Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 15, 1880, Page 6

. hirely ppon the Western Indlanw for u THE RAILROADS. The Managers Decide to Make No Change in the Passenger Time-Tables. Satisfactory Adjustment of the Southwestern Pooled Tonnage. Another Acquisition by the Louis. + ville & Nashville Com. ‘ bination, Feeling in St. Louis Over Solon Humphries’ Sucocssion to the Wabash Presi- dency, THY TIME-TABLE CONVENTION, ‘The seml-annual ‘Tiine-Table Convention met_at the Grand Paelfic Hotel yesterday morning at 10 o'clock fer the purpose of ar- ranging schedules to bein force during the sumer, A majotity of the ronds in this country wets represented. ‘Chere wero pres- ent: C, 0. Russell and E. Gallup, Boston & Albany; W. P. Taylor and F. E. Subw, Can- ada Southern; Oscar Townsend, ‘Tuscarora Volley & Wheeling; £. B. Thowns and Rob- | ert Blee, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnatl & Indianapolis; J. C. MeMullin and C. H, Chappull, Chicago & Alton; L. Williams, Cincinnatl, Hamilton & Dayton; D. W. Cc, Brown, Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland; J. W. Sherwood, Cineinnatl, Indlannpolls, St. Louls & Chicago; 5. R Calloway, Detroit & Bay City; J. B. Mullt- ken, Detroit, Lansing & Northorn; John Ad- ang, Fitchburg: M.D. Woodford, Fort Wayne & Jackson; W. W. Worthington, Fort Wayne, Muncie & Cineinnath, Charles Sth and. Willan Edgar, Great Western; John LB. Carson, Hannibal & St. Joe; A, HH. Swanson, Houston & ‘Texas Central; E. B. McClure, Indianapolis & St. Loniss W. McKenna, Indianapolis & Vincennes; d, D, Barton, Indianapolls, Bloomington & Western; John W. rowne, — Indian- apolls, Bloomington & Western; J. BY ‘Tucker and W. P, Johnson, Iinols Central; D. W. Caldwell, Jeftersonvilie, Madison & Analaiinnollss hf. Waldron and D.". Hil, Luke rlu& Western; Charles Paine, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern; D, W.C. Rowland, Lonlsville & Nashville; C, PB; Atmore, Loulsville & Nashville; John MeLeod, Louisyitte, New Albany & Chicago; Rudolph Fink, Memphis & Little Rocky KE. ©. Brown, Michigan Central; A. Mitchell, Missouri, Kansis & Texns; A. A, Tahuadge “sud France Chander, Missourl Paelfie; DB. Robinson ands. E. Cary, New Orleans & Mobile; B. M. Arng, New York, Luke Erle & Westerns J. W. ‘Thomas and WV. L. Dane oy Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; J, Tilinghast, New York Central; 8, D.Cooper and H. Philips, New. York, Peunsy! vant & Ohio; W. W. Peabody and 'C. S$. Cone, Jr, Shite, & BH stanley Frank. ye ORIEN, aries: Ie ugh, * . ALY, C."E, Gorham, wand “Re 1. Myers . . Vers, Tennsylvanin Company: 0. W. Caldwell and Ww L, O'Brien, Pittsburg, Cinelnnatt & Bt- Louis; J. W. Soper, St. Lous, lron Mountain & Southern; W.'F, Merrill, ‘oledo, Peorla & Warsuw; E. &. Aldrich, ‘Troy & joston; John £, Simpson and E, uA. Ford, andatin; John G. Gauit, Iobert Andrus, and H.C. Townsend, Wabash, St. Louks & Pacific: W. W. Workington, White Wate BUN. Finney, Wisconsit Central, Mr, Finney was elected Chairman, sud Mr. W. Allen, publisher of the official * Railway Guide,” acted us Seerctary,. Lhe meeting was, contrary to expectation, devoitt of inter- ext, and it took fess than thirty minutes to transact ali the business, After the meeting had been called.to order Mr. daines ‘Tilling- hast moved that tho present schedule be co tinned without change ctuciny the summgy and tite tnotion was carried without a disseny ¢. volce, id In ‘t was then resolv d that the Fall Cony 84) tion be held In Now Yori oy Oct, 14,19 at the rooms of the National Railway Pub cation Society, 46 Bond street. it was algo resolved that where local gheuges are made they should tnke effect ny 10, x vote of thanks was tendered to the pro- - peletors of the Grand Vacliic Hotel for the ‘use of rooms, An adjournment was then had, ‘Tho question of running fast tratns be- ‘ween Omaha and New York over certuln {ines alid not come up, The roads sem fo have given up all idea of inking faster tine, a6 at present. Such action would not only have engendered Ht-feeling between the varlous ronids Snterested jn this -elty, but might have resulted In a general war on yates, It is generally admitted that the timo omnde at prafent is fast cnough as additional speed would cause discomfor! to tne ‘passengers and endanger ilfe aud prop- orty, » Ris difficulty between the three Towa lines running between Chicago and Omaha about the extra Sunday trains put on by the Chica- KO, Burlington & Quincy between Chicago and Missouri River points, yin Creston, was also not brought up at the meeting. it was thought best to let the thres Hines fight out the inatter Sntoly themselyes, as no other Unes are interested, SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION, ‘The Executlye Committee of the Sonth- western Railway Assovintion held a meeting: yesterday afternoon at Commissioner Midge Jey’s ofllce In the Lakeside Building for the purpose of dunking an arrangement for the division of tonnage between the roads In the St. Louis division, and algo to consider tuo division of business between the Chicago, StLouls, and Maunibal sivialaehn ‘There. were present J, G. MeMullin, Chicago & Alton; Jolin . Gault, Wabast, § Touts & Pacitie; J, B. Carson, Hannibal & Stour A. A. 'Tabnage, Missourt Paeltic; C. W, Smntth, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy: d. We Midg- Jey, Commissioner. ‘ho St. Louls business was antlsfactorily Brranged between tho three lines interested, At was ngreed to ndhere strictly to the ton- nage pool, and make te division Acvording to the inte arbitration until changed by a new one, Lhe ine or lunes running ahead ‘will be required to turn tonnige over to those that ure behind till the Jatter yet oven, according to the allotted pereentage, in considering the division of business be- ~tween St Louls, Chieago, and Hawilbat, tt was found thata division on 9 purely ton- nage basta WH! not work satistactortly, wid it ‘was therefore agreed that all the differe! existing dine 2 yhoukt be settled tn noi ‘This apples only to the equalization of busi- ness between toe varlous diylsiony, and not to the aivigion of trafic between the roads from the various polnts. ‘The business of the latter is to bo equulized on a strictly tonnage basis. ., Commissioner Midgley has Issued anew tariff on business to seaboard points from issourl River points vin Chicago. Com- monelni yepterday the mites, on such bitsl- ness wil be ats follows From Atchivon, Leavenworth, St. Joseph, and Kansas City to pileawo eve ie clad dimeluuding, prowl. BiG cel ‘ class, 20 cents; Wwhtet, e) ote Son ae vanes to, pe Ta is Fe ve ay heretofore. ‘The change was to equalize the rites vin all pul, bi male SHE WESTERN INDIANA, ‘The action of the Appallate Court In taluing the injunction against the Western Uidlana Raltsead, proventing It from crass ing the trucks of the Luke Shore & Hock Ailend Rettroud at Sixteenth and Clark Streets, 1s serious blow ta the Wabash and Grand ‘Trunk Hallways, which intended to come in over. that aie. ia action of the Court, it is Understood, will prevent any further pro- ceediixs in this matter before Fatty an nelther of the ubove tio Hines ean afford to stay out that fong, ‘The Grond ‘Trunk is all right as fur us tt freight bustiess Is cone carned, haytie un