Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 27, 1880, Page 3

a a SS SE SS SSS SS SE PC TET CEREAL CULLINGS. fhe Condition of the Corn Crop Maturing in Illinois. An Opinion that It Will Not Be a Half Average One, fiews of.a Correspondent Regarding Minnesota’s Wheat Crop. @omo Errors in Recent Reports Pointed Out and Oorreotions Mado. ITE CORN YIELD. To the Fattor of ‘The Chieaye Tribune, anos, Ll, Ad 5.—We tind 2» dispost- tion on the part of travellng amen to“ hoot"? at tho Idea of serlous damage to the present cormcrop, Nevertheless, we have converserl with some men who are both candid and ine telligent, who have traveled over the major part of the corn-produchig seetions af Ml- nols within the last few days, and these men say that Hinols will fall below a hale average crop. They all (without ntlon) say that the best body of corn In’ the State fs rleht here. And we can rendlly belleve then, be- cause on Aug. Tf we tnt ahard rain of nearly two hours’ duration, whieh was ex- tremely local, covering ten or twelve miles aquare.. Outside of this favered spot farm- ers have already commence cutting their corn to save the fodder, Now if Maron is entitled to the honor of having the best corn to be found In Ultnats, we pity the poor un- fortunate farmers in other localities, Vor, goud as our corn Is it Ins sorely disappoint ei those who farnied It. Now wearo grain dealers, but wo never specuinte, We have no corn on hand now, nor contracted for other than the market- prico when telivered. Henee we enn have no personal interest to prompt us to misrep- resent facts. But having a feeling of goud will for our customers in par ticular, and for the farming inter- ests of the West In general, and beltestng ag we do that the corn crop of this year is the poorest the country has produced since Ii und believing that corn mist ad- yance sharply before many months, we ean: not do othorwtse than advise the holders of corn to huld for better priees, farmers continue to market their old eorn freely tho pelee will advance but little for some months: yet, But, if the erop Is really as poor as wo eleve, then thay might Justas well) refuse. to sell ut the present low prices, and so foreo the advance before the corn lis all left the CUMS, when anadyance woukl do them “no good. MH Penns perdes In ench county of the grent rowing States, who haye commercial cial standing that would entitle thelr ents Lo credence, wonld onty «lo as we have done, the readers of ‘Tine Pram: wotld soon Know the exact facts in the Very truly yours, Jiumny & Comvron, MINNESOTA. To the Editor of ‘The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Paun, Miun, Aug. 24—My attention hos Just been called toa letter published In your paper of ‘Thursday Inst, and dated: at Bt Paul, Arg, 17, and, as the writer has hon- ored me with mention, L ask permission to reply through tho same mediun. ‘he most striking peculiarity of the letter Js its display of the writer’s Davidian propensity to cull allinen Mars, Farmers, dealers, newspaper- men, stallsticinns, and even the Sceretary of the Board of Immigration, are, in his opine fon, habitual and ineorrigible Mars about the wheat crop of this State. Living In the midst of this epldemic of menducity, it ls not strange that your correspondent should be somewhat nected thereby, and the cirenm- stance of his neglecting to give his mune may fndiente that he is afilleted with still another and no more honorable maindy, His letter contains no Jess than seven reasons why te should him self either be included inthe number of those who have been "ly about the wheaterop,” orregarded ns n simpleton who attempts to disenss what he knows nothing about, Firet—Ile asserts that the State Board of Tmnigration printed an envelope on whieh it was claimed that the crop of this State In 1877 was 40,000,000 bushels, Lt 1s well known that tho Board had nothing whatever to do with such enyelopes, but that tier wero the production of tha St. Paul Chamber of Com- mieree, Sccond—J1e says that, (n 1877, the Stute was clear of grasshoppers, the senson a good one, and yet the yet was only about 30,000,000 busliels, ‘he Commissioner of Statistles ree Ports that Injury.to the crops was sustained that season in twenty-elght counties, and in {wenty-two grasshoppers consumed nearly everything. It fs true that the former Board of Immi- Graton, Whose olllelial existence explred March i, 1570, did publish a Jauuphlet Ta the spring of 1873, in whieh it was. elahnes a Wheat crop of 18¢7 aggregated nearly 40,- 0,000 bushels; but, nt that thne, that opluion was very general y entertalned, andl Conmnissioner Jacobson's report shows that [twas but a slight (If any), exaggeration, For fnstanee, the foothigs of his retirns Bhow 30,014,069 bushels harvested, and 4,057,- 588 bushels destroyed by grasshoppers, On dare 10 he informs us that these were teastred bushels weighing an average of dixty-three poun This would make thelr total equal to 37,486,052 bushels by weight. lercover, he says his returns were not com- plete, aud that from twenty-two town ship nysessors (ubout 18° per cent. of the entire number) no reports Were recelyed. (Seo page 4.) Now, if we add only 7 per cont to the returns, whiels It fs evident trom the report is consider! Jess than what ny be {ustly claimed, we will ave & yield of more than 40,000,000 ‘bushels. CHUL, ‘Third—In claiming that an estimate of 40,- ,000 bushels for the crop of 1877 was a Monstrous exupeeration your correspondent displays n mendacious disposition, Fuurth—{e eomiults, mather error in stat- Ing that the reports of the Commbsstoner of Biatistics hava hitherta: been regarded. as the one trustworthy source of Information.” f he WH read the reports he will find th fven those who complled th hat they are completennd a : that they Spprexinaty cor’ Singular unnuhuity the Conmlssior Selves convey the flea that the reports do not do full justice tothe fertility of the State. Alr. Jacobson says that they fidiente the pro- essive develoument of the State correctly, ‘cause tha ratio of deficlencles Is about the ies each year, (See reports of 1878 and 79, #Uth—Your correspondent asserts that the bresent Commissioner, Mr, Christensen, has pied 20 per cent to, the returns, and issnlls hu for so doing, Naw, it ta palpable, onthe acvot the Commissioner's stitement, that le does not acl anything to the returns, but Rerely expresses the oplion that the returns. euselves Justify such an addition, Which pr those gentlemen, think you, ls most Nkely k form a carrect judament about the re- rns, the Commissioner who has exmnined fen, oF your correspondent, who has proba- Y never seen then ? tL shoulit tight the dloners alt, not elalin but merc. vith aa But it is not necessary: battles of the Camnils- he ty amply able to take caro of hime Hoe When your correspondent accused in of petng instiented by ing te suagest thls dition of 85 ber cent to the rettrns, he hee bath of us