Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1880, Page 7

RAGS. Investigating the Causes of the Boom in This Article. . the Low Prices Paid by Peddlers Have Disconraged the Housewives. hat the Ragmen Are Now Offering—It Will Pay to Save the Pieces. Influence ‘This Raise Has on the ight He Price of Print-Paper, ‘The latest excuse put forth by the gentle men with an upward tendency in the matter of paper—the gentlemen who are briefly and snecinctly termed the paper ring—is that the «poom” in prices is due, among other tothe rise in rags. From a rather careful investigation of this matter yester- day by 8 TRIBUNE repoter it would appear that rags have indeed “boomed,” as well as other things, and that an apparent famine in ¢hst line has been the cause of the rise. The t of the investigation showed, however, with tolerable clearness, that this famine is only apparent, and not real; there are rags of all kinds, and conditions of cleanliness which een hoarded or laid one side simply the average housewife preferred colors, bave bi pecatise seeping orsomething else : te wholesale dealers will pay very fair prices for these rags delivered by the owners at their places of business; and, finally, thatto throw upon the market the wasterags here- tofore cumbering up 2 house will, provided the quantity is large enough, bring about a natural tumble in prices and knock out at Jeast one prop that has served to bolster up the paper-ring’s boom. True, the reaction, when it does. occur, will act as a damp- on the thrift of the aforesaid er bene housewife though, come what may, the prices which she gets for her rags will still be ahead of the base tin-dipper remuneration heretofore so munifi- ciently offered by the street peddler who called at her front door and gtew indignant when she spurned him and his base proposal, and sbut the door in his face with a pardon- ably vicious slam. It is even possible, though hardly probable, that, under treatment of this sort, the peddler class may in the course oftime make a virtue of necessity and be- come compulsorily honest. _ : ‘The investigation referrred to. consisted a aie 70 SEVERAL OF THE REPRESENTA- TIVE RAG-HOUSES 3 and a series of interviews with the proprie- tors. The first junk-shop on which the re- porter descended was that of Robert Kelso, at No. 46 La Salle street, where he found that gentleman just closing a bargain for a trunkful of old rags, brought in by a couple of employés in one of the hotels, at 2}¢ cents apound, Inthe course of atalk with the junk-man, the reporter was assured that rags haa gone up dur the past six months fully 50 per cent all around. Six months .ago be paid $180 per 100 pounds for mixed rags which nowcost him $3.50. Clean white rags had gone up two cents a und, and on erease, Rags were scarce, beyond a doubt. The people in the country wouldn’t, fick them up or sell them for what the peddlers offered, and the scarcity thus produced in rags on the market had been onecause of the Tise. “By the way,” asked the reporter, “ what do the peddlers Bey ae “Oh, from half a cent to acenta pound, when the party that has the rags won't take atin-cup, or 2 dipper, or a washbasin.” . “And you pay the peddler three and a half cents a pound?” “Yes; I have to do it.” “AND WHAT IS YOUR PROFIT in selling to the mills?” “Well, if I make a quarter of a centa pound and pay expenses, I think I’m doing Pretty well. ‘On the average, I can’t make over five cents per 100 pounds clear profit.” “You deliver on the cars here, don’t you, and the mills pay freight ??” “Yes. Iam selling print rags_to-day for $3.35 per 100 pounds, and the frejght to Mo- line is10 cents per 10 pounds, bringing the cost to the mill up to $3.45 per 100.” “The rag-rickers, the peddlers, and the mills make most of the profit then ?”” - | “The rag-pickers and the peddlers do, but don’t believe: the mills make much.” - Ro! OW fou see,alotof these paper deal- ers were lucky enough to make long con- tracts with the mills when paper was away down, and the mills have got to supply the aper at contract prices, whether there has araise in rags, or the other stuff that enters into the composition of paper, or not. Then the paper-dealers, not content with having a good thing. go and shove up the Price of ‘paper. ‘he mills lose money, but the paper, stores make it, ‘That's about the “Has there been any increase in the 4g CHCE OF STRINGS AND BAGGING 2” ‘Yes, but not so much as in rags. Old pa- pet too, has gone up. The advance in strings, and old paper has been about 20 per “What wou! the effect now if people instead of keeping their Tags were to throw tem on the market 2? é th Well, that's an easy one. AS soon as ier began to throw in a lot of. the stuff the Brice would come down again, of course.” ;, William Gilbert, one of the jargest dealers i rags and paper stock in the city, wasfound do his. office, at No. 11. Market. street, gad readily. gave it as his firm be- lef that there’ was a rag famine. At pe Tate, there had been an advance of at least 75 per cent during the past six months, and he knew of no way to account for it ex- cept on the famine theory. Anybody hoarding any rags?” inquired ie reporter, Everything has been collected No, sir, that could be. 0 hoarding, then, because sellers couldn't get anything for them?” dea ‘ot in the country, atleast. Legitimate oo lers—collectors in the country—haye ‘eee a all they: could buy at good prices.” ar 5 tro Well, from two to two and a quarter and ro and a half cents a pound.” {And what are you ouying at?” THEBE’S NOTHING To BUY JUST NOW, Speak of I'll give 3}4 cents for good Print rags, and take 1,000 tons at that, to®.” id what are you selling at 2? to gilt last sale was, at $3.62 per 100 pounds aimill down Eastthat pays cents freight Per 100 pounds, which makes the cost to the Mill $312. Western mills, of course, get Me 'm cheaper, since freight rates to points be ot here are less than those east.” hod Well to what do you attribute the - “Well, the rise in the price, of course comes from the scarcity in rags, and that Scarcity is largely due to the way the news- Papers have been wasting from 25 to 33 per peat of the paper made,—throwing it away the form of supplements and surplus Bier. As itis, ve no sympathy for them at , he Tae merchant spoke warmly. 