Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1880, Page 8

8 THE CITY. i GENERAL NEWS. r Tra premises No. 129 Dearborn streot havo Deen soliteG. and W. it, Maniorre for $40,000 by John Van Nortwick. fi Mr. D. 8. Covent, Lendville correspondent of 'RINUNE, ts visiting his frionts in this city. Mr. Covert can bo consulted at No, 7 Handolph Btreut. ‘Tur, Tincoln Park Commissioners met yester- Any afternoun, but transacted no business ho- yont! authorizing the expenditure of $1,000 for ‘treoy to be placed in the park, G. arn W, UL Maxtenns have sold to Willtam Borden tho lot on Washington ntreot 40 212 feet west of Dearborn street, north front, of 20 l-lex 100 fot, with building, for £8,000, ‘Tne temperature. gealening: ns observed hy Mannase, optician, No, 83 Madison streot (Trip UNE Iuilding), wis, at8n. m., 42 degrees; 10 1. Mi. AT? V2 ny ATE 4 De ht 8 Ds Thay Barom- Lor, Bs Wy SAV; 8 Pe Hey 20.18, In a paragraph concerning tha suiden death of two children of Mr. 7. G. Hammond, It was: Atated that ho had for snany. een been book keepor for Walker, Oukley & Co, Afr. H. $8, and bas been fora year, a partner in tho firm, A MAD boa wis shot yeucriay forenpon by officer Baynes on the premises of John Martin, No. 161 Sheilict street. Coruclins O'Leary, 4 Yeurs of nye, living with bis parenta at No. 18 Kroger street, was slightly bitten on the band. ‘Tne Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Compn- ny inve sold to the Narth Chleizo Steel Compa ny seventy acres ut the Interseation of Eighty> soventh sirect, Strand etreet, Culumot iver, ond Lake Mlebigny. The consideration name aL. + Latest nccounts from tha homo of the Van Hulasling famtly are to tho effect that ho is slowly reeovering, and that the bullet never Mereed tho brain, but went downwards and alged at the bso of the tongue. His rahe ann Is haralyzery and itis with great didealty that he apenks utall. Every effort to get him to ame) or designate who shot him hes thus far proved unavailing. Couworen MANN yesterday held an inquest upon Frank Duseneck, 48 yenrs of ngo, who died At No. 405 West Seventechth streot of injuries recolyed accidentally ono weelt ay Tho censed wus employed in Howell's lumber-ynrd on ‘Twonty-second street, and whilo ongased withtwo othor men in loading heavy timber upon 2 freight car necidentally tripped and fell, re the timber he wag helping to carry fell upon im, ‘Tue frst annual report of the Woman's Iellef Asgocintion, oflee at No, 18 Chestiaut streot, Mrs, &.8. Han, President, shows that tho cash receipts wero £23), of which $112 was collected and $4) 19 proceeds of n plenic. ‘The nmonut | paid out for tho rellef of sick, medicat atten: . | whee, medicine, and other pa s }¢ Attho annual meeting held yesterday tho ae- } vounts of the various olticers ‘were found to bu +* Borrect, and the present Incumbents wore revlected. Mua. ELGeN CLAnksoN fs reported by the Foiles fo lw inn state of dostitution. Sho Hives a am room in the rear of No, 45 Green erect, and has a daughter 13 years of age. She blind and totally unable to work, and appears ¥ to bo deserving of all the oasistance that enn be rendered her, The miserable apartment con tains nelther furniture, clothing, nor fuel, It is quite probable that the police will notify the sit outs’ Agent intho dito course of tline,—that eo fs, when thoy get ready, Thr, annual manetivas of the Northwestern . Association of Cornel! Alumnl wis beld last 7) evening at the Grand Pacific Motel. A num- . ber wero present, and a banquet wits pure ttakon of during the curly: part of the evening. after which the dar business of tho meotine wis taken up. The TolloWwing, ollicers were selected for tho ensuing year: D. T. Vlannery, ‘President; L. Fallcenau, Vice-President; BE. W. Manny, Recording Socrotary and Treasurer; nd George W, Murray, Corresponding Seoretary. AMAN giving his name" A, It. Benton, Chile congo,” committed suleide in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Topeka, Kas. Monday morning. Ha took tho mirror from the bureau, pinced it length- : wise by: tho side of the stove In his room, Jaid 4 hiinseff down so that ho could geo himself inthe t ginss, placed the muzzle of nw rovolyer. to his ‘ rikhttemple, und fired, He Jeft two notes— ony to the proprietors af tho hotel, beg- wing pardon, and contaliing enough money x to pay tho funeral expenses; the othor to the i Coronor, stating that poor health compelled hin toend his suifering in death, and begging thut his remiins be protected from tho guze of , urlous sightseers. It is pbelleved by the 3 hotel proprictors that tho name and uddress ‘s wiven by the decemed are fictitious. His olnthiug was ransacked, and there was nothing about his person by which any clow to his ddentity could be found, Day after day laborers employed in removing +; tho débrig ut tho recently-burned Empire Ware- + house find their way tothe potlee stations In 1 * ‘besotted condition, ‘This isthe result of induly- ing in strong drink, isany unbroken packug 8 or which aro being found tn the ru ‘Yesterday afternoon Oficer Murphy found {| damtes Gavin, 35 years of oge, wandering mong the docks, denthly sick, slightly demented, and ovidontly secking to destruy himself, He soon ascertained that Gavin und two other laborers had drank tho contents of a bottle whlet i they found while ut work, and shortly thorcafter were taken violently fll other two had) gone home, “and © condition — could | not be * ascertained. Gavin was trken to the County Hospital, whore at Inst accounts he was doing well. The stuil thoy drank was elther some hors Hniment or : German tonto bitters, moat probubly the former. {THE TRENONT NOUBE ANTIOTIURD-TERM MEET- Ina, ‘Tho Committeo appointed by tho Tremont House mecting has prepared 1 final report, 0 copy of which bas been gent to each person 4 presept at. that meeting. The Committee de-~ ») ellned to have the report published, holding that, {), _ 98 tho meeting was intonded to be privute, the oe putt wus not entitled to know of ita proceed fy igs. Tho substance of tho report wits, however, ay Jeurned from conversation with membors of the . Committee, [t was to the effect that the Coin- 1. mittee, decming s¢ expediont to kaccrtain the ‘j Bontiment of tho leading Republicans of this . city 1a to tho nomination of Gon. Grant, hud ; Calised a vory Inadeauate canvass to be made of : Portions of the busincas rection of tho olty. and ns a result received about 2,000 slgnntures In op- position to such nomination, A portion of these names were published In the lending newspapers of thocity, Muny who signed tho protest that was clrouluted expressed 9 desire that their umes should not be given to the dt hus be deemed beat to comply with this re- quest, “* From tho result of tho oanviss,” tho THOH ny, “It appears that n targo majority of our prominent business tien tro: opposed to tho nomination of Gen. Grint, while, amoung politicians aud ollicchaldors, the sentiment x about equatly divided, Those who hiye bad the matter in ehirge report that a large mujarity of the Kepublleans called upon do not desitate to express tholr opposition to Gon, Grant's nomi- nation. Many, however, decline to sigan pro- teat, being unwilling to commit themselves pu Hely as opposed to any Hepublican egndidute, while others express a deterinination not to sup- port the Republican canditate tf Grant fa nom- uted, and therefore refuse to sign the protest, which contains a clunse to the eifect that the Aigners Intend to abide the resultoft the Conven- tion. In tho minds of the Comittee there Is no Sout whatover that tho real sentiment of 1 largo majority, of the Republican voters of Chlengo is agalnet the nomination of Gen. Grant for a third tern,” SUL NEPORT OF THE KOUTIC: PAIK COSTS: BIONERS : for 1879, besides golng into dotails of the in Provements made during the yes in the various Purke vader thelr management, affords a de- Tailed statement of thu receipts and expendi: turesof the year. The amount