Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1879, Page 5

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, could lay the matter before the Rallroad Com- wissionere, The questlon, How should the canal be maintained? was avital one. He ad- werled to the Constitution provisiun prohtviting the Btate from Joaning Its credit to tnain- taln any rallrond or canal, saying tho question among members of the Leeislature was liow wora they to do anything for tho canal. Soms of tho best lawyers in the State held that the object of that legislation wns to prevent the helping of outsiders, tho canal at tho time be- ing io Lhe hands of Trustees. In 1871 the canat camo back to ¢his State, aud now it was main- tained that the Btate bad & right to make an ap- ypropriation, The attention of members ahould be called to this, The Board had only 850,000, and when that was expended, It nothing were done by the Legislature, they would bhvo to uit, 4 Mr. Hart Qidn't think the Convention should 1abor under a misapprehension. Tho Constito- tlen was cicar on tho matter of praiibiting the Legfslature from sppropristing a cent for the extension or Improvement of tlie caual, and the provislon was INSERTED WITH THAT IXTERTION, and no other. There was, therefore, noremedy throngh the Legisiaturc. 1t was with the peo- ple. They should demsnd that the Rallroad law be eoforced by the Commissloners. It never had been, ‘That was palpable to any .ono of observation. Mr. Glover had told him elther the Taw {tsell was weak, or the Commissioncrs were. The spesker believed an enforcement of the law would Lring the railroads to time; tbat the State was oblo to cops with sny corporation or combination of corporations, no matter whether they had $200,000,000 or $100,000,000. It the Inw was' insaflicient, one that +was sufiicient shonld bo passed. [Applayse,] Rallrond-Commissioner Bmith, who was also present, in responsa to calls said perhaps the Bogrd hadn't dono'fts duty. If they had not they were willing to be forgiven, and commence now to do It. [Loughter] He bolieved the power to control rafiroad corporations was in the Ntate, and, it there were no consl atall, that the peoplo had the power to protect themselyes by law from extortfon and unjust discriminations in the matter of frelght. He *then stated the difficnlties fn the way of the Board,* "S chiel drawback being the delay of the Bupreme Court to render decisions in the raflroad cases. Tuey had lately adopted & polley when com- plaints were made to coilect the eyldence, and, Defore beglnning a suit, lay It beforgathe rall- rpad managers and give them a Chance to correct the evils. The roads usually scted promptly. Ie had heard through the Canal Comussioners that the Rock Island Road had DISCHIMINATED AGAINST TIIE CANAL. While tho Jaw sald octions should be for us- Just disciriminations or extortious In cases of individuals, there was nothing in it which called shippinz cheaper than the canal an unjust discrimination, The men who framed the Raflroad ' luw never dreamed that tho rallronda could cut the rates so low that the canal couldn’t bo malntained. He coulda't sco how the Board could bring a sult agalnst the Rock Island -Road for carrying freights for less than tho canal, * If tho rosd discriminated ngalnst shippers, or {f they gave rebates, mado out a way-bill for six or cight cents and gave back two or three, judgment could bo obtained, .aud the Board was ready to pros:cute suits IF THEY COULD GET THR RVIDENCE. It was tho duty of the Stateto foster, and en- courage, and keep up the canal, and tho duty of the Ueneral Government to make it a ship-canal to connect the waters of thé Gulf and lakes. [Avplause.] Such an Improvement would .not ouly be o benofit tothe Gencral Government, but would regulnte freights all over thio Btate, Mr. Hatt asked as to tho practlcability of gettiug an amendment to the Constitutiou per- mittivg an sppropriation for the canal, Mr. Emith beleved it could be done, as tho people of the Stato wers more alive to the ad- vantages of water transporiation than ever be- foic. ¥ . Mr. Hart—Would not that bo tho best way to et an appropriation from tho Uenoral Govern- uent to make o ship canalt Mr. Bmith~It might be. 0 Mr. Hart—That is the remedy. 5 Bome oue {n tho nudicnca asked it 1t wore the proper timo pow when tho Bouthern pénple wunted the Texas Pacific and fmprovement of the Mississippl to go to Congress and sk for moues, Mr. 8mith thought the prescnt wes o good tine for the ucople of lilinols to got their oar fn. THR RESOLTTIONS. At this polut tho Committes on Resolutions returned, and submitted the following: . Resolved, That by the acceptance by this State of the land donated Ly the United, States, by the act of Congrese of March 2, 1827 (walch act con- talned & prov that the canal, when completed, ahould bu and forever remain a public highway for the use of the Uovernment of the United States, free from any toll or chargo whatever for any property of the Unitod States. or any persons in iheir scrvico, passing through tho ssme), ther was & contract made by tho sald Btato to_ maintain #ald cansi forover, which, under the Conatitution of thio Unlted Statos, it couid not tmpair Ly auy ravision In ite own constitution of 1570, to main- aln sald cansl only so long as ila income slould +equal or excoed the éxpensa of malntaning it. : Mesolved, 'That the state of Hlino ‘wotds in iteCo oral Assembly Stato or mak of the propristions from the Troasticy thereof in aid of rallruads or canals, provided that l%llllnh\l "m"'fi' ot ufly canal may ba appro- L4 ted for s emlargement or extension,'’ "has never unaertaken to invalidate 1ta sald contract withi the United States, nor to perpetrate sa absurd, fuallsh, and ridiculous an act ae 1o allow its own properfy 1o go to destruction rather ihan 10 ro- patr and prescrve it whenever wary w0 40 do; that °*loanlng tle credit of the Btato to rallroads and canals' duos not mean loanluy its credit to itaclf but to othors} that making appropriations 1n ald of raflroads an canals means to aid in the construction of thove of otnors, but does not mean making sppropriations 10 repair its own rallroeds ot canals, if 1t had any; that fhe proviso did nat have auy upolication to the litinota & Michipan Canal oxcept wa long as it belonged to the bondholders in trust, and was thus tomporarily the propercy of otherd, as it was until under th act of April 22, 1871, tho Btato took {t buck from thow, j?eaolved, That, In our opinlon, it In proper for thie Nattors! Government to contlnue to make in. tornal imurovemonts which arv natlonalio thelr characier, and that we know of no wiore judiclous expenditure of money out of the National Treasury 1ban to use it in copvesting the present canal fnto n-hlr-unnl, connecting the great lakos with tho Bissiasippl, and, through it and thy Guif of Mex- ico, with tne ocean, Jtesolred, That our Scnators and Kepresentatives In Congresa be urgontly requedted to use thetr ine Hluenca'to ubtain suitatle spuropristion for ths im- provement of tha lillnols & Michigan Cansl aud tug 