J. Dy Nore ton, of Uakitand. - NEW JERSEY. COALITION. Tresros, N.J., Juu, Il.—After several days® balloting, four Republicuns voted with the Demacrats, and the Houge organtzed with R, ¥ Iabe, Democrat, Rpeaker, und dohu G, Foster, Republican, of Blaine-letter notorlety, e FINANCIAL, Spaciil Dispasch & The Tribune. Evaiy, L, Jan. 11 he Allens, dry-goods merchants, known ns Sam and DPete, fulled yes- terday. Llablitics, $7,000; assets, §06,000. Mustly Chles ereditors, Loviavie, Jan. (LT, and R Slevin & Cain, wholesale drv-goods merchants, have goie into bankruptey, Liabilities of the firm, 107, 470; nssete, 8100814, ‘The Individual labllitles of Slevin are $190,4%, his assuts being $30,700, priveipally n real vstate, Kpectal Dispatch to The Tridun. Forr Wavng, hul, Jun. 1lL-=Thorlouser & Wiler, wholesalt dealdrs {n fancy gouds and no- tlons, liave tiled u petitlon In bankruptey, Thelr Habilitivs aro reported to be $31,000, and, 1f the ussets could o realized on, they vould pay their debts Ju full, ———— ‘The old Quaker that asauwmed s need fu the per- fumed younz daudy 10 vover up sumetting uopleas- ant wea oalf riebt” Fo ressous B 1. Babb'te. For b uilies uls Toet Bouy ot b confuscd witl La sccutlces, that bis cralt way that Of thise who wake the averu.v wilet suap, ‘This uew tollet suap only needs to Ue tested to delve all uthers from use inthe chamber and batli-roow. 1t's the purcet sud best ©f woaps for all classos of peosle, tlon of Chirlst I thus seen Lo he ns olil as man} Tienee the fate of those heatlicn who verished {n tho deluge Is not *‘sapposcd” to he differcnt from that of anv other heathen of the same class who perish at any other time. God de- clares that Ills way fs ** Equul,” and it is * sup- posed P e knowa how to ndjust all questions arising from the natural and necessary sequence of events, The next question le, * Would not the Im- ression be gained ll}y the word of Chylet when RELIGIOUS. any way reduce taxation this winter. Tho re- celpts from customs still continue very light, and tiiere Is no linmediate prospect of an im= provement. The Honse phased the Military Academy bill with very little debate, Wasuixgroy, D. C., Jan, 11.—Tteprescatative Seliteleher received another dispatch from Brownasville to-day, urging him to give his Im- mediate attention to the condition of nffairs at New Larcdo, Jis correapondents reported that Uen. Revueltas continued lis plunder of Awnerl- can citizens, apparently with the approval of tho offieez fn cotnmand of the United States troops at Fort Brown, and also of the gunbont Rio Bravo, The \ll»Y:\lch alan nsserted that Revuceltas bad recugnized the Diaz Government, and, as Mr, Fiah had objeeted to any Interfer- ence with him s oflicer of President Lerdo’s army, on the ground that the Lerdo Governs ment was tha vnly one recognized by the United States Government, Schicicher was requested Lo report this fict to the Becretary of State, and ascertaln If his change of alleglance would not now authorize the interference of the United Btates. Fish's reply had not been received Jate thls evening. 4 tha Western Atsoclated Prese. Wasmxotoy, D. C., Jan. 11.—The Hours Bpeclal Committee to fnquire fnto theacts of the Board of Polica Commirsioners of the District of Colutnbia began thelr fnvestigation to-day by cxamining Maj. Richards, Superintendent of Pollce, e testifled that about tlic 1st of July 1ast Willfam J. Murtagh, President of the Board, requested him to detalf detectives to ree if they cautd not find Cougressman Whitthorne in some disreputable house, aud nrreet hin while there, with the view to publishing it fn the news- papers and breaking the forve of his re- Continuation of the Services of the Week of Prayer. . Imperfect Ventilation of the Tabernacle ---The Sermon on the Blood. I prayed to Genl fust hefore [lls crucifixion C1'1t be possible Tet this enp pass from Me, cte., that He was not as plensed to die asis clalmed " It {s not clalmed that Christ was * pleased to die.” Paul's words are, ** Who for the joy that was act before Him endured the cross aml de- spiacd the shame.” The humnn nature of Christ wan niterly broken dtown by the agony of Uetbisemnne; and that. cry for delivorance” of- fered with abeolute enbinission to the diving will was & most naturalexpression for the ¢ Man of Sorrows,” who wan delivered for sins not 111y own. It s not clear, howaver, that In the pray- er above quoted Christ altuded chicfly to His up- proaching death. his ru'\" may refer fo what {s describied b .y H. ¢ And belng n an agony He prayed more 'uuau; and 1lis awenl was, n It were, great. drops of blood fall- Ing down to the ground,” In Mark, xiv., 3115 Christ saya, * My soul {8 exceeding sorrowfu unto death, Aud e went forward a little and fell on the groumd, and pme-cu that if it were lmmhle the hour migght pass from Him.? Thus e *agony™ and “the hour" of Luke and Mark servé to explain the meaniog of “this cun? fn Matthew, ~And Luke says,—thirteenth thuzm:r, forty-third verse,—In the next verse to that where the prayer Ia recorded, And there Certain Theologleal Questions of an Ine quirer Fully Answered. P, P. Bliss and His Sunday-8chool Scholara —Univorsalist Board of Missions, WEEK OF PRAYER. NOON BERVICES. There were ahout 2,000 persons n attenlance at the woon praynr»mcurug yesterday fu splte of & hieavy snow-storm, ‘Lhe chifef feature of Interest was the return of the Rev. Dr. Good- win, who had been to dttend the funcral in memory of . P, Bliss and wife held amonyg thelr friends ncar Towanda, Pa. ITe spoke of the wonderful comfort of the 1loly 8pirit glven to tho father and mother of tho deceased, and mentfoned the hinportant fact that all the mem- vers of the entire houschold save ong wera be- tievera in the Lord Jesus