Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1878, Page 2

‘ THIS CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JAN ARY 4, 1878, or the sending of them would, according to the letter of the law, subject ruhl(shera 1o prosecti- tlon. Theopinfon would also apply to all pa- ,»cn sent free to fnstitutions of charity or earning, or to any corporation or nerson. The Iarge llst _of publishers who respondea to Becretary Rogers' request for Iree coples of newspapers will, acconding to Mr. Bissell, be hereafter lable to prosecution in caec the law is strictly enforced. Nothing can prevent its enforcement unlers the Hepartment should wink at the violation of the law. The rates of prepayment on the President’s copies would be one cent on each two ounces or frac- tion for cach paper sent, In short, according to the vlews expressed by the law ufficer, the opinfon calls for the prepayment of all deadbead cupies of nesrspapers at the nbove rates, DISNISSAD. Mr. Beale, Superintendent of the Post-Office bullding nt Lincoln, Neb., haa been summarlly diamissed upon his owa testimony in Coust to the effect that n certain sum of maney he had received from a contractor was not alosn, but a per cent on the contract, which he, as Superin- tendent, hiad awarded, TiR NATIONAL DANKS, ) To the \Wrstern Awsoctuted Preas, Wasnixarny, D. C,, Jan. 3—The Comptrol- Jer of the Currency hascalied for a report show- ng the condition of the National Banks at she close of business on Friday, Dec. 23, 1877, TILE INTERSAL REVENUE RECRIPTS for Decembier fell off $443,000. The cause s thought to be the agitation In Congress to re- duce the taxes on whisky ana tobacco, MOKE COLLECTORS, The Commissfoncr of Internal Revennc in- tends increasing bis force of Deputy Collectors o North and South Carolina and Georgla, so ihat they will be able to enforce tho Internal- Revenue laws in that region, and prevent the yecurrence of the defving of Guvernment of- ficers, as was the casc at Spartanburg, 8. C., last week. TNK LIFE-SAVINO SERVICE, The Qeneral Superintendent of the United Btates Life-Baving Rervice has submitted his sannual report of tho operations of that service for the last fiscal year. The report shows that there have been durlng the year 134 disas- ters to vessels within the limits of the wperations of the service, On board these ves- sels there were just 1,500 persons. Estimated value uf the vessels, $1,050,344% and of the car- 00,588, Number lives saved, 14013 lost, 39, Amount of property saved, $1,713,647; umount lost, $1,57,685, MEXICO. The Senate Sclect Committee appointed to in- vestiate the relations of the United States with Mexico, of which Senator Conkling is Chalr- man, was {n scasivn two hours to-day. No wit- nesses were examined, the entire”time belng devoted to an Informal discussion bearing on the subject. IIAPPY NEW YEAR, . THE WIUTE-HOUSE RRCEPTION. From Our (en Correspondent, WAsHiNGTON, Jan, 1,—Though the theatre of but an Wle, empty ceremony, the White House ypresents o grand spectacde this morning. There 13 not an element wanting, not even the pres- ence of Mr. Webb Hayes, to make the Exceu- tive reception imposing aud Imoressive. The corridors are fragraut vistas of flowers. In the great East Room and through the parlors the olr is heavy with raro exotics, and tho worn ralls and earpets are half hidden w the masses of bluom and beauty that make tho shaky old manslon a hot-house. The florlst has cvidently been abrosd and bard at work, but his labors have uot been fruitless, and his endeavors are well worthy of pralsc, Shinning around among the perfumes arc the White-House ftunkeys, a well-dressed, well- bebaved lot ot red-nosed gentlemen, who reflect the dignity and Importance of the Yxecutlve, and whaare still in somo donbt as to which is President. Ordinarily, thelr functlons nre to be around when not wanted, and con- #pieuonsly absent when thelr services ore in de- mand; but to<tuy Is su extra day for them, and they are on hand and o the way fu full forec und virtue, To the left, on entering, 16 o magnlficent car- dlual-and-blue tribute to the eclouencaof Mr. Carter Ilarrison, in the shapo of TUE MARINE BAND, an organization not yet parlleled for its musfcal sblitty o the {nsuflfeeable concelt of ¢gs “constit. uent clements. Pussing through the vastibale, hd ueroad the corrldor, and in the Bine Room we find the President aud Mrs. layes, right ou the recelve, the lady ably supported by a num- ber of others, and amply protected by a squad uf pollce whom no couslderation could induce to remove thelr hats.’ Amd now wo lave the reecption party drawn up fu onder and realy for business. The Land Is wmanu- tacturtnz naznlficent musie; the flunkeys are practichuz snubst the fluwers breathe hard the President s pulling up bis gloves; Mrs. tayes aud her supporters ure shaking out thelr tralus, and the policemen are drawing thiclr hats cluser down to their ears, The scene 18 veslly o palnful one. Tho Ex- reutive family have prepared thomesclyes for s hollow show, 8 mockery, They have prepared themselves In the tuterests of acustum that vould only bo honored by drowniug it. Down at the kates 8 band of police aro flelting a strugeling mob,allbent on being “recelved,"—a mob Inte which it would be eminently dis- astrous to Iotroduce o well-filled pocket or a waich, But this i a republican furm of Gov- crument, under which a man with @ grievance 14 even better than o man with an office, and the Admiulstration of wh dare not retuse ad- nuttuice to the lowliest cltizen, Aud inst, the greut fron gates the lowly citizens dush aod rave in THRIR ANXIETT TO BN ‘' RECEIVED,! I'hey pudl, aud baul, and fight, in their ambi- thon o froul scats, und Rammor, sndfscrateh, nud swear, in thelr suxiety lest they find them- sclves ut the tall of the liue and thercby the Prealdent be deprived the houor of scle them. Men with plug hats snd juen with broken noses. Wumen with impudent faces aud women with bables, They all mingle in_onu confused agglomerate of humanity, and fight and crowsd in tuelr frantic sspiratious to the Trunt runk. Now, this scramble is really the only evidencs adduced that these people are god suclety, sud from the Euglish standpoint it 18 the beat evi- dence. It 18 a notorious fact that the announce- ment of 8 % Queen's drawing-room ' sends the nubllity into tralning, and the ante-rovmis sud entrances to the throne-reomn on the drawing. youln day becomne soanuny prize-riugs, in which the beauty of Great Britaiu struggle for prece- dence. The only difference between that prize- rimzand our own is, that the English screen tnelr battles from the public Fuc,whua tho Amerlean crowd, in thelr love of freedom, bave 1t out un the street. And it {3 these thinia that make the scena in the munston varnful, for it 18 tor this crowd out- shle that tho rare aud beautitul tlowers have Leen gathered, fur them that Carter's monu- ment breuthes the sweetest mualy, for then that the President pulls olf bis gloves, for them that the ladies shake oub Sheir trulus, for them that the police pull thelr hats down over thelr thougl the latter operation 14 a fur more auflicaut_preparation, coushleriug the crowd, thyn sny of tha uther breparations, 118 11 o'crock and the mob have two hours fa which to settle 1helr ditferences, in the weantime the bonored ruests are *received,” leading off with the ‘Tliese aro arrauized in lne hee 10 thelr term o resldence Arrunging thein ls tho most 3, Jur i€ oue of them should be mistald stuck In the wrong place, @rin war, " with all fts battle horrors, curnawe, hospital ter- winputatfons, all ussoclstions, comuiissa- v