1llinols River (o mako the samo navigahle for ships from tho lakcs to the Mllllulpgl, and that our Senators sud lepresentutives in the General Assembly bo roguoated to forward the objects inal- dated by the foregolug resoiution, and to urge tho adoption by tho tieneral Avssmoy of thla Eiate of asuch logislation as will etfectually protect the 1lli- nols & Ichlglll Canal d forever preserve the #ae as 8 public highway, Ar, Bull, of Ottaws, called pttentlon to the conditions attached to the erdnt of the land to the State, sayiug the maiutenance of the caral 88 & public highway for the use of the Qovern- went was a part of the consideration, and in tho dbinton of the Committes the Btate wus morally and would be legally BOUND 70 RCFUND %o the Uenera) Goyernment the value of the land donated In cage it should allow the canal ta fall {nto disuse, 1le referred to the consti- tutlonal provision, holding that it did not apply lnfihu Bllllfl l:;:hl." — r, tlart o e* had read the debates mbout it In the Constitutional Cuuvn‘ntlnn. My, Bull replied that ho had not,. i . llri“l‘lnng‘l ,dldln‘t hk:hlhn eoll:lnmctlon now sou| 0 ut upon the provision, though ha Waould be plesor If thal. Coustrucricn s b sustaived, since his nflmpauuu aod Interests were with thac view; but the position of the Couvention was stroug on the polnt, and the Browuing substitute—ths provision as adopted —was passed by a insjority of ouly 10, the baly modification {ts oppounent could get beivg the exemption of the lllinols River, for the im- vm;emeut of which appropristions eould be made, - L Mr, Qlover said the polut wasthla: By so- ceptlog tho grant the ‘k‘:“fug entered into sn agreewent with the Uuited Btates, asd Ily the rovisions of the Coustitation of the Unfted Latce it was out of the power of the State to lwit, abridge, or alter that agreemeut. To' ¢ WOULD BE UNCONSTITUZIONAL. Mr, Hart sald that potut diaw't welgh a particls with some of the ablest lawvers In the btate—lawyers who champloned Brownim's sulatitute,” Whether they were blased or not Lo didu't kuow. Hedid not believe tbe cou- atruetfon could be suatained, though he was willing to do anything for the extension of and improvemet of the canal, and keeping of the railroads within the law. Mr, Bullghen entered into a discussion of the Iimitdtion of the power of the Legislature, ray- Ing there wos none_unlees clearly expresscd fu the Constitution, Therc was nothing in that fnstrument which prohibited the Legisisturs from butlding a rallroad or canal for the use of the Btate, Browning’s substltute, inseried in the interest of tha rallronds, was mnot_stronge enouch, and did not do what was Intended. It certainly did not prevent the General Asseinbly trom preserving the property of the State. After a somewhat tedious debate on this point, the question was called for on the resolu- tioos, and they waere adonted. PROPOSED PETITION, 4 The Committee nlso greseuted the following head for a petition to be sent to Congress: Wineas, We bellevo that the boilding of a #hip-canal fram Chicago to tne lllinals livar, by further improvement of the 1tnots Riv the terminus of sald ship canal to the Mis Tttver, 18 a work of great nattonal importance, fur- Tishing os 1t would a water thoroughfars on which trade and travel could frecly and cheaply puse from the-great lokea an Lha north to the Gulf of Mexico an the south, the present water communtca- tlon being too rentricted for the needs of the cokp- iry, and foe its future development, nnd s0 opening up an cutlet througn which the agelcaltural an mechanical prodncis of the great Northwest coutd feadily and cheaply eeek the markets of the world, butlding up commere, benefting agriculture, and promoting mannfactures, thus adding 1o tha tha rlal wealth, prosperity, antl happiness of (he Weat- ern people, and argely-Inceensed, facilities for au Intermingiing of the veopls aud terchangs of roducte North and Sonth, Eart and West, would ind the natfon u'vlyclher 1n cluze bonds of tntereat, nnfon, aod friendehin: would also matcrinlly ad- vance tlie power and ‘ability of the nation for de. fenee In tlme of war. We, thorefore, citizens of the State of Tlilnots, would Jetition jour honora- ble bodicr {o provide for the buflding of safd ahip- canal at the earliest praciicablé moment, to I;a maintained and controlled by the General Govern- ment as u national highway. This was adooted, and tha Chair, on motlon, nppointed E. F, Bull, 8, E. Parr, sud W. H. H. Holdridge a commlitca to havo tho petition printed and circulated. ; MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. Mr, Bmith, In reply Lo a question, sald where a rallroad charged inore for carrying freight 100 iniles than 1201t was st unjuat’ discrimination, Buch matters bad been lald before the compa- nies, and they had ndlj‘uuea them. Mr, 8tackpole, of Livineston County, urged the holdine of a general couvention to aglhiate the capstruction of n ship-canal, sayiug the Windom Committee had fgnored it i thelr re- ort on internal cotninéree beeause the prople of 1liinols did not unite 3 « Mr. Armstrong remarked that the Interest of every man In the Sinte was Involved. Mr. Btackpole said after years of legislation the canal was about to be closed up, Thero was no more important water-route o the country than ft. ‘I'lic ralfrocds wanted to forco fta salo and then buy It up, and havea complete mo- nopoly of the carrving trade. "Lhe Secretary offered a_resolution, which was adopted, tuviting the co-operation of all peopla in too State to sccure the enlarzement of tin canal and fmprovement of the Iifinois River to tho Mississippl. On matlon of Prof. Bolton, the Legisiature was requested to dircet tne Supreme Court to iy carly decisions in tho railroad cass, 'nfi Couvention then adjourned for two weel 2 CANADA. Parliament=Lumbor-Operations—Tha Mili. tis Ministor on Milltary Matters—A Lucky ex-Pollceman, Spectal Dispateh fo Ths Tridune. OTTAWA, Jan. 2—A petition Is being largely signed In the Paclfic provinces for presentation to the Dowminlon Government, praying that the immigeation of Chlneso into Canada bo in futuro prabibited, and that no Chinese labor Lo employed fu the construction of the Canada TPacifle Rallway, or any public works. This pe- tition will be received ot Ottawa In o few days, and will be in chargo of tho Britlsh Columblan Represontative. Tho prayer of the petition ls to be formulated {n a motion, and presented to the [ouso of Commons for adoption. The supporters of the motlon expect o vigorous op- position, but are ara confldeut of success. &pectal Dispatch io The Tridune, OTTAWA, Jan, &.—A rumor s rovived, to the effcet that the Dominlou Government fntends to adopt the Evglish system of appoluting Un- der-Sccretarles of State, Tha statement that Parllament would not ba ealled for the dispatch of business till about tho beginniug of March, is coereet. Parlinment at present stands prorugued til Feb. 8, and docs not tuen mcot for thy dispateh of business, Notwithstanding the very general belief ex- rr d fu tho carly part Of tho scasou, that umber-ooerations in tho'Owawa distrlet would be very miuch cuetalled, it s quite ovident now that thie cut will bo quite as large as last yvar, in anticipatlon of an improvement in trade. Fpecial Dispateh_to The Trioune. MoNTREAL, Jan, 2.