Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1878, Page 2

i i 2 y THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1878, ——— e ——— e e e ——————— ' faland near Jamafea. When tho American who clalmed the fsland came here a year or ko 220, the matter was partlaily looked up, and none of the maps of the Btate Department shewed 1t to be claimed by England, though the beifet was here that, as it was cloec to the Jamalca coast, it would turn out that England owned it. ‘While the guestion has never come up o shapo for settlement ns yet, the United States havo vot admitted that this American was not the proper claimant to the [sland. The caso will how recelve full attentfon and declston, OFFICIAL CHANGES. Contrary to general bellef more changes in offlcen or reappointments arc to {ske placo In the next few weeks on account of expiration of terms of sarvice than at any previous period of this Administration. This will sdd much ma- terial fo that already on hand to increase the livelinese of tho Senate situation. TH® MBXIOAN QUESTION. ‘The cliances aro that the Administration will checkmate both the Conkling Committes and the House Comnmittes on Forejgn Relations {n the matter of the Mexlean question. 'Theln- vestigation undertaken by both thess Commit- tecs 18 crscntially of sn anti-Administration character, The fnvestigations proceed up- on the Assumption thet the Admin. istratfon does not desira to recoznize Diaz, and has purposely delayed recognition with the expectation of creating troubte. It Now appears that Minister Foster has been re- colled from Mexico for a conference, and it Is generally understood that the Administration will rocognize Diaz beforo it is possible for either the House or the Senate Committecs to have falcly started thelr investigation. Itis fn- timated that Minister Foster will not return to Mexico, but will be transferred to a Europeau misston, which he much prefers. TOR FOUR PER CEXTS. ‘The main rruent object of the Cabi- net in proposing to fnvite nopular subscrip- tions to the 4 per cent Inau {8 to stinulate the Tunding operations. Funrllnf had practically been suspended during the last few month ‘The Secretary of the Treasury finds it impos ble to fund a'loan at 4 per cent without tho a! of tho people of this country, and has accord- Ingly consented to do what he was strongly urwed to do from the first, permit Americans to subscribe to Londs upon tho same terms that the Byndicate can secure them. In addition to his, it fahoped that this echeme may aid the people by affording them & chance for the in- vestment of small savings, The Byndicate con- iract still remalos, but 8 new arrangement witl enable any banker to obtain boods. UPON TIE SAMN CONDITION us the Byndicate. The Becretary of the Treaa- ury will specdily arrange for Elndnz the bonds upon the market. The subscribera wlil, of course, have Lo pay coln for the bonds, bur ar- rangements will bo made so that gold can be :1““' obtained nt the Government deposito- lea, PAYING FOST-OFFICES. During last quarter tha Postmaster-General #ays there wers moro than 200 Post-Offices in the South which have eo increased thelr bLusi- uess ks to become what f3_calied Prestdentinl offices,—that is, offices the Postmasters of which have to bo appointed by the President and con firmed by tho Scoate. Judge Key consfilers that this indicates an {ucreaso {n the prosperity of that scctios R 'MOFPER COMMISBION. Mr. Packard, of Balom, one of the ethnolo- sts attached to the Grasshooper Commission, as submitted a partial report. 1 (s mainly narrative of Lisinvestigations in the Valley of the Rocky Mountains, the birthplace of ‘the Rocky Mountain Jocust. He sdys In the Bnake River Valley, in those mountalne, there Is no groat gor to be sppreheuded from the sworms during the present summer, The locusts have fared badly ia their own homo this eeason, and few are expected to visit other locallties. The rangu of these locy al over tho entire Westorn country, particularly fn Nebraska. $CHURZ'S COUNSE COMMENDED, A delegation ot the Boulct{ of Friends were at the Interlor Department this afterooon, and extended to Necrotary Behurz thelr congratula- tions aud approval for his expressed determing- tiou to stop ull trauds in the Indiun scrvice. TIE LAW MUST BE EXFONCED, To the (Veriern Assoctated Press. Wasmsaros, D, C., Jan. 0.—A telegram to the Comulzsaloner of Internal Tlevenue from Revenue-Azent Wagner, dated Charlotte, N. C., to-day, 13 ns follows: ** Gov, Hamptou has atrected 1Y e 3herl of Unlon County 10 sco the 1w enforeed, sud proposcs to remnve the Trinl Justive and dishand the nilltia company fmplt. zatedd Iu the reeene of the Federal prisoners at Spatfanburr, Wo shall call on the Sherlil for # noSae, and belicye wo shall bo able to avold all trouble,” MORANT REYF, Col. War . Lainon, uttorney for the Mor- ant Guano Company. hus aitressed o letter to ths Seeretary of State, ptving tho particulnrs 0i the removal from Morant” Keys of parties * enfzared in luading guano by the commander of u Uriush man-of-war, who compelled the haul- Ing down of the American flay. The Company calm the protostion of our Government, and curncatly usk that tho British Government be required {n all ru%ucu fmmediately to restore the statu quo on the Keys, and also fademnity the Company for the wranf &nd damage ou tho promises. The subject will' at unce take diplo- matle direction. A PONORR SEKTENCED, Frederick R. Goodrich, who admitted forging the numes of emoloyea of the Interior Depurt~ ment to the pay-rull, has been sentenced to two years' inprisonment, TIIS WASIIINGTON POST-OFFION. The President, with tho concurrence of the Postmaster-General, has determined to reap- point Judge Edmunds Postinaster of Washing- 2 PATTERSON, 18 UW BICK, Ok BuAMMING? Bpecial Correspondencs of The Tridune, ‘Wasiunaoron, D. C., Jan. 8—Is Patterson reaily sickl I think not. Sinco tho adjourn- ment be has been kept under cover. Bulleting have been fssucd dally to the Assoclated Press wnnouncing **a relapse.’ No ona but his doc- |tora und Beo Butler have been permitted to sea him until yeaterday, when your correspondent was honored by an fnvicatlon to bis bedside. **I have called, Beoator, to learn for mysell whether you are shamming or are really sick. What's the ter with youl" * The fact {s," sald ho, * T am suffering with pervous prostration. I bave worked bard and Been completely worn oul. I have bevn persc- cuted snd tormested fn Bouth® Carolins, and this connected with the claims made upon mo by Bouth Carolina refugees for ofMces has broken me up.” *¢ What {s the trouble phyalcally " “Wall, 18 1s & sort of vertleo. 1had Itaix years ago. 1 was crossing Hroadway with a friend, aud all of a sudden I reeled aud stag- gered. e thought I was druuk, but I wasn't, for | hado't becn driuking avything, My arduous labors in Cougress have brought it on ugalv, and hero L am.” “There f4 & story sbroad, Benator, to the cffect that you sre not sick st all, and that you are pretending to be fn order to flud wn excuse to resira.” 1t fsuot true. Iam sick, and I bave suffer- ed fearfully. As for resiguiog, thut is some- thlug I won't do, I would bo s fool to reslgn while 1 am sick, for I can le right bere aud draw 1wy $13 u da; = *'But there are other conditions than $13 a day, Senutor, and | in told that thers are very Eoud reasous for your reslgnation.” WILL NOT HESIGN. “There aro none,” sald he, *Those fellows may Wiuk that 1 am guiug to resign, aud thut they will il my place; but they wou't. It 1 s well Tshull resumo my seat; but my fro- yueot relapses aud my generat fll-health will prevent that, though 1 will not resigu.’ “1amtoid that you are golug to Penusyl- vanlal? *1uut as soon as my health permits my trav- eling. Bimon Cameron bas favited wo to visit ls furm, and there I hope to get well.” Iy thero any truth in the story that you are golng to sbyndon South Carolina and tuke up your realilence fu Penusylvania on Blmon Cam- eron’s pledgo to send you back to Congress In 85811 !t *1 wilt not abandon South Carolina. I can't. My intcrests are there.” Do you own any real estate therel 1 bwn & house in Coluuibla snd auother in Chagleston. 1 wish I didu't.” *Whyt" * only wish I dido't. 1willgoback toBouth Caroloa ff they will let me. If my persc- cutors will let up, 1 will go back and stay where 1y Intercats are, but uobody knows the extent ol the persecution, not ouly againet e, but agumet all Republicans. [ don't care for my awis persecution, but [ um broken down with trylug to belp wy frieuds.” "’lgcll e ubout this persccution, Benator.” FEANS OF 4 RBLAYSE. “1 can't. Alicady this couversation s be- ginning to excite me, and I am afrald of an» Other relapee.” “ [Tow often do you hsve a relapse, Senator " ‘ Every once In & while. Anything thst ex- clter me hrings ona on.”" * a¢. 't you feel pretty well nowi” biit I am beginbing to get excited.! "long since you had the last relapse, low Bonatori 2 * Yesterday, 1 feel pretty well until the, come on, but !o—dn’ T haven't been so well.” “ Now, 8enator, I'll tell you what you want. You have been Iying here and brooding over {’nnr troubles until, as you say, you are all roken up. Al you want I8 fresh afr, Now I'll go lmlget a horse and buggy sud take you out for adrive. The atmosphore is bracing and tho roads finod, and I'll foot thebill. You dress whilo I'm gone, and we'll fix you up in no time." ATRICT QUIEY NXCRSSARY. “Why, man, do you know what you are talk- ing about? Buch a thing would kill me. Ican't move. I can't even dress. No, noj I appreciate Im" kindnees, but really you must excuse me, n fact, you must lcave me now. You aro the only man I have gcen besides the doctor and Ben Butler since I was taken sick; but don't tell tho other correspondents I have secen you, becauso they will overrun me.* Then I Teft him. He is nat sick at all, That Is, he may be radly nnder the wear and tear of consclence, but there 18 110 phiyslcal raalady. Patterson simply pro- poses Lo oet out of the way pending the actlon on Benator Rutler's Inveatigation resolution, On that resolutlon thore is to bo a terribic fight. In the conrse of that fight Patterson will be torn nr by the roots, aua he prefers to have 8imon Cameron wsite his vindicatlon from a hiypothetical sick bedside than to stand uv in the Benare and take and cive. His facels full and of a guod color, His cye s bright aml sharp. Hls method of vonvorsation, while [ was with him, was short, quick, and fucisive. There was nothing about him to indicate pros- tration, exceot his position. He was lying on tho bed covered with & traveling rug. ~ilis ap- pearance was that of a man in rugeed health, while a prostration of the nervous systemn {8 at- tended incvitably with patlor, dullness of the eyes, and alternata apathy and extreme nervous- ness. Not one of these systems did he mani- fest. Iam not a physician, but [ have becn a victim of the discaso ho pretends to have, and 1 do not hesitate to assume the mmmlhl‘lhy of denouncing his assumeil Indlsposition a fraud. A THEONT, In abandoniog the Scnate, Patterson says he will not pafr. pon that he ls resolved. His absency leaves 8 Republican majority of one. Conover is pledged to Butler, which throws the majority to the Democrats. ‘Ihis makes plain -nllmfi for Buticr on hisluvestigation reso- Jution, aud whips any effort to unscat himn. Tiio whole business Is the clumalest putus job evor perpetrated. Patterson wunts to go back to South Carolina. He says so. Hels willing to do suything to secure his welcome. Butler :,hmn him a way, and he goes to bed sod stays here. But Butler Is in a vecullar fix. Wade Hamp- ton is right behind bim with a sharp stick. But- ler inust save his seat, and at the saine timo he fecls in duty bound to savo Patterson, 8ald he to e not long ago: * If the Demo- cratic Senators do not protect Patterson i is a lasting disgrace to the party.” AN OPENINO, And now comes the new aspect of affairs, If the Republicans will divide Uotween Hampton and Butler, they will fuaugurate a spllt in the Democracy similar to “the breach the Democrats are fighting to peroctuate in the Republican ranks. There aro revolu- tlons in bothp artice, aud those In the Ropublican party have been nursed and fostered by the Deniourats. The comiug ruction will ve tho Republicans a chance to carry the war into Africa and compel the recalling of Hannl- bal. In fact, the Democrats, like tho Spartans at Leuctrn, have merely been teaching thelr cnemics the art of war, and it only remains for the Senate Republicaus to act judiclously to throw the Demourata out of tho Republican squabbles upon their own fAights aud square the otherwise oblong circle. 8.1l THE “BARGAIN.” WHAT IT ACTUALLY AMOUNTED 70, Wasninarox, D. C., Jau, 6.—~Gen, H. V. Boynton, the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, haspublished the Administra- tion atdo of tho story about the alleged bargaln- Iniz between certaln Southern Democrats and the frieuds of President Hayes. Gen. Boynton says: “fhe attention of Republicans In Washington wee flzst pointedly dicected ta tha atate of feoling wmong Bouthern Denocrats by the marked uncas- ness of tho Northorn wing of thelr party, cansed by the publication of what will bo remembered as tfie Hoberls tnterview with Uov, Hayas st Colum- bas, For the parpose of this discu: not necestury o lIuquire whether terview wan correctly or ported, but as camy as tho iandwrits pereanal adhcrents, streot came yost Youthern men and ace {f thers was any response among them to s sentimout that woald profer Haycs, with an sesured liberal poliey, to Tilden, wiih the cortainty of ¢eneral trouble, ' Thuir anx. loty and the genersl uuossinces smong their Irlends In Congzress disclosed the situation to Lo pnblicans, and by tho iniddle of Decenber some of ihe most prominent awong the latter had fully rmlpcll {ts meuning and its possibilities. Repub. lcans who fuve themaotves earncrtly to the atudy of the situstion found o general agrecment amoug Southern Democrata upon soy eral subjects, First—Thoy wers more concerned with regaining Tocal aelf-goverument than tiuy wore with the success of Tilden. ‘Thu Notlonsl Adrml; ration had grown to scem of far less 1inportance to thom than the control of their own State affaire, Second—Thoy bad never been reconciled to the way the Now York element had forced Tilden upon the Domocracy of the Houth and West at 8t, nle. Third—Thoy were dlagusted with his letter on Southern cla(ms, not so much becauso thoy were looking to their paymeat, Lut hec: thuy roe urded it 88 80 aseumption ou Tilden’s part that fig could safely truckle to Nortlern sentiment at the expense of tho Bouth, sinco the latter could not refose him support under suy snabbihyg what, ever, FourtA—They [folt that any interference with a constitutionsl connt of tho Electoral votes meant revolution, nud as Bouthern men, and i the mafn Houthern soidiers, understanding from sore expori- ence what was involved, they wuru unitod alost to s man in the agreoment that in no evont ahould the Democrats of the House be alluwed to plunge the country into war. They saw that they heldthe Lalance of puwer in thelr party, aud they patriot- feally resolved to use it for peace. FUYth—A number of tuem were considering whether, in caso the utterunces of Gav. Hayes' Ietter of acceptunce in_regard to the South meant ‘what the n(nno lIinplied, the South wuuld not be Dettur off at the end of fuur yeam of such Hepub. lican rule than to have