Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1879, Page 9

| —_— ceed to the officen of the Rocl nd Car-Co: Contel doption b lI1’allm 4o Infe Tha Sub-Com o the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1879—TWELVIY PAGES. 7 SLEEP —_— usion of the Labors of tho Legislative Investigating , Committee. e of Resolutions Thavking tho an Company for Facili- ties Afforded. — priow with President Riddlo of tlie Rock Istand Rond. 1% PULLMANS. sECON! D DAT'S INVESTIGATION, mittee appolnted by the Com- ads of the House to investizate nlie u:}::’:t the Pallman Palace-Car Coin- oy, witha view to roporting upon the proprioty 0 or improprlc redocing #le morniug snd put 1hls end siterInf o whet Graogen wred of Jook after the the firey jpank rompson, Ma: e et fellon sclousness seemes ithont ty of the proposed leglslation for plng-car rates, reassembled yester- in Mr. Pullman’s private ofiice, the finishing Louches on thelr work at of the line. . ‘e legleintive scckers ormation were rather lata in turninguo, 0 noses , the 8 Clileago, ~his bill to les, that they him, wera countod it was found that tatesman from Mellenry, had and hnd gono to Springlield to fate of his other reform irqn In " n:zulnu{"' i alning members, Mossrs, T];eonfi’gll Mu‘;rn)'. of Chicago, atd of Rockford, apparently remretted eformer’s sudden departure, but be buoyed up the gas with a con- could wet along particularly ns there dlin't seemn 1o be ansthiug speclal ahead outslde of drawing “After coming together there was ;",;;,“.’,",’,'fnl detay in getting down to busi- e A qut ba {he atyle of Balzac's ¢ Droll 0On coming to order at the calt d the time was ably spent {n running tch of antiquated yorns somewhat after Storfes.” of the Char- nan, Reprezcntative Thompson, Representative azon ay's and woul aadd d o hiad been looking over the Com- books, porticutarly the matter of salaries, he desired to offer o resolution which he dstate (n_the form of a motlon, He de- Jined 0 bis resolution to recite in justica to thy Iman g‘k with Mr. en]a&d esery facilit Tl the thought (b Committee mnke somo sort of o repos tlon. “Mr. Muson snid “Company were getiing letters from its stockholders n rezard to this matter, und he Company—having had ‘a moment's Lmri’n;]llmun—nufi the Committeo bad for making a thorough n-- he understood it tvas but just o the Company that rt, herefore, llke to draw a resolution 3:523‘3&'.;‘“ President_and othier oflicors of the Company had afforded the Committes erers facility for o thorough fnvestiration, Jhown fis aecounts, made atatensents regnrdlug s earnlngs on all rouds fis this State, und that the Committee had examined its books and found thoso statements to e verilied by them, fle thought some such resotution, reciting thete facts, was due to the Company, ind he would Incorporate fo it n provision for the ap- rointment of some member or members of ths Committee 1o go to wlrk m[ul ;m:puro a roport Iy sctting out these facts, “%'fie'éfir.'umnu Enld he belleved something like this must be_done, and hie thought it ought to be done. 1Ie” further thought it would be o ood plan for Mr. Mason‘to draw up the report bimself aud save the other membersof the Committee no little trouble, Mr. Mason was anuoprejudleed man, aud would vo douit do WIHAT WAS RIOHT AND JUST, 3r. Mason preferred that all the members zo towork on the report. The Chafrman truly remarked that too many cockg wera likely to spoll the broth, nnd My, Baiterworth added that four couldn’t make ng ood & repo: 1t 48 00C. The Chiafrman eald he supposed ¢t really be- Tonged to him, as Cnnlrmn:n, tomake the rejort, ot Mr. Mason was 4 fal bo bad never been inte unprejudiced man, ed in rafiroads og be (the Chalrman) once was, and, on the whole, itwould perliaps bo more ' sutisfuctory If Mr. Masun drew up the report, 3r. Butterworth moved that Mr. Mason be 1utborized to drow up a report expressing the weotiments which ho hud briefly set forth, 3Ir, Murray Interrupted the progress of events by inquiring it the Committeo was golog to fo- vertfgate any other companies, The Chsirinan thouwht there was no need of 10 the thom probably al} right. Ar. Mason thought 1t would bo well to talk with the oflicfals of other comvanfea runuing tleepingcars, The Chieno & Rock [sland,, tor Il;:]n&m, ran its own cars from hers to Council ulls. 7 drew up a satlsfactory repgrt, Just (floy " meant didun’t lmxeiy;'.- but it was Jir. Butterworth with some warmth declared that the Comunittee ought nut only to tallc with the ollicers of the Rovic Teland, but it ought to make thein keep thelr cars clean. Alr. Moson suggested the appointment of sev- enal commlttees of eatizate each company, ‘ilie Chal one to go right down amd in- rmgu remarked that the Pullman Company was the malu company in the West, 3r. Buttersor of the Kok Istund. The Chalrman remarl ¥labied to examine the co tobls heart's ontent. 00 Wag firat (s order, rth made au exception In favor d that anybody who mpanles could “do so The motlon of Mr. Ma- Mr, Mason gaid he wasn’t at al particular dbuut undertaking the labor ot drawingup g fegort, be would much Koy willing to Bim, The C| A, .\'l:unn ny charges of w i kia?lm e Mr. A In fa faso oty owing to buainess enguirements, orefer not to do it, nithough he do it it the Committeo desired balrman nnocently remarked tlmt: it drew “E the repore there conldn’t bo itewashlug or auything of n replied that the samo remark would |n§ly to every other member of the Com- pcakiuge tor hfmeel!, bie added that hy wlttee, vever hod any stoc! e Ci Pt any stock or other inturest In the ‘T () uofortunately, 4is U2 In real-eatage, r. Mason, vanted K;Irmun sald fate that It vrug h-l.vrmm SATISPIED WITH THE MANNER which the Company biad opened up this fn. veatleat! The peniin £ M, tlons, 3, B 10 fuvey r. Granger's alace cars, Ay ampany he und, 443 of the {l:ék Tsland gy imnnes vk . 1 . ben; Qb by e gy ton, ulterworth, tgaty the care. ils was utterworth, with ed llhul, » referring to his motion, & bassed now beeatiso it was due to thy ullman Compnny that the Committeo should when ho pald hisgimoney ecpliig-car, e wanted somewhere to aleep whers ho wouldu't becomo rroundings, erer, :l?“m that ho culled them drovers! In \ ho once hnd some, but, {uvestments were now tled sald he % motfon was then put and carrled, 4500 retired to prepurs his resolus , rolerclug to tho proposition ather companius, remarked resolution applied only to erstood it, the Yullinan 83 the uuly corporation running that sure of one thing—thut did not sun any walaco cars, 8ir. Butterworth what moro warmth than rars, for a e Claleman lanehingly rominded Mr, But- terw i Orth that he v, I und remiorked haltmuan) - gigpe now much about them, hoyg ‘ompany, he U8 pretty rongh on the Rock thut he (the e fyp ndl.d. semomber that lie once went to Yy u i R g tbe the Lesaleqg, Cony Ltemen atio) I R“ldlon of Kirugyg, Aecauni Company (g ¥ 2 ul e, Mr.Mason reappeared, bearing fn the folluwtue resolutions iy » ;flrrfi‘n'\'b'r'l'“‘“’“"““‘" has Liad every facill- he Presideut aud ofticors of thie liman {’nluca-t‘ar] Company for a thorough 1t comp bitat Ay :'0 B a rousoy e h’l‘hl one or u, 14 Feport for Mr. B s 'hulu“.‘,‘,':“'"""‘h moved tho adoption of the ] ! tey Gy Bey o g g, Com % Murtay fnqujr, 1 gy lmu{ul ‘t}‘uulnd wh S Chalrgy Cport eql lttee, l’Q‘Nuu addeq 1) ool Lo satd i did 4 for wos to Fould not bing 0 thut report it 9 We nave fonnd L Percent ;fldmuu-m af cated systum of bual- Wo have carofully oxamined fts books q 'F’.'{.