Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1880, Page 3

MINING. Continuance of the Broak in the Oonstooks ---Swooping-Away of Margin- Dealers, Over $9,000,000 in Assessments tho Past Year, and Less than $7,000,= 00 in Dividends. Minés of Ponghkeepsle Galeh, in the San Juan Region—Some Promising Chicago Euterprises. Silver and Copper Deposits on the North Shore of Lake Superior. e THE COMSTOCK. Speetal Corresponience of The Chicago Tribune. Vinginta City, Nev., Deo. 22,—8till the break continues, It is trying—crushing. Every fall of a dollar in tho leading stocks adds to the nunt- ber of bankrupts, The brokera uppear to have ‘been prepared for the emergency, und, with one exception, have weathered the ‘storm, so far, with flying colors. But the poor toflers by tha way—thoso who had strained n point to buy, and had atrained thelr margin to multiply sharce— have fallen by hundreds, It fa wonderful that, in the face of the Inst fifteen years’ experience, the poor will stilt risk everything upon ninurgin. ‘Year after year wo have had these breaks, They always tnke us by surpri: always come when the signs aro most promising; and always sweep away tho morgin-dealers ke chaff before the wind, Yet the lesson fs unheeded, As if thers were Intoxication in the risk, the bitten returns again to the attack, again ta lose bis Uttle and often much-needed beginning. Such cases hard- Vy deserve our pity; but for the poor innocents. “brought to suffer by this reckless zambling,—the ;Poor mother and helpless children,—tho heurt “jnust open, Often brokers are much to binmo forthe reck- fleas ventures, Not jong ago, when Hlerra Ne- vada was selling for $80, 1 poor wornan who had ‘bought a few ebures at $2 and doubled up at {40, ordered hér broker to sell. He sneeringly wsald to her, * You don't deseryo to huve any- thing. You have no nerve." Poor creature} Bho had tot * nerve" cnough to bear the taunt, but left tho stock (which she had dented herself tho comforts of life to hold) with the broker; and Inst week be sold her out at $10, and left her without a dollar! There are piles of gold glit- tering in that broker's window, Wrapped in ‘ulsters and roves, he tnd his gut tog. wit sul seunay the streets behind a fst tent and jine gling bells; ond his poor, old, weary victim: a shes for $40 0 month. ‘wus i Fortnnutely, this (3. an exeeption among bro- kers, Moat of them do all fn thelr power to ive ‘tholr customers without serious jujury te them- selves, TUE MINES. Thero Js n remurkable aymuiathy pinnny the Comstock mines. As one yous, they all go. ‘Utah, upon the north, hus fallen from $25 to 80; Alta, upon tho sot, from $5 to $2; and the en- tire ling has shown a almilardeciing, Lust your, ‘whon Sierra Nevada went to #200, all other Com= Stocks were high. Thoy «ll seein to “strike {t'" at oucy, and thoy all fall ut once. Thore are svverul reasons for this.—causes ‘working in a Roneral way. When thor {#1 -strike, tha stock yocs up, the holders make money, and overybody wanta some,—muat bave some. If tho best cannot be had, the neurest to itiataken, ‘This ts out of the reach of the third purty, who takes 1 third chanees und go on until a domand ig crented along the entire Ine. The ease 15 rove! in a decline, which is thrown into a tumble by the marginal stocks forced ont, Then powerful purties, who make money in a break ua well asin uw raise, have tho minige. miunt of most of tho mince directly, and the rest of them Indirectly; and they often make tho market. ~ But thore are other causes nt work now, Over $9,000,000 hing been demunded by minc-mannyers dn assessments during tho pust fer and less thun 7,000,000 has been disbursed ii dividends, Between F2,000,000 and $5,000,000 his, therefore, been withdrawn from ather enterprises; and the strain bus been seriously felt. ‘his strain, sa) tho manngers, hus been demanded to furnis! more powerful machinery, us greater depth hia Deen attained. A remarkuble cnse ts that of tho ‘Union, whieh has used $100,000 nssessinent-moncy during the year, Itis claimed that this comp ny will be able to work to the dupth of 4,000 fect + with tho machinery now belny put in plice, ‘Therv scoms to bo no disposition to murmur at this !mmense outlay. It 1a ensy to seo where Tuost of the money has gone; and tho yery proms lng ore-body being opened on the 2,400 lovel ds fair to make wnple returns, It ts different with most of tho mines, Thoy havo spent vast sums in underground work1— “prospecting—without taking outn dollar. Your after yoar it has been the sume thing. The num- ber al Hone pay mincs has increased, The doubt forces itself Into the minds of speculators, ‘He DoUnT hos troubled us before. ‘Tho opinion was once quite general that the mines could not be mulo w Day boluw O00 fect. Then Callfornin and Consulidated Virginia struck thelr bonanza on the 1,00 lovel, from which they have ulrendy: taken out over 000,000, disbursed over $77,000,000 in dividends, Tho limit hus since been fixed at various depths above 2,000 fect; and now, between the Opbir and Utnb, thore ts. promise of u longer, richer, and perhaps yronter Renan than thatof Californis and Consolidated nin, ponte that thore are not grenter nnd richer ore- Hes than ny yot found, 10,000 fect betow the surface? The precious motals do not exist In the alr; thon why should they be contined to the enrth's surface? According to nny theory ne- counting for ore-deposita, they ure us likely to be found at one depth an at nnothor; and, nc. cording to the theary generally accepted, —that. they tro dopesited from bolow,—thoy’ are likely bo bo yreater und richer at greater deptha, But, sutting wside the doubt of the existence of such ore-bodies ut great depths, there fs still a grave fact staring us in the face: THR EXPENSE of prospecting the lower levels must bo reduced. During the pust year the Ophir Company took out of the 1: ary Veln $1,28s240.07. Out of this vast sum, but $100,600 reached tho pockets of stockholders; $104,802.85 still remains in the ‘treasury, ‘and the Dalance, $1,047,653, wus pald out In expenses, rs appeur to understand tho And what renson huve we for sup- The mine-minn necessity of roduciny expenses ‘The Sutro Tun- nel will koon bu ready to recelyo the wuter nt the 1,050 lovel ni along the lead, ‘This will reduc. very, greatly the dumping expense, which is enormous, If proposed combinations ire of> fected, by which o cluster of mines will be able touse Heeyy bolsting worka alrendy erected, o ew era will soon dawn upon us, full of bright promise. * DEVELOPMENTS. Tho Sictra Nevada {4 bermotically sealed Aguinst outalders, We hear the whistlo of the engine; we suo the smoke und stem rise from ‘the works; wo see many workinen go aid come, Tall speaking Ifo und cnorgy away down in her very intercating deptha; but we know no more of whut is developed by ath this netivity than if we were In Chicugo, or the Slerra Novada in the Diack His, Tn the Union, It was discovered that what was guprpeed ee bei wall vt the nee boily on Ex ply w clay and porp! “hor * A drift was started into vie fuse week, and yesturday hid run fifteen feet into rich ore, with tha ontire face of the drift {n ore, ‘This gives ninety feet at lenst of rleh ore on the 2400 level, A drift js now runoing for tho ores boy on the lovel. ‘The new pumping mus ebitiery, welybing 1,200 tony, will bo in place, {t is supposed, by the Ist of Februury, In tho Ophir, 4 north drift slong tho Harty yein—toward tho Union and Slerra-Novada oro body—haa run about twenty-live fect into a ‘body of ore, thoro being no sign of wall upon either sido of the drift, No other discoverics of ore are reported, hun eeyorul companics have guod “Indien- POUGIKEEPSIE GULCH, SAN JUAN. \ Mpeckut Correspondence of The Chicaga Tribune, . Povauxguraie Guten, Bun Juan Co. Colo, Deu, W.