Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 2, 1877, Page 7

LIS CHICAGU LKIBUGLL: RILR ISR B F1 W JUIL ., MARINE NEWS. The Grent Water Itouto from Chi- cago to the Ocean. Interesting Descrlption of the Deepening of the Ohaunel in the Bt, Lawrence. What the Dominler Goverament Is Doing e Give Deep-Water Navigation. Wantical Notes and Items Concerning tho Lake Craft, 8T: LAWRENCE RIVER IMPROVE- ENT. ¥n s recent lasne of THE TRIMUNR there appeared an extensive article on the calargement and fm- provement of the Welland Canal, the completion of which (fn 1880) will open up navigation be- tween all the great lakes for vessels of the largest class, and with tio eystem of improved canal and river navigation on tho St Lawrence will farnish s outlot from the Iakes Lo the occans that wiil be of Incalculadle LeneAl to Chlcago and the West, As rtated In the introductory to the articlo above referred to, the onlarzement of the Weilaod and St. Lawrence Canals wonld make Chlcago a grana port of entry, snd Lhe products of tho West carld SHIFPED TO ANY TORT 1N THB WORLD ‘withont breaking bulk and Importations made In & similar manner, thus eotablishing a direct trale, and opening up new markels for do- westic yirodacts. Only those who have given - tha subject dne attention and fuought ean realizo the great benefit 1o Chieago ss & commercial centro that must result from the vast &nd imporiant undertaking now going forward on the Wetland Canal and St Lawrence fiver and canals under the anpervision of an cxperienced enrinecr employed by the Dominlon Government, Fhe (acts and fignres that follow wero carefuily gathered by U'ie I'ntnuNe’s correapondent at To- Fuhlo {ruri nersons and officials fully conreraant witht the great wark, and from ofticis data snd re- search: The canals on the route hetween Montreal and Chicago arc the Lachine, Beaharnots, Cornwall, Jarran's Point, ltapld Plat, ""”8 all on_the Uiver 81, Lawrence), and the Welland, Their Teneth i 50,88 milea; tofal lockage, G364 feet: number of focks, ik The followlng i+ #n account of the canal system af tho River St. Lawrcnce, with & description of the wozka now in progress and thoss under con- lemplations GALOT'8 RATIDS. At ordinary stages of the water of the 8t. Law. rence, descending vesnols of aifciasses pass vin the river 'from Prescoll to Dickenson' nding in preference to passing {hrough the Willinmabn: Canals (known an Farran's Polnt, Rapid Plat, sn Gnlops Uanals coliectively). 'Thin iy cunsidered to ‘bean advantage, not only from its requiring barely one-third of tho limutomake thetrip beiween there nhm:-a but from the fact that vessels are less liablo to injury in the riverthaninthe canals. 1t may aiso he safd that vesdels of saflicient power toscend the “Gaiops Hapids occupy atout ae. third loss time o the upward trip. between the same JflleL‘!. by the river {han th_fi] do when obliged to pase through the canals. The rapidity with which the downward trip can be made, when tho water fs at ifa usual height, Las long been Jooked upon a8 an important featore of the ronte,~8 fact bronght oot more promi- nently in a comparieon with periods of extreme low water, when it caumot be taken advantage of, +ji s trus that even at heso times tho present clase of vessels can, with very great care, make tho downward paneage, under the 1nanagement of &8 skilitul pllot; bat all vessels, gren light passenger sieaiicr, must thea ascend X 'of tho cansls, Varlous plans havo been from time to tiwe sug- gested, with a view to obtaining & greater depth of Water in the different rapids. 1T NIAS BEEN FULLY ASCERTAINED that from Kingston to Dickenson's Landing those ‘ ks of the Itive, at und in the vicinity of Galops tapids, are the only placos which bar the channel t: vessely Of greater daft than the class at present ‘to meet tha case for 8 line of twalve.faet navle ation, It way proposed to contruct the channil be- ow tho ‘*Chute™ by meane of wing. dams ~ constructed ot MacLaughiin's Poln! and st & point on Galuops (sland, opposite Little liay, and in this way ralse the water sbove a8 well as aproad the currént over a greater range, 1t was farther [fapasca 1o conatruct a dam through the passago called tho +*GUL ™ betwees Galops snd Adam's lelands, whicl, it was thungnt, wonld have the sffect of thirowing the cnrrent more to. ‘ward what ia called Pler laland, and thus enable the docp-water channel alonzalde of Adam'sJsland 1 be sivantagcously uscd, aud thereby avold the Efic“.“, of cutting s lime through’ Flat Rock oal. To carry out these plans would be sttendod with conslderable expense and some degree of risk, but the Chiof Engineer, 1n his report in 1674, strougly recommended them. 1t was prewumed that by A BYSTEM OF SUNMERGED CHAIN-TOWING, wuch se that in use elscwhers, the upward paseage Of vessaln could bo factlitated withont interfering With those deacending. In favor of thia course, 1t stas stated that o direct pull fixed point more eflectlve means of hlu.lnih vease] up & Ci Tont than any mctliod in which the propelling pow- er appiied deponds solely upon tho rusistence of tho water, as a fulcrum, 1o effect the furward 1movement of the vesscl, - 1t was further pointed oat that the snceenstal ap- Plication of o systen of chain towage at other ulaces bolow in a great measurs depouded upon the uc‘{m of water that conld be obtalned in the Galopy ltapids. = Moroorur, 1t was avident oW, that if Improvements at Galops were ¢d, aud arrangomnents maie by which vesaels could Le towed up through ail the raplds, trom the head of the Coruwall Canal to Preacatt, thiat tha enlay mest of the Willlamabarg Canala, othur then (5;! lenvthentng of the locks, wounld not bu regdired, The acheme above alluded to had & dircct refer- #¥ ence to a dopth of water sufted to tho passage of yauicls of Lwelve feet draught, 'Fhe decisjun afterwanis arrived at by the Do- minlon Goveennicnt 1 Apnil, 1875, that the per- maiient steucturcs on thies canalu shiould all f*he adapled (o a depth of water correspandinyg to fours teen feet on the mitre-uills of the Jocks, " indicat- ed tno desico of eventually making A LINB OF FOURTEEN PELT NAVIGATION » THROVOOUT, In viow of thie mattur, it becatne evident that tho catent of the works wonld nut only be largely in- crer but that u oomber of changes would bo ary in the deslyn submitied in the general i ol the Cllel Eoplncer mado the previus 4. B remurks apply 10 8l \ho cunuls be- ott gl Montres), and 10 inany places of The river betwaen thew, but they ure especially applicatile to the work reguired 1o be dono dn order L2 obuain 8 greater depth of water in tho Ualops Rapids and the stoals iu thst vicinity, The latier places prescuting the first obatruction to de- ceuding yesscls, aud ue thelr removal would throw open nloug striteh of deop-waler Navigation, at- tention wan directog 10 thewn. 