of cash on band on the lst day of December, 1878, wis $150,800; to which were added receipts from park tx, B3iH1ue; wpecial wseasmont, RHAGI, receiptn Aron phindry wources, SL NES nistking a total of $1,176,238. Tho detailed statement of expenl: tures ia na follows; Lund account, $25i interest account, land Contenolay 811,08! expense necount, lund, §1,0i8;logal ‘ox cnso iecount, land, $1,638; bond ucvount, ret Kerics, $170,000; Interest, account, bonds, 2102001; premium on bouts, 8 UxXponso Nee count, bonds, 84421; Inbar on speclal assesumant, $1750; advertising speuinl nescasincat, R125 books and stutionery, special uasussment, E05, Jegnl ex ponds, spect) assessment, $1,051; boods and stadonory, B23; salary uccount, 8,085; legal expense avciint, $4,151; imeldentil exponses, 70: Kontral linprovement, $002; oles rent, 2,080; ex pouse nccount, olllee, FET; engineers Ing, $0,414; water rent, $267; wuter works, 1487; coul nec 2h1; sprinkling uccount, bie, and 12,525; Howors, $1 tree decouct, $1,870; nurs wry, 62470; Michiwan avenue, 84H) lw Nh boulovard, & i Bune, $24; Pay 18, Hou my Sout rave pi 77; Grand bouluvard, SQ KH; Wester tie, Tatts Oukwoud boulevard, Buat Divison Pyrk, $0,275 West Division Mek, HAN; housed, DUTHE Oles, BARS 2d); uninnds, $1,610; park plucten horse’ ucemmt, §12.253; feed, B85; etd account, 36); police, $12,084; brlance on band Dee, 1, 1879, $205,138. THE CITY-HALI. . Mayor Ianniwos dined with Charles Stewart Parnell at the Puelilo yesterday afternoon, Tux Commnittes on Rallroads failed to got togetber yesterday: afternoon, The Chalrmau wus sick, * Tix ‘Treusurer yesterday recolved $3,135 from the Water Department, $71 from the Contrujler, and 12,000 in scrip frum the South Town Col ductor, ALapy's pocketbouk bas boon found in the Controlier's ottico, which contains a sinull umount of money, The cwner cun get it by proving proporty. ‘Yur City-Engiyeer turwaried ycaterday ta tho yurious dealers in cast-iron pipe in tho country clronlars juviting bide for supplying tho clty with water-pipe, tn the hope of getting the widest posable competition. MANSHAL Swanty Js about to introduce a now style of barucas for use iu the Fire Depurtinent. ‘Tho hurnesa now in uso hus to be kopt upan the borveg all tho time, and ts thuasubjected | reat ‘wear, Whereus that which be proposes to substi- : i t 1 i: {r i ie cs : i i pF! oyu weararacmetee: THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, tuto I. a patented article, and '{8 to ho kept site ended over the animal ro that tt enn be ad- justed readily. He calculates that ho will be ably to save enough in repairs nlono in two yonrs to more than pry for the change, ‘Tite work on the Madison-strect bridge ta pro- grossing satisfactorily, and the laying of tho now stone abutments will be commenced ina fow lays. The City-Engincer reyrets, howover, that iron waa not substituted for the stone and oat being used, according to tho original de- sign. AMONG tho Iniilding-permits {esued yesterday wns ono to Motrmann Ios, to erect 0 twos story, dwolling, No. il Tinahiol, streot, to, cost $2,000; ono to 8. Onschkn, to erect a cottage, Dashlet street, near Thirtleth, to cost $1,000; ane ono to erect n four-story warchouse, No, 160 Lake street, to cost $3,000, ‘Tur denths for the week ending Baturday wero 17], against 1:22 Cor 1859 and 123 for 1878, The prine cipal causes of ricath wero: Consumption, 233 diphthorin, 18; convulstons, 14; Bearlot-fuver, 11; meningitis, 0: oroup, 6; old ome, 6; dropsy and Inanition, deach; rallroad accidonts, 2; and al- coboliam, 1. Srvenay of the Aldcrmon who rotiro this spring have no iden that they will bo lost to the public service, Ald. Rawleigh has his eye upon ho Mayoralty, Ald. Knopf and Waldo think of becoming County Commiasionors, and Ald. Phelps is mentioned as candidate for Arssossor, Cosmrnatnt wos mado to Commuesioner Walter yestorduy tliat tho Chicago & Western Indinnn Railroud had moved the aldewalks nlong Stewart ayenie, south of ‘Cwenty- fourth street, and oc- cupled ‘tho atreet to the detriment of the prop- erty inthe vicinity. Me. Wallor has no idea that tho rastrond thinks of occupying the atrect per- mnnently, but promised to haye a map mule of the locullty, and to #ec to it that proporty-rights: of the people should be protected, Tue Finance Committeo were In aession yes- terday afternoon, and had before thom’ tho questlon of reis: Ha the water anid sewerngo bonds which fall due July 1. Tt was agreed, after going alscusston, to recommen the reise sidng of the bonds ta the nmiount of $781,000, tho rate of Interest and the manner of daposing of thom to be left to the Controller and the Fi- hauee Gommitteg, It was also nxreed ta recom: mond that enough of the bonds be in denomina- tions of $40and upwarts to meet. any boeal do- mand thore might ve for thom. The Cominittes also recommended the passage of the resolution of Ald. Clark pros udliie for inaintaining a fund for tho cancellation uf tho city’s debt to be made up from the unexpended balunces from yenr to yenr. Ir turns out that the small-pox patient who walked ont to tho SmallePox Hospital afew days ngo and surrendered hersolf was a drs. Henry. Tho caso was ortirinally reported 14 froinNo, 8 Van Buren street, but yesteniny the Medleal Inspector for that dlvision reported met it enine from No. 149 Monroe stroet, but Inter tho day it was reported to have como from No. 2 Adams street. With all of those reports it was diioult to locate tho source of tho Infection, but the jutter-named number wis fumigated, and tha inmutes of the bouse did not object. There Is something wrong somewhere, aud sinnll-pox, Ina city of this size, [8 not te be pritlest with. Dr. Do Wolf will bo homo in o fow ys. THE COUNTY-BUILDING. ‘Tue Joint Committee on Public Bulldings and Service holds a meeting this afternoon. Ronent Strarrox and George Deal are being tried Inthe Criminal Court for attempted Jir- ceny. Tne Grand Jury held two sessions yesterday, in which. thoy heanl sixteen cases, finding seven true bills, sevon no bills, and passing two. TuomAs Hoaan pleaded guilty in tho Criminal Court sesterday to petty Inrcory, and waa sent for six months to the House of Correction, ‘Tir County Clork will to-day advertise for tho yaulta, Vault-doorm, locks, and flings for the new Court-Houso, tho bids to be sent In before noon of Murch lh. Junge Jasrsox decided that the Criminal Courthas Jurisdiction in bastanly cases, this sustaining tho leality of tho statute passed last yeurglvlng jurisdiction to the Criminal Court. ‘fue County Treasurer yeatortay recelved money from the Town Collectors of the fallaw- ing places: Luke, $4,000; Ifyde Park, 24,5007; Provieo, $71; Nich, $2,500; Loyden, $1,100; Elk Grove, $3,000. TWRNTY-THURE prisoners wore arraigned inthe Criminal Court yesterday, of whom the follow- ing pleuted poe Clarence Millurd, to two in- dictmenta ot celving stolen property; Fred Murray, lurceny’; and John Ackerman, burglary Ix tho Criminni Court yesterday James Gillen the “Pepper-thlof," petitioned fora change of yenue, all cul pre: udice against hin on the partof Judea Junesin, Gury, Sialth, Rogers, Tuley, and Moran, This glyea’ tho trial of tho eno toJdudye Barnutn, q County Committes on Pubtle Charitics held a meeting yostenlay aftornoon, at which a ‘variety of routing buainces wis transacted. A number of bills were audited and several passes: were allowed to persous leaving tho vity, Tt was decided to allow two extra watehinen at the In- sine Asylum, Tho question of effecting an in- gutranes ngainst fire upon that bullding was brlelly discussed, the idea prevatting that noth- Ing should bo dono in tho inntter until the buitd- Ing bud been supplied with better protective np- Hanees. A claim wus: ppeneutest and tabled from a niin named Elehold for refinbirsement. In the eum of 0, which ho had oxpended for the board of bia wife, who Is an inmute of the Insitne Aayhim. A disenission upon the system provall- Jag sino the