5 sympathies go out to the paper- wills and the Paper men, eh?” suggested the Teporter, 8, 5 « Because y h 2? “Wal ee your interests are one, e! tuqy, HOW 18.rt Gorse TO END?” ti We had thought there would be a_reac- lon, but it grows worse every day. We are orders that we can’t possibly fill. iif Manufacturer came in today, said his mill was ont of stock, and prophesied that Print rags would go still higher.” enh You said there was no hoarding in the suntv. How is it in the elty 2” Well, everybody knows that housekeep- ers have heen swindled by these thieving Beddlers with their false scales and their tin sbpers, and all this has disgusted people, ies they have thrown their rags away rather } ‘an sci] them under such circumstances, or _ aye quit saving up rags altogether.” «Suppose they hegin to save now 2” co. When they” get any rags to sell let them “Come here and I’ll pay them 3} cents a Pound for them. ‘That will encourage the collection of rags and they will get honest Weights and a fair price for them.” “ne the reporter left, he couldn’t help a Inking of the surprise that awaited: Mr. some morning when, on reaching his Store, he should find the sidewalk blockaded «ith nen, women, and children beseeching them to selling them for a tin-dipper- next to nothing; that the’ | near Elgin Camp, the ice broke underneath, ii grades there was a decided | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1880—SIXTE IN PAGES. : him to buy at three and a half centsa pound, and how, when this sort of thing had gone on for some time, Mr. Gilbert would sudden- ly discover that there wasn’t such -a dearth of rags after all, and the price of rags would takes a sudden and a decided, jeune. . inger, of No. ranklin street ile pila Sh had enn os years, fore known of — ae never DE SUCH A HIGH MARKET FOR PRINT-RAGS. Six months ago they were down at $1.45 per 100 pounds. “Gradually they rose to $17 then $2, then $2.12, and then to $3.7, an he was now Paying. that and $4 for good country rags,—the higher figure for the bet- ter quality. The milf bought of him at an advance even on those-figures, but what mill it srs, or just how much he got, Mr. Unger very discreetly declined to say,—not caring togivea good thing away to bis business competitors. Of one thing he was sure, that he conldn’t get all the rags he wanted, and it might. ba true- that people hoarded. them because , they couldn’t get_a decent price: for them. Another Teason for the scarcity, possibly, was the fact that the country roads’ had been so bad as to make it difficult to collect the rags and get them to market, In conclusion, the rag- merchant said that potting would give him greater Pleasure than to have people save elr rags and bring, them down to‘him, as he wanted allhe could get to send’ on to the. mill which took his business. The reporter called of two or three other dealers, but what they had to say only con- firmed what the reader has already learned, yiz.: that the “visible supply” of rags was indeed scarce, but that back of that’ was the hidden supply in private houses, which the fair prices were sure to bring onthe mar- ket, ey 38 the market should once be- fe come 200 those prices were sure to take ‘THE. CHIEF VALUE OF THE ABOVE INFOR- ‘ MATION is, that it puts housekeepers in the way of making a little money, for, for those rags which ‘they have hitherto failed to save, or have sacrificed to peddlers for a mere trift they can now get a respectable sum. Tut the reader must not imagine that the unques- tioned rise in rags has had any special effect in causing the tremendous increase in the price of print-paper which is used by newspapers. That is mainly made of straw, basswood, ‘or similar stock, a small percentage only of rag stock being used with it. The chief use of the rags is for the manu- facture of letter and heavy book paper. It isclaimed that in some mills 20 per cent of rag pulp is used. On an average, however, what with the present improved process, it is not likely that more than 10 per cent, if that amount, is employed. It will be seen, therefore, that even if: the price of rags is doubled that amounts to doubling the cost of merely one-tenth of the papermakers’ mate- rials, and is no justification for the enormous advance which the ring have made, to which they will probably add a cent or so more at their meeting next month, providing the duty on foreign paper is not repealed by that time. . —— CASUALTIES. DROWNED: Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Geneva Lake, Wis., Feb. 14.—This after- noon, while two men were crossing the lake letting them into the water, and they were drowned. Their names were George Thomp- son, aged 20, living here, and J. P. Chester, aged about 30, of Boston, Mass. Spectal Dispatch to The’ Chicago Tribune, JANESVILLE, Wis., Feb. 14.~—News was re- ceived this afternoon of the drowning of two boys, aged 7 and 9 respectively, sons of John McLean and H.J. Bentley, of Johnstown Centre, this .county, yesterday afternoon. They went skating upon the pond near hom and, not returning, search was made, anc their bodies were found under the ice. ‘Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, LovisviiLe, Ky., Feb, 14—Two boys, named ‘August Rogden and Jim Patrick, age 11 and 12, respectively, livi in _Jefferson- ville, Ind., went rowing on the Ohio River this afternoon. They zot into a strong cur- rent on the Indiana side, and were carried over thedam. ‘The skiff was overturned, and young Patrick was drowned. Rogden seized hold of the boat aud was rescued by some fishermen, RUN OVER AND KILLED. 1 Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuhe, Forr Wayne, Ind., Feb, 14.—Last night George Lodergan, a brakeman on the Wa- bash Railway, was run over and instantly killed while coupling cars at Antwerp. The reinains were brought to this city lay. FREIGHT TRAINS WRECKED. Burraro, N. Y., Feb. 14—Two heavy freight trains on the Canada Southern Rail- way came into collision near Tilsonburg, and were completety wrecked. A track had to be laid around the wreck for the passenger trains. The train-dispateher has disappeared, —————————— SPORTING. BASE-BALL. James O'Byrne, President of the Albany Club, died in that city recently. Billy McLean, the best umpire in the country, is running a saloon in Philadelphia. It is believed that the present Cincinnati Club will go through the season of 1880 without dis- bandment. Jim Mutrie, » well-known player, is making an effort to organize a professional nine for Jer- sey City, and would like to hear from players in search of an engagement. » Among the prominent ball players wintering in Chicago are Gore, Flint, and Quest, of the Chicago Club; Gross, of the Providence team; and Reis, of the Dubuques. ‘The Boston Club will make a strong effort at the schedule meeting of the League to