huduative, ifhe has the mane mee tomake hfnself known, to the Com- regen he will dnd that gentleman com pétent and Willing to form and express opli- bad ithout Any assistance from me OF Any> totes. itistrue that © colucided with ie ‘ounissianer in his oploion, 80 far as weerop of 1879 Is concerned, heeause 1 had wyeele arrlved at very nearly the same re cat from esthnates based on Information re- give Uirough wholly diferent channels, So ‘ances waren of re) i Suncare Latld not Ngresin, 9 Conunissloner, and made no renth—Again your correspondent ap- parently Attempts td deceive when he spenk, P. Southwestern countles ? belng * tho: ‘et Wheat counties,” and that they are nee but © eleht or tun bushels per acre?" Ver heard {t clahned for those counties tor d ‘y are the * heaviest wheat countles,” nate. Jbelleve such claim has ever been “Or eine te clalin put forth in thelr behalf. fs np eeneral farming and eattle growing. Ub fee to the Hoards of Hier reports Is Sf no inement whi atever fn this cantrovers! Besanay i does not prove anything, ee nelusion, 1 would say to your corre- spondent, and your reade generally, that this Board of Tionileration and Its Secretary, lave been exceedinuly eareful to avoid exng cerations and Coat confident, that nothing published hy it elther ine fis pamphlets orlnt papers, Will warrant the bringing of any such charge against It erie, LE will go further and defy to fined ground for sneh charge in my letters to Indlyiduals, antl he may have necvess to my: letter-books con- taining coples of all such tettors, ‘The pure pose of the Board and myself Is to represent the Suite truthfully: and hen fn all the publientions cmanathy: from this ofllee the amiciul statisties been relled upon where fk was posslile to obtain them, and when these were not obtalanble the fudg- ment of honorable and careful men” who were well pos nthe subject has beer nes cepted. Whe mlike your correspondent Dring such eli ag this: they should sce to itthat they have a better. foundation than Wocre idle rumor, whieh it is ikely that they themselves. haye originated, In this Tnstanee, so far as Pam concerned, they certainty have none whatever. Chava all that Tcanattend to fn iny awn office with. out steppliyg. out of my way to Instigate the stadisticinn to express sich eptitons as per taln to his station, When, however, the repu- tution of the State as an agricultural region is ussalled then regard ff as entirely within my lite of duty to expose the fal of such statements, and L think it fy also my ility to defend this office and myself agatnst the charges brought against lt and me by your discontented correspondent, who ly protiably an overloaded wheat-dealer {i ). Yours, LiL. Youna, WISCONSIN, Bpeetal Dispatch to The Ohteago Tribune. WaAuraca, Wis, Aug, 26—Tho cranberry cropin Waupaen County bids falr to be larger thin for many years, The berrtes are large and very thick, If the frost. does not make its appearanes for ten days or two weeks pickIng will have commenced and tin- Ished. Cranberry culture Is becoming an Important item In Waupaea County prod- nels, Farmers are afl engaged thrashing thelr graln, aud the prospeets are better. than the averare. Spring whent ts not a heavy erop, but the Derry Is plump and bard. Barley and rye are goo, and the yield tn Waipaen County will be better thts fall than for seve eral years past. Winter wheat. will be searee, as will also cluver-seed. Potatoes and corn are {1 excellent condition. ‘ILLINOIS, Speetal Dispatch to The Chieago Tritunes Sourn Exar, I, Aug. 2—We lind a good shower yesterday, which was very wel- come, Pastures were getting very short and this will help, and it will also help corn some. Farmers are now cutting up corn and aL ing manure. Some will commence fall-plow- ing scon. * FIRE RECORD. AT LAWRENCE, MASS. LAwnence, Mass., Aug. 24,—At 10 o'clock to-night a fire broke aut in the paper mill of Castle & Mayo, in South Lawrence. Before ib could be extinguished it consumed the greater portion of the building and a large amount of stock. ‘he real estate was owned by Alfred & Mayo, of Boston, who, fn company with Mr. Castle, of Springfield, was about to commence business to-morrow. ‘Tho entire Fire department was called Oil but efforts were f mainly directed to ng the adjolning mill, whielt fs operated A Munroe & Co, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, THE RAILROADS. Gould's Great Scheme from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Meaning of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Weatern Extension, Mieligan Central and Canada Sculhern Two Impors fant Links in the Chain, GOULIYS GREAT SCHEME, The announcement made a day or two no Unt the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad ts to be extended nt once from tts present termints at Binghamton, N.Y, to Buttate andl Niagara Falls has aroused more than ordinary Interest In railway and finan elal circles, ‘The exettement ting been enused principally heeause Jay Gould and hts syn dente: are the movers of the new project, Which tndleates the Intention of Mr. Gould to make war against tha New York tral and Erle Roads, with which the new Hne will he In direct competition, Iinportant and fare reaching as this scheme will be of itself,’ Its real importance has not been gu so far by any ones A. ‘Tnmusi representa tive came Into the possesslon of facts yester- day that go far to prove that the extenslon of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western to Buffalo is the final move towards carrying out the long chertshel seheme of Mr. Gould of vontrolling v eontinuous Me from the At- Inntle to the Pacttic that will be able to. dice ims toatl other nes in the country. Ar, Gould at first Intended to make this line vin Chlearo, and with this end in view he tried to obtaln control of tho Northwestern and Rock Istind Railroads, He obtained a foothold in the Directories of both ronds, bit the enmity shown by the | miujorl- ty of the stockholders ~ prevented hitn from getting full contral, and he finally gave up luck with athe nes Dressed with th that he could forme a through lite from the Atiintic to the Pacite by leaving Chienga outin the cold, and with this end tn view he secured control of the Wabash, the St. Louis, Kansas City & North ern, the Missourl Pacific, the Kansas Paelite, ‘ canis he Hannthal 5 nines, But r mund that nelther St. Lonts nor ‘Toledo were sositunted ag to afford adequate outlets for his great, system of rouds west of the selieine, to try hts E dle deeame Im the = Missourl Riv Viv had there- fore ngaln to direct his attention to Chicagn as the — proper -atlstributing: ane for the Immense: traMe from his Vestern Hnes. As all roads in olden times were sald to ead: to Rome, su he. found that at present ail railroads must necessarily lead to Cliiengo If they are to amount to anythd Jut how to seeure adequate outlets frompthe Missouri River to Chieago was the conan drum that had to be