1ut, a4 tho very ouinct, it was found that the natur aod extont uf the bars were unkuowu, and that there were no neRns at command by which that class of infurm: Hou conld be ublained, ‘e murt pawerfal slesm- ¢ could nut rewmai long euough (o at vno place in thie runld to cuable eyeu the dupth of whter tu be gureectly wacerained. It was ‘tlofefors believed o 4 “CuAIN.vESSEL" fitted up in & mauner (1At 1t could be held steady nooilionstany place was fhe best, I not tho ouly, way of uccomultahing the object, It was uleo thought that the equipuent of the Jesaeh it b suck that the principal operations connefted with dery yeul"g toe chaunel might be carcied un aboard ol It Alult events, the objects coutemplated were Jaoked upon aa of wu, great Lnportance 1hat some degree of riek, 1f b eary, nilght reasunably bLe encountered 1h cndeasurng to curry thein it of- feet, Arrangemerte were (herefore mads for the coastruction wnd Atting un of & chaiu-vesael of #nch poweras wodtd he” fully equal to (he nervico f enubliug a satiwfactory casmination of the Lo be made, With & view of secertuning the #uid exient of tho cbetruction that would Lay, be semored, or otherwiss oveccatae. The veabel btted up for this purpose was 112 feet long, twentyeseven feel bresdin of beam, paven and one-half feet depil of bold, from the top of floor 1op Lnters to (op of bea: bulit in tha moat subeiantisl wanner, with dunbio frames of Ihe heat white-oak tiuibers, twenty-fouf ioches 8vart frowm gentra Lo contre, conseecte tho SeliEAVE HOWB-TKULS s keslsun sod ceulrsl stringer, ander ibe deek beans, fur tho whule lenytls of the ves "‘;\ with dlaconal brices, wrought iran tie-rods, a0d bolte thropghout, fasteued i1 ever 1ixaly 40 1ncrease the sccurity und strength of the vessel, Tho euginea ste hiciepressure auu condennng: hsve twu cylinders of twenty -two inchies dinuietes aod five-feet slivae, bulit excoedingly strong, aod m:mu: %l all the fstest improvements, aud Balahey lhmurhmll In the beat posalvle wanucr. The powe F’mmm i two bullers of ample the wleils uf which are of (ue Leat rycioft ‘]vh douslo riveted; fru-bozcs <ot Low Mour fron, and the whole well Al ey wasatings sre provided, — ki, loca-up sod len safely. aives, etc. P'roviaien was made (o keep the vere el wicady, wien uacd for dnlling or exploriug Bervice. by Diczns of anchor-timbere or + spuds, ¢ whicl auwathrenghwell-hules formed througly e deck and botiom vt Lhe hull,—four i the fur- ward part aud two bu the site; ‘uu OF Lhy vaac). Artanzeineuts wees wade 107 1OWErNng sud 18 18 the nuchor-timbers by uieans of heavy racke gearinge counccted with Lhe sidea of the w!{ll.-ufl ou the duor, iu the slter part of tue vessel, sieanm (rfl'cnulum drille were fited up o work on slides, ou the down-sircauy eides of thew, aod balinced with counter- Lis paseiug vrer pul- Iys un e Lops of the rusbective spuds. Bleaw, feom tiw boilers Le brenght to tha drikls by anitsbie pipes canicd wfonz u1 der the goek-brawis uud cot- Busted with teaible rubbes Couplivg-bicces, TUR CHAIN ON WHICH THE + K281 WORKS liu"umdq o order; the liaks are of o A tvo lluks of three dinereny Pleces of chatn were sibinited 10w bivaklugaton, 20U paricd &g Hty, 445, sud 4d (one respectivel Q certideate frow the S iperintendent of Lloyd'y Froviug Uouse eccowstani :d eacn leaxsh of chada, U the Uth of Auguel last (1b76) the cone bructor debtiercd the veasel 1w the Uilops Casal, and on the 234 1t was, Wik the sesistance of the | himina yaw!and raved him Just as he e abont rteamer Chicftain, engared for that puepose, taken acrore the main chennel and moored ala temparary wharf Lt at the foot of Adam'a Island ¥rom tite expericnce gained In getting the verse] into thie eddy, betwern the North Channel and the Gut. fears wire enterfalned that one eleamer wonld not be anflicient 1o_enable tho cable to be latd un the proper line. The tee Arctic wus therefore en- gaged to aexdat. and on the 24th (ho objcct was so far successrully nccomplished that TIEN CUAIN WAS PLACED AND TIIE VES6EL £TA- TIONZD on the line tntended for the centre of the contem- Tt wan tlien ascertained that se narta of the vesacl had Lo be ove biher equipment provided, nefn wan considered safe Lo attenpt passing the obl cutrents that arc opposite two salient pointa of Galops Island. O thero matters hving Leen af tended (o an autempt was unde graduslly snid cantionsly 10 acnuire & knowledge of the strenth set of the currents, and thelr action on the vesel, befote ex- loring 46 in @ degree greater than tic circumetances or the locality ecemed to war- rant. On Information Icuked upan as reilable, the ofiicers intrusted with the management of the ves- Rel &ppear to liave been under the finpresston that, in onter ta keep on the line, the cbaln should not only be laid steateht, b houled as tight a8 porsis to perish. ‘(e tug Balize arrived down at Port fluron Fri- day noon with three vessels and tha tug Masters in tow. The Masters waa picked up off the Charlty {alandn with & broken eylinder-head, &he will he towed to Detroit and the damage repaired there, Capt. L. W, Coak, of the Dalire, 'slso reports pickingup a amall fishtny aail-host, which was cansized, abont eight miies from kichmondiiile Thurwiny morning. Three men were found cling- ing to the Lottbay, In which position they had been for three houra, The boat was riekted and hoisted partly ont by the {ng’a cranes. snd the water hailed ont of her, wnen the shipwrecken cresw emincked ance mare, gratefal for the nesistance they hsd re- cefved. Anidrew A. Wellatan, of Chicaro, & satlor on the prop 8. 1. Caldseell, while bathing Thursday night in the river at Bay City, was drowned. The body was recovered Friday morning. THE EXCURRION STEAMERS. The competitlon smiong the Jittlesteam eraft ran- ning to Lincoin I'ark is very livety, and a little nn- plesrantness s ariten over the dock privileges, but nothing af & rerloas natare. " All the boata did & good busineas yesterday. The Riversite and the Sherman took large compla- ble, and made fast at both en In addition to u tempta were made by tranaverse faricnings to kevp it up to the points sboye mentioned ; stiit the ablique current forced the veasel so much out of line as 1o I a sort of bipht In the chaln. cans- 113 1L to entcr and leave at such an angie au bad the effect of banding the pulleyn at both the Low and. stern, thus bringing the vessel 10 a slop when working with the ordinary power, After many ate tempisand fallnres of his Kind, St was decided that there should be no unneceseary langth of chain uncd, and that tie lower end of ‘it shquld be left free.’ On thoadoption of this course it°was found that the vexsel wan AT ALL TIMES UNDYR FOULL CONTROL, and that in ssvift parts of the carrrent It could be held nearly as atcady as at other place: On_th 1lne of the proposed channet thrangh the rapid number of Enleu were drilled Lo feet Intothe rock which forms the bed of the river, and some of them at places whera tho wator at’ the time waa fully fifteen feet decp. Judging from experiments made, and lmefl( I:( the manner in whichiho vesec) could he controfied, therg xcems 1o ba no reason toapprehend difiienl. ties which cannot be successfuily mes, especially in tiew of the improvementa which can be readily made in the arrangements for efecting the con- templated object. As the season was well advance cd beforo this chain vesscl wan ot into falr work- 1ng order, attention was principally directed to determining the position, natare, and extent of the different bars sod shoals in the rapids and thele 'lclnll{. The line of channel now recommended for im- provemcnts skirts the ehoals on the northeast noint of Adam's Ialand, and the north point of the sonth shoal of the outiet of the Giut Channel, the whole of the contemplated width being north of these points, and at the lower one it inclines slightly 1 wards the sontneast until it passes the bar (0 the south of the chute. 