Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 31, 1877, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: EDNESDAY. OCTOBER i1, 18577. 7 MARINE NEWS, 4n Unjnst Discrimination in the Mat- ter of Harbor Appropriations, Another Long List of Marine Accidents. A New Outlet for Grain, Navigation Notes, Laka Freights, Eto, NAUTICATL MISITAI'S, The Milwankee Senfinel of yestordsy saya: «The grain-laden vesscls which lett thia port gatarday night wers all back in harhor orat anchor jn the bay yesterday morning, having enconntered 3 norther Sunday night, with heary sca, when near Sheboygan, 1t proved, however, to be the tail end of 8 pale which must have awept the lower end of the lake, #a hefote daylizht the wind went Ioto {he west. and by noon the flest had mado another t the achr W, BB, Phelps, which mageed o o thmanth nler while enlofing the barbor S dered slight damogo. She got away last evening. " _ Viateh from Port Dover, Ont.. In yenterday's e annonnced (hat the schr AIAZ Siar had o avora at Tone Point, and {hio cenw wan "Fho vewsel In owned v the Finn Drofhers, I tnsured for 33,600 i the Orlent b any. llerc 0 of train was ahippe rom T o BfTalo, by Trwin & Cor and 18 netired 00 In the Mercantile of New York, Orient, Lo R facturers' of Boston, and Astnn, A dispatch from Builalo yesterday stated that a tu Ith Irmpr, had left that clty (o ga to the asslstance of the schooner, the nehe Thioman 1f, Wowlsnd was towed across paved. of this port, and caecl's bow in tle S1. Clale River while coming An'ana had hor rail, hoth strincers, and eix stancliions forward of the cabin on the port alde Droken. Itepalrs arc being mado by the Milwau- Xee Ship-Yard Company, The sarie firm ate also repairing the centreboatd of the actir William Ala- Fich, five planks having been lost on her Tant trin, The schr John T. Mott made the rnn to Detroit roms Chicago I four dayw, and wan twelve dasa from Detrolt to Oswego. * Canse northeant wind, and ax it was not decmed eafe to continue on the trip under sall, the tug Neelon was chartered to tow (be vesecl to Oawepro, Alter discharging her carga It wan fonnd that sbout 1,000 bu of wheat < wet, T’ tar T, W. sank Sundny af*ernoon at gpeigelherg'a londing, She was coming down the e ke oty heavily Tonded, fore And aft, when she commenced breaking in {wo amidahips.* Capt. Cobarn run her up to the landing, when she sank ina few minnte in shallow water, William Williame, 8 youns man 10 ears of ans, cook on board the achr Pride, bound from White Lake to Mllwatukee with a cargo of lumber, was drawned Sunday last, in mid-lske, The unfortunate oung man was knocked overhoard while Jaunch- Taza’ boat, which n wave strack, throwing him from & distance of fifteen or twenty feet from the schooner. The rchr North Cape got atnck in the south draw of Wells atreet bridge yosterday and cansed a long dolay, ndlson.atceot brldge was kept ojen throg, quarters of an honr yesterday morning on acconnt of o jam of snll and ateam vesscls, In the con- fusinn the achr Clty of Chicago lost her martinzale slare, The tay Johnson cot the line of Ler tow, the #ehr Golden Flecce, in her wheel yosterday and had to stop Lusiness'for & while to get it ant.” The steam baree Sheldon niet with a simllar experience, but the Interruption was soon remedied, A telozram from Port Lnron, recelved here yea- terday, teported the schr St 'Andrew nshors at North Point, Thunder Tiay. Ste hnd on board a eargo of aupnlles from this port for Aloens. Tho vexnel histla from Vetroit, The steam-harge Sparta, wheat from Milwankeo to BufTalo, was destroved by iro st Duffalo Mon- dav, Sha'had on40,000 bn of wheat, about 12, 000 of which war burned, thio balance having bee: taken out at the clevator where shs waa bolng un- londed at the time of the aceident, ‘The cargo of the schr Francls Palms, on arriv- ing at Buffalo from Chicawo, was found badly wet, Two buat-loads—17,000 bu—wera nccured drr, :\ru]l the balance, some 22,000 bu, reported damaged, Scveral versela arrived ot ‘Toronto Baturday much the woree from the effects of rough weathier, They were frow Oswegnand porta below with coal, Thio ecow Crawford han arclved safely at Cleves Tand, It was feared sho hiail been lost. Tho schr Comanche haa arrived a rough experience |n & northeaster, during which #he aprung aleak and ran back to Port Dalhousle, An unknown sclioaner Is reported ashore st the back of Mackinaw Island, wego, aftor AN UNJUST DISCRIMINATION. The Chlef of Engincers reports to the Govern- ment that the Improvement of the Fox and Wis. consin Rivers 1s belng carried on in accordance with the plan heratofora reported. It was expecte cd to complete all tho now locks and dams this reason, except the coplng on four locks on the Upper Fox, to excavate camals at the four lock, and put in tomporary dams at the eame. to o8 to complets tho system of slack- water navigation In the Fox River. The furthee ]mrmv:mum would cousist In dredging and in re+ bulldine oid works, The old locks weee bolag put in the best working order practicable. Nu wurk has been done on the Wisconsin River tince 1875, owing to insutticlent funds, And here are the fgures givon by the Eugineer In hin report: Juir 1. 1670, amount avatiable unt sut i TTOVEd AU T 1878, Tesene July 1, 1877, ing dacal July, 187 July 1, 1877, amuunt available. Aot (enhinaied) required ton of exietng project Amount 1hat can be profta fiseal year endiug June 1, 1470, , . The modest sptn_of $750,000 1s asked for that expen-ive work: for the next flscal year, and yet thu Government will ryceive acnrcely any revenue from the Improvement—certainly not enoush to wurrant the exnendituro of yery nearly $3,000,« 0, Tl Enghuoer sayw 0150, 000 could bo profita. Uy expended on Chicazo harbor the next fucal Jear, tere i u chanco for comparlson. This bar- hor ylelds the Government sumething oyer 4,000, - Y00 8 year as revenve. Vessels on' Lake Michlgan " “profer St ns ' harbor of felugo during stormy weather, and further fm- provement I necewsary n order to uerfect it, Janitime men in this city think that Michlzan snd Wisconstn lteprescntatives {n Congress have tho bulye on the 1ilinolvans fu lutiuencing barbor ap- veopriutions, The Fox and Wisconsin improve- ment is not the only tuslance where largo suma aro el for t0 complito wurke, for evory l*l)tq oo n Michizun (» put down' for from 5 £200,000, when fn fact their importanco is not such 8 require such sums, The discrimination ls not Just, and nevigators and owners of vessel Property Liere are rcvetw fn their criticlsm of tho public ofticals who have broughi It about. — BUFFALO. Svectal Dimvaich ta Ths Clacags Tribuns, Burrave, Oct. 80.