Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1880, Page 6

. railrond THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES THE RATLROAD: Public Alarm at the Gigantic Rail+ way Combinations, A ‘Reduction in Southwestern Lumber Kates Looked For. How Vanderbilt Seonred the Wagnor Sleoping-Car Stock, Tho Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fo and Rio Grande Roads Still Hostile. GETTING ALARMED. ‘The efforts that are being made on the part of the railroads to defeat the Reagan bil, and the gigantic combination lutely effected by Jay Gould and others, are begining to exelte feelings of «distr and alarm among the shippers and business men, who feel that it Js about time to put some fmitation upon the power of Jniividunls to exercise an absolute dietatorshlp over the highways of trafite. Petitions to Congress are now being circu- Jated here and in all other principal cities of the country, setting forth that great alarm is being felt at the rapidly-growing power of railroad combinations, which feeling Is grent- ly intensified by tho polley of consolidating under the control of a few Individuals all the principal — competing roads to the seaboard, thus forming a glaantic and powerful organization to contro! absolutely tho industrial and commercial interests of the country and the value of Its products, "They exercise and abuse thelr power by dis- erminating unjustly between Sndividunls and corporations, ‘There is also considerable feeling of alarm among thefanmers through: out the West, and the Granger movement of a few years ago will no doubt be renewed, which promises to result In more stringent legistation by the yarious State, Legisiatures than has been had heretofore, THE LUMBER LINE, There is prospect thut the Inmber rates from this city to Missourl-River points will be materlally reduced within a few days, ‘This action fg not contemplated on account of any dissatisfaction with the present rates, but because much of the business from the Inber-region around Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire is being = diverted via the new so-called =“ Tumber Line” ‘Iately formed. ‘This ling runs from Chippe- wa Falls and Eau Claire, Wiseor over the West Wisconsin to St. Pan, tl over tha Sioux City & St. Puul fo Sioux City, and from this point over the Sloux Clty & Pacific to Connell Bluffs, and thence over the Kansig City, St. Jue & Council Blais to Missourt River points, This tne has been etying low rates to lumber shippers at the Wiseonsin Junber regions, and consequently much of this business ts going that way, to the great injury of the lumber dealers at this puint as wellas the railroads. In consequence of the competition by the Jumber Ine, the lumber business at this polut has greatly fallen off during the last few mouthsand fs now ighter than it has been for years, In order to meet the competition by the lumber line, the roads find it necessary to mect the shippers here daleway andinake a reduction in’ the rates, pithoug! 1 the present rates are quite reason Gee THE FIGHTING COLORADO TOADS, Spectal Dispateh ta The Chiedgo Tribune. Boston, Feb. .—Thera !s good authority to-day for the statement that the terms of pence have not b signed between the At- ehison, Topeka & Santa Fé and Denver & Kio Grande, and the best friends of the Atehison Road here cannot predict with certalnty that peace Ls fairly within steht, but peace ts the arand end and alm of all the partles in collis- fon now, ‘and tho proceedings now going on have been Inaugurated solely with the view to this end, and all other considerations are imade to give way at present to that one. Even lithzation Is ata standstill, and, should the treaty be tinal adopted and become a law fe ‘aA- tlons, or at least 0 basts of actlon, all pro ings In the courts will be swallowed up by II and (t wil become a imatter of no monien| whettier or not Judichtl de: Tenched, ‘The terms of agreement provide that tho arrangement sought for shall hold good for years from the thne of signing. At present, counsel of both roads are hard at work perfecting detalls, and these {nelude ‘un almost incredible mmnber of knotty polnts and questions, Meanwhile, there his been considerable comment lately upon certain alleged action of the Denver & Rio Grands Rond in its connection with the Atelilson, Topeka & Santa Fé, Tiverder toob- tain a eontroling Interest Inthe former rond, the latter purelnsed ten move than hull of the total of shares of tha Denver & Klo Granile, or 42,510 shares, the whole number- ing 85,000, ‘These shares purchased were stp. posed to be ielivered to'T. Jetferson Cool- lige, of the Atchison Rallway, fn December, -1878._ It Is now elalmed the transfer did not represent « amuajority of stock, beeanse the Directors of the Denyer & Rio Grande, at u seeret necting, multiplied. thelr stock to an qinount nenrly three times as great as tho orginal issue. Nor was this the whole extent of the fraudulent transaction, Stuck purehased by the Atchison, ‘Topeku & Santa Fé was not dellyered, bul was kept tually used In cresting the new » “This was long ago charged, hig never been anthoritively denied, and there Is the best reason for now suy- ing It represents the real quality of the transactlon; but the game was’ well played sand the party duped did not Tenllze what had been done for some tine after the event, Messrs, George O, Shattuck and George A, Garduer have resigned ag Directors of the Atchison, and Messrs. ‘1 Jdelferson Coolidge, of Boston, and J.S. Lad: Jou, of Lowell, have been elected In. thelr places, Mr, Coolidge has resigned as Treas. urer of the Lawrence MUl Corporation, and 4s understood to be about lo resign as ‘Treng- urer of the Amoskeag Company, Ie will probably retain hla position aga Director fn the Chicago, Burllngton & Quincy Com- pany, INDIANAPOLIS, DECATUR & SPRING Mr. Hf, B, Hammond, President of tho In- dlanapolls, Decatur & Springfield Railroad, murkes the official announcement that Mr. I. C. Moore has reslgned the position of General Suporiutendent of his Company, and that Mr. 11.8. Morse has been appointed to fii tho vacancy. Weads of departments are re-. “quested to report to Mr, Morse for Instruc- tions, and will correspond with bim relative to connections and Interchange of business, ‘Tho following