‘E" ths statoments made by by such {nvestigation Car Company yleld but 4 Iuvestad oftar allowing ‘it noble per cent for the e property employed; be jt more members of this 3 2bvaintod to prepare o moro detalled our ezamiuation and con- other its adoptlon {n tiee, since the de- be submitted (o t the adoption of the the Committeo to his was one for the u,,mflmnnuuu und couflrmation, if ® regoly, MB. BUTTERWORTI Conmiygy nm'":ui_lmply stated how far the ;l:- but fajr 1o 3401 gy it wag all, aud he thought u,mmm”hlm Company, e U fS0lution "y, ty, uo ubjection to it adopted with great Mr, 1, hlum,,,,'f::“flh then moved that Mr, Mason 1) iy ! iy cu draw T8 4150 capyi Murrey igyed o i t Up 8 report to be suu- Yunltiee for its sdoption or ru- animously, ths Comuittes pro- plll!r and investigate its slocping-cars, ‘Lhin was also, aftor very Hittle taik, carried unanlmously, ” Mr. Murray waa in favor of going at otce. Mr. Mason sald ho ahioutid 1k to go with the Commiitee, but hie desired to spend some time with the Chief Accountant, in order to get the figures il other mater(al for his report, After some littlo tnlk, the Committee docided that the best thing 1t could do was to adjourn, get somethinis to cat, nnd meot at the Genern Bolleltor's ol?{e in the Rock Island depot, at 3 o'clock, by wich tima it was thought Mr. Mae gon would have gotten all the necessary mate- rlal for hfs report, ana would be at liberty to in- seatizate matters at the Rock Ialund ofhico with the other inembers of the Committee, This conclusion was earried nto practical of- feet by the Committee's ndjourning and golug forth in search of provender, 4 TIHT ROCK ISLAND. WHAT PRESIDENT RIDDLE BATS, At Bo'clock all the members of the Commite tee, oxcept Mr. Mason, walted upon President Riddle, of the Rock Istand Raflroad, to whom they were introduced by Mr. Withrow, General Solfcitor of the Company. In response to ques- tions from the Committee, Mr. Riddle said that ho kopt no separate account of the carnings and exponses of lils steeping-cars, which were owned by the Company, and run simply for the accom« modation of tho public. Therond extended trom Chicago to Davenport and Peorla, in 11li- nols, with an extension to Council Blufls, The rates were §1.50 for a double berth for one night, §3 for o section, and &0 for a stateroom. The Company lail twelve of theso cara alto- Rother, nud ran four in Illinols regutarly every night, although they kept two extraoneson hand forspeclal occaslons, Tnstead of employ(n) sleoplng-car conductors, as Mr, Pullmgn tid he Rock Island bud its regular train conductors look alter the runnlng ot the sleencrs, the col- Iectlyr of tickets, etc., although, of course, furalshing oue porter to ench car to. make up the beds, ele, Mr. Tiompson remarked that this was a sav- inge fu favor of the Rock Island ns against Mr, I'ullman of about $300 a month, flguru:fi con- duutut:n’ salaries at an average of 805 per month, Iu response to some questions from Mr, But- terworth, Mr, Riddlo sald he charged $2.50 from Cnleago to Councll Blufls, part of the trip be- fng performed fn a day-car and the remainder inasleeper, For a full scction they charged, for the same trip, 85, und wera just $1 under Mr, Pullman for the through ‘trip. As to the cost of his cars, he stated that some were built just after the \Var, nud cost from $1G,000 to 820,000, A foir valuntion of these twolve cars would bo from $130.000 to $£140.000. He had never figured up the deprectation in valuo of the cars, but supposed they could build a ear uvow for from 312,000 to $13,000. Bome of the cars had been run ten yoars, nud i that time they had of courae been rebuitt, 1t was o fact that they carried pnssengers in theso sleepers for Juss thun they dld “many classes of frelght. The investmant, bie thoueht, charging a falr propor- tion for expense, did not ylold tho Company 8 per cent. It ran it cars simply to accommodate the publle, nnd wouldn't run them if {ta_com- petitors didn't. The Company adopted the prinelple that, if there wus any money in run- ning gleeping-cars, it would have ft, aid, 3t not, thut it would run them as cheapty ns it could. Mr, Buttarworth askea bow the Comnpany came Lo fix on 3160, and Mr, Rlddle replled that o supposed it was beeause Mr, Pullingn started out with great celat to charge $2, and the Rock Islund thoueht it couid do better thon tha, aud charged $1.50. ‘Ihe Compauy also ran diuing. cars, sl ran behind on them, too. Generally speaking, bis lden was TO ACCOMMODATE TILE PUBLIC, whether the Company made or lost. Very often the cars hind to run with very fow passenizers ou board. This wus glso the case with Mr. Pull- maw's cars, 08 he knew from actual observation, When hie went to New ‘York lnst year he took his wife, pold uis fare, aud they were the only paseengers on the trip. Mr. Butterworth remarked that it the Rock Tsland had entered fnto u contract with Mr.’ Pullmau, Mr, Riddle would probable bave had o pass instead of h"‘“:f obliged to pay his fare. Mr. Riddie smited, und intlinated that that would probablo have been thu case. Mr. Thompson, by way of n parting question, asked Mr, Riddle whetlier, on the whole, the Rock Leinnd made or lost on its sleeplug-vars. Mr, Riddle repiled that the Compuny lost something {n tho actual runoing of the cars, but it felt that by runnine them je brought buslness which otherwiso It would not get. Taking fnto cousideration the welght of tho- cars, howover, and the expense, and the guestion of o fair interest on the Investment, ho should sny the Cutmpany was losing mancy, . Thin was sll the Committeo could learn at this point, st It accordingly returned to Me, Pullinan's oflice, Mr, Mason had not completed hils report—In fact, iad culy blocked It out, and was waitlng for the clerks In the offies to cony off certnin’ fluures and a number of tabulay statemeats which ho desired to incorporate in the document. It was therefore declded not to attemnt to present the report to the Committee until it returned to Springtield, and the states- men's intentiun was, when the reporter dropped out of the clrete, to Ieave for the Capital by the nijght tralo, arelving there this morning, ———— A CHINESE SLAVE. Tow Human Beings Aro Bought and Hold n Sun Franclsen, Sun Franclsza Chronicle, In the Pollce Court yesterdayn case was de- veloped which presents some pictures of the sociul life of the Chinese. The caso was againat Leo Chenn Kuy, arrested on a charge of bate tery alleged to have been committed upon Al Bin, n Chincse malden about 20 yeurs old. Prosccuting-Attorney Flood desired to show the manner in which the Chincse of this clty every day commit outragcous fclonles, und ques- tioned the complainant with that purpose, Al Sin'a testimony, ns travslated in court, was substantially s follows: * 1 have been in this country about nlne years, L was brought hero from China by an old woman known 08 the *Oray-icaded Ol Lady,' 8he bought me In China for somcthiug over $20, [ stald with the ‘Gray-headed Old Lady," for about a month, anotner girl belng with mo under simtlar conditions, when we were both sold, I was bought by Dr, Li-Po-Tal for somo- thing from $20 tu 810, Women were cheap then, and { did not fotch much, I lved with the Doctor for a short time only, his wifo saying I was no account, Li-Po-Taf owed a man naoied {3“0 kFlucnk some moncy, and 1 was given to Loo 0ok in PART PATMENT OF THAT DEDT, T don't know how much L was valued at then, I was afterward transferred to one Lee Choy, who sald he Intended aking o courtesan of me. Twas then between 11 und 13 years old. Oue night I went out with Les Choy, and we met a wan who saw 1 was young and sald I was rood- loukhigz, und ho began to joke about me, und wanted to know {f I wora for sale, The Joke turned to earucst, and 1 was linally sold to hfm for about $100, Il namo was Lo Fong Mung, Ilived witn him about threo or four years, and ho sold me to Lee Chieun Kuy for 8100, I lived with him both asservant audwife. 