Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1880, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1880—T. PAGES, can pig-lron to bo seen on tho Weat Penn Aner aloud at Sharpsburg, right wt tholr egivan Lowis, Oliver & Phillips nro heavy tin- dors Te mick bur, old rafls, nnd sorap-tron; pmgovermnent warehouses tu Pittsburg nro fed withterelgn fron Crow Norway and else- Hee abroad; tho Kdgur ‘Thompson Stecl- mem ahal OW cnrsof Hpautsh ore In uly Inst, pea they: have beatt recelving at tha rate of iebty cara & day sinco Aug. 1. Tho Standard ollCompany haa eontrnoted for, and is now ro- airing, £00,000 tons OF hoop-tron from England, ‘Theso facts nre hold to constitute an not of cert trenson to tho tari systems but if tho orrtt aystern fs based on the Mon that mantt- favors will pny more for raw material than “they cuts hulp ft fg a delusion and a szare. a ee fexpnicks’ treachery to Joe McDonald did not consist alinply Int refusing to withdraw tn. hiefavor ot Cincinnatt, Donn Piott shys there isa worse story bobind that: ‘Assoon was consp! then tho work be agit bevatne known that MeDonald fevous and lio to be nominated, creatures that do Mendricka’ dirty netively to circulate slanderous ies Senator, Thus, while McDonald was ath in the Convention for his 8 frlond [Hendricks was bus; ‘cl best to taint MoDunuld’s a exso of treachery than (ered Chviat hs oer sown Ib ped uy obaervation, And now ero pas raged font In the Demveratic ranks who belive Hendricks will ata In currying Midian, i socontiing McDonald tn the Senate, such 8, Istnfutunted beyond recognition aga hunith, anamnn a swantott Infury, muy tha Bpaulat, and “i never for A my ‘oe hin, Hondricks will never Piyive doe SteDonnld, a A“PuzztEep VoTrr” residing in Memphis gobmits to those more skilled in arithmetic than phnself sovetal problems presented by an elec+ ton in thatelty. On the fat uf July the census of tho Firat Ward in that clty reported that thore were 1,08 inales of voting age, including anime perofunnaturalized forelyncrs, At tho clee- tonan Aux. 6 tho Judges reported from that: ward 1,108 Democratic, 167 Hepublican, and 73 Rational voles, In the Second Ward there were only 010 voters, itt the ctection Judgos returned 1,018 Hemocratle, 65 Republican, and 37 Nattonal yotes.. The puzzled voter professes not tounder- stat Low these results .cun be consistent, and sats If tho Domucratle Congress ut tho lnat ses- sion passed any luw tmending tho multiplica- toutable, 2 Osrof the serious mistakes made by tho Fatertulnment Committee during tho recent Conclave wus In tho mntterot inusic. Excellent. asthe progriuns and performiuuces were ut the three concerts on Wednesday cvenlug, there wus a beggatly aceount uf empty boxes at each. With such an immense amountot muste ut thair disposn!, the Cominittee night lave placed 1 tandin every park, iy and little, a the elty, andat other contrat -spota, and givon open-alr concerts, which would have attracted and enter- talued thousgnds of people, As lt wus, tho threo best orchestras fn the West, the Cinelnnati, BIll- wunkes, aid Chicago, played to n mere hasdtul of people, suiforluyg and awelterlug in bulls which resembled furnuces. oe Wave HLasrton’s now celebrated speech wasruported originully ‘in tho Staunton Valley Viryintun. ‘hat paper suys of his curious apol- ogy and rotrnetions We du not know what was in Gen, Hampton's mind when hy delivered bis spoceh ju stauntow, but wo do know what his unuage “ment, LHe declared taut the Demovratie party, under Han- cock’s lend, Was Ughting fur the site prinetples that Leu and Jucksun Lought for, yuu for wie thy Southern soldiers dled. There was no quali- eation in the terias used, a Tue defeat of Congressman Sapp for re- TomMuution In the Eighth lows District ts te bo regrotied. Ho was une of the ablest members of the Hepublican side, and toole n deeper in~ terest In wae tions relutlig to cheap trauepurtie tlon than ony other momber of bis party. We shall not bo surprised to learn that rafiroad iu- ttueuecs had eomething to do with his defent. ae Vawrron’s dental of hls speech isstronger than au atirmation, He mercly sends a revised editfon tu tho dicrald with the indorsuinent, “Tuls is tho only yorsion whiok his wy personal approval.” Tho qucution isn’t what version how bas Senator Hauupton's approval, but whut. any: Ou the 1th of July lust at Staunton, a. SE Eneneseeenee Evorsr LAr confides to’n correspond: satof the Poiludelpaty free that bo will be tho bew Senutor from Mang, aud Frye tho Speaker of the Republican House, which is * butter than abgust uny othor position fn politics.” Fryo’s Meas of thls program haven't buen anounced. Hois.a candidate for the Benute nimeelf, nee Nasthas actually done a god thing in Uhecurrent number of Murper’s Weekly. Gen. Mancook {8 reprusunted us tuusing over tho Srives of tho Mebuls killed in front of his own torps ot Gettysburg. Lclow Is tho’ legend, “Tho silent (Demucrutley invjovity; Gen, Hun- Sock witl mtay them on eluution-day.” re Miss Neicson used this langtingo In a faruell specch ut Hooth's Theatre a fuw weeks since: “1am teaving not only tricnds but bap: Pluesa Itself; tho sities can never ayuln be 1s bright ws thoy huye been to my bere, wor tlow- era bloun nov music xusind any more," aa Tus Canden Antl-Dueling Society in South Carutina doesn't getonwell, Judge Kore thaw declined tho oilice of President, and a. [sheen He thon chosen in his place, ‘Tho rieston Courier rogurds this us an absolt Glving-up of the ens : e a JAcon Contaau’s statue his just been Setup at Washington in the old Hull'uf Itepro- Rentatlves, completing Vermont's quota, ‘Tho Slhor contelbution from that Btatets a replion a Mendo’s Ethan Allen, ‘Tbe uew statuats by ee Tue International Food Exhibition 1s to bo bald next October at London, 3 very inappro- Priute pluco, Tho Kxblbidon should be t1 the Wedtest food-market in the world, uot at the shlef polut of consum ptton. oti Ferrox, tho Independent member from corgiit, bromides bla: moonahining constituents: the ‘taxes on whisky and tbucee shall be wbollahed uy goon uy Hancock gud Haglish got lute power, ee oe ot the Philadelphin Ztmee bo good Pre fo give its authority fur tho statowent i WUE, Kern hug been given aw placa on editorial suit uf Yun Cincado ‘TMMUNE? a pice -the death of Hervhet V. Johnson Khor ffi #3 the only surviving mouber of the Peesidentin’ and Vico-1 \« ateral of 1bud. Vico-Vrusidential quudrl- —— PERSONALS, ones fs my fones ?”—Davtd Davie, Mght Lemplur’—st, Beri i Felutton (St. Jullen, | pan pais = none Spanish Governimont should ba on ita und. Bcvrvtary Evarts ts weiting a totter toit, us Talnuge isalways abreast of the tines, Ory the. Mulghta ‘remplar demonstration 1s over be announces “A 13 “ dect of a now lecture, Peet <"Bludent of Ulstory "A: a y'—An equerry was Srlalnally 4 kind of boss horseman, but aay ho Pela who teuyels around with Princes und 7 that thetr bagguye ts obcoked, ge New York Sun has recently taken to fs ra Thoms Jotferson, but, ag Mr, Dana is quite * Mie ene bueas business, It la not whoethor the oily with a eoond ona Me fester et Au exchangosa Ns ys that Carlyle nolthor reads Te yruites but Hes on asufa aud loaws for douth, wont be & in Dovomber, If tha gentiomun watery cH import o bottle of St. Louta drinkings satery. 