Is the organization of this Company: HB. Ikunmond, President; W. HU. Gulon, Vice-President; A. Duprat, $ tary; John KR. Elder, ‘Treasurer; J. V. Me Neal, Auditor; 1, S. Morse, General Super- intendent; W. G. Taylor, Assistant Superin- tendent in charge of Foudways L. C, Moore, Chiet Engineer; G. A. Sanderson, ‘General Freight and Ticket Agent; P. Leeds, Super- Uitendent of Motive-Power, Mr, John A, Anderson, General Freight and Passenger Agent of this road, lias issued a circular to ngents and connections an- nonneing that hig road 1s now completed be- tween Indianapolis, Ind., and Deeatur, IL, aud will be ready for business Monday, Feb, v. After that dite he hopes to recelve a fiir share of business from connect ronds, ‘The passengor trang of his road will bo axpuipped with all the Jatest Iuprovements, and trains willbe run so a8 to make close connections with all Mnes cast and south at Ahullain\alls, and ot Deeatur with ull ines ‘West and north, PALACK SLEEPING-CARS. The following from the New York Graphic regurding the recent negotiations between Messrs, Vanderbilt and Pullman, for the pure pose of placing the Wagner sleepers under the contro} of the latter, is interesting: Apropos of the proposed consolidation of tho piicc-our compunics, It may be sul that the Pullin cars ure operated over nearly all tho Western and several of the turge Eastern srullposds. OF the principal Western roads only two operate thelr sleeping equipment indes pandent of the Pullen, Compan Thess ure iG Chienyn, Milwaukee & St. Maul and the sholy Central, “ho palace cara ure run upon all tho Kustern roads, oxcept those owned or cote trolled by Vunderbilt, und the two or thre cons angetions of the New York Central system. ‘Tho Jalirouds upon which tho Waguce sleeping-cars nro operated ary thy New York Centrul, Luke Bhore, Mebigun Southern, Michigan Central, Great Weatcrn, Cumula Southern, Pittabiirg & Lake Erle, Boston & Albany, und Hoosae ‘Tun. Hel. The number of pulue-cars wperated ex- eludlyely by the Pullin Company fs about 40. Jue mimber Job tec iy od sleep: dog-Cur Cowpnuy wud yielyus’ sulbodd The Intter are, known sxocintion” enra. The Wagner Company nd now operiie about. 123. sleepinw-cars, he capital stovk of the Pullman Company Is Mttle over $4,000,000, The amount of the stock af the Wagner Company ts known onty to the few porsons who hold every share of it. ‘The Vanderbitet and Mr, Wagner are understood to: hold ail the stock of the Commins. Wayner wos nt one time a mechaule on tho Now York Central Tond, and, bevy Jnvented the cnr to which he afterwards tent lits name, fimented Jn tho office of old Cominodore Vandertilt with a model, Ho had tho temerity to nsk tho Commodore to bent the expenso of building a car us an experiment, Tho millionaire ordered him to tenve tho ollice and return to his workshop. Wagner dtdn’t pro- Pose that himself and the model should b2 rele- urity. Ue opened negotiations nansylyanian Company, and was promised nasistance In bringing the car pon trial, The fnet renching the cars of tho Commodore, he lust no time in tendering the amine nasistince that had been offered by the Pennsylvania Company, and Warner pece ted the nid and Introduced his cay tpon the New York Central, A tine was extablighed, but tho etira were of inferlor construction, and tho service was farshortof perfection, Ono day the old Commodore act for Wagner to come to hig offive. At the Interview that foliowed tho finns ela) king asked tho sleeplng-enr mun what his stock was worth, He replied that it was worth 180,. Twill give you that price for the wholo of it," said the Commodore, After 2 puttse, Wa nor shook bis head and eal: Lauess two del” "Then, sit," stormed the mllfonalre, rising and stumping tho tloor in rage, © tike your —— old sleeplug-curs off my road ani sides track thom without delay," Mr. Wagner, thus fntimfanted Into compromising tho mutter, con- sented It i4 said, to n gale of 0 controlling inters est in the Hne, which has ever been hold by tho Vanderbilta. —— TIE MEXICAN ROAD Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bosron, Feb, &—A subscription block of the Sonora Rallroad, projected, to rm from Guaymas, on tthe Gulf of California, to the southern extension of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fé Railway system in New Mexico and Arizona, sold In this elty at a bonus of 500, tho Jast sale was at 30, nnd tt may be Interesting to some to know the same block was soliddeach thie. ‘The first thirty miles of road are to be constructed In- inediately, . beginning at Gtayias. The vals wifl be shipped, direct from Engiand, and will be free of duty, the Mexican Goy- ernment haying exempted the road and. all materials entering Into its construction frum taxation for fifty years. RAILROAD EXTENSION, Sr. Louts, Mo, Feb, &.—A dispatch from Dallas, Tex. says reliable advices have been recelved there to the effect that Jay Gould ond Thonms Scott, as representing the Tesns & Pacific and Missouri, Knusas & Texas Buil- rontls, have purchased all tho outstanding bonds and securitles of the Dallas & Wichita Rallroad, whieh will be extended so ‘as to conneet with the Denison & Pacific extenston of the Missouri, Kansus & ‘Texns, thus iak- ing Dal the terminus of tho Missouri, Kansas & ‘Texas, and inking the latter a competing Ine with the ‘Texas Central Rail- road, CONSOLIDATION, Spectat Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Joven, LL, Feb. 6.—A meeting will be held In Crown Point, Ind, on the 13th Inst, to take action in regurd to the consolidation of the Joliet & Valparaiso and tlie Valparaiso & Joliet Railroads. A meeting for a similar purpose will be held here on the same day, and on Monday, Feb, 10, the representatives of the consolidated companies will meet in Jollet, elect officers, and prepare for a vigor- ous j prosecution of the work of building the rond, THE NORTHWESTERN, Speciat Dispatch ta ‘The Chicago Tribune. Stoux Crry, Ia., Feb. 6—A gentleman just from Fort-Sully reparts that an engineering party of the Northwestern Road Is surveying n route up Cheyenne River, on the west side of the Missourl. ‘This is further north than any previously proposed route, and is sald to be the cheapest and most practicable route, ‘This would indheate no wnlon crossing of the Milwaukee and Northwestern Roads. TE SOULHERN ROADS, New Onneans, Feb. 0.