Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1878, Page 5

nalL v, A THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES, arée. Soon bis money was gone, ard be botel owing a laree bill. In London he T e O Tn & fow weeks he was pen- :;l was forced to save seif from ples on by drudgers. He hired out us a s O East-End clothing dealer, and after- Mkw‘: ‘Unker, aud fnally enlisted in the ‘u_rd! wl.—mr as a common soldier. But even an:mna pot satisfied, and o few weeks ago desested and returned to New York, where he 2o autial for s original eride. e — Jag by which Chinamen may be shqt {from A Pt trenty-one yards riseis very -fl“%;m by California eportsmen when oud B e apd the game Jaws are fn d:""m random way In which they are now fi;‘ ‘fords no opportunity for a display of —————— e can assure the Journal that Tae TRIBUNE 4ed 1o language towards its blockhead idon on the silver question except what sed necessary to flluminate its feeble and e 13 understanding. Whatever Tue TRIBUNE ;’,,,fl a8 been 1n good faith and intended for pbeneft o 1t is estimated by & London paper that during e Istter 200 dags of 1877 human biood Sowed stibe rate of forty eallons an hour. According 1 present sppearances the supply of this article yill s00n far exceed 2ll the demands of the okl gigee the death of the Pope the bandazes hich bound up his sore leg are hela at prices ¥hick put them out of the reach of all but the yeslthier classes. It would seem as if the poor $ad slready been sufliciently oppréssed by hard dmes. ————— x CoxELING has been offered a ,fi‘?{«‘m’ by the Cnion League Club of Chicago.—New York Faper. Tne only perplexing featureof this statement §sin regard to the Union League Club. There 40 such Club fn Chicago. Apenterprising Foung woman in Wisconsin, who imagines that she is gifted with a voice, is urying to esrn money enough to pursue musical studies sbrosd by making cheese. Where there's 3wl there’s 8 whey. Docrkeeper POLE declares by all that is sa- cred that he is nnocent. If Mr. Harrisox does pot wish to be charged with wanton malice, be will immediately stop the investigation of this truly good man. e —— The Journal bas pretty nearly played out on fts “idiotic 91-cent dotlar.” It has lost its temper, however, end turned blackguard, but ereathat Is better than its 91-cent mechanical feration. e are told that the Russian troops will soon tatbein the Bosphorus. This would seem to ipdicate that the Russians do not intend to keep alltheterritory they have acquired. ———— * * Thepewsboys cry the Journal thus: “’Ere's yerSlcenter,” and when asked who they mean, Beyreply, “This paper what calls a silver dol- lurfl cents!"” f Itisplain that the British Government ap- prehends 10 outbreak at Constantinople. It bsordered the British fleet to proceed to that e, Spesking of the suppressed stipulations for pest, 1t may be said that the Czar held back the retms. Letus have an electoral commission. f f The Journa! bas made itself tbe Jaughing- sk of the town with its 91-cent drivel. It s not even the sense of a Stoughton-hottle. f Itissaid that England has 2 bone to pick with Basa If this is ao apatomical allusion to Swrkey, she has nothinz but a boze to pick. { The deatn of the Pope is sad, very sad, butit brigs one consoling reflection. He leaves nmo edren o contest bis will. —— Are e asked why this melancholy? Haven't youbeard that the Akhoond of Swat fs dead? That's Swat’s the matter. ————— The Journal has pretty much dropped its 91~ ent dollar monsense, and taken to making imaces at TRE TRIBUNE. —————— - ‘The passage of an income-tax bitl would look very much like an attemot to keep Mr. TILDEN before the country. — e ——— Plessure-excursions up the Dardanelles are Mavorite amusement with the British ficet. All thoard! ————— Second dotage: Chattering about *‘a 9l-cent ™ Ispaltender silver doliar. o A The voz populi must be respected in the elec- taof a new Pope. e ——— The Pope was §6. He only had 14 togoto aout toe string. ——— Greece may now exclaim: “I came, [ saw, I wooted for home.” i PERSONAL. Mr. Webb C. Hayes hss been visiting the Eat) of Dufferin, Governor-General of Canada, at Ouawa, ‘The London Spectator prints a letter from Wilisn Macdonne], of Chicago, describing 8 visit Marguette, At Mg Astor’s ball it.took twenty men #rom 810 8 o'clock in the evening to carry the Zora) decorations 1o the house. A dropeurtain painted by Gustave Dore forthe Porte St. Martin Theatre in Paris s now §n et the Broadway Theatre in Philadelphia. Montgomery Blair will undertake to write § tary of 1he Adminfstrations of Jackeon and Lcalain order to vindicate the trae position of his tther ia history, The German Crown-Prince, during his Teceat vislt o Rome. took the Italian Crown-Prince Dbiserme and kigeed kim. The act is supposed tobave deep political signicance. ExSenator Wade is recovering bis health. Btald be was resusto die when be seemed to bireso choice in the master of living or dyine, ¥4t 30w he appears to be equally willing to live. Lieut.-Col, West, of the Forty-eighth Reg- {aestof the British Line, was sued by Miss Bow- {2 Msmistress, in London, recently. After liv- 122 wth ber for years, and having children by her, L7 some ocesslons {ntroducing her as his wife,— dher. The jury gave the woman 2 ver- The London correspondent of the Hart- ford Courant says of M. Carpenter, the distin- Ribed Britiah scten le hasa long, thin, ,‘, fece, & cold, steel-blae exe, and he look as b could take a ‘besutiful troth and cut itall to mmef;-j 8t least slash at it until itis outof bis The sccomplichments of the St. Louis re- Dorters are wouderfal. Listen how one describes masquerage of a cleb: ** Looking down on the leldgicople panorama, the coup d'ail which pre- jeued itaelf 1 the ail ‘of tho Post reporter was Ddescribably distingue, and marked by that certain 1 4012 quoi which hag stamped the coterie 83 the freme de la ereme of the haut fon. ™ Purchasers of tickets to the charity concert :: the residence of Mr. William Blair next Taes- Y lternoon are requested 1o notlce that it will D at 2 o'clock precisely. Inssmuch as Miss llogg and the other artists engaged in the con- £t base zeneronely given thelr services, 1t is de- Sirable that they shall not bo subjected to the small uoyances occasfoned by late coming and early :‘;h:. Fersons who attend will therefore confer whooron the managers by being in thelr seats hea the concert begins, and remalning there until :ne’x' ftisover. The price of tickets has been fixed 142, which 16 considered very reasonable in view o the attractions offered. The charity to be ben- ‘:‘«l—me Hospital for Women and Children—is <7y way deserving, and in great need. Since no mm are incarred in giving the concert, every loyy. a1 for tickets will be a direct subscription ay Hospital fund. Tickets may be procured of m: o’;h;éh;.lzan of the Hospital, or at the res;- . Blaar, chigan avenue, on the 470 e concert, i i THE NEZ PERCES. Campaigning Against the Indians in the Northwest. Col. Sturgis’ Report of His Operations Last Summer. Uow He and Hiles Porsued the Redskins in the Ytlla\\"stnue Country. Ax interesting report of hisoperations against the Nez-Perce Indians has beeu forwarded to militars headquarters in this city by Col. S. D. Sturgis, of the Seveath Cavalry, U. S. A., and from it an abstract is given, as follows Col. Sturgris left Fort Abraham Lincoln on the 3d of lnst May, with cleven compatics of his regiment, for operations on the Yellowstone River, marchine by way of Fort Buford, and ar- riving at'Cedar Creek, in the vicinity of Tongue River, on the last day of Aay. There his command wps Dalted for some days and employed scouting the country north of the Yellowstone, with the view of discovering the movements and intentions of Sitting Bull. Capt. McDougall's company, “B," was permanently detached for duty with Maj. Lazelle, then operating south of the Yel- lowstone. The other companies were kept in almost constant motion up to the 10th of Au- gust, when the Colonel rencived orders to move to 2 point opposite Tongue River Post, where, on the next day, he received instructions to march with six of his companies to Judith Gap, —a point some 250 miles farther west,~for the purpose of intersecting the Nez Perces, should they attempt to forw a junction with Sitting Bull by way of Judith Basin. The march was begun on the morning of Aug. 10, aud a de- tailed account of it is given. The command cousisted then of companies '‘H,* “1,7? #F,» 437 G, and “L,” officered respectivety by Capts. Benteen, Nowlan, Bell, and French, and Lients. Wallace and Wilkinson, numbering about 360 men, and divided into two battaliovs, commanded respectively by Maj. Lewis Merrill and Capt. F. W. Beateen. The foree reached the Musselshell River on the evening of the 19th, and in the meantime Col. Sturges sent forward an order to Licut. Doane, Second Cavairy,~who was op- erating on that river with ome compauy of the Seventh Cavalry (“E,” Lieat. DeRudio) avd a larze body of Crow Indjans,— to move up the river and join him at the Gap. Before reaching the Musselshell he received a note from Lieut. Doane, informing him that he bal already moved up the river, and was scout- ing toward the Gap. Before leaving camp on the morning of the 21st, a_courder reached the Colounel from Licut. Fuller,—whom he had dis- patched to Fort Ellis,—bringing information that satisfied him that the Nez Perces were still in the wieinity of the . Camos Plains, and he at” once turned south and marchea for the Yellowstone, aiming to reach that river near the wmouth of the Still- water, with o view to taking up a central posi- tion, where they might GUARD 'THE VARIOUS PASSES Dby which the Indians micht attempt a debouche from the mountains—all the way from the lower canon of the Yellowstone clear around to Clark’s Fork and the Stinking River, a dis- tance of some 250 miles. Lieut. Doane was in- formed of the movemeut, and Col. Sturgis says he left it optional with him eitber to join his commaud or return to the special service that had been ussigned him Dy Gen. AMiles. The Licutenant, however, did neituer, says the report, but moved atonce in the direction of Fort Ellis. Ou learping that, Col. Sturais sent. him orders to take up a position at the lower cauon of the Yellowstone, keeping his Indian scouts well advanced toward the Park, and in case the hostiles should move eastward, to join iiim rapidly; but in case they should come down the -Yellowstone, to send him word to that etfect aud he would join him. The mouth of the Stillwater being on the line of travel as well as the mail route, the Colonel laid over one day in the Lope of gatherinx some deflnite in- 1ormation as to the location and movements of the bostiles, and securing the services of some guides familiar with the country along Clarke’s Fork and the Stinking River., but without suc- cess. However, he found two men, J. J. Groff and J. 8. Leonard, who had an Indian boy with them, and who had been enzazed in prospect- inz umong the mouutains for gold. These thrce he cwployed® 'as scouts and sent them to examine the head- waters _of Clark’s Fork and Stinking River, with instructions to penetrate the Park until they could bring him definite information in remard to the hostile Indians. In anticipa- tion of their early return, Col. Sturgis crossed the Yellowstone next day and moved up to the Crow Agency. Just before starting a courier arrived from Fort Ellis, briuging a telesram from Col. Gibbon, at Heleuy, approved by the General of the Army, directiug him to march rapidly up the Yellowstone. That movement would so manifestly have' placed his command _ in the rear ‘“not only of the Nez Perces, but alzo in the rear of Gen. Howard, that he was constrained to believe that the telegram Was written under u misevprehen- siou of his locality, and he repled to it accord- ingly. By the 27ch e sucegeded insceuring the services of SIX CROW INDIANS, and a Frenchman named Rogue—~whom he placed in charge of them,—all of whom were recommended as reliable and trusty scouts. Those be sent forward to reconnoitre the head- waters of Clark’s Fork and the Stinkiug River, with _orders to keep going until they should discover the Nez Perces. Having two separate and distinet sets of scouts In the field, he determined to_remain in that central posi- tion until some of them should return, or until e should receive from other sources some definite information upon which to act. On the. 26th, or 27th, he received by courier from Fort Ellis a telezram from Gen.” Howard, dated the 25th, at Virginia City, Moutana, juforming him that ‘- the hostiles would cross the Stinking River at a point 100 miies southeast of tue Crow Agency.” Thal was the only communica- tion be ever received from Gen. Howard untfl after thelr forces had been united. On the 59th he Teccived a letter from Licut. Doane, written at Fort Ellis, aud dated the 27th, informing the Colonel of Lus ntention to marcht on the 23th for the Upper Yellowstone, unless he should receive in the meantime orders to the contrary. The report savs that by that letter ft was plain tbat that oflicer was not occupyias the position to which he had been assignes at the lower camon of the Yellowstone, and Col. Sturgis at ouce seut a courier to over- take him, with orders to return to the canon and there carry out the instructions he had al- ready received. He was informed that, by pur- suing the course he proposed, he would Hind himself and his command hopelessly fn rear of the Nez Perces. Lieut. Doane aid not return, however, some_of the adthorities in Montana having assumed to give im orders counter to Ca). Sturgis’. _The latter saysthe sequel proved 1ow very ill-advised his movement was, 1s his command was thrown—as the Colonel predicted it would be—ntterly and hopelessly to the rear, and, so far as Col. Sturgis was informed, took Do further part in the campaign. Nor was that the oply evil result of such cruel interference with his orders and_plans, savs