0 cau order a frillod Shrond with perfcot - ‘ aise Dupers in tho Christlanoy divoreo aasa one torn Packed fn chloride of ime and iid ring OF a whilo, as tho complications botweon plainant te oe make it diMoult for the com: er to Pena. vo bis post as United Statas din: ae J.W. Mackay, of Consolidated Vir umber anely uve o broukfust to #@ soloct, a i Of American fricuds ut Lor cottage at Rtg od the cuast of Franco, On this ooca- patie Sustlinoss of the tablo-service und deo Nowe 4 Funinds ove ‘of tho Arsblun Nights, hide Muy gold, silver, aud priovlous porgolaln Nsod, Lut amber, corul, ond previous stoucs we ni brewed iyta thy service. Toes were werved qnetyatul plates intaid with uncut ere; wine S04 luuord spurkled a Huske of ai re Fr wero Pi eh i if OF Huyous of guld, clolsuné, and enamel; while tho tiny cups in which tea and enffco were handed were probably cach worth a buggot. In tho futuro stories of shipwreel will have to be remodeled to tho oxtent of keeping tho unfortimutes who aro enst nway on tt desert {sland at lenst forty days without food, We aro Borry to say that Dr, Tanner has spotted " fobins son Critsoe * for future generations, * We notice by a fashion journal that “real Tuiin pongee is sald nt poputar pricea for suin= nor Aresees,” but on tha subject of real United States calico thero is a sllonco nt once painful ond mysterious to mon nt whose pockethooks tho denion of dress is constantly {nelting lovely Woman to make well-thned bluits, Mabel’s watting in the giouming Vor her lover, young aud fair, Goutly to hersolf Intoning Words of love, and hope, aud prayor, To ts altting by ntabtes On his fuoe alta grin despate. Mabet's tover bas been gong ‘Guinat three queens with two small pair. —Browntny, oo SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS, Tho Mintle Staata-Zeitnny has tho following louder: * The eonsua fulsitications committed fn tho South pienss Democratle papers very mich, And cause thom to amile approvingly, Even German papers, which we expected tu possess 0 Hittle more honor, deconey, and 2 small degre of aensiblility for shame, do not hesitate to Aes copt these frauds and prevatlentions ag gorreut nd true, ‘They give vent to thelr Joyous sure prise over this, oxtraordinary. inereaye of tho South in the tnost unrestricted manner, Ono of those papers govs In Its grim humor so far ns to Assert, with a ‘ghostly grin,’ that thls increnso in population, whieh aurprises afl expeotationa, canonly be explained by tho fact that now ‘treedom’ prevails In the South instead of slavery. 1l {3 tho samo paper which for tho Jaat ten yeura uttempted te prove that In con- sequetcout thit ‘freedom’ tho negrorice fn the South was declining tanumbers, Even thy most dmpudent of all nygertions, that a Stuto like -North Carolina, which wus not touched by imnie gration at ali, but expurfenced x considerable degrea of emigration fistend, hos inercased {ts pupulation ike one of tho Northwesturn States, Minnesota or Nebraska,—oven this: shumeless Ho the Democrutic pupors guip down with o areat deal of sutisfaction, and, smiling plens- antly, they snys ‘Who could have thoight it posable?’ But the boss swindle fs to cumo yor; itis in proparation. If there ls nny State in tho South that fins not been visited by Iminigration, but, on the contrary, hag driven a lurge number of its own citizens over tio border, that State 1s South Carolinn, The Charleston Courier Ayures ont of tho roporta,as far as they have been indo, an Inereuse in population for that State Trom 405,000 to 9X4,410 souls, 4 ain of 247,804, or Ua per cont. That is a higher percentago of Inerease, than any of tho Northwestern Stated can show for thomscives, although thoy tugether —_reeelyed from tho Fastern States and Europe during the Inst ten Yenra ut louse ono anda half millions of mint gration, Will the New York Stadte-Zcltung, tho Pulladelphin Demokrat, and the Arzelyer dee Westens, In the fave of such flgures, fissure us on thelr honor that thoy du not belleve inn erim- inal fulsitication of these census roturus? Only n few days ago tho Anaciycr dex Westens aceuscd the census cnumerntors of 1870 {and Justly) of having falsified and returned tho Clty of St Louls 2s too high by from: 60,000 to 60,000, Wid Unt pauper necept the counterparts of 160 tothe falsitlentions of 1870 ns correct? Vrlumphantly tho Churieston Courter declares that, according: to thule returns, tho State of South Carolin, Instend of losimur a Representatiye, will probably: ulin one, even if the basis of representation should be placed ns high ns 170,000 for ench Con- aressionil district, ‘(nis v bo the crowning ewindle, indeed, if the cen: should serve oly 8 nmicing to decrense tho representution of tho North with all its framigmtion and to increase that of tho South with no liomigration at alll, What demonstrates this flse enumeration In North aud South Curollnt the platnest and most. vonvinging fs the fist that no increusg 1 re- ported from those districts where the populution Is the donaest, because tha fraud could bo caslly detected there, but from those wiki, barren, nud ‘out-of-the-way countics where no troyeler [5 seen on the public ronds for weeks, In those counties, of which the Churleston Courier pyb- Ushes tho. census returns us complete, the ine ercuso of population in the third deeade of this chytury (18-18%) umounted to 14 per cents In the fourth deende to 2.3 per cent; in the Ath dec- nde to 125 p in the sixth decade to 6.1 per cont; In tho se from I8uL to 1870, only Tol perecnt, Hut from 1971 to 1884 ft Ja eliimed that tho population has increased THIRTY-SIX, percent! In this decade the populution of Those counties duereised more thin in the titty yeurs proviows therutol And ina State nt that Whieh was shunned by linmigration ko tho Duck death; a State which, with opon hostility, hus always fought tho idea. of subdl- viding the large Pluotattons and estutes into sinuller farms, ind thereby fuviting lmiigras tion; a State where there are no industries, wud: Whorv business and commerce nro steadily on tho decline! Wil this unheard-of wttompt to inaintain by fraud and swindle tho political power fur tho South bo successful? In cnse of funcock's election wo will Wave to answer ft the affirmative, but, should Gurileld be elected, then thore Is no danger!” ‘Tho Sucramonto (Cul) Deutsches Journal, x pa- per bolonging to the party of tho so-called “ Honorable I3ilke,” {8 disgusted with the Ioud- {ug political purtics, and gives vent to its fecl- ings In the foliowing Iendor: “ Nobody knows thoroughly himaolf until bo Isa candidate for an ofiice. Ho then has to boar things of which ho never dreamt before, First, he finds out that tho party to which ho bolongs {8 composed of dcad-bents, bimmvrs, nnd scoundrels; that he owes bar bill here and obtulned mrouey under {algo protunses thare; that he’ will bo forced into Dunkruptoy In a diy ortwo; that, If he docs “notexnetly belong fn tho Puntténtlary, he cor- tainly would bo an ornament to tho House of+ Correotion for disturbing the peace on several and beating bis mother-in-law on innumerable | ocensions, *Mugnn ost veritas et proyaiebit '; but In polltical life he who can No beat ts master ofthe altuution ‘This fs the groat op- stnele, which, towcthor with tho unscrupulous and dishonorable character aud prictices of our olection campaign, defeats every reform in the Clyil Service, Tho