Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1880, Page 6

THE CHICAGO RIBUNE: TUESDAY, TARCH 1 6, 1880—TWELVE : Frelght Rates to Europe the Same | ; Via All American Ports. ' Tho Proposed Pinn tor Wolghing Grain and Millstufts on Track... Jay Gould's Recent Trip Through the Lone-Star State, Opening of the Oinoinnati Southern, FOREIGN FREIGHT RATES, Commisstoner Albert Mink hins just sent the. following circular to the General Managers of the roads belonging to the Joint Execn- iva Committes regarding the plan proposed i for making rates to foreign points the same vin all tho North Atlantle ports: Your attention {+ called to the proceedings of * the Trunk-Line Bxecutlve Committee regard: ing tho establishment of through rites from Western competing poluta to Europenn porta through the various North Atlantic ports, the object of there proceedings being ta establish tho same rates between the game poluts vin all rt, In nccorduice with the netion of tha saint Committee, a plan has been proposed by which committee of tho trunk lines { {8 to establish rates frum day to day, and to tele ph tho eatna to ull tho ronds in the West, who Py Sento through bilin at ludlug. over tho trunk > Ines, to bo tho controlling rat until changed by tho snine authority. Honds fasning through bills of Inding, towhich the trunk lincs are purties, Will plonse designate nn ngent at ench place Frhoro such bills of Inaltia nro teetted. Tt te e- :, sirable that a joint ngent should be appointed at “) each point where there ire a number of come * peting roads, Will you please uct upon the above, and inform ine of the name of the agent who ie authorized by you, elthor separately or . fointly with othor ronds, to fesue throuseh bills of lading to forvign ports? An early reply fa ro- speatfully requested, | ‘Tho following is n memorandum of the plan agreed upon by the Foreign Freight ‘: Agents of the trunk Hines for carting into * effect the resolution of the Joint Executive Committes relative to making uniform through rates from oll common. points of shipment to the snme European point, yin all tho seaboard ports of tho trunk lines: * | Firt—That a commulttea shall be appointed ty « the Trunk Lino Exceutlve Committee, whiel Committee, when formed, shall be known and designated as the Foreign Kretght Itato Commit- tec. G Second—The Committee ahntl be regularly or- ganized by electing from among {ts menibers one person to net as Chairman. They shall also y} appoint ono person to nct us Sceretury, who . inti not bo a member of the Committee, nor in tho direct cinploy of any of tho roads in inter- est. Thoy shall also have nuthorily to employ any cicrical help ns may bo necessary to curry out tho objects of the organization. Third—Tho Committee shall meet at such ‘mes and plnces ns nay bo agreed upon, * Fourth—The Committee to have the power to mnke' through rates from common points of shipment to foreign porta or points, which rates shall become the unlform and established rates via all the seaboard ports of the trunk Hnea. Fifth—The through rates stall be made from Chicago to tho forcign point, and tho rates fruin other commen polnts shall’ bo made by adding thoreto, or deducting thorefrom, tho difference between Chieago and suid common points tha tariff rates to Now York, - .Stth—Tho Committee shall dally, or as often is may be necessary, quote the mites from Chi- cago thus established to somo on party at encl of sald common polata who may be appointed by tho roads in Interest to receive tho sald rates, and who ball simutttaneously report them » toallrond or lino agonts authorized to contract. through freight, Seventh—Tho Committee shall havo powor to adopta uniform through bill of lading, which shall beso framed as to give to tho carricr tha rightto forwurd the property by any rond, tine, Touto, or port. Eighth No through bill of Jading oF throu rates shail ho recognized by tho ralirond compu niles in Interest excopt suck through bilis of lid- ing or through rates aa aro issued by tholr au- thorized representatives. ‘Ninth—Alt property consigned to, or tn tho caro of occunilines oF Vesselm, ne to thule Ayent Or agents ut tho reabourd, undor loent, bills of lading, shall be subject to nll tho conditions and lations governing local shipments, rey Feuth~thae tho Committee sinll have the wer t adopt such rules and regulations as in hoir judgment mny be necessry, subject to the approval of tho Commissioner, to curry Into effect tho resolution ns adopted by'the Jolnt Ex- coutive Committee, No, 2), page 1%, of thy pro ceolinge of that Commitive, held'Jan. 20, 21, and = * P it {s'this matter of forelgn frelght rates, that is giving more trouble to the Joint Ex- ecutive Committee than anything else. All efforts heretofore marle to establish a system. by which uniform foreign freight ‘rates could be maintained have falled, and all the cutting In rates is being done on this class of business, As stated above, the plan Is to es- tablish the same rates vin all the seabonrds, sthat'ls, to charge the same rates to all the Eastern seaboards on foreign business, while on local business dps Boston rate is tive cents higher than New York, Philadelphia three cents lower, and Baltimore two cents Tower. Asregnrds tho foreign business, a commilttes ts to make a uniform rate via all the ports from day to day by adding the cur rent ocean rato to tho Ineal Now York rate, The Grand Trunk has thus farpensistently r-~ fused to jotn In this arrangement, und for this renson it has been found impossible to carry outthe above plan. ‘The Grand ‘Trunk in- sists on glving through rates regardless of the current ocenn quototions, having a Jolt arrangement with the steamers from Port- Jnnd, by which they divide the earnings re- gardless of the trunk line quatationsy, A short thne ago Commissioner Fink ad- dressed n letter to General Manager Hlek- son of the Grand Trunk urging hin to join the trunk lines In garrying out the above Plan, as otherwise the enst-bouni poolin, arrangement inight be sorlously endangered, Mr. Hlickvon has thus far retused to comply, us far as can be lenrned, with Mr. Hink’s request, and his ogonts here continua fo Issuv through bills of Inding the sunons heretofore. Whether Mr. Hickson has ut last changed bia inind and decided to uct in harmony with tho trunk lines tn this mate ter has not transpired, but it is most likely that ho still adheres to his former position, Ivscems that the small amount of business dong by the Grand Trunk during the last fow weeks, owing to the Jatter’s Inck of fnelll- les, hag orregu raat tho trunk Ines to try. tho above plan without the Grand ‘Trunk, WEIGHING GRAIN ON TRACK. - A committee representing the Board of Trade and Receivers’ Association appointed to Snvestizate the matter of welgling grain and pillistuf? sold in this market, and Jn con- ference with the rallway afficials devise soma plan whieh shall bo equitable’ to all Parties concerned, and remove tho cause of much complaint and’ dissatisfaction not only on tho part of the country shippers but dealers and purchusers here for the East ern market, hell a conference yesterday at the Bourd of ‘Trade Building with tho rall- Toad representation to see whit action could bo taken regarding this matter, ‘There were present E. J, Wheeler, J, G, Benzley, and F, A. Nowe on tho part of the Board of Trade, and J, M. Wanzer, B, M. Underwood, and J, P. Rumsey on the part of tha Itecelyerst As- sociation. ‘The following rallroad men wore also presont: James Siulth, Alton: K.P, iipley Aiiellnigton & Quincy; IL ‘Pucker, Antnols Central 5 Willian Gage, Rock Island; YT. D. MeCabs, Pan-flundte; Frank Uurrlott, Baltimore & Ohio; Capt. Alexunder Mackay, [chigan Central; Chiaries iundall, Pittsbure & Fort Waynes utid Robert Forsyth, Ciicago & Eastern diltnols, ‘She Board