1t is believed TIII8 LINR CAN N2 DEEPENED at lcss expenso than any other that could be select- cd, and, when Imptoved, will be best euited for the ansage of larya vesscls &a well as for th Iy working ‘of & syntom of chnin lows aver, seven-eighthis of the whole of the neccasary work can ba carried on without Interrapting of Deing interrupted by pasalng veasscls.or rafts, Prom deep water below the lower bar to & polnt at the upper entrance of the Galops Canal thers are four different places where elevators would have to bo made to obtain a channcl two feet wide nnd sixteen feet deep at low water, or at a time ‘when there is a depih of nine feet on the sills of the entrance lock. = From all places where deepens ing or widenlug the channel ia necearary, it has been found, after a careful examination, " that tho bed of tho river ia hard limestone rock. The lower bar ex{ends from Galop's Island tothe north shere of ihe river, on the lowest part of which, or where the proposed now channel |8 to be formed, the water varies from ton and & balf to thirteen snd lhrn-qulnrr feet in depth for a dis- co parailel with the atream for abont 500 feet. his will roqulre the removal of nearly 16,500 cublc yards of rock. From up-the-stream side to the lower bar to what is called Ieland Bhoal, a streich of 330 feet, tho depth of water is from aixtecn to twenty-eight fect. Tha latter shoal Is nbout 6O, fcel across, in the line of the chanael, and the waler overii is from ten snd 8 balf 1o thir- teen and three-guarter feet ded To_obtain a depth of 18 feot of water on this shoal will neces- nitate the removal of 10,400 cubic yards of rock. For the next 400 fect npward the depth Is from sixteen to twenty-neven feet, Lut for nearly 150 feat at the lippe and of thie atreich the deep part of the channel s contracted by two ahoals to a wid of very 1ittle more thau 150 feet, one of which ex- tends” from the mnorth shore to a place abreast of tho rilmud lock, and the other on the south side, neatly IN LINE OF THE OUT CIANNXL. The onter point of the north shual must be taken off toobtain the necersary width, Althongh tho quantity of excavation for ihe purpose wiil be com- paratively amall, the set of the carrenl, togeilier With the passing of vessels and rafts of timber, will render the work of & diflicalt nsture. From the latter place to tho upper shoal, which is nearly op- posite the entepnce Lo the canal, distance is 150 feet, and tha depth of water varles frowm 10X to 10 feet. This shan) [n 250 feot lung §n_the dircctlon of the atream, ita average widih in about 1 ter (s from 124 (o N '{ In the main channel, so that operations connected with lowerlng the Lotto in such » position must nnavoldabl stiended with conalderable difiiculty; still, there 1s reason 1o belleve that It 1a qulte practicalle, From the foregolng {t will be seen that the bed of the river at lhll{!llcu has been fully cxamined, and &11 1ta principal inequalities, Lars, and ahosla fully eacertained, the result of which shows that in ":H case whers an obatruction exiata therc is fm. medlately below it stretch of water from elght to l;n fect deopor than required for the contemplated channel Thls, in connection with other matters, leads the Ohlef Rogineor to the conclusion that the best, §f not the only, way of obisining chaonel suited to the entarged” navigation s that of lowstug tho whosls and barw on the line and drsgeing the loos- order ta eped material inlo deop water below them. lfl vo In some moeasure sleerage-way an Juwauce for the scttlement wnd surging whun passing through the raplds, the fourteen-foot navigation should not be Jess than sixteen fect at low water. To altempl obtalning this depth of water in any other way than by lowering the botlum would not, there |8 reason to bellove, bestiended with auything like auccees, 1t Is qulte probable that BY A BYSTEM OF WING-DAMS the water might be ralsed $o paes verscla drawing ten feet. Further, tiat by extenalng the system of wing-dams at the ranid, and jn aadluon to tLls, <cloatug Gut Channel, the cenire of which ir uuder- stood 1o form tho boundary between tho United Stutes snd Csnsds, o doptii migbl possibly bays o alned bry which a vessel drawing 12 feet of water could lave passcd at onlinary stagus of the ther, 'Fue lutter p!a[ocl. could ouly be cartled put with tue sauctlon of the Unlted States Govarn- ment, snd, althoogh It might n some respects bo Dbeuedernl, ‘It Ia quertionnble o what extent, whilst, 48 will readily be sduntted that the 8t Lawrence on to grand's scalu for uncertain cxperimunte, ‘Taking al} thrac maticrs intn conalderation, es- peclully the fact that such a knowlcdge of the bed Of the'river has now been oblaiued ‘as vnables & curtect esimate 10 by wadp of the Quaniity of wma- wrial to be removed, and that a vesxel can bo kept sufliclently ateady fu the rapids 10 sdmit of drilling d uluer uperstious belng varried on, the Chiel ngiueer Lelioves L It unght be well to lnvite teaders Jor the work. T4 UOVEUNMENT HAS DECIDED to adopt tho Chlef Kngineer's roport, and tenders for tho knprovenient will shorlly ve saked for, and tue work pushud vikorously forward, Hhould (he submerged-chain lug system e faund (0 work succesafully, 1t 18 uot proposed to make any tmprovement to tie Williausburg Caoals other thun to lengthen the Jucks, x Tususng will glve & cumplote ststement to- inurraw of the improveent of the Corpwull as Luchine Csuals, connecting links fn tho gr sysiew of avytion thut opens the way fron: the lakes to the ucean fur al) our lake crafl™ 5 NAUTICAL MIRHAPS, ‘The schr Oreat West dropped down sgainst the schr Tuscula ot the lumber warket Satunlay eninlnu, sud carried away the laitor's dolphin- strlker. Tue body of C. Wilder, the sailor mirsed from the schr Willle Keller at Handusky on Satnrday last, was found in the bay on Wedneeday, [ A jum of vessels In the siver near Roah street cansed considersvle delay Ssturdsy evoning, sod the bridge was kept open for a loog Um The Ultle vxcurslon stmr Mary dumsgea her port bulwarks a little yesterday, by striking the pler st Lincoln Park while making s lauding. “The curtents in the Tiver ware 50 cliangeabl ‘anunoying 1o veasel weu Saturday that some dawm- . ago was caused, The prop Indls, tn winding be- tween Clark and Wells strects bridges, wasawept arooud sgainet the tug Tarrant with vach forco a4 to break threa of the Iater's stanchions and the rall bulwarks on the port siae. ch why siruck Lhe achr Anpio Bherwoeod, biuke her purt quartes slightly, sud caased her to part ber inours iag lincs and ke streatn. Lt d rau - sgslust toe sche M, Baldwin's starbuard quarior, und pulled cbiock oat of it. snd broxs the jiubuom uf tue sche Maguolia, lying close (o Wella stiect beidge. The propeller encaped with shizbil damage W her port xuwlcr. ‘Tho fulused sall craft are