have the rule prohibiting club managers from sitting with the players during a game abolished. Joe Simmons, Dick Higham, and John Glenn atrio of played-out professionnis, are residing in Rochester, N. ¥., and will form the nucleus of a. nine to hail from that city next season. Although the matter has not been definitly decided, it is probable that the meeting of the League for the purpose of arranging the sched- ule for 1830 will be held at Rochester, N. ¥.,on the 26th of the present month. The schedule will differ somewhat from that of last season. ‘THe Trinune {is xble to announce that the eleventh man of the Chicago team will probably be Tommy Beals, who played in Boston for sev- eral yeurs, and was also a momber of the old Olympics of Washington. He is now in Colorado, ‘and the management of the Chicago Club has een in correspondence with him for some time on the subject of an engagement here next 0 season. A contract was forwarded some days ago, and will doubtless be returned, signed, during the present week. Peters is reported to have made an application to the ‘providence Club for the position of short- stop. Until the question of George Wright's re- turo is definitly settled, the Providence men will take no steps toward securing any more players, especiully for the infield, Wright hassaid that if he plays at all next year itwill bo in Providence, and the chances are that he will be found in his old position when the season opens. Without him the Providence team be meat for the other League organizatfons. ATHLETIC. ‘The second annual prize gymnastic exhibition of the Atheneum gymnasium, that occurs next ‘Wednesday evening, promises to be a very in- teresting athletic competition, which fs limited to amateurs only, who must be yearly members of the gymnasium. Out of a membership of 600 the most expert performers (thirty in num- ber) have entered to compete for the seven gold medals offered for the best performers on the different styles of apparatus. T. Sheldon and Charles Olmsted will act as judges. and Mr. George Lunt as referee. In connection with the above-mentioned performances Messrs. George Beuedict, Charles Randolph, Ed Gallagher, James Dalton, H. Duplessis, L. H. Prince, Con. Fredrick, Stanley, Sexton, 'and muany ‘other prominent athletes will assist in each of their gpeciulties to make the entertainment equal, if not superior, to any previous exhibition given by this gymnasium. COCK-FIGHTING. ‘A select party of sports left the South Side early Inst evening in hucks for an éxcursion to the country, the object of the tip being to wit- ness a stries of disputes between game chickens owned by two men of this city interested in such matters. It was expected that the fun would last until this morning. Ruskin. Mr: Ruskin has just printed pamphlet for private circulxtion, in which be explains bis silence respecting the projected resturation of St. Murk’s Church in Venice. He says: “Iam now entircly unableto take part in exciting business, or even, without grave danger, to allow my mind to dwell on the subjects which, baving once been dearest to it, tre now the sources of acutest pain, The illness which, ore milled me two years ago was not brought «1 ver work, Due by eriet at the course of public affairs in England, and by affairs, public and private alike, in Venice;.distress of many an old and deuply-regurded friend there among the hum- bler classes of the city being as necessary a con- sequence of the modern system of centralization, as the destruction of her ancient civiland re- ligious buildings.” | ST. VALENTINE, The Work Done Yesterday by the Chicago Letter-Carriers, Absurd Instances of Misdirected En- velopes—Dropping Of into Poetry. K ’ ‘The Post-Office authorities struggled val- fantly with yesterday’s flood of valentines, and when evening came and the last carrier returned after his last trip fully three-fourths | of the tender epistles had been distributed. In conversation with Mr. John M. Hubbard, Superintendent of Carriers of the Chicago Post-Office. a Trrsunz reporter yesterday gleaned some interesting facts in connection with the additional work which the sending of valentines causes. He estimated that the total number of valeritines received for dis- tribution by his force up to yesterday after- noon was ‘ NOT LESS THAN 100,000, of-which about three-quarters were of the sarcastic and the remainder of the senti- imental description. Of these fully.75,000 had been delivered to the parties to whom they were addressed, and the rest, including the new arrivals, would be distributed Mon- day. The average distance covered in his dally walks by one of the suburban carriers Mr. Hubbard stated to be seventeen and two- thirds miles, but yesterday the number of letters carried by each was so largely in- creased that the additional stoppages would increase the distance at least ten miles, so that the delivery of the St. Valentine’s Day packets involves a display of pedestrianism on the part of the carriers of no ordinary nature, - With regard to the certain amount of dela’ necessarily incidental to the delivery of such an array of letters in addition to the usual quota, Mr. Hubbard stated that there was much less complaint than would be antici- pated. -In preparing the mail for delivery the preference was given to the commercial and other ordinary every-day letters, buteven after these had been disposed of the office clerks, by dint of working extra hard and a trifle longer than usual, managed to have thé valentines ready for delivery also. In fact, the principal cause for delay in their reaching their destination lay with the send- ers who, from a number of reasons, failed to prepare the tender missive properly for its voyage. total lack or an insufficiency of postage, and an obscurity, intentional or otherwise, in the address, were the principal reasons WHY THE POSTOFFICE WAS NOT ABLE TO FORWARD THEM, Hundreds of unstamped envelopes whose flowery surfaces indicated their nature lay undelivered in the Post-Office yesterday be- cause the persons sending them had failed to affix the neressary stamps. The nymber re- tained for surrender to the dead-letter office on account of the obscurity of the direction was even preater, and the explanation of the fact that the valentine is more prone to be misdirected than the ordinary’ letter lies in the desire to disguise their handwriting, which animates many of the senders and in the extreme youth of others. The reporter was shown a number of letters both in the carriers’ department and in the office of Capt.