solved. ‘The North- western had slipped completely out of his zrisp and passnd inte the control of Vander- DUG The Burlington he could never hope to get, beng controlled by hts old enemy, the Boston syndicate. whieh practically owns the Atelilson, Topeka & Santa Fé, Te was also unable to get the Chicago & Alton, its owners preferring to remain independ: ent and secure n full shure of the trafic of the Atchison, Topeka d& Santa Fe Dur- ing the last six months but little was heard of Mr, Gould, and every one woudered why he had of a sndden become so quiet. Many believed that he had given up the scheme of forming a through route from the . Atlantic Mayo’s loss Is estimated at $100,000; Insured | to the Pacific, and that henceforth he would for 375,000, Munroe’s loss fs Neht. and fully | devote his whole attention to his lines west jnsured, About seventy-five hands are thrown | of the Mississippi and Missourl Rivers. It out ofemployment. The fire is supposed to | wag the enlin that preeedes the storm. Mr. have heen caused by spontaneous combus- | Ciould was shaply lying couitating how tion in the rag-cutting department, he should, carry ‘out his lon shied NEW York. New Yorn, Aug. %,—The six-story fae- tory Nos. 145 and 147 Mulberry street was damaged to the amount of $25,000 by fire this morning, Several small manufacturers are the principal losers, IN ST. LOUIS. Sr. Louis, Mo., Aug. 2.—The loss of Knapp, Stout & Co, by the fire Jast night Is nbout $40,000, a THE WEATHER. 5 Orricr-or mith Caer StaxaL OFricen, Wasmixatos, D,C., Aug. Sita. n.—Forthe Lower Lake region falling barometer, warner southorly winds, partly cloudy weather, and local rains, Fer Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, lower barometer, warmer southerly winds, partly cloudy weather. For the Upper Lake region falling barom- eter, warmer southerly winds, parily cloudy weather, and loeal rains, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- sourl Valleys, falling, followed by stationary or rising barometer, stationary or higher temperature, southerly winds, partly cloudy weather, and Joen) rains in the northern por- tion of the Upper Mississippl Valloy. ‘The Ohio Kiver will continue slowly fall- ing. LOCAL OUSERVATIONS. CUICAAO, Aug, 2 Tine.) Bar. [Ther itu) Wi “at] Pn, {Weather Wind, [Rin ents 9 Hose cit proes While the great magnntes of the poo were lulled Into comparative security, he bought up the stock of the roads lie needed, antl aatured his plans. for vew connecting links, The trimk-line managers were completely tuken up with arrangements for perfecting thelr pool. so 1s toobtain as high rates as possible, amt fill their pockets with the profits, and Mr. Gould was quietly carrylng out his plins without the least obstruction or embarrassment. ‘The trunk lines were even made to believe that Gould bul practleally thrown overboard the Wabash, and that he had vo longer anything to do with that tine. But recent develop. wents show that he hus done no such thing, and that the Wabash is stil! conutralled by: him-as mueh as ever, When the report cane that the Hannibal & St. Joo was to be extended to Chicago by Jay Gould and his synilleate, rallroad managers looked upon it Inthe Heht of x joke, and etplmed that the seheme was shnply brought up for the pur- pose of bulldozing somebody, ns there were already enough Hnes leading to this city fram Missotrl River points, 'Phese ‘doubting Thomases begin to seo, however, that Gould Is in full enrnest, and that ho means ta ex: tend the Hannibal & St. Jog to this elty at ones, ‘The faets are that tho extension of the Hannibal & St doe isn pare of tho very scheme which caused Gould to secure the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and tle- chlo upon ity extension from Binghamton to Budulo, 'Phis Hunnibal & St. doe exten ston Will bo one of the most Important links fn Gould's great through system of rods. It secures hin a direct outlet from Chicago to all the important Missourl River folate. St. Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth, and Kansas City,—and fully makes uy for the ass af the ANSAS Clty t. dine & Counell Bluffs, which was absorbed by the Burlington. es, this ne will inake direct eonncetion with, the Missouri, Kansus Texas at Hannibal and forms a through hae all the way from Chieago to ‘Texns, aud in conmection with the Texas Pacitic and the Southern Pacitic will form a throvgh line from Chicago to the lactic coast. “Thon the dinnnihal & St. Joecan beutilkaed inte ane other through tne from Chicnzo: to Kansas City via the Wabash and Missourl, Kansas & ‘Texas by way of Moberly, At Moberly ho also connects this tine with the Qualia tine of the Wabash to connect, with the Union = HttOreaesseess Pacifie at Omaha, Then he | has Cure. the Wabash line from Chicago direct here: Missourl River poluts and Onimha, and Cincuinail will nlsa connect with the Missourt, Clevolun Kansas & Texas at Hannibal. ‘This line also. fjaranport runs direct to St. Louls from Clicazo, where hes Molne it conncets with Gould's Missourl Pacit Dotrult, Missourl Uyver points. ‘Thns It will be Heed that Gould has made ample arrangenents Bututhess for suflictent outlets for all the 1 Ena. ners which winy como vin the Southern aut pacanals ‘Texas Paeifle Roads or yiu the Union Pacitie Geta tia: from Kansas City or Omatia to Chteage, and pale puln thus will cnable him to bid defiance to all keuk his commpetitors, and. wreak lus vengeance to Teaver his heart's content upon his Western rivals, Loutevitlo. ‘They will be compelled to gtyve him their Siadisan buslness at Omaha, while he need not glyve Senna them anything in return, Alilwaukea, Now to Gould's plan for controlling Mis Hasheiic- own Hnea from Chienga Kast, 1s stated Neri Diatte on very good nuthority that during tha fist Tala et few months, while Michigan Central and Geereua, Canada Southern stocks were very low, lic bitten. Managed to Reetra possession of A nunjority Part diurat ¥ Ban F ir Shrove al Hori a SUT i FI ig Toledo... it "tekabi i rina Cl a Winnemuces: Co] Yankton... Pa a SERIOUS ACCIDENT, At 11:40 Inst night quite n serious, aceldent. linppened at tho Halsted street vinduct over the rallrond tracks at Sixteenth street, Hy it Jolin Cotek, of No, 455 Morgan stre Wenzel Duchck, of No, 193 Bunker street; and John Henry, of No, Wt West Taylor street, were quite badly Injured, ‘They were on their way home from the Bohemian Hall, and when on, the sidewalk approaching the viaduct n frelght-train whlel had been hacked too far down the track knocked the wnderplaning ent. from benenth the sliltes walk, first throwing It Into the alr and then atlowlng ft to fall altogether. ‘Fhe men went down with it, Cotek had two ros broken and was serlously injured about the splae, ‘The other two were ‘badly in- jured, but not serlously, + Dr, Shottenfels, who Is attonding the Injured, says Cotek’s in- jurles may prove fatal, —<—<—————— ; A REMARKABLE DWARF, New York, Aug, 