—Transportation to thiy place, on aoe gount of tho deop anuw, is now at an ond for tho ecason, and communication to any point is attainable only on snow-shoes,—tho Norwegian sbocd heing: priuoipally used horv; and, a4 9 moans to locumotion, even when Snow ig not yory docp, thoy are’ much su- perfor to plodding thruugh it, In traveling trom a lower to 9 higher point, progress Ia slow, butisumply made up for in traveling froma higher to a lower point, From the head of Pougbkvepelo to Animus York, a digtanco of fully three miles, is frequently uiado In fifteen uulnutes, Traveling ot this rate through our clear, pure, and bracing alr, must really be on- Joyod in order to form 4 propor idea of tho plous- Ure thore fs jn it 4 ‘ + Much leas snow falls tero than in the mount- gins of Nevada und Uta, «In fact, Ban Juan is Not tho inuccessible coantry that poople would ‘bavo ws believe it to be: There ts not amine in tho entire country which ¢anneg' bo worked ut all times of the yoar. There are more men here, and more mines being developed, thaa ever be-* gel voro, and with etill moro iyttering prospects, ~- ‘Tho followingisas: '* é PARTIAL DESCRIPTIVE {5ST OF TI MINES in the guich at pregent developed, Come encing at the foot of the)gulck, the Alabuina 1s first, and, withthe Muntgttan, is the property Of the Ban Juan & Poughigensie Mining Com- pany of Chicage, This 1s well located be dow timber-ling, in @ fine|body of timber. A contract hae been lot to rut @ cross-cut tunnel THE CHIUAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1880, Whfect, which will cut the yeln somewhere about 100 feet deep, It Is expected that a fine body of mineral will be exposed at this depth, as {tlooka remarkably well on the surface. The dimensions of the tunnel are five by abven fect; ant the contractors (Kemp & Co. have cut in somoewhero near sixty feet. Thoy expect to have their contract fiished about the end of January or the begining of Fetrunry sext, ‘There has also becn located tn connection with this mino o mill-site, where thoro laa witter-fall over fifty feot high, which can be utilized to very great advantage. 0 Edinburg is boing developed by running fA crosa-cut tunnel to strike the veln about lifts feetdeep, Mineral from tho surface of this mine ussaye ns high ns 1,100 ances of sitver per ton. It isthe extension of the ‘Trensury, which shows good inineral on the surface also, and siys well in gold, allver, and capper. ‘the fornin and Susie are nlao tovated on the sane veln, all of them being only sligitly developed, 10 Kaxon Is clove to the dinburg and Pres ury. ‘The owners are running a tunnel to tap 1 sntll Jake forthe purpose of draining 1, ite) ure simply oponing up the property preparatory to taking out inineral, The Alaskn has it lurge force of men at work opening up the mine, and attho sume thine ts taking out lange qinntities of tine mineral. ‘The Morning-Star shows some fine glenn and guy eopner. ‘Work has beon suspended on this for the winter, Tho Sted Rodgers {8 bein, ex tenelvely devel- oped, both by tunneling ant alnking on the veins aut barge: quantitics of rich mineral are being en Out. The Honanza Mine Is being developed by cross-cutting and sinking on the veln, and good intueral is being taken out from both places, THE ROLLA TUNNEL 1s close to the Bonanza Mine, on Silver Hill, ‘This tunnel was started with tho Intention of cutting tho Rolla, the Bullion, and other veins. The contractors have cut in 135 feet. The dl- mensions of the tunnel are flve by seven feet. In cutting fn this distunee, three different mineral streaks have been exposed,—No. Lis two feet wide, currying tine gulena and gray vopper, ussaying fifty ounces of silver per ton. No. ? Is fifteen juches wide, with the same ehnracter of mineral ns No. 1, assaying aixty ounces of silver per ton, No, 3 Ia a aniudl streak, varying from two to four Inches wide; the miiieral fa sulphurets, and nasnys U0 ounces of ailver per ton. They will cut in probably 200 feet more before striking the above veins; and, In doing ko, are Nikely to cut more atrenks, us this bill ts fult of feeders running in tinany directions fromone to the other of tho large veins, In fuct, thore is 1 group of veins round Lake Como and Hurricane Penk whieh bide fair to outrival anything yet discovered, This group includes the Bonunza, Rolle, Silver Hill, asuilion, Three Hrothers, Canandagua, Seven-Thirty, Discount, and Mubite, The shaft on this is only twenty fect, deep, and it shows x body of mineral four feet wide, which averages 100 ounces of silver per ton. The Surprise, only located two months 10, shows mineral which assays 2} ounces of silver perton. There nre many other good locitions wating here, tho names of which were not ob- tainable. The Iurricane Penk tunnel-eito ts located at the base of the Penk, ‘ind is being worked at present, Between forty and fifty feet huve been out tho rock now showlng indications of close proxtiinity toa blind vein, On tho west aldo of this Peak are the Columbia and Adelpcth, on the sume vein, The Adelpoth fs being extonsively developed, and flne mineral fs being taken out, Close to these are three new locations,--lilliside, Sooner, and Pony,—all of which show tne nine eral on the surface, and will be heard from soine Ys ‘TWH HIG GIANT MINING COMPANY of Chicago is developing extensively the mine from which it takes ite name. It is birely nyenr since this Company waa organized, and it bas oun opentag up ita znlue ainee the heylntnuy of lust spring, ‘Tho imino is ono nada ball miles from Poughkeepsie Gulch, and {4 located on one of tho Poughkeepsie velus, being traceable nl- most tho entire dixtance from tht point. Tho frat work dono was to sink a slinft from the sur- fuce fifty feet deep, at the bottom of which there 1s puy-streak three feet wide, with gilena sand gray copper seuttered neross the entire width; and, to work this to better advantage, a ‘tunnel has been run inninety-threo feet, which connects with tho shaft, ‘This is culled the upper level, Going down the mountain, another tunnel has been cut inn distance of 30 fect; and tho Company calculates to cut In about tifty feet more, to strike tho vein uta depth of nbout 220 foct. On this, the lower lovel, has been cut #inineral senm about two inches wide, which assays 270 ounces of silver per ton, The forces of men ure now ut work on this level, cutting the main tun- nol to strike the vein, and drifting and sinking on tho amuul seam, which hus increased to eigh inehes in width,—the mincral heing sucked ready: for ehipping in the spring. When the mnin pays streak {4 renched, the mino ought tu be In good working and paying condition. THE BONANZA TUNNEL is. on the opposit side of tha mountain from the Hig Glant, and is owned by New York and En- glish cupiialista. About a week ago thoy struck whut fs known as the Norris vein, nt 0 depth of about 600 or 700 feet, and which ts supposed to be un extension of the Big Giant Mine. At this depth the vein on the footewall hoa a two-foot ouge, With a large body of wuter issuing from it, proving it to hen true flasure, At lust reports they hud cut through fifty feet on_ the vein, and were not yot through ft,—mineral being scat- tered through tho rock all'tho way, nnd they ex- pest. to find @ large body of mninerul on the hang- ny Wall, J. Latisten. CANADIAN SHORE OF LAKE SUPE- ion, To the Fditor of The Chicago Tribune, Cricaqo, Dec, 27.—While Colorady imines are attricting #0 much attention, it may not be utniss to refer to propertics nearer at hand, from which ores of great richness aro obtained, and reduced to money at 1 much lower cost than Is wenorully supposed. For many years tt has beon known that extensive mineral deposita existed on the Canadian shore of Lake Supertor, to which, of late, the development of the Sliver- Islot property drew marked attention, These induced extended explorations, from which it ls proved that n continuous belt of mineral ex- tends from near tho Sault Ste. Mario to beyond Pigeon Kivor, the boundury-line between Onta- riound Minnesota. During the past year locn- tlons hays been worked in several townships near tho Sault, und a lirgo amount of enptital profitably employed, SILVER MINES. ‘The oldest mine in this vicinity is the Victorin, ewned by Cook & Ithodes, of Montreal, It 1s now worked nt a depth uf 180 feet, where the vein of uctunl metal fa about twenty inches, In anineral vein of six fect In width, The ore na- anya sixty ounces of silyor and 65 per cent of Jend, and finproved ws is o down, 'Phis fives for lead and eflver $119.20 por ton. They uve now un tho mind Ww ifteen-stump mill, Bart of the oro has beon sont to Swanger, in Wales, at a freight of say, $ por ton, and Rt to Wyundott, near Detroit, for reduction. ‘ho Wilkinson Milne, owned in Murguotte, bus been recently opencd, and the rock, as exci vated, sent to Wyandott, renlizing &t5 per ton, Tho De Graft location wus sold thi a eat wuMr, by Waters, of Montrenl, for $30,000, n this re- aulta ylve forty ounces of ellver, nn tlons are being mude to work i activ epring. Tho Prenlunce Brothers’ location, an thosame range, was placed in Chicgo fur 850, 0 quite recently, ‘The digging is about fIfty feet deep, und tho ore nasayed nt the Chicago Hetinery gaye