Col. Sturgis. By it he was deprived of the information which bé expected and which be e body of Indian scouts. Besides, ‘s large body of Indiau scouts. les, ffix‘? had rcuminzd where the Colonel had sted him and joined him as he d been directed, when he found the hostiles moving esstward, Col. Sturgis .says he would not only have had the benetit of i personal knowledge of the countrs,—which was superior to that of any other individual in that country,~but his force would have been so augmeuted as to justify bis_dividing it 50 as to oceupy both the StinKing River and Clarke’s TFork passes at the same time, and thus, in all ‘human probability, the campaiun would have peen ended right there. He was loath to Jeave the Acency until he should learn something of the hostiles, lest they micht vet pass down the Yellowstone by Way of the lower canon, or seelt to cross it by way of the Bowlder Pass, which lics between the lower canon and the Crow Agency; but, as the days passed, and none of ‘his sconts re- turned, he began to- fear the Indians might be moving eastward, and in their march had fallen in with the scouts aud destroyed them. The sequal showed that to have been the case mith Groff, Leonara, and the Indian boy, whom he had sent forward from the mouth of the Stillwater. They fell in witn tne Nez Perces. on the East Fork of the Yellowstone, where ‘the Indian boy was killed apd_Groff wounded. Leonard escaped, but was killed afterward in nu.cmpung to re- turn to Col. Sturgis’ command. S On the 31st of August the command left n'ze Acency and marched tor the canon of Clarke’s Fork. 1t was during that march that be in- formed the Acting Assistant Adjutant-General of the Yellowstone command of "his proposed pian of operations.~that in casc he should Jearn that the hostiles had moved up the East Fork of the Yellowstone, then he would move up the canon of Clarke’s Fork, going on, if necessary, until they should encounter them iu ¥ue Soda Butte Fass; other- wise he would estaimsh bis camp near Heart Mountain, and from that central point observe the outlets bothon the Stinking River and Clarke’s Fork, all depending on the information he might receive in the meantime. All that was based upon the presumption that the in- formation he had been able to gather concern- ing the country in the vicinity of the mountains was correct. ie had no guides that knew the :‘m;]ntry, andthe information he received proved 0 be WHOLLY UNRELLABLE. Huving reached the canon at Clarke’s Fork, and finding that no trail could possibly lead through it, Col. Sturgis determined to move upon the North Fork in the dircetion of whatis known as the Miners’ Camp, toward Sods Butte Pass, by whateyer route be could find. Next be arranged to leave his wazons and artillery and mareh with pack-mules alone. Justas they were in the act of starting, they discovered Roque and the Crow scouts, who had been sent out from the Agency some nine or ten days before. That party reported that they had scen no sigus of Indians, and assurcd the Colonel that there was mo trail leading in the direction of the Miners’ Camy and that it was impossible for the Nez Perces to pencirate the cauntey be. tween the Miners’ Camp and where they then were. He accepted the information as reliable, and went into camp, determined to watch thé Stinking River from that point, where there was plenty of grass. I'be nextday the Crow scouts returned 1o the Agency. Roque snd a Mr. Scibert were sent to the Miners' Camp to warn them of the approach of the Nez Perces, and they feil o with Gen. Howard’s commaud. That was Scpt. 5. The Iatter, beivg thus informed of Gen. Sturgis’ location, telegraphed to Gen: McDowell that the Indians were betsween bis commaud and Col. Sturgis’, and that be could not see how it_was possible_for them to escape. Nor could they, says Col. Sturais, if he had known anything of the where- abouts of Gen. Howard. e emphasizes the statement that the return of his scouts ought to buve been assured beyoud peradventure. After moving his command in the direction of Heart Mountain, Col. Sturgis says that Lieut. Fuiler discovered what appeared” to_be the hostiles moving on the Stinking River trail, and that they disappeared belind a racge of mountains, going in the di- rection. _of Stinking River. Owing to the difficulty of reaching the enemy over the rough country, Col. Sturgis determined to reac the outlet of the Stinkiug River in advance of the Indians, and then follow it up until he should encounter them or drive them back upon Gen. Howard’s command, wherever it might be. He sent his wagons and artillery back to the Agency, and began the march to carry out his movement of blocking up the Stinking River trail. On_the 10th he reached the point where the Indians bad turned back and headed for Clarke’s Fork, which they had been able to reach not- withstanding Col. Sturgis’ guides’ assertions to the contrary. Being then upon their trail, he DETERMINED TO OVERTAKE THEM by forced marches, and was surprised after a rapid march to find. himself within s mile or two of Gen. Howard’s command, baving heard nothing of it sigee Au. 24, when it was at Vir- ginia City. Inashort time Gen. llowardrodeinto Col. Sturgis’ camp, and they entered into mu- tuul explanations, and exchanzed regrets at the turn affairs bad taken. Col. Sturgis informed him of his intention to make forced “warches of fifty or, sixty miles a_day, in the hope of overtaking the enemy, and Geu. Howard, being vpleased with the idea, rein. foreed * Col. Sturgis’ command with fifty of Sandford’s Cavalry under Capt. Bendire, and furnished biin with two mountain howitzers on pack-mules. They decided to advise Gen. Miles of the situation, in the hopethat he might e able to intercept the {ndfans by a rapid march still further north, in the event of Col. Sturgis’ failure to overtake and caoture them. A couricr was dispatched to Gen. Miles, and he received the letters. Col. Stur- gia says: “How far these measures, tuken in connection with the check received by the enemy in the flght which ensued within the uext hour or twwo on Canon Creek, together with the subsequent pursuit and marching so as to keep the attention of the Indians constantly fixed upou ourselves, and thus distracted from the direction in which Gen. Miles was moving, may have conduced toward their ultimate capt- ure, I will not venture toassert: but inas- much as they succeeded in reaching a point within some thirty-five miles of = the British tine, in spite of all that was done, 1 may be justified in saying that there is o strong probabllity that they would have escaped sitogether if the measures I adopt- ed had beén in the smallest degree less prompt or less energetic.” After crossing the Yellowstone, Col. Sturgis met the encmy, and a fight ensued, which he describes at some length, and the details of which have been given in Tue TrisuNe. The losses of the enemy in the engagement on Canon Creek were sixteen, and in the pursuit next day five, making 1 total