Clrist. It wna this | sppeared an anmel unto Him from Ilcaven | port on naval affafrs, which was then glorfous Christian faith which enabled that | strengthening Ilin,”" which wonld lead to the | expeeted fn o few _days, and which stricken circlo of friends to bo at peaco even un- | concluslon that 1is prayer was thus answered, | Murtagh taid wonkl erbudy the results, not of n falr investigation, but of a persecution of the Sceretary of the Nayy. Subsequently It was _supgested that I it sliould be found that Whitthorie was not in the habit of visiting any disreputable pl-r7 in Washington, it might be well to employ thd snme way to entlea him into one. Richards furthier testitled that le pretend- e to conseut to Murtagh’s proposition, and to glve the desired order, but he privately in- steucted the detectlves not to act upon it. e also conferred with Mr. Couk, tho Board's at- torney, and they L:FITEII that, the force ought not to be employed in any such way. Maj. Richards will bu cross-cxamined by Judge Jereminh Wilson i belnlf of Muartagh to-morrow, Tho President to-day withdrew the nominntion of Vincent Horeing to be Penslon Agent at Loufsville, This lenvesR. M. Kelly n continued pozacssion of the aflice. Alexander Sharp, who was nominated to-day for appolntment us Paymaster fn the army with rank of Major, is the President’s brother- In-law. IT¢ fa now snd hasbeen for neacly elght {cnm United States Marahal for the District of Jolumbia. Somwe time 0go John Henderson, with othere, were convicted fu New Orleans for committing whisky frauds and sentenced to a term in the Wesat Virginia enltentiary. To-day his sisters left Washington for that” place, carrying with them bia pardon by the Presfdent, The President has nomluaicd Stewnra L. Woodford for United States District Attorney {for tho Bonthern Distelet of New Yurk, The appolntment of Stewart 8, Woodford District-Attorney for tho Southern Distrlct ot Now York was made at tho Instanceol Beuator Conkling. and “this cup’ and “this hour” and this “agony " did indecd pass from Him, to a cer- taln extent, or aruclnl power of endurance was given for it. Surcly n man llkeJesus Chirlst would ot break down a0 terribly under the mere pros- pect of o death which, thaugh one of the mnoat terrible suffering, was often inflicted under the floman_ law. It was evldently sometbing worse than tho prospective tortures of crucilxion which ealled out that prayer. Another question s, #What waa the age of Chefst nt the timo of Hts erucifixlon? ™ “Supposed ! to bo about 83, At the time of THs bantismn, Luke says, * Ho began to be about 30 years old.” " Luke fil., 23, wlnlstry loste ed *about® three years. . P. BLISS. TIIE SUNDATY-SCIIOOL SCHOFARS. At a recent meeting of thescholars and teach- ers of the Sunday-schuol of the First Congrega- tlonal Church, the following was adopted: Rince our Heavenly Father, by n Providenca wiich, to human vlew, 1s sad and mysterious; has suddenly removed from this world our lamented friend, P P, Blias, for three years Superlntendent of the Sunday-«chool of the Firrt Congregational Church, wao desire, as a school, to put on record romo tribite of sffection to one whase relations with us wero 8o intimate, and who so endeared himeelf to us ali, Amld our tears over this bereavemont, wo cher- {sh ns blessed memorles his carnest picty, hia con- recrution to the nervice of tho Master, hia efliclency as Superintendent, hla gifts os & singer, hymn. wrlter, composer anil (eacher of munic, his genlal courtenles, his pleasant face, that loving disposts tion which won all hearts, and his unfagging in- terest in ua aftor his official relations had ceared. We followed him rtjnl:lm:lg to that higher sphere of Inflaenco in ‘which hix reputation was becoming not national merely, but warld-wide, and we fondly hoped, for the future, that his vigorous health and atalwart_frame would, even to der this cloud and shadow of death. Remarks wero also made by Dishop Fallows, Mr, Morgan of Loudon, the Rev, Mr. Speucer, and Mr, Ensign. After o tender and {mpressive praycr by Brother Cole the doxology was sung, and the benediction was pronounced by Mr, Moody. EVENING SERVICE. There were about 8,000 peaple (n the Taber- pacle last evening to hear Mr. Mooily's favorito acrmon on * The Blood.” Afler forty or fifty cevenlngs one falls Into the habit of looking for certaln familiar faces among the audience, sov- cral of which are never absent. There fs the old Scotchman who began to frequent this spot on the day that ground was first broken for the revival house, and who, buth before and since its completion, hus neves missed 8 day’s attendance save once, a wet day, before the “meetings commenced. A Tabernicle sery- feo without that gray head and that crooked nose surmounted with spectacles; or, without thie great buld, baby-looking head ‘of fhat old youny convert to whom Mr, Moody eald ovne nizht when lie was appointing some ushers, and this mau expressed a doubt whether e should be on hand at the men's meet- ing on the following evening, “Ilo, you are alwaya here; we cottldn’t keep vou away {f we tried”; or without the woman with a plaln biack dress and Lonnet, whose honest faco Is as rezularty a part of the view from the reporters’ gullery s the texts of Seripture painted on the gallery fronta; or the man wio looks like a great tower of strength, with materlal cnough in him for two muderate-sized men, and o great full-moon fave which shows just hnow everything sald or sung agrees with him; or without Father Moore—stup; Moore st here to-night! ‘Tho CRIME PARDONED CONVICTS, man must be sick., A meeting, wo sy, withont | old aze, **Hold the Fort™ agaluat physical as Bpectul Dispateh to The Tridune. R o ] as well as spiritnal foes, and = ho wonld s ::;55: d‘fltnll,ll_alll'cmlu;‘yutlnl;}dbnm:“;}n:’-:i‘.