Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1879, Page 6

[ [’ ——— THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 18 ’ —TWELVE PAGES/ THE COURTS. Receiver Turpin's Statement of , the Disposal of Fidelity Lands, Judgment Creditors Sue tho Individual Stookholdera of the Manufacturers' National Bank, George W. Hill Sues His Late Legul Advisers for $50,000 Damages. New Suits, Bankruptcies, Di- vorces, Confessions, and © Judgments. Dr. Turpln, the Recelver of the Fidellty RBavings Duuk, filed a petition yesterday, before Judge Moore, in which he stated that in June Iast lie hiad filed a petition to be allowed to ex- chango the real estate of the bank, with those creditors of the bank who desired i, for bank- deposit books at the rate of forty-five cents on the dollar of the face value of the books, that bomg the rate which he thuught the bauk assets wotld pay, o was suthorized to make such compruinises, und since then fic has made twen- ty-three such exchanges. The agiregate a ralsed value of the property so conveved wi 44,850, and the face value of the doposit-books recelved was 807,251,138, so that the claims against the bank huya been reduced $07,251, 1 h;’ a dishursement of $43,758.84, the remainder, 851,12, Leine paid fu cash, With his petitlon ha filed a-list of all the pleces of vroperty, to- gether with the yalue, ete,, nnd the persons to whotn eold. nnd asked ‘that uch compro- mises be confirmed nud ratitied. The foltowing s the list, which {s given fur the bentit of the many depositors, whio may wish to sec what the Recelver has done: Appralsed talue, Books Property. canceled, Cash. To John Lang, No. 81 Wiison strect.$ 1,600 $ 2,388.81 $425.05 To Ellen, Jane, o Mary L. Felton, the ‘B, 4, Lot i and E. 13'of Intes rior Lot1, Chand- 1or'asub, of Block 11, C. T, Sub. . 4% N 17, 40, To Winter- botham, the 8, 20 912 ft. Lot 45, Block 102, School 8, .. 2,000 To Michael O'C: nor, Lot 14, Block 5. Gage and otliers 8ub. in E, % of 8, 5 Wys E. 4 Sce, 14 . 3,500 7,7 4,443.00 4 uf Hee 49, To Emma A. Tlaincs, Lots 24 nud 25, Ashlund 300 411,90 114.02 2,800 G,210.08 o7 I - Lot 10, 8. Sub. of Iock 2 Block or Lot 32, and partof Block - or Lot 111, ot C.T. gsb. of Sec. 43, To.Simon Tanson, Lots 14 and .15, Block 2, Cniver's Add. t Evans- 1,890 410800 .78 11111 ton.. areres Voome o Washinzton ice oy Block Add, 10 8. Chicago. ..., . 311111 To Lymaa blake, Lo ts 17, 35, 10, v 30 I 1),833.83 Block 5, of Ungo and others Sub. in E. % 8.E. X 8cc. To E""l'fml,"" otsl, 2, 3, 4, Block 8, of Trondale ..o 200 0 Jokn G, "Moit, N, 22 1t. Lot 2, Block Gandpartof Lot17, Block 145 InSchool Bec. 1,333.33 20L76 8T.21 vvieee 4200 9,303.83 eeeo. o A. J. Avorell, equity in 8. % Sub &Y. SrLonied, Block 40, 0.T.., $000 666040 4o U. G. Wiliard, Lots b and 0, Mcs . Assoy's It t Lota20, 27,28, ock Btuve's Sub. of 8§, W, iy 600 3,111.07 27T 6 W. C.Gunn, Lots 10and 11, Block 5, gll‘!fl Enmi‘ gfllnxl’l ub, . K. Sec,B2,30,14,, 908 Kilen Felton and athers, W, 138 fc.. Lot & 2, 1,83, 02 56,000 11,111.11 17, a0, 14 e To lineli McBinney awd others, W, 1§ Lot 14, Anvewaor's DY, of Ko 5.5, 15 Suc, 40,50, 14, To Aunio G. Bailey, Lot 84, Llock 4, C.'T. Bub. W, 14 and W, b5 of X! E, 4 Sec, 17, 19, 14, 2,000 Ta Juhn McLaren, Lots 10 ‘and 17, Dloek4, Winston's Bub, 8,34 ncresof g e, ’ To'W,' H. Fronch, Lot 10, Block 3, of Troniai 10,000 147 100 Block 4, Winston' Bub. of 8, 34 acres af W, 3 of 8, W. 3 8ec. D, U8, 14, 1,000 0.600,00 ... THR MANUPACTORERS' NATIONAL BANK. A balf-dozeu judgment creditors of the de- funct Manufacturers' Natlooal Bank umited in filinz a bill yesterday tn the Superlor Court aeainst Siias B. Cobb, Thomas Lord, W. M, Tll- den, Monroe Meath, W.F. Milican, W. H. Adums, Alonzo Riclimioud, “wul Morrls scrrili to make thum pay certain judgments, Com- platuauts allege that the bank ot the time of its fallure in Beptember, 1873, owed thewn certaln amounts, and thut they subsequently recovered juagments azainst the bank for the amount of helr clalws, as follows: ‘The Natlonal (old ¢ Bauk of . O. Mills & Co., $#3,810; (leorge "Luytor, Trustee of the City of Chicago, $17.5 he Third Nationa] Bank of 8t. Louis, 37, the Firet Natiousl Bank of Allegun, $2,00 wd D, O, Bnart and Charles Guagell, §2.5¢ and these are all unpaid and_cannot be_collect- «ed sgainst the bauk.: 8, B. Cobb holds 50 shurcs of the bank stock; ‘Thomas Lord, 803 W, M. Tllden, 803 Heath & Milllzun, 203 W, i, Adams, 240; Alonzo Richmond, 100; Charles Comstock, 1505 and Morris Merrill, 10 abares; und com- plulnonts aj that these defeudants are fu- dividually responaible equally and ratably for the debts of the bank 1o thu extent of thelr t pur volue, over and above the amount ted in such shares, und thev ask that they aball ba compelled to vay the sbove judgments, PINED FOR CONTEMPT, Judue Booth yesterday administercd a severe rebuke to an attorney, M, W, B, Bradford, and s clerk, Jumes K B. Van Cleave, for opening depositions in a case ln which Bradford was at- toraey; without getting leave of Court, It scets thut Brudford, as lie states, went to Mr. Millurd, the attorney oy the nhwr slde, und ssked for the depositions, and Millurd told him tu pay the bostuire ou them und take them, and Nradfurd construed this into givlag him per misslon to open them, Ihd dld_so, nod the uatter was brought up befors Judge Booth, Millurd filed au allidavit denying that bie bad given or intended to wive permission to open hie- dupositions, Judey Booth sald that Bradford had expressly alated the law which probibited depositions . frow being opened without leave of Court, and huud been rrality of contempt, which wouald have to bu punlebed., e thew tloed the lawyer und his ¢lerk, who had acted uoder bis {ostrictions, 25 each, which was paid. THE KILWE-UILL LITIGATION, George W. 111}, who, it will be romembered, was o defendunt in several cjectnent cuses brovght by Kibbe and otbers” on ‘Thursday, bezut a sult for $50.000 ugainst bis forucr uttorueys, Hardlug, Nissen & Barnum. 