arrangement with the Chicago, Burllngton «& ney ta use its track to Sixteenth and Cauul utrests, but it Nias uo facilities for passenger business, and, owlng to the delay, will probably not be ubld to open its Une for passenger tratiic for some tine to come, ‘Phe Wabash ty dependin pene th ita fretght and passenger business, Thue UNE Tepresentattveusked J.C, Gault Gen- eral Manager of the Wabash, yesterday what his Company would do unter the elt- cunustances. Mr. Gault safd that he could not yet tell what woul ba done. He expects, however, to by able to open fils ine to this’ ely for business about dune L. By tat time “he thinks the Western Indiana droubles will be settled, ns efforts are now ‘ {If CHICAGO TRIBUNE: being made to induce Vanderbilt to give up Is opposition to the crossing of the Lake Shore tracks, Mr. J.D, Brown, Presidentot the Western Indiana, is now fu New York consulting with the parties Interested in his Toad ns to the stops to be taken to get over the present Mitioulttes, Mr... C. Gault and the other officials of the Wabash now in the iy took 4 trip yes- Wendy afternoon to Third avenue ‘nid ‘Twelfth street, where freight-houses for his Trond are in the course of erectlon, to see how the work was progresstig, The freight. houses of this road will be completed in a short (me, but the Wabash officials In look- fing upon the bulldings could not refrain from whistiing the old song, “Thou art so near, and yet so far? ‘There are indications that 1¢ Vanderbilt Insists upon hls present position regardiny the Western Indiana, the Wabast and Grand ‘Trunk will take retallatory ineasuires against Wh by withdrawing from the © Tigh Joint? poolhiig arrangement, and thus forces a con ict which will Involve all the roads belong- ing to the Joint Executive Committec, LMMBER COMPLICATIONS. Another meeting of the roads fram Michl- gan and Inke polnts to points in Indiana and Ohio, generally designated as the north and south lines, was held at the Grand Pa- cille Hotel yesterday to endeavor onca more tongree upon Iumber rates for the coming senson, but the deliberations were attended with no better result than those had hereto- fore. ‘The diversity of opinion was ns great. ag ever, some wanting to live the lumber charged by tho 1,000 feet and others by the 100 pounds, and nally an adjournment was had until the 21d of this month atthe Grand Pacific Hotel to try the whole thing over again, It 3 claimed that all the trouble arises from the anxiety of certain roads to secure all the contracts they can before the new rates are made. As these. ronls hive not yet secured suificlent contracts. ta keep them golng during the summer, they aru throwing obstacles in the way ef an hinue- diate settlement of the tarift questton, Should it become apparent between now and the tine of the ext meeting that many such contracts have been entered Into ser! ona trouble may arisa nnd a general cutting of rates indulged jn throughout the summer by the ronds which have been honest enough not to enter into special contracts pending the discussion over the new tariff. ——— FAST LOCOMOTIVES, To the Editor of The Unteago Tribune, ‘ Broominaron, itl, April 13.—An article in your paper of the 123th Inst, hended ‘ Fast- est Locomotive," recalls to my mind somo experiences I have had in the fast ine of locomotive engineering. In the year 1819 Ross Winans, of Baltl- more, bullta locomotive for the Boston & Worcester Rallrond, It wns for an experi- ment In eoal-burning, and constructed to burn hard or anthracite coal. The loconto- tive was peculiar in many respects, It had aseven-foot driving-wheel, and sas Intended for very high speed. It had steam springs to support the welght. and was fitted with innny new devices for a locomotive. I was at that time In the service of the Bos- ton & Worcester Ratironil. Lwas sent to Bale {more to look after the constructlon’and te- livery of thie locomotive, and also to study the “matter of coal-burming, which was a. pew thing on rands itr New England at that time, This locomotive was shipped from Baltimore by ruil, and reached Boston safely. L ran the engine for about six weeks, aid should have-run her fonger but from the fact of her driving-wheels breaking, ‘They were made entirely of cast ran, with ehiiled faces. ‘Yhese broken dri were replied with a set of imparted wrought-iron wheels, the {rat of the kind ever fmported. ‘The loconto- tye was named “Phe Carroll of Carroll ton,” ‘The speed of the engine, under favor- able clreastances, was one tile te sixty seconds, the fastest Lever ran ity the tral + was not aceurately noted, L heving enough todo to uttend the machine, and Ghose with mo too mitel tlastered wich the excliement to accurately note auythhyz, 1 ran the Ineo inotive some Uline on the Albany and Boston train, which consisted of from to vight cars, and when the train wasn Jaty To have Umer the rin, and mind after mile on mvavernge of sixty-one to ty-three seconds per mile. OF course, making frequent stays, we could make better thie with this locomotive than with ony haying sinaller driving-wheels. But give us fifty or sixty miles on a elear run, and wo coukl outeun a thunder-starn iC it was golig our way. 1 have traveled ee Thousand miles on locamotives shice that day tn order to test speed; and, while 1 have seen sume high speed mude, still T have never seer te locomotive that. could lay right down to it and outrun the “Carroll of Carraliton.? I those days we had no power-brakes, and to run ag sich high rates of speed sometimes became dangerous, LT remember: one ine stances In the night-time of rounding a curve at nbout sixty infles per hour, when a danger slinul met iny view. L shut off steam and whistled down breaks, but they did not seem to check me, 1 whistled again, Still the speed kept up. I gave the third signal for brakes and then reversed my engine, saying to her, “Do your duty, my beauty, or iit twenty seconds St-is gaail-by tu railroading.” We cine to a stand-still elghty, rods Crom a train on the malin track, having run onemile ouda quarter from the place where Lirst dis covered the red light. In running a loco- motive, to avold trouble, ono must take Une by the forelock,~in other words, must antiel- pute possibilities, J. IL JACKSAN, THE CHICAGO & PACIFIC. ‘The litlgntion over the Chicago & Pacific Raltroal Company was virtually closed ‘Tuesiay before Judge Blodgett by the entry of the following order: eo Wurneas, There was tssued by Henry W. Bishop, Master In Chancery tn this Court, to dota, Blur, £2, Hatield, and We f, Cut- {ing 9 certificnte of purchase af the property ot satd Railroad Courpatr y, bearing date tho Igt day of Mny,.A. D, Lit, entitling the said above named. parties to a deed of the said premises unless redeemed acearding to wy nnd, Warina On the 9th day of April, A. D,, 1880, the said Chicago & Pacitie Railrone Company deposited in the registry of thls Court the sum of $1,002,269,16 to redeum tho sald promises from such certifente of sates (is thorefore ordered that W, EG Urudle Clerk of this Court, pay Messrs, B.C. and We GC. Larned and George W. Smith, solfeltors of the sald Jolin £. Blair, We F, Dhatield, and Witten Bayard Cutting, dio said sum of $1,002,560, 10 "on said gat les presenting and surrendering to said Clerk for cancellation the sald certificate of purelinse, By this order the purehysora abt the fore- chostire sale received thelr money back agatn, and the stockholders nro lett free to de. what they voted to do,—teaso the rond to the Chi- ilwavkeo & St. Pand Railroad Com- pay the Milwankeo &St, Paut expecta to get oxsseasion of the Chicago & Pacifle about ay 1. The sults aguinst the Chicnga G [ae elie fnstituted by the Blalr parties hve been withdrawn, as thoy have become satistied that they cannot pravent tho Milwaukes & St, Paul from taking possessfon of the prope erty. General-Munager Merrill aunt the ottior olllclals of the Milwaukeu € St. Pau! will make nv tour of inspection over thely nowly-ucquired property next Saturday and deeifo upon the improvements te be made. uh ax is ANOTHER ABSORPTION, Special Diupateh to The Chicaga Triture, Lovisvitne, Ky,, April 4.