the geooral disunder and diernpilon of soctal quiot continug, as it certainiy woald continue, through a Damocratle Adminiatrs- tlup, with t, at the vnd of fuur ears, the ad just peated, In short, & number uf promimont Southern men wers eamnatly cunaldering whether, {n case Hayvs should honest- Iy ond earncatly et huneclf about earrylng juto effect tho Ideas of his letter of acceptance, it would Dot ba far better for the yuiet and materlal inters ests of the Soulk, or whether the shuriest road to ® Just and peroanont recoust i!laruulh » Repudlican Adminl aya 1t le thas in. Incorrectly re- Drinted, It 8 onco be: on the wall to Tilden’s tion did not le tion under Gov, ", heso wers the cloments of Southern thought whici a number of ltepuolicans found to ba ques- t{uns of evrnest $hough guict dlecussion, “Fhat fhoy ahould ‘instantly avall thencives uf tis knowleags 1o widen tho openlng breach betweeu 11den's personal adhercnis and theas cuoler ern inen w ntirely naturul, ‘That thy Diave baen active i thla work wee une of sitics of the muuation, The country w brink of anarchy then, 1t is enny to ook bac prascat qulet, and denuunce ull attempta to avert vl war as bargalue, but some of thuse who are Luslest in sach denunclativns now—and some eid- itors, too~shoula reflect upnu what they thoupht statcomunebip and hunorable aud justdealing then. And _now for the bargaiulng that 100k place, Theeo Hepulicans whko were i 8 pasitlun to know the liberal pulicy toward the douth which Uuy Huyes had declucd upon, sud wuich e bad 'outh- bt unced clearly o bls letter of acceptance, si 1y look occaaiin tu ssauru these Buulbern Deimps crats that what Mayes had thus promised would certatnly be sulflicd; that carpet-Lag rule, moke u 7 db ctions between Bouthurn Hepublic- bag elemout pruper, would not be ocal poverumeut of pruper hut ull who desired (0 come uto accord with & onsl Aduminl 100 fut Lo purpods of comploling d lastiny Fecavsiruction and wasuring pesce to thu touth would be cordislly re- celved; and tnat all the resulls of the War sud all uew zighta tu the new citlzens would bo inalsted upon and protected, “Thors was nu prowtse to individaale, and nothing that approached the characterof atng. i was tha suuvnucement of a pre-determined pollcy ow the one iand. and a seception of 1t e the best w;-em autalnable goud for the Bouth on the other, ————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youx, Jun. S.—Arrived, stcamships Herder, from Hamburg; Ciuna, trom Liverpool; Statw of Nevada, from Glaagow. Bzausx, Jun, 0—Tbe steawer Mosel, which salied from here the 5th inst. for New York, uud put back with ker wachinery dlsarrauged, has eQected ropalrs and sailed. Loxvox, Jan. 9,—Arzived, steawmship Leipzig from Balthwore. 8ax Fuaxciico, Jaun. O—Arrived, steamer Graoads from Punama. e —erm——— BLACK-HILLS MINING. Dgipwoop, Jan. 8.—A clean-up made last Baturaay from ecveuty slawps ruuning on ore trom the Woulley sud Pecacho wincs, Lo ten duy s ylelded over 612,000 worth of gold. POLITICAL. - “The Iimplacables Severely 8nubs bed by the New:Hamp- shire Republicans, Bllly Chandler Conspicuously Bat Down On by Hls Own Btate. President Hayes' Conrse BSnstained in the Most Emphatis Manner. Civil-Service Reform and Southern Pacification Cordially Ap- proved. Conkling and His Crowd Or- dered to Let the Presiden~ tial Title Alone. QCall for o Oonvention of the National Par- ty—Senator Oglesby's Views, . NEW HAMDPSIIIRE. THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. Coxvonp, N. H., Jdan. %.—The Republiean State Convention mct to-day, with Cnarles 1L Bel), President. B. . Prescott was nominated for Governor by acclamation, David E. Willard, an the sccond ballot, was chosen cxndhlate for Rallroad Commissioner. ‘The Conventlon then took a recess, the Com- mittea on Resolutlons not Leing ready to re- port. Upon the rezssembling st 2 o'clock Guv. Prescatt appeared, aud thanked thie Conventlon in a brief specch. TH® RRSOLUTION3. ‘The tollowing resolutions were adopted with- out opoosition: Keslred, That the Topublicans of New amp- shire reafirm and readopt the Cincinnati platform which pledged the party ta these dectnrations and principles, to-wit: That the Unltcd States of America [s a natlont tke fnll protection of all cltl- zeus in the full enjoymant of all thoir righ ho ermanent pucification of the Sonthern ssction of ho Uniun; redomptionof United States notea in colu by a continuous and steidy progress to specie payments; that Sel rs and llc‘macnnum who may be jadges and accusors sbould not dictate ap- pointmenta to oficer, the Invariablo rule for ap- ointment to huvo reference to thoe Lonesty, fidel- ty, and capabillty of tne¢ appoiutees, lcuvingto the party In power thase piaceswhere the harmony and vigor of the Adminiatration requires it ruht‘y to he represcuted; the deprecation of ail ecctlonal feelings and tendencien; the speedy, thorough, nnd uneparing orosecution and piinish- entof NIl Who' Letray ofticlal irusta; opnosition 1o farther land grauts to corporations and monopo- lies; the adjusiment of dutics on lmports for rov- enuoso 88 o promota Uie intereat of Amcrican Iabor and advance the prosperity of the whole peo- e, PScond—That wo recognize the paramonnt dnt of Preslient Hayes to render theee high and sol- emn professions actus) snd liying realltica: and while we admil bonest diferunce of opinlon in ro- apect to puet acts, we welcome and approve his patriotic and sincero efforts to keep falth with tho eoplo and secure to thie whole country tho bless- rnal of & just, efMclont, and honest Republican Natlonal Administration. Third—That we condemn ad rocreant and roin- ona the recent aitempt of the Demucratic (lonsa of Representatives to destroy the Hesumption act. and tlus render abortive yeara of angiety, walt) aud praying Lo make (ko greendack dollar the equal of the vold dollar in its capacity to reward labor and pay oublic creditors, G D Mour!hi—That we disapprove and dcconnce any Iezinlation, open or disgtitacd, tendjng to repu- diste the pablic debt o whole: ér' in party that we deem a crango in -the standand of - values by maoking the depreciated ver dollar * & legoleender for all pnb. fic_and private Indebecdnees o violation of the rights of property, o ropudiation of Government contracts, und a wrong doue to Iabor, criminal in its nature, and dishunorale to tha natlon, snd we call upon the President to usahia vetoif it becomes necearary, a8 did his courageous pradecossor, 10 shicld the national honor frum logislation that threatencd to wound und blast it. Firth=That n (ree and unobsiructed pansage to 1l ballot-bog in the constitutional right of uvery citizen of whatever race, color, or condition. In accarding and defendluy that right, the lepub. Mean party has proved that it is tho truo national varty, while the Democrutic party, opporing and denving that right througn intimidation ana violenco, has ehown that it is tho rosl sectional riy. Vo ih~That anivereal education, alded and on- forced by leyal uuthonty, ia the only safe sud en- during bunle on which republican governments and fustitutions can rest: thercfore we demand of Congrers and the Legislturo the instltution of ch meany, compulsory if necd be, which shall secure to tha chlldren of the Hepubdlic n primary education, so that Nnr{ voter shall be able to read d understand tue ballot that he casta, Secenth—That wa aro appused to money sabsidies and land crants to private corporationn and futercats, and we demand that our Kcnaturs and Representatives la Congress aliul) steudily op pose all schenies to rob the ‘reasury and fajure the public credit: aud Kiyhth—That the unchallenzed purlty, econo- my, and viliciency of ull the departments of the present Adminlsteation, the cuntinned réductlon of the publio deot, the refhnding of bondeat a Jower rate of ntoiest, and tho wise and hupetul eflorts to reatore prosperity at home and extend the fleld of Amerl commaree amd mannfsctures abroad, desurve and recelve our unqualidled sppro- batlon, NintA—That we condemn as factions and min. chlovous il attompts 1o reopen the Fresidontiul contioversy or 1o qucation tha title of thu Fiosl dent to his high ofice. “The other resolutions relate to Btate affalrs, Adjourned. A VERLING AGAINST CITANDLER. TostoN, Masa,, Jau. D.