County Agent's beneficiaries af taking 2 sinaller quantity of better ment than that culled for on thoir tleketa resulted in tho piwssage of a motion to instruct Mr. Dipper, the incat contractor, to stop tha commutation of mout tickets, and in the future to supply ap plenants with exactly the quality of ment which tho ticket called for. Tho: moeting thon ad> Journed, FEDERAL AFFAIRS, Convector HanyeyY has returned from his s0- Journ ut Washington. Tux Custom-lMouse yesterday collected for tlutics the large umount of 822,800. At tho Sub-Trowsury yeaterdty $17,000 was revelved and $4,000 paid out in silver, Firty THOUSAND DOLLANS In gold wag dis- bursed by tho Assistant Treasurer yesterday, Con, Geonge C, TicheNnon, Special Agent of Ouatons, Is in tho ulty tndee orders, on bis way to New Orleans, ‘Tite nverage yield of spirits in tho Chicayo dlstilerie une tho mpntts of Junuary wis 08 guttons to the busbol, ‘Tne Bonrd of Trade Directors held tholr regu dar mocting Sestoritiy: atternoon, but did noth- ing but transact routine business. ‘Turn internal-revenue receipts yosterday footed up 84.405, OF this sum 820 was for spirit, $4,231 for tobacco aud olgars, and $1,514 for beer, ‘Thoro were no exports. ‘Tur dutlabte goods recelved yosterday were aa follows: Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., 2 cases dry woods: DB. W. & BE. W, Gillett, 1 cago saffron; 0, K. Keith & Co., J cnses millinery goods; Cun- iauyghan Hoy. 2 bus dry equa Jolin U. Olson & Co,, J caso dry Hlengo Kiamping Come Muny, 243 boxes tin plate; Albort Dickmson, 10t pugs aunury seed; G. W. Sheldon, 6 casks cruol- Wes; A. & °C, J. Hope, & Co. 80 tons ply-fron; Vergho, Rubling & Co, 7 cuscs earthenware, Collections, $2, Gux. MeDoweELs, Superintendent of the now Custum- House, raturned yesterday mornitg. His visit to Washington was devoted solely to the urrangement of xoverul dotulls, and the hare moulziug of diiferent sets of plans for the com- plotion of the building, Io ts confident that tho approprintion of $100,000 will be Bpeadily ob: tautued, with which the building will hy vom pleted, with tho axception of tho Turptshinus. All the contracts will be let by the end of this inonth, tind it is confidently asserted that tho Courta will be In permanent quarters by Muy 1 and tho Post-Ollles two months Iter, TIE VIADUCTS, CHICAGO AVENUE AND MALSTED STREET, An adjourned mnevting of those Siterested in. tho butlding of a vinduet across the North: western Hallrond tracks at tho Junotlon of Chicago avenue and Hulsted strevt was held in Lowor Turner Hall Inatoventag, Mr, J.0, Par- sona in tho chatr, Mr. John Baumgardner, as ono of the Com- mittee appoluted ut the previous inceting to ogitate the question, reported what had been done by himself and others during the weok, Ho bud son various Aldermen, and ovorything was looking hopeful. Mr, Adolph Goorge sald the diifercut oatimatos horetofore muds ag to tho coat would baye to be revised Ot account of the diiference in the prico of tron new from whut it was whon the eati- Mates were made, The Chutriman yave somo hynevs relative to tho amount oft crossing dono by voblclos and Podeatrluns at that point, which showed, ho sald, tho great nocosslty for a viuduot, Hoe devoted “tfteen - minutes’ timo in tho forenoon — to counting, the | locomotives hat passed, an found Ore thirteen, whito alxtyefiive vehicles passed in the same thine, in the’ same length of thio tn tho afternoon forty-seven vebleles and sovon loca- motives crossed und recrossed gach other. He hud ulso seen ag iminy ag iifty vehicles dolayod by switching and puss! ne trains, Ho contended that thoro wad a twofald greater necesuity for tho proposed vdaduct than any other now von- templated In tho city. Mr, Joseph Sukup oxhibited the time-tables of the Northwostern Rultrond, and showed that sixtystwo regulur trains passed that way overy twoity- four hours, @ say nothing of the Jane nutubor of freight, wood, and other trains. Ha thought thg viuduet could) be built for $80,000, aad ono Wu urgently neuded, Other gentlemen Oxpressed themsclyes as lint favor of continued upsitation, and, on motion, the former Connulttes wus continued, It wid also fupiested that tho petitions be still furtber handed round for wlgnitures, and then turned over ta dir, Adulpt: George, who would soo that they were prusented to the Councll Monday nie it. lexsra. Adolph Geo: Charles W. Willlams aud J,0, Pareobs wore Uppelted a pormunlties to draw up sititablo resolutions to be presented with tho petition ta the Council. A comniltteo of three was appointed to etre tate “dodgers” nnd ndvertica tho next meeting, a0 that 9 hitgor attendance might bo had, Tho mecting then adjourned to meet Snturday: evening at the same pla TIIB USES OF POETRY. THE MEY. Di. ALGER” dellvored a lecture yesterday eyoning In tho lecture-ronm of Unity Church to a largo and highly-appreclative audience upon “Tho Uses of Pootry." In his opening tho lecturer salit that tho whole creation of God is n kingdom of ures, Everything that exists ts for some ent, and tho futiliiment of that end [s its usos and it studying any subject the question to bu nsked was, What purpose it was meant to surve? Nothing coutd give 0 deeper ur moro help: fil insight into. the working nature and relationships of povtry thin a thorough ane awer to the Inatitey What practical Denefita docs it yield?” Ho could endeavor to show that: pootry in. its ministrutions: to tho purifention and curfehment of the spirit. ‘unt faculties and finer life or mitt realty had uses of surprising varicty and value, not the least among them being ite power to dellver peos ple from drndgery, from selfish striggles, from tho dust and noise of materiiliain, from the dis- cords of nhostie sockets, and from tho wenry Joadsot dlaappolntment, doubt, and disgust by Inerensing tho charm and mystery of the Crea- tion, tho wonder and romance of the soul, tho inexhatistiblo Inepirations of experience, ‘and hed everlasting prizes God holds before his chil- dren. THE FIRST WIR OF PORTRY was togive tho soul tho rellef and pleasure of expression, What ill mon dumbly feol, tho poct feels so powerfully ns to compel nn utterance, and ho Js ro endowed na to give it a melodious and beautiful utterance which inparts scusi~ tions of tove and Joy, not only to himself but to overy one who apprecintes tt. Pocts aro per sonsof moro niinent and susceptavle natures thin other men, and, symbolizing their experl- ence inthe choicest words, they reven! nuit to himself.—no small portion of tie dolight caused by thelr works arising from the reevguition there In clear expression of the xlorified shapes of what people bad obscurely felt in the most seeret shrinvs of tholr helnyg, and had thought was peouliur to thumseclycs, TNE RECOND FUNCTION of poctry is to reproduco In tho soul of tho reader the papecunes expressed by the author, not merely to complete that experience, butte communicate it. All Iterary’ products are “mental punmicany or the concentrated nu- triment of consclousness, Poetry Is emphit- feally 80, because tho portico temperament most profountly feels and the poeile faculty most. effectually ropresents tho realities of oxperl- ones, Tho poctis a priest to othor men of the wonder and bloom of to world which thoy seo through his eyes nod feel throwgh his heart, and so are healed und made glad. Never his the lesson of the love of Natura, tho sucredness of Nature, ite. inspiring fEreshucsa, Ita hoaling quictude, “been taught by" any other poct. With sich pervasive truth — and power ng Wordsworth, who seomed raised up to protest uminst tho degrading money-worship and geltieh struggles of the nineteenth century. Hardly any otbor lesson does try tench more frequently or mare enr- nestly than the beauty of Nattre, the purifying, strongthentng iniluences of communion wit Nature, the southing and redemptive cifvets of tho prosenca of the Creator reveuled through tho aymbolisin of His works, The poet Is eminently an