l)ln'fct thy loces vt Lhe south wide of the river, The lats squnlle on the lake fave csused thess changeably curreuts i the river. ‘Yhe vnd of tie porth harbor pler at Menomince caught Uire 'Y hursday night of last week from aprke ot u lUE, snd would bave burued saficlently o de- wiroy tho lighthouse had uot the tug Witbeck for- iu%uel] e 1t for rupairs. . s ate DUl on this ke Abe Adriutic lost ber i), 81 23 a0 y 18-, L Tho ache d. U, Knltaze, which aitived st Do. truit brida, swall bole punched fn ber atar nl-lmw’dnrlni'hl::my s squall, which 7he e cousteted at tue Hi Nt prop A, ] agel ust the sch: R Sk et st e Saturday, sud cagsed the lalter to foul with thy :mx:)fl:::e‘n‘u and demage ber wicru sbuve the aln do flichard Marshall, & salior ou bLuard the schr Grinuby, ot adsilt un s Jog wear bucker River (Luke Supcrioz) lately, sud wus carned sway o suile from the veasel, when Cupt, Morsen aud bis wen, of Life-Seviug Station Su. U, pub wie fue meuts of psasengers to Soath Chicazo, on two telps, and furnished masle for the accasions, Heport was cnrrent yesterday fhat Capt. Jeo Myera—who Iately had cowmand of the stmr John Sherman, snd who, it is said, introduced that vessel hers for the excursion bneincss, and now has s lease of the dock st which she iands—had gonb to Detroil to nepotiste the chartenng of another steamer to run in opposition to the Bherman, The resson given for this conrse Is the discharge of Capt. Myers from the com- mand of the Stierman, becaure the boat was raninto the centre nier of Rosh-street bridge recentiy, and had to fool & dsmage-bill amount'ng to $200, while under his chargs. Should the rumors be correct, there will be roma very liveiy competition in the extursion buainees if the public continues to patronize the hoats us itdoes at vresent. The Goadrich eteamers Chicazo, Slichoygan, and Muskegon will make hoorly tribe o Evanston, commencing st H 8. o, on the Fau and the stine Peerles, of the Loopold & Aostrian Line, will filvu throe excursions out on the Inke during the day of the Fourth, Excarsionson all the stcamers regularly in the bustness lave also been arranged, and the public ean ceriainly find un bet- ler way to enjoy iteelf thian by A ride out on the waler of to any of the anburban ports on the fine atcamcrs above-mentioned. The Lady Washington bas not bcen sble (o make a landing &t Lincoln Park pler. FORT IIURON, Bpectal Dispuich 1o The Trivune, Tont Hunox, Mich., duly L—Down—Props I, C. Behnoor, Portage, Beutis, Winslow, Bt Pani, Emplre State, Oawego snd barges, Geurge King and bargos; scuirs G, 1. Warmington, David Stew~ art, Expres, J, O. Thayer, T. i1, Uowland, Ble C. T. Vanstranbenze, James Norris, N, C. West, Msry, lattie, 8. L. Watson. Up—Props Blanchard, &t Lonis, J. Dertachy, Qarden City, Mainc, Abercorn, Raet Saginaw, Westford, Vanderiult, Turner and barges, Balina and barges, Michigan snd bars Alpens and Larg: I"orest City snd consor ‘uttls and con- eort; schrs John O'Neil, Ida Kelth, 11, J. Webb, . A, Klnf Col, Cook, Municalm, Guidiog Star, Teile Sharldan, Willism 1. Vanderbilt, Wind weal, fresh; weatliet cloudy, The bark Vanderbilt lost her malnsail while bound down to-day. ‘The prop Maine lesves to-night, having com- pleted ler repalra JLAKE FREIGIITS. CuiicAoo, June 30.—Freights were dull, and sleamer room only was taken at the nominal rate of 1%con corn, Charters: To Buffalo, prop Star- ucca, 25,000 ba rye aud 17,000 bu com; prop Java, 48,000 bu corn 8ad 8,000 bu rye; prop Wia- #ahickon, 05,000 bu corn. To Sarn!s, prop Jobhn Pridgean, 55,000 bu corn on through rate. Three lumber charters wore mada at the prevall- ing pominsl rates, %1 DetroiLa versel-owner wantx a canal achiooner sbout July 20 to take oak car timber to Liverpool, from Maskegon, Port Luron, and {etroil. TonoNTO, June 28, ~The rchrs Julia and Acacla have been cred for wheat from here o Oawe- @0 at1%¢. A farther movement of grain Is looked for aud other charters will follow, The prop hickluna nailed from hero to-duy for Toledn on clarter Lo losd whh corn for Montreal, at through rate. ——— THF. GOOD SUTIP ITAS BAILFD. Capt, Bundy sileutly asiled away Saturday for Tacine, fa his new Gorpol ship, the Glad Tadings, and 1¢ 18 1ikely that e preschud to tho marine sin- ners ot that port yesterdsy. Ko nollco was given of the departure of tie now erafl, frum ber moor- Ing near Eigrator **15," at fhe mouth of the river. 1¢ 18 8180 quite covtain hat the Little Glad Tidings was taken In tow, and will probably besald atsome port during the evangelical crulse, RAISING AN IION PROPELLER. Mesars. Knspp & Glllen, of Racino, have bought tha wruck of the iron prop Racine, bullt by David Bell at Baffalo, and sunk on ltacine Reef in Octo- ber, 1875, and they are endeavoring to ruise her. ‘The task 18 u laborious ona und will consnme some SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN. ‘The following wero the ahipments of graln from this port for tho week ending \7ith Satarday last: Corn. D5,314 bu; oats, 80,255 bu; wheat, 50,000 bu; bazley, ¢+ 178 bu; rye, 34,078 bu. NWAVIGATION NOTES. Cmicaoo.—Thero 1s talk of fittlngout & Qospel ablp for Capt. Csrey, with Capt. . Gorman as mate ...The schr Emeline 1s to drop the topeall rigand don the fore-und-after style with square- sall....Tbe schr Lizxio Law cleared Huturday, for the first Uine tuls scason. .. The prop Jarvls Lord hias acrived with the barge Dictator and schr ¥, A, Guorger, all containing s total 3,000 tons of coal +eesThe sclr 1da ia at Miller's dry-dock having her bottom calked. Orurn l'onts,—Cable-towing 18 in operation on the Kriec Canal, between Middieport and Boftalo, ... Work on the Stannard Rock lighthouss 18 now fairly under way....Fsginaw vessel-owners aro are ranging Lo tie up their snrpius lumber tonnage for {irenty age, to Qblain Tulr Htes. . Tho scow’ At en Maria Mbeled "t Detroft *or sallors' wages...,The echr Amcrica, re- contly injured fu .a colllslon with the rop City of Sew York. off Whitesh [iuln!. Lako Euwr*or. passed down Detrait River Frl Joali o, U0 revenuescuttar Fesenden arrived at ‘b Canadlan prop Untario takes m the North shore roule, Lake A tug, the Magiatawan, built at Nyng t winter, ls now rel for service, It ls y Dodge & Ca.e..h Poat & Hendet- aun biave secured the contrace for the new pice work 8t Uswegy, cslls for oo fect of lumber, ... Krl o thelr tows ahead of them, after the IHinol oo The tag Jobn K, Ow: with & ralt cantaining 3,000, feet of timber. Two millon feet eatiued 10 Tonawsnda sod 1,000, 000 foct o Exie....The prop Susgaebanna is recciving a new wheel at Milwaukee..,, lnsinces with tie Cansdain Mall Line steawers fa bolter thia year than for threw years past. PORT OF CHICAGO. ‘Tho followinx (s & list of the arrivals and clears ances ab (his port for tha twenty-four hours endiug at 10 o'cvlock last night: ARxivarLr—Eimnse Coruns, BL. Joe, sundries; Bhos boygn. Manitowve. dmudrice; Miskegon, Muskegon, auidries; props Wissablvkon. BuTal, sutidrics; Siys rk, Beutau f{arbor, sundrices iiversidv, o ¥ licaih, Saugstuc] driea; 8. lia Lake, surl scirs . J. Well Tuwmbory Bliaw. 