1l conteuded that the deeds of the platutiffs were fusged by IL K. Luruer or Jumes Heed., After- offense, James Reed appearing ss the brincipal witness aguinat him, nid (11l being netive in the prosceution, Turner was never convicted, The ward ’I‘n‘ruerwns prosecuted eriminally for the B,AIL“.OADS. ! ff,';'-} :,x‘-:,n:%;’gu:. ud others killed and injurea in :lm unsettied questlon of the constitutionality of | possersion of thelr cherlalicd homo for an Imlcn‘i = suits Involved title to sume $400,000 or $500,000 worth of property In South Chicago—Heed teatifying that he him- self did the forging nt Turncr's instance. Harding, Nissen ‘& Barnun were Hill'y torneys, and subsequently sued bim for torneys' fres, nnd they wou, sccuring a judg- ment of §3,600 against him, 11l appealed to the Appcliate Court, which afllemed the de- ciston, und now the matter is pending in the Su- preme Court, HIl claims that he has niready pald the attorneys £25,000, amd that, by virlne of an agrecment, the wmount pald was to re- lleve bl of all further fndebteduess to then for fees, When Harding, Niseen & Barnum be- gan the orizinal suit for their fees, they sued out_n writ ot attachment, and uow Ilill asks for damages, on the ground that thelr attach- nent was mallcious, thefr aflldavits were fulac, i they have Injurcd his eredit and otherwiso harmed him to the oxtent of $50,000. DIVORCES. Anua M. Koerrer flled a bill for divorce from Charles ¥, Koerner, he having been convicted of perjury sioce thelr marriagze, and sentenced to onu year's lmrrlwnmnnt in State’s Prison, where he is now reslding. Katherine Maschick, having been, asshe claims, compelled to abamdon her Liusband, Wenzl Mas- cliek, yesterday filed a bill to make im support. her. Sho was marrled to tum in 1802 in Letin, Bohemin, nnd left hima few days ago, The cause of It was his {l1-treatment. It appears that i the Intter part of 1877 he visited « fortune- teller, or clalrvovant, um! she informed him that the chiid of which he was about to be- come a father “was not his own, Ile then went home and Abused his wif churzed her with sdultery, and In July last shot und serlously wounded her. ‘The ball has never been extracted, but she refused to prosecute him, and he, after compelling her to take nn oath that ahe hud always been fatthful to him, went back to live with her. He, however, soon beean abusing her again, aud she was dlmlly obllged to leave . Ho 18 the owner of n saloun and two lots un the corner of Twenty- second street und Portlund avenue, ami she aska that he may be restraiped from disposing of it, nud may be compelicd to furnlsh Ler with o scoarate muintenauce. ITEMS. Judge Blodgott's eall to-dny extends from 107 to 220, Inclusive. No case on trial. Judees Gary, Jameson, and Booth will hear motions to-lay, Judge Rogers sulunitted cases, nnd Judges Moore and Farwell divorees, UNITED STATES COUNTS. C. Wyllis Betts, Leustee of James W, Pryor, d, began @ sult yesterdny agalvst Wille ‘Titden to recover 30,000 BANKRUPTCY, Discharges were lssued yesterday to the fol- lowing partics: James Fargusson, Williatn Woods and George H. Woods, W, H. Bushoell, Witlium Richard, and Charles 1L, Allen. George W, Campbell was apnointed Assignee of Merwin V. flotehklss, and Bradford Hancock of Albert Sawyer. SUTERIOR COURT 1N DIIEF. George Metz, Jr., began 8 suit yesterday for £11,000 nzatust Benjamin L and Samuel Schoe- veman und Jacob Eisendrath, Jullus Rosenthal commenced asult sgainst Clirlstopber Stange to recover $10,000. Willlam Beard et al. sued Jamos Couch for $1,000. Julius Hiass began o suit by attachment awatnst Gustave Bossange and F. L. Gardiner to recover 82,000, CIRCUIT COURT. Rachel Masser began a sult awainst J. Q. Grant and J. . Farlin to recover vossession uf o quantity of furniture und other household equipments, valued ot 81,000. J. L. Puits brought suit for $4,000 ngainst Lugh W, Matthews. Sophin Drach comnmenced an actlon in tres. puss usuinst George Schmitz, clatming §5,000 damages. de fam M. . CRIMINAL COURT. FJohn Willlams and Patric Gaffney were found gullty of rohbery, und given uvine years cach in the Penitentiary. Thumas Curcy was trled for larceny, found gullty, und given two years in the Penlientiary. Jumes Rourke und James Boyles were founa guilty of driving away u horse, and were given ten days each [ the County Jah, T'ROBATE COURT. Judge Kulekerbocker l{ciurdnr decided the case of C. A. Burley, Receiver of the Cook County Nattunal Bank vs. thue sdmintstrator ot the estate of Clara Irene Laog. to recover the doubla liubility on $3.300 of pald- up stock. ‘The stock originally belonged to Tsaac C. Day, nnd descended to Clara Irene Lang, oue of his heirs, The claim of the administra- tor was, thut the treosfer of the stock was fuvalld, on the ground that the trausfer books of thel bank did nyt comply with the requirements of the statuto in the Naotjonal-Bunking act. 1f this claim should bo upbeld by the upper courts it would render only the originul corporators lisble on the stock, und would make a materln] d!fference in the asgets in the hands of the Recelver, Judize Knickerbocker, in piving bis decision, sald that thie questions Lo be determlvea were whether the bank was insolvent, whether Burley was Heceiver, whether decedent was & stockholder at the tims of herdeath, and what was the amount of her indcbtedness. Burley’s certificate of apvointment is in due forin and dated Feb, 1, 1876, ‘The Comptroller of the Treasury issued nn order mssessing the stock 100 er _cent oo it face value Junc 5, 1876, ‘I'he Judee decided that there was u prima facie cose of fusolvency, and that the transfer-books complled with il the requfre- ments of the statute, and that hence the de- cedent was a stockholder at the time of her de- cease. 'The clain was therefora allowed agalnat the estate for 33,300 and accrued interost. An appeal was taken to the Clrewt Court. ¥ Mouroe Bishee & Ball uppeared for Recelver Burley, und dJudee W, M. R, Wallaco for the udministrator. THR CALL MONDAY, Jupox B Junar: G y 2040, 217, S, 205, P41, 240,23, 248, “nll' fnclusive, No. %10, Beyor va, Debn, on teinl, Jinge JadneoN—Assints Judge Uary, No, 4,450, Coney ve, Mason, on telal. unux Moowe—Contedted motions, Jupur Hougna—Set case 5,207, Meadowcroft vn, German Nutional Tiank, and calendor Nos, 1 to 10, Inclusive, of new culendor, No cuas on trinl. Junur DooTi—Set cave 4,871, Droyer vs, Snoll, and calondar Nos, 558 10 541, ' inclusive, on old calendur, No cae on tnal, Junur McAviivren—Motion for new trial in 2,407, Fox ve. Liverpoul, London & Globo Insut. unce Company. dunuk FarweLL—Contestod motions, Jupnk WiLLians—Now, 006, 907, 1,004, 1,003, and 1,000, JUDSMENTS, UniTen Stares Cineurr Count—Jupox Drona. wrr—Charles Stratton ot ). v, Martin Klocman, Charles A, Jamicron, and G, chlmbts verdies, S1, 400, —Catherine McGuira Victor Sewlng: Muachine Comuvany; verdict, 820,.—W, I, Brhent w8, Haluh Plumb esd Francis linckloy, $7,040,24. 7l BUPEMON COURT—LONFEXBION: 2 Lamb ve, Froderic Lamb. 3, 02, ~Bamo va. Sanie, $1,080,41, —Grecuebaum :s,'xm:’n“:--, Jacot Riciy, 30,40, —Samo ve Same, it 40, .lumn:‘nun'—vonch & Stern ve. Loufs Elson- th, $1150,17. Jdaxizson—John Dalton va. City af Chi- 7. Count—Iupgk Rourus—=R. W, Hobine Richurd Knill: verdict, $I18.50,—M, W, Robinson ¢t nl, v, Al 80, —E, B, Lowell ullets Meoting fn the Alr. The probabulity of bullets und other missiics meeting in their filabit when shot from opposite vuints i such numbers a3 they would ueecssarily te u battle, @8 certainly wot by uny means doubttul, The posalbllity of suckinlustles being wedded together by thelr contaet, however, seems su deeudedly remote thut such a reault anvears 10 us cortainly phenomenal, It appenrs, however, from Forat and Stream, $hat the New York shot manufacturers, Measrs, Tatham Hrothoers, ceeasfonutly found builets welded topether fn the serap-léad hrought from the battio-dlelds of the American Clvil War, und Lieut,-Col. dulin A, MeLaughlin recently for- warded two bullets to the S¢ entifle Araeriean so Impacted in each other which were also pleked up ou the sume fiekls, Ho it at the time of the rotreut of the Federar Gen, N, P, Banks, after his deleaty, In attemptivg to capture Burevepurt, Lu . In the summier of 1564, he (Lieut.