—It fs stated that the Louisville & Nashville Ratlrond combl- nation have purchased the New Orleans & Mobile Rallroad. ‘The price paid was$4,000,- Odin bonds bearing 6 percent. Vo perfect the tltlu and Jegnlly carry out the provisions of the contract between the nn order of Court for the sale of the rund will be nee- essiry. Therefore the new Company will not take fornia] possession for some thine. ALLEGED VIOLATION, Sr. Lovis, Mo, Feb, 6.—The Vandalia Rallroad fg charged by the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacitic with vlolatlun of the jolut agree- ment which went inte etfect Feb. 1, and a weetlng to Tivestizate the imattgr Ins been ealled for next Monday, ITEMS, Gen, W. Sooy Smith, aecompanied by sev- ernl engineers nnd experts, Is making a tour of inspection over the matin ine and branches of theaChicago & Alton Latlroad, giving speclal attention to the construction of bridges, ‘The representatives of the Northwestern, Chiengo, St. Paul & Mimenpotis, and Mil- awaukee it. Paul Rallrords hela a meeting yesterday at the offices of tho Northwestern to settle the account of the St. Paul pool, No businessof public interest was transacted, The Indiunapolls Journat says present in- dications ure that the Indtantpolls, Clnetn- nati & Lafayette Rullrond Company is to wuitke the common imistake of loading the road down with too much name, Clieiinath, Indiunapolts, St. Lowls.& Chieago smacks tuo much of the sprend-eugle style, ‘The officers of the Loulsyille, New Albany &Chieago Railroad are inaking a trlp ever the line, ant are expected here tu-day, ‘The purty consists of President R. 8. Veech, Superintendent Jolin M. MeCloud, Roudinas- fer Anos Rodgers, Col. Jolin S$, Day, former Superintendent of the road, and James Reyn- olds, former Vice-President, Mr. W. B. Jerome, Inte ‘Traveling, Passen- er Agent of the Michigan Central Hallrond in Michlenn, has been appointed to the: post- tlon of Northwester 1 Eraveling Jet 0 the Atchison, Topeka & Santa £6 Ruilroad, with headquarters ut No, 54 Clark strect, In this city. Mr. BE. H. Hughes, late Northwestern, ‘Traveling Agent of the Michigan Central, has been appointed to the position vacated by Mr, Jerome, Ar. J, E. Lockwood, General Ticket Agent of the Kansas City, IWrence & Southern Rallroad, has Just {ssued a cireulur annowne- ing that this “road will be completa and regular trains running to Winfield, Kus., on the 10th Inst, and canceling lines ure re- quested to place Wintleld tlokets vin his Une on sale on that day. ‘The Kunsns Clty, Luwrence & Southern willreach Wellington, in Sumner County, about Mareh 15, and tf any combination tleket Is used fur that road, Air, Lockwood suxgests, In order to save {ime and expense, that the latter point be also included Insuch tickets, Mr. Lockwood says this will be by thirty miles the shortest line to Wintield, and the only Hne running through tralng trom Kansas City to elfher Wintleld or Wellington, two of the most important poluts in Southern Kansas, There seems to ut Httle. prospect that the lrou-clad agreem for the malntenaies of pussenger-rates lately adopted bythe roads centering in St. Louls will remedy tho evils Which it was designed to correct, and the prospects ure that, Ike the Chileago agrees ment, it will go to pieces before tt has hid fulr trial, Several of the roads, parties to the agreement, have already been detected in cutting the rates, A meeting has been called, to be helt at the Lindell Hotel, St. Louls, Monday, to vlace the roads charged with violating the ngreement on trial [1 ts more than likely that the roads who are found wullty will refuge to be punished, which avill virtually end the compact, ‘The opinion ts fetta ground conthially that te only way in Which the troubles regarding the mainte nance of passenger-rates can ba overcome 13 by poollng the passengey business on the sane plunas the trelght tratile is done, Va- rious plans for the poollng of (iis business have been proposed, and Commissioner Nuk hos thom imder consideration, He fhids tt uphill work, however, to devise a plan that will satisfy the varlons couliieting Interests, $< ————— Exrtacr.--For persons sullering from exbaus- ton of the powers of the braty und nervous: systent, from long and continued study or teaci- fing, or hi those cases of exbaustton from whieh wo many young mon Buffer, 1 know of no better medicine for restorition te lealth than Fellows? Compound Syrup af Hypuphosphites, Eviionp Cuay, MD, Pugwash, N, 8, a Children tecthlng ure almost Bure to have dys- entery und diarrhea, Mr. Winslow's Saothlug: Syrup yw neversLulllng remedy, 23 conta, Entries for the Ch PORTING EVENTS. the June Meeting of icago Jockey Club. ~ A Larger List than Any City in the Country Has Secured. The Prospect of a Fino Season of Sport Assured Beyond Question, THE TURF, THE RUNNING MEETING STAKES, The entries to the stakes to be run at the dwo running in nectings In this elty next June closed Feb, 1, but it was not nntil yesterday that the nominations to, the different events ceased arriving, and itis possible that there Are soe from way. the Pacific Slope still on the ‘The total number of animals entered in tho fifteen different events {3 405, and It Is snfe to say that will be abte to tno Association fn the country make such s showing, Tho Louisville stakes, which closed some thing since, had only 200 entrics, which shows the superiority of polata In the e in the Ladies? Chicago over all other racing ountry. There are 38 named Stakes, 4 in tho Hayerly ‘The atre Stakes, 40 in the Criterion Stakes, 20 In the Downer & Bemis Stakes, 27 In the Ilnols Oaks, in tho Garden City Cup, 29 In the Paeftic Motel Stakes, 60 in the Tremont. House Stakes, 46 in the Grand Rallrond Stakes, 53 in the Board of Trade MWandicap, and 20 In the Palmer House Stakes. ‘The entries In the stukes are ns follows: 7 ar-Olt FINST MEETING. Fi Hf LADIES! STAKES, fillies: £0 ontrance, $5 forfelt, with: c Ml, HO of which to second: €0 to third. ‘Three-quartors of atuile. ‘Thirty-eight entries. Nominator. Name. 33 Sire, if ‘Thos Watkins..