of "Trade people proposed Uiat the milronds should parle the Bourd of ‘Trade Welghmaster to nave full charge of tho mutter of weights of bulk grain and mllisiaf on tho tracks of the various roads; that the Wostern rowls should Berens his duplicate certitiente as. the basis to settle freight on; and thut both Eust- ern and Western roads should in some mune ner cover thelr track sentes so that they Wil atall times by protected from the Li- dluences of the weather, itwas elatned that such nection was lin- poratively Necessary to stop the complaints ys shippers, ‘The present system of welgh- fog voru on track was found unsatlsfuctory, in that was not always aecurute, and there was 9 suspicion, whether well founded or not, that there was not proper care exercised to see whether the scales were balanced and fu order at all thes; the scales exposed to the weather could not be as trig 88 those kept under. cover,. url that the welghing, being done by tnterested parties somethines, and at others by men whose chief ‘ _ abject was ta pet (he gost done la the shurt- Po est ine, could not always be necunite, Some cars fell short and others overran, and dy soins {istunces several thousaud pounds, so that shippers found it Luposliie to satlst’ thelr patrous ‘or themselves. ‘Lhe rail LS an men sald they had no objection to hav the reigning done by the Board oa ‘Trade Welghmaster, but they deelderd- y objected to the Wan of housing their tinck scales, cluiming that, owing to the high price of land In. the city, tho track facilities were Hmited and the tricks so closc ny or sheds wero built 3 to trainemen would ‘The representatives Prepent. lina tr, stated that this was merely heir individual opinion, and, before agreeing Npon sny deeisive measures, they would have fo consult their General Managers. Conse- quently, a adjournment was had until the Managers could be heard from, his looks very imuch ay if the railroads were unwilling to Join the shippers in bring- ing about the desired reform in the matter of Welghing grain on track. ‘Tho Board of ‘Trade Committes submitted a clreular to the Fallroad, managers about a month ago in whieh all the facts had been fally set forth, and If the managers had been anxtous to have fnytilng, done In the matter thoy would no doubt have instructed their repre- sentatives before the meeting took piace, THE WHSTERN INDIANA. Vanierbilt has become so exasperated ogalust the Western Indinna Railroad for innking an arrangement with the Grand Trunk, allowing tho latter to come into the elty over Ita ne, that ha has determined at the eleventh hour to prevent the Western In- dlana from reaching its depots on Fourteenth and Twelfth strevts. As stated yesterday, tha Western Indiana is now all completed except a sinall gap of about 100 yards be- tween tho St. Charles Atr-Line and tho tracks of the Lake Shore and Rock Isiand on Clark atreet, nent Sixteenth. ‘The plece of ground between the St. Charles tracks and the Lake Shore tracks Is owned jointly by the Lake Shore and Rock Istand Roads, All arrange- mnents had been concluded for finishing thiy gap and the amount to be pald for the land and the crossing had been agreed upon, But Vanderbilt, has now given orders that the Western Indhina shall not tinve tho ground nor make the crossing. But in adal- ton to this Vanderbilt gave orders yesterday: that the Biltehinaty Central, which owns a fourth Interest. In the St. Chartes Alr-Line, shall assume the samo attitude as the Lnke Shore in regard to erogsing the Alr-Line track, The agreement for crossing the St. Charles Air-Line, or rather the Burlington, track had been ngreed toby the four roads ownlng It—the Burlington, Michigan Cen- tral, Northwestern, and Ilinols Gentral,— and the money for tho privilege paid to them some time ago. One crossing hns already deen laid, but another Is still tobe made. En order to avold any diMtculties, the Western Indiona lias now included the Mehigan Central in the condemnation Ings against the Lake Shore & Rock Island, ‘The County. Court, before whieh the sult has en brought, @ghas set tho trial for March 90, None of the rons except those owned by Vanderbilt nro mak- Ing any trouble, ‘The Western Indiana has stepped work on the section referred to above, and will do nothing until the Court jing given its decision, ‘The owners of the road feel quite contidunt that Vanderbilt will have to get out of the way as soon as the Court lus heard tho vase, clatining to have all the Jaw on thelr side, ‘They feel confident that the damages the Court will award to tho Vanderbilt and the other ronds for the Jand and the srosslnis will be considerably jess than the amount heretofore agreed upon. JAY GOULD'S TEXAS TRIP. Sptclal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune. Forr Wonrri, ‘Tex. March 9,—Now that Jay Gould ting turned his attention to the Sguthwest, and fs investing of his surplus iniitions in the purchinse of raflronds In the Mississippi Valley, a new interest {s shown in the: man, and the Texas press is quite ecstatic over the magnate. Some in their enthusiasm have even classed him ns being abova tho ordinary enste of individuals, Vanderbilt, the man that Toxns a few wecks ago would have banked Its Inst dollar on, how comes under the head of ordinary, Somo good may accrue to ‘Toxas by the grent magnate’s presence in the State last ‘week, but nothing has as yet developed Itself in tangiblo form. All sorts of rumors are aflont, Ono fs to tho effect that the Alfssouri, Kansas & Toxos Hallway will be ex-' tended vin Fort Worth to Austin, and anothor = that this = rond will form n connection with the Gulf, Colorarto & Santa Fé Road west of the Colorado in Bosque County. It is further rumored that the Intersection of the transcontinental branch from Sherman with the main line at Fort Worth, shortening the lino from El Paso to Texarkana, will become the main line for all through transcontinental freights from Eastern and Western commercial con- tres to Sun Francisco over the Texas Paciiie, It is also stated that Gonld had recelyed In- structions from his European correspondents before leaving New York to buy allrailronds West of the Mississippi, if there could be an fiysurance that the Investment would turn out 3 per cent, But Zour correspondent thinks, 15 he telegraphed, that Mr, Gould had no plans no} dn coming to ‘loxas other than a general fuspection of the roads he lins recently assumed control of. We think his visit had, as much to do with the business of tho American Union ‘Telegraph Company 1s ithad with rallrond matters, Ie ling declared war agulnst the Western Unton Company, and will probably be the means of reducing the cost of telegraphing by goon placingan American Union wire on allrailway routes over which he has a controlling influence. From an In- terview with him—the substance of which was Leleseabphod to Tum Trumouxe—It is In- ferred that he intends to purstie a course In Texng of steady improvement. Ie in tact stated that it was his intention to give ‘Texas fully as good 2 rallroad system as ‘any other Southwestern State, Upon belng asked rear dln tho stipposed extension of the Denison & Pacific he salils “My present intention Is to Immediately extend tho line of the road, and L shall nov change from the determination unless mate fers coniticting with the project of whieh I know nothing now should arise," “WIL the Missouri, Kansus d'Toxas oxtend helr division 2? “Tt is tha Intention now to extend it to Alneola, where we intend to make a connee- thon with the Iron Mountaty, this being the only object of the extension.” “WHT tho Texas &, Pacific Rallrond, the Missouri, Kansas & ‘Texas, and the Missourt & Paciilebe consolidated and placed wnder ong nanageMent 2? {sy auswer was that his present Intention poluted in that directlon, though no certaln