“ McGrath, Superin- tendent of Mails, exemplyfying this fact. A maiden of Kalamazoo, yearning to give a entle hint of the true state of her feelings wards a young man of whose whereabouts she had a very vague iden, had invested in a large-sized and, apparently, a very elegant valentine, but as she addressed it simply (the names given are, of course, fictitious) “John Doe, Lake Michigan,” the letter, of. course, had to be sent to the dead departinent. A young man from the central portion of Wis- consin was found to have ‘addressed his love missive simply “MISS ARABELLA JONES, COOK COUNTY,” ° altogether insufficient data for the Post- master to go by, Another, from the city, had inclosed a very large valentine in a very large envelope, had placed nine cents’ worth of stamps upon it, and then spoiled all by ad- dressing it “Miss Pattie Perkinson, Valen- tine, 1880.”_A sly dog, bound that his hand- writing should notgive him away, had written both the name and address on the envelope backwards, but had done it so badly that even with the aid of a lookingelass it was im- possible to make out’ more than the front name of the young lady. A Chicago young lady sent off a very fairly-sized valentine to a youth at CORRIE MURRIE, but, as the Post-Office people are not aware of the existence of an postoffies of that name, it is feared that the intended recipient will neyer become one in reality. There were any number of valentines which bore only the name and county residence of the person addressed, all of which will of course ave to be sent to the Dead-Letter Depart- ment. A young lady of this city, utterly ob- livious of the fact that the Hoosier State is not yet solidly built over, sent off a valentine addressed, “Emmanuel Ewings, No. 363 Wieding street, Indiana.” Not unfrequently the valentine-sender, the printed. poetry of the inclosure not filling the measure of his soul’s desire, DROPS INTO VERSE himself, and confuses a vilely-written super- scription with an original doggerel, or an ancient doggerel with original spelling. Among the valentines received yesterday b Bridgeport’s fair daughters was one ad- dressed to “Miss Caty O’Strike, No —— Johnson streat” which, in addition to the above, which was all that was really neces- sary to the occasion, bore scattered about its front a number of words that, when care- fully and painfully picked out, read: Miss Caty, the roes is read the wilut is blew hunney is sweat pn 90: areu from J. S., Yure owen Valen- in. » . Another, desiring to be as facetious on the outside as he was fond on the inside of his’ valentine. addressed it as follows: To West Lake street let this trot, AtNo. — please let it top.) And when Miss —— comes walking in Please hand it to her without a grin. Just as if_aletter-carrier with about fifty pounds of Valentine-matter Grageing at his shoulder and 2 walk of thirty miles to be ac- complished during the day could afford to grin at every young lady to whom he handed one of the instruments of his torture. | ‘A valentine bearing a boyish handwriting, besides the ordinary address, contained the following caution: Mr. Carrier, you don’t want to give this to no one but the party addressed. Don't give the old women it by nomeans. - ij Another poetical superscription was as fol- lows: For blooming —-, that dear ttle man, He is so pe of pictures, give Him this one if you can, Tl tell you where to find him, up-stairs a walk- in’ the floor | Of his place of business, No. —, you'll surely find bis store. Mr. Hubbard said that some of the carriers yesterday were unhappy to the verge of dis- traction. It must: be acknowlédged that, un- der the circumstances, their jrage was not altogether unreasonable. | ey The tollowing distinguished jindividtals RECEIVED VALENTINES. Phil Hoyne’s represented a married school- teacher pursuing a dignificd-looking chap with aclub, Mayor Harrison’s represented an eagle holding his nose and squealing for sewers. City-Treasurer Seipp represented a brewer presiding over the Illinois Senate. Health-Commissioner De Wolf's was a highly-scented valentine from the fertilizing- works. “Deputy-Collector_ Hitt, of the Custom- House, got an “LT. Bond.” Tom Brensi, of the School Board, gota marriage license. Prof. Barrett, of the Fire-Alarm Telegraph, received a “‘ joker.’ ‘Sie Starsieat Swenie got one calling for a 5 per cent reduction in salaries, john Sullwell recelved a picture of an oleomargarine factory. : Stage Barnum got a copy of the Militia law. ‘Simon O’Donnell received a photo of Sec- retary Doyle. * 7 Controlier Gurney received a: copy, of a ticket bearing the following legend: “For President, George B. McClellan, of New Jer- sey; for Vice-President, T. Gurney, of Illinois. A JUDICIAL UTTERANCE. - Special Dispatch to The Chicago Prrrspure, Pa., Feb. 14.—Andrew Fulton, who some time ago assaulted James Breen, editor of the Sunday Globe, was arraigned in the Criminal Court to-day and fined $25 and “costs. ‘““Duritig the argument, Judge Bailey took occasion to say that he regarded a Sunday newspaper as@ public nuisance, He did not, however, blame the editors of them so much as the public for patronizin; them. As for himself, he never read suc! papers. Judge Bailey is a Democrat, which makes his utterance seem all the more re- markable. AID FOR IRELAND. CHICAGO. A meeting of citizens interested in the Irish agitation movement was held in one of the rooms of the News Building at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. W. K. Sullivan in the chair and Gen. Martin Beem Secretary. The Chair announced that the following circular had been sent.out into the country: Cuxcaco, Feb. 12.—DEaR Sir: Messrs, Parnell and Dillon will visit Chicugo on Monday, Feb. 23, and speak at the Expos tion Building on the evening of that day. it is desirable that the reception of the Irish leuders should be as large and representative as pessible, a demonstration worthy of our city and State, and of the great Northwest, we hope that you will codperate with us by organizing 2 delegation in your viginity to articipate with usin the reception here. to Jovernor of our State, the Hon. Shelby M. Cul- Jom, has consented to preside over the meeting, and many of the Governors and representative men of the neighboring States wilt be present to do honor to the envoys of Ireland, The railrond companies have agreed to issue round-trip tick- ets for a fare and a fifth to parties of twenty-five and upwards visiting Chicago. Tickets good F from the 2ist to the 25th inclusive. We ur- ently request you to use your best en- leavors to send a large delegation on the 23d. Every demonstration here ts a messnge to the Government.of England that the free people of Americn condemn and detest ber policy toward Ireland, and it will be news of cheer and encour- agement to the brave men who are fighting the battles of the Irish people against an infamous jandlord sretem which as pba, starved, and artly depo their intry. = sia Joun Fors J, HYNE: an Cuantes Warsi Joux E. McManon, Joun F. Finserty, JAMES SULLIVAN, Committee of Arrangements. P. 8.