of twenty-one. The number of wounded is a matter of speculation, as it is very rarely that [ndians fail to carry off their wounded from the field. The number ot ponies lost fu the fight aud pursuit was between 900 and 1,000. Col. Sturgis’ loss was three killed and eleven wounded. The pursuit was resumed at dawn next day after the fight, and was accompanied by great Dardship and privation, rations having been ex hausted and horses and men worn out with fatigue. A hait was ordercd in order to give the men time to obtain game for food, and fn the meantime Gen. Howard came up, aud the march was continued from the Musselshell River to the Missouri River, under his orders. Car- roll, on the Missouri, Wwas reached Oct. 1, and on the evening of the 24 Col. Sturgis received a note from Gen. Miles announcing that JE HAD SURPRISED the hostile Nez Perces on_the 80th of Septem- ber, and had bad a_sharp fizht, and requesting Col. Sturgis to move forward rapidly and cau- tiously. The report coucludes with a statement of hig efforts to reach Gen. Miles and render Dhim assistance. The campaign. lasted six m:gths, and a march of over 1,400 miles was made. TOWN OF LAKE. Dissatisfaction with the Increased Taxa- tlon, To the Editor of The Triune. CmicaGo, Feb. 9.—The taxpasers of the Town of Lake would Lereby give notice that there will be a mecting of the property-owners of sald town at the Centennial Schoohouse, near the corner of Wentworth avenue and Fifty-first street, Feb. 14, ‘The taxes on personal property have increased as follows: For the year 1574, 70 cents on the $100 valuation only required. This was the year before the present Board was elected. For the year 1875, under the present Board, $1.53 on tne $100 valuation; for the year 1876, S1.72 on the $100 valuation; and for 1877 it was inereased to $1.83 on the $100 valuatiou. Let the citizens turn out to this meeting to discuss these matters, and take such action as may seem best calculated to promote the best futerests of the town, and oreanize (if thought best) a Reform Club, as reformatory measures only become effectual when supported by or- ganized movements. TAXPAYERS' ASS0CIATION OF LAKE. The Town of Lake contaius about 22,000 acres, 1he annual taxation is about $175,000. One-half of this is for paying interest on the debt. The land in the vicinity of the Stock- Yards,swhere manure can _be obtalned, can be rented at from $3 to 327 an acre. Beyonda limit of two miles, where it is fenced and is rass-ylelding. it will rent for about 2 or $2.50 an acre. The taxation per acre exceeds the rey- cnuc, except in very rare instances. Some time prior to 1875 town orders bad been issued with- out reference to the amounts of money in the Treasury, and the amount Jevied. uutil some- thing over $12,000 were outstanding. The Scammon Avenue Fund, and other special ns. sessment_funds, had been misappropriated, and used for the payment of sny kind of town orders to the extent of over $50.000. The water-pipe system had been adopted. Water pipes were laid at about six cents a pound, when the cost to the contractor was about two ccots 8 pound to Jay them. They were paid for by $600,000 in bonds of the town, bearing 10 per cent_interest, upon which the interest amounts to about one-balf the tax- ation of the town, and is paid by general taxa- tion or the property, Whether the proverty is benefited or not which hasit to pay. The tax to pay this interest upon four-fifths of the town is ereater than the revenues derived from the lanas. Itis claimed that the Town of Lake, under townsbip organization, bhad no power 1o run in_debt: that, under its special charter of 1869, 1t had no power to run in debt; that it bad no power to adopt Art. 9ot the General Incorporation act of towns and _villages, and, if it did adopt that article, that article gave it no power to runin debr; that the Jaw autborizing it to establish water-works s not an amendment to Art. 9, beeause 1t purports to amend certain sections of that article by reference to the title of the gen- eral act only, and the sections amended are Dot embraced _in the new act, and, therefore. that these bonds sre all void, because they have no_ authority except the Water-Works act. — ————— BIG COLONIZATION SCHEME.: Spectal Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune. PoiLApELPH1s, Pa., Feb. 9.—Well-known capitalists in New York, Boston, and Phila- delphia have matured a scheme With the com- bined object of providing employment for the surplus laboring population of the North and settling the surplus lands of the South. The paid-up capltal of the concern is $1,000,000. Among those prominent in the manazement are Gen. W. S. Roscerans, Gen. Gilmore, and exJudge Fullerton, of New York, and an effort is making to sccure the services of Gen. Beauregard, of Loufsiana, or Gen. J. D. Imboden, of Virginia, 85 General Agent of the Company. The plan involves the purchase of large tractsof - 1ands in varions parts of the South at low rates, and the saleof them in farms of 100 scres or less to men sent ouc by the Company, the latter building houscs for the {mmigrants, and advancing money under mort- gages to stock the ferms. A large section of timber laud in _Missourl has already been se- cured, with a view to making a beginulng. e THE RAILROADS. THE GRAND PACIFIC MEETING. The full proceedings of the Managers’ meet- ings at the Grand Pacific totel last Wednesday snd Thursday have just been madepublic. Sun- dry matters of importance were withheld from the press at the time of meeting. At the opening of the conclave Mr. Fink read the agreement made by the trunk line Presidents Jan. 30, ta regard to West-bound freizht, and another agreement made by the trunk Iine Exccutive Committce Fev. 2. The former agreement was puplished in full jn TuE TRIBONE a few days ago. The other provides that, alter a date yet to be decided upon, no East-bound freight shall pass over the trunk lines without the Western connections paying their full proportions of the Eastward rates established from time to time by the Western Executive Committec: that Mr. Fink shall have all nccessary authority to carrs out the agreement; that the agents of conpecting lnes and fast freight lines shall submit to Commissioner Fink an exact statement of all contracts in existence at less than tarif rates, and that after this they will decline to become parties to contracts for con- tinuous quantities or rates, except those so re- ported returned to Commissioner Fipk. In the event that the Western counnecting lines make rates directly or indirectly lower than those adopted by said Committce, or upon the Chi- cago basis, by any rebate, commission or other allowance, all the parties agree that at no time thereafter will they or any of them, in any form, make any allowance to such connecting Western lines, or fast freizht line, for any al- lezed proportion of the same claimed to bé due from the trank lines which may reduce the pro- portion due to the trunk lines below their