|Netllo Waikins|b. £/BiliyMolb'urne Witten Bro: OakGroveltose|t, 1.) Lovhiel. SPowers In. flip. Billet. bo. fF. Iinp, Billet. be ff'Tipperary. Tone Wells 4 Ledrinsteudt TLGrinaton PeKox, SWI tteynotds| AH Davinport Dewi Shawhon & Co: Mirela & Hty'a| Barclay & M1x'a| 1 Armnia: Hetile U. vali, Fin Wit Mins tunch, Thun tlle King Alphonso, Vinsii. Wanderer, Heairu Huwting. Nie Honnly Seottd, eh, f nelz. tose, toting, averly, Bonnie deatta, Honnie Seowl'a, A ‘otl'd, LE tunter's Lexi | Kine Alphonse £]Llebon, OVUr. 4 fellow, Khut Alphonso Mob Sesto Davis. Hebel. /HAVERLY THEATNE BTAKES: ford-year-olds that uid not win, to Jan. 1, 1350. prior, ES entmuce, play ae pay eett ribo added, $V of which to necond, RY to thi trlen. Hoots, Forty-four en- Nomtnator, AW Thur: ten Phelps G8 Culwoll, Hiryant, wor Wildnaan & Co} JP Badtenn: aie tt to WE Dats, [¢ Nuctlte se Gi COLrh Lk Nit Mayle & HLF Moore. wm For?-year-ol_col 800 wien $10) ot wh quurters of aint Irmintrude. Longteliow. inp, Hurrah, "Vor Hovellng. Honule Scott'd. tiene. Loxleon, ‘Tum Howling, Mopnretlst, War dance. MI stnwar Pane. [e inv, Garcelon, . £2 Monarehint. Molbourny, dr, King Lene. fing. Buckden, ohn Morgan, oney. 1, Hluwatha, Planerotd, Alarm. tmp. Wueksdens onute Seotl'd, ir. nly Sota, hop, Australi’ tuekedon, Atnekdlen. lol Morgan, iuekdens “BECOND DAY, EB CHITEMWION STAKES, $8) untrancy, #5 forfeit, with h to second, KOLo third, ‘Throo- ‘urty entries, Nominator. ahaha Lord Lyons! Hutter Seuidti., Bape Le Knntnklit deorge Name. Waves v4 regntand. soo. Altouso, WA's, ‘averly, rnp Anttead. i St intr Letaya, Hovby swiit Hueluden, Jack Hnver); Waverly. At nveely. John Morgan, iivekden™ Hunnie Be ‘Honnio Keotl'dt, | Hontiley Beutel, Jahn Morgan, bon, mi urke, ‘om towling, Vavorly. “| el¥ . silent Friend, mE For all ages} ed, Hu of wile ‘twanty-nine en to sucond, trios. DOWNER & BRINE TAKES, $80 entrance, B55 fortelt, with $700 add $0 to third, 1M milod, Varnes ate. Sire, TEP Metirath,,| Verdlet, 4 [Imp.Lexingtun HEP MeGruth 4 /Totn Bowlfau. iA Howenkt 4 [Tom Howling, G A Bowends 4 [tom Bowling, Chaos Hoyle. 4 |Glenolg, i Nohwarts, ie Mi 4 [ilo jaasatt. a TTA sad 4 [Monarchist S | Waverly, 4 jGlonotu, 4 [Uncle Vic, 4 [Lonatetiow, £ [Mistneghtee, fi 4 haters. 3 nel. Aiton Yor ¢ {ionnies Keatl'd, WHE itaynolds! 4 E ig i 4 Huntly Seotl'd, John Song. 4 [Waverly, ows Blly,. Hi rey ekiten rekon, Buin Reker 4 Unter G'ration Toya &e $ [Nonne Seniva. toya WU Harriett watld, Thuyu & Col 7 War'Unnes. THIRD DAY, ‘THE 11 It OAKS, reotd Mitles vntrence, &% forfeit, with se ndcat Pan ‘ut wile tor uocuta, $100 10 Un, Me tullew, ‘won Ly-aovon entrivs, : Nominator, 1 iturnhatn, ARIS BIN Wik re 2] Barnette, Name, Sire, Ronnlo Seotl'd, Al Rina Cillon, Beutlund: Asturold. Polomabans seh be i sexton. b. .] Buc Tl Huckden, intent’ twenty-nino entrios, “Nominatar, Name, aller Sire, i 4 |ulen Attor. WwW 4 [Pot Matloy. Ww Duitiey. Cal wots Jone Stargan, IY McCrae Leamington, tt. | Verdy Wiley Tnekes. | Hendiight. Billet, Wiley Bucktos, Hinrknawa: “dd |Enquiror, Gaitewengcas eummte ra Glonoly. UAowen& Wanderer, | FU Hagpe Longiollow, Ctenels, West itoxbury.. yee Ka Knquiror, ore & Son..| Volturn BUtet. ‘hel tohnson| HAtite, tui Monarchist WY Morrls.....[ Long Pant .., wongtellow. wa Melba Mian Hatdaw Monarehiet. Owonstdanu'rt) Lean, Longfellow. ns 1a ‘Thomas... /Timynr, Menry Colntan: | [rte Ki Pern hii doy, Nept Inne Staph Janes Dav A bnves see Cottrol t L'kl'd [Bucket duend Sponeer) K, Michi Murelays Hug'al LSA C4 APoblord & Co.) iton Halt eee) WT Lerick....|Mamio Fietia.| 4 FOULTH DAY. PACIFIC HOTEL KTARES. “The Grand Pacitin Motel Stark for feyoar-old colte: 0 ontmnee: €8 forel with Ronde FAO OF which to second, $108 to thiedy Ue malles. ‘Twenty-nine untries, Fra eran ere Pe Honale War Dance, Nominator. Sire. Witton Bros...) San Tochich, Honntrseott'd, Intru a Vt: War Call, les. |e G Bowen £C0.}C Ch'rehitised sat Add Simpron, Morris, rape itiee, Bunnie Seou'd, | Hone Seatl'd. hen inwath Hnexden, Jobn Morgan. John Morgan. BIXTIE DAY, TREMONT HOUSK STAKES, BK fortyenr-oll colta und tilliess $0 entranco, §% for- felt, with GAD added: EW OF whieh 1G seconde $100 C0 third. One inile, Fifty untrics. Nominator, Name. Sire, AAW ‘Piven: Witton Itras wi tore Hen, i] ‘Tom Bowling, clirathie. Ze MeCirnth.. | Laues Hripporary. Rant len, Hind tutes 101 180, se] Wanderor, Poin Basing, Honnte Seotl'd, G Cndwatlader, 1A Grinstoad., A Orinstoad.,| PC Koi ii orenn, Bonnie Scutl'd, HG Thom Lelopa, NG Thoms olops. Melnutyra & Swiney |Wandoror, Harry Col Ing Alfonso, Td Honnle Scotl'd, Honnle Scutl'd, Honnle Scotl'd: Volt Koltiqour, Tonnle Scotl'd. John Morgan, e[i aston, ‘ont Kurke, Waverly. D sisi 33 Shawn Kol bi uit tt Keluit Alfonso, Brien aswencer Suen erionds SEVENTH NAY. . QUAND LALMOAD STAKES for 3-year olds; 80 entrance, $25 forfolt, with $1,000 nuded; SU of which to mecond, #100 to Untrd, One dnd three-fourths mus, Forty-six entries. a Nominator, | _ Nume, PW Mgwan. | Chesterteta ligerry. Moi Bowltog. Autraiter, Langfellow, WWuverty. toned, (auc alloy, Vind, rom Baryiini King Alfons own 3 uv Lod Chantilly Virgil boat Nperary,, King Lene, Huckdon, Iuckdon, erly, Waverly, Joun Morgan. Honnie Scou'a, annie Jotun Happ ianeron}. Tsoswoll, FAY se Honlovant Vat Farrel Hoquefurt, 7 Wave 0" Liitite|p FIRST DAY—SECOND MELTING, HOARD UY TRADE HAND Me HY entrance, £45 furfelt, or ouly #10 If d= ny 3, IY, with HD ded, Vol whch Ate third, Wolghts to appenr Apel 1, nes totes inada whit pald or or beturd Une anda balf miles, Fifty-three en For all ag claret aut Nirme. | Ao fa se mnedeainisne sf BL olomran, BBaton simuie Blu 8 Hotn Morun, “aldseells ary Waltol abn Morgan, Witey duckios. |i toudtynt, 4 [ijtiet, GA fowonsta/Ono Dime 4 |andorer, GA BowenSCo|Uummto talenelg, nN & |Alnnn. 4 [Pat stontoy, O [wxington. 4 {dtonuls, agi | Esautrsr, B annuy: ny. 4 [ivoselioxuury. 