Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 12, 1879, Page 6

STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings of the Cenetal Assembly. at Spring=- field. Tho Time of the Senate Occupicd in Discussion of Equal- ization. Foilare of a Resolution to Out Of New Bills After Hot Weather Sets In, ¢ Prolonged Consideration of the Bill to Abolish Jury-Sentences. Promising Fortunes of the Conspiracy . fo Stick fhe Stoto for a Gas Departments ‘ Passage in the House of the Bill Abol- ishing the State-Houso Commission, The Numerous Investigations-3 MecCrea, Rauch, Peniten-~ tlary, Sleeping-~ Cars, Ete. THE LEGISLATURE., -~ SENATE. #ecial Dixpatch to The Tribune. BParROPIELD, 11, March 11.~The Scnate was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Fullerton this mornlug. ‘The first business transacted was the consld- cration of ‘the resolution published fn Tum ‘CirinuNe this morning in regard to Penltentlary Commissloners. It was presented by Senator Kuykendall, who moved a suspension of the rules, nud the resolution was adopted. Senator Archer offered a resolutfon prohibiting the In- troduction of new bills after the 15th fust. . More bille were Introduced. PBUUALIZATION, - Boonate bill 245 came up on second reading. JThis bitl proyides that the State Boardof Equal- * Jzation shall consist of the Auditor, Treasurer, and Attorney-Geueral. £enator Riddle offered an amendment 8o o8 to include the Goveruor and Seerotary of State. This was lost. : /. Senator Fuller moved to strike out tlie ennct~ iny clause, * A.long discussion ensucd hetwoen Scnators Fuller, Homilion, Merrtt, Moflit, McDowell, niud Southworth. - Some of-the speakers elnfmed tht the corporations wanted the power con- centrated fnto the honds of thres or four peo- ple, 80 08 to reduce the cost of buylng them up, while others clalmed that the present system, by which rafirosd property in 1876 was pui down nt 814,820,489, while In 1875 it wns asscseed ot only $27.625,082, was evidence of the complete aud superlgr badness of the present system, The rull%clng called ou the motion to strike out the enacting clause, the motlon was lost, the yote belnyg - yeas, 315 nays, 2% The bill, on mo- tlon of. Senstor Demcut, was recommitted to the Commiittee on Revenue. Senator Deluny’s bill, umending the present Iaw il regord to the adininistralion of catates 80 48 to reaulro the administrator to give bond in double the volue of the personalty only unlces real property fs ordered to Lo sold, paksed to n third reading. ¥ Senator Iauny's revenue resolutlons went to tlie Commitice on Revenue. 'I'fe Houso joint resulutlon jo reeard to the {mprovement ot the Misslssippl River upvosite Mudison Countv was concurred iu, when the buouute adjourncd, i nousE, ‘This morning Mr. Wontworth, from the Com- mittes on Ruten, reported baclk the resolutfon presented Ly Mr. Mitchell on Saturday tnst, pro- viding thut no bills shall bo. presented in the House after the 16th Inst., except those origi- nating fu Committees, with the recommendation that it pass. Pendling the actlon of the House ‘Mr. Graoger spoke against it, taking the ground + that it deprived members of thelr privileges, and that the 1louse could -zovern itsclf ns it saw it without adoptiug the resolution, Mr. Scrogea thought it would be better it all bllls were firat referred to Committees before * coming beforu the House, Iie dld not seowhen tho busiucss of this Assembly was golngr fo cnd 1L somu limle was not placed upon the introduc- tlon of bilts, Mr. Gross wonted more now bills, and Mr. Beroges intlmated thus if he was & inember of the Sungamon County delegation he too, pur- hiaps, would be opposed to the resolution in the Juterest of the hotels und boarding-houses of Bpringtleld. 2 ~ Mr. Gross fudignantly repelled the mercounry insinuation of the gentlemun trom Chatpalin, A vivit vots voLe was tuken, and the resolus tjon wad lost. An unsuccesstul attempt was made to {ntro- duce several bills, TRANPH, This morning Mr. Luvell introduced the fol- lowiug resvlution s Leavlred, Thatthe Commitieo on Publie Char- Itten be requestod 10 oxuming without unnecessury delay into the general subject of trampe und v groney, and into the propriety of eatablishing lo- cal work nnd yelfef housvs, whereby honest and in- dustrious pereony unfortinately out of employ- wontmay be cnabled 1o earn” tomgorary shelter and food without diserace, and whereby dishonest and profeasional tranps may be dotectod aud pun. fshied, und the peacernl homies of onr cltizens re- Toved from thoir convtant, persistent, and. often dnnperous visite] and that ssld Commltieo report thicir conclusluns by bil) or otherwise, . PRER BCIODLY, Thia morning Mr. Robinson's bill to amend Bec, 50 of an act entitivd an act to establish nnd mnltain n system of tree schiooly, aporoved Avrll 1, 1673, which had been mado the speclal order for this thue, was tuken up, o muwority and najority report ‘mvmg been prescuted to the Touse, Mr, Robinson made two speeches in defense of his weasure, which reduces the prade of teachers® cortiticates of the first-class, When o yate extne to by taken on thu question of adopt- iy the minority report of the Commitiee, recom mending that the law renaln os it 4, Mr, Robin- son called for the yecas and nuys, und the nfnonLy rgport was adovted by a vole of 70 to B3, thus leaving the grude of certlicates ua it now la. 2 THIRD NEADING, Mr, Gravger moved that the rules bo sus- peuded tor the purpose of taking up, Mouse bills on third readlug, which was carrled, ‘I bili to prevent uccidents in the use of hing machines failed to pass, notwiths xlu.\lulndlng the effurts of Mr, Crooker In its be- hall, CIIMINAL SENTHNCES, Mr, Matthews' Uil revisiug the law in relae tlun to crimiusl Jurlsprudence was taken up, This LU privides thut in all cuses whero the punisbment shall be coutluement m the Fenltens tury, §f the cane 1 tricd by a jury, the jury snall shiply puss upon the guilt or innocence of the uceused, and the Court sbalt X the time the offender shall be contlucd fu the Penftentlnry, and m pronguncing sentence shall desluute « Wwhat portlon of tinye the offender shall bo' con- flviad to solltary contluewent, sud what portion to hard labor, ‘It discussion of the foregolug bill oceupled tue House wost of the day, und was vartllputed {1 by many of the beading lawyers of Lo Houac, Fhose who spoke 1 fuvor of 1t were Matthews, MeKlnlay, Shennan, Bisbee, 5 Collins, Uross, und ‘MeFie, Those who sy agnidsy it wero Messra, Frow, Morslson, Junes, of Guntian, Wilson, und Neal. The bill was fuully lost by a vote of U3 to 67, THM GAS CONSUIRACY, Beeretary Hurlow, In his ruport to the Gov- ernur, recominends the establishment of gus wurks, 0 bo uwned and operatod by the Stuto us 80 ecunowical weasure, As o doubt exlsted by the minds of some members of the Hlouss s to the provriety of such un tostitution, a sub- zoinnnitee wus appointed to investigote the maiter, It 18 urged by those sutereated in pateut gas snachives that' the State can save woney by entering mto tuls schome for the wauvfacture of its own gas, ‘Thesumn of $3.50 Ly now charged per LUW cuble feet by the = Springfleld Gas W Mr. Batterworth, a practical gas manulacturer from Roekford, who was vinced on the Commitice, has Yre ared n stalement as to thejresnltof hisfinvestigations. Ho opposes the scheme ns exncnsive and unneccssary, and {rames