-Col. McLaughlin) was tu communid of omy ol the retreating regunents. A purtion of bis reghnent wus thirown forwurd on the flank of the maln body i skirnnlshivg order, Theso two bullets, be suys, were impacted fn the air between his skirmishers und the skirvmlsticrs of the enemy, amd feil like s spent ball near the hewd of the column of the muli budy, A Drum- Major, secing thy tssile fall gear him, picked it up, thinkitg it to bu u spent hultet, it found the two buliets welded ‘together, — Hu after wards presented {6 to Licut.-Cob McLuughlin, One of the bullots belonzed to a larger bore rillo thau the other, and the larcer ous is stated to hove heloneed to the Coufederates, 88 it was of o calibre then known to by much used by them, und sumowhat largzer in bore thun thie ritles used by the Northeruers. It ls suoposed thut the larger bullet hud traveled o sliorter dlistance than the swaller st the fustans of fmpact, und puaribly bad been propelled by u superior quality or quantisy of powder, ‘Fhis, touether with ts weleht, §s thorghbt to have had the effect of driving the smaller bullet back beyond thie low frow which tu was Ured. This wus a suit |! Annual Report of the lllinois Rail ’ road and Warehouse Commissipners. Loee vy Statistics of Interest Regarding Railronds in This . State. Things Which the Commilssion- ers Have and Have Not Done. How a Load of Auriferons Multioaulis Was Soaked Through Iowa. ILLINOIS RAILROADS, Special Dispateh 10 The Tribune. BrriNgrizLy, Feb, 14.—After many delays nnd tribniations, the Rallroad aud Warchouse Cutmmissfoners bave finally succeeded In getting n portion of thelr eighth annual report through the press fnnsatisfactory shape. Commisstoner Oberly has been devoting the past week o cor- reeting proofs, nnd to-day advance shects of that portion of the report pertalning to rail- ruails have been given out to the press. This embraces the general portion of the report, or what the Commissloners call thelr *stump speeeh,” In which all the inforination contained fn the detslled reports from vach road {s sum- marized amd comimented upon, This portion of the report is herewith iven: TIE RAILNOAD NETURNS. On July 1, Inat, we sent ont & blank form for re- ports better adavted in our opinion to sccnre ace curate. returns Lin the one previoualy used by the Camniseion, To the queationa therein contained we persisted in requiring snawers, and can conse- quently report more cumplote returns from the railrond corporations fur the year enatag June 30, Inst, thap have ever herctofora Leen made to this ofice. In these rcturns the Ilinole operations ‘have been njore effectually scparnted from those of the whole line, and facts, nover before fur- ished, relating to' the pliysical condition of the roads—grades, - cursature, ~ballast, duration of superstructure, and rolling-atock, etc,—have been sapplied. ‘This class of facts (s regarded as nn important factor in auy etlort to salve the vroblem of the deterniination of rcasunablencas in ratea fur transportation: aud we iave no doubt that datn of this kind. in addition to th custumay fnforma- tion furnished by our reporte, will be intereating 1o the people and supply information on a stilject ot importance to the public, concerulng which, from thio very nature of tho case, thy wasses have but little knowledge. ROADS REPORTING. Reports have been received from fifty-onn ronds, one less thun last year, The Edwardeville, Ma- ring & St. Louts Ratlrond, having been purctased by the \Vabash Ratlway, {8 reported this yesr s part of tuat road; the Gliman, Clinton & Spring- feld Rallroad, reported by n Recoiver lnst year, in now roporied as purt of tho [linuis Ceniaul, by Which 1L has been 1eascd, and tho Grayvilio & Matr tnon Railroad, last year reported as projected and unficished, s now reported as in operation. ‘The followlng-named rozds, in additlon to the Gliman, Clinton & Springtield Itailroad, already utentitned, have passed frow the hands of Heceiy- era and becn reorganized under now names, viz., the Chlcago, Danville & Vincenues, now named the Chicago & Eastern Iilinols} the Iron Mountain, Chealer & Eastern, now named the Wabaah, Chas. ter & Western; and the Peoria & Rock Taiaud, now namad the Huck Island & Peors, 3 The following-named roads are reported by Res ceivers, viz.: ihe Cairo & 8t. Louta; the ¢lalro & Vincennes; the Chicago & Iowa; the Chicavo & Paciile; the Chicsgo & Paducah; the Chicage, Pekifl & Bunthwesterns the Illinofs Midland; tho- Indiananolle, Bloomingten & Western; 1ho Ohlo & Mississippis the Parie & Danville; the Peorln, Pekin & Jacksunville; the Sornefield & North- western; the St Louls & Southestern, and the Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw, In_all fourteen. Uf tnis number, five—the Cairo & St. Lous, tha Chi- cago & lnwn,ulhi Chlcago, Pekin & Southwestern, the Iitinois, Midiand & Peorit, Pekin & Jackson- ville roads—Lave gone into thehandaof the courts alnce our last report. The Decatur, Mattaon & Southorn Hallroad was wold by order of Court March 14 1aet, and placed in the hands of a trus- teaby whom {t was repartca 1o this oflico. LBNOTH OF TRACK. The following tabla contains a comparative tement of tho railroad track owned in 1877 and 78 by the rallroad corporations reporting to this oltice: Whole Tine—~ || Line in_ Tilimata— Afiles. Miles. Track on— Forty«two roads fall senger per mite aenger-fare average, . and the 8t, Louls Aceldents to thom, Passesgers 1878, Inc. 7 Eunloyen 51 11 Othera...,, 2 108 d6 . 207 ®0 90 17 INJURED, 1877, 1878, Inc, Dec. hy 2, 10 B S 164 606 . 