4 [Harry Mussuit. Engutror, 4 tut. 3 t Hot, Hurry O'Fallon: Genel, Longtultuw. len Atl 1 Leon. Hurry tits Handa, ne Wavarly, tei Hounio Beot'nd War Dunee, Longfellow. Bonnie Seotind Bonnie Boop: gaya Hanerold, Virgil. Lexington, Jotn Morgan. dee TARMAC ORE Ree R RRR EOE Binrneystone, Mothodrou Jr, Gnieun, Vas Mlatiog, Huckden, ieee tant ie ration e War . annie Seot'nd, i on Wanderer, i GWDardenao] Maximilian. THIRD DAY. PALME HOUSE STATS. For S-yenr-oldy; 4 entrance, $3 forfelt, with $00 addods 20) of widen to xecund, $10 to thint, | Winuers ufiuny d-yeur-old atuke to carry Hye pounds oxteay of {wo or more tyvnr-uld wtukye, aovon pounds oxtra, ‘wo miles, ‘Twenty entrlva, | Nae, ‘Sire, ravi sve nek ut How ting. haus, ‘Vout Bowling. ir King Lear, tuckde iver jaday MM 11. h. £.) Mauna Seuttd Wave averty. Honute Keothat » [Hourly Keath Honnte sooth Bonnle Scud Nultankeol. Tinta sour see een bat " Mininiabi: Muekuen, ‘The following letter explains Itself; and tho purse alluded to will hereafter be known us THE BREIMAN MOUSE PURSES Cuicado, Feb. 5H. Y, Bemts, Bay. Treasurer Chicage Jockey and Trotting Club—Dwan bur For FIO of which to socond, $100 to thirty a¢ = mite dash rice to be run on Saturday, for i] ures, the Sherman EHaitsay will give $1000, tho Sau hike tobo entled tho Sherman House Piurae. Yours truly, Anyvin Tonnent, CUAMLESTON, 8. 0. CitAnneston, Feb. 6.—At the mees to-day, In the first race, mite and a half dash, Va- grant won, beating Ben Mm by two lengths after a beautiful contest. Time, 2:48, In the second race, mile ts, Round Danee and Gabrlol entered, Tho frat hent was ndead one. Time, 149%, Roand Danee won the second and’ third heats in 1:50 and. shh, ‘There were flyo entrica for third, selling race, three-fourths mile dash, and much ex- eltament. Whitehall was slightly the favor- t with Dueky Mit, Hawk coming next in the pools. Lucky Hit won by three-quarters, of atength: Whitehall second, Unwk third, ‘Thne, 1204. ‘The winner sold for 8500, NASHVILLE, Nasnyin.e, Tonn., Feb, 6.—Entries for the stakes to be run for over the Nashville course at the spring meeting of tha Llood- Horse Association are unustn ly turere, ‘They Include some of the best mettle tn tho country, The prospects for a suecessful meeting are of the most flattering character, CONEY ISLAND, New You, Feb. 0.—Fully 1,000 running horses are preparlug for the coming season's races, Several; dark horses” expeetto bear: off tho laurels. The Caney Istand Jockey Club begins its first meeting June 19, ending the following Saturday. ‘Cho Club will give $4,000 a day In purses and added money dur Ing the six anys of Tact greater Hheratit than any assvelation In thecountry, Friends of the turf belleve that the nction of the Convy Island dockey Club wil compel im- provements on all the courses East, COCKING, SEVERAL, JARD-FOUGHT BATTLES, New Youn, Feb, 6.—The great_ chicken dispute between New York sad Plilindet- phin was fought in thoenvirons of Gowans, lower part of Brooklyn, yesterday, Thir- teen birds were matched {nthe main, ‘The stakes were $500 on the result of tha main, and $10 on the result of each fight, or $1,020 inall, ‘The battles were fought ina cock-pit used In Barclay street, this city, for thirty peur It isshaped like an uncovered checvsé- leven feet in diameter. ‘The Quaker feathered duelists won ‘nine of twelve bat. tes yesterday, and the Philadelphians went home with well-Mlted pockets, Te Knleker- hockers were down fn the mouth Both sides agree, however, that the maln was the best nnd hardest fought of the sensor, LOCAL CRIME. PROBABLE NOMICIDE. * Mathtns tufsise, 1 German 63 years of age, Is tylng tn a precarlous condition at No, 763 Cottage Grove avenue, the result of being struck above the left temple with a brlek at it oelock Thursday night by Herman Kehler, - young man who has been engaged In making love to Mathias? eldest daughter, Christina. Tho premlses are oceupled by Richard Steineke, a pretzel- baker, who ts marrled to Mufsise’s divorced wife. ‘The girl Christina is the presiding genlus of the pretzel-factory, Ilufsise was dlyoreed by his wife some six yenrs ngo, and shortly thereafter went to vislt hls mothor in Ohlo. Recently she dled, and, left without a home, Mathing enme to this city and senrched out his fanily, He called at the bakery, © and, finding then all well and doing well, called again and again, Thursday he had no place to go, and Steinoke kindly offered him a bed in the house. Dur- ing the evening young Kehler called, and the famlly sat about In the front rooms until 1. o'clock arrived, when Inufslse retired to bed In a room off tha pretzel- factory, While he was undressing the lovers, having - managed to sip .nway unnoticed, entered the factory, and began thelr love twaddle, kissing, hugging, and swearing thelrlove, lufslse saw and heard Stull, andhedld not like it, Kehlor was a stuttering, stammering, blundering youth, without elther trade or ability, and he did not consider him a match for his daughter, who is more than pnssably good looking, and withal Industrious and intelligent, ls bad opinion of the young man was hightened by the sayin and dolngs of Steineke, who, while he did not presume to adinonish Christin Ssneclally while her father was about, did not want her to marry, as ha would be obliged to hire help which she furnished hin. He sy troclubed the Pork done by the girl, ond did not want to lose her, wfsise, upon emerging from his room, ordered young Kehler out of the house, but, ag the house was not. his, but Stelneke’s, he fused to gu, Ie then made threats to shoot Kehler, and called him all sorts of foul names, Still refusing to gu, he eslled on Steincke to clect him; but as tho lutter still renuined, Ifufsise -rausacked his room for on weapon, but found nothing save A whip. With this he | rushed upon the boy, but_ Christina, alded by Stel- ueke, kept hha from mantel any nissault, Harder and angrier words passed between the tivo, and Lufsise again attempted an as- ssnult with a long leathern belt, to which was attached no heavy buckle. ‘This thne Keblor was. tho offender, and, as Mufsise smmade at hint with the belt, Kehler, who was diugonally xcross the room from him, threw n° brick, which struck the okt manon the hend, and felled him to the floor, It was not until some tine Inter that the police heard of the aifray, and not vatilan early hour in’ the morning tint they suecveded Sh arrestlug Zeller, who bs em- ployed ag a driver by Conrad Goebel, a aiker at No, we West ‘Twenty-second street, ee Ino a cell atthe Arnie yesterday, is ns unpronising a looking lover ug one could ex- poet to tind anywhere, Ho stutters fearfully, mid telly a story which corresponds to the above when condensed und stripped of the repetitions which he makes use of. He blames Stelneke for the trouble, and thinks ho put Mufsise up to discouraging hha iu the ntuic, .Moreover, hoaccuses