—At & meeting of tho Republican State Committos at Concord, N, I1., Jast night, preliminary to the Stato Convention tu~tay, it was munifest that there was a formid- ablo pro-Hayes clement Iu th varty.. Stronz fucllng sgainst W, E, Chandler was expressed by the deleates, whilo It was clalmed by Chisudler’s fricnds that there hud oeen an orgunized effurt tu crush him, secrot niceilugy having been held for that purpose, and thut various prominent men had been drawn into it. At the meeting & speech was madg by ex. United Statea Benator Patterson, who, though Indorsing the President, doubted the adyiau- bllity of intoducing the mstter juto the Con- ventlon, as thero was 8 disagreement upon It. Epecches advocatiug cither a |1t r{v pol- fcy or a positive indorsemcut of President fuyes werg made by (leu. Stevens, Ma). E. V. Furr, 0. C, Moare, and others, A. 11 'Tuck and Mason W. Tappan sovercly attacked W. E. Chandler, who Is a delegate, Chandler spoke at lenth, eriticising the action of the Presidcut. He spoke of the attucks made upon him by two naval oflivers, liurri- man sod Tuck, and inthoaied certaiu irrezu- Iaritics on tho part of Tuck while in oflice, Tuck retorted by calling Chandler * a political tramp," and charged bt with dishonorable coniluct as a lobbylat, Moore and Tappan then spoke, the latter quita severely on Chandler, Maj. Farr made tho closing speech, and, tn apeaking of the Southern polley, said thut Le wus willing to shaku hands with the meu wao shot a bullet through bis srm. b SENATOR OGLESDY. BILVEH, BTC. United-States Bcnator Richard J, Oglesby, of Decatur, arrived in this city yesterday on his way back to Washington, A TRIBUNE reporter found the gentleman at the Grand Pacific Hotel surrounded by w beyy of fricnds, political and otherwise, ‘Thers were also a few oiice-scekers, some of whow would sccept 8 foreigu 1isston or a sltuation as weigher in the Custom-Ilouse, Anything, so ¢ paid. *You eee,” sald thy Senator, **oue s never at & loss for friends,” #Yes," roplled the reporter, *and [ presume not ot of thein wants an office.” “No, not at all—no particular office. Thoy bave b cholee. - Bomeof thewn will take any- thing. M, f camo hero to bave s talk with you," said the repurter, *Tis TRIDUNS has never yet given me a stralghit up-and-down foterview, I rather think they don't like gy viswe. Uneof your boys intervicwed o fn Washiogton, but never a line appeured fu thu paper,” “in that sol? h»lvtmfinted the reporter. ]t §s," peplied the Senator, “It was pot saEplscopal catschism lutervicw,—a loug list of questions snd suswers,—baot the gist of 8 cunvervation | had with ‘one of your meu, " !'-l lp,:aumc‘ Liowever, that'you still have ¥lews) o *+§ have, aud decided oues at that." * Upon the wouney questiont’ *Yeg; I am a gecuback snd silver man.” 110w do your peoplo feel ou the subfect of allver remonctization, a4 fur a8 you can learnd % They all scewn to favor 6. Thcre sre a great many yrecoback wen down 1y woy . \Fdl'glu Bllver bill pussd” “ Yew s 4 Will the President veto itt" “No, I tluk wot. lun o favor of sllver dollars and eilver money fust as much as we can coln, and I am in favor of Imumg the yoluma of greenbacks in circulation just to what It was at the closc of the War—8400,000,~ 000, 2 would kecp it there until our debl was aid. What with National Bank notes, green- incks, gold, and atlver, sil our unlimited legal- tenders, times would be easy, money cheap and fn demand, and cverybody” would be mlklnF something and property wonld attain some rel- ative volue, Itvould favor that, at least until property would be worth romething.” “What do you think of tho pronosed reopen- ing of the Présidential question?” “Idon't kuow auything about i, It Is something that has cotue up since 1 teft Wash- Ington." **Do you fayor {t1" ‘*No, air, I think it Is a question that shonld be loft nlong, and I don't think it will ever bo reopened.!” “Tow do you stand toward Mr, Ilayes?" “Don't ask me that. This ls not s good time to discusa the question.” *How nbout the next Benatorial eontest in this 8tate! Who do vou find looming up as candidates againat youi" "1 presumg thera'll bo balf a dozen. T haven't given the matter avy atlention at all, I n#sure you, and, besides, we have got to elect 8 Republican Legislature firat.” At this stage Senator Oglesby had to leave, aad the intervlew torminated, THE NATIONAL PARTY. CALL FOR A NATIONAL CONVRNTION, ToLxvo, 0., Jan. 9.—A call 18 lssued for & National Conventlon of the National party, to ba hield in this gity on the 2% of February next. 1t reads as follows: The undersigned, belleving the prasent Snancial nolicy of thosa in control of the Federal Govern- ment {s destrnctive of the best interests of the People, and that If continued will bring general ruin and unprecedonted ruffering on the Industrial classes, and aleo belleving that thorough organization and nnity of action may induce thuse In power - to toke auch -steps se will avert much calamitous resnits, call upon thoae, regardiess of political afilativns, who will unite for inlepondent action to select one dalegate in each Congrerelonal District, and aftarwards, by roper anthority, two delexates for each Stato at arge, tomeet i Nattonal Cunvention in tho City of Taledo on the 22d day of Korunry, 1878, there to take such action as wisdom may dictate, Upwards of 100 names are u;lapem!ed to the call, prominent amoung them belng those of Wendell Phitlips, of * Masaachusetta; Peter Cooper, of New York; Thomas D, Hoxey, ot New Jersey: Alexander Ouinpbell, of Iilinois; Blanton Duncan, of Kentucky; and Moses W. Flold, of Michij FIRES. AT ST, PAUL. Speciat Disnateh to The Chicago Tridbune. B1. Paur, Jan. 0.—The foundry of the Bt. Paul [iarvester Works, n wood building, burned this morning. Loss, $5,000; Insurance, $3,000, A temporary butlding will Iwmediately repluce 1t without futerrupting work. IN CHICAGO, The alarm from Box 032 at 10:20 yesterday morning was caused by a fire iu the cottage No. 823 Mohawk atrect, owned and occupled by Ilenry Wilkins, Damaco to bullding, $75; to furniture, $150, partlally covered Ly insurance, Cause, a defective chimney. CASUALTIES. DROWNED, Spectal Disvateh to Tre Chicago Tridune, Maxistrg, Mich., Jan, 9.—Two laboring men, names unknown, started 4cross Manisteo Lake to-day on the ice, and fell through when about o quarter of o mile from shoro. Both were dmwn:dd. Ther bodics have not yet Leen ree covercd. MINE ON FIRE. Nzw YoRrg, Jan, 0.—Firo is reported raging in shaft No. 7 ot Pennsylvania Conl Compang's mines, near Wilkeabarre. The miners yester- day and last night wero endeavoriog'to ox- tuguish the fames. MICHIGAN’S POOR. Convention of People Who Iave Got Bev- eral ltounds Up the Ladder to Talk About Thoase Who Have Got Stuck Under it. Hpeoial Dispatch fo The Chicago Tyivune. GrAND Raris, Mich,, Jan. 0.