—The Hou, Mr, Masson, tho Minfster of Militia, was futerviewed horoon military imatters, and the honorable ficnllcmnn scoms {0 think that some timo or otlicr in the bistary of our Dominlon such a thing as & smal body of Cauadiun regulars, prort Lo the polive system and to asaist the strong arm of the law, would bo necessary, but, at tho present thine, such a atep is havdly o necepity, and he deems it impracticable. “There {s one thing, howuver, which sbuuld be arrived at: the propa- Ration among our young men of & militury en- thusiosm, and this sipirit he would do his best to foster. Ho far s thewilitia of the country was coucerned, it should not be allowedtodrop, tworo particularly the beavy urius anad artillery cnornll{. Men belungingto regimeuts, elther n the ciy or fn the country, should be mado to feol proud of the scrvive, ‘und oo no account should the fact bo overlooked that the couutry voluutecrs, fully as much as tho city, shouid be encouraged and made proficlent. ‘There was no rcason why thoy could not bo made a3 efliciont 88 other corps, and he held 1t 10 be the fmperative duty of overy ouc to ausist toward that end, 8o far as drill [n the sch was concerned, he could not seq his way clear to belleve that drlil-lnstruction could be glven in the achools geuncruliy, but bo belleved that, in the larger colleges and universities throughoat the whole Dominon, the studeuts could be tu- spired with a militacy spirit. Arms, such os they would require, could bo given them, nud they could bo taught by their {ustructors. tiay- ing” acquired a kuowledge of the srmsanda aplrit of mlllltty ardor having beeu Intused among them, It would nat be many years cro the country would havea knowlcdue ‘and spirit spread abroad smong them which, e contended, would be an excellent thiug for Canada, Numecrous couuterfeit 23-ceut plcces arain circulation here, The courts here have gronted the petition of Jugh Audrew Allan, son of Huzh Allan, to ‘Iim‘n: bis namo chuuged to IHugh Montague Ilan. Tho city Is Infested with pickpocketa and burglars, “The banks are taking extra precay. tlous 1o protect their safea, eaufort, near Quebec, is closed to fsh. ermen this wister, for the purpose of alding in the uatural provagation of flsl. F. Powull, ogenut here of the Northern Transportation Company and of the Rome & Watertown Hallread, is cbarged with swlndling by selling ticketa at unsuthorized rutes, Desn Bond, Bishop-clect, has seut {u a formal fi:mn?uun of the Nectorship of 8t George's Sburch, Joscph Doutre, Q. C., has as yet received no Sustructions as to whether the Urangemen will sue for dumoges, or not, o counection with the 12th of July disturbances. A former Montreal policeman, samed James Keough, who left Montreal eixtecn years ago for Chicago, is now worth $200,000, ‘Tho City Treasurer ruports that the reveuus will exceed the cnditurs this year, Hpeclul Dupatch 6o The Triouna Lonpoy, Jan. .—A mau named J, Reld was arrested for profunation ol the Babbath and the clreulation of jmmoral literature,—his offense consbitlag [ visiting the verious churches ou nd distributing pamphlcts of 3 ques- tion ravter, The wan §s probably s u- nlx::lc, having a manla concerntog electricity aud the human system, . A woman named Mary Woods {s lu jall here for breaking futo the Presbyterlan Church at Carligle, in company with two tramps, aud mak- ing o fire of the church-books which were found 1u tne pews, ———— JOURNALISTIC. Hpeclal Dicpaich 10 The Tribune. CLRVELAND, O., Jau. 2.—E. N, Bmalley, who 8 yeur ago assumed editorial mansgement of the Cleveland Mera'd, wevered his connection with that paper to-day. Bmalley sesumes bis connection with the New York Yribuns, which paper ho left in December, 1877, and leaves hers for New Orleans Friday mornlog as special cor- respondent of that paper. 1t [s not yet known vhgotnuluka chay 2 of the w.hwrenl depart- O b Pl wua ot the pisprictorts ol Ric] arsuns, ouo of the pi will himselt assume thy wansgement, ————— SCARLET FEVER. 87, Paur, Jan. 2.—A Duluth special to the Ploneer- Press says the scarlet fover is decimal- fou the miners on Biver lelet, s mere rock fo Luke Supcrior with rlch silver mives. Of the 100 there, sixteen lm\'_e dled lu 8 wonth. TIRES. * A Destructive Blaze at Elgin Yes- terday Foranoon. The Bafety of the City in Extreme Jeop- ardy at One Time, A Loss of 301,000, Pretty Well Cor- ered by Insurance In Maoy Companles. Dempster Hall, of the Evanston Universi- ty, Burned to the Ground, THF FLGIN CONFLAGRATION, A dispatch was recetved at Fire-Marshal Ben- ner's oMlee at 8:33 o'clock yusterday moralng from Elgin, calling for afd 1n putting down the fire which was raging therc at that time. There was no Indicotfon upon the envelope that the telegram required fmmediate attention, and accordingly (& was toft upon the Chiel'a table. {le d!d not react hia office until about haif-past 10, when ho found the message and immediately replied, recelving answer that the firo was under control, Me, Heoner im- medlately saw Mr. Maynard, of the Weatern Unlon Telezraoh Company, and made arrange- ments to have messages of fmportance bear some Indication to this effcct hereafter, so that they would reccive prompt attention, * Hpecial Dispateh to The Tridune, Enaix, Ik, Jan, 2.—8horily sfter 7 o'clock this morning, while the city was shivering undern terrific blizzard from the west, with tho thermometer 23 degrees below rero, a firs was discovered In Dr. 8. I, Brown's ofllee, on the second floor of the corner bullding of Town's Block, on Fountain aquare, being (n the centre of the business portion of the city. The Fire Department was quickly in action, but the ‘water being trozgn up, the pipes could not be used for halt “an nour after the blnze was firat seen. The first. two stores of Town's Dlock and a three-story brick structure were In ruins {n ubout an hour, and tha first storo of Bosworth's Bloek, sdjnluing on the cast on Chi- cogo street, was burned out, The firemen worked nobly, and, notwithstandiog thetr suf- fering from the Intemsc cold, the fire, which threatened to be terribly dlsastrous, was brought under control by ® o'clock. Several brave firemen were badly frost-pitten, and one young man liad his face scorchicd. Tho anow on the roofs of the bufldings no doubt served to stay the rapld spreading of tho fire. The tcle- graph was brought into requisition when the fire was the most threatculnyg, and two steam firo engines were dispatched by rall from Chl- cago, but orders were scnt to stop them at ‘Turner Junction about 9 o'clock, when the con- flagration was under control. A Jargo number of merchauts reimoved thelr goods to places of salety while tho firo was in vrogress. Great credit is due tho eity Firo Department for sav- ing the city from u general couflagration. The losacs on Bulldings and goods nggregate about $61,000. About cne-third of this