—Tho steami-bargs Sparts, ‘which was partlally burned last might, brought 40.000 bu wheat from Mifwaukee, of which £4,000 bu bas been elevated. Tho balanee, 12,000 bo, waa nearly all wet by the streams from the Sre engines; dsmage about $10,000. Tha schr Wislng Biar, reported asbore Monday :l;‘::nbn::le‘:l :nlm'v Ifm; Poigt Cut, lost ber rudtler, oo feet of wa . With stea-Puap and lightes wen 6 hes sasin buia norntag. Another yoes to-night with wmore se- slstance, A telegram 1o-day saye tho veserl is In pood suape, aud with L murn?n Sk kood weathee will be off in l has 1,400 Lo of wheat fro g ;fl;:fi':vc ;i.t;fl iy owned by ihe four Finn hun‘):hu:‘: Vhe gratn recelpta by Iake daring October foot up 14,000, 000 bu, ugaust 7, A SRt Touth last yeur, 8d sihee focooos 1o the same tun the recelpts fool up. 61, 000, 000 38,000, 000 for the name tine last year, Ta the IWeatern Avsoetated Press, Burravo, Oct, 0. ~Kales uvn coal to the Upper Lakes unseitled and tending hivhers vessols refuse flt'umc pertonto Chblcawo, and demand $1 per . Charters—Eteam-barge Jamea Dagl, CHicaro W1 70¢; el s Dalleg wacms Soal to stuc per ton; schr Harclet Hose, cual tu Detrult 81 25 per ton{'wiiar Cuyuhoys, coal to Uay City at 1, Duer, coalto Cloveland at 25¢ per Schnoor, plg iren o Detrolt” st r Willlam Shupe, coal 1o Cleva- ci schr Ameila, lumberand stuve-boits Dock, to Bullulo 8t §1for the former for the latter; sehir John Green, o Cloveland at e ber brl, Clearances—I'rops Empiro State, merchsndise; Montuua, merchandise; Porture, Chicayo; schey Genevi, '3, \L. Gireou,’ B0 brle’ cement; ‘A, G, Clevelund, Mamatra, aod Orphan Boy, Cloveland’ tous_coal, Byadman, #0 tund Ay lay Gtz J B Lally toos coal, Qoledo; G, W."Adaus, Milwaukos; W. Kellar, Fagioaw, * 750,000 —— PORT COLBORNE, Brrraro, N, Y., Oct. 20.—Veasels passiog Port Cyllaoruu Lock for twenty-four boure euding st 8 o'clock p, ., 20th: Eastward—Frovs City of Concord, Chicago to Ozdensburg; City of New York and Empire, To- ledo to Ogdensdurg; Armenis, Detrolt tu Mon- treal; Larks T. R. Merritt and Northuman, Chi- €320 to Kingeton; Siberia aud Norway, Toledo lo Kingeto y - Catupbell, Earaia to Mon - Usitle, Black Itiver to Toronto; James Was Detrolt 10 Updensburg; 1. D. Moore, Toledo 10 Gswego; wchew L. 'gcuwn. Detroit to Klugs- ton? Eric ttewart, Eriv {0 Torunto: Catarct Bud Mary, Erie to Port Colburne; L. Hues, Chat- ham 10 Mouteval; 1. Howard and Algedoe, Toludo .lx'l Uswego: G W hllue(. ledo to (ll»e‘fu Og- ’finlhfllfilhdA er, L'olnt Petro to Thorold; barge Chureb, Chicago to Ogdeurbaig. Py Mwand—Prop Uity of ‘Tuledo, Ugdensburg to cugo; bark Georye W. Davis, Osweko to To- Ieu; schre i, Dudley, bay of Guints 16 Baalo; Casiade, Ggliuaburicio ¢ yetsais ; THE CANAL. Bwvuzrort, Oct. 30, —Areived—Harrlot, Otta- w3, 4,000 bu coru, 1,600 bu Ty prop Peeriess, Ullawa, 4,800 ba cora: Tembcst, OUSWS, 8,700 bn osts; Drilliant, Morris, 5,100 bn onte, 1.040 bn rve: T. Ryburn, Ottawa, 7.¥00 bu oats, 17,400 Iba sced: Maple Leaf, Lockport, H,000 bu ontn; prop Montauk, Lockport, 200 bria flonr, 06,000 bu oata; John Carter, Lasalle, 3,500 hn eorn, Cleared—Pheenix, Lockporl, DIKP {t Inmher. Brinagront, Oct, 30~ p, m, — Arrived—Omahn, 1,100 hu corn; prop Jack liohertaon. 18- %,400 bu corn; Merchant, Lasalle, 2,600 bn corn, Cieared—Prop City of "flnr’. Ilenry, 72,160 11 Inmber; Didora, lenry, 83,718 ft lumber; Bello France, Morrls ,500 1t lomber: Orion, Mar- scliles and Jollet, 24.802 ft lumber; Irabelln, Hen- v, 78,000 fL Inmber, 100,000 shinzles, and 14,000 Tath; prop Montank, Lockport, 4,523 bn wheat, sty LAKE FREIOITS, Cnicaao, Oct. 0, ~Tha market was azain dall at fc for corn and 3!4c for wheat to Buffalo, The offerings ara latze, and thero is little demand for veerels. Charters were reported for 28,000 bn wheat, 27,000 bu corn, 00,000 bu ocats, and 6,000 Lu rye. To Buflalo—Prop Colorado, oals and rye, torongh, To Calllngwool—Sche Montgumery, corn, through. To Ouldensbarg—Prop Bt. Albans, corn, through. The schrs . W. Gifford and I P. bobbine were taken {n the afternoun for wheat to Buffalo at Y. amber freights were lower on cargoes from Muskegon to Chicago—ahout 123%e. ‘Ihe_ rates from ather porta were unchanged. * The A. Mosher was taken at £1.50 per m from Chebovean, Torepn, Uct, 20,-—Chnrters—Schrs _William dones, Anna I, Grover, and A. Boody, all corn to Bofalo at 23(c. A NEW OUTLET FOR GRAIN, A Bandusky telegram of the 27th inst. says: **An entirely new feature of the graln trade here fa attracting consi@orable sttentlon. Yesterlaya large schaoner arrived here from Chicago with 81, « 000 bu of wheat, and to-day snother vessel arrived with 33,000 bu. This wheat 18 being tranaferred to the Daltimore & Ohio liarlroad elevators, and from thence loaded into graln cars of that Com- pany, in which it 1a shipped direct to Balthnore, and from thence to Enrope. ‘Fho clevators here are lmlrt mnning day and night to get tne graln unloaded and loaded,” Other large veazels will are rive Lere foon with jmmenss cargoes for (Lo same destination.™ PORT IIURON, Apecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Ponr lvnox, Mich.,, Oct. 80.