‘gr:fl:i; Cantinto fo *¢Call homd tho prodigal,” | JOLIET, lil, Jun. 1l.—Dennis Huys, who was the: Inaln. foor: Yo fay nothing of the win tho *'Almost persuaded,” wsrn the **Care. | sentenced from Winncbago County In October, lesa secd-rower," cheer the **Weary gleaner,’ hold up the *‘Light of tho world,'” with much **More to follow " of awcet melody ani ** Gospel songa’ from his musical genins and facile pen, Inone moment all thesc hopes are blasted, That voice Is huahed, that pen, with the hand that held it, and tho brain that gulded It, and tho loving wife by his elde, who shared his gifts, his falth, hls la- !mrln. and hia graces, are crushied and consumed to- gether, Whilo we bow with submi=aion to the will of onr Heavenly Fathee, who nevor makes any wmistakes, wu will rejoica in tho assurance thai, when all constunt men and womnen on the platform, all believe In tho perseveranco of the Salnta; they have jolned tho revival for a full coursei no clective studles tor thenit all Bunday morn- ings with the thermomuter helow zeroj all evenings through snow und rafn; to hear all serinuny, seconed time or first thine, every pos- sible utterance of Mr. Moody in this revival from first to lust, has settled down into this certaln palrs of cors; fet us hope, also, rettled down Into metory and hves. Sumo of the 1871, to ten years' imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for manslaughter, and Andrew Johnson, sent down from Chicago {n March, 1875, for the murder of a woman named Mary Ann Ryder, were dischared yesterday, having been pardoned by Goy. Beverldge bofore the ex- plration of his ollelal existence, Hays was a food miisoncr, and bia pardon was® obtalned mainly throuh the cfforts of o lawyer {1 this m{‘ ‘Johinson lived on Washington street In Chlcazo, apd dusing an altercation with the constant omnes may _verhaps be scen | went down with torrible cranh In the darkness and A ; i coin- ot e Boston'” Tabernaclo by ‘and | storm t that canm of death, ** Thero wae a lizht | roman Ityder becanis so snrazed that o couy by, Just @s those {cturc-vendars | in the valley for them, " that'now they **know tho | HyLier Loo CEERE (08 e are a0 Tamhilie to s hymn-book peddiers will be lheard | form' they shall evermore *wear, b Stthe sonk The circumstances of the case are so famlillar to the readers of Tie Trinuse that thelr re- capitulation |8 unnecessary, Durlng the past week twenty-seven prisoners have heen dis- charged, of whom fourteen were pardoneds that. the pogels atng," **the welcome the Savlor gives," anil have found the perfectiqn of **Music ™ and *‘Glary ™ in +lieaven. ™ Our prayers shall aacend for the orphan sons, that they niay Inberlt tho sauo ittt and races, for tho bercaved parenta and friends, for the mourning as- avclates, nd the monrning Sunday-achools of tha Tand, and we will ark the Lord that tha mantlo of our brother may fall un otlioe shoulders, and so the seryice of song on earth may ring onto ks glory while time shall endure, MISSIONS. MEETING OF TUL UNIVERSALIST BOARD, The Weatern Bonrd of Missions of the Unie versalist Church will wncet in this city Tuesday snd Wednesday of uext week, when important and foteresting public meetings will be leld. Following Is the order of meceting: Tusday, 10 o'clock a. m.—Conference and Pruyer, fed by the iev, M. Croeley, of Indlans; 2 u'clock p. m.—Dlscuselon of Christian Work, by the Rey, D of W nsin; evening—Edu. catlonal M 3 by Prosident White, of Lumbard University, and the ey, Dr. Ilanson. Weitnesday, 10 o'clock p. m.—Minlsters' Mect- Ing; 2o'clock p, m.—A Conalderation of our Daty an Universallsta, by the itev, Charles Fluhrer, of Michlgan, and othors: evening—Westorn Board of Miselons, Rev. Dr, Cantwell, of Olilo, and others, All of the above meetings will bo held in 8t, Paul’s Church, with the exception of that Tueaday evening, which will Le held in the Church'af the Redecmer. 8t. Paul’s Chureh and tho Church of the Re- deemer extend n cordial fuvitation to the mins- ters and fricuds in the Northwest to attend these meetings; and wak them to report at 8t. Paul's Church for sssigument to places of hospltality, outatde,—followlng these evangellsts for plous leastiry os those peddlers do for o means of iving without work. THERE 13 ONE MAN whose face Lus disappeared to the no small dotriment of the comfort of the Tubernaclo awdienees, to wit: Mr. [litcheock, the former eilielent junitor-in-chief, who, during the first cleven weels, took siieh cars of “the great bullding that there was scarcely o smell ot one sudfence to be detected In tho'ale breathed by the next, Last night Mr, Moody found himsclf preachi- Ing to a sleepy, drowsy audience; onee, twice, thrive, lie endeavored to wake them ups perhaps he did not Know that the fuult was in the pours Iy-warmed, puorly-ventilated hall, where not only were the andience haviug the same sermon over o sevond thae, but wero also breathing the ulr over o second thney or perhups it were bet- ter to suy, breathing the same old alr that hus been breatbed over aud warmed over ever sinco Brother Hitehcoek left s post to take care ot his slck wlfe nearly four weeks ugo. e, Dblessed be his memury, used to open ull the wiudows and doors between every two servicess he used to study the thermometer, as if o had read that raying of John Wesley: “I never Kuew o sol to Lo converted while the body was sutlerug trom heat or cold.” Perhaps uo ove will think to send up u note of thanksglving to be read by the Lev. Mr Davia for putting the chivt” lunitorship of this Tabernacle into the hands of o careful und sensible mnng but, o the interest of ull its readers, ‘Tug Trnune would call down benedietions on the head of the safd ex-janltor, to whom wus committed the clucalhms of oxyuen und culorly at the Tabernuele meetings. Mr. Moody could well afford to add him as aregulur attucheof the revival force, und pay him a good salary out of the royaity on * Gospel Sunga.’ At preseat we are at'the merey of soms menbier of thut mod- ern order of “lngulsttors s the Church who Ireeze us, or sweal us, ur smother us at will, and thero I8 no redress in any court this side the grave. e openlne prayer last evenlng was by the Rev. De, Wo W Pitton, the former editor of the deance, and now n retlred wuthior, literary man, and fecturer on theology and arclivology, Mr, Sunficy sange thie solo entitied * Hutlelu- fah! what 4 Savier, and, ufter giving the noticea which will be found Iitow, it MOODY repeated hls famous discourse on The Blood, whilcl has been fully reported i thess colutans, and which bas been” more widely remd and eritl- clsed, both In this country aud Great Brital, than all othee serimons put together, unless it De his sermons vn instantgneous converslon, As has aleeady been intimated, the al pherie vouditions wers not favorublo for a d nnd ¥Ivil hapressiun by thie preachin with I usual clearness and (ntense e of the Divine truth of what ho wus suylng, M. Moody dwelt upon the blood-atouenient as the ery centra and lfe of thy Guspe!, I the closivg prayer, the Rev, Dr, Thompson gave thanks for auothor preseutation of “this central truth of the Uusl‘)ul, & sentimont hn which, aa is well Known, the clergy geucerally coneur, Thy benediction was then pronounced by Brother Mooy, who, though only u_layman, Ireely exerclaca this prerogative, which by tra- ditlun belotgs only to the i llultt?’. And this 18 ot tha onfy pricetly tracition that suflers ab the hands of this man, who, like the Kings of ll;ud:h{ reghne, rules unud teaches “by the grace of God. NIPI'ED. Special Dispatck o The Tridune. ADRIAY, Mich., Jan, 11.—Ueorge Buck, one of Chicago's taway-colared citizens, Intellizent and well<dressed, took n sleeplng-berth on No. 8, which left Chicagoon thu Michigan Southern Raflway last night, When near fudeon this morning, he reached for the vest of Mr. C. R, Fabiu, buperintendent of the Toledo Gus- Works, who uceupled the lower berth, shoved £10 therefrom up his shirt-sl , and wonld Pcrhnpn have appropriated o nlee wold watch iad not the owner waked up and resorted to Ine theidation. ‘Tho money was found in Buck's sleeve by & railway detcetlve, who urrested him liere, and he was committed for trial Saturday, TOUL 'LAY SOMEWHERE, Bpecial Diszatch to The Tribune. Buntiyutoy, Iu, Jun. 11,—The mysterlous disappearance of Martin A, Huber, with $750 of raltroad money, has created a declded sensation n Burilngton, He ha: been for a_long time cashier of the freluht-houee of the Burlington, Cedar Raplds & Northern Railroad In this city, i hina enjoyed the unllinited confldence of the Company. [lls bisires allalrs were Kept ln excellent shape, und ig ks belleved that hoe hus beon foully dealt with, Six hundred dolines wera found fu the eafe, and the money which s tmlssinge wus to have been pald on vouchers, and was collected on Saturday, the day Murtin dls- appeared, ————— WASHINGTON. ‘The Compromise Texax I'aclfla Rallroad Bill-Passuge of the Diplomatio 1Il-~The Lulice Investigation--Froposed Changes In the Chlcngo Custome-House, Special Dispuich 1o The Tribune, Wastxaroy, . C., Jun. 1L—The House Committee on Pacific Rullroads to-day agreed to tha cotapromise measura presonted by the Scott- Huntington parties for the completion of the Toxas Pacliic Rallrowd. Tho report, which will Do presented by Lumar, is not unanlmous. A minority report: will prubably be submitted by Cuson, 'The Committes dechled to give nofn- forwution as to the final vote, The Undon, the new Democratic organ, will to-morrow make a strong attack on the Texas Pactiic LI, aud eall upon the Democrats to de- feat it. The main causo of the oppozition i based on the statement that nnder the terma of the bill it fs not in auy scuse o Southern road, but only the continuation of the Fennsylvania road around the South, and that the proposed branches to New Orleans and Memphis are ouly named tocateh the Southern vote, The appropriatlon for the transportation of Goverument fuuds by the last House was so small that it §s already cxhausted, and the Treasury Department [s greatly embarrassed fn its buainess thereby. The House passed the Diplomatie bill, reject- nie Holman's smendients further reducine the ralarles, which remaine substantially as flxcd by tho blil’ of last year. Thure wus' posstbly an inkling of futurcumbition in the amendment propuaed by ll.-nrf' Watterson which provided for a Minlster Resldent at 8witzerlund, "I Wat- terson hud hopes in this direetion they were dashied, as hlsamendinent was rejected, “Thero was & apirited Httle pussage between Reagan, ex- Postinaster-Gueucral of the Confoldera yund ien Banke, upon a motlon of the former to etrike ont the appropriation for Minster Res'dent ot Hoytl and Liberia, Gen. Ban'ts opposced the amendment not only COmMMETCiRL Feasons, but hecause hu believed that the solutiun ut muuf;juuallom relutlng to the colored race de- DAKOTA ITT Bpecial Dispaich to Th Broux City, lu., Jan. 11.