conclusions had yet been reached, Tho ‘Texngs & Practice boom is hore in good earnest, and the * Clty of Might,” so fir as usiness and travel Is concerned, is. reaplig thogreatest roward of the excitement. ‘I'ralns arriving ure crowded with workingmen, con- tractors, prospeqtors, and‘ telder-feat” lovklng fora soft Job, and, asa natural con- requence, the hotels and boarding-houses are crowded, and proprietors and walters inde Pendent. ye Among the promiuunt, arrivals this. weels were Gen, George M. Dodge, the President of the Paclic Improvement Company, and Mal, D. W. Washburn, master of coremontes and overseer of the forces, * The delivery of the ungines and rolling stack will commence about the Ist of April, One hundred and tifty miles of the prelimi: nary survey of the line west of Weatherford, the next town on the line of the road west of here, have been completed, and fifty miles of the Ilfa of the road Jnecated, let, and tho grade contractors are already at work; fitty uilles more of the Jing will be located by the Ist of next month, Contracts have been tet for the entire 130 miles, inetuding the. can: struetion of stations and depot-hotses, |The’ bridging between this place and Weatherford fs about completed. ‘Che hirgest brilze, over the Brazos Iver, Is built on the com: bination pian, of iron and wood, 750 feet Jong, with three stone plors, On’ the west side is ane mountain nppronch, while on tho east there ix a flor trestles fur 400 feet. Ties and iron are being pushed forward to Uils pointas rapidly us the tratile of the road will perynit, and track-laying WII begin on the 2th of next month, whens suitielent unmount of timber and fron will have been accumulated to Kespa durge force uninter- ruptedly at work, ‘Che Company's telegraph: Hines aro already belig constructed, and will be completed lotig before the road is, Ina recent Interview with ex-Guy, Brown, Vico-Vresident of the road, your corre spondent learned that thoy have already pure chased 10,000 tons of rally and fastenings, ave contracted for all the bridging, 10,000 ties, twenty engines, and 330 ears, which will bo supplicd ns soon ox manufactured ab Pittsburg und Schenectady, As jhere has beon go mich said and welt: ten about the ‘Texas Pacliic, It night be ine teresting to give # brief stutus of: the road, Its initial yulnt ty ‘Texarkana, a ero and presperdus vity an the State Hues ot Arkansas, Loitslans, dad ‘Texas, and the terminus of the St. Louls & Lron ‘Mountain Mod. From this point two lines of the Jexas Pacltlc Rallway penetrate the State of ‘Texas; the Trauscoutinental Division, com proceed- piled at present: herman, a distant ather in a southerly di seventy-four miles,” thor Fort Worth, {ts presont. westward _lerininus, 8, distanes of 253 miles from Texarkana, From Fort Worth {t is proposed ta the Tino westwardly to El Paso, ‘ through New Mexico, Arizona, and Call- fornia to the Pacific at the port of Sat, Divzo, westwardly to WHEAT SULPMENTS, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Derrorr, Mich, Mare 15—President Wendell, of the Board of Trade, received n letter to-«dny from General Manager Ledyard, of the Michigan Central, In regard to wheat storagy. After calling the attention of tho Board to the agreement to keep the clevators {reo for the balance of the season, If cortnin rebates of extra storage charged In the carly winter were made, Mr. Ledyard says: "1 would call your attention to the fact that country shippers are ansibus to ship to Detroit, and thas the railroad companies aro wnxions to carry thelr freight, but are unable ta do so on necount of the blockade at this point. I shail be gind to have you ask tha Committee what action will be taken to remove the present blockade,” ‘The Chalr- man of the Storage Committee addressed tho Bonrd at the sitoon session on the sub- Jeet. Mois of the. opinion that if the ele- vators are tot soon relieved by shipments, extra storage will be put on before April 1. ‘The Committee have done all in thelr power to keep the clevators free, ond this hes been partially effected by tho storing of wheat In vessels, About 750,000 bushels have been placed in vessels, and 40,000 bushels more are being loaded to-day, ‘There seems to be a disposition on the part of farm- ers and shippers to market thelr wheat, and It is estimated that about 1,000,000 bush: els are being held in elevators in the Interior of the State and along the lines of railroads leading to this city, awaltlig shipment to this point, —_ CINCINNATI SOUTHERN, Crantustos, 8. C., March t5.—A number of Charleston merchants left here for Cin- cinnatl to-day to partictpate In the celebra- tion of the Gpentng of the Cincinnatl South- ern Rallrone CINCINNATI, Mareh 15,—A. reception com- mittee of thirly will start in the morning for Chattanooga to meet the Southern guests who have been invited by the rvats In tho South connecting with the “Cineinnnty Southern to visit Cincinnatl, The guests will rendezvous at Chattanooga, and — be ready to come to Cincinnati on Wednestay, Three special trains have been provided: to bring them aver the Southern Road, leay- ing Chattanooga Wednesday morning at In- tervals of fifteen minutes, ‘The lending train arrives here at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. The city will be Muminated, and fire- works will be burned on the night of thelr arrival, and on tho following night a erent banquet will be given in Music Hall, surpass- ing in sizeanything over attumpted in this country, ANXIOUS TO SRITLE. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Crainton, Ill, March 15.—Tho special elec- tion which has been called to refund the $170,000 rallroud bonded indebtedness by our Supervisors, takes piaco April 6, Tho peo- ple are very anxtous to settle, and should tho new scheme prove successful tho debt till be wiped out ina fow years, The Bonrd of Supervisors are to bo commended for thelr wise action In the matter, ns the taxation re- sulting from this immense debt has becone really burdensome to our citizens. “ Let there be pence once more,” Is the ery of every man Inthe county. Jf the bondhold- ers aceeptour torms they will recelve thelr money, Otherwise, look out for a royolu- tonary movement on the subject of repudia- lon. PROJECTED ROADS. Bpeetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, JANESVILLE, Wis., March 15.—Tho rail- rond fever scems to have struck the city, no Jess than three short Ines belng projected, connecting Evansvillo and Janesville, Afton and Janesville, and Beloit and Janesville. ‘The two former are for tho purpose of con- necting the Madison and Wisconsin Divisions of the Chicngo & Northwestern Rallway, and the Intter to connect the Pralrle du Chien and Western Union Divisions of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St ‘Pant. Both compantes agrea to build their line for $10,000 bonus from this city. Superintendent EJ, Cuyler and General Freight-Agent W, 8, Mellen, of the Chieago Northwestern, wero in this city to-day talking up the matter. : —— INCORPORATED, CLevEnANn, 0., March 15—Tho Now York, Pennsylvanian & Ohio Railway Com- pany was incorporated to-day, as announced. ‘The corporators are Henry B. Valne, Jeptha IL Wade, Rufus P. Ranney, Join If, Dever- cux, and Jarvis M. Adams. ‘The certificate ‘was taken this afternoon to Columbus by L. a Russell to bo filed with the Sceretary of e, THEY PROTEST. ¢ Synacusr, N. Y., March 15.—Deading’ wholesale and retail merchants and manu- facturers of Syracuse, togethor with the menibers of the Board of Suparvisors and delegations from various towns of the county, tothe number of over four hundred, go to Albany to-morrow to protest against’ the passage of the Hepburn Railroad bjt. TENDERED AND ACCEPTED. NAsnviLex, March 15.