—Down, props 8t. Joseph, Arabla, Quebec, T, W. Bnook, R. Holland, Canlateo, Mayflower, A, A. Tamer and barges, Hackott and consort: schra Seaman, Etle Belle, James Platt, J. 0. Magrath, G. Il War- tington, Fred A. Morse, Eliza Gerlach, Provost, Exlie, Thomas Guayle, Pailifinder, Up—Drops Marino City, Arazes and barges, Do- vezand consort; Hirckliead and barges; Alpens and barges; echra 1. Ianns, Jennio Qraham, Nelron, Ahira Cobb, Trinmph, Otunabee, Joln It. Noyer, Alexandria, yind south, fresh. Weather fine, MILWAUKEE. Apeclal Dirpalch to The Chicugn Tribune, Muwavkee, UOct. 30.—Charters=To Boffalo, #team-barge Ballantine, schr A. G. Moore, 05,000 bu wheat; prop Dean Richmond, 26,000 ba wheat and 20,000 bu barley, through rates; achr Fayetts Irown, 34,000 bu wheat at 3%c; to Oswego, schr M, L. Coliins, 16,600 bu wheat at c; to llavanos, 18,000 bu tvheat on owner's account; to Ogdensburg, sche Cheney Ames, 18,000 bu wheat at 8te, The sall- ors of thia port to-day organlized a strike for 82 per day, and made some trouble, taklng off tho crows of ‘vesacls about Lo sail, PAID UP LIKE A LITTLE MAN. The American tug Karah Daly, of Opdensbury, N. Y., selzed at Napance, Ont., for towing vi aels, was releascd on Monday lsst by Mr. Daly paying $100 Bue, the duty, and costs, smounting in ail to §238. Tho tug haa aince taken out - pa- ers, been surveyed, and registered as a Canndlan ug.' Mr. Daly has siuce gune to work with his dredge to finlsh his contract of dredging. A NEW' DEPARTURYE, The prop Clty of DnluW arrived &t Detroft yes- terdsy with 1,100 tons of wheat and four for Ward's C. & P. Lake Company, Buffalo. £he will return to Chicago after discharging her cargo, On her late telp up Lake Buperior sho ran up the Ka- minlstiqua River, muck to thesurprise of the in- lavitanis of Fort William, who did unot expect to sue 80 largo & vessel up that way, NAVIGATION NOTES, Cuicaao~The Goodrich simr Sheboygan Las made her Inst trip, and will lay up at Manitowoe for tho winter....There wero abont twenty vessels on the umbor market last evening, about fiftecn haviog left to discharge cargoes....ltiver thleves aro. troubling shippers In this port. The schr Bkidmore was vislted by the crooks Monday night, but they were scared off....Tho eche War- ren, eafd to bo the oldest craft on the lakes, Is in port with a cargo of lumber. Sho waa built in 1835 at Ashtabulaby C, Illuman.... Duriug the remainder of the seasou the Goodrich stinr Muskegon, will muke trl-woekly trips to Grand Jiaven, UGrand Ill[vhllL and Muskegon, the stiur Alpens baving boen withdrawn (o fun vn the west_sho The achr Johu Al Hutchinson went Into Millee's dry-Qock last evening, for wlnur re- puire, ‘Tho scir Hackley came out of dry-duck yesterday, The steam-barge sieath was placed tn Loxcd ot Eyflfil"l. to recelve now scrow-bear- inga, uTuzn Ponrs,.—The schr Jennle Graham overran 200 bu uf wheat at _Kingwton on ber last tnp.... The schr Mary K. Perew has been fitted out for Lusiueas ot Luifalo..., The schr I, C, Winslow was lclxed,{ulcn\lr by Uupulry United Statea Marahal or C. P, Taylor on a clalm for scamen s wages.,., Sche Grantbam, recently ashore, will go 10 Detrolt for 1 +ooTho framework of too new light. hiouse ot Port Colborne 18 in position. It will be about fftcen feet bigher than the old one....Over MIxly vesscld sought shelter Baturday night st Predquo Isle....Ship s of gruin by laku Jast week at Toledo, 310,488 bit. Correwponding week lust seavon, 452,680 bu....Hecoipts of lumber at ‘Uoledo since ‘the opening "of navigation, 10,804,820 feet, aguinst 75,688, 700 wuwe time It year....Capt. Hugh Coyne, &0 old marinor, Lay becu sppointed Local Inupect- or of steambost lulls and Lollers at Dotront,. .. The schr Laura licllo wad three weeks reaching Oswego, from Milwaukea, llcad winds were thy cauwe of thoe dolay. he Buttalo Courler thinks that if the tu; el ud Leen sent tu the wrecked schr Madelra instead of the \\'nfhl‘ tho vewsel would have been saved....A good deal of activity i the ahipplog business provalin at ‘Toron. to, and vessels thero are notidie.,., The Toronto l‘i.labl says tho Montresl buate still carry cargouw, both up and down, ‘The Alzerian, on her last teip up, had the huavivat cargo she curried this seasou, ERIE, Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Enix, P'a., Oct. 80, —Departures—Schrs Thomas P. Sheldon, Trinidad, with 1,500 tons coal fur Chicsgo. . The revepuo-cutter Perry was released from Stargeon Flnt witbout damage, The catter will remove tho mssta of the barge eunk at Folut-an- Peleo, PORT OF CHICAGO. The following were the arrivals sod clesrances for the twenty-four hours ending at 10 o'clock last nigut: Angivars—Stmrs Chicago, Manltowoac, sundries; Al Muskeran, sundriess prons Tepeat, White Lai, arior, st e Btk S lens Seae Laks, fuiibor founiala® Cly, Tt uiltey Menumince, towlng) schis Lxperl: went, Grand Rapids, potatocss b ¥, Wade, Kewaunee, tea; Cuba, Meuomlhwe, lumbers Aan dacinto, Luding- tou, lumbers G, L. Alpens, lumber; D, Fere uei, Penauk Danitowoc, Juie e Noruias Voiias Ll drony Jrvusides, Cedur Lilver, lu lumbers Lo 8. Hamnionu, Fulr Chicboyga, Limbery Lons City of Clileaga, Mab)i Monumince, Juniber; ¢ i usl By, posts: bl ridce, Kioiuliinee. fmbers u, Mewninluee, i bers Gulden Flesce, Cli lumber: Atal Cedur ilver, lumery Cia n, | Alnwood, White itiver, tuniber; CRYCr, Kequn, fumbery: Margurct lall, iy it ory He'rachel, Meaominee, butiber: Eila Wiiliauby Mozom: inoe, lumbery Pisnct, Mevoitaee, lamber; Pver Lawe san, Muskegan, Jumuert louse Slmions, ' Mus waibor; lvertde, Cleveland, casly F. "It Gerdoer, Juncau City, Tumber Kato Lyows, 3uskegun, lumber bark Parana, Aloens, lumber. CrEauan rop Malcign, Buffol B vy o P ki, D PEOD b, K. on, 1,000 it w hes Prov Odelda, fiuilalu, 15,0k bu Whieat e S e o i Vet Moit, ticeato, 10U I ) lrls £ daxt b caru 7150 bas daxs i sehr [Hehard Flo- irls beet s otk schr eils, FLLDOFL, 2,0 Ly vl /abeth Jonvs, 6 Bl i o PR S e E rocerits schir Wil 10 " Vanderut e e b Tullaly, 3 Foscths 13 £ds wheaty scow ina, . Jose B, Speniek, S Stuue hT Veroout, Bt Juse 3 Mary F. Cook, Hauilin, 23 bi corg, 20 bris siial, X 5 Wl B4 lard, aiid w0 Is meat; schir Sluskuka, LliXII‘“vlmle W bes Hflll}lll! sced and ¢ brls land vily sehir Sluskoia, Usdeusburg. 