—~Tho examination of Joseph Aller, charged with the murder of A, A. Nichole, gt Pascall’s Island, about the mid dle of last November, wasconcluded at Yankton to-day, aul the prisoner was committed to the United States full to await the action of the United Btates Grand Jury, Joxeph Volin, o restdent of Yankton, while an hls return from the Black fHitls, via the Fort Plerro _route, was robbed a few duys ago, near Pease Islund, of $700 In gold. ARRESTS T'OR! ILLEGAL VOTING, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Caino, 111, Jun, 11,—Two culored Republic- ans pamed Scott and Riddle, snd two white Democrats nomed Jones and Malinthy, were ar- reated in this city by Sherfil Saup, on fndict- ments found against them by the Grand Jury of the Alexander Umnuf' Ciréult Court, charging thum with lllegal voting at the November eles tlon, Beott and Jones gave bail, and the other two went to fufl, Quite s nuniber of other ur- rests will follow. LTOISONED JIER IIUSBAND, B7. Louzs, Jau 11,—It hias just transplred that Jacob Behne, a young well-to<lo farmer living nenr Columbia, Monros Cuuntr 1ML, some twelve miles from this city, who dlel very sul- denly New-Year's Dy, wus polsoned by hiy wife, whom he married two years ago, and with whorn he lved unhappily. Mrs, Behne Is under arrest, amd wudi excltement prevalls in the community. ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘This 5 temperanceday, — Nuun praver-mect- o ut tho Tab Preactilng thers by Mr, Moudy st b p. . ect, ** Heayen.! Thanksgiving meeting at the Taberuacle Sun- day mornlug ut 8 o'clock, ~ Menting there at 4 L. i, conducted by Messre, \\'hlthe und Bteb- ki CONVICTED, Bax Franctsco, Jan, 11.—Ex-Pensfon Agent H. C. Bennett was to-day convicted, In the United Btates Court, of embezzicment. Coun- ::ll ;lgnvu notlee thut they will demand & new —————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. CixcixxaT, Jau. 11.—The Board of Trus- tees ol thoe Cinclunat! Bouthern Railroad flled o petition 1 the Supreme Court this moraing for further compenaation for services rendered, ins, aud ut 8 p. oy by Messrs, Moody und Ban- ey DOCTRINAL QUESTIONS, AND TUEIR ANSWER, Accordlug to the saying of our old nelghbor, i the Rev. Dr. Fowler, uf Evanston, A unie | Pentled tarsely upon Hayti awd San Dombigo, NowroLk, Vi, Jan. 11.—Tho Russlan Miuls- versity must teach all Knowledge,? aud, judg. | o fiee 0 Svue, Conuttee commepeed M | yor gnd dumiral commaning the Russlan dect oz by the varlous ingulries recelvel av this of- flee, {t would uppear that In some miuds at least tho fmpression provalls thut Tuk Tuisuse hus much the sume kind of u misslon, Ques- tious of luw, history, politles, wyriculture, cook- ery, homelie, art, scicuve, aud 1norals aré com- mnou enuugh, but here 1s o trio of queries which might bo supposed to bhave gono sstray frow their Intended destination §f they were not eandwichicd in between & couploof ehrunologleat lons, which urv turuod over to the statls- tur, and & question about the two aides ol the muon, which will elaly the attentlon of Tie Tuisusk astronomer, ‘The following are the fuguirle: As Chirst divd to suve all, are thoss who perfshed i the Deluge supposed to be condemined furever, or had they the same upportuuitics of being saved (through Christ) without redemptipn by ChrlatP* Al sorts of thisgs have becn “sup- posed” fn auswer to this question. The elloct uf Chirist’s work of yedemptiou does not arrlved here to night, rived, 81, Louts, Jan. 11,—At s meeting of the mew- bers of the Walnut Strect Presbyterian Church, the Rev, Dr. Brooks pastor, lust " night, @ propo- aition to sever thelr cunuestion with the South- crn Ueneral Assetnbly und join the Genernl As- sembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United Btates was carried by u vote of 197 to 21, —————— Rupld Convulescence. When Mr. Coville left. homo at 8 o'clock un Mauday ‘oruing (s the Danbury Arics) hls helr was 8o {1 that he'could scarcely hobl u‘) his head, wud the tood man thought’ scriously of callivg in & doctor. When dir. Coville went home ut 11 o'clock to make ready to tuke the tralu for the city to where he was suddenly called, he was almost pmd{‘zul with astonish- meat to observe William skimming over New strectpond st the rate of & mile funinety sec- onds. It was » fine illustrution of the wander- ful secuperutive foree of youth, and Mr. Coville wasso gratitied with ft that he was led to re- 3 ¥ Chiet of Polled, was examined. The substance The fleet has not ar- of his testluony has already teen pubibhed. It was, in brief, that Murtazh apuroached i, pending the naval investlzation Jast wint und wished Whitthorue, Chairman of the N, Cotutuittee, arrested o o louse of | order that bis charucter might be Injured. Thi it is alleged, was dune becauso Whitthorne was presang the Seeretary ol the Nuvy {o an unjust way, sud that the proposed plan wight lnduce Whitthorne to modify his report. The line of defense was not Indicated, us there will be no crugs-oxminination until t-morrow. E. Burling, Superiutendent of the Chicago Custow-1luuse bullding, was called bere by tele- ‘graph to consult about certaln changes fu the upper stury of the bullding, It is understood that such changes will be mide as will make the upgex story a complete instead of a half story, wud give tho buildlug 8 butter appesrsnce. A return to Mullett’s original plau is not, how- ver, contemplated. ‘The Comnlttes «n Ways and Means, which has bad beforo it 1everal bllls for the abolition depend ubon the date of fts wecomplishment; | of stunp dutics uny the reluction of tuxation | mark: 83 uppears from the Berlpture, A lamb slain | in several directiors, has received communleas 4] guess that boy {s well enoughbto lck." from the foundation of the world"” ‘The | tions frum Treasury otficials statiog that le will A conclusiou tha$ baraionized adwirubly witl divive puipose of mercy tbrough the redewmp- | Lo 8 scrious embarrassmion: to the revenus tofn | theresult. THE STORM. The Hoaviest Snowfall in This Locality for the Season. 