end justifics the menns, If aman was nover corrupt durivg his life, ho must be possosse of u considerable umount of force of chnracter not to. become 80 3.0 pulled clan, after ho hus gone thrgugh tho will and all tho corrupt by-puths of a politica! eampugn, If durlog tio campaign a speaker or a nows- paper Miukod curtaln wasertions, or draws cor tain conclusions, Wwe need burdly ask whethor it fa the truth or not, but slupjy Tisten to thu ope podition, What ‘is black ‘on one sido ia white on the other, und so vic And thoso possessing tha courage, t truth tra called *bilka,’ who, aeco the doctrines of tho party hacks, do not enters taln any real political petioles atall, Among the religious thoy ary callad 'freothinkers, and in politics thoy ure the nen-partignns, of i= dependents. For a strict Luthoran or Cuthollo, for the orthadox Jew, there ta nothing more dee testable than a ‘frcethinker, and for tho wtrict party polftteinn there fa nothing more batelal than aman who is proud and honurabis enough to place himself above political parties and tholr aolinnt fines, As much ug tho Prorestunt prencher, the Catholic priest, und tho Jewish rabbi hato und ubbor cach othor,—if they moot. u*treothinkor’ they ure friends finmediately, and demolish the cominon cnemy In gumpany, ‘Thus neither the Republicans wor the Hemno- grata WILL treat political Independence with any- thing Ike fulrness or devongy, although It can not be dented that tn time to conre st wil he the only vlement that can de away with the ecsspoal of our purty corruption, and finally oluyate our Civil Service to a somewhat decont position.’ In reference ta tho rleh Mr. English, tho Domovratic candidate for tho Vice-Frosidenoy, und how go muck monoy got into bia barrel, the Davenporter Democrat writes as followa: “On this subject tho Clucinnat! Commercial pub- Itshod, » fow days ago, a very interesting cam- palgn document. Jt contalnod a tat of tho mortguyos which Mr. English, whom tha Democryts call tho friend of tho poor, caused to be foroclused fu the courts of Indlanupolle, Tho modorn skiniint Ruglish pursucd singular tacs tica on the day of sale, Mis bil for thu property to bo sold nover nmounted to tho full yulue of is mortyngo, eo that tho mortguyor, after Josing his property, remained in debt toa con- siderable aun, which Ar. English would always be careful to collect with unsvrupulous oxact~ ness. If tho dubtor possessed any othor property Afr. Engllah would cause it to bo "brought under the hammor, Muny a ainall morvbant and tradesman who borrowed monvy of Mr. Huglish for tho purpose of onlarging hls busiuess, or who- purchased a picco of ‘4 property of him on time-payments, thus lout all bo had, end Hover recuporated, us appeurs from tha sworn declarations af some of In- Aisha victiins, uppeuded to the Commerciat’s fire. Buck a procuudiug ou tho’ part of 4 man whom the Domocrats huve nominated for the best oflce within tho giftot tho peu pie ma: Nery Swusinose-liko,: and may oven cur the fadividual adtuiration of all thoso who ‘worship tho ‘uluilghty dollar, no matter pow {t wus wide wud obtatued. Humuany it wus cer- tally not; und ff only one bolt of the accumu. tons which ure mudu agatust Mr, English on Ubls score should by trun be deserves undoubl-s edly mora tho surname of w ‘tlood-sgucker” Chnu that of a frigad of the pour!" THE RAILROADS. Twenty-first Annual Report of the Northwestern Railway. A Vory Handsome Showing, with Brille font Prospects for tho Future. Miecollancous Items of Railroad In- tolligence from Various Sources. THE NONLUIWESTERN, ‘Tho twenty-first annual report of the Chi engo & Northwestern Rallway Company for the fisent year ending Muy 31, 1830, has just heen given to the printars, Itty a vory In teresting document, and innkes n most favor. able showing, From advance shects furs ulshed Lites Tribus tho following factsand figures aro taken: The business and operations of the Chicago & Northwestern Ratiway Company and fs proprietary roails for the fiseal yede ending Hay IL wore as follows ‘Yotnl rosa carulngs. B17, H10.H0 74 Total operating expanses... is beast + RSShON Jitorest on. bonds, . Rental of lensed roads, For balance Inenrred by:-Bhoboyau & Fone om Ea. Shelopwan te, Yost Jalen jscohsin, ant lc: ‘Tomab ee OS ‘Total exponses, 813200181 Not earutngs,.... UF From this amount ‘dividends “nave been declared on preferred atock 7 CUM 004 ceeererssee over 0068 1,000,008 On cominon stock 3 pur eon! . yi Total, Surplus f : 'The gross earntugs were from the follow- Ing sources, and compare Uns! 1870-80, Passengers. es Krelght, Express i Mullis. eu2,091L discollaucun: sooo 100,574, SURHOTIN $1,680,022 Incronso 18;0-'80..+..660068 SaW84e7 ‘This inakes the Increase in gross earnings: 18.08 per cent, Compared with the proud year, the total charges on the combined ro: wero us follows: 9 tints ornting Uxpenses ei Thseseen, Be Intercat Dykes, 015- Binkeingye finds, 8, 1:4) Rental of lent ove 1,408,003 Bheboyyun & Fond dt Lav Lauilroad, the Shes Doyman & Western Ital way, Gulena, & Wiscott- - sin Hatlrond, and Chi- cago. & Tomah Railroad, OA. . S12 20,2003 e00$18,209,181 Increase $975,887, catial to 7.95 yor cent, Inerease In net cnruings, $1,793,540, or 78.35 per cent, : f ‘The gross earnings on tho different Hues wero ns follow Chicago & Northwestern ss...cas00+ 4+ 815,012,875, Winona & St. Peter ducluding branch~ es and extensions} Northwestern Unton Jows Midland Hullway Yoledo & Northwestern TOOL .cosersersesesecson eee: 'Tho percentage of operating expenses to earings wis 46 40-100 per cent, and of operat~ ing expenses and taxes 43 G0-100 et cent, 15 aeninst 60 41-100 per cent and 5286-100 per eent respectively bn the preeeding year, «The total Increase In operating ‘expenses ‘over those of tha previous year was $099,- 705,81, oqua) to 9 52-100 per eent, ‘The biereass in passenger earnings was $400,017.01, or 15-100 per cents the whoto number of passengers carried was 3,904,703, an Inerease of G3,071, or 19 12-100 per cent, and the averages rate ‘received was of R100 cents each, against 97 96-100 for the previous year; & decreuse of 3 18-100 per cent, The whole movement of passengers amounted to 140,110,881, carried one: mile, showing a gain of 20 72-100 per cent, whilo the rate receive per passenger per mile de -erensed from 2 7100 the previous: con, tod 67-100 cents, or 4 80-100 per cunt. ‘hha relluc- tlon in rates Is equal to $171,918 on the pas- senger business of tho year, Compared with the previous year, there was nn increase of $2,260,10008 In Tretght earnings, or 215¢ per cent. Ip ‘Tho number of tons of freight carried during the SCAY WH. ...sseeeee, » 6,574,005 Tho umount earriod in tha preceding COT WAS. ..ceceeee eeeseeeeee one 4,005,007 ™ Increase, ow oe poplar iets 1,008,603 10 ‘Movement of tons carried one 805,900,512, 081,878,011 181,031,201 Tho average rece ton was $251, and te rate perton per amily was 149-100 cents, ns agains S340 and 1 50-100 cunts respeetively In the preylous year, ‘The percentage of decrense hit the rate per ton was 7 24-100, and In tho rate per ton per mile, 449-100 pur cent, ‘Tlis decreaso tin the ayer- age rate per ton per inile, If nppiled to the entira movement of freight, would be equiy> ment to a reduction of S6L0,4f1on thls branch of trafic during the year. ‘The total amount of capital stock and frac- tonal serlp May 31, 1830, 13 ng follows: Comtion stock and gerip.. 