emancipator of men, Itisone of his choicest functions to thrill im- prisoned souls with the notes of Iberty, open thelr cages of care and set thom freo'in the eosmopolitan freedom of love and truth, By his eomprehenalve sympathy, his power of repro- ducing all things in contemplative and emo- tional fimugination, and his gift of im- fuetlog this experience to othors, the poet ifts his renders out of more self, tears off tho veils and husks of bleotry and stupidity, exports thom beyond the Iitlts of egotism, and mnkes thom Uve in the whole life of humanity, in addition, it must be sald that poetry 1s in- trusted with A GENERAL AVOSTLESIID of virtuo and philanthropy, charged to portray the charms of justice, filth, fove, and mag. nuninity. The poet by his very temperament und gifts is 0 beliover, 1 lover, an onjoyer. He does not, a3 so muny do, deny bimsolf doicfilly through tho world, maieing it poorer and daricor by tho querulous gloom he emits. He radintes trust, admiration, and alight around him wher- ever he fees. and leaves tho grent pathway of humut life more sweet, rich, and glorious be- cause of his prasago through it. AY Another, and a central feature In the mission of poetry is consolation, Among the uses of verso {ts soothing and nasuaging oltice searecly deserves any subordinate plice, The poct is 0 consoler, flrat, beenuse from the fineness or stls- copt{blocapacity of his orguntzntion ho lathe most profoundly experienced and the most tenderly sympnthiding of men; secondly, because by virtue of the same fucthe stinds In the most open und comprohensive relations to the sources of truth, beauty, goodness, and Joy; and, thirdly, pecnuse: attention to a measured und musical expression of fecllng tonds, by tho deepest, laws of our constitutlon, to soothe and reduce the wild out- brenks of grief, rage, or wretchodness into Minit wud praporstan, to uttune the discardant (rrog- ulnrittes of excessive passion into a subsiding und governable harmony, Inconelusion, the lecturcr pald an eloquent tribute to the uaefilness of pce a8 & choson anddlolighteut yohlete of wit and humor, with wll their benign and most needed offices, dis- ponsing wunensured rottef and cheer to man, brouk lig up the viscid notwork of sentimentality, inciting out of aticky entangloments of morbid mone, cutting tho faculties freo with Sts tah- ing strokes, and fling the mind with charity, elustieity, giving smiles for frowns, and making people laugh Instead of mope, At the conclusion of tho icoture, which was MMustrated with delightully appropriate selec- Hons toe tho povts, tha lecturer wus loudly ap- plnuded. — NADA, ; Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Orrawa, Fob, 4.—Among tho corridorrumors Is one that the Government contemplates with- drawing from tho banks of the country the right te Issuc tholr notes or DINs as u elreuinting: medium, and to establish n National Bank of Is- site—probutily utiizing the machinery of tho Bunk of Montreal, It is clafmed that {t fs for tho maturing of this scheme that Sir A. T, Galt has rematned in Cannla, ta act a8 an irrespon- alble Finance Commnittes, apparel by a per- manent official attached to the princtpal mon- vtary institution af the Domluton, Tho jrst unmnttal exhibition in Ottawa of tho Canadian Acudemy of Arts will be held on March &% Tho Governor-Genvral and tho Princess Louise tre both patrons of the Acudemy, and haye given much personal super- vision to the preparutions for the coming ex- hibition. The Miuyiis of Lorne has donated an annual iat of $0 to the Academy, and Col, Allan Gilnour $100, A nutaber of vontributions of a high order of merit have already been roe eelved, ‘Tho Prinecss Louise and the Hon, Mrs. Lataghiin eaoh contributes n number of aketehes, A deep Inturest ly belng taken tn the exhibition, tind the proapect fa, that every Province In tho Dominion will bo well reprosentod,, Npectal Dupatch to ‘The Chteayo Tribune, Tononto, Fob. A.—A fow months ago A con- feronce took plaice botweun Commissioners from Ontario und the Bite of New York, with re- mpect to the proposed erection of tho tocallty about Nlogurt Falla tito a sort of International Purk. Ax the result of that conferenco, detinit uetion fs likely to be taken by the Governinent of New York, audithe following ts the substance of a bill which hna just passed the Ontario Ler fslature: The proumble Atates tho deslrabilit felt by the authorities of tho State of New Yor! und of -Ontarlo, of restoring the scenery sure rounding tho Falls to {ts naturnl condition, and of muking strenuous efforts te prevent de- verloration, 03 well as to afford to. travelors and othors facilities for scelng the diferunt Printer Intorest to the best udvautage, For he grudunl nccomplishment af these purposes the bt gives authority to the Sinister of Public Works to acquire end take possession of any lands, stronma, fences, or walks which bo ay dtvom expedient; and, for the wcauiring of suc Jands and appurtonmnees, tho Ministor ts em: powored to contract with tho owners thereof, hefng Invested with the powers of the Commis. sionor of Public Works for the purchise of such fands. Any disputes which uray arise out of the puarghate of Iands undor this not shill be settled by the arbitrimors epolnted under the pro Viatons of the Public Works uct, 31 Vio. Bev. 0 provides for tho absolute purchise of the lands ‘or the compensation agreed upon orseitied by tho nrbitraturs, subject to no clan or inoutn= branee,—any Bich prior claim or inoumbrance ta be payable out of the componsation-money pald by tho Minister of Publlo Works. Seo. 7 gives the Ministor tho right ta abandon any pro- posed purchuse within alx mouth after tho ar- (iemntdns award has been made, but paying to the owner any reasonnbly charges incurred In tho proceedings ‘The Hon, Mr. Mowat, who bad churgo of the biil, in addressing tho THouse, ro- forred to tho great interest Lord Duiferln had evinced in this, matter, The futon- fon of | ti Commissionor mnpotntid by the Now York State — Lewlslature wis to reccommend tho Legiatature to pasar Dit for tho purpose of valuing tho land needed, in a way which was cuatomury thore. ‘The Con- missioner on the purt of the Ontario Govern: ment had had somo correspondence with tho Dominion Government on the subject, and a dispateh hud been sont giving tho history of the subject und discussing particulurty who should pay whitoyor money might be noeded for carry: ng On tt Work of this kind, ‘Tho result was that It unything was to bo dono at all it would haya to bu done by the Dominion, as ft could not be considered 0 Provincial work, and Ontario would have to contribute a Jargo vharo in any event. Tho cout of the property sont to ba uc. quired on tho Canady sido would be. $500,000; that on the Amurienn aide woulit cost $1,000,000, Of course, tho poeple Interested put fanoy prices upon their lands, and, if that could be got nt tholr real volue, tho cost would not bo so Ho thought the work should bo gone on with goon, a8 the evil was always Increasing: and, If it was to ho soon, then it must te by tho Dominion, been suggested that’ the Dominion ment might not have tho power 10 posseas Itself of thy territory required; and ho hud, thorefore, thought it deatrable to ask the Leglalutury to puss thy act reelted above, aetting uskto uny question upon that point, Tho uvt provides that, with regurd to this mut- ter, tho Domiufon Government should have the samo powers as tho Commissioner of Public Works of Outario should have, 2! RAILROADS. The Status of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern. A Now Trunk Lino Tatked ‘Of from New York to Chicago. Proceedings of tha Railroad and Warchonso Commission at Springfold. Sioux City &@ St. Paul Consolidation— Notes and Personals, BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS & NORTHERN, Tho predictions heretofore made in THe Trinuns that the lense of tho Burlington, Cedar Raplds & Northorn to