forty ounces of silver to tho ton, exclusive ofa fair percentage of lead, Near to these locations, and distant, but soven mites from the Villuze of Sault 8te Mare, is tho Hirch Lake Mine, owned by George A. Phillips, upon which very thorough ‘oxplorition hia been done to a depth of forty feot,—ussays at a depth of ton feet showing twenty-four ouices of silver, aud the ground constantly improving. The vein was fifteen Inches ut the beginning; It is now forty, Inchea, und: the asine character of rock a8 tho Victorin Mino, During the past summer, the reanits ubova stated huving been reported to partica in Cane ada and the Rtutes, muny visitors have exame ined tho propertios, with 4 viow to locations early noxt season. ‘Tho cost of labor atthe Sault is from #18 to and board, Freight to Wynne datte is very sinall, a8 the distance is but 300 miles. The introduction of muchinery for stumping, ote., will reduce the cost of mining to RB tnlninum, as tho rock fn soft and cally worked. A very attractive fold is thus pont right utour own door, which ts acconsible by steamer oyery diy, and willbe fn short thine vy. tho contemplated rallnaw froin Murquotte to Mackinag, and thoneo to ‘Loronte, . COPPER MINES. Rossing from silver locations to copper, wo have at Michipicotton Island, a few miles north on Lake Superior, & deposit of conglomerite copper, owned by George A. Phillips, of tho snbio chiricter as the famous Calumet & Hecly Mine, Thig deposlt hus been worked to @ depth of forty-tive fot, und ut B cost” of over $15,000, Tho vein is seventy-five fect wide, and of the moss promising character, bein, rerock rot tho surfaco down. Thajolinge thts fa the loca. tion of the Quobes & Luke Superior Mining Company, which controls 6,000 acres, and has cut fogw for_over 100 houses to bo erected in tho spring, Tho character of its property 14 ox- clusively copper, ike thut of Mr. Phillips, and wives results which warrant the jurey outlay: rol . At Grund River, about sixty miles rom tho Sault, # large deposit of sulphate uf copper has n en up by a company of French eapitulists from New York, who. propose treating it We the now process of Toxsle do Motay, 4 noted chomnist and Inventor, Having thus bastlly sketched tho operations of revent date in this region, which give promise of pa good results as inore Western minos, I shall at a future time, and aa facta may warrant, allude to tho district farther north, containing id ju paying quantitics, nour the Shobandewun, ke, oh the fine of the fan Paolo ftall- way. 5, F.G, Hewaxn.—We will pay a reward of one thou. |. cand dollars for any cortificate published by ub vegurding Dr. Bull's Cough Byrup not found fon uine,—Vogeler, Meyer &Co., Baltimore, Oct, 3, ‘No half works’ Cure your cough th : ole oucrty, ity, QURIUS PEL Pike's Toothacho drope cure in one minute, FADING OUT. The Stock»Yards Strike Drawing to a Close. Tho Strikers Make Another Weak At- tempt at a Meeting. Whistling to Keap Up the Courage of Their Adheronts, ‘To the wnpresidiced and, consequently, calm olwervor the evidences grow clenrer daily that the {nfluence of the ngitatonsof the present Btock-Yurds strike 18 fast vanishing, and that lat very few days more of firm uctlon on tho partof the packers will be needed ty Insure tha utter disintegration of the Butchers’ Assoc! tion. Inehort, THM STRIKE 18 ON 178 LAST LEGS. ‘The frat evidence of this fact [4 in the remarka- bly emall nttondance which his been called out by the recent gatherings of the Union, ‘Ten days ngo, and atone and the same moment, the halt of the Assoclation, und the church further down the street, would be crowded with people, while ng muny were waiting outside nt ench Ditee ta cateh a word of what waa golug on ine ait ‘There wus no necessity then of etimie luting the oppetite of the strikens with forenglo delicacies In the shape of open-alr imeotings, Thu promises which the agitators then made wers eosweet to the ear of the rank und Me of tho sissocintion that every rpecch re- ceived its echo of enthusiastic cheers, and every meeting, Inctaphorically speaking, bung 9 crown of laurel upon the clissic brows of tho silver-tongucd orators, It tsa std commentary upon inan’s physical make-up, but {it is never- tholess trie that, however pleasnot 4 seuson of silver-tongued orutory may be to the mind of mun, it utterly fullans a means of fing hia stomach. In fact, the strikers are fust losing their appreciation of oratory, nnd when a ree porter yeaterday beard one of tham allude clo- guntly to thy afternoon mecting as “two hours of blasted wind-pudding" he felt that the tine was very neur at band when it were better to be awell-pnid sticker in the house of Fowler or Armour than to possess all the elequence of an. O'Connell, « Powers, or 1 Downs. It has come with the Union orators and thelr audiences to about the state of affairs which existed ut ono thne between Mohummed and the mountain, ‘The audiences would not go to the Union Hall to betir O'Connell and tho rest, and go O'Connell and tho rest fell back upon that lust resurt of the despised oritor,—the open-alr meeting, It is anfe to sny that if, ten days ago, the agitators of the strike had announced AN OPEN-AIL " DEMONSTRATION " not less than 20,000 men would have gathored to hear thom talk, Being wise In tholr generation, however, thoy reserved this trump card until later In the senson of strike, and tho fact that It anly brought together a copie of thousand meh and boys, tho mujority of them persons who bad never done anything nore usetitl to pork in their lives than to ent ft, can be looked npor only fvan evidenco that tho epeukers had lost thelr grip of thelr nudicnees, and that something: much more substantial than empty promises: will bo necessary to enable them to resuine It. The muss-inecting which the strikers culled to he nttented by the taxpayers of the Town of Luke yesteniiy afternoon was oven more pitlable exhibition, if not of the morlbund weakness of the Unionof its decaying or utters ly decayed interest in) Union affaire. hit Been the intention of the strike managers to have another open-alr_ meeting, but at thy hour for which tho guthoring wus called the eral attendance induced an adjournment. convenient ball, the —nuinber of whose occupants omy be guessed when the Chairman in his opening remarks stated that thore were more nen standing beside hin on tho platformn-enr of tho previous duy than ho wus then addrecalng, Not only the smull size of the wudiences which gmither to heur the oft- repented yet neyer realized promises of tha purveyors of “ wind-pudding,” but the changed style of tho oratory ftsclf, 18 an indication t tho agitators feel that TNEY ARK IN THEM LAST DITCH. Ina general way they repout mechanically the coundel of quietness and peuce, but at the suing tine they drop insinuations and threata which emr have but one intention,that of incitin, thelr henrers to ucts of vielence. The lat and by no means the lenst important Indication of threatened collapse on the part of the organizn- tlon is the fact that ut lust tho striking experta are beginning to abandon the Unton and take work i tho houses of the non-Union packers. Those defections nre a fatal blow ut tho vitals of the atrike, whose only hope lay in depriving tho pickers of this help, and now thatit js guing ote tne non-expert workers will not bo long in following. ‘Notwithstanding that about all tho packing- houses were ut work yesterday, the yrds boro: ample evidence of tho holiday, “The eruck of the ig-driver’s whip filled to brenk tho almost: Ri phath-liko calniness of tho recne, the arrivals being only 7,000, the majority of which were pieked up ue shippers and sent East enrly in the day. Of tho rest Armour & Co, Who killed sh200 hows durin the diy purehiaed 2,000; Fowler Hros., who sluughteredt 2,70), bought 500, while Botsford & Co. wid Doud & Co, purchiwed about. 