the reasons for his oplnions, Mr. Batterworth charzes that the 1}r|me mover of this projccted scheme s Abe Tlinojs Conl-Gas and Coke Comuany, Springfield corporation. Jasper N. Reece, of the Neerotary of Stato's office, fs President, Dr. 1. U, Lusk, n physician of Springtleid, {8 Vice. Prestient, Charles Edwands, of the old Jonrnal Company, s Sunruln|3 und J. D. Brownlis Superintendent. ‘Flie Company has been show- g its gossworks and putting forth its arou- ments 1n_favor of the constructing of the now works., The fntention of tlie owners of tue new patents I to lutroduce {liem into 1, THI STATE INSTITUTIONS + +of Dilinols, which would doubtless be o profita ble jub, ‘Ilerc is no evidenco’ thut any othurs of the State offictals are connected with the schemo than those named, The statement of Mr, Butterworth says that the fllluols Conl-Gas 2 ‘1 & Coke Cotnpany have been showing thelr gas- machines to thie Special Commlittes of the House, und are treing to have thelr machines built on State nmt)erl.y. at the expense of the State, claiming that the Commoawealth can suve GO per cent by so_dolng, fn the State-House from Jan. to Dee. 81, 1878, two years, was $7,113, ‘The averags per wnonth §i 329(‘. Mr. Butter- worth finsists that n_gas-works of sufllelent capneity to supply the S(ate-House will cost not ess than £13,600, and will requiro at lcast two men to run them, nt acost of NSfi)u montt, or $1,080 per year. _ Coal, at Springiicld prices, will atnount to §575 per annum, and purifying materlal 8155, The interest on tho cost of “the works will nmount to 81,850, making AN ANNUAL OUTLAY OF $3,180, allowing nothing for interest on the real estate upon which the works are bullt, nor anything for repairs, deprecintion, taxes, Insurance, or a Su- perintendent, who wiill -require a.salary of at lenst $1,500 por anoun i€ e understands his business. Mr. Butteriworth claims that the rama old arzument is used that they will be able to ubtain 35 per cent wore gas from the coal than by theordinary process. Mr. Butcerworth in- fers thatn ring exlsts here for the purpose of pushing thig measure through the Assembiy, ‘There {8 n prospect thut this susolcion will be verificd by the Leglslature when the matter eomgs up for actiou. TUE STATE-HOUSE. Mr. Scartett’s bill,for an act to amend Secs. 0, 11, w17 of an act entitled ** An act in regatd to attnchments before Justices of the Peace," failed to pass, The act [ntroduced by Mr., Fos- beuder, abolishing the Ntate-Hlousa Cominls- sioners, und requiring (hrm to turn over all moneys belongie to the Sinte-[louse fund, and books, pavers, youchers belonging to’ the State, wins passed to-day by an altnost unani- mous vote, Messra, Latiroer, Lovell, Pearson, and Warren only voling nay. ITEMS, The cost of ras 1, 1877, Concerning the £50,000 deflclency bill for the Jolier Prison pendlug in the House, certain Democratie members threatea to “enfotu the payment. of the money from the State Treasury it chio Lill passes, for the purpose of testlug the covstitutionality of the act, Ira J. Moson, the Tlon, Tom Hu{-lnc, Matthew Keenan, Vice-President of the Northwestern Mutuat Life Insurance Company of Milwaukes, N. Prindiville, of Chicago,und other gentlemen {nterested In fusurance, arrived hero this cven- fng. A strong lobby influcuce Is ot work here. “I'se Hon, Clark E. Carr, ex-Senator Castle, and some other gentlemen arrived hero this evening for the purpuss of belng present in the Senate to-morrow on the occaslon of the ceremones fu- cldent to the obsequies of tho late Sguators John Early and llenrr A. Mills, Specchies will be mado aud appropriate resolutions preseuted to the Senate. . ‘I'lie House Committee on Appropriations this afterncon resolved to recommend the passace of the bill authorizing the payment of 830,000 to the militla for’ services during the riuta. ‘three thousand five huadred dollurs was strick- en off the bill. “Tlie bill introduced by Mr. Pearson to repeal the *Scalpers act™ was acted on by the Rail- road Committeo this evenlnyg, and will be re- vorted back with the recommendation that it do ot pass. INVESTIGATIONS. THEABURER M'CREA Speetal Dispatch tn The Tribrie. SrriscrieLn, 111, March 11.—Following aro the charzes furnishied the Senate Committee, to whom was referred the matter of the nomina- tlou of Samuel H. McCrenna oneof the West Chicago Park Commissloners, and the letter of Seuator Riddle accompanying the'sames SraNoricLy, March 11, 1870, —7%e lon, J. W, oJluniilton, Chalrinan, efe. —Drean Bue: In con pliance with the request of your Committer, 11 closu lierewith churged in writing against Samuel il McCren, whose nomiuation as o member of the Boaru of West Chicogo Park Cowmmissiners has been referred to your Committee. 1 ehall also furntsh you With a Ilst of witnesscs to be produced berare the Committes whenever your Committes shall txn tiwe for hearng tesiimony upon the wubject of suid charges, Very truly, Faaxcis A, Rz, THE CHARGLS, Following aro the charges preparcd by Sen- ator Riddle: 1. ‘That sometimo during tho yenr A.D. 1878, amd during the time when sald Samuel H, McCren was County Trensurcrof Cook County, llinols, he made, or tried to make,,or some one ucting on his behalf wnde, or tried to Make, & carrupt bargai with tha newapapers of Chicago, or with soma printer; pub- lishier, or mapuger o1 gomo newspaver puokished fn the City of Chicago, with reference 1o Hie publica. tlon of tha liatof landsand ;s fn Cook County. dellnguent for tuxes for tho yenr 1877 und prior years, vakd 1ist homg commonly kuown as the “* Delinquent. tax lisr.” 2, 'Fhat afterwards, during tho eama year, tho #ald McCrea, or sume one on lils behalf, oithur in- fluenced, or tried (o Influonce, a Grand Jury of Couk Connly sa o8 to proventan lndictmont bt-ln;i Tound uwainst him wpon the charges that ho hud maae, oF in some. Way tricd to make, such corrupt hargain, Frascis A, liopy, - ~ TIHE COMMITTLE lins fixed next Tuesdny ‘m8 the time when they will commence thelr Investlzation of this mnfter, Mr, McCrea urrived here thls morning, accom- panled by bis counsel, Gen, Stiles, of Chieago, who lmmedintely presented themselves before the Comimittee and expressed themselves na ready to go forward witn the investizntion. As Senuator Riddle bad no witnesses on hund, it be- came necessury 10 obtuln a postponenent of the cuses icre I8 some slintflcanco tn the fact that, in seleettng Gea Stiles as his counsel, Mr, MeCrea selected a gentieman With whon he had former- 1y had no councetion, but who isa Democrat uid o polltician, and nman of great personal popularity nnd nflucnee with hla party, Sowe are 8o unchuritablo us to Infer that Gen, Btiles will rely ns much upon theso cirvumstances in Lis defenso as upou the produciion of evidence. Gen. Stiles, {n conversativn, is even now cne lightening wembera ns to the extremo gulleless- a8 md unsuphisticatod character of lils clent. No opinlon can yeb be obtalned 88 to whbether McCren wlil be conflrmed or not. DR, BAUC In the matter of the fnvestigation of the charges ngalnst Dr. Raueh, of the State Board ot ilcaith, whose confirmation fs pending, Bauator Lamilton’s Comwittes on Miscellaneous Alfairs held a meeting this afternoon, and do- cided to exonerate the Doctor, two mombers of the ten composiug the Comiultteo dissenting, Dr. Ranck §s here, and 18 asaisted in his défense by the tender-hearted Secretory