—The Presliency of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St, Louls Ratl- roatl has been tendered to and xeeepted by ex-Goy, James D. Porter, of this Stute, Col. Cole having already announced his Intention to resign within a fow weeks, A GENERAL MEETING. Cincinnati, O., March 15.—A meeting of the General Passenger and 'Tickut Agents of all tho railronds of the United States and |e! Canada will be held here to-morrow. ITEMS, A meeting of the Genoral Irolght Agents of the ronds lending to Upper Missourl River polnts will be held at the Grand Pacille Io- tel to-day to establish new freight rates for the spring und summor to mevt tho competi- tlon by‘ water lines, ‘Tho Chicago, Burllugton & Quincy Rall- rond bas purchased ning and one-half acres of Innd, and over half ot Block H, Including and in the yiclnity of Hallack and Howard's Rrount along the Coloruto Central track at Denver, - ‘Pils rather looks ns if the Burling- ton & Mixsourl Liver ts to bu extended to Denver, niter all, Mr. J, B, Stubbs, private secretary to Mr. .C. Varrllorne while the litter was Gene eral Superintendent of the Chicago & alton, and Jawly private secretary to Mr, Chappell, Assistant Genorl Superintendent of the Alton, ling been appointed to a sinflar posi ton with Mr, Van Horne, on the Milwaukeo & St. Poul Rallroad, Mfr. Stubbs left for Milwaukeo yesterday to asgunie the duties of his new position, it Isreported that Mr. 'T. 1. Tubbs, at resent Supurintendent of Telegraph of the Chicago, Turlington & Quiney, §s to be Gen- eral Superlatendent of the American Unton ‘Telegraph Company for the territory west and southwest of Chicago, ‘The Anierican Union could hardly ful a man better quall- fed for this position than Mr, ‘Tubbs, who is pasgeased of great experience and ability In nla Jing of business, It{s reported that Mr, Devereaux, of the Clovelant, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indie napolis and tha Atluntle & Great) Western atlroads, hing revontly purchased 0, worth of Cinchinath, Hamilton & Dayton stock, and this, itis clatined, with the amount already in Ils. possession, would give hho control of the roud, tis further stated that he and Jay Gould were acting in concerts In fuel, the Intter was the power behind: the irons, It is belleved that the object of this pureliase is seenre another Eastern outlet or the Missourt Paciiie from St. Louis via the Ohlo & Stieatestpbl, Cinelonatl, Linilton & Dayjon, and Cleveland, Columbus, Clneine nall & Indianapolis Rullronds, a MICHIGAN SPIRITUALISTS, Spectat Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, BarrLxy Creek, Mich, Murch 14—The fourteenth unnual meeting of the State As- sociation of Spirituallsts and TLAberalists, and tho thirty-sseond anniversary of Modern Splritualisin, wil bo celebrated tu this elty, commencing Mirch dt and coutinulng until Sunday evening, Mureh 23, ‘Tho meotiigs will be held at Stuart Jal! and Opera-House, About thirty speakers aru expected, & JOUN CHINAMAN. The Working Classes Consider His Coming into Our Midst, And the Orators Denounce Him as the Incarnation of All Villainy, Kearnoy’s Motto Ro-echocd Loud and Long—The Chincso Must Go. Employers Warnod Not to Employ Thom at, Thoir Poril, The call requesting the attendance of all who are opposed to the settlement of Chi- neso In Chieago, draw quite a crowd to No. West Randolph street last eventng, the hall being full of people,—the gallery as well as tho fluor—and considerable enthusiasin prevailed. Among the audience were hatf- axdozen women, who applanded as fre quently and alinost as vigorously as the men, ‘Cho mecting was called to order by C, Me- Auth, who sid ft had been gotten wp by the advice of some,ot the best men in the labor movement In Chicago, ‘Tho object was to protest agahist Chineso fmmigration to and colonization in Chicago, ns thelr presenco here would be 0 danger to the general health And a menace to tho welfare of the Industrint classes, No one who wasn polltical aspirant orhinnger-on of a political party would ba allowed to have anything to do with the meeting, which was in the Interests of work- ingmen alone, [Appinuse.} Mr. P, H. MeLogan, who was entled to the chnir, sald it was thelr duty to prociatm {n no tneertain sound tat no Chinese laborers should settle In free Chicago—that they should not find a resting place cast of the inountains, The news hac come from San Franclsco that that gallant aud true workingman, tha prince of leaders and an honest man,—Denls Kearney,—had de- manded that the Chinese must go. They had inet togethor to proclaim: that the dignity of Inbor must bo upheld; that the cooly system should not find a lodgment in this free Ie- public [applause]; thot the sons of toll who protected the Republic In Its hour of danger should now be protected by It_In thelr homes and their honor. [Applause] ° ALr, Gibbs was chosen Secretary, and 9 com- mittee of ten was appointed to take charge of any man who attempted to disturb the necting. MR. A. 1. ADAIR was then introduced, and began with tho atatemont that the Chinese question would bo the paramount one in the lssues before tho people in the coming year, It was one that ought to be settled, ‘and settled speedily, ‘hen he referred to Kearney’s fiat, snyin there was no half-way about it,—the Chit nese must go, ‘The Six Companies had endeavored by overy means to stem the tldo that had set in against thom, but it was irresistible. It was bolived, when driven from San Franelsco, that the Chinese would return to thelr native homes,—would be taken back by thelr masters,—bnt such proved not to lie the case, ‘The ‘masters hnd received eheouripeiient from capitalists in the Enst to send the coolles to Chleago, New York, Boston, and the mnanufneteliyg dis- trictaot New Et ‘They wero coming in twos, thr and hundreds, dragging thoir diseased and leprouscarensses Reross the plains, What would “be the effect? It tind been demonstrated in San Francisco that a white man could not live on What a Chinaman could; that a white laborer had no show nlongslite of a Chinese Inborer, ‘Therefore, either the workingmon of Chleago or the Chinamen must go. ‘The working classes of this country had’ built tt up ane inde It what tt was.” Should they be driven. out by a mongrel race that was hardly fit to Uve under thosan at all? (Applause.] ‘The Chinese would soon be hero In farce, if the workingmen didn’t say emphatically that they should not come. ‘They must take a firm stand, protest vigorously, and give tho authorities of Ohtengo to‘ understand that the Chineso cooly system conid not fin & habltation in this efty3 that it thoy’ persist- edin encouraging tham to locate here, the workIngmen would not watt six months or a, your to erect a gnaitows on the sanid-lots of Chicago, but would do. It the very first day, fArplause.] ‘The speaker then referred to io Chinanian’s character, saying that he was destitute of honor, morality, or virtue—n born thlof, an necomplished cheat, and with- out parallel for obscenity, vulgarity, and vice, having . HVERY CRIMLNAL INSTINCT. known to human depravity; only ono virtue, —pativnee, His personal habits were the complement of his churacter. Not alone should there be naltntion, but action should bo tnken to wipe the Chinese out. ‘Thoy wera to the working ‘classes, and employers ag well, an infliction that called for prempe action and vigorous remedies, 1b did not seem to havo ovcurred to somo employ ers that, in their endeavor to cheapen Inbor and enhance their profits through tho employ- ment of cooly labor, they were destroying the market for their productions. It rested with tho class anost vitally inter- ested (the workingmen) to see to it that public opinion — had the necessary materiul to base a right conclusion upon, and that an adequate fores of brain and brawn stood ready to plek up its decision and oxecute Its sentence. ‘They