amount will be borne by tho individusl sufercrs, the insur- ancs compnnles sustalning the balance. The scporate lossesand the Insurance arc os follows: ‘The two stores lu Town's Block, owned by M. C. Town, Cashier of tho First Nutlonal Baunk, are o tolal loss of $9,000; insured in the North British Compuny of Toronto for $1,000; Bpring- field, Mass., $1,0005 German-American of New York, $1,000; Homne of New York, $3,000; Commercial Union of Londou, $1,000; Firo As- sociation of Philadelphin, $1,000; Contincotal of New York, 81,000 I C. Bosworth’s block, damaged to the amouut of $4,000; insured In the lome of New York, $4,000; Royal of Liverpool, $1,600; Phanix of Hartford, $3.000; Girsrd of Phitu- delphla, §1,600 Lee & Dooth, drugeists, loss on stock, $6,000; nsured In tho lome of Now York, §4,000. * U, K. Linkfigld & Co,, boots aud shocs, loss on stack, $500; insured In the Hartford, $2,000; Commercial Unlon of Londaon, $1,800; Nosth American, $300 L. Adler, ready-mado clothing, loss on stock, $8,000; Insured In the Home, of Now York, 83,0003 Pheenix, of Hartford, $2,000; tartford, of Hartford, $3,000; Firoman's Fuud, of 8an Frauclaco, $3,000; British American, of Torouto 2,000; Fire Assoclation of Philadelphia, 82, Roval, of Liverpool, 81,000; Americau, of Piil- adelphits, 2,000, . : W. K, Honglaod, book-seller, loss on stock, $1,000; insured in tho Home, of New York, for $2,000. Hehultz & Todson, dry goods, loss on stock, $20,000; insured for $17,500 In tho Traders’, of Chicago, 82,0004 Hartford, of Hartford, 8$2,000; Home, ot Now York, $2,000; Underwriters', of New York, $3,000: Westchester, of New York, $1,5600; Firc Assoclation of Pluladelphia, $3,000; North American, of Philadelpbia, $2,0003 Ger- man-Awmerican, of Philadelphia, $3,000; Fafr- fleld, of New York, $1,500; /Etna, of Jartford, $1,000, Lyuu & Caesidy, ready-made clothing and tollors, loss ou stock, §2,000; insured iu the British American, $1,000; Royal of Liverpool, $3,000; Liverpool & London & Globe, $3,600. 0. P, Chisholm, City Attorucy, loss on lbra- ry, $200; losured for $600 Iu the Poonsylvania ol Philadeiphla. W. 11, Wilcox, Justico of the Peace, Joss on library and papers $2,000; fusureg for $300 fn the Farmers', of York, P'a, R. M, Irclaud, stiornoy, loss on books $600; insured in the 8pringfleld, of Bpringleld, Mass., $200. Ucorge P, Harvey, insurance agent, loss on furniture $100; no insurance. Botsford & DBarry, attorneys, loss on library and furniture $8,600; no insurance, ‘There are a dozen, other sufferers, Whoss fndi- vidual losses are from 350 to $100. cnicAGa. Tho slarm from Box 453 st 5:30 yesterday slternoon was caused by an explosion ot gus fn the twu-story framae building No, 175 Blue Istand avenue, occupled by Jullus Nordeu as a cluth- iog store. Damoge trifling, Cause, careless- ness in handing a randle while ousing slcohiol fnto the meter. Mr, Norden was badly burnud wbout the hands and face, ‘Uhe alarny’ from Box ¢4 at 5:45 yesterday af- ternuon was caused by m fire in the three-story brick buitding Nos. 10 aud 21 Harrlson street, owned by Jouin Adams, and vertipled as a board- ing-house by A. B, Davis. Damags to butiding snd to furniture nearly $1,000, wiich is In wost part covered by lusurunce. Home plutibers hul u ot work fu No. 19, aid it {s supposed that whea they loft thoy carelessly forcot to extin. z.l‘hh the embers of the flro thoy bad been usiog. . ’l‘llll;a alorm from Box 24 st 7:40 la evening was csused by the burning of a mall-car oa the” Indiauapolls, Cinclunati & Latayette lload, and stunding oo the Illivols Central tracks at the foot of Randolph streot. The causs of fire is suppused o bave been the cxploslon of & kerosane latup, Damage to car Alotof mall matter was partisily destroyed, but the amount of dsmsge could vot be computed last night. There was a rumor thet the car had been roubed and then dred, but 1t was denicd by the aythoritics. AT LEON, IA. Hpecial Dirpalch (0 The Triduna, Buniato, Ts., Jan. 2—A fire st Leon, De- catar County, this State, at 8 o'clock this morn- 1oz, destroyed ten or twelve busivess houdes, together with the stock of C. C. Bracewell. Tho occupauts of the other bulldings succeeded fu moving thelr atocks Into the strect, The loss is estimated at §12,000 to §15,000; no insurancs except on Bn'cl-,;au'n lll::k?' e DEMPSTER MALL, EVANSTON. Bpeclat Dispaick to The Tridune. Evaxston, I, Jan, & —Dempster Hall, the oldest bulidiog of the Northwestern Untversity, was destroyed by Oro this eveslog. Ths fire originated from & stove fn 3 student’s room, and was discovered about 9 o'clock this evenlog. Altiough ap jmmediste’ slarm was given, there was so high sod strong & wind that the firemen were Delpless, aad the buildiog was burned “to tho ground. Only s few roower were fo the housc, us it 1s vacation, and these waoaged to save all tue furcliure. Origioally {§719-=TWELVE PAGE3., ! the structure, which was a three-story wooden one, cost 1n the nefzhborhood of £25,000. It was crected In 1834, 1t was ouce the quarters of the Gagrett Bblical Institate, and for several yeara has been used s a domlitory. An insurance of $2,000 or $3,000 rested upon it. It has been the hnm'c of many of the ministers of the North- weat, A POOR-IIOUSE BURNED, Bpecial Digpatch to The Trivana Prrrssung, Pa., Jan. 2—The Westmoreland County Poor-Houss, situated about two miles from Greensburg, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. There were nearly 200 unfortunates in the bullainit at the time, all of whom were rescued, nlthough seversl of them had narrow escapes. Moat of them wers taken to Greensburg and lodged tn the Court-House and in private familfes. The buildiog was one of the finest of the kind in the Btate, msl&nfi ahont $70,000. §t was insured for 828, in the Etna, Franklin of Pittaburg, and one or two other companics. All tho hook, vouchers, etc., were saved, The fire caughit in the drying-room, in one of the upper fl*k and, there belng no water apparatus be- lorgting to the Institution, nothing could be done to check the flames. AT QUINCY, ILL. Quixcy, i, Jan, 2—Tho new First Presby- terian Church of this city, just completed, caught firc at 9 o'clock to-nieht, and was ,com- pletely destroyed. ‘The loss Is 860,0005 Insured for £256,000. 1hie church was to have Leen dedi- cated next Bundav. The fire caught from thie heating spparatus, AT FARMERVILLE, T.A. Naw Onteaxs, La., Jan, 2.