tho Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific would not be ratiticd by tho atock- holders havo turned out correct. The annual imectiug of tho stockholders was held at Codur Itaplds yesterday, and the stockholders refused tu ratify tho louse. SOnly 15,707 votes wero enst In favor of ft, while 27,600 votes would have bean necessary to carry the project through, The following Directors were elected: ©, Lynde, Hock Island; J. C, Poasty and J. W. lytho, Burlington; and J. W. Dowey, Des Molues. For the present the old Company will continua tooperate the rond, and the old polley will prob- ably bo continued until some arrungo- ment, regarding the final disposition of tho property can be deelded upon by the present holders of tho stock, Thoro ean be no doubt thot tho. final outeoma of the fight for the possession of thls road will re- sult in {ts diamomborment, and it is generally Predicted that it will be divided up among the Northwestern, Hock Istund, Burlington, snd Milwaukee & St, Paul Roads, Tho fight for pos- session Uetwoen those ronda, and particularly: between tho Hoek Island and Northwostern, has ‘been most bitter, About six months ago tho announcement was mude that tho Chicago & Northwestorn hud leased tho progerty. ‘his enuacd considerable oxcllement among the other ronds connecting with that Hne, and itwas particularly distnstefwl to tho ttock Istand ant Iturtington, beenuse they used tho Ino as an outlet to 8t Paul and Minneupotis, With the Northwestern in possession of the property thoy would have been cut of from St. Paul und Minnesota points, The Rock falnnd ofticinls went to New York atancu and beyan to hold conferences with tha Directors of tho Cedar Rapids Koad, and finally sueceeded in inducing them to go back on’ the agreement with the Northwestern, and scoured n lease of the road to thomselyes, This coup d'otat proved a bomb- shetl In the camp of the Northwestern, and tho manngers of tho road ut once went to work to nullify tho arrangement with tho Rock Island, This could only bo done by belnging about. a change in tho holders of tho atek before tho annual clection, when the leuss waa to bo ratl Hed, Thoy bought wl the stock thoy could get, and tho Burlington and Milwaukee & St. Paul, which wero also interested in the dlaposiiton of tho property, also took a hand in the fight and Dowht ull the stock thoy could got. Thus an fintmenso, anount of stock changed hands, and thorefore tho Rock Island found at yesterday's meeting hut tho control of the prop- erty bad’ slipped from {ts hands. Most of tho stock of the Burlington & Cedar Rapids 1s now owned by the Rock Island, Northwestern, Buv- Nngton, and Milwaukco & St. Paul, These rounds, tes stated, have already virtually agreed to dismoniber the road and give cneh of thom 1 slice, so that they cannot come Into cach other's territory. Thus'tho Burlington & Quinoy {sto fet tho southern end, from Burlington to Co- indus Junction, which will enable it to kee} Tho Roe orton between Co- competitor: out of Hurlington. Islund 1s to haye tho lumbus Junction and adir Taplds, with the = Museatine and Pacific Divisions, Tho Northwestern is to take tho northern ond from Cedar Rapids to Albert Lea, which will enable it to keop tho othor road out of its Minnesota ter- ritory, and tho Milwaukee & Bt. Paul Ia‘to be given tho Milwaukeo Division, which will oxtend ita Prajric du Chien line to Cedar Rapids, WORK FOR TILE IHIGIE JOINTS, Considerable excitement prevalled among rallrond managers here yesterday evening ow- Ing to roports received during the afternoon that a serious misunderstanding bad arison be- tweon Vanderbilt, Jewett, and Gould on account: of the recent trafic nrtangement between the New York Central and tho Erie, Particulars re- garding the trouble could not be learned, but it Js understood that {t irose from disapproval on. the partof Juy Gould und the members of tho syndieste of tho agreement which, thoy claim, It 1a anfd, to have bean mude by Vanderbilt with- out consulting thom or taking Into consideration their interests In the New York Contral, Tho hureement, it is clulmed, is all in favor of tha Eric, and {t is charged that Vanderbilt has fu- vored the Inttor, because he is quiutly nequiring @ largo Interest In that road and dlsposing of his interest In the New York Contral, ‘Tho troubles ure sald to be so serious that thoy ure Jikely to cause n disruption of both tho west aud cnst bound pools, aud consequently anothor dignatrous ratiroad war, Owing to those rumors ruflroud stocks and acouritics took a large tum: lo yesterday afternoon. If thore Ja any truth In these rumors {t will be demanstrated at tho incoting of the “ Hilgh Joints" In this city to- day and to-morrow, for thore will be ttle use im transuctlug finportunt business regarding pool- ing whon # fight {9 likely to be inaugurated. Isut whethor thoro {a nny truth in the above ru- mors or not, go much fs certain, that tho work of the * High Joints” will be more compilcated thin ever before, and thoy will tid it exceeding- ly hard to harmonize tho various convicting in- terests, Tho Western toads have been diasntisiied with the workjogs of the cust-bound and west- bound pools for some time past, on the ground Y that the business fs not equitably and fairly dis- tributed and that diseriminitions bayve been mule in favor of tho Bouthwostern routes, ‘Phe greatest dissatisfaction 18 in regard to tho dis- tribution of the business from seabourd to Mis- sour! River points. Comnissioner Fink claiss that the Chicnyo ronds have beon ettiog. much more thin tholr share of that business, and thorefure ordered some tle ago that sll tio bualness or nearly all from seaboard to Missourl River polnts should be gent via St. Louis, The Weatorn morehuuts and sblppors dit not take Kindly to this arrangemont, elatmlug the right to send thor business by any route thoy chose. In order to get around Bir. Fink's order thoy have been und ure now sending their business to Chicago and hive it reeonstyned wt this polnt to {ta destinatiar Mr, Fink is powerless to correct this, as_ he out not divert business consigned to thls point. An- othor trouble oxists in reyurd to tho distribution of tho business from seaboard ‘polnta to BL Louls. Formorly the Chicago & Alton was tho only Chicago line that received any business for St. Louis, and tt ee i per cont. Bamo months oxo, however, the Burllngtan came in and dermunded uw portion of the St, Louts busl- nese, und its claim wus granted. ‘This road was awardak34 per cont of the busluess, but Ine Koad of tuking this amount equally from tho ditferent lines, tho whole of {twas tiken from tho Alton percontage, reducing the latter's shure to but 6% percent, ‘This was done be Mr. Fink, On the wrownd, as he clating, that Chluazo ts one titled to but 12 per contaltogethor. ‘Thus, if an- other Chicago roud were nwarded 0 hare of that business the proportion of the Alton would be Btith further decronsed. Tho Alton, of course, protested aumingt such an wnjust teramgenent claiming Unit It was wotanly entitled to 1 per cent, but to much more, - Jt subinitted tho mat+ terto tho trunk-line arbitrators for ndjudica- Uon, butthus tar nothing has been dune to rectify the Alton's Mey he Tho munngors of this roud now roftse to have anything moro to do with eust-bound or west-bound pool until thoy zet Justice, Tt ta ntvo wlulmed that the enst-bound pool has hot boon carried out in, food falth, and that tho Southwestern Hnos leading East from Peortyand Bt, Louls bave boun guilty of cutting the rates, thi diverting much of tho business from this pee For this rensou the Chicago roads hive con olumoring fora reduction In cast-bound rates from this: point, but tho trunk Ines have refused thus farto make such concession, al- though an immense amount of grila is locked up hore unable to be _ removed on uccount of the prohibitory rates. While the roads froin Southwestern polis are doing a very. henvy business, thut from this city is cory light, But two of