15,109, Preferred stock aud scrip, $20,812,000 Aad tho $500,000 of preferred stack yet to be {asued, as provided In eonKoll~ dutlon with Lu Crosse, ‘Trempontonn & Prescott Ratiroud Curmpuny, and * tho uguruunte of stock Issued, and sunt tu bo: will amount to eyiUle,~ Stock ownod by tho Company, - Gomanon siecle. esses tet. referrod 7 sie Tralanco afloat... seve SU0,510,010 The aggregate bonded Indebtedness on the entire property May 31, 1880, was $50,135,000, an Inerense of $2,041,000 turing tho yer ‘The following aduftional rallroud Was con- structed and put into operation at diferent ‘perlods during tha year, viz.: 12.76 intles of the Sdo City Extension wd 11.40 miles of the Toledo & Northwestern Raffway fiat 3.03 miles of Branch dine to Appleton Water Powor in Wisconsin: 40.20 miles of the Chi- eago & Dakota Ratlroau tn Ahniesota, and, 50.3 miles of the Dakota Central ine it Dae kota. , Total ralfrond constructed, 190.8% qnites, “whose ayerige tine of operation equaled 61,80 miles for tho whola year, The aggregate number of niles of rall- trond owned and controlled by the Company at the close of the flseal yent Was 2,582.77, ‘Tho number of locomotive engines on all the vicious tines of the Company is 425, an Increase of 48 engines, The nuntber of cars of avery deseription fs 13,254, belny an tie erense of 8,000 cara durlug the year, ax fol. lows: - Eight new passenger conejies, 14 baggage ant express cars, L esbouse cars Ith box freight eu platform frelgh curs, 163 Lye stock cars, 2,00) fron ore cars, vligdriving working-car fn the Tweomotlye dopartinent, 18 crgines were Te- built and renowed with tender-trames, 23 enbs, 17 cylinders 147 steel and chiiled tires, 87 new dr ving-whieels, 1,038 truck and tender wheels, 7 now driving axles, 20 new -truck and tender axles, 26 now flre-boxes, and yarlous othor Important ftems of renewal were made and furnished In addition to ordinary repatrs In tila deparlinent, at a cost Of B12,059,10, . ‘Tho total amount of atoel track nes of tho Company, Sneluclius USL on all the roads in process of constructloi, was 3 wnlles wt 19 closy of tho fiscal year May il, 1880, Antong the Rens of construction ts the naw passenger station in Chicago, whieh was bo- gun i the spring, and will be dnished Muri ho present your, 1ts jucation, on tho site o! tho ofd Galena depot andon adjolning lots, 13 most central'and conyenlont for ¢lty travel, and will cnadly the Compuny to concentrate {ts trains at one point for its ‘Northern, Northwestern, and Western business, ‘Tho want of this accommodation hag loug buen Selb, butte by tho Coutpatiy and the travellag nidlic, ora tnportant extension, arennized ag the Toledo & Nosthwestern Jtuilway, is in prosruss in Towa, It joins tho main line of his Company at ‘fama Station, ‘Tang County, tubntig throught the town of Toledo whence It tukes its mumo—ind pursites a nartwestorly quit westerly © cow through one of the most productive distrle in that State; Its construction will prevent the diversion to ather reads of trafic which wo now enjoy, and will secure a large ac. caaston of now business for tho main Hues of the Company to Chicago, a distance of 220 aillea, A permanent lease of the Des Moines & Mianeapolls Norrow-Gauge ltailroad, extend- ing frou te City of Deg Moines to Calanan, jn Hannilton Couity, Lowa, aud intersecting: the main Mue of Us Company nt Ames, Was cutered Into durum tho year. “ho gauge has of this road with the since been w for that between Ames and Des Moti Company a continnous standard gauge Hig to the Capital of tho State. ‘The lengti of the entire rond fy fel y eight unites, The nequisition of this road has e: Importance In tho fact that It rexebes the region of the extensive coal-fields of Lows and, with the ‘Toledy & Northwestern Raje way and {ts connections, forms a direct ne for the transportation of excellent conl by tho shortest and cheapnst routs to Minnesota and Dakota, aud for supplying the Compan: with fuel for the operation of tts Winuna St. Peter Railroad qnd extensions, ‘The Sheboygan & Western. Raitway, fore merly called the Sliohoyits & Fond du Lae Kailroad, consisting of about, eighty mulles of raftroad, extending from Sheboygan to Yrinceton, Green County, Wisconsin, wns also added during the years the permunent union Ulteaxo & Northwest- ern secnres tueneh better facilities for the business of this section of the State, and will eoutet future advantages, resulting from the improvement and working of the propurty, short line of sixaud one-half wiles, enllod, the Rovk River Raifroad, fs belng built be- tweun Janesville and Afton, that’ will pre: mote the business of tlie Rock Iiver Valle Ys and effect n savings of time and distanes fi the transfer of cars between the old Wiscon- sit, Mariaon, and Galena Divisions, The Compiny hag required tho Galena & Southern Wisconsin and the Chicnyo & Yoinnh Railroads, now constructed. with x. narrow ste fora distances of 2 miles be. tween Galena, TH, and Woodman, Wis, with branches to Platteville and Lancaster, An oxtension of the Chicago & Tomal Ine will be constructed with 2 standard gauge direct to Madisun, where It will connect with the pale ling to Chieago, and with the proposed adizon & Milwaukee Iine to Milwankee, ‘The extension whteh is being constructed towards the Black Mills ton polut near Fort Pierre, on tha Missouri itiver, ts mating rapld progress. ‘Tha rend leaves the main rt of the road elving to this line of the Wino & Veter Baile road at ‘Tracy Station, Lyon County, Minn, and fs projected in a very direct westerly course ucross the territory of Dakota, with tateral branches. ‘Chat porion of the Hine in Minnesota, consisting of forty- six miles of well-built steel Kk rallrond, fully equipped, extending cy to the Dakota boundary, is called the Chicago and Dakota Itallroad; and that portion of the Une lying in Dakota takes the name of the Dakota Central Railroad, The tength of theextenston to the Missourt River will be alaut 250 iuiles, and up to the Gute of this report 170 mites of the road had been completed, and the track laid with steel nulls. It is expected that the work will reach the Missouri, and o brinch be constructed up ies Valleyof the Janes Riverduring the pres- Hit Year, A Vast aren of agricultural iand in the re- gion traversed by this Hne has already been taken up for settlement. Nearly three and three-quarter millions of eres of public lands were entered by settlers within the last, two y ja the Land Oillce Districts of Sioux Falls, Yankton and Springfield, tn Dakota, in addition to Inrge quantities en- tered and purchased fn Central und Western Minnesota, From small beginnings there will some an extensive cultivation, whose surplus products will furnish transportation to the raffrodd in Increasing, amount from year to year. This extension will also open up att excellent through route for passengers and freight by means of connecting lines of stag and ex- press wagons trom the Missouri River to tho thing districts of Deadwood and the Black is, ‘The sules of lands from, the Winona & St Peter land grant, though necessarily alfeot- ed both in respect to price and quantity by the availatdiity of adjacent Government lands, are sulllefently onvouraging te warrant the belief that the proceeds: to