—A publle sere. nada will be given Vietor Neweonh, Presl ‘dent of the Loulayitle & Nashville Railvond, by the cfiizens of Loufsvilie next Saturday, Dispatches from Savannah, received here to- day, stute that the Georgia Central Ridtrond and the Georgia Raltroat have lensed to the Loulsyille and Nashville Rollrond that por- ton of the Western Rullroud of Alabama, ex- tendlug from Montgomery to Sela, glying the Loulsville & Nashville Railrondt the option te purchasy the same. ‘The lease wis ratified by the Loulsviled Nashville Rond ata special called meeting fn thts efty fast Satur day, but thorintter has been kept seeret, ‘The Georgta Railroad Board of Directors rated and confirmed the lease yesterday, and It was ratified by the Georgia Central to-luy, 8 the uuutter fs now complete, It thud transpires what President Newcomb meant when he sald that he had secured substantial assure duces of u permanent character which gaye hin for his road all thas he could ask, The purpose and object of the Louisville & Nash- Villy Company tn leasing thinshort brancls ts, no doubt, to exclude from Montgomery all competition, By this means, business whieh has ony from St. Louts, New Orleans, Virksburg, and other polnts to Mont gomery Will now be shut ~ out, and un humediate advance in rates to foutgomery by the Louisville & Nush- villo will probably follow as a natural so ence to this movement, The advanty thus securert by the Louisville & Nashville Raltrond is spoken of In railway circles as most finportant, and in its direct results will undoubtedly prove of more benefit. to the Louisville & Nashville Rallrond: than any transaction it hag recently mate, ‘Chrough ts alliance with the Warley and Alexander aystem, the Loulsville & Nashville now con. trols every outlet from Montromery. It is also apparent thot Presilent “Noew- comb is ‘auietly dletating the polley of tho Western & Atinntte Ratlrond, althongh no open acknowledgment of this fact can. be obtained, Tho Westorind& At- Jantic had arranged a schedule with the Cin- elnnatl Southern far running trains from Chattanooga to Cineinnatl, and view versn, by which tho Loulsville & Nashville would have been thrown out. ‘This schedule was to have gone Into effect yesterday, but the order hing been withdrawn, itis presumed at the instance of Mr. Noweomb, TIE WABASIT SYSTEM. Speeiat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. St. Louts, April 4,—There was a good den! of feeling fu ratlway circles here to-lay consequent upon the announcement that Solon Humphries had suceceded to the Pres- idency of the Wabash system, It is general- Jy tnderstoad thet his election means a reln- stjement of the Hopkins Interest In the management of the Wabash, Lawrence Hopkins, it ls well known, arrayed almost every rallrond Interest against the Wabash when he was its General Manager, but when day Gould bought In Hopkins was vir- tually shelved. He ts, however, a pel and protégé of Solon Tumphiries, and rall- road men here in St. Louts fear fhe will suzain become the head of the concern, Tt ts well known that the Lake Eric Propeller & Sarge Line soon to be put tn operation by the Wabash was originated by Hopkins, and if tho management again comes to him he will make the Wabash one of the worst gueriila roads in the country, A prominent: Chicago raffroad-man fiers’ to-day said thot this city had more to fear from Solon Humphries and Lawrence Hopkins than from Jay Gould, Vandorbilt, Garrett, and ‘Tom Scott. SOUTHERN ROADS, Louisvinie, Ky, April t4.--Private dis- pitches from Savannah recelved here state that the Georgia Central Railroad and Geor- aia Ratirond have lensed to tho Louisville & Nashville Railway that portion of the West- ern Railroad of Alabama oxtending from Montgomery to Selina, giving the Louisville & Nashville Railroad the option te purchase the same, The lease was ratified by the Louisville & Nashville Railrond nt itsspeetal called mect- Ing in this elty Inst Saturday, but the mutter: has been kept averet. ‘Che Georgia Railroad Hoard of Direetors rattled and confirmed the Tease Tuesday, and it was ratified by the ieorgin Central yesterday; av tho matter | now complete. Tho advantage this secured by the Loulaville & Nashville Railroad fs spoken of in railway circles’ ng most ime portant, nud, in Its ‘direct results, will un- doubtedly prove of more benefit to the Louls- ville & Nashville Railroad than any transic~ tion it has recently made. ‘Through tts alll- ance with the Walley & Alexander system, the Loulsville & Nashville every outlet from Montgome: now controls THURSDAY, o. and check is in full payment of the mort; mn 1 a Accrued Interest, bul the money wil vested for the State School fund, TELEGRAPH WAR. DENVER. Speetal Dispatch to The Chleaga Tribune Kansas City, Mo, April 14.—Avout 7 o'clock this evening the Western Unto Tele- graph Company recetved word that Judge {faltett hac issued an order af Denver for tho rettrnof the wires by the Union Pacitic Railway Company to’ tho Western Union. Me. Wood, Superlutendent at this polnt, sent nforce of men over to Armstrong about 0 o'clock to make the connection, but the rall- rond cmployés were called ont by the blow- ing of whistles, and the connection was pre- vented. ‘Shore was a good deal of excite- inent over tho matter, and thousands of peo- ple were called ‘ont by the noise. It is Uhowsht that the Western Union Company will regain control of the wires on ‘Thturs- day, HH, Col, April 14.