2—Bridget Sughrau, aged 31, has arrived from Ireland, She iso most yomarkablo dwarf, having ceased to Rrow any after she was 6 months old, She vannot walk, talk, or even utler a cry, er food ‘couststs of a very sinall qrantity of milk, with a pinch of “bread. Tho child ts now on her way to Muhonin Clty, Pa., whero. her parents hftend to settle. The child bs partly bald, aud hus lost many of her teoth. of thelr stock, and that before long is wi ussime control of them, ‘These Mes, Ji connection with the extended Delaware, Jackawanna & Western Road from Butalo, will give him an execliont outlet from Chi- eago and ‘Toledo to Eastern seabourd points, and complete the great scheme of his life— lo control a superior system of rouds from the Atiautic to the Pacitic that will he nble todletate terms to all other competing routes, Tt muy be also mentioned in thls connection that It fs rumored that the Great Western of Canada Is to Join hands with the Gould sys- fem of, ronda, | With the Michiaun Cen- tral, Canada Southern, o and Deluvare, Jackawanno & Western as an outlet front Chivago, and the two fatter as an outlet from Toledo, together with the opportunities afforded during the summer to take business East by tho likes from both these poluts there fs no probability that Ganld will nee any more Bastern channels to distribite the business from his great system of Western Ines, Yet ft is probable that Gould's prinel- yal scheme in forming tha Deluware, aucknwansn & Western Ine is to get nit mately control of the Now York Contra, Wig syndicate already holds 83,000, of New York Central stuck, and he no doubt entenlates that i he can make the business of tho New York Central unprofitable Vanderbilt will became dsgusted and dispose of the rest, as it has June been rumored that itis hls lutention to retlro from the rallroad business altogethor, it is also understood that Chicaxo Is to be the greatcentral headquarters of the Gould xysteupot roads, Only a few days ago a ‘THinunk representative was informed by a tending olelal of tha Wabash that thelr rall- road would not open up fully for Chicago business untll Dee, 2, as certalischemes were belng now consnminuted to make it best to walt until that time, but when tho Wa- sh dhl open oun fully te is polnt it would show that “tts Chicago Ine was not constructed for the purpose merely of haying a branch to this elty, but for fhe purpose of naking Chleege ita prinel- pal outlet, aud that it was contemplated to = remove the general offices of the road to this elty Hannibal & St. J the Missonri. “ ‘Texas, amt the Texas Pacltie, §t 14 reported, are to be eonsolidated into) one Vine and as soon as thls, has bees aceon: Wished Its hh ndquarters Ia alse te be res Inoved to Chicaga, The entire xystem of G and West Is then to be plac eral supervision of Gould’ striction and Improvement Company, whielt has lately been organized, and articles have heen fled In of Incorporation of whi thtorkes. nearly all the States nnd A FINED FACT, Spectat Mispateh ta The Chieagn Tribune, New Your, Ate. 26.—It seemed to be well understood by Wall street brokers and bank- ors tteday that the Delaware, Lackawnnnt & Western allroad Company really intend Diughamton to tovextend thelr road from Muifato, and it was sernl-oflelally announced that an organtzation wilt be effected toanor- row. There Is to be aimeeting of the pro- Jeetors of this enterprise. ‘The stock of the New York Central and that of the New York, Lake Erle & Western Railroad Company had a downward tendency when tha brokers became satistled the scheme would be feeted. ‘The market was certainly mo active than ft) has been ont any time for many days, ‘The capitalists interested ly the rond say they are highly pleased with the report nadeby the Engtaeer. It fsesttmated that the work ean be completed within nine months. It is thought, however, that there may be sone dispute concerning the value of suitable places for denots in villages and cities, and dn the event of wy such wrangle an ininediate application will ade fort Jand commission wider the general railroad 18%, The work 1s to he be- mun early in September, and: preparations will be at once made to copen up. the already valuable terntinal, facilities of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad nt Hoboken. | Valuable franelises are cons trolled ut Bitffato by this road. As soon ay the organization of the read is_ completed orders will be given to build) a full line of rolling-stock, sone ot whieh will be minus factured at the Lackawanna’ works aul the renndnder periinps at the shops of the Penn- sylvania Rdlrond Company. It ts further sald av an assurance of good faith on behalf of the Ineorporators ‘that three af the Direetors, namely, uel Sloan, day Contd, and Buss Will sign an ‘aflidavit’ before a Notary Vubtic that ft is intended In good fulth to construct nnd operate the New York, Lack- awanna & Western Rallroad Company, aud that atleast $1,000 a mile for every mile of railway to be -eonstructed has been and is subsertbed, and that 10 per cent fn eash has been paid in good falth to the Directors named fn the articies of Incorporation, Mr, Sloan declined to say anything further than that the articles of Incorporation had been sent to Albany, While many are disposed to consider this n Gould move on.Erle, others belleve It to be intended as another great lnk In the Gould Hine neross the continent, In addithon to the project of inaking the Delnware, Lackawanna € Western Railroad A through Hne to the West, 1 most important Jink will be the braneh from the maln Tne, to he eonstrueted. through the Counties ot Livingston and Monroe, to Rochester, ‘This line, ft is belleved, whl couy with the New York Central for aimost tuerntive busl- ness, aud will also open up aimarket for the coal of the Delaware, Lackawanna & West- ern Companys whieh It hid not had hefore, Where this branch will leaye the matn line has not been agreed upon yet. However, it will be much shorter and the grades will be Hehter than by the New York Central. According to the artleles of Incorporation, the capital stock of the New York, Lacka- wanna & Western Railway Company 1s to be $10,000,000, conststlug of 100,000 shares of $100 cach, ‘The complete st of Directors who are to manage Mf the Company until their suec lected Is ong fi is fale 5, St) Samuel Sloan, John J. Blairs #. IWexins, George Biss, Perey 1. Py Wilkam E, Dodge, day Gould, Benjamin G. Clarke, Sldney Dillon, Russell Sage, Solon, Homphreys, dolm OF. Dillon and Walter S, Gurnee, ‘The list of Invorporato Including the above, number twenty-s! The main line from Binghamton is to ran lows: In a northwesterly direction through the Count! of Broome. Toga, Tompkins, Schuyler, Steuben, Livingston, - Wyoming, and Erie, to and tite the City of Buffalo, aud to or near the International Bridge, ant thenes to the Niagara River in the County of Ningara, to connect with the Suspension Bridge. ‘The length of the roud and branches is to be about 800 miles. THE TRUNK LINES. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Aug. 2.—Tho first meeting of the Joint Executive Committee of the trunk Tines and thelr Western connections stnce the return of Poot-Conmtssioner Albert Fink from Europe was held to-day at the Com- inissioner’s oftlee, Representatives were present from the following rallroads: Baltl- more & Ohio, Boston Albany, Boston, Moo- sac Tunnel & Western, Canada Southern, Central Vermont, Clneinnatl, Hamilton & Dayton, Chiengo, Busingion, & Quine ey, Chicago .& Grand runk, ansville & Terre Haute, Terre Hante & Chieare, Fitehbure, Grand ‘Trunk, Grand Raplds & Lidlann, Great Western, Indianapolis & St. Louls, In- dana, Bloomington & Western, Mnols Mid- land, Chicago & Alton, Cleveland, Columbus, Clucinnath & Indianapolis, Lake Shore & Meligan Southern, Lotlsville, Cineianatl & Lexington, Loulsville & Nashville, Marietta &Cinclonatl, Michlgan Central, New York Central & Hudson Uver, New York, Lake Erie & Western, Now York & New England, New York, Penn: nia & Ohio, Ohio & Mississippi, Perinsylvania, — Pennsylyala Company, Peoria, Pekin & dackson- ville," Phitadetphia, Wilmington Bulthnore, Pittsburg, Cnehiinatt | St, Louls, Troy & Boston, Vaudilla, and the Wabash, St. Gonis & Paeitic. Only six of the ronds belonging to the pool were not represented, “Lhe condition of the pools at Cinelnnatl, St. Lous, Chiengo, and) Peoria was referred to the Committess at those places, ‘These Committees will constler the condition of the balances at eneh wolnt, and will report any action necessary for amore perfect. equalization of tonnng Tho question of establishing pools at Vi connes, Terre Haute, and Lafayette was re ferred to the proper Committees for consider- ution, A similar course was taken with re- gard to the poollng of business from Ontario, Aunourcement was made of tho death of Maj. . BE. Shinpson, General Manager of the lnlia’ “Uallroad, whlel “ovcurred this thouth. ant a conmilttes was appolated to prepare stltable resolutions expressing the Maite of tho Joss felt by the Executive Com: initter, an afternoon sesston was called to hear re- ports from Committees, butas no reports Were ready an adjourninent was taken until noon to-morrow. ‘The subjects expected to be discussed and neted upon are as follaws: Classification and rites of tohaceo and eatton wu reqnest of the Southwestern Rail way Association that the Eastern roads should withdraw thelr agents from pelnts west of tho Mississlppl | River; he withdrawal of agents of Western ronds in the East. It Is stated that one of the objects of the managers of tho Southwestern routs is to endeavor to Induen the trunk ilnes to. ndovt mensures in regard. to charg: Ing frelght by actual weight, similar to the system ntopted Intely by the Southwestern and Western roads, e THE VANDALIA MATTER, Rpectat Dispatch to The Chteugo Tribune, Tenne Havre, Ind, Aug. 2.—The facets relative to the rumor in regard to John E, Simpson, Inte manager of the Vandalia Line, are as follows, and may be relied’ upon as true: About the time of the death of Maj, Shnpson there was ii clreutation a report to the effeet that: Mr, Mills, the agent of the Company at East St. Louls, was short in hts Recounts about §10,000, and that the money had beon used by Maj. Slinpson, Whether or not the above fs true cannot nt this tine be ascertalned with certainty, Mr. Mills 4s shel, and ho may be able to expan un his recovery; but the fact that Mr, Mills was stiperseded by d. Gi. Craver of St. Lauts, Innimediately upon the death o ‘Muj. Simpson, wivescredenceto thereport thatsoniethlng was Wrong at the Kast St. Louis ofice,” Mr, Mills is under bond to the Company in the sim of $25,000, so if hu is short the money can bo collected. A yy Sutltent aticlal of the road, aiid one whose word canbe relled upon, Informed your correspondent. this morning that!f Mn}. Shnpson obtained $10,000 from Mr, Mills {t was a matter between them only, sud one, 69 far as blupson was couvermed, fii Evansville, 1880—TEN not Interested, fe further s 1 that Maf. Simoson did not owe the Vandalla Company asingle ts at least If he did they were unable todiseever it, Mit}. Shnpson dled le ying the fl conf dence of all tho ofielaisof the road with which le was connected, RATES TOT! POSITION, The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacliie Rall road Company have: Instructed its agents to sell excursion tickets to Chicago and return durlug the Inter-State Industrial Kxpositton In this elty, Sept. § ta Oct. 23, 1580, according to the following sehedules pte 7 A and —Froim all stations in, Ti ‘Niekets good to return on or before Sept. tpt. 7 # and $—From all stations in lown and a including Cameron, good to re- nr before 13th. Between Chicago and Peru, Inclusive, triton or before Lith, nd Ih—Ketween Bureau and Peoria, clivlve. ood to return on or before 20th. Kept iT and a, Hetween Chico and Per, Inehiesb ood to return on or before 2th, Jown and) Missouri, to and ine youl to return on or before Do Puo to Davenport, and oud to return on or before ‘opt. 2 and ucla Catmeron ith, 2h ond. 4 to Peoria 25. Chicago and Peru, Inclusive: good to oF befare . ween De Pie and Dav e rom to returor ar hefore Mop TH, ON and 2. Between Chicago pci Inclusive; xood to return on or before Oct. by Between Do Pue and Davenport, inelu- alvet good to return on or before 1th, Bands. Between Ruresu_and Peoria, in- ee ith, inclusive; non Mth. tT, de aed Bh ETL Division (main tine); good to rettern on of befory Ith, Det. 10. Between’ Chicngo and Peru; good to return on ar, nIéth, Oct. 1, 2h and 21. Town and Missouri, to and seeluatn Cameron; goud to return on or before Sith. fet. 2), 22 and 2, From all stations in [inols. Tickets good to return on or before 2th. THEY DON'T LIKE IT. Speetat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, New Youn, Aug. %.—Representatives ot the Chiearo, Burlington & Quiney, the Han- mibal& St. Joseph, and the St. Louis & Pa- cific Rullroads have been in conference fur several duys with the object of offering and recerving such suggestions ns will arrest the buililing of the Hannibal & Sto Joseph extension trom Hannibal through Quiney to Chicago. The questions have now taken the following form: Mow much will the Chi- eago, Burlington & Quiney Hailrond zuaran- tev to the Hannibal & St. Joe Rattrond on {ts pre: at stack Jf the extension be abandoned he Directors of the Hannibal & St Joe Company will meet te«lay to con sider any suggestions made by the Chicago, Rarlington & Quincey Company. If they de- elde to perfect arrmigements for the tininedt nite construction of the road, which is sald to be probable, It is the Intention to have the road ready for business from Quincy to Chi- engo In the fall of 1851, STRIKING RAILROADERS. Spectat Viapateh to The Chleago Trine, Minwarker, Wis, Aug. 24.