—Should you conclude to send a delega- tion, please let us know, and we will do all in our power to render your visit as plensant ag Possible. Send in all such names as you would wish to add to our list of Vicc-Presidents. All letters should be addressed to Joun Forsytne. Mr. J. W. Enright handed in the followin; subscriptions: Hugh McGuire, 220 North Clark street, $10; Dennis K. Enright, $5; Ald. Edward Barrett, $5. This makes $1,148 handed in by Mr. Enright. Gen. Hermann Lied collected from the employés of the Wa- ter Department $129. The subscribers were Hermann Lieb, $10; M. Tyan, $10; John Hise, John W. Lyons, J. C. Strain, Mose Dwyer, 0. H. Woodford, F. Tuttle, H. G. Naper,'Patrick Rafferty, Walter Williams, Timothy Crean, Florence. T. Sullivan, R. Spencer Prindiville, $5 each, Maj. John Aurphyreported the following subscriptions: John F. Walsh, $10; J. W. cedy, $15; Savage Bros., ), r. Garry reported $61 _ collected some personal friends: D. McGarry, T. J. Schneider, and_Ald. McCauley, $id each; Martin Hogan, John Hickey, and cash, $5; J. P, Fitagerald, $2.50; Mr. M. C. Clancy handed in $110, collected from the employés of the City Pipe Yards M. C. Clancy, “Mau- rice Nash, and John C. Clancy, $10 each; J. . MeKay, John Brady, Michael Holland, John Mitchell, John Claney, Darby Medor- rough, John Doherty, Michael Ryan, John Fogarty. Peter Clinton, $5; _Thomas ‘MeGil- lan, Edward Reilly, ‘Timothy Sullivan, Dennis Cleary, James Mullany, $3 each. The Young Men’s Total Abstinence and Lit- erary Society, through Mr. Boucher, 332. This amount has been .erroneously reported as $3,200. Col. C. S. Squiers handed in $282, collected from. the Post-Ofilce employés. Alexander Sullivan handed in $100 from Division 8, A. O. H. Patrick Loftus, from the followers of Lafayette, $20; the Catholic Young Men’s Total Abstinence Society, through Edward Drumcliff, $67; John Carrig, $1; Richard McDonough, $220, which was by request transmitted to Archbishop Mc- fale; E. Baggot for self and employés, $60; Pat Kelly, Si; Flaherty & Hanna, 32.50. ‘Total amount sent by Mr. Clarke, Treasurer of the Committee, up to the present time, collected from all sources, exceeds $25,800, The Treasurer, Mr. J. V. Clarke, reported that he had received and accounted for since the last meeting the sum of $1,240. Healso reported that d | charity-ball would _be'given by the Knights of St. Patrick on St. Bie ca night, March . Me- 17, at_ Martine’s West Side Academy, for the benefit of the Irish suiferers, Gen. Beem, Chairman of the Theatre Com- mittee, reported that he had scen the man- agers of all the theatres, and they had agreed to give a benefit simultaneqisly on St, Pat- rick’s night. . On motion, Gen. Beem was empowered to make all arrangements with the theatre pro- prietors. Michael Keeley, Chairman of the Ticket Committee, reported that the Committee had distributed about 6,000 tickets, and had 14,000 left. Tickets can be had in the leading hotels and restaurants. * Mr. Forsythe, Chairman of: the Committee of Arrangements, reported progress. He stated | that two more Irish flags were needed. On motion of Arthur Dixon, it was decided to adjourn until 4 o’clock ‘Thursday after- noon, at which time 100 volunteer ushers are requested to report. 5 ‘the following is the order of the Grand Marshal, John Connell, for the forthcoming demonstration in honorof Parnell and Dillon, to the different societies participating in th reception: : ‘The Chief Marshal and bis aids will rendezvous on Adams and Desplaines streets, where ull 50- ciety alds are requested to report to the Chief farshal. The following are the positions assigned to the different societies: Platoon of Police. ‘The Clan-na-Gacl Guards will form on Des- luines south of Van Buren, right resting on Van Buren street. Hibernian Benevolent Society will form on East Van Buren street, right resting on Des- Plaines, men facing north. The Roman Catholic T. A. and B. will form on left.of the Hibernian Benevolent Society, men facing north. ‘The Futher Mathew T. A. and B. will form on East Van Buren street, right resting on Des- Plaines, men facing south. St. Patrick's B. S. will form on the left of Fa- ther Matthew's T. A. and B. St. Bridget’s T. A. and B. will form on West Yan Buren, right resting on Despluines, men fucing north, Holy Family T. A. and B. will form on the left of St. Bridget’s, men facing north. St. Patrick's T. A. and B. will form on West un Buren street, right resting. on Desplaines, facing south. _ : Annuncintion T. A. and B. will form on the left of St. Patrick’s, fucing south. Holy Family Sodality will form on Jackson, right resting on Despluines, fucing north. St. Columokill's T. A. and B. willform on the left of the Holy Fumily Sodality. Sacred Heart T. A. and B. will form on Jack- son, east of Desplaines, right resting on Des- plaines, facing south, St. James’ T. A. and B. will form an the left of the Sacred Heart, facing south, ‘St. Pius’ T. A. und B. will form on West Jack- son, right resting on Despluines, facing north. St. Plus’ T. A. and 8. (young men's) Sodality yal form on the left of St. Pius T. A. and B., facing north. SA loysius’ Sodality of St. Pius’ Church will form on West Jacksun, right resting on Des- plaines, facing south. St. Culumbkill’s Benevolent Society will form on the left of St. Aloysius’ Society. Men's Sodality, Sucred Heart Church, will form on West Adams, right resting on Desplaines, facing north, All Snints’ T. A. and B. will form on the left of Men’s Sodality, Sacred Heurt., Fe Knights of St. Patrick will form on: Adams street, right resting on Desplaines, facing south. Catholic Young Men's. A. and B. will form onthe left of Knights of St. Patrick. Young Men's T. A. und G. will form on the left of Catholic Young Men's T. A. and B. Emerald B. A., Branches 1,2, and 4, witl form on West Adams, right reating on Desplaines, facing north, Emerald B. A, and B., Branches 7 and 8, will form on West Adams, right resting on Des- Plaines, facing south, A. O. Hiberniun Rifles, Companies A, B. O, and Dy wilt form on Monroe, right resting on Des- ines, facing north. PIL. 0. H.. Divisions. 