472 B 45 Tt will bo obgerved that tha decreaso of passon- ger fatality tnis year, as comparod with laat, wan 30 por cent, amid the decreaso of injury Lo présen- gers 2143 per cont, The decrease of employe fntality was 91,54 per cent. and of injury 12,20 per cent; but there wasan increase of fatality to ttothera" of 97,97 per cent, and of *uthers® Injured of 52,02 percent, Duoring the yenr 21, &5, 487 passengora were carnied, and fast year 5 n increase of 1,141,400, ‘T'ne Increase of mileage this yenr over last, ail classon of tralna, \as (157,015, train smleago decreased 308,803, while that of freight tratan fncroased 2,812,811, ~The passon- er-train mileage decre i3 1.01 por cent,and the relght-train mileayo increase 5, 85 per cent, The mileage. of emply r eight roads roporting, was 001,01 crease ovor last year of 61,404,014, Suven of the companles” reporting mileage of mixed trains make no other refurus, that being the only class of traing rin npon thetr foade, A report mticago of tral Nine 0 (0 ro. Fiveof these nive s a reason for failure that they keep yo such account, PASSUENUERS, The total number of passengers cneried during the year wna 21, 65,487, 'Ilic number carried one mil@ was B30, 817,014, The averags number car- vied por car, a8 estlmnted from the returns of fif- teen roads, was 21,40, ‘The averaye digiance trav- cled by each passenger wan 41 milles, The Michlyan Central ahuws the highest nverage for each passenger, —Al, ) miles, ani the Sycamore & Cortland the Jowest—E. 00 miles, that “beiny the The nverage recelpts per pus- .14 conts. ‘The Lafayette, renorts thy highest pass cunta per witle,—and the Fittavurg, Fort Wayne & Chicagy the lowest— lengzth of the road. i 8 Bluomington & Mi 2,30 cents per mile. PREIGIT, The total tons of frelaht carrled wera 80,233, - 8. The totul ton curried onemile were b, 03 6d, The avernwe number of tons carried F t tivanty-one ronds reporting, was 107. The highert averase numoer of tons carried pur train ne , repurted by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern; the loweat average wan 28 tons, reporied by the Sycamore & Cortland, ‘The averago num- ber of tona carried per car wus 7,54, 'The bighent average number of tons carried per car was 10,60, repurted by the Lafnyeite, Bloomington & Mvsts- alppl. o luwest average wne O tons, reported by the Chicago, Mil kee & St. Vaul, the e vana, Rautoul & n, the Cairo & St Louls, ithenstorn, The Bverage recelpts per ton per mile were 1,58 centa, ‘The following table containe A claestrication of the tonnage and a comparison of the wnuage busi- ness of 1877 with that of 1878 12 VKRR Bguctism &%a8 rask 5 BBfg ok o g 58 & & Bag? g T Badn ] T ESER: : L4 «ee +aeG31O11IN PAIDIIVINUTIC uoPLIY 80D paiany suOL £08 'E6E ‘08 DET "CLE '85! Tho Increaso in tonnage of 1878 over that of 1877 1n 3,758,172, or 12,4 per cent. NECEIPTS. ‘The following table gives a detniled statement of the qmu receipts of entire Mine, and nleo the pro- portlon of receluts credited to Illinols, and com- pares tho gross recelpts of this with the groes re. celpts of last yeur: .. 1877, 1 1878, u.unl 11, 180] 4,073) 4,308 “'Tho leneth af daubis track on wholo line s 025,23 milea, of which 270,70 nro n lliinota, ‘Tho length of all track—donble, singlo and siging--estimated a continuoun lne, 18 18,477.85 mlles, Of this wrogute 12, Ui miles aro lafd with fron, and 5,543 with steel. ~ During the present year miles of steel aud 203 of fron were put down, CAPITAL BTOCK, Forty-three cm‘rorullum with 14,475,02 miles of, rasd report S04, 145, 085,06 capltal stuck. Of this, S5b, 084,277,050 is profarred, and s reporter DLy fourteen companies. ‘I'he averave por mile on cammon atock In $20, 405, and on common and pre- terred combined $24,404.01. Eight rosds make no capital ntock returns. Six of these are in the hauds of Receivoers, Tho other twro arc the ot Louts, Itock Island & Chicavo afl- zond, and the Grand Tower Mining, Manufactur. ing & Traneportation Cumpany, ‘e iatter, beint s nanufacturiuz oud nining company. owns radlrond us un incldont of ita Gusincss, and keeps 110 separate account of capital stock as apolied to ttarond, ‘Tho firat mamed glves ureaon for is failure to report nut e sntlsfactory un this by say. ing it ta **1mposaible to maku the statement . The roturna show 853,085, 017,42 mora common stock this than Inst year, but this {s in grost part only un apparont iiicrease, A fewof tho compa- nlea have increased their capltal stock, but most of the reported fucronse f8 Lo bo attributed to the uiore cownplete returna made for the present yuar, DIVIDENDS. Durlng the past year dividends were declared ng- gregating $11,058, 030,00, or an averazo of 6,10 per cent on tho entire amaunt of common and pre- forred atock reporicd e vaylng dividends. Last year the ugyregato dividends paid wero 87,800, 703,44, aveecent of 4.53, Thlsshowe anincreado of §1,251, 240, 62, DEDT AND COBT OF CONSBTRUCTION AND RQUII~ MENT. Forty-twa ronds, with 24, 885,12 miles of_track, report bonded, indebtodnesy of 128, 700, 600, U8, an average of $21,61 per milo, I'hu Grand Tower Minin, Manufacturing & Transportation Campany, unda the Louisville, New Albany & 8t, Louls, the Rock teland & Mercor County, and the Byeamare & Courtland Ruads, with un avgrezate of 74,70 miilea of truck, have no Londed dept, 'The ren Ing four non-repurting roads sre In the hun ul' Ttecelvers and fail ta report thelr bunded indebted- el “I'hirty-three companies report floating debts ag- gregating $11, B, 802, 70, "I'he ngurogate of bunded and floating debt ro- ported this year {s S310, U8, 30D, 47, an increnss oF $UD, (180, Batl, 1 over laat year—SUo, 15, 300, 20 of bonded unil §6,045.40:1,08 of foatinu, Tlus increasy muy be uccuunted for in vome measure by. tho fact that sumu of thu roads tuve udded to their dubts, but much the larger portion of It is duo o the mare purfect relurns made by the companies. "o new blank farie for roports was prepared for returns giving a detatled siatement of the cost of cunstruction sl equapmgnt. lany of the roads exprean inabllity ta give theso detstly, and twenty- three return the cost in aggreeate, Twenty-clght corporations, representiog 10, 165,42 i f Toud, SLOW 83 AEreuale cout fur construction and (‘l’nlpmrlli of 140,470, 77, an average of 110, 400 per mile, *Fho bondea und_stuck deut of thess toads a s o $4G0, 818, 1063, K5, The bone tock, and cost returns are for the whule proportion for Illinois {s not piven, liut iy uso of the eeturns 1o attompt- uie L0 approximate this proportion we would pluce thu bunded and stock deut of the rmiiruaade in Jilie nols ut 8313, 811,000, nud the cost of cunatruciion and cauipment at §:115, 300, UT0. 40, “I'hiree ronds made Bo report of ¢o of thowm Reculvere' ruads, repurts kuowing.” 