—Between mid- night and daylight on the 28th of Just Feb- ruary the wires of the Western Unton ‘Lele- eriph Company nlong the Kansas Pavific tailway, the Denver Pneifle Rathway, and the Colorado Central Railway were discon= neeted from the termlyal and Intermediate oilices thercon of the Western Union Com- pany, and violently held against them, there peli fin tht: ity alone 100 armed men on duty for a week or ten doys to-prévent their restoratlon, The Western Union Company refrained from any form of violent resist ance, but filed its petition in the United States Court for rellef, and by order of the United States Cirenit Court tho Colorado Central wires were restored March 27, aml today by un. similar. order the wires on the enver = Pacitie and Kansas Paelfie Ratlways are restored. This completely reinstates’ the Western Union Company dn oll its Hines, and fully yindieates ita clatins and conduct in the pretutses: ‘The restraining order, which is directed to the American Unton Lelerraph Company, os well a8 to the other defendants, restrains them from preventing the Western Union Conipany from restoring ite connections with the wires on the Kansus Pacitic Railway and Denver Puelfie Railway, and prohibiting the defendants trom any ‘connection of suld wires, or cither of them, with any battery or batteries not furnished -by the West- ern Unton Company, and from assim- ing to operate sald wires or either of then, or to transmit | from Denver, or from any other point on sald lines, except fn the mauner and form presented b:; the contracts between plaintiff and tho rail- road companies. Judge Ilulett decides that the validity of the nileged vonsolidation of the Kansas Paeitic, Union Pacitic, and Denver Paelfie fs nob necessarily involved in tho present In- quiry, If that question should bo presented upon avplication to puntsh the railway ofiichuls for contempt in violating the Injune- tion fssned_ by the State Court, it will then be necessary to examine the proceedings of the several corporations looking towards con- solidatlon. Ie recognized that the ofllcers of @ consolidated company could lawfully disobey. the writ directed to one of ia constituent = companies, The rights of a consolldated company, if o lawful consolidation has been made, are no grenter than those of the Kansas Pacific GALENA & WISCONSIN, Speetat Diaputeh to ‘The Chicago Tribune, GALENA, Il, April 14,—Tho majority of. the stock anda controling interest In the Galena & Wisconsin Narrow-Gauge Railroad were sold to-«luy to the Northwestern Rail- ‘rond Company, who will proceed at once to extend one of thelr trunk raiiroads to Ga- Jena. It Is understood that their new road to Galena will be pushed forward this sea son, and will be completed and cars runnin; before snow falls, they will either extend their olst Galena branch from Freeport to Glenna or come up from thelr Dixon air-line, branching off at Morrison, ‘Lhe sale hing oc- castoned ho tittle excitement in certain ratl- rou elreles, and to-day the Hilnois Cen- tral oplelals arrived in the elty, though for what purpose your correspondent has been Unable to learn, SIOUX CITY TLEMS, Spectat Mispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Sioex Crry, Ia, April 14.—Track-laying begins this weelc on the ‘Toledo Extonslon of the Northwestern Road. ‘This isa branes; of the dn Lowa Ino fifty miles west of Cedar Rapids, Grading ts being done on forty miles, ana farther contracts will be let As ston ns the line is Jocated. ‘The ne will bass through the Dodge coal-feld, and bo eventually extended to this elty, The St. Paul & Sloux City Railroad fur- Mished eroxsing-ties from this elty te the Ne- bragka slide of the Missourl to-day. ‘There are in all 210,000 tles along the Ines of the brppared road, enough for 100 miles of road. ‘The travsfer hoat President, in use by the Burlington & Missouri ond at Plattsmouth, hus been bought by the St. Paul & Sioux City for use nt this elty, SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, Mitwaucen, Wis. Aptil t4.—fhe Sentt- nel’s La Crosse special says the stockholders of the Southern Minnesota Rallway, ata meeting at Lanesboro, ratified the action of the Directors Inselling the road{te the Chiengo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company. ‘The dite of transfer Is not wnnounced, but will prob- poly tako place soon, —— ITEMS, * The election of Mr. Solon Iumphreys 08 Preslitent of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific gives general satisfaction, ns Itls n yuarantes that the present conservative policy of the rou iy to be continued, Amecting of General Passenger Agents will be held at the Grand Paeitie Hotel to- day for the purpose of considering measures: for making reduced rates to the Natlunal Conventions at Clifeago and Cinefnnath. ‘Pho principal Chicago, St. Louts, Indianapolis, and Cinefinatf ronds will be represented at the miveting. The management of the Clietunatl, In- danipolls, St. Louls & Chicngo Rullrond hive devided to make no extensive Improvements on the Cincinnatl, Jafayette & Chicago ail rout At preseut. Nothing wilk be done wtih after the meeting of the stockholders, which, Will be held fn Nuly, when certain questions regarding improvements will he suttleds Company in respect to the Hne tn question, ‘The contract between the telegraph company and tho Kansas Pacific Compuny of October, 188, 1 not titra vires, because the telegrapli conmuy did not assume ft the coustettetion or operation of the line to exercise the fran- ehises of the railroad company, but, on the contrary, proceeded in virtusot its own in- herent-powers under Its charter, ‘Chat clause of thecountract which prohibited the railway company from allowing any other corpori Monto rect another line on {ts lands iso lawful contract, unless in violation of the act of Congress of 1605 to uid In the construction of telegraph lines, If contrary to that statute, it may be rejected without impairing: tho valldity of the other provisions of tho contract. ‘The seizure of the line by the railway com- any un the 37th of Februnry was clearly legal, INDIANA. Crown Pornr, Ind., April 14.—Judgo Field, of the Circuit Court, entered an order yester- day afternoon, afters protracted argument, inthe suit of the Atlantic & Paelfic Tele- graph Company ys. Tha, Balthnore & Ohto Hullroad Compiny, Baltimore & Ohio and Chicago Railroad Company, and American Union Telegraph Company, enjoining the defendants and thelr agents until the further order of the Court from disconneeting the telegraph fines built’ on the ralltond right of way in the Stato of Indiana by the Atlantic & Pacitic Tolegraph Company, and from further interfering with thelr re+ connection by the Auinntic © Laciic Com- puny with itsimuin batterfes, and from any action which will disturb tho status which existed before the selzure of the wires by the railroad in February fast. A stmilar fnjune- ton was obtained some days ago before Judge Tuley at Chicago, coveritite the fines in Hiinols, An attempt.was made to evade it by stringing new wires fram Chicago to the Indinna State ine, and there connecting thom with the seized wires: running through this State. Tho action of Judge Field disconcerts this plan, and the wites in Indiana and Iifl- nols, having beei reconnected, are_ngaln under te ean COr oe the Atlantle & Paciiic ‘elegraph Company, A further hearing witl be had on Saturday, April 1%, ANOTHER DUEL. Two Philadelphians Heported En Nouto to Montreal to Fight a Ducl— Blood This Time. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Prrrsnuna, Pa, April 4.