1 e, R Ler, ha- i, hur. auibery I ., Juwber; Muclick, Mug cunl; Gulio, Eacan uber: E, "L Coroe, fumiery cen Frankiors, 3 Flying Clogd, Gre ot Ludingion, Jum- 3 cualy A, state, Mantstes ore; inaw, ton, Mautates, lawbary et con) 1N i LN, "souih 1aven futohers L. Hiypogrilr, Véweko, conl; '"1{‘" n'E." it pard ! :l&h;u i, Mudke, 4 { fod Sopinaw, " fud Windsor! Nanlitée, Bay, fumbe ber Ty Atna, sl Liay, \White Lake. Abery G i il o J a8 ic, Mahisice, Inuie Jerels EOL Porct, Wiltehalt, fumber: ¥ L. bi. Tgusca, luwberp hsy U lumber) ullne: s kcgon hus couli i tator, tiate o, 0 Magomines, luwmber: [ ll‘fifl‘q bac B, '}m tda Aldrcws, Charlotis, cual; 0. Eife io Lake, iuinbers verry Usnus, Greea kisys bostss Bolivia, , Cleveland, coal: PiC Muwkegun, [uwbers H. C. Albrechi, Menomluee, moodi Jeinfo Matthews lufialo. coals Melyioe, Muskegou, luiber; Topacy, o, lui- vert Mgk < coige, © uflalo. | coali Milwsukee Be v, lulnber; Urkoey Lase, Tud: {ugtyn. Larki Muiy Ludwig, Sooth {laven. lumbers Creel, Tambert Fraak Craw(ont: i Liuuerui, Bl 13 Muskegon, Jumbers W B, King White Lake wools Auctidh Stureecu Gay, 1ombers Beils, Peobeaer, (k! T CalcLbol, iy Hanie bar s Kiarye b ek > Catclipul £ | Vo bariokaty Bed, Muakedsa, ot 1 Jioft iumts; Aibatroms. &a‘lflvu. am e, fuler: Draps o Via Lurd Waitalon, coats Miiw. faw Aldic, driva; Jar sundrics; e e Wi . CBayio, Bodlly & Ciican Untod, Meaouifuet, Tamoers Stariba, Keuy: ravel] Muses U Ittle Traverse, Lark; Gran- e, o Lizsia’ A, Law, Bulfalo, 02647 u cori; 4, B0, 4000 L corny prop ludls Erle, Iabris Grar, and sualifcat wme buachoygai Manitowoc. sundrics; st ushedou, Muskeiow, 50 3 Sour. U o7ia pOTK, Bud sutiuries; stinr Coruia, St lhll.lal‘“{ prup Muascuger, ileutou Harvor, sundri ‘shaw, el A ruuti Haven. surdries: prop Fayurll Meautiinee, sutdricat prop Velipest, White Lake, SRELIG B os, ailnirlea) achr o, 44,30 bi'corns sk i, W. Gage, Bufs pN[';\\An:ll Butfalo, ;}mn 4 coru, 140U by v lfi W Lris L for Desroliy sclir Belle Buone, Lilte Traverse, 23 Urls tour, 35 lons Uiy, 20 brls borks scbr J. G, Miei o, Bugala, 41,0 viuas ekt Urdiewster,” fuifalu, 4200 ba'corns u, ke, LUITD, 33,079 bu drice; N. K. Falrbank. Hufafo, ddinalewn o N RAES! e ——— Mo for the weak, Dervous, and debilltated; chroolc sud painful discasce cured without mecjs clue. Rlectric Belts and other spplisncee, all dbuut them, andhow W diativauieh tio ycauine {ro i tag lp:‘:i‘nui) ‘Balh witl l:luplulcuiummu‘e: l‘n‘z. Addscas Pulveruiachl VauicUulapany, Vise e, Clackuetl, 0. * fanklon, - has ed Port Huron THE CHARTER 0AK. Interview with Financial Mana- ger Furber at Hartford. He Qives a Blightly Rose-Colored View of the Company's Condition. New York Opinion of Mr. Fur- ber's Business Capacities, AT JIOME. 4 TALR WITH MANAGER PURBER, Bpectal Digateh 1o The Trivane, FantPoro, Conn,, Jane 30, —The Charter Osk 1fe-lneurancs matter develops slowly. Everye bady in waiting for something new, bot there are 00 Tresh movements 3s yi& To-day | intarviewed sevaral people who xrow of the Company's affai. ¥ foand 3. 1. Furber, Manager of the Company. \n his oflice, setene and plactd as & mud.pie, e satd that the Company war not by any means In ss bad a condition &4 same peanla in Conaecticut would ke to have it appear. §1wan much better off finsa- cially than it was when he hecame connected with { abont twenty monthe sgo. The statement of the ¥pecisl Comslesiun sppotated by the Con- nectlent Legislatare that they bad dircovercd sn nactoal deficit in the aesets of the Company of aver $2,220,000, and (hat there are qaestionable asseta amounting to over $1,735,000, was, he said, INCORRECT. There wsa acinally, be asserted, no defielt. The Commisslon, In its inguiry. hed undervelaed the real worth of the ren) ea owned by the Com- pany in New York City, and would not recognize ss ome of ita amsets the sam of $500,000, which he (Mr. Furber) had contributed. The bulldings of the Charter Oak Company in New York he regarded ae an ex- cellent Investment. They broualt to the revenves of the concern $180,000, and thero were §40), 000 worth of rooms vacsnt. Mr. Furber explained ihat when he patd $500,000 into the tressury of the Charter Usk Company he entered inta A CONTRACT WITH THEM. ¥la sgreed fo contribute the sum of money named, and released the Company from all obfiga- tions to pay i back. 1t was then contracted with ham that he should receive 73 per cent on the In- come of the Company, and [0 por cent of iis eav- Ings on the reserve of policies which the Company purchased. 1t was provided that tte Company could annul the contract within five yeary by liqul- datmg the 500,000, and by paying 1a sdditlon a falr compensstion for services rendered, the amount 1o be allotted to the lattor to be adjurted by a commierion welected by each of the contract- Ing parties. e then took me to the books of the concern, aud I examined hls personal aceount, which shows that he has to his credit over $000,000. A part of this money which was due him for bls commia. rlone he drew out last winter, but fnvested it arain immediately, flo sald, **If the concorn goes lo pleces that money of mine shall gotoo. 1 will five 0o man an oppartanity to say 1am hent on wrecking the concern and Robbling np the nasets, 1f the Company barsta, I lose more than anybody, 4. U, BATTRHAON, who fs well-known thronghont the country both with regard to his position as Preaident of the Travellers’ Insnrance Company, and as one of the hesviest bullders in the United States, and thero- fure ax capable 84 any one, perhape, to Judge of the Charter Oak Company's investmeni in New York, vn which the Cowmmisslon founded the Breater part of thelr charges, spokg with conalder- ablo feeling aud earnestiiess upop™be matter He asid: **1f anybody helicves what the Comumlsslon reportahie makes a very great miatake, The whola inatterle wrong. Now let me demonstrate the tatter to you BY FIGURES, which can't e, you know. The Company bought umlnjzroprru In_New York foc which they paid in ronnd figurer $3,000,000, of thiv $2.000, 000 was cash, and $1,000,000 i1 raliroad bonds, on which th» only money that could be realized wonld have necessiiated their sale ton paper-mill. Now that property in New York briuge an fncutne of 0 ‘per cent, or §1 even now, st the lowest ebb of comniercia) depression. This Commission says At is avervalned becanse [ docs mot bring an income of percent. In the proacat conditlon of trade, G per cent is all that anybody, with any reasonsble ides of interest, can hupe for or expect, and properly being unealable now, 1t stands to reason that the only way to determine its value is to CALCULATE UFON ITS LNCOMX. Tsay thatan income of $180,000 on the inveat- ment” of £1,000,000, of which $1,000,000 is of no earthly good. 'is better thau any rignt-minded an can expect. 