made war onthe Chinninan, not because he was of mongrel or degraded race, but because lie Was a slaye,—not so much upon him as upon his masters and their friends, {Applause} ‘The American people woud not permit cooly labor here. If thoy could not mect the matter with pon nnd tongue, they would. conquer with stronger weapons, [Ap- plause.) ‘Thoy should not walt until the ev! was | fully upon than before they uttered what would bo culled Communistic, but speak with such vehe- menee that thelr words would not go t= hosed. ‘Choy should glve employers to un derstand that they were ready on oecasion to defend law and order, but would also defend thelr lives and their trades, ut whieh they had spent an apprenticeship af years, to gain alivelthood. Mapua, ‘Tho speaker wn derstand that the bootand shoe mukersot this elty had discussed favorably, th Chinese here, ‘These manufacturers sould be yiven to understand, once for all, that they could not do it. ‘fhe agitation must be short nnd effective, “Thoy didn't propose to ballot on the question, ‘hey sald fur oneo and all tine that ull the regiments of ANTILLENY AND MILITARY that could be brought to bear could not plant cooly slave Inbor in Chicaxo, — [Uheers, Rauidr than that, le would seo the badles o} dead workinguen strow avery street In the aly. {Appliuse,] Ilo for one would rebel, Cheers.) ‘hoy did not want to retard the ushiess of Chicago,-—to bring the witwely of industry to a, standstill, as ‘they had been brought inSoan Franelsco,—butbefore Chinese cooly labor should come here, they would stop the wheels of industry from the Atlantis to the Paclile, [Cheers] ‘They meant to live and let live, Iu did not oppose Chinese eml- gration to this country, but they could come ng other forelgners come seeking a livelloud free men, [Applause,| Mr. O, A. Bishop, the ext speaker, sald, In discussing the question, they should "bo Ruled by reason rather than by prejudice. When Chinamen came ag slaves, they were brought {nto competition with workingmon here, and competitlon ruled the world, ‘Phe et itive ayatom was responslble for the Chinamen, nowlng this, workingmen should resist the computition as vigorously ag possible—morally, und plyeteally, If neees- sury, [Appluuse] Ifo” then” went. Into the question from ahistorical standpoint, and searched for reasons why the Chinesd should bo prevented * from scuttlis theyes- selon which humanity had been sail for several hundred yours toward clvillzntion.” One was that, with 6 cents ‘a day, « Chinn anan could suve more than a white man with $1.35, tho former not being used to the luxu- rles of & newspaper, curpets, ete. Either Aterlean workingiven must do as they do— live upon ruts and rico—or the Chinese must go. delf-preservation should keep them out until such timens a system wns vatablished that did not have competition ter its founda. Hunstone, When codperation was in full bloom, there need be no fear of the Chinu- man, for then he would not be obliged to cut down ‘wages ‘In order to . Hye, fAprtuse,| Ne (did. not belleve’ that he Chinese, . A muss, were leper, ‘Tho laws should protect American work a wen from thelr own raco, for some uf thelr own countrymen wero filthy. [Appl ‘There was ‘already 9 chiss of slaves in Chi- eagp with whom’ even the Chinese eould hot compete,—little children. Workingmen should also protest ugainst that slavery, {Applause.] When they sald that the Clina- Wen myst Ko, they should also say that child: he bringing of Tabor must go. [A vo! "And prison- Inbor?”) ‘Tho spenker said that prison-labor Was only cooly labor under the Government. In conctuston ho sald if any Aldermen failed to put Himself on record aright, ho would fall to have an opportunity to do it again, [Applause.] MR. RICHARD PowEns, who next took the platform, said the Chinesa were coming, and many of thom: were al- teady In Chicago, ‘They could not bo seen on the street, but were to be found in thelr holes unier tho aldowalks, Uke rata, {Ubucrs:] What tind they to say to Kearney fordriving them here? Ratghter, ‘That the y Worl drive thom further until they got o New York, “where, by the Bods, wo'll inake them take to the river.” ogee] A Alttle while aga there were 200,000 Chinamen in Ameriea. ‘Tho number had dwindled to 150,000, Where were the others? ahey vero notdend. | Kearney mate thent gv to sna, and the “damnnble hounds and tools of monopoltes” had lin arrested. They should utter Kearney’s words jiero unless thoy wanted to “seo Inbor degraded, nil fo live in a ratehole on rats and rice, with a little curry to make tho dish red hot and go down ensy, [Laughter.] If they could come down to tits theyeeould compete with the Chinamen, but, as they could not, whut In te name of henven were they todo for themselves and thelr familles? God anlght take him away sean befora he would atand by and sea Chicago infested as San Francisco was. ‘The hone and sinew were hore, and he believed they would. follow in the foutsteps of Kearney,—peacenbly if they could, but otherwise it necessary. plause.} ‘They wanted no itolaters in this country, ‘There were gods enough in tho shape of monopolies. “Something must go, and, byGod, the Chinaman has xot to.!? [Pro- longed cheers.) ‘Thora was tio use in the working classes getting down on their knees and praying, ‘They must talk sense, and send every word home; and the man who prenched the words should be the first ono hung ton Iainp-post If hs would not back them up. [Applouse.| There were some mechanical pursults which the Chinamen eould not In- terfero with, but others they could, and the workers In those trades should be protected, and an attack nade on the hosses who werd bringing the Chinamen fn. ‘Tho newspapers might call then biatherskites, but the tiny would come when thelr words would tell, {Applause.] Ar, McA tiff .(not the Communist), by way of intrortucing a series of resolutions gotten up by the Committee having ehnrge of the naltation, said he didn’t believe even In al- lowing Chinese to coma here as free men, because they belonged to a retrograding race, yould not adyance In civilization, They had “been as they:were now for 6,000 years, Tio didn’t believe {t was wise or polltle for the United States to encourage them to come, It was right to bar them ont entirely, [Applause.] “Me then read the FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS: Wrmrnras, Woll-founded reports indicate that the Sun Francisco 81x Companies.” na a inatior of expedienoy, are distributing thoir “China- town” peons among tho lurger Eustern cities, partion jarly Chicago, St. Loula, aud New York? and Wreneras, This class of slaves, bound by law, caste, ignorance, prejudice, nnd superstition to their masters, wlll be welenmed by the Southern platens. who formerly paid for Inbor with the nah, and by the more greedy Northern em- ployorss ane 5, Witungag, In tho industrial strugglo betweon the Coucastan und Mongollan, in tho battle be- tween barbarism and civilization, the cheapest mon fs the * fittest,” and crowds out of oxiatency. the higher typo of humnnity; the. basest and host contemptible possessing ndvintages in this strifo nuninst which !t Is degradation and death for tho Americans to contend; and Wiereas, Tho Chincso are alliicted, from pro- Natal causes, from mengre food, and from Uith and squnior, with tho most loathsome discuse Known to our thne—leprosy,—a disenso for which there ig no cure, and tho slightest touch of which fs contamination, bringing dlecnge and an ently denth; thoreforo, bo it Resolved, ‘That we, tho working-claases of Chicago, in’ mass-inooting assombled, protest auminst the Jmportation to and scttloment. it Chicago of tho class of persons who compose tha Ban Francisco * Chinatown,” because they ure criminals and slaves, and because wo would of necessity be debased by tho