1 don't know that he had any other wives then, 1 have lyed at two different wash-houses during the last four months, ncting as gervant for the men thero, [ haven't lived with Lee Cheun as his wlfe for sbout two years. [ have receiyed no pay for my labor in'the wash-hiouso, and, worsce than thut, have been whipped a number of tlwes. l\lnlon:ln;.; lor the'lnst twelve months has been furnished by the proprietors of the washb-houses, but now that I have left- them, 1hey want the clothes back agaln, When L lived inune of the washi-houses, on Ninth street, 1 Td to sleep in a sort of stablo In the rear ol the house. 1slopt alone, but Leo Cheun accused me of recciving some of the mon. I wanted J.ee Cheun fo bring ma to live in the main part ol the clty, whers thero mnfght be a woman with me, and ha finally did so, taking mo to & place on Third streot. I oaked bitn under what con- ditfons [ was to go there. He snid a3 u sorvaut, but e futended 10 £o to Grass Valley soou nnd tart o butchor-shop. 1la went to the mount- als und returued, ordecing tme to get ready to o with bl to the mountalns, [ was slck and ABKED HIM FOR S0MH MONEY, but he wouldn't give me any, aund accused me of pretending to bo sick, A man from the Ninth street wash-house came to ino and wanted me to go and live with bim, saylng that it Lec Chioun didu't sell mo then he would do so soon, and that arravgements for my sale were then belng wade. [ sfterwerds overneard a conversation fn an adfolning room, my sale be- ing arranged Ly Lea Cheun and another inan, wlio wus to pay $750 for me, That inan's nams was Wong. Lee Ceun wunted bim to deposic 8200 for we. Leo Cheun wanted mu to go back to Ninth street with him, but I retused, nnd ho threatened to get & pollcetnan and make mo o, Just after the Chineso New Year 1 was catled upon by Lea Fong Mung, who advised motogo, I wus then taken to a kouse on California street, whery 4 utayed a fow daye and nizhts, Lre Cheun then wanted me to o to the wountalns with him, but I wonldn't consent, and W struck mo with the bundle of a feaberduster, T then told him 1 would go bacls Lo Lee Foug Mung, and by said ho would not flet me doso. Iran out into the '“"Ef" und ho followed me, when I was arrest- ed, Prosccuting-Attornoy ¥lood offered to Intro- duce the followlng translation of n Chinese let- ter In ovidenco to show fn what matner thess prople CONTRACT MARRIAGRS: Honorong, Jon. 1, 1870.—DmAr Brornen CnuN Bur: Acreeably with your last advice, [ have already scleeted o mateh for your marringe, and pald a sum of earnest tnoney to bind the contract, Am not only waiting your further remittance tu complete the h-no{ bargain, I have also recclved yoursubsequent letter, o o Btamped and signed by the lirm Wing Cheang Rot. Prio MAN Kat & I'ok SiraN, .Suvernlgrmlllnrlllel in the marital customs of the enlightencd Ueleatlal peoplo were fiins- trated during .the hearing of Ah Sin's testl- mbny. Belng asked i aho had conaldered her- sclf Lhe wifo of one of her numerous purchas- era, sho sald it was bard to tell, Her owner might have considered lifmaelf her hushand, hut he mover told her so. ‘Flic Chinese were not 1ike the whito people, A husband never told his wifa anything, und never sllowed her to in- terfere with his business, A woman ias sup- posed to ubey her husband or owner withous asking rensons for anything, and if aha chose to bo_ {ndiscrect enough to heaitate to do as ho communded, she must expect to be punished as lie might sce fit. A woman ean make nothing by protesting, She recelves no sympathy frum the men, beeause they ol act in “the same way townard thelr women, and the women recognize thelr foability to help themselves, nnd consider that the attempt of any of their number to averride theso rules only ‘entails more trouble upon them at large, and’ consequently they aro inclinea to disfayorably reeard o troublesome woman, Judge Louderback continued the case until Weanesday. MRS. SENATOR BRUCE. Curlous Whispers fromn tho Natlonal Boclety Gallory, The Washington correspondent of the Louls- ville Courier~Journal writes of Mrs, Scnator Bruce as follows: ‘‘1lelen of Troy was not n grcater dfsturber of the peace, nor did she give riso to more gossip una twaddle than the wife of the colored Sena- tor from Missiasippl does, As loug ns Bruco remained unmarried his Benatorlal carcer was uuruffied. His brother Benators accorded him the courtesy of the Benate, which was total oblivion as to his presence among them. It was an almost forgotten fact that the colored race bod a representative fo the Benate. Boclal ree- ogoitlon was not thought of, und so little was known of (he privato lfe of the Scnator that when his marrafge was an- nounced §t surprised every one, a3 they sup- posed he already bad a wite, Newspapers bave userived preat beauty and sccomplishments to Mra. Bruce, nnd the attempt bas been made to ondow her with more_culture than that of any ludy in Washington, Ever since her advent i this city inaly correspondents bave been de- termined to keep her before the publle and stir up a commotion In the soctal world, ¢ was re- poried that Mrs. Ilayes bad invited Mrs. Broce to recelve with her ‘on New-Year's Day. ‘The reception took place minus Mrs, Bruce. Then the fudefatirable apple of discord men ealled at the residenco of the lndy just to sce who was thers and how Madatie™ appeared. This was chronfcled fu the most scnational style, Next it was repurted that Mra. Hayes had calted, and was 80 pleased with Mrs. Bruce that she hud called a Becond time and fuylted Mrs. Bruce to ‘the White-Ilouse. 'Iho writer lLad not the fear befors lis cyes of the ready contradiction to this, as” thers s no point of etiquette o rigldly observed s the rule which forblds the lady of the \White- Houso fron making any calls, If this fact were not sutliclent, Mr. Bruce’s vote on the New York nominations would clearly Indicate that there {8 no sovhal recogottlon of “himself or wife ot the Exceutive Mauslon, Had Mrs, Hayes stepped aside from her rule of nui-interveution und called upon Mrs. Bruce and nvited hier to the lunch which she reeently gave to forty-four Indics, there (s o doubt ilut Benator Bruce would liave recoznized the duty of supporting the Adminlstration. It §s not kind or friendly for ony one to advocate the suciol recognition of Mra. Bruce. It appoars that she {8 o native of Cleveland, O, Her parents live there. She was educated ot Oberlin Collego, aud ot the time of her marrloge was teachinz a colored school in Clevelund. No one In Clevelund visits the family, and the three times that I et the Assoclation of Obfo Teachers at their annual meeting at Put-in-Bay, nelther Mrs, Bruee mor suy colored iwan or womun was with the noblo sevvn nundred. A splrit of mischiel hus caused some correspoudints to keep contlnually prodding Senntor and Mrs, Bruve Lo assert themselves soclatly, Two Ja- dles from Bostou, whu were stopping tempo- rarily at one of the hotels, were prompted by sheer curlosity to eall upon Mrs. Bruce on ‘Toursday (Seuatorlat day). 