tho Chicago rounds are now doing a business,—tha Lake Shore & Michigan uthora and the how Grand drunk, | ‘Che fore mor hag been solng ut vory little until bout a week ago, when of 4 sudden it secured heavy contracts, and is now rapidly reducing Its short: axe. Tho other rouds wre unable te understund why this one should of «sudden becomo tho favorit of tho shippers, and it fs claimed by many tunt apeolul inducements aro given to shippers, although tho managers of this rond emphatically dony tho churge. Most of the bus+ ined now going vin tho Lake Shore goes to Bal Umore, making {ta rither clreuitous route, tctch longer than to New York, and yot the rate to Hulthnore fs 3 conta lesa por hundred, it docs look rather strange that tho shippors should send thelr business over the lon routes, and that the short Hines should gut but Hittie, und, (ela therefore not. surprising that charges of cutting rates ae being rudy, itisnow generally adinitted that the “Iigh Joints" will huve ‘to submit tu reduction fu east-bound ra ua it will ba impossible to Imulutain the present oned much longer, ‘Tho tinal balances of the various rondg cast from this city from the time of the formation of the eget bound pool, Juno 9, 187%, to Feb, 10, uro us followe: Michigan Central, 19,778 tons FEBRUARY 25, 1880. over: Inko Shore, 16, Wayne, L008 tons. ove Bhort; and Balthnoro tons, shorts Fort Pan-Handlo, M10 tone ilo, 3,768 tons short. A NEW TRUNK LINE. A company ha beon organized under the Inwa of tho State of New York to build a- railroad. from Hoboken, by way of Catskill and Byrnenuse, to Hutato. Tho original company, which {s known as the Now York, West Shore & Chicago Railroad Company, was orguuized in 1870, A portion of tho Hine was graded and about 2% miles of track lald, Tho property was sold Fob. 7, 1870, under provess of foreclosure, to a pure chnatng committees of tho bondholders, Tho enpital stuck of the new Company tins been Axed nt $0,000,000, Tho proposed roni In to rin from i polnt on the shore of the Hudson River, along the bank of tho river through Piermont, Nyack, Haverstraw, West. Point, Cntakill, and Se y,nnd along tho south shoro of the r to Uden, and by way of Syractixe Tho Directora of the now Ce pany are: Joseph Pool, James B. Johnson, 1H. Jy Cullen, Heney Morgan, Hiram Post, Henry Ta Ronnelt, and Georgo 8. Studwell, of Now York’ John. Payo, Rutland, Vt Dantel D. Warren and Willis Phelps, SpringNold, Mass.: Theodore J, Littio, Morrisanins IL 0. Gleneon, Shrewsbury, Vit and Wallace 1. Androws, Cleveland, 0, Te ly believed that this rund fs to bo in the ine terest. of the Great Western of Canna. Hepre- sentatives of tha tatter Company, it is antl, have ngreed to take a large amount of the Company's bonds, and perhaps a part of tho stock, . The construction of tho road {s to bo commenced shortly. It will have its terminus at Hoboken, WARENOUSE COMMISSIONERS, Spectat Dispatch to Ths Cateago Tribune, Rrurnariecy, HL, Feb, 2.—Tho Railroad and Wuarchouso Commisstoncrs met to-day to con- ekter ratlrond matters. Commlsstoners Sinith aud Oberly were present. E, Austin, of Sublette, notified the Board that his complaint against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, for extortion, hind been sutisfautorily adjusted by the Com- pany. A gencral complaint was-recelyed from Thomas Judd, in behalf of the people of Wenona and viclnity, alleging oxtortion and unjust dis- orimination by tho Chicago & Alton and Ilinofs. Central Ronds. The Bonrd decided to hold a session at Wenonn ies Maroh 16, to hear complaints against sald roads or any othors, In the matter of tho complnint mado by the people of Paxton, Chairmiuin Smith was re- quested to visit the Hlinois Central officinis at Hengo and nacertaln what answer thoy had to mutke to the complaint. He was also requested to Interview tho representatives of the Michigan. Central und secre somo delinit answer va to whether thoy proposed to stop the unjust iis- crimination at Jottot, alleged in tho Knowlton case, and deeiited agninst them by the Bourd, Chitrmian Sintth was nlso requested to visit Hellovillo and invostigate tho published state. ments that tha roads In 8t. Clair County were pructioing Unjust discrimination in tha ransportation of cond. After transacting somo routine bualness, the Board adjourned, — SIOUX CITY & ST. PAUL CONSOLI- DATION. aA Director of tho St. Paul & Sioux City Rall- rond fa nuthority for the statement that the consultation of tho Chtengo, St. Paul & Minne- apolis, Northorn Wisconsin, and St. Paut & Stoux City as finally consummated was in pur- suance of a plan originating in St. Paul flye or six months ogo, and whieh has been carried outto the letter, It was Horace ‘Thompson's achome, the guncral basis of which was fully agreod upon before any of the oflicers and Di- reetors went on to Now York, and, with the ex- ception of dollars and centa, tho whole inatter was substantially complete boforo Horace Thompson diced. “The St. Paul Pioneer. Press atates on the very best authority that every thing that was nsked by tho Sioux City Road has been conceded, Tho new organization {san on Urely independent ono; tho Chicago & North- western has nothing to do with it; tho head- quarters of tho Company will be at St.Paul, while the new Presldent, who will probably be an Eastern mar, will remove ta St Paul and take charge of the manngement of thonew Come Aes Tho negurauco is confldontly given that it. Paul is fortunate in huying mnotters shaped as they nro, and that coming events will is that the Directors of the Sioux City & St. Maul were only actuated by 0 dosire to beneilt tho lutecesta of Bt, Paul, SUED FOR TAXES, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, IxptANArotts, Ind., Feb, 24.—The Government. bas brought suit agalnat the Columbus, Chicago & Indinna Centrat Ralirond Company. ‘The com- plaint alleges that botween tho Ist of Novom- bor, 186f, and the Ist day of Fobrunry, 1869, tho Company enrned profits to tho amount of $272,742.11, upon which the Company bocame Unbla to poy na tax of 5 per cont, amounting to tho sum of $125,037.10, of which §0,008 was puld, From Fob. 1, 1800, to Dee, 31, 1871, the CanIpAny earned $3.2%0,- F of profits upon which the tax was $122,- Of this, $114,815.26 was paid, leavin; 37,453,00 due and unpaid. Judgment is asked for the sum of $113,820.00 with o penuity of 5 per cent thereon and Intorest from Fob, 1, 1809, at the rate ef | per cont per month, and for tho sum of $7,483.08 conts with a pennity of 6 per cent thoreon, and intercat from Jan. 1, 1878, at the rate of 1 per cent per month, —— ATLANTIC & PACIFIC. BAN Francisco, Fob. 24.~A speelnl meeting of tno Chambor: of Commerce was held thie afternoon to consider a telegram from Presi+ dent Nickerson, of the Atluntio & Pacitte Ruil- roud, nak oe for torminnt fuellitica for that roud in Ban Francisco, A nugnbor of = gontle- mon spoke bricdy on the aubject, und tho fol- lowing was telegraphe San Fitancisco, Feb. 2t.—Thomas Nickerson, Preatdent Allantle & Pacific Rafiroad Company, Boston: Your dtapnteh was pluced before the Chamber of Commerce to-day. Favorable and Lacrelienentary resolutions wore passed, and the wholo subject roforred to the city authorities. 2 ILLtAM F. BANCOCK, President Chamber of Commerce. A proposition was also submitted to the Cham= her by 8. Clinton Hustings, offering to sell to the Company ut n reasounble Brices tt neres of land In Visitacion Valloy, and Mlook 11, between Third pnd out: atreets, near tho Contral Pacille epot. CHEYENNE TO 11k YELLOWSTONE : PAK, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Omana, Nob. Feb. 24.