—It has been but a few days since two Philadelphia gentlemen met on the of “honor” to settle a dls- pute growlng out of a remark nddressed by one of them toa Indy, ‘Iwo other gentlemen of the samo city were In Pittsburg to-day on route to Canada to selilo rn similar quarrel in tho same way. ‘Their iamesare LH, J. Voldero and M, ‘I. Vanworth. ‘They are of French extraction, and are sald to be very wealthy, The former was, untll lately, a prominent business man of tha | Quaker City, but retired a year or two nga de met alady ina hotel whom ho thought ho recognized, and addressed In famiarspeceh. ‘The lady reported the matter to Vanworth, who called upon Valdere to xpalogize, Ue Jt fs understood ‘that the pusttion of Gen- eral Ticket Agent of the Wabash, St. Lous & Paeftie, made vacant by the reslgnation of Mr, C.K. Lord, who goes on the Baltiinore & Ohio ns General Passenger Agent, ty not to be filled, but that Mr, LLC. ‘Townsend, the present Generl Passenger Agent ot the roud, will-be placed In charge of the ‘Ticket Depurtinent. ‘Cho Southern Minnesota Raffrond will ba taken possession of by the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St, Paul Kalfrond Company May 1, General-Sollcitor Cary, of the st. Paul Road, fs now fn New York arranging the necessary miitters for the formal trans! Which wilt probably be made ut the meethng of the Board of Directors uf the above-named road to be held in New York to-day. ‘Tho new arrange. Tent will not materially affect the present official character of the road, John M, Egan, Will by retained as Superintendent. ‘The of- dives of therond wil remala at La Crosse, for the present nt least, and all reports will bo transwitted from thera to the general headquarters at Milwaukee, 1t will be entled the Southern Minnesota Divison of the Chie cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rallrond, ‘The new freight “rates to the East an- nonaeed yesterduy went into effect peste ray iorittie, ‘and fads good effect on shipments, espechilly on provistons, the reduction on Whleh amounts to WW cents, “This reduction Wiking measure prevent the shipment of prestelans by Juke, na shippers prefer to have Ns freight slipped by ra! 1, 1f the difference Jn nutes Js nol too large, No great lmproye- ment in grain shipments is expected, as the Tako rates gre so neh Jower than the ralt hat most of the traits will geck tho water route, uy it mintters but ttle to shippers how. touch, fine fs coneyaul Ja transportation, Theto ty not much grok felt by the country, nut the rallrouds expect dull business dure dng the sumer, A cheek for $130,000 hns beon paid by the Tehigh Valley Ralfruad Cots cy to Beate Treasurer Wrikht, of New Jersey, forthe riparian, iy whlch was niady to the West Br i iat Araaul Company by the State ln LETS. noneyconsideration forthe grant was $125,000, of Which $43,000. was ih In. vash, Bnd y Morigaye way given for the bal- auce, “The lute Asa Packer allowed the | terest on the niorigage to defanit, as he wished to buy In the grant under a fore- closure, "Tho" sale Was made by the Sheritf, who was restruined from giving a deed by an injunction procured by the Central Railfoad Company of New Jersey. After a long fight the injunction was dissolved Isst month, ‘Tho refused, wherenpon he was challenged to Hight itout, Je secepted, and named Canada us tho plnee, ‘Chey arrived here yesterday, und left to-day, ‘accompanied by thelr see- onds, for tho plave of meetings golug by way of Hutfalo. ‘Phe duel will take place as goon as they reach the ground that hing been se- Jected, which Js understood to be somawhere in the viehifty of Montreal, Both of the men are said to be very uch In earnest, —<$<—<—<$——————— MADE AN ASSIGNMENT. Swctal Dispatch to The Chicayo Tribune, New Yoni, April 14.—For over a week the Catton Exehunge has been fled with rumors of the shuky condition of seycral larg houses. The most prominent firm mentioned was Dodge, lotter & Co,, bankers and conmnission inerchants, who |inve been “in business but little aver a year, and, after reputed enormous losses in mining-stock speculations, entored upon a heavy bull speculation in cotton six months ngo. aA combination was formed geal them, and the murket persistently hammered down, untll they tiad been forced. fa put up inirgina aggregating closu to . Lorlay an: other downward twist was glyeu, resultlig calls upon the firm forgone si 00 ildittonal nrelny. ‘This they were unprepared to wuke, and senta letter to the Exchange, announcing thelr suspension. ‘Tho tir; while refusing afl further fiformation, pre tended they were alanuly neting ws brokers on ‘Change, This allegation was discredited, and It was openly asserted that the only per- sons Interested ty their vast speculations were members of the firm themselves, Before 3 e’elock an ussignment had been made ad duly Hed. 1t dy calenlated the deflelency wilt exceed $200,000 under most favorable cone ditions, and dividends will net bo much over 65 per cent., ‘Che firm were at one tine flninelal agents here for the Little Pittaburg Shiver Alue, ‘They alxo deult heavily ii Chrysollte and other fancy securities of the elite in thot. “thirs 1s appreverston Wet en, ‘There iy apprehension that other houses will be nitested: ‘seriously, i SORGHUM REFINERY, Spectal Diapatch to The Chicago Tribune, Exvars, Uh, April 14.—-A_ new enterpriso was to-day atartod at Suuth Elgin, belag no leas than a sorghum refinery, by Maj. Ma}. colm McDowell of Chiengo, — Machinery having # cupacity for vate out a large amount of sugar per day will be erected, | APRIL 15, PAGES. 1880—TWELVE CASUALTIES, Fatal Accident to,a Female Tra- peze Artist in Philadel- phia, Fires Making Terrible Havoc with the New Jorsoy Forests. Tho Conflagration Unopposed March- ing Stendily to the Soa, THE FATAL TRAPEZE, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Pinvapenvurs, April 4.—A terrible acet- dent occurred at tho performance this after- noon of tho combined shows of Cooper & Dailey and Adam Forepaugh, who are now exhibiting here. One of tho sensational features has been o daring act by the Davene family of acrobats, who are well known from thelr performanecs in the Kiralfy Brothers’ “Black Crook” company during tho early partof the season. Mrs, Daveno hangs by her feet to on trapeze forty fect jn tho alr, and holds her husband, who is suspended hend downwards, Their daughter [ney ny pretty gitl of 19, whose stage name ts Mule, Lotta ascends a pedestal thirty feet distant and awlngs one traveze by her knees nntilshe has acquired the neees- gary momentum, when she loses ber hold, fies through tho nly, and ts caught by her father, On the first porformancs of the act, Jast Monday the ft missed her fathor's grasp threo tines, but fortunately fell ina net stretched belaw. ‘To-tlay, while endeay- oring to get the momentum, shoe struck her head agaist the pedestal, causing afrightful” wound, aud throwing her senseless to the grount, twenty feet betow,. ‘Thera were up- Wards of 3,000 people present at the time, and aterrible scene followed. “My daughter! 0 God, my daughter fs killed {" ‘shrieked tho wretched mother, ug the bleeding form was carricd beneath her. Physiclans were sum-. moned, who pronounced her suffering from internal Injuries, aud posstbly concussion of the spine. Sho vomited a great quantity of blood, and no hopes aro entertained of ‘her recovery. ——— FOREST FIRES. Sraaint, N. J, April L.A district of dense pine forest and cedar swamp, fifty iniles long and ten miles wide, has been burned over. Tho fires continued to rago Inst nfght. ‘Thotsands of game and other birds and many cattle suffocated. Tha smoke is so dense that the sun has not been seen for two days, ‘The district hirned over is sparsel populated, 'The flames dre extending throtgh viuberland and Athintic Counties, and, wn Jeas a heavy rain comes, will only be extins gulshed when thoy rench the sen, Foun Riven, Ne dy April 14—The ene fire country about is a mass of blaze, ‘The hundred sqttare utles of cedar and pine forest is consumed, ‘The greatest alarm is felt by tho villagers, who are ott fighting the flames. ‘Two houses are burned. MancitEster, N, Jy April 14.