1,000 each, At Armour & Co, and Fowler Broa, packing-houses two benches were running all day, and the arrival at. euch house of a nuinber of thelr old expert hands insured thelr entering upon larger operu- tions before long, Nothing was done at tho Chicago Packing & Proyidion Company, which will reaume oporations this morning as usual. Tho mecting already alluded to which had been ealled by the Union to allow tho taxpayers of the ‘Town of Lake to protest nguinet the enll- Jog out of the special policemen to protect the pieking-bouscs, camo of in Walsho's Hall, on the cornor of Forty-third and Halsted ptreota, ‘The attendunce was by no means: composed of the taxpuyers of the town, THE STRIKERS CAPTURING THE HALL and giving no opportunity of apeech to any outaldors, s2ve one or two local pulltichins, who: took advantage of the oveasion to minke a five! 4 bid for votes ut the coming spring election. it ig true that some of the taxpayers did got u it- tle durmed whon thoy heard that a day wis being expended, .according ta the ptulria-lot oraturs of the procuding day, tue when they found out that the ox- tra expense of prescrving the peice and of saving the immensely valuable property In tholr town wnounted to only nbout 00 a day, und that tho chances wore that tis oxpense would hardly last more than threo or four days longer, thoy wiscly ubstulned from attending tho meeting. : At ibout the time at which tho meeting should bave been culled to order, a taxpuyer of tho ‘Town of Luke stepped forward on the platforin and Invited those prosent to make nominations fora Chufrimin, aA vuiew from the back part of tho hall, which proved to be that of Mr, Ht. Pow- ors, President of tho Seaman's Union, and a very bupeful candidate for tho position ty be te vacant when Danial O'Connell shall be forved by: renson ofthe strike's faihire va uals itqwas hound demuiding by whut authority the gentiemnu, whont ho necused of attempting to usurp a plice whieh did not bolong ta him, was culling the incoting to order, ‘Thu taxpayor of the ‘Town of Like atid that ho thought [tf wax wl right, but Mr. Powers insisted that it was all wrong, nnd, Vigne upon the platform, hoe wppolnted Mr. M. J. Downs Chilrman of the meoting, und called upon Mr. Thoms Stokea ta act ns Sveretary, He then announced that tho Butohon’ “Union bud culled otha mieoting = in to grant. the — taxpayers of ‘Town of Luko an opportunity to protest agntnt tho calling out of the apeolal policemon ta pro- tect tho bricks of tha packing-houses from danger, Ho snid it might look alittle strange in him to get upon the platform anid tell n mect- dug that thoy should not Isten ton gentloman who was addressing thom, bat ho knew the purty was noting in the {interests of the packers and at She strustion of a political trickster of tho ‘Town of Take, nnd be, therefore, detormincd to foll bis effort, . MR. DOWNS sald the meoting was called ta learn what tho fooling of the ettizens of the Town of Lake would bo when the ‘Tax-Collector, Mr. Burphy, would come round next year aud ngk thon to AN] tho Dill for tho recently-oallod Bpecinl Con. stables, Ho held that thero wis no neoossity for these three-toed, lime, ond bind: pollcemon to be called aut, as thery had mand would be no breach of tho peace on the part of the strike ers. Ho regretted that there was nota hirger attendance, remarking that there wore more mon at hls right hand on the platform-gurattho vpen- ulr mecting of the day boforu than he was thon widrosaing, Mr. It. Powers alludod in his opening remarks to the mooting of tho previous day, aid charred the subsidizod presa of the city with having failed to ‘ie. dt i fair report next morning. Io thon read from ‘iy Tanune of yestontiy the resohitions which had been passed at that movt- ing, aud asked bia bearers whethor it was right that tho tuxpuyors of tho Town of Luke should bo called upon to pay $9,000 for the twely Jonting which tho * pimps" of policemen call out at tho request of tho packers had alroudy cost them, u pathetio story of a Unlan man who, He told after striking, bad gono tothe packing-houso rhis toola und was refused adimittaiee, ond advised hig hoarery tint of all to oHpual to humanity for reliof, und if humanity did not “ant it, then appenl to something’ furthor, Cheers] lu believed that the boxt way for tho Strikers to act was peacefully under all olroum ful nvea, but the puckors should be curo! NOT TO TREAD UPON TUM WORM ton often, for it would turn ut last. Ho sug- ering appoint vommittoca to tals, get atasied by the taxpayer oe the special nod by tho tuxpayers of tho town, and band ienoxt day tw the fay did wot pay any. attuntion: to it, they would show him that thoy could tuke such caro, of politi ‘next spring us would send bli back to private life, He suid that he did not care to talk of the trike, yot hu would venture to say that thery wan a movement on foot with the object in view that the most prominent Btock-Yard men call a meeting at which the packers nnd tho strikers inight meet and settle their dificuitics, If tho puckers invited the men they would yo there reudy to hear anytblrye fatr which their Inte em- ployers hid to offer, and if the men Invited the puckers. thoy hoped they would bo equally reasonable, MIR, COLWREy. aprominont aaloonkecper of the town, who has tn eyo on the Mayor's throne, was introduced to the inceting as one of tts heaviest taxpayers. He agreed with tho previous wpeuker that the {uxca of the town were too heavy. Hu cautioned the strixera to kecp sober, ne with sobricty thoy could win thelr causes to a dead certainty. He hoped that the strike would prevail, und that: one reault of it would be the overthrow of tho politica) ejiaue which {8 ut present running the Town of Luke. Ie hoped that all tho taxpay- crs in the hall would sign the petition before they departed, Mr. nel Geary, another Lake taxpayer, sild he had learned that 162 speci! polleemen: had been appointed by the town, and the proper- ties of the preoule ut the meeting would iy many Justances be sold to meet the demanda, He wits ayulost tynuiny, nod was glut to eco a moves ment on foot to chow that the prewnt oflclals of the Town of Like could not bully nor ride over thom ut will, He would sign the petition, and hoped that every other taxpayer would do bke- wise, Mr. Dan Sulllyan aafd he war willing to Join in the protest against the outrage perpetrated by the Fullng powers of tho town, and, baying put hia foot down upon the plutform, he would keep: it thure while there wus life left in blins THK FOLLOWING NesULUTION was put to tho mecting and carried unani- mously: : Held That wo. ax taxparert of the ‘own of Lake, will'not support any public omerr who te not in sympathy with the workinguun's eteuguio, OF who willutveas nid to ateaddte us with extra taxation tu Support apeuin! policemen, Mr. Downs made a very tyely speech from tho chair, in which he suld thut the workingmen of the Town of Lake would take the ruling power of tho Town of Lake in thelr own hands next spring. [A volcu—" Im the ——and yet them ont now."] He bel xt that this could be don it ait any rate they xhould remember the right way to vote next spring, when, instead of following tho boss to the pull and voting ts he wanted, they should cast their ballot against their present oppressors. The resolution put ut tho mass-meeting of the Previous day wis thon unanitnously adopted. Mr. Powers atated that Mr, Armour hind be- gunn litle rack-rent on his own account, ind wns threatening Mra. Redmond, an old lady who had n boarding-house o1 his hind, and who keeps Union men in her place, with eviction front ber house, He did not envy the millionaire his wealth, but he would uppeal to him not to. yer far In torturing his victitus, as else he would find that he and the others among the packers were standing on the brink of # preelpice over which they would be hurled when they leastexpeeted It, On motion, a committee of nine (three from each votlng-district of the town) was appointed tutake sie peliien round for siynnture by tax- ayers of io town, and then present It to the AYOrs ie meeting then adjourned. THE INTIMIDATION OF NON-UNION MEN on their way to and from work js on the ine crease. In tho Town of Lake the polles seem to be uble te protect the men, but further up Hal- sted street they are attacked by crowds of boys and youne, inch, who throw stones at und club them, while the apparition of 1 Chien poliee= man never ovenrs to disturb the young ruflians, Acouple of dozen policemen Juidlclously dis- posed along Hulsted street, from Thirtyeninth to. 