—The sccond day of tha Conventlon of County Superintend- cnt's of the Peur valled out & lurgo attendanco of delcgates and others Interested in the Btate’s charities, and of our cltizens. Lclegates were present, in addition to those mentfoned yester- duy, from Bay, Barry, Clinton, Ingham, Lenae wee, Lake, Wayne, Washtenaw, Montcalm, Al- legan, and Mason Counties, and soveral mora came from countles reported yestorday, It was reaolved to organize a permanent ss- sociation to be known as *“The Michiran Super- intendents of the Poor and Unlon Assoclatlon,” and a constitution and ‘by-laws wero adopted, All of the County Buperintendents of the Poor, oflicers of local Lenevolent societies, Dircctors of the Pour, officers of poval and charita- ble justitutious, members of the Btate Board of Charitics, County Apcnts, Over- sters of County Poor-Houses, and Chairmen of Bomds of Bupervisors are elixtblo to -mem- bership. The movement has proved popular, and the new socicty already bas a large mem- bership. A cominittee was uppointed to devise aform of blanks for County Superintendents of the Poor to make their annual reports on to the Becretary of State, to the end that more fuil and valuable statistics ol pauperisn and the ex- ense of _earing for the paupers may bs ob- afned. Valuable results are expected from this plan, Keporta of the number of paupers and the expenso of malntaintne thewn fn nearly overy county of the State, and of the tmodes for caf- ing tor paupers, and experiences fn the work, were made by delegates, The ist of the ro- porta is that pauperisin has jucrensed larzoly In the Stato of late, and the expense of cariug for Itis also largely facresslyg, The subject was wot pleasant for the Superiutondents othe tax- payers, and * What stall we doi’ was a prom{- nent question. i A valusblo paper was read by the Rev.John W. Hrown, of Clevelsud, O., on *‘Thio Classill- cutlon of Criminals,' {u which be urged wmors attention to such work, the good it will acconi- plish for the public aud the criminals, ‘The Rev. Frank Ruseel}, of Kalamszoo, gave an address on ** The Duty of Christian Civliize- tion ta fcipless Citizens,” in which he spoke In terms of great scverity of the cundition of the {nlh 1 the State, and also of thu necessity for he State's variug for sll the insave, curablo and incurable, and the Idlota fn thy State, In- stewd ot leaving such to the County Poor-louses asuow, Iu thiv oplulon the delegates wers all agrecd, as appeared troin folluwlug discusafons and the efforts promised in furtherance of the opinlon ut tho next sesalon of the Legislature, “Tratmps, sod What Shall We Do with Them! was next discussed. It was penerally assorted, and nearly every deleaats reporied, that, fur the professivnal” trawmp, only severity {u treatment (s otlieactous. Charity to such s falso and dangerous, and tends to Incrcass the evil, audd shiould be etopped. Those who are trainps from pecessity are expected to leave thelr viclous tendencics or life when times get bottor, and are tu be treated with kindness. Bupt. Alden, of the Btate Publle School, read a paper on “Ifereditary Procilvities: Can the clous Tendencics of w Bad Heredity Ho Ar- rested by Judiclous Training of the Cuftdi™ From lis observation aud experionce he assert- ed that 80 per cent of such children can ho so reformed and restored Lo society 2s uscful and valuable citizeus, and that the Btale can do nore to prevent pauperisia by caring for such children than lu auy other mzuver, ‘The Kev, F. 1, Wines, of Springfleld, 1L, Becrotary of the llliuvls Board of Charities, el & paper on_ the new asylum for the fnsnno st Kaukakee, fn which be touk tesuie with the Assaciation of Bupcrintend. ents of lusane Asylums iu thelr theories and plans of mauvagiug such institutions, and told ‘Wwhat beucllts are ex) d frous the new os) lutn now bullding Rankakee, ceedinely yaluablo teresting paper, “Tho lon. Henry W, Lord, of_Bontiac, f this Btate, Secretarv of Michizan's Board of Chari- ties, read a paper oo Depeudeot and Dellu. quent Children,” with especial relerence to irls, takiog the groand that the Btate should 18 was an ex- devote much more of its encryles ami money to carl for girls, to “prevent tuelr - becoming “lewd, aud sbould estab- ish reformatorics for them. Tols paper will bave great intuence on the law-makers of the Btate, as it was unavlinously approved, will be grénerily published in the State. tople is atlracting yery great attention. 'be scaalons Lave beew sitended by s large number of cltizeus, us well a4 dolegites, and the Convention bus ttus for proved a great weaas of good. It will ¢lose Lo-worrow. e —— THE CHARTER OAK LIFE. ®7rosp, Coon., save the Compan, likely to bs nmc!-h{L Jan, 0.—Commissioner Bteadman bas stayud procecdiugs for a fow days io the matter of the spplication for & Rocaiver of tbe Charter Osk Life-lusurauce Company, Directors may ascertaln if the effort to wallug policies wus not .FINANCIAL. New York Banks Suddenly In volved in a Small Panic. They Loan 500,000 Solely on an Irresponsible Broker's Recom- mendation. Merchnnts® Notes Taken as Collateral to fhe Amonnt of 81,000,000 lThe Banka Suddenly Find. Thefr “Call i Loans” to Bo.Time Loans. 9m Merchants Not Rendy fo Fay Thelr Notes, ard o Smash Immineat, - NEW YORK. i Bpectal Ditpatck 1o The Chicago Tridune, New Yorr, Jan. 9.—About*4 o'clock this afternoon rumors of a startling naturc were ‘cireulated (n Wall streot concerning several banks sald to have .beou affected by the faliuré of a broker to meet his obligations, and it was also assctied that between §200,000 and $300,000 of forged paper had been put upon the market by the broker {n question. These rumors later took shape, aud investization revealcd facts that scems to Justify snxiety. Edwin J. Dunning, Jr,, & noto broker at No. 063 Wall strect, has ‘been well known among merchants, principally in the drug trade, for many years. His friends say o Is of undoubted honesty, and that his busl- ness transactfons have been conducted In a manner to Inspire the greatest confidence, To cnjuyed the highest. confidenco of somo of the leading Institutions of the city. This confidencé sppears to have been fnjudiciously exercised. The banks with which Mr. Dunning has had transactions seem not to have taken all the precautions prudence ro- quired to guard thomsclves against loss. Mr. Dunning's business was that of a lender of money. A merchant who wanted money and was not so.well known at a bank as to Mr. Dunning, would come to the latter to obtaln a loan. Mr. Dunning would be offered, say, & note for $7,000, upon which he would be asked to ralse §5,000. The noto would be given for thrce or six nionths, o8 the case might be. Upon aceepting this, Mr. Dunnlng would draw & check upon ono of the banks in which he was in good stamding, and the check would bo honored. As collateral sccurity for the loan he would deposit with the bank mak- ing the loan the noto of the merchants. Mr. Dunning’s Judgment of the stability of the house was depended upon im- ‘plicitly. This course of businesa was pursued until & weok ' or so sgo, When oro of tho banks which had found reason to suspect that Mr. Dunning’s customers were not all as eafo as they ought to bave beem, madé a de- mand upon him for a large sum of money. The Baok of Commerce, it 18 sald, demanded payment of $14,000. My, Dunning objected, cxplaining that it would be impossible for bimn to colleet ‘from the merchants to whom the money had been advanced. Tho aarm spread among ‘tho half dozen or moro banks In which he had transactions, and Dunning foond himselt so oppreseed by these demanda that he was forced to suspend. It appenrs ho had obtained from several banks—the Bank of Commerce, the Bank of the Btate of Now York, the Market, Merchants' Exchange,the Corn Ex- change, and several other institutions—loans on such security as bhas been doscribed, amonnt- ing to about $300,000 or €600,000, and the faco valuo of the paper deposited uscollaternl security wasabout $1,000,000, These loaus wera looked on by the banks as call loans, and It was understood {hnt they were carrled as such, whilo thero was no expectation that a de- mand would be made for tnem until tho tima had expired for which the notes held as security bad been made out. * My, Dun- ning made strenuous cfforts amoug the borrow- Ing morchants to collect the sums loaned to them, but it was found that few of them were Rmpnrcd for thcse unexpocted demauds, and M{r, Dunujug was compelled to so rcport to the bauks lotercsted, " The roport did not increase the confidenve of the banks in the lenst, and a renowed demand was made for payment of the loons, ‘The Bank of the dtato of New York, it s sald, bad loaned $75,000, the Bauk of Comierce $140, sod the Amerlcan Exchange Dunk $110,000. ‘Thess amounta, with others not ascertalned, represent the degres Inwhich the merchants are Indebted to Lthe hanks through Mr. Dunning 04 broker. For theso amouuts the banks hold the morchunts’ paper solely as collatural security, Great surpriso Is manifested at the apnarently loose method of dolng buriness, the only excuse befog that My, Dunning’s judgment was con- sldered to bo good and his Integrity unquestion- ed. If tho panks Insist on Itnmediato payments of the amounts loaned, it s feared the result will bo dlsastrous both to the bankers and thu mgrchants, as it may close the doors of ons or more lustitutions, and drive sevoral hoavy mer- chanta {nto bankruptoy. To the Western Ausociated Press, Nrw Youx, Jan, 0.—The Commercial s 4 1t fa reported that the Do Castro Sugar Ro- finery Conipany, of Brookiyn, has falled. The concern.was rucently reorgantzed 2 jolnt- stuck corporation and ralsed sufliclent means, as was then aupposcd, to carry on busiucss with credit and euceess, The rumor was circulated on the Btock Fxch nxi‘o and affected prices,' Nrw Youx, Jan, Y.~Thae report published this alternoon that the Du(:nu—usm:‘nr Retinery had failed s denounced ns grouudless at tho oftices of thy tlrm. Beven creditors of Franuls Tomes & Co., mil- itery woods importers, Malden Lane, have flled & petition to huve the irm declured bankrupts, Liabilities, $240,824, sud nssots, $124,741. DIXON, ILL. Svectal Dispaich 10 TR Chicago Tridune. Dixon, IIl., Jan, 0.—~Yeatorday was the an- nual clection of the bauk officers of the Leo County Natlopal and the ' Dixon Natlonal Banks. The Hon. Josoph Crawford was ro- elected President, and 8, C. Eclb, Cashler of tho Lee County Natlonal Bank, "and Jsmes A, Hawley, the Mayor of our city, and fofmerly a Director In the Leo County Bauk, was clected Presldent of the Dixon National In the place of A. Johuson} and F. A, Trumuu, our Gounty ‘Treasurcr, was re-elected Cashier, Both bauks declared o scmi- anuual dividend of 5 per cent, aud have dono & safe and proaperous buaines Thoy are well ofticered, not only by able and capable men, but also by officers who aro monoy-loaners and not Lorrowers, DANVILLE, ILL. Aosctal Diepaich to The CAlcayo Tridune, Danvierz, 1L, Jan, 9.~George Dudenhofler, & dealer [n tobacco and cigars in this city, made an assignment to Charles Hesse to-day for the benefit of his creditors. Thbe Mabilitics aro about $3,500, with asscts of $2,000, worth per- bapa 50 cents on the dollar, to pay them 'mg'e HBanrugard & Audrus, boot and shoo dealers, made au sasigument to thelr creditors to-day. Liabilitics or assets not kKnown, . COLUMBUS, O. Soectal Disvuich jo The Chicago Tridu CoLuxsus, 0., Jan. 9.—J. Gfll Blain and M. C. Blaln, for & number of years enguged in building engine bollers and manufactaring car whecls, have becn compelled to toss up the spouge. They filed Lheir petition fu baok- ruptey to-day.” Anmsount not known, BANK OF CALIFORNIA, Ban Fraxcisco, Jao. 9.—Tbe Bauk of Call- fornla yesterdsy declared a dividend for the quaster ending Dec. 31, at the rate vt 7 per cent perhonumn, This is the rot dividend siuce Ja suspcusion, - —— ALBANY, Avsany, N. Y., Jau. 8.—~The fsllure of the old firm of Jared & C. B. Holt, dealers in leath- er Sudings, is announced. i —— SUICIDE. Bvectal Dispaich to TAs Chloago Tridune. BusLinuzow, Lu., Jan. .~This afternoon two young men baullug wood found the body ol a wan suspeaded from a tree on the bauks of the Misswsippl, ‘about five wiles below thiscity soma tiwe, a8 decowposition had far advenced, notwithstanding it wus frozon solid. Un tho body wure found 83 couts i moncy, an express sveelpt fur & package shipped frum hcuku'k 1o ‘The body bad evideutly been bhanging there fur | Rock Island, and a doctor's prescription, from which it appears that the man's namo iwns Charles Fogeratolm, A Coroner's inquest re- sulted In & verdict of sulcide. Nasnvinte, Tenn., Jan. 9.—A Shelbyville special 1o tho American eays that Tom Connolly, ox-policeman of that place, committed sul- clds this morning on account of an accusatlon that he had stoien a valise and clothing found n his house, Ilis having killud a man some Ihlm:| ago 1s said to have weighed heavily on his mind, AILROADS. OHIO RAILROADS. ‘The annual repott of tha Ohlo Commissioner of Tiailroads afid Telegraphs showa that an fmpetus has been given ta ratlroad building, the Increase during last year belng 201 miles, making & total in tho Siate of 4,722.8 miles of main track. The following aggregates comprise rome of ile most importhnt features of the report: Durfng tho nnat year 16,002 340 patsengers wero car- ried b{'“muuml ranntug m!'.m’n'or 1nto Ohio. ‘whiah [ 4. 063 leam than was earried In 1870, The (rlllci tonnage for the year agaregaics 50,334, (g tans, which In an Incrensa Over formeg yents of 205, The groes earnings of opcrated lines for the FEAr Was £54, (05, 490, decrense of $3, 1650 0. In net earnluge thero is {oiting o compared withy .05. Tne total, which o tha Iast year of 82,507,714, $14,631,2.3.60, ta 2,50 ok, Hongs, and athier Tnee, The earnlogs from | 214,12, 8 decrease of The tretnt Shening: faliing off of B, 765, Ja7. 42, ‘The total pald-In capital stock of the varfont roads dglng business (n Ohto nggrexates £273,810,60,04. The outstandiug bonds amount to 8243 2, 10,00, and the.other net debt to §24,078,340.21, makt) ATANd fatal Of $5%0,573, 240, i " o Cént uhon the foral Ta1d 10 lebta of the Compantes awntug usengers agareastes §1,059,- T, Meeres uted to $39,674,740.63, & The Intereat pa urlntnh-nlrun bonds amonnted 10 80,830, 643. 4, and on tha flusting debt €643, 123.90, he Hixilend il upon preferred aiock wedrewaici $380,009,70, and on goneral stock 87, U, 546,03, ofiie broportiond of this abovo agyré CAnit: Fund Uther debt, net. Tutal yiock and ife Mijesof main trac Bliles of doubla trac Total carniy It appenrs that Ohlo railronds, like those of the West gencrally, have snffered during the past year from the gencral deprersion in business, Of Bfty- scven roada doing biiriness In that Stata i€ seeins that but thirtcen—lces than one-fourth—pald any dividends, and nine of theso owe thelr apparently rosporous condilion fo the fact thatt ey wers cased st favorable dgures, leaving “only four to pay dividends out of the bosinces actually dons on the roads, Of the thirtcen, two paid dividends only on preferred stock, while four were able to pay amail dividends on both common and preferred stock, and all thess wero leased roads, This shuws that leasing ronds s, under eowe circnmie stances, more profitnble thau opcrating ~them, mum‘n ‘tho fact that tho learoes actually lost money wounld Indicate that it would scarcely bo possible to make sucli favorable terina now. The following are tho loeses of the operating companics on sumo of the leasod lines: 5 o Central Divislon of the Baltimoro & Ohlo, 8123, Clovelnud & Pittaburg, $292,843.47; Liitle Mle 8139, 412041 Tiltshurg, Fort Waynie' & Chieago, 2770, 138, 58: Toledo, Canndw Bouthern & Detroit, 297811 and the Toledo & Woodvilla 1toad, $3l, 