whisky, and shoduv contractors, would be the fhevitable result. These diplonfuts are au uves- worked gencrytton, They spend the whole year preparing for this New Year's reception, sud ity by any mihap, one inan should vecurs a preved- ence to which be ts nut entitled, the whole year aged War shakes bis nL ad steps b 1o take the place of harmony, sud peace, aud good will. But 1o-day "“'5 naxuuy lall ivto thelr sp- poluted places and look like a patiorsms of the firet gentlemen of wil nativus patiently awalting their ture ut a postage-staup wisdow. Now shey morch fu sud are *received.” They are 80 Inuny clegantly-ornanented bottles of polite- ness. Their bows are faulticas und their wan- ners perfect, Afuost side by sido stund bis Ex- cellency Nivolas 8tishking Minister from Kussia, and his Excellency Gregolre Aristarch Bey, the Minister from Turkey. As they fuce the suul- ing President they see beyond tilin, out through the open window, the brh&hl yellow wutere of the Fotomac. *me the edige of tho pack cowe the BWIPT AND BHAKY REFOLTS OF TIE GUNY $ring tho nationt sajute, aud tha smoks curls wp and Hoats away over the river aud over tho bills teyond. Buv their Excellencies Nicolas Bhishkin aud Gregolre Aristarchi Buy see noth- fug fu the river; bear no prophesics from toe s, and, as the sumokc rolle'oll tuwards the cdghts, It maks bo plctures for thew. Evl- deutly the Danube s forzotten, and the roar of ariiilery before Plevis tiuds to ccho fn the sharp uceents of the peaceful cauton without, "Inere is notbiny o the green ravgze veyoud the miver tlat arrive dhu tulad of vither” Lack W0 Pouluon upon which Mrs. Hayes has cstablished without auv effort at detalled doscription, The fted to tho hand-shiske aad the wish of « bappy New-Year. amoke eurled away over stopto think of our wurds amoug the lower classes, and when they o us the especial honor to was! strike paima with themn, unce o year at least. mark that the duy was generally observed (n the city. elderly srenticmen in cocked hats, aud a younger large enough on une car, who skirmlshed around cousideravly, and de- huures and the barkeepers, while still another (volored) called on wverybod with little clalms called upon avenging b to urganize thunderbolts against who would not support their righteous el that’ there uever had been such bard times auong their cruft before, wasn't o homely woman in the town, hand tho rltr 1ay under s great billowy ses of blue silks, th waves rose and el crested with laces that camne from far beyund” other scas. waves dashied against golden shores of rich yol- Jow allks, studded with with liers and there & white tluwer to the landscape, or & decper tinge of darker green "h yuu"lmlu:d down tho vistas. tha [0l scene, well propared, e ors that bieuded alf fn bannony, a heavy tloud of black silky, plled high In its ebony Tolla, the blotched and_ blood-stained Balkans, and they slirug their shoulders and bow and scrape asif tha Danube werc anapotted with blood, and the smoko and roar of tho baitle between their natlons had never arisen to frighten the falries of the Batkan range. You may say they are diplomats and have na feelings, Tndeed ther have, diplomatsthougl | thi they be, The other night I called uvon Asls- “ Ara you quits sure you can do it1" tarchi Bay to ask his opinfon upon the contem- Yeg, Indeed; we have do doubt about it.!* plated mediation of England, ‘¢ Has not Mr. Hayes too much strength with WIHAT MR. BEY BAID. the people!™ “#Plense define ‘Le situation asyou under- | General (laughing)—** Well, T suppose he has stand it, Mr. Bey," sald 1 h moldiag him like rml{. and using him to ad- sance thelr own political enas.” ““ Well, {ieneral, what #0 your people propose to do about 1L1" anerled your correspondent. e ta drive him out of the party.” “How are you going to work to do thati” ““\’s;cn,um not just at liverty to tell you Al FINANCIAL. Foot Up $912,000. Xstate Worth #800,000. L -| 8 sort of sentimental strength In great citics; Tie drew himselt up to the fall height of his | but, you see, politics are not managed by sentl- | Hopes that His Estate Will Pay 76 five fect five fnches. ment." Cor he Doll “Do you think, Mr. Bey, it will haven ten- “ But s not thers » division amoug your nts on the Dollar. dency ta reaucethe inflammation should England | leadersi” . A spolv ber natlonal poultics I “Bir-r-r-ri' he ejaculated. #0r do you IIIYDORE. Mr. Bey, that Russia will listen to mediation from s nation upon which the has not called for interference " ** Nothing to epeak of." 4 Will Blaine and Conkling work together!” *Yes; there Is peefect underatanding between them, and lhe‘y are working together to de- throne Hayes." Fallure of Another Depository of Pitts- hurg Munlcipal Funds, r-re, sie-rr, 1 shall not speak of | +* Is there any truth in the report that & ban- JACOB BUSNN. this. [ am s diplomat. Good-night, sir-r-r-r.”? | quet is to be given them after Congress reas- by ks Finow very mellc bt (L mover oeenirred Lo | somblest o & Apéclal Dijpatch1& Tha Chicnso Tribuma; 8pRixnGrIBLD, Il Jun. 8.—The Bunn bank- suspension continues to be the foremost topic at the time, that "‘Buy" s a title, and it never struck me that T should have addressed the pollite little Gireek as ** Your Excellency;” but my fatal blunder proved folmical to the inter- csts of my interview, and to this day Idon't know Aristarchl fley’s opinion of the situation. But don't say that these diplomats have no fecling. THR DIPLOMATS FILR OUT, furzuoua in their coats of many colora, and are ullowed after a little futerval” by snother line of very plainly-tlreased gentlemen, each wear- ing un his breast s brasa cagle and 8 parti-col- ored ribbon. They are not espeelly respiend- nnt. cither 0 costume or decoration, but the tarnished brass eacles are far more honorable tukens than the gold onders that preceded them, lor these gentlemen belong to the Grand Anny of the Republic, sadd they have dropped o tu shake hands with the country they fought to breserve, Cloge behind them come 8 small body of re- markable-looking taxpayers. They are the Soldest tnhabitants™ ot Washiugton, and their weatherwise faces bear the traces of many an Adminstration zone down tothe worms, They arc & privilezed corps, these *“oldest inhabit- nuts,’ and like the police ure not required fo take off thelr hats. ‘Thcy are received {mpress- ively by the whole Presidential party, eapecially by Mr. Webb Hayes, whom they notunuaturally nilstake for the President. Tlicy tatk atesw mos ments, and by the moet remarablo cuiucidence vach observes that the prcvmlln;fowcnuwr is sonicthing unbeard of in his rocollection,and then thev march out gratified, and go back to their meteorolugical companions. ‘They fn tura are followed by "“orders' of various kinds, swlosc members march with solemn stolidity aud bow with awkward statell- ness over the fiands outstretched to welcomne ' Where did you hear that1" 4 Never mind: Is it trued” “ Well, T don'L know as T am at lberty to say yes, but I will not aay no." [hen 1 am right In my statemont " ** You are not far wroug." " Tell me, Ueneral, bow you arc golog to work to rend 1iayes out of the party ' ‘* As I ealil before 1 am not at liberty to glve you dgtafle, but tho task fs not so dlificult as you julagine.” § suppose you witl fight his nominations?" “That will depend, Thoee that we do not 1ike we will either reject or hang up in Cotnmit- tees { we are not sure of votes enough to reject them; but we will do something more effective than merely to antagonize his nominations.” “What clse can you doi" * We can dictate almost every act of his Ad- mipistration, If he declines to accept our die- fatfun we can defeat every ineasure he pro- poses, uniesa the Democrats come solldly to his support, and whatever they carry through for him we can, of course, denonnce as 8 party on the ground that it is not Repubiican. lie bis no friends there at all. Why, even Stanley Matthewa s only lukewarm, and as for Rosr and Dawes, they won't be found with the minority, you tmay devend on that." “ 1ave ¥ou any hopes for 18%01" ** Tudeed we have, Befuro that time we wiil place the Democratlc party in the light of & party for plunder and only who have afliliated with s man they call a thief becanse he divided with them. We will solldify the party in New York State, the money question will s out of 1he way in Ohlo, and we will carry both Btates and Indjana.” “ Whom will you run{” & “ Maybo Grant, maybe Conkling, mayhe s dark horse. Blaine doesn't want the vomina- tion in 1550." “You are hopeful, certainly.’