60 o, T Eiy ost N0 mcans of EQUIPMENT, Tlo retutns of equipmant whow In_use: 1,428 locuniotivos, 1,405 passenger cars, 78 slecpiug caru, 16 diulng Sure, 25 oblcer cary, Vaggayo cara, 42,404 box curs, 5,035 tock cars, 3 cuboose cars, 20,168 Hat cars, dud 0,680 stiand, push, ung other cars, HRIDURS BUILT, During the current year 1,341 ridges, holng an aypregate length of 104,430 fect, wera built, DURATION OF EQUIFMENT, Tweaty-six corporations report on duration of equipment and superstructure, ‘The averagos run as follows: Locomolives, 15 years; passonuers cars, 16343 stuck-cars, 10} freight-cary, 1135 lron Tuils, 7 steol raile, 14: vk tice, 75 pine tos, 43(; cedarties, 6553 Lrune brid; D333 trestle bridees, “'ho shortest lite of ron raile lu tiree years, the longust twelve, Four roade pive ten years, Ouly foiir roads report tha lifu of sfcel rails, and thuy give mue, twelve, fiftevn, und twenly years respestively, EAUPLOYES—SALAUIES. The number of uniployes i 08, 031, with sgeregatiug $5, 000, 511, which s 3135 per cont of (he kross earcivgs of tho reportiug roads. OF thews employes, 10,604 are reported fu this State; but this is not a fact, although (he rolurus scem Lo Justlfy it, because'some of the ronds re- port thoir employes for the wholo liua without soparatiug those cmployed fo Tlinote. ACCIDENTS. The followink table abuws the nomber of passeu- =1 [ g4 g% | a3 2 3 kN H 3 H g 3 h o s Y 5 8| rw) @ 5 a - 19 K b & i 8_i 581 | 7 £l B |EneER o A 'GL3'15 8 209°018 T4 '09F ‘2018 560 1L S 026 QF5918 "*° T 7T BIG'ESC 'Ch § FBL0LG%0LS T Tt Tt IRoL, 505 el S b osvasiag | svariour | e et TANNINGE SUMMARIZLED, Entlre lino. TH In llilnols i}g‘.fll(l Excess of entirelinoover llinols. $ 82,142,018 Eatire line, In Hiinota, Incrense. ... $10, 607,030 i $10, 240,208 Decrense . T8, Rid Notincroase, ouor o8 O, TOML ouiasaeisns The aveeage gross recelbta por mile wore 80; « 804,43, Tho highest average per mile, roported by tho Lake Shore & Micuizan Southern, was $11,651.71, ‘Tho lowest avorave, roported hy the li;'f-m'vm" New Albany & 8t Louls, was atlo of passengor to froight carnings wa 1isto 2,20, 1t will be obacrved that the vxcess of enrnlngs on o whole Hin in very ereat dlsproportion to the mileage In this State. 'This s accounted for by tho fact that the corporatlons daing thu greater sharo of the business have lines that run into other Btater, and liavo 1o svstem af accounts by which the busiuens can be divlded, Taking the two state. wonté—cntire ine andl 1llinols—thie proportion of Lusiuess {or this Stato would be but £2,11 per cent of the entire amvunt, and this with 48 por cent of the entire mileage in Minots, I the proportion af Hliuols earniugs were onsed on mileage, uearly per cent of the recelpts wonld fal) to tho Siate, While such an cetimato would bo inuccurate it would be a eloser approxlination ta the truth than s resched by the partial returue sccompanying this report. EXVENSHS, "Tho exponses for the yeur wera: Operating expunses, $01, 402,471 1,710,408 Lo e 8053, 181, 478 ver cont of earningw including per cent uxcluding taxe oy mile of oporating ex, The highest asomo iy the Pittsbun or by.un per wau nilo was A Wayo o Roud, “Tho Jowout wis 62, “ro. the Lonlsviite, New Alvany & 5t Louls oad. ‘Thie ordinary operating expenwas of 1878 come pared with thowe of lust yuar ahow a decreass of 84211, 170, K1, whnle the expenses called uvxtraordi- voen fucreased over thuwe of Juet year I Year the taxca patd by rosds wore $2,300, - 823,01, and were wicluged In *oaywents 1 nddl- tion Lo operating expenses, "’ This' year 83,719, 400,47 taxes were puld, ond are Classted with oncrating exponses, e caraluge and expens with the preseat year ar table: of tast year compareil own {nthe fullowlng Uross Year, earnhigs. Frnenares, Net, 1H77 ...8 05,717, 4l 2§39, 781, 8T 1875...0° 105,40 LU, IAD 41,520 61 ‘The uet carnings for 1877 were 35 aud for 1578 39 por cont of gross curninze, FHOJECTED AND UNFINISUED HOADS. Fouricen projected roads are reuorted to this oftice wita an aggregate broposed leweih of 1, 164 mafles, 40 uiles Of ‘which are coupioted enid (13 gruged, routdé comploted aru tho lellovitie & Eldorado, miles, utl the Danville, Oluey & Ohlo Kiver, 8 milew, OF the 05 milew of comploted siading, O niles Yolong to the latter raud, 20 to tho Peorln & Fuzrmingion, 1 to the Freopurt, Pecatonica Valloy & Blato Lind, i1 10 the Milwaukos & Bt, Louis Alre Ling, and the Collinsyille & Venice Houd, "Tuo amonnt of stock subacribod to theas corporas tions fa §1,849, 760, of which 8:12, 000 i rovarted wpald up, The approzate suwunt expended by theso corporations s §308,050. 51, ARBITRATION, Inour report of last yeur we called attention to embarrassinents of the Commission vecssioned by ho act of 187 to pravent oxtortion and unjust dis- crimination in the rates chiarged for the transporta- tion of nassenwers atl freizhin on rallronis in this Stato, 'This question has been before the Saprema Counrt soveral yoars, and brfore it has heen deciled tho Commisslon cannot ellectnally accompiish the wurpuss of ita creation, 1f the act of 187:) ahall ho sustained, the Commliesion can then go into the court, if compelied to do no in enforcement of the vrovisfons of that act, with resulting great benefit 10 the public; but we have determincd that, pend. ing the action of the Supreme Court in this matter, it would be unwise as wall as osclessly oxnensive to the Leople, to rosort to the courte in any but nite time. 1 than described despair gave way to jov. O, pray-hatred rats, who hiad lived in that bullding since their chitdhond and gone through all the vicessitudes of ile, nctually shed Lears of joy and dancod around as lively as young kittens. Flens juinped from seat to seat and plnched sleepy people waiting for the trains to compol them to partieipato In the foativitles, At an carly hour In the morn- Ing thie boss rat {asued a call for a general incoy- Ing to pnss resolutions of thanks to the man. agers of better be can imagines how the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chieugo et ealicy ol hrbnioating " hotwaen | fOF the encrgetic stand they have tnken in their thelr complaming patrons and the | beball, ‘Fhe Indies’ waitiug-room was soon rafiroad corporations. Wo are enabled to report etisfactlon with the result, In shinost every ine etance the Commission has succeeded in setthng campinints to the satisfaction of the parties thera- to, The rallroad curporalons have pramptly cor- rocted abuaca whcnever called by ns to thoir atten- tlon, A caso of recent development, in which threo companles are involved and which {8 now be- ing considered by us, may, however, require a fo- sort to the Iaw; but we liope that, éven in this con- troversy, wo shull succeed in doing specdlly by arbitration what my bs done tacuily and oxpensive- 1y in the courts, That generally satisfactory results have attended the efforts of thie Commisslon acting as & board of arbltration, suguusts tie probability that, after the Ttailroad law of 1873 shall have been approved hf' the Supreme Cauri, the ralirand cotporations wiil speedily adfnsi themeelven into harmony with the railrond legisiation of the State. 