Stelneke of be- fog wraseal, and says he has ones or twice attempted to seduce tho girl Christina, The Injured mun has been attended by Dr. Halland Dr, Norcom, ‘Che Intter was une able to say Inst night how the ease would re- sult, but Intended to make an examination secn toalay, ‘The patient hus been insensi- blo since the assault, and. Inst even- Ing = iis breathing =~ was — stertorlous In the extreme, Its caso looked like yery serous one indecd, So far as tho reporter could uscertaln, the doctors do nut know whether the skull Is fractured or shuply de- pressed, At all events, the injured ian is Whero hie gets no care, and the putty police of the Cottage Grove Station should hive had him conveyed to the County or some other hospital, “Iufsise hag inchis day been a troublesome man, and has frequently been arrested by tho pollee. He was. ale unreal: some, and has frequently been badly Injured about the head. Ones In the War he was struck on tho head with a musket, and for some tine he was. slightly deranged In cons ened, THE BOARDING-HOUSE BEAT. Tom Collins, alias John Ryan and 100 other: combinations of names, was yesterday are ralgned In the West Division Police Court charged with Ofteen cases of larceny, The police had tho articles recovered in Farrant’s ‘ pawnshop and elsewhere upon a table in the room, and tho ovi- dence against the prisoner was confined to identitiention of the prisoner, identitica- tion of the jewelry and its valuation, and a brief recitation of the manner In which the prisoner piled his game in each Instance. In ho ease was the prigoner actually detected In stealing, and the evidence to convict was therefore circumstantial. But tho chaln was so strong that there ls no possible loophole for him to escape, ‘Yho prisoner was quite pleasant, but did not ike tite way the ladles yalued thelr fowelry, and he plainly told them se. Me pleaded not lity, and suid he was no worse & charucter Thaw lind been Inthe same pen before. Ls acllons betray the slightest Unge of insanity, 80 Sule nd thogs who have conversed with him think, and ft indeed looks quite probable, But his fusanity | fs his business, out of which he is capable of reaping 8 tne harvest of jowelry and clothing, Bail wis fixed us follows; Birs. Corbutt, No. AS North Curtis strect, $1,000: William Ali No, 73 North State street, 3500; Mos. W, Kuhn, No. 10, Bishop court, 87005" J, (2) ‘Yorhune and’ others, Nu. 87 ‘Loomis: strovt, $3 3, Bits. . Rockwoll, No.. Boo West Randolph street, $100; Mrs. Fees: No, Wt Obto styéut, $600; Julia Sweeney and: UJ, Colvin, No. 437 th Tus Sally street, ' $250; 6, ©, Dutticld, No, v7 Wabash avenue, $500; Norn Large, No. 70 Twenty: i street, S100; George Obenhalzer, No. 1060 Wabash avenue, $100; Joseph Eckhorn No.v0t Chestnut street, $850; and Mrs. A. 1! ‘honins, No, 20 Marshflelt avenue, $1,000, making a totnl of $8,750 to the Crinunal Court. Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs, 4.8. Manning, and Mrs, Krlegh, three other complainants, were nob In court. The polles award tho highest praise to Mrs, Anderson, of No. 41 Ashtand avenue, Who recognized the bonrdlng-house heat from the deseripttons previously given hor by the police. Sho managed lo gut want sent fo the station without alarming him, and was carol to show tio alznof alarm herself. On the edutrary she showed him every tine and thoroughly engrossed lls attention until tho offiegrs seized upon him. Mark Barrant, from whose pawnshop tha police recovered about $1,000 worth of the ulunder stolen by Collings, was held fi $1,000 0 te 12th for having reeelved stolen prop erty. TIE GAS ROBBERY, Pat Condon, the Deering street saloonkeep- er, Edward OTK » and David Cushing were up before Justice Summerfield yesterday on aehange of venue from Justice Wallace, charged wilh the robbery of the Gags Company’s messenger, ‘The two Intter were discharged for Inck of evidence, and the trial of Condon was proceeded with, Messrs. O'Brien and Kittelle appeared for the -tefense, and Col. Cameron represented te people, ‘The testimony taken was volu- mlnous, and not differlng from whathas been Published In substance before. During his argument ‘Col Cameron had ocenson to refer to Hivkvy’s — saloon, at which place Condon lind” stopped wilh his bugey. and he referrert to the saloon as a place of bad repute. Ulekey was in court, and at this he erfed out, * Yowre a Hart? Justice Summerfeld ned lin $5 for cons tempt of Court, and ordered him wader arrest untll it was paid. It was subsequently re- in conskteration of the faet that asked the Court's pardon, ‘This lit- tls episode enuged Col, Cameron to nssail the witnesses for the defense, and Mr, O'Brien retorted by quotlng Judge McAl- Ilster’s seathing opinion of the Police Department. In rendering his deetslon, Justice Sunmerfield satd that he believed, from the evidence, that Condon had left the buggy ina eonventent spot. where tho rob bers might reach it easily, and that he was in with the gang. He held him over to the Criminal Court in bonds of $5,000, POWER IMPROVING. Edward Power, the vietin of a murderous assault by burglars lust Wednesday morning, wis In a decidedly lu proved condition yester= day, and his recovery is now looked upon as aeertainty. The motive for the assault was undoubtedly rabbery, 18 Mr, Power always has tt eonstderable” kum of money about him, ‘The polles have axeertatned that 16 wag current report In nelghboring saloons and groceries that Power made so much money that he frequently had from, $7,000 fo $10,000 cash In his bed-room. ‘The {lay be- fore tho assault he was, it Is satd, to have made some reat estate purchase down town, but he was prevented by w press of business, {aselaly the thieves knew this, aud expected the roll of moncy In his possession to be lnrger than usual on this account. ARRESTS, Patrick and Joe Nolan, young vagrants, charged with stealing a suit of elothes from Christina Hazelgreen of No, 28 North Mar- ket street; Joseph Linders and Frank Hous- ner, larceny of links from the Burtington & winey Railroad; Michiel Davitt, a rubber dooranat thief, captured in the West ‘Twelfth atrect district; William Bunting, charged with robbing a man living at No, 154 Fulton street of asminll stim of money while In a saloon a few nights ago, KNOCK-DOWNS. Edward Reynolds