'wenty-ifth, during the hours of the day when the non-Union men are going to and coming from tho yards would avert all this trouble, whieh fs increasing both in extent and Intensity, and will, If not checked, result in gerious work, before lone. All this {4 very clear evidence of the final tleker of the strike, but, nevertheless, it should be immediately uttonded to, & THE REPUBLIC FIRE. Aasignce Payson’s Reply to Somo Wild and Groundless Charges. ‘Tim TruuNe hus come into possession of a sumplo cirenlur letter from Samuel J. Goodwin, of Belolt, Wis., directed in blank ta stockholders of tho ald Republic Fire-Insurance Company of this city. The circular starts out with a history of the Company, whieh bad a run from Feb. 16, 1465, to Oct. 0, 1871,—tue tine of the big tire, Up to that time the entire stock subseribed was 47,734 shares at $100 exch, on which 2% per cont bad been patd up, leaving 80 per cent, or $5,818,720, tnpald, According tothe circular it Is cluimed that at the tine of tho tire tho cush funds of tho Company did not exceed $955,000, and that the losses in that memorable burn-up Were $3,250,000,—8o large na to muke in ussess- ment necessary, After setting forth the bank- ruptey of the Company and tho appointment of Payson ns Assignee, the circular proceeds to stute that since hts appointment bo hus hud full churge of tho collection and disbursement of 83,000,000, tho stockhuldors huving been nascseed =70 per cont, or 90 per cont in all, including tho 20 per cent paid at the time of tho subscription, Then it ts alleged that h number of fucta huve come to ght tending to show that tho funds buve not been properly handled, aad that NO BUCI BUM AR 00 YER CENT of tho stock wus necessary tosettlo up outstand- ing claims and pay all legitimate expenses Ins curred therein, prellininary exmulnation of the books, saya the vireular, confirmed Mr, Goodwin and several Chicago stockholders in the belie? that u more seirching investigation should bo made, Such an examination, It wad pelloved, would show a inlsapproprhition of sev- eral hundred thourund dollars, and itis for the purposs of compelling tho Assignees to refund this to tho = stockholders that tho present move {8 undertaken ‘The remainder of the first chapter of the clreular {s doyoted toa call upon tho stockholders to join Anand pay tho expenses of tho proposed exams nation, un to a statement that tho Assienes, 11 his reluctance to have the exumination geen: hid writion Mr. Goodwin. a four-page fotter, aiming to explatn away certain dixerepancies, to which Mr, Goolwin replied that the investiga- tion must go an; that the stockholders hud paid in too much money, und wanted to know how and for what itbad been used. The names of Nathantel Morton, Daniel A. Jones, Lyman lair, G. Kelth, John B. Drake, John VY, Clarke, Howo, sind Helward Mendel uro_ap- nied wi thoso of" the lonuling Chicugo stock- poldors who beliove an investigation should be made, ‘TTR SRCOND CHATTER and tho second puye—comes from Mr. Goad- win binself, and [s hirgely devoted to the report of the Agsignee of Fob, 28, 1879, and to certain comments thereon, By a previous report, of Jtine 20, 1878, the mount thon on hand was $16,- 092, ‘The amount on hand Feb, 28, 187, wi - 163, What the cireulir more purth attention to fs the recelpta from June a), 1b78, ta dun. 0, 1870, of $18,351, and tho fact that Tenny, Flowor’ & Aboreromble, Payson’s lawyers, tid pold bim 35,24, as collections from stockholders, without the report furnishing any Infor- miution oa to who | thodo stockholders were, This,” in the languuxo of Mr, Goodwin, “is a fraud upon the fico of it.” But ho goes on to say that Nov. 23 he pal tho Assigneo $400, nud hes his sooctpt for ft, white in the report he fs only credited with 10.75. The report furthor eredita Mr. J. Van dyke, Aug. 13, with $176, wherens Mr. Van Dyke, according to Mr, Goodwin, has a receipt of that date for g300, In conelusion, Mr. Gouwl- wyn saya: “ Now, this report, taken as it Slo noknowledges S3i47) on hand, ind only 4,3 dixbursed; und of that amount $2,000 palit to hhngolf for bla services ‘and rent. fully’ shows: that, if tha {4 a fiir sample of bis roport, my: vircular tells tho truth; aid that it ia a duty wo OWo onrsolv'es to fully tnvestigata.” Aroporter of ite Panu called upon Mit, JOSEVIE TH. PAYBON at his residonca, No, 1008 West Jackson stroot, yesterday. afternoon and asked bin if ho had dnything to say uhout Mr. Goodwin's churges, Mr. Payson auld that ho had recelyed a copy of the eirentar, It was elmply the product of w malignant and alssatisiied nun, who wis mad becuse the Asdgnes bad made him pay up, As to the charges of fulao bookkeeping and negloct toeraiit amounts pald by Goodwin and Van Dyko, Mr. Payson wrote out an explanation na follows : sahprould ntato that 8. J, Goodwin, of Holott, on tho ith duy of November, 1978. pub my @W, not in cash, Hitin gortufentes oe Indutsenean ot tha Wayans Jnsui Company, au wos duly crodited ne puld in cortificates, and. included in ftem af $the sh: ut in my Beker March 2, a, On tho pany nbor he pal! ne $1075 cash, wid thal was nilhedid pay In coat at that thie. Lbad sud Mr, Goodwin, an finally settled with bin, mgrocing W tuke cartitie on, yho nute of Van Dyke for €U) was long paste, and'wis purchased tL De Walla ae Gane hus pal mio $174 ins cunt und # rtitleates, wil of whivit was duly croditod, HL PAYSON, Anslunod, Mr. Paysun said that hia report would be pres sented in tho United States Court to-day, It was untrue that ho had refused or had shown himself rctuctant to allow an investiguiion. All ho hud to say about Goodwin was that bo was a The pulnta bo mudo were unawered tn tho, lottor, ivan aboyeund tho wild, frothy talk about: “hundreds of thousanda of dotlira wasted" waa, all humbug, and cequired ne answor, If any stockholders were ¢ tiatied, Mr. Puysan wis rowly to give them overy usdatance In over hauling the booka. But ho vould not answer the random ullegutions of Goodwin, >for thoy amountod to nothing. He did not bolleve that tho collections of 20 conts per shire would realize much, or that anythipg would be dono areut iy but ho did know that tho books wero ct ————— A New Humphire Incident, ‘Tho following Inuldent ts related In wu Vermont Newapuper to snow bow families endure jn tho Green Mountain Stites About two yours ayo a gz = phynlclan in tho ‘Twn of Windsor was called to vidit a pationt living outof the village, Awhe wos fustoning bis honie the door of "iho house opened, wud w young woman with m child fi her arms” camo out. Thoy grectod cach othor, and sho eald; “Oh, you aro the doctor come, to seo pinay the baat reer sick. You'll tind hor in the lo wont in and found a woman about 40, who said: You will find grandmother in Ee Yount ant ugod, white-tatrod lady fying OM too 6 found an ie on Ded, Sho war quite deag, and did nop notioa bis approach until he sat down and Bega to feel ber pulso, Bhe turned and said; Ob, sou are the doctor, J um not sick. It is mother you want to ree, You will find her in the next roon Bo Inta the next room he passed, sand at Inst was fn tho presence of hie patient. whose daughter, griundhughter, grent-granditanghter, and grent~ krewt-grunddaughter ho had encountered, Ie Found her so reduced by dixeaae and old age she was tf yenrs oll—that he saw no ehnneen of her Uving inore than nu week, Ho told the fam. fly ko, but at thoir request left medicines and directions, Some thi weeks after, he was driving hy the house, and raw an old Indy pick- ing up chips. He polled up tis horse, intending tomkk when his patient had died, when she looked up and aad; “Oh, you are the doctor who caine to kee me whon was 80 sick.” She is still living, nx “chipper” an old lady of Was you will often see, CANADIAN INDEPENDENCE. Deualit Macmuster, M. P., Predicte nn Ime portant Polttical Change — Independence, Imperint Federation, or Annexation to the ‘United States—Which Shatl It Hel New York Herald, Dee. 0. Mr. Donald Mucmaster, member of the Do- minton Parliament elect for the County of Glen gary, Ont., Is stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, As tho remurks of Bir Francis Hincks jn an ine terview publixhcd in Monday's Ierald were per sonal, a Herikl reporter interviewed Mr. Mac- muster yesterday. He expressed his willingness to give his opinions on the question of Canndian dndependence, but deaired to correct some of the statements made by Sir Francia, which were ine accurate. “T am not surprised,” he said, “that Sir Francis Hincks should declare himself no stanch advocate of the permanency of the present sye- temof govermnent in tho Dominion, [tis but natural that he should dogo, He te an Iimpertal penaloner—x politician of the old-fushtoned type, Heise man of great polltieal experience, lus lived In three generations. His mind ¢ to the past glories of tho Dominion, when he wielded! the power of administration ant was tho representative statesman of the country; but he fs unwilling to understand the will of the rising generation of Canada, and fe radically against everything which is not comprehended within the compass of hix own Imperial hubby. Ho hus taken oceasion Lo make several misstates ments regarding the meeting in Montreal, at which the Political Econymy Club was formed, and states that beyond one member of Pariia- ment and two other gentleincn there were 10 influential persons present. THE ANNEXATION MEETING. “IT willexplain the matter, It was settled up- on some time ngo that Canada necded a political club for the purpose of debating domestic and foreign questions. [was one of the gentlemen who consented to participate ina banquet for tho purpose of ongunizing. | In, England «man haga right to discuss the foreign reintions of Cannda, and T contend that Canniang have 1 right todo tho same if they so choose, The ore ganization was for the purpose of vonsidering questions regarding the present form of Gove ernment, which cannot be disregarded, however: radical they may seem, At the banquet the rid- Jen) epenkers were Mr. Joseph Perrault, Mr. Honde, M. Pay Mr. Desjardins, M. P63 Mr. Hout- Liller, M.