1n this connection tve may say that some of the camplainants ngalnst rallroad corporations seem to deslro to make use of the Commission 1o extort frum the roads they complain of apecial favors for thomselves, Apparently thuy submit their come lalnts, belleying thut the Commission will act as & sort of constubiiiaey and move at thelr direction withaut ascertalning the truth or weight of thelr charges. Cases of this kind, whon examined, place ths comolalnanta in a not very onviable light, nnd nsually develop the fact that tiiey have had at vome time advantuges that made them the recipl- cnts of the reauits of discriminations In their fa. vor, Itshuuld be gonerally known that the Coni- mlsalon, winle recognizing i1 daty to uso atl pos- alble means necesenry to pratect the peopls from oxtortions and_unjust discriminations, does not believe 1t Abonld wantonly crusade againat any of tha rallway corporations of tha Htate, We belicve these corporatione ue weil s the public have righta that ougut to be respected, EXAMINATION OF ROADS. In another way the Commussion bad added to ite duttes and uscfalness. It has commenced the practice of inspecting roads, During the year the Calro & St Louls, the Calro & Vincennes, the Indlanavolis, nluomlnt'lnn & Western, the 11linols Midiand, the Ohin & Mississippy, and the Toledo, Peorla & \Warsaw l{oads were inepected, The hridges, culverty, condition of embunkmont, tes, ralls, fastenings, etc., were carefuily examined. “I'hexe roads are in the rands of Hecelvers, Reports n dutall of their conaition were made and copien of these reports sent 10 the munaging oflicers of the crowded with such a conglomeration of vermin 85 bas never assembled herotofore. e most prominent in the party made eloquent remarks lauding to the skies the kindncas of the Penn- sylvania officials, aml denouncing the ofiiclals of thie other rouds for trying to expel them from their cherisbed home, in which they had been born and grown old, and in which they meant to dle. After all had piven {full vent to their feellugs, a series of resolutions was passed, thanking the oflicials of the Penn- sylvania Company for their love to the vermin race, und pledging themselves never to bother or disturb any of these kind-hearted gentlemen either ot iome or abroad, while vengenuce was sworn against the officlals of the otler roads, and every rat, mouse, cockroacll, bedbug, Hen, cle., was pledged to make himself ns uffensive to thein as possible. Mr J. N. McCullough, Vice-Prestdent of the Penvsylvanla Company, was Immlllnu\l!lhy recommnended a8 'resident of the Natwonnl Hoclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Vermin, After adjournment, a great bnur‘ucl was held fu the halls of the depot, which lasted until latoin the night, The festivie ties will be countinued for sonie days, oud thoe olficials of the Pennsylvanta Compaoy hava been luvited to participate as nonorary guests. THE CIINICAGO POOL-AGENT. The announcement mads In yestorday's Tris- ONE, that the Chicsgo roads had apoointed u poal-agent some timo ago, at the pzrsonal so- licitation of Comtnissioncr Fink, but that after~ wards Mr. Fink refused to recognize bitm und ordared the reports to be wmade direct to him, caused some flutter amung the roads leading Enst from this city, who bad hoped that thue matter would remain asecrel. ‘The ofliclals who sided with Mr. Fink fin this matter ctaim that the Pool-Agent was not regularly appolut- ed, The gentleman In question, Mr. J. White- hend, a clerk in theofifceof Mr. Meldrumn, West- ern General Treight Agent of the Fort Wayne Road, was sent to New York to get acquainted ; ith " the businoss. Nelther $r, Fink vor rods and tothe courts contralliug them." Itisa | Tatter of much atisfaction to report that the ronds fho., Vandeehilk. rondl, D:_";‘;:g"‘p"l.':;‘ A iR nors jow br our saggodtione oM@ | the “pogition, . owlnz ~to his relations with an Interested rond, and for this reasun thiey opposed his confirmation and voted to send the dally reports to Mr. Fink ut New York. Mr. Meldrum, on the other hand, claims that Mr. Whitehead was regularly appoluted, and that lie {8 an able freight accountaut, who could impllcitly be relica upon to do his duty to all the roadd interested. His rejection, he thinks, was slmply due to a deslre of thu Vanuerbllt roads Lo have their own way in overything. Thesa lnl\aecuum were without precedent in the history of the Commission, and were entered npion 1n conscquence of reports that certaln of the roads of the State were fu & condition that mads them danyorous highways of travel and freightage. Wo were aware of the fact that the statutes gave us no authority to compel tho reparation of a road If we enonld find it defective, but, in the expectation that the fact of calling nttention to defects danyes- ous to life and property would, by moral compule slon, securc the reparation wo might believe neces- sary, tho volicy of inspection wne entered upon. Ieaults have justified our expeotativn, POOLS. Pooling combinations have becn eatablishod at many of the mmneunf polots of the State. Our attentlon has oeen direcled to thie fact, but we HOCKING VALLEY. Corvanos, 0., Feb. 14.—A party of Colum- bus capitalists held o meetiog to-day and organ- 1zed the Columbus, Scioto & Hocking Valloy 1..,:,“ mmu‘ ‘1,1: chvu.} xll:rw;nl(:nral;-:‘n lgglln N)ril:’:; Rallroad Company, whoso object fs tobuflda {ru tnty have for thalr abject tho malotenance of | F08d from Ashville, on the Scloto Valley Rall- d, to the Hocking Valley conl flelds. Peter Hayden, of New York, E. T. MithoL and Wil iam Mongpeuuy, of thia city; arc lutercsted in this enterprise. higher ratea than could exiet if comvetition wera permitted to operate without restriction, snd 1o this way they deprive the public of a bonelt it cialms ‘the right (o enjoy,—tho Jowest rallroad rates free competitiun can” crente; but combloa- tions of thia kind are not prohibited by law. If, however, by such cumbinations railroad rat should bo made unreasonably high, orif the pool- inz corporations shonld unjustly discriminate in 1avor of or against any person of place, the parties to the combination could then be reached for pan- ishment under the pruvisions or tlic act to provent oxtortions and unjuat discriminations, ut tho Cummission baw no information of a reliable char- acter that uny of the **pools™ have charged u rensonoble rates, On the contrary, onr informu- tion {s that in most cases the pool-rates have been belaw the schedule rates fixed by this Commisslon, Under this stute of fucts wo have been unable to do anything to prevent or prolitbit pooling, ana we do not oelleve n dlscussion of the subject in this report would lead to any good resalt. IOWA RAILROADS. Haectal Disoatch to The Tridbune. Dxs MoiNgs, Fob, 18.