* “ Inslle of slxty days you will say wo have cause to be; mark my wonds.” .. STATE AFFAIRS. MASBACHUSETTS, BostoN, Mass,, Jan. 0,.—The Massachusctts Legislaturo met fn joint sesslon to-day and no- tifled the Governor that they were ready to ro- celye any communieation from hiin, when he nppeared with tho Licutenany Governor, and they were qualified. The Governor then delly- ered his annual message. Inhis messaze Gov. Rico recommends the constitutional amendmenta to prolong the ten- ure of the Exccutive and legisintive oflicers of tho Government, aud aleo recommends bicnnlal sesslons of the Legislature ‘The amount of the State debt Jan, 1, 1873, \'v:;n £33,650,#0t~a reductlon during 1877 of and labilities. The Iatter have to-ulght been fully ascertalned. Nr. Bunn owes €812,000. The asscts are not so ecaslly figured up. His personal property, including loans, bonds, notes, cle., & low cathaste. The difticulty In pulling a valuo on the real estate lies [n the fact that there Is little market for t. Mr, Bunn's real catate, a couple of years ago, when purchasea of land were known, Lind n value of over $750,- 000. Now tho Assigues fgures it down to $400,000,—a figuro very largely within its costjy fo fact,’ it cost over a million. There §8 no mortgage or other Incumbrance whatever on the real estats,—but hss It oy valuel There {8 the coslshaft and appur- tenances at Riverton. The inine yiclded an in- come of over $0,000 last year, which would ludi- cate a value of §60,000 at least if anybody want- cd to buy it. Then there Is the Riverton diati- lery, and beaides that 3r, Buno owns half the town, but' all his [Hiverton property fs sct downiby tho Assignee at $100,000, nud, chr- haps, couldu’t find & purchaser at that. 'Then there is tho Chiataworth farm, right on the edes of the town, 2,500 acres, worth, one would sup- pose, at least §50 an ncre, but it Is put down ot veory much leasthanthat by the Assignee, Sowith othier real estate. It isall marked low at $400,000, which, added to the personal property, brings theasseta up to $300,000, as against $012 abilitfcs. us, I there fs any safo at nii ' for fhe real estnte, the bank ought to pay 5 ceuts on tho dollar, and many creditors wounld not sell thelr clatns for less; but, Il the present stringency cont{nues, real catate won't soll, and then, perhaps, b0 centa on the dollar woutd be s large estimate of the ability of the bank to pay. A dotailed statement Is béing pre- pared, woich will account for every doilar, aud show preciscly how, trom belng o miliouaire a few years ago, Mr. liunn ia now forced to sus- them. Thie ch||ev:t of attraction Lo all these people ap- pears to be MR3. TIAYES AND TAX CHILDREN, and Mre, Hayes peacelully assumes the leading part. There 14 & very uld story of & milltia gen- tieman, who, atter years of valor and sacrifice on the training-fleld, was at Jast rewarded with the rank of Curpural. o broke the ncws gently at howme, whercat bis chilarcn_demandedof their wother whether they wero Corporals too. * No, ny dears,"” said she, "t is ouly your father and mvsell who ate Corporals.’” *Now, this 1 the pend, The other city banks do not appear to b longer affceted by the suspension. The Ridgely Nationsl pald out a large sum to savings dopositors to-<day, but the run was ox- i carly In the afternoon, leaving tho bank with ample funds to mect all demands stlll. The drafts of the other banks have been lighter atill. ‘Tho cxcitement scows to havo ex- hausted itsel. icrself, that she aud her husband are Preei- dente, and the prevalling impression here is that she does fully her share of the work, and docsit. weil. But I digress. At ) o'clock all bands braced for the comin struggle, Carter Harrison’s proteges strucl up a lively march; the big iron gates flew apart, and the crowd surged up the broad winding ruadway to the portico, Alen, women, children, and babies were mixed in a chsotic inass that surged through the grounds and dashed agalnst the great piilars 1ike an augry ses. Wave after wave rolled up, beating against the rock-rooted policemen and falling sullenly back, held ot bay until they could ve arrauged lu live. In pairs they were mullf vassed fugat the vestl- hule, across the cortldor, Into the Blue Ry where they were **recelved” and shaken d then out throuzh the huge East Room, und tinally into the park ugain. IT WAS A PECULIAR SPECTACLE, Tlhe gay colors of the band uniforms, the motly usseiublage uwed into somothing 1iks reverence by thele surrvundingsand the sssociations those surroundines surgested, fling along atong the ragrant, beautiful owers, azing fu astonish- ment at the evidences of luxury around thew, snd wonderluy it they would ever PITTSHURG. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicngn Tridune. Prrrapuna, Pa, Jan. 3.—Pittsburg I8 (n trouble ngain, Having just concluded a jong litigation with the NatlonalTrust Company, by which she lost nearly $200,000, she was mulcted to-day by one of the depositories of the public funds, tho Pittsburg Savings Bank, for 841,000, the bank refusiog to honor a check for that amount, the Casbicr stating that there were not enough funds on hand.Commodore Kountz is one of the bonusmen. Tho total Mabliities ot the bank aru In the neighborhood of $100,000. The city will commence legal proceeding agalnst the Londamen_to-morrow for the recovery of the money, ‘Tho United Bavings Bauk, another city depository, which fulled some time ago, to-day paid in $3,843.04 wt |r’nymcmt on tho first in- ‘The mersago says a country cannot prosper whouse promises are violated. Not ouly shoult the public debt be pald and currency restored to fts vormal standard according to the promise made, but cvery honest oifort I8 demanded for restoring the pesce of the country, It s the duty of the Nortli to adlicre to a “pacific policy on fhe basls of tho constitutional amendments, aod the great hody of the people in the Houth have manifested a purpose to sccept these amendments as unalterable conditions. The right of local self-covernuent In tho States re- spectively In thne of peace, so0 1t be republican fn form, {s practically undisputed. The latter cannot b sald to be granted whilo a State 18 mennced by s llitary forve within its own borders, und uot under Its own authority, and i 5, be pald {nto the City get " out alive. ~Hat they wers il | yeucennd lallowsbip cannot bo safd tobe decom- | Sammert e Treated " ma " caurteounly “aw wero tho | Miianed withont thesc ss of recogmition, | nrouaarts , Tho balauco of ‘tha fnstaliment wifl diploraute, or the ‘orders,” or the oldest (ntiabltunts, aud were far wiore happy, for it Is your people who seldom corig [u contact with the first gentleman