165,00, Th6 two oltiest nATTOW-Fauge ronds 1 tho Htala sliow 1 dericit In thetr carnings. The averagotost of operats ing TailFonds in 01110 1 KDout 71,47 per cent of the ros L'lrll"llllklh!l 19, fa order to earn $100 1t 18 neccasary 10 speud 871.74. MASPACHUSETTS RAILROADS. ‘The ninth annual report of tho Board of Rakrond Commisalonors of Massachnsells in nearly ready for distribution. Thoreport is exhaustive in its dotalls, and a porusal of its pages can scarcely fafl to intoreat every uno, 'The following ls 0 aummary of tho documonts H Durlnllhnycnrnnu 17.250 miles of new track have ibeenlatd, practically n cedsation of conatriction. Tha 15tat Jemalh Of thy. Falironds. sixty-three ib number Which 1S TeporLata the close of the i 8 llosidup to thecl (it 477, Wan 210,080 millca of ot whici 7 slaings, the equivalent In lll»ll.fl’l'l.lo‘ miies o ! ek, Uf these thiere ara within the Himits of Mastachusctin 1,45 miles of waly track and branch 440304 miles of wiich are doubletrack, sud 473,410 miies of sidings, the equivalent of 2,870.638 imiles of singln track. T"lu Rerajo cost of Ve ronds of"tie tandard gaugs I ro- turacd a1 §57,005.70 por mile, eseiurivo of cqulvment, which hes amnounted 10 an sdditionsl sum per Fo.0GL The ' marrawguugy ruidy . an mile_ of o coat uf an equ 63, als. are returned ac $1#, 42,20 ner ml ditional for equipiugnt, Jlic Ave ved rosd, {rrespective of g: retarned at 63, 184,20 per. mufle, but varfes ) 110.210.50 for the Tiodton & Albany to B4,805.00 for tlio Diilerica & Be ford. The corporatfons incinded in tho returne are re rescted by $171,085,038. 18 of securliics, and_ thefr ros \ncuine, for Ulla” paat year duvunt 10 30,00, 518.74, 8 falling off of $04, 044, 58, or 3.73 per cent frow tiiat'of tha year preceding. Thereee(pta for frelght, owing ta Iarger volumes of through Lonnage, incroased $103,000,G7 aver tiudo of the pruvious ye OF the tota] transporiation earuings of . Tho average sum earhed per mils operated waa $11, 745, £ Al the ayarags cout ot ope tfon per mile wus §4,401.14, the total net fucume bell 10,0144, 49,38, OF BY4 per cent on the permancat inye ment. 1116 total number of pawongers carried was 85,40, B2, B decreaso of 2, A4 from the preceding year. Thero wera 11,010:063 Tons of frelght moved, iy - crease of GH, 191 over the mnovement of the precedin year, Of thdalxiy-thres corpurailons making relurts nty-¢ight paid dividends yarying rom ‘ to IO‘Dtr and aversging on the entire stock of sif the dlvi- dend-unylug roods 7, 17 pCF cens, or ono-third uf § per centlees than Iast year, The sam pald fn dividends 143, 31) mtnounted (0 4.6 per cent on the entire 2f il thy corpurations, divident pariu vidend psying. “Vhe sum oald ja divident In -3 (87,3 0450, smouatad ko . 3¢ por et on theentire capital sock of th railrosda. of the t that tiine, 1t woul chusctie T ‘There raiiwa aids lad been reduced 20 per cenl were nlhu n;ll{:l: vulun:llfll‘lr(y'un;":mfl and l)mlr toial (ndebtednues ot the 1) #\):1 RUT.63 (1 stock snd fl'-'blfi na corpora: onds of 10 per cent, oo of U per eent, uf 8 per cel W0 of 7 per cont, four of ¢ per coent, twh of 4 per cont, one of 136 per conk, and elgh- t=ox main no dividends. ‘fhe ave ate of dividend on the whols capital stoek of thear corporations was 5.73 por cent, w thelr net flfll‘fll‘ represented 8 return of 6,00 per .u & thelr cotire stock and ne ; : t prioting of 3,000 coptes of this report d and thas the ortial returns be preseryed [n ibair udco, whisrs tiev may lw &1 Lien f0F pub- ile exmnination. | This cliangs uated Tor two reas sons, that of econoiny and st nordinate fucresse of thia publie documents of tho Blate. Analyzing the report, tho following important facts will he noted: An aimost eutlre stoppage in the work of constructions a falling oif tn thy carn- ings, —40 much less, howaver, thau the perceutavs of decraasa tay year to indfcato that tho falling-oit prut tosn end; are- duction in the apet cxpenses greater in pro- ulnis: u decreass n tho pansonger busiuoss, Loth through and lucal, and In the tocal frofgnt business; an increaso of 13 per cent in (arougl frelsht tonnage; 8 shrinkngo af 20 in the wyerayo raty of dividends cars, and the n f for Iruni an tgeroase in the number of cmploycs; & diminution in the uveraye rates on through freliht, eveu ad compered with the exceediugly low rates noticod §n the previous report. . BADLY S8CARED. Tow badly the managers of tha Bt. Louls, Kan- sas City & Northern lallroad are alarmed over the proposed bullding of an Independent line to Kan. a1 Clty by the Chicago & Alton Railros: beat be seen by the folluwlng olrculsr which the Preele dent of the former road bae Just addressed to tho stockholders: In view of the eronsons (mpreuylons which exiat respectl ) e i posibie injury which this Compasy mixit B s AP Ventof Lig coastruction by [ae Laveas & Altog Italirosd Cowpany, of anuth tu Ranses CIty trom Mexico, whers ws now inlerchange trafic ‘witd) that Cotsne L deem It my duty tu give Lo Lhe Sivokiotiare of th1s Cotapauy such fbcts o8 hiay L of fatgreat o then. o1 a3 on & pru-rats basls, gIVIUE to the Chicazo & Alton Road factlities Leilved 10 be, lu svery reapect, equal W not_saperlor 1) an Indepundentfine, without the cost of separate matnicarnce. Withall the sdvantages resulting from tha harinaniois working Of the twa Foads. Gur poriun uf the gruse caruig roia ine throngt irad, th 1470, smauated i3 only g 0a and, lucluding tbe local 'traific, to $473, i hiy $104.000 local wiilie re by 11 loe, ot coup 0 & Aliea lzalitoad; thoust ree, lost Lo the Liicay 16 iy bt part compengated foF, though not cxcecd, e, by thelocal butiaest doctved from duelr vro new ling, as eald new ilua furils entire lcuxth s lu cloge compatition with uthier lines, —the Minviitrl litver Missaur] Pacitic Rallroad. —pot ‘s slugic mile of 1t belug uver Bftecn wiivs revivred from some oae of e20 competi Blivuld dfi: cuanection be would aford pur Campasy q route (ur Ill'.'lllclru atllc, any dtinloutinn of fts preseiit eatatnge. e proposed new Hue s stated 10 be 102 miles lang, and runa for upwards 0f 10U illes south uf the Misour| Tiivery our road bella o tho Durth eids, ile interfer- ence, thereiore, with our tratlc would be lasgutiicaut, 1t is ciaimed that, by e, rww-u new Ha ther tne froa Ranses Cuty o Wl Louls canbo creatcd via i g m(nimu. ver th Chicago Hadsis St Lasuls, My Gur 1oa) the diitsace o 478 he proposed new loe 1t would bo st least Tatiug Hhe Misours 1tiver ouca aad Missts ST E o ing neavy von e g heavy tois, v Mcnta nevd aye i e vered, llnes nos al facitisf s0d we peiduy @ funcluds, should v’ Adtun deicriiins whulld the ruad in question, we' ses bu J¢atd to fear any serlous Injury Lo vur property. THE PRESIDENTS, 8pectal Dispatch to Tne Chicuqa Trituns. Nxw York, Jag. 0,—A wmceting of tho Presi- deotq of the trunk raliroad Nues is to be beld to- morzow evenlng, to make anothier elfort at secur- iug Lo waintcusnce of Lue (ruight retes that wers eatablished sowe time agu, 1t 1q chiarred that the (ariff gutes bave not beew complicd with vy the connections of the trunk lines In the Wi sud hbfll in soma tustances tue trunk Hovs thoumcives ave fatled 1o ¢ ly. 