re- spective agreed pereentage of the original through rate as Bxed. Mr. Seargeant, stated that the Grand Trunk Railway would co-operate with the trunk lines for the maintenance of East-bound rates, and would become 2 party to the arrangement agreed upon at the late President meeting at ew York. The action of the trunk lines was, on motfou, accepted and approved. It was then resolved that the Exccutive Committee meet and ar- range with the Commissioner o plan to earry into effect the Trunk-Line resolutions, and re- establish rates from all points on a fair basis, taking into account existing contracts and what should be done with them, and report to this meeting. At the meeting of the Executive Committee, Mr. lngalls offered a resolution that all con- tracts for East-bound freizhs be terminated on or before Feb. 9, which was lost. Mr. Ingalls then offered a resolution that all contracts be reported to Messrs. ¥ink and Guilford, and that they pool them on such basis 23 may be fair to them, which was also lost. Finally, the following resolution, offered by Mr. cargeant, was unanimously carried : Rewolred, That contracts be reported to Messrs. Fink und Guilford with the reguest that they will advise a course of action thereon which, in their opinion, will conduce to the maintenance of rates. That this meeting be adjourned o7 p. m. this day. for the purpoe of recelving Messrs. Fink and Guiiford’s report. The following morning Messrs. Fink and Guilford submitted the following report: J. N, McCullough, Esy., Clairman—Sin: The undersigned, having been requested to ¢xamine the confracts made by Western roads, ‘*and ad- yise o course of action thereon, which, in their opinion, will conduce to the mainfenance of rafes,” beg leave to report: The following named Companies have reported thelr contracts: Lake Shore & Michigan Southern; Jlickigan Central: Pennsylv: burg, Cincinnati & St. Loui: Lake Ifuron; Chicago & Northeastern; Flint & Pere Marquette; Grand Trank Railway; Great Western Railway; Canada Southern Rail troit & Milwauke; timare & Obio; Ohio & Missirsinul. From an examination of thes¢ contracts it ap- enrs thata considerable quantity of freigut has Eeen contractea at zroatly reduced sates for.sonio time chead. Some of these contracty extend dur- ing the whole year. althoush these are more of a local character, and do not affect the general busi- ness. Other contracts extend to July 1. Some provision contracts of importance extend until Moy, and others expire in Febraary or March. ost of the grain contracts can be abrogated, or are of specific amonnts, which can soon be for- warded. The nndersined recommend the following course of action: First—That #pecial contracts made up to thisday by any onc line, shall be considered a5 having been made for the general account for all competing lines; aud thai the Commissioners shall make an equitable division of said contracted freight be- tween the competing s, who shall have the op- tion of carrying the whole or any part of the por- tion 50 assitmed to them. Such division. shall be made as near ag possible apon the basis of the rel- ative amount of cometitive business transacted by the severnl lines. The companies having the con- tracts may substitute, if they deeire, other freiaht which they may control at ereater rate, yielding about the 33me total gross revenue a8 the contract- ed freight would yield. Special arrangements to oe entered intoat each competing point, between the parties interested to it the circumstances of the case and to carry ount the said division aud promote the object which It is intended to accom plish. In case of disagrcement. the Commission- ers finally to decide 211 questions of aifferonce. We believe the above plan to be practicable, but it ilshollld be decmed too complicated we recom- mend, Second—That an agreement be entered into to to divide at once the whole East-bound freight business from each important competing point, division to be made in kind. Incase percentages of division_cannot be agreed upon, the Commis- sioners to decide. We fcel sare that this plan can be reailily carried out, and that it will remove all the difficulties that now stand inthe way of o res- torution of rates, as well as thase which have al- ways prevented, and ever will preveat, a perma- nent maintenance cf the eame. ‘After a careful consideration we can recommend 10 other plan which we would deem just to all par- ties, under which rates can be restored or increased over the present contract rates. It was moved that the first recommendation of the Commissioners, providing for a division of the contracted trafiic, be amended to read as follows, and that it be then adopted: Resolzed, That special contracts made ap to this day, by any one line, shall be considered as hav- ing been made for the general account of ail com- veting linea; and that n equitable division of sald coutracted freight shall be inade between the com- peting lines. 'In case of disagreement, the Com- missioners to fnally decide all questions of differ- ence. ‘There were 19 votes cast in favor of the Commissioners’ recommendation aud one against it. Thisone was the Lake Shore &Mich- igan Southern. The Canada Southern declined to vote. Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt is the President of both the latter rounds. Mr. Tillinghast. of the Cauada Southern, offercd the following, which was lost: stesolred, Thal this meeting recommends that s 001 be created on East-bound business. and that 1 be understood that such an arrangement will be xacce:mme: to the parties represented at this meet- ng. On motion of Mr. Hopkins it was resolved that the Western Executive Committee meet mt-\ fix a tariff - of rates to take effcet immedi- atefy. Mr. Fink then gave the notice fn regard to contracts, published in full a day or two ago. Mr. Tillinghast moved that rates be restored to the {0 cent basis on fourth class Chicago to New York. Lost, A motion that the rates be restored to the basis of 35 cents was also lost, and so was a mo- u'eut that the rates be restored to the pasfs of 30 cents. Mr. Seareennt, of the Grand Trunk. then offer- ed the following resolution, which was unani- mously adopted: Resoived, That Messra. Fink and Gullford be re- quested to report the proceedings at these confer- encesi to the trunk line Presidents for further in- structions; that the meeting be adjourned to the call of the Chair; that pending adjournment each fomlgnny binds jtself to make no more time con- racts. THE EASTERN FREIGHT MUDDLE. The resultiof the Grand Pacific Hotel meeting Was the general topic of discussion ln railroad circles yesterday. It wos regretted that the meeting could not agree upon a satisfactory arrangement, as the present uosettledstate of 1reight rates is injuring business very severely. The feeling agaiust Mr. Vanderbilt I very bitter, 8 no one bas the least doubt that he di- rected the'managers of the Lake Shore & Mich- izan Sonthern and the Canada Southern to act 2 