and lady of the nutfon that apureclate Wielr situation when they wet there, and I doubt if thepe was one in the fine who re- gretted the tlght Inyolved in the undemk(n‘fi Eunch was kindly shuken by the band by cac mumber of the recelving party, including Mr. Webb Hayes, as well as his lather und mother 1 am not preparcd to say that the President Lissed all or nu{ of the bables, but the abeence of atich veculation is excusable when we remein- bier that the verewony fs finperative ouly befure, and neger ofter, election. Thero you have ‘TIE OUTLINE OF THE RECEPTION, which demonstrate that pacification Is gonuing and worthy to bo trusted. If any section of the country is in fact falso to its professions on the subject, the sooner that fact (8 made mani- fest the leas dungerous will bo its power for evil, and the easler will be the remedy for the mischiel it may havo already accomplished, Mussachusetts will also heartlly support atl racticuble and just means to correct uny evila in the Clvl) Serslee of the munlr{. and In full accord with the Lonest purpose of the President to render practical what has been so cloquently declared In conventlon by speech and resolu- tions. Public sentiment’ In this country will sustain the appolniment of competent Amy trustwortby persuns to the Civil Seryice, und the removal of those who ure not, or who abuso thelr places for unjustifiable ends. SALMON FALLS, N, II. (nmat Faus, N, H,, Jan, 8.—~1ho Rollins. ford Savings Bank, at Salmon Falle, has given notice that no more deposits will bo reeelved for six mouths; but from sales of its most avail- able sccurities it will pay to depositors, on or hefore Feb, 1,25 per cent on their respectivo accounts, and, reallzing from tha aascts of tho pank as fast os conslstent with best posaible management, continue to reduce its debts duo to depositora. Thia course is declded upon under no heavy lossea or brospuct ot any, other than the depresslon of thethnes. ‘The bauk hos $750,000 1o deposits, . — INDIANAPOLIS, Inpiaxarovris, Ind., Jan, 8.—The Stato Say- inus Bank of thia city have petitioned and ob- tained authority from the Auditor of State to crowd was the same you will find anywhere the world over, and the reception services wers lim- MARYLAND, AnxavoLis, Md., Jan, 3.—The Legislature organized to-day., Edward Lioyd was elected s banged, and the Qutside tho giu the yellow river to the }wlg{}u I»evom'l. {‘l&lhlfi:fl :L Wlli! b::\l:! "fi ¥ cnt of the Senate, and F. 8, Loblltzell | surrender their charter and go futo liquidation, juveliuese, music a el 3 hd 1 o] ' H Iixture; but we, a8 o untion, must sometines Bpeaker of the iousc. The asacts ard sufliclent to cover all Tabjlities. Twenty-live per cent will ba pald to de; sitors st ouce, sud the bulsnce within six mont! 'Tho Uovernor's message shows that the net debt of the Btate for which jutercst must be provided s 86,806,523, Referring ta tho strikes of rajlroad emploves in July lnat, the Governor says: **The great and only remedy fur unciployed lahor is a re- vival of busincss and encourngement of a ju- diclous pofftical system by which it will ‘he brought sbout. The polley of the pres- thefr hantds, we should not refuse to NEW YORK. - Naw Yon, Jan. 3.—Judge Van Hoessen has denled the applieation of Btout & Co. and other creditors of Bonner & Co, for an onler direct- fng the Assipnce of Bonner & Co. to dlrect Russell Bago to dellver up the sceurities Perhaps L muy ba Indulged the orizinal re- ‘Tucre was tnuch flytng around of population in blue capes with au futensely nillant. yellow liniog. Also there was great | ent National Adinfofstration toward th ¢t with bim by Interest niauffested fn the day by young gentior goum:,m Biates has undoubtedly hm‘: f?&“h’f“flmfl‘ h bim by John Bonmer for m men (i very gray clothing and very smallcapd, | of such a character as to Insplre rhaps, 83 Lhey were only worn lien there were a nunber of VERY MUCH BUTTONED-UP GENTLEMEN ‘Emnduum: and revive prosperlly, and a like wis- um brought to bear upon the fluauclal ques- jon would wring fourth capital, renew enter- prise, and glve employment to the dormant fn- dustry of tho country,. No palitical platforms cau be of auy use to the workiugman or furnish him with work. = In a free conntry 1iko vurs the relatious of capltal und labor nust nlwn;n ad- Just thiemsclves, and are regulated bycoml tions which politicluns caunot coutrul. "The surest to vrosperity for all classos s through a ust and ceonomical adminlstration of the State Jovernment and su hopest dispositivn of its roveuues. —— DFE3 MOINFS, 8pecdal Plapatch Lo Tha Chicugo Tridine. Ds Moinzs, Ia, Jan. &.~The bank of J. N, Thonas clossd to-day. Its coudition ls un. known. It s clalmed to be only & temporury suspension, and that the nnctu{’u -umcfim mect its labilitics, NEW OHRLEANS, Naw OnLsANS, Jan. 8.—Chlsm & Boyce, fn the sugar trade, bhave suspended, Causy, fallure of the sugar crop, LAWYERS, Steeting of tha ilinols Lar Assoclation mt springNeld Yosterdsy—P'rocesdings. Sveclal Dopuich 1o The Chicago Tribune. SrRINGvIELD, 11, Jan. 3.—~Tho Illinots Btate Bar Assoclation met in tho Senate Chamber to- day, President Apthouy Thoruton, of Bhelby, oceupylug the chalr, 2 ‘The worning hour was devoted to the Preal- dent's unnual address and Becrotary Grosy! re- port. Judyge Thoruton's address was a very able anc, and was well recelved. Upon reassembling the Conventlon, on mo- tlon of Mr. Orendorfl, ordered the publication of the President’s address in the journal of pro- ceedings. The thanks of the Assuciation wery voted for the address, The Comiuiites on Admission to Membership submitted 8 report. A uumber who Lay not been regularly admittod were vourhed for, but the_casu of Mr, E. 1L 'slmer, of Clinton, an applicunt, was referced to a Committee of In- lighited the fair goddesses of fashion with thels amisbility. Another class stlll shirked private ffed at the hotels, penerally ou for u diwe. Qentlemen ures, and lobbylsts called on God to witness ‘I'he ladies wera beautiful and radiant. ‘There ¥ On one onio, Cotuunus, 0., Jan, 3.—The Miam! & Erle Canal Association met hero to-day and adopted an address to the Geueral Assewmbly, which de- clares thut the present unprotected and critiesl vondition of the public works requires tho ime wedlate care of tho State; that unless tho cou- tingoncies of damag proruptly provided against, great Intorvats are Mlable ‘to auller. ‘Fhey urge the prompt adoption of such meas- vres na will secure the publle pmwn{ from Joss and damuie; thut whatever snay bo the reeults of the present atthude assumed by the lvasees, tha people of Ohlo have a deep and abiding lnterest In the perma- neat protectiop of the public works of the Biate, and théy hope that under po cireum- atunves will the great lnterests extsting In cone uectlon with thess works Le allowed to suffor for waut of umd( care and stiention. ‘Fhe hotols ure (ust filling up with wewnbers of the Legisluture, the fricruls of the Benatorial candidates, und_applicants for oflice. The of vach Scustorial candidate claim that his special wan has the best show of success, but to the dislutereated observer Pendlotou’s chances seern Lo Lo the best at this time. at furnished every alade as the And thess PREULES OF HAKE AND OLITTRRING GEMS, Behind waa the rich green foliage of other silks, lighten Iu sowe places ¢ had taken wutwmn hues, deeper yol- fuw, or the red of toll tte oak leaves shaded the d (ruw sharp con- and rich brown col- Over alf wus trast by the cardinal ti And the blue scw rose and fell uud tossed ite Inces ugalust the trembling yellow strand, snd the folisge waved and rustied, and tho shaded hues that ran easily from summer to autumn quivered and tossed uuder the great black cloud that hung over them ull, 8, 1. - THE MAOCIINISTS, DRIVING [IAYES OUT OF TR PARTY, Duspatch o Buston Poat, Wasuinaron, Dee. 31.