of the Board of Tublle Charltley, Fred Wines, who is weonlng over the misfortuncs ot his cllent. It looks uow a8 though Dr. Rouch would be conflrmed., LNTORTION, Benator Fosdick's Committee et this after- noon uud took up Mr. Foy's- charges of extor- tlon. The Impresslon Is that the charees amounted to nothlng, or at least they were I~ adequately sustatued, THE PENITENTIARY NOAND, Senator Kuykendall this morning Injroduced a resolution ealling upon the State - Auditor for o statement of the sums of money untawlully pald the members of the Peuneutiary Board for mileage nnd hotel uxpenses tnitead of Sebator Riddie. ‘The resolu- tlon bas created w flutter among the paliticiaus here, and it 18 thought that no mora 1woney can be thus disbursed until Attoruey- General Edsall fseues an oplulon, or until the Geoeral Assembly lnu 8 n law nuthorizlog It, A furtaer exumination of the record shows that the Warden and clerks buve also receved mile- {expenses whilo traveling, fu tho smne 3 the Commigsioners, As the Scuate bus udtopted the resolutiun, the report will have to be nude fu ucrordunce with the fucts as statal fu ‘Png Tiiuse yesterday, which will pluce the Attorney General, the Governor, aud Uie disbursing oflleer of the Brate fu a rather delicate sltuation, SLEEPING-OARS. ‘Ihere wos a hively meeting of the Bub-Com- mittee avpointed to mvestigate the sloeping-cur compames thyy eveniug at the Capitol Buliilug, This Commltiee, composed of seven mewberi. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY~ o1l appeared with reports, except Butter- worth. A watm debate ensucd botween Messrs, ‘Thotnpson und Mason, buth of Couk, in relation to the report. Origfunally Mr. Magon was desie- nated to write the report, but before it was signed, Thompson, it seems, hnd recelved a ree port prepared by the attorney of the Company, Judge Iachranc, which he ‘was ambitlons to have slgned, mul, by some ntrlgue, succeaded In petting Mason's repart set naide, This evening all the six reports werdnid on the table, and a resolution was passed recommending that the pending legisiation concerning this monopoly 6 dropped. INDIANA. THE GOVERNOR'S MRSSAGN. f &pecial Dispateh 1o The Tyibune. ! InpiaNaronts, Ind,, Mareh 11.—Thespeclal sesslon was reorganized to-day by the election of the old oflicers over strenuous objection by the Repuliicans nzainst olecting by rezolution. Maj. Gordon prescuted a protest agalust reor- manization at all, vlalning that the old orgaw- ization was good for the timo for which tho members wera clected; but all were sworn in again, and the proceedings held de nove. This afternoon the message of Gov. Willlams was read, It was a decidedly pofnted and sarcastic docutent, It sald the people will hold worths less mud Incompetent leaislators to ncconnt, nud broadly says that the time of the regulnr scsslon was frittered away with uuimporiant matters, Alluding to the Jaws passed placlng the manage- ment of the benevolent tusiitutions in the liands of the Governor, the messago enys that it twomore similar laws had been passed the Legls- Inture would then have had nothing to worry them, He urges the passage of the appropria- tion biils, and of the Feo and Salary bill, and ay quickly ns posalble, The message was warmly applauded by the Republicans, and the Demo- crats Jooked as i€ they had been badly treated, ‘The messago {8 an effort on the part of the Gov- crior to shift the respousibility of tue specinl sesslon from the party to individual members. THE APPONTIONMENT, Licut.-Gov. Gray will be nsked to rule that only forty-nine members have been clected to this ecsslon of “the Hen- ate, ond that twenty-five can pass bille. 1f this be so, the Senate can easily pass the Apportionment bill and the Metropolitan Police bill, Speaker Randall has been nsked for hifs opinfou, for it is feared an election of Cungressmen under nbill s0 passed might Le held {nvalid. SCALPED, The Bupreme Court to-dny nffirmed the con- stitutionallty of swhal is known as the ** Sealp- ers’ law,” passed by tho lnst Lealelature, ‘Lo enforcement of the act will bieak up “sealp- iz, as it makes each sale a penal offense pun- Ishable by a heavy fine, . COMSISSIONRD. ‘The Governor to-day commissioned the newlv~ nppointed Trustees of the enevolent institu- tions, The Boards will meet on the 20th inst., and 1t {s believed there will bou now waunge- ment put io each asylum, THE STATE-TIOUSE, The Conferonce Committes on tha State- House Appropriation bill to-night agreed on an appropriation of §50,000, to be pald Juuc1, 1370, aud the same sum Sept. 1, 1880, making the samu sum ndded by the louse umendment, but different as to terms of payment. 'This 18 in addition to the amount derlved from the 2° per cent levy, \ MICHIGAN. TAILROAD BILLS. Apectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Laxsing, Mich,, Morch 11L.—To-night the Jolut Committee on Ruflrunds is- giving'a hear- ing to a numver of prowinent roflroad oflicials regarding two bills ntroduced in the House, one to the effect that a road slready bullt shall bu obliged to allow other companies touse thelr track to enter the eclty, in consideration of a reasonable recompense. A case In hand is sald to Le the Bay City Road, which wisbes to use the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw In eatering Sagfuaw. 7 P ‘e other bilt declares against two rood: starting from the same point und same terminus belng allowed to cungoliaate, Jumes ¥, Joy 1s satd to bo the author of both bitls, und, while they scerm Innocent enough, fue volve vost juterests. A determined opposition witl be made ugainst them, prinelpally by George V. T. Lathrop, uttoruey for the Michizan Cen- tral and Vanderbilt. * PETITIONS, The total number of potitions received up to March5 was 1,085, of which 1,434 cume to the Ilouse, and 551 to the Senate. . ‘Ile total num- er of names sirued on petitions connceted with {utoxteuating Hquors I8 2,124;-to reduce the test on Bluminacing olls, 7.805; to reduce the rate of interest on muney, 4,425 to prohibit hunting teer with dowrs, 1,605 on remonstrances azainet the same, 1,515, Total numbor of bills und joint resulutions ntroduced in both Houses, 1,180 ueted upon flually, about 1505 filed, 855 TKANSAS, | RVERYTHING OVER BUT TI: UGLY PEELINGS. Spectal Dirpatch (o Tha Tyidune. Torexa, Kas., March 1,.—Al lewzislative busi- ness closed to-duy, und both Houses have passed a joint resolution toadjourn at nuon Lo-morrow. The Senato cleared ita calendar entlrely, but a lnrze uumber of bilts falled in the House. The Liquor laws have not been amended, nor Lus ony change been made fo the rallronds, © The total apprupriations for all purposes amount to nearly $1,600,000. The personal feellug engene dered by the strife over the Senatorlal eleetion bas not been reconclled fn the Ieast, ‘The bit- terest remembrances ure cberished by those who were so earnest in thelr opposition to Ingalls thaut they couid not seeept aruuli or ussent to the verdiet of the majority of the Investigating Committee, which was udopted by the ouse. A8 A LAKT NESORT, a petition hos been cireulated aud signed by o respeciable majority of thie members asking the Scuate of the United States to call for the testi mony taken here within thy last three weeks {n relation to alleged frauds in the Senatorial election, nnd institute procecdings sgalnet Seon- tor Inalls, About forty memuers bave sizned this putition, und Sluney Clark 19 to proceed with it immediately to Washington for the par- puse of urging uetion there, with a view to pro- yunting Ingalls from taking his seat on the 18th fust,, when the special sysstou convenea, ARKANSBAS, DRIBERY. Littes Rock, March 1L—The Bribery In vestigating Commitiee roported with majority und mivority reports, ‘The majority find nothing fn the evidenco reflecting direetly or fn- direetly upon Col, Robert Johnson or his cone duct of the Benatorlal contest, but his record In this, ns fn all other previous contests, is ubovu suspiclon, Nor do they * find anything in the testimony which reflects dlrectly or fudlreetly upon Sevator Walker (n any attempt to bribe any member.” 