they did. Not much is expected from the meeting to be held in New York next Monday, 2s Vanderbilt will hardly have changed hismind by that time. His schemes for a settlement of the present difficuities will be looked upon with much distrust by the other trunk-line Presi- deuts, as In no jnstance have his ronds kept the agreements which were made at his own sug- gestioh. The New York Tribune clams that the competition on West-bound business continues the same gs before the Iate pledzes were made, aud that the pretended harmony smong the trunk lines is nothing but sham. "It discusses the matter as follows: ‘The shipments of freight from this city and from Philadelphia to the West by the way of Boston during the lust two duys of lost week proye ta have heen much larger than at first supposed. Nowminally the old rates, vased on $1 per 100 pounds for first- class freight from New York to Chicago, went into operation Friday morning, and merchants renerally believed that these rates Wwould be enforced in ac- cordance with the promises of the Presidents of the trunk lines at the Brevoort Mouse meeting. They therefore eagerly embraced the opportumty, sending forth as large o quantity of zogds us possi- ble before the action of the managers of the Boston roate shonld become known. > The cutting from Philadelphia by the Blue and the White Fast Freight lines, which first became known to the New York merchants on Monday, and an account of which was tublhncd exclusively in yesterday's Zrigune, checked further shipments by the Boston route, if the inducements of the pre- vions sseek were renewed. 1t is not known that any mportant shipments have heen made from New York, by way of Boston. to the West this week, but'the rates from Philadelphin were far- ther reduced yeaterday, ehipments from Philadel- phis to Chicago being made as low as 70 cents per 100 pounds. The _schedule rate Is 94 cents from that city. Strenuous efforts were made to_secure the co-operation of New York houses having Philadelphia connec- tione, in closing contracts ot the rate above men- tioned, for some large shipmens. that merchants are again confused by the daily fluctuations in the cost of transportation, and are annoyed by theapprehension that their rivais are obtaining “better bargmmns than they succeed in securing, They complain of the present unscttied condition of freight rates, and denounce the policy that extends to the merchents on both sides of 'il"mf favors that are denied the merchants of New ork. The Grand Trunk demanded, at the Brevoort- House meeting of raflway officials in 1876, that it should be permitted to carry freight from New En- gland at rates somewhat les than those’ charged the other lines, because ita Mne was lonzer, sud otherwise it would not be able to obtain its share of the West-bound trafiic. The representatives of the Baitimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Eric Railronds were in favor of acceding to this de- mand, but the New York Central declared that the Grand Trunk should never carry freight ont of New England at a less ratc than ~that chareed over the Central. The freight war of 1876 and 1877 followed. Tt now appears that one of the first acts of the arbitrator appointed laat week 1o settlo the differences between the two rosds, was to grant the demands made by the Grand Truok at the meeting above mentioned. FIGOTING FOR A LAND-GRANT, Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune. Des Moixes, In.,, Feb. 7.—In 1856 certain Iands were granted to Iowa by Congress to ald in building railroads, and in July of that year the State of Iowa granted to the Iowa Central Air-Line Haflroad Company a portion of this grant to aid in the construction of a road from Lyouns porthwest to a junction with its main line near Maquoketa. The same year the grant was made to the Cedar Rapids & Mississippl Rallrond Company. No land was to be certified to the Company until that portion of road be- tween Marion and Cedar Rapids was completed. The grant was six sections per mile. The distance i3 a little over five miles, aud the grant would amount to a fraction over 20,000 ancres. Neither of the grantees carned the land by building the road according to the terms of the grant. In the grant wes a proviso that, in case of failure of the erantee to perform, any other company might take the erant o like conditions. The Dubugque Southwestern Railroad Compauy built anl equipped the road from Marion to Cedar Rupids, and a bill s now before the Legislaturs to grant to that Company the title the State may bave in tbe lands in question, and auttior- 1zes 2 partition of the lands, to such tands as the Company may be legally entitled to, in any District or Circuit Court ju any county where the Iands are situated. The Cedur Rapids & DMissouri River Railroad Company claim the Jand, and, should the bill pass, as it probably will, there will be contest in the courts. The amount involved is about $150,000. 1t Is difficnlt to see by what right the Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Raflroad Company can claim anything, The termns of the grant are plain that if the road was not built forty miles before Jan. 1, 1861, and sixty miles before Jas and the whole road before Dee. 1, 1863, the grant should be of no effect. It did mot build a_mile of the rond between Marion and Ceder Rapids in accordance with the grant. Whecher the road it did coustruet from Clinton west comes within the terms of the grant so as to hold the grant will be for the courts to decide, as this bilt only gives to the Dubuque Southwestern the title the State may have in the land. DISTURBED PASSENGER RATES. Tnformation was received here yesterday that the passenger rates from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Mansfield, and other Western points are very severely cut on West-bound busfuess. The fight is participated it by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Cleveland, Columbus & Indianapolis, Atlantic & Great Western, Pitts- burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, aund a few other roads. It is claimed that the fight has been brought on by the Atlantic & Great Western, swhich refused to abide by the tariff rates, thus compelling the other roads to make similar re- ductions. The Fast-bound rates {from Cleve- land and Cincinnati bave been disturbed for some time past on account of the cutting by the Atlantic & Great Western. If this road is not stopped from violating the tarifl rates, the war in passenger rates will undoubtedly’ become general all over the country in a short time. 1TEMS. The St. Louis raliroad officials say they will make no changes in rates merely because they have Jeft the pool. They will maintain rates as long as the Chicago lines do the same. There is mo necessity, they say, of a ruinous freight war, aud there will be none unless the Chicazo roads prefer it and force it. The notice given them by the Chicago roads that any attempt on their part to cut rates would be met