—Thers {s resson to beliove that the machine Kepublicans who op~ puse the Adinlnistration have perfected a plan which will force President Iayes out of tha Republican party withiu sixty days after Con- gress reconvenes. A prominent machine- spoilsman, who was one of the wost Infueutial members of the Republican party during the Urant reglue, 18 suthority for the above state- quiry. Thedudges of tho Bupreme and Appellate Courts were constituted honorary metabers. A Comuitiee, with E. B, Bherian, of Cbica- o, us Charrman, on Nowivstious was appotut. ed toreporb s llst of otlleers for the ensulng é eycept for President and Sceretary, ‘The eurctury was fnstructed 1o cast tho v Assoclation for Judge Thornton for President, sud did »0. Tho tHon F, E. Albright cast thy yote of the Assoviation for C Villlaw L. Gross, of Sprhugtield, for Becretary. Gen, Kilgore, of Whiteside, offered & long se- ries of tiercely Bourbonle resolutions, saserting ‘ MAINE, Augusta, Me., Jan. 3.—Uov. Connor was In- sugurated this morulng with the usual coremo- nies. 1ls Inaugural was devoted aliwost exclu- sively to lucal aud State matters. e depree cates the passage of the Bilver bill, and urges the stlmuiation of agricultural pursuits as one of the most hisportant factors ln the prosperity of the Btatgy ‘Thosavings banks of the Btuto sicat, In conversation to-dsy ho sald: 4 ir, | bive dcposite of RST-a decressa of Colluouuiam, Jewuitucue L wixtoucivents of Huyes lins gono too far. If you will remember | ¥ o Leglslature, fn convention this atternoon, | Euierl Bow st yuon e SLE e 1901, Bithe whien Mr. Grant becaine Prestdent Lo bad some | elected Bouiner ). Cosdbourno Secresary of | FSroustruction lexbilation aul uthir wessires ot Congrees, denouncing the extension of Fed- eral Courts as an encroachment upon tho liber- ty of witizeus, sud dewunatug ite repeal, sud gs- surtiug that, according 1o the moito of 1l “8taty Bovercignty ”’ Is properly first “ National Unlon ! lust. ‘The introduction of the resolution was likea bombanell, Beuator Hunt, of Edgar, moved to reler to the Comnmittes on Federal Resotutious, when apoointed. Rejected. Btate, L. A. Emery Attoruey-Geueral, aud L. P, Cilley Adjutaut-Generul. g Rkt CANADIAN NEWS, Special Dussaick o The Chicugo Trioune. Otraws, Jan. $.—The Hon. W. B, Vail, Minister of Militia aud Defcuse, A. G. Jones, ML P, for Halifux, sud AMr. Moffatt, B I, for Reatigouche, have rosigned thelr seats in the bowiuton House of Commous, owivg to a breach of the ludependenco-of-Farlluuent act. A dispaten to-uight frem West about thirty miles from Ottaws, s Lratal murder hus been cominftted bere by Jumes Mcdullen. who killed his wife with & club, The woman was fouud dead fn the stable, with ber bead siuashied fo. Her busbend went s hbor's house and buasted of haying *kuocked the wind ous of Kate.”” e wes fw- wediately arrested. An fuquest is belog held. such fdeas ag Mr. Hayes scems to have. He thought ho could run the party, but fnslde of six months we couviuced bim that the purty [machive] was more powerful than Lim- self. When Mr, Hoyes started off on the same track, we sald it would take sbout three months to cure him of his folly; 50 we put up with his Ingrutitude, snd bave given him cvery oppurtunity Lo prove to his uwn satisfaction that Le musy obey the party if bo is to have suy power. But be hus proved less tractable than Graot [in surrendering the sppolnting power to the Benatorial Rlug). He s not a sy of soy- tulug ke ws strobi « will as Grunt, but he seets Lo be completely fulstuated with bis owa nfaiilbitity, wud that s the worst surs of uun for the parly to dead with. DBesides, be is watclied coustantly by Evarts and Bepurz, who tell i be is il rigt, wnd wll the while use tabie the resolution. which wus tinaily carried. Col. slePherson, of Douglas, offered a reso- lution reconsiuendiug the pussage of & lsw pro~ viding for short-hand reporters o Circuit Courts. Adopted. rted as ‘F'ue Committee 10 name afficers e, follows, sud the same was concurred Prosidents—First Judicial Dhukll, H. ton; Second Dixtrict, Josoph Gillvs) Tuird District, Joba M. Hawlltou; Fousth Districty O. Jacob Bunn's Liabilities Found to 1is Personal Property and Real’ of conversation, and much interest ig felt in the examination now progressing under the direc- tion of the Asslgnee to determine the msects foots up 400,000 at other scem to be on sccount of the bugbear of anothier disas- trous war in rates. cause the Chleago roads would bo able to bring it. T and socous, and s war of this kind much louer thun thelr rivals. There Is no reason whatever why they under ordinary circumstancus, or very litle,of the Missourl Hiver t thero are occuslons where u sary lu anler to maintain rates, no such cireum- stances exist In this easo, they run ulinost parallel to the same polot. But had the 8t. Louls roads Ieadiog to Omaha heen sour} Hlvercomblnlllnn}‘lu sutcess wonld not Interesta are entirely opposed to each other, I8 an nnum\u{. and cannot work otherwlss than disaatrously tlon thicken with every hour, and tho prediction made in Sunday's TRIDUNE that another rail- rond war scemed to be imminent is likely to be veritled inuch sooner than was expected. The city were to have held a meoting yesterday. scoator Hawllton, of slcLean, moved to with the sama sharpness which a specinl agent working for the railway company and recelving probably a amall commnission on his overturns might be expected to do. We therefore regant this step ns only the beeinning of A groat chance in the policy of the railways with regend to their goods” traflie. The Lomlon & North- western Company will &till retaln Mesars, Plck- ford & Co. u{:coda agents, bullhtr'mvenlppu(n(. e Mr, David Stevenson {0 conduct the London business taken over from Chaplin & Horne, and his offices will be at the “Swan with Two Necks," Gresham ateect, F. C. The{ have also unmlntul foods sgents of thelr ownln the chief cltles of the Kingdom, and in the most tm- portant business districts. ‘To some extent this tokens that competition for traflle will become keener than ever, but we donbt not the public will be thereby benefited, and perhaps also, in course of time, tho rallway shareholders. —— CLAIM AGENTS, Mr. P. H. Dennis, Chalrman of the late meet- ing of claim agents held n the Tremont Houso in this city, has lesued a cirenlar asking the General Hanngers of the varlous roads in tho country {o send representatives to another meeting to beheld at the Tremont House in this city Jan. 15, 1878. The followinz extract from the circular sets forth the objects of the meetiog: It 1n believed that a ?nem cnnaaitation ae to the manner and modes of Inveatigating the. various claims bronght agalnst ratlroad companies wiil pro- ducs good results in making the respective partien [ nted with the experience of each other, A ral comnarison of systema in fntended, thoir Rdvartages discasncd, and _sucgestions submitted. And, while It Is expected that the consideratton of loss and damage to freight, higden damage, nysiel ¢ tobberles of freight fn transil, over- charges, ontage, and ahortzage, wili ensape the Jai attention, the other serlous clasaes of claime—stock kitled by tralns, daminges by fire, stolen bageaye, injnries to persons and_employes, taxes and systema of ‘rlymtnlm lawauits and pro- viding of disinterested expert testimony, and pretended {nfnries by employes, medlcal fee Dills, lints of Infured, efc., etc. ~will cunatitate, "nc:eulr{ nuflunmn rection uf the meeting fn which ns wido a fisld of expertence And comparison can_be hiad as {e found neceasary. Whers the larger companion employ different nernons for the variona classen of cluima It is confi- -lnmllly hoped that each will bs sent tu thia general meetiog. pendent or (Qreenhack party Is numerleaily very strong_in. this district, nnd many were preaent, and all_wero favorably improssed with the speech. T action on the Silverbill fn Longress 18 commended hiere by all with much unanimity, and all of hls several Apeechea made in the past week in vartous towns have been favorably re- ceived by the people. MATRIMONIAL. KEORUK, TA. Bpecinl Disoaiek to The Chicran Tridune. Keoxuk, Ia, Jan. 8.