—There aces no abatement to the terrible forest fre which surrounds us. ‘Lhe firs has spent its fores here, but burning ‘towards Barne- gat. ‘The trains on the New Jersey Southern Railroad to-day-ran the flery gauntlet with closed windows, which were binnketed, A fow passengers undertook the dangerous ride. The heat was intense, and the cars were badly seorched. Toms River, N. J. April 14.—The great forest fire hns crossed tho river, and is speed ing towards Goad Luck Point and Istand Beach. Fenrs are felt that it will reach the town. People are fightlig the fire. Ormite’s mills, on the suburbs of the town, aro report- ed destroyed. : A HORRIBLE FALL. Spectat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, Burra.o, N. ¥., Aprif 14,~About halt- Past 1 o'clock this afternoon a boy named George Kuntz, nged 14 years, met with a shocking denth in 2 somewhat remarkable manner at the soap manufactory of Messrs, Kuntz Brothers, on IIsnover street, where he was employed. ‘The elevator used in the bullding had been: lowered: about three and. ww half feet from the fifth atory, and had be- come fastened fn somo way. ‘Iho bay Jumped down from the fifth story to the ele- vator platform, but, unfortunately, he stumbled, and there was sufictent spree de- fween the platform and the wall for him'to fall throught. Unable to regain himself, he tunged headlong through the opentng nnd. ‘oll sheer down to tho’ firs! Slory. Of course he was fatally inbured, and died tn a fow moments, his skull belug terribly fractured and his arms dislocated, ‘IN CHICAGO, ‘The alarm from Box 183 nt 7:40 yesterday forenoon was caused by sparks from a chine ney setting fire to the roof of 9 house nt No. 2582 Butler street, owned and occupled by Mrs, Connell. Damage slight. Astill-alarm to Engine No. 6 at 5:40 Inst evening was caused by a firs on tho roof of No. 40 West Congress street, occupied as a dwelling by Jatnes CINE Cause, sparks from Collins & Burgess’ stove foundry, ‘The arin from Box 459 nt 5:23 yesterday, morning was caused by a fire on the roof of No. 31 Clarinda street, owned and oceupled on the second floor by Christ Niclio, and on tho fower floor by John Jardain, Cause, a defective chimney, Damage, 8130; insured in the Western of ‘foronto for $800, ‘The alarm from Vox ti0 nt 4:80 yesterday forenoon was caused by n_firo under the front steps of No, 209 West Madison. street, owned by J. Uf. Drury, and oceupfed by Mrs, E, Cotter as a toy store, Dainnge slight, CRUSIIED BY WALLS. Cixcinnats, O., April 14.—~It became known this morning that Aloxander Wilson left his home tnat night to go to tha Coving- ton fire, telling his wife that there wore many children In the adjoining houses, and he would help get them out. Since thon he has notbeen seen, Search was made in the débris of the fatlon walls, ant at 1:45 this afternoon his deadbody was found, He had Bone into one of the little houses to assist {n saving children, and was there caught by ons of tho failing walls and crushed to death, ly Was an estimable min, and was propriotor of the only public Hbrary In Covington, —— IN DISERESS, . Wasutxatoy, April 14.-—The slgnal corps station at Little Egg Harbor, N. J., reports to tho Chiof Signal Officer ns follows: “April 13, 8:20 p, m.—The schooner Jumes M. Hall Isastora avout ona milo from the statlon; fener cargo; awned ‘by Henry ill & Co,, Philadeluhias crew of fiva mon landed by Ife-saving servies mon at 7:30 a.m, Lith; vessel In danger; life-saving crew boarde her again at daylight; sea heavy.” KILLED BY GAS, Lancastet, Pa, April 144.—David Miller and Charles Frazer wero to-day smothored In a well thoy were digging nenr Gordonsville, ‘Miller descended, and, not being heard from, Frazer went down to ascertain tha trouble, snd was speedily overcome b i, Befora auslstance arrived both were deta: “KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Bpectat Lispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bananoo, Whe, April U—A_ thunder- storm passed over tlils pluca at o'clock this morning, and lightning struck a dwellln owned ny once heat hy Phil Check, an Kilfed his son Robert, aged 17 years, FATALLY nURNEN, Cuatnas, Ont, April 14.—Robert Lauro, former Mayor, and an. extensive mill-owner and grain merchant, Med yesterday from burns caustd by the ‘explosion of oa coal-oll lamp, ACCIDENTALLY KILLED Theron, N. J., April 14.—While somo meu were ralsing a Urldga In Nawiulll, N. tho stcol and fron works of the beam + di tell, Killing Wittlam Obendenfer and Lewls Powell, ‘5 FATAU EXPLOSION New Yous, April 14.—By an explosion of gas at tho works of the New York Gag-Light Fompany this afternoon, one workman was fatally and two others wergueriouaty burned. DEATIL FROM PARIS GREEN, Speclal Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Logansront, Ind., April 14,—James Aus> tin, a worthy citizen, yesterday drank some coffee from a cup which had previously con- tained Parls green, and he died several hours after, Ills sufferings wereintense. ‘Thepol- sot bad bee, usert on Kuster Day incoforing exes for the little folks, and thotightlesly bineed in the cupboard by the children, Tho Hoclorg were unable to alleviate his suffor- NES. LOST IN A GALE. Newronr, R. I, April t4.—A, schooner, with all hands, went down In a gaia in the Sound yesterday, LOCAL CRIME. BUSH, OF BOSTON, Yesterday's Trimune contalued an recount of the arrest tn St. Paul of A. HL. Bush, of Hoston, on the charge of having obtained money on drafts that wero worthless. The St. Paul Ploncer-Presa of Tuesday gives the followlng aeeatnt of ils eperatluns In that eltys Mr. Tush docan’t seom to havo joat any thmein resuming the rile in which he seems to have heen ao wuccossful fn Chicago. On Saturday, or tho day after bis arrival, he secured a blank drat of Dawson & Co whloh he filed up with an onlor nt sight for 835 upon P. J, EB. Clemont- son, a Minneupolis dealer Jn: boota and shoes. Tho denft was drawn in favor of A. Allen, tho insti of tho Merchants’, and was indorsed y ME. Brizes, of Driggs & Merrill, who had known the drawer for ten years. In spite of the warning Jotter from Chicago, which Was “Ising” upon the | Morchunis’ Hotel desk, Lhlo Alen cashed the draft, Yes- tentay morning, Gourge Allen went to Mr, Clementson at Minnenpolis, who formally re- fused to pay tho draft, saying hoe bud already Pald, ont of friendship, a draft drawn upon bith at Red Wing by Hush, and it waa the last one he would pay ut present. On Mr. George Allen's return to St. Maul, tho indorser of the draft on Clomentson paid tho $25, and. tho Merotunts' was made sold.” Inthe menntime, Mr, John Dodge, tho clerk xt the Morchants’, tind tuken a huni th tho game b y telographing to Mr. John- gon in Chicago on Monlay niorning that Bush had arrived in St. Pant” Mr. Briggs. had also Bot wind on Sunday of Bush's crooked- ness at Chicngo, but tho litter showed by 8 series af letters and postal-cards that hfs mall had been delayed and was following him by way of Milwaukee aud Witton, and assured bla indorger that In that. matl wasa draft for $400. and that Clomentson would pay that $25 