be derived from this source will, iu the future, add an important item to the value of the Company's pranerty, ‘The gales from this grant for the ast liseal year were 03,207 acres, for_ the cone sideration of $245,885, us against 51,704 acres suld in the preeeding year. - ‘The nggrewate saies out of this grant, from the beginning unto the 3istort Muay last, Mnount to $073,918, From this amount has deen paid the sum of $143,120 for expenses of Land-Ollles Department, surveys, maps, ad- yertising, Interest on ndyvanees made before the grant was available, ete., ete. ; S270, has been paid. for the purchase of Sin! Fund bonds and bouds eanevled of t nona & St. Peter Rabrond Companys $25,105 is the cash balance on hand, and” there re imnins yet to be realized the sun of SBE due on Innd contracts mattiring jn the future. ‘Tho extonslons and brauech lines that are boingadded to onrsystem will furnish new ele: nents of strength and protection to the Com- pany’s property, ‘Their ’tratiie will come from some of the most ptoduetive portlons of lowa, Minnesota, and Dakota, where the country is being raplily, overspread with, settlements and linprovements, ‘Lhe cost of these ronds Is fur below that of the oiler prop orties, und the additional ‘business they will 5 ply ern be done tu advantage over the existing tines of the Con tvely small fuerease of ex the last yeur the gross earnings derived from allsources on the old and new rouls Increased $2,708,437 or 18 OW per. cent, while tho net earnings were Increase by the large ainount of $1702.51, ar 78 35-100 per cent, and were unparalieléd in the history of the Company. < Tho general condition fof the property in respect to the rondway, track, bridges, and equipment is better than ever before; the en- pines and cara haye been thoroughly kept up, and large additions mindo to thelr number durhiyg the yen ‘The wheat crop, which 1s now being har- vested, will execed that of last pont while. tho growth of corn is-favorabie for an abundant yleld, 4 ‘Tho earnings of the road continue to In- ervise, mid the prospeefs for a presperous yoar are In every particufar cucouruging. GOING ‘110OME. ; Tinmense crowds thronged the various de- pots In this elty yesterday. from morning till “night who were anxious to leave by the out- golng trains. The tralus on nearly all tho roads ind to bo run in sections. ‘The morn- Ing train on the Burlington went out in two. sections, and the evening train in four, ‘Lhe Fort Wayne had to runenteh train going out in from threo tu tlye sections, with about ten cars to vach division. ‘The. Mleligan Central had also to dlyidy Its trains Into sections, and this niormng will run out two specials in addition” to tho regular trains. | ‘The: Alton, in addition to unusually heavy regular trlus, | had | to rin ‘out some «specials, very” road centering in ties alte hl its hands" full all duy yestors day; but It is believed that by to-night. tho rash will be oyer, ang tho passenger business wilt ugaln resimeits noruil condition, ‘The railronds have no dita by which to calculate the actual numbor of people taken out dure ing yesterday and to-~lay, but it is estimated that nbout 76,000 people were taken out by all the Hines thus far, ‘Cho railroads expect to take out about 50,000 more to-dny, ‘Sha re- mainder of those who came here will return Frntuall U8 the thekets fur the generat pub- Neda nolexplre Wil Monday, and those of Hie, Halshts und their futnilles nob until jept. 16, ABOUT TO BE SETTLED, Vico-Presidunt Alexunder tnd General Freight Agent Culp, of tho Loulsyilly & Nashville, were in Cluchinati n day or two eyo in conference with John King, dry Ite- celver of the Ohto & Misslssippl, "Tho gu tlemen algo called on the, ile sot tho Ul ehunati Southern, but no bushiess was tran: feted as far ng can learned, ‘This, to- gethor with the fact that Col, “Alexandet hins requested 2 conference with Mr, J.C, Clarke, Vicu-President of tho Winels Central and General Manager of tho Chien, St, Lotte & New Orleans, Thdtentes that the Loulsville & Nashville is Reltlng lol of the fliht with hat that road, and is anxions to bring ubout o settloment of the dillculttes, dt ts undorstoud hat re Clarke has agreed to f conferenco, nnd that Mr, Alexander will be here next week tor that purpose, ‘There can hardly be a doubt that the war botween the tivo Southern rons whi! soon be terminated for the Louisville & Nashville aeuld not, have askeil for the con- ference If It did not meau to make the con- cesstons demanded by the Chicuyo, St. Louls & Now Orleans Railroad, ‘Che arrangement WH! no doubt be made that the rates from Blobile and Pensacola should not bo lower to Chicago, St, Louis, Cluchinatl, and other Norther polnts than the rates fron New Orleans, and that the short Hue shall lave thy right tu make the rates, It can also bo stated that tho Chicago, St. Louly& Now Orleans will fnslst upon lower passengor Fates than have proyalled before the war was: inaugurated, DETROIT, MACKINAW & Mare QUELTE, Speciat Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune, LAwsing, Mich, Ang, 19.—T'ho State Board of Control of Raliways, consisting of ex-ofticlo Chatrman Gov. Crvawall,, Attoruoy Genoral Kirchner, Treasurer Pritchard, Atditor-Gen- eral Latimer, and Socretary of Btate Jenney start on nuxt ‘Tuesday to onelally Inspect the first twenty iuiles of the Detrult, Muekinaw & Marquetto Railroad, now completed. If aeeopted the Company will be entitled to the first twenty milles of the grant consisUng of every other section, ITH#MS. ‘The St, Paul & Duluth Rattroad will open It line to Chiengo Lake and Center City next Saturday by nn oxcursion and basket-plenic, Tho following statement, compiled in ac- cordance with the new award by the Trunk Jlnv arbitratars, shows the overs and shorts of the roads cast from this elty from Jung 1 39, the arrangement dating baele to ‘tnt thing, up to Aug, 14, 1880: Michigan Central, shork 355 tons; Like Shore, short 4,508 foua; Fort Wayne, over Bad tonss Pati- aver, TS 3,231 tons; Baltimore Ohio, aver 14859 tons; Chiengo & Grand ‘Trunk, short 11,837 tons. ‘This would show that f the arbitrators based their award of 10 por cent to the Chicago & Grand Trunk on the basis ‘of business done by that Ino since Its sion fn the enst-bound pool,—June 1,— tre Ints nto cause for complaint, as it has ri short In two and a half months 11,837 tons of fts allotted pereentuge, ‘ Considerable fault ling lately been found with the mangement of the Indiana, Bloom- Angton & Western for its allexed niggardly trentinent of fa employés, The Indiunapolis Journal undertakes to defend the Company, 08 follows: ‘The followin; Item, whieh ts far from tho truth, ecems to he gulng the rounds of tho pross: “Over halt the mont enmged in tho machine: shops and round-house of the Indiana, Bloom figton & Western Rond at Urbana, Tl, re ree ported to be on neort of strike. Much oxcite- ment and issatlatnetion prevall becuuse tho Campany on the Adguat pay-day vifered only Ferlp in payment, which bankers there refused. toch, ‘he road owes nearly 800,00 to work= » Baek pay is duo for yenrs, and tho men of Ike checks on Nuw York which will not basa there." ‘The fucta nro°that but two men guit, No serip wus offered, but checks which any Now York bunk woutd gladly accept. (ale though doubtless tho cast ould, have been moro