4 ‘Iliere I8 no testimony whatever which shows apy member received o bribe for his votu fn tha Bettorial election, sud nu sutisfoctory evideuco thut any ofler of bribe wns made to uuy wem- ber. So fur theminority concus, In the [ouse, upon rending the reports, Rop- resentatives Hlullideld, Furbish, sud Dawson reiternted thuir charges, and the jatter two were stroug lu appeals to mlupt ueither report. —— SUICIDE, Special Dispaich to The Tribune. MiLwaukeg, Morch 1L—The inquest upon the remaing of Charles A, Binith, whose suiclde was wired to Tni Thivune Just night, took pluce this afternoon. Mrs. Libble E, Smith, wife of the deceased, testiled that lio came to her rooms, on Grund avenue, yesterday after- noon, apparently under the fulluence of hiquor, locked the door ofter him, snd pocketed the Keys. Ilo then informed her that ¢ wus his lne tention to take her lifo und Uis own. o in- tendad that they should dia together, Witness reasoned with him, und, while so eniaged, decensed backéd towards a table und dropped the door-key upon . Sull talking to hor crazed buslund, witnesa Slipped up 10 W Lable, snatched tha key, ran to the dour, unlocked ity umd dod from the roum, . She hard. 1y kuew how stie cscupcd, Her first imoules was tocall for sssistunce, and while so domyg ghe heanl the report of o pistol within the apurtient, conyeyisg the annouucement thut hier husbaid bad shot himsell, Deceused, flug- fngr thut hie bad been batlled o bis dealgn, blow hia brains out withous further ceremony, Tho wondur 18 that he did_ not kil his wifo ae shy Tun towerd the duor, beat upon escaping froni him, - Not the siltest doubt remains Lhat Swmith lutended to add the crime of murder to suiclde, A verdict was rendered by the jury o aerordance with the fucts, Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Company. A Blight Increass in Net Earnings Over the Previous Yoar, Chicago Furnishes Plans for tho Detroit River Tunncl. TIT CIIICANGO & ALTON,. The nunual report of the Chicago & Alton Railroad for 1878 has just come from the print- cra. It is n vory clnborate document, and makes o good showing. ‘I'he following s a summary of thereport: ¥ Length of rond operated: First maln track, ©077.84 milea; second maln track, 02.00 milea; stde track, 110.21 miles;. total lepngth of all tracks, 850,11 miles. CAFITAL ATOCK. 9,425,400 12,003,400 7 12,400,872 FUNDED DEW ¥ per ceut bonds, dne 2,383,000 1,083,000 nt uly 1, IRD , £000, 100, ea 4,370,800 8t, Louis, Jackeonvillo & Chicago road bonds, ssanmicd In purchuse of !r‘ax;l lmlm nuflghmllo l“l,Lm“:m‘“. rat mortynge, 7 per cent, maturing April 1, (B4 '... 504,000 Secund morteage, 7 per cent, maturing uly 1, 180B.us uve. verees seseenses 188,000 'Total stock nnd bonds. ........ . .821,088,728 The 0 per cont sinking tund bonde, Issuca during the {vnram! depoeited with the Unlied Statos Trust Company to proylde for_constructing & now road from Mexicoto Kansas City, will be bersin. after roferred to, 'T'he amouut of capital stock romaline tho same as at the date of vur last annuul report, The bonded debt of the Compony has been roe duced during the year, $2,000, bewng the balsnce of Firat-Mortguge Stnking-Fund bonds not before canceied, . "T'ho stock and bonds jsaned by your Company represcnt tha cust of the lnes owned by it, and the expenditures made far improvemonts und roll- fug-stuck upon lines held under leas, Durlng tho lust year, all fnprovements have beon churged to account of operating expensce, ‘Lhie gross carnings were aa follows: 1877, 1,411, 851 $1,071,610 The operating expenses weres 1878, For conductiue trana Totalisesseeanaes Incronso In grosa carnings 207,176 Tucrease In vperating expe 168,128 Increase in net earnings. 8 40,047 The_actual net chrnings from teaflic dueing the year 1878, after excluding all rovonuo collectod during the year which was not actutilly earned tn that year, and deductineall fixad charges, includ. Ing futerest onall bonas of other coinbanies as- swned by our Compuny, operating expenses, which includo cost of improvements ($100,062), and nil taxcd and assessmicnta fulling due o that year, are ouitul to 7 17-100 per cent vn our capital stock, both commen and peeferred, 1t improvements bad beon charged to a speclal Accouut as has bevn the custum fu previons yours, the net varnings, chmputed as above stated, would e equal ta 7 UD-100'per cent on thy share’ capitat of our Company, both common and preferred. In our lust anauat report, the attentlon of our share- holders was calted to the probability of our being competled (o pay o large sum on acconnt of as- sesmnents wado during the perlod of the ** Geanger War " upoh the caplial stock of this Company and :Imll of other compunles'whosa roads were lensed o1t « g Thie taxcs nro c qfldnmd unjuat, and payment hins boen reslated ay Jang aa practicable, resulting in tho payment of o oty large nmount of taxes uiy capital stock In 187K, und tho orobnbility of being compelled to pay akout S25,000 more, which we have reason to beliuye will oe tho lnst of such poy- montu. Sre QOur curront ot chninga for the year huva been,. 08 ubove wioted, tnbro than sulicieat to pay all fixed chinrges, current obllgations, and 7 per cent divldends on both clnsses of wtock, but not large onough 1o pay In nddition such an extravrdinary demand for taxes, At the close of the year onr Company had among 1ta nssute, ropresenting sceimulated enrnings whicn bad not been recently represcoted i its incoms ne- count, nmong other securities, certau U per cont Emt mortgago bonds of the Mississipul River Bridge Somuany. . Under existing cirgumstances, it has beon conald- ered proper by the, Hoard to sell §500, 000 of sald bondy, and apply piet of the proceeds In reimburs- ing the meome scconnt a4 above stuted, and slnco tho close of the yenr tho sale hes boen wade, ‘Iho numoer of Jocomotives npon our lines at the cluke of the yenr 18 180, of which 160 uro conatruct- ed for urning couly and - fur burning wood; 43 loconotives ure equi pped with the Weatinghouse automatic nir-brake, and O with the kamu kind of brako apphicuble to driving-wieuis, “I'ne cars owned by our Compuny conlst of 08 for uso i pussenger trns, and 5,281 frolzht cars of ditferent kinds, Cars used nggd in vassenger tralng nre supplicd with cie WestiBhouse automatio uir- 1a ‘. o, JYour locamotives and 201 freight-cars, embraced in the number above -stated, live been prchased during thu year, und charged on account of equip went for new line to Kunus City, Tho earnings on-euchi of the Jines hold ond operated nuder lease were Iarger than In 1877, "o 8t Louls, dockyunville & Cnicngo Radirond earned $U10,UD8,6¢ in 