35,50 bu, wheat, 330 bass tluioiby scedi séhir Bevers. Odouah comcbr Waubaushene, "Upiclal Isadc May, Ogdeasburg. 5, 3tst e — HOGS AND ‘' MORE GREENBACKS.” To the Editor of The Tridune. Dwiour, IiL, Oct. 80.—1 wes driviog yester- day a lot of hogs to town to ship to your city, Ou my way [ was met by one of tho candidates for County Clerk (we bave turecin this couuty), who wus out looking after tho lost shecp. “Well,” sald he, *Mr. Plowholder, bow are you on the Greonback questivni® “Do you sco that drove of hogsi® J asked hlm. “Yee" “AYell, i thers were $500,000.000 worth of grecnbacks o Dwighs to-day, 1 could ot get oue of thew unlesy I bad sowething to @ive fu r ] rxchangn for b Thos hogs yom vee In the | and any of their stocks or securitics bought hy road represent £0 toneh tmoney whith I have carned the past scason, and are part of the fruits of my labor this summer. Now, [ am going to convert them inte money, and [ rhall recelve & bank eheck to the mumount of 2600 fur then, and the buser wil not pay mea single doflar in greenbackn. Those hogs have erpanded the currcy Just that amount, and that benk-check will perform the functions of 80 much reat money. When I receive the check, 1 rhall deposit it in the bank and draw against it, and probably shall nop xee s single dollar of greenbacks during the' lifs of that bank-check, Mr, Candidate, you are fooling the people with your ery that there Is not enough money In {he country.” ‘The trouble is, the great masses of the neo- ple, rs the editor of Tir TRIRUNE rugs, nro 80 wedded to the sights and sountds of the city that they will not work only aa they are obliged. They ought to go West, und falne hogs and corn, We plowholders are not afrald of compe- tition. The production of grain sl meats are on the steady Inerease, and we are not hurning and destroying progerty beenuse we do not et big prices, but we are satlsficd with a comforta- ble and respectable lvelilood, which we are ail receiving at the present time, without the [ssue of a singl dollar i greenbacke, Let the whole questjon of finance alone, and the thing will requiate itscll, We have eriba full of corn,—the best.savings-bauks fu the worlll,—plenty of hogs to cat it. aud plenty of people who ure ready 1o cut the hog-. What more do we wantf ProwuoLnen, RAILROADS. THTE IPACIFIC IIOTEL MEETING, Owing to the non-arrival of some of the tien- eral Frelght Agents whose presence Is required at the meetings to be held at the Grand Pacific Hotel during the weck, mention of which was miade fn yesterday's Tusnuxe, nothlng of o business nature was done yeaterday, though the hotels aro already crowded with raliroad men. It was tho Inteutfon to call the meeting be- tween the General Freiht Axents and the Pool Commissioner to order at 12 ni., hut It was thought better to walt until afl had arrived. Gen. Albert Fink, Commlsstoner of the New York pool, had to subinit to an anusual amount of interviewing from the General Frelcht Agentatof some of the minaller Western lines, who want to be qlnced on_ the same lmulng as other roads as regards the divis- {on of the freizht bustness arising from the New York pool-lines. Mr. Alfred White, Gen- eral Frelznt Agent ol thy Detroft & Mitwaukee Rafirond, was specinily ensuyed in tifs, This gentleman mannized to get Mr. Fink into a private vorner, and then pulled out s compara- tive statement abont the lenzth of his road, by which he tried to prove that hisiine was entitled to the sune constileration as the Great Western, Michigan Centraly ete. Mr. Fink submitted to the ffliction with much hevolso, and it is prob- able that the entire stateiuent will be read and explained to hiin by the thne the meeting is called to order at § o'clock to-day.” It is the sroneral Impressfon that the plan of disieion work ont by the Committee will be adopted and subjected to o thorough' trial, though there are anumber of prominent railrond men who hetleve that the arrangement will not work watisfactorily any lenizth of time, #s it will be imposstble todivide the West-bound businces so as to give gencral satisfuction to all the roads. ‘The farther West thic buskines gocs the more AlMicult it becomes to divide it equitably, the number of romls Increasinge ot all polnts. An arent or commissioner would be necessary at every nrlm'iYuI distribution point to sce that ail arg surved allke. ‘The regular monthly meeting of (he Fast Freight Lines with the Ueneral Frelzht Azents to settle Jast montl'’s accounts witl also Legin to-day. — WAUKON & MISSISSIPPL, To the Edilor of The Tribune, LupLow, Ia., Oct. 27.—1 have scen no men- tlon in Tur Trinuyg of the bullding ‘of the Waukon & Mlisstesipol Rallroad, and, as to-dny signalizes the completion of this work, I have thought the advent of the locomotive into Wau- kon of sufliient importauce to makean tom tor your columna. ‘This new ruflrond starts from the Village of Waukon, tollows the valley of Palnt Creekn distunce of nearly twenty-three miles Lo Adams, whero it jolns the Chicago, Dubuque & Minne- sota Road, cizht miles northof MeGregor, It s three-foot gauge, ironed with thirty-pound ruils, and n its cunstruction and ul‘ylmnuul the work has heen thoroughly doue. 