~The Missourt, Towa & Nebraska {8 casting about to sec how it can “gzet out of the wilderness,” At a recent meet- ing of the Divectora at Centervillo the old Board of ofticers ‘were re-clected, with Gen. F. M. Drake President. ‘The affalrs of the Company swere found fu satisfactory condltion, and it was docided to move on west, {f the ncople will give their aid. Four routes are under consideration; 1, T'o extend from Glenwood, Mo., to Kansas City, 2, From Princeton, ITEMS. Kirkland Statfon, on the Chicago & Pacifle Rutlroad, which was discontinued a short time azo owing to a misunderstanding between the Recefver and Mr. Kirk regarding the deed to the ground on which the depot was located, has been reinstated ogain. Mr, Kirk, who, it is clatmed, refused to sizn the deed for the right of way as per ngreement, bas come to tune und signed the Eropcr documents. Business was resumed at that place yesterday, the Cumbany und Mr. Kirk exchanging valentines as a tokenn of reconclliation. The General Ticket and Passenrer Agents who hud been at_Cincinnati to attend to the meetings of the Central und Westorn Assoclu- tions uf General Ticket and Passenger Agouts returncd yestorday. ‘They say the only thing doune worthy of mentlon was the adovtion of a resolution providing for a uniform system for more meetiugs of the sectional Assouiations will be hield until after the annual convention of the General Tleket und Passenger Auents' As- soclatiun of the Uulted States and the Canadas, which will be beld in New York, March 13, ¢ What are the pasaenger rates to the East to-day " asked a TRIBUNE roporter yosterday of the Goneral Ticket and Passengror Azent of o leading road. **The rate 15 un the basis of $20 0., to the AMissourl River, using the Chicago, Rock Istand & Pacific Road | to Now York,” replied the rallroad from Centervilto to Princeton. o r:p’gga’ . “‘"}'.‘“, Dlad, m‘lu Eb:x;)'.;' :fht . q {0 8, From Centorville to Corydon, Wayne | the +ePottel, & L County. 4, rom Centerville to Chariton, connecting with the Des Molucs, Indiancla & Chariton Road, . The frat and fourth appear to have the lead. Ty running to Charlton they will got dlrect con- wneetion with this city, and can compote with the trunk lines centoring here for traiic. It has been o natter of ereat surprise to the people of the Des Molues Valloy thut no direct routo to St. Louis has been opencd, whilo Chi- cago hns been eridironfog the country from one cnd to the other,fbut it now npi‘(w" thut It bag entered into the minds of the Keokukers that, inasmuch as the recent pturchase of the Keokuk & Des Molnes Rond by the Chicago, Rock Islund & Pueifie virtually puts them solely ov a Chi- capo road, they st devise some way to get to Bt. Lowis and ‘nuother market. A contract bhus been made with the St. Louls, Kansas City & Northern Company by which the trains of ‘the Keolkuk route are to run from Dardenne over the St Louls, Kansas Cflz&, Northern to 8t. Louts, ‘This will give Keokuk a direct river routo to 8t. Louls, aud, In fact, a direet Jine with unbroken connectlons from Fort Dodze via this elty and Keokuk to 8t. Louis, und Is of yast importance to the Dces Moines Valley, as it will tnake 8t, Louts and Chicazo compotitora at Keokuk nud here. ‘The Wlinois Central has reduced wheat rates from Fort Dodee to Chicago from 40 conts fer 100 poupds to 87 cents. A cffort Is being made to build a road from Cherokeo via Primpghar to Sibley, on the 8t, Paul & Bloux City, uud to oc operated as a branch of that road, . 1t was rusnored a short timo aro that the Chi- capo, Burlington & Quincy Directory had de- vided to purchnse the Hopkins Branch of the Kansas City, aud the necessary fuuds were voted secording to their estiwation of its valuy, whicly 1t apoears, was not the price asked, The Chicagro, Burlington & Quiney, falling fn the purehase, announced its detormination to lay a track from Hopkins to Atchison, unless tho other, parties acceded to their terms, wherent the Kansas City returted that they would build & track direct to Chicago from lookins, Atehi- son, or 8t. Jo, and thus the matter stands. ‘Pl causo_fa sali to be the excessive rates tho Chleazo, Burliugton & Quincy is compelled to puy for ‘a short buwul over the Kunsus City, which It does not provose to puv. ‘e 8t. Louls, Kansas City & Northern has contracted: with the Clinton” Bridze Company for the removal of the old bridge on their road ovar the Des Molues River at Ottumwa and tho erection of & new one, to bo comploted tn ninety davs, ‘The same Company are renewing nioe brldzes on the Central Raflrond of towa, ‘Those four car-loais of “glik-worms ¥ which wera jorlied over the Chieago & Nortiiwestern atthe tall end of & passenger-traio o few days ago fn four und a hall hours leas than ruaming schedule time, notico of which was made in Tuw Trinuxe, turned out on arrival at New York to be Government gold bricks billed as “afll-worms.” | ‘Thers was eightecn millions of . Tho “boya ' tovk it alone all the same, though they now think they would have been s listle nervous had they kinown it when they were waltlng for an “hour in the wouds at Moluroua to cool off » hot box. ‘Tha track on the Charitou Branch of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quiney will yeach Indianols next Saturday, whers it will conneet with the branch ot the Chicago, Rock tslund & Paaifle, Trutus will bo put on at ouco, Hawkrrn, *“That ia gnnt what we chargo,” replled the roflroader, “but if a passenger re- fuses togive more than §186, 817, or 13, wo won't let blin go to sowe other rond,” This exvlains the situation recarding the passenger ditticulties to the East at present. The roads charge the rezular rates, but they will come dowa from $3 to $4 If they eannot do better. The Pullmnn Palace-Car Company has re- celved orders from the London & Grent North- ern Rallroad of Euvgland to build for them severnl hotol palace-cars which this raflroad menns to introduce on its line, ‘The recular Pullman sleepers have been successfully run on this road for sume time past, und o requisition for four more has nlso Just been made. The Pullmun yalacecats are _ galning preat popularity sl over Enhand, The Pullman neople are algo building a speelal car for & party of titled Englishmen, who pro- pose a hiuting excursion us far West as they can go. The car contuins bedrovins, kitchens, diving-rooms, und game-compartments, nod will cost $15,000. The Bpeclal Committee, which has beea ap- pointed by the Illiuois Leglslature atb the re- quest of Mr. Georzo M. Pulimay, Presdent ot tho Pullman Paluce-Car Compaoy, to Inform themselves ns regards the palace-car busineas, which the Legislature talks of regulating, witl e hiere next Monday to make an fnvestigation of tho matter. Mr, Pullman feols convineed that he can show them by the records of the Company that the present ‘charges for berths are not uxtravagunt, and that bis Compuny is getting no more than a fair return for the mupey invested. o suys 1t will not bo pos- eible to furnish such accommodations as are given fo the Pullman cars for o less rato thau i charued at present. In making reductions to delegates und others attending conventions and muotinegs of every description ulong the lino of the Iliinols Central Ratlrond, the followine will bu thu method of aking such reduced rates ou and after this day, and will supersede all former plaus, such ns retumning on cortifi- vates, ete. Arrungomunts In each cose will be made for the sale of excursion tickets, Delegates aud others untitled to them will be provided with a dlank which isto b liled out certifying that the applicant (s a dele- Eate to such convention or meeting to be held at such day, aud by urrangement is untitled to an excursion ticliet over thu Illinots Centrul to the ptace of mecting and return, ‘I'hese orders will be supplicd from the General Ticket Olfles to the proper ollicer of the conventions or meetings, to be distributed by hlin to persons entitled to them. 