rosuiting {ndustrint compotition. Resolved, That wo call upon every man and woman who loves liberty and detesta slavery, upon every soldier who bora n musket to vite he out curso and ehamo of tho Mepu Nc, upon every = mothor who weops for a son butchered In the noblo cause of freedom, upon all haters of rotrogression and lovers’ of progreas_and liberty, to. rilse tholr volcos agatnat this Mongolian invasion and thus create auch an all-powerful public opinion as will forbid tho planting of all * Chinatown and tho establishment of slavery in our midst. Kesolvet, That wo temand of tha Common Council thatithey instruct the Depurtment of Health to keep close watch on tho Chinese cntering tho, city, ind quar- autine agninst them tf" auch course seems necessary, to tho ond that the cltizons of Chicn- go may be preserved fram tho loathsome conta: gion gormano to this degraded and slavish race. THE RESOLUTIONS wero unanimously adopter, and a committes Appointed to carry then over to the Council and hand them “to an Alderman whose term dovsn’t expire this spring, In order to obyiate tho charge of political effect.” Acollection was then taken up to defray ig expenses of another meoting, “Old Man” Buekley belng present with a full wind-bag as usual, and unable to keep tho stoppor in, was allowed to weary a por- tlon of tho audience for half an Nour, tho others, who must have known hhn well, leaving as soon as he made his ap penrance, He sald, among 1 great many other things, that the Chitiese were not to binine for coming here, ‘They tled from tho worst gespotlam on earth, if the workingmen wanted to strike nt the “top root” thoy must strike at the principle Fpevonsible for tholr advent,—imust see to It that the men engaged In the cooly trade wero convicted and sent to prison, and made to work for 40 centsa day, (Applause) And the manufacturers of Chicago who hited the Chinese should have the sumedoom, {Ap- pared, ‘The Republic would be destroyed if the Chincso wero allowed to come hera without interference. ‘The 200,000,000 of Ching “would crush’ tho 50,000,000 free people in) the United — Staws. He also referred to child Intior, characterising it as debasing and stunting, though upheld by preachers: who received $10,000 8 year, and who, while they prayed that thelr sing mlght, be forgiven, “wore sending 10,000 souls to hell every week.” Ag sure ns the sun would rise on the morrow, “compensation” was preparing for the “ din balleal men” who countenanced these two nefarious systems of Inbor, ‘They would ho made to cringoand think of thumbscrews and burning martyrs, [ap pinuse. ‘Tho meeting then ndjourned until 2:30 p. in, Sunday week, when It ls proposed to have agrand rally on Market square, ——_————_— THE DIX PERSECUTIONS, New York, March 15.—The crue! and ma- Niclous outrnge which has been perpetrated by some unknown scoundrel on the Rey, Dr, Morgan Dix is the sensation of the day, and is causing great indignation, especintly in ecclesiastical clreles. . This suggestion of Richard Grant White sorrowfully disturbs the the Episcopalians: “Dr. Dix should not look among his cnemles for hls persecutor, but rather among his Elena, among those who wear cassock and bands. Ils foe is notuniikely to bo found of hls own ecclesiastical household.” Inconnection with this affair It comes to light that letters have been sentto Mfrs, Astor and other Indies demanding Iarge sums of money under threats of {napping their children while outdoors with thelr nurses, anc also that tho persecution of the Rey. Dr. Dix lias Included the similar persecution of his wife, —— ‘LICENSED TO ORGANIZE. Spectat Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, Sputxovie.y, Ill, March 15—Thoe Secro- tary of State to-lay issued Heense of onyan- fzation to tho Sterling Electric-Light Com- pany, of Sterling; capital, $10,000; corporn- tors, John Charter, Richard 1B, Wilmer, and John G. Manahan, A certificate of organ- Wzation was filot by the Carpenters’ and Joiners? Tenevatent association pe atlinots, Chicago, Its object, among othor things, ts stated i be to eeteuver Fo braduce a pubs ular feeling in favor of the abolition of plevs- work and sub-contracts, to establish every Saturday as a regular payday. A cere tiflente was also Med ay the Citizens’ Grand Lodge of the Masonlo Ald Assuciation, Chi- cago, PEORIA DISTILLERS, Spectat Dispatch to ‘The CAlcago Tribune, Peouta, HL, March 15,—The distillors of this city sent a dispatch to the Treasury De partinent to-day opposing Sve. 17 of. the Car lysta bill,now before Congress, allowing s suena in tule ich sey ae ar ney Oy hay etrimes ou mtennitte fiterests F tho West, at that It event soo per une will decrease ther ask that the section munfloned be nun, and stricken out, $e — Noother Whiskers Dyo cquals Lilll's-§ conte, THE COUNCIL. Commissioner Waller's Water Ore dinance Passed by a Large Majority. An Armorial Homo Finally Provided for the Second Regiment, LNG Tho Controller Authorized to’ Compro« miso Old Porsonal-Property Taxes. Tho regular weekly m@€ting of the City Council was held Inst evening, all the mom- bers present except Ald, Purcell and Loronz, Mayor Harrison was in tho choir. The Mayor submitted 6 communtention recommending tho amendment of’ tha dog ordinance so that owners should bo required to pay n tax for ench «log of $3 per year, or any fractional part of n year, - Ald. Clark submitted additional amend- ments, one of which was to rage the tax from $3 to $3, and to employ ono or more persons in each division to enforce the ordinance, whoso pay should be taken from the im- pounding fees, ete, provided for in tha ex- isting ordinance, Ald, Throop wanted the whole question referred to tho Judiciary Committee, and it wasso disposed of. Commissioner Wallor submitted some tn- formation touching the dredging of the river, Fecolunienging the purchhse of a dredge, at a cost of $40,000, and Showing that, by the city’s doling its own work, tho dredxlig would cost 16 cents per yard, wherens ft has cost in the past about 96 cents, It has already been printed, and was laid over until tho appro- priation bill came up. An order was introduced eatling for ndver- ising for bids and tho Ictting of contracts for the improvement of all streets for which assessments have been conttrmed, which was referred to tha Judiciary Committee, P. WATER-RATES, A special order—an ordinance regulating the collection of water-rates—was then taken up. Tho ordinance was read, and Ald, Thomp- son moved Its adoption, urging that it had been thoroughly considered, and was wise In its provisions, Ald. Cullerton thought thero was a Joop: holy In the ordinance whereby persons could use the water nine months before haylng it tured off, ndtld. Phelps was opposed to the ordinance, The water-rites were already tov low, and ho Heprccated the Idea of meddling with them, 1d. Throop was in favor of the ordinance, and said the reduction proposed woul be made by the saving In the cost of collecting the tax tnder ft. ‘Tho ordinance was finally passed by a voto of 27 to 7,—those voting In the negative heing Wickersham, San Phelps, Cullerton, MeNully, Smyth, and Vooy i ‘The ordhuanee ts ns follow: Seorton 1, ‘That from and after the Ist day of Mny;, 1840, 11 porsons who shill pay water assess. ments at tha Water Uflleo of tho City of Chicaxo, In the month of May, or it tho month of Novem- ber in the present year or In nny year bore: for tho current six months thon commencing, shall haven rebate of ton (ld) percontan tho whole ninount charged to thom for sald Bix months, nfter dedutting twenty-fvo (5) percent of frontage rato 18 now required by ordinance. All persons who shail pay thoir water assessment at said office in tho inonth of dune or inthe month of December in tho present year or in any yenr hereafter, for the current six months