1, 2, 4, will form on Mon- roe east of Desplaines, right resting on Des- plaincs, facing south, | O. H., Divisions 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10, will form on ‘estof Desplaines, right resting on Des- plaines, men facing north. ALO. H., Divisions 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 17, wilt form on Sionroe, west of Despluines, right rest- ing on Desplnines, facing north, Council of Regular ‘Trade and Labor Unions will form on Washingwo street, west of Des- luines, right resting on Despluines. ‘i ‘The line of march will be as follows: North on Despinines to Luke, easton Luke to La Salle, southon LaSalle to Jackson, where the pro- cession will be met by the Second Regiment at the Grand Pacitic Hotel, and then march to the Exposition Building. The procesaion will move at o'clock p.m. sharp : John Connell. Chief Marshal; John Byrne, John McQuirk, Daniel Scully, William Ward, James O'Neill, William Curran. Mr, Alexander Sullivan, President of the Irish-American Council, has received tele- grams from the Rt-Kev. J. L. Spalding, Bish- opof Peoria; the Rt.-Rev. Bishop Hogan, of St. Joseph, Mo.; id ‘the Rt-Rev. Bishop an Hennessy, of Dubuque, Ja., accepting invita- he had been notified that a. ‘| works had been. assisted b; tions to lecture in this city on the evening of St. Patrick’s-day for the benefit of the Irish famine fund. ‘The Council has adopted this method of celebrating St. Patrick’s-day as a substitute for the usual processiun. Bishop Spalding will speak in the Cathedral, Bishop ogan in St. John’s Church, and Bishop Hennessy in the Jesuit Church on West ‘Twelfth ‘street.. The forty-four societies comprising the Council will take charge of the sale of tickets, and, as the lectures are to be delivered in churches, there will be'no ex- penses whatever attached to them. It is be- lieved that all three of the churches will be crowded, nnd avery handsome sum thus real- ized for the relief fund. The movement is certainly a commendable one, and should be heartily seconded by the public. THE “HERALD”. FUND. ++. New York Herald, Feb. 23. The following letter by cable from the Duchess of Marlborough has been received at this office:” i “James Gordon Bennett, Esq., 0} 9) the New York Herata, New York: Will oa honor me by intrusting to the Committee of the ladies of Ireland, over whom I pre- side, the distribution of the fund raised by . you for the relief of Irish distress? ‘DucHEss oF MARLBOROUGH, “The Castle, Dublin.” ‘We have cabled her Grace’s letter to Mr. Bennett, who is now in Tunis, but we feel certain it will not change his original plan. MR. PARNELL ACCEPTS. > Baurrwore, Feb. 14—Mr. Parnell this morning notified the New York Herald that he accepts the proposition of that Company to make hima member of the Distributing Committee. His reason for declining before was because Archbishop McCabe, of Dublin, was among the other members of the Com- mittee chosen. The Archbishop’s name hav- ing been dropped, Mr. Parnell is satisfied with the Committee as it now stands, CANADA. Narrow Escape from Death of the Gov= ernor-Gene-al and the Princess Louise —Harbor Towing ~— Ottawa Iron & Steel Company — Huron & Ontario Ship-Canal—Delay in Welland-Canal Work. ’ Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Orrawa, Feb. 14.—Fully 300 ladies and gentlemen assembled in the Senate Chamber this evening to be presented to the Governor- General and her Royal Highness the Princess Louise. The ladies comprised the beauty and fashion of the Capital, and their toilets were of the most elegant description. At 9 o’clock, the hour fixed for the arrival of the viceregal party, a messenger arrived from Rideau Hall and whispered something in the ear of Capt. Kidd, of the Governor-General’s department. A few seconds later.it was announced that an accident had occurred to the viceregal party, and the drawing- room reception would necessarily have to be postponed. The greatest excitement pre- vailed until it was learned that the injuries were not of a serious character. The as- semblage divided up into little groups and discussed the affair, and the deepest sym- pathy was expressed on all sides. ‘The’ es- cape was a most miraculous one. The Gov- ernor-General, the Princess, and Lady Lang- ham, it appears, were driving in a covered sleigh, and on turning a_corner near the entrance to Rideau Hall grounds it capsized, throwing the driver from his seat. The animals took fright and ran. off, Gragging the gleig ‘on its side and tossing e occupants about in adangerous manner. ‘The aide-de-cainps’ sleigh fortunately happened to be in front. The Hon. Messrs. Harboard and Bagot took in the situation at a glance, and turned their attention to the capture of the infuriated ani- mals, Capt. Harboard, at the risk of being tramped to death, seized the bit of one of the horses, and succeeded in stopping them. The gecupants were quickly relieved from the sleigh and driven to Rideau Hall. Dr. Grant was summoned and dressed their wounds. The Princess received a cut on the ear and a_ bruise over the eye. His Excellency had his head bruised, and Lady Langham her shoulder in- jured. “It is gratifying to know that none of the party were seriously injured, but they certainly had a narrow escape from a terri- ble death. * Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. MoyTREAL, Feb. 14.—The counsel of the Board of Trade have written to the Harbor Commissioners concerning the important question of the reduction of charges upon vessels visiting this port. Thecounsel would suggest for the consideration of the Harbor Board that the different tug-boat companies beinvited to unite in forming an effective serv- ice between Quebecamid Montreal,and to frame a tariff on the minimum ¢harge for towage last year, and that the Commissioners grant tosuch combination a subsidy, if necessary, in order to secure a cheap and effective serv- ice. Failing in this, it might be advisable to ask Parliament for power to build tugs, to be worked by the Commissioners or by a company. The power, if granted, would be only permissive, to be used when circum- | stances rendered the same imperative. The next suggestion is regarding pilotage. From representations from time to time to this Board, it seems an unnecessary hardship that. vessels between Quebec and Montreal, when towed by steamer, should be obliged to take apilot. Itis thought that this charge might be saved by making it compulsory on all tugs engaged in this service to carry a first- class river pilot. This suggestion applies only to pilotage between Quebec and Mon- treal, where the necessity for a pilot does not exist, the towing ‘steamer being provided with ons. The third suggestion is that when a vessel fs once assigned toa berth, and be- fore finishing discharging she is afterwards removed by order of the Harbormaster, such removdl shall be done at the expense of the Harbor Board. here, however, a_ vessel removes from one berth to another for her own convenience the cost of removal should be paid by such vessel, ‘Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Feb. 14.