—A surveylng party loft Omaha to-day for Cheyenne to begin surveying tho new road to bo built by tho Unton Pagiie from Choyenno to tho Yellowstone National Park, distance about 050 miles, vf which about 125 miles will be constructed this year to tho North Piatto River, north of Fort Larimie, A Draneh of this malin Ino Ja also tobe bullt to tho Binck Hills, Upon the completion of 100 miles and tho ercotion of shops at Choyonne worth $25,000, the sum of $100,000 In bonds yoted by Choyenne will he dolivered ta the Union Pacitic, A branch road thirty miles tong will also be con- structed and complated from Kebo to Park City, Utah, by August, tipping the Ontarlo allyer- mining district, pronounced to be one of the richest and best-payingin the world, The Union Vacitto hus also othor important projects in view, and which will bo innounced as soon’ as arrunginenta can bo perfeoted. BLACK TILLS BUSINESS. ‘The prospects for low freight rates to tho Black Hills this aummor ure excecdingly good, Tho competition for that business botweon the Culcngo & Northwestorn und the Milwaukeo & St, Paul on the ono band, and tho Ilnols Contral on tho other, promises to bo vory bitter, Tho former pool thoir business to tho Binck Mills, and take It via 8t Pauland Omaha, Tho (inolg Central refuses to Join in iaking o tariff to Hlnck Hts points uecnussi the rofuse to maken concession In its favor. ‘Yho Northwestern and Milwaukeo & Bt. Paul want the Ninois Contral tocharge a Bighie rate to Sioux City than thoy charge on business to Bt. Paul and Omaha, bat the juttor insists that tho rates to Sfoux City ahinll bo tho sumo as to the othor polnia, as It his no longer distnnec to Sioux City than ‘the othors duye to St. Puul and Omaha, THE ‘SICKET*AGENTS, Cincinnati, Fob, 24.—A, J, Binith, Secretary, has calledn meoting of tho National Association of General Passenger Tloket-Agenta, to bo hold here, boginning March 10. The business witt be to discuss aud arrange passenger rutes, LEMS, Mr, Goorge Rhuland, formerly of tho Mich!- gon Central, bas bheon appointed Master Muchunie of tho Loulavillo, New Albany & Cbi- cago Rallroad, with headquarters at Now Al- bgny, Mr, Fred Farrington bas boen appointed Claim Agont of the Goncral Freight Dopurt- ment of the Chicago, Rock Jsland & Pucitto Hatiroad tn place of Goorge Wators, resjgned, Tho regulur monthly mooting of tho mau- agers of tho Fust-Freight Linea running over the Northern routos and the Genoral Frofght Agents Interested thoroin was bold ut the Grand Pueitlo Hotel yesterday, Only routiuo business Was tranaioted, Mr, Goorgo Augustus Bala, correspondent of tho Daty Telegraph, of London, Eng,, lott this city yeatenlay morning on the Cullfornin ox- hes of tho Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.” r, Buia, who is necompunicd by his wife, Is on route to San Francisco, Mr, J. Wood, Gunoral Pasgouger Agent of tho Chicugo, Burlington & Quingy, has fesued a ciroulur announciiy that the Albin & Knoxville Draneh of bis Company hay reegutly boon ox- tenitod to Des Moines, fa., and fa now ready for ‘business, To has a fnll ling of coupon tickets on alo at Des Moines to all principal points on ) connecting Hines, and ho hopes that tho Intter will bo kind onough to reclproente at an enrly day by aa his line the eame facthties for sceuring buatness to that polnt as aro allowed his compotitors, Mr. W. 11. Shattuc, Gonoral Passongor Agent: of tho Atluntic & Grent Weatern, sent a dispatch artatinne d toMr, Charles Adama, Agent of tho irle & Chicago Line, Oud thut thoro Jn not a shadow of foundation for tho rumors that this ino is to bo abandoned, Mr.J.M, Osborn, President of the Ccntral Ratlrond Rato Asgovintion, has called a meeting tobe held atthe Grand Paolilo Hotel, in this clty, to-morrow, Tho object of the meeting [6 understood to bo for tho purposo of investignt- ing charges upninst sovornl of thoronds for non- compliance with the agreomont. , ‘Tho Gratton (IIL) Indepentent, in commenting upon the recent announcement in THe Trine UNE that the Chicago & Altan ig avout to build i mit-off in ortor to shorten its lino between Bt. Tauls and Kansas City and nyold the licavy grade nevr Alton, says tt would scem that if the manngera of the Alton cottd only be Imluced to tuken careful survey of tho wap and, without prejudice, compare distances, yrade,cte., tho would rendity discover a remedy for tho dint- culties of the prescnt route, ina road runnin up the bank of tho river from Alton toa point above Grafton, crossing Into Calhoun County, and thence to Plensnnt Hill or some: Feiee be. tween that place and Loulsiana, ‘This would not only tend to matorially shorten tho routeand avold the obfectinuable grade, but. would alsa open np an ontirely new and valuable field to freight and puseerger trafica, suficient in itself to mnke It a profitable Investment. Chiengo 18 noton!, raltway adteints of this country, but af the world. Fow days pass that wo are not visited by some forelgn riilway ofictal, Last Sinday Mr, E. 16 Talbott, of the Rutheay Age, entertained nt dinner, at the Grand Pactfic Hotel, two promi nent rallway, officials from almost opposit quarters of tho carth,—Mr. J. Tintorer Giberga, of the Bareclonn, Villunneva & Vailas Rutlway, of Spain, and Mr. Jolin Wilkinson, of tho Gov. ernment Hallways of Victoria, Australla, Hoth these gentlemen have been long and prominont- ly connected with tho ratiways named, and both firo enthusinstic in tholr. admiration of the American systom und ita wonderful future. They have been spending a fow days looking through the shops of some of the Chlenga rouds and making the aequalntanco of rallway men, Mr. Wilkinson is on his way to Europe, and loft for tho Enst tat evening, his plan being to spend a day among tho marufactorion of Clove Jand on hls way. Mr. Glbergu will reno in Chicago two or three diya longer. Sees Sa AA SIXTY YEARS MARRIED, PAumyna, Wis,, Fob. 4.—Dencon Joel It. Peck, aged 83,and his wife, agod 70 yoars, yesterday celobrated tholr #ixtioth wedding anntversary. Four genurations were represented nt this wed- ing nniversary, Six of the soven childron born tothe Deacon aud bis wife nro still Iying and were present: Mrs. H. E, Rowe, of Palmyra; Mrs. A. 0. Chase and 0. D. Beck, of Wisconsin; Mrs, M. E. Morrlok, of Ilinols; George . Peck, of Kanans: and C. B, Peck, of Port Huron, Mich, Qoneral Munnger of tho Grand Trunk Rallway, gue fie ‘rrived Saturday in the private ear of a HYMENEAL, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Larayetry, Ind. Feb, 24—A very pleasant gathoring was that at tho residence of David Hart this eyoning to witness tho marriage of Ellys Gilek, # prosperous young MHebrow mere chant of Indianapolis, and Miss Rachel Foust, of thig city, Speefat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, BLOOMINATON, Ik, Fob, 24.—This evening Mr, Keplinger, of Carlinville, a lawyer of that clty, formerly a student of this city, and Miss Mollle E, Ayers, daughter of Mr. Joseph, Ayers, i prominent and wealthy farmer of Hast Danvers, wero married §n tho presence of © company of frionds, among tvhom were many from thls city. The Eldredge Sewlng-Machine.—It leads the world, and is the best for you to buy. Sold on monthly payments, 109'State street, Chiengo Times: Tho milllonaire wears the Mo- Chesnoy $8 sota; money cannot purchase better. Talk not of wasted money!’ Moncey never was wasted by buying ‘Dawson's candies and cigars. Croton bugs walk off and die when Buck & Raynor's Moth Powder §s blown nt thom, DEATIIS. 