—A firo at Farmer- ville, La., destroyed four bulldings: Judge J. E. Trimble'a law oflice, with portions of his valu- able Nbrary; J. W. White’s storehou Gilbert's bullding, occupled by A, T. Lott thu vacant office of W. A. Darhy, The | about :10,000; insurance, $4,000. ENULEWOOD. A fire broke out in the board shanty back of the hose-house used by the Fort Wavne Rall- rood Company as an engine-house for their dummy engine, about 4 o’clock yesterday morn- fog. ‘The flames were oxtingulsbed before any serious damage was dono. Two members of the hose company had thele cars frozen, — AT OMAHA. Hpeetal Dixpatch 1o The Tridune. Osana, Neb,, Jan, 2—The Ifon, A. J. Pop- pleton’s residence, one of tho finest dwellings In tho city, was burned _to-day, the fire originat- ing from a furnace. The residence cost $18,000, and was Insured for 810,000, Al the houschold goods were saved, AMUSEMENTS. JOOLEY'S TIIEATRE, Somethiog of the disappointment that was cxperlenced in the production of * As You Like It ' accompanicd last cvenlog's present- meut of ** Londou Assurance.” and for very much the eaino reason. That the fallure to give a complote represcntation of this briiliant com- edy was not so couspicuous as ntho other case muy readlly be accounted for. The soveral cliaracters, ultiiough distinctly outlined and each suscaptible of flue treatwent, aro of that kind that, ns uctors sav, *play themeclves,' and so even acarelcss aud slovenly perfortniance will hardly succeed {n_absolutely spolling tho admirable dramatic clcets provided by the author, he real pleasure to be de- rived from this comedy, lowover, Is in a symmetrical cust, and _ this Wi tainly not afforded us by Miss Daven- port’s company, It ls a dlsgréeable task to plek flaws In & work, and we shall sparo the reader the weariness of llstening to particulars of impurfect acting. Miss Davenport shone brightly above all her cosdjutors, and, becauso she did so, the result, as auy one famitiar with the " play will sco nt once, was bad. OI courss, Lady Gay Spanker is the favorite character, and we have nrcll( scen It delineated with more genuine avanddn and spirit} but there wos a pafnful scuso of aluncness {o her representation. iler support evinced oceaslonh] glcams of [nteiligouve, but unfortuunsely nost of the scenes were marred by o lack of con- verted actlon, and a comedy whichisunlversally conceded to be among the best of {ts class waa read fu o way rather too suggestive of o re- bearsal, This eveoing Mlss Daveuport will take a benefit, appearing {n ** Frou Frou," M8, H. M. SMITH’S CONCERT. ‘The Mrs, H. M, Bmith concert troupo wilt ‘give & concert this evening at Piymouth Con- gregntfons! Church. The troupe includes Mrs. H. M. Bmith, soprano, who {s very well known here; Miva Jeanis 1’ Duns, alto ang planist; Mr, Charles N. Clark, tenor; Mr, D. M, Bab- vock, baeso; and Mr, Walter Emerson, cornot Flu{fr. who accompanied (Himore's Band during ts Europesn tour. The progruwme 1s of a very popular churacter, aud, in tho bands of such a strong and combpuct couipauy, ought to attracta very large audience. LOCAL MENTION. Mr. John R. Allen haslcased the Metropolitan ‘Theatre, formerly the Now Chicago, which has recently undergune 8Q many changes of owner+ ship. The was a change in the cast of * The Bollsof Corneville " ot MeVicker's last evenlug, Mise Lewis, the sovrano. who sings the part of Ser- olette, was compelled, by reason of a domestis vireumstance, to withdraw tomporarily from her position, and tue role was given to Miss Clancy, who fulfilied it very ereditably under the cireumatances, Mles Amy Gordon, & youny suprano of tiny mualeal gifta, will be substituted for Miss Lewls, whose return from ber tempo- pary retiremnent, it s to be hoped, may bo ac- complished safoly snd specdily. The musieal public will bave an opportunity to biear tho great violin virtuoso In iwo grand cuncerts, und, as this will bo bis farowsll to Chi- cago, Wo have uo doubt the hall will be crowded on both oceaslons. Baturday afternoon. Jan. 4, a grund matiuee will bs given at the Unlon Park Congregattonal Church at 8 o'clock, Mr, Wil- Liolm) will bo assisted bir Misses Ettis lutlor and “Ads Bomers, und by Mesars. Liobling, Rosenbecher, Lewls, and Efchheim, The pro- grummo s arranged with grout taste, aud we arc aur the musical public will show by {is at- tendance that thero Is tasta for really flue musis 18 Chicawo, 'The sdmlssion is $1, but students’ tickots will be sold for B0 cents. A public re- hearsal, with full orclicstra, will take place at the North Bide Curner Hall this worning at 11 o'clock ; admsslou, 50 ccuts, To give the gen- | public a chance ta hear this great maesiro, pular concert has been arranged for Sunday eruoon at Turner Hall 32 8 oclock, and the admisslon is vuly 50 cents, On thls occasion Mr, Wilbelm§ wiil Lo asslsted’ by the mluglelu Chls wg) Orchiostra, under the direction of Prof. Adolph Rosvnbecker. OBITUARY, Apecial Diwalch to Tha Tridune. MiLwAukss, Jag, &~On New-Year's eve Mrs. Ellzaveth Senflz died at the Homoof the Littls Blsters of tha Poor, corner of Tweutloth and Wells streets, aged 104 yoars. Deceased was born {n Qermany, and came to this country with her parcuts, named Pallan, wheu otill quite youog, she had resided In Milwaukee many years. Up 1o two years ago sho was still quite :tive, and made 8 living by runnfog s frult and confectionery stand. When at Iastjshe becams &0 enfeebled fn body and mind as to ba belpless, tho Little Blstcrs of the Poor kindly took ber charge. Deceased has & son and one daughter Nving nere, botls well advanced in yesrs. Special Dispaick 10 The Tribuns, Dxzecarug, 1., Jun. 2.—Mary Clerk, aged 28, slster of A, Clerk, the hatter, dicd last night of ort {lincss, Two otber aisters ate dangerously il from the seme dls- ease, Frioods st Rustville, lil., have been tele- geaphed, aud will be hers oo Fl funcral will take place, 0 The Triouse Apecial Digaica Duoazis, 1L, Jan. £ —~This community was saddened this moruing on learuing of the death of Llar E, V. Park, the videst son of Virgll 1, Pask, He hud been sick but s abort time, of tvphold fever, and Lis death 1s deeply mourned by bis many frionds, schoolmates, and others. Lirrue Hocx, Ark., Jan. 8.~Allen D. Ram- scy, & promiueut vitizen of Bolesville, died of apoplexy Wednesday. ' ELGIN, ILL. Boecial Disvalch to The Tribuxe. Evgun, 1), Jan. 2.—~Fred A. Coroell, Towoe Collector, bas secured an sccsptable bond, sigoed by J. U. Bosworth, M. C. Town, Lyman Black, J. A, Carpenter, and Alfred Bosworth, sud bas appoluted Henry Boaworth as su assjste aut, and they announca themselyes ready for busioess st the First Natioual Buok. A muddle vl:“cll:dl‘hxuunul 10 Lo serlous s thus bapplly oel whea the STATE AFFAIRS.: Message of the Governor of Mich- " igan, Delivered Yesterday, The Finances of the Stato in a Most COreditable Con- ditfon. ® Gov, Talbot, of Maesachucetts, Buggests Reforms -of a Swesping Charaoter. MICHIGAN. Bpecial Dirpateh to The Tyibune. Laxsixg, Mich,, Jan, 2—This afterncon Gov. Croswell read hin messnge, The document is lengtby. It congratulates the people on the completion of the new Capitol and the pros- perity of the State. It silades to the satisfac- tory condition of the Btate finsnces. The tots! amount of bonded indebtedness outstanding Is only 8059,140.07. The saving to the State by Treasurer McCreery’s purchasing of bonds be- fore maturity during tho last two years hasbecn $10,003.20. There bave boen sold during the last two years 02200 scres of public land. Tha aggregate value of property accord- ing to the ssscsasments of 1878 is, In real estate, £308,753,045; in personal property, $66,127,002. This valustion shows about one-third the real value. In regand to Btats fnstitutions, the Gov- ernor sald: 7 1 