'The cost is about &5,200 per mile. It hus Leen huilt by a Juint-stovk company, made up bnurulf of citi- zens of Waukon and farmers i the vicdully, Ev- erythlng enteriug into the constructlon of the road has been pald for with cash, and the only debt will be about £2,000 per mile, which {8 bondul for five years. ‘This enterprise from the sturt has been riainly under the direction and mnnngement of D, W, Adams, forter Master of the Natlonal Grange. It will serve as a model of o well-bulit railroad, that has been honestly managed. Therg has not been a dollar wasted or misapptied. For n amall village like Waukon, it fs certaluly u very creditable effort, and demonstrates what a com- munity ean do o the way of building u rafiroarl when they take hold of the work tu cornest, and their efforta aro intelllzently directed, Waukon s a village of about 500 inhabitunts, and s the counts-seat of Allamnkes County, Jowa, tho northeast eorner eounty af the Stal The country surrounding {s not surpassed fu agrlcultural resources. It Is compactly scttled and well mproved. The great bindranca to the advance of both town und conntry has been tho want of market facllities, The nearcst outlet has been elghteen mwiies distant, Wih this scope of country tribuury, Waukon promiscs ta becote ane of the thrilty aud growlng towns in luwa, G, PHILADELPIHIA NEWS, LIMLADELFIIA, Pu., Oct. §0.—It {8 authorita- tively stated that a plan has been devised for tho reorganizatfon cf the Central Ruflroad of New dersey. The thne for the payment of the flouting debt Is to Le extended to 1850, both prinvipal and interest to bo paid in twelve fu- stallments. Ifolders of the second-mortgazoe bonds ara to receivo for two years® intercst pre- ferred stock to the amount of $2,500,000, belng 7 per cent on 820,000,000 of bLonds. Stock: holders ure to gnx an nesessment of E10 a share, for which they wre to recelvo preferred stock of £2,000,000, und 10 per eent ot the present capltal stock Is (0 bo converted into preforred stock of 32,000,000, The plun wili not, iowever, result [u . return to the Lehizh Navi- gation Company ol Its canals and raroads, At 4 mectliy of the debenture bondhollers of the Lehigh Coal and Nuvigation Cum{ulu‘ yesterday, o vroposition from the bondholders was mude, In which they offered to extend payment of two-thirds ot the bomds fur W0, three, four, and dvo years, provided the other third was putd 1 cousulubitod 7 per ceut bords of the Company, The two-thinds Is to be pald i four equal fostallments in the thne uwmed, and 10 bo secured by 4 mortzage on the nruuura;oor the Cumxmn{ valued at sbout 81,000,000, ‘The Company, 1t {s sukd, bas accept- ©d this progositiun, and thero ean be no donbt 1t will be accopted by the loan holders, IMPORTANT TO MILLERS, Mr, J. A, Gricr, General Freight Agent of the Michian Centrul Raflroad, bas {ssucd the fol- lowing circular, which is'of more than ordinary {uterest to willers along the Hue of toat road: Woeal way be shipped frem Chicago, Jollet, Matieson, or Bloow, 1u be ground at ul{‘llullun on the wa:u or alr-{ine divisions of the Miclizan Central laitroad, 1 trausit to Dutrolt or poiuts Leyond, on tho ‘following terms: Thy minimum welght which will be billed as a car-load to cound in transit e 21, 600 pounds, for wiich 100 rrels flour st be vubrtitated at the milling via- tion, The waxuun wolght wiilch will bu taken as i car-lond fw 24,810 pounds, for which 115 barrels four st bu substituted ut the millingstation. Fur cars coutaining wore thav 21, G0 vounds and less thun 21,540 pounds, dour musk be losdod st the milling statlun In the propurtion of ous barrel of dour for cach 218 pounds of wucst., Tho toar will be billed from Chicagv, Jolict, Matteson, or Bloous at tho priuted tari@ rufcs, and an sdditional charve of 3 cchts per 100 puunds, to bo paid at the sill- fug statlon, will be made ou the wheat for stoppiug antraumt, 1f the cars are losded with more than 24, 500 poundy the turld rales 10 the williug sta- tlun will be charged on the excess up to 20,000 pounds, and if Joaded with wors than 24,000 wundy'tu custoiaary peaalty tor overluadiag wil Do hacted. “Tho full shippiug directime far tha fdour must be glven when the wheat fs shipped, Cars wuab ot bo delayed 3t the willing station Tonger than b4 necessary o ualosd the wheat and reload the car witn dour. CARD FROM VANDERBILT. Nuw Youx, Oct. 80.—Mr. Witllam 11, Van- derbilt publisics a letter to-day, In which he says: *Ruuors of all kiuds counecting my uame with stock alllancys have been fudustrious- 1y and widely circulated by futerested parties to furtber tbelr own ends. That there may be no mlsunderstanding 88 to my positivg, 1 unbest- tatingly declare that sluce my aceeptunce of the Presidency of the Now York Centrul & Hudson River ud’ Luke Shore Railroad Cowpanics bave not purchased a sharo of their stocks for spoculation ur been interested fu woy manner ‘with suy stock-broker, specalator, or otber per- son Ju their purchase or sales. | st largely fn- terested tu theso throw prowinent curporutious, me have been for nvestment, and I have mot endeavored to miatain the prices of any stork by temporary purchases and subscquent rales. My whole tiine {s given to the business of the Companies of which T am the cxecutive officer.” THE FIGURERS, NasnviLe, Teon., Oct. #M.—A meeting of Auditors and Car Accountants wsa held here to-day, Resolutlons were adopted that all roada in the Asenciation number thelr stations from thefr principal terminal point according to the distance in miles, and that, unless impractica- ble, station distances and numbers start from the castern or northern terminos: that the time of entering intu the propused new system Lo Dec, 1, ns far s practicable, and Jan. 1, 1578, Geu, H. F., Curd, of the Louisville & Nashville Road, was apnointed referee until the mecting mt Buflalo Dec. 0, to apportion inittals for each rowsd entering the new mileage system. Every road lprl_vlnn 1s to submit fte chart ahowlog the usnal character- {stice of the rowl, including ita longth, stations, mileage between statfons, number of cars, cte. K. P. VS, D. P, Dexven, Col., Oct, 80.—Injunctions were yesterday granted In the District Court hers as follows: Samucl L. Parish, representing the Amsterdain bondholders of tise Denver Pacllle, v8. ). M. Edgerton, President, et al., restrain- ing the tranafer of 830,000 worth of rallroad ties to the Kansas Pacific Raflway, The tics werd ordered delivered to the Kansas Pacific by telezraph from Presklent Edeerton in New York, learning which Vice-President Moffat here counfermatded the onder, and Parl h got an In{lmt-flun. ‘Thls confirina the impression that the hieayy hand of the Kansas Pacific stilt hokls _the Denver Pacific by the thront. Fx- (v, dohn Evans, Trustee of the bondholders, Is prominent in resisting this alleged robbery, A WAR-CLOUD. NEWTORT, Vi, Oct. 30.