—Negotintions are pendhyg looking toward. a compromise between the St. Paul Railway Company and their striking meehantes. ‘Three weeks ago the Company met a committee of the men and offered 5 percent advance, ‘Ten per cent was demanded, and, the negotlatlons fell throuch fora thne, ‘Then the Company re ecded from that position, and declared they would not make any advanee, .\ settlement will not be reached for a day or two. TOLEDO & MILWAUKEE, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, Barren Creek, Mich, Aug. %6—Tho amount required of this elty ($40,000) to ‘ob- {uly tho Toledo & Milwaukee Railroad has all heen either subserlbed or provided for, and the road isan assured suecess for this elty, It will ovenpy the deserted bed of the out Milo & Mansfield Road, which ts graded and bridged. ONTO AND MISSISSIPPY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Srrmqrin.p, 1, Aug. 2—General Sur perintendent Peabody, of the Ghto & Mts- sissippl, arrived in thecity to-day. Ie states that 500 tons of steel ratls will be received and Intd next week on the Springfield Division, and that more will follaw as fast as itcan be delivered, Healso stated that suitable freight- offices, warehouses, and passengzer-depots would soon be constructed In this city, MABSACHUSETTS ROADS, Spectut Inspaten to The Chicago Tribunte Bosron, Aug. %.—During the past ten months the earnings of the Eeastern Ralt- road, from passenger business alone, amounts: to $131,000 more than In the corresponding months Inst year, The Boston & Albany Railway will reduce rates on nll commutation tlekets 20 pereent., and all passenger fures for long distances: will bo two cents a mi LEASED TO THY ERIE. New Yorn, Aug, 24—The President. of the Buffulo & Southwestern Railroad has ts- sueda circular, oficially annoaneing that the rond has been leased to the Erie, and that all accounts nre to be reported to that road. ‘The Erle will put steel ralls between Ham- burgand Jamestown, making a steel track all the way, sud will fll up all trestles on the road. CANADIAN MARINE. Speelal Dtepateh to The CAlcago Tribune, Merpronp, Ont., Aug, 2.-—The tug George tham, which left Collingwood last night with a salting-vessel for the Owen Sounil dry-lock, took fire this morning about 6 o’etock, while opposit Thorntiury, and was soon enveloped In flames, ‘There were on bonrd at the time three persons, Capt. Me- Nab, the owner; George dwell, the neer? anlaboy named Keen, Young a pushed the hateh overboard and swanr y the burning boat, nut ty sup: posed to be fost, A elznalof distress was sven from Medford, when the Government tug George Midvan went to her assistance, and towed her, with the two men on board, so HEIs piace, ‘They have suffered consider- ably, * soeetat Dispatch to The CMeaga Tribune, Pour Datuouste, Ont, Aug. 20-—Passed Emerald, Kingston to Chicago, up—Schooner E Nght. CAMP FULLER, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Rockronp, HL, Aug. &4—Fully 10,000 strangers were here to-day to visit Camp Fuller, ag the eneampment of the ‘Third Regiment is known, At 0230.0 grand street parade took place, In which over 600 of thu milltin participated, A 8 o'clock p,m. shim-battle tonk place, This was a most unique and ortginal sham-fght, t entirely under caver of darkne Twacam- paties, Company Eoof the Sixth, and Com- muy D ofthe Flot Regiuent, of Chicago, return to-morrow at 10 o'eluck. ‘The camp will break Saturday, TOM HUGHES, OF ENGLAND. Civcinnati, O., Aug. Wk—H, G. Mammers- y, Frank Hope, and A, Maude, members of ‘Yom Mughes’ party from England, spent yesterday and lust night in this clty. ‘They are on their way to. visit the Cumberland [inteatte on tho line of the Southern Railway nv ‘Tennessee, where a colony Jins been formed under the ausplees of the “ Board of Ald to Eand-Ownership.” They purchased tools and tents and left on the Southern Mall- road this morning. . —<———— ILLINOIS Y. M. C. A ° Special Mspateh to The Chicago Tribune, Pron, Ub, Aug. 24.—Tho eighth annual Convention of the ¥, MC, A. of Wlinols Is bulng held In the First Presbyterian Chareh in this city, Delegates from yarlous parts of thy State began to arrive at an early hour to-day, aud a steady stream continued to pour in, Keeping the Reception Comnilttes busy, Many of the leaders of the Agsoclne ton throughout tho dliterent States from New Yo to St. Louls aro pres- ent, and the Conyention — promises. to be tho most successful one over held. ‘The Convention was called to order yesterday afternoon by Robert D, Russell, of Decatur,’ A Comulttees of one from each delegation was appalnted to report permanent officers of the Convention, and they recommended the following: President, Robert PD. Uns sell, of Jacksonvilles Vice-Presidents, W. P Habberton, of Monnt Carel, and ALT Hemingway, of Chieagos Secretary, | Davls, of Decatnry Assistant Sceretartes, J. 8. Johnsen, of Roekford, and W, E. MeCord, of Vandatlay Business: Committee, WoW! Vanarsdale, "of Chl He Gunn, of Springtelt, and We Isher, of Peorin, ‘The iaforinal reports v by the General Seeretary show a large Inerease: In interest, and tiembership, while the: Gnatneial con- tition of inost of the societies is reported to be on a sound hast. TILE INDIANS. VICTORIA, There seems Wut little prospect of the troops overtaking Vietorin and hits Apaches, although they have punished the Indians severely, ‘The Intest news is ta the effect that the hostiles have aualn retreated Into Mexieo, and that the Mexléan. troaps have again falled to do thelr pert in pre the Rio Grande and hiterceptin: The following telegram from Ce rh was received by Gen, Sherman Baane Srnixas, Aus. 1, via StocKtos, Aus, Stel aia drawing sipplles from Forts lise god Davis and making such disposition of troops us to bed readiness for nny emergency. Further investization shows iat Vietoria and his murauders were very rev ing their short atuy in'Texas, The hurried mat- ner du which they cut and tore the flesh from dend animus found in’ thelr camp on the trail indicated the food they were ecampelied to ube stat on after thelr supplies wore captured by the troops In the Sierra Hinblo. The Indie e the Ite Grande midway between Ojo Call and Quitman, attacked ‘the stuge whore’ they “crossed the road, mortally wounding Gen, Hyrne, of the Texas Pus cific Railroad, and just beyond the io Grande shot a Mextean, killed three head of cattle, passed thence through a gap in the mountains nearly oppoxit Quitman, and have sone tn the direction of the’ Cundelirin Mount- ind, Mexteo. J. nnve sent scouts on the trail of the Indians to wyteh their movements and to gain degnit: information in regard to. their movements, Col, Valle with the Mexican troops: bus gone from El Paso to Chihuahun, oxtensihly for reinforcements and supplies, but probably on account of threatening revolution, GiteRsox, Colonel Commanding. TUE SOUTHERN UTES. Los Minos, Colo, Aut. 25, vin. LAKE Crry, 1 Ang, 26.