1877, and $653, 76,4 In IKTR lucreawe, $45, (K7, : ‘o Loutsina & Misvour, $2135, 623,18 In 4K’ tiver Rallroad earned And 31231, 580,75 in 1878, un ncrease of 815,801, 17 over ihe preceding year, 'I'he Loutsians & Missourl River Ratroad Come pany hus comprompiied with fte floating-debt cteditora by llllllnr 400,000 7 percent necond- miortgate bunds, which aro duo and buyable Nov, 1000, And with the eéxception of the fiich it owus our Company for agvan b4, 75, DD, ite Indebtedness 1a navstants by reprenented uy a sl anurieave of IGO0V ver mile, una # second morigage of §,000 per mile, Accontiug to the tocin of the orinal leass of that roud to our Company, it was agreed that #53 wer cont of ith gross recdipts shontd be pald tur it use, and that » guaranived minimam rontal of $1.470 per andle should be pald each yesr, oven 1¢ [ per cent of earnings did not amoant to that sunt, Under the orlzinl “ugreement and u subses quent oue, our Company §s 50w under obligatlons aapoly ub inuch uf te vental as may bo required anneally, 10-wit, $1,i30 permile, to the paynient of thy cotipons witached to tho bondsubove referred to. Wuare contident that tha Incrensea earnings of that line, resulting from the exteusion from Mexicn 1o Kansus Cliy, will suon enablo the Louis wana & Missourt Wiver Hatlroad Company to pay what it owes our Compiny; and thu valie of the line to our Company will be greatly lucreased when that purt of 1t between Loustann “nnd Mexico bus comes (ux ftvoon will) u port of our new line between St, Loute and’ Kannas City, as well 8¢ pastol the through kine belween Kanias City and Shicago, 1n our laet annual report refercnce was mado to the Kums City, Bl Louds & Chicngo Natiroad Cumpuny, which had” been' organtzed to promote th lutercst of our Company, by extending its hine from Mexico, In Mlssourl, 10 Kanwas City, 1n accordunce wath the tezms of n peepétnal lease of the now roud 10 our Cowpuny, tho hgneas City, St Luule & Cnleago Kallroud Company tas 1ssued and transferred to-onr Comnany ¥, 000, 000 of W destemortizage 7 per cunt boudd, $1,500,000 of ita profecred stock, und the prococus of all Jock! sube seriptions to its comnion capital stock, awounting to apust $200,0C0; in constderation of which our Company lis geced 10 construct, equip, and ong- rato tho Mee, Tho bonda referevd 10 sv6 buon do- posited with the United States Trust Company of ey York, us collatesul security for an tasne of the snuiv ainount of U por cent slnking-fund bonds, lsaticd by our Company, Buth 1vsucs of vonds bear Ing same dute, aud maturo Moy 1, A, 1003, The new rond wili by fully completed and in operation nbout the et of Avrll.next “I'lhie work 18 10 all reapects of thu most substans tial characler. ‘The heudge over the Missoad Miver, at Glasgow, will cunsivt of abutmonts and plere of lirat-cluss waronry resting upon bed-rock at a great depth bolow the sirface of the river, with s super- wiructure of wteel ut un elovation of ubout weventy fect ubove the water at 1ty ordinary stuge, and ity feet suove Lhe higlicst water, —thie muvluln{.‘, vy 1y ftrcat olovation, for tho pawsigy of sleaiubionty under e All bridges on the new road (with two excep- tonse Where wtong could 1ot bo oblsined for a- wonry) will be of iron; und the culverts, slinvat withiout exeeption, of Hret-class masoney, Thy track 1o Juid with the best quslity of crous- 00U 1o the mile, rand steel rally, mxiy pouna per Hneal yard, At the date of pubilshing this report, the entire rallway and all s structures ar nearly comnleteds und i Is quite ¥afo (o suy that tha cost of the enilre work wiil not excvod the vriginal csti- wate, ‘Fho proceeds of tho 6 yer cent sinking-fund honds wiiea have bean sold, and the procevds uf 0,000 of the preforred sioek ruferred (o, Wil be, when wold, quite sullicicnt (o puy the cost uf tho rosd, inclucing depotegrounds, ¢wm|~uulm- ings, feaces, ete.d Juaving 31,000,000 of pree fesred wlock aud ubout $200, 000 locsl-subscription nutea With which to procire all necesdsry lucoing- tives and cars jor npnruun‘l e lne, —uot uvre than $500,L00 of which will by necded for that purpose unhil tho tradic excveds vur etlnale Qur experlynce during the last yvar coullrue our estor thut vur vrigiaal estiwutes of the varnlnge AL, swount 10 wit, Dortation. ... ... 105,242 For moltve pows i 124 For muintenance 77 oG For maintenance ofdars, 21,523 ¥or general oxponscs 110,313 | vhich concitrred in the smendment. ARCH 12, 1879—TWELVE PAGES. and advantages of the sew lino will be fully realizod, g n reviowing tho statintica of the tsaflic over onr lnes diring the past yoar, it will bo obrerved that onr gross earninge from tho transportation of pan- songers were reduced, compured with thosa of tho preceding year, $140, 748,10, of which amount 127, (110, 20 wan dna to reduced local teaflie, ‘Ihis reduction of traflie, baing malnly local, cannot ve tho resuit of compstition, nnd no special or local causes nro known to vour Toard why It shonld oc« cur, It hag not ennbled your executive officara to reduce, to any Appreciable oxtent, the amount of ovemting exponses, and, thercforo, Is substantially o toss of Tiet revenuc on thiat deacription of trafiie, 'The tonnage of frelght transportcd ono milo was ovor 17 per cent greater than dunng the preceding ‘year, and the naverago rate per ton per mile was 41)-1000 of one cont less than in 1877, ‘To one who doca not conaider the Inl‘mltflnm to tailway companies of analk feactions when applied to chiarges for teansnorting freleht, thia fractional ])ml of onu cent tn the anount recelved for earrye ng n ton of !n;lght ono mile nuy appear of Itttle Jmportance, and in most casca it wonld add very ittlo 1o the amount patl by individual shippers; but it representa a loss to out Company of $4gY, « V16,61 on the frelght tenfo of lant yeaf, 'I'ho coat of transportation wonld have been na greater with highor rates, therefars our het earninga from frefuht trafic wera reduced to' tho full ginount above alatea, Witlia revival of the genersl businossof the country which hns been w0 long depreesed, wo tenat will come not only additional dumands for transportation, bul the cetablishment nnd main- tenance of rossonable and just rates on sll rail- ways. 1t may be long beforo this lm‘m 18 realized, but even with the low rates of the lnst year, and with the advantages to bo derived from’ our new line, wa look forward with contidence ton more nrosperous period in the immediate fature for our R way, It |uytmllb-lnn to_your Dircctora to be ahle to report that onr propeety hins been fnall do- partments fully mnintained in aflcient condition, and in many respects conslderably improved durs ing the year, Tue acknowledgiconts of {he Doard are dus to the officers In charge of the aeveral departments, and those emploved under thele direction, for efMciency, zeal, and fldelity manifested In the dis- charge of thelr duties during the past year, * MAILROAD=-AID BONDS. Judge DBlodgett, yesterday declded several cases involviug the valldity of bonds tssued bye the Towns of Walnut and Ohlo, fn Bureau County, to ald In the construction of the Illinols Grand Trunk Rallway, The case of Wade vs. ‘The Town of Walnut was a suit brought to re- cover the amount of 210 coupons of 810 each belonging to bonds fssucd by the town in ald of the above road. The bonds had printed on their face the' followlng condition: **This bond s