—President Raymond and 8uperintendent Folsom, of the Passumpsic Rallroad, with e gang of nen, proceeded from Newport this murning witha tealt, Arriving at North Troy, they tore up the track between thiat statlon and Masonville, ¥ Q., the startiug point from which Col. Foster runs his trains; then took a short cut by the break, and pro- ceeided to Richford, Vi, Men are tearing up the track lietween that statlon and Abercorn, I Q. ‘There is r prospect of warm work ahbead In the nest forty-cigt hours, THE SILVER BILLS. And the Men at the Back of Them. Spectal Dispateh to The CMraao Tridune, NEw Yonrg, Oct. 20.—The “Herald’s Washing- ton spacial rays tho sflver pcople think they have a pretty sure thing of it in both Houscs, and yet they ure probably mistaken. There arg 2 good many sflver men, but they are of neny minde, Some of the most cecentrie wonld vote with Scnator Jones to make the dollar unllmit- ed legal-tender, aud have it colned at the Mint 1lke gold. Others, however, are vehemently op- posed to this as extremely fmpolitic, and dan. gerous as well ns dishonest, but they would agree to o mensure such as Beerctary Sherman 1s nlso Lelieved to favor,recaliing all legal-tender notes under 85 nnd issuing silver dollars in thelr stead, making these dollars legal-tender up to §10, to perhaps £20, and receivable for pubtic dues up to that amount. " Betwecn these two kinds of silver men thero {s” AN IMRECONCILADLE DIFFERENCE, for the latter belleve the former scekfora weasure which {s {n its nature fraudulent and injurfous to the country. Then again the fricnds of the legaltender notes have a good many yotes. Al of them will not o for either of the ellver plans. There is n pronise of al- most endless achemes for inflatfon under some or no disrulse, but all these projects in the House will ba referred to the “Commitiee on Banking and Curreucy, and will be there vigor- ously fought over by " the hard aud soft-money meny and it 1s very doubtful it that Committee ever brings into the House a really bad or danrerous bill; but, when it does repart, the bill it birings forth 18 sure 10 be debated in Conye mitteo of the Whole, and the result of such dis- cusston will be, it Is now believed, s seneible conctusion. There §s apparently very general OPPOSITION TO TIE RESUMPTION DATE, hut even this weakens heforo the low nrice of gold, and the people begin to say that perliaps lulllg(lbll will whittls ftself after all, woy he as well to leave the resumption ~ date nlone for tho preseut. It s not probable that anything will be done oh auy of these currency or silver questlons be« fure the annual messago and Treasury report arc luid before the Houscs, sud these will add ‘sugyestions of their own to the geucrnl mass, and necessitate further counsel, Both par tles, alno, are carefully luokinie to their future, aml neither is unxious to make a hasty blunder, and thus spoll fta chances fn 1850, The Demo- crnts in particulor are on thelr guard. Thero will ben zood deal of wild tatk on that side, but the leaders are sound {n both Houses, and the Jeaders of the Democratic party will con- Yrol it when the moment of action comes. THE WEATHER, ‘WasmixaroN, D. C,, Oct. 81~1 a m.—For the Upper Lake Reglon and Upper Mississippl Valley, part!y cloudy weatner, raln arcas, cold westerly winds, Fuulhly shifting to casterly, sud statlonary or lower pressure. LOUAL OBEERYATIONM. Cnioaao, Oct. 30, Wind, | BN, WWeaiher, Maxiqum thermomeicr, 825 minimum, 3. @ GENEUAL UDMEIYATIONS. Citgaao, Uct, 30-3ldnight, WWind, | Kain (Feaiher, W, fresh) KW N, W A N, SPORTING NEWS, Special Nisbalch to The Chicugs Trikune. Krokug, Ta., Oct, 30.—A. J. Davis, the Tows pedestrian, undertook, at this place, the task of walking 100 miles in twenty-iwo hours, com- wencing at 12:30 this morning and concluding at 10:80 to-night. Durlug the afternoon bo saf- fered from sicknces at the stomach, aud se- complished but ninety wiles of the distance. He was wo {1 this evenfug that a physiclan was eaded . Ile stopped four hours u all during the tramp, nd his average while walkiue was five milea an hour. 1lis longest wulk without mippluz was niueteen hours. ‘TuENTON, N. J,, Uct. 0. —Goldsmith Mald Is withdrawn from the tur. ey 21, ————— RELIGIOUS. i Dxrrorr, Mich,, Oct. 80.—The sccond bien- niul Confercuco of the Evangelical Allfanco of the United States mut fo this city this eyening. The prococdiuge vonsisted of an addross of wel- cume oy the Rev, D, Eddy aud short speeches by several noted yisttors, b zw Youg, Oct, 8).—The fourth, annual sesslon ol tuo Protestant Zylmwll Church Congress bezan today fn Chickeriog Hall. Anter _rellzious services in Trinity Chapel, whero Bishop Bedell, of Ol.\lull made an address on the functiods of the Cburch ss teacher, Bishop Potter, who presides over the Congress, wade tho openfug addre: 2 OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yomx, Oct. 80.—Arrived, stearship Tialy, from Liverpool. Loxpoy, Oct. 30.—8teamships City of Berlin, Anglis, Devonls, aud Dovay, from New York, and Brauoschwelg, from Baltlwore, Lave ar rived out. Steawship DBolivis, from Gissgow for Now York, was spokeu ou tho 24th Inst, repairing a }nu::xnkm :lmu. e::xa would complete l’: nuyt I: , and proceed, expecting to reach New Yor! about Nov. 1. L i Bax Fuaxcisco, Oct. 30.—Sailed, steamer City of Puvaws, for Phnama. ¥y ——————— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Naw Yorx, Oct. 80.~0ge hundred sod thir~ ty-scven mew converts arrived yesterdsy, to- gether with sweive wlsslonaries, who make a total of 1,500 couverts lsudud bere from Europe duriugtbe past yoar. $t. Lous, Oct. 30.