1low tho Rallreads and General Locomo- tion Were AMected, CHICAGO. TIR 8NOW-STORM OF THN TEAR, ‘The City of Chicago appears to have been abundantly biessed with snow and snow-storms ever slnce the day before Thankegiving, Tor a week or two, there was o comfortable fall or n flurry every other day, to the eminent delight of dealers in sluighs aud purveyors of lorse-flesh. It wonld snow and then freeze, and, ns soon ns the surface was worn down, there was another descent of snow, Twico there was avain and puerile attempt to thaw, promptly nipped in its inclplency. But yesterday Winter put on n clean shirt, and gtarted in to show what he eould do. During the fare part of the sceslon hie had been fooling around und slapping Ina bit of work here and there, but yestorday be gettled down to business apecitically, and fasued o prociamation that meant somothing. He vommenced Iifs bislness \\'mlnemlx\( night, and sent down somo hoge wot flakes, Weattier propheta thought it would turn futo raln, for the evenfug waa growlng warmer, and those huge, unr—almnud snow-llakes tfat ure ro lieavy that ‘they make a nolso when they fall donft Inat Iunfi. aud generally lose thefr beauty in great, "51 drops of rol., Dut these seemed to etick, and they came thicker and faater, and whirfed around and stayed swhere they dropped. There was o good surfece for them. ‘The frozen, backwld sttow already Iny ot a depth of from one to two fnches, snd the fresh fall had 8 good foundatlon to lie upon. 1If the weather had beemn especlally uoderate for a day or two llrm‘mut, perhaps brother Winter would have il o harder Job with his first layer than it proved for hiur, It was n quict enow-fall for a while. Nowind, 1o particalar disturbanee of any kind, It wasn simole proposition In congealed vapor, and b ot along well enough without interfering with any one. Bub I the afternoon the aspeet changed. ‘The big, good-untured, harmless blotehes gave way to the more energetic nnd buslness-like tlakes, that drove down vindletive- l{ and cut like hail-stoncs. The big flakes had done pretty well, and oy I bloated, swollen musses, but the new-comers went throngh them, and the surface rose higher, It snowed as if in anger, os 4f fn apito agalust the world, It hid fuir to be the worat of the acason, heenuse they all do that, 1f you will watch snow-storms at- tentively, you will wvarlably flnd that each Is worse tha' the rest. But, hi spite of this ten- dency on the part of all storms, that of yester- day was unquestionably the scyerest of the win- In the afternoon it grew colder and colder. AT DARK THE WIND SUTANG UP from tno northeast and blow a howling aale. Before it, mixed up with it, alongside It, and close hehind g2, eame the conlenl stecl-polnted tlakes, and the alr.wus desolated with the blinding snow nml the dreary moan of the Ulast. Up popped the Inke to take a hand In,and the waves rolled with long growls upon the beach, On the shoru the storm was the most cruel, and the sharp Jawa of the wind, Hoed with triple rows of cutting flakes, bit des alonr the lake const, Huge. clouds in the northeastern eky —opened wido the ga nnd thele Falcs to g the mingled whistle of thy wind, and the click of the anow, and the toar of the surf, consplired to muke n pitiless night, dark, cruel,and frresponats ble. Inshore tho wind Look anothor atreak, aid cut its own way through the snow. Obviousiy 1he wind and the snow were not on good terms. The nwicable relations between them bad been disturhed, and the bl brute of u wind tore through the snow ina ruffianly, cowardly style. THUE DIMFTS PILED HIGI under the lee of houses and feuces, secklug protection aalnst the rough, uncouth wimd, Baro patches of ground peened up, frinced with Ligh banks and “pretty white rifts, Then the tops of the drifts curled over, as 1€ lovking down at thelr feet, and nlongesine another gust, und the peacetul curves went flying dizzily through the afr, It was o wiid, uncultivated illghl.—n nlght good only for staylng n the o1ise. I'he northern, beeause the more exposed, part of the city was the nust desolato aud suffered most, The rallway tracks were kept clear by snow-plows, which had the right-of-way against everything, and the cars ot along without even doubling.” But above the parlk, on both tne Lincoln avenuc and Limits lines, the unzainly plows were kopt busy, In those soctions the suow drlfted across the track about as soon us the plows had pussed. South of Division strect there wus no tronbleat all, but at Northavenus and strects above, the drllts were In somo places funr to flve feet fu helzht, and som littla ulfliculty aroge In getting throu: Btill far- ther north there was even greater impediment but the ears mansgzed to make time, and aid remarkably well, Away from tho travks the drifta u heavy and ‘deep, and the less ex- posed sldewalks wera In instances absolutely {mpassable. Pedestriana betook themsulves to o sticet-ways, and plodded along between tho rulls. On tho West Sido the cars got through with- out detention, following tho snuw-plows closely, M. J. Russcll Jones iw wuthority for tho state- et that It cost 2,000 to keep tho tracks clear. In this divislon, too, though not as exposed aa the North Ske, the drifts aroze to tho hielght of three and sumetimes four feet. ‘Ihie Bouth Slde, bnck from the shore, did not suller mueh, The ears on ull the lines ran pretty reicularly, with here and there a littie detentlon, “fake it for all it was worth, the winter fs to he congratulated upon his last effort. It wasa first-cluss uttempt, carefully planned and neatly exceuted, As u snow-storm, it was a eredit to the season, thewrh perhaps a little inconveniont to the plous pedestrion who reslited all temptas tlons to profanity. ‘I'lie storm did ot Interfere materlally with THE BAILROADS at this polnt. There wus but little wind during the duy, and the tracks could b kopt - tolerably clear, ~'Tho tralng from the Enst wero consider- ably behlnd time, but the delay was elalmed to D lue to the