take great pleasure fn Informing you that, in altuost every fnstance, the appropriations of two years ago have not been exceeded. The Btate Instltutions have lived within their means, and, by prudently sdhering to a determination 10 use no mors money than could be paid with the ordinary apprupriations, they bava kept but of debt, ana will come before i;(;u with no de- flelenicles in revenuc to made up and provided for, The new policy has not dis- turbed the working of the institutlons, vor in nuywiso impaired thelr ulrl%neu, and I hope t may prevail in the future. helr management, as a whole, has been good, and generally they are In excellent order. ~In May, 1870, the Board of Control entered Into a contract with the Marquette, Sault Ste, Marlo & Mackinaw Rail- road Company for tho construction of a road, tut no Immedlale steos were taken to butld [t On the 14th day of May, 1877, the Leuislature further continited tte grant and extended the time for the completion of the road untll Dec. 81, 1879, Laat winter the Company with which the contract was nade clalmed Lo havo perfected an arrangement sccuring means for the jimmediate construction of the road. 1ts agent, Dr, W. W. Laman, gave positive nssur- ance thot tbe moucy had been negutiated, and that with the upening of navigatlon the work would commience and bo prosecuted rapidly. Tho Bosrd afforded overy facility within lis guwur to ala the enterprise, and appuinted John . Bagley sod Hiranm B. Crosby “I'rustecs to rocelve and disburse the avalla of any pledges or securities made upon ratlroads and lands to obtalu means for building thereof, Tho pros- et for tho construction of tho road secmod opefal; but since, notwithstanding repented wasurances bave been pgiven that the work would bo Immcdistely commenced, uot 8 blow lias been struck, and tho Board, belug now satisfled that tho parties cancerned hava oot the funds requisite to build 1t, and that there is no ressonable probability of thelr being able to obiain money for that purpose, have taken ateps to declars the contract forfeited, and place the land-grat so that it may be avall- able to any other parties who tnay contract to build the rosd, ‘Che construction of this rail- road 18 an urgent necessity. demanded not only 1o fucllitato trade with the rich mining reglons of the Upper Penlnsuls, but to secure to our people a falr shero of the commerco of that immenso eraln-producing section penetrated for huodreds of milea by the Northern Pacllc Railrond. But, important as s the dcmand for this roag, it is apparent that tho withhclaing the lands from tho market in cor- tain localities {s retarding settlement, and pre vonting the development of the country, tore tiuns of tho graut are heavily thnbered, and other parts, It is said, will bo valuable for agyi- cultural and miueral purposcs, aml the publie interests seemn to require that, fu somo scctions, thoy should not be kept frum ssie und scitle- mont. Whils at tho same time thera Is no rea- sounbte proapect that the purposs of the grant will be accomplishied, I beliove ita wise policy to dovots the [ands macrcdly to the objeet cone temnplated, snd would not divert them to otner purposes. If, however, t should ba found mecessary o open any of to eale, recommend - that it be upon condition that thuy ba sold for cash, and that thy vrocceds bo pald foto the ‘Freasury, and sct apart as & fund to be applied in aid of tho enterprise for which they were ap- prooriated. I renew a recommendation ropest- cdly mude by iy immediate predecessor, for sotme further provislons, sttwllar fn churacter to thosa In the Nattonal bauking law, for o more careful oxamination and scrutiny of the eavings- banks of the State. The rates of Intercst ba haen steadily decreasing for somo thne past, ns an sbundance of mouey is now to bs obtained on rood security st 7 aud'8 per sent. Jeal property {u the Btate has no uncertain value, aud tho probabilities aro that” herealter moucy will ogver command as bigh rates of Intereat os it bas heretofore, As a result of this utate of cir- cumstances, there sccins to be & demand for the repeal of the provision antborizing coutracts tu be ;nade with ratcs as high as 10 per cent. With this accomplishied, the ualform rata throughout the Statu would bo 7 per cent. ‘Tho 284 day ot June last marks a guurter of o century since tho ground was _broken for the coustritctlon of thoe 8t, Mary’s Falls Ship-Cana), 'Tho tpunage passlng through it has Increased Irom 100,200 tons in 1855 to 1,439,215 tous In 1577, and 1,667,130 tons in 1878. Its .grusa yearly revenues during tho samao time have wultiplied by ten, betuyg $4,485,148 fn 1877 and $4,043,700 1n 1674, The message recommends. the bulldlug of & reform-school fur girls It the statistics show a necesrity for tho same; the adoption of mecas- ures to ald tho efliclency of the Stats militla; a decreaso of elerical foreo In some Btate Dey ments. The whole amount of tax assessed throughout the State under the Liquor low of 1877 was $420,161, of which 852,823 aro still uu- collected. It is recommended that the Chlet Ex- ccutivo should be obliged to live at the Capital, aud that an Executive mausion should be bulit, them MABSACHUSETTS. Bpecial Dispateh to ‘tuc Tridune, BostoN, Mass., Jan, 3.—Qov. Talbot was ‘sworn in to-day, and read his messuge, which -blocks out reform enough to put the Legislatura to its best exertions. io fnsiats that falth shull be kept with the people in their domand for the enforcement of economy in every branch of thy public servico, With Gov. Talbot the responsi- bility of fallure will certaluly not rest, for Le not only urges upon the Leulslaturu the necessity for a reduction [ " the publie expenditures, but pgoes on to intimate with detailed clearness the direction in wilch the pruning-knlfu can and should be applied. The Conatitution not permitting the Legislsture 1o reduce tho salary of a Chict Magistrats while lu oftico, the Governor luyites it to 0x s moare moderate compensation fo successor, and sunounces that he will volnu. tarily accept whatever that may be for hitnsell. Ho urges tho reductlon of the salarics of the Stato oficlals, and reccommends tho abolition of tbo extsting Board of Charities, with all its burcaus, of thv Board of Mealth,” and the creatlon of onc Doard of lealth, Lunacy, and Charity, to do the whole work now expensively performed by thess yarious independent aud often couflicting authorities, saviug tho State $10,000 per sne num. The Lnmediste repeal of the Boldicrs' Ald act of last year is urged. The Btato tax can thercby be reduced to $300,000, and, with a firs devotion to economy, to §300,000. ile favors prohibition; a constitutional amenament providing for blennlal eloctions, witha loglala. tive sesston lu alicrnate years, lMwited to J00 days, each Logislature baving no power over the ealary of its mombers, but come petot to Ox that of the members of the next Legialature Thero should be a return 'to the systema of town representa~ tiqn; the Uovernor should bave power to veto clauses of Appropristion bille; courts should be protected {rom tho {nflusuces of par- tlsan strife by baviog Sherlffs and Dstrics At- torneys sppoluted by the Uoveruor, andall other officers by the Judges. The question of ‘womsa sutfrage should bo renioved from the Legislature and submitted to thy declslon of the people iu thie form of & constitpsions) mumend- meut, ‘The messsge is by far the ablest and wost awcoplug iu Its 1deas of rotrenchment that has ever been delivered (n this State. This morning's papers will heartily praise it, pu— INDIANA. Apetial Dispateh to The Tridune. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2,—The report of the Northern State Prison was made public to-day for the year ending Oct. 81, At that date there were 523 prisoners {n the Penitentiary, of which 4 06wero employed by contractors. The total receiptsand carnings forthe yesr were $73,437.67, and the disbursements $111,838.13, of which $20,000 were for & new cell-house. N On Monday next a conferenca of the Jeaders af the National party, and of membersfelected 23 Nationals to the ‘Assembly, will be held in this eity. The purpose it to arrange for the capture of the Senate, and, If posaible, the House, The Nationsls here feel perfectly con- fident of having the Senate, and belleve the House too to be in thelr power. They are ready to recelve negotiations from Republicans look- ing to the defeat of Voorhees, and the name ot Harry D. Scott, of Terre Haute, 18 men- tioned among the dark horses. Efforts are atlll making for & coalition be- tween Republicans and hard-money Deniocrats for tho election of Wilitam 1., Eo- glish, By Monday next uearly all the members of the Asscmbly will be here. Janes 1. Willard, of Floyd, son of the famous Governor, I8 unaer- stood ta ba Voorlices' insfde man, wiifle Judzo A. B, Catletan, Terre Haute, will do' the out- side work, * MAINE. AvousTa, Me., Jan. .—The Legislative Com- mitiec on Gubernatorial Votes examinea the re- turns of the Scptember election, and wiil re- port to-morrow. The terun of office of Qov. Conner expired Wednesday, and by the provis- fons of the Constitution the Preslaent of the Beoate, J. Manchester Haynes, 1s and will con- tinue to be Acting Governor untf! & new Gov- ernor is elected, The Democrats and Green- backers held a caucus to-night with closed doors, In secret s n it was voted, without a dissenting volce, to send to the Semate the names of Garcelon and Bmith, In thatcasethe election of Garcelon is aesured. : ILLINOIS. Bpecial Diepaich (o The Tridune, BPRINGPIELD, 1), Jan. 2.~Tho monthly re. port of the Bouthern Penitentlary at Chester, recelved by the Governor this afterncon, shows tho Institution to contaln now 845 convicts, of whom thirty-nine wero recelved during Decem- ber. The Btato Agticultural Board mcets for the winter session next Tufildl], and already artl- cles are arriving for tho winter exhibition, which promises to bo much larger and more varied than [n former years. COLORADO: Dexver, Col.,, Jan. 2.—The Colorado Btate Leglslature compliceted its organization to-lay. ‘The Hon. James P, Maxwell, of Boulder, was elected President pro tem. of the Benate, and Rienzi Streeter, of Boulder County, Socaker of the House. The (lovernor's message will be submitted to-moree . ——— RAILROADS. THE FREE-PASS AGREEMENT, 'The new pass agreement, which provides that 00 more free pass: hall be given to shippers of freight, thelr agents or represontatives, alter Jon. 1, hasnow been signed by twenty-four roads, as follows: Chicago & Northwestern, Iutnols Central, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Cbleago, Burlington .& Quincy, Missour! Pacifle, 8t Loufs, Knansas City & Northern, Ilaannibal & 8t. Joseph, Wabasn Rallway, Toledo, Peorla & Warsaw, Koosas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs, Chi- cogro & Alton, Chicazo, Rock Tsland & Pacific, Chicago, 8t. Paul & Mioncapolls, Western Unfon, Milwoukee, Loko Bhore & Weatern, ‘Wisconslu Central, 8hoboygan & Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Valley, Chieago, Chuton, Dubuque & Minncsota, Southern Minnesota, Burllvgton, Cedar Raplds & Northern, Ceatral Railroad of lows, Chicago & lowa, Chicago & Paufle, Chi- cago & Enstern [llinols. * ‘The agreement does not abrogate the custom of passine wien o actual charge of liye stock and on thelr return from such trips, but It does precludo the issuo of passes to stock shinpers In all othier cases. 1t 18 claimed that sémo of the Chicago roads parties to the agreemeont have been providing thelr princioal shippers with froe 1,000-mnile tickets, nnd much 1ll-fealing is avinced on this naccount by the ronds which were not up to that trick. Fears are expressed that the sgreement will be shart-lived, becauso some of tho roads would clandestinel v violate fts _provisions, and when this was found out, the otlicr rozds would do the samu to protect themselves. A strong effort will, however, be made to matutain the agreement, as the reforns 1s a desirablo one and will save much money to tha roads, frisdbadtisss MINNESOTA. Swtelal Dispatch to The Triduns, 87, Paut, Minn., Jan, 2—Beventeen rallroad companlies, operating 2,008 miles of rallway in Minnesota, report for the year ending June 80 lsat totals os follows: I'ssacneer carnings, $1,845,834; treight earnlugs, $4,081,330; total gross earnings, $7,431,100; total operating ex- penscs, §2,034.87% Thres companies operating Mues of twenty-tive miles or less roport losses on the year's business. Other companles res vort net earnings per mile ranzing from $224 on the Mclrose Line of the St. Paul & Paclfic, thirty-six miles long, to $2,046 on the Southern Miuncsota, 167 miles loog. The Milwaukee & 8t. Paul Company, on tho River and Iowas Divislons, tho 8t. Paul & tacific on tha Sauk Raplds Branch, the 8t. Paul & BSloux City, and the Bt, Paul & Etillwater, report net earnings of over $2.000 per mile. The Northern Pacific, on 233 milcs iu Minnesota, roports net earaings of $1,433 per mllo, Beveral lana-grant come paules report sales In Minncsota for the year ending Dec. 81 as follows: Milwaukee & Bt. Paal, Ttiver Diviston Milwaukee & Ht, Psul, Jows Division,, &1, Panl & Doluih St. Paul & Bloox City... bloux Cl!! &5t. Paul,.. 