thon ensulny, shill have a rebate of five (6) por cent on the whole nmnount ebarged to them for sald six months after deducting twenty-flvo (25) por cent of frontage rate as now roquired by ordinance, and ull persons’ who shall fall to pay tholr water assoasmont at suid ofllee, within threo @) months from the Ist daya of May and Novembor of the presont year, anil in ech year hereafter respeatively, ahiall haye the use of the witer shut of from thom until full payment: thoroof be made, Svc, 2. Meter cates shall bo charged from and after May 1, 188), na follows, ten (10) cents for ench one thousand (1,000) gillons of water used per meter, or register mensuroment up to nnd not exeeedtug one hundredund sixty-five thous sanil (16,000) gallons per month,payable monthly, olght (8) cents for ench ono thoitsand (1,000) gil Tons of water used per moter or register mens- urement, in excess of ono hundred and sixty pe snore (165,000) gallons per month, pas- able monthly, ‘Alt persons falling to pay. their water moter or register bills for threo (3) full months consecu- tvoly, shull have the uso of tho water shut of from them until pnymont thoreof bo fully made. EC. iy ordinances or parts of ordinnneea Br conilloting with the provisions of this ordinance, to he extent of euch conflict, aro horeby re- poaled, THE GLUCOSE FATCOnY, Ald, ‘Throop introduced mn ordinance aus thorizing the Mayor to enter Into a contract with the Chicago Sugar-Refining Company to furnish that concern with water at the rato of $20 per million gallons, it to do its own pumping. Referred to the Law Department, CITY AND TOWN ELECTIONS, Ald. Ballard presented w resolution mlopted by the County Board calling upon the city to call the coming town election as provided by its charter, and asking the appointmont of a committes of the Counell to eodperate with a stmilar committee of tho Board in arranging for holllng plnees, Nudges of election, ete. Commissioner Wood oxpiained the status tf afalrs and the necessity of something be- Ing done, Tho Mayor sald the Council had already ordered the City Clork to give notice of the town elections, and liad also appointed the judges aud clerks of the elty election to act ‘at the town election. Ald, Rawlelgh thonght It was necessary to Pass nnothor order on the subject. Ald. Ballard introduced n-resolution ap- pointing tho judges for tho elty election to act at the town election, and appointing the saine polling-places for both eléetions, which ‘was passed, 2 alld, Tiiroop said ho understood, that the City Clerk had falled to notify the judges of election of their appointment, and that the probabilities were that no regtstration of Yoters would bo made, Ho closed by ingulr- ing what was to become of the cl ty i the coming election was thus invalidated? ‘gis Clerk suid he had been unable to send out the notlces,as the Aldermen had failed fo give the residence of the appointees, ‘There were fitty John Murphys in the dit rectory, for instance, and he lind no means of knowing which one had been appofnted. The Cominittea on Railronds reported in favor of allowing Munger, Wheelér & Co, to Iny a side-tracisto thetr elevator, and operate It for five years, which was adopted, ‘The same Comittee reported on the con- troversy between the clty and the city rall- Way coinpantes In reference to the reinoval ofthe mud from the tricks of the latter, recoinmending that the question of whether the railrond companies could bo compelled to clean the space between thelr trac! toferred to the Law Department, Ald. Dixon sald the real question was whether or not the companies could be pre- vented from throwing the mud from thelr tracks Into the street, and wanted Comnis- loner Waller's communication sent ta tho my Department, Ald, tawlelgh explained that the report Tecummotided that the whole matter be re- ferred, and after sume further parleying the report was adopted, Nhe ordinance for the 1mprovement of Lin- coln street was taken up, and, after some dis cussion and the tabling of sundry remon- Btrances, was adopted, SECOND REGIMENT AnMohy, Ald, Dixon called up the matter of piving the Second Regiment ground upon which to erect an armory, and the following order was adopted unaniinously by a viva yoce vote: Ordered, Thut the Mayor and Controllor be and they, Gro horeby authorized to purmit the Becond Regiment to construct an armory on tha end of Monroe street between Market atroot and the Chicago Hivor, under euch condition and Mmnitatlons ws the Mayor and Controllor may prosuribo, Aa mit CHINESE QUESTION, dl. McAuley, by request, submitted 8 6o- thes of resolutions an tha Chinese question, adopted at an antl-Chinese meeting held on the West Side, which are given in’ extenso elsewhere, ‘They were referred to the Healt Coniulssloner, with power to act. PERSONAI-PHOPENTY “TAXES, ‘The Finance Comimittes reported that they had hnd 8 further conference on the ques- tion of compromising the 1875-44 personal property taxes, nt which the City Attordey ir bean prosant, and Focommendéd fhe pase pe if following ordinance oy sub- ject; xo. 1. That the City Controller bo and ho ts hereby authorleod to ottio. and adjust arsyraite ferences which muy ariso botwoon the city und private persons In relation tw tl reonal property of | 187s-'T4 respectively, and that the dcelsions of the City Controller fu reladoa to Such ditferences und goltlumonts mado ju von- foriaity therowith shall be Anal and conclusive. ‘The report was concurred in after a brief discussion, Ald, Meler alone voting agalust {t. ‘The elty expeets to coll fs tho order white hit could ne oe i 000 ty hot atliorsise a wn. \ The Committee on Fire ani farted recommending that iat ater te Bell he allowed toerect a building on Arche avenue, near Butler atreet, In techntent vi 2 Iation of the fire ordinance, on the eonditt mn that they sheath tho doors, posts, ete, With aleet-lron, ft belng reprevonted that no’ other class of bullding could be used for the pure poses for wileh thoy propose to uso ity-cths Funnlng of «tz anor, ; vats Ali. Wickersham was opposed to the periniasion asked, na t woul, apenas Way to further viotations of the oral hance, Ue regarded the expsriment as, dangeraus, * ‘The report was deferred under the rules and made a special order for the next meet. ings ‘ho Council then adjourned unti row evenlug to take up pe appropriaticang : —<—<———_____ OUR IRISIL CITIZENS, A Call by tho Irish-American lican Club of This City fora Convontion, : ‘The following call, signed by tha President and other officers of tho Irish-American Re publican Club of this city, cannot but hare much Influence among those to whom Mis specially addressed, As will bo scen, warn, responses aro beginning to be recelyed: THB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—ONE AND 14 DIVISIMLE, | CutCAco, March 1, 1880.