draft at sight. ‘Trusting tq fush's Intoyrity during the ten years Mr. Briges bud known him, ho felt quicted. and even yot botloves that Bush. will prove that the drafts he has drawn wera given in anticipation of his main body of funds that was on the way atter htm, So far, indecd, Mr, riggs rotuises to prosecute Bush, It ts peabable that tho telegrum from Mr. Dogo to Mr, Johnson did not find bim until yusterdny, as it was tuldressed to his placo of usiness, At ony rate nothing came in the way of answor until shortly after dinner yes- torday, when Chief Weber received telegraphic directions from the Chtengo Chief of Polleo to arrest Bush and hold him until a requisition camo along for his extrpdition. Detectiv: Hrceatt stepped down to the Merchants’ Hot where he arrested Hush between 4 and 5 p. 1 To Judge ty Bush's talk nt the pollco station, ono would have supposed that men in all parts of ‘the country were willing to rush forward to bis resent with money or Unll, or both. Ho ox. plained his Chicago alfair by anytug that he had drawn an order for $90 upon his cousin in Now York. Ito supposed that, his cousin boing prob- ably ‘absent, tha draft had been dishonored, and hence this huo und ery about him. But. all wank! bo right in the cad. In the meantime, ho ‘was locked up to await tho result, A WILD DESPERADO. William McKillop, a9 young man of re- spectable family, whom strong drink con-. yerls into 9 desperado, Js doing his best to break into a cell~in Joliet Penitontinry. Last July ho and three companions set upon Gustav Skede, of No, 271 Johnson street, and pummeled him nearly unto death. ‘This be vattso Skede objected to thom killing his dog. Young McKillop spent yesterday afternoon in Joyce Bros,’ snloon, on Bluo Island ave- nue, 2 place that is fast becoming notorious on account of the charactors wlio frequent it, He became sntoxicated there, and along about o'clock = beenme wild and unrujy. — Sneakin; behind | the Dar, he stole a pearlhandled silver- mounted revolyer belonging to the firm, and nindo off with If, ‘Tho bartender pursued him a short distance down the street, and was badly beaten In his attempt to get pos- session of the weapon, McKillop headed directly for hls home, No, 41 Krank street, which Is a short strect running east and west between Waller street and Bluo Isfand avenue, The hause js about twoande half blocks southeast of the sitloon, On tho way home McKillop had. plenty, of fun with tho revolver. IIe eliased, at the muzzle “of tt, a i! negro, a Chinaman, and every person of ec contrle character or dregs that he inet. See~ Jng a yellow dog he. senlleloualy sk at it, but tho bullet went wide of the ‘mark, and very nearly putan end ta the existenes of Willie Boyle, alittle boy living near him on Frank street. Meeting the employés of a afurniture factory on the way home from their work, he flourished his tlrearm before thom, and inde ull sorts of threats. ‘The men ran in. terror back Into the factory, Aras Off Blue Isiand avenue into Fran! street, MeKillop espied an old man nome Krever, who lives at No. SL Frank strect. McKillop is known to have n gpecial dislike for whathe terms Dutchmen,” and without a word of provocation ho fired a shot at Krever., Sceing that tho bullet fd not take effect he ran across. the street, and kicked the man _ brutally, {nflicting severs gashes about the hen and face, and left him lying unconscious on the sidewalk, Susequently he amused him- sely by chasing a lot of ‘children through nefghboring alleys, MeKillop's mether, who is spoken of by everybody 1g 9 very estima blo lady, was distracted when she heard What her son was doing, and sho ran wildly Mlover th vicinity until she found Ofilcers Houllhan and Connevy, whom she begged to tuke her son into enstoidy for fear that ho would murder some one, ‘The officers started in purswt, and after firing several shots at. ie young man, whe endenyored to eGanDs they succeeded in arresting him nenr his. own home. ‘Phe revolver was not found upon hin, but. subsequently ft was turned over to tho poiice by M. Carrigan, of No. 418 Maxwell strevt, who suecceded In begging tho revolver away from McK!lop just before the polles came up. Mr, Krover was at the time on his way home from work ag 9 hostler in. tho employ ofa panier Hoing business at the corner of Frank street. and the avente. Uo elulms that the bullet atruck him on the forehead aid slanced npwarts inilleting a flesh wound, In this hte ts probably mistaken, the wound on tho forchead looklng more like n bruise, such as night be laflicted with se boot. | At 10 o'clock yous McKillop was found perfectly sober fa his cell at the station. He dented having had trouble with any one, and claimed that he was under arrest simply bo- enuse ths police hada grudge againat him, 1e denied knowing any such mai ns Krevor, and, while he admitted that he was slightly under the Influence of Nauor, he professed to’ know all that occurred to him while In that. coniltion, ‘The story told by the police was a base fabrication, Evidently the young man isa little Insane, whethor temporarily or not isa thing for the authorities to determine, ——- ARWESTS. . An owner {a wanted at tho Armory for an almost new set of harness, gold-plated, and = bluck onamel trimmed, = with russet-lenther lines, It was found xpon a suspicious character named John Willian, claiming to iva at No, 8% Wabash avenue, who was irrested at 8:80 Inst evening as_he Was entering Lean Andrews’ pawn-shap, Na, 510 State street, by Ofleer Jamo Shanley. Hie offered the harness to the pawnbroker for 33, and when questioned by the ofiicer as to where he got it, he was totally unable to give any satisfactory answer, Albort Bagloy and Michacl Reardon ara prisoners ut the Armory, charged with stealing n largo coli of rubbor-hose, for which an owner Is wanted, ATYTEMPLED BURGLARY, Some malicious follow, with thievish intent, hurled a brick through a plute-glass window atl, L. Dahl's taflor-shop, No. 120 Dearborn street, and stole a bolt of cloth, Something oveurred to frighten the fellow, huwever, andhe dropped his plunder:{un the alley, where Ht was found byono of Winkerton’s preventive watch, ee ~ JOURNALISTIC, Spectat Dispatch ta Ths Chicago Tribune, +» Inmranaronis, Ind, April t4—Judgo Murtindalo, of the Journal, denies most em- phatleally the rumor: on the streets and the publicattouin the Nerwa, this evening, that ex-United States ‘I'reasurer New and Second. Assistant Postmaster-ieneral Brady had offered $75,000 for Journal, | He says no bids: hase been made and no offers to sell for any rive, : SUICIDE, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Manrrowoc, Wis, April 14.