'Phiey did not man- tlon this visit to auy one i the hotel, nud one of the ladies absented heraelt upon the regular re- ception day at the hotel. It was o filne Monday afternoon, and the red parlor was full of clo- gautly-dresscd Indfes recelving the highest ton of the city, **Mrs, Senator Bruce,” called out he usher, a colored man in & dreas-coat, white glaves aud necktle. Uhie buzz of conversation ceaged, and there was u dead ellence, Birs, Bruce, who s sald to cunamel, wus richly dressed tn veivoet, with n white bomiet, and a white voll over ler face. Bhu asked for Mrs. Leopold Morsc und Mrs, and Miss Frepeh, ‘Ihelatter lndies, who werw orescnt, received her geaclously and made her welcome, Well! Terhups it is not best to reveal the se- quelj but there was some lively and spirited conversation that evening nthe hotel, and if the public s interested to know what has been sald thero I8 quite o variety of opinfons und com- ments to scleet frow, for I am bound to vonfess that the ludies are votunantinous, It {s aflirmed that the code of stiquotte requires that the new additions to the Senate have to call upon the older ouga, aud that Mes. Bruce was prompt in verformivg her duty, and thut the calls have been returned, Lhave not met eithier Senator Brutce or bla wife, 1 am sorry that I o not able fo gratify the curiosity of the public as to ber persoual *and mental” attractions. I only know thut the wile of a Covgressinan wus deeply nffronted becuuse some one asaerted that Mrs. Bruce appeared much bettor than balf of the wives of Cougressmien, Buayard Taylor, Jon Greenteaf Waittier i Atlantic Monthiy. For us ho wandered throuzh strango lands and old ; Wo saw the 1d through him, * Tho Arab's tent To him 1us story-telling kecret long, And, plessed, wé listencd to the alck ho told. Ills task, beguiled with songe that shiall cudure, In maniy, honest thoroughness hu wrought; From humble home-laya to the hights of thought Slowly he climbed, but évery step was aure, How. with the gencrous prite that friendship hath, We, who o loved him, saw at Inet the crown Of clvic honora on hiw browa pressed aowa, Tejolced, and knew not that the gift was death, nd now for him, whose praise in dedfencd ears ‘I'wo nutlons spoak, wo answor but with tears, 1L O Vale of Chester! trod by him #0 oft, Green an thy June turf keep his memory, Tet Nor wood, nor acl, nor storied stream forget, Nor winda that blow round louely Cedurerolt; Lot the homa-voices groet b b the f Btrange Iand that holde him; Jot th Of love pursuo hin o'vr the chartless soas Aud unmapped vastnees of his unknown star! Loye's Iankuage, heard buyond the loud dlsconrso Of perixtiablo fawme, In uvery sphero Itaclf intorprota: and tts utioranco hera Somewhora Iu Uau's unfolding univers #hall ruaoh our traveler, softening the surpriso Of his rapt gazo on unfamiliar akics! ——————— Topulation of Enghah Cltles, London Standard, As nearly cight yeurs have elapsed since the last censua was taken, it 18 clear that In tnuny casca the roturns then published would be fur from ropresenting the truth respecting &mnulu- tion at the preseut day, ‘I'he Registrar-General therefore supplies varlous estimutes, anuually, relating to the lurgest Euglish towns, (n ordor to foral a baalg for the calculution of snnual rales, ete., hils cstimates starting on the assump- tion that the rate ot Increase scen on comparing the raturna for 1871 with those of 1861 reninln in force. It appears, then, that the {'}’p“'““’" of London, which tn 1871 was 3,234,460, muy new be taken at 3,020,804, In the cuse of Brighton theru bas been a comparatively reeent addition to the borough ~ bounda; the popu- Iation is now, however, Ltaken at 105,608, Ports. mauth hos increased sineo 1871 fromw 113,569 to 141,841, Norwich from 80,830 to 85,223, Plymouth from 63,7538 to 74,204, Bristol from 182,537 to 209,047, Wolverhatupton from 68,201 to 75,100, Birmingham from $3,757 to 838,884, Llver- ol from 03,405 10 833,833, Manchester from 851,159 to B01,81Y, Bulford from 124,801 to 177, Ulihun from $2,029 to 111,818, Bradford from 158K to 191,000, Leods from 250,813 to 11 Shetlleld from 230,046 to 207,133, Hull from 131,592 to 146,47, Sutiderland trom 98,213 to 114,575, Leleester from 93,320 to 125,622, und Neweustld from 158,449 in' 1871 to” 146,948 in 1570, '[hero bave been greay alterations recently fn the boundurlcs of Nottiughawms that boge ouzh s now estimated, however, to _have 169, #00 fuhubltants, 1o the case of Salfurd tiia estimate js based upon the rate of Incresse of inhabited houses within the borough during tho six years ending July 1, 1877, It thus oppeurs that the populuifon of Londun 15 about equal to those of ¢lehtecn of the largy towns Just enu- merated, excluding Brightou, Liverpool uud Glasgow ditfer frow vue unother very slightly in population, the numbers hoing £39,333 and 578,158 reapectively, ‘The density of populn- ton i the twenty towna enumernted varies very areatly, nnmcle'. from 164 persons peracre i SNorwich to 16£3in Liverpool, ‘The fidurca atand thus: Norwich, 1143 Leeds, 14.5; Bheflicid, 15.1: Nottingham, 17.0; Wolverhampton, 22.1; Oldhawm, 23.9: Bradlord, 20.5; Newcastle, 2 Portunouth, 29,4 Salford, 3445 Leicester, 3 Hull, 40.3; Bundecland, 41.4: Brienton, 4 Birmingham, 40.8; Bristel, 47.2: Lundon, 4¢ Piyinoutl from 53.3; Mauchester, 8.3 Liverpool, 103.3 per acr THE YOICE OF THE PEOPLE. Albani’s Debut, Ta the Editor of The Tribune, 54 Rusn Stuert, Citicaco, Feb. 17.—Will vou Inforn me through the colums of TugTrRiuss if Alvani ever sang In Chlengo, In what troupe, also Lime and place of her n};panmnw! « B Aspinwann, Albant made ber debut In Cbleago in the title- ;alc L:!IG“ Lucia ™ at McVicker's Theatre, Jau. ) 1875, ‘West Point Cndots, To the Editor of The Tritune, Cnitcaao, Feb. 16.—Fleass inforin nie through the columns of your valuable paper how cadets are appointed to West Polnt, time of appoint- ment, and salary paid; also, tine to scrve in collegze and after graduation, and oblige West Porxt, {Cadets of the Milltary Academy at West Polnt are appointed by the President upon nomination of the member of the House of Repreacntatives from the district in which a vacancy exists or {s about to occur by reason of the graduation of the present incumbent. The appolntments are made at least one year in nd- vance of the time of entry, ‘The pay is 540 per anuum. Five years are required to comnleto the course vt study at the Academy. The terin for which cadets ¢ngags to scrve the United Hintes {8 clict years, Only cadets betweea the ages of 17 and & are admitied,—ED.} — Advica Wanted. To the Editor of The Tribune, CaicAgo, Feb, 18.—About two wecks ago I undertook to drive through the Washington street tunnel, a lady boing in the buggy with +me, When about half way through something (un {elele, 1 supposed) fell from the roof of the tunncl, striking my horso somewhere on the head (probably the ear), causing him to becomo unmavageable. Thebuggy was upset, and some- what damaged. The Indy escaped with a mich- disfigured face and o rufoed dress, and I have been nursing a severe It not permanently fu- Jured loot ever sinee, - It was ubout Y o'clock in the morning, und yet no police wers around to render assistance,” My doctor says [ will be at leust a month before I ean walk, I am nhot a rich man, and can {1l afford tostand the expeuse thia trouble puts me to, [ aw informed that I have a groud case agalnat the city for damnges, Lut there s nothlngz I dread more thay law. Can you inform me through your paper how L shall proceed to get my elmm before the proper authoritics without employing a lawver to add expensesi W. A McContro, Go to the Corporntion Counscl, Mr. Bonfiold, nmd stato your case to him. } Tha State Canal, T the Editor af The Tribune, Jornier, Feb. 17.