neeeptuble to tho Gmploytsl. ‘The present company docs not owe $1 for labor perfortned prior to Atty, 1, 1880, and the presont mannge- nent pay na they xo, Consequently it Is unjust fel pita i oe ened or tte om company in AnH i omploys nthe company whic! Row operates tho road. bea AMUSEMENTS. MCULLOUGH INTERVIEWED. Jolin McCullough, the tragudinn, returned from Euroye the other day, and immediately upon bis arrival in New York a reporter of the World seized und began to pump him, Atnong other (iings tho reporter asked MeCallongh his opinion concerning Irving, His yeplies were rather guarded, “Lean hardly deseribe my feelings with regard to hin? sald MeCullough, There is.o notion thut he fs the pet of acertalnnum- ber of men, But he fins a great hold on the. inlddle elasses—the kind of people. who pay: two shillings fora seat—and every artist in London takes a pride in him. first ig Shylock, Ile takes a different view of the part from any other man’s 1 have ever Known. f liked it best the second time, He Is better ns an actor of peculiar things than aga tragedian, In ‘Phe Bells? and *Charles I.’ he seemed toma todo 2s dine work a8 anything of the kind I ever saw. it gecmed to me ho tight play one part well and another part poorly. Nature lms not given him the swell ot passion, I can only sity that in nrtistic taste fie ls thoroughly im- bited with the spirit of his profession. In the way of producing things on the stage In the best manner possible ho fs tinapproachabte. ‘Two weeks ago to-night 1 supped with him, At noon of that duy Lsaw the entrance to the pit of the Lyceum ‘crowded with people who walted until 6:80 to get in? I eva else is doing well in London besides rvlig ? = Toole. He Is drawing crowds at the Fol- ly Theatre In The Upper Crust? ‘Then Mr and Mrs, Kendall and Mr. Hare are playing in “The Tady’s Batley? at the St. James ‘The atro, ‘This ts tha perfection of n pertorm- ance. Lbelieve If these three people eae over hore they would muko thelr fortune, and dadvised them tocome. Their pinay isn ight little French thing of the time of the Revolution, and it is perfectly pure.” a “What actress pleased you most In Lon- jon? “ Miss Terry, who played with Irving In- tho * Alerchant of Vettee.’ Sho was tho thost perfeet Portia 1 ever saw,” “ Viave you any personal knowledge as to Mr. Ruyitoud’s recent “Well, he himself was reeciyed most cor- dially, but the play was n failure. ‘The peo- we did not understand ft, They could not orm any conception of the Americanisms, and they: wondered low a man Ike Raymond could appear in auch 2 piece. So far as Ray- mond hiinself was concerned he was called before the curtain and npplanded, but the *Gitded Age? fell fint, Miss Kathering Rogers played with him, but she wasn’t vat. say any pti, fg,you “Did Mr. Raymond about tho failure of the 'Gildeu Ag “Oh, yes, Jig took the matter very philo- sophienlty.” * What are Mr, Fiorenco’s prospects 2” “Very good, indect, Ile ant his wife will shes on the 0th ef this month In the ‘Mighty Doilar.’ Of course they fecl some- whui vous beentisa the plece ty so yery American, but there Is no doubt that they will suceced,”? “ Tiow were Sir. and Mrs, MeKee Rankin reeefyed In London? “The peo ple. Itked the ‘Danites’ very mue! ollingshed, the manager of the Gulely,—who, by the Braye {sn giprions chap, —sald at tha Savage Club breakfast that is was the best American drama he had ever seen, Mr. and Mrs. Rankin will play there for some time, and will then go into the Provinces.” fe Jn reply to s question as to whethor he had made any arrangements for an early appear anee in London, Mr, MeCuilough sald: 1 have contracted wilh Augustuy Harris, the iinager of the Drury Lane Pheatre, to a pear, ut that theatre next April, Mr, Harris 1as just begun his career as wo manager, [ am to appene Tn * Virgining’ and he promised ne that the pleeo would be produced Jn: tho best style, Lyery scene and avery costume is to bo new.?* * Who will form your company ?” “Thiat Ldo not know, All C know Is that Drury Lane Theatre is the largest theatre In London, that Mr, JIutrts fs tu select the conte pany, and that everything is to be arranged i the best possible muanter, 1 shall jeave Now York during the first week in April, shall ay ty London about a month, spend ait the r der of the summer quietly with- out faltitting wy, cients, and will then return to the United States to carry out my engugements here.” : — DRAMATIC NOTES, John T, Raymoud will act in -Popo's The atre, St, Louis, Supt, 19,” “ Photos,” with tha Iarrisons, Miss Alico and Mr. Lowis, at Mooley’s next week. Manager A. M. Palmer, of tho Union Squire Theatre, ls expected tn town this mornin, ‘ : ‘Tho Now York Tritunc says that Miss Adelaide Nojlgou wag goon’ to have beon the avowed wife of Edward Compton, who neted with her during her last Ainerienn tour, Miss Ellie Wilton, now playing in “Tho False Vriond "nt Maverisa. Ettrd signed a contract with John Stetson, of Boston, to Poacaies fenrale roles with Balyiit durlig is forthcoming Amerivan tour, Mr, Dalzlel, of the Olympic, suys ho has bought tho rghit of peodwetlan of © Pir. Vail” aud “ Oxygen,” together with tho cos- tunes and propertics needed, from Mr, Sam Colville, and that ho iweans to pluce those pieces in the répurtotre of his burlesque com> bitny now organizing, We understand that the Conqueats havo ra Mnqulahed all kten of making the tour of the country. When the aceldent te George Con- (ent, Sr, happened seores of managens Wirowghout the United Stutes at once can caled tholr contmicts with the party. ‘Thils 1s understood to have been the reagun for tha determinntion reached. - On Sept. 6 Mr, Lawrenco Barrett ‘lll begin his season. Hig hus u new historicat play by et liomulle. itis aumporti anant under the manngeuunt of Mr 11s, will Include Messrs. Louts James, John Wile kon, Archiu Cowper, B. G. Noguera, Charles Plunket, P Darton, D; Boweledulie de} P, SISn GUN a eal OB ) ©, Muchas Abus Kato Seek! Ania W. Blory, aud A. Plunkott, ‘rho Now York Whnce hus the following’ rotenone ta the death af Adglaide Neilson: “ler death was yory sudden, although scarcely, perhaps, entirely unexpected, for {6 hag been n familar fact among those who knew her well that she was subject to aula ures of heurtdidense, which were Yable to cut short her career at any time. A faluting At after a geony calling for more than ordinu- ry emotional strain his, indeed, been some thin not uneoupnion with Mus Neilson dur- hig her engugelients here, pud us gossip about actors and netresses does somethues, these atticks fave cecasfonally been men: tioned with o knowing shake of the head. ‘Thoevent proves that they were tha! syniptous of a deep-seated and Ineumble disease,” {saw hin | THE PORK DEAL. Another Squeeze Given to the Boys on the Short Side. Asa Dow Called On for Addi« tional Margins, Which Ho Refuses to Put Up, as He Regards tho Price Fistitions, ‘There waa a very painful rumor on foot in commerelal circies Inst avening, to tho effect that the well-known Asa Dow, Esq. exe President of the Board of Trade, had omitted to respond to “calls” for margins on certain pork transactions on Change, Jt was well known that Mr, Dow wasinvolvod in the deal to no small extent, aud everybody wanted to know what {t meant, In tho case of an ordi- nary man the failure to respond to a margin call, elther