by reduc- ing the rates from Chicazo to the same fizures as those charged from $t. Louis, has undoubt- ealy induced them to take the position indicated bove. 2 The first anoual meeting of the Railroad Land Commissioners’ Association, held at St. Louis Wednesday, failed because there was no quorum present. It was agreed that the Executive Committee should call a special meeting for May 13, to be held in this city. Mr. Richard Chency, late Local Ticket Agent of the Chicazo & Northwestern Railroad, has been appointed Southern Traveling Agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Railroad. ——————— GOOD NEWS FOR THE PEOPLE! Twenty-five dollars will now buy the world- renowned Wilson sewing-machine, with the won- derful mending attachment free, on easy month- Iy payments. Cstalogue of prices will be far- nished out-of-town gcople by application to the Wilsou Sewing-Machine Company, Nos. 129 and 181 State street, Chicago, 1l e ——— CALL AND SEE IT. Any onc who thinks that a practical education cannot be given that will stand. the test of actual business, is invited to call at the new *‘Exchange Room™ connected with H. B. Bryant's Chicago Business College, and see for himself what can be done. Many of our best business men are calling there daily. It s eaay of nccess by passenger-cle- ~vator. Southeast corner Statc and Washington streets. ———————— DRS, M'CHESNEY. . Teeth, best get, $8, combining beauty and prac- tical use. Gold filiings the finest. The Doctors give this department their personsl attention. The Doctors' large snd elegant room corner Clark. and Randolph street. Teeth extracted from 8 to 9 every morning free of charge. POPE PIUS IX. was painted by the celebrated artist, G. P. A. Healy, at the Vaticaz, in 1872. The painting was exhibited at the Chicago Exposition of 1874, ana while here was photographed by Copelin. Copies are now for sale, wholesale and retal, at the Stu- dlo, 75 Madlson street. HR. J. H, ALLISON, ho for many years has hod charze of the watch- repairing depurtment of 3essrs. N. Matson & Co., bas now assamed o like” position with Measrs. S. Hyman & Co., 127 State sireet, corner Madison, swhere ho will be pleased to see his old {rienda snd patrons. WHAT SEWING-MACHINE 10 BUY. Was there ever a machine owned by any one to whom it wasn't the very beat? So don'task. The ‘many and decided advantages offered by the new No. 8 Wheeler & Wilaon family machine convince a1l who call at their salesroom, 155 State street. ————— TAX NOTICE. Taxes.on personal property for 1877, and on real estate for 1877 and prior years, including city tax The result fa’ for 1873 and 1874, now due and payable 3t 50 Sonth Halsted atreet. Pay ut once and save costs. Jomx HOPPYAXY, Collector Town of West Chicago. ——————— _DOES THIS LOOK LIKE HARD TIMES 7 Dauring the past year the Diebold Safe and Lock Company have mannfactared over 6.000 safes, and. we understand from Mr. J. W. Norris, Vice-Presi- dent and General Agent here, that over half have Deen sold from the Chicago honse, 57 State street. The average price Is $200, making total sales $1,200,000 per annum. & — EXCURSION. Warren, Keeney & Co., of 106 Dearborn street, will send ont on Tuesday mext, at 10:15 1. m., over the Rock Island Railroad, a large excarsion of land-scekers to Trego County, Kansas, furnish- ing round-trip tickets, good for thirty dayz, for$30. ——— DIAMONDS AND WATCHES. Tiffany watches, and dismonds such as ean be found nowhere else in Chicago, are specalties with W. E. Higley (late of the firm of N. Matson & Co.), 125 State street, comner Madison, second foor. Elesator at entranca. ——— AT 205 WEST MADISON STREET, Ordway & Newlund can show you fiftv styles of anitings at $25 per suit, made strictly by castom tailors, as they do not wish 1o ruin their present good standing by giving their customers slop shop- work. ———— MR, MOSHER HAS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT Art Gallery in the city, with all tho modern im- Drovements and accessories. He is making cabinet photos at the extremely low price of $6 per dozen. 125 State strect. e — Soaweet, g0 pare, So aafe, o eure. So suited 0 each dental want, The fragrant Sozodant, BUSINESS NOTICES, Malt Extract—Charles Pope's celebrated malt extract is gaining rapidly in_favor with the public and the medical fraternity 2s a health rbmedy and beverage of health, For sale at Gsle & Blocki's drog-store. No, 85 Sonth Clark street, and No. 44 Monroe street. Palmer House. VEGETINE, VEGETINE. The Following Approved Statement will Speak for Itself: i et Bostoy, March 23, 1874, Dear Sir: A few days after the Fourth of July last { ot my leg binrt by & fellow-workmam leitinz aplaxk fall, ‘which struck me on the knee. For four montbs failowing I was nnder the treatment ot the physiclans at the Dispensary, at the end of which time they told me they could do nothing more for me, and that T must 20 to the hospital an huvemy LEG AMPUTATED above the knee. 1 was removed to the hospital, snd Iy there ten weeks under the treatment of the best skill the hospital afforded, and ne pen can describe the great wuffering I endured. My Jeg was swollen to nmearly the size of my body, aud all the surface of my knee turned black, and I was told that my knee was g0 digeased asto render it imposeibleto savemy fez. and utless it was amputated soon I WOULD DIE. Whenl first went to the hospital, I raised such an objection to_the amputation of my les, thes consented to try one alicrnative, which was tocut ont 2l the diseased Sesh and replace it witn sound flesh from the other leg. They did cut six pieces from my well ieg, and place it where the diseased flewh had been Temoved; but the bone waa so mach diseased that this experiment proved a failure, and 1 was removed to my home in & hope- less condition. "Other physicians were then em- ployed. untl all the money which I iad saved from my earnings had been expended, and_one thing after another disposed of TO PAY DOCTORS' BILLS untilmy family was ina destitute condi- tion, withno bope for wvsclf except relief by death, Avthis time Mr. Hill, the police oficer in my street, calied in o see me, and, ufter rendennz pecaniary assistance to my {amily, brouzht some Vegetine for me, urging me to pive it faithful trial, saying when those two boitles weregoue he wonld dec that I bad some more. After I had been taking the Vegetine three days the uicers my_knee commenced to discharge, and 1 cannot begin'to describe the frightful quantity that was ducharged during the following eight daya: and though ‘previously [ baa suffered Indescribable 8in, rendering eleep impoasible, after taking the "ezctine three daye the painallleft me, and my whole complaiut seemed to be pouring out of me with this corrupted matter. ‘e Vegetine was not only forcine disease from me, but it pave me strength from day to day. When I commenced on the fourth bottle of Vegetine the swelling had 3}l left my leg, and the sorc which covered the whole surface of my knee commenced to hesl next to