¥,7 the Rov, A. J, Bray, and Mr. Dugns, Judge of the Court of Sessions, There were about seventy other people present, ull of whom wel presentative men. All the speakers were of Conservative politics but Mr. Bont- hilier, who fs a Libernl, A. speech wus made by Mr. Bray, who stited the subjects which the Club was formed te discuss, among which he mentioned Tmperinl federation, Canndian inde ence, and Canndinn=At wonexution, ‘fhis was follawed by speeches in which Messrs, Perrault, Bowthilier, Houde, te ene and Dugus boldly declired themselves in favor of an fidependent Camdlan Govern: ment, which wis a certainty in the near future, T made wspeceh in which T declared my opinions without ferr, but [deny that I spoke tn favor of annexation, Thut [snl] there {9 about the so- called annexation meeting, “That there [8 a strong feeling in Cannda in favor of annexation [s hurdly true, But th thore iy a widespread und carnest destre for ine dependence in tho tuture Is an incontrovertible fuct. Canada has passed through six political ktages in the puxt century. Who. in looking at her bistory, can deny that she will soon have ane other chinge? Stateamen in Canada have two sets of opinions,—one for private and the other for public life, There {3 no question but that the opinions expressed In. private life are the convictions of the heart, whilo those expresand in public Ife are. but ‘politic mockerle Francis Hincks bimeclf will not deny that the feeling in favor of Canutlin Independence ts lodged secretly in the hichest cirele of Dominion politics, Cannda fs fast pproneh itis that maturity at which a country generally as. sumes ‘the responsibilities of independent government. Her territories aro belig con- nected by railromis und ber soll populated thickly, “When ber population shail hive reached 10,000, re must be un entire change of government and its systems. We de- sire to know our pauliical stauus. Are we tle- pendent on Englund? If so, we wish representa- tion in the Imperial Parlinment. Camita’s greutest ruventiu comes from the customs ducs, and stil we ure not permitted to reguite our customs duca. | It is clalined that we have such a right, but [will prove that that fs an error toa certaln extent. Canada supports an oxpenalve customs services on the American boandartes for: tho purpose of taxing American exportations, Thoso taxes are Imposed simply to counteract: the duties charged on our exportations to the United States, ‘This is entirely wrong, Both countrics could suve themselves the expense of these costly customs services by ubollahing the taxes altoguther snd extallixhing a free inter= change. But Canidae bis no power to treat with tho United States on this basis. If sho were to repeal ull tax laws aginst American products and manufactures it would appease disloyal and Sir unfilint to keep thom up against Englund. The question fs nasuming srund proportions, Th need fn merchants and railroad inen Cid Dea favor of Canuda's future independence for vari+ ous roagons, A MERE CIPHRR, sesiitca tho commercial issues thore isn deep national question, which will prove i potent fuetor In tho gettloment. of the matter. The representative Canmiiin abroad ts ta mun from the colonics.’ An Englishman comes from Ene Bland aud & Frenchman from Prince, butaCan- adit is a mere cipher, who dovs not) belang to any place in particu! ee dullest and most ordinary member of the British Parliament bse ter personage than tho most brilliunt and awerful Canudiun statestnan. There ia nothing in the Dontilon to strive for, Even Sir Francis hus held atnightler position in his time thin any young Canndinn can ever uttun, [do not mean to suy thul we ore not as hy possibly to be under our: i} ernment; but there fs. de future of Canada’s oxistor aehange. It must be Imperial federation, inde- pendent government, or annexation to the nited Stulea, The benst of the country dues not appear to be In favor of mmexation, as it i fenred that the United States would than be tor unwieldy in Nution, As for lmperiul feders ton, 1 do not believe Great Uritaln would ever consont to 8 full Canndian representation [0 Parllament. ‘They might admit one or two rep. resentatives, but would cortalnly object to dhs trict or county mombe: befleve that, when clreumatances have reached the proper polnt, the whole workl, Englund included, will congnit- ulate the Republie of Cannda, upon the asaunip- ton of hor Indepenience, That {t is not neces- sury to keep a large navy or standing army to Oxist 18 a nation has been amply proved by the history of tho ted States.'* “Da you think separation from Great Britain would Involve n war for independence 2? “No, 1 donot. 1 belleve that Canada isn goures: of weakness to England. Great Brituin would Prod more by having Canute an independent, ‘roully Power an this contiient. 1 believe It the Cunndinns so dosfre thoy might quietly ne sumo tho responsibilities of self-government: without any objection on tho part of the mothor country. ‘Phe nen who ure strongest in favor of Canadian Independence aro English resl- denta In Canada. Ao treaty might) be made with Englind whereby tho Dominion might ‘bo punrunteed protection against foreign inva sion, much as the security of Belyhim and Switzurlund is iusured. But itl not a ton Of protection ut "That eimply depends on the necexuiry money, which a population of Wy 000,000 could esi righ, The whole question Nes in tho question a to whethor tho people have reached that maturity at which they ure 4 nation, Ireespoetive ut ult obstructions, The rost will follow as tnutter of course,” IN FAVOR OF OPEN DISCUSSION, * Aro you In favor of orguntzing fur indopen- y us itis once. “Tam in favor only of openly digoussing tho quoation, It must come sooucr or liter, und 1 would like toxce the country familiarize itaclt with the idea.” ‘The Interview closed by a statement from Mr, Macmuster that the present Government wis agcomplishing inuny exeellunt results in the ii of interior economy which was inking the nde ininiatration popular. He aad hae tbe wisdom Khe) of the Ministers und the baby: of tha Munquls of Lorne wore working elects, po eally and sochilly. ———— ‘The Berestords, New York Sun. Lord Willan Beresford, who was decorated by the Queen in person with the Victoria Cross fur gallantry ut Ulundl, has now gone bick to ro= sin hid duties us Alde-de-Cuimp to the Viecroy sf India, Hola uw brothor of the Marquis of Witortord. ‘The Beresfords aro a dashing set. Lord Chartos, distingulshod for the number of persons he has resuued from drowning, ts com- tnunder of tho }toval yncht How appropriated ta tho Princo of Wales, with whom he te uo great Tayorit. ‘The mother of those young mien wis sister to Mr. Cavondish-Lentinck, whose daugh- tor, Ludy Sykes, recently attrnoted go mich notiou lu New York. Tholr father was 4 clergy- man, and succeeded to the title and catates whon iy brother, tho renowned prastical joker, wun killod by % full from bis boric, 0 present Marquis, some years ago, cloped with a married: Jady considerably his senior, whain souloty con: deinned ua inuch the most tu blume. - We mage riod her, but whe did not long survive, and then be murrlod 4 daughtor of the Duke of Beaufort, and bas turtod Into a reputable country yontlo- man, almoat always resident in hiv princely es- » Curragbioore, which, of ite #domeane,” is tho finest thing in Ireland, Hu has great physlcal power. Thw Leresfords, al- though still Fomomine pelitical influence, do not dominate In Irish politics as they once did. The prpent Read of the house has crinced no polit- THE TWO CAPITALS. A Winter Visit to Washington, Ds Gy and Ottawa, Can.