'They must be presented to the agent of tho company at the starting polnte as given on thely face, who will lionor them, selllnis to the holders excurilon tickets botween the stations named. PENTECOST. Lnct Evenlug’s Revival Servicos, The congregation at the First Cungregational Church lust night was quite as large us that of any night of the present week, ‘Fhiero seems to bean fucreased futerost fy the work of the re- vivalists, Messrs, Yenteeost and Stebblus, as the members who remalu after services for counsel aud advico testily. Lastulzhi's services were bezun with a sone by the chiofr of mals volce: ‘Ilie Rev, Dr. Goodwin then read uutierous re- queats for prayer, and following tho readiug with & supplication for all the aux. fous and meedy ones. The male chofr sang very effectively “Are you coming to-night1® and Mr, sud Mrs, Btebbins follawed with the soug, *Bweeplug through the gutes,”” The Reov., Mr. Pentecost then ap- nounced that the Gospel meotings would b con- tinued through next week at thie First Congre- gutional Church, The Bible-readivies of next week will bo held daily at the samu church, commenciog at 8:80 p. 1, Mr, Stebbins ugaln sane, 1 AMr, Pontecost then spoke, hasing hils remarks upon Cbrlst’s miracle deseribed fn_ the fith chapter of the Goapel according to 8t Jubin, ‘The speaker read that portlon referring to the heallue of the woman Who was siflicted with a terrible digease. Tu the crowd which surruuad- ed Corist Lhe speaker supposcd thers wus push- ing and crushing, but when the poor wowusu DELIGHTED VERMIN. 'The rats and uther vermin held high carnival at thelr paradise, e so-callod depot of the Fort Wayne, Alton, nud 8t, Paul Railroads, all day yosterday, o nceount of the bright prospects of betnz allowed to continuc in ¢his their most favored resort for soms time lJonger. They bud been fu great distress auring tho week, owing to the reports that the bullding which they had {nhabited for go many years, and which offered them convenlences not poassible to bo found in any othier bullding o this city, was to L torn down, und would be replaced by a struct- uro not suitable for rats, mice, and othier vermin tolive in, ‘Yhey uad aircady packed thelr duds, wid wero ready to leave, when, to their great oy, they leurned yesterday murning that they would be sllowed’ to continus fn the pescelul cotlecting und reporting excess of bagearesi No' having touched the hem o Chrise = o healed of her great, lnllrmfi‘&rhm nrment nie upon et ife, Joaus pureelylng 5 a0 thad wone it of i tarhed i, ot the crowd and st 4 Who guye e o This mifracle the speaker ! tion of the fact that e " BOIL of (g not comd to a mass of peoplo i) wBe onu indlvidual, Men and A onee, bug g Joct to a disease far moro (‘l':nl«ll‘lu;‘lm;‘;:'mll sul afllicted the poor woman n the tex. fi‘whnh cada could o curad by the virtug f grl8 dis- ot interceasion with the Most (i Cicmeot ransom for their souls furnishod by Jq':'" the nud 1ifs blood, ANl men nowaday ey Harist Wil & great discaso of sin, and 1 fnere Alicted phiysiclans. cousultod n oy SFC ¥erema J lie heal 2 diseasea of sin, I'ie cne 0E of thy was Dr. Saducse Infidel, who i Sy Uhitlclany a sclenttllc standpolnt, Thisg K from that the rllauuro of nl’r‘.l';:;ntlll‘;lm‘nnm by 8 dronoiog ot of ‘the' Garistis (oS niterding the thicatres nud’ operas, Joireh aid gnn Dr. Mond-the-Flesh, who pmcnbnumm uld'fn Rule: “'Treat your uelehurs ..: 1 salfat! Dr, Do-Dettor ‘representen ™ 24,100 men who were always making refonens 0 promises and lalling to keep them, I, ‘xi“u $ou proscribed a wighty dose of religjo s coplng away from bad ninces—1y tho dl;‘;l e Dr., Orthodoxy was an enthusiastie beljey, i “im'“ depravity, The vatlents of ) fir i hyslelans suught llnYnlneu. but found nov They were probably represcnted .g“m' mectings, - One of “the greateat of th"w pll)'alcl:lln! was T Feel. ugteng il saging U belleve,” to “preseribod blg doses “l| your vonrlction of Alngr feol,” snylug ' feel this dosu of *fee) ang Heved ;Vllcn 'l‘ llll;xrlxI tllruv’v up ogau 1o belleve in the testimony of @ was on the aafe skic, and would n:hgud,fln, |Pcnker wished tw call particular attention the netlous of the ailltcted woman ot When she heard she believed fn the mwc?" Jesus Chrlst, nnd sha belleved so thorougly i s power thnt sl was satiaica that she. s but touch the hem of Christ's Rarment, 3 sbe knew she wonld saved, ;‘fl' was liealed instantancously, 8o muny bl i that conversion could not {m 1nxamuuneuugmfl should bo notlead that ul the. cures in the ket Testament were immediate in thely effect, “fi' woman might liave been w long time aettln, nfl to Christ, -but she was cured the Inu:mtg.hn touelied the boraer of Liis zarment, Just- ot man might be teu years Iy making u' his tufod to aecept Christ, but thesers stant that he concluded to ullow 1t ho was saved. The Lond was cltheg foa finrmuul of promises, und we had nothing 10do ut touch the hew of that garnient, upd salyy tion theoueh falth was nssured, ' 3 oV Mr. Stebbins then sang 'Touch the hem of His garment,” und the meeting was closel with the bencdiction, After the services large num. bers retatned to fuqulre the way of life, — THE SLUMBERING SOIL. Speclal Dispateh o The Tribune,s - Dwranr, fil,, Feb. 14—Thera s more frost Iy the ground to-day than at any previous time for two years. ‘The present hinrd freeze Is most oD portuné. Farmers bave been hoolng for jus this state of things, We may now lool ground to be fu finc order lnr) nluwhu:n[n‘:i “:: farmers are oll predicting a tino scason and good crops. AMUSEMENTS, T P Vs Sutidvivion AVESRD YN USE o Ju M. HAVERLY. lotor snd Mansger, LAST BATURDAY MATINER AND ¥ LAST NIGHT THIS SEASON (;k!’I:‘IXEL\J(Al{‘E;M ALCE OATES CONIC OPERY (0, IL DL 8. PINATORE, Anoriginally produced In this country by the 1_- VOLEY 'S T ITA TR, LAST TWO PERFORMANCES OF JANAUSCEER Under thy nuausgement of M, WV, () Joried by the favorite youn aetor, | TIORNE, aud a superior dramutle company, Grand Matineo £, e will R LADY MACBETH.. Munday, Fob. 17=] oul Comy, tn E. L.IPENG, MANAGER., MR, A, R SAMUELLS, MAD. 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