mlssing of the Eastern connection. The snow-storn §s reported to have been fully s severs all the way to New York ns it was at this point, and conte m-ull( tho Eastern tralns were ull muny bours behind, ‘Tho rosds run- nl|3; north and south, lke tha Illinols Central and Chleago & Alton, did not sufler st all from (he storm up to last evenlng, when n eale began to blow and tho show drifted budly, “The snow-storm - extended as far south s Chawpalzn, 111, and south of that point {t was rafning,” There was niso con- lderably of o snowfall in the Nourthwest, and the trains from thut part of the country were also several hours bebind. The snow began to drift baily last evening, ity as o bigh wiind had been predicted by #01d Prolis,” the rllrouds wero fully preparcd and had ganzs of men sta- tloned at the worst polnts o keep the tracks clear. The passenger-trains all loft on time last evening, but most of the [reight-tralus were withdraws for the night, AT THE CRID, The following dlepatelh wus yesterday re- celved frum the man ut the crib: Special Catle Disatch to The Tiflune. Cmra, Jan. -1 p, w.—We will do no slecplug hiere to-nfght. The fearful wtorm that has n b Lee fu_the least ing worse, nlth perature being wrler, and blow Bt Usrouseter 13 40, ruging dy b @ rute of alxty wiles an hour. 51, rialog. 'The sea s running plx feet bigh from lake-level, of twelve fect high from hnu‘lh o crest of the wave; the wea would run very much higher If it were not for thu great amount of fcu upun it, which keeps It cor atively down, The fce aud sew haminer nud wi ealnat the Crib with terrltc force, causing it to Ky 1ost uuwmerck- fully, and_taking inure nolee than a Chlesgo Fourth vt Jnli. fhe Crib shakes more to-night than 1ever before felt it inany other storm. My two_ nsalstanta—de, Jaues Sfalady and Edward MeDevitt—do not scem tobo fna'very comfurt- slle positiun; they aro both very Ynlc. Ay wife does not feel sltodetlier at_howe clther. By little daugiter Lizelo, B years old, Is tho most composed emiong bs. e can do no slecping to-might, 1 have hard work to bear my telegraph, on account of this wwful nolse, Thelco onaud around the outside, and frozen solli to the Crib, {s eizht fect thick, This portion of the lake {s one immonse undulating fcld of ice, extending wuch farther beyond the Crib than Iean see with marine glass from wy tawer, Tha wind blows with such tereific force that It wedges the ice i this end of the loke tighter wnd tighter sll the while, It would take ngn:uy strong t to be on the lako to-night in this fco snd end livo through it As yet everytblmg Is 0. K." out Lere, Woare as woll InNealth and apirits as cie cunstances will peruit, CHAKLES s ALLaTHON. Crib-Keoper. ELSEWHERE, MENDOTA, ILL. Special Dispaich 1o The Tribune. MENDOTA, Ill., Jun, 11.—The beaviest snow-' storin we liave biad in this section of the country for two years raged last night and pearly all of to-day. Itmust have fallen to the depth of elzht or nluc Incbes ou the level, but, belng drited by a strong east wind, it isln many placee seversl feet bigh, and Las comiequently delsyed all traios considerubly, Tho roads will ‘m.—In be imparrable for some days, and farmers must resort to the old style of taking their wway across tho flelds, 1NDICATIONS. Wasmivatox, D. C, Jan. 121 tho ' Uppor-Take _ reglon, Uppvr Mississippi and | Lower Missourl Valley, rising and high barometer, diminishiny west to northern winde, decldedly.cold ong clear or cleariug weather, suvceeded In the unper portion of the two last districts hy fatling barometer and winds shliting to westerly or southerly, LOUAL ODIRRYATIONN, Cutcaan, dan. 11, ar. Thr,iiu,) __Wind. | &n.|Weather, m. 018, Maximutn thermometer. 31; minfm UEXENAL ORNERVATION Mitwanec. ur Tolea THHE RAILROADS. DBALTIMORE & OITIO. Epecial DispateA to The Tribune. BALTRIORE, Md., Jan. 11.—At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Baltimore & Ohlo Railroad, held yesterday, Gen. John W. Gar- rett, the President, sald: § > i The prescnt prospect of the advancement of the rond lu the near future iamore positive and franght with encouragement than At any previous time in ita histary, and, consequently, it'ia reasonable to anticipate the rapid advancament of the business interests of the City of Ualtimore. The legitl- moto aknre of this port in the genersl commercial trafle will receive such acknowledg ment as hias heretofare been denfed by renson of the extravagant claima of other large citles to mo- nnpoiize certain branchea of trade, The probable offect of the withdrawal of certaln Infhience so long emanating from n certaln raflway diplomatiet now passed away (with all duae respect be It rpoken) from (he tarmoil of an nnusually buay life may ba also_referred to, It ia ahown that at ‘preacnt the New York Central Rail. roud have folly 5,000 Jonded cars awalling nmoves ment, retariled by the deficiency of motive power, and have now 000 enginea in hospitals awaiting repalrs and otherwise, In contrast with this, Itis aliown thut throughout tho perlod of unprofitable frelzht rates, tho Bultimore & Ohlo Railroad lay been tnnaged with such economy and prudenca that, besides having suffered” no financial loss, It §a in a condition to advance to an even more extended field_of enterprivo than In the past, ‘The reports from all quarters Indicate an unprec- cdented demand for weans of transportation of grain and flour to Daltimore, aud, In consequence, an increane fn the quota of frefuht-cars was not only deaizable, but cssentlally necessary. An ad- vance of 100 por cent on tho rates was offerced dally by anxtous shlppers. Accurdingly, it hos Tieen ardered that 300 geain-cars of the most fm. praved pattern shall be constructed, the work to commence at once. The Board