lssucd under und by virtuo of the charter of safd Illinols QGrand Truok Railway and amend- ments thereto and other laws ot thte Btate of Illinois, ond in occordauce with the vote of the elcctors of sald township at the speclal electfon Liold Juno 25, 1870, in ne- cordance with sald charter und umendinents aud lnws.” ‘The power or authority for the fssue of these bonds was granted by the Leglslature of the State of 1llinols in an act entitied * An act to amend an _usct {o {ucorporate the Iflinols Grand Trunk Rallway," in force March 25, 1800, On the trlal, the dofense was, first, that the act of the Legislaturo conferring power on the town to Issue Its bonds In aid of the road never bo- catie 8 valld law, because in the passnge of the get throurh the Senate the titls was different from what it was in the House. Second, that the bonds were 1ot exceuted the corporate authorities, Third, that =~ they were not accepted by the road until alter the adoption of the Constitution of 1870, which forbade the fesue of such bonds. Fourth, that the town voted, fao Auguat, 1809, to ltsuo bonds for the same purpose, whercby it uxhiousted it powers, and the powers granted by the act of March 25, 1869, were exhausted, nnd the electlon of June, 1870, consequently, was fliegol und vold. Lastly, thut the bonds and coupous aid not draw interest after ma- Lturity. ) Judge Blodgett, in disposing of the case, said the first point ilml been passed on In another ease, nud the act hod then been held valld, 'Tho Sennte und Houso Jjournals showed the act to amend *An uct tolucorporate the Illinois Gran Trunk Ratlway " oriitluated fo the Lower Iouse, vussed it Ju due form, belng numnbered * House BIIL 231, und also passed the Senato under the same vumber, though the word “Iilinols? was dropped from the title. But the discrepaucy was {mratorial, nnd it Was not necessary the bill shoutd bo entitled at all fn 1ts vassage through the Legislature, All bills were required to Lo numbered to avold, confusion. ‘Iie bill was read twice a the Senate, amonded In some slight respect, pussed, and refered back mthelllo‘l:w. t thus became o valid law, ‘The titie was merely to ald in {dentifying the bill, and, a8 the body ot the bl waé ot chauged, nor the num- bery, there wu?.“n‘:" 'doubt about its identification, . 'Fhe Supreme Court of the Btate nad expressly passed on the same qucstion, and held the act valid, In Larreson va. Peorin & Atfuntic & Decatur R, R, 77 11l A8 10 the pnnner In which the bouds should bo sizned, the law was somewhat doubtful, It provideds *'1t glall be the duty of the Clerk of such ulu{‘ tawn, or township immediately 1o cull an election i1 the snme manner that other cleetions for sald city, town, or township are cailed, for the purposc of detertminiug whotler sufd ciy, town, or township will subscribe to the stock of gald raflway; und, i o mmajority of sald voters shall be for subscription, then the corporate authoritics of sald city, town, or town- ship, und the Supervisor nnd Town Clerk of suid’ township so . votlng, shall cause aafd subscription to be made, and unon aceeptance by the Dircetors of said Com- pnnf' sball cause” bonds to be issued in con- conformity with sald vote.” 1t wus thus in- tended that whenever old should be veted by clties or fucorporated villages or towus that thie honda should be executed by the proper corpore ate authoritloss but that“in townships, the Supervisor and ‘own Clerk, who wero general oflicers, should be emipowered to cxeeute and deliver the bunds, ‘hic dutles of those oflicers veen the town aud tho rallrond, und it nust therefore bo held that the coupons and bouds were properly made, ‘The act was not vbuoxions to the Constitu- tlon of 1870, for the latter, cuntatned a saving cinuse expressly exceptims'all subscriptions au- thorized by existing laws by u vote of the peo- vle prive to the adoption ‘uf the Coustitution, In 1870, when the Constitutlon was adopted, u yolld luw was fn force, under which the town liud voted to {ssue $30,000 of bonds. The Con- stitution did not sny thal the subscription must be aceepted by the Rallroad Company; tie only condition precedent wus that the vole musy by taken before the Coustitution becamo prohibi- tory. At e elcction of Aur, 21,1809, the town voted to Issue $30,000 of bonds, but on so many vonditions mud restrictions thut the Rallroad Company would not accept them, aud a new election” was hold In June [following for the samo purpose, aml the bonds 80 voted for were Issucd and accepted by the Company. It the vote of 1849 had been reular, aud 45 terms accepted and the bouds lssucd, the power given the town for that pur- poze would have been extiausted, No contract, however, was nule under that vots, und’the town hud the power therefore to hold auvther oleetlon, Lauatly, the holders of the coupons were en- tltted 1o lawful futerest on them aftor maturity, ‘The coupons contuined all the elements of Rmmluury notes, und the samp character of pitritmcnts had been held to draw the leal rate of wutorest, It had slways Leen the prac- tice of the Court to allow futerest ot the con- tract rate on munleipal bonds ufter they became due at tho legal rate on the coupons alter ma- turity, and that ruling would be followed fu the nreseut case, - . ‘Ihe caso of Falrbanks ve, The Town of Ohlo, a suit on three bomds for €100 each, and that of Field v, ‘The Town of Ollo, ou twenly-two bunds und eighty-ning coupons, luvolved the Auno questions us'the ubove, aud wore declded the same wuy, ‘Ihe caso of Wilo va, The Town of Walnut, No. 1,050, was a sutit on 419 coupons of bonds is- sued bn pursusnice of a voto tuken Aug. 6, 1870, and were an fssuc of §10,000 in uddition to the $490,000 voted for in Juue, 1870, ‘Fheso last bouds were not withiy the saviug clause of the Constitution, und were therefore illezal and vold, together with the coupons belonging ta thent. Atr, L', 8, McCletlaud sppeared for the Pplaintity, and: A, C. Btory fur the dufendunts, PENNSYLVANIA ROAD. dpecial Dispatch o The Tribune. PriuApeLiuis, March 1L—The annual eatbering of the stockliulders of the Penusyl- vanis Rullroad Compsny would have been almost us qulet a8 & Quakor meutlng hadfit not Leeu for the exposure of the venality of n mem- ber of the present Board of Directors. ‘1lie eflect would have been more sturtling had b not been discounted by private circulation of tou churges during the past six months, After the report had been accopted without reading, und several unti-fred puss, snti-Adams Exvress Company, anti-Pullman Car Cowmpsoy, ond antl-ligh salary resolutions bad beeo disposed of by s quivt referouce to the jncoming Board, Edward Parker rose to present a atatuimeot to tup\ Presidént and - stockholders. Ilo sald thut fu 1671 Willlam Auvspach then and siuco Director of the Railrosd ou the part of the ¢lty, hod been lustrumental in procurlng the purcbase by the road of a tract of land jn Lu- xerne Couuty for $38,000, payable fo Peonsylva. nia casial bouds at 89, Tho lot was owned by J, W. Rhoade, who would gladly hnve sold it ot 85,000, hut Anspach and a third party named Aloxander 8itliman, had scen him, and the reault was tho exorbltant vrice asked. Of thisamount Rlivads, who owned the land, ot $40,000, parlly cash and partly bonds, lee $750, which Anspach clalmed as cxpenses n getting the sslo through. The bolance was divided fotd slx cyual parts, of