'Fbd ard@ on westwarnd- bound frefght, ity sald, bas becn yeuerally ob- necved, aud the valy diticulty ls with frelgut com- ng uastward, ‘The meelig wae W bave been beld 10-Uny, bt was pustponed Unli {his evoning on sc- coynt Of the absence uf President Qacrett, of the Haltimore & Oblo Ratiruad. MILWAUKEE CUTTERS. An effort will by yatu to-uiy (0 adjuet the diffi- culties to rogara to Eaat-bound rutes from il waukee, This watter was 0y recent activn of the Execntive Committee of Western ronds referred 15 thn manazement of tho all-rafl linea runaing feon Milwankea in conncctlon with' tha lake and ry)' lines via Grand Flaven and Ludinzton. The repry. sentativen of thess roade will meet at tho Gragg Paciie Ifatel tn this city to seg what they can oy the matter. Tt lanot probabld thit anythinger be donc,nt thix mecting. Kveryining now dependy en upon _tho action will ba by the fluu:rsll‘ Mlnnium who meet In Ny York to-day. 3 18 fs decided there 1o ool the East-bound bneiness, 1t will algy include that of the abovo lines and settle the may. ter, and if the diMcalties eannot he ndiflllgd and war follows, the Iines leading east from Milwaoke, will cat raten worse than before, 'The renresenty. tivea of tho Milwaukeo ronds will probably diseng; - the matter, and see If A satisfaclory arrAngemen; could not he made, hnt thoy will hardly attempt take definito action untl they hear from the M, agers' meeting at New York, A NEW NARROW. GAUGE, Epecial Dispate to The Chleaao Tribune, Fort Warxsz, Jan. 0.—The stockholders of thy new Delphon & ‘Kokomo Narrow-Gauge Railroy met at Delphos to-day and olectod the followlng Dloard of Trastces . L. Willlams, H. C. Miley, C. A, Evaus, .D, H. Tolan, D, W. Evans, ad vae;‘»’l:“ochmer, ‘The work of building the roaq 18 t0 be pasbed forward vizoronaly, TWISCONSIN CENTRAL, Apecial Disated to Ths Chicazo Tribune. Mitwauree, Wis., Jan 0.—Jndge Dyer to-dyy Iseiied mn orderappolnting Robert Wasson Recetyy of tho Phillips & Colby Construction Oompany, with right of access totae books of the Wisconsly Central Rallroad Company, as far a8 the bosiney of the Canatruction Compsuy deminds, ITEMS, The Tiffin (0.) Tridune states thas negollationy have progresscd 4o a8 fo assure the bullding ofy first-class parrow-gadge rallroad from the est liay of Ohfo to Chicago, on one of twq rontes. of whicy 1he one following the ofd Clinton line by Tifin to Fort Wayne, is proferred, and will be adopted |t suficlent enconzsgement {s piven on' the line, People will not ba asked for stock-subscriptions, but they will be expeeted t0 subscribe for fn. mortgage bonds, to be taken and pald for asthe road is completed from point to point. Tbe Com. pen will organize on thio 28th., and upen tho rout fiu usiness s rapidly a8 bonds sre taken on thy nc, 1t {s reported that Mr. A, B, Garner, Gonens| Superintendent of the Missourl, Kensas & Texyy Tailroad, will retire on the 15th, and that his ofes ‘will be avbolished. The indications are tbat My, W, ). Woodwanl_will_be ‘appotnted Master o} ‘Tranaportation and the dutles of Uoneral Superin. tendent will devolve tpon bim in addition tohly othicr charge, Mr. J. C. Oaolt, Assistant General Manager of the Chicago, Milwankee & 8t. Paul Railrosd, who has been dangcrously sick for more than twg weoke, i reported to bo somewhat better, s unloss anotber relapso should ocour, it 1s bellers that he will recover, Mr, G, 1, Springe, General Frelght Agent of ty Qreat Western Rallway of Canada, wasin the city {umnlu scitling accounts with the connecting Ines of his road. CANADA. Tlie ‘Dase.Nall Champlonship—Educational =Dominlon Board of Trade Meoting, Apectat Dispalchta The Chicagn Tridune. ToroxTO, Jan, 9.—Tho Judiclary Commlttes of tho Canada Baso-Tall Association have de clded that tho - Atlantics, of London, won the amateur champlonship of 1877, . they baving se cured five cauics and lost two. ‘They bave alio declded that the professional champlonsbip of Canada belongs to the Maple-Leafs, of Guelph, thoy being the only club which entered. . Special Correrpondencs of The Tridune. MonTREAL, Jan. 7.~—A preliminary meeting for the catablishment In thls city of & branchof Lavall University was hold hero on Bunday, is the chapel of the Grand Scminary of St. Sulpice, Bherbrooke strect, Among thoss present wer his Excellency Mgr. Conroy, Bishop Fabre, Archbishop Taschercau of Quebee, Bishop Dae hamel, of Rmiovaki, Blshop Mouveau of Bt Hyacintho, Blshup Laflccle of Threo Riven, the Professors of Theology of tho Grand Seme inary, and about 500 priests, The Professora of the Facultics of Law and Medicine occupled scats. faclng tho Chalr. Mass having been celebrated by Bishop. Fabre, the Delegate Apostolic delivered a sermon appropriate to the ocension. At the conclusion of the gervices,s docutnent was read grauting to the Bisbopof Montreal the right to pronounce the Papal ben- cdiction three timnes a year,—that {s on threcof the greatest religlous fote-days,—and to accord all indulgencies attached to “that benediction. A sumptuous rc}mt was then partaken of, st which his Excellency presideds = Iaving dose hionor to the good things laid before thom, the diatinzulabed gucsts and visitors ropatred 1o 4n fminense room, whero the Kev, Mr. Balle, 1o th nume of the Beminary of Montreal, and Mr. 8. Shaw, in that of tlio Faculty of Law, present ed the Papal Delegate with.an nddress; to which bis Exccllency made a hnp?y reply, o which he expressed” satlsfaction at”the long- cherished Idea ot having a Catholla Universit established in this ell{lheluz about to be carrl out. Bishop Fabre held a recoption of the iishops of the Province and tho clorgy, herc o8 Monday night, . 3 becial Dispatch to IAs Chicago Tyidune. OTTAWA, Jun. 0.—At tho approaching meet inzol tho Dominion Buard of ‘Irade thera will b present an Intinential delegation from the Ne [lnnnl Board of_the Ubited Btates, headed by Mr. Frederick Fraloy, the President of the Board siuce its formation. Spectal Dipaich to The Chicagn Tribu OtTawa, Jan, 9.—Tho Ontarl latury oponed to-day with fts usual for cergmo- lxrc“ . ‘There aro no great reforma foreshadowed In the specch from the throne, and the sessios promises to be an unoventtul one, A state dinner was given at the Governmest Hodee to-uight by Lisut.-Gov. McDonald, Aueeral” Dnaputeh (n The Chirugn Trivund. MORTRAAL, Jan. 9.—Tha annual roport of the Diractors of the Montroal Tcleinph Company is publisbed to-day In sdvance of the meoting ol sharcbiolders to-morrow. ‘The statement shows :%B‘lofi‘l‘ m&:lnl': for lhl:” :eur -m'“g'.‘gs' lb"v‘ 14,17, and the expenditurcs ear- ing & uct profis of 168,07, from which = divk dend of 7 per cent was pald,amuounting to 8150, 000. Tho number of mcssages scut over the lino in 1877 was 1,706,861, Tho ouly mex real extent proposed to be bullt thy ear I8 that from Matane to Fox River, ou the N oy Diasatch 43 The Chicago Triduine TolONTO, Jau, D.~Frauk Mecker, alias Hai _recontly arrested at Unalnuat!, and extradit to Cauinda, was triod hero to-day and fousd gullty of shooting Leputy Recve Dalo, of York- ville, with intent to murder, Mcoker brokeu into Dain's house for the roubing it, and, on helng discovere Towed by Bain, turnod and shot him, from 184 effecta of which Dain died. o Joecial Dituaeh bo Tha UAlcago Tribuns. Orrawa, Jau. S.—Eghtesn bundred and ninety fallurcs were reported in the Duminles 1a 1877, with labiliys il ) —ee— 2 THE WEATHER, Qerice or Tum Cuimr Biawar Orricsk Wasutnatox, D, Ui, Jau, 10—1 2, m.—Iudicr tlons—For the Upper Lake region, southerlf veering to westerly winds, cooler, cloudf weather, with rain or suow, aad falling followed by rising barometer. pertal Disvatch $0 The Chlcago Tribune. Bisstanck, D. T, Jan. 0.—A bllzzard of ano¥ aud wind has been sweeplog along the Northes Pacilic Hallroad all day, Lugal, OusEEYATIONS. Cuigaga, Jao. 3. Bar, | TF fu.| WIRd, |¥7i.| An.) W (T Ve € b 1! B W d aah ¢ aana Sk i + 1 o Time, PETROLEUM, il Titvsvieie, Pa, Jan. 0.—The Produ ] Protective Uniou is holdiug its fourth Cou in this «ity. Tho proceedings of tbo weotisk are, as usual, strictly private. It i;‘l o upou suthority thls evcolng thal Uhiton 13 bsmituusly s favor of ‘L seabosd pipo profect, and that subscriptions a0 B¢ ciug received to carry thy eoterurise ito 5 fect.” There 13 u larve sad cusucst seprscd! tlou 0f producers preacud.