determined to enlarge and extend the raflroad ¢ plant,' and resolved that the of- ficers of thue Company be empowered to negotiate a loan ‘dn England of £1,000,000 on the Chleago Division of the Baltimore & Ohlo Rallrowl. The Chicago Divislon has been constructed and fitted by the Company without n cent of fndebteduess, ” The Baltimore & Oblo Railroud Company has a groat number of poor rolatfons, such a8 tho Marietta & Cinclnnatl Rond, which, while essential to (t, are not self- supporting, and hence havo to be given no little pupporty but, more |mgortanz to stockholders, it fs probuble that if this measure s consum- mated a landsome dividend will bo declared at an enrly date. The loam, 1t was elnlmed, cun by negotiated without dificulty in England at & per cent, ) Lt, fnow, 05/ naw. 1411 —— AN INNOVATION. The new editorial passes isaued by the Illinols Central Raflrond are not ltkely to be used this year by any one but the persou fn whose name the pass nas been fssued. They are simllar to the scason-passes fsmted b,Y the Centcunlal Commissioners at Phitadclphiz. Euch person aceepting a pass has to furnlsh his photo- graph, which Is pasted on s spave left vacant for this purposc on the ticket. Though the 1llinols Central Raflrond {s tho first one to make this {funovatlon, yet 8 number of other roads ure pre- paring to issue slinilar tickets, and beforo long this kind of puss will undoubtedly he gencrally inuse. This precaution ias been made neces- gary by thu bolducss of the scalpers, who hava hieen at work for some time past trylng to in- duce the cvountry cditors to sell theny thelr aue nual passes. . ———— TIE LAKE SHHORE RATLROAD. Mr. Augustus Schell, Sccond Vico-President of tha Lake S8hore & Michigan Southern Rulle rond Company, haa been interviewed by s re- Furtcr of the New York Tribune fn recard to the mpending change iu the management of that road, Mr. Schell stated that so far no actlve steps had been taken. 'l'hey had hardly had thine slnce the Commodore's death to “maku new arrangemnents, but o mcutlne of tho Direct- ors would bo hield soon, Mr, \Wiljlam H. Van- derbllt, the Viee-President of the road, bad been acting P'resllent of the Company sinco his father was taken i1l The reporter then asked Mr. Schell what the Luke Shore Rall- road Company ntended to do _con- (‘l:ruhll! tho Ashtabula disaster. Mr, Schell replied thint the Compuny was duing all it could, and o atrict fnvestigation was belng made, They had n competent engineer employed in attend- inge to the condition uf the road, aid the bridies were belug coustautly tested, The Ashtabula hrldg‘? provious to the disuster was perfectly sound. PERSONALS, . Mr, James Buckley, Ticket Agent of the Erle Raltrond at New York, {s In the city visiting Lis {riends, . 1ke A. 8mith, General Eastern Agent of the Chicago, Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Rallrond at New York, was doing the town yesterday, and de- purted ngain for the East in the evenihgs, Mr, W. C, Quiney, nernl Managor, and Thomas I Barry, Western General Tleket and Passenger Agent of the Bultiinure & Ohlo Rall- road, were fo the city yesterduy on buslness cons nected with tls end'ol the line. REPUBLICAN VALLEY, Spectnl Dlapatch to The Tribuns. 0s14uA, Nebiy Juni. 11,—=Bonda to the amount of #119,000 have bgen voted to the Omoha & Republican Valley Raflroad by Butler Countyy provided the rond extends its line from Walioo, Faundvers Cuumi’, to the west boundary of But- ler County l»(v he 15th of next October. Ten thousand dotlurs has been put up by the rood, as well us the forfeiture of the bouds, In casethe work fs not iutshed by that date, LENOX & IOWA OITY. HAyecial Dispatch (o The Tribune. Towa City, la., Jun. 1L—The Lenox & Iows City Divlslon of the Chicago, Clinton & West- ern Rallroad was mmi»lctcd this evening, glving Towa City another outlet by way of the Burling. ton, Cedar Ruplds & Northern Ratlroad at Lenux, They expect to have regular trafus rune ning uext week, BOUTIHERN MINNESOTA, Bpecial Dispaich fo Tridi St. Pavur, Minu, Jan, 11. ment, contloued sinco 1874, it 1s now asserted that the Bouthern Minncsota Rallroad will posl- tively be sotd by John Y. Page, Master in Chan- cery, at public sale, in this clty, Feb, 0, —— 1TEMS, Insplte of tho disturbances In New Orlcans, the Mardi-Gras festivities will be celebrated this year with the usual splendor. The Iilinols Central Railrond, fu order to give tho people of this clty & chance to go down there and enfoy themsclves, will_begio Feb. 1to eell excursion tickete to New Orleans and geturn st 835, The vresent rate for the ronud m? fs 330, ‘Tha Mardi Gras occurs on the 13th of Ftbrumx and the reduced tickets will hold good until Sarch 81, Reduced tickets to Memmphis will also be sold fu a sbore thae, The urrsngewments rocently made by the Southwestern Rallroad Hate Association In re- gard 1o lumber rates do not work us satisfuc torily as 1t was cxpected they would, und it [ found that some further logislation ls neceasary to make the thing work. Iu order to bring about the unity and harumony ncu-lsu{) to lv- sure a satisfuctory travsaction of the business by o'l theroads bélougluy to tho Assoclation, & weetiug ol Ueneral Frefght Agcuts has beed called, which with bo Leld Tuceday ut the Grand Pucific Hotel la this citv. ‘Thie Baltinore & Ohio Rallread wilt mako & dectded change (n the runniug of ita tralus Sunday, The cxvress traln which now leayed at 5 odock p. m. will bp tuken off, and ju fts place a tmin wilk be put _on which will lcave bere at ball- pastBor D o'viock every cvenlng. This trali wIH make better thm than the old one, and will reach Baittmore and Washington au the same tine. It is Lelieved that this arrangement will Eive better satisfaction to the “patrous of bis