—8lnce the pubilication of my Tast communication there ies been another canal meetlng held here at the Mayor’s oflce, but s it was n sort of dark-lantern ailair the public knew but little about ft exvent what was given the papers for publieation, However, It appears that delugates were chosen by the meeting to ottend a meoting to be held ab the Grand Puclfic Hotel fu Clilcago on the 19th, aud alsw at Otta- woonthe 20th of this month. There Is no doubt that some of those delegates have the tn- tereat of the canal and of the people along its banks at bieart, but others of thera that are re- ceiving specinl emoluments from the present canal management can acarcely bo expected to be so frecin their action os those who do not, ond who mizht have been selected at a mors public meoting. It scems, nlso, that a number of expert englneers wers sc- lected to test the flow and condition of the wa- ter for one week, and relmn at the Chicagu meeting the results of thelr investization, A communication from the Supcrintendent offer- Ingg the free use of the locks mud waste-gates for the purnose was read. «: low menerous, now they have allowed the Lockport el of the summit leved to get obstructed with fee, In my last communication I sald that there was not six inchics of fee i that canal this win- ter, but on my visiting Lockport on the 8th I Tound thut was only purtinlly true. Onthe date of the publication of that asscrtion there was no {ce ut nll at the summit, while at Briageport ft was less than slx fuches, bue L found over two feet of feo at Lockport, Now, tho cause of that wus tho rulslng and lowerlng of the water to accommodate Norton & Co. The Inrge smount of water needed to run thelr mills during the duy lowered the fce down during the cold days, and at night the water would rise and overfiow the jee, und there congeal during the night. On the il at noon the surfuce of the fee was dropped two feet below the water- line, where thers wns then two feet of ico. ‘That was four feet depth gone off the top, nnd they admit that thero Is about three fect of mud at the bottom. ‘Ihat takes seven feot off the clght aud o balf feet (the depth of the canal), leaving elghtoen fuches for the flow of water to bo tested this week by the experts, The publie may antieipate the results. 1'found the canal dredee dismantled for the winter, lviug In the canoly whils the mud-scows were lylng againat the bank at ananele of forty- five dcgrees, also frozen fu, ‘Lhat wus economy to pay off the men und leave the machinery {dle and the canal Slllug up, while the oflicials were drawing full pay und riding around the State on rallroad passes and charging the fare und expenses to the canal, us witoess the Canal Commlssioners’ reports, On the above date referred to the waste-gates wera all closed, and the little water passiig out of the eannl was golng through Norton's miil- ruce. 1 found the repairing docks so obstructed by lco that they could pot proceed with the re- pairiug of @hnil-buats ot the surds, Now, I wish to know, Was the canal madé for the purpose of navigation umk commeree, or for o will-rucy for vrivate corparations | donot wisls to dictote to the various committues thut smay be and are appolnted, put if they will demond a more eflls clent and less oxpensive management of the prescot canal whila they aro seeking to induce the General Government to make a sbip cunal, it would be well, The wrrcn*mmlunc« from Boringticld shows that there 1s $40,000 required from the State Trensury to run the canal this year, Under existing clrcumstances, the mone: ought to he appropriated, il dredges shou)] be constructed shmilar to those used by Ferdi- wund Do Lesseps in diggiug the Buez Canal, ‘The mud so dredged should be conveyed by eclevator-cups at least fifty feet over the banke of the canal, ™ und the work should bo carrled on night snd day untli the canal was vieaned out. Other dredices ahould be used on the rock-formation. I aw fn- formed that in many places below Joliet the propellers have washed the surface of tie banks. Lmno hus beon plaeed 10 1he banks to A1l uphhe vacaney, but the sedunent still lies In the bot- tom of the canal, thereby obatrueting naviga- tion, white the boatmen huve to buy wnd feed an extra muleo to pull the bouts over these ob- structios, 1f tho water in Loko Michigun falls to the samo level an ju 1871, as §t rocently ahows signs of doing, boats conld not navigate the summit level Jrn\vlng three fest of water with the present obstructions. Active operations ehould bs commepced Immediately, Public meetjugs should be tield n every town on the canal Wi river, and the press shuiild go to work i carnest, and mold publie opinion before it is too late, At Jeast some of the Canal Commit. tees fn Bpringileld are doubtful, especially if thero aro any greenbacks lylng around Joose,ind the publte should urge then on to do thelr duty to thy Htate aud to thelr constituents, N Ouvaprau Hioks. PR et Well, Hurdly Ever New York Graphie, Orders glven this morning by each of the ed- Itors uf the journals to his stafty “Uentlemen, that gag trom very well [n {ta way, but v 18 quite worn out now, and I have to request that you will neyer usge {t acalu (o any shape.” ‘Ihie staf? (in chorus)—* What! Nevarl® Editor—** Well, tanily ever.” pobuid i e Sk b AN Etectrlo Bpurks und Lightniug-Rods, Elegtrichun, Dr. Franklln promulgated bis theory tn 1740, and sugeested experhnents. Many nhilosophe: Jastened to prevaro the apporatus indicated, ‘According ta Stureeon, Franee claimes the honor of buving made the lirst observation, M. Dali- bard erected his appuratus sl Marley- v, 1t couslats of an fron rod forty tect long, the tower end of which was brought Into thy sentry- box, whure the rajn could not come, Og flio outside the rod was fastened Ly siiken cords to threo atout wooden posts firinly tixed ju the Emuud. Un Wndunsdn(y. the 10ch of May, 1733, ctwegn @ und 3 o'clock i the atwrncon, Caolffer saw the firsg cleetrle epark drawn frou the atimosphera that wus ever Witucased by man, Hu beurd & ¢lap of thunder ul suldy Gladuucs, / ‘Pioafora’ was, and on applying a small Leyden bottle to the fron rod electric aparks were obtatued, and the great question set ab reat ghout onu month earller (lmn the perlod when Franklin himself hnd an opportunity of meking s aatlsfactory ex- Eerhncnl.. Thia ha dld, by means of an elevatod ite, In June of the samo vear, ad without having any fnformation of what had been done in France, TIIE RATLROADS. JAY GOULD'S CIHHANGE OF BASE, ‘The dispatches trom Now York fn yesterday's TRIBUNE announelng that Jay Gould had dls. pased of about half of his Unlon Pacthe stock, 87,000,000 worth, to a syndicate consisting of James R. Keene, Russell Bage, Addison Cum- mack, C. Q. Osborn, D. £. Morgan, and W. L, Bcott, was the general theme of conversation In Jocal rallway circles. While soms of the man- agers wera of the opinion that the arrangement was simply a stock-jobbing trick on the part of Jay Gould and the gentlemen wmentfoned, all of whom are well-known stock speculators, still o majority of them, and particularly those mostly intorcated in the new deal, stered to bae confl- dent that the transaction was a legitimate one, and that {¢ meant nothing more o or less than & change in the monagement of the Unlon Pacific. A prominent raflway attorney who knows considerable - about Jay Gould's dolngs stated that ho bad known for some titme past that Mr. Gould was anxious to get outof the Unlon t'acific management, having made lately several propositions looking to that end. Ile claims thut Jay Gould had put up 8 largo amount of Union Pacific stock as collateral sccurity at about 20 per cent of its value, and ho was compellcd to dispose of It In order to get on his fect agaln. Another prom- inent rallrond man claimed that Mr. Gould had disposed of the Unlon Pacltle stock and relfn- quished the control of its management in order to stop hostlle legislation and to secury more confidence In the securitles of the road. Mr. Gould still holds a Jarge nmount of Union Pa- cific stock, und the riso that would follow bls retirement from the aetive management would benefit him im- mensely, The managers of the Rock Island and Burlington Ronds did not think that a new deal in the manazement of the Unlon Pucific would affect thelr interest {n