and Edward Ifayes, mare thed mun, 85 years of age, and both of whom ought to lave been working to better thelr condition, stopped to quarrel at the corner of Centre avenue and ‘Taylor strect at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Tho matter in dispute was an argument as to which wi the best man”? Mayes tapped Iteynolds on the nose so foretbly .ng-to cause him to fall off the sldewalk, and break his ankle, fo was taken to his Nome, No, 14 Maxwell street, and attended by. Dr. toynolds. Ho Tas a Wife and helpless family Hying there In destitute cireumstinecs, A Woody murder tn one of yesterday's Penny papers had this fora foundation: Late Chursday night, Theodore Conkrite, a laborer inthe Northwestern frelght depot, living at6so Canal street, entered the snloon of Aweust Ginke, No, 675, and ordered some drinks, which he refused to pay. for, A dispute arose, and Ginks took a elub froin behind the bar and struck his obstinate enstoner twlee on the head; inflicting ® couple of gashics, which were dressed by Dr. Mend and pro- nounced not serious, “There will be no ar rests unless upon warrant, Oftcer James Shanloy and Ed Jones, 0 ponderous one eta lonfer, had a yieious encounter Tast night, which resulted iu Shanley receiving a painful but not serl- ous injury onthe left cheek, They met at the corner of State and Twelfth strects, and Jones, belng in a fighting mood, began abusing tha offleer for having arrested hint abont six years ago, He was so abusive that. Slianly galt, arrested him, and, when. on the way to the station, Jones atrnek hin blow In tho face with some instrumentwhich he drew from his pocket. Tle then ran east on Harmon court, tho officer_firing three shots at him without effect. Jones was re- eaptered at St. Mary’s Church, and was forel- bly taken to the Armory, * THE JUSTICES. Patrick Kelly appeared before Justice Demars yesterday and swore out a warrant for the arrest of Thomas F. Smith, ona charge of assault and threats, Edmund Knauer, charged by John Arm- strong with obtaining $30 under false pre tenses, appeared before Justlea Timmer oh ray mul guye bonds of $3800 to appear Feb, 18, Wing Chung, tho Celestial who is chatged with porary ue Wong Ching Foo, alias Al Wong, 0 ple-falled brother, went before dustico Demurs yesterday and gaye bonds of $100 for his appenranes to-day, Constable Noonan, who ls charged with oxtorting $5 from Frank Neepel, on a prom- ise of gettlng him a bondsman, appeared be- foro Justlee Demurs yesterday, and gave bonds of §200 to appenr Feb. 0, Tlenry Spittel was arrested at 8 o’elock yes- terday morning by Oflicer Maher, of the ‘Twenty-second Street Statton, who came upon hha at the corner‘of Purple and Twen- ty-first streets, just after he had been terrify. {ng folks by firing three shots from on revol- ver through the window of the house of An- drew Senn, at (honorthenst carnerof the above streets, Henry had some dificulty with Senn, and in this way tool: his revenge, — Fortu- mitely no ond wag hit, but Alrs, Edward Splttel, his brother wito, who was seated near one of the windows, had a narrow cs- cape. A plece of broken window-zlass struck her in the forehead, cansluy a slight wound.’ Henry is sald ta be a worthless sort of ty character, and no one “was sorry to seo hin held in $1,000 to the Criminal Court for the aasnult by Justice Wallneo yesterday, ‘The quarrel was tho result of 9 long series of complaints from Senn and other members of the family because Henry wis so Indolent and worthless, Acasa came to ight in Justice Mentson’s Court yesterday iota which seems to show up a new phase of binckmall practlevd to some oxtent In this elty. ‘Tho gentleman a Wha nade the complaint in the case, Mr. Willlam | Metz, of the firm o! Ballonberg & Metz, milliners, alleges that 0 nian, who gives tho name of J.8, Patterson, attempted to oxtort money from him wy means of thrents to pslander him, G appears from -Metz's story that he hay roous opposit the . Palmer — Jouse, ond iat he spends his evenings in tha rotunda of that hotel, Hero he fell. in with the man Patterson, 9 dapperloaktn, young fellow, who some months ugo. figured In ti unsavory seandal, and they soon be- cume well aequainted. A few evenings Inter they went up to Metz's raoms to spend the ovening. = While there Patterson astonished ~~ his, host by demanding money, saying thit If he refused to come; down that he would * givo him away’ by elreulathng reports wileh would reflect upon his character, Motz told the fallow that he had ne money, but ho finally gave up a locket, for which he obtalned. a re celpt. ‘The next day he redeemed the locket. by paying Peterson $35, also ob- taining a recolpé for this. Peterson called on Motz yesterday to demand more money, and ho was met by a Constable, who arrestid . him ons charge of extortion by threats, Ho" Waa taken before Justice Mntson, and, in de- i It oF 81,000 ball, went over to'the North- color, = * € THE PAUPER DEAD, What Beoomos of tho Bodies Attor the Undertaker Gets Them? Less than One-Half Aro Burled jn the County Cemetery. Probably the Modioal Colleges Qan An. awer the Question, A couple of tho more energetic of the new Cominisstoners, Messrs, Hutt and Purington, who are members of the Committee on Char. ies, have succeeded tn stirring up some faets In regard to the burlal of Cuok Count paupers, ‘The Committees’ were ealted sind a few days ago to audit a bul for the « plant. ing” of 170 county charges durng the six inonths ending Jan, M1, tsso, Heretofore (t seas to have heen tho practice to pass such bills with [tile or no trouble, ‘The Agent's orders and those Issued by the Coroner ant the Warden of the County Hospital wero subiuitted with the bills, and, if the numbers agreed, tho bills wera pat, But the gentlemen named struck outs ney lead and deelded to Investignte a little on thelrown accounts, They made a trip out to the County Poor Farm at Jefferson, in an obseure corner of which the “ Potter's Field ” fs located, and from the books of the person in chargo It wags found that only eighty Intermants had occurred there durin, the perlod named. The query then ‘Aroses What has become of the “stiits "9 4 Just exactly what tho answer to thls conundrum really is as yet Is unsettled, ‘The DIM set forth tho number of buriatg as follows: August 1879, 313 Septem ber, 253 253 October, 13; November, 91: De cember, 2%; January, 1880, 423 total, 17, which, at $2.25 per funeral, foots up § ), Tt was deetited that the Comittee would tot audit the bill until some Nght had deen thrown on this suspiclous-looking discrep. ancy, and that Mr. Daniel Hessemer, who ins for n year or so neted as County Unter. taker, should ba ealled upon TO RISE AND EXPLAIN, As the explanation from this source will not be reached for several days, a Trinuse re porter instituted a search for one, and went for Mr, Hessemer, who was found nnong tha cheerful and inspiring paraphernalia of Ils trade at his store on Milwaukee avenne, Tho following conversation was hind: “Mr. Hessemer, the Committee on Publie Charities claim to have discovered that while you charged for cofllng and burial of 170 p sons on your lastbill, only elghty were delly. ered at Jefferson, What’ are tho facts about ib?” “T did not know there was any doutt about iy bi ‘Tho orders [ get from the County Agent, the Coroner, and the Warden of the Hospital, Tsent in with the bill, and gues they agree.” * Probably they do, but the receipts at Jef forson do not agree with the number charged ‘or, “Well, this is how thatis: Yousce poorpeo- ple get an order for a cofllu from the County agent and come hers to sce about it, They gee the coffin and think they would like ong n little better. Perhaps they want to hold the funeral themselves, Many of the Cathe Iles do; they want all their folks to be Durled in Calvary.” They can get n grave In the ‘noor ground? thera for nothing by getting the papers fromtheir parish priest. ‘hey ask ine about when the deceased Is to be buried and where and when, T tell them, they don't like thnk and think they can do better, So they get alittle money and pick ont a better cofllu. Then I allow, them the anountof the order, $2.25, on that, cofin, Perhaps they get a carriago themselves, or perluips thoy Day me to take the corpse down “to the depot, ‘They take the remalns te all the Chicago cemeteries—to Gracelani, Oak- woos, and others, but mostly to Calvary, Some of them are shipped out of town, and 80, You seo how It fs,” “Well, you get a receipt from the man at Jefferson for each body, Do you get one from the friends in such cases os this?” “No, Tecould not go ont with them tothe cemeteries to gut such papers, ‘All know is that the friends ‘ TAKE CHANGE OF THE BODY, and if they want a better cofln I give it them and allow them the price the county p vs ane. ‘There are others that are satisfied with the coflln, but want to bury it themselves, and I turn {t over to them?” “Do you thiuk. that the proportton of corpses thus redeemed fs large enouwzh to ex plain the discrepancy between the 170 you re celved and the elghty which were received at Jefferson 2” . “No, I hardly think there were so many as that taken by friends, But if the books ont Ae Jefferson aro kept right, why they will show. - “Inve you the receipts you get at Jeffer- son? “No; Icould not got at_ them now, They are sendtered around, but I will look them up and give them to the Committee, We don't file thom away, but we take care of the orders, whieh show how many we get. “Do you keep any books,—any record of what becomes of Individual corpses?” Nol? “You have, then, nothing in the shapeot documentary evidence to substantiate this explanation “No; but I think Tecould took upama- jority of them,” “Well, then, If anyboiy, this Committecor fny one else, should say tint you dil not bury the bodies uf all, but that you sold them to the dovtors, you svould lave really no proof, other than your own word, that this atcusation was untrue 2 “That is about the ense.? WITAT THE MOSPITAL FURNISHED. Tho reporter also called on Warden Mills, of the County Hospital, and. asked) hin how juany bodies he had turned over to the Cate ty Undertaker between Aug, 1 and Jan, J, After looking at lis reeelpt bovk |} answered seventy-five,” Ad he bury them alle? “Tf don't know.” aw many did he gell to the medleal col ay? ie Te “That is none of my business,”* “Do you know of any he didn’t put la graves at Jetferson?? ' "0,29 “How many?” " “T should say ten out of the soventy-five’ “What beenne of them?” “Friends Durled them.” rit ho’ charge the county the usual Tate’ “Yo, “How is that?” “Well, i the frionds of a dead man want f little better colin than the reguiatlon plug box, they pay the dffference, and the cor tract price 13 charged to tho county, the frends taking tha body to Graceland of wherever they choose.” “ Is that a comtnon thing?! “Tt fs done now'and then? 5 “And tt is known that the undertaker charges for the coffin?” “Yes; that is the custom.” * F Mow far tho explanation furnished by Mr. Thessemer will prove satisfactory to tho Cunt inittee, the County Board, and ‘eltizens Bele erally remains to be seen, Aside from the question ng to whether persons who cal ford a carriage ride out to Calvary should get $2.25 worth of pine boards from the county for nothing, and the further ethical consideration whether or no this arraee ment between the undertaker and the tele of the remains 1s defensibigon Jegal ane there is yot another point; that fs, that there is absolutely no system of cheek whatever 02 the undertaker, Nobody knows WHAT ME ITA8 DONE with moro than half hla harvest during {he pastelx months. A dishonest under ake or, to put it more mildly, an undertaker te Voted to the interests of selence, might He uprotty penny by selling desirible stllls Weed cat colleges nnd students. Tha discrepancy in numbers ts by no means oxplatwed. Of the total at wero Infants frot 170, perhaps half ie the Founutingy Home and like {nst i tions, this being about the proportion 7 shawn inthe last annual report of the County Agent, Nobody would bo likely to pay ie for tho privilege of fancy collins (uF thes neglected walls, of currlages to give then Inst ride in, Even the doctors’ woul w eure for them, for they are almost useless t ‘ dissection, Subtract these from the ee and it ia xelfapparont that almost every ony of the adult corpses muat, have been ela ms by thelr friends, On the faces of the retul! this docs not seem credible, ee COMING RIGHT ALONG. tat Dispateh to Tas Chicagu Bribunt Inpranavoris, Ind., Feb, &—Fifty uegtoe come to-night from Carolina.