—An unknown Man, supposed to bo a sailor, committed sul- cide this evening by jumping fri Eightn stroot bree tuto dia river oo ee of remarkable beauty, POLITICAL NEWS. The Outlook for the Campaign in the State of Illinois, What the Aspirants for Office Are Doing in Various Localities. Rosulta of District Convon'tions tm» Southorn and Westorn States. Chatter Elections in Western Towns=Geus , eral Political Notes, : ‘e ILLINOIS. : FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Geneva, Il, April 14—Condldates for: the Congressional representation from the Fourth District nre limited to two, possibly three, ff Col, Brazee, of Rockford, may be eunstdered it tha race. Kane County fur nishes the two candidates now spoken of,— the Hon. John C. Sherwin, the present mem ber of Congress, and 8, 8, Mann, of Elgin, Mr, Sherwin, who has gorved very efficiently * in Congress curing the past year, will un~ doubtedly “ho returned, Kane County will give him n Inrge support, Jenoring the oppo-- aition, and Mellenry, Boone, and De Kalb. Counties will fall in, ‘The leven votes of Winnebago County will probably bo given to: her eandkiate so long ag a possthility of his. nomination oxists. Mr, Sherwin is unques-- tlonnbly her second cholee. Mr. Mann. is without popularity not alone in the district, but alse In the county in which he resides, it is a question whether he may be able to earry the primary in hls own township, The Convention will probably not be called for earlier than uy, or ‘Atigust, It will vory kely be held at Eigin, GENERAL STATE POLtrics, ‘To the kditor of The Chicago Tribune, ¥ Fneevont, lit. April 13—At the recent city election, which occurred on the Sth Inst., the Republicans gained tho victory, ‘Tho news that the Democratic ring, which has governed our city for many ears, had been "scooped was received by the Republicans throughout the county with great satisfac~ tion. Many Irish Catholics who haye here~ tofore been Democrats swooped down on the Demovratic monopoly, and voted the: straight Republican ticket. ‘The Republican. Council held their first meeting Inst Setur~ day, ‘Lhe entire police force was retalned,, with two additional appointments, which may be due to the fact that our elty for the: ust ten days has been troubled with burg~ jars ta a considerable extent. Reports from municipal elections throughout this, the Fifth Congresslonal District, indicate an ine crease of Arrant in the Republican ranks,. Democracy Is disorganized and demorallzed,, but with a goodly supply of “pretzels, ant Limburger kaso. and Inger,” they will no. doubt open tho fall campaign after: ' thelr usual style. ‘Tho Greenback party’ his not been Tesurrected—died nm natural: denth~and the prospcets nre that its remains,” will bo allowed to rest in peace. Let the fopitbticans rejoice, for It isa. victory preliminary to the Republican tri-* wnplr in November, he “Granthoom” hassomewhnatsubsided, Blaine and Washburne being more tavorably inentioned Py prominent Republicans as proper candidates for the Presidency, Fer governor, itimay be said that Goy. Cullom will lend the van, although Gen, Smith and Gen. Hawley have many friends -here. For Secretary of State, the Hon. Gearge LH. Hare Tow Is the choice, The Hon. 1. M.A. Hawk, of Carroll Coun- ty, Senator McClellan, of Jo Daviess, Gen. | Sheets, of Ogle, and ‘Maj. Swift, of Polo, are spoken of ns probable candidates for Con- gress from this district. Gen, Smith D. At- Ins, editor of the Freeport. Budget, has also. been mentioned in connection with theabove,. but we understand that he dectines, Gen, Atkins Is a stalwart Republican, a polished. gentleman, educated ag a soldier, Inwyer, and editér. In him the people would. have # statesman would do. honor to the Nation in tho hall of Congress a8 well us he did on the South. ern battle-field, Ilo has many friends in the: district, and if nominated his election is cer Ds ‘The Hon. James 8. Cochran, of this city,’ we ato informed, isn candidate for Stato. Senator from this district, which is composed. of Stephenson ant Jo Daviess Counties, Mr. « Cochran is not x candidate of hls own seek- ing. He has been importuned frequently, by the most prominent Republicans of this dis- trivt to permit his name to be used asf candt- date, Mr, Cochran hag filled tha position as States Attorney for Stephenson County tor eight successive years to the satisfaction of * all, and has aelean record. Asa Inwyer, he stands at the head of the Lar. He is & Ken tlemun of beknowlel ged ability, active, ens ergetic, and enterprising, nnd is_well fosist In county, State, and National affairs, Should. Mr, Cochran be the peoples cholea for this position they will find in him an honest, true, and falthfal servant, and would be elected by a large majority. But there are other rentiomen in the Sen- atorial district who ore ainbitious to go tr, Springficlt. It is an honorable ambition and we can find no fault with the aspirant: or tholr friends who are lookhig toward Se atorial honors. Tho Hon, James 1, Neff, ex- Representative, and D. H, Sunderland, Supervisor of this census district, ara also. mentioned. For Representative In the Lower: House the names of the Hon, Il, C. Hyde, Judge of the County Court of Stephenson County, and i. P. Barton, are able and. Iearned attorneys, haye heen spoken of ns. candidafes, Both gentlemen are old resl- dents of this county, and highly respected, but we do not know that thoy will accept the the honor, Milos White, a merchant of Len and Frank 3, Walker, membor of the Boar of Supervisors, aro also talked of .as’ being candidates, Whatever may ho the final result, it {s por- fectly clear that between now and Conven- tion thine, there will be some lively figuring done. CiroxEN. - VARIOUS, “ea TOLEDO CITY COUNCIL. Spectat Diapaten to The Chicago Tribune To.eno, O., April 14.—Much Interest has been taken In tho reorganization of both. branches of the Counell, which was com- pleted to-night. The Aldermen stood: Re~ publicans, 3; Democrats, 8; Nationals,,2' Council: Republicans, 6; Nationals, 6; Dum- ocrats, 3. As anticipated, a coulition was formed Detween the Nationals and Demo- crats, giving the former the Presidentof both Boards, and the latter the Vice Presidents. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION, Lancaster, Pa, April 14.—The Demo- cratic Convention to-lay nominated J, Le Steinmetz for Congress in this district, ATICANBAB. Litre Rock, Ark,, April 4.—Tho Repub leans of Pulaski County, In Convention to- dny, appointed deleguies to the State Con: vention, ex-Senntor Clayton Chairman, with Instrueftons to voto for none but Grant delo- Bates to the National Convention, MANDALT. Wasitinatos, D. C., April 14—Speaker Randall has weltion a letter to a prominent Democratic politician in Pennsylvania op- alug the unit rule in the forthcoming Stato vonvention, CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, April 14.—Thhe Democratic Btate Convention Is culled for May 10 at Oak- 4 ee EXPELLED, i Pomanern, Pa., April 14.—The Rev William B. Orvis hos been expelled from the Philadelphia Association of Congregational Ministers, because of his connection with the Philadelphia University of - Medicine and Burgory, where s reporter recently pure chased’ a certificate to practice medicine, ‘The Dean, the President, and the Secretary of the concern were inintsters of the Metlo- dist Episcopal Church, ; te RICH LEADS, Spectal Dispatch to The.Chicaga Tribune To.upo, O., April 14.—There ts considern ble excitement In the clty to-day over letters just recel yen stom tha Aston poole Cone ANY, pa! of forty, which left here letters o a ave very rich leads, pnd are staking out tholr sn 1 ———— SENATORIAL WEDDINGS, Wasuinatox, D. C., April 14.—Tlester Clymer, of Pennsylvanta, [s to be married this week to Mrs. Clemens, a beautiful widow of St. Louse, Senator MeDouald, also, 's das a soon to marry a widow, who is-deserloe '