—A very brilllant smd fashlonabte wedding teok place la Bt Jobn’s Eplacopal Church this alternoon, the contracting parties helngd. M. Rossell, of Burlington, and dtiss Carrle Wells, one of the most beautiful and captivating young ladies of this city. 'Tho church was hawlsomely decorated, and the nuptlals wero witnessed by & very large gather- g of the elite of the town. The hridesmalds were Misa Kate Wells, siater_of the bride, Miss Etta Ayrea-and Miss Laura Wyman of Keokuk, and Miss Maggie Boyd of inn:‘:lr and the groomemen were M. U, Conner ans {v. . Ma- on of Durlinzton, and John D. Boyd and R. E. Morrls of Qaincy. ‘The wedding was tho grandest affair of the acason thus far, but thera are several others of equal brilllaucy to take place sovu, T. (i. Albert, a young merchant of this city, was also married this afternvon to Miss Minnle Buens, the daughter ot one of our oldest iti- zens. ) M. Browning; Fifth Disteict, J, W. Corcoran; Rfxth District, J. K. Edsail; Soventh District, €. C. Bonney; Trensurer, the Hon. Mllton Hay; Frecutive Committce—First Judicial District, John M. Rountree; Recond District, 8. W. Moulton, Third District, . A. Roberts; Fourth Distedet, N. M. Knapp; Fifth District, Chatles Blanchard; 8ixth District, John (3. Manahan; Seventh District, James B, Dradwell. _Commit: tees on Admission, Legal Education, Grivances, and Law Keform, counslsting of one from cach district, were alao reported. Gor. Palmer and A, OrendorfT, of Springfleld, and C. C. Bonney, of Chicago, wrers appointed & Committee on Legal Blography. A number of mdditional members were ap- polnted, and, atter_relusing to thange the date of meeting from Thursday to Wednesday, the Convention adjourned sine die. RAILROADS. TIIE MISSOURI RIVER POOL. The Executive Committec of the South- yrestern Raflroad “Rate Assoclation held a meeting yesterday,at tho Grand Facife Hotel for the purposo of consldering what la to be tlone with the Wabash Road, which has beena thorn {n the side of tho Assoclation ever sinco 1ts foundation, entalling upon it much Jamage and trouble by a systematic cutting of tho rates and diverting much of the Missourt River busi- ness to Toledo, There were present at tho neeting Messrs. Hugh Rldale, President of the Chleago, Rock feland & Pactfic; J. C. McMulltn, General Buperintendent Chicago & Alton) A, A. Talmage, Goneral Supcrintendent Missouri Paclfic; R. 8. Stephens, Geaeral Bupcrlotendent Hannibtal & 8t. Joo; and A, L. Hopkins, General Manager Wabash Road. Mr. Hopkins statcd that he was compelicd to cut $he rates in order ta get somg of the Missourl River business, to which his was as much entitled as any of the roads fn the com- bination, and would contloue to do ns ho had done unlcss he was admitted into the Assoclation and accorded a share of that tratfle. Afteralong debate it was decided to admit the Wabash If it would agree to aceept a certain percentagoof the Bt, Louls business. It is understood that this percentage is below one- fourth. Mr. llupkina wonld not sgrceto this at onee, but stated that he would lay the mat. ter bufore the Exccutive Committeo of hisroad, which meets fu New York Wednesday, Inthe meantimo howould maintain the rogular tarift rates of the Ansoclation, The nctlon of the Executive Committee of tha Asraciation yesterday shows that the combina- tlon Is not as strong A8 it pretended to be, and that concessions huve Lo be made to the Wabash if the pool is to be malntained nny longer. Yot 1t Is very doubtful whether the adinfssion of the Wabasli In the pool will prolong its life. There {8 no rcason whatever why othde roads situated slmilarly to the Wabash may not now come for- ward and demand the same privilezes. Thoy nre in a position to tnfifct Just as’ much damago on the pool as the Wabash has done. It seems strauge indeed that roads tike the * Chicago, Burlfogton & Quincy aud the Chicago & Alton should consent to re- main In the pool under the present elrcum- stanves, Ever since its formatlon the interests of these ronda have suffered severely, and with tho Wahash admitted they will sufferatill more. ‘The 8t. Louls roads are very anxious that the arrangement be perpetuated, because it works cutirely in the favor of St. Louls. The Chivago, Rock Island & Pacific_sides with the 8t. Louls roady.beeause it does not sufler frum the pool to the same extent as the other Chicago roads, and besldes, Mr. Riddle, the President of the Rock Island, s the fathor of the combination and virtually the dictator of its affairs. He can manago the thing to suit himselt and lo the interest of his rond. “The arrangemcnt s such that the businets is almost entirely done through the Exccutive Committee, of which Mr. Riddlo is the Chalrman, while the General Frelght Agents of the various roads are entirely tzuored and thele wishes or sugeestions unheeded, By submitting to the dictation of Mr, Riddic as re- gards this business, the Managers and Geueral l-‘rnlgm Agents of the ronds belonglug to the combination virtually admit that they are not ablo to wanagoe thelr own business, bat that Mr. Riddle not only can manage the freight busl- ness of Lis own road successfally, but that of thie other roads also. ‘The managers of the other roads somehow or afrald to asaert thelr authority KVNOSHA, WIS, ey i Apecial Dievatch ta Tha Chirago Triduns. Kmxosua, Wis., Jan. 3.—The clits of onr city sssembled 8t the clemant resldence of Mr, E. Bain, on Kenoshia street, at L o'clock this after- noon, to witness the marriage ccremony of his eldeat daughter, Miss Frances Buin, to Mr. Frederiek Newell, of this city. Dr, Lord, of Chicago, tied the nuptial knot. The nowlys wedded gcouple were the reclplents of 8 largte nuinber” of elegant and costly vresents, oA check for $2.000 from the bride's fatjer, & solid silver teasct ‘from Mrs. E. Bain,'hn clezgnt pearl eross from the prroom, an elerant books case with a set of “Appletons’ Encyclopedia ’! from Charley Tain, a beautiful bronze clock from Mrs. Newell, ane dozen solid fee<cresm svoons from Mrs. Wijcos. o dinner-sct of dee- orated clhina’ from Mgs, O. Newell, a tea-set o1 decoruted china from Mr. and Mrs. Fraok Slos- son, amd a great mnn‘v ollier beautiful presents, were received by the bride, The happy couple lelt on the 5 o'clock p, m. train for and other Southern citic OMAIIA NEWS, Special Disputch to TAe tAicago Triduns, OMARA, Neb,, Jan, 8.