by “putting up” the money or settling up the deal, would be regarded as tantamount to 9 suspension; for trading on tha Board ts something tke banking in this respect that a failure to respond on the Instant is equivalent to a failure, But Mr. Dow's well-known — eccen- tricity Jed very many, who knew of his refusal, to think that Tie would. reconsidor his detormination to-day. The idea that he is unable to deposit all the money called for was generally scouted by the solid men of the Board who were asked about It. ‘They sald he ts ag good as the gold, ant those of thom who Have still open trades with him felt no alarm in regard to lt. Afr. Dow, on being interviewed by a reporter of Tur Trnony, flatly refused to ssy whether ornothe was finaucially embarrassed, but did aver that he is prepared to protect all his trades uxcept in ‘pork, and refuses to deposit further margins on that article, He protests, too, againstany one closing ut his dealy In pork, or -declar- ing thei Lo be closed, till the time named In tue contract has expired, He claims that the presont pifces are fictitfous, and that he Wil contest the point as far ns may be necessary to prove the correctness of his position. In the course of the interview tho follow. ing conversation occurred: “What is tha meaning,”. said the scribe, “of these reports on Ohinnge that you have refnsed to put up further margins on pork 2” “It means,” sald Mr. Dow,“ that I will put ‘Up no more inargins on this ‘provision deal, nul give nalice to the public that nobudy who has any deals in my behalf shall buy diem in on what Ll regard as fictitious prices except under protest.” A aay much is the amount of your deals In ort “That I refuse to answer. I sinply want you to publish what L have stated on the sub- ject. Any man has 2 right to exerciso his own Judginent a8 to what’ he will do, but T want it understood that he exercises it sub- Ject to my protest.” “Were you called on yesterday for addl- Nona sharerus ba * Yes. “Ifow much a barrel 2? “T could not state,” “Have marglay muounted only to $+ barrel?” “Tam taking a square tssue. I refuse to put up any more margins on provision deals, AND 80 GIVE NOTIGE that, {€ people try to btty In any dents they have with me, they buy thom under protest from ie,” © What will be the effect of this announce- quent to-morrow, Mr, Dow??? “¥ den't know, and don't care.” “ Shall you protect alt your other contracts exgept those on provisions??? “Ydon't say whether 1 willornot, lam shnply talking of provisions.” “There ave statements current that you are Inyolyed for corn and also oats.” “ {don’t enre a damn about It, You kuow Iwill do the right thing always?” * You always lave done so. But, in asking for information on this subject, 1 am siinply doing so to satisfy the public desire for !n- formation,” © Datun the pubile? “'The pubile will not allow tha papers to ignore these subjects, Mr. Daw.” “ Well, then, Lam long 20,000 Auguet corn, 10,000 September, 10,000 October, and about 60,000 November. On oats I am long 10,000 the year. ‘I'hen there 1s 15,000 September.” “Then, ng Lunderstand it, you have simply refused to pay. your margins on pork on the ground that they were based on a fictitious value, but that In everything elsa you can fake care of yourself 7” : “Tam speuklig simply of pravisions, I shnply retuse to pet up any yore margins on provision deals, and noman who hos re provision deals of me cau buy then in with. uy Indorsement.” “What is your opinion about this whole pork deal, Mr, Dow 2” : “LT know about tho deal, My judement Is Mat the man who has perfect control of the deal, and is ge recognized. by the publle, 8 simply carrying it along for aday or two, une tl he can get his margins up, and then put. up an uch or two higher, and keep it along so untll margins are up agnin, and then buost it agalt, and that is what his progratt 1s, Any inn can seu It”? * “ilave Reem and Singer dealings with a on? "Phere 13 no question about Singer.” "Is itso with Reem 2? “1 don’t know.'? “You ure short more to Singer than to Reem,—about twlee as much 2 “Supposing Mr. Slnger ly short tome, Io inay be i arent deal more short tomo than 1 am to him? : “What will be the effect on the deal to morrow 2” “T haven't tho slightest {dea, and J don't re,’ * Would it be apt to rush pork up 9 dollar orsa? “You think It would! You will find ' plenty of peoples Jong on pork whom you think ace short, and othors short wham you think ara long, Now, I nm not short a bare fel of Septem er or Cetober pork,—not ono ites Tred, * How Is it with August pork 2”? “1 have been long on August pork for the test iow btlneo it November and the year? “How is it ubout November 19 year? Thoy went up a dullar a barrel to-day. Will they advanes any to-morrow 2” “They will go upto §20 if the boys will Keep on putting up margins, 1am simply TAKING ISSUE ON THIS QUEaTION. Aslong as they keep putting up thelr mare gins “APMOUE whit advance tho warging, He will pretend ho is trying to keep thom down, ‘Dut is putting them ‘Up, nevertheless”? “Tow much hus the margin been since tho, deal commenced Y! “ Pour dollars a barrel.” “What was the imurgin enllod ou you to- doy?’ liult a doflar a barrel 2" Tt may have been that” “Jlow much whoye tha netual valug of pork do you regard this fictitious valug 2 “Y don't belfove pork 1s worth over $12 © How much would it onah taking a barrel w fits resent prices of hoga—ubuut 815, “o You undertake to show, and put in arti- cle after nrtiele, tint men can’t make mess pork in the summer tina us woll a4 thay enn Tati and shoulders, which are yory mtucit hora dlinloyte to cure, and which ‘take o v es by oats understood that somoof your friends have bent consulted with regurd to giving i pecuniary uid. aatiat lias’ been, understood a groat many thues. People havo had a great deal to say about me ty tho last twenty years.” “Ht has also boon reported thut money pil bo put up if your friends take a certain course. Is that so? 7 z “2 have asked yau slinply to state what F sald In regard to “my refusal to put Up iar plus, and my reason, for it. That ls all 1 havo 0 Biy', ¢ . “T have understood that §200,000 {3 _In- Yplved Ay this deal, and tut corlain par Cw 4 “T havo given you all that you can got, I will not angwer that question, There may bo wiullilon Involved, for all I know.” “ Tinean as far aa you are concerned.” “ Taay there may be a iillion dnyolyed, as ah . a a eon spoken to In regard you't par to, aceunodatoi you Ww tha extent of wy will not anstrer that question, nor have ask tt! bait ir provides, ng I understand it, that, [fa person fulla to teapond whey calted on fora inarglu, the purty ON Tie OTHEN BIDE pug eC can cithor on tho next morning buy ai Suen wary price or declare the goutract for ‘eat i ir protest is outered, thou he has to on his own respons! Z ‘Then the Buard i Directors stops In and enforces the provisions ntringes. n't,’ part doesn’t do elther of Iablo to suspension or ex- the paym: “No, "And these things he nuision.!? ent of ui ey Uo! it'the o “That ts the rule, Supposing, for in- Biance, you hnve 6,000 bi to me, and that { haven't you linye three months to take caro ot {t and aro called on—nrg unreasonably margined— And you refuse to‘put up? chon what ts your recourse? Your ‘recourse is to say, ou ean't buy this on my account except with my protest. provide for a, protest, Tan must put up his margins. ang test, but i i the law may.’ ‘You can That'{s your privilege. you do it at your OWwinriske a “But the rules, as 1 lo. as you please. But Ifyou do It, undérstand, do not. ‘They provide thas & bee 8 propose to observe the Inw of tha land.?” ho rule makes no Y. Provision for pro- refttse to put up fny inarging on pro+ vision deals, aud giva who has provision notice that anybody them in except under protest.” “Then you are appealing to the lav of the Inn??? “Yess T om sin ly taking the position of defending my r miply, taking. the position o| at the contract, o7 ushels of wheat sold you don’t fulfill your contract— within the time. Understand mo, £ fallotl_ on any tle. - But supposit jenls with me cannot buy “LT understand, then, that you take care of all except pork, and that on that you protest Against what yon consider the calling of un- Fedeounile margins??? yes, “Whit ts the “Yoti re fietitlous “Nobody knows. + ’ “ When ean St be ascertained 2° “Not until the end year trades 1 1 to «olive between have until the e real value?!” of the yea! tr. I ean deliver whenever f please now al Dee, 31, be worth then nobody knows what the price ‘of hogs w! What pork will knows, then, nud therefore ft will be Impossible to de= termine the vatue of pork, which Lhaye until the end thne. 1 deal fails of the year to dellyer, until that gard tho present value of pork ns iT," my ind ot thé year \ Nobody rotest against having the value fixed now for me by J SOMENODY ELSE THAN MYBELF, want n price put on mny trades, not Db! aa one {nidlvidual, but Wo have ft fixed i the condition of the market at the time tho due” “ ffow inuch have you margined up tha bork sitice the commencement of the deal 2” “About four dollars and 4 half.” “How inuch wero you called on for to- ay A good full half dollar.” In tho absence of any definit information from Mr, Dow ns to the extent of the deal, Wwe may state that carly in June cash pork was selilng in this market afew cents over S10 per September hag mounted up Inargins have been sucecssl shorts till barrel, thoy wera Binco then the price for to $17.10, ant ively called on the asked yesterday tu protect their trades up te $17.50 per barrel, ‘Ton weeks no pork. could be bought seller the yeur ut $0,80, and n great deal was. soll in the nelghborhoud of $10, rice on that part vf the GO $13.25, and margins wero called The eal rose yesterday ied up to $15.50 (it is believed that S14 was named in soine enses). There has been a rise in prico mounting to S7 on September, and fully that for the year; or un ayernge of barrel. If & oman were unfortunate per (say) $3 enough to sell 50,000 barrols short, and held. on to the present time, the transaction would involve a loss of some $250,000. Ono cannot suy that Mr, Dow’s short sales amounted to sO mitch, becn large, and he ly abstained from wers rapidly ing Jils wonted equanimity while rising to ut they are known to hava hag | persistent- filling in, preserv- prices flood — tide. It_ was whispered ‘Inst ovening that some Pa F 0 hod well-known capitalists on been conferre vr the with relative to lending hint a hand, but no one assumed to know that ho isnetually In need of euch ausistancs, nd some thought he would have no troubl le in marzining npto $3 if he had mind to do so. It is idle to conjecture what will to-day bo tion, tof the action, or rather tho inac- ken by dr Dow. Under some cir- cumstances there would bon rush to, AM, with the cousequence of a lg advance In prices, and tho deals would then be decinred closed, the party above tha: that he enpliatical declining contract price. sD to snargin With the costaf maling the pureliase being debited e, over nneh But Mr. Dow states rotests amilust an one taking such a course In regard to hfs contracts, which may-be construcd to imean that he will not pay sue compelled to do so by nn action at Inw, the deal muy conclude nut party con ty permit rolling jt anatters to hh differences unless Tho take this course. Whether or not, the outcoinejmay prove to ‘be a new rending of the rules of the Board of Trade law wider which margins are now called on seller the year ¢ attracts, No one, howover, doubts the ability of the party on the other slide of the deal to carry prices to any point deemed prudent and to vigorous}, contest th 1 caso up to before the ult . mate tribunal of uppenl. — . “WHAT MI. SINGER BAYB. A-yeporter called on Mr. 0. J. Singer, Mr. Dow's heaviest cred) his residence, night ab itor, at no Inte hour Inst No. 2009 Prairia avenue, The gentleman was found In bed, ‘Dut com the Dow attale, “How much parks is Mr, Dow short on, Mfr. Singer?" naked tect Lo answer any questions about the reporter, “That isa hard question to answer, and 1 could not say, exactly, short with i me a 1 know that he is awe 14,000 barrels,” “Do you know how he stands with other firms? * Jo 1s short with N, B. Ream & Co, about, ,000 barrels, und with he same w we we umount! Fowler Bros. about ‘o what point were margins called on him to-day? ‘Phat ts, was lt $18 or Sit per barrel o ir pork Lon ¥4 “Mle woe eal ed $10,000 margin, but {didn’t awash ry posta hit to be personally res; always supposed him " a By prietly good. Tam his +f alble and creditor, 1 ne’ know? ns b an wavlest ver call him, .* Are you aware, Mr. Singer, whether there was any attempt on Att, Dow's part to ol in pecuniary assistance from his friends 2 it fo sir; but Lam almost sure that he did not toll Mia friends that he was in trouble Hit was too late. Nong of his propert: Tis been bow lit in on the market, ut think there will bo an excited murket to- morrow if any of it Is bought in.” © What was the result of the negotiation 2? “Well, think it will coat him about $150,- 000, He owes me about $50,000,” “Can yor state Just how nuny barrels, the price, sundl how wuch It was margined up already 2 “Not -oxnetly, nover call Dow esslyvaly n gined but ‘ha u alnst hit. Tittle, if an ‘boys? as a rulo Jess the market 1s ex- 1 think St Was mar- ny? “Have you Taoclved any formal notico that Mr, Dow refuses to putup tho margin called toxlay 2?" “No, 1 have not,” “Should ho full to res} pone te OrTOW with marain, What will you do ne Tet mater Reaus sit aid strong, and ho falls to under the ‘The determi: make good, L rule to protect myself.” nation of 3 shall buy, diy the pork: tf tho two parties 13 Mable to institute 9 dawaule, which zal be- como os famous na that of “Jack” turges pyulust the Board of ‘Trade, —— NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION. SARATvGA, N. ¥., Ang. 19.—At the acasion of tho Natlonal Bar Association toxlay Court+ Tand Parker delivered the annual nddress, talking for his subject “ Aloxander Mamilton, ot New York, and William Pattereon, of New Jersgy,”” whom le styled chief archi. tects of tho National Constitution, cupssriacaleettei eae dy uory—~ {oes tho pote shavr havo ‘with Cutie BUSINESS N OTICES, Tho fuplte wilt boware of a frandie Jong imi atk forced au to taricot by og it will ruin upon buyin; lots of Dobbins’ Blevtrio Boap now bo- uilsroprosentation,. lathos. wastiod ‘with Ite, Tuslaé we Vobltus Bloutrts, REDUCED BATES, ATLANTIC: & PAGIIG TRCEGRAPIL COMPANY. Reduced Rates to All Points 8ST. LOUIS,.... 0. INDIANAPOLIS Other points tp Nike SATS OR eiC ‘Brauch 01 1s svar all priuslpal wanna, x este ry