—Gen, Sheridan, aceompanted Gen, W, Myers, Col. Sherldan, and Capt. Gregory, of tix staff, I. Cannon, of New York, and Gen. Strong of Chlengo, arrived yesterday at Cal, Dodge's camp, tive miles below the Azeney. ‘They came through with Aneseort from the Fourth Cavalry, eom- minded by Lieut, Wilder. Gen. Mackenzle, two days “previous, came from h valry eunp on Surface Creek, seventyeive miles distant. "She party this morning for Mackenzle's cainp.” From there they zo with horses and pack train over the tral, coming out of the wilderness In the vicinity of Gune ulson City. No news from Chief Guray since the sec- ond day of Dr. Lacey's depirtire, when an paatiany cane through reporting Ouray was better, Col, Dodge has commenced the erecting of whiter quarters for the Infantry. ‘The Nine- teenth will probably remain to garrison the post, the Twenty-third guing buek to thelr old station. Wasittnatoy, D, C. Ate 2.—A dispatch from Col, Moueypnncy, Chairman of the Ute Cominission, dated Ate: 25, at Southern Ageney, states they have held one cour and will hott another on Monday Ouray Is present, but quite ill, SITTING BULL. Speciat Dispatch to The Chieagn Tribune. Stovs Ciry, In, Aug, 26,—The 1,000 North- ern Sloux lately surrendered at Fort Keough are to be sent to Cheyenne River Agency, on the Missouri, Speetal Indian Agent Pollock, at Fort Peck, telegraphs that about 1,000 Inore Will come inte that post from Sitting Bull's camp. Sitting Bull has now with him but 100 od esthnated nt 10 fehting mes, The Duttato have wl gone south of the Mis- souri River, henee the breaking up of the hostlles, KUSHK-LNAKHUD. Tho British VDefout in Afghanistan, Diavatch to Loon Tinea. Caucctta, Aug. 3—We are still without any full or clear details of the battle of Kushk-l-Nakhud, Two or three messengers from Col. St. John have, however, reached Quetta during the past week, and a portion, ifnotthe whole, of the news brought by them has been published by the Government. ‘The generat result of this news {s to show that if the first report, which: described Gen, Burrows’ brigade ay annihilated, was great- ly exaggerated, tho recounts of the next few days, which represented the affalr as merely nh severe reverse, were no less Incorrect. ‘There can no longer be any doubt that the Dritlsh force suffered acrushing defeat on the 2th ult. Upton short tine before tle bat- tle, there seems to have been littl: known regarding Ayoob Khau’s strength and Inten- Hons, An ofticer, writhig from Kusik-l- Nakhud on the 22d ult. H Ayoob fs now thirty miles from us, and our respective cavalry patrols have sighted each other. Whether we shall haye to fight or not it ts now jupossible to say. We have 1,40 bayonets, 500 satires, and ter guns, aut aAyvob Khan bas 4000 regular infantry, 2,500 to 4.000 horsemen, and iicty: guns, festdes three or four thousand Ghazls and raga flusof all sorts, Yet Lat doubtful whether he will attack, and Lam pretty stire that we shall uot attack bla. Constdertng all things, the country Is qulet enough, We are forty- five miles ‘from Candahar, and have nota s Hite aly the roaq, yet the post works all ushk-l-Nakhud, where Gen, Burrows had Muped for about ae fortadeht, will be remembered its the scene of Col, Maleoln- son's uction with the tribesmen In last year’s campaign, It is about half-way between the: Aehnand and Candaling, and at the junction of the roads from Girlstik and flydernbad, Somewhere near the camp were the ralns of wold mud fort, mid the ground around is sald te be cutup with orchards, walled: fie closures, and water-conrses, aAyoob Khan, having crossed the Mehuand at Vyderabad, appears to have advanced through the Mains wand Vulley, and on the morning of the Sith ult, news = reached =~ Gen, Burrows. that, the enemy's nile vanced guard had occupied Mninwand, a ruined town about ten niles to the northe west of Kushka-Nakhud, Gon, Burrows advanced to meet them, and when about three tnlles from Mulnwand the enemy's cavalry appeared, and shortly atterwards hits Whole fores came dn sight and formed 9 regular Une of battle, For three or tour hours tho engagement was confined te an artillery duel, in which our men suffered considerably, asthe enemy's guns grautly outnumbered ours, and w re, moreover, m- jnivably served, The Walt Shore All's troops, had been tralied in gunnery by our aticers, and, doubtless, the’ presences “of muiny a serters with Ayoub contributed ta a large extent to the eficieney of his artil: lery fire; bat there are net wanthig many persons who bellove that the judement displayed by the enemy tn the choles of thelr position and the ‘formation of their troups, the accuracy of their fire, the fact of thelr having so large a nulber of men anned with breeciilonders, and that at least one battery consisted at breeellonding guns, can only by aceounted for on the supposition of Russinn assistance, When the tifantry came into action our fire told heavily on the Afghans; but the charge of their cavalry and Ghazals: Chrew the two native reghnents into and they foll back in conttision on the Sisty-sixth Reghnent, From this point the hitter regiment bore the brunt of the bat tle, and seems to have played |ts_ part wobly, Tost 400 men out of a total strenuth. of about £00, ‘The retreating Infantry would ae pear to Rave got entangled winds the tne closures aad water-courses, and meh lll eulty was experienced in extricating them aud” forming vine of retreat, ‘They were, however, at length formed; but no efforts could Induce the natives to five thy enemy: nein, and the remaliuter of the brisade re- treated towards Candahiar, ‘The pursuit, lek lly, Was not vigorous: but a number of men tre anid to have perlshed from oxiatstlon and thirst during thelr forty miles’ retreat through a barren and waterless conatry, ‘Chore is no clear acount of the part taken by our cavalry; but thoy appear trom some unexplilned reason to have done little, elder during the engagement or in coverlug the retreat. ‘The upsliot of this most bunentabte alfuir was that the yemalis of the, brigade arrived at Cundahar the nest mornfag, leave fig betind some 1,200 killed and antssinge, two suns, and the colors of the Sixtyesixth Reghnent and the Bouday Grenadlergs ‘The stot the Killed ant inisstus ofticers, go fir ag.at present known, ts as follows: Artillery —Blackwood, Osborne, Heath, and Maclean; Engineers—Livut, Menny Sixty-slxth Regi- ment—Galbraith, MeMuth, Garratt, Cullen, Joberts, Huyner, UWonywoud, Barr, an Chute; Third Cavi Hind and) Whith Jacob's Rilles—Sinith Cole, and Just The wounded brought {nto Candahar were by tho fntest accounts all doting well. The Test 1; Grenadiers— hile, axa matter of course, wil not atistiod uitil the blame for this disaster hin: brought home to the persons who deserve Hy and, although we have not yet data sufticlent to” pronounce upon the con. duet oftheactual engazement, there ean be no doubt as to where the primary responsl- Dility must tall, Heda admitted, of all: sides that Gen, Primrose has shawn himself want ing In anititary capactty. His first. blunder