1f W& had bees my moue, snd my bonds that were luveated al (hut rale would ‘lvn ¢iven the man who maye the Invesi- ment & bonus of 850,000 cash fur bis services, tiy in 1500, 'In good ines, brought an ,000, and its net value theo was present, however, thers are TN VACANT ROOMY; ot ol be- y n Instance: The l'otter Ialmer llotel in Chicags could not bo rented to dsy for much more (han §75,000 & year, At 1 10 per'cent valaation that property would be worth $150,000. Now the Connecticat Mutoal Insurance Company alone holds & morigage apon that pollding of $1,000,000. Now if this Com- mulvston were 1o go to wurk and hsul thet Com- pany's aasels over they wonld ind a deficil, OX TS ITEM ALONE of §1,250,000, Why, It wanid *bust’ every fn- surance compuny and overy bask in the world to act ou that priucip] 17, Batirrwon. " I ssked, **what do you fhink the effect of this explosion wil) ber* *+That I dificait »o tell, Without doubt It will injure the Cmnr-n)‘l new businces very mnch, but knowing what { do aboot the Comopany, and what 3t hins done ander the present mansgement, 1 feel no heallation whalever in saying that with any- thing but the most utlerly insane movements on tho mll of the managers, [n five years lime thers can be o surplus of $1, 000,000 jost ax well as not. ™ With feyrard to the integrity of Mr. Furber, which 1 rece Is gencrally dlmnlvi 1 could say that the as- Jrersions cast wpon hitn are entirely withont foun- dation. P o call bim & wrecaer becausa he has alivuys been .u*u{ed In insurance companics just ":j ibe one. know suwetitug of his record a T 1J8 WORK, B and 1 know that for every cent the policy-holders of the Gnardian snd Nurth American Companios ever recolved they have to thaok thie esme Furber, and, if be wanted o frewze out the policy- bolders the Charter Uak Company. he could afford to yay thls Commission & couple of hnudred tiousand dollars for thie ruport of theirs, 1t fetl very beat thing for thst which could pussibly have happened, On other accounta, however, it s to bu regretied serionaly, BTATH INSUNANCE-COMMISSIONER STEDMAN stated that he Lad no doudt of the shility of the Charter 0Ok to meet sl its nbligations and wiiatever {mpairuent thers may ba present Umo wilbout interference with the ordluaty Luslness of the Company, e recurded the conclusions of the Bpecial Cone misslon ae fuanded upon error, and calculated to do great Injury to_pollcy-hulders, without resali= ing in corrusponding benedt to auybody. He ro- ferred to the fact that the Special Cowmission res port that the jmpatrmbat is due mainly to deprecl- r.llunvl tholr renl eslate, and remarked thai thls NOT A GOOD GROUND on which to base such an upfavorable showing of the Cawpuny's aflalre as they have made. In hie ennaai report, ahuve relerrcd to, Mr, Sledman stated that ho had not sttempted Lo'‘make suy Eeneral apnrsisement of the roal estate securitics of the dtate tulnplnlq.. aud, nlnlln{c(lnm the re- lmnl #aig **such an altempt would be of no avall, u view of Zho fact thab there is no such thingat the praseat tinio as A MARKET VALUR for this kind of proseny. Auy present atiempt to betux the real-eutata lnvestmenta of our woncyed institutlons to su rbitzary, assumed market valae ansottle thee (oundatlons and bring them all wnder sueplclon, for which they would not be responsible, snd which they would be ntter- i cless Lo rem The only scnsibl ule ta l’pr‘lywlh!u THal- te investmenta Is that of pruductive cdracu{‘ #a long as vas companies de- rive from their real estate owned or | income sssumed Ly the la toir present sud p 2 shauld berally csl {uspinag inducnces of time. " — IN NEW YORK. REFLECTING ON MN. PUKBEH. Spectal Dispaieh ta Ths Tribuse. Nzw Youx, June 30.—An examioation of the finances of the Clarter Oak Life Ly Heary J. ¥ur- ber, reveals 8 degree of penetration on the part of that person which clallenges admiration fur the skill ‘wilh which he completely and successfully directed ils revenues into his own bands, st the spparent {but only spoareat), sacrifice of small smount of capital, The report of the Commligsion showtng that s deticit of “over $2,000,000 existed fo ths assets of be Charter Osk has revesied a condition of things which the Times ways is a4 remarkable ss snytbing recently recorded in {nsursnce history. Fbo real estate, the cause of sll the trouble, is lucated fn Broad street snd Brosdway, Thls property s gow ownod by the Charter Oak Compiny. and 18 placed 85-an sssct valued st §3,000,000. Threo experts wers obtaiu~ od by the Insurance Commibsaloners to examing and estimiate its value, and they reported it worth bai $1,843,000. Wheu the Charter Osk Life waa in truable s short Uze siuce, Heury J. Purber, Vico- Prcaldent of the Unlversal ¢, sccured 10 tho Charter Oak 2 nowrasbs oron s prOVENTY for §s00,60u, | Matcws, owner of the proge [l ertr, 2ol wa ’ when his it in €540, 00) pauy nolveat, Irroee then - mannzet of the Company, aud w cared a majonty of the cap'tal etock. Aftrdolna this he made an srreement I which he pavi- the Cherter Oak Life 2!l thie £:00, 000, 1 it from fisbility o pay Company. in retarn, on save the party of the recond Fart (Prrher) 2 llen of 514 par cent on all the premiume received hv the Comiany for five years, and 50 per cenLof the excons of the re- serse. As Furber held the wajority of the stock he was really making ANAGREEMENT WITH HIMSRLY, and the fesnitof hin aztrement in 1870, wan fhat he received Tl peeeant on preminme (8180 (), 10 per cent on foreelosed policies ($217,000), = tatal of $420.000. Thas the rift of the $300.000 for the Geaf of (he five years of the sbove agree. ment wan not disadvaniageons to_the party of the secund part. 11 the New York Uity real eatate foreclosed by the Company was bonght from arber and wife. they first buving the property anil then (zanafernng it moatha aftar to the e pany. T‘e reporl of the Inenrance Commissinners Compnny paid_for the & total of 83,0040, 000, on of vaige ig of great {mportance to thonranda of rpolicy-Loiders, and bas evar been much obacured. a Tins reporter XLAMINED THE RECORDY of the sale and transfar of real-estate In the Reg? irter's ofice, After patient aod - carefol research the following record " found: ¢ Edward Mattliews and _Virginia Nov. 28, 136, 11., his wite, to llenry J. Forber, (here foliows fall_ description of the Troadway and froaa streed nnz{sqny] convey and sell ail in« tereat, rixhiy and title in same for the sum of £1,54%,000.% " This propert y pald £31030,000' for, but Mr. Fleher tesiifies that the bonda, ' etc., given in payment were only worth 21,083,000, (inly those who sre well arqualnted il the facts of the sale can reconcile thets gures, Devoured by a Nenr. AL JOAR LY. D) Freeman, A ehocking story of devouring by s bear comen to us from Fredericton Junction. An ol man, named Thomas Anderson, on Tuesday jast waa chopping wood In Hardwood Ridre.” Not returning at the ususl honr for dinner, the peo- le with whom he boarded felt some anxiety ot his rafety, he beinga very fecble person. Night enme, but with no thlings of the misaing man. The following day the settlcment was alarmed and s strict search Inatituted, revealing the fact that the old man had been devoured by o bear. Bear's footprintsiwere found on the ground, which was bespattered with blood, and near the foot of s tree were found the boots of the unfortunate old man with part of the legs inthem. Not far from this was discovered a portion of his bead dreadfully matilated. From the footprinta, plain In the foft soll, and the blood along the tracks, therc tsno doubt but the unfortunate man became a prey to a hear. e ———————— s _ AMUSEMIENTS. THOMAS SUMMER-RIGHT CONCERTS Exposition THEQ, s sz 2, THOMAS Brilltant Programmes