8t. Vaul & Pacldc, waln 81, Panl & Pacide, branch 1) 8t. I'sul & Stllwater, ..., Southoro Minuenota ..") Winona & 5t. Peter... . . X All lands of the Mlilwaukee & Bt. I'aul, pars of the Bouthera Minnesots, and part of the, 8t, Paul & Duluth were State swamp lands. The others were Congressional grauts, THE CIHICAGO & NORTHERN I’A- CIFIO AIR-LINE, A short time sgo Tis TxinuNy, In snswor to au tuquiry by a Mr, A, J, Lockhard, stated that the Chicago & Pacific Atr-Line proj ad ‘ovie dently beéen abandoned, and that it was handly probable that It wowld be revived agaln. This statement was made after consulting & number of prominent railroad men supoosed to be well Y‘oned regarding the muatter, A Mr, C. J, urnes, ovidently iuterested in that road, touk exceptivus to thot statement, claiming that the project had not been ubandoned, that the Company stil held the lands granted to it, that i1 had’ expended a large smount of mans{ and had about sixty miles praded, sud meant ta complete s line. Now comes & Mr. J, 8. Ritenle, who criticlses Mr. Hurnes' statcincnt as follows: * Sir, Barnes® statement s simply refreshing, Not & siugle foor of road graded in Buperior und Dauglas Countics, whero the most of the land- grant {s situated. * Did any one ever hicar of this Culeaga & Northern Pacific Afr-Live dolug any wrading out of Chicuge or_ n lacon- sinf Who is this Mr. J. C. Barnest What has ‘bocowne of Messrs. Jackson and Rugerd Ratlroad [ron cuu be bad at haif-price, and labop in the same proportion. Let this Company either oxert itselt or give the land-grant to ree woonsible men who cun bulld the stxty mifes “from Hl:jper(or to Bayfleld Junctlon. Blessre, Barucs, Jackson & Huger, ot us hear from you belore the Legislature qonveues,” INCREASED PROSPERITY, The busainess of tho pust year s claimed to have been the largest fu the histary of the Unit- ed Btates, In proof of tbis the movements of lvclu:: by the priucipal routes of New York is offered: Zolal. b 283, 470...8, 522, 724 0,312,701 0, 304,712 18, 204,208 Tho l'efllllsl.:ll'lllll Railroad, the Grand Trun! and the timore & Ohlo show lncrease frelghtage over provivus years, Estimating from koown data, the Erie Canal has moved 1,0%),119,000 one mile. The following shows the movement by New Yurk routes in 1973 and 1978 for tho years ending Sept. 30 on the rafl- rnml; aod with the close of navigation- on tho canals: ” New York Central.1,248:050,003 2,042,755, 173 12,080,800 1,201,704, 379 57,711,040 1,030,118, 000 Tons one mile.3,337,547,001 4,707,678, 570 The increase fn five years has been 31 per ceats ITEMS, Mr. Frank Haucock, for the last two years ap- portlonment eterk of tha Michigan Central, and previously traveling Audltor of that road, hiy oeen appointed chief clerk fn the offlce of D. D. Dn;u, Auditor of the Detrolt & Bay City Rail- road. Mr. A, E. Bchroeder, General Manager of the Tfiinofs Midland Ratlrood, has issted & circalér mnnouncing that Mr, George 8, Drecount bas ras, signed the position of General Agent, and that the duties of the office will herealter be pere formed by tho General Manager. * The “High Joints," composed of the Eastern and Western Executive Committeas of railromd maangers, will meet In New York on the 8th of this manth, to take further actlon In regard to the Chicago Enst-bound pool, and to transact such othar husiness as maycome beforo them. ‘Tha Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Reiiroad is just now rebnildim the dining-car 8t. Charles atits shiope at Aurora. When compicted thls car will be as elegant and commodious as the magnificent dfoingcars Brevoort and Cosmo- politan, lately puton the track by this Com- pany. ‘The Pennsylvania Company has leased the Indianapolls & Vincennes Raflroad, and it wiif hereafter be operated in the name of **Feun- syivania Company, ooerating Jodianavolis & incenoes Raliroad,” My D W, Caldwell hos been .Hlm‘med General Manager of the road, with oflico at Columbus, O, Mr. E. T. Jeffery, Buperintendent of the Illinols Central Raliroad, was presented on New Year’s Day by his wife with an unusuaily fino and valuahle r;rlu. It is 2 bounciug boy welghinz ten pounds. ‘Tha hnpr,\ ather wus at his olllce yesterday dolng as well under the clrcumstauces s conld possibiy be expected. Bixty-four persons have thus far signified thelr lntention to take part In tho commerclal excursion from this city to Mexico which leaves bero in a speclal train Saturday slternoon at Ho'clock. ‘The traln #ill conslst of two elegant Puallman slecpers and a fine smokivg-ar, besldes bargage-car and locomotive, Mr. Georga B. Wright, Receiver of the fn- dianapolls, Blcomington & Westera Rallrond, gives notice that, fn accordance with an aerce- ment entered Into with other rafiroad com- panics, Irce passes over the road to State, county, and city otficlals, und to alm?cn. will be discuntinued from Jan, 1, I870. ‘This wous further than the Chicago agrecment, which only provides lor tue discontinuance of the practice ol giving passes to shippers on sccount of busle ness, SHOP-LIFTERS, Complaints having been formarded to the ‘West Madison-Strect Statlon concerning the abiding place of the notorlous Mellen shop- Iting family, who have recontly moved fato & houso on Jeflerson strect, uear Indiana, tho West Madison-strect police raided It last night, arresting ns fumates John, Michael, and Lixzfc Melicn, and Kate Corbett, Mrs, Mellen wns too il to bo moved from her bed. In the house wero found twenty yards of snowflako dress-goods, eloven yards’ of black alpacs, scven yards of black cashmere, one flne biack dress-coat, oue now hat marked Bcott & Co., three pair hose, and ung pairof gold brucelets, all of which are supposid 1o hi"; been stolen, and for which owners are wanted. —— Love rules tho court, the camp, the grove. Bt this we tlnd whera'er e rove, i ‘[uat Bozodont alone suppiiea The dazziing teeth and ruby dyoes, ‘I'hat lend @ maiden haif tho charme ‘That win her to ber lover's arms, BUSINESS: NOTICES, # Mrs, Winstow's Noothing Nyrap* for children willoteething. it cness dyventary anddi- arzhoa, wind colic, ond rezulatos the bowels, 23 cta Kimball fal reliof a1 tovacco, e arrh Cignrottes nron wondera pleasaut smoke. They contain no. Under Cover, Dry and Clean, Laokawanna and Lehigh, all sizos, Briar Hill and Erio. Wo control a large numbor of toams, and oan mako prompt delive ery. XE.L.HEDSTROM& CO., 93 Doarborn-st, 213 Archer-av, YARDS B s mre Lumbor-at. noar Bightsonih, wan LADIES FUIS -‘@JJ.OOO AT A BACHIFICE. We liave n Splendld Stock—finest guality —nawiet stylvs. aolye wait to eell every dolisr's wors pusahinvy PUPREDUCED PRicTs TO A PUINT BLLOW ANY aVEIL BEACHED, 1y BETH OF PULS LELOW COsY' ’MA'A ) I RIMMING, befureJau, 15, ULL-LIN AN jods sent C, O, D. by express with privilego of exe o8 Vaymeat uf tlie exorees chiaries, ALELN RTATE.GT. HMENT Al A PSS TAL TLANG, 37000 LADIEE FARIN ALY o CLWY CLUARS, M(ZE): 18 zl‘ Tx":L "«“’\”"{"25‘ o st msalimeo’s sula in Now Yorks Mlul‘l?‘llu:nt'lm.u-l;wlg Gt 8 IoK Taciory. o HALP VALUE, 0001 CLOAKY, §2.10. HANUBOME CLOAKR KLY LOAKS e uow bae LEGAN' * Beautttul arting hhad eautitul ttini, b €. 6. .- Wil vend BaUuL RADAL L, FOIE BAAKL, . achavga wnd Vice: wuts, " aind ** calls bought and sold uis reguiar Lesutis wud Lioderabs ins. Vamplilct entitied ** Wall btrect, aud swei contalalug valuauls faforiaaiion, malled ou rer al) pmuunis TTTTBISSOLUTION. The firm of Gould, Brl, & Co, {3 this day dissolved 3. ik Is b e 3 thorlied 10 cube LI dha i s . o CitARLES FLEETWOOD, AT O Chicago, Jap, 3, 187y, . I, B wilt hereafior be associsted with Joia Ptk rly of the frinof Goul Fuler s Velle, uhder th frm namaof Gould & Sriggs wha will continue the wholosale grocery business at 102 su. 104 Micliigan-s) laudolpb-st. corner DISSOLUTION. i Lip herctoforesxisiing under tha I ol be founa l'uficuultlulnueuuq toul & un d&; 12 O ol in Briggs, #0d 104 Al wilfBe paiasad s Slieg i [ 0N A FAIHBANKS' STANDALD 'SCALES 111 &118 Laks St., Chicago, Becussfultobuyonly the Geauagy S