the bone. Tamnow on thesixth bottle; the sore is entirely healed, and my health so improved as to cnable me 1o watlkall_over town. The Vegetine HASSAVED MY LIFE. It has cared my leg and restorcd me to health; my knee bears the mark of my great suffering, and it will always afford me pleasure to show the proof of what this good medi- cine hes done forme. Iam, desr sir, very grate- fully, Joux Wercw, 93 Knecland street. The Policeman’s Statement. The above statement is true. Iprocured the Yegetine for bim, and carefully observed his con-~ dition frowm the time he commenced to use it until he was cured, = WirLrax B. Hinz, Police Officer. Station 4, Boston, Mass, VECGETINE. Safe and Sure. Mr. IL R. STEVE In 1872 vour Vegetine was recommended to me, and, yielding to the persuasions of a friend, 1 con- senfed to trs it. At the time I was suffering from gemeral debilty and nervous prosization, superin- uced by overwork and irrecular habits. Its wonderful strengthening snd curative properties secmed to affect my debilitated system from the firat dose, and under its persistent ase I rapidiy re- covered. guining more than usaal bealth and ood feeling. Since then Ihave mot hesitated to give Vegetine my most unqualified indorsement as being 1 safe, sure, andipowerful agent in promoting health and restoring the wasted system to mew fife and energy. Vegetine 15 the only medicine I use, and asiong 8s I live Inever expect to find a botter. Yours traly, ~ I CLang, 120 Monterey street, Alleghony, Pa. VEGETINE Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Dass. Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists. CLOTHING, SILVER ‘Wanted in exchange for-Over- coats, Ulsters, and fine Fur Beaver Overcoatings and Cloak- ings. Great Sacrifice. Closing out stock ot Winter Goods. Orders solicited for Custom Work. C.S.Frink, Cutter. PALMER HOUSE CLOTHING STORE, 185 & 187 STATE-ST. B, PALMER MACKEY. NOTICE Is hereby given that the “ Fine Ready-Made Clothing”business of the late J. M. HARVEY (de- ceased) will be continued at the old stand under the firm name of HARVEY BROS. 84 State-st. HKUMYSS, AREND’S KUMYSS, MILK WINE, & Delions, Sparling Beverags, Preparw Milk. This wonderful restorative baverage should be fresly drank by Dyspeptics and all persons with debilitated constitutions. Nothing clse makes flesh and -bicod and strength so fast. KUMYSS is the king of foods. It is gratetul to the most delicate stomach, and possesses greater nourishing power than any other food. The distress of dyspepsia vanishes under its soothing influ- ence. To exhausted nature it imparts new vigor and a feeling of comfort not experi- enced from tes, coffes, beer. or wine. It can be substituted with benefit for any of these beverages. It can nevor do harm. ‘When medicine has failed to restore your health, try KUMYSS, 3y KEMYSS I3 no longer an experiment: it has been successtully used QLring he past four yeary I the Vel ous forms of. xomach, 2. tinal dliturbances of children, merasmus, consump- ilon. the low stages of fever, aid the stage of conva- eceence trom aeite forers " Many, very many Instances are on record itlent nuny or adul, PedCad 56 1Rt polnt ypers Dlsren: ance of lite was dependent upon {mmediate nutrition, the stomach, Bowver. in a condition. 100 Teebie 10 d1- Rest O too {rritable to retaln the dietetics usually em- ploved o such cases. Kumyss was fed o the pa- tlent with astonishing and happy effect, Generaily (o Arst draught arrested vomiting, nausea was soon al- layed, and'in place of long continued, exhausting dls- tress, calm and comfort Induced, steep returned. the Dearly exhausted yvitalits revived, and a new lease of ]lf_filflg\rmlflnio the '(1'\‘]]’(1]. ¢ & a ro B three Eruditions of Kumysu—fresh, medi- um. And Ol Fresh Kumyie 1 sitacie Tor 1atants aod for catarthai conditions of stomach in adules. Medlum and old Kumys3 {3 drank as a tonic aud {n dyspepala, always keep these three gradations {n stock, and fur- Dish 33 reniired. - This fact e<blalns why fohinysh can- not and ought not to be thrown on the inarket indis- Criminately. Tt should be oriered beciairy for cack particular case directly from my factory. The popularity of my Kumyss has caused numerous cheap imitations to appear, and it may boin place to correct the erronsous impression that Kumyss is. simply *fer- meonted milk.” Cow's milk, dilated with water, with sugar and yeast added, and fer- mented, is NOT Kumyss. Such com- pounds lack the principal requiremsnts of Rumyss. They aro neither palatable. no: can they be borne by a delicate stomach, nor are thoy ever suitable for infants. They bear no comparison to genuine Kamyss. To gvoid the dangar of obtaining an infe- rior and often actually injurious artiole, do not order through middle-men, but address your inquiries and orders directly to A. AREND, CHEMIST, Originator of Kumyss in America, 179 MADISON-ST. ]79 SEND FOR CLECULARS. _ ¥#~CUT THIS OGT- AT S4 PER DOZEY, * Cor. Madison-st. and Fitth-av. DRY GOODS, Ltc. normeus Reductions! During the month of ¥eb. ruary to make room for Spring Goods. The follow- ing comprises only a few of the many bargains to be of- fered: i SEE OUR PRICES ! 15¢ Snowfiake Dress Goods reduced to 8c. 20c Tycoon Reps reduced to 124c. 20c Black Alpacas rednced to 123c. Better quali- tlea reduced fn like propartloz. 75c Black Freach Cashmere, 40 inches wide, re- duced to 43c. 65c Colared All-Wool Freach Meriaos reduced to c. 30¢ a;]aurl Mohair Alpacas, double fold, reduced t018c. 10c Dress Cambrics (yard wide), dark colers, re- duced to 5e. This is cheaper than calico at 3¢ 50¢ Turkish Bath Towels redaced to 20¢. 33¢ Unbleached Table Linen redaced to 20c. 65¢ Turkey-red Table Damask reduced to 50¢. $2 Ladies' Shawls reduced to $L. $5 Ottoman Shawls rednced to $3.50. $8 Beaver Shawls reduced to $3. $20 Paisley and Broche Shawls reduced to $12. $40 Paisley and Broche Shawls reduced to $20. A Bankrupt Stock of Ladies’ Long Cloaks to be closed ont at 32, $3.50, $4, €5, §7, $5, $10. $12 and §15 Ladies’ Mink Furs, Maff and Boa, re- duced to $6 and $8. $20 and $25 fine Mink Fars reduced to $10 2ad 12 saosnnfl'ao prime Mink Fars redaced to $15 and 520. A Job Lot of White Wool Blankets to be cloned ont 2t $1.75, 89, $2.50, 83, 83.50, 4, and $5. Bates' Quilts reduced to 51.20. : Lonsdale Muslin, 8%¢. ‘Wamsatts Muslin, 11c. New Tork Store 284 & 286 West Madison- FOR SALE. FOR SALE. A large and well-selected nasortment of Japanese, Chinese, & Turkish Goods, ‘That 'gl be ‘(‘}-;MI nnunl; (fl,clfldl,ll( four Show Cases, at. € asi. - Taquire o ° STeRCDATEUR (OF CUATL 3 (AW ASEE, 8 Madison-at. PRINCE RUPERT SCARFS- BERLIN DRESS SHIRTS. Manufactured sod sold by R. €, GARRABRANT, 109 Clark-st. SCALES. FAIRBANKS’ STANDARD 111 & 113 Lake St., Chicaga. Be carcfultobuy only the Genuine. : FIRM CHANGES. COPARTNERSHIP. b this day associated themselves o R g ey 0 The W holegalc Leaf Tor bacco business, under mfiuflunl‘;l";’lblewcgl‘wfié‘ssoh ] eOLLITELY: HEODORE WOLLSTEDN. Ghicago, Feb. 7, 1678