was the senc{ng of so weak abrizade seventy iniles fromits supports to meet. an enemy who, after months of preparation, was known to be advancing with « powerful ore; and, all military eritles tere aree that afier the tlesertlon of the Wall's troops Gun, Printrosa ought either to have recalled Gun, Burrows to Candahar or, leaving his baggage anda small garrison in the eltadel, te have hirsel et advanced fo support hin with the whole division. Tho Indian press and public are Gnanfnons in attributing this sad reverse and disgrace in the first. place to Gen. Primrose, and the pante-stricken telegrams dispatched by iim te Bombay on the firss news of the dlsaster are pointed tons further histances of his want of juigment. Hardt) uss in degree ty the Feemmnstiility of ths Conunander-In-Chief; for, however desirable it may be to leave a free exercise of dlserce= Hon to Generals In the field, it is quite clear that a really competent soldier at Tread-quare ters would not for a moment have sanctioned N. Primnrose’s feeble tactics, Ax rezarda 1. Burrows it will bo well to awalt further information before any detinit verdict is pro- nounced, although his hesitation In dealin with the Wall's iutinous troops at. Girlsh! svemns to establish a pretty strong prima-felo ease of Incompetence against. hin. But, strong ns Is the ease against Individual Gene erals, it [¥ not on them alone that the whole Dlame must ie. A great portion of it must fall upon the radleally bad system on whielt the Indian army Is organized. For years past the army reformers have been polnting out the danger of und r-oileering the native regi- ments, and have been, predicting disaster nq sure fo happen whenever these regiments fottnd themselves Inn position of unusital ditieutty. The battle of Kuskhel-Nalchud fa the first fultitlinent of these predictions, Led us hope that it muy be the list. ‘The twa Bombay regiments “had io more than the usual complement of seven ofleers ench. If, when the reghunents fell Inte: eontuston, all these oft tad been Intact, they would have been few enough to rally the but the chatices are that some of them were hora de combat by that time, ‘The task thrown upon the survivers would thus become 1 sheer {mposstbility, and what might have buen, if nota Netory, att least an orderly ree treat, was converted into a total rout, i tho military authorities at last recognize the ne- vessity of inereasing the munber of European ONicers with native regiments, the lessan of Kuskh-l-Naklud, although dearly bought, will not haye been threwn away, <<< MINNESOTA SCHUTZENFEST, Spectat Dirpateh to The Chicago Tribune, St. Pact, Minn, Aug. 26—The delegates to the annus) Schutzenfest of tho West Wis- cousin and Minnesota Ritle Association ar- rived’ wt 1:50 this afternoon, A number of daddies accompanied the visiting delegates, The streets were handsomely decorated with German and Amerlean “flags. At tho Athenenin speeches of welcome were made by Presilent Sehefer, Mayor Dawson, aud Gen 1. W. Johnson ‘the shooting for prizes and annual meeting for election of of- fieers will oceur to-morrow. ————____. Orthography vs, Orthoepy. The Sulina 4s un illustration of pronuncia- in don and in the usa of wi which have the nf lon antes ree bronitneintion as the right words, and whieh, properly read, would sound rleht: A rite suite little buoy, the sun of a write kernal, with a rough about his neck, tuo up tha rodg swiftas ch dear, After a thyme he stopped. AU gnit houre and Wweung the belle. ils tow burt hytnn, and he nended wrest. He was two tired to raze his fare EE foee, A felnt mown of pune rows frum his lps. The mute who herd the belle was about to palr a pare, but sho through ft down and ray with all her mite, for teurher guessed would not welght, Butt, when she Kaw tho Ilttle won, ters ato her tyes at the site. “Ewe poor yew lye hear? Are yew dyeing sald, “1 um feint two. thee corps.” She boar him inn her arms, ns she aught, too a room where he tnfte bee quiet, mye him bred and tmeot, held cont under hls knows, tied his choler, rapped him yarn. Rave himsomesuitedractin from n viol, till at last ho went fourth ng hull as a young hoarse, His eyes chown, his check wus as rend usu flour, and hy gambled a hule our. ———— ne Hfow Flo Got Some Water, An Amerivan arrived tho othor day at a little hotel Ina French provincial town. ‘Tired and dusty with travel, he demanded a room and plenty of water in wash in.“ Water! We n notdrop,”” auld the landlord. Mattering ox- pressions of dissatisfaction he reached bls room, and immediately bean bellowing inn voice that could breve beet beyrd noite, Fire! Firett Flrelit" \A dozen servants rushed up-stalrs and {ito his room, bearing {n tholr hands vessels of Ai sorts fled with water with which to oxtin= witish the Haines, “Ab.” sald tho guest, turnlag composed|y upon them; “you may leave the water, ‘Thank you; that Is all odd An Wh: rt An Recenutric Mans Gift. Charleston (8. C.), News Tho Stato Ainieeesity at Athens, Ga, hns roe ceived n singular endowment. An cecentria gentleman, a non-resident, and not am alum nus, bestowed by deed the sum of £7,000 on tho. University, coupling the gift with the condition that the money should be tnyested for wad dur- ing the lives of twenty-one persons, all children, whose animes are given in the deed, the interest to be compounded aunnalty tli the list one dics, and twenty-one years and nine months there= after. It 15 ealen! Uthat the gift will not bo uvatinbly for ninety-six years, nt which time the fund will amount to Bore 81,700,000. ————— Tt el Under Mont Blnne, The French Government, {t fs anid, i3 seriously ce apied. with tho consiferntion of a net Un Mont: Blane, and has cummissioned MM. de Lepinaye, Inspector of Hallwasa, to draw up a comparative report ns to the various passuges through the Alps that’ are either com pleted or ta prospect, stating the advantages and disadvantages of each is to distance, grils ents, and cost of construction, Tho Mant [iano route hasan advanture of forty kilometres over the Simplon route, of tifty-ttires over the St. Gothard, aud of seventy-two over the Mont Cenia router, __ ANUS! Ts. MWVICKER'S THEATRE. THIRD WIEK, AND LAST BUT ONE, Of the Entirely ‘Succusefat Furcu-Comedy, ALL THE RAGE, ‘Two Hours aad o Watt of Laughter! ‘Tho Preas unaninianes ti hs pratae! Withossed by over. iO) porsons during tho past Hvory uvening at 8 a'etock. ys Saturday, Matinees, NOULEYS THEATRE, W Unparalioled sucevns 0! TUE 'MWARRISONS Jn thoir Now Muxicad Comedy, PrILOTOS! Hecoived nightly with roam of Inuhturund ape pinure, Hundreds unabte to kale adnission, Stand> nd syatd tho rush MILES'd UVENTLB vi LYS THEATRE, janaxor and l’roprlotor nN i KE COMPANY Jnthe Great Leama of tho season, antitted THE PALS WRIEND! With the Ortginal Reepery, Original ortics, and the powortul eat of the Ualon-saunre Thivatre Come pang, tochudhug Sir CHAR dk THU ttFrmtkd. 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