thy least. ‘They did not belleve that, because four of the syndicate were Directors of the Northwestern, ie new move would result dn giving the bulk of the Unlon Pacltic business to thut road, and the manatters of the Northweatern concurred wvith them. The Unlon Pacific conld not afford to discriminate agafnst clther one of the three Jowa pool Jines without Injurlng its own futer- csts the most. ‘They sl claimed that Mr, Gould’s retirement from the active management of the Unmion Paclfic would be to thefr benefit, and place the Towa pool on a firmer basis than it hoa been heretofore, There was a unaulmity of oplnlon that the mnew management would Improve the Vanderblit roads and particularly the Lake Shore sud New York Central, which carried the bulk of this business beretoforn. It is claimed that the intention s now ‘o gend the bulk of the busiuess over the Atlantie & Great Western und Erle Rallways. Vauderbllt is said to be ereatly alarmed on ae- count of the new developments, und all sorts of rumors o8 to new movemnents on his part to checkmate the new syndicate were nfloat lu this clty yesterday, Ono of these was to the effect that Vauderbilt was now anxlous to disposs of bis interest i the Luke Shore and allow the Krls people or other parties to take it {f they like, und thut In place thereof he woutd try to et control of the Great Western of Canadn, which would benefit his interests much more than the = Lake Bhore could, With this rosd In his posscsslon, ho thinks e woutd get mearly all the morthern traf- unil could not he further embarrassed thie Grand Trunk, Some well-fnforined par- tles claimed to have recelved pusitive fnforma- tion yesterday that Vanderbilt had alrendy made n proposition to the owners of the Gireat Western to lease thewr road, amd that he has offercd them 8 per cent fnterest on the eapltal stock. While 1t {3 probable that Vanderbilt has wade an offer to lease the Greal Western, it 18 hardly possible thint ho has mode such o one as stated above, for nelther Vinderbllt uor any- body elso could pay such anamount without losing money. 1f suchan offer were made, It is gofe to assume that the Grest Western an;‘lc would Jump at the opportunity aud let Vunder- bilt have it, for they could not possibly make balf that amount bv runutug it themsclves, The capital atock at the end of the year 1877 was about $48,000,000, 8 per ‘cent of which would amount to &3,810,000 an- nually. Tho gross carnings of the rond in 1577 amounted to spout 4,000,000 und the operating expenses to about §3,000,000, leaving net earnings of about §1,000,000, or not quite one-third of what Vunderbilt is sald to ave offered. However this may be, so much is cer- taln suyway, that Vanderbllt is anxious to get control of thls property,und thut very heavy sales of Lake Shore stock are teaced divectly to _Vauderbilt's broker: e, THE NORTHERN I'ACIFIC. Spectal Corresponidence of The Tribune. Bsmanck, D. T., Feb, 14,—The weather was rather chllly for arailroad excursion on Wednes- day, but nevertheless the fndomitable Gen, T, L. Rosser, Chief Englueer and bullder of the exteusion 100 miles weat of the Missourd, In- provisuit ono lu recognition of the first locomo- tive and train ncross the Missourl, The track had been luld upon the lee, which ranges in thickuess frow thirty-six to forty-two inches. 1t waa frecly advertlsod as the first experiment on reeord In this country, aml that Engineer Rosser might be mistaken fu his estimate of the streneth of the fee. He had, however, experlmented o littlo by dumping oo an twenty feot square, fifty tons of carth, The lee sustained the dirt durini the alternoun and evening, Before morning (t had gone out of glght, leaving a hols us ueazly cut as if the {ee-gatherer had done . ‘lhe tles under the iron radl o twelve feet Jong nnd twelve Inclies wide, ‘The rall §s tuirty feet long, ‘The experi- ment of running over cars and vngine, welghing 120 tons, wasas mueh of o Auceess a8 £ 1he jou hai been Mother Larth heesclf, Tt s futended 1o put D00 cars of material over before the feo gocs, When the break-up comes 1t will come with o suddenness tat will give Httle thne for the boys to take up theie temporary track, The break-up comes from underneatly, und s not yisible upou the surtace. “The warm walers of the Yeliowstone, rising [n & latitwde south of Blemarcts, swell the Missourt wnd 11t 1he jeo un Lodlly, It thercfore takes the cuun:rynh_v stor, 3 HANNIBAL & ST, JO1, 8ince Mr. J. B. Curson's svpointment as Gen- erul Manager of the Hannibal & St, Joe Rall- road 1t has steadily finproved fu prosperity, nud {3 fuat hecoming one of the best paying nwl best maongged roads in the West. ‘Ihe old Iron rafls are gradually bolng repluced by steel ones, und ouly s few days ago the Company muade n con- tract fo this clty for 4,000 tons of ndditiona) steel ralls, When these are placed on the track but fow wiles of Iron rall wiil remain on the line. For this lurze supnly of steel rail it is un- derstood the money will be patd on delivery. ‘e old wooden brldges are belng replaced by subatantial fron ooes, Hix largro Mogul engines sre also in course of vonstruction ~ for this lue, to be wused for_ heavy frolght trale on the Western Division. These will by of the latest puttern. ‘The company also cxpects to egreatly fncrease its earnligs from the lumber traitle, “on aceount of the lumbur pool recently formed, whicn wiil enable ihe roads Lo eet better rates ou this srti- cle than heretofore, The earnings durlig the Just six mouths were largoly in excess of those of any previous aame length of thme, aud 1t s expected that the road will suon bo able to de- clare aoond dividend. Too much pralse cannot ho hestowed upon General-Manager Carson for he oxeellent nml methodical imonuer fu which lie has thus far conducted the offulvs of this line, When he mssumed charge of the property it w: n o bud conditlon, wikd “Mr, Carsou’s niust sal grune fricuds did not belleve tht ho would e ublo to reseuo the ruad from its enbarrassients 1u o short a space of thue. LOW FREIGHT RATES, It 18 cluimed that the roads leading East from ihis clty areculting frelght ratesa worse thun evar, Itumors were current yesterduy that tha Pennsylvanta Company had made s contract on aeeount of Peter Wright & Sonw, eteamstip agents, Pilladelphia, for 1,000 ear-loads of corn ut 173 centa per 100 1hs from Chlnzo to Phila- delphia. ‘The rewutur rato b &3 cents, 1 Vauderbilt roads still cluim to be short af ears, and therefaro unable to contruct any now busi- ness. It s the opinfun that the Penusylvanly Cumpany 1 making long-thno contructs Lor all the busltiess they can got at the best mtes obe tafnable, to prevent the Vonderblt roads fron taking (b when they zet couueh cars agaln o compety for i business. Hhe Peonsytvonle people evidently muoan to keep the sdvantage they huve gulued over the other roads thus far thiswinter. There is but hittiu donbt tiat the rates will go down to unprecedentedly low zures us BOUN &3 BAYIZubaon Uptas, ahd bl eviacuily th antlcipation of this that the Pennsyivanta Com- any 18 contracting forso much Lusioess at auch low rates at this time THE NEW NORTIIWEST. Bli_Perkins in the Granhte. 8r. Paur, Mion., Fob, 8.—Prosperity has come to the great Weat. Rallroad buflding has commenced again. Over 12,000 miles of new sailronds ara projected and will be bullt In the great West next sunmer, The trains aro even now running 600 miles wost and north of 8t, Paul to Winnipeg, the Capital of Manitoba. A nowcountry, draining all ita wealth Into the United States, 18 being settted upon o the Northwest—or really in the very centra—of tho continent of North Amerlea. This vast new country fa called the Red River Vailoy and Manitoba, In this country, comprislng about 60,000,000 ncres of swheat land, s Lake Winnl. peg, 800 miles long; the Baskatchewan River, navigable for steamboats for 1,200 milcs; the famous Red River, navizable for 600 miles, and City of Winnipeg, 7,000 pcople. This new wheat-field {s really from 73 to 150 miles wide and 800 miles long. 1t extends from Glydon, on the Nortthern Pacifie, down the Red River to Wionivegt and on to the north end of Lako Wionipeg. 