—Together wit Short Sojourns at Other Leading Cltlen on Both Sider of the Line—Con traste—Hducational Institutions In Montreal and Vicinity. ‘Th the Fditor of The Uhicago Tribune, MOntTNEAL, Can., Dec. 20.—I have within the past six weeks visited Toronto, Ottnwa, Mon- treal, Quebco, Boston, Providence, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, St. Louis, and Richmond. The most beautiful of all these clties, beyond any question to my mind, are the Capitals of the two countries I visited,—Ottawa and Washington. Of course tho Government buildings ut Ottawa are not so extensive as ours, butare wonderfully beautiful. Thoy were not constructed plecemcal as ottrs have heen. When tho Capital was removed three yeurs ago, a beautiful elevation Just outalde the city was selected and beautifed, and the three immense Government buildings bullt in perfect harmony, Tean conceive of nothing more elegant than they are, especially if seen from tho most favor- able position, Itdeau Hall (pronounced Itedo), the reeidence of the Governor-General and Pri cess Loulse, is a long, low building, some two miles out of tho city, in tho midst of u grove, and surrounded by a gurden most carefully keptand guarded, but open to the public upon certain days. Everybody knows something about Wash- ington, ‘Yo apprectate its beauty one must also bee ft from {ts surroyfidlings, and be nbte to think of it as tt will be whén its population {a doubled, uit will be within a few yenre, and when some of Its fprovements are finished, and vacancies are titled, Twasdriven all around tt by my old friend Ela, Auditor of the Treasury, who keeps fine horse, and kgows how to drive hin, and I came away with new {dens of Washington, ita ‘benuty and prospects. J don't know 4 city whose real estate 1s more eure of appreciution in value, I viuited Edgewood, ex-Seeretary Chase's old home, now the property of Mrs. Sprague. It ts A Bquare ol house, patuted drub, with a portico along the front and side, and on an eminence amid ouks snd hedges. Tt IW qutet plnee, some three mlles from the Cupitol, and overlooking it. Itwns the custom uf Seeretary Chise to walk to and from it, forming pluns for the coun try's eredit, aud perhaps for his own elevation to the Presidency, 11 14 said In Waabington that Senator Conkling his for ¥ ra decmed “It the most beautiful arive leading out of the efty, and found the sulubrious and social atmosphere around Edgewood well eaiculated to soothe and quict his feellngs, sometimes agitated by cons templating his wonderful and crushing dutics ag a Senator, The Solder Home. near Ed wood, — comprises — Keve elegant bitild- ings ‘In the inidst of 600 neres ot land, and groves, and) running brook overlooking the city, wid made fully attructive by the authorities in chung home here ts better for the wounded # that ull the pensions the Government can give, untess Jocal ex call him elsewhere, have for yenrs wondered why the convent system of education tuurished so. successfully and hada hold upon tbe people of Cannda, nat knew it bad, but I huve in this visit solved the question to mi’ satisfaction, [think It ts be- cnuse they huye noe stich commoun-school systen: us in tho States for general education. It may be that the comtion-school system $4 discouriged there for religious reasons. However that may’ be, T haye, after repeated visits to many of these institutions, and rigid Investigution into their kyatems of thunngement, become most favorably Impressed with wil J have seen, wid um cote vinced that, with tho same expenditure of mio, parents cin obtaln a more practicul, und fully as fashionable, educution for thelr daughters at these Institutions than {nour most Rapulur educational institutions in the Stutes, Nothing seen tobe neglected. The morals of the puplls are most rigidly guarded, Thoy ure taught musical und fashionable accomplish: suenta, and also taught to tuke the most seruptl- lous care of thelr own rooms und clothing, and in the cutinary department Tam most expecially plensed with what I saw at two of the inost aristocratic cducationul estab: Ushnenta of Cinuda,—Hoehelaga Convent, somo. three miles nerth of Montreal, and the Villa Maria, two miles south of it. The Hochelaga Convent fs under the Immedinte direction of Mother Scholustique, Lady Superior, She haw eonte 300 pupils of ull ages under her care, and is nreal mother to them all. They ure educnted fa all branches and secomplishments, and for all necessities, Each branch of the eehool wns In perfect dicipline, Some of the most wonderful specimens of hidies’ hundiwork were shown me, In one efrenlar muste-room were fifteen pianos ringed wround It, and tho pupllx played upon them with such perfect harmony that it seemed as if T beard but one, The Villa Murin Is in_churge of tho Sisters of aresution de Notre Dame. One of the bulld- Jogs was the forincr residence of Governur-Gen= eral Monk, tution could not be more favorably or elegantly situated, overlooking La- chine upids on the weet, and down upon a benu- tiful city cast, Jinmense ndditions are being mide to it, as it 1s ta be tho * Mother Houre,’ the home of those Sisters who have distinguished thomselvea by long lives of devotion and aaeri- tices, and at [ust becume incapacitated for more severe Inbor, 1 spent some time at &t. Mary's College, in Montreal, for the education of young men—ono of the best-muniged institutions 1 over suw, The Procurator, Futher Robert, fs ono of tho imost. perfect gentlemen T ever met, combinin erent scholarly and business acquirementa. wis surprised to loarn what wonderful advan- tures they afford thoir puplis, and at what mod- erute cost. I have never been an advocate of Woman's Rights to the extent many have, but [was moat thoroughly convinced uf tha execitive powers of woman'by at Visit to the Insane Asylum at Longue Polnt, seven miles north of Montreal. on tho bunks of tho &t. Luwrenoe. This institution wits originated by Slater Theresa of Jesus, und under her wiministration bas grown to a splen- did institution, Kccommodating wt present over 700 patients, Bho bas thirty Sisters to nasist ber, and employs mostly femnle neeistants, with few males io take charge of some of the most. violent cases where physical power Is indlspensi- ble, Sho has the beet medical naslatance and ad vice, nnd it is said that her institution fs now ree ante us the moat complete on tho contiuent, OF courve the inost severe discipline hia to bo resorted to in extreme cases, yet most of her government iy by kindly menns, and the patients seemed to entertaln wn uffeetian for the keepers: in charge. Sister Theresa has a lady book~ keoper whose hooks were pitterns of beauty and gyston. and giving abundant proof of the abil- ity of womun when afforded «% chance to exer elas hor powers, T really hope none of your readers who mu} goto Montreal! will fatl to visit these four insti tutions to which 1 have ret any prejudices they muy hay inoved, and Tam xury that they will look moat. fayorably wu Institutions of this kind for the future, ind acknowledge that our Canndlan nolghbors have facilities for education nd tine Eimxciiunt equal to those enjoyed by us tn the tates, RL $$ Mr, Louls Hinkel, of East Poeston Kill, Ne Ys sayw! Leal 8t diicobs Ol tho best Hnlinent ‘t ever used, Tt oured me of rhoutmutisin und pain fn tho buck, vENMK TRIBUNE BIRANCH ORNICES. | N ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE OUR NUAIEIt luna putgong, rouyhout Ue elty, wo Wave Estabs ishod Hranch Onicos (nthe difturunt Divblons as designated boluw, whore mdvoruseoonts will ie taken for the seme price am charged nt the Main Otten, and wil bu recolved Unt Kareioek pt, dur the whow, aha uuu ph ai Saturdays 1. BISMS, acilers und Btationers, 125 Drusulat, Gs Cottage Grove-av. hirtyeatihsat, ndistegnaee swonty-nacun Wee Towane WW. 7» Newsdealur, Stationer, atc, UU rt Bada near Western-av,, BUN EN, Druxgist, 29 Bluo Islend-ar., of Fwvelfthewt. LERICK, Jowolor, Newsdoalor, and Fancy ds, 72 Lako-nt eomngr Lincoln. LOUIS Wek NEE, Printing and Advortising Agunt, News und Stutlunory Depot, 45 Ket Divislon= at, badween Ladle xd Walls, wie BURLINGHASL & CO. Drugiists, 45 North Clitkeol, cornor Uivinian, i Tas. ERSONAI--Wild, UNKNOWN FRIEND, = 1 GaAs tis eae gual stn plage for thtarview. i “Nortts Sido, 170 RENT-AN ELEGANT HHTOY, AND SASE- TUNE brownstone frout house 2 Cutarto-sb, lth all ruodurn te aa DI DON & CO, pouthwost south Side, "ro. NENT<IN A FIUENCH FAMILY-A NICE furnished roou to gentleman only wt 4v7 Wabash, Miscelluneous, TO RENT—LARGK AND SMALL WELL-LIGHT. ‘od roowa for manufacturing, with power und vlu> vutur, A, &. HISHOL, 16 South Jelterson-st. GENTLEMAN WHO JAS GIVEN UL Nese will pull bis workhorse ut u great bal hu bas ne use for btu rs a suroe bright bay, welzhe rr ry or slngly uf duublus will and kind and give purchisor wo r oa lghiniugerd wagon, Call at Perens ‘Michi, Ds. INK V-A‘TL AW, 124 DEA IS Adviou treus 13 yours’ uxpori- ity tut loyally trunewctnle CAST-OFI CLOTHING, A Goon Pick W. Ath FOR CABT-OFF A oodnuk ath GELDEN ‘Orders by DRS, BE Sta dual’ prompuy attended ti. Eatablished 1a Rees 1 de pea eee iiZw MUSIC THACHING BYSTRM fi, Pre Minaks and cburte: revolved eld ‘All mule Lovers Wust Uso IL Gnine. 