which two went to Billiman and his partner, Rotharmel, while Anspach took the other four, claiming that ho had to pay others who lhad influence with the oard. 2 e Parker sald that he had shown this evidenco to President Scott two years ago, and tho Sallc- ftor of the Company hnd asstired him that they | hiad n rood casn agalnst Anspachiy nevertheless, the Board had decifued to take up the case, and e was thereforo compelied to Iny the matter Dbefore the stockhiolders, In the debato that followed, the Board was pretty sharnly handled, untll ex-Senator John 8cott, counscl of the rond, explained thats criminal bult was barred by the statute of limita tlons before evidenco was_given to the Com- pany, and that there were grave doubis as toa clvil sult belng of any avail, Senator Elliott asked why they did not expel the thief from the Board. Heary M. Phillips, ong of the oldest Direct- org, explained that they had Jald the evidence beforo Anspach, ond bad made him refund 824,000, which was all they could hope to get Ly euit, ana §t was & question as to the power of the Board to expel a Director clected by the city. Ilhe Anspach re-elected In 1877 was quite auother man from the Auspach member of the Board in 1871, They could not cxpel him fu 1878 for an offense 11871, for his re-olection was a coundonation of or amncsty for past offenscs. ‘I'he matter waa finally tabled, It is likely to cost the road $6,000, for’ Anspach fs now In Eu- rope, **waiting for the affuir to blow over," und ha is flkely tu plead no consideration when his note for that amount hecomes due, slice all the umnalzu 18 dono that he sought to avuld by com- romisc. P The Committee to nominate Directors will re- port the old Board, who will be re-elected with- out opposition. .y Lo & No - Svecsal Depatch to The Tridune, Detro1T, Mich,, March 1L.—The sccond an- nual report of the Dircctors of the Detroit, Luusing & Norttern Ratlroad for the year end- ing Dec. 81, 1878, to be published to-morrow, will show gross earnings for the yeur of $970,- 000; increase over the previous year, $182,000; total expenses of every kind, oxcept the cost of the Btanton Brauch, $507,000; net earnings, $872,000; increnso over last year, 800,600, ‘Ihe operatinz oxpenses wore made on the usual and {nclude conservative - basis, tho en- tire cost of )2 tous of steol rolls, Over 830,000 were expended in new equipments. The totercst accrulng upon the funded debt of the Company during the yenr amounted to $210,000. A dividend of $6 per share upon preferred stock was pala last month, and amounted to $150,000. The items deductea {fromn the uet earnings leave -a surplus of over ,000. ‘The Stanton Branch was extended six- teen miles during the year at g cost of $124,000, fucluding equipments CHICAGO & NORTIWESTERN., * Apecial Dispatch to The Tridune. MiLwAUREE, March 1L.—In respouso to the urgent solicltatlon of the Chlcago & Northwest- ern Raflway Company, Thomas 8hbea will at once Increase the freighting facilities of the cor- poration in the Thira Ward by the ercctlon of an additional warehouso 250 feet long uud elghty feet wide, directly east of ihe present ware- house, und gaparated from it yby a roadway fur teams, The structure already buflt is 240 foet long by ninety-five foot wide. Thus ths two structures will bave a total frontage of 490 feet, while the length of dockage conuected with them wiil be 520 fect. JOLTET & VALPARAISO, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, 8priNarieLD, Ill, March 11.—Articles of in- corporation were to-day flled with the Becretary of State by the Iucorporatnrs of the Jollet & . Valparalso Rallway Cotnpany, which proposes to construct a road faom Joliet to some point on the:.éasterr ! bounddry of‘thie "State;idind thenee to or near Valparalso, tnd. The princl- .pal ofllce will be located at Jolfet; the corpora~ tion will continue for fifty years from Feb. 21, 18793 the capltal stock 18 fixed at $1,000,000; the Incorporators are Jacob A. Henry, Calvin Kuowlton, Horatlo N. Marsh, Edwurd i1, Akin, Tyler C, Lord, Elbridee T. Chase, Ueorgu 11, Munroc,’ Chidrles M. Week's, and' Audrew J. Robinson, all of Joliet, who also cox’lumtu the first Board of Diroctors. AQUATIC RAILROADING, Speclal Disvaich do The Tridune, Disstanog, D. T., March 11.—The Northern Pacille track on thece of the Missourt. River waa taken up to-day. For the past two days the traing have been ruuning through water aud flouting fee two to threu fect deep. Tho cab of the lnst locomotive out this afternoon was flooded und the engine tiuped to one side, but vot ditehed, Tho trains of twonty cars each dashing throngh a river was an unprecedented sight, Chicf-Engiucer Posses wns detormined to get all the jron for the firat twenty-tive miles of the extenslon ncross béloro the ice gave way, und he succeeded, ‘The Missourl is “about to break up, wid, judeivg from the thickness of the ice, {¢ wilk'be a hilstorical smash, Cuy Gy Co &L, CLEVELAND, O, Marclh 11.—At the meeting of the Dircctora of the Clevelund, Columbus, Clncinuatl & Indlanapolis Raliway all the old ofllcers were re-clected, except the Guneral Nuperiatendoat, that oflico boing abotished, TTEMS, The Chieago, Rock lsland & Paclfic Rallroad Company ure preparing for batter timea. They have In course of construction at thelr shops ¢tlzhtecn’new locomotives, six of which will forty-ton frelght, six passenger, and six pony cogioes. They also bave s large number of wmen at work on frelght-cars nud passenger-coaches, The now bridge of the Chieago & Northwust~ orn over the North Branch of the Chicago River, juat south of Kiozlo ‘streot, wos com- pleted yesterday, und the trafns of this Com- pany are running again as usual futo the Welle- streetdepot. ‘The bridoe is *a very substantial oue, with au fron superstructure, aud hasdouble tracks. 1t will greatly facilitato the business of this rond, g Therallroads keep hip energetically the war agalnst’ the scalpers, Lloven uow warrauts ogainst them were sword out yesterduy, and thoso that could be found wore arrested. Are rangements have been wade by which every scalper remainiug fu business will be arrested every day. 'Lho scalpers took no uuwcrnurn azainst the'railroada yesterduy, amnd probably will not take auy until ihe return of the toeueral Ticket and Passenger Agents, who are now lu New Yorlk attendinge ta the Goueral Tickes und Pagscuger Aveuts’ Convention. Thoe Detroit 2’ost states that Mr, W, K. Muir, formersy General Bupurintendent of the Canada Boutherny has just roturned to that city trom New York. Mr. Malr s non-commubicative coucerning the naturo of bis visit, For the pust fortulzht there huve been any number of runiors concerning Mr, Muir's futuro movements, Bome are to thy effect thut ho {a to be Eum.