'The cutire valley around Lake Winnipeg, and along the Red, Baskatchewan, and Assinlholn Rivers, Is found to be an alluvial wheat-field, It produces the best spring wheat In the market. Minnesota wheat this year ranks Nos. 2, 3, and 4, while this wheat raised between Glyndon and the Baskatehewan River Is graded by the Minuesota millrs as No. 1. 1t {s the Red River wheat whicli is being principally ground in the Miuncapohs mills this winter. The emigration going north and west of 8t. Paul fs immense, "1t surpasses the old emigra- tion into Knnsas and Nebraskn. ‘The books of the United States Lund-Offlce show that 1,84,- 000 ncres of this wheat land has been entercd the past season. ‘That la, 8,270 farms of 160 acres each have been taken up ln the United Biates portion. ‘The statistics showing the amount of land entered fn Canada are not at hund, but the whole country s being aettled up by Menuonites, Canadians, Norwegians, aud even ploneers from the United Btates, Men million bushols of wheat were rrown in the new country last season, from Glyndon to the Buskatchewan River, atl of which tiuda its outlet to market through the United States, It is taken up the Red River in steamboats to Fisher’s Lundint: and over the Canadian Pacifle Hallrond from Winnipog through Pembina and Glyundon to St. Paul ‘I'he Canadlan Pacifice Rallrord Company bas alrcady finlaned about 400 wiles of its road. ‘I'ralng aro already running over thelr rails from Winnipegr, the Capital of Manitoba, to Pembina nud Bt. Vineent, whera they councet with the St. Pau) & Pacifle, Over the 8t. Paul & Pacific Ruad, just completed, tralns run by Fisher's Landing on Red River to Giyndon on the North- ern Pavific, where by two routes passengers con- pect with the Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Clifeago & Northwestern Raflroad, at 8t. Paul. From Fisher's Landing, stcamboats run into Lake Wiunipew, 800 miiles to the north, ‘The thne Irom 8t. Paul Lo Winuipeg s twenty- four hours. ‘The Canadinn Pacific 1s also building both wiys from Winnipew und_also from Fort Will- fam, sltuated on Thunder Bay, in Luake Superior. From Winnipeg cast towards Fort Willlam several miles of track are lotd, and from Fort Willlam towards Winnipeg 100 mlles of track are In runuing order. The mtermediate space between Fort Willlam aud Winnipeiz 18 mrade and the ralls arc purchused and he 1n plies ut* Fort Willinin ready to put gown next summer. From Winnlueg westward the Canadlan Pacltic Is graded 200 miles towards Buttleford son the Saskatenewan River, und cars wlil run through to Blackwoud next September; fn fact, T00 miles of the Canadiun Paclile from Fort Willlams through Winnipe to Blackwood by September, 1870, What o vast emplre 1t wifl open upl ‘the Red, Aseiniboln, and Baskatchewsn Rivers are oll large rivers now navigated by steamboats, On Red Rliver, between Winunipeg ond Fisher's Lanaing, are running eix large steamboats, while on “the Assiniboin and Sus katehewan nre efizbteen othera, Al the prod- ucts cotning through these great rivers running into Luke Winnivez will tontinue to flud a market In the United States untll the Canudinn Pacitle is imished from Winnipeg to Lake Su- verlor, 420 wiles, ‘The Valley of the Red River is often seventy miles wide. The soil Is black, prairie-lke apii, lke Ilinois, 'The averaze yield of wheat last yeur wus twenty bushels per acre. A tremendous emtgration §s moving fnto this Red River aud Lake Winnlpez country, | have no doabt that 350,000 people wiil go there nexe year—mninly from Canada and Eurove, the res- due from Bouthern Miunesotn and Iown, ‘The Northern Pacifie, now running frum Du- luth to Bismarck, will be tinlshiod on through to the Yeliowstone next summer, A new territory ne laree as Iowa, Minoesota, and Illiuols i8 how being opened up In the North. This couutry is sa new and emlgration I8 80 In advanes of the zeogruphers that thers are no maps of this couotry to ba had. ‘i steel ralls to complete the Cunadlan Pa- cific from Fort Williau, on Thuuder Bay, in Loke Superior, wo Winulpeg, are pald for now, and He plied up ot the two ends of the rund, to be used In the spring, I'he rallroad men in St. Paul tell me that 1,200 wmen will be_employed erading the track between Blackwood and Bat- tleford, At the mouth of the Saskotchewan, Just be- fore it emptics fnto Lake Winnipeg, ore a suc- cesslon of Julls, A railrund four miles in Jengl 1s now running around 1hese falls, From the fulls the Saskutehewan ruus 450 milus west b fore {t brunches. ‘Thelength of the river is over 2,000 miles, It 13 only 850 miles shorter thnn the Nile. It fs nlong this river that the Cang- dian Pacifle Rajlway witl run. From Lake Winniperr there and rive the 3 is n chaln of lakes 8 o Fort Willinin. “The central luke 15 Lake of the Woods, There ars seversl 5 und falls long this water route. Sl o steambonts are engraged carrying froleht und passengers up and down these lakes nid rivers, frefeht and passengers beiny transported around the falls. The Canadlan “Government will stealzhten the coursu wext summer, put in u few Jocks, und then steamubouts ean wsafl for 1,300 miles up the Saskatehewan through Lake Winnipeg tnto Lake Superior, and from thence to Montreal, or canal-boats can be tugaed to tide-water at Now York. ‘Tl Canadlun Governinont sees that the Cana- diun Pacitle Road must now o finished to give o Canadiun outlot to this rich Red Itiver und Winnipeg conntry, This i3 the resson that 1,50 en ure now l)lustlny\ the rocks out between Winnipeg nand Fort Wilidam, Canada does not tlke to 860 her products golug tomarket through &b, Paut nud Chicago, a3 thuy aro golug now. At Buttleford the Canudiun “Pacifle " strikes the riclyconl flelds of the Hritish provinees, Theso voal flelds make it necessary for the Cangdlan Pacifie to flnish the line west of that point, uid the Canudian authorities say {6 will b tulshed to that point, or from Fort Willism to Battle- ford, in fuss than threo years, TI'EMS, ‘Thirty-three roads havo now become members of the Trauspurtation Assoclatlon formed ot the Grand Paclfle Hotel luat week for tha pur- of stapping the system of giving passes to Iu- fluence trallic, Bomo of the Western roada huve not yet been heard from, but it i understuod thut very few of them will refuse to become purties to the agreement, Intormation was recclved here yesterday {hnt the uew Cunadian tarllf on American products wlll go into effect next Friday. The Canadian ronds have glveu notice to shilppers that ou and alter that day all properey shipped from Amerl- can points for the Dominion will be subjact to tdaty, The Graud Trunk, Great Western, aud Canuda SouthernR oads complain muur\y of this action on the part ol the Conndlan Govern- ment, uml they say 1t will completely ruin thelr busl to points In the Donuufon, wndfrestrict thew alinost eutlrely to the through business, Commissloner J, W, Midgloy, of the South- western Hullway Assoclution, hias fssued the fol- Jowlue clreular to agouts und others fn regard 1o the lumber business to Missour! aud Missis- sippl River points, which the rouds leading to thuse puints have decided to poul: long thmher which roquires two care for fta transpurtation ahoutd be cliarged at the mi wuiglits and establivhed mtes Tor two car-lu fumbier In