—The autiual clection of the Omaha & Republican Valley Rallway took place yesterday at the Unlon Pacific headquar- ters in this city: Directors—S. H, H. Ciark, Bidney Dlllon, Jay Gould, A. J. Poppleton, Fred L. Ames, T, L. Kimball, J. W. Gannett; officers—President, 8. H. L. Clark; Vice-Prest- dent, Bidney Dillon; Secretary and Treasurer, J. W. Uannett, Thereare now sixty and a hatt miles of this rond in operation, it haviug becn completed to Davld City Oct. 1. A promigent Unlon Paciile otficial states that Jay Gould has sald that, if the Union Pacific comes out of the Congresslonal ight without a scratch, the Company will bulld 100 tniles of the contempiated Black-1{tils Hoflroad, sure veys of which have been mnade, and fron for 100 miles purchased. ‘The Black-Hills country 8 finproving rapldly, and the recont heavy sale of mines to Californlans has given minjo lnterosts & new impetus, cw Orlcans MILWAUKER, W, Spectal Divatchto The Chicagn Tridune. MiLwavkEeg, Jan. 3.~Tho socal evont of to- day was the marringe of Ensign Austin M. Knight and Miss Alice P, Tobey, doughter of Gov. Ludington. The ccremony was performed at Plymouth Church by the Kev. Henry L' Rose. The churel was beautifully decorated for the oceasion. The bridesmalds were Miss Emma ‘Tobey, sister of Lhe bride, and Miss Lina Mar- tin. ¢ msinen were I G, Deniz, U, 8. N, aud Frank Underwood, of Milwaukee, After the ceremony the bridal party repalred to the resldence of Gov. Ludington, which was handsoinely decorated with flowers, whero the rmnz couple roceived the coneratulations of a nrge number of friends. After » wedding din- ner they departed on_ a trala for their future home at Annapolls, Beversl bundred Invita- tions were fssued, and tna first’ people of the clty were present. The tollets were clewant, There was o large number of elegaut sud ex- peusive preser CASUALTIES. DRESSED BEEF FOR EXTORT. 'The Btar Unfon Line is ahcad of all compett. tors as regards the transpurtation of dressed beet for export. The meat Is shipved in this city in Tiffany's supcrior refrigerator cars, which nro better adapted for this busfoess than uny others of the kind yet invented, and alwnys ar- rives in Philadelphia in as good und fresh o con. dition as when first loaded. Laat Saturday nine car-londs of dreased beef fur export left this city via tho 8tar Union Line, which wont through to Phbiladelphta In four davs, and arriyed there in rime condlition, ‘This lot (s tuken po Loudon y the stcamer Philadelphla. QUINCY, ILL. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tridune, Quixcy, Iil., Jan. 8.—Blds for workon tho extensfon of the Quincy, Missourt & Paclile Rallroad, west from Kirkaville, were opened in this city to-day, Threo contracts were taken in this ¢ity, and six miles of the road areto bo completed In sixty days. The work of survey- Ing is continued westward, and uther contracts w&l probably be let soou. SUIPWRECKS, Bostoy, Jan. J.—Tho suowstorm last night Wwas quiite severe on the coast, the wind blowing hard frum the north, which rendered navigation Lo lnward mariners extremely hazardous, A dispateh from Orleans, Cape Cod, states that two vesscls went ashore at Nauset during thu storm. Oue Is supposed to be o Britlsh brig, and the other 18 n schooner, The crews of both vessels arc supposed to be lost, Tho brig has gone to pleces, A dispatch from Nauset also reports that a large schooner Is at anchor close Inshore, but hier name could not bo ascertained. WaLLrLont, Mass, Jan. 3.—The schooner Addie I. Avery, of New Haven, camne ashore a South Truro, - Veasel and crow lost. This s all nonsense, be- tho St. Louls oues to terms in lces than no time it l.hufi stiould feel Inelined to go to war about e Chicago roads have superior facilitiea would be able to stand MICIIIGAN ROADS. Spacial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuns, Lansing, Mich,, Jan. 8.—The Grand Trunk has purchased the entlre rolling-stock of the Cnleago & Lake Huron and tho Chicage & Northeastern Roads; and It is rumored that tho Grand Trunk will soon sssumo ‘the manage- meut of the whole line to Chicago. RIVER ACOIDENT. B7. Lovts, Jan. 3,—Tho steamer Ste. Gene- vlove, going down, and the Yacger, coming up, collided opposite Ste. Genevieve at about day- light this morning . In nid-river. The 8to. (lenevieve had ono wheol-housa knocked off, and tho Yeewer one cugino disabled. Thelatter 1 cuming up on one engine. 'The Colorado has cone to the Ste. Genevieve, and will take her cargo to its destination, and the Ste. Gonevidve will come Lere. Nooody was burt. should sacritlce their business on this account, and give a portion of it to other roads, which, could get none, e, Whlle 0l becotnes neces- 1TEMS. Considerable consternatfon was caused fn raftroad circles here yesterday mornfog by the atatetnent coutained in the dispatch from Negaunce that Fred Wild, the popular General ‘Ticket ond Frelght Ageot of the West Wiscon- sin Rallroad, was among thoso killed in the nltro-glycerino explosion at that place Wednes- day alternoon. Mr, Wild sent a dispatch to soine of his friends ycsterday meruslng thut if he was killed ha was not awara of it. As far aa lie kuows, ha is atill allve and kicking. He thinks he was In Raclue at ths tne the ex- plusion occurred, Mr, J. A. Grier, (leneral Freight Agent of the ‘Michigan Central Rallroad, has finna to Roches< ter toattend the regular monthly mecting for the adjustment of the accouuts of the variuus fant-freleht lines, 1t 1s understood that at thle meeting the charges made sgalnst some ruade for cuitiug the regular tarlll rates will be dis- cussed, with a view of finding some wicans by which a recurrence of unfale dealiug will bo mude hnpossible in the future. AMr, John C. (fuult, Assistaut General Mana- ger of the Chlcago, Milwaukee & Bt, faul 1all- road, is stillin a precarious condition, but 8 tch recelved from Mllwaukcee last eventog states that the symptoms are wore favurable, :n'd t‘llml. liopea for bis rucovury aro now enter- atned. Mr. Richara Cheney, City Ticket Awent of the Chicago & Northwestern Raliroad, has resizned his position, and Mr . R, Puillips, late Assist- ant Ticket geut at the Weils Btreet Deput, lus been appolnted to the place. takes the place of Mr. Phillips, Ar, E. 8t. John, Generst Ticket Agent of the Chiteago, Rock faland & Pacitle Rullrond, was presented by the employes of bis otlice with a maguiticent marble clock New-Year's morutug, 28 8 token of thelr regard apd vateem. Tne pool of the three roads leading from thiy city to Omalia has been very benoficlal tu em, because A FALLING BRICK, Bnectal Drapaich (o The Chienao Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Jan. —A corpenter named Juilus Hendling, working at Dest's hrowery, was killed to<day by o Urick falling sixty fect and strikiug blia un the'head. He leaves a wifo aud fumily, ANOTIIER VICTIM, Nzw Yonk, Jau, 3—Laborers diggiog in tho ruins of thu Bacclay street fire to-day recovered snoticr body, which was removed to thy Morguc. ‘Lhls makes the fourteenth victim of e disoster. adinitted into it, 8s has been done in tho Mis- have been as marked, A pool between Chicago, St. Louls, aud other SBouthweatern roads, whose to one laterest or another, WARLIKE ASPECTS. ¢ The troubics of the Eastern rallroad combina- ———— THE WEATHER. Orrice or Tum Crmigr Biavarn QOrricsr, Wasninaroy, D, C., Jan, 4—1 a, m.—I[ndica- tluns—For the Upper- Lakes, falling, followed by rising, barometer; warnier south and cast winds, shifting to cooler weaterly; cloudy weather, with raln or snow., Nasuviese, Jug, 8—A v -?h avy snow-storm has prevalled lere aluce 5 p, o, reaching a depth of four inclics In threg hou: NEW URLEANS, Jan. 3.—Dis es report a snow-storm _ orevalling ut Corsicuna, ‘Tex., Strevepory, Vicksburg, Miss,, and Littte Rock Svecial Disvatcn 10 The CAicige Tridune, ’ GaLeNA, LI, Jau. S.