—~The Weatern Unlon Tele- graph Cowpauy bave just complelod an exten- sivn of thels wires to Jopliu, which places tho great leadand zine hesrinzregion of Miseonr in directan-ispesdy communication with the morld. CincixNaTe, 0., Oct, 30.—The District Conrt to-day declded the case of the Union Central Life-Insuran ¢ Company_ ngratnat the Mninal Benefit Life-Insurance ‘Company amd Robert Shnpcon In faver ol the first-named Company. The action was for & }belons publicat:on. The Conrt decided that a eorpuration cotld be sued for libel, and that the aliewed libel {n this case ‘was proper for submlarion to s jury. Kpertal TNRDAIch 1o The £hseign Tribuns. RALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 31).—Last evening the Rev. Frank Rusacll, who lost so heavily by fire lately, was tnade the recipient of a hand- some donation, tendered by the citizens of Kalamaroo without regard to religions prefer- encer, The donstion amounted to $1,000, of which balf was carh. New Yorx, Oct. 8).-8tevens' Battery has becn sold to a forelgn Government. The name of the Government or amount 18 not stated. but the sum fs sald to be amall in comparison with the original cost, which was nearly 0,00.000. Snsctal Divvateh i1 The Chioazn Tribune. GALENA, M., Oct, 50.—A letter syned by be- tween 400 and 500 of the German citizens of Galena was presented to Mr. Washburne to- day, requesting him_to address them on the rublect of the sicge of Paris durlng the Franco- Prussian war. Mr. Washburne has accepted, and will meet his German friendsat Turner Hall on Friday evening, Nov. 22 CASUALTIES., RAILROAD ACCIDENT,. 8417 Lake, Oct. 30.—A passenger train on the Utah Central Railroad coming south this forenoun when near Farmington was lifted from the track and turned upside down by a bizh wind. Two passcnger cars and a bagraze car turned over. Coals from the floves suttercd through the cars, but the fires were put oyt bhe- fore any damage waa done. Several pelsous were badly hurt, but are expected to recover, ——— CRUBRHED TO DEATH. Snecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, OMaMA, Neh,, Oct, 80.—FEatly this morning » Dort, an old resident and Lusiness-man of this city, was fuund dead in the Anchor Flour Mills, owned by bim, near Papellion, twenty miles west of Omaha. He had become cn- tangled in the machinery, and lis body was badly crushed. EXPLOSION. Butreesnono, Pa., Oct. 30.—An explosion of the boller in tho maw-mill of Shoemnker & Powell killed the son of Shocmaker and a man named Bowers, and wounded two othcrs. ———— AFFAIRS AT FORT DODGE. Spectal Carrespondence uf The Tridune, Fort Dovok, la., Oct, 23.—The crops through- oul,this (Webster) and adjoining counties have been very fine this year. Yesterdav ! counted about 100 teams In the public square, and tatked with quite a number of the farmers, Al scem to look forward to more prosperous thnes, and cxpress themselves as withont any feor of are- currence of the zmu]m!ypcr plagie, as no veatlge now remains of thc., and 08 no egzs have been deposited from which to hateh a crop next year. Wheat §s belng brought to market In Jarge quantitics at 5 cents per bushel, while corn sells for 18 and 20 ceuts: good potatoes are from 84 to 85 cents per bushicl. ~ As yet but litle land is being bought uv for setilement, and those having improved lands do not secmn dls~ posed to eell. The grading on the Fort Dodge & Fort Ridz- loy Narrow-Gauge Rallroad has’been completed to the Humboldt County Hae, and the ties and ralls will be Iaid and the road in operation by the 1st of January. J878. This road will openup a tine agricultural tegion to the north und north- west, giving the farimer cusy aceess to market, The Duncombe House, well und favorably known to tho travellog public, Las just changed bands, Mr. 8 W, Cole retlring, D. Dawvis, Turmerly of Cedar Falla, tuking charge. Several substantial brick bugslaess blocks have been erocted during the past year, and etil] othiers are In contemplation and In course of construction. 3 THANKSGIVING, T the Editor of The Tritune, Cn1caGo, Oct, 30.—~The Alexian Brothers de- sire to express to a1l who have contributed to the eatlsfactory success of their falr, to the members of the several committees, the artists, and the singers, the donators of all the nice and preclous articies, and all those who bought the chances, and lent thelr services towards making the undertaking o miccess 10 the ssttors,—in rhort, to everybody who in auny wav or manner helped to lring about such a fine display and disposo of the presents for the beuclit of the Alexian Hospltal, thelr most heartfelt thanke. ‘They thank in the name of the poor sick, for whoin the proceeds areintended, The Brothers themselves fecl pleaced with the m.\ox?' preofs of symputby and unlversal acknowledgment of their humble services fu the interest of suffer- ing humanity on the part of the people of Chi- eago, Tuey will coutinue to fulilll their diti- cult dutics, and they pray to Aimichty God that He may in the futuré, ns Tle hos in the past, give 118 hleuln%m thelr work, Tum ALEXIAN Buutitens o Cmicago, THE _ CIGAR-MAKERS, Nrw Yonx,. Oct. 80.—Tho cigar-makers of this city now on a strike beld o large nass- meeting at Cooper Institute to-night at which it 1s estimated that 10,000 to 12,000 workingmen ‘were prescut. The principal address was made by Mr. Polds, editor of tho Arleiter Zeituny, of eveland, Other apeakers addressed the nicet- rmun, French, and English, The rs* Lnlon, pumbering 500, was pres- cat. Delegations from the Clar-Makers' Unjon marched to the hall, preceded by bands of music and bauners, men, women, oid chilldren %ohlhlg in the pre fon. Speeches wmalnly in avor of upholding the trades-unton, and ap- 8 to workingnicn to nssist thoso on a strike. ‘The mecting was very onderly. TEMPERANCE. Special Diwpatch to TAs Chicagn Trilune. MEeNDOTA, 111, Oct. 80.