ear-lusdu of 24, 000 pounde fros Jedg to Miwsourd Itiver points should b cl S7% conts per 100 poundy, In regurd to other business to those polnts, the fotlowhigz Instructions aro wiven: ‘Thu clawnitication In ‘Turllt No. 5% of four wacxs, cur-load, us fourth cluss, should be etricken out, wud churgo bo made oy spccitiod 1 tho tubiv of suten. Al add to Westward revised elasaification wheolburzows, cur-loads, Cines B light wigon- budies, D1, i ‘To- ariud e — Dangerons Substitutes for Liqor, In Mutue, whero even crab-apple elder 18 under fban, (e strieiness of the Liquor Jaw bus, ae- cording to G Uarcelon, caused wore danger- oud substitutes v mapy fustuncesta e gdopead, which ulso requirs prolibitive o, e excenslve use ol tobaves, sudl-dipping, il aplunecating in- varlous lorms, and 1he u chivrolorm and ether oo posket-handkerehlefs, are suguested us evili gesuliing from Prol bitlon, wiich need to bo cheeked. Goy. Gigree. funy who s n bhiyalvlan of emlnonce, should Laow whercol be speakis; und, of Alatne geshong l to prohibit injurlons stimulants, It will not hs conslstent. to conshiler tho war at an_ end with the suppression of dilutions of alcohiol. it sl e SECRET SOOILTIES, WISCONSIN MASONS. . pectal Dispalch to The Tyibune, 3 MiLwAukre, Feb. 18.—~The scsslons of the twenty-ninth annual Convocation of the firand Chapter Koyal Arch Masous hegan at the ball of Kitbourn Chapter on West Water strect. The Grand Chapter ofticors, os well 28 a full representation of delegates from subordinate Chapters, were present. The offleers aro as follows: G, 1L P., M. E. Oliver Libbey, Green Bay; D, G, I P, R. ) Ring, Jr,, La Crosse; G, . Evans, Evansvilie; 8, R 1, Hous- ¢r, Fond du Lae; G, T., R. E. David H, Wright, Madlson; G. 8, R. E. John ¥, Woodhul, Mil- waukee; G. C. R. E. and Rev, William E. - Wrieht, Waupun; G. L., R. E- Mitvin L. Younas, Milwaukee; G. C. of Iil, E. L, B. Waddistor Darlington; G. P. 8., E. George W, River Falla; G, R. A, C., E, John F, Pritenard, Manitowoe; G, M, 8d V., E. James Macnish, Berlin; G. i 2d Y.y E. Johu Conant, Prairie Ju Chiens G. M. 1st V., E, 8. 8, Paul, Delavan; Q. Guard, Comp. Leonard Barrett, Milwaukee, Accurding to the address of the Grund High Pricat, and the annual report of the Grand Bees retary, the number of Chapters now In existence in the Jurisdiction is fifty-two, with o member~ ship of §,200. During the vear one Chapter— Milwaukee No, 32, Istnelitish—surrendered its cliarter. 'This surrender, according to the an= nual address, abpears to' have resulted from a long-continued state of apatly and Indifference among the members, and periinps some persotial disagrecment und want of barmony between the officers and companions. The Grand High Priest considers i a matter of congratulation thut duriug the past year oo applieations have been tnade for nuthority to open néw Cliapters, In his opinton the nutmber of Chapters now at work shonld be _amply sufticlent to meet tha wants of the eraft, 3 The assets of the Grand Chapter are stated by the Grand Sccretary as follows: B Cash o land, It report Paid to Treasurer sinca... . Naves, 81, 780.07 Expentes of the past year......esseeerees 2,040,34 Cazh ou hand Jan. 1, 167D.... ......82,140,63 The (.’I{nml High Priest makes reference to this- unfhvoravle finateial sliowing, us follows: 1t whl be shown vy the suoual teports of tho Grand 8ecretary and Grand Treasurer that tho revenus of the” Grand Chapter during the pass year has fallen ahort of 1ta expenditures, and ihat the balance now (n the hands of the Grand Treasurer I3 sumewnatl less thun that of Inst year. ‘This is chicfly duo to the fact that ot our last anumal Couvovatfon several approprintions wera made, the oceasion for which does not arise each yenr, and umong which were thoso for the expenscs of your delegates to the General Grand Chiapter. Tho recelpts from the subordiunte Cnapters werealeo smaller than lagt year, In conse- quence of the unusual expenditures it has beon inpossible, with the greateat care, to avold ex- eeeding our annual Income. The expenditures. for the current year, unless some unexpected demand shoult be mude upon the Treasury, will ba considerabiy reduced.” The wreater part of the nddress of the Grand High Pricst s devoted to matters of immediate interest to cnurwr members only, Relerenco I8 made, at conslderable lenuth, to the Royal and Scleet Mnsters Councii Degrees, and the infor- mation nforded that under the working system adopted at the last annual Couvoention of the Urand Chapter, the number of Beleet Masters has increased from 359 to Y30, ‘The sesstuns of the Grand Body will probably terminate to-morrow afternvon, In the evens iniz Wisconsin and 8t. Joln Commanderies wilt give a soctal in hunot of the Grand Chapter at the Plankintons Hoypse. On thy same. oceaslon Mr. Suerinan, the proprictor of (he lotel, will serve a complimentary banquet to the Grand Chapter members, MARINE MATTERS. Spectat Disvatch to The Tyidbune. MirwAukeE, Wis, Feb. 18,—The following sales of vesscl-property have been recorded ab the Milwaukee Custom-House sluco last weeks Schooner Starlleht—Edward Parry, of Chicae o, to John Roberts, of Racine, one-fourth, §500, Senovouer Binckhowk—Jawes 8, Wheeler, of Chieao, to Ilenry J, slanly and Heunry C. Porth, of Milwaukive, the whole, $1,690, Schooner_City of ' Manitowoe—liumer Glass and Frank B, Higzle to E. O, Hund, of Racive, the wholo, $10:, _Schooner Lone Star—=Willlan C, Tlilson, of Kearney, Neb,, to Michael Winter, of Shebuya an, one-half, 58,003, From Manicawoe Tur TRINUNE correspondent learns thut the schooner Lake Forest hos been sokd by her Chicoro owner to Grellick Brothers, of Traverso Citv, and Capt, H. Kramer, of Mil- wankee, for 35,000, ‘the Lake Forest Is to ba reputred at Manitowoe at i cost of £3,000. The work of leogthenlug the steam barga Normau thirty-two feet will be completed in three weeks, She is receiving n promenade deck, forward, to whbich the ])llut-lmuxu will ba re- moved, also an additional mast. Tho boller is also undergolng extensive: repairs, ‘U'ha cutive cot uf the unproventent 1s estimated ut §6,000. Jubin Dunu, of Oswezo, retalns ownership of {he schooner Eivira, which stranded at Graud Haven Inst fall, und wns towed to Manitowoc. Her repales, [t iy estimated, will cost 83,500, ‘The grain vessels wintering at Mamtowoe ara the schooners imperiul, Charles Luling, Alica Richards, Lake Forest, ntd Elving. New archies aro betng put nto the steamer Muslkeron. W‘i SCORMICK LiAD.1., FILIDAY EVENING, FITL 21, ATS 0'CLOCK, SECOND GRAND 2 SYMPHONY CONCERT, Tublle Relicarsul, Friday Moratng, Fob, ublfe Rehioarsal, Friday Moratng, ¥ 21, N (1D D (TEF QL THE GRAND ORCHESTRA, Under the direction of MR. ADOLPIL ROSENBECKER, Will be naststed by the celehrated Tenor, MR. GEORGE WERRENKATH, From Now York, and our favorito I'lanfst, MR. EMIL LIEBLING, Addmilaston to Concert, 06y roverved soats, 230 extra, Admisilonto Fubile Jiohearél, Heaérvud soat furaale at Hoot & Bone’ Muse Ktor, und aTter Wednesday, Fov, 11, INT HeonmY N ATRER:. LYERY Triumphanc Kcturn of tho Trililant EVINING [Nt York Criterion Comedy Companys F.EMACKEY .., Mm J.GUSUHGZ“' = 7 WEDIESDAY, uboitded Sueces o AND {Ab Uproartous win awlfence taken with con night. it SATURDAY oLl seriuue ueits, Kven & teinpaes MATINEES, [ Wi hincuntiin + Witia, 20" Lrestt w2 Waslington's Birthday, Qraad gl 1 l?.\l) i THIRD AND LAST WEEK of the GREAT ACTRESS, MISS ADA CAVENDISH, WIHO Wiki. APPEAR THIY WEDNESDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT A¥ ROSALIND tn Bhakspeare's AS YOU LIKE IT, ght ot JANK SHOUE, Ads Cavandivh, urowd . d lay Mgt o AND A -TAHNKON CRUSOE=WilIls Kddoln and Surprise Party. 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