—The tirst suow shice Nov, 80, 1577, fell tir this sectlon to-day, and to- night the feathiery Rakes are stild falling, leav. ing & mantle on the ground us yet scurcely per- ceptible. Un Tuesduy, the 1et day of January, the tulena River was eutirely clear of ive, managers of the roads leading East from this Mr. J. C. McCullough, Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Comnun{, and Mr, H. B, Ledyard, (ieneral Manager of the Michigan Central, wera on hund, but Me, Johu Newel, General Mane uger of the Lake Bhore & Michigan Southers, did not turn up, though he had been invited, and signitled not onlv his williinzness but also his anxlety to be present. e was In the clty duy before yesterday, and his absonce yeaterday can only be construed on the gronnd that he was not able or did not desiro to make auy ex- planations os regards tho cu'ting of rates of which his rowd s aceused. M Albert Fink, tha Eastern Pool Cominlsstoner, will arrive here this worning, and & westing will bo held to-day for the purposs of taking somo decislve steps in the matter, whether Mr. Nowell makes hisappearauce or not. Mesurs, McCullough and Ledvard are highly fncensed Mr. 3.0, Sweet e: ded at the leves belo € about the developments made during the last Mr. T. B. Bargent, Divislon Superintendent :l::::u:firlhm ti;u ;urul::ul:.xu‘:hlnn :uvsu':flllple"- few days, and thoy ssy they will under no cir- | of tne Ch'cago, Hock {sland & Pacitic Rallroad, | fore beard of at the same acason of the year, cunstances allow thomaetves to bo hoodwinked | has resigned. Mr. D. L. Chamberlatu, for many | The temperature hus chanzed within the last any long by Vaoderbilt and his adjutants, years a popular passenger conductor has beeu | forty-eigut hours Lo such i extent that the uui unless the lmk? Bhore & Michizan Soutiern | appointed l;'nm-flut nd will perform the r‘::u! nliluml.mrx, and during e:w“ of to-day and New York Central at once annul all | duties of the office vacated by Mr, Burgeut. akaters have b el v uter 18 surface. the contracts they have made st reduced rates and pledge themsclves to keep falth beroalter the combination niay be considercd at an end. ‘Thoueh these genticmen deplory the nccessity of taking such a step, yet they say it nust be dong §f their busin not all to bo diverted to ‘Vauderbilt's roads, war may be disastrous to thelr interests, but not nesrly as disastrous a8 the coutinued underhinnded cutting of rates on the part of Vanderbilt's roads would be, and, beaides, Vanderblit could staud a war no better than they can. At Milwaukee the war has already com- menced, atd the Red and Bluo are reported to be unu’nz rates very soverely, The inanagers of the Chivaro yosds admit that they made n mistake wien they submitted to the ‘arrunge- ment that the all-rail rate from Milwaukee sliould be two uod a half cents more than trom Chicago. This enabled the Detrolt & Milwau- Mr. R. C. Gray, late Chicago Agout of the Red Line, hus been lprolnusd assistaut to the Uencral Agent of the Merchauta’ Dispateln — SUICIDE, Bpacial DispateA te Tha Chicaso Tribune. Guanp Rapins, Micl, Jau, 3—A Mrs. Bteveus, of Bparta Centre, in this county, hns hiad considerable trouvla with ber husband of Iate, and bad tried scveral times tocommit sulcide, Last Bunday sho tried to kil berselt by drowning in the clstern, but was rcscued, r!;:w Year's Day she disappeared from hor house, and last night her was found i Blanche Lake, about ten miles north of her homie, Iler tracks led to tho suspicion that shie wua there, und dragging fo the lake resulted in rccuvexlnzflllxer body. Nvecial Duaprici t £Re, CRicage Pribune, Dwwlr, AL, Jan, The ground bus frozen 80 that an empl{‘ box wagun can travel upon it without the risk of total disappearance,—nob frozen hard ecuough, lowever, ‘to hold ups loaded wagon. 'I'he pruspects are to-dsy of colder weather, It would tuke at least dvo days before we could look for the resumption of trade. Evervthlug that we cat aua drink bas to sthl! be carried vut juto the country upon our backs. We exclum with ull dug revercuce, low loug, O Lord, will this continuai® Burcutl Dixpuich 1o The Chicago Irivune. Camo, lil,, Jun. & —~The frst snow-storm of the scagon struck us about 4 p. ., awd at dark was etill fulling. LUUAL ODSREVATIONS. Cuioaaa, Jan. 8. Vel.| Hn, WealAe? Keu and tho Eiint & Pere Marquette, both of 5001 Disputch 10 The Chicaga Tridume. which Lnve sfeambout mnnergllon:' to m Dzs Moixes, Is., 3:'~ '?i—l'TMl l|=tcn‘|oon_ lower rates than were charged from O Jobn 8toltz, anger, went 1uto an alley from Fourth street, placed s revoiver to hia right temple, and blew out bis broins. fle 18 sup- eed to have come from Omaha to-dav; fs a [:lllur by trade, and about 60 years old, East SaciNaw, Mich, Jao. 8 — Anthouy Vasey, & clerk in tho bardware store of C. Moui- taguy & Co., at Usiro, shot himsctf through the heary yesterdav. e bad becu addicted to strong driuk, snd this, with domestic lufellcity, is attributed s the cause. e ——— e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youk,Jan. 8.—Arrived, steamships State of Penusylvanis, from Olasgow; Angita, from London. 3 aad, 88 & covsequence, they got nearl. Northwestern busfnoss. The Fiint & f'e quette has now a contract for tho transvortation of a milllon bushels of gruin at much less than tarlff rates. ‘This grain reaches the Cunada Houthern at Carlcton and the New York Cen- tral st Suspension bridge, from which 3¢ witl tull‘y boscen that it 1w Vauderblt arrsuge- ment. DOING ITS OWN RUSINESS, Lowndon Times, Dec. 18. i ‘The London & Northwestern Rallway Compa~ 1y anoounces that the businessof Messrs, Chap- 1tu & Horue, who have acted as fta agents In Gost SEECLEGRE e, London for gouds sud purcels, will be tra Loxpox, Jan, 3.—~Arrived, steamship Alsatls, 2 terred to the Compaoy un the lab of January. | from New York. ) This ia & chango of conslderable knportance and | o SAX FRANCIaCa, Jau. S.—Salled, Pacific blail by siguiticance ju the conduct of raliway bualncas, h‘f:." Alusks, tor Hong Koug, via Yoko- F markiog as it does & new departure oo tho part Quasxerows, Jan. 8.—The steamship Wyo- | “Heiowzero, of this grest Company. Ilitherto the only | ming, from New York, bas asrivi : railwsy company which has systematleally ——————— e ——— BOGARDUS' SHOOTING. Nzw Yous, Jap. 3—Capt. A. Bogardus to day uccomplirhed the feat of breakiog 8,00 glass balls lusiddlof 500 consocutive minutoh with 19 minutes sud 26 sconds to spare. Lo broke 500 batfs fn 83 minutes and 40 secondsi 1,000 in 64 minutes sud 40 seconds; 2,000 in 157 mioutes aud 10 secouds; 8,000 in mioyted and 15 seconds; 4000 $u 288 miuutes and $ scconds; sud 5,00 lu 450 minutes and $ se7 ovuds. He bn.;tu ‘1?‘!’) l}d\‘l h: blmhutjd‘fi cird IWJMI.' sputher u § winutes an onds, aod Eneu‘er in 8 minutes sud G sccvnds sted sa Its owo goods carrier has Leen the Midlaud, aud ite success 0 druwlug away traflic from its rvivala is probably vue waiu cause of the present change. It bas alwaysbeen & matter for astonishument to us that thoe system of *“agoncics” should bave stood its ground so lopg. Practically the various private tirws of railway carricrs lived and grew rich uKon vrofits which” should bave Lelanged to the. rallway couipany, aod thelr cxistence must alwsys have pmnla‘ serious obstacles to thorouxh organi- zatiou. ‘Ihey slso doubtiess failed o look alter the nurslux of trullic o each busincss centry ¥ SILVER, Bpecial Disvaich se Tae (hioago Tribune. Tauxs Havrs, Ind., Jau. 8.—This evening QGen, Morton C. Hunter, memVer of Congress from this district, delivered a speech st Arwory Hall on the sliver question. ' A very larie aud futelligent audience lstencd to the speech with close attentlon. The spoech was & very able ‘ar guwuoent o' favor of rcmonttizing siiver vn a Lasis of 41237 eraius to the dollar, sud leaving the grocabacks just where they are. The Inde-