of Musitel Nevelnies. TO-NIGHT-POPCLAR PROGIAMIIE, TUESDAY NIGHT~EECOND COMPUSERS' NIGHT, Scandinavian Night, ‘When the Programme wifl consist entirely of composi- U10n4 Of SImIDeBL BCARITAT AR COmpUsCr, L JULY 4th. Grand Celebration of Independence Day, ‘with Brilliant and Appropriate Ceremonies. Thr AFTERNOON * CHLERRATION wil 1 cal, Military, mn, exties n {raud AR miv-ur;}( ‘ehertra, (here. LL UL ATEY BAND, which el R TR SR ATE Tl mfs ""COMPANY C, First Regt., Capt. Davis, Commanding, The address of the occason will be dellvered by \he cloguent orstor, EMERY A, STORRS, And the Dectaration af Independeace will Le read by LEONARD SWETT. A Umited number of reserved seats can be secured without gxtra chargs on and after Tuesday moraiog At 100t & bons', 154 blala-dl., the prices remaining ai 23 aad 50 cents. IN THE EVENING Mr. THOMAS wil repest bers (hn tmpresive [iimme with wiich ReTNACAURATER the PHILA: DELPIITA CENTERNIAL EXFOSITION, which wiil inchude the Airet performenca 1o the Weat of DUDLEY BUCK'S CEXTEN LAl CANTATA, S MEDITAL i SO GRAND CHORUS Under the Direction of WM. L, TOMLINS, For the convanfence of those who wish to_avold the erowd and enjoy lllf meala undmwflnflkoa W!dnndlx DIkt July 4. alimited number of RESEUVED BRAT T besolcy commencing Moniay oming. at Root & Boas', 138 Btate-st., whichcau Le obtalned a1 33c estrs. Carpenier & SAeidon, Managers. BASE-BALL. FOURTH OF JULY! The Chicago Club, ampions of the Unlted fitates, with thelr strengthe oned and successlul team, will filay The Boston Club, Who a8 nuw leadlag 1n this year's Leagus Conteat. THK GAMES WILL BE OF “’cdnemluy, July 4, and Thursday, July 5. 1y : e e Tor” ot B L shiEion i e or S il & SAERCUR RANTEE I a T ARG TS, 11 sonrt Clark st ; CLAT: TON & CO. 8 dadison-dt.; KANTZLER & HARGLS, Wab aud Twenty-second-at. 1,200 Reserved Seats Still for Sale at the Regular Prico of 75 cts. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, JULY 4, 1877. ‘The ouly legitimate verformance in Chicago. Miss JENNIE HIGHT AS FPANCHON. Matineont, Eveningatf. Hale of seats com- mcuces Moni uly 2. Prices us nausl, WAVERLY'S TUEATRE. Qur Onoe Ilundsed and ¥irst Anniverusry of National Independence. 1W0 GRAND PERFORMANCES, i77e. JULY 4TE. 1877. Afteruoon and Eveniog, MR, I, A, WEBBER, D ek n e S p e CR 1 T Blaladell 4ad & strong cast of Chi- suiall bilis. Boa-aliced Lo opea. ADELPIl THEATRE, AV g PO & Wi oS raat success :eimuu'u. sepetition, Cogtinued NOLE TOM’'S CABIN. Bavin's Ukcie Toms Cabi ioape and targia Suugers, Be Stars of 100 nlibils st "xflnd [0 vln"x': Xuwt Supported by J, cago favoriton o re iy, & KU & pc > 4 PPENDALES **Kva, " Litte AMY qu:'"n'auAJ' Mclent dramatlo’ company, &0 choris- Lers, 78 eorxia stagers. 100 auziliaries A0 Vagier fghty Ubeatre deilgbitutly pertumed. Mutiaces Wedbesdays sd Ssturday. COTTON'S OPERA-HOUSE. (Wood's Museum), Don't fall to secure your seals for the Sveal ANDERSONVILLE, ELLSWORTHZ0UAVES A1l this Holi o-ulght. pex CORTOR e ¥ B SUARPSUHOOTERS® PARK, JULY 4TE. GRAND PICONIC. Trains leave corner Carrvll and Clinlea-sta. 8t 10:30s. m. and 1:30 p. m. Tickels, rousd i), 50 center MAIL MESSENGER AND TRANGTER SERVICE, CEHICAGO, ILI. Poer.Orric DerarteesT, WasnixuTox, June , 1 Ropte No. 7, ¢35 Propeals will be rreatvrd st the wite hepactmrne anth 3 p. m, of Aeclded on or wlore July 31), the I'nited F1a‘es between of Chtesen au several st Contrart Offics of 3t o Oice o the City the ratirgad mations, and between the ma Sbere tragvier wervica i renuired. Atind to the 2534 pection nires that *bid. ransrortation of X me e all Accompany thelr hids with & Arafe. payalie to the oraer of the Pavmsster fiencral, upon s;me wirent National Bank, which check Or dralt shall not be less ihan 3 per cen. Limof theamountof the snntal py on *ald ronte a4 the time such id 4o made,” which In this case (8 $13,- 400 pep gnnam. The fallowing schedale shaws the matl messenzar 804 transfer service now requirad at Chi-ago sa nearly 811 AN be stared, but bidders mast Inform theseetves of thesmount and characier of the sorvice, snd the accepied bidder under this sdveriisrment will be re. niifrea 1o tertorm, without sdditlonat compeneaiiun, sy and &l new or alditto: vice not herein wen: tionrd, (hat FCay D= necemary When L1 comiract goes into nperation, or hat may brcome necerrary durins the term of the contract, wheiher to n een detats and 1Andl° Y now eatabiished, of thowe which may L liezeafier ertabiished, 1ica Tt b tiLa dlatiuet uhderytanding, RST, a0t for the whule yereice: and oot by e trip hera wilt be Bodimiuttion o1 compenration on ac: £ountof the diseontinuarce of such portiuns of T service an may become annecrgsary durl tract term, but dednetions will be made ful nexiect of 14 [s required that the wagons employed fo the per. formsnce of the service Aball behailt =ith piatform eariags, (rout wheels (0 Lurn unider the hody: <lomed Y TPRCD Siull be bulit from bed ot et paneied 1 {he Befantol an crdivary wagos bady: alure i b Sollt ol plaln wool rauclpet uf witn Tpuiding, ined Wil canvas, with foverei roof. The B% ght of the ontre of the fouf clear Alove the floor of | he oot les the sum of £%un, eertified chirck or wagon shail than foar, and e teet in single wngons, or six wnd enc-anaiter fecl {a daubie waggne | The rear shailapen beiow by gaie o a2 d: tad ptoslevel with he wagon, 1o fAaten Ly ‘of & catch when anove, v deots Luog o rd, #o Arranged fhiat they te'and lock, and when dn- n: locked shisl) spring apen. The duuhie wagnnein all eases, ard the single wagons whenevcr the tmper erlurmine of e scrvicn uires 11, shalt hiave double dones (n the aide, exten g from the sapeied frame of the brrty tothe drip pf 1 rhuf. These doors ahail ba hung on taring Bio Oren outwand, to arranced that when unlocked they ahiall sprini open. Tiie dosrs shall opeo to & width 1n the riear of not fere than twn feel fur slngie 'Ifflhl And three fect for doabile wazuns. . Ou the fruat snall e seat for drieer, with foot-boarl, (rimmed ana fur. nisbed in leather, The wagons shall be krpt pafnted and tarnished fn & thoroogh inner, ANd ornatiented SCEOTUILK Lo Ipecs. fications, and shall be kept AL all tuies in gowd rder an1 apnearance. ¥ull particoiars astostyle and constraction of wazoas may be oblalned on apyitcation 10 the Postmaster st Chicago, or wo the Secund Assiatant Postmaster Geoer- !I\\Vnh(nimn. D. €. when malls are carrfed in the night the wagon must be sccompanied by at least oue r?l'lun bestdes ihe driy- eF, 28 gnard, both 10 be over ihe aam of 18 years, of good moral charseter, who have taken the oath pre- scribed by law. and sile 1o reml aud write the Enelish Ianguage. Tho wagons, horses. drivers, and gusrds are 10 be'at all t{met subject to the aprToval snd cua- trol of the Fostmaster, aud the malls sre 1o te taken from and delivered into'the Posi-Office Atd cars at auch Buurs. nder his directions, sa whi secare. ioper oo ecuions An extrs wagon, with driver. ready for Immediate nse. ‘must be kept it the Pus Olce between tho hours uf ba m. sod ., of Stéuch other buurs se the Postmasier inay direct. F.ach propoeni must b accompanied by two reapondble surstien, (certified tu be Fosmaster & s oficent the fnt, seeond: or Third cinav.) who shall usrantee that the bldder SHAll, {1 his bld be mceepted, enter into contract, with good and sufclent rureties, within the time el hare {for Lhe falthful performance of the service. Tie cog- tracttmust e exzcitedand Fetarued to the Depart- menl ept. 1. 