3 nr nA “BANGHANT-Tho funoral norvices of Mary Ii, wifo of Clarida, ¥. Barzoant, will be hold from het Into realdenco, 249 Mlehigan-ay., on Wednesday, Fob. 2, at 2 p.m Frldnds are invited without furthar notice. McGIRR—At thoCounty Hospital, Monday, Fob, Thomas Meiitrr, formerly Doputy ‘Coronor sat this nad. during the War, an oflcer of the Twenty: inols ¥ 6, ‘tho Irish Beiado,” 2 He funeral sorvices ‘will be hold At St. darinth's ure at 10, mn, to-luy, Mombors of the Twunty- mort Gro invited to tho funeral. ‘Iho ro ins will be takon by ears to Calynry. POND—Attho ronidence of hor paronta, 1110 Har- rison-at., Lizzlo C., sucondand beluved daughter of ‘Thomaaund Annic Pond, axed 19 yeara 8 months and. ays. Sunoral services at the restdonco Friday, at I o’clock, Friends of the family invitod. FOLEY—Thomas Fruncis, non of Moses nnd Ann Fotoy, of Inflammiption of the bowels, aged 3 yonra und. Funeral to-day, at 1 o'clock, by carflagos to Cale vary Cosotery, 4 FULOHUM—Kob, 4, Carrio, daughter of William A;xnd narrioe Fulah, sod 1) yearn. Funeral fron the residence of her parents, 161 ‘Whirty-ninth-st, at 2 p.m, Keb. DOY1LE—On Fob. 23, Mrs, Mary Doyle, diurhter of Mr. and Mra. McCarth. Fanoral Wednonay, Fab. 25, from hor Inte yort- dence, 221 Ving-st, nt to orgiyek. to the Church of the Immnculnto Conception, thdnce by curringes to Cal- ynry Comotory. DOWNY-—Fob. 2 Annio, daughter of John and ‘Voluntaare Ann Downg, axed &yonta, Fimoral ! uradny’ Fam, at 10 o'clock, from brick- yant corner of Ashland ond Doxtor-nvs. LYONS—Fob. 21, nt hls Inte residence, 181 South roan-st., Jolin Lyons, Kolomn high mass ot St, Patrios’s Church, Thursday, Fob. 33, at 10 o'clock a, m., thence by cara'to Calvary Comatery. DEMING—On Fob, 4, nt 810 West Adamn-si Trone Doming, axed 23 years, daughtor of Char! Caroline Deming, Notley of funcrul horoattor, FALLAGIER-On the 2d inet, of Inflammation ot tho Inns, ona of s twin, bulovad son of Mary Frances: ‘and James J. Gallaghor, nt tholr residence, [65 Brem- Or-at, aged dmonttia nid I7 dayn, ctnileral Woaneaunyy Fob. 2, by care to Calvary emetory. ‘ Ta" Hulinnr, In. papora plenso copy. WoOOD—Kob, 24, of dlphthorin, Hesse, only surviving: danger of John 1. snd Eltzabeth Wood, Funeral from resigenco, 7 Ogdon-av., Fob, 2 ab 10 a.m, Carringos to Rosehill Cometury. ONE On the wit Inst. wt Eimwood, It, Miss Marlo is, O'Nott, of consnniption, Funoral froot the residence of hor brothor-In-law, Mr. dames Clork, at 12a. i, to Church of the Holy Namo, ttenco by carringes to Calvary. McGKATH—In this city, Feb, 2, of rhoumatiam of tho heart, Misa Nello M., daughtoraf Mr, und Mra, M. MeGrnth. ned 21 years and 10 muntha. Funorul fron rastdones, O10 Superior-at., Thursday mnorning at I o'clock, by'cars to Calvary Cemetery. Friends of tho faratly ‘are lavitod, Carrio ea und ANNOUNCED iRISTING OI < KS TeRE ME {\. wil boo mooting of Krocory clorks of Lio West Bldo at Wall's Uall, corner of Unlisted and Adains- ata. on ‘Thnmday ovontt, Fob 3h at Y pt, Proprion tors nro cordinily invited.’ (PIE YOUNG MENS AUXTIATY Chon WIL hold.a meoting this evening at Hrand’s Mall, erie SNdClark-sta,ut whieh nddrosses will bo tnde by Author Latiir sitits and Juduu 4A, Ott, MASS MEETING. tho contro of attraction for. DDING PRESENT Wedding Presents Table Ware, &c,,’ SPECIALLY LOW 27a Hamilton, Shourds & Co,, State and Randolph-sts, PRIZE DISTRIBUTION, COMMONWEALTH DISTRIBUTION ¢0, Thotr poptiiar monthly drawings, never px wie kn Pingo regularly in tho CTY GeO Uk February 28, ‘These Drawtugs, Authoriz Tectanture of 1800, and ss: the Courts of Kentuck: he Dust Day of 6: excepred; nnd were nuperciccd b ae excepted, und were aupervised by nro titinens a Prominent Tekotteidor. hi i jekothotder fs own, supervisor: cay! our ingavn minbor, and scott paced in the whee Hond tho following attractive prizes: 1 Hrizes #19 98.8 1 on kal enek® (A iigoh un Prieestigese, a3 aun” ach 00 zen {51 eneliy Approximation Pr HOR EAN ouch ADpeoxiimation Geites 24 208 lonely Approximation Prizes, an M0 Prizes Whole tlokata, &2 Soilekots, AN, : ‘Apnlientions for club rntox wera inno to homo qfticg., nll lt of drawing published in tonisrita Courior-Journal and Now York Morald atu matted ss albtickeitioniucs, None by bank drattor oxpro: orunes ot and upsnrd Ly Expross can bo sent a nr expense, Hor turthur information adtross Courler-stourrint HhulidiiK) Loulwenie ky rler-Journiat Bulidlig) Loulsv| Or No, Witadway New Marke oh See ner hae 292 waitin st eles. By GEO. P. GORE & CO., and 82 Wabash-ov. , Our First Catalogue Auction Sale ror 1880, of and SLIPPERS, WILL BE MADE Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 9:30 a. m, prompt, ‘his will bo a largo offaring of Men's, Women’s, Misses’, and Children's Call, Bull, Kid, Goat, and Grain, Hand: Sewed, Machine-Sewed and Pegged, Nothing in Medium and Vine makes fyi te found ‘Goods wud Cota! axuo ean buaren Sau eos Gand so Wabash-ar, THURSDAY, Feb. 20, af 9:80 a. my OPENING SPRING TILADE SALE 26 Crates American W. G. Ware, 30 Crates English W. G. Ware, 25 Casks Rock and Yollow Ware, 3,000 Bris, Glassware, Hringg and “Ghies Herne, Himekous.: Foams Coos noyn, Xe. A ling of Dacurated Chamber Hots. Goods packud fur country morchants. : By D. LONG & CO. REGULAR WEDNESDAY SALE, AT AUCTION, 417d Randolphest, this Wednesda) HA Wholesale & iets, Bond tor pri AUCTION SALES. ‘ | BOOTS, SHOES, Glean Cislom-Mlade Spring-Mtylo Wear, IN wanting, und every buyor's Inepoction Is a CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. Consisting of Gablots, Hote, Tumblurs, Wines, Pitehe GEO. 2. GORE & CO. Anctionecrs, nti orclnek, Now and Seeond-ham pOLs, Meddlwy CO,,"Auel'rs, ‘hits, Shuler eee US RUNG Be COs AMET ENTIRE CONTENTS Of the d-story and basomons dwelling, [89 Huron-st.,nearLaSalle, AT AUCTION, MONDAY, March t; nt 10 o'clock, conatating of Parlor Bult, Masbla-top ables, Mirrors, Pleturos, Lrussets Bnd Wool Carpets, Machla-top Chamber Suits, Bate AMattronses, Pillows, Burtding, Dining-room Furultura, Jarae ast mont Crockery, and Glassware, Finn Cooke Ing Range, Ac, | LONG 4 CO, Atictlonoors, a Ty ELISON, POMEROY COs Auctioneers, 8 and v Kundolph-st. NO. 18* OGDEN-AV,, Between Randolph and Washington-stsy opposite Union Park, Wednesday Morning, Feb, 25, at (0 o'clock, WiLL SHKLL Entire Household Furniture OF Marblo-Kront Resldenco consisting of Parlon Chabor, Dining-room, und Iitchen Furniture, Hed Thodding, Crockery und Ginwaware, Hrosecls aud Wool , Carpots, ‘Ol Paintings, ontira aut of tieat-class rosl+ dency, all made to urder and sold by ‘order af . RAIA UG US trator, BON, POMBROY & CO. Auctioncory, 74 and #0 iandolph-st HASS MEETING Saloonkeepers of Chicago, ‘To bo held under the nusnicon of the Saloonkeopars? Assuciation of Cliicugay Wednesday, Fob, 25, 2 o'clock ps my at North Side Turnor Mall. OWIVCT—Discusston ‘of tho proposed incraasod Neonue rou. 8" Tho Aldermen and all tho Batnonkeepars of Chicago aro invited, THE COMMITTEK, . LOUIS SCHWUCHOW, Gait ‘rina Wee MUSINESS CARD pT, b WIDE AWAK' MERCHANTS {f Aro running “5 and 10 Cont Counters."" re eet Rok IOCENTATUBER,* i Origtoniord and Only ¢ Joltetnot the hereotthen gone the tour neare st house for our Caratogum aap Ted CANDIES, Fresh Every Day, Cunald- grad tho REST in tho mueld. Wvhotesuto and teagan a8 & 80 STATE OT, Rend $l, & 8 0r $8 for a box, by “Uxpeos, ut tho Eee Candies in Amsrles, put up clo ganuy und atricdy Guta, oes. tou! “Address iI, Vonfuctionor, Mudiaun-st, Chicago, ‘TRUNKS, nna wna ownantau should vee yor trunter aia &e, Tewill pay. achally Noy 147 Htaterats By FLERSHELM, BARKER & C0., nd W Handolph-st., Genvrul Auctloncors Wednesday’s Sale, FEB, 25, AT 9:30 A. My We havo tho ontire FURNITURE “OF A LARGE PRIVATE RESIDENCE, Also full showing New Parlor Chamber Bots, Hadilings Mera A PEt CO, : “ai und 6) Kundolpheat, By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO. Auct o s Ae eee RS Somes Bullu-at, sauthwost cornor Madison, Bont in for POSITIVE BALE, and Kecont-hand 3 nd et La CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE, 'To-Day (Weducaday) at 20 o'clock m By AT (44 LA SALLE-8T.y Rare Oil Paintings: Ainong then nro soyeral from Dussoldart Gallery, Water Color and Eeaelt nual bes by Momer, runzer, Frouch Clock, etc.y Grandfather's Clock About 100 Yearu Olds Bato positive by ordar of tho Mortzaxue. PORTA As HUT ERS CO, Auictionoars, y HENRY £1 ‘AN & SON Ty UENILY, HITED CAN SN A First-cjaas und vory lorgo stock of China, Crockery, and Glassware, On Wednesday, Feb, 25, at 10 o'clock Assorunentot Chinn and WaPedetorn . Mrown sud Yollow Ware, Now siylosof ecomot ware curated Ware, ew Bevin oF EO. We DECK FOR RY & HATC , Haddin ‘Wabaai iH 3 ‘By HE Buccdasore to Chia, F Auctionocrs, 1ST & 1 OPENING SPRING AUCTION SALE Tg pelis THIN DAY'ut 10 ofeloclee | oye ‘