—At the meeting of the Ottawa Iron and Steel Company, an interest- ing report of the proceedings of the last year was read, and a scheme propounded for the future operations of the Company; to carry. out which, the Managing Director, Mr. Hay- cock, leaves for the Statesin a few days,— thé intention being to provide means for erection of a thirty-five-ton blast-furnace car-wheel foundry, and anaxle-factory. The Company have met with great encoura; ment in the action of the Government in ciding to have the rolling-stock and other plant for the Government railways made wholly in Canada and from Canada’s prod- ucts, ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Monrnreat, Feb. 14.—A card appears from the Committee of the reception to Parnell, denying that they have relieved the Mayor froin his promise to present the address of welcome to the Irish agitator, There Is evi- dently a misunderstanding, ‘@s_the Mayor stated at a meeting of the Council that he had been relieved from the duty. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Toronto, Ont., Feb. 1£—In the Legisla- ture, the Hon. Mr, Widdifield asked whether it was the intention of the Government to bring down in. the supplementary estimates the sum of $10,000, or any sum, to make provision for_a reearvey of the proposed route of the Huron & Ontario Ship-Canal, Mr. Mowat said it was not the intention of the Provincial Government to appropriate a sum Jor that-purpose. Similar great public the Dominion Government, and he thought the proposed survey should also be considered as a Do- minion work, : Acorrespondent, writing from Humber- stone, Welland County, states that the con- tractors for the construction of the new Wel- land Canal are very dilatory in carrying on the work. He noticed a eat many men idle about the canal, between Port Cofborne and Stonebridge; and, on inquiring the caus: was told that the contractors had advertise for men, but, on their arrival, there was no work ready for them. Many. of them have been in the locality. since Christmas, and are heavily in debt at the boarding-houses. It is estimated that there are fully 200 men unemployed on account of the delay of the canal-contractors, and large numbers make application to sleep in the. Port Colburne Town-Hall every night. In addition to the hardships entailed upon the laborers, the commercial interests of the country suffer from the delay in pushing this igrens pubis work to completion as rapidly as le. possil ‘Spectal- Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune, Haxirax, Feb. 14.—Nova Scotia furnished the world with the largest of women, Mme. Anna Swan. The smallest of her sex willalso enter the outer world from this Province shortly. The little lady is 16 years of age, 39 inches high, weighs 38 pounds, and. is a native of Pictou County. She is smaller than Minnie Warren. ‘The Noble Red Woman. 3 Eureka (Nev) Leader. "| ~ g"fnan living ie GbSawin cation says that while near an Indian camp the other day he Hag attracted by groans and screams in the wicklup, and going toithe found a squaw who had just given birth totwins. While he was standing there the squaw, without paying any attention to him, deliberately picked up one of the in- fants, and, setting her teeth into its throat, fair- ly choked it to death before his eyes and before he could interfere. Upon questioning her as to the reason for killing the infant, she replied: “Two papoose no d; one keap plenty,” and that was all he could learn from her about the matter. This practice is a common thing among the Shoshones, and but one of a pnir of nwins, always the male, is allowed to live. The method. used by the squaws in carrying their babies in a basket on their back makes it inconvenfent for them to attend to two, and soa choice is made, and one of the pair is disposed of. CAPITAL AND LABOR. DENVER. DENVER, Colo., Feb. 14.—Denver fs at pres- ent undergoing the first labor agitation of its history, and as the agitation is general the feeling manifested among laboring men and others is quite intense. The laboring classes here for several months past have been grad- ually “forming Unions until twenty- one organizations of the kind haye been perfected. They comprise print- ers, carpenters, plumbers, brickma- sons, stonemasons, painters, plasterers, horseshoers, saddlers, cigarmakers, molders, barbers, waiters, cooks, blacksmiths, cabin- etmakers, locomotive engineers, and firemen. These Unions met in mass-convention to- night, and took steps to organizea Trades Assembly, which, it is claimed, will consti- tute a voting strength of 1,900, and a commer- cial patronage of $125,000. It is believed by the leaders of the movement that the consoli- dation of the working classes bids fair to lay a strong part in the politics of Denver End the entire, State. The steps taken to- night in consolidating these different trades is caused directly by the recent action of two of the newspapers in reducing the price of composition. During December the local Typographical Union advanced itsschedule of prices from 40 to45 cents per thousand, night work, and made corresponding advances in all the branches of the trade. The advance was accepted at the time, though with poor grace, by the pro- rietors. Some two weeks ago the Bvenin ‘imes demanded a reduction on the part 0} its workmen to the old prices. This they de- clined to make, and the office was filled_with non-Union men. Early this week the Rocky Mountain News duplicated the Times’ demand, — whic! was oat first = re- jected, then accepted, and .again re- dected, the result being that the Wews was filled with printers not members ofthe Union. The meeting to-night was enthusiastic, though orderly, and was at- tended by fully 1,500 people. It was ad- Sressed by several persons, including Brick ome;roy. : Among other schemes which the working- men have on foot is that of starting an after- noon paper, with Pomeroy at the hel A STRIKE DIMINENT. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Feb. 14.—Beginning on March 10, the train-men on the Manhattan Elevated Raflroad will be paid at the following rates per day: New men, $1.40; men of six months’ standing, $1.50; men of a year’s standing, $1.60; brakemen who have worked Jess than a year and are promoted to con- ductors, $1.75; the same who have worked for less than eighteen months, $3; and those who are promoted after eighteen months’ service, $2.25. The caps of the brakemen on all lines will bear the word “ Guard” after March 1, instead of ‘‘ Brakeman,” as here- tofore.. The new rates are causing dissatis- faction among the men. There are 1,700 men in the employ of this Company, and a strike is:imminent. Meetings of the employés are being held daily. SAN FRANCISCO. Saw Franctr ‘co, Feb, 14.—The unemployed workingmen this afternoon marched to the Pacific Mail dock, and a committee inter- viewed Agent Williams, from whom they ob- tained no direct satisfaction. They then waited on several firms and companies, but received no definit answer to their demands. CINCINNATI. Concrynatt, O., Feb. 14—The boss cigar- manufacturers of this city have united in re- quiring the employés to sign a pledge to not hold membership in the Cigarmakers’ Union. This action locks out about 1,000 cigarmakers who are members of the Union. LOCAL CRIME. ARRESTS AND ASSAULTS. Friday afternoon burglars got away with $300 worth of clothing and jewelry from the residence of A. C. Strell, No, 220 Ewing street, during the absence of the family. Daniel Collins, a telegraph operator in the employ of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- road, while upon his way home to No. 170 Artesian avenue at 12:45 yesterday morning, was attacked by two highwaymen, who robbed him ofa gold watch and chain, to which was attached a locket set with onyx, and then ran east on Hubbard street. He is Enable to give a good description of the rob- ers. Atan early hour yesterday morning Officer Johnson noticed a young man and woman standing talking at the corner of Green and Randoiph streets, and saw the man suddenly snatch from the woman’s neck a gold chain and locket, and then run south. He pursued, and captured the fellow at the corner of Green and Washington streets, and recovered the stolen chain. The prisoner gave the name of George Brown. Detective Ryan yesterday arrested for De- tective Jerry Smith, of Allegheny City, Pa., one George R. Slater, who was found keep- ing a small eating-house in the Board of Trade alley. He was formerly clerk of the Western Pennsylvania Insane Asylum, and disappeared in August last ‘some $900 short in his accounts, which shortage he had for a time concealed by false entries. There is also a charge of perjury in making affida- vit that he was intimate with the wife of the physician in charge, which he did to prevent an exposé. He was taken back upon the evening train. John, alias ‘Bob’ Sheridan, and his brother Edward, happening to be known to the police, were arrested a few weeks ago upon a Sfate warrant charging them with having hadahand in the robbery of T. B. Wells, of the Chicago Gas Company. There was not even a reasonable suspicion agaiust them, and the arrests were made sitnply to show them up to witnesses of the robbery for identifiction. Of course they were not the ones, and they were discharged several days later. As‘a matter of course, they are mad about it, and, having had some trouble with Sergt. Sheppard and Officer P. Mahony, whose misfortune it was to be obliged to serve the warrants, they had them both ar- rested yesterday upon = & warrant issued by Justice Thomas, of the Town of Lake. Prosecuting-Attorney Cameron went out there to look after their case, but as the prosecution were determined to avoid a trial for the purpose of harassing the police- men, they waived examination, and were held in $300 bonds each to the Criminal Court. The charge was assault with intent to do bodily injury. Sergt. Sheppard was shot in the back by one of the men. THE JUSTICES. Anton Strickler, for stealing an overcoat, was held to the Criminal Court yesterday by Justice Ingersoll, in bonds of $300. For some time past coat-thleves have been doing a thriving business at the Stock-Yards. Saturday one of the gang, giving the name of John Stanley, was before Justice Thomas, of the Town of Lake, who imposed a fine of $100, in default of which he was sent to the Bridewell for a six months’ teri. E. A. Sheppard came to the conclusion yesterday that Justices and Constables were of no use, and resolved to personally attend to one of his delinquent tenants. Sheppard rents the building known as 20 Third avenue, and sublets the flats to small families. Flat No. 13 has-been occupied for some time past by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dickson, and“ Sheppard alleges tt they have failed to pay their rent regularly. Yesterday, “while they were at the matinée, the hard- hearted landlord broke into their rooms and began to pitch the furniture out of doors. He was surprised in the midst of Iris work by Mrs. Dickson, and, she says, he _ cut her se- yerely on the right hant Her husband made his appearance on the scene at this stage of the proceedings, and Sheppard fled, Teaving the tenants masters of the situa- tion. Mrs. Dickson then went before Justice Brown’ and swore out a warrant for her as- sailant’s arrest’on a’ charge of assault-and yy battery. He was arrested by Constable Bart- -And again on my brow I can feel man, and gave bonds to appear before Justice Brown and answer to the charge. ~ TWILIGHT. Alone by the fireside T sit, while the light Fades slowly away, and the day turns to night; While beige me the days, like a well-written scroll— ‘The days that are long past—I now see unroll, =, ‘The bright, suqny days, full of frolicsome glee, id ‘nly childhood, before me I seez the sait breeze And hear the low song of the wind through the trees, As I felt and I heard in the sweet olden time, When the hours sped away [ike a musical rhyme, I fancy once more that I feel the strong arm ‘That held in caress and that shiclded from harm; While low-spoken words, that once fell on my ear, : Again in the gloaming in fancy I hear. But tear dim my eyes as the shadows fall fast, For only a memory is left of the poss For Death from my lips suatc! the lingering ss, And robbed all my life of its fond tenderness. -__ JacguiTa. ————— All your own fault if you remain sick wher you can get Hop Bitters that never fail. AHEDICAL. 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