3 [ case of fallitve of the sccepted biAder to execute a contract, or of tie sbandonment of the peryice duriag the contrac term. (he servicy will be ro-fet stthe ex- Dense of the falllng bidder or coutractor, ‘Bidders are teqnesied touse tlie pristed forms of prurosaie furaushed iy the Deparinent. which miay be obtained at the Post-()Mice 1 {he City of Chicago, ani Lo 8puly ad st omice for Information | regand to the service be sealed, Faperserfbed ** nd, with 1 by the G Yost-Ullice Department, Washingion, m A e e [master-Geaeral, Pt ingte Postmasier-Genoral 3 uin3y ‘ol OU12Y,1 B nSedy Y DOENT T F “Aupdwn) PoOIDL “wdN /o ucyoxg o 1q ‘Juda) 0) KOUD TNl Bse B R A 2aGERETTRREREUNGEYS | 00N e pen, TRANSFER SRRVICE. cFEIHIZNTUATRIRSES ' I = EEZe! g e & EEEED SREERREELES o= g2 z. 8 St R CEIp R Dl g3l €5 EZ7 zs g S5 £ I3 gge £ 83 5 H 83 5%2239‘ Qg i 3 1 A - B3E : R 2% e &l B H ] E.fi ] g Bebasank l 5i¥ ““Dond required with Bid, $14,000; Bk | Sjmm @ g EY, ., MAIL STATION SERVICE. THICAGO, ILL. DosT-Orricy DEPAKTENT, NataINuTx, June & | recelve Coal M}'M wil thia Ue) l":hb:‘l‘:flfll’fl'flhflkh m, of July 33, 1477, o e oh ol Srtce fraas e by 1677 T, 0 18 Gty or i rela apectied. 6 N2 470, rom Chicago Posy-Omce ta Deanch Omos st West D vn:k’.fhmm 15 milas and back, forsy-throe tripe o per A From Chicago Pofi-umu 19 Hranch Uce & North DIvleio0 Bation, 13 milse aod back, thisty-oge trips T e, i -OMce to Dranch Ofoe at Soath- weok Siaiion, Sid milea s53 Dack, Tweniy-Gve trige bes week, Chl Post:Ofica o Brasch Ofice st Bouth mvu(.:nram 3o had back. twanty-ave iripe ek, suts Weet Divigion Station $o Uran Oice as Nomhment Slation, Stulles. sad back, vinetees tripe Veoum Ch o to Braoch Omce as Nurta- 2% e atioried o -i"-‘-;:‘;-’:? iy teaad o 1 ol guars adver L Mall i g TR e wer 3 sccamysaying (his). for slugle wagoos asd ¢ @ oat nt Chicago shall dealzuate. ot the wasais 40 ba 1 Ehrye of 4ri+8ry abors the of 18 yean ol lofal ebArACWT. Who e tha ik breacrilind by lew, sad.ara stie 10 read Engllsh laoguake. ) s aireed 1had aoy tacrease (o the service woich may e rendered ueoessary by (Le removal Lo other lucalliles of suY of ibs sbuye named Fittfous, or by 80y oibicr Causs, ey be ordered by the Postmasiar-Ceneial, sud slsll be pald for pro ratai sl als0 that colnicusellun prorata ‘aball be ucducted lu case uf decreasd (o said aGTvice calscd by say such oval or by (Aa discoulinusice of &y of sald Staiu 1o waaa of s fafiate of the sccopted biduerto eas: cule's coniract, of of the sbendonmeutof he service valrect iy Lhe dertive wil boclel ¢ o falting biuder orcontracior, 4 T d returued to the o b 1977, vlbiareie ibe sicepiad biidar will be conaldercd aa basiug failed, J{he Vormaser-Qupersi way proceed o oonkrac 207 thi service with othar puriice schonding o fa. o Sea'vo a9 supesacribed L Pros Jufcago oL " sud ueral, 3 vosats tof Mall Biatton seryive. b cased *Se r Secou stagt ~ Poellusaier e Fust-Oiice Lepastnent. Wasiingon. D, B required with bia, $1 ws): —FInm CUANGER, The pasn S e adar W Ll 2 o i s of 92 - Doane & €0, Bas. this day ez= lrod by liDusion, Mry 4. Gooiril i e AR S, Coobmc, Chicage, June 30, 1877, MILLINERY, CHOICE SHAPES, RICH FLOWERS. All the leading styles in HATS, trimmed and untrimmed, including French Chip, Milsp, and Fanoy Btraws, st our osual “POPULAR PRICES.” 124 STATE-ST WEBSTER'S. T summen mREson® Grand Union Hotel, SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y. THE LA T AMD MOST TLEOANTLY-LP- PUINTED SUMMERTOTEL in the WORLD 1N NOWW OPLEN for tis KACEITION of GUESTS. '['RE, CESTIE, HOLSE. CAPE MAT, 13 oW requysted, suractive sl rewonabie J. B MECHAY 804 T, ¥. HARKINA, Pioprietors. eicepied YSunday excepls oh f excepied. {Mands) excepleds CHICAGO & FORTEWIXTERN RAILWAY, Tieket Offices. €2 Clark. Gepinerman Mowse) and ad aPacific Fast Line, o o Day Favin il via Glinion £hi rf:,vncmn‘* rers EFPPP PERFEPETPTT 5152;:":.(" ¥, o "Paliman Hatel Car ara fun thamg €430 304 Ugiabis, on the trala feaviox Chivego at 1630 “No'uther road runs Puliman o sey owier form of butel carn west ot Chle: . rie-ste. fl'&(l'fl‘ curnerof W:fl’lnd Kit 8=Depot comer of Canal anil Kinzia-nti CRI0AGO, 8T. PAUL & NIRNEAPOLIS LINE. 397 juette Fxpre alichyn Lk K Tocidn 8t. Paal & Minnespolls Px...[*10:00 2, m. [+ 000, m, 8¢, Paul & Minneapoils EX 0}t 9:008. inilt 8i30 8, m. CHICAGO. ‘ALTON # BT. LOUIR AND CIIOAGO KANBAB OITY & DENVER BHORL LINES. Unian Depot, West Stde, near Madison st. Twenty-third-st._Ticket Offce, 122 tando! ity & Denyer el Springdeld & Texud CHICAGQ. MILWAUKEE & BT. PAUL RATLROAD, Unlon Depot, corner M . Tlcket Ofce, m Fouth Clark sad s Depot. MlNiwaukes Exprem. Wiscor * 4:00p. m. nich EEpress. Whconstn & ij | sy, Btevent ointand Aah-| Iand tbrough Nigti £xpress. [t Al traios Tun via Miiwankee. 1jck and Minncapolinare good either viz Madison ai Qu Cblen, oF vis Waiertown, LaCrome, aud JLLINOIS MYOBIM Lake-sL and foot of lcket Ocice, 131 Handolph gt Eemipee st LI Calro & New Orjeand Fix! P oL Calro, ATkansas & Tess EX oo fpringfeld Day K Wp, M. riogaeld - 5 o ria. Harliogion & i eori B ‘oor(a, Keokak & Hapnital a.m. ubugue & Bloux City Ex.. b. m. Dubuque & Bloux City Ex...., ¢ 2w Gliman Passenger.. . n o CHIOAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD. Drpots_foat of Lake-st., Indian and Klxteenths at., and Canai and Bixloenth -5 . Clark-at., S sk depoter v Tieket Oncea b uque, A8loua (; k("rd, D'baque, £81ou; r Pacifio Kxpress for Umslia and’ ansas (it sosisness 910:00 8.0 (¢ 3:40 e Trem - for] essam, MICRIGAN OENTRAL t, foot af Lake-sf Ket Otce, 07 Clai olpl, Grand Pacin b southean corver 1, aod at Palier Louss, Leave, e m, e i rlfléfll Matn and Alr Live). Kalamuzoo hecommodaiion. Atlantic Kxpress (dally) Nigit_ Eaprou. ] FITTSBURG, FT. WAYKE & OBICAGO RAILWAY, Dypot, coroer Canal snd Madison-sts. Tickct Uffiers, 8 Clark-vin, Faimer House, st trand Pacine i ’ Leays.” | Amive. ATE, Jedmne dllfl‘l‘nfl_ & W 7:00p, m, acific Kapress e Uk ‘ast Lise. W . BAL' Traineloays from ki 8, foot of Mon. Tuo-at. Ticket Ofiices: & Clarkeak., Palmer Touss, Grand Paclgc, and Depot (kxposition Buildiaz). SR a7 Antre Morntng Fxpress, Fast Line. ooy gty Qi Bapress, dally BURG, CIRCINNATI & BT. LOI Depot carner of Cliaton and Carrol De iy QHIOAGO, BOOK IBLAND & PACIFIO RAILEOAD, “""—~ ] Artivs. X $10:15 8.10,10 4:00 p, 11 rasha. Leavenwith & Ateh EL 0003 8. 103 o ' ci Ve m kflflx‘u‘?g'f.fla‘m..... i 81000l S 0 From Ceotral Pepots 00t of Lake-st. j Dapast. | Arrive. @ CtacroatiDay Byl 1010 s tn.| 825 'fl?:;uuma Cla, NGULKS, | 800 ¥ 100, 0. }:a'uu‘mtmel‘uflw 8 40, B At Clbe: Bisih Kb LAKE NAVIGATION. Yor Apsaper. Grand Hapits, and Musk ¥oy Oraad Uaves, Graa “m Daly: Bauay e (TR vor Sikiutcs”sud L Ty T AL SR iy YT, ey o e Bag, e, Fridey. e s a fovs Mlchicaa-av. “SPECIAL NUTICE ‘Posacas: Tolrcalitu sad LV igur !;"ur"‘-;“‘w.“; :u oluct preparsilod e Yor salo by Perfumers, Deugsiis sad Nescd Gvds Duaiase. 3 . Tetween Clil- . (*11:00a . *