261 Reutu-st. “¢ ava SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE.” R SAi. HRs AN WATLROAD ORGGR- Al ACI anitable for subdividing; 60 per acre, Toora W.ti8 Weahington-nt._ Ante Joie Bar ‘ANE IMPROVED FARM OF 10 acres, aisuated In the Holomon River Valloy, Kane eyo, ‘Terme eany, Iearany for sell(pa and ane) ve ¢ fall description of farm given by J, 1. WARRE! Kinale: shicaxo, it SALK—THE FINKST TS A cha Potunitiain nomeatend in Boutnemn Wreconanr at uthern Wisconsin, at a ie. Se re i. HM, Janewvitle, “Rend for circular, di. Hl. GUBUNSET, ooo REAL ESTATE WANTED. W tite propery clone “aino, own lande tor eushe {fcheap, RPE Ww Ande, to Waminetoncae WANTED_MALE TELE, Bookkeepers, Clerks, &c. ANTED—A CORRESPONDING CLERK STATE age, exportence, referonces, and aalary expooted, Address T 2, Tribune oftice. Miscellaneoun. WANTED FOr UNOCCUPIRD DISTRICTS IN this city, a xentleman with some exporience ae sateamans tboral in American Naws Cu,, No, 6 Portland Iiuck, WANTEDSA COMPETENT TRAVELING SAL Tuan with a good established trade of his uwn to Tryirerenta well-ostablisiied chiar house through the epageen tiny. Sate att Amante ENS A lnyer. such necd apply. 1. GOLDS SNUG, clune wianufacturers, date and hake-sis, ANTEKD-MAN AND §10 IMMEDIATELY TO take Interest In elevant travoling antertainment; bext tnventinent offered this senaons tovextiration asked. Addrens, appointing interview, T 2, ‘Tribune. WASTED S19 Fo” CONSTRUCTION work on Northwestern Grand Trunk Raliroad 38 Valparaiso, Ind ply on wor ST ¢ ANTED—AN RXDERT for nutaide trade, KLDHEDOE BIUIDGH, 85 Waahington-nt, iz ‘WOOD- Domestics, TANTED—A GOD GELMAN GIRL ASGRENERAL housawork, two in the famlly, at 276 Suporior= V at, betweon State and Denr WASTED-A COMPETENT. GIitl FOR GER- eral housework. No, 4016 Indians-ay., near Fortleth-nt. WastEn-A Goon) GIth FOr GENERAL YY “housework inn stialt fainily, 347 Indiana Want bon COOK, WASTER, AND Tito! er; also wirt to du second work and girl to take care ot children, Atust be wall recommended, 5 Indianu-av. fe Mixcellancous, Wenn, BXVERIENCKD BOOK-FOLDEI, ¥.C.CHAMER, printer, Madison and Falsted-sts, __SERUATIONS WANTED— MALE Bookkeepers, Clerks, &c. ITUATION WANTED-BY A ‘THOROUGHLY ‘cumpetent bookkeeper, correspon: eral manager. Heat references; bond and pince of Interview. Address T 21, SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE, Domestics, ITUATION WANTED—NY A CANADIAN GIRL in private fnnilly: tirst-claas cook and Imundress; compulunt to take chnrye, IH Elghteenth-at, up- atulrn. MUSICAL INSTRUM “ PBCHER Bos, PIANOS," lurtiat sald recently, “are gre ay the coming piano. are auperior to-ail others. 1 lulwaya nse them when oF fusianble.” STORY & CAMP, Mole Auenta, 158 and Iu) state-st, MAtHvsnex v3 PIANOS hava a” world: wide popularity. «\Thule tented) inprovements mye proved the mont vile Hable ‘aver, lnveutod: for fe plannforte, SRORY CAME, Sole Agants, Jag nnd 190 Heatorke, EE ORGANS havo no equal. ‘hele renown oxtends throughout the entire. world. ‘The sweet, dul- eet tones uf an Katey are juften mistaken for those. a8 chen aoe Le TORY £ CAMP, Bole Azenis, 188 and 190 State-at, GrToRY & CAMP PIANOS AND ORGANS 4 MONTHLY WILL BUY AN ELEGANT UP= Hight or square plano, at low prices; manutac~ thred by Vout & HONK: Bunton, Te tiinolrcat. FINANCIAL, ANY AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO LOAN ON, Turniture, plunos, ete., without removal, soon! 11,46 Dearborn-st, DVANCES MADE ON DIAMONDS, WATCHES, ote, aL one-half brokers’ #. D, LAUNDEH, wows sand 4, 10) Randolph-st. Established 1354. NY AMOUNTS TO LOAN ON FURNITURE AND piones withont removal; also, on other god se+ curities, 157 Dearborn-st., Koums 17 and 18, NY_ AMOUNTS TO LOAN ON PORNITUEH, AM! A and without removal, and other good se © Sulit a ae Dearborn-at, Room CASI PAID (FOI OLD GOLD AND SILVER ‘Money to Juan an watches, diamonds. and volun dies of every description, at GOLDSM1D'S oan and, julian Gasca (licensed), 9% Kast Madisun-st. Hatab- intied Tit Ek wor N ONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS TO SUIT’ Uroyod city pruperty at Jomust curren JAMES M, GAMHLE, Roont §, W Deurbu N ‘ONEY TO IOAN ON CHATTEES AND GOOD wucurity. Commercial paper, and obattel myrt- Fages Dought, Room 41, v2 Lu Natto-st, COLE. 1 DRAIONN ST. TTAB SLUM, $200, and to [oan at lowest rites, on Caleas ‘ON iM= t rates, RAT, ESTATE. IN CW. FERIY, Room 27, 06 La ONEY TO LOAN UPON. w sult. ‘Pepnyas AND COCKROAGITER EXTERAINAT. it), Exterin ile call or parte As OAK UEN, We Clarkes oom Hi P/IKSOMUTION-THE PARTNERSHIP HERETO. foro ezintioy under the nani of Klmor & Mortis fon. Hilthar part BEA eA OR MM PODONE He ELMISH, otioes al en GEOG! aay WANS, MISSION ON KAItrLL— A touae MAR Suda trentivo mdieating how confirmed Giss- iWities may be romuved, The experience of years study. obeorvation, and profession) prictiog, show ing the agoncies that will insure restored manhoud, strongthencd vitality, wid «ound conditions of health, that have boon {mpulred by uvertxod powers. ane by statument of obstacles to tatringe, wid of the means by which they can be removes by Ini Perens ey fo ata ‘Audross Bucrntary Musoums “‘ Bixth-ay., Now York. 38 OF MiBS Ads SED—TO KNOW THK ADDI AD MAITIAN, foriuerly OF 2) PArE-OY, drone 'T 34, Tribune oftca, “South Bide. : 16 ELDRIDGE-COULLT — FINELY FURNISHED porns for families oF single persons, with trat~ closes Bound. ty cunt figs: FOURTH DOO FoR ilo rtdne rane roistaiy with Dour, 6640 8 per wouk; without: board, 1 tw $i, Hotels, LAIRKNCE HOUSY, COMNER STATE AND TAB- woneuts,, four blocks sonth uf Palner House Voard und rani por day, #150 to $2) pur wuek, Croat Mw $10; also furnished rodma rented without board, DNGLISU HOUSE, 21 RAST WABHINGTON-HT.-< 4, ena beats dingi roid and boned, 6 bo #2, les inuruny eke ial Monta, RL," Trosiunta, $1 day. LJOVKL BRUNBWICK-WE ILAVE ‘TWO ELK dunt snuthefront roomu for gent and wifes als & fow wingly rooms, Now fu the thoe to locato fur the wintor. Wabash-av,, comur of Conurenmst. Bi ae BY BTORENOUNM KXiNUE wi = a DEL BOTA COMPANY, NOS. id, 78, AND ui = 10 East Van Hurvnest., vatsbiishod Isibt porita ¥ id rollublo; for furnituru wid merchendivey mulvances, ae % GQTOWAGHE FOR FURNITP Ite, MEICKANDIS % uid bul tn city fad venues at Sia eucy te OF Ens PANIES lal W. Munrve. CEN, HOSINESS NC 2 JRUSINESS INTERES DD, PARTNERS LES Busines, INTERESTS SC alt tts : anu. hardwars, Redotlatod, Hey chunyods dei, KIMBALL ‘Hoon 1, FOU painae 2) toe Rangoib pay und Hht merchatnitisa, 3 ai tinio bulla duct satuiy, leowost rates, Stocks bought, 0 128 Washingten-st., Koons eee Ol RALE—OK TRADE—-SALOON, WITH GOOD: Pe aoe ntocky tnd llcettagy tt wuad, locaton tiuat pull. fiquiro at Roum bt, 1b Randolph-at. 1) OO) WANTHDSAB BERET ‘AL 50.000, ‘he the dry-goods cummission busls Huns in tht eltys the houne ls well watablisued, und favorably known tn the West and at the Rust. Ad- dross Q 36, ‘Iribune nftice. pe ree Sewers MORRAN u rowrvinre a TOsTS ON (PIE EVENING OF DEC St, ABACK: fo containing sult uf clothest if the sitma ls age livored to my ofiog, 24 Wasbingtou-at, L wil! pay 65 wowands NOQuUsUOND Meise QeVARD story euoat @ Nomi Web tae BL, Hive ivory. puul-bails and ope mink mull A oud foward will be lye aid no quustlons axked, und all charges ald, a rns Pio! AL, its ChAT C1UCAGO-CONBU le 3 ur {itbivied book extaut 86 payes beauttcully boUNdS proseriptions for ull disuases, Trice, #1 postpaid, IRVOYANTS. Ae QONsoia sins. n SPHANKS, pucOat 1108 Ni r db afuire. «30 Went Mautisourels loge ay fi Hour, Deeb Ww .} }. Cia ai oF TRNITUI PMI WA OVFICH GLA Conde thoes eugupe Se ihe Le Hast Mudtsourst. vue, Hxtu res Ut oh & CU, I. at y ind and UW)men at Thornton, Ill. Ap- i ED SHIRT MAW (3 | ments to the rizht man. The { r |