—Dear Str: It must bs Apparent to the mind of every thonghtful eite zen thnt tha coming Presidential clection will he fraught with the most momentous conse: ences totho Ropublic, ‘Tho recent high-handed oe? tempt of tho Democratia leaders tu usurp the Exeentive pnd Legislative departinents of the State of Mhine, tn doflance of largo Hepubticag majorities, sustained by unanimous declntone of tho Supreme Court of that State; the utterly shameless conductof tho Confederate majorities in Congress in tunacating lawfully-eleoted meme bers, and substituting. for thom men who hud’ beon rejectod by tho people at the polles tho | terrorisin, — awindling, and Wwholesnte bullot-box stuffing — which ‘ate continually practiced tn tho South, resulti in tho total’ disfranehisemont of tho sone voters, all show, In unmistakable terms, the une serupulous charactor of tho enemy wo bave to contend with, and the means which wilt une doubtedly he adopted to Inaugurate a Demo- eratie President, tehelher he ta dected or not, recent audacious declaration of Spenker Rane Mail that bo was in favor of pensfoning every man who was Injured during tho Htebelfion, nz eluding of course, those who fought against the Union; the placing on filo In Congross within two yenrs of Rebel claims amiuuntiig, accordiny to official! documents, to the fabulous sum o $1,287,024.735, and cotton claims footing up to date $44,000,000, and as much imord as the ex. tromely elasite Demneratic eunselence ean add tothesa: thoopen udvoetsy of tho pernieious tnd destructive doctrine of Knglish free trades the undlaguised trenson which 1s daly tulmins nted by certain Democratle organs, suMictently inrlente tho policies which wilt bo inaugurnted ppon tho advent to power of the Demuerntic party. in vlow of these pressing dangers to the Nation, tho Irish Republicans of {linots, ntter oxtended consultations with leading Republican statesmen nud prominent Irish-American clti- zens in various parts of the country, including Ninong others tho Hon, Jusoph B, Carr, Beers tary of State of Now York; Gon. James ik O'Heirne and J. D. O'Connell, Esq, of Washing- ton: Gen. Genrzo M, O'Brien, of Nobraaka; Col, M. MeKinloy, of Mise hn’ Ht. Welsh, and vanin: P. Carroll wan, D, Sisk, an Hox Col, Jamex We ‘lah, of Tennessoo, me and elsewhere, hnvo ro- lonnl Irish-American Roe publican Convention,” to assemble In some cen mal loeation {probabty Cinclinat) after the mectlay of the Republican Convention, to ratify the nominations there innde: to issu nn address to our countrymen, showing thom tha foll of ndhering to tho unpatriotic, untedthore ‘can Democratic party, to organize’ clubs where aver practicable, to nppoint n National Central Committoo, with power to enil future convene tlons, ta form a compact National organization, tor the purpose of bringing into close corre: spondence and fraternity incinbers of our party and patonality. for thoir inttunl bonofit, per- sonnlly und politically, and to ndopt such means a8 nilzht be considored ndvisnble to secure the election by the people of the Republican ticket, Tho benefits whieh would Inevitably result from such an organizition must be apparent to avery man. Feelings of init And friondshi would grow up among its members, which woul ‘bo both pleasant and beneticial, Members more ing from State to ntate would mect everywhere warm-hearted friends who wonld only be too happy to rondor advice and assistance in proe curing cinployment or Biving information to thelr compatriots. Tho ngsembly of such a bod: ot genticinon, tho spectacle of unity end Intel- Higenee whieh’ thoy would present to the coun- try, the sentiments of patriotism and devo- ton to our freo institutions nnd of undying hostility to tho onemica of tho Union, fore cign and nntive, which would thoro be enune eluted, could not fall’ to elevate the charac: ter of our countrymen fn the eyes of the American people. Tho timo for sich a mant> fostation of our sentiments ts must opportune. ‘The Intelligent Irleh citizens, weary and dis- Busted with the annals treachery, and core ruption of the Domocratio. party whieh thoy v0 too long Dilndly followed, are nt tost realizing tho degraded condition thoy have ner- mitted thomselver to bo Placed in, aud on every sidv wo bear of theso honest but misguided citizens Jolning the ranks‘of the men who saved tho Union from tho trensonnble designs of the Rebel Detnneracy, Lotus moot and wolcome those 11; prighe mon sinongst tts, and unite in one grand loaguo of brothorhood, trutornity, and yee lotiain, wllke worthy of our country, our borty, and ourselvos. “Tho tritling sacrifice of {ime and money necessary to attend our Con- yention will bo more than repnid by tho gratifle ation wo will enjoy in mecting so many of the geod ana true of the ol race, whose devotion to recilam In Ireland or Amorica never wavered or abated In tho durkest hours of eithor onc or the othor. Let us ropol, by our prompt and gener ous response to our country’s call, tho insulting taunt which is so often flung at us that * Irish, mon can terer ho united,” and let us prove to friend and onomy that we are freemen In overy senso of tho word, and dare assort our principles, which nro tho prihoiples of truth, honesty, and) iWenty, in Amortca, and her causo In tha faco of ho world, i ‘Tho desire is that wo assomblo soyornl bun drei of our host representutive mon, the aid of whogo cottngel will Insuro a successful fasue to tho gonna object in view. Bton whose Intellect> unt churnetor and standing In society will com- mand tho respect, esteum, and confldence of tholr fellow-countrymen, “Tho Convention will bo amass convention, and, whore clubs aro nos. Yet organized, any gontioman who can come Fimperly, ucoreidites bromo well nown Ropub- ean as to Reinige lity and consistent adbore ence to Republican principles will bo admitted. We, thoroforo, request you will at once send on tho number and names (if possible) of all the Irish Republicans in your locallty, and the probe ability of your sending dolegntes, and the num: ber thoreof. Onca toro urging an early and prompt roply, I romain, yours Festoroaly, A. L. Monwisos Proaldent Irish-American Ropubtican Clubs Jamis NOWLAN, Porespayiae: Secretary, > P.M, CLOWREY, TNOMAS TOURNEY, BM. 0, Hickey, Janes HL Burnes, B. MOORE, r Exceutivo Committee. RicnMorp, Va. March 10.—A. Le Borrison Eq, Irish-American Republican Club~Sinz Your olrcular just camo to hand, with many thanks I think your move a vory admirable ono, I fully concur and fully approolnte, Your bold and manly utterances are the koynote for tho nocas Bion, and no doubt will wake up Irishinon from thoir lethargy. Irishmon, us you very truly as- Aurt, havo too jong boon the howors of wood and tho drawors of wator for the Democratic partys a Mourbon part it party of dead {ssuca, to Tivo fa the dead past, and can hover rise ta the vo teaues bad ouwap sit rte} of the bold and progressive 5 aad fearless colts of tho live Republican party, Wo havo quito a numbor of. good and sub stantial Nopublican Irlghmon in thiscity. We could inuster up about 00 of good, truo moi numnbors of them well tried, and ever fulth: ta the cuuso, I cannot give names just att short notice, but if neccssary In my next letter cun doso, ‘Thore uro quito'a number of good Republicans in this city willing always to colp. orate with us, but thoy aro in tho employment of Bourbon-Democrats, and dare not assert tholr princtples, Ishall have year circular publlabed. Tknow avo ics: roma ¥ raally, Prrsn Xe Tepubs National solved tocull a" Roous or Rervs.ican Sraru CenTRau Come MITTEE OF VINOLNIA, Ricuxony, March ae The Hon, A. L. Morrwon—Dean Stiis 1 was wi vi some ten days ago, whon in Washinglom, by our mutual friend, Gon. J. R. O'Dolrne, moyvomont in which you aro evidontly 8 Much interested fora Nationa! Convontion of Irish-American Republicans, and since thon t ave conferred on the subjoot with our frien in this city, Potorsburg, Norfolk, and Porle: iat am happy to inform you that 4! mogt oordiully Beprove ‘of your efforts ta bee tho Iriyh Republicans of tho country tomolber for consultation and foruction, You may ex Fock tenes Holcgution from Virginia, for dur Ing tho lust Presidential canpatyn, wo ir Hepublioan Clubs inallof the lurgo'citics this Commonwealth, Thaye requested our frionds in different Lad Hons to corroapoud with you, and from tino (2 time I propose to drop you's line, fort ain my rf heartily eullstod in tha movemout, and trust that wo shall huye such a Convention us will a tract the yttention of tho country and result {a buneil| our Irish Republicans in every i don of the Union. I oxpect to bo in your ely during thy session of ous National Conventioa in June next, and trust thit 1 shall have the Ieasure of & personal acquaintance. truly yout it wishes, Lam moat f} 3 D. Bi %