—Ihe discourse this evening at the Baptist Church in this city by the Rev. Robert Coltwell, of Ottaws, coancluded with on carnest appeal that all Christians make ‘warfare sgalost intemperance, and vote unly for men who will not only oppose 1t themaselves, but get the Guvernmeut o withdraw its pro- tection from it Overan hour was consumed Dby tho speaker, when ho was followed by the Reva. Richards, of Princoton, Fallls, of Utica, and Farr, of Sandwich, woo indorsed the former sparaker, and went into statistics on the enor- mous amounts of mouey spent on liquor over education. —_— REGULARS. Special Dizpatch 1o The Chicazo Tribune, Tirrsuoro, P, Oct 30,—The trovps at the Arsenal aro preparfug to leave, fn obedience o onders recelved today, Cowmpanles H snd I go to Newport, Ky., aud Companics D), E, K, snd G to Atlants, Ga. They will prubably go to- morrow, None but -the ordoauce detachment will remain. The elx companies number atout 160 men. 'They came bere sbortly siter the July riot, when {t was thought their services would be necessary to assist in restoring order. FINANCIAL, LouisviLLg, Ry, Oct. 30.~E. Holbrook, Jr., tobacco manufscturer, assigucd to-<day. His la- bilities arv about $63,000. Ho turns over all his property to tho Assignee, Opposition to Potatoes, Zondan Svectutor. Archdeacon Denlson, on tho oceaston of his twenty-tirat barvest-bowe, made the other day # speceh on the food and dnok question. ‘Thers were some odd things st this festival, af of ninety-four pounds and a che welghlue ninety, for exumple,—but nothiug quite so” vdd as what the Archdeacon himecl! sald to the momerset folk. He flervely fell foul of the hxr tato, and rated It as it it were no better than a Low Church Bishop. flo had made up Lls mind not to plant anotuer potato us long as Lo lived. To 0 was shuply to wuste the seed and pusion the gruund, aod the mare they planted that tuber the tory would they polson the grouud, untll it stank tn thelr uostrila,” People ouglit to plany, justead ot tatovs, peas, boesns, and beet-rout, wn!r‘.)no were not subject to divease. o ald not Ku with Cobbet io pralsing beer, which wade ple’s faces red, but by recommended ss a substitute for cider, “a detighttul beveraze, conalsting of oatweal aud water, flavored wilh alittle add? Wo do not wind bls praising this sdelightful beverage,” which will be surw to be soprecisted us it deserveas but it is a little too bad o the Archdescon, lo responding to the cltr{", 10 go over, Lurso aud oot, to the side of the Colorudo bectle. ‘Tilden ou ¥Freuch Politics. + U Oct. 78 Gov. Tildeh with Lcon Catubetta, as well as Mr. Heowitt, held » long aud interesting con- versation. “He ls & man of great cloguency and power, Mr. en sald, "“wal au exectent talker. Gambetta bad great coafideucs in a victory by the Republican party, aud cuguted upon & re- turn of not Iess than 00 Renubllean Deputles, Ie dwelt with much foree upon the prudence and eonservatism of the {(r publican party, Miowing that the, ;h‘nubllc did not mean Communism or Radical- fxin, but the relen of Jaw and prae and the full protection of all_the conservative Interests of the country, M. Gambetta made an elaborate analtsia of the organization of the Rr:-fimhllrnn party, showing how well it was tendned to preserve order and law, and to give MacMahon no pretext Tor usine armed force. As to MacMabon's continuance fn power, M, Gambetta wan verv enreiul n saying that Mac: Mahon undoubtedly was President until 1390, and nothing in his contersation could he inter- reted as evidence of an intention to drive the Marahinl from_power hefare his term was over.'t *We found the French Republe n:" sa'd Mr. Hewitt, “ Uy no means the Raheals which they were represented to be hy the Conserva- tives, Here, 0 fact, we stionld cglt them de- cided nld fogfes. (iamuetta I found n very con- kervative mnan,' *‘1ie Ia 8 man of property now, Is hie noti" *Well, e has made inoney by his néwsraner, you knuw. All tnc Freuchmen. when they want to make mouey, start newspapers,—here we do it when we want to loee curs. That's the difference between the two enuntries.”” Gav, Tililen pafl he 4l not beli:ve that Game betta would run for the Presidency—he wauld be the power hehind the throne. Grevy would brobably he next President. 4 We made it arule not to lf‘tcrt any din- nere,” Mr, Tilden safd, * s 28 to live as "quict. Iv 0 posmble, but Louls Blane dined with us.” Louls Blane was conflilent that the Ree publie was now eatablishird on a safe footing. N kuew,” AMr, hat the Republicans would do if stacMahon appealed to armed foree 10 subvert the Instite tions of the country. [t was a gzame buth pa: tier were playing,—what thiey would do depend- ed upon cacli move.” #The Government In the last election,” sald Mr. Tilden, * brought the greatest pressure to r upon the twople to return the officlal can- didates. This thev were enabled to do ste- cessfully by the great centralized pawer which they wietd.” e ——— An Emharrassing (Juostion. Detraft Free Prese, A certain physician of this city entertained 4 few gucsts the other evening. He is the father of a very bright boy, 5 years old, and precoclous beyond bils years. The father descanted on the boy's knowledge of anatomy and his familiarity with Latin terms. Bring- ing a ekull into the room. the father interro- pated the eon as to the Latin names of the varfous scctions of the skull, recelving prompt answers, grreatly to the wonder of the guests, After this had been gone through with, the father wan startled by a question from the son, who nsked: ¢ DIl you kill nlm, fatherd’ potnting to the skull. R A Vegetable Carlosity. Montreal fGaz Mr. Isaac Martin, of Smith's’ il showed a natural curlosity the other day In the ehane of a Canada thistle with a well-formed potato on the root, The article was quite genuine, and the anomaly can be nceounted for by the supposi- tion that the thistle wus beneath the growlng potato and foreed ita way through {t, aud then reached the surface, and Yoth putato aud thistle grew fn beants side by side," T AMUNEMENTS, MeVICKER'S THEATRE, PINX DOMINOS Every Night ond Satarday Matinee. 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