-ml Buper- iutendent ot the New York Ceotral, while others Just as positive stato that le is to super- sede Mr, Ledyurd as Geveral Mdnager of the Stichigan Ceitral, President Ackerman, of tho Illinols Central Ratlroad, has recelved o letter from Eugland, whicw it I8 stated that a Jeading Enzlish rallroad hos just contracted for a large smount of steut rutls ut 24 05 6d, which 18 equal to $31.604 ton, ‘Tho Awericsn mills charga for the same ratls 43 0 ton, Nothiug but the hizh auty prevents Enulish rafls trom being finported to this couns try. Years have been entertalued lately that the Alnoricun ills would udvanes 1he prics of stecl rails, but, fu view of the low rates preyaliing i Enufuml. it 18 hardly probable thst the howe nln;;nultnc;urcn will dure to moke anadvance at this thne, An informal mecting of the Chicaco mombers ol itie Transportatiou Assoctation, which W, orgaulzed to carry oub the agrecinent not to la- ¢a to influcnve tratlic, was held “at the e Hotel yesterday, Those present arvin Hughitt, Ueneral Mavuger Chica- Ro & Northwestern J. C. MeMuilin, Ggnoral Mansger Cuicago & Alton; C. W. Bmith, Gen- eral Trafie Manager Chlearo, Burlington & Quiney; A, Kimbull, General Buperinteudent Chlcago, Rock lsland & Pacifie; und the Beere- tary of the Association, Mr, J. W, Midgley. 1t was the geveral opinfon Aiat the arrsugement cavered too much terrftory to work effectively, aud a desire wag shaga to bave 1t lwited to & ruch ronds only ns are o ablda by the provisions u?fl::- nercoment 18 to e, Midaioy, o Sacretary, wrrneit call o canvention of “the ronds whe cted to to the ngreement, 1 ! e pary 1o the o o b held at Bt. Lol o2 The Dotrolt Free Press gg Enclneer, Cheshrough, butlding of the Iuke“lnnl‘x‘c’-.!(c:lllml!‘a" pared pians anil speclfications’ ang cer, tunnel under the Datrolt Miver p 7 The matter haa bean under conslyter time in New York, and t Vanderblit Lne Informai) nnd oy, ey Micconf n:ln'n::! o L Urage (04 o BN iy popns understoad gt 48 Iy pruposala far tho canstruction w5, iCeented wiis upparently come 10 tha noint sl sanmet or & bridfe 13 to be bLaile over l‘h An Uere 18 conslderable Oppositic whieti, were it not for the up; position, my, {5l Bo etctad nt Detralt, = the thms Tt Uly b (lio resourcs of tho'raliroad ey, 1J, B tint o Wnieatono ledgo which crima gy L3 g ciition for safer to work than (e hard. jmp ol £t an elaw tha bed of tho river ai Dertaye” e iy s tunuel ana tho dridve would b o city, but lio pians, contomplass .15, Nttrr tlon at Grosee lslo. No ropresentationg jonwic- el D Uil 80 far a8 fa known. oo 10 e Vaaglt Yer oy, ——— ! POOR PURCELL, The Efforta Which ma Brothiren Wil Put Unporattatad Barden; o t© Mehten iy . Svecial Disvatch (6 The Tripun, Crornnas, 5y March H—Archiishop pg cell today recelvod Jotters from Carding) o Closkey and Archbishop Wood, aiving thy g sult of the couference which took nhc::& weck between the Cardinal and Aragpie. "t Lhlindelphia, Boston, aud Baltimors mht‘x’r " the crisls In the nffales of this Diocese, fnl‘o concluslon arrived at by the conference w;lfl 9 the wholo Catholle Church | i n America take up the case of the Arclbishop ollhg:: Arch feptecopy clvoatl, and proceed by e gonlzed methods to ralso ‘hle:nh;lz:::. necessary to pay his debts. Tne dmu’. of the plan are to be claborated I the Cardinal’s letters gavo nesu caso would at once b presented throuzhout tlie country, after Easter, the plan of erywhere bo promulgated to the congrogay through the priests, It was agreed at \hge :;:. ference that, in the charitfes of the Church, the cause of the Cinclnatl Digsee, should be given preemption or preference over oIl others, ‘I'he Cardinal's letter to the venerable Archibishop 1wy very kindly fn its tone, and has relleved the anxlety of mind of the latter nat a litile, The letter from Archbishon Wood, who was baptize) Into the minlstry by Archblshop Parcel), wag full of expressions of the warmest sympathy, and contalned the assurance that the Dioceseof Philadelphia would do its full sharc in a moye. ment to pay the debts of the Diocese of Clacip- natl, A meeting of priests was held 1o-day 2t which a plan was devised for the rellet a[mu needs of the creditors of the Archblshop, It was arranged that commitees shoutd be appointe ¢d In each congregatlon Lo recelve funds for that purpose, and thut prudent laymen should b destgnated to select from the list of creditors the names ot such as are known to be in a syt fering condition. All funds then raceived in the way of charitable subscriptions will ba divided pro rata amoug them. ‘Ihls course bay been found to be desirable in order to escaps attachments upon such funds as the Archbishop I8 recelving 1o relieve the destitute, FINANCIAL. Prospective Salos of Realty. to Clozo Outhe Vankrapt Estato of Jacob Buon. 8rriNar1ELD, 1L, March 11.~The Hun C, C, Brown, Assigove of Jacob Bunn, once Spriug. field’s leadlngs banker, who closed his doors on the 1st of January, 1678, with lHabilities agere. gating nearly $1,000,000, is prepariug to clots uphis trust with a serles of great real estato sales at auction, the proceeds of which will enable bim to declare a dividend of sbout 35 ver cent, {o addition to others herctofore mado ageregating 4 per cent. The first sale will be on the 24 April, and will include the Riverton conl.,.mioe, , wwitn. 1,600 acres of cosl TANYYY 4000°"t6¥h * lots, fifteen temante houscs, nnd the Riverton Hotel, At tho samo tim ho will sell n great quantity of farming land, the Opera-House, and many storo bulldlugs o this city. The property abovels valued In thoschedule at $100,000. Ou Moy 1 the proverty of the cstate av Chester, valuca at ovet $30,000, will be sold, nud on the 8d of Juno the great beot-sugar farm at Chatsworth will be sold, This farm consfsts of 2,540 ncres, and is alone valued atover 8100,000. “Unis saloof all this property will be the largest made in this stato since the great swamp-land sale. New Youxk, March {1.—Logers & Ore Broth- era, extensive rotall dry-goods dealera on Eighth avenue, have been placed in the huods of & Be- celyer, VLhe creditors bave already entercd Judizent aealost the firm for oyer §150.00. S8aN Franoisco, Mureh 11,—Koebler & Ritter, Jewclers, huve been nttached for mmounls sz gregutlug over $70,000 — e eet—— THE WEATHER. Orrige or Tur Cuipr SioNat OFPicER ‘WasmiNaToN, D, C., March 13—1 0, m.—Indica- tlous—Foy Tennessce and the Ohlo Valler, clear or partly cloudy weatlier, northerly winds shiftlg to easterly und southerly, aud slight changes fn temperature and baremeter. For the Lower Lake region, clear or pattly cloudy wealher, rislug followed by fabilog ba: rometer, slight changes. dn temperature, and westerly winds shilting to southerly during the nizht. For the Upper-Lake reglon, Upper Misstssip- plund Lower Missourd Vulleys, partly cloudn slizhtly warnier Weather, wiids shitting to cath and south, with statlonary or slowiyfalllss barometer. ‘I'ie Oblo River will risa slowly. 03, LooaL vnszavaTiONS, Suren,_ ereafter, byy rance that thy Lo the Bishopy and that, {mmediaisly procedure would gy Time, Tar, Tty Wind, | Vet, Ko, | Tealhir 0153 &, m 11318 2, 1. “Maxtmum, 61t migkmain. 97, vaTIoNS. GENKHAL OREEKYATIONS, o 1g 5 i, < Cutaaao, | Siations, _\Rar, 1Ar. Wind. _:&ain Jeatpis by | e} 7y floudrs S00t| B3 |N.W.,brisk | W, wentles lear. . bl abdgy W, 8 Lort Huron Huchestor,, Vicksburg. Virsauta Clty Widaonueed. YRUKLGL saeeeist 1T t3 343243 1 b A I 3 A Pt o St S et 3 + CEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. I.ounog, Marchi 11,—Steamers Suctt Btato of Nuvada hayearrived out. e HistS BAN ¥uAncisco, March 1.—Us f 2 stoamer Aluska, the Jgagship of the 8 arrlyed from Panand, l'flgldr.;:&u;fl:g?d ha.l’nxch 1h—Armived; Rbeiny LroBPNow Xorks s Qo o lOIJflgALISTIC. Hpecial Dispal A lo The 1!1“!!-‘., 8, Joszru, Mo, March "'-’w?dlfi'r was sold sgatn to-day under a dec! favor of Col. Jamea k: B:.‘ruf:.m & Buroes for Lt r B st th odlorist oF bustaial agement ul the paper, uuw under v B. wulklusos, will be chunge a sl